The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-12-15 00:00:00, page 3

,HfrLAbELP& I A, N0v.,6.
On Friday arrived in this port Capt. Martin, in a
letter of marque schooner, from the island of St.
Croix, which he left the 28th of Odober: On the
,th of November he spoke , sloop from Georgia,
bound to Euttatia out 8 days: On the 9th he took
a schooner from N. York for St. A^uftine, which
had failed in Company with a fleet of iip fail, with
todo troops on board, bound to the British Weft-
India lilands ; this prize is daily expeded. Capt.
Martin brought a Cargo of rum and wine.
Monday morning came into this port the letter of
marque brigantine Lady Gates, Captain M Norton,
in three weeks from St. Euftatia, with a valuable
rargo of dry goods, &c.
And on Taefday afternoon arrived the brigantines
Morning Star, Capt, Symonds, and Indultry, Capt.
Curvin, letters of mirque from St. Euftatia. The
liduftry's cargo confitts chiefly of rum; the Morn
ing Star has brought 1700 bushels of salt, with a
quantity of rum, &c. --Near the Capes of Delaware
Capt. CuiVin saw a 50 gun ship handing out to sea,
he thinks after a chafe, _,,,
Beside the above, eleven fail of vessels left St.
Euftatia, bound to different ports in these States;
one more is expelled in here.
By these vessels we learn, thata large quantity or
provisions had arrived at Antigua from England, for
the use of the forces expected there from America ,
barracks were also budding in ba'badoes for the re
ception of troops. EnglYh gentlemen with their
families and property were daily arriving a: Eu
flatia from St. Chrifophers, which, it was thought.
Would shortly be taken by the French troops at Mir-
Ten thousand French troops are assembled at Mar
tinique, were they wait the arrival of a fleet 015
fail of the line from Toulon ; these, when joined by
the Count d'Estaing. will make up an armament su
perior to that of the British in the Weft-Indies, and
we may daily expeA to bear of the most important
events from that quarter.
Dec. 1. By a gentleman from New York we learn,
that a few days a@o the baggage of the B^tilh com
wiffioners, (Lord Carlile and Mr Eden) was put on
board the Roebuck man of war of 44 guns, in which
they were shortly to embark for England, as it is
said, in a most violent pet.
Extrad of a letter from a fleady friend to America
at the Hague, dated August 19, 177^ ,
" We have just received a confirmation of the
news, that a corps cf Austrians were cut off '"'°°
f hernia by an hardy march of the army of Prince Hen
ry of Prussia: Beiidcs what the former left Q the
aßion, 30 officers and 1500 non-commiflioned of
ficers and privates were made prisoners;
them of the regiments Geiftugg and Caprara. Three
cannon and three standards were taken, The glory
of the plan of this march, which connoisseurs ad
mire, belongs to Prince Henry ; that of the execu
tion, in forcing abbatis and intrenchmeats to Lieut.
Gen. Belling. What heightens it more is, that the
famous Gen. Landon, who distinguished himfelf so
much lad war, was obliged to retreat with his whole
army.
« The English, after all their bonfires, chiphes,
&c. begin to discover that the naval combat near
Ufhant was not to their advantage. Mr. Franklin
has been pleased to fend me a Penufylvania Ga
zette, cf which I hastened to avail myfelf in our pa
pers, as you will fee by that of Leyden, which ac
companies this We admire the dignity of his Ex
cellency the President's answer --the Roman auste
rity of W. H. D's- the well supported irony and
Attic salt in the letter of An American to the British
Commissioners. I will publish this piece in Dutch
and French : It is masterly and will make an im
pression.
'-We expect with impatience to learn your treat
ment of the enemy on their retreat, and likewise the
arrival of Count D'Eftaing."
Copy of a letter from the fame Gentleman to an e
minent person in another city of Holland, dated
July 27, 1778.
SIR,
Being charged by the Plenipotentiaries of the Uni
ted States of America to transmit you the annexed
copy of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, con
cluded between France and the said States, with the
a Durances of the highest esteem and configuration
which they have for you in particular, and for the
honorable members cf the regency of your city in
general ; I acquit fnyfelf of these orders with all the
fatisfa&ion and eagerness which are dilated by my
refpe&ful devotion to the interests of that State. The
Plenipotentiaries request you, Sir. not to communi
cate this Treaty in such a manner as that any copies
may get abroad, until they have given me notice
PRESS.PAPERS, foperior to any ever fete manufactured in America, to be exchanged for Rags or Country Produce, at the Paper Mill jp Hartford,
that they may be published, and put into every bo
dy's hands. I carried a similar copy this Morning
to Mr. -, with the fame request, I add a Pro
clamation of Congress, which I have just received,
and the communication of which [think will give
you pieafure: It will appear in the Gazettes in
French and Dutch, and muff give as much fatisfac
tion to all the maratime powers, as it does honor to
the equity and wisdom of Congress.
FISH-KILL, December 10.
His Excellency General Washington pa£fed thro'
this town theist inst. on his way to Jersey.
Reports from Long-Inland fay, That Count D'E
flaing has taken seven of the Cork fleet and five other
vessels; and that an English cruizer had taken the
French packet and mail. --That General Clinton
was at a loss what to do, or where he was to go, as
he expected orders in the packet, which they appre
hended Was taken or loft.-- In the interim, the Bri
tish troops were building barracks or huts at Jeri
cho, not far from Hamflead on Long-Inland.
A correspondent fays, the inhabitants of New-
York are heartily sick of their protestors, and wish
the time may speedily Come when they may be left
to themselves ; the greater part would rather leave
thcmfelves to Whig mercy than British clemency
and protection any longer.
HARTFOR D, Dec. If.
On Saturday fe'nnight, about zoßritifh ffiips, brigs,
and smaller vetfels made an expedition up the North-
River, as far as King's Ferry, where they destroyed
tw® or three huts, and fook off a barrel of stinking
fifh; they seemed disposed to do further mifehief,
but as a large detachment was sent off by General
M Dougal, which arrived in time to defend the
place,-- they went off with precipitation. On their
way down the river they burnt, in a wanten and
cowardly manner, two or three defencelHs houses at
or near Tarry town,
LEVI ALLEN hereby informs the pubic, he
owns fix miles square of land, lying on Lake
Champlain, a little north of Onion River, on a Bay
known by the name of Bellama-Queen-Bay. The
land is really good, and well situated, a part of which
I will fell, if applied to within one month, to such
as will fettle the fame as soon as times will permit,
Also; a number of rights in different towns, and no
thing said about fettling.
LEVI ALLEN.
North east Precin&, Dutchefs County.
Dec. 9, 1778.
Twenty dollars reward.
Ra N-AWAY fiom the Subferiber, in Oc
tober last, a Negro Man named P RINCE,
twenty-three years old, Guinea born, a remarkable
fear on his head: Had on a light brown coat and
vest of homespun round felt hat, trowfers and shirt,
or rather a frock of homespun linen ; a short well set
fellow. Whoever will take up and secure said flive,
in any gaol, or return him to me, or give informa
tion to the Printers, shall have the above reward, and
charges paid, by
LEVI^ALL E N.
Dutchefs County, State of New-York,
November 3 1778.
LOST last Tuesday, between Harwinton and
Litchfield, a SILVER WATCH, with
a China face, a steel key, and a stone seal set in sil
ver. Whoever has found said watch, and will leave
it at the Printers, or return it to the Subferiber, liv
ing in Richmont, in the county of Berkshire, and
state of Massachusetts Bay, shall have Ten Dollars
Reward, and charges.
IBEZELEEL PHELPS.
Dec. 15, 1778. -
STRAYED out of a drove in Farmington,
forae time in April last, a Pale Red lin'd Back
HEIFER, one year old, has a crop on the off
ear, and a halfpenny the under fide of the near ear.
Whoever has, or will take up said heifer, and in
form the Subferiber, living at Wethersfield, shall be
paid all charges by
TIMOTHY RUSSEL.
Dec. 12, 1778. _____
STRAYED or STOLE N, about the 7th
day of this month, from the Sutofcribers, of
Simfbury, a Chefnut Coloured MARE, with a
grey mane and tail; paces and trots, shod all round.
Whoever will take up said mare, and give informa
tion to either of the Subferibers, and secure the thief,
(if stolen) shall have a reasonable reward, and all ne.
ceffary charges paid by .. n
ZACHEUSCASE, or
- BILDAD BARBER.
Simfbury, Dec. 11, 1778.
BgNriNGTGB, Sep. „ ! „8.
TiHESE C-ftily, that Mr. Samuel Ely, the
Preacher, who in the two bloody battles at
Bennington, behaved with the greatest honour, va
liantly and courage in both actions, and on all other
accounts did, when desired, appear before the Court
of Enquiry, and made a handsome defence relative
to the plunder he had taken ; as he said what he
had taken was at the point of the sword, as a Volun
teer for his groaning, bleeding country ; and he fur
ther said, he supported himfelf and lived on his own
money while in camp and Was at no charge to his
country And the Court being fully fatisfied both
with what he said and what he did, they never or
dered Mr. Ely to be advertized, nor stigmatized, td
my certain knowledge, as I was both a Member and
Clerk of that Court, at the lame time. This I so
lemnly declare as real fad, and accordingly I request
this to be published, bothby my own and Mr. Ely's
-defira. " SAM. ROBISON, Captain,
and Clerk of that Court ofEnquiry.
Wilmington, Sept. 11, 1778.
Te the P ÜBL I C.
WE the Committee of Safety, are very sorry
we ate obliged to inform the world, that
Williams, who advertised Mn Ely in Hartford pa
pers, after Bennington battle, should a& such a dir
ty, fcurrilons part as to advertise Mr. Ely in the
name of the Court of Enquiry, when we are abso
lutely certain the Court never had it in their hearts
to do it, as appears by the records of the; Clerk, and
other good evidence we have obtained; and what
adds to the guilt of Williams inhis Cruel and abu^
five condu& towards Mr. Ely, is his boldly and O
penly denying that he ever ordered Mr. Ely to be ad
vertised; but as he did prove a coward in leaving
the field in time of action, and Mr. Ely taking his
place and command, the world will at once judge
why be wickedly advertised Mr. Ely : We there
fore declare, that Williams, whom the soldiers uni
versally called Plunder Master General, has a&ed
like himfelf, and abused Mr. Ely without the leaft'
cause or reason: And as to Mr. Ely, we all know
that General Stark said, if he had five thousand such
men as Mr. Ely, he would drive Burgoyne and his
army to the d Besides, we are sorry that MG
Ely should be so treated by Williams, and some 0-
thers, when no man could exert himfelf more for his
diftluffed country than he has done in various in^
fiances.
Signed by us, the Committee of Safety for Wil;
mingtonj in Vermont S+ate.
JOHN RUGG,
JOSEPH HARTWELL,
BENJ. PIERCE.
STOLE N out of the liable of the Subferiber,
in New Milford, oh the night-of the 6th inst.
a BAY MARE, about 14 hands and a half
high, seven years old, paces and trots, both hind
feet white, with a flar in her forehead, dark mane
and tail, branded thus j on the near shoulder Who
ever takes up said mare and thief, and brings them
to the Subferiber, shall have Forty Dollars Reward,
and all reasonable charges paid by
THOMAS NOBLE.
New-Milford, Dec. 7, 1778.
State of Vermont, Cumberland County.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Proprietors
of the land in the town^ps called Readf
borough and Woodford, in the said county of Cum
be^and, laying between Bennington and Wilming
ton, That the General Assembly of said state did,
at their last sessions at Windfur on the 24th day of
October, 1778 Resolve, That Silas Hamilton, A
mos Peabody and Eliphalet Hyde, should be a Com
mittee to make a road through said Readfborough and
Woodford, as soon as may ke, for the benefit of the
community; and the said Proprietors, to defray the
cost of making said road; and if said Proprietors
shall neglea to pay said cost to the Committee, they
by applying t° the General Assembly, will dispose
of land to defray the cost of making said road : And
we the said Committiee, concluding the Proprietors
might save cost to themselves, by paying said Com
mittee, and not have their lands fold, in manner a
bovefaid; therefore said Proprietors are desired to
meet said Committee, at the house of Silas Hamilton^
one f said Committee, in the town of Whitingham,
near said Readfborough, the firft Tuesday in Janu
ary, 1779, at nine o'clock in the morning, to agree
with said Committee, on what may be thought pro
per fo[ their miTual benefit.
SILAS HAMILTON,) s
AMOS PFABODY. , Committee.
ELIPHALET HYDE,)