North Carolina Gazette

              august 29 1777 the number 391 xtforth-carolina gazette with the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro libert ate et bono publico boston july 10 whereas many pcrfons have believed it to be impoffible to bore cannon that have been call foiid this ma'ter is pall doubr icting there is at piefent in the park of ar.i bry now in rhe coir.tiior two pieces carr ing 12 pound ball one of brab t:.e other of iron which were boih calt folid at titricur and we e bured olid by the new nip.chine eftablihied at bridgevyater upon the model and proportions give by louis marefqud.'e colonel it the artillery and chief founder of brafs ana iron cannon in this ftate by two american failor who made their efcape from a bri tifh iranfport lying in halifax harbour and anivi-d in town l*.!l i uetuay from machias w are informed that the britifh pira f:ira:t miljord and scarborough lay in ivhchias harbour they cdu.c there vviji aa intention i?f compelling rhe inhabitants to take the oath oi allegiance to the tyrannic king and parliament oi britain the milford»fent up machias river a boar with a lieuctranr nvc'ihipman and g feamen with an intent it is thciigh of making fome aif^overies : but they faid as a flag the i'vlachias patriot not ihink ng proper to take uch noted liars words thought pr per ro iecure them and they arc * j confined in that tc.vn thefe two men were draughted torn anioii a number of ori-.cr american prisoner on board he a bove mentioned trat-f^uit to man her frum which they made their ci ape by th hcfiian prifoner arrived here kll wednefday we learn that the recruits from lieffe were forced into sue fervice and many of them iinprifoned before hey embarked this violence occafi.oned gi^at fermeittarions ard tumults among the people which their knaviih a:;d arbitrary prince was not able to iup prefs without great difiicultjf his iubjefts privately call him the scut seller 1q the car:el arrived lie c on saturday from halifax came captain sampfon of the ftate brig independence lieutrr:ant sanders of the fhip alfred of war lieutenant mccoy vi col erving's pennsylvania regiment a number of other officers failors £:■:., they ail agiee in one ftory that is that ever lince they have been captives with the enemy they have been treated in tie moll fevtrc and inhuman manner that it is be yond ti'j ppwer of pen a;id tongue to defcribe aid that they v-ih not exchange c!d countrymen ; but compel them at the point j the bayonet to 0 on boarfl their pirate ihips as f?a men jtb:s is the treatment nnhicb our brethren receive from their implacable blood tktirfty enemies and nvhicb he humane polite mr hcwe in his letter to bis excellency general wajhington calls humanity july 17 we have an account that weeks who carried d f:a.;iviiji home had p^rchafid and fitted out at france a fmail cruiier with an american conimiiiion which camea.rois a vef i.l boui:d from england fur a port in germany with a large qu::rmy of caih and other ra'uabl articles in order to pa the iince ot heffe scl for the many poor fouls they have loft 1 he vet'v.1 hailed the cruifer to know who ihe ; f he anfwer was c f/r.u?gler and after 5 fuiikient number of the cr i;.r's hands hau v^oc v»n board they fmugglea her into a port in france together with the whole budget effrefhand new intelhgcn frc-n america copies of winch we htar are for«va*dej ro congrefs the britifh ambafl'ad-t we he;-r d t.-i^-d a trie ca:i which however vvas r;ot delivered up nor intended to be when our l^'.ui.dviccs came a-.v.iy the public are no appalled thotlgh extremely uneafv at the news of tr.c evacuation of ticondero^a iv.o.nr ad p n dence the futes have fufficient ref«>urces left a d he-itjicef of ihe enemy taere mayjinihy turn out u their difadvanrage j'hii however can be no good reafon 1 r a council 01 gener-l orli^ers to-de:ermir.e to abandon it to the enemy with ail i-.s uore and without refinance nothing fince me commence ment of the war has crested fo general a d'.ffa''u(zgtioa \\'» would however avoid ar.y hzity and partial on hi.ions our acccants at preient arc not very particular we fhall ibon havs fuller cdes which will be given to the public the candid bl o n d o n april 30 extract of a letter ft om boulogne n the 24 h ol february 1 a it , being s . matthew the clerk or a hide village calitd anu sericre between calais and boulogne being obliged to attend di vine iervice lefc his wife at home who expecltd to ho brought to bed every hour snd a lit:!e bo r 7 years old th man h^d no foeriei left his houfe truya ft-omir who was a neighbour came to viijt his wire after e firil faluta'.ion was cvr the viiitd'r told her that when iiie u made acqiaiated with the reafori of her viir flie imagined vvoqld not be very agree ble to her alarmed at thi the > d woman afi;:d her what it w-s e wanted she r.-piird r money or her a's vyon which the poor creature unable 1 defend hsrfeif gave her the kejs of her moiie , whiuh .;,.; bk but not being fatufied with her ixoty i'dc demanded to b into the csllar as flic knew there was a qua city oi pukled m>:2 which he infilled uo-n having v/jien fhe was in the rl.-ir the ood woman thought it a f opportunity to iecuie her bcc^rdirv.lv he locktd her in the cellar and linmed-.atriy ccf bcl.ed the little boy to all his j^er home from church in be in an time ine i'ecured.the doors o the hoofe and retired to br chamber the little boy was m.*t oh 1 : s way to the church m the hutb nj of the wbinar ihnc wjis now onf;r5cd in the cti m he demanded of the boy where he was going the hoy ■(! him to call hi fathti from clinch as his irio:;:er was ill l sopped the bey and trek him back to the houte knotk mg at ihs dwor the vo:nan be.n o ' abjve iiairs looked out ( i e windotv and fkju vhat he v.ant-d he iiilil.td upon bt p jet in*:o the l.oufe ; but ilie refuicd tjpon which he threater b'to kiil theiittlt b(.y the poor diilreifed mother fa;d it was btter the innocent child liio'.;ld f'j-frr han fr.e and iier b.»b hiliiii her accordingly the viilaiei with the barbarity that ri>d jiligio a iv;<g , u • k ;■ l*rge ki:i.-e and in!t::nt!y cut the hy ii.-iui olf and : eld it up to iit r'uch afiiicted anvi unhappy r>t!r.r the iji.;ru'.'rei n iva rcfoived to ici his vi:e a ii jpr r , and iv.urder the ds'-t/iiidcu vicii hj ir::h".cd : atel a d.l^r u nd mounting the loofofthe houfej determined i go fewn the chimney upon v.'j.'vli he went down iiairs and as i chimney i wide i^w h.m defeccding in a moment he kled a coniiderable heap of ilraw which was n ar at hunt up bi thi hearth a:;d fet rre to it tnis had i!ie defired cii^c ; be dropped very nigh fuffocated with the fmoke 6lie was as bel pr.p^rcd to receive iii as her nufera 1 condition bou'j admit of she gave ia 1 fhaae blows us he jay ugen the bar-h •. ot ii large ft'.^k ihc had ; but obierving him to revive b i-f.'i'j fac tt 4 the kaifs from his ha;id with which he had bvt before tnujdered her innocent child and cut oif his head br this janclure th hi pound returning from t hur .;:, few his be b vtr child lay ou the ground a headleis corps and jiia d or bchcl raving and di:ir:.d,d h • i.nrri ci;..!e • , witii afli:':anct ; bfjkte opea the door whcic he fwund his u\iv ahnoii de^j i«s he h^d fwooned and the villain upon the acarth without ins b>d it ib imoo.iib.'e to form an ije oi his'lituarion ahcr b°p er m * c:ins were it t;\c u;i':;-.ppy won n v/a iu iar rt-.o br»-a is to rive ib;r-e accc it of w:i:;t had hapi>^h«d accord b^'y l hc ccilar was fearched tor thj authoreis of ihis t-joouy be^e who v.as i:r,:r.^ci:a l-'v c;);:duchd t boulogne priion it the bead ai»d body of her i:i>.is hufbar.d juitice in this br.rd im is lon rut into cxecu.i n i mean to be prcfent at of this wretch and ii:all in a lutarc letter grve you hi acv-ouiit of her trial behaviour ixc b tobago scarborgu~h lime 2 ■ at a court of oyer ud rerminer aini gaol delivery hdd hrrc b'.s day caine on tht trial > f ike hon l^ter franitin kiq ibse of the inoi^bcry of his m.-j^liy's council for this iilauu on b id-c"t.iil*nt ibr th :•..■.'. uc 01 the late governor vounge he ki h<-noarabl acquitted lthcu^h uncxpecttdly deprived of hrci ma erial wi*.nef ; but li evidence o»i ihj par ct ihe bo.vii cculd not fapport the indiclment