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T^foHowiug AB p^d the last feffimn of the GntrJ
f ' Affembty, at New-Haven in October lift.
A?< Act m addition to the Law of this Colony, enti
tled, An Act for forming and regulating the Mi
^U, and far the encouragement of Military Skill,
drof the better Defence of this Colony.
BE it enacted by the Governor, Council, and
Reprcfentativcs, in General “Court aflemblcd,
and by the Authority of the fame, That the Military
Companies or Train-Bows in the'feveral Regiments in this
Colony, fall, he called out and exercised in the Uffe of their
Arms, and other Exercifespro.erfira, Company of Infan
try, twelve Half Days from this Time until the Jirft Day
cf May nexj. And if Any of the non-eammiflon Ofers or
Soldiers in said Companies, fall negleß to attend said Ex
ercises, each Person so neglectingfallforfeit and pay for
each Half Day, Two Shillings lawful Money, to be di
vided equally among the non-ccmmificn Officers and Sol
diers infaid Companies who fall attend and do Duty.
And a Premium op' Six Shillings fall be allowed to tach
fcldier who fall attendfaid twelve Half Days.
And every Regiment in this Colony as well the Herfe as
the Foot belonging thereto, fall meet either together or in
Parts, at the Difcretim es the Cokncl or Commanding
Officer, at such Time and Place as such Colonel or Field
Officer, fall appoint,fir Regimental Exercises one Day be
fore rhe tenth Day of May next ; And every non-commis
sion Officer, Trooper, arid Soldier fall be allowed and
paid One. Shilling fir attending such Regimental Exercise.
And be iLfjmthcr ena&ed by the Authority a
forefaid, That the Military Companies in the Towns of
Eaft-Windfor,Enfield, and Bolton, and that Part of Hart
ford on the eafl fide of Connecticut River, fall be, and
they are hereby confituted and made one entire and difin hl
Regiment, and fall be called and known by the Name of
the Nineteenth Regiment.
That the Military Companies in the Town of Norwich,
falibi, and they-are hereby made andeenfeituted one entire
Regiment, and fall be called and known by the Name of
theTwenticth Regiment.
That the Military Companies in theTowns of Plainfield,
Canterbury x Volant own and the south Company in the
Town of Ki dir. gley, and all the Soldiers living infaidCan
terbvry,fioall be Jet fffrom fe eleventh Regiment, and
Jhall be, and are hereby named and constituted a diJi in A
and. entire Regiment, andfall be called' and known by the
Name of the Twenty fir ft. Regiment.
That the Military Companies in the Towns of Tolland,
Somers, Stafford, PKillinglcn, and Union, Jhall be cm
diftir.il Regiment, and Jhall be called and known by the
Name of the TwenyJecond Regiment,
Which fever al Regiments fall be under the fame Rules
and Orders, and fall have the fame Powers, Privileges,
end Advantages as other Regiments cfthis Colony [y La w
have.
And be it farther enacted by the Authority afcre
faid. That wherever Sixty effcAive Men, not now exclu
ded in any Mililia Rells, voluntarily enlist ihemjelves into
a Company, the Colonel or Commanding Officer of the
Regiment in wfeb they are, Jhall leant benz to the Choice
of proper Officers, who fall be eftablijhed and commijjioned
as other Officers by Law are.
MOXD AY, Dsckmszr 12, 1774. T H E [NUMBER 52a. ।
CONNECTICUT C O U R A N T
AND HARTFORD
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W E E K L Y , INTELLIGENCER,
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^taming the Frefneft ADVICES, toth EOREfeFZ^^
That the Colonels in the Regiments in this Colony, be,
and they are hereby directed to cdleA the Fire Arms and
ether Impliments of war within their rffpeßlue Regi
ments which belong to this Colony, and cytufetbem to be
repaired and fittedfor Ure ; ans make R.iurns to the Cap
tain-Genehm the Number and' St ait of the Aims they Jhall
Jo find and colled, with all corfvenieKi Difpalcb.
And that there Jhall be a General Muff er oj a'l the Mi
litary Ccmpaniez in shit 'Colony, m the fourth Mcyzday cf
November next, when the 'Arms, fall be viewed by the
Chief Officers cf the refieftive Companies, under Penalty
already provided b^ Law fir Ni:?left in such Case.
WIL LIAMSEURG (Virf. ia) November 10.
.To the Hex. .PETTON EANDOLPH, EJg-,
SIR, Jl-A v, Oct. 20, 177 a.
yp EPRESENTATIONS fcuM be made with can^
X*. ^nd matiersftatede.vallly as thiy stand. peo
plewoiddbe ted to. believe, from fius- letter to me of the
mth inf ant, that .wtirks v-xte ruifed against the town of
Open to all PARTIES-—not under the influence of ANY.
Boston, pri vate property invaded, the fildiers fiffiered to
infsdt the inhabitantse and the comma; icaticn-bczwL.u town
and countryJlsut up and mfifted.
Nothing can by further from the trueJituation cf this
place than the above ft ate. There is net a Jingle gun *
pointed against the town, no mans property has been feixpd
or hurt, except the kins s, by the people't defraying the
firaw, bricks, lAc. brought fir his service. No troops
have given less cause fir complaint, and greater care was
never taken to prevent it', and Juch care and attention
was never more neccjfary, from the insults and provocati
ons daily giving to both officers andfildiers. The commu
nication between the town and country has been always free
and unmoleftcd, and is Jo fill.
Two works of earth have been raised at some distance
from the town, wide of the joad, and some guns put in
them. The remains of old works, going out of the town
have been firengtbened, and guns placed there likcwift.
. People will think differently, whether the hostile prepara
tions throughout the country, and th: menaces of blood, and
Jlaughter, made this neeffary. But lamtodo my duty.
It gives me pie afare that you are endeavouring at a cor
dial reconciliation with the mother country ; which, from
what has transpired,! have difpaired of. Nobody wifnes
better success to such meafurcs than myfAf. I have en
deavoiered to be a mediator, if I could tftablijh a founda
tion to work upon ; and ha viftroug uryed it to the peo
ple here to pay fir the tea, and ten. a proper memorial to
the King, would be a good beginnm tn their fide, and
giveAcir f zend: tie ^ppirlarzy f pjczi., fs in ziieir
support.
I do not believe that menace: and unfriendly proceedings
will have the effeA wh.ch many etneeive. The Jpirit es
the Britijh nation was high when I left England, and
Juch meajures will not abate it. But I Jhould hope that
decency and moderation here would create the Jame dijpo
fition at home ; and I ardently wijh that the common ene
mies to both countries may Jee, to their dijappointment yhat
theje dijputes between the mother country and the colonies
have terminated like the quarrels of lovers, and inereafed
the affeßion which they ought to bear to each other,
I am, Sir,
Your meft obedient, bumble Servant,
THOMAS GAGE.
Wanted, a Journeyman Clock-
Maker, that can asd will Work. Good Wages
will be given, and puudual Payment made to inch
an cne, that will immediately enter into the Service
of _ ENOS DOOLITTLE.
Hartford, Dec. 5, 1774..
This is to notify all persons
whatsoever, That MEHITABEL my wile, has run
me in debt at sundry places, contrary to my content.
I do forbid all persons trufling her on my account,
f®r I will not pay any debt contracted by her after
the date hereof. Simon KingJbury, fin.
Dated at East-Windsor, December 1, 1774.
W‘ HEREAS application has been made to me
in writing, by more than a sixteenth part of
the proprietors of the townlhip of PANTON, a
townfliip lately granted by the governor and council
of the province of New-Hampihire, desiring a meet
ing of said proprietors may -be warned—-These are
therefore to notify said proprietors to meet at the
dwening-houfe of Paul Smith, Inn-holder in Sharon,
on the 27 th day of December next, at 9 o’clock in
the forenoon, to deliberate on meafurcs proper to be
taken concerning a pretended claim of the proprie
tors of the townlhip of Addison to some part of the
lands in laid Panton, and to tranfaU any other bufi
nels that may be thought proper'for said proprietors
of Panton. Dated at Sharon, the 16 th day of No
vember, A.D.1774.
John Canfield, Jufliceof Peace.
Bickerftaff’s, Bradley’s, flow’s and
Dabol’s ALMANACKS, for the
Year 1775, to be fold dy the Printer.
Stolen out of the liable of John
Steel of Weft-Hartford, on the 28th day of last
month, a brown Marc, about 6 years old, about 14
and half hands high, both pa es and trots, Ihort
dock, with some whits hairs inker tai J, lb od all
round and toe cork’d, low in fielh. Five DolliS^
reward will be given to any person who ihall return^
her to the Printing. Office in Hartford, or Zachem
Goodrich in Sheffield. December 3, 1774.
Stolen from the subscriber of
Salilbury, on the night after the 12 th of intrant No
vember, out of Noah Lee’s pasture at Caftleton, a
darkcheftnut coloured Herfe, 10 years old 14 hands
and half high, a white streak in the face, the streak
is cut oft about the middle with dark hair, no brand,
is a well made Horse, gbod carriage, paces and
trots, and has a good hand gallop, handfoma head
and neck, small ears. Whoever ihall take up said
horse and thief and secure them, ffiali have Six Dol
lars reward, or for the horse cniy three Dollars, and
all neceflary charges paid, by JAMES BIRD.
Sal. ibury, November 20, 1774.
Watebes^ yeTuelry^
Thomas Hilldrup,
South of the Court-H^Je H A R IF ORD.
Y? 1 Ay Gratitude retu^ >r hh tmfeignv;..;A
I ¥ Thanks to all thole wic have favour
ohim vyith their Custom or Intere c fmee hh cmv X
^mencing Business here; their Favours having^
^exceeded his mull sanguine Expedations-—A,^ 4
^Continuance of which he will endeavour to me fR
Srit by executing any futuie Commands wiih>J
;• ^Fidelity and Dispatch. He also begs Leave to/St
Minform them and the Public in general, That’}^
has now .complete for Sale, an AflortmcniofM
My lo following Articles, viz. warranted SilvcrjA
A A I CHES, which will perform to a Punftilio,.^
ot ’ lers ^ ia t will go provided they are car-M
^ried— Brilliant and Cypher’d Stone Ear Jewels^
f neatly set in Gold and Silver-—Hart and Goldy^
•^Rings—-Gold Wires—Lockets, and a vaiietylr
^.of Elegant Hair Sprigs-Brilliant Silver, Plated >
>s,and Pinchbeck Siwe, Knee and Stock Buckles®
f ®of the neauft Patterns—proper Boot Buckles,W
: ®.Gcld, Silver, Brilliant and Marquifite Broaches'®*
^..---Gilt and Mock Garnet Ditto-Plain Silver,'®
.^.Cypher and Brilliant Sieve Buttons—Plated,®
®Gilt, Mock Moco and Garnet Ditto—Train-'®*
®ing Canes and Rattans—Steel Watch Chains®
®---Gold 7'infel and Plain Silk Strings, fotted®
^Colours, with a Variety of Seals set in Silver®
®and Pinchbeck—Gilt, Steel and Common Do.®
®Keys, &c. &zc.. The above Goods may be Imd®
®at a low Advance for Cafli or Produce in Hand.®
®.Watches repaird ac usual, on the fame Terms®
®.as in New-York or Bcfton. Cash given for old®
® Silver, of which 73. per Oz. will be given in®
®Exchange, for three Months. ®
Afi Hartford, December , 1774.
^.N. B. He has a few Watches on Hand upwards^
*^of one Year, which he is willing to exchange^ .
^with theOwners for what the Repairs amount to.
gTRAY’D or Rolen on the 16th inlt. from an in
clofure in Branford, a very dark brown mare a
bout 1 5 hands high, a natural pacer, hangs her head
and tail. Whoever will secure said mare and bring
her toMr. Moses Butler in Hartford, ffiali have three
dollars and all expences paid, either by said Mr.
Butler, or Josiah Blakeflce of Enfield.
Nov. 28, 1774.
This Paper, [No. 520] concludes the
fourth Year of its Publication, since th®
DilfMution of the PartnerJhip bctwe§&
Green & Watson.