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GOLDSMITHS and JEWELLERY work, made in the
neatest and best manner, by the fubferiber, a few rods
weft of the Great Bridge, in Great Barrington. Where may
be had all kinds of silver shoe and knee buckles ; gold and
silver dock buckles and broaches; stone, silver and gold
sleeve buttons; gold beads of all fixes, with many other ar
ticles in the Goldsmith and Jewellery way, by the public's
humble Servant,
JEDEDIAH PHELPS.
Great-Barrington, April 4, 1781. . /
e s'w'TN ~tTd:
DA NT EL OLCOTT wants to purchase a number of
good fiddle and carriage h(Hl@
Hartford, April 7, 17SY,
\V7E the fub&ribers being appointed by Solomon Whitman
W. Esq; Judge of Probate forthe diftrid of Farmington,
Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the cre
ditors of the estate of James Brownfon, late of Farming ton,
deceased, (presented insolvent) do hereby notify said credi
tors, that we shall attend on said business at the dwelling
house of Joseph Smith, in faidFarmington,on the third Mon
day of May, and the firft Monday of June next, from two of
the clock in the afternoon, untill eight in the Evening, on
each affaid days.
DAVID MATHER, )
JAMES NORTH. ) Commiffo ers.
Farmington, April%i7B^
WE the fubferibers being appointed commissioners by the
Hon. Court of Probate, the county of Berkshire, to
receive and examine the claims of the creditors, to the estate
of Mr. Joseph More, late of Pittsfield, deceased, (represented
insolvent) do hereby give notice to said creditors, that we
dial! attend on said business, at the dwelling house of Capt.
James Noble inn holder in said Pittsfield, on the third and
fourth Tuesdays of May next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon
on each of said days. No accounts will be received, but
what are well attested.
VALENTINE RATHBUN,)
ELI ROOT, $ Commissioners
ELNATHAN PHELPS. J
Pittsfield. March 12, 1781.
HAVING received three warrants, from the Treasurer of
this State, to colled Rates (vi 2. one ofFour Dollars
eld Continental on the pound, one ofone penny on the pound,
and one of two perice on the pound <filver, the last of which
is to be fettled by the firft of May next. This is therefore to
warn, all the non-resident Proprietors ofNew-Hartford, that
have a lift in the year, 1780, and all the inhabitants that they
pay their Rates as above, to the fubferiber by the firft of
May, or expert to pay fees therefor.
J JOSEPH MERRILL, Collator.
New-Hartford, April 13, 1781.
Vbe SOLDor LIL T,for Hard Ca/b in band,
a little North of the Court-House,
A Large and elegant DWELLING-HOC SE, with
five floors one above another, with a good Garden, and
if it suits the person that hires or buys, an excellent mowing
lot, where may be cut fix tons of the best of hay, adjoining
said house, almost in the middle of the town. Alfe to be
fold, a few hundred of Iron, and feme excellent Tea, Coffee,
Sugar, Pepper, Alfpice. Enquire of MOSES MORSE,
living on the premises.
Hartford, April 20, i,Br.
FOU N D, the 7th of April, on the public road between
Washington and Pittsheld, a Leather Pocket Book, with
aclafp, of a middling fixe, with a considerable sum of mo
ney and soma writings, but by reason of its lying in the wa
ter made it impoflibie to read any of them. The owner by
E roving his property and paying charges may have the fame
y applying to the fubferiber in New-Lebanon, State of
New-York.
JOHN JOHNSON.
April 14, 1781.
TO B F. S O L D,
A Good F A RM, containing one hundred and fix acres,
about eighty of which is under good improvement,
well proportioned for mowing, ploughing and pasturing,
well watered, good timber and fire wood very handy, two
food orchards and part of a cyder mill, two houses and two
arns, lying in Litchfield, on the road from Litchfield to
Torrington, and may be entered on immediately; feme
part of the pay must be made soon, and a reasonable time
for the rest. The purchaser may have one house or both, as
may best suit. For terms of sale apply to the fubferiber, by
whom an indisputable title will be given.
RIPLEY TORREY.
Litchfield, April 12, 1781.
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER.
HART FO R D : Printed by H UDSON and GOODWIN, near the Great Bridge.
TUESDA Y, April 24, 1781.
LONDO N.
HOUSE of COMMONS,
Friday, -November 24.
OUR last paper finifhed just as the Chair
man of the Committee read the firft resolu
tion, as proposed by Mr. Jenkinfon in the follow
ing terms.
" That for the service of the year 1781, there
be imployed 39666 effectives, including 4213 in
valids."
Col. Barre rose and observed, that he could
not find the savings which had been announced
for the ensuing year.
" I have examined, said he, the estimates
for the services of the current year attentively,
and op comparing them with those now offered
to us, I observe an affential difference. Far from
finding even the appearance of a saving, it ap
pears that more men and more money are de
manded from the public now than for the last
year. The firft article, for example, which had
been just read puts the kingdom to an expence of
5000 men more than they have provided to pay ;
for this part of the estimate amounted only to
35000 men last year. I allow that they after
wards granted an augmentation, but have we not
equal reason to expeA the fame thing will be cal
led for this year ? Do we not hear the honorable
member this day fay, that it will be neceflary to
aid such and such a number of men for such and
such a service ? So that the augmentation I refer
to, will take place in equal proportion. It were
therefore to be wished, that before we decide on
this firft proposition, the honorable secretary
would inform us, of the extent of the augmenta
tion he proposes to ask, otherwise it will be impos
sible to compare the present estimates with pro
ceeding ones."
Mr. Jenkinfon answered, " That in the course
of a war necessarily conducted at an immense
distance from the capital; it is impoflible to fore
fee exactly the number of men, which the situa
tion of affairs may render jndifpenfably necessa
ry. That last year hehad diked for the augment
ations which had been granted only upon the re
quisitions of the commanders of his Majesty's
troops, who being on the foot, were the best
judges of the necessity of an augmentation more
or less considerable. Besides, that they must be
governed by the nature of the plans of operati
on formed in the cabinet : And not yet having
received either the requisitions of the Generals
abroad, nor information of the places of opper
ation for the ensuing campaign, he could not at
present ask for more than the known situation and
present position of affairs seemed to require."
We have seen, that Mr. Jenkinfon demanded
an augmentation of 500 men for each of the re
giments of Colonels Humberfton and Fullerton.
This preference given to these new corps over the
old ones, appeared to Mr. Townfhend to call for
the animadversion of the house. He observed,
with his usual asperity, that he thought it blame
worthy, and was disgusted at the manner of re
cruiting those regiments. “ Nothing," said he,
“ is so scandalous, nothing so derogatory to the
good of the service and to common sense. Eve
ry thing is submitted to, that the lifts of recruits
may be filled up. The worst and vilest of man
kind are enrolled, provided he has only two arms
and two legs; here is a child,ewho can scarcely
lift his gun which is heavier than himfelf. There
is an old man, who cannot stoop to ground his
arms. Between these two things in uniform, we
fee another being Rill more disgusting: an escape
from Newgate, who instead of being in a halter;
is enrolled, by a Sentence of a justice of the peace.
And why is heaven and earth ransacked to com^
plete those regiments, to the manifeft prejudices
of the old regiments, which not offering so great
emoluments are filled with infinite difficulty ?
Of what use have these regiments been since
their creation ? We were told last year, to jufti
fy their being raised, that they were intended
for a particular service, for which the ancient
corps were less proper. Have' they been em
ployed in that service ? No, they are yet hi Eng
land, and it will be to keep them there; for corps
composed, as I have just said of new levies, taken
indiscriminately from the vilest ranks of children
and old men, equally weak and infirm can ren
der no service. It would be madness to fend
them to America or the Weft-Indies. Experi
ence ought to have cured government of this im
prudence. What will become of these new le
vies, if they cross the sea ? What has become of
those lent to St. Lucia ? One corporal and four
privates of them are still left, who seemed to
have survived only to bury their comrades. But
the greatest inconvenience of this odious prefer
ence: oftliefe new to the old corps is the Conse
quent impossibility of recruiting the last. This
is evidently the case. For in late reviews those
regiments, which ought to consist of 900 men,
had scarcely 300 effective. This I observed last
summer with great pain."
'' The honorable gentleman (answered Mr.
Jenkinfon) is mistaken, if he thinks the new
corps are prefered to the old ones. For my part
I know as well as any body, the superiority of
the last. lam so sensible of it, that I would at
any time prefer one of them to two others. But
it is much more easy to procure men fit for the
new raised corps, than to recruit the ancient re
giments with proper men, and the necessities of
the war are exceedingly pressing. We must
have men and we have no choice. After a con
tinuance of war for several years, we cannot flat
ter ourselves with hopes of finding amon^ the vo
lunteers who offer, such as offered themselves at
the begining, and the difficulty of recruiting in
creases as the war proceeds."
Col. Barre then produced calculationsby which
he meant to prove, that the number of men vot
ed for the service of the last year, had not been
employed."
“ Parliament, said he, allotted 79,000 men, for
the service of the plantations. In November
1779, Gen. Clinton's army amounted to 32,000
regular troops and 6000 provincials; There re
main therefore 41,000 men to be elsewhere em
ployed. Of those 41,000 I find 10,000 at Gib
raltarand Minorca. Will ministry fay, there are
31,000 in Canada and the Weft-Indies."
" No, replied Mr. Jenkinfon, but I have ob
served the honorable member mentions neither
the East-Indies nor Africa, where he certainly
knows we have troops. 17,000 have been em
ployed in the Weft-Indies."
The Colonel rallied Mr. Jenkinfon on this last
assertion, and ironically aiked his pardon, for
having forgot in his calculation one battalion
now in Asia, and about 213 in Africa.
Finally, agreeable to the proposition, 39,000
men were voted.
All ranks of people now fay the American war
ought to be given up. It is like a miil-ftone
round our necks. While that war hangs upon
us, the House of Bourbon may proceed with
impunity.
(No. 848.)