The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-03-31 00:00:00, page 2

TRENTON, March ri.
A correspondent desires us to insert the following ;
After Gen. How’s pathetic complaint
,o B itifh Minifty that Gen. Washington
wou'd not leave the mountain at Middle
broc k to fight him in a manner most . ad
vantageous to his Mhjefty^ service, it
feeins rather ungenerous in this Eqglilh
commander (who ought certainly to do
as he would be done by)th^t his troops
it their late irruption into this htate, not
only refuted to fight us as we thought
most for our advantage, but what is infi
nitely worse, refuted to fight us at all,
merely because they thought that any fight
ing would have been to osr advan&
After a most pompous parade in landing
in two feverai divisions to the great terror
of the horned cattle, and rhe no small pe
ril of some undefended flacks of hay, they
marched into Haddonfield with above two
thousand men, when they knew we had
not above a quarter of that number in
arms in that part of the country. Gen.
Wayne the mean-while secured and sent
to camp all the cattie and horses they
came to steal, and to elude their search,
artfully attracted their attention towards
the river by letting fire to such, part of
th^ forage is lay on its borders, Though
they knew our inferiority of number, our
attacking them with a few light horse at
Haddonfield, under the command of Bri
gadier General Count Pulaski, made their
fears get the better of their knowledge, as
well as of their courage, and happiest was
that Briton who had the longest legs and
the nimblest heels. Leaving bag and
baggage, they retreated precipitately to
Cooper's Ferry. There Count Pulaski
charged among the thickest, and when
they found that he was fui rounded by
them, by his having ruined into the mid
dle of then, they plucked up courage
enough to pursue what they were, certain
of never overtaking; but our militia lay
ing in their way, and giving them a few
' of their last winter, ftifl remembered New-
Jersey, blasts, they fled ten times as faft
from the militia, as they pursued after the
Count, who being determined the next
morning to pufli them into the Delaware,
behold they had re crossed to Philadel
phia, and left him the mortification to pa
rade on the banks without the fatisfadion
of an enemy to fight. And thus endeth
the firft lesson of their expedition into this
State, (since they were ignominiously dri
ven out of it laftfummer) without the
cattle or forage they wanted ; and with
feverai killed, and about one hundred
wounded, which, I presume, they wanted
not. And if the British horse take it in
their heads to desert as faft for want of
provider, as their men have lately done
for want of frefh provisions, I suppose the
Emperor of Persia, will be subsidized for
cavalry, as the Prince of H^ffe is for in
fantry. And yet I would lay two to one
that this lame contemptible manoeuvre,
properly dished up by the loyal and the
r^rf/ typographical cooks in New-York,
with a little of parson I---'s political theo
logy by way of garnish, will make as lu
ininious a figure in tne Longton Gazette,
& $ have done any of its ridiculous predc-
Qffers of nonfenfica.l memory; it being
tfccurfc of heaven,upon an abandoned
nation chat it faall be deluded till it is de
ftr@,f^
BOTTOM, March 26. .'
Capt. Davis who arrived here on Thursday last
from St. Euftatja in 17 days informs That a day
or two before he failed, a vessel arrived there from
France and bro't letters to <.'e 30th of December ;
and in a poftferip^o one of them dated Dec 31,
from a gentleman credibility; mention was made,
b 'That France and Spain jhad agreed to the Inde
penda&ce of the American States; and that the
King of Prussia had determined to fend three vessels
on a trading voyage to the United States."
A v&ffel is arrived at Marblehead from Guade
loupe, the master of which informs, that he saw Se
veral private letters from France which gave an ac
count that France Spain, Portugal aod Holland,
had declar'd the Independence of America.
L'aft Monday afernoon arrived here, the continen
tal frigate Warren of 3 2 guns under the command
of John Hopkins Efq,which a few da^ ago got out
from Providence in the, couffe of which, she took
two prizes one a flip taken in fight of Bermuda,
from Whitehaven bound to Philadephia, laden.with
salt and dry goods ; the .other a know from St.
Euftatia, her lading unknown both of which prizes
are hourly expected in port---Captain Hopkins has
favored us with a Whitehaven paper of the 3d. Jan,
from which we have taken the following articles,
LX )N DON December 29. 30.
It is said that Admiral Keppel, early in the
spring will fad- for America, with a large squa
dron under his command ; arid that Lord.Ainherft
will certainly be appointed to command in America.
Upwards of'2o 000 chaldrons of coals have been
this week ordered upon commtfoa for America.
Three battalions of the Guards confiding of 830
men each, are, to be formed from the draughts to be
made from three regiments, to emba.h the latter
end of next month for America.
The additional German auxilaries intended for
service in America, are to embark at Hamburg the
beginning of February next.
We are informed the reason so many brave
men and officers were, loft under Gen. Burgoyne
was, the American niufquet catridges were made up
with one ball and two buck shot #hich killed our
men cutright or left them cripples forever, by being
wounded in two or three different places at one shot.
On Wednesday last, when their Graces the Dukes
es Athol and Hamilton waited on his Majelty at the
Levee at St. James, their Graces made an offer to his
Ma,efty of railing a regiment on their own estates af
ter tire fame plan as that ofManchefter to serve his
Majesty as the exigencies of his affairs may require,
either at home or in America, which Was most
graciouty. accepted of by, the King.
The Russia company have opened a subscription
for the railing a sum of money for the purpose of en
l)i n £ men to serve in the army in Anierica.
HARTFORD March 31.
On the night after the 21st inflant the house of
John Corbon of Woodstock took fire, from a malt
houfe adjoining while the family slept and the
smoke almost It furcated them before, they awoke.
Two children who slept in a chamber, notwith
standing the utmost efforts of their father, perished
in the flames. The parents with two small children
escaped almost naked and periling with cold to a
neighbours house at a considerable distance. The
house with all its contents was immediately con
sumed.
The night following the house of Benjamin Bacon
of Sturbridge took fire by accident and with all its
furniture was reduced to ashes. Three children
were much turned one feon expired, and the life
of another is not expe&ed.
An authentic extract of a Holland news paper dated
Wefel December 3 1777
" The King of Prussia has shown his friendship
to the Americans, by offering a number of cannon
to be planted along the river Rhine, with directions
to fink any transports conveying German troops,
engaged by their petit princes to fight against the
Americans. The traufports were obliged to return
ai,d the troops to march by land : after which the
cannon were removed to the Citadel."
Fxtraft of a letter from principal merchant in Am
sterdam to his friend in this State, jdat^d Decem
ber 6 1777.
" Believe, me America has many friends here
who Wish to support their great cause. But we can
do nothing. Proud England is watchful mfthe lead
of our movements and has already unjustly in ured
us by taking many of our Weft India fhipwto the
cost of the owners. If we had as good an opportu
nity as France we could support America ; but
our vessels must all pass the channel which is cfoud
ed with British men pf war who examine every
thing by force and with unrighteous feveritv."
Extract of another letter dated AmfterJam, Dec. to.
, I b^iev^ if the English c?uld have fortfeen
what has already happened, they would net fa
carried rhe matter 10 far. But now Lord Nort
who is the principal agent in this affair is oblige
to support the honor of the crown 'which truly w
cost trie Britons millions Veiling and I believe•
last empty their exchequer. We have had mary
contradictory accounts here. Philadelphia is fa
to be taken by the Britons ; but the friends of Am
rica^ffert, that Howe has been defeated before Ph
ladeiphia. Gen. Washington has been dead thrt
times, but has lately revived again. The last a
count I hope will prove true, as America by h
death, would feel too severe a loss. Since the wr
ting of this we have the news of the defeat ar
capture of Gen. Burgoyne and his army upon whit
I heartily congratulate you. (Signed) F. A.
Wednesday the 22d of April next is appoints
by the honorable Continental Congress, to be obfe .
ved as a day of Fading and Prayer thro' out th.
United States.
LIST of Letters in the Post Office Hartford.
DAVID Austin Gla/lenl ttry, Capt. Ozias Bi
fel East Hartford 2, Lieut, John Cole. Kei.
fington in Farmington Elijah Cple ditto; Mehit<
bei Emmerfon Atkinson New Hampshire. Elift A
Frifbte, Farmington. Martin Farmer Springfielc
State of Vermont. Lieut. Jonathan Gillet, Har
ford. Moles'Gaylord, ditto West-Division. Cap
Samuel Gurley Mansfield. Jared Hinkley Lebt -
ndn Goihen. Mary Holman, E£ Hartford 2. Nt
thania Jones. New-Cambridge Farmington. Ep?
praj Lcxjrnts, jun. Farmington. Capt. ictep
Jauncy, Southington. Israel Loomis FaP Hari
ford. Encreafe ^ Mather Suffield. Selah Nortor
Major Eliiha Pointer, Hartford. Capt. Elisha Pit -
kin, kali-Hartford. Samuel Piumby Greenwich
Count Rahjow Hartford. Joseph Shearar, Ditto
John Spencer, Dato. William Sherman, Ben
ningtoa. Noah ' Smith G^ffenbury. Williat
Vaughan, Hartford. Doctor, &mon Welcot
W ™ d - r - C ' pt ° Chridopher Whipple, Woodftocl
EXCELLENT Geneva to be exchanged at tby
diftil-houfe in Middle Haddom for barley a
the rateofone bushel and a half per gallon whic
the fubferiber thinks according to the slated rate
'I hisgeneva is to its quality equal to that importe
from Holland and nothing is warned but a suppl
of barley to furnifh a sufficient quantity of this whole
some liquor for the country and army All perfoi
wrio are disposed to raise large crops of barley tl
eniuin s ie^n. may depend upon its being purch^
ed by the fubferiber at the slated or current price:
and if any will engage their ,crops, they may Q
fßpp!<V with geneva in the course es the fumme.
upon the credit ofthem.
This object is thot' worthy of notice, as we migl
not only supply ourselves, and be relieved from th
burden of ruinous importation but in time it migl
become an important article of exportation, and cor
sequent wealth to this country.
G. ERKELENS.
March, 31, 1778.
To* B'E O'L 5"
A Combfeat building spot containing one qua
ter of an acre very convenient for a trader, 1,
tridefmam, lying in the middle of the town t
Hartford; For farther particulars enquire of tl
Printers.
T~ O B~E S'O-L" b."
A Salt Petre house, with kittles tubs and oth
utensils, ready for carrying on slid business I
LEAH FELLOWS in Enfield.
N As ^^ _
TO be fold for Continental bills by Afaph Kin,
01 Wilbraham, 4 d . Bd.8 d . and io d . Nails
THE fubfeViber has for sale at his shop oppofi
Coltons tavern in Springfield European ar
Weft-India goods also qd. and iod. nails whic
he will fell as low as ^n be expected at this day, f.
Continental bills.
James Yancey,
Springfield March 27, 1778.
—— To the P U~B L I~CT "
BY the refufal of the authority of this town to 1.
cence any person to trade, agreeable to the R
fulve of the honorable General Afifembly in O&<
Ler last ; and also their negled of publishing the Ra
ed prices for the town by the 20th March Iw
under the necessity of flopping all business on th,,
day; but, wtwithftanding as a zealous- advoca
for the independency of tie united states of America ,
and a ftri& obferv^r of the laws of this State in pa
ticular I stand ready , to dispose of any article c
hand at the regulated prices when properly licer
ed to do business ROBERT RICE.
Wallingford, State of Connecticut March 24, 177 k
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