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joined the Emerald frigate, to g;o in q^3 of the above
squadron.
" The following particular# 2[e from the infer
matron of the matter of theSpeedwell sloop, of Hull,
which was taken and ransomed by the said sq radron,
and who made oath to the fa& thereof before the
Mayor of this town on Wednesday.
M Sunday last, about four leagues off Tynmouth
bar, the Speedwell sloop of Hull, and the Union brig
ofChatham, were taken by the Pallas, an American
frigate or barque, of 34 nine pounders in company
with a two decked ship of 44 eighteen pounders,
(name not known) commanded by Paul Jones, and a
(now of 14 nine pounders, called the Vengeance,
(master's name not known.) After taking them.
Jones and the matter of the Pallas disagreed concern
ing the captures, Jines propofedto turn the brig in
to a fire ship, and to fend her into Shield# harbour,
to which the master of the Pallas would not conf^nt;
the matter of the Pallas proposed to random the sloop,
as fhehad a woman with child on board, to >which
Jones would not consent, however, the next day,
about 12 leagues off the land, between the Scarbo
rough and Filay Bay, the brig was plundered and
funk, and the fliop ransomed for 300'. the mate ta
ken hostage. Jones had one or two, and the Pallas
three or four E>gl£h masters, and a number of other
pifoncus on board, belonging to ffiips that had been
taken and destroyed.-- The matter of the sloop said,
he was informed that Jones had 200 marines on
board. Jones declared that his orders were to ran
som none, but to burn, fink or destroy all. -The
mafler of the Pallas, in the ransom bill fliles himfelf
thus. " Denis Nicolas Cotincau, of Kelo,uen, Capt.
of a man of war in the service of the United States of
America, and Commander of the American frigate
the Pillar."--They hoisted English colours, but the
Captain of the sloop saw that they had also American
and Swedish colours."
Friday morning the principal inhabitants of Yar
mouth met, and agreed to petition the Lords o' the
Admiralty for a number of (hips to be sent down for
the better protection of that town and trade.
The Fly fluop of war th* beat cff the two priva
teers, who engaged him in hopes of capturing the
packets, allured by the expectation of a large ransom
for the noble passengers, is got fife into the Elbe.
The Fly carried only iq^uns, and was forty of
powder. The privateers were floutly manned, and
oneof them carried 20 guns, and the other 18.
Extn& cf a letter from Hull; September 25.
guns.
By the examination of the four men belonging to
one of Paul Jones's squadron, before the mayor and
magistrates of Hull it appears, that Jones's orders
were not to bur^ any houses or towns; What an
example of honour and greatness does America thus
ffiew to us ! while our troops are running about from
town to town on their coads, and burning every
thing with a wanton, wicked and deliberate barba
rity. Dr. Franklin gives no orders to retaliate. He
is abeve it. And tteewasa time when an English
Minifler was above it : when an English Minifies
would have disdained to make war in fb villainous a
mode. It is a disgrace to the nation. But notwith
standing the moderation hitherto (hewn by the Ame-
" On examination of =^e pf the &p'r crew o^-
keu from Paul Jones, we learn, that he bad pilots on
board for efery part cf this coast, from Edinburgh to
Harwich, and that he had taken 15 fa 1 of vessels,
feme he had ransomed, and other# sent to France- -
that he had 500 men on beard his own fh;p, wh<n
be left Brefi; and that the complements cf the whole
fleet were above 2000 ; that they had provisions for
three months, and an amazing quantity of military
Acres, as shot and gun powder ; that the seamen were
exercised daily with small arms, in case of their going
on shore; as a debarkation was intended, when 4
convenient place and opportunity offered ; that the
major part of the crews were English and Irish, many
of them taken out of the prifon# at Brest and St.
Maloes, where any prisoner was offered hisriiberty to
serve on board his fleet---there wee very few Ame
ricans, but more French, and feme Neutrals, as
Dutch and Germans---they gave but small bounties
at firft for the men to enter, as the promises that were
made them that they would all return with fortunes;
had a great eff<& ; but men growing scarce, they
were obliged to pay very handsomely for them, and
some of the ffiips were obliged to certie away with
out the complement intended as they all Brought
more away than they had need to work the Ship and
fight the guns, in order to be the better enabled to
man the prizes they ffiould take, and not reduce their'
proper complement, in case of meeting with a pow
erful enemy." /
The matter of a sloop from Harwich, who arriv
ed yefteiday in the Pool, saw, on Saturday last, no
left than 11 fail of men of war going in search of
Paul Jones, and among them was the Edgar of 74
A QUAN ill Y of choice Ever oil, and a small
quantity of rock (ah and good bohea tea, to
be exchanged, for wheat only, by Stephen Howel of
EaA Haddam, or Richard Hamlin of Middletown.
December 28, 17,9.
PHILADELPHIA, Dr. 15.
Extract of a letter from Bal more, dated Dec. 9.
" Last night arrived here • p^tcre, in 59 days
from Cadiz : I don't learn that he brings any news,
but a confirmation that Gib,ilter had been blocked
up by fra and land, for two months before (he failed;
the Captain adds, that the combined fleets and the
British fleet were returned into port."
ExtaA of a letter from a gentleman of undoubted
character and veracity, to his friend in this city,
dat'd _ Aliicaai, in SpsQ dept. 21, 1779.
« The combined fleets of France and Spain, is
composed of 66 ships of the line, betides frigates,
bomb-ketches and fire fhipz, well manned and pro
vided with every necessary : They are in puifuit of
Admiral Hardy's fleet, composed of 41 ih ,s cf the
line, besides frgater, who avoid an engagement with
such a superior force. They have nevertheless, ta
ken four Brihfh lhips of 64 and 74 guns.
" There are 500 ^anfeorts ready for sea, on the
coast of Brittany, who are to take on board 60 000
choice troeps, in order to land them in England.
" Gibraltar is b^fieged by zo 000 packed Spanish
troops, who are advancing their trenches; that port
is also blocked up by a squadron of the fame nation,
to prevent any faccours going in ; and the Britim
are so engaged on all bdes that they cannot attempt it.
" The Emperor of Morror, has abfoluiely re
futed the permission required by England, to extract
cattle and wheat frern his derninron, ; and on the
contrary, our fleet and army at Gibraltar, arc daily
supplied from them with cattle and bread in the
greatest abundance."
HARTFOR D, Janbar^ 4.
Thufday next the Honorable GENERAL AS
SEMBLY of this Sate are to meet in this town.
The leg fl dare cf Pennsylvania have raffed an all
for railing the fam of two millions live hundred
thousand dollars, monthly, during eight months in
1780, for the supply of the treasury of the United
Spates, and & treasury cf that State,
*, The Eastern Mail not arrived at this publi.
cation.
— ——— .
DESERVED the 10th oi November last, from
my company of Artificers at New Windsor,
one Levi Cary, about 25 years of age, 5 feet 11 in
ches high, of a dark completion, ffiort curl'd hair.
Whoever will take up said deserter, and return him
to me at Danbury, fh^fl have one hundred dollars
as a reward, and all necessary charges paid; by
ELIPHAZ KINGSLEY, Cipt. of artificers.
Denbury, December 22 1,79.
ricans upon our coast- j( U to be feared dal moder
ation will cease in a little time. :
Paul Jones could have burned Leith the o^her day
with the greatest safe and another little town near
it; but his orders wtre peremptory not to burn
any towns. - Bate and Knox muff whitewash Lord
George Germain, and fay, that the burning the towns
lately in America, was not dene by his orders.
Falsehood agrees with ajl their characters.
Many of the particulars of the burning the two
towns in Connc&icut, v z. Fairfield and Norwr.'k,
have been received, but they are too shocking to re
late. The brutality and cruelty of the soldiers, in
several infiances, are too dreadful, as well as unfit to
be printed. These horrid francs are an indelible
scandal to our arms. And the mipifters and officers,
who can order and execute fueh proceedings; must
be detested by all mankind. ^
WILLIAMSBURG, Nov. 27.
Extraa of a letter from Colonel Clarke, dated Falls
cf Ohio, Q&ober 9, 1 7,9.
" By one of Col. D^vid Rogers's boats, just re
turned to (his place, I cave the mortifying account,
that on the 4th inst. near the mouth of the Mhme, a
party of Indians was difeovv^d a-heud, crossing the
Ohio. A proposal was rnz.de to land and attack
them, which was generally agreed to, and Colonel
Rogers, with 50' men; landed and began the pnfet.
The firft parties of the enemy they met with retrea
ted before them ; but the Indians being {) Wrongly
reinforced, our people were obliged to give way.
The Indians pressed hard on our men in their re
treat, and boarded two or our batteaux ; the third
having about a dozen cf folders on board as a guard,
a brave fellow among them rtfufed to farreuder her,
and, affirming the command, brought her cff through
a heavy fie from the shore. Oar loss is Col. John
Campbell, of Yohogany, Co? Rogers, and fappofed
between 30 and 40 of his bc^ effi ers and men, be
tides a considerable amount of public and private
property.
WHEREAS more than one sixteenth part cf the
proprietors of the township of New- Fairfield,
in the slate of New Hampshire, .have made applica
tion tome the fubferiber, jaffice of the peace for
Windham county, requesting a meeting of said pro
prietors : These are therefore to warn all the pro
prietors of said tqwnfhip to meet at the dwelling house
of Mr. Nathan Forbeft, inholder in Windham, in
said county, on the 25th day of January next, at one
of the clock in^heafternoon, then and there to chufe
a moderator tofroceed in said meeting, 2d. to chufe
a clarke, and gdly, to fee if they will vote to lay out
said town, and qthly, to fee if they will raise money
to defray the charge of laying out said town, and do
any other bufinef® proper to be done in said meeting,
dated at Windham, this j7th cfDec. A, D. 1779°
JACOB SIMONS; Jaftict es the peace.
THE fubferibers being appointed by the bon.
Judge of Probate for the diftriO of Hartford,
commissioners to fettle and adjust the claims of the
creditors to the edate of fohn Stevens, late of Kil
lingworth deceased, , feprefented insolvent, hereby
give notice that we ffiall attend that business at the
house of Mr. Joseph Flagg, in Hartford, on the firft
Wednesdays in February and March next. All ac
counts must be properly attested.
fa,™ Talcott, jun. ? fy m fo ffi
Daniel Goodwin, J
Hartford. January 3, 1 780.
May be had by Thuriday next, at the Printing-
Office in this Tor .
The STATE of VERMONT'S
APPEAL
To the W O R L D.
CONTAINING
A fair STATING of the C L A IM S of
Massachusetts Bay, New-Hampshire, and
New York.
The RIGHT the STATE of VERMONT
has to INDEPENDENCE.
With an ADDRESS to the Honorable American
Congress, and the Inhabitants of the Thirteen
United Sates, %
Wrote by STEPHEN R. BRADLEY, Esq; A^ent
1 for said State, and published by Authority
S T A F FO R D's.
ALMANACK,
For the Year of our LORD,'
I 7 8^ 0:
To be Sold by B. WEBSTER, a little North of the
South Meeting House, Hartford.
January 1,1780. -
WANTED immediately, some journeymen
Chap: filers ; for which good encourage
ment will be given and conffant employ, by
EDWARD WILLIAM, chape maker, at Wapping,
in East Windsor. -;. : :/ .'\'
WHEREAS, Mary, wife to the Subscriber#
left my house cn the ~h of Jan. 1779, in•
manner unexpected. I forbid all peifons fluffing or
harbouring her from that date, as I fall prosecute
them as the law dirffls.
,Brimfield. ROB. BROWN, jnn,
BRO KE into the encloluie of the bubicriber,
some time in August last, a Yearling B ULL,
black and white face, white billy, the bush cf hi#
tail white, three white feet, a flt the under fide each
ear. The owner is defred to p^y charges and take
him away.
THOMAS SMITH.
Woodbury, D^c. 1, 177%
TAKEN up by the fabfcriber, the :61b plttal
a sorrel Horse Colt, coming 3 years old,brand
ed with the letter K. on the left buttock, natural
trotter, blaze in his face, wal'd eyes. The owner
m^y have him again by paving charges to
SILAS ANDRUS.
Hertford. /Dec. 31,^1719^
Fum at Colebrook December 27, >779.
THIS is tojnform the public, that I adverted
in the Conne&icui Courant, of Number 775,
that I had a quantity of plow iron edge tools, and
feel flay shoes to be foldat this place, and of Mr.
Jamia Tiley at Hartford, for Continental bills ; it
was inttaly a mistake in mentioning flay shoes to be
had of ^r. Tiley, and to make r^ftitution as far as
in my power to them I havr disappointed : I have
sent, (although not to f^e,) from thisquarter, this
day, halfa tun of fleel shoes, to Mr. Tiley, and for
him to difpofc of to them who were disappointed, if
they fee fit to call, and purchase.
I am the publicks humble servant.
JACOB OGDEN.