The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-05-12 00:00:00, page 2

5 F b k D, May m
^bH^aurfay being ts.^ annual General Election
't^ G ^rau, 4*c Company of the Stat# of Connec
-1^; ^ fallowing Gentlemen ware duly chosen, viz.
Th# Honorable
;GNATE IN TRUMBULL, E s q ; Governor.
MATTHEW GRISWOLD,Efq; Deputy. Govern
Assistants.
Jabez Hamlin, Esq;
Elisha Sheldon, Esq;
Eliphalet Dyer, Esq;
Jabez aluntington, Esq;
William Pitkin, Esq;
Roger Sherman, E'q;
Abraham Davenport, Esq;
Jo^feU Spencer, £iq;
Oliver Wolcott, Elq;
Samuel Huntngton, Esq;
Richard Law, E:q;
Willllam Williams, Esq;
John Lawrence, Esq; Tieafurer,
George Wyllys, E^; Secretary.
ROLL of Repfuf^nuriv& return'd to fit in General
Affably, Mey 1776.
Hartford Connty.
Hartford 7^ s Pi'kix,
Q * ^ Benjamin Payne,
Wethersfield, * Col. JebxCbefer, * Col Elissa William)
remington, Col, Isaac Let, Mr. Jobs Treadwell.
Simfliur,, * Capi. E^l. Humphry, * Mr. Daniel Hum,hr).
H^duam, Capt. ,&fab Brooks, * Mr Ezra Brainard.
Rift Wiadljr, Gm, Erastus Wolcott, Mr. Benoni Olcott.
Willington, Capt; Timothy Pearl, * Mr. Job# Farley.
B^d-Haddam,*My JabezCbApman.Mr.Sam.Huntington
Suffield, Mr Alexander King, * Mr. Isaac Pomeroy.
Somers, Capt. Reuben Sikes, * Mj. nbiel Peafe,
Stafford, * Capt Ifratl Cenverfe, *Mr Samuel Fuller.
Belton, * Capt. Benjamin Talcott, Mr>Sub King
Colchefler, Cal. Henry Champion, * Mr. Elias Worthington.
Enfield, * Col. Nathaniel Terr,, * Mr. Peter Reynolds.
Gla*e#bury, * &a,t. Jona. Wells, Mr. Eben. Plummer,
Middletown, Mr. Titus Hefner Speaker.
* Cel Crafori Sage.
Chatham, Mr. Ebenezer White Col. John Penfields
Wiqdfor, ta,t. Henry Allyn, * Capt 'James Hooktr.
Hebron, Mr Nez<sb Bli/s, Mr 'John Pbsl,s.
Tolland, * Col. Samuel Chapman, * Col. Solomon Willi.
New Haven County.
New Haven,Mr. Safe Bifoop.jun.'Mr PierpointEdwardt
Waterbur,, Mr. Jofepb Hopkins, Capt. Eza Brownfen,
Derby, Mr. Eli,balet Hotcbkfs, ? Mr. James Beard,
Wallingford, Mr. Samuel Beach, * Col. Street Hall
Milfo'd, * Mr. Gid Buckingham, *Mr. Lewis Milletjun.
Guilford, Mr. Nathaniel Stone, Mr; Nathaniel Ruggles.
Durham, *Geu James Wadfworth,*Mr. Elnatban Camp.
A afford, Mr. Samuel Barker, * Maj. Edward Russel.
New London County.
Nes Load % Mr Nat. Shawfun. Mr. Won. Hillboufe.
Norwich, Mr. Benjamin Huntington, Clerk.
Mr. Re, us Lathrop.
Stonington. * Maj. Charles Phelps, * Ml Natb'l Miner
Saybreek, * Caps. John Shopman, * Col. Wm Worthington
Killingworth, Mr Hezskiab Lane, Capt. Samael Gale.
Groton, * Mr. Thomas Mumford, * Col Ben@d Gallup.
Lyme, * M^. William Ns,es, # Mr. Samuel Ely.
b Prefon, * Cel. Samuel Mott, * Mr. Samuel Tyler.
Fairfield County.
Fairfield, * Capt. Samuel Square, * Maj. Elijah Abel.
Stratlard, * Capt. Al. Brimimaid, Capt. Daniel Judfa.
New Fairfield, Ca„ Janes Potter, * Maj.Neh Beardfy
Greenwich, Cel. John M<ad, * Mr. John M Kay.
s!s4fo r d, Mr Jebn Davenport ju«. *M r JohrHeit jun
Reading, # Mr. Lemuel Sanford, * Mr. Daniel Sanjerd.
Xidgfield, * Mr. Nathan Olmfaad, * Mr. Wm. Forrefler.
Norwalk, * Mr. Dani,l Betts jun, * Mr. Mofa Cemfock
Windham County.
Windham Capt JabezHuutington, * Mr.Nath Walts.jun
Lebanon, Mr. John Clash, Caps. Jejbua Wefl. G
Wggdftock, Col Sam M Lalien * Capt. Nehemiah Lyon,
Ciote bury Mr. David Payne, * Mr. Jabez Fitch jua.
Mansfield Mr. tnfl. Southworth, Mr. Edmond Freeman.
Ashford, * ^apt. Benjamin Summer MJ. Benjamin Clark.
Pomfret, Mr Nathan Frink, * Capt oannuel Craft.
Plainfield * Capt, fames Bradford * Capt. And. Backus.
V^luntowu, Mj James Gordon, Mr. Robert Hunter.
Coventry, * Mj. Thomas Brown, * MJ. Elias Btwell.
Killing!,, Capt Simon Learnard, * Cel. Wests Dantelfen.
Litchfield County.
Litchfield, Mr. Andrew Adams Mr. Jedidiah Strong,
Woodbury, M\ Daniel Sberman Capt. Increase Mofefy.
Sharon, * Mr. John Canfield, # Capt Simem Smith.
New Milford, * Mr. Sam Cumfock, * Mr. Oliver Warner
New- Hertford, * Capt. Aaron Aufin, * Col. Setb Smith,
l^^z, *Mr. Ebbraim Hubbtl,jnn, Capt Julius Sachet.
T jrringtoM, * Co'. Epaphras Sheldon, Caps. Shub. Griswold
H irtland, * Mr. N?besisbAndrews, * Mr. Elater Enfgn
Cornea 1 * Capt. Edward Rogers, * Mr. John Pierce,
G< ihsn, * Cs^t Timothy Stanly, # Capt Asa Francis.
Conian, + Mi Timothy Hurlburt. Capt. fob* Watfen,
Harwiton, Mi Jofah Phelps, t Mr. Cyprian Webfar.
Westmoreland County.
Wefyor^ and, * M r . John Jenkine, * Mr. Isaac Trip,
Th,fe with this * mark were not of the boats in
Gather Hit
Mr. WATSON- ~
Please to insert the fol' swing in,our ue^t.
IQ there is no doubt but every man able to beef rima
will fen beobli^ed to take them up, or fabnit
„s,ae<k to the galling yektof ffivery, I think it the
ladiiMMfible defy of every friend to his country to
point out any evils that m*y be remedied, and no other
*nd offer his honest fercimeats to tW public. The
lateinrode made by the Kearny into this State, would
save proved fatal to thrm if the numbers who hastily
4%sled to oppefe them had beta regularly embodi
id, it tie pieces white they belonged, end n^der pro
per officers marched in order to the attack. This an
ter will be the case unlefi they are properly cfficered
•--Our militia regiments are not at prefrat in a tole
rable condition ; the field efficera belonging to them,
many of the captains and subalterns are in the Conti
nental army, I would therefore propefe that every
regiment ihonld immediately have its full complement
of officer#--- that in case of an alarm, every man repair
to an alarm post to be agreed on, and there wait the
orders of hit officers. Being thus regularly embodied
they will become formidable, and able to repel an
tequal number of any troops on earth. The Light
Horf' er Troop in thi^ State, I presume want regu
lating as w*H at the Foot
Mr. Watson'"
Please to inter; the fallowing converfatian with a
neighbouring farmer and you will oblige one of
your readers
Farmer, ML /T^ Blackfmitb bow came you to charge me
a foiling more for footing my borfe than
you did las year ?
Blacksmith. Why it is becattfeyou charge me a frilling
more for a bujbelof rje, and even the frfl of November ode
/billing per bu/bel more for corn, although there was as fi,i
0 crop as ever was known, ana the corn few off the jlalk,
and so it is with every thing I have of you.
Farmer, Why do you talk fe, you know that by law you
Jbeuld com,are,our work hj farming labour, viz. reaping,
^.4/3/4:
Biackfraith, Why now you talk about law as m, neigh
bour Strut, Upon which I looked into m, Dißionarj, where I
foundthe word law defnod thus, “ a certain rule diteaing
and obliging a rational creature in moral anions," now,
if giving,ou a third more for ever) thing,ou have to fill;
and working just as I did, is law, it is law that m, family
ffiu f farve ; you foould have fit your produce at it ufd to
be, and then I would have worked as I did; but,ou farm
ers it fame have made a law to plcaje yeurfelves and there
was very few or no Smiths there, and faceyou talk of profe
cution,ou may keep up your chain which you fa, is broke, or
tye it with feme of,our ten penny fax.
Firmer Ido not want you to take „ produce, I will,a)
you the more,.
Blacksmith, The law will not let me take the money,fir
if I take as much as I can live by, und get the fame provi
Eon I used to do, lam liable to a prosecution, therefore, as
long as I can chafe my cufomers, as I can new, / jhall work
for such as I cad lite by, and be fafe b, taking m, pay in
prevfas. _ FU LCA N.
INSERTED BY DESIR E.
PREPARING for the Press, the lift a,d adventures
of Peregrine Poor-Divil; giving an account
of his departure frem his native land, and how he
went to P -.-ce to avoid the common enemy, how
he stayed there and trafficked,how he obtained a great
deal of money and was called on to defend it, how he
r , r , to d to S--- f -d, and continued his old bufinefe
till it became neciff r, far him to bear fame ihere of
the public expence, haw he retreated from S f---d
and came to H - —d, where he read the news paper
and thought a certain piece was aimed at him, (the
author never knew him) hew he lived in great fear of
fighting or paying others to do it, how he hid himfelf
under the bed in an alarm till h? was difeovered by an
UQComraon fasll that proceeded from his flight, how
he was tormented by his own fairs, and how he at left
died in a ditch
^DaburyT^Ty 2, 2777.
^T net being possible to procure a fufficient number
of waggons or other teams, to remove the hospital
beddiig, 02 Saturday left ; many inhabitants of this
and the neighbouring towns, exerted themselves in
their endeavors to save fa necessary an article frem the
ravages of our common enemy ; but know not where
to return them: All such well disposed persons, are
desired to bring or fend what rugs, blankets, iheet#,
bed fecks, or other bedding belonging to the United
States they have in their prff ffi„, to the heufeof Col.
Thomas Platt Cook, of Danbur,, ; where# proper re
ceiptwill be given, and all necessary charges paid.
It is not only probable, butalmhft certain, that feme
peifons (whose names are known) have carried off
many articles of bedding, with an intention of keep
ing them for their own use. Such perlons are warn
ed toembrace this opportunity of returning them, as
they would avoid being exposed to the world, and pro
secuted to the utmeft rigor of the law.
ISAAC FOSTER. D. D. G. M. H. Raft. D^p.
Is C ON GRESS, April 14, 1777.
J^ESOLVED, That it be recorereended to the Ex
' ecurive Payers of each cf th? United States, to
enquire into the condua of all Officer# on the recruit
ing firvice, within them refaaively, to remove all
such as belong to the Battalions of their refpe&iyg
quotas, who have negle^ed their duty, or abused the
trust repefed in them, and fall be found within their
refpuaive jurifdi&n, mid to fill up all vacancies
which may happen by such removals ; to transmit to
Coag r efs all such teftimeny as ffiall be taken against
an, Officer or Officers who may have marched or re
raoved frem the State to whose Battalions he er they
belong, and against any Officer or Officers belonging
to the quota of another State, who may have been
guilt, of neglea or milbshaviaur in the State where
the enquiry shall be made.
That it be recommended to the said Executive Pow
ers to procure rx^a returns of the Continental Troop#
in each, and tranfinit the fame to Cengref# without
delay. And all Officers and Soldiers of the Conthen
tal Army are hereby required so nay th# ftriaea regard
to the Orders of the Executive Powers of the several
Swe^, teaching the^forefiid premifa.
Prfevad, That it he recemmraded to the Legifla
mei ofeach of the United States to eead Laws ex
empting frora a&ual service any two of the Militia
who Bull, within the time limited by fich La rc , fur
fcx^ one abb-bedied Recruit, te feme in Battali.
^of th. c^ti...^ A% far the term If tfr
years, or during the prefect War.—Such cx^prici
:?"', duri *8 the ter , for ^hich the Recruit
Shall inhft, and every fa c h Recruit to be entitled 19
the Continental Bounty and ether allewsuces.
, i'^ recommended to the Legiflames afore
faid refpeaiveiy, to enaß Lawe compelling all such
perfens „ are by Law exempted fiem bearing £r ^
°. r P"'", la g militia duties, other than such a# are
fpecifted in the foregoing resolve, w furnilh f&ch num
ber of able-bedied Soldiers as the said Legislatures
refpettivel, shall deem a proper equivalent for such
exemption#, such Saltier# to be entitled to the Con
tinental Bounty and other allowances, ever and above
such gratuities as they may receive frem those who
procure them to inlift.
s Alfa to permit the injifting of fervent# aid appren.
prohibit the imprisoning or etherwife
rsftmniag the perils of Soldiers in the Continental
lervice for any debt not exceeding fifty dollars.
And whereas it is of the greatest moment to the
,ule@f American Fraedem, that an Army of corfi
derable strength take the Field early the enfuin.
Campaign; 5
Refolded, that if & several quotas of the States
caaaot be furuilhed by am, of the mm# recbramt&d-
L forgoing refolurions, or any other man, b,
the said Lcgiflature# devised, before the fifteenth
.""' "" r ' COA ^>d£d to each State to
indifcrimiyite draughts te be made fam. their r&L
pe^ir^ Militia.
Thatit be recommended to the said Legiflitm#
apply All the means by these refolutioas ruc^mfred
, theming which they fall judge mtfl & ffca^l far
speedily comparing the Arm), and in case the, fall
prove un^cc^ful that they ca.fi the draughts afere
faid to be made.
Referred, Thatthe Executive Power of each State
be authorized and impowered to order such Officers
as they fliail j edge proper f re ra the refpe&ive Battali
ons and Companies of their refpsftive quotas, to re.
raata within the State for the purpef# of aiding
in inlifting and colliding the Recruits which
may be firniffied under the above recommend
ed regulations, and to cenvey the fame to the Bitali
ons and Companies to which they fail belong, s uc h
Officers to be under the dirediou of such executive
Powers refpe&ivel,.
By order of Congref,
JOHN HANCOCK, Prefidm.
I S H - K I L L, May 8.
, Some days ago a villain was taken up < t Peeks Kill,
who^ custody were found eighty eight counterfeit
Connecticut 401. bills, and one of thirty dollars Celt
mental currency, badly done, being more pale, end
fainter iraprs fifed, than the true owes ; these of Cen
^ done on copper-plate, and not enfil, to
be diflingmffitd from the tee ones, but frem that
circumstance; the jrae ones being done eff at the
common printing pref. We likewise hear that two
iker efthofe adventurers, with 2,700!. of counterfeit
money about him, is secured at Pecks-KiJi.
It seems they are tempted to follow this defp#rat#
employment by the terras offered in the follow^,
Advertisement, taken from H. Gaine's Gazette, of
the 14th of April left, viz.
" Porfens going i & t@ the ether colonies, may be
“ supplied with any number of counterfeit Cor Press
" Notes, for the pries of the paper per ream. Tie,
“ are so nearly and exa&Jy executed, that there ;i, no
risque in getting thee%cff; it being alraort impof:
" fibie to discover that they are not genuine. This
has been proved by bills to a very large umeunt,
which have been fuccefrfall, ci culated. Enquire
" for Q_E. D. at the Coffee-Houfe, frem 11 P. M.
64 to 4 A. M. during the prefect month.
NEW- HAVE N, May 7.
Friday left died at Danbury, of the wound which
he received^ on the 26th ult. that brave and expe
rienced soldier, the hon. major-general David Woos
ter, of this town.
The fallowing is an inventory of floras,&c. destroy
ed by the enemy at Danbury, viz. 1700 barrel# cf
pork, 50 ditto beef, 7 h gffieads cf rum, 11 tierces cf
claret, 5 quarter calks ofwine, between 12 end 1700
bulhel# of rye and eats, 17 c; Iks cf bread, 36 iron pots.
It coils cf rope, 1600 terts, force carpenters tools, 3
loads ofhay, 10 waggons.
Left monday, Daniel Grifne'd. a traitor and spy,
was executed, in pursuance of the fentance of a gene
ral court martial.
Monday, 20 alt. two folders were ffiot at Peek's.
Kill, far desertion.
Left evening, 15 &f the eaem,'s ffiips paired this
place, fta#ding to the «aflwird.
tyHEREAS ELIZAhhTH RISING, of Sortie ;d,
^wite of me the fubferiber, hath in many infirm.
ces, imprudently and without my knowledge ct con
sent run me in debt, and whereas I am informed that
Ihe hath an a&ion at la„ fa m , name, these ate there
fore to warn all perfens not to frut her en my #<•
',". '" *"° *" Attorneys not to proceed in any ac
tion in my name for I will not p§,^y debt of her
contrasting after this date.
Suffield, April 4 1777. tames Rising.
WANTED imuidiatly a genteel faddlo h©>fe, a
gelding of a good fz?, and five or fix yr-rn old,
and that can go in a chaise upo^ occtfi,#. Whoever
has such a one ma^ find a pnrcWfer by exmeiring of
John Watson, at EHL Wradfor.
Ma, ^, 1777.