The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-11-07 00:00:00, page 2

lssit EXNHHM} PATRlCK HENRY, lt'jilnire, GOZ'trnour
or Cl'itfctJ/ngistnlle of the tsmmmwealll- of Virginia.
APKUCLAMATlON.
\\7HEREAS 1 have received ccrsiain intelli
gence, that General Gatcs, aster repeated ad
vmtagcs gained over General Burgoyne, compelled
him on the uth day of this month to surrender him
selsand the whole army ptisoncrs of war: NOW to
the end that we may not, through :! vain and prcsump
fusi'vus cnnfidenre in our own shength, bc lcd siuvay to
forget the land ofllcavcn, wnosc asiishncc we have
so often in times ofdistrcss implored, and which, as
frequently before, so more especially now, we have ut
cucnced in this signa] l'uccesz of the arms fifthe Unitcd
State;, whereby the divine simccion of the righteous
ncss osour cauic is most illustrinufiy dilplaycd, ] have
thought proper, by and with the advice of the Coun—
ci] ot'Stacc, to appoint fl-msdnctv the thirteenth en)- of
the next month to be observed, in all churchcs and
congregations of Christians throughout this state, as
a day of general and solemn thanksgiving; and it is
most earnestly rccommcndcd to the several ministcrsi and
teachers of the Gospel, and they are her: by enjoined,
tn embrace this opportunity nfsimpr-sizssmg on the minds
oFtheir hearcrs those sentiments of pious joy which
the glorious occflinn so aptly calis for.
Giwn under mssv band at the Gumril :!siumbn, in (71 rit]
of Williamsburg, tl—it 31]! day Its ()cmber,.in the
strand year of the commonu'ealtb, Annoqu: Dunini
P. " E N R Y.
l777
GOD sitvc the UMTED STATES.
A]()URI\EYMAN 'I'AlLOR that understands
his business will me'ct with good esicourage
ment by applying to Wnctu A M NICULSON.
\\_lLs.lAMSL'-VRG. Off. zl, 1777.
On w cdnesday rlv l7tb of December will be _/Z-lsil
to fix piglrfjl bieldsr, jbr nally monry, at the zI-wrl
ling-lzoust of !}.Y late Mr. Alexandcr Wodrow,
in the town of Falmouth,
ATR ACT of land on Ruppabannack river, about
two miles abov'e Fahmutb, containing 212. acres,
whcroon there is a merchant mill, that, for a small
cxpensc, may be Fat inm good repair, having a pair
ofcxcellcnt Freurb aurrs with bolting chest, &c. There
are also several good houses on the premiscs. At the
same time will be ibld, four Lors in the town of
Fa/mmth. ; Anokcw Wooaow, Adm.
'ssj [have for fislc two large lsicctle bcnn :, with br-ards
and weights sufficient, very well calculatcd for a tobac
co warchousc, iron work, or a muchant mill.
7; be L EASED or on year, or ; term of ]un,
AVALUABLE p ancation near Yitvil's bridgc, in
the county osdmelia. [( has been ussid as an or
dinary, and has houses sufficient fctr the purpr-sc, with
: smich's shop, and other: proper for tndcsrnen. The
land Is good, and the plantacion in repair, with apple
and pcauh orchards. BEN]. WATKlNS.
hosissonu county, Ortabfr 13, 1777.
IN TE N 0 to lame this commonwcahh soon.
) GEORGF, STEVl-TNSON'.
AS parmcrships in stud horses are very inconvc xi
cnt, the owner: of the well known horle OLD
PARTNER have determined to sell him. Any person
indined to purchase ma know the terms by appiyina
to 10le Haflwell Cocke o Sun), now in lffi'illiumxburgct:
or c..- Rolm! Skipwilh near Petncthvrg. Olr! Parhm- was
got [1 ,! Mqreton's famous imported horsi: Old [Trave/ler,
ckvm the imported mare Selinm. He is in fine order,
lndssmay be seen at the laid Cocke's stable at Scran's
Pnint. 2 )
AMHERST, Os'tobrr lc, 1777,
FOR sale, in 'Pnsinu Edward county, on ["art
crcck, 966 acrcs of land, for which Mr. ].sszyh
Parlu (whose land it joins) will treat with any persbn
inclinable to yurchasc. No person, Iprcsume, wnnld
purchase without viewing che promises, thercsoxe shall
lhy nothing about them, by. way of rccmnmcndation.
(jsonca COLEMAN.
Croucs-rzn, Osfolzrr 29, 1777.
&
ATL persons indebted to the estate of (Taptain
Cl arlu Burlan, duceascd, are desired to make spur
dy payment, and those who have any dcmandsngninst
.thc same 'w make them known to
) jonu B. LLUPS, Adm.
FOR sale in Northumberland, an A N () H () R
about zon wr. stocked and iron honpcd, some
sortnble blocks with honks and dvudcyes, and a full and
complete ssi-c of jonuctzas TUULS. z ;
COMMLTTED to ]lallfitx jai], in N. Caroli/la,
a ncgrn man who shys his name is BLN, but ci
Iher cannnt or will not tell his master's name. He
is about thirty years old, about five feet scvcn inches
and a half Ingh, flim made, vcri black, and is an our—
landish fellow. When he was raught to jail he had
on an o'd cotton and yarn jacket, old lincn crnusers,
but no shirt. AHT- a ncgro fellow who m"; himself
]ALK, and saw r'sszat his master's name is johu [[sim
ums, wholivvd in 'Jnmctrmk, nvar Ncrjsi-Ik. llc i. dbnut
five fcex six ]nchrs high, dL'uut cwc'my ( fight years rsild,
brandcd on his sight breast M, on his ]cft brcsilst MM
in a piece, on his forehead M, and on his right check
M. Thc owner; arc desired (0 pay charges, and take
them away. SAMUEL Dunm'.
RlNl'l'Y par sh, in the county us ]oui/a, be
i-ssg now HlCZl-tt, ;! clcrgynmn Oslht: church os
Iizsizlnml that comes well rccommcndcssi will meet
whhcncoumgcmcnt.
Thc \VABU ].th
o
COMMlTTED to Smuntou jail, in Augsjfi'a
councy, a lss'itgqinia burn negro fellow, \\ he
calls himselsPuHJ ?, and says he is about ] 5 years
old. He is 5 sect 7 or 8 inches high, round scarured,
and says :th w hen he went away he took wish him
a shirt h llHincn and halt'cotcon, a pair of trouscrs,
an old pair ofshocs, and a sclc hat. He likcu ise
says, thsssslt he belongs in Ijusi-jjnn/Jn Hsirml us Asimlia
councY-',ct "on Hessfl crsek, within 6 miles of the
courthouse. 'l he owner is desired to pcty
charge, and mkc him away.
2]; 'l'uumm Rnoctmm, jailer.
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OMNll-TTLD to the jail (zf Prince George, thc 7th
day of Seplrmbcr, :! ncgro msim named ADA M, bo
longing m LewiJ ll'kddil. The said ncgno wssm taken
out nfchc above mentioned jlil in -sit'uggust last by lsilliam
li'addil, son of Lr-u-i: !! ixdjil, who ]: dcsircd to take
away his ncgro, and pay clmrgcs to
2]! lhzmnss BATTE.
MECXLENBUIG councy, U- soss'ctsir 1, 1777.
THE lsiubscribcr does not intend to pay (0 [in.rssy
Brejfie of Narjsicllz his now of sixty peunds paya'zlc 1:
the Ayril court 1774, as he himselt'knmvs of the L rmur
tHersi-nn contained, and hereby forbids his giving an
asiignment thereof. zp liDMUNo TAYLOR.
KUN a-zcay from my fi/anfation a! jamcstumv
]bme time last August, :: likely mularro man
named YESSB, 17 or 18 ymrs old, tall mnlst'mslzr.
[expert lsse is cit/si-er :;lli/fnl into the army, or ('Wfrnl
on Ouard/o/m Ucffi-l as a [Zzilor amlfrmdctn. !Isi's. ssss
t—vrr stmrrs flsst said stmsi-e in anyjail, sin that [get
him again, _or zlslivsrs Lint to me at Qchn's cradle,
in York (cum); shall lssam twenty do/lars reward.
EDWARD C. TRAVlS.
' BRl-ZMO, Hernia, October z;, 1777,
\TOLEN out of Col. Richard Adanu's asture at Rich
maad, che fourteenthinflanr, & light ay horsesizven
years old last sprung, about fourteen hands and a half
hi th, hasa blue Face, hanging mane and switCh (Bil,
a few saddle spots, and bmndcd on the near buctnck
I C. He trdts well, gallops short, and starts very much,
though not high spirjccd. He is well made, all but his
neck, which is rather short. Whoever will deliver
the said horse to Col. Farlluu Fleming of Goachlud, (lo!.
Adam: ac Richmand, or the subscribcr at Bmm, shall
have ten dollars reward.
C\* Bowu—zn Cocxs.
ST () L E N from rhejizlsiribrr's company, a! si'llr.
si Rogcrs's in Halisax romsi-rv, on Hico, some time
lash April, :: ROAN HORDE. !! 'l'amsr brings
him to Ca !. Thomas Scocc's in Prince Edward, or
to tlve sub sribfl', shall have five pound; reward, and
on cob—viction qftbe rbirftrn pounds. ,
p SAMUL-sil, scoss, Captain.
dTRAYED away from !!i'llinmsburg, the second
of Srptrmbrr last, 6 head of 3 year old cattlc,
5 nfthem hcisers, the other a steer. Two osthc hei
scrs, and the steer, are pied red and white, another
of them black on the sides, with a brown back,
and the Other two brindl sid, to the best of my re
membrance. Twenty dollars reward will be paid by
Mr. Hffliam E/mm, commissa:y at !! 'illisizmsp/zrg,
for the above muntioncd cattlc, if sccmctcd, and
information given to him, so that he gets them, or
in proportion for any ofthcm. They are marked
with a crop in the right car, and a flit i.) the left.
97) be 5 0 L D for ready many, of Smithsield, on Thurs
day the lzth of Novcmbcr,
BOUT zofo acres of land m [ste of Wiglsit county,
the remainder ofa tract of 4000 acrss, the proper
ty of the late J'Vsr. ]umu Bur-well, dec-ascd. 'sil'his
land- is convenient to navigation. It is laid off in small
parcels, and will be shewn to any person who desires to
purchase by applying to Mr. Natluniel B-r-well of 1]!
of W'ngt county.
LEWxs kawnuss
DUDLEY ontctrsss,
(:) THOMAS NELSON, jun. trustces.
NATH. BURWELL, jun.
STOLEN from the subscriber in Nor/bflmpton
si county, N. Cuolina, ne-u' [;alon's (crry on Romsake,
the z7th sizs Augu last, a huge bay horst: about four
ssssct tcn inchect hig , f-vur years old last spring, his right
is a glassi eye., hvsi hind t'oct :! ]itt!c white, ;: large fea
thcr On each side. of lzib neck, which extends man" to his
withcrs, and brunded on the nssiar buttock 5 5 in one.
I have the greatest rcasnn to suspect that he is carried
off l'si, :m old man, between fifty and szxty years old,
who has bcsi-n ]unking about for some timc; he at 'l'S his
own gray hair, and had on a sh'chd country wovc
Wilisitllmt, the- stripes much sadcd, ; cottsn shir", Cutton
and tow t'si'huscrsi ;qu there wasa blue coat in his
bundlc, Whucwr deliver:- the horse to me shall hmc
fn'c pound; reward, and five pounds more on conv.c
tion of the chief.
2}: 10le Kmn.
AMLQ (Ln-Y county, ().silrssLcr zc, ;777.
STOLLA out osthc subl'cribcr's stable, on *1 insis
si day the 27th inshmt, a small bay horse vx ith ;!
bnld sacc, about 10 years old, 4 sect 4 or ; inches
high, one of his hind sect vhite, and bmn ed
with an I, but not plain, ] will give 4 dvllars re
ward to any crsun who de'ivcrs the said horse, to
me, and 11; ollars un conzic'tion osthe thief, isa
white man. ;; leunn BAcn-q,
STRAYED or S'rov se. f'z'um th: ssizisissiri cr In
Dumj'riel, a') "us (an w :k; sinxfi' :\ .ng' wI-ixelzuszsi:
better thnn'fsurrusin [u-sids h gh. '_—.- u <i\ 1. on the man
buxcock TG, du- hfl Icn-ssr nm \:-:y fzhsin; lu: hasi [run
hurt by a lluldlsi: on the. r g'ss1tsd'3, .n.d nsi-zs md b'si
lnps. Any p-'rshn rlut wis] b] ngz she said lu-ussi- t* . c
(ubl'cribj in the said town, !! (] hzu-ss- : n Jffl'uo
reward. [] \VHHAM JuNHr—s.
PRlN-si'r (human, S/s. gsisi, ] 77,
HE Rev. sis. !; il/:'.m.— L- [all] having schfgned,
wsi: arc d'nctcci by the vcsiry 0 sthc parish cf'Jctcty
kiss Brandon, in (his county, to give norice, that the
same is now Vdsallt, and ll'al any clergy]! an ::f the
church of England, of gond chssuctcur, and Prczpcrct'y
qualificd, will be rcuiwd into the stid parsssh. He wul
have a good glcbc, with a commodious dwel'ing-houp'ss:
and other necessary houses in gffo'u xcpair, and m their
opinion meet wilh a g.:nu—c-l i-mvflion.
.
] RlCHARD BLAND, ]
churchwardcns.
] Pl.l-:ASANT Cocxsct
STRAYED from Oyls} Isss-fl, in Hanayrr cuumy,
sunc time in julssv !a'}, a- bsily horse four years old,
nearflftccu hands high, with sshzl-usi'siing mme and sWit-ch
mil, and had shmc marks orf plnug'! gccr whcnbe wsi-m;
off. [Io appears to have [) m injurcdin one of his
hind ferlock jsfints, and Is inclinvd to pace. Whoever
deliver: the llfid hmsc [0 Mr. Rsibcrt Dalmey in Hanaz-er
munry, to .llrxam'n Purlsi-er in Fauqmer, or (he fill).
scribcr in l-I'Fllianung, slull receive ten dosi'lars.
[Iron NLLSON.
._—_ - si
XK/HEREAS [understand that Capt. ]ssmc Hv'clu'i
Licucenant has Informed Col. David "fallen that
I belong to the szia lbrvisa, and, Capt. Hict-k: being
now in that since, his report may gain credir, lda
hrcby forcwarn any officer to interrupt me till the
Captainjs return, as I have not n fartthg of the coun
rry's momy, and will then make appear that ] am not
a desercer. 2) HENRY DANXEL.
To be SO ]. D at New Kcnt so!!rf1ss*0[ls?,ctsil?ss0fid Tsisir—s
day in Novcmbcr, lacing court du ,
"THE plantaciunwhcreon Nor}: ctPrrkzr/s, decezs
ed, lived, containing 500 :mres. Thc said land
is pleasantly situatcd, about 7 miles above the: fact]
courchnulsic, on the Rirbmoml r-vad. with all necelshry
conveniencfcs, inch as asigond dwelling-housc with two
ronms below and two above, brick chimncy, and a
fine dry CC'HJX', & good kitchen and laundlsiy, negro
quarters, dainsics, nuathcusc, burn, corn crib, and to
bacco houses, a garden, and a fine orchard of apple and
])Lach [ILL$. 'lsihc land is very kind for corn, wheat,
and cobacco; and about 30,ooo corn hills are sowed in
wheat. Any person inclinablc to purchase may Vch
the: land hv applyirg to Nafl-aniel Perkin], on the pre
mil'os, beF-szse riw day of sixlc. Onc half the purchasi:
money to be FaZd down, and some credit will be given
for the other half, if requftcd. Also will be sm'd, for
ready money, xhc lctuh day of December, on tlee sact'd
plancacion, ]; likely Virginia bcm Naczozs, such au
ypssung fcllnws, women and boya, as likely as any in
this since, the crop cfcnm, wheat, and foddcr, two
yoke of oxen, carcs, and all plantation utcnsils. Pas
scsiion (f the land will be given at Clrzst-mns.
]OHN Pznxinz, 'Z
' ]] DAVlD szxms, Exccuton,
]SAAC PERKINS,$
w ANTED on board the ship "[a-star, ifisisiing'at
Imsi r's sorry on Matmponsyct n_SuchON'si—, Mu's.
Any gcnzlmlanct, profirly (]U'Ulhcsid, may depend upon
good aceommuuarim and nenmzcnr agrccabk- w hil
mnk. [;
\\s AKTED for the hcspimls of this {fare, five
or nx hhds. cctsgood MNEGAR, :c be delbmre]
at either the Capitol nr C.)!!egc landinsssisissz, for \-.'!\i:h a
good sisszrice will be given by
" _ BEN}: BL'CHTTYOUT.
]Vi Y va1uablc tr_act of lsiand, &;fs. insi ,s-rss'si-si- Az-ss-rsissssj
coumy, dclcnbcd m Mr. fict-"ct'rrssi. 's LhL-csste
che qthos,1sctw1777, not being ye: sixspvsuu. sisi', xx.."
same may still be purchasccl at the Cuux: (,: Lint
county in Nuvmzpcr next, us
p GHRIST. W'IUGHT.
"I'RAYED some time l.:fl: jlsasir, smm'she sub
siIsles in King lffisssiilliam, :] white !:ml'c s'ctrur sect
five or six inchsis high, with hanging mzmc zu-d short
switrh mil, puccs, trors, and gallqzs, but r.:thcr broken,
and bmndssd on tho near shouldsrr with a small (). I
have been informed that he was brought from Culctheper
county, and cxpccl he will endeavour to get there
again. Wlwcvcr dslivcrs th': shid horse to me shall
have five dnlhssi rcwznd, or three dollars for such in
telligencc us] get hu agfin.
); BATCHELDER VALFNTlNE.
OXFUM) srw/ !!L-rl's, B sidsord wuurssv, ()s'hzlzcr 16
lWlLLgl (: cadymoncy sor younghkcly negrocs
from lsm zsi, yearsosagc. I would also Life,
bem een this and th first otsiss'ssin'u-nj' ncrx't. ;. or ss-o
negro men, for (me, tvm. or three years; one half
ostnc first year's hire will be paid down, isrequir
ed. The: lnuatiun us the works i.- very healthy,
thc labour osthc flsswes moderate, and they shall
hffle a plcmiisiul diet. ] will alluw ;m ctdvsianced
rice sor carpentcrs and V\ hcclu rights, lsissut will not
&: concerned with ssny thzuarc noted runxzwsiys.
Any persons inclining to treat with [ne .usi: xi.-tired
to send their prupolsiuls to cithsisir of the princess,
andl win give them an immchtc zn'ixwr. __
(4) DM .L) ROSZ.