The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-13 00:00:00, page 7

We lum from Dinwkldie county, that the arty who were in pnii'uit
cta Cffslam Bcnjamm Woodwztrd, sul'yectcd OFCmnltcsseiting uus paper
currency. hwc touiuzll his types, copper lates, and other utcnffls, but
that the villain had Cscjped under cover os e woods.
Yelierday evening an express arcived from Sooth Carolina, with an fic
eoum of an attack made by the Briiish ships upon the- fortisications at
Sullivan"s ifiand, in which they sailed of succeis, and suffered greatly,
acts appears by the following particullrs mnsmitled by his Excellency
General Lee.—--When Cornwallis lest Corke the number of troops
were 4000, but " mnsports had been sepm ated from the rest, and not
since heard of: -Tbe two General: were asho e on Long island, with the
troops, amounting to no more than zooo men, and have been also re—
ulsed, with loss.
," Heads of intelligence given by Five cleserters, lh ]uly, 1776, three
day: after the engagement. They are all Amen'cans, and taken at
different timel by the men of war. :
" Sbipr engaged: Bristo], 50 gone, 44 killed, gosswoun-led, and
Clpuin lostsshil arm. Experiment, 50 guns, Cape. Scon and 57 killed,
go wounded. Solebay, zl gous, Capt. Simmond, : killed, and 3 or
4wounded. Siren, 18 gone, Cape. Furneaux, lost no men, fought at
long shot. Afieon, ;: gon:, Cap! Atkins, ran ashore in going to her
lution at Hadnell's Point, had several shot through her, and the were
obliged to lbnndon und burn her. Active, :! gum, Cape. Wi liams,
lose not known, fought at long shoe. Sphynx, zo gon:, [off her belt
?fit, lnd got aground, bnt have of? after some time. Thunder bomb,
no. nltogether disablcd, bed: one, and so shaken a: not to be re—
_ red here. Friendship armed ve e], 26 sum, covered the bomb at
- on; shot.-— I'hey say it was reported that the engineer wan in Charles
iown in dssilguise, was in our irenchee, and visited our fonificniony that
' the shipsffofi all the anehon they had out; they were in ; hurry, and
cut them. They were at two thirds allowance, no fresh provisions, and
in want of water."-—A reward of soool. sterling wan offered for Ge
neral Lee's head.——'I*hm me no more than ten men killed within
the fomflcation.
lu QRDINANCEfir "(Ring SALT Wonxs in lbi.: why, aulflvr en
(mecting the making osfah. .
HEREAS. from the commodious; smutions of many put of our
rivers and baye—next to the sea-coafl, and from experimentt
made in this country, it it jud ed that large quentitiet of salt me be
made, an wellctfor our own conzumption as for exportation, by w tIch
the inconveniencies from the want of that article would be speedily re
moved, and great advantnges mi ht he derived, hath to the trade and
revenue of this country; And to ereu it it thought that the molt cer
tain and expeditiout method of mnking snlt will be by erecting proper
works in the molt convenient and secure plzces for the reception of the
szlt water, from which. by the operation of the sun, or otherwise, great
quantities may be procured:
Be it tbtrc 'rc ordained, by the Dclcgam and Reprtsmmtifvn of lb!
, :: m led in General Formation, andssiti; hereby ordained (be as
' o [be one; that thereshall be erected, with lll offihledr pmtch, in
the several lstricts herein after mentioned, two comprete salt works, ac
cording to the belt end most sp roved plan; (h'At is to say, in the diflrict
between Poto-wmatb and Ra am! rivers two, between Rappabarmazl
and for! two, between for and jane: rivers two, on the south sndo of
Ind:: river two, and nlso two other works on the eafiem shote of this
eountry; and there shall be appointed to the works in each dish-ict, one
direfior or thennger, who shall immediatelydproceed to ere& the same
(end for that purpose may take the advice en assisiznce of any zrtist in
fist way) it the public expence. And the said manager or manners
' hll'have full power end nuthority, from time to time, to hire such
hands, and so my of them, a he or they shnll jud e necessary for
empleting the said work: in the most effectual and expe itious manner;
end tf. the said hands cannot thus he soon and conveniently procured, he
is they shall have full power to impress such and so many labourer: into
the service u (lull be judfied Pro r, who (hell be allowed such hire as
any two or three freehol " m t e said district or diflrictl, being first
'fwom, may think reabnlble, provided that such manager shall not have
ver to impress more than one third of the mile labouring tithable
Eve! helon ' 3 to any person upon one plantation; and that, when
said wot- : ue eompleted, no man: r or rnmagers shall be allowed
er to impress any hande into thes ' service, but they shall be hired
'- usual va :
' Ill !: itfartlfr "kind, By the mbarr'y afmsaid, that the manage:
men, herein lster lppointed, or for the time being, shall provide,
time to time, all thing: necessary for the said workt, snd report his
Uthil Wings thered to the Governor of this country. together
with an account of the expence attending the same. when required; nnd
in case of the denth of any manager, or the negligence, miscondnct, or
refusal, to tender such account from time to time, when required of any of
them, the Gwernor shall have full power and authority to appoint another
in the room of him so dying, or to displace such manager or manageisit,
lb neglecting, and to ap woint otheis in his or their fiend; and the Trez
suicr of this country lhsitt , and he is hereby required, to advance to each
of the said matmgtm the sum ufhve hundred pounds, to enable him the
better to prusecutc thc said woik.
ANJ be itjartper ordaimd, thsit the Governor of this country (hall, as
he m'iy see sit, grant his warrant to the Treastu'eisi for the payment of
such sum: of money :ts shall he required to complete the said works, and
for carrying on the business of shit-making; and the salt made :tt the
said wmkn sh ]] be told by the ntmm'vcter or manageis first to the inhabi
tants of this country, at the price of five shillingn per bushel, and the
money ariiing from such sale, paid into the 'sreasury, to be disposed of in
the Conveiition or Gencrzl Atienibiy shall ditect; and is there shall be
made a greater quantity than will be sufficient for the consumption ost'lm
country, the oveisilPlus shall be disposed of to the best edvnntzge, and the
money thence ari ing be paid into the ublie Trensury for the use of the
counnyg but any t'aie so to be made to t e inhabitants, or otheewise. shall
be suspended until the next meeting of the Assembly, when re rt (lull be
unde to the same, on the first day of their sitting, by the sai managed,
of the quantity of salt made at each respective salt work, that a due pro—
portion thereof may be allotted to the different counties; and, in the
mean time, the said mantgen are authorised and required to cause the
salt respectively yede at the said worke, to be removed to, end Rored in
places of safety: And the said mmassm fluil keep regular and diRinQ
accoums of all dishursementt upon t e said works, end of all profin
m-ising therefrom; and each man: shall be allowed a clerk, with :
t'alnry of thirty pounds a year, an the sum of twentz shining: per day
until salt it made it the workt, and ten shining- : d y and one shining
: bushel for all salt he shall make lfter that tune, until the next men.
ing of Assembly or Convention for his own services therein; lnd they
shall moreover, eachof them, give bond, with security, so: the dun,
pficution of the money so udvznced, and for the performance of thetma
sepqsedlin them; _ _ ss __ _ _
lmlbc :}me ordmud, that Richard Part", the older Gentian:
shall be, and he is hereby appointed-mannger of the worke in the diRri
between ["on-want} and Rappabaulml', Tbamm Wood, Gentleman, in
the dishsiict between Rappabamd and for! river, David 7 an, Gen
tleman, in the district between for! and Fame: rit-en, jnbu carshmb
With, Gentleman, in the diltrict on the south side of Fame: river, end
Smb} Sin shn, Gentleman, on the eastem [here of lhil country:
And w anon it may contribute greatly towards proeun'ng : speedy
sup ly of so necessary an article, to allow : bounty to privateadventurem
;! it therefore ordained, ly- !bc wborigy afimjaid, that there shall be
allbwed, and paid by the Treasurer, : bounty upon the several quantitin
of salt herein after mentioned, to each pen son producing :! eettisieate of
his having mide the same withinle month: after the passing of this or
dinance, except Mr. (fame: suit, who hath already received sufficient
enconn ement. that it to say, for fifty bushel; the sum of fifty shillingn,
for one undred bushele the sum of seven pound! ten shillings, for two
hundred bushele the sum of twenty pounds, and for five hundred bathe!
the sum of sixty two oundl ten shillings; the said certlstcllel to be
granted hy-the court o? the county wherein such salt shall be mlde, on
proofthereof Ip arin to them:
And be itfurt er or 'ned, that the several lands whereon it shall be
found necessary to erect public works, shall, previoue to the erectin the
same,, he valued by three disinterested freeholders, on oath, an the
amount of such vehmioh, n on a certisicnte from the managtr of the
.. said wolks, be paid by the reasurer to the owner or owner: of such
land:, which shall from thenceforth be vested in the public to revert ._
the roprietor when such workszlpall be discontinued: !:
In! be itfarrber ordained, th al] appointments and powen hereto
given to commiffionen for ereEting salt works, by virtue of any resolu
tion: of Convention, [hell henceforth cease:
Prwided Wertbclch, that the said mauagers shall and they are here-'
by authorised and required to ltnte Ind settle the account: of the colnmis
sionen, and to take the hands by them employed for the purpose: afore
said, nnd also, all such material: as may have been contracted for of
purchased by them on the public account; and that all new.
ragernstt may be given to the speedy end effectual supplying : country
with t, . _
Be itfaflbfr ordained, 'that : premium of one hundred unde (hell be
aid by the public to that manner whoshzlltmke the two thonsnd
guide!: of good felt.