The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-12-16 00:00:00, page 3

CH A^L'^TC^i^, §. Carolina) CA.2:.
Yesterday a (loop arrived here from Ca
diz, with a cargo of wine, salt, dry good%
&c. She left Cadi% the 14th of August. Mr.
Claudius Gilliaud of this town is returned
in her : He informs us that the EnglifhCon
ful, Mr. Hardy,had endeavoured to embaf
ras him in the sale of the cargo, but was
prevented in consequence of orders from
Count O'Reilly, Captain-General of Anda
lusia, allowing the whole, confining of to
bacco, indigo, &c. to be dilpoied of free of
impost or duty. Great betts were laid in
Cadiz between the English and French mer
chants refpe&ing the fate of Philadelphia
and Boston ; the former laying that Phila
delphia was in poffeffiohof the British troops
the firft of July, and that Boston would be
so on theist of January next. ,Mr. Guil
liaud adds, that a war between France and
England was very generally talked of as an
event that must soon happen, and that it was
imagined the declaration would be extorted
from England.-
PORTSMOUTH? Dec. 5,
On the firft inst. arrived in this port(aftet
a most fatiguing passage of 60 days from
Marfailes) the Flamand, a 26 gun ship;
commanded bv Monfieuf de;Landais, Capt.
of the French King's ships ; laden with 43
brass cannon, 19 mortars, 2500 bomb
shells, 5000 mufquets, 20,000 pounds of
gun-powder, and other-warlike stores. For
this precious cargo we are much indebted to
the cares of Meteors' Roderigo, Hortalez.
and company, who from the beginning of
the war to this time have fheWh the greatest
zeal for our good Cause, and in many in
stances, by their friendihip; have done us
efferitial letvice; Mons de Franey, member
of the society, who is arrived himfelf with
this cargo, will take notice of the riloft pref-'
sing wants of our Country, in order to con
tinue to furnilh us with the most necessary
supplies.
With this ftiip is arrived the Barbri de
'Steuben, General Qiarter-mafte,, Lieut, and
Aid de Camp to his Prussian Majesty ; he
bro't over with hi?n two officers, Disbelieved
to come here with the design cf serving A
raerica, and to bring letters from pur Co.m
miffionefs inFfiftce, Meffirs Franklin and
Deane, and it is thought will serve in ou[
army. ^^^ ,^
BOSTON, December ri.
Since our last arri^d at an eiftern Port, 4
Prize Ship, of 600 Tons, from Jamaica, bound
to London ; having on board, 'tis,faid, 600
Hogfoeads of Sugar" 30 Tons of Coffee, a Quan
tity of Puftic : , Office,^c. §W wasfakenb) a
(malljchooner from this PAt.
" , PROVIDENCE, Dec. 6. \~
The present commander of the British &
mercenary troop's at Rhode-Inland, having
lignified that such of the inhabitants as
choose to leave,the island, might depart
with their effects (except merchandize) fifft
leaving their names' with a person appointed. q
for that purpose; on wednefday g vessels ar
rived from thence, bringing a number of fa
milies. 'We however learn, that force of
theinhabitants arefearful to avail thefflfel'ves
of this instance of General Pigot's Grace and
foot, left it Foul'd prove a political man%
uvre to entrap them. ,
The enemy, we learn, have been for some
tithe busied in removing the pews and pul
pits from several meeting-houses in New^
I port, and ereding chimnies therein, for the
reception of troops. 1 his is not trie firfl:
inftaoce of their turning the houses of God
into dens for thieves—witness Burgoyne's
'tiding theatre, De. &c: #
A correfporident has favoured 0$ with the
following Anecdote.---" A brave Hiber
nian,Tn the American Light-Florfe, having
furprized and' taken five unarmed British
soldiers, he was ordered to appear at head
quarters to give an aseduntof his enterprise)
heavy baggage and prepare for a retreat, as
his army were like to half but Cold -quar
ters in Philadelphia this winter, where they
have already fuffered considerably,
H ARTFO R D, Dec. 16.
We have direct intelligence from New-
York, that Col: Livingston, who was taken
at F&rt-Montgorrery, another Colonel, and
a Major belonging to the southward, have
made their escape from on board a prison.
Ihip at New-York, , /.
-Wednefdaylaft was ordained to the Work
of the Gospel Ministry, with great unanimi
ty, in the firft Church and Society of Sims-
Bury, the Rev. Mr. Samuel Stebbins; the
Rev. Mr. Church began the ^xercife with
Prayer, the Rev. Mr. Foster, of Stafford;
preached the Sermon, the Rev. Mr. Row
land made the ordaining-Prayer, the Rev.
Mr. Biffel gave the charge, the Rev. Mr.
Pitkin; prayed rifter the' charge; and the
"Rev. Mr. Hinsdale gave the right Hand.-—
The whole was concluded with art Anthem ;
order, decency and gravity adorned the
folemnTrarifadlions. .
DUN * ,«y y* m-Ria, th@'Bih 4^*4x& & ftEGRc)
" BOY, about if years eld; r had ofi a lightiffi
brQwa cast ^ rest, b?ae "bme^^; h^in&%R facte
i^[, a pair &f naw ffieta, has a fmill far an h^
firafad; is vary a&iv&, Whto,r will hki up Lid
ba, aad ratura, him th, fabferibar Shall, be hand
family rewarded, by
, JOHN CALDWELL.^
Hartford foe. z<, 1777. ___
,Strayed from the pasture of the fubferib^r at
T&ringiaa, Lift JOT; a,oka as 3,# r eld Smr#,aae
bm did wi&a white fcca ; thbmuer rad, large ham,
mark'd with a half era, off tha ri^htbar lad a kallew
crap ass tht left ; alb threw haifirr; ana yrar eld, so
briwdle, two bl^ck, all white faces, wrkX wi 1° a
flitting crop off t ■,?*' ^ 0 ^f ^ right aat trad a
flit in tha top of the fan^a. Wtavar will take up
said cattle and give notice to tha fubferibar fall ba
haadfindy rewarded, by SiLASFYLER
Wiadfer, D^, fc 1777>
Being aiked by Ids Excellency the General
by what manoeuvre he chewed 10 consider
able a capture, he laconically replied; in ”
manner expressive of his country; " Ih
"troth Sir, 1 jurrounded tbem."' The Gal
lantry and Address of this surrounding He
ro hathfince been Suitably rewarded, and hi^
some hath excited great emulation amongst
the American soldiery, who are individual
ly determined not to be exceeded by the
light horseman in flanking abilities.
° FISH-K I L L, Dec. t.
Extract as a letter from Albany, dated Dec.
L 1 777-
" THE fortunate hero General Gates is
to set out in a few days to the Southward,
to consult with Governor Clinton, and such
three gentlemen as bur legislature (accord
ing to a resolve of Congress) shall appoint,
upon the me^ns of securing the North
r|Ver. \
A number of villains, (Who rib doubt arb
encourged by our enemies in New-York)
have lately made a pra&ice of robbing the
inhabitants id this State. West-Chester
county in particular; has fuffered much from
these tory thieves, in the loss of their
cattle; they of late begin to grow more
and more bold; by breaking into houses;
and stripping the people oftheir goods, cash,
and wearing apparel. If the mdft vigilant
exertions are hot made to find out the cul
prits, few will be fafe in their houses.
Advices from the foutliward; by furidry
persons. are, That our army is situated on
Chefnut-Hill, about 12 miles from Phila
delphia, where they have been for sometime
past. That several attempts had been made
to draw out the enemy from the city to
battle.
The lift accounts mentioned, that Howe;
has collected all his force together, and has
sent for the marines from on board the ships;
and were advancing into the country.---It
was the general opinion, that Howe meant
to give Washington battle, or in the in
terim of this menceuvre, to move onhis
„ Simso r % ; N ^m' ^ 2Q, .1777
tn—_-= >w#^— = -Qt .—to—trt&fo—t#craLtA^r —rt^^oi tm,^
A LL pe 1 n wae &rc+'i,ti # b{;& ^ w.na^ a^y a,.
A man,4#en ,ijh,r,foTlkerfD&Ri,lE Ety
• Mr. G,,rg< Lehi, Mi S,rih Edgards, or # &&fy
fan es M-. G^ge D¥, all dsce&fcdare defied th ap
ply far tas!em^ ? .te tbAbfaiber, „h 6 is'legaily im.
,mated fir that ptfrpbfc
SA^thiL TALCO:'T,jm
H^fc^, DFrb" 1,-. 1777 „ *
F()tJND ^in 18. a L*. be*., e^ b ti'. .„d
r Kent, a gray mix'd' wk^^d raw - SURTOUT;
The ownnr iniy have it b, apffaft . . r
: ; DANI2L Kellogg.
. Y^ft u;rf^ Nrt CT .
rarfemtoammrctm |Jm^-tenJl■e-L^j»^^*^l■..«•■■>•■ Ctfrfrtatnmt«■—__■■_■__ ——^^.rc^TQ^rfra^
pELL ity &n^.d^^y 4'^V ' br^^g-t*fffa m Si,-
' W^tar, it #<e'&&t &f ear ,a#pl< ft ra dm
plectra caftitil, b'acw COW with a wk! 4 .? free, ibiKt
5 year old, wdra'4 ri^ a feftfiro crop <sthe Itftsrir,
.uda flaopi gcrepiff .he i#tgir; tie <wier nay,
have Lid 'Cb d by pr^vhgflfr .p^c y, haying
• charge, are!,#?,lying )e .PHILIP FRISBEE, Chair,
man at the &m^ittes I Kh.;', DifffL
s^.p . 26 777-7.
Strayed or ftpleri out of the pasture of ffo
-JA.MES.PER.CIVEL es K„fittgwa, & u , g^fli
ag, r , ,b:ewn'm,r^.ab6u 8 y^a^ae, s&ur& ,&e%
i^ hands and 3 i^h^ high, ty aQ,fa ^ so
right fate, lie: n/e^^HWe ^hy fret eh feeri, fi..»
bf hefyad naar ^or te^pta. Whoever wiltt& up
afo and ret^ , fcrhn ,id .Psrciv^l, & to'tid fub
i /briber i* (,afcm, fa' bate tn Gollara4aamd,?d
all nreffig 'MU^' I^d, mad if Aden rfll!ip; rebind
°/hi thfrffe ^ha^hc 'may be b?e%Kt fa h'ftico, I^l
'kty, tin ^elldrskdward dad charges pri?, bv
~^ JOHN NORTON>
ireßrat^fomd^iute ^CT I— J »^<if:r.i;aajaawoow«wa»w.ag?. l xr—I'-w>rxr»iii l,ln— mhbl»— w
"tyE th# fuiuf riots being appointed be, tag hy&
court @fpyoWu for ths diftria of Litchnillcem.
Huffionsrs to receive and examine the claim, as the
creditors te the sfateof Lather Barber ,)&te of NorfaJk ?
decesf@d, fraprefedtef infolverat ; da hereby give notice
tha; wte Iha I attend that ba^aafs at„e h^,fe es Wid.
Htohh Barber.en the fecund M nday of fanaary trad
Arft Mfr;lay of F^u^r, ,s*t. at naan an each day..
Abraham Hall, I Commif.
John Lucas, | on.rs.
Norfolk, D'C. £3, 1777.
qpAKEN by u& ^bf^ibiTTrTTrT%^
i^ftaat, a redfh brawn MARE, fe,,&fed to ba a-.'
beu: 12 r 13 ,eu» &d, wfh a few ^t^ hairs in her
ferehed, 'fa^ ^ef^e, abent Q hands high. The
owne<is defirid to p^y thee' argag and tek^ , w away.
JENING&JOHNSON.'
,^*rtct fß^mta^ri)O&ol& 30..
to inb .nD&rt bring aFp^t^by the c,^rt of
probate fir the difai& of Windfar; cemmiffianara
to receive led ex*@i,e the claim,,ef the CT<faCT t*
the estate of JERUSHA ENOS, Jai, of WMdf^[
deceas'd, r^pr&watad ivfalv at j do hereby give no,
ti^e that ^ fall fiefl '.hit ba^in^fi.at th h%wfe $f
Nathaniel G tfwe d,ia faty Eafi. Windfor,en tha fairtli
moada, .and tuefe ay of December n,x¥, frem 1 o',
clock P.-M. till fear.
JOAB GRISWOLD, bfoi.
: NATH ' GRISWOLD ferns,
windfar, Nrcrob& 1^ 1,7 7,^. — .'E
A LL psrft& h^viMg din & ma#a< && the ualc* of
Jafeph L.ck, as Shut fbm, Mrtckafi^ By,
dectufed, are ,asfi &he exhibit th fima to the feb-
Briber ; and all F dab ad te fid e^ate areHqu<&d td
^tb immediate payment, to Jomn Powers, jun.
Mary Lock, Ad^ni^racon.
N^rrbr;:3 OTD .
tA&E^ rbohe iH^criyar ^& w u&^ax %. lai
a bay HOR^ ib^ fevea years old, b ack main
and tail. TKa&w%er it dalrad io pto?e hi, pr&p&tf
pay charge# and take him.away.
Uriel Fungirfoxd.
<r JN*w Jh^f^L-'^ '777 • F •>w
rae ipofcribers b&kg, appo&a aa by T
,curtof ,^v^ 5:
etamißS aad a^jeA th, daty if the c ^Mr^gf the
eft^tc of jeh& D ake,. lit© es Sidtibw,) Chafed;
raphfentau i&f^v#nty do hereby give notice that red
will attend and najuft fitide^fo, on the la# Monday
ia Dsgmbre a,d Jamfy p,L dt/batc'c'e^kfr &
atya 8% drriii dwarfing &;afa of Lamua[B tit.
Na accent's will be Accented uni! properly aMa^d.,
Richard Gay 1 Ccmwi,
Lemuel Bates. I facers.
Samuel Booths. J
, &.'B. All pM^w, i^pted is fj : %&fr ^rirfired,
to make te^^im payment to ELI WARNER, es
Saffield, Adsbi^iftreter m fai, eftsra.
f^K fillowte perfume vhe hive cigfra 1# the:
' C&nti^'td f?rvice. p a?fi£ccr„ ix a carps cpm r
mended by LNj. El'fha Printer, a&hcreby Morifi-a
mmadbtaly te math ta Danbury,,„-* e , &frwill
recaiya hrther erde s, viz. Jsf4h ,hktch+, asp J%
faph Pa*fc% of keen, Jahn M'Kinty, of Charl flo%a
No. 4, in & Stat, of New HMmfeihiie • foidh W*od;
of B eel&id; Sm± es M&lT&cliuiflfr6ay, tad E:ifl?.a"
Habbard, of Wiadfor„ State es Varment. It is de
fied that thh <wnmfc&4and felaftton ia the fevera!
t«wn* white the above mentioned perfear rsfi&,wrn.d
give them ths eariieft information, as their fetvice is
much wanted at this rims.
JOHN WOOD, Capt.
bac. ik, K 7/7 # .