The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-08-02 00:00:00, page 3

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SBCTION Vl.
M 4 Ji ATSOEssVER vice: of soldier
A ; _ *.* - dull lnefl'ffledoshavin advtsed
.- petfuadd lay other officer of so] {in- to _teft the
service of theUn-ted State, !] suhr inch punish
ment ad (hill tie inMed upo him by die sentence of
. comt-muml. -
SECTlONXllI.
-lrt. II. - \'tht'm-vek [lull (dine the enemv with )
honey victuak, or ammunition, or sh't'tl knowixjgly '
hctrbout or psissotck} an enemy, shall fusisifus death, of
such other puishanent :- hy : court-martial shall be
Msicted. — ' .
L'. & Whostevef (ha'l he convicted of holding
mespsindence with. o! givising iptel'izenc'e to, the
enemy, eitherd'xrcfllyor indireflzy, shallsssuffer death,
or surh ot'xer puntshment m by I court-martial (hali
be inflicted. .
lnsitbt ROUSE of DF LEGATES, jay 6, 1780.
l resizwin u oblige the Mzueus yf th! (; !NsiZKAL
AsanLY, to gi-w unequivatal proof: of their
ufimbnmlt lo du must of Auzucnct ct'
HEREAS it is lecfsssiztv, in the esent great
crisis, to make the mon pnwe ul efforts for
resiffing with efficacy thc- deflruflive designs of the
eomman enemy, and such indiljen'siahle efforts may
he impeded and interrupted, if the suHeit cnnfidenre
in the lttachmcnt of those, who eonflitute the Legis
' haue. doe: not v.;il. .
Rtfakul, m: cenfrmb'tme, thet every member
of the General Am—mHy w give an unrquivoczl
,Foof ofhis unif rm m-d fie: determinntinn to sup
port and maintain the cause of Wax, and the in
dependence of his .untrt', bv niting the following
oath orpsirmltion, to wit: " ] A. B. do solemnly
.indineerely declare and swear. or affirm, the: the
lute—o's. firzinia it. _and of right ought to be, a free,
savueigu, andindependent (tue; and] do for ever
shmee-and refuse all a'leviance, suhi dien, and
Mience to the King or crown of Gru! lritaitn
*M l 10 farther sweat (or sossemnlv, sincerely, and
' , 7 dlckte and psirm) thot ! never have, since the
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-W of inMpendence, di'xealv on: siindireffly
dd-d 'sslsifi checked, or in any wise countenaneed
the King of us Britain, hit Generals, fleets, or
omnia, Oftbeirldhetenn, intheirclaims, upon these
ctolind lum- And that ] have ever since the decla
-ntion ctct _ ildepcndencc thereof - demegmed mx sels
,- : ' " lcidzen and subject Jaw., or some on.
_ If!!- ' State.: And thzt 1 will It all times
Will "na support the freedom, soverei nty. and
in " cethenosz" which oath, shall e ldmini;
fiend by the Speaker of either house. to the member:
of each, on the day after this resolution [hall have
[passe]; lnd' in the presence of the respective houses
.siqshled , cachof the (hid Speaken huing previoufl
Re- the szfd onhbefon the Govehtsib'ur. And sue
members as may not hein town to take the oath in
unnhersi'brfm directed, dull take the [He in the
court of hic_county.' n the next eouR to be held,
.nster this resol've shall mch such memben, and pro
duce . certificate theues from the clerk of the court,
to the meeting of the Genens'Asseft'nh'ly.
* ]OHN BECKLEY. a. a. 0.
A m! to by tlu sum. _ .
. _W lAM DREW. c. :. ' "
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4:- 48 ' .pmdm' : to tmnin' nium
mfmflunuqc fAussz-uu," less than
anon! [0
W. admaliqtbl act For the punishmcnt of
cemiit 05:an : — _
HERE =by tl- 18 for the puishnmu of
Mai-qfabm, penaltin are lnnexed to par
—Mlunsiddssnflt, Much, though inferiour in ma
l' n'am, atqyainjurious to the independence
Aneriu; But the following among other doubt
hvewisen, Him conlsuaion thereof, what court
on of right- a'un rildifiion of such orienet, and by
'lm made of pfo tention! offmdets he to be brou ht
to trial: 8: it add by ib: Cure! dffenby, tfic
. so much of tbcszid act. us comen within the purview of
this, from lad after the first dly of Augqfl, . in the
r of our Lord one thousand (even. hundred lnd
hay. shall find repelled, but nothingconuined in
(in: an concerning tl :] of (anomaid act, [bull
give an innocent" &: of adnnuy to any person
c plant. ch' ill] have comnimd my of the
aid" described In the said afi beset! the [hid sirfl day
ashy, in the year-afodaid, hd shall be tried for
thasama. beforethcfirtt ofM. incheyeat
of our Lad one dtonsand a hundred and cighty
one; but they, and my of than lull, being kiss.",
convZM thereof, according to the direction- that
act. suits such fine and im * onmt na they and
every of them would have so ed, had this act never
been made. From and after the asoresaid si-lt day of
August, in the year of our Lord one thouimd seven
hhzsidsffsi'd and cighty, he or she shall be adjudged guilty
"(I a mH'demeanos, and shalt be punished with fine and
impnlonment, who by writing, or by printing, or by
open preachin , or by cxp-el's wmctdt, shall malici
oufly, adv-lsied y, and dirsictly maintain or affirm,
that the Unitcd States of Azrmim, or any or either of
them ought to be depr'n'dant on the crown of Grmt
Britain, or on the British Padiament; or who shzth
malicsiiouslv, advisidlv, and directly acknowledgelhe
Kinsi' of Great Brimbsi to be thcla'wful Spverengn of
eh'esinired States of Auti'ica -' or of any or eitlxr of
shent; or whn'hl-umaficiou advisedly, and de.
lectly acknov'vlzehim, or beam, to be a subjefik of
the King of 6_ w; or who shall malicioufly,
adv-sidly, and flinctly attsib'zttq to the King or Par
liament of Great Britail, any 'jurisiiiffion or power
within the commonwealth; or who shall by any way 5
or munafput in piaa'tge, to withdraw any person
within tlIa communwealth, from hit of her aHegi-sinsic
in the same. or any oassssnither osthe Uniud Scales, 0
to move such 'on to Vomit: any obedience or alle.
giance to the ing or mliammt of Great Britain;
or who shall by any means be willingly withdrawn na
afosesaid. or shall promise any obedience or nllcgiance
to the King or Psiujliamectnt of Guat Britain, aa it
aforesaid; or who shall endeavour to dissuade or dis
courage any person, not being his or her father, sun.
son in-Zaw, grand son, brother, or hushand, from
anlisting intuthc service ofthie Eommonwealdl, either
among the two araised or to be raised fsi : the mtuoa]
defence theren , or as its quota of the contmental
arm , or who shall malicioufly and directly endeavour
to thsi'uadcor discuutage any man bdongm to the
militia, from entering into service, when'ca cdctu on
by due authority; o: who shall malicioush- or dis: ly
advise an) person to submit to the British enemy, in
case of invasion, and my! toandm "to Wilhdslw him
or herself from thcic youres} off ball uulicionfly
and diuctly idVlsG any person ti) entertain any one or
more of the Britq'sh cncm , unlesaincwtivitysi si: who
shall maliuuufly, advi edly and'dlrectly by w;iting.
psinting, or open speaking, aish health, prosperity.
nr success to the King of Great Britaiaz every conn—
sellor, aider, ahenor, or procure: of any offendcr
againlt thia act, [hall be adjudged : sincipal, and
suffer " in case of a pziucctipal._- The emLCourt,
or any county court. [hall havejurisdiction of any of
the above-mcntioned offence: 5,- although the same hath
not been comminld within thpsimita of_such count),
provided the offend" shall have fled, or the county m
which the same waa enmmittcd shall he invaded;
which ossffence-may be proseculed- either by in-Jictmem
or informashnsiin the name of the commonweahh.
The petit jury shall zfl'ese the qtctnntum of the fine, and
duration of the imprisonmem; the former of which
shall not exceed ane hundred thousand pound: weight
of crop tobaceo, nor the latter five years. Thin if!
shall be given in charge to every gnnd in!) as often
as the same [hell be impennekd-in the Gmn] Court,
or county court. , lf upon the acquiml of day pershn
charged with any of the ebqee-mentioued offences,
the court before which be 'l'k'fried, hall bedopinion,
: that tl-exectprobnble :aufi fo's the'aecusation. they
? shall requisire surety foe hie Wpehaviour in : reason
able penalty, and for a sea si Tectterm; and in esse
of refusal to give the same, h'sie ! be committed to
close jail, there to remain until such surely shall be
given. The clerk of the Gen'eni or County Coun,
before whom any person (hell be convicted of an of
the above offences, shall close the judgment the
court to be published fcr three week. suceeffively in
the Virgim gazette. No petson shall be proseeumd
by virtue osthis act for any wordllpoken, unless the
information of such wolde be in- to some ]uflice of
the Peace within thirty da : a cer such worde s en;
and the sirosecution of uch offence be wi tin fi
montht : r such information. Any justice of— the
, Peace, may bind owe? any yetson charged with my of
, the nbove-mentined offepcee to his next eount'y court,
ss o: commit him to close jail. in che of iesusd'n S'Y]
\ security for [he lppeetince; An inform'ltitm !
si
vw .r'
Whom: n boiled ll doresnid, end am "
may i thcy see cause, com ] the .l'endet, tom siss
intolraog' ,virhsu in}: ' .W
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tho 'udg of!!! coun- Thu
[si I!
An orec during dye wy. ss - si . ,
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8} bit fix TIDMIS FIFFWNFM
Gomp- -tbemb{ VnMu. ss
1 PROCLA'MA 1'1'0N.' "
WHEREAS the expounivn d-M'n frp!
this Ram will be attcn-drd Him m-sinisefl ll
jury to the Uniled Sena, by [" ing the enemy.
I and by rendmmg siit dnfflcnlt ful" :: yublick Igclofl
! and comhflou to procure sipplin fasixhe Mix
hscops; and wzll moreover gwe-cmumgemznt 'h
? engr-.—fl;rl end nr-Znopfim—n tr- prosecntectbels bunch]
sspmctieu. ! have therefor! thought six, by and med
ssfhe advice ofche Conncil o! State, unsu- shop,
ss'prochmmon for b)i=-g an embngo' on Fc-vlfioni.
sum! I do hmby lay an cmbargo on p ovzio'nns, On.
On all heef, park, lum, lard, whuctc, Ungconss,
pen], 'or .orhafguin. 'orflouror mal woe of (his
same, to continuq nutilsidhc end ollhi m: seffion (&
Assembly. And ] do hereby flnctly prohnbillll nsz;
rinon, masters. and commundcu of "Melt, &" .j
othe- pelsdnu vyhnsunr within um line, Iron [nay
usig on hoard any vessel for exporutiou, and from
exporling an or any of the dbovepeciu o! ' I,
by land unwarer, from =the.- date hereof, during lb
lerm zfonsaid, under pain of incnrring the pennlri
inshcted bbyt the act of Assembly, inmled & 48 !!
zmpo-wev ! antrmrudCom-ilu ac "My
for a Mad time. . [O
And I do hereby sh'ictly charge lad commend
Nanl Officers and olhcu, in their respective depth
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mcnu. lo :xm their belt endeavours, to the end.
thin emhargo be Rrictlv observed ,,f. __ " sssi
GIVEN undern) band, ad th' {titm
u-omwmltb, a: Rlcuuoudj " jmmfic
a) of Jm), l7lo. -
THOMAsiS J'FFFWL
efotb:;$'0L'D 01: 25! prem' ;, bsslbe w , ss .
m Tuesday the Stb Jfing'fijlkfoctouiq ' '
Pf'Pf'V- IM si " .
lLLlAM CHXSHO . na l.- si
dsim own, ]JaffIZYU, Mrs
far, Bt-jani- chbt, May 'FM ma- -
Farmr, jub: Grtufwood, "WlbssjM _ ."
Campblc and cmnpany, Nciljuiqin, juyid.
ble, Cal-vzfl, and companss-si, Jaw Dun "si usi
MsiKmsiebt. Robcfl Giluzglz dbd 'l R . ]Z
Her ,stllimOv-net, 'a- obujn zf— j' '
Craf-ctmozd, jam-m Eilbcd'. daw,. M
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Goadntb, junic !, jobn Bdlixrin, " ss si '—
Gaodritb, senior, Rosiu sum, Coct'n ,YM
Raukiugt. Robert : jub: 4! -' Msi T'
Mmtgmgr, Begkaasi "Job- " ;)
jaum Multr, mgc and yow,
ffl'
Daw/Bfl. and Tbomu lpfltwbaiu. se _ of
,arc valuahle planmiom lad unm- lon iaf—tssb
\ of Norfalj and Porgsuhab Also :) Went; — :
; them are ; tznncr and smith, -. - sict _ A
; (an) Mn-runw amwss. _ si
,si . 7 _ss s
! YBD or men fn- an s-brcsiGa-o pl—p- ..
tion on ssM Root," lear Coloml 10}! "3.
N-ck man mon. ; "mon. humundssl.
handu high. : utonl par. bunch abu—
bumck, but onknomf, um. imme
shon, nnd' her fonlodu trimmed." * Whenc- inn
thc-{nid am so dun ! muy gethng-io) .sinfl m
zo'odollan, lnd msonN-Wpid ifbl'oigh,D
Washizguct's mill. — __ _
(I) THOMAS mous
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Fctss SALE or cuumsirxl.
WO boat: onelyi 31?ng bnnpl
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hogsheadl: the on:? ])ing :! Sons .si
then hogshmh. Thcyarecfleend tq un
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ressi to any ,vel'cls fss to the in
man, ezquin
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indebwc-dctWa—my,
on 7 clock, I rd a- pain;, —
Apptiiscdhsslil. ! .
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