The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-26 00:00:00, page 4

HE' subscribers, in Frcderickshurg,
have erected a SNUFF M ANUFAC
- TORY, where the publick may be sup
]ied with that articlc on reasonabic terms.
*.* The will give half a bit a piece
for any quantity of SNUFF 8 0 TTLE S
delivered here .
"MlCHAzL Rosmsou 6- Co.
lsiPUU N [) by one of the subscriber's ser—
r men, in the river, near Cobham
wharf, fimrPLATED CANDLESTlCKS,
which the ,owncr may luvc on proving his
property and paying charge:.
\ [] WILLlAM EMERY.
S'l'ULl-LN from my cbmpauy t'maruies,
at Hsssibb's Hole, a RlFL LUCK,
maker'o name Gracc, marked 7an. 1776.
Water (] Ii-ers the said luck to me
.! Hobb'l Hole, or to mr. Charle: Dick in
Indericbburg, shall have :: dullar reward .
7 . zj ALEX l)l()K. captuin.
dussex, fum- 13, 1770.
ROMULUS pres ms his complimtuts
to the sun as Rr'gulm, accept: the
chitlenge giVen in the last ptper, and will
not furseit when times will permit. A
gentleman i-i Charles City will treat for
7 terms, on the sithuw condition. But, pour
Regular! h-nw csiune you so affected at
the fall of" your ricler (Is not to be able to
run with old Mark Anthony, whom you
won a race from the year before, after he
Was- with-lrawn, although in a fair way to
have" decided the point then, having won
: heat," and some distance before in the se
cond? Or how came you to be so unci
vil 'as to turn from a well broke horse,
. eapasstbie of beating the suistest horse in
the-world almost, to an unruh c-silt a year
afterwards, and lose all the reputation
yictssu had gained? ] mean not to reju
diCe v'sint, good old fellow, si becaule you
are foul and fine; but indeed, Damon,
dpo 0, or Eclip/Zsi, either, can show you
w, si'og'e '
But uh_1t will our great patriosits think
ZTtu on this occasion, and in the e peri
Isinus times? " by, I do not care. ] can
onlysny, that isthey will make their way
tood with arm:, ] will engage to make
mine 'good with heels. And why ma
we not talkctof racu, is others can be az
lowed to eard-play it? [I
. siPnN'ca GssunGt-z, .7uly 15, 1776.
. ss HE subscrilxr, hsstving been (me us
" 'ss the unfortunate sufferers at Norfblk,
lus remrwed to the place latelv occupied
ss bymr 70hn B.:ird near Blandfss-rd where
'tc carries on the 0 A Bl NE'I'-M AK I N G
'lsilless, as shrmsirly, in all its branches.
He hj also by hi-n, ready made, several
dozcn of neat m'vhogany, cherry, and
walnut clmirs, tables, deshs, tea bonrds,
&c. which he will sell on the most reason
ah'e terms, sor ready money, and will
" t-sssike in exchange snr work some snohoga—
siny or seasuned walnut. Those ladies and
gentlemen who are pleased to savour him
with their custom may depend on being
faithfully served, with the greatest des
patch qu punctual'tty.
!] , ]OHN SELDEN.
Mr. Ponotz,
Sss'HO U L D be glad to be told by the
knowing ones, through the Channel of
your paper, in what manner the friends
of anv deceascd soldier may be. informed
of the effects he may die possessed of". and
whether they ought not to be publickly
advcrtised, thill (he heir may (him them.
_]F they ought to be advcrliscnl, ] sh-ml-sil
; be': glad to know why mujnr Slot/dunnd
detains the estate of DAVH'ZL Ll I ] LE,
a soldier in Cflpt. Fontaire's company,
kffled at Nnrfi/lk, without mkingth :! ne
cessary lTep m insurm- the- friemls of the
deceased ofthc- estate in his hands. ] ex
pect an ansu er through your paper, z-nd
am, sir, yours, &c. 'l'. ".
7, _
WILLIAMSBf/RG: Printed by ALEXANDER PURDIEsi at the CONsTLsirUTLONAL POST—OFFICEJ
R. Benjamin Pollard is hereby in
formed that ] huv_e a sum of money
and two papers belonging to him in my
possession, which a son of mine found one
day last week between mr. Maupin's and
the schoul-housc. A. PURD'E
HAVE received 41 SA/ALL—ARMS,
which ] would sell on reasonable terms,_
and have still by me an assortmcnt Of
S W 0 R D S.
\\'ls,s,1\\/s PlTT.
FOUR DULLAKS REWAKU
EFT in an oilice-house in William/hurg,
on Sunday the 7lh of this _instunt
(jub!) a SlLVER WA'TCH, No. 2298,
nmker's name '1'. SNELLING, London,
with a polished steel chain, pinchbeck
watch key, sinsidl pocket-book key. and
guilt seal without :: suce. There are strong
reasons to believe it was taken by a shoe
maker named Th/sima: 'Trindill', who went
Offabont eight (lap ago in a vessel bound
sor Cumberland, in w hich was one William:
w i- 11 prm iiinns for capt. Travis. 'she said
Trindill is a small lame man with dark hair,
and intended, when he lest Williamshurg,
to work for col. Syme of Hanover. w ho
ever delivers the watch to the printer of
this paper shall have the above reward.
TWENTT DOLLARS REWARD.
UN away from the subscribers in Lau
_ dozm county, the tst of this instant
(Tuly) two convict servant men. One
named TOHN TOPIN, 5 sesset 6 or 7 inches
high,, about 55 years old, of a fair com
plexion, very bald, has lost one of his
great toes, and is marked with the small
pnx; had on an old beaver hat, old shoes,
country ssi-un shirt ancstrous'crs, and wears
a dark cut wig'. The other nzsimcd Rl—
CHARD HAWA', 5' see! 5 ()1'6 'H'zssiiu's high;
55 years old, of a red comphssxiun. and
has brown hair; had on and took with him
an old brown kersry co w, old v. hire kets.]
jacket, countrv spusi shirt and (muse Is,
a felt hat h-nll'vun'e, vsiizh :] narrow ha
ther iirctp for a haf-band. 'l'he\ are both
Englishmen, and have been about nine
months in the country. Whoever appre
hends the said l'esvants, and secures them
in any jcil, so as their mail'ers may get
them ag tin, shall have the above reward,
or ten dnlhrs for each; and is brought
home, all reasonable si—xpenses will be paid.
ARTHUR Eowanns.
fill
THouAs ASKREN.
TRAYEDor S']O[.ENfr0mthcllaliway
House between York and Williamshurg,
about six or eight day.: a a, jbur waggon
hor/Ex, viz. A dark bay orfi- about 4 jZ-et
10 inches high. 6 years old, brandcd on the
near buttnck R P. Adarh bay horse with
a long tail, Fscet 1 inch high, 6 year; us'd,
his hindjeet white, and ha: a star in hi:
forehead. A bright bay horjle 6 years old,
branded on the near bultock P. Adark
hay horse with a bald face, 12 years old,
branded on the near buttochG P. Whoever
brin-r the said harsh: to enszlgn Railc-v in
Yori, or to the sub/Z'riber in H.:mpmn,
shall have 155. rewardjhr each horse.
:l] gloHct-l/ZQ YAMES.
'l'AKEN up on North river, in Argu/ia,
a black horse 5' years old, near 15 hssnds
high, has a short sss/sitch tail, ln- nmne
hangs on both sides, has some while on
the inside oF the bed of the nearbindsoot,
t'ots and gffllups, and brandcd on the off
shoulder and buttock, but ] cannc'. make
out with what. l'ctzsted, and appraised
cuSl. !] )Eoksz MoFFAT'r.
'l'AKEN up near Willis's creek, in Cum
bcrlmd, four white saws, and a barrow
with & bub tail, marked with a crop and
{lit in the right ear, and an undcrkeel in
the lsctsL; one of the sows is not marked.
Polted, and appraised to 408.
jAMEs GARRETT.
si
WssANTED,
EVERAL stnsiat-zom for the NAVY,
Such as incline to enter into the service
will please to apply to the 'commisiioners,
now sitting in Williamsburg. .
NORTHAMPTON couuty, 71196, 1776. ss
]"HE subscriber is in want of a quantity
ot'LOW LA N [) TOBACCOfic for the
French n1arket,I-'L()U R , red and w hire Oak
lIOGSHEAl) S'l'AVl-LS, with :t ])t'opuxsict
_c
on of [l E A ]) ] N G suitable for the lf/cst
India market, to be dclchrcd at any gwd
];mding in this or Accomack count} , not
to the northward of ]si'ungoteuguc ; ful
which ready money will be paid, on deli
very. Is the tubzncco and flour are pack
ed in water-pronf calks, an additiunak
price of sixpettce per hundred will be given
on the commodities, and for the (asks ac
cording to their quality.
(6) SANUEL ]NGLls.
CULLEGE c AMP, jay! 20, 4770,
U-N away trow the iuhlci'iber, abcut
ten days ago, a sumnt boy 14 years
old, whose Uimttian nume is sum, of a
swarthy complexion, and has black luir.
He has been brought up to the bai-ber's
business, and took with him a t'aictor cusc
with some rasors ; had soun' years lo sum,
and took withhim a gray drub coat, waili
coat, and breeches. He formerly lived
with mr. George Lorimcr, us Urbamza.
Whuevct' dtlitct's him to me, 01" to Cul.
qujbrd, shallhave three tlollars reward.
GEURpL WEEDON.
'- l ULL_\ mnn my c unpssuty osmarincs,
at Fredcrwlsi/burg, & lUFl-E GUN gtsieec
8 or 9 i'icnsisi barrel, about half an inch
bore, msiu & brassi box, m.1rketlon the top
square us the barrel Frcderick/bmsi'g, and the
mctkcr'si name, which ! do not remember
" hoevcr brings the said gun to me in
Habb's Hole, or to col. Fleming Lc-wi: in
Fredctricluburg, shall have zos. reward,
paid by _.
" (". HZRXEL ss ]()\'siES, capcaim .
BLWCAS't'LE, .j'uO/ 15. 1776.
N' [Womh/v the 29th insh-nt will be fold
() at this place, for ready money1 sun-ss
its) UUUDN} 'psi- remains ul'a [lore lately
kQ'lH h, nzr. Thomas (,dlj' ; also some ele- ,
gan! London mat'c THUHOCONY FUR-si
Nl'l LR Ict'. (but l'ttlc used) consiffing of
chssirss, talmi-sisii, btdsteada with curtains,
(Tt . (2)
ANTE D, two [urge himd/bmeyounj ;.
\ 13 As M A R 5 8, undockt, jbr which
ready money will be given ; all?) a pair of
young nag: for a churir-t. BAI'S will be
preferred . [ugm'rc of the Printgr.
, U LY 13, 1776
V E R Y valuztble plantntion in King
William css-unty, within two miles of
Hunfrver town, the property of the late
tnr. Yohn Smith, will be rentcd ff'r the en
sitiug your, ill Hanover court, the lst day
of August, when the terms, 67}. will be
made known by .
(2) VVlLLl 1\M ANDERSON.
N. B. There is a tolerable ood dwel
lingsir-hmtsc, kitchen, Ere. on t te place.
\ [ULLN num lnc lunlcrmer, me 29cn
d ol'last month, in the night, a black
horse about 13 hands and a hulshigh, Well
made, with a hangingF munc and switch
tail, and brandcd, as well as I remember,
on the near buttock, ] P S in a piece. He
has a scar on the left him! so- tss uccasioned
by a cut, trots and gallops t-Jerably well,
and was in good o'rder when stolen. He
works remarkably wellin gearsnk'any kind,
and is about 10 years old. I will give zos.
to any person who will give me such infur
mation that Iget him again. 49 5. isclcli
vered to me in the lower end of Hen-rico
countv, and 51. on cnnvictiuu us the thief.
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