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,atoh &f t*ro^, &^hfisa bi: principalfort refold a
salute to the rebsl colours.
fi all the friendly re^refoati^ madeb, our governor of
& neighbouring sand if St. Kitts, upon theft notorious
fast, the Sieur de Graaf answered in the mod vague aid ux
fahfaaer, mucefr, and hath refund to enter into an, ex,la
nation whatever with a Member of the King's Council, dif
,£ebedfor that ,ur,efe b, oar fad Gave,ner.
After basing laid the annexed pieces before yen, I have
nothing farther to add than that tbs King, who batbread
the* with vs lefsfurprize than indignation, bath given me
ptftivt orders, to demand of,oar High Mghtinsfo a formal
difave wal of the falate returnedto the rebel colours by the fort
Orange, at St. Eudotia, andthe dfaifon and immediate
recall of Governor Graaf and I:kswift to declare on his,art,
that u^il this fatisfaNien ts given (and be ewill not Regard
simple aforances or promises) bjhAl net wait a moment in
adopting fab mtafares as ma, b, conduce to the inter# and
dignity of bis Crown.
Hague, t^e zift Fubuiry, 1,77.
The a+fwer of their high migbineffs was " that the,
had no account to render to him f their conduct,”
and after m aare deliberation, the, refolded to demand fatis
faßionfer the ©font effred tbm b, the memorial, and its
the mean while ordered iz fail of the line to begot in reudi
nefs."
InCONGRES S, M,y zej, 1177.
Rrfdvad, That no perfas, borfes, or carriages, going
to the cm, with ,rroifam and returning from thence, be
prffa'ot an, pretence whetfever
Extraa from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, SAry.
Ordered, That ibis be pufrifoA and continued it all the
wws papers.
I* CONGRESS, sane 7, 1777.
Whereas cortbiaint has been made that man, of the regi
mental pay maflers abfat tbemfelves from the arm,, b,
which the public ferwice greatl, fffrs,
Refolded therefore, That the Commander it Chief, and
the Commandos in wb separate department, be direaed to
tab the m# ffanalmeans for compiling all regimental Pa,
Mifar; to a<uod punanall, to the duties of tbeir effete, and
that fab as are negligent be ,unified arid df,lated, and that
the, be refpaivel, impewered to appoint others of ability,
diligence and integrity, in tbs room effueb as are dfplaced.
Extr^a from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7.
Erma of a Letter from Paris, written by a Gentle
man @f CWfieration, and in the Employment es
Government.
" I e Europe we begin to be feufible that it is the utmofl
degree of barbarity to arrogate a despotism ever opinions. Al
teadj man, of our colleges admit , rotepant fcbolars, our con
vents ev^ at Paris are full of,ouog Eo,fh girls, °f whom
ar enquiry is made ab#ut tbsir creed, and the da, is not far
difait when mankind will be convinced that the emigrations
of their youth, trade and toleration, are silken bands better
adapted to connia,ee,h than treaties or coo Que,."
FISH - KILL, J^e 18.
By the Waftara Post we are isfirmed, that the
greater part of the British forces are moved fre^
Brunswick to MiilAone; &t which piece they were
encamped when he came away :and that General
Washington's head-quarters were Bill at Middlebrook.
BOSTON, June 16.
The BritiJb fesruto frigate Milford, after a wearifeme
ft™£g'' 'f 'A^ays got tbeCowineutalßrigCabet, (whichwas
mentioned so have run afore on J^ega recks, Nova Scotia,
feme time face) off, as dfine hr to Halifax, where fee was
arrived acd is new fating out with the great# expedition
for fa ; to be commanded, as we bear, b, the frf Lieut,
of said Mtford. On her arrival at Halifax there was a
da, of general rejoicing ; guns friag, drums bearing, colours
displayed; and the good, loyal run away tories who remain
there, were congratulating each other, on the glorious (at
the, said) acqui&ion. Deluded creatures the, think the
fate of d^mtea depends on a fugle brig. Were the, to cap
ture the thirteen frigates fitted out b, this continent, the, could
net have exulted mere.
Extras es a letter from Nantz, March 11, 1777.
“ At ta politics I live not much to give. By the
lift ROWS f^m England they were coutinuiag their
preparations ; but hy the difficult, they find ia getting
mea, it is imagined they will come Chert es their in
tended number. If the prefect time is *dl employ
ed by America, it will five ker a deal cf bleed and
treasure ; for a series cf feccefs ea our fide at this
je^ftre, would fa dishearten th?ir freffi troops that
they would fight but posrl,. It fliould be made
known as much at pcffible among ear fcldiera, that
the recruits England has lately made, are in genual
very dcf,cable troops ; thsir want es men is such,
that they take any they can get ; and these they have
not tim • to dis ipliae before they are to be f axaway.
Oarfo diers therefore will have a raw rabbet to contend
with. Taey have paffrd a raoft diabolical ad far the
imprisonment and trial &f all Americas taken is arses
on the fez; as fiw.es ; it has gone through beth
houses and new writs only a tyrants fi paturs. F ance
has a very refundable fleet, and ihewi A ranch f.vour
to us# that was net England in a wretched flats to
commence a war, lh $ would without hefita iba declare
war agwnft her : I< has already beva debated in the ca
binet, and it was with difficulty L3rd North could pie
vent it. He kaows trowel! all the fecrere of slate te
wish a rupture at prefrot ; but from ihe steps canti
easily taking on both flies, it is thought that these
powers will fion tumble on a war whether either ia-
Wtd it cr mat"
We learn that the 84 Hffans, taken b, C^pt. Fife in
ths Mtfachuftt,, and,cut irto a fafe port as mentioned *.n
ear saf. were to fit out from thence Id, Tuesday, on their
m \*cb for this town.
La, wtek fof'l, arrived ft a certain pert, a sh, fem
N^'k ia Frazee, iad-ss with aw, amteitisa,fed, fits,
^chie. ',
We bear a privateer JLe, banging to P'revi'dence, has
iaktu a brig of 14 guns, with chut 50 fillers, brides the
crew, which we fieri ex,e£ to hitar the arrival of She was
ens if the convs, of afmall fat bound to New I'ork s»ith
troops and,ores and ordered out of the flm to take t^e t&ye
floop,wbof, decotod her out rffght eftbofot, then fold
about ,ud attached her, and &f& an ongagemsst of nine
of"i carried her. Ths ,riv sfar arrived at Dd ^mouth
la, w^k with part s f thsff,:&,=/, t, es which arrived
in trans la, Sunday, and <wfo taaedatA, ccnvitjedsl%board
thegnardfoip., %br officers take* ^ bea-d<% abev, prize
were put on beard a w,ei bound fey# France O-c in
voice. taken on heard the above prize am^uws we bear to
10 000! ,tiling.
Cd,tain fobufon (farmer!, of the Y^k^ H*ro) in 4 Con
tirient«l Fig from Pigima has taken two fersx. $ iaderi
with wins andfw tbinis 0 NanZ He vo& lejtin chaco
of another.
NEW- LONDO N,fozd.
Left tufda, a pdrty s, rasnfrom three Eriri, foi,s landed
at Sachem's Had in Guifired, 3 or 4 wkjrom the town,
where the, burmi a large dceding iou/i, belonging to Mr.
Leets. also two barns &nd carried rfff viral cattle, calves
aidfmp; But the inhabitants being afermed, the txsft,
made but a feort tjr,.<
HA Rl' F ORD, lave 23
We hear the Honorable Cengrefs have ordered a frnuwnt
to be sreaed in this State te the memer, of the rim gallant
and venerable General WOOSI ER
From New York we are informed, that the Hessians con
tinue virj /Ekly, and die fa, ^ That theft persons who ari
friendly to American Indetendruce art fevsrelj treated cf,t
cialty by the RENEGADO AMERICANS, (alias TO
RIES) 3bat the Frenchmen, taken at fta in French or
American vffih, are confined iff the Prove, guard, and
treated with great crush, ;---and that they now fell the
cargoes of the federal French veff!l berMofore taksn.
Yeferda, Merging departed this Lift oftbt Small Pex,
at the Hospital in this Place,Mif KATHERINE PAYNE,
aged 18 lears, Daughter if Benjamin Payne, Esq; of
this Town. She was ayeusg Lady poffiffid of man, emi
uble Fetmale Accompljhmtnte, and her Diatb is greatly and
'"",;*,lt lamented by the Family of which foe was a
worthy Member, and b, all who bad the Ha,,&fs of be,
A quaintaxes.
ON th# recurs #1 the regulars fem Dinbefy, they
plundered the haufe rs Lieut. Seth Ablets, about
5 miles from Norwalk of a Quantity of wearing afpa
re! namely a cent and jacket es Leaded brawn bread
cleath, with gold twik buttons : one fait es ankeen ;
one wilt^n coat; striped silk jacket red and yellow;
one pair of drilling breeches ; a coat and jacket of red
broad cloth bound with gold lace ; a fritcf black
broad cloth lined wih silk ; & fait of purple velvet,
a jacket and breaches of black fl wired velvet; a fait
or light brown bread death ; a bag farlei bread
cloath cloak with double edged gimp on she cape, light
red ribbon Wrings ; out bins dk&alk silk gown ; due
brawn dacap#, de. ene mined changeable Int@ft<i#g,
de. one xeddilh brawn maataa do. one light hire Jutte
firrvg, do. one clouded Interring red and white, do.
with brown fluff border at the bottom; one dirk
green taffsty do. bordered with blue ; one copper pld;e
do, with purple flowers ; one white hollaed do. one
blown silk program do. cue yellew and brown fiivezet
do. one white Holland Ikirt ; one flowered mantle, the
ground black, (hot with gold thread, lined with white
silk ; one piece of Bengal, fik and cotton, the colour
is red and blue ; one yellow lutelring quilt ; one
blue tifffly do. one coverlet black and white Keifey ;
two Chinese do. blue and white ; one fearlet cloak, the
collar lined with red ferret fswed together in the mid
dle ; one pair of silk d^s^fk ghees ; one pair es lig&t
red do. covered with silver lace ; a number of Holland
ihirts and fhif.s ; and a parcel es fik, cotton and
worked flockings, men's and women's, fime marked
N. W. others T. W. fjme net raatked. It is fupp@f
nd that they dropped moll of their plunder by thtir
bring f> ckrfaly purfuad, this is to give norice to ail
perfans that has found any cf said things, that they
will oblige tie owners very much if they will
return th#m te Lieut. James Betts's at Nerwalk, or
give him notice so that the owners may get them a
gain,aud they shall haven teifonabls reward accord
iny to the value ^f the thi^g or things.
gIRAYED or ttelea from thspafture cl Cap: E:d<d
Lewis in Southington, on the 14th iaftant, a breWn
MARE fourteen hands high, 16 years old, large
Break down hir fxe, her ma^e iacriacß«© lie the near
tide, a little lame in her eff hind leg, had on a peak
when fha wenteff branded with ths letter H on her
hear ihoulder. Whoever will take up fiid mare, arid
return her ta me, with the thief if Bolen, shall have
three dollars repaid, *f only the mere owe dollar and
al! charges paid, bv ma DAVID SLOPER
'[AKEN up 0, <h< febferibez ^s t^a 15^ of June
indent, a cheftaut sorrel herfe with a white Break
in his f^ce, past three years old, no brand, the owner is
dsfirtd to pay charges and take and hasp him away.
JOHN HAYS.
SimJbury, Salmon Brook, June 19h. 1777.
nOR . hi* te tk& feigaen biud*r, ^1 ihs houla ®f Mr.
' EPHRAIM FENNO, at Middletown, era Tries
day the tirft day *f fa y MIX', at twelve o'clock, the
priv^^e-r llpop MONTGOMERY, with all her
ft^res, sixty tons burthen, mounts fir double fortified
four pruadls, about ^x }<&#&!& Sha is a Lril fair
i^g vessel, and wril found. The investor, &f fibres,
a%d condition of file, will be produced at the time and
place ifjisfaid, by JOHN BROOM.
Hartford. 'June 17, 1777.
^OtiffDi^;^ :ric< <'„„i.r.u&fo,[: -
^1 bridle, Lacked arirri Irid b>a rs . ^fe ^ ^^- 4
ter, thOewner may have &.iri by „ rin, his pr»,#r h
ty and pa,i^ clwgm ELIAS HARMON.
Sujfrld, June 20, 1777. ..../.
[OUND fa the srset hear iandlerd G^,,.',, ^
WmAingten, the 7th day ©f Jute i^tet.m,
H^hral fhirt,pitted up in a towel, with itndq other
z tic'es; ths owner may ^iva them again, payir ^
clur^e^ by applying te me the Übferiber.
Wirtbi^rtx, fine 14. ROGER RILEY.
B^OKE ^,u^ fain she *%"< *ft*r .he soth (
May kff, a f&rtel h#rfs, with a white brizs i~ hri
f&c#, white f^t, flidd all ,®uid, paces and tr%, r i
Sc ar or ^ aad gm hit lift thigh, a small burl e^ti^ K;s
be! y tae ew^r is desired to c^o a^d pay .: ~ .
s»v !*fce hin &wsy.. JOSEPH FULLER,,
VWh t^e table ,bars osi^g appoi/L. a by th; ^^^^^^
'abuCvart of Rebate far the diftria if ^riy&v<,,
cem^iffimsrs to *gdl thsi.claims ;f ike c.vrim" •:.•
the aftate cf Qapt. ^blh : Phelps, lute ^fl:^.o:^, ^.
chafed, rephf^red iaifoeat, do he? by ^/^^^f^ t^
fail cte^i<ers, ths, we ihall atuad f^x b^^fairi .. b
)a<&dwelling ,hatfit of the dfc^fei, ^ E^ .^ ^1
Tiefdays of Ju.y, Aegutt ar^ .u^ta'^ Act,^ ^ ^fe^
eclock in the morning, oh ^c^d^y. "A-r^i:,?/^
be allowed unltfs properly w^^.
ELISHA CORNISH, )
. LEMUEL ROBERTS, < Cz^^?'^,^.'
—— P ^=^ L ^ Y — _ l
DESERTED nom Captain E/A Stoat's c ; rapffr
in Coh SvMaal Brewer's regiment, abg^t th# fcft.
es April, one Rickard Mitchel $f Arundel, tyr<
five y^ars of age, f^y c^mpka^, bro^nifh hrir,
grey eyes, five f^i eight inches hQ,fo an Old Cann:
ry BCT ranch pitted with the fmali-rex. Alfa ofttif
David Williams, cf old Groton, twenty years ts io, k
light cempl&aio^, light c,oi*ur#d heir, g:y eyas, <
feet 7 inches high, thick fit, wall built. Also eng
James Sceffisid cf Leicribr, in V/orc^rr c*urty, it
28 years cf age, § fat to inch;? high,black' hair, bUctf
eyes, dark cempuaion, well built thick fit fallow, jg
an old country man, fpeakegood E&gliffi. Alfa one
Jdha Haftman, ia a triufiant fellow, bat lived at
Greet Barrington left winter where he inlifted, he it
50 years of age, light cempte&iea, grey eyes, dark
hair, is * Adler by trade, very qt&dfome, math giv
en to talk, is a greet gamifter at cards, has lately beak
he<rd es at S«fquaha»n*h, b<u*d up tie rivtr.
Whoever will take said d^firt^j and secure them until
notice can be given to the f^bferiber, or return ^em ta
ttys Rsgiment at Tyc^nd^oga, fhs^ have eight dol
lars for each, and all xtc^flhr, c^&ryu p^id, by
JOSEPH FOOT, Lieut.
N. B. Said daferfers hxv& all b^sn rsfideat in ihz
Bl&chnfstu St&w, at the above named i&wo, lift
ureter...
STRAYED or it^t^ from me, ue fybicr&r, §»
nifht fallowing the nth ts Ju^e inflan t, a ted
year eld c^w, Intel, calved, leaving a calf zb^ut r.^%
days old. Said cow is of a pale red, has pretty larger
whi:l horns, ©he falA tsar sra the hinder part of 1 er
bag, no ear jhark, unl@fs it be a feall picco taken get
es one ear, fappiAd te be dove by a dog. Whoever
will take up said cow and thifif ihlen, and give in
telligence to the fubfeftber. Ihall receive a reward of
five dollars far the Cow and ten dollars far the thief
and necessary chafe's paid, by me
"JOSEPH HATCH.
N. B. A' bid!? was taken with fa:d ca% : .^^ps
to lead her with.;
A T a towa-neetiag held, m Wibming c.r, I.u^,,
beryh, 1775, ths inhabitants ent^W .:;.
leran covenant that they wou'd j in with th;.
ty of Wilmington in the d/ferce of the firft cl^ ?
that the, at all hazards wcn'4 dppeA any perfex of
farfcai that shall preface t@ diftarb the propriety in
their just proceedings. 1
Puorilhsd by erdar cf ha Committee cf Safety,
SAMUEL KING, Tewn Cle.k.
Wilmington May ^B, 1777.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors ;f
ths towafhlp es Wiimi^gton, in the county of
Cumberland and S.ate ufN^w-Yerk ; that ihere was
on the 28 h of May a propriety meetings held ri Aid
day b, t^s ^fyr part of the prepristo^ at the horfs
es Col. William Williams, sgrtab'le to the notice giv
on for that pur,ofe in the Cp^neaicut Courant, at
which time and place they proceed/! te elea cAiaera
to manege the affairs of th* propriety, a^ the free t:o.t
leid a tax of one penny per acre, on the proprietors
lands, to bs p±id immediately, to be applied far the
benent cf the Aid propriety : They likewise would in
form all whom it w^y caiccra, that they ass
ready and will juffify their prectediags agrinft
th ; z pretends#, cf a^y pretended popri+y aid
by any aarn^ or charatUr wwCever. aruwic^
declaring Wiimiagtri* Charter te be the, original only
j^ft charter on whxh thty have a*d are detrrminvd to
act, in order the; the laid Wilmington may be cara
pleatly failed, &c.
Publifhtd by order cf tie proprietors,
SAMUEL KING, Proprietors Clerk.
Wilmington, M' 28, 1777.
T OST o.tug icad i& Weft Simfb 4 r,, or Neff Hart
ford, the 13th of Ju^e inhani, a fiver watch with
a silver face, a&. ; fi rrr chain, th* fe& s,#• fe ti# fih&p
bat the fens left : Wh^r er has feared Aid watch, and
will be fi fanere sas te oriag or feed it, to ,i&
haufj if Oliver, Humphry, Eg; Anhorfer i^ WsR.
Siufoary, shall ban fro* D/iars reward n^ fi,h;
pridbp me. AMASA MILLS
fi^lber,#, Jn^e the 17, 1777.