The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-12 00:00:00, page 1

1776.
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NUMBER ;6.
FOR LlBERTY
ALWAYS
AND THE PUBLICK GOOD.
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A,; -') 7' s) ! V -] VCE [zrrs'ribiug the oatlss:
o} ; [; at a sin 2:- 'He/: ny tth G-sivcmour and
[m siy G'u ; m! mzl otlz-r osis/tsier: of the
c n/mzsm um t/z 0, V' 1rginia, uudjar other
fl'L)/lI\-XJU'.".'H1M mcnsi'ism-sid.
. ;! ur lu'mss-sil, by thy delf-sratc's or repre
B flutulives us t/w ( vuntics and cor-pm sil
tiussss in Virginsia, now m<t in Canvcntiau,
th lL th: () .;wctrnonr, Privy Council, mem
be. ry vlsisiLhc (}cuvml Assembly, and officers
of z-ssss-zvcunn [11 In take the ouths hcrcin
aictL :" prelrsi riacd bcl'usc they sh: :" enter into
the cx cutsiun ul their lcspectivc otliccs,
i! the ib. Lmin- manne!
'l he oath nisi the (} () V E ]\ NO U [i
[. A. H. we;!m uuvcrnour 0] vn'gmm
by the rcpfr/sznmtivu: s/ufrms, do solemnly
promise} an.l_/si:uzfsi1r, that [ will, to the bust
0_\'*nv J/ciil clussl jsstlctzpn-si'nt, nx-zcute the said
oft:: dilisisisctnflv u/1.lss/Zuctt/:/7/llxss', according to
l.:cu, tum: sutsi/Zwmr, ajl-zfli-m, or ])silrtiu/ity;
th (: I xv.-[I. in the ulnm/l sgl'my ]uwcr, lie;)
m't, v/Hss'ssuuin. ausil zl;_'/cn-l, the common
un: zllctsrss of Vu'gsimi'n, mli thy crm/litntiun us
s/lf flmzz, (wi pr-rt-ssss-KZ tle people t/lsi're-ul'in
the (in; un,- c.-ziss1y-nc.rzt n/"all their right], fixsiuz—
(:hisL-J, (m! fv'ivilectctsig'er; and will can/lantly
euluwur tlut the law: and ordinance: ()jsi
th; crn ;: HI'UL' llfh be dal)! ob/Lctrucl, and
tlut I:; :: me I)" zss'iice, if: mercy, [Je exdcutezd
in -ssz.'!j-c]_;;-n:nts. Aud la/l/y, I dosulemuly
pru-usi/si- uzz'lctl'w-zsizr, thzt lwillpeuceuh/siv and
q'u'c'llssv rq/issrn the government , to which ]
I: to.: lum el-ss-ss'tasil, at the fievss-ml period: to
whicss'z my c-nsszlinuzzsi'wff in [! e/llid nf/ice is or
flull .bc limftrle by law and the. co-g/iitutiou.
'Sr) help me G () D.
Tzv: (x.-th nisia PXUVY COUNSELLOR.
[ \. B. cl:.'le:1— .smrz ofthe Privy Cmncil
of Vu-sif-n'n by the reprq/izntatives thereof,
11) [blc-msizlv ,hrusini/sse and ] "weur, that I will,
to tin,- hctzsi'i smy skill nnlijwlsirrncnt. execute
the ]Lu'd offifu si'lil/gentlv andfaithfilllv, ac
cohllsiflcts la l-lu' 'zuZ't/zmtfimour, affl'cc'lism,
or 77 [r'ti.1'it_V; shut [will be filithss/ul to the
cwn-n m must]: us Virginiu, mld wi/l/Zl/lport
(m! ssiss-f'ml tlz-f lsi'zme, according to the con
/itluzirm t/sszcrcsi; , to the ultm/I osmy [lower;
anl Hzrlt ] u-z/l lsi'eep lucretjucn proceeding:
wzssl order: oj't/zct: Pss'ivssy (Iumcil as the Baard
lull direct to be cmcu:1/ed, unless when the
]Zrn: (lull b.: s.L"lL-ssl jbr by either House) of
Affisini'si/y. So he!]: me GO D. \Vhich
oaths ih lll be ahninlstcrcd, that to the Go
vernsimr by any sour us the Privy Council,
an'! the oxhcr by the (},ovcrnour, on or
bcclinrc the sixth (]si-ly of this inshmt 71!!)*,
for which purpose he is required lo sum
m un the,- Privy Cunncil to attend him at
llsi'Flz';'.-r-uslrzL-jzs ; and until that time the
]m rsi' -rss ulss Hm Committce usfiuscty, ac—
cn ss Hnct'sisi' ts) thc ordinances Os Convcmiuu,
I]! all c-Lnjnuc, am! no longer.
Tch ().uh us ;: S !".N A'I'O li and Dl-ZL ll
(} A 'l' F..
] -\ . H. (lo /0/.--mnly ])rrmzi/Zf am! swear,
ths: ] wi/l sn' _/fl:sit/1fizl ausil true: in tin,- ("om—
7il')fct'1L't"l[[/:*ls Virgin's: ; that [will uv'l/ um!
tr z'v clr-ns-sl'z rm'sd/Yu (: (Scnutor or Delu—
5!!! -, as th: (".lsu mrzr [),-3) of th." General
44]? 7'N'1fl, l-ss-z vc'ss'zfzrs't ] [! n'su liven r/ctsisi'fcdct in
n.? lss'zin n' (:!si,'7ct-,"[.lf;1[):_.{ to the (Influx: of t/m
si]! :: -, risensizct'f'lj !f: t/zct! si-ss/l of my xl-[ll (m/l
[; !(g-ssumt, auct' cultlzosi'zt fssuss'oztr, al'fsi'si'iion,
or ]iurti/tli tv. So ];(Ip 172( 00 D. M'lxich
osiuh Hnll bo udmsiuustcrcd b) any Privy
Counsillor.
'l he oath of the SF. () R E '1" A R Y,
A 'l'TOliNEY— G ENE RA L, um]
Cl ERK of & COUNTY COURT.
] A. B. do solemnly promise mid /%uear,
th: '(t [will be ]Ziith/ul and true t; l/n unu—
m/mzuu all]: (is Vir ginia, and that [will well
and truly demeun my/clj in t]: :: office of (sic
Cr:,rtm'y fsllOT}1(}-GL71LH1[,(27 ( tak; (] I/TC
(,uuuty Cuurti (] , ay the cu/i may be)
to which I have been ahjsi'umf d, i/i ll/l/lil!) !
up/icrttiiniiig to the dzit! e; tct/ic run], uu rirdii/g
in the lust of my sin]! and jsiss; z-m sil, ii,- !
'wil/nut ['Zmu -, iijlct Ii/zi, ]ia tiuli/ssv.
00 nel]: ma (.ssu 1). wnxcn Olltllsiz m.:n ne
aclnlinhicrcd, those to the Sccrc-lfn'y mnl
Atlorney-Uancml by any sum" uhssncl'rsinctsiv
()mmcil, and the (nimsi by the court of
which the officer is clerk.
And every uttorucy uL law shall, before
he be permitted to prtlttilsissc in any court,
take: the inflaming oath hc-s-n-c such full!" :
] A. B. (l'1__/s1/(.*)7m/v jn'sm/Jsi/c} m/d/ic'csi'r,
that ] will be qusit/fitl and true to the com
mo-nuealth nj'Vn-giniu, and that / will well
and truly dmnean myself in the ss-sisisisictluu of" an
attorney at law. So help ma (] 90.
And every other person, hcretosorc
required by law to take the: oaths os gu
vcrnment, now taking instead lhcreoi'nn
oath, bclsiorc some court ()ssCCUsc], that he
will be ]}u'thfizl and true to the common
waalt/z qf Virginia, (I]!!! that he u-zll well
and truly demean lzirrz/iss-ffin his rctf/icc, in all
thing: alsipcrtaitzinsis: to the dutim tlzurcn/ss,
according to the [last us in"; .\/ss.v'// (md judg
ment, and without thvour, (lffudimz, or jur
tialilfy, shall be deemed sushcicmly qualili
ed to cxecute his office. '
And all members oF comm'sttccs of in
spcction and ubscrvation shall take the
like oath, which any two mcmhc-rs us such
committecs respeCtIvL-Xy arc hereby un—
nowercd (o adminish-r.
_ AND whereas duuhts mayarisc concern
ing the powcrs of the Govcrnour and
Psivy (Iouncil, to the grcutinjury of the
community, in this time of war and pub
lick danger: Be it ordained, that, super
achcd tnthc powcrs givenm thc (}uvcrnour
and Privy (Inuncil by the form of govern
ment passcd this (Ionvcntion, the Cover
nour, with the advice, osthc Privy (Inuncil,
shctll have: and pnflusss- alllhepowcrsand au
thoritvssi'iventothe ()mnmittceosSast-ty by
an m'dimnce nppointing a Committcc of
Snscty passcdat Ric/zmond july 1775', or by
any rushlaniun osConventiun; and also to
direct such military movements :md ope
rations us, in their judgment, shall be
nccc—Hhrssv lin'the safety and security us the
C()llll"')ll'-N("Iili].
l'lfOV/DED alu'qys, and he it ordained,
that the powcrs given by the shid ordinance
:mtl rt-suiuliuns hcrcbv transferred to the
Govcrnmn' illld Councii, and the authority
hc-rcsim zilsh given to direct military move
(h.dl continue no
ments and wpcratiOHS,
h chv after the
longer thm'nntii th: (mit
n tiousiur Gcncnl
lnsielingnsthcnext Convc
Assembly. .
AND be itsart/zc-r ardnined , that T/I'si'rnds
Everurd um] jumm Cuc/sisse, csquiu-si, iimll
be, and the) ;u'c Lel'cby m.:pc-inlul cum
misiknurcts, m examine, [tale, and li-ulc
all publick uccuunks rcsurul to them for
that. purpose by the (},(wcrnnur zu-d l'sn'y
(Inuncil; each of wh'wh ccssmlmiisioncrl
"in" be: allowed the sum of len shsillshngs
per (lsiiy for his [Lniccs them."")? until the
end us the: ne xt nwcnsi'mg us the: Uouvcntiun
or General AlR-mhly.
W
w1 LLlA \'2 \ Is U Z'si (), _7.-(ly (2.
hounnk borrmg/z.
'l' (( c-m-(nun ((.(H hehl with]" the wnfls
(;s (h-si (; z((('ll(u((sc ul'thc if-H b-ss-r (.;sh,
(in; 24"! (a;()( llunc, . (770. l"-"'((:us.
PAUL LoYALL. (sq: m (,ur. Uc-zlg-c
Ah'ssssvun, a ((l (ctun e. '(us (si-sishut, -((((lc
lTan, ((](.(ctr(n(sin. ] hu R (((.s() , ('- ,.- ("sit
M(>lsi(-l(-j.', and Ruhcrt lqlor, Bcnllcumu,
us the common cuuxzdl.
Mr. M (((zr ((cqusictinlcd the- h'M, that
this (I.(v (lulrg (hc 24fh (( jane.) is ap
pointed by the ch (rlcr ( [sithe s-id hux'ousi-ssh.
[or (he clxction of (( (((z(_(m'; ;:(ctd (hat,
notuiLhstsimding (he (ksh ((("si—sitl m ()f (- -l(- lidsisi
horouuh, by the: (l'ucl h((((l ut )rsinny,
it \\.'!S the opinion of (he [(an. ed lhz ( (hc
(lution of & (naym (ctu0ht to hc (((adc.
W hmeupon Ucssn (;c Ahx (un, "(((tlemsi-n,
one 0} (he al l(rm(rn ()l (he hui his rough,
was- uurmimuully (silcdtcd mmor (hcruul;
:(ml ]c, hsi'ninsi lukul un ();(ssth (((ll :.(ml
faithfully (() (m cutc (he: ( shcc us (( (((uym
((i (he.- ! (id burnugh, entered on the sum
tion ot his osshc.
PAUL LOYALL, mayur.
On (( (m tion,
Ordc 'cd, (hzu (he th (nks of (his corpu
rltion hc' "("—son (() Paul ],uyn] (:lq; late
mzwnr, for him (n'mmk ((ml ! zir'ncdbchu
vlour dunnn his (u: () orss.(h( .
(Luoac E. ABYV (w, masswr.
Astc-rflhichthc :(hme ncntlemcn, v(i(h
scvcxzdmhu. .—., ((puircd (th (tuoud fsizrm,
((hcrc (hczc v.:(s (( (hnncr p(o(((](-(I for
them, and drunk (he (ollomug (ousts, to
((it .
The Congrcss.
General \\':(sh'1ngt0n.
Nncuss (() (he Americzm arms.
'l heipn((cdxcnrdcmauvcs(:i Hromia,
who ((lxxu) ( {food loumolt m :(fl (flung and
mmntmnmsi' (he hbc-rnes of Amuica.
Muv the borounh of \s>rfulk, phwmx
hke, (ik out (1! its own nnih es.
'lhc Hnu. 'lhumus Nclsun, (sili ])(e
hdent ()s \ (( ;;(nm.
'l he: "((mus) of l'e( ton Rawlol'rh, ('sq;
Our ]:(Lc wro hy Recordu, :(hJ ((icnd (()
Alm-rica.
Our present Dc'lr-gntcs.
T a general cmnl-msiu'lict] lids] ssm the
city us \\ ffli unllmzsisi-si, the sth duy us
july 1776, bv urcler us ln'silsisi'z'fsilicr-gcneral
Anclrcw Lch'ss, for (he lr'lu] oscapt. BU R
GESS BALL oflhe 5111 rcgimcnt (nrresicd
for sussc-ring the lnig which was sun
agrnuncl on Hsiilloughby's point. to be re
tukcn by the enemy) the court, upon
hearing; the evidence us capt. _]uhn Wil
loughby, which was corroborated by the