september 5 1777 the number 392 north-carolina gazette with the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro libertate et bono publico boston july 24 by an exprefs arrived here laft friday night from man chefter in the state of vermont which he left on tuef tlay the 15th in-tan we learn that the enemy were then in po*_t.ftion of and fortifying cattle town en the han.pfh.ire grants fo called and cutting a road through towards south bay ir order to get to fort ann ; that there had be.n a battle at husbarton between a bodv of our troops under the command of colonel ebenezer frar.tis ofthe maffachufetts state and co kale of the ham hirc state and abojt 2000 of ths enemy when our people retreated being overpowered by ntmbcrs ; that the lofs on our fide was reportca to be about 150 killed and mi.png amor the former were the above-mentioned colonels francis and hale ; that there hr.d bee a fecond engagement at or near fort ann between no tber boiy of our troops under the cog.jj.knd of colonel vv'arcer and about ijoocf the enemy when they were repulfed with confiderable lofs ; that it was reported and beloved that the c j-nemy in both actions had between 4 and 500 killed and noft pare had a greater number wounded arid th^t major s^ene l(for whom mr lovcl was exchanged had got to l'keerifboroigh kvith a number of tories foidier and was determined to ortify and defend that place to the laft extremity being otrer d what attiltance he required from the humane general howe xx&rmsofa letter from a gentleman mt paris dated may 1 1777 all iiurcpe i on our hdc of the queftion as far as appiiyfe nd good wi«hes can carry them thofe who live under arbi trary power do neve-thuds approve of liberty and wiih fir ir ih-.y ahnoft defpair of recovering it in europe they read the rr ar.flation of our feparate colony confti rations with rapture and there are fuch numbers every where who t ! k of removing ro a merica wich their families and forfjr.es as foon as peace and oar ndependencc fhall be eftab'iih'.h that it is generally believed i/e fhall have a prodigious additi n of ure**-.th wealth and a-rj rom the emigration cf europe and it is thought thut to leiten ir prevent fu.h emigration the tyrannies eilabliihed they mult eiax and allow more liberty to tficir people ; hence it is a com mon observation here that our caufe is the au!e of all mankind ; ind that we are fi^hiing for their liberty in defending our owa it is a glorious t;.fl aflignedus by proyiaenee which etas 1 rair given us fpirit and tinae cq-_al to it and will a fail crown it with fuccefs providence july 19 saturday evening laft a flag of truce came up the river from newport with baggage uc for gen prcfcot an officer who came in the fl;;g ftrofi'g ly folicited for leave to come up and to have an interview with the general which vas not granted the bagg2ge c was received and next day the flag returned to new port new-london jttly 18 laft saturday a prize was j km into pert taken by the loop trumbull capt henry ; billings from this port she lias 5 or 6coo weight of cof i fee and fome other articles on board by capt latham we learn that all dutch veflels hav ing american produce on beard bound to europe or else where are taken by the britilh cruizers ajledging tliat aii ! fuch produce is britifh property two dutch vertels un der that pretence were lately carried into antigua laden with rice and tobacco _ hartford july 28 extrax of a letter dated peek's kill july 18 " i have only time to tell you that i have juft returned from a fcout down to the ferry called king's we went with about 200 men one 12 pounder and two brafs fix pounders to watch the motions of a 20 gun hip a fmall fchooner and two row gaiiics they came up as far as haverftraw bay on wednefday forenoon and went down the river again this morning lhey came lb near us as to tempt us to fend them one hot only and that was in ffedhial we have not as yet learned the enemy's tieiijgn and remain in fufpence where we fhall rfext proceed laii week major general prefect lately taken prifoner at rhode illand was brought under guard to eaft windier where he is ftationed under the care of captain lbenezer grant kingston efipus july 28 we learn that fome villainous defigns of the enemy befitting the bafeoefs of their caufe to be executed by their fecret emjiiaries in general washington's camp was lately difcovered and the actors properly punifhed extract of a utter dated at mofes'j creek july 22 8 c '■ ' p m " about noon the picket guard of the party upon he fort ann road was attacked by vages and brinfti trso 5 we drove off the enemy and in io doing had one mail k.,iej vy.c fcalped twelve mere killed and wounded five of th a mortally the lofs of the enemy on this bocafioa _» un certain but fuppofed to be conii-ierable f i s h - k i l i july 31 extras of a letter from moles creek july 26 we have juft had a brufh with the enemy at fort ed ward in whieh lieutenant van veightenvhts moft inhu manly butchered and fcalped two ferjeants and two pri vates were iikcwiie killed and fcalped one ofthe latter had both liis hands cut cif they took a young woman janey m'crea by name out of a houfe at fort edward carried her about half a mile into the bulhes and there killed and fcalped her in cold blood they have killed and fcalped an other woman near the fame place laft tuef&ay two men were taken up and interrupted in their errand to genera howe they being both germans were recommended to one freleigh thtir countryman a bunch tory to direct them the read they unluckily made a miftakc by calling en a whig ofthc fame name who heard their inquiries and found out their errand ; thinking it rather unfafe to let them pufs without a further exami nation into their real bufinefs fent them for that purpofe un der convoy to the commilfioners at poughkeepfie laft monday was hanged at fort montgomery one of lord howe's recruiting officers laft week another of the fame gentleman was hanged at peeks-kill philadelphia jfugujl 6 extract cf a letter from an american gentleman at paris dat ed may 13 1777 from every information i am able to obtain our enemies are much preffed to make a tolerable appearance this cam paign something extraordinary muft happen to enable the king of great britain to gratify the malignancy of his paf fions by continuing the war fhould this campaign fail whatever a man impelled by the moft inimical difpofitio'n can do may be c7.pcc.ed from him it is certain he has made fome conceffions in the fifhery to this court in hopes of keeping them quiet but we need not be much afraid a bout the effect cf them extracl of a letter j rem london april 25 " i faw mr to dav and had a long conversation with him ke is a well inftruiied cautious and fenfible man and though connected with government he frankly ac knowledged to me that if the king's forces were not able this campaign to give a fignal defeat to the american army it would be impcilibie for adminiftration to fupport another arms he faid were to decide the queftion of independence ; and people in power till flattered themfelves with difunion