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burnt the Meeting-House at Poundridge, fie dwel
l'm < house of Major Lockwood, together with nearly
all his furniture, and .he house of Benjamin Hays at
Bedford. They, as ufuil, plundered most of the
hoafes they came to, aid set fire to federal other
houtes which were fortuna+ly ex inguifhed.
O:r loft on this eccafion. was io wounded,
8 mffi g and 12 horses m,fling. The enemy's loss,
1 Milled wounded uncertain, 4 prisoners, 4 herfes
taken and one ditto killed.
NEW - LONDO N, July 8.
Saturday lafl returned into P^t the Privateers
Revenge, W-fh'n,ton and Gae# r and brought in the
Snp O cer, C p.. Forbes from Liverpool bound to
N^w Y jrk. 13 Weeks out. which they captur'd
near Saad, H/ # k She has a C?r#o of very ufeful
Ar cles, amounting to about 3000' Sterl.
Saturday also arrived in Part, a New York Pilot
B)^t ; cap ured by the Washington and Ga e#
On Monday left arrived here from a cruize the Pri
vatrer Schooner Biack Snake C>pt Freeborn of
Bedford, wth a Schooner her prize, laden with too
Pi cheons of Rum &c. fr r .m Jamaica for Ne a York.
Th? Evening before Cap . Freeborn fell in nth them
they made "c La^d back of Long Iflind, and at 10
o'clock a: Night whiltt^he C^ptai, and Paffenger#
wee a Sleep in the Cabbin, the Mate' and four of the
Seamen came in, tied the Cap ain't Legs a d arms in
fru % Manner, that te could not move and took
P,T ffion rs the Vessel, declaring they intended to
carry 1 er into Stonington or New London and kept
the Vcff;i before the Wind ail Night, Reeling East
ward; but in the Morning the above P vareer ap
, peering cff Montauk P/int, they 'onk their Beat and
put? Shore, tak ng her for a Brit sh Tender when
the Pi,va'CTr boie down ardtok P iEffiou of her.
This Veff?l fail'd frem Bluefield# the 4 h of June,
in Company with a Fleet cfiiß Sail, d e fly so; Eu
top, under Convoy ofihe Winc'dha of 32 Guns,
Camel cf 20 Guns, Lyrx ard Druid of 16 Guns.
Tey bein' an rcc nnt cfa^ lafurrtAon in Leand,
agonft the B. ;fh Government. 3000 Men beine
ahead, in a ms, headed ! y the principal P cpi^ of
the Kingdom : Aifo that our Enemies in E%hnd
had agreed to carry Fe and Sword thinu^h the
Continent, f nothing else Would do ; banning
wth the New England Sines. Lend Shelburnews
in Adminiilration 111 the Roamcf the lute Lord Suf
fdk.
A few Days belfry this Vcffel left frmaica. tie
G'x^ow Maa of War was burnt by Acc dent in
Montego Bz. Most of their privF*ers have been
taken by tye F euch Cm z^ra in Hi? Windward Pas
faue and fevetal vry valuable Mercban men ; a!fo
13 Sail cf M* charrtmen nut of 14 from N.w York.
Abou 9 'C'c r k on Monday Morning, a British
Frigate, iaid to be the Thames of 32 Guns, from up
the Sound, anchored in the M^uth cf this Harbour,
to- ether wi h -wo Tenders. In the afternoon the
Tenders ock a fmril Sleep from Conneaicat R.ver,
hp- .d h^otbh H <bour laden w th Lumber.
Ln T ?ut day Capt G rd?n Burnham, in an arm
ed Whaleboat took the Lecteran- Purser and § men
belching to the O. e Skup c' War, which was ly
in, near Block lll^ d. T ey were going on Shore in
their Boat after Pcv ficns and taken but aft w Rode
from Shore. They were brought heie the fame
N^ht.
HARTFORD. July 13.
Abou 2 o'clock on the morning of the sth infant;
a fl et confiding bf tfe Camilla and Scorpion men
cf war, with tenders low-galher, ranfpets. &c. to
the number cf 48, comrended 'y C nimodorc Sr
George Collyer incited cff Weft Haven --They
had en board about 3000 land fcrces, commanded
by Gov. Trynn, p^ cf which landed a little after
fun rife on Weft H/ven poid. The alarm ^uns
were fired in town, the drums beat to arms, and eve
ry prepa ation which the confufion rd dithers of
the inhabitants would permit, was made for refif
ta: cz. The bridge on Milford road was taken up.
and a number cf field pic es were placed ard fety'd
to such advantage as prevented the enemy's ap.
proaching the town by that rcut. They advanced
deadly thro' Wefifield, cr ffed 4 e bridge cn Derby
road and entered the tern beween 12 and 1 o'
clock, they were hcwcve~ vcy much hariaffed and
gelled co their way by tl e brave and darirg few who
eppufed tbeir march drove in their guards attack
ed their math body, and hung upon them with the
mod pctfevtrmg obft nacy.
Imraedia ely upon their poff^ffing themfelve# of
the place, they pokes' the ne- eff^yguards, and rot
witbftanding he ft Ijoined picc'araation, delivered
it up, except a few mfarces cf proved on, to pro
miscuous plunder. A body cf m1 + ia fuffic ent to
pene^a e the town cculd not be coiled d that even
ing ; they were therefore obliged to content them
fclves with iving tie eremy every annoyance in
their p<wcr. Early on T^efday morning they ve y
unexpectedly, and wah the utmed HBlncfs and dis
pitch called in all their guard# and retreated to their
boats, carrying with them about 20 of the inhabi
tants captive, and a few who chose to accompany
them. Part of them went on board their fleet, and
part eroded over to Gov. Tryon at Bast-Haven.
While General Garth with his diVifion were plun
dering N„wHaven, Commodore Collyer brought
his fleet into the harbour, landed Governor Tryon
with the rest of the troops at Bast Haven, and then
began a heavy cannonade on the fort at Black Rock,
which being handsomely defended till refinance be
came vain, was evacuated. On Tuesday afternoon
the militia colleAed in such numbers, and crouded
so close upon Guv. Tryon, that he thought bei to
retreat on board his fleet, and set fa 1 to the westward.
The loss of the enemy is unknown ; but for ma
ny reasons it is supposed to be considerable, and in
cludes some officers whom they very much lament
Ours it 23 killed and 15 wounded. The number
of the killed exceeding iha of the wounded is un
common, and can only be accounted for by suppos
ing that after being wounded they fell into the hands
of die eu-my and were then killed.
Al hY in this expedition it mast b? confeffed to
the credit, of the Br tons that they have not done all
the mifchief in their powei; yet, the burning of
the fiores upon the wharf; the beating, Robbing
and infuhing of the Rev'd. Dr. Dagget after he
was made a prifmer, the mortally wounding ci Mr.
Btrs fentor. in his own door, and othe/rways a,uf-_
ing hm; the robbing and murdering the very a<ed
and heiples City.. E iglifh in his own house, aid
the beating lid finally cutti gout the tongue of a
DISTRACTED MAN. ate fuffiCiZUt proofs that they
wt t really BRITONS.
Tie ft*et left N w Haven on Tiefday night.
Wedtcfday 7th instant at 3,'ci^ck P. M. the f«me
bloody and plundering legion landed at Fairfield,
a town of perhaps 200 hrurct, and notwith&tadi £
fom^ force there coheatd, they entered it, and plun
dered and laid the town in afhrs that night ; burn
ing the meeting houte,epifcopal church, court house.
au^ the baillugs in rearral, so that in the compass
of <wu miles around they have ks but 16 houser;
to th -fe &y had dfo set fire but it was extin^uilhe 1.
A Fii.field a mm in arms with us (who mo
years a , ? o bad defected from the king's troops) aHer
be ng wounded famodered and begged set quarter;
was a'ter the cruelly pierced a d tortured with
bayo^ 9 ftll keep ng life in him. then wrapt in a
linnen &%- wet w?tt fpirira, which was baibaroef
1, set on hre. and thus the unhappy victim expired
in flimts I A refi lament A cruelty reserved for the
invention f Batons at this id fiage of degeneracy
and dis ppointed malice !
The Brinlh troops afrer plundering and burning
the town of Fairfi^d. immediately retreated to their
^PP T a n d failed to the shore of Long-Island,
w^e they remained till Friday afternoon, when
they appeared before Norwalk, and at 5 o'clock af
teinQon they larded a body cf their troops and laid
tha* town in asher. Norwalk was a very plcaflat
town about as la*ge as Fairfield.
The Webern Pc< informs us, that hfl Friday
morning a large body of the enemy both horse aad
foot, were or their march from Horfeneck to the
Eahward. The militia from all quarters were on
their match to rppefe them.
The Boston Pip is con a?n no material newr.
A number of Copies of the following, insolent Ad
dccls were left in N w Haven by the Bru ih
Troops.
By Commodore Sir GEORGE COLLIER, Crm
minder in Chief of h;a Majc'y's Ships and Ves
sels in North America, and Mjor General WIL
LIAM TRYON, commanding his Majefly's
Lind Forces on a feperate expedition.
A DDRESSto the I NH A BITANT S of
CONNECTICUT.
TH E ungenerous and wanton infurreAibn
agamft the fcvereignty cf Great Britain, into
which this colony has been deluded by the artifices
of designing men, so private pi:pjf% mi„t well
juftify in you every fear, w^ich ccnfcioui guilt
could form refpe&ing the intensions cf the prefant
armament.
Your towns, your property, yourselves, lie within
the j,rafp of tha. power, whefe forbearance, you have
ung© er< ufly conflrued into fear ; but whefe enity
has petfi cd in its mild and nebie effort#, even tho'
branded with the mofl unworthy imputation.
The exigence of a finale habitation on your de
fenceleft coast, ought to be a constant reproof 10 your
ingratitude. Can the fbength of your whole pro
vince cepe with the force which might at any time
be poured through every diftrift in your country ?
V.- are confeious it cannot. Why then wiil you
peifiiin a ruinous and ill judged refifia.ee ? We
hcp.-d that you would rec- ver from the phrenzy
w' ch has drafted this unhappy country ; and we
believe the day to be new come, when the greater
art cf this continent begin to blush at their deiuti
pf You who lie so much in our p:wer, afford the
most Diking mo^ume^t of our mercy, and therefore
ouaht to set the firh example of returning allegiance.
Refl -A on what grantee requires of you ; -flhat
is infufficent to move you, attend to veur own ia
tereO ; We offer you a refuge ayainftthe di^reff#
which you sniverfally acknowledge brocds With
increasing and intolerable weight over all your
country.
Leaving you to consult w^h e?ch other upon this
invitation, WE DO NOW DECLARE, That
whosoever fh?h be f^ui d, and rema a in pme at his
usual place of refinance, sh til be fhidded from any
infait either in perfcn or property cxcfp ing such
as bear offices either civil or military under your pre
sent uf.rprd governments ; cf wiom it will be far
ther required, that they Hull give proofs cf their pc
nirence and fobmiffion; and they shall then partake
the like immunity.
Those whole felly and obflinacy may flight this
favorable warning, mast take notice, that they are
not to txpe& a continuance of that levity which
the ; r irivr-mcy would now render b^n^able.
GIVENon braid his Majefly', sh p Camilla fra
the Sound, July 4, 1779.
GEORGE COLLIER.
Wm. TRYON.
•, The Printers return their (lanV to a Gentled
man at New Hayen, for a more particular accent
of the proceedings cf of the enemy i- that place,
which they s-f o'lLad <0 crob fv ^ant cf rocm.
Mifii'rs. Hodscn and Goodwin,
By inferring the following ht lof Furch^fing Com
missar «»,n your next Paper it may save 0 fme
nhofuie to prevent de Fa # mra '^mg imp# ' on
by the infouaricns and art# of Jobbers and j^r „.
/"T''HOSE Gentlemen properly apptirkd and
authorized to pu~§hafe fat ca tie and fhez, a
the Eastern Department, for the a±myl est, are as
fallow,, viz.
M,^,#. Joseph Stro^r and Junes Reed, in the
State of N%< Yuk.——T me;by Ei&Jle, and Jo
fcph S^hh, New Bave i# Jame; R.b.hf-a Durham,
S^p^en Barnet, N h-Pe 6;O. ^S-nud Tor-ance,
Woodbury 7'bomxr H # ckox Jan. Wa.erbury.Ben)
jamin Ackley Kent, Al^xr ^r C? lin, Litchfield,
Thomas Goodman, %^ : o d, J^aiei Robert Wind-'
for, If gel CbampKTO and Ichabod Oh:&.:d, E.t
Haddam, Elijah Hous LH.nnon, 3c h G cfvenor
and Lemuel Grofveio% Pu^f^', h. ^ State of
Conneaicut.'- —joho Drmort, cfR. virience in
the State cf Rhode ffl^d. Jud^b iVdlams,
Williamffcwn, O we, P .dps, Gij vibe, Epaphro
d>tu# Champion, Hat field, S*m;d L;?ivd, Weft-
Springfield James Nickoß, Botbfrld, Jfph
Baker, Weftborou^b, and Nathaniel Ruggles, of
Roxbury. Sate of Massachusetts Bay.
The above named persons ac .;! that are im~
ployed to purchase fit cattle and five, in ^ Eatev
Department, for the use of the army, neither have
they power to appoint any other priori to pn/chafe
for them : However Mfffi'fs. R ggles and Biker
from their particular fite?uion and CTcamfrrces, are
authorized and lometime? obliged when call'd u^ on
for a latte drove suddenly, to procure fome«ffiftance.
Ii case I continue in ths Ctmm^ffary'i D-pa twenty
and fi id it neceffery to mike any material alteration
in the P^rcbafing Commissaries, will notify it in
the channel of voc. p#pe r .
HENRY CHAMPION.
Drp. Com. Gc. : . P^ch. East, Depart;
June ,0 1779.
STOLEN from the fub,cnhtr ,tc jr : day cf July
1779 a young bay H ORSE, two years old
part a very large one of his a^, the cff hind foot
white, is dockty a white Break down his face a daik
ma? eturn'd over the cff fide ; a new hunting saddle,
the ho sing was lin'd with leather, with a fur out
ma.l'd on with a pair of new marl ftrapr „it was dou
ble breifted, of a mix? colour, with metal buttons ;
also a new bridle with a fed er ^bich be was tied
with, by the road at Thomas Sullwill's, in Han
cock, he was taken away between day light and
dark. Whoever will upturn said horse with fadd'e,
bridle, halter, furtout and thief, shall have two
hundred dollars reward, or a reward in proportion
for any cf them.
Jeremiah Goodrich
FOUND and in the cufipdy of the fubferiber,
two bars of iron supposed to weigh about three
9 arters of a hundred. The owner is defined to
prove his property, pay charge# and take it away.
JARED MILLS.
July 2, 1779.
N B. it is supposed said iron was flcle, it being
four d ferreted in a private place.
TO be exchanged for flax, cr Weti-India G.ods;
or Continental Bills, choice toad Tobacco, by
SETH OVERTON.
GH ATHAM, July 13, 1779.