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and transport snips, had fallen into the
French Admiral's hands, besides many
captures at sea.
Mr. Alexander Cameron, formerly a
British Deputy, now Superintendent ofthe
British affairs, in the southern diftrd, fuc
cellor to the late ungrateful J. Steuart,
had prevailed on a part of the Cherokees
to break faith with South-Carolina: Thele
had been severely chastised by Gen. Wil
liamson, many of them killed and others
made prisoners, their towns and provisions
totally destroyed. and Cameron driven out
of the nation. The General had return
cd from his expedition, and would join
Gen. Lincoln with about 1000 men on the
29th or 30th September.
The camp of our Allies is in perfeft
health and harmony, and every body in
full profpeft of rcpoffeffing Savannah,and
of having the British General, his troops
and the wrong Governor Sir James Wright,
prisoners of war within a week. Deserters
were ceming in daily from the enemy, and
in great numbers.
FISHKILL, November 4.
Extract of a letter from Morris-Town,
dated October 29.
" I hivejuft time to inform you, that
early on Tuesday morning last, the enemy
landed about 100 light dragoons, under
the command of Lieut. Col. Simcoe, at
Amboy, and immediately proceeded to
Rariton, where they burnt a quantity of
forage, twelve flat-bottomed boats, and the
church ; they crossed Rariton river at Van
Veghtel's'bridge, and proceeded to Mill
ftohe, where they burnt the Court-house ;
in their retreat they wereclofcly pursued by
the militia, who, by this time, had collected
in final! parties ; near Brunswick they took
Col. Simcoe, and about eight or ten pri
vates, with the loss of Cant. Voorhis, and
two or three others ; the former they most
inhumanly butchered. If the militia had
known what rout they intended to pursue,
not one of them would fiave returned to
New-York."
By a late New-York paper, we are in
formed of the capture of the Ardent man
of war, of 64 guns, est Portsmouth, by the
French and Spanish fleet.
BOSTON, November 5.'
Authentic accounts and Extracts.
The brig Amfterdom, Capt. Magee, arrived
here on Friday last from Amferdam in Hol
land, The names of the gentlemen who came
ppfoigers in her are Mr. Sears, Merchant of
Boston, Col. Dereks, a native of Holland, in the
American service, and Samuel Stockton, Es%
of the State of New-ferfe, We hear the
left mentioned gentleman,face the appointment
Of an American Commifrner at the Courts of
Vienna and Berlin, has dialed as Secretary to
that commifon. By letters and papers we
learn, That the Americans are' treated with
ever, mark of attention and rejpefl by the Hol
landers, who give countenance to she. commerce
of America : That many failws (chiefly En
gli/h) belonging to the Amsterdam v/ffils lying
at Amsterdam, bad been enticed away by the
British dniffaries employed for that purpose ;
but orders were speedily given for flipping
Dutch sailors to make up their full complement.
The merchants of Holland have already tafad
the sweets of the American commerce, and will,
there is not the leaf doubt, attend more and
more to it There is authority to fay, the
States of Holland have refund to comply with
the requisition of the British Court for the 12
flips of the line, and the 6cco men, which the
letter urge as agreeable to treaty.
Subfance of a letter from Brest, dated August
. ^ L 77-
" The frigate the Inconstant arrived here,
the 6tb, by which we bear the combined fleets
of France and Spain was off Djbant the sth,
very few Jick on board, and men full of ardor
for an engagement ; and that the most perfeß
harmony reigned between the two nations and
commanders. The feet conjifts of 66foips of
line, 23 frigates, z bomb ketches, and 6 fire
foips.^ The three grand divisions of the fleet
are refpeaively commanded by Meffeurs De
ri ulchen, D'Orvilliers and Gaston. Afmall
squadron under the command es Mons, de la
fouch TreviUe proceeds the fleet, and is com
posed of three French vessels, and two Spanish.
—Another fquadronin referve,fails in the rear,
and is competed of 16 Spanish veffcls under
command of Don Louis De Cordova."
Extract of a Letter from Amsterdam, to a
Gentleman in Boston, dated Apg. 19,
L 779.
" We are informed that the combined
fleets were riding in the English Channel,
off Portsmouth---That Sir Charles Hardy's
fleet kept in port and dare not come out ;
but that a 64 gun Engiifh ship had been
met with, and taken.---There is a report
also here, that the troops had landed near
Portsmouth, but this wants confirmation.
.--We expect soon to hear of an engage
ment, which all Europe seems attentive
to."
H ARTFOR I), November 9.
On the igtn day of October lift was found in this
town, in a Ticket of bush&% a: a final, difaice from
& pabhe road, the Skeleton of a man, supposed to
have been murdered in the mon.^ of fond or July
last ;—his hah long and of £ dirk coiour: found
with and near him,a pair of black leather fiddle b%„
a filter headed whip, and fadl p:ffpj brass barrel;
also a light coloured thin coat, buttons covered with
the fame, a light coloured great oat, a caffor hat
bound with black ribband; one lifht colour'd vg,
cnc white cotton ditto. one fhi,e£ixen dittos Um
I^, (him moruffiM, ca^ick flock and silver
'sen buckle, two pair leaner breeches, one pair
^^ wosfud feckinfo, &fe pair rib'4 aktqh ditto,
apd erne pair linen ditto, two lines hendkeichicf#.
pair of boots, pair of £hm, aad cp^? worked <hv%r
ih% buckles markt faxiii. A|fo w&s leken up the
banning cf July last near the fame a herfe with fad
dlJand bridle; for which, the' adverted, do owner
ha: appeared. A# the ran feppofed to have been
murdered is unkuou a, Q w ^ p obably from a
^^4 all primes cf n^a [,eu in the United
Sctgj are difi.ed ^ infra te'eabove.
J ^ Printed ,and so be Sold, by'
NATHANIEL PATTEN,
Book lender arid S^tion^r, & htile north cf & Slate
House Herford ;
BICKERSTAFF'S NEW ENGLAND
A L MANAC K, for the Year of our
L?zd 1,80 Containing Sun and Meow's Rising
and Setting ; time of H gh Water for every Day in
ihc Year ; Eclpfel ; Public Rbi&, with the best
Stages, or Hdufe# to put up at ; Courts in th New.
England Safes ; Seven Star# Rising and Setting ;
with many oFer things curious and enteminging.
WH ER EA S application hath been made
to one of the justices of the Peace, for the
State of Vermont, by more than one fifteenth part
of the proprietors ofthe township ofNew Samford,
in u>e county of Bennington : In cenfequnee of said
request, the proprietors of s a id New Stamford, are
notified to meet at the ho^fe d William Ferrands, id
said town, cn the last Tuesday in November next,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon ; to ^ on the follow
ing articles, viz.
Ei&, To choose a Moderator. Second, To choefe
a Proprietor# Cl&k. Third, To choose a Commit
tee, and to accept former feivtys fcr record. Fourth,
To raise money to defray necessary charges in said
Proprietor#, and to choose ntceffary cfficeri for that
porpofe.
G IVE N under my band at Bennington,
this 24th day cf September, i,?g
SAM'L. R OBINSON, Jaffa Peace.
WE the Subscriber„ being appointed a Com
mittee, by the General Affcmbly, at their
Seffiou# in Odober, 1779, to take an account of the
time which the Officers aad Soldiers in the Continen
tal Line, in the Confederate American Army, shall
have served in the Battalions raised in this State, un
til the firft day of January next. Also of all Sup
plies and furns es Money, (except Bounties aud pri,
vate Gratuities) which have been ahead, advanced
or granted by the United States, or this S ate, or by
any particular Cummcniy. and make report thereof
to the next Assembly. Take this method to r<qwe&
the Select Men ofthe federal Towns, to procure and
deliver to the Committees, without fail, by the 2d
day of January next, an account of ary Sums cf
Money, or Supplies, granted by the Town, to such
Officers and Soldiers, fpecifyitfg the Sum paid each
Man, and the time when paid, together with a copy
of the Vote of the Towa granting &h Some or Sup
plier. Also an account of the Supplies made to the
Fxmil eg of such Officers and Soldierr, pursuant to
the Refolve# of the General Assembly, fpecifying
the amount of such Supplies, in each Year, to whom
made ; and the Sums of Money received cf said Of
ficers aud Soldier#, in each Year: And also an ac
count of any Supplier, granted by the Town, for the
Families cf such Officers and Soldiers, Mating the
amount of such Supplies, to whom delivered, and
the time when, all said accounts to be contiured to
the fi;4 dayof January ncx % ,
_The Committee writ meet at Durham, on & fcfl
Thursday of January, as any failure in the delivery
cf such accounts, will frufirate the Bufinefe of said
Committee, a punctual compliance is mofi c^nefJy
wished.
N. B. The accounts exhibited! to the former Cem
mrttee were very imperfea, it j§ hoped the gzcateft
.care will be had in making out new account as a
b^ve exprefifed,
Titus Hosmer, Erastus Wolcott,
James Wadsworth, Jeremiah Halsey,
Joseph Platt Cook, Experience Stores,
John Canfield.
Hartford. Nov. 5, 1779.
*, The fevml Printers in this State are desired
to infest the above in their News-Papers three Weeks
fncceffive'y.
CT"' HE Public are Informed, that Mr. E lenezer
M^ore, it impawned to rffift in the POST
OFFICE, and that, IL future) they may expe& pox
ftant Attendance, by their humble servants,
THU HILLDRUP P. M. H.
EBENEZER MOORE, A. P.M.H.
Hartford, Nov# 4, 1779.
''"'' ' application hath been matte
tc ^. # one of the Judices of th# Place for
the Slate of Vgfyril, by more than one fixteeath
part of the Proprietor of the town&p of Draper, in
the county of Cumberland, and State of Vermont :
coHfcquer.ee of feid request the Proprietor# cf
fed Diaper, are notified to meet at the dwelling
hedfe of William Mellen#, in feid Draper, on fa 1^
Taefthy of December next, at ten o'clock in tbi
forenoon; toga on & following article#, viz.
Fir#, Tp choose a Mudm/cr. Second, To choose
a Proprietors Clerk, Third, To choose a Commit
tec for said Proprietors, and to accept former fervey#
":."°° r * Fourth, To ra?fe money to defray ne
ceuaty charges in (aid Proprietors, and to choose
heceffary officers fcr that purpdfe.
GIVEN under my hand at Bennington, thie
24th day of September 1,79.
SAM'L ROBINSON Janice Peace.
EARTHAN'WAREL
TO BE EXCHANG'D FOR
WHEAT, BUTTER & CHEESE,
By ISRAEL SEYMOUR.
Harifoid, November 6, 1779
.State of Vermont, fl £ Proprietors es 'the
Cumberland, ff. f | townflrip of Andover, in
the county afprefaid are hereby notified toaffemble
and meet at the dwelling hcufeofMr. James Keyea,
in Ardcv% on the fecund day cf December next,
at nine o'ch ck in the forenoon ; then and there to
a& on the following articles, v.z.
First, To choose a Moderator to govern said merf. 1
in%. Eccend, To draw the third Division Lots in
hid loWrfh p. Third, To allow the accounts ofthu
Cemmttce chosen to hy out said DVifion, and re
survey hid towrlhip ( f they fee cause.) Fourth,
To raise ary further fom of money to defray the
charts of refuiveying and laying out said townffiip;
(f what is already raised be found inefficient.)
Fifth, To rd on ai y other matter or thing that shall
then be thought beneficial to said Proprietors, •
GIVEN under my hand and feal)this 25th
day of October. A. D. 177 g.
MOSES WARN E R, Prop. Clerk.