The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-17 00:00:00, page 3

be in rebcmon, 'and out ofthe protection
of the British crown, our propcrlics sub
_jected to confiscution, our people, When
captivated, compelled tojoin in the mur
der and plunder of their relations and coun-ss
(rymen, and all former rap'me and oppres
sion-ofAmericans declared legal and just.
Flcets and armies are raised, and the aid
of soreign troops engaged to affist these
destructivc purposes. The king's repre
sentative in this colony hath not only with
held all the powers of government srom
'opcrating for our safety, but, having re
tired on board an armed ship , is carrying on
a pirncical" and savage war against us,
tempting our flaves, by every artisice, to
resort to him, and training and employa
ing them against their masters. ln this
state-of eztreme danger, Eve have no alter
nanve len". nut an aD]CCt momunon to the
will of those overbearing tyrants, or a
total feparation from the crown and go
'vernme'nt Os Great Britain, uniting and
exectrt'fng the strength oF all America for
defence, and f'orming alliances with sorcign
power! for commerce and aid in war:
Wherefore appealing to thy SEARC HER
OF HEARTS for the sincerity oft'ormer
declarations, ' exprcssing our desire to pre
serve the connexion with that nation, and
that 'wsie are driven from that inclination
by their wicked councils, and the eternal
laws of sels-preservation,
RBSOLVED, ummimozg/Iy1 that the de
legates appointed to represent this colony
in General Congresi be instructcd to pro
posc to that respectable body TO DE
CLARE THE UNlTED COLONIES
FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES,
absolved from all allegiance to, or depen
dence upon, the crown or parliament off
Great Britain; and that they give the as—
sent of this eolony to such declaratiun,
, and to whatever measures may be thought
Froper and necessary by the Congresi For
orming soreign alliances, and A CONFE
DERATlON OF THE COLONlES, at
such time, and in the manner, as to'them
shall seem best. Provided, that the pow—
er of forming government for, and the
regulations oF the internal concerns of
each colony, be left to the respective colo—
nial ]egiflatures. ss
RESOLVED unanimozg/ly, that a cont—
mittee' be appointed to prepare A DECLA
* RATION'OF RlGHTS, 'and such a pla
of government as will be most likely t
maintain peace and order in this colony
and secure substantial and equal liberty t
the people. _
+EDMUND .TON, president.
A co
John Tazewell, clerk of the Convention.
sis'In consequence of the above resolution,
"universally rewarded as the onlydoor which !
ss will lead to sis—ssasety and prosperity, somel
( entlemen made a handsome collection for
the purpose of treating the soldiery, who !
{left day siwere paraded 'm Waller's grove,
uclurc Dslguumr-gcucrul IJCVVID, uLLCllUCU
by the gentlemen of the Committee of
Safety, the 'members of the General Con
Vention, the inhabitants of this city, &c.
&c. The resolution being read aloud to'
the army, the following masts were given,
each of them accompanied by _a discharge
of the artillery and small-arms, and the
acclamations of all present: 4
1 . The Arncrican independentstatm.
2. The Crand Congrcj/fs of the United
State;, and their respective qussrg'slutures. !
* 3. General iffashingtou, and victory to
the Amaricmz urms.
The UNlON FLAG of the American
states wuvcd upon the Capitol during the
Whole of this ceremony, which being end
ed, the solcliers psilrtuok of the refresh—
ment prepared for them by the affection
orsithsi-ir c-mnsrymcn, and the evening con
chl-silezl with illumin-siltiuus, and other dc
m m'h-cltions otsijoy; every one seeming
pleas; l th'tt thc domination osGrent Bri—
tain was now at an and, so wickedly and
ss, tyrann'ncally exerciscd sor Ijlcsi: twech of
) thirteen years past, notwithstnmling Our
repeated prayers and remonstrunccs sur
Italress. ct, ' )
A.DVERTISEMI-ZNTS.
PmL/mzu'ma, May 8, 1776.
, MADE his ess/bape, from the jail ofthi:
city, yq/Icrdaj in the evening, a cer
tain MOSES KlRKL/IND, calm! culum-l
KIRKLAND, belonging to Sooth (lurolina,
confined in thcsaidjail by order afthe Hon
ourable Congrtss, jbr practice: inimicul tu
this country. He is !! stout corpulcnt man.
ss between 50 (mal 60 year: of age, about 5fict-et
10 inches high, as a swarthy complexion,
flesh coloured , ,and wear: his own gray hair
tied behind . I"!!! had on a green coutfizccd
with blue velvet, a blue velvet wai/lcoat,
and brown velvet breechw ; had al/b (: brawn
out and zuai/lcoat, 'and' may jugfflibb- have
unch uuwr uuuleJ wtln lum. !! tsjmd he
crafled over Delaware at Cooper's sorry last
night, and it isfitjzpo/ed will either chdm
vour to get an board one of the men ns-war
in the river, or at Sandy Hook. Thcpuh
Iic/e arc earnestly desired to endeavour to ap—
i prehend this dangerous enemy to the Ameri—
czm cause, and (: reward rsi-f TWO HUN
DRED DOLLARS t': hereby affZ-red to any
])c'rjsbn, or persom, thatshal! false and bring
him back to thejaz'l ofthi: city, and all rea—
jbnable charge: paid .
THOMAS MsiKEAN.
ELRIDGE GERRT.
T . LT NCH , jun.
T having been inconteliibiy proved to
me, that the report universally believ
ed and cirCUlated last week, os col. john
VVilloug'hby and his son, with a number
of negroes, having; gone on board lord
Dumnore's fleet, is without soundation,
atleast so far as relates to those gentlemen,
I think it a duty incumhent on me to con
tradict the said report, so injurious to their
character, as I have been the means of
diffusing it more widcly, through my
Gazette, and am exceedingly sorry sor
having bestowed unmerited epithcts upon
gentlemen that do not deserve them, but
who rather merit the commiscrution and
thanks ostheir country; the one as 'a sus
' serer in his property by the (leprcdutions
of the miniiterial ph-ates, the other for
using his hest endeavours, at the risk of
his life, to repcl those ].lwless invzldcrs.
ALEX. PURDlE.
HAVE at the publick llurc in Williams
hurg, & quantity of leather to be made
into shoes for the army, and shall be glad
to engage proper workmen for that pur
pose. I will either sell the leather, and [my
thc shoes, or give thesivaluc sor making.
VVHJJAIH AYLETT.
MANCHESTER, May 13, 1776.
ss HE subscribcrs have several D\\'LL
v LING-HOUSES, ('a-C. to rent.
'ALEX. ('F- PE'l'ERFIELl) TRENT.
; VALUABLE LHMAlissY ot'noosis,
, consist'mg of Law, Plgfick, Divinity,
rb-c. (sirc. to be fold. For a catalogue,
and terms, apply to the PRI N T E R.
( (4)
1 ( PERSON that can teach English,
Writing, and Arithmc'tfck, and who
comes well recommcmlfd, may heat" of
, good cncouragcmcnt by apphing to the
Printer. :
!
F () R 8 A L E,
(TWO well improved lots elegantly
situntcd on the mn'm street in the
( town osFrrsitlw'icksblnjg, formerly the pro
perty us lssilliam Housion. 'shc terms of
sulc may be known bv :Lppfic-siuion to mr.
T/10H1£15.7}/U'lcs of Spotsi/ylwmia, who is pro
perly zmthorised to dispusc us the sinne,
or to the suhscribcr uc Hamptorz, the pro
prietor thereof.
! g ouwm TOWLES.
(nium: sENsk-t, she AMERlCAN
cmsls, szmss-ct'q MlL—lTAP-Y
GU] DE, Stuvcn/Fm's MlLl'l'ARY IN;
S'l'liUC'l'lONS. and wvsilTlNG F'A:
PRR, in small ctquzmlitsiles, m be fold ac lbi.
CONSTlTUTIUNAL Pus? UFFlCE, Wili
liriflg/Izmjsssr. ; _
ll L' A ]) (,LU A iiss E R 5:
VVXLLIAMSBURG, May 15, 1776; _
ESERTED from my company of
cominentnl regulurs, now in (his city,
Natlumicl Lanc. ; sect 10 inches high
about 21 years old, is likely, and well
formed, has a round sacc, rood seatbtts;
dark eyes, short curled halssr, florid cnm-i
plcxion , downcast look, is & sober serious
fellow, and talks very liulc. Woevct
delivers the said deserlcr to me shall have
5]. rewsird. ( _3
THOMAS MAsslg_ct'
_._—_
SlX POUNDS KElI/ARD; ,
TRAYED from the suhscrihcr Ill!!!
1775, living near the qurm Spring: ofsi
Pata-u'mack, in Bc'rke/cjy county, it doth
hay mare 7 years old, about 13 hands I
inches high, paces and trots, and hranded
(but verydimly) with aslsh hook, and ha
on a small bell marked G G ;;dsoabrightbay
mare cult, one year old, with a star and
ship, and branded on the offlhoulder ag the
former. Likewise :: bright bay horse, ]
)cars old, a natural pucer, with & shu- in
his forehead, has a short switch tail, ahsid.
branded on the shoulder and huttock S B.
As the said creatures were carried from
Bedford to Berkeley, it is probable they
will endeavour to get hack, is not taken
up by some person (which ] have i'easoll
to believe is the case) who has sailed td
post them agreeable to law . Whoever con-'
veys them to me, or to mr. David [Vrighf
in Bcdjbrd, shall have the above reward,
or 4os. sor each; and is it can be made
siappcar that thcctv have been concealed by
any person, [will give 5]. reward, on cond
vlcsition of the offender. _
12] owner, GRUNDY;
S'I'RAYLD from the subscriber, ill
Church City count , the first of April,
:: likely bright lmy hard]: abom 6 years old,
with" a hanging mnne and switch tail;
both of which are black, and inclining: to.
curi, both his hind and one sore shot
white, and paccs naturally. ] had hint
os mr. Robert Crump, ut mr. Charles (far'—
lur's quarter on Chicka/zominy, in which
place he cndeavoured to get, but was pre
vented by the plantation being- Under}.
sencc; hc then kept up the road leading
through Hemico county. VVhoever brings
the said horse to me, or delivers him to
mr. 70)": Har-wood, at- the courthouse,
shall have zos. _ , _
un JonN commct
VVILLlAManltG, qu 16, 17—766
T R A YED from m r . Robert Anderfimsss ,
on Sunday last, a light bay horse about
14 hands high, his sad: and hind ]egs ai'd
white, and brundecl on the near buttock,
but ] cannot particularly recollcct with
what . V\' hoevcr \\ ill deliver the said horsd
to col. Alla): Cork, is'm town, or to mr.
Jndwsson, will rcCeissic a reward proporti—sii
unable to theirtrouble. _ _ .
SAMUEL KELLO]
'I'RA YED srom Scotch Town, the 111]!
of Ajrril 1776, a light [my horse about
14 hands high, anatural pacer, witha
hanging manc and suixch tail, some-ct
what inclining to curl, and one or both
his hind sect white; 'not brancled, as well
as ] remember. w hocvcrbriugs the said
horse to the place abch mentioned, m'
delivers him' to Cc-orsissc ll'ct-L-b, esq; shall'
have 155. for his trouble. . _
H .]Mzcm HALL,
TAKEN up in Turns: (Lily, ;! red llciscr,
marked u'sth nsim crops and :: (11: in the
right ::u'. Postcd, and appmiscd to ges.
lss ROBERT NORRIZA