The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-11-27 00:00:00, page 2

L 0 N D O N, ingt^ 28
Yeflerday arrived from America, at hie heufe in V er Grof
venor Greet, Dudey Temple, Esq; Licetercet Colonel of the
261 b regiment of foot, he having obtained leave from government
to come ever, on account of hie impaired state of health.
A certain officer who lately refigoed, was alked hit re fn for
so doing when he anfwered,becaofe he rfhed to fee a little more
of the world " Why dont you go to America with the troops,
(said the querift) then yon will have an opportunity of fecirg 'he
world soon ?" " Yes, " replied the officer, " the other w^rld, I
belive I should very soon : but at I am not tired of of this, I do
not cheofe to let out on fach a journey yet "
Augufi 29. Saturday left between 50 and 60 of the foot gourde,
who on prolife of being made ferjeams had offered to go to Ame
rica. embarked 00 board a vessel io the river bound to Bolson —
The above men had been cxercifed in (hooting 't a pasteboard
image in the (hape of a man, and as a reward for their bravery
in fighting against an helpless statue, every time each of the he
roes hit it a certain diflance with a fioge ball, they receive a
quart of porter and two penny worth of bread and c'-efe.
PROVIDENC E, November 18
A Letter from a Gentleman of Character in Philadelphia, to his
Friend here, fays, " The P^ffenger, that came in Capt. Collins
afire us, that the Hanoverians refufe to come to America ; that
Administration are determined to push the r Metfures at all Events
that 20 000 Troops arc te be sent over in the Spring 4 or 5
Regiments this Fall ; that Terms of Accommodation^hst is 'he
Terms on which they are willing to receive us and our Posterity
for their Slaves ) are to be committed to the General ; that they
will not treat with us in any o^her Way ; that the King had car
ried Sir Jeffery Amherst out in his Coach feveo Mornings fuceef
fircly, but could not prevail upon him to take the Command io
America ; that General Monckton had nobly refoffed, declaring
he would never engage in luch an infamous Cause ; that Minis
:ry were collecting their Forces to carry every Meafu'e with a
high H'd ; and that the Oppofitioo was ra yng its Fronds, in
crder id nuke a vigorous Stand. •-A Letter from a ^ectlemao
of high Reputation, whose intelligence hath ever been good, lays
the Mioiliry are putting Arms into the Hands of all that would
receive them, Ecglifh. Scotch, Irifb, Roman Catholics. Heffins,
Hanoverians, &c. and that 50 Meo of War arc to deftly all our
maritime Towns, and interdict our Trade. If Admioifler-qn
succeed, they are determined, another Letter fays, to extirpate
the New England Colonies ; to Army from 'a^da, and the
20 000 Men from England, they supp /e capable of doi g this.
These Threats will rot intimidate one brave Man,but animate all
in theirCocotry's Cause ; and blessed beGod, we arc in his all
gracious Hands, and not in those of a Mioiftry fit to serve sNero
only. "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE," is now the Q^ion.
Every private View, Passion and interest, ought to he buried:
We are embarked io one common bottom ; if the 'hip finks, we
all perish ; if (he forvive the Storm, Peace and Plenty, ^ Off
fpring of Liberty, and every Thing that will dignify , & nd felici
tate human Nature, will be the Reward of our V.rtoe."
CAMBRIDGE, November 24.
The General Affcmbly of Rhode Ifhnd have puffed ansa for
requiring the e(la<es of Tho. Hutehiofoo Efqj late Governor
of this colony, Gilbert Deblois, Dr. Tho. Moffat, Suu Segall,
Geo Rome, Jihleel and Benj Brenton, and several other elates
io that colony, the owners of which are avowed enemies to the
liberties of America..
Last Thursday the noted Dr. Church, some time fiuce (tattled
in attempting to carry on a traitorous corrcfpoodence with the
ministerial rebels in Boston, was carried from this town, under a
(trong guard, and couduaed to the interior part of the country.
WILLIAMSBURG, Nov. 3.
The feveo white prifonets taken on board the Hawke tender
at Hampton,have been treated with great humanity,one of them
admitted to his parole, and another difeharged ; but the Negro
flares are closely confined, anJ will be tried for their lives
§ small squadron, commanded, it is laid, by Capt Montague,
a few days fiace exchanged some (hot with a party of riflemen st
JameftowD, without and effect The frequent depredations c.m
minted on the rivers by the tenders hav^ piovoked the inhsbi
tants in every part to await their people coming on (here, when
they expea to treat them with that rigor due to thieves and
robbers.„
Between one and two o'clock last Wednesday morning, it be
ing very dark and rainy, the sentinel on duty at the treasury fired
upon some perlons, whom he had repeatedly challenged without
receiving any answer ; and fufpeaing they were armed, and that
they might return, he hung his blanket upon some pales, and
flood with his gun readv cocked to fire at the flafhoftheir guns.
In about half an hour a gon was difeharged from behind the
treasury, the ball frum which flruck close to the blanket, and the
fectinel fired a fecoad time# The Captaia of the guard at the
mtgzinc hearing the report cf guts, went imme&te'y with A
(ms 1 de ichmeot to endeavour to intercept the valiant upon their
retreat, and it is laid few three men at whom they fired without
focctfs, it being exceeding dark.— Next morning federal parties
were f^nvafter them, bu ? could grippe other intelligence tha^
that 2or 3 meta,in b'uc jackets,had been fecn carry that morning
near me creek, by fosse Negroes.
I t has been fufpe&ed that Capt. Mon^gue himfeif was the;
person, and h^his design was to atten pt to destroy the aagw
z'oc or treufury ; a&d ho madoefs and folly made him return
the fentinci's fire. Whoever he was he had a narrow cfcape.
NSW YORK, November 2% „
By a 'ett<r received on the 20' h iodant, it; appeared that Capt.
Harris, belonging to Pu^ghkepfie, had actually inured a r^beff
o' recruits for the mioiftcrial army, and that he was then at Naf
hu Ferry ; upoo which Col. M'Dou,d co the feme night,with
a number o ffrends to their Coootrv, went over in t'er totake
him, They feareb'd a cumber of house% but to no purpdfe,till
they came to Degtufhe's ferry, where they found him in an up
per room in a pefture to defend himfe £ which appeared by two
piftoh lying on his bed, close by his fide, loaded and primed,
which however as they c^me upon him uuexpcaedly, he had no
opportunity to use. They took with him two of his men, and
brought them all iafe to New York, where they arc now undee
a fir ft guard.
We are assured that Major Sheene the younger, who was re
lerfed from close coofinement, en his parole of honour, hrei,
made his efaape from Cooneaicut, and got to Croton's river,
whence, for half a joe, he procured a fellow <0 put tim on board
the Afis nan as war where be arrived left Monday, and dill re
mains As Ro^an Catholic principles have lately become fifhi
foible wi^h the British ornftry, perhaps this gentleman may
think that no faith is to be kept ^itb bereticks, as the minifir,
deem these to be in politicks, who afTert their rights aud free
donf., and &*e red, co risk their lives, in deforce of the Englilh
ceDfliurioc, and these principles 00 which the King ho dr his
crown, and the Eoglifh laws and government were e&blifhed.
Extract as letter trema gentleman in Gfafew, to his son in
this city dated Aug 22
“ The Old Highland Watch, who were (htioned in Ireland,
upon being ordered to Boflon, they all refuted going, to a Mao,
and declared they would not go and fight agaieft their Brethren,
who lad war fought and co quered by their Side "
Extract of < Letter from St. John's camp,north fide of St John's,
Nov 4, 1775.
" Since my lad letter, Gen. Carlton has been defeated near
Longueil, (a place almost opposite Montreal) by Col Warner ;
cur men were 300 io number, and the enemy confined of 800
men, commanded by Carleton himfelf Col. Warner had * four
pounder, which did not a little contribute to his vidory, by
pouring g'l (hot in the enemy's boats, who were feffered to
come very near the fhorc, before they hied at them — The
boat Carlton was ;o funk but he escaped with a ducking ; they
landed but a few, fame of which were taken prifonets. Ano
ther paragraph in the fame letter On Friday morning we
marched into the Fort, but opon our entrance, what havoek had
ear (hot made with their hoofer/ a very elcg nt large Hone house,
full of holes, great breaches in it, and the chimnies all to pieces ,
their brick houses were rather worse, where they were o
bligeu to bury themfelvei under ground to save tbemfe'ves from
our (hot."
The prifooers lately taken at St. John's in Canada, are to be
quartered at York. Lancaster aad Reading, io Fennfylvania.
' Return of brass and iron ordnance and mortars in the norik
and fouih forts at St. John's.
^Twenty four pounders - Two,
I Twelve ditto - One,
BRASS.? Six Ditto - - Four,
1 Four ditto - - Two,
[Three ditto - Eight.
DITTO Eight Ineb Howitz ■ Two.
[Nine pounders • Six,
I Eight ditto - - oae,
Six dito - - - E^,
IRON. < pty e ditto - - o n£ ,
1 Four ditto - - ®o e >
[Three ditto - -
±(Five and a half • Three,
MORTARS. < ^ oor aD4 | tw@ fifths Foor.
N E W - H A V E N, November 2s,
General Montgomery has appointed Capt- Gillam Douglafa
Commedere of the Lake, with £. 15 per mo,h He h.sa
appointed James Lockwodd, Ef<; a Major of Brigade, in th#
Northen Army. . . ~ c L
Benjamin Douglah, Fff ^ appointed King s Attorney, for the
County of New Hireo, vice Hon. James A Hillhouf, derated,