The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1783-03-25 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHI A, Marc^ ^,
On Monday last, in the afternoon, a fire
broke out at the corner of Norris's alley 2nd
Front-Street, which soon communicated itfelf
to the neighbouring houses, seemed for a while
to threaten deftru&ion to every thing around,
and to baffle all efforts to subdue the devouring
flames ; but by the kind direction of Providence
and the very active and timely assistance of the
citizens, it was extinguished; not, however,
without destroying th^ roofs of two houses
where it firft raged, and greatly injuring (head
joining buildings ; together with the damage
sustained by making way for the removal of the
furniture, bedding, &c. and the consequent
confufion on those alarming occasions. But we
are happy to inform the public, that no lives
were loft, nor any other accident happened, that
might be expelled on the sudden collection of
so great a concourse of people.
March 13.
Yesterday morning the Washington packet,
Captain Barney, arrived here from I'Orient,
which he left the 17 of January. The public
dispatches received by this vessel, although they
do not announce a peace to be concluded, yet
the negociations were still going on, every thing
was fettled between America and Great-Britain
Spain and Holland.
We are indebted to a kind correspondent for a
communication of the following outlines of
the articles of a treaty, between Great-Bri
tain and the United States of America, a-
S" reed on at Paris, the 30th of November last.
y the firft article his Britannic Majesty ac
knowledges the independence of the United
States in its fulleft extent ; and for himfelf,
heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to
the fame.
By the second, the boundaries of the United
States, are fixed in the most fatisfa<ftory manner.
The third fays, that the people of the United
States shall have a right to fifh on the grand
bank, and all the other banks of Newfound
land, also in the gulph of St. Lawrence, and at
all other places where the inhabitants of both
countries used to fifh. But they shall not cure
them on the Inland of Newfoundland; but in
the unsettled bays, harbours, and creeks of No
va-Scotia, Magdelen islands, and Labrador, so
long as the fame shall remain unsettled.
The fourth stipulates that the creditors on ei
ther fide shall meet with no lawful impediment
to the recovery of all bona fide debts heretofore
contrasted.
By the fifth it is agreed, that the Congress
shall recommend it to the Legislatures of the
different States to provide for the restitution of
all property which has been confifcated belong
ingto real British fubje&s; and also of the es
tates of the persons resident in diftriUs in posses
sion of the British arms, and who have not born
arms against the said United States; persons
of any other description to have liberty of going
into any of the United States, there to remain
twelve months unmolested, in their endeavours
to regain their property. Congress also to re
commend to the States a revifal of their laws
for confiscation ; and that the estates of the
persons last described shall be restored to them,
they refunding to the present owner the price
paid for such estates.
The sixth article fays, there shall be no future
confifeations made, nor any prosecutions com
menced against any person, for the part he may
have taken in the war ; and that no person shall
on jhat r account fuffer any futurelofs o'r damage,
those who may be confined on such charges Grall
be set at liberty, on the ratification of this treaty
in America.
The seventh article fays there shall be a firm
and perpetual peace between his Britannic Ma
jesty and the said States ; accordingly all hodi
iities to cease, and all prisoners on both sides set
at liberty, the British forces to be withdrawn as
soon as poflible.
The eighth article agrees that the navigation
of the river Miflippi shall be free for the people
of both countries.
3ytke ninth article it is fixed, that if any place
or territory belonging to Great-Britain or the
United States fhonld be conquered by the arms
of either from the other, before the arrival ofthe
above articles in America, the fame shall be re
stored.
The preamble to the treaty declares, that it is
only provisional, and not to be final, until terms
of pacification are agreed upon between Great--
Britain and France,
1 ? A LTIMOit E,, March 4;
Extras of a letter from St. Croix, dated Janua
, ry 16, 1783.
" I have letters from London to the 2d of
December, and from the manoeuvres of Mr. fe
cretafy Townfhend, people were expecting a
peace before parliament met ; but I conceive
his letter to the lord mayor of London, calculated
to frame the king's speech and facilitate means
for railing more supplies—it is so inconclusive.
The great bone of contention, it is said, is Gib
raltar, which the French and Spaniards are strug
gling bard for; but is equally clear the English
will not readily acquiesce tp relinquish it.
" The marquis de Bouille formed an expediti
on against Antigua, a few days since, with a
considerable body of troops but he narrowly
escaped the clutches of Admiral Pigot, and was
obliged to return without effecting any thing:
This is all the news I can give you from this
quarter, for the French fleet, expelled from Eu
rope, is not yet arrived."
The American frigate Hague, Capt. Manly,
it is said, has been lately chafed ashore at Gau
daloupe, by his Britannic majesty's ship Dol
phin. The Hague, during her cruise, has tak
en 5 British veflcls, several of them very valua
ble.
The British sloop of war Raved, was captured
on the 17th of January, by the Refolue French
frigate, 'and carried into Martinique.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Suffolk,
Virgina, to another in this town, dated the
19th ultimo.
" A vessel is just arrived at Edenton, from
Nantz—fhe failed the 23th of December. The
Captain reports, that preliminaries to a general
peace were a&ually signed—and that hostilities
in those seas were to cease in 40 days from
Christmas."
CHATHA M, March 12.
The following particular account of the cap
ture mentioned in our last, it is hoped will be
agreeable to our readers, and serve as a ftimilus
to others to excite them to the like heroick acti
on.—On the night of the third instant, Major
William Crane, Capt. Thomas Quigly, Capt.
Samuel Harriman, William Williamson, Ma
lines Miller, Robert Spencer, Morris Hetfield,
and John Hannion, eight in number, embarked
in a whale-boat and proceeded for New-York,
where they boarded and took poffeflion of a
twenty-four gun ship, called the Eagle, then ly
ing under the old battery, which was conducted
with so much gallantry and address, that no op
position was attempted by the crew; on the
contrary, every individual fought for a place of
security; but their endeavours for that purpose
were rendered abortive by the unprecedented va
lour and vigilenee of those heroic spirits, who
conduced the enterprize.—After having cap
tured three naval captains, and eighteen men,
they secured them on board the sloop, which
then lay along fide the Eagle; and found her la
den with one hundred and nineteen puncheons
of Jamaica spirits, most of the ffiips fails, with
twelve nine pounders, loaded and mounted, be
sides muskets, &c. — The sloop they brought off,
and palled through the Kills, without molesta
tion 'for Elizabeth-Town-Point; where, having
lighted the vessel, they led her in triumph to the
landing, where she lies a visible testimony of
martial enterprize and herodm.—ln justice to
those men, whose undaunted resolution ensured
them success we must obfervt, that it is a brilli
ant feat and deserves the applause of their coun
try and its adherents.
BOSTO N, March 17.
We hear from Newbury-Port, that last Thurs
day mor ing about five o'clock, a fire was dis
covered in the printing-office of Mr John Mycall
of that town, which entirely consumed the fame,
together with the dwelling house and barn of
Capt. Nicholas Tracy, and the dwelling house
and barn of Capt. Rogers, besides greatly da
maging sundry other buildings before it was got
under." It is said a man had both his legs and
sane of his arms broke by the falling of a piece
of timber from one of the buildings.
HARTFORD, March 25.
The Halifax Packet, Capt. Boulderfon, which
left Falmouth the 16th of January, arrived at
New-York yesterday fe'nnight, with the No
vember, December and January Mails.
The Washington Packet, Capt. Barney, had
a British, and the Halifax Packet, Capt. Boul
derfon, had a Continental pass.
Died, last Tuesday, Mrs. Margaret Chenb-
YABP, in the 76th year of her age.
NEW-YOR K, March fy.
The immense number of letters brought ty the Halifax
pacquet in the November, December, and Jan uary mails,
having necessarily postponed the delivery of them until this
morning, we are at present prevented f om giving all the
latest opinions of our correspondents in Europe, upon thd
questions of peace or war-—certain it is that preparations,
with the utmost exertion, were making to equip very fornfc
dable armaments, to finish the conceit in anothe Weft In
dia campaign. The combined fleet, we are tibki, had not
yet departed from Cadiz,
Extras of a letter from London, dated Dec. rj, /78a.
"Things remain in the fame state of uncertainty as when
I last wrote, therefore mu# refer you to the January mail
for more decilion. My present opinion is that we shall
have no peace. The House of Bourbon arc making vast
preparations for war. De Barras has failed from Brest with
ten fail of the line, and 7000 troops; twenty fail are alf®
preparing at Cadiz, and they mean to acquire a fuperiorit,
atfea in the Welt-Indies. This does notlook like pacifica
tion refpeding America. The minister has declared that
the treaty with America is not irrevocable, if peace it not now
made with France, and Ms. Fitt said the fame in the House of
Commons, though it has been differently Rated in the news^
papers."
Extract of another letter from London, dated Jan. r^
“ We seem to be eagerly preffirg at peace, almost era
any terms; our present rulers have made it neceffaiy for
themfclvcs,but were! pcrfonally inteicited for any of them,
I would strongly recommend to my friend to beware of the
CGofequences. The nation at large do not find themfelveg
in such humiliating circumstances, to accept of difgraceful
terms, and will ill brook, their honour and intereltbeing
facrificed to the partial interested views of a few individu*
als. Lord North on the firftday of these ffions distinguish«
ed himfelf most eminently, in one of the best speeches he
ever made, shewing himfelf the ablest politician, the truly
honest man, and a Sincere friend to, and Supporter of the
constitution of his country, and of course gained universal
^approbation : He is the firft and fineft advocate for our
brothers in affliction. I know little more of the provisional
articles than when I wrote last, except that there is one ar
ticle in the treaty, which will appear of importance to you
and many of my friends at New-York, and that is a condi
tion for the repeal of all ads of attainder against the persons
ofthe loyalists.—General Grey now a Knight of the Bath,
goes out dire&ly to succeed Sir Guy Carleton (who comet
home at his own request) and will most probably carry with
him the determination ofthe ministry relpeding the holding
or giving up the post of New York and its dependencies.
Such is the secrecy of the cabinet, that we know not whether
we shall have peace or war, —my own opinion is in favour
of the latter.
By a letter from London, dated January it, we are in
formed, that the ultimatum of Great-Britain, refpe&ing
peace, was a day or two ago sent from London to Paris#
The supposed terms were severely reprobated, and the peo
ple clamoured highly for a continuance of war, unlefsi
truly honourable pacification can be secured by Great-Bri
cain. It was generally thought there would be a very ac
tive campaign upon the ocean.
^m PRINTERS,
HAPPENING lately in company with one of
the Fellows of Yale College, arid the cotte
verfation turning upon Parrianus's publications ;
after some remarks upon his illiberal, ungentle
manlike treatment of the Corporation ; he ob
served, that he had pretty Readily attended their
meetings for many years, but was, an utter stran
ger to any such treatment of any of the officers
of college, as is charged upon t§em : also, that
the affair of the Orrery as well as of the French
Profeforfoife, was grofly misrepresented; and that:
the offer of Mr. Cellini, of Books, on certain con
ditions ; as also that of the gentleman of N. Ha
refpe&ing binding of books, were things entire
ly new to him, and what he never had the least
hint of before ; and he believed none of the cor
poration ever heard a word of either ; and as to
what is said to be hinted in confidence, to one of
the Tutors, together with the objection to
Loiuth's Grammar, he imagined to be without
any foundation in truth ; although the Profeffot
of Mathematics, frequently and zealously (and
with great justice) inveighed against turning the
most solid parts of learning into mere shew and
parade—but being determined to find matter for
reproach, no done is left unturned, or kennel un=
raked for it. Sifuperos fleftere nequeo Acheronta
novels Methinks 'tis a pity this writer (who
has thought fit to conceal his name, and which
I have no disposition to enquire after) fhotild not
better inform himfelf, before he so freely vent
his prejudice and resentment ; or that he should
so wholly divest himfelf of that candor, which
he expels from others ; or think the grofleft
abuses and personal reproaches confident with it,
Philalethes.
March 19, 1783^
THOMAS DENN Y, Tanner and Currier,
From London,
TJZ/" SHES to Acquaint his Cuflomers and others. That
his Work, have lately been much Enlarged, and now
Compleated, on a very extenfue Plan. He also has plenty of
Labourers, Bark, &c. and now ready to receive all the Hidec
and Skins that may be sent to his Care, which he Engages shaft
be done tn the most elegant Manner, and with that Dispatch anti
Puneuality be is confident will please.
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