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3, His Excellency JONATHAN TRUMBULL,Efq; Governor
and Commander in Chief in and over rhe State of Con
ne&icut, in New-England, in America.
A PROCLAM ATI ON.
WHEREAS there are instances of deferrion among the
Sailors and Soldiers belonging to his Most Christian
Majesty.
THESE are therefore ftridl, to enjoin and require, all of
ficers civil and military, and all others the good citizens of
this State, to examine, arrett and cause to be imprisoned,
all Frenchmen of the above character, who -may be found
palling in this State without proper patports; that they may
be remanded to their proper corps: And the several goalers
in this State, are hereby direfted to recive the fame, and as
soon as may be, to transmit to me the namrs and drfetipri
ons of such persons as may be commited as aforefaid, with
an account of the colt of commitment and expences in goal.
* ¥ * The several Printers in this State are dofired to insert
this Proclamation in their refpedive papers.
Given under my Hand at Hartford, the 14th day of Oc
tober, 1782.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL.
Printing. Office, Worcester, Sept, s, 1782.
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Then it work, upon the noble Mind drawsout to View every la
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AVERY valuable FARM, containing abut zoo Acres of
Land, in excellent order, with a good meffuage, barn,
and out-houses, lituate at Half-Moon, ab^ut rs miles from
the city of Albany, on the road leading to Saratoga; the
greatest part of the land is intervale of the best quality,
whereof there is about 50 acres of Meadow. Said Far, is
intituled to Gutdrift for cattle, and fencing and fuel in an>
part of the patent of Van Schaic%, surrounding it, which is
unappropriated. Any perfan inclining to purchase, maybe
informed of the terms by applying to the fubferiber, or
Capt. John Van Buren, at the Flarts.
HENDRICK VAN BUREN.
September r 6, 1782.
T"6 B E SO L D.
A valuable FARM lying in
Becket in the c unty of Berkshire, together with a conveni
ent Dwelling-House, is wel situate fora tavern, and one
Etile north of the Meeting-House, on the great :ed from
Springfield to Albany, said Farm contains about taro hun
dred acres,eighty of which is under improvement, has a good
orchard and is well proportioned for mowing, plowing and
pasturing,and well watered, a reasonable rime will be allo w
cd the purchaser to make payment, one halfofwhich may
be paid in Weil-India and English goods^for further parti
culars enquire of the fubferiber living in Pitt<£rid.
MALCOM HENRY.
Fifield, September 28, 1782.
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T U E S D A Y, October 22, 1782.
For the CONNECTICUT COURANT.
I HAVE read in sundry of our public papers,
that " the legislature of the State of Abw-
York, has lately puffed furidry resolutions, rela
tive to the proposing to Cengrefs to recommend,
and to each State to adopt, the measure of assem
bling a general convention of th? States, special
ly autborifed to revife,and amend the confederati
cwofthe United States." —Previous to this, I was
told by a gentleman of charaUer, that a member
of that legislature, had ihewn him the resolves of
that State relative to them matters, the purport of
which was, "to enla;ge :he powers of Congress,
by enabling them to levy taxes and render the
mode of collection more speedy and effectual."—
This information roused my attention, as an edi
fice repaired, although ever so well done, will not
be so firm and lading as a new one, if well con
flru&ed—-I have ever been of opinion, if the
articles of confederation were not too suddenly
drawn, they were too hastily adopted in many
towns in this State, where they paffgd with less
Scrutiny than the common and ordinary votes of
a town meeting—l am truly desirous every thing
may be done to promote peace, order and good
government, and at the fame time, secure the ci
vil and natural rights of the citizens of these
States—But if we propose to remain free, sove
reign and independent States, and I trust after so
large experience of B?itfb clemency, none are de
firpus again to come under their yoak : Enlarging
the powers of Congress, beyond their present li
mits, ought to be attempted with great care and
circum/peEHon : Deligating the poolers of govern
ment, and a right to dispose of our property, are
nice and delicate points.—l ever have and al
ways propose to remain an orderly citizen of
these States, and will make myfelf easy in that
form.of government my county (hall adopt ; but
I ever have conceived, it was absolutely necessa
ry, that in every government there Should be
fo^e head orfapreme governing power, call it Con-
g r ejs, King, Dilator, or what they please; but
whether it is belt to have that power lodged in
the, hands ofo.ee man or an hundred, I will not un
dertake absolutely to determine; but as Abbe
lienal has well observed, it is cafier to cut of
the head of one tyrant than the heads of many,
alittle more time and experience may possibly
teach us (and I conjecture that time is not far
distant) what mode of government is best. If on
trial, a democratical or popular government is
judged best, mod certainly all public tranfa&ions
ought to be open to .the examination and censure
of every one---every one who pays money, has
a right to know to what purpose it is applied,—
even the British minister annually lays before the
Honje of Commons, an estimate of the expences of
the current year, and to what use applied, they
well know the sum total of the national debt,
and their annual revenues to a,raflion, and them
facfs by the public journal of their house, are
made known to the whole nation; were we made
acquainted with these matters, which things we
have a right to know, it might serve to promote
both private and public ©economy in managing
all our affairs-—and were we all fully convinced
that Congress ftriftly adhered to the rules they
have prescribed to th^mfelves by the articles of
confedaration, it might perhaps put us too much
off'our guard, when ever an enlargement of their
powers is requeued —but when we have reason
to apprehend, they do not adhere tothc rules they
have prefcibed to themfelvos, it ought to make
us very careful how we give them more extensive
powers over the perfe-firings of the States—by
the p:h article of confedetation they promise " to
transmit to the several States every half year, an
account of all monies emitted or borrowed for the
use of the States." —We are now in the 7th year
of our independence, and unless that information
has been fcpprfed ficin those who have a right
to know (which I may not suppose) I jmefume
such intelligence has not once been transmitted
to this day; And to omit for seven years, what
Should be ftatedly transmitted once in fix months,
seems to be a period a little too long, to be attri
buted either to forgetfulnefs or great attention to
business—-but why our sister State of New-York
should even petition Congress, to move for a
general convention, for the purpose of enlarg
ing their powers, so soon after this State, and for
ought I know all the States,have granted them 1
duty of five per cent, on all goods imported into
this State,a few articles excepted, with full pow
er to appoint th Jr ft ^ 'w?o r s, which I con
clude was JI _bcy asked, is feme vhm difficult
I to faf,and therefore, Shall leave every one to make
Itheir1 their own c%eCurcc, which duty if colle€!ed,
!will raise a sum much larger than many may im
lagine or conceive of;
I Such is the increase 6f our numbers, pride and
I luxury, whenever dur trade Shall become again
open and. free, we (hall doubtless import goods
into this State to the amount of 500,000!. annu
ally, a duty of five per cent, on that sum will
raise 25,0001. for the continental treasury, which
firm the merchant will add to the prime cost of
his goods (for the consumer always pays the duties
on irnpoft) and then make his profit of 25 per
cent, on the fame, which will raise for the bene
fit of the merchant a neat profit of 67501. on th#
very duties appropriated to the benefit of th#
continental treaftiry, which sums added toge
ther will raifean annual taxon this State of 31500 L
and on Supposition that we are but a thirteenth
part as the American trade, the annual duties paid
by the thirteen United States, with the mer
chants advance upon them, will amount to
409,5001.;
To what purposes this money is to be applied,
I do not know that Congress has given no
tice ; but our honorable Legislature, to their ho
nor be it spoken, havejadiciotfo appropiated it
to the payment of our debt contra&ed by the
war But when I confider the extent of onrfea
confs, and the (kill we have obtained in the arts
of fmugling, I frankly confefs, I have no raised
expectations from this new mode of taxation,
that it will bring much into the continental tree
fury ; after paying generous falleries for the
decent Support of our furvevdrs general, collectors,
comptrollers and o+her cuflom-hcufe officers, who
mull have under them a retinue of tide and land
waters, pimps and lacqiriec, the most of whom
may be bribed for a zeth part of the duties, or
they will be a very different set of men, from
those who have commonly been employed in
such Services, by which the revennue will be re
duced to a cypher : but upon supposition, this du
ty could be collected and paid in full, it would
tax the luxuries of the rich it is true, feme of
whom hare acquired large fortunes during this
war by their facings, the rich farmers who ma
nufacture their own eloathing, will be the
perfens who will wholly take the benefit of these
duties, but will cralb effectually the poorer fort,
who must necessarily purchase the coarser wool
len clotbsof foreign manufactures, to screen then*
from the inclemencies of this northern climates
(No. 926,