The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-08-07 00:00:00, page 4

By THOMAS GAGE, nuhom Britifofren^
Stiled Honourable and Excellency,
O'er Massachusetts Jent to ft and here
Vice-Admiral and Chief Commander,
Whose Power Gubernatorial fill
Extends as far as Banker- Hill,
Whose Admiralty reaches clever,
Full half a Mile up Myfic River ;
Let ev'ry Clime and ev'ry Nation
Attend once more,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS th' infatuated creatures
Still led by folks whom we call traitors,
Whom, had we dar'd, we'd have you know,
We should have hang'd a year ago,
Advancing in progression fatal
Have now proceeded to give battle,
And with deep wounds that fate portend
Ganl'd many a soldier's latter end ;
And all the good effeas we hoped,f
From fear and patience now are dropped,
The good effects we mean of gaining
Whate'er you had was worth obtaining ;
The good effects we saw in visions
Of lordships, pensions, polls, commissions,
All which by following those fame elves,
You've kept moll vilely for yourselves;
It but remains for us who stand
Invested with supreme command,
To prove we do not bear, or fihow you
The sword in vain---so woe be to you.
But firft 'tis fit it should be seen
What arrant knaves ye all have been ;
What horrid crimes ye've been committing
'Gainft Parliament and crown of Britain ;
Denied the sacred right to these,
Of calmly robbing whom they please;
That any man with half an eye,
Your plots and mifcheifs may espy;
And those who nothing know beside 'em,
May fee the pains ye took to hide 'em.
Did ye not Icare each printing press,
And make e'en Rivington confefs?
Stop ev'ry printer bold and wife,
W 1 o dared to publish tory-lies?
Nay when myfelf in proclamation,
Spread wholesome fallhood thro' the nation,
Altho' the lies I used to scatter
Were of the noblest size and water,
Did ye not all refufe to credit,
Aa<ho' force common liar had said it ?
Did not my fcribbler-gen'ral strain hard,
My Maffachufettenfis, L d
Write ev'ry moment he could spare
From cards and gallanting the fair,
To reason, wheedle, coax, or frighten
Your rebel folks from schemes of fighting,
Scrawl till he muddled quite his head ?
And did you mind a word he said ?
Did not my grave judge S 11 hit
The fumrnit of news-paper wit,
Fill ev'ry leaf of ev'ry paper
Of Mills and Hicks and mother Draper,
Draw proclamations, works of toil,'
In true sublime and fcarcrow-ftyle,
Write farces too, 'gainft right and freedom,
All for your good, and none would read 'm?
My friends at York did ye not hamper,
And make each tory scribbler scamper,
From C r, to that senseless prater,
From folly's rearguard, styled Mercator ;
Raise such a tumult, bluster, jarring,
That midit the clash of tempests warring,
L w's weathercock, with veers forlorn,
Could scarcely tell which way to turn ?
What disappointments fad and bilkings,
Awaited poor departing W $,
What wild confufion, rout and hobble, you
Made with his farmer, Don A. W.
How did you 'fore committees drag it
Andanfwcr it with fire and faggot ?
Still bent your own fide to advance,
You never gave us equal chance
That all the world might fee and tell
Which party beat at lying well ;
From whence the point is very clear
You did not dare the truth to hear ;
But fearful least the world should guess it
Took all this trouble to suppress it.
Did you not prate oflaw and right,
And spirit up your friends to fight,
Apply the animating lays
Of freedoms sons in ancient days ;
Altho' you could not fail to know,
Those days were thoufind years ago ?
Did not your clergy, all as one,
Vile protedants each mother's son,
Tho' miracles have left in lurch,
All men, but our true cath'lic church,
Perfw.de you Heav'n would help you out.
Till vcu despised our threats so Hout;
While ev'ry sermon spread alarms
And ev'ry pulpit beat to arms ?
[The remainder will be in our nextQ
Callicoes ; Chintzes ; Patches
and printed Cottons; Stamped Linnens and Da
mascus's for Waistcoats ; Wiltons ; Jeans and Fus
tians ; corded, figur'd and plain Dimoties and Dia
pers ; Denmark Table Cloths ; Peneafcoes and Ben
galis ; Bedticks ; Corduroys; Breeches Patteras ;
Striped Cottons and Cotton Hollands. A Va
riety of Silks for Gowns, viz. Persians ; India Taf
faties of all Colours ; Serge- de- fays for Men's wear f
Ducapes ; Black and white plain & flower'd Modes;
Women's Silk Velvets; Luteftrings, Padufays and
figur'd Sattins ; Plain Sattins ; Belongs and Sarfa
nets es all Colours. A Variety of flowered Lawns
and Apron Patterns ; Sprig'd and book Muzlins ;
Plain Lawns and Cambrick; Long Lawns ; Irish
Hollands ; Laces & Gimps ; Checks, Scotch Plaids ;
Brushes; Horn and Ivory Combs; Ivory, Bone and
Cocoa, plain and Silver mounted Fans. A Variety
of figur'd and plain Ribbons; Black and white
plain Gauzes ; Silk, Linen and Gauze Handker
chiefs; Broad Cloths; Plains and German Serges;
Velvets & Velveretts of all Kinds; Lastings ; Shal
loons ; Tammies; Durants; Camblets ; Crapes ;
Stuffs; Callamanco's ; Silk Gloves and Mitts;
Necklaces ; Thread, and cotton Stockings. All
Sorts of common School Books; Watts' Psalms and
Hymns ; Cans Bibles with marginal Notes ; Green
and scarlet Plulh, and Trimmings for Saddles ;
Looking Glasses ; Cutlary ; Haberdafhary ; thick
Woollens ; Bazes ; Wool and Cotton Cards. Hollow
Iron Ware ; Scythes ; Womens & Girls Stuff Shoes
and Clogs; Felt and Castor Hats ; Assortment of
Nails; Pepper; Spices of all Sorts; Fresh Raisins;
Starch ; Bed Cords ; Weavers Slays ; Allum ; Cop
peras ; Redwood ; Logwood ; bed Indigo; Coffee ;
Chocolate ; Rum .; Loaf and Brown Sugar ;
Molasses ; Rice ; Pipes ; Nova-Scotia Grindstones,
&c. &c. &c. 50
LEATHER BREECHES,
MADE in the neatest and ftroageft manner, an
on the most reasonable terms, by the subscri
bers at their shop a few rods north of the court-house
and next door to Wid. Collyer's tavern in Hartford.
As they served a regular apprenticeship to the Bree
ches Making bufimefs, they flatter themselves that
their work will meet with general approbation---As
they intend to continue in this town, they will make
it their greatest study to merit the favour of the pub
lic. All orders will be ftridly observed, and the
Jeaft favour gratefully acknowledged by the public's
meft obedient humble servants,
Hartford, June JOHN HILL,
23, 1775. 48 CHARLES WRIGHT.
From NEWPORT,
TAKES this method to notify the public, that he
has taken a shop (of Mr. Ward's) opposite the
Town-House in Middletons, where he has to fell,
CHEAP for CASH,
A good assortment of English, India, Weft-India,
and Homemade GOODS, whereof the following
particulars are a part, viz.
Warranted to be of the best kind, to be fold
by MOSES SMITH, a few rods weft of
the Great-Bridge, Hartford, at the house lately im
proved by James Taylor, Cloathier, late deceased.
Taken up by the fubferiber,
the 4th of July, a brown Mare, about 14 hands
high, shod before; paces and trots, aboutg years
old, no brand, a small streak down her face, a white
spot on her nose. The owner may have her again
by proving his property and payingcharges.
ASAHEL COWLES.
Kensington, July 4, 1775.
C>ASH given for RAGGS; at the Printing
jOffice in Hartford.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
OOME time in the night after the 15th of July
° instant, the house of Joseph Peafe efSuffield was
broke open by some person unknown, and robbed
of about 90 Dollars in dollars and small silver, and
a quantity of coppers---7 Connefticut 40s. bills, 2
10s. bills, and several smaller bills. Whoever will
apprehend the thief or thieves so that the money may
be obtained, shall have twenty dollars reward, paid
by # JOSEPH PEASE.
N. B. When the advertisement was inferred in
the last Monday papers said Peafe was absent, and
no one able to afeertain the sum. The villain that
perpetrated the crime wore a small shoe, and ftep'd
ihort: It is hoped that all tavern-keepers, traders
and all others, will take particular notice of any
transient person that appears to have much money.
Suffield, zzd July, 1775. Joseph Pease.
THOMAS GREEN,
I N D I G O,
H A R TF O R D,
Printed by EBEN. WATSON.
RAN away from the Subferiber, cn the night
af.cr tile 26th rs July inflant, a Negro Man
Servant, named JACK, about 22 Years of Age, is
about 5 feet 8 Inches high, a lively, smart Fellow,
a cooper byTrade,his Hair dressed in the Maccaroni
Tafle, carried with him a brown, homespun Coat,
with a red Collar, a red Jacket, brown Jacket and
Breeches, two Pair two cloth Trowfers, one blue
broadClothCoat, 1 Felt & 1 BeaverettHat,with aSil
ver Band round it, and many ether Articles of Ap
parel. Whoever will secure said Servant, so that
his Mailer may have him again, Ihall have TEN
bbL^AnS Reward, and all reasonable charges
paid by DANIEL OLCOTT.
Hartford, 31st July, 1775.
W PEREAS Abigail my wire, nas without any
cause or provocation deserted my bed and
boaru, and has and still doth refufe to return and
live with me; I do therefore Ittidly forbid all and
every person or persons ha: bouring, or in any way
entertaining or detaining her, or crediting her on
fy account, or having any deal whatsoever with
"° "° w hand ready to receive her il file
wil return, and provide for hefr to the utmoff ofmy
abilities, and in every refptft treat her as a kind and
CT,%:,,, Ti MOT „ T Hv ß w D ,j ra .
Wethersfield, July 3 , 1775.
Q AN away from^^bTa^t theT^f
'"' " apprentice boy named Jonathan
'° 1 2 ° y °r" ° f "'" " b ° ut 5 feet 10 inches
high, Hack hair, fair complexion, took with him a
suit of irghtifh brewn home-made eloaths a linht
grey furtout, four home-made flirts, and two pair
of itrip d trowfers, anda new caltor hat. Whoever
will take up said apprentice, and return him to his
mafler,fhall have thirteen pence half-penny
lawful money reward paid by
THOMAS SPENCER.
Eaf-Hartford, 'July 23, 1774
STRAYED away tr um the JubknbeT about
the 20th of May last, a brownish bay mare, three
je^rs old, not cocked nor branded, about thirteen
hands 2nd a haif high, trots and pares well. Who
ever will take up. faidmare & return her to the fob
fcriber, fliall, have TWO DOLLARS reward and
all neceflary charges paid by
, JOSHUA LASELL.
Amenia, July sth, 1775.
NOTICE is hereby given to tliTcrerntoTl Aza
rian Smith, an insolvent debtor, that they meet
at the dwelling house of Ames Cowles, innholder in
Farmington, on the 14th day of A^,ft n eyt. at or 11
of the clock in the afternoon, to receive each credi
tor his proportionable part of said estate, according
to the aft of the General Assembly.
JONATHAN ROOT, 1
JOSIAH COWLES, , Trustees
ASAHEL WADSWOTH.J
Farmington, July 21, 1775.
E the subscribers being appointed by the Ilon.
V V Court of Probate for thediftrid of Litchfield,
cemmiffioners to examine the claims of the creditors
to the estate of Charles Thrall, late of Norfolk, de
ceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice
that we shall attend on that business at the dwelling
houfe of Rofannah Wilcox, innholder in Norfolk,
on the second and last tuefdays of August, and fe
cend Tuesday of September next.
Giles Pettibone,")
Titus Ives, ? Coramiffioners.
Joel Phelps.j
July 10, 1775.
0 No demands will be accepted but what are
properly proved—and all persons that have any of
the abovefaid deceafed's effects, arc desired to deli
ver them to me the fubferiber, or give notice so
they may be had as soon as possible. And all per-'
sons indebted to said deceafed's eflate will nuke
speedy payment to avoid trouble, as said chute mud
be soon fettled.
Dudley Humphry, Admiftifrator cnfaid Efate.
Norfolk, July 10, 1775.
Peter Vandervoort,
HAVING removed his goods from New-York,
takes thii method to inform his good cukom
ers in particular and the public in general, That he
has just opened at his stoic oppofuc the Printing.
Office in Hartford, a universal assortment ofLon
mongery and Cutlery Ware, which he will fell OR
as flow terms as u fual, by Wholesale only.
Hartford, July 13, 1775.
LOST, between Wctherstielu and Hartford, on
the 4th day of July 1775, a , n - w Forty Shil
ling proc. Bill, dated Hartford, May 1775. ''^
fubferiber hopes it has fell into the hands of an ho
nest man, and for a reasonable reward will be willing
to return it to the owner, which will really be of the
greatest fervicc to their humble servant,
Solo. Wolcott.
Wethersfield, July 4, 1775.