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*lth peat obfriey, till borne down by great num
bers, they ware obliged generally to retreats at
this time the fecund brigade, which before hid not
been so hard pressed, was also borne down by fupe^
rior natybm, as er behaving with the grtateft firm
reta and bravery. The retreat new became general
and the militia by thia ti&a had get fix or eight
milesia the rear, for^e of whom, together With cur
carop cornea, waggoners, and feme feathering light
horse, plundered all our baggage.
" General Smallwood roduvooted to cover the
retreat, and i; colkaing the remain# of der flatter
ed troop,, for which purpose he hai eflablifhed poss
at Sahfbury and Charlotte, and ha# prevailed on a
cenfiderable body (not kft than a thonfand) volun
teers to m?.fc, a Band at Charlotte.
" Captain Hamilton, who was taken prifoaer,
is jest arrived With a flag j he informs, .that the
British acknowledge they had upwards of 500 men
killed end wounded ; this is also confirmed by
other persons, rod Several defarters. who have come
out.",.
WILLIAMSBURG, Sept. £
Bxtra& of a letter from a gentleman at Richmond,
dated Augun 3b, 1780.
^ Since my hB. advice it received from bin;
Gates, Informing that our loh of officers is but small
and upward# of foo men made their eferpe. Very
few of Surep&r party have fuffered, oar greater
iofi it the baggage and Rarer; The greatefi honour
h due to the Maryland and Delaware brigades, they
hilled end wounded §OO of the enemy, and made
their retreat good. De Kalb is mortally wounded
and Rutherford taken?'
BALTIMORE, Sept. ii.
Four flips of the line and 6004 troops, are sup
posed to be on their way fiora Bre# to Rhode Inland.
The celebrated Monfieer Bougainville, who has
hoifled his £tg on board the Languedoc, of So gem
cummands the fquadroa.
On the lira of June lift federal trznfpofts, with
troops from Germany, arrived at Fortfuaouth, in
England.
The British man of war Rc#ue% Commodore
Jchnftone, lately captured and carried into L fboo,
two Dutch ffiips, very richly Jaden, fem Mrofoilh#
to Havre and Morlaix.
Ex:raa of a letter from a gentlemen on board the
letter of raarque brig Fax, Capt. James tyhan
an, of this port, dated at fa, in las. 2^, long. 68,
Augaft 17, 1780."
*' We parted wlh the Weft India fleet, fifteen in
Number, bound to St. Eufh:iQferM/e had been five
«zys at fee, all well.
M This day we fell in with and captured thebrig
Flora, bound from St. Kin's to Cforl&wn. South
Carolina, laden with wine, rum, flour, and barley.
She failed with a l;rge convoy bound for the fame
place. She was the property of a M& Gamble of
Oreuock. It appeared by the Captains information
that a fquadton of the British fleet cenfiffing of if
fail of the line faddenl} departed from St. Kitta be
fore he failed, in confluence of feme advices hav
ing been received [ripping the combined fleets of
France and Spain, which it was fappofed were go
log agalnft Jamaica."
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.
tw;& of alette? from Major General Gates, dated
at Hilift)urough; Sept. 9, 1780.
" Col, Marian, of South 'Carolina, has farprifed
a p^rty of the enemy near Santee River, escorting
450 prifomersof the Maryland division. He took
the party and rakafed the profaners, who are now
, their march to Croft crock, where I have sent
Lt. Col. Ford and proper officers to gondud them hi
kher.”
Pubhfhed by order of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON. Se^y.
In CONGRESS, August 10, 1780.
Congress took into confidcration the report of the
^remittee on the memorial of the General Officers ;
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the said General Officers be in
formed, that Congreft have at no time been unmind
tbl ofthe military virtues which have distinguished
the army of the United States through the course
0 this war,and that it has been conftautly one of
Tie principal objeAs of their cue, not only to pro
hide for the health and comfort of the army, but to
gratify the reafoaable defies aa far ar their public
klgencles would admit.
That patience and ftlfdenial, fortitude and per
severance, and the cheerful facrifice of time, heakh
and fortune, are nccrffary virun, which both the
citizen and the soldier are called on to exercise,
whilst Trailing for the liberties of their country :
And that moderriion frugality and temperance
mud be among the chief support% as well is the
brighter ornaments of that kind of civil government
whirls is wifely instituted by the levari! States in this
inion :
Thrift has been recommended td the several
Stags, to make compenfition to the officers and fol
diets to them refpr&ively belonging, for the depreci
ation of their pay ; and that Congress will take
Speedy meafores fug Iquidating arid paying what is
due on that account, to officers and soldiers who do
not belong to the quota of any.
That flora and ^faer the &ilday of Augaft 17^0
the army shall be entitled to receive their pay as ha
ted before the firft day of January, 1777, in the nevi
bills emitted parfuaat to the resolution cf Co'hgrefs,
of the 18th day of Match lift :
That the officers ffiall'hereafter be allowed live
dollars per month in the said new bills, for each re
tained ration :
That, the Board' of War be direAed to report to
Ccugrefs a lift of the effiem not belonging to the
quota of any State, with an account of the balance
due to each to make their pay good for pad services,
a%mible to the reflations of the 10th day of Aprit
lift.
That such of the States as have not made com
pensation to their efficar, and soldiers, agreeably to
the I7Q AuguS '779. be, and they are hereby re
queued to do it as foQA as po/liblL
That the prov^fion for granting lands by the refo
lotion of th i6th of Scomber, 1776 be. and is
tetby extended to the General officer# in the fol
lowing proportion, to Wit;
A Major General oco ae ei.
A Brigadier General 850 acres.
That the officers of the army be furnitked as foerf
^s possible with two months pay on account to re
leve theif piefrat watU, mentioned i^ the memo
rials
August 24.
Revived, That the officer? of the linri cf the fr
ray commending eerps, when in camp, b, allowed
to draw so many of the rations of provifoni here
tofore withheld, as the commander in chief, or the
commander of a fepante army shill judge Deceffary,
bet that no provision be issued for back rations not
drawn on the days they become due :-
That if it shall appear that the fubfifience merry
„allowed tc the officers in heu cf the rations Withheld
is not equal tc the cut cf the ration#, the deficiency
foil hemf.er be madefy to them.
That the retention of the ssh day of May 1778
grating half pay for seven years, to the officers of the
rimy who ffiould centirine in the service to the end
of the War, be extended to the widows of theft offi
cers who have died or /hall hereafter die in the ser
vice, to commence from the t me of fueh officer's
death thd continue for ths terra of tevcu years, or,
If there be no widen, er in case of her death
or intermarriage, the said half pay be giv
en to the orphan children of the officer dyng
as aforefaid, if he Bull have left any : And that it
be recommended to the Legiflatarerof therefpea ve
Spates to which such officers biludg, to make provi
non for paying the fame, on account of the United
States:
That the reßrifling claefe in the refolufon cf the
15th Rbiuary 1778, granting half pay to the offi
cers for seven years, viz " and not hold any effice
cf profit under these States or any cf them," be, and
is hereby repealed.
, Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Ste'ey.
FISH KIL L, September 28.
On Monday last his Excellency Gan. Walhin,
ton, palled through this town on his way from
Hartford, and his arrival at Weft Point was an
nounced by the dfcharge of thirteen cannon, about
eleven o'clock fame day.
About the time of hit Excellency's arrival at the
fort. & meft horrid plot was difccvc # ed. the infamous
Gen. Arnold at the head cf it ; who. it is supposed,
has been corrupted by the influence of Bntifh gold,
having agreed to deliver up the fort at Weft Point ;
for which purpef: he drew a plan of ail the works
at the Point, and gave it to a spy. Major John Andro.
Adjutant General of the B ittfb army, and firft Aid
cf Sir Henry Clinton. Arnold, on Thursday last,
eatly in the day, c,5, to Mr. Jofirro Smiths (bro-''
ther IQ the honorable Wilfiam Smith) as H^v&fi&w.
Smith, who is now .in cu^od.y,. {>„, that Arnold
told him that thee war a person on board the Vul
ture, a Britiffi frigate then in the river, whem he
greatly wanted to fee; beraentronid Cel. B. Robin
ion, who he said, was coming, under pretence of
ferviog the British, to wak&io&efi to obtain hi#
eftatc and return. Arftcld'prepahd to Smith to go
on board the frigate ; havt@ provided a barge fo r
the purpose ; Smith ac,cotdir,,y, in the night, went
,on beard, where he saw C^ Robinson and Major
Andre. Col. Robiofqa refund to come# &ore, bu t
Major Andre did; they foand Arnold waiting so,
them on the sh% and they had a long private con
ference ; after which Arnold went to Smith's houf.
with the Major, and Smith fumed the b%c.
Neit % A^ld :3q teemed Smith fa farailh tie'
Major With a fait of clothes, leafthe ihoulg be fuf.
pelted, as his were Britiffi regimentals; which ha
did. They weteprovgated going on board the few
gate, tiro following day, cur gun boats being in the
river. On which they agreed to go by land, and
Arnold fappirod Andre and Smith with pages to
carina th cm below our lines. HaViog provided
horses they feteff On Sa.arday morning ; and Smith
f&ndu&cd him pah our guard,, and as he thought,
cut of dangers and then hit him; bulk „rty of.
our militia Icon after, met and secured him, and not
vithflanding his large offers of eafh and goods, to
let him pats, which they nobly difd>inel brought
him to Head-Quarters ; and on Tieefday hiß 'ltewa&
removed to Weft Point, in oi&r to have his trial
with Jofnua Smith, his condcßor, who was fecutec
on Monday ni^M.
Arnold hearing of Geimttd VVafhiß[ton's approach,
seemed greatly confuted^ called for hi, horse, and
rude immediately to ife landing, when be ordered
a bazge la fr eff with him, who carried him on
board the Vulture, where he now riroHn# : 'Tie
said he sent a letter to Gen, With fagton, to affute
hm, that neither hi# wife nor Aid wete in tit
ferret of his nefarious conduct
This hasty n,native, contains all the particular
we have heard of this trig cal affair. We ezpeA in
our next to give our readers a mort cGritft ifcty
of it. ,r
HARTFORD, Oaober 3.
Yesterday ibout 40 BritifA Soldiers were brought
to this town; they were taken on ,board a sitilh
veffe! between Sandy Hook and Saten Island, by
the Sloop Re illation belonging to Saybrook,
Friday lad a fan of Mr. Loomit, of Sinjury;
about 9 years old fell frori/the ' neep of a leaded
cart before the 'wheel, which run ever his head and
b ^ft, ^d put an tad to hi# life inflantly.
GOOD ROCK SALT to be exclan^d fir
Wheat and other Grain, by HINSDALE,
and JONES, a tew rods nhrth of the Printing Office
In Hartford; where may be had by -retail, ^3
Well.lndia R m and Sugar, Tea, Ceffee, belt lidi
go, Pepper, Nutmegs, Powder, Snuff, Cambrick.
Sowing Silk arid Twill, Linked Oil. A vety neat
affot.ment ,of Ribbons od G^uzt Haadkerfhiefa
and f'rd!y rafter aricte,
/ «-HE foD^fiDu, fuA Rider frtMnHanToKatQ
1 Northfield, once more defiree Hi thofe' in-~
dented to him for the Conncaimt Courant, or an,
other service, to meet him at the following time#
and places in o^ er for a set lernent cf th^t acec#n«,
viz. At Capt. Joil Lconiifs's EaliWind for Tuesday
October i)ih, z c'clock afernoon ; a; Capt. B dels
6 o'clock. Ai. Mi, Knight's, Ei,field, Wedr.efd&y
1 o'clock afternoon. At Mr. David. Bm',, Lung-
Meadow Thulday a u'clock afternoon. At Mr.
Andrew Crironb, Springfield, 6 o'clock, At Mr.
Benjamin Stebbins's, Weft Springfield, foidey at a
o'clock. At Mr. Eifha Lyman?., Ncrtl.aa,^,
fa'Utday at 1 o'clock afternoon. At Lt, Cook%
Hadly. Monday 16th at 2 d'clc&. At. Lt. Dck
iufons and Maj. Mprrays, Ha.field, Tyefday #74%
afternoon. At W. Dav.d Sextan's, D erfidd, We 4
nefday 18th. afternoon. At C^p. Agrippa W : Is'
and M . Denio's, G ceuhtld Therfday 19$, alter,
neon. At. Cap.Hum's, Northfield, Friday 20th,
foreseen ; at Montague, at Jofaph Root's. E'q: af
teincca.. At Cap'. Leonard's, Sunderland, Siti r- :
day 21st alterne on. Ai Wid. Smith's, S. Hadly,
Monday 23d, at 1 o'clock.. At Capt. Ch, pin's,
Chickeby, Tuesday 2 4 th, afternoon. Af'punc
teal attendance will be given at the aboys times and
places, the fubferiber hopes to be met by all hit
cuftomm, prepared fa a full fMtlemant, which will
enable him to difeharge his account with the Priu
ten, without which he cannot beftipplied wi h any
more papers. MOSES BISSELL.
° O&cber 2, 1780. '.
OEG L El, and entered on tn March next,
J L a lar^e and elegant HOUSE, a little north
cf the flate-heufe, in Hartford, convenient for two
families, with two shops in the front. Also, to be
fold, a good building spot. ou the bach treat. Like
wise a small budding, 24 by 20 feet, which Would
make a eenvenltot house for a final! family. Agen,'
ttel drik with a book case and case cf dr#wa, draw;
log tables, Band ditto; Iron and Ghfi Ware, Bot
tles of various kinds ; a Fail 3ac\ Calfe made foe
a C rriele, a Dutch Slay - and Horse Cart, a nuur
btr of Rum CJks, Jamaica Rum by tig Hhd. Sa
gar Tea, Coffer, Ginger© Ceperar, Br mfloat, In
digo, fine Chapel Needier, Brads, H Hinges, a set
of Inal! silver handed knives aud forks, with a num
ber cf other articles cf furniture not mentioned.——
WANTED, a iikel-y flout horse for the saddle eted
carriage, and floor, continental and hard money, in
payment for the above articles. Enquire of Mem
Noßsa, living co the peatifa#.