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The abandoning Ticonderoga, fays a eorrefpsmdent
th.ugh at pretext one is at a loss to reconcile it in all
its circumflances with any tolerable degree of pru
dence, honour or Ipirit, may yet in the end prove cf
advantage more h^n (efficient to compa fate cur pre
fentleft. It is an event that alarms and rouzes ; that
leads us to cekeft ourselves; to unite in the meft fpi
riled exertion, for the common fafety : To keep an at
tentive eye upon all in civil and military employ,
myites ; and to prefers a public jsaloufy, ever falu
tar, to a ht&te : I. may produce such public enquiries
,d ?e alts, as rill bring cur military affairs into an
improved method, *nd encreafe in other ways the
fifagth and vigor of the State. We have left, thro'
the favour of Heaven, (efficient means for our de
fence ; tn's event wil Simulate us to employ theft
means with double diligence and resolution. It has
had such an area already. The public f^rit rises
rather than abates. This Ihewsa greatness of mind
in the Amari ana worthy of their canst, and muff ap.
pull our enemies. Their northern arm, i, now it
more dangerous fixation han it has yet been krown.
I ha? already di ided irfrif; and must do so more. If
we exert ourfelzes properly, we may soon weaken
and drive i: b th, if not annihilate it. Our ceople are
well adapted 0 a parrifan war,if they are well (applied
and condi&d, and ad with their ufut! spirit; the e
nemy may soon ford, repent that they ever accepted
the r't '" Ticonderoga, a d came into cur territories.
General S- -r fysin his letter, the* ourarmy at
Ticonderoga were < # naked and ill arm'd," This is
the more remarkable as he represents the army to be
very /Me//. Who can forbear r&icfy what is become
.cfall the coathing purch s'd st such vsft exoence fir
the Contiaaßul troops ? What is.become es the aims
r <B OS T Q I<, Wjzft .
. Sires ow lift we lia'e recci ed further advicee fom
the N :rhe n department, but none that can give the
haft fi/sfailbi to th, public ref effing ihe myfterioua
affair cf a ^Qtalng la f precipitate and difgraceful
a mana:?, Ticonderoga and Mount Independence.
Notwithstanding what has been raid cf the small num
ber of aur troops there, we have ground to believe up
on the authority of gentlemen of capacity and charac
ter, and %h i had the belt opportunity of knowing that
there wer- upwards of 4000 effeSive men in the garri
-61. The gre^teft number of the enemy, allowing
the aeepun a of thft whose business it is to make it
a, large as appearances would allow, could not exceed
6000 it war probably ffiort of thia number. Pray
what are forts and lores conftruded for if not to de
fend agui-ft a fa, erior number ? Who ever deemed it
nec-ffary that a pass, exceedingly strong by nature,
and greatly terrified by art, should have an army to
defend it, equd in number to the affrilants ? But iuch
was the fatuation of this post, that large fuccours were
on their way to it, that would fo&n have made the
garrifori more numerous than the enemy. And jet
the place wa< ,riven up before the enemy had opened
a battery or fired a tingle gun against it; except b,
scouring parties at a difoce. As to .the ill condition
of our men, we hope .his matter will he particularly
enquired inm, as well as their numbers, and the pub
lic will f)jn know, as the, have a right where the ne
gled lay. However it is agreed on all hands that the
man ware in high (pirits, which is net commonly the
case with an array ill provided-- they behaved with
remarkable fpi iin e w er tkiraifh, and wished no
thing moc than a general attach. An officer of rank
on the foot, and who may be elied on, wrote expr'fr
ly, that the post was wot gi?en up for want of fyirit in
the men tod fend it. They wee the fame men, and
at lesft as well provided as those at fort Ann, under
the bra re Col. Pierce Long, who has twice repu.Rd
the enemy with great less, though they were more
than thr a tim?s the number of the garrison of that
piece, that bad been little attended to. Thi, lhen
us vhat might have beta expected at T conderpga.
But granting that the plape was not defensible,
ought not the general • fficers who composed the coun
cil of war, that decreed its being abandoned, to have
known thi before ? Ought they nut to have taken
meafu es in time for fa in, the stores, &c. for making
a soldier ice retreat ? D.d not the lbw advances of
the ent y allow them the faireft opportunity for thi ?
Did thkf take luch measures ? Did they make such a
retreat? We ire net pleafrd to repeat what is too
publicly known. Was note Co!, celled out of his Led
at midsight, a d told, the place was evacuated, and
If he did not rife up and flee, he and his men should
immediately be in the hands of the #xemy ? What be
came of the provision, of the military ftoies, of the
b 'B#r> cm? 'qH all &c. Was the powder pre
ferred ? Was it even blown up to fare it from the
enemy?
The re-fan given in G. S's. letter for giving up so
strong a post, even b fore it so summoned by the
& emy was, iha< it might five hi, army. Was it the
Way to save an army to hurry it into the woods w th
pr-ci ration and confufion ? W^ there no danger of
d:ffi,ating it by such a step ? Did not the rest,'when
the bra*e Colonels Franci and Hale fell, bravely resist
the enemy, though much faperior in numbe ?' Was
ths rear sap orted, though not fir froa the main
body ?
T is difagreab'e to recapitulate circunftances which
the mist candid cannot recount for ; a public enquiry
seems abf?lu,i, neceffry to alley the general un afi
nefs ; to do justice to the chara&er and conduct of the
general officers of the northern army ; to place the
truth in a clear aid open view; and to demonftra e
to the world that public important employments are
g ven, where the public confidence may be feeurely
placed.
.r?i ill^^, J i^^ zfc '7/7*
TK/HERE AS a number ^f p^ffo in ttt own cf P*-
tefh^m.isthe State if the Miff ciufelts BA,,
hat been tAgamed @nedi?s to.the.ltbrrues es &ir
country, aad have b ea laid kxder reftri ftioas by cem
mirtees and the people, therefore the committee cf
tkis town having app. ad tn the cummUivas wf<>ka
nsighbtu ing towns aid find that the uijy part are
willing that rhsy fh^u'd ce reftered fa tar as to have
f^ch raft iakns taken off, if the #o#reittre efthi, te^n
thiik it will be fdr the pubiie good : And this evm
mittet are cf opinion, that all feca rafciei^s ^q fn^
p,cteded by a late law of this State far the perpt ft> f
dealing with those who may b* e^m>d eerrai#, <u
the rights &f Agarics. Therefore, luch aw notified
that such of thsir arms as have net bern difprCd cf
far rub ic fervicas, they may receive ly applying t& the
committees; and such a, have bean f&ld the, ^ay re
c;ivc their meney for Signed per order,
Ephraim Doolittia, CW m*n.
Tb Or:&a at PUBLIC AUCTION, ii IQi. Wu
lys's wharf, Middletown, on moaduy the ißih
day of Angell next, er at private file any time
before,,.
6 excellent double-fortified four pounders,
with earring 1 compleat. 9 fvivsl gets. 35 fma)l
ar^s. 28 ,ift?ls. 18 spears. 32 cuilsffts. 7 blun
derbaffes. 300 w\ gun, powder, 1 box (urges#'#
isftruae^ts compieat. 2 dodo's boxes wish m^dfo
claes. 12 !*rge iron bound bu.m 1 ire* curb^fe.
Rriund, grspe, double headed a,d chain Out. Car
tridge paper. 25 dittn beats, &c. &:. with alm&it
ever, ether nrcaffary article tor fixing a privateer com
pleat. Vendue will bsgia at 2 o'clock P. M.
Comfort Sage.
Middletown, Julv 18 1777.
T° b y fold -. .pUiic exdis# &t ^s f. &.occupied
' ^ M.EI fhx Ruff#l, near tea meeting h<wfe st
New Hartford, on tuafday the 19 h day of Aw^u^
n«X , at two &f the clock aftera? oh ; a fleck cf hern
cattle and he. fa kine, nf 10, ao 30 4® or 50 as
purch#firs ihall appear. A fa, a #<&&•#< ftot, high,
ibeu 40 feet long, with one acre of bad, hiua.ad in
Gafaah in the county of Litchfield, an the maim read
to Albany, convenient for a merchant or UadtCzaa,
neat Mr. Isaac Pratt innholder in said Gsfhs*. A
goed title will be given to the purchaser at the time
and place nf sale aferefaid. 'Tis pobable several ei
ther valuab'e articles will then be fAd ft Centiaext&l
nr Cov-efticu ^aonev. fol, 24 1777'
A small SLOOP, about 28 tons, lying in
Caneaaicut riser, w-tk her tack ^n, Eq<it f
T^PRINTER.
YUHER^A^ Elizabeth Sncw, wifs cf me the
fstfc ribar hath lavly ekpert frem me and left
my hcufj contrary ta my will. I hereby forbid all
perfsps tufting her on my accent, as I will pay an
debt contra&ad by kar after this date.
Ebenezer Snow.
Sunderland. Jro 24 17,7.
qTRAYED ^r itAen ^ui of so partus es tbe fub
° fcriher abrut the 16th ißftaat, a bay MARE, abeut
8 or 9 years © d, ab nr 14 hands high, paces rad
trett, sh $d before. Alfoa yearling mere cult with a
strip in her face, one ts her hiad feet white stove the
fiot-leck, with a foot of the natural colour cf thee It
is the wh it. Whoever will return frid Bare and
colt to the owner, ffiili have fear dollars reward, aad
neceffsry charges paid, by
SiTH Kennedy.
N. B. If frid marts was flolen, 'jr ferp^f d rhe celt
has firce ffrsvel. Fsrm!a^%Ju yl9 '77Z
r 0 be foid & FARM in th hrA facie, in K^i,
containing about 164 ecrer, with & goad beef#
and barn and orchard, that mikeiab&nt 30 barrels if
cyder yearly, meadow fuffici^rr to cut 30 load, es
hay, good plow and peftere lead, and a geod fapply
of fire-wusd and timber. Said firm is chirft, under
improvement, fruit* abeut ©as mile a*d,n helffr&m
the meetiag-henfe. For particulars e q*h@ rs
Jedidiah Hubbell.
Kint Jaiv 10 1777.
T O>T ^a ike road oetw&^n Gjl. jeiha P^rm^ a^d
Capt. Meor's ia S !ilb uy, the sth es July infant
£ 25 lawful money in Continental red Cci&aicut
teili % . i^clefed in a letter fra^ Thames Sheldon to
Sawuel B. Sheldon. Whoever has f&uad frid m+ney
and *ll be so generous as t^ leave it whine heewner
may find it, ftuh receive t^n dollars reward, r^id by
Samuel B, Sheldon.
S'fbi-% JAt 4 1777.
^Ak^ u, by§he I^4; ib.r lorn* time last fill,a year
and adva^tapo small r*d white Steer, with feme
while nuder his belly, ma;k< with a cep ft &*l«ft
ear and a half penoy cut the under fide of th, f ar,
likewise a half penny cut the under fide the right ^ f.
The owner is desired to prove hi l property, pay coils,
and take himaway. Samuel Sheldon, jam.
New Marlborough^ Jsly 14 1777.
that have beta so plentifully tep^rt^ ? Have, the,
beta feat forward tn the army. Hoe they been deli
vered. tn the men ? Or in .vihafe hands do they.now
rest ? Te<e are ffew perfins whQmiy authcri ativ#l,
put hrfa qaaftibns; and ethers who ought to h~ pre
par'd to giv* & foisf#a^ry aufwer to them Either
the account, ia thn letter is net jaft, er there is g r > $
uxfaithfalrafi fvmewfrere. If &re was not proper
clihrng and ^ras for feck an h*ncfi 1 es men.w^st
w^nld have been the case bad the aim, cos Sifted &f
si|>1 or MS th: lifed• ' •"'
?* h ' T© '8 ^ SOLy,ft)
AN elegant, large, fteet, ^ffr c^'r fV HQffdra
aada Riarfyh TiitlrsULK.^Y O .#* &«<
fam fall back CHAISE welld be taken i? ncl^g^
Erqti'v of '*: r E^Watcon
N B. The Harfs has been rf*d to t^e bulks,, &*c
perfa m.sj om^* mwell as any can de.j ;, ",
-^^TTTanTeL'PATTE N,
HEREBY ikf^rur# 'hr pub c Tfort he haare
•maveri from reader the P int'nr (>ffi etrfa ih p
oppefi athe merthend of the cu h uft. uh&s ha
ca ties on the bed '*( $ wf BOCK BINDING ism
variant b vachirs. Hr his f>rU^ afe ^ fats of )©•
fe,ku?s Woke. Watt's P^lx^ and It rats huid
in &mvolume or ftytiart, Tae and B vdy^ ditto.
Tte T iai of AVshm. Misra's L < king GI 11st
ths L+i y ard Clergy. P?& L fCatechif 1. The Ma
nual Ex^cife that nn^w ed&p ed is the U.iud
Si#:*; Hirß Soap, &c. &: &.^
N. B: Hkwkntsfa pniU/fc # quantity <f Stap or
Limb Skins, hbb'3 and unoil'd.
• ^—fE'so' L ™—
By J A MES PERCIVA L,
At his Store m K^fog %
CHOICE Indigo by the hundred or smaller qutu
tity.—A fsw quarter calk, es excellent Wine,
aid about ox 9 toncfF,Hik. , .'
STOLEN f ^ iksjupfcrit ar U Ne^M^en, abent
ike rd i&irst, I light colour'd, peek gown, 2
kolland fh'fu, i law* a,r&i flriped tcurd the edge.,
I cembrick dip- phis lawn border, 1 pair (peek'd
lawn double riffles, 1 handkorchirf if the fains, 1
blue fi fiaet viu or, 1 pair white days. The ab&vo
gauds were £dlea by a y^ttag womaa who called her
fif Polly Barclay, about 17 year# of 2^, red ha%
htd a-white iLaw hat, fays fte belonged to New- Ys k.
Whoever ukts up the titi?f a>.l ficu ei her fe that fhu
may be brt u ;hr to j^ftica shall have two delilrs reward
and rsafußabh changes paid, by
Samuel Howell.
New Hives, Joly 23 1,77. , 1
rr^KEN up by thftluutcrib#; i^ B< fnil, *& 4
f.rel MAPE with a write fre± in the face, vita
and paces, is aSeut 14 heads li^h no brand ^k a
up about th* 25 hri J^e. The owner is dvfi.^ to
pay charges ana take her away.
Blw.f^d J v2O 1777. ?WjLL!AM Brown.
< E. l 1> 1. .5. . Ift^ap ^^d oy <te XQ.
stf j f dge of probate fir ale diff ia f Hartford
coramiffi )»e^ 10 a s ju4 the claims of the c td®s t®
the estate of Au-s Hurlbut, late rs We hirafie'd da
ceafed, Laddered fcflat: do hereby give notice that
we will attend tc a^ju t said claims eu the third moh
days of Angu^ and S:pte^6er next, at two ts the
crick afternoon on each cf said days, at the htufe of
Mr. Jaana Dearing in N^^,ev.
,ANNA Deming
Unni Bobbins, J
W^the^lWd Ju r 7 1,77. " - & • :
D^S^RTED f^m my ca^any in Co. Dekerit
regiment. Joseph Turner an Indian fade , about
24 rears ts agn of middling ftstue, likely to kava
his wife wi hhi 7, Sid Tafawi ialift,d with Lieut.
John Bswell at H^bro^ fora# timt ateat the fi & cf
April last a*d immediately j iaed his, rr^ime&t and
marched to Pick'/ Kill whe^e he had th; f&.ril pox on
thi i6.h of Jene deleted, leaving Lit guiand tegi
mentals b/ri^d. Whoever will 'apprehend said de
serter and return him te his regipat shall be entitled
ta tea dollar reward aad all #.<<xff,ry cha-gas paid,
by John Harmon Cans.
'[AKEN xway 0, t.% mi^tt#^^ amy upaa ;h#ir
expediuere from Diubury a sorrel horse betvyaa
14 a&d if hands high; face and f*st and near eye
write, tan asd main almaftwhite, natural te a trot,
but can pace frats, a g^ed drsw ke.fi, 15 or 16 yea a
old. Likrtrie, a large brick ma^of a b uwailh c*» m
abeut 15 lands high, a small white foot in her fare
head, & large tail, the jtint# of her Had 'e taea little
crocked, fsraethiag low ia fle& na u al to # pace ard
no true 9 >r 10 years eld. Said herfes have neither
mark no? baad. Whofaver will return cv give Ma
lice to me fa that I ms, get thea again (hall receive
five dollar# reward fur each herfo and all ^af^b;e
chases paid, by Isaiah Keeuor.
Nr*rit, J<ly 10 1777
CiaSH vi Wuw' C& dt given f^r SHEEP SKINS'
, tak'd aad trail'd, b, Ezekiel Fotdick,
Wetha ,fied.
WE he fabferice^ iffip^ss o A the vititm 0 Mr.'
Joeatl a^ Hart es Fa mingter, hereby give
notice ts all the ft that are indebted to f id Hart either
by be^k &r no c, to make ffeedy payment wo ur, cr
either of us, as they will thereby prevent tr&ub'r.
Aad all those that have any demands ru said Hart are
defirtd to bringi* their arceu^ti on the firfl mordayg
cf September -*d October n.xt, st uae u'clock sfier
nooß oueich of said devs, tt the dwelling hcufe ©f
Mrs. Gerufhx Crirk of Ke 3 fi gten in said Fa'miag
ta*, that an nver#^^ may be made and payment in
sqaal proportion, &c.
Isaac Lee jua. ) ,_
StephenNortonJ •
Fa min,ten, Juz 24 1777.
'[HE fabferibar hath in hi: poffiffieu a he rfe' taken
up it Sk afb^cegh thetigh; of tiarft ear frm
that place, of a light br wa, af&all ^hi:a f ,t it hie
face, near hi^d fiot white ; had on whan feund an e'd
saddle nri;h a r«p fl about hit neck. Tha owKer is de
sired to pay chaser and take him awiy.
Hedly. Jal, 17, 1777. Samuel Cock.