The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-10-09 00:00:00, page 2

August 2 A Morning Paper fays, we are well a flared fom
good authority, that an entry was yesterday made at the Cullom
boufe, of 2000 Coffins, intended to te fhlpped fir Boston.
A fquadroo of Men of War, with franfoorts are ordered to be
fined out immediately, 00 board of which eight Regiments arc
to- be embarked, with a proportionate Train of Artillery.
, Letters from Quebec, by the E:iot, Capt. Squires, arrived at
Milford, give an account, that all is in eonfufion there ; that the
Governor is greatly difappoioted in his intention of railing a body
of Militia to go to the assistance of General Gage ; for they de
clare they were willing to defend ther own territories, but would
never be tiding and ♦ffidieg Government to carry imo execution
their oppressive and arbitrary laws agaioft America.&
M opday orders were giren for § more regim nit to be got ready
with all expedition, io grder to emb^k for Buffon.
The regiments from Ireland ordered to America are, the 17th,
27th 28th, 46 h, and yyh with 4 companies of Artillery from
Woolwich ; and 150 Matrofi have received orders to hold
themfelvcs io readioef.
B, the Ear! of Halifax Packet, Ca,t. Boulderfon, arrived at
Am York, ii 7 Weeks from Falmouth, rase have the /allowing
Advices, viz
LONDON, Jul, 25.
FOUR more men of war tie ordered for the America station
as foots as they can be fitted out, of which Commodore
Shuldham is to have the command. This appointment took place
at the Admiralty Board 00 Friday bi
Extras of a Letter from Chatham, Ju', 8.
It is laid that c oathing for three thousand troops, Canadians,
war lent iff yefferday: and that the fame contractor has orders
for filing up feveo thousand mor: will all possible dispatch.
It is reported that General Gage is recalled at his own resued,
and that he will be faecceded by Sir Jt&ry Amherst
It is said that General Howe will be appointed to the command
of Bolton, io the room of General Gage.
A Privy Council is summoned to m::t to morrow at St. James's
said to be on American affairs.
Yesterday some difpitches were received at Lord Dartmouth's
office from the Eail of Dunmore Governor of Virgina brought
by the Vigilance, C^pt Wuliamfon, arrived at Dover from that
province, which are to be laid before the Privy Council.
Lust Friday arrived at Plymouth, and'failed immediately with
dispatches for General G^ge, at Boftoo, his Mtjelly's ship the
Raven.
Ju'y 27. Recruits are now raffing in different ^arts of England
for completing the different regiments to their lull complement
of mea.
It is said three additional Colne's of Marines, three additional
Lieutenants and fix Majors, will be f;oo made, cad that body of
men are to he augmented to their full cflabhfhmcnt with all ex
pedition.
Yesterday an order was fra for prrparirga large quantity of
powder, bd ; bombs, and fheih, for the use of bi; Majefty'sgar
rifoo at Boston.
The feme day some dispatcher were sent to the Co^mi^o^rs
of Portfm^uth and Plymouth yards for several more men @f war
to be fined out for immediate fcr^ice
The Cerberus raw cf war, which is irrired at Portfmoufa
from B^lio brought near 3000 lexers, which wore ydhreay
delivered out at he General Poll Office
Th: Cerberus is ordered to be: docked and get ready to carry
orr fo^e dispatch's to General Gac.
This day theParliament,which f'lo^d prorogued to this day, met,
and we hear, were urrher prorogued till th< 14th of Sept. next.
We arc informed 'hat the Par Taunt will meet early in No
vember n^x 1 for the < ifpateh cf bufinefi
We are assured, that a fubfidtery treaty has been entered into
these fix wack' past with a G rmio Prince for ten thoofanJ of his
troops to be 'ranfpor cd to New York and Bolton the end of Au
gull Sach trmfp-rts as are already engaged, are ordered forth
with to be v^uatied, end to fail immediate yi# Emb~eo Five
frigates, deftiM; to teiefarce the Squadron on the co ft of Ameri
ca, are touk: rhe Traofparli under their convoy. The foreign
troops are to be commanded by a General oftheir own nation,
well known for his good cooduft in the last war.
" The Milford frigate es 28 guns, is put out of commflion,
being too rotten to proceed to tea ; and the Centurion, a new Ih:p
of §0 guns, is put into cemmiffiwat this port, in her room.
'• On Saturday the Roebuck, a new ship of 44 guns, was put
into commiffijn here as was, on the fame day, the Liverpool fri
gate, of 28 guos. The above flhips are said to be going to Ame
rica.
Monday night an Ex,rtfs war lent eff to Ireland, with orders
to hold themf^ves io readiness ageiuft the transports arrive there,
who arc to carry provisions &c to the troops ar B.Ron.
Yeflerday morning four fh ; ps that are taken up io the tranfoort
firvice came out of Dec¥, and are ordered to drop down to Dept
foid, to take on board (torts, &c. for the aG re place.
be increased to the fu'l compliment of one thousand each ; so that
together with the foreigners now taken into the fertile we (hall
have 30 000 effeaive men before the middle ofOacber io America.
An anonymous correfpondcot fays, " Letters from Bet in ad<
vise, that the King of Prussia is marching £0 army of 40 coo men
towards the frontiers of Hanover, which it is thought Ire will
take possession of, un'efs the 500 cool, due to him according to
treaty ever since the late war, is immediately paid."
PORTSMOUTH OCober 3 A gertem&n of undoubted ve
racity, who arrived here atewdays fine# from Nova Scotia, jays
that he had several opportunities of csnve Ji g 'with numbers of the
inhabitants of that province, wh fa, that the, hearts', concur
with the measures a&oped 6, the Grand Continental Congref, and
onl, wait an opportunity to convince their American brethren ®f
their Jince it, ; and fh.uid a a small detachment of she arm, be
Jett thither, nine tenths of the inhabitants wouldfin them on their
firft appearance, in carrying into Execution m, measures that ma,
be propsfed by the noble Sons of Freedom. Th fame gentleman
has bre't difpa'cbe, to be forwarder to the C^grejs at PhhaWfhta.
CAMBRIDGE, oc § We bear that Gcn t Howe, a bfcged
offi er in Boßosf was, on Sunday loft, proclaimed Governor cf the
.whole Province of Massachusetts Bay The immaculate Gage,
Howe's Predecefor in this might, command, is ordered to return to
England forthwith. Howe afo succeeds to the. Command of all
the King's troops in America. Admiral Graves is afo faperceded
but who is appointed in his room we have not heard.
The enemy are new preparing to fend off from Boflon several
men of war; and a number cf troops fuppefed to be on feme plun
dering robbing expedition ,
Lad Monday arrived inPifeataqua River afeip from England,
intendedj, Boflon. It appears that the c'a, before her arrival
she was in company with the Raven man of war, bound to the fame
place but parted with her in the night. Meeting with a Fisher
man, to the Eastward of Cape Ann, the crew requeued fmefdirec
tiers what course to fleer for Boften ; the hon:1 fHerman printing
towards Pijeata,a River t tens them, there is Boston. The crew
Orders a-e giver for 400^1
vender, to Bo^oo, far the us& of
all expedition.
On Monday an order was sent to tU
immed ately, to put to fca, ten fail <fthe,
is unknown, but foppefed for th: American
Monday four heules of rendezvous were opcne<
for the purpose of enUßing Seamen co mao the (hips n<
cut for America.
The Kirg has been p^.fed 1© appoint Mariot Arbuthnot, Eiq;
to be o e of the Ctmmffimers in quality of a principal Officer
cfhis Majefly'sNaty for the Naval affairs in North America,
to reside io Halifax in Nova Scotia.
This morning a CommifTon peffd the Great Seal of England,
coclli'otiog and appointing General Gage to beC ptaio General ard
General Governor ever ail Noth America;
Ue are sffuted i L under co liberation to form a Parliament,
er General Council, fcr all the Provinces in America, forcething
similar to that of Ireland, the Governors and feme particular Of
ficers to form an Upper House.
' Orders are lent for the Serjeants a<d Corporals, as well as pri
vate men belonging to the Militia, not to be absent out of the
county to which they belong ; n future, withouta furlow of leave
fer that purpose.
This morvirg fury Recruits were sent off from the Savoy, ac
compamcc by a Srcjmt's Guard, to Fertfn^o.th, where they are
ro be (hipped for America
This morpieg two houfa es rendezvous were opened in St.
Caih^rioer, ar.d a bounty offered to he mn (bat would inlift
there, to go on b^d the (hips that are are cd for Bolton
Some are of opinion that the five r aiments, the Officers of
wh ch are ordered immediately te jrin their rw^eo's in Iceland,
are rot in ended for Button, hot part f.r South-Carolina, and tic
other for ferpe intermedi^fc P rt between that and Boßon io Gr
eer to keepslie Provincials from fro jg any stance to the lad
mentioned Port.
I is remarkable, there were hot so ma^v- Edtilh officers killed
and wounded in the batre at Miic'e ( 'o'h> greatest loss &f the
allied army was amcßgft be' 'glill) s here were at the late bat
tle r.:^r Bjfloo between the King's troepf and the Provincials
July 26 The late a6li<na^Bunkrr hili though crowned with
fcc<ch, has convinced those in power that a greater forge i; ne
ceflary to put a fpccc'y end to the troubles in Africa. The
transports therefore which have be<n for feme time io preparati
on, arc said to have received orders to fail to Ebden with all
expedition totake co board 10,coo of his M^j Ry's Hanoverian
troops, which, under an efeert cf a fqoadron, are to fail to Boflon.
It is expend that they will bead on board by the 1 5 h of Aa
guft ; and by arriving io the cod of September, fi fficient time will
be preferred before the setting in of the cold weather (ffiaually
to difperle the iofurgeots and force them into fubmiffioo.
We arc affared thst the legimeots now in New England, will