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gyring their intelligence, without in a single infante; fuf
frtingany part of his raw militia to be surprised.
Besides his military talents, lie was universally efteenied
Jy those who were acquainted with him, for his social and
domestic virtues. Hehas left an amiable widow with fix
lovely children to bewail their irreparable loss.
FIS H-K I L L, March 22.
On Wednefdav the 14th inst. were taken at Bedford, New-
Purchase, five ofDelanccy's Cow Thieves, who were caught
mapping in a barn, having, by the fatigue of their labour,
overslept themselves. Their names are John Ferris, George
Mitchell, Isaac Burnhance, Matthew Dollaway, and Samuel
Bates ; two of them had joined the enemy lately : They ac
knowledge their design was to carry off cows. They are
mow lodged in a secure place.
BOSTO N, March 22.
By a letter from Cape-Francois, to a gentleman in Salem,
dated February 28th, we have an account that the following
Terfels were at the Cape, when this letter was dated, viz.
Confederacy, Capt. Harding, Deane, Capt. Nicholson, Sara
toga, continental ships ; Captains Greene, Johnftone, Thorn
dike, and several others, belonging to Cape Ann, and New
bury.
Sunday Capt. Grimes arrived here in a sloop in 21 days from
Cape Francofs—Capt. Grimes informs, that the British have
taken all the American property that was at Statia : He also
informs that they had intelligence at the Cape, which came
various ways, that a war has commenced between the Dutch
and the British..
Capt. Grimes brings no account of the arrival of Count
B'Eftaing in those seas.
PROVIDENCE, March 17.
W^dnefday last arrived here a Dutch floof,
called the Union, which had been captured by
the privateer brig Revenge, of London, and re
taken by the Protector State ship, of Boston, and
the privateer ship Deane.
Extras of a letter from Capt. fofoua Kentifo, of
the privateer brig Revenge, to Mefcurs Fraser,
Banatyne and , e fr a h Merchants, at St. Kitts,
dated at sea, Fat. 22. N. Long. 29. §I IF*.
'January 26, 1781; found on board the above
sloop.
'" 1 beg leave to inform you, that I am, with
the privateer brig Revenge, addressed to vou, in
case of putting into your ifkind. She belongs to
Messrs. Eden and company, merchants, in Lon
don. Havingtaken the sloop Union, a Dutch
vessel, in which I have put my Firft-Leiutenant,
to navigate her into port, requed you will give
him every assistance myour power. She is loaded
with fine old wine from Tencriffe. Ilikewife
should be glad, if opportunity offers before I ar
rive with the brig to wood and water, which I
shall be obliged to do soon, that you would make
the owners acquainted with my success. I sup
pose it will be some time before we shall gether
Condemned, on account of the fecrefy that will
be observed till St. Euftatia, or some of the
Dutch islands are taken by us. Should I cap
ture another shortly, youwill feeme at Baffaterre
with her. Mr. Gibson, my Firft-Leiutenant,
will give you every information in his power."
The following minute is extracted from the log-book
of the above Dutch sloop, made while fee Was id
poflefo" °f the enemy.
" January 22, at half past nine, A. M. saw
a fail in the S. W. gave chace ; at half past one,
P. M. spoke the chace, which proved to be a
Dutch prize, taken by the Licorne frigate. The
Prize-Mailer gave us intelligence of a Dutch war.
Next day brought too a Dutch ship, taken by his
Majesty's sloop Scourge, and ordered for Barba
dos."
HARTFOR D, March 27.
On the 26th of February last, about fun set, the house of
• the Rev. Ebenezer Martin, was consumed by fire, with all his
books, writings, wearing apparel, excepting what they had
on, and all their houshold furniture and provisions, excepting
a very few articles ; all the family being from home but one
daughter.„
The 28th ult. the Rev. Caleb Alexander was ordained to the
pastoral care and charge of the church and congregation in
New-Marlborough, Berkshire connty.
Last Wednesday Alexander McDowall, late Lieutenant and
Adjutant in Col. Wells's regiment, was executed in this town,
putfuant to his sentence, for Defection to the Enemy.
LIST of LETTERS in the POST-OFFICE, HARTFORD.
A.
JOHN Alien, Hartford, 2. Robert Aylefworth, Esq; do.
Jonathan Avery, do. Landlord Andrews, do. Henry Al
- Esq; Windsor; Ebenezer Allyn, Mansfield; Capt. Da
niel Allen, Ashford; James Andrews, Simfbury; Molly An
drews, Windsor; Reuben Atwater, Esq; Cheshire ; Abner
Adams, Pomfret.
Capt. Stephen Buckland, East Hartford ; Elisha Buckland,
do. Mekens Bcmont, do. Edward Bemont, do. Joseph Butler,
do. Timothy Belding, Hartford ; John Brewster, do. Dr.
Isaac Baldwin, Waterbury; Capt. Jonathan Bush, Chatham,
Nathan Barlow, Granville ; Isaac Bidwell, Farmington ; Dr.
Jonathan 'Bird, Simibury; Col. Samuel BJackden, Salisbury ;
Samuel Baffil, Cornwall; Capt. Daniel Barry, Southington;
Capt Jonathan Brown, do. Stephen Barns, Esq; New-Fairfield;
Aaron Baxter, Hebron ; Solomon Blafs. do. Elizabeth Blafs,
do. Sally Blafs, do. John Bibe, Eaft-Haddam, packet ; Maj.
John Barrien, Rocky-Hill ; Henry Booth, Enfield; Isaac Bilfcl,
Suffield.
Matfton Cabbot, Hartford ; Samuel Chandler, do. Stephen
Cone, Eaft-Hartford; Liman.Clark, Farmington, 2 ; Abner
Curtifs,do. William McCorney, Chatham; Alexander Camet,
Samers; Eli Geek, Windsor; Kl&aGk Garver, Hebron ;
P.
Elisha Parmela, Goshen ; Joseph Peafe, Suffield ; Joseph
Pafco, Staffbid; John Penn, Connecticut ; Capt. Jabez Per
kin's, Hartford ; Capt. Jacob Perkins, Windham; Jonathan
Porter, Bast -Windsor ; fthamer Petton, do. John Parkhurft,
Plainfield ; Hannah Prentice, Newington ; Mrs. Theodosia
Prevoft, Sharon.
r.
William Ridgehill, Hartford ; John Reynolds, do. Samuel
Russell, Windsor ; Samuel Rockwell, Lichfield ; Nathan Row
ley, Hebron.
S.
Samuel Sedgwick, Hartford ; John Spencer, do. Noah Ski
nner, do. Silvanns Smith, do. Stephen St. John, do. Ashbel
Steel, Samuel Sedgwick, do. Col. John Smith, Haft—Hartford;
Matthew Scribner, Weftford ; Capt. John Shcther, Litchfield;
Asa Spencer, Salisbury ; Elihu Smith, Eafl-Haddam; Dr.
John Sibley, Great-Barrington, 2.
T.
James Treadwelly Baft-Haddam; Pain Turner, Salisbury ;
Elizabeth Tylee, New-Milford.+
V.
Elizabeth Vaughan, Hartford.
John White; Hartford; Major Malanckton S. Woolley,
do. John White, Esq; Litchfield, 2; Solomon Wolcott, Col
chefter; Roger Wolcott, East-Windsor; Thomas Wigton,
Stockbridge ; Major Wallbridge, Stafford ; James Williams,
Waterbury; John Willfon, Coventry; Samuel Wakeman,
Esq; Hartford; Thomas Walker, Esq; Wethersfield; Rev'd
Jonn Willard, Stafford, 2 ; Thomas Wickham, Esq; Stoning
ton; James Wells, Weftmoreland; Samuel Waterhouse,
Salisbury ; Joseph B. Wadsworth, East-Windsor ; Rhoderick
Wright, Weft field.
Hartford-County, March 21, 1731.
PUBLIC NOTICE is, hereby given, That a Libel is,
filed before Jabez Hamlin, and the reftof the Judges of
the Maritime Court, in the county of Hartford, against a
Parcel ofBRITISH GOODS &:MERCHANDIZE,
cor.fifting of Nails, Linens, Pewter, Velvet, Crockery, &c.
taken and seized in Raff-Haddam, in said county, on the
17th instant, in favor of Daniel Hale,—faid to be imported
from Long-lfland, or some other iffand or place in the pos
session or under the controul of the enemy's of this and the
United States, contrary to the laws of this State ; which said
p arcel of goods have Deen seized and are now in custody of
law. Anafor the trial of the justice of said seizure, a mari
time court will be held at the court-house in Hartford, on
the rith day of April next. All persons claiming property in
said goods are to take notice hereof.
By order of the Judge,
GEOR £IZIi— I-
T O B E SOLD
By W I L LIA M BUL L,
A Few Hogsheads of good old J AMAICA SPIRITS
and W EST-INDIA RU M, for Hard, Continental
or State Money (if applied for soon) Also, a few Packs
four and four and a half pound London Pins, with a few
double dozen Knives and Forks.
Hartford, March 27, 1781.
Anthony Carpenter, New-Market ; John Chandler, Esq; New-
Town ; Levi Crosby, Eafl-Haddam.
D
Henry DeWitt, Windham; Aaron Draper, Wethersfield ;
Martin Denflow, Windsor ; Arch. Dickson, Woodbury ;
Ashbel Dickenfon, Claremont.
, E
Tho's Everet, Hartford ; Ebenezer Eaton, Farmington.
F
Capt. Joseph Forward, Turkey-Hills ; Moses Feriy, Hartford.
G
David Gclfton, Hartford; Josiah Gilman, Eaft-Hartford ;
Solomon Goodrich, Hebron ; Hernan Gibbs, Sharon; Lieut.
Samuel Gibbs, Windior; Sylvanus Griswold, do.
H.
Daniel Hofmer, Hartford; Reuben, Haddock,.do. 'John Ha
milton, do. Luther Hyde, Waterbuy ; Capt. Nathaniel Hay
den, Windsor ; Jacob Hills, Enfield; Timothy Hattin,
Windfor-Goshen ; Simeon Hathaway, jun. Bennington ; Eli
jah Hooker, Kensington ; Col. Noadiah Hooker, Farmington;
Capt. Uriel Holmes, Hartland ; Jacob Hurd, Chatham; Ab
ner Hill, Sunderland, Vermont.
J.
Mr. Jore, French Gen. Lebanon ; John James, Hartford;
Jedediah Jones, Hebron.
K.
Ephraim Kingsbury, Coventry ; Charles King, North-Bat
ten; Martin Kellogg, Suffield; Augustus Kent, do.
L.
Daniel Lefter, Suffield ; Roger Loomis, North-Batton ; Ed
ward Little, Simsbury ; Samuel Lewis, Farmington ; William
Lewis, do. Stephen laws, Enfield; Daniel Lawrence, Esq;
Hartford.
Captain Eli Mygatt, Hartford; Benjamin Mix, ditto.
Daniel Marsh, East-H uxford; Alexander Mack, Hebron ; Eli
akim Milcham, Enfield.
N -
Lemuel Nichols, Waterbury, five packets; Francis Nobles,
Hartford.
0-
Captain Timothy Olcott, Hartford ; Shadrick Osborn,
Woodbury ; Aldwin Owen, windfor; Jacob Ogden, Cole
brook.
Rock salt, to be fold, by the Subscriber, on board
his Schooner, at the Wharf, below the Ferry. His
price is 18s. hard money per bushel, and great allowance to
those who buy a Quantity.
JOSEPH SWAIN.
Hartford, March 26, 1781.
To be SOL D, (for Hard Money only)
A FARM, containing about 70 aores of good LAND, ly
ing in Weft-Suffield, excellently accommodated with a
proportionable quantity of good mowing, plowing, pastur
ing and wood land, together with a good orchard, two fine
wells of water, a new pump in one of diem, with a House
and barn thereon. Any person inclining to pureqafe, mav
know the particulars by applying to Capt. Hugh Ledlie of
Hartford, or to the fubferiber living on the prcmifes, by
whom an indisputable title will be given,
WF BENJAMIN SCOTT,
Wcft-Sufficld a March 5, 1781,
TO BE SOL D,
A FARM in Amenia Precinft, Dutchefs County and State
of New-York, containing 430 acres of excellent good
LAND, well proportioned for meadow, arable and grafing
Land, with about 100 acres of wood land, all well watered,
pleasantly Situated, with an excellent mill place, and five
Dearing Orchards, with two Dwelling-Houses and 2 Barns;
is an excellent place for a Tavern or Trader, within three
miles of Sharon Meeting -House, and two miles of the Red
Meeting-House in the Great-Nine Partners. The above
Farm with all the appurtenances is to be fold, and an indis
putable tide given. For further particulars enquire of the
fubferiber living on the premises.
ROBERT FREEMAN.
March 3, 1781.
WANTED immediately, to cut WOOD, to coal for the
FURNACE at SALISBURY, a number of MEN, who
will find their own Axes and Blankets. Wanted likewise, x
number of Ox Teams, to cart at said Furnace, the enduing;
season. The usual prices will be paid, by
WILLIAM WHITIN G,
NATHANIEL FRISBI 1,
March 22, 1781.
WANTED immediately, two or three journeymen
BLACKSMITHS, who understand HORSE SHOEING
in the BEST MANNER. They may have good wages by
applying to the fubferiber, of Hartford, who has for falc,
at his Shop near the Great-Bridge, Sweeds Iron, Jersey re
fined ditto, German, English and Holland Steel. Sha^
moulds for wheat.
AARON BRADLIT.
Hartford, March 23^ 1781.
BLANK'S of various kind's, to be fold ^TtTe
North Door under the Printing-Office in
Hartford.
Book Binder and Stationer,
/ little north of the State-House, Hartford,
rr^BSTAMENTS, Dilworth's Spelling Eooks, Primers,
Watts's Psalms and Lyric Poems, Young Man's Com
panion, Chefterfield's Letters, Hunter's Reflexions on ditto.
Pupil of Pleasure, Paradffe Loft and Regained, Young's
Night Thoughts, Lowth's English Grammar, History of the
Indian Wars, Latin Teffaments, Lillie's and Rofs's Gram
mar, Garretfoni's English Exercises into Lafin, ditto Acci
dences, Nomenclatures. A number of entertaining Books
for Children, viz. The History of the World turned upside
down, Goody Two-Shoes, Entertaining Fables, the History
of the Holy Jefes, Tom Thumb folio, Song Books, Copy-
Books, Pocket-Books, Receipt Books, Ink-powder, Sealing
Wax, Slate and Black Lead Pencils, Pins, Needles, Pipes,
Coffee, Chocolate, Gauzes, &c. &c. &c.
Great allowances.made to those who buy to fell again.
N. B. Writing Paper, Press Papers, Copperas, Log
wood, Allum, or any of the above articles, exchanged for
Cotton or Linen Rags..•
BOOK BINDINGS GILDING, and LETTERING, is per
formed in the NEATEST MANNER at said Shop.
Wanted, to employ immediately,
A NUMBER of MEN to cut Wood, to manufa&ure Iron
and Steel at this Place, for which they shall receive
their Pay as sass as they cut, and fettle Accounts one Half in
Bar Iron, and the other Half at their Option, in Cash, Edge
Tool, or Plow-Iron Steel. I will give at the Rate of one
hundred of Iron for cutting and fpliting fifteen Cords of
Wood, and Steel one Pound equal to three of (Iron which is
the old Exchange) the .Wood -Cutters finding themselves with
Provisions, Ax and Blankets. I will find them Pots to dress
their Victuals, Rings and Wedges gratis, and if it is not
so convenient to bring their Provisions they may be had of
me, at the Fo-ge, as cheap as they were before the War, to
be deduced out of Wood; at the fame race.
JACOB OGDEN.
N. B. The Subferiber.would give extraordinary Encou
ragement for two good Colliers that will undertake to Cole
fifteen hundred Cords of Wood, they must understand the
Business and prosecute, it to Effe@. Likewise two young
Men that unde&nd driving Ox Teams, to enter the loth of
April, and two Blomnery Forgemen, that are good work
men.
Forge, at Colebrook, March 18, 1781.
To be SOL 1), (if applied for immediately )
AVery good FARM, lying in the Township of' Col
brook, on the great Road from Hartford to Albany ,
the belt Place for a Tavern, in the County of Litchfield ; iu
contains One Hundred Acres '; Ninety of which is under Im
provement ; a final! House, and very good Barn, and Cow
houfe, ftandiag thereon. Said Place was formerly occupied
by Gideon Horton.—For Terms of sale, apply to the Sub
scriber, living at Bethlehem, in Woodbury, who will givG
an indisputable Title.
JOSHUA CHURCH.
March 26, 1781.
ALL persons having an, dcresnds Upon the estate art ±c
Hon. TITUS HOSMER, Esq. latcot Middletown, de
ceased, are desired to bring them in for adjustment; and
all indebted co said estate are desired to make immediate
payment, as a speedy fcitlcment of said estate is abfolute.y
Decenary. Those who have Papers left with the said de
ccafed, are desired to call for them.
LYDIA HOSM E R, Administratrix.
Middletown, March 15, 1781.
To be S OL D, by' the Subferiber, on
reafmable Terms,
ABOUT two hundred Acres of Land, lying in Litchfield,
South Farms Society, under Good Improvement, lying
in three Pieces, the fiift and principal Piece contains about
one hundred and forty Acres of Land, suitably proportioned
with Meadow, Paffure and Plowland, with a Dwelling-
House, Barn and two good Orchards handing thereon. The
second Piece, at a final! Distance from said House, contain
ing thirty Acres, about Half of which is under Improve
ment, Pasture and Plowland. The other Piece containing
twenty-five Acres ; good Plowland and Pasture.
HEZEKIAH ORTON.
Litchfield, March 16, 1781.
'juft come to hand and rio c w felling, fry
NATHANIEL PATTI N,