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Excellency cannot be difeovered till there are some
further opptrations and descents upon their coa^s.
Many copies of it were left behind at New Haven
and at Fairfield. I (ent one by the Rev. Mr. Say%
their Episcopal Missionary, under flag, to a party in
arms, and received the answer of defiance, al
ready transmitted. I regret the left of two places of
public worship at Fairfield, which took fire unin
tentionally, by the flakes from other buildings ; and
I gave ftri& orders, and set guards for the preferva
tion of that burnt at Norwalk ; but it is very diffi
cult,' where the houses are close and cf very com
baflible materials of board and Shingles, to prevent
the spreading of the flamer.
I Should be very sorry if the deftru&ion of these
two villages should be thought less reconcileable
with humanity than with the love of my country,
my duty to the King, and the law of arms, to which
America has been led to make the awful appeal
The usurpers have profeffedly placed their hepes
of serving the Empire, in avoiding decisive adions,
upon the wafle of the Bitifh treasures, and the es
cape of their own property, during the protraction
of the war.
Their power is supported by the general dread of
their tyranny, and the arts pra&cd to inspire a ere
duloes multitude with a presumptuous confidence in
our forbearance. I wish to deleft this delusion, and,
if possible, without injury to the Lyalifts.
I should do injustice, if I closed this report with
out giving every praise to the troops I had the hon
our to command.
Sir George Collier co operated with us in the di
region of the armed vessels employed in the defeents ;
and I have the pleasure to add, that we had a per
fect concert of opinion in the main operations.
The Royal Refugees poC^fr a zeal, which with
their intimate and minute knowledge of the country,
will always render them ufeful on such feivices.
I mutt not withhold my commendations even from
the Mariners of the transports who were generally
employed in manning the flat boats and bateaux,
and who were as alert as if they had been intitled to
national rewards.
I have the honour herewith to transmit to your
Excellency a general return cf the killed, wounded,
and miffing on this expedition. _
Return cf the killed, wounded, and miffing, of the
JKing's troops, under the command of his Excel
lency Major-General Tryon, on an expedition in
the Sound, from the 3d of July to the 14th of
July, 1779
At New Haven, July 5
Guards. 1 Officer, 1 rank and file, killed; 1 Offi
cer, I Serjeant, 9 rauk and file, wounded; 14
rank and file, miffing.
7th, or Royal Fazileerr. 1 Serjeant, 7 rank and
file, wounded ; 2 rank and file, miffing.
23d, or Royal Welch Fuzilecra. 1 Drummer, 1
rank and file, wounded.
54th Regiment of foot. 1 Serjeant, 5 rank and file,
killed; 2 Officers, 1 Drummer, 5 rank and file,
wounded; 1 Serjeant, 7 rank and file, miffing.
Landgrave Regiment. 2 <ank and file, wounded.
Detachment of Yagers, r rank and fife, wounded;
I rank and file, miffing.
King's American Regiment. 1 Officer killed; 1
Serjeant, 6 rank and file, wounded.
Royal Artillery. 1 Driver wounded.
Names of the Officers killed and wounded.
Guards. Adjutant Campbell killed; Captain Par
ker, wounded.
34th Regiment of foot. Captain Bachop, Lieute
nant Powell, wounded.
King's American Regiment. Ensign and Adjutant
Watkins killed.
At Fairfield. July 8.
Guards. 4 rank and file killed ; 1 Serjeant, .10 rank
and file, wounded; 2 rank and file, m.ffing.
54th Regiment of Foot. 1 Serjeant, wounded; 1
rank and fie,, miffing.
Landgrave Regiment. 1 rank and file killed; 1
Serjeant, 11 rank and file, wounded.
Detachment of Yagers. 2 rank and file killed; a
ditto wounded; 1 ditto m ffing.
King's American Regiment. 2 rank and file killed;
4 ditto wounded; 1 ditto miffing.
At Norwalk, July 11.
Guards. 1 rank and file wounded.
7th. or Royal Fuzileers. 1 rank and file killed 2
Serjeants 13 rank and file, wounded; (1 since
dead of his wounds) 1 rank and file miffing.
23d, or Royal Welch Fuzileers. 2 rank and file
wounded.
54th Regiment. 1 rank and file killed; 1 ditto
wounded.
Landgrave Regiment. 3 rank and file wounded ;
I ditto miffing.
Detachment of Yagers. 4 rank and file wounded.
King's American Regiment. 2 rank and file wounds
ed.
Total 20 killed ; 96 wounded; 32 miffing.
Wm. TRYON M G.
Return of ordnance and floras taken and destroyed
at and near.Newhaven; &?. on the 6th of July,
1779' by a , detachment of the army, under the
Command of his Excellency Major-General Try
on.
Iron Ordnance.
Mounted on garrison carriages, 2 twelve pounders ;
2 nine ditto.
On travelling carriages, with ammunition boxes?
file aims, &c. compleat. 2 nine pounders; 4
four ditto ; 2 fit'ditto.
Given to the Royal Charlotte, a privateer belonging
to the Refugees, 4 nine pounders.
Taken off by the navy. 2 fix pounders..
Taken and destroyed by the Royal Fuzileers in the
action at Norwalk. 1 three pounder.
Taken and defiroyed on the Rock Battery, and on
the EiH Side of the Entrance of tyewhaven Har
bour. 4 three and fix pounders.
Total ordnance defboyed — 23.
Stores defiroyad.
300 flannel cartridges, with Shot fixed to wood
bottoms for the above ordnance.
11 barrels of powder.
A. a General AHcmbly of the Governor and Compa
ny of the Staeof Connecticut, holden at Hart
ford, (by Adjournment and fpzcial order of the
Governor) on the 6th Day of January, A. D. 1780.
An ACT in further addition to a Law of this State,
entitled, an A& to enable the Governor to lay an
Embargo, and for rendering the fime when laid
eff<&al.
BE it Enzaed by the Governor, Council and
Representatives in General Court assembled, and
by the Authority of the fame, That every town of
this fiate thill forthwith choose a Suitable number of
aCtive, vigilent and diferet men. who shall be cal
led infp€&ora cf prov/finns, whose duty it shall be
either jointly or Severally to flop, detain and secure
any embargoed proves which he or they Bull
fuipea ate driving, carrying; or transporting through
the town for which he cr they are appointed infpec
toii, with an intent to cany or drive the fame out
of this state contrary to law. And said infpeaors or
any of them. Shill as soon as he or they shall have
detained and secured such piovifions, give informa
tion thereof to any assistant arid jufi.ee of the peace,
or to two juffices of the peace, of that county where
in such piovifions are detained, of the quantity,
kind and circumstances thereof; and thereupon said
civil authority shall take cognizance of the matters
contained in such information, and shall proceed re
lative thereto in detaining, removing or returning
such provisions to the owner or owners thereof, as is
by law already dirt&:d. Aad it shall also be the
duty of said infpe&ors to give information as afore
faid, again^ any perlon or persons whom he or they
fhJl fufpe& of having drove, or carried any embar
goed provifens cut of this fate contrary to law ;
and of any person or peritins who shall fiorc, hold,
conceal, cr put Qn board any vessel, boat or water
craft, any such provisions with such an intent as
aforefaid, and said civil authority shall proceed there
in according to law. Provided neverthdefs, that
whenever said evil authority shall find upon good
evidence, that such provisions were transporting,
carrying, or driving out of this fiate, or are Acted,
concealed, or put on board any vessel, or other wa
tercraft for that purpose ; they shall apprize the fame
according to the current prce thereof, and deliver
the fame to feme purchasing commissary, for the use
of the army, upon his paying or depositing the value
thereof, according to such apprizement, in th, hands
cf such authority ; to be by them delivered ever to
the owner or owners thereof, after deducing there
from the cofis which have arisen. And provided,
any such owner refufes or negle&s to take said mo
ney after deduction of all coAs, within fix months
after such aprizement, in full Satisfaction for such
provificns; such money shall be deemed forfeited to
the use, and placed in the treasury of that town,
wherein such provisions shall be found; and proceed
ed against as aforefaid.
And be it further enacted. That any of
said infpedors, shall have power to require any assis
tance necessary to enable him to execute the duties
cf said office ; and if any person of ability, shall re
fufe to afford such assistance when required, he shall
fuffer the fame penalties as those are liable to who
refufe to affi.lSheriff# and Constables in the executi
on of their offices ; and such infpe&ors shall be paid
for their time and expence# for prosecuting the offen
ces aforefaid, when they shall apply therefor to said
civil authority, such sum as they shall judge reasona
ble, who shall order payment thereof according to law.
BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE AUTHORITY
Aforesaid. That no embargoed ,rov;fions shall
be water born out of the lim.ts cf any county in
this State, under pretence of carrying and landing
the fame in feme other place in this State, without
the special permission of the Governor or Comman
der in Chief of this S afe, or of an Assistant and two
Justices cf the Peace, or of three Jutiiccs of the Peace
Quorum Unus, certifying that bonds have been
given to land such provisions according to law, in
some place within this State ; which bonds and cer
tificate such Assistant and Justices of the Peace may
give, take or lefufe, according to their discretion,
any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwith
standing. Always provided that nothing ishere
by intended to prevent any provifioos being carried
out as aforefaid, which shall be necessary flores for
vessels going to sea, or such as shall be halfported by
any Commissary for the use of the confederate army,
or for the trocps of this State.
That hii Excellency the Governor or Commander
in Chief cf this State be desired and impowered to
make requisition as cccafion shall require, of the
troop# of the confederate army which are or shall be
cantoned in this State; and that he dire& any troops
in the pay of this State, to observe such a conduct to
prevent any embargoed provisions going out of this
State contrary to law, as he shall judge proper : yet
io as that no such orders fhaii be given ar shall ren
der such provisions forfeited nor detained more than
twenty four hours, excep by an ord^r from the Ci
vil Authority as mentioned in this act.
Andre it FURTHER ENACTED BY THE Autho
rity aforesaid That it sh dl be in the power
cf the Civil Authority and sele& Men of any town
in this State, whenever they shall judge that any
cattle or other moveable property is so fixated that it
will probably be clandestinely carried or drove to
the enemy, or is in danger cf falling into their hands;
and that on account thereof the public interest ren
ders it expedient that such property should be re
moved ; that they give order that the fame be re
moved into any part of their town, or into any other
town in this State as they shall judge proper, and
may require such aid of the militia as they Dial! judge
needful to carry such order into execution : and that
no owner of such property so removed, shall have
liberty to take or receive the fame without an order
therefor from said Civil Authority and Select Men.
and until he shall pay the costs for the removing,
keeping and detention of such property, if demand
ed, as shall be allowed by the Authority and Selea
Men aforefaid.
AND WHEREAS there are inhabitants dwel
ling between the American and British lines, con
tiguius to cr near the town of Greenwich, who make
a practice of purchasing embargoed provisoes in this
State, and tranfporfing cr driving the fame to their
habitations contrary to law, from whence such pro
visions are conveyed to the enemy cf the United
States. Which evil to "prevent.
Be it Ena&ed, That if any person dwelling with
in said liner, shall purchase any embargoed privifi
cns, or any live flock within this State, without li
cence firft obtained in writing, under the hands of
two Justices of the Peace of the county wherein such
provifion# are purchased, who are hereby authorifci
to give the fame, fpecifying the articles he or they
are allowed to purchase, shall differ three months
imprisonment by order of two Justices of Peace, and
not be discharged therefrom until he or they shall pay
all coßs. And ail such purchases are hereby de
clared null and void, and all articles so purchased
shall be forfeited to him who shall prosecute there
for to effc&, and shall upon proof before two Jufiices
of Peace, who are hereby authorised to take cogni
zance thereof, be delivered over to such prosecutor
for his benefit. And if any person belonging to
this State shall fell or convey any embargoed provi
sions to any person whom he shall know at the time
of such fate or conveyance, usually dwellcth be
tween said lines, without licence firft obtained as
aforefaid; such person so felling, shall forfeit and
pay to him who shall prosecute therefor to effr&,
double the value of such provisions so fold, to be
recovered by bill plaint or information.
A true Copy of Record,
Examined by
GEORGE WYLLYS, Secretary.
At a Meting of the GOVERNOR and COUNCIL
of SAFETY; holden at Hartford, on the 14th
day of February^ A. D. 1780.
WH EREAS this Board at their meeting at
Windham on the 20th day of September
last, taking into consideration the scarcity of the
article of Salt in this State, and to enable the inhabi
tants to obtain a Efficient quantity cf that nfeful and
necfflary article for their own consumption, without
the rxper.ee cf a particular application of the people