The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1778-04-24 00:00:00, page 2

Upmrdo o! zo,ooo chaldrom of can]: hue been thin week ordered upon
eo nmiffloa so: Amicl.
Three bamhons othe guards, confining <*s Soo men each, are to be formed
from sihe draught: tobe made from the three regimmn, to embark the latter
end ofnzxc month for Amerlcn.
Tne ndditioml German auX'lhriel intended for service in Amexica, are to
emhark n Hampurg the bqgmning of Februnsy next. -
A Wednesdzy last when their Graces the Duke: of Athol md Hamilton
waited on hbM :jeuy :: the Levce :! St. james's, their Graees made an offer
to bid Majesty of niting : regiment on their own estates, after the slme plln is
that of Maocheaes, to serve his Majesiy is the exigencee of his zffain may
require, either at home 9: in Amesieu, which we: mpsi grnciously accepted of
by the King. "
The Rufliz complny have opened : subscription for the rlising : sum of mo
ney for the purpose of enlifling men to serve in the army in Amen'ca.
ln consequence of the advernsemnt for the relief of the American prisoners,
: mon respealble meeting was yesterdly held at the King": Arms mern, Cum
um. The sense of the mecting wn then taken, nnd it was resolved to open m
immediate subscription for their relics. The subscription lmounted in 4 very
short time to more than Soal. A committee wn nominned, of which four
. city npcgsentativu are members.
Twenty thousctnd tom of shipping m ordered to be taken up immediately,
[hat the) mly be fitted out in time to receive the troops on board early in the
spring; none in to be undcf 350 tom. The above ships, with those dnily ex
l'rorn New York, are to entry the reinsorcemenu to Americn.
:! the reported number of troops he sent to Ameriea next year, the expense
o! transpouts alone will amount to seo,oool.
The new corpu talked of, :: proposed to be raised immediately, are the fol
lowing, viz.
Abmallon of Highlmdeu, under Lord Mncleod, confining of 1000
The Muncbeflcs volumeen, - !ooo
Duke of Argyld'n Highhndm, loue
Cmpbell's Wdch royll volunuen, looo
Duke of ndwl's Highlmdm. :ooo
Col. Gordon'n Hidllmden, looo
Duke of Hnmilton'o regiment of Man, 1000
00]. Dnlrymple'l lole bcwllndm, losioo
Midllnd Righllnden, :ooo
Sutherlznd'l nd Mukny'l Highlmders, . looo
The But] of Seefonh't Highlanden, . !ooo
Scotch Dutchsibrignde, upward to *— sect,
[fish Roman Cuboides. 5000
Ten English bandbm, :ooo men eah, " 10009
' TO!!! 31900
Thin mcm'mg order: were given for the three regimenu of Gulrdl to n . ch
w Hyde Dark, in order to be vssiewcd by their office", for : number of ihcm to
bcdrunqhnd for Americt.
A numerous meeting wn held on Wedncsday, :: the New T-vcrn, in Ken.
singen, when, by uolnimool confine, Scephen Pin. Efqz of Cnmdm house,
was vocei in the chair, and, after some flight dehnxs, if my refolved m "ass
: thousnd sotdicn for the King's servics in Ameri ; to which lay:] purpose
che chairmln snbscrihed 500). -
A Incus from Honour, dned December ;, snyl, " The report which was
spsead some time :go of : !rezty es alliance being in lginrion between five sor
midsbh Fowesl, now nppnn to be confirmed; the comrafflng pnnizs use
Rnflh, mfiz, Great Britain, Sweeden. lnd Denmark." ,
- l.:mn stom ""Now-, 'dued Decembzr 18, decsslace, that a treaty wax m",
cluded the letter odd of list month buwsseen we !mprefs of Russm and his Prus
fian Majcny, by which the [mer In case as : war with (he For: engagev to [us
nish her with : body of lo,ooo horse and ȝo,ooc foot.
Letter: from Amflerdam, dared December 24, messsri—n that great debates
have zrisen in the Supreme Council of the Stace: General, in consequence of m
applicnion from lhb Court of Greu Brinin for : body of troops confining os
Sooo men, to be taken into the Iritish service; md che: it was expected zh-ct
ymy in saven! of Englmd would carry the" point.
BALTIMORE, Aprz'114.
" English paper informo us. (hit on the sqcth of November un. the Rev.
Home (who .wu combed of writing nnd publishing what is cal
lcct. i.. Engl-nd, " an udacious, salseaod wicked libel, charging his Majcfly's
".,opa and Governmen! with no less . crime dun that of wilfully murdering
the King'o lay:! lnd slizhsul (Amfdcam subjecto,") wu sentenced by the
Cow! ofol. Kinz'c Bench to pay zool. fine to the King. and be imprisoned for
the space of twelve mcnclu. end nflerwmls find somin himself in 4001. and
no suvet'm in zool. ceed for hi- good behaviour for three yelrc. He was im
meIm-ly ukcn into cuflody by the tipshvec, and conducted to the King's
Ben :h prison.
si\m':n.ln air not lgreeing with Genenl Burgoyne, who it in in in fine of
health, it '- snid Imh indeed Congresi, lmongfl other rensom, to permit him
no (:.th to Enzlmd, pn wolc, egnenble to hit request mofi respectfully fig
mded to (his body.
un Th-rsday she Hon. Mnja General LEB lrrived :: York Town from
ct Philnclphh.
WlLLlAMSBURG, Apri/ 24.
EVERAL young Gentlemen in th!- cityhaving offered chemselvu v.]un."
S teen so: Gcncnl Nclson's light hon se provided they c-Tuld be tqu ped, z' sub
lcripcion wn immediately set on foot for that purpose, and upV-alds or L' 300,
subscribed in : day or two. ct
Extract? of : laurfro' Edemon ( N. C. ) Apri] zo, ;778.
" The Libeny belonging to Virginia wn can "ny . few days ago on chi
const, as was uhe continenul blji lndependcnce, Cupuin Young; thclmet7
weeks end 3 dayl from Namz, wgth dispnchu w Congrcsn, the dispncha were
s wed. Cnpuin Young say: no (room will come out from England}: sexton,"
Marriagu—Mr. SoLouon B. TALIOT of Norsolk county, in Virginil,
to Miss Pox. n' TA !] of But: county, in North Caxolinl. '
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HAVE it in exPress command from hit Exaelltncy General WASHlNG.
TON to order all officer: belonging to the contineneal army in this State,
whose sutlouglu have exptred, or who were not limited to any particuler time,
to join their respective corp- with ;: much expediti-sivn as poffible. Mlny,
weighty nzsone influence the Commandet in Chies to wish : punctuzl com
pliance with th'u order, the most ltliking one in, that the enemy are driving
their force to one point. Th'u order it not meint to extend to the officers
of the light dragoonl, who use necessezily employed in pureheling horses, Us.
for then- troope, or to any officer o! foot who may have renewed his Excellency
the Governor't puflculer instructions to take charge of duughu, or other men,
to conduct them to camp. Such are desired to make the greatest expedntion in
their power, taking me not to over march their men. and to noid all vilhgee
end other place. upon the road where there may be any danger of taking the
entection of the smallpox, prepantions bemg mnde to inoculate them on their
artiul at heed qumeu. Giwn ne Fredencktburg, (bin torbdq ngpt-il, !778.
X WlLLlAM WUOUFOR D, Brigaokr Genera
N Fn'lcj the Kth of May next, will be offered for me in Suffole, forty
() live hossheadt of upland tohacco. NICHOLAS LOW.
be sold in the town of Falmnb, on Wedusda} the t3th of Mq next, '
is fair. otherwise the next fm day, for ready money, part of the estate
o the lete Jaw Blcbdun, confistin; of several valuable Negroes, : double
chair md two horsel, several head of eattle, : variety of household and kitche
fumitute. : few bm-ele of flour. some bleed, and sundry other usesul nrtidee.
At the (me time will be sented the lom and housee whereon the me 74":
Becbun lived. All persont who have claims nglinfl his eshte are desired to
give in their account: to me at Falmutb, on the [sth o! next May, in order
tlnt they may be propokly odjusicd, and those who tail giving tlmn-in to men
that tune, me desired to give them in a my dwelling in Fnlnit—le ecunty. Any
.ccounte thnt are deliveted to Mr. Audmw Wodu-w, Mr. "'t/him Lwe osFal
monk, or to szor jub:- "'t/lien: os Culp-Ter county, will be safe!y conveyed
to me. (en) ISAAC HlTE, Adminiflrnor.
Y dutiu in the army prevent my giving further lttendznce on the suits
in which ] siand engaged. My elienu ate hereby advertised, thlt the
Centkmen pneiflng in my count. ire kind enough to tender their service. lot
completmg those in which they, respectively, stand not opposed to me, or, to
such as choose to employ : new auorney. 's he sees are reiinquished. ] hue
lntuly tzkcn : circuit of my couxu, znd have the pleasure to find, among those
whom l have been iorcunate enough to see, thn many nccommodatiom hlsi
takcn place during the long recess from business, and perhnps some have hap
pened, of which the partie: thought it not necessny to :dvite me. However,
such who hue mlde any nltentionc whatever in the matt-r ol' their res ective
suits, will oblige me by giving the earliefl intornution thereof to the re pectiu
clerks, that improper steps may not be taken. The papeis which were in my
hmds, not in said, of otherwise Particullrly disposed of, ire lodged with Gm
('aniugran, ]un. Efq; who will deliver them to the propfie'on. Thosew
formerly employed me, have my grateful thanks, end may he assured of my
rendiness to serve them again when in my pchr George Can ingmi. smior,
Paul Cani-gun, and George Carringson, jun. Esq; are my nttnm- yn, and em
powesed to transact my business concerning me, to whom my credito'n and
debtms will oblige me by making the earliesi Application. The represented"
o! jane: Winstn, who died in the service, unfi wn formerly un appren'iee w
Mr. Dame! Mo/b} os Cumberland, ate hereby informed, that he left in my hind:
4]. 13 ;. 6d. which it lodged with my nttomcya.
EDWARD CARRlNGTON.
MEETING of all the members of the On lo Counmv, tefiding in Vir
gin-'a Ifld Mdvlaml, is desired on Monday the lzth day of May next, it
the house of Mn. jane Vobe, in William/burg, on business of the greatest impor
unce. (4) 0. MASON, Trusurer.
NDEPENDENCE, advenised in : former advertisement to stand at my book
and cover mnres this senson It 7 dollars the leap, and to dollars the sellon,
will flill stand there and cover mere: at 6 dollnn the leap, lnd 5 pound: the
senson. Good pznunge graris, but will not be linble sor accidentn.
LOHN WlNGFlELD