The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-05-02 00:00:00, page 3

Sir,
I HAVE had the honor io receive
your letter of the sh instant.
Athoughl was desirous, Sir,to hold
the commission of Major-General un
til the inquiry by the committee of
the Hoafe of Representatives should
te over,for the reasons I affigned,and
which you are pleased to thiokhave
some weight—yet the necefficy of the
officer being appointed who is to com
mand the troops,in ofderto his repair
ing to theffiontiers, is certainly press
ing,& ought to silence with me every
wish of a mere personal nature. 1 do
therefore. Sir, now formally resign
.the appointment of Major-General.
' I have never, Sir, entertained a
doubt that an inquiry into the cadfes
of the failure of the late expedition,
whether directed particularly to my
condua,or to that connected with oth
er causes that may have operated :n
whatever way it might be conducted,
would not prove honorable to me,"and
fitisfaaory to the public as far as I
was concerned with it ; but Setting,
as I do, a due value upon the public
opinion, and desirous not to loose that
place in the efteeni of the virtuous and
intelligent of my fellow citizens which
1 have long held, you will not wonder
that, under exiting circumstances, a
degree of anxiety, not only that there
should be an inquiry, but that every
thing capable of being mifeonfttued,
ffiould be avoided on my part. 1 will
own to you, Sir, that the desire of ho
mft fame, has ever been the strongest
passion in my breast : I have thought
that I had merited it,and it is all that
I have to compensate for the Sacrifice
of a very independent fituaticn, the
best years of my life devoted to the
public Service, and the faithful appli
cation of my talents,Such as they were,
in every situation in which 1 have been
placed, with a zeal bordering upon
enthusiasm.- I trust, Sir,l flhall enjoy
it, while those whohave attempted to
disturb it, will be forgotten,or remem
bered with indignation, and in their
bosoms, if they have feeling, sensati
ons may arise, Something Similar to
what Milton has described to have
Seized upon Satan when he difeovered
our frft parents in paradife.
With every Sentiment of reSpcfl and
duty, I have the honor to be Sir, your
most obedient Servant.
ARTHUR St. CLAIR.
The President of 1
, the United States, j
But the cftab^lhment of the troops
allows only of 6ne Major General. —
You have manifested your intention
of retiring, and the essential interests
of the public require that your focccf
for (hoald be immediately appointed
in order to repair to the frontiers.
• As the Hoafe of Representatives
have been pleased to institute an en
quiry into the causes of the failure of
the late expedition, 1 mould hope an
opportunity .would thereby be afford
ed you of explaining your con^ad, in
a manner Satisfactory to the public &
yeurfelf. I am, Sir, with efieem and
regard, your most obedient servant,
I HAVE read and duly considered
your letter of the gift ultimo.
The reasons you offer for retaining
your commiflion, until an opportunity
ffiould be presented, if neceflary, of
investigating your conduct in every
mode prescribed by law, would be
conclusive with me, under any other
circumflances than the present.
this occasion, as I have been upon all
others, to facrifice every private and
personal feeling and con fideration to
ih<public good. 1 have the honor
to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
ARTHUR Sr. CLAIR.
The PreJident °fl
the United States, j
G. WASHINGTON.
Major-General )
Arthur St.,Clair. )
United State's, April yth, 1792.
Sir,
Philadelphia, April 7> I/9 2 '
ADVICE to a young TRADESMAN,
Remember that money is of a pro
lifick, generating nature. Money,
can beget money,and its offspring can
beget more and so on ; five (hillings
turned is fix: turned again it is Seven
and three pence, and so on until it
becomes an hundred pounds. The
more there is of it the more it produc
es every turning ; so that the profits
rife quicker and quicker. He that
kills a breeding sow, dellroys all her
offspring to the thousandth generati
on. He that murders a crown de
rtroys all it might have produced,even
Scores of pounds. ..
Remember that fix pounds a year
is but a groat a day. For this little
sum, which may dai^ be wafted in
time or expence unperceived, a man
of credit may, on his own (ecurity,
have the conftanc use and possession
of an hundred pounds. So much in
flock briskly turned by an industrious
man, produces great advantage.
Remember this faying, that the
goodfaymafler is lord of another man's
purse. He that is known to pay punc
tually and exactly at the time he
promises, may at any time and on
any occasion raise all the money his
friends can spare. This is Sometimes
of great use ; therefore never keep
borrowed money an hour beyond the
time you promise, lead a disappoint
ment Shut up your friend's purse for
ever.
The most trifling anions thatched
a man's credit are to be regarded.
The found of your hammer at five in
the morning, or -nine at night, heard
by a creditor, makes him easy fix
months longer. But if he fees you
at a billiard table,or hears your voice
at a tavern, when you (hould be at
work, he fends for his money the next
day. Finer cloaths than he or his
wife wears, or greater expense in any
particular than he affords himfelf,
(hocks his pride and he duns you to
humble you. Creditors are a kind of
people that have the (harpeft eyes
and ears, as well as the belt memories
of any in the world.
To my Fri nd A. B.
Remember that time is mo
ney. Hethat can earn ten shil
lings a day by his labour, and goes
abroad, or fits idle one half of that
day, tho' he (pends but fix pence dur
ing his diversion or idleness, ought not
to reckon that the only expence ;
he has really spent, or rather thrown
away, § (hillings besides.
Remember that CREDIT is- mon
ey. If a man lets money lie in my
hands after it is due, he givs me the
interest, or so much as ! can make of
it during that time. fThis amounts to
a considerable sum, if a man has good
and large credit, and makes good use
of it.
Good-natured creditors, (and such
one would always chufe to deal with
if one could) feel pain when they are
obliged to alk for money. Spare them
that pain and they will love you.
When you receive a sum of money di
vide it among them in proportion to
your debts. Do not be afham'd of
paying a Small sum because you owe
a greater. Money, more or less, is
always welcome, and your creditor
had rather be at the trouble of receiv
ing ten pounds voluntarily brought
him, though at ten different times,
or payments, than be obliged to go
ten different time to demand it before
he can receive it in a lump. It shows
that you are mindful of what you
owe, it makes you appear a careful
as well as an homeft man, and that
still increases your credit.
Beware of thinking all your own
that you possess, and of living accor
dingly, It isa^miftake that many
people whohave credit fall'ioto. To
prevent this, keep an exaft account
for some time of Doth your expenses
and income. If you take the pains
at firft to mention particulars it will
have this good effed ; you will difeo-
from ax old one.
(Supposed to be written 6,7),.Franklin)
, COBLENTZ, FEB. 2.
A declaration from the expatriated
princes, is in the press, and expected
daily to appear. The princes, not
withstanding their critical situation,
speak with dignity, and exhort the
emigrants to take courage, as the
moment is nearly arrived wheri the
ancient bravery of France must ne
cessarily make the good cause tri
umph.
GEORGETOWN, MARCH JI.
WE are happy to inform our
readers, that the affairs of the
city of Walking on wear the appear
ance of pragreffing with increased vi
gour, after the long suspension of ope.
rations, occasioned by the Severity of
the part winter. Betides other late
arrangements, the commissioners have
this week contracted with Mr. Har
baugh,. the, celebrated mechanic of
Baltimore-Town, for. the erection of
an. elegant (lone bridge over Rock
Creek, at.the spot where its waters
are difeha ged into the Potowmack,
and at the weft end of the Street mark
ed out inthe pl^n of the city for the
poaft-road —and. notwithstanding the
magnitude of,the work, it is, we un
derstand, to be finished by August,
before which time the port-road lead
ing through the city, affording a de
lightful view of every part of it, will
be compleated.
In short, the way to wealth, if you
desire it, is as plain as the way to
market. 4 —lt depends chiefly on two
words— indfby and frugality ; that is,
waste neither your time nor mo
ney, but make the belt of both. He
that gets all he can, and saves all he
gets (necHTary expenses excepted)
will certainly become rich : It that
being who governs the world, to whom
all Ihould look for a blessing on their
honest endeavours, doth not in his
wife providence otherwise determine.
ver how wonderfully small trifling
expenses amount up to large sums,
and will difeern what might have been,
and may, for the future, be saved,
without occasioning any great incon
venience.
ELIZABETH TOWN,.4 PR 1L 11.
Extrad of a letter from a gentleman
South<wffi of the river Ohio, to his
friend 14 Philadelphia, dated fonef
boro', March ;tb, 1792.
"1 have the melancholy news to
impart to you, that 1 have .received a ;
letter from my father,in Cumberland,
which informs me that on the i,h of
January, the Indians assassinated 3 of
my brothers, and one brother-in-law.
1 underhand they had been to Kentuc
ky, and were returning home by wa
ter, and coming up Cumberland,they
sent to my father for provisions, and
about the time the messenger was ex
peded back, they difeovered a-canoe
lying at Shore,in which they imagined
were white people coming to their re
lief. One of my brothers hailed them
(being late in the evening) and they
anf*ered " Friends," in English. —-
They then rowed on 'till they came
within abnat three rods of the shore,
and discovering them to be Indians,
were obliged todefend themfenlves as
well a& they could. The enemy fired
in upon them, killed my brother-in
law and the Captain, the firft fire. It
was not long after, when they killed
my brother , bet the few now left,
kept up so strong a fire that they saved
the boat from being taken. There is,
in all probability, a greater appear
ance of a hot war ,in Cumberland
this. Summer, than ever yet has been."
WINDSOR, (hrmon') march |3g
ON the 2d instant, the wife of Mr.
Codgdon, of Clarenden, Ottercreek,
put an end to her existence, by plung
ing a large carving knife into her
AMERICAN ADVICES.
Foreign Advices.
FEDERAL ClTr."
Died of a dysentery on the
21st day of December left,fa
days after be left Canton on
bis homeward passage, Cass.
Jeremiah F. Parker, /^\
oft William Parker, Esq. of
this town, in the z6tb year of
bis age.'
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FLAX,
OF A VERY GOOD QUALITY, TO BE
SOLD BY,
%&T.Odiorne.
Exeter, if May, 1792.
We hear from Clinton county, in
the date of Newyork, that three Indi
ans had been hunting the last season,
and had procured a large quantity of
fur ; when two of the Indiana agreed
totake a tour of hunting for three
days with two whi e men belonging
to a town near Pla: riborough, and
left the third Indian in the old hunt
ing tamp to guard their (kins and
fur; and at the end of the three days
when they returned to the camp, to
their. surprise they found the Indian
murdered, and the camp robbed and
plundered of all its valuable contents.
Enraged at the horrid deed, they
pursued their course to the nearest
settlement, which was about seven
miles, where they met a man, of
whom they enquired if he.had seen
two men wi&h large packs of beaver ?
&c. The man gave them such an
unfatisfaftory antwer, that they de
termined to turn about and follow
him a little way, to fee if he was not
carrying provisoes to the two men
they were in pursuit of. They had
not followed him far, when they came
upon them, feeding upon the provi
sions which the man had j<3 brought
them- Here was a time for revenge
— they immediately fired upon the
three men, and killed one of them
dead on the Spot, namely Sampson
Bean, formerly ofc Strafford, in this
(late ; the other two men made their
escape, and have left the country.—
The Indians, in their turn loaded
themselves with the peltry and de
parted after cutting and hacking
poor Bean to pieces in a mod (hock
ing manner.
In these days of Rep'ubl can refine
ment, a wonderful difeovery has been
made—lt has. been ascertained that
the Secretary at H'ar was on~e a Book
binder : and that," therefore, be cannot
posses jany talents—and is altogether
unfit to be employed on the date af
fairs! 0 tempera ! O mores !
flomach. The circumstances of th&
melancholy tranfadion, are as fol
lows; For Several months previous
to her death, (he appeared to labour
under a deep concern of mind, re
fpeding her future state. At inter
vals foe was very delirious— and of
ten threatened to fever the thread of
life, in the above unhappy manner.
In this situation (he continued until
the morning of the above mentioned
day, when to the aftoniffiment and
regret of a'l her acquaintance, (he
wa: found dead, with the fatal blade
Sheathed in her breast. She had io
far pepctrated her inwards, as to
make fevcral gashes in her heart.
MARRIED]— In Virginia, rheHen.
Paul Carrington, Judge of the High
Court of Appeals, in the 6§th year of
his age, to Miss S:mms, of Halifax
county, aged if.
— A Shattfbury, Mr. Robert M^/e,
17 years of age, to Miss Charity Wil^
liams, in the 14th year of her age.
GENUINE REPUBLICANISM.
EXETER, May 2.
APRIL 3.