The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-09-06 00:00:00, page 4

ungencrom method: the members have
taken to get themselves electcd. w helher
such pru-xicek are to be found among us,
or not, I leave you to judge, and to pre
vept, as much'as possible; any thing oictthe
like kind in future, ! most earpcltly recom
mend that you would insirnct your Dcle
gutes, next Assembly, to have alaw made
- to this effect:
That Senatora and Delegates be chosen
by ballot; that. two persons may be ap
'p0'mted, who shall be on oath fait fully to
discharge their office, one of which shall
always ask the sreeholdcrs, as they give in
their billot, whether they have read it or
, not. If the answer in the negative, ,one
- of them shal retire with the erson and
read his baflot to him; and, i necessary,
make such alteration: as he shall be direct
edby the freeholdcr, and no other. And
du: all those person: who are candidates
fiend a list of their names to the sheriffs, to
he published with the writs. Bm if'uny of
them, after such publication, shall apply
tosisinzy of the freeholdeno for their votu,
orsi & e anysi-meam, directly or indirectly,
lage! themselves clected, he or they so
_ 'M'mg shall be incapable of sitting in
thd Gcneral Assembly;
' ss' sisi sictAsiFsiAct Rymssiasi
Y order of the Honourable hours ot
-'_' _'v-pct!fKALTY, will be fold (m Satur
_ss-"nst instant, at Burdett's whars,
" ;.Cctlifizofeague, in Accomack councy, fnr
rezfiy money , 1 1,ooo galkms of MOLOS
SES, imported in the Bctst'siy.
si'ctssss ss _ ' BEN: POWLLL, marshal.
Sept. ], 1776.
, 'sKlNSON and HANEWINKFL
'ss 4 have for szle, at. their hemp and flax
manufactor in Frederickjburg, dressed
FL'A-X & HEMP of all qualities, from
' 1*-.ss_gd.ss to 41. per pound; and To a ,
from 4d. to us. 6d. per pound. The
dressffld 'h'emp at ] :. 6 (I. may", by a skilful
sslpinner, be wove into cloth that formerly
osilssd for 3 5. or 4 5. per yai'd, and at present
folk for Is. or Los. and so in pro ortion.
---W sought hemp from the brake is taken
instoct will and dress, of. ten pounds in the
lidndrld weight; the tollto be taken after
uflll'mgs-p-For heckliri , to the quality of
sssi ' l. gd. a bit per pounc for milled flux or
I in p, and so in prdportion.---'l'huse who
favour them with their commissnons may de—
pend on being served upon the best terms
che can afford.--Good cncouragemenr
wi! be given For regular bred Flax Dreffcn,
Weaven, Sctpinnm, and Rope maker: -----
Gentleden may have their nepssroes, dsi-c.
instrnctcd in Flux Dreffing, for six month:
of'shect'lr labourct
, si 'si' . dkxanaer Hancwmfiu was regu
, rtho Heckle, Wool Comb, and Card
ct , b the trnltces for improving
!,
Ptissiu actures in Great Britain, and at pre
ci-ctn't carries on the branch of HECKL E
7
KIAKPNG' 'sinot having yet finished hisi's
' mcbsshncrx. or wire-drau ing, butin a short
hit: hqpe'gctm fuctctrnish the publick at a more
reasonable rate than atsipresent with Tow,
L'.
Wool, and Cottrm Card:.---'l"hc price; of
beddes arc as sulluwp, viz. For No 1
three pdunds, 'No : four pounds, No 3
fi'ic pounds, and so one pound higher sor
eflch sizc upwards to No 8 ; but a No 3 will
dnsissess flai or hemp which will make linen
that was formerly fold for 48} or 53.
. Kct ard currenc .---A.Hancu'inkelfilds
imss clf under the necessity ol' sipccisying
' thcte' price: of the beddes, as a great many
- people are disoppuinterl who cummisiluu
them, thinking they are of the common
kind, and --F course send less money than
they can be sold for; they being equal to,
is not better than any imported from Bri
tainct—TM pubhc-kshzdl have propcrnuticc
. when his Can] sVork is finished, with the
lnriccs he cnn afford to sell nt.
WlLLlAMSBfJRG: PriuLcd by. ALEXANUER PURDIE, at the CONSTITUTlUNAL POST-OFFICE
, . .4J
Wruumsuuna, September-ȝ, 1776.
Y virtue of a decree ofthu l-Iun. Cou lT
anDMlRALTY will bc/old an Mon
dcty the zgd instant, far ready mum-y, the
stoop FR/ENDSHIP, now [ving in Yeo
comico river, in VVestmorc-land county,
with her rigging, tackle, apparel, and jur
niture, t0_ cther with a twelve hhd . FLA's;
alsb the chooner NEP TUNE, with her
n' ging. &c. &c. and the pilot boat
{NE 70HNSO N, with her rigging,
&c. &c. The above-mentioncd 'Ucffllsiss'll,
with their apjmrtenancu, may be seen by
applying tn capt. juhn Sherman Wood
cock, near where the said w- cl: lie.
BEN:ss POLVELL, marshal.
'I'* HOM AS lelNdUN , of Brun/wick,
who is well known for his abssnit'd in
the cure of the FLUX, also cures the sul
lowing disorders, viz. The Spleen. Cha
h'ch, Aj/thma, any kind of Fevers, Ague
and Fever, lingeriug Di/orders, bad Caught,
Scurvy anv kind of running Humaun, or
fiforbutich DZ/brden', the sum: and ? :. si N c ):
Disorder, withnut sulivfition, sbre Leg;,
Scurvy in the Gums, and has the greatest
reason to believe he can cure the (10 N
S U MPT] 0 N, is timely applied to -----
N. 8. He uses very scw medicines, ex
cept what he makes himself. (2)
UN away from the subscriber, about
the Fth day of jub! last, a likely
ncgto man named BILLY, about 24 or 25
years of age, well made, of an exceeding
black complexion; had on, when he went
away, as I am informed, a great coat,
and blue Virginia cloth brcc-chcs. He was
born in Williamshurg, in mrs. Kay's ['amily,
and hasheenseen there since his clopcment.
I recollcct nothing to distinguish this fellow
by, more than is mentioned., except & re
markable turning of his eyes and minking,
with some hcsitation before he replies upon
being spoken to. I will give 4os. to any
perldn who will apprehend and secure the
above flave, so that! get him again; but if
at a greater distance than Williamjburg,
and he should be brought home to me, (I
will give asireward in full proportion to
the trouble.
. JOHN BANlSTER.
T'l'RAYED out of the country pasture
near Williamsbnrg, about the 15th of
Angles! last, a dull colourcd bay horse about
4 feet" 9 inches high, about. 6 years old,
big and strong built, with a remarkable
bushy mane and sorctop, and switch tail,
no brand remembered, if any; he goes
Wkwardly, having- been rode but a short
time. He is the property of en]. Thomas
Bullilt, and has been seen within the limits
of this town several times since he went
away. Whoevet' delivers him to col . Wil
liam Finnic, or to the subscrihcr, in this
city, shall receive a gratuity of THREE
DULLARS.
]om—x BAlRD, jun.
for THnN/ts BULLsT'r, 15. A. a.
T ! ULLN from the subscriber, living in
Amelia county, in the Fork ns Great
Nottaway, on the qth of .silpril last, :: flim
made bay horse about 4 sect lo inches
hi h, with a hanging manc and switch
tai , his manc hanging on the left side,
paccsnaturally, and ] believe is branded, but
do not remember with what, I am appre
hensivc thc shid harsh was stolen l-y a no
torious negro man named 7rssb, belonging
to mr. Samuel Damcron nk' Bruns-wicle coun
ty. "she said ncgro man Ycffc is about 5
feet. 4 inches high, and brunded with the
two first letters of his master's "'va in his
face. Mr. Sammrl Damcrsm c-sscrs 10].
reward to any person !hctt will bring him
the scticl negrrn msim jrffi', and I will give
31; for the horse.
" 'mmms ]ZALL.
CHARLES CH'Y, A—ctg-st 24. 1776.
LL pcrsuns who l.uvc any 1Pm:.u-ds
against the cilzxtc us cruptl llsi'i/lium
Gregory, late ot'th'ffi cuumy, (?ccezm C., ;nc
dcisin'cd to make them known, :md muse
indebted to the ssix'ul estate arc l'cqucficd to
make immediate payment tn
(4) JPRANN Cls Elnnss )cxecutors.
on GR corn
Far 8 A L E,
YOUNG healthy mulatto fellow about
, 21 years of age, understands takin !
carcsi of horses, and is a tullcrublc 2005
carpenter. For further partieul arss inquire
of the printcr. (is) *
AMEL! si, August 30, 1770,
OUND on my pluntalion, the: 271h of
this instzmt, by my ncgmc-s, ;.u rhz-y
were grubbing, a parcel of UAR ?)
MONEY, which appears to have bc n ]] !
a considerable time. Anyperson v 0 (: si
provchis property \ by describingthz l' cecs,
(we. shall have it delivered to .]nm ny,
1" Peru S'rnuncx. )
UN uwax lctrum u-lc suhshrlbcl', thc [71]!
I day of Tuly last, a mulatto lad nwmd
30th BlHBlN, who ] \ xpcct will endea
vour to pass as a sreeman; he is a um ;
seet7inches highss clumsymadcdlasi rai hfl
hair, a snrly look, and is very fluvensi) ;.
had on, when went away. negro cotton
waisicnast and hreeches, and a flux and cot.
ton shirt. ] will give FlVE D()LLARS
reward to any parson who will deliver the
said lad to me, in New Kent county. -
2" 5 \MlYF.L APPERQONJ
\ 'l'liAYLD or 8 l ULEN out of the
Palncrz ple'curc, on the 1 zth of' Augustss
last, a black mare above 14 hands high, 9.
or 10 years old, with hanging manc and,
switch mil, has had the sistula, is crcst-si
fallen, cat-hammed, and brandcd on the
last shoulder l D. VVhoevcr delivers 'thc
sfid mare 10 mr. Thomas Doncq/Y/e neurss
lVilliam/burg , to mr . A/ex . Sinclair in szm-K
ton, or to the suhscriberat the WarmSpringtss
in Augufla, shall have 2os. reward. _
jAm-zs HAMlLTON.
' 'HE Mauutsiafluring dsiocicty in Willi:
_l_ amflmrg are in want of a pcrshtsszvtd
superintend the works, purchase materi'o'
als, ire. and to keep the necesi'njy ac
counts. Any who are qualiswd to under
take that business, and come Well recom
mended, will be treated wi'h by the ma
nage", and good wages will be given.
As the making ofSAlL CLO'I'H is one
of their ubiesicts, the Society will give good
* cucouragement tu spinners and weaverl
acquainted with that branch. !
Ready money will be givm sor HEMP
and FLA X, either fully prepared for
spinning, or from the brake or sWingle. '
As soon as the works are erccted,- the
Snciety propnsc taking a number of boyl
and girls as npprentices to 5 PlNNIN G, '
W EAVlNG, (rc. ss
WO or three regular bred BRlCK-ss
LAYERS, comingwell'recommcnd
ed, wdl meet with the best cncourugc-,
ment bv applying immediately to mr.
Robert Warrcn at New Kem courthnusc,
or the suhlsicribcr at. Four Milc creek, in
Henrica couuty.
STEPHEN WLLLts.
N. B. I should prefer sing]: men, of
men whh' ut summes.
TAK EN up in A'z'c/mz-md town, Henrz'co
cmmty, a lnizzhtlmy h-nsi- 701' 8 years old,
about 4 sect 8 inches high, has three white
sect, his manc hung!- un both iizlcs of his
neck, with a suilch tail, appears to be
hranded with ;! figure us two on the. nest
shoulalcr, wrong c—nrl upwards. Posted,
and uppruishd to 171. Los.
Abralzam Cowley.