The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-17
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HALLowELL, Oct. T.
We are all in most unhappy situation
in this part of the county, for we are in a
state of actua! rebellion. You have no doub,
heard of Il Murder committed some weeks
back near this town by some squatters, ana
that eight men who did the act are in goal
For some time we were told they would be
rescued; but the report was treated with
contempt, until Friday night, 10Th Septem
Der, between the hours of - and l when we
were reused by the cries OF D7URD Err and
FIRE! Before could get out of bed. A
military notification was read to me to apuear
armed and equipped in minutes at the gun
house. When | got int the street, every
thing was in confusion found that the ar
uiiery had gone on to Augusta and part
OF our company mounted on horseback mad
also proceeded We remained on our arms
until day light. Saturday, strong guard
tutned out and we were pretty quiet. On
Sunday night the alarm commenced at 10
o'clock, and positive information was recei.
we'd OF considerable body of the enemy,
within few miles of Augusta so we re
manned during the night. Monday was
drafted and marched at in the evening -
Stood On guard six hours, on one of the roads
ABOUT mile trom the settlement. Tuesday
night we hoped that the force was so great
we should have some rest, but it was the
worst OF all About midnight the augusta
bell began to ring; (tho signal for their being
actually attacked) We could distinctly hear
the guns. The small part of our COMPANY
that had been left behind were Immediately
ordered to march-the alarm guns were fired
TO bring up the troops frsm Gardner. On
our arrival we found the guards had been
driven in, eXcepr four; who were Captured
within few rods of Augusta bridge. They
resisted until overpc wered by party of so or
oO. In the fray, some were wounded !; unfor-
tunately the main body at the goal were not
strong enough to reinforce the party attacked
they were lett to Struggle for themselves.
MAJ. WEEKS, who had rendered himself
very conspicuous for his eXertions in rousine
the well affected part of the county to sup
port the government and the laws, mounted
his horse and rode to the bridge. He was
seized and dragged into the woods, and threa
tened to be hanged; but fortunately made
his escape. A regular force of about 400
troops kept at Augusta, and / am obliged
TO hire man to be there, and at the same
time to patrole the streets here for We are
ingreat danger of being set on fire in order
toconiine the people here. and prevent them
from gong to Augusta in case of alarm 1t
is supposed that the insurgents are from GOO
TO l 500 strong, and the ifsaffe ction is rapid
" spreading. Gen SEwALL has sent on to
the Governor for orders.''
YoRL, Oct. 9.
1t has been remarked at Martinico, that
the yellow fever, which carried off variety
OF Americas seanen in the preseD year, was
most prevalent and mortal on board those
vessels that brought fish to that market from
these States...d1erc .ddu.
On "Wednesday, the brig Sally, captain
Richmond, arrived at Boston, in 81 DAYS
from New Orleans. The crews of most of
the vessels at New Orleans were sick and
the Hospital was so full no more could be adj
mitied. The yellow fever, it was feared,
would rage as soon as the rainy season was
over. The increase of inhabitants by the
emlgrants from Cuba, who were generally
SICK (and were so numerous they could not
possibly be accommodated with comfortable
habitatlons,) together with the rapid fall of
the river. were expected to tend to produce
or aggravate the fatal disorder. ID.
lbe Algerines complain bitterly Of the
loss CT business since the depredatory ma
val warfare carried on by the English and
FreAch for years past.-F For, say they, while
we plunder our enemies according TO our an
tent cnstom, the two former plumber friends
and enemies indifferently. Quere. Who
OF the three is the better Turk ?..... Bait
finer.
Extract eta letter from Genuehan in
HlgierS, 10 his Correshondem in boz
Ton.
When ! left France, hoped had LEI,
war and misery behind me, bot was mis-
taken, for on my arrival in Algiers. obser
we'd that Preparations for a maritime war
were Carried or with the greatest vigor :
they were hitting out one d gun frigate, &
three Zcbecs, besides two frigates, one ~,
and The other SO guns, at sea; and as for
misery, the poor Turks made bitter com
plants they assured me for the last three
years, that the nations of Europe had be
come such Formidable rivals to them in their
line, that they bad been hardly pushed. b
That they had been SO far exceeded by the
English and French, that they were led al
most to despsir--for said ,hcy, while we
have conscientiously followed the usage of our
nation, and strictly kept within the bound.
prescribed by our long established customs
OF rohbing and cnslaving only our enemies
hey have been playing game of sweep
stakes, dashing away al both friends and en-
emiss."