The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1793-06-25 00:00:00, page 3

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Ex trail of a letter from London, April 2t.
On the 15th inst. the unfortunate Gen.
* Blancheund, formerly Governour of His
' paniola, was beheaded at Paris: The greatest
simplicity pf manner—-an inexhaustible fund
of goodness the purest foul—theinoft fcrupu-
Jous exercise of every moral and religious vir
tue—^2 soldier’s intrepidity* united to the ex
perience of an old officer, indebted solely to
his merit for bis advancement and an unsullied
behavi ur in the moil difficult Rations, were
charafieriftics of this man, and'they well enti
tied him. to the Martyr’s crown. Ih his last
moments, his moderation and. firmnefscould
riot be surpassed but by the ferocious barbarity
k bf his execu ioners-
J “ Gen. Blancheland failed from Cape
Francois when Gen. D’Espar fits arrived to
r take the government of Hifpaniold. The
Mandatories of the fanguinery Convention of
Franes. ( the Commiffoners,) in leaving to his
order the frigate, in which he embarked, caus
ed him to appear before the Convention, iri
order to be tried—The Convention referred
his trial to the tribunal of Paris, who also had
the charges against Col Gambefort, and officers
under cognizance. The tribunal acquitted
Ctambefo^t, & his officers, to the difFatisfaftion
o ! the Convention ; who looking upon the dc
tifion as too great a mark of indulgence, order
ed a new Revolutionary Tribunal to take cog
nizance of the prosecution against Gen. Blan-
CWelande—and in 48 hoqrs he was tried,,
condemned, executed, and his property confif-
Cited—mtwithftanding the oonftitutional law
agatefl the lai part of CM lenience.” . < * •;
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olntidn. Principles founded on the equal Lib
ertyot All Men, and the EMPIRE OF THE
LAWS. And in every part of the world,
these principles will eventually find advocates
even among thbfe who are now moil inveterate
again ft the conduit of the French. A better
heart and founder head, no Man, perhaps, ever
Lad, than the celebrated British Orator Mr.
Fox.- His' political principles are well
known : Bat hear what he lays, on the fubjed
before er?. Speaking of. the decapitation, of
Louis, he fays, M it was as inhuman as it
was unjust, to facrifice an innocent man to gra
tify the cruelty of infamous individuals : It
was Ihewing a total want of every principle of
, magnanimity, which ought to be the impulse
of a defc-ription of men avowedly engagedin
emancipating the greatest nation in Europe
irom defpotilm t it was a cowardly,flagitious,
vparraUeled deed, at the bare recital of which,
posterity will shudder, and express the greatest
astonishment that it could have been perpetra.
ted in the enlightened iSth cenmry ! The de
tention of Louis was a complete violation of
justice. Thole who had imprifoqed and con
demned him had previouily declared his invio
lability. Then why outrage humanity by
• his dreadful death, when the law mentioned
that his dethronement, in cases of treason a
gainst the people, was the only punishment
whicn could be inflided ? Were he to dwell
Jong er on the melancholy catastrophe, his fee
lings would be two powerful for him to ,sus
tain he mull dismiss it with the ntmoft abhor
rence 1” '
“ There appears to have been for some time past
an the neighbourhood of Conde a series of petty ac
tions, in whieh much blood has been spilled, and
iio general effell produced.
I expell however, from these, one aftion, not be
tween two armies, but between two very considera
ble bodies of troops, not lefs.than 10,00 b at least of
a frde, which I mentioned before that the details
whereof are still industriously concealed by the Aus
trian government; and probably the fall itfelf will
be denied, though ever so much acknowledged to
be true in private conversation.
I fufpelt that Conde has been relieved, and that
it will be neceflary to proceed td a regular liege of
that very important fortrefs ; there are known to be
about 4000 m^n in the garrison at that place, though
a small one, and it is susceptible of a meft vigorous
• defence, if provisions have aftually been thrown in.
We have every day reports of its'being taken, which
J do not mention, becayfe whenever it is taken, the
capture will.be officially confirmed with the celeri
ty of the report itfelf.
In the mean time the Combined Armies certainly
laboured under a very great disadvantage, in this
mode of pr.ofecuting the war ; the desultory attacks
of the French may be Tepulfed ; blit armies become
disciplined by constant motion, and the contempt of
Death is acquired by frequently havirig hazarded
1 our lives ; besides which, even a viftory over the
French would be limited ih its consequences while
there remains a fafe retreat under the walls of their
fortified towi^s to tHe beaten arriiy ; nor can
the pursuit be long, though the battle ffiould be de
cisive. On the other hand, I reason only hypotheti
cally, without faying that the case is. probable. A
battle gained over the Auftriaftis, would indeed be
the death of thoufandsj but it wonldjalfo.be the
conquest of Provinces from their want of power i It
leems therefore neceflary, in order that the risk of
war ffiould be diminiffied as much as possible, that.
the combined Powers ffiould make themselves mas
ters of forue part of the French frontiers, as a fecu
xity for their magazines, and a relief from acci
dents.
Ostend, April vy. -
. “Since my last nothing very decisive has happen
ed in Flanders ; nor has the general plan of thecam
piign yet developed itfelf. In the mean time rein
forcements are every day thronging to the Combin
ed Armies; the day before yesterday about 2500
Dutch troops arrived at Burges, and this morning
they marched fnr Courtray. To-morrow dome Han
overians are expected .at the fame place in their way
to the fame destination, to be succeeded in a few
days by more Hanoverians ; so that the towns which
are in the road to the feene of allion, referable the
wall which is illuminated bv the lanthorn, on which
flrade follows (hade,, in regular and orderly success
ion, to the fame destination, 2nd without any re
turn.
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WHEREAS DEBORAH, the wife of m e
the ftrbferiber, hath eloped from my
feed apd board, and behaved Mrfclf very un
becomingly— I therefor e forewarn all per
foos harboring or trailing, her on my account,
for I do certify that J wifi not pay any debt
contra^ed by her after this date.—*
kit ’ ' '
JESSE X THURSTON
Witness Stfphen Good hub#
Jtllerifown^ J ini 18, 1793.
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The commercial credit of Great-Britain, from
the war it is engaged in—the want of a fufficient
circulating medium-*-the numerous bankruptcies—
and the impediments to the sale of its manifaftures,
Has recently fufiered a severe shock. To remedy
rhe evil, an alt has passed the Britijh Parliament*
for the loan of Exchequer Bills, to the amount of
Five Millions fieri Ing ; on the deppfit at the Ex
chequer-Office, of goods, or other securities, —
Twenty Commissioners are chosen to put the all
into execution. —The smallest furn to/ be advanced
to any individual, will be 4,000!. and not more than
50 per cent, will be admitted on manufactured
goods, and 60 on raw materials : From this mea
sure, the British government anticipates a cure for
an evil, which threatens the kingdom with a serious
difafter —■'and Mr: Fox, the champion of opposition,
has said, that although he had no hand in plunging
t,he country i nto the pernicious war that had occa
sioned the mifchiet,he did not wiffi to be reproached
with opposing the remedy, now the mifehief had ar
rived. In conlcqueiice bf these late failures, and the
stagnation of public credit, upwards of One hundred
and Jixty thoujaud men, women and children, for
merly employed in the Cotton Manufactures iti
Scotland, have been difmifled, and are in great dis
tress. On the accuracy of the above the publick,
may rely.
ing the general prayer was anlwered, and
the small rain, in delightful abundance, com
menced defending on this parched earth —
Vegetation, shrunk add withered almost to its
source, begins to receive, and the heart of the
hufbindtnan is made happy in the profped,
that all the labour of his hands has not blen
june 24.
Arrived’ here, on Saturday last, the Brig Elmira,
Capt. Paine, from Point Petre, but last from St. Eu
ftatia, which he left the 3d of June. Three days af
ter Capt. Paine left Point Petre, he was taken by a
Briliffi Privateer, Betsey and Polly, and carried in
to St. Kitts,and ;,as there detained for infpeltion.by
Court of Admiralty, 20 days : When,after depriving
him of his paifengers^ (15) their pafl'age money.and ail
the property they had on board, with great diffi
culty obtained a Pass, and was allowed to leave the
place. From the treatment his Palfengers received
while he was there, he has reason to think, they af
terwards experienced the gteateft severity.
Said Betley and Polly failed from St. Kitts on a
nother. cruize ; and on the 12th brought in Capt.
Robinfort in a Brig belonging to Philadelphia, with
a cargo consisting of Sugar, Cottbh, Coffee, and -Mo
lalfes, Which they intended to make a prize of. Same
day gave chace to another American, but could not
come up with ber. May 13, brought ina Brig from
St’ Lucia, an American, brtund to Philadelphia.
May 23, captured a brig belonging to Boston.—That
Capt. Holden of Boston was carried by an Antigui
Privateer on the 24th. And that several Privateers
are constantly cruizing off there ip pursuit of Ame
rican Vcfiels frbm the Weft India Islands.
A Spanish Register ship, from Lima, in South
America, with 16 chests of money, 7of gold and
the rest plate, and many other valuable articles,
have been taken by a French privateer, and re
taken by theEnglifh and carried into Portsmouth.
She is jaid to be the richest prize ever carried in
toEngland,and is valued at I,^Q,QCQ I. sterling.
A letter from Amsterdam contains ah ac
count of the failures of the principal houses in
that place arid that all banks in Poland had
broke. - .J —
For some time past, has been unusually
dry ; and the fear of many, that both man
and beast must feel the severe efFefts of (care,
icy, had began to be realised : But last even-
■ In New-York politicks are again raging with vi
olence ; and the bone of contention is the affairs of
France. But both parties seem to forget, that if one
citizen has a right to applaud and wiffi success to a
particular nation, another citizen has a right to ap
plaud and wiffi well to another nation—and To vice
versa.
. The ingenious author of a pamphlet lately
published, entitled, “ EFFECT OF SLAVE
RY on Morals and industry
has added an Appendix, in which, from good
authorities, he has estimated, “ that the whol^
property, real and perioral, of the State of
Conneflicut, may be valufed at zp millions of
dollars. This futri, he fays, divided by 36,
060, the numberot familts in the State, gives
i, 166 dollars for the value, of property be
longing to each family in the State.’\—Happy
country ! May it long knpw th? benefits it
enjoys, and the things which make for its hap
piness and prosperity.
Until the late decision of the Circuit-Court of the
United States, was had at Richmond, the treaty of
Peace, of 1783, had not been complied with in full,
on the part juf the United States ; and of course the
British had aS much right to complain of our want
of faith, as we of their’s, in the detention of the
Western-Posts. On our part the treaty is now fully
complied with ; and we ffiall soon ; fee, whether
Great-Britain means to violate all faith, by the de- r
tention of thole polls ; or to comply with existing
treaties. ‘ ’
in vain. ,
The article of HAY, was yesterday fold in
the market, at the enormous prices of twelve
to Jixteen Pounds, i. m. per ton 1
British commercial credit. ?
Autbentick Information.
THE SEASON
JUNE 22.
'We are informed (hat Dr. Samuel TeNney is ap
pointed Judge.of Probate for the County of Rockingham,
by the General Court, vice the Hon. Oliver Peabody,
Ef^- refgned—who in a few days will be authorized to
do the bufuefs of his office.
^hefollowing is a lift of Members of the Hon,
REPRESENTATIVES
for the pref ent year,
■^ Rockingham County,
Fortltnouth, George Gains,
John Pierce,
John Hale.
Exeter, Benjamin Connor.
Londonderry, John Prentice,
John Bell.
Cbffter Joseph Blanchard.
Newington. Ephraim Pickering.
Greenland. J fhua Weeks.
Rte an' Newca/He, Joseph Parsons.
North Hampton, Moles Leavitt,
H mpton Joseph Dow.
Hampton falls, 7. T .
and Seabrook, j Nalhan BrOwn ‘
Sir at ham Stephen Piper;
Kenjington Jeremiah Fogg.
South Hampton. ) '
East Kingfawn,^'^* Webster,
Newtown, .
Ringfown, Amos Gale.
Brentwood, Richard Beane,
Epotng. Jonathan Clark.
N wmarket,
Nottingham, Jonathan Cilley. *
Deerfield, Joieph March.
Ep/ont and 7 ... , , '
J M,cbael M
Norhwood, Jonathan Cl<rk,
Chic better, ) D ,
Pin,fold, f Robe " Tlbbe “-
Canterbury, Samuel Gerrilh.
Northfield
London, Enoch W6od.
Conco>d, William Duncan.
Pem'broke, Samuel M’Connel.
Candia, Samuel Moral.
R R O a p!in, d ' Ezukicl G ° d f' e y-
Hauke and) „
Sand.wn. S rhom « Pa B e >
Hampfiead, John Hogg.
Phifiow^} Nath * Pe * bod y> Speakers
Sa ’em, James Webster.
Windham, James Bettan.
Strafford County,
Dover, John Waldron.
Durham. Ebenezer Smith.
Sommerlworth, J.mes Carr.
R«bc^, 5 * ar °" Wingate.
(James How.
n I Isaac Waldron.
j Winiart, H.iZ
Sanborntown, William Harper.
( Samuel Greely.
Madbury, 1
Meridith and I TL n- r
nr w > Thomas Bunion,
Jyew Hampton, J
Sandwich, Daniel Bedee.
Mouitonbcrough, ’
l Na[h , n Hoit.
Wo I; borough,
Offippee, , /
Barnftead Charles Hodgdon.
Netty Durham and f ~ .
N. Durham Gore, J Tbora «
Wakefield,
Middlitown, > David Copp.
Effingham, j
Conway, J v . .
Batt left, > Andrew M’Millen.
Location, J
'Tamwor th
Eaton and C Samuel Gilman.
burton, J
HiHJborougb County.
Nottingham Weft, Ala Davis.
lAtcfifiefd^ | j ohn Webftcr>
Derryfield) J .
Dunjiable, Frederick^rench.
Merrimack, Timothy Taylor.
Bedford, Stephen Dole.
GffAown, Robert M’Gregore.
Hollis, Jeremiah Ames.
^.aby and 1I f ' a
Mason, jj?fcph Merriam.
New Ipswich, -a., ,i.
Franctfio^on, Jonathan Filh.
Greenfieldi —
Abie! Abbott.
Lyndoboro}, Nehemiplj Rand.
^temtdr I Abijah Wheeler.
Peterborough, John Smith,
^ttring, Joihua FolfomJ
Henniker, Timothy drib/dh.
Hillfiorough, benjamin Pierce.
New-Button, ^.>l
tlopkintoiw Benjamin B. Darling*
.Wiafe, Obediah Eaton.
. i '.’ 'i 1 : >v *
• Last Friday the General Court'of this State finifh
ed their session at Concord, and adjourned to the
}aft Wednesday in December next, to meet in this
t own.
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EXETER,
TUESDAY JUNE 2J, 1793.
David Storey.
er Bow, J 7
Salijbury, ——
Bofcaweit, Enoch Gerrilh.
Warner, James Flanders.
Fish ersfieid^ __
Is* Sutton, J
Bradford
New London, Andover, 7
and Keajeargt Gore. J
Chtlhire County.
Gharlefton, 7 e , o
i f r Samuel Stevens.
Langdon, J
Alttead, Nathaniel S Prentice.
Keene, Jeremiah Stiles.
Swanzey, Elisha Whitcomb, chosen Senator*
Richmond, Moses Tyler.
'Jaffrey, Abel Parker.
W tnebetter, Daniel Hawkins.
Weflmoreland, Joseph Burt.
Chefterfield, Eleazer J ackfon.
Hinsdale, — -
Rindge, Daniel Rand.
Walpole, Thomas Bellows.
Claremont, Benjamin Sumner,
Cornilh, James Wellman.
Newport i , T
Croyden, f J eff « L,nC -
Acworthfiemtter, 7 ....... „
and Marlow, f Wtiham Grout;
Wendell, Unity, and Go/hen, ——•
Surry, Gil/om, and Sullivan, —
Stoddard and 7. T , ~ „
Washington, j Nathanicl Emerson.
^hr^M | Samuel Twitchell;
Marlborough, Phinehas Farrar.
Fitzwilliam, Nahum Parker.
Plainfield, Daniel Kimball.
P rouflworth UP) . .
Nw Gramham S J= dcd '» h Philbrick.
Holdemejs Campton, ). . - „ ,
and tbrnntd $ Mol « Bak "'
Hanovsr, Ebenezer Brew ft er.
Lebanon, Ehfl.a Paine. J*
tyme and > T , _ . _ X
drchrUrrM^
Haverhill and Coventry, ——»
Piermont & ) , , ..
j Jonathan Mernl.'
t^erd th j william Simplon.
Wentworth, J r
Batb, Landaff^ j erem | ab Hutchino.
and Lincoln, J J
Lyman,Concord,} T , v
d.dF^t., j J° hn Yo " n e-
Littleton, 7
Dalton Ud >
Lancnfter, j'
Northumberland, "7
Piercy,Stratford, I ■
Cockbume, Col- I William CargiL
burhe,Shelburne, I
and Stuart, J , '
P. M. at the boufe of Joshua Bangs,
Innholder in Sandbornton— r .
THE Right of LAND in said
town, containing about 450 Acres,
which was granted for the life ot Schools,
except 50 Acres thereof.
The conditions of fade may be known by ap*
plying to the fubferibers fourteen days previous
and at the time and place of fait,
Samuel Lane/ 3
Moses Tom sb rs, >3.
Jonathan Cha£s. J $
Sandhornion, June 11, 1793.
. blanks/ '
Blanks of. various kinds may
be had at Ji. Ranlel’s Office;
Exeter, June lx, 1793.
Grafton County.
J Benjamin Gould.
15 Rumney, s J
Ne w Chetter, “
Bridgwater,
Alexandria >Thomas Crawford.
CockermoUtb,
Us Hebron,
Enfield, jefle Johnson.
Orange, T
CanaanUl >Daniel Blafdell.
Grafton, j
TAKEN out of the Store of the
fubferiber on the night of the 23d
inst. the following Goods, viz:—l Piece
brown Coating—l Piece blue Forest Cloth—
-1 piece mixed Serge—l piece blue Serge—
-1 piece red Broadcloth —3 pieces Camblets—-
1 piece Denmark Luster, red and yellow—
-1 piece (potted Velvet— 1 piece blue Coatin—
g-4 gross black Buttons.—Whoever will appre
hend the thief or thieves, so that he or they
may be brought to justice and the Goods re*
covered, ffiall receive the above .reward.
EPHRAIM ROBINSON.
. Exeter, June 24th, 1793.
“ PUER” is received, bnt mujl be oihittedfor theprtfent.
TO BE SOLD,
At Public Vendue, for which a lease will be
given for the term of 999 years, on Widnef
day the \^h of August next, at One o'Clock,
15 Dollars Reward.
Public Vendue.