The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1774-12-12 00:00:00, page 3

BOS 1 O N, ^MsudaJ D:cr. y
Last Saturday afternoon the Scarborough man of
war, which was lent cxprefs from hence to Eng
land, the beginning- of September last, returned
hither again, with dispatches for his Excellency
the Governor, the contents of which, have not
transpired. The Scarborough failed from Ply
mouth the 24th ©f October, and it is said, that
three Ihips of the line, viz. the Alia, Boyne, and
Somerfct, with the Hind frigate, and Falcon hoop
of war, with 500 marines on board each of the
large Chips, were to tail loon after for this place.-—
The public prints to the 18th of Oftobcr, contain
little elie than accounts of preparations and Limi
tations from the many candidates to the electors in
the different burroughs, towns, &c. for their votes
and interest to be elected their members in the en
luing parliament.—Upwards of 70 had already
beenchofen; and, we are told, that when the a
bove Clip came away, the elections were neaily
cmnpleated, and that there was a Urge majority
of the old memberseiefted again,—
LONDON, OcA 6.
Proceedings at G U 1 L D H AL.
YElerday afternoon, purfuhnt to advertifmCnt
in the public papers so. that purpose, there
appeared at Guildhall, a very numerous and re
fpe&jible part of the Livery, to nominate four gen
tlemen to represent this great City in the ensuing
parliament.
Mr. Btavely being voted into the chair, he open
ed the buhnefs of the meeting in a very spirited
speech,. wherein he fev forth the vait importance of
the business about which they met; that the eyes
of the whole nation were upon th ;m, that this be
ing the firft city in the world, it was expected they'
would set a glorious example, and not eleft any
persons but such as were known Ehuds to liberty,
not only by profejffin, but exp He begged
the livery to coni fer, that such another opportu
nity would not offer itfelf for leyen irix (a time in
his opinion much too long) that Dey ought to con
lidcr and proceed on the burincis with coolness,
candour, and deliberation; that were we only to
raft our eyes to America, we Ihouid fee to w hat a
dreadful fltuation those brave people were reduced
through the iniqmrnus conduct of the late cor
runt houses of Parliament; that the unanimity the
Americans have ihewn to relift all ;foch arbitrary
afts, and the noble itruggie they make to preserve
their liberties, ought to be an example to us;
that we might depend upon it, that the persons
who wilhed to enslave America, would if it lay in
their power, fhack'e us.
After Mr. Stavely had concluded, Mr. Comp
ton moved, that a paper of inftruftions, whkh had
been drawn up by a very refpeftable committee (and
are as follows) for the candidates to sign before they
Were pat in nomination.
WE do mult solemnly promise and engage our
selves to our Constituents, if we have the honour
of being chosen to represent this city in parlia
ment, that we will endeavour to the utmost of our
power, to restore and defend the excellent form of
government moddeled and established at the Revo
lution, and to promote and procure, and having
procured, to maintain and continue afts of the
legislature,
For shortening the.duration of parliaments;
For excluding pensioners and placemen from fit
ting in the house »f commons;
For fobjefting each candidate for a feat in par
liament, to an oath againfthis having used bribery,
or any other illegal or unconftitutiohal means of
gaining his eleftfon;
For eftabhfaing a mure fair and equal repreferita
tion of the people in parliament;
For vindicating the injured rights of the free
holders of Middlesex, and, through them, of the
whole body of electors in this united kingdom;
For restoring to our fellow-fobjecU in America,
the eflential right of taxation by representatives
of their own tree eleftion, and for repealing the
universal excile whi h has been lately substituted
in the colonies, in [lead of the raws of culfoms;
For repealing the four late iniquitous .afts re
fpefting America; the Quebec aft, eftabiilhing po
pery, and the arbitrary lyfttm of French Canadian
laws in that ^xteniive province; the Bolton port
aft; the aft for altering the charter of the pioviiice
or Mariachufetts Bay; and the aft for the trial in
Europe of persons accufcd of criminal oftsneea in
America; bein^ fully persuaded, that the palling
such afts, will ne of the utmost importance for the
lecurity of our excellent constitution, and the re
itoration of the lights and liberties of our fellow
fubjefts in America.
We do solemnly promise, never to accept from
the Crown or its ministers, plage, person, con
trast, title, gratuity, or emolument of any kind
wha'toever. And we do further promise, to fol
low on all cccalions, such inftruftions as our con
stituents in Common Hall assembled fhail think
proper to give us. Fred. Bull.
Brass Crossy.
John Sawbridge.
Geo. Hayley*
After which, Mr. Wilkes cam z forward, and
addrefted the Livery to the following purport:
Gentlemen of the Livery,
Last year, on the vacancy of a perlon to represent
you in parliament, 1 had the honour to nominate
our present chief Magistrate, knowing him to be a
perlon of an . plight, honest, and fair charafter.
1 so far succeeded, gentlemen, in my wishes, as to
fee him elected ; and 1 trust that his conduct, thro’
a long and intcrefting feifton of parliament, has
been inch as will merit your future favours ; there
fore, gentlemen, if he has no objection to sign the
.articles propoled, I will, with your permifiion, no
minate him again for the lame important trust-
After Mr. If tikes bad concluded, the chairman acquain
ted the Livery, that the Lord Mayor,the Aidermen Grfby s
Sawbridge^ and Hayley, had Jubjcribea to the Articles
propojed.
Un this declaration of the Chairman, William
Baker, Esq; came forward, and informed the Livery
that it might appear rather extraordinary that he
Should oiler himfclf a Candidate, and at tiie fame
.time refule to lign their Articles: He commented
upon each Article separately, and objefteJ to that
one which obliges the Candidates to vote fur the ex
puhion of all Placemen and Beniioners, observing,
that some men in office were neceflary lor the carry
ing on business ; therefore in his opinion the num
ber ought to be limittcd ; that as to repealin'? the
Quebec Aft, the Bofrnn Fort Bril, the Bill for regu
lating the government of the Mafluchufetu-Bay.and
the Bill for trials of persons in England accufcd of
Climes in America,he thought ought to be repealed;
that he had given his vote agamit ihofe Afts, yet he
did not chuie to be tied down in articles; as it was his
firm opinion a member ihouid approach the doors of
the liouie of Commons free as the open air. —He was
proceeding, but the Liv«.*y became very clamorous,
crying out./rgw or decline. He attempted several
times.after to speak, but was not inhered, upon
w hich William Lee, Esq; one of th© late iher ifs,
came forward arid addrelfed the Livery to this eifeft:
Gentlemen of the Lavery,
J b fi g your attention-—I promise you on my word,
I will not detain you three minutes. I think there
is fumething so extraordinary in the behaviour of
the Gentleman who spoke last, as to merit notice.
He solicits your favour, and in the fame breath ree
? tales to sign your requifion. When a perlon bee
comes your Reprelentative he is your Ikivitnt and
consequently ought to do as his Mailers direst.
Mr. Baker attempted to answer jum, but the Li
very would not allow him to Ipeak ; on which the
chairman put the Lord Mayor, Aidermen Croiby,
Sawbridge, aud Hayley, ieperately ; each had a very
great Ihew of hands, and many loud claps, huzzas,
&c.—After which William Baker, Etq; was nomi
nated, when there appeared for him a few hands &
many hides. The chairman then called aloud to
know if any Gentleman had any other person to no
minate, when Mr. Tuwnfend nominated Richard
Oliver, Esq; baton his name being put up there was
groaning and hilling for near five minutes, and but
few hands up.
The chairman then declared the choice to .lav©
fallen on Meffi’rs Bull Crosby, Sawbridg©, & Hay
ley, upon which the Lord Mayor came forward and
adiireffed the Livery as follows :
Gentlemen of the Livery,
I return you my sincerest thanks for the honor you
have confer’d on me by again nominating me to re
present you in Parliament; ihouid Ibe the happy
object of your choke depend upon my lervingyou to
the utmost of my abilities.
Mr. Crolbpnext came forward, and addrefltd th©
Liveiy to the following purport :
Gentlemen of the Livery,
I return you my sincerest thanks for the honour
you have conferred on me, and allure you that I will
live and die in the cause of liberty. Should Ibe so
fortunate as to be elefted, I will do the utmost in
my power to protest your rights and franchifes,
Mr. Sawbiidge next came forward, faying,
Gentlemen of the Livery,
J return you my molt cordial thanks for the high
opinion you have exprefled of my past, and the great
confidence you put in my future couduft; I "have
been bred up in principles of liberty, and I as
sure you I will remain in tire fam©, until the latest
hour of my life.
Mr. Haley next addrefled the livery as fol
lows.
Gentlemen of the Liverv,
It is now my turn to express my duty to you for
the generous fopport 1 have met with to-day ; and,
Ihouid I gang the honour I now follicit, depend upon
my exerting the utmost of my abilities to do you
j ilftice.
The above speeches were received with loud
Ihouts of applause.
It is a moregalling circu®ftance to a Brkilh fub
jeft (fays a cortefpondent) to be etiflaved by. their
countrymen than by foreigners ; the very idea is
more irksome and unsupportable. What! Ihall they
be .deprived of an opportunity of thinking and com
plaining.. after an arbitrary m y have embar
O?/. 17. Ihe soldiery have received greater in
sults from the mad populace of Eofton, than con’d
well be conceived; and such as Britons, fays' cur
correlpondent, with arms in their hand, never yet
fullered from enemies so uncivil. Are LngHjlmeu
to imbrue their hands in the blood of their "iellow
luujefts ? But this, instead of appearing, only foirits
the rioters up to think the military is ati aid of them.
Ine consequences, it is feared, will prove fatal;
for however numerous the info fgents may be, as
they have neither discipline nor ammunition among
them, fliould they be mad enough to come to blows
W'hat numbers must periih in their rebellion !
Eleven fail are getting ready to ■proceed im
mediately to America ; it is expelled to offer
]\ew-2 ork. the new-regulation bill.
H A R f F Q R D, December 12.
Ry the Hon. county court, held at this place in Novem
ber laji, Thomas Kimberley, "John Hart, and John Scott
Fjquites, v;ere duly licenjed toplead as attornies at the
bar of any of his Mvjejlf s courts in this celery.
AT a meeting of the inhabitants efthe town ofHar
vsinton, onTuejday, the yk of December 177 4—
The meeting being opened, the refclves, afociatLn of the
American congiejs, held at Philadelphia, on the ^tb of
Jeptember, 1774, '’ v - :as Lid before J aid meeting, and after
reading fesidrejolves and ajjociahion, the ^uejtion veas put
whether they would adopt and adhere to Jaid refclves and
tijociaticn, which pafjedin the affirmative, sx. c. d.
Iben proceeded and made choice of capt. John Watkins
dcd. Will am Abernathy, and capt. Jof ah Butler, fo/a
committee of ctrhefpondcnce, to correjpond with any other
committee as occdfion may require—Liliewife, to Jee that
said rejolves and affocialion are fedtbjuff adhered to, and
if violated by any one, to proceed agdinji him agreeable
to the eleventh article of the affbeiation offaid conorefs.
This is a tr^e copy efthe records,
certify d by me,
To be fold it PUBLIC VENDUE, । n Wcdnelday
the 14th mftant, at 3 'ehlock aiternuon, *t the
houic of Mr. David Bull in Hartford :
About 9 ares of good Land,
lying about 3 and naif miles weft of theCoui.t-Koufo
in Hartford, conrifting chiefly of pafturc and plow
land. Any person inclining to purchase the above
at private faie before Ltd Wcdnelday, may know Ihe
term* by applmg to
Hartford, JOHN CCOK, or
Dumber 1774. WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
Jr AST Night the DweLing-Houfo of the Sub-
Jl leriber was br©kc open, and the following
Sums es Monty ftc.’ea out of his Delk, viz. Thirty
Or© Dollars, and Five Hilf Jo’s, wrapped up in a
Piece of thick Cartridge Papar. Twenty mill’d
Dollars, and Six Pounds in Paper Bills of this Colo
ny, of the lai; Emission, wrapped up in a blue Pa
per. It isfufpefted that Villain Ste«l, has committed
tl» ibov«Felany,and that he is now lurking about
this Town, and is the fame wh© the Night before
broke iii.o the Treafufor’s Office,.the Store of Capt.
^amuel Olco’t, and the House of Capt. Hugh Ledlie.
Whoever (hall take, up the Thief or Thieves, and
fccure him so that a Punilhment equal t© the Crime
may be inflicted on him, aud the money returned,
Ihall have the above Reward of Twenty Dollars,
and all necessary Charges paid, by
NICHOLAS BROWN.
Hartford, Nov. 30, 1774.
Four Dollars Reward.
T AST Night theDwelling-Hcufeof theSubfcriber
was broke open, and about Sixteen Pounds iu
Cath, conrifting chiefly of Gold, with some small
Silver, was floien out of his Dcik. It is fofpefted
that Villain Steel, has committed the above Felony,
and that he is now lurking about this town, and it,
th© Person who the Night before broke into the
House of Mr. Nicholas Brown, and took from thence
about Thirty-four Pounds Lawful Money, and on
the 29th of November instant, broke into the Trea
surers Office, the Store of Capt, Samuel Olcott, and
the House rif-Capt. Hugh Ledlie. Whoever Dial!
take up tiie B nief or ’lhicves, and lectyre him or
them so that he may be brought to justice, and the
money returned, ihall have Four Dollars Reward,
and neceflary Charges raid, by
„ c " JOSEPH BIGSLQW.
H-jtford, Eccembc;-i, 1774.
rafted tnem, deprived them of the corfmdn benefit,
denied tnem reprelentatives, and even rejefted their
petitions t Ihall they not meet to consult on the molt
immediate and effectual mode of obtaining redress ?
How cruel! how unjust ! how absolute ! If fo'
Hrewel to the liberties of New-England nowc, pcr
hapsy^.v to thole of Old England.
Get. 15. It was yelierday currently reported that
the town of Boston was destroyed by the military
who h*d been provoked to lay the capital ©f Maffa
chulettsßay in allies.