The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1783-02-25 00:00:00, page 3

^ A S SATERRE, January r%
THE important and agreeable intelligence oi
a peace being concluded between the bel
ligerent powers, which has circulated here for
some time, gains ground daily, and seems now
to be confirmed ; we heartily wish it to be true.
It is said the intelligence comes from good au
thority, and that the Anson of 64 guns, is abso
lutely arrived at Barbadoes, from England, with
that interesting news. The terms are fain to be
America to be acknowledged an Independent
State by all parties, the loyalists to be reinibuil
ed for all their losses, and such of them as choole
may remain peaceably in America; out it tney
quit, they may fell their property, and have a
grant of land in East or Weft-hlorida, Nova-
Scotia, Canada or Porto Rico, and all places
and islands taken by either party to be recipro
cally restored, except Grenada, which France is
to hold to reimburse her lor the expences of the
war. c
This last article is not certain, as the court ot
England absolutely refufed giving up Grenada,
and it is not yet known what party has yielded
their claim ; but if we might be allowed anopi
nion, we think France has, as that island is not
worth the expence of another campaign.
We are just informed that an American vcffel
from I'Orient, arrived a day or two ago, at
Guadaloupe, and brings a confirmation of the
peace.
BALTIMORE, February 5.
Yesterday arrived the schooner Harlequin, Capt.
White, in iqdays from St. Kitts, by which
we have the following important intelligence.
Extract of a letter from St. Kitts, dated January
15, brought by the Harlequin.
" I congratulate you on the news of a peace,
indeed I may venture to assure you that it has al
ready taken place in Europe. Letters from
England as late as the 22dof November, menti
on, that it was expected to happen in a tew days.
The parliament was prorogued from the 26th of
November to the 4th of December on that ac
count.
PHILADELPHIA, Feruary 12.
Extras of a letter from St. Chriftophers, dated
January 16, 1783.
" You have enclosed a copy of the Honorable
Mr. Townfhend's letter to the Governor and
Directors of the Bank of England, which firft
gave rife to the idea of peace. Since then the
Governor of Dominique has wrote to Count
Dillon, that the Anson man of war arrived at
Barbadoes th Bth inst. and left England theioth
ult. She brings an account of peace, and the
different dispatches from government.
“ If the above accounts are true, you willhave
them in America before this reaches you.
'' I saw a gentleman from St. Thomas's,who
left that island eight days ago ; he informs me
the news had the fame effect there that it has
had here."
Extract of a letter from St. Chriftophers, dated
January 17, 1783.
" Count Dillon has received a letter from the
Governor of Dominique, informing him of the
arrival of the Anson man of war at Barbadoes,
with an account of the preliminaries of peace
being actually signed before her departure from
England, which was the 10th ofDecember.
" From the different advices we have lately
had from thence, we are inclined to believe this
is the case.
" This piece of news you may readily sup
pose has put a flop to all business, until it Ihall
be confirmed or contradicted.
'' A snow is just arrived from Offend, which
flie left the 3d o' December, brings an account
that every body there expected peace would
Shortly take place."
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, Feb. 7.
" You fee by the inclofed (the accounts from
St. Kitts) what the opinion of a peace is
grounded on, which seems generally believed
here : Added to this accour. , we have a (hip
from St. Croix in a short passage, that spoke a
neutral schooner, the Captain of which assured
that he had spoke Capt. Barry, in the Alliante,
on his way to the Cape, to prevent any further
operations in that quarter, and that holtilities
had absolutely ceased in Europe."
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, dated Feb. 7.
“ The schooner Harlequin arrived some days
since from St. Kitt's and the ship Iris from St.
Croix, is at Anapolis: Some of her letters only
are come to hand. The former brings advice,
that a British Ihip of war had arrived at Barba
does, and mentioned that matters were in such
a train as to leav ^)room to doubt of peace. A
letter from the Capt. of the Iris mentions, that
between St. Croix and St. Thomas, he spoke a
neutral schooner from the latter port, who in
formed him that the Alliance, Captain Barry,
had touched there the day before,, and brought
a confirmation of peace, and that he had previ
ously Called to windward, and St. Euftatia, and
was bound to the Cape, with the lame intelli
gence."
Extrafl of a letter from St Thomas's, Jan. 1.
" I have to acquaint you that such advices
have arrived from England, as afford a very great
probability of peace being concluded by this date.
" The letter referred to, though it advises the
poflibitity, yet leaves a very great uncertainty of
such an event taking place, by allowing so Ihort
a time for the fcplement of to important an ob
jeeft.
“ Mons. Gerard, who went over to London
as Plenipotentiary, with intention of residing
there three months, departed, on the third day
after his arrival, with proportions delivered as
the ultimatum of the British Court, and Mr.
Fitzherbert, the British Resident at Versailles, is
directed to leave that Court, if the proposals are
not immediately accepted.
" The vessel by which the above intelligence
was received, had a pailage of 20 days from Ply
mouth, by her we also learn, that preparations
are Rill carrying on with the greatest vigour for
the ensuing campaign, should there be one. 4000
troops are to be lent to the Weft-Indies, for
which transports are already engaged.
N EWP O R T, Feb. !§
This morning arrived the privateer schooner
Rochambeau, Capt. Reed, from a cruise, and
brought in with him a valuable brig, mounting
10 fix pounders and 25 men, laden with rum,
sugar, &c. from Jamaica bound to New-York.
Capt. Read fought her three glades, and then
boarded her ; he had his Sailing Master and
one man wounded ; the brig had one man killed
and seven wounded.
[The above brig was lately the privateer Lady
Green, from Connecticut river.J
P ROVIDEN C E, February 15.
Sunday evening last arrived in the river, a
brig from Liverpool, taken on her passage for
the Weft-Indies by Capt. Billings, in the letter
of marque Ihip Fortune, lately arrived at Boston
from Ainfterdam, The brig has on board a
large quantity of beef and pork, 400 firkins of
butter, 350 boxes of candles, a considerable
quantity of dry goods, &c. The invoice of her
cargo amounts to about fix thousand pounds
llerling.
N EW-LOND O N, Feb. 21.
Last Monday arrived here the ship Fanny,
Capr. Barker, in 28 days from St. Croix, and 21
from Turk's-Island. On the 6th inst. John Ben
ton, of Wethersfield, one of the hands, fell from
her Main-fhrowds, and itriking his head on the
Gunwale killed him inllantly.
H ART F O R D, February 18.
" To his Excellency the Governor of the State
of Connecticut.
SIR, Philadelphia, January 10, 1783.
HIS Majesty has been intormed of the marks
of joy, which the State of Connecticut has
Ihewn on the occaiion of the birth of the Mon
feigner the Dauphin. He viewed with a great
deal of fatisfa&ion the part that the citizens of
your State have taken in this happy event. The
King orders me to teftify his fenlibility on this
fubjett,and at the fame time charges me to as
sure the citizens and inhabitants of the State of
Connecticut of his attention, and of the particu
lar interest which he shall always take in their
prosperity.
I have the honor to be,
with refpe&ful attachment,
Your Excellency's
Very obedient humble Servant.
Le Chevalier de la LUZERNE."
The printers in this State are desired to pub
lilh the fame in their several news-papers.
DIED at Middletown, the 15th Instant, much
lamented by her friends and acquaintance, Mrs.
Catherine Otis, Consort of Mr. Jonathan Otis,
aged 63 Years.
*,* Parnassus, No 4, quill be in our next.
Toß£ 3 6 L D;"
A FARM, containing 80 acres of Land, fuitablc for mow
21 ing, plowing and pasturing, a large House and Barn,
a good Orchard which will produce To barrels ofeider, lying
in Weft-Simfbury, within two miles, of the meeting-house
and half a mile of a mill, for particulars enquire of lfaac
Messenger bring on the prcmifes.
Weft-Simburr, February 14, 178;.
CHEAP FOR C AS H.
JOHN MORGAN,
DireHly North of the Court House,
Has for Sale an Assortment of DRY GOODS,
Among which are,
CLOTHS, Corduroys, Lasting, plain and maccaroni Vel
vets, Plush, Shalloons, Durants, Moreens of all colours,
Sattin, Mode, Sarfeenet, Silk Twilt, Romall and Pullicat
Handkerchiefs, Lawn and Cambric. Likewise, an assort
ment of Painters Colours, confining of White and Red Lead,
Varnishing Red, Yellow and Lead Colours, Verdigreafe,
Prufian Blue, King's Yellow and Vermilion.---Crockcr,
Ware, confiding of a variety of Tea Pots, Sugar Dishes and
Bowls---Chalk, Rock Salt, &c. &c.
The whole or any part of the above articles will be fold
on very reasonable tei ms, for Cash or Wheat Flour,
JAMES FAIRMAN, of Norwich, in the County of Hamfc
shire, takes this method to acquaint his creditors, That
by reason of his misfortune in felling his interest in the be
gining of this unhappy war, and taking his pay some time
after in paper money, he loft the greatest part of his inter
est, which renders him unable to pay his creditors the full
ot their just demands ; and whereas a number of them have
signed a letter of licence-All those that have signed or will
sign, are desired to meet at Isaac Mixer's, in Norwich, in
MafTachufetts, on the sixth day of March next, and your un
happy debtor will deliver up the whole of his property, that
each of his creditors may have their equal proportion with
out needless colt and iofs to creditor and debtor.
JAMES FAIRMAN.
Nor wich, February 18, 1783.
THE fubferiber once more desires all persons indebted to
him either by Book orNote, to-make payment. Those
indebted by book who negle& to comply with this request
will be sued at April Court without further notice.
DAVID BULL.
Hartford, February 24, 1783.
'GARDEN~S E E
A Variety of Seeds of the last Year's growth, and saved
in the belt manner, to be Sold at the Store of C ALEB
BULL, jun. Hartford.
February 25, 1783.
N—H UNTINTTfO-N
Being determined to leave the Tanning Business, de
fi res all Persons that have Accounts open with him to
call and fettle them at his Tan-Works, in Hartford, as he
will attend on said Business on every Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, in the Month of March next, as it will be very
inconvenient for him to wait on them afrerward-—Thofe
Persons that negle& may expe& to have their Accounts left
in the Hands of an Attorney.
, ¥ He also desires all Persons that left Calf-Skins with
him to dress before the Bth of July to call for them.
February, 25, 1783.
T~O B E S OL D,
A FARM, containing about seventy acres of Land, well
proportioned for mowing, plowing, pasturing and
wood, with a good House Barn, Hoife-houfe and other out
houses, a good young Orchard thereon, convenient for a
tavern or tradesman, on the public road from Litchfield to
Sharon, in the parish called Blue-Swamp, about four miles
from the Court-House, for particulars enquire of Moses Sey
mour of Litchfield, who will give a good title to the fame.'
Litchfield, February 10, 1783.
-TO B E S OL D,
A FARM, containing one hundred acres of Land, well
propotioned for mowing, plowing, pasturing and wood,
with a House and Barn, and Orchard Handing thereon fitu
ace in Hartford, Orford parish, on the road from Bolton to
Springfield, said farm will be fold for cash or soldiers notes
and a good title given, by
THOMAS DEWEY.
Hartford, February 12, 1783.
WE che Tubteribers being appointed, by the Hon. Court
of Probate for the diftrift of Windham, Commiffi.
oners, to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to
the estate of Jabez Huntington, Esq; late of Windham de
ceased, represented insolvent, do hereby give notice, that
we shall attend, for said purpose, at the late dwelling-ligule
of said drceafed, on the firft and third Monday's, in the
months of March, April, May, June and July next. No ac
counts will be received unless property authenticated.
JOHN FELCH. )
HENRY De WITT, ) Commissioners.
ZEPH. SWIFT. )
Windham, February 10, 1783.
All those who are indebted to the estate of Jabez Hunting
ton, Esq; late of Windham, deccafed, are required to make
immediate payment, to
JUDITH HUNTINGTON, )
EXPERIENCE STORRS, ) Administrators.
JABEZ CLARK.)
Bibles, Watts's Psalms & Hymns
bound together, Primers, Law's Collection of
Music, Record and Accompt Books of various
sizes, a small quantity of two and three thread
Twine, best Holland Quills, Wafers, Writing
and Wrapping Paper by the Ream or Quire,
;Prefs Papers, Bonnet Papers, Cartridge Paper,
I&c. to be Sold or exchanged for Rags, by the
1 Printers hereof.
yeremiab & Ebenezer Platt}
Have for Sale at their Store in Hartford,
EXCELLENT Bohea Tea, by the chest or hundred.
Good Rock Balt. And an
Assortment of DRY GOODS, as usual.
For which Continental Loan-Office Certificates, Malte
chufetts State Notes, Bills of Exchange, Country Produce,
or Cash, will be received in Payment.
February 24, 1783.