The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-11-14 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, November f.
Extract ofa letter from Richmond, Virginia, aated
October 22.
" This morning we received information, by
express, that a large fleet of British (hips had made
their appearance in oar bay, and this afternoon we
hear item Gen. Nelson, that they have already
luaed, and taken possession of Kemp's Landing,
with a party of horse.
I' lite Governor and Council are adopting the
mod vigorous measures for preventing the enemy
from getting a footing in the State, and I (hall march
to-mtMtow with about 1500 men, to oppose their
penetrating into the country. We(hall come to blows
very loon 1 expect, and the hardett fend off. lam
much pleated to fee that the inhabitants of all ranks
are ready to turn out to oppose the enemy."
Extract of another letter from the fame place, 0:1 24.
06 We have nothing at prafent, but wars and tu
mours of war#, the enemy, if report could be cre
dited, have landed in a thousand places at once•
but the fast is, they have taken Kemp's Landing,
and the Great Bridge. I am now parading the troops
at this port, and fail march to morrow morning for
Cabbin- Point, with about loco men. The Gover
nor and Council have promised me that they will
have 10 000 men in the field in a little time, and I
hope fometning will be done for the honor of the
old dominion."
By other letters from Richmond in Virginia, dat
ed tue 25th intt. we learn that the British fleet which
left New-Yura the 15th ult. confiding of about 50
fail large and (mall, were arrived in Cnefapeak-Bay.
On the 211 alt they landed 800 men in the neigh
bourhood of Portfmbuth, and tome more on the bay
fide of Princess Anna county ; and on the 23d they
landed 1000 infantry and 100 cavalry at New Ports
News, who immediately took po&ffion of Hampton.
The residue of their force remained on board their
transports. The militia were turning cut with great
spirit, to prevent their incerfions into the country.
By accounts from Gen. Gates's head quarters, at
Hilfhbrough; of the 18th October; we learn, that
Lord Cornwallis, 'in coniequeace of Col. Fergus's
defeat, (addenly evacuated Charlotte on the izth
ult. at four o'clock in the afternoon; and had alrea
dy retreated I'l miles when the last accounts were
received; A considerable party of light troops wer<
close in their rear, and i^d taken 20 waggons load
ed with provisions and dores. By this conveyance
^^ havea confirmation that Col. Clark, with s body
of Bbutn-Carolina and Georgia militia, had far
prized and taken Aagutia, at the very indent the
Commandant was holding* treaty with the Southern
Indians. 'Col; Clark defeated the British and Indians
and loaded 300 horses with the goods and presents
colleOed at mat po&: Among the prisoners are said
to be federal British officers, and Col Thomas Brown,
lately appointed Superintendant of Indian affairs in
the Southern department, in the room of John
Stuart, Esq, deceased. We also learn that the Bri
tish are 110^ presenting the war with the greatest
rigour in fach parts of South Carolina as they at
prefeat occupy ; accounts mention upwards of 200
houses beingburnt in one diftrift, and the inhabitants,
women and children, turned out naked to ffiift for
themfelve; with no other reason assigned, § than that
the men were not at home, and therefore fappofed to
have taken arms against them ; and that every house
in the neighbourhood of George Town, except 3;
had been burnt or destroyed. This (hews what de
pendence is to be placed on British proclamations and
promises, and the boated humanity of Lord Corn
wallis, will be found similar to that of their other
commanders, who destroyed Norfolk, Charleftown.
Falmouth, Fairfield, Springfield, and lately many of
the fettUments in the neighbourhood of Albany.
When these and many other wanton a&s of cruel
ty, which the British have exercised In America,
during the prefect contest are seriously considered.
they cannot fail of producing in the minds of the
impartial part of mankind, a reflexion on their na
tural chera&r : Their wars in Ireland, Scotland,
the Bast and Weft Indies, have all bsen carried on
with a like degree of barbarity ; Limerick, the
Highlands of Scotland, Bengal, Mexico, and St.
Vincents, have all bore testimony of the tenth of
this observation ; and yet their Generals and officers
are conf^ntly holding out to America, ideas of their
humanity, which their every day's pra&ice is com
ftaatly giving the lye to ; how much booger oar
forbearance to retaliate will last, is a question that
feriorfly concerns us all-
Sunday evening his Excellency the P'efileot of
the State the Speaker of the Honorable the Hou'e
of A&mhly, and the Treasurer of the State, arrived
in town, having agreeable to the resolutions of the
Legislature, taken a circuit throughout the Common-
Wealth, ;ft< the ipurpofe of impelling the general
police of the different counties. &
The fame day his Excellency the Minister Pleni
potentiary of France arrived, at his house in this
city from the eastward. .'
On Sunday last arrived in port, the privateer
Holker, Capt. Keane, from a cruize, during which
the took the following prizes, all bound to. Charles
town, South. Carolina, viz. October ,th, in company
with the Fair American, the brig Rodney from Li
verpool, October Bth, the brig Rodney from Ply
mouth, Oaober 14th, brig Richaid from Glasgow,
and the 15th fill in with the (hip Richmond, Capt.,
Jameson, from Glasgow, which, after a smart aaion,
(truck. Capt. Keane had one man killed and one
wounded. Thefc vessels have Valuable cargoes on
board, confining of dry goods, wine, cheese, pork,,
&c. T^o of them have come into the Delaware :
and on the 17th. Capt. Keane parted with' the Fair
rican and (hi, in a violent gale of wind.
HARTFORD; November (4.
Friday last the General Assembly of this State ad
journed to the lift of December, then to meet in
this town.
Cnogrefs, id confederation of the many brave
actions of Colonel Daniel Morgan, now engaged in
the (cryice of his country, in the southern army,
have been pleased to advance him to the rank of
Brigadier General in the army of the United States
A letter from 'Statia mentions, that the Congress
of Delegates from the several neutral European nati
ons, were to meet force time this month : and that
fomi politicians are of opinion, that, in addition to
the otenfible object of their mission, endeavours
would be used to bring about a peace between the
belligerent powers.
The following paragraph ft taken from a St. Kitt's
news-paper, of the 4th of September ultimo.
We are adored from good authority, that Admiral
Rodney wrote to a gentleman in this iftaad, that he
was going to strike a blow that would aflonifh all
Europe, and would be back on this flatten about the
middle of Oaober next.
Congref, have promoted Brigadier Samael-Holden
Paxtons, of Conoeaicut, to the rank of Major-Gene*
ral in the army of the United States.
NOTICE is hereby given to the several towns,
That M?ffi'rs John Calder at Hartford, George
Starr at Middletown, Samuel P. Lord at East Had
dam, Samuel Squier at Fairfield, Michael Todd at
New-Haven, Guy Richards jun; at New London,
Jabez Perkins at Norwich, and Thomas Horse, at
Derby, are appointed to receive more a quantity
of Salt belonging to this State, far the purpose of
putting u, Pork and Bee', according to an A& of the
General Alembly in October 1780; and that the
Select Men of the fevehl towns are by Aft of said
Assembly authorized to draw on either of (aid Store
Keepers as may be most convenient, in favour of the'
Packers of (aid meat, to be appointed by the towns
for such quantities of (aid Salt as may be necessary
to put up the provisions required of them by said
aft, allowing for the quantity of flour they (hall
judge fach town may put up as part of theirquota
of (aid provisions ; and in no case to exceed the rate
of two bulhels, to the thousand pounds in their lift
for the year 1779.
And the several Printers in this State are directed
to insert the foregoing notice in their news papers
as fion as possible.
By Order of the House of Representatives,
W. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
Hartford, Nov. 9, 1780.
STRAYED from the barn of the Subscriber, a
dun colour'd MARE, about 14 and a quarter
hands high, a white face and hollow in it, trots all,
and has the hair worn off her back in several places."
Whoever will take up said rare, and give notice to
the subscriber, Shall be entitled to a handfeme reward
for their trouble, and all charges.
JOSIAH BLAKELEY.
Hartford, Nov, so, 1760.
CTriOTrSOLD, at PUBLIC VENDUE, at thia
[ Post, on Wedaefday the 15th inflant, at two
of the clock P. M. about Twenty HORSHS, and
two Old WAGGONS, public property, by
N. HUBBARD, late D. Q M. &
Hartford, Nov. 13. 1780
HB Qffi cm an d Crew of the Sloop Hamlin#
concerned in the Prize Schooner British Le
gion and Sloop Susannah ; are defined to call on
their Agent at Eafi-Haddam for their Prize Money.
Hartford, Nov. io. 1780. __________
ALL PERSONS indebted to the Subferi
ber, by Book or Note, of more than one
Year's Banding, are requeued to make im
mediate Payment, to prevent Trouble, and oblige
their humble Servant,
SAMUEL FLAGG.
Hartford, Nov. 10, 1780.
Three Hundred Dollars Reward..
RUN-AWAY from the Subscriber, living
in New Britain, ^on the night of the 6th inß<
*n Apprintice Lad, named SILAS SEARE, a
native of Long Ill,nd, about 19 years of age, very
thick fat, 5 fact 8 inches high ; had on, or carried
with him, a reddish brown coat and vest, 1 pair of
light coloured cloth breeches. I do. leather, a new,
large brim'd hat, ffiver Shoe and knee buckles, a
brown fartont, , with a velvet cape, and fandry o
ther articles too tedious to mention. Whoever will
lake up said runaway and return him to the sub
scriber. Shall receive the above reward.
ELIJAH HINSDALE.
Mew-Britain, Nov. I®, ^I 80 -? _
L L Persons indebted to the of Mr.
LEMUEL WHITE, Merchant, late of
Hertford, deceas'd,, on bond, book,or note, are de
fined to come and pay (heir balances: And all per
lons to whom the estate is indebted, are desired to
call and take the balances due, $$ a settlement of
the estate is now making ; ifthofe indeb ed do not
make immediate pay ment they muftexpert trouble.
DANIELPITKIN, 1 Adminif-
MARTHA WHITER trators.
"artf^Noy^ifo^^ ^
WILLIAMSEYMO UR,7
HAS for sale Pennsylvania IRON, a HORSE
calculated for the-Weft India market, and a
few thousand White Pine Shingles.
TRAYBD"or drove away through accident, or
stolen force time abetit the middle of June left,
five young HEIFERS, two two year olds, no ear
fork, one' rediSh brindle with some white on the
rump, the ether a dark brown, force white on the
rump ; the other three are yearlings with no eat
mark, one of them is tWd lined, che red with *
white face, the other is chiefly white, with force
dark red, or brown Spots, red ears. Whoever has
or will take up said cattle &1 give intelligence to me,
(hall have two hundred delfts reward if they prove
to be stolen, and if strayed a generous reward and
^ ro ^% AMUEL BVBRgrt
T° r " "llSElJ^^ JiJ— °°
„ ROKE into the incTofure of the (abicriber, in
HJuly last, a black Sear, with a white face and
one year old lad fprin, markt with a half
crop under file the left ear. The owner is desired
to pay charges and take him away.
SAMUEL COOLEY.
Bolton, Nov. 8, 1780. ~
ROKE into the fubferiber's inclofute the firft
of oa. a dark Red Mare Colt. 2 years old
pan. no brand; The owner is defied to pay char
ges and take her iway.
' TITUS ALLEN.
Hartland, Nov. 8, 1780.
WHEREAS the fubferiber was chofea G<an4
Juror by the town of Gofhen for the present
year, and (worn to that office,' and being informed
by two persons that one man belonging to Goffi-n'
had stolen continental flour, and that one Isaac
Humphry of said Gofhen bad purchased feme cf
said flour, and that said fa&s could be proved by
evidences which they mentioned, and desired that I
would draw a complaint fooo, leall the person said
to have Rolen Should make his escape, and through
hale and inadvertency I complained of said Isaac
Humphry for the fads above mentioned, without
examining the evidences, without any malice or
prejudice apinft said Humphry ; and the authori
ty before whom the case was tried judged said
Humphry not guilty, and to have his cost, as all
the evidences test tied they knew nothing relating
to the case, and I have reifon to believe that said
Humphry is wholly clear cf having any hand cf
concern in dealing, and ought to be treated by the
public accordingly. ,~
P ; ROBERT ROOD.
Goffien, Augaft 1780.
THESE are to warn the inhabitants cf the town
of Salisbury, and others that have Rates to
pay to the fubferiber on the Lifts of 1774. 177^
1776, 1777 and 1778, are required to make im
mediate settlement ; their compliance w 11 be very
agreeable to the fubfriiber, and if the tequeft is not
complied with, it may be very difsgreeable to the
obfiinate, for the fubferiber is determined to have
his bills fettled as seen as titre will permit.
nathandauchy. centaur.
Salisbury, Nov. 7, 1780.
R E ADY MONEY
Given for Linen & Cotton RAGS,
At the PRINTING-OFFICE.'