The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-12-04 00:00:00, page 2

.,oNs-TANTINOPLE, )uu 3.
mR l long drought, we have had plenty of rein for a month
A path and there waa every appceranee that the produae of
the earth would have turned out well, but thelocusie have destroyed
"hopes, by dbvouring die corn, vines,- and herbe of the field;
hi'i'l first ranged Asia, these insefi: have pel'ed into om- Centum,
and stripped the tielde in a "si extent of country; lo thet we are
thnntened with a great dearth. and pethape en extreme want of the
common necessaries of life. Besidee which, in the-eonrse of two
w_eekt past a great number of person: have died, who, for went of
meat and vegetable), have sought for nourishment on the &a-eoal,
by eating shell and other fish, and have been ettaeked with .
kind of epidenitk disense. The experunente made on dage, eate,
end poultry, which died in . quarter of en hour after having eaten
of them, have sufficiently demontlnted the cause of the ahouilhing
nonalit-y which prevetle m thin capital. ln consequence of the
advieeot the Physiciane, who have dechred the above fish to be
poil'onous, : caution he been gave" in all the Greek and Amenian
ehmheo, to the mhebitante, m abttnin, as much at poffibk, front
fleh food; so that nothing remain! for no, but to pray to the Al
mighty to grant ne : pure end wholesome air, which mey prevent
lie total depopuletiun- of this city . -
A Refftan Major he brought the ntisieetion of the last treaty of
peace between Rnlsia and the Porte, together with conflderabie pre- _
senu for the Gtand Seignor, the Grand Vizar, &c.
The Age of the Jauisi'ariea hat been deposed, but the reason it
not known.
it it assured here publiekly, that the British Miniflet he- himself
solicited the Gnnd Seignor to forbid the Eztghsh merchante to brin
their tnrrehandize to Suee. And, in fact, officers of the Englilfi
Ball lndia Company, making use of that way to extend their pnute
tude, thie nunCuvre occasions to the Ball lndie Complny an effec
the loss of 30 per cent- artling fsiom all goods shiH-ed in Engiadd
[or lndia. Nuetthelelsis, in :ptte- of the prohibition, four English
ship- ere arrivedat Sun, end by the help of : present of a tzw thou—
sand putte", al] d-fftcultiee wete removed, and they found menneto
dis use of their eugoee, which were worth. it is said , four utiiliom.
okuel. In!) no. On chnezhay night we felt hete a snsh
hockof an eanhquake, more violent than any of the preceding.
A gme number of ehitnniee were thrown down, many shipe much
damagedsiznd all the inhabitants thrown mto conKt-rnauon, the
greatelpatt of whom took refuge in the fielde. However, no person
wan Eilled. but many were wounded by the llones and tilee which
fill ftom'the top! of houses on those who were making their escape.
" Vemce, lest] ]. All the Swife officers in the sex vice of Spain
and France have received order: to join thuir respective tegimenug
ell the Ceptaint of the Swise regintenu in the French pay ate ordered
to complete their eompaniee to tgo men eaich, and it is even said,
that the Court of Versailln he: demanded of the Swiss Centone,
hie allits. the Gooo men piomifed and-guaranteed by the lat Col
vention, in ease Frence is en ged in "Leme- '
Eutnloe, [w ;. elterdaye noese merchant ship. of
,; ne and 60 men, entered the Sound, desiincdss sor Rtga, to fetch
; thie it the first Genoese vessel that ever past the Sound.
L 0 N ]) 0 N, September 3.
si XLSH despnehn ten recieved yester-hy momin fmn Sir
? Chrleo Body, Madvice du: he had so far ne- the enemy
nce hie hit, du: did confined find in:} nppeaxed within fight from
the Vifiory's gay .:fi-he-d, nd seemed to be laying we, with an
deem w enpge him; that be hed unde che necessary prepzntion: for
nuckin them without 1 moment'c [on of time, end bid the
fidlhctwn to find a enhusinfliek spirit of plhmry pervnde his
whole fleet.
Fisteen thousead Hamvethn, have been ordered to be raised
immediately; probabky !obe Mask! over lo England, that in case
of : victory at sea, great w may be sun to Nonh
America and the Welt ludin.
A private letter from Plril sayn, du! : certain Alderman of thin
city m beheaded in the bulfile. lad hie body pintely buried, the
lph-hhm, for divert snudl end Iorgetiee he-hnd been guilty of.
A co-miffion hu pulled the sea! feel, appointing General Sir
Henry Clinu-n. K. B. to be the ole commxflioner to neat, consuh,
end lgree upon (he means of quieting the disorden m snbsiflin in '
ceruin oPthe coloniei, plamniom, and produce: m North Amenca,
and the sin! eomniflion ie despnched from the Secremry of State":
ofice, to be founded to the Genml by the Anne Tbnsicsa packet,
now lying unde: sailing order: at Falmouth, for New York.
The pliticmu ne uniformly of opinion, than I genenl Pelce
uil] ilke piece in the lpnsing, :nd many ordere hue been received
here by the merchant, dom their hsiiends in Prince, lo enter into
speculnione on the: sydem.
w'ILLlAmsBuaG, chnuu 4.
" Month) lah arrived" at Hmpton. the schooner Alliunee,
Capt. Henry Snm sin, in fourteen day: from St. Euhtia, who
inform, that the Engm'n pecketlud arrived .: Andguz; and th! '
th combind firm of l-sinnce end Spain ride triumphant in du
Inghh ehunel.
.] With killed, moded; ulq'filg. qftbc Ancien- (ny:
l'- tle auth- Savunh, Odober 9, 1779.
10! 8. Clrolin regioun!- Dlled, : serjmt. Wounded. l
w, 5Evah. .
odfdd. ' led. : Mnjet, 3 slhalterm. I suictniu. " prinm.
Wounded. ]. Cnpnin, : snbdmm, . (nience. :, [nun
.* "m '- -
34 do. Killed, '1 Mzpr, : ficient. go privmn. Wound,
: Capnin, ; lsibzhems, : scrjeantz, 34 pnvltcl. .
6th do. Wounded, ] C-puin. Miffilg. l_pnvate. '
Virginiu-egilmnt. Killed, : l'e'junctu, upxsilvatei. Wenns}.
Lieuu. Duke: md decr, : scujcanu, 47 pnuwo. _
Light intamry. Killed. 7 pm'ucl. Wounded! 3 Capmn, ,
subalzerm. : serjcann, :; printed Miffing, . pursue. -
Georgin mihlia. Kfllcd, ! winne. Wounacd, : lubllnm, :
serieum, l—puinlu. Miffing, Sprivnn. _ - - si
S. Carolma do. Wound,.d, : sub-ltem, : Fwam. Mfingsi
t6 privam. , _ '
General VVillia-usim'c winds. Killed, ] sninpl: sPfl'mss- ss
Wounded, I Cuytiin, ! subumm. I lenient. I [mum
Chuleshwn mlieia. Bind, ]- sesjeanc. I private. Wounded"
] subllnrn, Iserjunt, 6 rivatee. "
S Carolim lmllefy. ilkd, I suhhern, ] private. Wounded. -
! serjnm, "nine". _
Canlry. K'dled. ! private. Wounded, : General, , Czptnno,
; prinm.
'I'oul killed. 1. Cnpnim, 4 subahernn, , serjeann, 48 privmu.
Wounded, 7 Captninl, 14 ldbhhcms, 14. lsicrjtasiu, 143 privatel
Mnffinsi, ;; privntu.
We have not been lb]: to lum the exact loss of our Allice; 'I
is generally slid to be nbout g.;o. kill. (! :nd, wonuJsid.
The gaflant CBunt Pulalkj died at sea, on hil reunn slom Georgh
of his wound" and on Thun'day lot his funeral rites usicm perturuss.
here, in a manner suimdlc lo the rank and merits of sh-l inn:;ud
nnd much lamented officer.
Our renders an: remindcd, that Thursdny next in to her bserved :.
a day of Fubsick and solemn THAhkdclVlNG and PRAYER
to Almighty God, for his snow; find psuuflion to the Uniud
American Seven.
Toesshy lah Snwu. Gntrnn, Esq; wan ekcted Msyor'of
thin city for she eusuing year, i! hung lhsi day appoix !ed by chn-ws
i'onhn purpose; when the Rcv Rolu'r Auonwo was cboh ss
Aldem-an; nnd EDWAID Alcuil, Esq; I member of the
Common Comqi],
MARRlAGF-S.) Captzin VViLl-lnl Bnl ofPrince Edward;
ccuxsixy', to Miss SALLY Wu'r'r 01 Now him:; an mindle young
Lady with : hzndscme fortune. _
05- fl: grass incrufi in lb: [rites ;! a'hpe peqsan'u gf !gfi,
art.! the very uln-varsiml )rmv *u bisilv w: an obliged to gtw jor
japsr nal tun) otbctr' artific- ustd iu lb: ['And-p.! tqpuy, (rup!!! U
lo mist !bepn'u U'nssr Jaw!!! lo I'lF'l T DOLL/lRS pen innum
Ou be} to be p.:id at 15: sir..- ;! Lquiissug. led ctbe olbtr half d
[te :xpimu'su q/ mule: month. _ : shall routiue lb: pnj-crl at th
old prire to (ln- pssrqml cuja-en um? tlm'r flsiijr-plmn is out, 4
whirb' line tbq wu'] be Mmhutd, dull]? order: art gM—u lb
(""in-si .
- =zj
\ A NTED lt Hwtr's iron workc, to whom suiubbsi
* encourzgrmem will o: given. - dallr-ly hind in l win
muli; also naik-rz, tard multeri, and other ntim in iron midn
fatsiturnz where may be had, his iron, nil rcds, rolled heap;
lates lnd shcec iron, anchora, and : nziety ofolher znicicl in thy
inn bunch, weth port, kettlu, ud othc: easiingl.
ABNEK VERNON.
0- The best price wzll be given s: : old bns- or copper, by
luplvinz n- Robert Nicctly-z or Fillir-m !!w'n, 'n thin ritv
*()R (me, I vdhul-ie (net ot tun.: z_.*mg m u.e cv'siuy ;. LM.
b m-iddic, about 30 miles ;bove li.: town of Pamshurg, con
tnilin 700 um, with tolerabxe gucd impmvrmento therein:; also
the so lowir. truth in the ccumy of BlJJQsd vil. 390 acnn'lyiuj
on Great ? is: river, joimug the land ul jub- fight]; lgoo lace.
on Lyou and Btaw'r yond ereeks. the branch: of Lim'cfall' ritasi,
ioimng the land of yofpb sifibuz leg, tures lying on ? met,
in the coumy es Pin hunt, joinins (be and of Mad Mus
nifo dm valuable planmion (lo!: the propmy us joh lyin- limit,
decased) Iyiog'on Oqusom quanu, nrd Greek Fish &. in the
county of "Oyl" (North Canlt'u) coe'uiniv ; woe nere..
Any person inclined]: to purchale, may know th land by up?!) ing
to the subscrsslber near Bladj'mi.
(;!) ss WlLIJAM ROBERTSON.
l'unzucunvuc, Member u, 1779.
OR ble, 500 acru of !znd in 0ng: ;ounty, 35 miles fron
Frulcridstctwg, which formerly beionued to Mr. Hunga- Roysi ss
: constant dun run thrc ugh the tract, : mill set: and . confidently], .
quantity of made- ground; thin land in inseriom to none lmor. '
the Salt} Vgfl MM) for tobuco, cum. and when, though
molt confets the planmlon is in bad order. The term: may be
knowu by npplying to Messrs. Audn-w Sbepbctd lnd jeu" W
in Orungc, or the lsiubszz'lbfl'. -
(3) ]A MES SOMERVXLLB.
01- ] hursdly lbsul of . n.:siss - A! wi u- rumJ m lbsp'ldiyll'"
:. un bigsi'uss Lwss , jbr m pen, '
HE ordinary &c. sic Husi ux \1.ull- - ', t-cnha' with ]"
acrea of lin'd (o liF-si-ou—si :. . usisi, incn. nu : .A-ge planutixnb
sufficient to work 4 or 5 hund- x.. lhannge. ne lent to be 'f
in pnutntion produce. P-flsissssz- r. to be had immedinel) . upon giving
bond. with good secnrcti -. to . ' - '
(!) Rs—M l'l' wooDING.
_ humouzu. [now no, :"
[CKETS in the THlRD CLAdd o' ' - UNlTED STA !.
LOTTERY m &c.-old by up:. ma.- ib") :: a.
dtflcr, :ud nuns plnc by (I): jvwlAR w wat