The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-07-11 00:00:00, page 2

1 till, ADELPHIA, June 24.
Lust Thurldiy the ship Friendfh p,
Capt. Coldftream, a cartel from Charlef
town, arrived at Chester with General
Lincoln and his suit, who came to town
last night. In the fame vessel were Com
modore Whipple of Rhode Island, and all
the Subaltern Marine Officers belonging
to the Continental fleet taken there ; also
James Seagrove and Stacey Hepburne of
this city ; merchants, Mr. Softer of Bos
ton, and Mr. Burrows and Macall of
Charleftown.
June 28.
Extras of a Letter from M^tinico, May 26.
" The fleets hive had two or three
skirmishes finee the action of the 17th of
April, but Admiral Rodney is so sensible
of his inferiority in point of men, and the
bad state of his ships, that he seems deter
mined to aft entirely on the defensive,
and Moufieur de Guichen could never
bring him to rifque the fate of a serious
and regular engagement - -Jn one of these
engagements the French Admiral's fob
had the misfortune so receive a wound in
one of his legs, which fractured the bone
to such a degree, that he has since under
gone an amputation.
“ A few days before the fleet return
ed, the Solitaire, a French ship of fixty
four guns, having been out a reconnoiter
ing, was pursued by fix of the enemy's
flips, four of which she bravely fought
for some time, but was at length obliged
to make the best of her way to Fort-
Royal, to repair the damages received in
her hull and rigging."
Extract of another Letter from the fame place,
June 3,
" We have the pleasure of informing
you, trial a o F antm frigate and a longer,
arrived vefterday evening at Fort-Royal,
and the Governor this morning informed
U% that there are part of a fleet of fourteen
Spanish sh ps of the line, aid eight fri
gates and sloops of war, bound for this
p ace ; they left the fleet near the Western
Islands, and were difpatcbed to give go
vernment information of their coming :
their future defoliation is at present un
known. Monficur Guichen, with 16 or
17 French sh ps of the line, is going out
to meet them."
Extras of a Letter from a Gentleman at St.
Pierre's, in Martinico, to bis friend in this
ciy, June 4.
" I think before you left this, it was
currently reported the two fleets had en
gaged, and that our allies had come of
conquerors ; that has since been confirm
ed.--- The engagement was not general,
although Monsieur de Guichen endea
voured all in his power to make it so ; the
Engiifh being to windward, they rather
chose to keep at a distance. The Sand
wich, I can assure you, would beyond a
doubt have been captured, had not our
Admiral thought proper to countermand
some signals thrown out, in consequence
of one of his fh^ps in the rear being attack
ed by four British ships. The French,
you may depend, shew themfclves to be
men of courage and condud ; this com
bat was under the lee of Gaudaloupe, but
the English taking advantage of the night,
made fail, and left the French masters of
the sea. After landing the sick and
wounded at Gaudaloupe, they went to
windward, where again falling in with the
British fleet under their lee, they endea
vou&i to bring them to an engagement,
but the British not chufing to rifle a fecund
combat, endeavouring to draw the French
to leeward, by running until they were
Courses down, arid then forming a line ;
they observed this mode of condud three
different times, till they thought they
were hear enough St. Lucia to make a
good retreat had they been defeated; they
then came to an action, in which both
fleets were much Shattered, but night
coming on the fire eeafed and they both
parted ; our fleet took their rout again
to windward, but not finding the British,
imagined they had gone into port to refit ;
thinking it advisable to do the fame they
bore away, and at night the two fleets
again met, but this adiou was not long
nor severe.---There are sixteen fail of the
British at Antigua, with Admiral Rodney,
the remainder at St Lucia, one of which
is condemned, and her guns taken out,
four others will not be able to put to sea
these fix months ; our fleet will be ready
for sea in twelve or fourteen days. A
fleet has arrived at Barbados, of 60 fail,
convoyed by a fifty gun fh'p.
46 Uuc^^d h you hive an account cf the force
ofa Spanish fleet, whoft arrival to windward is re
nounced to v- b, a frigate difp^ c ; .?d for that pur
ple, viz. St. Trinity, Irs -uri. S, Jof^b, 96,
St. Anthony, 96 St. Mazu, §O, 8 fEp% of 74 ^ns,
13 ditto tom 50 to 74 gu^s, § fritter frem 3o to
36 gnng, 2 cutters, wjth 12 oco boep."
Another Letter fays, ' The French and English
fleets carat to a gene al engagement the 19th May,
in which the former were c ^mpUatly viAorigus—
Night feperated them and pip an ^nd to the engage
ment,-- Our allies kept the field of battle and in the
morning could difeev^r ro en^my in vi&w. We have
fuffeetd but little in cc^pz/Xn to the left of the
enemy. --Admiral Rothey had his thigh 1 alien off
in this all 100, and is since dead of hi, aro&rd^. Sx
of the Brit fli fhipi h^ve arrived at S.. Luck in so
disabled a condition, that it wll be impnffible to pt
them ready for sea this campaign. Our fleet will
again put to sea in ten or fif^en &\yt. Nothing
can exceed the spirit and ardour of our troops."
FI S HKIL L, July 6.
Extract of a letter from the Continental Village.
July ^
n" The enemy lie in the fcllcwin# order - Their
centre are encamped on Valentine'* Hill their left
on Phillipa's Hill, their right rear Stephen Ward's,
Bast Cheder ; the Brnifh grenadiers on the right, and
the H^ffien on the left ; the light-infantry advanced
half a milein front; Their 6ck and wounded re
moved oet of the hcipgls into the country. Y<f
terday about 200 of the enemy's hcafe and feme in
fantry under Col. Ha field, came to Middle. Pat
ten and its vicinity, and culUßid upwards of 100
head of horn'd cattle, force heifer, and upwards of
200 fht(,p. Capt. Sacket, cemmandinf ahat 40 of
ths levies cf this S+ate, waylaid them in theneigh
bourhood of Benjamin Clapph retook all their cat
tle and sheep, and wounded a number of them ; they
then endeavoured to retire between him and the
Sound, where Col. Btbee with feme Connecticut
levies was pofled, who also fired on them,-- took
some prifoneis, and wounded a number- --the enemy
left fix killed behind them -Cul. Bebec left one man.
The infamous Mr. Frink is fhol through the hip."
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