The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-08-08 00:00:00, page 1

T, V E S D A Y, August 8, 178% T H E , f«UMBE R 811.
VCONNECTICUTC6URAN T,
ANDTHI
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER.
F ORSA L E,
A few Hogsheads of firft white
SUGAR, for much left than the value, if applied
for soon. Aifo, beiROCK SA LT. fold for
Calh or exchanged for Wheat, Corn, Flour or Pork,
on reasonable terms, by John Caldwell, opposite
the Court Hoofe, Hartford.'
To be SOLD, (if applied for this Week)
A few Hogsheads of New-Eng
land RUM, very good and at a reasonable Price.
Enquire of the Printers. _ _____
TO BE SOLD,
By YOUNGLOVE CUTLER;
For Ready Money, at the higbeft Prices,
YT TEST-INDIA RUM by the Gallon; New-
W England manufactured Salt by the Calk or
Bufcel; be& German Steel; American Ditto ;
Windier Tobacco by the Cwt. or tingle pound ;
Tea, Sugar. Copperas Pins, Writing Paper, Pipes,
Indigo, Hard Soap. An assortment of Earthen
Ware, fach as Tea Diffies, &c.
N. B. One half of the pay for laid Steel, and one
Smarter of the pay for the Salt will be expected in
ilver, the remainder in Continental or Conne&icut
Bills. Northbary, July 26, i,Bo.
T~ HOSE gentlemen Soldiers that served in the
continental line in 1779, in the eight months
service, either by draft or inliftment, belonging to
~ counting for the firfl brigade of Militia of this
State, either horse or foot, are desired to call imme
diately on the fubferiber for their back pay, find
money for their coats, thofe,hat are intitled to it.)
They will get certificates from the Seie& Men of
tlx town they belong to or counted for, for (applies
received for their families while In service, with the
amount and price ; or certificates that thty have re
ceived no (applies while id service; this with their
difeharfo will be necessary, andm^ Specially the
certificates for supplies be produced; and the footer
she better, as the ' dances are ready for them.
WILLIAM BULL.
Hartford; AnyuS I, I 7SO. b
STOLEN or Grayed from the fubferiber some
time left April, a Bay MARE, with a white
firipe in her face, 5 years old, trots and pace,, 13
bands and half high, branded 9 on her left fhouL
der. Also a Sorrel MARE, Bor 9 years old, white
streak in her face, brand unknown, with a white
felm over her left eye, natural pacer. Also, a Ba,
Mare Colt, z years old. natural trotter, branded I C
en her left thigh. A Dark Bay Mare Colt, 2 years
old, natural trotter, no br.vid. Whoever will take
up said Mares and Colts and return them to the fab
fcriber or gite information where they may be had.
ihall have a handsome reward and charges paid, by
JOHN CALLENDER.
She&l±_ fely 15, 1780.
STRAYED from the febferiber about the firft of
June lift, a Red HEIFER, two years old, no
ear mark. Any person that has or may take up said
Heifer, and give information thereof, (hall be well
rewarded, by
JOHN CALDWELL.
Hartford, July 31, 1,80.
THE fubferiber desires all those who have re
ceived the Conne&lcut Courant of him for
the left three months, to leave the pay where they
received their papers, in order to enable him to
mak* : a feitlement with the Printers.
AHIEL CLAP.
S ,?ba¥m. I^yz^i 780.
# ^AKEN up by the fubferiber the beginning of
J June lift,, a bright Sorrel HORSE, about 13
band? .high, a small far in his forehead, not shod,
natural pacer, about 4 years old, very unruly.
The owner is desired to pay charges and take him
away. TIMOTHY PHELPS.
Simsbury, July 29, 178^
HARTFORD: Printed by HUDSON and GtODW I N, near the Great-Bridge,
RICHMOND, (Virginia,) June it
WE have the pleasure to inform the
public, that Richard Randolph the
younger of Charles, George Carter of Shir
ley, and Robert Bolling of Petersburg,
Efqrs. have undertaken, in the preferit
emergency of affairs, to raise each a com
pany of volunteer infantry, co serve one
year from the time of their joining the ar
my; and that this tender of their Services
has been accepted by his Excellency the
Governor in Council, with an assurance,
that the counties in which such men ffiall
be raffed, shall, during the time of their
service, have credit for them oa any future
service of the Militia. , The patriotic ex
ample which these gentlemen have had the
glory of letting, we doubt not will catch
throughout the several counties, and con
vince our enemy, that a people can be
never conquered on whom misfortunes
have no other effects than to rdufe them
to fu oerior exertions.
A, N E C DO T EH
WHEN it wag found necessary to call
in the detachment of American
troops; which had been posted at Lam
prier's Ferry, opposite to Charleftown,
South-Carolina# three men of General
Hogan's North-Carolina brigade were by
some accident left behind- ,who being in
danger of falling into the enemy's hands,
took shelter in the woods, arid were tra
velling on towards George-Town.—ln
hopes of facilitating their march, and to
profit by misfortune, one of them who
which his scarlet, suggested a stratagem,
was clad in comrades approved of, and
which he carried into effed. He left his
arms and ammunition with the other two,
and went into the plantation of a poltron
tory, or one of those mean spirited wret
ches who ought forever to be stigmatized
under the character of Property Man, and
to be made fair game to all parties. These
creatures were early eager and noisy in fo
menting the present war, but withdrew
themselves the momenttheir fears dictated
danger to their persons or their estates. °
The brave Noth-Carolinean perfonated
a messenger, dispatched by fame of that
tribe, and addressed the owner of the plan
tation in the. following terms : " Sir, I
understand you are a Friend to the King
and his Government." The Property
Man, not a little alarmed at the fight of a
red coat, hastily interrupted him: " Yes
Sir ! I am as true, faithful and loyal a
fubje&, as any in his Majesty's domini
ons." " I have been told, so said the
soldier ; lam sent by some of his Majesty's
friends to inform Lord Cornwallis of the
approach of a rebel army, from the north
ward, whi^ is coming @n very rapidly,
and I am afraid will furprize that part of
the King's army which his Lordihip com
mands in this quarter of the country,
unless his Lordihip is speedily apprized
of their designs ; I have travelled through
swamps and thick woods, to avoid being
flopped by the rebels; and last night had
the misfortune to lose my horse, fiddly
&c. &c." “ Sir, replied the tpry, you
shall have the belt horse I am master of,
my own riding horse, and beg you will be
expeditious in delivering your message,
for if the rebels come here I shall be ruin
ed, perhaps hanged, I don't know what
they'l do to me because I am a faithful
fubjed. Boy I saddle Spider, and brings
him to this gentleman—make haste." Spi
der, a fine blooded horse, was produced'
with saddle, bridle, holders arra pistols.'
This encouraged the soldier to intimate
the loss of his fide arms, the turn coat
with equal haste supplied him with his own
militia sword. When the soldier was rea
dy to mount, he remarked the weather
looked gloomy, and threatened rain, and
that among ocher articles he had loft his
furtout. " Sir, said the apostate, I have
a fine roculo at your service, pray make
use of it, and go on as faft as possible
through wet and dry, your business is of
great consequence." Thus equipped, the
soldier rode off, and presently rejoined his
companions, who were waiting for him in
the bulh, The three, all armed, and ode
mounted, proceeded on ther journey to
Georgetown. When they had marched
a few miles, they rencountered two of the
British ligh-hdrfe, who had been maraud
ing and plundering helpless women of their
apparel. Those fellows they took into
custody, and conduced them fafely into
Georgetown, together with Spider and his
furniture, the captured cavalry and their
accoutrements, the silver mbanted (word,
and the " the very fine roculo," splendid
ly marked on the cape Joseph Wigfall.
This genius, or a brother of his, had
been a militia officer for a while, and af
feded to bear arms against the tyrant, as
he then called the King.—-In a voyage,
which he some time ago made to Bermu
da, his vanity prompted to take with him
his regimentals, for Chewing away among
the Inlanders.---On his return the ve/fj,
in which he w%s passenger, was chafed by
another, supposed to be a Britilh cruizer ;
his apprehensions of being discovered, in
the sham character of a rebel officer, point
ed out the necessity of concealing the blue
Coat with scarlet lapels, which he effected
by putting on the body of his wife, cover
ed by her stays and gown.--The circum
stance was related at his landing in North-
Carolina by himfelf, in great glee, as an
instance of his sagacity, or as he termed it,
‘ being too cunning for the chaps.'?