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PHIL A 3 2 L P HI A, Ap^c 28,
Extract of a letter from a gentleman ofr^c oS)a.h-
Carolim, dazed C.iarlelowi, A?rilj.
« The camp farmed by his Excellency Governor
Rutledge increases. Culonel Himmoad lurched
with a detachment a few days ago towards Fulfom's
at Ogeechee, in Georgia, in order to attack a
party ofdifaflft&d Indian, Creeks and Cue
rokees, under the command of Tate, Cameron, and
other white barbarians. These having received in
tMli^enceof Colonel Hammond's approach, burnt and
abandoned the fort the 28:h of Much ; many of
tHm fled towards the Indian country, and about
oof them attempted to join the British troops at
Savannah, but Colonel Hammond came up with and
Touted them, killed eight Indians and took three
prifohers, killed two white barbarians and took three
efthem p/ifoners. Of the Indians fliin two were
principal men of the Creek nation , one of the pri
soners is the son of Miflizego, otherwise called the
% Fellow. Colonel Hammond sustained no da
except Lieutenant Rofi wounded.
e Our friend, of the Creek nation wished we
mould give these fellows a drubbing; I hope this
will have a good effed. , . ,
« Yesterday our date vessels brought in four pri
zes-- two brigs with rum for the enemy at Georgia,
a New-Providence sloop intended for the fame place,
and a privateer sloop of twelve guns.
" 11 the beginning of the present contest with
Great Britain, we said, we would spend one half to
save the other---if we have a tenth part of the virtue
we then boasted of, let us pay, as the Dutch did, one
twentieth penny, and we shall soon fink our paper
An enterprise against the Onondago settlements bf
the Indians, having been projected and approved by
his Excellency General Washington, and the direfti
on of it committed to Brigadier General James Clin
ton, commanding in the nothern department, he on
the i 7th of April issued his orders, and gave the exe
cution of them to Col. Van Sehaick, commander of
the firft battalion cf New-York Continental troops,
appointing as second and third in command, Lieut.
Col. Willet and Major Cochran, of the 3d N. York
battalions, all officers of approved courage and abi
lities. The detachment for the service, confided of
6 companies of New York, 1 of Pennsylvania, 1 of
Massachusetts troops, and 1 of rifle-men, amounting
in the whole to 504 ra^k and file, officered by 1 Col.
I Lieut. Col. I Major, 9 Captains, 18 Lieutenants
and 27 Serjeants. Fort Schuyler being appointed
the place of rendezvous, from thence early on Mon
day morning; the 19th of April, the whole party be
gan their march, provision for 8 days having previ
ously been sent effin 29 batteaux, into Wood Creek.
After a march of 22 miles, the troops arrived a
bout 3 o'clock A. M. at the old Scow Place, but
the boats having much farther to come, did not ar
rive till loo'clock. As soon as the boats arrived,
the whole of the troops embarked, and upon entering
the lake, were much impeded by a cold head wind.
At 8 o'clock in the morning ®fthe 20th, halted at
Differs bay, till all the boats came up, and then pro
seeded t@ the Ononda^o landing, eppofre to old
money."
Extra& from several letters of good authorities in
different parts of France.
January I, 1779.
*' In all our ports and dock-yards there is the
greatest a&ivity. We have orders to fit out even
the smaller vessels, and it seems determined to put
on the flocks a considerable number of flhips of the
line, among which will be ten of the firft rate.
•''All the public orders discover the greatest zeal.
M. le C. de Artois, &c. have equiped a ffiip at their
own expence, and the Sate of Artois have followed
the example.
“ A private company is formed for equipping
eight large privateers. The fabfeription was in
stantly completed.
•' It is believed to be a fad, that the Count de
Fernay will take the command of some sh ps defin
ed for the Eid Indies, and that his squadron will
consist of the following vessels : The Amicable, of
74 ; the Diadem 0(74 ; the Reflechi, of 64, with
others of the line ; the Amphion, of 50 ; I'Amazone
and la Gentille, of 30 guns.
“ We have now in the bay of Bengal the Brilliant
66 74, and some copper bottom frigates..
' The number of English prisoners increases in
such a manner that we are obliged to remove them.
The last accounts we r e that they amounted to 9500.
Since which M la Motte Picquet brought in 1200
from his cruize to the North of England, betides 500
sick and wounded soldiers taken on board a transport
on her patfage from New York.
4 - They are fitting out at Marseilles three frigates
and one chebeck, with three hundred men each, to
cruize off Cipe Good Hope; they have also a great
number ofprivateers, most of which carry twenty to
thirty guns."
POUGHKEEPSIE, May 3.
CHAISE Entire of the P RIL
WANTED 2jrongand G-n.ee! c n x o ,r- ^> &
Fort B.'C,V:U.JI, wim.,-„ rd ^ ... , - ^.^.^..
M. From thence, after leiviog all the boats, with a
proper guard, they marched 8 or 9 miles on their way
to the Onondago settlements ; and not being able to
continue their march in the dark, they lay on their
arms all night, without fire.
Very early on the 21st, they proceeded to the Salt
lake, an arm of which, 200 yards over, and 4 feet
deep, they forded with their pouches hung to their
fixed bayonets, and advanced to the Onondago
Creek, where Capt. Graham took prisoner an Onon
dago warrior. The creek not being fordable, the
troops eroded it on a log, and as soon as they were
over, the utmost endeavours were used to surround the
settlements, but as they extended 8 miles, besides some
scattered habitations lying back of the Castles, and
on the opposite fide of the creek, tho' our troops en
tered their firft Settlement, wholly undifeovered by
them, they f®on discovered some of our advanced par
ties, and took the alarm in all their settlements. The
Col. however, ordered different routs to be taken by
different parties, in order to surround as many of
their settlements as possible, at the fame time: But
the Indians fled precipitately to the woods, not tak
ingany thing with them. Oar troops took 33 In
dians, and one white man prisoners, and killed twelve
Indians. The whole of their settlements, confiding
of about fifty houses, with a large quantity of corn
and beans, were burnt, a number of fine horfei, and
every other kind of flock were „killed, about 100
guns, fomeof which were rifles, were among the
plunder, the whole of which, after the men were
loaded with as much as they could carry, was de
ftroyed with a considerable quantity of ammunition.
One swivel, taken at the council house, had the
trunnions broke off, and was otherwise damaged, and
in fine the deftruflion of all their settlements was
completed.
After^his the troops began to march on their re
turn, re crofl-d the creek and forded the arm of the
lake, on the fide of which they encamped on a good
ground. They had been only once interrupted by
a small party of Indians, who fired upon them from
the opposite fide ofthe creek, but were soon beat
back by Lieut. Evan's rille nr§n, who killed one of
them. On the 22! the troops marched to the land
ing, embarked in good order, ^nd rowed to 7 mile
Island, on the zjdcroffed the lake, and landed two
miles up Wood Creek and o^Saturday the 24th at
12 o'clock, the whole detachment returned in fafety
to Fort- Schuyler, having been but 5 days and an
half, the whole distance going and returning, being
sBo miles.
BOST O N, May 7.
With pleasure we can inform the public, that the
prize Ship taken by the Tyrann ; cide, commanded
by the brave Capt. Hallet, (as mentioned in our lift)
the most important, is arrived in a fife port. She
has an highly valuable cargo and well assorted.
Among other things, She has brought us it is said
800 barrels of wet provisions ; 200 barrels of flour,
a large quantity of bacon, tongues, peas, butter, &c.
and a quantity of dry goods, we hope the other
prize, from the Weft-Indies, will soon arrive and
make the assortment, and the reward of the brave
captori still more compleat.
Last Tuesday arrived Captain Clarke, in a brig, in
17 days from Cape Francois. Capt. Clarke left the
Cape in company with a fleet cf 17 fail, under con
voy of the Minerva, formerly in the British service;
but taken by the French. Toe convoy left the fleet
three days after they came out. Cap'. Clark was
chafed by three of the enemy's privateers, four days
successively before he got in. r h
The day before the above fleet left the Cape, a
letter of marque Ship, of 26 guns, captured by a
French frigate, was sent in there. She was from
London, bound to Jamaica, and fuppefed to havea
very rich cargo on board, as an offer of 72,000
pounds flerling, was made by^the Captain for her
ransom, which was refufcd/ty^,^^
We hear the wound of, General Lincoln is broke
out anew, cccafioned, it is supposed, by the cliraate
of Georgia. By this event he is under the necessity
of removing from that department, in which, it is
rumoured, Gen. Sullivan is to succeed him.
The 28th ult. the privateer True Blue, from New-
York, with two schooners which she had, taken off
Newbury bar, were captured by the Franklin, Capt.
Allen, and carried fafe into port.
Monday last died at Cambrid e. that great scholar
and excellent man the honorable John Winthrop,
Esq; Hollifian Profeffor of the Mathematics in Har
vard College. .
Our naval successes have lately come in a clutter,
and a rich one it is. Since our last returned to Sa
lem a letter ofmarque brig, Capt.Obier, and brought
with her a prize brigantine which she captured a
few daysafer leaving Salem. The prize is a very
valuable one. having cn board among many other
articles, 200 puncheons rum, 500 barrels cf flour
and bread, a large quantity of beef, loaf sugar, &c.
His Excellency's Answer,
SIR. New York, April 10, 1779.
" As you address me on a grave fubjeA, no less
than life and death, and your own person concerned,
I condefeend to answer you; but must not be troubled
with any further correspondence with Mr. In vingflon.
Had I a foul capable of harbouring so infamous an
idea as afcffination; you, Sir, at least would have
nothing to fear, for be allured I should net blacken
myfelf with so foul a crime to obtain so trifling an end.
Sensible of the power you boafl of being able to
dispose of my life by means of intimates of yours,
ready to murder at your command, I can only con
gratulate you on your amiable connefton^, and ac
knowledge myfelf ^,%
Your most humble fervant,l
(Signed) H. CLINTON.
WilliamLivingflonnifariV^w ^Je^^^
N A IL
REFINED and Blocmery, to be Sold for Cafli,
by the Hundred cr less; at CALEB BLLL,
jun'fs. Store, nerh of the Court House, Hartford. #
△LL persons indebted to the estate of the lae Mrs*
" Sarah Nott of Wethersfield deceased, are desired
to make immediate payment; and all those who have
any demands against laid estate, are to fend in then
accempts properly attehed before the 1 fl d^ cf joy.
for fettlemen'.'JOSEPH WEBB, A.Lw^« :.
Wethenfirid 1 & May 1 779^ ,
Some Days since, the Ladies in the First Society in
Windsor, convened at the House of the Reverend Mr.
Rowland, when they generously presented him with
One Hundred and Pour Runs of Linen Yarp which,
they Spun in token of their Affe&ion and Benevo
lence. An Example worthy of Imitation, efeccLl
ly in these Days of great degeneracy.
On the 1 sth of April last, Mr. Elijah S utfon of
Windsor was killed by a fall from his Horse, in tl^
70th year of his age.
From Rivington's Royal Gazette.
NEW-YOR K, April 14.
Genuine copy of a letter from Mr. L vfogtion, titu
lar Governor of New-Jersey, to his Excellency Sir
Henry Clinton, K. B. &c.
Elizabeth Town, 29th March, ] 779-
SI R,
" After having apologized for my delaying your
and Mr. Franklin's dinner by being accidentally
abroad when you did me tke honor a few days ago
to fend Col. Stirling to wait upon me to New-York,
I beg leave to acquaint you that I am possessed of the
most authentic proof of a General Officer under your
command having offered a large sum of money to an
inhabitant of this State to affafinate me, in case he
could not take me alive ; this, Sir, is so repugnant to
the character which I have hitherto formed cf Sir
Henry Clinton, that I think it highly improbable
you should either countenance, connive at, or be
privy to, a design so sanguinary and difgraceful.
Taking it however for granted that you are a Ge^-
tlcmin of too much fpint to disown any thing that
you think proper to abet, I give you this opportuni
ty for difavowiag such dark proceedings, if under
taken without our approbation, assuring you at the
fame time that if countenanced by you, your perform
is more in my power than Lhave reason to think you
imagine.
I have the honour to be, with all due refpefl,
Your Excellency's most humble fe^vant,
(Signed) WIL. LIVINGSTON.
General Sir Henry Clinton."
it is said, w:ch a ll:et of 36 fail, frem Glasgow,
bound to N?w York.
NE W- H A V E N, MAY 5.
Saturday night last, Brigadier General Silliman
and his Son, Mijor Silliman, both of the militia
were taken from the General's house, in Fairfield,
by a party of about ten toriesz from Long Ifiind.
The affair was conduced with such secrecy. that
altho' they liv'd near two miles from the water fide,
the inhabitants knew nothing of. the affair, till it
was fully accompanied.
HARTFORD, May 11.
We have intelligence from New-Salem, in the
Miffachufetts State, That on the i 6thofMarch last.
the dwelling house of the Rev. Mr. Kendal was de
stroyed by fire ; by which means he and his son, with
their families fuffered not only the loss cf a very
convenient habitation, but also the loss of the greater
part of a valuable library, and other writings, beds
and beding, money, and wearing apparel, together
with the most of their household furniture, and the
whole oftheir bread corn-- all which wereconfumed
in the conflagration. The house was supposed to be
set on fire wittingly and wickedly, by a maid who
lived in the family, who is since committed to pri
son for trial.---The beneficent conduft of the people
of that place, to the (offerers, exhibits a patern wor
thy the imitation of all who have a fellow feeling fc;
those in trouble and distress;