The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-11-07 00:00:00, page 3

KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Anpfl 19.
To Mc&'n. WALKER and STRUPAR.
Gentlemen,
AS a man fubjeCt to the feelings of humanity^ I
fond yen the enclufed for publication, and hope you
will have independency of Spirit enough to conform
to your duty. The press ought to be sacred to the
public, unawed by the frowns of power, and influ
enced by truth. While year press is condu&ed
upon these principles, and no longer, Shall I and
many mere continue your constant readers.
A Friend to your Press.
Extract cfa letter from St. Juan., :
•' The condition ofyour dog, that it chained all
day in your yard at Kington, is enviable when
compared to the condition lam in here. Oar diflrefs
is of .hat nature which admits of no description, We
were made to believe that we were Ont on an expe
dition fertile of wealth and fame, and that nothing
mote for success was required, than a considerable
degree of fatigue, and a vigorous exertion of arms;
all which we bad resolved upon ; but wc fpen came
to experience hardships, cf which before, we had no
idea, and would require a volume to enumerate.
With incredible toil we made our way for several
weeks, against the rap d Stream of the river, alter
nately exposed, night and day, to a Scorching fun.
chiling winds, and the most violent rains that ever
were known. All this we bore with as much forti
tude as we could call to our assistance, anticipating
the fame we Should acquire in Surmounting these
difficulties, and the joy we Should have in takingthe
Cattle of St. Jaan, and with the reinforcement we
expected, in making a rapid progress through the
opulent province of Nicaragua, where in one church
only we thought of getting ar much treaftre as fifty
males could carry. But oh ! my friend, w,t a
contrast have we experienced. We took the Ca^le,
but for a further progress no adequate reinforcement
ever arrived, and we were focn reduced to a vrng
allowance of ußwholefome food. Near 5 months
have we been lying here, destitute of every ^,ffa.y,
the Spaniards laughing at us all the while. The want
of provifion# and other necessaries conferring with
the climate, soon brought on a general flekpefs, at
tended with fact mortality as deserver no other name
than pestilence ; infomneh that even the cffion
crews feera to be forfeited with human flefh. While
we most ingloriously fuffer all this, the Spaniards
hive been preparing their defences, and collecting
their forces, so that an invasion of their country isim
p^aicabft, wi Boot a force fix tire? beyend what
was necessary when we came here. In my left you
had an accountof a prtjr&ed attack spun a post
they had fortified, to prev^t our acerfs to the Lake,
upon the success of this cut all depended ; but to
compleat our calamity this has proved abortive.
While car little force has been diminishing like wax
Ina fire, the Spaniards have been cohering like a
snow hall, and we now find to our tofl, that St.
fan's Calle was only a tub to the whale.
'• We are by turns lamenting our fate, and ex
aerating the author of bur misery, who open a dis
tant profpe& of acquiring wealth and dilinaion, hath
precipitated us Into calamities hitherto unheard of.
Surely the laws of that country rauft be defsAive,
that have no other punishment for the inhuman mon
ster, who devotes hundreds of his fallow creatures to
torture and to death, than for him who only murders
a angle individual. A soldier must and always will
lay his account to meet with hardships in the perfor
mance of his duty, when upon a&ual Service ; but
for such a number of brave people, as ever took the
fiald, to be shut up in a wilderness, and without fet
ing an enemy, to be thus Slaughtered by famine and
disease, without the profpea of an hand to help them,
or nourishment to fubfil ton, is an event, the hiflary
until now, has been unproductive of."
HARTFORD, November ~
Thirfday the Seventh of December next is re
commended by Congress to be observed a? a Dry of
Thanktriving and Prayer throughout the United
States of America. _
ROKE Into the iutlofare of the Subscriber,
the 10th of October I^, a Black H EIF RR,
two yea's old, Square crop offbmh ears, white under
her belly, The own^r is defined to pay charges and
take her away.
JAMES HUTCHINSON.
Coventry, November 5, 1,80.
TAK B N'^p-by the Sebferiber, in December
lal a yearling (now two years old) black
H EIFE R, white face, bind feet white. The
owner is desired to prove his property, pay charges,
and take her away.
AARON KIBBE.:
New Lebanon, September 26, 1780.
FOR SALE,
A SLOOP of 100 Tone burthen, with her Land
ing Rigging, Cable, Anchor, Cordage and Can
vas suitable to complete her except light fails. One.
Ditto of 55 Tons burthen, with her Sails, Rigging, l
&c. &c. Three Quarters of one Ditto, Bo Tons
burthen, withe very thing complete, and almost every
article engaged for a voyage to the WeR-Ind er, may
be got ready to fail within three weeks. < Any per-^
fen inclining to purchase the whole or an, part pf
the above vessels, may have an opportunity on-rea
sonable teams, by applying to
JOHN OLCOTT.
Hartford, Nov. 1,80.
FOR SALE,
By HINSDALE& JONES,
Next door North of the Printing-Office. Hartford,
For Bills on France, .Continental or CenneAicut
Bills, or Hard Money. , .
A Variety of Broadcloths and Trimmings, black
Sattin, Gauzes, Gauze Handkerchiefs. Cap
Wire, Ribbons, Tea, Coffee, Indigo, Pepper, Nut
megs, Shoe and Knee Buckles, Razors, Penknives,
Sealing Wax, Wafers, Liepers beo Snuff, by the
hundred or tingle bladder. Plug and Pigtail Tobacco,
London Pins, &c. &,. ~
They have also Rock Salt, German Steel, and a
few hotheads New England Rum jo exchange for
Flour or any kind of grain. Ca£h, or any of the
ab:ye article?, given for Bees Wax.
Nov. 6, 1780,
A Quantity of choice WEST-INDIA and NEW:
A ENGLAND RUM, to be fold reasonably, at
James Church's, for Continental or State Money.
Hartford, Nov. 6, 1780.0
Ebenezer^ Hezekiah Bearley,
Have just received, and have now for sale, at their
shops in Hartford and New Haven, a fefh
fap,y of DRUGS and MEDICINES;
among which are the fallowing articles, viz.
OPIUM; Ent. Veneris,
Camphor, Senna,
Myrrh, Flour of Sulphurs
Aloes, Manna,
Bals. Per", Rhubarb,
Capivi, Ta Nitric,
Borx. German,
Calomel. Valerian,
Castor, Sennecka Snake Root,
Crem. Tartar, Salt of Amber,
Jesuits Bark of the Civile Soap,
bast quality# Catty Oil,
O,nga Peel, Liquorice Root and Ball/
Cadtharides; Tartar. Emit.
Carolin, Pink, Mercurial Ointments.
Ifinghfs, 3
ALSO, Philadelphia Snuff by the hundred or
single bladder, Bohen Tea, Pepper, Ginger, Cinna
mon and Nutmeg, Brimstone, fine Magnesia, Alba
and Epsom Salts, in large and small quantities, tie.
Hartford, November 7, 1780.
opened, and to be fold, at the Store of
ELIAS SHIPMA N, & Co.
A few rods south of the „Great Bridge, Hartford,
a neat assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, viz.
SUPERFINE Black and white Modes.
Green, garnste, Greeny Sraw colour'd and
London brgvru ana pink India Taffatees.
Olive colour'd Worsted and thread Hufe.
Broadcloths, A neat affertment white
with trimmings and black figur'd, and
Black Ladings, . plain Gauzes.
Princes Stuff. Black Criimanco.
Stigedenim. Bindances, Romaic,
Castings of various black and colour'd silk
colours. Handkerchiefs,
Blue, red, yellow & green Linen do,
Baizes. Sewing Silk.
Haitbines of different Twi, and Thread.
colours. Cap Wire. #
Janes and figured Velvet. Newts fashion'd coat and
7 8 and yard wide Irish veG Buttons.
Linen. Womens Sheer.
An elegant assortment of Black and roost fsfhicnable
Calicoes. colour'd Ribbons.
Table Cloths & Diapers. Black and white Lace.
Cambricks ard Lawns. And a variety of other
Sattin and Pelong, articles.
ALSO, Tea, Coffee# Chocolate. Sugar, Rum
by the Hhd. or frailer quantity. They have like
wise. a large quantity of American mavufaaured
Salt.
N. P. Hard or Paper Money, er French Bills of
Exchange will be taken in payment for any of the
above articles#
F 0 Rr S A L E,
AT the Foot Canfield Falls. Fifty or Sriy
Thoofand cf good White Pine SHINGLES ;
for which Grain, good tann'd Shoe Leathers Har^
State's or Continental Money will be taken in pay
rcent. • t MOSES ALLEN.
Enfield, October 31, 1,80.
~*F O R~ S A L E,
AT the Stere (late Major Bigelow'#) a little
weft from the Feriy, in Hartford; a Qaanti y
of fine ROC K^ SALT; for which gucd
Floor, Wheats Corn. Pas, Bears, or Cash will be
taken in payment f by SAMUEL P. JONES,
for the use of THOMAS GATES.
Hartford, November 3, 1780.
~ ' ^OR ;SA LE,
On Board the Sloop fogy, lyirg at Capt. William
,Bull's W^f,
JAMAICA RUM, Sugar, Mdaffe, Tea, Pepper.
Stone Lime, Rock Salt. The above articles will
be exchanged for Corn, Rye. Oats, Bnck Wheat or
Cash, on reafonible terms, if applied for seen, ly
JOHN HUMPHRY.
Hartford, November 6, 1780. -
ANAWAY from the fabferiber about three
weeks fi r ce, a NEGRO MAN, Lamed DICK ;
about Eve feet high, jpeah good Erglfh aud Lew
patch ; had on a frock, and an old Lrcwu coat an
old felt hat, with a leather flap round the crown,
spair cftow-cloth trewfers, a new pair cf double,
foaled fhces.- -'Tis supposed he h new Jurking
about Weffield or Northampton.-,-.Waiver will
return fad Negro to his mafler, shall receive FIVE
Hundred dollars rewards paid by
, , ABEL TILLOTSON.
Granville, Nov. 6, 1780^^
This Da, published, and te bejold at
BAVIL WEBSTE R's Printing Office a few
rods south cf the State Htufe, and at NAT H A-
NlEt PATTEN'S Store, a few rods north'
of the State Hoef^ in Hertford ;
PROCEEDINGS
Of a Board of General Officers, held by order of
his Excellency Gen. Washington, refpe&ing
Major JOHN AND RE, Adjutant General to
ffie Britfh army. To which are Appended, the Se
veral Letters which paired to and from New-Yette
on the occasion, &c.
Published by order cf Congress.
Noyembp 6, 1780. . __
HERE A S Abigal wife to the fobfen
ber, has behaved in a very u»be?,ng.
manner, and there is dapper cf her running me into
debt. Tris is to warn all persons not to harbor or
trust hr on try account after this dale, co peril of
""'' W ° ANDREW SPALDING.
Nov. 4, 1786.
CT7-HErRRAS A NN A, the wife of me the
W Subfaiber, seedless of the Solemn obliga
tion of the marriage covenant, did in the month cf
I*B, elope from my bed and brird, and hath
ever finde abfeoted berfelf, and h^h falfriy reported
that fa receives such abuses from me that She co| ild
hot dwell With me : by all which falfe reposts [he
is endivouring to fcandikze and blacken my cha
rafr, and defray my imereti. As to the piefended
ribufes, I leave to be judged by the cinder cfthefe
acquainted with my family, I know no rounds
such reports, but ever a&ed the part cf a kind hut
band to her. and ddin April left give her > ,^
Sum cf money, to expend for her comfort and Sup
port ; and at the time She left my house there tad
inching on ray part that in the least could juflify her
corduCt therein ; but as fie is fobjeß to 6b, I have
reason to think, that while She is under the
tin She is defirion? to seek ether company, which n^
are hereditary fothe family from w rich She originated.
Udo therefore forb ; d all persons harbouring or tracing
the feid Anna on fry account, al I will not pay aty
debt of her contrasting after the date he^cf.
JOHN THOMSON.
Palmer, OAober „, ^[L
OST on the road to LitehfieU between Far
min,ton Meeting Hcofe and Mr. D. Bowe'r,
a String cf GOLD SEEDS and LOCKET;
the Locket is marked A, R. Whoever has found
f?id Feeds and Locket, and will return them to the
fubferiber. Shall be genbrously rewarded.
TIMOTHY ANDRUS.
Farmington, November ~ 1780.
Choice Bohea TEA, by toe
Hundred, Dozen, or single pound, to be fold at tie
North Door under the Printing Office.