The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-08-01 00:00:00, page 3

B O STO N, July 27.
It is of the last importance, fays a cor
respondent, that these States fhauld look
forward in every thing that relates to the
support of the war. We have in times
pad taken some important measures only
for weeks and months, when they ought
to have been for years ; by which means
the burthen of the war has been increased
much more than was necessary. Govern
ment was instituted for the very purpose,
that while the community in general are
employed in private matters, they might
be men of prudence and forefight,
placed on an eminence, frora whence they
might extend their views, and concert
measures for the public welfare. What
ever may be the fuocefs of the present
campaign, our army must dill be support
ed not only in it, but after it. There is
not an American who can endure the
thought that those brave men who defend
us with so much toil and hazard, should
not be reafonabiy and well fiipplied. Mis
takes in so important a point cannot be
too much guarded against. Unexpected
deficiencies, not only pinch,the army, but
occasion sudden and important demands,
which enhancing the price, inereafe the
taxes of the people. They indeed pay
these taxes with unexamped rexdiner. ;
but they have a right to expe& ever, sav
ing that integrity, prudence, and fore
fight can make.—Those men who difeo
ver the greatest sagacity, attention, and
assiduity in such important matters, de.
serve the greatest confidence from the peo
ple, and ought to be placed by them in
the most honorary and important trails.
By a vessel in a short pafiage from Sta
tia, we have a confirmation of the juncti
on of the French and Spanish fleets in the
Weft-Indies, which still remains at wind
ward ; making in all thirty-two fail of
the line, while the British had butfeven
teen. The Spanish land forces designed
to ad in conjunction with those of the
French in that quarter, are said to amount
to 14,000. In the late action, our ac
counts. add, between Count de Guichen
and Admiral Rodney, the British fleet
Buffered much, having five or fix ships of
the line greatly damaged., One of their
cap : tal ships, and another of fifty guns,'
bad failed to Europe with a convoy of
merchantmen, and their crippled £Wps
were like to remain at St Lucy, unfit for,
sea. The combined forces of France and
Spain appeared to be on the point of feme;
imporfa t operations, buttheir destination
was not known. The British windward
Elands were in consternation flocking with
their ericas to Statia, particularly from
Sc. Kitts, where they were under appre-?
henfions of, an immediate attack : Statia'
was crowded, and not.a tingle room could
be hired but at .an adonjihing- high"
price : There were great quantities of}
prowfions and floras at that Inland, from
which our Allies were plentifully Appli
ed, towards whom the Dutch evidently
difeovered a.particular favor. . .1
. Arrived a Br ; g, in sixteen days from
Martipico, which brings an account that
a fleet of thirty-three fail of. the line had
left that Port before he came away, bound
on an expedition against St Kitts.
A Vessel arrived here yesterday, in 33
days from Cadiz, the Matter of which in
forms, That when h^ failed from thence
there were forty- three SpaaiC and seven
French men of war of the line, besides a
number of frigates, lying in the harbour,
ready to put to sea on the thorteft notice;
but their dedication was a profound se
cret. - c ^^^,R.'
Captain Tyler arrived here yesterday, in
a short passage from Martini.ee, who
brings the following important intelli
gence, w'z.•
Extrafl of a Letter frem St. Pierre, to the
Hon. Board of War of this State, dated
July Bth, '7BO.
'< A fleet of twenty three French fhipS
of the line, with two thousand troops.cn
board, in company with nine Spanish ca
pital ships, are gone from Fort-Royal to
Gaudalcup, to join a body of twelve
thousand Spanish troops at that Jlfiand.
It's thought they intend to make a descent
en St. Chriftephers, where there isalarge
fleet of outward bound merchantmen, that
have completed their cargoes, and ready
to fail fer Europe." . .. ? \
Tuesday arrived at Salem a prize fllip
with upwards of 1000 Barrels of Beef,
captured by the Fortune privateer belong
ing to that port. >.i -
Last week arrived at Cape Ann, the
privateer General Starks from a cruize,
in which she captured 3 ffiips bound to
Quebec, laden with rum, and dry goods, 1
one of which has since arrived.
PORTSMOU T H, 74/, 2&R
Last Monday was font into this Port,
by the Rover Privateer, commanded by
Captain Bradßreet, a Prize Brig, from
Ireland, bound to Newfoundland, laden
with the following Articles, viz. 250 Bar^
reli tof Pork and Beef, 200 Firkins of3ut~
ter, 10 Ton of Flour, 10 Ton of Bread, 50
Barrels of Oatmral 500 Bushels of Sait, a.
large Cable, fit for a 70 Gun Ship, and
a large Quantity of Cordage, Sails, &'c.
The Privateer that took her, -was a final!
Schooner with <5 or 20 Men.
NEW-LONDON, July 28. (
Last Friday, a Fleet of 17 or 18 Bri
tish Ships, among them are said to be 7,
of the line, 2 of 50 and 2 o( 40 Cons,
anchored at ; Block-Inland ; the next day
they cometo fail and in the Afternoon
anchored near Point-Judith, mTney have
since Lifted their Situation sundry Times;
on.Wedoefday.laft 10 Sail were laying
the Eat! Eid of Block l/land, the othety
kept under Sail, between^ Block Iflaad
and Point-Judith. 'Monday last a two
maft Boat from this Place, bound to Neo+
port with several People on Board, was
drove aihore at Point-Judith, by one es
the Fleet.
For several Dayspaft we have had Ac
counts, via Long-Island, of a large Body
of Troops embarking at White Stone ;
but the Account appears to be prema
ture . r
PROVIDE N C E, %0 22.
The fdlo^hg is a Lift if the Naval and Lied Ar
mament which arrived last Week at Newport from
France, viz,
. : " CunT. • Gani.
L? Dac&Bour^cgtt 80 Lt fofo% 64
Lt Nemure, 80 L'Rveh!% 64
L, Cdnquerant, 7, L'Ardeit. tzhen )
La PNveuco, 64 ftoMth^ British by < 64
'A two French Frigates }
Frigates
La Sinvei^ante, • ^ .40 L'Arortont, ' f 4O
Li Gnepe (C4tte) 20 &!*&'-.* ' ^
A Hufpibd-Shiph pierce' for 64. Gan^ a Bomb l
Ship, *pd 32 Traafportr.
S WAN .£^. ;
A Quantity of Continental Mo
ney, for 'which will 'M given 'in P^
meet, if fcon applied for, on very ca
fonable terms,
PROVIDENCE , off# Lime per Hhd : N~'
F'' d Reni per Hd. o Brel, L'hA;;
Wirte pe Pi, lr Qartfc: C?fk ; S for pt.i.t/,
ot Bartel';Dote Tea; Choc. i*te.'G'u[e. ; ^ ^
fk±e "fr Cart, or 'eta 'qua^fiy ;" Ccepn U,:c,
Oilman S'erl end D & Lon per Ckt. 0; uh,E ,rr,
Powder p, B&rel; Wr>,ng Pap# per Ream'*ri f^.
gle Quire, Black and coloured Sd, Haodkerch Kt
by the Dozen.' ‘;
"A,,!, to STEPHEN AUSTIN arid Compaq y,
at their S rite a little South of the Norl bta.itQ
House in Hartford. Y ^ ' ' '
^The bifoferf Price gi'm far BILLS on FRANCE
at tht above S&te,
^iOLEN i;n i<4ri, cut 01 t.fa ,*ftu *c r be
O I bc< GI a sp.n fbg f t coloured ;,y XOR-
SdS o& fix ,%sold very hi, fife a*d hwy ca -
rtaged |jb h fiah, food beto/e wrtu,rew Roes ;
the o.her 7 yet o',Lw mr a,ed, in gcudades,
fho^ before/ beth/t aiural uotiera.. Whoever will
t,ke up is d hotigi and secure them fob.at he
canei may have fruia^n, ffiaß be. entiled to
Tea Hsrd Duliare Reward '.and * finable ch^ re's
p & /d, ny., CORNELL US CLARK..
L^te Mine .Partner s so ,? f.9.t,0
To the Hartford Company of Advriturers,
Gnf:ft rm :.N, °
HAVING re erh^d from the Sue cl t-mert,
^nd laid before the meeting on ? iiturffo-'
1, u^nt: my proceeding with raffed /Abt a-j
i^fo iow>ffy n° laid State nhas V./ed T.rf
the turn of Wine Pound 3 Law Mney m huir f
the l*<eemJliooi of this time. Ci id be pa Rih 0
the hands of tie Ajenfo' 'foa Camf'y, on ' °nr he.,
fore the Rut Monday.,of So? cmbE 6 x ,in,der to
«' ably him to profeogte the fam/; a^d tfrat ,bofc,
who Should An by &[ period comply ^r'n die
reflation, were not to b^confde<ed is Advert ^„
er„Ru~ ^h&r 'riames so be e.afed out of iff lift a :1
othafi. fer^d ';%their head "Ir it th^RorEe.
qvrfH &•.thofe who have fcfmvly f^tthe z r,met
to Erfifl and d& t n R continue K 1 w'-ihin <R
t^ra? limped, pay Ee aforementio: ed Rm '^o the
beads d pe ftbeziber at the drolling ao>tc fMn
Wiliam Knox. '
John calder A r nt. .
Hsrtfod;\Julf 16 i,8 r .
LAN„.?OB C £ sfo
Regiment de lfcuib^fyrci3,
de Roy,lP\ux Pont&
de SdintongL
de SoikSoois,
Layton de La^faa,7
,r Ent^ii^n^ Artillery.
Wa have ^ Phafcr* to inform the Public, thaf
& Fl&< aid Army ^e in tyl'Healtn end Spirted
rad arclod,, wffi fo^ to OpperaKuy w fi^^l'ie
yh^mfebv^s io tie cpmtoou Caufe.-\Thp Officers of
C'i^CT R< ifc I. gvfe ren^eud ti'fmfalvts.a; reiable. by
ihat Potoe^ft whiat ct&te&p'zt' the Beoch N^
tioa. .'the Iffiem a^d Sp^die^ ww'Cuckadu of
Wee Cbkx^Q CLiblsroatlcir of & tripie Alliance ^
tween F.,nc?, SpauL Ed America @.
Tue'tty left several V*£%^ . % ,pe"" <l^ LEr
bear cf Nkwp:% a,d „'tread, tkod to >h, So %
,ard. YeAuday his MoUChrzan Majefy': F,i :
^^ S.^veißune, Amaz^oe, and H^rac; e, .f^kT
cnaC2t<z<. V a
B" A R TFO R .0' Au>a? 1 °
D rd a; V'-S^CiOr 'he K& ^.ji^.Wt M .WILMAM
RESELL. L+Tz, h year of h^ aEbe • y, + .?.
cf <he :a<tße%W : iiram RuEdLfoft>t place 4. ;
genius, fawr^ and inque, excited th? p!r,fi
exp. & ions cf ail hit acquEß a ce. to tee lim 5—
(afa iy Left,'! td mankind— He cede a few^ m.-
frith several fiends to aat'Cherriefr,'b,'ry^> r.
dJappoiated in chaining 'anylo hat ^R^h <I._
not piocftd from a farfe t by £11,04 'rnit. •>
been f^lfel, reported.; As they were ^tu^r,
fcd&nly failed in bis Garr a e . r.d died
^firuggle. This is on,, cf the m^y mßicci,
uich us that vigorous health s 0 p efewaer?
when all tie ermining Wild m fas fit that our GaYf
on earth ffie.ll be nirote&l't.' , „ r.
We have authentic io^li^ h that A'm:ral
Craves arrived it Stidy H>.k a i^w dar fi:c.
fomEiria d with 6 ftip' or 1 e Ee a d is now
iyi^ cffN K wpcm, wiffi the abeve sh pf, aud feve
iv fourth •
Hit Exc/Heticy tie Governs has iCe' a Pro
c^m&bon, disc a inn n., the Embargo h v ia'd ere
$ V^CT P,ta .&. Onion# or any otiw V^. eia-.es