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BOSTON, Augufi i<n
THE, trial of Jason Fairbanks, for the murder of miss
Eliza Fales, commencedbefore the supreme judicial
court at Dedham on Thursday last. On Friday a careful
examination of the numerous witnesses in the cause was
completed; the defence was supported by meflrs. Lowell
and Otis, the prosecution by the attorney general; the
charge delivered from the bench and the caule submitted
to jury at a late hour in the evening* On Saturday in the
forenoon the jury brought in their verdift guilty, and the
solemn sentence of death was palled on the prisoner by the
chief justice.
No trial in our court of jullice has excited so much sym
pathy and horror; and nothing perhaps in hiltory or fi&ion
exceeded the remarkable fa&s which gave it rife.
Greenfield , (Connecticut) Augufi 3. Three men
were taken up in this neighborhood, yesterday and the day
before, strongly fufpefted of being concerned in the ma
nufacture of counterfeit dollars and bank bills, as a large
sum of money of this defeription was found on them. On
the outside of one roll was written “ unfinifised.” The
men are from a diflance. They will undergo an examin
ation immediately, when the public will be made acquaint
ed with fome further particulars.
New llaven, Augufi 12. The brig Hnlker, of this
port, Elnathan Atwater mailer, about the middle of last
month, was driven alhpre at Turk's Illand, in a violent
gale of wind, and entirely loll; she was only in ballall.
Two or three other velfels, we underlland, went all lore at
the fame time, and lhared a like fate; others flipt their
cables and put to sea; we do not learn either the names
of the velfels or mailers.
New York, Augufi 13. The intelligence of the defeat
of the Britilh army in Egypt, mentioned in this paper on
Tuesday morning, was brought to Lilbon by an English
officer, who came paflenger in one of two Moorifb velfels
which left Gibraltar on the 4th July, and arrived at Lil
bon on the Bth.
Philadelphia, Augufi 12.
Extract of a letter from New York , Augufi 11, to a
mercantile house in this city.
“ Arrived yeflerday, capt. Jcrcovicb, of the polacre
chartered by the American consul at Tunis to carry dis
patches for government. The consul told the captain that
the dey of Tripoli alks from the American government
500,000 dollars for the present, and 500,000 dollars for
every ensuing year. \ ,
Our readers will perceive, under the New York head,
fome intelligence (important, if true) from Lilbon, brought
by capt. Ogilvie, in the fliip Hare. The Hare failed on
the 9th of July, in company with the Thomas Chalkley,
capt. Atkins, of this port; and capt. Atkins arrived here
this morning, having left his fliip at the fort, where Ihe
arrived last night. Capt. Atkins confirms the arrival of a
convoy from the Brazils, but as to the expefted approach
of the French, of a treaty, or the defeat of the Britilh, or
of conllernation among the merchants at Lilbon, he fays
he heard nothing, nor does he mention a word of news.
He fays, howeyer, in express contradiftiou of-the captain
of the Hare’s accounts, that all was quiet at Lilbon, and
tun* me iiicicuauis wcjfc pioieeuLiiig tileir.buhneis as ifiuaJ.
From the circuniflances of capt. Atkins not having heard
of the events mKUtioned by the New York captaiiv doubts
have been entertained of. the authenticity of the intelli
gence bvought by the latter. These doubts have been
flrengthened on account of the silence of letters of the 7th
and Bth of July from mr. Buckley, our consul at Li/bqn
The news brought by capt. Ogilvie, however, may have
been reported at Lilbon, and mr. Buckley may have felt
a delicacy in'noticing reports only. The following fails
are from a wry authentic source. Perhaps’ one of the
terms of the armiflice Here mentioned was, that Lilbon
fliould be put in pofielfion of tire French. We have taken
much pains to collect the truth, and give it piecilely as
we have obtained it. % “
Extract of a letter from I'AJbon to a rcfpcfilablc merch
ant in tb's city , dated ’July 6.
“ You will have seen by the English papers that this
country has actually been invaded by the Spaniards, who
have penetrated to a certain diflance beyond the frontiers,
and took three Or four of our fortified*towns. An armi
llice has fmee been agreed upon, and the preliminaries
of peace have been fgned. The ratifications, however,
Have not been exchanged, and it vet appears very doubt
ful in what manner the bufin.efs will end. The Englifli
merchants of this place have received repeated intimations
from their consul to be upon their guard; and it is gener
ally undevllood that one of the conditions to which Por
tugal has been obliged to flibmit is, the excluflon’ of Bri
tilh trade from the ports, ltippofmg even that it fliould
not be \Vorfe, for many people have been afraid of confu
tation. Some families have already retired, and many
more hold theriilelves in rCadineik.”
A letter from Lilbon, dated July 9, received by a re
fpeftable merchant in this city, Hates, tliat the terms of
an armiflice between Portugal and Spain and France had
been agreed upon, it is believed with the concurrence of
Great Britain, and had been transmitted from Lilbon to
Spain for ratification. Before the ratification could be ex
changed advices were received at Lilbon (on the 9th of
July) of fome alantiing combinations in Madrid, fomented
during the absence of the Spanilh king, who had been ob
liged, as a measure of lafety, to retire from bis palace to
Arragon; that Lucicn Bonaparte had been defin ed to hasten
’ with his army to Madrid to suppress the dillurbances.
1 he writer ol this letter is of opinion that France, on
this occasion, will accomplifli two important purposes, viz.
the fubjugatkm of Portugal and the disorganization of the
Spanilh government. Although it was not known at
.Lilbon what were to be the terms with which a pacifica
tion was to be purchased, it was generally believed that
the French, cither by treaty or force, would finally take
poiTemon ot that city, and, in consequence of this belief,
merchants, &c. were removing in crowds.
The above letter was brought by the Ihip Hare, and r
dauxl the very day on which Ihe failed. It Hates no news
irom Egypt.
Baltimore, Augufi 13,
Extract cf a letter from a gentleman in Nenvcaftle
dated Augufi 10- J ’
* A Vtffcl has j uQ arrived, the captain of which informs,
y, uMamm apqapn—w——p
that a General Peace bad taken place throngVu>ut Etr- i
rope. Tins information he bad from the captain of a brig j
from London bound to Neva-York.”
l/afl/ington, Augufi 19.
Appointment by the Frefident of the United States.
Francis L. Taney, efq. to be commercial agent for Ol
tend.
Alexandria , Augufi 13. An uncommon large buck
was lately shot by major Cuftis at Mount Vefnon. The
four quarters weighed 234 lbs. and it measured two and
an half inches of solid fat upon the back; it was of the
English fallow kind; the horns weighed fix lbs. and an
half.
Feterjhurg , Augufi 2t*
ExtraSt of a letter from a gentleman in Bourdeaux to
bis friend in Georgetown, dated June 10, 1801,
“ We hear from Paris that the treaty has been accept
ed, and that mr. Dawson was on the eve of his departure.”
One of our last Liverpool papers contains an advertise
ment, by authority of the church wardens and overseers
of the poor, giving a defeription of no less than 29 .hulb
ands who had run away from their wives, and left their
families chargeable on the parifli. In this lift there are
fix lliocmakers and five tailors. In the defeription of the
runaways there is only one of a ruddy complexion, and
he is a blacksmith. The parifli offers a guinea for any
one of them, but none of the,wives offer a penny.
Knoxville, Augufi 5. On Wednefijay night lafi nirs.
Sarah Crawford, of Knox county, (whole hulband was
absent, and who resided with her three children about 100
yards from her father’s) was tnofl inhumanly murdered by
Jack, the property iff Stephen Pate. She was found next
morning lying in the yard, one of the jnofl (hocking spec
tacles that can be conceived. It appears that (lie had been
firangled, and otherwise ill used on the bed, as blood was
found on it, and on the intant which (lie had in the bed
with her, and afterwards dragged to the yard, where Ihe
was beat to death with a board and a claw hammer. There
were 14 wounds on her head, 3, of which penetrated the
fciill; her breafi and arms were much bruited, and one of
them broken.
The perpetrator of this horrid aft was taken and coin
emitted .to gaol on Saturday last. On his examination lie
confelfed the last, and acknowledged that his intention
was to have gone to bed to ,mrs. Crawford, but that meet
ing with refinance be was induced to murder her.
A court was called last Monday, and, being charged
with the murder, be cor.felfcd the crime. The court, after
the examination of witnesses, pronounced sentence, that
he lhould be burnt to death on the commons of this town
on Tuesday, between the hours of 1 2 and 4 o'clock, which
sentence was put in execution in the presence of a great
concourse of people.
Cbarlefion, Augufi 26. Between the hours of 2 and
3 o'clock this morning a fire was dilcovvred in the kitchen
of capt. James Thomplbn cn Champneys’s wharf. It >
vidently appeared to be the work of fome incendiary, the
fire being placed in a broken aperture of the door, which
was. in a light blaze, when the dilcovery was fortunately
made tfcfore the flames lud extended beyond the thrcihold
of the. door.
Capt. Gregor, of the schooner Andrew, arrived at
Philadelphia on the 1 3th instant, informs, that the Britilh
commandant-at St. Bartholomew’s had ordered the Swedilh
veffclF seized in the harbor to be fold at public audtion on
the 23d ult.
Augufi 27. Last night, between 12 and r o’clock, the
citizens were again alarmed with the cr\ of fire. It broke
out iii..a kitche nin Beresford street, and is supposed to
have been occalioned by the negroes carlefdy leaving lire
in the'chimney, which communicated to the floor, and
extended to the lidc of the building. An engine being
near the place, and arriving on the Ipot loon after it caught,
extinguilhed the flames.
WHEREAS, about 3 o'clock on the morning of vef
terday, a 1110 ft wicked attempt was made to let oil fire the
kitchen of capt. J runs Thomplbn on Cliampneys’s wharf,
by placing of co mini Hi hie materials through an aperture of
the door of the laid kitchen, whereby the (ill of the lame
was set on fire, which, without timely dilcovery, might
have been productive of infinite mifehief:
To the intent that I’ucli daring and flagitious offenders
again!! the coninuinity may be brought to condign punilh
tnent, I do, by and with the advice and confine of the
city council, issue this my proclamation, hereby offering
a reward of 500 dollars to any person or persons who (hall
give fiich information as will convift tlie perpetrator or
perpetrators of the above’ wicked aft, to be paid on con
viction of the offender or offenders.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the corporation
of Charleston, this 27th day of Augufi, Box, and
in the 26111 year of the independence of the United
States of America.
THOMAS ROPER, Intendant.
Augufi 28. Between 8 and 9 o’clock this morning the
kitchen of nirs. Valk, in Stoil’s alley, was set on fire by
a small black boy. A timely dilcovery prevented its
spreading. The boy has confelfed, but declares he was
advised by a mulatto fellow. We are informed, however,
that he tells but an inconfiftfcnrftory,
Augufi 31.
Extract'd from a Gibraltar paper of June 12.
It is reported by persons who have been on board bis
majesty’s lliip St. Florcnza, which arrived here on Wed
nesday evening in 1$ days from Malta, and was ordered
off by signal before any of the officers could land, that tlie
Pigmy cutter bad arrived at Malta from Egypt previous
to the frigate’s failing, with intelligence that admiral
Campbell had gone over land from Trieste to England ex
press, with accounts of the Bombay army having landed at
Suez; and that the Englifli, having cut tlie dam near A
lexandrta, had inundated all the adjacent country, and
filled the banks in that city with fait water. We hope in
our next to be able to lay fome very agreeable and inte
resting particulars from that quarter before our readers.
WRITING INK
For fide at the Pruning Office in Broughton street. .
MARINE L i's TANARUS,
Entered Inward. J
Schooner Industry, Ross, rv- V n I
Sloop Rachel, Brown, ‘ 1
Brig Traveller* Bunker,
Schooner Friendllnp, Erren, C,pe F™”„ 1
Sloop Sally, Weftcoat, Fhihdclp J
Nancy, Lufcomb, CharleflJ
Geeared Out.
Brig Ceres, Rogers, vr v 9
Cl I? c • 1 x OIK
Sloop Fox, Smith, - . ■
Schooner Industry, Ross, CliarLft J
In the Moniteur of 29th Germinal (18th April) t'l
Conlul appears in his customary Hyle of exaggeration. 1
long lift of names appear under his lignature of foldieß
who have received rewards for difiinguijbed a&s ofbraM
ery. filiole afts, as related under the fanftion of til
name of Bonaparte, are truly extraordinary. Well J
tranferibe three of them for the amusement of our rea J
ers: “ To Citizens Robino and Tific, chaffairs of tM
20th regiment, a carabine of honor, tor having, Thejl
selves alone, taken two hundred Hungarian prifcnerflß
To Citizen Hanus, Brigadier, a mufqueton of honor ffl
having, only four chafieurs, taken five hundrM
pruonersli! 1 Q Citizen Socitoreau, Brigadier, a carabj
ot honor, for having broke through three bofiilc bait am
ons, and in their light taken two pieces of artillery and I
caiiioon.:.” It thele. priloners were actually taken, wed
they, pot bribed . by Bonaparte to desert to the Frencd
Such gafeonading as this cannot impole even on the erd
dulity of Frenchmen! [J ondon paper. |
At the execution of three malefaftors at Cheilei and
England, in May last, one of them, when they cand
near to the gallctvs, jumped out of the cart, and rollirl
him .elf down the brow into the river Dee was drovnel
the body being learched for and found was hung up aloiil
with the two other unfortunate fufferers. He had aLvail
declared that he never was born to be hanged, which.mail
him to be recently watch,ed while in prii'on, as it was e]
peeled he meant to make his eficape.
A porter trudging through the streets of London ftoppl
.to case his flioulder, and wipe his brow. “ Aha,” exdainl
he, “ if the .French succeed, they will bind heavy kurdc\
upon us, too heavy to be. borne.” “ True,” cries a debtol
thi lifting his bead through the grates of a gaol, “ and whd
would become of our liberties and property?” “ Aiiß
where, d~n my bl—d,” cries a sailor, “ would be cil
religion l
One of the Dover llages, on its way to London, w M
flopped by a Angle highwayman, but being informed bj
the coachman there were no inlide passengers, and onl J
one in the ualket, and he a sailor, the robber inflantlv
proceeded to exercift his funftions upon the honed tail
When waking him out cf his sleep, Jack demanded t|
know what he.wanted. I o which the lon of plunder rtl
plied, “ Your money.” . You Jha'n't have it,” fayl
Jak. “ No,”: replied the robber,- “ then I’ll blow you!
brains out,” B—fiyour eyes, blow away,” fays Jack!
I may as well be without brains as without wis/iryß
Drive on, coachey.” ~ I
An anecdote is told ot a British sailor at the attack cl
Keluer, which is truly cliarafteriftic. He was one of til
detachment of fi anitii lent on fliore to allift in drawing til
artillery up the beach, ihe party employed in this fel
vice were covered by a body of grenadiers, one of whoil
having dropped, Jack darted from his gun, and examincl
tlie body, exclaiming with an oath, that be was a dc?.|
man; lie said he would take his place, and, having drippel
oft the grenadier’s belt and cartouch box, and equippel
himfelf therewith, he lei/.ed his firelock, and began loadl
ing and firing at the enemy. J-Je difeharged his piece fil
times, at each time bringing down his man. At lengtl
he dropt himfelf, and was carried on board the hospital lhil
to be amputated, having received a ball through his kneel
1 Ins was not all; lie was told that he mu ft be brought :|
trial for liaving delcrtcd Iris pofi, and taken upon him I
talk out of the line of his duty. “ But, pleale your lionorß
J killed flx of them.” “ lhat may be,” replied his cap*
tain, “ but you flew from your quarters.” “ Then, pleafl
your honor,” fays Jack in the simplicity of his heart, “ fc:l
give me this once, and I will kill no more of them.” I
In Sir R.\Mulgrave’s History of the lute Rebellion il
Ireland we(Jykve the. following anecdote: The rebels vverl
divided into parillies, and the priests said mafsover the ofl
ficers, and lprinkled their generals with holy water, whicl
inipired these ignorant men with a kind of xavage enthutl
afln. One rebel, (at the battle of Ross) eniboidened bl
fanaticilin and drunkenness, advanced before his com rad el
seized a gun, crammed his hat and wig into it, andcriel
out, “ Come on, boys! her mouth is flopped.” At thal
instant the gunner put a match to the gun, and blew till
unfortunate wretch to atoms. ... I
A remarkable instance of strong depravity occurred lately!
in Dublin: A young man of excellent cliarafter, clerk tl
nieffrs. Trant, of that .city, in a paroxifm of mental del
rangement, plunged into the Lissy; which being obfervecl
by a gentleman at a little distance, he dripped off his coatl
the better to effeft his deliverance: At this instant, wherl
in the aft of jumping after the drowning maniac, he obi
served a fellow Ileal and run off with his pocketbook, which!
contained near the whole of his property: His own imminl
ent danger banilhed for the instant the recolleftion of all!
other, and he pursued and seized the robber; but the Hated!
viftim to a hopelels palflon perilhed. The thief is lodged!
in gaol to await the punifliment due to his offence. -
A man lately died at Boxford, in Suftolk, (England*
of the hydrophobia: he was bit by a mad dog about fouJ
years before, and in each spring after evinced symptoms on
derangement for a fiiort time. About a week before ha
died he was attacked with violent pains, cold chilly fits!
vomiting of blood, and a disposition to bite every perfoil
or thing near him. 1
An ingenious Swede has several years preserved his fruil
trees, by the following means, from having their bloffom|
blighted by frofts in the spring: When the frofis come on J
in the end of autumn, be pours water in abundance round!
the trunks of the trees, so that the roots feel the impression!
of the cold; In the beginning of spring he heaps ftiow upon!