The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-02-02 00:00:00, page 3

At ameeiing of the committee ofAccomack
cauuty, at the courthoufi', pot. 2 , 1775
T having been rcprclented to thia pom
mittec, at a former meeting, that
Arthu'r Upshaw, of ssihis count), gent.
and a member otwhis committce, had
sent out. a vessel ]oad'ed with graimsur
the West lndibs since the teth 01 :].At
month, contrary to the resolves of the
continental aflbciation, thi's day-thc said
Upshaw sent. a letter by his son, acknow—
lcdgin the notice, and cunfesiing-that his
fxid ve cl had sailed since the loth oflzzlt
month ; and upon reading and considering
the said letter, and hearing several wit
ncsses upon oath, it appears that the said
Uplhuw has bcgn some mouths past for
warding the said vessel for the sea ; that
'he cleared her out the zoth of lulv lust
for the British Well: lndies with {slain,
long before she was finished; that, by
sickness ofsihil workmen afterwards, and
other unexpected delays, he found he
could not get her readyss time enough, but
that he_was determined, rt all events,
she should sail; that, after the loth of
last month, and before she did sail, sun
dry of the inhabitants of this county (one
of them a member of this committec)
_Waited on him, and cautioned him against
sending out his vessel, as a step exceed
ingly disagreeable to_ the people; that he
.promised that company she should not
-.sail till the committee met, and he would
wait on them. A day being accorclingiy
nppoiuted, sundry members msiet,' but nota
ctsufiicient number to form a committee;
that the said Upshaw,' haxing that day
siattended according to promise, said he
expected his vessel was then sailed, as -he
had given his master orders to sail the
first fair wind. ss
Resolved unanimousty, that the said Up
shaw, 'by sending out the said vessel, has
violated'the continenta] association. and
that his case be published in the Virginia.
.ctGazette, agreeable to the resolve of the"
sillth article of the said association.
. .sssi .SOU ['HY SlMPb()V, chairman.
(any) JOHN PctoVeLL, clerk.
M.—
_SOU1'HAMPTUN committee'j 741: 11, 1776.
- " E N ; T,
&:
"ctzGURsiL-sszssk, ,chairman,
_ The rev,
and,- si'ss
sssict sssi memoens
HE nQGoctssnVention having recom
_ men edl'ffl'u (inquiry to be made 'by
this csisinnmitteect into the conduct of mr.
siVVfflium Urquhnrt, merchant, relativ'e to
certain goods mdntiuned in an account en
closed in a letter from one Hugh Warden,
dsiued Gldsgow, Sept. 6, 1775, mr.' Ur
quh ll'f, hiving had due nOtice, appeared
before the committee, .and was heard
touching the importation of the said
goods ; and it appears, From the account,
and the examination of his storekeeper,
that no goods have been shipped or receiv
ed by the said mr. Urquhart contrary to
the assucictztiun, and that mr. Urquhart
ought to be acquitted of any imputation
os having acted contrary to the association
in that particular. ,
SAMUEL KELLO, derk.
W—
siMn. Punnxqsi ,
VFI.UENCED by the best motives, and
divcsted of nationalprejudicc, the com
mittec of Caroline request you to publish
the'cnciosed extracts . They mean nothing
more by the publication than to excite in
the breast of their countrymen an honest
indignation against the authors of their
present calamities; to animate them to a
mctmiv opposition against a ministcrialsysiem
of puliticks, evidently calculatcd to cu
slave Americu *, to stimulate them to that
industgy, and recommend that economy,
which are requisite to a dischar e of their
just debts, and to'exposc the inhdious arts
and designs of British merchant: and facton,
who sieem_highly pleased with a prospect
of having thqsiuwer 0Fseizing in an instant,
sssi with mercile/s rapacity, the property ofthc
pdbr an'] laboriomrolom'st, by means of an
eltabiishment "of amare cornpanlam cowfi
siffla'w. A SAMUEL H.\ vw Ld', clerk.
Extract: qslettc-r: fi'om D.Cr0ss, Glassigo w
To'j-une'a Duntup, merchant, Part Royal,
juuc 8, 1775.
BELIEVE also, when your court: are
opened, you will meet with better and
ipcedier jushcc than ever, and perhaps a
different mode of having it'adminiliered ;
that you will see an immediate and heavy
pressure, when this happens, upon certain
clalsez of the debtots, and their property
brought to market, for I believe the late
Cunlu'siunsis will havesi'given to most indivi
duaihy a character that is like a stamp
upon them, and will, ] believe, occasion
what ] have said takittg_Pl.ctce, in a very
extensive degree. ] besihdes see, in con—
verflttion, an uncommon backwardness
(till in people: trusting their property in
America; nor tun ] hclp adupting and
approving the sentiment, when ] consider
what strong rezsons they have For it.
70 jumes Dunlop and Pattick Kcnnan,
merchant: on Rappahannock. Fum- 13,
1 77 5.
E's your lists of dehts, your books,
and every other documem .md vou
c_n.,r yon send to us, be all swmn to before
a proper magistrate; 'tuke our afiishmu
and book-keepers oaths al o in the sisme
manner, and study to make every matter
as authemick and firm as the lialurevof
the thing- will admiy. You ought to have
done this with thqlast list os debte that
you sent; you cannot now err on the side
oFtoo much precaution and care for as
'cevtaining things hereafter. You cannot
suffer in taking paper money in paymeut.
so far as you hsslve occasion to [lay it away
' again fbr debt: that you owe ,- but beware
of takingit faflher, when you find the
exchange affected much, or the difference
si, between it And gold and silvercunsidcr b e.
'ss'ct-si ssMr. Dunlop, in his letter of the 16 h
:" ,fguly, byithe jean, in case the trade
m. again, recommend: to us to put
' ,collection of debte into other hands
than the file-of goods, each'to be under
a different firm. This appears to us
proper; and is mr. Kennan is ofthe s nne
opinion, as to his business, he will please
to mention it, and each will name the
person he would choose to take charge of
the collection; and powers will, in pro
per tinsiie, be Eiven. We suppose your
selves would c oose to take charge osxhe
sales, And of the apparent new bu/t'mjs.
Mr. Morris and mr. V\ alih Would be
the proper people to devolve the collection
upon. lsanv others, let them be named.
To be 3 0 LD at the laste dWelfin '-huus<si'
df'capt . Robert Billupx, deceused , m Clou
- cester county, on Tuesday the 1 ȝuh of
Februmy, it fair, otherwise the first fair
day after,
SCHOONER now upon the stock;,
burthen about 45 tun:, also a SLOOP
about 30 tum, with rigging, &c. also two
BO'ATS, the one hurthen 1 [00 bushels, the
other 500; a FLAT and small BOAT,
al/b a good PETTIAUGER with four ear:,
tugether with household and kitchen FUR
NlTURE, S'TOCKS of every kind, and
several va/uable N E GR O E S . Twelve
month: crcdit will be givenfbr all/Zlm: above
zos. upon bond andjecurity; ifnot punctu
.a1{y paid, to carry interest from the time of
the sale.—-lt being intended to settle the lin'd
estate as soon as poffihle, and deliver to the
widow and children t/refirprapor! iom nfwhat
remain: afler satisjj'iwg the creditors, it i.:
thertfbre desired that those who have demand:
agaizffl thc estatu either by bond.: or other
wise , 'u illhring them in to mrs. Billu s, either
before or at the day of'shle, proper)! proved.
No atter-sstimzlu-il/ be paid after. to thqse who
fail , lzy the admimstmtors, as the estate will
be delivered z' to the heirx. (Ill who are
indebted tosi ! e said Billups are desired to
make paymem immediately; or give beau},
Fuofi'ncxnvxc, Yan. 24,'1776.
Hh. commtsi'l/iom'rs ofthe GUN MANU
FAC [O [(Isi want a carct/idemble quan
til} UfBRASS, for mountzngt. Any ulu' brass
(not mixed with bell metal ) will do. Mr.
Robert Nicolson os'W illiamiburg will re
Ceive, and pay fiu, any quantity that may
be delivered there; and the commzsh'oner: beg ss
the attention of othcr gentlemen to this no
ccsshry article. The cast; will be paid, on
notice. by
(4) The COMM[SSIONEALS
Nououc, 74" 25, 1776.
ON reading lieutenam Boy/ein's qucries,
] saw nQ room for the public]: to
suppose but that a discontent prevailed in
the breast of every officer here. As he
made no exception, ] think proper to de
clare, for myself and officers , that no such
discontenc has been amongst us; and that,
for niy own part, whenever ] think myself
injured, I shall not ask the nflistancc of
any man, but immediately seek for redresssi
sr-rm that power who placed a comman
der over me. '
' RlCHARD Kess MEADE.
Mzchxuovlc councy, _7an. 17765
'IssHE l'ubsc-iber. from long experience,
beingshlly convinced that the trusting
phntutiom and flaves to the management ,
of a set ofpeople calling themselves over
ffeen, wi_ll never produce any thing but _
ruin and destruction, is therefore detet— "
mined to draw the management of what
few flaves he possesses within the compass
of his own personal abilitiel in looking.
over them, and, by this determinatiou,
has, and will have by next fall, between
:o and 30 very beautiful tenementl,
with a plantatiun to each, to rent out,,
either (or a sin le year, or term of year:,
and can suppy the tenanu with corn,
wheat ,. foddcr, and stock of all kinds.
Any womm of good character, who
understands huuse- keepin , teaching
- young children to read, 1rls the semp
stress business, embroidenng, ire. and
(: nnes \\ ellrccommcnded, shall meet with
very agr. table and satisfaito'siy encourage
ment by applying to
(sis) MA l'THEW M\RABLE.
Vvuwwu, Fab. :, 1776:
[NTEND to leave the culonyjmmedi
ately. [L ,] xMHs FARLlE.
] vex .Ho, un. 29, 1776.
OOD encouragemem will be given to
a VV EAVER, tlut understands his
business Well, by applyi lg to the subscsi-ct
her, living in Gouchland cuumy.
THOVINS \l RANDOLPH
()SBURNE'J, fast. 31, 1776.
IN TE N D to leane the Cchy soon. '
2" jOHN MACKlE.
TAKEN up on V\ aru's/urk, t'u Charlotte, ct
a BLA'CK STEER about 3 year: old, mark.
ed wzth a flu in the right ear, and/wallowsi
fark and under-leeel in the left; al/ba PIED
COW and her CALF, marked with an un
der and over-lecel in the right ear, and ::
smooth crop in the left. Posted and ap
pruised, the co-w and calf to 45:. and the
steer in 40:. jOHN YONES.
TAKEN up on Goldmine creek, in Louzfitsi,
asi BAY HORSE about 4 feet 5inches high,
has a small star in his forehead, sumesad
dle spots, a few white hairs in his upper
, lip, trots, had a bell on tied with a stirrup
leather, and branded on "the near buttock
P. Posted, and appraised to 61.
, VVlLLlAsiVl WHITE.
T'zxkklN up in Tur/z cuunty, & white fici
bitten horse about 14 hands high, w'nh
white face and eyes, his body whiusir
than his bther parts, his lloosiwhite, ]:il
mane, which is thin , hangs on the off side,
he has a short broom tail, paces naturally,
was shod before, and is branded, but the
brand cannot be made out. Postcd, and
appxaised to 50].
FLEMING BATES.