The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-11-20 00:00:00, page 2

CAMBRIDGE, November 16.
Last Tuesday a courier arrived here from the con
tinental army in Canada, with dispatches for his
Excellency the Commander inChief, containing the
following rsoft interesting intelligence, viz.
Extract of a Letter from Gen. Montgomery dated at the
Camp near St. fohn's, Nov. 3, 1775.
" F 'HAVE thepleaiure to acquaint you, the gar
rilon surrendered last night; this morning we
to^k podbUoT, and to-morrow the prisoners will set
off. Inclofed you have the capitulation, which I
hope will meet with your approbation, and that of
the Hon. Continental Congress.
" Some prisoners arrived who had been taken in
an a&in withGov.Carlton at Longueil. He made
an attempt to land with 34 boats full of men.
Warner's detachment, confiding of the Green
Moan:ai . Boys and second regiment ofYorkers, re
p^iU'^hem with great loss. This, I believe, is their
lift effort. Col. Eafton and Maj, Brown, with that
corps, and Mr. Livingston, with 1000 Canadians,
are gne towards the mouth of the Sorell, pushing
CoL.Adcn McLean before them. McLean had
free Canadians with him, who were, by the point
^fthe bayonet, forced into the service. You may
j^g- how they will fight.
St. John's, 2d Nov. 1775.
ARTICLES of CAPITULATION proofed by Major
Chwlcs^Prefion, for his Majefy's Fort at St. John's,
in the Province of Canada.
A RTICLE I.
A LL aids of hodirity to cease on both tides, till the
' articles of capitulation shall be agreed upon and
&„el. Answer. Agreed.
Art. 11. The garrison shall be allowed all the
honors of war, aid fuff^red° to proceed with their
barrage and eftteb to the most convenient pr.t in
.America ; from thence to embark for Great Bri
,as : S OH as they shall be furnifhed with trans-
F >r $ ? 1 provision by his excellency Gen. Gage,
<,- co .winder in chief of his majesty's troops in
America.
Ans. The garrison fall march out with the honors
id' wv. Theis due to their fortitude and perjevtrance.
: near com % firm A officers and privates jhall ground their
ay„.s oaths plain Cnth of the fort, and immediately em-
t 0:1 uoevdfob boats as jhall be provided for that
„%/•. Ibe officers to beep their fide arms, and their
fee arms shall be put up in a box, and delivered to them
wvc isl unhapty difoutes are ended, if they do not
AoA? to Iff of them before. The garrison mu# go to
CrmsA.a government, or to juch other province as the
, vCm'incntal Congress shall direct, there to remain till
^ r ulO y ; , differences Jball be compromised, or till they
ere exchanged. Our prisoners have been c&nfantly treat
ed nuba brotherly affidion. The effeAs of the garrison
jbail n^t be with held from them
Art. IL. An officer or Quarter- Matter fromj
each corps shall be allowed to pals to Montreal up-'
on parole of honor, there to tranfa& and fettle the
b.ripefs of jis refpedive corps, and to bring up their
"Tt"'^ clo^tiling and pay ; for which purpose
they fhdl be furnifhed with carts and batteaus.
Ans. Agreed :o in tbefullf latitude.
Art. [V. The Canadian gentlemen, inhabitants
and oyher persons residing in this province, and now
in A. John's, shall be permitted to return, unmoleft
+:., t.itheir refpedive homes, with their arms and
ot • ~?, and remain secure in their property and
ANs. Anjwered in the second article ; the Canadian
ger-Imu and others, being part es the garrison.
Art. V. The sick and wounded shall be taken
care.of, and permitted to join their refpe&ive corps,
c* to return to their refpedive homes upon their re
a,n% Lbcfek and founded shall be taken care of by
tbdr own Jurgens, and when recovered, follow their
TtypeAiv^ corps:
A^T. VL As soon as the above articles shall be
fi ej, ^4Ujir Preston will deliver up the fort, with
th; aiuciwutian, provisions, &c.
An<,. % ^ morrowmorning at 8 o'clock the garrison
wiit march out, having frf collected their baggage and
eftAs together in a can ciaient place for embarkation, and
Nav; aty.„a forits prmaion.---Tbe officers mu/l be up
on honour wi?b refect to their baggage. Should any
Carfhan. or others est ft his efeabe, bis baggage fall
Afvlu as plunder to the troops. The garter-MaJW
General, with proper rommifaries, will attend at 8 9'
c.xk/H receive the artillery, ammunition, naval fores,
LN, The a festersfrom the Continental army shall no. be
fo.iuvl in the population fir the gurrifu. —The com
mai.frg-of.ee: tojg, and deliver the Articles of Capitu
latiiw if purrft this,dieting.
('Cvr.M) C ff's'FP.ltSTON, Major 26 regt,
commanding at St. John's.
CA KT'B/R I D°G E, November 16.
YAbrda,f?°nnight Captain Robbins, bound from
I ct nf to 'SUl^n. in a schooner, laden with Beef,
Tongue ,But!dr,P dittoes, and Eggs, (all much wan
ted for the butchering assassins there) was taken by a
two rnUUb^vT^.Beverly, and carried in there;
Capt. Robbins who has been brought to town, in
forms us, that he left Ireland the 24th of September,
at which time five regiments were embarking on
board seven ships and one brig, for Bofton,and 'twas
said that those were all the troops defin'd hence this
fall, tho' a large reinforcement was to be sent in the
spring, to make up an army of 22,500 men. Capt.
Robbins fays, The common people of Ireland were
almost unanimous in favour of the Americans, and
that only those in favour of government, appeared
against us.
Thursday last at one o'clock P. M. about 300 of
the enemy landed at Lechmore's point, covered by
theguns of 2 or 3 men of war, which lay off the
westerly part of Boston. The tide was very full, &
our men were retarded in getting on to the point by
being obliged to pass a ford near bread high. The
enemy (urged on by the profpeft of getting a little
lean beef) took the advantage of dealing away 5 or
6 cows, and 2 or 3 horses ; and then,on difeovering
our men advancing towards them,run down to their
boats with the greatest precipitation. Our troops
fired upon them as they went off, ^nd killed and
wounded several ; but how many they loft we have
not been able learn. Two of our soldiers were
wounded by cannon balls from the ships, which kept
up an incessant fire upon our men while in pursuit
of the regulars.'
A gentleman who lately came out of Boston, af
furcs, That the ministerial rebels in Boston. by or
der of their General, Howe, have taken down the
pulpit and all the pews in the old south meeting
house, and are using it for a riding school ;---This
he law. Thus we fee the house once set apart for
the true worship and service of GOD, turned into a
den for thieves !
Tuesday, last week,a privateer from Beverly, took
and carried in there a vtffel, Richie Master, bound
from Bolton to Anna polis-Royal, laden with dry
goods, &c. on a trading voyage.
Lad week the privateers from Plymouth, took &
carried in there several vessels employed in the fir
vice cf the ministerial butchers in Bollon ; among
others, Capt. Hatch of Boston.
N EW - YOR K, Nov. 16.
Extract of a letter from Gen. Montgomery to his
friend in this city.
" I have the pleafur? to inform you that St.
John's surrendered yeferday (Nov. 2d) We ttke pos
session to day, and to-morrow his Majesty's troops
set off for Connecticut, nor 610 men, including fe
vcral of the Noblesse. I shall not lose a moment in
making preparations to proceed to Montreal, with a
fine train cf field artillery, which I have ventured to
borrow from his Majesty for the occasion."
HA RTFOR D, November 20.
Extract of a Letter from an Officer of Rank, dated
' Camp before St. John's, Nov. 1, 1775.
" Col. Aden's misfortune happened by reajen of his
net being joined, as was agreed, by 400 men, which un
doubtedly would have enabled him to havefeed the party
that attacked him, they being only 300 frong. Col. Al
ien withfood them an hour and a quarter, with only a
bout 40 men —at sirs he bad 40 men, exclusive of 70
Canadians. When the party from Montreal was march
ing down to give Col. Alien battle, be retreated to an ad
vantageous jpot of ground, where he made a fland, and
fan jaw aparty of the enemy filing of to surround him ;
whereupon he jent off about half his men, under the com
mand of Capt. Youngs, to annoy them ; but neither Youngs
nor any of bis party fired a fugle gun, for reasons bes
known to themselves, and Alien was left with about 35
men, as most of the Canadians left him on the sirs fre
from the enemy. Alien bad but one man killed in the
Jkirmifh---jeventeen of the enemy were killed, among
whom are Maj. Carden, who commanded the paity, and
several principal tor, merchants of Montreal. Seve
ral Canadians were taken prisoners with Col. Alien, whom
the regular officers said they would put to death ; on which
Allen flopped up, opened bis breaf, and said the Canadi
ans were not to blame ; that be brought them there, and
if any bod, mus be murdered, let it be him. This got
him great credit with ail the officers at Montreal, and
Gen. Carlton bimjelf jaid, it was a pit, a man of Allen's
j'pirit foould be engaged info bad a cause, as he calls r.
Col. Alien is prisoner on board the Gafpee brig before
Montreal. Gen. Schuyler has offered to give up any offi
cer be has, in exchange for him, but has not as yet receiv'd
an answer."
A gentleman in the army at St. John's writes to
his friend in New-York, as follows : “ I mod fin
cc, ; congratulate you on the taking St. John's,
which in my opinion will be a most fatal flab, 'to the
hellish machinations of the foes to Freedom, as it
will facilitate the reduction of Canada, and secure
the Canadians in our favour.---We have taken in
the fut a canfiderable quantity of military Ilores,a
mong which are 17 pieces of excellent Brass Artille
ry, 2 of them 24 pounders, the rest Field Pieces;
two Royal Howitzeefs; several Mortars, Cohorns;
and a considerable number of Iron Cannon There
were in the Garrison, about 500 Regular troops,the
re^ were composed of Canadian Volunteers, among
which are many of their Noblefß, who I believe are
("°-* tneir appearance) on the stool of Repentance.
In the Rte ftirmifh aiLorgveil, between Gov^
Carlton ami Col. Warner, the loss of the former was
25 killed, and 50 wounded ; the latter did not sus
tain the least injury.
FOR S AL E.
^ Likely, ftouc, healthy, spry Negro fellow, 2g
Years old : Is well calculated for a Farmer, as
he is mailer of every branch cf husbandry, in the
practical way-- Is fold for no fault, save a too great
Fondness for a Negro wench in his old neighbour
hood, Enquire of the Printer, or of Meffi. Joseph
and Caleb Knight, Post Riders.
gTRAYED or Itol'cn from the paume of the
fubferiber on the right cf the 15th instant a
bright bay Mare, 7 years old, 13 and halfhands
high, well in Hclh, trots chiefly, and very light and
fall, good life, very round bodied, shod all round, no
brand, her fore feet something grown out of shape
by a founder, a few white hairs in her forehead.
Whoever fecurcs said Mare, gives information cf
her, or returns her to the owner shall be handfomcly
rewarded and all necessary charges paid, by
Burkage Merriam.
Wethersfield, Rocky-Hill, Nov. ißrh, 1775.
Just come to hand, and to be fold
By Stephen Austin,
A little south cf the norihSueeting house in Hartford,
A ^ ar g e an d neat aflortment of Philadelphia
BREECHES, amongst which are those which
he fells at the moderate price of Four Dollars.
Also, a quantity of neat mill'd Leather, which he
makes in the neatest manner.
-/ERE left in the cultody of the ruble,ober 0
Hartford, about a fortnight since, a small dark
brown Mare, and fmallchcftnut coloured Horse
They were left by two young men from New-York,
who said they were owned at Saybrook. The own
er may have them again on paying charges by ap
plying to WILLIAM COLLYER.
LIASH p,<Cß,or ar, quantity ci old sheet BRASS
, and old COPPER, at Hr. L. Chester's store
in Broad-Street Wethersfield.
Thomas Hopkins,
At his Store oppcfite the north Meeting-House in
Ha rtford,
ENGLISH GOODS cn the lowest terms, for
Cash only. Also, a few Hogsheads of good
brown SUGAR.
N. B. All persons indebted to said Hopkins by
bock or note, are desired to make speedy payment,
which will prevent trouble and cost.
To be fold, ty^l^^T^A NRhV;
^ Farm containing about 50 acres of Land, with a
good dwelling house aireeft new and barn there
on, a good cellar under two thirds of the house, and
a good well cf water. Said farm contains plowing
land, intervale, wood and pasture land, and 26 apple
trees handing thereon. The whole well watered,
pleasantly situated in Middletown Upper Hcu fes, on
the road leading from Middletown to Hartford. It
is most agreeably situated, and adapted for a gen
tleman, trader or tradesman. For terms aud other
particulars apply to said Ranney living en the pre
mises. Middletown, November 18, 1775.
—/ANTED aj&urneyman copper imith who can
work at any kind of small work.---Such a one
may have constant employ, good wages & punctual
payment by, EPAPHRAS BULL.
N. B. He also carries on the copper faith's and brass
founding bufmefs in all their branches at bis fop offefae
the foutb meeting house in Hartford.
— JAMES BTL L,
HAVING removed to the house cf Caleb Bulk
jun'r, desires those who have accounts unset
tled to call and fettle the fame with him (or in his
absence said Caleb Bull jun'r is authorized.) And
as he is now under a necefiity of closing his books
he flatters him felf he shall meet with success without
the assistance of attornies and fheriffs.
Hartford, Nov. 4th, 1775.
rA-^UT-A R s'hi?
HAS just received a small afirtment of Englfb goods
which will be fold on the most reajouable terms for
prefat pay only, at bis fore in Hartford, at the North end.
N.B. For Clotbier's Use, Redwood, Logwood, Fuflic;
Allurn, Copperas, Oil Vitriol, Press and Cartridge Pa
per, and Indice. For Blackfaitb's Use, Nail Rods, An
vils, Vices, Barr and old Iron. Afew Corn Fans, anda
Quantity of Tortuga and Reck Sait. All those indebted
to said Marfo, by Note or Book, are desired to fettle th
fame foan, as it will save them cost,
^AKEN up at Farmington, by Palmer Sweet, on
the 27th of September last, a bay Mare about
14 hands high, about 6 years old, both paces and
trots, three white feet. The owner is desired to pay
charges and take her away. Oft. 28, 17-5.
Printed by E. Watfoii.