The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-02-09 00:00:00, page 1

FEBRU-ARY ?: 1775" T H E ss NUMBER 54
VIRGINlA
ALEXANDER PURDIE, PRINTER.
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THE printcr of this Gazcttc Would
with much plensure'have furnished
_the many gentlemen, that lately applied
for it, were it not impossible for him no
procure the quantity of 1???" necessary
siior suchlargc demands un _e shalfthe sub
scripcion money issipaid down, to send to
Philadelph'la for that scarcc and cxpcnsivc
.articlc. He take: (his oportunity of re—
turning his sinccre thank: to thosefe-w good
custom: that have already paid him,
and expect; that such as now owe for their
newfpapers will contrive the subscripcion
money as soon as possible, it being out of
his power to continue _scrving_th9s_c Who
are not punttual. He ls very lrnuble mal:
numbers of'his present customers, ;: well
[I many of those who lately arplied for
his Gazette, would gladly camp )! with his
request, had they opportumtics; to
remedy which inconvenience, he has got
sithe favour of the following gentlemen to
receive and collect for him, not on] in the
counties here mentioned, but in al other;
which may be found convenient to them.
For Prince]? Anne, mr. William White,
merchant at Kt'mp's landingq For Eliga
bath City, mr. Milc: [sing, merchant.
For rorh and Warwiclz counties, mr.
Richard Brmn, merchant. For Nails}!
mnd, mr. Thoma: Laug/lan. For s/lc' of
Wight, capt. Thomas Pince- For New
"Kent, mr. David Lewif, merchant. For
King & _ uem, .mr. Adam Bermctt. For
King M um, m. William Fray'er. For
Hanover, mr.-Fflmci: suit, poflfmaster at
Newcaflle. For Carolinc and Bffizx, Ed
Mctd Pmdletonsijun. es ; attorncy at law.
For Spotsylvania, mr. Fame: Taylor, pott
inastcr ac Frederick/burg. For Culpepcr,
mr. French Strother, sher'xfl'os that county.
For Fauqm'er, mr. Thoma: Keith. Far
Augusta, mr. 7ohn Christian, sherifs of that
county. For Bbtetourt, Bed/brd, Fincastle,
and Pitt/j-lvania, Hurry Innit. esq; am"
'ncy at law. For Amherst, mr. Gabricl Perm.
For Albemsilrle, Philip Mazzei, esq. For
Henrica, Chesterfield, Goochland, and Cum—
berltmd, mr. William White, pustmastcr
ac Richmond. For Din-widdie and Prince
George, mr. Samuel Davir, postmaster in
Peter/bur . For Suny, mr. Franci: More
land, po master at Cabin Point. For Clou
u/Zer and Middlefix, mr . Thomas Harwuod ,
oitmaster at Urbarma. For Northumber
Emd, mr. Yohn Bealc. For Richmond and
Wq/Imorelund, mr. fame: Daven art, clerk
of the latter county. For Suffix, Bruns
wick, Lurmtb , Southamptan, and Meck
knburg, Little erry Mason, csq; attorncy
at law. For Charles City, mr. ahn Gre
gory, sherifi'os that coumy. An for North
Caroliaa, mr. join: Thomp/bn, merchant
in Halifax ; except the gentlemen in and
about Edeutm, who will please to pay their
subscriptions, d-c. to mr. Robert Smith,
postnnster a; {hatflpce
]N ()cctsnvznrlon, Sssanssn'da , jan. 13.
R.. MERCER, from 1; :: committec
a pointed to inquire into the con
duct of ohn Goodrich , William Goodrich ,
and john Goodrich, jun. relating to the
hnporution 'ofpowdcr, and other articloo
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for the use of this colony, reported, that
the committee hld accordingly inquired
into the same; and that it appeared to
them, that the linens imported into this
colony on board the schooner Fann were
on the join: account of the set] john
Goodrich, ohn Goodrich, jun. and
Bartlet Goo rich; thit it farther a pear
ed, from the information of the sai john
Goodrich, jun. and an invoicc of the said
cargo . produced by him, that the said
Bartlet, when at Antigua, about the
first of October last, purchascd British
goods, consisiin of cheeks, cotton, ging
hams, striped oliand, jeans, Scotch
thread, printed ]inens, lrish Iinens, white
lead, and linseed oil, to the amounuof
2911. 170. tod. sterling, imported ther'e
from Liverpool by a return ship from the
coast of Guinea, of which the said Bartlct
was fully apprised; that the said Bartlet
carried them to St. Eustatia, had them re
vicwed and repacked in rum puncheom,
and sent into Potowmack river in this co
lony, addressed to john Goodrich and com
pan , where the said john Goodtich, jun.
too them into his Poflfflion, and ofl'cred
them for sale , knowing them to be of British
mannfacture ; that there farther appeared
to be several erasures in the invoice of the
said goode, intended to conceal the place
from whence they were originally import
ed, particular! the words Liverpool and
Antigaa, whic are yet Iegible, the latter
havin been altered and St. Eustatia in
sertc , the word: Scotch and lrilh erased,
and the word Dutch inserted; that the
said ]ohn Goodrich alledged, to justisy
this importation, that his brother Bartlet
being anxions to snpply his brother Willi
am Goodrich with powder for the use of
this colony, and meeting with about 1500
wt. on board the Liverpool ship, offered
to purchase it, but the ca tain refused to
sell it, unlesiz he would taxe the asorefitid
British goods, which the said Bsiartle}
thought It better to urcnale man to lolc
so much powder for t e use of this colony ;
that, from the testimony of RobertConno
way, master of the said Vessel, it appears
he received the'goodl asoresaid, together
with the powder, on board h'u vesie] , when
at St. Eustatia, and delivered the owder
to William Goodrich, and was then msorm—
ed by the said Bartlet Goodrich, that he
was obliged to purchase the said goods, or
go without the powder, which cost 31.
and zs. 9d. per pound, at Antigua; that
it farther appeared, that the asore-named
]ohn Goodrich was employed, in the
month of july last, to purchase and im ort
powder for the use of this colonv, an for
that purpose we: intrusted with bill: oseqt—
chan e to the mount of 50001. sterling;
that e sent his son William to the West
quies for the same, and imported into
North Carolina, some time in the month
of October last. about 4000 wt. which
being- difcovered lord Donmore, he
caused t'he said Wi liam to be seized and
detained in custody till some time in
December last, when itssappcars, that,
being greatly intimidated, he was prevail
si/
ed on by lord Dunmorc to make a discover
of the whole transaction, and the assent
who ashsted him in the West ladies in this
business, whereupon lord Dunmore sent
an armed vessel, with the said William
Goodrich as a wimcsi,ss to demand the
value of the powder imported, and the
nsswngy lsicm'aining in thesssaidsiagentfa hands;
7 s',!,l 'i:!ll!-.__
tum. ". ldlssUltl_ &: ! calcu, un; :alu vv nnaul
Goodrich is latsielty returned to Norfolk,
and was discharged by lord Dunmore,
but upon his hearm that the said William
intended to Willian'burg, he was again
seized, and is still detained in custody;
that they cannot pbtain any certain infor
mation of what passed between him and
the aged: in the West lndiea, but are in
formed by the said John Goodrich, and
John Goodrich, jun . that the said W illiam
rou he neither powder nor money ; that
the aid William Goodrich, by an account
lod ed in the treasnry office, upon oath,
hat char (! 43. Gd. West ]ndia curren
cy for the powder purchased at St. Infla
tia; that the said john Goodflch, jun.
accounted for this b saying, thlsit Bullet
Goodrich urchase the said powder for ct
his own :: e, and afterwards fold it to
William Goodrich at 41. bd. per Pound;
and had come to the following resolution
thereupon, which he read "in lus place, and
afterwards delivered in at the clerk': table,
where the same was again twice read,
and a seed to.
Re/Elved, that the said Bartlet Goodrich,
and john Goodrich, jfin. have manifestly
violated the first article of the continentpl
association in the importation of the said
British goods, and that the same ought.
to be surseited to the use of this colony.
Ordcred, that the fore cing report,
and resolution, be publishefi in the Virgi
nia Gazettc, and that all persbns be warn
ed to have no farther dealings with the
said Bartlet, and ]ohn Gooduch, jun.
EDMUND PENDLETON , president.
& CO
70)": Taze-well, clerk of the Convemion.
L O N D 0 N, October 28.
N account of what passed eflerda
on his majesty's going to t e Hou a
of Peers. Mr. Sayre's commitment to
the Tower having raised the curiosity pf
the publick to an extravagant pitch, the
streets of Weshninster were crowded b
11 in the morning. On Tuesday a han ..
bill , signed Apoor mechauick, was difiribut
ed in great. numbers, which produced an
answer on the following day, intimating
that the magistrates had provided effectu—
al means to apprehend, and bring to jus- '
tice, all persons attemptin to violate the
laws; 5o,ooo of these ] paper: were ss
dish-ibuxed. Sir John fielding's zdvertise—
ment combined with the above circnm
fiances to make people ima 'ne something
ve extraordinary wu to appcn. The
M' dlgsex justice: attended at the house
of the Guildhall, VVestm'mster, at an early
hour, and abom 50 of their copstablu
were stationed in the court worn. Ano
ther large body of consiables placed them—