The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-05-25 00:00:00, page 3

^ O S T 0 N, MAY 29.
since our lai! fcveral v^h have a>r ved at dif
h/?,rt ports from S atia, Mirtinico, Qridaloop,
^d other'ports of the W^-LJ.^; by th^e vr£':is
we have r reported, that Admiral Byron, aid the
(bunt D'Eiteine-were flr!l ar their old * um% wuh
out having made any capita! movement. S-upe rs.
tribute this to a pacific dfoofnion at bocr'm of boh
Court# ; others, 'o the inferiority of Byron iofea
men, end cf the Count in ships. That net long
fiuce, Adm nl Byron feat fjur rum of War of be
fine, and a numhri cf frigates, ro emize not fit 1 cm
Martinico. the Count a, soon as he was app ?ed of
it, sent a.number of the line and frigate to akecure
if them ; this motion 'drew out by ficc^ffve detach
ments beth fleets, but Without p oducing any gene al
a&ion.
By the above '-e^k we beam, that Count D'E"
taing having embarked his troops, and mad? tach
difpofiron# asi dica r ed some ente prize in view,, a'l
the Arid cf S:. K tts was in arms eXpeAi^ a vifir
from the French fleet, and eve'y platoon taken
there for the defence of the fl md„
One of the la 4 vefcls from he We' Indies in
forms, that a large number of ft e sh pt wi h feme
Arps of force, had arrived a' Ma mico, fern old
France this is probably fhefret me' tinned to have
failed from F ance to the Weu I des. by die cutter
not long fiice arrived hare, and which 'ef B eftthe
beginning of Much. This rehf rerme * fr is fi d,
will give ti e fleet of Fra ice a fupefiority of flr^ngth
to that of the Bruffi in those feas b
daring the combat.
Since our iaft Fmrveff is have arrived he r e from
South Carolina, laden with rice, be outing to the
Continent.
Tue above vefrels bring an account cf G cral
Lincoln's army being -einfurced by sis een hundred
met, from the Carolinas.
The deflmation of the fleet tha' lively left New-
York, amounting it is said to tweny eight fail, wi'h
troops on board, is not yet afreram d. J wa< com
^maudjd by Admiral Ombier hirof-h ; force ^o jec
ture it was bound to Georgia ohe • no Canada
wlrileothers fafpe&it is defignedfrC^efp ! <Pay,
to formajunction with the troops oi convention, in
the hither parts of Virginia.
We hear that the Sleep Providence has rer-r^d
into a port in this Sta e having, durin.?he sh # t
absence, fell in with, aid took, after an obluia
garment, the brigantine D Iligence, moon in 12
carriage guns, and 53 men, belonging to the K n;
of Great- Britain and fitted out by the Admiral.
The brigantine was of eq tal force of the fl ?op a'd
tho' heruffice-sand men defended her with obstinacy.
they were cbl'iged to fibmit to the fuperio bravery <f
C.pt, Hacker, and the gallantry of his offi ers and
; men. The enemy had 3 killed and tg wounded 3
of which are since dead -Capt. Hacker had 2 men
killed and 12 wounded two of which, viz. Mr.
Rogers failing marer, and Mr. Chil on, Lieut, of
marines, two valuable officers, are since dead, much
regretted. Cupt. Hacker, afo retook a fchoonerin
.the service of the Continent, bound to Bafton. with
£2O calks of lice. - They are bo+h fife arrived.
NEW-LONDON Miy 20.
Thursday last arrived here, a Sloop fem C'rke.
vound.to New York, laden with orovifions-- a Prize
; to the Ship Putnam.
Saturday arrived herefrom a C uiz~, the ? ivart^?
„Sloop Revenge Cup. PA.
' % Sunday war sent into P rt the Privateer Lady
^ne, Gp. Drew, cf 8 G ins, taken in fight of
tpisHarbour by>.lv ,anccck and Sever Privateers,
I«hof&Feetof 2 t fab, who rr ere bound bom New-
Uricßhode-Iflnd ^d^ Cirvoyofthe Thomas,
y^^fli Frigate of 36 Guns.
Thetame Day arrived a Sloop fretrithe WA In
^Prizeto tie American Revenue and Revenge
. ,vste-rs, he CTre Rim, Sona*. &c.
, Tuefjay arrived here ^he Privateer American Re
7^uh Cart. Leeds and brought in with '.or the
" vat eerSchooner Sally, Cip . Spelling, cf 8 Gnn:
', ? ,' i0 a Schooner (Pilot Boat bulll from N r'h
'"oiins, bound to the Weft Ldier, ladrnwrh T
, co and Tar, who had been taken by a Bri^fh
Matter.
Spindly the^ S'orp, from N*«?„•'. boned <0
f arbour so s Wo®d, fiiding no Convey a* that
"'! ^ Sail wj?h an Intention of -burning, but
wercepted by two armed Bjits, and sent into
^ce out faft w#s fentin'Q C?r n A ^rt River,,?
By the fame chan ml we aeirfumed, that two
ffiipcf he line, bel>ngingto the fqnLon o' Ad
niiral Byron, were hauled up at St L ca fr ^ant
of men, each of them having buried three hundred cf
their fariors,
In a speech Which Admiral Keppel pronotinted
before hi< judge# of 'he co<rt martial, he d;.l honor
to the behaviour of Count D'Ovlleirs and his fleet
T..e child was a; eidc 1 wtb am u flarra'cry Ever
ab.ut ftvnw e- 6cfo^ s lift ill e% whi h Con
tinned abm § dsysai d cinv bated 11 heal h. T : e
chrid ^a ev. f mi brn rrm rAhly vorac Out.
°'''6 ''' A 11 was f 7. dwh a vomitor,
a; 1 * ded ihca vertex, ex tp once in about 6
© 8 noirs vo ding abu 3 .ca spoon full of blood.
A hadlu or w?s difcoveied by the to ch. and
movable, ek'endmg as before detcr^d, othe ways
tie abdomen remai ed toft and phabie attended with
a high n&mater, five/ which fy niprem* together
W 1 h ) fr .e r 5 Cimuon wi h thereof he 1 flimrory
kind c tr nurd ill the 6 h, when death elefed the
feene. Chifrdp•
Oliver Fuller P ftcian & Surgeon.
N. B. Said animal may be teen at the iubfcribef3
hers. , K^t.
M fli'n. PRINTERS
F:eaf fr net. he following authentic, although
imperfect dfcripion in you m 1 vfeful paper fur
the ri fi of tue curious a atomical eqarcs
and prokirxs in the healing art, and ( u tha way)
to mankind in gene al,
Apd 7 177%
AE TFR diff;& on by the subs • her 'a # <en cut
0 ne du^CTum o'a hid fix rco hsa d
three day old which tx bed after do ihoef of 48
hou r , a. 'xerrfeence ^ a famine hue ( vh ch
font wit le.embled aiaqoa ic aimel) abo Bth
ches in lengin an, four me e< in cucumfere ce,
t e " on h of nfm what tefembl ng tha of a filh,
vd,rly called a tucker ; the tail or other end unit
in iota* lef fide of the pylorus, thenc* ex ending
i>a p*pnd cu:t di ,& n.mto the pelvis pro
tudirig ne d cdi. , m and part of the jejunum out
of .her ipin c urie, in a d red line firn the p,ld
rus 0 t.e bocom of the pelvis, was fed by some
fmal a: r . The thorax contained a heart and
live'; t'e abdorn^n con<acted kidneys arid entrails,
the la * of & ch v:ry mrch refemWed ttefe of an
cel cho' convoke ed of a light colour arid of a f?ft,
flabby f,gu„ cobfi^^ce and tex ure the other
parts both ex?er al a id inend wholly mufeuhr
and m m^ra104 s ; he ft m r back referebnng ( tot
in co! 11) Aebnia a : b% by the obi que concen^a
ticn of the fibrous 'am 2 ft emufe s.
Si top wi.ll one He. fra& of Rum. and fr Uo fhM&
of Mpiaffes, captured by two Whalcbcas.
I .e (am - Dr, adoarnved ; ee. the Brig- -, Cip«.
? uppt, ir. TO tLys-fiom Cwleftown, South C-rj
bn?, .4% sf.vmt, tret the B t ft A my confining
Ot 7000 Mm. had made a ci/cunotr M rch by Wav
of Pur,fhare, and sot into the R-ar f Gn. L<l
- Ary ofjooo c^r.n ^fi& in the Fon ./Gm.
Moultrie's A my alto of 3000, within 50 Miles cf
Ciiailefcw- ; T. r a~ G^arlflr%3 v.-ff S picketed and
walla inby dr I)habitsnt's who w re dete m ^ed
to deiend,the Town so the last extreme provided
the E ^my fhuuld be hardy enough to proceed to
that Place.•.
'Wehe^r tha a Prvaieer Sloofy belonging to the
Enemy, chci lad a ded her Men on Nantucfe,
and robbed the I hannanti of f me EffeAs, w,^ I ft
Week boa (led by a B at < aAn,, a Nimber of M n
a med with Linnets a:d Harpoons, who took the
V^l
Y. e # d~y wa< fentinto tbis Port by the ShipCTi.
Ver C mw'll a Schooner from B.ltmiore, burthen
about 30 Tons; the had been taken by a British
C'o zer, and was re aken the South Side cf Long-
IfliA.
DRESDEN (btr.Mortb Cullere) M ? y 4.
Lai: Saturd y 24 hrs Apti in the 6gh year
of bis a„e dep . rdf 1 f.1 hope o r a J*ff 4 m
mortal y : e Rev Eleazer Wheelock D. D.
President o 1 D ..no C ?c
HARTFO R D M ? y 25.
By 2 v/iTei lately a roti a Margin,co from the
H vanra a laccount w2s brought that the last men
ti. 1 f'ace ws n the bfl fhte of defence Befiles
14 000 men, f which the m iitia on the fland of
Cba w cortifis who &<e reg mental, and confi.
durably well die pl ed mere a e eght reg ments
cfre^ubh toops a. the H v^nna: fivifh ps of the
11 e d ' We ve ta a- s.n h m pot Two ffiips of
90 and 66 ins ready to be launched; art fcve^al
u ne^ ot high "a t> orc the hocks Tae Americans
who frack tie I '' trera all parts are well received with
tuec ^ e f'vervh
Query 1^ Whether the ab^ve defertbed animal
dd no reside in the ftonrich previous to tke 4b of
Apr?
Query it Whether it wa° not mourdbed by the
ftme iamment .he ch Id wa r
The abjv= afrma! h^v 11? been vAv^d by the
foff r%rs i b j sly dr'eribed. Tess
J'Mnr Potter !meon Smith John Cham
BsriAfN Joseph Hamilton WILLIAM
Whe-ier, Timotay Babcock", PHiNEkAS
Smith. Pb fie ^s a- d.burgeons,
Sria'on, <?th Mriy. ( 77,-
ST R A Y'D from M r . James Judd' pa^nre ire
F^m ^t n Ihe latter pa. fA.)- Halt a Lir^e
Ba kMARE heavy wth foal; a veariin bay
S alhon wi h her : The Mae is abut' fever year:
o'^, branded I Con the hoof, n fi es on. Who
ever will take up fil'd Mare and CJtaid inform
the Subfe^b^r fori be ha dfomlv ,-w-rtGd by
JOHN CHENEVA R D.
N B. TucMre miy have foaled aga aby this.
Hartford May 24 1779
B,AZFERY a-d BR \SS FOUND iRY.
EBENEZER DENNI S S,
F,m N rwich;
HEREBY .forms <ne P blc. C-'at bel^r fat
up the hufi fnfBRAZI^ R Y ano
FoUNDERY n 'verlbancc, at his
Shop r opofie D. Smith'; S:o r e in Herford,
where Gentlemen may oe served on the forte ft
notice.
N. B. All kind of mending in Brag Cep,*, and
rater 13 do,e by fad Deuntft. Cash or new work
given for old Brass. Cunper and Purer.
Hertford Mi rt 24 1779
Or'AKEN c.m: e reuant. sid ;m; I^l2 111
A Muufi Id town pound, by the Subfc iber.
bn the 30 h day of April b.#. a Chefnut Colored
L C >R)E five or fix years old about 14 bauds
high, has no while font on him pater and t ots, fhnd
all round. T^e owner is d^fi ed to prove his pro
perty, pay charges and ta^r him awav.
NATH'L KIDDER, Jan.
M 1 -f^'d My 1, 17 9.
I'o be SOLD, at PUBLIC VENDU^
a New Luudin, on Iniirtd-v the 2, in-
Rant, a 2 :'r ! ck P. M the S hoover DOVE,
burthen abon 60 ^ons @'tb her 'ae rie and apparel;
as sh, 1 e a Cup .G y Richards's wharf.
M 221 1779.
IoGOVER the b ‘fri hlc EORoE
YOUNG WILD A I ,R.
At Nichodon' Mris, at NwM hud in the
County of LiCofield a Fv^ hard Dliars the
ftafon, two aid a half a leap or ten o ifire a
Colt, or continental currency at the rate of the
common ex 'hange,
YOUNG U,iLDA[R is rf4 hands and three
quartershigh is now rift ?of fix years old.
strung. lengthy and very handsome, is an excellent
grandson of the Amous W Idair allowed to be td
best horse that ever was in America. H s blood was
ilfo great reptile in England that tho' nineteen vr/rg
(Id, a g,e^. price was pid for him a ? de (hipped
home, wbee the lari accounts 1* e had of b ; m he
cc^red at if guineas a mate T?i< Herfe is well
erkuh ?d 0 get racers, funters aid saddle hotfix
is f ho f- of speed fame and temper.
N. B. His Cults preva chiefly black.
"T' ° ' "'" R'l^y a 1. 4 ^-:y ^ ^ Vue
, CHILD. Evqvre of the FRlntßrs.
H^tfoid Mi,3<. 17,0'
Hartford C any 1 Q UdLIC NUTICB
May 17 1 77f0 '{ ls hereby drives to ah it
dot or m? c<? : :c^ That a L bell is fi ed Nfire
te Hon. JAbez Hamlin E.o Jridge oft eCuun
ty Ceti t r he County of Hartford a^ainft the
Si op L I V ELY but en about forty tons,
Arc'icf Cleveland, ia^Mafier, her ac ' lin. Apparel
and cargo. AD afainitthe Sloop JOH N,
burthen ninety fix to% frh Wa ner la e M^kr,
her .ac no, ?pp el and careo. Art allo, again ft
the Slsop MAY FLOWER barthenont
hundred and ni^e ton®, CiarK la e Marer.
in favour of Clem nt B ffi , G^rdou Burnham and
Moses Busier commanded cft: # ree armed Schooners,
call'd the Gall, Ri tie S ake and Revenge proper
ly comm ffioried a d conferred, aud their affocia ! es
the c.:p.o,rt fold leers f>nh cf fa d three Schooners,
who rock the fed Lively, John and May Flower
upon tie high seas and font them into the ewrrf
of Hartford : And for 1 e :ryal of the justice of said
cap ures, the maritim- c o urifor the ccumtV rfH.'rt
ford w,ll be held a Hi Tord, in fid county, on
the if h cf June next at which time all perform
claiming proper.y, m?y appear, and Ihew reason if
^ny 'hey have, why the laid sloops ^ vely. John
and May Flower, With their racklin, apparel and
cargoes, sh , rid not be adjudged a§ lawful p ze to
thecap orsand fe ters forth agreeable tothe p.ayer of
the libellants, Hur ford, Miy 18 1779
By rrd*r of e Jud;?,
GEORGE WYLLYS Recess.
A Quantity of Good O A.R^
△. IL tg t .e S^d, j the mos: 1 easonacle cunt.
E:iq ure of the Printers.
Hartford,,M. 25 I?1@