The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-31 00:00:00, page 3

T
! ments, this day's sun, instead of hcamingsi
its kindhclt ru) s on :! land ol'pzm-sots, he
-si foes, and srcemcn, \\ ould have shincd on
a racc of flaves. It is owing- allb, in a
'—
Tent measure, to our own literary insti—
lutions (hat learning ba! been thus advan
mgeous to us;, for, from woful experi—
_ence, we have found, that many of those
who were educated in Britain," together
I
uixh the streams of knowledge, drank
deep ofthe fountn'm uf corruption. But,
had it not beenthc case, all inlercoursi: us
that kind must henceforth be at an end.
W'c must nourilh, in our own bosums, the
future supporters osour religion and coun
u-v. Strelch sorth, then, africncHy ashlt
in}; hand to the only publick scminary for
the education of youth ctwhjch Our culony
can boast Os; and if you do not reverence
it us the parent oi'your virtue and know
ledge, 'tulopt It as your offspling, and
make it the conveyance of these bltsiings
to thelatest postcssrity. w hen, hereafter,
it shall be mentioned, that to you." virtue
was owing the estszliihment ok' liberty and
"peace, let it also be told, thmt you [no
occasioned suir science to blossom. '] hen
will your same, instead osbeing confined
to the spot where you existcd, be multi
plied and spread, like a sight reflected
from a thousand mirrors. Minds less en
larged, and less generous, than yours,
might deem it prcsumption in an indivi
dual to Offer his advice, or even drop an
hint to so great and wise a body; but men
who can prefer the good oftheir country,
and the happiness of posterity, to personal
quiet and security, can scarcely be offend
ed with any thing intended set the publ'xck
advantage, especially when it is considered
that Objects of consequence may easily
escape the attention of those who are en
tirely engrosscd by matters of the greatest
si moment.
A C A D E M I ("I U S.
7'0 thepeop/e oftlzc 1'3 U NlTED Cosiomm.
BROTHERS,
THE grand, the alarming, though
necessary crisis, is at length arrival,
for a publiek declz-trut'ton os independency,
Are there any of you so deficient in prin—
ciples of virtue as not to approve of it?
ss Can any man whatever, after taking a
retrospective view of our proceedings,
and. the vengeance difizlayed in the aspect
of the minilteria—l measures, wish to delay
it a single moment, through _vain hopes
for as such I must term them) that an
accommodalion will one day or other take
place ? What ideas of a reconciliation
malt such a man have ? Will Great Bri
tain relinquish her claim os taxation, and
suffer us to extend our commerce to any
part of the globe? Wssill she resund the
siexpenses of this unnatural war? Will she
pay us-for the destruction of our towns,
and the nhmberless depredations commit
ted on qur coasts? These are interroga
tories, that cannot be answered in the
affirmutivc. Then, have we such nar—
rOW-mindcd souls among us that would
wish a connexion upon any other terms?
Pctusillanimity must indeed be the principal
ingredients of their compositions. Con
sult wisdom and heroism for the decision:
They point out the immediate necessity
of such a declaration, and the vigorous
exertion osour military force, as the only
Gffective measure to sccure our liberties,
peace, and happiness. Nine mouths ago
thcnnme osinclcpendcnce was as alarming
to me as unv man in America; but neces
sity, st]s—pxsi'cscl*V;ltsilOs1 (the first law of
nature) simple reason, every thing, cries
aloud, It ng/l [)cfi), or we perish. Dread
u] alternative !
The two C:1rohnns have agreed to con
Cm' in an measures that may he approved
Os by (}nngrcss for the general wclsare of
the Amcricsim emplre. Vix'ginia alone
si muls up, and sixh-esctthe great example,
With posilivc onlcrs to their delegntcs to
vote for indcpendcncy at all events. As
she has ever been foremofl: In our'publick
measures, and the wisdom ushcr crountils
acknowledged by all parties, she sure]
dclbrves inmatiou is] this important affair;
and let it be ]mndcd down to future
ages, that the Congrcss osthc 13 Ullsiilcd
Culouies had the sp'm't and virtue to de
clare it neminc contradicentc.
4 RldTlDES.
_A———
Mr. PU it me,
Oj'zSERVEin your Gazette an advertiscsi
ment of mr. lVi/limn Claiburne's, which
appears to have been written with (in h1-'
tention to prefiudicc the reputation of"
REGULUS, a stucl horse lately purchztsc'd
ok'me by nn'. sVil/imn Blsissmlz- ol" (j/ustwjsi/icld
county. He hqs inlbrmcd the pubhck,
that A/Idr/e Aizthony bent Regulm near a
double distance at Kuffsu's sorry; in which
he is perisiecstly right, but he should, at
the same time, have mentiuned how he
came to hent him at all. However, as
he has not done so, I think it my duty,
in julfisicznion to the horse, to do it he
him. Kegulus, at that time a cult, and
but htully broke, took sright as he usis
coming to the stsixrt, and threw his rides;
an-l notwithstmding he was, without much
difficulty, brought back to the pole, yet he
had not recovered himself so far as to be
able to run with 'Mark Anthony, who wasss
then esteemed a sirst-rate horse. Kegulm,
the year before, started at the s-sitmc place,
and heat MarkAnlhony, alsisted by mr.
Hardiman's Partyer, sun, or near as far
as Mark Anthany beat him, under the
above discidvantages. ] know n'oth'mg of
Romulux, more than that he was got by_
Mark Anlhony. Poffihly he may be able
to beat Regulm, now a coveringhorse,
and consequently unfit fot' the turs ; but
Regulu: he! a son who can beht Itssomulm,
whenever the times will permit. ,
si WlLLsAM FITZHUGlsi-I.
ADVERTISLMENTS.
VVtLLlAMsiSBURG, Itsay 30, 1776.
-EFT in the necessary house, at the
L Raleigh, on Monday last, a SILVER
STOP WATCH, mactker's name Plsi l-LNTls,
London, ,noctuz, with two scals set in
gold, one of them a cipher, the other &
coat of'arma. Whoever returns it to the
printer or to the bar-keeper at the Rulezlgh,
shall receive 4os.
To be SOLD at publick auction, pursuant
to the last will and testament osnmjor
Yohn Bickerton, deceased, on Friday
the 5t'h of _7uly next,
HE- land and plantation wherean he
T formerly lived, in Hunovc-r county,
containing aLjout 600 acres, whereon is a
good dwelling-hozg/Z', with all convenient
out-housex, good archards, &c. The [and
is very rich and ivelltx'mberem and lie: about
fimr mile: jisiam Hunuver town. Twelve
month: credit will be allowed, the purcha
ser giving bond, With approved security, to
LEWts \VEBB, survivlng cxecutor.
*,si * Alrx. M.:rtha Irwin lm: her (lower
in this land .
WlLL give 7d. haleeny a pound-sor
BACON, and 41. per barrel for PORK,
delivered in Williang/bm'g, or at the College
or Capitol LanJing's, and be.]. halspeny a
pound for BACON delivered at any place
within Ioo miles os lVUliam/[sizzsish provid
ed I can have zooowt. delivered at one
place. I will continue to give these prices
till ! have given notice, in this Gazettc,
to the contrary. ' *
josm HAWKWS.
TAKEN up in Piltsctvlvrlnia, a bay mare 4
feet and a half high, appears to be very
old, lus some white hairs in her manc,
paccs, brandcd on the near shoulden I,
and on the nczu' buttock H. Pusicd, and
appraiscd to 31.
{1 . ]AKZES BURTON.
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_\\'n.f.t.nctzqtsm-, m- gr, izzfss-si
NY])P;'9">HLP1;.11\;A'< in 51 I] !:rl' 'si't,
hulsictssiug hrnn 1 to 20!" :;sslsi'csim, l- -
hear of' & parcluscr 'b} us; P—Zctg to th'}
Printer. ss _ , ______
l'nzsimnxcxsounc, Ma'y 15, 1776;
_HE jzrtgsZ-nt si/ituation of York hu'mvg
occasioncd me to mmove 'My fuenifss; m
this town, I shall open a large and srsijb all
[brtment of MEDIC/NES, in the sty:}.- sor
merly occupied {ly doctor Mezccr, .wlzere ]
will attend to pructi/Zsi.
THOMASsi potrflul
si . .,
(TnARLu (LlTY, May u, 1776.
SOKI F, umc ago, being upmflmy way
home from the Great Brqu'c. in' a
very .]ow flute of health, hent. )p-nflgy of
Henrtco conmy, in (apt. Plenslmtx'z um
pany (.cs ] have been insormsi-(l) came
across me at flric/zell's ord'mflr). srcrm
whencchc took my horse, sssddlc, bridle,
and sulclle bngs, and carried th-v. to'
SlssL/Aj ; and the bscr-kccper at Ling/hme's
tsilvc-rn (nue Camjzbell) says, 'that th'
said Mq/Izy If if my horse ticd'ut tfuc'dzv'rss,
wuhout giving mv' orders tn ]mVe !siT-n
takyn care us. ! of that, noluizhsisn'dhp',
hetcdhim tillhis cxpenscsc'ameu lamb 4
vsshen, no ownersi appefling, .hsi- ruzmssi
"him out tu shistsi for himself. ] haven}:
phed for my horse to this h- ct-kceprr,
and all th': satisf'acfticn ! nc-iw 35, flsi'c
he does not chonse to be Imthersid al -' ?!
him.--'—l now ]eznusi— is to lhc 'ptflhd loss
judge how I have been he:.ud.
11! i w lLLHM ()TEY.
.RUN awayfi'om the- sz'zsi-lcrr'bcr in (sz -,
. . line, on the qth oft/n'ct' u/lianl ("M.ssn)
' a dark mulatto boy, nainedA/V? ]si. 0 A ) ',
12 or 13 yqar: old, but bad/ygrnm;. _/'q*-,',-:/:
a little, and is drcffl'd in Vingiuiu cti-l!','
with 'a Ieather cap; he rode many a -. e
sorrcl Hare apom 14 hand: and (: lmgt ssct ss -
)
wit/znfinalllzlazcin lm-fuce,n._-v 74 ! ,
(mal silverssbiftctd curb bruic. ] nague -' :
iJ gone toward: Bhvctductsd, rm Ag-si . --
tux, having been' ]mrclm/ssul oj nm: mr.
Y'sin'bomngh Qst/mt place. z'shmucsir _ss'-,
cares the said bqy, with' the nxmctct fine. 'si,
and bridle. j/Zrt/mt [get them actgam :.nzff- ' :
lzandsomc-{y rewarded. '
. YQHN Fl-szmssc ;ss'
William 6- Mct'ny Callege, Act-"ay 21, 1776.
'I'*liE college os \Vll.Ll.\M (3- Msissk Y
has been lately cleanes', and will be
immediately plnistered and m]1he-wafl.cd,
to render it fit for the rcsiccptinn of" ill:
prosessors, student<, grammszr scholsirs,
and servants; and the several s'chuols will
be opened at the beginning of Trinity tm'm ,
namely, on Mondaysi the mh of mxt
month. '
(4) EMMANUEL Jo Nss.
Rxcnmouo, May zo, 1776;
OURNEYMEN u'eau-rs 'will me:! uizh
goodencouragemcnt from the suhsc-zi
ber, \ also persons that can spin wm},
]incn, or cotton.,—--I wmat some ulsiprcmi
ces for the weavinsivss busincsis.
(] GARDlNsJi FLmefi.
LL persons indebted to the clhtc of
70)!" Shcrmcr, deceased, hy hm'd or'
otherwise, are requcsicd to make specdy
payment; and those who .hsiss-si dcnutnds
against the same are dc-hrccl to brmg
them in, and rccdve their money.
THRUS'l'ON' JAML'Q.
(2) DUDLEY IUCHARDSON!
GEORGE ]).OOT".
N Y young, healthy, andstrang man,- ,
not under Ffeet 7 iflC/ZL'! high, l/mt i:
fice and willing to fillisf as a MATROSS
in my company of arril/cry, will please} to
repair to my quarter: in W'il'limushurg,
where he will be kiudg'y rsccivc'd, lmvc 31.
advance money paid to him, [zcss-sdcs new
clothes, and 25. per day, fi-r (me, two, or
more years, is not sboner di/Zharged .
God sdVC the Congrels.
DOHICKT AKUNDEL