The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-11-24 00:00:00, page 6

genflemn'sinq ' ' on the head-ofsiAmericn at last
.pjdusscul'n suspicii} thayhe wax in American agent
sent to niake afipi' ation' to shesh , "and sounding to see
than-as): was safe- " Lord Dartmouth, in conversa
,3199 wit a yncttleman, was us to be cautious of'
sscqmffiig into execution the bloo y plan przosed for
aghesssisimctxt casimpaign. He declared he wan ured the
" f'tlxefn colonieq-would throw off their dependence,
_ ct th'? couidsi '(put' ,was satisfied the southern ones
cjsiyusi nqtnushtpeitopposition so far. The gentle
_ _ '—(_heh'iplc1ssssbim,ctsscthu security on that head would
si fatal to Qrsieaq Bntain; and to remember, that, if
If; "plan _ gld may be carried into execution,
- t': ' si .' ' --si-- be or ever last.' Tn confirm the
si cte: = . si" ":m'eq'sitiqfiedfi'om Paris, itis said, and
ssss .; , A _ ;aqudIQsssCss-f Mars-ved at
rmrr ; .,si , ,, commandinggblfflcer fffwhich
Mr.-ct- <.='.1-si-joasess;>=z-si_>ctr_ flew-"be = w
..e -LA
--nC!me'nlI cum arm. great ctnlmm ucusiuw Hlcth
fsprlng, fand thin a oonsidecahle French fleet nsisscqm
fling but tosithe West IndicS-nsss-A pnvate letter; from
- a me::fhecctos parliamentlfisict-znsa :, that on the
do and wyll-lah?! msssizlesty; that, In the sicourse Ps
19 _ All ss ensie _ unan 'was two lolll's
sictthc don'verfhtivn, hid majesty expressed hunself lo
"th'-se bitter word-, !,ssnm-mlterably determined, at
every hazard, imdctat the rit/e of'ev .cou/Z'qumce,
to :. {the colwiielsitq ale/birdes, 'zon. ltu
jhoug : thin " ' p'coflsefissnence of warm remen
sh-anee- from t essgood sso general, to pomt out
'theimPra _ of educing Amsieriea to submissi
'on, the beinzsi siss he had declared he would
'flndcflake o" .
P. S.' Since ('an thewlthin, acertain account
is received, that u-Feton, marching with 800 men
to the relief of St. john's, was defeated by: a arty
office ofonr Greenss Mbmltain Boyl, :; lull , 50
- soners. The " l'6ndet.)dhn's (Gooiunum
f ct r) then surr ered prisoners of war, with a great
collection of military siores. Our army marched
the 3d instant for Montreal .
A DECLARA'I'ION-r—-——
ss HEREAS divers report: have been prepa
, gated, that the army deffined to guard and
,pssrotect the inhabitants of the countieo of Norfizlk
and Princes: Anne, and the parts adiacent, were
empowered and directed to destroy the. house: and
properties of particular rsonc m some of the
town; in those parts, w o have been justly al
armed ]: such false and maliciouo reports: In
order, t ereforc, to do ljullice to the publick in
general, and to satissy, al private person: in parti
cular, the Committee of Safety think it neecssary
to declare, in the most solemn manner, that the
above-mentioned reports have been propagnted
without having the least—foundation in truth. it
laying been determined, and the asmy aforesaid
"being instrncted, articularly to sing-Lord and pro
Lect the personsss properdqoofall nda to, Ame
7564, and not wantonly to dsim'nge or destroy the
ppoperty of any personwhacttfoever.
, ' , ssBysiorder of the commitlee.
ctEmnnm Pmmlctusiou, president.
" OMMYPTED to Nan/Emond county jail, the
_ zothct of October last, a negro fellow named
JACO B, Who sayacthe belong-s to [Villiam Wallacc
of North Catolina. The owner is desired to take
him away, and {my chargcs.
' W LLIAM WHYTFIELD, jaflcr.
TAKEN up in Am/ch/i, :: bay mare coit. one year
old last spring, about 4 sect high, has a star in her
forehead, and brandcd on the near buttock N.
Posted, and appraised to 41.
[] ' jOSEPll MAGANN.
To be SO LD, on rcn/bnable terms-,
- T R A (IT of LAN D in Lzmenburg county,
siou Flat Rode, cuntn'ming 70'3 ucres, ,whercon
is a good dwelling-house, and all ochers'neccssary
houses for ; family to retire to in-thcse troublesurne
siximes. The land is very goods; and the plancaswu
Tin ossosid order f'orfarming, and on which is a good
- p and peach orchard, and about 40 acres oi'whaac
; wed. The land will be fold alone, or wgclhcr
similh the corn, when, ons, and sodder thereon;
,ssand the terms may be known 'ol mr. join: Gruham
m Lunenlmrg county, or of into. Agmfs May, on
{the premisea. ! _IOHN MAY.
HE business lately under the'managemcnt of
- mr. Archibald Cuni/on, on account of Bucha
"Mane, Hrgflt'e, and-en. merchants in JIa/gow, .we
have put into the hands of mr. Robert M'Kittrwk,
ss who will reside at Half/'a: town for the purpose of
-settling and collecting the debt: due their Misner's
store in Virginia', and their D Greek, Halisaxss,
Windsor, and Orange store:, in orth Carolina. All
rsons indebted to the company for transactions
with mr. Cuni/on, or for dculings at anyof the said
stores, and have it not in their power to pay of
their accounts, are requeiied to make settlcments
as speedily as possible. Whoever have demands
against the company, for transactions with mr.
Cum'flm, will please to make them known to mr.
M Kt'ttn'cksssi. who will pay them. - _ 1 __
OST last week, between mr; Burw'ell's and
' Gloucester tOWn, a'HOMZONTAL GOLD
WActTCH, which runs on a diamond, sithe mak
er's name Foobnan, number forgot ;" it has as
markable neat China (tial-plate, the outward caz
a composition resemblin tortoishell, but much
pctqueu and defacetl, a riband strip? and ltey only '
annexed to it. Whoever has ' ouncl the said
watch, and will deliverit to mr. Burwell, shall-have
5'os. reward, and no questions ahd; is it should '
be offered for sale, it is hoped that it will he stop
ped, and information given, for which kindness
the above-mentioned reWard will he thankfully
paid .
- N the goth day of Odober', 1775, died in
Prince George county, in Virginia, Wrtunu
Nsuon, of the town of Gilderson, near Leedr,
in Great Britain. This gentleman was sent over
with a, power of attorney to settle certain accounts
wherein John Elli: ctos said Leedr, and join: jack-ss
[on of said Gildcrson, 'are interested; and as there *
is no immediate channel of conveying a letter to
Great Britai'n at this time, this method, over
and above letters put into the post-office, is taken
to give mcii'rs. Elli: & jack/bninsormation us the
death of the said Nelson, by their very humble
servant, PETER VVUJJA MS.
', N. B. His books, papers, and effects, are safe
in my possession;
To be RENTED' to the highe/! bidder, on the first
Thursday in December next, at chovcr com
house},
DU R lots in Ne-wcaflle, belonging to the estate
F of Charle: sin/ley, deceased; uhcrcon is an
exceeding good dwelling-house, with three room:
on the lower and two on the upper floor, with
fire-places to each, a kitchen, dah'y, meat-house,
stable, and an cut-house with a fire-place. The
above tcnement 'H exceedingly well situznted for a.
tavern, :zndwffl he let for one wear from the gift
of December next, when possessxon will be given.
Bond, with approved security, will he required by
W'lLLlAT—ssi 'I'l-NSLEY, adm.