The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-24 00:00:00, page 5

M '- S U sisiP P L E M E 'N T.
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lN COMMITTEE.
SU 8 5 EX COVNTY, April 22, 1776.
Present 15 members.
OHN PETTWAY, of this county,
having sailed to sign the continentul
association, was cited to appear before
this committce, at a former meeting, to
! show cause for his sailurc, but did not at
" tend; which caused another citation for
, him to appear this day, which he yet sail
i - .
\ ed to do.. not designmg even to send lus ex
! cuse . However, this committee, ever more
si siwissiling to resurm than punish an offender,
liad again resolved to give the said Pettway
afarther day to be heard ; but information
heingimmediutcly made to thiscommittee ,
psssiy one of their own members, of farther
'ct "mical words and practices of the
gie] Pettway, particularly at Nottoway
!
- church, some time past, in conversation
with a certain ]ohn Gary and others, he
the said Pettway said, that the king was -
about sendinff over Loo,oooo men against
America, anc could send another loo,ooo,
and not miss them; .that we could do
nothing, that We were trifling, and declar
ed he wositsstld join the English forces imme
diately on their arrival; and that, as to
the association, he never had signed it.,
nor never would, thereby intending to
corrupt and mificad our people ; this com
rhittee havingthe said john Gary called
- ip, swornssgssnld. examined (which testimony
Was agreeable to the converfition above;
mentioned between the said Gary and
. Pettway) thiscommittee, from this proof ,
adjudging "the said Pettway a most daring'
enemy to American liberty, gave orders
that an armed force be immediately sent
to the hpuse of the said john Pettway, to
" bring him, with his arms and ammunition,
forthwith before this committec, which
was perforated, under the command of
capt. Hartwell Marrabie, with great des
patch ; and the said Pettway being before
the committec, was fully informed of the
charge laid against him, but, in'stead of
'shewing any,!ctlgnspf sorrow or contrition
for his aZrocious crimes, rather chose
,to aggravate them, by an equivocal sullen
behaviour; This oommittee ,proceeded to
si examine and talie the depositions of several _
other witnesses against said Pettway, but
not havin time to go through the same,
adjournecfsi till next morning 8 o'ciock,
when the comssmittee met and re-entered
' upon the charge against the said Pettway,
he bein then present, and allowed every
-_}iberty Ere chose in examining and cross
' examining- the- several witnesses;_ and it
(appearing, in full proof, that the said .
i (John Pettway was not only uilty as char
ged upon' the testimony okg ]ohn Gary,
;
' at that he had repeatedly condemned the
measures fallen upon by his country to
avclid ruin and flavery to themselves and
' Poueruy, anu auo yet rermea m auocnare,
l mtemding thereby (as was his former
'tronduct) .- to intimidatc and corrupt the
minds of the people,- this committce
thereupon, after the most serious attention
' to the evidence before them, and the great
;- est,deliberati0n, do resolve, that it appears
t9 them that the said John Pettway holds
, principies inimical to the known and com—
, mon rights and liberties of America, and
there sore ought to be deemed by all people
Whatever an enemy to his country, and
s_ that every person brcteak off all kind of in
'sipercouijse, connexions, and dealings, with
him. And as the arms and ammunitioxi
belonging to the said john Pettway, seized
_ undei' the order bf this committee, and
, now in the possesiion ()Fmr. john Cargil],
ss this committec arc led to think, from the
yicinus and wicked turn of mind of the*
Said Pctcway, could not be collected but
with views and designs no ways savom'ablc
to this country,- this committce do there
fore order that those arms ancl ummunition
be continued in the posieffion of the sctid
mr. Cargill, till the farther order of this
commlttee.
- Ordered, that the clerk send an extract
of the above resolution to mr. Pardie,
who is requested to publish the same in his
Gazettc.
Extract from the journal.
. _]OHN MASON.
OHN SPRATLEY, John Powcll, john
Ball, lsham Cain, Howard Bailey, and
Nicholas 'l'homson, being charged with
gaming at the house of said Spratley, now
appeared , and owned theirguilt, expressing
the deepest concern for the same, and
assuring this committee of their, future
good conduct.
Reshlved, that this committee are satis
fied, and do recommend it to all people to
treat the said offendcrs with the same con
fidence and respect as before they were
pharged as asoresaid .
And it is ordered, that the clerk trans
mit an eXtract hereof to mr. Purdie, to be
published in his Gazette.
ct - Extract from the journal.
, si jOHN -MASON.=
ADVERTISEMENTS.
,
RUN away from the subscriber in Albe
marle, the lst of this ipstant (May)
a very likely light mulatto woman named
BESS, about 24 years old, thin visaged,
has a small scar on her lest elbow, occasi—
oned by a burn, and it is probable will
endeavour to pass for a free Woman. She
carried off with her a number of clothes,—
among them two gowns, one striped with
blue, the other with coppems and blue,
three cotton and three linen shists, four/
.petticoats, two stripcd with blue, the
other two with copperas, a pair of high
heeled leathcr shoes, a pair of fine thread "
stockings, a white cotton bonnet, and
one of black silk. Whoever conveys" the
said slave to me, or securcs her so that I
get her again, shall have zos. reward,'
besides what the law allows. _
JOHN STRANGE.
PERSON that can teach English,,
Writing, and Arithmetick, and 'who
co' es well recommended, may hear of
good encouragement by applying to the
Printer. 2
TAKEN up in Halx'fax, near Burch's crcek
bridge, a yellow brown fleet- 3 years old.
last spring, with a small white spot-in his
forehead, . 'ss his near hind foot white, ' has
some white under his belly, marked with
a crop and underkeel in the right ear, and
a crop and overkeel in the left. P—osted,;
and appraised to gos: .
" JAMES SMITH.'
TAKEN up in Goochland, on the Great
Bird creek, a sorrel horse 5 seet-G or 7
inches high, 8 or 9 years old, has asswhite ,
face, three white sect; isis shod before,
but not branded, that I can percdivc.
Posted, and appraiscd to 10].
" Wax.,
TAKEN up in Caroline, a red steer wiffl
some white hairs in l1isshrelmad,si some
white spots on his right ssthigh, marked
with a crsiop and sslt in the right ear, and
a crop, ( (lit, and underkeel; in the left.
Postcd, and appraised to gos.
JOHN PARTLoun
TAKEN up in Bedjbrd, a black bull 3
years old, marked with & fl'1t_ and small
nick in the right ear, and & swnHOW-sork
in the left. Postcd, (mal apprniscd to :5'5.
si u JouN ANTHONY.
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HAVE at the publi hire in William -"_ ,
burg, :: quantity o cuthcr to be made .ct
iuto shoes for the army, and shall be glad: '
to engage proper wodcmen for that pqr
pose, ] will eitheSscH-ihe leather, and bucty
thc shoes, or giv thQValue sor making.
WlLLIAM si AYLET'Psi
F O R 5 A. L E, ct , .
TVYO wcll' improved lots ,elegantly
sltuatecl on the main (tree: in the,
to wn ofFredcric/ulsiurg, formerly the pro—
]icrty OF [Villiam Houflan. The terms o .
iale may be known bv applicationto mru
T/zoma: Ta-wle: of Spotsflvunia, who is pro— :
pcrly authoriscd to dispul}: of the same, ss
pi' to the subscribcr at Hampton, the pro-w
pctrietor thereof... .
-- " 0L1VER Tow-Lzsctsi
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11 E A -D Q U A sin .T ,JssQ: is..
WthlAMSBUKG, ['t/la)"- 1'5, 1'ct_ si -
DESER'EED from my com - y os_
continentali'egnlars, now in ! ilcityct,
Nutham'el Lasine. 5 feet lo inches high;;
about 21 years old, is likely, mid 'well
formedsi, has a round sac'e; good fchtures;
dark eyes, shoct' 'cu'rlcd hair, flokidsi Com-z/
plexion, dow'nc'ast look, is 5 sober serious; ss
sssellow, and talks very little. VVh'Oevcr
delivers the said deserter to me sishqfll liavc
5].rcward.si - .ct
' THOMAS Mmctsmss
WLLLrAmsnv-LG', quy-iG—ss 1si776-_
STR AYED sram mr . Robert AndtsssiVfflh's:
op Sunday last, a- ]ighthaycthorsq about.;
14 hands high,' his face my] hi (] fgs am:
white, and branded on thc'cthcssdr'bultdsickjsi
but ] cannot particularly-resicolkctsiwidss
what. Whoever wffldeliver the sain'shorfess ct
'to coi. Allcn Cocke, is in town, or ?) mr.—'
Arzdmson, will receive it reward oporssti-_
unable to their trbublc. , 7 ss
" SAMUELsi ,KLLLQW
TRAYED from ScotNZ-siuip, the ! nh
ofdpri11776, a ]ig bay hoffelabouc;
14 hapds high, a uaturan pucec, with ass;
hanging shame and switdh- tail, sotnc-sii,
what inci'ming to curl, ' and one " or" both ;.
his hind feet, white; not braided, siassswcllsi; -
as ! remember. Whocver brings tha-sisaidgf
house to the place above mentioned, m*ss
delivers him to George Webb, esqsiuflsshfia
have 19;er his trouble. " 'si-sssif
"a ct _ JACOB HAy-ctnz
TAKEN up in Brunswic/e,.a bsirindlecjfiecter;
about 8 or 9 years old, appears_t'sso. havcsi
been worked, has the pojmg of his horssns5
sawed, marked with a crop' and flit in the
right par, and ;; swallow-sh'rk in the lest.ss
'Ifosied, and appraised tQ 41. ' '
si -. - " jOSEPH CARTER.
TAKEN up in'Loudoun, twb steer's', 'one-si
a red brindle with thrqe white ]cssgssispmd si
white under his belly and at thessc'nd of
his tail, and marked with a ctjpp and swal—si,
low-fork in each ear. The ings a_ darksig
brindle !with a white fact,.- som white on ;
his rump, and all his legsfflhitess markgdx'
with a crop in the left ear, and 'a crop and._
swallow-sork in the right. Pdsted and ap
{raiseffi the first to 45s. and the other to
os. [] GEORGE Dl{UMM.ct
TAKEN up in Lunenburg, on jum'per
creck, adark bay mare about 10 years old,
4 feet 7 inches high, a blIlZC face, all her
feet white, paces, but is not brandcd. '
Posted, and appraiscd to 12] .
\\-'lLLlAI\Ict BUSHssj
TAKEN up in 7z1mex City, a resct] heiser,
marked with two cmps and a [lit in the
right car. Posted, :md appraiscd to ges.
' ROBERT NOBsiKlS.
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