The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-05-18 00:00:00, page 2

Feb. 9. By a letter from Plymouth, we are inform
ed that a daring attempt had been m<de to set fit to
the dock-yard there, wheh was happily prevented
y the vigilance and aAivity of a shipwright. --
rfhe incendiary very narrowly escaped.
Aletter from Minden, dated Jan. 12 fays, The
Emperor has equally refuted to meet in Congress,
but agrees to treat at Vienna, which his Proffian
Majedy will never content to. The next campaign
will be a terrible one as both nartiei make them
selves formidable, and 36,000 Ruffians have actually
entered Poland.
,i, retried, fat fe Ararift Co%raG have
Mtnifter of 'hr country had declared that he could
pot do it. To thia L)fd North answered that it
was indeed true the Com@ ffioners had made one
popofa! th§tfee could not agree to in all i parts,
aid that was offering to give credit and eta to
their paper currency. This, he fad might extend to
eHe&s of great mafttude and would have been bur,
thenfome to this country. Does not this, however,
among a thoufind things, fem to &ew ui that there
is not a particle of wifdam ip the whole conduA of
affairs. Anting without content. each one /peaks for
himfelf, and one meafora oppefa and contradiAs a
nether, as Me. Burke pointedly abferved, they one
day do what the nc%t they undo and (till the House
are contenting and exclaiming, "The Minister give th,
and the Minifler taketh away: bleH^d be the nqqe
of the Minifler."
Winged, in order to render !'e Amer can accession
©f a± fair avails F ance as poiiilhe. ' This in oug
ppprehe fa#, convey, a mediae of carrying the war.
to extremes, and! to deflation or it means nothing.
And as feme fpetches in the House (however palliated)
and as feme th of Angular crueny, and perfedly
conformable 0 he apparent ideas in the Manifesto,
have lately been exprqifed, it becomes the more ne
ceflary, for 'he honour and fafe y cf this uaion,
that this explanation fh^ld be made. As it is re
fifed we have only to clear ourselves to our con
sciences, to our country to our neighbours, and to
every individual who may fuftrin conference of
this atrocious menace cf all part in the guilt, or in
tie evils that may become 1 s pun foment. Arid we
ehoefe to draw ourftives out, and to difttn^uifh our
saves to p;ferity as no' being the firfl to rfenew b to
approve, or to tolerate the return of that ferocity
and barbarian tn war, which a beneficent religion,
enlightened manners, and true military honour had.
for a .eng time banned from the chriftianwotld.
THE lift of noble Peers, who protefled a^ainft
6 theex^eme; of war and defeating Am^i
ca "on Monday las iaope of the moll irfpeAable
that has spre ed for f me years, at independent <£
their great charafter, in private and pnbhe life idffi
are ten 06them whefe fortunes ahogath^ make up a
buve two hundred h^ufand pounds per year; yet
t! efe are the men whose featiments must avail no
thing at so critical aidimportant a crisis a. the prefen';
whilst a mad and in p:a& cable war is carrying cn for
the purpefes of a farfe n^de. the a graid,zement of
vicious, ignorant ftgtefaen, and the rapacity of hup,
gry conira&ora.
Thorh the King's Ministers it I,eland: pledged
thee ,Iword, that 12 000 men sho r ld always re
main in that kingdom for its internal defence, there
are now but about 900% there 6 of which are to
embark for carrying on " the extremes of war ^id
defdlarion," in America next fpriug.
The fum.wanted fcr the prefect year's expences,
(ndepeqdejt of tie la,ft, is nine mil ons for which
th* Mwflqn feft furcra,r a ,ood deal relied on the
Dech; but we imagine a prefect he wiki net £ d
them so cordial No rat knows better than Mya,
bee when to abandon a fluking sh p.
Dec 15. Mr. Fox [aft nigh charged Lord North
with hay n< affered that he C'ujdnpt rgify all the
propeft ions of the Commit one>i if they ha,d, been a
greed to by the Con^reQ What then, had the people
of America to trust tot The proportions were to be
railed by thq Parliament of En land, and the 6rd
Dae. 29. The number cf tons of transports, ta
ken up by thdlnavy board, is 20,000, which, qt the
ulual allowance of two tons a man, will carry
40,000 men.
Advice is received from France, that the French
ire embarking seven battallions at Bieft, for the Weft-
Indies
Camden, Abergavenny, Beaufieu
Ahn,don, Coventry, Harcourt,
Fi zwilham, D Ferrari,Effi ghara,
F rtefeue, F rrars, Wycombe,
Crafton^ Stanhope, Scarborough,
graven, Rockingham, Cho!mondeley 4
J.S.Afaph, °Em|eryille, D-vocihire,.
Edmond, Ponfonby, Foley.
Blon, Derby, Spencers
Radnor, Mindefter,
Esmont. Portland
LONDO N, D-cemher it.
NEW - LONDUN. MAX *
Lafl Wednefdiy Night, (ome V llainaftoiea Sloop,
Burthen about 49 Tons, from a Wha f in thisTrwl.
and went off undifeove ed. We lean that fhewa#
th, nex Day met by two armed Whale boats, near
Gardinei'a Iflind, who took the Vessel and sent her
into Miflic River ; but the Peopled got affime pa
Gardiner's Iflind, and escaped.
Sunday last, the Privateer Sloop Eagle, Captan
Edward Conklin, then cruizing off Point Judith,
took fix V:ffels, chiefly small. except one of them,
which was loaded with Weft-ladia Goodr. --The
Gaining so many Ve£feb. reduced the Crew or
Board the Puyateer to 15, whilst the Number of
P. foners on Board were 16; who taking Advantage
of this Orcumflance in their Favour, fell upon, and
3flte.cd the whole of $ Sloop's %w, except two
s^de a demand (which has been feat w^r by ^b.
Clinton) fcrau the officers who are comegf 5 &l^d
won thei % & parole of honpr„ to r&yrn upmedia ely
and furre'idev. thcQfelve% except Geri, fef^oy ne,
Whone,permitted to day, in expedition that a gene
al enquiry, intphis coidu/l whrn in America Wil.
tpkenHce during the fitting of Pirfaam+nt.
Ex raft of 1 b ter from Chagrin .Feb', co.
" A guard of soldiers is now placed every nighte
by the wills to prevent the Dock Ya^d from b^i^
let on foe."''
Admiral Gambier, fi icq he htt had, the command;
of the American Station, has taken by his cruiWs
f. r?R.y prizes that his fbie o£ them amounts to
(oQol. wh'Q is just IQOO.. per monta firice ha has
been there
The number of Colliers taken by the Renoh, and;
either carried in, ranfome< or recap u>ed; is laid to
be &7
L is reported that G,v. Powna|l ha, had the of
6 eof Secretary of Sae for' the Colo lies offered
hm. which he has refund; others fay that that
tffi:e will be executed, as heretofore, by t, &@1
C mimfli ner ol Trade and Pan aionj,
Ex rad ofile^er from, B utfpi, Feb. ,
61 A courier is arrived hc% wth the ews of the.
important faArefs of Gia # z fei g aken by the to
penal a<ms< The taking cfth& placets of the ut
m,ft cQofequence, apd giveito he conquerors ttq
po&ffi,n of rea part ofS lefia."
On Thursday eve ing a cur ous fp. Aide w&« %
hibi ed on G/eat Tower foil, on the fppt tyhere so
miny rrarors and enem •> to thicourr y have for
merly faired. T>e effigy of tyrd S —- b was
hungon a gdjpwg, a, hty 1 a ift ^a^s with a label
on hl's b@ {[ im,^e notorious m liter, abas J m
niy T°rtc& ) A[er han^ng f-me time it was
taken down, and barm to afhe< amidrt hedhovs .£
rejoicing mulatudes, whot tified the wa,m^ft ap
probation cf b.s proper a& o£ re'enmerit aza; it
hinder, perfee ricn ap# mfieral ven-cance. And
on Friday theeffi yif Sir Hugh P - r was exposed \
and tyrnfiblke manner',
I'he D^eof A r [worn one * f hi, MiiCy's
m ft hou P vy Copied on Friday last, is"the vciy°.
fame noble p,rf &$e that was taken up he highs be
s re, with Capt. W ras being in he riot at Sr
Hugh Pali fe?s house ir. P4I Mall G<ac(pir%Hea
yen that boy, and fools ih juld out wife men thus
ahrayl" °
A private examination was on Saturday faft held,
on three peifons in B,w ^reet, fuppofod to be cm
pleyed by a Printer of a Morning Paper, arcufed of
Laying didud tied hand bills es which the foil owing
is acopy ; /. L her y, K p,el and general illumi
ratioim' Tamable W the murder committed hft
ri%ht by the army: No folders. No tyranny.
D.>wn with bad nun fieri. 9#
Feb. 16. A gui,4 ? bph Horse and Foot, was
placed before the hriife, lately octup ed by Sir Hugh
Palffer. in Pali Mall which went iff about one,
soon after which, the mob having foft broke all the
windowscf that house, proceeded to break epen the
door, deployed great part of the furniture, and threw
the rest cut of th^ windows. Theguaid was again
sent for, and fevbal of th, rio ors taken in the house
and committed to p'ifon.,
Tie window, and door, of L?'d Gorre Ger
mai , boafe tn Pill Mall was likew fe demoLfhd.
Mod cf the windows of the Admiral y were de
flroyed by the mob, who took the gates from the
binges, and thereby got into the court yard. Te
hoafes there occupied by Lord Sandwich and bit
Hugh Pallifer fuffered mck.
About three o'clock an a tack was made upon
Lord North's house, in Downing firm w ere he
riot ors, afar breaking 'he windows, burs lopen he
(hut ers and attempted to get into the house. In
about half an hour a small fifty cf foot guards ?p
peered, which was soon followed by a deachqieht
of horse. Justice Adlingtoh atte^ded'at Lord Nor h's
house and read the riot a&. S xteen cf the rindea
der, were secured and the refl fiffered to escape.
ANY pri«TT^7n7ir^fy^
' raged Cattle &c. for tue %.venuo o To ps,
(*hien.OT their ma r ch Crouch tie State of C. fc'
'? T,^ he), infeed to eu'^
fybfci,i§er fer^heu ^y,'
u 0 James, 3,&ll.
ford May 8. f„.
LOST the ii,h n a^ on tharirid
,L, dlo-d OcotiS tavern nE^ H f,d arid
L ndlod Rfl yl tr/.r i Bro,; a RF, D
MOROCCO, POCKE T-B OO £
Orel cla p with about one hundred.d< liars -i Cc&'
feel 4 money, and cr-i , ^ ofW •;. wo
no e* <f tock fir ire fmcfe ^,l 0 f + ./. p
fa^i .E/&. w tod Wh^ A, Q {% £
book.,rd willeive it wrh tie, P-^f& r s cfthis na
p* , sh, ih:ve twenty dolls,,<e„@d.
. May 17 i, g
SIR AYhDfy/v Sub?™ ?; 4 ftf 1
A^l hit & BLACK MARE, ata,, 4
year, old, 13 band, and a half •%<, b\ze in
face, 3 w^fteei up. b.y.ai d let font h& „da
.HA ur#l p, e. V^cv. • ill fare a & 4 ,, .
wvei q motion to th, f, ( : ib e r &ll toe Twenty
Dpiidfß R,•<• d ard ai c"i~^e r,i" by
JOHN ROBBINS &
FORTY DOLLARSREWARD).
DEdE R LED the n/tnw f jm my
^im^t now o^ it' rnprrb 0 OafeloF
N .4 lathe S ate ofNew bbmrfh r- tbefolk^t;
pr sons, vz.j QH N M'C OLGAJ
drummer, born in I ehnd, about § fret 3 ^c( ;
hi h, about &^ vear< ofae and m'r ptd ,Q
the small p.x. JQH,N WEIGH I dn%
born in England, a'root § fee. 2 me th hgh al 4 ^
£7 or i& years of a.,, ^,d a little pried wah the
tmJl px . Tcy b,d on, w ! e\th^y w r n+ aw^y,
white coats filed.with pi^brie, whet jacket. a. s c!
dark coloured brecebe. I is Ipppofed fey will
p#e fir semi; fra port t worn th^ Sffe jrt 1 ^ f
Crimea cut. Whoever ,ake r up ;hc fed defe,'e%
a.d Loire, them in any ,she county yeah, fc that
they may be had again or bung, thnv o he r re
gimem arCtQl+ftow^ N. 4 fhril recede leabove
reward, or Twenty pillars to; fich, and teafj^abU
chag,i. paid bv
'MOSE S HAZEN Cat.
LOST the 27 h cf April last, at Mddleirvyns
111 the L^ng (fyadows TWO BAG &
m. keJ A G. ^ irh a few pounds cf Indigo in &
canveri ba. Whoever will iere the fame at the'
P nring Office in Hertford, or wiffi MLHobby&
Middletown (hall be reasonably rewarded by
AARON GRISWOLD.
M " 1, 17%.
WR ITINGPAPE R, by the Ream
or less Quantity; PRESSPAPE R S,
by the Gofs or Dozen ; CA RTERAGE
PA P E R, by the Ream or Qiire: to be Ex
changed, for Cotton Or Linen Rags, Wheat. Rye.
Indian Corn, Beef, Pork; Butter, or Continental
!"° n 'y* " the North Door under th, Printing
Office Hartford; by.
. B_ ARZILLAI HUDSO N.
T HE FAMOUS HORSE
Young Pao l i,
ILL COVE R this Season, at the S able
VV of the Subferiber, ire Somerr. He is a Holn
for flr^gth, beauty and goings equal perhaps to
any in America, four years old, and upwards ts
fifteen hands high.
AMARIAH KIBBE.
May 4, 17,9.
F u 0
Excellent RU M, by the HM,
Apply to the Subferiber in Hartford.)
" ;OHN KROONI.
B>„; rainy of them .were mingled in 3 mnA ftv?x
Minier afierfhev bad f,r,e.rde:rd, Th. y, 4^ re
wok ons of <he V^s, ,ot,t wi a atafre taker.
I,y the to"'CO.Land B^y*- P wa # ee s and fat ^^
Sonington, where the fix P; z^ ha^ ar,u v d. Te^
Earle was carced-mwN w Pj <. C.pi. Coll 'g
P^th is much regretted by ail th.a |k„.<w : nm. H^.
Was ^humanq an 4 @%. 1% and a brave Ofc
ficer. -• ,
L^ Tuesday was sent into Pr tby the Saren fc
apd Bever Rra eers the Letter of-M freß
Bellona (0 e cflhe noted G^d# c,' <F.'ec ) mouit
ing l2,Gin& but bar Po^ frcs.Sewv fr^
Bermuda bound to Nw Yrk hde ^h W-ft-
India Gt<4 aid was takeoff Shndy Hml