The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-03-24 00:00:00, page 3

CHAttLESTOWN, (S. C.) F^b. 20.
Last night Cspt. Cockraa, in the armed Brigantine
Notre Dims, arrived here from France, with a valua
ble cargo, after a passage of 7 weeks.
Dr. Fraaklia arrivedin France in December.
Accounts ware received in France bcf>re Captain
Cochran's departure, of the Arsenal and Dock Yard in
Portsmouth having been burnt in the beginning of
December; the loss is computed at twi millions ster
ling; but at the present critical situation of Great-
Brita'in, being in all appearance on the eve of a French
and Spanish war, and the supplies of naval stores from
America being discontinued, it will be hard to deter
mine what the loss may be estimated at.
Capt. Cockran, on his passage, fell in with, and
after exchanging a few shot, took an armed vidualing
ship, the , Capl. Coombes, bound from Cork to
New-Yutk.
FIS HR IL L, March 20.
Extras of a Letter from Morris Town, March 15.
“ A corporal and 4 privates of the British grena
diers come overt tew days ago, also a private of the
yiftregiment, and fines that another grenadier; by
information from them, and other concurrent testimony
from New York, General Howe's plan is, to march
to Philadelphia by land, and to facilitate the expedi
tion, he has got a parcel of boiti ready (to serve f:r
pontoons) to la, a bridge cross the Delaware; in con
£quence thereof, it is conjectured that General Wash
ington will remove heed quarters soon. His Excel
lency has been ill for fame days, but is new perfectly
recovered,and has the famfiaion of hit amiable lady's,
company, who arrived here this day in good health."
BOSTO N, March 13.
Capt Stevens, in the Satisfaction Privateer, haste
ken, and sent into a fate Part, alarge Prize Ship of
About 300 Tons burthen, mounting 24 Guns, from
1 to 3 Puenders : Hit Cargo is as follows, viz. 128
Hogiheads of Allum ; 15 Bales of Wollea Goods ; 7
Calks of Earthen Ware ; 40 Case, of Pipes; 12 or 14
Bales of Hard Ware; 185 B^gs of Pepper. 300 wt.
each ; 9 Bales empty Bags ; 2 Bales of SarfapariHo;
6 Cafk< of A fam Salts ; 107 Hogsheads of Tin
Plates, from 6 to 700 Wt. 300 Csiks ofPilchards; 3
Bales of Canvafa ; 20 to 30 Bales of Stores.
PRO VI DEN CE, March 15.
Capt. Potter, who arrived last week ata neighbour
ing port, from Tenerife, informs, that while he lay
at thatiflend, a Spanish fleet puffed by, having on
buerd a large body of land forces, said to be destined
for the Havaanah. -The fleet consisted of about 115
fail, among which were 12 ships of the line, a number
of frigates, bombs, fire ships, &c.
We learn that the enemy's force in the neighbour
hood of Newport, consists at present of 2200 men, in
cluding § companies on Conanicut ; the greater part
of them are Hessians, who are much diffatisfied with
the service.—-The whole of the enemy's artilery, ex
cept one company, has been sent to New-York.
NEW-LONDON, March 21.
Lafl Tbur/da, fe'nnigbt, a small fail boat, belonging to
Mr. Samuel Beebe, of Stonington, was taken inibe found by
a beat from the Amazon frigate, Capt. Jacobs ; and tbe
fame da, Bibbs's boat being armed with two swivels, and
about 20 men with small arms, took the febooner Olive,
John Bulkhy wafer, bound into this port from St. Thomas s,
loaded with 1600 beetle of Jolt, a quantity of Oznabrigs,
Duck, ISc.
On Saturday tbe Amazon came to anchor just without the
light house, and font in a boat as a fag to ,re,ofe an ex
change of feme prisoners.
Sunday tbe, landed Capt. Bulkley, bis mate, and Mr.
Cornelius Cunningham, (paffengerin Bulkley) on Fifoer's-
Island; and on m^nday morning tbe foip failed for Rbede
j/land, her fation off this harbour we bear being up.
T^t above Mr. Cuningbam, failed from New haven for
tbe Weft Indies, with Capt. Mansfeld, and was taken
within two hours tail of Martintco.
Wednefda, dighttapt. Rennels arrived here fam tbe
Weft Indies with I§OO bufals of Salt.
Afoop from tbe sos of Cape, with 80 bogheads of Rum,
belonging to FanvUck and Son, of tbe State of New-York,
was las Wednefda, drove on fare near Watch Hill by two
men 0/ war, who after tbefoe, was on fore kept up a bea
°^f^for federal hours, but without doing her an, damage.
A number of people afmbledfrom Sto^ngten, who having 2
fold-pieces twice bulled tbefips.Tbefop got offtbe nextday.
HARTFORD, March 24.
A letter from a Gentleman in Boson to bis Friend in this
Town.fays, " there bat lately arrived at an Eafern Port,
a French Ship with Twelve Tboufand sands of Arms."
This may bertliedon asfaß. . „ .
The following Gentlemen are promoted to tbe Rank of Ma
General in the Arm, of tbe United States—Lord Ster.
fog, Thomas Mifflin, Arthur St. Clair, Adam Stepben,
and Benjamin Lincoln, Efirs. ~
-Colonel Enoch Poor, Col. Glover, Col. Patterson,
Cel Anthony Wayne, Col. fames Mitchel Farnum, Cel.
John Philip Debaas Col. George Weedon Col. Mublen
burg, Cel John Cadwallader, and Col. Wiliam Wood
ford, are also promoted to tbe Rank of Brigadiers General.
' Las Weduefda, Mofa Dunbar, wwfer feme time bad
been 'under Sentence of Death in this place for High Treason,
was executed agreeable to tbe Sentence. Aprodigious Con
esurfe of People were Spectators on tbe Occafa.
fre bear a few Days ago, 25 Tories from Long Ifand,
landed near Norwalk, and marchedfeme Way into tbe Coun
t fa plundered a Gentleman's House and took tbe Owner
rabomtbe, owed a Grudge) Prfoer :On their return tbs,
came across three Officers from tbe Saw-Pitts, whom tbe,
also took Prifaers, and after that took a Guard of 8 Men
cwbo were on tbe Shore, and went off with tbe Whole.
DIED, Left Tbarfdaj, Capt. Jonathan Eafon of this
Town, in the 6gtb Year of bis Age. And,
Friday, Mr< Hinsdale, Wife of Mr. Thomas
Hinfdalh ^^ ^,car of her age.
For tbe CoNNieTiduT CourAnt,
" tVHIG and Tory," (fays Goldfmuh in his H^cry
V of England) " were firft used as Term, cf
Reproach in the Reign of Charles the Second. Ihe
Whigs were so denominated from a cant Name given
to the four Scotch Conventiclers, (Whig being Mik
turned four.) The Tories were denominated from
the! iih Banditti so called, whose usual M,^ of
bidding People deliver, was by the Infh Word Foiee,
br give me." Hence it is evident, that tie L'r
guage oftheTories. is the Lavage o f Rubbers,
Deliver up your Purses, Gentlemen: Enough the w<u
think to four the "Creation, yx, to turn a m^n in 0
Sour Crout. Who in the Name of Wot dur commit
fionated the Tories to plunder and rob the Country ?
And what Rerf ncan be affiga^d vh. men of such a
Complexion th, uld not be de ivered over into the
Hands of Jack Ketch, Enquire.
An Independent Whig
TTNITED S- tea Lottery Tickets, to b« fold by J 1
U tvs Hosmer, at Middletown, and David
Trumbull, at Lebanon, by appointment of the
managers.
March 25.1777. ______ _____ -
UNITED StATE) LOTTERY.
THE public are hereby notified, that th# States
Lottery TICKETS are now arrived. Those
persons who incline to become adventurers, may be
Applied with Tickets by applying to the Hen. Eli
sha Sheldon at Litchfield, or Roderic Law
rence, at the Treasury Office in Hartford.
March 21, 1777-
ESERTEDfrem Col. Samuel B. Webbs regiment,
John McClean, 23 years old, 5 feet 9 inches
high, born in Aziboe in Scotland, in the county of
Lenletho; light hair, grey eyes, light complexion,
very talkative when in liquor. Whoever mail ifcure
fai' deserter and return him to Hartford, shall have
FIVE DOLLRRS reward.
March 24, 1777. Elisha Hopkins. A/jt.
Y^Tt^fuTferri^ being appointed by <he run.
' judge of probate for the diftria cf Hertford com
missioners to adjaft the claims of the creditors to the
estate cf Nicholas Hall, late of Enfield deceas d,
rendered insolvent; do hereby give notice that we
willatt^nd to aojuft said claims on the second in>n
days of April and May next, at one o'clock on ench
of said days, at the house cf Mr. IGac Kibbe, in En
field. Daniel Perkins,) CommifiLners
John Reynolds. J
Enfield, 17th March, 1777. __________
W^ * h * fubicriben being appointed by the hon.
court of probate for the diflri& cf Litchfield,
commissioners to receive and examine the claims cf
the creditors to the estate of Timothy Marfh,jun. late
of said Litchfield deceas'd ; hereby notify all 'he cre
ditor# of said dicea 'd, that w$ shell attend said bu
siness at the dwelling- house * Mr. Joseph Kilborn,
in said Litchfield, on the firft, second and lafttuef
days in the month of April next, at one o'clock in the
afternoon on each of said days.
N. B. No accounts will be accepted unless properly
authenticated. John Osborn,)
John Stodder. > C^mmiffoners.
Laban Beach. J
Litchfield, nth March, 1777. _______
WE the fubfenbe^s being appointed by tne ho^uA
ble court of probate for the diftria of Si^fbary
commissioners on the estate of Jonathan Spencer, iaie
cf Simfbary deceas'd, reprefinted insolvent, to exa
mine the claims and demands of the creditors of the
said Spencer. These are to notify the creditors to
said estate that wethall attend said bufisefa on the firA
tuefdays of April and May next, at the dwellmg
houfe of Nathaniel Phelps, in Simibury, at one 01 the
clock in the afternoon.
Joseph Forward, } Cfofors
Nathaniel Phelps.)
N. B. All perform indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment to Blyamin
Sheldon, Administrator.
Simfbury, 10th of March, ,'777. .
WE she fubferibers being appointed by the hon°
ccu"t of probate for the diftriftaf Sinribury, com
missioners on the estate of Jeremiah Cale, late of
Simfbury, deceas'd, represented insolvent ; to exa
mine the claims of the creditors to said estate , do
hereby notify said creditors that we shill attend laid
business on the firft monday and tuefday in April
next, at the house of Oliver Humphry, Esq; in Weft-
Simibary, from one cf the clock till night, on each
of said days. Daniel Willcocks,)
Ezekiel Humphry, > Cmm@ners
Oliver Humphry. }
March 17, 1777.
QTRAY'I'D or ItolnaCom the fubicribers one
horse arid one mare the night of the 17th infant ;
the horse is about 13 hands high, dark roan, very long
and thick mane,natural pacer, with fiddle and bridle,
the saddle almost new, with brass nails in the fore end
oftnefime. The Mare is of a dark brown colour,
trots and paces, 6 years old, 14 hands high, with a
star in her forehead, had on a hunting laddie, and
bridle, the saddle fomuthing old ; a greyilh colour'd
great coat mail'd on. Whoever takes up and secures
the thieves and horses, if stolen, shall be entitled to
ten dollars reward, if the horfss only five dollars far
each and charges paid, by Orange WaAnrr.
William Whitley.
Ntw-Milfrrd, Ma r ch 18, 1777.
°^F^w sTeeTMolbs to be exchanged for Whiat
" cr Oats. Enquire of thejßiNTan.
A 3we Iha nibl'cribcra arc appoGted ^ r.,^;;^^^,
by the hon. court of pivtate tor th* aland of
Middletown, to examine find aj ft declaims of th|
creditors of the estate of Mr. Samuel Gr^en; late cf
laid Mid&etown, deceas'd, represented inkrivent
We da hereby give notice that we Ihall attend said bu
finch on the firft vi ilaft tuedays cf April, and the
second tutfday of May next, at the dwelling-house &.
Mr. Nathan Coe, of said town.,
Isaac MILLED, 7 Cbihmisonerß
Hezekiah Hale, J
Middletown. Msich 20, 1777° .___ _ _;
A LL purfuMs having accounts uuletUed with Abra
ham Case, jun. deceas'd, and William Cale gd 2
late in company, era hereby re^uefted to fettle their
accounts; and for that pufpole we appoint the m^
monday cf March instant; a^d a f fo the^ firft mend,,
and tuefday of April next, to attend said business at
the house of O iv^ Humphry. Efa; innholder in
Weft Simfbury; at HR of ths clock in the forenoon
till night, on each of said days.
WefrSi^fbury, William Case 2d.
Ma ch 10 1777. Sarah Case.
fubfcribeie being appointed by me hosu
court of probate for th# diftri& of Stafford, com- ,
miffianers to receive, examine, and adjust the claims
of the creditors to the estate of Lake Wafhbarn, late
of Tolland, deceas'd, represented insolvent ; do here
by give notice that we shal l attend that business at ih@
dwkiliag-houf^ of Joseph Rest, innholder in said 1 oi
land, on the fi ft, fecund and third t^efdays ,of April
next, at ten o'clock in *he foieocoe cneaQ of fai^
days. Benoni Shepherd,? Qfofo^
Joseph Rust. j
March 20, 1777. . , _ ; _
WE the ruble,ibsrs be^g appeals by tie huri;
court of probate for the dittri& cf Stafford, corn
miffioners to examine the claims of the creditors to
the estate of Gidro# Corains, late of Willington, de
ceas'd, repiefented is solvent ; hereby give notice th^t
we shall attend on ihat bafincfs at .the darelliog house
of Abel Holmes, innholder in said Willington, 0^
the fecund tuefdays of Apri l , May, Jdne, July, An-.
guff; September and October neat, at one o'clock
afternoon on each of said days.
Elias Lee, 1 Commifaneri
Lleazer Cushman,)
N. B. All accounts must be properly attefttd 0^
not allowed. Ma ch 3. 1777.
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TH 8 13 to ochre all periods indebiea to i^c Utase ut
Daniel Burchard, late ms Somers d^cezs'd, to
make speedy payment to me Zeriah Coy, of Somers,
Administrator on f*id estate. Likewise, all thoie
that have any demands on said efate to bring in their
accounts well attested fcr settlement. I fhsll iuead
upon the business the three last tuefdays in April next,
at my dwelling house in Somers, at ene o'clock in
the afternoon. Somers, March 17, 1777
^ ' hs iululvvnt
estate of Samuel Lamfon, Ute of Sharon deceas'd
---shall Attend the business cf cur appointment at the
house of Capt. Caleb Jewett, in Sharon, on the third
tuefday of April, and the firft tuefday of May next,
at one of the c ! ock in the afternoon on laid days :
And ail persons concerned arc defined to tak: notice
thereof and give their attendance accordingly.
Sharon, Caleb Jewet, ) #
I Ith March, Eyathan Goodrich. > Cemmffanm
1777. Abel CAMP.^ j
WE the fiblcitbeis being a e pmu<fby the hor/ura
bl,judge#f probate far the diftria of Fa mieg
ton, commiffioLers to examine and acijnft the claims
of the creditors' to the eftate,of Eldad Hart, late of
Farmington deceas'd, repef^nte d insolvent : do here
by giv^ notice that we fh%ll attend on said bufin^fs cm
the 3d tuefdav ofMey next, aitht dwelling.houfe of
James Lufk innholder in said town; a2d.cn tbe itd
taefday of June next at the dwelling-bort# cf the de
ceas'd. * efr ^3 accounts will be Slewed unltfs
properly attelhd.
John Fuller 1 effort.
James Lusk. J
March 24.1777. .
L_ b«twc^n Middletown and Hartford, in
May 1776, a HADLEY'sQUADRANT,
without acale; has an Lory Index, and a foil pieca
of ivory on the small arch that is between the two
beams, marks not remembered. Whoever has it^ud
fafti Quadrant, and will have it with Crips Samuel
Stilman in Wethersfield, cf the Printer hereof, shall
be handsomely lewaiJad. March 24, 1:777.
Wilbraham, March 6. 1777.
J The ful scriber hereof, being indebted to Mrs.
Elizabeth Dwight of Springfield, the fura of fc
venty-five pounds, with the int^rp dec lie*-<% rear
oak year. I feur&rcor^y, and itwas t flared t^ I:€^
but ffittefufed to take it in difeharge of the mote, and
said, “ ffie would not t&ke ^ch griper fluff : It wf^d
fetch lahinr, &U was good f^ Loihi. % g but to light
pipes." Oh thia day I iff.red her tie m^y myfe.l,
but she refund to take it, ^d fid “ ihe would mol
take such paper fluff;" fthin called i^ two witnef
fa, and u^red her the whole money dae on the
note, with th £ intrnft, (2nd more) but ffie ri I, and
wnohy refuted to take the ^orcy. Than I informed
the committee of the town thereof, and so it remain'd
at this rime. -I submit it to the impartial public 10
de ermine, whether this is not under valuing the
currency of the United States; and what method
people ffi&ll take to difeharge themselves from fuel
mu. Ja^Eddx. %