The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-02-01 00:00:00, page 4

PARTS, August 20,
FRANCE every day discovers more
and more the imrnenfe resources it
has within itfelf; under the government
of a sovereign who confiders every moment
loft, in which something is not done for
the happiness of his people and the honor
of his crown. The reign of Louis XVI,
will be the most brilliant epocha of our
annals. Posterity will fix their admiration
on this happy reign : They Will diffinguifh
it, by that grand support of all govern
ment, a Prince governing the manners of
his people, by his own good example; by
justice and humanity guiding the Sceptre,
and wisdom and truth in all his counfcls.
All the movements of his ministers are
directed by the fame spirit to the common
good, and the genius of the great Henry
animates this his august defeendant.
The Concord frigate, commanded by
M. De Cardaillac, has taken an English
cruizer. of 26 guns, off Cape Finefterre.
The Tryton and Andromache, came in
to Brest road, with a convoy of twenty
three veffeb from Sc. Domingo. The An
dromache took an English cruizer of 24
guns, which she funk after taking out the
crew, &c.
(governor Johnftone, who is well known
by the part he lately acted in America, has
appeared on our coasts with a squadron.
He has had no more success in his new
employment, than he had under the Ame
rican Commiffon. This Governor seems
to have put to sea, only to look about him,
make feeble attempts, and fail in every
If rhe people of France, had not alrea
dy proved b yond all doubt that their as
feftion for their King is their ruling passi
on, there could now no longer be any
doubt. At this infant a good Prince finds
in the hearts of his fubje&s, the richtft
tribute. From the hightft fable to the
loweff, the whole nation is alive to promote
the glory of their Sovereign. The Princes
of the royal blood, the Prince of Conde,
the Duke of Bourbon, Marshals, Poiver,
Richelieu, and almost all the Lords of the
Court, have solicited for permission to
serve in the prefect war; and if there is no
opportunity of giving them a command,
they have o ffered to march with their re
giments. Six hundred Gentlemen of the
Kings body guards have solicited the fame
favour from their Captains. The King
with his ufeal goodness has given them the
most flattering evidences' of his gratitude.
LONDON, September 28.
• The following is said to be a state of the
force we have at prefect at Gibraltar and
Minorca. At Gibraltar--Clinton's, Boyd's,
Walsh's, and Baugh's regiments of foot;
La Moth's, Renden's, and Hardenberg's
regiments of Hanoverians, and the Man
chester volunteers, making in the whole
about 5000 men fit for actual fe-vice
At Minorca, Eglington's and Morris's
regiment of foot; Prince Ernest's and
Goidackers regiments of Hanoverian
making in the whole, 2500 men fit for ser
vice.
The London Gazette has made the most
of the renobfeot business; and the mini
sterial runners and writers, magnify it as
much as they can. They have so few
victories to rejoice at, that we could par
don their exultations, if we did not know
that theme was more real cause of weeping
than rejoicing. The only thing that Sir
Henry Clinton has been able to do, during
this whole compaign, was getting polFfli
on of" that important post Stoney point,
up the North river:'' And General Waffi
ington watches his opportunity; takes it
by lurprize, with all the cannon, mortars,
&c. carries them all off, and then disman
tles it. This is another Trenton affair.
With this difference; the Hessians at
Trenton were made prisoners. The gar
rison at Stoney Point were put to the sword,
above four hundred. This was in retatiation
for certain cruelties committed by our sol
diers last year. These massacres were too
bad to be related, even in our Scotch Ga
zette. Of one of these massacres, some
English officers said, " it was fortunately
quite dark, and they only heard it; if it
had been day light they could not have
bore the fight.”-.-The Scotch officers
thought there was no need of it. The
refugees alone rejoiced.
The Gazette is silent refpeding Paulus-
Hook. Is it not taken by the Americans?
Anu weie not the troops found in it put
to the sword?
What will be the confluence of burn
ing Fairfield and Norwalk ; Paul Jones
has done no mifehief yet: But had he
known of the burning these towns, is it
rot probable he would have burned Leith
and Hull ? They were as compleatly at
his mercy. When this burning business
comes to be retaliated upon our own
coasts, we shall then fee our ministers
fcribnlefs, expatiating upon the cruelty of
it, of its bring contrary to the rules of
war, &c. and those public prints, which
are paid and bribed by the public money,
for defeating and betraying the public in
terest, who print every lie for ministers,
but refufe every truth against them, will
be the foremeft to publish those com
[Lints, which they now approve in others.
The nation cannot be milled much longer;
the tricks of the court in buying up the
newspapers, and fending about their run
ners, are become so obvious, people cannot
now be duped by them as they have been.
Extract of a letter from Port Glasgow,
Sept. 25.
'' Two French cutters of 16 and 18
guns, have paraded St. George's Channel,
and no longer ago than Sunday last, one
of the cutters (for the other is gone north
among the herring buffes, and has taken
and destroyed federal that we heard of,)
cut out of a bay in the island of Jura, a
Spanish prize from New-Spain, with 17000
dollars on board, besides a rich cargo of
hat wool, &c also a letter of maque Hip
belonging to Liverpool, with a valuable
assorted Weft-India cargo; both vessels,
without exaggeration, worth at least 30,
000 l. the cutter mounted 16 fix poun
ders, and had 71 men. Besides the above,
the fouthermoft cutter took and ransomed
a brig belonging to Saltcoat:, two sloops
belonging to Grenock, and one to Liver
pool, all kelp loaded ; besides sundry o
thers. The Black Prince, I much doubt,
has by this time made as many prizes
among the buffes as she can carry ransom
ers for. You may rely on the certainty
of this information."
LO 31 between Hartford and W^.he^ficic, i^ft
Tuesday a silver chained SPUR wi?h a swan
neck. Whoever finds and brings the fame to the
Printer# hereof fh:11 have a reward equal io its va
lue. Haruezd, Jan, 17, 1780,
CASH cr Weft India Goods, to ht exchang'd
f' BILLS upon FRANCR, by Joseph
Lynde, at hie Aputnecaryl fhep, u^ar the north
Meeting house; a Hertford.'
January IB 1779.
St RAYED0# STOLEN burn tua Continental
S able, in Hertford the night after the 11 hos
December last, a Dark Brown HORSE, about 14
hands hi, 1 . Bor 9 years old. natural trotter, one
hind foot white, a small flar in forehead brown nose,
his near fore foot of a greyifh colour branded on both
fore hoofs G. S. which mart be nearly wore out.
Whoever will takeup fa d H^f^ and ?hief ( fftolen)
and return them to me or secure the thief in any
goal in this or the neighbouring States, end give in
formation thereof, shall receive Eight Hundred Dol
lar; Reward, for the Horse only, Two Hundred Dob
hrs, and all necessary charro, paid by
GEORGE STARR.
Middletown, Jan. 14, 1780.
''<'AKEN UP by the S^bferiber. abouX the
middle of packer lift, a Yearling STEAR,
no artificial mark. The owner may have him by
proving his property, and paying charger to
ABIRAM SKINNER.
East Wiridfor, Jan. 15 1780.
ByGEORGE BURNH A M,
Under the Printing-Office Hartford,
BOHEA TEA, Sugar, Ahfpice, Linger, Pint,
Half Pint and Half Gill ChO% Long Pipe#
by the Groce or Dozen. A small aficriment of
Cream coloured Ware best Cotton Wool wid^and
narrow Silk Lace Sowing S : k C, a Butters, P cket
Books G'miets. Gun and Pistol Loch, Ail Hfi%
Writing Paper. Holland Geneva, &c. A^ of the
abdve articles or t e hi^heft price in Cash given
for CLD BRASS™ PEWTER, by said Burnham.
N. B. Pepper to be exchanged for Bnthi.
LOST by tke fubferiher, on Thtofda, the 60
infant, about 3 o'clock P. M. between Mr.
j^er Sheet's in Coop Lane, and the new Sebool-
House leading toward Rocky Hiil, a middling sized
China faced WATCH, in old metal cafe^, the & aid
ing were off, makers name Jrfephfon Nc. 10350,
fcppcEd to have been picked up by a tranTe p-r
---fen then in fight. If it has yet irto fact JeonH)
hands as will return it, the, fhrl ba ge<ermfly re
warded. My bro her Pivots in this and the neigh
boiL < States are rrq ?efad to enter the nrrates ©fit
in order to flop it hereafter. Also, a^y o her per
son that may have a watch eff^ed to them for sale
may (if they pleafc) examine its name and nt mbec
for the fame purpofc, and give notice to ther hum
ble servant, THO's HILLDRUP.
Hartford, Jan. 11 1778.
BOH BA TEA byfhecheffra mallet quart! y,
MUSCOVADO SUGAR by the
tirce or barrel,
HOLLAND GENEVA by th-c^ so be fold,
by EBENEZER PLATT.
Hartford, Ja?. 22 i/80.
Sude^ts 0% Y.k Cohere in Now haven,
are hereby no fi d that tie inftruaions of
College will be re^ula ly attended ufter ihe-prefent
Vacations and accordingly t! 2 orders''" ill be difr
ly set up on the fi ft day of February next. Ne
vertheless ar £om the fi . ation of affair, the S ew
ard will be unable to f pporf'C 4 rumens for the pr<i
fent, it is prepofed that these Students who shall
meet, ffiould buard themfelvei among the inhabi
tants of the town as New Haven; which it is pre
sumed they may do by particular agreements to aa
much advance to themfehts. as in any farcer
period ; cfpecially if ptyre^nt be made in prav fi
ons. Such of the Student# however, who from
local or other circumflances cannot attend, have
hereby leave of abferce, until further notice. At
the fame time it is iecommendtd that as many as
peffible Should assemble, and the rest are direAsd to
app ! y themf^ves to their fludies under the Left ad
vantages they can obtain.
EZRA STILES President.
Yrie-Ccllefr, January 20 1,80. ,_
D" ~^KrTED (apt, j^r,*" .H r 'l co $ com
pany cf A ficers, firm FJh K'l on or
about the 11 day f December " ftant, out Z bulon
Fierce abcut 21y ar? cf age 6 eel 3 ine! es high,
light complexion, light colcu ed. hair, blue eyes.
Whoever will take ip fad dtfe f cr and return him
to ray corp »y at D 'bury fhdi have ore hun
dred dollar: regard ar? all '<•-ff^v charge* p^d,
by JAMES HOR^CN Cp / f r em
WRITING Paper, or C so, to be ex
chang'd for clean 1 men and Cotton
RAGS, at the Punting-office.