The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-09-01 00:00:00, page 3

Dmag ^^ ^^ ft^G four det,ch%tierits are
fofive orr^ito bri^ffifi toyeu all horse, fit to mount
th^ demons undtr year command, or <o ^ve ^o^
horfas for Oc troops, together with a: rzaay faddist
and Bridies s ft can be found. Tha number cf kerria
^q^ fur, btE& those necessary for mounting the re
fimeat of dragoon?, ought to be thirties hundred,
f you can bri^g more fothe vfe of th? army, it will
befo Much the better. Your parties are iikcwife to
bring in waggons and other convenient Carriles, with
as many draft oxen at will be necefTsry to draw them,
end all cattle fit for Daughter, milch corn excepted,
which ere to be left for the us« of the inhabitants.
Regular receipt* in the f,rm hereto Subjoined, are to
^ given in all places whe e &„ of the above raunti
pned articles foe taken, t^ fuck perfans as have re
mained in their habitations, aad other^ifi complied
wiih the term: of General Burgoyne's manifefto :
But no receipt to be siren to such as are kaow^ to be
aaiag in the ferrice of the rebels. A you will have
with you nerfons perfe3ly acquainted with th^ coun
try, it ma, perhaps be acvifeable te tsx the several
dilhids with their proportions of the fevertl artic es,
and limit the hsurs for delivery ; and Should you find
it nectffay to more before such deli cry can be made,
heftages of the most reflambe peop e Should be ta
ken to feewe th if folding you the next day. All
possible ma*s re to be used to prevent plundering.
As it is probable that Capt. Sherwood who is already
detached to the feUthteurd, and will j in you at Ar
hugton, will drive a considerable quantity of cattle
and horses to you ; you will therefore find in thefts
cattle to the army, with a proper detachment fiom
Peter's corps to cover shea, in order to difincumber
yourfelf : but you mull always keep the regiment of
dragoons cempaa. The dragoons th»mfelves m<ft
ride,a,id take car& of.the horses of the regiment. Those
horfa which are destined for the uf* of the army must
be tied together by ft rings of ten e*ch, in order that
oatman may lead ten horses. You wi 1 give the un
armed men of Peter's co ps, to conduft them and
inhabitants whom you can trust. You must always
take your camps in gooa position, but at she fame
time where there is ;afture ; and you mus lhave a
chain ^fcenriueh around your cattle when gazing
Col. Skeane will be with you $s much as poffibh in
order to assist you with his advice-- to >«lp you to dis
tinguilh the good fa'j^ds from the bad - to p o ure
toe h;ft intelligence of the enemy, and ©hoofe those
people who are to bring me the accounts es your pro
gress and success.
When you find it necessary to halt a day or two,
you must always intrench the camp of the , gimlet of
dragoons, in order n^ver to rifque an attack or affront
firn the enemy.
As ycu will return with the regiment of dragoon#
mounted, you mast always have a detachment of Capt.
Filler's or Petar's corps in front of the column, a^d
she fame in the retr, in order to prevent your falling
into an ambufeade when you inarch through the w^ods.
You will use all p;ffible means to make the country
believe that the troops under yaur command are the
advanced corps of rhe army, and that it is intended
to pass to Conneaicut on the road to Boston. You
will Lkswife insinuate that the main army from Al
bany is to be j ined at Springfield by a corps of troops
from Rhodeill snd.
It is highly probable that the corps under Mr. War
ner, now fujpofed to be at Manchester, will retreat
before you ; but ihould they contrary to expeaation
be able to cohe& in ^reat force, red pest themftlves
advantage^ufly, it is left to your diferetion to attack
them or not, a ways bearing in mind that your corps
is too valuable to let any considerable loss be hazarded
on this occasion.
Should any corps be moved from Mr. Arnol<' main
army in order to interrupt your settee! you are to
take as Strong a poll as the country will iff rd, and
fend the quickest intelligence to m?, sad on may
depend eu my making such movements ts 'all ^t
the enemy between two fires, or otherwise cffe&urily
sustain you.
It i: imagined the progress of the whol: of this ex
pedition ma, be cfft&ed in about a fortnight; But
every movement of it must depend on cur fuc^fj in
obtaining such (applies cf provision as will enable ;ou
to frbfift for your return, to this arm, i* erfe yo^ c^n
get no more; and Ihould not t'e arm, be kbla to
reach Alban, before your expedition Sh aid he c.m
pleatad, I will find me ns to fend you notice <f it and
give ycur rout another direction.
All pe:f as a&ing in c^tomittees, or any officers
under the direction of th? c^ngrefs, either civil er mi
litary, are to be made prifoiers.
I heartily wilh ^u fuccefi, end have the Inner to
be, Sir, your meft rberieut. humble fervent.
J. BURGOYNE, Li^tx^t Gmsral.
QOMANTICK as th above meuticued,lam was, (fays
" a corrof,eat'e*t) Col. Ra^ partly exscuud 0 ; fer be
tf&vlj ix,rie*ctd th tffaion fine c^try, tie ,£r%.b
c/wAcb induced bra w^b a great ,a rt ts b^s &?a to tars,
nih uh The ezhsri*. behavior of G^r^l Sharks srd
bis gallant tree,, ^or^fetfopß^fah, st to„roei cithern
isfite if &ir teeth to rdi-qsfbfr the prefect all biMs f
returns' AH Burgee Bess TO <c%'t cf u^frt^, j»r
thsw, tie raeczuvtejr^ested tbfr rout to Rickizgb^m,
jet 4? tie, Grefoft arrived at a^ri^rfeld. the e/eyffr^ part
@f bit erdCT is, isfera refy^e, crapbed %u:tb;- -^sers &
gdm f-^ Ne„rf ft is true beta ^ net fom & <vae
pretend'd but a facmbir fiw3 S.stos If^^ fofta,s «t4n
Qbe &%: to fas ^j^ebz ^^ i* th 3^^ea^ cf &
CTrorp-febrt ifSerfiß i^fad of Rhbe IJhRd b^d 6%
hf^t^ hth.erdor; th part efthe five w + x^ b^:^ ^%
^l'^Y & difrh hr,6teth :^f;se#p ^
corft it ts& Udi fafab, extewe* st <6"^ be a/!,^, t,e*gb
co fc^t #f Sarii, <&>6 mahfufriz^ „ fa^i t* J^
tfof till th dw@ routed ; ^ foff of &<r ,h^,
ewiu/d have ctwfelwed it to the fttufaßi^n of twr, b^.
A: tetie thirteen buidridberfe <wh<h ^ee ordered to b£
fbh axdhad, te* tr iepong, to bead „artirt - < # o have
cALHod nearl, that un^hr of %, fry of ^birh^e e
tied together in a frir^ erd load *, to GottA Gaiety
bead duarurs Prmifass. fiddle, Oc. ^e oave in g rca i
,h*y % but the,,are & cajb ar id', and mud be ,&:dff ^
fa id cm. Bfdu.tbe inbabitaw, of bi Sta^e cf ”' r ,
sent btfate a little in regard io ?be v d/dit, of hwg^Nc ,
rd ipte-th, are an indyriow fa of piffle, hue much
ivitbis tbmfelve,. and a'^e,: cb, quid pre qus - -
Here is one, tothere is 'tether, is a maxirs in high refute
aznag tbea.
One croerd revive to Go. Fleet and ^ rraarlt are
failed. STbie blaftringfellevs cantf mb like KabsHa
kahof old with aucfagefrm the great Sennacherib,
conwfficued, it fam>, to la; ^ape gmx degre,, so hit aed
kec, aline mbomf'soer be should, and nested mith em^G
fciract to difliuguifo the good from the bad ; lut %wfx!>e&^,
receiving a ball io bis b r "ed, wasje alarmed in bis ont
werks, which were not brab proof, si inftut, gave bim
a a'ffirext rent aadforces bins to retire on korfback to bis
borough nib incredible velocity, where it is ebsugbt he will
drag out the rraoiader „f bis „ infra^ic rage and differ,
and guaJb bis bleed, ja^s is vain
FISH -KI LL, August 28.
On Tbur/day we received # copy of the following
teller :
" I embrace the earliest moment of giving
you the most authentic account of the ene
my's fleet, and their motions since their ar
rival in Chefepeak Bay. The fleet arrived
this morning between seven and eight o'clock,
off Swan I(land (2co miles up the Bay) which
Les directly between Rock-Hall and the
river Patapfco, and dropt anchor. From the
Left information we have been able to pro
cure, their number is above an hundred fail.
It is uncertain, as the tide is strong ebb,
whether they intend to Baltimore or further
up the Bay. Their number is continually
increasing. There are a great number of
Cattle which! am afraid will fall into their
hands..
" Fifty minutes past 4P. M. This mo
ment received a letter from a gentleman es
veracity and attachment to the country, from
Swan-Point, 2 o'clock P. M. who had just
then returned from viewing the fleer, which
he is certain is near 200 fail, and imagines
will land on this (hore to-night, or to-morrow
morning, as they were near the land. There
is a number of small craft around them, and
they feern crowded with men.. Cannon con
tinually firing at Baltimore.
" Auguftii, Bill's 5 o'clock '• M.
" The Hon. john Hancock. [Cety."]
BOSTON, Aug*, 28, 1777,
Thurf^, :xfi a 20 , ua fh^, c miag cut tr& New
bur,J? t üßa rnaoufl, ovorfo,& iu a lifetime aft r
went ..e^ bud fsimtft, in 14 fith^m vaiir; po*i
cfoti^l, r fl^p t^^ b^t be a% atir, tv^ up all the
h a;uf mae, jfi sr fh^ wear dawn. The wkcla
c.°v c^fifU/ of abcu 70.
A ver, fizgular circum,azee b#„ewd t® a number of peo
ple fam tot tow* of Hancock -Fort, mo* were Intel, draw*
frofl/aiu town to reinforce the Continental Ar„, at the
no, heard ; hmn, cf whom (if ter the, bad received
m^rchtof orders Isc.) defertodJet ff, and aa&olt, joined
tha % 02't ofour cruel SIMM, the, were drawn to go again,.
But the otter twenty lube ba^ joined General Sharks, and #,-
ft ached with bra totbe bread works if the sura, jaw
(tvtheir great furprize) tbiirfdlaw-tewofat* within toeir
iwtroufl,Mints read, to receive them ; and knowing what
treatment ibe, jbsuld receive from them, jhuld the, obtain
the via^r, attacked their fert with the greats, fortitude,
ardfscefs e^J&d ; for sw of tbs twenty who tsokjbilter in
th:fort.fifteen were killed, and the other,*, with man,
other few emrile made prijoxire if. Thus mo, be fe* the
jhswful eiea h of a oumbir of traitors to their much injured
ceuntry. H av;n grant ibis na, be the fate of ever, other
traitor to the glorious cauje f Americanfreedom.
At a G#. m, Ceui Mardat. held lura la 4 W&k,
ent Braira, bria#, caaviaed of having favaral
T^e;irli&ed ia th^ Caatiaaqtal A my, aad ractiv
iagth^B-aat, therefor was faatenc^d ta be ih?t ea
th: ii^ September. He was UB Monday commit
tal u Gos!.
HARTFORD, September 1.
Exiraß of a letter from Col Root, dated Peeks Kill,
„fy#2s 1777.„
'' I CT3ta ,9# it ra, i&.u that 1 ff^s C^'^g to Wpft-
Critter - am now returned a^d act well, tna k Go: 1 .
T^n fpifitad buhaviur ^feur light hurfe a!m>£ucaeds
obcriptUn-^fl^w tho :he res, end fiercer th.a 7.
^ns- .:h^y charged the ^r^y wit^ lech furpr aia^
iv^r^y, :hu one w^uld put half ed&& to ft# .
Tal is n^c remeue, but real fad, of w^ich, bring
tr^Ga , ^3 a.^ ^y^wharfi.Ss^e othsr gea^em^n not
wf th,6;ri" ^ ' bw^a^d &ith eqea! fpi:it a^d ar
&r. A few h&firau ^d %;. Aidea with fifty
£T?^ cr^i^d ^^ e^rtey to f* f . V ft<s% ^tv t*®^ ^?^^
f j:.-wira'u? pe^p'e jf^re^^d wok, ^o ^^j^
tel mil c^r..; Kis h,i* rind .-ur^ x^ fc^
ffcvl; ua^* c^w off wi;h tle.r a myr. }rft
Aldus wat raiffia^ ; I leer fiz.ce he g„ frr ^tm C^fc {
^ d^d wi? the fjfeu ft --. a brave :fficar a# ^ tor
hrai^ted. Wet,ok renffaers, ^'** ^.^°r p Hisers
a Rubber if horses od cute, arid fom bl^kefy ^l.
vsr, ne^T the fert.,
“ G#a. Suliva, fin^ a party upon S^ra Iflari
lock 2 C>loaeh, 2 mjors, aad sce„rrif3&eu, * n ^
cinfifoble LttrCT ; * pd c"*" f 4 ^ brixff a lih.tr
dilatory, the, e/e^y ct^o ua rath tur re, 7 ,^a d %
tax i Lirweaamt Crenel, 2 M jets, a^d ico m:E
aau fi « prif <erif ere a,.
" The fl.?e! are arrived 200 ati'o K,CheGtrtk bay
with 200 fit- -mb c^K^nn^u^ Belri^m G^ctti.l
Wafhiwen i; gone to thefeu hw&rd."
The following letters wrote by Cel Gaufoveert au'd General
Arnold, will jhew the ,:*atiou cf affairs at bort-
Sauwi*. the lzdef Augs,.
. Pear Sir, 1 ,
" Tri; m^aiag at 11 e'cleck 1 be,** a hefty
c^asaaJe upon our cam,'# works, which was ra=
re^i^fy refereed by a member cf JhelL and coao^.
Abeut 3 e'dark seven deserters came ja, why inform
ed me ms Gan. St. L?ger with kis tray mu retreat
iagwith ibe ure&ft prec^iwisa ; f^a af^r which 1
tat eu; a party as ab^ut 60 am to eat^r their. cum, a,
who foam returned, aad c&rfi/Red the above accruals.
I veurs, '
PETER GAHSEVOORT, Col. ,
TeGeveral Arnold or the Ccmmt&hng Ofaer of troop
marching to Fort Staewi*.
Mobaui River, 10 miles clove Fert Pyto*, Augtf
23d, 1777, 5 o'clock P. M.
Dear Genseal,
“ I wrete yew the 21st i^fkaat from thg Qer
ma» F^, that frm the bvitirol.ig,ce Ic,uld frj
cure of ^e^a^l ^eagth it was rcaca fapefyr „
ears. At the finis time iacleftd ,•* a c^p, cf th«,
refalatiats &f a. council of w%, mad raquA-d yen to
scad ma a raii farctratat @f 1000 light uc,ps, aa &
raaray had raada their apprsaciei wiihia 200 yirdc of
the fart. I w;s daterrcihad at all amts ta htz^d a
battle rather thaa fafftt the gar ifinte fallal c <rfis«.
Thia mornia), I marchad front the Germa Fra^ fir
this place. T^t axca^ra bad roidaaad sraifar, pre-,
carols in m&rchi&g through a thiiK wfa, retarded
ill fa reach that we have but this Mo^eui rsmu4
this plac#, where I here met an exptth with the ex
defad latter from Cd. G^rfav^rt, acqnmtißg me
the enemy had yeforday loft F.rt Sep's, lot with great
precipitstia*. lamat a lots tc judge their real in
teßtießS, whether they have re^rawd hum, or retire
with 1 view of s^g^g^g u$ on t^rcod ; I ^mheia
ed to think the farmer from fe account of the defer
t%r% and from thair leaving their t^ta aaricwatidera
ble baggage, which aur psd,ls ft&r#d. I shill i^~
mtdimiy (Uteeh about aha hundred M^B t, mil b
forced march te the ^rt, ia hops efcemirg up wi;L
their rear and ficuring their cjatm a*d heavy bag-,
gage. My artillery, teuts, ^c. I Shall leave 1:t„
The bathes with previfioas fallow me.---At f#sa a&
the facurity es the pal will permit, 1 Shall return Kit's
as mazy mea as can be flared. As I ceres &*a ia
batu^ Shell b^bkis make g^at dify+tch. I fry
feat an order for the light treeps if ,&u have fiatey 9
to return to ycu ,isra^i t' y, end the millria t& go,
her»e. I a*,& B. ARNOLD.
He*. Majsr General GATES. (Cj„.)
A gentlemen from Number-Four irformy;
flbat two families (.lately refidrat iri the neigh
bourhood of Bennington) arr ived there and in
form, that Governor Sheene died of a wound re
ceived in bis tbigb at the late battle with General
SHARKS. His death is much lamented by all
the real friends of Americas, as bis advice mighh
have been productive of another viflory.
Burgoyne, bow art thou fallen I to trust afire
body of troops (" too valuable to let any con
flderable loss be hazarded,") to the advice of
that infatuated poor old man, Sheene.
Ws bear that the brave General Harkenan, is dead of th
wnmih bs received at the battle *ear Ou,da Crock.
Two Children of M # . William Scare's cf Temp'e
in New-Hampshire, wire Li'led by lightning, on the
15 hiaftaat; one of them ten the other twelve year#
uid.
• o * Several pieces from our Cerrefyerdtats, and
a **mbtrcf Alveriifem&ats, defigaed fur this days pa
re- mwft bg emitted till rur arx^ -
■ini ■■.. .■■, .—-TteoaCTmo wuwi—ieiwiei I—mmCTefl~CTm,T~mmM&^^
SiRA/ED out of a p^kare ar We kanfisia, to
Sheep, marked I. W. on the right Shoulder, ware
lamp black and tar, the mark on the ears net kecw3.
Slid Sbeep were bought at Waterbary or near thar%
and fap,efed te be gene that way ---Whoa'er wi!
taka up said Sh^ep, end secure them fe 'hat I ^a,
have them ag>in or bring them to me at Wethersfield,
Shall receive five dollars reward, atd charger paid
br J° HN WEIGHT.
Tm^rY DOLLARS REWARD.
LOST or ft ^eiifrrm the Subscriber en the 28 h
kft. between Suffi id, a d Araos Halls tsva.n,
cw at his Acufe. 550 date's, in two pteks, C*Moen
tal meney, except a few Ys r k biiia. -.Wbo^^ er nads>
er b ^g?th frmeto 'he prin er, Sa'l le entitled 10
the nb^vj reward, and ail reafeaebio charv^ pard led
ns qu^d^AE ^fkvd LEftWEL CONKLIN.