The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-06-27 00:00:00, page 1

r U 111 5 U A K, J UNE 27, 1700. r xir, A UIVID^Kbuy.
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
AND THE
W EEKL Y I ^TELL I GENC.E.R.,
PHILADELPHIA June 10
ON the 2 2d of lau months iel. S ^d, # Hjok,un
der convey of he Fb^mflriga t f:veral trans
pen# with threeMeffiau re;.menu cubcard, bound to
Quebec.
Captain Truxton took and brought in with him,
the brig Clyde, Capiaic Fleeter wuk 130 Huds. cf
Rum, from Tortola for New Yok.
P dad/^ia, June 9, 1780.
W E, the futforibers, Cffi^rs of Government,
being desirous to &ive out full approbation and credit
to the money emitted by, virtue of an A& of the
General Assembly, passed the Men y fifh day cf
March last. do agree and solemnly pledge our ho
nour to receive the fame, in all payments as gold
and silver.
(S , ed by Juteph Reed. P^fident, and the 0 her
Officers of G^veir.meh)
The Practitioners of the Law a^ree and pledge
themfLves as above.
WE, the fubfer bers Merchants Traders; and
others of the city cf Philabs;phia. f^.fible at this
junaufe, ne canpotlerder a r.vrr g^acful or impur
taut f^vice to our country, than in pzomoring a
free circulation cf the P p<r Money emitted io pur
suance fan A& of the Gerrnal Afrmbly inti led.
'* An A& for firik ng the fora cf One Hundred
Thoafaua Pounds in Brih ofC edit for <he p:efcnt
fuppori of the army and for cftabhfhing a fund for
the certain redemption cf the fame, and far other
perpoles therein mentioned."
And being ptsfeAly fa ifi d that the freer' y
proposed by the L? figure (n said A 8) is fully
fu fficient for its redemption do hereby agree to re
ceive the said money in all payments w a'foever as
of equel value cf gold ad fi.vtr, and to fell feely,
and without reserve, any goods which we now or
hereafter mty have for the Line.
{Signed by a very reat number of the refpe&able
inhab.tants cf< he chyffPhiladelphia.)
June 13.
Several Gentlemen who have laid wages whether
Chailefiown is taken ot not, have ayced to pay in
their winnings, let it be on which fide it may, to the
Cc ffee hcufe fubfcripticn new on fco ? fcr ra fin; by
voluntary donations a fund cf hard money to be ri
ven in bounties for recruiting the Permfylvania line
up to its full complement cf men.
The toafis <f ue Day a r e,
< f Spirited Measures, a b. fk Campaign & Cenquefi.
The Whigs will, and the Tories shall"
June 16
Thirty fix Ladies of this city, have undertaken to
flicit contributions firm : cir fix as an extraordi
nary bounty far cur foidiety, and dividing the city
into ten wardv, have made their applications from
hcufe to house, with great forcefs, a/mi.H every one
offering with the grearc^ crieifulneri, their p^ por
tion, according to their ciicumfcuces and fh&r
ability.
FISHKIL L, June 22.
A Hoop cf war, the i6th inst. came tp to Ciofier
deck and landed a midffilpman and twe ve men, ar
med with mifcts, in m<:r to cut fire weed for their
Vessel : The brave Capt Blanch with four men on
ly waiting his opportunity, tock them all prisoners
without the less cf a man.
BOSTO N, JUNE 22.
Lift Friday arrived hets & inow, ^aken &tout 14
day# a^o, by the privarc.tr ibn M £ In, C:pt. Bab
ccck in company wi, the p ivateer fhi, W:&ng
ton. Her cargo coufifri cf naval hcre> .--• Shir w^
frem Savannah, v hie place she lift the 2ifiof Mry,
bound <0 Antigua, a >d : commanded by Wiliam De
blois, formerly of this town.
0.1 Friday lad the convention for framing* new
confutation of civ 1 fovernment for this S.ate was
diflolvrd ; having re plea ed that imper ant bifi
nefs Tre form cf government ftnt out to the peo
ple in Much last, having met with the approbation
cf more than two thirds cf the pel font voting therc
dn, was declared to be the CurAtunon cf the Cem
H 4R T FORD: Printed by H UDSO N axd GOODW I N, n^ar the Great -Bridge.
mm we^th of Maa&chUfetu ; and the hi Wedn&f
diy in Oct.her next afyn'd for the iami; to take
pl c aid be in force.
By a ic^oo : # wuch rrived at Pjrifmou'h fr ee
otr last 'ram C p-Prin, we have a resort *#: the
F-rcnc.i fi^t ?^ b*.nfrct off Lx fl ) §.
HA RT F OJR D lunr 27,
The 14 >.ll Lieutenant Criu^d tE^NANt
arrived aP, ladelph a, with difpicha from Mpr
General Lincoln taC>n<refs, Whroh coMainiheSir
re i 4 ,of Chadeftown. It tock pl ce on thr 12 hcf
May lix Trc Siege was coadu&d by uri E « 0 Y
with pea. V gour, and their third parallel Li I*. car
ried euh:n afe% Yards ot oarW^ks. Ie G^ i
fon were hve al Davs wiihou P eVfioni Wore ^e
C ruuirri^ Wr c spired. Too much can© ; C
fa^ in P.mf: c.ftb,e D face. T r Place w> held
till longer R^fitunce w&mld have bea mee Mrfr.-fc
nor cotild further R nCacthav, afe ed a. y .cod
P.p:fe. The Ei^y had opt B ere hi 34
'Days, dcrir,y wr.c ! Tme <hc Can 1^ so^ 1 *0 *
-continual Ce.-urmadi B mba m r a i , a r FirrelMf
qae':ry w c was if tuned on then P ; wih„^ay
Spirit. We I &in k lied and wounded ahu^ 300"
a : ri ctpr.uk«4 with abou 1 §OO RvUar &• os.
The Te-ra#vf Cap uhbon a< v y iitnoaHe sch
a; rhe Tio p ri he :,ea ed NU.JU need uot be
afham^d vl. T?? pery o' t- Ct z?>r are fe
cured : The M lira re urr Hrmto Patrie. The
Regular Tu: .p§ had eve?y NLkary Honor tpuh
ted: she Officers aligned the;- Hoifa Bi^q,
and S.de Ami. : But the whole PtrcC'ihn %.f :;
Event, which, though uufuccef^rl. ft As ;teat
R putation cn our A, ms, will be given iu oar next
Paper.
The barracks cf Charlefliwu. ^ txrc, five ^
gurcmodious as the A in P>ikdal,vA, have beeo fix
cd upon by the Comm ffionters for the ^fide^ce of
cur Continental tro'p f during their cap 4 ivity Com
miffarie? and Q_arter M^ta of our own havebeea
appointed to procure prov fins and rtu^ necefTa
res from the B.i.fh CommifAn G rra), and ~ffue
trim toour fcldirc. Thre: F ^dOffi^s arc to r:-
nwn confhmly in town to faperinted tie pjicrcrs
&c. and are to be relieved as often as they pitafe.
The other effir^sare also at liberty to visit their rn.cn
at any time by giving notice cf the day and hear
t 6 the Commffa^y cf Prifenwa. The Grrc^l of
ficers and some of the Field < fficers w^e ^hw^d to
trk^ up quarters, &r. a y wh-,re within the limit,#
cf Christ Church Parish ; and ihe suercy ft^med 1,
be dipri^d to grant any rcafpewblg itq.te^ in' cerfi
deration of the brave" defence made by ^ troops.
The fourth d^y after the furrend^r of the town,
the arftnal in wb ch had been depefyed aii the flanks
cf arms, taken by the enemy,' wax blown up by a
few barrels cf powder imprudently left t! ft and
wh ch accidentally toekfre. Upward; cf 40 Bri
tish soldiers, and feme Htffiani perfhed in the ex
pi -fijn. and fix houses were totally burnt.
An fxprcft arrived in to^n yatodry morning
with an account that Gen. Clinton hid kft the J?r
---• fits, and was advancing bp the North Rver with
120 fail : That Gaeril Wash ngton with his 1 tie
airny wisat Pom,CH. We^ Point is manifffly the
truofyr .ohjtA ; evety exertion fhauld he inffandy
fade fcr its prefevation, briefs we cheese to learn
the impmrtancr of that poA f.r m the kb of it.
DIED, left Friday afternoon in the 38. h year cf
hit CT. Majer John Bigelow of this uwr.
" At Eifiild on the 14th infant died of a con,
fomption Peter Raykolds Esq; (ton of the la e
Rev. Prier Reynolds, druufed) in the 51a year cf
his ^e.
• From a youth he was exemplary as a chrifoao ;
kti d and obliging to all in his behaviour; a mo*
affcaicnate Infband, tender parent, and faithful
f'^nd.
;i Thro' the Course of bis last fchntfs (w:uch
w&s long, tedious and painful) he endured '"*"
great patience, '• ar feeing him who is ibvdibk;
aAd finally met his last change with ghat faen/y
aad,fy:itnde cf mind.
0 Hehf a&zewful widow and cn^ son about
13 Y^ $ old, and rogny c/c is eu^s whorch i^n
h^y Act a\d bitterly regie h> deaths in which,
atft+ b^h the town aud public ifefiairt ?n ur parant
Iris'”
D,we on the shore of Cnn<aicn< Rv,r. a few
dry finceir C atcam a dead b^y ftppoled to be
Kenned burririinJ n B.<wrt < fhrt ri. c- set
man about § feet ±m ir© e> in he ; sbt; bad on a
broWa linen co^t, blac? braefa a.id boor, lit
e<scr<p. A watch wi-'fc• -d with him wbch
he dole, lal week frm one ° cdncii of Chat: am,
arid r o a^unpun, to rna.'e his escape acrof* the river
i.-.CL ri f Pov?rbb? d ?nd w d r^red
— ^— : —- ——t
dari a j • 25 Ijoo
refrnh.E Gffi ers oftheC^nericu L ^ uft < Ar
& wy .oa.e-nr.w in the S^e are discard
, tori, CT/ 0 D.ubmy he 5h of jaly next, w t^t
Abt: #,ll etCLive father oldies..
, ;.?,%\c cf Hanford Neff Haye>, L- f c!. field,,
M h'^le.t ^oand Daobcry, are :; p flted fy the
fl^>i.J :w c.zv.4ri ertnaic for the Cor.nec
,rtx line if.:?&mmy. Propst ffiers will attend
?• Hi fri the fh;vNwH^ven the 4': at
Dri^uy ii«3i; 7 -Li rift aid the 2d, arid 4, M d
dric^a r -4. of J'j n *xf, to receive such re
-0 ri# ^ sh; l then ppear, where proper certificates
^llbe r veu. All tecrcits not apptxrn on those
da„ a the before mmJoned p'rc,#, arc to be for
warded tc Denbury with all ft ffible difpateb. T'c
counties cf Wiodnam and New Ln^don, wril for
w..rd -their recruits to Windham, N rwigh & N-.w-
L^ndon according to former notice in th* New-
Lotd.llwd Norwich p p.rs; T of Rec pis fem
thoie places in the County cf Hir ford ntarc^o tbit
places cf rfc&zvMiS on the'ekh than c tbcf*,ffiyn
€d or the weri'fide cf the riv^r, a iL be reo^vea by
the u&rcai app in af+9 auendoa he cal fidA.
SAM
STATE or CONNEC A ICU
Chuuty of H^rfeyd ( Mry 25 1,80.
PUBLIC notice is herc y ^vAi re ari ^xr? It
fr-y aid doth Cicero that a libel ' firid hit,
^t h^z Hamlin, Efq;.Affiant,- and -Mtuhew
Tallest. E'q; Judice f hr^Peac-for t ! ^ Cripty of
Har fad, a a^ft a q.^nti yof E^l sh and I ,dj&
goods, wh ch were imposed ft^m.L h Ifla 0, or
fame other fl^d or place in the puff fin or under
con rcul cf ihercnem.^ of thi- State coWrar, totke
fo:m kice and fff<A pt the fatales ©f (hi* ft^e for
preventing illicit trc.de, (and found ,nd f z<d in
Southington in rim said county ) co filing ci 16 rod
half yads cf Lfh Linen, § aid half yards of Pe.fi
an, 4 yards cf who? silk Gat ze 4 a,d.three q»r
tars yards of black G^ze 1 Gauz: Ha dictuitf,
I and haff pace ci brick R bbpn 15 thcu fa id rs
London Firri, 5 lb. APf^ice, 6 ± P.,pcr. 10 ,?d
half pounds cf Girder, 2 dcz. of Kirve^ ar.c F &
i Penknives, 3 dcz. of Busoni, 3 0 eces of bind-:
ing, 2 pair of Garnet, 1 remnant of D tch Lice 13
flicks cf Mohair, g fkeinrcf Sjk 7 lk ins cf Thread,
and a number cf Needles, all under the value of
thirty pounds lawful money ; and for the trial cf
the judice of the fa 4 seizure a court Rill be held
at the Town H>ufe in M ddri^wn. in said county*
on TcHday the nth day o f J ly.ncxh by Jabez.
Hamlin, Esq; Affiflant, and Machew Tallcott, Bfq;
fcfrte of ihr P^de fol the (aid county, at whea
trmeall pe fens claiming prepertyrin the fa 4 got de
may appear and fhrw reason, if any they have,
why the hid foocs should not be adjudged as ffr
felted, according to law.' °
JABEZ HAMLIN Affiant..
MATTHEW TALLCOTrJ_P.
AN Y Gentleman dfirous ohpuicLafing a
CERTIFICaT E. clearing turn .from,
all draughts during the present war, may have one
by applying fcon, to
CALEB TURNER, Jun.
Hartford, June 26; 1780.