The Connecticut courant — Hartford, Conn., 1774-04-05 00:00:00, page 5

His M A J E 5 T ft's most gracious
SPEECH co both Houses of Par
liament, on Thursday, January
I 3» *774*
My Lords, and Gentlemen,
THEunufual length of the last fefion
of Parliament made me desirous
of giving you as long a recess as the pub
lic service would admit, 1 have, there
fore, been glad to find rnyfelf under no
'necejfity of calling you from your respec
tive counties at an earlier season ; and I
doubt not but you are now met together
in the best difpcfition, for applying your
selves to the dispatch of the public bofi
nefs.
You will, lam perftladed, agree with
me in regretting, that the peace, so long
expected, and Jo very desirable, is not yet
effected between Russia and the Porte ;
but it is with real fatisf allion I can re
peat, that other foreign powers continue
Rill to have the fame pacific dfipofition
with myfelf. I can have no other wife
than to fee the general tranquility re
liored : For the eftabli foment and subse
quent prefervati. nos which, no endea
vours of mine,confiftent with the honour
of my crown and the interests of my peo
ple, (hall ever be wanting.
In the ft ate of foreign affairs, you
will have full leisure to attend to the im
provement of our internal and domestic
situation ; and to the prosecution of mea
fitres, more immediately refpefling the
prefervatiqn and advancement of the re
venue and commerce of the kingdom. A
mung the objects which, in' this view,
will come under y our conftderation, none
can better defefve your attention than
the ft ate of the gold coin ; which Imu ft
recommend to you in a more particular
manner, as Well on account of its very
high importance, as for the peculiar ad
vantages which the present time affords',
for executing with success fueb meafurcs
as you may find it expedient to adopt with
refpefl so this great national concern. t
^he degree of diminution which the
coin had aFually foffered, and the rapid
progress which the mifekief was daily
making, were truly alarming. It is with
much fatisfafiion Ibavefeen the evil, in
a great measure, checked by the regulati
ons made in the last fefiions of Parliament.
I Cruft, however, that you will not flop
here, nor think that you have difeharged
your duty, either to your country or your
fellow fubjefls, without lifting yostr left
endeavours for putting the gold coin upon
fueb d footing, as may not only complete
ly remove the present grievance, but ren
der the credit and commerce of the king
dom jufficiently secure from being again
expo fed to the like danger.
Gentlemen of theHdufe of Commons,
I have ordered the proper efiimates
for the current year to be laid before you-,
'and rely on your readiness to grant me
Jucb J applies as (halt be found requifiteih
the present situation of affairs.
SUPPLEMENT to the C6N NE C TIC V? C6VR AFt f
LONDON.
FRIDAY, April 8, 1774'.
7be experience I have had of your pa/t
conduit leaves me no room to doubt,either
of your zeal or prudence, in your endea
vours to proinote the welfare of your
country. You will not fuffer any parts
of the public service to escape your atten
tion, but, various and extensive as tbofe
are, you will be careful to file ft, for your
immediate deliberation, fueb of them as
(hall appear to be most important: Awf
you can propose no measures, that will
serve either to secure or advance the haf
pinefs and projperity of my people, in
which you may not diway's depend on my
most hear ty concurrence. . ,
LONDON, Jan. 27’
Monday evening Mr. Alderman
Trecothick was seized with a paraly
tic flroke, and we are informed,
continues very ill.
The Americans are about to vote
theEaft-India company the sum of
i 6,0001. as a compensation for the
rejection and deftru&ion of the tea
sent out by that body.
Extract of a letter from St. Euftatia,
, < Feb. 23, 1774-
51 Admiral Perry, with a fleet of
fix fail of men of war, and several
transports, pafled by this road about
twelve days past •, some of the officers
came on shore and got liberty to press
out of the Englilh veflels •, it food
took wind, and the different Captains
balked the Admiral’s intentions/
Various were the conje^Hr'es of peo
ple The destination of the fleet
was a great secret; no getting the
least intelligence from the officers or
men : However, yesterday arrived
vessel that brought intelligence of
the fleet’s being at anchor at Crab-
Island ; where the Admiral has abso
lutely hoisted Enghfh. colours. This
Iflmd the' Spaniards have laid claim
tp, and even gonefo far as to take
Englifli and other foreign veflels,that
have watering, &'c. at the Island. It
is very plain in fight of Porto-Rico ;
and one of the frigates it isfaid, is
gone into St. John’s, to acquaint the
Spariifh Governor of this proceeding:
And it is reported that two Packets
were immediately dispatched to Old
Spain. The Spaniards are in the
greatest confterrtation, as they are
absolutely hemmed up, and they will
be morefo if Crab-Island be strongly
fortified. It is a very valuable Island.
it is said to be as fine and large as St,
The following illustrious perfohs
are busily employed in studying the
four,rules of arthimetic :
His Majesty, Addition —to his fa-
mily ;
The Ministry, Multiple at fon—of
theiP party ;
The Parliament, SabfiraHion from
the public purse ; And
The Patriots, Divifton among
themselves.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Chriflopher’s •, it will certainty mak£
a great noise inEurope. The Dutch
factors here have acquainted their
correspondents in Holland with this
intelligence. The Lord fend a war,
is the general cry here.”
We hear the blustering, hefloring'
Lindzee was lately broke j that the
murderous Capt. Preston died of a
bleeding at the mouth ; and that the
infamous Duddingfton took his de
parture from France to the realms of
darkntfs a few months past. So may
all our enemies perish !
Wanted to hire three
Journeymen, JOIN ER Sky trade, that arc.
Workm-o, one now and the other the firft of
May next., •. K .... ASHER BVLL.
New Hartford,27, *774
, Mew London, March 23 .1774%
All person's indebted
to the eflatc of Abel Ar cry of Ncw*Loodon,
deccat’d, are desired to make Ijicedy pay.— —„
Ai. 1 pedant thu hare any accounts s gain ft said
eflits are desired to bring them io. Accounts
most be attested or not accepted. .
, We will meet at the dwelling.heufe of MrJ,
John Taiator itmboMer io Colchefteri on the'
firft tuefday of June next.
Nathlnitrclmftock.}
SCOTCH, ENGLISH, and WEST-lNDir
G O O D S,
, just opened and to be Sold, by
William Walkinfhawj
At Capt. Hugh Ledlib’s Shop pppofite ths
Court Houfc HARTFORD,
t By tyhoefale or Rtlail,
At the very lowed Rite for Cifh or Country
Produce t . v
Among bii Aflorttncnt arcjhe following Ar
-4 .. x tide*. Viz: ..
IRISH Lionenn, 3-4 »nd 7.8 Check, Dowlaff
and Garlix, Plain and flower'd Lawn Spot-,
ted and Strip'd ditto,, Lawn Aprons, Keating
Handkerchief}, ; Plain and flowered Gauzes,
Spotted and ftrip’d ditto. Lac'd and Nctt’d
ditto, Gauze Aprons and Hacdkerchids, Cat
gut,. Cambrick, New fafhion’d Ribbons, Plaits
and Sprig’d Sattio, Plain and Sprig’d Mode,
Barcclona Handkerchiefs, India, Silk, and Cot
ton ditto, Camblcteenv, Callimancoes, Plaid,
Tammy and Dprant, Velvets, Poplin. Den
mark Luftre, Rich Cord, Best, white Threads,,
Colour’d ditto, Check Handkerchiefs, Men and
Women’s Wor fled Hose, C pudedjacket Piecea,
Pinchbeck Bockles, Sewing 6i k all Colours^
Milliners commnn, Needles .Pound Pies, Cotton
Cards., Weft India and New-EngUnd Rum,
Molasses, Sugar, .Coffee, Chocolate, Cod Fish,
itice, Best French Indigo.
To be fold by the sub
scriber, a farm of about 80 aere? of good land,'
lying about a mile and an half fnntberly of the
Furnace in Salifhury., Said farm •• well water-,
ed and timbered, haa a good house, barn and
orchard thereon., One third of the pay will be
expected in hand, the other on good fccarity,
may lye two years, on interest. &e. , .
Adonijah Strong.
CASH given for clean Cotton
Linnyn Rags, at the Printing'
Office in Hartford.