The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-10-11 00:00:00, page 1

CCTOBER ]], 1776.
NUMBER 89.
ZGAZETTE.
VIRGINIA
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— ,ssr'ct \ND THE PUBLICK'GODD'.
ALWAYS FOR LIBERTY
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High HEAVEN to GRAClOUS nuns directxtbe STORM.
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)) his Excellency PATRICK HENRY',
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- jemiar, 15] ?; Gowrnour or Chiqf Alagi/si
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_ tratc of the Commonwealth uf VlRGlN 1 A:
ctA PROCLAMA'l'lON.
1\VHEREAsct it is expedient and neces
F ' sdry thxt proper pc-rsons be appoint—
s ed to advise and prosccme in behalfot the
sssaid commonweahh in the different coun
sssfies within the same, I have thereksiore
si thought fit, by and with the advice ot'the
{Councissl of State, to issue this my procu
sisi ation, hereby empowering the several
Eputy attdrnies under the late constitutiou
{to Font'mue to officiate as, such under the
_. resent government, and to enjoy all emo
;Lsuments and privileges which to the said
office may of" right appertain.
' And ] do farthermore request, that the
justice: of the peace for those counties in
.;wh'zch the former deputy attomics may
si either refuse to continue to act, be dead,
sior otherwise incapacitatcd, will inform
T.!) m :.o Rnunosim, esq; attomcy
Z- gcnernl for the said commonwealth, of
the same, that the vacanciel may be im
mediately supplied;
Given under my hand and 'sZ-al, thi: 23d
day of September, in the year qs our
Lord 1776;
. P-leUCK HENRY. junior.
.Bsisisia-V lLLL-i, in stlc " M o N :) caunty,
," October :, 1776.
_: ECTOR's regards to (inns; and as he
- shzbld think it unworth !:is struion
lo retort any of his illiheml insinuation: of
_the zjth uk. be only beseeches CIVIS to
read again his remarks on a vice that is
'si'univershlly deemed the reatcst scnndal
among human bcings, an more especially
when these arrows of calumny arc shot.
'agzinst those'worthics who daily sacrifice
jctlheir health and devotc their very lives to
"Our service. _ _
ssss'si' Rccroxsi has no other favour to me ot
;Clv'u, m. of mankind, but that an honest
"and deccnt endeavour to resorm our nun
ncrs in this respect may not be pervcrlcd
'flo the crime he wsissuld condemn ; nor that.
he may be thought to flames where, in all
robahilitv, he may never be acquainted.
4 [33 disimsizion is so far above detractxon,
and shttery, that none but a stranger (or
jt'oc civility of a Clws) could sober the
i'npu'sisslti-m. Nor is (inns less mistaken,
i'x szj' meaning, to " restrain the free ex
si' ercsis: os private judgment, isit should
" chmcc to turn on the conduct of our
" sir-sictsizcmls or colunels." RECTQR oniy
: m ctcesi'vc (! us what. he was M'tcn an ear
\. iznctss m; nt'zhctzsc shasts which flew From
i'r- s-x = zssc um! malice. and where neither
liss.": 13 ;1 nuz' judgment wcssc cuncsirnecl.
'H-s ct-ssiLH fluct- conduct us a-ssy person ("u
])..ct'i- 'si. hrizm pu'si *ul nsilv) is properly
:]. 1 ss. . 'si'".'.'\1ff!!lli*."ss.' ] xitl before the world,
r'a si '- 19 n-o cxc's'p'juu to :\ f'lir um]
i.-1:n'.' '. ss':'--Z wi}; m, hurt!) the in-Ml sunc-z
(- ct, -' -.-- '\T-'17C6ss or an'; priv m- ]);lctsis-J
!; ;)r- ; L' -- - -' sizur nwct; in the. ;mz-cpt
of:; 47 ct- 7'—H'ctct.' w w, nn .n; nhssffr -<'.' hm,
" \-; f . , '-':: " "uhsssil"; du nbsiaty lus
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"zchsiss sssi-si-sisi, ss..- .;'-.
PHIL ADE LPI'll-A, Octobcr !.
At a general caurt-martial held at Ticon
demgu the 261h day of july, 1776, by
order of the hon. mujor-general GAT m.
Culnncl Poon president.
M E M B a 1\ 5,
Thefirur eldest colonels, the four cldq/I lief:
tenant-colunelct, andfour elde]! mujon qf
the northern army.
CAP'lsi'AlN Wentworsh was brought
before the court, and accused of
" rciulinz to go on duty, when regularly
" warned by the adjutam of the regimeut
" which he bxsslcmged."
The court having considered the eviden
ccs, were osopinion that cnpc. Wentworth
was guilty, and scmenced him to be
cashisi-red, and advertised in the e]:mbiick
papm, as having wilfully ncgic ted his
duty, with a view of being discharged the
service. -
Agreeabie to this sicntence, jonath-n
Wentworth, of Somerswonh, in Stratford
coumy, New Hampshire, late captain in
col. Pcssor's regi'ment, is published to the
world as a fimmdrel, guilty Of nefglccting
his duty, evidently with a design 0 obtain
ilvg- a dischz'sir-gc from the service of his
czsit'mtry; a crime, till this day, unheard
o .
His counsrymen, it is ).opcd, will treat
him with the contempt mex'iled by so
infamous :: conduct.
- By the general? order.
]OHN TRUMBULL, dcputy adjutant
general of the northern anmy.
Head- quarter: ,'l icondcrogn ,A'ug 25, 17 7 6 .
All printcrs in the United States of Ame
rica axe desired to publish the soregoirg
in their rcsorctsi'r ppperu.
By Richarfflcoum tlnv- c, uj'flse kingdom"
"of lrcimd, and William Howe, qsq;
general ofhi: majestj'xftrm in America,
the king': commiffloncrsfbr resi/x'aring peace
to his majesty: colom'c: and filantatiom iu
North America, (rc. ire. c'z-c.
DECLARATlON.
LTHOUGH the Congrcss, whom the
misguidcd Antericans suffer to direct
their opposition to a re-establishmcnt of
the coniiitutiona] government of these
provincu, have dillwowed every purpose
of reconcilizuion not consonant with their
extravngant and inadmissiblc claim of in
dependeme, the king's commiffioners
think fit to detiare, that they are equally
deiirtssrus tn conscr with his maiesty's well
afii ctcd suhjccts upon the means of restor
ing the publick trunquiiiity, and estabiish
ing a permancm Union with every colony
as a part us the British cmpirc. The
king hct ing most graciOufly pleased to direct
a rcviii-m (.s such of his royal instructions
tf> his grwernours as may be confirued to
].w un impruper rcll'rnint on the freedom
0sict"gisiriti0u in any of his coionies, and
to coucur in the revisal of a" acts by which
his m -_icsty's su'ijccts there may think
thss-msclvcs aggricved. it is recommemlcd
to 'hsi i-sszhsiihimnts at large to reflect seri
rnsl'. upon their present condition and ex
pcctcttiuns, and judge l'or themselves,
whe.her it be more (oanst-sint vuith thti'"
honour and happiness to off. s up their lives
a": a sacrifice to the unjust and preearzous
cause in which they are engaged, or_re
turn to their allcg'mncc, accept the blesv
sings ol'peacc, and to be sccurcd 'sin a free
enjoyment of their liberties and prhpeZ-uu
upon the true principlcs of thcconshtutmn.
GIVEN at New York, 8103- 19, 17765
11 0 W E.
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By eqmmand .oftheir S'r : A o an'.
Lxceuenues
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At a eammiuce held jor the coszy of P'ut
sylvania, at the eourthoufiz, the zzd dey
0f7ub', 1776- ,
Present the chaiman, and :: majarity 4'
the membcrx.
HIS conimittcc being informed thz
Gcor 'e flerndon, George Murd'och,
]ohn M'lcfi, Samuel Calhu, Zachariah '
Snecd, William Mitchell, and Axchibald
smith, are suspccted to be enemies to the
rights and liberties of America, they hav
ing ap cared besore thin co'mmictee,
agreeab e to eitatism, resused to take the
oath prescribed by the General Conven
tion; whereupon it is ordered, thus. the
clerk do transmic a c'opy of these proceed
ings to Mr. Alexander Pardie, that the
same may be inserted in his (":/azure.
Extractfi-om the mfmctes,
WHJJAM' TOlH), clerk.
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ADvmz'r ] sum ENTS.
To be 8 0 L D at Coggin': paint, l'rincsi'
Geqrgc caunty, on Thursduy the 31]!
inflant (October)
LL the flocks, conhmng qr none.,
about 50 head of came, as many
sheep, and a few huge, as also a quantity
of household and kitchen furnimre, bed
and lincn almost new. Abwt 300 barrel:
of'com, and pluntntion ntensils, may he
barga'med for at the shme Lime. No credir.
win be given for sums under lol. and six
months credic for all above, giving bond
and sccurity.-—-And on Monday the Ibth
of December will be fold in sumilies, in the
town of Manchqflcr, at (he falls of Fame:
river about 50 prime NBGROES; for
which 12 mouths credif. v\ ill be allowrd. the
purchascrs giving- bond and approved secu
rity. RlCHARD Kmon Mzctmz.
To be SOLD at Ma-nchcltcr. ou Friday the
:;th of this instant (Octohcr)
B O U T :o likely Virginia horn
SLAVES belonging to the efl/fflc of
Peter Eppes, for which 18 mouths credit
will be allowed, the purchaser: giving
bond with approved security to
[] WxLLHM RoYALLssexec—ntnr.
WHEKEAS ] gnvc my hx-ml lus 35].
to Thama: Mq/Icsin nt Culpsijzcr, in
consideration of a lot. us l.!nd, and have si
paid )5']. thereof, but. the sail] Master: not
hming come up to his agreement, ] do
hereby c-sixuuon uny pu son from taking an
affignmrn: ol'thc flunc , (15 I am determin—
ed not to pay it.
If] - ]A." iES ROUSSAU.