The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-06-29 00:00:00, page 3

PHI LADELPHI A, Jane to.
ExtraA of a letter from Pori an Prince, May 16.
*' The French arc nuking great capture#, and
daily bringing them to this and ether ports in the
ifond. A few day) since arrived the Prudent and
Active Frigatea, with fev^n Prizes, one of 30 guns,
one of 20 guns, fever*! brigs and a fl op. I pre
fame they will fhonl, deprive those Wanders of ^1
their cruizes. They take many vefftls of eqwal c r
foptrior force, being well manned. Ilately saw an
a&ion near the Arnd o S\ Bartholomew between
five French Frigates and five Briufh ; they fought
but a Ihort time, the latter bearing away; the
French frigates did not give chace, having a num.
b^ of prizes with them. We learn that Count d'E
fffr is flill ^ Martir.ico, and Admiral Byron at St.
Lucia, and that the land as well as maritime forces
at St. Lucia drop off very hfl.
“ Affairs abroad ftrik, a great damp on o^r eae
m"e;, and wethink the war wdl not be of long corp
tinuance -America will fecube heritage and hide
pLdtace. The inhabitants in the B'itifh dl.rids are
farv ng for Bread. I have met wi.h fev&al gentle
men lately from Jamaica, who inform me they get no
[applies, and they wish heartily to conciliate mea
fJes with America ; but the current vengeance is
turned upon the head of the destroyer. The people
of this iflted have a great affection for the Ameri
cans, and wish you perseverance. May God grant
hecefs to y^ arms,"
Extant o'a lerer from St. Einatia, dated May 21.
^'Yidtedy a Ihip arrived here in 51 days from
Amtedam, in which came paffengen two French
gcademcn, who inform that on <be 26th of March
advice war received foere that the Court of Spain uad
FcknowTedged the Independence of America, and toa
fcqiemly would join France in the war ?,mff
G.nt Britain. All the letters from Amdercte by
tnis Grip confirm t^e above intelligence
~ Two flip °'^ ""^ *"° i^y "° r "
France to the coast of Africa, in order to ddiroy all
the f,.^, fadorie* &c. belonging to the Eighth;
which they eff&Aly perfo med, keeping poftef
fin of one fort only, in ^^ch they left a ga^fcm
of 900 man; they took isco negroes, and a confi
d^lhle quantity of ivory and gold daft, which they
carried to Goree; the Infs of which is of great con
feasance to the British trade in those part'. The
two ffiips h^ve since joined Count B'Edaing
at Martinico. who ha? new a fleet of nineteen ffiips
ofthedne, and a number cf frigates, whh which he
has bean three turn's off St. Lucia, but Admiral F,
ron did not think it proper to cemo out and attack
him. The French fleet In Europe drily becomes
more formidable, and they have by this time forty
fail of the hue cruizing in the channel. The che
vaher de Fabry with twelve fill of the line, is inthe
Mediterranean. T e utmost diligence is uM at
Bred. Roebfort ard Toulon, in building and fitting
out lioeof battle ships, as alfoa number of frigates,
which will carry 18 and 24 panders and the
greater encouragementh pv-r^c p^p'e cf all ranks,
according to their merit and capacity'
By a fo'lemanfrumVoirin, we 'earn thatC^p'.
Shelter having formed a comoany of h^nt^ to join
Cot Clark on their way fuvpdzrd two Iridian towns,
and killed about two hundred cf the f,va;er.
The Golden Grove, a fine flip of thirty gnn%
fitted out at Jamacs; with two or three English
privateers, have been lately taken by the French
cruizerr, and earned into Hispaniola.
June 12.
A man from the southward came in la^ evening;
(known as a peifon of charter by the Hm. Mr.
teife) who lives near Charleftow% South Carolina;
( y 5 the Royal army, 7003 in number, with 3000
tories included, attacked the town, were repulled,
returned to the charge, and got so near as to bayonet
with the garrison ; when in the mean time of need,
General Lincoln providentially arrived and falling
on their re^ r . entirely defeated the affailent<. Trey
broke, and Aid in fmill parties leaving 1400 behind
them. The tories declined affixing in the affauß
made by the British forces.
8 tract of a letter from Baltimore, dated Jme 8.
“ Accounts from Annapolis, just arrived; fay,
that a fleet of between fifty and fix yLIof vessels
appears in our Bay, under convoy of two or three
men of war and some frigafes, supposed to be the
Naatz fleet."
June 15.
Vefterday arrived here, the private frip of war
Pole, of Liverpool, late commanded by Cipt. John
Maddock. This veffd which mounts 24 carriage
^ns, fix aid nine pounders, failed from Ne * York
on the ^th inftapt, to cruize four months onourcoal
and then proceed to Jamaica, to lade f^prs, coned
andovertaken four days after by the Boston a frigate
of the United States ; the Captain of the P In far
rendered without firing a gun ; tlteC^nfedmey, of
thirty-fix gun% another American fr^a:% being; a
little altera. She has four hundred btrrtli of faked
nbrAffong,
ExLaH of a letter from EUnton, Nardi Carolina;
dated June 1.
" I have the pleafare to inform you that our af
fairs to the southward have a good afpe&. By se
veral letters, and peifons from South-Carolina, we
are informed, th* on the ,'h and io:h of May, txe
enemy under the command of Can. Prevoft- ?p
proached within 20 m')es of Chirledown; they
were computed at 3500 firong, with 6 nine porn
dm# betides ibid pieces and &attars. A defime
time Gen. Moultrie wa between them and Charlef
town with I SCO rren. Gen. Wilriamfon was in
their rear, and within adayt match with 2000 men.
Gen. Lincoln, when the last accounts lei Georgia,
wasyet in that Rate with 3000 troop, and rad ta
ken the whole baggage and met of the enemy from
the ffatioo above referred to. Trie erem, fib'd tff
along Ashley river as far as the ferry, on which the
Governor gave ciders to'dfmar te Fort J^hnfon and
burn it, leaf they ffionld c^hover ard taker. On
the nth they crefred Affiley river and advanced
towards Chatleflcwn by tbs common road. About
5 P. M they made at ait&r l' on the town snd kept
up their fire till half paR 9 when they were repuls
ed. They left aboji 6,0 men on the field. Our
loft is hid to he »bcw 120. The enemy ^treated
about § miles that night,a d when the lift accounts
left Charletown they were hemmed in between the
rivers Afhiey and Cooper so that 1 hope by this
time Gm- Prevoft like hh friend G?x. Bu^ryne, it
relieved from the fa+igues of 1 military H-."
We have the pleasure of infomine the public,
That the spirited m^aferes entered inve l.y hec zens
of Philadelphia for appreciating cur currency, and
lowering the prices cf the rctfiar esand (convenien
ces cf life, are followed by f<vml of the Counties
in thir S^e a~d we have the grta^eft rcafon to hope
will soon be adopted by ?P.
Ex^ft of a letter fr.m Baltimore, da 4 ed June §.
'' Yefterd^y arrived were tfo^ veffek from S\ Eu
fhthr. viz £ hcenet Dragon, Cap J ^nfton fI"P
Lady Wafhi tflen, Capt. B^rro vs, and fl^op Frank
lin, Capt. Tate all belonging here, with valuable
cargoes cf rum &c, Two French ships arc ci mug
up from Hifnaniola, w. er, they called from France,
cargoes uncertain but beii^vea good real cf«at I
have letters to the zzd of May from S' Euflatia- -no
news particular thee. Accounts from C^k w A
pril mention new Commfh~res coming out 'o Aroe
rica to g r ant iedt pendence, &c how far this can be
depended on I know ^ot. News firm Holland to the
fir* of A,ri % fays nothing of ,^/e. Noshing done in
the Weft Indies both fleets ' keep clear cf each ether,
TRENT O N. June ?6.
F'day lafl 200 American fallows ad matters cf
veffcla wee exchanged at El z^be h Town; by feve
ral of ihofe. who arrived here cm Mond-y we learn,
that an finbarfo has been lately laid in Nzw York,
ui cunfsquence of fov^ al cf our fi:& cr crtrzi»R off
Study Hook, and mo^cf & enemies veiTelr offeree
being either up te North river or gdne to fia; that
they have drifted every fix'h man In New York and
on Long Iflrnd from fixfren to fix.y years of %e,
and those who do not turn out are put into he po
voffi; that a number of Hernias •lett ia New Y ? kas
a girtifon, lately mutinied, miuy of whom hav ng
absolutely refund to do du y; and that our p^fon
ets on board trie prison flrp fi^r beycud defcrip
tion, being turned down in great numbers below
deck^, where they are cb'i/ed to lanroffi in flench
and dirt, by whuh cruel trert menc, many have fallen
facrifices to diseases and the c^uel hand of eppreffion.
CHATHA M, June 15.
Twelve grenadiers la ely deferred fcm the ene
my at K%', Ferry. .arrived atM trrisTownon Sun
day last, who inform us. that deferti^ aie very fre
qtent, aad may be conftanJy expired; as it is re
ported; in the B™*. sh army. tea. General Clinton
designs to attack the fat a- Weft P int, cfthe strength
of which they hive ve y formidab'e accounts.
By imell^ence from New-Y^k we learn, that left
weik a vefcl arrived there from Georgia, the Cap
tain of which was immediately condu&ed to Head-
Quarters, aid after giving an account of the South
^yn army a gvard^rias put o> board the vcffel, and
no pe fuA was fcffered to come afhoie or go on beard.
FI SH - KI L L. June 24.
T^e main body of the British army continues at
Ver Plank's Point, and in their ulual way diGrefs
the inhabitants, by taking theTcarte and ho^f hold
rootle witheutp^y ngforthem, fparirigneither Whig
nor Tory. L is ^preh^dd they mean to attack our
fort Bv a def-^r. we learn, that a number cf
heavy artillery were brought cp fora Kin,; fridge
lafl Monday.
It is reported, that a spy was taken up on t l :e 0
fid- of the river Erne days a,o with drfpa'cbe#
for Genera! Clints from Cel. Bader, inf^mia^
&t he could not proceed agiinft the back fettlcroents
for want'cf provifors, and was under the necrJlhy
cf tarrying %' Nia,-^
BOSTON. Jd*,!?
Our lak advices from the Weri frdies. the letter
erdofMay. mention, that the B^ £1 fleet from Ja
maic a had appeared offC p'Franceizod was cruiz
% there when these account ctrne away.
Te fame advices add tha. no aAicn had hap
pened between the French and Er^lifb flee ^ which
lay flill in tlieir odfia onr a Mm^co and St. Lu
ca ; that admiral Byr n had p^.fe cd-h.mMfrt ree
timet before Marrtruco; twice when o 'e Count
d'Eftamg had three flips down hr clearing, aid a
third time when fo.r of hi± sh-pi wee ^ne so se
cure a convoy cf ptorfio^frem S'. Etha'ia. ? 'at
the Count bad lately beer, reinforced v h bree sh ps
cf the line ; one of 50 gens, convoy to 12 ^ fpcri%
and feme roerchan s ship arrived fren F arce ard
bound c Htfpa.l,% which < r ; Cour thcurln pto
pt' to detain at Mminjcc : the ciAct two cf 64 ^d
74 „urs lately arrived frem Africa where hr, ad
ranged die .whole coati, deftrcy,d all the B : fh fac
tories there, and made fuci avue as to#;auie an ir
reparable loft to the A: can c ? m,any ip Br ain. A
reinfrcemeot for tie flrot cl F ,nce .var daily ex
pected at Martirico cf eight fail of 'l.e line. t
The Marit ship cf war has demined in 3 fafe port;
and cat. ed rowith her a prize ie tercf ma,qut Ihip,
valued a p 25 000 L fieri
Tee shiv Mros has ^.ken another p ze, a valuable
fh ; p, which is fo^n ex-taed.
A gentleman fn m Pi dadelphia, infc ins us that
the managers cf the f,ccr d cl*fs cf the Cerroro ertal
lottery intend :o coirpleat the drawing thereof by
the frf; 0! July ensuing.
Ex ^a of a le.ter from Philadelphia, dated J nr 8.
“ The French min fterbar rece ved an oc< r i;nt
of the return of the Fiencl fl et from the ca' of
Africa, where after a ferret f^e moftbr 'v^ Fc
ceffer, they ha^e tc,ally dero-o cd he E pl sh roride
men.tr for a large expert Tb :6 will nr re tla< cem
penfate for the less of Pondicherry
1 Part cf the crew cf cre of the Frere! v ff Is
(lately arrived at Chefepeak) confi % <f B cos
3. d one or t®c Danes lad risen ard peffeffod hem
fe!vei cf he flip but as er so dir^g hi t pv?rd^cf
24 hours, thru' the inte pefimn cf a Frorch fri
%^ e veycnluck ly for 'he jofurgent* whe for e:r
fell arod a& v#y, join'd to force cruelties „T Jed
on the peer Fronchmen while under their jurisdic
tion were ( 0 the number cf 13) thrown inti tiefea
to keep company with Capt. Conklin and bis c'cw.
Lail Sunday the Hazard, Capt. John FobetWil
liams, and Tyianrucide C p'. Cadicar' returned
frem a short cruize, having retook 6 I' lide- 3 ether
prizes ; one es the latter was a b ig fieri Madeira
arod Tener ff of 12 6 pounders b<urd tc N<v Yfk
laden with wire; a. 0 her a (now bound rot N*w-
York for Quebec of 6 4 pounders, laden wut tail,
fu,ar, &c aid tie other one of the privateers men
tioned in cur last.,
By a ,erleman from Salem We learn 1 a a v:f
fel arr ved ye^crdiy a Beverly, in 12 days from
North Carolina adeenfi mst.< acco of tie de
feat of the B tfh troops near Cfrofc own South
Carolina, with this a/dicon, t; at we lad cb a i cd
intercepted lee*^ from Col. Prevrf l trGn Clin
ton, at Ne^ frork, acquainting that he nad roken
to an eminence, with 5 days prev flops and that
unite he bad immedia t fuccours he should be oblig
ed to surrender.
Thuiday last arrived at aYafe port, a fchoner bden
chiefly W 1 h brezerv ware, p/roi to the Rtf wtior..
NEW LONDON June 24.
About 20 transports With troops fa 1c d from New
port last fiidsy but the wind coming a lead they
again put into port, and may be txpefled to fail
again for the weHward the fritfa ? rwroich As it is
conjectured ih<y may be bo^d for thi< place, two
brigades olmiluia are ordered in from the country,
tojoin the forces already here.
H A RTF OR D, June 29.
The Reprefentativts es Prince William county in
Virginia, have lately been inftri&d by he > con
stituents " to move -be Honorable ihf .Spe her of
the Hotife cf relegates, of that C mmo; wralb r hat
infiiuatons be giv^n to their Dehfax, in C ;refi,
to mo+e that every Member ci CengroJs shall in fu
ture, befo e he is admitted to a fta. at tr B^.d,
take an oath that he is not n cdiately or inn'dia ely
concerned in trade, either foreign cr demtfre , or
that he will not be so concerned during hi# b^inga
member cf that b dy; aid tfra all peTor.s reefing
to tale fith an caih, be rendered incapable cf (ctv
ing in Congtefs."
A late letter from St Euflatius advises. tha' in tle
course of a fortnight, upwards of fix ^ fail of Ame
rican veffebi arrived in that fluid. Several cf them
belong to Philadelphia ar d Balt mere.
Yerterd^y fe'nnifht the Lady of the Hon. Major-
General Green raffed through this town on her way
to Providence. Ad,
O i Thursday the H>n. Samuel Adams puffed
through this town on hbw&y to ILdon.