The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-06-26 00:00:00, page 3

ye the capes, was ltucked by two printem, one meunting !; the
other " gune. Ca tain Servant, after fighting them neer'tvo hours
,wal'nbliged to run it vessel on shore; the enemy atte I to board
siss H'sisi their bone, which he beat off, and on neceiving ' ] through
. defind to leave the deck or be curied on , but refused,
lelhng hie ' vessel shall not be given ctss y will (fand by
me " Soon aft ' hell went _ y, and on felling to
md me boye, your bra
will save the vessel. The immediately went to hit ashflance and
told him, he should not fell into the enemy'l hands. While the men
were carrying him on share, the enemy took possession of hie vessel. In
the engagement one man wot shot through the leg. Captain Servant
died in 14 houre after being landed.
Thesifloo Flnny, Captain Beat, and the floop Party, Capuin Brown,
'ore ftfe emved at Smithfleld, from the West lndies.
The following Gentlemen m chosen delegatet to represent thit state
in Congtese, viz. Gnnu Jone, Enuuno Runoun, ]Allll
Mncn, PATllCl HBNKY, WtLLuu Fn-zuucn, Mntwc
'l'ctnn. Sut'ru, end CynussiGntnm, Esquiru; ,
An AC'I' orctobh'gixg the nine] de' lex! moan}: nd-Mfw Os
' Ml'Ll ['A i: lb!) O'MMONss E-ALTH, "IN m
_. W REAS'siln 38 for speedily recruiting the 7' mio rej'clenu on
ss _ continentalefladlishmenr, which passed the ]: sesiion of General
Assembly, hath not produced th'e end proyosectd. many countiel havin
sailed toctfurnish one twenty fifth unto, accordin to the said act; no
-wsshere_u it is just that the whdle'community shouls bear en eq'ual port in
' Euhliek defence: _Bc it made! y ib: General Affmtbi , that the connty
'leutenant or Commanding Offieer of the militia, shall, where the saide
'ct hathssnot been hitherto done, cause his eounty to be immediotely laid of
into division; according to the direction- of the said recited 18, each of
'ihieh division: shall fnrnilh . man, lgreea'ole to the term: of the said
not}, by the second dey of Argus, one thousand seven hundred and
seventy nine; and in those counttee where, although the militia hath been
_ already laid of in divisiont, have sailed to furnilh : soldier u required by
the said recited act, every division hlving so sailed, [hell be allowed the
same time to (unfish such soldier. And if at the expiration of the seid
time, any division [hall still have sailed, the county Lieutenant shall
osctder the snid division to assemble et such plnce, and on such day u he
shall a point, within fifteen days ofter the tune so allowed, end [he!]
there imselfsi or by a flefil officer, by fair and impartial lot, dnft one
_'man out of such division, to serve at a regular soldier for the term of
ei teen 'monthe, from the time of hie meeting in general rendezvou't.
.'.w (hall be of :ble bod , subject to the sune dutiet, and entitled to
, the {judmolumenu at se men who enlifled under the termed the
'flid recited act. , The Cavernous and Couneil (hell take order for the
_dilposal of th': men to be'raised under thin act, in the manner mofl likely
'to fix the intention thereof. The ine- on the county Lieutemnt,
'I or any oth- person sailing to do his duty hereinct, shall be the
- am: uin the above nciwd na, end newerable in like manner.
_ — ' T ;mnbfenquiry held lt W'tllx'anyburg the 4th of jm, 1779, by
A" olde: of shown Marshall, El'qz Colonel of the (tate ngiment of
ss'tfllezf and commander of the two a of the commonyealth, on the
condd of Mlior fiend: Matbm: the flute utillery, respecting the
mention of For! Nelcm on the loth of May, his retreat subsequent
{thereto, and the men use: he took to secure the public]: store:, It the
requeflof the said Ma'or Them Matbnm; Lieutenlnt Colonel Mater.
;.Prefident, Captains Clerk: Pmerjied, Elia: Edmmdct, Cblrlu de Un
llm, and Sm! Cra-wlq.
The court having considered the fact: an- stated by the-sevenl petsont
ulmined, are unanimoufly of opinion, that the evacuation of Fork Ndforz
ct Iy Mljor Matbe-w: on the toth of Me; was necessary; and that'Mtjot
. Mabl-w; in hil retreat, and the removal of thepublick store:, acquitxed
' himself as a judieious, attentive, and brave officer. -
_ - _ _ ' ' GEORGE MUTER, President.
- ss AFTER mnturely considering the several circumstances attending the
seven} subject: of the above inquiry, ] do most heartily concur in opinion
with the court. T. MARSHALL, Col. o. A.
si_sissctsiwANTs EMPLOY,
"'*.
_ON_E that it well acquaimed with the SLAVONIAN, RUSSIAN,
, . FRENCH, LATIN, and some other learned hnguages, who
it willing to nct in either : publick or private capacity, and mly be
silpopesiwith at Cape. Laporte't store, next door to Mn. sobe'l in this city.
'_ ])"Vsslctruc 'qf . derne if the Hm. Court cff dlm'uly, will be [old on (be
" ctzd of joly next, in the town qs H-mpton,
_H !! pilqt boat AN N E. : fast saihng vessel, about : ears
, old, near so ton: burthen, with her faile, 'rigging, Us. Jmost
new, and the boat in exceeding good order.
* (t) BEN. POWELL, Marshal.
HAVE so.- salc m King & Bled county; :: srmll decked boatthztvill
]- -cafry 250 bushelt, wuth new fails, rigging, Us. The terms may be
known. and the boat seen, by applying tqthe subscriber at the cssourtbouse
. of the said eounty. (tll) WILLlAM HARWOOD.
PUNGOTEAGUE, AccouAcx mony, Eastern Shore of Virginiu
UN away from the subscriher she zzd day of May, 1779, two negro
fellows, wis. PRECEPT, : small fellow thin visaged and (low of
speech, bm sensible, have great reason to believe he will make for Priuejss'r
si'jpu and Norfou counties, as he formerly belonged to one Captain Knl
or field. 'of one of those coumies; she other a stout able fellow, by the
. me of TONEY, speaks good French bad English, he has several scan
-a__ : his body. one of which ctl think is on his left breast, and have
- mbn to ctsu pose they will tssry to get on board the British fleet, should
"; fail, ! oppose the latter will try to get on board some French vessel,
al e wn bom in the French West indiu. Any pelson taking up and
fecuring she said- negroel, so that ] get them agam, shall have : reward
-_. of twenty dqflm each. (an) .WlLLlAM B. WALKER.
A
? 0 R _ 8 A L E,
NEW floop, burthen 60 hogsheads, completely fitted for fed; few
in the country will sail swifter. For terms inquire of the subseriber "
neu- Suffolk. ]OHN DRIVEssR.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
TRAYED or stolen from the subscriber at Providence forge, in New
Kent, on the night as the 7th of April, : dark bay mue, 4yean old
[al Me}, about 4. feet 8 inches high, branded on the near buttock lnd
shoulden- . with : switch tail nnd hanging mane, had on a small bell.
Any person that will bring the snid mare to me at the forge, or to my
ylumtion in SpogctI-vmia, shall receive the above reward, and for such
lnfmtion so l set her lgain, THlRTY DOLLARS.
(en) WlLLlAM BLAYDES.
T H E subscriber hat for szle $o,ooo acres of lnnd, of the tnct
_ granted to himself and company at the moutho siGrmc livenon
Obio. For term: apply to Colonel Robert Bmm, of Grawilll count],
Nun]: Ccroliu. (6ll) RICHARD HENDERSON.
-RU.N m from the substribet in Atcmck county the zzd day of
,- : ikely n ro fellow numedjotntu. nboutn me of ly
well e,' it of. : ye] owish cou- [nion, he has] five singen on each
hand, but one he: been cut of eleh. Whoevet will apprehend the
hid negro so that I set him again, shall be liberally rewarded.
'(zl) TROMAS FLSHER.
UN away from the subscriber at Guilforl mnlwuse, in [me!
eounty, three negro men, 01":- Ifm, Had, and me. Zuzc
u thout 28 yun of age, : short'vell unde fellow of : yellowish -
plexion, by tude : shoemaker, md in very fond ofykying on the violin.
Ned, lbout 46 year- of nge, of thesisnne eomylenon :- [sue, and in I
good slwyer. jack, lhbut 24 year: of lge, ll : sawyer, and du been
used tosaw with ch.si Whoever will : bend and secure the said
negroet so that they nuy be had aguin, shmsi be hendsomely rewnrded by
(a!) waLlAM YOUNG.
' Snvn Bmx, Jlssme :. 1779.
S'ROLEN out of my plshln on the night of Mad? the 3th of list
month, : very handsome bay mare, rising 6 yean 6] , near ! ; hande
high, with : hanging mane and fwitch tail, she has a ship on her now,
her off hind foot white as high as the footloek, her of? fore hoof : little
s "lit, and she drage in trotting, not bunded not very well broke, though
L' was jnfl beginning to ace pretty well. There was flden at the same
time, a large hogskin sad , hllf worn, with an old blue imported saddle
cloth, trimmed with white cloth; also : bridle end : haltet. Whom
will deliver the above described mere to me, near Oshom's warehouse, on
Jame.: river, or given suehsiinformation I! will enuble me To get her, shall
receive ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, and on eonviflion of the chief,
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS. ' DANlEL M'CALLUM. .
AKEN t! , in the lower of Or :, coun . bled: mare, nen
T 14 hmdrhigh, about 4. oE-Pyecn (57, neithertzoeked nor branded;
also : sotrel Rone yearling colt, with : blaze flee, lest hind foot white,
neither (locked nor bended, Posted and ap raised, the man to 60]. ln'd
the eolt to 35 ]. (I) FOSEPH REYNOLDS.
AKEN u . in Orange eounty, : ted btindlcd deer and : black picd
cow, eac mnrked with : helf spade in the left ear, end : hole in
the right. The cow it branded on each_hip D R, and the steer bunded
on the left hip, but not perceiveble, and te about 3 year- old. A nibd
to 14]. each. (5) jOHN BRAN M.
TAKEN up, in Spot !qmu'c eouaty. : dark brown heifer, maked
with : cro in the rig !: eat, and up overkeel in the left. Poded end
cppraised to no?: ( tfl) JOHN PRICE.
TAKEN up, in Celpeper, nen the Littlc For} church, : pele red heiser,
: year: old, wlth-some white on the rump, under the belly, and on
the uil unmuked. A ' ed to 6]. _
' (zu) miss THOMAS SPI'LMAN.
AKEN-up, in deevfeldeoun , 4 , e even end : lnmbl, ell
white, one of the- cut merk with ; wallowfork in the.]eft ear.
and underkeel in the right, the other marked with : swallowfork in the
righte", -aod an nnderlteel in the left, lande unmarked. , :
- - . . (t') - - - - TROMAS CARY.
TAKEssup, in Ornugc counly, : black mue ebout 5 yeln old lent
syring, 4. feet ; inche- high, bnndedon the nearbuttock lS, hanging
man;: and spri'g tail; else : yetrling hey mere eolt, hnnded on'the near
buttock C, not docked, both hind feet white, with : [urge hr in her
forehead.. Pofled, and apprlised, the black mueto go]. and the eolt
to to]. (ll) . ' EDMOND BURRUS._'
TTKEN up, in Orugc county, : red bull, ebout 3 year. old, marked
with aswallowfork in the right ear, the uper [tart of the for]: apper
to he crept, and : hole in the left ear. Wild to 5]. "
(U) — - ; LLlAM EDWARDS.
'TAKEN up, on Pale Ca: creek, in Wax county, : dark ba mue,
about 11 years old, 4 feet 4 or 5 inches high, with : sml] lhr in
her forehead, : number of saddle (pots, herof eye appen- to have been
hurt, as there is : glosl over it, her foreto il mixed with white hairs.
Appraised to 50]. ( l) . Wll. IAM MAYES, Sen.
TAKEN up, in the upper end of Go] [( county, : bhckhorse,
about 4 feet 7 inchee high, hie bnnd (i any) very dull, piece well,
lypean old. Polled lnd appnised to no]. _
(l) DAVID NUNNALLY.
AKEN u in Cbt crfidd county : ale sone! mare 4 feet 4. or ;
T inches hlsixh, appe/assn very old, dsickes short, end he:: small the in
her forehead. ( [) ct THOMAS GOODE.
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