The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-05-26 00:00:00, page 3

YORK-fOWN Miy is. „
From a Philadelphia Paper, of May 9 1778 prin
ted by James Humphreys, junior, we have ex
tra&ed the following. 7 „
By the Porcupine Frigate, arrived in the River I^-
terday Morning from London, we are favoured
with the following Advices.
LONDO N, March 17.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
The following is the mefAae delivered by Lord
Weymouth to the House of Lords last 'I uefday.
George R.
HIS Maefty having been informed, by otaer
of the French King, that a treaty of amity
and commerce lias been signed between t,he court
of France and certain persons employed by his
Mqedy's revolted fubje^s in North America, has
judged it neceffafy to direct, that a cony pf th^
declaration by the French ambaifador to Lord fif
count Weymouth be laid before the House of Lords;
and at the lame time to acquaint them, that his
Majesty has thought proper, in confequerice ofthis
pffenfive communication on the part of the court of
France, to fend orders to his anibailador to withdraw
from that court. ~ ;
His Majesty is perfdaded that the ;uflice and good
faith of ins conduct towards foreign powers, and
the sincerity of his wishes to preserve the tranquility
of Europe, will be acknowledged by all the worlds
and his Majed, trails that he ihall not Hand respon
sible for the dfturbance of that tranquility, if he
Should find himfelf called upon to resent so unprovok
ed and unjust an aggression on the honour of his
crown and the essential intermits of his kingdoms,
contrary to the mod folemri ailuranevs, fubverfire
of the law of nations and irfjurious to the rights of
every sovereign power in Europe.,
His Majesty relying with the firmed confidence
on the zealous and affectionate filpport of hi< faithful
people, is determined to be prepared to exert, if it
Shall become necessary, all the force and resources
ofhis kingdoms, which he trulls will be found
adequate to repel every intuit and attack, and to
maintain and uphold the power and reputatiori bf
this country.,. । °,
The Lord Vifeodnt Weymouth also (by His NW
jefty's command)laid I dfore the house a copy of apa
pe# delivered to Lord Viscount Weymouth by the
Marquis de Noailles the 13th of March 1778 and
translation, which is as follows:, ~
THE under signed ambaffadcr ofHis Most ^hrif
tianMajefty has rccc.vcuexprcA v & ^, ato make toe
Following declaration to the Co irt of London:
The United Stales of North America who are
in full possession of Independence, as pronounced by
them on the 4th of July 1776, having proposed to the
king, to consolidate by a formal convention the con
nexion begun to be established between the two na
tions the refpedi^e Plenipotentiaries have signed a
treaty of friendship and commerce, deigned to
serve as a foundation for them mutual good corref
pond^nce.
His Majesty beihg determined to cultivate th”
good underfunding fub®ting between crance and
Greatßritain by every means compatible with his
dignity, and the goo'cf ctfhis fubje& thinks it ne
cessary to make this proceeding known to tl e court
of London arid to declare at the fame time that
the contraXirig parties hafe paid great attention,
hot to ftipuhte an^ exclusive advantages in favour
of the French nation ; and that the Uni % 1 States
have reserved the liberty of treating with every na
tion whatever upon the fame footing of equality
and reciprocity.
In making this commdnicitiori to the court of
London, the king is persuaded. ffie will find new
proofs of his mfefty's conftairt and sincere difpq
fition for peace ; and that his Britannic Maeiiy.
animated b, the fame fenriments, will equally avoid
fr/ery thing that may alter their good harmony ; and
that he will particularly take effeXrtal mentires to
prevent the commerce between ~his Ma efty s :.:b
---je&s and the United States of North- America from
being interrupted and to cause all the usages re
ceived between commercial nation's to be in this f^-
fpe& observed, and all ^ofe rules which can be
Aid to subsist betweenthetwo crowns ofFrance 2nd
Greatßritaing
In this just confidence, the under-signed a^afTa
dof thinks/t fuperftotfs to acquaint the British
fainifter that the King hrs mhft^r, being determined
to protect effectually the lawful commerce of bis
fubjeXs and to maint'ani the dignity of his flag, his
Majesty has, in cbnfequenc^, taken eventual, mea
.fures in concert with the United .States of Nortfc
Arnerica. (Signed) Le M. DE NOAILLES.
London, March 13, <7,8.,
The following is the humble aadreis or the Louie
of Lords pfefented to his Majesty yefierdaty, in'con
fequeht6 of the foregoing meifiger
Most gricious sovereign, > r ;
We your Majefty'smoft dutiful and loyal sub cXs,
the lords spiritual and temporal, in Parliment assem
bled, return our Ifumble thanks to your Majesty for
the communication of the paper, presented to Lord
Viscount Weymouth by order of the French King,
and for acquainting us that in consequence of this
offenfive declaration your Ma efty has thought pro
per to Order your ambassador to with' aw from tne
court of France. And we beg leave to assure your
Majesty that it is with the utmost difficulty we can
retrain tie strongest exprefftons of the presentment
and indignation, which we feel for thi^ un uft and
unprovoked aggression on the honour of your Ma
jesty's crown, and the essential interests of your king
doms, contrary to the law of nations, and in urous
to the rights and possessions of every sovereign poW
dr in Europe. , . v a'
The good faith,araa upriglhnefs 6fydur Majetty s
'conduct' towards foreign powers, and the fmcer'.ty
of your intentions to preserve rh^ general tranquility
muft be acknowledged by all the World ; and y o "'
Ma efty cannot be confided! as refponfiNe for .the
disturbance of that tranquility, if you should find
yourfejf called upon to resist the enter'priz.es of that
re-lets and dangerous fp+rit of ambition and aggran
dizement which has so often invaded the rights and
threatened the liberties of Europe. „ ,. $
We should be wintip§ in our arity tri your Ma
jesty and to ouffelves, ifwe did not give yeur Mi
jefty the ffrongeft aflbrances df our most zealous al
fiftance and fopport. Every fehtiment of. loyalty
to your Mirefty arid of love to our country wih
animate us to stand forth in th^ public defence, and
to promote every measure that shall be found neces
sary for Enabling your Majesty to vindicate the ho
nour of your Crown and to prote& the just rights
and essential interests of thefh kingdoms. ~,
His MAJESTY'S most gracious Answer:
:My Lords so . - ~ b
, I thank you for this loyal arid aft&ionale address.
Nothing ftiall be wanting on my part, ,that may
tend tothe effectual fopbort of Ihejuft rights of m Y
Crown and the true interests of my people. Th,efe
great and important ebufiderations shall ever be the
immediate obje& of my attention.
HOUSE of COMMO NS., .
On Tuesday the House read several public and
private bills. , ,
Lord North, Igreeabie to his intimation deliver
ed his Majefty'smeffage literally the feme as
in the Upper House. Mr B^ker moved the difmif
fou of the Minifies., as an ^adment, which pro-
Ji:ced a Very long debate efthe fame nature and sub
stance as that in the Lords. - 3 ,
Lord North painted 'the filiation of this country
as much more comfortable than some persons in op
position had heldout; His Lo'rdfhip laid our navy
Was in a fruch better condition than if had been in
at the commencement of the late war and that the
:Aw levies were nearly filled ; that we should spee
dily have ?<s,csd men in krais, v/hich addedrto the
militia, who would forthwith be Embodied; would
be an ample force fol the internal fafety cf the king
dom. His L'ordffiip further laid, that he had since
he had fat that day in the house received intelligence
that every .shilling of the firft deposit on the new
subscription had been paid. , ,<
Extract of a letter from Edinburgh March I{.
" Wehearthat orders fycomedown fora draught
of 500 meh td be made, from each of the regiments
now raising in Scotland, to be iFpped for America
by the 25th of March; as two armed vessels are ar
rived at Greennock some trahfports engaged th^re
and many mor^ expelled from England, it is imagi
ned they will embark at that port."
March 19, There was the hotted press on.the
Thames on Tuesday night and yeft&day meaning
ever known. The gangs took a great number of sai
lors ;. not a veTel eleaped them, even those that had
protections were carred off.
Several mercharit-fhips which have taken in their
lading were ready to 'fail and had got protections
for theif men, are now detained, thetr men ri'ot
withftanding their protections ' being taken away by
the press gangs ; even masters of fishing vessels did
not escape there.
March zo. On Tuesday evening Orders Were if
ftfed for the embodying the several regiments of mi
litia and for cortipfeatirig the regular forces to 30,000
effective men.
March 21. The Earls of Chatham Shelburne
arid Cambden, coding immediately. .into office was
the prevailing opinion yesterday in the brft political
circles.• .
Yesterday morning his Excellency the Marquis
de Noailles the French Ambaftauor, the Marchi
opefs and their whoh suite, set of for Dover,
in order to embark for- rarree..
Lord Viscount Stormou, our late nrobaflid.br at
the cohrt of Verfables; afr ved ihrownlaL uighr.
[TIA Address of tie House cf Cerrmons to the
King contains the fame fenumen's, rud near
ly the fame words as the Address of the House
of Lords ]
, BOSTON May 21.
Last Saturday arrived here the Brigan^ne Ha
zard Capt. Sampson, from Martinico,; on his paG
Age thither he took a schooner and two brigs one
of which we hear arrived there, the others were re
taken. On his. return he, took a brig from France,
bound directly to Lord Howe laden with wine, Iran
dy &e. which he'parted with about 20 days ago; also
a /hip from drifted bound to New York laden with
salt cordage, nails glaE &d. which arrived fafe in
port last Sunday, ,< .<
Since our last arrived in port a prize firp letter of
marque of 20 guns from Bristol, bound to tne Weft- 1
Indies, with available cargo; fhe,/n company with
another letter of marque of ,8 guns came across the
Oliver Cromwell, and Defence privateers,.belong
rig to Connecticut,, to which they both submitted
Ifter a very obstinate engagement,
Hartford May 26..
,Lift Sunday his Excellency Governor Tkum
bull received a second express from William Try
on Esq; bringing the former conciliatory b 11s, ho
nored with the fanAich of his pacific Majesty arid
Parliament.
rWilliam Brook's Jimes Buchanon, Ezra Ross and
Bathsheba Spooner are to be executed at Worcefl^r
the 4th of June next.
U^NTEDU anT^^nT in the W^ch"bufU
nefs for the purpose of repairing a perfori
that can be steady, A finite, would be most ac
ceptable. ror particulars apply to the Printers.
Hartford Coont^,. May 19, 1 7/8. - ,•
PUBLIC notice is, hereby given, to all whom it
doth,or may concern,.that a libel is filed be
fore the Hon. Jabez Haml+n Judge of the Coun
ty Court jh the county of Hartford, aga nft tne sloop
Liverpool, burthen about 4^ tons,. Jabez Cobb late
mafter,iher.tackle,, apparel and Cargo ip favor of
Asa Fuller and Jpfiua Griffith, arid their associates
the captors, who,took her upon the high seas and
sent her into r aid.county. And also again# the
schooner True Love, bufther about 50 tons Charles
Mpulton late mailer, her tackling, appnel. and
cargos in favor df Asa Fuller commander of the
armed Schooner called the Retali uich, and h s asso
ciates the captors and,fetters forth of said Schconer.
who took her upon the high feis and sent her into
said county) And folthq tryal of thejuftice of said
captures, the maritime reOrt f^r tl & county of Hart
ford, will be he'd at Hartford in said county ®n the
23d day of June A. D. 1778, at which time all; per
sons claiming property may appear and ihew reafdn
if any they have why the said Sloop Liverpool and
Schooner True Loye with their apparel and cagoes„
should not be adjudged as lawful prizes to the cap
tors and fetters forth of said vellel of war, agitable
to the prayer of libellants
By Order of the J.^d^e,
~ ' George Wyllys Regefter.
'iCTnUCOv^R^ SEASON?
At the stable of the fubfcril er in Hartford, the
Hoife called
. CONTINENTAL
OF a Silver D.^ \ Colour, and is the fame Hsfe
that hath beeL in his keeping years pad The
terms are Six Dollars the Leap, and Ten Dollars the
Season. Caleb Bull.
N. B. Pasturing for Ma;& ifTeqnhdd.
THIS IsTo give notice that the MACARONI
WillUbver this Season at Five Dollars per
Mare at Killingfworth, he being three quarters
blooded or English atid allowed by good judges
to be very n*at comieg five years old, and, further
recommendation I shall leave him to do. Whoever
inclines to^bring their Mares, will be at any time
served at Capt. Crane's.
WILL Cover.this season, at the Stable of Mr.
Jonathan Lewis's in Fairfield price tw?,
dollars and a half the single leap, or five dollars the
season the famous black horse SALACX, He is a
harfe of size ftrehgth and beauty e^ual perhaps to
arty in America. Sturges Lewis.
"TO BE SOLD by the Subscribers
A Convenient Dwelling House and Shep, with
about half an acre of Land, situate on the
main street in Hartford a little north of the' Cou'rt-
House. Said house is two 41my high 41 feet in
front, and 30, feet wide with 7 Tower rooms 3
chimneys and 6 fire p'ates below and z abofe,,
well calculated to accomodate two famines, with 1
good well Within ten feet of the back doors. The
fhepis 20 feet in front, with a chimney. The
house lot contains front fufiicient for another house
of 40 feet ip length. For further particulars en
quire of Mr. Daniel' Goodwin, Merchant, in Hart
ffetf. SAMUEL Ma.fTOCKi,