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PHILADELPHIA, July 4.
On Thursday last the honorable the Congress of
the United States met at the date houie iu th.s city.
We are assured, from good authority, tkat the
value of the estates forfeited by dikfiecied persons
in the State of Georgia which the enemy have vi
filed only occalioiiatly, have amounted to at least
half a million sterling. . ,
The number of deserters, chiefly Hessians, who
have left the Biitdh army since they left this city,
amounts to upwards of 1500.
We hear that the Bri dh troops now in New-
York, are preparing to evacuee that city, and that
the whole of the troops now on the Continent, will
soon be drawn cff to Britain or the Well Indies.
When Sir William Howe General Burgoyne,find
Sir Henry Clinton embarked for America in tire year
1775, the following lines appeared in a London
Paper
6 Behold ! the Cerberus the Atlantic plough,
06 Her precious cargo-- Clinton, Burgoyne Howe.
" Bow Bow - Bow !"
We leave it to our readers to determine,, whether
thole military '' dogs of war" have done any thing
but bark ever since they came to America.
From the New jersey Gazette
SIR Bruniwick July 3d 1778.
NOT fatisfied with robbing me and the brave
men under my command of tlie credit due to
us with refpetl to the affair ot the 28th, tuch an at
trocious attack has been made on my conduct and
so ^rofs are the injuries J have, received that I have
demanded a court maitiai; which is to be held to
morrow. The reason I address this note to you is
that a most invidious, difnoneft and lalfe relation
has appeared in your paper of July theist-T mutt
therefore intreat as you are an honest man, that
you will desire your readers to confider the aforefaid
relation as a fifliou. Before Ion; they shall hay^ a
minute, just, and faithful account In the mean
time I beg you will print this note - and am Sir,
Your mod obedient servant
CHARLESLEE.
Mr. Isaac Collins.
SIR, July 3d 1778.
I Desire you will con'der this as a poßfcript to the
note I have already addrelfed to you, and that
you will request whatever printer is your correspon
dent at Philadelphia, to insert the note and poftfeript
in his paper To call the Affair aco^Ne^e v;&ory
would be a ddhonorahe gatconade was indeed
a very handsome check which did t^e Americans
Honour. No affair can be mere convincing of what
they are equal to ; in a re rogade manoeuvre of near
four miles, no confufion wAs observable but what
arose and ever will arise from a monfrous abuse,
which, if tolerated, will be one day fatal - I mean
the liberty which individuals without authority,
take to direct and give their opinions. Thebehavi
our of the whole, both men and officers was foequal
]y good that it would be unjust to make d^ftincFqps ;
though I confefs it is difficult 16 refrain from paying
compliments to the artillery, from General Knox
and Colonel Oswald down to the very driver. It
is difficult to fay which was the decisive pilot-- It
was a battle in piece,and by dint of fighting in a
variety of places- -in the plain and in the woods --
by advancing and retreating, the enemy were at last
fairly worn down.
I am, Sir yours,
C H ARLES LE E. 4
'BOSTON, July 16 1778.
By a person from Halifax we learn, that a Num
ber of the principal Tories, who fled from this Town
with the British Troops, are determined to reurn
here again at all Hazards, as they are in the moss
distressing Situation on account of Provisions, &c.
but still hold up to View their darling OFecT —
the Sub taxation of these Thirteen United Free and
Independant States. It seems one has already come,
with a View, it's thought, to pave the Way for
the Reception of the rest. May he and they, meet
the Fate ofan Amery, late from Newport.
NEW LONDON July 17
Monday Morning last a Fleet of 17 Sail of Ship
ping, from Newport went up the found
The fame day a Fleet from the Westward of 20
fail about Half of them armed Vessels anchored in
the Sound off Lyme- They came to fag onT uefday
Afternoon and went to the Eastward. fUppofed to
be bound to Newport. While the Fleet were at An
chor, on Monday Night, four Men (Americans)
being ordered in a Boat Com one Vessel to another,
with the Captain of one ofrthe Transports on Beard,
they took an Opportunity to row off with the Boat
and got fafe on Shore with the Captain. They
fay there was Tout 3000 Troops on Board, and that
they were bound to Newport, Tey also inform
that Gen. Clinton was arrived at New-York, and
By e^ptefs fre m Congress we have the following
intdihence v ; z. That a I'rench fleet had just arriv
ed at the Capes of Delaware confiding of the fol
lowing ftrp 3 : iof 90 guns; 2of 80 80f74 ; 1
<f64; 4of 36; and said to have 12 000 Men on
board were at the Capes of Delawa e the 10th in
fant. Monfeur Gerard Plen potentiary from the
Court of France arrived in the above fleet. Mr.
Silas Deane accompanied him. The French fleet
since their arrival have deffroyed a privateer fh ; p
OH6 guns commanded by lame Duncan ; they
have also taken a ship from New Providence boand
to London, wooden guns, and recaptured a inoW
from France laden with dry goods which arc com
ing up Delaware river. The fleet is so wed man
ned, t^at upon an emergency five or fix thousand
men, who are well difc'iplined, could be spared to
aft on there.
Besides the grand French squadron nbw upon the
American coati, they have also Rationed frigates
and xebecs at different places to protect .their trade.
The above fleet have since arrived off Sandy Hook.
We learn, that Lord Howe, has manned his fleet
with the fweepmgs of New York Greets, in order to
meet His Most Qhriftian Mijefiy'^ fleet.
T*e Articles of Confederacy are ratified andfign
cd by the Delegates o' nine States and will proba
bly be complected by the others very soon.
Exma&'of a letter from a Gentleman at Camp to
his friend in this town, dated Crum Pond, July
16 1778.
'' Our army are eroding the Nbrth River and
will assemble at or near White Plains. His Excel
lency received a letterthe 14th from His Excellen
cy Count D'Elaing, Lieutenant-General cf bis Most
Christian M-yU+y's Armies Vice Admiral of his
Fleets; and Knight of his Orders, informing him
that he was off Sandy Hook with his fleet 11 or
12 fail of the line, and four frigates. The 13th
infant Mons. Gerard, Plenipotentiary from the
court of France arrived at Philadelphia ; the fri
gate in which he came took two .prizes on her pif
fe."
Mr. Green,
Plerfe to insert the following disagreeable Intelli
gence brought by Mr Solomon Avery, this Mo
ment returned from Wyoming, on the Sufqueha
nah River. „ . T
HE Therms that on or about the 26th of June
last a Party of Toriesand hdans made their
Appearance rear the Settlements at Wyoming, and
after tome Days in WHICH 1 tine Icveral Skiimiincs
happened between the Eneroyand our,People ; and
not being able te learn any iuing of the Number or
Force of tie Enemy, on Friday the 3 Infant Col.
Butler, with about 4CO Men went out and attacked
the Enemy about one Mile North of the Fort cabl
ed Forty-Fort and fnppofed the Enemy about
equal in Number but after an Engagement of one
or two Hours, in which great Slaughter Lad be.n
made our People found themielves surrounded on
all Sides; but fighting till all Profpea of Success
was over and most Qi Col Bullet's Men being kill
ed the Residue endeavoured to make their Escape;
but when rife Informant came away tfer^ was but
about 30 had returned of the 400 that went out.
Two small Fores up the River had surrendered be
fore this Action, and that Night and the next Day
the Inhabitants were making then Escape naked
through the Wikterpefs to the^Sen.cmems .'low,
leaving their Effects behind -Worsen and Children
in the moft°difr©if d and forlorn Condition that can
be conceived. The Informant.cor,nerves of about
F.veThorfand Inhabitants one Half are killed and
taken by the Enemy Pdfoners, and the other Half
fleeing away naked and diOrciLd. The informant
lays that the Par y is supposed to consist of Torres
chiefly. Tire Jnhabitaws and Mih^a in the back
Paris of tl e JeTys and Pennsylvania are collecting
to drive tleEnemy off the Ground again. This
Party was ^ominandto u, one o.^ that hit- 'eft
acting 4 villaincus Part to the Northward.
iam yours &c. SAMUEL AVERY.
Norwich, July 15th, 1778.
H ARTLO R D, July 21.
that the Accounts were that hi* whole Loss nnce
leaving Philadelphia amounted to about 3000 Men.
The Captain of a small Cruizer who was in the
Sound, lays that one of the Transports had force
Field Pieces on Board, which they difeharged at
hi m
Same day also a Sloop of 122 Tons, from Ha
lifax, bound to Newport, was brought in hereby
the Privateer li&firicuvßce, Capt. George Alien,
from Providence. Ihe Prize is laden with Coal
and some Beef, and had four Pafiengers, on Board,
ene of wh ch is a Captain in the British Service.
We hear that the French Snip Lion, Capt. Mic
hel. is arrived in Gheiepeak Bay, from this 1 ort
WHereas Charles Woodruff, of Litchfield Ihr'
wen Baldwin ofGofhen, Nathaniel Canneld,
Reuben Hicok, Joseph Martin, Ebenezer Green,
Timothy Goodrich, of Woodbury Efeck Aden,
Fithan Case Daniel Wilcox Rofwel Skinner of
S:mfbury Uriah Seymour. Seth Seel Joln fpen
cer, 'of New Hartford, Tuomas ones, of Farming
ton, being legally detached and properly ordered
to join my Company in the Army under General
Gates and re'ufed to join: Whoever shall take all
or either of the above named Perfuns, and bring
them to rre at the White Plains, or secure them 111
any public Goal, and certify me shall receive
Tweny Dollars Rawaid for each, and all neceffmy
Charges paid by James Judson. Lieut, in Mrj.
Skinner's Regt. Militia L 11.
— p OST office HARTFORD.
'~r'HE fubferiber hereby requests inch gentlemen
a as are in arrears for pottage either to call or
fend a servant to discharge them ; also to repeat it
every three months which is the time he fettles
with the General Poll Office : Those that neglect
and obh,e him to call on them will for the future
be charged connmiffions, adequate to the trouble.
THOMAS HILDRUP, D B. M.
July 21 1778.
"fb[7HEREAS tundry persons belonging to the
VV firft brigade of mill ain this date have been
duly detached and returned to serve in the compa
ny under my command in one of the tworegiments
railed agreable to an act ofthe General AtTemblj in
May hit and neglc&ed to master and march perfu
ant to orders with (he said company ; whereby the
public service is much hindred and difecura^ed.
These are therefore to give not ce to all such persons,
who have been so detached and have hi herto ne
glected to matter and march as aforefaid thar if
they or either of them ihall at or before the 23 day
of nNant July, deliver themf Ive- unto Lieut. David
Little, at landlord Benjamins at East Hai hrd or at
said Liriles own house in said place, and shall march
with him and join said company or shall produce
an able bodied effective man to inlift intheir room to
the acceptance of fa : d Lieut. Little fhailbe excused
for t ir pest negha other wife may expert to be
deak ch according to the demerit of the ! r offence.
RICHARD PITKIN Capt.
Hartford. July 21, 1778.
N. B. The friends of those who have marched
since the Sth instant are desired to leave their na _s
at landlord Benjamins, or w th the Printers hereof,
tkattheir characters may not fuffer by being adver
ti ed as deserters.
„ICHARD Bolles, James Chaffe iun. Samue
Chaffe jun. John R Willfop and John Bow
en of the town of Woodstock, Benjamin Farebank,
Isaac Atwood, Nathaniel Bunday Ephraim War an
Nehemiah Lovejoye, Thomas Wood William Wal
ton un. Penuel Cady, David Hafcall William
Whitemour qd. Henry Stone Ebenezer P'immer,
Aaron Atgor Barnew Toriolcotr, Jeife Jc(lin Hen
ry Carpenter, William Sireight Jonn Anderton.
John Kee, Matthias Whitney, aid Elijah Young of
the town of K'llingly. Jacob Patrick Amos Gore,
James Dixon un Roberr Thomson BenoniKuney,
Abraham Harrington Christopher Colegrove and
Phichas LrwPs of the town of Vohr town Eliiah
Cook of the town of Plainfield Zadock Mn Ne
ziah Gilbert Jeremiah Bolles Asa Huchinfn Ebe
nezer Haughton and Ben amin Archer ofthe town
of Hebron, Nathaniel Fitch and Edward Hawkins,
of the town of Lebanon, have been returned to me
legally detached for the Continental army until the
ift day of January next and have been properly
warned to join the army, and have refund to ®bey
said warning and have absented ; therefore any per
son who will take up and deliver any of the above
persons to me at Windham shall be intuled to §
dollars reward, for each and all necessary charges
paid, by me JOHN RIPLEY.
recruiting officer for the sth bri cade.
Windham, July 14. 1778.
DESERTED from Continental service Ichabod
Peavy of Voluntown a draughted man for the
Continental army refu feing to march according to
orders, was taken, and inffted himfelfa soldier in
Continental army, in Col. Durkees regiment, to serve
in Capt. Webbs company until the id day of July
next after which lie made his escape. and is not to
be found, supposed to be in Voluntown, or gone to
Pefcateway. Whoever will take up said deserter,
and deliver him to mein Windham Ihall be intitled
to ten dollars reward, and all neceflary expences
paid, by me JOHN RIPLEY.
recruiting officer for the yth brigade.
Hartford, July 16 1778. 1
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