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" The Petition from the Congress to the King,
has been received, and the arifwer to the Agents,
from Lord Dartmouth, was, that his Majesty receiv
ed it very gracioudy, and as it Contains matters of
.high importance, he would lay it before his two
Houses of Parliament.--The number of your friends
among the people at large, encreafe every day.
The ministry are exceedingly alarmed at the unani
.mity of America—-particularly the proceedings at
Congress, and the.people in the Massachusetts-Bay
provincial Congress, which are universally approv
ed here, by every friend, of Englilh liberty ; perse
vere in the ' plan adopted by the Congress, only 12
months from this day, I mean with regard to com
merce, support the poor of Boston, from distress for
that time, and I will answer for iff the people in this
country, wild then serious, fight your battle..
" I will fay truly, that Lord Chatham, xteyrna
ment of mankind, and Lord Temple the fameft'whig
in this.kingdom, approve entirely the proceedings
of Congress ; you must religiously adhere to the as
sociation of Congress, which will in time work your
salvation ; you can much longer continue the con
test than this country? for I am bold to fay, that one
single year flopping American exportation and re
mittances, rich as we call ourselves, will make us
a bankrupt nation. . .
" For Heaven's arid your own fake, as well as
posterity, be firm rind unanimous, do not bate one
inch of what the Congress of the fates of America
have agreed upon, though administration through
the medium of the merchants, think they have you
in chains.
In our last we gave 'assort account of the proceedings, of
this city and county on Monday the 6th infl.''when, by a
great majority the following mode of proceeding was as
sented to, viz,.---That the General Committee Jhould nomi-
nate 11 persons to he on Wednesday the 13th, proposed
^the choice of the Freemen and Freeholders, as deputies
to meet, on the zoth of April, fitch deputies as the other
counties might eleH, and join them for the sole purpose
of appointing, out of their body, Delegates for the next
Aleneral .Congress, agreeable to the recommendation of the
last. Accordingly, the committee nominated thefollowing
persons, viz. Philip Livingfor, fohn fay, fames Du
ane, fohn Alsop, Isaac Low, Francis Lewis, Abraham
Walton, Abraham Brafoer, Alexander M'Dougall,
Leonard Lifpenard, Isaac Roosevelt.
From the time of the nomination, every artifice was
used (by the fame part, who have confantly exerted- their
utmof abilities, to obfrua and difancert ever, measure of
eppoftion to the tyrannical afls of the British minifry)
in order to prevent the election of the Deputies, nominated
gas which may afta the genera! trade carriedon between
this country and North- America." The whole was
couched in decent, manly terms ; and in point of sole, good
sense and percifon; /hewed the Committee appointed for
drawing it up, every way equal to the great truf delegated
on them.
N E 17 - r 0 R K, March 16.
A Letter from London of the 4th of Jan. 1775.'
fays, " The King has received the Petition of your.
Con press, and will lay it before Parliament: Much
Good is expelled, and you may depend a great deal
will be givin up."
Extras of aLetter, dated London, fthJanuary, 1775,
" f AM amazed to find how little the importance
I of America, and the connection of the two
countries are fluidly underwood ^--Indeed people
are now listening to information, ahd beginning both
to feel & forefee bad effects from the present quarrel ;.
whence the late measures are becoming matter of ge
neral cenfure---VPe have good reason to believe ad
ministration is at present greatly embarrassed.-From
every quarter Ijearn; that the Minifers tbemfelves,
are desirous of adopting conciliating measures ---The
great difficulty I guess is to erase past measures, and
their baneful ponfequences.---The different Addres
ses from the American Congress are generally adopted
and admired,---that to the King is not yet come a
broad :---But, tis said, he is much pleafej with it, as
polite and sensible. Some think the project concert
ed, is, for the King to take up the matter, and Trike
cut something new, as of bimfelf, to screen the Minis-,
ters, and prevent a change of them. The fubjed
becomes daily more and more popular, and your
friends, increase. T hope Providence will so scatter
die clouds, that a glimpse may be had of the land,
before the ship is fait aground."
Extract of a letter from London,dated Jan. 4, 1775.'
" Thereafons why I hope the unhappy differences'
(between Great-Britain and the Colonies') 'wilf Toon
subside, are these following, viz.
" 1. That ' the deliberations of that celebrated
body of Gentlemen who constituted the General
Congress, are held in the highest esteem, by every
fen fible man in this metropolis. Our great patriot;
Lord Chatham, has declared, That he wants words
to express the great fatisfadion he received in read
ing them; and that he does not think there are 52
men besides in the universe, that could have done
what those gentlemen did---and that they muff have
been divinely inspired in their glorious work."
(OWhat think ye of the CONGRESS now ?)
Extaadl of another Letter from London of the fame
date.
b, tre Committee, and to fufrate.the&fign of .a proviu
c'a'Congreft, and of fending Delegates (at leaf with
put powers from the whole province) to the next General
Congress. Before the da, f tleflta, a great number of
pieces were published on both fdesy fa of artifice an/
specious pretences on the miniferial.fart, 'and of found
weight, arguments on the . other. Between the two, the
argument, andthe views of each part, were pretty well
underfeed at the da, cf decifen, when the votes of the
Freemen and Free holder s'Werefairly taken, as tallows,vi%.
For the Deputies. . Againfl them.
Out Ward,. 66
NorthAow'! 99 -•=,•.•„. - ^6
Eaf do. L. Iz^ld - r , tt . 22
South do. 14.2 1 r.u'ff- _ _ 2 3•
Wes do. 213 . n - •. -'23
Dock do. ^2 ,re -.-- - _ 32'
Montgomery d 0.2 28 - - -- 27
825 163
- Besides great numbers of the majority, whofinding their
votes not wanted, did not vote.
. It is hoped the tranfaWdns of this day, will in feme
measure, refore the generality of the. people to the good
opinion and efeem oj the. neighbouring colonies.
Las night cur general committee .appointed a fob
committee. to draw up and report at the next fated meet
i"b a fate of the falls relative to the landing of goods
out of the Beulah.
Thuifdaj last the General Assembly df this province voted
thefum of £.4000 towards rebuilding our hospital that
was burnt dovjn on Tuesday the I Sth ult. as lately men
tioned,,"
* ' R ^ FO R D, March 20.
Saturday Tight the li^ Inf. as Mr. David Gilbert
if Lew-Hartford returned home from his Barn, found his
Wife (whom he had left about a Quarter of an Hour be
fore in a good State cf Health) fallen into the Fire, and
her Face and Arms confderabl, consumed. It is fapofed
fee died with a Fit of the ApopleAic Kind.---And the
next Morning about Break of Day, the Wife of Dr, Eldad
Merrell of the Jame Place, Was feiz'd with a Fit of the
Apoplexy, and died in a few Minutes.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in New-York
to his Friend in Hartford, dated March 15.
" A Poll Was opened in this City this Morning (in
Confequen.ee of the Proceedings of our Committee) for
Members to represent this City in a Provincial Congress,
to meet folelyftr the Purpose of choosing Delegates for
the congress in May next. Avaf Majority appears as
d'B in Favor of the Gentlemen nominated by our Commit
tee, and I fappofe the fame Majority will continue till
the Ctofe of the Poll. The Tories hang their Heads like
Bullrfhesf
Lord Dartmouth has wrote to our Governor desiring
that he and the Council will exert themjelves to - prevent
the Meeting of the Congress in May. It will not be in
their Power to prevent it ; for the People are convinced
of the good Effects of the last Congref, and are deter
mined to be properly represented in the next."
From the Connecticut Journal.
Mess. rhomas &.Samuel Green,
^S I have been represented in your Paper of the
22d of February last, in an essential Point to
/have violated the Affdciflion of.the Continental
.Congress, by tarrying to the Weft-Indies, in a Sloop
belonging to Theophilus Morgan, Esq ; of Killing
worth, fourteeri Sheep/ : As. it is became fashionable
at this Day to publish Names, and represent Persons
as Wretches and Enemies to their Country, who do
not always deserve thch Characters.; I must request
the Favour of you, to insert the following true and
just Narrative of Facts, • -
Before the Doings of the Congress were publish
ed in this Part of the Colony, I had cleared my Ves
sel for the Weft-Indies, and those Sheep were insert
ed in my Clearance, not one of which were the
Property of my Owner, but Were all the private
Venture of my Mate, and one of my Sailors, who
^belonged to Long-Wand; which Sheep were all
brought from Long-Island, after the vessel left Kil
lingworth, and put on' board at Sachem's-Head,
and never landed in Connecticut, save one, which
was drove from North-Killingworth, to Sachem's-
Head, and was the Property ofmy Owner's Son.
I here was likewise about the fame Number put on
board a small Boat in Killingworth, to be sent to
Sachem's Head, in Order to beput on board ; all of
which were the private Ventures of my Sailors, who
belonged at Killingworth, fave two, which likewise
were the Property of my Owner's Son. Capt. Bill
of Hartford, came over to Killingworth, with a Letter
direde^to the Selectmen, or Committee of Corres
pondence, from Some Gentlemen at Say-Brook,
complaining that the Transportation of Sheep was a
Violation of the Association of the Continential
Congress; thole Gentlemen immediately waited
upon.my Owner, and inform'd him the fame, when
he immediately sent down , his Son to the Boat, and
ordered the Sheepto be landed, and then told the
Gentlemen that he would likewise give Orders if
they thought beg, for the landing .of those onboard,
at Sachem's Head; but as it was ,&t@day Night, and
those on board the Property of the Mate, and a
Sailor belonging to Long-Bland, and the., Vessel to
fail the next Dav,' Wind and Weather.^ermitting,
they advised such orders fhesld not be /sent.
WHALE BONE, and Black SEWING SILK,
TO BE SOLD BYT
William Beadle,
In Queen-Street, WETHERSFIELD,
WITH
4 d. Nails, and 6d. Nails, and 3d. Nails, and tod.
L Nails, and i 2 d. Nails, and 2 od. Nails ; and
some that look large enough to be Grand-Fathers
to any of the other Sorts. Also about half a Do
zen other Articles for Sale, at the fame Place.
CTI wonder whether this Advertisement will
do any GOOD ? Q
All persons having any demands
on the estate of Col. Hezekiah Brainerd, late
of Haddam, deceas'd, are desired to exhibit their
accounts: And those indebted to said estate, are
desired to make payment, to
• Mary Brainerd, and j r
Hezekiah Brainerd. J ^ xecu tors.
Haddam, ill March, 1775.
All persons indebted to the
estate of Capt; John Keith, late of Hartford, de
ceas'd, are requeued to make immediate payment
of their bonds, notes and accounts, there beinoa
heceffity of closing the affairs of said estate. Those
persons to whom said estate was indebted at the time
of his death, are desired to render accounts of their
several demands properly attested to
Philip Mortimer, Acting Executor.
Middletown, March 15th, 1775; ° 2mo.fi
TOfE.SOLD™-' "
A Farm at KiWingl,, containing
about 350 acres, pleafahtfriituated one mile from
the meeting-house, in Thompson parish, 150 acres
is under improvement. For further particulars en
quire of Col; Joseph Henshaw of Leicester, or
Benjamin Henshaw of Middletown.
To be fold at Public Ven&s
(or private l'ale) at the dwelling house of Mr. Sadoca
Wilcox, innholder in Simfbury, on the firft tuefdav
of April next, at one o'clock afternoon :---All the
real and personal estate that belonged to Afaph
Humphry late of said Simfbury deceas'd, excepting
the Widow's dowry. By me
Jonathan Huhmphry, jun. Adminirtrator.
Dated Simfbury, M^rch 15th, 1775.
As James Gordon, formerly of
Philadelphia, arid left that place about the middle
of September last, and abandoned the fubferiber his
lawful wedded wife, as she is able to shew by a cer
tificate under the hand of the Rev. Mr. Sprout of
Philadelphia, and came to New-Haven, entered in
to the feriice of Mr. Abel Buel, Gold Smith of
that place, where he continued some time, and mar
ried bne Nancy Thomfoh, (so call'd) as appears
by a certificate of their marriage under the hand of
the Rev. Chauncy Whittlefeff of that place --after
which he left N. Haven and came to Hartford,
where he engag'd with Mr. James Tiley, but hear
ing his ,firft and lawful wife was oh the road to
Hartford after kim,immediately abfeonded Withfaid
Nancy, and is'not to be heard of by the subscriber&
she being -id the utmost distress, having an infant
child, born nth Dec. 1^74, begs persons who have
the feelings of humanity, not to entertain him—and
if any person will bring him to Mr. James Tiley,
where he can have full employ athis trade, by which
means he will be able to maintain himfelf and wife
in a very comfortable manner, Ihall have twenty
dollars reward, and will greatly oblige the diftrefled
°MARY GORDON.'
N.B. Said Gordon is a small man, ofa fair complex
ion, and is must likely gone toNewportßhodeJihi
, Before Liaii'd, #fer clearing my Vessel, I waited
Oli one of the Committee at4New-LonJ.cn, told him
the FaCts, _and that the, Sheep had been on board a
Week or more, and that they were the private Ven
ture cf my Mate, and one of my hards,who belong
ed to Long-Island, who as the case was situated, ad
vis'd me to proceed, and not to land them.---! can
moreover add, that during the whole Time! have
failed in Morgan's Employ, I never have carried one
Sheep for him as Cargo.---These Mess. Printers are
the FaCts.-'--
I lease to make my Compliments acceptable to the
Owner of the, vessel, who presented you with the
extraCt of his Letter, for the Press; and to his
Skipper who wrote it. Arid hope those Printers
who have honoured me with his Publication, will do
me allo the juftire to inlert my Vindication; and
beg leave to Subscribe myfelf,
Mess, Printers, your's and the Public's,
Most humble Servant,
•Seth Griffen.
P. S. 7 fauld have inform'd, that when Mr. Mor
gatfreceived this intelligence frem Capt. Bull, the Town,
of Killingfworth, had net at that Time chfo a Commit'-
tee of Infection, but have face chosen, and Inow call up
on them, if I have mijnarrated FaAs, to witness againS
me.