"Thus fell Nathan Hale, in the morning of life, and in the dawn of high promise of reputation and honor to himself, and of usefulness to his country. The manner and circumstances of his death must ever be abhorrent to the feelings of humanity." He was treated in the most unfeeling and indecent manner; and every indulgence,-every mark of sympathy and respect was

In consequence of the great number of prizes taken by us and carried into different ports at the eastward, Jamaica rum is only 4s. and 4d. per gallon, and sugar $5 per hundred, in Boston.

August 26, 1776. Last week three ships and two tenders appeared off New London, and anchored off Fisher's Island.

Last Saturday, a number of gentlemen torics were brought to New London, and were sent to Norwich.

Last Monday, David Matthews, Mayor of the city of New York, was brought from Litchfield, and on Friday was returned to Litchfield, to remain under the care of Capt. Moses Seymour.

All the women and children, with the sick and infirm, were removed out of New York, by the recommendation of Gen. Washington.-Conn. Courant.]

Sept. 4th, 1776. By the advice of a council of war, the Thursday night previous to the above date, the whole of the American army on Long Island returned to New York, with their camp equipage, cannon, stores, &c., and so still were they in their movements, and secret in their designs, that it was not discovered by the enemy until the army and baggage were got over, and only three men in the battalion, the last, fell into their hands. Saturday and Sunday our troops evacuated our fortifications on Governor's Island and Red Hook, and brought of their cannon, &c., under a heavy fire from the enemy on Long Island, when the Americans lost some men.

In the battle of the 27th of August, Col. Huntington's regiment suffered much; there were missing after the action, six captains, six lieutenants, twenty. one sergeants, two drummers, and one hundred and twenty-six rank and file. Sixty-four women arrived in one day at Milford, from Long Island.

The post office of New York was removed to Dobb's Ferry, thirty miles up the North river.

The following is a list of the names of officers in Col. Huntington's regi ment, who were prisoners with the enemy, who sent a flag of truce for their baggage and money, viz. :-Lieut. Makepeace, Capt. Brewster, Ensign Lyman, Ensign Chapman, Ensign Hinsman, Ensign Bradford, Lieut. Orcott, Ensign Higgins, Capt. Bissell, Lieut. Gillett, Lieut. Gay, Adjutant Hopkins, Doctor Holmes, and Col. Clark.-[Connecticut Courant.]

On the 16th of September, 1776, the following persons from Connecticut, were confined with others, in one room, at Halifax, among felons, theives, negroes, &c. :-Sergeants Levi Munson, of Wallingford, Zachariah Brinsmade,

denied him. He desired the attendance of a clergyman,-it was refused. But what was more inhuman, the letters which he had written to his mother and friends, were destroyed on the morning of his execution. This savage outrage on the feelings of humanity could only be equalled by the reason which was assigned for it; which was, "that the rebels should not know

of Woodbury; Corporals Charles Steward, of Stamford, Roger Moore, of Salisbury, Samuel Lewis, Wm. Gray, David Goss, and Adonijah Maxum, of Sharon, Ebenezer Mack, and Levi Barnum, of Norfolk, and Flowers, of New Hartford. In the hospital-Amos Green, of Norwich, J. Mathews, of Goshen, and Wm. Drinkwater, of New Milford.

All Col. Ethan Allen's men lived to return from England.

Sept. 30, 1776. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Camp, Long Island, July 15, 1776, by Wm. Falconer, a Scotch officer, to his brother in Scotland.

"Dear Brother-With the greatest difficulty I have obtained this small picce of paper, to inform you I am very well, notwithstanding our miserable situa. tion. We have been encamped on this Island the month past, and lived upon nothing but salt pork and pease-we sicep upon the sea shore, nothing to shelter us from the violent rains, but our coats or miserable paltry blankets. Nothing grows on the Island, being a mere sand bank, with a few bushes which harbor a million of musquitoes, a greater plague than there can be in hell itself, &c. &c."

About the 5th of October, 1776, arrived four transports at Elizabethtown, in New Jersey, from Quebec, with four hundred and twenty Americans, who had been prisoners in Canada. The officers from Connecticut, were, Maj.. Return J. Meigs, Capt's. Samuel Lockwood, E. Oswald, O. Hanchett, A. Savage, B. Chatten. [Connecticut Courant.]

Monday, Oct. 7, 1776. On the 29th, a prize ship from Jamaica, bound to London, was sent into New London, by the armed brig Defence, Capt. Harding; she sailed from Montego Bay in company with two hundred sail under a convoy of two ships.of.war, which returned to port; the cargo of the prize consisted of 306 hogsheads of sugar, 150 do. of rum, 16 bales of cotton, a quantity of coffee and mahogany, and 2 sea turtles-of about 300 tons, called the John, McDonald, master.

On the 3d of October, Capt. Harding arrived in the Defence, from a cruisethe same morning off Narragansett beach, he fell in with two British frigates; the frigates fired sixty or seventy shots at the Defence, and the Defence returned a like number-and the frigates came to anchor off Goshen reet, about five miles west of New London harbor.

Two days after, Capt. Harding took the aforesaid prize; he also took a Guinea.man, homeward bound, from the West Indies, Wm. Jackson, master.

October, 1776. At the naval action on lake Champlain, on the 11th day of Octobor, 1776, when the American fleet was defeated, and their fleet left in a shattered and ruined condition, by the superior force of the British, in ships

that they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness." It is difficult to conceive of a situation more awful, or of one that in a more eminent degree, was calculated to overcome the firmest mind. Among entire strangers, in the hands of his enemies, every face presenting the aspect of hostility, and without a single friend to sympathize with, or console

guns, and men; though the action lasted five hours, within musket shot of each other, only one galley, sloop Enterprize, two small schooners, and one gondola, escaped; the remainder of the fleet was taken and burnt. General Arnold fought in the galley Congress, as long as possible, then ran her ashore, burnt her, and escaped by land to Ticonderoga, with a loss of twenty men. Gen. Waterbury, in the Washington galley, fought until the galley was sinking under him, and was obliged to strike to the enemy. [Connecticut Courant.] P. S. Generals Arnold and Waterbury, were officers from Connecticut. The regiments from Connecticut who met the enemy near White Plains, in 1776, where Gen. Lee marched to attack them, were commanded by Colonel Chester, Col. Douglass, and Col. Silliman, when about one hundred and fifty men were killed and wounded, in an engagement of about one hour.

On the 4th of November, 1776, the British had four ships cruising near Block Island, of 32, 28, 18 and 28 guns.

On the third day of December, the inhabitants of New London were much alarmed by the appearance of eleven ships from the eastward, going into Long Island sound, most of which appeared to be men.of.war, and by their course for some time appeared bound to New London, but towards night anchored near Long Island shore; the next morning they were joined by other ships-of-war and transports from New York, nearly one hundred in number they sailed to, and anchored at Black Point, about eight miles west of New London harbor, where they remained on the 6th. The appearance of so large a fleet within one hours sail, threw the inhabitants into great consternation. The Governor gave orders for the whole of the militia in this State, east of Connecticut river, with three regiments from the west side, immediately to march to Black Point, but the fleet disappeared on Friday morning, and the orders were countermanded. On the 9th of December, twenty-four sail of the British fleet were at anchor between Fairfield and Norwalk.

Nov. 8th, 1776. A number of troops from Rhode Island, from the east end of Long Island, and from Connecticut, embarked at New Haven and landed at Shetocket, on Long Island, to bring off some tories, and the effects of a gentle. man friendly to America. Being interrupted by some tories who fired at them, the crew killed ten and brought off twenty-three, two of whom were deserters from the American ariny. They lost one sergeant killed in the contest. About the same time, Samuel Glover, a noted offender, was taken on said Island, and committed to jail in New London. He had taken an ensign's commission in the service of the British, and some important papers were found in his possession.

Friday, Nov. 15th, 1776. Last Friday was sent into the port of New London, by the Continental armed brig Cabot, Capt. E. Hinman, a prize ship of

him, in this hour of trial. and subjected to contumely and reproach-having the opprobrious epithet of 'rebel' continually bestowed upon him, he had nothing but the consciousness of his moral innocence, and the justness of the cause in which he was engaged, to sustain him-and these were sufficient. He met his fate with the most dignified composure and firmness. His last

200 tons, bound from Jamaica to Scotland, laden with rum, sugar, &c.[Green's Connecticut Gazette.]

On the 18th of September, 1776, several of the most respectable ladies in East Haddam, about thirty in number, met at J. Chapman's and husked in four or five hours about 240 bushels of corn. A noble example, so necessary in this bleeding country, while their fathers and brothers were fighting the battles of the nation.- [Green's Gazette.]

Nov. 20th, 1776. A few days since, some of the men of one of the British tenders, landed at Stamford, on a point of land, and shot, and carried off two fat cattle.-[Green's Gazette.]

On the 5th day of December, 1776, an order was issued to John McKall, captain of the veteran guards in Norwich, that from appearances, the enemy designed an attack on New London-therefore ordered him forthwith to call out, marshal, equip, and march his company for the defence of New London, or any other place that might be attacked. And the company under the command of Col. E. Wolcott, commander of the fort at New London. (On the back of which, are the names of those who enlisted in said company.)

Dec. 12, 1776. Capt. Harding informed the Governor that Mr. Bartram was in poor health, and unable to go to sea, which he much regretted, as ho was a man of courage, and wished him kept under pay, for his former good services.

Dec. 23, 1776. The British fleet at Black Point, hoisted sail on Friday morning, and about mid-day, were in breast of New London harbor, and made a most formidable appearance. The inhabitants of New London were again alarmed for about half an hour; they had every appearance of being about to come in; after which they stood out again, and at night anchored the south side of Fisher's Island. On Saturday Commodore Sir Peter Parker, who had the command of said fleet, proceeded to Rhode Island with the ships-of.war, and anchored above the harbor of Newport, and on the Sabbath landed a body of troops, under Generals Clinton and Piercy, who took possession of Newport, with little or no resistance. The few American troops on the Island retreated to Bristol, though they left some pieces of artillery. The British troops were supposed to be about 5,000 in number, many of them Hessians, some troops of horse, &c. They immediately began intrenchments at a place called Meeting House Hill, three miles from Bristol ferry. From the first appearance of the fleet, the militia of Rhode Island were in motion, and joined by a large body of troops from other States, and some companies of artillery. It was reported that the fleet and troops were escorted into Newport by a set of well known infamous tories, who had infested the town. Two of the British frigates lay

words were, "that he only lamented that he had but one life to lose for his country."

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Capt. Hale possessed a fine genius, had received an excellent education, and disclosed high promise of future talents and usefulness. He was open, generous, brave, and enthusiastic in the cause of liberty and his country, in which he had engaged, and for which he was destined to die an early martyr. The fate of Hale, it will be observed, was in almost every respect, strikingly similar to that of Major Andre. As it respects character, quali

at Seconet passage, one near Bristol, and a fourth at the north end of Providence Island. [Connecticut Courant.]

An Anecdote.-In 1776, when Col. McLellan acted as major, (as is related by one of his regiment,) and his regiment had arrived at their station, where they were to encamp, the major divided them into messes, while the colonel was to see the commissary, and find where to draw their rations. The commissary informed the colonel he had provisions, but that at that time he could not furnish his regiment with provisions, as others might arrive in camp. The colonel informed him, his regiment was entirely destitute of supplies, and he must furnish them to save them from starvation; that his men were respectable at home, and this their first experience in actual service, &c. But the commissary still refused to furnish his men as requested. The colonel having been long detained, Maj. McLellan met him, and the colonel informed him of their hopeless predicament, with a starving regiment, and yet provisions enough in the hands of the commissary. The major at once replied, I will see them turned out! and returned in haste to his regiment, and ordered the informant with nine others, each over six feet in height, to turn out, fix on their bayonets and follow him-(his object unknown to his men) they obeyed and followed him to the commissary store, and again requested provisions for the regiment, and received the same answer that was given to the colonel. Maj. McLellan replied, “you rascal, do you think I will permit my regiment to starve and perish in a cook's shop, furnished by the public-do you, sir, instantly turn out sufficient, or I will despatch you," while his ten 6 feet soldiers all presented their bayonets at the breast of the commissary, who instantly and tremblingly threw open his store door and turned out a necessary supply, to the great joy and mirth of the soldiers.

The following facts are related of a noble horse that was rode by Col. McLellan during the war so accustomed had he become to martial music, that for years after the war closed, whenever he heard the drum and fife on training days, he would leap from his pasture and parade himself before the company with as much apparent satisfaction as the captain who commanded it.

June, 1776. The colony of Connecticut, at the special session in June, 1776, instructed the delegates of the colony, in the General Congress, to propose to said Congress, that the United Colonies should be declared Independent States, &c., as appears by the following Preamble and Resolution, viz. :