The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-12-02 00:00:00, page 3

LONDO N, August 14,
It was yesterday reported, that news was
received of the death of his royal highness the
Duke of Gloucester, the 4th inst. at Trent,
in Germany; and that expresses were sent
to his Majesty at Windsor, and to his royal
Highness the Duke cf Cumberland at
Southampton, of the like melancholy e-
Vent. The report was kept private, on ac
count of its being the birth-day of his roy
al Highness the Prince of Wales.
Bread rises a whole assize this day, and
it rose half assize last week. This an alar
ming circumstance to the poor, who have
freafon to curse the American w^r. It is but
three years ago since we Were fuppiied with
many thousand quarterns of wheat from
America;
As Lord George Geri in was lately
freaking in the King's presence upon the
present situation of affairs in America; he
said, " When Washington is defeated;
that will easily be done § in reference to an
expedition which ought w be undertaken.
The King suddenly interrupted.---" Defeat
ed !'my Lord ! time thus loft looks more
like a vidory to him than a defeat. I eon
fider this campaign as loft/'
Policies are opened in the city; for giving
20 guineas to receive a hundred, if the in
dependency of the Americans is acknowled
ged by Great Britain in the year 17784,
We hear, that for reasons too obvious to
mention, the supplies foi the army next year
will be moved for in the House of Com
mons, not for the service but for the repose
of the army.
By the fame authority, we hear, that there
are a great number of feather beds, fluf
fed couches, several phial bottles full of
leth% and other foporifics, now ready to
be shipped off at the Tower, for the use of
Gen. Howe and his army.
A great Personage, we hear, begins to
gfow, hourly uneasy on the unaccounta
bledelays of the Howes ; in one of these re
veries he was the other day consoled by his
firft Lord of the Admirality, by telling him
that General Howe war, for political pur
poses, only playing with Washington as a
cat with a mouse: 'JThat's a dangerous
t'O NDO N, July to.
The following is the Fate of Old England
---an unnatural war, an unnatural season,
@nd an unnatural ntiniftry; commerce failing,
taxes rising; and the people repining ; our
Engagements with the foreign powers violated;
our renlonftrances devided, and our ambassa
dors difpifed. An excellenet situation for the
firft maritime power in the wodd.
Auguf 5- By a gentlman just arrived from
France who.was at Fantl the firft week in
July, we are assured, that no lets than nine
Weltlndiamen from 500 to 860 tons burthen,
were in the docks fitting out as armed ships.
They were to carry 36 guns each, and ex
pe&d to fail in three weeks under American
colours.
Advice from America as late as July 6th,
and nothing effective done or attempted.—
Our grand army retreating under the suppo
sition of a feint I We now fee what was meant
by the camp equipage not arriving in time,
giving Gen. Howe so much uneasiness ; that
expression would not have found its way into
the Gazette, were it not to prepare the public
for the loss of another year, Which was clear
ly forefeen. What must the situation of
this country be, if this year is really to be
loft without so strong an impression being
made on the Colonies, as flhall be decisive of
the war ? Procrastinations is victory to the
Americans. Timeis every thing to them and
their French allies.'They have nothing to
effect but to keep us at the expence of twelve
millions a year doing nothing, andfeeing our
trade carried into the ports of France. Such
& situation is triumph to America and wealth
to France • but it is a disgrace, ruin, and
defeat to us.
exptimen*, my Lord, fays the K---, grave
ly ; for, to coßripue your own metaphor, I
have known many a mouse flip through the
paws of a cat in this mariner."
4 The Hessian "General declared in the council hetd
in ferfey upon the expediency of attacking Wafh
ir^ton, that too,Odo men tveie not equal to tt."
ANNAPOLI S, Oct. 30
Extract of a letter from York Off. 22. ^777°
" Letters, and French neWs papers, as
late as the 12th of August; fay, the little
rerican fleet under Commodore Weeks,
held occasioned a great alarm on the coasts
of Engarid, Scotland; and Ireland ; that
the militia were up in arms in Scotland,
particularly at a place called Air; to defend
their country forn an invasion. These Cruis
ers were so troublelome in the Irish channel,
and took so many prizes, it had put a ftoD
to one of the greatest fairs in England, [ I
th*nk Chester or Weft-Cheder I for want of
their usual supply of Irish linens. On re
turn of our cruisers into port, the com
manders were put under an arrest, to grati
fy the British ambassador, and at the fame
time a secret direction to the marine de
partment to have their vessels fitted out
with the greatest dispatch for another cruise.
" TheKing of France has issued ah edirit to
all his governors in the Weft-Indies, direc
ting, they may demand all vessels who-may
be captured from any of his ports, under
pretence of having American produce on
board.".
PHILADELPHIA, November 8.
Copy of a letter from his Excellency Lieut
Gen. Burgoyne to his Excellency Sir,
William Howe, K. B. brought by Lieut.
Valancy of the 6zd regiment.
SIR; Albany, Oct 26, I^7,
JN conformity to my orders, " to proceed by the
mos vigorors exertions to Albany," I pffe^
the Hudfou's river at Saratoga on the 13th of
September. No exertions have been left untried:
The army under my command has fougbt , twice
ageinft great faperiority of nu^^ers. The firft
aflion wat on the nineteenth of September, when;
a f tcr f° ur hoursfoarp co^lihl, we remained maf
tt rs of the field of battle ; the second aElion, on
thefeventh of October, was not so facefsful, arid
ended with a form upon two parts our intrench
tnents ; the one defended by Lieut. Cot. Breyman;
who was killed up n the foot, and the foft was
loft ; the other defended by Lord Bakarras at
tb head of the British light infantry, who reput
ed the enemy with great loft. ,The army after
wards made good their retrtdt to the heights of
Saratoga, unable t&proceed farther; the ^nemy
having poffeffiod of all the fords and the pane's on
the euftf^e of Htidf on's fiver..
The army there waited the caatice of events;
arid offered theMfelves to the attack of the enemy
till the thirteenth infant, Whin wily three days
provision at fart allowance remained, At that
time the last hope of timely assistance being exbuuft
ed, my numbers reduced b, ptf actions to threi
thousand five hundred fighting men, of which
about nineteen hundred alone were British ; iri
vefted by the enemy's troops to, the amount of fif
teen thoUfand men ; ? was induced by the general
concurrence arid advice of the generals, field offi
cers, and captains commanding csrpG to o^°n a
treaty with Major General Gates. Tour excel
lency will observe by the papers tratifmitted here
with; the difegreedble profpedl that attended the
firft overtures. The army determined to die to a
man rather thatifubmit to terms repugnant tona
tional and personal honors I trufi you will think
the treaty inclofed confident with both. I am;
with the greatest refpedl and attachment, Jir, your
most obedient and most humble servant,
% BURGOYNE.
FtSH.KILt, No^. 27.
Extrlft of a Letter from Eafton, Nov. 23;
An express has this mortiihg arrived from
camp, the accounts by him are, that 3000 of the
enemy under the command of Gen. Cornwallis,
eroded the Delaware to aft in concert with 2000
men commanded by Gen. Wilfenfrom New-York.
On Tburfdfy 4 very severe triOTriah begeft, arid
continued ail that day, fappofed against the fort
at Red Bank, which was renewed on Friday. Ft
ccnfeqdence of this "Gen' .Green, with his divifto*
'and Col. Huntington's brigade had matched i%l?
the ferfies-^the event inufi be important, which
We are waiting for with anxious expectation'. Our
'fleet is above the city
On Saturday 'evening the 1 7th inst. 'dur feepfe.
evacuatedfort Mifflin ; the attack was very fe-,
Vere, we loft about Jixty Weft killed and wounded^
our troopsflood out until the fort was abaft de
'molifhed; the fores were brought off, the bar
'racks burnt, and the bank cat down to let in the
water, which overflows the island. The enemy
Cut down an lAidman for a floating battery^
which greatly akno'yed our people. Further par
ticulars we have not been able to learn.,
We learn that 30 infamous Tories, Traitors,
and Deserters, are condemned to the Gallons at
Morris-Town.,
We are informed froh good Authority, that
Geri. Gates's c-miharid is enlarged to Peeks-Kilky
and that Gen. Putnam goes to the Southward.
,H A RTF OR D, December 2.
By a genderrian who left Head Quarter!
it White-Marib; -12 miles fr'orri PhiladeH
phia, the 20th of November, we have the
following intelligence; viz. a ,
That Fort Mifflin was evacuated by dur
people Saturday thb 15th, after they had
defended it fotir days; in which time they
loft 3 Captains, i Lieutenant, and about 46
men killed and wounded, and had till their
cannon dismounted. On the.i§th Mbout
5000 of the enemy,landed at Billings fort, ,
miles below Red Bank, (a fort formerly id,
our poßWiioh) upon which our people re
treated from fort Mercer p miles back-to
Haddonfield. Same day General McDou
gall's division crossed the Delaware about 17
miles above the c ty of Philadelphia ;---the
20th General Green's division creffed the
fame way, both divifion^ contifting of about
600 b men; in high spirits: Another divisi
on with Col. ProdtoH regiment of artillery
crossed Schuylkill, fuppoled to take posses
sion of Proyince Inland; which, if executed;'
will cut off the enemy's supply ofprovifiohs.
Lord Cornwallis left the City of Philadel
phia one o'clock A. M. the 19th, fuppoled
for Bifings fort Via Chester. Ac 9 o'clock
the 20th Lord Sterling's division ftrutk
their tents. General Patrerfon's; Learned
and Poor's) brigades about 9 o'clock the 21st
were within 14 miles of Head Quarters.
General Glofcr's brigade at 12 o'clock were
Within 20 miles of Delaware, on their way
to Trenton;
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With respect to REPENTANCE and F.CTIi
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