The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-05-02 00:00:00, page 1

St JGHN's, (in Antigua) March 18.
The following intelligence may be depend
ed on, having been sent express by the
Commissioner, from Englilh- Harbour,
on Thursday night, to his Excellency
the Captain General, who with great
pleasure communicates it to the public.
Feb. 12, 1780.
SAILED from Falmouth in company
with the Mercury packet boat for
Barbados and this island, &c. I was bound
for Madeira and Jamaica; the 21st Feb.
arrived at Madeira, failed from thence in
company with Sir George B. Rodney in
the Sandwich, Ajax, Montague, Terrible,
and an armed snow bound for Barbados,
the Pegaffus frigate was also in the fleet,
but returned to Madeira, as I suppose to
take on boai d the wine for the fleet ; with
this you have an account of our successes
against the Spaniards. Before I left Eng
land, an express arrived at Falmouth from
Penzance, with an account that the French
fleet to the amount of 25 fail of the line
and several frigates and 150 transports,
supposed to have on board 20,000 troops,
where bound, 'was not known, as I came
so near this port, thought it my duty to
fend an account of the above to the Com
manding Officer here, at the fame time I
fabfcribe myfelf his most obedient servant,
HENRY JAFFERY.
To the Commanding Officer
at English Harbour.
WILLIAMSBURG, April 3.
On the sth ult. was hanged at Charlef
town, South Carolina, Hamilton Ballen
dine, for drawing draughts of the town and
fortifications. He was taken by a picket
guard which Gen. Lincoln had sent out
that night to Stono, as he was making his
way to the enemy ; and when he was hail
ed by the guard, his answer was " Col.
Hamilton Ballendine ;" the guard told
him that would not do, and carried him
immediately to the commander of the pick
et, upon which he pulled out of his pocket
the draughts. The officer told him he
was mistaken, and had him carried to Gen.
Lincoln, who ordered him for execution.
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.
Extras of a letter from Edenton, (North.
Carolina) dated April 2, 1780.
" We have accounts received this morn
ing, that the enemy have made two at
tempts to cross Ashley river, aboveCharif
town, but were repulsed both times with
considerable loss."
On Monday last arrived the ship Bat
chelor, Capr. Holmes from St. Euftatia,
by whom we learn that the people of Ire
land were, by last accounts from thence, so
far from being fatisfied with the proceed
ings of the British Parliament, that on an
attempt of the Lord Lieutenant to pro
rogue the Irish Parliament, contrary to the
TUESDAY, M A Yt, 1780. ' THE NUMBER,97
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On Monday last was sent in here the
ship Needham, Capt. M'Machin, from
Jamaica for New-York, with 450 pun
cheons and 50 tierces of rum, taken by
the privateer Active, Captain Day of this
Port.
Extrad of a letter from a gentleman at
St. Euftatia, dated March 22, 1780,
" You, I suppose, know long e'er this,
of a free trade having been demanded, and
obtained, by the people of Ireland, but
with this it seems they are not fully fatis
fied, and now talk loudly of a Erie Consti
tution, which it is possible, however inso
lent such language may new appear, they
may one day or other be gratified in.
" The British fleet under Admiral Rod
nep, bound to the relief of Gibraltar, have
had great success, as you will find by the
inclofed lift of Spanish Lips taken and de
stroyed, the Sth and i6<h of January, the
account of the latter had not reached Eng
land when the last packet failed, ffie hap
pened on her passage to fall in with Rodney,
from whom the account is taken, who was
then making the best of his way for Bar
dodos with a few ffiips, having lent Digby
forward to Gibraltar with part of his
squadron, and Sir Lockhart Refs to Eng
land with the prizes.---A fleet of 25 fail of
the line, with a number of transports, have
undoubtedly failed from Brest, and the
greatest part of them are supposed to be
bound for Martinico, and I hope are ar
rived, so that the enemy, ihftead of reco
vering any of the islands they have loft the
last campaign, will have fufficient employ
ment in protesting those they possess."
Extra& of a letter from Annapolis, dated
Bth inst.
" On Wednesday last the following re
solutions of a Committee of the House of
Delegates palled the House without one
dissenting voice.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this
Committee, that the ptovifions requested
of us in kind, and alio the money rtqueft
ed of us by taxes are in both instances be
yond the proportion of this State: But in
as much, as it barh been the will of the
Almighty that we Ihould be lt fs affiided
by the immediate calamities of war than
other States in the Union ; and as we ex
opinion of the people, they had taken
him up and made a prisoner of him.
By federal passengers and letters by Cap.
Holmes, and via Baltimore, we have as
surances that a fleet of 12 fail of the line,
7 frigates and 15000 land forces were ar
rived at Martinico from Old France,---
This with the 12 ships the French had
there before, gives the French so great a
superiority, that the English think it molt
prudent to lay snug in St. Lucia, and have
laid aside their intended expedition against
the Grenades.
ped proper allowance in account hereaf
ter ; therefore,
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the
•Committee, that the State of Maryland
ought to use the most vigorous exertions
to raise the whole of the Supplies required
of them by the resolution ot Congress of
the twenty-fifth of February.
" That it is the opinion of the Com
mittee, that from the peculiar situation
and extreme exigency of our public af
fairs, the recommendation of Congress of
the eighteenth of March last, be complied
with and carried into execution as far as
possible.
" On this day a bill was sent from the
Senate, to the House of Delegates, enabling,
that after the twentieth March last, the
Tender Law be suspended, so far as it
enables debtors to tender or pay debts
contracted on or before the firft July, 1776,
and debts contrasted for sterling money,
cr gold and silver, since that day ; unless
creditors bring suit or issue execution. I
do not believe this bill will pals the House
of Delegates.
" A bill for the confiscation of British
property, which passed the house of Dele
gates with only fix dissenting voices, now
lies with the Senate—if they do not assent
to it, it is thought our funds will be insuf
ficient to enable this State to carry the late
resolutions of Congress into effect."
NEW-ro R K, April 13.
On the i ßth of March the rebel News papers
proclaimed a compteat and undtfeuifed Bank
tuple, of the redoubted Congress of the revolt
ed States of America, then fitting at Philadel
phia ; they propose to pay Six pence in the
Pound, or, which is tantamount, to give one
white in exchange for fort, brown complexioned
paper Dollars, each of the latter allowed, by
all the World, to be equal in real Value, to the
Jingle former. - This recent affront offered to
the U^aerftanding of agulled Multitude, cannot
fail to convince them bow ineffectual ever, In
tention of their Congress mujl prove in contriv
ing to wriggle tbemfelves into an Independence
of Great Britain, the natural and ever affecti
onate Parent of America (Royal Gazette.)
NEWLONDO N, April 28.
Saturday last arrived here a Polacre cap
tured b, the Deane Friga.e Captain Samuel
Nicholson, on a cruize off the Weftern-ifands.
The prize was from Lisbon, laden with about
200 pipes of wine and 500 boxes of fruit, fa
having a special permit from the commander in
chief at New Ten k, to import the fame direCti,
from LJbon, for the use of the garrison. Capt.
fohn Fanning who brought in the above prize,
in lat. 38. tong. 69, on the 17th infant,'/poke
the General Starks privateer, Capt. Parsons
from Cape Ann, all well, but had taken
nothing.