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30, 1786. THE lig8. MONDAY, Connecticut Courant, AND WEEKLY I INTELLIGENCER. CE R. HARTFORD: BY HUDSON AND GOOD WIN, NEAR THE BRIDGE.

DANIEL JONES, TAS lately furnithed his Store articles with a fuitable Quantity for WOOLENS and other 'the prefent and approaching featon. He has now for fale as great a variety and perhaps as good an afforted tore of convenient and neceffary articles as -19 in this city: All kinds of Grain, Pork, Beef, Flour, White many other articles of produce are wanted, for which a generous price will Beans, and be given. Hartford, October 43, 1786. Samuel Everitt, Pol- Rider, INFORMS all his cultomers that he (hall ride no longer than till the 16th of November next, indebted and therefore he requelts all perfona that are for News- Papers, to fettle with him on or to him. before that day, and they will oblige tlieir humble.

fervant: TO BE SOLE, Clothiers Works, fituated within bne mile of the Court- Houte and Office in Litchfield; is pollible for a reatonable heing defire, pay hand, or pearly in repair, a prefs plate, on as realonable on good terms for credit, for any term of time. not exceeding two years any thing will.bc. taken' for pay within further the bounds reafon, if in hand, and a waranteedeed with given by Barkhampled. 19. 1786.

is hereby given to the perfons hereafter NOTICE much of the real eltate now or lately belonging them as will pay their taxes due to the fubleriber of State Taxes for the town of Farmington on the lift for the year 1783) colt of ca will be Cold at Public Vendue as the of law direds for hard money, orders on civil lift, foldiers notes this itate due before 178y, and Interelt Certificates on money loaned to this itare, at the Sign Pults in the Society wherein the eftare licth. Said Vendue will be in Farmington firft lociety on the sit -in New- Cambridge the Welt-Britain the and in Northington the 4th days of January next, begining at one d'elo. M. on cash of laid days, viz; Alpheus Brown, Wid. Hannah Burr, Stephen Burr, Ilaac Burr, Wid, Eunice Burr, Eunice Burr, Stephen Curtis, Benjamin Stiles, William Stephen Dorcheller, Jun.

William RIfworth, Morgin Goodman, Abraham Gillet, Jofiah Giller, George Greenwood, Truman Hexcox, Jonah Hoskins, frisha Hosford; Ifaac Ingraham, Jonathan Ingraham, Scephen St. John. Benjamin Kennedy, Bleater. Merrill, John Mills, Thomas Morris, Ebenezer Moody, Abijalr Nurth, Thomas North's heirs, Ala Partons, Robert Paddeii. A- bel Peck, Hbeneze Price, Wid.

Mabel Pratt, Elisha Pratt, Memucan Rew. Jaleph toods, Daniel Rowel Jun. Stephen Row, Samuel Sears, John Wad worth, Samuel Warrier Elisha Wells, Stephen Wilcox, Elijah Woadruff, Samuel Ilaac Woodruff, Samuel Adams, jun. Samuel Alling, Abel Alling, Nathan Beacher, jofeph Weather, 'Theophilus Buisford, Benjamin Cornwell Elijah Gaylord, Blislia James Hotchkils, Lyman Hoochkils. Zerubabel Jerom, Daniel Johnion of Dorby, CapE.

Eldad Lewis, John Mackeys, Theodore Manrols, Abel Neal, Samuci Neal, Lydian Peck Nathan Page, Abijah Perry, Jofeph Rowe, Richard Ruffel, Gershom Turtle, Andrew Bacon, Timothy Bacon, Wife Barns, Joliah Barns, Jonathan Birds heirs, Michael Broughton, Rbenerer Barrington, Abenezer Birdiet, Thowas Alabel Churchill, Confider Chafe, Jolenh Cole, Samuel Cook, John Cro-ker, Athen Curtis, Joleph Danforth, Joleph Gaylord, Jeremiah Gillet, ifs William Hubbard, Daniel Judd, Rowland Jude Lemning, Ezekiel Lewis, George Lowrey, Diniel Mules, Jofei Ofborn. Moles Partons, Daniel Parfons, William Pecks heirs, Joshua Phelps, Joshua Porter, Ja oh Roberts, Benjamin. Roberts, Gideon Smith, Tho-, mas Stanleys heirs, John Stanleys licirs, Starks, juni John Spencer, Lemuel Stedman, Abijah Stow, Nehemiah Towls, Benjamin Welt, Selah Woodtuff, David Briltol, Rev, Thomas Drooks, Jofith Butler, Jolerh Chidley, Noah Gilles, jun. Wid; Deborah Gleafon, Hofca James Gridley Hart, Haunali Hart, Joshua Holcomb and Brothers, Noth Miller, Noah Miller juh. Samuel Pool, Charles Seward, Ala Woodford.

JONATHAN BELDEN, Colledor, Berlin (New- Society) ORober 33, 1786. New-Hartford, 17, 1786. is hereby given to the non- refident proprietors of the Cociery of whole names are hereunto annexed; thit to much of their lands for as will rates pay their the taxes lifts with all legal fess and colts of fate, faciety on 178r and 1763, to the will be fold at the public fign putt in faid fociety, at public vendue on the 10 day of January 1487 as the law viz. Henry Allyn, Jofiah Allyn, John Fitch Biffel, Jonah Barber, Afaci Borden, Prances Barnard, Borden, Simeon Cale, Noah Cafe, fun r. Mary Dyers" Silas Drake, Abenezer Dibble, Jolepli Fitch, Abijah Puller, Gillet, Sylvanus Griswould, John, Abici and Ifaac Grifwould, Bli Holcomb, Frederick Humphrey, John King, John Loomis, Ozias Loumis, Amala Loomis, Oliver Roberts, Samu- Ifrael el Merrill; Paul Roberts, Henry Rubers, Stoughron, John Strong, Thomas Spence, Samuel Stoughton, Seth Smith, Blihu Tudor, Samuel Tudor, Joteph More, Jona-.

than, John and Jock Palmer, Oliver Spelman, Dahlel Barber, Timothy Cher, David El worth, Bhenezer Grant, Eli Morlairs, Roger a Newbury, Stoughton. Daniel William and Roger Phelps, Blizabeth Trall, Nathaniel Jehn Riling, let, John fertile: Mary Me Kenitry, Mathers heirs, Ilaac Sheldon, Eraltus Samuel Hall Williams. ABNER CASH. 7 Society JAMES MERRITT, S. BALTIMORE, 13.

viGted Wednefday with one night of the; the r4th feverelt init, we equinoxial were (torms that has happened here within It thie continued remembrance of the oldeft inhabitants. till Thurfday evening without intermillion, atrended, at times, with thunder and lightning, and the molt violent incelfant torrents of rain. About 9.0 o'clock, the form abated when al more alarming terrifying feene of diftref8 and horror began to aypear. The waters in Jones's Falls, being then -rifen to a very unufual height, ruthed down with great violence, fpread high above its the herds and -All the millworks, and fences along its margin, feveral boufes, and all the bridges, in a few minutes, were carried away, Thenew Dutch Prefbyterian meeting houfe, an elegant valuable building, nearly finithed, which food at the eaft end of Market treat, on thebank of the Falls, was nearly deltroyed, the waters having (welled fo bigh aato lap the foundation, which caufed one half of the building; fronting the water, 10 tumble, down has now a melancholy appearance. A large brick houte Building, on the welt.

fide of the marth, between the upper and middle bridges, was almolt dellroyed. A- handfome -two (tory dwelling at one corner of Gay Itreet bridge, completely buoyed up, carried acrofs the ftreet, and finally into, the Falla, where it was crulhed to pieces, apd floated away. Another houfe near the fame bridge, was removed a few yards, but fortunately afterwards made a Itand and repelled the flood. A houfe near the fame, wherein was a quantity of falt was entirely deltroyed and a number of others built on the were in the utmoft danger; in thort, all the dwelling and tore hautes, its reach, together with that part: of Market Street newly fuffered amazingly Some families finding the in danger, removed been with great difficulty. Several human: bodies have found, and others till milling.

Among the unfortunate, who loft their lives in confequence of this great rain, was a Mr. Boyce, an attorney at law, a gentleman, highly refpected for his many engaging and good, qualities. After dining in Baltimore on Friday, he refolved to go home to his family. in -Hartford county. As he travelled in a phaeton, he thought it fafelt to crofs at a fording place, a little way north of the town; in doing this, he found the carriage was likely to overfet, which caufed him to jump out into the water, probably with a defigntalay hold offomething to fave himfelf from the rapidity of the current but alas he was unfortunately difappointed, and carried down the His body was taken up near Mr.

William Moore's mill, on Wednefday the 11th, -and the fame day interred in St. Paul's Church yard, with all pollible marks of refpect. What makes his death the more lamentable is, that he has left to deplore his lofs, an amiable lady, to whom he was lately married.Amid the joys, the pains of human life, Death's fudden call oft ends the anxious (trife; The morning foir prefenti a blooming flower, Straight comes a form-'tis blalted in an hour. rived in Philadelphia from the Falls of Ohio, and Fort Pitt, and his communicated the following difagreeable intelligence, viz. That about the laft of September, two men declared on oath before a magiftrate, at Pinfburgh, that they came from the Shawanefe town, and that jult before they left it, a party of that tribe came in with fourteen fcalps, among which werethofe of MrA Moore and daughter, of Virginia, that 700 favages performed the war dance, and laid they would firit fall on the con-tinental furveyors, and then pay a vifit to below.

the fettle- Pitt. ment of Wheeland, about ico miles burgh. In confequence df this information, Capt. Hutchina ordered the furveyors into their. judging it not prudent to pertift in runuing the terri.

torial lines until a general confultation Chould take place. The inhabitants alfo removed from the banks of the river, below Pittfburgh on Grave and Fith Creeks. Our informant adds this intelligence, was corroborated by a faithful Indian from the Shawanefe town, to Colonel Harmer, at the garrifon at the mouth of the Miami. Colonel Porter had got into Fort Pitt, after hav. ing completed the line of the weltern boundary of NE W- OR 21.

On Thurfday, the 12th inft. a very intelligent gentleman, whole veracity may be. relied on, ar- Pennlylvania, and we, underftand that the Indians offered him no kind of infult or moletation General Clark, at the Falls of Ohio, was collecting his troops and making the necellary pre1 parations for his expedition againft the hottile tribes of Indians. We hear from Richmond, that accounte from Montgomery-county (the latter end of Augult) mention the many cruel depredations the Indians on the frontiers, with a confirmation of the family of Capt. James.

Moore, and himfelf being murdered, at his fettlement at Abb's Valley, BlueCreek. A fmall: party went in purfuit of fome, taking two. Indian prifoners. From their. relation, many of them were greatly incenled, owing to encroachments made on them by a few (trong body of militia.

was forming. Extract of a letter frhm Kentucky, dated Louifville, Auguft 10, 1786. About 400 Indians lately furrounded Polt St. Vincent, with a view 10 cut off the American inhabitants refiding there, but the French and Canadiana: interceded for them, and after long perfuafion, and making the Indians prefente, prevailed on them to go off, it is however expected they will foon A party of men lately marched from, this country to attack fome Indians, they underflood, were near the Waubauch river. They met with three at Salt-Lick, two of which they killed--and in a few hours after were attacked by a party of Indians, whom they foon difperfed, killing three on the fpot, and, we are informed nine have fince died of their wounds.

Our detachment had one killed and four flightly A Council of the Militia Field was held at Danville, on the 2d inftant, in order to confult on a volunteer expedition againft the, Indiana, who determined on marching 1,500 men, under thie command of General George Rogers Clark, againit the Waubauch nation, about the firft ofnext Extract of a letter from an officer. at the Rapida of the Ohio, to a Gentleman in this City. Camp, near the Rapide of Ohio, Aug. i5, 1 7864 I have the pleafure to inform you, our troops from the Miami arrived at this place on the 5th in(tant, and yelterday we began to hut--In about one month I prefume we will complete our buildings and finith a ftockade. Afew days finice lome horles were ftolen from the neighbouring inhabitants, but whether by Indiana, or a party of Negroes who ran away about that is not afcertained; the former, however, bear the -On the 10'h of next month general Clark marches into the Indian country with a powerful army; he proceeda immediately to their towna, which he intends laying in athes, de(troy their corn, kill and fcalp as many as he may.

conquer--This fcourge they juftly deferve for ima mediately after, and at the time of the treaty held at the Miami, they killed and plundered the inhabitants- The fettlers at Kentucky have loft upwards of five hundred horfes during the -Should this expedition be crowned with fuccefs, it will give peace to our frontiers for this year at leaft, and put. a total (top to treaties hereafter, which it feema have anfwered no other. purpofe than that of public money, and ferving the purpoles of a few deigning men." Extract of a letter. dated Gajahaga river, September 1786. The Shawanefe feem inclined for war---they lately burnt two white women and afterwards two whitemen prifoners alive, they firlt cut off their legs and then burnt.

We learn from North- that the idea of a feparate government, in that State; is done away; and that they have di(placed their Governor, and voted in delegates to reprefent thein. in the General Allembly. By from. Cadiz; we learn, that it was generally. reported that melancholy news had been received from South America; the in the environs of Coquinbo: Villarica; la Conceptione, have revolted, and in the moft mercilefs manner maffacred allthe Spaniards, the born in the country, and the negroes, that they can lay hands upon; It is faid the Governor of Lima v7a8 killed in a rencounter with the Infurgents in the valley of Arravo.

Late arrivals fromthe ac. counts wehave hitherto had of the damages fuftained Vin the illand of Barbadoes by the equinoxial gale..