f
X
Extrmtl of letter from Connecticut, Sept. 17.
A detachment from CoJ. Meigs's 'cgirnent, under the com
id of Major Gray, lately Drought eft frm tn lliand h:teen
! mm, A w,mA tnrff thftl U'fn all K m ihu for r-
All the houfei ana Darns on the German Flars (up theMo-
itk river, in thefia.e of Niw York) except the church and :he
th fide, were bu-nt on the 17th ult. by a body of aear 500 of
enemy. pHrci ally Indians. FheM aifo carried cfx at fat
ten, which wee dc(jgve.i Nr fort S anix.
His Excellency Gen. vYa'Turrt-m s nead quarters are removed
Vlhii Plair t tia F.edrrirlc iVjnro-. in Nec Vnrir Srnr -
get ftfftwlld of FtftS lull, whr.e, and in i :& vicinity, thegrand
American arm v et- 1 encamped.
The New York r k", piimcd at Fifh KiH, mentions tha. :he
nemy arc throwing the falc out of the Itore ftoules in New York
110 tne - .1 rv
, if foid Spain h b ofrev?o her rredat:cn, to compch: the err
e.Tcea between r'rare and. threat a it .in.
A letter irom Holland udvifes, that tne Erglifli Ccnfnl r.r L
.n Has gtvtn notuie t: hi. countrymen tne.e, that in caic a
.T t 1 L . I. . ,. k- ., ...... f . . tx h (' 11 r rl . fl
.. in in 1 1 1 r u ail 1 hi t 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 ri 1 1 1 fkini . 1 1 v li t
.1 III'IHIU t.- - m - V "
'curt of prtug w v.-Jt. endeavour to oblerve a ltrict neutrality.
lix lame iettet menu; r., mat rr.any pe pie .one up .n tne ir
iep ndencyof the A.T'runs as by no m.ans adaniae jus io the
Sr-'.in ards, uh -fe ruh lh ps from Aiticiica io Euoue may be
hereafter cxr fed tc vrca: dancer, vhicn m?kes the court of Ma-
orid ve.y baek-rd ia acku wledgi e h depeudei.c) i the
towns repulfed a party of the-enemy, and brought in one fczlp,
without any I -fa on his fide. Major Smith hus marched with,
three. companies cf the militia cf Wa ihington county to fupport
the ga.rii.ns in Kentucky. Tfce noted Cherokee Cnief CaetJ
C nuafctn. or Dragging Cane e, is lately dead, which event it is
likely M ill unite the nation in the i tereft of America.
Amcricar; ar
a rm'.ter ol oouot, whether they will ever
fce rrevaHed nnrn lo content to 1:, mo F'ance Urongly urges
ihtr.i t.r. triat rr.cau-e. I
Aootbe letter frow H Rd, dai d in June, fays, m Th? pro
- btl r i a ire:'- t en tlc Ati nd tfce United i'ro-
wucti now lie before thi Let f i I :J-ver the Ametitapj ic
a'ued cn thedciivt: 1 :u'tT was, I .at tU- biir. ::s .equid a
rer feriotn atteniioi. ; th , iiiouid nrvertbeldi ule cvvr oil
patch it vc uld admit f, MNl as it or: as the 5.a:cb had cuSie to a
determim- Ion, the fhouid immtJa ely be made acquaiud
there th." t. . ..
TK Lrmant, Lema . from South Carolina to Nantz, laden
m .M r. ind.go ai.d t. r. cco, is ttken and carried into Duojin.
' rr,u.r, I eiouing to the Occcriches, was lately carric iato
. ...r.ij hv fjfit. Kjir. n ol tha; itate.
fx;ru3 cf a Utur frorr. Cup John. Burrows to hit friend in this
tcivn, daltJ at Cape Framois, 6,t. IS, 77r
I he lh- r v?j.ir. to atquaiut ycu of two Ei .lilh frigates
g. Irrn brcu n frrrx iJ.is place fiore I amvto. J (rcy ctt
t.lfCn, v. : U el; Pro iruucif, l 1 v ,
f. .ce. T h g. fr'C3'?s a.e the Active anc iVjiuerva, oi 52
i . . il.vti sr. t.n nl 1 ? TLUr D.ylinUei-
L :1, r.. i U IWiWi v.) - X
T X . V. 1 ... 4 J
We irt- crediblj ini rrr.td that t'ie itftaiAltanO cl fsennvO are
rr-ely wifh the U'!! rd Nut- that freed m and ludci-cniicnce they
a-e (hs t!.ey exp ck i ) f noblv tttuggl to Acure. As a proof
of tterr Jiocerit . n the joth oi Jan m bcb ic pnFu m "gui
tar, u cf that iflftod ha. a Ipecia irteetiafe m w: ten taey reiojvea
. am-.irn rri.e vejiJi or BUOC3 that In uu
he taken and br ugkl tfceee b any or ms BrUanaifc Majcfty a
fl 5p or the prira etrr or lem rs r 0arhut .i a.iy o; h:a lu.jtCt.
, this mcetint; it a ncrfe. that.ar.y n v,,. a;ig thi5 Ke
f jve. fh-u!d forfeit h sh- ic citare ; and a c Bxqit us ap
pointed v fee lleil u L- ltriclIy compl.'cu w ...
Onr ifmant adds, I hat had n.t tM: n I ..rxous Goodrich pre-
cip a d: left Bermada, ihe ia habitant woa u have, expelicu ana
by fb;ce ol trinj, Ni " ch purpote rnr were Braking tne nvcci-fj-y
prarationi ulcnie ie: Sr. peoiLeJ birbcur,
A Gen Uan juH a.fiv.d fnm Ph ifdeipnia, iw.- rms us that
afewdavs ago ut 70 Am-r;can light or.goons, nadei the
'cimn.and o Col. Bnyk, wrre furnlVd in he night, aboot hx
mbt lr,.n. Hecktnlack, tv a body of tne em my, no inaliacieu
46 of them cn the 1. : t, aou t k the remainae.-, incluuing iuh
-Jcr, Major Clow, aud Cnpc. SnranL pnlvcr
From the London Gazette Extraordinary.
mditmiraii) Office, Augujt 2, IJ8-
CAPT. Fr. Jkoor, of his Mcj.ty's ih 5 th. Vict ry; arrived .
at this oce .e terday in itc afLcrBOon, wi:h a letter from
the Hon AuguUu KLeppel Admiral jof the Blue, and Comman
der in c.bjef of cis M j-!ty'i ibipa employed to the Wcitward, to jr
rr. Stephn., of which the following i-- a ccp' :
SIR, ViCUry, 't fea, Juiy 30, 1778.
T S T Utters of the z-,d and ZAth ir.ftant. hv the Pcppv and Union -
JVX cutters, ti quuinitd you, jar their Lvro'jhips Information, that
1 -ivas in pmrjuit, i.vitb the King's JLet under my command, of a -merous
fleet cj iztkencb Jhifi of war.
Ft cm that time till toe zjtb, the winds ccnfantly in the S. W, .
and A'. Dr. quartos, Jonutimes blowing Jtrong, and the French feet
ttlways to ntPtndsvarjL going rff. I made uje bf every method to cloe
in with them that was pojjible, keeping the Ktng's jhips at the fame
time col:tSiea as much as toe natui e of u purjutt would admit of and
W. ftp bicame nec jj'a y from the htmtiptu manner the French proceeded
in. and the diSnciination. that appeared in them to allow of my brinp--
ir.g the King s f:ps cloe up to a regular engagement , this left bet
little ether chance of gettng in with (hem thun by fixing the opper- v
t unity that rjfered the morning of the Zjth, by the wind's admitting of
the van of ice King's fiet under my command leading up with And
c'-fng thfir centre ant rerrr.
"The French Began firing upon, the headmJ of Vice Admiral Sir
Robert Ha' land s ai-vrfion, and the Jhips with htm, as they led up ;
Hubtcb cannonade ;Ll tea din jhips and the Vice Admiral foon returned,
as iid e-very'Jhip ?. thy could coe up. The chace had occadontd
their bring extended, reaver thelefs they were nil fion in battle.
j be JUets being up n different tacts, pajfed each other 'very clofe ;
the aijed cf toe Frenth jesmed to be difubting the King's Jhitis in their
hiajts and jails, m whtcB they jo far fucceeded, as to prevent many of
the Jhips of my feet being aklfto follow me nvhen J wore to ji and af
ter the French fret. 'Fhts obliged me to wear again to jcin thefe
Jhips and thereby allowed cf the French formi their fleet again,
and rarge it in & V to ietwdrd of the K:ng' s fi'rt towards the dole
of the day ivhich did n- : dijcour.lge, but attowed-1 np ' their duing if
wiibzut jiring ufon them, th'ttking they meant kandfimtjy to try their
force with us nix. morning ; but they had been Jo btaten in the day,
that they to k the advantage of the night to go rjf.
he wind and weather being fuch that they could make their own
Jfc-res brjire ihere was any chance of the King's feet getting up with
them, in the fate tee hips were in, in their mais, yards, and jail,
iejt me no choice oj what was proper and uduijaule to do. The fpi-
rued conduct of Vice Admiral Sir Roht t Hariand. V:ce Admiral Sir
Hugh Paltijer, and the Captains of ib JUet, J'upportcd fy their offi
cers and men, dejiryve much commendation.
A itfl of the killed and wour.ded is herewith inclofed.
1 jena Capt. Faulknor, Captain of the VicHory, with this account
io their Lsrujh ps, and am, Sir, your's, A. KepP1.
FhiUp Stephens, Bffl -Secret arj of the Admiralty.
i .
L;A of men killed and woc-nded in the aft-on wwh the French
W I L L.J A M S B U H C,,. October 16.
Utetiionta from ,he rutb weftern frontiers of this fate.
Col. Cl', irHfc a b a. ct militia, tUieu poucmon cf fort
( . arm, and the crm r w -Item poftl che rie s O..10 and
rVroppi. The coma ar.dant is'ou uay to this city, a pri
: tm. Cart, tcne, th famous partif.n, hs la-efy croiTrd the
Oi.:o tvi.li a imali detachment of -.-a, Uld .car the Shawanete
fleet the 27m f JaJy, 77?.
Ships nvmes. kilud. ivjunaed. I Ships names. killed, wounded.
M.urch, 2 9 Prince Gergp, 5 15
xe:cr, 4 o Venance, 4 18
Caceh, t 2 W.rceiier, 3
6n.-evfbary, 3 6 Elizabeth, J
bcrxic, IO II lXiance, 8 17
Scir-ing Cftle, 2 n 1 Rctuftc, 5 17
CourageuX, 6 13 Frmiuable, 16 , 49
Thunoeer, 2 5 Oc?3n, 2 1$
Vitilan:, . 2 3 America, . I 17
Sandwich, 2 20 ! eric? e, -9 2'
Valiant, 6; 26 Emont, It 19
Victory; ill. 24 Ramliies, 12 16
Fuudroyant, 5 18 : ,
133
373
Total.
Officers Wounded.
L'eut. Nicholas Cliff rd, 2d of tne Formidable.
Liuut. William Samwe;!, 3 J ol the Shrev.fbury.
Lieut. John McDonald, ci ihe mariner, Prince Geo-jrS.
S arpcen of the Eiizubeth. A. KEPr EL.
o
J
' - L.I' . II 1 mm. 1 rHriHBS' .