The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-09-19 00:00:00, page 3

Fuxmx caunty,Vir inia du .: 1 .
Dassin'rsn from Zapt: T/ufssms 'WZ-jssiss-s
company of the loth Virginia regi
mcncsscommanded by col. Edward Slcvcm,
the following descrtcrs, viz. Ycrcmz'ah
Brown, osFuirfax county, apss-cd 28 years,
5 feet 11 izxchfs high, (lzudcr'rnzzzie, dark
cdmplcx'mn :md cycs, by crude & carpen
ter. Hezc/cinh Matteny, aged 22 year:,
5 feet lo inchzs high, (lcndermade, light
hair, a shoemakcr by trade. James Mad
doz, aged 27 years, 5 sect 8 inches high,
light complexion, clase' made, a planccr.
Henry John, aged 17 years., 5fcet 5'mches
high, slender made, light complexion, a
plautcr. Charles Potler, aged 18 years,
5 sect 4 inches high,. light complexion,
close made, a planter. Duvi: Ratcli ',
aged 20 years. 5 sect 7 inclsqsihigh, close
mule dmkcompiexion, aplan er. Edward
I/Ieeks, aged 30 years, 5 feet 6 inches
high, close made, light complexion, a
phnter. Yohn Hayly, aged 23 years, 5
feet 8 inches bigh,_ close made, dark com—
plexis-n, 'a ta'i'lor. jolm .?mith an Englzsh
man, agcd 30 years, 5 feet 6 inches high,
close made, dark complexion, a whec!
wright. 70)": !Villiam/on, aged 19 year,
5 icctct 9 inches high, close made, dark
'cOmPI-zxion, a plantcr. William Roberts,
an [rishman, aged 30 years, 5 sect 7 inches
high, light camplrxion, :: planter. Wil
liam Anderson, an Enghshmnn, aged 28
years; 5 spot 6 inches nigh, close made,
dark complexion, a plunter. George
johnson, an Englishman, aged 25 years,
5 sect 5 inches high, flcnder made, dark
complexion, a blacksmith. Yo/eph Stou
tan, of Loudoun countctv, aged 18 years,
5 sect lo inches high, slender made., dark
complexion, aplantcr. same: Rush, aged
21 years, 5 feet 6 inches high, slender
made, light. complexion, a plantcr. Ri
chard Crop, os Prince William county,
aged 18 years, 5feet 7 inches high, close
made, dark complexion. One hundred
and sixty dollars reward will be given for
the above descrcers, or ten dollars for
,eaczh, if delivered to the commanditig
officer of the regimcnt, or to me in Fair
fltx county. -
CHARLES LLW]: onnnwn'rxx, lient,
ANTED immediately, four or five
hands acquainted with working up
TlN SHEET into kettles and canteens,
to whom generous wages will be ivcn,
Zy applying to the subscriber in Wil iams
W .
g WILLIAM AYLETT.
OR sale, the pleasant and healthy seat
called SCOTCHs TOWN, in Hanover
connty, 23 miles above Hanaver town,
and 27 above Richmoud . The quantity of
land is looo acrcs , 400 of which are clear
ed and under proper enclosures for sarm—
ing. Thc soil is very good, and there is
ver sine meadow cleared and to clear in
sufficient quantity. The best white marle
is found there in abundance. The dwel
ling-housc is about 88 feet long and 36
feet wide, verv commodious, with a gar
den, and all office houses sit for the rcccp
tion of a large family. Ncgroes, or mo
ney, will be accepted "m payn'ieut. For
farther particulars apply to col. Syme, in
Hanover, or the printcr of this anette.
E SERTED from the state troops at
Portstnouth, Thomas Shorl, who is a
lilliz'e nt' Virginia, and has : family in
Che/z'czflss-[d county, where he is supposed
to be iusiksizugss'. The said Short is about 5
{act 8 or 9 inches high, We}! m zdc, (lurk
complexixm and dark hair, is so:?d ut'
drink, and very talkfiive when intoxicat
cal. ] will give tcv- dafisiss reward on hsisis
bsi-K); d-clivectcd to s'n :- c-si-m-sinamiing officer
ut Pctzrljssmozss'fh nsi- pVss'Zct'iJssctfct,"silsctss'jf .
5} ' lct'iict-ZI'TLZYEL ; si 'i'jl, expt.
Fredcrickshurg, Jugu/i' 30, 1777.
sflE suhscriber begs leave to inform
_ the publick, that he has removed
from the shop he lately occupied to the
shop kept by the late mr. Richard lewix,
where he: carries on the SADDLERT and
HzIRHESS busincsa in their several bran
ches, and where gentlemen m ay be sup
plied on short notice, he having laid in an
assortment os materiais of the. b;.st quaii'siy.
Work will be done on reasmable terms,
with thanks to those who please to g'sive
employ to EDW. SIMPSOJ.
N. B. Good encouragcment will be
given to journeymcn capabh: of working
at. the above branches oftrade.
f ESEKTED from my company in the
ad Virginia rcg'vmint. same: Brown,
about 22 years old, of a fair complexion,
and abossut ; sect loinches high. I expect
he is in North Caralina. Whoever deli
vers the said deserter to :: continenml offi
cer shall have 20 dollars reward.
2H FRANCIS TAYLOR, capc.
For 5 A [. E,
LARGE CDPPER, that will contain
upwards of zoo gallons, as gsiood as
new. For terms inquire of the l'rintc-r.
SChOf/LASASYBR, qualz'ficd to teach
reading, writing, and arithmctick,
well recommendcd, wzll meet with great er:
Magcment by applyingto the Printer.
GLUUCESTeR, Scpt. 1, 1777.
NOT]CEis hereby given, that a court
martial will be held in this county on
Monday the zzd instant, to appoint an
ADYUTANT, whose salary will be about
Bol. per annum, raised bv subscription,
exclusive of what is albwed by law.
"
VVnsinzn- LEWts. countv ]icsiut.
DESERTED from the Hero galley,
some time in August, Wn'h'am Miller,
a Scotchman, formerly belonging to capt.
Stevenson's company of the 8th regiment,
cnlisted at For! Pitt. He is about 5 sect 9
inches high, has a very innocent look, and
had on when he descrted & Scotch bonnet.
th'm er delivers him to me shall have 20
dollars reward.
[] PHlLlP' CHAMBERLAlN, capt
O R sale, a tract osland in Glouce/ier
county, about two miles from the
courthouse, and the same distance from
Ware warehouse, containing by estimation
2000 acres, whereon are two plantalions,
on one of which is a good brick dwelling
house with two room: on a floor, a new
'k'ttchen With two rooms below and two
above, a meat house, overseer's house,
6'0. likewise a very fine apple orchard,
now in perfection. On the other plantati
on is a good overscer's house, negro quar
ters, &c. and a good peach oz'chard.
Pcct-sseffion to be given at Chri/imat, and
terms may be known by applying to the
subscriber, living on the land.
siMORDEC4l Tnxocxmox'rou.
ALEXANDRIA, August 30, 1777.
OR salc, a schooner now lying at this
place, fcur years old, completeiy
fitted for sea, with new fails, rigging,
('a-c. Burthen about 250 barrels. Any
person indining to purchase may know
the terms by applying to '
ROBERT NPCREA,
To be SOLDfor ready money, an Tharsdny
tho zd chctober, at the plantation that
lately belonged to major Burgcs Ball, in
Lancaster county,
ONE hundred head of cattlc, 80 head
osshsep, a number oshogs, & sine
fix cared barge, several thousand feet of
both plank and scantling, a quantity of
iiucrchishcolcured king stone, ten horses
corn, wheat, am] soddcr, the salc to co
'tinucd till the whole is disposed off.
HENRY Axmsrun.
0 R salc, the following ttacts of land
in the upper end as .Caswcll count};
North Carolina, viz. The first lying opctsi
bozh sides of Country Line ercek, contaiip- ct
ing by efiimation 1850 zcres, On whith' ct
axe several planmtions, and let) acrcn Of '
c'ezusid land or upwards. On one of the "
pizxnsizuinns is :: lsissflfc dWelling-house boil; "
with brick, two ( otics high, with four .
rooms on a floor, a workhuuse 24 by 16
with a stone chimney, a kitchen 20 by 16
with a shone chimney , a daisy , smokcho use,
and all o\.hcr ne; cessury cuihouses, gardens,
(76. The whole new and in good r.:p zir,
an apple orchard osabout goo bcz ring {sees
us the bcl'sikiml (;f ("suit, and a large pcach
orchard- T hciandis very rich, and gOOIl
for tobacco, wheat, corn, (we. liessi' si
within 90 or too miles of Cros} Greek, and
will afi-"sird 15.) or zoo acrcs of choice good
meadow land. The situacion is remarkl
aLIy high and pleasant, and the springs
(which are very plenty) equal to any on
the continent-si-On another of the plan
tations (which lies on the main road to
Petersssburg imd Haliflzx) is adweh'mg—house
24 by 16 with & brick chimney, an office ,
16 by 1: with a brick chimney, and a
kitchen; a warehouse 24 by 16, .a store
house zo by 16, and & tub mill newly
built on a very good stream.—--The second
tract, lyingwithin 2 or3 miles osthe above,
contains by cffimation 1240 acres, and
is exceedingly level, very rich, 'well tim
bered and watered. ----- ! have also several
other iinaller tracts, lying in the same
neighbourhood to dispose of. Any person
inclinable to purchase any of the above
mentioned lands may be shewn the vholc,
or any part thereof, by applying to the
s ubscribcr, who now lives on the premiks,
or in his absence to David Hast, conti u
ous thereto, who is empowered (o e",
(rc. " NATH: HART,
PR] N cz WtLLuM, Rippon Lo'dgc,
Actctgust 1, 1777.
WANTED, a manager for a sarm, on
which there are 20 or more tithables ,
and plenty of land opened to carry on bu
siness to advantage. Either a yearly sola
ry, or a fixed proportion of the crops,
will be given, as can be agreed on. I
could wish the person applying to have a
wise who would undertake the char_ e of
a daisy, raise poultry (oF which la _ she
may have a share) and also take under
her care three or four spinners. Any per
son properly qualisied to undertake such
business must procure certisicates front
gentlemen of character, of his abisities,
integrity, and sobrietyct, without which he
need not give himself the trouble of an
application. '
si T. BLACKBUlN.
To be RENTE D, and entered into the" 1]!
of November next,
HOUSE in the town oftMauchefler;
A with two rooms below, two above,
and a cellar undementh ; also a kitchen,
stable, and garden adjoining. For terms
apply to
5" A. STEUART.
swenty DOLL/IRS reward.
UN away from the subscriber in Fair
fizx county, near Alexandria, about
the loth of Augusz', a young ncgro man
named ]OE, about 21 years of age, about,
5 feet 8 inches high, well made, has a round
face, which is full of sum]! bumps, a
molc on his neck, and large flat feet. Had
_on when he went away an osnabrug shirt
"and trou sets, but may probably change his
clothes; he can read and wright. I have
understood that he wants to enlist as ;
frceman. Whocvcr takes up the said
ncgro and brings him home, or sccures
' him so that his master may get him again,
shnll receive the above. reward, and all
rcashnabic charges, paid by
CHARLES ]ONES.