The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-09-29 00:00:00, page 2

PHILA DEL PHI A.
In CONGRES S, September 10;
RESOLVED, That the Interest vh ; ch
shall arise, after theDate of this Refc
lution, on LOAN OFFICE CERTIFI
CATES already iffued,' or whch fhali be
issued before the firft day of March next, be
annually paid at the refpe&ive loan offices in
bills of exchange on the Comm ffioners' of
the United States in Paris, at the rate of
five livres of France, for every Spanilb mil
led dollar due for interest as aforefaid, or in
Continental bills of credit, at the option of
the refpedive lenders.
Ex'rads from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
FISH-KILL, Sept. 25.
Yesterday arrived here an expiefs with
the following important intelligence :
Camp, four mJes above Stillwater, Sept 20.
Dear Sir,
" Being yesterday morning informed by
our reconnoitering parties, that the enemy
had struck their camp, and were advancing
towards our left, the General detached Col.
Morgan's light corps to examine their direc
tion, aid harrafs their advance. This par
ty, at half pa(t 1 2, fell in with a picket of the
enemy, which they immediately drove, and
aftera brilk fie, were beat back by a strong
reinforcement. This skirmish drew a regi
ment from our camp, and the main body of
the enemy, to support the a&ion, which, af
tera short cessation, renewed with redoubled
ardour, and continued incessant till the close
of the day, when cur men retired to camp,
and the enemy a small diflance in rear of
the field. (The fuccour, which we occasion
ally detached, amounted to nine regiments.
I have not yet obtained a return, but have
reason to believe, that our killed do not ex
ceed eighty, and that the miffing and wound
ed do not amount to two hundred. The
concurrent testimony of prisoners and deser
ters, of various characters, assures us, that
General Burgoyne, who commanded in per
son, was wounded in his left shoulder, that
the 6zd regiment was cut to pieces, and thit
the e emv fuffereJ extremely in every quar
ter wherethey were engaged. As General
Burgoyne's situation will shortly constrain
him to a decisive action, reinforcements
Ihould be immediately pushed forward tonur
assistance, as ou r numbers are far from be
ing equal to an iofurance of viftory, and e
very bosom must anticipate the consequen
ces of a defeat. The enemy have quietly
licked their fores this day.
JAMES WILKINSON.
We had some brave officers killed, such
as Col. Coburn, Adams, and some others;
Major Ffn, of Cortlandt's, has a flight
wound, and some other brave officers have
been wounded.
Camp, above Stillwater, Sept. 22, 1777
SI R,
The General entreats you will use every
endeavour possible, to forward immediately
a number of waggons, as we have this mo
ment an account of the enemy's retreating;
this matter must be pushed in the ftrcngeit
manner pr ffibie, as much cf our fucctfs must
depend upon our troops being light.
I mod sincerely congratulate you on the
success of our armbat Ticonderoga, and am
most refpeafufy,
Sir, your most obedient fervanr.
UNDY HAY.
John Barclay, Esq;
Extract o' a letter from the Honourable Ge
neral Gate. Monday morning, 6 o'clock.
Dear Sr,
By a number of scouts who came in from
reconnoitering, I am convinced the enemy
mean very ip^hly to recew their attack,
Albany ano it Ticonderoga, is undotbed-
Iv General Joy,eyre's object— - __
Therefore, pi;vide for the word, and fuffer
not th^ Icaft delay, in marching the militia
to ins camp. Inclofed, I fend ,ou a copy
01 the good news, received vefterday from
CJ. Brown.
I am, Sir, your mt ft credirnt, humble
lervaut. HORATIO GATES-
Matthew Vtfeber, Esq;
North Efid ct Lake George Landing,
SI R, Sept. 18,1777.
J' With g eat fatigue, after marching all
last nighr, 1 arrived at this place at the break
of day, and after the best d fpofition of the
men 1 could make, immediately began the
attack, and in a tew minutes carried the
place ; I then, without any loss of time, de
tached a considerable part of my men to the
m Ils, where a great number cf the enemy
were posted, who aTo were now made pri
soners, a small number of whom, having
taken p< ffeffion of a block house in that vi
cinity, were with more difficulty brought to
fubmiflion, but at the fight of a cannon they
farrendered.
During this season of success, Mount De
fiance also fell into our hands---! have taken
possession of the old French lines at Ticon
deroga and have lent in a flag, demanding
a surrender of Tye, and Mount Indepen
dence, in strong and peremptory terms. I
have had as yet, no information of the event
of Col. Johnson's attack on the Mount, my
loss of men in these several actions, are not
more than three or four killed and five
wounded. The enemy's loss is less-I find
myfelf in poffeffi ,n of 293 prisoners, v;z. 2
Captains, 9 Subalterns, 2 Commissaries, non
comm.ffioned officers and privates, 143 Bri
tilh, 119 Canadians, 18 Artificers and re
took more than one hundred cf our men,
total 293, exclufiye of the prisoners re-ta
ken-.-The water craft I have taken, is 150
bateaux, below the Falls, in Lake Cham
plain, 50 above the Falls, including 17 gun
boats, and one armed sloop---Arms equal to
the number of prisoners, some ammunition,
and many other things which I cannot as
yet ascertain. I must not forget to mention
a few cannon, which may be of great service
to us."
The enemy having sent a thieving party
to the Jerfies some days ago, they robbed
the inhabitants cf a considerable number of
cattle-hearing of Gen. M Dougall's ap
proach, they fcampeied off with great preci
pitation, leaving part of their booty behind
them.
Mr. Loudon,
Whereas proclamations are become the
common harbingers of Generals Howe and
Burgoyne, that when the Americas hear a
high founding proclama ion, promising
much without design to perform any thing,
like (heep they know the yell of hounds.
And whereas Sir William, in one of h;s
late proclamations, fas given out that he is
determined to pursue with the rigours of
war, all those whom his Manly's forces, in
the course cf their progress may find in arms
against the Kog; I therefore think it my
duty to inform Sir Wiliam, that a large
detachment cf his Majesty's forces, in the
course of their progres to A bany the other
day, found about 24 000 in arms against
the King, that his Excellency Sir Wiliam
may take proper measures with t'eem, or
refer the business in that quarter to hi 3
brother John.
In Mr. Gain's paper of the 22d instant I
observed a fable comparing the Amercaos,
to sheep ; the Britons to dogs ; the F e:ch,
to foxes; the Spaniards, to wolves ; and the
Dutch, to boars. The simplicity and in
nocence of sheep, are emblematical of the
Americans, and the Britons fur ferocity are
rightly compared to the canine tribe, though
not like the generous maftiff, whose dispo
sition and duty is to guard end protest the
innocent ; but like blood thrifty hounds, cal
ling their murderous neighbours the goa's
of HefTe, with their high horns and long
Linking beards, the boars of Waldeck and
Hanover, the bearsand badgers of Asfed
Hanau, and all carmverous beasts, whom
mercenary and cru^l mouve^ could influence,
are hired by the hounds of Britons, to d/
v^ur the fLck and partake in the carnae.
But lo! a winder under the fun, thole fierce
hounds cf Britain, and fiercer beast cf Ger
many, ate taken captive by te lambs cf
the flock, and a largcdrove of them brought
to Albany lart Sunday, by a small pacy of
the sheep.
A I NGST ON, September 22.
Extract of a letter from Albany, dated 13 h
September.
TL: So: N^tirms will be b^re in a day cr
two, to bold a Congress with tie C m^ „rrj.
The hatchet, which will be preje^t^ to to^# is
prepared, and no doubt wilt buffered them and
accepted.
One of the Oneida Indians, named J bin
rarey, has plundered the upper Mhrivk 6 e,
a^d the Indians have all left it. Am.a
number of things he has taken fr m Mohy y
A% is a purse of gold, all Sir Wu^am's s ,
nay, even his will, and n tajot ^f? 0, 1.
till ample falisfattion is made Km for /$e 1 / f
his bouje, barn, grain, hordes, cows &c u'r^b
the enemy took and diftroyed at OrJk e
" All the Indians, Squaws, &c. except it
tie Abraham, Hans Cryne and two oAerjaH
lies, have left the lower Mhow^ Callie.
" Our army bad yetterda, advanced four miles
above Still boater, wbete they encampd It
is /aid we have an advanced party on tie kill,
above Cornelius Van Vegbten's. Thu I < a n
h«rd, believe, as it is too far defiant from the
main body - General Stark, the day bes re
yejie?aay, joined General Gates with me tt u-
Jind men, both armies increase ever, day, ana<t
Jeems m general to be the determined refaution of
the people (if possible) to extirpate the enemy cr
drroe Aera from the Northern Fr.ntim /fy
profpeflis fair, and, with the finces of Heaven,
we Jhall soon, in this quarter, get ne ; of a cruel
and savage enemy."
BO S T O N, Sept. 25.
S nee cur last arrived at a fafe port at rhh
eaftwaid, a prize flop ot 240 ton, mounting
16 guns, with a valuable ca r go, viz 190
calks of port wine, 216 c& of bots 1
beer, 2 calks of fiddles, 13 h gfh- 4 ds Ihocs,
24 calks lugar, 1 c^fk hams, 50 c..ik:
ta, 216 firkins of butter, 3+ lump f
cheese, 20 calks nails, 70 1 np^t |
105 bales, boxes, and carter of Lit 1
goods.
Tuesday last arrived I ere a pr z brig
ladened with fat, taken b, Capr. Sk lime;
in aprivateer fchoone ,be ongmg - tot date'.
Arrived yefle da, the irvt e br^t.'
Walh ; ng on, ano btuu him with her, a prize
brig 350 hogfheaus lugar, 501.^01 Cut
ton, and 50 c.Jk, of coffee. Al% a kh^on
er with 60 ho^flrads of , u m bmod 10 Gui
nea. We hear fne has taken two other
przes, all in a there cru z: cf about amomh.
We hear his Excellency Ger©al Wash
ington has given orders for cte Conucen-.
tal forces in this Srace, to repair imme
diately ro Head Quarters.
H A RFFOR D, September 29.
Extract of a letter from Peeks-Kill, 24th Sept.
'• By a gentleman just arrived from the
southward, we are informed that General
W alhington is in General Howe's rear, rea
dy ic attack him if he ofitrs to pass a river,
which is fortified in his front with cannon,
and defended by a considerable force."
v/e hear the Continental Congress have
removed from Philadelphia to some part of
the Jerfies.
T he 2 ift instant departed this life, aftera
long and painful illness, Mrs. Abigail
Skinner, wife of Mr. Elisha Skinner of
this town, in the 19th year of her age.
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