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,^ DON, AugEft 13.
Though the public are still kept in the
uark, yet undoubtedly accounts have been
received by the m y, that General Howe
'has once more felt bold arid, burned bis face to
wards Philadelphia,, but in facing his ene
^ies, he may be feid in more senses than
one to turn bis back upon his friends, having
@nly left a few ill difc'iplined Provincial corps
with one thousand regulars for the defence
ofNew-York. All the rest of the army
are embarked to proceed by water; the
General, who is ever attentive to the repose
and security of his troops, thinking that
a better method, than to rift the conferences
of afa nd fatiguing march by Bound-Brook,
from whence they had but so very lately re
turned, after reconnoitring the portion of Mr.
Washington's camp.
Government, it is said, are at length so
tired out with Sir William frlowe's flow and
unfuecefsful proceedings in America, that it
is seriously refolded on, either to recall him,
or a least to deprive him of the benefit of
the four crout contra^, which was granted
him lait year for encouraging cabbage farms
on Long Island.
Extract of a letter from Paris.
“ The King, the Queen, the Minister,
Lord Stormont, Dr. rranklin, and Mr.
Deane, are the principal adors here in the
great theatre of politics Franklin, Deane,
and the Queen, play against Stormont,
Maurepas, and the King.
“ The Queen avows herfelf the friend of
America; the King, the friend of peace;
Stormont and Maurepas, the faithful fer
wants of their masters; Franklin and Deane,
the guardians of oppressed virtne.
“'The Queen rallies Maurepas, the Mi
sifter Submits and the King is silent, till
provoked to speak by the partner of his re
gal honors, who one day arraigned him for
T-^^ foirit : he made answer. “ Confi
luc''mfelf; he
re ice of his
<c country."
I admit it, replied the Queen, it is that
Service of your people, which is my argu
ment. Hear their opinions." The King,
turning to her with a smile, said, ' Their
©pinions are, that the opera is better calculat
ed for your Majefty.than the cabinet."
The runners to the ministry now give out,
that the delays which General Howe seems
to have met with in retarding the operations
of the campaign, did not arise from the
lead regle& at this or t' other fidethe water;
but that, in consequence of a plan fettled
between him and General Burgoyne, he
was to wait for the conquest of Ticondero
ga, and then strike a stroke, which, by
their accounts, must aftonilh all Europe.
A plain honed writer, speaking of the A
merican w*, fays, “ The reaion I do not
alk how we came into this civil war, is be
cause I would not perplex and embarrass
the only lenfible thing that can be done, the
immediate getting out of it."
Extract of a letter from Lieut. General Bur
gone to the Honorable Sir William Howe,
dated camp before Ticonderoga, July 2,
1 777-
“ I wait only some necessaries ofthe hea
vy artillery, which have been retarded by
contrary winds upon Lake Champlain, to
open batteries upon Ticonderoga.
The army is in the fulleft powersof health
and spirit. I have a large body of Savages,
and (ball be joined by a larger in a few days.
Ticonderoga reduced, I ihail leave behind
me proper engineers co put it in an impreg
nable state; and it will be garrisoned from
Canada, ^h^e all the diftiard Supplies are
fafely arrived. My force therefore will be
left compleat for future operations."
'September 2, A new treaty has been l<te
ly negotiated wi^ the Court ofTeterfburgh,
by which the Czarina engages to fend 30,
000 men into the Electorate vi Ilanover, jf
a war should break cut In Europe before
the disturbance in America is quelled. This,
it is supposed, gave rife to the report, that
the said number ofßuihans is to be tent to
America,
Extract of a letter from Jamaica, July 29.
" The Lady Keith armed fcEconer, just
returned into port, has brought in with her
a French American prize. She cleared out
from Bourdeaux for Matinico, and took
frefh clearances thence for America. She
is loaded with military stores, coarse cloaths,
&c."
September 6, Orders are given from the
ordinance board for immediately fellafting
some light pieces of artillery at the Tower,
to be (hipped for Canada.
CHARLES-T® WN (S. Carolina) Od 14.
Last Thursday arrived here a ship from
France, laden with salt, in which came pas
senger (highly recommended by the Hon.
Dr. Franklin, Mr. Deane, and others)
Mons. de Bretigney, a French officer ofDii
tin&ion, who, animated with the fame zeal
to serve in the glorious cause of America
as has distinguished the Marquis de la
Fayette, has brought over, at his own ex
pence, achofen corps of experienced officers,
to form a regiment of chaffeurs, together
with 130 Hand of choice arms, and as many
genteel compleat uniforms to be presented
to the regiment. Mons. de Bretigney is stiled
Colonel; his Lieutenant Colonel is the
Chevalier de Kerangues (who has been in
most of the actions of note in Germany since
the year 1742) and his Major, Mons. Milly.
NEW BURN (N. Carolina) Od, 24.
Since our last Capt. Ward of the inde
pendent company, Rationed on Core Banks,
has taken a prize schooner, called the Liver
pool, commanded by Capt. Mayes, from
Providence to New-York, loaded with fruit
and turtle for Lord Howe. This vessel
put into Cape Lookout Bay, under the
fan<ftionJof a pretended friend; but Capt.
Ward's vigilance soon discovered her to be
an enemy, and in the night boarded her with
some of his company, and took her.
BOSTON, January 20.
At a legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other
Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, on Turf
day the 21st Irftant; the following Refalve
puffed unanimously, viz.
THE Articles of Confederation and per
petual Union, between the leveral Srates,
now represented in the Continental Cora
grefs, having been laid before this Town,
were repeatedly read, and maturely consi
dered ; Whereupon,
Resolved, as the Opinion es this Town,
That the said Articles appear to be well
adapted to cement te Union of die laid
States—to confirm their mutual Friendship
—establish their Freedom and Indepen
dence; and promote their general Welfare.
And the Repreferitatives of the Town are
hereby mftru&ed ts give their Votes in the
Amenably, that the Delegates of this State
may be authorrfed to ratify the said Articles
of Confedera ton, in order that the fame
may become conclusive.
A letter from a general officer at the
Southward, dated Valley Forge, January 1,
1778, fays, “ The State of Virginia have
resolved to make a draft, to fill up their Con
tinental battalions---they h?ve resolved, for
the present necessity to fend us 5000 volun
teers, to serve fix months from their arrival
in camp; these are to be exempted from
the draft, so they may be expected imme
diately. There is on the way from that
state, eloathing and refreshments, to the
amount of 200,000 dollars; for the ufe.of
their troops, to be delivered at prices in
proportion to their wages, in some measure.
If this resolve, to fill up their battalions, is
carried into execution (as I doubt not it
will be) and the other Stales follow the ex
ample, it wil take from the enemy all hopes
®f further fuaedi.:
„ FT OVIDENCE, January %
Weare informed, th?t me enem)! troops
continue to desert daily fio m Philadelphia.
Six British fekiitrs, who lately deferred, be
ing on their way to the American army, met
two waggons, laden with provisions from
the tories, when learning from the drivers
that they were loval fubjeds, and defined
for the city, the' Britons ordered them to
“ face to the right about," and conveyed
them, with their waggons, to Gen. Wash
ington's camp.
NEW-LONDON, February 6.
We have undoubted Intelligence that
our inveterate Enemies at Newport, are
making preparations for an attack upon
some place ; --if it Should be upon this, we
ought to be prepared in the bell manner
possible for their reception.
We are assured there is an order frsm
Congress to flop the embarkation of Bur
goyne's troops for the present.
NEW-HAVEN. February 4.
1 he Gentlemen who formed the Conven
tion of Committees from several States, who
have been fitting in this Place, having finish
ed the Bufinels recommended to them by
Congress, last Monday broke up.
H A RTFORD, February 10.
Extract f a letter from an officer in the army
dated Prince Town, Wefr%rfey, Jen.
—'' I j u st law a Philadelphia pap p r, con
taininga copy of General Orders, issued by
General Hbwe, the iSth instant, wherein he
ftridiy forbids any one calling another
REBEL."
Neither Eastern nor Western Mails ar
rived at this Publication.
— ~--* iZ -rf- •-^^•^%fr>„Q W „,
WB the fubfcrbers being appointed by'the court
of Probate for the dift r j& o f Hartford, Com
wiffioners to examine the claims of erediters to the
Estate of Abijah Eaftoa, l ate of Hartford deceas'd
represented insolvent. Her%^ o tify the creditors
to said estate that we Shall attend the byfiaefc at the
dwelling-house of Lemuel Eafton in said Hartford,
on the tirft and last tuefdays in March next, attz o'-
Clock on each day.
Timothy Williams, ] „
William Warren, § Commissioners.
Hartford, Feb. 6, 17,8.
TAKEN up the 13th of November, a yearling
ftear, brindle a flit in the end of each ear, and a
half penny the under fide. The owner is defiredto pay
charges and takehim away, apply to
JA&ED BUTLER.
Northington, Feb. 5 1778.
AIL non eommiffioned officers "and 7oldiers~be
longing to Col. Samuel B. Webb's battalien of
Continental forces, who have absented themfelvet
without liberty in writing; and those whose fur
lough's are expired are ordered to join said battalion
at Fish Kftl immediately, or they will be treated as
defeturs.
Eben. Huntington, Major Commandant:
Wethersfield fth February 1778
THE loss of the Paper Mill was attended with
the loss of a large fopply of flock. This can
only be replaced by the care and attention of people ia
favipg theft Rags, and that this care fhpuld not be
thought unworthy their attention they may remember,
that the meanest trifles some rimes answer the most va
luable purposes ; which is most strikingly verified ia
the manufacturing of rags into paper.
Printing-Office Hartford Feb/10, i„2.
O Ihe taper-Mill will soon be in motion again,
when all persons who will furnish flock, shad be fap
piied with paper at the usual exchange.
STRAYED or stolen the 3d of February instant from
Samrid Spring in Afhford, a chestnut coloured
Mare about 14 hands high, a st a r in her forehead,
trots on'd paces; also, a colt two years old forreL
white face went off with her, a light coloured mane
and tail, and ,is thought some while feet. Whoever
will fetch fate horses gr give notice where they may
be had ffiall have 5 dollars reward and charges paid,
and if horses and thief 20 dollars, paid by
Samuel Spring.
ON Thursday the twenty-sixth "day~of February
instant ft the house of Capt. John Berrier ir.
Danbury will be fold at Public Vendue, part of
the neat and elegant houfhold furniture belonging
to Abraham Lott, Esq ; late Treafuier of New-YorL
consisting of mahogany chairs and tables china, &c.
as also a targe quantity of small looking-glasses, with
neat plain and guilded mahogany frames, and sundry
other articles Feb. 2 1778.
ALL person s indebted to, or have any demands cm
theeftate of Joseph Bedortha, 2, late of Weft-
Spring "eld deceas'd, are desired to fettle their accounts
with the subscriber by the firft of March next.
Levi Ely, Ad©iai&tor.