The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-08-18 00:00:00, page 1

^hfol^w^g Letter:.. &r. ar# ptbhfad b, &rdcr o,h
L^u^ea es the State tfKr&^t.
Efe KAI, y^uarj 20, 1777.
SIR,
<A a dire&ri by De Committee of Safety of Ne,-
YrL to inform Cjag^ris that by the arts tad in
flailed 4 certain d^fig&tag men, & p^^ @1 thia Kaie
h&h b^sa p^avaiird ^a te ^cvoii and diaivo# ths au
ta^fy ^ Us ^YI ^u^. V
11 if ear mirf^aas to be w^^did k^^y while
„e ar^ &ar #ia^ exertions in me c^m^o^
Canfs.
f„ various evidences and ißftrastiom we Rave rs
cfod ^^id bad us to baiter that per&i of great
ixfbi&>sin fame of our fifar ^B# have fettered aad
fa ^^ui these d^&as in order to difmeciber th 3
few at a ti^ ^han by tea inroads of oar common
*Aay ws wrafippaGd to an i^capacuri from de.
frali% ^ jut <;Y^. # But a# chub informations
uad to 4^h Orn^f ^ m^b^a of your hoaora
bie bsd, 4 t^g co^L^ ia this fc^^, decency
gbligos as to fafy^ud oar belief.
T„ CjagraAmU dmbljG ramsaber t',t so ?osg
agri as ha ths smith 3 J L , fail a^ c^m/lai sed of t&j
[latiyar, doa# us by .Q minting -fibers wchia this
Mate withaui oar c2.tf.mtor apprdb&isa. Wac ,J
not that nor cu* we R*v perceive ths r&T^ of feci
diLdvaatagsaas dre^i^i^ bstw^a this ftw and
its neipboan. Wa hare tee t&ot to betivs that
etch of the Uried Siam is eviHad to eqaU right# ;
Is whs, m^a? the ri,^ of Nr# Y> k h:ve boa
forfeited w#are asalofi.to dd^efc. A th#' we ^ave
wear received an atfwar to Bar left !raer on this fob
jga, yet we did ho,s that €3 f^ih g^^d of CUT
piaiit wound have bso^ offered a%
Tas coA/SRiioi ©^ fxr/ to obfe vo that, by c^n
faring a csmmlffiyn upon C^ W^sr with ^h^y
te ^.^ tin officers of sre r j am to bsrif/d iadtepen
dm of the l&^fi&u e es ^i# ^w, and within that
pert which hath lately declared an independence ispen
it, Carols hari given Lu too caeca weight 0 the
itiaairioa^ as thus who pretend 'hat yoer haaorab'C
bad, are datarmi : id to fa p^rt thafe i&fu^ents ; ^i
peciall, x. ^R^ Warner ban besa c^ftaat'y and
invariably op,g£d r„ <he iv^flz urn of ihu £aiv, an^
ha.h been on that very " un proclaimed an out
hv by the late g r#rawm r.^., £ Ruwevjr, caa
fiUngia the hahar and j ^cs of the G «at Omcil
of A& ice, wa hyaAat jou have beau farpriGd &
to h.smuf^e. %,
By order of ths hoofs, fir, I inclofs yea their tafy.
hunas upon ths important fafj*a of this letter ; a*d
aa father ts obfarve. th;t it 1^ a^fola^!, aac-fl^y
to recall tba c<wrYffijßt givo ta CJ. Wmer, and
the efficar^u .drhia ; as natirng a^ rill do jtftics
t) as, aid c^Mvi^ce those deluded ?*.oplsthat C # agu@G
fovs not b^n prevailed u,ta te^ffiliz rife.:ab«rißg
a date which &ftll ethers hat f..fc r ^ meh ia the era
moicufs.
Th 7 K%of G cat Bri^&i^ haih b f^ce of errs
taken from as five CoWare , aad a* ^u^^pt 1< m*ae
in the aid^ &f @^r difrefi to parkin ft^ ui three
M^ar couaf& ; wa mud caafider I^9 perfses copct*.
nd in fach d^i; as at open G^ri^s to this Kite, and in
c^^f+queace of all Aaeries.
Td'm&iar&iA etc jrif-iaite ever ear ewe frijas
is iadifpetfibly hsc-dT^rn the ^u&rhy % £th c,-
wantier#., mar will any thing left fierce thu pJxwiib e
argument# by which the u.^LA-^ -Wede eur cc?.£i
toants, hid rika^t? these n%^ t^* ^ rlim?a c^i^. O^
so facctfscfcar sff^tt ie thh nQx& aep&ad^ ^ pro
bably evra so po#gr of this c^w.^ ^ to bs lw@r
f.rviceibie in Ai# fro*i..n c^uft- • L is b-c ^,
coaxial remark in O^ rc^ks of car raYl zr&l.ut
frieidt, that iftre lilie is ® b^ te^t &&risr a%d iu
janfilia^ feb/eud to ;,jrff, it# dcia^,:. d rif
orc^:, fUj dr, ii is buy uhr^iri rri- Ifo and
so- n&uiis sc:^«* ^YC^ ft# every rU,'^ ^thn Csf
ktia.m it w:irnriu.
f ^ryj CIS wOaUt til be, W 1 A fil^j ."C^^3&,
Y:ur „mtnte!ferat ^ri. r^- ^tbk i^vaat,
By ord%r, Abraham T:. N Hkoeck, P„_ii ;.:;.
tis Y. II Y,C.Y Pf/^c ^
fold ^,D A Y, A:^ i^, 17,ft
CONNECTICUT
AND
WEEKLY
Containing the Frelheft AD VICES,
Printed and Published by EBENEZER WATSON, near the GREAT BRIDGE.
Ia C^^ihes , ^fi:% Staff cf N^ krl.
F'ih kib, J^aary 20, 1777°
COHERE 4S until rim c ^m^c^rn,*' s' % '^ prMe^t
c^auft whh G-o*t-Biiui%r& inhabitants &f
Cuflbjr^d *<d G^cUltr coeMrn im gozura!, f^b
mi^d to & jurifdi&isa cf this @0; auny of theta
obui^erf gu&s aad cofyfimaufo of ible# from the
Ir; government, a^jUtice w^&d^&iikred by ma
gi^ram ci its app^inu^^c
Ad wherda# a fpitit es 1 fifties end revolt has
lately b^a ex:whd ra &fr counties through the
arts aad miff^p/afeatafows of cartaia people inhabit
i^ the couoty of C marietta; difti^ullhi g theuifeMs
by tri na@ ufQ Grsea Meu^tnia £>,#, and their
& ^4l.br? ^.
A&i whereas the cri„@fj ard caavaofrai of this
fate have ri^hma cAtempiirii th# off,a# of this
daw?o&3 ioferr&ata with fik^t coectrn, b^g re
ft.uiae^ fro^a ,ivi { ^i- ^ fu<ubk app^firiou by the ap
pr&trcfriso that it might ^ b critical a j^&u%
weaken .^r <x#rtiou# in <b c ce^a ;a c^ufs.
Aad wheras# ths faid.i^fA^Rt# and their embT^to
taking ;ha advm^ga ri',he patient fj <bearamca of this
ft as, i^ flamed by t^ couNteaato# and ft^ngtb.
which thy d^v# aeqabed by b^i^g ombediad iato 41
regiment a^e-r the iauhrli^to authority of the C^uu
itan^ C^giefi, and wiilwat th< c^f^at £^dc9-o,#~
raueu es thi# ^ts, hav2 Iraly i^ci^sd direr# of &
iAhAbiunts zf tow^s within th# Aid ceuatm of C>m
burned old G; 'c^r ts uai/ wi:h Ara in affamiag
a total infepfadtaca of this CUte'; chafing a fip^4ra
c^nv^^R, and fi^rnix ; 4 petbris to the honorable
co^rafi f^r its fa*aAx sad sppiobatich of this uyro
vekid r^r^L
Aid whereat tfol&fs cf so valuable a territory as is
R 3.« # aim^prad to bn wra^ed from this fl^& by the vi
olsAcn of ^a iieetf,w^bla part ofirs &wmb^, who
haredai^g the pr#f«at war, received tibwal d^w^a
cssoatof tri public mafury, for thsir maru immi
diatt pr&^ai^s, wid aet Gely eppttfi th# rt^uiader
whh t^o pa,meat of ti# epormoa# debts which h^a
accrud ia the camoo# ©sufs; but mart at ev^ry fu
tu o period &vvf# this fl^e to be iatru led i^ts and
over rm—i^ jdrifd<a;ea to b> ad^ied, and iis cuffio
iii, co^em^d and set ri defaact.
. A^d w^r % %# divers ill difp&fed perfc^s hava for
fitted &\d Gaidar pu'pofes reported, that members cf
th# ri^u^bk thu„c.„atin,ftul c^^r^fi, ^ad auric
nea ofiiflivcc and authority i^ ths Aei^kb^ur
iw.^ ft^ & da fi^ur and fa,port the ialdj^dioa
aforiaid.
Aal ^hatm tri Sid ill dif,efed perfoas have &H$
infi itiarni the honoraria th# c<%r.*fs de cennunaac^ a
rvfi,n vs difm^btr.;gthis data by appoiatia, Stth
W^^^, who drib ri^u fas b^n and ftUl co^tirus: a
principal a^ot ^ad writer us Kharis and revolt afors
fiiti, to co*sand ^ b fave-^criio^d regiment. ,
Ari whoT/s tri appmimari of the laid Ss;h
Wv + & it utterly i^co^lifiant with the tifaal ^ds
adop <<! io Cs^ufo & d a, proved of by,1^ a^d tie
a#~,hbru-i»g ftv<s, £>d crairtry to tri rx,^f# ra
pt f ufari^a i^ kri^r case raid, to the h^ r urable
c^nfref: on ^ teviatk day of July lidl by the con
vtnri.m of thi Sum
And whites f^ch reports ari infs^ririons ret o^ly
te%A to j &f, f :tu b: # mzed dilaffs&d i&biuuM,
vS.be hid'c u '• but diners «.f .he geed fabje&
^ft°Uftrs <;e d.k u^gvd from riftrig theii lives &id
foritifiss in the d^f^c^ of Africa, while there is
r^f.^ fmapp^hes^g that after all their vigorous
effort, sri&U &,y l&efvtirigd t.d h?#a coatiam
t^ f.L r fcr tri,c;mm& cau^: ^d ^vo after fuc
c^G^l period ^ tb^ > eftitco&dihe;ihuva r^ . ri
kap,icfi a^d ft a ry to triir utter ihtsr, this fi^.
alons ^"7 r^rncn axoefed to havatk, deviation ami
b^sc^y, iud ri deprived ts great v^d variable rar
ti^ri^i 0 gratify tee o^bi ^ur, u je^, axa filfifa
p.cj.a# of its dis orderly f&'ij'.a#.
Ari ri,m£p "^ I ;-x r t:frm ^ tri liberties cf
A MKir^ f ..^ A -wU :lc9?M <-*em^t of fie ft
foat'> ri ..scox ri, hfov# 6?^^ vovad ;n a'senate ;he
ra^tririv ^oa? !^, & e of this f^ fern the cosQ
^^ v.vrft. ri ic^^^Arii % that he hri^lofi than cho
p ..^F# Ls Orval Drirf^ c%4 ^a^ d thnr 6writer.al
A^i, *ri pructth if'j uried.ctieu *,^£ ufarpatiea
zri ~sooo2,^?.^*#< ; r^d it k * trutii to bx i^^^^r^d
tel Lea _uf.u:u? h&vc ,:9n- but tea LccelY
in ^;
iaii' '^«' f ^^
.//^\\ usri , y^l#^\
Beth FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
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COURANT
.Hartford
INTELLIGENCES
ful, and have ^w acquired additional force by - ^fe^
wf tripr^ifas. .• ,#
Aid wharfs it is became ^fcla^ly aec^Afo, ^
•al, far th# piafemtiwa of she authority of #his era
viaiiaa, aid ihs cpafidorce and rjfW, at its coafti,
tua&ts, but f,r thi fecc*fi of tae Uti^ed S^taa, fa
far as th^y dg^^d u,aa, er ar* coaeeaed wi^h this
branch of the g-&ad Amoticaa Confederacy, thxt pro
per aad vigors# means Aioald be forthwith exerted
far vindicating its rigiro, and s^rti^; and fec^ri^g
its jirifiiai^ ; and as a praUmiaary tap t^qstori^
th^ a^rsfaid. di&urba^cas, remevißg the jmeuGsa
aad apprahanfions of the geo4.people ri tai# Ra^,
arid depriving ths wicked wmifoiss ©F Great Britain
ts the principal arg,aent by which the> hiAerns
hm, a^d Hill ceatiaus to debauch their relids, and
fedace ih*ra f^a their allvp^mce to this S;ate, a&d
their atuchmeattu theczmawn caufa, a luitaWa »p
---plication te th? h^n^able cangrafs es the Uaihd
Smes, May be attsniei with'the w^ft faintly es,
fe&, aad chat ia ths mean date coercive msafarcs t;
fafpstded..
Rrfolv^d tharcLra, that a proper application h@
immadiaieiy mad^ to th& hsuitable ths Cangnt.. ,<$
wkof^ jn^ice the laid infergents hoe afraid, ^4
on whafs advice they Prasad to rely ; requeuing thesa,
U infrpafa their authority, and racoaravad ^ ih?o
fiid i&fargeMt a p^csab'm ißhMifn wa to the j^rilruc
tian of uhi^ data ; and YD tn d ftuad the fad regi,
meat dimdad to be raifud by Cel. Warner, as thia
canvotica teh c'acarfuUy and voluntarily uri^rta
kin to rtifa a regiment ia addition to the qu#.# &Ml^^-
rd for rhi* ftaw by cc^^rofi.--Have ^e^i thei ui
m&ft r+fiurcav t, ih^ wants and x^c^rits «- the A^^-
naan &f^y~.Hsve a very great proportion ?.fjhiir
raili-ia rsw in thafiAd, and are heartily drfp^ed ^
contribute to the public forties in every r^fy& ns far
as their citcutaflancus rad anilide# ^^ r^mit.
RO^RZ BENTON, Set.,.
/%) Ki^^, %^r C%, March 1, 1777.
SIR,.
T-Hd iacWed le'ttrs end ^f/u&^s were prerri
ad frretim fine* ; but for rifles with which
younaed ^bs troubled, were ds'aysd. Same late
proceedings of the dififfaad within this state eccah
©as there ttow being tr&afaittm ..•. „ :
lam dirt&td to inform you trit,, tri cenventt^
wore eagcrd in &ftibf£ib^ a d^ and fr&r&^aat
fyftern «f gevarnment : W^ee this mportaat befiaaic
is awCwmoJiffiad, they wiil dispatch a intisfca^ty h&tq
of triir boundaries, and the principle's ^ whtca they
arc founded, for tha iaform&ti&n es Ca^^^. Ia
the mean time they depend n,sa tri juries of the ha
ncrab!e hoafj in adopting avary wife a^d fe'uraty ex
pedient to f#pp;©G the rai^hiefs which raa.^ eriue,
bath t? this state and the go ,eral cvkfediracy, fa^
ths uoj^S e,d patricians pt anR Dch ri the ifha
biranurf N## Y^k as + mere:, from f : £ih ana in
frewft/d MAoivej, h a ve f&numted the dangerous i^i
fur^&ri%
T l >.A C agrafe may be assured that the fyrH ^ nh.
affoaioa, ^wiihdakdi^ all tri art ^ violles ^
tie fsddears, i# by na snosas „&eral. T*^ ceNdty s^
Gkuc^fter, sad a very g^t part both 4 Cumber
had and Charlene couaiis# cdsui ius fieadfaft ^ ri^
rilitf^co to this goveratont. . Erig#div> Ga^wk
Bji!%% letter (t copy as whic^ i#incl,^e) wit rsu
Lffiriest greuf «f th# temper ef.the petple if G o^-
CT^r csuntv. Charlotte r.^d Ce^^eri^d cvn i ^3
19 bs roprgfjnted i%c,nvemi^H ; od fmm every Ute
i^frrmetio^, WB learn trie 'tut of e^gri, members
which we, expeft^d to hi*, .mr^dedtha mock can
vibrio tfihed&ludsd lcbjt&# of this &atc, twea?y
c^'* 'trended.,.^
We are informed by prud anVerity tb&t Co:. &ar
net was dht&ed b, th# G^aial % fend forward a^s
x^ as ha fluuid cniift th&A to Tichnderegs : sob
wi^ftadUg which i? appeared that &eh 24 : privates
Iri reached that p^ bf& return f^ trine. , not Ung
fi^€¥ aerhthsra the !s#„£ p^/p^a sf his r&fteg a,
number * fman which cr.^ be a, c j;& er , 4^^ c&^-
C%> « ; though intend of fo^u ^>g bim;?! ^ t^o
G-caa Mtcauias, as we unri&nd v^ th# ^i^-
tien of CM bm,nr^bh c^Fgrafr, he kae tad t^ ^^«
vaMO, of recruiting ia A b^y tad c^sr p^c^.
^ Thscoarc^u..^ beg te k^o*rwh^t py v«& factor-