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DESERTED from the continental service, Na
than Daning. of Reding, about 5 feet 9 inches
high, light complexion, light eyes, light long,hair.
Had on a red coat, silver knee and shoe buckles ; he
was to join his regiment at Weft Point lad May, but
supposed to steer for Sufquehannah. Whoever will
take up said fellow and return him to Col. Samuel
B. Webb's regiment, or confine him in any goal,
and give information to me, shall have ten dollars
reward and neceflary charges paid, by
Aug. 15, 1778. Joseph Gilbert, Serjt.
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. By STEPHEN RUSS,
At his store in Mansfield (2d focfety ) the follow
ing Aftirhei viz.
RUM, Sugar Coffee, Chocolate Indigo, Pepper,
Ginger, Snuff, hard Soap Ink Powder, Writ
ing Paper, Spelling Books, Primers, Ivory and
Horn Combs Shoe Buckles, Sleeve Buttons, Trim
mings for Mens cloaths, Pins and Needles, Awls
and Tacks, Shoemakers Pincers. Snuff-Boxes, Wine
Glasses Rafors Pen Knives, Spedacles Silk Hand
kerchiefs, Holland, Catgut, Ribbons, Sewing Silk,
Fine-Thread Box Nails, Chisels, &c. &G.
Mansfield, August 12, 1778.
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward.
DESRETED from Capt. Isaac Fairwell's compa
ny, Col. Cilley's regiment, on the night of the
Bth instant, the following soldiers, viz, Serj. Asa
Holt, fix fe{!thigh, straight limbed, dark hair and
complexion, blueeyes. Samuel Harper, five feet
mine inches high, light complexion, red hair, dark
eyes. Thomas Harper, 1^ years old, five feet ten
inches high light complexion, li^ht hair black eyes;
John Harper 47 years old, five feet ten inches high,
light complexion, dark eyes. Also deserted from
Capt. Wait's company, in the fame regiment, and at
fame time, Philip Judkins 28 years old, five feet
eTght inches high, dark complexion, dark hair :
The above deserters. all of them wore their regi
mental green coats turned up with red, and carried
off their arms and ammunition. Whoever shall take
up all or either of the said deserters, and return them
to their regiment, or confine them in any Rate's goal,
and give notice to any officer belonging to said re
gin ent, shall have thirty dollars reward for each of
them, and all necessary charges paid, by us
Isaac Fairwell, Capt. / 10th New-Hamp-
Jason Wait, Capt. 5 ffiire Regiment.
Camp, White Plains, August 9, 1778.
DESERTED from m, company,Col. Warner's
renment, on the 15th of January 1778, one
Christopher Cbeftor, (a ferjeant) well set, about 22
years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, long brown hair,
grey eyes one of his upper fore teeth miffing, and
a small foft beard, long favoured belonging to New-
London; rather bafhful and flow of speech. Whoever
will take up said deserter and return him to his regt,
in the state of Vermont, shall have ten dollars re
ward, and all reasonable charges paid, by me
Simeon Smith, Capt.
Bennington, May 4, i„%
T^^SERTED from my company, in Col. War
ner's regiment on the 26th of January 1778,
d Anniar Pottage, an Indian, fellow, well built, 5
feet 10 inches high, talks good E iglifh, about . 33
' ears old, his upper sere teeth miffing, belonged to
Cana^nk in Connecticut, hath since his desertion in
ched into a company of militia some time last May
for 8 months, and gone to Fiffi Kill. Whoever
will-take up said Pottage and return him to his re
giment in the State of Vermont shall have ten dol
lars reward and all neceffiry charges, paid by
Simeon Smith, Capt.
Bennington, June 20, 1778.
OTR ED from the fubferiber, about the middle
1„, of May, a black Mare, 4, years old. 13 hands
and a half high one white hind foot, ring bones on
her hied feet, trots a d paces. Whoever will take
upfeed stray and return her to the owner shall have
t^o dollars reward and charges, paid by
$, , Ezra Rice,
Wa^ngford, August 12, 1778.
TUESDAY, August 2 5 > 1778, THE [Numb, 7^
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
ANDTHB
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER.
HARTFORD: Printed by W ATSON and G'O ODWI N, near the Great Bridge.
JAMES WALLAC E,
STOCKING and LACE MAKER, Wethersfield;
ACQUAINTS the Public, that he has a quanti
ty of Thread Cotton and Linen Stockings
for file: Likewise, a quantity ofLace for Ladies
Caps, Lappets, Borders, and several things in that
way.
He likewise continues to make Stockings ofhome
made Stuff, as usual. 9
N. B. An Apprentice is wanted to said-Trade.
QTrayed from the fubferiber the fore part of July
3 last, a bay mare, 6 years old, branded on the
left buttock, forgot with what letter,a natural trotter,
about 13 hands and 3 inches high: Strayed at the
fame time a yearling mare colt, no brand, of a chef
nut colour, with a strip in the face, paces chiefly.
Whoever will take up and return said strays to me
the fubferiber, shall be entitled to ten dollars, and
all reasonable charges paid, by me
NATHANIEL DEEN, jun.
Canaan, August 11, 1778.
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"TAESERTED July 31, 1778, from Capt. James
Duncan's company, Cel. Mofes.Hazen's regi
ment, the following persons, viz John Fitzgerald,
an Irishman, about 5 feet 5 inches high, fair com
plexion, grey eyes, short brown hair, about 21
years of age; he is tUppofed to be^near Danbury in
Conne&icut. Also Jefle Lewis, born inßhode Island,
about 5 feet 6 inches high dark complexion, short
black hair, black eyes, about 28 years of age, a well
set likely fellow; it is thought he has made for New-
Lebanon where his parents are fappofed to live.
Whoever apprehends said deferte - and bring them
"to their regiment, shall have the above reward, or
thirty dollars for each and reasonable charges paid,
by me Palmer Cady, Lieut.
White Plains, August 4, 1778.
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TO BE SOLD,
By THOMAS HOPKINS, in Hartford.
CHOICE imported Salt by the load or single
bushel beftJamaica spirits, good fyench Bran
dy, an assortment of dry goods. July 31.
'FonhTcONNECTiCuTToURANt.
THAT the present state of our currency is such
as requires the greater! exertions to remedy
the evil is much too certain , but that no other means
are necessary than such as are in our power is as
certain. Every thinking person, at the beginning
of the present war, expected that it would require
the greatest exertions, that perhaps any people ever
used ; that in many instances it would be amazingly
distressing, and that if we were to maintain the army
by money, we might expe& to be obliged to make
such payments as muff often distress a greaf part of
the community. We will readily pay out any or
all our property, if that will but maintain the war,
was the common language of all classes.
Those kinds of distress we have never yet tried ;
but the present state of our currency fs such, that it
has become necessary to remedy the evil let it cost
us what pains it may. And it is certain, that if we
fix it down as a principle that it is better for us to
ruin our bills and be obliged to pay our army in sil
ver and gold ; or that it is better for us to ruin our
army, to distress the families of our officers and sol
diers, even to the depriving them ofthe very necessa
ries of life, and that it is better for us to give up all
thoughts of keeping our promises, or of either honor
or honesty, than to lay such taxes as may in some in
stance oblige some poor or middling (as they express
it) farmer to fell property which he realy wants,
it is then indeed time for us to fay no more of main
taining the war. How many accidents are we liable
to, (fair as our present profpeas are) which may ren
der it necelLty for us to raise great supplies of Hores
or even of men ? And who can undertake to raise a
single battalion, or even any considerable supplies of
stores with a currency already in a miserable state,
depreciating fafter and father as we have more and
more profpeas of fortunately ending the war. If any
such unfortunate event should take place, we might
pave gr^at popes, from that virtue and rcfylutica gs
the people which has wrought wonders b 6 t every
thing to fear from our financiers and our currency,
which ought to be our support and dependence.
If it is the business of a great part of our members
of Assembly to behave so through one session as to
have a feat in the next, and that can only be done
by misspending their time in clamouring and com
plaining againf t a set of the most worthless beings
who exist and charging a'l the misfortunes attend
ing the ill state of our.currency (which really arises
frora mis-steps in our legislators) on a few trdrs;
men of no influence, universally defp : fed, pene-ally
of small property ; men who may well be objects of
severe laws: But in considerations of such ednfe
quence as taxes, supply of our treafory and pre•
serving our credit, ought not to claim a moment's
attention. We must never expect this - part cf .onr
legislators to be guilty offo much felf-denial, as to
examine what is for the public interest for the pur
pose of regulating their condu& accordingly.'
Congress have been unfortunately difappomted. is
not being able to keep good the credit of the bills
they have made for supporting a four years war,
without calling on the fubje&s for more than enough
to support us two or three months. The evil being,
not that jobbers have occasioned an artificial rife of
prices, but that people fee, we are perpetually in
creasing the quantity without being in earnest about
paying, and that they really doubt the payment es
the bills ; It is undoubtedly in our power, with the
use of proper means and proper exertions, entirely
and Speedily to reinflate our credit. One state can't
do all, but one state may do much. No one will
pretend that any one state can call in bills so faft as
Cengrefs can make them.
The objections against laying taxes are indeed
numberless, as usual, against paying money where
due. Weare informed that it will do no good ; that
the rich will only raise the price of every thing high
er; that they already get as much as they can, but
that calling on them for money will enable them to
obtain more. That the people are unable to pay,
they have not money to pay those taxes which are
laid, only because they have too much and can ob
tain it too easy. That it is in the wrong persons
hands ; that many have property, who have not
money aor can obtain it, and this notwithstanding
the burthen of the complaint is, that whoever has
property can obtain too much of the money. The
fad is, our money is too plenty, too cheap, in least
demand of any article whatever, hoarded by no
body in the country, among the people who are to
pay it, and any one who has property can have too
much of it. As long as this continues to be the case
no man in his senses will pretend that the people
are unable to pay tax% and no one but he that
wants votes or wants sense will fay it.
When all other difficulties are removed then this
fatal one. our mode of taxation is unequal. This
is true and a real difficulty that we in this state la
bour under, and that every other state did labour
under to some degree. But lhis cannot be the reason
Congress have not called on us for more: They
doubtless have their reasons, and fufficient ones.
Not only to do our proportion towards retrieving
continental credit to make a faitable supply for our
treasury, very great fems must be raised by taxes on
the people, much greater sums than has hitherto
been the custom during the war. For this purpose
let us lay aside all refpea to persons and look for the
property, not regarding when or where it was ob
tained ; and as great supplies never were, and pro
bably never will be railed on a new method oftax
ing, we must not expert to raise the immediate sup
ply on a plan entirely new : But as we certainly
rauft alter our mode of taxation, let us lay a plan en
tirely different from the present, founded on the
max : m that all property is to pay in proportion to
its value, and let us be trying it by degrees whild
we raise the films necessary for immediate use on the
present mode, with such small additions as are plain
ly just and equitable,
A Countryman,