The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-06-28 00:00:00, page 1

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sslu CONVENTlON,_71mc-24,1776.
; l-LEREAS' diveis pctitiuns from the
' inhabitants on the uci'xcss-l :. is;.) nicrs
A have been presented to this (Lumcmiuu,
ctsscomplaining ofexm'bitunt dcm. mds made
son them scslancls cla'nncd by pcsilxi ms pre—
'tendiug to derive mles slom lndiun dccds
'lnd purchases. *
Kcyolvcd, that an perlons actually lettled
on any of the said szds ought to imlJ the
;same, without paying any pscuniary or
;Spther consideration whatever to any pri
vate* person or persons, until the (?de
;.petitions, as well as the valid'uy us the
[titles under such lndizm deeds and purcha
ssces, shall haVe been considered and deter
si'ssmincd on by thclegishture ok'this country;
_ dnd that all persons who 'are now actually
fsettled on any unlocatecl or unapproprihted
"lands in Virginia, to which there is no other
just claim, shall have the pre—cmpticn, dr
jpresercnce, in the grams of such lands.
: Resblved, that no purchnsc-s us lands
sijwithin the chartered limits of Virginia shall
ssbq made, under any pretence whatever,
,sisro'm any Indian trihe or nation, without
ss'vsilhe approbation ofthe Virginiu legiflaturc.
; EvMUND PENDLETON, president.
,ssmz afdimmce to jictpp/y certain defect: in ::
si' flrmer ordinance as this (,?mvcutiou jbr
raisingsl'x TROOPS 0] HORSE.
HEREAS bv an ordinance passed the
present session of Convcution, six
fsstroops ofhorse are directed to be raised sor
sis the farther protection and defence of this
colony, which ordinance, so far as it re
spects 'such troops, is sound dcscctii'e in
many instances:
30_ For remedy wncreot, b't; :! ordained,
& 'by the delcgate: and ripre/Z-ssnmtives of
the several counties and carparalimz: of
- 'Virginia, no-iu (lffZ-mbled in General (Ionven
' firm,- aml it is hereby ordained by the (mill:)
ritjy of the stlme, that the commiliions to
the several officers appointed to command
:" the said six troops of horse shall iissiiuc as
- fouows: To a captuin, whenitshctxllnp
pear he hath cnhstccl fifteen [TOOPCTB ; to
:. licutenamt, when it sha" appear he: hath
enlistcd twelve !roopcrs; and to a corncsit,
' when. it shall appear he hsizth cnhstcd n'mc
.ss troopcrs; upon their rcsispcdfivdy prctduc
' ing Certiiicutcs Gut such troosimrs have
been rcvicwcd according to the dirccssrions
osthe said ordinance, butthc comnsitiions
'shull be issued in such manner as to prcsi-rvc
the rank of each according to cttlsi-c election
made- by this Ccmventiun.
And be z'tfllrtlzcr m'dsi'zincd, (;)- f/ze ct'mt/m
' rity afbrcf/Ezid, that the !)sirctv us the suit]
officers shsidl commence from the time
of their appuintment; and is any us the
shicl olHCcrs shall sail to r.:isc their number
of men, according to the nshrcssi-j-l pru
ss junction , on or before the hs'c (lay ol'zlug/{sl
next, it !]:sz and may be; lawful for the
, ()unnrziitec of Szd'cty, or others having
thc cxucuz'n-c powerz; osguvc-rnmcnt in this
l (sinhznv, to (Ilzsimct'sszlt azw other person that
thrj: !}qu Thinkpz'srpc*1'I.-Z)supffly the place
Ofsi' 3'1'7 nffi :c*.* 12) lsiusizhn'isi', or Lo confluuc
such (n'Zhsssct-x', .ssx-s appears to them the mOst
lZi-u-ly 'o czzznpf-sizc- such (mo:).
ctsi'ss'zzsisil [:c 1": fisrt/zcr oer-tiaed, that each
ct t\'u.>_-.-:r (hail bo- suruishcd with the follow.
in;; arms am] nccuutrcmcntu, that is to
sn): A carbiuc vc'uh lmckct and lirnps, a
pair of huri'cmun'ssspiitols and holsterctsis, :!
t-sisimuhzlwk, a spear, ;: good saddle wyll
slxccl with gifts and sunmglc, and curb
bridle.
And be it farther ordained , that instead
of the corporals, trumpeters, and private
troopers, surnishing their own horses,
arms, and accoutrcments, According to
the directions of the said recited ordinance,
and receiving the pay therein ailchd , the
Did horses, arms, and accuutrcmcnts,
shall be furnished at the cxpcnsc of the
publick', and the pay useach corporal and
trumpeter [hall be reduced to two [hil
lings, and'os each tmoper to one shining
and lixpcnce per day, which shall cum
menee from the time of their cnhshncnt.
And to preservc equuiity, as near as may
he, in the kind of hurles, that the price
of each horse he ]imited to thirty pounds ;
and each truuper [hall moreover be allow
ed a bounty of twenty (hiilings upon his
cnlistmcnt to serve until the' first day of
Dcccmbcr 1778, unless he be sooncr dis—
churgecl by the executive power osgovcm
ment, in which case he [hall receive one
month's pay.
And be it flzrther ordained, that there
shall be allowed a mnjor—comnmndant
overthe whole six troops, who shall be
appointed by the General Convcntiun 91
General Assembly, and be allowed the pay
of ten shillings per day, to cunnncnce
from the time that the whole troops shall
be completed, or he shall be called into
4 service ; (and that the several officers and
troopers shall be allowed the like tents,
rations, and forage, as are ulluwrd to the
infuntry.
And be :! jartlzcr ordained , that every
cadct who shall enter into the service, with
the approhation ofsithc captain of the rus—
pective troop which he is willing to join,
and surnilh himself with a good horse,
and the arms and uccoutrcmcnts hcrcin
directcd, shall be ailowui the pay and
proviiions of a pi'ix utc soldict', andonc
tent for every four c-siuic'si's.
And be it further ordained, that there
shuii hc ziiowsicd a qnzlrtcrnmster to every
two troops, who shall he paid live shiihngs
pcr day; it rough rider, or horse breukcr,
sor esiuh troop, who shall be dischargcd
:xisiter thc horses are properly trained, at
the psiay of five shiiiings per day; and &
ch'nmmer for each, who shuii be surn'n'hc'd
with a horse and uccoutrcmcnts at the:
publick cxpensc, at tno shiihngs per day;
hciidcs Lhci'si' vations, and forage.
W A T F. li '1' () W _\, 7mze 3.
lIF, bcginning oslul'r chk univcd in
this c.)!ony a chZL] husing on hoard
ten tuns ot'sulphur, and the remainder of
her cnrgo salt. Thc issn-zr articlc will
greatly help in nmmsi..'si.:sssit:;_='ihg the amazing
quantity us34ssoo7 -= ; . of i.:hpetre, made
in this colouy, ;.nd brought to the com
missarv-gcnzrui'd store in this town, d_uring
the course us the wcc-k puit, excluhvc of
what has been carried to the powder mill!
at Hawrhi", Stoughton, &c.
On Tucsilay the zlst ult. thc continen
til fritxnte of 22 sruns built. at. Isinrtsmnmh
under the clircdtizm ok'john Lct'mgdon, esq;
wssm launched, "midst xhc ucc'hmal'ions us '
msmy thmsifisznc! spcctutnss. Shcis esteem
((I, lay al} xhusc who are judges that have
seen hzss-r, to be one of the completelhhips
ever built in Amr—ric-a. " si
P l'si () v 1 !) L' N (; l—L, 7une , sin.;siss ss
G ENTLEMA N arrived here i?!) _ ssssct- !
France informs, (hat 25 French fist;} 'ss
of the line Were ready !ur sea the 16th oss si
March last at Brcst, to* \\ hich place! 500 ]
(hipwrights had been ordered from Nantz; &
that men were lacking up in all parts of ct
France for the sea service; that the sorti- ,.
tications of Dunkirk and Belleiflc were re- '
pairing with all expeditiun; and that acts
great preparation: ucrc making sor war .
as wn'c ever known in that kingsissom. _ .'
A letter from Martinico, datedthe lzth 4
oprri], mentions, that a generalcmbar
go had taken [:];Lcc-in France.
We have authcntick adxice From Cape
Francois, that on the 7th of May 5'00 ad
(litional troops arrived there si'cmFrance. "7
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N E \V Y () & K, jane lo,
H URSDAY asitrroon his'cxcellency
general VVASHlNG'sv N arrived in
town, srnm Philadclphiu. "
'l'hc Mercury man of war, and an arm
ed floop, sailed l'or llahsax ssom Sandy
Hook last Friday, having sivsie vssesscls under
canvoy.
'l'hcrc now remains at the Hook seven
ship, and some small vessels. _
'l'hc New Lomhsim paper of Junc '7th
says: " That :: scw days since a ship'
smm jamasilca, bound to England, was
tctkcu by a privaleer off Georgc's lmnks,
am] carried into ()ld 'I'nwn, in the Vine
yard. She had on board & valuable cargp, '
part of which is 200 hogsheads os sugar.
'Isihc sinne privatccr was in chase of. ano
ther ship, at the time t'his prize parted
with her."
PHlLADELPHIA, 7unc 12.
\ F, hear, since ourlast, that the coun
_ ties ol'Bucks, Lancaster, and_Bed
lord, have appointed deputics to attend
the Convcntion, which is to meet in this
city on the 18'sih instunt.
Since our lust arrived here the ship Juno,
with sugar, sum, &c. from ]amaica for
London . Shcjs one of'thrcc ];simuica men
taken by the two privateer floops, Con
grchs and Chan'cc, fitted out of this port.
Vssc hear the inhabitants osthe illand of
chis, who are shirving for bread, have
made up & subscription of 50 hogsheuds of
RUIW, as a present for the English soldi
crs, to inspire them with courage to bear,,
1'2'9 szukcy rclsisicls.
Lintrsi'lct uj'a lc-ttu'fi'om Martinico. [Way 18 .
" Government here seems dispsised to
grant more indulgencc to the.- Amcriczul
traders. The price of'Hour has ;nd'si anccd,
and l have no doubt this port vsi'fll be kept.
open to the end of the summer. Powdsir
tnssi) begins to be plenty."
Extract ojssa [c-tterfi'mnNcw York, jnnc lo.
" (lo!. I—"nnning's negro m'1n 7..— tz-Lcn
up, and sent to jai]; he is to be- examine]
this day, and make no doubt some discu
veries will be made. He says his master 5
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