The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-01-13 00:00:00, page 2

^ the CONNECTICUT COURANT.
f'Hi.s ok ifclfifo. uneaf, nab, will always be carping
^ Qh m?ifiw, and prefacing fonetbing dreadful,
'if ' a lobing right, unijs it is plan'd and executed 5,
&cafelf Hi, o-wofaffaffi iency is the fandard ard rule
• ^ bis jafftH, and 6 which be eflimam the cond^a f
#v<r, bed. Ase His enjurn ar, fiver# and without pit.
di* v orj tfm nt, and bis coaduA wavering and unset tab.
„ueSaks f pubtic affairs, it ts with biting cefere, and
"a vzh„ gb»j. - Now, it may be ver, j^fll, ebfcrved
i^a? u»afeme arc,Hats sur public affairs wehr a gloom, of.
,sa, tbo^b not jomuch with refad. to cue martial enter
prizes, wJ,At^ aglomy andwnafy nsiX will appear ve
ry alarmng, perhsps, mu r b more so, than they are in re
ahy. Oa-facrffss b&ve not been equal co our M^ri fan
guixe wfo.s; „/, hive th* not htz equal to what we
mft with r:O4 baue c,AD ? efjeciml,, wh n <we
coffcr cur uib'ezarednef in many rcffAs, to encounter a
' nor? powerful and fi%idible enevy.' Has it not been a
v^y gwet an dfo'i/h midaks that some have bet*guilty of,
noho t,k ue %,f}rt/d a. r enemies as weak and canton, ta
ble ? for, what glory would there be in the conquef of them,
and to be conquered b, term mufl be mtf i-gorius ? The
trails is, th, are ave, formidable ent ^, irdsd-.-agd that
ROS hjvs beer. able to mike do good afAid is much more to
b: admired than that ver have done no mere. Fra, what
how? chey done towards a co#q:f of the country ? ver,
little indeed. The scar bfore ibis If she, font without
doing an, thing at all, (unless J,ending their fang's money was
doing fom th:ng.) -This lad the, baw, font to but little
better parpfes, lb, hive a little motc territory than they
had before, end but little more than bus been fartendered
to them, and which put bad no exfaado# of Acting, while
the, had tbs csmmdtd of the water, which cue did not lFe
tend to di/pute, FThat mfh, honor is due to the Bsitife
ar ts for any t sing th, have attained? 7w; hundred fail
rs dritijb jhips tusk pfffon of S.aten Iffy, where ibfe
•was a few inhabitants, chiefs tories, who furrmdered
without the leaf of&re. The vs /lend &, Long iJI^A
shy gained with a little Q;# honor, thou,bit was evacu
ated id them, as was the cit, of Newark ; as al, ever,
ether fare es fAs nertb riv r, ex^a afmall bill as th
l%ite Plains, a,d Fort Wfbingt^n, which places they
bought at a wr, dear ra e, paring the price in Pritifo
biood. fa ever, battle andjk rmfb except three, we have
ban feccefafal, that is, f,ven times in ten mil ^f
f^Al aysifixom pay the expence of the largtf flat and ar
m, ebat ever Britain font to America ? khlt if rfl cd any
bmor upon Britain to have it recorded farfuture ages, that a
fleet of three orfa- hundred fail erfdshe atl&r^c with an
cm, f near 30 000 men, and afee trait of artilhr, to
conquer the rebels in America, who in JcHwnvm bad ben
declared COWARDS, and afar all .fochd nothing ? If
tbs American rebels at c/w^rds, as they are phased to call
them, wh, fab « formidable fat and arm, Jon to conquer
lbws I Would.set far if preparations been Sufficient for she
Jurpf ? Whstglory mu,fab an arm, atch^ve in the con
and fe pack fcowards ?
IT. abort svs w,,^ of the river have rte, not carried
all hf me the x?L is true, they have raua^d a number of
&cf.nette's tewss, siA ommitted wotje tbpsja cart, cruelty
^,d d,baa.ktz%t.bw. r, f, b^rafc fo^j^f tyl drte. ):,«,[# if
'act trf/y cut army, the, ran, waf ^ them at# flak'd
acrof,tbt lever, wh re there wa comparative, but a foall
party of ton. aid without ?*&k}ta isn the, advanced as far
as I ^;?R. 3, this time car fcattsredforces h^vs a little
wl.a.f, wiich br&u,h car enemies to a fund. Though
tbs, aimed at Pbtladdphta the, dare not attempt il.--.Here
apart, tftheir army was routed, and 919 made prifoxers
of va r —ib^ the tr.umphixg ts toe wicked was fart.
Wait g r ert glory has Hows attained b, all this ?or hew
will is costliest omard afwefing his end ? not an atom.---
L~t ~om,fuls then sale courage and rewl shemfelues- nor
hit, back, and be a; a dead weight in this glorious flrug.
gt. Pf^videne four own comfort and bappi ^fs, and
yea- poferrtin, preaches with a voice Luder than thunder,
to awAcuyour attention, % ? al and as dor.,Be uot deaf,
tbw but bsr and live live/r^ men, and not vafols and
saves. Sbrnldjou he found am^g the infamous number ts
enemies, nr iuL-ewarrn friends to, car counts,, ptjfrt, will
reproach your ma.Lfs wedfAly, yta, blaf your memories
wita infamy aid dfgate. All this would be a punijbmeat
mairqua e to their guilt, whose case end in erf is prefer
clto the welfare of their country. Stand not upon the punc
tilio's of bonir, nor fjy,Jucb an one, and such an one can
be better feared teas 1 : but let the reality and facers, of
,ourfaith be fhswn by,our works. Do not context yourflvs
•with faying you are friends and well wishers to the caufc of
liberty. Give the beg evidence of it, by turning cut wi.b
tw number in its defence. Talus nothing in this world so
much as to be free ; a^d that ,0% ma, leave it as an inhe
ritance to, our children, and theirs after them, so the latef
geueratioKi. Th ; s bap,surfs that makes bedg defruble, i;
attaixabie by the promotion of virtue, and the united exerti
ons of a people. The want ofthf presage the ms gloom,
prof,Ah and lower dreadful in our hemfhere ; efyecialj,
w/„n fef/hnejs becomes a predominant pejfon, with ingra
titude to the great Parent of sbe univsrfe. Bnfnefs in
prirtciple and praAice--.prayerlefnefs.. contempt oj fabhatbs
--.ragha f tb n focial exercises f public worfeip- flight of
tb,g*acs ofsbe gtf,A--~irj flics, and want of public f,irit.
Th fs :ortcnd greater evils than Britain is capable of; they •
ibs:sd?r m^s awful terrors than all the rear of Brttijh
cavern. 1,, de+ia' mire important dfigni thin all the
fagacs, and a r tfcs of their mo# renowned generals. Then
b' us Teak tffit by repentance, and iniquity by turning to
Izod. X,
WAGG O N.
Enquire ts Mr. JghA Stuart, of Windsor, onhe
PrA.^r *.^.f. Jan, 13, 1777*
PHILADELPHIA, forcemW i 9.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Pdad Q&trfs. PhU^rLLphfe, Dec. 14, 1776.
COLONEL GRIFFIN is appointed Aeja^nv
Gtmtr^l to the troops in in 4 about this city. All or
deta from the Geae^l, through him, either written c^
verbal, &re 10 & fhitti^ *tt<Ld<d to, end punadaily
obeyed.
Th? General, to bii gre, aftoniffiment. has been ih
fiemed ih^t l#v«i&l es the inhabitants, of this city hate
r^/ufed to take the Cootie*fatal ceanency in payrAer.t
fjc goods. Injure, ihould any of th# inhabitant* be
fa roll topublii vutu*, ind the welfare cf their co&n
try, aj to prefabs to tefife the currency of ths hint
titan Su® in payments far any commodities they
may*have for file, the goods shall be foi fitted, and
the ptrLn or feikat fa tefufi^g, committed to ckfa
cj»fineffisat.
L- case of an alarm of fire, the city guard) itrnd pa
trole. are to fuff^r the inhabitants to p^L üßhiwimd at
any hour of the niy,ht, #„d the good people of Phiia
delphta are e&*ke!Hy tfqvefted and desired to pie eve
xy LfliiUnce in their po**.*, with engines -»d buckets,
1c rxdrgufh the fiie. And, as the eergtefr have or
dered t^e city to ts defended to the hit extremity, the
General hopes that no person vill refufc to give every
affiliate# pcffiNlt tocomplere the fortifications that are
to be erefUd in #nd about tie city.
ISRAEL putnam.
In CONGRESS, November 12 1776.
UPON ^ cwjatidm^g the lefohiuoE of the 16th cf
September lad, fir rafiag 88 battalions to ierve dur
i"^ ^ prHKi war «i:h Great Bmeia, Cong^fi be.
ing of opinion that the readiness of the inhabitants of
thetr Suus to ewur into the fovice for limited times,
in cafeace U their iav&'nnble privahfes, ci :all former
CTcnfrh, givo ruud greu d to hope tie fame zeal for
the public gcuti rA a,,c& in four, thru the rtceffity
cills for their tfuwxe, arid the uncertain length of
tons which forces "/Hud daring the continuance of the
war may be ceiupeited to f^w, m^y prevent many
from inditing, whawnuld otherwift readily manifeft
their a^ch^ni u th& common cause, by t^gafriag
for a licni^d ri ,ie :
Therefore Rffod. . That all Eon ccnimiffioned
officers a^d 1010^3 %ho do not incline to engage
their service du Q the cortinu&kc# cf the 1 rUeat
war, and fhalliahtt to serve th.ee years, unkfs focaer
difeh^ged by Coegreft, stud be iathled to and it
cri+t th such LouHty a^d pay ar are allowed to these
who edift dprieg ttx pitfert war,except thetoo acres
of land, ^riiL lane. L to he granted to thole b@ly who
eurift without brnit^ion of time And each recruit
ing officer is required to provide two difhaa enlisting
rolls, one for lucri u sign who thrift during the corti
stance of the war, and the ether of such as eGift for
three years, if tatir service tall be fa long leqti.ed.
By order cf Ceng.tfs,
JOHN HANCOCK, P^fident.
RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS.
Yep d ^ isi^Qffiiy to riklin im the ferviee of
the United Qrgg of America all able-bodied
&CT who are willing to enter into the fetvice, on the
fallowing terras, v^
First, You arcuot to t^ifoyb^t Freemen, able
of body and under the ageof hE, ; eatefwily avoiding
all persons labouring under i&men«fs er other defers
cf body prejudicial >otb& fervicr, if any fueb, or bo,s
are brought in,tle< ffied^ Wiftifag them will be charge
able with the expense they may b? to the public.
Secondly, You a;e not to enllft aay deserters from
tl,^ amy cf th# kidg of G^at-BNtein, or perfins of
dif.-ff^ted or f&fpici&cs chdtgfta , the American service
having sassed greatly by the d<f*rtion of such persons.
1 hirdly, Yall 4ftio *nill to i^rce three years, or
during the conti^ua^n of the prefect war between
Gr^t Britain &nd vh^ American State,, Waft sooner
difeharg#^ by proper authority.
Fourthly, The men, by you edified, ere to be
futya to the rules &: d articles for th# government of
(hr arrnr, pubiim^d b^ CougrHs the 2c {Septem
ber, 17,6, aad a teto fir^ thole articles^,/
Ai an eacouagerafy to fach perfans as ffiall enlist
into the above service, you are authorifed to engage,
betid.+h* pay and provifiona new allowed,
First, That every Gidier Ihall, up% being appro
ved by a M,jor General, & Brigadier General, or Co
lo^ei Commandant of a Brigade, and fotee Surgeon,
be entitled to a bounty ufT^iu, Dollars and a suit
cf clothe,which suit of clothe,fhdi bo given annually
Second, He (hall aifo be entitled to Oae Hundred
Acres of L*nd at the expiration oftht term of hit era
liftmint, and in case of his death, in th# service, hit
rtprefentatives fh.ll,e enritlrd thereto.
When any perfgaia wajifted, you are, as soon as con
vaßieat, to take him to fate ye sou duly authorifed by
the above articles, to admiaifter the oath therein pre
scribed.
To encourage the brave and spirited toaster into the
service, the General premises them all the plunder
they sh ill <akr from th* enemy, to be equally divided
between the officers axd m&n, according to their pay.
Given at Head Quarters 17th da, of December, 1776.
B, bis Excelled, Got,^.WASHING! ON.
CHARLESTOWN, (S. C) Nov, 14
Within these two we^ks upwards of 20 trffid# have
arrivid here with cargoes of hour, salt, rum, meteftg,
fegar, dry goods, &c. &c<
A more favourable opportunity for trading adven
fyf^ than the prefect perhaps hardly ever accused.
The coast, we have every reason to think, is entirely
clear, and were it cvea ^h^wife th# demaMd for good#
^ufi^ kchpiic.i beieg given „,%;, r <„Zfa
fn&niK. bendes, iLfuruuce cam now be had CM pretty
Rwdriai* irm,'
Capi. Richard B'ffel!, of Rhode Iflaed, arrived here
y f .te<H, fam $r X^gufifo, in Bnr.h prior beat,
whith he paichafed rhere and ekared evt for Jamaica,
but preferred ceftnning to this port. He inform, u s
th*, he left that place the shitul That the whole ,g.
gu^r force in EalL Florida does met amount to 1500
mtn, and most of them new recruits; wh'ofe appQc RC &
danot^s their late i&rinfae rr^aintahcc with Newgate
and the Whipping pest. That the Otter and Dinchin.
D okelaycffSt Augwftin# btr, and that an armed sloop
was ftativ^d in Sr. fohnL River. Ofborme, who i@
well known in Georgia, by his piracies an that coaff,
w^s fining out * fm^h :rih±a flcop to go cn a cruize.
Co. Law forn, Capt. Weficoat and 8 other prifciie,^
brought fiom Virginia i, the Otter, w6 re coefihed in
the caftfe. Three other mailers cf v.ffih, which haw
Ite^'&keß and carried into St. Augtiftine, came with
Capt. Bin'll!.
Caps. Jamel Rightb^cfthe sloop F^rny and Naicy,
whearrived here a few cays since fyoke with C^pt. Jc.
™mi # h Morgan, from Baurdeaux, bgutd to Philadel
phia, out fix werks ; or. the 23d of October he put into
Bermuda to g', ^t,-.
Mr. Waty^-
Pieafe to n lert the fallowing ia your next.
Friends and Countrymen,
WE leave you in peace, in the fall enjoyment
of the comforts and pleafares of life, and
go, not by constraint, but freely, to endure cold,
hunger, watchings, fatigues -,and to meet dan
ger and death in the field, that we may vindicate
and secure to you, the possession and perpetuity of
those rights and felicities you new enjoy. The
sword in the hand of our enemies, is God's indig
nation, and the fire of his indignation is fa.
Put away, therefore, all envy, ft'rife, feiffenefs,
opprefion, extortion, cevetoufnefs, immorality
end profanenefs, and let the love of God, and fer
vent love to one another, which include in there
the love of cur country, warm your fouls—ani
mate and inspire all your conduct, awake to a
sense of your danger, and instantly fly to the
means of your fafey. Then foall the God of peace
bless you, make our bow to abide infirength, and
our sword not to return empty -otherways you
cannot be saved, and we must fall with our fal
ling country. >1 VOLUNTEER.
Mr. VTatfon,'
B y it farting the following method cf fitting beef in
your ufeful paper, may berf service to the public.
J2QR, bgrrAtflttf, t^kr -^^ gALrn rj Hafer fa
^ftcyfahp tre uwent, ,oQ cemmn Jalt, ard four
poundsfagar ; kt them be boil'd as 1% a; am scum arifa,
(bin taken qffandfland wbile cold, jack the wa! elofc, fy
pour in the pickle, and kep the barrel covered, fy wbre
meffarr rack cffd'pickk and boil it ever, and if wanted
add feme of ibe before mmtimed tnor,dieze,.
No Printer can Dy I evar requHEd the favor of i n .
farting an, featraeuts of mine h a public paper be
fore now, and hope, aslinnude fe fddora, to be the
mor« easily excused.
y^r a time like this, when we are HI involved in the ca
lamlies of war a friA attention to ,& manners
mu,ft infme degreefabfae. But the leaf regard to decency
muflifAm the mos cfonife barbarian am^gf u stf the
exiram rudeness of breaking so Letters before they arrive
1 0 /bf,D:e of their dfinaticn. When our troubles began,
the . f%.ent vidaiacus correfondencies deteßed b, that means
was fame apoteg, ; but, when large bundles of letters are
brought from our camps and other parts of the country b,
men of known integri, to men as hentfl as they, nothing can
account for so gif an infringement upon the rules of good
breeding, except a nativefirst, which, with due cultivati
on, would pickpockets on the high way.
For mj ownpart, IHvtficn thefrft, so & warre de
fender of the Anrrican cause, and therefore cannot cot, Q.
why I, as well as man, others, am so frequently medtr ed
in that refeA. Neither can I^uA, but that a tejo-n.
will oblge the public equally with their foible ftr.^'
hOLfHr.
Mr. Watson,
Please to insert the following in your :©?
hriHESE may certify all peifoas who ir itte ~
to be true friends to their country, th^t Nathan
C&rpent^r, es Hardwick, in the county of WcicHUr,
in the State of the Mafftchufetts Bay, is eflewmed by
us the committee cf correspondence, infpeaion and
fifety, for said Hardwick, an enemy to his country,
and has been aiding asd affixing cur unnatural
mica in divers so fiances in our opinion ; wherefore it
is a vote of said committee, that said Carpenter be
cotfinid to the bounds in Hardwick, hereafter menti
oned, viz. that he ;^ay be allowed to pass from the
farm whereon he new lives, f rmerly occupied by Jo
nathan Darforth, the roofi direct road to Mr. Keiths
corn-mill, lending on moose brook so called, from
thence down the weft fide of said brock to Mr. Thoi
Robiafen's corn-mill, from thence the meft direst read
to the firm above mentioned; and it is desired that
ell performs that fhUl aaually difeover said Carpenter
over the bounds above mentioned, that they acquaint
said cO^mLxe. By order of said commince.
William Page, Ch&imaa.