The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-07-28 00:00:00, page 3

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fieur Gerard, Ambassador from his Most Christian
Mejefty to the United States, arrived in this city.
He was accompanied from Chester to an elegant a
partment provided for him in Market-street by a com
mittee of Congress appointed for that purpose. On
his Entrance into this city he was saluted by Colo
£ Proctor's artillery. It is impossible to describe
thejoy that appeared jn every good man's countenance
upoa this auspicious event. The frigate which
broughthis Excellency to Chester is one oftheFrench
fleet of 12 fail of the line and several frigates, from
Tonlon underthe command of the Count d'Estaing,
which arrived lafl week offChingoteague in Virginia,
and being furnifhed with pilots at that place, were,
we hear, to proceed to Sandy Hook, from whence
we hourly expert to hear the most important intel
ligence.
The Hoh. Mr. Dean our late Worthy Plenipoten
tiary at the court of France, arrived in the fame
frigate with his Excellency (he French Ambassador,
'and accompanied him to the city. The frigate has
paHed one line of the chiveaux de frize, and is hour
ly expected up before the town.
Who would have thought, (fays a correspondent)
that the American colonies imperfectly known in
Europe a few years ago, and claimed by every pet
tyfoging lawyer in the Hqufe of Commons, and eve
ry cobler in the beer houses of London, as a part of
their property. fhovld in the cotirfe of three years
of war with Great Britain, receive an Ambassador
from the most powerful monarchy in Europe.
We hear that the Roebuck, a British man of war
'of forty four guns, was a few days ago chafed on
Ihore near Cape Henlopen by one of the French
fleet lately arrived on this coast: She now lies de
serted by the crew,they having fled into the country.
BOSTON July 23.
Tuesday last arrived a Prize Sloop, from Domi
hico bound to New York laden with Sugar, Coffee,
Cocoa Limes, &c. She was captured by Captain
Greely, in the Speedwell, three Days after his leav
ing this Port. Captain Greely was in chafe of a
Brig, when the Prize left him.
NEW-LONDON, July 24.
On Saturday a Flag from hence failed for
Newport, with a nmmberof British Prisoners and re
turned again on Tuesday Night with one American
.and seven Frenchmen; by these we learn that the
Fleet mentioned in our last to have gone down the
Sound, from New York to Newport, had upwards
of 3000 Hessian Troops on Board, whom they land
ed. C,.2naru,;cu_ ^aV- that the Enemy are for
tifying Brinton's Point, Connannicut, & Bever tail,
at the Light -house---that they had received Intelli
gence of the French Fleet's Arrival on this Coast, by
a Brig which fell in with them, but made her Escape
and afterwards got into Newport---that this ac
count put them in great Consternation ; since which
the American Prisoners had received much better
Treatment; but that they are still very sickly, A
mong the Prisoners who came in this Flag is a
Frenchman, who has been but 24 Days from Mar
tinico; he informs, that a Fleet of 15 Sail of Spa
nish Men of War was shortly to fail from the Ha
vannah, to 'oin the French Squadron on this Coast.
HARTFORD July 28.
Last Thursday died at Lebanon, Col. Joseph
Trumbull, eldest son of his Excellency Governor
Trumbull, and late Commissary General of the
Continental Army.
The Brigades of Generals Glover and Varnum,
are on their march to the Eastward.
We have an account of the arrival of another
Squadron of the French fleet; 'tis supposed to be dt.
Newport.
We learn that a number of the Best pilots are gone
onboardthe French fleet likewise several gentlemen
well acquainted with the coasts and harbours.,
A number of Ladies, in Glaftenbury firft society,
as a specimen of their industry and, benevolence,
have lately spun for the Lady of the Rev'd John
Eells and generously presented to her, 177 runs
oflinnen and tow yarn. An a& of kindness pecu
liarly acceptable in a day when American manufac
ture is of such great importance.
As the ,relent was made without the usual custom
of reporting to the house of the obliged, and giving
them an opportunity of expressing their gratitude to
the whole, this mode of communication is adopted
a l , a grateful acknowledgment to the honor of so ex
emplary and industrious a liberality. Prov. 31, zg.
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Meffi rs. Printers,
AS I find in your last paper Mr. Rofwel Skinner
advertised as one who refufed to join the army
after being legally detached. It would be injustice
i@.bra and violence to my own conference not to
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circumflances would admit, but being a tanner by
trade, and having a large c.iantity of continental
hides, as well as a number of private property then
on hand ; the public must have been insured had he
gone in person ; therefore he loft no ti/ne in procur
ing a proper person in his bead which he did at
great expence, and said person marched to join the
army in four days after said Skinner was detached.
Noah Phelps, Capt.
Simfbury, July 23, 177.
TO be fold by the subs fibers living in New
Cambridge a parish (.Farmington, about 7
tons of good POTASH. Gideon Roberts.
: Seth Roberts. 3
BROKE into the inclofur of thefubfcr;ber about
the middle of May last, a red rone horse, sap
posed to be 2 years old. and .2 hands and a half
high no brand, a white tie in his forehead the
mane lying to the right fide with both hind feet
white not docked. The owner is desired to prove
his property, and pay charges, and rake him away.
John Morton.
Wethersfield. July 24, ±778.3
BROKE into the inclofure of Abraham Sedgwick
of Hartford Weft DiVifop, and now in his
keeping, a light chestnut coloured mare, blaze in
her forehead, about 6 years old about jqhands high
paces and trots, without any artificial, mark. The
owner is desired to pay cha ;es and take her away.
_ J'^L. 24 12^- _ '
TAKEN up by the fubf~ribet in Reding, a bay
horse, about iqhands high, about 12 years
old, with short mane and ta I, With a star in his fore
head marked with the collar. The owner may have
him again by paying charges; and proving his pro
perty, P er ™ e Zalmon Lyon.
B'E "S O LD -
By WILLIAM DURIE,
Near Wallox-Bridge Middletown, most excellent
INDIGO: Also Foreign SALT at alow price.
'T'° be fold at Middletown, at private tale by
X JOSEPH KING, a out 20 pipes of TE
NERIFE WINE. Also one small ANCHOR,
about 300 wt. July 4 1778.
LIST of Letters in the Post Office Hartford.
AARON Andrews, Wallingford; David Bunce
Hartford ; Do&. Abirr Barker Hebron ; Eli-
Iha Beeman Hartland; Lucy Blackmore, Weft
moreland 2 ; Jesse Browr f oton ; Gideon Curtis,
Weft Simfbury; Simepu-f^ /by Hartland ; David
Carver, Hebron ; Capt. Ben amin Davis, Lebanon ;
John Fairbank, Athol; James Martin Furner,
Springfield State of Vermont; Capt. Samuel Gauley,
Mansfield, new society; Joffiua Giddins, Hartland,
Wid. Eunice Gilbert Ditto; Abraham Gillet Far
mington; John Gillet Ditto; John Hart, Southing
ton (packet) Aaron Heath, Stafford, Samuel Hor
ton EaftWindfor; Titus Hayes, Hartland ; Mar
garet Hutchips, ditto; Peter Hurlburt, East Hart
ford; Levi Delfey Hartford; Joseph Lewis ditto;
Daniel Lord, Litchfield; Epaphras Loomis, East-
Hartford; Aaron Matthew. Northbury; Capt.
Gerfhom Mott Farniington; Jedidiah Mbh, New
ington Wethersfield; John McAlpine Hartford 2 ;
Samuel Northrap, Colchefter; Joseph Olcott, Hart
ford, (packet) Elisha Fitkin tfq; Ditto; Capt. Ga
maliel Painter, Ditto; Lt; Abraham Parmele, Go
fhen; Nathaniel Phelps Hebron ; Samuel Pardy,
Southington. Farmington 2 ; Ebenezer Prier Suf
field ; William A. Russell, Windfof; Capt. Jere
rhiah Rogers Killingworth ; Capt. John Skinner,
Hebron, Esther Smedly, Hartford or Wethersfield ;
Jeremiah Smith, Farmington ; Aaron Seymour, Hart
ford ; Capt. Micah Townsend Brattlebury, State
of Vermont; Jemime Taylor, Hartford, Thomas
L Winthrop. Kensington ; Rev. Benoni Upfon, Wa
terbury; Nodier Woodruff, Farmington; Alhbel
Webber, Bast Hartford.
plflotv ^Qfl_Mm ... -, +CT • . anwf’l — ——. HUH»IWM» .+4 > lis lit
TO be fold a genteel Chariot and a span of
good Horses, cheap for cash.---A genteel
fall-back Chaise or Sulkey or both, would be ta
ken in part pay. Also wanted a likely, well bred
Negro boy from 10 to 15 years old: Enquire of
the PRINTERS. &
STRAYED or ftefon from James Roberts of Wind
sor a brown MARE about 6 years bld, and
about 15 hands high, thinifh built, paces id trots,
and had no brand that I know of, shod all round a
gall on the top of her back Whoever will ta?e up
said mare and return her to the fubferiber shall re
ceive four dollars reward and all neceffasy charg es
paid by James Roberts.
fy< [Said Mare was miffed in the four part of Ju
ly instant. July 22, 1778.
who are defirpus of making their fortunes in eight
weeks time, are hereby informed that the fine new
Privateer called the NEW BROOME mounting
sixteen fixes and four pounders beficU§ fv. vds, IS
RAEL BISHOP commander, is now compleatly
fitted for an eight weeks cruize near Sandy Hook
and in the Sound, where she will be tinder the pro
te&ion of His Mott Christian Ma efty's fleet and will
have the bed chance tbat there has been this war of
taking prizes : She only waits for a few more men
and then will immediatelv fail on her cruize All
those who are desirous centering for the cruize are
requeued to apply soon on board said brig nowlaying
in Connecticut river or on board her in New Lon
don harbour where fe will, be on the firft day of
August. Wethersfield July 25. 17,8.
''Toi^^d~for CASH or PRODUCE,
By J O AH BLA KELE Y,,
Under the Printing Cihoe in H rtford, > J
43 6d. Bd. &od. and zod N.IILS. ",
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HAS just received a (apply of Watch Crystals,
which le will difoo.e of as cheap a* ppffVle.
STOLEN or drifted from Hartford fone time fr pe,
a moses boat, about 14 feet keel larboard tide
of the fculljng place fpbt, the platform in therbow
rpt up said bort about 3 years old Whoever will
reurn or give information at Hartford, so that said
boat may be had Ihal receive a reward of 3 dollars,
and all charges paid; by George Church of said
Hartford. July 24. 1778.
STRAYED or ito'eii from the fubferiber about the
10th of Ju; e, a dark brown HORSE fur years
old pift, about 14 ha ids and an inch high no brands
a small star in his forehead, natural trover. Who
ever wli take tip said horse and return him to the
owner shall have four dollar's reward and ail 1 ecef
fary charges paid, by David Phelps.,
Simibury, July 24 1778,
_ T6BESOLj) —~ -
By, COTTO N MURRA Y,
A little we' tof the south end of the Great Bridge
in Hartford.
A Few boxes of excellent bottled CLARET by
the Box, Doz. or fin le bottle; Good Bohca
TEA; Mutcovado SUGAR ; GENEVA by the
Gallon and a few articles of DRY GOODS.
THE following perfons,,herea fter named viz.
John McLean, Jacob Phelps, Michael flowny
Joiefh Alford, of Windsor ; Simeon Judd, George
Hudton John Olcott, William Pratt, of ilartOiV;
Jedidiah Darling, jun. Samuel Weldin, Joseph
Ifham, of Bolton ; Natl^niel Moore, Ephraim
Booth; of EaR Windsor; Jason Chapman, Joseph
Fenton, of Willington ; Benjamin Rockwell, Job
Cushman, Joseph Webster jun. Daniel Avery Jo
seph Martin of Stafford; Serjeant John Aimes, Le
vi Riley John Bulkley, jun. Zachariah Bunce jun.
Willet Sage, Theodore Hale Elilak Boardman Da
vid Goodrich Daniel Belding, Roger Bull of We
thersfield; Corporal Matthew Miller Amafa Chap
'man, John Frife, Tfaac Bell William Heldretb, Jo
seph Fox, Aaron D:Wolf, Appleton Holmes, Barna
bas Fuller, of Glaftenbury, having been dull de
tached and returned to fetve io the companv under
my command in one of the two regiments railed in
this Sta+e pursuant to an a& of the General Aflem
bly in May last and refufed to mufler and march,
pursuant to orders, whereby the public service is
much hindered and discouraged : These are there
fore to request the officers who demch^d fa d men,
and all other friends to their country to, foiwrd
and bring them on to join theipcompany at FhrfieM.
for which a reasonable reward fhali be given, and
all necessary charges paid, by
, Richard Pitkin Capt.
Wethersfield. July 28 1,78.
-Jo h'N^'bTr BI DG
AT the fotithend of the Great Bridge i; Hartford,
will pay cash or exchange hats at a reason
able price for iambs wo§l or any fort cffliot sheep,
wool or furs: And as h^ts bf all forts are so much
needed both for the army and country, he hopes the
{hearing of lambs will be thought of, since it has
been found serviceable to the grdwth of the lamb as
well as the enfuin? fleece. John Burridge.
Hartford July 25 '„'
STR ^'eTS fr^7l;7?i^&^^
the 9th of July, a black Mare Colt, 3 years old,
about 1 ? hands high, a Rar in her forehead branded
with the letter lon her near Moulder. Whoever
takesup said colt and gives me notice shall have a
retfonabV reward. Abner Morton.
July 23, 177°, 2