The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-12-15 00:00:00, page 3

ed , and, havinr given no m: swcrs to thsm
yet have dL'HAl-ALU the heart-ry isior iL—ctuthu
cuziidexutions-v' ! wo nentlcmcn thin mo
lucit hiou >ht me in a. young Scotch-non,
named li.-zniiton, who couicsics he has
orc alms, and w as at this lort m Gil
mtssur'd company; he was making his way
to Naulsimuond. l hurt; ordered him to
be coupled to one oshis black brother sol—
(hers, with a Pair of handcufls, which is
tz ic rclolutionl have taken shall be the
isiuc or all those:1 cattlc, till ] am i'siuthcr
illitl'ilLtCti by )our Honourable Houlc. - -l
cuci )ic a copy of my advertilermnt, dil
pcrictl over Pi'inccis Anus and i\orlulk
countics, and hope it will meet with ymn
asinprobutiou. -——Msiijor lippes arrived here
_-.Ih.s evening with his par t) , and cul. Howc
"with 34: or the C troliur x regul .u's. —-—l ih-siill
nurcn to-morrow with a number of the
troo-ns.---l amjust informed, that len-ral
fail of Vcsscis we: e drrived to aid) , thought
to have troops on bbarzd bflt col. [lowe
ifuppoles them to be the tender! returning
fw-u worth Gan-using} "
.ss 'l wo companies of choice riflcmen
sihjve arrived ut head-quarters thus week,
wno Jl'C all well armed, comuu idcd by
cupc. Curnpbcll ui Fiucalilc, d'mi cssdpt.
Gibson ok vVest Auguliu._ Cupt. Moigan
si ;Aicxaiidcr, with his rific company, is ex—
-.']kctcd this day; as fine nipn, we hear, as
ssqssvcr were let.-n.
Seven sailors, descrters— lrom the men of
Wur .it 'Norsolk, mine tositowh this week.
"They were pressed men, and'silsi' there is
hard!y :: sailor on board" the lips butsi
Would run awayssit'hss: ildd an opportunity.
It is certain that two of the New Eng
land pv'lvaleers have taken a transpurt
with no.: soldicrs, part of the late import
ation from lrelzmd; and were in p'ursuit of
ct another, with a large sum of money en
.. board, for the paymeut of the minittcrial
_ sisi-troups in Bolton.
"5, ct ,. from undoubted authority, we can as
ctzfssctctctfuress the publick tlisitt effectual measures
ss*_- ssare fdlen upon to supply all the colonies
siss witbfltlt, in a short time, a: well as with
another article, which there in the greatest
. ])robability will be much usi-d in the spring.
The 250 Higsihlsimders lately arrived,
ctsi with their wives and children, who were
bound for Cape Fear, but brought into
* Nun-Folk by some of the modern, to recruit
; lord Dunmore's army (a most inhumun
, _ proceeding. but of a iece with the rest
osliissscct duct) have petitioned col. \ss\ uod
,ford full upon some method to have
si , them sent to the place of their destination.
--—-'l'he inhabitants of hori'ulk have like
wise sued sm- protection .
ss A flag' oftruce came into col. \-Voodsurd
_a few days ago, from lord Duumnre,
Proposing an exchange of prisimcrs, which
Was brought by lient. H'allare uflhc 14211
rest,-intent, and a certain mr. Bliir, late uiss
, Smithsield, merchant. ctCol. Woudsord
returned for answer. that he should cun
sult the Hommrul-lf- Convcssminn, and ac
quaint him mirli ihcir deceqntination.
The gentle-men who urect now prishnefs
siwith Ioi'rl Dumunre are, col. Hutchings,
cult} Lawsun, CZLPt. Homer, mr. Tho
ughgooel. and 12' priiarc men,—He has
ent to Bostcm mr. Rubiusun, one of the
delcgates sm- PrsiHlCcsi Anne, with capt
Jhuhews :mxl c.:pt. Dc.me.--—Capt. Wil—
liam Gnnclrisih, whozn he ] ltelv took pri
suueriti N'sictmscmrmd, is sent out, it is said,
in one oft] -: tc-nctl- v-s.
[( is (his! th at 'nrd Dnnmore intends
shortly for the \-\ ess lmlics niah his carzo
'osfl'Nes, tum 'lff'thc most osthrm before
his (icpurtur: sui' Tiw'ictmd: as, by letters
]:itc-lv received. i' is" affirmed that he would
be speedily rccflicd , his conduct in Virgiuia
bring- much censin'cd by the minillry,
()! Tuz-silnv ] if}, :! in:-(je si-hmmor from
the \Vest lndine, lwuml s'vr Y-vl'fblk, was
taken and brought into Hzsimptnn lw our
men ]{ nioned there. She Arm [with him
rum :unl sugar, and had zjoo dullssu's on
board.
Lasl Friday sc'nnight the sloop Chtisiinn,
it.-longing to mr. Atehihuld Govan,,'loadcd
siuith 'wl1e.tt, uud bound for Glasgow,
having met Vl ill] :: gule ot wind, put baek
into' Hampton mad, and w' ; carried into
Hampton b) apart) or she minute—men
stationed there. Un emmining the letter:
abourd olcther, many were lognd to cond
tain limtiments inimical to Amcrica, writ
ten by people from Nnrlblk; but, iniullicc
to the owner, we cannot lnlp mentiuniiik,
that his letters contained ]entiment: very
friendly to thi: Country. 'I his is the third
time this vessel has putback from accidents.
(:ARTER BRAY.T0.\, esq; was this day
chosen a delegate for this colony to attend
the General L'ongress, in the room of the
lion l'qton Randolph, csqsi deceased;
uhu, we hcsiir, sets out in a few days to
take his seat in thatct'sisan ust assembly
Last night cul. B ' anivcd from the
army, with doctor ct mphtll olsi Norsolkss,
who, helides several ther gentlemen of
that borough, had surrendered lhemsch es
to col. V\ oodsord, and filed for protect-i
on.---l.ord Dnnmpre, me hear, sum
most liti'ioofly that 'he will bo'mbard Not-.
folk. should the shirtmen c'ome into 'it.
'l'h-cty most certainly will, so that we need
noi he amazed to hear., soon, of that
pluce's being laid in ashes. '
Dead/n.] Col. LEMUEL litvotCtt, one.
of the rcprcl'entatives for Nanscmond
county.
;,- ctsi-Mr._ stamin Hope-:, Merchant in
King George, of an a oplectick fit.
fist Cassms and he "in Ri" have-pieces
in next week's paper. if posiiblg, as'siwcll
as the proceeding-s of scVeral copmittees.
IN CONVEN'I'IQN, 'l'ucitlzty, Dec. 12.
ESOLVED unanimoq/ly, that this
Convcntion do highly approveofcol.
VVoodso'rd's conduct, manif'ested as well
in his [deeds of the troops under his com
mand, as in his humane treatment of , and
* kind attention'to, the unfortunate, though
brave officers and soidiers, who were mhde
prisoners in the In! action ned:- the Great
Bridge, and that the President communi—
eate to coi. Woodsord the sense of his
country on this occasion.
Rq/blm-d, that the Committee of Sasety
do write to col. Woodsm'd, desiring that
he will endeaVour to effect an eichange of
the prisoners in his posscsiion for our worthy
cnuntrymen now confined hy lord Dan
more :, and . ii'he should not be able to effect
such an exchange, that he send his prishsiact
or: to the city of \-\"iiliamsburg, as soon
as it ('zm be conveniently done, and that
he aiso send the (laves taken to the said city.
T H U R S D A Y, December14, 1775.
E. 5 0 L VED, that the Prelident be
desired to write to col. W'oodsord.
directing him that all such 'I'ories taken by
him who shall, upon examination before
the field-officers, appear to have horn arnssi
agcttinst this coionv, be scnt to the tity of
Hsilliamshurg; and that all others who,
upon sitch examination, shall appear inimi
mind to the iiberties of Amerim, he de
tained by him, till the sun ther order of the
Convention, or Committee of Sasety:
-That he extend all reasonable induss'gence
to such as appear to have taken the part
oslord Dumnore through necesiity; that
he take the distresiL-d l-lighlanders, with
their familics, under his prtsiutccsition . permit.
thf'm to pass by land unmoicsted to Caro—
lina, and supply them with such provisi:
ons as thev rsnv be in immediate vmut nisi.
"Anvikctrrsrmrsiwrs.
' Dun-man n,, 1775.
HE sheriffs who are in debt to his
mh'estv's revenue usquitrents are. de
sired to lettssle with the Auditur, and [my
their respective brtiances into the neck er'i
office. by the last day (is next Fill-um):
All such-who fail to make due pactunent
bv that time, legal notice will be given to
obtain :! judgment next s/ln'f].
RlCHAl'siD CORBlN, D. R. a.
_ StfproLx, Decemberfi'. 1, ;
INTEND to leave the colouy' sum,} '
to return in a few monthn '
SAMUEL DiNsi-XictfiSOsi-ssi
fsiALMOL-TH, Dea. 4, 17?) .
HE sishscrilzer intends having the iosi- '_
lony early nexc spring. As'there affi
many accomna yet unleulufl 'on the (for
books which vierc keppsi-by him at thit ct
place, on account of men?" William Cuning- gaf;
hame and go. merchants in Gldso'w, si:
which he gave up to mr. Wdltesii'j-Colqahoua "
on the first of Sc-ptember 1774,'ss he desires
all pci'shm in than manner indebted to --
apply as soon as they can and have theb' si
balances asccrmined, by hand or otherwise", ?
as may be required. Thin will prevent
any dispnte that might arise with m'r. (lo!-si ct
uhwm in the collectiOn, and. is a piece qf . ss
justice due by "the debtor: for the credit
'allowedtothemi " _'**-' - .ss. si'
- JAMES; FWW-f
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si Oi] siDssfi' ween' the Fpmlsi'assud si
F said-m ' se, : wctfiuctgzg. ssss
vsi.
VV A'F-C ssuyss- K'bickctshe OWue-k
:- .!
on moving-his; property, and a ' "
.ss
, J .
me at Ayletfls muhousise. . [so app
to 3]. me. ._-_,_,-,.._.._ Z-..'ssssct..'..ss'.si.:iss "
4 (!). 'si'_ . Joy:- ,ss--.
..4
a-iiushm-oi allki fsissxo b'si-f if
the subshribe'r,' lift, (" LI.-Chair"
mue, for cash only.
sffiflbffippHTL-QY
Wuctuctusauno, Dec._ss13',-l'7 ' .,
H E shbscri'ner continues to carry a
' the husictess'os SXDDL]NG,;GSP,si .
and H.\R\'Isi;SS making, at thejatc gr.:fij
Elkunah Deane's shop, neacsiPnhx fireflg-si,
EDWARD Rmzmsirssssi-g
- A .mlsiAAd'A L' .
H !: fubscr'lber still xwlfiineffid'ct ,"
Wlsisiuuuvzc'. -ch.-l , 1". sia'ffl
cmy on the PMN l'lNG busines- ssoE
COAGHES, CHA-RIOTS, fsssssb-csissi-fg'; the 4
late m'r. ssEH-anah Deane'a"shop, ness'ar Paif
luce Greek. 'ss _ _]()HN' BOVVp RDJFZ"
To be 8 0 [. D at the midniwjowsitfct Milk ,.
, Gregory, deceqsed, ou'l'hursdayj , 41]:— "
a! january, ss qffiy'sisi} "si—ss
FOUR very likely NEGR'ZEI-ss'fihss-si.
. stock of all kindssnsi-a great varict s ;
valuable household idd-kitchm furnic ' ,ct -
and abomjo barrel: ofcorn, snssdder, 69}.
! should be ghd to se; allsihlssl cre fire;-;
at the day of sale, witfisssheirsiacsiscdfisiu'si—
properly stated. There hid! :?ssrzised
'rom the estate. on llzc'dzxsiv offssisssi ct .ct ; ,
1
cnsh ; after which crcdit will be qfloct - for,"
.:
a" form above! jos. till Yanumfy qlh, in}. '
Bond zmd security will be requilfc'd, meate, ,
interest From the date, is ubc paid off the =
da\ hey became (The. Fiv: per centz' dis
count snrre dy monev, over 30}. 47 ct
uss ll.L1A.\1_ GREGORY, enemy;-,
si .si-__
si... __Y_
so be .) UsiLsiU oejorc rmsimwzel MWFT
lecti-uilshurg, the am day am
r'zz-xt, M TW money, ' c- si'zsirfl
' [Vs ",igihia born SL'AVES," a—
stout negrq fellow about 35 ye; si ,
a n-ssgro m'asin and his wise about 15 _ r- ss
old cach', ahd two oftllcir childctvenctct - ' I) ;
the one about 8, the-other Jyegfl-o .; ; I
genteel and fashionable moho ct. sisi bcdstcsiad ,
Completc; a one-horse chaxr, madeube—l
mr. Dame last summer, with ! to (He?
it, 'which will carry double, andsiss -vssfry' ]
lizclc worse for use; :: good nimblcr, sithe!
wheels tired, and was mrtdl- a sew months— ;
ago; also a new COPPER BOlLER, tbai' ,
will hold lfo allons, with several offictsi 5
m—ticles. The sa esi will begin about 3 o'clsiqch _
in the asternoon.
COM .\II'I"I'ED to the jai] os Charles
City, some time in Nave'mber last". a \
young ncgm senow named lSHRM-siss-Who ;
s.sz he behmgs to the estate of Robert Cmy
of North Cz'lftllilh'l, in Hallfitx county.sisi'fhe=
owncr is desired to take him away, and
pay charge-5. .
\\ ILLIAM CRECORY, merits.