The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-07-20 00:00:00, page 3

PAR I S, January 18.
COUNT du Barre has produced in
council, the actual state of the mili
tary, amounting to 180,000 men well dis.
ciplined, and 60,000 militia. M. de Sar
tine has in like manner produced a state of
the marine of France consisting of 68 ships
of the line, from 100 down to 64 guns;
34. frigates of2B guns up to 44 ; corvets,
&c. „with 36,000 fezmen, France never
before had so Horifhmg a marine, nor such
a complete and numerous body of well dis
ciplined troops.
PHILADELPHIA. June 30.
Exfra& ofaleuer fromC adeftow fa ( South-Carolina)
died Mny 18.
" Years found me in camp - I have seldom slept
in a bcufe for these fix weeks gift ..-The militia of
this State are new in the field pretty generally, and
have been for feme time -On the 12th inst, our town
was demanded by the Britifle array, whose General
declared on his word and honour that he was 7000
fireng.- -We since fi:d that he had not half the num
ber.- They retrea ed without forming our weak,
and are now encamped about ten miler from O'* ^f
town ; and General Lincoln, with an array of 60:0,
in within ten miles of them, foilat an action is unt
r verfaly expe&ed in lets than 48 hourr.--. If Lincoln
Ihcu!d be defeated, the enemy will probably rev fi:
Charleftown, and dorm our lines. - If.the contrary
should happen, Burgoyne's fate will probably be
theirs, though they are. endeavouring to pftfeiv'e a
communication with their sh ppin^ ; for which their
nearaefs to the fra coak, and our numerous inlets arc
too favourable."
Ex rack of a letter f.om Hobcaw, near Charleflown.
South Carolina, dated May 15.
c ' Within these few days the enemy Paid two
nights at the Race Ground, when they decamped
and'married to James Iflmd. I underhand some
vessels are ordered th*- way to annoy them. Fort
Moultrie is Well ^amfoned and provided with plen
ty cfprevifions. so that I 'magire there is no „cat
danger cf that foitrch. lam + o ; d that Lrcrln was
at Pompon last night, Per^p* they wll not find
it so easy marching back as ney found it coming
this way. Pulaiki left his fi.h Colord and & few
other men, the o.her day, since which he has with
success charged the enemy with great fury. A me
lancholy acc dent happened on the evening cf the
lirh inst. Col. Huger returning from an excursion
he had made from town, was mistaken for the ene
my. and fi ed on by our people, it was a dreadful
cannonade and d fcharge cf mufqhttrv. Por Ha
ger and fevers! of his cen wete killed."
, J U L Y I.
By Captain Wilfun, woo arrived here yesterday,
in fourteen days from the Havannah, weare inform
ed. that Spain had on the 11th of April la?, acknow
ledged the independence of the United States cf A
raerca
Monday two brigs and foyeral fchcore's, arrived,
here from St Euftatta. by whom we learn, that the
French fleet under the Count D'E 'aing. is now of
equal force with Byro-A fleet, and that they were
fiiil in harbour wat king each othet'r motions
Prizes arrived in this port
The Schooner Tonilinfon, Captain Faro, from
North Carolina for Baltimore, captured by a New-
York privateer, retaken by Capis. Taylor and Spen- -
cer. from this port for the Wed lindie%
The brig Liberty, Captain Rumfey, from Augnf.
tine for New York with 112 ho,(heads of molasses,
taken by Capts. Spencer and Taylor.
The fchocmer Pattey, Captain Publey. from St.
Kitta for New York, with 99 hegfheads of Rum; and,
The (loop William, Captain Simeon Afhbourne,
from Tortola for New-York, both taken by the Bof- -
ton and Confederacy.
In CONGRESS, June 29, 1779.
A S Congfefs are bound by every motive of poli
cy and of public and private jadice, to maintain the
credit of the paper;money emitted by tb-ir authori
ty, on the faith of the United States, *° rt is their in^'
tention, not only to avoid further emissions, but to
diminish the quantity in circulation, provided that
the refpefbve States by c nrefponden: and vigorous
exertions, (hall put it in their power to raise the ne
cessary fuppltes.
Resolved; therefore That twenty mi Tons of Dol
lars, or fach a part thereof as shill be brought into
the Continental Loan Offices, on or before rhe firit
day of Oflober next, be borrowed on the faith ol the
United States, at an in ereft of fix per cent. ,^ ? an
num.
Por facilitating the Aid tor, RefolveL
r. That foe Lean Offices in every State, do im
mediately open fubferiptioni for the said Loan.
2. That the Executive authorities of the Several
S r a es, be rejaehed immediately to appoint persons
cf character and influence in every county, town or
diftria, to receive fubferiptions, and transmit the
fame co the Lean Officer or Officers in the States re
fpe&ively.
3. That no fu^fcriptions be received for lets than
five bundled dollars.
4. Tnat all the fubfcri,t : or>, under ten thousand
del ars, shall he prid" into the Loan Office where the
feme shall be fubicribed. orriuto the hands of the
person obtaining the fubferiprion, within fourteen
ctay> after the fobfcrip'ion sh Jl be made.
5. That any person fubfeibi)% ten thousand dol
lars or upwards, (hallbe alleged to pay the fame at
two periods, to Wit, one half within fourteen d,ys
after the fubferprion, the residue on or before the fitd
day of Oduber nrxt, the whole to bear interest Fern
the time of the firfl payment, provided the other pay
raent shall be pun&uallv rr^d-.
6 That each lender ihall have his eleAien either
to, receive the prmcip.il a r the expiation cf three
years, from thedate of the Loan, or to continue it
in the funds on interest until the whole amount of
Contiuential bills in circulation, ffiill not exceed the
fem in circula ion it the tune of the Loan.
7. That in-ertd on all sums. which ihdi be pa : d
into the Loan-Office Ixfore thefirft day of OAcber,
or which shall be fubfcrihzd and paid s/re^ble to
the terms cf the §th ref station afenefa d, ffiill be
payable annually at the Continental Loan Office of
the S'ate in wt ch the money was originally sub
scribed.
8. That when the in'eret on monies, which have
been, or may be placed in the several Lran Offices,
on or after the fir^ day cf March, 1778 flisil be
erm: due and be paid, the fame, until some more ac
curaie Oanda-d'of value can be deviftd. fhdi be in
cre fed in proportion to tke increase of the fam of
Continental ,ap*r money, which may be in circula
tion, after th^ oi frfc cf such Loans refya vely.
Extract from the Minuses
CHARLES THOMSON, Secr'y.
FISH KILL, July r §.
Extract of 1 lr .• from a Gentleman cf undoubted
veracity, dated Philadelphia, frly q.
" The enemy before Charleftown have escaped to
their (hipping. Le:t's from Ireland, a^d E glifh
papers, confirm an. I ifh revolt cf 15000 men in the
north, and. H^ut 2;ooo men in the 0 her provinces,
qpder Sir C.^rhs O'Neil; the honorable Charles
Coolly, and the Earl of ClanricKard The Count
D'Eflany is reinforced, h?s flier confits of twenty
two men ofwir of the line, and 24 frigates. The
islands cf J^rfey & I% >d Guernsey are taken by the
French-.-Gibrain* is besieged by the Spaniards, and
Port Mahon by 1 F ench fqualfon "
TR ENT ON, JUNE 30,
This day week Col. B.h'op alia: Firmer, Was ta
ken at hi< own house on Suten-Iflaad, by a small
party cf Continental Troops,
BOSTO N; July if.
Three days ajo, arrived in a fife port 3 prizes,
one taken by the Centipede privateer, laden with
fifh and oil, from the cja? o f Newfoundland; and
another with the fame kind of cargo, and from the
firn?colli prit: to the Roebuck, and a third laden
with proy fioas of var ; ouo fjr.s.
It is computed tha the tvet provisions and flour in
this State, lately captured from , he eh-mv, are fuffici
eat to Supply oar whole nav^ayoi for m re than a
twelvemonth; aid that the vriz^ of a neighbour
ing State of this kind, are fafficient to the fame par
pofe there, for mm than nine moiths.
No Ufs than 90 prizes, captured from the enemy,
have been brought into this State within theree
months.
Friday morning arrived at Salem, a (how and brig,
pr zes to a privateer out of chat place, laden with
irifh provisions cf ah kin^^
It iscom puted. that within the left fix or fevers
weeks, upwards of 20 000 barrels of provfi ihs,
wet and d:y, defined for the use of the enemy on
this Continent, have found their way into our ports.
Tnis is no small fapp'y to oarfelve#, and no inconsi
derable loss to our cruel invaders, who may soon fee
it, and be checked in some of their barbarous p'ans,
by the want of these dores.
Last Thursday arrived in fife port, a (hip of 400
tons, prize to the privateer flip Harlequin; of Salem,
having on board 5400 barrels of provuions, 1300 of
which is floar: -She carried 18 ,uus fixes and nines
and w&s taken after a fmvt engagement.
NBW- LONDON, July 14.
Litt Sunday the O:ter Sloop of War joined s he
Thames Prag,% eff this Harbour, where they are
now at Anchor., The Renawi a 50 Qjß Sh>p, 1$
&lfo lying back of PJhe/^^iodrf
HARTFORD, July 20;
Extras of a letter from a Gewlemax in Phi
ladelphia, to bis friend in this town, dated
" A gentleman is just arrived here from
Charles Town, which place he left the
9th of last month, and informs of the
town being well fortified, and the garrison
in the town able to withstand an attac k of
10,000 men, so that in all probability that
city will be secured from any fo^e the
enemy may fend this campaign, G neral
Prevoft was within 12 miles of Cha 1 s-
Town, in a dieft line, intrench'd, and
Lincoln within about 4 miles cf him, who
has offered him battle two o r three differ
ent times, but Pievoft thinks most advifa-.
ble to decline an a&ion, leait a Bu goyn
ade may take place."
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman at Fife-
Kill, dated July <6.
" Should you not have heard of the
news before the arrival of my express, you
may depend upon Stony Point, one of the
enemy's late fortifies ions at Ki ig's Fer y.
North River, being 1 our p fkffion, with
all its stores, ammunition, &c. and about
500 men who cernpofed the garrison. Ge
neral Wayne commanded."
Col. J< hnfton, of the lyih R girent,
(Britilh) commanded in the F^t The
lofy on our fide, 4 killed, and G n Wayne
slightly wounded, The Fort was taken
on the 15th instant, ar 12 o'clock at night.
NOTICE s hereby ^v^n othrte ton Cemmrf
fi med Officers, and S Idiers who went fam
Col. Sheldens and Col. Sm th^ R%intents w^b me
the fubferiber last yearin the two months fervi eat
White Plains ard Weft-Point; to meet me at the
house of Landlord John B ur, in Tomnifcid in p«r
fon or by their orders on-thurfday th* 29 S day of
July instant and receive the r mney a, I Ihall a tend
said business on said day f r?m 1 'clock ?1 onn till § °
ADONIJAH BURR Capt.
Simfbury, July so 1779.
Hertford County, 1 PUBLIC NUii,B
July 12 1779. IJL 15 neteby f/vti, 0 all to
wiiom it doth nr my v cern ths? a Libel is filed
before Jabez Hamlin Efy Judge of the
County Court in the c # n yof Hanford; againg
the Schooner HUMBIRD her tacklia apparrel
and cargo, in fivor 0/ Ss. so d Tho^fon, commander
of the febooner called Gamecock, and bis aff^ciites
the captors, and fetters forth of the fad Schooner
Gamecock, who took er upon the high fess, and font
her in'o the county of Hartford. Aid for the tryal
of the Justice of fed capture, the maritime court for
the county of Hartford, wdl be held a # Hanford in
fad county, on the to h day of A^uft next it
which time all persons claimant property, may ap
pear and (hew reason, if any th y have why the
said Schooner Humbird with her tacklip, apparel
and cargo, fhouid not be adjudged as lawful p^ze
to the cap ors, and fetters forth agreeable 'o the piay
er of tie Libellant#. Dated inMiddletown, the day
and year above. , .
By order of the Judge
GEORGE WYLLYS Recest.
riOHE fubicubers, being appear e^ \\ the
Hon. the Judge of probate &c for the county
of Berkshire ) commiffioney, to receive and examine
the claims of the fevcril creditors, of Sim el K ng
man, late of Sheffield, in fa:d county, deceas'd whose
Estate is reprelented insolvent, hereby give 1 otrfe.
that they (hall attend, that business at ' e dwelling
house of Cap Paul Dewey, in @d Shtffi Id, on the
second Tuesday of August next, and on the fecund
Tuesdays of the five rex succeeding months.
THEODORE SEDGWICK;
P\UL DEWEY
JEREMIAH HICKOK.
Sheffield, July to ! 770.
rj ROKE into the irclofure cf the fubferiber about
the firft of June laft,an iron gray Horse Cob.
cue year old pah, no brand, natural trotter, his left
bind foot white. The owner may have him, prov
ing hia property and paying charges to
5 OLIVER BOOGF.
fymiw^ri July % 1779-