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---on Sunday afieraoon he fired a- yli,el- at the §em.
which luckily miged him, that he seized the Sentry’s
gun, and knocked him down with it;@d;ﬁdigrguch‘:
ing a f:ord from the hand of Mr. sheiff Roberts,who
was en cavour'\nito quell the mutiny, was just going
to plunge it in his body, when the Serjeant of the
guard saved him, by shooting the villain through thé
head. ‘ s b iy
The 24th of June a ship of war, with a tranfportor
two, arrived at Gwyn’s [fland, in Virginia, where it is
thouht they have landed between 2 ald 300 troops;
from the number of tents which have been erected.
Extraét of a letter froukf'hilzdclphiv', July 6.
““ On Saturday last the brig Nancy, Captarn Montgo
mery of Wilmington, loaded by Congre/s awith 400 barrels
of powdir. §0 ar 60 small arms, dry goods, 101 hogjbeaas
es rum, and 62 bep fherds of Jugar, awas drove on fbore by
the King fiher-at Cape- May,; toe brig had 6 three pounders
mounted 3 awith awbich, at one time they beat off the boats,
and onc of their tenders *ftrr which, being affiyred by Capt.
Barry and Weekes, aw:™ wook out of ber in a fop, 62 fire-
Jocks, 260 barrels of powder, and some &ry goods 5 éur the
Jog clearing away, the [bips came witkin fbot, and sent five
barges full of men 10 atrack ber 5 the brigs people finding it
impossible 1o keep ber any longer, flarted 130 ar 40 éaﬁl\{lq\
offpowder in 15¢ cabin, and about §0 aeight in the main-
Jail, in awhich :Z(‘y awrapped some fire, with an intent io
communicate 10 tée powder, and quitted bir. One or Iwo.
of the men of wars coats fion boarded her 5 one was close un
der flern, and the others wery near. o Those on board ‘bad
given three chiers, and fired their armyat our pecpls, swhen
Ibe five took effelt om the powier, and sent 30 or 40 of them
(as is supposed) imto the air. ~Same of them went 30 or 40
yards bigh, awbe soon returned to the avater, unable to tell
awho burt them. Tiey have taken up cleven bodies, tavo
laced bats, and a lig with a white spatter dafl 5 ihey are
both supposed ta belong to officers. The aater avas covered
avith heads, legs, arms, entrails, e, oue of the boats was
towed off in a jbattered condition, with only 6 men: Thus
did'ihev buzza for a Scotch prize, Some of our people got
ane or tawo /mall cannon mounted on foore, with awbich they
Jored at the baats when boarding the brig ; the men of war
returned the fire, and killed Caprain Weeks brother, awbs
dvas third Lieutenant of the Reprisal, and waunded a boy in
the Ihigh?! |
" Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated July 9.
< Capt. Martin iz a srigfr¢m =-in---, I 8 arrived on
the coast. ~He bad on beard 17 tons of powder, and 400
sands of arms, ‘el avkich are fafely .'aud% By her ave
bawe the following letter; dated St. EuflatPh, Fune 18.
" Bya Brifful paper of May the 41h, we are informed,
zhat the foreigr irosps are ordered to Jail with the floet : That
Lord Howe took leave of and set eut from court to command
them : That it remained fiill uncertain about the Commif-
Siomersy but tbat on the 30th of April it awas said a Com
mission was 'még{ out 10 appoint five § three of whom wwere
|2O be Lord and Gmeral Howe, ard Cornavallis 3 Governor
m%&@,ﬁ,m /ss;),'?ﬁffy‘, B g
wPaunal. aud sne Mr. Miles hgd beer mencionad fir the ne
“grant pardons to, the Americans, but not till'they bod lnid
dowon their armi. : ‘
¢ 1 hope you will submit as you ovght to ds, Imake no
doubt you avill be pardoned for it. a
“¢ General Burgoyne is 1o command at Quebee, General
. Howe, at New York, and Gen. Clinton to the Sekthadara.
Lord Howe to command the awhale.
¢ The Queen has brought anoth:r Princess to the nation.
T'he Dutchijs of Kingflon, has bad ber trial, and been fourd
guilty, but pleaded the benefir of clergy, .and got off. Skx
bas since floid to France, to awviid a wwrit of ne excat
jegnum.”’
. The sirs inflant aas rendered remarkable by the most im
portant cvent that ever bappened 1o the American Colonies,
an event which will dubilels be cilebrared through a long
Succefim of furure ages, by anmmiverfary commemorations,
ald be corfrdered as & grand “Era in toe biffory of the Ame
rican Staies.- - On this aujpicious day, tise Representatives of
the 1 irteen United Colonies, by the providence of God, una
nimously agreed to, and woted a Praclamation, declaring the
Jaid Colonies FREE and INDEPENDENT STATES,
avhich aas proclaimed at the State House in Philadelphia, on
Monday lass, and received with joyful acclamarions. Co
piesswere also difiributed to ALL the United Colonies. -On
Wedne/day lufl it was read at the bead of each Brigade of
’tbe Coentinental Army posted at and ncar Nezv Yurk, and e
wery where received swith loud buzzas, and ibe utmost de
monfirations of joy. ;
‘t'he fame evening the equestrian fatue of George
111. which Tory pride 'and folly raised in the year
1770, was, bytheSons of Freedom, laid prostrate in
the dirt, the jult desert of an ungrargful Tyrant ! The
lead wherewith this monument was made, 15 to be run
into bullets, to afiimilatewith the brain of our infatnat
cd adversaries who 10 gain a pepper corn, have loft an
Empire.*---“¢ Quos Deus wult perdere; prius dementat.”’
A Gentleman who was present at this ominous fall
of leaden Msjefly, looking back to the Original’s hope
ful b-ginning, pertinently exciaimed, in the language
of the Angel to Lucifer, ¢ Ifthou be'fibe; butab !
bow fallen ! how chang'd 1”7
* Lord Clare, in the House of Commons, declared
thata pepper corn, in ackacwledgment of Britain’s
right to tax America, was of more importancs than
millions without it. ¥
‘L'he General Court have past an A&tallowing of [n
nocalation with the Small Pox in the Town of Boston
till next Monday the 1 sth Infant, after which Time it
is forbidden on severe Penalties both on the Innoculator
and Innoculated. And the Seleftmen are impowered
and directed to remove ali Persons sick with the Small-
Pox on the third of Augufi next, in Order that the
Town may be cleared of all Infe®ion immediately as.
B 0.6 (TE ON, July 3.
'I‘HI‘» Committes of Correfpondcnce.J[nfpeﬂion, &
Safety, of the town of Weitfleld, having heretofore
had many complaints, of the irimical temper, & dis
position of Capt. Jobn Banesoft of said Weflfield, to
wards the grand fliugle for the preservation of Ameri
can Liberty : And whereas, information being had,
that the said John, received into is house sod and re
frefhed, thenotoricus Capt. M* Kay and his attendants,
on his escape (and most infamous breach of parole)
from Hartford, and endeavouring to get through the
wobds to Qebec, there toj-in the mipifirial butchers;
to cut the throats, of vur brethrea in Canada. Ia con
sequence of {uch Information, we summoned the said
Joha to appear before us, and it appearing oh exami
natien by his own confeflion; that he was well know
ing, that one John' Graves was gbne to Springfield or
Hartford; for the purpose of piloting piifoners cff;
and that on his appearing at his hotfe "with said M¢
Kay, he was at no loss what their business was ; where
upon a motion wds made and seconded ; whether the
feeding, refrething, and not giving notice, of parole,
or any prisoners, on their escape to our molt inhumane
enemies, does not fairly prave, that the {aid Capt. John
Bancroft, is an enemy to American Liberty ? it pafled
in the affirmative ; therefore resolved unaniaoufly,
that the said John, ought to be held up to public view,
as an exemy to American liberty ; and all persons caution
ed against holding correspondence, or conneflion with
him, until he is of a beiter temper, and disposition of
mind: and that he be confined withia the limics of his
own farm, until fyrther ordersof the Committee. Vo
ted that the foregoing proceedings, with regard to the
said John Bancroft, be by the clerk of said committee,
procured, to be inserted in the Conneéticut Courant,
and one of the Boston News Papers.
; ~ 'SAMUEL MATHER, Chairman.
Weftfield, June zoth, 1776, Bkl Tl o g
To iy, P UB B« nonvis
WE being d-fived by Mr. Ama/a Jones of this town, to
’ enquire in'o_the truth of a revart circulatid in'town
refpecling bim, importing that be woss unfriendly to the rights
and liberties of the United Colonies in America, by awhich
bis charalter bath fuffered, and brocght inte difefleems avith
many ; accordingly met) on the 41h day of Fuly infl. and
enquired into the matter, exanined the evidence relative
10 said report, axd find- that said v port <bas at firfl occasi
oned by Jaid Fines being vverbeard by a bye slander to utter
a certain expression in converfative avi-h amoither person,
without being able to recollec? or gitve anry account of the
colloguium more than tée single fenrence, & ahich, takenalone;
conveyed noidea of unfriendline® 1o said colenies, and after
wards awas so imprudent as to report said expressions, affix
ing thereto bis own explanation, by awbich the Jujficions of
otoersavere excited. We dre abswefore clearly of epinion;
that said report bah been origifu-ed and spread aithout
ary teslonable (igndation: AR Lmes\/bving naze,,
'de:zgnd that bx%nmmi the Wy m&ﬁiad Srieadly
Jentiments of the American canfe, and awas willing to defend
the fame to the utmafl of bis power ;5 avhich, awith other
considerations, induce us to belicvy that he is not inimical to
bis country, and that any furmifi to the contrary is wwithoit
Joundation. B. Payne, :
Hartford: SaM. WaDswoßrTH, Commthet
July 4, 1776, GEeorGE SMirH, e
Isaac SuerpON, 3 :
H.A R T:F 0 R:D, July Is. -
Lat Week about 150 Teries in the Nine-Partners
and Places adjacgnt, rose in a Bidy, fell upon the
Sons of Liberty there, difarm’d them, and took Pof.
feflion of the Commisee Chamber 5 but were quell’d
by a Party of near 3000 Men. frot the Wellern Parts
of this Colony, and aboat 2o of I¥sz Number taken
and confined in Prison.---May the'r Ring Leaders soon
receive the Punithment due to such Traitors to the
American States. Foie el PR OR
Last week cied very suddenly, Captain Josery
Rockweri, of Colebrook, ey B 0 O
*.* In the Courant,No. 397, firit Pagelaft Col. Line -
17 trom the Bottom, after the word ard, the follow
ing should have been added, viz. said E/ghive Bibbdll
baving made due fatisfullion by a cons. [fion of this dute, on
Jile, to said Committee, of which he 15 a member, for certain
imadwertencies of ‘bis, which bawe been the cause of jome
uneqfineffes awbich have takth place in said New- Fairfield
Committee, and----e. S S
ter. The Court have also palt an A& allowiag of
Hospitals for innoculating for the Smzll Pox in “cach
Couyty 4g this Colopy.® - i Lgdh o ¢
Thursday the firft day of{Auguft next, is appointed
by Authority to be observed as « day of Haumiliation,
Fafling and Prayer; throughout this Colony. =
. Monday last was launched at Newbury-Port, in the
presence ot a great number of freltatorsy I@:ercnt
parts, the second Continestal Frigat ngy,na
meti the HANCOCK. | S UNREIR
On the z7th ule the privateenilagp .f:\",of this
port, commanded by Capt Johnson; whn' (giled frem
herce about fix wecl)(’s ago, took in Jat. 25, two fine va
luable ships 3, one efwhich is al\ihreedeckcr; about 400
toas burihen, bound from the Noctk fide of Jamaica 1o
London, laden with 400 hogsheads of fugsr, 200 ditto
of ram, piemeatn, &<, The other from imigua, with
400 hogflicads of rum tor Gen. Howe § and yeßerday
morning they arrived fafe’in this harbour,. =
LUST, about a fortnight since, between Hartrurd
and Wethersfield, apair of Saddle Bags, made of
ruflzt leather. Whoever has found and will return
them to the owner, shall have a Dollar reward and
charges paid, by Hezexian BipwerL.
Glaftenbury, July 15, 1776. , :
REL‘ORD Books of;lll S)ics, made aand told ag the
Printing- Office in Hartford:
LOST )or taken away from the owner, one bundared Farg
Shillings Bills, of this colony, dated z’u{y 19t5, 1776,
Jutpofed t:e signed B. Pame, and T. Seyminr, Number
8200 to 83Q1.-:- Whoewer avill returs the Jame to the Prin
ter , shall receive of bim £.lO, and mo queflicns affed---or
alkosver //La!z give information.of any f therm, Jhall begene
r ufly reward d. . . o i TRGIRCI IRO i s
NAT HoANEE L AT TEN, -
BOOK BINDER and STATIONER from Boston;
- YEREBY acuaints tie public, that he has open-
H «d thop under the Printing. Office 1n Hertford;
where he intends to perform BocE-b‘indi‘ng in all its
various branches. Said Patien baving been regularly
bred to the aboye-menticned bufine(s, will bind, giJd,
and letter books in 2s {plendid amanner as if done in
London. Old bocks he can metamorphose into new,
at least the difference will nat be percepiable tothofe
who do not open them. He las for sale the follow
ing ‘B.OQ O KB, viz. .. 2 A oy
- Bibles, Speiling Buoks, Pfalhtg(a_,g;,;’rimera, Watts’s
Pfa ms and Hymn:, bound in one volume, or separate;
Brady & iate’siPfalms, Rev. Samson Occum’s Cel
lettion of Hyms, English Liberiies, or the [ice-born
Subje&’s Inheritance, Lofd Somer’s Judgmen:t of
whoie Kingdoms and Nadons, Blackwell’s Farma
.Sacra, ora sacred Platform of natural and revealed
Religion, Evan’s Poems, Dod¥ridge’s Lufe, Guthric’s
Works, Priestley’s Rematks on. Blackitone’s Com-.
mentaries, Boftwick’s Vindicaton of the Rights of
Infant Bapufm, New England’s Memorial, the Ad
vaniages of Reépßntance, A ycung Socinian Teacher’s
Vilipn, Scripture Sﬁ‘g‘ Psroof Catechisms, the Bible
in Muniatare, The %&e,-a Poem, Calco.t’s Disqui
sition on Masonry, Mafler Key to Popery, The Ma
nual Exercise, with Gen. Woife’s Inftruéiions 1o yeurg
Officers, Latin Accidents,’ l\éhanclatures, Glark’s
Introduétion, Arithinetic’s, Singing Books, the Ga~
mut, or Scale of Mufick, Blank %oks to prick Tunes
in, Copy Books, Arabian Nights ELatertainment,
French Convert, Song Books, Piéture Raooks, Black
Ink, Ink Powder, Sealing Wax, Wafers , BRck Lead
Pencils, Slates, Siate Poncits, Ink Stands, Account
Beoks, Alphabets, Writing Paper, Quilh, a Variety
of Pocket Books with Straps and Clatps, {meii hiflo
ries, &c. &c. &c, Glgar Aliowance tathale who buy
to fell again, e e y i iv,_. §
’I‘HE public are hereby infurhißd, ihat inutuinton
for the Small Pox is fer 'up {n New-Providence;
in Berkihire Couaty; where all inclined to have : thac
disorder in that easy chesp and fafe way, may depénd’
upon good atcendance and where convenient accom
modations are proyided by . . :
. . Fraxcis Guireav, Physician. ~
N. B, Those who come to theabove hospital &re de
sired to bring a recommendation from the Commitice
of the town where théy belong that %Jsie» spreading ﬁf’
disorder may by b_r’”eéihféﬁ—”:?‘%ﬁ'ﬁﬁ' epquire of Joil
Job Stafford, or Joseph Bennet, Esq; of New Provi
dence, aforbfaid. ; Sy 11 76 iy
Herevy give Notice to ail Solusers of his Majeky's
1 Forces, now Prisoners in this and the neighbour
ing Provinces, to whom I had given Orders “sot 1o
work at public Works for the Setvice of the United
Colonies; that [ did not mean to prevent their work
ing at their several Trades for the Purpose of Turnith
ing themselves and Families with Necessaries ; and
that they have my Ceafent for so doing, under the
Limitation publithed by the Commistee of Safety at
Hartford, on the Bth july, 1776. ; b >
Crris. FreExcH, Majorin His Majefly’s
R k 22d Regiment of Fyot.
S iKAY’D nom.the fubleribe, va the 11 'mﬂ;,
a Mouse or Cheftaut colour’d MARE, 13 hal®
“hands high, 13 or 14 years old, natural l;;i\cer, shod
before, a featner on the off fide of her neck which ex
ends to her ear. Whoever shall take up said ﬂ.'%g,
and reti'n her to the ¢ vner, thull have a le.f nahle
reward, and necgflary charpes paid by i
WiitriAm MIDDLETON.
~Suffield. Tuly 13, 1776. 3 o e
A Likely young mare, z org year old, black, with
a ftarin her forehead, no brand yifible, a poke
on. Also, a yearling horfecolt, dark sorrel, a flar in
the forehead, 3 white feet, no brand, withabowofa
pcke about the neck -. Baid colts are taken damage
feafant, impounded fn the pzrifh of New Cambridge,
and cried as the law dire&s. If no owner appears they
will be {old 2¢cording to law on the 224 of July instant.
e AsaneL Barwns, Conttable.
Farmington, [uly 11, 1776 e .
Stolen from the subscriber’s shop in Spring
field, a silver W A T C H, with a China face, fleel
chain; malkter’s néme Geo. Russel, London. If the
said watch should be offered for sale or to be mended
it is desired it may be stops, and informaticn given to
the printer or the subscriber, who shall receive four
dollars reward for the fame. . SsTy S. Coßurßw. |
'I‘AI~LEN up by the jubigiiber, abay Miare, about
13 hands high, brarded on the near (houlder with
I her mzne and tale black, a white spot in her fore
head, ard a blcod wart under her near ear; naroral
trotter, was taken up the 12:h ult. The ewrer
may have her on paying charpes, by applying to
Somers, Fuly, 19, - Ensrezar MEGREGQRY.
Just come 10 Hand, ana niaw ready for Sa e, afew Co_/%i of
Best Mountain Malaga W I N E.
Baquire of - § % WILLIAM ELLERY.
Ten Pounds Reward:
T.A KE. MO I 8