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Arnold, are gone in one (hip.—A pretty medly,
a Prince, a General, and a Traitor."
Extrado fa letter from New-Providence. Off. 27.
“ This moment Captain Hilton, in a flag
from Bermudas to the Havannah, called here, in
his way back, with a few prisoners, and some
ransom money; by him we learn, that 15 drips
and polacres were getting ready to take in troops,
with 7 or 8 frigates, and 6 heavy gallies, who
would fail in about 3 or 4 weeks, under convoy
of fix ships of the line, and that their destination,
as given out in the Havanna, was for this place,
but as 9000 troops were said to be the compliment
that was ordered to hold themselves in readiness
to embark, we are inclined to think they must
be for Augufline, as half that force would be
more than fufficient for this place.
" By a vessel arrived here in a few days from
Georgia, we learn, that fix ships of the line and
four gallies were seen on the coast of East-Florida,
Handing northwardly, not known. One of the
last Jamaica fleet put in here (Amelia, Capt.
Duncan) who informs us, the whole of the fleet
has fuffered prodigiously by bad weatherand short
provisions.
“ A Spanish schooner, loaded with dry goods,
which coll above 2^,000 dollars, lias been sent
inhere."
it being determined in a council of war,' on
the loth, to evacuate the Terrible and destroy
her: I took the firft calm day to eflea it, and at
'times dillributed the water and provisions. This
'took up the whole of the nth, the wreck was
set fire to, and I bore up for the Chefapeak about
nine at night.
The fleet had continued in fight^ of each other
for five days fucceflively, and at times were ve
ry near. We had not speed enough in so muti
lated a Rate, to attack them, and they (hewed
no inclination to renew the action, for they ge
nerally maintained the wind of us, and had it of
ten in their power.—l sent Capt. Duncan to re
connoitre the Chefapeak, who brought me ill
formation of the fleet being all anchored within
the Cape, so as to block up the passage, I then
determined to follow a resolution of a council of
war, to proceed with the fleet to New-York be
fore the eqinox, and there use every poilible
means for putting the fllips into the belt date for
service ; and I immediately dispatched the Me
dea with this packet for their Lordship's informa
tion,
N. B. Capt. Duncan reports, that before he
left the fleet, the Prudent of 64 guns had joined
it ; and that accounts was just received of Rear
Admiral Digby being upon the coafL
The lift of the line of battle ships, and loss
sustained in the action, &c. employed on this
service was inserted in a former paper.
BASSETERR E, October 19.
A vessel from South-Carolina, arrived in four
weeks, mentions, that all Virginia and North-
Carolina were in the king's peace, and that Col.
Washington, with a party of the rebel cavalry
and infantry, endeavoured to surprise Colonel
Stewart, and was taken prisoner with a number
of his party, and many killed and woundedon
both sides.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19,
Extract of aletter from South-Carolina, Nov. 20.
“ A letter is just now received from General
Marion, informing that on the 15th instant he
detached Col. Mahan with 180 cavalry, and Col.
Shelly with 200 riflemen, to endeavour to inter
cept some of the enemy's plundering parties.-—
Colonel Mahan went down below Monk's Corner
and took at Fair Lawn, one subaltern, two surge
ons, and eighty convalescents ; the officers he pa
roled, and brought off the men. He found so
large a quantity of arms and stores in the house,
which he could not bring off, that he thought
proper to burn the house and its contents..
" The Governor had issued out a proclamati
on for calling an Aflembly, who are to meet at
Cambden the Bth of January.—By this procla
mation no person who has born arms with the
enemy or taken protection with them, unless they
have returned and complied with his proclama
tion of amnesty, will be allowed to ele& or be
elected.”
Extract of a letter from New-Jerfy, Dec. 17.
" The fleet for Britain failed the 14th instant;
cannot learn with certainty what officerswent—
Prince William Henry, Lord Cornwallis, and
FIS 11-KI LL, Dec. 27.
Wheeler and Wood, mentioned in our Tass,
were executed in Albany the 22d inflany.
Extras from GENERAL ORDERS.
Head-Quarters, Highlands, Dec. 25. ,
'' The General has the pleasure of acquainting
the army, that Captain Williams of the New-
York, levies, doing duty on the lines, on she
night of the 23d inst made an excursion to Mor
riiiania, with 25 volunteer horse ; and brought
off one Captain, one Lieutenant, and ieven pri
vates prisoners, without any loss on our tide.
Captain Pritchard, with a detachment of infall-•
try, moved down to cover the retreat, in case it
should have been necessary ; but the enemy da
red not pursue the horse.- .L .
" The General presents his thanks to Captain
Williams, and thevolunteers who were with him,
for the spirit and address exhibited by them on
this enterprizfc"
From Rivington's Royal Gazett'e, : Ox Dec. 8.
On Saturday last a detachment of Col. James
Delancey's Loyal Refugee Cavalry, under the
command of Capt. Samuel Kipp, made an ex
cursion as far as Kingftreet, where he fell in with
a party of rebels commanded by Capt. Sacket,
who, together with one Ensign and one private,
were made prisoners ; the command then devol
ved on a Lieut. Mofier, who retreated some dis
tance , but at length finding himfelf under the
necessity of coming, to action, he formed his men
in a solid body, with fixed bayonets, and al
though Capt. Kipp's little party charged with
great resolution, the rebels were so far lupcrior,
and flood so very firm, as not to be broke. Our
loss in the charge was Capt. Kip's horse killed,
and himfelf wounded in the body by bayonets :
Lieut. Col. Holmes, serving as volunteer, with
five others, wounded; two horses killed, and
nine wounded. -The loss of the rebelscould not
be afeertained. Immediately after the charge,
the rebels dispersed, and Captain Kipp and his
party returned to their poll unmolcfted.
Lieut. Col. Holmes behaved with uncommon
bravery, his horse was wounded in the charge.
BOSTO N, December 27.
The Rev. Joseph Willard of Beverly, having
been elected President of the University at Cam
bridge, was on Wednefdav the 19th inflant pub
licly inducted into that office.
On the nth of this infinity Capt. Timothy
Folger arrived at Nantucket, in 60 Days from
Englands In her came paflengers, Capt. John
Leach (who was lately taken at St.- Euftatia) Mr.
James Jackfon,Mr. Edward Jones, and Mr. Tho
mas Tones, all of this town, Merchants.- &
Capt.Folger failed some days in company with
the fleet which had Governor Dunmore and the
Southern Refugees on board, bound to his go
vernment of Virginia, and their fcveral homes.-
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in London,
to another in this town, dated O6L 13, 1781.-
“ I have for your further information, after
your well-known success of OUR's to the sou
thern part of our continent-—That Lord Dun
more and family are to fail in Odlober, to take
upon him his government in Virginia, together
with all the refugees that belong to South-Coro^
liha and Virginia : -They have from government
icol. sterling each, and to have no further de
mands from them ; with this particular privi
lege, to enjoy their estates which they former
ly owned."
N E W-L ONDO N, Dec. 2^.
Last Friday failed for the Weft-Indies, Brig
Middletown, Vanduzan; Brig Latty-Greene,
Smith ; Brig Delight, Johnson; Sloop Farmer, Eg
glefton ; Sloop Patty,Jones ; Sloop , Williams.
H A R T F OR D, January 1, 1782.-
We can assure the public, from recent and un
doubted intelligence, that the notes of Robert
Morris, Esq. Financier, are taken by the mer
chants in Philadelphia equal to silver and gold.
The Marquis de la Feyette has generously sub
scribed the sum of twenty-five guineas, towards
rebuilding a Meeting-House in Charleftown,
which was burnt, together with the town, on the
ever memorable 17th of June, 1775, the day of
the battle on Bunker-Hill.
In such high reputation is the American cause
at Amsterdam, and so great is the avidity of the
people to fhewtheir good will to it, that a ballad
finger fold fix hundred ballads in the flreets in
the course of one hour, because it contained some
reflexions favourable to theAmerican revolution.
His Excellency Thomas Sim Lee, Esq. is ura
nimoufly eledled Governor of the State of Ma
ryland,
*„* The First, Second' and Third Numbers o'
4 the History of the American War, are come to
hand, and are ready for the Subscribers,-
To be lett to the highest Bidder, on the firfi
Monday of February next, at the Dwelling-
House of Samuel Oviat, in Go^ en.
ONE Hundred Acres of the perfonagc land, for nirf
hundred and ninety-nine years ; the better to accom
dace a Gospel Miniftcr in said town. Baidland lies aboer
three miles from the meeting house, and on the pub^c
road from Litchfield to Canaan, and will make an excelled
farm, being well proportioned for mowing, ploughing ana
pasturing. An indifpucabie title, for die above testn, will
be given, by DANIEL MILE#, y Town's
JAMES THCMPSON, ; committee.
SILAS RICHMOND.^
Goshen, December 18, 1,81.
Contractors Oince.
New-Windsor, December 20, 1781.
PUBLIC Notice thereby given, That propofols will
be received at this Oflicc from ibis dry to 10th Janua
ry inclusive, to supply by contrast, the troops on the Ninth
River, forthe months of February, March, April und May,
with Two Hundred and Forty Thousand weight of good
merchantable Beef each month, delivered it Fish-Kilt
The proposals co contain the lowed price and longed teims
of payment the persons will contid& for, and to be sent in
sealed. The payments to be made in Go:d and Silver.
SALL GR EAGLISH GOODS,
To be Exchanged for
WHEATFL OU R, hv
THOMAS HOPKINS.
Hartford, January r, 1-782.
TO BE SOL D,
By GEORGE BURN H A M,
Atthe middle Door under the Printing-Office, Hartford,
A SMALL Adorrment of DRY GOODS and HAR 1)
WARE. Also; Green and Bohea Tea, Brown and
belt white powder'd Sugars, by the barrel or pound, Coffee
by the bag. or pound, Pepper, AUfpice, Ginger, Raidins,
Powder and Shot, Brandy by the Anchor, Bar Iron an'd Shear
Molds, choice Indigo, Spanish Brown, and Yellow Oaker,
Horn, crooked and bed Ivory Combs, &c. &c.
January 1, 178%
Choice T E A.
THE fubferibers have a few Chests of Bohea T E A, which'
will please the taste of Ladies and Getaiemen, and
they will gladly embrace every opportunity to dispose of
any quantity, from one ounce to a cheit, on as good terms
avean be fold. AWo; a tolerable supply of English Goods,
Crockery Ware, German Steel, Files and Rasps well farted.
Cotton, Pepper by the hundred or left, English Window
Glass, Coffee in large or small quantities. A number of
repairable Fire-Arms, very cheap, Crosscut Saws, Wine.',
Brandy, Gin, New Rum, &c. &c.
Bills on France, or good Flour, will be agreeable for
many articles.
jAMBSand HEZEKIAH BULL.
N. B. James Bull will cheerfully receive any balances On
old accounts, where any p'erfons indebted to him are fully
convinced the time for payment is come.
Hanford, December 28, 1781.
E $ 0 L b.
By JOSEPH HAR T,
OLD Jamaica Spirits, - Wed-Pidia and New-England
Rum, by the Hogshead or Barrel, Brandy by the Keg,
Madeira, Pott and Sherry Wine, Raisins by the cask, Cod-
Fish by the Quintal, Sugar by Tierce or Barrel. Also, a
few cask's of good Rock and Homemade Salt, by the cask
of bushel.
Cash, Bills of Exchange, Flour, Pork or Beef will be receiv
ed in payment-. Enquire at Capt. William Bull's.
Hartford, December 18, tyS t.
WE the lubferibers being appointed Commiffiencis by
the Hon. Court of Probate for the diftridl ofStafford
to- examine the claims-of the creditors to the estate of Eleazer
Jones, late of Somers, deccafed, represented infolVen; ; dry
hereby give notice that we shall attend said bufineG at the
dwelling house of Mr. Noah Peafe, in said Somers; on the
last Tuesday of January next, at one o'clock a feerrtoon on
said day., JOSHU A POMROY
JOHN PRENTICE.
Somers, December f, 1781.
BROKE into the inclofure of the fobferiber rhe aid of Oc
tober last, four young CATTLE, supposed co be two
- years old pad, two Scears and two Heifers, one Hear black
with 13me white on his back and flank, rnarkt with two
flits in each ear, one ear supposed to be torn Ly a dog ; the
, others all markt with two flits in each ear, one ftear and
one heifer palish red ' with a white face, the other heifer red
and white pied. The owner is defied co prove bis property
pay charges and take them away.
BENJAMIN wricox.
Farmington, New-Cambridge, Dec. 24, 1781.
• STOLEN the night after the 37 instant, from the flablc of
: ) the fubferiber, in Watertown, A Sotrel Mare, about 1,
i and half hands- high, a white ftripc in I er face, hind feet:
, white, branded with the letter R on the rear shoulder, four
teen years old, trots large paces some, in g^od plight, hair
, worn ofFher sides with harness, apparently withfoaN Who
. ever will take up said Mare and Thief, and secure th : Thief,
'and return the Mare to the owner ; shall have five Dollars
>reward, and all neccffaiy charges paid, or three Dollars for
the Marc only.•
ZACCHEUS HOWE.
Watertown, December 28; ryot.
1 Journeyman Paper-Mak> r,
will meet with good encouragement by appfr
ing at the new Paper-Mill in Hartford.
January 1, 17.81^