The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-02-17 00:00:00, page 3

DUBLIN [rela.d] 19,
By a torr from L jo,n dated ORober 15th, vie learn
that in American pre caterca %e to anchor in the harbour of
Newr; ?i the ifb inf. and d:.wdedprroifens for ©which
parent was offered. She mounted (8 carriage guns, had
12; m<n on board, and is are 10 vessel well built. She re
maixed but afro hours, then weighed anchor and failed to
the northward Ihfe who observed her under way think
her &.remarkable sass fax' r.
FISH KIL L, Frb. 13.
The Expref> Rider, ^h > arrived here ye erday front
Head-quarters, gives the following interefiingiruelli
, gence, viz. # ,
TMt when he came fff rith the dispatches f ora
General 'V fhingt^n, Gen. Green brought in th^ fol
lowir^ account, that 300 • f :i troops w^re fta<i- ned
at Quibble Town, unurr the command ofCaL Scott,
the. 3000 of she e^„ from B anfwick attacked them,
whiu obliged Col. S.^tt, to retreat ^bout & mile and
ha f, th^tb i^greinfo c^d by a party cf Lord Serling's
a?my, with f/ur pieces cf cannon, they rtencw:d the
eagagrmenr, obliged the e^my co retreat with the
I'rfeof 300 left d^ad on the field, and 100 taken ,ri
ff nert; and were iipufuit of them wh^n General
Green came away.
Thai def?rttr# from th^ errmy inform, that their
a my ^^ at half allowance, and th-i; h.ufes d, irg for
want of fodder.
Lafi Saturday fit of the c# emy': light herfe advanc
ing rovath Well Chefl r, th/ec or four miles from
Kingibridgr & final! party cf car miritia attacked
ah^n, Ihct hr, e of the riots, tock one horie, the
©th^MWir^n off ^ith the thr^e remaining riders.
• B O S TO N, F bruary 13.
At a very large and r^f;enable Town. Met ti^g,
held atF^euil Hril, on Thursday the 6 h infant,
s^depmixued by a : 'j :iiramsnt to the lath, it was u
»ori.CTflyvut&d, That the Tawa would do all in
Geir Power to promote the fslula y Intentions of the
late A€t of this State, to prevent Monopolies, &*
Wi thevc certriu advice from F/aace, that Dc^or
Franklin arrived at Bourdeaux the seventh of Decem
ber Uft, U o^4 Health---! hat the Ship which car
fa) been fold b, Wc&i* at the exorbitant A^^^ of
five andfa Hundred per Cart fr^ the prime Cod, and re
tailed out at the unreachable Profit of Fort, and Fiji) per
Cent, or more, in Addition thereto; which has beta the
Occafon cf great Opprefon, efpeciall, to the poor ^orf^ur:
And confiding that uotwithfading the great Rifque of a
Voyage to and from Europe, the high Rate of Injure,
the Difficult, of procuring Articles faitable for the Marl?!,
the Lo/s upon tbofe exported, the iucreafA Expenses and
length of the Voyage, and the real Neceffit, of 10%
many Commodities from thence.
Wherefore to corr^ and reßf, such Exorbitances, and
jet to allow she Importer a readable Profit, and afo to ad
in deformity with the other New England States in this
Particulars . ,
Be it father Em&d'by the Authority af3refaid,
That the Price of European G^ds which have b^en
or ihill be imported, as afo all such Goods„hich
h^^^n erffiall be brought into this State in any
Prize V.O, ^all not exc^d the fALwing ^,
Viz. Woolen Goods, coarL Linneus, Dock, 'ficx^
fobu% and O± abtigs, shah not bp fold by Whole
0e a/^ higher Kate th^ in Proportion of Two bun
d^d exd f^v^t, five Pounds Sterling far what cost
One hundred pounds S^ ting in Europe, s^d rot any
otbV Gw.ds, Warn, of M^^ tndize.importd froth
th^nc^ or brought into avy P-tt io this State i^ ary
P z: VJM, IhaP be fed. 2t Wholesale, at^n higher
Raeuai. in the P.&poriicncf Two hundred ana fifty
hotrod' Storing for whites# Ore Readied pounds
Si r'.,.ng in Europe, exce^ti^g Warlike and Military
Sjh the Priest of which +.;%d not be limited ; and
che R+t^ileWcf such Gerdt shall not fell thein at an
'higher Arianes than 20 ^ C&nt u,oa th% Whole
fX Pri^. .
Axil ?^ it further enmaed by the Authority zfore
flid, Th&twkofo^r fibril contra or receive for La
^ur, or ve&d, fill, or receive for anyof the *b ve ^
^umerred Articles more than at the about Rate, or
Price thereto affixed, or f>r others not enumerated in
ax u^r^Treble Difptcportion thereto, (the ex raor
dinaj R ifo and othr special circumhaac^ consi
dered) Un'J incut the following P^n rities am ° Farfrit
urea, viz. F^r CT &nde v y Article or Artic : fid
at or under the Price of T^^y Shillings, a Penalty
of Twenty Shillings ; and for each and every A -tide
or Articles 10/dai ^Higher Price than Twenty Shil
lings, & Penalty cf he price at which they may be
Aid; which Fines ^d Forfeitures tail be recovered
by Aftipa, 811 P b;t, or Infomrorioni* any Court
p-pp^ to try h^^w^.
A^d uo Seled-me-, Committees of I fyaion,
Can^4oU&, and G^nd-Je ers cf the feverri Tow^s,
and a^ch or erih^r #.fth+m, are hereby drived aud
efpecidi, required ^ridl, to er.q fry j^o ^nd d^.
Prafirararatraske us a!' Btch? ?;hhAcri
And chfc< 1 A& or L&w of this St-ve, 'nrimled,
*' An A& for punching and prersrpffg of Oppres
sion ;" also an Ad nia^ and paffsd by the G^s-al
Affen bly of thisS^u at their Seffian in Hartf^d, in
May, in the Y#ar of^ Lord, O e Thousand S ven
Hundred and Seventy-fix, ^ntukd, “ An Aft in
Alteration of th# A&, entilutlcd, An A& for purify
ing and preventing Opp effion," and also an Aft r<a<a
and paffsd by this Aff.mUr at their fpeci&l Session in
Hartford, in Nov^bar rift, rotituled, “ An Aa to
prevent Monodies and Oppression, by exceffivs nd
um.tfonab'e Prices for many cf the Nec* fibrins and
Convoiencris of Life," be repealed, and they are
hereby refyeai^ly repealed ^ni made void.
bned him took ^ ^WoU pr^cs in ^ p^irAge, ar<d
carried th^m fife into that Put-.-That th? gr^i&t
Preparations for a War tea mA»,ing both in I rance ^r^
Spain that ever were knowr, ^hich, it w^s exp^a^o
would Gon be declrid ^gri^ft E ^risd.-- AG that it
wo faidat Boufcdeaok.thx^Bri ifoCcurt h^ engeged
20.000 R ffuns to come ^ America ; ^ th 4 * the
French Court i 3 det ^i<d ff ° pc^nt them.
L is Gid, that ^ F neh F i^ fom Mminico,
harnkeh ar E^IIG Frig^ f Gp^rior F rce, and
chroma her to that illtuc.'
A Gasman from T^'x, informs " 1 hat
when the HOWES ^od^uri^ was pr dried to the
American P itoners t! ere to fy,-, ( crrithUxn^i^g
they ^G c^fi^d or b^rd# % d.S?p, arid told
that General H:we was in p ff.ffion of Philadelphia)
they, like true Av^ic^, u ^ Ma^,obly difd,i,ed
to accept it; they dtcla^d, the* iolidud ^ PH a cr
Persons P^dofl, buttheir M^G, acr eve, would,
while G^ nad Exrite^." A nebri E^Q !
worthy th* I citation of ev^v American.
NEW,LONDON, Feb. 13
Incur left, it wssfaid that tbs Nig ? r, f 3 bad
drove afoore on Narraganfet beach, a,r;%eJcheoner, ana at
th face time toek a fhoover fro^ the Iff I dies. } Stnce
which the jhip barfort afeg i^ SicAngtos,fee an e^:b,%e
of prefers t-k uin the ^bcvefb^ner. who fr eves to be
Caps. Andrew Palmer of Stonington, from bt. loamgs s,
and b, thefig we learn that the jbifsn^me i, the Amazon,
facobs, commander, and that foe :s Rationed ts this
harbour. The febemsr they have made a tender of
Capt Salter.who came out of Nl^d wafer of the a'owe
prize belongs to PortJmowh in New-HampJhtrs: He mfroms
that the African privafar which put into Newry (as
mentioned under the Dublin head)fapped a number cf mantis
there ;. < Thq\ Ireland are wiiw%a/ty in favour 0, the A
mericans except a few Placemen.-- IE further fays, toat
fax fesd is very plenty in that kingdom. ^
1 usjda, las Capt. Daniel Difoon a-riwf here in afboon
er, in 32 days from Martinico; he came wither a few rods
of the above sos in a thick saw form ;- has brought about
700 6.foels of fall, and fine other articles. By him we
learn ttoatfor is low at M& libito, h^gfsom three tofur
dol'ars per hundred we. He informs, that an Englijb armed
brig having taken fundr, wrtbsfn vtfAs within 3 leagues
of she Caps, a French man of war wa>fat out after her,
who brought her into tee Cape, where fee was condemned
a^dfold, and that ^ account thereof was imrardwtelyfat to
France - That the F inch continue tofort f) Martinico, two
forts being now ercANg ; and that two regimes of troops
arrives from France while be lay a< wit place.
H ARTFO R D, Froru^y 17.
W: hear a confidirhble body of on Forest tra
drau/t ed from the amy ne^r Kp.; idge, und fla
tico d at F rirfiaH, ^ wwfchGhfy'^t^ iaver^l
M^n of War that lay .ffia the ibuad near .fr.-t :oWn.
The inhabitants uf.be patriotic town of N^ Ha
ven, in this fta ^,\ in full town meeting have refolvtd
that they will do &4 in their r^wer to put ih t±ectQu
the late ^a of th& General Ass sbly to prevent Mo
nopoli^, &c. [Scez^pagt f thi^ paper,]
Dfwdap ficedeparted this life a Kiriingworth,
of the small pex, the R^v. Mr. Huntingdon, ^i
nifter cf th© gc f ; ^l at that place. Akd,
LaftTuefday died at the hofetal in this place, of
the fame difirdtr, Mr. Luther Shepard, a very
worthy^ homed man. .^
The Krig of G tat-Briraii ,ri • SPEECH to both
H>ufesof P^i•v^t.oa T uflday,Oa 31, 1776.
MyLoens' and Gentlemen,-
fyOtbing could b x^ afforded frfactsfatisfaaion 4, to bate
6^^ able to inform you, at the opening of tbiffin that
-the troubles which have fs Lag dfreAcd ray colowes in
No 7 ^America . w:re of au end; and that say unhappy ,eo
ple, recovered freed fair de/ufo*, bad delivered themfives
from the opprefen of their leaders ard returned to their dot, ;
but so daring and desperate is the fpitii of those leaders,
wbfebjta ba: always been dominion & pov.er that the, hove
row optnl, renounced ail allegiance tvshe croum and all po
litical conneflions with this countr, ; the, have rjAtd,
with circus,dances of indignity and injult, tbs means of con
ciliation held out to them tender the authority of our commiffi
on ; and have prefmed tc ft up their rebellious cosfedesacies
for IndepeTAmi States If their trenfa be fff r 'd to tabs
root much mfchief ma, grow from it to the Jaja, of m, loyal
colonies, to the commerce of m, kiugdeAs', a,d indeed to the
present ffem of all Europe. One great ad:antage, bovm
ver, will be derived from the object f the rebels being cp,%l,
avowed, and chatty underfeed ; we /ball have unanimi,
at home,founded in the general convtkhoH ofjufice and ne
ceffitj cf our meufures.
lam bast, to inform you, that, by the bluffing f divine
Providence on the good condufi and valour oj m, tfeets and
forces by sea and land, and on the zeal and braver, of the
auxilir, troops in mtfrvice, Canadais recovered. And el
tbvug h,fcm unavoidable delays, the operations at New York
could not begin before the month of August, the juctcfs in tlat
previzee has been so important, us to give thefrergf hopes
of the mos decefvs good c&nfc^tncis ; bat notwithfarding
this fair pr^faa, we must at all events preparefor another
camcagn. I cent tune to receive assurances of emit, f: m
the Jeveral courts cf Europe, azdam *f^g 0, atmofl &.ta
voters to conciliate unhapp, d'ffirencos between two aei,bb<&,-
i%g powers, and 1 fell hope, that a'l milund.rfending way
be removed and Europe continue to enjoy the exfimablt bhf
fw of peace : I think nevertbelefs, that in the prefect fiua
lion ci affairs, it is expedient that wejhou'd be in a ref en
able Rate of defence at home.
Genriemea of the House of Commons,
I will order the efimates for the ensuing year to be laid be
, fore you ; it is a matter of real concern to me, that the im
portant coxfiderations, which Ib^ve fa cd tejeu, sztf ne
ctfarA, he followed by great <xpw& .• I doubt not, Owe
ver, but th^i mtfaithful Gemmas willreadily n."^ Jc^^^
full, g? e.Kt mefachju,plies, as the maintenance f the bozerir
of m, crswn, the <viudicatDw<f thejufl rights tfpartscmkrrti
and the public welfare,fo ill bsfodnd to require.
Mv Lords and G^tlemen,
luriis arddsus coWyg, lean have,no other elpcF out A
promote the true interest of all a:JubjAls ; no people ever cn
joyed fare happinfs, 0# lived under a milder geveramcr. ,thdh
those nov, revolted provinces ; the improvements in ever, art,
cf w'-sich they boafl, declare it; their numbers, theirwaltts^
their freuytb 6, feu add laid, ©which, they think,efficient t»
enable them to moke had a;d ; .,f the whois power of tel
mother csu rtrr an irrefrag.<b'k,proofs of it. My defc A
t* report to them she Nffi.gs fthat law and iLry,fifty
tfyA be ever, Britjhhto'D whicb they hwvcf.rtzf az4
dtysrate, exchanged for ad the calamities of w^r, ana ts
arbitea.s tyrant, of therf Chief.
Colonel WYLL^3 Orders',
THA 1' the- iron cem^rfho^ed effio^s and priva^O
already r^cial^d i ro hi* regiment, join at H&rt^
ford immediate',, a*d JicL hereof er recfdittd is the,
iulift; h:effi^r wi.l hi fr par dual in feeing thia
order coraplyed wiih ; une commissioned officer fiorn,
each c^r.^ a,y will conftarify attend to take charge, of
the company to which he belongs.
B, order of Colonel vvYtLYs,
JONATHAN HEART, Afr
Hi tfo d Frib 14 17,7
fri/E commanding efficas of the f^+ral CompAßte#
' uh., served in Colonel Mott's regiment in th^
northtfu army, th^ lift campaign, au h^r^by notifyed
an 1 ri -fired to meet the Coloneland other field officers,-
at M.Fennori, in^hold^r in Middletown, the firtf
TuNdsy of March next, to take care of the baggage,
and take eve;y one his own, and to fettle fach other
matters as can ih^ be fettled, relating to said can:-
paigA. SAMUEL Mott.
F^'"' F^b. 6:b, 1777.
TOOiICE is hereby given to the Captains and efc
cars, commanding companies in the 21st regi
ment, commanded b, Jonathan Ward, Esq; C3L
the last campaign, that the money due to them and
their men, I have received, and that! will pay th&
fame at du deeding hoa&.of Mi. fofab Bracket, inn
tiolder i& Boften, on Wednrfda, the z 6& infant,,
when akd where the said efficers &re d,fi ed to attend.'
William Boyd, Quarter -Mafcr.
Febenk ,14 1777-
\M the irigbtfallowing; the2Q hor December (aft,
C^ hr fubferiber left his POCKET BOOK, near
Picks K 11, iu which were four or five T'HIRTf
DOLLAR bills, tome oth^r rCTßwntal bills, zed 4
number tis papers ofg-eat doxftq eaca to him, srd
wh oh would not bt of the fm'#l eftldvautaog io &,v
oiher peifm ; any dtfe iptiot :cf the book, £O. wiuld
be urneceffarj, as by . R inf^ Hion of the pap^r, it will
appear, that they belong to (ript. William King,
cf Cal. Jonathan Ward's regiment. But si the
fibfcriter, foew after qd< ed the f^rite ; and &$ ffig
person in whofecudody the book may be, rhi^ht not
know whiro he ( ri fabferiber belong;) gifts dis in
form^iun, that ha belongs to Great Barrington, and
that if tl^ book, money and papers, &re returned to
him, or IN, with the Printer here f, shall receive
TWENTY DOLLARS reward, med reririnable
charges WM. KING.
February 13 17,7*
LOST bwibtca WIJ. Waller WaimQiris amu Mr.
Huntingtons, on tha evening of the 4th inff^t,
a black leather P,OCKE f BOOK, with a br&fs elafp,
was in i, about So dot art, in conrinintal bills ; also
i lifting orders foa General Sarivan, and ray far
lew. Whofver fi,;ds fiid pocket bck, and will %,„
tuia h to the fubferib^r, ffiall have FOURTEEN'
DOLLARS reward, pail by
William Redfield, wn.
M^riritfr. Frb.6 1777.
'J' 1-1 E pause . mip of Dutton, Isham ^.^DAyri
dtyfulved, all perform iAdett d to f id company giro
cnee more defined to fettle their refpcaive accounts, ei^
ther by caffi. produce, or notts cf hard, and that im
mediately, or else their accounts will b^ put in an at
torney's hand ; Asa these that qwe fzid company by
note are acfiy d forthwith to make payment.'
Toward, Feb. 14, 1777
~J o'hn'vTa riTso
DESIRES ad perform indebted to him by note or
bock re f ale the farce immediately, and a, his
) debts are ofa long Landing, and numbers have uag< #
nerot fly vken the advantageor the diff,filing timu.
to tv id payuent, when they h&ve had it more tha^
ever in their power ; h^ takes this method to »otify
&m that ey^ry one, (without excepriow) who negle&s
a fntlsme&t with him till after the 20th day of Mrrch
next; mud <*,€& a fait for rhe recovery thereof the firtf
op /ortuaity, writhe tit any further notice--, from their
humble tewnt John Watson.
Fad Wi^dfor, Fab. 10, 1777.
<po^ i^d by Jonathan Bieck, livinfi'j©
G eat Nine-Partners, near Sharon, & right of
LAND *t S.riqueh^nnah, he being throriginxl pro.
priwo' rcf said land, p^rt of it already laid out, hi bd
inw nb& eftbs foft purchasers ofiha natives
|,uUND uic 15th of, J&Ju dry, ^n^va N^^-.
, ton aad Wethers field,a pair cf SADDLE BAGS,
containing an empty junk bottri. The owner may
have them b^ applying to William Wolcott,
YVe.^ufiNd Feb. 15 1777.
O &ko:{fafsts, Uc, ovAl^f will be ex our &xl.™