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hold Kings-Ferry was wrong-— That it was
expedient, and founded on true English
policy, to expend several millions of mo
ney to bring an army up the North-river,
and take only a part of it back again; af
ter having loft in prisoners, and by deaths
and desertions, a tenth of the whole ?
Alas, Sir Harry! in aiming at a cam
paign, you have rendered yourfelf ridicu
lous to the world. They will either sup
pose that you wanted means or capacity;
or that possessing these, you mistook your
enemy, and ventured against your superior
in botlh— The momentary hopes you had
raised, like the fugitive gleams of a win
ter's fun, have been scarcely felt, before
they were succeeded by all the severity of
disappointment. Even the flatterers your
profess had drawn around you, withold
their wanton adulation, and dispose of your
character, in order to make peace with
your supposed fucceffor.--.Tou have even
dilhonored your few former acquirements,
in the disgrace of publishing negro pro
clamations*. You have fuffered yourfelf
to be successively defeated, by a people,
boaftingly called cowards, and ridiculous
ly rebels---Y>u have taken away from
your Prince the chief lupport of his speech
es—-He will be no longer able to tell his
parliament of his reliance on the bravery
of his troops, and the courage and condu&
of his commanders.-— To the dull ear, that
the Dutch turned to Sir Joseph York's
plaintive memorial, you have added the
storm of Stony Point,---the furprize of
Paules Hook; and the degraded evacua
tion of Kings-Ferry :---A campaign com
menced in exultation, and ended in sack
cloth.---You have multiplied the enemies
of your patrons, and opened against Lord
North, 'he full mouthed cry of his ante
gonift Charles Fox.
But I leave you, Sir Harry, to your
own reflections, I cannot increase their fe
rerity; and your present fixation needs
not the scourge of the satirist.
October 26, 1779. Z.
* See Sir Henry Clinton's proclamation,
to fell negroes captured from the enemy,
c harles^owT;'
The following intelligence may be de
pended upon as authentic :
Camp before Savannah, Od. 2, 1779.
" When the French fleet firft ap
" peared on the coast, a number of the
" enemy's vessels (amongst them two arm
" ed sloops of ten and twelve guns) with
" the remaining part of Sunbury garrison
«' on board, took Ihelter in Ogeechie ri
" ver, and landed near the plantation of
" Thomas Savage, Esq.---The night be
" fore last, Colonel White, with his fer
" vant, and five others, summoned the
" commanding officer, Capt. French of
" Delaney's ift battalion, to surrender,
" suggesting to him the consequences of a
" storm, should he refufe—intimidated
" with the threat, he capitulated--and
«' thus five vessels, with One hundred and
" forty one Prisoners have fallen into our
*' hands."
The prisoners above mentioned, are 1
Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Surgeon, 5 fer
jeants, 6 Corporals, 1 Assist. Commissary,
87 privates (mostly of Delaney's corps)
Moses Kirkland and son, and thirty-eight
failcis.
m &a&xi^j MX a 0 — uu), laucu OILLI limitary
stores for Georgia, and several small ves
sels, with people that had been banished
from this State, and were returning, have
fallen into the hands of the French fleet
since our lift.
It is now said, that the British General
Officer taken on board the Experiment
man of war, is the fame General Garth,
who has so remarkably distinguished him
felf, on the late expedition into Connecti
cut by humanely burning the defencelefS
towns of Fairfield and Norwalk in that
State : And that the sum of money found
on board the fame ship, to pay the British
troops in Georgia, amounts to 80,000
guineas.
Last Saturday three notorious counter
feiters of Continental money, viz. Ben.
Cock, John Stien, and W. Strother, (part
qf a chain of near 500, dispersed from one
end of this continent tothe other, fuopof
ed by the BritifhGovernment, or its Gene
rals in America) were brought to town,
under a strong guard, with their press,
some printing types and other implements;
and properly secured.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.
We hear a brig from St. Kitts, for New-
York, with 120 hogsheads of rum, is lent
into Egg-Harbour by Captain Gardiner of
this port. . .
The sloop Active, Captain Day, has ta
ken and sent into Egg- Harbour the priva
teer Mercury, of 8 guns, Capt. Campbell,
just out from York on a cruize. Captain
Campbell and four of his men were wound
ed. There was not a man hurt on board
the Active.
By the accounts of the combined fleets
and the British fleets near approach to
each other, as mentioned under the Lon
don head; and fcveial accounts' in different
ways from New-York, we have great rea
son to suppose the following letter is the
truth, especially as the writer got his in
telligence in a wav that he is fully persuad
ed of the authenticity ofit.
Extract of a letter from Shrewfbury, (New-
Jersey) October 26.
« It is reported, and with a good deal
of confidence, that a packet went up to
New-York on Saturday, which brings ac
counts of an engagement between the two
grand fleets in the channel, in which the
British was worsted.---The Ardent was
funk with her colours flying, and the fleet
drove into harbour, where they remained
blocked up in two different ports —This
report I believe to be true."
Nov ember 9.
Extract of a letter from Charleftown, (S.
Carolina) dated October 9.
" Our People and the French, to the
amount of about 9000, have been now
four weeks before Savannah, expecting
every hour a surrender ; but none as yet.
By some unaccountable mistake Col. Mait
land made his way from Beaufort to Sa
vannah, or they would have Surrendered
atthe firft summons. The enemy's strength
about 3000. Prevoft refufes to let out
the women and children, though request
ed by our Generals, he would not even
permit our General M'lntofh's lady to
come out when a flag was sent in for her.
The news of taking the town by storm is
hourly expeCted. Wallace, in the Experi
ment, and a number of officers on board,
and 80,000 guineas to pay the troops, with
several valuable transports, taken?'
FISH-KItL, November 18.
Count D'Eftaing having fignified to
General Lincoln, about the beginning of
October last, that his time was limited,
and that he was under an obligation to re
turn shortly to the Weft-Indies.---Upon
this information, a council of war was
held, and it was agreed upon to storm the
town, of Savannah. When Count D'
Eftaing summoned General Prevoft to sur
render Savannah ; he diked for twenty
four hours to fee what he could do,---
which was granted ;---during that time he
was reinforced by Col. Maitland, with 600
then, which added more to his strength.
Accordingly, on the 9th instant, Count D'
Ending and Gen. Lincoln advanced in
two colmns, but were repulsed by Gen.
Prevoft, and sustained great loss-— the
particulars are not come to hand, but its
thought 500 French and Americans were
killed on the spot; the loss of the enemy,
though not afeertained, is thought to be
at least equal. Gen. Count Polafki was
mortally wounded endeavouring to force
his way into the citadel at the head of his
cavalry • he survived two days. Count
D'Eftaing was slightly wounded in the
arm and leg, he kept the field four days
after the attack, and afterwards re-imbark
ed his troops. This intelligence was
brought by Major Clarkfon, Aid-de-Camp
to Gen. Lincoln.
BOSTO N, November 18.
v Monday morning last failed from this port, the
French frigate Le Senfibl% in whom went paffenger#
the Hon. John Adams, Esq; charged with a very
impor ant ommiffion from the honorable Congref#
of these State, to the Court of Versailles ; together
with the Hon. Francis Dana, Efy Secretary to
the comm ffion.
W A T C H E S,
THE fubferiber, hitherto emboldened by in.
dul^&ncc from the public, therefore iofcrixia
them (hi# customers in particular) that he has re
moved hi# ffiop, (likewise the Pofi Office) unto the
house lately occupied by Capt. Hugh Ledlie oppo
site the State House, where he intends (in future) to
continue the Watch business in as apposite, man
ner as the time# will admit, and on a# reafonablw
terms. Consent attendance (every day) from nine
o'clock in the morning until fun down, by the pub
lic! meft obliged humble servant,
THO's HILLDRUP.
Hartford; Nov. 33, >779.
Colebrook, November 18, 1779.
THI3 may inform my customers, that I have
now a quantity of good Plough Iron and
Edge Tocl Steel; manufactured in the German me
thod by a German that is a workman. Likewise,
Steel Sleigh Shoe# ; I warrant the Steel to harden
well a# any imported ; to be fold for Continental
Bills at the Forge at Colebrook, or Mr. JAMES
TILE Y; in Hartford.
JACOB OGDEN.
WHEREAS more than one sixteen th part of the
proprietors of the township of RUTLAND
on Otter Creek# State of Vermont, have made ap
plication to me to call a meeting of the proprietors
of fat'd township. This is therefore to warn said
proprietors to meet at the house of Mr. William Ro
belts in said Rutland, on Thursday the 30th day of
December next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to
aft on the following particulars; viz. 1. To choose
a Moderator. 2. To choose a Proprietor'# Clerk.
5. To fee if said proprietors will confirm the sur
veys and layings out of lands of individuals in said
town. 4. To fee what provision said proprietors
will make for roads in said town ; and 5. To do
and tranfid any other b finefs that may be thought
necessary. JOSEPH BOWKER, Affifarit.
Rutland, Sta'e of Vermont, OA. 9, \i779,
TAKEN up feme timejpaft, a small brown
MARE, about 12 hands high, paces and
trots, star in her forehead, both hind feet white.
The owner is desired to pay charges and take het
away. JARED SEYMOUR.
H^faed. Nov. 1^ >779-
LAMP-BLACK of the best kind, to be
fold at the Printing Office'.