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Yefierday was sent in here the fh'p Commerce,
Capt. Cjran, of (6 gene, and So mon, bdon,^ to
Lverpool, bound fro* Barbados for New York,
with 350 puncheons and 60 terces of rum, 60 calks
and 150 bags of cocoa. She was captured by the
brig Holker, of this port, the fl „ Banker Hill, and
fchooner~---, belongingtoNew England. Onboard
cf this prize was a C.:p'. and 30 men, belonging to
the Royal emigrants, who on their passage from St.
John's, in Newfoundland, in Halifax, were blown
off thecoaft and arrived a s Barbados, from whence
they were going to New York in the commerce,
when the, were obliged to Hop at this port.
Extra's from fandry testers da ed Charleflown,
April 28.
f « The enemy have received a reinforcement
from New York, and have be^n able inconfcq^nce
of it to break up our posts on the north fide of Coop
er river, so that the town it new cut off from any
^communication whatsoever with the country -The
militia are collecting fad - 4000 have been ordered
and are daily expected from Norh-Carolina. Tax
enemy's third parallel is but a few fteps'from orr
advanced wet ditch, and 4 (uarcc 7® yards from our
lines- -Col. Henderson (allied out the other day, at
the h^d of 250 men, drove them out of it, killed 22
and brought in 12 prisoners; the lob on out fiec
was one or two privates killed and wounded, and
Cipt. Moultrie (the General# brother) killed. On
the evening of the fame day the enemy made a feint
upon oar left, but soon retreated with great precipi
tation.-.-The cannonade has been inee^ant, and the
bombardment no less so, nineteen fhrils are sometimes
counted in the air at a tim^; and it is calculated, that
no left a number than 5000 have been thrown into
the town, notwithstanding which, our loss does nos
amount to more than 15 men, cf the number is Mr.
Neyle. aid de camp to Gen. MouEria --G:n. du
P^rtail got in town on the night of the 27th. -The
garrison are in very good spirits ; they have not yet
fell the lead want of provision; and the officers have
pledged themfelve that the foldiezs will cheerfully,
a; soon as the General Shall think proper receive half
rations.---There is plenty of rice, rum, fagar and
coffee, a portion of each of these articles is regularly
ftrved out to the men, which diminishes the con
sumption of meet very much - There hv/e been fre
quent councils of war, but the result of the last.
which comprehended officers of almost every rank,
and the Council of the State, was to defend the town
to the left extremity ; the gentlemen of the country
and the inhabitants of the town are of the fame mind,
so that we may fafely fay, that the general reflation
is either to perish or repdfe the enemy.
" Hugh Jones who guided the enemy when they
at'ac % ed General Huger, has been fiace taken, and
was intently hanged."
George-To^n, May 2, 1780.
" Major Venderhont, formerly of the firt tregi
ment. arrived yesterday from Col. Thomson's, where
he saw a letter from General Williamson, giving an
account, that Col Pickens bad been down with a
party within five miles of Savannah, and had killed
about 60 Negroes in arms, and some white men
with them ; among them were two overseers of Go
vernor Wright's. The letter adds, that Col. Pick
ens brought advice, that th: Rnglifh had evacuated
Pensacola ; that the Spaniards had taken possession
of it. and were on their mrch towards Augufline,
before which place their fleet actually was."
NEW-HAVA N, June 1.
On Tuesday morning the 23d ult. about 50 of the
enemy's light-horse made an excarfim as far as
Horse Neck, end furprized a militia guard; four
of whom they killed on the spot, wounded three or
four, and made about 20 of them prisoners : they
also made prisoners of a number of the inhabitants,
who were fuffered to remain at home, on giving
their paroles. The enemy drove off 30 or 40 head
of cattle horfet, &c.
NEW-LONDON, June 2.
Yesterday returned into port, the Saliy privateer.
Captain Warner, and brought in the Brig Cornelia,
William Adams, late commander, 17 Weeks from
Dublin, captured by the Sail, and Bunker HIM pri
Vatters: Her cargo confits of 585 tierces mes, beef,
197 barrels ditto, 97 p^c eoh& turn, 98000 yards
ozn,brigs, 98 barrels of prat 20 boxes candles, &c.
Her fading invoice is fed to be £.7800.
H ARTFO R O. Jine 6.
The following is copied from the Royal Gazette Ex
traordinary of the 29th of May, printed at New-
York, by James Rivia^ton, Printer to the King's
Mod Excellent Maß&y. 1
Yesterday morning arrived his Majesty's ship Iris,
Cart Hawker, with the following particulars.
THE Iris left Charit^owa the ryth ini. which
farrendered the 12th. The garrison confined of fix
thouf^d, among thefevc pe.ural Lincoln and five
meat of the array, and atthe desire of the inha
bitants, is pea?tratin, the country, for tr f Aa
bhih ment of their redemption from the tyranny of
their late ufurpa ion. His Lurdlhip has taken a
great number of sh pi that had fought ( fay up the
rivers. The mock Governor Rutledge, who had
efcuped from the town, was apprehended & brought
to hr . Lordflhip. Moy veffdi fell into our hands
at CuarHflown ; among* these are the following :
The Providence of 32 Guns Bo&on, 24, Ranger
18, Advenure. a French Ship, 20, Zrphy 14, a
Ranch Snow, an armed Brigantine, 3 Gallics, 3
a: med Schooners, 4 armed Sl oops, Lveral other
armed veffelr. There are lying funk in the river,
near the Town, 9 Shpr, 6 Brigantines, Snowe,
Sloops, &c. with the Bricole,a French 50 gun ship,
and the Truite which lad had been putcAkfed from
the French. T.ey will ali be got up.
Hew greatly would it have added to the lufre cf
his Majesty's a^r, had this been a conquest over
the natural and perfidious enemies of the British em
pire ? Every Grave Briton will feel a mix tire ofpa/n
on being further informed, that about 900 c f his
Mjedy's deluded febjtas perished in the siege.
Howhappy, nevertbelefs, if the increase of the mi
fefits of this country Shortens their duration, and
the disobedient return to the blessings so often ten
dered by the clemency of their Sovereign, and so ,e
---nerilly wished for by their fellow fubjeds, net only
of ;he Parent country, but in all the other quarters
of the flobe ? Can any people reasonably desire
mo'e than is tendered at this iaflant of their extreme
difltefs to the'r rccc,'?nce by the late proclamation
of the Comma^d^r in Chief of the Royal Army.
The particulars of the operations of the Rtyal
Fleet and Army in Carolina, notv on the patfa»e
from Charlefiown, will be announced to the public
immediately after they are received.
From Rivington's Royal Gazette.
NEW- YOR K. May 31.
The following part/calars of the operations of the
Royal Army before CharJeflown, South Carolina,
are extracted from a letter received by his Msjtfly's
ship the Iris, frera an officer of rank, dated M^y 14,
which was two days after the garrison surrendered
to General Sir Henry Clinton.
" The Roebuck, commanded by Sir Andrew 3.
Hammond, with Admiral Arbuthnot's flag flying,
led. and, of course received the chief part of the
raking fire in passing Sullivan's Island. The ships
got so near before the Rebels perceived the Admi
ral's intensions, that it was aftomfhing with what
little injury they palled. Twenty seven killed and
wounded was the whole loss of the fquadren.
" The army carried on their approaches through
the canal, firt abbatis, and even to the foot of their
left work ; when every thing in preparation for a
florm, and the Hrp# almost in motion, the enemy a
verted the intended blow by a letter from General
Lincoln, acquainting Sir Henry Clinton that he
would accept the terms he had two days before re
jeded.
•' The Continental Troops are prisoners, and the
militia and inhabitants prisoners on parole, and to
return to their own homes. The property of the
inhabitants in town secured to them, but all the vef
frh at the wharfs are forfeited. The Providence,
Bo^o^ and Ranger, three Continental frigates are of
the number, a French frigate called the Adventure,
and a number of other veffels# such as brigs, tallies,
&c. have fallen with the town.
" Previous to the taking the town, information
was received that fi many drafts had been made from
Sullivan's Island, that the garrison was reduced to
200 men. The fort is so perfectly impregnable to
ihips, that the Admiral determined to attack it by
ftorrn with the (cameo, and marines. Two hundred
men were landed in the night on the east end of the
Island, who took poftffion of an old redoubt, the
fame number were to be carried in boats from Mount
Pleafint, under cover of the fire of the sh-p„ when
the whole being ready, and the ffiips in motion, the
fort farrendered, the garrison became prisoners of
war, this service haSened and brought on the sur
render of the town four days after.
" Lord Cornwallis with the army, will march to
morrow for Cambdan, and so on to the northward,
and from what we leadi of the difpofitiou of the in
habitants, if the war is prosecuted with vi^or in the
southern chlehie?, rebellion will fuftr a severe check
in the course of the present summer.
TO B E SOL D, '
At JOSIAH BLAKELEY'S
Store, under the Printing Office Hartford ;
WOOL CARD S,
by *be H iudr?d, D zen, or finale Peir. A'fn,
Best Powder'd White S UGA R,
by th^ Battel Hundred, or fiagle Pound.
Weft-India Rum and Malays;
by the H%£h^d'.Sigar by the Tc/ce ot B el.
Enquire cf E PLAT T.
H?rfo-d, June 3 1780
'N A7"TAN # rE L-SH AW,
Has for Safe aihisS-.ore in New Lo^ on a Cargo of
Fine Old LISBON W.NE,
in Pipes Ibgfhuds and Q?>r.e C Iks, for Con
tinental Blu
T=)—BE SOLD
AT the fubferiben in Goffiel a young, lucky,
and very likely Nqu Wench, that can w&fh,
cook and spin, either.F^x er Wool.
HUGH HUGHES.
~ Hartford, June 1, 1780.
County, J '
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that a lib% is fi
led before the boa. Jhbez Hamlin, E r q; Judge
of the Maia me Court for fid county, by William
Redfield arid Timothy Smr fan both of Middle
town in said county, a-aiufi 4 ya'ds cf gauze 1$
yards of callico, and sundry other articles of Euro
pean and India Good', imported, as it said, Contra
ry to the laws of this S ate again*illicit trade, and
by them seized : A d for the ttyal of the justice of
fad seizure, a maritime court will be held at the
court houf: in Hartford, in Grid county, on Tuesday
the 13th day cf June infant, to the intent that any
persons claming property in said goods, seized as a
forefaid, may appear and ffiew cause why (aid goods
mould not be condemned as forfeited, agreeable to
the player of the libellants.
By order of the Jtd^e of said Court,
GEORGE WYLLYS Rege^.
WHEREAS my Wife ANNA, hath for some
time pa^ been disposed to disturb the peace
and harmony of my family to thatdegsee that! have
reason to fear th?) she wirf run me in debt. These
are therefore to forbid all persons trufling her on my
account, as I will pay no debt contraßed by her
after this date.'
STEPHEN HOTCHKISS.
Farmington, May 30, 1780.
WE the Subscribers, being appointed C ramif
fioners, by the Court of Probate, for the
diftriA of Hartford, to examine the claims of the
creditors to the estate of SIMEON LOOMTSS.
late of Windsor, deceas'd, represented insolvent;
hereby <ive notice, that we fh:11 attend said bufiueft
at the houft of Nathan el Loomifs, in Windsor on
the third Tuesdays of June, July, August and Sep
tember next, at one o'clock afternoon on said day#.
NATHANIEL LOOMISS. ) Com nif-
MOSES BARBER, f fiunertf.
Windior, June I, 1,80.
?AKEN UP by the Subfenber, in North-
J K Ilingworth. on the 23d of ,May lafl, &
SORREL HORSE, four years old, fourteen
hands high, white face, trots and pacts, near fore
and eff hind foot white, fhott mane, no brand.
The owner is desired to pray charges and aka hm
away. DANIEL CLARK.
N. KilHn,worth, June 3, 1780.
State of Vermont, 7 K 7 ^ the Subscribers be-
Cumberland County. § VV i^ appointed Cofa
miffionet#, by the Hon. Court of Probate, for the
difiriQ of Rockingham, to examibe the claims of the
creditors to thee s ate of A BIJ A H LOVEJOY,
late of Westminster, deceas'd, re„efenied mfoivent;
do hereby give notice, that we shill attend said bu
siness at ihe dwelling house of John Goald, inholder,
in said Wefiminfter, on the third Wednesdays in
June, July and Aagufi next, from ten o'clo k in the
morning till four in the afternoon, on each of said
d ''jOSHUA WEBB, 1
NAT. ROBINSO N, , Comraiffioners.
JESSE BURK,J
May 22 1780.
WHEREAS my wife Betiy ha. eloped my bed
and board. Therefore I forbid all perlons
harboring or trolling her on my account. If any
peif.ro fhbuld harbour her they must expel! to meet
with trouble. his
JOSEPH t MUXN.
mark.
May 29 ÜB°.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, & BrawnMARE,
10 years old 13 hands high, natural trotter,
a bar in her forehead branded on the left fhculder
and thigh, the letters unknown. The owner it de
sired to pay charges and take her away.
JEHIEL BENHAM.
New Hartford, May 29, 1780.