The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-11-24 00:00:00, page 3

and should it meet with (ileccsi', it leave!
by fut- the greater number at the mercy
of an enruged and injured people. But
should there be any amongst the negroes
weak enough to believe that lord Dun
morc intends to do them :! kindnessisi, and
wicked enough to prmoke the sury of
the Antericans against their defence-less
fathers and mothexs, their wives, their
Women and children, let them unly'consi
der the disliculty oft-{fecting their escape,
and what they must expect to suffer it'thcy
fall into the hands of the Anterieans. Let
them farther consider what must be their
sate, should the Enalish prove conquerors
in this dispute. It we can judge us the
future from the past, it will not be much
mended . Long have the Americans, moved
by compasiion, and actuztted by sound
_poiicy, endeavourcd to (top the progress
of flavery. Our Assemblies have repeatedly
passed acts, laying- heavy duties upon im
ported negroes, by which they meant alto
gether to prevent the horrid traffick; but
their humane intentio'ns have been as often
frustrated by the cruelty and covetousness
of a set osEnglish merchants, who prevail
ssed upon the king. to repeal our kind and
.merclsul acts, little indeed to the credit of
his humanity. Can it then be supposed
that the negroes will be betterused by the
English, who have always encouraged and
;upheld this llavery, than by their present
,masters, who ity their condition, who
,wilh in general to make it as easy and
;comfortable as possible, and who would
. willingly, Were it in their power,_ or were
ss they permitted, not only' prevent any
simore negroes from losing their freedom,
, but restore it to such as have already un
' happily lost it? No, the ends of lord Dun
more and his party being answered, they
, will either give up the offending negroes
s to the ri our of the laws they have broken,
or sell t cm in the West Indies, where
(every year they sell many thousands of
sssi their miserable brethren, to perish either
ssss by the inclemency of weather, or the cru
e ty of barbarous masters. Be not then,
ye negroes, tempted by this proclamation
to ruin yourselves. ] have given you a
faithful view of what you are to expect;
and ] declare before GOD, in doing it, I
have considered your welfare, as well as
that of the country. Whether you will
profit by my advice, I cannot tell; but
this I know, that whether we suffer or not,
if you desert us, you most certainly will.
, S the reVenue ariling from the 2 3. per
hhd. on tobacco will not be sufficient
to desray the expense of government, and
it is {atpected no farther payments will be
made during the continuance of the pre
sent trouble.-., I think it proper to inform
such officers, and others, who have been
usually cpaid out of that suud, that the
whole o. the revenue, to the 25th of October
last, will be exhausted, by the payment of
such salaries as are authorised by his ma
jesty's immediate warrants. ss
RlCH-KRD CORBlN, !) . R . 13.
For 3 A L E. ]
' [X very fine BAY', and Four BLACIt
" C7L'TS. ]nquire OF the printer.
ct
[Vuutell to lzirussur sun's/last',
_ GOOD NEGRO BL44CKSct-VlTH.
lnquire of the printer.
' DsslOlNlNG the home of ml'. ffumel
French , in the new town osPeterj/l-urg,
is carried on, by the shhscribcrs, a manu
factory of man: boot: and shoes, also women:
leather, 'cloth, calimmzco, silk, and fittin
shoes; all of which are made after the
newest fashion, and equal in goodness and
workmanship to any imported from Lon
don, manv of the hands having worked
with Did/bury, and other cnpitai tradclinen
in that branch. As we purpose continuing
'and carrying on this huiinesis to & confli
dcrable extent, we shall endeavour to do
the work well, and at a moderate price;
but no Cl'cdit will he givenhv
(6) jOliN BLANEY, e- co.
VVtLLnMsauna, Nnv. 24, 1775'.
S I intend for Great Britain immedi—
ately, all mrs. Ral/zcll's STOCK of
GOO ' will be absolutcly fold by publick
vendu , the let]! and llth days of next
month, for ready money, With a large
how window, some show—glasses, and glass
'cases.-—---—Aii pclfsuns indebted to mrs.
Rathell are requcstcd to dischurgc their
accounts immediately, either to 70)":
Tale-well, csq; of this city, or to
(2) M. BRODlE.
VVlLLlAMSBURG, November 8, 1775.
H E. attomey-general's staves and
hozg/sseholiifitmiture, which were ad—
vertised for salc at the next meeting as the
merchants, will be fold the 25th day of
this month, by
JOHN BLAXR, ]
s urviving trustcsics.
JAMES Cocm—z, ]
To be L E T to the highe/I biddcr, at Han
over courthouse, jbr the ensuing year, an
Thurlday the 7th qf December next,
HE well accustomed tavern in Hauover
town belonging to the estate of
Thomas sin/] , deceased. The many
conveniencies belonging to this house are,
too well known to require :: particular
description, and therefore it is sufficient
to say, they are equalled by very few,,
and exceeded by none in the colony.
Bond and security, to the administratrix,
will be required. Any personss inclined to
engage by private contract m'ay apply to
Leighton [Food, jun. for terms. -
To be renied till (;hriltnms 1776, and may
be entered on immedidtely,
sl'ENEMENT in the town of Richmond,
opposite to mrs. Tounghujband's ta
vern, which will suit very well either for
a tavern Or two samilies. The houses are
'in very good repair, and there is a large
garden, and at (table that will hold twelve
horses. Any person inclinable to rent the
said tenement may apply to mr. George
Danald, near Richniond, who is sully em
powered to rent the same", by .
. GEOR-GE IUUTER.
. WILLXAMSBURG, Nov. 14, 1775.
STOLEN out of my company, a few"
days ast, a small RIFLE GUN With
a yellow ock somewhat desaced, without
a box, and broken just below the lock;
the breech is mended with three iron pins.
Whoever will produce the said gnn to the
commanding-offlcer at this place shall
have 20 5. reward, and on conviction of
the thief 40 3.
VVILLIARI FONTAlN.
[1 15 subscriber intends to leave the
colony soon, and will return in a sew
montlts. In his absence, mr. 70)": Barret
is fully empowered to transact his business.
ROBERT BAlNE.
'WILLIAMSBURG, November 15, 1775'.
BROKEjail on Monday the tgth instant
( November) a remarkable light mn—
latto ilaVe, named DI C K, the property
. of mr. Anthony Lamb os Amelia, about
20 years old, 5 icet 5 or 6 inches high,
has it down look, a scar in his upper lip,
short dark hair,— and dark eyes; had on,
a red lappelled sailor's waistcoat, narrow.
osnabrng trouscrs and shirt, a cocked'hat,
! n
allu niurs unu llUCKlflgS. ne nus uccu
run away for 18 mouths past, and went
by water as a sreeman, till last summer,
when he enlistedct as _a soldier, in Princds
Anne county, under capc. Dzivis, by the
name of Will. T/zomp/bn, and came to this
city, where he was taken up, and com
mitted to jnil. ] imagine he will again
try to pass for & frceman. and endeavour
n') get on hoard some vessel, or return to
Nau/Z-nwml, where I hear he lest & crop
of corn. VVhocver secures him in an
jsstii, so that I get him again, shall have
40 5. and it'bruught home to me 3]. re—
ward.
JOIIN LAMB.
]NTEND to leave the Coiony soon, amiss
to return in a few mouths. .
NlNlAN MENZIESA
Wantcd immediatefy, )
A N ADYUT/INT to the minute hat-7
taliun of Soutlmmpton district; also pct
erson who understands the FIFE and beat
ing of the D RUM sitd perfection. Any
pcrsims qualisiezsifor the above purposes,
that want. emplojment, and can come well" ss
recommended, are desired to apply to the si
] commanding—oflicer of the said battalion.
TRAYED or STOLEN from the'sub
scriber in King William, about the
beginning of October last, a blacp horse.
intermixed all siwer with white—hairy acei' ss
altogether in the bridle," is about/4 eet 7
or 8 inches high, has a hanging made and
switch tail,, and branded on the nea- busin
tock R. VV hoever conveys the said horse.
to me shall have 4os.'reward. ss - -' ctiz'sssi;
si. (2) CALEB mnm:
Yonx Town, November'i, lnfsi
T O LE N from Fleet'l serr [andth
on Mattaporgy river, last Friday night, ,
3 25 hhd FLAT, with her sail, conning,;
anchor, cable, be. The frame is of ,
mulberry,. and the ya'rd quite new. , _Tw,'qss
sailors, who came passengefs don-Jlsi,
river, from Todd': warehonse, Zytheflak
;were misiing at the same titnsse, and itsi- ;
supposed hewe carried her to Nafdhwd'
up the bay. Whoever secul'ea the Bag, .
and will give me intelli ence so that ] get
her again, shall be had some] Tkgifldfii
DAv-n) _ AMESQ .
STRAYED or STOLEN from thesnbs;
scriber in Charles Cit , thess7thq£flils
instant at night a lig t bay man ,W-ss
; or 6 inches high; has no-bransid Wif
remember, but many saddle spots on Mct'
back, naces, trots, and ' ' 9 ' ct
d-rz'xgs hler hind feet, and flux-ubfod
when taken from me. Whoevufiffi'g'ffig
the said man: to me, is taken in. ss' 'ctssss-ss
Ne-w Kent ,county, shall have : do si' - ss"
siward; ifin any other counzy,'2os.ct ZZV'
_]OHN 'SHEARMmss]
OMMlTTED 'm EflZ-x couuty jail, ,asi.
negro fellow who call;! himself W
liam Pig; and says he belong: tn than:
William Clarhe of Charlotte count). The '
owner is dssesired to take him away, and
pay charge:. _, ' ss _ss
JAMES EMERSON, 'ctjailessrr:
OMMIT'I'ED to Effex countyjailfll
a runaway, l/ssaac Lewis, by made a :
waggon-makessr, about 5 feet nssinchel
high, and says he is a n'ativsie ofssPenn/j/Iva-_
nia ,- he has on an oldsidrab coatjssmd green
waistcoat, osnnbrug shirt, and an' oidctfelc,
hat. ]AMES EMERSON, jailer.
o 'l'OLEN she)"; the sub/Z'riber': pa/iure,
si') near Willisinnshurg, a light bay
mare, 3 'ear: old next spring, about 4
fleet 4 inc m high, has a star in her fore—
head a little larger than a dollar, both
hind feet white, !: hanging name and
switch tail, and pace: naturally. . Wheat
evcr bring: her to me, in Williamshurg,
shall have zos.
GABRIEL MAUPIN.
N. B I will not be answerable for my
that may get)away_/er the future.
NonTnumnannnn, October 2_o, 1775.
RU N AWAY from the subs'criber, a
negro man named BEN, about 25
years old, is very black, middle sized, ba:
a scar over one of his eyes, occasioncd by.
a burn when young, and had on When he
went away (which is about three month:
ago) inch clothes as negroessscsiommonly
wear in summer. He is a pretty good
suwm', and can do a little at the carpen
ters work. ] will frive 5]. reward to any
erson who will dehver him to me, iftaken
m Virginiss, is in Mmylnnd or Carolina, to].
] suspect some person has so:-ged 4. pass for
him, that he may travel as a freeman.
7[l JOHN GORDON.