The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-03-28 00:00:00, page 6

Tho' drf-ses bs fsihe Lord:. and Com
mons us 'ngland, in answer to the royal
speech, simctming in the old courtly strain,
? mere! echu of promises to comply with
what "(a retommsicnded to them, we think
it needlsiss to inscrtnt sulllcugth. It may
be not amiss, however, to oblerve, that
shcy now deigu lo term the present con
telt (! great national concern, and their
king acknowledges that the imerests of &"
his subjects are essentially concernedin the
"[be, he might have add cd the sate of
lifnsclf and kingdoms hkewise, now fast
fipproach'mg to that pe slcdv hich has cvcr
agxended TYRANJH, and ;: dissolution os
publick Virtue.
A deserxer wassi shot upon the commons
in Pljludelphia, the 8Lh insiant, pursuant
to the sentence of a eneral court martial.
The Congress, resufi'ed to pot a stop to
la't banetul and scandalous practice, have
_ irected that the articles of war be rigor
pufly put in execution against all delin
quencs.
, The Congrcsis have resolv ed , that an in
terest of 6 per centum be allowed on all sums
Zf money already borrowed and directed
to be borrowed on Loan Office certisicates,
although such certificates mention only an
interest of 4 per centum per annum.
The Congress have likewise resolved,
fthat it be recommended to the legiflatures
sid'r executive powers of the United States
'to cause asszssments of BLANKETS to be
made, it) _ordcr to_ fumish their several
" uotas ot lolmcrs wttn an artlue lo necel
to defend themselves from the incle
bency of weather, and damp air, in their
encampments; & proper officer in every
Zounty, district, or township, to be ap—
o'mted to receive such blankets, and to
gay a just and reasonable price for them.
M
! si 'N C 0 U N C I L.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 25, 1777.
ROM information received tsirom various
quarters, there being strong reason to
suppose that the officers who are recruit'mg
men within th'u commonwcalth for the
Georgia service have exceeded the number
they were, by & resolution of the General
Assembly, permitted to enlist, it is there
fore ordere'd, that the said recruiting offi—
cers do henceforth forbear to recruit more
men, till they can satissy this Board that
siss'th'ey are yet within the limits prescribed
ethcm. (A COpy)
Anon.- Bun. clerk.
ADVERT!SEM£NTS.
, WILLIAMSBURG, Mrch 28, 1777.
,THO SE persons who are entitled to
shares in the prize lately taken by
- pt. Thomas Lilly, who have not already
Noeived their divideud, are desired to
,apply immediately, with proper certisi
vcates from the captain, to the subscriber,
sintherwise they will be proportioned be
-,—l;chn the, rest of the crew.
BFN: POVVELL. marshal.
*- OST by the subscriber, from near
- Ectalmouth, about the first of [May last,
cta sorrel'mare about 4 feet 6 inches high,
no brand perceivable, has a large blazc in
"her face inclining to the off side, her hind
'sissseet white, glass eyes, and paccs and gal
lops very well; she was bred in Middlq/ex
county, and would probably go into the
lower part of the Northern Neck . Whoever
will deliver the said mare to mr. Yohn
George in MiddIe/Z-x, shall have 10 dollars
reward, or !; dollars if delivered to col.
Edmund Pcmlljon of Carolme.
AMHROQE WAL'DEN.
'Hu. usiu] sthbl'si'si-Ld, "012. two lcl
r lows1 one boy, ?. wench and child,
belonging w'thc estate of Yohn Madisbn,
decraszd, will be so'ct] at Hanovcr court
lmuse, on Thursdqv the 3d of April, sor
'rcady money .
Ln EDWARD lnLL, adm.
SOUTHA MPTON countv, March 27, -1777.
( ESERTED, Danichhri/iian and john
Bcj/bott, who enlistcd with me in the
comincnml service. Any person that wiil
deliver the above descrcers to the cum—
manding officer in Willianct/lzurg shall re
ceive TWENTsDOLLz—IRS reward sor
cqch. {! _]AMES GRAY, cnpt.
NORTHUMBERLAp-D, 4Wa7-c/z-7o,1777.
ON Thuz/day the loth of April next
will be ssict-ld for ready money, at
h'sssiiuomz'co warchousc, a large PlLOT
BOAs, taken up in Chdapeuke bay in
August last, by the company under my
command, supposed to have dristcd from
lord Dzmmore's fleet, then lying in the
asorcshid bay.
xn jOSEPH HARCUM.
To be so LD on Friday che 4th of April,
at the late dwelling place of William
er/lon, deceascd , in NewKentcounty,
S'IUCKS ofvariou: kinds, hou/Z'hold and
kitchen fumiture, a genteel riding single
chair, about yobarrel: oj'corn and 20 bushel:
ofpeasc, with bacon, lard, &c. Ready
money will be expected for all sum: under
4o.s. and 12 month: credit allowed for any
above, the purchaser: giving bond and sZ-cu
rity .- - -All persom-who have demand: agairg/l
the said estate are rcqmj/fcd to make them
known on that day, and thq/e indebted to
make immediate payment.
]" jouu ARMISTEAD,
CXCC.
]oqu-t VAlDEN,
N. B. Bonds not punctually paid to
carry inyerclt from the date.
' ["HE annual meeting of the weasurer,
trustecs, and subscribers to the sond
for the relief of the widows and orphans
of clergymcn, is hereby appointed to be
held on Saturday the loth of May next.
The trustecs for the present year are, the
revcrcnd mess. Thoma: Willein/bn, William
Leigh, Thoma: Price, Henry Skyring, Tho
mas Lundie, and jane: M . Fontaz'ne.
The preachers are, the reverend Thomas
Field in the morning, and reverend Samuel
S. M Croshey in the afternoon.
By order.
jACOB BRUCE. clerk.
WILLlAMSBUlG, March 24, 1777.
URSUANT to an order of York county
court, appointing us to agree with some
erson to make the creek navigable through
the stone bridge lately erected at the Capitol
Land'mg, and to [top up the said creek
where the old bridge now stand:, we give
this publick notice, that we shall proceed to
let the shid work to the lowq/t bidder on
'l'uesday the 1 j'th of next month, at go'clocle
in the afternoon, at the Capitol Landing.
DUDLET DIGG'ES.
YOHN BLAIR.
DAVID YAMESON.
WILLIAM GRAVES.
JOhN TAZEWELL.
For 8 A L E ,
TRACT of LAND in Hanover
county, on Totopotomoy creek, con
taining about goo acres, on which 'Zs a
good plantztion, and the land very nch.
A farther description is thought needless,
as it is expected the purchaser will view
the land before he buys. It lies about four
miles from Page's warehouie. For terms
inquire of mr. John Richard/on, ssxcar the
remiscs, or oictthe subscriber, at cnpt.
Tumer Richard/bn's, Albemarle countv.
2" jOHN SYMS.
YClPlO, a fine chestnut, suil 15 hands
and a half high, stands at my houle in
Middlesex, the ensuing season, to cover
mazes at the low price of two doHars the
leap, or six dollars the (cason; the money
to be paid when the man's are taken
away. Pastura : for mares gratis, but ]
will not be ::nlsivsiz-crable sor any that may
escape. 2" GEORGE BlKD.
For 5 A 1. F., p
TRACT of LA IN ]) "m ljlc us Fsiglt
coumy, cOmuinix.}_>_ 9 sso ;u rc>,' on
which isa very good bs'zck dv (sun;; house,
and all othcchuvcnicm cctuxln-ui-siss. Also'
80 acrcs oslnnd in the cc-unlynlss Hurry, on.
which is a good mill. Fur terms apply (o
me, ac Warrnsqwcu/z Bry. si (
(us) NA ; HANLL Rmm F.:LL.
MERRY 'j ()M, now m high pul.csi.(1r_
on, stands at the High Hillf. in Sujj'x
cuuhcy, to cover mares ac 30z. the ]css-p,
gl. the season, or 51. to ensure. He want:
:ed by mr. Parklfr ws Nrwca/Ilss: in Eflg. .
land, and was got by z'Zsi-ct-ssruct'zu, his dam bysii
Loczg/l', a sm of Cmb, ms grzzmlsim by
a son of the [flying (Ilzss'siss'dm, 1173 greaci
grandam by Old Partncr. M many ] (1 s!
won the goo guincas sweepllsizkcs ac Rich
mand, being then 4 years old, He; aiso
won 501. at Durham, and the noblcmeu
and gentlemen's subsc.ip\ion purse at
Cupar, when 5' years old. This ] have
from under the impurter's hand. Good
pasturage gratis, bucl will not be :mswcr-'ss
able for any that may be stolen or get away.
HENKY GlLE.';
UCLPLLZALUH, (Lsi flsi!.ssr'_/mrcl, 11th !si/ood—l
ed, 15 lzzmd, 2 zctfsic'IJ/fs' sigh, wzll begin
the first day of Apsxl 50 Cuvur mares at,
Aylet'si'x warclsszz-ujcsi in Kfllu Vsi illictm cozm-l
ty, at 155. alcup, or 40 : thc/Z-ct-g/znct. The
money will be expected when the mares are
taken away.
Bucephfflns wax got by cf-l. Tayloe':
noted harsh: Yorick, m: dam by Carclcsct.
Good pustumge gratis, but ! will not be
mgswc'rablc for any mares that may be lost.
1-LEUBLN BU'Y'LE ?. ss
DE'pEK TLD n'om my company of the
7th Virsiiuict rPgFmPss-nt, (w. [hsss-ismarch
trom lW'tlL-mmsiburg w Fredctmkxbmg, the
followir—g' sulclicrs, viz. Reubcn Cox, a
stout young flssssliow, about 6 feet lugsih,
22 years old, has dark hair and complsixi
on, but his dlcsi' lCfl-"lfflt dcfc'ribe. Cur
ter Fletchcr, zsihctzu: 20 years old, 5 szei 8
inches high , lus dark lmir and complexion,
and his uniform was pale blue, tumed up
with red calimanco Benjamin Dean, about
23 years old, and Curti: Hm'dy, about 20 :
years old, their dress I cannot desiribe.
Cox and F/etchssir were enlisted in EfflZ-x,
Dean in King and Queen, and Hardy in "
Middllssex. w hocvcr apprehends the said
descrters, and delivers them at head quar—
ters iu Williamsi-burg, shall have TEN
DOLLARS reward for each.
2" ]OHN VVFBB, capt.ss
UN away from me lublcuberiu Wil- -
liamshurg, the usit of th-s instam. ?
(March) a lusty Virginia born negro fellow ;
nameddAM, about 25 years old hisupper ?
fore teeth stand a little 01si1r,and are wide
apart; had on when he went aWay an old
Virginia clothjacket, anewshircand short '
brecsies made of country lincn, and wore
astraw hat. He was. lnc the property of
the lev. Henry 7. Bm ges} of Southampton
county, and ] ; urchaicd him at Smitlzfleld,
in which nei-zbhvurhood ! expect he [I now
lunking. ! mill give 40 3. to have him
sccured so th It ] get him again, or 3]. is
brought home. 21] ]onss MEED.
MARCH 27, 1777.
TOLEN last night, from my stable in
the ci'y of si'siilliawshurg, t'uo lay
h()T/EI,()716 of them a large heavy horse fml '
15 lum 'I: high, wit] u/t'ar in his [crehwd
the 05]: (.- , about l4lmnd: (lfld (: Imljlzictss 1}; and
waxshml he him! The large horse is round si-m !
inguodcrzlcr the other, lzor/c is' 7 01 in / smmi
order, and he!: a very] mall/fur in ill"; llsi. r
head. [will QctfllCC/[y n 7< mu' mv er/nz
who will mjm m me r/ tlu/z lunsi/u, siml inly
51. on conviction 0] tf-u :lusiactsif
21] [1- '1[.L-lct-/.si'.s ct-ssLETcts.