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fare: under cover of two fli'pr and tLr:e brig; who
drew nor the ihjre and kept up a continue: fire iruo
the wo^dt till we began to land. The enemy's
grea.cii iLengUi lay upon our right (where the ma
rines landt&j -Tucy had 300 in the woods. A:
Icon as the right landed, they were bufkly attacked.
The enemy had the rao advantageous place I ever
saw : it u a bank above 300 leet high, and so tterp
that no perlon can get up it, but by pulling hirbfelf
up by Buffies and trees, with which it is covered.
Lotfi than twenty minutes the enemy gave wy,
and we pirtucd them. They left 12 ce^d on the
spot, 8 wounded, and about loprifcncrs. We loft
about 35 kiiled and wounded. We tech pefT fficn
of a height near their fort, and are no+v building a
battery to play upon them. I exped to get two 18
pounders, one 12 two fours, and a hewi zer, on
fhcre this day. lam in hopes that if the ships goes
into the harbour to day (is it is said they will) and
take their ships, we shall have an tafy corqueft. In
the afternoon we tock another bat.cry of three 6
pounder); upon which they abandoned it, aid
went into their fertrefs.
HARTFORD, Abgufl 17.
At Fort Schuyler, force day# ago, as 34 o r cur
men were making hay, they were Lrprtz.d by a
puty of Tories and Indians ; cne cf them was killed
aud 33 made prisoners, the' so near he fort !
A Return cf the killed and wounded of the light
infantry at the fierma* S o^ty Point, under the
command of Brigadier General Wayne July 15
17,9.
Colonel Febiger'i Regiment. Killed 1 Serjeant,
6 Privates. Wounded, 7 Serj&ams, 1 Corporal, 29
Privates.
Colonel Butler's Regiment. K lied, 1 Serjeant, 2
Pr.va'et. Wounded 1 Lieatsant Colonel, 2 Ser
jeant 2 Corpora!: 25 Privates
Colonel M:%'a Regiment. K.lled, 3 Privates.
Wounded, a Captain; 2 L eutea.nte, 1 je/jtant. 6
P..va.es.
Major Hull's Detachment. K!led, 2 Privates.
Wounded. I Lieu enant 4 dr vim
Total killed, 2 Sarjean $, 13 P iv^es.
To al wounded, 1 Lieuteoa it Colonel 2 Cap
taui, 3 L eutenants 10 Serjeants. 3 Go porals 64
Private#. By O .Ur cf the General,
BENJAMIN FISHBOURN, A. D. Camp.
Fort Montgomery. Jalyzi 1779,
(True Copy.)
G neral Return of the Prifonerstaken at Stony Point.
Officers sent to Ballon on Parole. 1 LkaxiiaiV-
Coloael 4 Captains, 12 Leuenants, 4 Bofigns, 1
Co;du&orcf Artillery, 1 Affiant Surgeon
Officers and Privates wounded and fe^t in. 2
L eu tenants. 1 EJip, 1 Surgeon. 39 Privates.
Left at Kak.al. 9 P .vi e; 2 A tendants.
Sent to Bafton, 441 Privates, 25 Servants 10
Officer;
Total. 543.
ABRAHAM SKINNER, D^. C>m. Prifoaers,
GJh:n, July 20 1779. [%y]
Return cf the Enemy's killed.
I Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 8 Sej.ante, 3 Corporals,
50 Privates. Total 63.
Return of Ordinance and Stores taken at Stony
Point, July 15 1779. at night.
Ordinance. Brass, 4 12. plunders, 1 3 pounder;
iron, 2 24 pounders, 2 18 pounders, and , 12 poen
der ; biafs howi zer 8 inch, 1 ; brass mortals, 10
inch, 1 ; 5 and a half inch, 2 ; 4 and 2 s^l of an
inch, 2.
30 fpunges, with staves and rammer heads ; 9 la
dies, with fivet; 11 wadhoeks, with Haves; 4
drag-ropes, with pins ; 4 draught chains ; 24 hand
spikes ; u aprons of led ; 12 axes; 20 boxes; 10
backets ;40 bottoms of wood, 10 ir.cn ; 5 badge
barrels ; 4 orufhes for kitt; 10 hand barrows; 1 cart
fling, comoleat ; (4 large and 7 final! father car
toaghes ; 2 iron crows; 5 muzzle caps ; 2 cora
paffes ; 10 pounds tallow candles; 15 oyl cloths.
Flannel cartridges, filled, 24 pounders 603. 12
pounders 1174, 3 pounders 295; 20 8 inch hov^z ;
38 § and a half and 40 4 and 2 fhi inch mortars
Empty, 146 8 inch howitz ; 240 5 and half andzqo
4 and 2 sth# inch mortars.
Catridge paper, filled, 18 pounders 158-- empty,
18 pounders, 100; mufquet, with ball, 28 752
3 funnels: 1816 fuzes, drove aid primed; 1261
mufke flints; gad half pounds flux; 14 hammers;
I powder horn; 16 tanned hides; 4 hand and two
beam hooks; 9 and half feris mens harness ; 6 hand
ha chets; 2 andhalf tons of junk ; 1 complex trian
gle gin ; 3 bars of iron ; 2 cutting kn ver ; 2 paring
knives, with block and itaple ; 9 pounds k'tt; 3 iron
melting ladles ; 1 mifcjvy and 2 dark bith irns; 7
ikeins Hambro line ; 3 laboratory ch-ftr ; 2 copper
meafaros ; 11 millets and fetter, ; 8 fk:ins merlin ;
100 lb. nails, aid 1000 lb. clouts; 5 anntelets; 39
b^reb ccrne% 4 dully, and 4 mealed powder; 20
dozen pert fires ; 15 punUcue for ven's; 3 pair pin
cers ;12 plummets of lad ; 2 q<a;diani# 4 raips,
haifreund ; 8 fathoms oi re pe for hffi.ng; 12 xuckttsj
with flicks ; 13 flicks port file ; 40 Ipih.cs for nail
ing guns ; 3 ia^s.
Sot fixed with powder, for 12 pounders, 217
round, 92 case ;to wood bottemi, 24 plunders 304
round, 104 case ; 1 2 pouncers, 90® rotted ; 3 poun
ders, zoo round, 106 cfs.
Shot, case fixed to wooden bottoms, for howitz 8
inch, 40 ; fur mortars 5 and 1 had inch, So; 4 2
thsefan inch, 18. Grape, ircn bottoms 23 poun
dors 95; in bags, 18p ? ui.dcrt 42 lon.ch mor'a' 40.
Louie shot. 24 pound's 150 18 poundeif 20^.
39 fhtrp firing ; §0 fathers lkd and paibuckcl
tope; 3 Icales, 2 fret, bafr ; 4 pair fc fLr.
Shells, 10 mch/fixtd 20 empty 74 ; 8 inch, fixed
15 empty 10; 5 auda haif roch, fixed 21, emp y
141,42 5; ths oi an inch, fixed 40 <nipty iio
6 Scrapers ftr fhrlb ; 3360 fpoigc tackle*; 12
spades ; 6 fheveh ; 2 <a patun.s; 2 < fficers and one
laboratory tents ; 5790 tubes ; 12 pounds twine ; 30
priming Wiles ; 1 ri tbrafs weight, from 4 11 s. <0
1 4of an cunce; 2 pounds worried ;84 wad' for 24
pounders.
F^r he ufo of the horse department. 50 sets large
horse sh as, and 3200 rials for do.
For the use of tae Snith. 1 forge bellows, 1 an-
11 CONGEES S, June 7.
" A Ledet of tut ,h fam L Wtdfworth. Com
m-tf^y General cf pachafes, was read.
Whereupon
Resolvid unanimously. That Congicfi have
fall confide ce in toe integrity and abilities of the
Charter Master General aid C.mm ffiry General ;
and akho' there is retfoi to bel eve that abates have
beei committed by inferior rffieers in their refpec
tive dips.uncota yet CoagreL ate purfuaded that
many of tuem defyve well of their country and that
measures will fpeediy be taken to distinguish such
of them as have been faithful, from ft ch as have
been otherwise and thereby case j.fcce to be done
to all.
That Cel. WadTwerth beh farmed, that at focri
tical a seas ui as the opening a campaign, fadded
change# in-the appointment cf principal officers in
his de,ar ment would be maxpeJten' and dangerous,
and therefore that >hcy cannot 3ccepl his resignation,
and fu/^r, that Congress exp^d his deputes and
agents w II not expefe themselves to the nfeu'ment
cf their country, or emha.rafs the fov.ee by quitting
it at so critical a period , but by cxer.ing their ut
mod eff^s in their places, manifeft the : r ability and
publ c spirit." Ex' r ?&telh the Mantes,
CHARLES THOMSON s-'^.
vil, with a beck iron, 1 landing vise, 1 tew iron, 1
coalcalk
Reiurn cf'arms and other articles net included be
fore. 134 tents, 9 markets, 8 herfemen'i tents 9
wall tents, 134 mufke^ w.th bayonets, 103 cur ouca
boxes.
Published by order of Con,refs,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Wethersfield, August 9 1779.
M.ffi'rs Hudson & Go dwin,
aS you have been induced, oy the persuasion of
'' feme oi your cuflojners, to re pnbhfh Lfoni
das the moh fcurrilois peiftrmance cf t:e times
1 think you can have no objeA on to publ flunp the
inclofed sefuldt.wDS of Congress of the 7 h June,
which will feve to shew the -pubic the confidence
which Conifer have in the heads of the Staff De
partment. The LCVH OF, 7HIIR COUNTRY, and
not the drfi ens ungodly gain has snot ced them,
a$ well as some Ifel::c,wno rcve under them, to
remain so long in office.
PFTERCOLT.
THE meering of the original prepueton ci Siam
ford and Woodford in the S.^.e ofVerment,
frauds adjourned, Stamford to he fill Wednesday,
and Woodford 10 the fi.fi Thurdsy of September
next, at the house >i Mi. Richard Hamlin, innhol
der in M ddictew, two o'clock 'aferncon. All
concerned are defied to take notice, and give their
a endance either by themfeives er their agents pro
perly authorized 0 a& for them; on failure they
will be in great danger of lefing their right to a va
luable tract of land which has long since been forfeit
but lately ncptfally reerverme for them.
BENJAMIN HENSHAW.
Proprietors Clerk for both.
Mid Beown. Auruk 13, 'll}
YUS C op?wl. ^d 13 be Snid at J OSIAH
J WILLARDGIBB S' Score, by Whole
tale er retail. » corfignment of frrfh imported EN
GLISH GOOD), co fitting of a varie y of Calli
coe, ?-i $ vel Linens and Handkerchief . Where
may bk^v ri be had bast Philadelphia Su ffin Bot
flesai. i Bladders, Bobea Tea, Indigo, &c- &?•
TO be SOLD, or. Monday the 23d Infant, 2
o'clock P. M. at the Fc..y ^ Hurried, the
Stoep SALLY, buitten a!,out 50 cn> wih her
Saik, Rigging, &c, Aifo, a q.*a.ny Oak P.ank,
Yellow Pine Braids aud Timber.
August 16,1 779. _
—PO^T 'O FFICE HARTEOR D.
CTr^HE fubictiber having removed his family a
I lerfmile' fem town, inferms the pibhe,
that in future t. e Putt Office will be amended at ha
ted times only, viz. Ou Putt day. in niedia'tly af
ter service in the a'terneo, and on eve.y other day
in the week from 9 o'clock in tl e moining until fan
down Saturdays exceped. The r;der> to depart
at 9 o'c cck on Monday mornings. Lt tert ks for
forwarding may be drept into a box iffixed for the
puipofe on the weft fide the < ffice
THOMAS HILLDRUP D. P. M.
N B. The Watc! Bt .61 est confuted as usual.
THE inhabitants 01 the tcwu oi Hartford (and
those who mov'd out since the 20 h of Au
gbi t 1778) are hereby informed that tncfe rates of
19 fhuliiQ on the pound on lift 1 778 (which so ma
ny people in the town have so earneft'y defied &n
opportunity to pay) are comp rated, 21. d I sh 11
wait on them at the following times and placet viz.
ac landlord Bull's on Monday the -23 d at landlord
Butler's on Tuesday 24 h, at landlord H-pkins'r on
Wednesday 25th, at landlord H;lls's on Tburfda,
26 h, at landlord Wadfwor -'3 on Friday 27'h, aud
at my own house or: Saturday 28 h cf August intl.
or any other day at my own noule when any gentle
man will flcdfe to call, aid if there are aiy who
chcofe not to call upon me at the times and places
above mentioned : i ,11 call upon them at their own
houses as often as my time will allow me, and my
horse; will carry me, for I am defined to give in
formation, " that so great is the call for money to fur
n:fh (applies for the army and expences of govern
ment, at the present exe;ency cf affairs, it is earnest
ly recommended by the general assembly to the in.;
habitants of this slate, that each one pay their respec
tive quota of the whole as icon as pt ffible, in order to
promote the beneficial parpefes for wiich said ratee
were ^ran ed. - Those perfcns who comply with
the request and pay them all immediately, will not
only be co fiJered ar fiends to the state, butai do
ing real ferv cs to their c onry."
, SELAH NORTON Collector.
Har ford, August .6 1779.
N. B. As it is likely gieat numbers will have a
mind to pay heir raer before the 20th of August
inst. I ihril beat home every d,y until that time:
Those who do not ffiall be waited on at the time#
and places above mentioned, and as this me hod of
warning and paying rates, though it be new to this
town, yet it fuita a!muft all the people so much bet
ter than the old way of peeping into every house, I
rr # u Gt oud, dtpublic Ve.d^ on i ^lady the
j 7th September next, atihe Dwelling House of
M jor Ehhv Krnt Innholder in Suffield, at two of the
o'clock afternoon seven Rods fquafe of Laud, lymg
at Thirty Rods frem the Meeting Houle in S ffield,
r^th a Dwelling House thereon, Thirty feet by
Twenty, one Srry, with a ,cod Cellar and Kitchen
Seller, three R^onn on the Floor, in good condition,
an excellent fitaauoh for a Trader or Tradesman, be
ing the Eflate of J; Ihaa Atwater lie cf Suffield de
cea'd, insolvent. Good .rt will be ;!vcn, by
THOMAS LEE. 1 A
david todd. ; A:iramCTtCT -
S ffi'A A -^-a ft 1 TTP
The Schooner LAP ER 1 IVI EA f,
NATHAN SAG E. C&mmma ^er,
nUILT on the new cor.ftru&on, mounting 12
guns, is filing with the ,ea:eft expedition,
a.ed wJI fail the 26 h instant, on a cruize a^ainfi the
enemies of the United S ates. All gentlemen filers
and others who have a mind to make their fortunes,
aie desired to repair on board hid Schooner a: R cry
Hill or to Capt. Nathan Site at Middletown and
they will receive every reaf nable encourageirent.
Middietewu, August 10 1779.
WH EREAS licence is granted to Hannah
Banks cf Middletown, Adminittratrix on
the elate of Mz. William Banks, late of said Middle
t<wa deceas'd, by the H n. Jabez Hamlii, Esq;
Judge cf the Court of Probae/cr the difir & of Mid
dleicwn„ to fell so much cf the teal efate of the said
deceas'd a. Public Vendue, as to fatisfy the debts and
chaises against bid eftaie. These ate therefore to
give no ice to all perfor.s having a mind to pachfe.
that on the firft minday cf September next will bz
fold at publ c vendue at M ddletcwn, the Sme
House and Wharf and land on which said building,
now f ard in said Middletown, the vendue to begin
at 2 o'clock aftuncon on fold day at fa d Stere
H use. -HANNAHBANKS
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