The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-12-31 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, September 17.
CONSIDERING, fays feme of our news
writers, the immerife reinforcement which
the French and Dutch have sent to India, there
is every reason to fear that we shall be forced to
abandon all that Admiral Hughes has conquer
ed. The incredible number of French land
forces sent to co-operate with Hyder Alley, make
it very doubtful whether they will content them
selves with recovering their own possessions. We
flatter ourselves, however, that as Sir R. Bick
erton must have joined Admiral Hughes by this
time, that the two Admirals will be able to
hinder the squadron under M. de Buffy, from
landing the troops he carries, on the coast of
Coromandel.
We have now 18 fail of the line in India un
der Hughes and Bickerton; the greatest which
this nation ever sent to Asia; 1 of 84, 5 of 74, 2
of 70, 8 of 64, and 2 of go guns.
Oft. 4. By his Majesty's ship the Jason, ar
rived at King-Road, Bristol, from Jamaica, we
learn, that the convoy bound for Great-Britain,
amounting to 150 fail, had left Bluefields 25th
July, under care of the Ville Paris, of 104 guns,
the Ramillies, Canada, Centaur and L'He&or,
of 74, the Ardent and Caton of 64, and the Pal
las of 32 guns. The Jason and Glorieux failed
three days afterthe rest with seven merchantmen.
After the news of this important fleet, which we
hourly expert to arrive, the merchants, planters
and insurers begin to be uneasy; indeed the na
tion in general, fearing the Dutch will seize the
opportunity to revenge themselves for our taunts
against them for fuffering the Baltic fleet to escape,
which indeed they could not help, as we find by
the report made by the Stadtholder to their High
Mightinesses.
Oft. 8. The Thetis, Capt. Major, one ofthe
Jamaica convoy, is arrived at Bristol, having on
board the crew of the Withy Wood, another of
the. fleet bound to London, which has founder
ed. Capt. Edwards, who commanded her gives,
by letter of the third inst. from Bristol, the fol
lowing account of his shipwreck.—
" The 16th of last month, being in lat. 42,
50: long, well 50, we were met with a violent
gust of wind from S. E. by S. which suddenly
veered to N. W. and blew so violently, during
four hours, that in my whole life I never was in
so much danger. The sea from S. E. was so
high, that the ship laboured greatly, the count
er was Rove in and the gun room laid open. The
water came in so plentifully, that all my pumps
could not keep it under. I cut away the main
and mizen masts, and got the ship before the
wind; in short, I did all that a seamen could do
to save the vessel; but the water gained upon us
so faft, that in 6 hours we had 6 feet water in
the hold. As it was yet clear weather, we threw
every thing overboard out of the gun room, and
staved all the rum we could, but all in vain; at
ten o'clock we left the ship and got on board the
Thetis. Weare happy to have saved our lives,
not having had above two hours of weather so
moderate as to pass in the boats. Next morning
we difeovered about 30 fail of vessels, the four
nearest of which were difmafted; the rest were
at a great distance."
An express dispatched from Dover has brought
on Sunday last, the news of the arrival, off that
port, of the Jamaica Planter, Captain Hay, and
the Mary Ann, Capt. Innis, vessels of the Ja
maica fleet. The 4th inst. they spoke with the
following vessels, which make part of the fame
fleet, viz. the Salt River, the Charming Molly,
the Hibberts, the Lady Taylor, and the Nancy,
bound for London; and theist inst. they also
fell in with the Jamaica and the Hope, bound
for Bristol, and the Minerva for Glasgow. We
learn by these vessels, that the Dutton, a vessel
belonging to the India Company, and the Sarah,
have foundered, and that 19 men, part of the
crew of the Dutton, have been saved by the
Salt-River. They report also, that they saw fix
other vessels making signals of diftrefs @ the next
day after the storm; and the Ramilies of 74
guns, in which Admiral Graves was embarked,
had last her mainmast, foremaft and rudder, and
the Glorieux her foremaft and bowsprit.
Bristol, Oa. 2. The Tobago Planter is just
arrived from Jamaica; flie failed with the fleet
on the 16th of last month ; they were assaulted
by a violent gust of wind, in lat. 43. lon. 48:
hext day at 9. A. M. they spoke the Ramillies,
Admiral Graves, which had loft her main and
mizen masts; and they saw abundance of (hips
in like condition, all more or less difmafted ; af
rarwards (he passed by a great quantity of pun
cheons and calks, bags of cotton, masts, Catti
peachy wood, &c. floating on thefurface of the
ocean. The Ardent man of war had sprung a
leak, and returned to Port Royal in Jamaica.
M A D R I D, September 24
The 13th inst. at 7 in the merning, the ten
floating batteries took their refyedive positions,
in four and an half fathom water, and at the dis
tance of about 140 toifes, they began their fire
at the enemy's works, and seemingly with good
effeft, which was seconded by the batteries on
shore, in order to divide the attention of the
enemy as much as poflible, the gun boats and
bomb boats were ordered to place themselves in
the most convenient manner, to annoy the ene
my, but the extreme violence of the wind, and
the great swell prevented them executing their
orders, which allowed the enemy time to dire&
their whole fire of bombs, granades, grape shot,
and above all red hot balls (42 pounders) on the
ten floatingbatteries; the conftaht firing ofthofe
balls, in spite of all necessary precautions, fetthe
batteries on fire in the day time, which were
extinguished by the pumps, &c. but in in the
latter part of the night the Prince of Nassau's
battery caught fire, and afterwards Don B. Mo
reno's, which were quitted, after throwing over
the powder, to prevent their damaging the other
batteries ; the other eight were soon in a similar
condition, owing to the enemy's firing on a
fixed and visible objed,without danger to them
selves.
The Duke of Crillon and Don Cordova, in
formed of this event, sent off boats, &c. to take
the men from the batteries, which was executed
with unheard of valour, in the midst ofthe most
terrible fire of grape fliot from the enemy's bat
teries; but in ipite of all their activity some of
the batteries were funk, and the crews were
obliged to save themselves by swimming, and
were mostly taken up by the boats. As loon as
the English perceived that the batteries were
silenced, they sent out their gun boats, &c. and
took several of our boats which were employed
in the above service, and took the remainder of
the sailors and soldiers which had not as yet been
withdrawn from the batteries. All the floating
batteries soon after blew up, except three,which
were entirely consumed.
RICHMOND, (Virginia) Dec. 7.
In the SENATE, Friday, Nov. 29.
Mr. Harrison reported from the Committee
reappointed to notify to Benjamin Harrison, Esq;
^f Berkely, his appointment to be Governor of
this Commonwealth for one year, from the 30th
of this instant; that the Committee had, ac
cording to order, waited on that gentleman, and
notified his appointment, and that he was pleased
to reurn the following answer.
" Gentlemen,
" I request the favour of you to fignify to the
General Assembly the high sense I entertain of
the honour they have done me, in re-electing
me to the chief magiffracy of this great country,
and to assure them it shall be my particular study,
to render the people over whom they have been
pleased to place me, happy. The highest gra
tification the human heart can feel, is the appro
bation of a free and independent people. I ex
perience this in so great a degree, that I should
be wanting in gratitude to let flip any opportuni
ty ofpromoting their welfare. Situated as we
are at present, the talk is arduous and difficult,
but I doubt not the Assembly will so smooth the
way, by their wife and prudent regulations, as
to enable me to discharge the duty expected
from me to the fatisfaftion of the people, and
with some degree of honour to myfelf.
" My particular thanks, gentlemen, are due
you for the polite manner in which you have
been pleased to communicate my appointment,
and I beg of you to accept them, as flowing from
a heart not (infrared with insincerity.
Extract from the Journals,
WILLIAM DREW, C. S.
CAMB into ihc incloture ofthe tubferiber the 20th of Au
gust, ared HEIFER, two years old, no mark, white
face and tail. The owner is desired to pay charges and take
her array.
SAMUEL AUSTIN.
Torringford, December 20, 1782.
WHEREAS Mary the wife of me the fubferiber has for
some time past behaved herfelf in a very unbecom
ing manner, in threatening the life of me and my child,
and I am apprehensive that she will do all in her power to
injure me. This is therefore to warn all perfens from
trufiiag her on m, account, as I will pay no debt ofher con*
trading after this date. MARTIN WILLCOX.
New Hartford, December 23, 1782.
Now CoLilefW, find will Be publiffied a$
soon as the nature of the work will admit, %
Compleat Sett of
Psalm Tunes, Hymns and Anthem,.
GREAT part never as yet published ; together with am
explanation of the rules of Mufick: The whole to
make up nearly one hundred pages, which will contain all
metres, all airs, and all forts of time proper for Church
Mufick, by the publick's humble servant,
OLIVER BROWNSON.
N. B. The whole to be neatly engraved on Copper-
Plate, the Engraver being now at work. All authors will
have credit for their mufick, and the time set according to
their copies.
Jeremiah & Ebenezer Platt,
Have just come to hand an assortment of French
and Dutch GOOD S, imported in the
last vessels from France and Holland; which
are to be Sold at their Store in Hartford,
on the most reasonable terms, for Cash, Bills
of Exchange, Loan-Office Certificates, Mas
sachusetts State Notes, the Hon. Roberts
Morris's Notes, Bank Notes, Flour, Pork,
Beef and Grain, of all forts, viz.—
A GREAT variety of low Black and white gauze hanl
priced, mixed Coat. kerchiefs.
ings.
Blue and red do.
Blue, red, brow* and white
narrow Prizes.
Scarlet, green and brown
Ratteen.
Blue Kerfey.
Superfine, middling and low
priced Broadcloths, of a
great variety of colours.
Blankets,
Embossed Serge.
Scarlet and clouded Caffi
mer.
Black prunella, and Floren
tine.
Rich black Sattin.
Black, blue and white Mode.
White and purple fik Serge.
Black Caliraancoe.
Black and Scarlet worsted
Breeches pieces.
Mensfilk, worded andthread
H&fc.
An afyrtment ofhandfome
Calicoes arid Chintzes.
Seven-eight and yard wide
linen.
Brittania's.
Dowlas.
Black and white Lace.
Black and white Gauze.
PROPOSALS,
Foepfinting in a neat Pocket Volume, handsomely bound
and gilt with gold on the back,
REGULATIONS,
For the Order and Discipline of theTroops
of the United States.
co nd l t l o n s.
This book will be printed with a new Type, on good Pa#
per, of the size of a Crown Duodecimo, and will contain
about 160 pages, adorned with eight elegant Copper Plates.
The Price to fubferibers will be only Six Shillings each.
They who fubferibe for fix shall have a fevench Gratis;
and they who fubferibe for one hundred shall have twenty
five Gratis.
It will be put to Press as soon as geo are fubferibed for;
and finished in about fix weeks from said time.
Subferiptions are taken in by Mess. Thomas and Samuel
Green, Printers in New-Haven ; Mr. John Trumbull, Prin
ter, Norwich; Mess. Babcock and HafwelLPrinters, Spring
field; Mess. Balentine and Webster, Printers, Albany;
Mess. Willis and Wight, Mr. Robert Hedge, Mr. Nathaniel
Coverly, Printers, Boston; Mr. William Green, Mr. Ben~
jamin Larkin, Book-Binders, Bolton ; Mr. [Bavil Webster;
Printer, and the fubferiber, Hartford ; and by a rubber of
gentlemen in several of the United States.
NATHANIEL PATTEN."
Hartford, Dec. 22, 1782.
WE the Subfciibers being appointed Commiff,oners by
the Hon. Court of Probate, for the diftria of East-
Windsor, to receive and examine the claims of the credi
tors to the estate of Capt. Phineas Grover, late cf Glaften
bury, deceas'd, represented insolvent; do hereby give no
tice, that we will attend on fa id business at the house of
Josiah Hale, on the firft, second and third Mondays of Fe
bruary next, from two o'clock afternoon until fix.
commit.
JCDXAH HALE,)
Glaftenbury, Dec. 23, 1782,
° T O BE SO LD, *
At PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the Store of Mr. JAMES CHILDS, in
Haddam.
ON Tuesday the 14th of January next, the remains of the
Galley Schooner, called the WEASELL, viz. all the
fails suitable for a schooner of about 20 tons,[cables and an
chor, a number of sweeps, a pair of 3 pound cannon, fix
(rivals, 15 fwall arm', a good new Whale-boat with five
oars, sundry boarding lances, some shot, swords cutlasses arid
sundry other small articles.
Weatbcrsficld, December 28, 1782,
Printed linen handkerchiefs.
Plain, llripcd and fprig'd
Muslin.
Striped Gingham,
Striped Sattin for Gown&
Cambrick and Lawn.
Cotton Romalls.
Coarse and fine thread.
Sewing Silks of all colours
Broad & narrow, plain and
twill'd Tapes.
Mens leather Gloves,
Womens coloured worsted
Mitts.
Do. white cotton Gloves.
Do. white silk Gloves afl
Mitts.
Do. Black silk Mitts.
Do. leather Gloves.
Black and coloured Gymp.
Womens Stays.
Muffs and Tippets.
Quality Binding.
Buckram.
Writing Paper.
Looking Glasses.
An assortment of Ironmen#
gcry.
Nantz Brandy, in anchors.
Philadelphia Snuff, in blad#
ders, &c. &c.