The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-07-28 00:00:00, page 1

TUESDAY, July 2s, 1778; THE [Numb. 7%
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
AND run
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE R.
, Hartford county, July 11, 1778.
PUBLICK notice is hereby given to all to whom
it doth, or may' concern that a libel is filed be
fore Jabez Hamlin E:q; judge of the county court in
the county of Hartford, against the Hoop Jenny,
burthen about ten tons, 'Philip Milligan late matter,
her tacklin apparel and cargo in favor of Ebenezer
Eglefton commander ofthe armed schooner, cared
the Hawk, and his affociares who took her upon the
high seas and sent her into the county of Hartford
and for the tryal of the justice of laid capture the
maritime court for the county of Hartford will be
heldat the Court House in Hartford on Tuesday
the eighteenth day of August, 1778 at which time
all persons claiming property may appear and ffiew
reason if any they have, why the said flcop with her
apparel and cargo Should not be adjudged as law
fill prize to the c^ptorsand fetters forth agreeable to
the prayer of the libellant.
By order of the judge,
George Wyllys Remitter of said Court.
TAKEN up by the fubferiber a sorrel mare 17
or 18 years old, branded with the letter Pon
the near shoulder hipt on both sides, 14 hands
high The owner is desired to pay charges and
take her away. Joseph Hinsdale.
Canaan, July :, 1,78
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Hartford, July 14 1773.
ANOTHER Edition of Dj Doddridge's Ad
dress to the Maffer of a Family is now prin
ted and ready for delivery. The firft edition prin
ted here, was delivered to the fubferihers at 6/ the
dozen, tho' the price of every necessary of life dou
bled between the time of fubferibing anct delivery.
Thirty fix /hillings the dozen, wouldnot be higher
than every kind of country produce ; but as the pub
lication was set on foot for tl e advancement of reli
gion, the Printers will content themselves with
twelve, the low'eft that can be taken without fuffer
ing more in their interest, than any honest man would
desire them to do.
The books are ready to be delivered to fubferi
bers. or others, by the Rev'd, Mr, NATHAN
STRONG.
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TAK^Nfop by the fubferiber the fiftk day of
June last, a bay Mare # thirteen hands and a
halfhigh. natural pacer ; feme white in her fice ffiod
all round, some faddie galls on her back fomewhite
on her hind feet : The owner is desired to prove
bis property and pay charges, to
;EDWARD SPALDING.
Canaan July zt, I,^B.
fIrr'AKEN, and now in ih^pofeffijo of the fuT
,£ scriber, a mouse coloured Mafe, with a blaze
in her face, white feet, no brand, four years old, na
tural pacer, about fourteen hands high. The ow
ner may have her by proving his property, and
paying charges. Noadiah Hooker.
Farmington, faly 8, 17)8. 2
BROKE into the pasture of the fubferiber about
the middle of June last, a sorrel MARE three
years old, ^bout 14 hands high, trots and paces, a
White strip in her face, both hind feet white, is un
ruly. The owner may have her again by proving
Ws property and paying charges. Apply to
Samuel Parker. ,
t^°^ n ''y' Society) July 21, 1778. *
BROKE into the inclofure of the fubferiber the
12th day of July, and now in his custody a
yoke @f oxen, about four or, five years old marked
with a half crop the under fide the near ear, the one
a red, with a white face and white under his belly,
and bob tail, the other a brown, and white under
the belly, with two white feet. The owner is de
fied to prove property, pay charges, and take them
^ay* Joshua Bush jun.
Enfield, July 21, 1778.3
C"^ UMsamphire Oar to be foldby Daviußuell
y of Litchfield, by the cake, lb. or frailer quan
% July 14, 1778.
HARTFORD: Printed byWATSON and GOODWI N, near the Great Bridge.
Mefl?rs PRINTERS
Fleafe to give the following a place in your paper,
and you will do the public an essential favour.
M. A
IT gives me fenfibk pleasure to hear that the flu
dents in Yale College havereturned to their pro
per place 01 science with a grea degree ofcheerful
nefs ; but at the fame time I can but regret that fu h
an important femm^ry of learning to this, and the
united fates of America fhuuld (land upon such an
illiberal bafc. Our fathers doubtlefc were infp red
with noble sentiments in eroding this coliege; their
original defi^n was to educa e young gentlemen for
11 e acred work of the ministry ; they extended the r
views no farther : The fludents therefore were re
strained to certain ffudies to qualify them for that
bufinefc In every college ofany moo-tu ce among
a free people all the arts and feienc.-s wtich are of use
to a nation £h( uld be affidioTly ft died no 0 ly
the'fcienceof divinity and mo ajiry,lu evefy science
and art that my be of public u iity
Some gentlemen are io contracted in their views
e f an education they imagine fa person is we'l tlu
died in the three learned languages Hebrew 'Greek
and Latin, and in the more abflrufe parts of the
- and can Write me;aphvfieally' upon
sub e&s. Ie is qua ified to travel the vodd and to
be introduced into any business to Which he may
Be called when at the fame 'ime he is wholly @0
rant of civil poiacy, the hiflory of the world, the
art ol speaking, polite w-ifng and every, other
embellishment that is neceflary to render a person
publicly ufeful among mankind. .
We may not expect that c^ e pc will be Upon a
Ibefal foundation when thebvei feer^are not men *
of the most liberal sentiments. 1 don't mean to < aft
any reflections the ,clergy I refpea and desire to
speak cf that (acred order cf men with deference
but it swell known that the circle of.their acquain
tance in cueral is circumscribed by the narrow li
mitsof a parochial line: Their business in life for
bids the r traveling abroad in the B'^ rent parts of
the world or having an extensive a' quaintance with
mankind, which contrasts their % ews of an educa
tion, and for this reason the education of young
gentlemen is not to be committed folelj into tie
hands of such men.
Besides their custom of preaching from fahbath,to
sabbath unanswered arid having allthe talk to them
fclves may ,ead feme of them into inconvenient es,
or bring Spun them fach wcaki est. that they may
imagine they only save the knowledge of the arts
and feienceu and it is uric vil to contradict: them, that
they aloneare intitlexj rothe liberty of censuring with
out being censored. But permit me to rtmind them
that they are flefh and blood; and their iule of fpi
ritual pallets does not exclude them from e'ror, or
convince the World that every thing that comes
from their hallowed lips is d virely inspired lam
sensible among that class of men in afmoH every age,
there has been some who have d ftingu'fhed therr fe'ves
in the learned world and have been higblv esteemed
in the republic of lexers; but lam fir from thinking
that learning is confined to that class cf men only.
As a public seminary of science is to educate youth
for the service of the church the state and all the
learnedprofeffions ofl fe, theoverfeerf mould not be
long toany one profefficn of men,for i+ cannot he fuppo
fed that any one profeffion ofmen, would he qualified
to regulate a college so as tn make it publicly ufeful
to mankind. That a college therefore might be upon
a liberal foundation .the over eer c should he menof
different profeffons: Upon th s p'an a college would
be well provided for, prcpe r profeffers and irftiuc
ters would he introduced and the public v ouldie
ceive benifit.,,,
It is my most earnest wish that Yale College might
be set upon a more penerousplan; I,m well assured
it will never flouiffi in any co: fderabJe degree till
this is the case. It gives me fetfHe pleafu te ofear
that we have a gentleman of such di°inpu : fhed roe
tit in the learned world to febat the h^d of that feat
of literature; hut at the fame it gives me pain to
think his qfefulnefs shall be curtailed for the wmt
of that assistance, and support which mav be easily
obtained. I hope these good ge' tiemen. he corpo
ration whom I revere, wd! fudge it bes 110l 10 p l ce
college upon a more liberal footing.
This is the *fi r/ , T dare fay, of a ? moft every
person of diftinadori ioc vil imn^ov, ment, and not
a imall numbrrf gent'ornen ofthc e'eri al character.
The general assembly appear refohitelv determined,
they will not do anvrfon- co ifide.a'de so- college
upon it< prefect eflaburirtent And I beg leave 0
ask. how can college he fnn,ort^d without tie as
sistance ofthe General,Geobbr? T' e ollepe fund are
small a d its nhilofonhjr? T anparaW very incom
plete and the library almoffdeAitute of moderuw: iters,
PHILADELP H I-A.
In COAGRESS/J ly 7 .
Refehed u^m&tyi; That the thanks
of Congress be given to General .V/afh
ington for the activity with vehicle he
marched from the 'camp at V alley Forge
'in pursuit of the e^emy,for hi difirg ifc.d
exertions in forming the order of battle,
a^d-for his g eat gccdccndri in le'di g
on tre^ttack and gaini g the important
victory of IV'onmouth, over the Brid.h
grand army under the immediate command
of Lieutenant GenerafSirße; ry C ir ton,
in their march ft,cm Thifehe'phla to ,iw-
York.
. Fefolied, That General Wafhi gten be
dire&ed to fignify the thanks of Congress
to the gallant officers and men under his
command, who difti: guifhed themselves
by their conduct aid valour at the battle
of Monmouth.
hx^refi firm the toru^}
CHARLES THOMSON, Srfrj,
TRENTON, July &
Fx^r^a fr m GeneralCrd: Rs.
66 HEAD QUARI ERS,
Freehold, June 20, 177%
« The Commander io Chief congratu
lates the army on the victory obtained,
overthearmsof hie Pritirnic MTeFvcef
ferdayand thanks modfi merely the gaha t
officerband men who difting.iited them
selves uponthe occasion, a d such ethers
as, by their good order and coolnefs,gave
the happiest prefageof what might have
been expeded had they come to action.
“ General Diekinto^, and the Militia
of this State, are also thanked for their
nobleness in opposing the enemy in their
march from Philadelphia, and for their
kid which they have given in harraffiog
and impeding their motions, so as to al
low .the continental troops to come up w ith
them.
" It is with peculiar pleasure the Com
mander in Chief, in addition to the above,
can inform General Knox, and the offi
cers of artillery^ # hat theenemy have done
them the j Tice to acknowledge that no
artillery could be better served than ours."