The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-07-07 00:00:00, page 1

n/ Na# H^a, Juae 11,,1777.
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A New MAP of me STATE of
CONNECTICUT.
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*#" Saea will ba published, a map of the Northern
Las. & s and the country about Albany, from adol sur
veys, oa rhe fame f&ue a# this prefect one.
At a General dfomblj of the Governor and Compaq, of the
Jette fCee^aicut, boldest at Hartford on the frond
Tbarfa'a, es May, 1. D. 1777.
Is Affimblf tak^g into cenfidetation the re
& l*l*e#f the hoto/abie Coatiaaaul C^agrefs of
th^ a6:h day @f Aaguft 177 b, which Aid rafelva inn
th# words fd&wi:g:
" WHEREAS in he c^fa of the prefect war,
forae csma Hi j,ad officers and Rom commiffi med of
fices of .hi array or navy, as alfd private soldiers, ma
ri^s and f soon may lefy & limb or be otherwifefe
d.fb.ad & 0 prevent their serving in th^ array oraa
▼y> 0? g^i^g their livelihood, and may Stand in need
of relitf;
" RESOLVED, That every caramiffioaed efficer,
R<a comauffi med cffitir, and privet f Idier, who sh HI
Ufeahmbia any *wgag#mear, or be fa difibled in
the 1# vice of .h^ U iisS States <f Africa at ^ rea
der him incapable, Lf^rwardi, of g*niag a liveli
hood, Shalt receive Ju i^g his life, or the ceaiiaaeace
of fich &ifa*i.it,, hi &ae half @f his mathly pay,
fxm aad aftertax date that his p*y as an effiter er
i^i^r cetisj ;to be paid by ,the corn nittee at hereaf
ter zenti+aed.
That ever, cma^^tr gs any Ship efwar or araed
▼eff <, c m nffi ^d ffice M , v3r7a.it officer, marine,
er fx&a*, belonging to th* U riled States ts Ameri
ca, who Chill I^G 1 limbiayyengagemeu,, in which
ao priz: dull be tikis, or bstherein othvwifi fi df
abled ^ ta be readied incapable of getting a liveli
hood, (h^ r,ceiv4 during hit lif<, gr the coarißaaece
• 9f such dGbriit,, the one half of his monthly pay,
from and .far the time that his pay 14 an officer or raa
ritte, ar fiamae, cezfes, to bs paid as hereof er raau
ti?asd„ Buiisaff apr z, shall be takva at the time„
fech lofi of limb or othir dAbility Shari happen, then
luch f^ra 31 hsma, make out if the net profits of such
prize, b. frg adividead is mide of he fame, agreea
ble to fjrwer orders es Clag A, Shall be cekfidered
as part of lis half pay, aad reputed accordingly.
TW ^yery cwmiffi >ned officer, a.n commiffioaed
effiev, a^d private fildfer, ia the aray, ind every
co^HiAad^r, commidioa ^fficnr, warrant officer, ma
rine or fianru, es az, of th# Ships if war or armed
veffjls belonging to the U ritid SmA of America,
who Shall be wounded in an, eagagamrat fi as to be
rendered incapable *f farviag in th# array or anyy,
though net totally disabled from grokg a livelihood,
Shall receive ftch monthly f m toward* his fubfift^ce,
as Shall be judged adsqw<L by th# Adumbly or ^trier
representative body it the flats, where he belongs nr
refito, upon applicative to them fir that purpefs,
provided the famid^h met exceed hit half pay.
Provided, Thet me c@mMiffi,a< if^r, non commif
firmed offi% a*d private fddier ia the array ; com
raaader, commiffi sa officer, warrant officer, marine or
fsA.mn of an, of the ships of war g, arm rd veff 's,
baloagiag tatheU ritad States rs America, who fhHl
ba wou^dtd sr disabled as afarifrid, foil be eatittad
to his half.pay er othtr .allowance, u<le& he produce
ts the committal or officer appointed t$ receive the
fera# i^ the fttte wriera he resides or beings, or to the
AfcmSr, or Lrgiflative Bad, of fach ftus, a certifi
cate from the coeamtading officer whe was in the fares
wAjpgenuM in which hi was Funded, or, ia case
MONDAY, July % i,„.
CONNECTICUT
AND
WEEKLY
Containing the Freshest ADVICES,
Printed and Published by EBENEZER W^ETSON) the GREAT BRIDGE.
That it be recommended to the several Affe^blies
or Leg flative Bodietef the United States, cf America,
to appoint fem# pexfon or perfoas in their rafpeaive
fta&, who fhdll receive and txtmine all fach certifi
cates as may be prefeated to them, and regiftert^
fa^ein a b^ck, a,d alfe whit fapport is adjusted by
the A ff&mbty or Legiflativ© Bad, §f thro state, to thole
whefe case require# but a partial fapport, and a # fj of
the payment frem tiae to time of every half pay and
o^her allowance, and of the death of such dibbled
perfen, or ceasing offuch allowance, axd ihall m^ke
a fair and regular report of the fame quarterly to the
Secretary es the Coagrsfi, or Beard of War, where a
Operate record fh#ll be kept of the frae.
That it be recommended te the Affemblie, ar Legis
lative Bodies of the several dates, to cause payment to
be made of all fieri half pay, or other allowances, as
fhHI be adjudged due to ths perfens aforenamed, on
acted it es tie United Stwes
Provided, That all such officers and soldiers that
may be entirird t# the aferafaid peafiom, and are f>uKd
tm be capable of doiog guird or gar/iL^ duty,fh.ril be
farmed in a corp# <f invalids, aad fubjed to tae fail
duty; and all officers, marines and fiaraen, of the na
vy, who fha.li be entitled to the pealon aftrefaid, and
Shall be fanad capable of doing any duty on boaid the
navy, er any department thereof, Shall be liable to be
ft employed."
Whereupon it is resolved by this As
sembly. That the Committee of Psy Table be ap
peiated, and they are hereby appealed arid tally aa
thcri&d to rectivg and examine the evidence produc
ed by such perfoas being inhabitants of this Szte or
others, who hav, or hereafter fl.all serve in amy of the
battalions raifid in this State for th^ c#Rtiasntal fr
vice, and who were at the time when they received
their wounds serving in any of the f-id battalions,
a#d fhsll claim a peafien by frifthe of the afarefaid
reblve of Congrats, and to graat the fame to all such
who Shall make proofin manner as therein is provid
ed; and said Commit,*ecfPiy Tableura directed to
pie^rve the oi^ence in ^1 cases whmrie such fap
peri Shall ba allowed, either in part or whale of his
ha f pay by regiftarieg the fam^ in a beck to be kept
fer rhat perpnie, a^d alfj what fappurt Shall be &!-
lewod and adjudged to such wounded and disabled
perfen, and to rack# a regular report if the fame
quantity to the ficte^r, es Coßgrefs st board of war,
all in manner as in and by said resolve it provided and
dimmed.
And it is further Rifelved, That alkcontmiffijn
officers, non commiffi^R officers of the array or navy,
as a!f> private faidieri nimaes and frame* railed by
this State and net cf the c@Rriw#atal arm, er navy,
who have o fh^l be wounded in any adiea so as to
be disabled f ore gluing a livelihood, upon their pro
dicing certificates xs is provided in the &fare reeked
refclve of Corgrefs, before tie ccmuitiee ts Fay
Table, end being examined ^d fitted n^e by said
committee. Shail he entitled ta the fare peyhw^ and
fuppert as is provided b, said refelv© es Cwngrife, ei
the?in part or whole cf his @r their half pay as the
case fhsll appear on proof, axd to be coatiruac during
his the said disability, or for life, as the case Shall hap
pen ; and the Aid casiraitue of Pay T^bla are here
by directed to register the fim# in a bonk, together
with the Kama of the p<rf#n claiming Aid peahen,
his place cf residence, cemwty and battalion, ar, Chip
as war or arm d v<ffri to which ha belonged at the
time es receiving his wowed, a^d plage writers and time
when ha received th^ fasse, and what Support hath
besn adjudged to him a,l in manner as i§ provided
and expreffid in said rifelve ts Congrafi, and in the
fame cases and in no other than is therein mentioned
and contained ; and said ew^miaea of Pay. Table are
diri&ed tw raakt report of their dyings so far & relate#
of his death, frara fame other officer of the fame corps,
and the surgeon that attended him, or a certificate
fiom ths ccmm&zdzr of the ship cf war or armed vef
fsl, engaged i* the edion in which a©, officer, marine
cr fsamaa, received his wound, and fora thefn-g^ca
who attended hint, of t^@ Marne of the period f^
wounded, his office, rank, department, regiment,
company, ship ^f war or aimed veffvl to which he be
lengtd, his office or rank Buraia, the nature efhis
w*uad, aad in what adiea or engagement he ractiz
cd it.
TH f
to such persons who fh#li claim any fripport by virile
of the left paragraph of this refotva to the affambly
# f^^ time o liras.
A true ce„ if rec^d,
E^a^ixtri b,
(GEORGE WYLLYS, Sec'ry.
At a Geaernl AfEmhiy of the Governor and C mpac
a, sf the State us CennaHicut, holder at Hartford
ar the second ThuTdav ofMay, 1777.
Resolved b, t^ /g^y that tb? Militia Officer#
holding Cota^tf^wj ix the Stari bearing b&e before
the Declaration of Ixdtyadcnci luitbia tbit State, be &ircß
-to dtl'^tr tbiir C^^&vii to the Colonel or ibe cbief
commanding Officer of tbi Regiment to which fueb Officers
rfoeaivrlj.belong and fall receive new C^rnlfa, wbicb
fboll be mode ^ agreeable to the form lately d^reded by tbit
✓lgfobl, and under the Autbstit, of ibis State, and for the
Cjfcn they foftained by tberformer Cemmiffixe i% ,be ref.
parot Companies to wbicb ebe, belong And it foall be
the Dat, of the Colonel er committing Officer oftbe froefat
Regiments in this State to a„l, to bisHnor the Governor
for new Craraifontfir all fuel Officers nuitbiw thetr rtf
peanut Regimews, and receive and deliver the fame to ful
Officers upon their returning tbrirfarmer C+wcmiffions wbitb
fo&ll be lodged with bis Honor the Governor : And tbs RaxE
of fueb Officers foall not be affiaed thereby, but be determine
ed b, the D&'.e of faidfoema Cesamiffim - -Hod bis Elmer
the Groerner is hereby empowered and desired ti mate oSb
Cremifans for allfacb Officers according/).
A tra Ce„ of Record,
Examined, by
George Wyllys, &c'rj.
CHARLES TOWN, (S^h-C^li^) May zz.
Accounts are received froia the Weft Indies, that
some time left men h, a {mail Am^ric^n privamr,
ceemaßded by a Captain Forbes, having t&en be^
ass 'by 8 large Guirmraan, the Captain removed hid
guns and his crew &R board a F a^ch fch^,@r, and
is her renewed the at^ck, and weuld in aif appear
aecs have fuccaedad, h & d net a British man of war
fell in *ith him. There being ne peffibilitv of §.
fcapi^, the Littttteaant cf th# privateer, a Bench
man, firtd a fufea into trig m^^ixe, whereby ths
Yeffel was blswu up, and all the crew s excepting;
Captain Forbes sad eleven fiiery ( who w3ie uko
up by the man of war's boat) perished.
Exiraa &falett,r fom Dswit's Corner, an the west
ern fr^ntieis, Miy 15.
“ The Cora^iffe&ea arptinted by the States es
South-C^relin^ 4 d Georgia re treat with the Chero
kees arg hers ; there are 600 Indians come in, end
more daily Canting, so <kat it is elpa&ed the tafa
will fjoi some an. The Indies are fa great wa*t
es previfi^s, and I believe are heartily forty for thek
rilhuefs."
A dull was lately fjaght with pifteh in Georgia,
between Burton Gwi*n«i, Efa ; late Governor es that;
State and General Mackintosh ; when they ware
both dangerrfl wounded.
W ILLIA MSBURGH My 30,
Upwards es forty Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Cherokee vatfon are new here on a negecintiiß §f
peace, which it i, kaped will be lifting, and to re
quaff a tanadar, line may be drawn to prevent ea
creachments on their lands. They have had ea #u.
dieace, and it is efya^d a caraped will be fettled
with then in af^ days. Asseeg th®m are Occ
noftoio, the Little Carpenter, the Pigeons sad otha?
headmen and warriors. After the talk wt, conclud
ed. they favored the public with a dance on the green
in f ent cf the palace, where a confideiable number
es fpa^^BH, bath male and female, were agreeably
entertained.,
qTOLE^ or Ura,#3 Lira the hwcribar cut cf tkg
° pasture es Peter Raw, within half a mile of trig
pool at N^^-Le^n&a &n the night &.f the goth May,
a large Mare abtut 15 hands high, about 10 or 12
rears old, paces a^d trots, lofty carriage, of a d^k
n^wM mafe coker.Whoever Shall taka up said Maru
a^d fend her tn & cwaar at Williaaafowa, ia Berk
shire eaußt,, Shill hav# five dollar reward had all ng
caffsry charges paid, by
Lemuxx Steward.
June 25, 1777.
&VMH^M6^
COURANTV
'HARTFORD
INTELLIGENCER.
Both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.