The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-12-03 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.
It was yesterday morning currently reported,
that accounts from England by the way of New-
York, as late as the zoth of September mention
that Lord Howe was dill in port, not being of
force fufficient to attempt the relief of Gibraltar.
That the English merchants were very uneasy at
the Dutch having failed towards the Baltic, as
the convoy for the British merchantmen was ve
ry feeble. That the Stadholder had been severe
ly reprimanded by their High Mightinesses for
detaining the fleet; was for some time obliged
to keep incog, to avoid the resentment of an en
raged populace, and that it he shewed the lead
partiality to the British in future, the conse
quences would be fatal to himfelf and family.
November 20. #
Extract of a letter from I'Orient, Sept. 28.
“ Admiral Howe failed from Torbay, on the
nth inst. with 32 fail of the line, besides fri
gates, ftorefhips and transports, amounting in
all to near 200 fail, for the relief of Gibraltar;
but the winds have, ever since his departure,
been contrary. From the latelt accounts we
have had from Gibraltar, Governor Elliot must,
'ere this, have surrendered, as the garrison is
exceedingly reduced and worn down, both by
fatigue, and the want of provisions."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Nantz,
to his friend in this city, dated Sept. 8.
'' Mr. Fitzherbert (sent from London to Pa
ris) has declared, that the British Ministry will
not treat with any public character from Ameri
ca, but only through the medium of the French
Court. The Americans will undoubtedly reject
such a mode, and it is the general opinion,
therefore, that peace is far distant."
Extra& of a letter from a gentleman, belonging
to the St. James letter of marque, of this port,
dated at I'Orient, Sept. 24, 1782.
" I have the pleasure of informing you of our
fafe arrival in this port, after 32 days passage,
with three prizes, captured during the passage:
the one a cutter, called the Will, from Cork to
Charleftown: the others were the ship Luxford,
from Bristol, bound to Newfoundland, and the
Lyon, of 36 guns) a double decked ship) but
pierced for 40 guns: this ship carries 18 pounders
on her lower deck, and is equal in appearance
to any 40 gun ship I ever saw. She was bound
from Briitol to the windward coast of Africa.
Her cargo is worth 80001. sterling. Our firfl:
prisoners informed us that she had 42 guns and
200 men, but when she struck she had only 77
men.
'' There is no profpea of a peace here."
Monday last, the ship Rising Sun, Capt. De
cature, arrived here in 28 days from Teneriffe,
a few days before he left that island, a vessel had
arrived there from Lancerota, one of the Cana
ries, with the agreeable intelligence, that the
garrison of Gibraltar had, on' the 17th of Sep
tember, surrendered to the arms of his Most Ca
tholic Majesty.
Captain Decature, on his passage, fell in with
and captured the brig Grace, Captain Car,
bound to Antigua, from London, with a very
valuable cargo of dry goods, cordage, porter,
cheese, and some very fine hprfes.
Captain Decature further informs, that a gen
tleman in Cadiz writes to his friend in Teneriffe,
" Yesterday the garrison of Gibraltar furrend
" ered to the arms of His Most Catholic Majes
ty." The letter was dated the 18th ofSfrember.
On Sunday last departed this life, in the 103 d
year of his age, Mr. EDWARD DRINKER.
He was born in a log house, near the corner of
Second and Walnut-streets, and spent many
youthful hours in picking wild fruit, and catch
ing wild fowl on the most improved and popu
lous parts of the city. He enjoyed the use of all
his faculties, particularly his memory, to the last
years of his life. His eye fight was impaired by
age but his hearing was uniformly perfect and
unimpaired. He once in his life fat down, at his
table, with fourteen children, and not long be
fore his death, he heard of one of his grand
children having a grand child. In the early and
middle Rages of life, he laboured at the business
of a cabinetmaker; but neither labour, compa
ny, nor the usual misfortunes of human life, led
him to the use offtrong drink inany shape. He
was not only sober and temperate, but through
an uncommon period of probation manifested all
the virtues of the Christian life.
C H A T H A M, November 20.
Since our last the British fleet have failed from
New-York for the Well Indies. It is said their
departure was hurried by an express vefcl from
Jamaica, which brought accounts that there were
seventeen fail of the line and it,co^; roops at the
Havannah; also, that 12 fail of the line and
10,000 troops were arrived at Martinico from
Old France; and that from letters found ,011
board ofa privateer carried into Jamaica, the
inhabitants were under direful aprehenfions that
an attack on that island was intended.
T RENT O N, November 20. .
Last week the Court of Commissioners for fet
tling the dispute between the States of Connec
ticut and Pennsylvania met here, and have pro
ceeded to business.
The following members ofthe Court are attending:
The Honourable
WILLIAM WHIPPLE, President, J
WELCOME ARNOLD,I
DAVID BREARLEY, >Efqrs.
WILLIAM C. HOUSTON, and |
CYRUS GRIFFIN, J
Agents on behalf of Connecticut :
Eliphalet Dyer, Jesse Root, and Wiliam-
Samuel Johnson, Eiquires.
Agents on behalf of Pennsylvania:
Joseph Reed, William Bradford, James
Wilson, and Jonathan-Dickinson Serjeant,
Efquifes.
Solicitor, Henry Osborn#, Esquire.
Yesterday was lodged in the gaol at this town,
a certain Isaac Burk and a George Dramer, re
fugees from New-York. They were taken in a
boat near Bergen-Point, with about 60 quarters
of beef, which they had purchased from the in
habitants.
FIS H-K I L L, November 28.
Captain Afgill, who has been detained at
Chatham for some months, and was thought
would be executed to expiate the murder of
Captain Huddy, is discharged by a resolve of
Congress. He set out from that place last Sun
day for London, via New-York.
S A L E M, November 21.
The following extracts ofletters, which pas
sed between his Excellency General Washington
and Sir Guy Carleton, are said to be genuine.
Extract of a letter from bis Excellency General
Washington, to Sir Guy Carleton, dated head
quarters, September 8, 1782.
" I cannot help remarking, that your Excel
lency has several times lately taken occasion to
mention that all hostilities itand suspended on
your part—l must confefs that to me this ex
preflion wants explanation : I can have no con
ception of a suspension of hostilities, butthat
which arises from a mutual agreement of the
powers at war, and which extends to naval as
well as land operations—That your Excellency
has thought proper, on your part, to make a
partial suspension, may be admitted ; but whe
ther this has been owing to political or other
motives is not for me to decide ; it is, however,
a well known sass, that at the fame time the
British cruizers on our coall have been more
than usually alert; and while Americans are
admitted to underhand their real interest, it will
be difficult forthem, when a suspension of hos
tilities is spoken of, to separate the idea of its
extending to sea as well as land.
I cannot ascribe the inroads of savages upon
our northwestern frontiers to the causes from
whence your Excellency supposes them to ori
ginate ; neither can I allow that they are com
mitted without directions from the Commander
in Chiefin Canada; for by prisoners and deser
ters, it is apparent, that those ravaging parties
are composed of white troops under the com
mand of 0 fficers regularly commissioned, as well
as savages; and it woul I be a solecism to suppose,
that such parties could be out without the know
ledge of their Commander in Chief."
Extrafl of a letter from Sir Guy Carleton, to bis
Excellency General Wafoington, dated New
rorb, September 12, 1782.
" Partial though our suspension of hostilities
may be called, I thought it fufficient to have
prevented those cruelties in the Jerfies(avowed)
which I have had occasion to mention more than
once. But if war was the choice, I never ex
pected this suspension should operate further
than to induce them to carry it on as is praefifed
by men of liberal minds. lam clearly of opi
nion with your Excellency, that mutual agree
ment is necessary for a suspension of hostilities ;
and that without this mutual agreement, either
party is free to aft as each mayjudge expedient ;
yet I must at the fame time frankly declare to
you, that being no longer ab'e to difeern the ob
ject we contend for, I disapprove of all hostili
ties, both by land and sea, as they only tend to
multiply the miseries of individuals, when the
public can, reap no advantage by success.
As to the savages, I have the belt assurances,
that from a certain period, not very long after
my arrival here, no parties of Indians were sent
out, and that mefTengers were dispatched to re
call thofewho had gone forth before that time ;
and I have particular assurances of disapproba
tion of all that happened to your party on the
fide of Sandusky, except so far as was ueceilary
for felf defence."
Captain Thorndike, in a brig from Beverly,
bound to the Weft-Indies, was taken in our bay,
last week, by a small privateer from Liverpool,
Nova-Scotia. It has been reported, that she has
also taken several other vessels.
BOSTO N, November 29.
Tuesday evening arrived here a brig from Ca
diz, which place she left the 26th ult.—-By this
vessel we have received intelligence that Lord
Howe with the British fleet having appeared in
fight of the combined fleet before Gibraltar, in
duced the latter to pursue them, when they im
mediately flood for the coast of Barbara, and ta
king the advantage of a fair wind, flood for, and
(as the account fays)effectually relieved that for
trefs. One Spanilh ship of 74 guris,'tis said was
taken. We must wait a later arrival for particu
lars of this event.
It is with great regret that we inform our rea
ders that the ship Argo, Captain Trevit, from
France, was loft on Moon-Bland, on Thursday
night in the Snow-storm. All the crew were sa
ved, and a small part of the cargo.
NEW-LONDON, Nov. 29.
We have received New-York papers to the
14th infant, but they contain no news worthy
of notice.
We hear, that a few days since the dead body
of a man was found drove a-shore near Pine-
Neck, north shore of Long-Island, and that near
the fame place a number of dead fheep,&c. were
found drove a-shore, having their legs tied.—
From the above circumstance it is judged that
some boat from the main, in the illicit trade, is
loft, together, with the people on board. As this
is not thefad instance cf people lofag their lives in.
this pernicious trade, it is hoped others 'will take
•warning, left they meet ivitb the fame judgments.
H A R T F O R D, December 3.
The Honourable WILLIAM PACA, Esq.
is re-elected Governor of the State ofMaryland.
Lall Wednesday evening two large Barns, be
longing to Nathan Hale, Esq. of Canaan, con
taining upwards of 70 tons of hay, and a quanti
ty of grain and flax, were accidentally set on fire
and burnt to the ground.
DIED, last Thursday, Capt. Joseph Bar
ret, in the 63d year of his age.
Simsbury, November 21, 1782,
" Last Monday was killed, by the falling of
a fence upon her, Miss Katharine Sarah Viets,
a very promising daughter of the Rev. Roger
Viets, Missionary in this town ; she was in the
ninth year ofher age ; she lived about two hours
after the accident, and expired to the great grief
of her parents, near relations and friends.".
" From death's arref no age is free,
" ruling children too do die."
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RECEIPT of Continental Taxes from the
State of Connecticut.
For the month of November, 1782, received
Fourteen Thousand and Eight Dollars.
HEZ. MERRILL, Receiver of Taxes
for Connecticut.
JOSEPH HA R T-^rC^
Wants to purchase,
Ten Thousand weight of good
BEEF. For which, Weft-India Goods will be
given in payment.
Hartford December 2, 1782.
To all whom it doth or may concern,
KNOW ye, that a Libel is filed before Stepien Mix
Mitchel, Esq; Just ce of the Peace and Quorum, and
Elisha Williams, Esq; Jußice of the Peace for Hartford
County, by Elisha Baxter, of Wethersfield in said county,
against a quantity of British Goods, said to be imported
from'Long-Ifl ind, or some other place under the centron! of
the enemy, contrary to lav ; and against a Horse and Car
riage used in transporting said goods; which Goods, Horfe^
and Carriage, were seized in Wethersfield, on the 30th day
of November last, and apprized at less than 301. lawful
money : For the trial of the justice of said seizure, a Mari
time Court will be held at the house of Capt. Elisha Wright,
innholder, in said Wethersfield, an the 11th day of Decem
ber instant, at 10 o'clock, forenoon, when and where all
persons claiming property in said effeds may appear, and
they shall be heard. STEPHEN M. MITCHEL, J. P. &G.
ELISHA WILLIAMS, J. P-
Wethersfield, D'c. a, 1782.