The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-05-07 00:00:00, page 1

FRANKFORT, , on the MAIN, November 28.
GENERAL Faucitt has again made hisappear
ancehere, the 17th of this month, and after
a short stay, continued his routto Hanau, in order
to raise more German troops, at the rate of thirty
pounds sterling per man. The king of Great-
Britain, it is said, has set his heart so much upon
the raising this new body of troops, that he deli
vered in perfonto General Faucitt his inftructi
ons,without the medium ofLord Amherst, com
mander in chief, or of the secretary at war; but
the preceeding levies made in these countries for
the crown of England, without our having seen
hardly one man return, of all that went over to
America, render them now the more scarce, as
it is but a short time since two Hanoverian regi
ments of foot were raised for the East-Indies.
The court of Hesse Caffeß in order to facilitate
General Faucitt's business, has given orders to
several of her officers to recruit in different places.
The Baron de Knyphaufen, commander in chief
of the Hessian troops in America, and who has
loft an eye, is to return soon, and will be replaced
by Lieutenant General de Losfberg, who com
mands under him.
LO N D~ O~N.
Jan. 3. France has at this time in America
and the Weft-Indies 37fail of the line, besides the
reinforcements now going thither, without men
tioning a syllable of the Spanilh or Dutch, which
are not supposed to be fewer than fourteen fail
more. To oppose these, Great-Britain has about
25 fail of the line in the whole; if the French
can, by any means, preserve this superiority, of
which there is at present too specious an appear
ance, they will reserve to themselves their own
terms to conclude the war.
Accounts from France are however circulating
in town, which fay, that Comte de Graffe took
withhim, from the Chefapeakto the Weft-Indies,
only twenty fail of the line; le Caton 64, le So
litaire 64, le Refleche 64, and le Zele 74, were
left behind in Virginia, in order, it is supposed,
to guard the conquests, de Barras, with 10 fail
of the line and two ships of fifty guns, made
some diversions to the Southward.
The Mary Ann, from St. Kitt's arrived at
Whitehaven, had atolerable good paffage,neither
de Graffe nor Sir Samuel Hood, bad, however,
arrived in the Weft-Ind^ when die failed; all
.he inlands were in an alarm left the French fleet
should arrive firft, not on account, merely for
fear of an attack, but as they might cut off the
supplies they were in daily expectation of receiv
ing from Europe. All the settlements are much
distressed for provisions.
The letters brought over by the Sophia Julia
Frederica, Danish EaR-Indiaman,from Tranque
bar, confirm the account of taking ofSurat; the
defeat of Hyder Ally, by Sir Eyre Coote, and of
the preparations which were going on at Madrafs
and Bengal, for further operations against the
Dutch settlements : there was no account of
Mons. Suftrein being arrived at the Mauritius, to
reinforce Mons. D'Orves, who had the command
of the fleet. Admihl Huges, with five fail of the
line and two frigates, was come round the Pe
ninsula, from Bombay, in order to aflift and se
cond the operations of the Company's forces.
The Ea^-India Company have, however, letters
oflater date than those brought by the Dane.
The 101st and io2d regiments of foot are em
barked on board the outward bound ships for the
Eaft-Indics.
WEEKLY INT^IOT CER.
HARYFORD : Printed by HUDSON and G OODWI N, NEAR THE GREAT BRIDGE.
UESD AY, MAY 7, 1782.
The whole force that can be spared to fail with
Sir George Rodney, will hardly put our squadron
in the Western world, on any degree of equality
witli the enemy; and our home defence and
North seas are yet to be provided for:
It is iomewhat remarkable; that the comman
ders of no fewer than four ships of the line, on no
tice or being ordered for a particular station, on a
particular service, and a particular flag officer,
all made an excuse of illness, and resigned ! a
mong these are two of tried courage and large
fortunes, who applied for commands as soon as
the war with France commenced."
Fhe cannon which were taken out of the Ter
rible man of war, of 74 guns, burnt off the Che
fapeak, on account of the damage she had re
ceivedin the engagement with de .^raffe'S squa
dron, were landed at New-York, in order to be
mounted on some new works raised there, and on
Staten-island, for the defence of New-York.
According to letters from Portsmouth, the
cables and cordage, taken on board the French
transports, prizes to the Agamemnon man of war,
are fufficient for the compleat equipment of fix
fllips of the line, all new, and of the bed quality;
there are also soldiers eloathing for 4000 men
complete; the wine and flour are the most in
considerable parts of the cargoes, but will be a
great loss to the enemy;
The following is told by gentlemen of veracity,
who are lately arrived in a cartel from America,
as certain fa&; " When the capitulation was
about being signed by General Washington and
the French officers, the former was exceedingly
desirous to know, if one Arnold was not in one
of the British polls, at Ybrk or Gloucester ?a
common reply was given, no, The General
doubted, and asked the fame again; the fame an
swer was given; Mr. Washington then wrote to
Lord Cornwallis to declare, on his honor, whe
ther Mr. Arnold was there or not? intimating,
as no capitulation would be made for him on any
account whatever.—ls one Arnold had been
there, his fate was certain !
As far as can be judged from the accounts
which have hitherto passed, the present year's ex
pence will be less than 33 millions ; and it is said
the loan will be 16 millions, in order to fund a
part of the unfunded debts, which at present
bears so hard on government.
Dispatches, it is said, have been received over
land at the India-house, from GovernorHaftings,
at Bengal, containing a minute and explicit ac
count of his proceedings during his governorship,
and particularly giving the company a full relati
on of all the circumstances which gave rife to the
late war in the Carnatic,and how far it was una
voidable in him to pursue the measures which he
did on that occasion.
Admiral Edwards, lately returned from New
foundland, is succeeded by Admiral Gambier,
who is to take the command on that station early
in the spring.
Extract of a letter from Edinburgh,Dec. 29.
" By a letter from a noble Lord lately return
ed to Europe from America on parole, we learn,
that on the latter end of laR August, a treaty of
peace and alliance had been entered into by Ge
neral Greene in his camp on the Santee, in the
province of South-Carolina, with the chiefs of
the Nottawega Indians, the most desperate and
warlike tribe of the Cherokees ; who before that
time had been extremely troublesome to the re
bels by their obfthute adherence to Great-Bri
tain.
" At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the
sloop Betsey, of Leith, Colin Henderson, master,
from Alloa with coals, drove from her anchors iri
the roads, and ran alhore on the finds near the
Beacon. No boat being able to live, about eight
o'clock, the tide falling, an attempt was made
with some darts to favethe lives of the crew and
passengers; but not ebbing fufficiently for theit
approach to the wreck, they were obliged to re
turn. ~,
" The fame humane gentlemen, however,
who were obliged to relinquish this method of
rescuing their fellow-creatures from so miserable
a Situation, witli much difficulty (owing to the
opposition of the wives of the Newhaven fisher
men, who were anxious for the fafety of their
hulbands) procured a boat at that place, which
put off about ten, and got within a few yards of
the veiTel; but after every effort, and finding it
impossible to fetch her, they called to the people
on board, that in the next attempt they hoped to
be more fuccefsful, and reluctantly were obliged
to return on Shore at the back of South pier. At
fix this morning, the gale decreasing; they at last
got on board, when they found the master, who
bad remained aloft upon the rigging, alive, wh'j
informed them, that four women and a child,
passengers; and his crew, a man and a boy, had
been all washed overboard, since their firft at
tempt, and that the boy had only dropped about
half an hour before their return. Mr. Hender
son, was immediately brought on Shore, where he
remained very poorly; It is hoped, if the wea
ther continues fair, the veflel will be got in."
Extra& of a letter from Peterfourgh, Dec. 2.
" This place daily arrives at a higher pitch of
commercial confequente ; it appears, by the
clearance at the house of imposts, that from the
firft of January, about 700 veflels have failed
from hence, which are 130 more than laR year ;
all this RuSTia owes to her enjoyingthe blessings of
peace and the neutral trade. Tiiere are several
ihips that mutt winter here."
PROTEST.
The following is entered agair ft the proceedings
in the house of Lords on Tuesday left.
It was proposed to leave out, after the second pa
ragraph of the motion for the address, the re^
maining part of the motion, and to insert,
" And we will, without delay, apply ourselves
" with united hearts, to propofc and digest such
counsels, to be laid at his royal feet, as may
excite the efforts, pointthe arms, and command
" the confidence of all bis fubjeas.
After long debate,
The queßion was put thereupon.
It was resolved in the negative.
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Then the question was put, That the motion
as firft proposed, do Rand part of the queftion'
It was refolyed in the affirmative.
Dissentient,
For reasons too often urged in vain, for these
lake Seven yedrs ag'ainß tlie ruinous prosecution
of the unjust war carrying on by his Majesty's
Ministers against the people of North-America
and too fatally confirmed by repeated expence'
and the late diferaceful loss of a second army, to
Rand in need of repetition.
RICHMOND,
Fitzwilliam.
Rockingham
(Ne. 902.)