The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-10 00:00:00, page 5

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'siIN COMMlTTEE,
WEST AUGUSTA, March 23, t776
HEREAS a report has ungeneroufl
prevailed here, that co]. Dorsefi
Pcntecost, ofthis county, did, durin the
last winter, offer to a certain Wifiiam
Crow, os said county, a sum of money
as wages to carry ministerial despatches t
the commander at Fort Detroit, as als
among the western tribes of Indians
the Ohio, and that the said Pentecost had
"fish held a correspondence with lord Dun
more, and others to the eastward, 'ene
mies to America: Having strictly exa
mined into the above re orts, we find the
former part to have onginated from col.
Pentecost's des atching a packet of news
!papers, and ctome private letters of busi
ness, to colonel Richard Henderson, now
forming a scttlcment on the river Ken
tucky, and the latter report malicioufly
ropagated to injure the character of the
aid Pentecost; in order to do justice to
which, we assure the publick, that the said
reports are highly derogatory to that
character which he so juflly merits, as a
worthy member ot'society, a friend to the
'community, and a strenuous asserter of the
ri ghts of America. '
fly (zrdctr of the com-nittee.
; ,1 ]AMES BERWICK, clerkod
'At Yl Zoihmittee held for the count)
Charles City, at the courthozgse, th
26th of April, 1776.
PATRICK MURDOCH being char ed
bEf'orc the committee with having aid
man things insiimical to the American
cau e, several witnesses wereswom, and exsi—
am'med touching the same ; but notth ap
earin against the said Patrick Mur och,
mproo of the allegations, it is unanimous
ly resolved that he be thereof honourably
acquicted, and that a copy of this order
be transmitted to the pu'blick printer, to
be inserted in the Gaz'ette.
- JAMES _ _N1-:W,si clerk.
A P R I L 26, 1776.
E F T at my house, dbout three week:
" ago, a p'ortmantEau' with the following
articles in it, viz. One crimsbn braadcloth
coat much worn, three shirt: very ragged
ss and dirty, and one pair ofmarbled jworjlie
.sisiocleingt. The owner i.: desired to upply so
them, and, 'on paying charged,. they shall be
delivered. FRANCIS MORELAND.
N. B. T he above articles ajzbear rather
srpall stzed . ct
UN away from the subscriber 'm Lan
caster, on Wednesday morning, the
'Ist of this instant (1'Vlay)_ a short Well set
m'ulatto [line.namcd APPLE BY, who is
& weaver by trade, and has been mu'ch
used to run awa ', for which' he has been
feVel'elctY whi peci, the marks whereof may
be plainly cen. He has thick lips, and
squints a little; his clothing a Virginia
cotton shirt, striped Virginia cloth jacke\
and breechcs, sssh-iped Virginia cloth wrap
crs, and old shoes. Whoevet appre?
ends the said fellow, and delivers h'nn't
m'e, shall have 5'1. feWard, is taken ten
miles from home,— iF under that distance
gos. (2) RICHARD MITCHELL.
\ - TRAYED or STOLEN from the sub
scriber in ]ste of Wight' county, th
2d of Aprillust, a light bay horse abou
14 hands and an inch high} trots, paces
flow, and cantcrs very well, had'aroaghed
mane and switch tail, is not branded,
there was a little hair rubbed off his bac'kg'
_ ccasioned by- a .sisaddle. Whochr wilf'
gsilVe me any intflfichcthce of the said hdrsecta
so that I get him 'zg'ain, shall have 31.
scvmrd, and ifthe thicfis apprehended jlss.
In HENRY TYNES.
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ESERTED srom capt. Ruffln's com
y, Benjamin Harrison, abosiut 25
'fcct ]ngh, with light hair, gray cyel,
large nose, a thin narrow face, and loo
, adly. Whoevcr brings the said Harri/on
to me, in Williamshurg, shall have 31. so
his troub1e. ss
BILLEW. AVERY, ]ieutenant.
lssAKEN up in Prince Edward, a black
' 0 years old stone colt, 4 feet 2 inches
gh, neither dockt nor branded. Postcd,
find appraiscd to 4os. ct
, 4 . ]} VVILLIAM RICE.
TA KEN up at mr. Thomas Cow las'stsiny
Ianding, in james City county, a bay mare
about 13 hand.: and a half high, 9 or 10
year: old , with a hanging mane and fiuitch
tail, hay had a fistula, and branded on the
near buttock ] (1. ?" he owner may have
her on proving his property, and payinsi _
charge;, of the jubfiriber, near the place (4
her being taken up. .,
PHILIP YOHNSON.
TAKEN up in Prince William, a bright
bay mare about 13 hands and a half
high, about 10 years old, has some
saddle spots on her hath. but no bran
perceivablc. Posted, and appraised to 41 .
los. zu ss , EDWARD. .HARDEN.
TAKEN up in Halisax, a black mare
{out 4 feet 2 inches h'l h, with a star 'm
er forehead, no bran , hanging wane;
itch tail, has many saddle spots, and is
about 9 years old; Also two colts, one
a black mark, 4 fc'et 5 inches high,
neither doch'nflr bra'nded, has a bald
face, and is abobsst 2 years old; the other
a ba arc, neither dockt norbrandcd, he
ncaffind foot whit'e, one v'car old next
spring. ss Postcd and ssappraffed, siihc first
to 31. the second to 4]. los. and thessast
to gon. , " DAVctID SIMMS.
TAKEN up in Charlotte, a black sheectr
about 3 years old, marked with :: crop in
each ear, and a (lit in the right. Posted,
and appraised to 2 55.
JOHN LossYE.
TAKEN up in Charlotte, a dark bay horse
3,or 4 years old, about 4 feet 5 inches
-high, pace: naturally, had on a bell, and
&! branded on the near buttock H D in
'icce. Postcd, and appraised to 10].
[] Wll.LlAM MALLSHALL.
TAKEN up in Chaictlotte, a bay horse
about 17 years old, 4 feet 4 inchctes high,
has a white Face, and is branded, but I
cannot make out what. Postcd, and ap—l
praised to 41. xos.
H DlGGS B_UMPASS_.
TAKEN up in Suffi'x, a small black mare
4 or 5 years old, 4 feet 6 inches high,
with a star in her forehead, paces, and
appears not. to be docked. Posted, and ]
appraised to 12].
a _ SlsiLVANIssIS BELL..
<*AKEN up in Halifax, near Bond's ferry,
a andy sow, marked with a swallow-fork
and two flisits in' the right, and_ a crop and
flit in the left ear. and has a list round her
body. Alsq two red sowe, one marked
with a swallow-fork in_ the righg, and
smooth crop in the left ear, the other
cixhout ears. Posted, and appraised to
os. " _ GEORGE RIDLEY.
TAEEN up in Halzfax, a black sieer with
a brown back, white under his belly, his
tail White from aboctut 8 inches from the
r mp, marked in {he right car with an
ver hals-crop, and in the left with_ a
smooth cro , between 3" and 4 years old.
Posted, am? apprai-sed to 558.
" jAMES' COBBS.
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RAVELLER1 got by Morton's old
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Travcllz'r, lately ptirchnsed us col.
'Lewis Burwc/l OF Glauaster, stands at Mil
ton, in Charle: City. and 'Yvil] cover mares
15'5. the len? ready mofiey, sior ctjo s, the
season, payab e by note the 25-[h of. 0067
ber, Travellar'a dam was got by old
Fame;, out osan imported mare. He is
it fine bay, and 15 hands high. si _
zu _]OllN F.}JLOE.
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T'I'RAYBD ur S'l'ULEN, the mh of
April last, from capt. Clllc'b Davis, at
Bermuda Huudred,_ a small black hOrse 4
sect 60r 7incheshigh, witha hangingmssdnt
and switch tail, is very muchcac-ham ed
am] branded on one of his buttock with
the, bottom of : (tirrdp ironss Whoever
brings the said horse to capc. Davis, or to
'the suhscriber, near Richmond town, shall
have fios. reward, besides what thclaw
allows, and upon convictioh of the thi'e's
31. paid bv, " . jOHN HAYNE;
Wisiuuzssuxc, May 1, 1776.
W010U1NEYMEN TAlLOlS, who
understands their businesiz, wilj meet
)]
'with good encouragement by applying to
(:) _ wlLLctlAsiM NwmctsoN;
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HLAD QUARTEKS. ?
VVLLLlAMslva, )fpril 19, 1775;
ESE R T ED from the Halifax regular
_ company (nowin this city)ou Wkdndl
day the 16th instant, three soldiers, vii.
joflsiph Mitchisi'll Blair, about 23 yqafs of
age, 5 feet 8 orh inches high, has a wide
shouth, blu: eyes, black hairp and freck-si
led sate. He carrie hiin a dark ss
[coloured new huntin His insids
clothing I do not re cmber-u-Yamc}
Trsioap, about the age of Blair, about
feet xo' inthes high, has blue : es; dar
cut'led hair, oops in his shoufliers, but
otherwise we ! made. He carried with
'him a dark coloured hbming shirt. What
other clothes he had I do npt know.;—
l-{sillsam Hill, 19 years of age, 5'" sect 8 or)
'9' inches high, iparsie mgdcss of zi dark
complexion, with' black'hair _z\nd- black ,
eyes. He h'ad' With him a striped Virginid
Cloth hunting shissrt, which he had dyed
almost black, ssa shuff colousiredss boat, blue
duffil waistcoatsisi anssd ]cather breechesssuss
The above descrters carried away three of
the country's rffles._ ssThey were efisifled'
in Halifactx' cqtfnty, it) which I eipect they_
will endeavour to retu'msi-Any person,"- or
persons. who will delivEr the above d'esert
ers to the company th which they belong;
or secure them so that I may get than,
shall be handsomely rewarded by
NATHAN-tzL- Cctosscxazss captain.
unnouuz, Aprtl 16, 1776; "
WHEKEAS on the the uth day of.
September, 177'5, I did; byss-ircue
of adeed of trust from my brother Thomas
Bark, agsiree to fell a tract of 4'oolacres oF
'land lying in Be'djbrd county, purchased
b himos H/leiam Trt'gg, to one mr._70hn
C 'rk, asi stranger to me,' for lsi'ool. of
which he paid down 60]. And gave his
bondfor the. residue, payablc In the mouth
ofFebruarylaR ast, [became my brother's
security for m'a ing a ticttIc, and a c'onVeyss w
ance was signcd by him, which mr. Clark
took, but hath never procured it to be
proved, or adknowledgcd in order to be
referdec] , nor have I since seen or heard of
him. Many circumstances made ictt neces
sary for me to take the legal title into my,
power, and am ready to confirm a title
co mr._Clnrk, or his affignce, un receiving
the balance of the purchase monct, pro
vided ;] pphcation be made wighi-n six monthsj
but, astexsi that ti'me, I shall not think mv—
self obliged to do r'no're thaqssremmsi th?
G'd]. redeivccl, as I shall be fi'niscr a neccs- .
lily oF-si-scl'lingss the land'c'o some other pcrsi
fim. JouN BURK—ss