The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-02-16 00:00:00, page 6

dcviating from the rnlcs prcl'sirihcd by the
(gongrciss, now find thunsch't-s under the
ncccliity us publilhinsix to thc- world the
zsiH/me/ls behaviour us (he said l-Lcnm-r,
who, shrgvtting the former clcnum-ssx us
this committec, has a iL-cunsssi! time violated
the nilhciutinn, hv continuing to _:{'ctnm' im—
luujfitlfy, and to critinr ut/zcrct', tirst by mak
ing them drunk, to become pzu'tulu-rs of
his guilt. These t'h'cumlhmccs bring sully
proved to the committce, thcv would he
forgctsul of their duty is they did not
advise the people of their own connty in
particular, and of the colouy in sixc'ncml,
to avoid all manner as (leasings with lhc
said Rodham Kenncr, and to treat him in
future as every enemy to, Americun
liberty deserves.
ANTHONY THORNTON, chuirmnn.
pro tempore
Samuel Hawes, jun. clerk
At a meeting of the sub-cssummittee of the
upper dzstrict ofKing and Queen conniy,
on Saturday the qth oj'l)ecember, 1775.
ILLIAM LYNE having been charg
ed before this committee, by James
Joncs, jun. with endeavouring to preju
dice the minute service, and exciting
mutiny, the said William Lyne, having
hcretosurc been summoned, now as:
p', ed, and on examining several wit—
ne s, it appears to this committee,
- that on- the day the district cmnmiltec
chose Bsiicers for the regular and minute
service the said L ne imprudemly dropped
expressions tending to injure the minute
service. We believe he had no intention
oscxciting mutiny; and that, from a re—
view of his conduct, he appears to be a
friend to Amcricctm liberty.
' Ordercd, that :: copy of these proceed
ings bc transmitted to the publick printer
of this colony, to be inserted in the Vir
ginia Gazette.
BERNARD TODD, clerk.
S U 5 .} L' X UOUNTY.
Coumsir'rm-z C'hAMBFctx, Yan 29, 1776.
HIS committee, from tender scelings
for their poor suffering- and (lish'ciiccl
brethren of the horough of Norsolk, who
(from their sinail osscilions, and daily
labour, were enab ed to support them
selves, their wives, and tenderinsants) arc,
by the tyrannical, cruel, and dcsh'udtivc
cxecutioncr of ministerial vengeance, lord
Dunmore, and his banditti of bincks and
Scotch Torics and Jacobites, reduced to
the most affiecting want osevery necessary
support of life, HAVE rq/blvcd to cxeisit
themselves (in which they have the ])ica
sure to find their constitucnts zenlmth/
joining them) in providing houses sor thssc
rcception olsi' as many of'those poor people
as they can, with a sufficient quantity of
land to cultivatc; to which this comfnit
tce, in the most eiscctiouatemanner, invite
them, hoping thereby, in some measure,
to alleviatc their anxiety, and rcmuvc
their distresscs, in being thus provided sur
by their brethren hevond the reach (islm'cl "
Dssnnmorc's oppresifiive hand, and the
dreadful effects of his nodsiturnal designs
and robheries, declaring, at the same
time, that this imitation does not Pchccl
from those base, ungenerous, mid si-Hish
vicws suggested, by his lordship, in his hue
publication, hut srom motives that his
lordship and his abcttcrs appear to bccntirc
lirang'crs to.
AUGUSTWE CL/HBORNs-Z, chairumn.
At (: committee hL-ldfar Ciicltcriicld cuzmty,
Dcc. 6, 1775.
R. Edward Juhnston Os Issl'sitnclicstcr
appeared, upon summons, to an
sWer a charge against him, ofsihuviug pus—
scd to Norsolk in violution of :\ pniiport
granted him for his shse conduct to cu].
Woodsord's camp.
Upon hr-zu'ing cviclcnce, mid mr. john—
lion's reasons for his conduct, the com—
mittcc arc osopiniou that he has wilfully
violated the prochuuutiun of the Cummit—
10C()sS:','!stf' , and the pmmsiisnt hc msidc
('Hdcr fil")("h h(: ()b(.un("d ths.- ]);dl])()1";1
\\ hcxcnpuu )t isi.()")"('.(r("d by the ( ()mud'siu si- ,
th"1t th(" 1))(ll—'.d\\";nd ]ohnlhm (is.) not d(—
]):uc this (()untv wuhuut thc lc wv of the
(()mmsittcc, ( (("("*)t t() H".11)()\s("1'("()(nt, (()
return by S: (ltndssty ))("\t, of which ()rdcr
notice \\ (s s-iven hm).
thru. !. finm t/w mimctss/ws.
]H'M XN BAK] _!_{, ("](1'14.
Ata committu- /1("/(l for (;Iu-ltc (" h(ld count)"
Yun. 5", 1776,
Psi. Edward ]uhnlton ()f Mnnchcshv
n])])(-;n",c(l upon :: (bnrsic ;)": (lust
him, of l)siwh)p"(le("]s(1"((l his (l_(*((rmm:ui()n,
in ("alle he was prcllL-d (() ()Lc :nmssss in
the prcicnt contest b("t\) ("("n ()r:(1t P- m- un
and the united colomcs ()1 Amenssiux, lhsit
he would join thc govcrmmr. Several
witncsibs ware sworn, and a (lcpositiun ()l'
mr.'shom.(s" B.,(tcs was "read . l'pon hear
inn us the whulc matter, (he ("ommiu- (
arc unmfzsimwt _v ()! ()p 'mion th"1t hc )s not
guilty of the ()fcncc hc shmd Cllll"-_H((
with; and (tho ())"dcrcd, (but he be (i)!—
chzu" (red from the m]un( (ion ]: ud upon his- -1
by the ("(mnnittcc at their lust mutsim-r.
I"J."'\lm(2f1mn t/lc minutcs.
_]}".l\MAN' V.-\KI,]'\, derk,
At (: mectiugffj't/zrct (;m/umtssu (:si/ctffSpols] h'n
ni ( county, at the tuun- -/z(m/('" in l"')" ((1( -
ricklburusi, t/ze 24t/z (Im- (sij ];umar),
1776.
PRESENT,
Fll-LLDlNG LEWlS, csl]; (huirmsim, and
to nunbcrs.
[] E laid comnnttcc ] rocccdcd to
the ("hoi(e ()l officers to command
two cmnpanicz ()! rcguhsss (() bc )"zlisid m
the laid (()(mtv , ((jsi-nsi-(ublc (() (m ordinance
of the Hnn. ()011vcntiun- , whereupon thc
fullowmo- ncmlcmcn were chulcn by ba]
lut, v)"1.. (jcurgc Stubblchcld, :md Oliver
'l owles,c cuptsisixins; Robert Dudlcy, and
Nathzmicl Pox", lst ]ieutcnants; Charles
'Iutt, and Peter Minor, 2d ]icutcnants;
Benjamin VVinllow, ]un. and joleph
Hulladay, ]un. ensigns.
Extract from the minuth,
_]()HN (;HEW , jun. clerk.
Ilsr. ALl-LI-l. PURDlE,
le'. committec of Hanovcr county
having understood, tlint repurts
have been prolmgatcd reflecting on their
conduct with regard to the steps taken
by them to prevent disorder and confusion
in the connty, oecufio'ned by the probabi
lity of a scarcity us salt; and, that the
publiek may be satisfied as to the rcetitudc
ufthcir conduct", they have dircdtt-d me
to dciii'c you will lmhlilh, in your next
gnxcttc, theirproeccdings rel'siuivc thereto,
hcrcunto annexed, which you will please
m comply with. ] am your most humble
iL-rvant, * '
fi'iLLl/w BENTLl-ZY, clerk.
]] A N 0 \' E ]sisi (Jot'N'rY.
[n (IoMMlTTEL-L, Deccm/zrfr 12, 1775.
\ ' 11 15 ULAS it is rcln'esi-nted to this
eommittec, that several pcrsuns
have, of their own accord, gone nhuut, "m
adishrderly manner, to search sur suit,
and have taken the same where it could
not he well (]);n'cd; and this cmmnittec
taking under theirconsideration the above
ulsinsim, (mentioned by the scarcity there—
us, and being willingund desirous, ussur us
in their power, to presel'vc peace and good
order, and to prevent riuts and tumults:
ch/ulvcd t/zcrejbrc, lilsilt upon application
being made to ;my three or more us this
eommittcc, that they uiil search ziil lus—
pccted phiees within this cuuntssv, in the
most decent und rcspcctsu] nmnnctcsir; :md
isthey "11!" find more than is sufiieient sur
u pershn's own use, they will do therein
us to them shall seem best and cxpedicnt,
and report the sinne to this committce.
And issiny pershn (n' pesshns whntshever,
withinthtil'jurisilicsiticm, shall ])l'LsiHHC, or
utter, without the authority ictlfsiol'tsdhi, to
go about to search i'or salt at any public];
(n' ])(ivutc phccs, shut (L'ss, cmnn-Ech win ;
((sc liu-h' ll'sissHlUfL ("(h-znmzsiss, (s: supssnnsi-isssisi
lhc ssiunc, [(y smssh ws (xx.! (n(::(.(si ;(zss
lhcy [lull lhin'si prupcx, :(ml huhl tlsic
])(xlunx (((lilly thcnul (() (m.; puhsmk, lur
(ctumunpt ((l lum (t, juiHCc, ;('(((l '(')()(l(>('('(c (".
Alhl thl (m ])(liuns (si.l((.('('(((" h. sun
lll.(\ss/ ph. ((i i:(".(((-( (((('7( l(((' ;(n ( sicusc,
()leisssil, th. (( tl.( (]:(k ()l lhsim ((Hmmlt
('(0 (';(((l(* (( ((;p} ((1 (his olde] to he l((
up at every publick ](l.(('(- in this count),
and he (did published (m [(mu: ],(n'cl'sidny ;(t .
thc iL'\'(si('si.l churches in the said cuumy,
by the m'm'lll'cct'l's ()r ('(sizulcl's thL-H-U'Z'.
(Sictzjm-(l , ly: (sin/(sir as [he ('unm/ill m,
\\ H.]JAKI HHN'I'LLY, ('h-r'ksi
A r. PL'RULL',
A \I ((!.((I to find, by (ourlnst paper,
I lh.(t (ul. (Iurtu of Smisiim ! goes ()(1 10
(((olpcmully wuh thc manufssu hu'c ut salt
pctm. (; " to which (he ()hscrvcs) wore
" people m sss>(*.(((r;(l to ]).(y (( proper atten
" (inn, \ (( unu ( ((((j>h( p: (y her (]uom ((s
" lh( (chnsc; of the wsizl'hy it. " 'l he
(u (- (((t (( hc ;(t pulcnt m; kcs, and the
pwh (hiiily (A anan (( much larger,
" hc hosius will (((ld [hint '(0 ()(11 glmions
" ((ulc. " Psiow (()((ll an easy method
hc ;(doms. (] how (he lah ;wtre ((hc maissmgr
;(ml rdmmg of \\}(((h, In n'. vour puhhcn—
(((m ((f ]u . sh'si'owu .s m thod, and firm"
cu] (ctn ((1 's iniurmaLi is, or may bc'
cuhly understood) m (((.(!.( (:1 speed)! and
tulzh (cnt lnpplv ((f siunpnvcti: r, it would,
I hope, (((hl succds, ((.— vussu as sphit, to
(hchdh—f c (ufcs; ((ml, tndu (his, nothmg
but :: lulhdcnt quantity ()Hulghur ls wun't
(ng, and that (( (or, I have been told
(thuuctsiss rh ! shuuhl he (:Hiflcd to any one
who, through lnc (hmmel of your (tapes,
((ill gch me ]);(rt'uul: (r information) may
be supphcd, ci'si ]. us from [nlphm ut'c
own ((uuve produce, (n lum: (5((:(.(;.1'n(cs
imported, either mw this m ('umrz neigh
bourmg province.
Sahpctrc, the chief (ngrsi-(Y snt, being
thus canly obtamul, isthc ( mmmlcc of
each (cspcctnc c'ounn could make (( cul
]cctxon uf lnlphur sufficient to allow euLh
white man in their eounty only the inconfi
derable quantity of'tht'cc ounces, the wlzoh:
country might he supplied with that no
cessary articlc, in abundance, in a very
sew (lays; since every man, faster he is
furnished with the ingt'etlicnts, may make,
or czutsc to be made, a pound and a half
of good gunpowtier, sol- himself, in one
day, by ;t method which l mystlt'hztve
tricd with success. To make gunpowder
by hand, take 14 ounces os snltpctre, 3
ounces ossuiphur, '4 ounces of well burnt
Lil'sill'CUZli (] think pine the hesi) powder
cuch urtieh: iL-pzzt'ateiy, very fine; then
mix them in a large mortar; heat them
( omiuualiy, ustct'moistming, sur 12 hours;
to grain it, hz.-.sic:11istc-r, with a lheeplkiu
lmttmn, burnt i'uii us holcs, vtith a fosk,
the like you V\iii have the grain;
make the pusic into bztils, as big as
Walnuts; put them into the sister, with
a'u'omlen bull, of about half a pound
weight, which, being muvu] to and fro, ,
will force the powder through the holes,
and form the grain ; dry it tteti, on & ]incn
cloth, or clean pisiznk. N. B. It V\ ill very
much facilitate the inhom' is you have &
wonticn mortal", such as homin) is usually
hent in, fixed under the cml otsin ])Uic, or
spring, just as it tume-r's lcsith; have a
wooden pciiic iisiiizcndcci to this, so as to
sail l')er])'sisintisi1£"tsii'sitl*if into the mortar; have
an ::ugc-t' hole i-cmci through the ])efiic,
fitted With a pin, 'tt ;.hout .1 issZ/Ul st'umthe
lower end, xv.-nigh v-iH i'si-t't'c snt' lutntllvs.
.// fi-ssi us] to [lie ,sizss';,si.'z.-1'.'sic:'n t'tll/slf.
si-flss * htztcc—isssspublicctsiilsiisi, the ))t'intc'r
hns got the iiHOtH' ul'mr. 7/Is/IIIJJ' .Wilizsir,
osCum/ffcsim'mlsl, to ;titsszst in t'uihtsiting thc
sithsisit'iptionz; this to him in the ("Ullliiitb os
B/ctC/i'fli._s'/l(i 51, (ss'uss-ssf/zlzmd, (f/unlmr/ctunl, zmd
.si/s)1/1(';_'ss/f ; ;emi ot' nn'. f/u/m Hu/s/ilsillj, os
New Kent, to do the iiiss'c l—ssind osiicc for
him in that county .