The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-11-03 00:00:00, page 2

ft A R±FO R D, N^/r j.
^ Aoll of tl.e Reprefcnatives of the several towns in this
Sire, re tuned to fe:ve :n General Assembly, on the
zd Ti.aiAay of O'dcLer, i//d<
HAKfFoFD Coußty. ,
i 7 a- ford Cd. John P tkia, Mr; Benj. Fayne, Clerk
§;mfb iry, Capt &am'l Hays, Mr. Daniel Humphry.
Farmin..®), Col. SJah Hart Mr. John Treadwell.
Z/cthcmJd^M . S^henM. Mitchel, Ooh John Chester.
CeijoeJer, Cip; jofeph L^m, Cty. El fhalet Belk ey.
i.l ^dletown, Mr. Jo.in D okrLj, Mr. E^en. Bacon.
Haddam, Cap . Cornelius iiig s ius, Cap'. fofc,b Brocks.
Co: Urn Cap'. S las Dan id.a, Mr. Jeremiah Bradford',
M:Fon, Cap.. Benjamin B red, Co!. Joel Jones.
Bohen Mr. Samuel Car/er, pm. Mr Sad Alvord.
Bolland. Col; oamuel Caapmm, Col; Solomon Wills.
Seniors, Cap', fhomij Fickia, Maor Abiel Peafe.
Willington, Capt. Ebenezer Heath, Mr. Se h Crocker.
Wmdfor, Capt Henry Allyn, Col. Roger Newbury.
Fall Windier, Gen, E.anus Wolcott, Mr. Fr Elsworth.
Stafford, Cot. Stephen M ulton, Capt. Samuel Davis.
Suhield, Mr. Alexander K ng, Mr. Pamelas Sheldon.
Glattenbury,C/p*. Jonathan Welles M . Eb. Plummer.
Hart Haddam, Gen. Joleph Spencer, Cel. Jib. Chapman.
Enfield CC. Nathaniel Terry, M , Edward Coihns.
New Haven County.
NewHuven, Ms Samuel bilup, Mr. Eneas Munson;
B.anArd, Col. Edwad Belial, Mr. Daniel Page.
Wahngicrd Capt. Samuel Street, Capt. John Hough.
Guiliord, Gen. Andrew W ird, Mr. Samuel Rcbunon,
Waterbary, Cape. Thomas Fenn, Capt. Ezra Brownton.
Derby, Mr. Ei phalci Hotchkife, Capt Thomas Clark.
Mil.Oid, Cap . liaac Mles, Mr. G deon Buckingham.
Durham, G^n. James Wadiworth, M\ Elnathan Camp.
New-London County,
New-London Gen. Gur Sahlo.r.mll, Mr. Nath. Shaw.
Norwich, M . Benjamin Huntington, Speaker, Captain
Jabez PeaKms,
C.otcm, Mr. Tuomas Mumferd, Cipt. Stephen Billings,
Bonington, Mr. Paul Wheeler, Cap.. John Swan.
Lyme Col. Mailhheid Partons, Mr Ezra Selden.
Kilimjworth, Mr. Hezekiah Lane, Mr. George Elliot.
Preston, Capt. Jer. Halley, Cap:. James Morgan.
Baybreok, Mr. Samuel Field, C pt. Edward Shipman,
Fairfield County.
Fairfield, Capt. Samuel Squire Mr. Thaddeus Burr.
Norwalk, Col. Stephen St. John, Mr. Clap Raymond.
Greenwich, Col John Mead, Mr. Amos Mead.
Danbury, CJ. Joleph P. Cook, Cap. Daniel Taylor.
Reading, M . Lemuel Sanford, M r + Seth Sanford.
New-Fairfield Col. N. Beardiley, Mr. Stephen Barns.
Stratford, Capt Abraham Brinfmaid, Mr. Daniel Bennet.
New-Town, Major Caleb Baldwin. Mr. Henry Peck.
&azfo.d, Cap*. Ifiac Lockwood^ Cap'. Daniel Bouten.
Rid a field, Mr. Samuel O mftead, Mr. William Forrerter.
Windham County.
Windham, Mr. Nath. Wales, jun. Capt. Eb. Moseley.
Coventry Co'. JelL Root, Capt. Eben. Kingsbury.
Pornphret Col Ebenezer Will ams, Mr. Jonas Frost.
Woiddock, Capt. Ehlha Child, Mr. William Skinner.
Aihford Capt. Simeon Smith, Major John Keyes.
Lebanon Mr. Jacob Elliot, Mr, Peleg Thomas.
Killing,ley C.pz Sin on Learned, Mr. Benj. Leaving
Voluntown Capt. Moses Campbell, Mr. Mat. Newton.
Plainfield, Gea John Douglass, Mr. John Cady.
Mansfield, Mr. Cons. Southworth., Gap'. Ara. Williams.
Canterbury, Mr. EhAhL Adams, M • David Payne.
Litchfield C unty.
Litchfield, M r . Jedediah Strong Clerk, pro tempore.
Maj. Andrew Adam, o .
Silifbury, Cvl. Jifhua Potter, Mr. Hezekiah Fitch.
New-Hartford, Cul. Seth Smith, Capt. Matthew Gillel
Golhen, Cl. Ebenezer Norton, Mr Daniel Miles.
Sharon, Ms. Ebenezer Gay, Capt David Downs.
Cornwall. Capt, Edward Rogers, M-. Abraham Payne.
Hartland Col. Benjamin Hutchins. Mr. Eben Ensign.
Canaan, Copt. John Stephens Co!. Charles Birrell.
Harwinton Mr. Joseph Cook, Capt. Daniel Catlin,
Torrington, Capt. Shubael Griswold, Mr. Aaron Austin.
Norfolk. Mr. Hoffiea Wilcox, Mr. Afahel Humphrey.
New Milford, Mr. Samuel Coraflock, Mr. Jonah Todd.
Kent Capt. Jedediah Hubbell, Capt. Joseph Carter.
Woodbury, Mr. Andrew Graham, Col. Banj. Hinman.
Westmoreland Coun'y.
Weftmoreland. Col. Na^i Denifen, Mr. Afahel Buck.
WILLIAMSBURG, O^ober ",
Extras of a letter from a Gentleman (in Germany)
to his friend tn this city, dated sane 24, 1778.
" Eveiy moment we exped a most dreadful
war in this country, between the Emperor and
the King of Prullia, which, if once commenc
ed, wII he bloody indeed. They have each
armies, well appointed, of above 200,000 men,
and have been, for feme months in the neigh-
bourhood of e±h uther, on the confines
of Bohemia and Silesia. France and
Great Britain arc alf) on the point of
measuring swords, or rather trying their
naval powers; one with a strong fteet of
21 large ships at Portsmouth, and 12 or
14 at Plymouth, ready for action, and
the other with upwards of jo large ships
at Brett, ready tor sea at a moment's
warning, -and much better provided than
the English, besides several more ships
at the different ports and above 60,000
troops, commanded by their ablest Ge
neral, Malhal Broglio, on the coast op
polite England. The English militia,
with the few regulars they have, both
together muting about 3.5 or 40,000
men, are on the diffi-rent parts of the
English coast ; so that the eyes of all
Europe are gazing to fee where the
mighty storm will burst."
PHILADELPHIA, October 2^.
Extras of a letter from General Count
Pulaski, to the President of Congress,
dated October 16, 1778,
"SI R,
" For fear that my letter concerning
m y engagement should mifearry or be
delayed, ancthaving other particulars to
mention, I thought proper to fend you
this letter.
" You must know that one Juliet, an
officer, lately deferred from the enemy,
went off to them two days ago with three
men whom he debauched and two others
whom they forced with them. The e
nemy, excited without doubt by this
Juliet, attacked us the 15th inst. at three
o'clock in the morning, with 4000 men.
1 hey feemeg at firft to attack our pic
kets of infantry with fury, who loft a
few men in retreating: Then the ene
my advanced to our infantry. The
Lieut. Col. Baron de Bose, who headed
his men and fought vigorously, was
killed with federal bayonet wounds, as
well as the Lieut, de la Borderie, and a
small numberof soldiers and others were
wounded. This Daughter would not have
ceased so soon, if on the firft alarm I
had not hastened with my cavalry to
support the infantry, which then kept a
good countenance: The enemy soon fled
in great disorder, and left behind them
a great quantity of arms, accoutre
ments, hats, blades, &c.
" We took some prifoners,and should
have taken many, had it not been for a
swamp, through which our horses could
scarcely walk : Notwithstanding this,
we still advanced, in hopes to come up
with them, but they had taken up the
planks of a bridge for fear of being over
taken, which accordingly saved them ;
however my light infantry, and particu
larly the company of rifle-men, gotover
the remains of the plank and fired some
vollies on their rear The fire began a.
gain on both sides. We had the advan
tage, and made them run again, altho'
they were more in number.
" I would not permit my hunters to
pursue any further, because I could not
assist them, and they returned again to
our line without any loss at that time.
" Our loss is estimated, dead, wound
ed and absent, about 25 or ;o men, and
fo^e horses. That of the enemy afa
pears to be much more coniiderabic.We
had cut off the retreat of about 25 men,
who retired into the country and the
woods, and we cannot find them ; the
general opinion is, that they are conceal
ed by the Tories in the neighbourhood
of this encampment."
In Congress, 17 O&. 1775.
Ordered to be Published,
HENRY LAURENS, President.
In CONGRESS, 061. 12, 1778.
WHEREAS true religion and
good morals are the only solid foun
dations of public liberty and happi
ness.
Refolded, That it be and it is hereby
earnestly recommended to the feveial
states, to take the most effectual mea
sures for the encouragement thereof ,
and for the suppressing of theatrical en
tertainments, horse-racing, gaming and
such other diversions as are productive
of idleness, diffipatfon and a general de
pravity of principles and manners.
Refolded, That all officers inthe army
of the United States be, and hereby are
ftrialy enjoined, to fee that the good
and wholesome rules provided for the
difeountenancing of prophanenefs and
vice, and the preservation of morale
among the soldiers are duly and punctu
ally observed.
Extras from the Minuted,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
Extras of a letter from Springfield, New-
Jersey, to a gentleman in this city, (receiv
ed yesterday) dated Oft. 17, 1778, in
the evening.
" By this express I have the pleasure
to inform you, that the enemy are leav
ing New-York. We have known, for
some days, that several transports were
ready.---lt was said 250 fail of trans
ports, besides itore ships, and that they
were ordered to carry a man to a tun
and a half. Part of the greens were on
board some days ago. Poor dogs were
drove by the bayonet ! This was treat
ing them in character. This day we
learn that 100 vessels with soldiers have
fallen down ; whether they mean a total
evacuation is not certain, neither which
way they bend their course, whether to
the Weit Indies, or to infeft our coasts
tQ the southward, time must determine.
South Carolina is talked of as their ob
ject."
TRENTON, Odober 21 .
Tuesday fe'nnigbt the enemy left Hackin
faek, after having plundered thereabouts of
most of the forage, a number of cattle, rob
bed hen-roosts, and committed many ash of
barbarity on the defencelefs inhabitants. Se
veral tory families, we bear, went of with
them.
We hear that on Monday last about 100
fail of transports with troops on board, un
der convoy of several men of war, failed from
the Hook, supposed for the Weft- Indies.
Yeferday between 7 and Bio Britifo,
Scotch and Hessian Prifiners arrived here
from Maryland and Virginia, under guard,
on their way to Elizabeth Town, to be ex
changed.