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▼ France has done us substantial benefits,
Greatßrtain substantial injuries. France offers to
guarantee onr sovereignty andunivdrfal freedom of
commerce France demands ofus to be independent;
Great 'Britain tributary. Ido not comprehend how
there can be a mind so debased, or an understanding
so perverted, as to balance betweenthem.
" The journies I have made both north and south
in the public service have given me an opportunity
of knowing the gperal difoofition of Europe upon
OUT gueftion. : There never was one in which the/
harmony of opinion was so universal. From the
Prince to the peasant. there is but one voice, one
wish -the liberty of America and the humiliation
of Grert-Britam.
" The troubles which the death of theEleAor of
Bavaria was likely to excite in Germany seemed to
hive subsided when of late the movements of the
King of Prussia threaten to exite a general war.
Great Britain whose expiring hope fuhiiris itfelf on
every ftratv. finds comfort in the expectation that
this will involve France, and divert her from en
gaging in out war< But in my judgment, it is much
more likely to operate against her in Raffia, than a
ptinft us in France."
Extracts of letters taken on board a veffet bound
from New York to Philadelphia, and Branded on
Cape Henlopen. From the original letters in the
hands of the Printers.
From Mr. John Lancafler at New-York, to James
Parker, Esq; at Philadelphia, dated April 24.
" Your kind letter of the 13th current came to
band yesterday, and am exceedingly obliged to'you
for the intelligence conveyed in it, and am confident
if I could be so happy to receive a letter from you
once a week while I stay in this place, it would en
tirely remove that depression of spirits I have labor
ed under ever since I saw Lord North's dying speech.
1 do assure you that and some other things of that
fort was almost too much for me. At this place
vast numbers of copies of the bills were struck off
and handed about. A courier sent off with a flag
to Putnam's lines; some sent in a flag to Elizabeth-
Town, where, it is Gid, the Rebel Commandant
threw them into the fire."
From Mrs. D. Brown, at New York, to her Son,
Lieutenant Charles Brown, of the 25th Regiment,
at Philadelphia dated April 25 >778.
" Sir Henry Clinton leaves this in a few days for
Philadelphia, to take the command, when I suppose
Sir W. Howe will decamp. We are all here in the
greatest consternation at the pacific measures the Mi
nistry seem disposed to take with the Americans.
General Tryon lately sent a copy of the ads to Go
vernor Livingston in the Jerseys who returned them
with the greatest contempt imaginable, desiring him
to make use of the paper. By all accounts, a French
war is inevitable, which is analarming cireumftance.
Lord North appears, by his speech to be frightened
out ofhis wits. lam most wretched that I cannot
get away. I shall have double danger to encounter,
if a French war breaks out,
FISH-KILL. June ir.
We are just informed, that sixteen of onr men
went over to Straten Iftind and brought off fourteen
prisoners, amongst whom was Col. Farmer Billop.
POUGHKEEPSIE, June 8.
By our last accounts from Philadelphia, it appears
that the enemy will undoubtedly abandon that place
very soon.- -Tho' some people.are of a different
opinion.
NEW YORK, May 2 §.
On the Sth inflant his Excellency General Sir
Henry Clinton arrived, in good health., at the city
of Philadelphia and a few days before, a fleet of
transports from New York and another fterf Cork
with troops and provisions g.)t fafe up to their
moorings in the Delaware,
On the nth instant, his Excellency General
Howe, K. B, in the orders of the day, took leave
©f the army and resigned the command to his Ex
cellency General Sir Henry Clinton K. B, Last
week the most elegant entertainment ever known in
America, was given to his Excellency by a number
of the military gentlemen previous to his embarkati
on for England, on board his Majesty's ship And
romeda which was fixed for the 18th day ofMay,
BOSTO N, June 11, 1778.
By Colonel Ranfalearfrom Albany we are assur
ed that Major General Delancey Colonel Robin
son, tire la± Mayor of the City of Albany together
with two other Gentlemen of Note had sent out a
Flag from New York, to His Excellency Governor
Ctypu, soliciting the Protection of the States, with
the'3ffer of delivering up all their Paternal Property
to obtain it. They received for Answer, that the
Pleasure of Congress must firft be known, before they
could be received to Mercy.., y
An Expref# which returned last Saturday from
Congress in ten Days, fays he did not hear of the
Arrival of any Commissioners, as has been reported
two or three Days past. He acquants us that last
Thursday fe'nnight a Person at Fifh-Kll took his
Oath that he heard War declared against France in
New-York, the Day before, and that when he in
formed Governor Trumbull, of ConneAicut, of the
fame the Governor told him he had later Advices
frora New York, which made no mention of it; so
that we prefame the Report is gfoundlefs.---That
General Washington's army was in high Spirits when
he came away and daily augmenting, The General
Assembly of Pennsylvania have passed a unanimous
Resolve ' That the Delgates or Deputies of the•
United States of America, in Congress assembled,
are invefted' with an exclusive Authority.to treat
vYith the Ring of Greit-Britain, dr commiffiotrefs by
him duly appointee, refpe&ing a Peace between the
two countries." And he was well informed the Con
gress were unanimous and took no Notice of the
Bills or A&s which had been sent from Great Britain
to luh us to Deep, btit are resolutely determined to
puih on the War untill they eftablilh the Freedom
and Independence ofrhe United States of America.
Hartford, June 16.
Last Tuesday the Hon. John Hancock and
Samuee Holten, Esq; passed through this town on
their way to join the Grand Congress at York Town.
Saturday last ended the spring session of the Ge
neral Assembly of this State.
The law for regulating prices, was by particular
recommendation from the Honorable Continental
Congress repealed. People are now left to be regu
lated by the law of confeience, whose penalty is not
less certain and severe though it seems to be less
feared than the other. Every one who views his
own interest rightly, will wiffi to eftablilh the cre
dit of our paper medium ; while fools only sr those
whom avarice has made blind, are fond ofincreafing
the quantity of their caffi while they IqiTen its va
lue, and by their eager grasp like the bear in
the fable, would hug their darling to death.
We hearthat 25 fail of transports have arrived at
New-York, convoy'd by Commodore Gambier,
with between 5 and 603 recruits.
The murderers of Mr. Joshua Spooner, who were
to have been executed.on the 4th instant, are re
prieved to the 2d of July next.
Lately a number of young Ladies, as a token of
their assiduity and generosity, waited upon the Rev.
Daniel Welch of Mansfield 2d society, and his
motherless children with 93 runs of linen and tow
yarn, which was generoufty given apd gratefully
received,
*, The Printers hope they shall be able for
the future to furnifh the public with a whole ffieet
of news ; which however muff entirely depend upon
the care and attention of people in saving their
RAGS. All possible encouragement will be given
to any who take particular pains in this refpe&, and
the smallest favor thankfully rewarded, by
The PRINTERS.
For the CONNECTICUT COURANT.
Question I. /TAN laws made by men set aside
our obligation to obey the laws
of Gods
Q IT. Is it confident with the divine law that
sealing ordinances should be adminiftred to fetch
profeffors of chriftianity as do openly allow them
selves in difheneft practices ?
Q^IIL Can general custom render that just and
right, which, in its own nature and by the laws
of God, is wrong, unjust and oppressive?
From the Granada Gazette, of Feb. 23.
AN event lately happened in Guadaloupe, of
which perhaps, the annals of the Well Indies
afford no example. The following are such parti
culars of that tragical affair, as we have been able
to colle&.
An eminent Planter, of that island, named Monfr.
Chateau, represented to have been a Gentleman, no
less distinguished by his great opulence, than by the
constant exercise of those virtues which never fail
to gain universal love and esteem conceived a re
markable attachment to 3 Mr. Laborde, Captain
of Grenadiers in one of the Regiments lately arrived
from France. On this officer Mr. Chateau bestowed
every mark of the warmest friendship often entertain
ed him, and his companions, with the greatest hof
phality, and generou fly Applied his pecuniary wants,
which were frequent and considerable without the
most diflant profpe& of ever being reimbursed, Capt.
Laborde having been taken sick, Monfr. Chateau
brought him to his house and trea/ed.him, with un
common attention and tenderness until his recovery
was effefled. During hie stay there, he bad'an op
portunity of discovering that Mr. Chaterd W6§ ^
menfe'y rich; and formed the horrid design dfaflat.
finating his benefactor and seizing part of his wealth:
Full of this idea, he returned to the principal totyn;
where his Regiment was gartered, arid had the art
to engage, as an Affeciate a profligate young fel
low, the Nephew of his friend; aid at the fame
time, bribedfix Grenadiers of bisown company to
affiftthem in affecting their bloody purpose.
Having furnifhed themselves with ma/l:s and taken
every other precaution for carrying their diabolical
scheme into execution, without discovery, they re
paired in the dead of the night, to Mr, Cheateau's
house and begin the dreadful tragedy by breaking
open the outer doer and murdering two black do
mestics, who were keeping in the paflhge. They
then proceeded to the hall where they killed four
more fervams, and lastly, having Urlt into the old
Gentleman's chamber,they inhumanly butchered him
and a mulatto woman. A mulatto beihg awaken'd
by the screams of the unfortunate vi&ims, flew to
the feene of horror and discovered Laborde, whose
mafl< at that instant. had dropped off to Be one ofthe
Aflaffins. He then spring but of the window and
alatfhed Mr. Chateau's fan, who slept that nightie
an adjoining house and With the assistance of the
slaves, tool; tis said, every one of the murderers,
before they got from the Plantation 1 .
The vidimus had not time to derive any advantage
from their barbarity,---having not even attempted
to riffle the Gentleman's strong box, in which there
was found the enormous sum of 43 oc^l. flerling,in
specie.
An extraordinary Council being immediately cal
led. the assassins were tried and found guilty ; the
Nephew and the three of the Grenadies were con
demned tobe broken upon the wheel and Capt. La
borde with threeother Grenadiers tobehanged. Great
interest was rhade to five the two principals but
most of the Members of the Council were inflexible,
particularly the Marquis de Lowendabl son of the
famous Count and Marshal of that name, who com
mands the Regiment of Navarre to which Laborde
belonged.
A rumour having been fyead that ri refeme would
be attempted ; the officers and privates of the said
regiment on the day appointed for the Execution,
were confined in their quarters and all people of
every colour, whether free or flares, ordered under
the severest penalties to remain at their refpe&ive
homes.-- Iheexecution was, in consequence, begun
and continued for some time without noise or diff
erder; three of the Grenadiers were broken alive and
they had begun to difyatch the Nephew in thelike
manner, when an old wall, on which a number of
people had mounted fell down The confofion and
tumult, occasioned by thi^ accident, added to the
report ofa pistol, which was heard at the fame time,
having induced the Commanding Officer to imagine,
that a refeue was intended, he imprudently ordered
the troops to fire on the populace; the confeqrehce
of which was that 70 or 80 innocent fpeAators of
allranks, were either killed or wounded, exclusive
of those who loft tbeirlivesor were mamed by the
fall of the wall.- In the midst of this dreadful feene.
Tne Marquis de Lowendabl shot Laborde and the
three Grenadiers, and one of the Executioners feff
by the fire of thetroops.
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