The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-08-04 00:00:00, page 1

UNITED STATES LOTTERY.
THE public may be assured that the
Lottery will begin drawing on t^e
luh day of August next. A few Tickets
are yet remaining on hand, and may be had
if applied for before the i6'h of August, of
the Hon. ELlha Sheldon of LitchfcH, Titus
Rofmer, Efa; Middletown, Deacon David ^uf
tin, New Haven. Q Elijah Abel, Layfield,
Samuel Gray, Esq; Windham, Mr. David Trum
bull, Lebanon, Mr. Andrew Huntington, Nor
wic'b, Capt. John Cbenevard and Rboderick
Lawrence, Her tford.
Perform who are desirous of becoming
adventurers, yet defer purchasing, imagin
ing the Lottery will not be drawn at the aj^-
pointed time, may depend upon it that af
ter the time above mentioned, not a single
Ticket will be fold in this State.
The Agents in the different Counties, by
order of the Managers,, are directed on the
16th & Avgutt to feat tip what Tickets
ffiall thea remain on hand, together with a
lift of then numbers, and return them into
the l^n or feme public office.
July 24 177%
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f L O N i> O N. faulty 26.
TIE c?,;©^ of Girrral Lie Mull greedy a^c
wy^ & ruin rs the American!. la At ple
»iol<e ^TMr power, and & infancy of the
war, the, had bat three Gm^, Moatgom^ry, Lee,
and W^h^g'Q who had firn firrice, ar knew the
art flub rry rifteamicahy ; th«y are new reduced to
ear, and atati^e ^^ th, are drives cut of ih^r
]riacip%l towns, the credit of their finances impair
ed, and ^ir ^eral refo^-ces-be'fan indeed.
From the LONDON GAZ^TT&
H'bi^bad, F<br*„ 25 1777.
Hh M jrtytffity Bridal, which arti^e^ st I'M.
m # >t ^ zfdieWi, her brought fr»ra No Y^k
dfa ^^ f.m G/sratSi: WWi#m ffin toLvd
C^'.^G^aue, of which the following are 4z
Er^e ,f« four fr^ G^ral ~ir William Ho^vi to Lord
G^org' G< ai% daad Ni<u Y&rk Doc. 20. 1776-
I GAVE > £h.>%u- u iacb-fi an ox^a vs a tet
ter fr.^ LU^tenant G ^rnl ClLtia, c^taMfeg ad
v'ict?fh;jtr.i^v p,ff ^1 at R^od^llsnd wiihotit
^,lls ohi 'MyST creeps. The fof^ may be
foe2d too l t adv^c.^ for him to proceed t. P^vi
d mee, b& if p ^c^ble, I am confident the exempt
wUbs ra ^is ; ih^ advantage# tebe derived f.m this
acq^fi ^a & ® a«verth#l#G v^r, important.
fa Jh'Gct a,oa tee approach of the van of Lord
C^rKwriris'# corps t^ Bru^Grck by a forced "'",',
an tie ift LfWt, the enemy went off m^il ptecipi
n^k^ P^zam; and had they not prevents ths
pi &, cf ^ R^riror, by breakup a part pf Breef
wick azide, fa g'^ •<* ihscrifu ^a &^%^ ^era,
the: 'Wi arny m^ft inevitably have beta cat to p^c^i.
M, fir& d&a ex^diag no farther th^ t§ gat
an- k^p poffi&n^f Eid Jvf% L^Cornw^hh^d
©rd^ a^ to advene# beyond B-irafwkk, w^b ,c
---ofi^ed him to difeonw^ hit „ frit, bu: finding
the adru^g^ that might be ©au^d b, pw&iag o^ to
the D 4*w&„ and the poffiW.it, sf getting ^tri! a
delphia, Ae c^mmafotiaa I^l^4o Bm frisk
w„ reiifaced, and en the firth I j ^1 h^LW-
Chip with trio 4 h brigade: of Brirife under th^ < ,&
raaadef Mj r-Ge.era! G unt. 0a kc 7^ L r d
Car^wa^is's ^.?h the guards exempted, who ^'^
left at B aafmek, raver^d to Pi^w^a, wt'Uh the
s^om, had quitted a the U^* d&y. Tai# cat,#
raare&.d iatva dfrififrun a ths 8h; iit firft edvaec
ug to Tita^h reached theDe^w^a foa tfi%: thm
cA&'# „v ,u^^ had cteffed. Thrir nub am,
hxvfog pffri ^ p ^c^di^g 8.6, afid&ight, teak p4l
&M iheetW fide of the rirtr.
L^rd Co A^^ii^ ^hh the rear divider Lilted &
Mrideahea; fix ^^ f^ra Tristan, and m chad
MONDAY, fy# % %,1
CONNECTICUT
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WEEKLY
Containing the Frelheft ADVICES;
Printed and Pub Ll shed by EBENEZER WATSON, near the GREAT BRIDGE.
at oaa o'clock next maraing ^ C^rrei'c Ferry, 1,
miles higher up the Deware, ^ f^me onpeaariex .f
finding beat# there, and in thc^rigbenrhebd, fsffiri
ext to pafi the river; bat in thL he wardtfappriiued,
the satay having taken prase?..iwa to de^ay or ^
Gevreaa the £a<h fide all the »£ts that cuald peffi
bl, be replefed far that pnrpefs.
The pafae of the Dalair^ baiig thus rendered
impraaicabk, bis Lmftiip W< pest at P^/.yuM,
i* which place and Treated the re cirifioni retefo.
ed until the 14th, when thaw uto having beceitar
too fa,ere to k^ep the field, %M the winter canton'
maatt beiag arranged, the trej^r marched fram both
phcet to th it refp#a?vs B&m,. The chain, I awa,
fe rather tap extaafive, but 1 # : iadaceu ^nc apy
Bdrlinflon, ta cover the cac.< of Moamrath, in
which there are man, loyal i& t riut^i; and trading
tothe almeft general fubmfflh&ri the country to the
Authward ts thia chain, a^d ^ the french cf the
car,# pieced in the advanced pad#, I conclude the
tree,# will be in patfc& ferni,. L^d Cor^walli#
having desired tn return te Brte m, the cowßaad in
Jersey is given to MyaGar : Grant, in whofa
aproved good Td^a I piece M, guateft contidaxce.
I cannot tao much ewnraeftd L^u Cornwallis'# good
ferries# during thi# campaign, ^d particularly the
ability and good cendna ha dis i„ed in the parfait
oflha e^M., fr#^ Fort Lae to Traatan, a affiance
excendirg righty miler, in which he was wall flippert
ed by the ardour effi# carp#, n ^ ch^tfaily quitted
their tent# and haav, ba^fgiju ioi„dm#ats t®
thw xQea.
By ,r®ffiag the rabeh so cleft, ttty had not fadtf
d.4:0, the country, at they interdiij er to remove
their fores; by which a large quantity of previfear,
and plenty cf forage, have be%a ftwee.
Buri eg Lord CoruwaHp't^ay it; Paaniagra, a pa
trei of thirty drafcona fora the 116th regiment was
f^t telain tafity^te-cfe corp: tiader the comm id
cf GetaaUee, reposed to be h Merril 00311% an
their way ta croft the Delaware at Alexandria. Li^at.
Cel. H^rceuft edited the dmaien es thi# detach
ment, and taraiog a, he preceded the fiction of
thia corps, c^fi^g *f two tk^wAad men, a*d of
General Let'# head quarter#, he contrived by i C^ite
a^dif, and gallantry; to get to hi# teuf, ^discover
ed by the guard, surrounded it, and overCTmieg all
their refinance, made the Genera! a printer.
Bring c^fidsat this gallant a&foa will net efcapa
hiv M fo»'jgracious a^wtiea, fat i# nodltfi for me
to'recommend Lieut. Col. Harcean ta the King's no
tice spin this eccafi^n.
I rawft'alfo urta&ft the signal fervice# a* Sir Wrl
liira E ik^e, irate dipartato of Q_mter^ MMter
Chant, weofe indtfafeabh zeef he# ttinrafl, cre
tribetd to rie fuccefa es this crepaiga ; n&rmuß 1
emit M j> rMtitbaid of the corp# of marito, who
has th# commend of t'W z 4 betubon of light infinity,
in which he ha# &^i^£ui&d himfelf much to hie
hee^r.
The time cf service, far which Raft es the ene^ft
troops were engaged, bfag expired, tWr prefect
ftrangth, from a review of the iateft inteHfrace re
ceived, it about 8,000 an the feuth fid# of the Dela
ware, endrin Philadelphia; 500 mirina aibof^d in
Morris c^u*^, N^w-Jerie,, and about 3000 at
PKk# Kill, N^rfh Cadle, and the fm^lhar pefti in
tris pmisce. Mijar-Gefrfc*lß>bertfoa, who Serv
ed the pampas* by hi# M^ ffy'# pmaiffion, will re
turn to B irai: Iby the eertfok opportunity.
LONDON,, February 26.
A# the public fe&a to b^ net a little alarmed at the
lar^Rafr ofthe fepplicrfot the next year, together
wilh the grnr i#traded hervefe of the civil lift, a cer
rgf,W%tfihai sent mb tfe feHowiA^ ,r«?dmt fee pro
vidD#^ ft tkofe fapptie#, without oring burthenfam#
to the b^k ,fihe people; who, in the opinion of
ftrfy c>rvr^fonar# &r@ w^ eff aad perfca#, ate
imcu wih *# many tix## a# their fcriunfa led in
dufti, c^ hear.
Px^cew^ f^r flovidiag for .^extraordinary fupplie#
rs a.#, year, rec roav^ed to P^rliamect.
'' H Richard (he Hi's tm% a maff^ge being frit
teF^kem^t, to trifid the fap,fa# r^ff^y to ©sa
ble ih» King's carry 0.1 the ^r" The P^lia^at
gave <•* fallowing arfwer to the Brings :
" That t^ra weird hr ho ecc^w^ to bswfhfh
,^h "'"'' '*' ^,«cs ts this war, fit that ra King
'o4R^^^l ;
'wight get money earuj, £^ hj^ mririfUr# for thM
ruse"? w ^ e I ™* grown i^ae<f4y rich, to ad/f
---id the faag br all me.#,# te t^fofate then ^rad J,art
ch„oA o -A n ^ * ft another Piriiaarat ts :h$ r.„
r '^ (f^ Pari^meat# w#re tho & ^uo it w^ r ^h a
@ma^4 that th# common , tuple fficud be wh. •7
esit' from paying 08, tex ^far ri the Mi^fe^c^
rs /^^ar; butthat as asa^ ifidf^ tu;,dr^fia
ffiould b, lase ufo Dd% Erie, Brir^ar, A<ck&
/hop#, ra&opr, mitred A'/^fr rich Ceram, rich
K.xi±hu and Efqhir##.
B O S T O N, Julvaf
Exiraß efa Letter from a G^Lw^a# so ?dr% dated Ma,
2 7 '777
" Thar# is j's* pitboih*. $a ETg^Md, A Letter fiea
Mr. Bathe to d^ Sh^ffi of B,tftol,m whi,^ he ,ria^
to prefirat TOO #f Brirfy in £r^g Colours, but X
tidak with Truth. " % behold, 67 ks 0^ native
L^nd, which ufad to fit th, envied A # citer %fsj a&r
Neighbour#, reduced 10 e firvile dep"&• ,^ t^ir
Matey; acquUfei^g in affearancet cfFfo riri, w^^W
fhedo## &t vr*R ; campMsiag es H^ffiLm < : r :
ih# dan M^trzfe^ ; d&irnt to. hot. Aili^ fh^; r >
her Sutfc& ; fubmiffir# tu ke: Eri^i^ L riGl
one Affair* era in a ray bad Contirirw. IL, ^flura
these Gamteen that have prayed for W^, ^ w.b.
tained the Bieffirig th„ feign, ^ th„ ar a: thia
Influxt in vary great Strait#. Tre ^cufe^ W^^h if
this CluMry ceatinra alibis Wager ^ fed it# dis
temper. A# yet they, and thei; Garden A^tei trea
ty hrrdt.g Swc:,h#v# oml&&d only with the u^pre
r^rad S^aagth cf an: ^e isfiat CtytoW Bat A
series i# not subdued. Not one dteattaaked Vibegr,
which to original!, edvefa thr#Q#nt that veil
Continent, hac yet fiibmitted fora £eve & T rror.
You have the ground yen enempad on, and you have
no aora. The Event# of this War ar, of so much
greater Magnitude than theft wfe either wifhad ?r
fibred it, liver looked for, that this alone cu,btto fill
every c»n£4#rate Mind with Akrtet, a^d Diffi. tr#„
Wif^ Mm foe tremble at the ver, Thing# which fill
th# &Ughriefe with Security. Str maa, r#>fm% I Jo
net chufh to expefe to pebric V^w the Partuu art cf
the ftata iewUth you iced^wi h Regard to F wiga
Power# during the whole ce^lc ®f the left Y#tr.
Whether yuu are yet wholly out M Danger from those
Powers, it m.^e than I know, ar L^ rear Ro^t# cea
dirine. But even if I wire cat tale ts Safety, I could
not wadi, forgive tkafi who hud brought Me into the
ortf dmolErih, souse by Accident , uafertfeeA
by them or ,€, I have efcapsd."
" I have not Time te add my owl R fy&ient te
the above. I^l only fay, that another Year*# brave
and vhtum Defter sf our Libanius will piobeb^y
pat an end to edr Piffienhto, and E;l&biifli ear la
depea&m^, which will probably be iatredua^r, to
aPi#,e.riiy es which we at present cam fca co farm a
AN elegant, info B^, so c^risg'd. HORSE,
and a wet I,^ ^«U SWLKKY. Or an ele
,Bt fall back CH&^E wa^d be taken b ^hn^x
Eff^ef E.Watson.
N B. The Harfs ka# been used to t^e #*%, and
p^^mi aj^^7 at w&l as an,CT de.
pTathaniel FATTEN,
HEREBY inflate the public. Thap he ha# re
moved from under the Printing Office to n Shop
appetite the north end &f the coort-hrufe, ^hare ho
carrier «& ^e bufoefa es BOOK BINDING in it#
various bianche#. 1 He ha# for fare a few fm of Jo
fopLu/s works. Watts'# Plato and Hym^ bcuud
in one volume or Operate. Tare and Brady's ditto.
The Trial of Abraham. Mitten's Looking &iafi far
the L^y and Clergy. Preef GatirchMm. The Ma
nual Ex^cife that is mow adopted in the United
Statrn, Hard Soap, &c. &© &c.
N. B. H* wants te purchtfe a quantity of Sheep or
LrmVSki" tJ^Z- ' """ .-
by.he l^Zrib^r torn , rixae f#il,a year
and edva^ap final! rod white Steer, with fame
white trader his belly, merkt with a crop in the left
ear and a half penny cwt the under fide of the fame,
lik'wiik a half pen,, cut the under fide the right eat.
The owner is defiredto prev# his property, pay c9 fy,
and uke lira ^F. Samuel Sheldon, j, R .
New Mnl^^gh, July 14, 1777.
COURANT
HARTFORD
INTELLIG.ENCk r#
^ FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.