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distant, or by reason ofage or indispo
sition of body, are unable to apper and
• give evidence before the court, in eve
ry such case, the deposition of such
witness in writing, taken before any
person or perfoos duly authorized by
dedimus poteftatem from such probate
court, (hall have the fame force and
ing the fame into confidetarion, and
Ihall cause notice thereof to be made
in fame public newspaper in this state,
three weeks successively, thirty days
at lead before the time assigned, to the
end, that any person may appear and
(hew cause against the filing and re
cording of the fame.
And if at the time assigned, no ob
jection is made, or none in the judg
ment of said judge fufficient to prevent
it, the said judge may cause the fame
copy to tie filed in the registry of the
court of probate, and cause the fame
to be recorded in said office ; saving
al wavs an appeal, to any person appre
hending himfelf injured thereby, to
the supreme court of probate as in o
ther probate matters.
And be it further enabled by the au
thority aforesaid, That when an origi
nal will (hall be offered for probate
before any court of probate in this
state, and the witnesses theretolive out
of the state, or more than thirty miles
effect as though the witness was pre
fect and teftified viva voce, before the
BELFAST, O^ober io.
Letter from General DEmouri ez,
" Saint Mainboula, O&. •.
"AT length, my dear Servan,
what ( expeded and predided
in my letters has taken place. The
Prussians are in full retreat. The brave
Buernonville who has been filled, "The
French Ajax" has taken from them
during the two last days, more than
four hundred men, fifty waggons, and
above two hundred horses. All the
piifoners and dtferters agree, that this
army is exhausted by famine, fatigue,
and the bloody flex.—The enemy de
camp every night, and march only
two leagues in the 24 hours to cover
their baggage and heavy artillery.
" I have sent a reinforcement to
Baernonvillb, who has more than 20,
coo men, and who will never quit
them until he has exterminated them.
To give the finishing blow to this bufaefs
! foall join him in person.
" I have sent you some copies of my
negotiation, which I have caused to
be printed, because the commander of
an army of freemen, ought to fuffer no
suspicion toexift refpe&ing his condud
with the army. I think that the pre
sent circumstance will deliver us from
the scourge of war : and as I told you
before, if I rememter right, I hope,
provided you have confidence in me,
tn eftablilh my winter quarters at
Bruffils. You may therefore allure
the aaguft Affembty of the sovereign
people, that I shall never seek for re
pose, until it shall be put out of the
power of tyrants to do us any hurt—
I embrace you. (Signed)
Provided always, That before any
will.(hall be proved and allowed upon
the evidence of foch affidavits, the
fame notice (hall be given as the law
in other cases for the probate of wills
requires, that any person interfiled in
the fame will, may have an opportuni
ty of being present and offering his
reasons why the fame should not be al
lowed. And the parties shall have
the fame right of appeal, in the case
before mentioned, as in other cases
before the probate court.
WINCHESTER, Nov. iz. ,
Intelligence from the Cherokee nation,
receding the attack on Buchanoo a
Nation.
ro-t
Foreign Intelligence.
American Intelligence.
DUMOURIEZ.”
The party who attacked the Ration
confided of 197 Cherokees, 3j Creeks,
and the Shawanefe Warrior, with his
party, ton lifting of gop—the ^hoie
commanded by Captain Joho Watts„
The Shawanele Warrior, a ,Creek
Chief, and several others were killed,
and a number wounded, among whom
is John Watts, who, it is highly pro
bable, cannot recover. He was (hot
in both his thighs—the ball passed
through the upper part of one and
lodged in the other.
^John Watts is a half-breed, a flout,
bold and enterprising man, about .4°
years of age—and is the life and spirit
of the junior part of the Cherokee na
tion.
gence.
A few days ago, several Negroes
were difeovered on a neck of land
near the river, belonging to Col.
Carter, stealing sheep. The overseer
upon receiving the information, arm
ed himfelf, and went in purfoit of
them ; on his entering a thicket of
wood, he difeovered that they were
bafily engaged in fecoring their plun
der, but before he could take any step
to apprehend them, one of the ruf.
fians fired and killed him on the fpe^
and immediately moved off. A few
hours after the man was killed the
neighbours were informed of it, who
assembled, and sent an express into
Chefterfield for a Mr. Barton and his
dogs, (who were famous for Negro
hunting) they arrived early ,cxt day
and the party set out to scour the
woods ; they had not proceeded far
before the dogs got on the traiLof a
Negro, which led them to their en
campment, which was found to be
filled with wheat and other plunder.
The dogs again took a frefh scent,
when the party pursued and took fev.
era! of the gang, and amongst them
the murderer. They afterwards cros
sed the river, and hunted the banks
The Shawanefe Warrior was a half
breed—he resided at the Running
Water for upwards of three years past,
with his parry. At the late Council
at Wiil's-town, when it was determin
ed, that the five lower towns fhonld go
to war against the United States, he
rose, and Wretched out his hand, said,
“ With these hands have J killed three
hundred, and I will kill three hundred
more, drink my fill of blood, and fit
down and be happy."
The Middle-Striker and Otter-Lif
ter, two other fibers of the treaty of
Holfton, were alio Leaders in this at
tack. The latter, as late as the month
of July, gave the most unequivocal
proofs of his attachment to the United
States, on going on board the boats,
in which were the goods for the Chick
asaw and Chodaw conference,continu
ed with them till they had pafledr the
Lower Towns, and conduced himfelf
in such a manner as left no reason to
doubt but that he would boldly have
defended them, in case they had been
attacked by any hostile parties of his
own or any other nation.
The party whoattacked the compa
ny in the wilderness, on the $ 6th of
October, consisted of 56 Warriors, and
were headed by the noted Cherokee
Chief Talatelifke, fignerto the treaty
of Holfton, and one who accompained
John Watts in his visit to Governor
O'Neal in June and August last. In
spired with a spirit for war by the in
flamatory persuasions of Governor
O'Neal, he painted himfelf black be
fore he left Pensacola, declaring him
felf for-war, and with that appearance
and spirit he passed through the Creek
nation. h
While he was at Pensacola, Gover
nor O'Neal shewed him five maga
zines. "This, said he, is for ^he
Cherokees, that for the Creeks, those
two for the Chickasaws and Chodaws,
and this for ourfelvds, to affid you if
necessary."
Agentleman from Charles Citj, has Ja.
toured us with the following intelli-
RI C HMON D, Nov. 16.
on the Cheflcrfield fide, when several
others were caught, amounting to a
boutten in the whole.
PORTLAND, December 6.
Letter from James Seagrove, Esq.
(agent of Indian, affairs in the Southern
department of the United States) to
the citizens of the state of Georgia.
66 IT being (in my opinion) of
some consequence to the citizens of
Georgia to know the disposition of the
Creek Indians towards them at this
time, I have therefore taken this mode
of alluring them, that, from the wholp
of my late communications, and the
Investigation of matters, I do not find
any difpofftion in the chiefs of the
Creek nation, to be unfriendly to any
part of the United States. On the con
trary, I have reason to think it the
with of nine tenths of that nation to
be in Arid friendfhip with us.
Reply of the Austrian ^Pruf
fiqn Soldiers, to the pre.
tended Declaration of the
French.
«' Y"F factions, who by means of in
trigues& other crimes,have suc
ceeded in oppressing France, and in
making that fine kingdom the theatre
of disorder, anarchy and injustice,
hope to seduce, by their criminal of
fers, the brave Soldiers that feive in
the Austrian and Prussian armies, they
are mistaken. These Soldiers, who
know the laws of honor, duty and vir
tue, confider perjury with horror, as
well as those that are so vile as to
preach it up to them, and to callit a
virtue. It was referred to the Mino
rity that subjugates the National Af
|embly in France; to set the example
10 Europe of a depravity unknown
hitherto, even in the times of theßar
banians,who always refpeded the fanc-
Yity of an oath,and fidelity to engage
ments : But this Minority will ,ly
reap shame as the fruits of their crime.
The Austrian and Prussian soldiers are
sensible of the baseness that would cn
fue ; they know that the faaious, con
vinced of the impossibility to triumph
over their valour, fee no means of es
caping but by inviting them to foare
their crimes, by presenting to them
the offer of part, of the fruits of their
plunder. But supposing even that the
Austrian and Prufiian soldiers were
capable of quitting their honour for
their interett, Are they likely to ac
cept the offers made by the French ?
Offers secured only upon injustice; and,
What faith can be given to the pro
Many and bale have been the at
tempts of late to mislead those unfor
tunate people, notwithstanding which,
1 will venture to afford the citizens of
this country of a continuance of peace,
and a friendly intercourse between
them and the Creek nation, unless the
restless, vicious disposition of some of
the white people among us, fhonld o
blige the Indians to adopt a different
line of condud.
All attempts from any foreign quar
ter to mislead them I confider of little
or no consequence ; much more mif
chief is to be dreaded from the ill dis
posed among ourselves. It therefore
becomes incumbent on every good
man in this country,as he values peace,
and the prosperity of Georgia, to vfe
every exertion to prevent any outrage
or injury being committed on the In
dians, or their property. Herewith
I fend, for immediate publication in
the Gazette three Talks which 1 re
ceived a few days past from chiefs
who are well known to be of the firfl
consequence in the nation, I am in
pofleflion of many other firong proofs
that we stand well with the southern
tribes, but those 1 now fend will serve
to convey the wishes of the Creeks."
Foreign Intelligence.
By Yesterday's Mail.^
LONDON, Sept. 2s.
Far from pretending, or giving
them selves the fruidefs trouble of try
ing to seduce them, the Austrian and
Prussian soldiers, true and onffiaken in
their principles, rather invite the
French who have fame ienfe of honour
left, to come and unite themselves tu
them, for the purpose of refining their
King and his Royal unhappy Family,
out of the hands of his fubjeds, become
his affaftin,,
Let them open their eyes, fee there
duty, and follow honour ; let them
escape by change of conduct the dread,
ful punishment they are fare to meet
miles of Fadions that follow no law,
but their pfrefent need,and whose reign
(for the happiness of mankind) is i|„
most at an end? No, never will the
Austrian and Prussian soldiers abandon
their colours, to lift under those of the
Jacobins. They know that they would
quit a country, where under the secu
rity of law, property is fafe and liber
ty refpeaed, to adopt one where only
defpotifm,injuftice and anarchy reign,
and where all the vices are transform
ed into virtues.".
Already the darkness that fkreened
the Jacobins, begins to dissipate ; the
10th of August, 1792, has brought
their felonies and crimes to daylight.
They are now unmafted to all Europe,
and known to be the hangman (Bour
reaux) of their King and his Roval
Family, as well as the murderers of
every one who profiles virtue and
honour. Soon the cursed Jacobitical
race will meet its due reward, ard be
properly exalted.
In short, the Austrian and Prussian
soldiers will oppose to the infamy and
cowardice, they suppose them capable
of,their avenging arms directed against
2 ferocious and barbarous race. They
will oppose to the decrees of the Na
tional Aflembly, which is as defpica.
ble as its Constituents, their fidelity,
honour, virtue, and refpeft for their
oaths. They despise their vain promi
ses, meant to render them criminal.. —
They will not difhondur themselves by
listening to them. They do only make
a jell of the word and authority of the
National Aflembly, controlled by
meant ,f the robbers and thieves of
Marfeiiles and Paris, to the will of
greater knaves than themselves, who
have made use of lies and impofturcs
to ftifle the remairder of honour and
attachment to their Sovereign, that a
part of the nation still entertained.
They would be ashamed to serve in
the Jacobin troops, nor would they set
loot on ground execrated by the whole
earth, if it were not to many innocent
ptrfens from the hands of hangmen ;
but they foear in revenge that they
will exterminate the very last of the
Jacobins, and that they will refiore
honour, prosperity; wealth, peace,
tranquility, order, and the fecial
and moral virtues# to their miserable
victims in France.
This handbill has been circulated j
in the allied army as an antidote to /
the offers or liberty, and promise of a ,
profitable establishment made by the 1
French to the deserters of their ene- [
mies ;it shews the fears such measures 1
have Created among, the despots ; but §
for ffrength of argument, i 3 no way to 1
be compared to the following brilliant
production which has succeeded it.
Rather die than be a Jacobin.
" The Soldiers of the Austrian and
Prussian army, and the people of all the
earth, defpiie the execrable maxims of
the Jacobins — they oppose courage and
force to the cowardice and reality of
the National Jacobitical Guards, whose
breath infe&s the earth. Out of love
to their Sovereign and to all the human
race, they ' will combat tyranny, treach
ery and the infernal opinions of the Ja
cobins who have declared war araicft
them.
Ibe Soldiers of the Aufirian and Pruffan
army, and th people of all th earth,
to th Soldiers and people of France
injefled.<with Jacobinijm.
Rjeply to th infamous writings of the fa-
ctbins.