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Fi^ Ke RePt Papers
C II A T H A M, June 2() b
General Wnlhington's head quarters arte
removed to New-Windsor, eight miles ab x?
Weft-Point.
Extras of a letter from a Field Officer at Oy
-07/vng, dated Jane 24.
" We arrived here yellerday about noon,
the sixth day of our march from Eaflon, the
6 usance 65 miles, the gieateft part of which
is through the mod horrid swampy wilder,r<cL
and barren mountainous desert that ever I
saw. From here to the distance of about 35
miles towards Eatton, a road was cut through
this Spring by a party of Continental troops,
with incredible labour and fatigue, and not
withstanding the road is very rough and ex
ceeding bad for carriages, we met with but
few accidents on the march.
'' A few miles from this place the fatal
battle between the two Butlers was fought last
summer, in which about 362 of our country- f
men were butchered by the savages and tories,
and near 200 hclplefs wid>wmvnh a large
numberof orphan children left naked and for
lorn, all their houses and furniture being burnt
by those merciless villains
66 The 23d oflaft April Capt Davis, Lieut.
Jones and a corporal and four privates were
killed and scalped by'a party ^fahou 20 Indi
ans on the Letton path, 4 miles from thjs
place; they belonged to a hrong party that
were marching through, and Davis and Jones
imprudently leaving the party in quest of a
deer, were shot down; a corporal and 6 men,
being sent to fee what detained them, were
fired upon and five of them killed; two escap
ed, and the Indiaus got off unhurt ; we palled
the place yesterday where they were killed,
and a board with some of Jones's blood on it,
being fixed by the fide of the road, railed the
greatest indignation in the troops, and anima
ted them to revenge it on the Indians. Cl.
Prowler's band of mufick playing a dead ma-ch
as we past the place, in honour to the memory
of those brave and unfortunate men.
“ Our troops are healthy and well supplied,
the greatest part of the stores and pro rifions
comes up the Sufquehannah in boats.- -Our
army is large, and good soldiers, commanded
by fix Generals, viz Major Gcfieral Sullivan
commander in chief of that department, Brig
adiers Clinton, Maxwell, Poor, Hand and
Potter with some Pennsylvania militia.---Our
force is not near collected. Clinton's ard Pot
ter's brigades have not joined. A considerable
number of warriors of the Oneida, Tufcorora
and Stockbridge Indians are tojoin us.- -The
Revd. Mr. Kirdland, and Indian missionary,
is with us as on interpreter, &c. to them.
“ From this place our next rout will be up
the river Sufquehannah ; the firft place in our
way is Whyalufing, 60 miles ; the next Ty
cga, 40 miles; then Chemong, 12 miles;
these are Indian towns, and it is expected
that if the savages mean to give us battle they
will begin at Wyalu/ing. A grand council is
holding at Chemong, to determine whether
they shall sue for peace, fight us or retire out
of our way; it is generally thought thpt when
we get near their xowns, they will try to treat
with us through the mediation of the Oneida's ;
if they do not sue for peace, we shall have to
march from Chemong 150 or 200 miles in the
Senckee country, destroy their crops & towns.
“ We transport our stores, provision and
bagg a g e to Tyoga by water, the troops
marching on both sides of the river to protect
die boats fiom the savages---a few Indian scouts
has been in dogging us in our march hither.
Four male inhabitants were killed and scalped
the day before yesterday at Minifik, about 40
miles from here. I expect it will be a fort
night before we set out from here, being de
tained till our stores and some troops came up.
The dikreffed ^iYciur and 0 ;.han children at
this place are real objects of pity and charity,
some of them being quite naked and destitute
having subsisted entirely on the charity of the
troops for some time past."
Neve-York, JULY 5.
We have the Pleasure to communicate the
following Account of the Operations of the
ASSOCIATED REFUGEES.
CAPTAIN HOWE's compliments to Mr.
Leonard, and the cemmanders of the
Associated Refugees armed vessels, begs
to return them his particular thanks for their
Arid diligence and attention in attending the
convoy from Rhode bland, and acquaints them
that injustice to their conduct, ie hat repre
sented their zeal and alliduity to Sir George
Collier, Commander in Chief in New-York.
Dated on board his Majesty's Ship Thames
in Huntington-Bay, June 30, 1779.
TYRINGHAM HOWE.
To Mr. George Leonard, and the M^fers
of the Afloctated Refugees armed
Vessels.
On board the Diana Transport, White-Store,
June 2, 1779.
Dear Sir,
I THIS moment received the inclofed report
from Lieutenant Colonel Winslow, and
forward it immediately by Mr. Leonard, who
will do himfelf the honour of delivering it to
your Excellency, and of explaining to you
whatever may be desired by your Excellency,
and the other of our refpe&able and obliging
agents, to whom his Majesty's Loyal Associa
ted Refugees are'under infinite obligations.
I have the honour to be
With the greatest refpeft and esteem,
Your Excellency's much obliged and
Molt faithful Servant,
EDM. FANNING,
Col. Associated Refugees, &c.
His Excellency Gov. FRANKLIN.
Eua'l Charlotte, Hmtin^ten Fa hour,
SI R, fy July, 1779 ^
^ Hav: the honitr to report 10 vou, tha o', ',&
A 29 au,. (after being j rineri by Capthr 1' >„/;s,'
and b ir 30 men) I left this ; ce, urea H<w to
make a descent upon th town of Norwalk, In the
colony of Connecticut. -At two o'clock in 1 e
morning of the wih, om vessels came to ?n anchor t
th? month of Norwalk harbour, between the Jfl uv.
The Rebels igune lately n ed alarm guns,- -m^ e
talfe tw.s and rocquets, and rung lire bel:s in t:,e
cha ches, by Which means consider able bodies we c
collette 4 io different places to opp)fe our kindim .
I at fid fappdfed that the b ightnrfs of the even
ing had enabled them to difcwer our vessels at a dis
tance, but I have since every reason to conclude that
they had received particular intelligence of our
movements by boats from this place. Arday break
the:e were at leait 600 men in view, with Several
pieces of cannon, one of which they brought down
to the water's edge, and began firing on our armed
vrff Is, which Mr. Leonard bad ordered to Stand on
and off. Finding it impracticable, from the great fu
pertority of their numbers to put sue our firft obje&, I
determined to make the alarm as general and exten
sive as polliMe. For this purpose I continued in
Norwalk harbour till about nine o'clock, making
freq rent Shews of landing, and difeharging the 12
pounders of the General Prefcot. When the enemy
were Sufficiently disturbed in this quarter, I took the
bent tit of a favourable breeze, and ran down to that
part of Fairfield which is called Green's Farms,
where I landed with Major Upham, Mr. Leonard,
and about 60 men. On advancing to the houses,
Ca f iain Bonnel, with 12 men (who flank'd on the
right) were ri id on by a party of the rebels--he re
tumM their ri e, and obliged them to retreat. The
rebels had placed a piece of cannon in a very Strong
portion over a creek, at the entrance of a wood,from
which they repeatedly fired, but did not prevent my
taking possession of the houses.
After dispersing the guards poked here, and dri
ving them to the hill under cover of their cannon, I
ordered the party to return to their boats, but left the
rebels Should ciofs the creek with cannon, and avail
them elves of the buildings to annoy us at our em
bukation, I set fire to three large dwelling-houses,
two bains, and Several out houses. Two of the houses
with their furniture, two barns crowded with hay,
and a number of out-houf s were entirely confirmed.
The other houses were extinguished. I then embarked
wirh ; r party without f ffuing an, hfs 01 ii.inrv.
The rebett continued firing at out boa's and vessels,
which was jeenfunilly returned by the Gene/ai Pief
tv and Roy Cnulone. While in this Situation
we with ple.Sure obfe.vvd, that the count , was i„
extiene centurion, ami we e(Favoured to inoeab
their perplexity by Standing dftnem ways with out
boats ar d veflds.
My next appearance with the party was off Mill-
Rivg, in which we discovered two veff is, who on
our approach,hoiked fail and tan further up. A'
this place also the rebels brought down a piece of
heavy a/tillery, and placed it on a very' advantageous
Spot to command the entrance of the rive r , while
large bodies affemiled on the h Ils. The vessels kp fc
up a constant fi.e upon the hotties for a co,bid ral,k
time. No accident happened at this place, except to
the rigging of the Prelcot, and one Shot in heihull.
I then returned to this haib>u: (.fter it etching
along the Connecticut Shore and occasioning new
trouble to our enemies )
I acknowledge myfelf exceedingly indebted tcMa
jor Upham aid Mr. Leonard far their advice and
airutuce. I have the honour to he,
Your must obedient, and nr ft humble Servant,
ED. WINSLOW,
Lt. Commandant AiLciattd Refugees.
Colonel Fanning.
Extract of a letter from Hampftead, Long
hland, dated June 29, 1779.
" On Saturday last we were alarmed with
an account that fix Rebel whale-boats, manned
with eight, nine and ten men each, had en
tered our bay, seized upon two negroes the
property of Capt. Stephen Hulet, burnt a
schooner and a large hay boat, and taken a
loaded sloop at Hog-idand; intended for
New-York market, three of the Hempftchd
Militia Captains, viz. Hicks, Ben. Huler and
Seamen, instantly muttered their companies
(and the men to do them justice turned out
with alacrity, and behaved with a spirit be
coming the fubjedls of King Georpe) early on
Sunday morning they re ook the Sloop, the two
negroes, and captured two of the whale boats,
compleatly armed with swivels as well a Small
arms, and manned with 17 mtn It was fup
poied the other four boats had returned to the
eastward, but about two o'clock P. M. of the
fame cay, an alarm was again given that the 4
whale boats joined by two others had returned
in the Bay) and it was fuppbfed intended re
taking the Sloop and the 2 prize whale boats)
the fame three companies again muttered, re
paired to the place appointed, and with the
assistance of the two taken whale boats, which
they manned, and some old crazy hay boats,
they boldly attacked the fix remair.ii „ Rebel
boats, took three of them compleatly armed,
with 23 prisoners, and pursued the others for
several miles until they were fairly drove out
of the country."
ILaft Tuesday Night a Detachment from his
I Majesty's 37th Regiment, with a Party of Col.
Barton's, and some Refugees, went over from
I Staten-Island to a Place called Woodbridge
Raway, where they furprized a Party of Re
bels in a Tavern, killed their commanding
Ofiicer Captain Skinner of a Troop of Light
Horse, and another Man, and took the fol
lowing Prisoners, viz Capt. Samuel Meeker,
; Christopher March, jofeph Stephens, Benja
min Willis, David Craig, Stephen Ball, Lew
;is Marlh, jotham Moore, Jffe Whitehead,
IJohn Tharp, Thomes Bloomfield, Jeremiah
Corey, and David Hall.
Thirty of Lieutenant Colonel Emmerich's
Light Dragoons, accompanied by Major Bare
more and thirty of his Militia under the com
mand of Captain Beckwith, attacked two
IRebel Picquets, last Tuesday morning, at By
ram and Sherard's Bridges, confining of fifty
Militia Men, fourteen of whom they killed on
the Spot, took four Prisoners, and put the
rest to Flight.
On Tuesday last a party of Refugees from
Long-lfland proceeded to West-Chester, and
. brought ofT(GtL rhe"affiihace 0; the guard Arp
fallow City blind) 50 mi ch co^s, ie or 14
, % o es, and 130 fh'eep, which ,they Grove to
"Jamaica Plains. None of the p^ty received
any inju y.
Ilaft Wednesday fc'nnight a p:rty of Refu
gees, in one 0+ their armed \<Bhls, faded
from Newport : A few leagues t the Eaftwa r d
of th;: !,;; boar they landed < nthe keocl
.Snore and took an ar^ed Boric, 5 in 11. 70
sheep, with about 20 head o's belites and cattle,
with which they returned to Newport; and,
on the Friday following, joined the -Rhede
liland fleet.
Friday last Colonel Tarleton, with a Party
of the Legion, went to Bedford, a Place about
12 Mil s Eatt of Taller's Point, and furprized
feme Light Horse that were there, killed a
Few, brought off 20 Horses, 9 Continental
Troops, „ of the Militia, the standard of the
Troop, and several other Things.
A Gentleman, arrived on Friday from Stony
Point, informs ns, that a party of troops,
Commanded byCapt. P. Ferguson, on a late
excursion took foroepriUners from theenemy,
an officer and Seven men; trey alf^ realized
frompoor Jonathan one hundred head of his
comply cattle.
We hear the Rebel Generals Parsons, Gro
ver, Schuyler and Vernon, have thrown up
their Coinmiffions, and will serve no longer in
the Army.
We are also told, that Mr. Egbert Berifon,
King's Attorney agreeable to the new Consti
tution has also resigned his Office.
'I is said General Washington has cross d
the North River at New Windsor, with the
greatest Part of his Army, leaving General
Smallwood at Smith's Clove with only two
Brigades.
His Excellency General Try-on has been
pleased to appoint Thomas William Willet
Beavans, Esq; Examiner to the Court ofChan
cery, to be a Notary Public.
Saturday Night last the Sandwich Packet
arrived here from Savannah, in Georgia, in 7
Days: By her We Karn, that the British Troops
under the Command of General Prevooft were
well and in high Spirits, and had removed
firm James's Llind in the B y of Charlcs-
To'wn, to anocher Island called St. John's,
about 16 Miles moie to the Southward, where
they were amply Supplied with all Sprts of
Country Produce.
In the Packet came Passengers Col. Gardner
and his Lady. #
Idizes Jent in since our last.
The Ship Bird, of 12 Guns, from Virginia,
for Franco, with 360 Hogsheads of Tobacco,
by the Hammond and Germain Privateers,
belonging to Messrs. Sheddon and Goodrich.
Schooner Betsy ahd Polly, fiom Sulquchan
nah for Boston, with Flour, by the Sw.ift,
Capt. Cook. About 5 o'clock PM. off Cape
Charles, latt Monday, Capt. Coox saw a finart
Engagement between a pretty large Ship, and
two smaller Ones, and two large Vessels sup
posed to be hhips. The Action continued 4
Hours, but he could not tell how it terminated,
A Sloop, (formerly the Speedwell that was
taken at Lloyd's Neck about 12 Months since)
from Guadaloupe for Neu-Haven, by his Ma
jeßOsShi? the Galatea, 16 Days. The Gala
tea has taken two other Prizes, but parted
from them a few Davs ago, one of them a
Schooner, Carey, Maftgr,° frOm Marti rico,
the other a Sloop of 4 Guns. No particular
Accounts cf either the English or French Fleets
by these Vellth, inoie than that the former
were watching the latter, who dared not to Stir
cut'of Port.
A Brig from R^ppahannack, with 260 Hog
(heads of I obacco, by the Lird North belong
ing to Mefirs. Sheddon acd Goodrich, and the
Apollo Privateer.
The Schooner Addition, James Spencer,
Mailer, from Philadelphia, a Letter of Ma r que,
of 8 Carriage Guns, 4 Swivels, and 24 Me•,
taken the 30th of June, off Delaware, by L .e
Ship Hr George Collier, Andrew M"Neill,
Elq; Commander, one ofGoodrich's fuccefsful
Squadron.
A Ship, with 270 Hogsheads of M LoTe;, a
Brig with Lumber, and a Sloop from the VRed-
Indie% bv his Majesty's Ship Romulus.
The Ship with Molasses left Marrn to the
6th ult. at which lime the Count D'Eilaing
then lay at Fort Ro, al with all his Ships, 1 ano
the Island was greatly distressed for' many Ne
cessaries, and Provifiohs in Particular.
Mr. Galne,
The inclofed is a letter from Eicnezer Rrahe to
Peter Foster, relative to their plundering toe
boule of William Nicoll, Ffq; of Ijlip, on <be
18th of May last: It was found on the latter,
after they were naae prisoners fy the Queen's
county militia —your puTfhbig it wfe much
oblige, yours, r 3c
Hartford:June, the 11 1779
Sur. . I take this oppertunity to let you
know that I am well and hope..these will find
you as thev I> ft Me , Sir the Capture of these
Goods wh th. you and I Captured, is Like to
bring me into a Damn fcraoe it is Reported
that we took 15CO sterling pounds worth from
one place and they say from one Nekkelsrf,
Mv oners. Say that they will Ly-Bill Those
Goods and haves Taken them from me .
and I am now under an arrest , I should Be
very Glad if you would Come up hear as soon
as you recave This So as we can accomodate
Matters Better ; Better than they are at pree'e:t
Our oners Say that we have Not Given a jus:
account and that we have Secreted Some of the
Most Valuable Goods , if you Can: Come up
as Soon as I Exped you well if. I. should be?
Gone from home 1 shall Leave a letter to Di
red you ConSerning The Goods at My Mo
thers , I Expert to have to flee My Contry .
for pertection, for if Nothing Elce is Gone My
Carrecter is. So thears No More BuiSonefs for
AV bear Remember Me To all Inquiring
ft irVds This from your Most Sincter Frird
, 'and Hb Servt. Ebenezer D^Te
j NB . Thear is 14 y^rds of Clorih. Left at
I Captn ')i,kk Son's, Be Sb kind as tc tea Some
j th ng <.b >ut it and ask is Capt. D:kkiCrh s
I G f >t\hat account of Expences while on the
I Ifohd ED- -r-
To Caph Peter Foster at East Haddam
o r ar Sea Brook
Huesby-AUCTION.
By BOWMAN and CODNEK,
This day al the Cfye-hou/e,
2 pair 4 pounders (m de atCanon) with carriages,
I dbg, lounges arid rammers,
Aquanity of 6 pound ,round and a parcel cf
grape and double headed fhott,
Gun ponder by temple,
A parcel of nlufcrs, curLCT s and cartoych bpx%
One whale boat, and a quantity of GKuceftcr and
Che/hi-e cheese.
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
To-morrow al the Coffa-Houfe,'
Eight hogsheads of the very belt Jamaica Sugars, &c.
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
On Wednesday next at XI o'clock,
" N At their OFFIC E, 6
Ko. azi, HanoverKqua'%
A variety of £ugh°fh geo^s, am ngit whe-h are,
m^ny articles at pfeleni veiy feurce in 1 hrs' Citv.
Public Plu&icn.
On Wedn< Cay next, at the Iffe-HouFe Image
will be SOLD,
A great Varietv of Valuable
HOUSE FURNITURE, &r.
by JAMES INGLIS.
N. B, He requeka uhofe Persons -ofofy.ve bun
fn II accounts, to call and fettle thea, es, ccudiy
itnh as live at a ditta^c-. There is a rfew raues he
will be obliged to Expose unless they dal .quickly.
Public Auction.
Ey JAMES INGL,. IS,
No. 940, Water-afreet, To-morrow as; .ernoen,
at 3 o'clock, will begin the Sale of a neat
Afiortment of seasonable
DRY GOOD S.
Particulars in Tuesday's Paper.
A Public Sale of Dry Goods every 1 ucf-ay
Aiternoon, at 3 o'Clock precisely.
Public Auction.
This DAY, at the Albany Pier, betn een it
arid 12 o'C 0 k, will be fold,
By Taylor and Bayar 3,
The CARGO of the Briga i:tine
CHANCE, conlifting c f
510 Barrels of Tar,
io dit o of Turpentine,
2300 feet Inch Pine Boards.
At the MERCHANT'S Cofeee-H ouse,
bet^ een 12 and I o'clock.
The Brigantine CHAN' C E,
A very valuable vessel, with all he: - tackle
and apparel, as per inventory to be fee nat the
day of sale.
To-morrow, oppofi'e the Ceffee-Houfe Bridge,
between 11 and 12 o'clock,
200 Cases GENEV A,
ico Barrels fine frefh FL OUR.
Public zlu&ion this 1 )ay.
Near the Coffee-Houfe Bridge, wil ite fcid,
6 pair of double fortified four po 'undeis.
Oliver Temp leton.
IHERE was a Jmail BOA [hipped
on boaid the GRAMPUS in hr eland icae
time lalt winter, direfled for METCA LF FOW
LER, Esq; or Mis. M AGEE at J ihode Jfand,
which has not yet come to hand ;it contained fix
pair of SHOES, some ITALIAN FU HFPRS, and
a NEGLESHEE. If left in N w-York, 'ns
requested NOTICE thereof in: vbe gw.n to
HUGH r G'AIN E. ,
IO oO L L>
By Thomas Miller, < nd Co.
At their STORE No. 2; ::6,
QU EEN- §TR EE T,
A MADEIRA wines, Penl Ba:le,,
IvJL of the filft quality Split Peale,
i d pipes, quarter calks. Very high flu ourf.!b*f,u
or bottles, and foilh ng Teas,
Port wine in do. do. do. Common b< ^a'lhh,
Ldb m winein do. do. do. Double and fmgle refined
Clatet, Sherry and otiie Sugar,
wines, Powder 2nd .Muxovodo
Old spirits, Old rum, Sugar*.
Common rum, Geneva, Coffee, ChecoL'f,
frarHy, fluub, Arrack Spices us eviy kind,
I Molasses, Rice, Packing Salt, in bui rtls,
I Porter, Ale, an d Beep, Indigo, Karch,
;V negar, Od, Mustard, Powder and fg Eh%
Pickles, Gammons, Ha d Soap, Caihl'.
bifb Butter, / ^nuff, corks, aid many
I Chelhiie und Gloucefte other articles,
; Chee,te, Germerine plumbs ,
I Rations and Almonds, Peach ;. in b x:s f.in
I).amarinds, zio 5 Ib.'wLgtt.
; Wet and dry Sweetmeats,].
I 'JUST imported in the Ship Tains, from Li^erf,:,
and now opening for SALE, by
ID ANIEL I. E B BET S,
IN the Bio.i Way, No. i§y, between the
Oiwego Kiaiket and upper End of Lrcwn-
IStreet, a neat assortment of glass ware, cm
'fifting ofthe following articles, viz. Cut a:yl
Iplain quart and pint decanters, quart, pint,
I half pint and jiil tumblers, flower'd wine
' piaffes, Mason and common ditto.&c.
„ Smart young man, that unuerttands Selling
ZA and Dreffiog H?ir well, will meet with good
encouragement by applying to Hugh Gaine, if he
can be well recommended.