The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-04-07 00:00:00, page 1

TH E Managers of Hartford Paper Mttc
Lottery, are under the disagreeable neces
sity of informing the Public that they have made
such a mistake as oblige them to begin tit# drawing
of said Lottery a neW, for wnica purpose they are
now preparing and will compleat the lame as soon
as possible. _ _ ^
~ ~L~ 0 N~D O R December 3d,
In confequenee of the advertisement for the relief
es the American prisoners, a most refpe&able meeting
was yesterday held at the King's-Arms tavern Corn
hill. The sense of the meeting was then taken, and
it was resolved to open an immediate fabfcription for
their relief The fubferipton amounted in a verv
dhort time to more than eight hundred pounds. A
committee was nominated, of which four City Repre
sentatives are members.,
Twenty thousand tons of flapping areordered to be
taken up immediately, that they may be fitted out in
time to receive the troops on board early in the
spring ; none are to be under 350 tons. The above
ihips, with those daily expe&ed from New-York,
are'to carry the reinforcements to America,
If the reported number of troops be sent to Ame
rica next year, the expence cd transports alone will
amount to 500 0001. r
It is very currently reported, that feme Officer of
rank is on his way home from the army at I nladel
phia, supposed to be owing to some drfgufl between
him and the Commander in Chief, or to some disa
greement about the operations of the campaign. > 1
some go so far as to assert, that there is now on
seas a memorial from some Officers in the army,
0.. c ^^ /== foVitog ^ Provincial camp, when
they went to reconnoitre it in the Jerseys.
The regiments that are compleating in England
are ordered to Ireland to make up their complement,
and compleat regiraents are to.embark from thence
for America.
The New-Englandtroops have refufed to a man
to leave their Province have come to an unanimous
resolution toaA only on the defenfive and to oppose
the progress of any paht of the King's army that may
attempt an expedition therein.
Yesterday some dispatches were brought to Lord G.
Germain's office from the Hon. Mr. Shirley Gover
nor ofDominico, said to contain a complaint against
the Governor of Martinico - for admitting English
prizes into the Bid port and refuting recitation
when legally demanded, which are to be laid be
fore the Privy Council,
The new corps talked of, as proposed to be raised
immediately, ate the following, viz
A battalion of Highlanders under Lord 7 iooc ,
Maeleod confiding ofJ
The Manchester volunteers, 1000,
Duke of Argyll's Highlanders, 1000
Cambell's Welsh loyal volunteers, 2000
Duke of Athol's Highlanders. 1000
Col. Gordon's Highlanders; ipoo
buke of Hamilton's regiment of Arrah. 1000
Cel Dalrymple's l*yal Lowlanders, 1000
Hofland Highlanders, 1000
Sutherland's and Mackes Highlanders, 1000
The Earl of Seaforth's Highlanders 1000
Scotch Dutch brigades, agmented to 5000
Irifli Roman Catholics 5 0 °°
Ten Englilh battalions, 1000 rnen each, 10000
Total 32000
Saturday morning some dispatches were received at
Lord George Germaine's office from Newfoundland,
by which we learn, that the American coafis (warm
with privateers, from to to 26 guns each, and ^t
force one ihip that fails or panes by. but what is
immediately chafed by one or two of them.
Several thousand pieces of linnen, and feverai
thousand pair Of worded flockings are now getting
ready. on confrad. to be sent out as soon as possible,
for the use of his M/efty's troops inAmerica.
This morning orders were given for the three re
giments of guards to march to Hyde Park, in order
to be viewed by their officers, fur a 11u^b^r of mgm
t. be draughted for America.
[Numb.
TUESDAY, Arßll 7, 1778. I
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
AND THE
WEEKLY I NTELLIGENCER.
HARTFORD: Printed by WATSON and GOODWIN, near the Great Bridge.
Many of the German troops tinder General Bur
goyne deferred,and the remainder did not fight with
much bravery. It is said those who Surrendered wish
to be naturalized in America. They are ordered by
the Americans to be kept Separate from the British
troops, with a view, it is supposed that they may
escape into the country, Britain will have to pay sos
ali such, as every man who is not returned to Ger
many will be looked upon as killed, and must be
paid for accordingly.
It is said, that the people called Quakers, are about
railing a fubfeription towards carrying on the war in
America.
A numerous meeting was bald on Wedaefd^y at
the new tavern in Kensington, when by unanimous
consent, Stephen Pitt, Esq; of Camdin-houfe, wa^
voted in thechair and after some flight debates it
was refolded to raise a thousand soldiers for the kings
service in America ; tb which loyal purpose the
chairman fubferibed 500 1.
Orders are said to have been giyen for the evalua
tion of Rhode Island; and the troops which are there
are to come to New-York.
Letters from Amflerdam dated Dec, rB. mention
that great debates have arisen in the Supreme Coun
cil of the States General, in consequence cf an ap
plication from the Court of Great-Britain for a body
of troops, confining of 8000 men to be taken into
the Brit^fli service; and that it was expected the
pirty in favour of England would carry their point.
I'he merchants of the city ofLondon, are going to
call a general meeting, in order to raise a fubfetip
tion for the support of legal government against the
daring rebellion that now pervades our American
colonies
The common council will be Summoned in the
course of a few days, for the above loyal and lauda
ble purpose ; when it is imagined that the freedom
ofthe city of London, besides a bounty of three*
pounds per man, will be offered by them (as was the
case during the lad war, in the mayoralty of Richard
Glyn) for those able-bodied.men who will enter, as
volunteers in the king's service three years.
A private letter from an officer at Quebec, dated
Oo&ober 26, mentions that eight hundred Indians,
who had left General Burgoyne near a fortntyrt be
fore the convention, had met with a body of Pro
vincials, confiding of 250 men, near Fort-Edward,
whom they surrounded, and Setting up the war long,
according to their savage custom,. destroyed almost
the whole party which fell into ptheir hands,; and
that a number of women and children who were at
a small distance, with a quantity of provisions for
Mr. Gates's army, were taken immediately after,
and carried prisoners to the back Settlements
Bristol, Dec. 18. It having been asserted In the
Bath paper of last Thursday that a public meeting
was held at Bristol onWednefday, for the purpose of
affixing government in a fubferipton for men,.&C.
we are desired to assure the public, that the said pa
ragraph is totally false, no public meeting hav
ing been held for that or any other purpose, as the
inhabitants of that city are heartily difpofed^opeac^.
P°the fubferibers being appointed CQffirtiiffion
ers to examine the claims of the creditors to
the estate of Joseph Bunce late of Hartford deceas
ed represented insolvent, do hereby give public no
tice. that wefhall attend that business on the second
and third wednefdays of April next, and the last
monday of June, at the dwelling house of widow
Susannah Bunce in Hartford, at 2 o'clock afternoon
on each of laid day,
B HINSDALE, 7
JONATHAN BULL. | Co^^^toners.
Hartford March 30 I„8
LOST by the subscriber on Thursday the second
Day of April 1778, A brown riding Food
and head uponthe road betwixt Farmington and
Northbury. Whoever finds said riding-hood an!
will leave the fame at Samuel Lewis's in New
Cambridge, or atmy house in said Northbury fliaU
hnve a reasonable reward paidby me,
.f^ANDQL EVA^
April 7, 177€/ .>r ,
HARTFORD County, March 1778.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to ail to whom it
doth or may concern, that libels are filed be.
fore the honorable Jabez Hamlin Esq; judge of the
county court in the county of Hartford, against the
following vessels viz. The fioop Janeburthen about
thirty tons, Ebenezer Brown late mailer, her tackei.
apparel, and cargo in Qveur of Zebulon Cooped
commander of the armed schooner called the Sir
fon, and his associates the captors, and fetters fourth
of the said schooner who took her on the high seas
and sent her into the county of Hartford ; also a
gainst thl sloop Elizabeth burthen about 30
tons John Vcoftrand late matter her tackle appa
ril and cargo in favour of Thomas Selew commander
of the armed sloop called the Lucy, and his associ
ates the captors and fetters fourth of the said sloop,
who took her upon the high seas, ahd sent her into
the county cf Hartford ; also against the schooner
Tryal burthen about 35 tons Adam Darling late
mailer, her tackle, apparel and cargo, in favour of
Thomas Selew commander of the armed sloop called
the Lucy, and his associates the captors and fetters
fourth of said sloop who took her upon the high ,u.s
and sent her into the county of Hartford; also a
gainst a certain sloop about 40 tons bufthen, name
unknown, makers name unknown, her tackle apparel
arid cargo in favour of Jacob Riley commander of
the armed sloop Abigail, 2 Vessel of war api hie
associates the captors, and fetters fourth of the said
sloop of war who took said sloop on the high fey;
and sent her into the county of Hartford, and ff
the tryal of the justice of said captures, the maritime
court for the county of Hartford will be held at
Hartford in said County on Tuesday the lift day of
April next at which time all persons claiming pro
perty may appear and ffiew reason if any they have,
why the aforefaid sloops and schooner with their
apparel and cargoes should not be adjudged as law
ful prizes to the captors and fetters fourth agreeable
to the prayer of the libellants,
George WyllYs Rcgifter.
SA~LIbBURY~F URN~A CE
WANTED immediately for carrying on said
furnace a number of workmen for cutting cf
wood, and making coals all who are inclined' to
ferva the State, and will apply to the managers the?
will receive generous wages, and be exempted from
military duty, draughts and fines. Also a
number of good teams are wanted to purchase or
hire for the ensuing summer, a quaintity of pork
is also wanted, for which pay will be made in money
or pig iron, any persons inclined to engage are de
sired to apply and contrast as. soon 2$ possible with
BENJAMIN HENSHAW,
WILLIAM WHITING, f M ^^ers.
April 3, 1778.
N. B. Those who cut Wood rhuft find themfclves
boarding ax, and blanket.^
"S' E'L'a' H ~N'T='O—N—
HAS uft received from the French flip a fety
necessary articles, (which being French
goods) will come high at the stated advance, fa.
perfine brown bread cloth will be 27 dollars per
yard best pins 11/ 3d.per paper, sewing flits'a]'f
colours 50 dollars per pound at 2; per cent ad
vance, and nothing allowed for transportation, ' have
a few callicoes. and other summer eloathing have
also, a few buffiels of salt .just imported, and a few
beaker and foot glasses": As I have but a few things
mean tolet every one that applys have a little
long as they last: would be glad those indebted
Would fettle their old accounts (which ought to
have been done two or three years ago ) and'oblfy
their humble servant £
East Hartford, April 177&
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PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that there win
be fold at public auction at Rcekyhill-Landing
in Wearherffidd on thurfday the 16th,day of April
inst, the following vessels, viz.one schooner .ofabouc
3; tons one ditto, of about 40 tons,/ one schooner
Ofabout^O tons: said Vendue to begin „t 2 o'clock
V&frherffitld; April ad. 1778,.