The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-05-08 00:00:00, page 1

'MAYa,-m ' si' ct THE, ctct :ssnumnuxz
ctsiVIRGINIA GAZETTE
WILLLIAMSBURG: PRlNTED BY DlXON EF NICOLSON.
57, [. E G H O R N, Novzmnzn :.
. HE Ilfl letters from France inform us, that the urge of the English
ss vessel the Dutchel't of Tufean will he restored to the owne", huving
tzhen by a French frigate be on hoflilitiet had commenced between
. e two nati! ns. _ _
Blu'r, No-v. 13. A division of sow men of war are arrived in thu
'ss ) from : emize,'having tzken : privateer of 16 gon:, end : ]:unaica
het. " "
The division of six men of wet, which are to be joined by two East
. ., ..m, will slil I Them to Rib ; these vessel: take in six
'ss oathe "vision. 'sin W th" sipctzsion it not httown.
'Bxuutu. Na-v. 16. Our Inlt letten seem France bring dreadful
: countt qf lhsst: uvajet made in ditsetent you of that'kingdotn by horri
peu end dtundatio'ue- '
' Bhovs, Nosi-v. 29. Letter: fiom Munieh edvise, that the flatet of
- vatia hue not only refused to grant the Eiector the free gift, of which
;, had in sie & demand, but hewe nissid ditlicultiu wuh regard to the
' ll' ". 'Wb they we:: to ply to him. These letten add, that from
& to ram ] till troops, mofll elvalr ; were about to tlke
;'si 'nterantengsstehe ney! Aultrian et'fio'nt uBavarin, and ademnnd
' ' te made for {"In-and pmvision for that purpose.
.: w" Gutllttctlt 08. a7. Gavernour Eliiot has them the following
' - he Of nisi ,to Tuhessr-Fenet. and the other Moorish officers who
.sineomymied him 'a [hit "piece.- sshle not only would not snfi'er them to
, ye)" for the paintigi of fom- ffigltet, brought there for that purpose, z-ut
provided ,thun "! provifiom'," stile, eordage, and-every other ntlttet'
, es vhieh'fltey fleeth t'- Mu ln return for which, Teher Fenez hu
mited to take" withsi _' te'Mot-eceo Mr. ngie, our Consut Grncui,
Ild use MN 05". si Mcthe miss hue m addiencc of the Ftnpettssur,
'nnd be permitted (enter on his futtctjom throughout the dumintont us
' oroeeo. - \ \
., Some lettenjfi-dm-Bnbery stent to doubtos the life et" the Empemu- us
. oroeeo, buttheiet'tetsie from Tlngien make no mention about .t, sinly
;ct. ct at the malt it out quelled at Fat and Meqtt'tnez, which it th..- telson
that the Eppsierytr gie not upper at l-lelt'et u usual. l-lit Majesty intend
to tfl'uhhle : numexouterm to ehafiife the nvolten, aod tt it said that
so Ch'efift set out from kquinez to intpldre pardon for the excelses
' Mr chimu— "
Pn'runtno, to. 6. --We have neeeuntsiesisrom t'm'u. that Kefin
si hen, who m regelt. he been alsasiinlted, ctwithnut ite being known
. out it damned. lt'il thought he wan maffecred by hie own fztmlly.
This eeeottnt coming th che knowledge of the Chan who command: on
'the fromien of Pessra, townes Rusiie, he &sappeued: Some think he
do been killed. while othen the he hat retired deadettinelyiuto the
'EtMrpt-u of the country, tosiTot-m : party, nnd (eke the ggvernment
e. -
Buun, Nov- 18. From Silesia we hen, thlt . eorpe of undoe
Avsh-izne, commanded by the Emperour in person, attached ]egemdorf
end Troppau on the age! of thin manth, but Were repulsed. ss
WAluw. Nw. 18. Latt Wednesdey me fixed upon fot- themding
of the new eode of law!) but the Mtusishal of the Diet desiring some day:
moremisipt he granted, it till poflpotted tq Pride), on which day the
au'shll opened the sitting with an elegant diTcout-se. and then the reldin
of the silttws began, which l:t(_i_ed till night, when it wn resolved to fini
it the next dey, which we- accordingly done. and the King pddmssqsit :
nery eloquent ,tssliscourse to the Assembly, setting forth hit satisfaction at
the happy tenninetion of the Diet, &c.
\'12 N a A. . Na-v. 14. Accocding to the lah edvicet from Conshntinople,
the Gxand Seignior hat ortieted lome bodiee of hit troo : to advance to
the Danube, and his mnine to be augmented. By the ame account. we
henr that the Ctpitun Pacha hjn teceived : letter, wrote by the Sultztn
himself, by which'sihie Hi hnest has given him full power to act at he thinke
ctpsoper, both in the Bluck and White Seat, for the glorypf the Ottomun
ssempire: Notwithflnnding thin, we are in he is the uegociatiomofpeacc
between Ruisia and the Bone will not be bro e off.
L 0 ssN DvO ssN, DFCEMBER 23.
I hear the Minmer begins to m-mble for the conduct of the coun
try Gentlemen thin sefflon in Parlizment. Nothing done this
mpzign; mnfiv mnlswne expendcdz the West lndia ishnde in : criticctl
suuation; one of them gone. These he thinke un sturdy fncts, which
elnnot be so well eot over. and that they will no longer be [mused with
the old flory. unwit M (belt unpmsiu.
We hurthat the Amesiean tfsugce and pension lit}, at Present amounts
w twenty tive thousand pound: per unnnm. No wonder sot' new ture
lobe wanted. when such : scundnloue w Me of public]: money i: thue
mutually practil'cd. -
_ Adviees m brought by the last Dutch mail of account: being received
lp Hnlhnd that the French am! Amerimna were joined in a l'c'tteme to
nvage all sheffi'nglish setdemenu in "N. West lndiu, where ettempte'ean
bemlde with any pmbxbility of succcsi.
.They vmte from Bmfil—ls, rh-At Prince Charleo hn come thither him
fils in person, to raise man and m'n'ry-fos the service of his brother, the
In lour, to carry on the war wnh vigour egainfi the court of Berlin.
write Even Buminzhum. thnt tude n become so deed in that
m, that- cne of their cnz-Stal nuutnactmen, who tour yede ago em
upvenle osgoo hands, has lately dischu-gcd all but 70.
We are assured ther the remittancea from Americl md the Well Indr'cl
to Clyde this season, amount to more than half : million decline; one
account sly: 7oo,oool. ct
A few days ago vus married at Altcar. in Llnushire (ofter : coun
ship of twenty leven cart) Mr. William Balshaw, in hicctnincty fourth
year, to Mise Peggy iliington, : little turned of ninety five.
We hear it is determined in the cabinet not to carry. on the land war on
the continent osAmericl zny longer, but to make detached embarcthtiono
of tlu troops on board the transpom, end to land them, 11 When may
require. in The difl'exent provincn, so " mon effectually w W_.nd
drltress the Americlm. - - ct
A letter from New York says, thut t4,ooo suit: of clothe: And zo,ooo
stand of arm: were defiroycd in the fire which happened there the gd of
Augult.
Su- Robert Harhnd is going to commmand at Plymouth, on which
account he will built his flzg on board the Royal George; but no fleet will
go from thll " thii winter, nor any other shi , except wnvoye, In!
the cuuisemw lich :m: [0 relieve each other monsiily, in the chlnml.
The Revenge of 14 gum, from Whitehaven for New Yolk; the Fanny
transyon of 6 gum, from New York for Portsmouth; a brig from rkc;
two schooners from Ncwsoundland with fish; the Resolution priv teer,
osjcrsey; and the Ear] as Smdwich, Sainthill, from Poolc for Newfound
lmd, with sshct pin, the St. Espxit, from St Domingo, wonh so,oool.
are lll taken lnd carried into Brcst.
Letters from Lishon mention, that the Portuguese are using their utmofl
diligence in rcpuuing all the men of war in their different pens, and no
gain.: w h'nd 1 squadron to the East ladies.
5 itusdfl'l (Sunne contains the ceremony observed at St. ]mes's, on
'mvelting Sir Edwud Hughu with the orderof the Bnh; nd Lord
Macleod with the order of the sword, of which onler hie Swedilh pbjefly
lus nomisiaued him :: commander.
Extract .] a laursijrolu (Duhjih, No-yg-lw n.
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" Seven regiment: me to he sent off from thin kingdom euly in the
s ting. Otdcst arc already arrived at the Callle for this purpose; u also
orembodyiug the militin of lreland in March next." '
On Friday n' ht and Saturday morning there was : sudden press on the
water um! both del of the river, when upwudt of 180 semen me liken
andput on hoard the tender. ss
' Extract qf ! letter from Wexsord ( Irekml) dared Odober ". *
" ! have this day heard ! very melancholy flory from Cunew. Mr.
jane: of this town. went to distrain hie nephcw'l proper! , for rent, &c.
dtn to him; upon which the nephew wsifled. and elch having hie non,
wel armed, Mr. ]amel, on their opposing him in hie intended purpose,
. ling! end kiiied one of his nephew- neople; upon which in nephew shot
thelmcledeul. In : few minute- aiter. the former wn lhot, and shewed
: gent inlhmee of the resolution of expirin nature, sor efur he received
cttheiwnctnnd, he seized a gun nnd [hot one of his oponenu dend. nnd in :
fewminutes expired himself. in thewhole, therewen ire tom undone
"own. who lofl their live: in this dreadful affny. The ill! mln un
kilpd by l number of women with pitchforkn."
flifilbwixg up of th celebrated Mr. Samnel Wright': will, who did
a Ncwingtnn-Green in the sins 1635, being fiurwl-at mrioau, in! ::
little txtranrdasimy in it: kind, we prgkxt it to our reader: jbr tbcir
:: ul.
{'A/im- havin bequcathed his seal estate to hit nearest relatiom, which
were situated in t e eonntiee os Leicefler, Northam ton, Middllfii, tnd
London; to a very great value, he leave: in m y money th'e stint of
35.763 ]. to : gie" number of relations in a variety of different leg'aciel,
with lar e legaciu to the different schoole, sociotiel, holpitals, prisom,
lml wot" hottsel. He also hequnthes to fix nonconfomufl ,Mjmllerl of
good He nnd convemtion, that are not worth aool. each, too]. apiece;
to fix bend sober Clergymen, of temper and moderate charitable Fiici
ple\b their dissenting brethren. who ire not worth fool. each, onpro
vided with I livi of upward: os4ol. : you, the sum of no]. ap'tece;
to [way decayed nmilies thlt have come to poverty by low:: and miufor
tune- unnvoidlble, the sum of 100]. each; to forty pou- widowe. up
ward: os fifty years of age, that are not worth 50]. npiece, the sum of
5ol. to each; to forty poor maidens, whose parent: have sormerley lived
well, and now come to decny, and have not too]. each to their fortune,
me]. I ieee; to my servum that fluu live with me it my decense, no].
ench. hen follow three codir.*ilt.l be ws 'd
* " Codicil [. [desire my sunern may orm in lgrue, m
not in : porn in manner; ! wohld hue no bIne-eolt boy: nor ,
hoyt at my unenl. To be buried in St. pr church. Londdn,'
the side of my fnther and mother.—But the secon Mkil _it '{hll "she
this liillctxtremeiy curious, it in wrbatiinsiu followe
'* And wheren lame other base. wicked. maliciou- tempted
ma , after my dceuse (] living and dyin unm'arriessd) n'ist. eontnve. -
In publish some vile, false lory or other, do' hindyss under my hgudf
and in the presence os Almighty God, hie he Angell, Nsoniihul
lm going to appear, declare to I" the world, It ] nent- Pm'llly knew
any woman whntsoever. has man does wife; \nor even wu u'nder nny con
tract or en eaten: wit an woman . he: I or indlnct y. n pn
neeount wsiisit'soever. ln wiZnesi wheteos ] sin thin dly lit (:?de
v
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in Newington-Gmn, thin isth dey of David", 16 .
" The meaning of this evdicil woe. that no precise! son or dlughttr
should be foifled .upon the legateet."