The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1774-07-26 00:00:00, page 4

POETR Y.
,d. *^.s3\ s.&3i3t ^.,^3&O„:f& XXXMM
• The following Lines were occafion'd, by sawing
down Liberty-Tree, in Great-Barrington, on
the Night next after the 28th Day of June last.
And as they fink in Virtue, rife in Fame,
A Tale, that blends their Glory with their Shame..
Pope.
BEneath fair Freedom's banner, waving high,
Her gen'rous Sons, all slavish Views deny :
All slavish Fears---all party Rage disown—
True to their Sov'reign on the British Throne :
True to their Country-—to its bleeding Laws,
And firm, in just expiring Freedom's Cause.
And cou'dit be believ'd the fiercest Fiend,
Replete with hellish Rage, should dare pretend,
To raise a latent Wish, against the TREE ?
Yes, Slaves on Earth, and Fiends below agree.
Yet who, with mortal Voice, and Tongue, can tell,
In equal Numbers, how, and why it fell 2
Not, as was wish'd for, by etherial Fire,
But in a Way that Tyrant-Slaves admire.
When yonder Sun had funk in western Skies,
And Moon, & Stars, in Clouds turn'd off their eyes,
(A happy Time for prowling Wolves to leap,
Into the Fold, and fieze the harnilefs Sheep)
Such was the Time, when from nocturnal Bowls,
The passive Slaves, of not less passive Fools,
Like Birds of Night, in Darkness mark'd their Way,
Perform'd their Talk, and flew the Sight of Day.
These fneeking Volunteers in Mifchief, came
Through pure disinterested Love of Shame.
Whate'er they may pretend, or think, 'tis true,
They covet Chains, and well deserve them too.
Such a fell Ad of Spite, 'till then unknown,
Makes Satan blush, to find himfelf out-done.
Toe gen'rous Mind, knows hardly to resent
Such Actions—-but those Wretches must lament,
Who void of Virtue, Honor, Friendship, Shame,
Fix a dire Scandal on the human Name.
Let cringing Courtiers bow the fupplient knae—
Let venal Slaves, in darkest Plots agree ;---
Banish, kind Heav'ns, for ever from my Bread,
Ambitious Views, and I shall be at rest,
Whilst felf-exalting Fools, who grasp at Power,
Meet fierce opposing Rivals, every Hour.
This fickle, ever-changing State of Things---
But little Ease---no solid Pleasure brings.
Fame's loudest Blast, scarce fends her echo round,
Before her fav'rite meets a Fall profound.
To Day, he comes victorious, from the Strife ;
To-Morrow, he retires to private Life :
To-Day, each tuneful Breath accords his Name ;
To-Morrow, he is damn'd to endless Shame :
The Hand that plants the Laurels, plucks them off:
Now he's the Idol ; now the Jest and Scoff.
Let such (and many such there are) reveal
The Pangs, and Perturbations which they feel,"
And who wou'd envy them their shining State ?
Who wou'd not rather weep, to read their Fate *
But view the virtuous, calm, and equal Mind,
To Heav'n, and to his Fate at once refign'd.
He, unambitious, unconcern'd, can bear
Opposing Worlds, nor think the Shock severe.
Envy and Malice loose their cruel Aim,
And Slander throws her poifon'd Darts in vain,---
Nor asks for Titles, Riches, Fame, or Pow'r,
Hard to obtain, and fading ev'ry Hour.
Tn such a Bosom Freedom takes her Seat,
The Man, who truly Free is truly great.
All are in thraldom, but the good and brave,
The greater-Tyrant's but the greatest Slave.
Philo Sappho.
Great-Barrington, 9th July, 1774.
FHI L A D E~.L-P H I A, July m
Extract of a Letter from a gentleman in Liverpool to his
friend in this city, dated May if, 1774.
" The affairs between Great-Britain & North-A
merica seem to be approaching very faft to a crisis,
and must soon be fettled either one way or other;
we wish it may be an agreeable manner, but every
thing speaks the reverse ; our government we be
lieve will not in the lead relax from their present
adopted modes, some of which are harsh and can
not be well relished by you : however till the dis
putes be fettled we shall not fend out any goods but
to those on whose principles we can fafely rely to
reimburse us let matters take what turn they may,
the propriety of which you will be convinced of."
Extrafl of a leter from Winchester, in Virginia, to a gen
tleman in this city, dated fune 21st, 1774.
" We are here enlisting all the men that can be
got to go against the Indians : there are some compa
nies gone out And more will go this week, they are
promised by government 50s. a month ; we are in
formed that upwards-of 2000 men are gone against
them from the upper counties. We expert a very
hot Indian war."
Thefollowing is the fubfance of sundry letters received
from Fort-Pitt, dated 'June 19th, 1774. -
" The i©rh toftant a friendly Indiant that had
been reconnoitering the woods with Capt. M'Kee,
was fired upon by one of Conolly's militia, but
luckily made his escape. The fame day Mr. Ri
chard Butler, and Mr. Alexander Blaine, two of the
principal traders, arrived here from the Shawanefe
towns, with ten canoes loaded witli peltry. They
were escorted to this place by three of the Shawa
nefe---All the rest of the traders are coming by land,
with near two hundred horses loaded with peltry,
and are expe&ed here in a few days. Mr. Butler
brought a Ipeech from the Shawanefe, of which
Capt. M'Kee desired him to acquaint Conolly,
and likewise to apply to him for protection for the
three Shawanefe, who escorted our Traders, which
Conolly absolutely refufed, faying he looked upon
them as enemies.
" Ypllerday two Delaware Indians arrived atCol
Croghan's from New Comer's town, with an account
that the traders had got as far as that town four
days ago, with their horses and peltry, on their way
home. This morning Conolly sent out a party of
40 armed men to Col. Croghan's to cut offthe three
Shawanefe, who had so faithfully escorted our traders and
their property to this place.---'The traders, with the af~
fiftance of CpJ, Croghan; got the Indians put over
the Alleghany river,paid them a quantity of goods,,
delivered to them a speech, and parted in the great
est friendfhip---Conolly's party returned this even
ing, and both he and the, are much enraged at being dis
appointed in the execution of their murderous purpofe.*—
He immediately put up " advertifments, threatening
every person who shall either harbour, trade or cor
respond with any ofthe Shawanefe or Mingoes at this
place, with the ievereft punishment. .
" I forgot to mention that Col. Croghan/ after
being two days on his journey to Virginia,fwas turn
ed back by the country people, who gathered about
him, expreffmg their dilTatisfadion at his leaving
this place, and alledging that he was flying for fear
of a war.r--We have an account of Logan's being
returned to the Shawanefe towns, and that he took
with him thirteen scalps. There has been no mif
chief done by the Indians in this fork of the river
yet, which gives us the greatest reason to believe that
rhe Broke is aimed at the Virginians only."
From the above fads, which may be depended
upon, as coming from men of repution on the spot,
and well informed, it seems almost beyond a doubt
that the Indians will be driven into a general war
with us, if some effectual measures are not immedi
ately taken to restrain and punish a set ofJaivlefs &
blood-thirsty villians, who infeft our frontiers.. So
black a tranfadion, and so contrary to all the laws
of humanity, is hardly to be met with in the annals
of any civilized or even savage nation, as an attempt
to cut off three faithful men? who, from a love of
justice, and at the peril of their own lives, conduc
ted our traders and their, property fafely to our
settlements. - The fame letters dd, that nei
ther the houses nor property of our own people,
afFo* Pitt, are fafe from the arbitrary proceedings
of Conolly ; and surely when it is known that these
outrages are committed by him, under a pretended
authority from a truly refpedable neighbouring
government, they will vindicate their own justice by
his disgrace ; nor ought this province any longer to
fuffer such heinous offences to pass unpunished,
within their undoubted jurifdidion. Had a small
garrison been kept at Fort-Pitt, under a proper
command, most of these mifehiefs might have been
prevented, and our settlements, many of which are
now deserted, would have been kept entire.
* Someflying accounts (which 'tis hoped are not true)
fay, that thoje three faithful Savages, after escaping
Conolly and bis gang of worse Savages, had fallen into
the hands of some Virginians and were murdered.
To be fold at public Vendue to
the highest bidder, a comfortable old fafhion dou
ble. hoyfe with a kitchen the back fide, and a good
barn with convenient dabbling, and a good shop
convenient for a tradfmah, together with about 30
acres of land, properly divided into mowing, plow
ing and pasturing, together with an orchard and
many other conveniences,---the whole frtuate within
about a mile weft of the court-house in Hartford,
was lately improved by Caleb Turner, said vendue
to begin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on the firft
Wednesday in August next, at the dwelling-house
of Moses Butler innholder in said Hartford, The
terms of sale will be known at the time.
Hartford, July nth 1774.
Stray'd or stolen from Colonel
Oliver Partridge's Paffure in Hatfield, on the Night
proceeding the Tenth of June Instant, a MARE,
about 15 Hands high, fix Years old, paces and
trots, her Colour at a little Distance, appears to be
a bright Sorril, but on Examination, her Hair will
be found to be one Third white, a blaze in her
Face, a Jittle white oft both her hind Legs, and
three white Hoofs. Whoever will take up and re
turn or secure and give Notice of said Mare to Col.
Partridge, shall be generously rewarded, and have
all necessary Charges paid, by
Oliver Partridge, jun,
Hatfield, nth June, 1774.
To be Sold by the Subscriber,
the following trails of LAND, viz. Four trads ly
ing and being in the diftrift of Hanover, in the'
town of Weftmoreland, in the colony of Connecti
cut, on the ealt fide of the Sufquehannah river, con
taining 400 acres each, the situation of which is fa
well known that it would be needless to defcrihe it.
One ditto in Kingstown dilirid, containing about
„o.acres, situated on a public road, convenient for a
store, tavern or farmer. One ditto in.the diftrid of
Plymouth, situated on the weft fide of said Sufqud
hahnah river, about one mile belowNanticoak falls,,
so called, in a very convenient place for a tavern or
farmer, and has an everlasting stream of water run
ning through it, very convenient for a grist or faw
railL Likewise, one ditto lying and being in the
aforefaid diftri&of Hanover,' laid out on part of a
proprietors right, containing upwards of 300 acres.
And likewise, one ditto lying and being in Chilifl
quake, on the east fide of the weft branch offaidSuf
quehannah river, containing upwards of 300 acres.
And likewise, the remainder of my proprietors right
throughout the Sufquehannah purchase, containing
upwards of 120Q0 acres. The abovefaid tracts
or farms of land will be fold feperate, or altogether
on the most reasonable terras, and an indisputable
title given for the fame, by me,
William Steuart.
Weftmoreland, 2d July, 1774.
N. B. Any person inclining to purchase the whole
or any part of the abovefaid land's, may be inform
ed of the terms by applying to Captain Lazarus
Steuart at said Hanover, or by me the fubferiber in
1 2y^ uth '"""" " Weftmoreland.
Hezekiah Merrill,
Apothecary and Bookseller.
Begs Leave to acquaint the Public, that he hap
received from London, a frefh Assortment of
Drugs, Medicens, Groceries, Books, &,,
And many Articles in the Stationary Way;
which are to be fold at a moderate Advance for
Cash or Credit, at his STORE at the Sign ofthe
Unicorn &Mortar, a few Rods South, of
the Court-House in HARTFORD.
^mong bis Assortment are the following PatentMedicins.
Turlington's original Balfom of Life,
Bateman s peroral Drops, British Oil, Godfrey's
Cordial, Balfom of Honey, Fraunces'-Female Elix
et, Anderson's and Lockyer's Pills, Hooper's Fe
™a'e. ditto, Dr. Bateman's .purging Elixer, Daffey'si
Elixir, Dr. James's Fever P&fo.fe.&fc &c.
Groceries ^d Stationeries/ ,
Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, Raifins,Figgf,
Almonds, Brimstone, Rosin, Pepper, Allfpice,Gin
ger, Tamarinds, Florence Oil, Madeira, Lisbon,
and Malaga WINES, best Velvet Corks, Copperas
Allum, Madder, Arsenic, Indigo, Paper by the
Ream or Quire, Marble Paper, Dutch Quills', Pa,
tent Cakeink, Wafers, belt Dutch Sealing Wax.
Copper-Plate Copies, Money Scales,Gunter's Scales
and Dividers, MAPS, Prints, curious Pictures in
Glass, Fram'd, Gold Leaf, Account Books, Re
ceipt and Memorandum ditto,.Aft-Skin Memoran
dum ditto, Catheters Male and Female, German
Flutes, Fifes and Twine.
Loaf Sugar by the Hundred or fingleLoaf/
best B rown ditto, by the Barrel or frailer Quantity^
Cheshire and Gloceller Cheese, London Porter, &c.
Good Assortment of Books? ,consisting of.
Divinity, Law, Hiftorfo Phyfick, Surgery, Mid
wifry, Mifcelany, School Books, &c. &c.
Painter's Colours of all Kinds^ LinfeedOil,
Varnish, Paint Brushes, &c.
*#* The above, with every Article in the Apo
thecary Way, will be fold to the Customer's full
Satisfaction Cash, and the highest- Price will be
given at said Store for BEES-WAX, where con
stant Attendance is given, and the smallest Favours
gratefully acknowledged.
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Of the best Kind to be Sold by
STEPHE N MEER S,
At his Store opposite the North Meeting-House in
Hartford.
H A R T FO R D, '
Printed by Ebenezer Watson,