Connecticut Historical Collections

The following is an account of the manner in which the news of peace between ilie United States and Great Britain, at the close of the Revolutionary war, was celebrated in New Haven. 1 80 N 1^, \V II A V K N . A'cw Ilavcn, May Is/, 1783. Thursday last was observnd as a day of festivity and rejoicinj^ in this town, on leccipt of indubitable tesiimony of ilie inosi iin|inrtaiii, ^'laud and ever iii(?iJioialiie event — the total cessation of huNiiluit.s bciu'fen tiieat Hiilain and iliesc Uuiicil Stales, and the full acknowledgment ol ilieif soverei^jnty and independence. Accordingly the day, with the risiiii^ snn, was ushered in by the discharge of llmlecn cannon, paraded on the Green for that purpose, under elef,'ant sillc colors, with the Coal of Aims of the Uniied. States most niijeniou^ly rejuesenled thereon, which was fjenerously contri- buted upon the occasion by the ladies of the town. At i) o'clock in'the foienoon, the inhabitants met iu the biicl; Alceiinf,'-house for divine service, where were convened a very crowded assembly : the j>ervice was o(itned with an anllicin, then a very perii- nenl prayer, together with thanksgiving, was made by the Rev. Dr. SiiUs, Prcsideni of Yale College ; after was sung some lines piirpiosely comjiosed for the occasion, by the singers of all the congregations in concert : 'J'hen' followed a very ingenious Oia- lion, spoken by Mr. Klizur Goodrich, one of the I'uiors of the Ccdlege ; after w hich a very liberal collection was marie 1(U' the poor of the town, to elevate their hearts for rejoicing. 'The service concluded with an anthem. A nuint;er of resiicclable gentlemen of the town dined together at ilie Cofl'ec- Ilouse : after dinner sevcial patriotic ioa>is weic diiink. At 3 o'clock weie dl^charg.■d lliiricen cannon— al 1 lucnlyone dillo— at b seven ditto — at G thirteen ditto — at 7 were di>-pl.iy< d the liie-w oi !>.•<', with rockei-, Mrp< Ms, &.C.. — at nine o'clock a bonfiie on the green concluded llie diversons ol' the day. 'I'hc whole atT.iir was conduct. -d with a decorum and deci-ncv iincoinrnon lor .smh (m( a sions, without any unfoilnn.iie accident, a ino.st jiacilir diNposilion and hean-lcli joy was universally cou-piciioii- and uionI nuphatieully e.Xj.ics-.,d by the icaiiiiri of every countenance. Api-il 13th, 1735, the " ConiK.'cticut Silk Stiriety" was estahlished by a mmiber of tlie jjriiicipal inhabitants ofiXew Haven, whicli liatl lor its object the " cuhiire and niamifactiue of silk, throiii^hotit the state of Connecticut." A lari;;e number of mulberry trees for this purpose were |)lanted on the outskirts of the city, many of which are still re- niaininii-. The following list of newspapers and other periodical woiks, pub- lished in New Haven, Conn, is furnished by a gentleman of the place, who has drawn it from a detailed mantiscript catalogue by him prepar- ed. It is believed to be nearly complete. The Connecticut Gazette, printed hv .bmn-, r.uk.r, n>'tr the Hay Market. 'Weekly. Begun in x\pril ? 1755; suspended .April 11. ITiJl ; n \i\iil July .'S, I7(i.''i, by licnjamin Mecom, and ended with No. 5'JtJ, bVb. I'.t, 17ilH — Tlii' ( 'onneeHciit Juiirnal and New Haven Post Boy. negiin October 23, 171)7. by 'I'hi.mas and Samuel Green. It pa.s.sed through the hands of manv publishers, and endiMJ « iih No. :ir)l7, A|iril 7, K^35. — Tho New Haven Gazette, by Meig.s, Boweii & Dana; bc-ui: Alav 13, 17HI; ended Feb- ruary 9, 178G. Weekly.— The New lliven (ia/.ettr and the Coiinecticiii xMagazine, by Meigs &: Dana. Begun February Hi, I'M; ended . AVeekly.— i^nlel ican Musical Magazine, monthly, llo. published by Ainos Doolitile and Daniel Read. 11) numbers; atioiit 17drt. — The New Haven Gazelle', begun .hinnary f), 1790; ended June 29, 1791. AVeekly. — t'ederal Gazetteer, bLgnli in I'ebruar'v, 179(5; weekly; ended . The Messenger, begun January 1, ISOO; ended" August 9, 18U2. Weekly. — The San of Liberty, begun in 1800; ended . The Vi.■^itor, begun October 30, 1802, and Nov. 3, 1303, became the (''onnecticul Post and New Haven Visitor. Supposed to have ended November S, 1801. AV.'.ddy.— The Churchman's Monthly Magazine, 8vo. inoiiihlv, begun Jannnry, ISOl. Four volumes published. — Connecticut Herald, began 1801, by Comsiock, Griswold & Co. Weekly.— The Literaiy Cabinet, begun November 15, 18l}(;; ended October 31, 181)7: edited by members of the Senior Class in Yale College. 8vo. pp. IGO. — Belles-Letlres Reposi- tory, edited and published by Samuel Woodworth ; begun and ended in 1808. — Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 8vo., begun 1810; ended 1813. pp. 412.— CoUimbian Register, begun December 1, 1812. Weekly.— The' Alhenseum, begun February 12, IHll; ended August (1, 181'1 : edited by Students of Yale College. Bvo. pp. 120 —Religious Intelligencer, begun June J, IdlG. «vo.— The N E \V II A V K N . 1 d 1 Guardian, monthly, commonceJ 1818, ended Dec. 18-28; 10 vols, published.— Tlu' Cliristiau Sijoctator, 8vo. niontliiy. bfj^Miu January, 181'J; eiuled lu ilii:> Imm, Dec. 18'Jy. It lias bcL'ii continued since as a Unnrleily. — The American Jotiuial u! Science and Arts, eoudiicled by liciijainin tJiUiuian ; begun 1S18. Uuarterly. Vohune lil vas published in Jan., Ib:i7.— Tlie Miciu^cope, edited bv a Fraternilv of Gentlemen, begun Maich 21, 1«-JU; ended September 8, la-2(). 8vu. jip. 200. Senli-u-eeklv.— 'Die National Pilot, began October, 1821 ; ended in 1621.— United Stales Law'joni r,al and Civiliairs Mngazine. 8vo. quarlerlv, begun June, 1822 ; ended lb2L! ?— American Eagle, begun lb20; ended . New Haven ChVuidcle, begun February, lH27 ; endeii about June, 1832.— New Haven Adverti.-er, l)egun May 1, 1821); ended October :'.0, 18:J2. Semi-weekly.— New Haven Palladinni; weekly;' begun Nov. 7, 1829.— The Sitiiiig Room, edited by members ol ^'ale College, IbliO.- New Haven City Ga/ette, begun April 1, 1830; ended May 7, 1^:!!. Weekly.— The Mi.-,eelhiny, semi-moiithlv, begun Novcndier 12,1830; ended . The Student's Companion, by the Kniglds ol the Round Table, 8vo. ; b.'gun Januarv, 1831 ; ended May, 1N31. Monthly.— The Lattle Genlb'man, begun Januniy 1, I8:il ; cjuJed Apiil 2;t, 1^31. 18mo.— National Republicaii,U'egun July 2(J, 1^31; ended M.irch, lrt32— Tjie IJoy's Saturday Journal, begun December 3, l.s3l, ended Febrnaiy IH, 1S32: in 12 numbers, 48rno.— The Literary 'J'ablet, semi-monlhly ; begun March 3, lH32; ended March '29, 1831.— The Sabbalh School Record, Pimo. monthly ; begun Januarv, 1832, ended December, 1833.— The Child's Cabinet, monlhly, begun April, 1832, 'ended Daily Herald, begun November 2G, 1832.— Watehtower of Fieedom, begun (.»etober 20,1832; ended . Morning Register, (daily,) begun November, 1833, ended Morning Palladium, (daily and thrice a week,) begun Nov. 1;'., 1H33, ended Jan. 1831. The Medley, conducted by an As.sucialion ol'the Siudenis ol Yale College ; begun March, endetlJiine, 1m33. 8vo. pji. Itlii— Journal td' Freedom, weekly; l/egun in M:iy, 1831, ended about May, 183.3 -Jcncrsoiiian Demc.crat, l>egun June 7, 1831, and continued about six weeks. Weekly.— The MuioC(;Mn or the Litlle World of Home, 8vo. monthly; begun July, 1H31.— 'I'he Pel leciioni^, moniidy; begun August 20, la31; ended March Iji I83(i. The last lour iiuiidjei.> bore the name of the .\, ,o Covenant AVcry/(/.— Literary Lmponum, 'lio, lieu'im June 1(1, 1835.— Religious Intelli- gencer and New Haven Journal, begun J.iniiaiy 2, 183G.— The American liistoiira] Magazine and Literary Recoiel, begun January; I83G: monthly, 8vo.— Yale Literary Magazine, conducted by the Siudeiiis ol Y.,lc College ; beyiin Feb. 183(i. bvo. 3 nun). bers ])er term.— Chronicle ol'the Chuich, lio. begun Friday, Jan. G, 1837. Previous to about the year ISOO, that part of tlie puhHc square now denominated the ilppci- Ci recn was u.^ecl a.s a public biuyiiii^ LMound. In 179G, the honorable James IIillli(juse piircliased, near ilic; noitliucst corner of the ori<;inal town plot, a (iuld of ten aeies ; whicli, aitletl hy several gentlemen, lie leveled and inclo.sed. The ficlil was ihcn divi- ded into parallelo^M-ams, raileil and separated by alleys ; the whole field, except four lots t;iven to the several congregations and the College, and a lot destined for the reception of the poor, was distributed into family burying |)laces ; purchased at the expense actually incurred, and secured hy law from civil |)rocess. Each family bmying lot is 3i2 feet in length and eighteen in breadth. In 18:.21, the monuments in the old burying ground were removed to the new. There are, however, some of the old monuments which still remain standing under the Center church, that building being erected over part of die ancient burying place. The following inscription is on a marble slab allixed on the west end of the Center church. " From the settlement (d'New Haven, u;38, to 17f>G, the adjoining ground was occu- pied as a common place of burial. Then a new burying ground was opened and divi- ded into family luts and city squares.— In 1813 this church was placeil over the monii- menls of several whose names are engraved on tablets in the vestibule. ]n 1821 the remaining monumeiils were by the consent of siirvivois, and under the direction ol »he city, removed to the new ground. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. At the la.,t iruni). ilie ,lc;ui shall be mi ed." 182 NEAV HAVEN. The following is engraved on the nioniunent of Gov. Eaton, which has heen removed to the new ground. Theopliilub Eaton, Esijr. Guvr. dec'd. Jau'y 7, IGbl, A-^lal. C7. I'.alon so I'aiu'd, so wise, su just, The Plio'nix of our woikl, liere liides Lis dust, 'IMiis name I'orgct, N. Englainl ui'Ver iiiusi. AVm. Jones, Esqr. D. Govr. dec'd. Oct. 17, I70G, /i:t;it bJ. Hannah Jones, daiigluer ofG.Jvr. Ealon, died May -1, 1707, ^tat. 71 The last part of the ahove, from the poetic lines, is a modern addi- tion ; the following lines heing taken out in order to give place for it. T' attend yuii, sir, under llicse framed stones, Are eome your honored Sim and daughter Juiics, On each hand to repose tlieir weary bones.