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JUST PUBLISHED,
And now Selling by the Printers hereof,
REGULATIONS,
FOR THE
Order and Discipline
OF TH E
"Troops of the United States.
(Adorned with eight elegant Copper Plates.)
ST^ TE of CONNECTICUT.
At * General Affcmbly of the Governor and Company of
the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, in said State,
on the second Thursday of May, A. D. 1782.
-TffHERE^S it is ueceffar, that uniformity of discipline
TV should be pra&ifed by all troops that may be called to aft
in conjunction :
RESOLVED by this Assembly, Thatthe regulations for the
order and discipline of the troops of the United States, as ordered
by Congress, in their resolution of the 29th March, 1779, be, and
they are hereby approved and adopted as the regulations for the or
der and discipline of the militia of this State, so far forth as their
jituation and circumstances will admit ; and in particular that
the Manual Exercise, Manoeuvres and Mode of Formation there
in described, be praftifed ; and when the militia are called out
into a&ualfkrvice, that they conform themselves in all tefpeds to
the regulations aforefaid : ^4nd all general and other officers are
hereby enjoined to cause the fame to be executed with all poff.ble
axaanefs, and conform themselves thereto accordingly.
^4 true Cop, of Record,
Examined b, GEORGE WTLLTS, Secretary.
T O B E SOLD,
A Good FARM, lying in Springfield, on Chicopee river,
containing 130 acres, 50 of which lying near theriver,
under improvement, is excellent for mowing, plowing and
pasturing ; the remainder of which is plowing and wood
land, with a young orchard ofabout 100 trees, is well wa
tered, also a new House partly finished, convenient fora
family to dwell in, with an old barn, &c.—A good title
will be given by the fubferiber living on the primefes.
AMOS FROST.
Springfield, Massachusetts-Bay, O&. 2f, 1782°
WHEREAS my wife RUTH HINE, hath at sundry times
run me in debt of considerable sums, without my
knowledge or consent, which debts! have been obliged to
pay, and hath also fold many things out of the house which
Belong to me, contrary to my will and orders, and is wait,
ing my estate all that isin hr power—These are therefore
to forbid any person or persons, to trade or deal with the
said Ruth, either in purchasing other, or felling an, thing
to her, as I shall pay no debts of her contrasting nor allow
of any of her contrasts.
DAN HINE.
Woodbury, O&ober 14. 1782.
WE the Subferibers being appointed Commissioners, by
the Hon. Court of Probate, for the diftrift of Mid
dletown, to receive and examine the claims of the creditors
to the estate of WILLIAM SPENCER, late of Chatham, de
ccafed; represented insolvent, and three months being slow
ed for adjusting the claims: Do hereby give notice, that
we shall attend said business at the dwelling house of Mrs.
Elizabeth Bigelow, in Middletown, on the fourth Tuesday
of this and the two following months, from two o'clock
afternoon until fix --All accounts must be properly attested.
ELIHU STARR,
GEORGE PHILLIPS.
Middletown, November §, 1782.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, That a Libel is filed be
fore the fubferibing authority, b/ Cap: John LvcL of
Sharon,.againft a quantity of goods and merchandize, fiez
cd in said Sharon, on the 26th of Odober last, and apprized
at 291. Its. ,d. lawful money; and for the trial of the justice
of said ficzure, a Court will be holden at the dwelling house
of Capt. John Penoyer, innholder in said Sharon, on the 4th
day of December next, when and where all persons con
cerned may appear anl be heard:
JEDEDIAH STRONG, J. P & Q.
DANIEL GRISWOLD, J P.
Litchfield, Nov, 4, 1782.
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TUESDA Y:NovE M B E,R 19, 1782.
HAGU E, August 20.
JN a conference which the Duke de la Vau
guyon, Ambassador from France, had on the
ith with the President of the States General,
he did riot present any Memorial, but only ver
bally desired to know, "Whether, considering
the uncertainty of the success which inight result
from the negociations forpeace, it would not be
proper to concert a new plan of operations for
next year, in order to be ready to aft without de
lay in the spring, in cafea peace should not be
concluded during the winter." In the mean time
the negociations are carried on more seriously
than they have hitherto been; and Mr. Brantfen,
who has been nominated to co-operate therein
as Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic
to the Court of France, will immediately set out
for Paris, after his return from Gueldres, whi
ther he went a few days on his own private af
fairs.
Constantinople, July 10. According to letters
from Aleppo, dated June 11, the French squa
dron in the East-Indies is at Cochin, and occa
sions great uneasiness at Bombay. These letters
mention, that Hyder Ally, so far from having
returned, had on the contrary advanced to the
environs of Madras, and that the principal set
tlements of the Dutch are in fafety.
Notwithstanding all the precautions of the
Porte against the motions of the Albanians, a
body of 4000 men of that nation, advancing
from the coast of the Adriatic sea to make an in
cursion into the Morea, had spread frefh alarms
in the territories under the dominions of the
Grand Seignior; but they have been repulsed
and beaten in such a manner, that we have great
hopes they will not be desirous of returning ; it
is said, however, that 10,000 Janissaries will be
feri,t into Albania.
Peterjlurgb, Jul, 19. Our august Sovereign
has granted to all the poffeflors of land in Ruflia
the liberty of working, for their own emolument,
all mines of gold, silver, or other mettals what
ever on their estates, on paying only the ordina
ry tenth : Her Imperial Majesty renounces the
law, according to which the working of gold and
silver mines, &c. is referred to her as making part
of the legal rights. # The Empress hath also
granted to all the fabricators of gunpowder, bul
lets, bombs, &c. or to those who are willing to
establish such fabrics, to trade freely with the
productions of them, and to export them to fo
reign countries, on paying the accustomed duties.
L ONDO N.
Naval Engagement in India.
India House, August 28, 1782.
William Hornby, Esq; Governor of Bombay,
in a letter dated the 20th of April, 1782, hath
tranfmit'ed to the Court of directors the follow
ing intelligence, which he received from various
accounts collected from the other fide of India.
That on the 9th of February the flips under
Captain Almes, with Genera! Meadows, Colonel
Fullarton, and four hundred soldiers, arrived at
Fort St. George : That on the 14th at night the
French fleet anchored three leagues to the wind
ward of Fort St. George; and on the morning
of the 15th they got under way, and advanced
under an easy fail, and in order of battle : About
two P. M. they bore away, and at four our Ad
miral made the signal for weighing, and the ene
my saw his squadron under way, following, be
fore sunset. The Admiral dispatched the Mon
mouth, Isis and Sea-horse, in pursuit of the
French transports. The Isis took the Laurifton,
01 about 1300 tons, having on board federal of
ficers, neiy: 200 soldiers, with a most compleat
and very large quantity of artillery and other mi
litary (tores, 150,0001 b. of powder. This trans
port got fafe into the road. The Isis, after clear
ing the Laurifton, with much dispatch was close
upon two other transports, one of which 'had
itruck to her, but was not taken possession of
when the signal for calling in cruizers, and form
in^ ' l "" eo 'battle was made from the Superbe.
cruizing ships joined the squadron.
On the 17th, Sir Edward Hughes formed the
line of battle; the van consisted of the Eagle.
Monmouth, Worcester and Burford ; the Su
perbe, in the center, and the Hero, Exeter, Mo
narca and Isis in the rear. Mons. Stiffrein led
v. an of his own ships ; but instead of leading
up his line to the van of ours, he flopped short at
Admirals lhip, followed by seven more
,"ich supported him, and also engaged with the
", mo ^ °f ours, but carefully avoided a
close a&ion. This attack was chiefly directed
at the Superbe and Exeter, the Admiral's and
Commodore s frs. Each had two, and the
Commodore had sometimes three of them to deal
The Exeter was in emminent danger of
falling into the enemy's hands, till Capt. Gill, in.
'°°" ca ' came '° her assistance, and poured
luch an incessant force of fire into the ship that
was engaged with her, as does a great deal of ho
nor to himself, his officers and people. By this
manoeuvre of Mons. Suffrein, our four excellent
Imps, with their tried commanders, in the van,
were rendered totally useless ; and yet it does
, ™ 'hat be gained any other advantage
than saving his own force entire.
After an engagement of upwards of two hours,
the enemy ceased firing, and hauled off after
their transports. What damage they sustained
does not seem to be exa&ly known, though by
the account of four seamen, who were taken in
an 4 made their escape from.
Mons. Suftrein's ship, it appears that the French
fleet had fuffered much ; the Hero and Hannibal
!R ar " c ular received ^ great deal of damage in
their hulls as well as in their mails and rigging :
Ihat the Hero had sixty men killed, and a
much greater number wounded; and that ano
ther Seventy-four gun ship loft as many, besides
her Captain.
Our loss in the engagement is Captain Ste
vens of the Superbe, and Captain Reynolds of
the Lxeter, with two officers of the 08th regi
ment, and 32 killed. Two officers of the Su
perbe, and two officers of the Exeter, with of
wounded, chiefly belonging to those two ships,
,ery body speaks well of the Admiral's cool and
Ready conduct.
Sir Edward Hughes, after the action, proceed
ed to Trincomalee to repair his damages ; and
having refitted, he returned to Fort St. George
the 10th of march. The French fleet lay off
Pondicherry the 24 of March.
Mons. Suffrein'sfleet cofafifted of ten fail of
the line, and two fifties ; and the fleet under the
command of Sir Edward Hughes of eight fail,
ofthe line and one fifty.
The Royal Admiral and Neptune failed from
Bombay for Callicut, the former on the cth, and
the latter on the 26th of April.
° n Thursday last Rear-Admiral Alexander
Hood, hoisted his flag on board the Queen man
of war at Portsmouth, in the room of Admiral
Kempcnfelt.
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