The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-02-09 00:00:00, page 3

L O NDO N, August T9'.,
Sicce ^c long nights have .come onpt has been
foundd fficult'ip the camp of Coxheatb,~to keep the
mill ? a Entries awake on their posts. NotWithftod
in, the importance of this part of duty much
pence has been (hewn them, as being accustomed
from then former way of life, to go to reh at early
hours'; while, at the fame time, many expedients
were devised to inure them to so necessary a branch
of discipline as well as to prevent the dangerous
coefequenceuhat m ght arise from the neglect of it,
ifan enemy ffiorld actually be in the country. No
things however, proved effectual, t4|, at length, it
]uckilv occurred to the patrot Duke of Richmond,
that as a goose saved th, Roman Capital, the Bi^lh
camp might be peferved by the fame means, p^evd
ed one ofthofe vigilant animals were Rationed with ^
every out (entry ; the experiment was tried and ever
since the parties have found none of the nocturnal
guardians aflep. For, on the Iteaft none in the
neighbourhood,' the feather'd (entry begins t&gaggle.
and then the alarm runs from goose to. goose. or,
which istbe fame thing, bom man to man. so that 3
it is impossible for any of them to nod for half a mi
"tiine toge'h^r.'
PHILADELPHIA January 20. ,
A Gentleman from Jersey informs, that some row
boats, about a fortnight ago, Went from Jersey to
Sandy Hook, where in the night, they boarded and
took four fl^p^ one of which was armed. In car
rying them toa place of fafety, three of them, by the
unfkiWulnefs of the Pilo s ran afhoreand were burnt;
the other with nineteen prisoners got fafe to New-
Jersey. It is further said the persons concerned will
share above 4001, each man. ''
About ten d,i, ago, a small party of Americans,
under the command of a Mr. Buchannan, went down
~the North River and landed qgar the city of New
York went to the quarters of General Clinton, at a
place r alled the Bowrie, one mile from the city of
N w York, where they furptrzed his guards, and
brought them off; but General Clinton, having sap
ped from home escaped.
In our paper of the sixth inst. we mentioned twelve
veffelG being drove a shore by the ice on the 24th ult.
by several persons from Staten Island we learn, that
there were no lets than twenty eight of them among
which were the letter of marque (hip, Nonfuch, of
fourteen gans, funk at Red Hook , the (hip Lydia
Lichlau drove on Yellow H)ok ; the Pulacre Caro
'Jine, Branded on Staten Ifhud ; a brig funk on Great
Mill fbpik ; ^ id a ship late called the Clementinia,
of this port, now belonging to Thomas York drove
ashore.
BOSTO N, Feb. 4,
We have advices from Newport RhodeTfland;
aslateas the firft instant by which we can give our
readers the following intelligence, vz. That the
enemy t'ere are (even thoafaud firone, chiefly Heffi
ans :- That they are fho’tof provisions ofall kinds,
their bread one day made of rice, the next day flour ;
the common allowance of the men were reduced one
third;- That four transports arrived there areata
fortnight ago, three loaded with Indian corn, and cue
with coal; but the short allowance still continued.---
That they were prepaying to make a descent on the
Main, for forage : Thata schooner and sloop ar
rived two days before with horses from the Main,
but were very poor, and they greatly lamented they
could get no cattle:-- That a wood fleet confining
of fourteen fail, mostly small vessels arrived there
above three weeks ago :- -That it was generally
thought the Cork fleet were taken, not being arrived,
which was doubtleft afevere disappointment to them,
as well as those at New York : --That the enemy
gave out they intended to burn the town of New
port in May i.exc :-- That Admiral B/ron failed
from thence with thirteen fail, frigates inchided: --
That it was an undoubted truth, that the Cullodon,
of 64 funs, one ofßyron'.s fleet, had foundered at
fee. and every foul perched : - That it was strongly
reported there the lift week, that the French had ta
ken threeEugl sh inlands in the Wet-Indies : - That
the seamen at Newport were very uneasy and d (con
tented : And 'hat the Renown, of 64 guns, Rea
sonable of 50 Thames fr gate 32 and a brig es 16
guns, are all the force now in the harbour of New
port and no more than about 15 fad of other vessels.
Advices from London of the 26th of September
last fays, That the provision transports were to fail
from Cork, for New-York the 12th of O&ober.
Tuefe transports were certainly not arrived at New-
V rk the last of December.
We have a confit mation of the account published
in one of our late papers, that Admiral Barrington,
with a force belonging to the King of England, had
taken theifond of St Lucca from the French. We
also learr.. That Count D'Eflaing had failed from
Martinico and blocked up Admiral Barrington at
that island.
And by a vessel arrived at Salem last Tuesday,
faun Martinico, we further learn.Thata number of
troops had been landed on the inland of St. Lucca
from on board the fleet of. Count DEftatng, and
made an attack on a strong redoubt, in which, us
said, the French were repulsed, and obliged to re
tire with a heavy loss : But that the French fleet
continued to block up the fleet cf Admiral Barring
ton. We expe& in a ibort time news of importance
from this quarter
' Letters from Constantinople, dated September 3,
receivedin London the 26th, brought an account,
that the plague had raged terribly in that city by
which two hundred thoufind people had died, and
that that great city was almost like a desert.
r "The privateer Pilgrim arrived at Salem last Satur
day, from a cruize of 12 weeks ; during which time
The took fix przes which are hourly expeAedto arive.
One of the prizes had a quantity of gold and other
'valuable articles on board, which the Pilgrim took
out and brought in with her.
Since our latt, several vessels laden with molasses,
sugar cofa &c. have arrived at the eastward.
- PORTSMOU TH February 1
Last Wednesday the Rev, JOPEPH BUCKMIN
STER,jn. Son of the Rev Jvfeph Buckminfler of
Rutland, received the pastoral charge of that Church
of Christ at PoAfmouth, ofwdch the Rev. President
Langdon, D. D was late Pa'tor.
H A R TFO R D, Feb. 9.
The Hon. Gen, STENGER, is appointed by the
General Assembly of this State, a Delegate to Con
gress in the room of Andrew Adams, Esq; re
figged. -
Congreh have refolded that the Marquis de la
Fayette, Major General in the service of the United
States have leave to go to France ; and that he re
turn at such time as shall be mod convenient to him;
That the President write a letter to the Marquis de la
Fayette, returning him the thanks of Congress for
that difinteretted zeal which led him to America and
for the services he had rendered to the United States
by the exertion of his courage and ability on many
signal occasions ;-- And that the Minister Plenipoten
tiary of the United S ates of America at the Court of
Versailles, be directed to cause an elegant sword with
proper devices to be made and pre felted in the
name of he United States to the Marquis de la
Fayette
At a General Assembly of the Govenor and Compa
ny of the Stateof Conne&cut, holden at Hartford,
by Adjournment, on the fob Day of January,
Anno Domin' 17/9-
RESOLVED by tun AffemWy, That the
L tiers, in the several ,owns in this state, be
and-they are hereby directed, to transmit to the Se
cretary, by the 20th day of February 1779, the
additions to the lifts of the polk and reteable efwe,'in
the said town refpe&ively for the year 1778. And
tha. Benjamin Payne,- Esq; Col. H z,kiah Wyllys,
tod Capt. Ebfhi Pitken be and they are hereby, ap
pointed a Coramitte to meet at Hartford on the 22d
day of February aforefaid; and there as soon a smay
be receive, examine correct and make up the said
lifts including such additions, and the fame so made
up by the said committee, they (hall lodge withle
Secretary, and cer ify the amount or fam total there
of to each town refpe&ively annexed, to the Trea
surer, who is hereby ordered and dire&ed, thereupon
to iffae his warrants for tolle&ing taxes granted on
the lift of 1778 and pay out the school money ac
cordingly.
A true Cory of Record examined, by
GEORGE WYLLYS Secr'y.
At a General Assembly holden a; Mar ford, (by Ad
journment) on the seventh Day of January, A. D.
REVOLVED by this Assembly, that the deposi
tions or testimony of those persons within this
state, who have been prisoners to the British army of
navy and survived their cruelties ; fitting the par
ticulars of the severe usage and faffetings, the Ame
rican and French prisoners, which fell under their
notice and observation met with, be taken ; and the
fele&-men ofthe several towns are hereby ordered
and directed to colled the fame within the refpeAive
towns they belong to, and them transmit. fairly
written and attested to the secretary of this state, to
be laid before the general assembly in May next.
A true Copy of Record, examined, by
GEORGE WYLLYS Secr'y.
•, The Printers in this State are desired to insert
the above resolution, in their refpe&ive papers.
THE students of Yale College are hereby notifi-'
ed that the present winter vacation, which
ends on the 4th is ex ended?tothe 18th of next month,
and their parents and guardians are notified, that the
only reason of this is the difficulty of procuring flour
or bread. Although in these times of public distress
leave of absence may be indulged to poor and indi
gent scholars ; yet it is to be considered that the
friends of the greater part of th: students are wealthy
aad inopulent circumfbnces, and can better give
their fans a fcberai education at this than any other
time. While they think that the Reward can pro
cure supplies they negle& to furnifh provision. But
it is hoped, that they would not w sh their sons
ffioald loose the advanta e of Study and improvement
at thecritical aadonly time in life, When they are to be
formed for trfefulnefs and honor,becaufe others by ne
ceffuy are deprived of this bleffiug. And it is w'fh
ed, that they might confider the difficulty and rea
lize what wiihfoon be the case, the impoffibihty of
the. Rewards Applying the students omlc(s affixed.
It is wished and earnestly desired tha they Would con
sider the great detriment: to their (6ns from *he loss
of these advantages: that their juvenile m?ndscannot
be indued with knowle^e Without an tyiimerropted
application ; and that it is only a delations iat scho
lars can study nearly as well at home as ar college- -
it being certain that they feldum, very seldom indeed,
make any proficiency in learning in the vacation.
So that the supposed favieg of money in educit on
is a .rhe expence and total loss of their sons me al
improvements a defic ency which they wil fed
through life. Th y will be pleased also to confider
that by he laws of chi college the ftqden sae not
to expe& the honors of learning unleft -their friends
shall have enabled them 0 reside here three years of
proper term tme ex Julive of vacations and other
absences ; and that it wdl become aeceffary tfe fich
absentees be either dsniffed with an unfinished edu<-
cation and without their degrees or descend and fi
nifh their education in the inferior daffs. ,
The steward though hither o ^moh intirely disap
pointed will exert himfelf un'the foun'night to come
but if disappointed every way, 't seems a* if we mutt
be neceffi a ed to defer the collecting the students ti-'I
their parens (hall find themselves inclined and wil
ling to comply wit.i the earnest and re pea ed ; mootu
nity with woich we have been obliged roaddrek 1 hem,
for the direct immediate and personal benefit of their
sons as well as for the general benefit of this feat of
learning.
EZRA STILES. President.
Yale College January 29 1779." ~
MpHE fubfc iher ss jurire eived a confi.nroent
I of choice ROCK SALT, which sto be ex
changed for Cash or any kind of Produce.•
N B. Wnes may be tad as above. Erq" re of
EBENEZER BERNARD jun. near tie C ut-
H fe, Hertford.
'ktAkTFORD F'lß. 6 1779.
^rf ADEtheir efiape from 1 e G•^ in this Place,
jtyi te following Prifoners,vrz. Nll iIANIEL
AKERLY, a Tory, belonging to the S:a.ecf New-
York a trout thick set fellow, light connexion, „ey
eyes and brown ha r. JOHN BAKER, of Wood
bu,y nhdling flatuie, bac Bai, dark cenp^xion,
and dark eyeL AARON OLMSTEAD, of New-
M Tord, a tall hrait fellow 1 ght colored air light
grey eyes, and fair countenance. . JOEL " URRAY
ofNew Melford rather tall thin lanthror jaw'd fol
low, darkbrown hair and strait built THOMAS
SMITH of Middletown, a youpg man, small of fea
ture, long dark browa hair,and grey eyest ELNA
THAN BURTS, a native of Long Island, a dim
meagre Carv'd looking scoundrel- -A ! 1 the abov
described fellows are varies. BENJAMIN SEA
GER, of Hartford, 'a tall strait fellow short sandy
hair, white eyes, a large fat n his upper hp. PE
TER GANTER, of New York state, tall bout fel
low, black hair and blue eyes; the two last com
mitted for theft. Whoever wll apprehend either
of the above prisoners, and return them to this, or
secure them in any other pal, within tbi* or the
neighbor n states, and inform the fubferiber. shall
be entitled to a reward of Twenty Dol ars, and all
necessary charges paid, by
BARZ HUDSON, Goaler.
THE subs fiber who has rode as < arrier of the
Connect cut Courant almost four years, in
forms his customers that he muff come to a settle
ment with them, for which prpofe he will attend as
follow c , viz. At Mr. Bingham's in Stockbridge on
Mondaythe iff ofMarch next at 9,'cloek forenoon-
On Tuesday the 2d, a Lenox at Capt. D bals 10
o'clock forenoon. Wednesday 3d a Well Stock
bridge at Mr. Ball's at 11 o'clock so enoon ; and on
the fame day at Richmond, at Mr Blins 4 o'clock,
and at Capt. Parmerlee's at 7 o'clock P. M At
New Canaan on Thursday the 4th at Mr Deming's
10 o'clock forenoon , at Wid. Warne,'s 5 o'cl ,ck
P. M. At New Concord on Fiday ,b at Mr.
Allen's, 9 o'clock forenoon ; the fam-day 5 o'clock
P, M. at Mr. Scott's Spencertown. O 1 Saturday
the 6th at Nohletown, at Mr. Bird's 9 o'clock fore
noon ; and on Friday the 12th at Great Barrington
at noon, at Maj. Smith's, and on Monday the 15th
at Egremont, at Mr. Weffover's and Capt. Joyners ;
at which times and places he hopes ro be met by
each of his customers for the above purpose which
will oblige their humble servant,
JONATHAN HOLCOMB.