The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-09-26 00:00:00, page 4

, OR sole, : collection of PICTURES, consist
I ing of ori 'nalsand copiez, with some hadscapes,
whicn, int eopinion ot'goodjud es, are well ex
ecuted. They may be seen, :.nd : e price: known,
by applying zo Capt, Zacp. Clark: in Human town.
] OBSERVE inMr. 'Purdit's Gazecte ofthessctth of
julssy last a horse advenised by one Pmm' :" of
Culpcper county, which horse is the prr-perry of tho
Unrtcd Scatcs, and was lost the first ofA/c] ac D-mfriu,
from a waggon, al ] was on my march (o head quarters
in the Jflfql, ] have not had :: in my power to adver
tise the horse fill now, but will ply a very snZsfaccory
reward to Mr. Fs' , or any other person that will deli
ver him to Col. :llianl Isilnnie in !Hlliamyburg, or to
the subscribe: in Bnmsuctick county, about thirty eight
miles from Petenburg- Likewnse lost, the twelfth of
April, at Fredmsirhlmg, : light sone] horse four feet
eight or nine inches hgh, with flaxen manc and tail,
but no brand that ! "member. I urchased che said
horse of Mr. Edmdjbn, near Bark: : bridge. I will
ay : satZsfaccory reward to any rson that win deliver
im as above. 2" AMES MASON.
Take SOLD at unction, on \N elnehlay the first qf
Octobe': next, on rprpremi/rs,
THREE hundred acres of good forest land, near
Farnl—am church, in the county osRicbmoml, being
the plancatsion where the late Major Travm slarpk}
lived; also seven valuaL—le Virginia born S L AV E S,
together with flocks of horse :, cattlc, sheep, and hngs,
and almost all kind: of household and kitchen furniture.
The time of credic will be made known on the day of
sile, by JOHN BELFlsssLD.
zll RICHARD MlTCHIZLL.
CHQZLES M'CARTY.
ASU RG F. O N'that comes well recommendcd,
will meet with employmergt by applying to Cape.
Rid—qctrd sqsilct, on board the fintur, lying ac Fufn's
sEHY' :
QTRAYED or STOLEN Out of Col. William
U Danigtrfield's pashue, some time about the middle
of jane m}, a small dark bay mare with hanging mane
and swnch tail, pace: naturally, had a sore back, and
b-andcd, I believe, B. Whoever delivers him to Co].
spotswoodk overseer, living about six miles below Fnde
rirklbu , or (0 Mrs. Arm: Clerk of &affnd, shall have
TEN LLARS reward.
_ _ 2." __WLL£I_AM_B__1CMRDS.
STRAYED or STOLEN out ofCol. Sparsfu'cod I
L passture, about five mile: below Fndcriclubmg, about
the ninth of zing-]} last, : lkout_elumsy bay horse about
fourteen hand: and : halfhigh, lbout ten yeare old,
um. hanging mane and (wirch tail, three white feet.
: blue fre, his can inc'inabl: to lap, pace: naru-afly,
and if pushed is a : to shisr his feet, but if well nde
pacet very fast. 'hocver win bring the said horse to
the zlasie from which he was )ns}, or to Sinm' Miller
' in (Iulpepn, shall have TEN DOLLARS, and thesame
reward upon intelligence where he maple nad.
;" WILLlAM ICHARDS,
8 !) U 0 A T ] () N .
' HE great want of publick schools For
the educatinn of youth, and the im
purtant wdvantag-fs arising to the commu
nicy from a proper cuhivation of !he hu
man mind in its early (fare toge'her with
the expectations of a recomner-se for dis
charging, with c. edit, so ctlzborieus and
usesul an undertalcivsig, have induced the
reverend mr. Andre-wx, and nssr. S-winton,
to form a resm'u-jon, of cpeviv ;; a school
at the gkbe in SuffZ'x, at Chrg'llma: rexz.
As a knowledge of Lactin end Greek has
always been Judged necsissary for some
profeffims in c'zvil and active life, ge-ule
men who choose wsend their children v ill
have them instrufled in those language;
after the most approved methods; and as
teaching boys only these who are to be
brought 11 to tude and business. or the
mechaizicar nrts, is rather spending; their
time to little s-urpcse, they will be enablcd
to acquire a grammuical knowledge of
their own tongue, and taught to read,
with propriety, the best Bngsish authors,
V- "firizzg, Accompts, Geogrcssphy, the most
niefui branches of the Atithmcficks, and
Fr=r ch. The strictsi-st care will be taken
OF thtir mwrals, and decznt behizvinur;
and they will he guided in the paths of te
]iginn. acc-nding to the doctrine of the
church of England. The price. of board
in the neighbonhsod is at reseut 12]. a
year, findingthcmselves be ding. Tuiti n
5]. & year, the one half to be paid at ad
miilion, the other at the expiration of
the vear. 4
SCDOULMASTEK, qualified to teach
reading, writing, and an'thmetick,
well recommnded, wzll meet with great en
couragement by applying to the Printcr.
ESERTED From the stake troops at
iji-nouth. Thomas Short, v- hsi '13 3
native of Virginia, and has : family in
Cheflerfield county, where he i: supposed
to be lurking. The ssiisil Shor! is about. 5
feet 8 or 9 inches high, we" male., dark
complcx'mn and duk bak, is fond of
drink, and very talkative when intoxic'u
ed. ] will give tcn do'ctlara reward on his
being- delivercd to the commanding ofliccr
at Port/mouth or William/Imrg.
A FRANClS SMITH. e'mt.
FOR sale, in Charlottc county, about
12 miles from the courthouse, and
onefrum Fuqzsita's ferry, on Staunton river,
looo acres ot'good land sor tobaccoss, corn,
wheat, fl'zx, ire:. well improved sor 601' 8
hands, whereon is a good dwelling-house
with four rooms on the lower floor, two
remarkable goosid chimnies, one brick and
the other stone, a large garden, kitchen,
d dry , and spring house, anssexceeding fine
granary, tobacco houses, and a ffiil house
wi ' !: two stills, the house: chiefly new, and
well built, also apple and peach orchards
sufficient to make you gallons of brandy
and rooo gallons ofcider, convenient to
church, sundry mills and fisheries, there
being several within two miles from the
said (ssi'.w1fing-house. Also 1113 acres of
very gbod land in Pittsisylvania county,
about :; miles from the above tract, un
improved, welltimbered and watered, with
exceeding fine range For stock. Any per
son inclinahle to purchase must apply to
the subscr'iber, now living on the Charlottc
tract, before the first ofSeptemberss, as he
will then set out to the south, and not
return till Chri/imm. _
an THO: CARTER.
The said land will still be for sale
after Ghriflmas, is not purchased before
September. T. C.
C mil, BAR IRC-N, or CAJTlNGs,
wiH be given at Marlborough iron
works for a number of labouring- men toss
cut wood and other common ( mployment,
whose wages will be pzid in either osabe
above menzimed articles as soon as their
cantrzcts are complied nihct
lSAP-C ZANE.
Fuouvcx countz, A/gufl 19, 1777
UN away the zcit day cs last month,
R, from the asorelZ-ctid w-..rk-1, a servant
m m nam ed Henry !t-Ioizcn'ssff , 'coxn in Scot
lmd, speaks broad, and h-ct-s been usid to
the sea, is. ab-sint go;,eats osage. 5 fee 5
0. 6 inc1es high, dark hair, thin spare
viifvgsi, large e) es, long nusc, down lock,
and uis left arm much smaller than his
right; h'a dr-ssss cannot. be par1isi:.ul,-r!y
del'cribcu. a-si he went off from his work in
the dzsi time, andhad on osinly sia country
]iuen shLZ, tow troussss. andsian old felt
hat, but it is supposed he has procurcd
other cl thes. Any person that sccurcs
said se vant, so that] get him again,
shall recdve TWENTT DOLL/IRS rc
ward, and reasonable th 1rgcs if brought
hrsime. (8) [SAAC Z-Vsi-E.
ffOl'si ("ale, the much celebrated Childen,
p as likely aitud horse as any in Virgi
mcta; he is full large, his blood extraordi
nary good, ard in su'l perfection. Any
perssn lncsmable to purchase such a horse
cmnot be better supplied than by applying
to the subscriber in the lower end of Louisa
count). 4'l _[AMFS DILLARD.
To be SOLD far ready money, on 'lcthursday
th' ad of October, at the plantation that
\ lately belo'nged to major Burgcs Ball, in
Lancastcr county,
NE hundred head of cattle, 80 head
of sheep , a number of ho'gs, a fine
six oared barge , several thousand feet of
both plank and scant'ng, a quantity of
fine reddish coloured flzg stone, ten horses,
corn, wheat, and foddcr, che sale to con
tinued till the whole is disposed off.
Hznn Anms'rzno.
To be fold at Kan and Gland cowisioq/e,
on the second Monday m October next,
being court day,
'I RAC'I' or land in this coumy, con
A tct'm'u ;; abcut twoacns of high land,
and about 48 cccrs of Dwgcn i'wamp,
which is well timbercd wi 11 ("7 presz, G-c'.
This land was [urchasid of one Richard
Wialt, by maj :r Hurry Gainu, deceascd,
and bv the sctld Gainel conveyed to the
administraton of john Rabz'n/bn fsq; de
cesis-d. GEORGF RBUHK'C.
Fulrnx, Mount Vemon, Scpt 9, 1777.
HOSE gellemen who are indebted to
the suhi'criber, on bonds, are earnest.
ly requested to pay up the interest due on
their l'everalbonds. ]! would be very con
venient and agreeable to the subscribcr is
the gentlemen could dischargc th. prin—
cipal; and it. is expected they will do the
justice to pay the interest. Those who
are indebted b dealings with mr. Hill will
please to seen e their accounts wiah him,
as soon as possible. I will take young
negro men or boy: in payment.
]OHN P. CUSTIS.
N. B, V/anted, two likely MULATTO
BOYI. of the proper sizsi s\r pfflriiions.
=Pn-rnsnuno, Eejsit. 4, 1777.
H AVE in my possession a small boat,
whsch was brought. to tl-iz place by a
certain Matthia: William: (alizs Hundlcy)
from Gloucqster, who was taken on his way
down the river, having stolen flour onf
board, and if: carr3ictig him to a magis
trate made his escape. 'The boat, ] have
been informed, was found in the bay some
time past, by the said William: and others,
who sailed to advertise her. She-is about
!; feet kee], and appears to have been
built for & ship's lor-gboat, though now
d- cked and riggcdin thcmanner ofa shop.
The owner on provissxgsilis propvrty may
have her of [] PETER R .BOOKER.
Twenty D O [. L AK S reward.
UN away from the si1bi'criber in Fair
fax cflunty, near Al-xandria, about
the loth cf Augq/Ict. a young negro man
named jOE. about 2! years usage, about.
5fcetSisi-xchezL-ictsirsih. wellmadc, has arcuz d
face, which is ful! of small bumps, :
mole on his neck, and large flat feet. Had
on when he went away an osnabrug shirt
and :ruusenss, but. may probably change his
clothes; he can read and wright. ] have
u'dcrstood that he wants to eulist as a
frceman. w hoevcr takes up she said
nsig-ro and brirgs him home, or securcs
him (1 th 1t hi. master may get him a ain,
shall receive the above reward, an all
reasonable changes, paid by
CHARLRS siloNEQ.
' UAMP, urou name, 4 14]! 20, 1777.
LL officers, comm' loned or non
commisslcned, belonging to my
brigade, composcdos the :d, 6'ih, loth,
and l4th Virgiuia regimcnts, and of col.
Walter Slewart's Pennfi'lvania regiment,
who are absent either on sulough or with
out leave, are hereby ordered to join their
respective regimenta immediately, such
only excepted as may have obtained fur
lough from his excellency general Was):
ington which are not yet expired. Par
ticuhr attention must be paid to this or—
der, as a different conduct cannot be jus
tified in the active pnrt of a campaign.
G. WFEDON. Brig. Gen.
Q'UKAYED jiom Mr. George Sul]ivan'-'
si, plantation in Fauquier couuty, sbmetimc
last spring, a small bay mare 13 hard: and
a halfhigh, 3 years old, with a long mane
andswitch tail, a small star in herforehead,
and a small white spot on one of her hind
fact; she pace: naturally, and if not brandcd .
Any person that will deliver the said mare to
me at F'uzhugh': quarter in Loudoun coun
ty, near Broad Run church, shall have ten
dallar: reward .
4" ;SAMUEL RUCKLET