The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-05-11 00:00:00, page 4

CAMBRIDGE, Ajwl 4.
Since our hlt the Selcctmen of the town of Boston waited upon
his Bxceileocy Gonenl WASHlNGTON with the following
addrel'd, fw'z. _
May it MpJM Excellency,
ct HE Sessloctmen of Boston, in behalfos themselves and 'scllow
citizene. with all grateful respect, congratulate your Ex
., chcnc oli tho success of your military o rations, in the reco
' very o thil eowrwfrorh an enemy, collect from the once respect
edBritons, who, inthisinlhnce, are characterizedb malice and
hood, rapine and pjunder, in every trace left behin them.
Ha cty axe we, that thin acquisition has been made with so fit
th; e tion of human blood, which, next to the Divine savour,
permit" m " ascripc to your Excellency'o wisdom, evidenced in
every pus! of the long besiegcment.
If it be possible to enhance the noble feclings of that rson,
who, from the mollssaffluent enjoymeuts, could throw imsels
into the haidships of a cam to save his country, uncertain of
success, it is then polstble thn victory will heighten your Excel—
lency'o hapyiness, when you consider you have not on] saved a
large, elegant, and once populoul city from total del ruction;
but relieved the few Wrctchcd inhabitants from all the horror: of
l besieged town, from the insults and abuses of :: disgraced and
chngrined arm , and rellored many inhabitants to their quiet
habitations, w o had Bed for safety to the Bosom of their country.
May your Excellency live to see the just rights of America set
tled on a firm basn, which felicity we sincerely wish yqu, and at
: w: period may that felicity be changed into happiness eternal.
Junu ScoLLAY', Tmosirur. Nswetp. Tuouns Mu
SHALL, Gums!- A_u,s1*m, 0uyn.Wuon—.b, ]ouy
ss Pnsinsi Sclect'n'wn ot Boflon. ss . __
t... Pubis Excellency GEORGE WASHlNGTONj Esq;
General of theunitcd forces in Amm'co. \
" H.; Exulkxgv': A- N s !? 2 R.
si To the Seleflssmsie'n and citizcfls osif Bosion.
3 Gentlemen, ss
. OUR cohgrztul-nione, on thesuccess of the American arms,
' 'i give she the greatest pleasure.
- molt sincei-oly-rbioice with you on Your bein once more' in
" the quiet possesio'n of your former li'absiitztions ; an , what greatly
" odd: to my thess; that this desirablc evcnt has been effected
wi? so little :! aged oflhunmn blood.
' am'excee in 7 ob igcd by the ood o inion tare leascd
to entertain of my conduct. Yourgvit'tuorn effort? in th': cause
of freedom, and the unparalelled fortitude with which you have
shflained the Fmstefi of All hurha'n calzmities, justly entitle you
sidm'gntefu remembrance of your American brethren; and I
zsi Mly pay ther the hand of tyranny may never more disturb
"yf. "pose; md-that every blefling' of a kind Providence may
qss've happimtibd peospen'ty do the town of Boton.
* ' GEORGE WASHINGTON.
?
,.
ssjsi'ixissous W-ESTtoN-s addressedtp the
"I Coflcstfzss, and all other legiflative bo
'ss dies ssix't Antericd. ""
' _- 1. 0 net theoyflnu of Europe think they have :t right to
' _ - aispqit: their subjefih in the" same manner that :;
Me! in thin counttydis (es of hit live Mtsi—"i. Ha"ve not
inhabitants as Palm been divided between Aushia, Prufl'ta,
(! m: without their eonsentp—q. Did not the Court of
Spm [inly exchange St. Domingo for Lduffiam, and were not
man of estel-"ssreneh subjected the'latter country impfisoned, and
put {, death, for t'esusing to submit to the Spanish government? \
-u\-4., Did not the Genoet'e sell Cotsiea to the Court of France, \
and has not France (after many unshceessful dt'tempts to canquer !
th'at jshnd) smctce ditposed of it" to the King of Sardinia? i
. Do not all parties agree that the Court of Britain will soon ;
sidthztit il impossible to subdoe, or govern America by force?
--6. Will not mistaken notions of dignity, revenge, and ::
despotism rendered ftir'ious 1); disappointm'ent, lead the said Court 3
, madoft the'Mtsih'on ' it o the times, and to dividdthe Ame- 3
riqen cokmies with't e other powers of Europe'P—7. is it not \
yobzblethat Ruflia in refusing the twenty thousand she had .
filled tothe King's! Britain is waiting oniy for an offerof :: are
ih the dominion of the colonies after they are subduedP—S.
He. not Mr. Rigby (one of the abttndoned junto of St. ]ames's)
declared in the House of Con'tmoos thnt Cmmda was a dead weight
n the empireP—g. Have not the Miniftry (detpairing of
' the rcduction of the colonies) employed Denn Tucker to drove
that the independence of said colonies would be an immen e ad
vimtage to Great vBritain? to. Suppose France should grow
weary in listensn to our whirling cries astcr our MO'rut-tx'
QOUNTRY, and msieadof striking a blow to draw offthe British
armies and fleet: from our consts; should M't't'pt of Cannda as a
condition ofnentrahty, and upon the condition ofher conqncring
itt—u. Suppose the southern colonies should he offered tn
Spain on condition of her nctitrality, or affistnnce in the rcdnction
ofthem ?——-u. Snpposc the campftign of the year 1777 should
open with Rusiizn, French, British, end Spanish armies on our
coztlts, what would be our situation ?—1 3. Is there any time in
which a nation or people can form alliances, or declare themselves
free, to greater advantage thm when their nffairs} are in : pros
,erous condition ?-'— 14. Should the American colonies neglect
present critical moment of asserting and lecuiing thcii free
grm, it it not probable that afew months will put it out of their
power of doin it for ever P—t ;. What must we think of those
men who use their influence in Assemblies and in the Congress, to
obtain colony instructions to revent the Delegates from alsentilg
to the sionly offlble measure t at can save the colonies from ruin ?
' "ill not all the blood that shall be shed in Amensica,
-—16.
after the next six months, lie at their doorsP—i-y'. Are not all
instructions to opposc measures leading to independence big with as
much folly as hilschiefP-si— 18. ])oes not every measure of the
Con ress, except submission, lend directly or indirectl to inde
yen ence ?' sst9'. Considcring that we are ssno'w total} indepen
dent of Great Britain in every act of government, will not the in.
shuctiuns of our Assemblies convey, to the Cmnt of Britain and
the other European courts, ideas of the BASEST uYPocmsY in
the coloniesP—zo. , If it should be discovered next fall that :;
declamtion ofindepcndence this spring Would have terminated the
war, or removed it from our bortlers, what wiil be the sec-lings
of that): men who Now oppose it by provincial inlh'uctionsi ?
-— n. \Vill their faction: zeal then be called patriotism, or will
their avarice, ambition, and (L-rvility, then be characterized by
the cUtitt phratt-s of TtMtntsirY, or WEAK NERVESF—ZZ.
Doc: not t sate of the sugitive or desertett 'sorics in Boston and
New Yorlt furnish :! nseful lesson to all rulers not to oppose the
tide of gopttlztr prejudices, and to rely no mote upon the irotec
tion of sitish arms ?3—'-23. Considuing the perfidy :mci obsti
oacy of the King, is not a declaration of independcnce of the
Crown as 'nst_l measure now as ; decssluratinn of an independcnce
ltpon the ntsiliament was some years ago? 24. is it not now
'qually necessary to our security and happiness? 25. Will it
not hejufl, therefore, hereafter te Gntpund the. folly and sitte of
qgwha opposc theimctsizmth those who have opposed the
ter?
ADVERTlSEMENTSct
lct
STRAYED from Mr. chbard Gregvr {&
in Glourg/t'er County, the first of jailor} last, I' Ill. CX.
HORSE about4. Feet 8 or 9 lnches high, 1 Year! oldf'wd
on the near Shoulder with the Bottom of 'a Belly "nearly
form: a Square, and on me near Buccoek with ! leg? ' r. !
will-give a Rcward- of gos. to my Pershn who delivers the slid—
Horse to Mr. Richard anger),- or to me in Cmfiw.
ANTHONY NEW
_ MlLNjfi—u, April lo, 1776
EA R L Y m May I propose galng to the
West Indiu for a few Months. Those w o have any Claim
afainst Mirbad and join: Wallzm- and Company wis! please to ap
p y for Payment; and it will be obliging insstb'ose who are in
debted to them w cal] and settle their Accounu, by Payment, or
otherwise, asma be most convenient, before I away, uthere
may not be any erson left to transnct the Bnsmegoin my Absence.
MICHAEL WALLACE.
;
SUFPOLK; [or]! no, 1776.
I AM under the Ncccsslsity of sailing for the
"fast IuJi-si. about the first of nen Month, from whence I ro
pose returning as soon as 1 polfiblysu ----- As no zPartner o the
House of Grlybu, Da-ulJ on, and HM/rn, will be in the Country
after ! sail, ! request : ] those who have any Claims Finfi the
said Concem will apply before shnctTi-e, and {boy sh _ bepfidsi.
] Wll— take it extremely kind those indebted to die Concern,
who have not yet setded their ' canon, if they will call end
have them adjufied, and senled by Specillties; ssvr othgwisi, :;
gay b'e mon expediem. DOUGLAS HAMl TON. ' *
To be SOLD ly Me Subsiripen, at_ their
Storex in PETERSBURG,
VJANTITY of LISBON, TENE—
Rn-"Fss, PORT, SHERRY, and MA
DEIRA WINES, of the best (Lmlitctysi-si
LISBON by the (Dar'tsser Cask, Tmsiu—MFF
by the Pipe, Pon'r and SHERRY by the
DOzen, and MADElRA b the Gallon.
wxu. AM BEATTIE.
=" . WILLlAM BUCHANZN.
Bnnrokn, Apn'l 25, 1776.
WHEREAS I gave two Bsionds, Bearing
Date the z7th of Stplembtr 1774, each for the Sun! of
2 51. one paynbjle th'e zosh of M 1776, the outer-the'zoth of
May 1777, to lathe.) Had!" of A Writ Cdtl ,si m Considera.
tion of a certain Pareel of Land in 8 'anl: ! sireh sum
any Person from taking Asfifinmenusi o the slid'lo unfil the
said Hudu make- me & legal fight to the said Land. ,
, WILLXAM i._Wl\;I._I.siAlVIS.
T O B E 8' () L D, .
VALUABLE Tract of LAND containing 4oerres, with
an Entry of 1 9 Acren adjoining the fand Land, lying on
the Middle Fork of? Cwmingbnm Creek, in Alma]: County.
The Plantation is in vely good Order for Cropping, and has pretty
good Buildings on it. Any Pershn inclinlble to purchate the
Land may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, in the
said County, near the Counhoule _
zil \ ]OHN TANDY.
STOLENssfrom thcsiSubscriher, in Brun -
fwitl', on Nmofway River, the 7th osMan-lr, a black MA I)
that is with Foal, inclinable to : Chestnut Colour, about.; Feet
7 or 8 lnches high, with a small Slar in her Fonhead intmnixed
with white flm'r: down to her Nose, which appears to be ;! Snip;
has some Suddle S ts, the Mans under the Bridle it out and
mixed with white airs, a dauk Spoton her Rump about the Sun
of a Man's Hand; she paces and trots, andictidackt. Also was
stolen, at the same Time, a 'white Horse about 4 Feet 7 inches
high, has a hanging Mane add Switch Tail, and blinded, do
well as ! remember, on the near Shoulder W, on his near But
tock HG, on the off Shoulder and Buttock 3, and on his ]aw
Somcthing restmbling :: Flower de Luce, trots and gallops ve
hand. Whoever delivers the Mnre to me shall have 5]. Rewarz
and 4os. upon Delivery of the Horse, or 10]. for the Horsen and
Thietss. ]OHN BANTON.
AKEN up on Liltle River, in Hammer, bdark ba MARE
T about 9 Years old, 4. Feet 8} Inches high, has ; m' in her
Forehead about the Size of :! Dollar, :! few white Hidnlown the
Side of her Face and lie:" the Root of her Tail. and sees alto
gether. She has been in the Neighbourhood ever since ctobtr lash
Posh'd, and appraised to 15].
'I'HOMAS BURCH' HULET.
AKEN up, in Cunberlaud, :: BLACK MARE about 19
T Years old, 4. Feet ! or 9 Inchen high, with :: llr'ge Sfar in
her Forehead, 3 Snip on her Nose, & roached Mans: and Switch
Tail, and branded on the pear Button} T E m a Piece. PoRed,
and appraised th 4]. ]] ]OHN NEWTON. _
Tlusun' Opnce, Aprilz6, 1776.
MA]OR George Lyue, formerly appomt
ed to sign the Treasury Notes Effhe Denomination of xi./si
uf6. los. 7123. and 5s. being unable, through Sickness, to pro e
cute that Busmc'ss, ] have, put—soctmt n': the Authority to me given
by the General Convention, appointed Col. join! Dixou to sign
thesaid Notes. RO. C. NICHOLAS, Treasurer.
HE tollowmg Counncs have not hl—
therto letumed Lilis nsshc Number of theirPeoplez and as
the Colony may receive lnjury from the Want of :! Retum being
thou made to Con ress, it is hoped tho Comminees will procure
the Lifls, to be mien and (cut by the Delegaces to thisinext-Con
vcnhon. '
Arromacl', Alistmarlt, Amelia. llugusta, Besi/sior ssfoulurt,
Brmyfiuirb, Burbinglss'am, Beside), Cordial, Cberlt: Cil , Char
lallz, Ul-c ersieLI, Cu/pepvr, Cumbtrland, Dmn, L' ex, !:msi
quitr, rmltrick, mefi/t, Covs/Jland, Hmpshifl, Hauower,
h'mrira, Isle rzj'Wigbt, Kiugzt Vena, Loudaux, u'Ja, Luuenlmrg,
Mizillesi'sex, Mffplmburg, Nausmaml, Nor al}, Nortbmpton,
Orangr, Pilzsjl-vania, siPrinrt E-l-ward, Prince]? Am, Soulbamp
ton, Slaffurc, Sun;), Slgffex, and War—wid, -
EDMUND PENDLETON.
thmx (Nartb Caroliua) Apn'ln, :776,
LL Persons llldCthd to the Estatc of
jp/Zpb Moug/brr, deccased, are desired to make immediate
Pnyment, or give Bonds for their respective Balanm. Allthoi'e
who have Demands against the said Eftnte are desired to make
them known to 6 HENRY MONTFORT, Exccutos.
s T R AY E D'Y trour-z—sithe Subscnbcr, on
kappapmart Klv _, in ' _ _ cEnd qudruliu, the wh
of yctinmy 'a BAY' ousa r Yentp' end, abouu feet ",:
Inches 1 ", branded [T, shod all-fnqulsiapd pacetwhtd '
He wi! bred in the upper End of Cuw Mrflth': Gapstct '
have Been informed such a "man.; teen sollbwihgct, : WZW.
that was gain over the Muuntzinksi 'thfverss bring; mgguctsi
said Hbrl'e shalfhzvc forty Shillingp Rewmf. -. '
- , ' HANNAH' BATTAlI-Eisifsisict?
_ HAMPPER-Smflfl'f Apri! :6, :776.
H E Studcms at the Acadcmy mer ctctu
so fast, that ] cannot pnvtend w sumish Bed- for hyeba- ,
sidcrablc Number more. Those Gentlemen who li-nd thei
heteafier will do me, and perhaps themschn, u-Favour bysisq ' -ss
Beds with thcm. lt can be no great Trouble to them, is:,
Gentlemen will :gm: to send their Children together, to fm—ssj
Am! convey a Bed at their common Exye'nco. blind it wild. .'
too chargc-gble for me to provide this Anicsik- at the nal! ll" 4
hitherto done. as young Perstsisns are lest dilposcd to behmfflof
the Propel'ty of another than ostheir own.
' PHIL. HOLCOMB , Smu. .i
N. B. I will give good Encouragement to :: m Monda
Rands cooking, and managing the Busmcss at the chlsslen—d
Table in such a large Fsumly. ' si ,
F 0 R 8 A L E,
EVE'N Hundrcd andsi fifty five Acrcs of
_ LAND in ButHnsiq/an, lying on both Side: of Dridlc Greek,
which is remarkably good for Tobacco and Hemp, affonk good
gleadow Ground, .and has about 50 Acute cleared, under.:
' ence. The Term: ma be known by applying to the Subsctipss.
her, about five Mfles best" the chdsi of Appendrtax Rivcx. -
" PETER PATTESON.
ct si dpril 25, 1776. '
STR-AYED, or ST—OLEN, from "'t!—
liazy/l'vurg, about three Weeks ago, a DARK BA-Y MARE
about 4 Feet 6 Inches hi , brsimded on- the near Bumck ! G
She has of : Fishfla on Eu- Withem, and has a-lonlngane and
Switch ail. Whoeverconvcyl the said Mmu - Riwa-l
CpU'MOI in Williamshurg, or to my-letatioav il !" arm
shall be hundsomely rewarded by 01
. 4 * Whjsssi'ct BBW.
jrgst conte- to Hand, and to 5! SOLD'quit
PRINTlNG-OsiFF'ke'E, "
A large and exact VIEW of the llt'e'
BATTLE' ctct cmuzszzomsr, ct
\ -ss'e=-nxs::sisi:;:fsiesi'ssct;zg$ctvesisi
The pre ent SEAT (stiffly: WAR-sip sssi
Taken by an : le Draughtsman _ 'I] odd); mnflsim ss'
Engagemettt'. Lsin-nglsid—rfissf - " v-ssrrsic
T 0* B E si so ; , D. ct
THE Houscs and Loft' whereiq m gtq ct " ' now" tim, ss
' (he Town of Psiflttshurg, cusissffihctsi of ,: [w ' ' ' '
ouse, Storehouse,'ssand all can "( 'Wusddsiili godd ' '
pair; a large Garddn and Paflum '_ p . laid the Simc'un
equal to any in the'CoTOnyf for B " si ' "
that : particular Desct'ipfidn is unn , ss
Servants, Household Pumimre, Us. a' t' in the Town of (
tefshurg, and 400 Acu- : agood Tobadco Landinsidcrlottc. m
Purchasers they have Po 'fflon inugbdklely, did YW
made easy by wing approved Securtqsi-a—Al l in's :! le'wsiifi
the Colony, ! tose who have an Deum"!!! Kgaidfl' m are fire! -si
to apply for Paymem; and all ersons' indebted; it'il hoped, wi];
either discharge their Accounss, or think iisimsonalfle a M
Seturit . 4 .
As che Purchasers of the Land in Warts: For}, Manght to
John Liddtrdale, Esq; of London, are in some doobfssofctMrsi-ch
ing a Right, this is to inform them, (line the Deeds will its
I
properly cxecuted , with an Acknow ent of M'r's. [Made]?!
Right of Dower, when the Time: wi} admit of an Oppflunish ;
and may he assured of having : mal! undoubted Title made W !
They will likewise please to observe, dis the head will not lie
rtcordcd till the Money is paid, :greeafile to the Term: of Bile. *
Am! if any of the Pnrchasers are iflWbt of' my bed;; properly
authorised to make Salt: of the Landj, lthey May be' fu )! fancied
at the Sect'ctary's Office, vhetsic the Powcr of Attot " in recorded.
(n) , RICHARD 11i-Xctzxtdsom.
AKEN up, in ambmmsiz, m; red am whsiw smxs,
marked with a smooth Crop in each Eu. Poffed, md
pmised to 6 1. !! THOMAS . wamessi -
OMMITTED to Effex (3301, 41 Negro
_M;tn who says his Name is JESSE, and that he belongs to
Mr. Robert Ncpper of Albnndrls. The OWner is dcsmzd to prove
his i'ropcrty, pay Chargcs, and take him away.
ALKCF, EMERdON, Gaokr.
OMTI FTLD to Ej/ex Gaol, a Negrq ct.
1 Man who says his Name is GABRKEL, And that he belong.
to Mr. Robert Po)" of Gootl-laud. 'she Ownet is defilssed to ptove
hid Propesly, pay Charges, and take him away. ct
ALXCE EMERSON, Gaolef.
COMMlTTEDsito E &: Gaol, a Ncgro
Man who fly: hit Name il D NIEL, and that he being
in Mr. Robert szne of Albmuvit. The Owner is desired to prove
hit Property, pay Chlrgec, and take him an .
' . ALXCE EME SON, Gaolcf.
A
R U N away from the Vmcyard, a little
below Milinm/burg, : Negro hlan named SAUNEYs 9
Feet 6 lnchcs high, about 17 Years old, knock kneed; ad Os!
wheu he went way, : dark red Nnumarh! Coal. ! hue been
informed he is lurking ahouc Mlliaq/p . Whoever bring. hill
to me shall have : 5s. Rcmd, beside:: w at the law allows.
(i ANDREW ESTAVE
TO BE SOLD,
HE PLANTATlON where I now live, containing 316
A'cies of Lnnd, sinmed about three Mile- above szrjblrgz
whereof! is : large new. Brick Dwelling—Roase 34 Feet py 32.
with sourRooml and : flush Paffnge belawlta'trs, and five Rooctml
above, very commodiomly coriu-ived, and the Buildin well "ex
ecurcd; : Brick Kilchm 3: Feet by 16, "0 Roch: low and
two above Smirs, with all other neqess Office. in good Repair.
and several Orthzirds of the besi-Kindc !tuich. Thie'siOeat
being well known, ! think : more accurne Delcripflon modelsa
ry. The Time of Paymcnt will be made usyrao th ["and-fer,
and the Terms known by nyplying to Mr. m RW. or
tf ROBEBT- NEWSUM.