The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-06-09 00:00:00, page 3

LONDON, March 6,
THE officers belonging -to alk the regiments in
England; who are absent from their corps,
have received orders to join them immediately.
March 7. The five Commissioners to be appoint
ed by virtue ofthe act of Parbment now puffing for
the purpose of quieting the disorders subsiding in the
Colon es are the Earl ofCarlifle Treasurer of his
Mijefty's houfhold; Lord Viscount Howe - or the
Commander in Cnief of his Maedy's naval forces
on the Amer can station for the time being; the
Hon. Sir William Howe, or the Commander in
Chief for the time being ofthe army in North Ame
rica; W Eden Esq; one of the Commissioners of
TraJeand Plantations; and Richard Jackson, one of
his Majesty's Council, and Council to the Board of
Tade and Plantations. Tae Secretary ofthe Com
mufun is said to be Henry Strachey. Esq; Member
for Bishops Callie. °
Lord North yederday in his speech. treated the
rumour of a French war as a matter of mere surmise
at lead as far as he knew having only heard of it by
the tongne of common report ; at the fame time al
ledging that even if such an event should happen,
the refo irces and internal strength of this nation were
amply fufficient for the purposes both of offence and
detence; and the credit, ar well as the commerce
ofthe countrv would hardly feel the shock offuch
an attack. This he was certain of that the hocks
would not fall lower than they are at prefect by a
War with France, for they were now reduced mere
by the ftratagerfis ofthe enemy than the effect of the
contest.
March 17. A Privy Council is furrimoned to
meet this day at St. James's after the levee is over
said to be on the iffuirig a proclamation for the de
claration of war against France.
The D redors of the Bank it is said waited upon
Lord North on Monday at one o'clock, to know
whether a war would happen as soon as expected,
when his Lordship for their fatisfa&ion, gave for
answer that it was inevitable,'
Yesterday orders were issued from the War Office,
by order ofthe King dnd Council for all Governors
Lieutenant Governors &c. who are absent mofr
them relpc&ive garrisons, forts or Caflles. to repair
so their Rations forthwith in England Ireland, or
elfewfere
The Commissioners that are to go to America had
a meeting at the Earl of Carlisle's house, and were
several hours in consultation.
It is supposed that war will be declared agarift
France on Friday or Saturday.
March 23. Friday Lord Amherst was promoted
to the rank of General, in order to his taking updn
him the command in chief of all th^ forces in Ame
fica.
Letters by the last French mail fay that ail the
English families in and near Paris had received the
usual notice to quit the kingdom within a certain li
mited time ana were preparing for their route to
England accordingly.
, A messenger extraordinary was difpatthed to Lord
Grantham; our Ambassador at the Court ofMadrid,
thr 4 dtys before the king's message was delivered
to Padiamemt, intruding his Lordship to demand a
Uategor cal anfiver to the following simple question ;
' Whether the Court of Spon meant to aid the
French in their present unjuftifhble coudufl with
reflect to the American disputes or to pre'e.ve the
ftncled neutrality I" With further directions, that
if any thing etafive was offered in reply, to leave
the Spanish dominions immediately.
To know the event of the above Spirited infiruc
tions is urged is the principal reason for fufyending
the declaration of war agai/ift France.
BASSATERRE, (St. Chridophers) MA R'CH !!.
A few days ago pad by the windward of this
island, two Dutch men of war, and upon a boat's
going aboard and enquir ng what news, # was an
fweieda French war was ahead? declared. Thee
two men f>f war are to join thredat St Eurtatia, and
are to be coined by ten more which are fho,tfy ex
pe&ed there. What can be ffie meaning efall this
warlike prep matron of the -Dutch, time^nly can dis
cover ; but we are induced to think they certainly
have great views; *
Lancaster May 2%
E^rly this morning died in this Borough his
Exo dency THOMAS WHARTON Junior [To;
Iresident ofthe Supreme Executive Council of this
Common- wealth &c.
Extract of a letter froth Head Quarters May 2.1
' Last week the Marquis d.& la Fayette, with
cioout 3000 men. crotfed the river anJ proceeded
down Ifelow the □ weeds Foid; the enemy had got
intelligence ofuis being twere and sent out woo to
surround him they cameaway in the nigut rime,
and early in the morning we"e Oofe on the Mar
quis $ encampment : He jmroed'^tely retrea^d,
eroded the river about 3 miles below the Swedes
Ford without losing a ' man. Tue enemy. were
" Seventeen deferfers came in yefterdiy : iio of
our officers and soldiers broke the new goal ; and a
number of them are fafe arrived here. .
'- Captain M'Clean, with a party of men, killed
about 20 of the enemy the other day. Orders yes
terday was, that every man be compleated. by this
morning with forty rounds and two flints."
FISH -KIL L, June 4.
The Hoop of war King Fisher, of 16 guns, which
obftru&ed the pi(Tage at King's Ferry for several
days part, was obliged, last Sabbat himorning, to tow
off with precipitation from that station having been
hulled several times by well directed shot. from a
couple of great guns, lent down f^r tke purpose,
uni,er the command of Capt. Moodie.
Deserters from the Bridfh armies are daily com
ing out of Philadelphia and New York. 'Tis said
the new levies or green coats are to be sent off to
guard the Weft India Islands. - That the enemy are
imprest ng refugees tones and young men, and forc
ing them on board their Flipping.
BOSTON June 4.
Saturday last the President of the honorable Coun
cil of this State received a Letter from Go
vernor Trumbull of the State of Connecticut ; of
Which the following is a Copy, viz.'
SI R, Hartford May 23, 1778.
HAVE uft received a Packet from Governor
>Tryon inclofing three Setts of A&s of Parli
ament two of which I now transmit you, together
with Copies of his Letter and my Anfwer.'
lam, Sir your humble Servant,
Jonathan TruMbulL >
First " An Act for repealing an Aft puffed in
the Fourteenth Year of His present Ma efty's Reign,
intitled An Act for the better regulating the Go
vernment of the Province of the MafDchufetts-Bay
in New-England."
Second. “ An A& for removing all Doubts, and
Apprehensions concerning Taxation by the Parlia
ment of Great Britain in any of the Colonies, Pro
vinces and Plantations in North- America and the
Well Indies ; „and for repealing so much of an Aft,
made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of his pre
sent Majesty, as imposes a Duf @n Tea imported
from Great Britain into any Colony or Plantation in
America, or relates thereto.''
Third. “ An Aft to,enable His Majesty to ap
point Commissioners with fufficient powers to treat,
coniult, and a^ree upon the Means of quieting the
Dilorders now subsisting in certain of the Colonies,
Plantations and Provinces of North-America."
(Copy) New-York. 21st May, 1778.
SIR
" THE inclofed Afis of Parliament arrived here
Yesterday, which came to Philadelphia in his Majes
ty's Ship the Porcupine; Jam to request you will
forward them to Boston and theEo'ern Provinces;
trust ng they will be received with more Confidence
and Liberahty than the Drafts of Bills I sent you
the 17th of Est Month. I am, Sir,
Your very hurable Servant,
Wm. TRYON, Governor.
Governor Trumbull..
(C-vy) - Hartford, 25th May. 1778.
S I R.
" Your Letter ofthe ziftinftknt is received with
its enclosures-. The innocen do not want a Pardon:
The injured do not place Confidence in any who
have done them an Injury. while Force is continued
in the fame pursuit--To alk it in this Situation
Does it not add.lnfult to Injury? -Ought not Pro.
portions and Negotiations of a public Nature, be
tween two contending Powers to be addressed from
one to the other, and not to Individuals or to par
ticular Person or Perlons ? When made in this Man
ner and honorably conduced, Liberality mrfy justly
beexpeAed from both. Jam your very hum
ble Servant, Jonathan Trumbull.
Gov. Tryon.
Hartford, June 9.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Albany, to
his correspondent in this State.
" A considerable village aboAit 40 miles to the
weft of Albany is destroyed by the Savages and
lories, which brought on an engagement between
the enemy and a party of the continental troops and
militia, who went t® the assistance of the fu fFerers.
Our people were defeated ; and loft about 23 killed
and Milling; thecountry is alarmed in every quar
ter, and at lerft one thousand of the militia are pew
collected in different parts to secure the frontiers.
The enemy are supposed to he, between three and
four hundred and are flill, threatning the settlement
ofSchohary. From the Northward there appears a
probability that we ihall be obliged to keep a greater
body of troops in that quarter from accounts lately
received from Like Champlain,",
By a Genfemau from Gen. Waftrngton's head
quarters we are informed, that a large body ofthe
enemy eroded from Philadelphia at Corpus ferry
into blew lerfev; and ijiat adivifion of the Ameri
fwis e*peAed the enemy designed td march through
New Jersey to New York.
The Amenably of the State of Pennfylvahia, on
corifideration ofthe late happy turn in public affair's,
resolved, on Thursday the 21st of May to suspend
the Act for regulating the prices of goods and mer
chandize.
LIST of the losses sustained by individuals in
the town of Danbury, in consequence of the
enemy's incursion into that place; according to an
estimate made thereof by a committee appointed to
appraise the fame ; With the names of thole who are
principal losers viz. £. s. d.
Mr John McLean, 2492 ip 7
Capt. Ezra Starr - 2196 0 0
Capt. Daniel Taylor - 084 0 2
Col. Joseph P Cook, . 935 9 6
Major Elli Maggott, -'866 2 2
Capt. James Clark, - 822 16 6
Ma or Taylor, - - 700 16 1
.Comfort Hoyt, jnu. - d 651 15 1
Thadeus Benedict, Esq; - •521 19 $
David Wood - 433 1 0
Joseph Wildman, * 417 8 4
Dr. John Wood - 394 ^' 4
Matthew Benedid, jin, - 337 11 0
Rev. Ebenezer White, - 3x7 11 0
Jonah Benedia, - 309 9 8
Matthew Benedia, - 265 4 8
Jabez Rockwell, - 237 16 3
Zadock Benedia; - 169 17 0
Ben amin Sperry - Ifo 16 3,
Which with a number of smaller losses ascertained by
said Committee, amount in the whole to £ 15862,
9 s. yd, lawful money, loft by individuals in con.
Sequence of that town being made the repertory of
public stores. There is therefore the greatest reason
that the public should, not only grant speedy relief
to the Sufferers (many of whom are reduced to ex
treme want) but a?fo, that they should have the pub
lic faith pledged for theampiint of those losses ; which
were estimated not according to the exorbitant prices
of the prelent times but in most infiances as the ar
ticles colt before this war commenced,
' 1 N ' D'l G '
Of the best kind, to be fold
By BEVIL WEBSTER,
A little North of the South Meeting House, and op- t
pofite the Court Houfedn Hartford.
HE has also for file Blanks of all kinds commonly
used in this State; and good Writing Paper,
for which he will take Cash or clean Cotton and
Linen RAGS, the latter would be most acceptable.
Hartford June 3 1778.
WANTED immediately as an Apprentic.fo
the Blacksmith buJinefs, a fmarj taflive lab,
about 15 years of age.
AARON BRADLEY.
Hartford June 9 W?"-
STRAYED or stolen from the parture of Deacon
Jonathan Wells in Hartford the 28th of May a
black MARE about 14. hands and a half highy or 6
years old, low in fleffi a star in her forehead 1 white
foot slim head and neck lofty carriage mofllv trots,
hind legs rather crooked shod all round. Whoever
will secure said mare and return her to the fubferiber
or to said Wells in Hartford shall have 6 dollars
reward, and all necessary charges paid, bv
I EDWARD SHIPMAN.
Say-bjook June 2 1778.
"AKEN up by the fubferiber in Middletown
(Upper-Houses, )rm the 16 of Mty, a dark
blown mare with a frail star in her forehead, 14
hands high trots. and pacds. The owner is desired
to pay charges, and and take her away.
AAR^N^OEERTSq
WE the fubferibers being appointed commiffw
ners, by the hon. court of probate fcr the
distrust of Middletown to examine the claims ofthe
creditors, to theeftate of Lusher Gay lateof Mid
dletown deceased, (represented info vent ) do hereby
give notice, that we shall attend upon the bufinefs +
of our appointment, on the last tuefday of,ne an d
the firft and second tuefday of July next at Mr.
John Roberts in said Middletown at 1 c'clock, P-
M. on said days.
Hezekiah Hale. ? Commif-
Isaac M/iler. % fioners.
N B. No accounts Will be allowed but those
properly attested.
_June § 'It B :——
TAKEN uplaftweek a dark bay MARE" about
14 bands and a halfhigh, trots all a large
Far in ber forhead a large fear behind her right ear,
ffod all round. The owner may have her again bv
applying to Aaron Cook of Hartford, and paying
charges, June 5 1778.
INDIGO, of the best kind, to
be fold bv J.stah Blaxelly, under the Printng.