The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-02-24 00:00:00, page 4

Trow the New Jersey Gazette.
Mr. Collins,
AS the celebrated Mr. Galloway, late
attorney lidgatn, but now attorney
militant, has alrea °y had such ? Rowland
for his Oliver, my observations OR his
low artifice in the Pennglvania Evening
Post, shall occupy but a Im 11 part of
your Gazette.
This gentleman having been Sufficient
ly flagellated for publishing an affidavit
taken by Jiffrtf ^ 1,% with design thence
to avail his finking caofe, by the fuygef
tio fc^; I I'nall confine myfclf to his taife
charge. That the A mericans publifhlalle
h rods concerning the probability of a
French war. Pray, Mr. Superinten
dent, do the Americans compole the En
glish papers, which are full of a rupture
with France ? Do the Americans make
speeches for the members in Parliament,
^bo look upon such an event as avoid
lrfs ? Did the Americans frame Lord
.d/ormoHt's memorial to the minivers of
France, which appears conceived in such
^ humiliating term;, and dilated under
fich app r eherifions of war, that one
would swear the trembling Ambassador
.(who lately swaggered to their Hign
Mightinesses likea true Engldb porter)
^beady wanted newlinings to hisbiceches?
Let let me tell this minute politician, that
rhe Americans do not found their hones
?f success against the tyranny of Great-
Britain, on expedfation of being assisted
by the French : They do not pretend to
be certain of such an event. But were
they certain of the contrary, net a single
American (except inch turn coats as Mr.
Superintendent) would, upon that ac
count, be diverted from his opposition.
We have begun, we have continued, and
we can conclude the war without foreign
fuccours. It is beneath the dignity of
Congre's, to go cap-in hand for despica
ble mercenaries to every petty, palty,
pitiful, penurious German Prince, whole
territories are not larger than the County
of Bucks, and whole fubjedfs are fcarc<ly
worth our kilting, after being brought
above three thousand miles to kill us.
It is upon God and our right, and not
upon Lewis XVI, that we depend for
our deliverance. And considering our
ficcefs hitherto, we should have no rea
ton to be discouraged, though we knew
that his M ft Chdftian Majesty would
never interfere. It was not by French
assistance that we forced Gen. Burgoyne
and his whole army to surrender: nor
was it by French assistance, that we de
feated the Bririfh troops at Trenton, and
spread the terror of our arms to Borden
town, where this gentleman was then an
humble dependent on the Hessians, and
fat Shivering on his horse with a for Hea
ven's fake whither Jhall Ifoe? in a hard
shower of rain, to which, hard as it was,
he added not a little by the spontaneous
efflux of a certain natural, e/ d eau, prone
t) such involuntary extinctions upon any
extraordinary impression of terror.
But to Ihew him what con"ernarion
the ruinous condition of Britainhas alrea
dy excited in the realm itfelf, and that if
France does not Ipcedily affid us, Britain
Undoubtedlywill, by being divided against
;elf 1 fend you a number of queries, ex
tracted verbatim from one ^ their own
papers, which I nope you will give an early
place!? your Gaz t<e. Hortentius,
NATION AL QUESTIONS.
Taken from an Engfh paper, August 1777,
bumble addref-d to the faf L^rds of the
Ireafury, andtbe frfl Lords of the Admiral
ity, and the Mimjier of the American de
partment.
IS America likely to be subdued this
campaign? Have you not an army paid
equal to 50,000 men there ? Have you
not 130 fail of fliips and vessels on the
coaif of America
Have not the rebels privateers increas
ed every where ? Do twy not fail out,
and return into their ports with prizes at
pleasure ?
Hav they not often attempted to burn
your men of war ? Are they not under
minding your trade in every part of the 0-
cean?
What immense sums have your army
and navy in America cost you ?
What advantages have either of them,
gaind you ? Has your fleet or army an
swered your expectations 2 Are net the
Americans grown Wronger and better
fuppked ?
II >w long has your fleet at home been
in readiness tor action ?
Have you any ( ommanders in chief
appointed to it ? Have you employed an
Admiral but whom y^u have dilgraced
befoie?
Are not your ships fitted out with de
cayed and bad ftorcs, and patched any
way for temporary fav ice?
. Is nut our coads more infefted with
privateers, than when you were at war
with France and Spain? Were ever your
po ts so i nfulted and threatned as at piefent?
isitnot owing to a total ignorance in the
difiribution of you? Ihips?
Is it fare for a veffcl to go from port to
port in the Englilh channel ?
Is not your flag intuited by the French,
in your own fca c ? Have you not (übir.it
ted to be so intuited in the calc of the Ex
tei man of war, with the French ft,,
Robust ? And allo in the calc oi u^e
Foudroyant, with another French flop of
war ? *
Has not Spain refufed your men of war
entrance at Cadiz ? Are not the ports of
France and Spain open to the American
privateers?
Was your fleet ever so litdeclilciplined,
or did you ever luTer to much disgrace ?
Was England evei so drai ed oi men ?
Was it ever in io defences fs a (late ?
Were ever iuch enormous turns railed
upon the fubjebts, when not on a foreign
war ?
Were ever such infamous contrasts
made, &c ?
Was there ever such a proftitu ion of
the public money ? Did ever the trade,
did ever the people of this country groan
under such real grievances ?
Was there ever a time when the people
of England had such jult grounds of
complaints ?
Was there ever a period so difgraceful
and dangerously critical for England, as
the pretent ?
Who are the Chiefs of the different de
partments, that have brought this coun
try into focontemptible a flotation ? Who
are the counsellors that have Supported
such men, and advised such meafuies ?
/"pAKEN up by Samuel Wells of Conway near
£ Saratoga a black horse fourteen hands high
trots and paces a small liar in thefomliea (fourteen
years old.
W A N-TFD,
Ar^w more Artificers for the Continents!
l\ orks, Inch as carpenters, wheel wrighti,
biackUnuhs armourers, fiddlers harness makers,
&c. V, hoever understands working at either of thR
above occupations and do engage in said works#
will not only have large wages and be freed from
p"y' n g rates and from all draughts and duty id
the militia but be in the irnrrediate service of tl eif
country, and entitled to large encouragements the
particulars of which they may he informed, by en
quiring of Benjamin Hecock, -or Stephen Ofbutra,
at bethel, in Danbury; Eli ah Hine at Southbury.
in Woodbury ; James Tbomfon at Milford; Wil
liam Walter, at North Haven, in New Haven ; Je
rius Willcox John Ofbtirm or Lirins Hopfon at
Wallingford^ William Sizer, or Jesse Prior, at
Middletown; Tho's Church at Haddam ; Richard
Lamb, at Norwich; E]ipha 7 Kingsley, Scot
land in Windham ; Ezra Chapinan at Gilead
in Hetron; John Skinner and Richard Philips',
at Hartford; Thomas Phelps at Simflury; and
Samuel Scovil at Northbury in Waterl-fr in
the State of Connehicut ; and also John Wood'and
Nathan Fisher, at WeftboroughJohn Bohen' at
Colerain : William Spring and Join Beckwith at
Springfield; Stephen Clap at Worthington' ,i^
"' e _ e ° f MatfachtEetts-Bay
PA~P E'rTmT ire-—-
L Of T E R Y
('" ''" the GENERAL Assembly of
tl e State of Connecticut January 17,8 tc
r^e me burn of Fifteen Hundred Pounds for the
Benenefit of Mrs Sarah Ledyard and Mrs
Hannah Watson Widows who were the own"
ersof the Pape^Mill in Hartford lately confined by
fire, and to enable them to rebuild tfre fame they
having given Bond so the Treasurer of fhe' State so
appropriate the Money according to Resolution of
find Afiembly,
S C H EM E.
6000 Tickets at 6 Dollars each is 36000 DoJJ ars
Deduct for the Use of the Paper-Mill 50% Do
To be drawn in Prizes as below 51009 Do.~~
I Prize of icoo Dollars is 1 coo Dollars
! Do boo Do 800 Do.
2 ?°. 4^o Do 800 Do'
4 1)0 200 Do 800 Do
'° °° 100 °° 1000 Do.
2 ° ?° 5 0 Do 1000 Do,
3° Do 3 o Do 9 00 D o.
!°° °° 20 D ° 2000 Do.
' B s° Do J 2 Do 22200 Do.
The Managers of this Lottery considering the
Nec Buy of their making dispatch and railing the
Money as soon as may he, have concerted the
Scheme a# much to the advantage of the Adven
turers as pohible. The General Assembly in
granting the Lottery had regard not only to repair
ing the Loss of the immediate fuflerers, but to the
great importance that it is to the Public to have
tne. Paper-Mill sp ee dily rebuilt. Tlfe Managers
offerving a general approbation of the Lottery arid
an inclination in people to promote it, Hatterthem
felves that they Biall be able to begin the Draw
ing in a short Time.
Proper notice will be given of the time and place
of drawing. The prizes will Repaid by the Sign
ers of the fortun^e Tickets immediately after the
drawing is compleated, if demanded
Thole Prizes not demanded within twelve
months after the drawing is finifhed will Le appro,
priated for the benefit of the Lottery.
SOLOMON SMITH ' )
SAMUEL TALCOTT, jun. , Managers,
JAMES BULL.J
Hartford February. 10, 1778.
BY authority. I notify and require the Sophi
more Ciafs of Yale College, to meet at Ken
iiiigton on the second Da, of March following.
JOHN LEWIS Tutor.
Farmington Feb. i 8 1,,8.„
*, The Printers of tlfls State are desired to in
sert this notification.
STRAYED or stolen from the fubferiber at StiF
water O&oher last, a light bay mare black
mane and tail, with a black flreak on her back fix
years old no brand, trots and paces shod all roud.
Whoever will take up said mareand return her to the
owner shall have fix dollars reward aaid al. necefy
fary charges paid by me
Nathaniel warner,
Wc& Suffied Feb. If, 1778.