The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1781-09-25 00:00:00, page 1

Meffi'rs PRINTERS,
Plcafe co insert the following, and you will oblige,
Your's, &C. ^ Friend to bis Country.
IT is not generally known that the Oak Galls are ufeful in
making Ink, as also for the Clothiers in dying black and
other dark colours; they are also ufeful in medicine. The
b:ft Galls are brought from Aleppo ; they grow on a fort of
Oak trees near that city, and are used in making the best
London Ink Powder, with the addition of Copperas and Gum
Arabic. The Galls in these Northern States grow on red or
grey Oak Trees, and are about the size of large musket bul
lets, tho' some are larger and tome lets ; they now begin to
fill from the trees, and should be gathered as faft as they
fall, for rain or even dew will take out some pt their good
ness ; they should be fpfead to dry irf a garret or some airy
room for about a month or fix weeks, and when thoroughly
dry, should be put up in a cask or box and covered from the
air, in a dry place, where they will keep good several years.
The galls are of a red colour when they fall from the trees,
and it is but once in several years that they are plenty. If
children were employed to gather these galls, the expence
would be but small, and the benefit to the public might be
considerable. Those who deal in Ink Powder might buy the
galls and get them manufaanred into that article at a small
expence, according to the receipt in Owen's dictionary. As
the galls of this country will dqubtlef> be found but little in
ferior to these of Aleppo, if they should be gathered in large
quantities they may be fold ata high price to the clothiers,
who will find them cheaper and better than logwood, the
colours made with them not being so apt to fade.
N. B. Those galls that have fallen from the trees and are
shriveled and dried are hear as good as diofe tha^ are fresh
and plump.
Granville, September §, 1781.
TO be fold and entered upon about the middle oTwinter;
a large convenient Dwelling House, Barn and other
buildings, lying in the weft part of Goshen, about three
hundred acres of land, about one hundred and twenty under
improvement, on which may be cut about fifty tons of good
herd's grass, and English hay, convenient for pasturing and
plowing, there is likewise on the premises, a young bearing
orchard with about two hundred apple trees. The place
being situated on the great road from New-Haven to Alba
ny or Vermont, is very convenient for a tavern. Also,
About twenty tons of hay to be fold. Enquire of the sub
scriber living on the premises.
JONAH CASE.
Goshen, Sept. 8, 1781.
Taken up by amariah Rockwell of Coventry, on
or about the 27th day of August last past, a bright red
cow supposed to be loft out of some drove going to market,
and is now in pofTeffion of the fubferiber in Tolland. The
owner is desired to prove his property, pay charges and
take her away.
HOPE LOTHRO P.
Tolland, September 10, 1781.
ALL Persons indebted to the Bitace of Mr. NOAH
POMEROY, late of Suffield, deceased, are reflue (led
co make immediate payment. Those who have any de
mands on said estate, are defiredtp, exhibit them for fettlc
fynt, to
-JONATHAN POMEROY, Executor.
Suffield, Sept. r?, 1781.
WE the fubferibers being appointed Commiffianers,
by the Hon. Court of Probate for the diftri& of Sha
ron to receive and examine the claims of the creditors of the
efface of Jeremiah Lawrence, late of Canaan, deceased,
represented insolvent, do hereby give notice, that , we shall
attend said bufineG at the house of Joseph Lawrence, in Ca
maan, on the firft Tuesday and second Monday of Odober
next, from one o'clock in the afternoon until fix. No ac
counts will be allowed unless properly attested.
JONAS LAWRENCE.
BENAJAU ,OV&LA$ r $
Canaan, Sepp 6, 17$!,
^TOLElLlrc^nT^TyarTdooPof AARON GRAVES in Pal-
O mer, in the night following the 17th day of September
current, two frards and a quarter of fine Cotton Cloth, partly
Whitened, seven yards a-nd three quarters of fine Tow Cloth,
ten yards of Tow Cloth not quite so fine, and fix yards of fine
Linen Cloth, all home made, and boiled out before even
ing and spread on the grass in order to lay all night. Also,
one Pillow Case, whitened, and likely some other articles
not yet known.
Whoever will take up fail thief or thieves, and return him
or them to said Graves, or commit them to any goal, so that
they may be brought to justice and the goods obtained, shall
be well rewarded, and all necessary charges paid, by me,
AARONGRAVES.
September r,, 1781.
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER.
HARTFORD : Printed by H UDSON AND GOODWIN, near the Great Bridge.
TUESDA Y, September 25, 17817
Commodore JOHNSTON's Letter,
(Concluded from our lad.)
NEXT day we retook the Hinchehbrook
East-India ship, with 2$ Frenchmen on
board ; and I learn from them that the squadron
who attacked us was composed of
Le Heros, 74, M. de Suffrein, Brigadier des
armes, grand commander de Malte.
L'Annibal, 74, M. de Tremigon, capitaine de
Vaiffeau.
L'Artifien, 64, M. de Cardaillac, chevalier de
Malthe
Le Phynx, 64, M. de Duchillou, capitaine de
Vaifleau.
Le Vengeur, 64, M. le chevalier de Frobin,
capitaine de Vaifleau.
La Fortune, 16, Corvette.
M. de Caftries,commandant de I'Arm'ee deTerre.
Regiment de Pondicherry, deux batalione.
Detachment du regiment d'Auftrafie.
4 Vaiffeaux des Indes, viz,
2' LesT^s Amis, letcinq Vaifauxdeff
8.1/Ifle de France. } '
4.,Pondicherry, J all doubled vMo copper.
The Hannibal was the ffiip which was dif
m^fted ; the Heros led in, and fiiffered damages
next in proportion to the Hannibal ; the Artefi
en, Sphynx, and Vengeur came in according as
they are named, but the last three did not re
ceive much injury. The Capt. of the Artefien,
to which Blip the prisoners belong, was killed
by a grape shot on the fhoujder.
They informed me that they failed from Brest
the 22d of March, with Mons. le Graffe and 20
fail of the line, three of which are of three decks,
bound to Martinique, besides the Sagittaire fri
gate of 50 guns bound to North-America.
That they separated off Madeira, and their
purpose was to attack the squadron under my com
mand where ever they could find it, of which
they had received a correct lift at Brest : That
the Artefien firft difeovered us lying in the road,
and tacked towards Monsieur Suffrein to ac
quaint him of it; that he instantly ordered them
to prepare for the attack ; and being asked by
Mons. Cardailliac, the Captain of the Artefien,
what they fliould do if the Portuguese forts
should fire upon them r He desired them to fire
at the Portuguese forts also.
After an action of such length, in such a fituq
on, in smooth water, with large ffiips so near
each other, it is furprizing to find how few men
have been killed, and what flight damages his
Majesty's fliips have received.
The Monmouth lying within a cable's length
had not a man killed, and only 6 wounded.
The Jupiter had two wounded.
The ifis had four killed, and five wounded.
The Romney had seven wounded ; and the
other (hips according to the lift inclofed.
The fafon and Latham India ships, who lay
at the furtheft distance from the enemy, had 4
killed and 14 wounded ; among the number of
the killed is Lieut. Keith of the Jason, a brave
and worthy officer.
Several of the East India ships hade fuffered in
their masts, yards and rigging, but nothing that
will impede the voyage, or which cannot be re
paired even here with security.
The fate of the Infernal firefbip, and Terror
bomb, deserves to be particularly related : They
had come from the ifte of May two days before,
and lay to the eastward, without all the ships,
notwithflandiug my orders in writing had been
fttiai, given, and pun&uaUy communicated,
Every poffiblc exertion has been used since to
repair the various damages which the ships had
sustained, and the whole convoy are as complete
ly refitted as circuroftances will allow; in the
execution of which service I am chiefly indebted
to the indefatigable attention of Capt. Pafley,
whose zeal in this, and every other occasion, I
wiffi may be represented to his Majeft y.
To add to our embarrafiments, the Porto sloop,
who joined us that day we got back, run feufref
the Hero, and loft her fore mast and bcu fprit.
I have judged it proper to put Captain Sutler,
of the Isis, under an arrest.
Lieutenant Hamilton has been ever since turn
ing up to gain this port, which fbewsthe impos
sibility of joining the convoy if I had followed the
enemy.
The fireship has sustained little or no damages.
We shall fail from this island to-morrow: ar&
the Porto sloop will be ready to proceed for Eng
land the day after with these dispatches.
I am, with the greatest refpeA, my Lord, your
Lordship's most obedient, and most humbly Ser
vant, ,GEO. JOHNSTONE.
(Here follows a particular lift of th" Lil/ed aid
wounded on board each Ship, He bate eel,
room to insert the total amount of them.)
Total. 16 seamen or petty oncers killed, 77
wounded, 7 ditto since dead of their wounds; rr
ditto taken prisoners.
20 Soldiers or marines killed. 63 ditto wound
ed, 4 ditto since dead of their wounds, 9 ditto ta
ken prisoners.
The Terror catched fire, and the enemy durst
not take pofteffion of her, though often invited
so to do by Capt. Wood. She then cut her cable,
and drove to lea, where fie loft her bowsprit and
foremaft.
One of the French ships again followed her in
this miserable condition, and fired several shot at
the Terror; set Capt. Wood, feeing us prepar
ing to come out, would not strike bis colours,
but bravely contrived to set feme flay fails, and
Hide off in that Mattered condition.
The fire ship went to sea, apd was taken by
the enemy, by what means I cannot relate ; but
I have good reason to believe fie was afterwards
either abandoned by the enemy or retaken by
the crew, as the Jupiter saw her the next day to
leeward, and handing towards us, with her dis
tinguishing vanes and answering flag abroad.
The Fortitude India ship behaved with uncom
mon bravery. She was boarded by the Artefien,
who fired many guns into her ; several of the
enemy's crew jumped on board the Fortitude ;
yet in this situation Capt. Jenkenfon, of the 98th
regiment, kept up a constant fire with small
arms ; several of the enemy were shot on the
shrouds; and two were forced over board, and
taken up again into the Fortitude, after the two
ships separated.
The Hinchenbrook was also miserably cut and
mingled by the Artefien, before she was taken:
Many or the other India ships fuffered consider
able damages, particularly the Lord North, Of
terly and Asia ; and the Edward vidWaller was
nearly funk and carried out to sea, though after
wards abandoned.
With great difficulty, after turning many days,
we recovered this bay with the Fortitude, and
we towed in the Hinchenbrook and Edward.
for all the small fliips to anchor within the rest.
The Terror had fprong her bowfpirit, hnd was
fifhing of it, with her rigging loose, when the
enemy appeared, and one of the 64 gun ships lay
ed her on board.
(No. 870.)