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MO^lTi^Oh' CT%'
CONNECTICUT
AND
: ,^ WEEK L Y
Containing the Frelheft ADVICES,
SMIPH AND COIT,
INFORM their culbmers, that the term of ^ir
'Partnedhip in the Apothecary and Book S/lli«g °"~
fiaefs is aimoft compleated. And as they have
hot few book accounts open excepting such as of
mere than two years Handing ; and it being nsceil„
that fiid accounts Ihould be adjured before the l&cte
meet of their 'partnerlhip accounts. They carncftly
reqeeft that all persons indebted to thtm on bock ac
counts would fyeedily balance the fame, either by
calh, country produce, or their notes of hand. And
all puffins having any demands on said company, or
either of them separately, are defirod to bring in the&r
accounts and receive their fevers! dues.
AT. B. S^id SMITH and COIT have in their hands
a number of notes, that are of long dancing, several cf
them were geven for ballances due to the lat^ partrer
ftiipof Lathrop and Smith, which expired five yeasego,
which notes mail be put into the hands of an attorney,
unless they are taken up soon.
Hartford, Finery 3, 1777, ^
TEITTrEaWrIR 77^ S&e of Coun^t^t
hereby notifies all Constables, and Collsdors cf
the Taxes due to this S^te, that he expels they re
pedively pay offtheir Arrearages ; otherwise he fb%ll
be obliged to issue out his Warrants incifcrimir^ely,
against thafe who are delinquent. Persons indebted
by bond, are desired to difeuarge their Obligations^
The refye&ive Sheriffs are direded to raaks Returns or
the Executions committed to them. The prefect Call
fc J *l%:ay L£) g*?AU that wotwith^^diag some
'a^x^s «hich are granted lire not payable till May
h^xt ; yet the Treasurer e&rneftty defines every Friend
to this Stat# to exert himfeif, and readily discharge
1:44 Rates, that he may be able to fatisfy the gener
ous Soldiers who have been in Defence of their Coun
try, and likewise pay off the Bvtalion# now raising
for the fame noble Purpose. Money is the Sinews of
War/-.and to hive a full Supply at this Jundure, is
of the last Importance. Without Money it is impoffi
h e for us to raise anew Aray, the absolute Necsffity
% of wtf6h must be known to all. It is hoped that e
v^ry due will so geaeroufy pay hit R aes, and th,
Con&blea so speedily coll^a and fettle che^, that f.w
t^ Future not a fogla Order may be refufed at this
Office,
Treafery Office, J^nu^ry 27, 1777.
fro^ the New York GAZST I'E, printed by tiUGH
GAINE, datd Dec 23, 1776.
B,tbc L-rd L: Drfpenc^r Packet, ^ho arrived here the
156 Infant, ix 7 ivoeks J r :m Falmouth, <we bane the
jslowtig advices, viz.
From vac London GAZETTE Extraordinary.
Whitehall, September 10,1776
THIS morning Maj <r Cuyler, Firtt Ard.de Camp
to ih^ Hon. G^. Howe, arrived with the fol
lowing letter from Gen. Howe, to Lord George Ger
mains
Cam, at Nratnvn, Long Efland, Sept. 3, 1776.
My Lord,
ON the 22d ofiaft ^rc h, in the morning, the Bri
tish, with.Coionel Donop's corps of Chaffgurs and
Hessian grenadiers, difemba k^d near Utratcht on
Long Island without apposition, the whole being
landed, with 40 pieces of cannon, in two hours and
an half, under dirc&ion of Commodore Hotham ;
Lieutenant General Clinton commanding the firft di.
vision cf the troops.
The enemy had only small parties on the coast,
who, upon the approach of the boats, retired to the
woody heights, commanding a principal pals on the
road from Fiat Bush to their wc^k, at Brooklyn. Lord
Cornwallis was immediately detached tn Flat Buffi*
with the reserve, two batrations of lightinfantry, and
Col, Donop's corps, with fix field pieces, having or
ders not to r ft %n attack wipon the pais, if he fhou'd
find it occupied ; whign proving to be the case, his
Lordfhtp took pest in the Village, and the army ex
tend&o f,em the Ferry to the Narrows, thru' Utrecht
and Gravefead to the Village of Finland.
On the^gth Ligutenarrt G^eral Heiffer, with two
brigades of Hefusns from S^atea Ifl^nd, joined the ar
"% having one brigade of his troops, a detachment
of th^ 14th regiment from Virginia, feme Convalef
cens ana recruits, under th^ command of Lieut. Col.
Dalrymple, for the security of that Island.
Printed and published by EBENEZER WATSON, near the GREAT BRIDGE.
On the 26 h, Lieut. Gencrl Heister took post at
Flat Buffi, and in the evening L.rd Cornwallis with
the British drew off to Flatland; about 9 o'clock the
fam^ night the van of the armf,commanded b, Li^ut.
General Clinton, confiding cf the right dragoons and
brigade oflight infantry, the ^frve, under the com
mand of Lord Cornwallis, excepting the 4zd regi
ment, which was polled to the left of the Hessians, the
firft Brigade and 71st regiment, with fen-teen field
pieces began to move from Flatland, across the coun
try through the new lotts, to Hize a path in the
heights extending from raft <e weft along the middle
of the Iflaad, ana about 3 flairs from Bedford, on the
road to Jamaica, ia order to turn the enemy's left,
polled at Flat Buffi.
General Clinton being arrived within half a mile of
the pafi about two hours b<fx# day-break,halted,and
fettled his disposition for .hr attack. Ore cf his
patrols, filling in with a patrol cf the enemy's offi
cers, took them; andthe Genual learning from their
information that the rebels had not occupied the puss,
detached a batalic, of light infantry to secure it,and
advaccine- with this corps upor the firft appearance cf
day, peff flbd himfrif of the height, with fich a dis
position as must have secured f^ccefs, had he found the
cnsmy in force to oppose him.
The main body of the arm, ^ filing ofrhe guards,
2d, 3', and 5 h brigades, wit 10 field pieces, lad by
.Lore Piercy, marched soon as • General Clinton, and
halted an hour before day in his rear. This column
(the country not admitting of t^ columns of march)
wss followed bythe 46th re ^ ^trf h four medium
active pounders, ana the °%g % ^ heeded the re^r
with a feparat* guard.
As soon as th*fe corps had pafid the heights, they
halted fir the soldiers te take a little jeframment, as
ter which the marcu was continued, and about half
an hour pall 8 o'clock, having got to Bedford, in the
rear of the enemy's left, the attack was co^ra^ced
by the !i{hk infantry and light dragoons upon large
bodies of ths rebels, having cannon, who were quit
ting the woody heights befDremention&d to return to
their lints upon defeuvering the match of the army,
instead of which thy were drove back, and the army
Bill moving on to gain ihe enemy's rear, thi grena
diers and 33d regiment being in front of the column,
soon approached within mufau^t /hot of the enemy's
lines at B 0 kiyn, from wh^uc^ shale battalions, y irh
out regarding the fi e of canyon and final! arras upon
them, puifusd numbers of the rebels that were retiring
from the heights so close to their principal redoubt,
and with fueb eagerness to attack it by ftorn— that it
required repeated orders to prevail upon them to de
sist from the attempt. H~d they been permitted to go
cn, it is my opinion they would have carried the re
doubt; but it was apparent the lineu mutt have b&en
ours, at % very cheap rate by regular approaches. I
would not risk the lofi that might have been sustained
in the Gffxult,and ordered them back to a hollow way,
in fiont of the works, cut of the reach of m#fquetty.
Li^ut. Gen. de Heister began soon after day-bre.k
to cannonade the enemy in his front, a^d. upon the
approach of our right, ordered Col. Do=o,'s corps to
advance to the attack of the hill, following himft'lf at
the head of the brigades. The lightinfautry about that
time having been reinforced by the light company,
and two other companies of the guards, who j lined
them with thegreateft a&i,ity & Spirit,had taken three
pieces of cannon, and were warmly engaged with very
superior numbers in the woeda, when, on the H^ffiahs
advancing, the ememy gave way, and was entirely
routed in that qur er.
On the I:ft, Mjr General Grant, having the 4th
and sixth brigades, th? 42d regiment, and two compa
nies cf New- York provincial, railed by Gov. Tryon
in the faring; advanced along the coast with ten vieces
of nannon, to,divert the enemy's attention from their
left. About midnight he fell in with thrir advanced
parties, and at day-break with a large corpi, having
cannon, af.a *dvantngecuily pefted, with whom there
was a iki-mifhing and a cannonade for f me hours,
until by >he firing at Brooklyn, the rebels, fufpe&ing
their retreat would becut off, made a movement to
their right in order to secure it across a swamp and
cre^L, that covered the right of their wo^ks ; but be
ing met in their way by a part of the 2d grenadiers,
who were faon afte fapported by the 71st regiment,
and Genial Grant's left coming up, they fuffmd
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HERTFORD
INTELLIGENCER.
Both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
considerably : Numbers of them however did get into
the Morafi, where many were fuffocated or drown'd..
Thi iforce es the enemy detached from the limo
wh^re General Putnam commanded, wae not fefi, from
the accounts I have had, thin 10 000 m^n, who were
u^der the orders of Major Gen. Sullivan, Brigadier
GgeZals Lord Stirling and Udell. Their lofi i,"cora~
puted to be about 3 300 killed, wounded, ,rifowe%
and drowMsd; with five field , i.c?s a^d one howitzer
taken.——A return rfihe prif .ars it inclofed.
On the pa t of the king's t oofo, five effi^et,, ^nd
sixty fix non czrnnrffiomd < fficers and rsr-k &nd filg
killed ; twelve office s and 24^ non cowhiffion^d of-,
fierrs, mid rank and fi e woua. ,d: CLeofficer and 20
Grenadiers of ths Mareias taken b, miltaking the Q--
emy fur th^ Haitians,
The Hsflnas had two privates killed, three officers
and twenty three W k and fi^ wounded. Tu« wounds
are in general very flight. Lieut. Col. Monckton is
Ihot through the body, but thtre ^re the greatest hopes
of his recovery.
The bhiviiur cf both tffi„n and Gldiere, British
and Hessians, were highly to their honour. M re de
termined courage and feadinefs in troops have neve#
been experienced, or a greater ardour to diftirguilti
themfslves, as ail thdfs who had an opportunity tiav^
amply evinced by their a&ons.
In the evening cf ihs 27th the army nnermped in
from of the enemy's works. On the 28th, at fd^ht 2
bruks ground 660 yaidi ditiant from * redoubt u»oa
their left, arid on th# 29th at night, the rebsh &.t
coated thrir entrenchment,, ard R^dh^k, wi h 0^
et^dfi liria4% end qur^cd Gjumnu'^ jU&nd the -fol.
lowing evenfog, leaving their cannon ^d & quantity of
florae in all .heir works. At day break on th? 20%
th i flight w^s difevsred, the pickets of & iiarock
puff ilium ; and those meft av^ced beached the fliora
op,cfi:e to N^'Y^k, as ih?ir rear g^ard w^s goi^f
ever, anafi ed fomefhot aro^g them.
The en#hiy is fii t l in p^ffcffi n of,he town snd iflar.d
of N««^Y%k,in force, And muring demonfusions of
oppefiug ui in thsir wc^ks on bmh tides if King's^
Bridge.,?
The inhabitants cf this Inland, mtny cf whom hrJ
been forced into rebellion, have au {.batted, a^d a v s
ready to t kr the oaths of allegiance.
This difyatch will be delivers to your Lordfirip b,
M ajor Caykr, my firft Aid de Camp, whol trill will
be able to give ycair Lofdffiip such further information!
as my be nq.ired.
Ih&ve the honour to be, &e.
W. HOW E.
?. S. I have emitted to hke notice, in its proper
place, cf a movement made by the King's ships, to
wards the town on the z/th, at 3&y bre&k, with &
vi^w of d.awing off th ? atentioao' the enemy ftori
our real defife, which I believe, <ff dually answered
th# intrnd^d pu^perfe.
Return of ,rifairs taken on Ldnu Ijland, Ag 27, 1776 c
Three Genera's; three C> oaris ; four Lie&en&nt
Colonels ; three Maj m; riighteea Chains ; forty =
three Lieutenants ; Plevin Ensigns ; three Stiff Offi
cers and and one hundred and fix Privates. Tot&f
on* hundred a^d ninety fevem. N@ Officers and
58 Privates, of the above, wounded.
Jos. LPRIN^, Czwffliry ^J Prifonere.
Return tfbrtf and iron ordnance tak^fam the enery, irt
the tr^agemest ten the 2,7 thrf August, 1776. and Tuns
in their different redoubts on Long yLnd onaC'vernor'f*
Island.
Camp at Newtown, Sept. 3. 1776.
B *fj ordnance takeniai^a cn^^^.^r.t 27th Aug.
1776. i five and half r^h ho*i'Lr; 4 fix pounders;
1 efiree pounder. Total cf brass erdbidace, 6.
Iran ordnance, found i.. rie cidT^.t farts cn
Long-Ifl^d sad Governed 's Ifla^d. 6 thirl, two
pounde s; 1 twenty-four peumdur ; 2 niae pou,< : r;
8 fix poui^trs; 3 three pounders. Total of ironox
dinance, 26. *
A quality of shot, fh«l!s, ^mmunitio^, i^trc^ch.
ing tools, small arms, a number of long pikes, y^t^u..
uition carts, and many other articles not at pr&fent
aftertained.
(Signed) W. HO W E.
Coffima^der is Chief.
Return of killed, wounded and nf% is ,ie Mcjyfy'f
troop, Augufl 27, ills.
1 Lieutenant Colonel, 3 C^pufo, 1 Lfeu:er?rt ^