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H ART F OR B, May 14.
LAST Phurfday being the annual General
Election of the Governor and Company of
the State of Connecticut, the following Gentle
men were duly chosen, viz.
His Excellency
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esq. Governor.
The Honorable
MATTHEW GRISWOLD, Esq. Dep. Gov'r.
ASSISTANTS.
Jabez Hamlin, Esq. Oliver Wolcott, Est.
Elipkalet Dyer, Esq. Samuel Huntington, Esq.
William Pitkin, Ejq. Richard Law, Esq,
Roger Sherman, Esq. Oliver Ellfwortb, E/q.
Abrabaml)avenport, Efq.Andrew Adams, Esq.
fofebh Spencer, Esq. Benja. Huntington, Esq,
DELEGATES to CONGRESS
Samuel Huntington, Esq; Oliver Wolcott, Esq:
Oliver Elifworth, Esq: Benj.Huntington,Effi
Richard Law, Esq; Jedediah Strong, Ejq;
Jefe Root, Esq;
John Lawrence, Esq; Treasurer.
George Wylies, Esq; Secretary.
A ROLL of the Representatives returned to serve
in the General Assembly in the present session,
viz.
For the County of HARTFORD.
Hartford, * Col. Samuel Talcott, Col. Jonathan Wells,
Bolton, Mr. Ichabod Warner, Capt. Edward Payne.
Chatham, Mr. Ebenezer White, Capt. Chauncey Bulkley.
Colchelter, * Capt. Asa Foot, * Capt. Peter Bulkley.
Taft-Haddam, Col. Dyar Throop, Capt. Israel Spencer.
Eaft-Windfor,Gen. Erastus Wolcott, Capt. J. Chamberlain.
Eafield, Col. Nathaniel Terry, * Mr. Joseph King fbury.
Farmington, Col. Gad Stanley.
Glaftenbury, * Mr. Josiah Hale, * Mr. Ebenezer Plummer.
Haddam, Capt. Cornelius Higgins, * Mr. Ezra Brainard.
Hebron, * Col. Obadiah Hosford * Capt. Samuel .Gilbert.
Middletown, Col. Comfort Sage, Col. Matthew Talcott.
Somers, Maj. Abiel Peafe, * Capt. Reuben Sikes.
Southington, * Maj. Asa Bray, Capt. John Curtifs.
Stafford, * Col. Stephen Moulton, * Capt. Samuel Davis.
Suffield, Capt. Abraham Granger, Capt. IfaacOwen.
Simlbury, Capt. Daniel Humphry, * Capt. Elisha Graham.
Tolland, Capt. Elijah Chapman, Col. Solomon Wills.
Wethersfield, Mr. Stephen M. Mitchell, Col. John Chefler.
Willington, Capt. Joseph Crocker, Mr. Moses Holmes,
Windsor, * Capt. Henry Allyn, * Mr. Horace Hocker.
For the County ofN EW-HAV E N,
New-Haven, * Capt. Henry Dagger, * Capt. Jeflfe Ford,
Branford. Col. Edward Rurfel, Mr. Josiah Clark.
Cheshire, * Maj. Reuben Atwater, * Mr. Samuel Beach.
Darby, Capt. Daniel Holbrook, * Mr. John Hawd.
burlram, Gen. James Wadsworth, Capt. Simeon Parsons.
Guilford, Mr. John Burges, Gen. Andrew Ward.
Milford, * Mr. Stephen Gunn, Mr. Gideon Buckingham.
Wallingford, Col. Street Half, * Mr. David Hall.
Waterbury, Mr. Joseph Hopkins, Mr. Abner johnfon.
For the County of NEW-LONDON.
New-London, Mr. Nathaniel Shaw, Maj. William Hilhoufe.
Norwich, * Mr. Barnabas Huntington, *Capt. Samuel Lovet.
Groton, * Mr. Ebenezer Ledyard, * Capt. Elisha Williams.
Killingworth, * Capt. Aaron Kelsey, * Mr* Theop. Morgan.
Lyme, *Mr. Nathaniel Matfon, *Mr. Ezra Selden.
Preston, *Col. Jeremiah Halsey, Mr. Elias Brown.
Saybrook, *Col. Wm. Worthington, *Maj. Edw.Shipman.
Stonington, Mr. Paul Wheeler, *Col. Oliver Smith.
For the County of FAIRFIELD.
Fairfield, Mr. Hezekiah Hubbell, * Major Elijah Abel.
Danbury,Col. Joseph P. Cook, Col. Eli My^att.
Greenwich, Gen. Jphn Mead, * Capt. Jabez Fitch.
New-Fairfield, * Mr. Stephen Barns, * Mr. Eleazer Hubbel.
Newtown, Col. John Chandler, *Mr. Henry Peck.
Norwalk. * Col. Stephen St. John, Mr. Samuel C. Silliman
Reading, Mr. Lemuel Sanford, * Mr. Stephen Betts.
Ridgefield, Col. Philip B. Bradly,Capt. David Olmftead.
Stamford, *Maj. John Davenport, Mr. Charles Weed.
Stratford, * Mr. Elisha Miles, Capt, Daniel Judson.
For the County of WINDHAM.
Windham, Mr. Shubael Abbe, Mr. Hezekiah Ripley.
Ashford, * Capt. Benjamin Sumner, * Mr. Elijah Whiton.
Canterbury, * Mr. John Felch, * Mr. Eliashib Adams.
Coventry, * Major Elias Duel, Mr. Ephraim Kingsbury.
Kiilingly, Mr. Daniel Learned, *Col. William Danrelfon.
Lebanon, Col. William Williams, chosen Speaker.
* Capt. Daniel Tilden.
Mansfield, Mr. Constant Southworth, Mr. Nathl. Atwood.
Plainfield, * Gen. John Douglas, * Capt. William Dixon.
Pomfret, * Capt. Amafa Sessions, * Capt. Samuel Craft.
Union, * Capt. Solomon Wales, Capt. Thomas Lawson.
Voluntown, Capt. Isaac Gallop, *Mr. Joshua Frink.
Woodftoock, Capt. Elisha Child, Mr. Jedediah Morse.
For tire County of LITCHFIEL D.
Litchfield, Mr. Jedediah Strong, chosen Clerk,.
Col. Bczaleel Beebe.
Berkhempftead, unrepresented.
Canaan, Mr. Timothy Hurlbut, *Capc, John Watson,
Colebrook, unrepresented.
Cornwall, *Capt. Edward Rogers, *Maj. John Sedgwick.
Goshen, Mr. Abel Newel, *Capt. Elisha Sill.
Hartland, *Col. Benj. Hutchins, Capt. Eleazer Ensign.
Harwinton. Capt. George Carlin; Capt. Josiah Phelps.
Kent, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Capt. Justus Sacket.
New-Hartford, *Capt. Matthew Gillet, *Mr. Josiah Moore.
New-Milford, Mr. Abel Hine, *Capt. Eleazer Warner,
Norfolk, *Capt. Michael Mills, *Mr. Nathaniel Stevens.
Salisbury Col. Joshua Porter, *Capt. Elisha Fitch.
Sharon, *Capt, David Downs, *Mr. Joseph Landers-
Torrington, Mr. Abner Marshall, *Mr. Aaron Austin.
Washington, *Maj. William Cogswell, *Mr.John Calhoun.
Watertown, *Capt. Samuel Hicox, Capt. Phineas Royce.
Winchester, *Mr. Eliphaz Alvard.
Woodbury, Col, Increase Mofelv, *Mr. Hez. Thomson.
For the County of WESTMORELAN D.
Wefynoreland, Mr. Obadiah Gore, *Mr. Jonathan Fitch.
, + Thfewrtb thi, , mark, w^ not efthj last Aftmblj,
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.
Extract ofa letter from a gentleman at Port-au
Prince, dated March 18.
'' A Spanifn fleet of five fail of the line, with
five thdufand troops, arrived here lately from
Cadiz ; and we are in daily expectation of the
arrival of a fleet from Havanna, and another
from Europe, with many more troops."
Extract of a letter from a Major in the southern
army, to his friend in Philadelphia, dated
March 12, 1782.
" The pallive condua of the British affords
no fubjeft for news ; we remain peaceable and
inactive; there is little opportunity for display
ing military talents.—General Greene is with
much justice greatly esteemed in this country ;
he pofleffes great talents as a soldier ; he is gal
land and decisive in action, great and magnani
mous in misfortunes, indefatigable on all occa
sions, remarkably humane and most inflexibly
just.
Extract of a letter from South-Carolina, dated
Camp, near Ofbornes's; March 13.
" The enemy have rarely ventured without
their works at the Quarter-House (which is a
place five miles advanced of Charleftown, co
vered by a canal from Ashley to Cooper river)
except in such small parties, and those of horse,
that they prefect no object, and can never be
come up with. They have, however, lately
made seve r al attempts upon a body of fiate ca
valry and militia that were posted near Monk's
Corner, undet t^e command of Gen. Marion,
and in some measure succeeded in the last, They
have published a very pompous accou, tof it ;
and Col. Thompson's report is a very artful one.
One would imagine from reading it, though he
repeats that he cannot afeertain our loss, that it
could not be less than two or three hundred. But
I have the pleasure to afiure you that it amounts
only to sixteen killed, wounded and miffing?'
CHAT H A M, May 1.
By the Carteret packet, arrived last Saturday
at New-York, in eight weeks from Falmouth,
we have the following intelligence, viz.—That
Lord Cornwallis has delivered his opinion at
Buckingham house, on American affairs, with
great openness and sincerity ; and it is reported
he has given it as his opinion, that even now ne
gociation may effea what he is afraid the sword
never can : That Welbore Ellis, Esq; is to be
Secretary of State for the American department,
in the room of Lord G. Germaine, who goes to
the House of Peers witli the title of Viscount
Sackville, Baron Drayton, of Drayton : That
General Conway, in the House of Commons,
affirmed, that he was authorifed to fay,thatthere
wereperfons (heis supposed to mean Mr. Laurens
and Dr. Franklin) entrusted by Congress with
full powers to negociate peace with his Majesty.
Mr. Secretary Ellis, however, declared himfelf
utterly ignorant of this circumstance: That the
Empress of Russia has proffered to be mediatrix,
for a general peace with all the belligerentpowers.
FISH-KIL L, May 9.
Extract of a letter of the 6th Instant.
“ I have with great attention read the New-
York news-papers, from the firft to the 4th in
clusive ; and after all the reports I have heard
since the arrival of the Duke of Cumberland
packet, I was much disappointed not to find any
one resolve in favour of the independency of
North-America ; on the contrary, every attempt
to obtain any resolve declaratory ofit, has been
in vain, and rendered futile by a majority of 29
against it. The utmost that the minority have
been able to carry, is a vote of the Commons to
address the king, to take measures to bring about
a peace with North-America.
" On his Majesty's answer being read in the
house, General Conway and others, who had the
lead in this business, declared that it was inexpli
cit and unfatisfadory; in the latter I agree with
"him, but I cannot as to the former, for I think it
fufficiently explicit ofthat fame Rubborn, tyran
nical temper, which he has exhibited during his
whole reign. Iwill do as I think is proper.
Last Tauriday,afternoon the dwellinfrhoufe
improved by Mr. Timothy Dodd of this town
took fire, and was burnt to the ground. Almost
every article of furniture and eloathing was con
sumed,
Sharon, April 18, 1782.
" This day departed this life, Thomas M.
Smith, son of the Kev. Cotton M Smith, in the
20th year of bis age. Hb died of a quick c®n
fumption, patiently resigned to the Sovereign will
of God, iu hopes of a glorious immortality;"
" You may depend on it, the whole of thi&
talk of their being willing to acknowledge our
independence, is a political manoeuvre; a tub
thrown out of the whale to amuse North-Ame
rica, while the British fend the whole ofthe force
they can spare to secure their remaining illahds
in the Weft-Indies, till the autumnal equinox
approaches ; and then you will find part of that
force will join the forces in North-America, and
that then they will take off the malk ; unless by
vigorous exertions we extirpate them from the
continent before that period arrives:
BOS T O N, May 0.
Last Saturday the privateer ship Grand Turk,
of Salem, returned from a fuccefsful cruize, hav
ing captured federal valuable prizes ; one com
manded by the doughty Capt. Mowat, who some
time since was confined in the goal of this town,
for his good behaviour, and who effeaed his es
cape by seizing on the gbaler, locking him up,
and running off with the keys : The said Mowat
has infelled this coast, in a privateer brig, for
some time, and never discovered much humani
ty to those who became prisoners to hiih ; he
was taken in a vessel bound from Antigua to Pe
hobfeot ; and reports, that the French fleet, in
the Weft-Indies, have loft seven ships of the line,
in an aflion with Rodney, on the 13th April ;
but we can't credit this intelligence as unquesti
onable, by coming from the mouth of a man
whose charaaer is so imperfect as that of Mr.
Mowat.
Sunday arrived here a letter of marque brig of
twelve 18's and two long ^s, copper bottomed,
loaded with coffee and cotton, prize to the letter
of marque fliip Robbin Hood, Capt. Smith, of
but eight 6's, —She was taken from St. Lucia
bound to England, and was taken without op
position. The brig had 10 hands more than
the Blip.
The above prizes failed the 2d ult. under con
voy of the British fleet, bound for Jamaica ; but
as the French fleet failed 24 hours before, 'tis
supposed they arrived time enough to lay siege
to Janiiaca.
N E W-L O ND O N, Mario.
Friday last was sent into port, a sloop laden
with flour, from New-York bound to the Weft-
Indies, captured by the sloop Randolph, Capt.
Fofdick.
Last Monday the gaily Black-Sloven, sent in
to port a schooner laden with boards, which she
captured at Fire-Island inlet. And the fame day
was brought in a galley with 17 men, captured
by the John and Fair American gallics, which
they captured the back of Long-Inland.
Wednesday arrived the brig Alegater,---Stut
fon, late commander, from St. Croix, bound to
Bolton, with 130 hogsheads of rum,---taken by
the Centurion, and retaken by the sloop Ran
dolph, Capt. Fofdick.
Same day was brought into port by the brig
Samson, Capt. Brooks,---a privateer brig called
the Jolly Tar, of 12 guns and 40 men ; she failed
from New-York on Sunday last. She was for
merly called the la Inipromtou, Capt. Peo, who
arrived at this port from Norway, in October
last.
The Samson has also sent into Connecticut
river, a schooner laden with naval florcs, &c.
WE the Subscribers being appointed Commiffionfts by
the Hon. Court of Probate for the diftrid of Sharon,
to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the
estate of CALEB SMITH, Esq; late of SALlSßUßY,deceased?
(represented insolvent) Hereby give Notice, that we swi
attend the bufinefsof our appointment at the dwelling-boufe
of Col. JOSHUA PORTER, inn-holder, in Salsbury, oq
the firft Mondays of June and July next, from One till Six
of the Clock, afternoon, after which time no claims will be
received.—No accounts vil l be allowed, unless properly
attested. TIMOTHY CHITTENDEN,
GEORGE MARSH.
Salisbury, May 8, 1782.
STOLEN, on the Bth inftant,out of a (table in Sunderland,
a bright sorrel MARE, bald face, her near footwhite,
trots and paces, near 15 hands high, shod all round.
Whoever will take up Said Marc and Thief, and deliver them,
to the printers hereof, shall receive Fifty Dollars reward,
or for the Mare only Twenty Dollars, paid by
AMOS SMITH.
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