The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1781-01-09 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, December 26.
Extras of licit" ff° ffl Barbados, dated November
11.
“ I doubt not you will /her before this reaches
yon of the unhappy Situation weare in here, and as
1 know your anxiety for me. I am ^iad to meet
with an opportunity of informing you, I and, my
little one# have efesped any bodily hurt. The' the
d^reft I have fuffered is almost beyond my fitength
"^Oa the night of the ioth of October the florm
bezan, and raged with a violence that I cannot pre
tend to deforce ; a gentleman, mow here, who was
at L ibon at the time of the earthquake, fays, this
was beyond companion more d?eauful, being cf f)
much longer duration ; that too was partial ; this
general all over the ifliod ; so that no one hat it in
their power to affid another ; all are involved in the
general rain: Tne horrors of the night' were aggra
vatf+by the return of the day ; the whole town in
ruins, and all the country laid waste , the number
of corps thatlay dead and maimed in the fl.^t,
were Locking to behold ; and the cries of the peo
ple locking for and bewailing their led friends was
dreadful to hear. All the houfu near the f^ were
washed away, ana a great number of the inhabitants
with them ; was it not for the melt-head, all Bread
street would have gone ; the people were up to their
middle# in water. The number cf dead in town
wae so great, that the Governor employed a party
of foldieri to bury them; and the' they only dug
holes and then them in as they were, three days
were employed in Uda melancholy bafinefs, and the
smell became very offenfive before it war complet
ed: It is computed, between fix and seven thousand
evhites and blacks, have loft their lives.
“ Scarce a building left on ary of the eflater, and
almo? tall the cattle killed. The corn that was
hoofed defroyed. as well as the provisos in town,
so that we have a dreadful profpeA ofa famine, add
to this that the behaviour cf the negroes has been
very alarming ; they think, no doubt, we are now
all upon a footing, and indeed without feme relief
is afforded to as I cannot fee how we areto fobfifi."
December 27.
Extraft of a letter from Edenton, North Carolina,
dated December z, i 780 .?
•' VeAerday Capt. Butler arrived herefrom Cad ; z,
which he left the 24th of October. We are inform
ed by Col. Baller, who came passenger, that about
the 10th of October, Count D'Eitain.g arrived at
Cadiz in perfert health ; the next day he fat out to
view the lines cbefcta Gibraltar, and on _his eturn
he hoifled his flag on board the Terrible 90 ^ &
There were on the 24th of Oaober 74 (hips of the
line, "French end S,an : fli, at Cadi? ¥ completely
manned, including Mort Giichen's fleet, who ar
rived “the 23'd, with 146 merchantmen coder nil.
convoy from the Wed Indies. Five fhps of be
line had fa led three weeks before that on a freret ex
pedition. There were five Arps erupting off Cape
St. Vincent, and feveo or eight in the Gat of G&
raltar. That the town was so closely blocked vp,
that the ga-pfon may be IxptAtd in,a f=w months
to yield to famine. The French had ei%btm firps
of the line at B^, that wet? also ready for fee.
That the whole fleet of <6 British merchantmen,
faniports, &e. were taken by the combined fleets,
except four merchantmen and the convey, and three
cf those merchantmen were afterwards taken, ft 16
Aid the Moors have given our allies leave to cut
any British veffei out of their parts. Cal. B alar
fiye, that the day before he failed, every officer be
longing to Count Doing's fleet was ordered on
board, it was not known whether they were g^y
to canvy the merchantmen who arrived with M.
Gaichen, or to pay the British a v^t. who, it was
said, had ventured to fra."
Extraa of a letter frm S'. Buflatla, Dec, ~
•' By the arrival of fevers! Dutch lh, torn
London, we have the account of M• Laurens s
being confined in the tower ; bat it does net appear
that his dif,etches were taken, as was at 6r^ find.
#' A Boston privateer, and ore from Newbury-
Port, were carried into the Thames.
" We have letter, from Holland as late as the art
bf November, when a war with England was much
talked of. It is said that, or a general peace, will be
th, consequence of the confederacy of the northern
powers, if that confederacy can be firmly fixed.
Raffia has 30 fail of the line, Denmark 10, Sweden
if Holland 3§ ; which will give so great a balance
in our favor. That an acknowledgment of our in
dependence mod be the confeqvenc*. Fne under
writers at Amfterdamf raked 12 per cent, on rested
bottoms to the Weft Indies, from which you may
judge of their opinion of things.”
BOSTO N, Jtowy 4:
Lafl Thursday evening an aTay happened at a
boufe on Minors T. between a number cf French
in, to the Ainring figa^ was ^bhe^ Lict^
body, of which wound he immediately expired ;
several other# were also badly wounded.- A Jury
cf Inqoeft being fatamoned to fit on the body of <he
deceased, brought in their verdict. " That 7 Frrcca
men were acceffary to the death cf the dece^fec.
HA RTFO RD, January 9.
A letter from England, dated the f 7'h October.
Informs, that Gen, Clintbn has requeued an addi
tionil number of 10 000 troops to be sent him f<om
England; and if he was denied hi# request be de
sired liberty to return home.,--Ha was,formed that
hi# condah in America wu highly approved, and
that orders ware given for raffing nine regiments of
foot and one cf horse to bk immediacy ra f:d arid;
sent to Amerce. The writer adds, th, the British
minify bad it in view to fnbjug^.e Virginia and
North Carolina, during the present winter end next
spring, .
The public ere clutched spina receiving coun
terfeit 401. and 20s. bills, of this State, dated Jane
1, 1780 feverri of themhaving been difeovered.
Dcd. at Harford, November 27, Mr. James
Legg, born in Scotland, aged 102 years.
By Hi# F^ce^cy the G OVE RNOI and
7 CO UN CI LofS.A FET Y. : ,
; • . , 4h January, l,Si# -
RESOLVED .That t^e fivral Bekers or Re
civets of Beef and Folk within this S ate,
to be pt up in purfuanee of an Aft of the General
Auembly, in October 1780. or in purfuanpof in;
ftruaiont of the. Governor and Council of Safety
for putting up Pork „ Fish„ for the use of the pub-,
lie, be, an 4 they ri hereby authorized,to receive
such farther quantit er of Salt, ^ stall be abfoluel,
necessary for curing and faying fuph quantities of
prov fiois as they shall equally procure and put
up. That is to fay, as may be mod convenient, at.
the lores of Mt fir's. Shuba^l Abbe, at Windhams
Will am Hubbard and Gardner and Perkinr Nor
wich, William Ledyard, Esq; Groton, Edward
Hallam; Gay Richard# and John Chapman, Niro
London, Chrifran Higgins, Lyme, Jghn Chapman,
Eat Haddam, R chard D ckinfon Saybrook. S*m%
al Shether, Ktllingwoeth, Elijah Graves and Hocker
Bartle, Guilford Olive Stanley. Esq; Wallingford,
Snrr, Tuell, and Comfort Sage, Esq;
Middletown ; who have Srit in their cuflody, le,
longing to this S,te, and are hereby authorized and
direAed to del vet out the fame iu such quantities
laid Packers fha'l procure certificates or orders for,
stem the Select Men of the fiveral towns to which'
they belong, taking their duplicate receipts, one of
which ,0 be r^rined by Rich hc'e keeper, andthe
other tea ftnieed to. and lodged with the Co^mittea
cf Pay Table ; fald Picket# to be accountable, and
the feveial towns to which they belong rtfponfible
for their ability and fidelity. A true copy,
TeP. Wm. WILLIAMS Clerk.
CT^HE 3umfl 01i< : e county of Hartford takes this
l method to inform the fev, al Colters of
S&e Taxes wi.h'in the Sure, that°h,ve nefleaed to
fettle their refpeave ia es for , which they, had each
a warrant from ,th# T eafurer of said Static, to col ,
led and fettle, before and by the sirs of November
irft; that the fwd Treasurer ha, put into hs hands,
executions apinß tach of them for the refpeaive
balances due ; and fenfole, as he thinks they mud
or cn,ht to be, that there ria.neceffity of the no
ney'tbeing immediately paid in. to the Treasurer,.
to enable hi^ te difeharge the demands agrinft him
from tlie public ; he, asin ^uty bound, determines,
that vn'efs.thry ffiall immediately fettle, the fame
with the Tretfurar, to ride himfelf, an+fend out by
others, the whole of laid executions that they may
be levied forthwith on the eflata of said deficient
CoikAorr, when they may depend on it every far
thing cf the fees apew d by,law, wlf be ertafled
without favor or ass Aion. Therefore, ffr iheir own
fike, and theoublc good, he gives .them this friend-,
ly norite, and most heartily wishes they would, bf,
complying with the purport of the not fication, save
themfefyes the expence, which otherwise will moll
certairl% be brought upon them.
*„* P is defred the fcyeial Printer# in this State
would insert the foregoing in their refefflive public,
papers, ____
STRAYED frcra the fubferiber, in Hartford,ft roe
time in October lai, a black gilding HORSE,
about fix years old, about fourteen hands high, lew
in fitfh, fhnd all round, natural trotter, carries hi#
bead lew. Whoever has tatert up said HORSE,
and will fend him or word where he may be fount,
to the fubferiber, living in Weft Simsbury, shall be
gene'ocfly rewarded. lv
" ELIPHALET RICHARDS.
Hartford, January 3, 1,81. _____
r| EN go<dSHEBP to be L E T, on rea-
AVarrety of F.encb an" E&rth Good?, web
suited tothtfribn: Also, a h>ge affortmta
of Books, which ,ill be fold by whclefale, or in
lots of different quantum, ar wid bed fait the pnr
thaftr; e#e^ lot confining of B ble^. T%roerk,
D worm's Spelling Books, a number rffchool bofo.
hiflorie# new and entertaining, comedie*, jefls,
son„, pamphlets. &c. &c. & A .
Likewise, German and Fnflifb Steel.
filed ben and iced Indigo, per. hund^J, Ri/Qns^
per calk, or IrfTer quantity, Spanish Brown, red and
white Led.
N. B. The above article# for Continental mcn%
bard rath, or bills on France,
nwnmmhme ft 11 .fe&2i :
CAREEN and B 11^ 1:3,.by cu^ot 6,0# ftnd,
X French and N^w B %ie R d brerdy by trine.
\^a India rum ; Teter ff ^d Port wine. P pper,
fair, bes th,arr and cl^Grrm^n ^,, a few d,- : -
gc&ds, ,cecfiftin^ ;°f 6 8 and ip 4 blanket,, d'.w-
IMs's," Calicoes, Ififhliocoxi Roccos, atd bread
cloth.. Silk and carton • ha, dle.cOfft. ^anbiMs,
wool cards by the Ecnditd, doz?n, or '%'' pair.
Knives and-Forb, Onsens Ware, Soup and table
plates, effhe cups, &c. > ^ :
N. B. C$ or goods even for bills cn F ance.
Hartford, January 3, 1781.;
STOLEN frpm the Sabfeuber ra Lebanon, ou the
evening of the: 21, infant, a lar^e ch,fuut or
sorrel coldured^OßSE. (even years old last fp^yg,
1§ hands high, well built, a white f-% cne whic
ifo eye^ hi% bird feet # w,ite, his sere feet lighter
coloured than P e teß cf his b<dy ;his hoofs flriped,
carries hi tail vry high, decked fhnhjba# a good
trot rd pile,, p:ces flow, it in good fhfh. cf bi%h
fohi(s, (hod and oro Led Ground., Had on a SAD
DLE and BRIDLE, the SADDLE has a quoted
deed leather feat, that has been mended, a. checked
woollen berce made fiddle cloth, longer than usual,
the bridle is good, tie birts home made, the ft nup
Irons a^d ope teinofthe bridle have been br ^e ad
mended. Whoever wilD f'enre the 1 HIFF, and
deliver the BOR^B -SADDLE arc! BRIDLE, to
the fubferiber, fhrii be w?t,awarded. .
~ ; , .ELKANAH TISDALE.
Lebanon, Jan. 3, 1701.
'"^"''HOSE who are indeb ed to the fubfc iQer, ei-
L the/ by boost or note, are requeued to fettle
their rcf,,€Lve accounts,, at be ^ ye y much in.
want of hit pay. He also notifies flem that he trill
watt or them for a fetßemv^t, at the loufc of Er h/n.
MEDAD HUNT, in Tofahd, tn the three 6/0
days < f February nu%wh're.he hopes to met' ri^m,,
as he muftothrewEe ia^e a Goorfe cf LAW for the
ccHc&ioo of his debts.
STFPHFN DAY. .
N B. Silver or Continental Money at the ex
change, will be taken in payment.
Tolland, D'cecbgr 26. 1780 _.„.-.. .
CT^HSdowibfi ci Sh^HTrid-Bpd^ LOTI FRY,
1 Second Clsf, w^l c<mn„nce rr the firtlof,
February ntxt.. All perlons, hr/ji; TICKETS on
land, are defied to return ,hrra to the M nepers;be-,
fore the drawing ; otherwise have them feried up
on said day, and forward the^,< quick ft possible.
, EZRA FELLOWS.
Sheffield, Pre. 28, r^o. .
Juftcome 0 hand .? nd ng^flln • ' y
STEPHEN AUSTIN, & Co.
At the. Store, in Hartford ;
Tone SOLI*
£?y J EREMIA H PLATT,
• In Hartford
V Tie following GOOD S, viz.
BOHEA TEA.
Hy:cn,dii o,
b.ack Pepper.
R ffiaand Rave is Duck.
Tekurbur,, 1
Gt:man S.ecl, Heart fid Club,
C mmon diac.
Chocolate by the Box,,
7 by 9 Window Giafs,
Geneva by thg Case,
Yud wide L per#.
Reck S%b*&c &.<'-'> *.
"'H%fmd.Jtany?> 1,81
"tiny .Perfuns acquainted with the
Chape Making or Chape Filing
BUS INE S 3. ruy I ^ cf Employ • y pi l g
to the Prink,, or EDWARD WILLIAMS, th
East W,dnfor, ,z>a
January 8 !7'
by .
GEORGE, MERRILL,
A few R *.f 'h oft^C u^ H ^h io Hz-urd.'