The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-11-20 00:00:00, page 3

[PHILADELPHIA, N^vembre 8.
Thursday left arrived the privateer Fair Ameri
can, Capt. Denature, from a fuccefaful cruize, in
company with the Holker, as mentioned io our left.
After the parted with the Holler. Capt. Denature
took the schooner Royal Princefa. Capt. from
Antigua for New-York ; and coming up this river,
off New-Cafile, was ordered by one Brunton in the
picaroon fchconer Restoration from New York, to
firike to the mighty flag of Britain , which com
pliment Capt. Denature returned with two guns,
which killed one man, (a prisoner on board) and
wounded two of the plundering crew, when they
begged quarter, which was granted them, and they
were soon lodged in a place of security. ,
The beginning of left week, during a violent gale
of wind, part of the brick wall of an house in Front
flreet, above Poult'# Bridge fell down. Some men
employed in moving the rubbish, found the body of
a man terribly crushed. It is supposed he bad {of
fered instant death by this dreadful accident.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman of character,
dated St. Eulalia, OAober 3.
„ There is some talk of a Dutch war. Every
dfpatch it using in Holland for equipping their navy.
They will shortly have 50 ffiips, including frigate#,
ready for fee. The Dutch man of war we have here
is a 64, the Admiral'# name is Krull. He returns
the friute to all Americans " 'Tie said Continental
vetfels will have gun for gen. We are no more
troubled with privateers in the road ; the Admiral
is very ftri& with them. He has seized a Dutch
vessel that had been condemned and fold in one of
the neighbouring islands, for trading with the
French.
A gentlemen jufl arrived in town, hath comma
nietted to us the following iketch of important in
telligence, the fubSance of which was published at
Richmond a few days ago, in a Supplement to the
Virginia Gazette, viz. That a French fleet, with
6000 troops had arrived at Sunbury, in Georgia,
40 miles fouthwad of Savannah : That three Bitifh
men of war, confiding of the Vigilant of 64 guns,
fad two frigates had been captured off Chirieftown
bar, it is probable by a part of the French fleet in
those has : That Georgetown, in South Carolina,
had baity taken by a party cfthe Americans: That
500 of Tarlton's British legion had been lately kill
id and wounded. The fame gentleman aads, That
the Governor of Virginia had received a di patch
from General Nelfpn. edvifing him of the embar
kation of the British trbeps, which lately landed in
the lower part of that S^te, and that the whole ar
mament of the enemy had hastily left Chefapeak.
Copy of a letter from Major General Smallwood,
dated New-Moravian-Town, O&ober 16.
" D ea RS I R fr , ,
'• ON my route to the Yadkin, I was informed,"
on the 14th inst, at Captain Linley's, about twelve
miles south of Guilford Coart-houfe, that the tories
in the upper part of surry cou ty, had embodied
and marched down through Richmond to the Old
Moravian Town, with aview to croft at the She!-,
low Ford, in their way to join the British ; their
fisength was imported to be nine hundred.
"On their Way they plundered, disarmed and
paroled many of the inhabitants i and determined
to imprison and carry off others who had been more
abnoxioas.- -This induced me to march with all
p^ffible expedition to this place, with au futenticii
to attack and intercept them, ~ ,
•' I arrived here about 1 a o'clock yeflerday, and
immediately sent out Scouts to obtain more certain
Intelligence of their real flrength and situation, and
in the interim affemblcd about two hundred militia
volunteer horse, mostly rifles, and proposed march
ing at 10 o'clock la* night, in order to fnrprife them
at break of day this morning, as I was well assured
they could have no intelligence of the Continental
horse in this quarter ; but upon the return of my
fronts left evening, they informed me, the enemy
had attempted to croftthe Shallow Ford, on the
Yadkin-river, about if miles from the Moravian
Towns, the day before, when they were attacked
and defeated by Major Cloyd, with 160 of the Vir
ginia and Carolina militia, jaf las Col. Paifly, who
bad been deached with 380 men from Sorone 'a
camp, had arrived within a mile of the feene of
a&ion.
'• Fifteen of the torles were found dead, and four
wounded; But ills supposed they lot more as thrfe
were found flattered in the woods. Our ^fs wts
one captain killed, and four privates wounded. No
prisoners were taken, the tories being well mounted,
made their efcaps in that woody part of the country ;
but I have ordered the volunteer militia in purfait,
and make no doubt they will fall in with many of
them I have directed Col. Psifley to return with
his detachment to Camp, for which place Ifhril
march Immediately, with the cavalry." I am, to
John Penn, Esq; member of the board of war.
North Carolina.
Extra& of a letter from an officer commanding Mi
litia in the fcuthern department, dated Oa. 6.
" I have the certification to inform you, -that
Lord Cornwallis has at length made his head quarter
in .Charlotte, where he arrived the 26th ult. not
without opposition from Col. Davie out gallant par
tizan, with a few light troops, who disputed the
paffdge of the enemy, wherein capt. George L:cke,
with one or two others : unfortunately fell r
, I have small parties cf obfe^vtaion in every difaf
haed quarter. The tories, at prefect, ate quiet,
except about 50a, who plunder, the country under
pretence of being part of their king's army, and even
those apprehe^ grekt danger. ,Col. Davie with a
fmJl detachment of my brigade furpr^ed too of
them two miles, in the rear of the enemy's lines three
dafa before they left Wax Saws, killed fourteen on
the spot, wounded near forty, and brought off fifty
horses, and as many faddip, and a number of guns,
without the less cf a roars ( . ,
~ " Lord Cornwallis ; diued with old ML MCree,
three miles fem Cuadotte, sou« days Brice. Capri
Dixon, whom I had fat wi'h fly men as a guard
co that quarter, vifred the family the fame evening
and brought off the old gentleman, hit font, Robert,
John, R chird and David, together with the famous
tory colonel Roberts, one regular quarter maser *^d
eleven of th, red chats. Parfen M'Cree, the other
son appears to be our friend.
'' Yeferday three hundred British troops, with
fifty waggon, advanced to Mr. Bradley's on Long-
Creek, (eight miles N. W. cf Charlotte), in order to
take in forage. Twenty rifle men, detached 10 that
quarter for a particular purpose, 6red oqthe enemy,
who retreated w th great precipitation and took off
tbeir waggons empty." „ ;;>
Exiraa of another letter, dated OR&ber irh A l7Bo.-
" I lave the pleafete to inform you that colonel
Ferguson. so much adored by the tories and British,
with one hundred and fif:y of his mea, were killed
in the *aion on the summit of King's Moun ain : 1
mong the slain is the noted tory colonel Vkzey Hus
band, Eight hundred and ten, including almod all,
their leaders, are our prisoners, and oh their way to
Virginia, under a prefer guard, ^ /
64 Captain D-xon is a good pctizap, By him and
others the enemy's foraging parties fuffer daly.;
" I have feat about forty prisoners to Head?
Q_ arteis.'
B O ST O. N, . Number 16.
Tuelday lad arrived in this harbour the letter of
marque brig Amflerdam Capt. Magee, in 44 days
from Gottenburgh in Sweden. On hrs peffage from
hence to the- port, he took a British vetfel and car
tied her to Gottiaburgh, where the pr%c was fold.
On h/s return he captured another Butifh yuffcl
bound to Newfoundland with provisoes aid dry
goods, said to be a very valuable prize.
By a ftptlrman who came pa&pger in Captain
Magee, we learn, that-thare save been but few Bri
(Uh cruizes in ths Npr(hca,ftas .the summer pad,
and those few had met with little or no faccefs ; e but
that a number of French cruizes had appealed ia
that quarter, and captured many British yetfels some
of very great valqe, so tuat Britain has felt no in,
confiduabic blew on her trade,n those fas,, as well
as in oher „rts, rind will be much disappointed this
year in the important article of naval Acres. We
ate further informed that the Northern maritime
powers in Europe had been ftteugthening their alii,
ante formed with a view to defend their rights of
neutrality on the high (sis, against tfclawlcfs power
of Britain ; and were more determined than ever to
admit no farch of their vetfels puifuing their v,jya
g£s, from British mgn of war or cruizers ; by which
means thi trade of Prance and Spain, and every kind
os' (apply for those powers will be secured on neutral
bottoms. The combined fleets pf Rufli,. Sweden,,
and Denmark, exclusive of those belonging to the
States of Holland, amounted to upwards of 40 men
of war, which had put to (ea, and, after being join c
ed, had convoyed a large quantity of Mores to France
where they had arrived, and in the parts cf which
they were left when the lad advises were received at
Gorienburgh. We have also advise, through the
fame channel, that the fleets of France tad Spain had
put to sea, and made a jut Aion ;' and that the Brit, (h
fleet had been cruizing some time in the channel and
off Brest, had chose :o refiuq sh that fiction, aad
were retired to Torbay, where, by the last aecoivs
they were fafe at anchor ; while the ccrab ned fist,
were aga n makers of the channel, and would pro
bably ,ive some further drohe of impotence to the
trade, if not tothe fleet of Britaw/
It is allowed, on all bands, that th^ irapreffroh
made on the British trade this year by the allied
powers, has been much greater than any duringthe
wkr: The capture of the Quebec fleet, and thi fuc
teffee in other quarters, added to the capital droke
cf Admiral Cordova^make a greater ios to Britain
than any thing of the kind die has felt for near a
century pa& and mafl greatly affeO her finances.
A few days a,)iffi'p of gap tons, f em J#mric&
bound to London,'having on her patfage met with!
bad weather, in wh'ch sh? wafolliged to throw all
her guns overboard and-^ave 70, hfids of rum be,
tween decks, put into Canfoharbour, on the Nova-
Scotia shore to re fit, and immediately difpateh'd her
boat to Halifax for affiftaqce: On the paffagethe boat
met.with 2 aim'd fhall&ps, of 15 men each, from
Salem, who rt&the boat, arid gaining intelligence
of the fixation of the thip, proceeded fcr Cardo, and
on thei, arrival tock poff.ffion of-the fh'p, without
any refinance, bio's her away, and arrived f»fe in
Salem harbour left To Yday meriting, having :n bo,rd
380 hhds of rum and sugar, kefides ctfi^r vsr^c^
eff &. ; :7
;, A brig, prize to tke Franklin privateer, $
Salem on-Monday evening ; her cetin beef^u perk.
f Tuesday hfl arrived atß<^riy.-b^fa^ R^^
Capt. Lovet, in 43 day: f*< ^ Gottenbe?,
The brig Adveutuse • Ci r< t ifl^:^. ct:' ■'?^%
and the (hips Theta and Frau' ^n of Sakm na^a
lately aaptu^d ^.number of v^y- v^lra'clc prizes,
{me of them ^ fad arrived, and the others daily
expe&rd. < y\. ~•.• ,
, The Hon. James Warren, Efa^who watcnt-fm
by the Sina c and H&ufe cf Reprtfentatives L^v e
pan<-G< vefnot of th t Cotnmocweihh, hav; % de,
cl tied accepting that office, the H r n. Ihomaa
Cofilin,. E q; has.fr co beenchofen ta that trust.
HARTFORD. November zt.
By accounts fitra Jamaica, o r |he.sth of Aa~u&
ive learn, that the irifabiianu were under sears d ap
prel enfion, of an attack. t,ing made upon that ifliad
by the forte unto. Count Gr ; c'?n. n-
The jorh OArber died in the 4§ h year of her
a^e, the wifebt Col, Stth wealth, of N^w Hartford.
Died a: Weftbdiy bbiz7h cf Anguft Mr.Sa'ah
Williams wife cf Mr. James William of that place.
Fife, Silver Dollars Reward: ,
q hE n ^ h ' of the 50 io^ , the Shop and
§ Dwelling JHoufe cf the Subferiber were b<oka
ppen, and three ulvq ctniiQ two large porangert.
two cream puts,.one fall cellar, two pair fogar tongs,
and fondly table and tea fyqoos ; also; about nine
pounds ,in haid money , a guafity of continental,
toiler and this fiatefe new bills, alfp old pills rs five'
Sibling,, &c,;whh some ori & .titles, were ftohn
and carried cff. The articles cf p'^'e we^e m*kt
with the. letters T K, H. IC a^4 ^ P. with ether
latte,s on feme of them. Whoever fhdl apprehend
die thief or thieves and secure them, so that shes may
b^ brought to jufiice, and relax, tye ^@>v, articles
to the fuffc ibgr, fh^ lave tbe ^bgve reward, or tea
pounds h&d rtun?y for th^ articles, a gerevous ?e
---ward mil be frveg for a^j part ,f them- orir-for
mauda wfgrc they .m^y/be hid, and all ucceff&y
charges paid. If any^perfon will return the articles
of Plate only, his name shall be kept secret and no
qugfiions afcd. ; !
ELISHA PITKIN.
-Hartford, Nov. 17 1780. . %
- — f~o fcf :
By NATHANIEL PATTEN,
a few Rods North of the Swe-Houfe, Hartford :
Barr-Iron & Weft-India Ruin.
NE^T week will be printed, bound and ready
for fate, the PSALMS.of DAVID by
J. WATTS D. D.-, Those who lave Lved
taggs may fend them, and have theit.bocks ; and
th,fa that have al eady fat them likewise. -All
those who v%ll be luch friends to literature ad
the r country, as tc favcihcir cotton or linnei. RAGS,
will find their account in it by fending them to
their humble fervent.
,NATHANIEL PATTEN.
Hartford, Nov. 20 1780. -
TAKEN up# in a Offering condition übot;t the
middle of OAob^ ia^, n trick lined HEIFER
white under her belly, ooe year old laS fp'rmg, small
of her aft her left ear locks as if it bid been froß
bitten. Thg : o^er is defirechto nay charges and
take her away. . : NATHri WOODWARD.
fdbFcriber retains his hearty thanks to
1 those Gentlemen who have figured him with
their cuffom for the Conoeaicut Courant. He de
fines those indebted to him for the fame to make im
mediate payment, as he is obliged to make a fettle
meat with the Printers, which alone can enable bm
to cooiinae in the buflefs. ELI CLAP.
.Southam, on Nev 14 'V^o^^^
TAKEN up by, tie fubfcr.ber at for lord,
some time in November, one yokeof STF ARS,
one with a red and white face ; the other a yellow
ihi red, freaked, marked wth a etc, in the car. ,
The owner may have them again by paying charges,
and applying to ,JARKD OLCOTT,
Hertford, Nov. 29, 1780.