The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-09-29 00:00:00, page 3

In Council at Lebanon, September 23, 1777.
By Mr. Brown, this Moment arrived from
the Northern Army, we have the following
authentic Intelligence.
ON Friday the 19th Instant, the Ameri
can Army lay encamped four Miles
above Still-Water, on Behmus'sHeights,the
Weft Side of Hudson's River ; the Enemy
at Van Veghten's Mills, seven Miles North.
---At one o'Clock, P. M. the advanced
Guard of our Army corapofed of Morgan's
Corps of Riflemen from Virginia, and De
tachments from the othe Corps, potted a
bout one Mile and an Half in Front of the
Army, were attacked by three Regiments of
British Troops, and after an obstinate Dis
pute obliged the Enemy to give Way, with
con fiderable loss. At three o'Clock, the
Enemy being reinforced, renewed the At
tack; our Troops being at the fame Time
supported by the left Wing of the Army,
confuting of the Whole of General Arnold's
Division, received them warmly; and though
the Enemy brought on their whole Fo ce,
against not more thai the half of ours, main
tained their Ground till Night, when both
Parties retired
The Loss of the Enemy, in ki^d, wound
ed, and Prisoners, (who are about 50)
amounts to near a thousand.---The Enemy
had two Pieces of Artillery in the Action,
one of which was taken by us, and retaken
four different Times—the Enemy finally
keeping it.
A general Engagement was expected the
next Day, but did not take Place.--- Defer
tets fay that General Burgoyne is wounded
in the Small of his Back.---They likewise fay,
that they were informed in General Orders,
that General Lincoln had arrived at Fort-
Edward with 6000 Men, by which, all
Hopes of a Retreat being cut off, it remain
ed for them only to conquer or perish. A
A Detachment of 500 Men, were Lent the
13th,from General Lincoln's Division, lying
then at Pawlet, nigh Skeenfborough, under
the Command of Colonel Brown, to attack
the Enemy at the Landing of Lake George,
3 Miles from Ticonderoga, with a View to
retake our Prisoners & destroy the Enemy's
Stores :—Another Detachment of equal
Number, under the Command of Colonel
Johnson, marched fame Day foi Mount
Independence, to direct the Enemy's Atten
tion from Colonel Brown ;---thefe Parties
have Orders, (it they find it practicable) to
attack Ticondr roga and the Mount, and en
deavour to poflefs themfclves of them.--Col
onel Woodbridge with an equal Datach
ment, marched at the fame Time for Skeen
fborough, Fort-Ann, and Fort-Edward ; all
which Places the Enemy had evacuated, and
collected their whole Force at the Grand
Army.
The Day after the Action nigh ^ill-Wa
ter, General Gates was joined by 200 In
dians (Oneidas,) who, with the Rifle- Men,
were detached the Evening of the 20th, to
give Information of the Enemy's Situation,
and to attack their out Posts:- -The whole
Army expected to follow them early the
twenty -firft.
Lieutenant Colonels Adams and Colburn
of our Troops were killed, and several other
Officers of Inferior Rank. The Militia f om
this State were in the Adion, and it is w th
Pleasure, we are informed that they behaved
on the Ocaiion with a Bravery becoming
Freemen.
F r ths CONNECTICUf COURANT.
fHi ±a <e„'a %frim is repr&'ed a^d w# are Ift to
.#•6^^ co finest it regulate MS, But writ ! we arc
g^^^dfo i^'e,/, ^t m^itor wtH* that the prices of
6 ver, zee for, fife tore d^i)iucref^g. We tn all equal
b^^d and fttalowed up in & great drip of ^LF
TTTFBi'X, to ujhi^ co xefo sh?das to briroe tbit
ex r^w/a^t tit of v'w not foil will add : But ifwe
fw.^d %, >s? prefix "^ drate it tvauciuf our prices a
lint rim; well rorofs us of s^r ^i,ah our° ensue, will
& lUfctf ryhrio^h ft, (the 3^ we ,fl the perer we
so 11be ) 'los ra-reboot excuses bimfelf 6, facing the far
war a^u^cts bis price and raa tie , ft, The Jar&r re
terts i* &fd«t language • Bab find fault wab rcr>
ether aid try to exeft thrafcw ; but Icaufe nr great
edds, nue art sqea l, asfaf The truH/ma# has ois fare
in th game, but is net quitefa wricked ms the rtf rf" f ("
has net th:ferae cpsortwrit,.) There appears to me but e^e
wa, cut fthis labyrintb of unrigherafefs, that is for eaco
b#ef*rbisfelf to fa about a serious rs/erma ion. Let "'
lay afrit the fcirit of fault fading and bitte^ef, and adopt
in their,ead a Jpirit of love and uni,. 20 the peer and
need, at he# teat neither raft or infort the ucctfaries of
Ift, let us fears out of ear abundance enough for the r uses
fries at reafaabh prices. To demand if them to barter
^bat not kn^ve tbe, de not feoff, f° r what we can fare
and the, stall, want, is cruel and **;*#! soe fawthes of
tbs who ore in the area, mu# not be usghßed or imp fed
on b, extravagant d mauds for the neefarits of life -—
Netwtb, ending the rest wieus of may towns to th^ pur
poje. lam infermed linle attention has be* peid io tHm.
Tne clothing the folders is a matter that demands our iome
dints attextiss ; to tfed tb s let each family funJb what
ibe, cast foare, and the, will be imweiais) clad.
W. I.
Ira CONGRESS Apri' 22, 1777-
Resolved, n^ ,n# D^&<ran^ llpti, Di
r<aoth Gmtr , 01 1 I ceeftantly ,r^ilh ht.e
be ippm, the, tin:.#<f< p * place# ^ ^i^ ^ u
hriim, blpiuii ae raffia nl, kept ; ^d it h
vetal coremsedißg fficer#of parties, ch ^ wrnta, er
corp# 0* tkair march ^ orfm~amp, ffid! had ^ As
said hefphal futh &f tbit cffi ^ r i vdf. ^irr# ne B*^
timic time are unable, tv prra;d, wiG c refcru
to the D' ftn&r Deputy Dfo&^ Gutal, ^kti-s
---iag the leama f in Aid effisrs shti f^di^i, 1 d
ptr ice ar ttfme&ti tv «UCA they bsle%, ^^h
fern A& rih&ce es me h f/iu's, or rp e r uufte, it
lh^ : at any ti re be aroff y :o deliver them ^ the
care Rf vrtvaie phvfieixa *"d furge.n : A * dfa rhe
r#fp ft ve Cretan i^g ffi e l, are f rh^ith to e
part tkei nam^ a^d regiment? <0 the Dh^arer Da
pu', Die&< G^e-O, &# afrefaid, who fhiF give
th aec-ffary 0 d<r& fir re sevi^g them <e the hafykal
a# f)9w a# may be, and drfcharge the reafenable de
raa*d# of the ph, ficia^a^d fargeeni c^deding agree
ablate the a' ve refelve.
To<tth^ D r^a^r, D#petf Dicam General, and
Affirtmt Di34t, D rt&urd, have power re erder to
their refp&aive hefpitah, the sick and emended es the
army, wherever found in their own er other depart
ram ; provided f^c .h*^ department# are net fep
p ied &.th ary es the office 1 afjrefiid.
IN obedience to the adove receive, I weu'd ifdie
the pub ic, that military ^of ita^ frte eafterg da
parra*--, are eftiblifh*' * F !h K 11, and at Conii
ne uV^ age, near Pt k. KG,ia t^eSweci fNaw.
Yerk; aiDaabery in & S sie of C^^aCTi; at
B^ox live at spi^gfiJd ixthiSta eof Mff. mm,
Bay. P i,ete phfoae# and fug^o*: wh^ raa hare
any fi k.ffice 3or fitaau left v x&G car*, are tufir
ed ce eu-ivK, that their cande&i^ ngrmb e ,0 t e
above resolve i> a candrt.on indifye Goiy Fc^ff^, t,
, their obtaiaieg a nitchurge of sheirre f^bladeaifind#.
Ne account# ail be allowed ay , iveie ph fii^ or
fergean for hit attendance on any continental tidier
i& thu deperm at, 'x ;,t he »*ma# of fee* fcrito,
and the pattceiar regram t^ which he belong are
reported ^ me a# ah&ve direa<d.
I^ i# with peculiar paifure I congratulate my CTua
tr,mea vn the lurprzi r g degree of health that even
no v, which is the &£ sickly Cafei, prevails in the
arm^tef the Uni rd States in this department ; and
Of the ^^h &mple prevision of ever, thing Ee^ffary
fir the c# frr, refreshment, and recovery of the sick
i# maee, Id ub ao?i< ill continue.„
ISAIC FOSTER D D. G M. H. E.D.
D+u'u , Sm m^ 8 1777.
BY authority committed tout by the Rc*'d Corpora
tion of Yale College io New Haven, the Junior
and Freihmeo Llaffes #,e ordered to meet at GiaUeo n ury ;
aod he Sophimore Cl#f at Farmington, on the 22d da,
of October next whe-e provdion it made for their refi.
dence We could wfh to h^e found fuiahle accomo
darioor for the Senior ciafi and have t.ken great pain# to
effect it ; but hitherto without foccefs A# loon a# we
(hai be abic to find a faitable p ! ace public not ce will
be given. ELIPHILET WILLIAMS.
ELIZUR GOODRICH,
Hartford, Sept, 24 1777
N B It may be ot puaic advantage for the several
printers of this Rate to iofert the above.
T 1 He. id g.e« a#UC« ^ avy us ,^of; !#&;%« w^o
fevud i* Col. Andrew Wardi regiment th^ left
cumpaiga, that bava n^t received the whole es *h#ir
wages T ut thePiv Metter of said remaat will at
t<td at M. F agg' ianhulder in Hartford, en Fri
day the 5 day of Oa^er uex; ^ fittie al fuck &r
---ruara g*. H fA S^ 26 I??,
bets far the dittia of Middletown appointed
com&ffiaeerj to receive aid axteiae tha claims of the
credits nu the e^wj ,f Li'u. Twaaa Stavenfon,
late of Chatham, decsaf^d repufmed iafalvout ;
hereby give notice ahat we fhfli attend said bufiaef#
nr the houf* of rhe decaafed, on the fi ft mendaya of
0/1^ r, November and December next, at ena o'
cUk P. M. David S.gi 1 Comr^ere
Samuel Hall , f
C ath^ra. C^efr. 24 17 7.
rrMCKETS ia the United S ates Lottery,
to be Sold by Capt. John Cheoevard,
and Roderic Lawrence Hartford.
hfci#tEo Fern C^. S^L^A cc^% CG:.;
" V^G rto^u, Ine A^H Cuek, 28 ye mr f
age, live f^ei £v#n incite G^,> ^ ^ c^rc ermfr^^
on, v^y tirech pitted with Ga i^ri F^ ^T. '"'
qi<k, v^, 7 ^ «%% eccafieAed l, l+td dri^ ng.
As% J l. Roberts 5 frn 10 kck^ high, $0 j %& a
effefc, red c^tf.zi&a, le»g ~^r vi:h a k^^f^f
m"e amhie l^fi cheek, &- I ^hmaa, ta A,v^r^ du ^.,
Alfa, Dzvid Jz^, this country burn 5 fe^ 6fd
high vs & R^t cra|,xion,a I^^ A m felu % tvrm
ig 'ears ^f ^,. Whoever will take hi^ Dafc.tta
a d find &^ to the Quentin the aet^h^rm pfe,
übev&A^an,, er ce^fi^e theme ia ary frel# in A*
Sa^a aid ,t* imfouratiem fe that they racy be had,
ffiell laws fx d&l a,# reward fez ^b, a^d all n^cU
fary charges paid, b*
Ab^thar Rtbinscn. L^u*.
SOWlE*^ ' & .^^ #&*iQi& T:fJ«ua l.<s,ltk. ih^rti.
set del vo.tc a dr.rk bay marv vu^ ft yeany ^'u
tvhe war e^ hi# w^y kerne f^m Tic^aderega < Mf
fxhuf^U 5.4% &is rr^e to ^** krw ;d< & e
war the pre: e,ty cf Lieut, jrfn P me 0, «( War
wick; di^aimwere given o. & „:fin ^he rt^ir
ed demm ia writing te !&&*& said wa.e alb sr _
tbtmp^n, atevf P ^^ eg 'a ^cd receive oa# d* I ras
crpt^ce# paid h.r f>r iv mo. T&* ,#^ ^ r.#n ,as
in c^s^, ^<* two other, wh- werv ^ TOc^ hr r
w&» ^ome. A>.^he^ai • a»u^ been £ ••&*,' as,
t^e perfen :# dm), r'q;'^ r^arK f^i^ m^o te
me ^ & J^, $r v Licat.J 4& P^ era 4 War
wiG. The p fans i.% c^%^n, Mik : h ; f:d
veu^g man wka h&d Md rcwt. £e defined t in na
th^wK-r fp ffibzrffai^ma e^^h- my Grin
her agri^. 4aandf & xew&dwiF.b ^ : &, F^Q
qu G^s Ik . Joseph F y
R'n^F ,8b Awgu'l/,777.
..,/E E OE^ z ^11*; .LOX 24 « $
VV ofrg%*po*! sf^ 7 acres high, vote i^d
he belonged iuL ur, were &^ hcoF n.'d r'oat $ s td
hair pit cd with th# fmaU-pix hA^ar-ML k blem ik
which c?^a^ rhe left file ts h>sf^ce, s*" - ? r>aca
di:£gu 'I i^, beieaFAg t# Cel J-me Wff ^' re
gm^iu, Cupr. Blanch .'.c-m/U^,, f^ tme i^ce
•bailed a furlew f^mLieet. Abne G^vei and t^e
period cf kisjaining cist&ps long ii^ce h s e ! > fed.
Tei# is '0 R.tify fain WiUGrn®, thar uGefi he 'ra^e
ciat^ joi.3 hi;e,miner hewii 1 be da^rr d tad ^et
ed a# a defeated. As deferred fem Pt& &% can
Jim^ Cefey, an eld couutfvr.au, be'o g^g fd
cemp^y, fuppefcd t# be 34 y^r# cf ge, bug
fee' 4 i^cm high, had b• k ^ir, w^ e i?uff c-^u:-
ed cL-hs. W<#rerMlnk u, said ^efere- cad
rote n him t« hi# rffm.» ffia.lhave thins cedars re
ward aid all n.ciff^y chairs vri, by
Abner Graves, Lieut.
A*h*l A^rvf 4 1777
a-L e 0.41 '< M J MB, MORJO%
me^f ite ci'y cf N Y a M .er.-, 1. ce .R
---ed, are r^queded ^ n^k' aM^-di^,# pent r^ to ria
febferibar, wiri whom i ir .M-uten's acce^n^ I'd
notes arolod^cd Thrfe da'rt . -wheaeg^mi c^-
p?v with tris requifitien, wiF h r rCived M ^ ut
fertMr notice. Piefpcint Edw rd^
N?^ Hvv ^v^m'^ !7 77
WE ^ feUc bHe.. y bo% ^P/W^.... 4, .1 iva f
v " probate A H ^rf^d, ce^m ^o^-s ^ ^ just hi
chins of the crecim#t> the ftaie<f Hew,, K r^heM,
rice 0; Wrthe ifi^d, caeca '1 reare rd if <v^ ;
ihali miet far rie^ purpose at th? dwd G^ h^uD &f
Cu,t. Martin K,%g, at N ^riger, i W^hte
hela, ©u the left tueffye es S-ptanber oa^ f aad
November nex^ at one o'c nek *f. r*eo£, €u each f
laid day# to & ju' ^ claim# of the credits t^'iaitl
eftatc. Jos, PH C.MP ]c^fo^
Lbfnezer Dickinson j
H?rlfrd A 2; 1777.
ur 1 txe in & ^^ o&.Lg ^pp^M d ie L
" c^urt es probate fe. .he diked S'nlbu y, c^-
miffi nor# te receive esd exarahe th# cl^i^i ^1 ria
er^iti to theeftatee J ^ C^fe, h^ &f Sirnffi ,
deceased, r<ere ; euted iaiaivent: de ke^ey ,v= Re
ties t^at we (h^il a±£ead thet befreG at tha ^ of# 7^
th. Wid. CG^ Crikis fid S rib y, ^n th ft-*, .d
monday# ^f O&b* r '*" N vein * ; er : at bgcaea
eackday. S & lb : $ 22 1777.
Daniel umph^y 1 Cotfotre
Dudley Pxit.bo 1,
nf the eight *f er th 15 ^ afS^pt&mb'r made hie
" scape frem Mr. A j ..R^. «f 3 fb ry, 0^
Revert Malta, a prif^er of ^r, a H^h ardor rs
the 71st regiment; had ox whsahe weßt awa*au rt
rAgimemtal cent and vs£, k^e tew c^eri trewfir#, a#«t
tie Scotch bennet ; is aWw 19 -eats o^d, gr^y eyes,
fhvt well Ot, Ih^rt cun'd Led, hair, fem^tkv^
freck ed, rather fl-w of fpesch, and of few words.
Avu an the ai%ef Septembsr made his tfespe rve, the
pickets st Hr ford gal cue Al x^d^r Aara% ^
Highlander cf the 71st regimes ; is a fli^rt bd, red
hrir, had on a b^we coat wiih red caffe, Scotch b&
••'> tight „av mvo. Alfa efenped firm H x.k.zh
Ketchum, the 26 hcfS pumper, eve J had#ki<a
p ifoner of war, liken st L^eg rflaßd t^sberr 2j
yenr# old, abru 5 feet ligh, da± erm,lex ^v, b&k
hsi* ; had on a bko^nc^at a red jacke,, w'i^ trew
fers aad felt hat. Whoever will take u? rad fcc^
either ^f the ab^v® runaways in any sc£l$ c£l i,," e^rM
neighbouring fa e% and infers the fabfciiber, ±&;.1
have fie dollars reward for each, f*ra
Ez'l Williams C^mwifiry of PriLaem
Hartford, Sa,amb& 29, 1,-77.