The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-02-05 00:00:00, page 3

(From the Royal Gazette,)
NEW-Y O R K, Jan. 9-
ACorrefpondent observes, that since the late
event in Virginia, the rebel faction seem to
be all cock-a-hoop, >nd think they have got the
world in a string. Their papers teem with
scarce any thing else than vain gafconading puffs
on their own prowess and importance ; puerile
witticisms on our supposed dejection and appre
hensions ; and numberless affections, misrepre
sentations and falfhoods, as contrary to truth as
the writers are deficient in modelty. In this
their hour of insolence it will be proper to re
collea an old proverb, Not to hallo before they
are out of the wood. They may rest aflure'd
that the game is not yet up, as they idly flatter
themselves ; nor are the tories flouncing them
selves in the slough of despond—Their hearts
and their hopes are as firm as they know their
king and their cause to be good. The accident
of a very great superior French naval force, has,
for once, saved these rebel gentry from the mor
tification of soliciting their monarch's mercy,
and to that circumstance alone, not to their own
consequence, are they indebted for their present
triumph. What would thole superlatively arro
gant gentlemen have said for themselves had the
reverse happened ? They know, that filled with
guilt, terror and dismay, just before de Grade's
arrival, most of their despairing leaders and par
tizans had determined to return to their former
allegiance and duty as British fubje&s---The
door of repentance, from the great lenity of
the British government, they know to be always
open to repenting sinners, and happy would it
be for them could they put away falfe pride and
obstinacy and obtain leave to enter it. What
they esteem to,be a reason for present exultation
(the capture of our little but brave army in Vir
ginia) will, most probably turn out to them a
circumstance of much future [egret—French in
fluence and French politics, enforced by a hand
ing body of French troops in the country, and
which already give law to the Virginians, will
no doubt turn out a pleasing fiipport to inde
pendence and religious liberty : Add to these the
charming accession of taxes which the pait defi
ciendes and present emergencies require to be
made, to the trifling national debt of upwards of
forty millions sterling already accrued. The
honest industrious farmer, who formerly grum
bled on paying an eighteen penny tax in the
pound, for raising only twenty two thousand
pounds, will now doubtless rejoice in the oppor
tunity of paying twenty-five times as much for
raising the small annual sum of four hundred
and fifty thousand pounds, hard cash, lately di
re&ed to be levied by law, on the simple inhabi
tants of Pennsylvania, as their proportion of the
present year's expences.—How inviting and de
iirable must independence be at this rate, especi
ally when enforced by the all persuasive and gen
tle plea of necessity, a plea of the utmost conse
quence to the liberties and privileges of a people
aiming to be free. The proper use Mr. Silas
Deane has made of this pretty word necessity,
and the peculiar arguments he has adduced in his
letters lately published, is one reason with the
Philadelphia printers perhaps for not continuing
those letters in their papers. If the rebel press is
free as they pretend it is, why not continue to
publish them, and give the people at large who
are called free, an opportunity of judging for
themselves—is to be answered, why not answer
them fairly—-The persons to whom they are di
reftedknow them to be genuine—Why not avow
them—the truth is, that the head of power hath
suppressed them—They dare not let the people
know their own weak and desperate situation ;
while they are kept in ignorance, according to
the French maxim, they may be kept under.
But let them remember, that Great-Britain is not
yet exhausted, and that notwithstanding their
late temporary success, the will return with dou
ble force to the charge, firmly support her nu
merous friends, and make America happy by a
reunion of their former interests and government.
[The republicans of America (who are com
plimented about thirty thousand times annually
in the New-York papers with the term Rebel)
are fepfible the game of war is not yet up, but
they well know auho has the losing hand, and
would be sorry the war should end 'till their in
veterate enemy is reduced to the lowest extremi
t, of wretchedness itfelf, and rendered incapable
of harraffing mankind as they have hitherto done.
The fleet under count de Graffe drifted hither
by accident ; woe be to you, gentlemen, if s uc h
another accident fhoulJ happen— But " The
door of repentance only is open," —the door of
mercy is Ihut against us, and that, indeed, we
have Efficiently experienced. The story of the
French allied army giving law to Virginia is so
worn out, ridiculously falfe; ahd Contrary to the
plainest didates of reason, that it is firprifing
even the Royal Gazette is not ashamed to utter
it. But our enemies talk of religious liberty
with as much felf complacence as if a high fly
ing Englishman knew any thing about religious
liberty :—Ye Goths and Vandals with your sa
cramental qualifications and religious tell a&s!--
talk not of religion, for ye a£f in direa contra
diction to all its precepts.—-It is needless to fay
that the stating our national debt at 4.0,000,000
pounds sterling is far enough beyond the truth,
but let it be what it may,it is imenfely ihort of
220,000,000 sterling, the present debt of Great-
Britain, under which she is finking with no other
profpe& of relief (and a wretched one it is) but
that of reducing these Rates to unconditional sub
mission.
As to Silas Deane's letters, if they are genuine
(as probably most, if not all of them are) there
were enough published to represent Mr. Deane
in his proper colours, that is, a traitor, and hire
ling of the British ministry-—and nothing more
was expected from their publication :—the
bead of power at no time dire&ly or indirealy
troubled themselves about the letters, for an ob
vious reafon,being so weakly written that they
were not worth their notice^ The national con
test has advanced too far for even our deluded
enemies to fuppofc that Mr. Deane's or any
Miner's letters upon earth can have the least in
fluence upon the general sentiments of the ' peo
ple of America at this late day—The contested
point is not involved in metaphysical perplexi
ties : The plowman and the philosopher alike fee
the necessity of independence^ ale mus t be a
fool indeed, on whom Mr. Deane's arguments
can work conviction— The Rubicon is palled —
Our enemies at the outset of the war, confident
of their superiority in arms, appealed to the
sword, and since it has been so long exercised let
it conclude the contest ]
" The army moved from the High Hills of
Santee the 19th of November ; the enemy were
then in possession of Monk's Corner, returned
beWv Goose Creek ; the post at Dorchester,
which was a redoubt strongly picketted with ab
batis they still occupied. This post commanded
the country south of the Edifto, and enabled
them to draw the resources from thence ; to dis
lodge them was an important object ; but our
numbers were too small to effect it by regular
movements ; it only couldbe done byone of those
masterly strokes which mark the genius andcha
ra&er of a great officer. General Greene put
himfelf at the head of a small detachment, com
posed ofinfantry and cavalry, and by secret and
rapid marches moved from the Congaree to Dor
chester, drove in the piquets, and by a bold and
judicious display of his numbers, fineffed the e
nemy into a belief that the whole arnly was pre
sent. Impressed with this idea, they destroyed
their Rores and works, and under cover of the
night, precipitately retired, as well as those at
Goose Creek, to the Quarter House upon Char
leftown Neck. Thus have they left us in posses
sion of the whole country, and their boaftedcon
queß of Georgia and South-Carolina, is now re
duced to a few acres in the neighbourhood of
Charleftown and Savannah.,
RICHMOND (Virginia) January so
By a gentleman who left Gen. Greene's head
quarters on the 12th of December, at theßound
O, about 40 miles from Charleftown, we are in
formed, that Gen, Marion had taken a number
of horses, and a large quantity of Rores from the
enemy at Hadrel's Point, amongst which were a
considerable quantity of eloathing and blankets.
Lieut. Col. Lee has also with his legion surpris
ed the enemy at the Q^arter-Houfe, about fix
miles from Charleftown, and taken a number of
prisoners, amongst whom were nine or ten offi
cers. The legion now lies about 20 mile^ from
Stono, and the enemy are confined to Charlef
town.
Major-General Sinclair, with the troops under
his command, detached by General Wafbington
to reinforce General Greene, from the last ac
counts, must have reached his army 011 the
fourteenth of December.
Extract of a letter from art officer in General
Greene's army, dated Camp, at Round Q,
South-Carolina.
" I cannot fuifciently admire the abilities of
my General, and I think his country cannot do
too much for Irim. Seconded by a little army,
he has obtained great and important advantages
against an en^my.always his tuperror, and fome^
times three times his, number."
FIS H-K I L Lj January 37.
We learn from New-York, th^t Arnold's, and
some other new ra'ifed corps, are preparing to
embark for Charleftown;
The fubferiber has for sale, at the house of Mr. Joseph
Pratt, a little north of the State-Honfe,
About half a dozen MARTIN MUFFS and TIPPETS
WHICH he will fell as CHEAP as poflible, if applied
for by next TUESDAY, at which time he will leave
this town.
JoHn SIEMON.
__Hartford, Feb. j, ^782.
To be SOL D, by
TIMOTHY PHEL P S,
At STAFFORD FURNAC E,
„ .Which i< now in BLAST,
nOTTS and Kettles, of all sizes, Tea Kettles, 'spiders,
1 Bake-Pans, Skillets, Flat Irons, Cart, Waggon and
Chaise Bexes, Shot of all sizes; all kinds of plates or calling
usually done at Iron Furnaces. ALSO,
An Affortmene of
EUROPEAN GOODS,
Suitable for the present season. Likewise,
RUM, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Pepper, Alfpice, Indigo,
Writing Paper,Teßaments, Spelling Books, &e.
N. B. &i application, any Person may be supplied With
any quantity of the abovementioned Ware, at the shorte ft ,
notice. Wheat, Flour, Rye, Indian Corn, Beef or Pork, will
be received in exchange.
^taftord, ^eb. 4, 1752.'
GOOD DEER SKIN BREECHES'
To be S O L D,
By the DOZEN or SINGLE PAIR,
CHEAP FOR
CASH, FLOUR, WHEAT, or INDIAN CORN
By JOHN HIL L,
_ House, HARTFORD.
To be SO 1. D,
A C f r ?. in quantity of wheat and Eye Flour, in barrels,
l ''"' Country's manufacture, and a quantity cf
French Salt. Any person inciting to purchase the whole
or a part, are reqnefted to apply to FREDERICK BASSETT
or Mr. St. PHILIPP, Victualling Commiffajy of the French
army, living in Hartford, who will fell the fame on icafon
*ble terms.
Hartford, Feb. so 1783.
A few CRESTS of
BOHEA TEA,
Of Excellent Quality, to be SOL D, by
S. A Usfl N, & Co.
A L S O,
REST WRITING PAPER by the Quire or Ream a
quantity of Wafers, and best London Ink Powder'
Hartford, Feb. 5, 1782.
To be SO L D,
By JOHN MORGAN,
Diredly north of the Court.Houfe,
NAIL RODS, Refined and Bloomery Iron, Cart-Tire
Bliitered and Drawn Steel, &c. &c. Likewise '
An assortment <f DRY GOODS
Very lbw for Cash or Bi'ls of Exchange.
Hartford, Feb. 5, 1782.
ILL Pctfons who have Accounts unfitted with the Subferi
/Z ber, as Superintendent of Purchases of the Commonwealth
of Mafochßfetts, are eftfaed to call on him immediately to adjust
the fame, as he is determined to finally close his public accounts
b) the frft day of March next---Those Who longer delay muff
abide the consequence, as no accounts will be allowed after that
date ; OLIVER PHELPS, S. P.
Granville, February 1, 178?.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
STOLEN from the fubferiber, on the night of the 23d of
December last, a forrcl MARE, about 1 4 hands high
a white face, a cut mane of about nine inches long, bind
feet white, paces and trots but meft natural to pace, low
carriage, supposed to be seven years old. Whoever will
take up said MARE, and give intelligence of her to me so
that I may get her again, shall receive the above reward ind
all nccc&ry charges paid.
WILLIAM WRIGHT.
Highlands, between Fish-Kill and Weft-Point,
To be SOLD, chcaptor CASH,
A FARM, containing thirty four acres ofgood LAND;
proportioned into meadow, grass, plow and woodland;
under good fence and improvement,with a convenient good
house, with four fire places, an entire , o d new barn, a
a well of excellent water near the door, the firuation on' a
public road and very pleasant, for particulars enquire of the
fubferiber, living on the premises, in Richmond, Berkshire
County.
RICHARD TIDMARSH.
N. B. More good land adjoining, if wanted, may be had.
Richmond, January 26, 1782.
STRaVEI > or itokn out of tne gicatrnc..uow nfyuhro
field, some time in the month of November last, a red
HEIFER, three years old next Spring, supposed to be with
calf, marked with a cross flit under the left ear, one or both
ears a little nipt by the froft. Whoever shall take up said
strays and fend word to the fubferiber shall receive a hand
some reward and necessary charges paid by
, JOSIAH ROBTnBS.
Wethersfield, January 25, 1782,