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w hieh ^ captured near Sandy-Hook. Capt. Houfc
also took & pilot boat which came out [of New-York
to pilot in the above Schooner.
Alfter from a gentleman in Newbury. Port to hi#
friend here, dated the 4th infant, fays, " It it re
ported here that the Spanish fleet from Havanna have
enured the homeward bound Jamaica fleet : --I
believe it may be depended on."
BOSTO N, December 14.
By ^ v ,ft| which arrived hrr from Cape F antcis
free otir last, we learn, that Cap'. Porter, in the sh p
Aurora, from thia port for the Weft Indies, on hia
passage met with a reck, on board of which were
4 men only, the rest of the crew having perished.
She proved to be the Sterling Cattle, a British Ship of
64 fins, which was difmafted in the late hurricane,
on Cape Nichola Mole.
H ARTFORD, December 19.
Tn the late violent gale of wind in the Weft-Indffe
the French Iflinds seem to have {offered left than
the B itifh. It is remarkable, however, that Anti
fo, ^fnd ofbeing distressed with the other island;
received no injury, but on the contrary had a fa
fonabla and refreshing rain, which war greatly be
neficial to the growth of the island, at which the in
habitants were so affected on hearing rhe dreadful
account# from their neighbours, as to appoint a le
lemn thanksgiving to Heaven, for the remarkable
diftiba^o^.
——F O R SA L E,:
B^ the Subferiber in Wethersfield,
BOH'eA TEA by the Chest or lesser Quantity.
Black Pepper, in large or Small Quantities.
Chocolate by the Box.,
6 by , 7 by , and 8 by so Window Glafi.
German Steel, Heart and Club.
Holland Geneva by the Case.
Tickleabargh,
Loaf and Brown Sugarc
Bridle B its and Stirrup Iron#.
An Affbrtm,nt of white Linens.
Brown Broad Cloth.
Blue Shalloon, Hairbine.
A small Assortment of Callicutt
Black and w^ite Gauze,
Black and white Mode.
Lad t£Cotton Stockings.
Rock Salt. &c. &c.
JOHN BROOM.
December 16^ 1780. ._
'. Hartford!, Oeceicbeif 118, 1780.
LAST night the county goal was broke open,
sort the following prifoaere made their efiape,
viz, Enoch Johnson, James Wilson, Francis
Noble and Daniel Fairchild, Traitors. Dar
ling Sraleck, Nathan Sealeck, Hezekiah
Scribner. Archibald Higens, and Thomas
TrißLEcecK, Pfiloners of War. Whoever will
take up said prisoners; and fecare them, so that the
fubteriber can get themjnto his custody again, shall
have# handsome reward and reasonable charges.
WILLIAM BARNARD, Goalbk.
NOTICE is hereby given, That Seth GroT
venor, of Pomfret, in Windham county, is
appointed Administrator. by the Hon. Court of Fro^
bite, for the diflria of Pomfret, on the forfeited
elate of Nathan Frinks, late of said Pomfret,
he having joined the enemy of this and the United
States : And Cipt. Amo's Paine, Zachariah Of<ood
and Samuel Scarborough, are by said Court appoint
ted Cjmnflionera, to receive and examine the claims
of the creditors to said Frinks' elate ; the Commif
ffoaers FII attend said befaefa at the dwelling-house
of ML. Afiph Goodell, innholder in Pomfret, on the
left Mondays of January, February and March next,
fem a until 8 o'clock, P. M. ''
SETH GROSVENOR. Adminiatetof.
. AMOS PAINE, )
ZACH. OSGOOD, > Commissioners;
S. SCARBOROUGH.)
P^f^, D cember 11.1780.
, = ?;m»^ t;i nave 0, acaaaub on the
ft %es JOSEPH CLARK. Esq. late
£fMhddletovviudeceas'd ; are desired to bring
them in fat Settlement; and all that are indebted to
fed rc-W< are desired to make payment.
JOANNA CLARK, Exeuutrm
% 9. Those persons that have deedi at the office,
of said deceas'd, are desired to take them away.
Oe^mbe" i 6, 1780.
THO MAS S H ELD O N,
In Litchfield ;
I^, EST-INDIA and New England Rum,
V bu^% Pepper, Pimento | Tea, Pins, Silk
M^ndkert'riels, two ton Indigo, &c. &c. &c.
Pe^qiW 44; 1780.
. Hartford, Fey-Table Office, Defter 16,1780:
NOTICE Is hereby given, That by a Law
of this State, the Committee of Pay-Table art
authorised an^direaed, co call 00 all perfont, who
are, or have been employed at Agents, Faßora, or
Attornie# in behalf of this State, who have not ac
counted ; that they render theft feviral accounts at
this Office, as soon as may be,. The Committee
therefore, call on the refpraive Brigadier- Generals,
and Colonels of Militia Regimenta ; on the Com
miffarv-General of Purchafts, and his Affilants; on
thole who Were King's Attornies before the decla
ration of independence ; on State's Attornies, who
have received rents and avails of confiscated elites;
on the Cpmmidary of Clothing ; the Superintending
Commitfary of Refreshments, and the fab Comm f.
furies ; on Quarter Materl ; Issuing Comroiffarier^
Managers of Powder Mills ; and Sheriffs of the se
veral counties, and the Judges of each probate diftr&
are,requeued to exhibit to fad Committee the names
of the fevml Admioi&ators on conft^ted' edarn,
and the Adminiffrators are dehred to render their
accounts, and so are all other performs intruded with
an, property belonging to this State, who have not
accounted for the fame.
EDEAZER WALES)
FENN WADSWOR H, } Committee.
SAMUEL LYMAN,J
The several Printers in this State, are defied to
insert the above Advertisement in their refpe&ive
papers for four successive weeks. £
A SMALL FARM, lying upon the Hart
ford road to Middletown, near the 11 mile
eone; now in tenure of Bezaleel Thraffier ;
ft contains 26 acres of improved land ; a House and
Barn Landing thereon ; a fine young Orchard on a
bout two acres ; a meadow lot of near § acres, from
which was cut this year, xa loads of good hay. Also
to be fold, with the about, or feperate, a Wood Lot,
containing; 25 acres, near to said farm. If the above
ts not fold by theist of March next, then to be fa.
Likewlfe, to be Slid,, a House and Barn, with a
valuable Lot of about 3 acres; the house fitaated the
south fide of the upper meadow-gate (north society,
Middletown) now in tenure of Samuel G,ler ; as
said lot fronts die river, 'its a good fixation for
trade or tavern. If not fold by the id of May next,
then to be let. Fur farther particulars of the above
premifer, enquire of
JOHN ALSOP.,
'Middletown, Dwrmtalr, 17*0.
—— Ju&.pubi Ihed, and now Selhug. by
JOHN CARTE R,
at the Post Office, In Providence:
THE
American Latin Grammar ;
Or, a complete Introduction to the
LATIN TONGU E.
FORMED from the moll approved writings of
thi^ kind, ar thofc of Lilly, Redd man, Phillips,
Holmes, Bp. WetteKhali, Cheever, Clark, Read, &c.
---Originally compiled by the Rev. Mr. R OSS,
reviled and correAcd in former editions by the late
Prefidgate BURR, FINLEY, and others; and
now re-published for the use of the Grammar Schools
throughout the United States.
°, " The American Latin Grammar, ori
ginaily compiled by the Rev. Mr. Ross, with fur
ther improvements and illu&ratlons, is hereby recom
mended as excellently calculated for the general use
of the Schools r ''
JAMES MANNING, Pref, Rh. 111. College,
EZRA STILES. Pref. Yale College.
DAVID HOELL, Eel. Rh. Isl. College."
Providence, OAober, 1,80.
'f Sutlerb^'r ii appointed by the <s^aTof
{ Probate, for the dlfti&of Plainfield^ Admi
nistrator on the eflates of Charles Ward Apthorp and
William Byard, of the city of New-York ; decreed
forfeit to and for the use ofrthis State, by the Coun
ty bourt, held at Windham, within and for the
county or Windham, ora the 4th Tuesday of June,.
A. D. 1780, by virtue of one fiatu+e law of thia
State, entitled, " An AA for confiscating the estates
of p^rfohs inimical to the independence and liberties
oft he United States of America, within this State,"
&c. And James Bradford and John Felch, Efq'rs.
and Dr. Jabez Fitch, being app ringed Commissioners
by said Court of Probate, to examine and adjaft the
claims of the creditors to said efiate, will attend for
that purpose at the dwelling house of Mr. William
Brigbara, innholder in Canterbury; in Windham
county, on the lift Mondays of Dhsember and Ja
nuary next, from two to fix o'clock in the afternoon
WILLIAM DIXSON, °
Plainfield, OAuh^ 27, 1780,
TO BE SOL D,
By E. A UST I N,,
near the Court House, in Hartford ;
The following Articles for G olds Mlt h s aft!
\ Jewellees, viz.
CYPHER'D Button Stones with Cyphers per
grots or dozen, iouad brilliant do, Earring top
Swue» with Cyphers, bril i n top Stones do Beckie
Stones fuitabre tor hat pins, one de zen Garnet Ring
Stones, cypher'd and white Store Earrings set in
Gold, cypher'd and white Stone Earring Tcps fit
in do. large and fmali fqnare cypher'd Buttons set
ip Silver, large round brill ant de.
, N. B. The above Articles for hard Money, or
Continental at the Exchange.
December 19, 1780. , r /
To be SO L. D, for any current Money, b,
TOUNGLOVE CUTLER,
at his Store, in Watertown;
WEST- INDIA RUM, by the barrel or
fiagle gallons Madeira Wine, Rock Salt,
Mclaffes, Silk Handkerchiefs, drlhkiqg Glasses, Wo
mien's Shoes-- A v^y general affurtment of Hollow-
Wm, f &£ &c.&ca ./
4 6, 8 & 10 penny Nail#,' to be exchanged for
Whea, Potkq Batter, Cheesy Continental or hard
Muaey. ' " ' '
Hollow-Ware to be fold at Dr. Beardsley's, in
Northbury, \ : . , °
WILLIAMSEYMOUR,
Has for sale, QUEEN'sWA RE, of the newet
Faffifon ; fath as.\
SOUP PL AT ES, Triple Do. Wash-Hind
Bawled Tea Bowls and Saucers, Coffee Do.
41(0 Red China Tea Puts, &c. h. These Articles
he will fell cheap for Money, either by Wholelale
or Retail, if applied for fmn. , . ~
Pennsylvania refined IRON for hard Mon?y;
White Pine Shingles to be exchanged for Corn or
Oate,
He has Pkewife for fall either for hard Money
or Bills on France. 35 Acres of rood Failure Lam%
one Mile and an Half, from the CcufyHoufa %
Has now on hand the following Articles, by Whole
< • sale or Retail, viz.
CRIMSON, pink, blue and white Bitas; black
and blue Velvet Drawboyg Duroys. A va
riety of Hairbinei, Calamancoes, Taboret, Barce
lona Handkerchiefs# Women's best Venetian Dlovsl
A ! fo, Tea, C^ffie, Pepper, Spice, Whalebone,
best Spanish Indigo, Brc, &c. -'^
O rout of Hartford- Meadow, the
O middle of November left, a black MARE
COLT, 2 years old; 13 and a half hands high, o
finall star in her forehead, trots aft. Whoever takes
up said Colt, and will return her to the fubferiber;
living in New-Britain, fall have a generous re
ward.
TIMOTHY KILBORN.
Fatmin^ton, December 12, r ''°°
ST RAYED from the Subscriber, some tim^
last Summer, a BLACK STAG, 2 years
old, a Square crop In the hear ear, and a hole in the
off. Whoever will take up said Stag, 2nd give in
formation to the fubferiber, shall be handfomdy re^
warded for their trouble.-
SAMUEL ROCKWELL;
Colebrook (Litchfield county) Dec. 12, 1780.
TRAYED or STOLEN from the Sub
scriber, the middle of May Ja&, a SORREL
MARE COLT, 3 years old, about 13 hands
high, a finall star in her forehead, light wane and
tail, trots and paces, high life, had on when Iha
went away a puke with a natural crook at the bottom.
Whoever will take up said Celt; and return her te
the fubferiber, Shall be gendroc fly rewarded.,
.ISAAC HALL, 3d.
Meriden, Pegember rz, 178$.
STR aYED from the Subscribers the 26th cf
April left, a HQRSE COL T,J years old,
dark brown or black, a fnrll fiar, in h$ forehead, one
hind foot grey, trots and paces. Whoever will taka
up said Colt, nod Inform the owner, Shall have a
handsome reward and charges paid. :
ELINORT H,,
N. B Said Colt is neither deck'd nor,br^pded.
Farmington, December 13, 1780.
BROKE into the inclofure cf thy Subscriber,
fome^me in October last, a red brockle face
HEIFER, 2 years old, nJ artificial mirk. The
owner is detired to pay charges, and take her -way.
AMOS BALDWIN."
Granville. December sx, i,8%