The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-05-30 00:00:00, page 3

B A L T I M 0 R B. M^y :6.
A gentleman just arrived in to ya, from V./giuia,
hath favoured us w th the following fumnons of
General Clinton and A'mral Arbuthnot, wan
the laconic and spirit answer of General Lincoln,
who was maintaining the ground, in Chailedown,
with great firm left, on the zi^ult.;
SIR HENRY CLINTON. K. B. Com
mander in Chief of his Majefly's force# in the
Colonies lying on the Atlantic, from Nova Scotia,
&G. &c. and Vice Admiral ARBUTHNO T,
Commander in Chief of his Msjcdy's IhipsinNurth
America, regretting the effafion of blood, and the
distress which mast now commence, deem it consis
tent with humanity to warn the town and ^anifon
of Charleftown, of the havock and deviation with
which they are threatened, from the formidable force
surrounding them by land and by fee, Ao alter
native is offered at this hour to the inhabitants, or
saving their lives and properties, contained in the
town, or abiding by the fatal confeqaence of a flona
and cannonade. Should the place, in a fallacious
security, or its Commanders, in a wanton ind ff^r
ence to the fate of the inhabitants, delay a surrender,
or (h mid the public ft ores or flapping be d&oyed,
the resentment of in exasperated soldiery may truer
vane; but the fame mild and compaffipnate effer can
never be renewed The relpeAive commanders
who hereby summon the town, do not apprehend
so rash a flep as farther refinance will be taken, but
rather that the gates will be opened, and themselves
received, with a confidence, which will forebode
farther reconciliation.
H. CLINTON,
M. ARBUTHNOT.
Camp before Charlefewn. April ro, 1780
(Public.)
To the Officers commanding Charleftown.
Head Quarters, Lines of Charleftown, April
10, 1780.
Gentlemen,
IH AV E received your summons of this date. -
Sixty days have past, fiuce it has been known
that your intentions against this town were hoflile,
in which time has been afforded to abandon it ; but
duty and inclination point the propriety of ftp,ort
ing it ta the left extremity.
I have the honor to be,
GENTLEMEN,
your most obedient,
humble Servant,
B. LINCOLN.
General Clinton,
Admiral A buthnot.
F I SH. K I L L, May 25.
We learn that a v^ffel arrived la^ week a N.w
York, from Charleflown, which brings news as
hie as the 3! inflant which was kept feeret ; how
ever, it was learnt that S r Eforry Clinton wa# about
fifing the fidget. - Official accounts have reached
Congress, that the gartifon was fafe and in good
f,;rus the id indent.
We learn that the N w York freebooters De Lm
c^y's corps, have b%n out, and plundered foms of
the Tarry-Town farmers of their flock, and carried
iff a few perfens.
The fear of ^French £:et in New-York, excites
the Tories there to great exertions in building re
doubts, mending tbrr qld fortifications, and finking
of ve&h at Sandy H jok, to pevent large sh ppng
frem getting to the city : Experience fays this is la
bour in vain, as the strength of the current will icon
drive their hulks away, or make another channel.'
BOSTO N. May 2§.
ExtraA of a Letter from Newbury Port, da^d 17 h
May, 1780.
" This day arrived here, the brig Marquis de la
Fayette. Seth Thomas, tnafcr, in 21 days from
Point Petre Gaudaene. The day before he failed
he heard a letter read by a merchant there, which
was just received from Baffetterre. giving an account
of an engagement between the French §nd Brit sh
fleets, about 7 leagues to the windward of Dominica,
the 19 hos April, which failed about 4 hours when
the Brtifh hauled cff to the southward. The French
afterwards came into B^&tterre road, and landed
feme sick and wounded, and in 4 hours put to sea
again# and flood to the northward ; and it wks be
lieved they were bound to St K tts. They had no
transport sh ps, bu r had their land forces on board
the men cf war. No farther account was received
When Capt. Thomas cune awav.
NEW.LONDON, May 26. -
Yesterday returned in 0 nort from a cruize, the
Hancock, Experiment, and Y jung Beave P ivnet§,
A. It o'clock hft Tuesday night, the above priva
teen, in c # mp;riy with the brig Hriker cf Paiiadd
.phia, fell 1.1 tilth rte Ayteriel, a packet Lorn FJ
miu'h, bound toNm Yxk, commladed by-C'haCes
Newman, mounting 20 guts, at which time the
fh;p bd\g near the /art point if Sindy-Hook. run
on ihore, by which they carried off their mill The
prize would icon have been got cff, but a fleet of
20 fail coming out cf the Hook it e next 'morning,the
pnva eers w^t ^bi,^ to leave her, after taking out
a tew article®.
By a pofon from N#w York we learn; that Ihd
above S.M tock cn board a numb^-'cf troops, a.;<x
•Was Lo'-od to So a Carolina : He alio Rys it w^s
the cutent re. ort at New YoA that the troeps in
South Carolina had met wnh a kv- ^ repulse.
HA R TFOR D, May 30. w f
Extras of a letter from an Hon. Member cf
Co^ref, dated Philadelphia, May 16.
" We are yet anxious for the fate of
Charkitown. ,having noadvices from thence
later than to the 15th of April. There
was no account in New-York on the loth
of this month of its being taken, whence
we may conclude it was in our hands as
late at least as to the firft of May.
" Great apprehensions prevail in New-
York of a visit there from a naval force,
A packet arrived in a Abort passage from
England the 3d of this month, upon which
two dispatch boats in IcG than 48 hours
were sent off to Sir Henry Clinton. New
works are throwing up at the narrows, and
a large number of yeffels are loaded with
Rone ready co fink in the channel. Lines
are all® forming across from the east to the
north riverjuft without the chain of re
doubts, and the militia are continually
exercising and on fatigue.
" Cungrefs have lately received dis
patches from abroad, down to the 4th of
March. The disposition of Europe never
appeared more favourable to our cause than
at present. The resources cf France and
Spain will be greatly drawn forth against
the common enemy this year ; and Ame
rica, comprehending the Weft Indies, will
be an early and capital object of their at
tention.
" Great Britain has received a frefh de
nial of afEftance from Russia; and has by
her late inlolent and piratical proceedings
against the Dutch routed the spirit of that
nation also againft.her. Nor is she like
to receive any aid from Denmark, which
though armed is armed against the insults
of Great Britain. No troops will be drawn
this year from Germany more than to re
cruit the regiments already in the Bricifh
service.
" The claims of Ireland are in a regu
lar trair, still advancing ; and will pro
bably stop short of nothing less than in
dependence of the British parliament,
which is certainly the point they ought to
aim at. The conventions and committees
of correspondence in England have given
so much alarm that spirited measures are
taking to suppress them. His majesty has
been advised to break every county lieu
tenant that has given countenance to the
late meetings and confutations of the peo
ple, which advice he has thought fit to
accept, and time mutt lhcw with what
luccefs.
" Our agent at Nanrz writes that ten
thousand complete suits of cloaths for the
army would be snipped in a very short
time and fifteen thousand stands of arms.
Cloth was also purchased for seven or eight
thousand suits more.
The fund in Fiance for payment of the
interest bills of exchange, notwi:hftardmg
some evil surmises to the contrary, still re
mains good and punctual payment will
continue to be made. The credit of these
State of Connecticut 1 o
G^y -f Haloid, I Ma y ^ 1780.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to all io whom
it doth c' may concern. +hat a libel is fil:d be
fi. r e Jabaz Hamlin E s q; J dge of the County
Court in the county cf Harried, against a certain
Whale Boat, name unknown, Linas Nortcb Lie
matter, tackling apparel and cargo c-nhai,g cf one
pcce light blue cloth two pieces linen, and sundry
c.her articles of ;0od: and mc<chkhd,ze, take up'on
Jbe high sap, ccruing frdrii Long Jfhod by ASII
Fuller, Commander of the Whale B at Retaliation,
on the 22d nftait, and by him libelled :'Aid for
try al ox the justice of laid capure the maritime court
fir said county, wil held at Hartford, on the 13th cf
June nex ,&t which tine, all performs chimin, ,pro-,
petty in wd b^a or cat%o, may appear and fnew
rafon if any the, have, whv the said boat and goods
fluid not be adjudged as lawful p # ze to the libel
lants. By order of the Jid?? cf US Court,
GEORGEWYLLYS, Regißer.
THiS 16 10 give pi—he notice to all the prepri
etois of Draper, in the State of V^mont f that
tii€ Prorr<e:ots Meeting held at William Mellen's
iafe.d Daper on the B,h day of December 1779,
stands adjourned to the nrilTuesday in June, 1780.
And ah there is a number of delinq tent proprietors
that havenot paid their proportionable part of,paft
services, this is to notify them that unless the mo
ney is paid by the time of adjournment, their lands
will be exposed to file on said day.
By orde f of the Committee,
CILES ALEXANDER
/-M-'Hib is .o give public iucct to all tuc prepri
y etors cf the tew. sh pof New Stamford in the
S ate of Vermont, that th& Proprietors Meeting held
at William Farrias in said New S amford, on the
lift Tuesday cf November 1779 stands adjourned
to the 3d Taefday in Jane 1780 at the fame place.
Aid as thert is a number of dchnq tent proprieio $
that have net paid the r proportionable part for pa&
ferv'ces ; this is to notify them that unlcfr th# mo
-ley is pa dby the time of adjournment, their lands
wi.l be expend ic lale on fa d day. Test,
JA ME S STEWAR T, Cicik
T 0 BE SOLD
§ A little North of the Court House Hartford
C'OOD BShca Xu.. Coffee by the ba^ or retari,
F Brown Sugar, th^ very best Holland Geneva,
Coion Wool, Daich P pea by the grece or dozen,
Wntinfe Paper, ,black Silk Handkerchiefs Cotton
dxo ,v&y npt hip Leather Pocket Books by the
3\ zca or fia,£ Pn: bytf± Paper, BrafiShoe Buckles
Raw Hide Horie Whp>, a lew curried Cali Sctl.
The above articles o„ be had for CommentaL
New Cornea cut or Hard Money cf
NATHAN BOLLES.
M^y go 1786
FOR bale
A Few Hjgfh4d^ of F/rh White SUGAR.
Also, ben ROCK SALT exchanged for
P^k, FIQ4X or Wieac by John Caldwell op.
noire rhe Cour Hoofc H rtford
1 U B UJOED
BySTEPHENAUS TIN & Co.
A their Store n^xt South cf ,he North Mcetinfa-
House in Hartford,
IY7EST leda and New Ei^latd Rum by sh:
tfy ho^fhead or barrel, L<ft>on Wine by the
pipe or left quantity, Sagar, Moiaffer, Bohea Tex,
C ffee Cn^edate, Pepper, Allspice, G:neer, Cop
perar, /Illuriißrimstone White and R?d Lead,
Spruce Vll W, lid go Cafteet Soap Sperniacetiae;
Bode anl Bladder Sniff, Oid Tcbbacco, Cotton
Wool, Wool Cards German S eel, Bir Iron. A
fir.ii qiantuy of ENGLISH GOODS amongst
which are blue, green and brown B adcloths and
Ser ei ; crimfun, pint, green and bl e 1b zu ; Di
niuty Cambrick, Lawn, Holland, R bbons, SJk
auh L non Handkerchiefs, &c. &-.
C minenral and Cunneffeut Bills will be receiv
ed in payment, and the higher price given f.;r fo
ret,;. B If.
gIK^YhLt OTAoiea fr v m the fabfenber in Sims
„ bury on or about the 20th of April lift, a Ma-e
Celt, 3 years old, about 14 hands high, of a fcrrcl
colour white in the face, white hind feet, natural
trotter, no brand, had a hook on its neck when fh,e
w^ntaway. Whoever will take up said Mate a: d
return her to trie or give information where fhri is fa
that I can have her again, fhtli be well rewarded
and all necessary charges paid, by
JONATHAN HUMPHRY.
Si. fhiry, May 25 1780.
States is in no danger of failing abroad,
and with prudent management it can ne
ver fal at home."