The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-07-10 00:00:00, page 4

B} Hi: Ectsimuctctq THOMAS JEFFERSON, Est]; Gowemour or Cbief
Magistrate qf th: cammamumltb oj Virginia.
.PROCLAMATION.
A
WHEREAS the General Assembly by their act passed at their last
sefl'ion entitled An act ronttming escbzat: and jbc/sieituru from
British subjects, did declare that " (1) all persons, subjects of his
Britannick Majesty, who on the 19th day of April, in the year 1775,
w'hen hottilities were commenced at Lexington between the United Statee
of America and the other parts of the British empire, were resident, or
following their vocations, in' any part of the world other than the said
United States, and have not since either entered into publick employment
of (he said states or joined the same, and by overt act adhered to them ;
and (a) all such subjects, inhabitants of any the said United States as
were out of the said states on the same day, and have since by overt act
adhered to the enemies of the said states; and .(ȝ) all inhabitants of
Xe said states who after the same day and before the commencement of
e a& of General Assembly entitled " An act declaring what shall be
treason," d arted from the said states, and joined the subjects of his
Britanniclt ajefly of their own free will; or (4) who by any county
court within this commonwealth were declared to be British subject:
within the meanin and operation of the resolution of the General As
semhl of the 19th ay of December 1776, for entorcing the statute flaple,
thou! be deemed British subjecte5" and by their resolution of the 16th
day of the last month, they " required that all the person: so described,
and now relident within this eommonwealth, should be banished from the
fame, and that ro measure! lhould be taken to prevent their return,
aa 'also to eaelu reout all othen so described, and not now resident
within this commonwealthz" I have therefore thought sit, by and with
the advice of" the Council of State, to issue this my proclamatjon, hereby
strictly charging and eommanding all sons comin under any one of
the description: in the said act, and now cing within is communwealth,
to be and appear before me in Couneil, at Williamsburg, on or before
the "th day of An ust in this present year, in readinesa to depart the
conmonwe'alth in stress manner as shall then be prescribed to them, as they
will answer the contrary at their utmost pen'ls And I do moreover charge
and enjoin all officers, eivil and military, and all other the good citizene
osthia eommonwealth, to npwehend and carry seeurely to the commanding
officer of the militia of some eonnty within this eommonwealth all such
persona, whom after the said day they shall find lurking or being therein;
and the commanding officer: of the several countiee are in like manner
charged and ired to receive the said persone, and all others sodeseribed,
whom b the idesi dili te they shall beable to discover and take, to
convey em in safe wflogsstsiothepubliek fail in the city os Williamshurg,
and to make renort of such their roceedings to me. And I do farther
prohihit all persona so described rom entering into thin commonwealth
during the eontiuuanee of the resent war with their Prince. under colour
of any commiflicn, pofl'port, ieense, orother pretence whatsoever; and
do publilh and make known to such of them at shall Presnme to violate
thi- ywhihition, thatthey shall be deemed and dealt mth as spice where
sssidlct !" i'siyisiiil 15 5 M act, as ) 1 5. 4;
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Lord Ofu Mad ?".mu Hudnd ad Smsit) Nice:,
ssct HE subscriber hu for sale 50,ooo nere: of lond, n of tho tract
. good to himself and company at the mouth ofPaGrem river, on
' Obio. Form: lpply to Colonel Robert Burton, of Grmill: county,
Nmfsishvliu. (fill) RICHARD HENDERSON.
"ct' "I'O R '8 A L E,
YING on both side; of Lo'cl'iug river, in the county of Fauqui'er.
30 mile: from Ferj/twg, and about 36 from Dumfix'a, a tuft
of'lssand 'connining 2360 nere., of which (by compuntion) between 3
and me on low grounde; there are :Go,ooo corn'and as many tobacco
kills now in crop, beside- field! of smtll grain, and for pallure; so that
so finde mly be put on the planmiom to adunnge. Twenty five acrec
of the low grounde are in nmothy and clovesir; this lind in well adapted
to ill kinde ofscrbpo 'whieh the climate will admit of. There are 5 good
tobabco house}, ln'd (m indifflnnt one) : dwelling house, with 4.
soone; un overseer's house, negro quaneu, near lo,ooo b'ricku burnt,
and ! considmble "nintit of timber in place for ca ing on ; tolerable
large buildingr i will be shewn by Willim "gon, living on
the premisei, lnd term: known by applying to
" f) HUGH NELSON
You 'l'OWN, you 18, :779.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
OR nkinq u and delivering to Captain Sawul Day;), or the
subscribet' m mjbmb, : small bright bly'horse, 7 years old, 14.
hande high, wit]! I sin in hie forehead, : hungin mane and switeh tail,
ablotch on hie neu- shoulden which : m liie : brand, but we:
oceefioned by asicheir harnese, has some (: dle spote, : remarkable rising
on the ri t shoulder, which eppean like the swelling of a sisiula, hae
been lete y soundered and gnvelled, which last appears Iainly by his
fore fe, bunded on the near buttoclt W and H. rather lotched, one
of; them very near the hip 'oint, he: a small rin of white hairs just
above the hoos of hie right ind foot, and : smell uft of white hairs in
the paflem of the other, pecee remarkable well and easy, fiend: v'vell
uppghielege, and ieverysshandsqrne when fat,
- (3) - MALCOLM HART.
'BSEZJTEDTTT the shi Drngai ihe fizllowiug, men, viz. William
Tlezatx, ssffimssd'wards, Ybomu Pope, join: Wall'ersiy all of
; 7 !: el, .s'Marm, Yaum jamg' :, Edn Coun,
Lutnjer and 'thnberland county, Ed-wurd Srwau from Marjlaml,
Them: 'bod and Abel S rigssr, mulattoee. I will give 6q dollars for each
to'nny person that wils cture them in any jail, or deliver them on board
ofany vessel belonging to the navy in thin (tate, and all rezsonnble
' allowed. (al) ' JAMES MARKHAM.
'fl All those thn have been indulged with furloughs are requ fled to
return to their duty immediately, or they will deemed :: deserters, and
treated," such; and all those deserten thnt will return to their duty by
the loth of joly, will be received without any punishment.
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Vv'lLIsslAMS-BURFZ, Juru 15. 1779.
\VlLL give gl'out wages for GUN STUCKERS, and BLACctK
SMITHS, that are good workmcn. ss
(ct) ]AMES ANDERsssF
* A
PORTSMOUTH, jane 30, 1779.
HEREAS, I was plundered ossimy back: and papers, in the late
W invasion by the enemy; I take this method of requesiing the
favour of those with whom I had open accounts to apply immediately,
while the transactions are fresh in mind, and the particulan easily ascer
tained, and have them settled, and chose to whom balances nre due, shall
immediately receive payment, and those indebted will (it is expected)
makesipayment. ] also earnestly request the favour of those who bove
demandn against Hogg nnd Ro—wland yet unpaid, to call on me for pay
ment, and those indebted, to make payment immeditely to . ct
( H) ' ZACHARlAH ROWLAND.
To be RENTED, and entered upon in lb: fall,
THE glede house of menburg parish in Ritbmnd codnty, svssffll
proper offices, Ea'c. and garden in good repair with or wichoutq-oo
zcres of good forest land. ]: is : remarkable healthy situation, in-ssfi
genteel neighbourhood, within : miles of the church, counhouse, find
mill, and very suitable son small family. For terms apply to lhctector
of the said parish, who lives near the premisn. ( [) si.
LOST out of a baggage waggon between Smitbsield and Sffilk, :
pair of black leather saddle bags containing sundry cloatha, (hint,
[tocks, and handkerchiess, marked ] R and D L, a gold laced scarle'tt
waiRcoa! G't; a red poeket book with : silver clasp and worked on the
edged with silver thread, containing paper: of no cons uence but to the
owner. Whoever will deliver the saddle bag: with ! ere contents w
Mr._ jub?! Tajlar, in Smitlzfitld, Mr. Humpbry Richarls, in Blcmssatfll,
or give notice to the p'rinter where they may be had, shall receive the
dollars reward or if stolen, 100 pound: on conviction of the thief.
F O R 5 A ]. E, si
ANEW floop, burthen 60 hogsheads, completely fitted for sea; fiw
in the country will sail swifter. For terms inquire of the snbscrib'er
near Suffalk. ]OHN DRKVER
To be SOLD, j-mfimnt to tl-elnst will and lfstammt qf Richard Chamber
lnyne, deczajZ-d, jbr read) man:)- or lum office cersin'ficam, m lb: ab
hursday in next mont/z, at Pins) Ivania courtbousz, being tour! dy,
GUR hundred acres of unimproved land, more or less, lying inctthe
F said county, which is looked upon to be very good for the culture
of tobacco, corn, or wheat. Immediate posseffion will be given the
purchaser by Mr. Edward Lay, who is impowered to conduct thesisnle,
and receive the money. Mr. Pigg, who live: near the said land will
shew it to any person inclinable to purchase, and the subscriberx witfpasa
I deed for the same, at any time, upon a lication being made to them.
MARY CHA ERLAYNE, Execu ' ss
(si!) WILLlAM CLAYTON, Exee .si
an Kent, Fame 14, 1779. - .
TOLEN from Willxhayburg, on the night of the 6th instant (7...)
S : sone] mare, near 14. hands high, 6 year- old, one of her hind!
white above the footloek, ! blue in her face, hlnging mane and switch
tail, paeu pretty well, and branded on her near buttock T, at thebottom
of which is a white spot. Whoevet deliver: the said mare to the subscn'her
shall receive 30 dolhn reward, and is brought upwards of 50 milel, I
Will give : dolln' per mile. ]OHN SAUNDERSp
AKENup, in Fame: (59 eounty, near Willimshurg, actsmall bay_
horse, 9 or no rs old, about 13 hande 3 inches high, hll a
bushy mane and switc tail, : star in his forehead, and some saddle spot:
no brand erceivable, paces, trou, and gallops welcl. Also: small bay
horse, 13 hands : inche: high, 9 or 10 years old, mth a bushy mane and
switch tail, trot: and gallo : well, ssa liar in his forehead, several white
spot: about him, and brandzd on the near buttock si .
WILLIAM COLE, ]un.
TAKEN up, in Orange county, a red brindled steer and a black pied
cow, each marked with a half spade in the left ear, and a hole ssm
the right. The cow is branded on each hip D R, and the steer brandedsi '
on the left hip, but not perceivable, and is about 3 years old. Ap msed
to 14]. each. (5) JOHN BRANH .
TAKEN up, in Slafford county, : black fleet and l brindled cow,
which came to my plantation about : year. ago. The steer marked
with a half crop in the right ear, and an underkeel and (lit in the left.
branded on the horn: S E. The cow his part of her face white, marked
with : lwallowfork in the left ear., and crop and undetkeel in the right.
Appraised, the steer to as]. the cow to 81. 1;
' (") GEORGE THORNTON., ,
TAKEN up, in the lower part of Oraugf, county : black mare, near
14 hand: high, about 4,or 5 years old, neither docked nor bnnded;
talso : sorrel flone yearling colt, with : blaze flee, lest hind foot white. si_
neither docked nor bmndcd. Posted and ap raised, the more to 60]. lnd *
he colt w 3 51. (H) OSEPH REYNOLDSLsi
TAKEN up, in Orang: county, a black mare about 5 year: aid last
spring, 4 sect 5 inches high, branded on the nearbuttock Is, hanging
mane and sprig tail; also a yearling bay mare colt, bnnded on the mr
buttock C, not docked, both hind feet white, with a large star isimer
forehead. Posied, and appraised, the black mare to 50]. and the colt
to m]. (u ) EDMOND BURRvsssirssss
TAKEN up, in Orange county, : red bull, about 3 years old, mzssa—ed
with zswallowt'orkin the right ear, the uper part of the for]: appears
to he crept, and a hole in the left car. Appraised to 51.
( ll) WlLLlAM EDWARDS.