The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-09-09 00:00:00, page 2

On the 15th and 16th inst. a special
session of the Circuit Court of the United
Sea ks, in and for the diftri& of Penofyl
izoia, was held in the city of Philadel
phia, for the trial of Eleanor M'Donald,
charged with an offence against the laws
of the United States, Judge Wilson de
livered an excellent Charge to the Grand
T„; who afterwards presented a bill
arainft the said M'Donald, id which she
was indited of having, en board the
Merrimak, Henry Williams, matter,
r he high fe^s, and within the jurifdic
tian pf Grid Court, ftol, eleven doub
foons, of the Value es 165 Mexican dol
son of Matter George, of the departmet
of the Thames, faying, here's your pall
- port, fir, ^nd 1 wilh you well over the
kingdom ; bon cuoyag^mon petitMi nfaur."
On Thursday last arrived in this city
from London, via New-York, and the
fame evening let off for Canada, Mr.
Steiuarr, the noted pedestrian—who, we
are told, has travelled over the greater
part of Europe, Asia and Africa on foot ;
and has came cp this country, fob the pur
pose of completing his travels,by making
the tour of the American wofTd." Mr.
Stewart is a middle aged man, about fix
feet high—and what is particularly re
jQkabfe, he is said to eat no animal
tod, and but one meal a day.
"da Monday, the zgth Lieut Thom
fen arrived in camp, having been absent
three days, without feeing any Indians.
'' On Sunday last a number of people
were fired on by the Indians at> Poke-
Run, within 20 miles of Pittsburgh.
" Lift .evening., soldier .arrived from
Fort-Franklin, who informs us, that a
man was taken prisoner by the Indians,
OThia ohe hundred yards of the Fort.
dated Mey 15, 1791.
'' I before informed you of a class of
men, calling themselves Defenders, ha
ving been troublesome. They arc get
ting a large number cf Arms in their
possession, and begin to be very outrage
eus. A set of.the Ring leaders of them
m2t in Canal-street, and h^d come to
the refolbtidn of annihilating the Protef
taats. This information was given by
a taan fworb before two Magistrates, who
transmitted the fame to Government.
There has been a great number of Ihofe
kind of people deeded and executed,
particularly in, the Counties of Louth,
Armagh and. Downs.
The mofl horrid deed perpetrated by
these people, I ever heard of, was at
forkhill, on a man, his wife and, child,
whole tongues they cut out, and the
fingers off their hands, with other cru
elties too fhockin^ to relate.
" Government offered a reward of
Fifteen Hundred Pounds to apprehend
the perftins who committed the above
cruelties. The largeness of the fam has
been the means of three of them being
deteded, who fuffered a most ignomini
ous death, at the place where they per
,berated the above cruelties.
On Saturday evening Was takeri out
of the river at 'Brooklyn, the body of a
woman about 50 years of age ; no marks
of violence appeared on the ^dy,& it had
been but afhort time in the water, as
it bled very freely. —There was nothing
on the body but a fhift, tied round the
middle, with a handkerchief.
;A young man arrived from Nice at
Marhilles ; he wished to go thro' France
■ —he wa§ alked for a passport—he had
none. " You must go to the municipal
ity ;" fo,e did. "Sir, said he to a
clerk, l want a passport." " Whrit is
your name?" '' Augustus Frederick."
" No," " Who do you belong to ?"
'' To my father and mother." '' Arc
fed cf the department (county) of the
mouth of the Rhone f" "No. Sir."
•' Os whzt department are you?" "Os
the departments the Thames." "What
is your father's name?' 'George.' 'What
trade does your father follow ?' ' He is
King of England.' Tficclerk,who had rot
attended to the name of the department,
was a little roused when he heard the
quality of the youth's father; and with
all the gravity in the world, delivered
the passport to Mr. Augustus Frederic,
NEWYORK, AUGUST IQ.
Eztrad of a letter from Newry Ireland)
SALEM, AUGUST 30;
ALBANY, AUGUST I.
A PRUSSIAN ARTICLE.
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lari. To which (he pleaded not guilty.
Counsel— William Rawle, Attorney of the
U. S. for the diftritl of Pennsylvania;
and the Court appointed John Todd for
the prisoner.
From the substance of the evidence it
.appeared, that the prisoner, with her
husband and child, had taker, their pas
sage in the (loop Merrimak from Salem
to Philadelphia, for which they had
agreed to pay the master 12 dollars in
Salem, but did not then comply with that
part of the agreement. The matter
however carried them to. Philadelphia,
where they all arrived the Ift of Aoguft ;
and the (loop anchored in the Dela
ware, nearly opposite Chefnut and Mar
ket-street wharves. The master and
Mr, M'Donald went ashore ill the fir*
boat, leaving th mate, the pilot, his son
Henry WiLi*ms, and two Bailors, besides
the prisoner, in rhe sloop, which lay out
in the stream fdr two hours, or whilst
the master was at the cufiom-houfe, en
tering his manifeft.>,
During his absence the prisoner ivab
in the cabin alone for Tome time; the mate
and bailors supposed she was dressing her
felf to come ashore, arid were therefore
delicate about intruding on her privacy.
The,mate said she was between one and
two hours alone; during which he went
several times to she cabin door and
fourtd.it shut. None of the people
were in the cabin with the prisoner ex,
cept Henry Williams, jun. a boy, for, of
the matter, who being doubtful, refped
ing the prisoner, made an excuse to go
into the cabin a few minutes to a case of
gin, which he pretended to open and
rattled some keys on the case. This he
said he did it order to get an opportuni
ty of feeing what was the cause of the
prifoner'^ long delay in the cabin ; and
saw her in bed, with the certain drawn
close, Opposite to her birth on the other
fide of the cabin stood the Captain's
chest, injvhich was a small trunk, con
taining some cash and papers. The in
voice was produced in court td prove that
there had been twelve golden pieces or
doubloons- Dipped by the owners at
Salem. Before the captain, went ashore
he had opened his chest and also the
small trunk containing the cash, from
whence he took one piece with intent to
get it exchanged for silver, in case he'
should want money at the custom-house ;,
and he was positive that he left both the
said trunk and his chest locked.
It further appeared from the evidence
of the mate that the prisoner, after ha
ving delayed so long in the cabin alone,
came on deck drafted, with her child,
and appeared extremely anxious to be
let ashore which was refufed, as the sloop
was then hauling towards Waln's wharf.
All this time the prisoner appeared to
be much difeoncerted and walked the
deck in a confufed manner with the mas
ter's almanac, and sometimes a tin cup
in her hand.
When the sloop came up to the wharf,
the matter was there and went aboard,
And on going into the cabin immediate
ly observed that his chest had been broke
open and also the small trunk. Where
upon he exclaimed that he was robbed !
and called the ffiatb and faiitrs to whom
he gave Orders net to let any person go
ashore until a search cculd be made for
his money The 11 doubloons had been
taken out of the small trunk.
No person had been in the cabin, it
was said, but the prisoner, until the cap
tain now had made this discovery (ex
cept his fen as before mentioned).
The pilot and captain Went ashore and
procured a search warrant from justice
Wharton, and returned to the sloop with
Wm.Gurtin,the conftable,who tookmucK
pains to advise the pfifoner to return the
money, if she had taken it, and that no
farther injury would be offered. But
she persisted in denying that she knew
any thing of the money, and gave very
abusive language to all prefect, which
obliged the constable to proceed to the
extremity of searching her apparel ; and
in one of her ffioes between the foals
was found two doubloons, and inside her
flocking three more. In the other shoe
and flocking fix were found fecre^d in
like manner. These 11 were carried to
the justice; who returned them to the
captain, and he paid them into the bank
since, together with the ether doubloon
which he had taken in his pocket when
he went firfl aShore. As loon as the
money was found on the prisoner, the
constable said, that she then sealed -to
give any more abusive language, and
INTERESTING DECREE,
Oftbe National Assembly
of France, reflecting the
~United States.
“ June 4, 1791,
"THE National Assembly having
heard the contents of a letter from the
Minifler of the United States of Ame
rica. signed " Jefferson," and that
from the Representatives of Pennsylva
nia, dated the Bth of April last, on the
report of the Diplomatick Committee,
decrees, that the two abovementioned
cCTfeffed the fa&, that she had taken it,
and requeuing that they would not carry
her before the justice. But the corfiable
was obliged to carry her to the justice,
who, on examining the witnetfe., was
of opinion that the offence was cogniza
ble in the Circuit Court, and therefore
wrote a letter, by the constable to the
judge of the Diftrift Court, who accor
dingly committed her to jail, where Ihe
remained until this time,
Upon cross-examining the evidence;
it appeared, that the prisoner was a cabin
passenger ; that after she came on deck
dressed, she went down into the steerage;
that the time between the vessel's coming
to the wharf, and the captain's coming
on board, was about ten minutes ; that
the prisoner had behaved with propriety
on the passage,
Mr. Todd, counsel for the prisoner,
observed, that a# he had not been as
signed until after she. had pleaded in
chief, he could not put in a plea to the
jrrifdidion of the court ; and therefore
he moved to quash the indictment, for
the following reasons. , ,
This, he said was the firft cause which
had come before the Circuit Court of
the U. S. for the Pennsylvania diAria,
where the punishment was not capital ;
and he had doubts whether this case was
within their jurifdi&ion—as there was
room to infer, from the testimony of the
witnesses, that the crime might have
been committed in the river Delaware,
while the vessel was at the wharf, in the
body of the county of Philadelphia, and
therefore cognizable in the Mayor's
Court in the city of Philadelphia ; and
referred to fee. 9 of the ad establishing
the Judicial courts of the United States,
and fee. 6 of the ad for the puniihment
of certain crimes against the U. S. and
to ihew that the Circuit Courts had cog
nizance only of crinie,md offences cog
nizable under the authority of the U. S.
committed under their refpe&ive dif
trids, or upon the high seas, &c. ,
Mr. Todd recapitulated the diffreff
ing circumstances under which the pri
soner appeared, destitute of money,
friends and every comfort.
Mr. Rawle said the prisoner would
gain nothing by qualhing the indiOment,
as an indiament might be preferred to
another Court. , r
Mr. Todd said there was a material
difference in the punishment ; which in
the Mayor's Court was simply confine
ment to hard labor; in this, fine, im
prisonment and whipping.
some further observations Being made
by the counsel; they agreed to submit
it to the court, without any remarks on
the law or testimony.
The court laid that altho' they could
not quash the indiftment, yet the pri
soner should have every benefit of the
plea before the jury, as if it had been
to the jurifdi&ion of the court.
The Court were of opinion, that if this
crime was committed in the river, and not
while the vessel was at the wharf, this
case was properly within their jurifdiaion
—and that the jurifdiaion of the Mayor's
court went no further than to vefftls inf de
or at the end of a wharf, and or. the weft
ern fide of the Delaware;.
Judge Wilson delivered a foort charge,
and left it to the jury to determine on this
point; that if the, were of opinion the
fad? was committed in the river Delaware,
when the vessel was not at the wharf,
the, would convia the prisoner : but if on
the other band they should think it was
done while the vessel was a&uall, at a
wharf, they would acquit her.
The jury brought in a verdid, " That
the prisoner is not guilt, in manner and
form as fafunds indited."
BOSTON, SEPT. 3.
By the lafl Mail.
[From the circtrfnnce mentioned in the
following letter reports have erroneous,
been circulated that several regiments of
the French National Guards had revolted
to join the King again, the Nation.]
LoNDON JUNE 30.
YESTERDAY morning Mr. Tiffin,
.the King's messenger, arrived at
the Secretary of State's Office with dis
patches from Lord Gower, at Parish
containing an account that their Molt
bhriftian Majesties, with the Dauphin,
and the Pripcefs E^iza^ith, had re
turned to that capital on Friday evening,
and were escorted to their Palace at the
Thuilleries without any tumult or other
accident.
& When they came to the gates of Paris,
M. de Birqn got into the carriage iq
which the King and Queen rode, and
M. de la Fayette into tha„n which were
the dauphin and Princess Elizabeth,
to guard them by their presence, from
any.infuk of popular indignation. ~
When it was known, that the Royal
carriages and the procession of National
Guards approached, the street leading
directly from the Barriere to the Thuil
leries, were filled with people, and even
those communicating with them were
crowded with parties, consisting chiefly
of women and children. All the houses
in Paris, not commanding a view of the
proceffion,teemed to be deserted by their
inhabitants., .
When their Majesties arrived, the dis
pleasure of the populace burst into groans
expreflive of such disgust, contempt and
malignity, as were horrible even to
those who knew themselves no; to be the
objeds of them. The National guard,
however, restrained the populace; and
their Majesties fuffered not the leaf vio
lence. Upon feme message from the
Municipality of Paris, or the Diredcry
of the Department, it is said, that several
Officers of the guards, by whom M. de
la Fayette was surrounded, exclaimed
•—" The King we will defend with our
lives, but we will not answer for the fafe
ty of the Queen." M. de la Fayette
heard this with great compofare, and
when the Royal carriage arrived, he flop
ped it ; then, entering, he said, to the
Officers and the croud—" I will protest
the Queen."
On the 26 ult. ended the permanent
fitting of the National Affemtly, which
continued without intermifficn, 127 hours
—the members relieving each other
while they took their rest, and refreshed
themselves. It began on Tuefday the
21st, and lasted until Sunday at half pass
three o'clock.
letters (hull be printed and inserted at
large in their journals : The Pfefident
is dirtied to answer the letter of the
Representatives of Pennsylvania, and to
express to the Minister of the United
States of America, their earned wiffi to
Arengthen mote and more the bands cf
fraternity which unite the two nations.
" The Aflembly further decrees,That
the King (hall be requested co negotiate
a new Treaty of Commerce with the Uni
ted States, which may multiply such
commercial relations between the two
nations as may be reciprocally advanta
geous to both."
Extrad of a letter from Dunkirk, dated
June 25.
'' Soon after the departure ofthe King
was known here, all the Officers of the
ift regiment, nine Officers of the zzd.
and three ferjeants, marched to join the
King, and got fafe to Faroes in Auftriaa
Flanders at 2 o'clock on Saturday
morning—having previously tore the
National colours of the Regiment, and
their cockades.
"The regiments at nine o'clock chose
their future Officers from the sergeants
and corporals, in presence of the Mayor
and Municipality of Dunkirk.
'' The Commandant of the town was
threatened with the Lanterne for opp -
sing their measures."
^Further Particulars,
Os theflight of the French KING
^■/Family— their capture
ard jubfequent conduct.
Foreign Intelligence.