The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-01-17 00:00:00, page 4

HE nlval office of Couth Palowmacb 'u
kept al Let Hall, in Wcflrnoreland
cnumy.
39 Cq "",EQ LEE. nnvnl officer.
. run; town, firm. 13, 1777.
LL those men that are out Upon fur
A lough, belonging to the party ot ar
cttillery stationed at Tark town, are desired
to return by the zsm instant, in order that
dleir accounts ma be adiusted.----4ustin
Lawk/i, Jew: Di :, end Nichola: Ware,
whose lurloughs have been out for some
time, arc 'hcreby ordered !.o return home,
or send immediately a cenisicate from some
enileman of the county to which they
long of their impotency. A neglectof
thin will be attended with the consequence
Os punishmenc as deserters. ss
," .WlLLlAM PlERCE, jun.
, . Ca :. of arl'lllery.
N. loss Mr. Edward Va entine, of King
illisiql, i; desired to make a return os
yhac men he has enlisted for my company .
so be MNTEDfor one or Weyean, on
ct Friday the 31 flojthitinstant (jannary)
HE ordmery in Bayard county beIOng
ing to the estate of 70)!" Hylton,
sideceascd , also : plantation adjoiuing there
to, with all house: necessary for ; sarmer
,or Planter. Any person who hat an incli
nanoa to see the above land and houses
may be shewn them by up lying to John
Iorh', living on the premi es.
-ss ct- I'si'uncu Enn,
xecu ton .
JOHN HYLTON,
FW entlemen soldiera who have been
en] ed by myself or subalterns are
desired to meet me immediately at Orangc
old courthouse, those only excepted who
are on the south side offame: river, who
are desired to meet at Prince Edward
eourthouse; when 1, or some person for
sinne, will attend at each place, in order to
pact them their wages. None, I hope,
_ w" fail to attend, all shall be under the
disa eeable necessity of treating; all such
it serten. :" B. PORTER.
- sifl A V [& for title a valnable plantation,
do Nottoway river. adjacent to Free
num's bridge, aboutssfoo acrez, whereon
it a dwdling-house, with two room: below
and two abate, with a pnss-ge on each
floor underpinned and btick chimnies, and
:: cellar under thewhole, a kitchen and
laundry, with a shelter in the from the
len th of the whole building underpinned,
anfa stuck ofchimnies in the middle, with
wost other houses for a samily, also an
excellent orchasd us the best Hughex's crab
and other fruits. ltis the plantation' that
Hurt-well Marrable, deccascd, rcsided on.
Qne fourth part of the consideration
to be paid at the expiration of the first
year, and the rcsidue :.tthree cqualannual
]iaymentl afterwards, with interest upon
the whole from the time possessionis given .
For farther particulars applv to col.
Herbert Claibornc in King William, mr.
William Claibornc at Freeman's bridge, or
to the subscriber in Su_ffex.
Auavs'rmw. CLAllolNl.
ct\' 1 ULEN or 87 AdYEssDssfFossrb the jub
scriber in Williamshm g. about the zqth
of December, at night, two hor/Z's. One
a final! gray, about 13 hand: and a has
] igh. with hanging mane and ]witch tail,
poem naturally,- lza: no brand that ] recallect ,
and is t'olm-ably spirited. The other a Ibrrcl ,
with fluxm wane and tail, about 14 hand:
high, well made, [men, trot;, (md cantfzr:
sizvery easy, ha: (! Man in hixfacc, (: wall
me, and wax stmd round . lemrver bring:
them to th" subjbriher, or give: fi/ch intelli
l-fmce a: rh-jv may lie got again. shall receive
40: or 20:. fhr r-irhsr ; and zfjialm, on
L'nruictitm qsthc this], no dollan.
70HN RO lVSAT.
zffiTssL—lssssmssuxssd Printed by ALEXANDER PURDIE, at the conzssrnunomsi Pom— m—si ssss !
KlNG Vuunn, 7an.10, 1777.
Y virmc os alate act of the General
Assembly of thin state, ] have it now
in my power to do thatjuliice to my cre
diton which has been always my desire.
] therefore proposc selling the sunowing
TRACTS os LAND in Warwick coumy,
viz. Stmky Hundred, containing lj'oo
acres, the sertility thacok equal to must
had in the lower parts of the country ; it
is an excellent range for stock, convenient
to fish and oysters, and to navigation. A
tract ofabout looo acres lying upon Ware
end:, which is goodlively land, and well
adapted to sarming. Blunt Point, con
taimng about 1000 acres, on whichisavery
good twostery brick hou se with four room:
on : floor, pleasantly sisituated on the river,
a brick kitchcn with two room: above, a
large'vstablc, coach house, (70. For terms
inquire of the subscriber, who intends for
England as soon as he can settle his affairs,
. :Il . _' ]AMES ROSCOW.
r'noaucxsxuno, jay:. [, 1777.
WHEREAS the mystery of SPlNNlNG
and W EAVING is so very little
known, and so badly practiscd, in this
'and all other parts of America, we the
subscribcrs think proper to inform the
publickwhat kindos goods_we are capable
of mannsacturing, viz. Cottom of all
sort;, jeans, pilluws, thicksets, velvet,
velveret, barugnn jeans, calicoes, muslins,
German, French and common shipcs,
Dutch cords, coi'ded dimities, curderoys,
royal ribs, denims, satincts, sndianjeans,
jennets, drawboys, quiltings, figured
wdrk of all sorts, linens of any fincness
worked to the greatest perfection, plain
and striped checks of all sorts, how and
cotton hollands, lawnl and cambricks,
gowm of any pattem, silk, cotton, and
linen, woye to the greatest perfection,
woollen cloth of all sorts, fine and coarse,
with many other articlsscl too tedious, to
mention. We have also for sale SPlN—
NING MACHlNES, that will spin a pound
in anhour of 8 yard thread, to work with
an number of spindles, from 10 to too,
joli, at people choose to have them.
These machines spin wool to the greatest
perfection; and we are now erecting one
of a new c0nstruction, which cannot fail
to satissy every one that is desirous to im
prove in carrying on their family work.
\Ve propose raising a number of substrip
tions, that the art may be made more
publick, and shall teach both to spin and
weave; so that if any gentlemen choose
to encourage these branches of businesi,
either in town or country, we are ready
and willing at any time, or at any distance,
to asiilt, and condition for any number of
ears, to teach weaving, spinning, shear
lng', drcsiing, dying, and sulling, in the
greatest perfection. We have an exceed
ing- good hand along with us that under—
stand: dying and lulling perfectly well,
and have two spinning machines and three
pair of looml, with other things ready for
carrying on the business, which we can
carry along- with us into any part of the
country, and so be ready to begin busincsi
withoutlossoft'une, which will he adoublc
advantage to any master of a shctmsiy.
We have been in this town near 1 2 months,
and are not engaged to any one, but are
It our own liberty to be called to any part
of America, is any gentleman chooscs to
encourage us; s.) that we shall always be
ready and willing- to do all we can for the
good of the country, in carrying on every
thing b th in spinning and wcaving. So
is any one is desirous to see our WOskl,
thcv may find us in the suctory at Fred-f
richburg, either by writing or in person.
Gilc: Higson. john Hig/on- William
Puton. Andrew Kabin/Zm. William Har
wood. William Wilkic.
SSERTE D from m: board Us: _ct'siri*p .
Bellsiey and Fully, lying in Yn khur -
the mate dull threejk-umm, viz 'l. -' si'nssuuj
Kcllum, mate, about 23 year: old ,. 5 fart 9
inches high. well m idc, V in-yssinsil . born, IN:
a sore leg, short hair. and wear; a u/Jih— or
bin: juckat and lrouss/ctx. 'A hctl u iij.,
fi'mmm, about 23 year: old, jfict lo im'lws
high, i: much pctled with the ])ual/pc :. law,!
in (me of hi: hand:, and wear: :: bleJflld
and truufi'n. Francis Munre, ]Zum-m,
about 21 year: old, 5 fie! 6 irchc: hsigix,
slender made, New England born, has lot!
dark hair, and wear: a [due jaclcrt am!
trousen. llugh llarris. fimrmu, about :]
year: old, 5 feet 4 inche: high, hmflxmf
dark hair. and wcana blue jach-tand (ros
scrs. Whoever deliver: thcfiu'd drjlvrtm to
me at Blackwacer up North river, in Mod—
jack bay, or confine: them in (my oflhcjaasilt
within this commonwcallh, jb a: ! get than
ugain, [lull have 20]. reward, 10! for the
mate :: ne, or 5l.sor cachscaman.
2 ' ROBERT LENNlS.
SlX POUNDS REWJ/(l).
ESERTED from my recruit: enlifled
for capt. William Lanc, jun. hisil
company of regular: , raised for the defence
of the state of Georgia, 70hn Craham
(common! called Grimcs) about 23 yean
osage, Fliet 9 or lo inches high, llcuder
made, thin village, a pleasing countenance,
flow in speech, long black hair, which he
generally wears in a club. The said Cra
ham was a resident osdlbemarlc, desertcd
last Novembcr, and l am apprehensiveh
gone to Pitt/ylvania county. ] will give
the above reward to any person who will
deliver the said desertcr at Prince Edward
courthcuse.
:" Fy,.tsnn Mvtnn. lient.
Y 1 l'siAYi'siJ) :rom lctH- Luct-l nlsiu i" m W'll
liamjburg, some lsilnlt' lull spring, two
cows, the one a black, m sisLul with :
crr-p and underkrel in each ear. and had
the end of one as her hOrm s'nvu" off;
the other red, with some v. hilc under her
belly, her mark forgot, and had an iron
collar about her neck with a hell and look.
Alld 16 or 17 sheep, the greatest art. of
which ] presume have gone towarci?c mrs.
Aylett's, near Cowlcs's serry, as ! purchasird
them there; some of them are marked
?"
with a crop, (lit, and underkee], in each
ear, and are painted red on there back and
heads. 'I'he others probably have gone
towards Tumestown, as ] purchased them
on the south side of Yame: river; their
mark forgot. ] will give los. reward
for each of" the cows, and three dollars for
the sheep, or in proportion for any part of if
the sheep, on such information as I may
'
i
get them again.
JOHN HRAM.
' .)usssix, sun. 4, (71),
TRAYED or STOLEN from the sub
scriber, from mr. T/wnm: Stith's in
Brun/wick, the 18Lh of December last, ;
mare and horse, both black, dockt, but
not branded. The horse is about 8 years
old, 4 feet 9 inches high, pace: and trocs,
and is a well set horse. The mare is
about 10 years old, 4 sect 7 inchel high,
paccs and trots, has one hind soot. white ,and
was bred in the lower end ot'SuffZ-x. -VV ho
ever will deliver either or both osthe said
creatures to mr. Thomas Slith or mr. 70)":
Hurda-way in Brun/wick, or to the suhscri—
her, shall have zos. sur each; or issiolen,
on conviction ok'the thief, 5].
23] MARK NlCHOLSON.-'
'l'AKEN up in flames City, about & miles
from Williamsburg, a red and white steer
marked with a crop in the right car, and
two flits in the left; he came in my phn.
tation some timein Octabcr, l'ulkesid, and
apprnised to 31. 10 5. -
Lrnssllsn Spr-riccr.