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PHILADELPH [A, M> ~
Extras of a fetter fr^ General Washington, to
Congress, dated May $ till'
<' By M jsr froop, ana of G^a^ral Gate# A d#-
de-camp. whs left Albany on Tinfday left, lam
informed, & accounts of GiKEralCarlaioh'6 approach
towards Tiz^derega ware premature. He lays,
General Gms received a letter, b^f^e c^m@ away,
from Brigadier General Wayne, of the z 4 h uh.m
which mentioned nothing of it; Th, urothou
fand troops had arrived thrn, all w high ^s^d
health, except nine ; and tn, that post could
becarried, without the loss ofmach blood, xubafh
.d by ord . r .f C^les THOMSON, S ^y.
Haad Onerters, Morris Town. 8 h May, 1777.
GEN ERA L ORDERS.
A S few vices attended with mc^ pernicious cen-
A forces, in civil life, so there & e none ,0,
fatal in a military one, th%that cf gaming ; which
often brings difgmce and ruin up, efficera, naa in
jury and riuniflfont upon the fddisry. Aad reports
prevailing, which, it is to be, feared ^el,o weh
faded, that this deft r u&ive vie, has spread ns b&ue
fnl influence in the army, and, in a peculiar
„r to the prejudice of the iecrar.% service.— Ine
Commander in Chief, in the mil per,, and ex
plicit terms, forbids ALL officers and f.ld &? play
fog at cards, dice, or at any gamst, except th-ft of
EXERCISE, for diverfien, it being impattible, it
the practice be allowed, at all to difcriminat^ between
ianec^t play, for a,muf#4uat, and criminal gaming
for pecuniary and fardid purp^fe. . 1.
Officers, attentive to thsi duty, will find abundant
employment, in training and difeipiining then rate,
--.providing far them- -and laying that they zpp^ar
neat, clean and foldier-lik 1. Nor will any thiugre
dound morri to their honour, -afford ^m more fond
amusement, --or better aniwer the cad «f their ap
paintment, than to devote thf vacant moments they
may have, to thcHady of military authors. „
The commanding officer of every corps is
enjoined to have thU ord% frequently read; and
firengly impTFffld upon the mindsof tMofe trader his
command. Any officer or foldiar, er other perfim te
longing to, or following the arm,, either in camp, ^
quarters, on this recruiting service, or dfcwk,t, pie
fuming, under any pretence, to disobey this order,
fhaU be tried by a general court martial. The flo
ral officers, in each divifiou of the array, aie to pay
the driaeft attention to the due execution thereof. „
The Adjutant: General is to tranfoit copies of this
order to the different departments of the army . Also
tecaufe the feme to be immediately published ir the
Gazettes of each State, for the information of officers
difperfid on the recruiting service.
R, bis Excellency's Command,
. LIORC IM CONNOR, Adj. Gen. Pro. Tern.
FISH- KILL, May 15.
By a gentleman from Albany we are informed that
a gang of Tories (fix in number) way.laid Major An
drew Blown, of Cambridge, in Maffackufetts- Bay, as
he was on his journey from Albany to Great Barring
ton. He was firft directed out ®f his road by a fiagle
person, in or nnr the town of Kinderhook, and foen
after furreunded by fix fellows, with cudgels, who or
dered him to flop immediately, and (wear to be true
to king George. He fpur'd his herfe, at the fame
time, drew his sward, by which, and the force cf the
horse, two of them fell ; but a r hird earning up hit
his horse such a blew, as brought him to the ground;
upon which th* Msjar difangaged himfelf from bis
korfe, attacked the four villisus at once, who, after
a very fhsrt engagement, (one of them having receiv
ed a smart wo^ad in his arm, and a gentleman com
ing to Msjjr Brown's affiftawice) they all submitted
aad beg tnsir livas. Bat before they could be pro
perly secured, tws of them made their efcaps ; the ei
ther four were taken proper care of by a firoeg gu^rd.
It is hoped rhe officers of the at my will keep a vigi
lant eye over theft infernal tonls; and wherever they
meet them, may t'hsv be chatliGd in like m, uner.
PROVIDE N C E, Mt, 10.
Wsdafd&y l&f the annual General EleAion was held at
the State House in this Town, when the following Gentle
men were eLaedto tbs Offices prefixed to their refyaive
Names, viz.
The Hen. Nicholas Cook, Est; Governor.
The Hsu. William B radford, Efa; Deputy. Governor.
John Collins, Est; jehn Earner, Es; Arabrofe Page,
Esq; %ba Sayles.jun. Efa; Daniel Calera, Est; fames
Arnold, Es; ,fah Arnold, Est; Peter Phillips, E'q;
William Pater. Efa; Pardon Gray, Est; Affifants. ——
Hear, Ward Eq; Secretary. William Changing, Est;
Attorns, General. ffopb Claris, Est; General Treasurer.
The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efa; the Hon. William El
lery, Esq; the Hen Usury Marchant, Esq; Delegates in
C^grefs.
The Men. William Greene, Est; was cbofa Speaker of
the Lower Hiufe of Affrabl, ; and fefas Lyndon, Efa;
Clerk.
8, a Gentleman who arrived las Week in a Flag of Trace
frees Newport we lenrn, that the Enemy's Force at Rhode-
Island was then as follows, viz about 4.000 British and
Hflav Troops, under the Generals Percy, Prefect, Smith,
and Rfbaeb ; 2 Ships of 50 Guns, 4 Frigates, I Shop of
18 Guns, I large Galley, and 2 faaller ones, the former
mounting 14 Guns. 18 Founders in her Bow. Hr further
informs, that a large Fleet was to fail from Portfmeutb for
America the 1 ztb ts March las, with 2 Regiments of Ha
nau, 2 of Heffiaxs, [ es Bruxfwick Woolfcxbuttle, 1 &f
Light Hsrfe, and Britife Recruits fuffiient to make in the
nuhle 9000 meu; that tbs, are chief, new undfciplined
Troops, sts+d that it wasfadClinton was to command thra.
0* monda, las GmerA P.r% the ^ of Lexi^
(wear, of the American War, th^agb corer^d with L^u
crti)failed from Newport for England, in a dhip moun.ing
fourteen guns on). The command has devolved on General
Prefer*
& rc Turfda, Night three Perfas fa„d frem Rhode.
Ifand to the Main, and are face arrived here. ^bej sn
• form, that the Enemy are wooding and watering their Ff
fels; that Provifon is very scarce. and that a corfderab/e
Number of HeuJes have been pulled down, tofffoy the want
of Fuel..
Severalpe<fsue from she safward inform, that the ccn
tircutal Brig Cabot, which war late) drove cfsre by tve
Milford Frigate, is arrived at PortJmewb. T appears
that the Enemy, after getting the Brig ff, put 20 Hands on
board, and ordered her for Halifax; but the greater fart
ofthe Crew being imprfld men, they confßid the otter),
and Peered a affront course.
We learn that two Sleeps were taken a few day: face tn
the Eafarn Sound, and carried into afafi Harltur in Cen
ns&icut ; they were houndfrom New York to Newport, la
den witbfeur dr, goods, f^c. A certain John Freebody, of
the refpsaable bed, of lories, was taken tr. one cf the ab§ve
sloops ; also, (which will be judged rather more valnabb.)
a large fam of moue,,faid to be above 20,000 Debars.
B, letters intercepted in the above vffh, the enern, cc
knowledgetbs, left above 100 of their if men in tbs Dan
bury expedition.
Las week arrived at an eaflern port,from a fucccfsfu
cruize, the privateer brig Fanny, of ConueAicut. Sk tat
takenfix valuable prizes, one of them a ship from England,
bound tr Jamaica, wi.b a large quantity of dry goods. Ebe
prizes have all arrived in faft ports ; four *f them, bfde
man, more taken b, other American cruizes, were cutri<d
into Martinico, andtfere publcly ex,ofed to Jule ---Does the
boafled Britfh Lion slumber ? Or, rather, are not his terb
decayed and broken, when be thus tamely fubmiss to the in
sults and injuries of a natural enemy ?
NEW LONDON, May 16.
Lift Tuefdny morning 13 tail ships who had been
lying in the Sound aboet a week, (supposed to be
owi^g to the safterly wind?) came to tail and went by
this habeur, with a freih northwel wind, and ate pro
bably gone to Newport. r
A letter from a gentleman in Point Petre, Gaada-
Joupe, to his brother in this town, dated 30th M^rch,
fays, four przes have beta carried in there by Ameri
can privateers, wefth five million of livres, (near 200,
cool this currency).
HARTFORD, May 19
On Sanda, the 416 infant arrived in this town the
Chevalier PREUDHOMME DE BORRE a Brigadier-
General in the Continental service, late)from France ; and
on Monday morning be set out tojsin bis Excellency General
Washington at Head Quarters. Great ex,oblations are
formed from this gentleman's known abilities, as be has
been in the French service for thirty fix years; during
which period be hisform'd infx. fthe me, difitguiJhed
campaigns in Europe. Several officers of inferior rank
(ebif, of the artillery) also came with the Chevalier.—
From their concurrent tefimou, we learn that a war be
tween France and Great Britain is inevitable---that the
French are univerfall, in favour of America, and that the,
are determined to off us to the utmf of their power. This
we have no reafen to doubt as we have lately received ver,
large fugpliesfrom tbat quarter. Great pains has been ta
ken at New York b, the comptroller of Hugh Gaine's press,
to make it believed that France will not countenance us in
our prefat dispute with Great- Britain, ana the poor deiu
ded wretches greedily swallow the bait but ---finis
CORONAT OPUS.
On Monday the gtb infant ,'ffd through this town on
bis way te Befen, Capt. 'fobufu, of Cel. Knox's regiment
of artillery, who was wounded intbe aAion at Long Island
in September las, and has remained sprifaer until released
by exchange on the 3d infant. During the frf part of his
tenement be experienced ver, ill treatment ; being thruf
into the bold of the bojpitalfhip in common with their own
wounded soldiers, and tbefe of ours who were raade prife
ners Alfter the reduaiou of Fort Wafoington be was re
leased upen bis parole; and was kind, treated by the Briti/b
officers in general—but was oftentimes infuited b, ferae of
his own tewnfmen, who bad devoted tbemfefas ful and
bod, to the miniftrial service ; among whom the MTfog
ging half bred attorney from Befon, (who nfedfrequently to
threaten bins with a balter, andpromife if no other hang
man could be found, wouldofficiate in (hat referable cba
raßer bimfilf) will not be forgotten. Seme persons from
where be uncxpeHedl, received the kindef of treatment will
be remembered with gratitude.
The Hen. the Congress have promoted Brigadier General
ARNOLD to the rank ofMjor General.
DIED, the iithinhaiin an advanced age, Mr.
Elijah Clap, of this town.
* # * The Printer expeAed before now to have procured
afa of new 9 YPES, but has been hindered hitherto by ta
king the Small Pox, and the croud of Bufnefs which has
pressed him fines the Seffior.f of the Assembly. At the end of
the Seffan be is determined on a fourne, for the above
mentioned Purpose - if Juccejsful, bis kind Cufomsrs, in
whose Service be expels they will be w\rn out, will foots
reap the Benefit ofthem in the Connsaicut Courant.
RUN away from Faimiagton, in the State of
Conaeakut, (where he was Rationed) on the
10th dayof May indent, one John Manning, a pri
soner of war, belonging to the 40th regiment in the
Bitifh forces : --He is about 30 years of age,'s feet 5
inches high, well set, fhertblsck hair, hath a large
fear on his upper lip : -Hid on when he wentaway a
soldiers red cent, the lappei# and c^ffi ,taken est; a
white waiftcaat, woolen shirt, a pair of long trowfers
made of fueled,cloth ; tock with him foroe other am
cles of clenching tied up in a'fhirt. Whoever Ihall
take up said prifaner and bring him to the committee
©fpr^Gners ia Hertford, er fh&l! fec^re him in #nv of
the goa/s in thi^ Sene rndg'vt notice thereof to said
committee, mail have Five D liars reward, paid b.^
Benja.Payne, Chairman of said Committee.
HfirifAr^, Mo 13 '777-
JOST tbs 8 b inf. between Hertford and Newington,
_, b, <be way of Wethersfield, a deep blue Saddle Cloth
tri^mf wish white. Whoever bas found it, and will
inform the Printer, fall be bandfmely rewarded.
May 1777.
W^ the!uofe ibers bsiug sppaiuted by ths hen.
judge of probate for the Diftria of Farmington, to
examine the claims of the creditors to the Estate sf
Simon Clark, late ofFarmiagtou deceas'd, rendered
infofvant ; de hereby g^va notice to die creditors to
Aid uftate, that we Ihatl attend upon the b^finefs cf
our appointment, ex the last wedutfiay in May, and
thrfirft in June n#xt, at oxa o'clock sfter^oa, at the
hauls of Pai a >as Lewis, inholder in FarraiftfftGU.
JAMES JUDD,7
SAMUEL SMITH f camramiffimn.
N. B. Noaccounts will be allowed unlafi proper
ly attetfed.
May. 14 1777.
W" tb « fubfciibers, owing appeinud by the hen.
court cf pr-obate for the diftrift es Middletown,
commissioners to examine the claims of the creditors
on the estate ofEphraim Bartlett, late of Middletown,
decaafed, it beln^ reprefeated iafolvtnt, and fixmonthe
bsiag allowed for laid service, do hereby give public
notice, that ws will attend Lid bafinefs at the haufe of
Mr. Jsraes Berjett, in Middletown, in the Pariilh cf
Middlefield, on the fscend and fifth Mondays es June,
and the fiiH'Monday of July next, from one to fix o'-
clock, P. M. and no acepunts will beaccepied with
out being properly atttft^d.
GILES MILLER,)
JABEZ HALL, > COTamiffieners.
W. JOHN WALNER.)
Middletown Miy 16. 1777.
Y^E the iuDicno^s b#ing legally appointed commif
fi inert to rntke father examination of any ere
diters (that have Hot been adfafted by the farmer com
raiffionm) on ths iftate of Charles Thrall, 'late of
Norfolk deceased, tepreftnted infelvent; We Ihall
attend said buftaefi on the left wedarfday cf May infa
and fee grid wednefday of June next, at the heufe of
Mrs. Refanna Wilcocks in Norfolk.
May 16, 1777.
Joseph Siward, )
Joel Phelps, > Comaiffiontro.
Asahel Humphry,)
O lhave fnu*d many creditors tkat did mot know
that said Thrall formerly belonged to Esfi Windfer;
hope every creditor will now attend, as said estate will
doubtlefa b, i^filvekt.
Dudly Humphry, Adminiftratorr.
To be fold b, th* fubferibers on the tilth day of Jure
next, at $ PUBLIC VENDUE, , Eafign Bin
crsfi's, in the firfl facility cf Torrington,
^ FARM of mini^eri&l Lend, in the rough, con
taining 45 ;acres, good for plowing or meadow,
lying il kfiid society, cn fie years credit with fuffi:
cicat boadfmen, 'atereft to be paid annually.
John Strong, )
Ebenezer Winchell, > Cemmitt".
Augustin Hayden, J
Torriepfod, Mar 8 1777
rpAKEN up hit Taurld&y by the lubfcriber, a cheft
»u;cohur'd Mere, about iqbanda high, no brand,
Ihort tail, shod all round; a uh te spot an the nchr fide,
•cesfianed by a saddle gall, 1 win fl sh. The owner
ii defined to pay charges axd take her away. Apply
to Consider Burt.
Hertford, May 19. 1777-
DESERT ED from Capir Smith's company in Cui.
Wa ner' jregiment, Abraham Ksace, 23 years
old, 5 feet 10 inches high, light complexion, black
eye#, brown hair, said he belonged to Middletown,
have heaid fine# his name was Abraham King. Aiff,
fcfsph Smith, 19 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches hi^h,
light complexion, gray eyes, brown hair, said he be
longed te Middletown, have face heard hi# right
name was J<Lph Rogers. Robert White, 18 years
of £ g e > 5 f< cl 4 inches high, daik complexion, grey
eyes, blown hair, said he belonged to Watertown.
John Baldwin, iwoaty five years cf age, five feet 8 in
ches high, ds:k complexion, black eyes, black hair,
Jahn Oren, a^ild countryman, abuut 30 y^e of
*&*> '^L complexion, red hair and bears, 5 feet 10
inches high, and has inliftsd three times and t?ke&
his boua<y. Whoever will take up said deserters and
return them to their regiment or to Cspt. Simeon
Smith of Lewx, or to the fubferiber in SJifbary,
ffidl hart F fieer D liars reward for each and all as
cUT^ry change! paid, by John Chipman, Lieut.
SsTfbdn, April zo, 1777.
T)E^ER LED fro^ m, cemp^ny a: Manchefier, on
th^ir m^ch t^ Ticonderoga, in Col. Warner's
regiment, James Wall, 30 rears vs age, an old coen
trj mse and a very good tidier, 5 f^ti 8 inches high,
dark complexion, da;k eye#, b^ck hair; had on a
light brow^ c^i tun'd up with blue, pewter buttons
with the number 14 on them. Also, one David
Craft, about 5 feet and 9 or 10 inches high, dark com
pUxion. drk eye, bi^ck hair, down look. Whoe
ver will uhe up Did d^ferters, and return them to
thsir regime, or to me in Lenox, 01 to Lieut. Coen
in Salifbnry, fhtll hav# FJtwen Dollars Reward for
each or either of them and all neceffat, charge# paid,
per Simeon Smith, Cspt.
Linox, April 23, 1777,.