The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-06-02 00:00:00, page 1

' TUESDAY, JUNE 2, r,^;'FM[Numb. 6,,;
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
JUST PUBLISHED, (at New-Haven)
And to be §pld by Wensley Hobby at Middle
/ town, and by re Printers hereof
A Cotographioal MAP of the
Country round Philadelphia.
Vermont. I WINDSOR, March ,z, 1778,
THE General Assembly of this State met at
this place agreeable to the Constitution of laid
State, and the Representatives from the several towns
being called their names fairly entered, and the
certificates of their legal appointment being publicly
read, after taking the necessary oath and subscrib
ing the religious left required by said Constitution,
Joseph Bowker, Esq; was chosen Speaker, and
Major Thomas Chandler,un. Clerk. The house
then proceeded to choose twelve perlons as a com
mittee to receive, foTt and count the votes of the
Freemen of said State, for Governor Deputy Go
vernor Trerfurer, and twelve Counfellors; who.
after being duly sworn, and receiving, sorting and
counting said votes His Excellency THOMAS
CHITTENDEN Esq; was proclaimed Captain-
General, Governor and Commander in Chief in and
ever the State ofV^mont and his Honor JOSEPH
MARSH, Esq; Deputy Governor and Major Ge
neral of and over the M litia of the State of Vermont
Ira Alien Esq; Trerfurer and the Honorable
Joseph Bowker, Timothy Brownson, Paul
Spooner, Thomas Mopdock Moses Robinson,
Jonas Fay Peter Oicoi, Jacob Baley, Ben
jamin Carpenter Jeremiah CLARK Benja
biiN Emonds and Ira Allen Enquires were de
clared by John Benjamin Esq; Sher ff, to he
Counfellors for the year ensuing or until others were
chosen and duly Iworn in their room ; after which
the house proceeded and made choice of Thomas
Chandler, jun. Secretary.
The General Affem,y continued tranfacling bu
siness of the State, until the evening of the twenty
fixth day of March, when the house was ad ourned
to the e eventh day of June next at Bennington.
STATB orVERMONT.
InGeneral Assembly,Windfor March 24 1778
I)UBLIC notice is hereby given, that agreeable
to a refoliation for the purpose of eftablilhing a
Loan Office within this State, the said Oilice is ^c
• eordingly established in the town of Arlington at
the fubferfbers dwellirig-hotife 'where those persons
\«ho are disposed to loan any sum amounting to ten
pounds, or over may receive security in behalf of
bhe state, payable in one or more years after date at
kx per ceht interest per annum. Constant atten
dance given ,by
. Ira All^n, Trustee of said Office.
P°U B LTC~ N o'T I'C
ALL persons indebted to the Onion River Com
pany, or Col. Ethan Allen and Ira Allen, or
the estates of Capt. Remember Baker and Zimry
Alien deceas'd are desired to make payment to
the fubferiber however much money has -depreciat
ed, continental bills will be thearfally received,
even for those notes that were given for Spanish
milled dollars ; while money is yet p'enty evtery
perlon i^ ardently requeued to difeharge their se
veral debts. Ira Allen.
, Arlir.ton, April 6, 1778.
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A LL persons that hare any demands on the e%e
of Mr. Peter Mills and Mrs. Ruth Mills both
late of East Windsor deceas'd, are hereby desired
to exhibit their claims that they may be fettled and
paid ; and all persons that are indebted to either of
rhe said estates are alo desired to make immediate
payment to , Ariel AbbOt, Admiiiiftrator,
EaUWindfor, May 25, 1778.
BROKE imto the enclosure of the fubforiber th^
23d inftanf, a bay Mare about 3 or 4 years
e.d about 14 hands high, with black mane and
tail a small fta'r in her forehead trots and paces.---
1 he owner may have her by applying te John Da
yrs iun. of Weft Britain in Farmington, and pay
_ in-charges; May 28; 1778.
HARTFORD: Printed by WATSON rind GOODWIN, near the Great Bridge.
WEEKLY iN TELLiGENC E R.
HARTFORD COUNTY, May 26. 1778.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to all whom it
doth or may concern that a libel is filed be
fore the Hon. Jabez Hamlin, Esq; Judge of theCouri
ty Court in- the County of Hartford against the
Brigantine Britania, burthen 150 tons, Edward
Hooper late maftar herjackling apparel and cargo,
in favor of David Brooks commander of the armed
schooner called the Chatham and his associates the
captors and fetters forth of the said schooner, who
todkher upon the high seas and feht her into the
county of Hartford; and for the trial of the uftice
of said capture, the maritime court for the county
of Hartford will be held at Hartford in said county
on the 23d day of June, A. D. 1778 at which
time all persons claiming property may appear, wd
shew reason if any they have why the said bri
gantine Britania with her apparel and cargo, should
not be adjudged as lawful prize to the captors and
fetters forth agreeable so the prayer of the libellants.
By order of the Judge,
George Wyllys, Regifteh
TO be fold, about 37 acres of LAND with a
dwelling honfe and barn, with a good or
chard, and plowing and grass land, well proporti
oned which belongs to the efface of James White
jun. of East Windsor, deccafed, to be fold by Wil
liam Sper of said East-Windsor, Administrator on
laid eitate. Saidiand will be so don the 16th day
ofJune next, by said admin,firator at Capt Aaron
B.Bel's dwelling house in said East Windsor, and a
goog tite given, by William Spear,
May 28 1778.
ALL persons that have any demands on the estate
of Nathan Sturdivant, deceas'd are desired
to bring in their accounts, and those indebted to said
estate to make speedy payment, to Widow Beuler
Sturdivant, Admiirftratrix.
May 28 1778.
YY' E the fuhfcribeis being appointed by the hop.
vV court of probate for the diftrid ofDanbury
commissioners to examine the claims of the creditors
to rhe estate of Theophilus Stebbins of Ridgefield
deceas'd, (represented insolvent) do hereby give
notice to said creditors, that we fhali attend on the
business of our appointment on the third monday of
June next, also on the firft fecund ana third mon-
d >ys of July next, at the dwelling house of Jeremiah
Keeler, in Richfield in said diftriA, at one o'clock
afternoon on said days.
Samuel Olmsted ) Carer W-
Timotay Klei-er, jun., fioners.
Ridgfield, May 27 1778.
State of Massachusetts Bay.
THE Committee appointed by theGeneral Court
to bear and determine all disputes between
any towns and companies in the county of Hamp-
Sure concerning thefame men having been return
ed for several towns as one fevehth part of their male
inhabitants for the continental army; and also to en
quire into the conduct of several towns and compa
nies in returning men as part of their refpe&ive quo
tas of the continental army, who Were inlifled or
drafted to do duty afguards or otherwise for fho*t
terms in continental pay Give public notice, that
they will attend that Service at Northampton, on
the tenth day of June next at I,andlord Lyman's
tavern, where all concerned may apply.
May 23 ^7B. Justln Ely, per Order.
STRAYED from the fubferiber 4n Windsor last
summer, one yearling Heifer of a brindle co
lour marked with a half-penny under fide the left
ear, and a hole through the right. Also, one black
lined hear, two years old, marked with a hollow
crop in the right ear |nd a half penny each fide of
the fame ; also three red yearlings, two heifers and
one ftear the ftear with a star in the fc^tiead all
marked with two flits in the right ear, one in the erid
the other the under fide of the fame ; also, one pale
red yearling heifer, mirk^d with a square crop oil
the right ear, with two flits down in the end of the
fame. Whoever will give information to the fub
feriber where said strays may be found, shall be
handfemely rettarded by David Phelps.
AND THb
L 9 0 N D T )N, Marell 17.
Friday last the Lord Mayor the Alderman the She
riffs with about_fifty members of the Common,
Council of the City of London went to the palace
of St. James's, and had the honor of presenting to
the King their humble address and petition, which
Was conceived in these words:
Most gracious Sovereign,
WE your Mayfly's most faithful and loyal sub
,e&s the Lord-Mayor, the Aldermen and
Commons of the city of London, assembled in Com
mon Council ; attached by principle to your royal
house; to your person by the trued affection; to the
honor and prosperity to your government by all that
can interest and be dear to theheart of man; in Che de
plorable filiation of this once powerful and flouriffi
ing country, we alk with the mod profound hu
mility permission to throw ourselves at your Ma
jesty's feet, and to make known the vows and fen
tirnents of 4 faithful and afflicted people.
When firitalarmed with this civ 1 v^ar, your loy
al city of Lo idon, seconded by the ;entiinents of
many.other refpe&able bodies of your kingdom,
and by those of your wisest and best futyeAs ^vm
bly befeeched you t^avert the impending evil: The
forefight of all the calamities that it has already pro
duced was but too weii founded and the evils Qill
more fcrious, with which to all appearance, we
shall soon be overWheffied. ,
Your faithful people had on this occasion, the
misfortune of receiving from your ma efty an answer,
which they attributed to the imperfect manner m
which they feared at that time, to have expressed
their fubmiliive and rdpe&iul sentiments; not ma
nifefling the grhcious dilpofitioh of your Ma efty,
or eftecming it conformable to the faered refeea that
the people bear to their sovereign, to their zeal unal
terable for hh true glory. They retired in fad and
refpe&fulfilence patiently expelling that Providence
wou9d change the face of affairs and return to us
the favour and protection of your Majesty when
experience lhou,d hive placed in its true light 'the
well founded nature of their fears, and the ftal ten
dency of those councils that have milled the nation.
It is certain that your Qda t'fty and many of your
fubjedis have been milled and deceived. There has
been no pains spared to hide from one and the other,
the true nature of affairs in wh ch we are engaged;
there is no artifice that has not been used to pci.oq
the minds of your sub e&s; and we are pertuaded
that greater abilities have been employed in en
gageing in this war than have been difcovere^ n
order to conduct it toan honorahleand advantages is
end if, in such a war any kind of conduct, could
effectively procure honor and advantage.
They have u fed all poflible induttry to render sus
picious the declarations and to make us despise the'
refinance of our brothers, who English like us, gave
no room to doubt that they were indowed with that
sincerity and courage that has ever diftingufhed the
name and race: They have represented tler incli
nations under falfe colours; they have painted their
natural faculties is infinitely.Jefs then they ' really
are; they have given us a falfe calculation of their
resources ; they have insulted their epinions even to
the last moment when difpair has Supplied what
they failed in force. We have seen an entire army,
the flower of the British forces and of their affies,
wafted by hunger in the deserts of America lay
down their arms, and their soldiers snatched from
d^ath by the very men that the murder and rapine
of savages (unhappily employed) made to quit the
plow and become soldiers, by the very fame men
who had been painted in colours so contemptible ;'
that in our calamity we have had no cot Dlationf
We have seen another army equally brave equally
well commanded, pass two years in a continued
series of victories that 'have only fe ved to weaken
them without leflening the refilling force; without,
obtaining any kind of submission ; without be ; ng able
to reduce to the ol edience of your Majeity net
even the smallest not even the weaken of thirtoen
revolted Provinces. The union that reigns among
these Provinces; their hatred kindled by the admi
nidratjon of your Majetty, have received a zew de-