The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-07-27 00:00:00, page 2

bynn^, let reformation follow abufei, and pumiffi
aent the crimes of your delinquentofficer,. Let it ne
ver be raid that a tingle defaulter of public money
found a patron orAdvocate within your walls.lbelieve
your hands arf perfectly clean. Nay, I will go far-
L . tha s y ° ur " c "'" s ofprivate interefi and
dohieftic hapinefs intitle you to the hi £ heft praise of
your country, but rs w e went to judge of your cha
raaers by your condu& towards feme public culprits,
been charged with the grossest frauds, we
Should have reason to fafped that you were paid for
your lenity, by drawing a share with them in the
plunder of your country.,
Hark the roaring of cannon !.- joyful found!
Iffy proclaim the fife arrival cfa fleet loaded with
European and Weft India goods. The navy of Bri
^ '^ d ""'' '° d Nation along our
coasts, beheld their triumphant entry into our bay.
Without daring to eppofe them. Catt your eyes out
of yonder windows. Set ! our harbour crouded with
Dipping, many of which have just been taken from
our enemies.-- Read onr news-papers, and behold the
triumphs of our great ally in the Channel of England.
navy of France rises superior to the once irrefil
able navy o, Britain. In a word, every thing from
without wears amoft flattering afped. Our indepen
dence 13 as firmly tftabli&ed as the mountains of Al
ieghany, and our fixation gives us a light to demand
an honorable peace. But, alas! what avail theft
things. Your money- -your money will render in
dependence a mi fortune, and peace a curse to this
country. Liberty--. Liberty, thou once adored, but
now negle&ed objca:of our wishes ! -Liberty I fay,
can only be maintained by virtue. We fought for
independence o-ly because we thought the liberties
cf America could never be fafe or perpetual in a re
union with Great Britain. Independence therefore
is not the end of the present firutye; it is only one
of the cyans of eflablifhing our liberties; and even
pzace nfelf is not the obje& of the present war. It
it Liberty. And you might as well think of pre
fervir „ animal life in a burning volcano, as to think
of preserving liberty in the society or neighbourhood
of your money.
I have fears within me tkat I am almost afraid to
utter. None of you can be unacquainted with the
depravity of morals and manners that preceded the o
verthrow of the Common wealth of Rome. The ef
fe&s of unive fal vice are the fame, whether produ
ced by plentiful em ffions of money, or by the artful
deftgos of a Marius or Sylla. Are you fare we have
no Caesars nor Cromwells in this country ? Are your
new governments equal to all the exigencies cf the
Sates . Have not the Committees now eflablifhing
among u^ arisen from the mifehiefs that have been in
troduced by the quantity of your money ? What is
their tendency ? Do they not lead to the neceffiy of
more arbitrary governments than by fixed laws and
constitutions ? But I must quit this fubje&. Let
your own knowledge in history and of human nature
ripply the rest.
Rouse then, Gentlemen, to a sense of the danger of
these infant States that are committed to your care.
Let usttidfomething more than " Yeas" and '>Nays "
and quefhon, for recommitting and postponing bufi.
nefs in your Journals. Your money- your money--
demands every though., and every hour. You have
snore to dread from this quarter than you have from
ad the Britons, Hessians, New-Levies, Refugees,
ndians and Negroes that are now in arms against you.
I conju^you therefore, immediately to bind your
selves t,ech other by an oath, not to eat, drink or
Heep t 11 yen have arrefled your money in its pro
gr^fs towards deftru&on, and fixed it upon a per
manent foundation. ' '
Mrili'o PRINTER S, -
Be kind enough to insert in your paper the following
, c ' a . ™ e gafconading and inriduous
.i" ''° "' inhabitants of Connecticut, ,nd you
Wih oblige an obstinate, unpardonable rebel.
BY, Collier George, Sit Commodore,
Of all the Strips that line this shore;
Or # :ffdj too, and all the squadron.
In North-America the Lord on ;
And Major General Tryon Billy,
Of federate party sent to kill ye:
The royal mighty arch diredor,?
And of the Tories kind protestor.
To all Cenneaicut folks, greeting.
Let this Address lave you a beating.'
Whew people blinded by delusion,
slave set the world in dire confufion;
When factious freemen dare cabal
Against the royal MUST and SHALL;
The cenfeious rogues may well feel chilly,
At the approach of George and Billy.
I'ou fee until the time that now is,
We have forborn to exert our prowess;
Thaaklefs rebels ! with wanton sneer,
Kou'v: confitued mildncfs into fear ;
when hr, ago you might have 10%
Each house and barn upon your ccafl.
Each moment now a force at hand,
Might spread wild horror through the land,
Nor all your vile militia rabble,
Could cope with B iton# in the (quibble.
Why then refill almighty force.
A%d every day grow worse and worse ?
W# waited long that we might then fee,
If you'd recover from your phrenzy;
And we believe the day now present,
When all from Con^refs down to feafant,
Who've not obtain'd the Kino prote&ion.
Begin to bluffi at their diflra&icn.
All these in reach x£canoan Ihot,
We can destroy as well as not ;
Since you've expos'd to British power,
And death's before.you every hour,
And not recover'd from your blindness,
You're firiking proofs of British kindness.
The wings of mercy you've not flew to,
And must find shelter with old Pluto..
A dismal cloud with vengeance dire,
Hangs o'er your heads and new grows nigher,
Twill fall intolerably severe, °
On all yod rebels far and near.
On this invite and threatning thunder,
We leave you to consult and ponder.
We therefore solemnly declare,
Which is as much as his to fwearj
That he in usual place who flays,,
Shall not be injur'd several ways;
We'll only rob him, and his petfon,
Let foldiershave to mate a faice on.
But officers in Rate and army,
You've fomediing more that ought t' alarm ye;
Tis fell submission, penitence,.
Entitles you to like defence.
But they who Rill m^y chufe to flight us,
And raffily dare to arm and fight us,
Who disregard this friendly warning.
Mutt feel the effeds to morrow morning.
In seventeen hundred seventy nine,
July the fourth, at fun's decline ;
Given on board King's shi p Camilla,
Sir Collier George and Tryon Billy.
July 24 1„ 9 ,
To the PRI N T
S I R,
I SEND you the tranflitien of a letter writen to
the Editor of the Leidra Gazette; dated at Paris,
the Sth cf February lag, by Arthur Lee, Efq
upom his feeing Mr. Beane's publication of the rh
of December. You are desired to publish it in your
next paper.
A Friend to Justice.
To the Editor of tee Leiden Gazette.'
,: ' . P RA, Y F, Sr, to give the Public the
following A*fwer to the contents es a letter which
appeared under ^ signature of Silas Deane, viz.
That I declare in the most solemn manner, that all
the accufaticns agaiuft me, which it contains, are ab
folutdy falfe. A particular detail of the proof which
will demonflrate, not only that these accusations are
falfe and fcaadaloaa, but also, that theaccufer has in
in all reason and jaftice loft the confidence of the pub
lie, due to the Delegates of the United States in Con
grefs affembhd; whefe servant I am; and I cannot
give this detail to the public, without their permif
fien. In the mean time I avail my felf, that a char
and pefitive denial, will be regarded by every he
nefl and impartial peifon, as a fufficient answer to
bare accusation, manifefjy di&at&d by the ran
oour of a man displaced."
(Signed) ARTHUR LEE"
NEW.LONDO N, J ULY 2I
Since our last a large body of Militia, under the
Command of General Tiler, have arrived in this
Town and Groton.---They are a Corps cf well dis
ciplined Troops; confining of the fubfiantial Yeo
manry of the State; whoappear determined at every
Hazard to put a Stop to the recent Insolence and ra
vage Conduct of the British Incendiaries. A further
Number of Militia from the Counties of Berkshire
and Hamfhire, in the State of Massachusetts Bay, are
on their March for this place.
The Troops now here are employed in Lengthen
ing the Works erected for Defence of the Town and
Harbour.
Last Thursday feme People landed at Fishers If
land, from the British Shipping lying off this Har
bour, and placing force combuflible Matters in the
Caller of the House lately improved by Mr. Brown,
they blew up the middle of the House, and then put
ting Fire to the windward End cf it, confirmed th^
Whole.--. They afterwards set Fire to the Out-Houses
and consumed them, as also a Quantity cf Hav ^^
on the Island,
BOSTON, July 2z .
Last week arrived at a fafe port port,
a (loop with about 200 puncheons of rum,
prize to the privateer brig Adive, Capt.
Flatlet.
Tuesday last arrived fafe in port a prize
brig, laden with prov ifions.
Since our last arrived in port a prize ship
with 800 barrels of beef, 600 barrels of
paik, and 500 barrels cf flour ; prize to
the General Pickering.
Friday last arrived here a (loop from
Rochelle, in France. She failed from
thence the 10th of May, with several o
thers, under convoy of fix fail of the line,
five frigates, and a number cf transports,
with about 8000 troops on board, said to
be bound to join the Count d'Estaing 5 if
so, we may soon expeft to hear of some
naval manoeuvre in the Weft Indies, if the
hurricanes don't prevent.
We are authorised to inform our readers,
that the delegates from the severals towns
in this State, convened at Concord the 14th
inst. have, with unexampled unanimity, de
terminedonA general Loan to Govern
ment, A PUNCTUAL PAYMENT OF TAXES
and A GRADUAL REDUCTION OF PRICES.
As their resolves and arrangements are
to be laid before the severals towns for their
2 Pl^ nation, accompanied with an address
to tue people, previously to their publica
tion, we are not at liberty to insert them
at present; but from what we have heard
we doubt not they will give universal la
tisfa&ion.
HARTFOR D, July 27.
A few days ago, th eApril Packet, from
England, arrived at New-York. She
brings Advice of the failing of Admiral
Arbuthnot's Fleet of Men of War and
Transports, for America. The Land For
.ces in this Fleet, it is said, amount to'
8000 men.
Last Wednesday departed this life in
the 64th year of her age, Mrs. Lydia
Welles, wife of Mr. Daniel Welles of
this town.
„ BE SOLD
By WILLIAM JEPSON
At hu Shop a few Rods South of the South Meeting
a House, Hartford, *
A ~ AR GE quantity of excellent Huxhms Tiad
f f |A'' k i: ™: ly " rived# impcred in Bot
tles, to be fold either by the dozen, single bottle, or
filler quantity. A lso, Rhubarb, Camphor,
^’^'"'p '"'" Emelic > P^aica, Anteni.
°"'1 ^n^p' I ™™^ Wlth man y other
r f MEDICINES, genuine Bateman's
Drops, Lockyer , Pills, &c. to be fold as low ar
tne times can pcffibly admit cf.
V N , T ^ D ' by said J EP SON, a quantity
of Vials, of all sizes ; a , there is scarce a family but
has more or left which are ufeJeft to them, he will
purc^fe them either clean or dirty, and give a good
rn' ' h :% AP: A 1 '° want ' a ßentity of HOG'*
LARD and TALLOW, for which calh will be
given.
r°r^ c p "™' SaIe '^WILLIAM
a ~ , ULL S Store, oa Twefday the 3 d day c f
Bohl V'^ ^ tw ° °' dock R M ' 2 c^s choice
b^: T ' a by T' "' '° r hundred weight; i fmali
^"^r V* ' h °^" d of B° od Su ^ ar - sun
dry calks cf Indigo, and sundry bags cf Coffee.
a BROWN MARE, about 13 hand: hireh.
"-° d ° ^° d bef °"' tr °" " d h a ™> branded
with Torrington brand on her near /holder, with o
" ° wn " may defcri ^ if acquaint
ed wah her; the owner may have her by proving
his property, and paying charges. By applying to
REUBEN HUMPHRY.
Weft Simfbury; July 12 , I^,
B"."" DEEDS to tie fold at Q^
Printing Office.