Connecticut Historical Collections

jERk;.MiAH Atwateii. ■\Vho want to purchase a (luanlitv of Sulphur, lor which they will give a generous price. Jidi/ 10th, 1776. To WHOM IT MAV (ONiKjiN-. — All ex pi CSS liaviiig arrived in this town, on Monday evening last, I'rom (Irmrai ]Vasli'ni^lon, on liis way to rrovidcnce, wilh Itispalche.s to Governor Cooke and General Speiieer : and bi.-ing m great want ol a hoise to proceed, application was made to a Justice ol Peace, for a wariant to impress one, which he absidiiiclv refused LMauting. J\'ew Ilaoen, SlhJlpril, 1777. N. H. The Printers are at libeitv to nvniiuii llic author's name whenever llie Jus- tice jileases t(j call upon them — likewise the iiiimes of the persons ready to testify to the above charge. .A'ew Ihivcn, July Voth, 1778. Om Wediiesdav the Hth inst. the AV r. Kzru Slilrs, 1). I), was indueted and inaugu- laleil into the Presidency of Yale College, m this town. The foiinalilies ol' this installation were etuiduetcil in the following manner: — At half after ten in the forerioon, the students were assembled iiitu the Cliapel, where the procession was formed, consisting of the Undergraduates and Bachelors. At the tolling of the Pell, they moved forward to the President's House to receive and escort the llev'd Corporation, and President Elect; by whom being joined, the Procession returned to the chapel in the i'oUowing order. The four classes of Undergraduates, consisting of 1 IG stmlents present, l]aclielois of Ails, The Peadle and Butler, carrying The College Charter, Uecoixis, Key and Seal, The Senior presiding Fellow, One of the lion. Council and the President Elect, I'he Reverend Coipcuation, The Professors of Divinity and Natural Philosophy, The 'Putors, The Reverend Ministers, Masters of Arts, Respectable Gentlemen. The Rcv'd Eliphalet Williams, Senior and Presiding Fellow, began the solemnity with prayer; The Oath of fidelity to this state was then administered to the Presi- dent Elect, by the lion. Jabez Hamlin, Esq. one ol the Council of the State; which 23 178 N K W 11 A V i: N . being done, the President elect publickly gave Lis assent to ilie Eeclesiastical Co/isli- tiUion of this Governtiienl, and liiereupon (he Presiding:; Fellow delivered a Lulm Oration well adapted to ihe occasion; in which he eouiiniiled the Care, JnblruelioJi and Government of the College to the President Elect: and in the name, and bv the authority of the Rev'd Corporation, eonsiiuiled hiTu President of Yule Cvlhue in I\'ew Haven, and Professor of Kcdesindieal Ilislonj, and delivered to him the (.'harler, Rec- ords, Key and Seal of the College. — 'i'he Pre-ident being scaled in the chair, Sir Dana, one of the Senior bachelors, addiessed him in ihe Audilory in a beautilul Latin Oration, delivered in a gracelnl manner. Then the President arose and po- litely addressed the audience, in an elegant, learned, and animated Oraiion in Latin, Upon the Cijclvpadia, or general system of universal literal ure; wliieh for the beauty of classical diction, elevation of ihoiiglu and imiJorlance to the cause of learning la general was worthy its auihor.— AJter which an anthem, the PJ2 Psalm set to music, M'as sung by tliestudenis; and the President closed the solemnity with a blessing. The Rev'd Corporation, ollieers of Institution, Ministers, and other respectable Gentlemen, after a short Pvccess m the Library, dined together in the College Hall; an Enlertainment having been provided I'ur the oceusion." Messi. Printers — By inserting the following in your next Paper, you'll oblige one of your constant readers. A. B. .Vcw Haven, Jan. 30, 1778. Last evening, a number of persons in this Iomii, piesenled a very short Dialogue, with a short Farce, to a very Luge numln-r of sjicctaiors, u ho j'aid the veiy reasonable price of one dollar each fur th'Mr M'als. Coiisidi ring the sericjiis state of mu public affairs, the absolute necesMiy of industry, and liiii,';ilii\ anion- all ranks of people, and more especially among the cominon'iiadc siom, luieliiinnks, ^c. (who almost in- variably have the vanity of aping their Miperiois in cviy la-hion,ible extravagaiiee,) I conceive an enlertainment of this kind veiy improper, both on accoiml ol the ex- pense, and the time taken u|) m preparation fui aiii-ndanee at the exhiliiioii. And as the Hon. Copiinental (Congress have strongly injoined on all the good people ol' the United States, to abstain Irom all expensive diversions, .^uch as Thealiical Enteiiaiii- ments, Gaming, Ike. 1 believe no good Whig, who duly coiisideis the respict due to that venerable body, (were there no other objection,) can approve of this tiansaclion. 1 am far from supposing the persona concerned had any criminal design; but believe they engaged without deliberating on the consequences that naturally attend a per- formance of this kind, at the present day ; but if the sentiments here held forth are just, I presume they will be kindly received, and any thing of this sort not attempted hereafter. The students of Yale College are hereby notified, tliat the present winter vacation is extended a (brtnight from the llh of next month. As this is occasioned by the dif- ficulty which the Steward finds in procuring tlour or bread, it is earnestly leqiiesled of the parents, ihal thcv would a>Msi in lui ni>liin!r the necessary supjdies. Yale Colle-e, Januarii •,".),'.'(, 177'.». ^ Eziu Stills, PrcMdent. Wanted to pnrehuse iuunediatthj. Two Negro or Mulatto Boys or men, from 14 to 'Jl years of age. Also wanted a second hand Sulkeij. Impure of the iirinters. JVew Haven, May 9, 1771). T/ie Steward of Y^ale College wants to pundiase a ipiantiiy of Butler and Cheese, for which he will pay the best Kind of Rock salt, ^b^la.^ses, Conlinenial or Slate's money, or part in hard money. JS^'ovember 2d, 1780. Thursday night last, a small schooner, belonging to this place, having on board a valuable cargo, was taken Irom the Long-wharf, and carried to the enemy. jYoveinberlii, 1780. A'ew Hav^n, June 28, 1781. Yesterday passed through this town on their way to join the American army, the Duke Laeuzon with his Legion, consisting of about'OOO. The strictest order and di.s- cipline was observed among them. j\''ew flaven, JVuvemherS, 1781. There has been public rejoicings in this and the iieighltoi mg towns, on aeromit of the signal and important victory oblamed by his Excellency GeneralWashingion, N l: VV II A V E N . 179 over General Earl Coinwallis. In tliis town on Monday last, a immcroiis assembly convened at the Uriek Rleetin^-IJonse, where the audience were highly enlerlained with an animuiing, pathetic and ingenious oration, delivered by one of ihe Tutors of the College, and a iniiniphant Hymn sung by the Students : — the Clergy and a num- ber of other genilemen dined in the State- Hmise ; — in the evening, the Stale-House, ('ollege, anti all ilie Houses round the Market-place, were beautifully illuminated : — The whole was eonducted with tlje gic-aiest re-ulaiity, good nature, iestivity and joy. "We the subscribers being (by the Coiiit of Probate for the District of New Haven, Conn.) appointed (,'oniinisvioneis to ri?een'e and examine the claims of ihe several creditors uf BcnnUtt Arnold, laie of New Haven, in New Haven County, now joined with the eneinii's uf thi' United Stales of AiiK-riea, wliose estate hath been m due form of law conli'-cated, give notice to all concerned, thai we shall attend to the busi- ness of our said ap()uintment, at the clHclling house of Pierpnnt Edwaids, Esq. in said New Haven, on the second Mnnday of December next at tuo oV lo<'k in the after- noon, on the seciind AK)nday of Janiiai v next at ihe sarnelime uf day ; and on the third Monday u{ February next, also at flic same time of day. Ncu,naccn,yovcmbcr^2^},\lS\. Mu'nA"^E?ToDi., j Commissioners. All persons that were indebted to said Arnold at the lime he joined said enemies, are requested by the Subscriber, who is, by said court of Probate, appointed Admin- istrator on said Arnold's estate, that was the property of said Arnold at the time he joined as aforesaid, are requested to deliver the same to the subsciiber, or account with him therefor. Pikupont Edwards. A''tio Haven, A'uvember 29, 178E To HE Soi.n, — At the Subscriber's in Goslien, a young, lusty, and very likely Negro ))'< iich, that can cook, u ash, and spin either llax or wool. Jiilii 21, 1781.1. HcGH Hughes. To be sold a Mulatto Slave, about 21 years (jld, is healthy, strong and active ; well ■■iicipiuinted with all Icinds uf farming business, and can work at the Shoe Maker's tiade. For fuuliei paiticiilars, enquire ui Fdvard Barker, of Pianloid, or the Prin- ters hereof. A'oveinbcr 25, 1778. AnyGemh'iiieii, Farmeisur others, that have anv juice extracted from Corn-Stalks, which ihcyaie deMioiis of having di.-,tilb .1 inio Rum ; aie heieby notified, that the subscribers, Distlller.^ in the town of New Haven, will distill the. same on shares, or otherwise, as they can agree. And those w ho jdease to favor them with their employ, may depend on having the strK•te^l justice done them, and their liquor distilled lo the tullest proof Or any Person that would lallici ilisno.>e of said juice or Corn-stalk.'^, on delivering it at the Distillery, will receive the l^iarkel Price; and every favor will be most gratefully acknowledged, by the Public's very obedient servants, i^epleinber 'Z\, 1777. Jacobs &. Israel. N. H. — Private Families may have Cider distilled for their own use by Jacobs & I:srael. Ill the ConiK'Ctietit Journal, from which the foregoing advertisements and notices aio taken, we find the following notice. ♦** We are very sorry that we cannot procure a sufficiency of paper to publish a whole sheet: — but as there is now a paper-mill erecting in this town, we expect after a icw weeks, to be supjilied with such a (piantily as lo publish the Journal regularly on a uniform sized paper, and to be able to make ample amends for past deficiencies. July 3, 177G. The average size of this paper was fourteen inches long, and sixteen wide ; occasionally there was a su|iplenient, which varied from six to eight inches square. It contained three columns lo a side, and was printed by Thomas and Sdinud Green, near the College.