The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-09-17 00:00:00, page 1

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For the CONNEC I'lCUf COURANT.
NO ta r s, in justice, can order that contrasts
made in hard money, shall be paid in pa
per, nor that contrasts made in paper money,
shall be paid in hard. For authority to tell a
man he may aft contrary to his engagements ,hand
faneby tells him he may be a villain; to tell himhe
shall pay hard money, where ha engaged nothing
but paper, handsomely tells him he is a slave.
Laws ought to be made to keep people hones,
and not to countenance them in a&s of injustice,
to which human nature is naturally too incident.
Since the failure of continental money, all execu
tions have come out in hard money, although the.
debts were contrasted in paper, and those ex
ecutions made out according to a scale, which I
conceive to be in its calculation very erroneous.
Every person of observation yery well knows,
that depreciation took place much sooner in the
northern than in the southern States ; as the mo
ney followed the army, that it was three orfour
for one here, when depreciation was not known
'there ; yet this scale was calculated to .operate
alike through this vast extent of teritory, from
Netu-Hampfoire to Georgia. The cpnfequence
of which is, that all private accounts as well as
public debts and loans, are to be paid at an extra
vigaht rate, to what they really ought, I mean
in the early period of depreciation. For curiosi
ty I will mention one or two instances: An ac
quaintance of mine, on the sixth of February
1,7'3, purchased two hogsheads of New-England
Rum, containing 229 gallons, at 40s. per gallon
(being then the market price) for which he gave
his nbte of hand, payable in continental money ;
fined the adoption of this scale, a suit has com
rpnced against the debtor, and the scale made
the debt in hard money, including the interest,
337110 s6d :I dare presume there was not cir
culating cash fufficien.t in the parish to pay i,t.
The fame man I am informed, the fame day
bought fourteen pair of leather breeches, for
which he was obliged to pay fevrnty-two pounds
jn hard cafh — The injustice of this scale is truly
evident, and it is surprising no alteration has been
made in it, by the legifature of this State, espe
cially as to private contrails ; to think what ?-
mount of executions have been issued out, calcu
lated by that scale forthat consumptive trap, mult
be painful to a generous mind. We have expe
rienced such a series of cmfufion in bufinefs,fuch
losses in s he fluctuation of currency, that every
well wither to an bonefl, regular commerce, melt
heartily desire that the legislature ofthis State, in
their next fyffion, would take the matter up, and
Tearch into the justice of this scale, to confide,
whether an honest bargain on the footi, ~ of hard
cafb, ought not to be punctually fulfilled ; to con-
Inter whether for an old continental mopey debt,
either bond, boor, note or execution, already grant
ed, the creditor is not as welf offas the debtor, to
receive either neat catt':, borfes, country produce,
bar-irc,,, cables, anchors, or even tuhetfenes,
{rindhones, mill-ftbnes, wooden dishes, old fea
thers, &c. &c. IMPARTIALIB.
Connecticut, September 7, 1'78;.
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TUESDA Y, September 17, 1782.
B O S T O N, September,.
Yesterday arrived Captain Grinnel, in 40 days
from Amsterdam, Holland, who brought Bri
tilh papers down to the 16th July, from which
we have time only to fclett the following in
telligence, viz.
L O N D O N, July 12.
Yesterday, at half part two o'clock, his Ma
jeftf, attended by the Duke of Montague and
Lord Onflow, went in itate to the House of
Peers, and, after giving the Royal Aflent to se
veral bills, elofed the teflion by the following
molt gracious speech from the throne.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
T' H E unwearied afiiduity with which you
have persevered in the difeharge of your
duty in parliament, during so long a feflion,
bears the molt honorable testimony to your zeal
and industry in the service of the public : for
which you have provided with the clearest dif
cernment'of its true interests ; anxiously open
ing every channel for the return of peace ; and
furnilhmg with no less vigilence the means of
carrying on the war, if that measure should be
unavoidable.
The extensive powers with which I find my
felt inverted to treat for reconcilation and amity
with the colonies which have taken arms in
North America, I shall continue to employ in the
manner molt conducive to the attainment 'of
those objects, and with an earneilnefs suitable
to their importance.
The zeal which my fubjeUs in Ireland have
expressed for the public service, shows that the
liberality of your proceeding toward them is felt
there as it ought ; and has engaged their affec
tions, equally with their duty and interest, in
the common cause.
The diligence and ardour, with which you
have entered upon the consideration of the Bri
tilh interests in the East-Indies, are worthy of
your wisdom, justice and humanity. To pro
tect the persons and fortunes of millions in those
distant regions, and to combine our prosperity
with their happiness, as objects which amply re
pay the utmott labour and exertion.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
I return you my particular thanks for the very
liberal lupplies which you have granted with so
much chearfulnefs and zeal for the service ofthe
current year. I reflect with extreme regret up
on the heavy expence which the circumllances
of public affairs unavoidably calls for. It shall
be my care to husband your means to the belt
advantage, and, as^far as it depends on me, to ap
ply that cecoporoy which I have endeavoured to
set on foot in my civil establishment, in those
branches of public expenditure, in which still
more important advantages may be expected.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
The important successes, which, under the fa
vour of Divine Providence, the valour of my fleet
in the Weft-Indies hath obtained, promise a fa
vourable illue to our opperations in that quarter.
The events ot war in the Eart-Indies have ado
-been prosperous. . Nothing however can be
more repugnant to my feelings than the long
continuance of so complicated a war.
My ardent desire of peace has induced me
to take every measure which promised the fpee
diert accomplifhmei* or my wishes,; and I will
continue to exert my belt endeavours for that
purpose. But if, for want of a corresponding
disposition ip our enemies, I should be difap
poiptol in the Hope I entertain of a speedy ter-
mination of the calamities of war, I rely on th^
spirit, affection, and unanimity of my parlia
ment and people to support the honor of my
crown, and the interests of my kingdom ; not
doubting but the blefling of Heaven, which I de
voutly implore upon our arms, employed as
they are in our just and necessary defence,
will enable me to obtain fair and reasona
ble terms of pacification. The most triumphant
career of victory would hot excite me to aim at
more ; and I have the fatisfa&ion to be able to
add, that I fee no reason which should induce me
to think of accepting less.
Then the Lord Chancellor by his Majesty's
command, said;
My Lords and Gentlemen,
IT is his Majesty's royal will and pleasure;
that this parliament be prorogued to Tuesday,
the third day of September next, to be then hero
holden ; and this parliament is accordingly pro
rogued to Tpefday, the third day of September
next. . ,
L O ND O N; July 3.
Advices of a very disagreeable nature were re#
ceived at the admiralty yesterday from Admiral
Keppel, who with one thip of the line, one fifty,
and a frigate, was convoying the trade to New
foundland, New-York and Quebec. By the:
accounts we collea, it seems this convoy, which
on failing amounted to near 200 fail of mer
chantmen, fell in with the combined French and
Spanish fleets off the Bay of Biscay, and when
the accounts came away they had captured fif
teen fail, and were likely to take many more.
July 5. In case the Duke of Portland could
have reconciled the subsisting differences amongst;
the minirters, and havecemented them together,
in the fame happy manner as the Marquisof Rock
ingham did, it is confidently said, thatthe Duke:
of Devonshire offered to have gone to Ireland, in
order to have succeeded to the Lord Lieutenan
cy of that kingdom.
Mr. Fox's eulogium on the Marquis of Rock
ingham, does him infinite credit ; it marks
strongly the feeling 'of the Marti of the people,",
on the fall of a patriot.
Lord Rockingham, before his death, wished
to have undergone the operation of having two
of his ribs taken out, thinking that might give
him relief; but the faculty were of opinion his
Lordfllip was in too weak a Rate to undergo the
operation.
„/,6. Though Mr. Fox certainly looked
up to the place of Premier of this country, and
expelled to have succeeded to it, it is very cer
tain that his rcfignatipn was by no means in con
sequence of his being disappointed of it, but ork
account of his having been but-yoted in the C&
binet, upon his declaration in the most explicit
and unequivocal terms, for the Independence:
of America.,
Previous to the formation of the very able set
of miniflers under the late Marquis of Rocking^
ham, the Earl of Shelburne was generally fup
pgfed to entertain a very strong predile&iori in
favour of the Bedford party, and to have wished
himfelf connected with it in preference to the
Rockingham interest. From several circum
fiances, however, not necessary to be here ex
plained, the Earl of Shelburne thought proper to
join the popular party. Upon the death of thei
Marquis of Rockingham, his Lordfyip supposing
that interest weakened, seized the opportunity
of making friends with the House of Bedford^
and upon a junction with them, is supposed t@
(No: 921.)