The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-09-22 00:00:00, page 4

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^f^ O NGRKSS ^^ h;r) c '-
WQ dera^ >n the rey <r ott^c Comm ^c:
rid ^ the mode of cobdoCung the inquiry in-
U ; he canfes of the evacuation of 1 iconce
n°ga and Mount Independence ; a ri oho
ty he conduct of the general officers in the
M^ortben department at the time ot the cya
°''°n ' whereupon
Relived, That a committee of three
members of CongreO be appointed and au
horded to correspond with public bodies,
^r private perlons, by letter or otherwise,
i this and the neighbouring States, in or
!er to coPect the cleared and tulleft evi
eice of the ftateof the army in the Norcheo
Department, and a'd'o of the state of the
g roops, military stores and provisions, at the
^rd polls, before and at the time when the
^ variation was determined upon.
Tocall for and examine the,nitrates ofthe
ouncil of war ; and to enquire what orders
latere given, from time to time, by the
h?mm?ndcr in chief of that department.
To inquire part cularly if the barracks and
^ ^^ were de^r^yed or left ftandtng.
To inquire of rhe Quarter-Mailer Gene
^ al, aid Cemneffuy-General, what quan
3iv of provinces had been la:d up at Ticon
,err?ga, or near it, for the use of the garri
n, and what measures weie taken or tak
^ ^ for throwing in farther fuppMes.
^ Toinform themselves, as fully as possible
g r the numbers, appointment and move-
Pnn-s of the enemy, from the time of their
I,' adding to the time of evacuating the fort ;
^ d allo, of the number quality and condi-
L\ ions of the garrison, and if any and what
" cfu e ^ere taken to gain intelligence
-the lbe?g:h of the enemy, by the Com
ri' 1 under in chief, or the commanding cffi
_ er at Ticonderoga.
To inquire of the Clothier-General what
^ Nothing, frem time to time, had been iffu-
J for the use of the Northern department ;
[bind from other public officers, into the ex
enditure of such general issues.
B To inquire intothe number, equipment,
fc ^d behaviour of the militia, and the term
ft>f service for which they were engaged, at
fob,id before the time of the evacuation ; into
f^the situation and condition cf the lines at
^Ticonderoga, and the fortifications upon
^Mount Independence 9 What works had
|^been thrown up by the enemy, what posts
t,hey had taken, and the distance of their
kfrorks; what orders hid been gven by the
h,, mnanding officer for directing and regu
^(foting a retreat, and the manner in which
^^e retreat was conducted; what orders
fyfoere given relative to rhe sick, and what
^care taken of them. Whether any con:i
^nencal troops, and what number, were at
^Albany, or in the neighbourhood, how
kihong they had been th©e, and why they
^were not ordered to Ticonderoga.
g^ To inquire into the number and fzecf
^cannon, and whether any were removed
^before the evacuation ; the quantity and
* 'fogies of military stores ; the state of the
[items, both of the Continental soldiers and
b'imihtia; whether the troops were furnifhed
frith bayonets, and whether there were any,
f'T^ud what RU nber of prices or spears proper
frier depending lines'
Qi That upon such inqury and colk&ioo of
^H^s, a copy of the whole be tranfnittted,
Woy th? sud committee, to General Wafhing
t^on, and that thereupon he appoint a court
.brirtial for the trial cf the general officers
Gh > were in the Northern department ^hen
^conderog^ and Manne Independence
’ 4 ..#e-jacnoed, agreeable to the ruies aid
":)"bc!es or wj^
'\Rfrft 28 Corner proceeded to the f-
Mbon of the combine to coTeff eviderr e
• • < ftidU relative 10 rhe evacuation cf Ti
': 'ev ji fee. c^d bailors beinztaker,
hi.'Lowers, M- niched Heroy Lce,
, .ii A Lots, we e eAdted
4; fr 6vc C^ F , o^.& i”e :$ fa■? 1.?6Z O~S
H^^. JA^Z JA ^LIN^EA; JA^ H tH
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f e^^iv^ v?ff.,', vz ; & ^-.^o^ue. i< e^: 4.0 ^^^:,
r^^i vA^wwx. ¥ te h^r ^ k«, lu *' : r e &^c fa^,
aMe e^ t, cM:ft% A ^^ ^>, fhb^ ^ J ir?^
IH.; , ^ foer ^ &M^ 7r;^, o^^^d^ ^^
wru;; 11 # <^o: ^ ^ E^^rrz , ft ^ H% &# cu"e>.
th , ^/.^ ^ fo^ 1 .0. ^ !.&{!;; ^h & ;c{
ib. *7^ ^K-^ b, -fore T;„^%i>& um: ^^a Wp, ^^*
br&r^? ru^ ccuM, bhr tc: Acl f#< ^
tti:l•*'th*j-^te^cf ^^ capric a 40 iwrim^ '™"
rh^uf vu ^ ^f.&rclbz wi? he jtynci 2< And H^t
w, ^uv Co&O-Ferfc, <ik so ifi ^|:^*r ^ °^
tfibwr next ; *; M^lrick ri^e fll jwfc^ c ^^°% f",~
ren, UIL.,a ^f^l ^ay ^pfr^r, ml How n^cr, if
&„ ths, hxy#, w*y foia SMIJ, app^tt^R 2$ ^x^
cv^ fhosCd nM bt sfyd,,d as i&wlu fi z• la ^
cfiot^ R^^ f#^m forth, ayteebhi ^ r:& p a,er es
foUbdio^. By or^ref ^^ J^dg*, ,
GEORGE WYLLYS^jr^L
—TTFirn^^ ANGERS,
M&ie in ih^ ^«3^il mvn^r, b,
6 SAMUEL BUELL, Silversmith, %
la M.dd #t^w^, tfhs aas S.#orda or h**& rr I*s
n.» ^* S : ^•teiASkrl^^^G'^^
"gTjU^D ©* ^ r^n^ai md@ fr^rn K.,n ^^ 13-
f CiM, ^r^c^g h^fa out raft, batwaea £?& a,d
fax ftssad'H% me^ey. The owner rasy have th# fame
by LpU,i?g t^DvAi*! B^be^, in fafd K.a^t, and pay
i^t ^ g^. K^ fc^fr 4 1777^
THE S,^U M.M wi ^-1 vimnwmilM hivufy
' of Hare} fho% er th^iragett# appareled a|re<abia
to a rf^ve ffr General Court es ^ Stole if M:f
fschufeto B y, February 6% are ea^eOj call'd up
on to catU# and driver to at, re fsan re may be, the
Shirts, Stocking# and Sh m$ eqn^ 1° th^ number cf
men drdred to bWaifed in each nma trr 'he c^nti
nenin! army. 'ROBERT BRECK.
N nt^raptsn, A iguft 22, 1777.
P. S. Wanud fir ths ufa es the &r^y, liano a^d
wo© an checkt fhirtik| er ihirt# ready made up, lin
nan and woolen Backings, large felt hits, lh&, but
ter, cheofe, Vinegar p& barrel rar ,alh a, fei wbicha
canorrnr pfi^ will >* gt^i, by William Pjccbcra at
S^rin^fi^ld, or Reform Br^k *< N .rtha<*'*°*•
T^ b*Tid a^ A^i ~ .^ npday tp 15k d Sep
tember, at Middleton, on the wharf formerly be
l^ritg to Capt. Jaha Etfton,
zONE large flo^p and ^ne fm&ll ere, and twe Cton
' era, and a like!, Negro man flare. The offj#
all appear to be vary grM, and ftpo of them art en
radix^ly well fee?d. The sale will begin * is ^
click A M. F r farther particulars enquire of Capt.
PHILIP MORIWMER,
IESE L^CT^ mare re aeftre an parity titai are
1 indebted to, or have any demand, on the estate
of Ti us Back, lata es Watharifitld deceas'd, to fettle
the fim# with me the feb&riber, before the zo:h ^f
Oftebs* ntx ? , which will prevent the diftgreraoie ne.
ctfity cf putting the bMk^ into the her da es an attor
ne,, and var, mu^h oh'ige their frn^be fervent,
CAFELINA BUCK, Adminift-at,
N. B. Attend^ce will b^ #iven nt the dwelling
heufi of the fhbfc^ber etch m n m/ay after the fr& of
September to th# 20th es ORaber, front 2 o'clock
^&r^%r, t? 6 UU^ck ?e said day*.
tmet QrammtratOTfctffi racttrarCTßtmmß, aßoaratEttn —ra—_c m lot
r O T vy jx.^^ B-.^^rc, me expiate, ^t#^r, far.
" J^kn HJlift-n g»d Mr, Weadbidge's tavern, a
h^%, cambist CLOAK, lined with green b°z .
Whievcr rill plaafe to return it to the febfcriber i^
Har ford, ihaUi have two dollar# reward and n^ffiry
c ^ r ^'. T HILIDRUP.
T OS /, b*ewde& Nklo k >*d Gieftahbory, let
r^-fl% a dark hr##n Great Ccat, the rape
liw,d wi^ light cellar'd Br Ueen, wi h two nailer#
te^s, a GJ.Urs hammer a^d herds ; the above tech
whre iA a kmpfxck wrapped up in the great cent.
Wi^v^r will ratu n said articles te the Printer hereof,
G that the o#,r may h„n it again, ih^l he,, a
4*adGas reward f r their troeble.
NATHANIEL GAINS.
GU+tatey, A%e4 30, 1777. ______
WE t^s f^krilffi being #,^,#^^4 by the Lem.
ju„ cf probate far the d'ArA ?f §* fbury, few.
priflivem on the ©Ante es Ap.d.ew Meet?, Ute es
Smlbiiry deceas'd, rrpt frnted nrfeM,!; &a b^eb,
0^ Morice, &t ore fiaU at^ad co ^ebuS^firferr
appfote^^tc.K ^ fi'& rurffor ^f O&b«r zed Ns
- next, at ^ keufa *f R^a C@ffit in Gid
Sir 1b w, wt t*a *'Jecb in & for*^ r ,ni ^ eschef Aid
dap. ' PERER RICE, )
RANRA CO MT. ,C^^ a Mra.
ASAHEL HAYES, )
S'mfrrt '_?" 1777 _ _
qL'K^Y'D fro.* •hej&Lf.uim ^ Sitelbwy u^ 0^
° fcnr*% ?f Ae^i left, • ^ered, er rather bear
ing 09 a 7u^ c^U^'d STAG, aiMT- 4 rec eld, {Sort
'^3, strd the ^M^f^r^ ce.trff; hid ^eg fi,paf.
ad ^ cfti frTO D^Y wC^ety,, ,r Dipowr, th.#
~ ^„hnact? a'G wkc h:r, he i? sir retired trn;t
W^^rer HR? Hke up sud fag end return kintatVe
^{i^b oj lb v?, er fi+di,©rd ^hve foe is Ball
L? % 7 ^^'{'.•* vr^r^ ft hia by
^LLOm THRALL. Softy §, 1777.
N. 1. S:H ^g U ^^^ *<vy ^urch to wa£
° A^o iq. a tor<l rera COLT, two jess. tE,fi
has fe.^n while in he Ite, a^d ^wk tr^k rn tae''
fee k the ley#whi iffi ^ar the f?.,^ ream a! rseerft
tr^te fe^r. Whoever wi.lt^k^ r, feid ch #k^ f
cm him h lira ths? ow^er ^y krehte, fifl hcr&
tww dohaia reward & & d & # ) ie&fy,&W^ <>%%# paid,
by DAVID BOSTWICK,
N?MRf*,d, A.3gu4 28, 1777. p
^LXa Y^L tu rtrf-*^ ir^ -^ ^'u^ab^
> Faßa^U j me# Dasgh f, a: C^waß, a light tu,fr
MARE, bU^: ^3l^ and tail, trta, a»o p<% atew£
14 hands higft weever w/Ha^ npfcH&me anal;
fid word ta site fabfcriter, fh%n Men three dol&lq
i&md and char,a pfr, b- - k
HEZEKIAH weight.&
Sv. di'fi^T Aaguft 10 1777.
greratflttMratc —• HRmtnriCTrahtt . LttraeMtefy^^ reowCTi.w xin&uwwtyßb..
OxK^VJ,D £3 — & aub^u & u Ns„ M-.u^^u hfc
0 vast tM$ fir& cf June 1777,& IhckMARE Ab^. §
14 band# Hfo, with a 2^ pai t a fe^ll b^ze in kg,
f ^e, gCT«^t the head, ^c^aad pamwZl, ^f |
18 year# cf ago, war ffi^d bof^@ when ihe went #w<it
Any pet fen th&t hat tikes up laid ^^ is define HE
give meiice w the fnUcuber, aid )w ffi&j ^ fr^ |
t^fy r@wa.ded and have all MC^ , gk^,^ ^d §
by JGBEPH FITCH, g
Sotember 4, 1777
UN t&a nignt »<.«/ m 221'0f mgur .1/77
intern, h ufa in a h<.&te ran^r wk# ^
ffodt, &c. about tea or mbaraw, ^^ rci&d 2
rs ths fol^wi # g article#, via. eno fi vr wweh ; ^ |
five? renh^d, texknd on th© w&g EI ; r p.?frrc
tea pot. ei^ht table fpoonc, fifo, ra^ft :fih^ ^2^ p
EI; 3 pair es ~14 fitere burtons; 2 pair es gc
bug# $ 2 pair if silver flta buik^,; 1 ra^ if §
fl^v^ butt^i; i pair es fear j uh; 1 fiwaih
1 £ vsre^am pot; 10 tea fpooaq ; mt&# p ^ ;
tap; 13 fiver bat^ni far breechr#; 2h4fj% 3*
gwia^t; about 5 d+Fari i a hain e.e»% ; about
depart ormvre in paper.; z bleckh k fr 2 ^ ; in
dire; i griped dittp wd and white ; ^ br*wn dir f
to ; I green fitrin ditto ; 4 chiMz ^rad# ; 3 callic;
ditto; i callico frock; t nmre r , fcre wcrfiQ ditu I
1 black gesnd ; one brown c&mblet riding drcfi ; 14^
cotton Dockings ; 1 red broad cUth tag cloak :1F 1
of packet hibie#; two f^tin Week cluhe; 3 whi|
bought quilt# and civer# fert# es a,ran#, h^thw t
chhfr, 'acei, and other articles <f ro xias orawmoßt?
^ui fait of brand cloth, rediffi celcer, cs&J&t jlinia, §
bafat button# ; one brewn <&!,: cm; co p : rf
of leafar breeches; one pair white Hazoa diu; tw 6
firiped coufm and ilk v& ; 1 drilling white 0* $
gun, biyipet, and filter headed fwud ; 2 hH!a><|
ffiiro, and fimdry char thing# tee rumen u# te be in §
ferud. Whoever flull teke the ^^ whh,^ and ft |
curs fa fai+gooda, &&11 have FORTY DOLLARS
reward and nil necessary charge# prid< by
GIDEON ALLENE
New Frisell, September 4. 1777.'
<eXH¥MT«^rc.^t^nt^rowfrtt L p&&rt&W nasm. I-^ 1 I—no ß . M , mm ttonewi
ON me MgPtfrt^r.i^ ;h t 21. t , w x A,gus
about 10 or 12 4%med rata broLe .^^ ths tws.
li-g-hairfe cf Noah S^h es New Fairfield, end ror
bea Lira cf the following article, viz, 2 bw^r bare ;
i p&ir fuddle bag#, 1 red sad bhn w&, lin'd ^\
b^? ft^har, rediffi colaw d rechw tu tear ; 1 ^ri
pa fr plated shoe buckles; 1 pur Amaz'd pe^e kre
buckle ; alumber as FAm^'i ct„ aid ribbed ;
for Jet we^an'e clack; 1 flower'd lawn tpen ;
horiaed diue; 5 hel?#ted fof#; 1 red fc&’r ^£ ; 2
hilled Ahiru ; 2 c<m'mcft fiecks ; 1 fak I uchw;
i r&d tad rhi.# kre&hed fi!k kaadl a ebbs; 1 fl&w&U
dirto pale bias colour ; 4fl war'd £Mz^ dit^ ; <u.
black dto; one black uft*f dine; 1 black ^ff:
Apron,; I pair white cotter bracelet ; 3 ptir whi
ca^oa ticking#; 1 pair man fb.«#; 1 large ha h.
p chat bank ; 2 8 dslinr mtin&xi&l biL# ; 37&' ;
2 6 dhte; 3 5 dirt# ; 1 3 ei^e; 2 30/ biut Ris^
,=4re F, ;136 /. brfl New.H,rfffiLon^nf
1 16/ cine; ri. a: 40/ in small ^^ey. Whaev/|
£hwi take up and f<cn<u ^ & all as the frid robberr £
hull have twenty dobert reward, and for any sr all </£
th^goods, ^re^^b'e reward sad charro paid, by [
NOAH SMITH. |
A,°UT 7menu" ^z E^j i %#TifaTlbr;l
" ferd, a fergarn i^ Col, W&'rr^Q,^, ^c.^
mare fom said Nrw Hartford te P^krKUk and fe^fi
her back with >he fuddle and bridle, by fi mt pe?f© §
H^ntws, who ha# net yet reOTnad tbem te th
6^*r. Whoever he# feid mere in cufed,, it drfre:
to feed word to Liadtad Gilbert, in New Ha:tfr
and he fli^l have a han^ft me rrward fa hi# trouble.
Sirtemba, §, 1777.
r f fi KEN ^p % f~, ea,# fir.ee, by S.^e, ^y 0
F^rmla&tft a rollon STAG, fen? yean c!?l
marked with a h^lf penny the s,,<, , R d u*/er fidha „
the hf esr. The cwaari, #§£red te preva hit ,r<
pert,, pay charge#, ,^d t& hm away.
St>,^m^r 4. 1777.
TAKEN u, b, tk ft ft, bar ?#% k so, ^d^r
E^^ ?, ^ 4 ror,dd, U^t r 4 >s^a ^h.r|
rteral t^tt,,. widest ^^ brazil ^r te^fc. Th^
n--'> ran, he found bv *r„rv,.^ ^ r,,„° 3 _„,•„„, ^ ? ' ^
Saffia'd, r>e err?#, rp, d#?^d w. x;gte hit pfe^eriv £
pay r^-^%, a,d rtb^ h m mw^„
A^u 29 1777.;,
ENDS DOOLIT ILE hr." ' a few Watch:
Crystals of various sizes on h^rd, which!,
he will difpefe cf as cheap ^ tie ciicuml
flarcea as rhe rirres ^;h ;dm>^
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