The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-01-06 00:00:00, page 3

.:::.dy&, ^^ P'-^
bis principles a ^d^h. M o^n^ cf rufo^g
irto av^f^r^ and dev as ary of n^l
all the treafares of & world, ' fAr ^ Ibd^ve co^d
btve induced me to f^pp^t an off^fiva war, for I
think it murder; bd: if a thief b^ak into my ho^fc,
burn and destroy my property, and dull or threaten to
kill m% or those that are in a, and to “ bipdm^n
cafs whatever," to his ^fola^ will, am I to
ferit# \V.iat lignitic it to me, whether he who does
it, isakiag or a common min; my countrymanor
not my countryman ? whether it is done by an ihdi
rid^i welkin, or an army of them ? If we reason to
the root cf thing: wa fhTl find no difference; either
can any just cause be assigned why we ffioald p^ilhm
case, 'and pardon in tlirQxhm Lit them call
he rebel, aid welcome, I feel no concern from it ;
but 1 ihiuld fu%r the miser, of devils, were I to m^ks
a whore of my foul by f^ri^ allegiance to one,
whofa cLnd^ri thetufa Trtji/h, £spid,&hta,,
worthlzfi, b,uffh man. I cuncuvr jik^ifea horrid
idea in receiving mercy trom a bring, who. at the taft
day ffiall be fa h^g to the reck. .and ra^a^ias to
cover him; and fl^g ro'h terror from ths orphan,
the widow and th#fl in<fAre ica,
There are cases which' cv„, be overdone by lan
gu:,% a-.d 'flu; i> fr^, T^ parties .on who
fee i':nt the fill extent of the evg th,r ghreate^ fhemj
fry f^rio&mfelv£swi h hr,^ h^t the rn?my, M„
they fwteced, will b^n^ciful. 1 is th nwdnefi cf
so 1/ to exp^a mercy from thole who have r?;ufed to
dojnftice ; and even mercy, v fciecmqaeft i* the obr
jaft, is ority a trick of wa-: Th, canning cf the fox
is as murteout as 'h? violence egth^ wolf# ; and we
&u,t to guard eq ^y agrinft be,. HiwC ^ft ob
fra is p^y by intents &d partly by promifs, to ter
rify er Triced We people so deliver up ih^ir arms, aid
rccriva merg, Theniiniffry rtcummenGed the fame
pha to G^fand thins w^at the T< ries call making
their P&W' ;.!'..a^£ac.< which p@b all underfunding"
indeed! A prarfe which woud be the immediate fore
runr<f4 wof^ ruin than &wy we have yet thought
of. Y* men 'f Peunfyl^nU, da reafda upon tfr fa
things ! Were the beck counties to give up their arms,
th?y ^ml+fall a* cafy prey to the Indiars, who arte
adorn'd : This perhaps is ^h&t some Tories would
not be f>rf far.' Wars the home charities to driver
up their arms^lvr wield he exoTd to the refine
ment of thcb,ck counties, who wcu'd them hay, inn
their power ro chpife theit dtftir^at pkaf^rr. And
were any tine Stab to give up : ts arms, that State
muff be garrifoneh by ill lime’s arnr" of Brkg&s.^nd
H,iins o pve&velt from th? anp*. rs h* rest. Mu
teal fear if a principal link in thechri, as mutual love,
inTwoe be to that State that break: he cou^a.
Howe is mercifully inviting v>u to b^rnmas drf
trutiiou. and inert mug be si for r,,ues rr fi?b art
fail rotfec g I dwell not up,,n the vapours (fima
gination ; f bring reason to your can ; ard i* lan
guage as plaid os A, B, C, hod up tru;h to your ^to*
I thaak God that I fear not. 1 fee no redcaufe
fir f ar. 1 know cur fimvim well, and can fte the
way outofit. Whde our rmy was coHeded, H^
dated not r'& a bitt'e, anditis no credit to him that
he decimp^d frnm th, White Plan , and waited a
mean o,pertunit„o ravage the ch feccriefs Jufos ; but
itis great ergdteQ us, tha; within hmefoi if men,
we fuftriard an qTr'y.r? rest f^r n^r an hundred
miles, brought elf our amm^rtion, all cur fi^ld pis
c^f, the gr-Weft part cfnur ft- .re.-, and had fjer ri?
vers to pats. N^se can Ly hito^rr treat w,s fr.ci
pitate, f^r we wcr? near t\r?e weeks in p^rf raring it,
that the co @ryanighthivei-Ac oc me in. Twi.?
we marched b^ck t) m^et the enemy a ^ remained cut
till d^rk. Th, sign &ff:ar was co seen iftcurcamp,
and had not tome of th • co var.hy and df ff ftrijn
habitantsfr ad fdftWbrms ur ugh the country, the
J rfits hadne.^r bten ravxgec. Once ri re w^.r^ a
gain co efted and ccbe&ing ; our new hrmy at both
ends of the Continent re^rai',in7 fhd, and we (hall be
abk to open th^ next ca^aigu with fix y thouf.nd
man, well armed andcoathed. This is our fituatior,.
and who will may kiow it. By p&rf^vervnce and fcr
t'ruU w? have the pr Tpect cf a g'orious issue ; by
cowardice nd fubmiffi n, th^ rid ch ice cf a variety of
evils -^ravaged country - a depopulated city.- ha
bitarims wfh= ^t fafety, <^ fl b varr without hope - -
our hames <urard i-io ba;ra;k> and baud houfts f r
H Ilians, »nd a future r;c: to proride for whose fc
raers we ffi .1 dembtof. Lock on this piflur*, and
we po^rit! -^nd if th rs yet remains cne thought
less wr^h who believes :t not, let him fufcr it unla
m^nt:d.
H A R TF 0 R D, ^anuar, 6 1777.
Extr^ft ota setter from an e fficer in «e African
Army, dar^d, Nevtewn, (in Penufylvania) Ds
ceinbe^ 27, 1776.
“^ CA Iboro? tWplcafareof groing.jhu an
account of an advant% ^% wi&„y obtaned &ver tbe Hfi
axsygerday. 10 grotyou «j*# idea fifth# affair, it trill
be necefery to graeyou f^t tntefgence of tie original plan
of the attack. Something vat a cffm to check the sere
grefs of th: fnom,; it vas therefore rfovd i>y bis Excel
lency to attack the Hffan arm, at fronton ; far vhirb
purpose every thing vat in readiness, and on Cbriftmajs
Right vc mircbed d^non to the river vith upvards of 2000
men aidizf.: 1 of artillery, at Mr. Conkefsferry, Dela
ware river, ardat bal/ after ^ o'clock began cur march
to rrentbn. A cr% r or fearer faf o % In virfeit. Rain
and 9sil, vito %;b vinds let no difficulties were tod
mirthfor our vs-.by commatder to surmount at this important
crifa. At 8 o'clock vt began tbe attack in frosral drvif^
ons ; bis Exc/fettc, commanded f„fm, and in about three
quarters of an hour thef furrender'd. Ibe killed on oar? arg
vat four, and eight ivoundid. !/e intended toe attack
feouldhave been before day light h^ the jatigy f marching
end trouble of craffing the Delaware, detain'd us, viicb
perhaps was fortunate, for vs v^e told the enemy bad been
out a rroillec beating, their waggeds loaded, ana ready ,r
a retreat ; but the extremity of th wither made them cov
clhdfve were not coming, (as % had informal a) andfo
all turn'd in, and thought tbeafhvs quite jecure. IVe be
fothe attack with artillery ax'd m#try. and too much
fraife cannot be given to our brave 0 oops ; hs Excellency
'was pleased at their unAuun^d courage ; rot a Joul was
found cowardly fkulk.ng, but vv force for tb< battle. Cel.
gulf to nave creffed ttyfide Rrifcl ana formed in
yunflion with us; bad ibis b^.n the case, ace Jcou.a have
made prifiers of ab.ut 2QOO. ^Vt^k of the ercmy, 1
colonel, 2 lie^enart colonels, 3 myen 1 chains, 8 lieu
tenants, 42 CT fa %s 'judge advocate; 2 Jurgeon's mates,
92 frjeaws, z^ummsrs,9 muftione, 25 cfor'sfervants,
740 r.u^ and file; 40, or thereabouts, killed, about, 80
bounded, -6 kraftfield pieces, zcf fsbCb were izpouxdrts,
12 brofs barrel, drums, 2 kettle ^-@, trumpets, clarinets,
boutboys,, &lcv^c. ^c. 4 fandards, 12 or 13000 fine
wfkets, 4 daggers of baggage, 2 aitfe hadea witb grena
riser's caps.fwords, ^c. 40fas b'cffes. ^flow u^ott
40 hefoafl of rum we coxld not <ar, eff.
" fbt weather was jo 4^ drfftycvtrj cur arms so
wit, and wnfo fatigu'd, it wasyhdg'd prudent to c%e im
mediately cffwith our prisoners and plunder. Further ac
counts you fall have as joon as 1 get Icifure.
" I could Jincerely wife the printers would publish the
American Criss ; (See zd page of this papei) it's wfl
calculated, as it carries the truth with it, and will dsubtlfs
be of fee vice at this time.---".,
Extras of a letter from an office, in the American Ar
my, dated Buck's County, Dec. 19, 1776.
" Since my last we have received intelligencejrom Phf
lade'pbia ~thaf§ Britife men of war have enter'd Dela
v:v..B.^ no doubt ttkf Severn^,,, to Rhode flaxd, Phi
ladelphia and the ferfcs, at this featon es the tear, is in
tended to divide our force, and ts, yfifofraa car councils,
and difauragecur people from inlif^g in the new army ;
heaver, grant their designs may be defeated. NOW, my
friend, is. the criss /or you in the c^-vry to exert yourselves.
Use tour irfuer.ee, and let us have an army. Every good
man a^dwell wj/h^r to bis country . -will exirt bimflf. If
be is. a lovfr~ if this ones bapp, lanf be will exboy t one ard
all to hrid their aid to do the reidff tojavt this injur'd,
bleeding, difreffd land. Was Jokte behold the Jc hes, to
fee the dfrffis would bring tears .poyour ms. Plow is
tie time for us to be in ^a^^ft ! A. for what few t-fs
webive, ,v% wuld be ama% / toft 'whatfas jfrih the,
are in ; and the Coniinratal troops are really ax il 'di,ci
plined, andyou ma, depend wtlLfi^^t braves, andl doubt
not before one weeky?u will bear, 'ey artack R^#?where,
w^cz I {rufc^/b,!! d- fr-.c-t: f_!/ fy^^
both ?jfcerj era men are ditciminyd otheck the pride ofshe
red corns. Ibe; at ferfent are flufo a with their facets,
which perhaps may iulhbem into too luchjecut it, for ibem
felves. I tumk lam not apprehynfve of New England, as
the, are in genera! unanimous in opptfitian, which is ever,
thing. I 'biuk it likely the, will endeavour to penetrate ''
your State in thefpriug ;I am conf dent thy cannot pe : 3,rate
far ; but befure ibahou advise o/dand ,rung to be in rea.
dinfs Pufoths tfffr of good mujkets ; let them carry a
fail ounce ball; bus I think a 3 and half feet barrel is long
enough, with a goca bayonet : depend upon it, to avoid the
worfl, it's nectary to be well and martially eqwpt. In
fb rt, ifany one will but Juffi" ki-flf / rtferit but for a
moment he muft-wn that we are not in # arng enough.
'• Cosfidr, O my countryy,^, the difrejfs gulpingfor
you. ready to d z , uryu all Liberty calls ahedtofro,
yourf/v s. But lam not in the lafl doubtful but that A
mrica will rouse. Choflgood „uug fl trs, that will not
think cfhome only ku 'sen they can think of returning a, c @„.
qutrers. Y.ufo ill bearfr^m me fan again."
Died a few da^sface, aged 27.Mf MABEL Web
ster daughter of Mr Matthew Wbfler, of tbis place.
On Friday luff, of a lingering Corfcaption, Joseph
Church jun. Ufa; forfveraly-ars an Attorney of note in
this place
Whereas Governor Trumbull, harh illucd
orders for the prisoners of tar flutumeu in urn c joy
belonging to the British forces, to rendezvous at Say-
Brmk in crd,r to be tr in failed to N ?wpoft,on Rhodes
Iflind, th^r^to be rxchanied. T^f: sre co notify
ail belonging to the z6.h regimen l -, the r^a artillery
r gimen', ths 7th regiment, and a io&ruf his M jrf.
ty'a land forces, together with marines, to prep^r?
themfeives, and march immediately for riid place, ac &
cording ar hey fhali be directed by Mr. E/Qras
Bull, cemmiff-ry of prisoners of war, and that without
fail, on ritur lay next, the nth of January, as they
will anfw&r their negk/t.
>Wm. Delaplece, Ca)t in his
M?.j fty': 26th regiment.
H rif rd, Jan 4% 1777.
Loft between Hartford and Wethersfield;-;
rcu Cornelian SEAL, cut^ith the arms of Williams,,
the fiilri quirte I#,1 # , with three bugle hornsin the drx
ter quarter, th^ enft a griffin,rampant,it is very c'um
fi% (et in fiver, and of litt'e value but to the owner.
Whoever ray find it, and will deliver it to Mr JOHN
TOWNLEY, in Hartford,, will receive two dollars
reward. Jan. 6 1777.
ALL perfrns having any demands nn n>< ririre of
Lieht Satire' Pi-rc , 'a*erf Winds r,deceafid,are
defied to bring them immediately, in order for fettle
merit; and th: ft indebted to said estate, are difired
to make fyeedy payment, to
LOIS FIERCE, Ariminiftratrix.
January 1, 1777.
A^.PRIM E,.
A| Refugee from Long J/land, has open'd ^ shop nf^r
1A u M/s. Porter's xr Wetherfall, whete he prepo^
fes 10 pr,aice Ebyfe, Surgery, & Midwifery; whiih I;^
has, for a number ofyaa/s, been his irincipal employ
meat. He is f~rry th,b beiteg aibarger, he iseblig',
to take trisme:hod cf at on;e toLicidpg the public
notice and favor, and undeceiving the inifinformed;
wno, it seems, consider him merely zs an Apstbecarf
He therefore hopes he foil apt ba chargeable with
vanity, in faying in,his own behalf- That he has been
almost 30 years a Aririent in his proh ffion, and above
20, pta&iiioner--. that, after .6 years practice, he tra
yefed for improvement, and /pent more than 2 yeg^
in England, Fiance and Holland, for that purpose §
attending the practice and operation, of force cf th^
principal bofftals, frequenting the kauris cf th# mett
celebrated p/ofeffTs in Lt>nAK and Paris---t±zi in Lon-.
dim he was fir mere than a year principal assistant and
d.cthr to th^ elfrift surgeon of Guy's hcfpral —that;
in AA/a„„p&ricnlarly, he had his Lfuk&idns ip.
par from the great Dr. Hunter, phytician extraor
dinary to the Qpsen, and was fi r a considerable time,
feriorpupifto ^c celebrated Dr. M'Kertie : And tha^
&her finding his fluclies abroad, he seek his degree ia
phytic at the univ^ lily of Leyfy. Tho' net an Apo
thecary, h# his always kept & shop, and has fiv,d fiort
the en ? my a parcel cf medicines, part of which hd
would barter for such Articles ^ he wants, efpecify
foop unterfa, of which he has unfortuna ely loft the molt
of his own : And filch asriall, want Ihall be /applied
with rich things as he can fear#, at the current prices.
Ashe h:s been above four months rut of any feghd
employment, ard a great expence for the fuppert of
his family, he would be grid to get into buiiaefs in his
profi flier.; which he would execute with cat*, diktoco
and fidelity.
THOMAS~L>kkIN G" J^ffiTF^^4
auG IHOMaS VvK KHam, b^ng appointed ts
the 8 a:s of Naw. York, to receive, examine and fc
pc.b on the fcyeral claims againit said State, for rranf-
P°'P& rimi^ei, trick, and «.ffe&, fr m Long Iflar.d
co Conntaicut, all j r^iu,% who have any such accounts
unriitrid ;r. -dekrea tc bring th m in for fettkrncirt
to Mr, Epn.&im fc*nncfy ianhu,der in Middletown,
the thud Aedaefday, 1 huifday and Friday in January
and 1-ebruajy next,, where cteedarce will be given to
adjust the Curie. Tae, are requited to give particu
lar account us the Harass, number of families, ard
owners of wfte&s, and the prices from and to whicU
thy were removed, and to be certified b, the commit
tees.of th« f vetal towns where they live.
Middletown, Dec. 31, 1776.
Strayed from the fubferiber, sometime la^
fu^n^r. faring see!&n, ; m &tv in his 1 teheari,
a halfcio, the urd^fide the righted and a hole Tro'
the rime ; alfoa neifer, cf the fame age, colour and
.t'^^v^r will tske upland return said ftr&ys,
or give information th the fubfcrib6r so that he ma,
have ih m ag&ij, shall have a hahdfome reward and
neofriry charges paid by AbEL Gridley,
Haiwfbpfr^, Jan. 3 1777.
A^L ptn&m haying qny cem#o4s on th& ilth^ o^
Capt. johu Loveland, rite of Middletown deceas
ed, niter by book, bend or note, a e retired 10 pr^~
feat their ^ccoucts f?r pat m^ht unto the adrainifritri
tois in M/ddjeto^n, by the zeth cfj.w. inst. ind all
that are indebted to said efface a : i uquefled to mahs
fpsedy pa; inent
James Jones, ? Adninift
Susannah Loveland. ) traters
fon^av 6, 1777.
Runaway from the fubferiber ^ few dzys
iince angro boy, named Cuil, about 20 ,ems of eg**
middling in ffaiure, lul 1 eye, had on a blue coating'
watch twat, leaincf bieccles, the nft of Ift deaths
hrowb hom^fyuu. Whoever will take up and return,
said Negro, fnall have Ten Dollars reward, and
n*aeff&y charges paid by
Nathaniel Olcott.
EkR Hartford, Jan. 2 1=77.
Stolen out of the stable of Mr. Motes But
ler, in the right ai^r the 31st cf D e. rift, a da k
cheffaut coloured HORSE, abou. 14 hands high,
payees and cots, but chiefly inclines to pace, a frir iii
fit frehtid, thick mane,lew carriage, shed al round.
Whoever will take up Aid horse and return him tc
Mr. Butler, and ricuie th# thief so that he may be bre'e
to jufticc, /hull have ten dcllats reward --if cry the
h< rfe, five dollars, and ncccffiry charges paid.
N. B. A bridle with lerge reirs and the throat latch
broke iff was florin with the horse.
Hartford, Jan. 3, 1777.
Strayed from the fubferiber of Hartly
feme time in Sept, lad, two fatal! year o;d HEIFERS,
one v brick, the c-Le. a ,ed pide, o^th ma/k<d with al
fawllow fail in the near rar and a crop in the t ff ear
and a halfpenny ur,drfid) the feme. Whoever hr^
the above tyfos in harping, and vrill return them ig
the< wrier shall be ha m d tamely receded, &rd T<tc<ffs. m
ry charges paid, by ALEX. BUSHNEIL.
Hartland, Jan. ?, 17^7.
MO SE3 SMI T H,
At his hcufe a few rods Weft cf the Great-Bridge,
Hartford,
CHOICE gopd indigo, t, the fi^ple pound or
fmalbr quantify; ulfc a finall afimmeDt cf
ear,han and grid's ware.
Jar. 6, 1/7D