The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), 1792-12-10 00:00:00

FALL GOODS.
Wm. Wilson, ju t & Co.
Have just OPENED, and have now ready for SALE, At their STORE on CEDAS POINT, Adjacent to Messrs Anderson, Waggoner, and Winship's Mills, on MILL CREEK.
A large and general Assortment of well-chosen GOODS, Calculated for the Season, of which the following are a part, viz.
 SPIRITS , Whisky, and Brandy, Port, Teneriff, and Madeira Wines, Hylton, Green and Bohea Teas, Molasses and Salt, Loaf and brown Sugars, Coffee and Chocolate, Allum, Madder and Coppers, Indigo and Fig Blue, Nutmegs and Cinnamon, Pepper and Allspice, Rice, Rosin, and Chalk, Augers and Chisels of all kinds, Drawers & Desk Mounting, Snaffle and curb Bridles and Surcingles, H & HL Hinges, brass and Iron, Redwood, Logwood and Brazils, Salts and Salt Petre, Saddlery Ware assorted, Soap and upper Leather, Calf Skins and Boot Legs, Files assorted, Shoe & Claw Hammers, Barr Iron and Steel of all kinds, Castings well assorted.  FRANKLIN and Pipe Stoves, Pewter well assorted, Table and Tea Spoons, Anvils and Vices, Sheet Iron and Nail Rods, 4d, 8d, 10d, 12d, & 20d Nails, Queen's ware, well assorted, Mill, cross-cut, and best steel-plated band saws, Frying Pans and Sadirons 8 by 10 and 7 by 9 window Glass, Glass and Tin Ware assorted, Draw, Cupboard and Chest Locks, Powder, Shot and Bar Lead, Men's and Women's Saddles, Door and Pad-Locks assorted, Drawing and cutting Knives, Brushes assorted, Whips of all kinds, Patent Medicines of various kinds, Steelyards assorted, Waggon Boxes. 
Together with a general assortment of Dry Goods.
The whole of which will be sold on as low terms as any Goods of equal quality in Frederick or Berkeley County, for cash, and almost all kinds of country produce—for which the highest market price will be allowed at all times in exchange for Goods.
Cedas Point, November 25th 1792.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
THIS is to forewarn all Persons from cutting or carrying away any timber or wood whatsoever, or otherwise trespassing on Mrs. Jane Caldwell's farm in this County, as has heretofore been very much the case in an unwarrantable degree, as I am determined to put the law in force against all those who may be detected in such illegal practice.
CHARLES McDONALD, (Attorney in fact for Jane Caldwell.) Berkeley County, 20th November, 1792.
THE Subscriber some time ago, lent a Great Coat to a certain person, who has not since had the gratitude to return it:—this notice is given, that it may be immediately restored to its right owner.
DAVID WOLGAMOTT. Dec. 3, 1792.
THE Editor of this Paper, wishes to have his accounts balanced in future with his Subscribers, TWICE IN EVERY YEAR, viz. MAY 7, and NOVEMBER 7, as on frequent and punctual payments only, will depend the existence of the POTOWMAC GUARDIAN. Those indebted, prior to the 7th of last month, are earnestly solicited to make immediate payment, as the Editor has it in contemplation to enlarge his paper, but the want of CASH is the obstacle, an addition to his Printing apparatus being indispensably necessary.
Printing Office, Dec. 3, 1792.
Foreign Advices.
PARIS September 14.
Further Particulars of the Siege of Thionville, [A strong fortified town lying on the river Moselle, about 150 miles from Paris.]
THE following is the account of the late attack of Thionville, on the 5th and 6th instant, and of resistance of the garrison, stated in a letter which M. Merlin read in the National Assembly on Friday last, and the authenticity of which he warranted:
"The enemy had erected their batteries near the Chapel of Sainte Anne, between the Luxemburg gate and that of Mentz, in a small plain, which commanded the fort above La Haute-gage, on the right bank of the Moselle. The troops stationed to defend the fort, perceiving, that the enemy were endeavouring to throw up works, and to form a trench, with a view of establishing their batteries, in the spot above mentioned, agreed to suffer them to proceed, until a favourable opportunity, being informed that the enemy meant to give the signal of attack, by firing a gun, waited patiently till midnight, each of the cannoniers lying down by the side of their guns. As soon as the besiegers gave the signal their batteries began to play, but their fire continued only a quarter of an hour, during which time three shells fell in the town, one on the parish church, another on the house of Mr. Henrion, in the Grand-street, which did no damage, and the other in the third story in the house of Mr. Jolse, in Hospital-street, which destroyed the furniture, and set fire to the bed.
"At the end of a quarter of an hour, the batteries of the town and fort, lighted by fire pots, played for three hours. The first discharge, which was langridge, killed many of the enemy, who had advanced in order to attempt an escalade, and this fire obliged the assailants to abandon the palace. The garrison then being at liberty to sally forth collected the spoils left by the enemy, among which they found the planks destined to assist them in scaling the walls. Having carried all these things into the fort, a second sally was made to destroy the works of the enemy.
"It is asserted, that three Princes were killed in this action, among whom was the Prince of Waldeck, who, at least, lost an arm; and, that the enemy carried off three waggon loads of dead bodies. When the garrison made their first sortie, they found, near the batteries of La Haute-gage, limbs and arms of every kind, together with cloaks, watches, &c. The enemy, satisfied with the first check, have attempted nothing since.—The defectors from the camp of Richemont say, that they lost in this affair 450 men, and that they would have given 4000 to preserve the Prince of Waldeck.
"The environs of the town are, at present, inundated by the river Stille, the current of which has been stopped. Fresh orders have been given to the citizens, to cut down all the trees within 250 toises of the glacis.—General Kellermann's army, composed now of 35 000 men, 1200 of whom are cavalry, last Sunday quitted Void sur la Meure, in order to advance towards Bar. Others say, that a part of this army have joined that of Dumourier, and that two columns have blocked up the King of Prussia in Verdun.
"The following facts, respecting Longway, are given on the report of a person, who arrived in this town, by permission of the commandant of that place. The enemy have left there only 1,800 men, together with the cannon which they employed in the siege. The mortars and howitzers have been conveyed to the army before Thionville. The Municipality continue their operations, but the District no longer exists. Great mortality prevails among the horses, because they have been fed with unripe wheat. The camp of Richemont appeared this morning as if about to move towards Briey. It is, however, pretended, that the cavalry only have departed, and that the infantry have descended into the plain of Thionville, were it seems they intend to carry on a regular siege.
"If such is their plan, and if they once open trenches, they will certainly be detained there three months."
LONDON, September 14.
By a letter from Paris, we have the following singular account: The Prussian general ordered the receiver-general of the department of Moselle, to come before him, and render an account of his receipts.—This the receiver did, and the whole being audited, in the usual form by the auditor, and the sum in his hands paid, the Prussian general gave him an acquit-
rance in the following terms; "Received for, and in the name of the French people, and of Louis XVI. king of the French, such a sum, being the amount of the taxes received from such a time to such a time, according to the decrees of the national assembly, and for this sum I grant a complete acquittance in the name of the French nation and the king." A notarial copy of this receipt he directed to be sent up to the general Bureau at Paris.
This very curious fact seems to prove, that the invading powers have altered their system. Instead of the devastation and carnage threatened in their manifesto, they now practise the most conciliatory methods, and hold out the establishment of the constitution, as accepted by the king in Sept. 1791. If the nation had the most perfect confidence in this offer: so much are they infatuated, and so entirely under the delusion of a republic, for the which they neither have knowledge nor morals, they would reject this greatest good that could befall them.!!!
Extract of a letter from France, brought by the Mail of yesterday, Sept. 17.
"Things in the capital remain much as they were last post: the slow approach of the combined armies gives rise to many and various conjectures; their friends attribute the slowness of their advance to prudent well digested caution, while their enemies attribute it to fear of being surrounded, defeated, and cut to pieces, but we have some reason to believe that it will turn out that the wisest councils direct their operations, and that it will appear that measures of consequence are conceiving that will occasion an important change in the affairs of France; in fact, the sensible part of the nation, those who neither wish to see despotism re established, nor the reign of anarchy prevail, but who anxiously desire to see a liberal government established, such as will do honour to human nature, are (seconded by a strong party) busily employed in negotiation with the Court of Great Britain, and that of Prussia, in endeavouring to bring about a proposal from those two courts, to acknowledge the constitution as accepted and sworn to by Louis, the XVIth. and upon that ground to reinstate that monarch again upon the throne of France, and to enter into an alliance with the French nation for the formation of a government upon the above principles. It is thought, that should such a proposal be made to the national assembly, they would not refuse it, as it would be grounded upon such fair principles that the nation would not suffer so glorious an opportunity of establishing a rational government, to pass by."
September 18.
Extract of a letter from Brighton, August 30.
"This place, in its proportion exhibits as many proofs of the wretched state of our Gallic neighbors, by the number of refugees, as the capital itself; every day bringing over more or less, as their several means of escape afford them opportunity.
"Yesterday, among others, arrived Madame Noailles. This lady, whose celebrated husband is among the emigrants, has gone through incredible hardships with a fortitude almost unparalleled.
"She reached Dieppe about a week ago, with an infant child and its nurse: these got away without much difficulty, the woman passing the infant as her own; but it was not till yesterday the mother could effect her escape.
"During the whole time she was obliged to appear in male and mean attire. She once offered herself to a collier, to work her passage as a sailor, but was refused: at length, however, urged with despair, and disclosing her real situation, to the Captain of one of the Packets, he with much humanity contrived to bring her off, by concealing her under a coil of a cable on the deck (where she was, incredible as it may seem, obliged to lie for 14 hours) and was landed safe here yesterday, exhausted with the fatigue and terrors she had undergone.
"The Prince of Wales, with distinguishable humanity and gallantry, paid every attention to this amiable stranger."
The Corporation of Dublin, in common hall on the 4th instant, took into consideration the petition of the Roman Catholics, who claim a right to equal immunities and privileges with the Protestants.—This petition the Corporation have rejected, as tending to overturn those principles on which the constitution is founded.
The question between the Protestants and the Catholics in Ireland is agitating with much vigor.—The appointment of Delegates by the latter, having been treated as illegal by some persons of considerable weight: the opinions of Mr. Butler and Mr. Burston, two of the leading counsels there, have been taken upon it, who have declared the measure to be of the unalienable rights of the nation.
Letters from Barcelona state, that five sail of French ships of the line were at anchor off Nice, the 24th of last month, for the avowed purpose of bombarding that place, on the first movement of the Sardinian troops to join the confederate army.

By the British October Packet, arrived at New York, London papers, down to the 4th of October, have been received, from which the following IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE has been extracted, viz.
LYDEN, September 24.
WE have advices from Coblentz, dated 8th, that a messenger was just arrived there, with accounts that the Duke of Brunswick, after a forced march, had attacked the army of Marshal Luckner on the 16th, between St. Meinhoud and Chalons, and entirely beaten it; killed 6000 men, and taken 8000 prisoners; that the conquerors took the camp, all the artillery, baggage, &c. and that the remains of the vanquished army were pursued to Chalons. We anxiously wait for a confirmation and particulars of this event.
PARIS, September 28.
Yesterday, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, 32 wagons, surmounted with branches of laurel, and loaded with cannon, muskets, and other implements of war, brought from the arsenal of Rochefort, entered this city.
The capital now enjoys a state of tranquility.
A grand civic festival is about to be celebrated here, on account of the conquest of Savoy, which was effected without the loss of a single Frenchman!
The following is a copy of the letter from the Minister of War upon this occasion:
"M. le President,"
"The expedition against Savoy has restored liberty to a whole people. Considering it in this point of view, I think that the French Republic ought to testify its solemn satisfaction."
"I demand, therefore, that the National Convention shall authorise the Provisional Executive Council to celebrate the Hymn of the Marseillois in the place de la Revolution. May this patriotic Song be heard throughout a joyful Empire! may it become the hope of nations, and the terror of Tyrants!"
"These are conquests worthy of a free people: it is not for themselves, but for liberty that they fight and overcome."
"SERVAN."
Lille, or, as the English spell and pronounce it, Lille, formerly the capital of French Flanders, is at this moment besieged in form by an army of 20,000 men.
September 30.
"Camp of General Kellerman, Sept. 25."
"Since the affair of the 20th, nothing has passed between the two armies. They remain in sight of each other. That of the enemy has advanced on our left; by which means they occupy the two roads of Chalons and Reims, and have blocked both these communications. They ravage all the neighbouring villages; but they will soon die of hunger, for the peasants have carried off all their cattle."
"At present there is a verbal suspension of hostilities. Some Prussian officers have been to dine with Generals Kellerman and Dumourier. Mr. Heyman, an emigrant officer, at present a Major General in the service of Prussia, was among that number. There have been some private conferences, but they have produced nothing. The proposals presented by the Prussians are, that the King should be reëstablished. You need not doubt how these were received."
"Yesterday Mr. Manstein, the King of Prussia's first Aid-de-Camp, dined with General Dumourier. 'The Nation,' and 'the King of Prussia,' were given as toasts."
"A conference was just going to be held, when it arrived that royalty had been abolished in France, by a decree of the National Convention. When this was communicated to the Aid-de-Camp, tears started in his eyes; and he returned to his camp."
"When he departed, the Bulletin of the Convention of Saturday, the 22d instant, was given to him, which he has, no doubt, shown to his Master."
"All that I can say is, that the Prussians are in a deplorable situation—the affair of the 20th has shown that the soldiers of Liberty are superior to those of Despots."
"There is a division subsisting between the Prussians and Austrians, and the Emigrants—the latter are despised by the two former. The day before yesterday our Chasseurs took three of them—they threw themselves on their knees, and in vain requested to be set at liberty. Several letters were found upon them, which showed their criminal intentions, and a great number of Louis d'ors, which the captors divided among them."
"We hem the enemy in on all sides, and in a few days their situation will be still more distressing. Our centinels converse with theirs, and offer them soup, which they devour. The decree inviting them to desert, and promising them an establishment in France, is at the same time circulated among them, and has already produced a great effect; for five or six Prussians come over to us almost every day."
"The Adjutant-General of Prince Hohenlohe has just arrived with a trumpeter. He has gone to visit General Kellerman."
The remainder of the letter relates only to the writer's private affairs.
"Brou, September 26."
"The son of the King of Prussia dined yesterday with General Dumourier. We do not know in the army the object of this interview; but since yesterday there has been a cessation of hostilities, which it is said, will be in force for six days."
"For some days past a great number of Prussians have deserted to us, all afflicted with the dysentery,
as they have had only a pound of bread for three days—this malady prevails also in our camp."
LETTER FROM THE MINISTER AT WAR.
"M. le President,"
"I have received two letters from the armies; the one from Gen. Dumourier, and the other from Gen. Montesquiou."
"M. Dumourier informs me, that he is preparing to make a movement towards his left flank; he has re-established a direct communication with Chalons."
"As to the letter of Gen. Montesquiou, I think it my duty to send you a literal transcript of it."
"Chambery, September 22d 4th year of Liberty, 1st of Equality."
"I promised you that my first letter should be dated from Chambery, and you see that I have kept my word. I have made myself master of all that country, from the Banks of the Lyser to the Lake of Geneva."
"The people flock from all parts, in order to render homage to the nation and implore its protection."
"The flight of the enemy's troops has been so rapid, that it was utterly impossible for me to come up with them: but the booty they have left behind them is as considerable as if we had gained a complete victory."
"I transmit you a succinct statement of the arms, provisions and ammunition of all kinds that have fallen into my hands; I shall send you a detailed account the moment that it is drawn up."
"I have not as yet any more than twelve battalions, and they have been sufficient to put fifteen thousand men to flight and oblige them to hide themselves behind the Vosges; I do not suspect that they have any intention to meet me."
"I am about to advance with seven thousand men to l'Hospital; my advanced guard, composed of eight thousand troops, under the command of M. Cassaka, will, on its arrival, visit the interior parts of the country."
"I have taken possession of Annecy, Catouge, Touon, &c. I hope, that in eight days more I shall be master of all the country from Geneva to Mount Cenis."
"Every where the people blessed the nation; they have assumed the three colored cockade amidst transports of joy."
"A deputation from the municipality of Chambery met me at the gates, and presented me with the keys of the city. I have promised peace and liberty in the name of the nation."
"All the troops have been invited to a festival prepared on purpose for them."
"I cannot pay too many eulogiums on the soldiers; their conduct could not have been more regular or more cordial in their own country."
"I have issued orders to receive the public money on account of the nation. The money in hand has been carried off by the fugitives."
"I have permitted the guard of Burghers to be continued; the tree of liberty is to be instantly erected on the public square."
"The people seem every where disposed to imitate our revolution. I have heard several of them talk of converting Savoy into the 84th Department of France, or at least forming themselves into a republic under its protection."
"I shall be able, by my influence, to support the party, whose intentions are most agreeable to government; my position is such as to overawe Geneva and Switzerland, the territories of which join this country."
"I have permitted the free course of the laws, in the name of the nation, until the Assembly of Savoy shall have changed them. I beseech you to inform me, whether I ought to hold another language?"
"It will perhaps be necessary to send a Civil Governor here, for I can only issue military orders."
"Please to state the number of troops which you wish to winter in Savoy, as the campaign ought to conclude on the 15th of the next month."
(Signed)
"The General MONTESQUIOU."
Official information is now received, of the arrival of the Duke of Brunswick and the Prussian army at Chalons, as well as that the Austrian army and that under the command of the French Princes was at Cheims on the 24th instant. The former is 95 miles E. of Paris, that latter 84 miles N. E. of that place. The combined armies met with no opposition at either of those places. The facts were perfectly well known at Paris on Wednesday and Thursday last, although the French prints for obvious reasons, are silent on this head.
OFFERS OF PEACE.
The following note from the National Executive Council was read on Wednesday last to the National Convention.
"The generals of the North, and of the Centre, having communicated to the Executive Council, that overtures had been made to them, on the part of the King of Prussia, which announce his desire of entering into a negotiation, the council decrees the following answer to them: "The French republic will not hear any propositions, before the Prussian troops have entirely evacuated the French territory."
The night before last, a member of the council General of the commons went to their place of sitting in great haste, and requested them that commissioners might be immediately sent to the temple, as a person supposed to be of some distinction had been arrested near that building. Four commissioners were immediately dispatched, and it was reported this morning (believe it if you can) that the person arrested was M. de La Fayette, who had been intriguing at Paris, whilst it was supposed that he was a prisoner at Wessel.
UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, November 28.
THE House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Sedgwick in the chair, on the bill for reimbursing the commissioners who were appointed to treat with the Creek Indians, for extra expenses attending their embassy, in going to and returning from the Indian country; the blank was filled with 1200 dollars.—The committee rose and reported, and the bill is to be taken up in the House to-morrow. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, November 29.
Mr. White, of the committee appointed to prepare a bill for regulating the trade and intercourse of the United States with the Indians, brought in a bill, which was twice read, and committed for next Monday.
Order of the day.—The House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Sedgwick in the chair, on the Secretary of the Treasury's report, containing estimates of the requisitions necessary for the expenditures of the civil list of the United States, together with the incidental and contingent expenses of several departments and offices for the year 1793.
PORTSMOUTH, (N. H.) November 10.
By a gentleman immediately from Canada, we are informed that another battle with the hostile Indians will inevitably take place soon—he has been amongst those peaceably inclined, for the purpose of purchasing furs, and by what he can learn from them, they are much exasperated at the insults offered by some of those out-lawed vagrants, who have fled from justice and took up their abode on the frontiers, and who are constantly doing something to encourage them—our informant adds, that at the place where he was, several Indians from the hostile tribes came in; they were all painted up for war, and looked more like devils than like men—they seemed to be of a morose disposition, and were not pleased at the sight of a white person trading with those of their colour; they belonged to the Shawanese, and he supposes they were in pursuit of horses, as they steered towards the English settlements—murders and robberies are daily committed by such prowling parties as the above-mentioned, which renders the situation of a traveller very critical.
SALEM, November 14.
We hear, that a vessel, arrived at Portsmouth in a short passage from France, brings accounts, that the people, actuated by one spirit, have turned out in vast numbers, to the amount of 500,000 to oppose the Duke of Brunswick, whose progress they have effectually checked.—We have not heard particulars.
BOSTON, November 19.
By Captain Decker, of the schooner Sally, who arrived here on Saturday last from Cape Francois, in 20 days, we learn, that on the 19th ult. about 2800 persons mustered at the Place d'Armes, with arms and ammunition, for the purpose of sending those they knew where clandestinely supplying the rebel Negroes with arms, ammunition, &c. prisoners to Europe.—Among these, were M rs . Cambefort, Toward, Pouget, Roche, Fontaine, &c. to the number of 43.
The General, M. D'Esparbes, ordered out all the regular troops on the Champ de Mars, to oppose them, with which they were so exasperated that they resolved to march and attack them.
A body of volunteers, called the Guards Nationales , commanded by M. Gagnon, joined M. Cambefort, &c. to prevent their being carried off; but they were obliged to surrender.
Mons. Gagnon was shot through the head, and 6 others killed, and several wounded.
Mons. Gagnon was cut and mangled in the most inhuman manner; his eyes scooped out, his head cut off, thrown up in the air, with cries vive la nation! and afterwards kicked about like a foot-ball. The rabble then tore his clothes in pieces, dipped them in his blood, tied them to their shoe-strings, and then exultingly paraded the streets with their bloody trophies. The next day the Governor, and several others were sent on board a man of war, and set sail for France. The 20th of the same month was also sullied, by the assassination of two more of the Gardes Nationales , and the seizure, or rather the robbery of 40 or 50 horses, belonging to the troops.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in France, September 16, 1792.
"General Luckner has re-taken Longwy, a strong city that the Austrians had taken a few days since from the French—Luckner retrieved the honor of the French by making a vigorous attack, and taking the city—he says in his letter—"The National Guards and troops under command are so zealous in the cause, that they fight more like Lions in an attack, than like Men."
"The French will now convince the world, that they are men of courage, not to be frightened at a 100,000 regular troops, expecting to march through France by platoons; their camps are thronged with volunteers, who come and offer their services; in short, all the youth of the nation appear to go with the greatest pleasure to attack their enemies. Affairs, I think, have a much better appearance than they had a few days since, when the Prussian troops

were coming into Paris all at once, to reinstate the King on the throne and restore the Nobility to their rights."
PHILADELPHIA, November 26.
Several of the officers who accompanied M. la Fayette, have passed through the Hague with an intention of going to England. But not a word is said of La Fayette himself. Capt. Smith, however, who arrived here on Saturday from Bristol, thinks he heard at that place, that he had got clear of the Duke of Brunswick's army.
French priests, by hundreds, arrive daily in England. Thirty or forty thousand pounds have already been raised for them by subscription.
A gentleman yesterday gave 100 guineas to receive one guinea a day until the Duke of Brunswick at the head of a hostile army, shall arrive at Paris. This is no proof, that much confidence is placed in his operations. The person who gave the money, congratulated himself on having purchased an annuity of 365 guineas for life.
December 1. By a gentleman immediately from Nashville, we learn, that depredations are daily committed by the Indians in the vicinity of that place—that a military force was collected under General Sevier, who was about to march into the Indian country; and that the people were high in the expectation that so important a blow would be struck by this intrepid and gallant soldier, as would secure to them the blessings of peace.
KNOXVILLE, October 15.
Yesterday returned to this town, from performing a three months tour of duty in Mero district, a company of mounted infantry, commanded by Hugh Beard, and two companies of infantry, under the command of Captains Brown and Lusk.
Notwithstanding the vigilance of those companies, so extended are the frontiers of Mero and covered with almost impenetrable cane brakes, the following will show to what lengths the Indians have carried their depredations, since the attack on Buchanan's station.
Wednesday, October 3. A party of Indians fired seven guns on James M'Rory, on the north side of Cumberland. About the same time Benjamin Jocelin, on the south side of Cumberland, had about 20 guns discharged at him; neither of these persons were wounded.
Sunday, October 7. A Mr. Irvine was shot through the thigh, on a road about six miles south of Nashville. The same day about two miles from the same place, Thomas Thompson was fired at but received no injury.
Wednesday, October 10. William Stuart was killed about six miles from Nashville, on the north side of Cumberland. The same night the Indians burnt Stump's distillery, on the north side of Cumberland. His loss is computed at 1250 dollars.
Tuesday, October 9. A party of Indians went to Sycamore creek, 18 miles from Nashville, and burnt the houses of James Frazer, Riley, and major Corfield, destroyed a quantity of valuable household furniture, a large quantity of corn, and shot down a number of hogs. They then proceeded to Bathy creek of red river, where they burnt the house of Obadiah Roberts, and took off a number of horses. They were followed by a party of men, who killed one of the Indians and regained the horses.
The same day they took four horses from Major Ramsey, of Tennessee county.
Friday, October 12. The Indians fired at a Mr. Suggs, on White's creek, on the north side of Cumberland, and took from him ten valuable horses.
Sunday, October 14. The Indians shot at John Coston, on Station Camp; seven balls passed thro' his clothes, none of which touched the skin.
The same day they fired on Francis Armstrong, at his plantation, four miles south of Nashville.
November 3.
Since our last, a troop of horse, commanded by Capt. James Richardson, and several companies of foot, composing the brigade under the command of general Sevier, have arrived in this town. The general is now in camp, and, we are happy to add, is in a better state of health than he has been for some months past.
The orderly and regular behaviour of these troops since their arrival in this town, has gained them the highest honour: and we have every reason to hope from the activity, bravery, and good conduct of this army, our bleeding country will be well supported and defended, and perhaps entirely relieved from the bloody, barbarous, and unrelenting hands of merciless savages.
Late accounts from the Cherokees say, that that nation, aided by the Creeks, have determined to erect three strong stockade forts, with blockhouses; one at the confluence of the Tennessee and Clinch rivers, the second at Running Water town on Tennessee, and the third at the Creek Crossing Place near the Muscle Shoals, by which means they expect to be able and convenient to continue, occasionally, their hostile depredations on any part of our south-western territory.
RICHMOND, November 26.
A gentleman just returned from the south-western territory, has furnished the following information:
On Sunday the 4th November last, there arrived at Knoxville, eight Indians from the Cherokee nation; three of these were principal chiefs, viz. The Standing Turkey, the Warrior's Son, of Esanaula, and the hanging Maw, from the beloved town of Chota. The object of their journey was to hold a talk with Governor Blunt; to assure him of the pacific disposition of their nation, and to request that
they might be suffered to hunt without molestation. On Saturday the tenth they were safely conducted to the bank of the river, opposite to the town of Coyatee, on their return home, by Major George Farrogoon, and a party of gentlemen.
The eighth a party of Indians stole eight horses from Gamble's station, about 12 miles from Knoxville.
On Friday the ninth, two regiments of territorial troops, under the command of colonel Landon Carter and colonel Gilbert Christian, marched from Knoxville, to guard the frontiers, and to build forts and stations between the Papo Ford and the junction of the Clinch and Tennessee.
To the honor of our western brethren, let it be remembered, that of the two regiments above mentioned, seven companies were entirely composed of volunteers, armed and equipped at their own expence.
On Saturday the tenth, General Sevier pursued his route from Knoxville, escorted by a troop of horse raised in Greene County, and commanded by Captain James Richardson, to take the command of the frontier army, now amounting to from twelve to fifteen hundred men.
Our informant mentions, that this troop of horse, though but recently embodied, were at least equal in manly and martial appearance, as well as in their uniform, horses, and other appointments, to any corps of horse he ever saw in the regular continental or European armies.
On Monday the twelfth, the house of Ebenezer Byram, on Beaver Creek (a branch of Clinch) seven miles from Knoxville, was attacked in the morning, about sunrise, by a party of Cherokee Indians. They beat in the window with their tomahawks, and presented two rifles—but before they could observe their destined victims, Mr. Byram and Mr. Jeffries, the only men in the house, fired at the two Indians who appeared at the window, when they both fell—and the Indian party immediately fled.
The gallant defenders of their household goods, then went out and found one of the Indians dead, whom they scalped—they afterwards tracked the fugitives about two miles, by the blood of their wounded companion—here they found a considerable quantity of blood, some human flesh and splinters of bones; at this spot they suppose the wounded Indian expired, and was carried off by his associates, as the bloody track was no longer visible.
Thus the cool bravery of the two resolute men not only saved their own lives, but preserved a number of women and children, who were at the time in the house, from the butchering cruelties of those remorseless savages. It deserves to be noted, that Mr. Byram is upwards of sixty years of age.
Notwithstanding the contiguity of these depredations to the seat of territorial government, the inhabitants seem as unapprehensive of danger as the citizens of Richmond are; and it was with difficulty that Governor Blunt, who lives in a retired house, about a mile from Knoxville, could be prevailed on to accept of a guard, which he limited to six men.
The gentleman who has obliged us with the above intelligence, has brought to this city the scalp of the Indian killed in the attack on Mr. Byram's house.
BALTIMORE, December 4.
London news-papers, received by the British October packet, further advise, That the city of Lisle was completely invested, and the roads blocked up by the Duke of Saxe-Teschen, who had summoned it to surrender, and received for answer, "We have just renewed our oath to be faithful to the nation, and to maintain liberty and equality, or die at our posts: we will not perjure ourselves."—that a cannonade had been kept up between the besieged and besiegers the whole of the 26th of September; the fire from the former had done great execution, particularly a bomb which burst where the latter were at work on their entrenchments, and killed a great number of them—that the garrison consisted of 5 500 foot, and 800 horse—that the garrison of the besiegers amounted to 20,000 men—that the garrison frequently made sorties in small detachments, and kept up a brisk fire from the ramparts on every party of the enemy which appeared—that the country round about was laid entirely under water, and that little hopes remained of their being relieved in time, as they were extremely short of provisions: That from the 21st to the 29th of September, the combined and French armies had been facing each other: That the Generals had corresponded, but the armies had been idle: That Dumourier and Killerman, together with the main body of the French army, were advantageously posted from St. Manehould to Vicy, and their communication open with Chalons: That the Duke of Brunswick stretched from Rheims to Rhetel, where Clairfait was posted, and a large body of their army was at Clermont-sur-Argonne, backed by the whole force of Hohenlohe; so that by a rapid movement of the latter, in a Southern direction, it was not improbable that the French armies might be surrounded: That one of the persons who fired on the King of Prussia, and was killed on the spot, was a French soldier, disguised as a deserter, and orders had been given by the Council General of the Commons of Paris, to find out his name, that provision might be made for his wife and children: That the Queen of France in consequence of her vexations and troubles, has had a severe bilious attack, which has turned to a dropsy; that her legs were constantly swelled, and there was every symptom of a speedy dissolution: That letters had been received at London, from Brussels and Ostend, dated the 29th of September, asserting that the Duke of Brunswick had taken Chalons on the 22d of that month: That General
Clairfait had taken Rheims on the 24th: That the combined armies, by a dexterous manœuvre, on the 25th, had surrounded General Dumourier's army, consisting of 25,000 men, who had been obliged to surrender themselves prisoners of war—and that, on the 26th, the allied armies were at Meaux, about 25 miles from Paris, where the Duke of Brunswick expected to dine on the first of October: That the authenticity of this intelligence was much doubted in London, and its coming from Brussels and Ostend only, was adduced as evidence of its fallhood, no official account of such an event having been received by the British government; in addition to which it was observed, that the French Minister of War informed the National Convention, on the last day of September, that he had not lately received any intelligence respecting the armies: That it had been remarked, since General Dumourier's letter, of the 21st of September, had been communicated to the Convention, in which he affirmed the Prussian army being in want of necessaries, could not hold out three days longer, and proposals being made by them for an adjustment, that he had made no further communications respecting the progress of the proposed negotiation; and that by the following extract of a letter from a very respectable house in London to their correspondent in Philadelphia, dated October 3: "A rumour prevailed, that a French army of 25,000 men, under the command of Dumourier, had surrendered near Chalons, to the Duke of Brunswick; but it now seems that this event is not true, and that it was propagated with a view that the news might be conveyed into Lisle, and intimidate that garrison into a surrender, on the summons of the Austrians."
MARTINSBURG, December 10.
The troops at Pittsburg were to march on the 24th ult. for their winter quarters, on the Ohio, near Log's-Town. Capt. Eaton, with a detachment of men, and a number of artificers, have for some time past been employed in making preparations, previous to the march of the whole army, at the place pointed out for their encampment.
A letter from a gentleman in the Western army mentions, that no expedition will be carried on against the Indians during the present winter—that discipline is at the height of severity—deterrence punished with immediate death after conviction, and the whip not spared for the smallest crimes.
Capt. Brock, with his detachment from Winchester, arrived at Pittsburg on the 22d ult.
A statement has been published, in a late paper, of the different Indian tribes and nations from the Lakes of Canada to the Gulph of Mexico. According to that statement, there exists on that space, and along the western side of the Mississippi, fifty-two nations; the total amount of the men belonging to which, fit for bearing arms, is fifty-eight thousand nine hundred and thirty; of which there may be about thirty-five thousand warriors.
On the 17th ult. there were killed and sold in Boston market, two young cattle, who were but six years old, and notwithstanding they were grass fed, weighed in the market 3,616 pounds.—They weighed exactly alike, viz. 1808 pounds each.—The fat on the rump of one was three inches and a half thick, and the fore quarters weighed 440lbs.
The last accounts received at Paris, from Thionville, were of the gayest nature. The French, in their security, deride the enemy. Felix Whimpshen, it is asserted, has captured a convoy worth 1,400,000 livres, chiefly in three chests of trinkets, diamonds, gold, &c. belonging to the emigrants.
ALL Persons indebted to Doctor
Lawrence Vanderveer, Dr. John Ten Brook, Capt. William Brice, Cornelius Carehart, or to John Good, Esq. Co. are hereby requested to make immediate payment to the Subscriber, who is regularly authorised to receive all money due to these gentlemen, on bonds, notes, or open accounts; and to settle all their accounts. The highest cash price will be allowed for produce, in discount for any money due to those gentlemen—or to myself. Those indebted to me, are particularly requested to make payment, during the present winter, as delinquents must expect to be dealt with agreeable to law.
I have a Plantation, well improved, within four miles of this town, to let, for one or more years.—Possession will be given the first day of April next. For terms, apply to
HENRY BEDINGER.
Shepherd's Town, Dec. 5, 1792.
NOTICE TO DISTILLERS.
THE indulgence heretofore given in the collection of the Duty upon Spirits distilled in this District, has occasioned very disagreeable delay, and which has prevented the Collector from making his returns in due time—he therefore informs all persons concerned in the Distilling Business in this County, that he is determined (indiscriminately) to distress those who are not provided to discharge the Duty aforesaid, by the first day of JANUARY next, when the same becomes due.
NICHOLAS ORRICK,
(Collector of Revenue, BERKELEY.)
SUBSCRIPTIONS for the Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette , are received at this Office.

SEAT OF THE MUSES.
For the POTOWMAC GUARDIAN.
AN ODE TO DELIA.
ASSIST ye muse, to tune my untaught string, Inspire my bosom with poetic fire— Ye bards, in chorus Delia's praises sing, And join with vocal harmony my lyre.
Ye songsters of the wood, in chorus join, The lark, the linnet, with unremitted praise, With equal consort all their notes combine, An hymn to Delia, in their softest lays.
Let Shepherds, while their fleecy flocks they feed, In noon-day's sun, beneath the radiant beam, Or nymphs that join their notes unto the reed, Let Delia's worth be then their constant theme.
No damsels dress'd in glittering pearls of yore, No beauties far from courts of Eastern kings, Or all the nymphs of the Sicilian shore, Dress'd in gay flowers, or beauties of the spring,
Is half so fair, or hath so many charms, As Delia, dress'd in nature's sweet compose— Her youthful heart with friendship quickly warms, Her mind a thousand beauties doth disclose.
Her gentle manners, soft and yielding air, And smiles much sweeter than the opening rose; Her lovely face more pleasing aspect wear, Than all the beauties of the morn disclose.
A thousand graces more her beauties aid, A thousand other charms kind nature's given, Now sigh, dear swain, and view the lovely maid, With all those virtues sent her down from Heaven.
From the Knoxville Gazette, of October 22.
Friends and Brothers, the Printers, I have no money to send to you, but I will give you two pounds of Beaver Fur if you will put this TALK upon paper, like William Cocke's, that it may be heard a great way off, as well as his.
HANGING MAW.
WILLIAM COCKE, of Mulberry Grove.
I AM going to give you a Talk, and it shall be short, for those who talk much do not always tell the truth. I suppose you with it to be thought that you are a man and a warrior, and you make long Talks, and get them printed in the Knoxville Gazette, that they may be seen and heard a great way off. The Talk you have made is not your own Talk—you stole it—Brakenridge had the same Talk before.
WILLIAM COCKE,
What have you to talk about treaties? you know nothing about them—I have heard your Talks be- fore—they are all like nothing.
You suppose the goods given at the treaty, and those which were to be paid every year to my people were given to buy your friendship. I told you that you knew nothing about the matter: they were the price of our lands, promised in fair and open treaty. You got a great quantity of lands, worth an hundred times as much as you gave for them.
You have a heart like a squaw, and talk like one. —You say fear is the best and only assurance of the friendship of an Indian. This is the language of a bad heart; why say an Indian? The Great Man above made us all of the same clay, both red and white people, and gave to some the hearts of men, and to others the hearts of squaws. Yours is of the latter sort, or you would not talk such hard Talks, and you say all the Cherokees must be killed, be- cause some of them are bad men, and go to war.
I am glad to hear you talk hard of our great Fa- ther, the President, and of the plans of the United States with respect to Indian affairs. He will see you talk like a squaw, and that you know nothing about what is good for him to do.
You tell the little Talks of your bad men, who talk when they ought not, as you do, to make them- selves great men, as if they were head men and coun- cils of your nation: and you add a number of lies to your Talks, out of your own head, and you have put them upon paper, and sent them a great way off, to make our beloved Father, the President, and all his beloved men think that all the Cherokees, men, women and children are bad, and ought to be laid on the ground.
You are not a man and a warrior—but to make people believe you are, you talk of having killed Keanna. You say you did it by good fortune; but remember it was in the time of peace, and you did not know but he was a good man when you killed him. You also murdered my beloved brother, the Tassel, or some of your people, with hearts like yours, did it—in time of peace too—these are not the actions of men and warriors.
...you will put more of your Talks on pa- per. I will not answer them any more. You are but a boy, and talk for yourself. Our great Father, the President, did not tell you to talk to us, and he will not hear your Talks, nor will we hear them any more—they are like the talks of a MULN Man.
We understand that your government was a good one, and your laws just, and that your Father the President, and the men whom he appointed as war- riors and councillors, were to see those laws execu- ted. We never heard that you, William Cocke, have been chosen a warrior or a councillor, since the battle off the Bong Island, and I know he will not listen to any of your Talks with us. The man is like himself and has a good heart, and I know our great Father will listen only to his Talks, nor does he allow me to hear any other.
This talk I have delivered in the beloved town of Chota, October 1792.
HANGING MAW.
To be RENTED for three years, That well-known, commodious
T A V E R N,
Belonging to the Subscriber, situated in the centre of M A R T I N S B U R G.
This House, for situation and convenience, is not equalled by any one in the place for public business. For terms, apply to
ALEXANDER ROGERS.
P. S. All Persons indebted to him, are desired to settle their accounts, if they do not pay.
November 19, 1792.
F O R S A L E,
449 Acres of LAND, lying on New- Creek, in Hampshire County, within 2 1/2 miles of Potowmac River, 200 acres of which land are tilla- ble, 50 acres are cleared and under fence, 4 or 5 acres are in good meadow, and much more may be added. The land is thin, but valuable, being con- venient to navigation, which is daily improving— boats now load at the mouth of New-Creek. A ge- neral warrantee will be given the purchaser.
For terms, apply to THOMAS WHITTAKER, near Charlestown.
Sept. 14, 1792.
12m.
L A N D S F O R L A N D S.
TO BE DISPOSED OF,
FOUR Hundred Acres of Land, (called MAHON's) lying on Buffaloe-creek, Monongalia County, upon which there are upwards of 40 acres of the best meadow, a good mill seat and spring, and the land equal to any on the Western waters.
Three Hundred and eighty-four acres adjoining, below, on same creek, a large proportion of meadow, and a good spring, the upland equal, which is held by settlement-right, and a general warrantee will be given.
One Thousand Acres on the Dunkard-mill run, a branch of said creek, held by preemption-right, of equal quality to the above, and the same warrantee will be given, all lying from 14 to 25 miles from Morgan-Town, and from 3 to 11 miles from Mon- ongalia river—the State road from Morgan-Town to the little Kenhawa passes near or through the said land.
One Thousand Acres on Binger-mann's creek, held by preemption-right, a great proportion of meadow, and well watered, which lies in the same county, the upland of good quality, about 10 miles far- ther from Morgan-Town.
One thousand acres on the little Kenhawa, about 14 miles from the mouth of said river, held by an old location on treasury-warrant, the land also ve- ry rich.
Any property in the counties of Berkeley or Frederick, negroes, or good bonds, will be taken in payment.
DAVID GRAY.
Berkeley, April 25, 1792.
12m.
HARP AND CROWN TAVERN.
THE Subscriber, from the liberal encouragement he has met with since his commencement at this house, returns his unfeigned thanks to the Public; and informs them, that he has received an assort- ment of the purest liquors, such as Wines of the first quality, old Jamaica Spirit, Coniac Brandy, Gin, Porter, &c. &c. He has also, stableage for 50 hor- ses, in addition to his former, and has procured hostlers sufficient to attend the same.
FLORENCE MAHONY.
October 6, 1792.
12m.
Wanted immediately, by the Subscri- bers,
A good Distiller,
To whom constant employ will be given. WILLIAM & DAVID OSBORN.
October 22, 1792.
To be rented for one or more years, and possession had immediately,
The NEW DWELLING-HOUSE, suitable for a family, adjoining the Subscriber's tavern the lower part of which house is calculated for a store, being completely finished for that purpose.
DAVID WOLGAMOTT.
November 10, 1792.
L A N D S
For SALE on reasonable Terms.
TWO TRACTS, containing 500 acres each, in the County of Harrison, on the West side of the Little Kenhawa; two other Tracts in the State of Kentucky, in the County of Jefferson, about 15 miles from the Falls of Ohio, on Tick-Creek, equal to any Lands in that State, one Tract containing 1000 acres, the other 705; one Tract in the Coun- ty of Berkeley of 106 acres, near the Opeckan-creek; one other in said County, near the White House, of 34 acres, adjoining the lands of Mr. Joseph Bell; one House and Half Acre Lot in Charlestown, well known by the name of Capt. Ross's store. Alto, the Tract whereon I now live. Any person in- clined to purchase, may know the terms by ap- plying to me.
JAMES CRANE.
November 10, 1792.
Berkeley County, head of Bull skin, by the White-House Tavern, November 18, 1792.
THE SUBSCRIBER,
WILLIAM McFATRECH,
BEGS leave to inform the Public in general, that he makes and repairs all kinds of four- wheeled CARRIAGES, such as Coaches, Chariots, Phaetons, Coachees, Family Waggons, one horse Chairs, Chaises and Sulkies, panelled or Winfor.
He has on hand a neat panelled Sociable, with a light top, for one horse, which he can finish at the shortest notice, and will sell for cash or country produce.
WILLIAM McFATRECH.
Wanted, as a Journeyman, A person who understands the Wag- gon-making Business.
Good encouragement will be given by the Subscri- ber, as above.
WHEREAS I the Subscriber, some time in the month of October, 1782, gave a bond to James Morrison, for the sum of ten pounds, current mo- ney, which Bond has long since been fully discharg- ed and over paid by my account against him, but I cannot obtain my Bond; this therefore is to caution all persons from taking an assignment thereof, as I am determined not to pay it again, unless compel- led thereto by law.
JOHN RANEY.
Berkeley County, Nov. 26, 1792.
TO BE SOLD,
A strong Waggon,
With four Horses and Geers, fit for the road. A good Negro, or country Produce, will be taken in payment. For particulars apply to WILLIAM MERRETT, near the Furnace, or the Printer here- of.
Berkeley County, November 26, 1792.
TAKEN up by the Subscriber, about three weeks ago, a small bay HORSE. He has three white feet, and a sore back—no brand perceiv- able. The owner is desired to come, prove the property, pay charges, and take him away.
WILLIAM BURNS.
November 19, 1792.
Wanted immediately, A JOURNEYMAN COOPER, To whom good wages and steady employ will be given, by
JOSEPH HARRIS.
Martinsburg, November 26, 1792.