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Be it farther ena&ed by the authority aforesaid,
rat if any perfan shall carry out of this State or be
ling or affixing therein, any articles whatever pro
r )ited by any embargo, duly laid, from being car
'd or tranfpoted out of this State, he fhdl forfeit
such articles, together with the team, cattle, horse
horses, and cart, waggon or carriage, or the value
treof, used or employed in carrying such a tieles
t of this State, or aiding or affixing therein, one
If of which forfeitures shall belong to any p^rfon
it shall prosecute the fame to effect, and tty other
If to the treasury of this State.
A true copy of record,
Examined, by
GEORGE WYLLYS, Shc'ky.
1 GOLD W A TC H ro be Sold for
I Continental Bts of any Emiffim,by IsUQ$,
ooltttlz under the PJnfi/g Office.
Hertford, April 26, 1779,
,t a General Assembly of the Governor and Com
pany of the S aeof Conncatcut, holuen at Hart'
ford, (by fecial order of his Excellency the
Governor) on the %h day of April, Anno rpm.
^^SOLV ED by this A&mbly, That the
< Secretary, forthwith, cause to be published
all the News Papers within this State anaft or
fy, puffed in the present session of the General
ffembly, entitled, an a& in addition to the law of
:,is State, entitled an aft, to enable the Governor,
lay an embargo and for rendering the fape, w cn
iid, effectual.
A true copy of record,
Examined, by
GEORGE WYLLYS, Sec ry.
Pta General Assembly of the Governor and Company
of the State of Connect cat, holden at Hartford,
(by special order of his Excellency the Governor)
on the 7th day of April, Anno Dorn. 1779*
n ACT in addition to the law of this State, en
titled an aft to enable the Governor, to lay an
embargo, and for rendering the fame, when laid,
effectual.
^ E it enabled by the Govenor, Council and Re
j prefentatives, in General Court assembled, and
>r the Authority of the fame, That when it shall
pear to any one Assistant, and Justice of the Peace,
r to any two Justices of the Peqce, that there is a
afonable ground to apprehend, or believe, that any
hear, flour, mtal< .rye, Indian corn, peas beans,
ts or pork, is on board any vessel in any river or
,rt, or in any house or (tore, in this State with an
or:.' 4bat the fame ^ll t+^^cealcd, or removes
erefrom by the owner or owners thereof, out of
: is State, contrary to law ; it shall be the duty of
ch authority, to issue a warrant to some proper of
:er to enter any vessel, house or store designated by
d warrant, and search for and seize any of fa;d
ovifions, which he shall find therein; which officer
: all proceed, according to the direction of such
arrant, and shall secure any of such previsions,
hich he shall so fi&d, and shall make his return to
d authority of the kind, quality and fixation of
id provisions, which he shall so have seized and
cured. Whereupon said authority shall according
L their direction, order said provisions to be removed
any place within this State, and there fecured'or
te bond of the owner or owners of said provifioas,
^ at the fame shall not be removed out of this State
^aforefaid, or Mailorder the fame to he returned to
.d owner or owners, 3s upon consideration of the
idence and circumflances, relative to the said pro
fions, ^ad a due attention to prevent the fame be
g concealed or removed out of this State, contrary
. .the laws of it. That all the cost attending the
zing, removing and feccreing f;ch provisions,
:all be paid by the owner or owners thereof, before
e fame shall be returned, to be taxed by said an
ority, in case such provifons shall not be returned
to the owner or owners thereof without bond being
ten as aforefaid within twenty-four hours after
: fame fh:11 have been to seized.
CU.ES DA Y; ^\; LTC/ ,IQ I^B. I^^^,^
CONNECTIOUT GOORAN
'AND fHE
WEEKL Y |lw 1 ELL 1 G ENC ER.
HA RTFORD: Printed by HUDSO N AND GOODWIN, near the Great-Bridge.
PISTO L S.
A PAIR qf LARGE HORSE PISTOLS'
wtfe fo^tirne since borrowed of the Subferi
bet; - -H^ waiits them returned immediately.
J. WADSWORTH.
Hartford, April 26, 1779.
BANNING MILLS made in the best
f manner, and to be fold, by William Hosmer,
in Hartford.
April 20 1779.
™W ILL c o" VER
THIS Season, at the Stable of the Subfcr'ber
in Sandirfield, the F A MODS HORSE
YOUNG WILD DEAR. He is a Horse
of flrength and beauty equal perhaps to any in A
meriqa.
JOSIAH STI LLM A N.'
N. B. He is the fame Horse that w4s kept in
Sandisfield in the year 1777.
Sandisfald, April 16, 1779.
TOBACC O.
TW ELV Eor Fourteen Hundred Weight of
GOOD TOBACCO, to be Sold.
Enquire of the PRINTERS.
To be Lett for Cash to the Highlit Bidder,
AT the dweling house of the Widow Martha
Hopkins in Hanford, on Wednesday the 28th
of April infant, at seven o'clock P. M. one half of
aGood Dwelling House and Bara, and about Thirty
Acres of Land, belonging tothe G wateof Mr. Elisha
Hopkins' ,dereafed.
Jonathan H UNT r N Q TON ,) A dminif CT
Martha Hopkins.l
ALL Perfcas having any demands on thqeffate
of Cap . CALEB JEWETT, late of
Sharon, dcheafad ; are desired to bring in the fame,
to me the S^bferiber, on the firft, fecend and third
Mondays of May next, at my dwellin, house in
Sharon, where I shall attend to fettle the fame.
ALPHEUS JEWITT, Executor.
Sharon. .April 9, 1,79
STOLEN from the Subscriber, on the evening
of :he I sth 5 th in%nt, aSORRELHORB %
with a good saddle and bridle. The said horse has
a blaze in his face, his mane cut on the left bde, a
natural pacer, ffibd only before when taken a^vay,
better then iqhirich high, no h^d, 7 or g yearsol*
Whoever will take up said hofy &d. and epn^ie
the theif so thatuie owner may,hav6 his pro^e^'y
again, shall have Twenty Dollars, Regard, for the;
hotfe. fiddle and bridle Ten Dollars, ^g ^ ^ m
cegary charges,, paid By
ABEL CAMR.
Shardn, April 19 >779
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DESER TED Lom me the Subferi'er, at
Bennington, S rite of Vermont: twrrfoldicr?,
namely. JOHN JOHNSTONE, and JAM&j
FURGERS.ON, who had ialihed with me/<o
serve in an expedition in defence of the northern
frontiers of t{is State, to continue in fervict hxy
days, having received aq extraordinary bo^r./v to
engage; John is al^it twenty years of ay:, 07^ fe?fe
ten inches' high, light complexion, fair h^ir, m diking .
size, had on when he defeated a.dark brown coat,
vefi and breaches : Jsm©s is a Scotchman, about 90
years <f age, five feet eight inches hi,%h, middling
size, light completion, dark, brown hair; : had on
a blue coat, vefl" and" breeches, tyhite. Wpp^p deck
in,, and a white hat "Whoever will app^heVfaid
defenders, and return them to me at Bennington, or
the commanding officer at Rutland, (in tbi, S.a+e.)r
shall be entitled to th? abovereyvard for each or either
of them paid by me
NATHANIEL FILLMORE, Lieut.
Cel. Herrick's Regt, of Militia.
glnninfloTj April 14, i?l9.
TO BE SOL D,
By LYNDE and MARBLE,
At their Storea li tie to the Southward cf the Nurth
Meeting House Hartford ;
Drugs a^4 medicines
of almod eyeiy kind: Also, Copperas, Alaqv
01of Vitriol, Biir done Spa?ufh Whitq, ^prqte
Yallow, Var6:s, 03 of Terpentine ^m" ^W
Brushes, Crown Soap Shot, Coffee phocpl^tty
Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon. Mac?, Clcwes,£u:%fy
Snuff/ Weft-ItdiV and New ^^nd''^^
Brandy W ne, Clave W,ter, Rock 2nd Liss,
Salt, &c. &c. &c.R
^^mE inhabitants of the town of WeihersSel, ar^
hereby warned according to law to pay ^^
country and town tax's to me the fubferiber' ccllec
tqr for said town, at the times and placet as b^rc^tci
mentioned where I shall attend from & o'clock intbey
morning^until fun set, viz at Martin KNlog^ $ iw
Newington parish, on Thaifday 29th April inftant.'
At Elisha Butler '.s. at Stepney pariffi on Friday ^otL'
of April instant. At Joseph Spillman's on Monday
3d May. A fr Eljah Wright's on Tuesday 4th Mayj
GERSHOM WOLCOTT, Colle&or.
N. B. TheEmiffions ofMay 20th 1777,2nd Agfl
11 th 17,8 will not be taken by the Colicao? aftti
the 20:h of May next, for Rater.
Wet er^fad April 24, 1779.
DESERTED the 1 7th infta^ from my reginienfo
the fallowing men. viz. Joshua gowq, born
in New Haven, in the State of Connegicut, a§ou<
6 feet high, about 30 y^ar^cf a;e; had on when W
went away a red ccrit whi'e waistcoat & breeches |f
he has a wife in Wethersfield, to which place it ic
supposed he is gone, He..ry Lock, born in Liew-
England, about § feet high abont 25 fears §% age,
and ofa dark complexion ; supposed to be goh; tor
Eaftweofic, in the State of Maffachufetts : 3,y : feuf
on when he went away a uniform coat of bro^hg
faced with red and white waistcoat and bitches.
William Hudson, lately infilled about 30 yfors cf
age, about § feet 7 or 8 inches high, and ofa dark
complexion; had on, when he went away, a lirifey
coat arid lihfey overfalls, a da wo. len shirt. Ja
cob Haggus born in Ceu- apy, about 5; feet 6 or^
inches high, abotit 46 fags cf age, and of a dark
cempkx^'ff. .Arkbrofe Wi|fon; born in Island,
about 5 feet 5, or 6 inches bi.^h, ^,l of a fair complex
ion'; „dori and tod#ty&,|im when l,,wm away
aurri^tm coat bf biowi,' faced with red, and whitq
wai^oat and„hre^ch^ and ^ red coat, formerly be
loiftihg to'fhe Tsi # fir. Whoever takes up the fai^
differs and confess them in an, of the gaenty
g^dsf so that they may be had again, or brings theu
to their regiment now on'ifo m,;^ tc Charleftown,
No. 4, Brail ^ceiv.etveat/ dollars reward for each^
and reafcniable dharpe* priid By
MOSES HAZEN, Col.
Sunderland, April 18. 1779.
STR3.YEJ) or taken &way from Landlord Cole%
Manger, in Kensington a bright bay IJQR^B, #
with a saddle a^d bridle about 14 hands high tro+g
and paces, the faddie cinch yellow, boun^ W H the
fame. Whoever will tike up said. Koffe tto%r^ur£ :
him at Land. Cole's in KenfiWch, dr to tlte fdb
fcriber in Middletown, shall receive Thirty Qcl!^
reward and all reasonable charge? paid, by
EBEN. CAGE.
Middletown, April 24, 1779.
-B~A~L-Tin&TO'Rli, -APRIL. 6.
On the lith of February lad, the French ffland of
St. Bartholomew was surrendered, by Capitulation,
to Messrs. Rcb©rt Stewed; Bernard M'David, Lach^
lap M.'lutotfh; Wiliam Riven, and James Park,
Conimanders of armed Ve£fyh, commissioned a k
Antigua by Governor Burt.
A St. Kitt's News Paper of Mard ift; 4 4 entions o
that dl Margin's is a&aafly retaken by three French'
Frigates, and that, it was said, they were gone againfß
Antiiiila and St. Bartholomew.
Capt. Joseph Ja uncry, of N^w '/ork State, lat^
1% died, foddehly, at Charledown, South CaroSarfr