The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1783-05-20 00:00:00, page 3

We hear Lord Loughborough is appointed to
be Speaker cf the House of Peers, and the busi
ness of the Court of Chancery is put into com
mission.
The firft division of the British prisoners en
larged from Philadelphia, in consequence of
the provisional articles of peace with America,
arrived yesterday at Staten-Bland.
PHILA DELPHIA, May 7.
Tuesday last arrived here the (hip Hibernia,
Capt. Roger Scallan, from Dublin. At Glou
cester point she saluted with 11 guns, which the
Rate fliip General Washington returned with 5,
and on her coming to the city, she saluted with
13 guns.
Moll merchandize seems to fall amazingly
moderate; and we are told, that, at vendue, some
articles are fold much lower than even the prime
cost. In a Short time we may reasonably expert
things will fettle,and trade recover its usual tone
and standard, and then (hall " the rich man flou
rish, and the poor one smile."
Earth's distant end' our glory will behold,
And thisnew world.aunch forth to reach theold.
Tuesday last arrived here the ship Hawk,
Captain John Bull, in 4$ days from Marseilles,
but last in 3§ from Gibralter, into which port he
* E W-Y OR K, May );;<
At the moment of this Gazette's going to
press (four o'clock in the morning) we were
saluted with the arrival of the brig Iris, Capt.
Calclough,in thirty nine days from the Downs ;
by whom we are informed of a new arrange
ment of his Majelty's administration, of which
we are told the following are some of the parti
culars:
The Duke of Portland is appointed firft Lord
of the Treasury.
Lord Stormont, and the Hon. Charles Fox
Secretaries of State.
Mr. Burk Pay-Master of the forces.
Col. North, said to be the Treasurer of the
Navy.
Lord Gower, President of the Council.
Mr. Pitt remains Chancellor of the Exchequers
Lord Temple stays as Viceroy of Ireland.
The Seals to be in commillion, &c. &c.
This coalition seemed conciliatory to the par
ties. ,
Lord Cornwallis had taken leave to command
in the East-Indies, from whence good news had
arrived, via Holland, and Mons. Suffrein retired
to Mauritius.
Difficulties and debates in Parliament respect
ing the treaty of Commerce with America, but
nothing militating againit the independence of
this Continent., „
The rank of half-pay of the British provincial
officers, serving in America is confirmed.
Col. Fanning is appointed Lieutenant Go
vernor of Halifax.
Sir Charles Gray's departure for America,
was flopped.
Gen. Elliot has a red ribbon, with 15001. for
his distinguished services.
Trade and manufactures flourish aftoniffiing
ly
An embargo on all vessels bound for America,
except to the ports of New-York and Halifax.
Doctor Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbu
ry, is dead.
The whole arrangement of the new Ministry
was fettled before the Iris failed, but we have
not yet received papers declaring the particulars.
The fliip Edward, and brig Apollo, may soon
be expelled here.—Capt. Calclough effe&ed
his passage from hence to England in 16 days ;
and he has fafely landed here Sir John St. Clair,
Bart, paflenger in the Iris.
Mav 10. The London Gazettee, of March
18th, brought by the Iris, Capt. Calclough, in
forms us, that his Majesty has been pleased to
appoint the Hon. Henry Edward Fox, of the
38th regiment, to be Aide de Camp to the King,
ir the room of the Earl of Harrington, who fuc
c 'ds th# late General Calcraft, in the command
©a he 65th regiment.
, accounts received in the Iris from London,
we aiu informed, that William Eden, Esq;
member of the British and Irish Parliaments, is
appointed to be CONSUL GENERAL to the
United States of North America, and was pre
paring, with his family, to embark for this city.
We are informed, that the Right Honorable
Charles Howard, Earl Surry, son and heir to the
Duke ofNorfolk, and Deputy Earl Marshal of
England, is appointed to be the Ambaflador of
Great-Britain, to the United States of North
America.
PUBLIC MUGIIO^
To be Sold at Public Au&ion, at the Store of
Jeremiah & Ebenezer Platt, in Hart
ford, on Wednesday the 28th Instant—The
Sale to begin at Nine o'.Clock, A. M. and to
continue from day to day, until it is finifhed—
A Large Assortment of European and India
GOODS,
—Confiding of the following Articles, viz.-—
AN AfTortment of ele- Woßed and Thread do.
gaot Chintzes and Apron and Cap Tapes.
Copper Plate furniture Black arid white Lace.
Calico, Anarfortment of handsome
~Bth and yard wide Linen. Ribbons.
Plain and striped Mullin. Striped Gingham.
Plain Lawn. White and coloured Thread.
Gauze Handkerchiefs. Black Silk Florentine.
Striped and figured Sartin# Womens Stays.
Blue and White do. Brass Knob Locks.
White Mode. Cupboard and Chest do.
Britanrias, Desk Locks.
Superfine, middling and Bread and narrow Socket
coarse Broadcloths, in Chizzels.
pieces and in suits. Paring do.
Coatings. Firmers do +
Frizes and Keifeys# Gouges.
Scarlet plush. Augers.
Embossed Serge. Plane - Irons.
Buckram. Spring Bolts.
Sewing Silk of all colours. Cuttoe Knives#
Womens Fans. Snuffers.
Women's worsted and cot- Mouse Traps.
ton Gloves and Mitts. Sleeve Buttons.
Mens and women's Leather Hob Nails.
Gloves. Fish-Hooks.
Womens black and white Snuffin bladders.
Silk Mitts. Looking-Gaffes.
Mens and womens Silk Hose Paper Hangings, &c. &e.
N. B. Morris's Notes, Bank Notes, Loan-Office Certifi
cates, Mafl'achufetts Consolidated Notes, or Cash, will be
received in Payment.
* ¥ * As the Subferibers expeft soon to remove out cf this
State, they request all those who have any Demands on
them to call and receive Payment; and all these who are
indebted to them are requeued to fettle their Accounts with
out Delay.
JEREMIAH & EBE-NEZER PLATT.
Hartford, May 19, i,8?«
was obliged to ~ by contrary winds, hS was re
ceived at Gibraltar with the greatest politeness,
and the greatest attention Shewn hitti by the Ge
nerals Elliot and Boyd, and the marine officers
in that port, being the first American veflel that
had arrived there, and displayed the thirteen
stripes finte the revolution.
C^ptiin Bull informs, that about the latter end
of February, the island ofSicily was visited with
a dreadful Shock of an earthquake, in which a
great part of the town of Melling, with ^ num
ber of the neighbouring villages were destroyed,
and not less than 10 000 persons perithed^ —.The
(hock was felt for 50 leagues along the co'all on
the main, cppofite to Sicily.
F I S'H-KT L L, May 1,
We hear that the conference which has been
lately held at Tappan, between his Excellency
General Washington and Sir Guy Carleton,
broke up a few days since—The result of their
meeting has not yet transpired.
H A R T FOR D, May do.
We hear Mr. Carmichael, Secretary to the
Commiflion of Madrid, from America, has, in
the absence of Mr. Jay, who is at Paris, been re
ceived at the Cohrt of Spain; as the Miriifter of
the Independent States of America.
A late London paper contains a lift of the
number of voters belonging to 28 different pla
ces in England, by which it appears that 354
voters fend 56 members to parliament.
Letters from Antigua mention, that there has
been so very little rain in that and the neigh
bouring i (lands, that all kinds of herbage is burnt
up, and their crop is almost destroyed ; so that
it is computed in the island of Antigua, where
almost every year they made 20,c00 hogsheads
of sugar, they will not make above 3,000 this
year.
A CAR D.
THE compliments of a certain Duffor living tear the Sea,
wait on the ^4ged Layman, with his Thanks for the ho
nor done him in the Connedicut Courant of the 29th of
April last, by bringing up to public view, an, part of his
public condu&, while in fall life and vigour, b, which (front
the purest motives ,to five his fellow citizens from that ec
clefiaflical heirarchy and tyranny with which they were evi
dent!, thrtatned) be expired his private ch rs&er to the
reproach of tongues, but was attended ^ithfuch a degree of
success, as /(ill gives,him the most solid pleasure and fatis
fa&ion, in the calmest hours of his present retirement ; and
make no doubt, should the^ged Layman mike no further
ftriaureson Parnassus, the public will rtadiy excuse him,
ob account ofhjs 4ge as well .as his other infirmities, and by
following his example may perhaps fecuie co himfclf in his
old age, a honorable retreat.
BLANKS of various kinds to be Sold by the
Printers hereof.
A few calks best Coniac Brandy;
as high proof as Weft-India Rum, to be S,id
for Cath or Grain by W ILLIAM COIT,
if applied for immediately.
Hartford, May 19; U'3,
ON Tburfd^y the fth day c fJune next, at the house of
Mrs. ELIZABETH BIGELOW, in Middletown, at
Two o'clock, P. M. Wrll be Sold at PUBLIC VENDUE to
the bigheft bidder (uUrfs fold sooner at private sale) a
Large DWELLING HOUSE, with about Two Acres LAND,
ap old Barn, and a Good. Well, within piltol shot of the
Meeting House.---The purchaser may take a smaller quan-.
tity of Land, ifir shits..
^MATtHEV TALCOTT.
Middletown, May tj, 1783.
STOLEN from the Subscriber, the night after the 12th
inst. a dark brown MARB, 1; years old, about 13
handsand j inches high, trots and paces,, her sides wore
with tackling, a small ftarin her forehead; also, a plain
Leather Saddle and Housing, and Bridle.-- Whoever will
take up said Mare, and return her to the fubferiber, shall
have Five Dollars reward, ,nd for,the Mare and Thief Ten
Dollars, b, THOMAS BU, WHLL.
Canterbury, May rj, 1783.
$ ,
IN the State of Count&cut all persons having Demands
against the Quarter-Matter General, upon Contrasts
entered into (ince December, 1780, are requeued to exhibit
them immediately for liquidation and payment, at the
Deputy Quarter-Master's emee, in Hartford, who rruftfoon
render.in and fettle all his public accounts, after which ft:
will not be able to make farther payment. The Colidars
of Financiers Taxes are requeued to receive the Certificates
for fettlernent, for the convenient, of exchanging large
orders, which will answer for their paymerit at the Treafury#
Hartford, May 14, *783...
The printers in this State ar6 requeued co insert the above
in their rfext papers.
FORSLE.
To be Sold, at PUBLIC VENDUE, at Danbury; on ,'e
second day of June next, all the STORES belonging
to the Quarter-Master -General's Department at that post;
confiding of a Variety of Valuable Articles, among which
are---fundi, complete Setts of Carpenters,Joiners; Coopers
and Smiths Tools— -a number of new Cart and Waggon
Wheels, Boxes and Boties=--Ht>rfe, Harn<fs and other Fur,
nicure-—alfo, large and small Scales ard Weights. The
most of the articles very good in qu.>li y, and fit for pre^
sent use.—-ALSO, To be Sold, at the D put, Quaicer-Mafr
ter's Office, in Hartford, on the rith day ol Ju*ie next, at
P&B1IC VENDUE, all the STORES belonging to the Quar-
;ter M.ftrr General's dtpartmeut at r' is p ft, confiding of
' many articles fimilat to those at Daniuy—Allu, three
good four horse covered Waggons, with H.ffiefs complete
—a number Suits of A cificersClosthrg, &c.
The Printer atNrw-Hayen is re quelled io insert the aboted
Hartford, May t§, ^b
WE the Subfc ibeis being appointed Commissioners by
the Hon. Court of Probate, for the di?u & U Hart
ford, on the estate of Major JOHN BIGI LOW, l«ie of Hert
ford, deceased, reprt fented inlolvwt: Do hereby notify
those concerned, that we shall attend the bufi 0 fs of our ap
pointment at the dwelling house of laid deceased, on the
second Mondays of June, July, Augift and September next#
No accounts will allowed unless properly attt Aed.
JOSEPH TALCOTT, ) r -
WILLIAM ADAMS. )
May 20, 1783. , _
WILL Cover this
j Season at the flable of the Snbfcriber
' ' n Harwinfon, the Young BRITAIN,
out of the full blooded hotfe called
'he Bold Britain, and a half blooded
mare, and is a horse bf strength, life
and beauty equal to any..
ABIJAH CATLIN.
The famous Horse
W I LD A I R,
WILL Cover again this feafbn for ten chirrings the
single leap,cr Three Dollars the season, at the sta
ble of Josiah Stillman in Sandisfirid ; he is the fame horse
that cohered the four last years, as advertised in this paper ;
he is a horse of strength and beauty, equal perhaps to an,
in the States.
April 29, 1783.,
K A N G E K,
Will Cover this Ssafon, at the Stable cf the Subscriber in
Hartford!
HE ill one of #he famous Old Rangers Coits, and allowed
by good judges, to be equri co any Horst ih rite State#
JAMES NtCHOLS.
—— — ^=t=-—=.&=. —— —— _t_
To all persons concerned in Navigation in this of
the neighbouring States.
THE Subscriber having had lung and large experience;
in getting off and fvltg vefkls that have been drove
on shore, wrecked and filled with sand, even where the
tide has ebbed and flowed in them Beg' leave to inform
chafe, that by the help of a machine, L, means thereof
and his long experience in them matters, he has saved ma
ny which would have been otherwise loft ; hands ready up
on all ocerfions of the like nature to serve them on like oc
cations, by which they may save their property by applying
to their moA humble servant,
JOSEPH MILLIARD.
Killingworth. April 2,, 1783.
:fI ASH given for clean cotton and linen Hags,
IU coarse or fine, at the Store of StroNGand
Graham, in Pittsfield#