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Yesterday came up to town the private ship of
war Congress, Capt. Geddis of this port, from a
cruize. About seven days age, off Charleftown,
she fell in with the British sloop of war Savage,
Capt. Stirling, of twenty guns, with whom ihe
engaged upwards of fix glasses, most of the time
yard-arm and yard-arm ; when the Congress at
tempting to board her, she struck. We hear the
Savage had between fifty and sixty men killed
and wounded, and the. Congress eight killed, and
between twenty and thirty wounded, several of
whom are since dead.• The Congress brought in
near one hundred prisoners from the prize, which
may be hourly expected.
Extract ofa letter from the Marquis dela Fayette's
army, dated Williamsburg, September 6, 1781.
" Now I have rejoiced and congratulated with
you, on the arrival of Count de Graffe ; let me
make you acquainted with the Marquis de St.
Simon and the French army. You have seen
the British troops and the troops of other nati
ons; but you have not seen troops so universally
well made, so robust, or of such an appearance,
as those General St. Simon has brought to our
assistance. These are all under the command of
our General. They now encamp nearly on the
fame ground the British occupied before they
evacuated James-Town. I do not pretend to
know the secrets of our commander, or I would
tell you what is to be done: I pretend however
to fee a great General in the Marquis de St. Si
mon; an affectionate politeness in his officers
towards ours, and a general impatience in the
French army, to complete the gordian knot, in
which our second Fabius, Fayette has been en
tangling his Lordthip : some of its cords already
press him, and I believe, if there were hopes of
succeeding, he would attempt to cut it. But
notwithstanding his Lordlhipds, perhaps, the firft
officer in the British service, yet he may not be
in poffeflion of the sword of Alcides.
" The light infantry are advanced to Willi
amsburg; the Pennsylvanians lay near this place,
and it is the talk of the camp, that the French
troops will take their position to-morrow in its
vicinity. The French ships lay in James river,
•to prevent a retreat, in York river, and at the
capes,
f' You are a soldier as well as-a philosopher,
and will experience our feelings on the present
occasion. We have a brave army to contend
ugaiidh fwnilhed in provi'fioßSi with all the
New-York, and will probably be joined by the
Count de Barras with the squadron from Rhode-
Inland. The French Admiral left two seventy
four's, and two frigates, to block up York-River
There is no doubt entertained that the French
were victorious."
PHILADELPHIA, September 1%
Letters of a late date from Carolina mention;
that General Greene had leftthe Santee, and was
drawing nearer to Charleftown ; that the British
had withdrawn their troops from Orangeburgh;
arid that the Generals Sumpter and Marian,were
close on the enemies lines, watching their moti
ons.
B ALTIMBRE, September 12.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Northum
berland county, in the Northern Neck of Virgi
nia, to bis friend in this town dated September 6,
1781.
" There has scarce any thing happened since
the receipt of your favour, refpe&ing the move
ments of the enemy. It is said, indeed, that they
have spiked all their cannon at Portsmouth, and
evacuated all their posts in that quarter; that
previous thereto, they killed all their useless
horses. Cornwallis has collected his whole force
at York and Glo'fter towns, and leaves us to
guess at his future opperations. We are told
that the Marquis has a very refpeHable army in
the neighbourhood of Frazier's ferry. Greene
is within five miles of Charleftown, and has en
tire poffeflion of the Carolinas, Charleftown ex
cepted.
Three British armed vessels (said to be a ship,
fiiow and lloop) were captured on Wednesday
last in or near the mouth of Rappahanock, by a
French frigate, after an obstinate refinance.
Paragraph of a letter just received from Annapo
lis, dated yesterday afternoon.
" On Wednesday last the British fleet, of 21
fail of the line, came within our capes, and the
French immediately weighed anchor and attack
ed them, and, it is universally believed, were su
perior. On the next morning the French pur
sued with 25 ships of the line, 14 of them copper
bottomed, and the action was renewed. 'Tis
believed the Count de Graffe has chafed towards
Extrafl of a letter, dated Weft-Point, 20 miles be
low York, Sept. 10. 1781.
“ On Friday last appeared off our bay, a Bri
tish fleet, the number unknown. The French
fleet put to sea, leaving three of 74 guns in York
river, which proves their superiority, and they
had an engagement at sea. Yesterday it was
confidently reported that they had returned with
three British frigates and one 74, which theyhad
taken. The French and American troops have
joined and are between York and Williamsburg.
No doubt Cornwallis will fight hard, as he is
making the greatest exertions to defend -himfelf;
he will soon lose all his cavalry, they are greatly
reduced already, and the whole almofl unfit for
service.
Extrafl of a letter from Baltimore, Sept.- 16^
" I am happy to congratulate you on thejunc
tion of the two fleets, Count de Barras and
Count de Graffe, in the bay. The former has
taken a 44 gun ship, two frigates, and tw„o trans
ports ; and it is said the latter has had an action
with the British, before the arrival of theßhode-
Island fleet, in which they took a 64 gun Hup;
but this is only a report."
F I S H-K I L L, September 27.
Extract fa letter from Head-barters, at the
Continental Village, near Peek s Rill, Sept. 24.
“ The following is the principal intelligence
we are at present pOfTeffed of:
Extras of a letter from an officer in the fartbern
army, dated Elk, Sept. 12.
“ Yesterday our grand fleet of nearly one
hundred fail of vessels failed from Plumb-Point,
4 miles below Elk, having on board h rench gre
nadiers, chaffeurs, infantry of the Duke slegion,
A merican light corps, 2d New-Jerfay regiment,
Col. Lamb's corps of sappers and miners, arti
ficers'of every kind, apparatus and itores neces
sary for a long siege. This joyful day the real
division, with which Gen. Lincoln embarked,
confiding of Hazen's, Olney's, and lit N^w-
Jersey, fails. The remaining part of both armies
nave marched to Baltimore, where they are to
wait the return of vessels which carry troops
from hence, or use such as can be procured by
other means. .
“ It is said this day, the Marquis la layette
has written to Mr. Lee or Baltimore, that Lord
Cornwallis had offered to surrender on the fame
terms that Burgoyne did, but was rejected. His
negroes have the small-pox raging amongst them
violently : He has changed his portion at 1 ark-
Town for Gloucester, which is directly,, a-crols
the river, and is said to be more eligible.
" By sundry accounts from New-York we
learn, that there has been an a&ion between the
British and French fleets, in which the ,former
were severely handled ; two feventyjour s funk,
three ships drove on shore, four or five taken,
five or fix miffing,the remainder returned toAew-
York in a shattered condition ; the Admiral s
fhiDjo much damaged that he would not return
in her ; the inhabitants in thecity in the greatest
conßernation, packing up their effects, &c.
“ A propos, yesterday evening, a patrole of
9 or 10 militia, fellin with a patrole of Col. Tarl
ton's legion of equal number, commanded bya
Lieutenant, the whole of which the militia cap
tured ; it is a trifle, but it is a trifle that was
very prettily done.".,,
Extras of a letter fam Baltimore, Sept. Ift
" We have various reports refpe&ng the fleet
below ; but will you believe it, not one to be re
lied on these 7 or 8 days ; however one within
these two days seems to gain credit; it is, thatin
consequence of an engagement between the two
fleets, off or at the mouth of the Capes, two Bri
tish feventy-four's and one frigate, have been
captured and brought in. The British fleet dis
persed, and the French in Durfuit of them. De
serters coming daily from his Lordfnip's army ;
one this morning in eight days from him, gives
a dreadful account of his situation, in general
very sick, all on halfallowance ; the tick negroes
only allowed horfe-flefh.
“ Three prizes below at Annapolis, on their
way up. One with upwards of 4°° hogsheads
of rum and fugar.'
necessaries for a gallant resistance, and in num
ber fully fuiEcient for the defence of their post,
but we ihall do very well, for s to .the common
motives of our profeflion will bejoined an emula
tion arising from fighting by the fide ofbur allies.
“ The enemy are entrenching at York with
great industry. Every thing is landed from the
(hipping, and disposition made for their destruc
tion.
Extrafl (fa letter from an offer of note, dated
Hartford, or Bujl:-Town,Joathfide cf Cbefcpgake,
Sepp 14, 1781. e
" The last divihon of our army is within 2.4:'
miles of this place, on their route to Join the
Marquis de la Fayette; part of the regiment of
artillery^ and the New-York troops, have already
joined ; the firft division of the French will join
in a few days.,.• ..•:' .
" News' is arrived this evening,that Cornwal
lis has font out all the women, children and ne
groes, belonging to his army.:.That the French
and Engliflr fleets came to an. engagement off the
mouth cf Chesapeake, on Wednesday last ; they
fought fix hours;" and renewed the action next
morning ; the French ride triumphant, and hare 4
sent in one feventy-fourandtwo.or three frigates,
taken from the English in the a&ion,"\
• Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, Sept. 19.
" By an express which arrived here yesterday
a < noon, we learn that the commander of the
• French fleet which lay at Rhode-Ifland f received
'orders from Count de Graffe to join him, and on:
his way fell in with a British forty-four, two fri
gates-and seven transports, with 1500 men on
board, he took them all and brought them fafc
to the head of Elk."
It is publicly reported in New-York, that they
loft seven ships in the late engagement with the
French..
The British troops which had for some time
been embarked at New-York, have disembarked
at Staten-Island.
HARTFOR D, O&ober 2.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Boflon,
dated Sept. 27.
" I.have the pleasure to acquaint you, that
Governor Trumbull's son, who was a prifoncr
in England, is arrived at Falmouth, Cafco-Bay,
and a number of vessels from Holland/'
Head-Quarter sj Head of Elk, Sept. 6, 1781.
" IT is with the highest pleasure and fatis^
faction the Commander in Chief announces to
the army the arrival of the Count De Grade in
the Chesapeake, with a very formidable naval
and land force. At the fame time he felicitates
them on this auspicious occasion, he antici
pates the glorious events which may be expected
from the combined operations now in contemn
plation, as no circumftarice could pofEbly have
happened more opportunely in point of time, no
profpea could ever have promised more import
ant successes, and nothing but a wdnt of exerti
ons can probably blast the pleating profpe&s be
fore us. The General calls upon all the gallant
officers, and the brave and faithful soldiers he
has the honor to command, to exert their utmost
abilities in the cause of their country, and to
share with him, with theirufual alacrity, the dif
ficulties, dangers and glory of the present enter
prize."
Died, at New-Hartford, the loth ultimo,
Deacon Israel Loomis, in the 78th year of
his age.
At New-Haven, last Thursday fe'nnight, Mrs.
Abigail Green, the amiable consort of Mr.
Thomas Green, Printer, in the 37th year of
her age.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE
Has for sale, nearthe Treafurer's-Office, in Hartford :
BLUE and white China coffee bowls and lancers, cream
coloured do. by the crate, a small aflortmcnt of queen's
ware, such as cups and saucers, bowls, plans and dishes ;
China tea-ports, mugs, sugar-bowls, &c. With an affotr
ment of American manufidured ware ; New-England rum,
by the hogshead or barrel ; Sugar, by the barrel or finance
quantity; tea, coffee, pepper, cloves; copperas, by the
hundred or smaller quantity; writing paper; silk hand
kerchiefs, black gauze, fewingtiiks, ribbons , pins, combs ;
j^ck.knives, pen do. &c. —Cheap fop cash.
Hartford, .O^ober 2, 1781.
STRAYED FronicheTubfcriber; the latter part of Septeni
ber last, a bay MARE, about fifteen hands high, nine or
ten years old, shod before, paces and trots, low in jz'h.and
branded on each shoulder and thigh with the letters P 1.---
Whoever will take up said mare, and return her to the fuh
fcriber, or fend him word where she may be had, shall be
well rewarded and all neceffaxy charges paid,
SAMUEL KILLBOURN.
Hartford, O&ober 1, 1781.
T OST, last night between Land. Et fign's of New Hart-
JL iford, and Land. Cafe's Sirn/bury, a black LEATHER
POCKET-BOOK, with a strap, containing one Half
Johannes, one Guinea, one Half? Guinea, and an account
offwenty day's work. Whoever will return said Book to
Thomas Gillet of Wintonbury, or Stephen Chubb of New-
Hartford, shall have ONE GUINEA Reward.
New-Hartford, Sept. 29, 1781.
RUN-away from his matter, an Apprentice bey named
Abraham Weaker, tall Him stature, about 17 year, ~
age. Whoever will take up said apprentice and rerun, hi a
to his said matter, shall be entitled to Six Pence reward,
paid, by HAUBER HOWARD WOOD.
Somers, Sept. 24, 178;.