The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-03-12 00:00:00, page 2

at" their new constitution: The nbjuration oath imposed on :" electors in
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the colonies, was shetching a prewgntivc which the" people had never im
parted or sanctitied; and so gl'fll was the dilsicontent in the px-ovince os
Pennsylvania, that out of 3:,ooo electoisis which had vuted for the first
Congrese, onl'y ooo and odd had taken the abjumhon oath, to qualify
them to vote for another Congr- t's. ]" the pruvince of New Englssuui,
the Whigt and Tories were nearly equal in the provincinl meeting; that
the Whi : had only :- majority of two. As to an invation of France,
the Gent emen then in the House, who hzd her" on the'expedition against
St. Cas, couhi best judge of the probability otsi iucccl's in such an undes
taking.
Many othet' Gentlemen spoke.
' The motions on the ettimntes, except in some particulars relating to
the mihtiu, were: then carried without :: division: Therest were deferred
tissll Wedncsdny.
N E \V Y () R K, Fabrum'y 6.
"15 Lord North privateer, belonging to Mr. Goodrich, has taken
and sent into this part, the sChOOIRI' Bucklkin, mounting four ;
pounders, from St. Euflatia, bound to Virginia, loaded with sum, sugar,
mohlses, and coffee; also the llooy Richmond letter of marque, mount
ing six guns, from Cape Francoit, loaded with \Vett lnuia produce;
she in that remarkable lloop so much hoafled of by the Virginiane. On
the zoth ult. Capt. M'Donald chased on there a brig, letter of marque,
from the Weit lndies, loaded; he mounted ten emie- gum, swived;
&c. ThectCaptain and crew made their efoope before hunted. The'
Lord North's people pmndered her of : number of necessaries, but was
obliged to leave the vessel, the suts running high, and her poop being
seuttled. The same day, - he gave chece to two of their reconnoiuing
piivateere, one of which was run on short.
Fcb. 17. A French ship laden with 537 hogshelde of sugar, some
tom of indigo, eotton, &c. wal laR Saturda brotightinto our harbout.
She in 1 stile to the Wettmoreiand, Cept. Iohn 'lton, end wn from
Bigzanio :.
esterday arrived : big from port L'Orient, in Old France, loaded
with dry goods; she is very vnlmble, and was taken by the Lord North
printeer, in company with the Diligence armed btig and Gmbies pri
vatem. The prisoners on board the btig, inform- us, that the coal!
of France is so lined with British emisei-s, thot the French have laid up
the ater part of their private, traden.
xtrect ofa hwr-fn- Newport (Rhode laud) bledhbrm ;. _
, " On Sundly tle tesugeee went on an nicatio- twenty mile: up the
river, where they londed and brought offtwo wind sheep, twenty heed
of cattle, mit : floo laden with grain, oil which they brought in here
befote eleven o'cloc on Monday forenoon, without having snlhined
lay lose. Another party in going off th'n evening. The oduce of the
eaptnree mode by the nt'ugm, zmonntt to two thousenxssfive hundred
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Punch. Twelve end : halk per eent. ie fuodotl to sit out those who may
join them, and seeme such :: need their nflishneo. ct
. " It is expected riot number- of the ref si from New York will
' aniththeirbmhen hen, hvenerysnppoetthey
could with for from the officer: os hie Majesty'l army end navy; end
such a he- been on the three expeditiom, will not (hue less than forty,
W' Mil- per pens"
T R E N T 0 N, FEIRUsiARY 24.
- Ythree sufirin nen. who on Wednesdny hfl made their escape
fron New Yot end lnived here yeflerdn morning, the let out
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anenbuknion from th'ut place it tonfitm , which they sey :- to
colfl ehiely of Hesilnt; who, it is given out, are ordered to the West
lndin. but it in genenlly supposed they are to be shut to Geo 'e. By'
;
the above petsone we fother lum, it wan publickly tnlked in New
Yoti, thlt lihode [find'il shortly to be evacuated, the enemy having
llmdy deflwyed ell their out work:._ and retired into the to_wn of New- '
post; end thctct due hundred and eighty princes now so] out of the
poet of Ilu- Yoelt.
The coitinennl troops nken with Capt. Rlndolph and Mr. ]ackson.
" mentioned in our last, have since been exchanged and returned; but
' ? lbove menn'onod Gentlemen are lill detained by the enemy in New
wk
_ w; hen- thlt on Thusdoy last, the universl'ry of forming the alliance
hetween France and the United State: of America, was celebnted at
any, at Pluckmin, with great propriety and elegance.
PHlLADELPHIA, Februury 18.
Mrcctof . [cturfrwu a Gentle-n t': anee, Det. 6, t11l. .
I l-IAV'E : sh-ong curiosity to know the ertiflcee and subtersugee, with
which the Toriee keep alive each othm hopes. When ! and
met get an ull , end navy mtione preporing to league them elvee
againlt er. W en her merchants are breaking, her mnufzctnren
ltarving, end they are obliged to take them into publiek ply under the
name of militia, to prevent their Piclting pockeu, robbing on the high
"aye, nnd plunder'mg in companies all before them." .
Extract of a letter fi'n London.
" My friends, ! have suffered greatly by the Ruppa of tude. On
the north coal! there in not now a single vessel of force fit the protection
of tude from Londonto the Orkniet, an extent of coast then let: mileo,
which hu occnsionod the cnpture of : great many vessels, prinei y by
small printeer cunen, one of which, with only 18 men, took : ve so
vesseleofi Flmbmugh head, :" of whom she ransomed immediltely. ! -
paid 3]. 53. remium per cent. insurence on : vessel from Berwick,
when the usua insunnce is only 11. per cent. which mounts almofl to'
: prohibition of in trode to'those parts."
LQI'TERY 0 FlCE, Fcb. 16. Fridly lnl No. 84.6si53 tus drawn
: prize of :opoo dollars; notwithflanding which, on unspeaing the
{heelt book of the lottery thin evening, we can :ssure the public]: the
wheel. ne 77,uo dollart richer in proportion than when the drawing_
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B A L T 1 M o R E, Fabruary 2.
[5 are informed that the mcrchnnts of this town --ss.\v= h 'd cverzl
mectings of late, to consider the thte (( their untie, ufeiih ha
suffel'ed greatly by the enemy's privateers: and that th osintequencsi- thereof
they have come to : resolutisd of l..) ir—g up all thcnr ullels tur lum: tune.
C H A R ]. E S T O VV N, January 13,
HE enetny's navel force in Gec-rgia, according to infurmztson
received from some delsiertcrs, who (eft Savannnh the first mshznt,
and :utich here last Friday, then confistcd of the thnix 91 44 guns,
Commodorc Hyde Parkcs, Fowey 24, Vigilant 14, : floating bsstttely,
sormeriy muunting 14. and "! ponndusis, but her metal now reduced to
sixteen 18 pount'ers, and tight tz, the Lord Hyde 10, 3 packet boat,
eighteen of her guns four pounders. the Britzumizt and New Bsslootfl [5
mh, both brigs, they hewe but two six pounders each, the rett bs then
guns are sours, the Comet seven, formerly our sialc' briz, hut cut down,
rigged, and fitted a: : glliey, she was towed all the way from New
Ycrk by the Fowey, her metal one ]! pound" in her bcw, and 6 stxet,
in her waste, the Black Prince to. : floop mounting 3 and 4 pounders,
end the ]ason, : French built ship. nting :: six pounsi'ers, fitted out
at New York :: : privateer, commssHe-i by Captain Hngh Portersield,
lnd met with uuising off thin bar, her crew not exceeding 75 men and
boye; which ship, they add, wot the only vessel preparin ' to put to sin.
The (leserten ill agree that the land forces. under Lieutsit'ol. Archiblld
Cemphctell, cannot ex'ceed soon men. , : - - ."
A brig from Botton, end :- schoonet from'Pon—eull'ninee. not (of.!
peaing the fleet It Tybee to be an enemy's, ran into-the midlt of it, and
were taken. ' '
WILLlAD-ISBURG, MAnctt 12.
THE Surprize C- t. Wininghum is mind et Portsmouth, in lind
day: from St. uflath, who inform: that the Weascl, 'I I ' ' 3
floop of war mourning :] gone, wn taken byllsrench shipofi'thc -"
without fii-ing : sun. ' ' " _--'ss
_ DEATHSJ Mr. Wtuuu SALTII, ofSun-y county; he me
: tender fnther, : kind master, and I med benevolent ehrjflian.
a- All rsonc who choose to have advertisemenu and other piece.
inserted in t is paper, m desired to send money with them, And m' lb
poshge of their letters, otherwise they will not he received.
'lo run PUssBLlCssK.
T it now indubitably certain the Court of France has lgreed to resdnd
I the nth and uth anielet of the treaty of commeree. which make.
that whole treaty rfectl equal. By thosi "tide:, the molplsee sent
from the French est lm ia island: to the Uniwd State: of Ameriee, m
to be clear of any duty of impqsition; ip return for which. the French
were to have every artiele exported from these flute: to their iflande, duty
free. Thin was very unequal; for, as Doctor Lee he well expressed
ss himself, they tied up only their little finger, whim we'bound our whole
body. !: em- owing to that Gentleman'tsiremonshee against that "
inequality, that Silas Dezne, Esq; he made hie'eharge again:} him, its
" bein dngIed into the treaty." DoctorLee haosince by his vigilmce,
sinne I, an integrity, obtained this benched! alteration; end the
peblick ere left to l].udge, if he doe: not deserve their approbation, rather
than eensure for it opposition to Mefl'. anklil and Deum in thin
"itsilhnce. A VIRGJNlAN.
, ss'ct ? 0 R ! A 1. 3, _
VALUABLB neck of LAND (pan of the In] lond tna) eon.
, taining tooo um, too of which in high land, lnd at : snlll
upense they be mode ood meadow, it it plnsontly sttmted on jane:
river, end in :: ex, lent oeighbourhood, has on it two profitable
fiflrrin, lndeln vie with my'place foe the advantage of wild fowl. The
putehlser mly-hne immediate poffellion, together with the use of seven
able nectgro men for the sent year, md corn sufficient to support them.
These !: 70 bushel. of fill gnin sown, which will be included in the
sale. For tenu- apply to- OTWAY BYRD.
CnnLu Crnj, March 5, 1'778.
so be IOLD for "no w, at (be [an dwellingbu : of Mr. Rnndolph
_ Prioe, [zeal/ed, in Surry may, on Wednclday ! c 31] of March, ff'
. fair, agpmfi zems-is du}. _
PARTofthee-flneot' the said demsed, cons-Ringofsixne , mon;!
whjcklndtree likely fellow;, one of which in clrpcnter and
so er, : very likely negro girl and two smaller ones; Ilso a pair of
smo ] mill Rome with their geer, I few barrel: of buliau com, sundry
clrpenten too]: and plmtation utensils. Those indebted to the said
estate, Ire once merequelted to make immediate payment; and tholi:
who hue ny deinlnds m desired to make immediate : plicntion foe
sspnymcnt.—*.*Those who hlve any demand: against the e ate of Cape.
;jcsepb Newfm lnd me Prive, deceased, both of this county, are
desired to mlke lpplication to jOHN WESSON. Exec.
(I) of Randolph Price, decelsed.
To be SOLD to the highe?! bidJer far read} mony, :! Mr. William Tim
betlake':, in Petersburg, on Fridiy th: :d do) of April next,
PART of the estate of Alexaadfr Biffett, deceased, consifling of two
likely four year old horses, got by OjZ-ar out of good mates, ofie :
likely bay colt two years old, by Apollo out of a high hlooded mare, one
a fine year old bay colt, got by Spr' bfp out of the same mare.-——Also
to be tented so: one year, a good b ackl'miths shop, with two complete
set oftoolo, by private contract.
MARGARET BlSSETT. Administratrixsi