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ro their co% were aofrangers to fay charade, by
shutting the gate and flying to arms, disappointed
my (anguine expectations. The attempt to subdue
them by force proved unfucceLfal, and my views
W a t thereby iraflrated. However, the opportunity
1 afterwards had of plundering the merchant cf
Montreal in feme fm&ll degree, compensated for this
disappointment. Bat not having fully gratified my
wither, I determined to continue in the American
army, in hope# that the honours conferred upon me
by my country, who were fh^ch with the glare, and
unacquainted with the motives of my conduct, and
the rapid promotion I met with, m ; ght threw in my
way new and more favourable opportunities. The
remove! of the English from Philadelphia, prefent^d
one, which I improved to my bea advantage. You
will Ly, war i £ not now " me tc ^'thd^w ?By no
means. In contending for wealth, lam ft^ to de
clare my opinion, that this end attained, my war
fare Ihould cease. But I had married a young wife,
set up a chariot, and entered on a plan of expensive
living which tallowed up all my gains. I lament
ed, therefore, the prosecution commenced ageing me
by'the ruling power of PeoLfylvauir, who detected.
Some of my predicts, and was aimed driven to dc
fpair by the fcrutiuy into my pabhe accounts made
by the Board of Tieafuty. who developed my ^ cf
chicanery, tricking and peculation ; and in one in
fiance prevented mt from securing to myfelf, a ^u-.
find pound, hard money, newithttandiog I paCtrfed
every artifice that cunning could fagged to ^n the
point. Fortunately, however, a new 2nd tempting
sane opened tc my view. Mejor Andri, the con
fidential friend of Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, ^avr me
an opportunity cf commencing a ccrafpend^nce
with aim. My Chaucer was blafied, the pets: of
America were beginning to treat me with fev^eign
contempt. Even a Frenchman, whom I had tinted
with b'much friendship a# to borre ^ of him twelve
thouhnd pounds to pay for a country feat and p?in
taticn £ had bought, when continental currency was
worth &bjutfoui for one. in filler and gold, h^ the
affaire to hint he would be glad to take a pit of
my hones for eight thousand pounds of the merry
lent. Battai# I refafed, and therefore could h%e
for no further favour of the like nature from bin and
coafe partly have a right to abate and hate him aad
all his countrymen. In this fituatioal Ihould have
chanted ray principles, if I had not embraced te
opportunity of Major Andre's correfoondre. In
the firm perfiufion that my private inured was to be
preferred to that of roy country, I devoted myfrlf
to Great Britain, thinking it iofiai ^y wftr and
fafer to cal my confidence of mxkbg a fortune upon
the bargain I should make for betraying myc^a vry,
than to trail Congress, who had too much raifm to
despise me.
1 iff.a no di&ife, aid therefore frankly declare,,
that in theft principles Repaired to the army, and
Solicited the command of Weft-Feint, in order to
have an opportunity of furrendpring it and tae gar
rison to GUt Britain, for a hipu'ated fam. ,In con
ceding tie measures for a pirpjfe £3yateful to the
British General as it woald have bten beneficial to
me, I ^as only felicitous to accompli an event of
decisive importance with as much frourity and as
little danger to myftlf as prffibla ; and did not fuffi
eiandy provide for the fafety of Mr. Andre. H$
capture ha# fruftrated my fehemes. I mull there
fore rely u„n the clemency of my sovereign and
the abundant conviftion that I will betray him to
ay who will comeup to my price.
With rafpea to that herd of cei hirers, whof, en
mity to me originates in th^r hatred to the princi
ples by which lam led todevote my Ife to the re
union o' the Bridfh empire, as the be& and only
meant to m^ke my fortune, they m:y b 2 afftired that
confess of the reaitade of my iineations, I shall
treattheir malice and calumnies with con erupt and
negled. B. ARNOLD,
P. S. Alas for my baggage, which I left behind
ms !
PHILADELPHIA, OA^r 18.
Ext^a ofaletter from St. Eu^ix, dated Sept. 20.
<• WGrave now thereat pkriu e and fitirfatVon
to inform you, that the combined fleets fell in with
§4 fill of merchantmen, lender convoy of a 74, and
the Southampton frigate, bound to these iflinds, cf
which they captured 50 of the mrcrarrtmtn ; h Is
reported the/e were five ladiamci among them. The
^coontr brought by the Scatl&nft, which ah
rived at St. Kitts a few di„ a^, after a narrow
efeepe; we don't hear any thin^of the ,4.
“ By an acquaintance fora SL Kitts w< are ^M.
thatG^al Profcot there h^ bee 1 warned by Gro.
V^m, at Barbados, to prepare again! 0 attack
by tC French, for that a l^e armament ml^ht be
n^nr^y exoeaed in this quarter, who would im
BROKE Into the f^rt^'e pafoft the 1
owner is d:fimd ti pay c^arfi and Uta
middle cf AmHteX a Red Yearling HEIFER, with settle white under her belly,! no ear mark. The
iher away, ELISHA CA SE. Wei.Simfb% O^. r 9.
mediately proceed a%ainA that and Antigua; ihou.d
this be the case we shall certainly have them for our
neighbours. ~1
60 Since the foregoing, we have been able to coL
hA force father particulars, refp^ctng the capture
of the enemy's merchantmen, bound to the Leeward
lilinds ; the number that failed from England was
§B. including 5 for the Eafl Indies, and 11 trans
ports for Jamaica, with 500 troops cf the newra fed
regiment for that Inland , and u many for the Bast-,
Indies. Their convoy wis the Ramillies of 74
guns, the Thetis and Southampton frigates. They
fell in with the French and Spanish squadron rt
midnight, fj that there it no faying the cxr& num
ber that was taken but hem the rain of war efcap-,
lag to Madeira,and laying there eight days, in which
time being joined by no mere than four fail, it is
reasonable to fappbfc the others w^ taken. The
combined flsets were about 30 (ail ftefn Toulon,
Cadiz, &e. and wetc in lat. 3 6 - ] R' 1 ?• Th e
Thetis was difeatched from Madeira to Admi
ral' Gearythe Ramillio and Southampton are gone
down to Jamaica." - , „
The public mufi have been feme rime since ap
prized of an expedition, undertaken by a coLfidera
ble British force it Jama c% again!! the Spanish fefr.
tlements tn the Main, which was attended in thetx
ecuticn by a v^y tap d success (p^ticuhriy in tak
ing a flung fortrfs. celled Sr. Juan) so as even to
thicken almost the to^l fabdc&ion of the country ;,
but by accounts from J&mxica, as late as September
A wea-e happy to find that their fuccifs was fol
lowed by a train of evils, rhich not only prevented
them from purfoing the adv^te;e already pruned,
but irepscitarod &fa from ttfifling the S,^ifh
forcer, who in tu^ Gade an c^y conquer of St.
'°"° C HAT H AM, Oacber 18.
We hear from New Y^k, that an embarkation
is on the point of uk : n| rplace, confining cf Rrena
diers. light infantry, about two bondrod Yagers,
and p'stt of Simcoe's boric ; the whole car filing cf
r^ir five thoufond men. _
F I S H - K I L L, October 26.
ExtraA of a letter from an officer of diOinaion,
dated Cagtawifa Gabber 20.
-• General Van Renff^r wih the militia, and
the levies under Co?. Du Bois, engaged the enemy
tinder Sir John Johnson yefcrday evening, at Fax s
Mills, Tryon county; and after a very severe aaion
bf three quarters cf an hour; forced them to give
way and cross the river.leaving their pulnder, bag
and prisoners behind thra ; an hour's li%ht
would have given us ths whole pCTy. The ^on
wis general and vigorous. Col. Brown was kited
in fcmiihin% in the fm,part of the day. The
country is deflated from Port Hunter up to Sft
Arabia, and a ^irref ib- -the ^m and forage ail
driVoyed. His Excellency the Governor was at
the time of the ?& on at this place, forcing a roirch
tylth a con fi'&rable force, to join Gen. Vai Rea
gtlar in oerfuinz the e.^.y, who men in all [to
balxliy, fail irdoccr haqda. .
“ The above par v ^fo defrayed Schoharie co
the 7th in^. T~heinst&n(, ,^t into the forts,
who, with the garrison are life."
We are informed that the embarkation, mention
ed under the Chathamhrd to ^ve taken place at
New York, have failed; d^fiined, as ro supposed,
for Virginia.
BOSTO N, O&ober 26.
Yeteday bc:n% the General E:c&ion, agreeable
to the new conin'ion, his Excellency. John H^n
cock, Esq: was declared Governor of the Common
w,^lth of Maffachufettr. -,
The privateer ffips Brutus and Rhodes, out cf
S^m have taken , prizes, 4of which from Jumrica
hemawrd bound the other anordnaoce brig, bound
to New-York. They are not yet arrived, but daily
CX-tAed. . rer
Since cur h$ arrived fafe , port, a prize of
400 tens, laden with prov tions and dy goods.
She was taken by a letter cf marque belonging to
Newbury.
CTotain M'Kean, who arrived at Cape Ann last
week'frrm Tenerife, we hear reports. That a day
or two before he failed a vessel arrived there from
Cadiz the Master cf which repor ed. that a Frerch
and fyoifh cut ward bound flert, offMaderia, had
taken fail, bound for Jrmac, 1§ bound up the
Suw^ and 5 for the E^. I,des; and that the
Chief put efihe prizes had arrived at Cadiz before
he failed. The combined fleets cor.fifl&dof 1 ylhips
of the line.
HARTFORD, OAcber 31.
The General Aff^mbly of thte State in their pre
sent h ffion have ordered all tha Bills of public credit
iffned by this State fincethe firft day cf January left,
to be decoyed as fid as they fhril be brought into
the Troafcy by tees, or any othe? payment, a^
have appointed a tUnd ng committee for that purpose.
This measure not only gives an earned that the go
vernment will pUraa,lly perform their 00121(0 ent,
but thews that we have new adopted that true poli
cy cf fugporting public credit upon the only princi
ples upon which it can be maintained, which is pay
ment. This payment can be only made by adequate
taxation and a .axaticn equal to what Groat Br tsn
weald pTcb?b'y ky upon us through tvery genera
tion fhculd the fuctced. which Ged forbid, will be
Efficient to fecuro to ourselves and pofteruy, the
inciting ble blcffings for which we are cenror.ding.
-TT^N-W-iri G HT,
V, 7ANTS to ppichak a number Hlriely ^y
},y young HORS ES, in gced cider f&, sh p
ping, wnich he wJI give a generous price for eid.tr
in money or We^ Ldia woc^^
Weih^firid, Catbet 28 i^o^
MADE their efc^pe from the goal in th^pl.ce
the fallowing pilferers, viz. Ericn 1 row
bitdpe, Miner Mies, Henry G : bbs, iffi,<d ft rN.w-
Gate; also, John Frob, or Buffi, far priirog coun
terfeit money, affixed for New Gate ; it
ed they will make for ^e (^ fh®rt, it it defied the
frieze of the cuontry writ hot ostler them. Wiovro
will fec^re the above prifot err so that the goata can
grt them into his custody, ftuil be haadfcmcly re
warded and allreafonable charts paid, by
EZEKIEL WILLIAMS Sheriff.
Hartford. Oao^r 26, 1780. _________
-n~ROK E out ci the fiftuie of Mn John Ha , n
H Lord, in Hertford, and ihayed away a Brown
fa A RB; trots and hand- gallops, soar yearo old,
food all round, no aiuriciwl mark or baud.-
Whoever wsii take up find M^re and return b' r
Mr Lord, in Hanford, cr so Capt. R ^crofi^d,
in' Stanford, ib.il receive a generous reward,
inferable chaws.
BENJAMIN SCHOFIELD.
Hartford, Odube± 30 1780,
Y H fy o . d a„,; ?t y, Camber 27 1780.
PUBLIC Lot.ce is hereby given to all whom it
doth or may concern that a Libel is filed bs
foT the Hon. L^z Hamlin Eq; fo%r cf the Ma
ri%Courtirine co ^y of Har f^d, by William
S arr, Surveyor arid Searcher at the port of Middle
town, acainft the f 1.% —-, burthen about 45
tons and her cargo, c^fßing cf Rye. Corn, Flour.
2nd other embfyed art cles ; vrirch fa:d articles
w-re found laden ch borod find v.ffel, in the port
cfMiddletowe, wuh intent, (ro is aKedged) tc be
trotfenced from hid M ddlewwn, contrary to the
lews of this Stets, and were, together with said ves
sel, fe^d by Wa^n. ft m ,w^l ^th^y. and
are now in cufcdy cf law. A cf^ the trial ofe
jufiict icf fad foz s r ? , the Maritime Court in the
county of H rtford, ^i;l be hclden at Hartford, oh
second T^urfday of November text, at which
tire all perform P^P^ 7 in f ' id v ^ " d
c%o cranv p^t cf them may appear and fluff
r^k, if any they have, why the tame fhonld net
be adjudged forfeit according to bw.
By order of the J&e of Aid Court,
GEORGE WYLLYS, R,,ifr
YRAVEDIrom t: e fubferiber about the 18th of
September 14- a Brew. ? MARE, about 14 hands
hi^h, paces all, new.y fbd before, h,p 3 c % caa
frfo^ a^ r ^ f -ridie tail &n one fide cf her back.
Whoever tzheup said M^ and returns her to me,
or fives infomatiop, fl all he femefly rewarded
J DANIEL RAXFORD.
Barkbsm^d, Of^^£ _rfo
LOST, cr ^ol^ fro m th: fubicriber. a Troafureris
Sate No'e for the ,bm of Thirteen Pounds
Rur Shillings ^d t^e? f^'i't No. 2801, in
favour of Pro-thce Start, j^. cf Sircfbr y. payaFe
in two yevz from h^ Jar', and p^rchrie! by tre
fc-bferibert Whoever will re urn fetid Note to tie
fubferibe* or inform ^'rore it 's, fhril be s^nercufly
rewards, by TIMOTHY MOSES.
• siufboCT
TH E~s3hf r her rokes t! i< meshed t<xinfcr ra
the Public, That be carries on the Clotlie ',
Bufifrofs, at the Shop la fly improved by Jibez For.
All persons inclining to five him with their cuftcro.
depend on having t r # vork done ir the best
manner. GIDEON DEMING.
Bast Windfro, C& be2l. 1780. _
U'S'S I A "D U C K,
TO BF SOLD.
(For CONTINENTAL BILLS)
By STEPHEN CLA Y.
Middletown. Odober 20, 1780.