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Tie following Eurifisfrom a mmfcrip %urftnl, hp b,
th# Rro * M r . Ahn of Potfdi d^ritg Lt ,y «/
TicmitrY, end •* th r>trw from tbrace, art %ir^d
for the oxtert^^xt of our reader;.
Ex^aaifrra a M^fcrip Journal.
Sfofoga, ,HE writer iA^ arrived at this place.
18 b %^> & The dry before the Indians c^-
tira ad ibree of ^ar men and killed three ; and we kil
led three o'thaw.
fbsrfia, Z„ i 9. Thia day a mam accidentally
>Uv etc huo«n b ^ar. An awful f,eaado of hw
ram ti\, aad mrfery!
NL#rds Dy force 22. Gsnaral Schuyler fat cat from
tbit ,1^ ^ AixHf
Tbcfa, force 26. This day as T^n Whiting a^d
J,ha Bau, wura returning from L,k> G^rga lead
aag he, were fieri a,an by a Lumber of Indians.
Tie faraar es whom wet shot through the head amd
shea tubbed ix his threat, breast and brily, and in
additive ^ a'l he was fefad. He woe ik t, lad
©f ab^n 18 'years of age, belonged re Lahtis rough,
and hit p^rean are Lid te livi on ^h d^ Ifla.d. He
was t ul, a mournful f„a»cb as he lay in his gore
in his ceffi*. Cat tlnu eye cm the deferred carafe !
fie his garments died in bh^. Beheld his youthful
countenance btfatar'd with bleed ! fee his folded
&.-&, his body clad with a crimfea ku ! his youth
flUiaads are new uf^eG ; he reftsia the embraces of
duth. Unfortunate yu.uh! ^uft this be thine un
fe|„, on- ? W ft teon bar# and a^iAnd up for
this ? Wh, dish he not frpra the womb ? Why til
he + give u, ths gnok when he came out of he bd
], ? Wl, did ha fervive the dure ofi^toc, ? Bat in
finite wifd^ra cisMot err. -- Sbaß tbm be roil is the
c), and th Lord hath mt done it.
Tae vh&r, Jsan Bari,, end two balls that psffrd
through his thigh, one through the fmsll es his b^k,
mad o*e ob iqasi, through his bread & his fedptk^n
eff; daring all whica ho was quite Nibble, a^d was
staged to feign bmf^f dead during the stripping him
of hit a maar, and uk 4% eff hit scalp, whi~h caefid
great pain. As er th^ Id^s retir'd, he get st, and
sis and called far hrp, aid was fron carried ia. He
was bvia, -he day before the retreat, and it wax said
wit* left b^hiqd.
Th* / Hariris are provided with the Mioft excellent
acTw^dCTm. Fefti provides, and medicinal
fttev i^^& ,^v , a ? d g^d attendants, whereby
the wf#ri^<f he fikn dwlanded ere much raisved,
Sturdy %?# 28 Ths ©Rimy moved on from
C^^Thi^, and appeared &ff the Tarn Mde Print
and leaded.
W&fdr, JA, 2, P. M. The Canadians, Indians,
and torn*tag?n ^ bebtrgißg to Bu guyna's army ad
vaaced in a fkikiag ms^**r rewards curlings; when
a fmsrt engagement e?f,ed between ihr^ a^d oar
pieqaet guard which luffed for a cerfidsrable time.
At lerghthe picquet retamed within the lines, and
r$ Ist drivn 8 or jo cannon leaded with g%e shot
upon the^t slid f# n difp^fid than?. Ia riis fay
in wrick here was no order maintained by the ,^m%
waled Lizet. Theraas Wheeler of Nswaik, N w-
Jerfay, end fear privates k Had, who were brought
it, and buried the ferae %ht. The number of
vrjea^d was 12 including «%& who was orders to be
flat as he was ©efertixg fe^ our cam,. W$ teik
ozh r?gu!ar prifm*r ; and wo H ffi^i drifted to
e^r camp ths f me^ay. Tie l^dum were u^c3ffi
faioaly feasua a^ b o^d thirdly. The Id's the enemy
ffl^&md ca^sot bf isf;erui^td.
libgmrtfy t&cwz^ that th© wills meraber if
the easar it abd* 50.0 aad ^ars b^w^a 4 a^d
5000. Ga account .f th^ir we kT% they f^w to de
©inv at iranr.:d : :t2 ^ ff.ulc and mm te la, ^ c g% ^d
fi&cy th#ir beabs a- d ca^nea, ^hith l,uA fail. - # -
Nahin# can beef avail but an off.wlt fwerd ia har d.
Oa^Gtusrab font rn co^did t^e ifr-ba of this
girrlfen with tha ratfi c^fam^s!# p-udc^c, ; end
01' ma warn fir noiwn£ ^ much as emo4 >hfeip%3
@%d *b, fstrrf Grd, but little remains ©f which are
to hi f.^rd hfa#.
T^rfi'rg, ,Aj 3 800 #f tk^rff^f; • jthe ,n»ti
rftb^^l ^ ate*, wrf&^v fr& isr,t to Irak the
emeeny ia ih; f<c* *CTh f^r^Z^ #*a es^er d^firu for
a&o^. 70 h^d^f fa^c^Te vwedr^sr i^it^th^
+R#ar, uk^iber ra*.e were - ^ Ct; r^nd kkLoiv
^ OND AT, s^i^b i, i,„
CONNECTICUT
AND
WEEKLY
Containing the Frelheft ADVICES,
Printed and Published by EBENEZER WATSON, near the GREAT BRIDGE.
Sa.^rday JA, 5. Sun an h^w hi^h P. M h^ enemy
raada an hwiti e appearance by their bjfs #nd v^ffals
being ft u^ CTeis th, lake to hi naxhsr cf perhip#
60, ^h^ it was giveri out i% on corap, that the go
ne a) wo K*w ne longer ia d ah.:, but the geaer*!
atttik war rew to be mde ; the met w^e ordered
to 'heir aarra pefs, and <he re^sr rffi&s an the
hi£h aouaaio Lh ; ad us were ec^Roitring; Seta
after fan set the b &ts iifptrN, fora, to ^f shire,
aed fime to the o her, sad ih cartip wai quiet a^d
h ffi again. Daring &fm h ce v esef ihe enemy,
ear mea appeared in good fpuiu, eßlivaaed wih he
prefya;fsaio# and eepr far h^ battle ; a joyful
frmntfs and refolutiea m^kd ev,ry c^ntr./^ce,
and fjm f,ldiars who had beta dr^rie^ f r several
days were an#fete vo'uuarlly iouk hrir &efqee *,
faying <vefal wll e^ugb to fi^d etc ^ar^ bauh. Not
a fiagre • fficer that I could mra beneath a gm« al c'r
a fin^l^ faidier, dreamed of ea: ^capacity re defend
thh fir refs fir a loag time. However, cur generel
officer; Kruk <ith a panic, ah\ ever refotais^ they
mi§ht have formed before, a^w foz adapted the de-,
fi^n wf precipitately abandoning this ferttah without
confaiting a tingle person throughout the esm, that
Ton d ever learn and to the ferpt zs a»d cenfierne-;
tinn ^f every perfen in the camp; which msafnA I
mhirt 119 deabt was heartily reprehend by every fiag &
pa fan t'aat belonged to the a^r, except the iaid g,-
netal officers; and which amf^e is my ©pinfcn,
would never have been carried rate ikscution weia it
nut f, ? r iwficrec, a^d piecipttybri,
Ltfd'i Dy. 7^, 6 This ^y an event te< k pltce
which has mot bend equal ed fi see the prefect war, and
the like i^fiance, I 'relieve, the hidary ts the werid
for the orefent age will not afird as ; I mean the e
vicu uion cf Ticenderega, „hich bai immediately
facc^nded by that of M net tadependen&, and f^en
after ^s followed by that of Skaenfl, rough, F#'rt-
Ann, Fort Cserge and Edward, ard he rn,say here
by kt intotke ceentry like ria oisiff ^wieg flu^,, and
the whole Continent overwhelmed wi& coxthr^ti**,
and ferae taonfa^d families obliged to foit thsli ha
bitriioM, and leave great pm er rl their worldly
f^bKance behind to be pitfnisred by the enemy ; the
whole northern world filled wi^h infinite distress, Brack
ing to an baraane rakd to contemplate; and fach a
wound given the A^aricsm c^fe as is not evil, heal
ed, aid such fepr* ach and infamy cast ape, the Amri
rim areas as never, new era be wiped away. „
This event war farpriz^ to the whole forrifon,
and wa# '^fy&yd te me a l .! • icittir office , nor fsl
dters indulged the Rest difla^t a?prahe#riuus of fech
a nrnfu e. The garr.Tje in general fiemed to be
filled with afioriffiraent, grfef and indignation. Some
vented their grief by tears and lahentatfon, aud others
by execrations and bitter reproaches of the authors o^
this fad catefrAe. But facrecy and precipitation
rendered ia*ff.dual any shCTots that weu'd other
wise have been made for the ficu ieg th, g^^val ffi
cers who advifod to such a mcafure, aad the mmte
nance of that important pta.
Suers raenrara cf this tragfea! everit ©e^ere record
ed by one who was an eye witat^ ofit. Bring a* ki
from my 11*9, Saturday night July 5 ab^ut 11 y'
c^ck ; feqrired of m, Fee exenrew onel what the
movor.eTt rm; I was told by him that orders ward
f^r svery m*, to pet his baggage in the h*fi erde%
Whereupon I to^k m, waiter &ul west from the old
French lines on Ticonderoga £?# over t> FLuet
independence with y baggage, where I left it, arid
wa, referring with an nxpv&xti&n to drfmd Ticon
d,f&ge to the left e*irvmh„ hut te ray fu prin^ when
I had arrived fi far as Ticonderoga fort, I found the
• ixgim^t I bdlunged to wee w&riig § : b, aid was in
fv^.&d that ear te^'s ^ra all flreck, aad that ec?
who^ c^nip was eva^ved, B^d $3 man left at car
firi^p. Wh^r^psr I mre^^d with the r uki.%®
t:l'iefrder&, a^d feon ftad' thei, that wWd
gn^iftn w*s slfs ^utie* ra ^cai^g orders, aud many
f^l a!rndv left i^e ground. Bring by this tithe pe^
k^^ ^B# o'c^tz L^d'aDl7 rato^g
Th: ceMry wma all uiolefi uad ckalk'ngcd Men® --
A mtamfui gtos'ta rign'd T^oifr^t Ikg camp.
Ou? t/^r was t,nw dwarted f^m *% All was s fesns! 4
iTc^f^. % bzrry ^ ,f?,wafon ; fy exhibi e 4 a
nuhtfi^ca t^e timi^ far delicate minds t&cefem
,hr„ math m.m tv hive been an a&er in is I'faw
THE
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N UMEE R 6'53.
COURANT
IN'T E LLIGENCEE
little er ne traces rs vrekr and rrgulaity. Tau ge?
nurale and their tfficre all lift th#i dignity and im^
rsmact ; all ctu ige a»d f,r.i up wCT new- grue^
few butene finals iw^sr; m,ve;fffrem the guu d
in regular %er, though I est net ^egvo^d rilja^{
as the d^y begin to dawn, when 1 fu,p&fa they &&>•
very gonorafyq©Mo. < ^ 9
As thhjsa&ara what would I not ^ave fveh to
retrieve our departed glory ? what we hed sow k^
ia a faw.kvurs time. s,t,raay the fettipgff sheft^
left owr ca^p blMmi^g in health ard courage ; —
§ur Ruasber rtf„atbl, ; - onr men tagar f^r *'& ^m.
tie; our mfouinetfrled fr.-oar cimp crewdid with
pwifi^ps; <&! fttdret livrilhi^r ;xv ^te ^Y"
%;-• th„e feruelho 4'* u'^f t,n&b.& by^u ym^
be ; agai^ na army of 20 600 meh;--^ k, cf^^
wh,k cc # u4t, in.vurpeiietftoa fr.-Ka^ty l.u'e bui d
(g far the r&Mmaod4tfe, of the grae^l uffiern ;,-
a bridge t>e woadet of $ world c^p^ati^g ;-- the.
mi iria curing; tie waa& ca,atr, ready tt rcem©
teenraffikanct as fto, as fc, fbooid b^^v^cd ~
dfevsi cf cartie on the way hxw'r; .-th* sick and
wounded, feall in number, sxzelhntly acerm c*et
ed with ever, Comfort to relieve thrir rop:.#!. This
garrifou, th# irama<ia:e c<f *cu cf fivartU. "''", a^d"
g'ond pilar es hepa fer the r&tmixg the lavifaas
the wildernif and th® n?er@ savage teles, 1,4 &e a
isrrurrtv our easmi% who felmed to luck u ; to ^r
besflifal and Excellent fituntien font iheb failing
hl„ with envy od difyair ;—-3jt, tbe nix w^rn
ing when the fun rG fair upon as, O^ !hw
ch^gsri ^ur fkusti&» ! hew jcte.fi q*r cen&kU^f 1
tefa ft^Fg hvld gone ftiev^ ! - 13 imfc^f gra^iy
of prevrii^s artillery sad miliar, ^ t^* ^h f oh*
nfe of hesiamy u>d<#io^ fc-Weft fod;a S^.ts at
tt utldA;. Continental ftaei cf aleathVti ,ppn,d
&peR ths parade, and ttadividad among# .Q* f^d^ry
—-aur neater difpArfed ;---cwage ^^ «\an ia
thafe who had e-er faftsfod a g®c< ch^r^l? Set fer.
titu-f# helots.fare; -our ff* ^w f-mQ.% and fly
iag lam plenty, and terrified afthe fh*ki*% f^u>fs
-- ear army making tea ao^ Ignoble cmi^ptib 0
^gurs imafoeb-e ; -the wwa.bady taking.they taut
through 8 wflderaafs to i,f*nt p@tgri^>, ^f^d
by the enemy---thrij,r rear kiled, taken a>d dif,:fid>
liavinff w^ld tewrs or pl^^for «f mt ; we^e-i
and children to tiring up cEdt te*r ; - c» # Goe ale
tithing uprit herfebeck ! this body ^o ending ^baiscs
till tkay h*d travske^ 150 milts ; w^e o*rt Aeir
dui'hs,' and became usfi< ftn an, fa ;>4„du , this
feafQ except that of rMreatiig i^d,dißufi ^ rifyhit
of imbecility bhretig^ at a.naw a r rn i ,to ve raifcd,
Alas! how trefo mix^ Alien sad the w,tpeut <f
war have per ffied r Ala: ! where if the c ^ra„,ed
firthud*, th# b avery, the wifdra, th, militat, fril^
ths patience and perfeyerafy of this b^a gasmen 2
Hew is car glory departed fam n! 0; ! how chang
ed ! once, a£w hrurs ago w^ wwe * terror to err
raamin ; new wo are ihe derifi & n and (core of the
war'd ! and ^preachad by,d- an, coufci„ce# as o
peeing ths deices of dentition, bleed and carnage,'
ried evo : y c^accmitint horror that a Av&^e implies
fress^y can bring upon is.. r ..
Iwas so baripy at/o^ki l^oat je^av the day hagarn
tu d?wR fit Skrt>fl>*rsug^, ax which place 1 arrived,
about ja'clcck; ths one,',came tip with us abiut4
o'clock. Her, all we?afo a (tars es ceafufien, ire
pidaion n'ed disorder f but ear sired, vsfl&i. fought
bravely, a*d in ray opiates, fared this corps trim'
being cut in pieces.;. .^,.^
I arrived a,; Fort Arh t o'c'eck meediy mmi.2g o '
Op r^r reached tha ^^e by § or 10 o'clock, ex
cept af*w who were tarn by th*e„rey,. Thi, tin,
the,army L* rid two and wauedsd f^eref tu^ mo.
Taefday a scout of ^heut 100 man was fc^t e^
which fees fall ia with ths ecu^y and by the rtper^
es their ghas we raeJbdJ that they were wcrp 1%
engaged. They ware rrisfdxc^il feverai times wfh
rasa, and fj&atmwuAirise. Ader.g,h fine ,rifc
r*rs write brought i», particularly, Capt. Wiilirm
M\u^oirs y and D\ Ssefo, and two privates, three
cf wte& were wevi4sd. 4b<u 6e> zaf on- veered
ed were ala brought iri rind ,k& fitiag ctsf <l. We
were informed th^they wro fl rfog,carmen is darav©
ihsfi far fozned:lte<ri, arid ebu ted important ad
v^ar#egai^ft them, a^d that they vre Ky©n the
vsry p&i*t uffenenritrieg, us their zr.^utiaen mill
Both FOREIGN 2nd DOMESTIC.