The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-12-05 00:00:00, page 4

HE Hon. Board osW'ar having directe ! me to
order all the troops in this qussutcr, who are to
{gin the grand armK, immediattly so procetd to the
orthvard, lhcre y give norice to the r-fficsi-rs that
they are to march their several quoms to the tsm ]] ntct
Lanmct'hr in Pennjjlvunia, there to remain til] sirt: d
for the sield.---l'take this npprssrtunity again to ;uldrtlsis
myself to the several Coun'ty Licutcnnnls and mlur
militia officers sinf !th state, and earnestly n'qu. fl them
to excrt their utmmt end:.tvours in apprehending :md
forwardsng to this stativn, or t ) thsi general scr1(]c:/.uctLl=.
al] draughts or-descrters sr *m those respu'tiv-r (" mtfc: ,
there being & lar e proporti'm ::f (hold mvn msst y 't
collected ; nor istt prACticable for th': c-mtincnml of
- Been within this state to perform such signul service to
their country, unless assiflcd effectually by the officcxs us
the ' itia.--And whereas, incnnse uencc of instructi
' onefrom hisExcellency Generalllltguglan, ] late!) [un
mised is free pardon to all dcscrtcrs who would mum
- to their duty in a limitcd time (many of whom mail
ed themselves of the generous offer) but there are flill
someshdaringznd dbffinate as to remain out, and risk
every thing rather than an honourable return to their
duty, I hereby o'si'cr : reward of THIRTY Douctms
for apprehending either of the following soldicrs, vizsi
Sanmd Sammam, Man: Undcrbill, and Gidmr Mashn, of
Sufix county, the two sdrmcr in 'Capt. Lh'm/mlct's
company, the latter in Capt. Mashn's, of the XVth
te iment; and the same reward for L-wi: Charlu, jun.
Bruuswick, and Lew'n Philip: of Nansemo/rd, the for
mer : soldier in the XVth, the other in the thh
nglria regiment. ' And for all deserters 'bmught to
held quarters in thin city, or delivered to some propz'r
continental siofficer, the taken up ma depend upon
receiving: generous reward, beside: w1at the law alsi
lowa—ocjycn at head qUarterssiH'llliumtb/zrg, Nov
13, 1717. . . DAVlD MASON, Co].
. ' - XVth Virg. rcg:
!E officers who have recruited men for the
' Virgiuia'regimenc of artillery are hereby required
to order such of_their men as are noton duty in
Hmun or sork to a of those places (wherever
heir qucm is station at) immediately; and all
]dicrs belonging to the regfment who are absent on
furlongh are ordered to march 'to their oper station
:: soo , as their furloughs are out. Suc as have had
fflrloug .- for the recoveryoftheir health, and are not
in a condition to return to their duty, must send ccr—
:}fo that such is the case.
Gzoncz Mv'rzn, Licut. Col. Virg. Am
Nonmu 18, 1777. .
To be SOLD for rudjcmne], an Wedncsday the l7th as
December, At the plantation when jamcs Gaines li-pm
!: Oran e count],
UND ctY _valuable S L A V E S, consiffin of
young fellows, women, and boys; also the ock
of horiZs, castle, (he?), and hogs, and the crop of
Meat and torn on shi plantanon.
4") BENjAMlN Poxuno.
ALL persons whohave ahy demands against the estate
ofsils'iwm Mculstm, deceasedsiofidmlia, are desired
to' make them known, properly authcnncated, to the
,CKCCULOsS immediately, as we purpose to give up the
,estate to the legatcsses next Chnstmu.
" WlLLlAM Gqusis. ,
RlCHARD EGGLESTON, sen.
thsimoxn town, .Octobtr 24, 1.777.
. N elderly woman who can weave, and is capable
of managingsi'fix or eight spinncrs, will rccciae
good encouragcmch by applying to
, W. DANDRlDGE.
1? lfshe can few and knit, it will be more accept
- Yozx town, Nssv. 3, 1777.
AMES WESTON, of Zsirwswirk county, who
obtained furlough till the first ofonsibu, but sailing
to Ninth, is hereby advertiscd as a'dcscrtcr, and a rc
ward d' twenty dollars will be given for delivering him
- to any cqntinencal officer. He is about six feet high,
his fight hair and eyes, and served in the campaign at
Noff k in Capt. Meadc's company of the second Virgin!.
ss'nguncntss [j- si Flumcn Mz-zmus, Lieut.
: ' - fm'r Virg. rcg.
. Mucxnnnhunc, Nov. lo, 1777.
\ALL persons are hereby sorewarned from urcha
sing any part of the eshtc nfRit/wrsii asizrsdale
which he received by his wif'f: judnh M'Knight from
[] WZLLlAM MITCHELL.
.si
GLDUCBSTER county, No-v. 20, 1777.
HE Rev. Mr. Held havinighdeclined his duty
is minister of Kingston pari , the vestry of said
n'sh wouffl be glad to employ a minister of the pro
effion fifthe church of Erssjssland. The glcbe in said
parish is sizuatcd on East river, and very convenient to
fish and oyshzrs, is in exceeding good order, with good
Outlv mscs, garden, &c. and has two valuable nc-groea
belouging thereto.
JOHN DlXON, ]
churchwardcns.
]] ,
- anuo Husnss. ]
fill SOLD ler'siars the Raleigh tauem, on Monday ll-a
29!b of Deccmbcr, at IV a'clock in the afremao-s, for
read) nuns ,
AVALd'ABLE tract of land in 7/17/"11'3 City
county, known by the name of ]uckfy's Neck,
(Zontaining by cffimution two hundred acrcs, and late
the property of Mrs. Susammh flute, dccmscd. Mr.
Edmund Raistblpb, who is authorikd to sell the land,
'will show it to any person, ,a'nd will likewise Frcat for
1 same by private bargain, in which calc notice
wdl be given, to prevent unnecessary accendancc.
'
, (so ]: 3 '0 L D,
'I'HF. bectmtishl horse s P FctC ] M E N, got by
Isiban/ougl'! upon Old jmn} I)1_f'n.*ul. He is fusill
brother m qunfunmd Gadclpl-m. 'll-si colour is :! hnc
buy, and his sm m equal tn tlmt cfct-my lmrsc in the
sidsC. H' ]: now rising far. :}nd will be in higlf'
prrfccritm L-r covering the next uuscm, having bres]
put (m!) m shl'u? or four manus this ycnr. Any per
lZ-n w'w incihlcsm purchase hlm may know the pncc
by applying mMr. Rse'zfrf Dulzrssrsiv :!c UffFssp [[a-, [luna
rer ("uu-n), where [he hmsc is to be tun, or to the
subsi'riL-css in )"Zctr/c. THUMAS N!1!.H)N, jun.
70 [10 hOLD a! Sussoltss w/ ] xidzn) the- uglb of Decem
bc'r, to the lss/sisp'q'i !}ida'tr, '
THE boat Zoljsil in, with her iails and rigging
complete F'wr lI-n, burrlun .lbnut twenty hhds. :
she now sits at Sas/th Sun). ' _
;: ]ouN Smcunn.
HANOVER county, Nov. 4, [77].
HAVE sor sale, or to exchange for a ncgro man
ndu- the shmcagc, or sr \h:u down to about the
age of sixteen ymrs, a neFo woman about twenty
five ears old, who has never had a child, has been
brought up to spin, as well flux as corrrm, wash and
iron, which she can do very Well, and is strong, activc,
bandy, andlZ-nsiblc " \V1LHAM Poxctumo.
si RlCHMOND, No-v. 20, 1777.
] HAVE For snle agood CUACH wnh harness for
fourhorsi-s, and a likely NEGRO PsixN, :: ship car
penter. __ RlCHARD Amms.
COM MlTTED to the jzsil of Me d'HF'qbs countv,
an ourhmdish ncgro se How who spcaks very bid
English, bUL shys his master's name is Il'il/iamCac/c, as
plain as he can, but cannot tell whatcountry he came
from. He says, in very broken language, his msishgf
is awry young man, and that his own name is Jack.
The owner is desired to come and prove his property,
pay charge:, and take him away. -
)si MARY WrLLs, jailer.
Cuusizrza county, Offober 15, 1777.
HE subscriber desires that all persom who have
any demands against the estate of Sbadmch CL-a— .
ma, deceased, either by bond, bill, or account, to
bring them in'pmperly auchenticazcd, that they may
be paid off," if estate sufficient in his hands.
? chu/mo YANCEY, Adm.
'ssv HEREAS, about two mouths ago, I left 'Patriri'c
Wclrb, seaman, sick in the hospiral :xt Part mouth,
since Wthh I am informed he has recovered his ealchsi,
nnd is walking about the said town, careless of duty,
! do hereby order him to repair on bnard che Henry im
mediately, now on her scution in Malzjack bay, other
wise he will be deemed a descrren
p Rouzpcr 'I'OMmes, Captain.
Pamcz ()zo'ncrct- county.
I H A V E in my possefflun, by swapp'mg with one
- Richard Bishop (who ] am convinccd, from circum
stanCcs to tediouz to be insirrted, has stole him) & bay
rossan guiding brandbd on the near buttock H. He is
about twelve or thirteen hands high, has three white
feet, and a blazc in his forehead. The owner may
h's'VC him, on payingexpcnses, by apyvlying to
NlCi-lOLAS VluuNSoN.
For 8 /1 L E,
SPRICHTLY, or \VASH]NGT()N; two very
fine siud horses, at the subscribcr's plass tation in
Din-u-isi'dic county, fourteen miles above. etmlmrg.
Sprigl-t! , imported from England n the year ] 773, now
rising nine yea'rs old, is a beautiful horse, of a dark
chc-sinut colour, upwards of fifteen hands and an inch
high, of fine action, is sound and free from blcmish,
and prettily marked. He was gqt by !sissi'ilrlmctn's Bctlsiam,
his dznn [! Rogen's Balmxm, his grandnm by Sed/sscty, out
of Lord artmaresis Elbow}, and has won plates sibnth in
England and Anu'n'm. Hsia/lctiuglan is a fine bay colour,
upwards of fifteen hands high, rising six years old;
he: was go: by Selim, who was got by Otl-u-Ilo; he was
got by Old th, out of ;; brmd mare of the Duke of
Ribl-mond'z; Selim's dnm was Stlinm, gor_ by me Gctdol.
pbin Arabian. Hfislvinsiqlan's dnm was a very fine im
ported mzmz callctcd filogzry, and was got by Lmch-rt
murc's noted horse Cripple, who was got by the Godolphin
Arabian; her grandnm belongcd to the late Duke of
Hctmilzsi-ss/x, and wnsufthe same: name. ] willsclleifher
of them, and ailow a reasonable crcdit.
:p ABRAHAM SMi'rH.
HuvANNA county, Octol'ilr 22, 1777.
\VHEREAS ! enlistcd with Gtorgt TboMs/bn,
then of Albcmm-lr county, Lieutcnant in Capt.
Brown's company, for the cnlonial sirvice, upon this
L.<prcss condition, that if ] was ever ordered out of
the state. ns sirginiu ] should then be immediztely dil
chargcd by thosasd 'sbompsm from any farther service;
and whereas, some time in the month (.f ]une last,
there were r-r-"cb for the first rcctgiment of the state
troops, to which] belongcd, tn join Genera! [Wsshrg
ton, upon which ] applied to Mr. slhrmpscn for & dis
charge, agreeable to tcrma oscnlistmcnt, who resustd
to give nnc, ullcdging it was out of his power, but at
the same time acknowledged my right to such a dis
chargc, ] therefore publish this advcrtiscment to in
fan the Govcrnnur and Connci], or any other power
that may have a light to determine the matter, that I
shall be ready to am-nd nny place for that purpffsc,
though I should acknowledge it a great indu'gcncc to
have it determined in Fluctuunna cnunty, where the
cvidcnccs arc, as it would save trouble and expcnsc.
zp ADAM Cousms.
VLLc SOLD, on Monday" r/z rctvl/ct' ._' iss '- .si ' us. is
[air, ol/stru'iji next fair day. as !, ct- ct'J/f &c./s. 4- sins,
cf Pucrsun Thorpc. ;lm e.r_s'./, _
PART of the: cshnc ul'shisil -.h--sssi-:.z£si.-sil crzmctsisssig'
us the stuck of horses, c.! hsi'. ( 'sin , sin.! hwsisisi
tbc crnp of corn, Ectfic. thc h-zuscctz !d .si'znlmusic- .md_
pmmutmn usctnsild, :1H'ss- about n'.c!.\ : ult.]..u .' {'t simf
cxcccding gard walnut rank siu'd 13 .u.'silsi.1 ;.si. A: ahc
l.unc time wi" 'sir- r'si'llhd, f:r mnss- *_.<.n : ulysiz. pin.:—
tctxtI-m on J/rl-urimivcr, u'si-"ut !Y-Ln m frsi bchv . [miss
son", lchmsisiing to thy !su'd L [l.]!r. ] nc is'lmh vf lah!
will be man..- kn'W-n on the ubgvc mentioned (My.
--—-.-\ll pcrsnna having demand: .ctlgzisist the !}1 0" si-zhre'
:nr; rcquxsisi-d m Lang in their ;mc u..:si nn l'l' L.:lhsc'
the day of stir, and rholsic indsil'sicti :.si.r_-L- c.: :..akc
immediate: puyment m
TLMOTHT THORPE. Adm.
-ss. . -— N __-4 ...._-4
COMM-T'l'ED to me in] nisi (Infan-psrlssml - uumy,
& nc'grn man who calls h::*.1sisclf fill.],Y, ;md sit): lus
bclnngs t!) Flomm chrr/pkim of (}[m ect/ir'r ("of);nly. He
has on ;: brnwnish cnlcurcd Virgin!): ssii-lch ctcont, the cufl's
turned up with green, and &c.-up.- !)Fbrown bsctilddOth,
a light colnurcd bruudcloth waishzr-at; an o!d pa r nE
ncgm cocton brccchcs, and an old pair of white coun
try yarn stockings. He is Ahouc five fceesevm or e: ht
inchvsia high, sllm made, and has a thin visage. he
owner : desircd to pay cnxrctgrs, 31"! take him-nu-ay.
[] John Way.
]{ UN away the last of siqum/zlu'r, twu negroes,
One ;1 wench named Lucy, thirty yczlra usage,
five feet three or four inches hxgh, of:: yellow com
plexion, speaks pla'n, has :! soar, bsitctwcvn her eye
brows, and another under her lest breast; had on'
when she went-away a black flriped lsirginla cloth
jacket and petcicoat. The other a boy named Cold,
twelve or thirteen years ld, has a very notable scan
on his breast, occasions by a burn, and has : ver
fiyjook; his clothing is of the same kind Mloflh n.
the wench's, and he had on a fct'si hat. I will give : si
reward of five donars For each, is taken In the coud.
; ; and is our thereof, and confined in any 'ail, hd
' hat] get them again, fifteen dollars each. ]f rougss :
to me near the courthouse in Carolinc copnty, ] will
givethc above reward, and all reasonable charge:.
): Cmmuzs. BEAZLEY.
'TOLEN out osshy pashlre, in the night Osthe ZIsi'
k
of Octoher, a large sorrcl horse about five feethlgh,
with hanging manc and short swltch tail, and a small ?
white spot on his withcrs, occasioned by :! hurt from ss
ashddle. He was three years old last f'ctsiming, holds his ct.
head rcmirkably high when rode, and wnsi taken from '
the upper end of Bruusiwisk county, on Great "creek.
Whogver brings thc shid horse to me shall have ten
pound's reward, and on convicrinn of the chief five '
pounds more. [] MARY RoasAaTs.
S'TRAYED sr-si-nn my Nr-wpq/r plantation, on the
si- zctd inflant (Nu-vemher) a l.kc1y bright baysi horse
about fifteen hands hig , with hanging man and
switch tail; abnuts-x yoarssild, trots and gallo well,
does not show to any advantaac until mounte , when
he carries a beautiful tail, an his head very lofty. ]
do no: rccollcct his marks, or If he had an brand. ss
Any person who will deliver him to me at redm'cljsi :
burg shall have stvc pounds reward. " '
ALEX: Spo'x'svyooo.
sT R A Y [; D o.- S'mtzss from the subisicribcr
si living in the upper end ot'Caroline count)", the last
of September, two marcsi. One ?. sorrel, bmnded on
the near buttuck 3 8, and has a small sistarin her .fote—ct
head. The nthcr ;; bay, two years old, neither dock:
nor brandcd, has the string hair, and one of her fore ,
]cgs has been broke. \Vhoevcr deliver: the mares to
me, or gives me shrh Znttlligcncc thin: I get them
again, shall have assou-ard us six dollsilrs For each; and
if stolut, on cwnvicdon of the thief, five pounds.
Also strayed m- stolcn from Mr. Ou-m Gtwathney's of
[King li'i/li-mz county, ?d Scptember 1776, & gray mare
four )cara c.]d, neither duck: nor hr-ind'si'd, hasa white
spot in her face. inclining to one eye, one of her hips
and chghs of a lighter colour than the other parts of
her body, and has ;: stately (:.trriagc. Whoever db
livcrs the said mare— tss') mc, or gives me such intelli
gence as I get her again, sher have it reward of, ten
puunds; anJ if stolen, on convictinn of the chief,
flftccn pounds. ) ]OHN CLARK.
sTRAYED from my plantation in Cumberland,
si abct-ut the first of Aqyust kist, a bay on]: two years
old last spring, with :: r in his forehead, his hind
feet white, hot dockt, ut branded on the near but
tock I M in a piece. whoever gives me such intelli
gcncc as ! get him aga'n shall be handsnme] rewarded
, lum EADOW.
"FRAYED from the glebe of &. [Isark's parish , !
si- in Culpeper, some time in slugu/z 1776, ablack and
white cow big with calf, and a small red and white
one ; also in May ]777, 21 brown and white c'ow, with
a he!] on, which is supposed to be, sinppsfd on the mad
leading through King George to Rizhmamssl courthouse,
as she went 'vfl'" with other cattlc that gr-t safe down
there; likewise, in the succeeding jub, a brown me
with a flat back marked with the whip, and wide homs;
and some time since, a black and white: one with a
small bell. They are all marked, except the small
red and white cow, which had no c-lr marks, with a
crnp and swallow smk in the right cur, and a crup and
two fills in the h :. W'h :- ver will contriwe, or
give such intelligcnssi- us t' L' silbnvss: doscribc-d curtlc - v
thc sinbscrihcr, living, at the said gh-bv, s-t that they may
hc got, shall rsisscriv: t'ctu 'siuun-silsi. or twcniy [hill ngs
{or each. ;: Enw AR :: ION as.