The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-02-24 00:00:00, page 2

^he flLiOi^; is txtrakfidfrcra a Cork paper eftbe lift
•sfua^er take? )in theorize mentioned in our bast to be
i drove ajh>re at Na? raganftt.
L O NDO N Oacbar 12.
A TERRIBLE (lighter had like..to h^ve happen ed
'' ^t^i rdiv\;\\Q^ The Heffi^n troops
Dei l < ^ i4#r%ar of:he 37th regiment of foot,& dreffd
i^ f^ Gma uniform k^ the rebels, they were taken to
be teem by miit%k#, and Ed bigua the attack, but
bring luckily <kfc<)v^red by a soldier; they wze far
ed. B^u uniform, are blue-.
This morning frefh advices whrn received at Lotd
George G^ mrine's office, from Lord Howe at New-
Y.^k, brought by th? Prhc^ frigate Capt. F&fhon.
The above advices is faid.to contain an account of
an 'rgag^ra# it, b^r^n the Kirg's farct ; and the ^-
t>?umy a: l^x Yuk, and the Gtt rgrea : y worried.
T^ pnbhe turds h% rose o£ w. pgr cent this day
v^? f&rvt s'irit N^ Yu 1: €& is. p.ffßiua of his
MajrTh f.-rces. s
We are bf r^-d that a g>zat city patriot this day
difapyr cad, ^ account cfbur late ccrqudl in Ame
rica.
Extraa f a letter from H^au September 28.
“ Thu Landgrave of H*ff -Caffel has returned the
titribirion which hi, fuhj.& had paid to the milra
r, c'^G ^d d^c'ated Gat he would do f, a, long as
iir H zifi,n troops continue in theßitilh ferrite. The
He^d ivy Prunes cut Sovereign, willing to follow so
go?.i ^ sample, pubiilhid &a ordinance, by which
h^ declared that all the parents of f Idlers, avd the
fiddly themfAves, of th^regiment of HAL. Hanau,
gcme to America, (hall be free from any duty, either
i^ mor^y or produa, upon 237 T^d ther may peffefs
i t^t Landgrave, £o^ Gt day that regiment set cut
till its return."'
General Washington cdyleft Lonflllandthe night
before it was ;&k#%
Th^ wind wa- Thigh, it hindered the ship getting
n^r^r ths ih rrs, or * great number more of the Ame
ricans wared have fuffved in attempting to make their
• cfcapi: to N^w Y, k.
I; is said no new fupplio# will be raised till April
next.
A letter from a member ofacertain p*triotic»fociety
in L ndon, to Mr. Adams, me of the Coigrefs in A
zuerict, ha, been intercepted, and it is frid i...put i^to
ths 'bauds of ^ certain Soliciter to be produced cn a
proper ocelli^. Part of the content#cf Ge letter fra
23 follows,---" Y ar cause «nd oms ri cne awd the
" Gnu. Th^ pr-Teut Parli went ufEtyaad, not
^ Deing duly eGGed, h&s ^0 right to %>•.k# any laws,
" aadejAf^queAth the people net übri^d iG-^bey such
4< -'' may be made by the^. Bs^ffurau in us, you
^ will Ltd ^uy {upp^a i^cur pow&r to give."
C-#^ 4 Sulliy<,-, taken prisoner by the King's
;\ 3. &^ .□ 2tto^v,,- # d caty laid down the pen for
the f,ve d Arm eighuen months fi^cc, though how a
G^ ^ JLj:« o' : \«, tour- v^ larva' phf.mr cn
L- g-ifl.U, ^v^ Lee agun fi^d in arger in ^ll hi,
liU UTM that &£ti n, and i< is laid Git the provincials
hv? a &.ivr& .^ Ge fru^ fort of General#.
G^w^i xiu e L^d < 1 23 000 ^©a on LongM/md,
rimdr the whole rf,hb'array
Eu: ft f• n^ fom ^efrer ii tN^w-Y ik S^pt.6.
“ fuo R>ft, commanded fy Capt k7a!la<e, is gone into
the E&rt^kivtr to cover the tratft ts the troops over ; but
foe bat bren v%, ret, handled, and t=wo other me of war
I hear a^ jg orderedtn her room. General WaJhingt^ „
read, to receive us 0% the other fide, ana will welcome us a
fat with a feu dr jo^ 6/40 000 men I think be and
bisrulers are undone if the, hazarda battle.
" l am told that the enem, have detached a body fza,.
000 men from Be, era to ^fage Halifax, and 1 hear feme of
the men of war will Jail in 2 or 3 dayfor its defence ; it
is Jb„sd Hir Peter Parser, as a Cwmedore, will go &,g
in the Chabam.”
Off. 13 Hi, n&w thought there widnet be an, eccapon
for she RtyfctnforNt, wh::b our court is faia to Lave been
in treat, fir,as it fem:gCTrall, agreed, that the prefect fer
ret zu America will be Jufaieut fir the bufinfs; and the
fucctfif our forces cause the people in general there to change
files, '*;:„ of them caving been forced te aft as the, did.
Ncrw:tb,a%di%g the extravagant and lumultuout fy
wfeb is ex,rcffidb, the wuiflr,, and their adulating ad
hjeuts, o^ Pt counts of the late GaZtte tx raorrtinar,, to
^:s ofr^lf,fe and offervation, whofeel as well as ferff
ar attacb^et to their csustrj, there appears even in Wj
boa^dacou^t iso manner of foundation far fu:h extraordi
nary rfdcetrg Ls^adec of war, as well as bufafs, a
~f:r man ifllfirft lejatifrbowfar he profits, before be
fates a^ imagi far, credit ; a:d till be is clear in making
~W a bailee i: hit favour, will fufyendprejuming on corfc-
Quinces,
Upon this ground let us tr, this recent vi&er,.
We are now engaged in Gluai htfilities with America
near two,ears ~i„ a ^^^^ff^war doubleth^t period ;
daring which time this ration has soft {b, the failure <f the
commerce on oi?frte)fms too ^wriculfcr 4 common Arith
metic 'in to explain upon pa,^ win 1, on the other the f<&
purse of the nation i^mersl, exbafUd. F/&w have we ba-
Lucid this ^0 r ffiCMS act ^ ? (hough this would be irtfre
tualto the end pro tfed) or are we lift, to ffdue it ? Hi
therto w: are obliged to Jbft 3ur pofitions/GOT tver, font
of the Ci '.merrwr.r,i ^ f^. ; a%d, till the 27 rb of las
Mg# tbs whshri th: King's Americas fuij&wfrc
narrfrwH:? th handfulcf,..habitants rtfding 03 St&tca-
Island. S^ce the a^i„ period Long Jfand is added. But
what ibex? Are wefare ofgdng a step further ? No ; for
eve* the G^.erf whotook Long-IJland, in the ver, fofe <f
wifi/'' tells ns, '' the Provincials sx New fork are in
Lc^, ^d p^ &tsrmine: to fp^/l us on bofb ftdes ts Kings-
Bridges." —-Butfoppofe Ntw York ma, be taken (which fit
ever is, it will be at the sxfence of rivers of E',ffe blood)
does it necifari yfollow that the war will be at an end ?
Tee probability is, to men so determined as the Americans
have hithertofotwn tbemfehufs, it wid revive witfr double
fury. Mtrcensrta ma, be intimidated b, lefts ; but the
bifar, of ail nations teds us, tit men ria glow with the
fa.red flame of freedom, defeats givefejb vigor to their
arms and councils. What did the Rena's after the battle
of Canna, when, in,dead fgivng up all for loft the, had
the magnanimity and greatness of foul to thank their defeated
General for not despairing of the commf?ru.eHtb ? s his rfo
lutionfaved the State, and frail, ended in ?be ruix of Car
thage, What did the Dutch in the regn of Louis Xlfth ?
Reduced to extremities, they autre determined di* in the
lalt dyke ; a^dt^is brave deter mixarson Javed their free
fj^ and their country and font home the ambitious Louis re
peeing of bis lojfs and vain glory.
What has happened, in equal c ; rcum,ances, is libel, to
happen again. 91 he minifry therefore, infad fparaaNg
on afirfe viA ry, fauld have these examples' in their fy ;
and to use a vulgar proverb " not bedoa till tb s ,he out of
the wood.",
Rom the NEW-YORK PACKET.
To TH6 P R I N T E R
As the King sf Great Britaixs Speech to his Parliament has
been printed to the Southward, I think it probable that
it will appear in,our next Paper, and bav + therefore
font you tie Addrejs of the ibuje of Commons, which, as
usual, is a mere echo of the Speech, bw may frue to elu
cidate feme obfeure parts thereof, Lam, Sir, &c,
Pfo Kid, February 10, 1777.
The humble ADDRESS of the HOUSE of COM
MONS to he Kirg.
Mos gracious Sovereign.
^ Tf E your m j ftp's must dutiful a^d loyal feljr&,
ff thecomata's of G eat Britain in parliament
affembkd, beg l^ve ioreiurn year m^jetiy the hum
bl* thanks of this house for your most gtacion. fp^ch
from the throne.
Wedoubt not from your m j^fy's due r egard to
the power of the crown, that it would have givvn you
the highest pie: fare to have been able to affu< us ts&
the troubles by us mutually excited, in America, a^d
which nave so long diftrafled this tingT m hah ceaf
el; and that the people who^ we have endeavored to
render chappy by cur fruidef* an^mpts upon their
de&r^ft rights, recovered fern their it. ^fc love of f.e^-
dom, and delivered from th* o puffive burden of
their k:ng, and salsg far thrafciv^. had fubmifted
to your yck3, and (like your tai.fu commons) sur
rendered their leaf^a and coafcmice ^ your a. j^r,
a tribute which your ficred mfofy': known warn
more peculiarly exu&. Sf ce, notwid/fanting your
septennial purchrie, your m&jeny has not auly sx
b^Gd thb ft^ck bui (wih th:m) difpefid even of the
d ^efee# wf.fc C^H^ I,r die bKiuefit of yur figure
kingdom.
Var Bithfdj coririo^s beg leave to^ar^ yr>ur ma
j^fy, that they IY. crith reel co^c^'M, your American
lubjtris under thrdl<&on of th, p.evaijng ftirit of
libtry, whofechj &i& fetfrity and happitef, so da
ringly deflate as to appoft y^u- royal will, a»d nut
only openly t> renounce all allegiance to a crown
which has beeri graciously pleased, out of & fiucere re
gard for their welfare, to withdraw f *rntiem bis pro
teaion, butto disclaim all political iarercourie with,
a country which huruaaely attempts to accomplish thrir
ruin.
We aretqually fa: trifid and alarmed, at ti eir re
j^ai^g with circumdaaces of indignity and iafult,
your ^jeffy's ptut/nal and benevolent endeavors to
reco^c'fz them to the less of liberty, and property,
b, m^ant of c w mmirir>ns granted to Lord and Ge^ e
ra! Hove, and the other officers of your m;.j.fty's
navy a^d army.
We concur with y^r m^jefty in thir kHg, that if
freedom Should be iLfced to take root in America,
the&x:m,le mi^ht not oriy have a pernicitw cff<a
or. your f.& ^n^v\tr cdor.it-. but en your metjffs
commerce in thri kir^nm ; od indeed on the present
fyflem of slivery ik Europe.
W, acknowledge however that oneg/fat adv^nt^ge
will be derived fnri : hk rebels havivg c r <h sw wed
that theirebj dis , : :c% libc/iyarififety; fi^e % a
aversion to these principles, cono^ butersa-e caani
mity a^him?, f^ri^ 0^ the general car vifricc cf
the injustice a^d ©apreffien of your my flty'r meriu es.
Permit us to afiarv your f.Tjell, that we receive
with rUriure the information which you a^e pkefid
to communicate, of the good corded ^rf v&kuz of
yoi. ra&j.fty's f .-:: by ria and rind, wlUlyx^ I ^d
bravery tfyo& „uxil% y troops, and of that fgaal
fucc'fi,which by (^ cCLag ofdiri^ yrovzdir^ r^^ez
dr^ i<necwff&ry to p^pi.e for another farepxign.
Your faithful co^mrns ever imp ctfre with a fof^
of ymn rat; ft,'s primely vir<un ^^ ^vtiTrirfr as
[onifhed at the singular ma,wtr.ity t ft;fed lit veer
endeavours to conciliate unhappy difference between
two neighbouring powtH, thereby generoKfly securing
th^ ineliim fble buffing of peace to Europe, a^d ^ver
oull, cuf riK.gr/af, defol&iiun, aad r^., .uc
m^j ' y';d:< Trior s ;n Africa.
We congratulate year ©j-ft, on the srffura^ces cf
ami y whict you co^fe.ue to receive frm ^r federal
courts ol Europe ; on which we meft firmly rely, as
they render a ru,R. ble fia^ of dejLie ^ home na
cxflto.
Every motive of private interest and ambition ani
mates the hearts of your faithful cemmons w grant co
your mJJy such fqppbm as will be nectffary co
amatri^ fh%cw^r <'f ')# crewn against the freedom
of ycu^ptope, are th^ itfjfr'd rf,ht A:w™'r ~^jG%
meritagainft the exploded risks of lo^w.if/;?/
we doubt not,that by the bluffing efh^% f.ft
pious drfuns, we stall put such fiftih irA\ ; ".
mafafty's hand, as will enable you ^ acc mpliffi year
desire of etiartthing flavor,, ruin, and refcWiai ^
every part of you, divided empire. Or, at l^ft ft
cu ^ to ycur m jfy (agreeable to the wfffi of all ^
farads) a crown of martyrdom in this world, &U
morea^ple regard of all your labours in the L V i^
which as the infttumentcf.,our greatness your faith
ful commons may humbly exp^a to participate.
'rALI^UITY ^URNTTCE~
' './ AN xLD immediately for the purpose cf cast
& ? i & g cannon for the continent a la^e quantity
of^oa.s, for which a most generous pricn will he %'
v^ and csih paid on the deliver,/of t htm ^ th^f^:
nree. All gentlemen farmers and others, w^lLwifh
,,?'' T? d cause of liberty, that will repaint
^iju y ar.ilcut wood for said furnace, will not oniy
^.d^ the mofteffenud service to thrif corn y • but
m.dt rfc«it\ the great price of two shillings and fix
p^ca ^ful mo?m, far each cord they cut and c^
and m.iy ts they cWe, receive a part of their pay ^
Tit, lugar, mol; fl% &c. cr all in caffi, paid bohu
mongers at said fu aace.'
N. 8 E^h man must find himfelf with bc^dirp,
ax ,d banket-the price of hiding \i, p^ft^
woTt exceed one dollar per week.
Ffbraarv 18. 1777
V ^ ™'™° l(: ^^ bun, appma^d ryTTThTT-.
V judge of probate for & di^r& of Harrfa/d
com^ffift to &dj u ft th, claims of the Editors ^
toe estate of Cornelius .Flower, late of Hartford de
ceas'd, rende G invent; do hereby give r^i^'
t^t wewdl at esdto adjust said claims on the I&Mm^*
d^ cf M^rch and April nut, at one o'clock on e ^h
v^%^ " ih *^"° ° f J° hn s^b ^ n^tfo/d
John Whitman,jut. j '^"^.ffc^n.
F:b^nr= 24 1777.
THIS
bate ^ ta^ diftria of Fa w ^r^n, has lengthened
the time f^ the creditors to bring in their claims ^
the commiffion^s apfoi^d to fettle and adjust the S C 4
c w ^. OR h & & e cf Re v . darnel Cfok, late c f
Fa- Kington deceas'd, imil the 29th dav of M^ynex< -
,d we the co^unifon*-. ha^ „d do her.^r w^
f^d ere aars to bring i.. their claims te u 5, 2CT ^I
a^&. avximining the f^e on & z .: Thwf^y - f
Ma, ch next, a: 1 o'cl ck zfternoc% at the drejli£.._
ho&fh.kof Mrs. Gerufha iriark, in Farmi^gien.
Isaac LeeJuh.
Selah ila^t, , Commiffionars
Stephen Norton.)
—— '^ ' F^upr 1777.
CON ifNEN r i%Q° ^n:?-^^,!^
^L^P' ^ns inched to ;h, fubferiber by bock cr
xctt., a^ carn&rtly deft ed to make immediate
"Aaron Austin.
v-rin'd, 2zd February, 1777.
O N 7°, " y '"' 18 ' h '**- re-wee* Wrthenficld rd
^ c ririt s a large red Morocco bather POCK
ET 3OOK, c^tri^ furdry papers es eonteque^o
to ^ owner, with about f rty pounds G p^per mo.
*% and oa^ fifty pounds note of He^rv G^dnerl
Whoever find# Gid Pucke< Book and wilf'd^im it to
Mr Joseph Webb, Merchant at Wethetfold, Mr,
Ephraim F^nno, innholder, „ M ; ddjctewn, Mr.'wt
son, Printer, at Hertford, or the f a bfcriber at Nt
Hav% with the papers and money it contained, ffiall
receive a rffir d of SIXTY DOLL ^RS, or ^ s much
cf "f cash i^und ia Grid Pocket-Book as they cheese to
m %- Jeremiah Platt.
F bruary 20. 1777,
A" prions that have an demines cn #llaie of
' Emend B'ifi late of Naw^aif^d, deck'd,
"' + e ^ *d to bring their accounts to Thomas Bli<%
administrator, at ^ e house of Matthew Gillet, Efa;
cf Aid New-Harford, On the h^ft tu^riy of Ar^
next. And these th t are indebted to said eflatz are
difi^ to attend eg frid day ^nd Gtta their accounts.
Frbrery 20 1777.
C AEB U-L-LTjun.
J'S defrous tha: his accounts may be clos'd. Such
I of hi# cuflomers as are conscious it is time, od
have not erfh to f;&& ^^ pxfe.it farcify, he beg?
the priv/eg^ of their antes or i^tereft.
H^'f.rd, Ftb.viry 22 1777.
1 °™'' '"" Vedaefday afternoon, uemcca the
JLf D^il ^orks at Middle Haddam and Wright#
t^ v ^ % & pair of SADDLE-BAGS, Containing 3 ruf
"' ",''> 3 flocks, dirked W D 3 pocket nano
k-''chir;r, 2 pair ftockin^#, , phi; garters, a pair
fh^er, fate £ r.ig,tcap. Whoever b^sfound ths f ft me,
or :^tr ro.tg them to GoSuirmus Erkblpns. Esq;
#t tri Diri; or to Mn Durie at. Wid. Nichols ^
Midc?e:o„£, £bah be ha^dfibmely rewarded.
F bwr/ zo, 1777.
A MASA jon e s,
KEEPS PkIVAIE LOGGINGS for GoaUratn
inclined © favour him with tueir Cuftom—.l
^^'"^" U ™ "' '" Court H^fe, Hartford.
'I''""" ^P#™^ laffimng condition, the zd'da, of
Feb. inst. & bay HOR : ?E, shout 10 y#ars old,
fourteen hands high, paces all. The owner is desired
to take hi a away, and pay charges.
Worthington, Feb. 14 1777. ° ELISHA PECK.