The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-10-12 00:00:00, page 4

We ffi?u!d pay an ill compliment to the under-'
Binding and honour of every true American, were
we to adduce many arguments to few the bafenef#
or bad policy of violating bur national faith, or emit
ting to purine the meafaies neceffoyto piefeive it.
A bankrupt faithjefs republic ;zould be a novelty in
thepiitical world, and appear among reputable na
tions. like a common prostitute among chafle and re
fraahle matron#. The pride of America revolts
fiom the idea ; her citizens knew for what purposes
tnefe emissions were made, and have repeatedly
plighted their faith for the redc.rpticn of them;
they are to be found in every man's poffeffion§ and
every man is interested in their being redeemed ; they
must therefore entertain a high opinion of American
credulity, who foppefe the people capable ofbeliev
ing, on due reflection, that all America will agair.fi
the faith, the honor and the interest of all America,
be ever prevailed upon to countenance, support or
permit lo ruinous, so difyaceful a measure. We are
convinced that the efforts and art# of our enemies
will not be wanting to draw us into this humiliating
and contemptible situation. Impelled by malice,
and the suggestions of chagrin and disappointment,
at not being able to bend our necks to the yoke, they
will endeavour to force or seduce us to commit this
unpardonable fin, in order to fabjra us to the punish
ment ^e to it. and that we may thenceforth be a re
proach arid a by-word among the nations. Appriz
ed of these consequences, knowing the value cfnati
onal chara&er, and impressed with a due sense of the
immutable laws of justice and ypnor, it is impossible
that America fhuuld think without horror of finch an
execrable deed.
,If then neither our abilfty or inclination to dis
charge the public debt, are ju^ly questionable, let.
Our conduct correspond with this confidence, and
^ us "fc^e our credit from its present imputations.
Had .he attention of America to this obje& been un
remised, had taxes been Wonibly imposed and col
-1-°-, had proper loans been made, had laws been
paired and executed for punishing those who mil ci
c^ly endeavoured to injure the public credit had
thete and many other things equity necessary been
d 0.% and had our currency, nefyithflandihg all
theft efforts, declined to its prefect degree of depre
ciation, our case would indeed have been deplorable.
But a. these exertions have not been made, we may
yer expitence the good effect; which naturally result
fom them Our former negligences therefore should
now animate us with hope and teach us not to difpair
of removing by vigilence /and application the evils
which fupmenefs and inattention have produced.
It has been already obf^ved that in ordi to pre
vent the further natural dfp^ciatiori of onrbilh we
have r^folved to flop the peel's, and to call upon you
for fapp! e,by loans and taxes You are in capaci
ty to fford them, and ae bound by the flronfl ties
to *>".: Livens not therefore without fu plies,
nor let in that flood of evils which would follow
from 'uch a negle&. It would be an event mofl
grateful toour enemies, and depend upon it they
will ^double their orifices and indufliy to comptfs
it. Be therefore upon your ^uard, and examine well
the policy of every measure and the evidence of eve
ry report that may be propped or mentioned to you
before you adopt the one or. believe the o+hr. &-
colka that iti# the price of the liberty, the peace
and the fefety of yourfelve# and posterity ; that now
is required; --that peace liberty and fafety, for
the attainment and fecuriry of which you have so cf
ten and so fblemaly declared your readiness to facri
fice your lives and fortune-,. The war, tie' draw
ing faa to a Grcefsfcl issue; ftili rages. Disdain to
Have the whole business of year defence to your Al
ly Be mindful that the brighter profpear may be
clouded aedthat prudence bid, us ty prepared for
every event. Provide therefore for continuing your
armies in the fidd tili vi&ory and peace fhal'l fed
them home, and avoid the reproach of permitting the
currency to depreciate in your hands, when by
yielding a pyt to taxes; and loans, the whole might
have been appreciated and preserved. Humanity as
well as justice makes this demand upon you, the
complaints of ruined widows and cries of fatherlefs
children, whole whole fupfert has been placed in
your hands and melted away, have doubtleft reach,
cd you -talecare that they afeend no higher. Rouse
therefore ; firive who fhali do meft for his country ;
rdripdle that flame of patriotism which at the men
tion cf disgrace and slavery blazed throughout Ame
rica, and animated all her citizens Determine to finifh
the cornea as ycu be^an it, henefliy and gloriously.
La it never be Aid that America had no footer be
come independent thau ffie beca e infolveat, rr that
her infant gl&.& & growing fire, we.eobfenred and
tarnished by broken contras and violated faith, in
the very hour when all the nations cf the earth were
admiring & almol adoring the fpl^oLof her rifting.
I?y the unanimous Order of Congress.
„, JOHN J A Y. Prefdent,
Philadelphia, Sept, 23, 177^
IX7" 'fobferibsrs being appointed by the Won.'
VV court of probate for the diftrift of Litchfield,
commiffiuners to examine the chines of the creditors
to the efface cf Daniel Grilwold late cf Litchfield
deceas'd, repfefented infclvent. do hereby give no
tice that we shall attend laid bufi.,efs at the dwel
ling house of Mr. Ifa&c Biffell, innkeeper in said
Litchfield, on the 2d, 3d and 4th Tuesdays of Oc
tober next, at one cf the clock in the afternoon cn
each cf said days.
John Smith;,
Jesse Kilborn, > Commiftioneri.
David Stoddard.)
Litchfield, Sept. 21, 1779.
LOS IT on the road between Farmington and
Kensington, on the night of the 2ittinfant,
a Black Leather POCKET BOOK r^ha
clasp to it, containing about One Hundred and Fifty
Pounds in Continental Bills, (chiefly large bills).
A number of valuable writings which can be of no
favice to any perlon except the owner. Whoever
finds said Pocket Book arid contents, and will return
" '" e °'"' r " Keafingon, or the Printing-
Office at Hartford, or fends word to either srf the
places where it may be had, £iall be entitled to
Thirty Dollars Reward, and all teafonable charges,
paid by SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
Kensington, September 24, 1779
STOLEN cut },ft
Saturday night, a che^nut coloured MARE, 4
years old, 14,hands high, paces tree and camera, a
" loghead, no brand Whoever will 0e
up said Hoik and return him to the owrer ir P^.
M ^ ffachu ^ ^% ffiall have SIXTY
LOLLA„S reward, and mceffary chance paid by
danielking.
Stateyl Vermont zzd hly
WHEREAS appi cation has been made to me
the fubfcrib^ii one of the Jufiices cf the
Feage for the county of Bennington, to call a meet
ing of the proprietors cf the towrftip of Leicester
in said county. These ere therefore to warn the
prop-ietor# of kid Lt ^fter to m e& at the house cf
Capt. Elihu Smith in Ciareden in "said ccuniv on
the 27th day of OAober next at 12 o'clock a/ukro
to on the following particulars >, % c frfe
& Moderator. 2. To choose a Proprietors
3. 40 check a commd.kr. 4 . Tc fee if^- ,
priors will lay out ^l^ divifinn in said town.
5 A r ° rai ' e me rey to defray charges : and to do and
aQ any ether bufr^fi th^ht necessary.
SAMUEL ROnN^GN. f& fr^
State of Vermont. 22
WHEREAS rppliomou tyh been made me
the febfrob^r one cf the Jnfiices ofthe Peace
tor county cf Brnfoe^ by much so fh an
one mcmfh p^ cf the p^prietch cf the town
^'P, }"•"'' '" '' county, to call a meet.
%cf .^d pr%fr. These zr ; therefore tc warn
the proprietors township, to megt at the dwel-
HOufe of Mr. fr n Lan foe, in said Powral, on
f 25 < iy cfc&ouer i/xt, at 9 o'clock in the
morning, to a q on the fallowing particular : 1. To
©,,fe a . Moderator. 2. To choose a Proprietor#
^ik. 3. ^ .?fee w fed ,: )p # ietars will agree 'to
„°^ a s^ div son ^kidioten. 4. To fee what
said; proprietors w ill do r e f?«¥ug theft proprietors;
tnew nomine taf, who have not complied with
the former vote# qf kid proprietors, in regard of lay
ing them out. 5 To raise money to defray char
£, and to do ^d ^ anyomer bufineis that may
be tricot ^ ybv f.A ~^ifo at said m ¥ t-
Felled
LETuTi been made tome
^of the propri
etor: Of 4 h, g;.,te o f Vermont,
that a meetir, r < ^ : proprttors be Called' for the
f^oh „:/% viz. I. T-, chock a Moderator
^^Tocbbofeaproprieto/s
" '5 e " "'' prpriefars will proceed to
co %, ' lay^rr out cf kid toyaihip into lots,
fc^dfr^fyfi^ ...Native to said town
ftp ^tey may t^k p^^ g o ca Accord
ing, Irie hereby notify ^U % m ft;d ors
meet at the house of Mr Solomon Bi^b am „
I nmouth, on the fourth W^^-^ in 'caober
^xt at one o'clock P M, for e ^fo ^ve
mentioned.'
ABRAHAM JACK n ; ff
0 UN.Q fe „r,,/ •
fl about 40 years of ,de ~bnut - ffo 4 inches
high, the grizle cfhis ncf ekrrt, . ctfenk
in. Whoever will take r p f<id ron 3 ay and con
, m so &t his rnafiti cm have h;; : a^ain flnll
^rt^d,^^ .ndn deeri;
charges paid, by J
a ABRAHAM CASE,
Vgtpm&ty, .%pt. 29, r 779.
Hide Ouice. Middfe&yn, S:,!. 23, 17,9,
BY virtue of the powers v^fied ia me ty the Hua;
the Board of War, on a late resolve of Con „cfs
cf the 23d of July, 1779 : I do request all perfa^'
within the State cf Connecticut, who have in their
possession Hides, Leather Shoes, or any other public '
property belonging to the Hide department, receiver
finer the comma; cement of the prefect war, in whaf
fi nation feeveri: may be, to transmit me an cx^
account arid bate of the fame. All pzrfor.shrv:%
roade cozies for Shoes, &c. as they regard the'
public good,are requested to be pun&ual in fulfilling
rf^e. All pe.fens who have found featuring
Hides, will piffle to make reports thereof immedi
aroly to my office. All p^rfens complying with the
aoove reque^ shall be indulged With the cemraoa
customs besides pay for their care: But delinquents
may exp^A puniffiment due to persons cmbezling
public prepay. WANTED immediately a larg^
quantity cl fzrviccable men's ihoes for the use of the
amy; any peifon cr p%fims who have such to dis
pose of fhalf,receive a generous price in money, ip
on the delivery of the fhoeg at this office, or hides
atthe ufuri rates of exchange, as f.^n a# they are
taken off cattle to be slaughtered in this State, by
the public's very humble firvant,/
,GEORGE STARR,
Cemmiffary H des for the State of Conneaicut
Wethenfield, Sept. 29,
DESERTED Au^ufi last, from the 2d regiment
01 D-% 00ns, Naboth Lewis, a native of this
SiQ a likely well set fellow, about 5 feet 8 inches
hi^h, ffiort black hair, about 23 or 24 years cf age.
has a number df fears on his head, and cue cfhi
hands, eccafinned by a back sword; is fappofed to
have gone toward feme cf the eafitrn ports with an
intention cf getting on board feme armed v<£lL
Any perfefa that will retuni,faid Lewis to hi# regi
ment,or frcurehiin in any public goal,and give notice,
shall receive a icward of sixty dorian, and neccflh;y
charges, from
FZEK. F. BELDEN, Capt. 2d. L. D.
N. B. All maters c f vetfeh are warned a^a^
harboring said Lewis, as they will aafwer it &t\htir
peril.
FOUND, in a {offering condition, in H& non. in
^Marlborough pariffi, and taken up by Asa Foot
©1 Colchef er, a daik bay or chefnut colored Eorfy
about 14 hand# and half high, 7 years old, frees
and trots' ; a leather Saddle, Bridle and Saddle Bags
1 pair of half thick breeches, partly made, 1 Hut
Ruffle great coat, markt E H; 1 red brown coat, 1
hclland fhiit, 1 pair of blue end white feez'd
flecking#, i pair liiron do. markt L, 1 bever hat x
soldiers blanket, 1 tin box with hard Gap and broth
in it, 2 raforsin a case. 2 pair feiffers in a case, 1
(mail bible, Jonathan Buffiuell wrote in it, 1 !<c^
i n ^ bag mark't EF. with sundry other frazil articles
tosher with 14 pieces of woolen cloth, takers out
of said Foot's clo^hierl ihop the evening after the
26th infant. The owner may have any, or all of
said circles by .applying to said Foot, proving pro
perty and paying ceil. " ASA FOOT.
Sept. 28, 1779.
ff OST by the fubferiber, on the goth of S puni
jLz ber last, on the road between Land. Fziforf# in
Weft Britain, and Land. Catlin's in Harwintpn, a
Hack LEATHER FOCKET BOOK, with a brafe
clasp, containing near 2000 dollars in Continental
money, and a Captain's commiiTi&n from Governor
Trumbull, whh a lumber of papers of conßqnence
to none but the owner. Whoever has found said
book, and will leave it with L^d. Frifbie In Weft-
Britain, cr Land. Normand Seymour of Well Hart
ford, or the fubferiber, shall receive three hundred
dollars reward, paid by'
JAMES SEYMOUR:
Hartford, ORober 4, 1779.
''HE "G'Giiber hereby informs thole whom he
JL fupplie# with the Conned cut Coumnt, that
on account of the Audrating fate of the currency
he is obliged to make Quarterly Payments to
the Printers, which (with ex,enfive riding) obliges
him to requefi hi# customers to pay np the firm half
year at the expiration thereof, which will be with
No. 770. Each cuffomer may ft e his acc runt on
ore corner cf his paper which (Jf paid at the time
mentioned) will be reckoned at twenty for one, or
produce a# it wai ;fold in the year 17,4. See Ad
vertisements at the Stages. ,
>JOHN PRESTON.
Sbeffi^dj Sep^mber 18, 1779.
A ll P ct:< xiß having accounts anie:tkd with the
eftat^ cf Nehemiah Lewis, late of Goffien de
cc^kd, are hereby defined to bring in their accounts
in order for fettlemeiri, as fopn as pcffible, at the dwel
ling hcufe cf the dec^fed, where cohflant attendance
will be given for tha! purpefc. by
NEHEMIAH LEWIS, ,
EBENEZER NORTON, junr. | a * u ' mi
Ccfhn, S^tember 10, 1779.