The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-04-14 00:00:00, page 1

JUST PUBLISHED, ^
And to be Sold by the Printers hereof, ,
PRXCE ONE SHILLING and SIX PENCE,
THE
American G R tSI S;
N U M.BER V.
ADDRESSED to. ' . v
General Sir WILLIAM HOWE;
By the Author of Common Sense,
A L S O,
Tuft Published, and to be fold at the fame place,
PRICE THREE SHILLINGS,
Catechifn, Puyfied-MHicumi
Beinz an EPITO ME of the Theory and Practice of
PHYSIC ; agreeable to the best Authors both an
tient and modern.
1 0 WKICH is ADDED', ,
Some pra&ical RcL its and Oesevaiions, amd 2
Discourse on tie Nature and Operation of
MERCURY, as a Medicine.
By a 3TUD ENT in? HYSIC,
In C'ohNScficut”
R SOL D,
A Liree, fleet, strong. trotting HORSE, and a
Ik neat genteel light bULKEY; the Horse is in
his prime, and excellent on a journey. Also, a
second h^d CHAISE will be foldH a low price
for produce. Enquire of the _
At an adjourned noting cf the proprietors of the
townfhp of L'EICE» TER on Otter-Creek at
the house of Nathaniel C,iid, El . j; in vVood
ft&, ^G Sure of ConneAicut on Wednesday
the 4 th dav ofMirch, A. D. 1,78.,
r VOTED, TnatO pt. Jeremiah Powers, a re-
V prefe native for Lid townfh pof Leicester, to
attend a Convention of the State of Vermont, at their
next Aifembly, &c. . ,
Vo ed, T.rit this meeting be adjourned tothe
Lu 3 of Mr. Tilly Rice, in„Bro®kfield, in the State
: Vichufetfs-Bay, on the last Wednesday of
for . next, at 0 of the clock A. M. then and there
to trmfaAxhe following particulars, if they Hull
then fee cause, viz. To receive aty report that laid
Cnt. Powers, as representative alorelaid, may then
have to make to said ,-c,ri&y To fee if said pro-,
pret veil do any tiring towards a further fettloment
of ibid -ownfirp, 'and building amill or mills there
in- TiVe proprietor that haVe not pnd their taxes
as heretofore, h*ve been afUffed on their refpe&ive
rights, to be then paid. £0 grant such iron, or iurns
efmaney, as ili.ill then he thought to conduce 6
the benefit of fail township. Any ,er|op having
denars on said propriety, to bring in their ac
„rents for settlement ; and do any other matter, or
thing proper to be done at said meeting.
Lusha CHILD, Proprietor's Cldrk.
'^"LLTTfon? indebted tolls e^aie of Ebenezer
,fa Webber late of Hartford deceased. are defir
^d to exhibit the fame for fettlemsht ; And those
Indebted are requited to make immedipe payment
to Medad Webster. Adminiftfatdr-
Hartford. April 9 1778..
* WANTED IMN^ibi^^Y? .
A Good workman at the POTTER's business/
d~l Sueh an one may find employ either on Shares,
•r on wages, by' applying to
ISRAEL SEYMOUR
Hartford, April 6, 1778,
T" NLInTF.D into the fubf&iberc company about
two months force, one Albert Lewis said he
belonged to Windsor, and has been Imel, seen there
TOG in force of the neighbouring towns'; is about 5
fleet ri inched high about 29 years of age dark com
plexisn, black 'hair ; had on 2 pair of buckskin
breeches his other cloatl ing unknown ; said Lems
has never joined his company. Whoever will Re
turn laid fallow to the company to which he be
long# at Weft Point, inabi have fix dollars reward
and charges paid, by Daniel Allen, Capt.
April 6, 1778.
TUESDAY, Ar^L 14, 1771 THh [numb. oga.
CO^N^C ICUf COURANT, '
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE R.
HARTFORD: Printed by WATSON and GOODWIN, near the Great B^nct.
TO be fold, a convergent Dwelling-House and
four acres of land, 'ving in Hartford. Also,
a Surveyors Cortipafs, R quire of the Printers.
\ E the subscribers be ng appointed by the hb;
\'s' notable' court of rebate for the diftrifl of
Middletown connnffiones to examine the claims
of the creditors to the, efbte of Samuel CLrk late
of Middletown deceased, teprefented.infolvent.---
These are to notify said emditors, that we fii 11 At
tend said business at the house of said Clark on tlx
last tuefdays of thisand the next month, and the fi^ft
tuefday of the month following, at two of the clock
in the afternooh of e ch day.
Isaac Mallpr I Commiffieners.
. Hezekiah Hats. #
Middletown ,th April, i,;B.
bL T NDj&Wedne'da7 a Pocket Book, "on the
road between Hartord and Middletown the
owner may have it again by proving his property
and paying charges, Benj^ Bolkley.
Wethersfield April
\ Forge, at Colebrook, April, 3 1778.
WANTED immedially a number of wood
cutters so enter inc tlie business at this
place; I want to .cut rood cords more than is alrea
dy cut. this f,ring. - Vfhoe^er.will come and exert
tbernfelves will hot duly ferte their own intereftl y
receiving bar iron or heel at the regulating price for
pay, and the bigbeft pricSrcGilated for their labour,
but do their county effenrJ fc^vice , and enable
me to make a larger quantity of iron than 1 made
last year whichartici^ is fc very much wanted ; I
desire every wood cutter to 1 ring, one ax and blank
et. I likewise want a gebd teamfter,„aid a flock}
taxer that anderftandsthe oun^e.j -miwUx ^,4,.
till the firft of January .-good encouragement wilj
be given and punctual payment made b- r.
J\COB OGDELL
/"rWENTY fivo^od SHEEP to'be let. ^
qure of the Printer;.
^ /; ADE his escape from Wind for, one Stuart
Blafon a British prisoner, he is about 23
years of age small of Statute, fair complexion, a
large fear under his chin. - Whoever will hringPid
fellow to the goal in Hartford Bull have a handsome
reward and n^cefTarv charges paid by
»zek.Wilijams, Com. Prisoners.
N. R. Asfuhdry other of the prisoners. pirticu-.
larly two of the Stages, u keßlad year on Long Island
have allo 'run away ; it is typed that all, friends of
their country will keep a good look cut for all such
fellows travelling about without a pa's.
ALL person's indebted to the Aibfcribe; by book
or note, are desired to make ipeedy payment,
to ,revent farther trouble.
, NATHANIEL GOODWIN.
Hartford, April 1; '77^ _ _
,\ NOTICE is hereby given, that two pieces of
I N land lying in; the town of East Windsor in the
county of Hartford, containing the one about 40 the
other about 8 acres, lately improved .by Gideon
brake deceased and now owned by Hafrifon Gray
of Great Britain will be leafed by the fobferiber.
for the benefit of the Governor and Contyaray of
this State for the term of three years to the high
est bidder, on the 2&h day cf ir.ftant Aprl at 4
o'clock Pc M. at the house, of Capt. Joel Loomis, ie
said Bast Windsor, by virtue of an aft of the Gene
r?l Afftmbly of this State concerning the real.
cAd'es of dißns and. performs inimical to the United
States of America," ......
OLIVER ELLSWORTH Attorney.
Hartford, April,.; I%^.
N. B. The Select M^n of Lie Several towns in
the county of Hartford ' are defined without fortl er.
delay to give notice to said Attorney < r all the real
estates in,heir towns ' pot belonging to any inhabi
tants or fube&s of this cr any ether of theft United
States. _
'ft ^wpoTds"cf fliff F^GS BRISI LB^"are
, ^ wanted - for which ^§ Cassi will be given at
the Printing Office .
BOSTON, April; 9,
Extra& of .a letter, from Camp (Valley Forge)
March 19 >77^.
“ Mr. Howe and we remain, very peaced'e
neighbours, except now and then making a little
free with each other's property.. Lift week four
waggons with each four excellent horfew and lead
ed with provisions of thebefl kind, from one of the
ba, k counties attempted to force 11er way to the
enemy and had a&uaV, got beyond cmr centries,
but were perfued by a : Lieut .of Morgan's corps,
whom oise of them endeavored to ffioot wih aptf
tol Lut he turn'd the complement so efT finally,
that he left the gentleman extended on bis mou er
earth took two prisoners, and four otUrstfcaped;
but he brought back 41 the waggons witl then con
tents, for which , he received 40001 this currency :
A fine day's work -endthis,ne d d aienc.
" Four thousand troths ^^ ond eir merch from
North Carolina, .and ti e Virginia forces are levied ;
ft that I am in hopes we fh^ll-open . the campaign,
with a tolerable countenance.- .What tlecorumit
tee of Congress have done has net yet t, ipited;
but many material, alterations in the general .1) ftera
of the army are repotted/',,
We hear there : as I een found on board the prize,
mentioned in our last to have keep carr id into Sa^
lem (besides the Invoice 'f .13,000' cx r ßales or
Cloth and a Box of Go d Lace of rr.nfeter^hle value.
: The Raleigh and Alfred Gi'ed from L'Oiient the
29th of Deceniler.,.in, C'onfripy. and, pre ceex^d to
cruize< ff the Cbaffcoi Africa ; from rheoce cr. fed
the Windward bland, and fror that to B^Pon, Law
no English vessel during the.Cruive excep' one
Sleep, with Mines, which tley. took (h be.cral
.Sell ilClli 41) aiiCrt C't, ftgiLO 1...Q ?' f
ward oLDefeada,.w §re thej fell in wnh two hri,
tifh Ships of war., fheAfted here away at a Vt/ff
unfavora le Time, tatr^to make her <.b->p% and,
Mas taken. TYet afterwards tt/edthe Rak ;h 19
Hcure, at ri.cut 6J^iles Didence, wl ? r*cff b,
sut-fruing them,The Rale ^b.and /'bed.bwd
taken. 6 prizes since they left An :.-'ca all uh ch ara
fate arrived, except cneßri^ tv th Salt, .
, A Correffandef 1 eg; sTulut on to b.: ;n, /ring
Qyefhon: - H vet! e Apeixeans public Virtue or
have they not I He don't mean wheH er..they exer
cise any, for that is manifeft ; but whether they ar^
poffeffed,of the Principle. : „
Monday last set out item Cambr'^°fy on t,e ? r way
to Newport /by Permiffioo of the Hen&rJ :e tn^
Continental Congress) Liept. General Burgoyne att^
Family.l ~..,:^
A Letter from Bilboa,' dated January 12 CT4,
fays, '*We have taken 13 prizes:, and we hear
that the Court <?f Britain have voted 22000 ben for
tfe earning .cnmpi gp in Arnerr, ; we abb hear the.
English have mpbed the French Amraffed,or. and.
several of. the French Merchants, for wh ch infuE
the French Court have demanded Sati<fa&ion and
have ordered 17 Ships of 70 Guns to le built ^
soon as p4fele." , -' ... .
.PR OVID 2N C F,,‘ April 4.
, On Friday .night last week, C pt. Hacker ;,rt
the ship Columbus attempted to" pals the, enemy'll.
Shipping in the Bay, to proceed to a neighbouring
port, whither her guns and.fK/rtr were .ohave beera
transported by land A brig bound for the Weft—
Indies that had failed the fare evening, was per
ceived by he enemy's upper ffi,p, .which fired ng-,
pa? gu>s when..two frigates immediately got under
way and intercepted the Columbus oft Point .Judith,
Capt. *a;.Lar finding it impracticable to par them,
was .reduced to the necessity 0! running tl e £^p on
£aore ne^r die Print., where her fail& and the great
ell p?rt cf 1: ri' r', big were saved. Next day the ffc
gates and a £ill.y drew near, and b,,f 3 brhb o,e
frcqi.tbeir <a,nor rod mufqueiry; it wrs returned
from the sh ^ with such eiieA, that a beat, fuilcf
men .which : tlje doemy urt tof.re the ship wa^
beat off and it is thought with feme 1&H as levers
of thebann- were teen to if.;. Towaicsevenn^' ^
galleys under cover of the frigates, ran in and set
hie to the hall, which was burnt; We fuft^n&4