The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1782-07-16 00:00:00, page 1

Five Dollars Reward,
RAN AWAY from the fabferiber, living in Sharon,
about the 20th of June last, a NEGRO MAN,named
DARBY, about five feet fix inches high, 25 years of age,
speaks broken; had on when he went away, a tow cloth
shirt and trowfers only ; he formerly belonged to Canter
bury, and is supposed to have gone that way ; and as he had
an inclination to enter into the fervicc,it is likely he will at
temptto inlift. Whoever will take up said Negro and
secure him in any goal in the United States, so that the owner
may have him again, shall be entitled to the abovereward,
and nectary charges paid, by ^^ BRUSH
Sharon (State of Connecticut) July 16, 1782. __
WB the Subscribers being appointed Commissioners by
the honorable Court of Probate, for the diftri& of
Farmington, to receive and examine the claims of the
creditors to the eftatc of DUDLEY ROBERTS, late of said
Farmington, deceased (represented insolvent) do hereby
give notice, that we shall attend on said bufinefs^ at the,
dwelling-house of Mr. ZEBULON FRISBIE, in said Far-1
mington, on the firft and second Mondays in August next,
from one to fix o'clock, afternoon, on each of said days,
after which time no claims will be received. No accounts
will be allowed but what arc properly attested.
TIMOTHY HART,
JOSEPH LANKTON.
Farmington, Ma, % 1782.
STOLEN from the Store of the Subscriber, in Litchfield,
sometime in the months of May or June last, two
pieces of white fulled CLOTH, neither teintered nor
pressed, one piece marked A. X. C. the other J. G. 4.
It is supposed some other pieces might be Itolen with them,
which are not yet miffed.—Whoever will secure the Thief
and Cloth, and give notice thereof to the fubicriber, shall
receive THREE DOLLARS reward, and all neceflary
charges, and the thanks of
ELIAKIM JONES, Clothier.
Litchfield, July 3, 1782.
N. B. Any person that hath said Cloth and will return it,
shall have no questions asked.
TAKEN up in Torrington, by the lublcriber, the 28th of
June last, a Black HORSE, 5 or 6 years old, near
15 hands high, a white streak in the face, a bunch on his
near fore foot, trots and paces, shod all round. The owner,
may have him, by proving his property and paying charges.
ISAIAH TUTTLE.
July 6, 1782. ,
BROKE into the inclofure of the subscriber about the 2I
initant, a Sorrel MARE, lightish coloured mame and
tail, with some white hairs in her forehead, very low u flesh,
paces and trots, about 14 hands high, nobrand. The o\. uer
is desired to prove his property, pay charges and take her
away. SAMUEL JACKSON.
Woodbury, June If, 1782.
rfAKEN up the 29th of April l.Jf. a black HORSE, nine
£ or ten years old, three white feet, a small star on his
forehead, about fourteen bands high, branded with the let
ter B. on his left thigh, paces all. The owner is desired to
prove property, pay charges and take him away,
JERALD SPENCER.
New-Hartford, July 8, 1782. r
STOLEN trom the pasture of the subscriber, living in
Wilbraham (Maffachufett') a yoke of brown OXEN,
about fix feet in bigness, seven years old, one branded I. C.
on the horns, a white star in his forehead ; the other has a
large hole through the top of both his horns, and a small
one through each ear.---Whoever will take up said Oxen
and Thief, or cither ofthem, shall he handsomely reward
ed, aid all necessary charges paid, by
JOHN GLOVFR.
Wilbraham (Massachusetts) July 6, 2782
BROKE into the inclofure of the fabtfriber, the 20th ult.
a bay MARE, 22 years old, a large white spot on
the right fide of her back, shod all round.---The owner is
desired to pay charges and take heraway.
JONATHAN BENTON, jun.
Worthington (Wethersfield) July 8, 1782. ________
ACQUAINTS his friends and customers, That he has re
moved from his late Shop south ofthe Great Bridge to
& new Shop next door South of the Printing Office, where
he has ready for file a large and general afforrment of
DRUGS and MEDICINES, together with many other arti
cles, which he will fell cheap for ready money.
Hartford, July 8, 1782,
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W MEIRLX IM ALL LICrLMULIi•
HERTFORD : Printed BY HUDSON and GOODWIN, hear the Great Bridge.
TUESDA Y, JULY 16, 1782.
The following Extract of a Letter, written from
Philadelphia, by a Gentleman in Office, to
one of the principal Officers in the State of
New-Jersey, cannot fail to be acceptable to
the Public.
Philadelphia, June 9, 1782.
" H E consideration molt proper to con
l sole us for the advantage gained by Ad
miral Rodney (if any thing can console us for
the misfortune of a faithful and generous ally)
is, that it has afforded us an occasion of display
ing a national character, a good faith, a constan
cy and firmnefs worthy of a people who are
free, and determined to perish sooner than cease
to be so. Sir Cuy Carleton was presenting him
felf with the olive branch in his hand, at thevery
moment when this disagreeable intelligence ar
rived ; perhaps he had formed so bad an opinion
of us, as to suppose that this was a favourable
crisis for detaching us from our allies. He has
announced his plan ; he has endeavoured tofend
his Secretary, Mr. Morgan, to Congress, arid he
has perhaps thought us so base, and so ignorant
of what our duty or honor, and our interest pre
scribed to us, as to be ensnared by the hope ofan
approachingpeace ; but although he has icarcely
been a month on this continent, he must already
have begun to know the Americans ; four years
have elapsed since the date of the happy alliance
which unites us with France; we had everyyear
received new benefits from this nation, without
being able to make any other returnthan barren
acknowledgements ; and like one friend who is
constantly obliged by another, without having it
in his power to render reciprocal services, we
waited with impatience an opportunity of de
monstrating that our profeflibns of attachment
and gratitude were engraven on our hearts, and
were not to be affected by the yiciffitudes inci
dent to a long war. This opportunity has hap
pened ; the enemy themselves have presented it
to us, and I cannot exprtfs to vou the joy with
which I have seen Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, with emulation and with unanimity,
declare their fixed resolution to reject with dis
dain, every offer of a separate peace, and every
proposition which would throw the Ilightellftain
onbur national character or the alliance. Ibave
just read,with the fame pleasure, the resolutions
passed by the Assembly of New-Jersey; they
breath a true patriotism. The enemy & can no
longer fay that nine tenths ofthe Americans are
in their favour ; they cannot even fay that^ they
have a Tingle partizan in the Thirteen United
States, since these resolutions are all unanimous.
The United States had for fix years alfumed
their rank among independent nations; from
this sera they will hold a diftinguilhed place
among the nations the most celebrated for their
generosity, their firmnefs and their virtue.
Thanks to our enemy; who, in endeavouring to
fix an indeliable blot on our national character,
and to ensnare us into an ignominious perfidy,
have enabled us to difolay those qualities which
arc the foundation ofthe glory and happiness of
States. Europe will at length know us: Eng
land herfelf will perhaps learn to judge" less un
favourable of us; and finding that we are actuat
ed by principles of juftice,of constancy and fide
litv/will relinquish her scheme of degrading and
debating us, that the may in the end enilave us.
" But I have still to relate to you the most
happy circumstance in this affair : At the time
the Assemblies were paffingthefe wife and noble
resolutions, Congress received information, that
1
" This was the proper conduct, both on our
part and that of France, to do honor to the two
nations. It is happy for their mutual glory, that
without any communication, without any con
cert, and without any consultations, they have
both, from the fame innate rectitude, adopted
the fame resolutions againfl separate negociati
ons. What was the object of these propositions
secretly and separately made to the two parties ?
IPGreat-Britain had been actuated by goodfaith,
fte ought to have appraised France that she meant
to treat with us, and to acknowledge to us that
(he was endeavouring to treat with France; but
she hoped, by sowing feeds of jealousy and dis
trust, todivide us ; the flattered herfelf that the
two allies, or at least one of them, might lifted
to her propositions ; that the other would con
ceive suspicions therefrom; that difeonrent
would succeed, and that a rupture would even
tually take place, which would terminate in our
subjugation. Her project has mifearried, the
artifice is detected; and whilst it displays the
insidious policy which still directs her councils,
serves to evince the mutual fidelity and attach
ment of the allies ; and the necessity of an un
limited confidence and constant communication
of every thing which relates to our mutual inte,
rests.
" I am now n^ore proud of the title of Ame
rican than I have ever been; the enemy have,
without intermiffipn, represented us a timid and
dastardly people, without faith and without ho
nor ; 'they are now undeceived at their own ex
pence. But there is one point in which our na
tional honor has too long fuffered ; we have fuf
ficient firmnefs to abandon our houses and our
habitations to an incendiary foe ; we have seen
without terror ourhoufes and our farmsin flames ;
we have seen our effects, our horses an^our cat
tle swept away, and our sentiments ha# remain
ed unshaken ; we have received with contempt
overtures of peace which would have covered us
with fliame ; we have fuffered all the calamities
and wants which affli& exile citizens, obliged to
seek an affylum at a great distance from their
own country; our wives have shewn the fame
firmnefs of foul, and sometimes their firmnefs
and patriotism have invigorated our own ; we
have flied our blood in the glorious cause in
which we are engaged ; we are ready to died
the last drop in its defence. Nothing is above
our courage, except only (with shame I speak it}
except the courage to TAX ourselves.
the most seducing propositions had been made to
our ally by a British agent fer.tto Versailles; that
concessions had been tendered, the belt adapted
to seduce a power influenced either by avarice,
by ambition, or by a sense of weakness ; butthe
agent refufed to treat at the fame time of the In
dependence of the United States : Our allies
answered fimply,thatTHlS INDEPENDENCE
FORMED THE BASIS OF THEIR SYS
TEM ; and the negociatiem went no farther. ~
The conduct ofthe French has been so uniform:
and so upright, through the course of this war,
that this answer excited no surprise in us ; ne
vertheless, it is not to be denied, that a power
who proceeded with a less firm step in the path
of justice and wisdom, might easily have fuffer
ed itfelfto be led away by the dazzling offers
which were made.
CLOTHIER'S PRESS PAPERS,
Of an Excellent Quality, to be Sold by the
Crofi or Dozgw, by the Printers hereof.
(No, 912 )