The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-01-29 00:00:00, page 3

From the Antigua Chronicle of December ft,
we have taken the following articles under the
London head, as late as October, 25, viz.
LONDON, Odober 15.
THE Dutch Ealt-India men, captured by
Commodore Johnftone, mentioned in the
Gazette Extraordinary, were fafe arrived at St.
Helena, when the Eaftlndia fleet left that place.
Commodore Johnftone is soon expected in the
channel. He was '0 leave St. Helena, with his
prizes about the e id of August, on his way
home. It now a >pears that it never was
intended he should go to India. His inftru&i
ons were, to take the Cape of Good Hope, but
if that was impracticable, to fend forward the
line of battle ships and troops to Madras. Find
ing Suffrein's fleet had reached the Cape before
him, which rendered its capture impossible, he
sent forward the line of battle ships and troops
to India, agreeable to his inftruftions.
If the above prizes arrive fafe in port, as they
are the richest ships sent from their settlements
for some years, it is supposed the Commodore's
Ihare of them will be worth" 200,0001.
Commodore Johnftone is expected in Eng
land the latter end of next month, with all the
company's homeward bound ships due this year,
also his valuable prizes. Col. Fullerton's regi
ment has loft upwards of 130 men by fickneis,
&c. Upon a moderate computation, ifthe com
modore brings home his Dutchmen fafe, the va
lue of their cargoes will amount to as much, if
not more than the great prize taken by Commo
dore Anson from the Spaniards,
Holland has loft more in one year, than all
the powers at war put together since the whole
term of its duration. Three millions at Eufta
tia, fliips to the amount of half a million more ;
and lastly their fix East India fhips,which cannot
be estimated at less than another million of spe
cie ; and all this in obedience to French artifice.
Commodore Keith Stewart, is ordered to re
turn with his whole squadron to the Downs, the
object of his cruize having so far answered, as to
fruftrate the commercial views of the Dutch in
their expectations from the Baltic, and it being
impossible at this late season for their outward
bound East-India and other fleets, to proceed to
sea northward, so that they must pass through
our channel, where a proper squadron is provid
ed for their reception.
The western squadron under the command of
Vice Admiral Darby, is hourly expected to ar
rive in port. No detachment whatever has been
sent from it to the relief of Minorca, as was the
general opinion ; but probably fix or seven of his
cleared ships will remain cruising in the chops of
the channel, for the protection of the homeward
bound Jamaica fleet.
©&. 19. No news of any kind has been yet
received from America, government are in the
mod anxious expectation of hourly dispatches
as upon the next intelligence from that quarter
will in all probability depend the future prof
peds of the war. His Majesty feels so strong
and so truly paternal a concern upon this fubje&
that when he yederday left St. James's he gave
the mod particular directions, that if any infor
mation should be received from America, it
should be forwarded to him immediately, with
out flaying for the usual ceremony of making
out a precis for any of the cabinet mi
nisters. This circumstance, so very uncommon,
fufficiently demonstrates the supposed import
ance of the expected dispatches.
Though the croakers of politics be busily em
ployed in prophesying the capture of Corwallis's
army, yet ministry have the most sanguine hopes
refpeCting his situation. The boasted blockade
es the Chefapeak by de Graffe, is talked of at St.
James's as but a very short continuance, and that
either the united fleets of Hood and.Digby will
force him from his present Ration in the course
of three weeks after the date of Graves's lad dis
patches, or another action will take place, more
general, and it is to be hoped more fuccefsful
than the lad.
The station chosen by Lord Cornwallis, ac
cording to the last dispatches, is almost as strong
as ether Clinton's or Washington's : provided he
has provisions and ammunition, of which there
is little doubt. Fayette and Wayne may at
tempt his lines, but probably be obliged to with
draw from before them, as D'Eftaing at Savan
nah.
The situation which Count de Grafle, in an
ehoringhis fleet just within Cape Charles in Vir
ginia, has taken, effectually blocks up not only
she Chesapeake-bay, but also York and James
liament, on its hrlt meeting, and to move tor an
immediate voteof supplies, adequate to the ap
parent magnitude of the emergency, to enable
them to dispatch a very great force to that quar
ter with the greatest expedition. The supply ne
cessary to be raised on this occasion, added to
what will be wanting for the other services of
the ensuing year, in America, &c. have altoge
ther been estimated at the immense sum of
30,000,000.
Lord Dunmore took artillery and stores to the
amount of 27,0001. over with him to Virginia.
It is to be feared this dock will fall into thehands
of the enemy, if Lord Cornwallis should not be
able to keep his post against the united force of
Wayne and the French troops under the Mar
quis de la Fayette.
NEWYO RK, January §.
Yesterday arrived the schooner Prince Willi
am Henry, Capt. Bowen, in eight days from Sa
vannah, by whom we are informed that the gar
rison of St. Augustine had not been yet aproach-*
ed by Don Galvez from the Havannah, who was
appointed by the King of Spain, General of his
Majesty's expedition,butthisofficer was preparing
an embarkation for service, either against their
own revolted fubjedts at Carthagena, Maracabo,
and other parts of the bay of Mexico, or to pro
ceed against the above named British post. Col.
Clarke commanded at Savannah, where the for
tifications were daily improving by the constant
labour of 800 negroes, and a reinforcement of
veteran troops had landed there from Charlef
town, they were amply supplied with provisions ;
by recent arrivals Mr. Greene had been collect
ing provisions in the upper parts of Georgia, but
had not appeared within thirty miles of the capi
tal.—The British fleet of 40 odd fail, under the
convoy of the Rotterdam of 50, the Aftrea of 32,
and the Duke de Chartres sloop of war of about
16 guns ; with the Right Hon. the Earl of Dun
more, destined for this port, was fafe arrived at
Charleftown.
Monday arrived here a schooner from Curacoa
for Philadelphia with a cargo of salt; she failed
in company with two other vessels destined for
the fame port, and was taken eight days ago by
his Majesty's ship Ardamant, David Graves, Esq;
commander, off the Capes of Delaware.—The
Adamant was left in chace of two fail, supposed
to be the consorts of the above-mentioned
schooner, from whom she was separated a few
days previous to her capture, in a gale of wind.
Wednesday was sent in by his Majesty's ship
Ardamant, the schooner Delaware, laden with
three hundred and fifty barrels of flourand fix hogs
heads of tobacco ; she was bound for Cape Fran
cois, and is one of twenty fail of veflels from
Philadelphia, all of which had similar cargoes,
bound for France and different ports in the
Weft-Indies. They all left the Capes of Dela
ware in company with her about ten hours be
fore flie was taken, which happened at four
A. M. on the 30th ult. In said fleet were four
large ships, each mounting about 20 guns, one
of them the Fair American, the remainder were
brigs, schooners, &c. all deeply loaded.
The above mentioned prize left the Adamant
and another frigate in the middle of the fleet, of
which there is not the least doubt they will give
a good account.
The public are very anxious to hear of the
fate of Lord Cornwallis's army ; if the provisi
ons have been landed from the transports, there
are great hopes his Lordship may defeat the at
tempts of the enemy, and hold out till relieved
by the fleet from New-York.
Oa. 25. Several Councils have been held
within the course of the last ten days, by the Ca
binet Ministers, assembled in Cleveland row, on
the subject of the vast preparations which are
now making at Brest, Toulon, and the other
ports of France, supposed to be intended for the
service of the Weft-Indies the ensuing campaign
The result of their deliberations has been, a de
termination to lay the whole of the information
they have received upon this fubjeff before Par-
rivers ; so that he may land what force he pleases,
and also fend his small ships up those places,while
he prevents any supplies being sent to Lord
Cornwallis's army.
If our fleet should be able to enter the Chefa^
peake, then there will be little reason toentertain
fears for the brave Cornwallis ; we shall be able
not only to land the troops that may be sent to
reinforce his Lordship's army, but also to cut off
the communication between the Marquis de la
Fayette's army and the main force of the conti
nent.
f On the 16th and 17th instant, a sergeant and
seven dragoons of Arnold's corps, with nine
horses compleatly equipped, deserted to us from
a foraging party near Phillips's.
BOST O N, January 24.
We hear that the British fleet from New-York,
bound to the Weft-Indies,left twocapital ships,
viz. the Royal Oak, and the Russel, the former
arrived at St. Kitts in so bad a condition that she
was condemn'd as unfit for service, the latter
was drove on the rocks at Antigua, and entirely
loft. Admiral Graves in the London had fail'd
for Jamaica. At Antigua and St. Kitts they
were under great apprehensions of an invasion
by an armament from Martinico. It is also said
that at Jamaica they are in daily expectation of
an attack from the Spainards.
We hear that the brig Sally, Capt. Woarth, is
arrived at Providence, in 50 days from Nantz
in France who brings an accountthat 2 or 3 days
before he fail'd, a frigate arrived there express
from Count de Grade, at Chefapeak, with the
account of the capture of Lord Cornwallis and
his wole army. The news was received there
with great expreflions of joy; and a frigate was
immediately dispatched to Spain with the im
portant intelligence.
The Cicero Capt.- has arrived at Beverly,
from Bilboa ; in her came passengers John Trum
bull, Elo; son to his Excellency Jonathan Trum
bull, Esq; Governor of Connecticut, as also
Master John Adams, jun. son to his Excellency
John Adams, Esq;
Monday last Capt. Elwell, in the ship Robbin-
Hood, arrived fafe in port, in 40 days from Got
tenburg.
The private armed ship Grand Turk, belong
ing to Salem, has taken 6 valuable prizes, two of
which, one laden with 500 hogsheads sugar, the
other with dry fifh, have fafe arrived at Bilboa.
The Continental frigate Alliance, which fail
led from this port the 25th ult. has taken a large
fliip from Jamaica, bound to New-York, laden
with sugars, which has fafe arrived in port.
The taking of New-Providence by the Spani
ards, as published in some of the papers, wants
confirmation.
HARTFORD, January 29.
All the Weft-India islands, even the British,
resound with the praises of the Gen. Bouille,
and the bravery and generosity of the French in
the recapture of St. Euftatia, and restoring it to
its original proprietors. This fuccefsful enter
prize affords a fiefh proofin favour ofthe nation
al character of our Allies. The British in those
islands loudly complain of the behavior of the
commander of St. Euftia, and of the heavy and
encreafing burdens upon their industry and trade.
Last Wednesday evening died, very suddenly,
Benjamin Payne, Esq. in the „th yea. of his
age. He was for many years a leading inhabi
tant ofthe town, and one of the Representatives
in the General Assembly.
F I 3 M-K IL L, January- 2/
A fleet of fifteen fail of viauallers arrived at
New-York the fifth instant. Lord Dunmore
has arrived at Charleftown.
ANECDOTE of Pope GANGANELLI.
ANGANELLI wishing to root out of his
IT dominions the numberless evils refuhing
from gambling, issued out a proclamation, which
prohibited every species of that vicious amuse
ment under the severest penalties. Danna Mari
acia Colonva, a lady of the firft diftindion at
Rome, thinking herfelf above the laws, continu
ed to encourage parties at cards and hazard, in
the greatest latitude, at her routs, which she re
gularly gave three times- week. The Pope be
ing informed of the lady's transgression, conde
feended to fend her a friendly warning to con
form to the public mandate, but the lady instead
of profiting by it, gave way to her resentment,
calling his holiness paltry Friar ; upon which
Ganganelli sent her the Barigello [an officer be
longing to the police, and somewhat similar to
the late John Fielding, but rather more abje&]
with a written message, which he delivered to
the lady before all the company in the following
manner :
“ His Holiness our gracious Sovereign, has commanded
me to inform your Ladyship, that, as a Paltry Fryar, he for
gives your insolence ;as a Pope, he gives', ou absolution
from your manifold tins; but, as your Prince, he bids me
tell you, that the next time you dare violate his orders, you
shall immediately forfeit your head without any hope of
mercy." On this awful intimation, her Ladyship' fell into
firs, the whole assembly were thrown into the utmost confa
fion, and the routs dismissed for ever.