Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1794-1795, November 19, 1794, Image 2

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IV I L L 1 A M,
Samuel Snow, mailer.
A very {launch good veffcl, burthen
1900 barrels.
For ternu apply to
Joseph Anthony & Son.
iJov. 18 d4t
Now landing at Chejnut
Greet wharf, from the (hip Riling Sun,
Captain Olney, just arrived from St. Pe
terfourgb,
Ruflfo Hemp,
And Sail Duck of excellent quality,
Raveni Duck and Rufiia Sheetings
Cordage and Bar Iron*
for. sali by
Joseph Anthony & Son,
WHO OFFER
a^ove fi l P f° r
Nov. 19 diot
Old American Company.
THEATRE—CEDAR STREET.
For the Benefit of Mrs. Fving
Mr. Purang, and Mr. Bar
wick.
. E
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented,
A Celebrated COMEDY, never perform*
ed here, trilled the
Country Girl.
Performed many seasons in London with
wick.
continued applause.
End of ail id. a hornpipe by Mr. Du-
End of aft 3d. " Four and twenty fid
lers," by Mr. Barwick.
End of aft 4th " When I took my de
parture from Dublin," by Mr. King.
End of the Piay, a Comic Dance by Mr.
Miller, called the
Lilliputian Metatnorpboid.
To which will be added,
A Grand Pantdmime, in two att«, called
Birth of Harlequin
O R,
The Witches Frolic.
- In aft I ft, A Witches Dance.
In aft 2d, M nuete de la Cour by Monf.
Qm;ntt and Madame Gardic, the whole
to conclude w/ih a Dance in Giotefque
characters.
Places in the Boxes may be had at the
Bos Office, from ten to On* every day
(Sundays excepted) and on days of per
formance from three to five P. M. where
also tickets may be had, and at Mr. Brad
ford's book-Uore, No. 8, south Front
ft reet, and at Mr. Cirr's music-store.
The doors will be opened at hajf after
five, and the enrtain drawn up precisely at
half after fix o'drrk.
BOX, one Dollar—PlTT, three quar
ts—GALLERY, half a dollar.
For the Benefit of Mr. Afh
ton and Madame Gardie.
The Public are refpe&fully informed
that Mr. Alhton, vho on a former night
was advertised for a benefit, with Mr.
Wools, did not, owing to very bad wea
ther, receive such emolument as could en
title it to the name of benefit: he has
therefore purchased a share of Madame
Cardie's night, and solicits the patronage
of the citizens in general.
On FRIDAY EVENING,
November 11.
The Play of the " Jealous Wife," for
th« benefit of Mr. Afhton and Madame
Gardie, is changed (by particular de
sire of several ladies and gentlemen) to
a COMEDY (never performed here
but oncc) called
Love's Frailties;
O R,
Precept against Pra&ice-
Written by the Author of the Road to
Ruin, and received with un
bounded applause.
Between the 3d and 4th Aft, an Eulogium
on the marriage state by Mr. Afhton.
After the Play a favorite Ballet Dance
called
The Bird Catcher.
to the course of the Ballet, Monf. Queaet
will daace a Pas Seul and a JPa> de Deux
with Madame Gardie.
Between the Ballet and Pantomi lie, (by
particular jijfire) an Enlogium on Free
Mafcmry, ip the clmrafler of a Royal
Arch Mason, by Mr. Aihton.
To which will be added a New Panto
mime, m performed at the Theatre de
rocs plai&rt u Pari*-with unbounded ap
plause, called
Harlequin Pastry Cook.
Jt the courfc of the Pantomime, Madame
Gardie will sing a French song, called
LeMot Vaut Mieux que h Chose, et la
£feo£c Vaust Mieux que 1< Mot.
Ncw-Jttfey Journal.
Observing, in your lift, W™* of >. n *
telligence refpeaing in outrage commit
ted on the duelling-house of the Rev-
Mr. Elmer of Tar key; left some impro
per imprcf[ions ihould be made upon the
minds of thofr ignorant of the circumstan
ces of the cafe, you are requested to 111-
That, some time fiftce, the Rev. Mr.
Elmer was regularly diluii.Ted, in an; xer
tn his ownreq'ieft) from his congregation;
that there were two parties in the con
gregation, and two sets of trustees, or
perrons claiming right to ptllVeffionof th«
parsonage: In this parfonjge house ihe
Rev. Mr. Elmer lived; each party had its
views in poHelling themselves df this par
sonage. Wliilft Mr. Elmer continued to
poflefs the property, orte party was Satis
fied, but the other party wfifhirig to pos
sess the parsonage, either for the purpose
of ftrengtliening their own ittterefl, fbr the
purpose of repairs, or otherwise to life it
fbr the general interests the coiigfegati
on, presumed to dismantle the house by ta
king off the doors and ihutters* *xpe&ing
that the house becoming thus untenantable,
would be left, and thus become open to
their own pofleffidn. All acquainted with
the circumstances know, that the ftrugglc
is on the fubje<sl of property, £nd that 110
perfonalinfult to Mr. Elmer/ as a private
gentleman, or as a minister, was defig'n
ed.
Any Printer, having inserted the
communication alluded to, it reqiiejled la
notice th'u explanation.
UNITED STATES*
SOUTH-WESTERN TERRI
TORY.
KNOXVILLE, Oft. it,
On the 3 ult. the Governor pro -
tog ued the session of the General As
sembly to the firft Monday in Odtober
179J ; then to commence at thii place.
Many Valuable laws were patted, and
the greatest unanimity and good under
standing prevailed between the Govern
or and . the othet two branches of the
Legislature.
On the a"th ult. arrived here Miss
1 Alice Thompson and Mrs. CafFray; of
' Nulhville, by Way of Rock .Landing,
' in Georgia, from a captivity of upwards
- of two years with the Creeks, wbo in-
I form, that notwithstanding Mr, ttea
i grove's repeated a durances of the peace*
j ful determinations of that nation, tli<4t
. , they refufed to deliver to hitnfujidry c'i
: , tiiens of the United States, prifouers a
: mong them, in particular, thechild of
the latter, Miss Wilson, taken about two
. years ago, from near Bledl'oe's Lick,
, young Brown, the son of Mrs. Brown,
. ! near Nashville, and young May field,
: j the son of Mr. Mayfield, near the fame
■ j place—They also inform, that the child
of Alexander, taken from near this
place, in Sept. 1793, when the reft of
t the family were maiTacred, was killed
j by a Creek warrior, by the itroke of
• a tomahawk, three days after his arriv
al in the nation Miss Thompson, soon
- after arriving in the nation, was pur
chased from her captors for 800 wt. of
deer leather, equal to 166 dollars a:)d
66 2-3 cents, by a white trader, who
treated her with humanity ; But Mrs.
1 CafFray? was treated as a slave, and fre
t quently scratched and tortl with Gar
• Teeth, by way of puniftlment, and
made te hoe corn, be»t meal, and to
s perform other duties of slavery, and
, when released, obliged to leave her
; child behind.
Can Algerine Slavery be more hor
tid!
Report fays, that Double Head, one
r of the Rcfpcftablc Cherokee chiefs, who
c visited Philadelphia last Summer, on his
- return, boasted, " That he had (hed as
:> much " human blood as he could swim
c in."—He has killed only citilens of the
United States.
Murders and depredations committed by
Indians, in the diftri& of Mero, con
tinued ; an account of which was
this day received by an cxprefs from
Gen. Robertfon.
September 12. Roberts, a girl,
killed and scalped on Red-River, Ten
neflce county.
14. Thomas Refon and Wife, kil
led and scalped on Red River, Ten
neflee County, and their House plun
dered.
The fame day, a party of Cherokee*
fell in with John Henly, a* he pafled
down the Ohio, near the month, and
robbed him of one thoofand dollar* in
ca(h, and many valuable articles of mer
chandise.
J5. Chambers, killed and scalped
and Joseph Davit wounded, within 12
miles of Nashville.
O(Sober i. Thomas Bledfoe, lon of
Col. Anthony Bledfoe, killed and scalp
ed near the house of the late Col Isaac
Bledfoe, whose father, brother uncle &
cousin, Hive all fuffered Under Are toma
hawk and scalping knife.
Cj* Is it pofilble that Congiefs can
longer remain blind and deaf to the fuf
ferings and cries of the people of this
Territory.
Extractfrom the Journal of the Houfc of
Reprefentittites.
Territory of the Slates df 7
America south of the rivet Ohio, j
THE
MEMORIAL
OF THE
Legillative Council and Houfc of Re
prefcntativesi
To the Qongrefs oj the United States if
Amtrica-.
IT appearing from the proceedings
of your late fefiion* uporl the memorial
of the people of the Territory* that
both the Seriate dnd House of epre
i fentatives agreed in the propriety and
j necefiity of extending effectual proteiti
; on to the exp«fed frbritierS of this
country, though they differed irf, the
mode, We ate induced to hope' the
iubjedi will igiin be taken up at an ear
ly day of the approaching session, and
that unanimity* as to the mode will
take place;
WE havi riovfr to inform ybu, that
(irice the date of that Memorial (Fe
bruary 26th) the Creeks and Chero
kee* hive not ceased to kill the citizens
of the United States, resident in this
Territory, nor pillage the country, but
have continued id do both as usual, with
an unremitting hand ) i» proof of which
we refer you to the annexed lift of mur
ders and thefts committed since that pe
riod.
WE art' truly fe'nCbk that tire mo
tives of government in forming treaties
with those twe nations, 'and in giving
them large prtfents and annuities* were
rtoi the love of Indians* but with the
hope that such proofs of friendfhip
would produce a return erf it# qn their
part towards the citizens t>f the United
States, and that thereby a real peace
and good uHderfttnding would be eftab.
lifhed between the parties. But, alas !
we by dreadful* woeful experience*
know it has had the contrary effect.—
Initead of viewing filch Conduct on the
part of the United States as an evidence
of friendfhip toward# them* they have
considered it as an evidence of fear, or
as a tribute paid to their fuperiot prow
ess in war ; and, thus viewing it, it has
served only to encourage them to kill
additional numbers of your exposed fel
low-citizens. Fear, not love, is the on
ly means by which Indians can be go
verned, and until they in turn are made
to feel the horrors of war* they will not
know the value of peace* nor observe
the treaties they may form with the U*
nited States.
In discharge of the dtity we owe our
constituents, and ourselves, we have
made to you this memorial, confiding,
that you* in diicharge of that which you
aWe to your's and yourfelvca, will take
meafnres to punish thofc two faithlefs
and blood-thirsty nations, the Creeks
and Cherokees, according to the ufarre
and custom of nations, and to secure the
persons and property of the citizens of
the United States, refidcnt in this Ter
ritory. Dons at Knoxville, in the Le
gislative Council, September ic, 1794.
(Signed)
GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD,
P. L. C.
®. Roulston, C. L. C.
Done at Knaxville, in the House of
Representatives, September 15, 1704.
(Signed)
DAVID WILSON, S. H. R.
By ovder,
B. Harren, C. H. R.
t
A lift of the names of perfoni killed, mur
dered, and captured Jince the 26th of
February, 1794.
March 9. Samuel Martin killed on
a path leading from Henry's station to
his lather's house.
James Fergufon killed on a path lead
ing from David Craig's to John Craig's
station.
12. Four men killed on the Ken
tucky road and one wounded.
Four men killed in.Tcnnefle county,
the particular day and names not
known.
18. John Wood, wounded with four
balls, about fun rife, on a path leading
to the house of William Ruflel.
20. Charles Bratton, killed and
scalped near the house of Major White,
in Sumner county.
On the 21 ft, near the house of Secre
tary Smith, Anthony Bledfoe, the son
of the late Col. Anthony Bledfoe ; and
Anthony Bledfoe, son of the late Col.
I iac Bledfoe, were both killed by In
dians and scalped (their fathers were
bort» killed by Indians, one m tmtroufe,
the other in his field.) The fame party
of Indians captured a valuable negro
fellow belonging to Secretary Smith.
In March, the. dav »°t p.ec.fely
known, Double Head, a chief of the
Cherokees, killed the family of one
Wilson, confiding of women and chil
dren, believed to be eight in number,
on the Rolling Fork of Salt River, in
Kentucky* except one boy; which boy
is now in Double Hfcad's possession,
who declares, he will j>ot give him up.
Many other persons have been killed on
the southern frontiers of Kentucky, of
whom no coireft account has been ob
tained.
April 1. Thomas Shajp Speencr,
killed on the road leading from Knox
ville to Nashville, near the Crab Or
chard, by Double Head, and James
Walker wounded.
2. William Green, a federal soldier,
killed at Fort Grainger (the block
house at the moiith of the Holfton, so
called.)
James R. Robertfon, son of Gen.
iobertfon, and John Grimes, his ne
>hew; killed on the Cumberland river,
he day not precisely known.
6. 'the mothtf of Peter and Henry
Livingltori and two children, killed
near Mbtafon Gap, and a negro taken
prifonef. ,
19. from Kentucky in
form, that three perfons'were killed by
Indians on the Kentucky rOad, near
Middleton's Ration.
21. Cafteel, his wife, ami four cnil
dren, were killed in his own house, at
the dawn of day, within 7 miles of
Knoxville—-At the fanic time a neigh
bouring child, who happened to bit at
his house, was dangerously wounded.'
James M'Cown, killed at the house
6f Widow Hays, ten miles from NafK
villcj Mrs. Hays's husband had been
killed a few months before.
May 16. OnS of the spies, on duty,
was wounded on Bledfoe's Creek : and
on the fame day, on Station Catnp
Gi-eek, in the midst thick settle
ment, a party of Indians fired o j Mr 1 .
Strawder and his son, at wo A within
Ont hundred yards of his own House, j
killed and scalped the latter—the for-1
trier fled to his house, the Indians puit
sued, and wounded his wife as (he open- j
td the door to let him in.
Junt 11, The wife of Mr, Gear was
scalped by Indians, within four miles of
Nafhvilte, on her way to church.
Hugh Webb and Joseph M'Adams, of
Sumner county wtfre fired Upon near the
Dreeping Spring, on the public road, on
their way from the i'alf works, with fait
for their families ; the former was killed,
and the latter badly wounded with three
balls.
Robert M'Roy, killed in pursuit of the
Indians who scalped Mrs. Gear.-
Stephen Jones, killed on the southern
frontiers of Jefferfon county.
William Scott, John PittigreW, James
Pittigrew } Mr. Tate, Mr. Young, and
another man, three women and three
children, were killed on the Tennaffee,
on board of a boat bound to the Natch
es, and two negroes taken prisoners.
July 3. Isaac May field was killed
within four miles of Nalhville.
9. Major Wincheftei, killed and
scalped on the public road leading from
his owfi house to Sumner court houle.
He was a juilice of the peace, atid on
his way to court.
24. John lfh was killed and scalped
in his field eighteen miles below Knox
ville, on the south bank of the Holfton.
Augujl 12. A party of Indians at
tacked the Bull Run Mock house, 16
miles from Knoxville, and were repulsed.
13. The Indians, on the Cumber
land road, near the Crab Orchard, kil
led Paul Cunningham, Daniel Hitch
cock, William Flannagan, and Stephen
Renfroe, and wounded Abraham Byrd.
14. William Blackburn, one of the
fedeial soldiers, and David F. Dear
mond, one of the militia on duty, were
fired on by about x 5 Indians, the form
er killed, and the latter wounded, slight
ly, near Fort Grainger, twenty two
miles from Knoxville.
On the 20th Allen Nablem, a lad of
twelve years of age, was kilied by In
dians, four miles from Nashville, on the
plantation which his father had been
killed about fix years ago.
Robert Brigance, was killed by In
dians, on a public road near Sumner
court house. His horse was also {hot
dead.
September 6. A negro woman, the
property of Peter Turnay, was taken
by Indians near Sumner court-house.
On the 16th, a woman, on Red Ri
ver, near Major Sharp's, was killed by
Indians—The fame day, a party of In
dians fired upon five men near Mr.
Andrew Jackson's, on the south fide of
Cumberland river, killed one man and
wounded two : amongst the latter is
Mr. John Bodey.. The fame party
burned the house* of John Donelfon
and the widow Hays.
On the 18th,—^— Walker v»„
captured by Indians on the frontiers jrf
Hawkins, as he was pafling from hu
oWn house to that of a neighbor.
Gabriel Simpfon, killed within fix
mile* of Nashville, in the early part of
July, on the plantation on which his fa.
ther was killed.
Killed, - - y l
Wuunded, - . ,j
Captives, - - I?
Total lo s|
IN COUNCIL, Sept. j6tb,
Resolved, That the persons killed
and wounded, by Indians, the know
ledge of which has reached this Gene
ral Assembly, since the date of their
merhorial to Congress of the t jth inft.
be added to the lift of kilkd and wound
ed and annexed to that memorial.
Captives,
vvr. >
IN COUNCi
Resolved, T
and wounded,
ledge of which
ral Assembly,
memorial to C
be added to thi
ed and annexet
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
September sth, 1794,
RESOLVED, That the Governor
dc authoiil'cd and requested to cause ;
new census of the people to be
311 the last Saturday in the month of
July, 1795, in the fame manner as the
.•enfus was made by his order in th«
/ear 1791, to the end that reprefenta.
ion may with certainty be apportion
:d to population in the refpe&ive elec-
Scptembcr 29.
Refolvtd, That the Governor of this
Territory be requested to direct, that
vhen the census is taken next July, the
enfe of the people may at the fame
>e enquired into how far it - 'heir
— - -nay be their
wifti for adnuffion into the Union as a
State.
NEWBUIiYPORT, (MaiT.) Noy, t.
MILITIA.
O&ober »8, 1794.
The sth Regiment, 2d Brigade, jd di
vision, commanded by Col. James Bridg
et, paraded on Haver hill plain, were re-
Viewed by Col. Bricket, and infpffted by
Major Coffin, after which tlie officers of
the Regiments invited the officers of othet
Regiments, then prcfent, to retire with
them to Lieut. Bradley's lan, where thtj
partook of a huidfome collation, and no
fadtion which every one appeared to en
iTK-nt, they Were escorted to the parade, by
Capt. Ofgood's tro.op j the manoeuvres &
firings, greatly to the latisfaftion of nu
merous fpeiflators ; the diy ended with
out any accident.
PHILADELPHIA,
NOVEMBER 19.
Elihu Phinney the ingenious Editsr oi
the " Columbian Mercury "-a paper late
ly publiflied in Canaan, State of New-
York—having determined to remove hii
office to Coopf.rstown, Otfego county,
concludes » valedictory address on the occa
sion in the following words —" Those who
■are governed more by impulse than reifon,
may perhaps blame the Editor for those
ftrorig features of federalifm with which
his paper has been marked, but the cen
sures of such men will never intimidate
him : he will ever cherish the true patriot!
whose principles tend to conned the Peact
and Happinefi, with the Honcrand Digni
ty of onr Country. Having spent his you'h
in the cause of Freedom, with such fuc*
cess that he can now participate with hii
fellow-citizens in the bleflings of a tree go
vernment —guarded by a constitution,
which has ex< ited the admiration and envy
of furrou»ding Nations, he will hard
ly be perfuadcd to barter felicity and pro
tection so dearly earned, and so well se
cured, for the guilty confufion and peri
lous jeopardy of Amrchial and temporiz
ing Clubs.
Wifliing health, happmifi and ConaMS
lenfe to every class crfAnwricu* i MB
loping that Truth and R**k>n
place of Obstinacy and Error, thejE®*',
of the Columbian Merxpry reipcAwir
takes hijleave, and for the
%•«<«•• ■ i^X:
Jftatt fuorttrr, Umm **>
AW >794- :
GENERAL ORDERS.
THE army will resume its march
on the morning of the 4th, at the hour
of eight, when a signal gun will be fired.
They will advance in two columns com
posed of the refpeftive wing". The
right colnmn will take the route by
Lodge's, to Budd's ferry, under the
command of his Excellency Governor
Mifflin, who will please to take the molt
convenient situation in the vicinity of
that place for the accommodation ot
the troops, and wait further or era.
The left column will proceed on the
route to Peterfon's, on the east fide °
Pafkinfon's ferry, under the orders or
major general Morgan : they will marc
by the left in the following manner:
Light corps ; cavahy* artillery ; »
ginia brigade ; Maryland bngac.e ; he
bag gage to follow each corps, sn
public (tore* of every kind, in the rear
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