The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-08-08 00:00:00, page 2

trom-Ccnnccticut, besides she troops sent up under General Nixon from
* Peckai'l; ._
" Dcstna—s sssy that there are no :: lar troop- lefe :: Smen Ifiznd,
('sinYY about zoo or the New Levies, m about :.ooo regular; and Rsissxans
' &: WYol-k. si " '
'si w si-*.:Abovcgmo third! of chtral Waflsington's army are now on their
um or thin city; the remzjsinder m sefit 10 New En lnnd under Gene
' si'r ssmn- Genenl Mifflifl And other: arcexpecteiin town (0 night.
leffilir of St; Chir'd defending che enemy seems to gain tredily- "
subssdry letten from head quineu mention il, though no cx ress from the
Gazenlsi "Ni- enemy's los. said to be uoo mken a'nd ki led, :md 600
, _ bdju deflr'oyedflf - , '
. WILLIAMSB U R (:, Augufl 8.
'ASTansdty, abom uo'clockin theforcnoon, urhedhers, from
dle ' ss of Bone" Bassettj Esisquirek, in New Kent, Lndy
i!!! si w, - lem loiactble conlctort of hil _ Excellency General
' ' :;an bj' arrinl (he no saluted with the fire of cannon
- ss * : nsstfnnl'stsely conducted w Mn. Dawson's in this ctcicy,
— "(mind for the nonhmrd in : sey days.
A,"? ! Gentleman ixxharlesiown " (Salt): Crolixa) to
sit At Newbcrll, dated jay lo, 1117. '
, , mourning n' sum; bound shr St. Au
_ss gfl o, it (lien our Sun brig of war Noere
si " i durried in'to corge Town; she unived off
! si ,' ss_ ' .. lMI line il got'in to thy. ' A French floop from
80; From)", ' it.]: 90 bunch of uupowder, " brass field-piecel, with
01] theft: nessnancee, : s' bond -shclll, 1500 shot, : quantity of sol
d ctksicl . w}, ton: o salt, and ! officers of artillery, came in last
' ' ukfdaymt _ : ! pilot. althsiou !: two men ofm were cruisin in sight.
?: in 3 British shi lsieoninujly cnising off here, namely, 1 :- Brune
si sighed", th? ' ul nd Gllam, of :osignm each, nnd are every
* in , !, so 15" lean dfflihgfiifll every particular shnp. They brought
u_ __ which fnuflflcct che Nancy, : Jamaicamzn, maken. ] 'uc Ga
Me: flood to the elhward dish her prize hfl Thursdny evening, nnd re- ss
turned to her consort yefienhy; and suppose she has conveyed her to the
"; ctgulp'h, there [hope she will buglin cnkesin, an she fails very Badly."
'"ssf istmlsi Ur- mitted th': dulfqr want of ram, shall be in—
si-Lh. ' L-ct
' '- zfll {(This city, on Friday the lstct
r consideration the arrival of General
the following rzsoluctom:
respectful teshmon be "presented to
Hall entertain: oZGeneral Wash.
1 -
Min- ,
ingcon'c diR ..
icus .hsmdcr and delivem' of
his country. — ' -— ,sissffi
. xzplmedsil bsse pse d,
Rtshl-wd uminoq/l}, lb.!
to be presented lo the Genenl'o - - - -.
" siitable me! of
cnrying that design into executioz "ivctsi - ss
ynr ljectsired to
form che device, an'! agree wish some pray ss_ , desi the lime.
Rctyblfvni unaniuzu/I), that the freedom of ? city be'pu' Gi
neral VVashington, n:r-si-ugh his Lctdy; and kbnnne Mayor be efired (03
wait upon her with the same, and vsikh a coyyssqk-ihese several resolmions.
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HAuux Courty, Non'n CAsiKdMA, 7!!!) 15, 1777.
0 13?! SOLD, ac public Salt, at ch Hook " ssthe Subscribers, on
the Wg/irm Branch, in Nausmo-A Coon , trgiuia, on Monday
the first Day of Septmbn next, all their Honst lnd Kitchen Form
qu'c. most of which are almost new, and of this best Wild], three
N foes, and : valuable Collection of Books. ' aBzmm of Coffee
in.!Allspice. Twelve Months Creditwill MNM, and and, with
ipprovcd Security, will be required. At the tun will be rented -
a above, the House: and other Improvementu ' occupied by them,
for one, two, or three Years, at will be mefi- eeablc to the Parson
wanting them. As we intend soon to leave tho' ntinent, we desire all
Persons who have Clziml against us in Vu-giuic'f'fi bring them in and
receive Payment from Mr. John Medium"; * Mr. Zobu Helde" in
Nausemu-I, wish whom those indebted ye m '- requefled to make Set
tlemen", and grant Band, or other Wes, for their respective Bl
Inncec. Any Clainu that me be : idns in North leina will be
lnswered by applving to Mrs"- tbi 'Hmilfn in Halifax, Mr. jub.
Ham'lmu :! Nt-wbctn, nnd Mr. YMm-tm in ""at: Count , to whom
it in hoped those having Chin:- Mfl'shale Application sor ayment ne
soon as podible; it in also much! that all Parson: indebted to them in
um State will ."lsi u thou, & grnnt Bondl for their respective Ba
hncu before th .ss
I - , 'ARCHLBALD HAMILTON, 8 00.
__ , Wuuctmnunn, llglst ,, 17":
0 BB SOLD, and "(end on immediate! . : ulnblczl be on
Market S" umindu'l City wit_h Km same] om- e wyca )
pnpcfed, and : ire Place in cteacfi, wi! 3 Closqu, ctln, 6 qumq lsiqye
with dry CeHan under thcte Whole, : gbod x/hchcn dnd Emmh-y, wit]:
Clclsscts, : Brick Dzity, Gum House." Smohfnmfe," Me, add" th
llouses, with a Flower and Kinfien Garden, wellfdld in Ilfo fl'mlu
House adjoining, with ; Rpomc nnszicesiPhcu. : _ M.. and
Yard, the Whole in good R zir.' With dle above House: may be Ind,
all or any Pm of the follomng nimble knminn, viz. Mlhognny
Dining Tableu, Pembx'o'ok, (lard, Toilet} a'nd omif'l'lflla; lime and
swan handsome Looking G'lafl'ci, an ei5ht Dss'dy Cidcl', anvgay eld";
with Brocnde, and Fumitursse anomsigeen &th CM; (::qu
lnd Carpeting, a lbrge' Mabogiti PI' (lish wflfl-Uhffddori', (
Mahogapy Bureau on Brasl C- on, : Ten Um Mrha'degu'ny
Sland, Bcds,_ B-ansim, m: Cumins, Ten, ma TaBlehissH-flowla.
and orhasim'e'nul Cliina', it "66, Glass'si, miss _ _'s Wife, ! Bral'l
Gran, a'ctBzsith Sto'vss ; Ran m, Blsnss msi'd Wire {Mpj . Land,
and : pzntity of ifdinl' Fdrffituiej'ilsh i'l' ' "insignem Bbf &,
with : :riee'y of other A'fflbled tdb tedibu'i'ed Qz- : ' m TWK'
may be khowfi by a lying came sumsiw, dfi manam; m
intends leaving thin u'ce in i Mrt Timdr hid " "fis-M M'Ifivsie
Any Claimc agninlflflffl in'imcteddffly Wy {& rix'lflt. WY
arc indebted to hifffsi dtfflr If Bodd'df" ss' (fish & i blm va' '
churgetheir several dencu :: soon upoffible. '
]QHN BR'KER.
Blumwxcx, M 9, :777. ,
WHEREAS : certain Philip Mdlor}; second Lieutemnt in the ] stl:
Virginia Regimem, in thought pro : to nose me to be ndver
til'cd in the sirgiuic Guette, .:- . delemd ges", ] hereby certify the
Ground! upon which the stink My child! me :! I Soldier, and leave
the judgment osmy Cause to the imputialPublic. .
After ] hid served as a Soldier 3 Month: in the regular Service, and ;
Months more al 'Serjeznt in the Minute Service, hwin obtained ;
Discharsige from my Captzin, returned Home, not long a ler. meeting
with anlip Mallor], he solicited me to enlin, tellin me at the same Time;
he did not ex me to enlifl " a Soldier, but if} would entersithe Scr
vice he won] have the Serjeant Major't Phce procumed for me; l told_
him that I wu undetermied in that Respect, therefore we unde - Contract
cbnditionally. lie gave me from Cbrssm untill the Spring to consider
offi, at which Time it should lie to my Choice whether or n'ot I would
comply with his Osser, when, rovidedl should, woe to hue the Serjmt
MRi-J'S Plnce; but upon the (gonusinry. if ] should choose to decline he
Plzclhistd not to make : Retum of me; and also at the same sime pl'offered
me Money, which I refused. telling him it was Time enough to receive
Money when ! should enliR. He may here object, and say " that ]
subscnhed che list," to which I lnswer, if I did he well knew the Motive,
which was to encourage other! to enlifl who were then present. Accord
ingly in the Spring ] told him thlt ! hid declined to_ enlilt, ind that he__
might dechne returning my Name, and give the Set ennt Mrjor't Pllce
to some mher Person; since he still chima me : So dies. ! offefid to
me: him with Wimeflfes to our Agreement, end appointed : Day for
the Purpose,- did ncordin lppeered with Persom. who were Wind:
sex, mon chance; bin mer mette have our Agreemenede
termined Men _! bing the Milk) " "n'?- iW
] am determined no,! to be had to serve by Relfod ct-Mfld .
Agretmcnt. (lfl) ' " LBWIS .WLfisict siju.
'Tl7i1ittn may), that Thomn Charlee uadapatsib bzfm m, me:.
the Time q/"Lewie Charles: mlifling into tbeSrrctvu: qf lb: CoMmu-uld. ct
under Liniment lelory, itfw-l on Condimm (but be should be :: Serjcms ss
Major in lb: aid Swiu. French Stanback also mad: Oatb before us
that be bear Linnen"! Mallorysa} tba! Lewis Charles bad nmde: "
tbl Semice a: (: Snjem, or Serjeaut qunr, be does not ":!le fwbitb. ss'
MAkcu ", 1777. * W. STARK. --
OR SALB, : Ship now Xying on (In Stockn, Burthen about too
Tone, Half built, well caleulned for Tobacco. Any Person in
clinabie to purchase may know' the Terml. m'd be shewo the Vessel, by
appl_si ing to David Pm". near PWMp; ," (1!) [Jago] 5, :177.]
I
] " B ! "- mn
DO hereby fomn all Persom from creditin dy fflfc Salin
I tbe-uu, n ! will not be answenble for any cbu he no cum; '
and ! do forwun all Persom from entertaining or indenting in :hctf
Houses, :! they and luste! it hereafter :: their Penil. * .
'I THOMAS MATTDEWI.