The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-10-24 00:00:00, page 3

- -''* ""• taught proper. The
hanging of Major Andre, one of the m ^ eminent
offices and polite men in the British the
fecund Lie of Clinton, shews we are not deleted by
great menaces, but determined to extirpate our ene
mies one by one, until peace Ihall be raftered to our
country.
F I S H-K I L L, October i 9.
By the arrival of yesterday post from
Albany, we have it reported, That Sir
John Johnston had, with a party said to
be about 500 men, come down the Mo
hawk river, and advanced within fix miles
of Johnstown ; when, hearing that a par
ty of cur three month's men lay there, he
contented himfelf with burning a few
houses, killing and carrying off feme in
habitants.--- Another party of about 800,
commanded by Major Carleton, nephew
to Gen. Carleton, came down the Lakes
from St. John's, and advanced to Fort-
Ann, Which was garrisoned by 70 men,
among whom were 14 continental folders ;
--.they having connon with them, and
the fort being only Aockaded, every (hot
made a breach :---It was, however, de
fended by Capt. Sherwood, with the great
efl gallantry, until two thirds of his men
were slain, when he surrendered. This
party also defiroyed several houses, killed
some men, and took the women and chil
dren prisoners. They were pursued by
Col. Livingston as far as Bloody Pond,
but too late, they having retreated to their
bod'ts and made off.--.So far the reports
from that quarter, which we hope, are
not so bad as related :---In cur next, we
exped to have a more exa& narrative of
this unhappy affair,
Last week Lieut. Weight Carpenter
and two others, went down to Col. James
De Lancey's quarters, and lay in wait for
his appearance,--, he accordingly come,
and having tied his horse at the door,
went in the house ; uporf which Carpen
ter seized the horse and mounted ; when
De Lancey difeovered him, immediately
alarmed his men, who pursued to White-
Plains, but in vain. This horse is one
of the fineft in America, he cost De Lan
cey 2c01.---Carpenter was offered 1501.
as soon as he brought him in.--.Tlie cow
boys bad plundered Carpenter of all his
cattle, force time before ; when Mr. Car
penter went down with a flag, and com
plained of the cruelty of taking his cattle,
and told De Lancey he wou'd have his
horse by way of retaliation ; upon which
De Lancey Leeringly replied, "You
may if you can catch him."
We are happy to inform our readers
that an exchange of prisoners is at last fet
tled, and is to take place immediately.
HARTFORD, O&pber 24.°
Wednefdey lift hi# Excellency the Chevalier de
la Luzerne, Minister Plenipotentiary from his most
Chridian M^jefy et Congress, arrived in this town
from Bo£bn. rod next morning proceeded on his
journey tc Philadelphia.
Intelligence is just received from Lnng-I&and, by
a latte from ^ gentleman of veracity at New-Lon
don, that two ve&ls laden with Onions from this
Sta te, west to the British Fleet in Gardiner's Bay
some time since, when the Admiral ordered the ves
sels seized and the people feat to the prison fhi,s in
New-York.
Last Friday ni^ht about 50 of the enemy from
Long Iflaad, landed at Stratford, and proceeds! to
the house ofUr. Isaac Pyet, Puft.R&ffrm Fdi-
Kill to this town, and carried offthejmil As they
offered no abuse to any member of the family, and
took nothin# bat the Mail, it la probable fat Has
he sole cQQ of the expedition.
r ^ .., U&F .4&,1700.
YESTERDAY was celebrated in this town, the
anniversary Commencement, in the prefer.ee
of a large and v&y refpe&abe ecacourfe of Gan
tlemea and Ladies from various and diflant parti.
The procession began in the morning at 9 o'clock
from the houfa cf Etz^eel Woodward, Esq. to the
College Hall, which was concluded with the utrabft
decency and politeefs. The public cxeic its wert
then opened by an excellent and well adapted prayer
by the Hon. John Wheelock, Profidtent ; then fol
lowed an Oration 01 the Arts an^ Sciences, in very
elegant Latin, by Mi Fierce ; n?xt a fort^fic dis
potation, followed by one of the syllogistic form,
then an Oration in the Aboriginal Tongue, by Mr.
Pohquohnoppeet, an O ation in Greek by Ml. Patten.
Ihe exhibitions wete t! en closed with an Anthem.
In the afternoon the ^xecifea began will an Ora
™n ' n English, on to, origin and 111 are of Civil
Government, by Ms. C.lSy ; then a Sy 1 gifiic.D f
pue, fucceded by one of the Fotenfic kind, fol
lowed by an Ea@ilh Oration on the necessity and
Utility °'Cvil Government, by Mr. Ba ton; next
&n Faflifh Dialogue, by Meffihs Miles s Chafe, Story
and Rolfe ; then an Hebrew Dialogue by Meffi'rs.
Miles, Peters and Rolfe. After which. Degrees
Were given in dire form by the President. A Vale
d:&cry Oration pronunc^d by Mr, Steward, an An
them was fang, led a very pertinent Prayer by the
Pre 0 ent, elofed the fervic*.
The wonderful pro,ufi of the School end Uni
vofity at Dresden, and their united growing afe
fda&fe, has become the pleating admiration of all
', pleads of piety and learning that have the hap.
pineri to be acquainted therewith.
The tames as &,Gcjtimen who received the
honors or the University tre as foliom.
BATcuELoks. Amu.- Chafe, Edward Longfellow,
Noah Mh^,Wil an. Pattan George J. Pierce, Ab
falcm Peter#! Peter Po'-q^oinu,peer John Ruffe Jc:
frphSteward, Daniel S^ory, John Bairat. '.
Master; Asa Burfon, Zacheus Colby, Daniel
Foftet, Joel Fuller, Davd G.odall, Solomon How,
Wiuflew Packard, Dane! Simons, Walter Lyon,
Caleb Jewett, JofephM%cke«n. Nobl* Evetet, Jo
nathan Searle, J^fiah P^er, William Conant, Ly
^Potte,. Nathan Godard.
Doctors in Divinity. The Reverend end Ho
norable Rz.a Stiles President at Yale Cortege. Tie
Rev'd Nathaniel Whiuke of El m. The R&v'd.'
''fl" 1 ""a^b^s of Coventry.
Who can fe\ before Envy ?
W'kEREAS force envious Pandering petfons
bav< iadugrionfly and v^nomoufly propa^a
tea that 1 wit one ofthe^aggooCTrned Hi the coun
terfeit scheme (which b^ lately made its appearance
this state. & the offends havejufily bren bought
to consign puirifh>h*m) purely to injure my eh^ac
and intact. 1 notv call on the whole world of
mankind, people of every char,&er and denominati
on, without favour or affection, to expcfoize tothe
d/fthey knew of ny bring cor.cemtdin iny fabh
v i.mcu;afm,di i .A;yorir.dlrcmy (w: ithch?^r
or doings I difdfln.JAid I now declare toy inffomt
cy, and that I never kifew or even ra:&ufed apy
such affair being in cxitlrQ cp^n my timer .nz til r.
war brought out, and one of the c&ndfls ropre
h>h^ ; rod would advise all those that h^vA^e^
§ far void of politeneft as to make finder their cb
j^a, end ^foeri wuc innocently mentico such mat
ters after flanderm, to abflam from fuch.pra&ces ;
and a faveurabit ^po^ity is now. offered<tfc£cm£
particuh&iei fa^te coaktac^ ©@&:f&m)
te come rod fettle upon terra, honorable, a,d upon
such neglect they are hereby notrfie&.that method
will be tArn to ootai 1 in force meafo.M, & compea
fatian far fccbwja;fc^ {reroarot, and kt &lime
time 1 wodid & the candid public to pat as m„ch
fireft to my ai^ioa. as to the fic.y so falfly made
and brilkfy circulating.
JOHN WELLES.
Gl2%nbß„, O/Wot 15.1780.•
'""'" hav#.#gany demands on the efate
of Capt. Jonathan Seymour, late cf Harts
ford, deceas'd ;ac desired to exhibit the fame to the
fubferibe?, for fetthmeot , and, all those who am
indebted to bud eftra, 'ire requested to make immr
djate payment ; in order that said efate may be
fp^edily fettled, which has been too long DeJeaed,
by means.cf the embarrafm^nt cf the timer
ISRAEL SEYMOU R, Executor.
Gabber 3j_ 1780.
I TOR SALE, at the Store of Capt. Willi; re Bull
1 in Hartford, a^ew Barrels of choice LIVER
OI L, for which good Wheat Flour or Hard Mo
tey will be taken in payment by
RICHARD WOODMAN.
Hertford, Oa^ber zi, 1780.
AL L Persons mdibttd to the, gait cf Richard
Alsop, Esq. late of Middletown deceas'd,
on o ne or note; ^ defitedxt &1J on the fubferiber,
and pay the intmfl'due on them ; And, all persons
having account# unsettled orc book, are desired spee
dily to call and fettle the ferae, by note of hand. If
the above reqntt lif not complied with, very soon,
the <utfc,ibe, will be under the difagrtable necessity
of calling rn.hem in a way they will not like.
MARY ALSOP, Adminifttatrix.
M ddlLown, October 23, 1780.
-ROGER S,
Has for sale, at his S ore op,ofre the Printing Office,
the following Articles (from Boston) viz.
QROADCLOTHS, Baizes,
Viveus, Taborets,
Clhraa coes, Hairbinefy
DiawCoy#, Dmithys,
Male Silks, handkerchiefs.
Silk rod Weifyd Hefe, Duroys,
Se eedenims, &c. Vc. &c.
Qapber 23, 1780.
tT-MO T H Y-P-AL M E~R,
Has for sale, at his Store in Suffield;
Jamaica rum, b, & ^d. or Barrel;
Tea, by the ched orhunded; Pepper, by the
handled ; Spice, by the hundred; Chocolate, ' by the
box; Indigo by the hundred; Silk Handkerchiefs'
by the d zen. Also, one hundred ^Philadelphia
diet'd Dear Skins, and a quantity of. good live
Feathere. cheap as at any Storedn the State, so/
Continental or hard Money.
OAober 21, 1780, , .
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HESB are to notify the Members of the
X F ; rß Public M^dic-I So&pty h the Thirteen
United States cf America, fi ce their Independence,
That a Meeting is tp be aulfyled at Shaken, on
Tuesday & ^&h day , of ° November next, at 10
o'clock, A. M.
OLIVER FULLER, Clerk of laid Society.
Kent, October 10, 1780,
BROKE into the inclofn/e of the fabferiber, a
„ey HORSE, ef* m ddling fiz% without facet,
branded CA or the left fhoulaer, and PCA on
the right shoulder, %rh other brands or marks ch
th?-left fi. e behind, feb^l&rinct bo particularly dif
cribad. The owner is dirtaid to prove hii proper
ty pay charges and take him rw^y.
DUDLEY HUMPHRY.
Norfolk; Sipt; 25, 1780.
PURSUANT to an Afi oLCoR^cL of the 10th
of May 1780, gehrive to the defruaion or loss
ci Loan Office Certificates by accident • Tire public
aiehCTby infrgm„, that the fabferiber bad taken
from him by troops ra the BritiilLftrv c 3 the Sth cf
Jane 1779,. four. Continental Luau Office Cert fi
catefo in Suffolk County, n the S-ae of New Yo&
No. 1902 2nd 1903. eroh of 1000. Dollvs, aud No.
5.93^ r0d.6004, each of 500 Dollars, which Certl
fierce ail beimnj dm &h,&hefyfyl^7^; lad fey.
^tothe tubfrhb^ 1 " ' k ^ ^ # -' < :
lift BENJAMIN r KU FITTING.
Hartford. OA&r 17, i^ot
'r "°'"°'°''''he Stag
'4 of Vermfyi, CT hfoty no&fidd to meet -at
Cfp?. J-feph %teh,'j in Hiv&hill, Naw Hamp.
Imre, on the 25th of November next, at 2 o'clock
cherna^a, tyen and were to^a eg the following er
i^iil^fo^Jcut% 2 so choofea
3 & *!%' ^ glut e.icruragement
the Propriety will give for fafy, to fettle in Le #
mehten. 4 . To tr^nAg any otto bufinefe that may
be thought nechffary & ^ d rorttp,.
BENJAMIN PATTERSON,
O,n& of cue rime part of L^mmenton.
Oaobet if 1780.
To be Sold for Hard Money in Hand,
^ Few Rodi „tffinffi the Main 3 rict, fag within
the new hjrh9fy G di^ in Mlddteown,
nwlv o,pcfi e to M,. T ^rfu Danforth's. Pewter
er. & C; A v^f food.DG?s% H^fi, two Tories
loth, five r%^ Q a floor, with a buttery at each
end of the ki{c% with fix fire placet, three below
above f.ah,, atd *ood cellar under one
r^f the jculp with a vety good fione fleer and
f cl to it; Aho, & fm#f| Barn and other out hcufe
a.moft new, with an exceHcht well cf choice water
t. at nrvrr h,as faded in the dryeft feafen within
a rout 14 feetof the back door ; aifo, another fraall
one which fova to ketch rain ewer, and affords
" ""^i^ ¥* of thereat; with an excel
lent Creep ..pa,; cent aiding treaty ball ah acre,
very Ueli flecked with fruit trees. Enquire of
S AMUE.L WINSHIP.
Hartfad, C& 20, 1780..