eently cut, though the body, from its appearance, had been at the place five or fix months. It was the prevailing opinion that he had been ftrangled, and the head afterwards fever ed from the body by cutting. A few Saxon and Polish coins were found in his watch coat; and, from fome papers about him, it appeared that his name was Chriftian-Frederick Jang, and that he was born in the city of Leipfick, in Saxony. MIDDLETOWN, March 26. We hear that one Prudence Reaves, of Chatham, was laft week delivered of a child while alone in a chamber, which was not difcovered until the day following, when the woman of the house where he was went into the chamber, and faw her almost naked walking towards the bed, but before the reached it, fhe fell on the floor and expired immediately. This girl had ever denied her pregnancy, and it was not abfolutely known until her death, when search being made, a dead infant was found hidden in a basket of tow, with evident marks of violence on its head and throat. The Jury brought in their werdict, wilful murder of the child by its mother. PHILADELPHIA, March 17. Letters received from the Ifle of France, in the East Indies (via France) informs, that the ship Grand Turk, captain Weft of Salem, after having difcharged her cargo at that. If land, took a freight from thence for Canton in China, for which place the failed in June Haft, and that her return to Salem may be expected in June next. She cleared out for the Ifle of France the 28th of Nov. 1785.. By a letter from Dublin in Ireland we are informed that an alteration will take place in the next money bills, refpecting the duty payable on news-paper advertisements, the prefent exorbitant tax thereon, far exceeding that payable in England, being found extremely detrimental to the landed and commercial intereft of the kingdom, inasmuch as it impedes and curtails neceffary communications, at this time fo much to be defired; and its longer continuar.ce will eminently justify a remark made by the Right Hon. Charles Fox, who fpeaking of the additional news-paper advertisement duty in Ireland, calls it " nue. a tax of refentment, not of reve "If it be a tax of refentment, as the Right Hon. gentleman fays, the relentment hould ceafe as its object is no more-the brave war not with the duft-the Volunteers Journal is dead.-Requiefcent in pace! NORTHAMPTON, March 14. Sunday laft, died in this town, Mifs Temperance Clapp, in the 20th year of her age, daughter of Mr. Samuel Clapp of Worthing ton-She had a Felon on one of her fingers which was extremely painful, and had much disturbed her reft for two nights-The family on Saturday evening procured fome Crude Opium, but not being able to determine the proper dofe, gave her 23 grains-It was not known until the next morning that an improper quantity had been given upon the firft difcovery he was deprived of all fenfibil ity, and apparently in the agonies of deathvarious experiments by frictions, the most ftimulating glyfters, emiticks and electricity, were made to restore her, but all proved ineffectual, and the expired within 16 hours from taking the fatal dofe-A folemn caution not to exhibit medicine without a competent knowledge of its effects! Extract of a letter from Lanesborough, dated March 6:b 1787. "The evening of the 3d inftant one Levi Bullock of this town, about twenty years of age, who has ferved under Captain Shays, was one of those who took fhelter in NewYork state and affifted in plundering Stockbridge the 27th ult. and finally arrived home without wound or imprisonment; yet his fears were fuch that he durft not be seen pub. lickly; he went to the house of Mr. Mayo,who was from home, and perfuaded his fon, Thomas Mayo, about the fame age, to fleep with him: they concluded to fecrete themselves in a place made in the fide of an hill to fecure vegetables from froft, the dimenfions of the place about 10 by 8 feet; its entrance nearly 3 by 2 feet; they entered the fame with a fmall pot of live coals and a bed, and had previoully engaged a youth (brother to Mayo) to fecure the entrance with a board and fome fnow. The ftorm of fnow which happened that night made the place ftill more fagure. The morning of the 4th inftant, the fame youth dug away the fnow, opened the place and found them lying on their bed to appearance asleep, though breathlefs-Attempts were made to recover them, but in vain:-A Jury of inqueft was fummoned by the coroner, whofe verdict was, that the faid Levi Bullock and Thomas Mayo, came to their death by mifchance of fuffocation. NEWPORT, March 29. On Tuesday laft the Freemen of this town convened. pursuance of the town-meeting, in Affembly for appointing town officers, when the following gentlemen were unanimously ap pointed members of the town council, viz. George Champlin. George Gibbs. Henry Blifs. John Slocum. George Sears, and Nicholas P. Tillinghast, Èfquires. A vote was then paffed for re-appointing and continuing in office, all perfons who had held offices under the Corporation, and to which they were now eligible by the town. A motion was made, that the fenfe of the meeting fhould be taken relative to the conduct of the late corporation, and the following vote was paffed, and ordered to be published. Voted, THAT the thanks of the Town be given to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the late city of Newport, for their humane, generous and upright conduct, during their adminiftration, and for their faithful defence of the rights and privileges of the citizens. As the town-meeting was very full, the unanimity in the choice of the town council, who had held the principal of fices under thelate charter,demonstrates that the citizens were entirely satisfied with their conduct-and there being only two diffentients to the vote of thanks to the Mayor, Alderman, and Common Council, for their faithful defence of the rights and privileges of the citizens, evinces their approbation of their fpirited defence of that charter of incorporation which was liberally grant ed, and which, without forfeiture or any impeachment of mal-conduct, was, by an act of power, taken away. Yesterday was killed by Oliver Dew, et, in the hog-house of Ebenezer Carr, a hog not four years old, raised in this town, by T. Clark-which weighed as follows, viz. before dreffing, 824lb when gutted and drefied, 715fb-Harf. let, 141b-Gut fat, 35th-his length, 9 feet-bignefs in girth, 6 do. This hog is faid to be the largest that was ever raised in this state. PROVIDENCE, March 24. Yefterday came on, before the Hon. Supreme Court, now fitting here, the trial of William Young, who, with John Molly, was charged with the murder of Elizabeth Margill, in the evening of the 19th of December laft, on board a veffel then lying in this harbour. The trial commenced at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and lafted until eight in the evening, when the Jury withdrew, and at eleven o'clock brought in their verdict, guilty of Manslaughter. By this gentleman, we also learn, that fome of the fugitive rebels, in paroxisms of revenge, in the night of the 9th instant, fet fire to a ftore, owned by Meffrs. Penfield and Bacon, of Sheffield, but which flood in Nobletown, in New-York, near the line of this ftate, which was entirely confumed, together with about 600l. in property contained therein, and on the 13th a barn belonging to Mr.Benjamin of Egremont, was alfo fet fire to and together with the grain, hay, &c. deftroyed. Several of the incendiaries, fufpected as concerned in the above transactions, were ta ken and confined in goal. The Governour of the state of New-York is allowed for his falary 1500l. per year; 300l. for houfe rent; 150l. for incidental charges, and 150l. for private fecretary; amounting in the whole, to 2100l. per year. The following is the weight of a cow lately killed in Philadelphia: The four quarters weighing 654, the hind quarters 571, making together 1225lb of neet beef. The hide, head, heart, belly, feet, back and tallow, weighed 43015. Total, 1655lb. Mention is made likewife, of a bullock, which measured in length, from the nose to the rump, 10 feet 1 inch, in height 6 feet inch, and weighed, when alive, 218415 which was lately brought to that market. On Thursday laft, at 12 o'clock, the County Cage was drawn from the publick jail into State Street, when Samuel Abbot, convicted and fentenced for forgery, about a year fince, but who in April laft broke jail, and was ap prehended a few weeks ago, afcended the top of this convenient edifice, where he was pilloried for one hour, at the expiration of which he defcended, and entered the cage, accompanied by 10 other culprits, male and female, white and black, who were then brought from the jail, efcorted by proper officers; and who foon after, one by one, mounted the fage and at a poft erected in the centre of this theatre, were whipped as follows; Amey Die, 15 ftripes; Elizabeth M'Intire, 15; James Morey, 20; Clariffa Stoddard, 10; Mary Hogg, 10; William Studley, 20; John Brown, 20; Betfy Hayter, 10; Jofeph Smith, fentences received at the late Supreme Court for theft. Abbot, abovementioned, was allo. whipped 20 ftripes, which, with being pillsried as above, are in part of what he was fentenced to receive. BO TON, April 2. On Tuesday laft, arrived in town, Enfign Stoddard, of the federal troops, from GreatBarrington, in the county of Berk fhire, which place he left on Saturday laft. By him we are informed, that the Hon. Juftices of the Supreme Judicial Court, arrived at Great-50; Thomas Port, 50; agreeably to their Barrington, on the 18th inft, attended by General Shepard, and a number of refpectable gentlemen from the county of Hampshire; and on the Tuefday following, the Court commenced their feffion, without the leaft interruption, when the Hon. Judge Cushing gave a fpirited and folemn charge to the Grand Jury, which was compofed of gentlemen of the first character in the county, as were three full petit Juries returned to ferve at that Court; that in the afternoon of Tuesday, the Rebels taken in the action at Sheffield, on the 27th of February laft, together with others of a like defcription, under a strong guard commanded by Col. Newell, were brought in from Pittsfield, and that Gen. Lincoln, and the other gentlemen Commiffioners, were at Great-Barrington, when he left that place. WORCESTER. We hear from many towns in this County, that the majority of votes for Governour, are in favour of his Exeellency John Hancock, Efq. His Honour Thomas Cufhing, and the Hon. General Lincoln, were principally voted for, for Lieutenant-Governour, but from the accounts we have received, we cannot form an opinion who has the largest number of vǝtes. MAGAZINE. For the WORCESTER IN wildomas dance, the more facility Wifdom confifts in the right perception of things: This fecures us from moft of the injuries of fortune-they fall heavy only on the unenlightened part of mankind. By teaching us the fecret of true felicity, which dwells but little in the externals, wifdom obviates that digreffion of mind, which conftitutes adverfity, and directs us not to feek for foJid and lafting fatisfaction, in any thing, that is not in fome meafure dependant on ourfelves. Our good qualities expofe us more to ha tred and perfecution, than all the ill we do. Wifdom puts into our hand, the fcale of impartiality, and teaches us to weigh with exactitude, the good and evil of which this world is composed. Whenever you would recreate your felf, fays M. Antoninus, reflect on the laudable qualities of your acquaintanceon the magnanimity of one, the modefty of another, or the liberality of the third. It is much to he lamented, that the practice of the focial virtues, and a strict adherence to the love of truth, are but shallow recommendations to raise a man in the world. He who wishes to recommend himself to the rich and powerful, must too often fubmit to the meanest in- ' dignities, and, like a ferpent, press the earth with his belly, in order to spring forward. COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS. HEREAS the General Court in Wits prefent feffion, have paffed an act, providing for the pay and fubfiftence of the militia, that have been, now are, and may be employed by government, in fuppreffing the prefent rebellion, and have directed a loan of forty thousand pounds, to be made on the credit of the nappropriated part of the revenue arifing from impofts and excise. And whereas the monies arising from the funds aforesaid, may not be fo fpeedily collected as may be wanted for the pay of the militia that have been lately employed as aforefaid: Therefore, Refolved, That the Treasurer be, and hereby is empowered and directed, to pay to the feveral officers and foldiers, that have been, or shall be employed as aforefaid, fuch fum or fums as fhall be due to them refpectively, on the rolls made up and allowed according to law, out of the fund aforefaid, or out of the fpecie part of the tax granted in March laft, as fhall moft facilitate fuch payment. And it is further Refolved, That the Treasurer receive of the feveral colle&ors of the tax aforefaid, any order from any of the officers or foldiers aforesaid, drawn in favour of fuch collector as shall prefent the fame, or of the Selectmen of the town to which the officer or foldier belongs, as equal to fpecie, not exceeding the fum due to fuch officers or foldiers respectively, borne on the faid rolls. Refolved, That the Governour and Council be, and they are empowered and requested, to examine and adjuft all accounts of fupplies of provifions and utenfils, and for tranfportation of the fame, furnished by the Selectmen of the feveral towns, to the militia that have lately been employed for the fuppreffion of the pre fent rebellion, agreeably to the militia" law; and alfo the accounts of any other? perfon or persons who have furnished fupplies or transportation as aforefaid, for the purposes herein expreffed, fo far as the fame are a proper charge against the State. And the Governour with advice of Council, is hereby authorized to iffue warrants upon the Treafurer for the dif charge of the farne, and the Treasurer is directed to pay fuch warrants out of the fpecie part of the tax No. 5, or out of fuch monies as may be borrowed for the pay and fubfiftence of the militia. Sent down for concurrence. In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES, Read and concurred. ARTEMAS WARD, Speaker. Approved, JAMES BOWDOIN. A true copy. Attet. JOHN AVERY, jun. Secretary. VOL. III.] THE [NUMB. II. WORCESTER MAGAZINE. For the Second Week in April, 1787. HISTORY of the late WAR in AMERICA. Etion, the Vigilant led the way up tine and Tybee, befides a number of other cuts of deep water, which were impaffable by troops at any time of the tide. The first divifion of the troops, confifting of all the light infantry of the ar my, the New York volunteers, and the first battalion of the 71st regiment, under the conduct of Lieutenant Colonel Maitland, were landed at break of day, From the landing place, a narrow caufeway of fix hundred yards in length, with a ditch on each fide, led through a rice fwamp to one Gerridoe's house, which ftood upon a kind of blunt and abrupt promontory, culted in for language a buff, rifing confiderably above the level of the rice-fwamp. The light infantry under Captain Cameron, being first landed, formed directly, and pushed for the river on the 28th, being attended by the Greenwich and Keppel armed veffels and followed by the tranfports, who formed three divifions, in the order efta, blished by the commanders for descent. At the fame time the Comet bomb-gal. ley was fent up the fouth channel, to prevent the enemy's row gallies from efcaping by the inland navigations. On finding that the battery on a place called Salter's Ifland, was totally deferted by the enemy, the armed veffels pushed forward towards the intended landing place; but a number of the transports nad grounded on the Flats by the way, which neceffarily retarded for fome time the landing. The activity and judgment of Captain Stanhope of the navy, who acted as a volunteer in this fervice, ob-ward along the caufeway. As they apviated this difficulty, as far as its nature would admit. Having undertaken the command of the flat boats, he embarked the whole firft divifion of the troops with fuch celerity, that he joined the Vigilant with very little lofs of time, after he had taken that ftation which the fhallowness of the water would admit, at about random cannon fhot diftance from the landing place. It was, however, then dark; and the enemy's fires fhewing that they had taken poft, and intended defence,the landing was deferred until morning. The deftined landing place was a poft of great importance; exceedingly difficult of accefs; and which was accordingly capable of being eafily put in fuch a ftate of defence, as might have effectually refifted a vaft fuperiority of force. But it was the first practicable landing place on the Savannah river, the whole country between it and Tybee being a continued tract of deep marsh, interfected by the extensive creeks of St. Auguf proached the poft they meant to attack, they received a smart fire of mufquetry, from a fmall party of about fifty rebels, to whom its defence had been committed. But the troops, incenfed at the lofs of their Captain, who had fallen by that fire, afforded them no time for charging again, fo that they were almoft inftantly difperfed in the woods. Thus, after fo much time as the enemy had for preparation, fo weak or confufed were their counfels, that a moft difficult landing place was fecured to the army, and an open way gained to their capital, at no greater expence than the lofs of one brave officer, with about half a dozen private men killed or wounded. Colonel Campbell, having taken a view of the country from Gerridoe's farm difcovered the rebel army, under Major General Robert Howe, drawn up about half a mile caft of the town of Savannah, with feveral pieces of cannon in their front. He was prompted by this fight, the apprehension of their retiring unme lefed and whole, and the length of fervice, which that early hour of the day promised to afford, to push forward with the troops already landed, and to expect the remainder as they could come up. The commander in chief accordingly, having left a detachment to guard the landing place, advanced directly towards the enemy. When the army had paffed a cross road, which interfected the great one leading to the town, the divifion of the Wiffenbach regiment was left to take poft at that place, both in order to cover the rear, and to preferve the communication with the landing place. The troops then advanced along the great road in the utmoft fecurity; a thick impenetrable wooded fwamp covered the left of the line of march, and the light troops and flankers effectually scoured the cultivated plantations on the right. From whatever caution or delay it happened, the troops did not reach the open country before three o'clock, at which time they halted within about a thoufand yards of the enemy. The enemy were in appearance, and fancied themselves exceedingly ftrongly posted; and would in reality have been found fo, had the British commander made the attack exactly in the manner they wished, and to which they had vaiuly directed all their views and expectation. They were yet to be inftructed in one of the moft obvious maxims of warfare, that the very causes which induced them to with the attack to be made in a particular quarter, would, almoft to a certainty, produce a contrary effect, and direct its operation elsewhere. They were formed in two divifions on either fide of the great road. Half their regular forces, confifting of two regiments of Carolina troops, under the command of Colonel Huger, extended from the road, on their left, to a wooded swamp on their right, which was covered by houfes defended with rifle-men. The other divifion of their regular troops, confifting of part of three Georgia battallions, under Colonel Elbert, with the road to their right, were covered on the left by rice fwamps; being further ftrengthened by the fort of Savannah Bluff behind their left which would have operated in attack as a fecond flank. The town of Savannah, encompaffed with the remains of an old line of entrenchment, covered their rear. One piece of cannon was planted at the extremity of their line on the right, one on the left, and two pieces occupied the traverfe, across the great road, in the center of their line. About 100 paces in front of this traverse, at a critical spot between two fwamps, a trench was cut across the road, and about 100 yards in front of the trench, a marthy rivulet ran almost parallel the whole extent of their front; and to render the paffage ftill more difficult, they had deftroyed the bridge which led over this brook. Col. Campbell foon difcovered, by the countenance, as well as the movements of the enemy, that they equally wifhed and expected that he fhould attack them on the left; and he accordingly omitted no means that could serve to cherish that opinion, and continue its delufion. For that purpofe he ordered the 1ft battallion of the 71ft to draw off and form on the right of the road, and then marching up to the rear of the light infantry, that corps was drawn off till more to the right, thereby increafing the jealoufy of the enemy for their left, and impreffing a full idea, that he was in the act of extending his front to that quarter. The happieft effect of this manoeuvre, however, was, that the light infantry had thereby got into a hollow ground, by which they were totally covered from the view of the enemy. Fortune, the great friend to enterprize in war, and whofe favours no prudent officer will ever deny, had. thrown a negro into the hands of the commander, whofe intelligence he turned to the happieft account. This man knew a private path through the wooded swamp on the enemy's right, through which he promifed to lead the troops without obfervation or difficulty. To profit the more effectually of this difcovery, it happened that the hollow way into which the light infantry had now fallen, continued winding all round the rear of the army until it joined the morafs and wood in. queftion. Sir James Baird was accordingly directed to purfue the course of the valley with the light infantry, until he arrived at the path pointed out by his guide, by which he would be enabled to turn the enemy's right flank, and by a moderate circuit to fall in upon the rear of that wing. The New-York volun'teers, under Colonel Turnbull, were ordered to fupport the light infantry.. During the courfe of this movement, the artillery were formed in a field on the left of the road, and concealed from the enemy by a fwell of ground in front, up which it was intended to run them, as feon as the fignal was made for action, |