The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1781-04-24 00:00:00, page 2

. BASSATERRE, February $
Extract of a letter from St. Euftatius, dated
February 14.
" The drifted discipline and decorum is kept
Up by the militia here ; a bomb battery and fe~
veral new fortifications are conftruding. Tum
ble Down Dick Point, and the hill that com
mands both it; the town arid the harbour, is to
be strongly fortified; it is imagined that 'Statia
will be made a second Gibraltar. The money,
goods, dripping, &c; taken here, is adonifhing ;
2,i00,0®0 Pieces of Eight, 76,000 of which was
in the Poor Ched, the remainder belonging to
the Company, has been taken ; fix hundred and
thirty thousand pounds were found on board the
Dutch Admiral's ship, and four days ago a ship
arrived from Amfterdarfi, with thirty-two thou
sand light Joes on.board, besides a very valuable
cargo of silks, fattins, velvets, &e. Vessels are
daily dropping in from different parts of France,
Holland and America ; the number of shipping
in the harbour, at the time of the capture, is near
ly doubled since that period. Vad quantities of
Sugar, J obacco, Cotton, &c. are now (hipping
off on board the empty vessels, in order to pro
ceed with the 25 fail of Dutch flrips taken by the
Monarch, for Europe, which are to be convoyed
by the Dutch Admiral's ship, which is now re
pairing for that purpofe^They talk of a general
confifeation of property, but I hope there will be
aline of didinaion drawn between the friends
and the difa fleeted; several of the merchants
who have been concerned in supporting the A
merican rebels as well as the French islands, are
sent on board the Men ofWar, and are to be tent
to England in the firft Fleet, together with the
Governor, Fiscal, and other Dutch Officers.
The Jews it is said will be banished.
" Also an hundred and fifty Dutch vessels have
been taken or destroyed in the Texel or Chan
nel; and Admiral Digby has been sent three
months ago with eight fail of the line to the
Daft-Indies to seize the Dutch spice islands; I
may now fay, the Dutch are compleatly ruined,
and that they will not be able to enter into a war
with Great-Britain, but mud accede to any terms
imposed upon them."
BALTIMORE, April 3.
On Saturday last several vessels, laden with va
luable goods, arrived here from the Head of
Elk, having fortunately and very narrowly escap
ed the British cruisers in Chesapeake, some of
which presumed to chace them within a short
distance of ouf fort at Whetstone Point, about
three miles from this town.
The harbour of Annapolis, by the latest ac
counts, was (till blockaded by two British men
of war
The Marquis de la Fayette was yederday
hourly expected at Annapolis from Virginia, to
join his division of troops now Rationed near
that city.'
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Annapo
lis, dated on Tuesday last.
"On the 24th ult. as Major M'Lane was com
ing up the Bay in a boat, with dispatches from
the Marquis de la Fayette, he discovered a schoo
ner off Gwin's island, which, from her beha
vior, he fufpe&ed to be an enemy. After (he
had made several attempts to run away, her last
effort was to run him down, he boarded her with
great gallantry and address. On board of her
were the noted Captains Cary,Done and Thom
son, who, on feeing the Major and his few men
approach them with fixed bayonets, begged for
mercy, though they were well armed on board
the schooner. They were conveyed back to Vir
ginia, from whence they had escaped from con
finement, and the vessel returned to her owner,
at Urbanna, on Rappahannock. The Major
proceeded up the Bay,paffed several British cruiz
ers, and arrived here fafe last night."
Advice is just received, that on Saturday night
last, the dwelling and other houses of Stephen
Stewart, Esq; at Weft-River, with his beautiful
ship on the flocks, and nearly ready for launch
ing, were set on fire, and entirely consumed, by
a party of one hundred men, who had been de
tached on that horrid business from the flrips of
war before Annapolis harbour. Other property
of Mr. Stewart's to a considerable amount, was
also destroyed on this occasion.
PHILADELPHIA,
April 11. Advices from New-York, through
a good channel, fay, that the enemy have it in
contemplation to lend a considerable force up our
river. New-Cadle is particularly mentioned as
a proper place to establish a pod at; but time
mutt determine the truth of this account.
Head-Quarters, Speedwell-Furnace,
Friday, March 16, 1781.
" The event of the action yesterday, though
unfortunate, is by no means decisive ; the gallant
behavior of the corps of observation, consisting
of the detachment of cavalry and infantry, com
manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Wafhington,and
the legion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
Lee, in conjunction with the rifle-men and light
infantry, commanded by Colonels Campbell and
Lynch ; the firm opposition made by the Virgi
nia militia, under Brigadier-General Stevens and
Lawson ; the good order maintained by the re
gular troops of Virginia, commanded by Briga
dier-General Huger; and the intrepid behavior
of the firft Maryland regiment, with the effect
of the artillery, which was so well served by
Captains Singleton and Finley, have rendered
success dear to the enemy, must prevent his im
proving his good fortune, and eventually secure
victory to the American arms."
Extract of a letter from Major General Greene,
dated Buffalo's Creek, March 23, 1781.
" On the 16th instant, I wrote your Excel
lency, giving an account of an action which hap
pened at Guilford Court-House, the day before.
I was then persuaded, that notwithdanding I
was obliged to give up the ground, we had reaped
the advantage of the action ; circumstances since
confirm me in opinion that the enemy were too
much galled to improve their success. We
lay at the Iron-Works three days, preparing our
selves for another a&ion, and expected the ene
my to advance, but of a sudden they took their
departure, leaving behind them evident marks of
distress, and all our wounded at Guilford, which
had fallen into their hands, - and seventy of their
own, too bad to move, were left at New-
Garden. Most or all their officers fuffered ;
Lord Cornwallis had his horse (hot from under
him ; Col. Stewart of the guards was killed, and
Gen. O'Harra and Colonels Tarlton and Web
ber wounded, only three - field-officers ' escaped,
if reports, which seem to be authentic can be re
lied on.
By accounts from General Greene's army, as
late as the 24th ultimo, we learn, Lord Corn
wallis is retreating towards Cross-Creek, and
that our army was in pursuit of him.
GENERAL ORDER S.
" Our army are in good spirits, notwithstand
ing our fuffering, and are advancing towards the
enemy, who are retreating towards Cross Creek.
" In South Carolina, Generals Sumpter and
Marian, have gained several a&ions, in one, the
enemy loft sixty men, who had under their care a
large quantity of dores, which were taken, but
by an unfortunate mistake, were afterwards re
taken. Publifoed by order of Con^refs, 1
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
CHATHA M, April 11. <
On Tuesday last Timothy Ogden, of Elizabeth
town, put a period to his exigence, by fattening
a fifty-fix pound weight to his neck,and plung
ing himfelf into a well. This fatal catastrophe
was occasioned by a didempered brain, which,
for some time past, he (hewed symptoms of.
F ISH - K.I LL, April 19.
Mr. John Slott, of Smith's-Clove, on Tuesday
the 3d instant, was unfortunately (Lot by one of
the guards Rationed at his house. The soldier,
not knowing that any of the family were out,
and taking him for an enemy, after hailing him
properly, and no answer being given, fired and
wounded him, of which he died next morning:
He frid before his death, that he thought the
soldier was hailing some other person, which
caused him not to answer, he fatisfied his friends
as to the soldier's innocence.—His wife has loft
a tender and loving husband, and his friends and
neighbours a worthy member of feciety.
SALE M, April 17.
Since our last arrived here Capt. Palfrey, of
this port, in a brig from Dominico, in 23 days
passage : He mentions, that Capt. Carnes, of
this port, has captured two prizes, one of which
was a brig with 200 pipes of Maderia wine, or
dered for this port, which is hourly expected ,
the other a schooner laden with fifh, which was
sent to Martinico. Capt. Carnes arrived fafe at
Martinico, where he is fitting for another cruize
Sunday last arrived at a fafe port, a prize sloop,
mountingten swivels, lately captured by the (hip
Rhodes, Capt. Buffinton; her cargo consists
chiefly of tabacco.
Same day arrftedat Beverly, Capt, Woodbury,
in the brig Fanny, from Port-Dauphen, in 28
days ; he brings an account, that just as he fail
ed, a report prevailed there, that a French fleet
Arrived also at the fame place, the brig Sarfl
toga, Capt. Thorndike, frem 'Cape-Francois,
which he left the 15th of March, in company
with 88 fail, 56 were bound to France, theothers
to different ports in America; that in lat. 22,
Capt. Thorndike parted with them ; among
which were Captains Hobbs and Green of this
port ; Johndene and Bickford, of Beverly ; Foster
and Fling, of Boston ; Goodhue, of Newbury-
Port ;and Babfon, of Cape-Ann.
A few days before Capt. Thorndike failed, a
(loop arrived there, which left Curracoa in quiet
possession of the Dutch the firft of March,
Yesterday returned into Cape-Cod, the ship
Neptune, which was in company with the Bru
tus, when (he captured the privateer (loop Indus
try, the 29th ult. The day following there was
a heavy N. E. gale, in which the Neptune loft
her cables, anchors, and a considerable part of
ber rigging, and was drove ashore hear Barnfta
blo-Bay.
By a gentleman who arrived at Newbury-Port
from Martinico, since our last; we have the
following account, that he failed in company
with a fleet confiding of 14 American veffds,
under convoy of Capt. Hill, in an armed ship be
longing t® Beverly ; that he left them in lat. 24;
and that there was an English fleet of 10 fail of
the line cruizing off that island.
N E W-L OND ON, April2o.
Last Monday the letter of marque brig Jason,
Capt. -S. Stilman, arrived here in 27 days from
Cape Francois; he failed from thence with a
fleetof 37 American merchantmen and 40 French,
the whole under convoy of the Confederacy,
Dean and Saratoga Continental (hips, and the
Talent, a French frigate, the French were bound
to Europe. Capt. Stilman parted with the Con
federacy and Dean in lat. 29, on theist of April.
Capt. Stilman informs, that a frigate arrived at
Martinico, about the 6th of March, dispatched
from a fleet of 23 fail of French men of war ten
days before, and who were bound to Martinico,
having (as it was said) 8000 troops on board :
That Curracoa was fafe the sth of March, and
no attempts had been made by the British to re
duce that island: That about theist of March, a
brig of 14 guns, from New-Providence, was
captured by the brig Fair-Airterican from Phi
ladelphia ; and a few days after, the fame vessel
brought into the cape a brig of 16 guns, also from
New-Providence.
Monday also arrived here a schooner with
2000 bushels of salt and 30 hogsheads of tobacco,
prize to the sloop Lively, Capt. Edward Latham.
The above schooner failed from New-York the
Bth inst. bound to Quebec.
The Young Cromwel privateer, Capt. Buding
ton, has captured a brig from Madeira, bound
to New-York, with 250 pipes of wine, and car
ried her into Newport;
NEW-YORK, April ?
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth Harbour,
Virginia, March 29, 1781.
" A flag of truce with one of our officers arri
ved here yesterday, he brings intelligence of an
action between Lord Cornwallis and General
Greene, on The 15 instant ; the former had de
tached 400 men to take four pieces cannon,
which they did,but Greene sent a large detach
ment which retook the cannon and 120 men, be
fore his Lordfllip could reinfore them, but the
noble Earl got up with them in two hours after,
and once more got pofleflion ofthe connon. The
Rascals finding they could not take their pri
soners with them in their flight,,?// the hundred
and twenty men to death. —The rebels own to
some loss in killed and wounded, with all the
cannon Greene had with him ; and that Lord
Cornwallis kept the field Vice Admiral Ar
buthnot is here with his fleet.-^La Fayette with
in 10 or 15 miles of us with 1500 men. He fays
he will give no quarters."
April 14. Yesterday was sent in here by one
of his Majesty's ships, the rebel schooner Ame
lia, Dickenfon, master: She was part of a
fleet of 32 fail of French and rebel vessels, loaded
chiefly with sugar, indigo, coffee, cotton, &c.
bound from Cape-Francois for Philadelphia, un
der convoy of the rebel frigates Confederacy and
Deane. She was taken in Mt. 38,20, and left
the King's ffiips in search of her contorts.
Capt. Joon Dunn, that failed from this port
with Capt. Gardner, brought into the Cape a
brig, her cargo salt, which was designed for the
enemy at South-Carolina.
confining of 17 fail of the line, and a large nvL
ber of transports with trcops had arrived at St.
Peers, in Martinico.