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ALL persons indebted to the estate of JONATHAN NO
BLE, late of Simfbury, deceased, either by Note or
Book, are desired to make fpecdy payment, those that are
indebted by Book, if they cannot pay, to give their Note
for the fame. And performs having claims against said
tate are desired to exhibit the fame to us the fabferibers, at
the late dwelling house of the deceased, in Simfbury.
PHINEAS NOBLE,
ROSWELL NOBLE.
Simsbury, Feb. it, 1782.
ALL Persons indebted to the fubferibers for News Papers,
the last quarter, are requested to make immediate
payment. Those who negle& must depend on having their
Papers difeontinued. It being impossible to continue in the
bufincis without quarterly fettlcments.
BOAZ SBARL,
RICHARD AUSTIN.
N B. Cash, Rags, or Flax will be received in pay
ment.
THESE are to desire the several creditors of the estate of
Mr. JOSIAH PHELPS, ad, late of Windfpr, deceased,
co bring in their several demands against said estate
immediately, to the fubferiber living in Simßury, that he
may know how to proceed with regard to a fetdement. of
said estate.
JONATHAN HIGLEY, Executor.
N. B. All persons indebted to said estate, are also desired
to make speedy payment, as they would avoid trouble.
ALL persons & have any demands on rhe estate of Mr.
ELISHA DEMING, late of Wethersfield, deceased, are
requested to exhibit their accounts, well attested, to the fub
feriber, for settlement, and all persons that are indebted to
said estate, are desired to make immediate payment to
JOSIAH DEMING, 2d Executor.
Wethersfield, January 30, 1781.
TO BE~S O L D,
A DWELLING HOUSE, barn and out-houses, with near
seven acres of good land, on> which are a number of
excellent fruittrees, the house with a little repair will be
very comfortable, and is well situated for a trader or trades
man, lying on the main road from Hartford to New-Haven,
in Worthington Street, not half a mile south of the Meec
ing-Houfe ; the situation is healthy and very pleasant, com
manding a fine profped, and would be an agieeable retreat
to any person who lives on the fca shore within the depre
dations of the enemy ; there is a fine well of water at the
door and molt excellent spot for a garden. This little farm
will be fold on reasonable terms, and may be entered upon
the firft of May next. Apply to the fubferiber who lives near
the premises, and can give an indisputable title for the fame.
J. BLACKWELL.
Middletown, Worthington Society Feb. 16.
TO B~E S~O L D,
By JOSEPH HAR T,
BEST OLD
JAMAICA SPIRITS
By the Hogshead. Also a few Casks of
ROC K SA L T.
Cash, Bills of Exchange, Wheat Flour, and Indian Corn,
will be received in payment, enquire at Capt. WILLIAM
BULL'S.
Hartford, Feb. 18, 178$.
Tuft Published, and now Selling
By HUDSON & GOODWIN,
(As cheap as they are Sold in the State)
A very meat Edition of DILWORTH'S
SPELLING BOOK,
Printed from a late London Copy, on a large
Type, and strong white Paper;
Warranted to be as correct as any ever printed
in New-England.
°e° Said Books are bound, and are to be fold
by Abel Morse, in Wethersfield.
Good allowance to those who buy to fell again.
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER^
Cash given for clean Cotton
and Linen RAGS, of any kind, Old Sail
Cloth, Bags, &c. at the Printing Office
or either of the Paper MHls in Hartford;
HA R YFO R D : Printed by H UDSON, and GOODWIN, near the Great Bridge.
TUESDA Y, February ic, 1782.
From the London Courant of August 14.
A circumstantial account of a late unhappy ac
cident in Staffordfltire, by a gentleman ong^r
spot, whose veracity and difeernment we
rely upon.
ON Saturday the 4th of August, 1781, a wag
gon, loaded with two tons of gun-powder
and other things, palling through the village of
Talk on the hill, near Newcastle, in Stafford
fhire, the gun powder took fire, with a dreadful
explosion, by which the whole village was shak
en, several houses entirely destroyed, and the
others much cracked and fluttered.
The driver and horses were killed. Some of
the limbs of the horses were blown to a consi
derable distance over the fields ; and one horse
with the driver, were forced through the walls
of an adjacent house, which instantly fell upon
the inhabitants, in number five, and bruised and
wounded them in a blocking manner. None of
them were killed, and it is hoped they may reco
cover, though one or two will probably lose their
eyes. Several others are much hurt, but not
dangerously.
The waggon was so shivered and dispersed,
that little ofit has been found, except some of
the iron work, which is torn and twilled in an
astonishing manner. One of the iron axels is
broke in four or five pieces.
Besides gunpowder, this waggon contained a
large quantity of gun barrels, beams for large
scales, and other iron ware. Though these were
thrown with amazing force in various directions
and though there was akind of fair in the vil
lage, y et happily no hurt was done by them.
The explosion was nearly opposite to a school,
where upwards of thirty poor children are
taught to read. Providentially it was Saturday
afterrioon, and neither children nor master were
there.
It is supposed that this accident was occasion
ed by the calks letting some of the powder out
into the body of the waggon, which falling from
thence to the pavement, took fire under the
wheels, from the attrition between the irons and
the stones they palled over ; for a train of fire
was seen riling upwards, from the stones under
the wheels to,the waggon, just before and at the
moment of the explosion. This conjecture is
the more probable, as another waggon with a
quantity of gun-powder, from the fame place
and person, was seen to drop some of the pow
der, which actually took fire upon the Hone's
about the wheels, but did not communicate fire
to the quantity in the waggon. The driver
however was so frightened, that he left the wag
gon and would not go near it again.
These particulars are not mentioned merely to
gratify curiosity, but chiefly with a view to ex
cite proper care and attention in those who have
to do withithis dangerous article.
If, instead of a small scattered village, the acci
dent had happened in the midst of a large town,
compactly built, the consequences must have
been Ihocking to humanity.
This unfortunate village of Talk, fuffered
greatly about four weeks ago, by a fire, which
confirmed nine houses and five barns in the
south end of it. The north end is now reduced
by the explosion to a heap of ruins ; and a few
remaining houses in the middle have the walls
and ceilings cracked and {battered, feme of the
roof's beat in, the thatch and tiles torn off, and
scarcely a whole pane of glass to be seen : So
that a more pitiable and dreary object than this
poor village now exhibits, can hardly be cor^
October 18. It was reported on Tuesday
night, that government had received advices
by way of France, by a (hip arrived at Nantz
from America, that exclufiye of the troops land
ed at Chesapeake by M. de Graffe, M. de Barras^
embarked in his squadron between 2 and 3000
menfrom Rhode Bland, part of the Count de
Rochambe^u's army, for the fame purpose. The
account of an engagement having happened,
was not known when the ihip failed ; yet, as the
French fleet, alter the aCtion; moored in jhe
Chesapeake, and M. deßarras of course landed
his men, the situation of Lord Cornwallis and
the British army must be very far from fafe.
Greene, Wayne and Stevens, oil one fide, Vith
the American army, and the Marquis de I 4 Fay-'
ette, with between 5 and 6000 French; on the
qther.
A letter from Dublin, dated October 28, fays,
'' An advice received late yesterday from Lincaf
ter, contains such disagreeable intelligence as we
flatter curfcives will in a few posts becontfadiCf
ed": The account is, that a vcffel had arrived
there from St. Augulline, in Fall: Florida,
which had narrowly escaped falling into the
hands of the Spaniards, who on the . i ith.of Au
gust last had invested the capital of East Florida,
with a fleet of 11 fail of men of war, and fifty
transports, having on board 4000 land forces ;
an armament which puts the capture of the town,
beyond a doubfo there being but 250 British 're
gulars to defend the place. This compleats the
conquest of the two Floridas ; ,u obj^a which
Spain has had in view ever since the. cession of
the last peace."
It was the wife maxim of Mr. Pitt, never to
wink at the hostile actions of our affected friends
and real enemies, but to strike the firft blow of
open war rather than to rifaue the dangers of
ciandeftine malice. For these sentiments he left
the reins of Government, and we too loon per
ceived the loss of him who had conducted a glo
rious war, by the contralt of those who con
cluded the hit ignominious peace. The Swedes
are now waging holtilities against us in such a
manner, as can scarcely any longer be called
claiideftine, and though their neutral masque is
attended with double injury, our Miniftors are
afraid to open their eyes on those tranfiaions^
What an intolerable insult to be tamely borne
by the British fl^g, blocking up a large Dutch
fleet in theTexel, to fee a single Sweedilh ffiipof
74 guns, purchased for the audacious purpose,
quietly convoy the Dutch fleet under protection
of its flag, and proudly bid defiance to ten Eng
lish fail of the line, to touch the prey they had
been so long watching in vain. This tale is so
unusually ignominious,that it seems the extrava
gance of G&ion, bit we again pledge our rtmeft
crecit to the publicfor the 11rift truth of - -
What madnefe 1^ 1V thus to resign our antiia ho-
ceived. One family of eight persons, burnt out
by the late fire, was humanely received into ano
ther, confuting of the fame number, that house
is now demolilhed, and all the fifteen are total
ly destitute. Many others are in the fame situ
ation, havirig neither houses nor cloathes, nor
any thing left to comfort and fuppoft them un
der this afflicting dispensation.
This account ought not to. be concluded with
out doing justice to the feelings and humanity
of the gentlemen of the faculty at Newcastle,
who gave immediate afnftance to the bruised and
wounded, without Raying to be called in and
without reward.-
(Nr; 8 91 .)