The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-07-26 00:00:00, page 3

h-qct lfixing peuakin n arm'- trine: ity'un'm to
the lnouzuocsiuc: qs Ausucz, but lest than
treason, andrtpmliug lb: uct 5 01 sithe punishmem at
certain osscncu.
WHEREAS by the cas" olu M'shnat dy
arm): (Jaw, penah'm ale. annexed lo par
dcuht elles ot g-mc, vh-chv though infecibut in ma
]:gmy n- maluu, arc yet injurious to th: indcteygndence
o! Wtuz but the fullowmg unong etkr double
haVc &: nan, upon the conltx action thereof, what cdun
on of nsihz cAa-sin jariljx'cllon of such cnmes, nnd by
what made at plul ctcuhon cffenden an to be brought
. to u'ia'n [L- a made.! by lb: General Assembly, ths.
so much of me L-ld ad as come: wn'mu the pul-view ol
thisi, frym and um (..c fi-R day of dugust, in the
yectu of our Lord octe mousmd seven hundred and
_si nghly, shlsill lime] repente]; ba}, fling cunnined in
this ac: c.,-nusmng ma upsialsif ('th act, [hall
ssnvc any manne' ul veneritod "" ugero any person
'ctor perlons, who (lull In mmiued any of the
crime: ddcnbed. in the sun] a clore the (22 1 first dly
of Auglyd, In the year nlorelzid, and shall bc (ricd for
an. man:, chosie (he first dz of Yasiuuar}, in the year
.: Our Lord one dwusind even hundred and eighty
"out; bnnney, lnd ever; of mcm sh zh, being legal],
mounted thzreot, acgor-lmg to the direction; of that
lfi, '(uffe. such fine ;nd i.:npliso'nmelc as thessz and
every of them wound have tufibrcd, hzd ihis act never
been .ntdc. From and me: the atofd'ud fish day of
, in me ycu o! our Lord one lhouisi-ml leven
Kuuuml and elglny, ne or she shall be ndiud ed gwlly
01 : m-msmcassix, and shall be punishcd wit fine and
imssvmonmectu, wno oy mixing, ordy winning, or by
. apt" peuhmg, of oy express Wdldl, ball malici
Only. adv chlj, and duectly mninuin or z'ffirm,
ch- the med ones ul Amcrim, of any of either of
lpem ousi; ( u- ne usip ndsictmt on .thc czown of Great
lntciafsir on th: Brzt'yb Parlsiamentz or who shall
II-llfluuu , -dv.f on,, and directly acknowledgethe
King o! Great Britain, to he the lawfulh'overeign of
the Umted duus of l.:rim, or of any or either of
them) or who [hall loahcwufly, advisedly, and'di
My actnowledge him, or herself, to be a subir-ct of
ah- King of Gum Bfitaiu; or who shall maiiciouny.
pdvit'edly, lad direetty nitribute !. the King or Par—
liament of Grut British any jurisdiaion Ol' power
within thla commo'nwealth; or who shall by any ws) :
or meam put in practice. to withdraw any person
within thia eommonwealth, from hia osi her alhgiamc
go the same, u- any m- either of the Uniud Statea, 9:
to move such [son to promise any obedienCe or aI-e
giance to the ing or Parliament of Great Britaiuz
or who shall by any meam be willingly witiidrawn al
lsoresaid, or shall promise any obedience or allegiance
to the King or Parliament of Great Britain, as is
asoresaid; or who shall endeavour to dissuade or dis
courage my person, not being his at her father. sun.
son-in-law, grand-son, brother, or husband, from
sicnlilting into the service of this commonwealsih, either
move the troops raised or tn he raised s r the internai
defence thereof, ,or as in q-iota of the comments]
arml, or who shall malicioulty and directly endeavour
to isuade or diseoutage any man belonging to the
militia, from entering into service, when cailed upon
by due authority; or who shall mahcioufly or directly
advise any person to submit to the British enemy. in
case of invasion, and not to attempt to withdiaw hlm
or. herself from their power; or who shall maliciuvfly
and directly advise any person to enternin any one or
more of the Bril'sh enemy, unless in eaptivity; _or who
shall oalieioufly, advisedly and direttiy by writing,
printing. ol'open speaking, wish hectlm, prosperity,
or success to the King of Great Britaiu; every coun
sellor. aider, abenor. or procurer of any offender
agninl this afi, shall be adjudged a principal. and
suffer I: in ease at & princi al. The General Court,
or any county court, shall have jurisdiction of any of
the above-mentioned offence;. although the same hath
not beau committed within the limit. ot'such county.
provided the offender shall have fled, or the county in
which the same was committed shall he invaded;
which offence may he prolecuted either by indictment
or intermltion in the name of the commonwealthss
The petit jury shall assss the qu intum of the fine, and
duration of the impusnnment; the former of which
(hail not exceed one hundred thousand pound! weight
oscrop tobacco, nor the latter five years. This act
Thall be given in charge to every grand juiy as often
as the same shall he impanneicd in me General Cotut,
o; eounty court. if upon the acquittal of any person
se.
charged with in, of the abommentioned offenceds
the court before which he won cried, shall he of opinlon,
that he wn probable "use for the Iceusltion, they
lh I" require surely for his gond behaviour in : reason
able nally, and for : msonzble term; end in csise
{ of nsal to give the same, he [hall be committed to
idosc jail, there. to mnio omil'such surety lull be
, given. The clerk of the Gcnenl os County Court,
before whom any pershn shall by.:omifleo of an oi
lhe above offences, shall canse'ln judgment !? the
count to be published t' r three weeks succcffively in
the Firgiuia gaze": No person shall he prol'sicmed
ss by vi- m.- of this act for any wordi lpoken, nifles; lhe
\ information o! such woids be given to some justice of
the Pcace withm n-iny day'sssnfm- filth worde spoken;
and lhe prosccution of such offence he wilhin fix
month: after such inso-malion. _ Any ]udfice of the
Pcace, may bind owe: imx personchlsged with any of
the above. mentioned offenccl to his next quunty eom !,
or cotpmit him to close juil, in case of refusal to give!
security for had appearance. ;An' information sh "!
ther'upon be fi'cd " afons-id, and she couuy cook!
mav is they see cause, ' com I me offinder, so enter
into a recogniuhee', with si] cient security." znsuer
tho judgmem of the court. 'I'hil na lull ccnzinuc
in force during the war. *
By bil finding THOMAS JEFFERSON, Efiuin,
War qfshc :mmmaltb qf VnonnA,
A PROCL'AMATlDN.
\ N sl-IEREAS the exportation ofprovisiou from
this flute will be attended with manissifl in
jutzy to the United Statuss b l'upplyin the enemcty,
an by rendering it difficult For the pu lick agmn
and contractorc to procure suypliee so! the dymn'cqn
troopt; and will moreover gwe encou-agement lo
engra-siectn and monopolizen to prosecute their'bansieful ss
practiresz ] hwe therefore thought fit, lay and with
the advice of the Council of State, toi ue this my
proclamauon for laying an emb1rgo on provifionl;
and ] do her-hv lay an emhargo cn pnovihons, viz.
On all bees, pork, bacon, lard, wheat, [dien corn,
peas, or other grain, or flour or meal made of the
same, to contiuuc until the end us the next seffion of
Assembly. And ] do hereby llrictly prohibitau ma—
riners maflers. and commanders ol 'tsi'zla. and all
o ne; personswhatsoever within thin state. from load
mg; on hoard any vessd for exportation, and from
exporting all or any of the above species of prowsiom,
by lanfor water, from the datesihereof, during the
term afnremd, under ain ot i-tcorring the penalties
inflicted bv eke a& o Assesithbfy, intitled An act to
Wom- tb: Common end Coua'l to lay a!- cmburgo
fore limiud time. '
And ! do hereby Rrictly charge and command all
Naval Officen and albeit, in them respective depart
mento, to exm their best endeavour", to the end that
thin embss-trzo be strictly observed.
GH'EN under o) ball, and the stalof lb: W
mommlzb, auucuuon o, tbrct: jeomumlz
44- er'July. 1780- si si
THOMAS ]EFFERSON.
To be SULD on (be rtn' u, :}: lb: bow]: oj'Norsolk,ss
on l'uesday lb: I:!- JKugufi, thfoctnuilg quaint lss
proptry. ss
WILLlAM CRlSHOLM, jeu! Hodgq, ly
('t-w Stwmsan, Fysab Hoctw. 'sbmu Par
rar. 8: 'am'a Kx'gbt. Adrnu Spnwle. William
Farrar, ?obn Grmrwml, deugbly Hugn, saw:
(}ka and company, Ntilffaniefiu, smqsu, C."
bls, Cclwm, and company, ;qnm Dm- shut:
M'Kxigbl, Red"! Gilmmr, albal "Ilmufiu. join
Harctgy, MM Omgt, Tidin- M-[n Rysm, Job
Crmnmd, ]am-n Eilbtd. Slm-m-l, jub:
Gndricb, ]uniut, join! Balfiltfill, jub: Brows. olw
Goodritb. senior. Reev- Suwart. Collinku, ? im
Ruh'agl. Robert Sbtdda, jpbn Agunm Alexander
Mou , Benjamiu Bawnmu, Job: E ' ,
Jmu Mz/ler, George and jub- Bm elf, you:
Da-wfou, and Tbm Applnvbaitr, sevcra of which
are valuahle plantatiom and water lots in the towne
of Norfolb and Portsmutb. Also :; negrocs, among
them are : tanner and : blacksmith.
(an) MATTHEW Gonnnr, Escheator.
AKEN up in Haleax county. on Bark: creek.
a black halse, 4 fee: 6 inches high, a dull brand
on the off buttock, he appenn to be 13 or 14 year:
old. Appraised to too].
(11) moMAs WYATT.
A'issQ'LAss
r thuuono, 739 'I, "no. -
=HAVlNG htely H-n.: :-i Lym ! e srom-erl, ]
ss ohtetve in a late paper of Mefl'eun Dixoit &
quoys-m's, an ndv: nitcmsim us Ml' jdmu Mrrtjsiu'l
ofthe coonty ot' Amlmfl, sorblding an affignmem at :
bond wltteh Mr. Marrijictn say. he gave me for the sum
of [Likety poondt; at the same ("nue charging me with
:: non-con-pliancc m" breach of contn. . Hdw flssr
Mr. Morrstjou (who intended practsicing the Iaw)siis
: judge :; an assissmutvle bond or breteh us contnfi
mw appear by nttuul-ng totbe cngind, dwhieli the
folkewtng it : cop).—- " lhat m consideration of
sundry law noon (old by William Talbm to Fine:
Marrzsox, zgrce-tbie to a suit delivered him the mid
, Marryim, is to pay the [kid Tal-Fam, the s-tm os nmety
pound; Virginia CDH'CHC) , itctt hone— ( ]" 'lt'ltez, between
two lad ssugh: )utt oid, to be vniuc-J by two indif
ferent men, 'at such pnce as such horse! would hue
fold for in the year 1773, to be delivered ttl'ucd time
I: may be convenient to b.th parties, betwixt the
psent time, and thin day twelve mouth., Wmust
out hande this z71h day of h e}. 177 ." The
above note wan signed sum 'a]. 51!- 89?
As to an intention of ehenting Mr. ' let my
conduct to but: on my return answer (hands fit votd
the barglin. and torn hit name from the writing to
oblige lum before ! saw'hie ldveniseml) But for
fear my relinquishmg such contract may be continued
as guilt. Mr. Mom'su :: hereby infcned till; he
may yet have his contract complied with. helde, the
term expineo, viz. the "thus.!w next; e: an
opportunity to dispose of the books, honld ufet befa
hu application. The Above book. m lill for Ne,
nbout thin volume.. law, de. ss
m} wmum TATHAM. &
Mecxununoeouuty. ah!, "lo.
HEREAS ] some time m m, sue
bond toctdeuu Draptr, or two thousz
seven hundred weight of tobaoco, to be Plid ona'
Hssfare the End day of Man] nen,- fur see'n; is! my
division in the southern expeditionoflhe nium. end
since hie march, hn behaved inthnmensmddon
manner " to desert. _I do hereby forewlm all pain.
from trading for my hand, or "king an ment
for the same, as I will not pay itunlese thes _ Dre
pct will return to his duty, and behzve lum
ought to do.
(15) IOSEPH mast.
-— - — — ——
ONE THOUSAND DOLLAKS m \ _
FOR epprehending end bringing home in
fellow Mll (or Bill,.) He run [way
1779, and was seed several dmeelast summer lnrkin
about Mrs. Miug'e plzntatione in And: and M
euialdie; ] have since heard of his beingsqhnthio
Nmbmrberlad; Io which place Iimg'sle hum
pmnlcd some tunamy flavu who hzd m w from
the nei hbourhood ol' Can ingssidld TI'M
He is i 'uic born, 3: years ss about 8 feet
high, razssboned, nrong end affiisni assnhmnsh
brown complexmn, hae bed teeth, : In; an?! lean
visage, and suffer: hie wool to guy'blsjhelo' hie
temeee, mundnobucry nelig-ousi- ifli " , and
when que ' ned hlflily, anvaith liligl ["her
in voice; heiu'opdplantation ' " kr ' .
cthoever delivers him to me in ,ss lull hve th'
(bove reward, or I will give one his of it to any
rsim for securing the End shveh jail so (In! [a
' again. " He in outlawed. si .
; (en) Tuouu Gunm Pucn'.
[ , —
1 thnuouo. jub 17. ! lo
? TRAYED or floleu the following public]: ,
viz: A large handsome bey, eboun; binds
high, : blue face, hanging mane end switell tail,
which he carries remarkably genteel, he me : littb
lame end his back much swelsed by the pressure of t!
crnpper iron, when he went away: A black, Iliac
lo year: old, near 14 hands h gh, had I hall son
on hie but when in went amy: Also : blued face
sone], about the same age and height. They are all
bxanded V. The is!! flrayed from Colonel Alm'c
ashn'e, near the church in Ricbnwussl, the two In!
21an Mr. Bled": plantation near Mulbgfler. A,
generous reward proportioned to the distance will be
paid for all of eithcros them.
WlLLlAM ROSE, n. oss. M. c.
5? Wented imm 'dtately, journeymen wheeI-wi hu
end waggon-builden, to whom high was- visi be
(ben- . R