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Stolen of the Shop; out
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of the rubfetiber night the after the infl. 41b I m
bill of this Colony, Eng’iflt half | s*. one crown,
March, 6 silver fpoon* M marked | R cue new
Giver, io about Glk purse, 4*. copper*, one one
Giver buckle, silver neck pair knee buckle*, two
6 Spacifft mill'd dollar*, few piece* of Gnall a
MATTHEW TALLCOTT.
March Middletewn, 7th, 1774.
well Grail the things be rewarded.
ju&ice difeover be be brought where to or may
him io fame take thief, acd goal, the secure op
(hop gecd*. Whoever Shall feme oEcertatn.
Mr. Watsow,
to infers the [o^evoing in yearnet (Paper.
WHEREAS the General Aff.mhly at their
io Oflober latt, rrqoired the fc*
venal compaoies and feitkr*, who hare made
pnrahafes of the Native right* to any part of
the weftetn feeds withie the limit* of the char
tor to the Gsfcraor and^ompony of the Colony
of Connecticut, ar feon as stay be done with
eoaveoieace, to lay the date cf their porchsfc
before th: General Assembly, that whenever the
title to kid land is deterrained in favour of this
colony, that such part* of their refpeflive pur
chases may be granted them as Gull be a «a»
fooab'e compeafatioo for thecoft, trouble and
expence in purch.G eg and fettling the fame, as
(hall by this Aflcmbly be thought fit and rea
fooablc, ss by the records of said Alterably may
folly appear, the committee of the Sofepc.
haunah company,in coofequence of such reqii*
fition, have drtly warned a meeting of laid com
pany at Windham, on the p h day of March,
A.D. 1774, when and where, in said meeting,
it was voted, that Jadediab Elderkin, Aat ha
niel Waiet, jun Samuel Gray ail of Winsham,
Alexander Wo'cott, of Windsor, Efq*rs. and
Mr Jft ph Trumbull, of Norwich, be a com
mittee, fully toftatc this company’s claim to
that part of fa id land, purchased by said com
pany, to ths committee appointed by the Gz
neral Alterably at their adjourn’d ftffiunsin Ja
nuary fed, or the General Assembly to be Bol
den at Hartford, in May next, or such com
mittee as they fit JI eppoi&t at that time, for
that purpose, agreeable to the reqoiGtion of
the General AfTcmb'y aforefaid.
And whereas the cxpcncct that may erife ia
defending the colony title to the wed era lands,
are objided by many agaioft the colony profe
cutioj their title to obviate such otjeiHeo as
far as may be equitable, taking into confidera
tioa the great extent of the lands lying weft
of this company’s claiai, and within the limits
of the charter
VOTED, That said committee be, and they
are hereby direfled to propofc to the General
Aflrmbly, or their committee or committees,
that this company have now voted a tax of
twenty four {hillings lawful money on each
whole (hire, and twelve (hillings en each half
(hare io this company’s purchase, which will
amount to £, 1600 o o lawful money, to be
paid into the hands of the company treafurcr,
to be by him paid over to the colooy treasurer,
by the firft day of January next, towards de
freyiag the expeoccs already arisen, or that may
hereafter arise io the dispute with Mr. Penn,
concerning said lands, and as an equitable con-
Gderatiea sot the crowo title to said company’s
purchtfe. And io cite any of the proprietors of
this company (hall not puoAaslly pay up said
fun of 24s- on their whole right or (barc, or
lit. 00 their half (hare, by the iff day of
January next, they (hall forfeit their said right
or (hare to the colony, except orphans, and
sash as envy ba abfeot beyond sea.
Provided only, that the colony profeente
their claim to their western lands within the
limits of their charter and grant to said com
pany the crown title to the lands within their
purchase.
By Order of the Sufquthannab Company,
Test, Samuel GRAY, Clerk.
Windham, Mar eh 9 1774.
By the Packet Arrived lately at
New-York.
LONDON, Nov. 16-
Oo certain intelligence from Worcester, that
there was res font to fufpcfl a combination te
tween Mr Rous, the miciflcrial candidate, and
Mr. Kelly, the pretended patriot, fopported by
the mercantile interest, whs had declined the
poll, and was supposed to have been bribed to
it by Mr. Rous, or bis party,Sir Watkin Lewes,
at the preffiog folieitation of his friends, on Son
day morning set out for Worcester, in order to
offer himfef a candidate to reprefeet that city
in Parliament.
Io advertisements which were difiributed a
mong the citizens on that occafioo, were thde
expredioos :
“ Let us reflefl with difdaio on two pctfons,
who after amuGog us for feme time paG with
Centered clcflioos (feys a correJpoDdent) arc
the deflruflion of political, ar.d indeed of moral
honeßy ; neither the merit rcr fidelity of the
candidate are objefls of ccofideration wth the
canflituents, but their fortunes } aod in pro
portion to their extraragsuce (which is occoji,n
ab'y called munificence and generefity) they are
applauded ard tflecmed ' Here is the grand evil
from which cur calßsr.ities have fpruog and which
will finally terminate ia the total icio of this
unhappy country I
Ex trail of a letter frem Farh, hev |6.
“ We arc informed that a treaty of the msfl
important kind is now upon the carpet between
our Court and that of Berlin.
“ It is very fttongly reported here, that we
(ball fend a powerful fl.et into the Mediterran
ean next fpring 1
“ We have joS learned, that the Repub’ick
of Maha has entered into an alliance withßuffia,
sod ate to support her with a fl;et of fix men of
war, sod four frigates, agairfl the Porte.”
Dec 1. Yeherday afternoon, at the c’ofe
cl the poll at Gui dhall, lor a Rcprctentative in
Parliament for this City, the numbers flood as
follows :
For the Lord Mayer, 1381
J jhn Roberts, E s q; 1361
Dec. 2: This Day at the close of the poll
for a member of this city, the numbers were,
for The Lord Mayor. 2026
Mr. Roberts, J 994«
Io the Irish Parliament. EO’withflancing the
favourable opinion conceived of Lord Ha<eourt,
on his arrival in Ireland, the miniflcrij party
are ar powerful at ever, end carry every quellion
as they please so that that poor devoted
nation teems to have no chance to avoid ruin
and flrvery.
, A most affefllng piflure of tbe ; r cppr.flion and
general difhefs was exhibited by several of the
member* in the debates, on motions fcr hying
nsw taxes and impofiticos upon them, when
they are already burden’d with more than they
arc able to bear. Mr. Fitzgibbon,tn his fpcech
againfl new taxes, among many other s£F:fling
pa(T*get, has {hefe words, “ J fird at last,
that the Mioiflry of EngUcd, j-alous of our
abridged privileges, have their eye ®n a genera!
land tax for all ether fehemts they fee are in
cffcflusl if they tax cur (cap the poor must
rot io filth, for they would net wherewith to
wrfh the rags of wrcichednefs ; if a tax was
laid on leather, even the hardened brogue they
wear at pretent trull be laid aside ; if a tax on
candles, the dre •/ night of winter mull be a
night of i-arkoefs to’thcm ; and if on malt,
the cold cop cf water null allay their third ;
upward, Sir, cf two millions of our poor people
are unable to pay any tax at al!,whofe dißrcfles
arc so great,and whofepoverty is so wdl known,
that inttead of the two (billings exafled for their
mere proteffions, frem now to hare bsrUied 'us
as they would baler of cloth , Mr. Kelly the
ftlfeman, Mr’ Rout the purchajer. But we wi I
ccorincc such candida f cs, that we are neither
to be bought or fold. Let us therefore sfl<rt
our own independancc, and convince the world,
that the citizens of Worceflet |retru'y virtuous,
by making choice of Sir Wa kin Lc*es. -
, I am assured that Sir Watkin Lewes will
bind himfelf, by the mod folcmn obligations to
accept of no place, penfion.cr.sny other gra'ci
ty from admioid-ation, and that he will to the
utmoii of his power, fcppcrt that l.udable mea
sure of (harteping the duration of Parliament, as
well as (er the exdufon of placemen and pend
oners, without which this country mud be
fpeedi’y ruined. The com promise between
the two candidates ha:h put an end to all tn-,
gagements, to either o! tl cm. so that every orc
is at liberty to vote as he p'eafes.”
By a fetter from Wetcefler, we hear that the
eleflioa ended last Thurday, and at the c ofc of
the poll Mr. Rous had a majority of 265
The two lad days poll at the above cleflion
flood thus : WednefdayNov. 24 for Mr.Reus,
176; S r Wa kin Lewes 26; Ou Thnrfday
Nov. 25 for Mr. Rous 41 ; Sir Watkin. 24
A letter from Worctfter Lys, “ Mr. R.
mufl have (pent near ao s oco! in B:tcmpting <0
procure a feat in Parliament for oo'y a few
months. Sir Watkio Leues will certainly pg
tition the Hosfe.*'
To be Jold, a piece of
Land lyirg in Windsor in tyintonbury parish,
containing five \acrtr, nvith a good (''welling
bouje, batn and conuhouje, a good nueli and a
Cyder mill on the fame, and an orchard 'which
yieldr thirty barren of cyder annually and h cut
on said land five tunt oj English hay yearly.
Said land is ftuate about a mile from the meet
ing houje, and adjoining upon a gsijl mill, and
•within a quarter of a mi’e of a Jaw and fulling
mid.
A B. 1/ any per [on it inc'ined to pur chafe
more land, there it right eppofite, only a high
way parting. Jrom IS to 7q acret to be folds
For further particular/ enquire of
Jonathan GUiet,
Timothy Hofkint.
Marchi, 1775.
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ChoiceMalagaLemons
to be Sold EXTREMSLr CHEAP, b, /.fe-
Thimat, Hartford.
Stolen from the (üb
(briber en the 24th indent, a silver watch will;
China face and green seal. The thief call*
bimfelf Bcnjamio Bello Dyre, he’s of a mid iog
(lature, brown comptexioo, black hair, black
eyes, with a Lair mote 00 the right Gde of his
chin. Said thief bad on when he abfeonded,
a small brim felt hat, a woolen check’d (hirt,
(hort light brewn vest, German Urge mix’d co
lour’d breeches, pale bloc (lockings, rouad carv’d
brass fbae buck cs—said thief carried a .(mail
pack under Lis erm. Whoever takes up said
thief and returns tim to me. or secures him ic
any of his Mijeßy’s goals, (hall have three dol
lars reward, and ail neccfiary charges paid by
me, Hezekiah Sage.
WaHiogfcfd, Feb. aj, 1774.
Gog’c burth,. ulen to them the treme&Jcrai tax
ga hers appear, they hive oftco been obliged to
psrt with tie pot that wgj to boil their poti
toss.”
To be fold at Public’
Veodocat tic Dwelling Heufe of Mr. Mefee
Butter icnholder io Hartford, cd the feurtb
Tuelday in March Infi. at 4 e’Clock afternoon,
the Residue of tie Eftatc of Ebenezer Bentoc,
deceaPd copfifting of One Piece of L»ud lying
in the South Meadow io said Hartford, a’fo One
Piece of Land lying ia New Hartford, together
with fu: dry articles cf bopfhould Furniture,
t ptr Thomas Seymour, 7 Admimi^
Joseph Cburcb.jun. j trators,
Hartford, March ill, If]
Whereas the owners
of more thana fix teen th of the rights or (harcjß
©f each of the several towns of Burlington Wis
Itffon Co'chejicr, Eflx Jericho, Georgia St.
^lben'f, Sevfinton, Higate, Shelburn, and hew
■Haven^ which tewnflup* were greeted by the
governor @f the province of h r ew Hampshire,
tow Paid to be io the province of Acnv Tori,
hare made application to me the febferiber, 10
waro a meeting of the proprietors of each of
the afotefaid towns — These arc therefore tc
s end warn a meeting of Grid proprietors,
to meet at the dwelling hoyfe of capt. E«mut!
Mcurc, ino holder in Sahfbury, in Conreflicut,
os the 23d day oi March, A.D. 1774 ‘Gen and
there to choose a moderator and proprietor’s
cterk for each of said towns, and to put for
ward the fettlemeot of each of said towns ;
and to tranfafl any other bnfioefs thought ns
ccflary at said meeting
Thomae Chittenden, Juflicccf Peace,
Feb. iS, 1774
BcfiJes the exper ces of gov rrameot.aogmee.
ted by extravagant fo’grics to a great number
of ufc’cls (fbcers, these poor pcopfe arc burden
el with the p yn-cot es a lift afpcnfioDia”
mountieg to ahcut/ 79 cco per eno to pef
fens with whom they have no concern,
from whom they never Areivc I any benefit.