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JUST PUBLISHED,
And to be Sold by the Printers hereof,
THE
DUTY andOBLIGATION
CHRISTIANS
To MARRY ONLY IN THE LORD.
Illustrated and U R G E D
Bv S TEPHEN W E'S T, A. M.
Pastor of the Church f Christ in Stockbridge.
WA?TEDONR E,
A Small well proportioned FAR M, with an
Orchard tbe.eon, within 10 miles of Hartford,
Enquire of the Printers.
STRAYED from Hartford in O&ober las,
a BAY HORSE COLT, two years eld past
with a white flrip in Lis face, one hind foot white;
natural pacer. Whoever will take up hid colt, and
return him to the fubferiber, lbill be well rewarded.
SAM'L TREAT.
East-Windsor, Feb. ro. >7"9
SI RAYEDor S POLE N, out of the pasture
of the Subf^iher, a' Gr? ville, last November,
a LIGHT SORREL HORSE, fourteen and a half
hands high, trots and paces well, good carriage, a
bushy mane and tail five years old past. Whoever
will return said horse and th=ef, if Helen to me or at
the Gbromi&rv Genera's Office in Hartford, shall
receive Fifty Dollars Reward, for the horse enly
Thirty Dollars, and reasonable char es.
OLIVER PHELP S.
ri," 11 E Subferbers, Leing appointed Commissi
oners, to examine and adj-fit the clam cf
the creditors to the estate of SAMUEL CHURCH,
late of Simfbury, deceased; hereby give notice, that
we shall attend said bufinpfs at the house cf Joseph
Holcomb in said Simfbary on the third Mondays
in March ad April next at 11 o'clock forenoon.
PETER RTCE, )
ELDAD HOLCOMB, , Commissioners.
SILAS HOLCOMB.)
Simsbury, Feb. 12, 17,9.
WE the Subscribers, being appointed by the Ho
norable Judre of Probate, for the diftri& of
E immgton, Commiffiohers to adjust the claims of
the creditors to thee Cate of Timothy Merrills late of
Fa mington deceased, rendered insolvent, do hereby
gVe notice,,hat we shall attend on said business, on
the two lafl Tuesdays of March, ,and the firft Tuesday
of Arid next, at the house of Timothy Stanley, in
said Farmington, at one o'clock afternoon on each of
(nd days. No accounts will be allowedbut what are
properly attested.
TIMOTHY STANLEY, 7 Commif-
ELIJAH FRANCES. J fioners
Farmington, Ffb. 13, 1779.
-OAKEN np by the Subscriber, (in a flarving
4 conditio; ,) the latter end of December lafl, a
SORREL MARE, abcut ten years old, fourteen
hands high natura pacer, food all round, blaze in
her face, light mane and tail, white feet. Theown
er is defined to pay charges, adtake her away.
MILES BEACH.
Litchfield, January 10; 1779.
LO ST by the Subscriber, on the 31st cf Dec.
last, between Litchfield State Houfeand Capt.
Stanley "sos Goffien, the following articles viz. a dark
brown coat the buttons covered with thefame, a light
coloured veft,w.th white raetal buttons, one holland
shirt, one homemade dit b , two dofks, one pair of
Shoes, halfa set of teacups Whoever has found the
above articles, and will give information tothe own
er, shall be handfomdy rewarded, and all reasonable
charges, paid by
TITUS IVES.
Norfolk Fed. iB, 1779.
TUESD^ Y, February 23, 1779. THE [NUMBER
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
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WEEKLY I NTELLIGENCER.
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BOSTO N, February 11.
Monday last arrived here the priv eer (h p Mifflin,
Capt.McNcil, in 7 weeks fa , Nantz, after a
cruize of 9 months, in which e took and burnt
13 prizes. On his passage hon ,he took a letter
Masque Snow from Brilol; the rrew he bro't into
port and deliver'd to proper a^hority, and the
prize ma be hourly ekpe&ed. fom some English
papers which the Captain took 0 ,t of her. and has;
oblig'd us with the fight of, w: have feleded the
following :
LONDO N, Nov. 23.
TH E Empress ofßuffia has fl pulated, by trea
ty, to keep up a strong squad on in the Baltic,
for the protection of the British trade In that quarter,
besides other assistance.
Some officers just arrived from Newfoundland re
port, that a plan has been laid by General Clinton
and Admiral Byron, in connexion, to attack Boston
at the fame timely land and sea ; that both the ar
my ana navy were very eager to 00 upon the expe
dition, and were in no doubt of making themselves
masters of the town, and of taking or destroying the
Squadron of M. d'EAaing. T.:Zmy which had as
fembled from the New-England provinces to attack
the city of New York, were d 'perfed and gone
home ; great difeontents prevailed 0 the city of Bof
ton, and great hatred and contempt Shewn to the
French. M. d'Estaing had not beo able to refit his
Ships for want of masts, which v^re not expe&ed
till the middle of winter, when t l ey were to be
dragged overthe snow from Piic^qa M. d'Eihing
had made a demand of Hour and hrpovifions for
his flert, but b&u not get 0, d of what he
wa, 7 C d ;he kept moitly on imp boats, being appic
henfive of insults from the mob who were fufp clous
ofhavirig been fold by Congress to the French King,
and loudly declared, that if they were Subject to any
King, it shall be to an English one.
A Cabinet Council was held last night at Earl
Gower's, said to be to take into consideration some
dispatches lately received from Sir Joseph Yorke ;
and on a memorial presented by Count Welderen on
Friday last to the Earl of Suffolk, refpeAing the ref
titution of some Dutbh ships taken by British crui
zers.
Nov. 28. In the House of Commons on Thurs
day the Hon. Mr. Greville moved the address of
thanks, in a short Speech, in substance the recapitu
lation of the King's ; and assuring his Majeffy that
the House would chearfully support him with the
means of vindicating and maintaining the honour of
his Crown against the malignant designs of all his
enemies. He was seconded by Mr. Rice, who spoke
a few words on the needfcy of exerting ourselves at
this alarming crisis of national danger.
Mr. Town fhend moved an amendment, purporting
an assurance of support in the defence of the dignity
of his Majesty's crown, and of the kingdom of
Great-Britain, but declaring their resolution to raake
an enquiry who were the advisers or conductors of
those measures which had prevented a restoration of
peace, and had been the eaufe of the avowed want
of success which attended our fleets and armies. --
On this fubje& he enlarged, and declared this coun
try to be in a very dangerous situation, from the mis
condu& of Adminifiration, whose bad policy had
engaged us in a war with France, and deprived us
of the national ftrengh which formerly enabled us to
contend with France and Spain, by exhausting Bri
tish blood and treasure lav ffied in America. He
was willing to vote any supplies, however large for
the national defence against any foreign power, but
not one penny more to carry on the ruinous war in
America : neither could he think the defence of
Great Britain likely to be properly secured, while
the present Ministers, who had shewn such manifeft
want of capacity for government, were intruded with
the means..
Mr, Fox in a long foeech, reported the amend
ment, and with great Severity reflexed on the coa
dua of Administration in not attending to the petiti
ons of the Americans, when preferred by refpe&a-
ble perlons deputed from them, while the (^ ord was
yet undrawn. He then pointed out the ensuing ca
lamities and the want of fucceft year after year as
cribing it not to any defe& of military exertions on
the part of our commanders by sea and land, but- to
the folly, absurdity and inconsistency of the plans
at home, and of the infiru&ions sent out to them,
He asked if there had been any commander in Chief
or Admiral employed in the American war, that had
not wished to-resign ? He desired to know why or
ders were sent to evacuate Philadelphia at the very
time when the Commissioners from England were ex
peaed to arrive, and to enter immediately imoane
gociatwa with toe Congress ? He complained of the
want of a fufficient fleet to cope witi ithe united
fleets of France and Spain, which the First Lord of
the Admiralty had promised; that a falfe fta^? of
the number of sh ps of the line ready for sea last
March had been gveh into the House. It was Ud,
we had forty-four sh pa of the line, when it appeared
afterwards that we had only thirty two in the month
of May ; twenty with Admiral Kepple,'and twelve
sent out with Admiral Byron, some months after
Count d'Estaing had failed from Toulon, and when
it was known all over Europe that this fleet was des
tined for North America. For his part, he was for
recalling the army and fleets from America and
leaving that country to pursue the advantages of its
alliance with France, that we might be at liberty to
pour the whole force of the British thunder on our
antient foe, and probably on Spain, for we had rea
son to expe& she would soon join. Even Holland
threatened us. For the Afliniftry by their bad policy
abroad and at home, had frightened our friends and
allies, and left us without foreign support. It was
the^c'^ ^ neceffirv to erv r thuh kingdoms with our
national strength as soon ^; ponioic , -.1 in fucha
measure he would address the th one with offers of
vigorous support ; but at the fame time hethonght it
highly expedient to enquire who was the secret ad
viser, or if any influence over ruled the oflenfible
Minister ; that it might be brought to li^ht, and
know who had destroyed the fplender of the nation,
and reduced it to its present unfortunate situation.
Govehor Johnftone gave a vindication of his con
du& in America ; he denied the trea y said to have
been attempted by him through the medium of a wo
man, whom he had called upon Congress to name,
but they never would. Heexpreffed his furprize at
the orders sent from home for Evacuating Philadel
phia. He shewed the irapoffibility of keeping New-
York Long Island, and'R ode Island, without art
expence cf half a million cf money, and additional
troops. He added, that it was necefTary to have a
large army in Canada, and another in the Weft In
dies ; for the French would bring fuccours to the A
mericans in all quarters and it would be impracti
cable almofl with any force to %nd our ground in
the different and distant parts of North America, The
hour cf reconciliation was puffed. A party in the
Congress were in the interest of France. The army
and the Congress, and the people in America, were
as much divided as the House of Commons in Eng
land. The people in many of the provinces wished
to return to their allegiance to Britain : He therefore
advised we should either shew them we were in
earnest, by declaring our resolutions to exert cur
felves with vigor and to persist to the end or give up
the contest at present. He would not advise which
was belt, but seemed to think we had not forteencugh
to spare from our national defei ce against France, or
any other foreign enemy who might join to her fap
port.
Lord North rose up a little before niuft and made
an ample defence. He set out with declaring that
lince he had had any share in the Adminifiration, the
person alluded to as having an influence, had not
the least, dire&Jy or indiie&ly; so that the noble
Lord (meaning we believe, Lord-Bute) was clear o r
ail imputations of that fort. Whatever faults had
been committed, himfeif ai.d bis colleagues made
themselves responsible ; but he cou^d net think that
the removal of any one man, qr cfgere, from the.
Mhaifhy, at this time, was cf such mighty importance