The Connecticut courant — Hartford, Conn., 1774-04-26 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, April 25.
Letters from London, by the Packet, fay
that Mr. Thurloe, the Attorney General, Mr.
Wedderburn, Solicitor General, and Mr. Dun
ning, were retained by our Proprietors, in the
cause between Conneaicut and this Province ;
which it is fappafed, will soon be determined by
his Majelly in Council,
A great number of Letters mention the at, #
rival of the East India Compaoy'aTea from this
place, and that the people generally teem highly
pleased with the spirit anl conduct of the Phia
delphiaos ; that Mr Barely, the conduce, who
returned io the sh p, waited on the East India
Directors, by whom he was thanked in the
name of the Company, received a compliment
and a pfemife of a future effi *e ; that Dr.Frank*
lira was difmifTed from his office of Pofl-Mafter
General of America, and that the office is con
ferred on Hugh Finley, Esq; Surveyor of the
roads in America, now refijent at Quebec',
Extras of a letter from London, dated Feb 4'
. " We are all very anxious to knew thedc.
termination of government refpe&ing America,
Hoftilc meafurei may be expected towards Pdf
too,but as yet nothing particular has traafpired.
The Button petition to remove the Governor,
has been heard and difmi&dQr.Franklin attend;
cd at the Privy Council on the occafion,and got
most heartily abated by Wedderburn the Solicitor
General, who took the opportunity of mention
ing his avowal of traofmittiog theGovernor's sod
other letters to Lofton ; called him in plain
terms a thief, and said a man capable of such a
breach of private tru&, was not fit for any public
office. In short, he was guilty of downright
feurrility. He applauded Governor Ha-'chinfoo,
and abused the people of Boden, and met with
the apparent approbation of the whole Council.
Dr. Franklin is however difai&a from bit
place in the Poss Office, and it is. reported will
retigo his Agencies, with a view of returning to
America next fall, there to fpeod the remainder
of his life " 4 :
NEW - YORK, April 28.
, The Brig Jersey Packet, Capt. Davidfoo, of
this Part, arrived at Pensacola the 3d of March,
as allo the Sloop Adventurer,Capt. Watt Good
rich of CocDedicut, last from this Port, with 50
Paffeagera, all ia^perfed Health and high Spi
tits, on the Prefpea of railing ample Fortunes
(seedily, on the lands which they are going to
fettle oo the tfffifypi, ct which they had re
chived the moss fafisfaaory and flittering ac
counts. They touched at Pensacola to obtain
their Grants, of Governor Cheffer, and exposed
rd proceed up the Miffifypi about the 14th of
March. They particularly desired this account
of them to be published for the Satisfaction of
their Friends. ,
On Monday last Advice was received from
Philadelphia, that C<pt. Chambers, of the Ship
, London, of this Port, had taken on Board, at
the Port of London, 18 Boxes of fine Tea,
which were regularly cleared, and the Marks
and Numbers were taken from the Cocket by
Capt. All, of Philadelphia. As Cipt.Chambers
was one ofthe firft who refuted to take the In
dia Company's Tea 00 Freight the last Summer,
for which he received the Thanks of the Citi
zens, they could not believe that he knew of
she Tea's being on Band, find therefore sup
posed it to have been flipped by fame minif
serial Tool, under another Denomination, in
Order in injure ths Owners, or the Reputation
of the Master, or to make an Experiment of
this Mode of introducing,the Teas to America.
The Committee and the Inhabitants were there
fore determined to examine into the Matter
^ith great Vigilance.
Wednesday Night arrived Capt. Lawrence,
from London, who confirmed the Account re
chived from Philadelphia, of Capt. Chambers
having 00 Board 18 Boxes of fine Tea,, but
COGd not tell who was the Shipper, or to whom
it was addressed. On Thursday the Commit
tee interrogated Capt. Lawrence relative to
what he knew of the Tea's being on Board of
Capt. Chambers, when he (hewed them a Me
morandum io his Pocket Book, which he took
from the Cocket in tie Middle of Capt. Cham
bers's File of Papers in the Searcher's Office at
Gravefeud, corrcfponding with the Advice
tta^mitted from Philadelphia, except some Va<
Nation ia the Mark.
" To the PUBLIC.
" The Seafe of the City relative to the
Landing the India Company's Tea, being fig.
nified to Cipt. Lockyer, by the Committee, ne.
vertbelcfs,it is the Desire of a Number of theCi
tizens, that at his Departure from hence, he
Ihoold fee, with his own Ey es, their Detesta
tion of the Metres pursued by the Minifiry
and the India Company, to enslave this Country.
This will be declared by the Convention of the
People at his Departure from this City, which
will be on next Saturday Morning, about 9 o'
Clo4k ; when, no Doubt, every Friend to this
Country wil attend. The Bells will give the
Notice about an Hour before 1^ embarks from
Murray's Wharf"
New York, April 21, 1774
By Order of the Committee
Friday at Noon Capt. Chambers came into the
Hook ; the Pi ot aficed hm if he had any Tea
on Board. He declared he had none. Two,
of the C>mmittce of Observation went on Board
of Capt. Chambers, and informed him of the
Advices received of bis having Tea on Board,
and demanded a Sight of all his Cockets, which
was accordingly given them, but the Cocket.
far the Tea was not found among them, nor was
the Mark or Number on his Mandeft.
About 4 P M. the Ship came to the Wharf,
when (he was boarded by a Number of the Ci
tizens. Capt. Chambers was interrogated re
lative to his ha ing the Tea co Board, but he
denied it. , He was then told it was vain to de-^
ny it, for there was good Proof of its being on
Board ; for it would be found, as there were
Committees appointed to open every Package,
and that he had better be open and candid a%
boat it ; and demanded theCocket for theTea ;
upon which he confefled it was 00 Board, ana
diced the Cocket. The Owners and the
Committee immediately met at Mr. Francis's,
wbetc Capt. Chambers was ordered to attend.
Upon examining him who was the Shipper and
Owner ofthe Tea,he declared that he was sole
Owner ofit. After the most mature Delibera
tion, it was determined to communicate the
whole State of the Matter to the People, who
were convened near the Ship ; which was ac
cordingly done. The Mohawks were prepared
tbdotheir Duty at a proper Hour,but the Body
of the People were so impatient that before it
arrived a Number of them entered the Ship a
boot 8 P. M. took out the Tva, which was at
Hand, broke theCafes and Parted theirCootents
into the River, without doing any Damage to
the Ship or Cargo. Several Perfoos of Reputa
tion were placed below to keep Tally, and i
bedt the Companion to prevent ill disposed Per
sons from going below the Beck- At ten the
People all dispersed in good Order, belt in great
Wrath rigaiaft the Captain ; and it was net
without fomeßAc of his Life that he escaped.
Saturday at 8 A. M. all the Bells of the City
rang purfuaot to the .Notice pu>lfh:d on Fri
day. Abode 9 a great Concoarfe of People
appeared at and near the Coffee House, and at
a Quarter pad niqt the Committee came out of
the Coffee House with Capt, Lockyer, upon
which the Band of Mofick attending, played,
God lave the King. Immediately there was a
Call for Capt. Chambers. Where is he ?
Where is he ? Capt.Lockyer most not go till we
rind Capt. Chambers to fend him in toe Tea
Ship. This produced Marks of Fear in Capt.
Lockyer, who imagined fame Mifchief was in
tended him : but upon AfTorance being given
him to the contrary, be appealed composed.
The Committee, with the Mufick, conducted
him through the Multitude, to the end of Mur
ray's Wharf, where he was put on Board the
Pilot Boat, and wiffied a fafe Panage ; upon
which the Multitude gave loud Huzzas, sod
many Guos were fired, expressive of their Joy
at his Departure The Committee of Observa
tion at the Hook, who had C)gn zaoce of him
till his Departure, on Sunday Evening returned,
and reported, that he failed that Morning with a
fair Wind for London.
Thus, to the great Mortification of the secret
and open Enemies of America, and the Joy of
all the Friends of Liberty and human Nature,
Friday Morning the following Hand Bill was
distributed.
All Persons that have
any Accounts unsettled with the Subscriber either
Book or hota, are desired to fettle the fame by
the tenth of Ma, next as he expels to be called
fyl then by bis Creditors without an. Favour,
and hopes it will be accepted if he returns the
Compliment —but hopes hefont have the Trou
ble ofdoing any thing of the Kind, which wtN
greatly disoblige their bumble Servant.
' SIMEON BELDING.
Hartford, (WeftDiviGen,) April 15, 1774
Nicholas Brown,
(hear the North Meeting - Hcuje Hartford.)-
BEGS leave to acquaint the public, I hat he
now carries co his bufineG of Chaise and
Harness making io all it's branches, and bar now
00 hand for file different kinds of Catriages,
such as Fall Back Chiife, with open Backs ;
Londoretr, Sa kies and co nmon Chairs. Also,
a convenient Four Wheel Carriage with Harnef,
fes for four Hbrfes, very convenient for a family
that lives ata distance from meeting. II which
he will fell for Cash or Country Produce as
cheap.ls can be had in New York cr B< 100,
and the lead favour will be gratefully acknow
ledged by their humble fetvant,
May 2 1774 " BROWN
the Union of these cofoeiet is mfrotuired in t
coated of the utmaft Importance to their Safety
and Felicity.
When the People sffcmblcd on Saturday
Morning, to fee the Departure ofCaptaio Lock
yer, their Refentmeot war risen fa high ^gainft
Cap Chambers, whom they had confidcred Kt
a Friend to their Rights, sod defervirg their
confidence, that if ke ccu'd have beenJeund, it
is thought his Life would have been in Du;n:
Happily, however., he was concealed till hii
Departure, early on Sunday Morning, and wc
are affined be got on Boaid the Nancy C?p?aii
Lockyer, and is failed with him for Log ted
O Lift,f Prizes in So, Brack Bar Letter,
ma, be seen at the Printing Office. _
STOLEN
^^■^"'T R ° M thc Su ° #
icriber ,of L: ox. the
" evening after itc2ad
instant, a dark iron gr, y
I y Marc, about 14 and half
<G&4l^^ bands high, a white foot
on the root of her deck, her mane lies partly
go one file and part on the other, large eats,
carries her nose something eut, fhud all rcund,
paces and trots but most inclines to pace, fjears
old—Also, a Hunting Saddle, ^d Bridle about
half worn; Whoever will take up said Marc
and fecare the thief so that he may be brought
to justice, ffiall have Ten Dollars reward, if
only the Mare Five Dollars and all neceffar,
charges paid, by. , ENOS CURTISS.
Stockbridge, April 26, 1774-$
Whereas thefubicriber
with William Wilcox of Simfbury some time
fioce jointly purchased a parcel of Goods, and
built a Pot Ash, and have for some time been
concerned together in thc falc of file Goods and
io the making of Pot Ash. This will therefore
notify all persons concerned, that the buftnefs
aforefaid will no longer be carried on by us io
co partnership, as I choofc to decline the fame,
and fach as are indebted to said co partnership
are defred to fettle and pay what they owe to
the said Wilcox or the fubferiber as soon ts
may be, in order that a speedy fcttlcment may
be made between them.
April „, 1774. Abraham Pettibone.
N B He has also a quantity of Hone ma e
Wool Caras, rjhich he ivili fell ver, cheap.
Daniel and George Merrell, by note er beck,
arc desired to to pay the fime immediately tc
prevent Cod. Hartford May 2 1774.
All perfbhs indebted to