The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-12-07 00:00:00, page 1

TUESDA Y, Decimur i„fc, T Fik NUMBER 7,6.
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
AND THE
WEEKLY INTELLIGEN CE R.
rir' HE Subscriber, informs hie cuftomerr, that
he is called upon by the Printers, for a full
and complete Settlement. He therefore rtqueih
all who have or do receive the Papers of him, to
m^ him at the rimes and places 1 eroafter mentic^'d,
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14 h cf December ii^ At Capt. Root's, in Groat-
B^rringion, on Wedneh^j 15 h —At M?j. Good
rich's, in Rockbridge, cn Therfday 16 h,—At Lt.
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in Richmen t, on Saturday iß:h—At Cel. Ea^ou s,
in P^t field, cn Monday 20th, 9 o'clock in the mow
ing : A: Coi. Smith's, in Lam (breach, 3 o'clock
afetnocn, fame day —At 'Squire Doughf.'s, in
Her,cock, cn TvefiLy 21st, 9 o'clock in the morn
ing :—Ai Capri G K-r.ft, in New Leb,n^n ; 30-
deck afternoon, fame day —At Land. Deming s, in
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Scott';, is fyncertc ^ Friday 24 : h —And at M.
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A. which times 2nd places he expat to be met
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papers will net be continued toaftcid them unuther
warning.
JOHN PRESTO N.
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debted to him wrihr./ke payment.
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Thursday 16th & Friday 17th —A: Land S^oO
Sahfbury, on Saturday 18$—At Laud. LeeL, on
Monday 20^.— At L-^d. Brigham's NeA Ma.'bo
rough, on Tuesday 2^,—A< Mr. Stilmau's S,ndrf
field, cn WednefiLy 2zh- At which ti^ and
placer he expeas to be m^ by all his cufton^ pro
pared for a fettlemerri—Thofe who nugleX mu?, ex
nt& to have their papers difeoptinued. .
BENAJAH GRISWOLD.
November 12, 1,^9,
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Accounts with him, andexpt^is those who ^ in
debted to him will alto make payment'
P HTL A D^B LPH lA, Number 5.
We have been favoured with, tranflaticn of the
following MA NIFEST O, published by
perm ffion B ,rdtavx.
MANIFESTO,
OitheMOTI VES<f the Conduct of the King
o f Funce. r^ariveto Great Britain.
, HEN by permiffirn cfD vine Providence,
hi^ Majesty afeended the Throne, France
VV enjoyed the- moR profound peace. His
Meshy's fi^ earo was to manifcft to eva
ry power the desire he had to render it permanent.
All the world applauded this happy drfpoffiron:
The K^ of 'Great Britain in particular tetufud his
and ,ave bis NW^vth, meft poured
affiances of a fore fe^ffi r . Thru r^p^^
of fentins a^ro^d his ,^ , believe that
the Court cf L^d^ wat at drfpefed to p^a
more and friendly lin^fcer,., then wh^it
had done since the conchfion cf the ptacein ri.2
- and that # hop would he pu^o.th^ ar
' ' ? ,,.ti,frfr tt/which hi? MakriyL fulj^ls
since that time m the £tt q"M
^Th. Lid. H^ft^ = re
funded that he could depend on,the fi^^y ci he
Kin? cf Great Britain's prorogation, the rev^u
be: since taken place in Amentl had
then b^an to !TP'CT;CT I^
alumina toG^ ^ta^. B " "
HARTFO RD: Printed by H UDSON AMD GOODW IN, near the Great-Bridge.
don considering that ar fear cr ,vc&k^f* wlricb was
only the effe& of bis Mjefty':pacific d fpbfitio%
fr;l purfaed its ancient system and contmed its vfxa
iioar a&i of violence against le commerce and ca
vacation of his Majesty's sub A^. His Majesty,
judging; cf the King of Great Britain by his own
fenriraents. laid before him wuTthe greatest sinceri
ty all hi% complaints, confident, ^xp'& up that they
would be red^effed. Mo>ecv% hit Mijefty t;m^
informed of the embarra£tonu in which the affairs
cf North America had involved the Cuurt of Lon
don, avoided to augment them by infixing in .too
ftrenuca^ a manner on the re,astrons which ths Bri
tish M niftry continually pre.,.fed and evaded.
Such was the fi nation of the two Couttr; when
the p/dceedim, of the Court of London forced its
ancient Colonies to fly to arms in order to maintain
their rights, the r privileges. e?d u,eir liberties. All
the world is acquainted with .h^ epecra of this ri
vent; with the many ireff^aed he,: ,which .the A.
mericars took to regain the at% ftic^ of their Mother-
Country ; the manner in wi.>.ri G cat Britain re
gf&d them; and lafy, ffie& Natation ofl^efea-
G 1 ce, which wav, and neccfUrily mvul have b^en,
tf^refuJt.
The aAual war in which th United States of A
rr^ica w^e necessarily ir:vob d with England, for
cad them to tp^r. a commurort # ion ter dotel com
ra^c between them and the <. I ^ European Prwets:
His Nhj^y would have betr :'d the mofi effsnri
a: integer cf his ki%drra, if e had refifed to ad
rift th^i into hi, ports, and l 'notalkwed theme
p^tify^icn of the advauta^ <fcyed by all other
and daily infringed it. His M^fiy conftquentl,
gave orders that theAmerican privaeers ffiould net
b: fitted out in his ports, that they should not fell
their vriz^ nor remain in them beyond the time li
miied by thetuatyebov^taticneu. Healfo enjoined
his foej^s not to pmdrafe the hid prizes, and
threatened the tranfgnffbn of bis .orders with the
c^ff ation of their property. But all these v&s
of such nmrhble COL plaiftute and so mucli fidelity
th tie fit cf otfervw.ee of & utay which he might
have raided as null ard vcd were farbefo fatifr
b tog the Crurt cf Lender, which pretended to
make the ^g roffofibte fcr, every uarfyuffion.
while the King of &ear Bri;ain himt&f, the' affified
by a formal A& of Paibament, could net peyent
his own merchants from fuyfyirg fc cgor-iis with
merchandize, and even with rforc^ukn.
It it tzfy to conceive how fetich a refuel to rem
ply with the rubify pi€t^U:CT, °f G:ea Britain
'' r ^\,^nd wifec^d. ^ ^a^d by men of
^^ CT.^^rvyat o.aies v? _.% ,< rtt.
cf L^fo to tak?the liberty of making the bitterest
c'm.hhrte ? r^.re,rrfen atici?„ p^rUfloed no doubt,
t! &< the language of ambuicn a d hau^htit est would
U vifficiemiu ob+ei.i frm F ance ^ implicit de
ft^ce. Te tbefe indecent p warding, his Ma
j^y ftdl replied with c^ntf, just ce and mfon.
H^ informed the Kng of Grer. Britain, in the molt
explwit terms, that he w^s ro nor did be pre^end
to 'b§ a judge of the quarrel beaten him arid his
ancient colonies ; tha/u did not belong to him to
rev nge bis ca^fe ; and that co: fequemly nothing
could cblqe him to treat the Americans as Rebels,
to shut bis ports agaioß them, and frill lefa to pro
hibit his own fubj/efb from all k nd cf commerce or
c^aion with them. Hit Mnjefty oeyertheltfs
coodefeended as far a% in his purer to prevent the
exportation cf attor and ammunition, and even gave
the mod pefiuve a£ui3i.ces no» c^y toat he would
pot protest this commerce, but Mould leave G eat-
Britain at liberty to retrain acceding to the rates
preferred by the treaties, and ^ecotdirg to the laws
and customs of the ito, all hi; fehf&, who should
contravene bis ciders. His Mij^y went fii!l fur
ther: He obferv^M with the or ft frupulons attenti
on, the execution of,he ftipubtion# of ihe treaty cf
commerce signed at Utrecht, although G ear Britain
had, at the time, refund to ratify every pet of it,
to have made reprifils and rep^kd the insult by
force of arn,b
1 But his Majefy Rifled his just rtf r.tm^t.^ .He
was willing to go to the utmofi extent in the lint cf
moderation becmfe he still entenaintd so favourable
an opinion cf hit enemies at to flatter himfelf that
by foch moderation and friendly r§mcDftrar.ces fa
could bring about a reconciliation which theirrwa
tmft^-hed. On these considerations the Kmj
Lid More the Court of London all his comp!am%
ace: reMnyisgthem with the mofi faiou.E ren^nffrar
c^, being determined net to fuffer the KL^ cf
Groat Britain to Entertain the leaß doubt of his firm
lefolution to fappert his own digury, defend the
rights and interofc cf his fubjefis, and maintain the
refpe& duetohis flag..
But the Court of Lon don afftAed to pit ever with
contemptuous filerce the fuaTh part of the remon
f aec^ trade by the King's Arehaffador ; and when
it deigned to anfiyer nade no difficulty to deny the
most authentic fahs, advancing principles cootmy
to the rights of na ion?, to tte,tiu and mroirro U.vs,
•and to encourage judgments and coi fi (cations con
trary to all justice; at the fame time rekfing she
mus lhave wounded the felf !cve of that power and
rekindled her ancient animefry against France. She
was the mere irritated as she began to experience a
reverfeef fortune in America, where every thing
piogncfticated an iircccncileable feperaticn from her
ancient colonies and unto inevitable losses that must
erfae, and at she few France availing berfelf of a
p^tef tbat commerce which ffie had impicdenti,
driver away and taking measures to render her flag
re for &&b!e.
All these reasons together augmented the despair
of the Court cf London, and induced her to cover
tl e fear with privateers, under cemmiffunr cf 1 truly
cfenfive nature ; to violate in the higher degree the
fauh of treaties ; torinterrupt, on the meft frivolous
and absurd pretences, the commerce and navigation
cf his MQfj'i fubjeAs; to arrogate a tyrannical
Empire on the open seas ; to prescribe hwi arbitrary,
unknown, and irzomiflible; to insult cn many ccca
ficns his Majesty's Hag; and, ir. fine, to violate fit
territorial rights both in Europe and America, in
the most infulring and oturqecur mEner.
If hit Majesty bad been IcE i Amerced by the
rights cf humanity, if be had left valued the bleed
of his fubfea#, if infead of following theinpulfe of
his cwn difprfitton he had only tens bed his wood
ed dignity, he would not have befitted a mome<rt
right of appeal.
Whilfi the Court cf London was thus # puting toe
moderation and long fuffering cfhh Matay to a fe
ver, trial, they were going on in their fuHs, with
prepzraticb.r and armaments which could not ha\fc
America for their object.
Their purpose was to manifeft that his Majefly
could rot mistake it ; and from thence it became hit
indifptnfible duty to make p eparariems so prevent
ing the evil defies cf the enemy and such d<prede
ticns and infuba as werocommitteh in the year 175 fr
liihis situation cf affairs his Majefy, who not
withstanding his puffing interof.^ had until' this
time relufed the effete made to him by the United
States of America, found that he lad hot a torment
tc lose in forming connexions with them. Their
I dependance was declared and squally tfablifhed;
Great Brita n herfelf had in a manner acknowledged
it by fi fferirg the continuar.ee cf aXs, which ap
pertained tc fovereifoty.
Had it been his Majefly'sintention, io deceive
Groat Britain and lead her into Life drafurcs hy
keeping her in error, be would have corcealid with
the umqf ffecrecy bis engagements with hit new
allies, ^at the principles of justice which bad
guided hu Majefiy, and the incite difrele bad tc
prefarve peat e induced him to a mere noble ard fin
cerecenduX, he thought it his duty of his own
accord to enlighten the K : rg cf Gieat Britain by
notifying to him the coDHeaidn entered into with
the fruited States.'