The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-03-03 00:00:00, page 1

Hartford Paper-Mill Lottery.
T'HE Managers of said Lottery hiving no Tick
ets on hand requerf of all'perfons who have
received Tickets to fell for them, that they return
the money received and the Tickets that are unfold,
by Monday the 9th of March instant. If the above
request is complied with the Managers think they
shall le able to begin the drawing Monday the 16th
---But nothing (excepting some unforfeen cafuahy)
will prevent their drawing on Monday the 23d in
stant. Hartford, 3d March. 1778.
- TEN DOLLARS REWARDS
LOST on the road from Danbury to Peek's Kill,
a China faced WATCH steel chain, with a
compass at the end of the chain with the letters
L Don the bottom of the case. Any person find
ing the fame and leaving it with Mr. Benjamin
Totten, or Mr. Jacobs, tavern keepers on said road,
or at the Printing-Office in Hartford, ffiall have
ten dollars reward, paid by
Paul Brigham.
Said Watch was 10l on the 27th of January.
DESERTED from my company in Col. Wyl
lys's regiment one Samuel Cleaveland, a fer
jeant about 25 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high
dark eyes, dark hair and light complexion with a
considerable fear on his right temple; and one Eli
jah Cheney a soldier about 25 years of age 5 feet
1 I inches high dark eyes dark hair and light com
plexion, a very good fidler, both belonging to Pom
fret in the State of ConneAie t foppofed to have
gone with a view to enter on boa;#* some privateer.
Whoever will apprehend both or either of said de
terters and return them to the regiment shall hav.e
ten dollars reward for each and all necessary char
ges paid by Wills Clift, Ctt.
Filh Kill, Jan. 20, 1778.
WE the fubferibers being appointed commit
miffioners by the hon. Joseph Talcott Esq;
Judge of the court of probate for diftriH of
Hartford,to examine the claims of the several credi
tors to tl e estate of Nathaniel .Rifley late of Hart
ford. deceafedde give publ c notice that we will at
tend the bufineis at the house of Ben ; amines Olmsted
inholder in Hartford, on the second and fourth
maydays of March, at two o'clock afternoon on
LTdays.
JONATHAN STANLEY, ) h
SAMUEL SMITH, - j CommConers
'Hartford February 21, 1778.
u p an ^ recorded in Simfbury stray
X book of records a pale redifh one year old
pad HFJFER with a white streak on the back and
Jelly, marked a fallow tail in the top of tire right
ear, with a flit under fide the fame ear.' The owner
is desired to prove his property pay charges and
take her 'away. Enquire ofLieut. Benamin Adams
living in Weft-Simibury. Feb' .10 1778
STRAYED orhoien from the fubferiber on the
fifth day ofFebruary instant, a bay Mare about
seven years old, and about thirteen hands and an
half high, wjth force white in her face, nearly in
the fhrpr of the letter C, and is w^h 'ole arid-had on
when she went away, old fhoeson her fore feet and
110 fhoes^n her hind feet and her hindlegs are feme
thing more crooked than common.---Whoever shall
^e, or has taty up the said Mare, and will return
to the iunferiber living at Horfe-nech, or fecure'
her so that he may have her again, fhall..have fix
dollars reward, and ah reasonable charges paid, by
ISAAC. HOLMES.
Horse-neck Feb. 17, 17)8.
N. It. Ihe said Mare .both pices and trots, but
mol inclined to pace.-
P L
THREE or four Journeymen-Carpenters expert
in the use of tools and willing to work" with
one of the hrft mechanicks on the continent --may
find immediate employment good commons, and
high wages by enquiring at the Paper-Mill row re
building in Hartford, March 3,177 b.
[TUESDAY, March. j, r„g. THS
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■ CONNECTICUT COURANT,
ANDTHE
WEEKLY Intelligences
MRTFO R D. -Printed by W ATSON and GOODWIN, near the Great B ridge
LOST in the action at Compo, the 28th of April
last a small Fusee. stock Ipliced near the muz
zle also creased near the swell, London stamped on
the barrel, two fwjvels to fling it ; also a bayonet
luppofed to be on the piece, and also a white leather
cartouch box with holes for nine rounds, it being
the armour ofLieut. Samuel Elmer, Who was killed
on the spot. Whoever will retun the gun with or
without the bayonet and box, or inform so that I
may hdve it or them again, shall have twenty dol
lars reward by Samuel Elmer
bharon Feb. 5 1778.
STOLEN on the night of the 2d inftant,'' 'from
the fubferiber, a red roan Mare about twelve
years old fourteen hands high, branded on the left
shoulder thus 3 or thus £ has a large light colour'd
mane and tail a blaze in her face, a large fear on
her left ham, goes a little lame with it newly shod
and cork'd had on an old laddie and bridle. Who
ever will take up laid mate and thief and give the
fubferiber notice of it shall have ten dollars reward
and all necelTary charges paid, by me
.Nathaniel Hale.
The thief is filppofed to be one of the re-
Pittsfield, Feb. 7, 17784
TAKEN up by the fitbferiber about'the firft of
October last, 6 white sheep, 4 all marked with
red on the rump, and 2 on the shoulder the other 4
niarkt with lamp black a large W on the broad fide.
The Owner may have them by proving his property
and paying charges and applying to Davud Lu
dinton of Northbury, in Waterbury.
November 13 1777.
THE creditors to the ehate' of Jom7a°°AiYaTer
late ofbuffield deceased (being rendered in
folynt) are hereby informed that the court of pio
bate for the diftric? of Hartford has prolonged the
time to the 13th of July next for the creditors to
bring in then accounts --t.be commifionefs will at
tend on the business, on the firft and third mondays
Of each month, preceeding the above date, at the
dwelling houfeof Major Elihu Kent in said Suffield,
all concerned are desired to take riotice of this as it is
the last request of the kind.
Alexander Ki?>g,
Shorn Burbank, | Cornmifoers.
Suffield Feb. 25 i„&
R g ~
Al ye .due, at the house ofthe fubferiber, at to
o'clock in the forenoon, four good farms, far
mers utensils, a quantity of hcufhold goods also.
cattle horses, sheep &c. On the thirtieth day of
March next or may be bought any time before at
P r '™! e . ™ e ' by applying to Aaron Payne of New-
Fairfield who will give an indisputable title Three
of said farms.lye in the upper fotiet yof New Fairfield
near the center, the other in the firft society of Kent,
near the center, and on the main read,
N. B. Said Payne recuefts all indebted to him,
to make ipcedy payment, in order to save themselves
cost and trouble. From their humble* servant.
Aaron Paynk.
New-Fairfie'd, Feb. 4th 1778.
T O ITE—S 0-L'D— —
' By STEPHEN MEARS,
Ar his store opposite the north meeting-boufe in
Hartford, a.toall assortment of coarse and
fine Linens Woolens &c. Also choice Bohea Tea.
for cash only,
T O B'T S'O~L~D
B ? PETEK VERSTILLE,
AT bis Store Marthe Suite House in Hartferd
for Connecticut and Continental bills, a small
assortment of GOODS, such as Chintzes Calicoes.
Linnens and Woolens some very neat women's
white and clack silk gloves and force Very fashion
able leather gloves, checks and nankeens good dear
skins, nail rods, sugar allspice pepper, ginger,
sheep-skin Precede,, ribbons, Barcelona handker
chiefs, a small quantity offleve burtons, tapes pins
primers, spelling books good bohea tea, by the hun
dred wt, dozen or pounds.
O N D O N .
HOUSE of COMMONS.
Y ° r sday, November 20.
W r ', mbers had returned from the
^^" V '^ nd nine Piemen who were
Pftfo of Parliament had ta
h" a ° d ' he / feats the£ P eak er read from
fob S' °° py ?" Mffl y' sS P eech delivered
„XU^<> AddreA re-echoing each
NU^Y'" ' P "°" ™^ en ^°^d ;or and
Sir ^^^^^^ L ° rd ^ de ^
The firft prefaced his motion bya panepvrir
'° pr ",[ ce of Government, the necefty' ofthe
^itiU^ c ° n ^ aof ^^ninMnders, who
1' 8 ° m " in ' nu ,^ns thrown out lately
in thepub^c ft ts deserved our utmost confide nJ
"','>,!, that h °P e which his Majesty a ^
Jr J "';""" P ' a '" d ^ their f ^re exertion
He said that the eofe reic.&dufo Was not adj'
uut! toe views ah&aAmns of the Americans : &
? ud| y for the rtefure, and that he doubled r>m
tue prudence of government would seize
port^ty ;o putaftop te theeffufion o f
J"°' " e *^' ty ' ° r fi:e hitered cf the nauon
would admit of such a defiraHe effort
c S % G ^rt Elliot i u fecondmg the' motion ob
serve&, that though hc-had tot the &; „
House when the grand of }~
unhappy war were under the ducullioh of /'
ment. yet be Was well aware that fhey had been ai"
^4^ both fid^ofthe U cll fe in ever,
light wh, e ;n tuey.werecapabkofLeing f ee „
ce^y to difeufsh. T^ quefti^ was no: # w
whether America ^ %i na jiy right cr
but whether the should or fbould not remain inde-'
pendent. And taking the case of the Colonies asit
now d,rus, n e ftaftomlhed that any man , born
and educated ^1 Britan could hand up in that
lyme to express a sentiment contrary to foi r rt
cf tie measures adopted by Government, and eon • °
vexed to us m his Majesty' s mo st gracious
He .took eccafion to intrudes observation on the
prefect date of our trade and commerce ; aVtrrir T
tnat so far from betng diminished by our pre sent c j
ten, as might reasonably be mppofed they were ra
tuer mcrealed within the last twelve months He
he^ nothing so ar ri^ s h e n g unemployed in
any^ra^uof nade in the Kingdom; and tetog a
little incte ifeot luxury, which upon the whole was
rather a tidying symptom, he.believed the nation
was in as flourishing a condition as at any period in
his memory. , r
T.e Marquis ofGRANtY lamented the confe
que. ces which mart flow upon this Nation as we'l
as up^ the Americans, f rom Connatural a war ; and
expre fed the mcH ardent wiffi of employing the pre
sent moment tp lay at last the ground work ofan'ac
commudatjon. The powers of Great -Britain, he
said, had been exerted during three fuccf.ve cam
paigns so ob^n ft with that Continent by the
point of the iword; flattering himfelf therefore that
pre,^ moment of un c r ,ai nt y w*h reseed to
L he luccefs of our arms was a most pro w time far
attempting to effe& it by a measure of cordiality
be pegged maveto ^d an amendment which
fbr JT' d '" J Addre ' then
%4'."'j^^e of this amendment was,
lo advents Ma edy to adopt force measures for
acc^modvmg the unhappy differences with Am^
,e d by treaty ; and for the better effectuating fa de
ilmbie a purpose, to agree to aceffation of all hoftili.
ties; at the tame time to assure his Majesty of the de
termination of his Commons t o co-operate with him
every meafore that could contribute to the re-efta
bbfhrnent of peace, and the drawing such linear
should afford honcient fechrity to die terms ofm«-
beat on. r
t ?^ D %pQb Cavendish ar ose to feconi
Lord.Granbys motion He did this, he said win
the greater reading as he trailed it would he uni #
Verf.l y a lowed that the proportion came faom the
purun and most liberal motives ; aadas the young