The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-09-19 00:00:00, page 1

NUMBER siz'Zg:
.sxsxsi'x'RMBER 19, ,777_
VIRGINIA
Anwmrs l'Ol LlBERTY.
High HEAVEN to GRACIOUS ENus si'irusii; z/ssc 'STORM!
\\1Lu.\.\zsnrac, .prmi-rr to, 1777.
'I'HE subll'ribcr hztv'zng been ].ttsssly .tppffintd by
Cdngrcsz ummiish. ;; gutml of purssluscs for
she D.]:ltern dtt'ctrtstzcznt. \\ lss.i-:h cnmsi'vrchndsl'.---_;;.-ctr.i.t,
the Cur/isiax, and Gu.rq..1. gives notice, thzth-si— is study
t'— treat fnr fit" c.:ttie. p >rL, beams, pnsc. and vinsigar,
f-*r the ;trn*_\' of th: UnZL'd Stntcs, to be dnlivcrcd .1c
such titms, during the tslllnnd winter, as mzty be most
agreca'skss t') che lsicllus. And whereas ] have been cre
dihly informed th-tt :\ number of pwph, pretending
that they \\'i's." cmpbch to punhssti'u for the armsv,
have for same mouths past bren busily engaged in me
"bark cnuntrv in fordhlsingr cattlc, either to avail
themselves ntss the demand wh'ch the army may havc
for them, or s-vr some inimicfl purpose. asl have n!so
horn Informcd that some of them have t'isdulited quan
titicsof counterfeit money, and that others hsitd driven
their Cactlc to the island of at th: mouth
oqusqutl-a-mrb. whcrc tht ' have sdllcn Into the cnrm y's
hands, 1 ther.sst'-:re think tt my duty to guard .th friends
m Amm'm against them, by making is known. that,
by a resolution os Congrcss, no [xrl'on can purchase,
en contincnml account, within my department, with—
out antherity from me; and I must here add, that if
in countrymsn attctempt uurmsomble unction: thL'K
wdl throw the advantage of thcse purchase: (whic
Congrcss intended to make as dissusive as possible, ;b
dividing tho continent into four departmcnts, an
appointing a general purchaser in each) into the Eas
ttrn shrvc, where earth: arc had at present on much
better terms thnnin this, and, salt bcin chea *r, ro
vision may be easily cured. . ATLE'FT.
0- The subscribcr apprehending that the appoint
ment he has lately accepted from ' ngrcs- will nor ad
mit of a due attention to the business of the common
wnlth hitherto under his direction, proposes to give it
up she 15th day of next month, and thersisore requnshct
tho favour of all person: who have account: with him.
as agent or mnnsgcr of the ublick flute, to come to
an immediate settlo-ment, an those \\ he have demands
to apply for pztymcnt. W. AYLET'T.
T: be SOLD :: publh'lc amsi'ii;n, at Petcrsburg, on Monday
ssctl' ]xrl- tf' Octnber,
LARGE nssor'tmcnt of gbods Iachy from Funcl,
consish'ng of the following articles. ciz. fifteen
half; of broadclcth, chicflysinc, ofthc most fashionable
enlours, such as scarlet, cnmson, good browm, green,
iightnnsildsiu'k blue, white, yellow. huff, f'sil'mcb :.1'5,
and varictynf other good mixturee; 7 balu, conhshng
nm- half nsscarh-t. tht- otht'r half dark green and Lsiuff;
(mc l—alc of Silelu cloths, scctml-si-t, such, biu: dltto,
camlets. and barmgons; one tude of calicors, ons: ditto
lnshz r.:hintz, ditto handkcrchicfs, : lulcs of sortcd
wcrsted hose, ;; box of buttons for the cloths, mus
Iins, both yard and yard and half wide, mush'n hand
kcrcfucss, and white lnsif'm calicncs. Exclulivc of the
above, will be fold by the singlc piece or yard, at
[private silk. for ready money, or good tnbaccn, an
cttssrstnu'nt of the same kind of cloths, with a few
pPCF-sss of roatings, a quantity of writing paper, sail
t\\'nu-, mens aud wnmens kid :md lamb L'hzvcs and
stnts, worsh'sil stockings, white calicn, sihumhums,
cheeks, plain andsigured gauze, parishet. powder, and
inn.}. 47! WILUAM CALL.
'VJAS taken out of my pasturi: ;;
Fucsiv'ny night the nineteenth of .;lusimst lax},
near King [! "ifli-m courchouse, :] bright bay horse about
sum Fat six or scwn incIu—s high, twach or thirteen
yoursold, hsimglng mnnfss .md swixch m", : blue face,
and one hind boot" white, bmndcd on the near buttock
'ru 'ux small lcxtsirs, and pace;, not:. and gnlhps. l
wis} {five cwcnly shining: rcwctrd lo .my person who
will .;e liver him to 1uc..g.\in'.
1ss'_ 'i'HOMAS \\'ALI FR.
\S ] intend to lear.: (1st sure sqnn, tho kssigdfsi'ss us
! 17..-z:.{Crn-::-f rJ, scn. r-l'.-.'--.Irr_'gc<—unc\', acccdlpj,
m-e dulin-J m nm—t at my house :!sic nrfl day of Octsiicler
ncxr. to receive thoirl-gctss-ics.
13,- LOH, (sin MVl-"ORD.
TEN IIOL (,A R S RL \'.' AR l).
HTOLIN ctar S.'R.-\\sil'l) fsimm chv sulssL'sisiz-sibsr, lllc
L- -':si_i..*1'1'si'.l:-',ssld.1rsiss;..ylnr!fnxhsizrf'n'sszazrzsinhands
;l..d -'l l:.1-T' -: :? ;s Whia-UTJ. .xml brctznsilxd n.] th':
n-nsi {n' r - - ,V, Hx .'1.:s .] ] 'zl-ihcsict' ! x'lx. .1. A A
lctnulllsiu . I' .1J. ] \-.sijil;;'u :.- .; mucxuxd
lo .my sin: ' si . \\.1l .si-si-llsisszct ' ' - :.z.
nl-l'.) . 'ct
j.ss\ sisi ii.}; (XXLKL'.
\\si1uct1siv_z'-- usi Aisi'. lss", if,";
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'Zcto l'c S OLD :! \\'cst—-\sif'r. tle ?:r :" .fl'r Lusi- [sun
\Vills:1m Byrd, LsiZ]; :r: (flmrlsi-sssCiqsssi-ct- :h, v- tle
fsi'rss/Z Month} in Nnvembcr rz'ts, .-'* j'azv, orit'r-u-rjl- -:.-xt
fct-ur day. scs rudssq num,
AR'l' of (hccltvc c-x'tlzc snisi. Jcccxscsl. umsistsizng
of sorry likely l':rg:-;:'.z b-u 1- 5]. A \' ]: S. :lmnn?
whssun arc several uzsy uh: siblo n.\siiss\-*.'x:1_-n. pu-ticnlu ly
afinc blacksinith, a fsivr-sizz—man, (' I'si'cn. -".1r'._'c1'.r.'lsi:_ .md
very Valmblc mfncrs; all:: the wh th: of hhsi - Icgszzomd
ulua'si-le household And klcc'siun f-sizct: Btmr. 1'x- [imm
tion Ulcnsib, the whole ot'risio l'w- 'nc ( imssssss much.
and sheep, the sit us couch horfis. t vsi;ssx':sisscr with the
couch and chariot, several lsi-rccsilinj nuns. :1: 3 swin
high-bloodcd colts, about one Lundrcd sum wi" ! 13 of
last yem's crop. in good order. azzsi! sirml) in:}:
keeping, and many other .miclcs t'ssv fsi
mc'ndon. The IZX1'FL'ss1R]\
70 L'! S'OL D !; li-e ((FHR L.}?xu, 'si—r v;'.r.-'- wrap). c-l
Thursday tissc tum)-sissisi-zbmjim-f. at H.: . ' -::--'v'- 't
of [L'c decmftd Mr. Alexander H'udluw. !'- lsssia !:1; !
of Falmoush, -
UNDRY valuable lots in the s-iss! tmx-n. smlr WH
ablc flavec, sundr ' articlcs nt' household sumixmc.
: hsfl' collection of onks, and ;: varh-tyofnthst ;u
ticlos.--Therc willalso be ossvrcd fctr me. JK the l.}mc
time, a tract of land on Ractz-mlctarmct-ctsi-k river, about um
miles above Fllmutb. contsnining about two hundred
and twelv- acru, whereon is a gvch merchant milh
and several good houses. The land wis} be such either
for cash or credit, as can be agreed on. There will
also be fold at the said phnmtinn, on the day following.
for reAdy money, some came, horses. and hngs, A 3)
gallon still and worm. and sundry phnmion ursicnffls.
ANDRE\V \\'()DR()\V, n.!m'r.
I. All person: indebted to the decmscd .ue requcsml
(0 discharge choir account: immediately, and those who
have any demand: against him sine desired to make them
knownctu soon as poffiblc, that they may he settlhf
CAnomssz, Sct'sr. 11. 1777.
CA ME to my house on H'E'Jss-zr/ 'l.1_v ehc 3d imLmr.
: person who appeared to be inmxicatsd with
liquor, and lay down u5'0n the flmr unj tlssll dflccp,
where he continued for two or thrco hours. ;md u'hcn
he began to sh'rl cndcavnu ed to roush hfm, hu he
spoke in such;: manner tlut ] could not ]si-ctrn his run:
or place of abode, but undcssts-"J he (":lmc' from h'v. !—
mmd. l had him hid on a bed. L'u: am not :z'csc m
determine whether his dilbrder was the effect of liquo
or not. till she next msssssming, when I \\';1$<'}'l'[ss\in (Eu
' man wu ill. [immediately sent for Dx. LIM. who
came, but thought it needless to give him .my xiusing sin
thar time, except :\ little herb tus. llsi- czminucd
pretty musi'h the lame: till the evening, and [hun 34an
worse, and died that night, without u'er being cthf: to
tell who he Was. On uxamining his pqss-rs, I lind his
name to be Cdnfflntine Daugl'rrh. (h-lt hc N.]! ! person
:kined in making salrpdne. anJctrhac hchssni l-ss-n xccom
mendcd by gcndgmcn from sh: jorsiZ-u. Mu- sink.
Pl-Uudclpl'ia, .llarfluml, 87. llr'. brought with him 4
"'He, bridlp. and shddk, some wmriussg; nsinpnn-I, six
shiflings contincnml curron-si'} . and .a few nrhrl nifles.
_1ss jAMLS TAYLOR, jun.
'I'HE subscribcr wants : place us an ( ) V li R S E E R
shf the cnsuing year, who can manage the: making
nflmlian corn, wheat, syc. mrs, bJrlc)", ihx. tafivuxm,
B't. &c. and the orhcr pmduss's "frhiz wmwrry. llsis
can be recommsinded by Mr. ] .-,-.x:ss'-,m (i.. .. in
Cl'm'katuck, Nun/munj ("nunt_\'. whom lh' nnw. hvsis
with. [! RHIHARD SMlDD.-\1.L.
]OHN LUCAS, "'lsi/l/"JM sl-.-'.i>:;, and Rrsi'ss'flzrl
Brirm. Of list,:rs-sss'n'un'a', and .\'r.-::lir .YNLT'U nt' .\'.
tl'aml-erlami, drnsivghu lss-wr [in: lifts: nsh l:r_q.siua rsictLF
ment, having ("sixFYc-d so as: wi, nr submit lhsimlll'. >
(being pscvinufly lssumm u-sisid) ,u-c hur-sisil—y ;qu ct-mlLd xz
dcscrcus, andarsi—mml nf SIX l'UUNUS v. Zfl (si; ;".le
for each, un thoia [ming dc-Iix'urcd to me. oi- m .my
other cuncincnml c-fflrcr.
" UlZURnL LH: 'I'i'mnsizu n.! r. (Tctssr.
- .tsi-f'rxssnzh in *.-.;.1 l'ctt'sictli- n.
KTRAYED Us ZTOLEN Out oisi (} 1. s- : Us]
si ' [silrsictnhr/Jsi: sixlmzrss'. limw (imc .k'mm: (I:: deulsi
usi' 'si-:-:r1.1 , :\ small Jsiu'l: lxlv nurc wish in. ,;thg; m in:
and l'wsu'h us], [n'as nannsi'ctsh', lusil sil ilusi si! u'sik. .u-l
ivmndni, ]lclit w. B. \\'h.\-si\ vr \i\ li\ usi, him so ('va
' -;z-.:.I'.\ -)\sicl 17 si-:. 12\ In; :shssut lix nsilsis '.* isswr lb."!
1'.-si:l"ssct:-r_', ('l' 24! .si\11:. 1'! 'si'si' 'silmcti n." -\ct'-1.si"'.J-, lsil J'] lum:
] LN UULLARS xcv.-.},
17! \\1LUA\1 RiUiARlN.
yf
'lZz'r SO]. [) sir mctffif-n, en Wednesdsily tlssf fit]! Of
()ctohcr wxr, 01! Mr ]sirumct/cs.
"] HR EF. hundred acrcs of good forest land, neat,
— llm-Ictm church. in t'm- c- umy ofRiclrmcnd. being
t're planmthn uhere the law Msior (sum: (says:)
lived; also sctveu valuablsi— !siu-gizi; born SL AV lzh,
tngc (her with siuckznfhorse-s, catch, sheep. and hogl,
and .zinmst :" kinds us lmulsschnld and kitchen furnimrc.
"] ho-cimc of cmll: wil] be made known on the day of
lhle, 'uy ()HN BIZLFHZLD.
:! [(THARD MlTCHELL.
CllARlLS M'CARTY.
ss _*\S U R (.; E () N tlmt comcs' vucll recommendcd.
! a ,]! zmct with simplnpncrsit by spy!) ing,l m Csilpf.
R e'ctcti To!"- un Lo-ud th: Tartar, ] 'ssun- .u FrAIP-r'l
. ) " ) p 4
( T: \ . _ '
A l.—\TTHl-'\\' _l.\(,K5()N nl-scnting himself
s: m :P—c sxc -nd dh ismn of Mn-klnzlusiz miliria.
Lia {- -:e*'\_\' nffssss- -l rcxx ud of ten dnllurs many person
v. !sso nuf, dclix-ar tlu- hid _l.z.-k_-;n to the commnnding
( Iiicsi-r .n: l'n-fct'sinrcul: [flow my disi. Ismn bc rcl-nsssd from
xhn scn :n-. !; JOHY BURTON.
sshU l'ss L'ct "[In-: : ?sh'lficn} * now m\ property
* Is l.n!.i:1g in []JFL—H counsy. [ will give fivc
dollctxs _l<-\\'.ml to any person who will dsisilchr him at
A.:m- 'snu-n, or put him in []Mrir:j.1il. lsinlh-lt ] get him.
L'? \HLLL\ " JONES.
\\7 A N TE 1), A master {or the ship ANEN
now fling at Cwnlersctnsil, on Pmnsin n river.
landed. and will sail the first Psi'sivnu-"nl—Sa- oppsirtmity
sm- l'ss-ssxfr. She inn shw ::g. fish: vcsiL-l. Wsi'll cquipped,
with :\ wrctv c-umnudirux u'dsin. hood wzsijc; willbc
nllowsi-J, Am] .\ tun privilclzv.
\\'1LL]AM AILLsiTjI'. A. c. v.
'TRA YED from the pasiurc of Mr. jscsiqu-v Armi—
jfrsj. cn !ss'asik liVCs, abny cal: tun ycassold, with
.! blue siFsimn hfz face, neither bunch nnr dvckcd,
hisi sum white behind ;: littio .IL'OVC thohoosx, his hind
t'ms. xc. ctc;.-.:ct. med bv .] cord, whixsih were not wsill
\\ hsi-n Rct-cty-J; be ws: seen about ).rk five 'or six day.
rnssxhu, hsixt ] cannot give .my acc :Unt of him since.
If .mv ;"rsil'lsi'n \\i.'] bring, chcaboxc mcntioncd heried (.
[l.uk .: iz'ur, he shall xcccixe ten dollnn reward.
-;- jOSl—ctPH PELL.
sTKAX ED or STOLEN out ofCol. .Sporsimod's
* psiuhnc, about sivc mile: below ] 'n-sictct—rsi Iulmsiz, about
the nimh of.!uguj? m}, .1 shrnt Clumsssx La)'lzcn(bsi1bout
x'cuncrn hsilnds and a half high, lluct'dt ten years old,
v. ich hanging nmnc and (wirch mil, (hzcc white fees.
.\ blue (.: 'a, his car: inclinablu to Lip, pace: natural! '.
.md if sushcd is ;: 1t t:— shir'c his feet, but is well ro .
paccs very fast. \'hocver will bring thclhid horse to
the lxhrc from which he was I-Yfl'. or to Szmss-n Miller
in (si'ulfefrr, shall hzu'c "( LN DOLLARS. .md shclhuu
rcwmd upun intelligence \\ hero hv mzn lvc lud.
an' WlLLIAM klanRDS.
Bxamuctu cuuncy, si—Iugzji !, 1777.
\NY person inclined to purchctsc LEEDS. & fuu
't bloodcd bedulifu] horlc, m.;ctv know the terms on
which hc-mny be had by applying :n Mr. fmm-u H'le,
in GL'ustsi'Zer cchmy, Mr. b' u'i:.u:.- lea-md: in Brunjsiwisi'k;
or ofch sh'si—lsirribcr in l-sirrksley. I (".mnor with cer
uimy .lsse'st xhc .lgc.nul blood oflm'l. (bough ] think
the information ] bad was this. and I believe it ma
lvc rclicd on: HEs .;g-si- sih vcn (hid spring, his fire old
sidrm'ugs'f. h?s dam ]; ): by old jul!) Rtgn, his grandam
full bloodsid. .md imported; hu was, ] bdicvc, bra.
by Mr, .l/ctx. R.!si-nsiz- near [mix town, and by him
mld m C-v]. F."!rr P. 'lim-e-fct, By ,zppliucttim tocichcr
ut'llmll- gunisi-nusin. hh ay," .XlHi lxdigzcd nuctv be as—
tsisi'smincd. lsi'r '; i: ful] hllccn I". um: {sigh, : g-vsid sorrcf.
\\ ixh .: [sian fls—uk Xn hfsi fv :sifusshl. nsin hind fons white
llc' [un flssosil li sx: }:'11.s in :st Cubit). hlz had I
lluiin'cus unm'ss-si: ox'm m-na. h )siu', gan hmu'lfulcnlu,
.md i; in \'\1_\ h—gh rc un". Hsi- um) {w Imctl m ver,
rsisizisinctictsss (- Hm. .1si fy! yon. 3,n's1g inio lesi: sinicc,
.md ('Hkk'l m much by ;h- n'ss-nxictxh ctrf-Trsimflrn—S-rr, and
um 'sisifw ?: \\('ulJ l'si llJ/ euf- usi— 1-1 kin p .\ hss'slsi Of. his
uluv .imjng; m} :1111-12 sir; T-si' .". , whi'h, ] l-xopass (.
(Csi Hnss l.!i'u' ;; hmll 5 umi] m} nuurn ?} m c' -. swive.
] busi- _\si.-a .: ssi'u \u_\' !3-1 u bi\ C'd um! > 'br fish.
sun; l\\n ).u*(1IJ-. 'lss. '.\..— 5. A} : ..7 ng lss- usi ;, ups'
OHL): .: ]: t' ;sstun hand: high. \\ lu'm .u-d ..ssu'. w i),
H.." (:1' Lhu'u Lisi'ssns _\. usi J-Y, fix; s'zss r l:.\\ .mdth:.c
vuxzsiunsi— and (c.:n's. -l .}u: si .m's ul'sz-m: (M- wmsi-gvm.
'lsih\ hmlsisi .:;.. ctu-u. 31, l.usir, shsisssssi in si' (& \-s\'-.Ty
And ba: been ad) ussuactgcsisi
l-R.—\NUS WILLlS, inn.