The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1773-03-18 00:00:00, page 1

THURSDAY, MARCH18,1773. NUMBER 358;
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\ An act for the better seculringz the public crcdit nsthisis
CO nny. .
. HEREAS pursuzmt to an act of Assembly,
made in lhc sitcmh ycar of the reign of his
resent Majesty, intituled An "& sm- the better sup
ss'-. :: osthc contingdnt chnrgcs 01" government, trou
fury notes were cmntted to the :lmount nf tun 'thousnml
unds, and pursuzmt to one other act, pnfl'sid in the
eleventh year of his Majcfly's reign, intituled An act
, for the relief of th}: sufferers by the loss of tohucco
- damnged or burnt m several warehouseu, thc s ln'thcr
sum of thirty thousand pounds was omitted in other
. uesiasury notes, the greater part whereof yet remain
. in: circulation, all which notes, at the t'tmcs of thc'ir
sssi respective *emiffio_ns, w_ere thought to be effectually,
' ' ' rded'again'si forgenes; but it hath been lmcly dil
si-"fqo'vered that some ill disposed persons have counter—
sisstedmany of the said notes in so ingenious and dan
rous a manner that siit is difficult to distinguish the
for ed from me good bills, whereby thc credit of
ctsi.,_ do emiflions is greatly diminishcd, and the inhabi
sicants of this colony, as well as others truding with
ihem, are likely to be imposed upon, unless all the
;.- said notes are speedily called in and destroyed. And
ss' siwhereas, from the want of gold and silver in the pub
ctlic treasury, there are no means left to remcdv thc
eat and manifest mischiefs which are to be nisiprc
'- finded, but either by borrowing a sufficient sum in
fzssspecie, or cmitting othcr treasury notes better guard
ct- ed against forgeries, which, from certain snmplcs os
paper produced to this General Assembly, it isjndgcd
- may be effected: Be it therefore enacted, by the (in
vernor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present Gene
ral Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authori
ty of the same, that Robert Carter Nicholas, Esq;
_' treasurer of this colony, or the treasurer for the time
being, appointed by or pursuant to act of Assembly,
shall be and is hereby impowercd and- required to
borrow of such person or persons as may be willing
to Lend the same any'sum or sums of money not cx—
.eee ing thirty six thousand eight hundred and thirty
four pounds, at the interest of five per centuin per
annum, to be by him applied, in, the first pi-ICC, for
and towards the redemption of all such treasury notes
of the emisiion, pursuant to the first mentioned :ict,
as-shall be produced to him,_and when that shall be
'done, then for and towards the redemption of 11]!
such treasury notes, emitted 'under the se'cond act, as
shall be produced to him. And if the said treasurer
" shall not be able to borrow the whole or any part of
the said thirty six thousand eight hundred and thirty
four pounds within one month after passing this act,
the said tre'asurer, or the treasurer for the time being,
shall and he is hereby impowered and required to
issue promissory notes in his own name, but as tren
surer of this'colony, for any sumfor sums that mziy
'be requisite to make up the deficiency of such sums us
'he shall not be able to borrow, to be by him cx
; changed for notes of the emisslon, pursunnt to th:
said second act,-which notes, so to be issued, shall he
' written on the paper, of which a samplc is now prn.
duced, sighed by the said ttcasurer, countcrsigncd by
Peyton Randolph and John Blnir, Esquiisscs, and
nufnbered by James Hubnrd and Peter Pelham. Gen
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tlemen, and shall be made payable on or before the
tenth day of December. one thousand seven hundred
, and seventy five. And the said treasurer shrill mnre
over cause such device or devices to be impreflhd upon
the backs of the said notes as he shalljudgc most likely
m secure the same against counterfeits and sorgcz'ics.
And be it further enacted, by the authority :isnrc
said, that the said promissory notes, so to be issued,
shall pass current throughout this colony, in all pay
ments, to such pcrsons as may be willing to rcccivc
the fame, and shall he' redeemed by me trcamrcr, or
the treasurer for the time being, appointed us asore
sand, on the first day ofjunc one thousand seven hun—
dred and seventy four, in the first place, by applying
so much of the money as shall then have come to his
hands from the dutics and taxcs imposcd by the said
rccned acts. And if the said dutics and mxes, to he
received before the said day, shall not be sufficient for
_that purpose, the said treasurer shall and he is hereby
lmpowered and required either to borrow so much
money in specie at the annual interest before menti
oncd as will make up the deficiency, or in case he
-should not be able to borrow the whole or any part of
the? sum necessary for that purpose by'thc time ap
pnmted, (he said Trcusurer shall and he is hereby im
Pflwcrcd to issue other treasury notes, to redccm such
of the notes, to be issued by virtue of this act. as them
remain in circulntion, which last now, to be issued
us the case nmy require, shall he imprimud on the
most proper paper that can in the mean kimc- bc pru
cnrcd by him from (hunt Britain, in such nunncr as"
he shalljudgc molt likely to securc {he said notes srom
cnuutcrseim and snrgu'ies, find the same shall he
signcd by I'cylon Rundnlph and John Blzzir. Esqnircs,
numbcrcd by jamcs Hubzu'd and Peter Pcihum, (;cn
tlemen, and chdm-scd by the treasurer for the sun:
being to such person or pcrsons acts shall be willing to
receive the sum: in licu nsthc other vn'cs, for which
they are intended to be exchanged, and the szgid lust
mentioned notes, when issued, shall be current in like
manner as the notes first directed to be issued.
And he it further cnuctcd; by the authority asorc
said, that. all the dntics and mxcs imposcd. by virtue
of the said two recited acts for the rcdcmption osthe
creantry note;, mucd m purlunncc thcrcos, except
such as have hscn already applied to that purpose,
shall be and the same arc hereby appropriated and
made subject, in the first place, to the pnymcnt of the
principal :tnd interest of such sum or l'ums as may be
borrowed, and then to the redemption 'of all such
treasury notes as may be issued pursp'ssmt to this act;
and'to no other use or purpose whatsocvcr; and if
the said tsi'txcs should prove dcficient, that the same
shall be madc,gond by the public. '
And be it further enztctcd, by the authority nsnrcsi
said, that: if any person or persons whatever, shnll
forge or counterfeit, :tltcr or crnsc, any note to be
issued pursuant to this act, or tender such in pnymcnt,
or demand a redemption thereof at the treasury,
knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, :1l
tered or emscd; every such person, being thereof
lnwfuliy convictcd, shall be adjudgcd a t'si-lon, and
suffer death without bcnusit osclcrgy.
And whcrc-Ls pulling paper on the back of such
trcztsury noasi-fsi, or dipping thc shme, may be a means
osprcvcntitzg the dctsi-ctsinn bl' forgerics, Be it further
enuctzd, that no person shall be intitlcd to ;1 redemp
tinn csuny note. on the back of which :tny paper or,
other thing shall] he so puted, or which (lull he so
clipped; but it'nny tt'cztsury note shall] be uccid-ss-ntully
torn, nr otherwise desac'cd, thc pmprietor shall he
intitled to receive the amount thereof from the tren
surer, upon returning such note to him.
And be it further enacted, that in case of the death
of either of the persons hereby appointed to counter
sign or number the said notes before the same shull all
he sighed and numbL—x'cd, it shall and may be lawful
for the said treasurer to :tppoint some other person to
sign or num'ncr the notCQ, us the case may require, in
the rnom of him so dying, of which public notice
shall be given in the Virginia quzcsitc for three weeks
after the same shall take place; and the sxgning nr
numhering of the notes by such person so appointed
shall be as effectual, to all intents :md purposes, as is
it had been done by the pet'sons hercip named.
And be it further cnnctcd. by the authority asorc—
said, that the treasurer shall be allowed one per
centum ufmn thc_amount osull thc notes by him to be
issued in pursuztncc of this act for his trouble therein,
over and above thssc cost of the paper to be purchascd
or imported, and also a cummisiinn of one pcr ccntum
upon the nmount of the money to be borrowed :sstnd
applied to the redemption :ts ;tsorefsinid, that the tun]
johnctBlztir shall lf'cccive the sum of twentypoundsis, and,
the persons appointed to number the sutne the lum 9!
thirty pounds for their trouble thcrcmct tq bc pald
by the treasurer out osthc public money m lus hands.
_ L O N D O N, Decembcr 8.
Extract of a letter from Hallc, Novcmbcr 22.
FAMOUS chemist at our acadcmy has lately
made an experiment of converting solid copper
into :! fluid state. which is the strmicht poison cvcr
known before. If this poison only comes into the
lips, cven though the teeth :n-e close together, the
person must die, its effect being incurubic.
Advicc is received thnt-the pldguc is broke out at
jassy.
There is a talk that the Earl of Dunbzncts pardon
is concluded on, which, is true, will cunbic his- Lord
ship to spend the remainder of his duysis in Engiand.
Lord Dunbur is brother to Lord Chics jullicc Mans
sicld, and now rciidcs at Romc.
Ycsicrduy Serjczmt (jlctvnn sht, for the first time, as
Rccordcr of London. His charge to the (hand jury
was execcdmgly pzthLtic, cicgunt, ;md inshsiuctive,
accompanied with Copious eulogiums on the blsi-ssmgs
this country cnjnys over all others, in having the
freedom osn-iu] by njury of their Pcers.
The Hadstfi of Steel in Irclzmd lmvc began to com
mit lhe: mon violunt ourrugcs. They have burnt ;;
house belonging to Mr..Luw, in th'c ncighbourhood
os Guilsurd.
'l'hc Lords of the Admirnlty have given orders for
a nizm us wur of 40 gum to bc: ilutinncd as ;: guard
ship off chlchy Head, in order to search all ships com
ing from snspcctsid places in the north, and to pre-ct
Vent. smuggling in those parts.
Extract of:: ]clter from Fssnniflcilling, Nov. 23. si
" The greatest hurricame of wind blew hcrc yester
dzly morning I evu- heard. Six men that were bring
ing cm-d Wood in Mcss. 'l'hompson and Parker's boat:
wznt to the bottom bcLchn 'l'ully and Dorby'l
island."
A remedy has been discovered :tt Mecklenburgh
for the dlllemper incident to the hm'ncd cattlc. It is
no more than feeding the diseascd beasts with crab
apples. The same fruit, put into the water given
the cattle to drink, has been found to prevent the
distemper. _
Friday cnmc on, hesnre Lord Mnnssieid, in the
cOurt ofKing's Bench, WcsiminFtcr Hall, an action
brought against one Mr. hurry, : well known actor
in (Drury Lane playhousc, to iccm er 'a sum of mo
ney for two hunting saddies, bought, unknown to
him, for the use of his wise. Mr. George Garrick
bein called to prove the Mary hc i-cecchd In the
play ouse, said it was four pounds a week, but that:
the nctor did not' take any of his wife's money since
their separation; on which Lord Manssicld declared
that he had no right. to . for the saddles, as being
unnecessary thin s, had Mout his knowledge Ano
ther action had een entered against the same actor
for a couch, but the plaintiss, on the soregoixi judg
ment, thought proper to withdraw the recortf
]t Was allowed last night, even by Mr. Burke's
opponcnts, that he made one of the best speeches
that was ever delivered in :t British senate.
Ycflcrdaysi' the Honourable Mr. Charles an kissed
his Mnjcsty's hand ;it St. ]:tmcs'sct, on being appointed
one of the Lords of the Trcztsury, in the foom of
Mr. jcnkinshu, appointed a Vice Treasu'rer of lre
hind, in the zlace of Lord Edgecombe. .
.- After the usincss of the day was gone through,
and Mr. Coopcr sent to the Lords with the Irish pro
vision bill, the House of Commons waited :t consi
dernissle time for Lord North. The business that
was expected to come on was something relative to
the army; however, Lord North arrived about a
quarter after three, and his presence soon proved
that there was but one part of the House in the se
cret ot'whztt was intended to be trnnshctcd; for his
Lordlhip had scarcciy tnkcn his stu'ion before Mr.
Aldcrmzm Hurlcy delivered a report from the secret:
cummittee in at the table, which wasct immediately _
rcztd by the clerk. This report contained : kind of
hist'nricztl rcl-ssttion osthe different steps there had been
taken at the lndiu House for the purposens ftppotnt
ing a superintending commisiinu ;md supcrvthon for
the management. of the company's nssnirs at the three
prsisisulences of Hengnl, Fort St._Gcm*ge, :md Hom
bzty, commcncing on the 29th of ]uly last, and end
ing the 4th instunt, with some remarks made thereon
bv the committec. Immcdiatcly after the report was
rent], Mr. Aldcrmun Hurley made a mo'siitm fift- bring
ing in :: bill to suspend the execution us the sniJ com
mitiion for a time to be limited. This. produced one
of' the wztrmcst dcbzttes that hLlS h'sitpzsi'si'ncd dtiring
either this or the preceding ssi-szion. 'I'hc flt!\:(-C(lle$
for the motic'm supported it principally (vll the tuilow
ing grounds: That the cePtLtin expence which would
be incurrcd bv such it mcz'sir'urc would, ;tt' ]cztst. he
120,oool. which. in 1)" 3 present Lsistrcsscd [tate of the
company, might produccsi the_mnst dztngercztsiti :tnd
evenmuu comcquwcs; umt tnc company, um per
sisting to give the finilhing hand to the commifflon,
at al nsin'xe that they knew Parliament were taking the
rcqniihc mcns'ssu'cs m put their assdirs on a rcisipcctzlhlc
and {Inurishing 1ctcvczzi11g, made the present interposi
tion highly, nay. e'si'cn absnln'ss ly n- .siu'Z'nry, and Lhat
any pu'nmilc, eishcr mzuic lcpnra'ss-c]; m" collccth ;]y,
from the Court of ])ircctnrsct, or (man the indivi
dunls thzu cunpnse ix, rhzu the commiffion should
be vo'mnl.:u*iiy iuspsssimch, was, by no mums, bind
ing on the' pl'csisiprictmsis, who had couscffldlj: (In: sole
power of Cciiith 11] in the last inlEnnc-n On he u'sihor
side it was u—nTss-ndcd, that th;- sulsspenfion of 11 right,
and its total auuihilation, dissech, in reality, very