The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-09-06 00:00:00, page 5

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{ xiflsjmblef ?, THZ-Z S U P P L . EQ M si E N T. - \ {No' 84.
By the Hun. jOHN PAGE, Esq; Lieute
nant Governour of the Commamvealth of
]. Virginia:
A PROCLAMAsi/luzv.
HEREAS Benjamin lVoodward, late
\V us the parish of Bath, in the county
i of' Dinwiddie, silvcrsmith, having been
duly examined at a court for that purpose
'ss- h-si-hl in the ssixid county, on suspicion of
having sElonioufly counterlsi'eited the Con—
t'm-znml , Virginia, and North Carolina paper
currcncies, was remanded to jail to be cried
: fisisirthe ssixid offence, and escaped cherefrom:.
] have therefore thought fit, by and with
the advice and consent of the Council of
State of the-shid commonwealth, to issue
-' this proclamation, charging and corn..
manding all constablea, sheriffs, and other
officers throughout the said common
7wcakh, to make diligent search and in
quiry after the said Benjamin Woodward,
i,
and him, when found, to convey to the
Pubslck jail in the city of Williamshurg.
And I do farthermore, by these presents,
offer a reward of FlFTT'POUNDS, to
be paizl unto whatever person or persons
} shall apprehend the said Benjamin Wood
* ward, and sccure himin che said publickjdl.
GIVEN under my hand and flat, at the
Council Chamber, in the said city of
Williamiburg, the goth dayes Augulxss.
1776.
] () a N P A G E.
* _ {H. The said Benjamin Woodward is.
! .wuc 5 feet lo inches high, about 30 years"
( of age,;pf a pale complexion, has chest
; nfit col'ouxedhsiair, well roportioded, looks _
si grave, and has an in nating manner of
address. , "
!
si; -. ERSON ca able of ubcbsshjgct Greek,
"ss Latin; an Engh , and who can
_ cc newe]! reoommended for discretion and
driexy, _may hear of good encourage
, ";?" by—inquiring at. 44. Purdie'l priating- _ct
o me. . '
; L-vnfuntxs, Fuly 24, 1776.
ct HE suhscriber intends soon to remove
ss into North Carolirta; and asthe 'timez'
' are such that he-cannot sell his lands, and
he'refore cannot, at present, pay his
debts, he gives this notice,si that he doe's
" not remove with any intention to avoid
ss paying them as soon as in his power, but
hopes his going will rather facilitate so
desirabie a purpose, as well as that of bet-ss
tcr providinfi for himself and family. H
is-wiiling'to et any oshis creditors (who
may incline, and wiliiet him know as much)
,_ have lands to the amount of their debts,
at lo ner cent. less than their real value,
ss . an-sil assures all others he will be as expedi
; tious as possible in making them payment.
sss " G. jEFFERSON.
, TWO good tracts of land to be soid on
' the very reasonable terms following,
si viz. 483 acr s on Stony creek, three miles
si from Dinwi ie 'cdurthonsc, very excellent
'. for [ndz'an corn and wheat, and a large
* Empsssssisisi of it good for tobacco, with a
umi dwelling-house and sundry 'out-hon-Z
, 5" act. very fine spring, and orchards of
apple and peach trees. About 80 nere,}
, are cieared and fenced, and for this tract
. will cake zos. peracre.—--Theotherlying
in Msifc/e/ennurg county, on Buffalo creek,
c-mtaiuing Zsiss-Z acres, must? good, 'and
- finely w :te'fsied, has a plea ant situation,
but the i-nfifflchcnts longsince destroyed
. My pl'i-"e shesitpis last mentioned is 1'53.
per acre. This wsidisibe shewn by mr. Wzlsan
' who lives near it, and the first mentioned
by the snbscriber, living-n ar the sarne.
DANlEL C AlBORNE.
:GLOVCESTER county, August 29, 1776.
' A N TE D immediately, on clmrter
for St. Eustatia, two or three ?
sailing vessels, from looo to gooo bushZH
burthen. JOHN Dlon, jun
By virtue of :: decree of the Honourable
COURTofADMIRALTY, willbesoldfor
ready money on Tuesday the Lofh of Sep
tembcr, at Blandsord town, in Prince
George county, _
HE floop S'VALLOW, about 80
runs burchen, with all her riggin ,
Cre- Also the floop RAPPAHANNO
sslf.ACKET, about 40 tun: burthcn, wit si
Sher rigg'ing, (70. The vessels may be sesi
applying 'to rot. john Burwcll, in Dm
widdie counry, _ near the said town.
BEN: -POWELL, marshal.
E. take this method to forewam all
'persons fromfhunting or ranging on
our lands in Fauqm'er county, which we
h_ave found to be a practice very destruc:
nve ( our flocks of sheep, cattle, dye.
Mr. game: Culliiu having often trcszassed,
.u forbid doing si) again, at'sshis periL .. ' "
CHARLES sicm'rm, ShirleyctY
" HENRY FlTZHUC-H- . - "
'HUGH NELSQN. '
. ' Exccutors os Hon. Tohn Page, esq
_. ctva-S'r sszo. '1'776.
N Y perfim who want.: to buv eit/m'si
- WdG'GO N, CHAIR, or R 10 ING
HOKSBS, and :: goodsiWAGGONactrM
GE ARS, may be'supph'edby applying to my!
manager at the tuum - near the "College;
' y kp'Pf bymn. Camp-si .
— (en ss si Msisi'fsisiffl'lsi Mffl'sisscsiss
ss Avew'r 24, 1776.)
ON Friday the 2]!!! of Member wi] <
be rented at Wilkim's seny,si to the
hi' hest bidder, thcss fury-zmd plantation .
ging to the estate of joseph Wilkinsi'r
. one year, for which bond and secuctricyt
be? required by. ssss *
Josmu POYTHIE", seen.} admsisiffi
\'- Gzoaalct No-nWr -- -- ct si —s
eke be SQLD,*011 qudsijssyct the 9th of Sep- -
\ sitcmbgrct, being- szes City court day,
-beforc 4ha-subscribcr': door, in Wood
pecker street, Wfllhmshugg, for ready:
LD piritsi su'. ssl'j' .whiske , coffc
,horscs, lsiwisiictelinemy cotmns si
dml'ets, bacon, beds-d furnitur, _
, tables, sum. atticles of cldthin ,
es, ire. (arc. 05. "
2" PATRLCK ROBERTSON.
{5 The sale to begin ac lo o'clock.
, For 8 A L _ II,, _ ct
HE floop THOMA-S, bssgljthen abput
' 350 barrels, in How! "order, well
, nd, and fails well cleaned, and now
) jul
. dy to_ take in : cargo, of which the
s scribet would venture a part. ,ThJ
' vesselsilisiea at South Key bridge, upop Black
water river, in Nanshmandcoumy, where
the subscriber lives. - Apply to cal. Cham— "
_ pion Travisss, in William/burg, for termsss.
' si SAMUEL CALVER'P. -
si ActUsi 0 0 8 Tsi_8,si 171'67,
_DESERTED from my company of
marines, statisiqned at Hobb's Hole,
EDWARD RILET, an Irishman, ; feet]
or 8 inches high, has the fourth coc ofhn;
- right foothigher than the rest, and is
' well made man; he was seen a few dayz
ag'o in 'Frederick/burg, and had been u
-thc country to see a mr. Ball, with whom
]]? served his time. VVhocver delhers
sih'fm to me in Hobb's Hole. within three
weeks, shall have TEN DOLLARS re
ward. 2" ALEX; DIGK.
NORTHAMPTQN, Aug. 15, 1776.
TAKEN upinCthipeuke bay, again/f the
mouth of Occohanock, astoop burthen
zout 35 tun:, square sterned, quite new,
it/wut a rudder, and unfinished . On board
her were a parcel if 'old rtgging, one new
and one old cable, each about 15 ficthom:
long, tiuo boovm, and part of another. am
a new gaff . Any pershn that hat lost the
?.
]izme, by praying hi: property, and paying
charge:, may apply to -
, _lOHN WADDY.
/ " JOHN F. TURNOR.
ss \N. B. Thejzzid [loopwillbzctsbldthe ml
)! of Scptcmber; to the highe]! bidder,
mr. john To'ffi'fikins'ssrct _ ct ss
DESERTED from my company us, ,;
mariners, jAMES HOBLMON of ct
Loui/ZL county, about 20 year;- of age, ; 'F
scet 5 inches high, well made, floops :! ,
little in his shoulders, is of a dark Acom-siss ,
Wind, aind wca'r's short black hair,; big, ,
_ s, when he deserpcd, siwas an osnabrugsi
shirt and trousers, add a' large selt hat.
Whoectver'sicsiures che saiddesefler, and.
[delivers him tb m; on board the Here ' i.
ley, at Hamptan, shall bavctc Floreward'u :,z'
sisiss _ . _ BENs- ss-siPOLLARD.) '
TA'KEN in armes (lit —, a ! sshf ]; -
horse aboutzctctTZ hasssid: high,? MtssQ yard,; .si_ct
old, with a notch in one ear,"!a blake ihctMffi ,;
face, hanging manc' andflsU/itch-mil, _
braflded-ou the near buttoct with three 3)" . ; a
the [mind blotched. Pasted,- micppffl/EI ,
ta'lol. si '-ss ' ' ' 70srph Egglectassm * '
rf'AKEN ssup insisiPHupc Geqrge, :.sidark ba '
horse abopcss ussyemjs old, 4fcetss-xp : _
siiqdh'cs high &; blaZein his face;]: M _ si.
man:. and lctwitch tail, saddle spot: on !. \
side 'hhywixhsietjs, ,and all his sen' wbiusz -
aboctssire the shodocks Posted, nxdctzpiciz
praised to-aol. (, ' ' ' - "
}; sim— sisi Wz fivH-mr
ffAK—EN up in Spox/ct'ylvaniay a gray hot ' _
about 10 yearhctold, effect ginchqssand- '
hklshigh, andsihicts right qucyo jydss si- Ass]
& black hpnse, hhouctt 4 years osi d, ss4 seecttssssd -
insichds high, przmdcd on the nearflwulderss '
and busied; with a dot, Pusted ssand
praised; che gray h9rs=_ to., 51: sssivdct-ss
bl'ck horse-to-7l'. ' = si .
a '- .ss si flioma: fShm-sssissf
ZAKEN up in Carduus,: a brindlbdgx "ill,";
white strcak' down h'y badsissgnd-wsi '* '
{ndcrsssihis belly, . marked; wish; : crop an'
ndetkeejlin-chc right ear,.ctand, im'the si '
toctl'ssosi-ct " ' - .W'iam
'AZAKEN up in .cm/teFf-azd, ahnalhbay'
mare, not branded, about 4 soetctinchj ' -
high, tandsssibas. one forefqpsiflhod. ct Posiessz, si'si'
and appraised to 10]. si . ct . 5. .;
' . - ss: * Bur-well Rcrkhy'ap. ,
,ITAKEN up in Buckinghnm, : 'dark Baffl
hofsc abonc 6 years old ,i 4 fee! 5 or 6 indujs
high,: has a blazc in hisflce, gla'fi eyen:)
three while see:, lbmcss-sdddlcspots, paceezctt
flow, is-verfy dull; bunch on the near'ssiZ
shouHCr'ssFz and on the; buttock T. Post-zj
ed, andsiappeaisod to 11. . si . Ay":
- . ] si) , _, --_70"hn701mdl\.
' . q' : ' si . " 4"
TAKEN upg'm Ameltssa, ? large ttd fcow -
markcd'jw'zth a_swa-fork m ceidl'eaf; "
1
and haQ her hqrqjsamd'oss, PostcQctap _ ,
appraisefi to 4ostsi '
_ - 'Thama: jane:?
QAEEN up in Cumberland, near Lyk'fl
\ .. A- sisisi 0 ..si 1'- J
ord, :: large Nkck-steemibout 5 years old,).
has some part os-hfssiczif white, marked."
with two crops, iwo sw-allow-sorks, _afldsi5(
an underkeel, in the right .ear. Pdhdss
and appraised to 505. ct " '
. _. Chdctr le: Lfll/lsil.
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