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to Vx'af and that tjir have in the comfe of fumnier told th the United States would.be to v. hin them lor thrir bad conduit." the Continental army, where his activity gained himafei geantcy. From a knowledtre' of his abilities, his Colonel thought proper pcrfon for the recruiting lei vice and as an inducement to his activity; was piomif-ed an Enfigri's commilion, provided he cn-lifted a certain number of men this was an opportunity 'which the ambition of our hero would not permit him to pafs unimproved Hcapplied himfelf with all diligence tphisdu-ty, and ibon, by promife.s and intrigue obtain ed die number he had how lomethin more in view than an Enfigncy and con- tinued enlifting men, but iipon the. cxprtlsf Dec. 2:.

On l.ift, a melattb girl aged yearj aud months executed here, piirlit-aiit tu the. fcutfitce ni' the Jon. Superior Court in Scp-tembef lai't, for the murder of Ettnict Billet. On 'the of execution, a Sermon adapted to iler unliap-, py fifiialion, was (at her delivered by Mr. Ch.vining, at the new Meciing-Hcufe, to a very tili-inerous affembly, from Je'r.

vi. S. Be ticit injiruclcj, 0 if my ekfart from -ttec Inhie thee Ln riot inhabited. HiJ addrefs to her, at cinle of the fermon, was peculiarly affecting, and drew tears from molt of the auditory. Mr.

Channjng was indefatigable in his attention to her during her confinement, particularly iii thi laft of her praying with, iiillructing and exhorting of her. This unhappy criminal appeared to be but little affected with her fituation 'till about a fortnight before her execution', when flic teemed to be more anxious, and on being afked by thofc who went to fee her, how lone fhc. had tu live lhe would tell the number of. days wdth manift lt agitation. On the day before her execu'tibfi, fhc appeared great diftrefs, that file was dif-trell'ed for her foul and continued in tears for moft of the and until her execution.

She fceiiied greatly afraid whcn atthc gallows, and faid but little to any one. She thanked the. SherifF for his lcindnefs, and launched inui the eternal world. The unhappy fate of this young girl is particularly fo be lamented, as.it i3 to be charged principally to. a- want, of early iilflruction and government.

Train. up a iiv.tsff he JfouUgo, and when be it he will. (as he fxm clucked the advance of the liHiifli tjras aJ, air.l Imving by this iv.xns time tj plant Ionic ani tiYi-ring' up Irelh fiirccs, tii? cug.igsmr.'u hau-- in 1111 txjuai puise. .1 In this liiu.uimi, (iic 'tltj hil.iin witriiily cppolcil lit front, made nittinpt to tuni his left flank hut were br.ivc!y re-pulled and driven b.iclcby dvtnclicd'partk'i A fimilnr attempt on the right, was by Green who nftenvartls, in conjunclion' with Wayne, took Inch petitions, and kept up 10 ftvere and 'Well direftod a firs, as conmsllsJ the iiritifll Iotccs to retire behind thai defile, where the firlt Hand had been made in the beginning, of the In that fituation in which their flanks were fecured by thick woods' and moralils, ruid their front only ailailable thrtmgha narrow hi titif.vithftanding madedil'pofitions (he fays) for attacking them hut thc darknefs came on fo-'falt, nut to afford time for their furmumuiiig the impediments in their way. The main body, ho.vcVcr', lay all night.

upon their, arms on the place of anion, as the detached parties did in the pofitioni which they had been ordered to take, oritler a full determination of attacking the Britilh army when the day appeared; but they retreated in profound filcocc inths niht, that the moltadvanced polls, and very hear kne.v'nothing of their until morning. va Jhingtoi) rcprefsnts "the number of Brttlflt buried fe)' tits Aniericaua, to be about four times greater, than thilols by our GV.etto and his as much under He 'fays, they carried' olF their wqimrbd, excepting four officers, and about forty foldlci's; He gives high and uiiulnal praifc, and 'ex-prell'es hinifelf under the" greatefl: obligation to' the bravery, aiid his oflicefs and fays, the behaviour of thetrcnp-, in general, 'alter they had recovered the occ'alioricd; by "the' retreat of the advanced wis (udv A-j not be iurpafled. The public of 'the' Congrcl's, were very'' flattering to the! army, but particularly, fo to the' General and to Jui' 'officers in -which' they alftftrdto confldor this action as a battle, atid the'refult great important 'victory, obtained 'over the grand "army, -under the immediate', command-of Wafhington took care to inform ''the Cougrefs, that the nature of.the cduntry rendered any further p'urfutt of the Britirti army fruitlefs, arid, all attempts todilturb (tfieif embarkatioh'at San'dy equally impracticable arid, 'He -accordingly 'detached' only fbinc light troops to bbferre' and attend their motions, and drew'off the-mlin body of' the army to the- borders of: the North The Americans loft fome officers of name in this -act-iori- particularly a Colohei Conner of Pennfylvania, ittjl a'iilajorDickehfoh of V' ginia, both of Wllorn were much' 'regretted I lt appears-thit General Wamington ufed fome Wry harfh and fsver'e- the face of the army, 10 Gjnewl upbnV.Vccting hii4, onthe retreat of his', from the place of acYiohy. to a direct charge of a of ordirs, conduct or want" of coaraV -This prod uce'd two paflioiinw letters from Lfc, (rao was'likcwife put under arrell) with an anf.v-ir from all written on tlii 'day 'or night of the-Action. "A court irurtiaj was and'-as ihftantlyi ordered fo carried into execution, as to be opened at Branfwick 'noj Deeemkr z.

the Jl inn on Saturday evening loft, the u-'ife of Mr. Bhjbe: Birge. tfthis unfortunately criJbed-The fury jf the tempefi Jeemiiig to. threaten an immediate difmemter-ment of the long creeled and decayed inanfioa of their a naturally timid-difyfithn induced Mrs: Birge fatally to determine on leaving it', aiidifcei.au njylum in a neighbouring bcufe from' which reflation jhs could not be perj'unded to recede, horMCf zr hazardous the aticmft She bad not proceeded firfivbeii Mr. Birgefollezvcd, and immediately overtook her Hailing wandered the dreary luajlefoirie time, inf'uitkl's fearch of the friendly cottage baplcfs fir-uivor fuggeied that they miftoak the road, and urged: their ret.uri bn(, 'alas too latefie was falling ajleef the chilly -winds, and hoary froft bad deprived her of fpeecb and-fenfe and bejlde the bending chef of 'an aged tree jbe exphpl in-his arms.

Thofc ivbo knew her r.vortb, c'ujimt thenpathetie was hof-pitablc and goodindulgent, to. her children a comfort to the partner of her bed a. bkjjing her neighbours, and an irreparable left YdYlie jfygifgtf Mti diftrcjfed. 'Mr. Birge was expofed to abtitfyebours.

before be found a Jbeliei s'Iiii i 'bni- it is bo- ped be -will recover. Oii Tuefdiy.the iZth nit; the dwelling bo'ufe of Mi: AJh-hel iCfitliu cfiiis'tpwn, took fire, and' was, with-almcjl ev-ery article of entirely" cetfumcd. M'T 0 December 13. Qa Msndty party the Bernhire injhgeuts condition that he ihoutd be tlieir commander When arrived at camp with his arid the Infjedor was proceed ingio difti ibute them among the feveral' Shaife prefented him theenlilting paper, requeuing at the fame time a comminion to command them, as without it they were. not bound to tarry The army being then in want Of recruits, a commiffion, as a Captain' vya's given him in grade Jis, continued; until a new arrangement took place when an opportunity was given his lupefiors of rcward- ing- las' duplicity by a dei Added to the, another anecdote; related.of our hero, "places lharadter'as a foidier, and as a difagreeable light in the ,1780, the.

Marquis deda 'Fayette, pic-fented the officers of the army, earh; with an elegant fword this pledge which a man of hpnour.and. fpirit wouid-iiave facredly preferved, and handed dovyn, to his' poftcrity as a jewel of high -pHCjehe was mean enouglv to di fpo is of for -a trifling con -fideration, After our heroleft the army, he- ftnik into original obCcttfhyj where. -he-probably have, continued, had not of.the times given jVitjn'a'rioppqr t'uWity'to'dif-play. his aftivity, by joining.a miftaki multiA tttde, with the of reforming by- bbftrudtiii'g regular adnii'niftr -prrKttC kio.jTeal..lbfig,;o oM.I:!ml milfi-j bring to light-. thus much 'is ceitainj hj's ambition is unbounded and his fortune fuch hits fpmetimes urged men to defperation.

V. Though Shaife's honour has- been called in queftion, his perfonal courage isuhimpeach-f ed During the' time the parties under.Geni himtelf were at Springtield, an interview was appointed, by to be held in the interval 'between the lines- At meeting, Gen. Shepard complimented burh.e-ro with the title of General to which 'he in-ftantly demanded an explanation, adding ac the fame time, that as he claimed no other rank than Captain, iliould the General perfift giving him. any other, he fliould configer it as an affront, and demand immediate fatif- faction. WH the fubtcriberl, being appointed Commiflioneis by the Hon.

Court of Pfobate turtlicdifttia of Ea -t'indlbr to etaminc the claims of tbe creditors to' the 'dilate of. Jonah Lonniis-fntc of Ealt-NC'lndlor'deccas'd; (trreri)td' liereVy give notice tlucfix months is allowed from the fitlt dny of Dccem lier inftam, and that we shall attend on Hiid biifi-ncl's atthcdveHinghaufe of Capt. Joel Loomis in Baft on the jil. and 4'h. inomUys next, at one.

clo.k afternoon, on of fiid A Wl-UmWQK Ott.T BBN'ONI J-CommiflioneK. SAMU. TRhAT, Dec 1786. I ll I. I II I I THE Hon.

Conrr of Pr'iftic'c for tlic diflnct of jrtfonl. hav-ine alloyed twelve moinhs from the dacc'to-che creditors of the rfUtc of Sclah North laic of VCt ihcish'dd, dcccalVd, to: exhibit their foi letilcnient; noti is given in faid creditors, 'that will be given the hutifc or the laic dectafed, on the firtt and Lift inoiidsvs of Jjnnaiy, rehru- ary and March next, and on tlie Ih ti niondhy oc.lch rnon.h till the expiration of laid time, alter none will' be AH accounts muff he prorerly.at cited. MAHY SOUTH, adrniniftrntmc. SALMON-NORTH, adroiniltiator. Wcthcrsficld, Der.

TtfH Hon, Couitbf Probate of RartniiiRttw, Invinj; four months fro.ni ihe date to the creJi-to'S fo ihe cftate of aeon Berlin, de- ctMred, to cxhi th'ir claims for letch'tornc, attendance wilt be on the lad TiicTdavs of each Month tfiq dwelling honfc otiher.vidile-e.ircd, thole who iicslccl tii tpi'ie in their iihin laid time vill be ley.iPy debarred. AU 'jiwlcored tt tlcfire.) to make paimenc tii drdwl'to nuilce IpccJy lettlcmem, I'ltfTt' returning -urn, n-ortefttr, tins town, a little ludicrous jocularity from fix or ht if the unarmed t.yits, produced at'hive and tug Itiugiage, and' even a violent aft vjith'jwords, gitni and bayonets Jbmeofcach party were badly wounded in the which nntft have ended very Jirioufy, had- nit :thefpr.edy and timely ccl- lection oj. the in'-iabliants, under that proper officers, pre- 'J-be affair wn) happily terminated by. a compromife although by information runtime, of the injiirtrcuts and others, fome-kind of injury' to the inhabitants of this town was cvi- preconcerted, I From'ihe prefcut ifamablc temper of many neeffftty of avoiding, -even the J'malteft appearance of rttde-j nefs and infill, will be realized, by eveiy worthy niunber of l-fociety-: In jiub eircumfances, e-ven Common, jocularity may I be mifconftrued and eventually attended- with e'enfequences that titufl make humanity Jbuddcr 'and fill every inan of 'feeling uudj'enfibility with horror. I 0.1 tbi evening of the ifb htffant William Harder, one On the 4th of The' charges laid ag'ainll Lee -twrei-ftrft, dilbbedieilc'f of Orders, in hca attackingthc! enemy ori the o'f june, agreeable to repeated rdr 'jniliVclta'vitiui" before the cneiiVy on the.

fame day, by making an and. ihameiul 'retreat. 1 And lailly, ipr. dii'refpeiH'ty th.e,Cpmmahder;in Ghiefby the two lettJrs we mentioned. refill tr of the' Coiirt, after a trial.

Which lailej.1 of Anguft, was th's finding General Lee guilty qf the firft finding hi'm in part guilty, of the fecon'd, "Of mifoehaviour before enemy, by making an unneceffary, and in "I'o'me few They alfo found him guilty of difrc'fpeft to the; Comrhanifer in chief am- fentenccd-him, to be ((upended from any command in the armies of tile United States; for the term of twelve nonth.i.' It. is inipoflible for us'to enter into the merits of this fea.tcncc 111 which party might have, had a great, fliare. When a difpute had been carried' to fo great ail height, between, nil- ihneer 011 whom the Americans" repolcd their chief and one fniordiriate and popular, it is siot diiikuit to diyi'ic where the blame will be laid. if ci-iiiin t.u IJ I A 'il Extract if a kilt rf not NcvtaiiT a jwifqa arrived here' from who' reports that' Col. Lpgaa, who from Kentuckej' with' about 8 jo men, attacked the burned five villages and killed ten', men', hVe of whom were duel's of that nation, and made pril'oners of women and children; That r.n tire news of this affair reaching Detioiti ill: were thrown into funic codfufiiin, and feat out M'Kee, Elliot, and Bteit, to clUiuin: into the cir.

iof ike'injuegcists rretitrjiing through this WiUiamj- tm its place rejtiieuee, was being much ftitigiiedj overcome with. the intenjefcverjty of the weather. 'His body wis found tfenext nuiruing on Plain, by fome of t'he J'ame party, tuio applied la tiff tofimenous bis Injuefi, wbofe verdiii, after proofs, was, he, cume.ioftus death by the offevereeoldi ANECDOTES, of Daniel Shaise, Leader of the ib much talked JL o. is a poor family cliu Conn cv of. Worcelter.

and- ferved his cuinltmect tjiat- Jirant w.is hcxivnu yilh -to the farming bufinefs, at much ireiu-roiitv; in fnvin'ir fiindrV whites from beiiio- killed, and getting theni ferrt fate' out of the Indian cjurnry. 1 Tli'it the Vi'yandots and'Dilawares tver-cafieinblim'. at Upper Sanduiky to council, t'ue refult of which they intend to informCongrefs of as foon as the council brakes liV in the mean rhire they retjuell that no whits man iirookhelcl -r rom youth he. was remarkable for fubtjlcy and duplicity, vvh'ieh, his -want of was conjeclur-ed would one day or the other malic him famous the following "occurrences will de-. monflr.ate.the augury, not ill-grounded -At the commencement of the late war, our Jic-ro, then about 23 years dldf enfQvecl inan oe lunerea to crou me uiiio.

ic The letter' writer adds, it is bis opinion, that ti WyauiCits iUid 'Deiawarci wUl be very cantiotij of gi.dn BeilliijPeccrnbc.r;). 73f,.