The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-08-23 00:00:00, page 1

JPGUST 23, 1780. . ; T ]] F. j- NUMBER 77
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." 'ACT th'!" escctualb m fremd: ad puuj/b
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WHBREAS many of the soldien in the immeq
dine se; m.: us this eommonwe-lth, and in the
mun- belongin m um time in the commune.!
um,. hue del'em thnctmm, to the dishonour lnd
a injury thered} and as the law dready made me
and to be msuffleient to defer from desertion, or for
th Mual apprehffllding, seeming, and sending de-__
firm! to then- seveul cc-mpan'm from when've they,
hue or shall desert: Therefore Be it maw) tlu
Crural Mnby ofu'zi: :oum-wultb, thu the gem
manding Uffl :er of every mlina company within th"
lute, hennd they are hereby diseaed and empowcred
to apprehnd dl desenen from the continental army,
or fl'od llu u-oops in the service ofth'u Rule. tlm mass
nfide or come within their relpeflive dllh-ictl, and to
commdnd the Minute of the militia, it necessary ,
fpr (bit purpose. si end deliver him or them so appre
hended. ]! from the c- mtinenml Line, tosone ( ontinental
officer. ,or iffiom the mue troops, to some officer in the
hid service wixhln the county, and in either case where
then shassl be no officer or pofl within fifty miles of th:
place where such deserter shnll.be npyrehcnded, the
defnter shall be committed lo the jail of the com ty,
'lhere tu renrin non] he [lull beumoved by some cun
dnenul officer. or by grdetof the Execuivn er of
fie fine, and the jailerhhenb) directed toldvetti e such
" desener, tour time: m (be Virginin mue. That th;
person conveying lnd dciiverin ' sue desemr over nm'
above 1 reward of sixty pound: or apprehending, shall
be pass by the Treasurcr of fine commonwulth, on
ctnflcale fmm the proper officer, or jaiier, after the
knof modollarpr mile for hue trovb-c and expense;
ndthc jai'er shalt be paid bin legal fee! out of the
Fblick treasury. ss .
" AND be iffanbermafid, that if my commandin _
as I company of militil within this ttate, th: ]
"LX. to perfurm llk duty by this act enjoined, he
a- shdy for every such neglect, shall stvemlly forfeit
"assay the sum of five hundred pounds. one moiety
thereof robe for the rse of him or them who shall pro
me ws the sm-e to sin! judgment, end the other
'oietyto be'n lied toward; lessenizg the county Ievy,
flobe-tecmn by hall. plaint. or information in the
enrtofthem-ty where thefaid neglect may happen;
lnd the Attnmey for this commonwnlth, end .h
nium ecti or who may set on beh-Isof thin flase,
husb— malice within the same, ar- hereby di
M nnfflsijn the prosecution of an osencee com
M lglinfl this M.
AND boil father add, thlt thcteelnmlnder of
m-fip or other vessel that shdl hereafter sail from
any m ordarbour at the flute, who the!] ship or
come] my m boil'd-hie .vd'el, any del'ertes or'de
Men ([in the minmnl army, or from the force:
hised forth dilute of this flute, on being eonvifled
thered, lull p tormry deform- so wiped and con
veyed "ny, I neat" fivezhnndnd poundt, tobere
could it anid, nnd inure one moiety to the lute,
end the other miety to the 'mfurmer; and all wages
or pent Is enges and other emoluments that might
me to suehdet'ener, shall be: paid by the Capni'n of
such vessel, orthe merchant nr tsiactor employing such
deserw ol' desinen, into the state treasury. And
every commun- of any veflel within this state, shal:
bosom he saile-upon hie voyage, make out upon oath
.nd ddivetto the Nunl Office: for the part he shall
.M (ZM fromffliidfin thin flute, upon his voyage afoxe
said. adesctl ' list of nium officers, marincl, and
.anmo v ding wh- ffl else] Mthosud vn
'ersin'o'! mznm
.ssnin o 'oxseic
s, xo be recwcrtc},
. m-ned And the
' . n'dzsssijoined tozrans
- ZU-ss to the Uomumsfzuner osss
' ,Offi um, w).o is to take the same
. Ideration a: soon: zs may be, and relurn such
- the sztl War, cerlitying the deictsi-rsiers (if
there are) contained therein. And the several
" a Oficcrs are directed to make out z-tte-led copied
of inch lifts (sin returned, {or any person vequcihng :}w
samefffos which he sh.-ll receive three pc-undLg and it
me agem of anv officers, mnrinel, o- ;nnrmexs be—
longirg lo my ship or vessel as afnrelisiiu, shu'; It .my
silme hereaftcsi pay, dch: ;1, or dcllzisi' she any shake,
or (hues, or part— of a llctu-e of an) I.: 'zc which shajl
hereahcr be taken by an; such vessel (che commartdcr
of which is xeqm'red by sihn ad m nmke uul siuh list)
to any officer, manine, or mnine: , whv shall be cer
ufied by the Commiffionsi-r of the: War Office "19 asol e
l'uid to be a desirver, such agenc shall b: zcwu nmble
to the Treashrrr of the flat: for the: :imct being, to! the
(hare, or (harm, or _;xa.ts ot ! share, or wages, 01
pins of wages, and olhfl' emolnmencs so pund, de
wend, or dcchibmed, and she}! ziso forfcn the sum
o! fisic hundwd pounul, to be recovered And applisi-d
as last r.:entiunrsi. And :?nsi seven] cqu-iug
officers of the respectvc continemzl and (lake regi
menu, are hereby lequirecl to send descuiptivclilts of
side desercess trum thus several "guments, to the Cow
mlfiioner of the Wsiu- office c-s ihis state, for (he me
pol'o 9! dcucting lsiurh dcl'ereen.
AND whereas man descnen scorn the aforesaid resi
tgtmentl ma) he sensib e of their folly and wickedness,
m vidanng thtir faith and Tths, in dishonourcttbly
ctabandoning the cause of thenctco'untry hy desertwn,
and would gladly be restored to the mour of then
Well" citizcus, by a speedy return to thenr several
! companies and reglmenn during the war, or a certam
:tjme over end above their seven] engagements, were
Fk not for the zpprehension of an ignormnjous punisha
'mcnt; therefore to quiet the mind: of such, and to
prevent all appearance of excuse to any who shall due
to reject the pardon and tndemnisitatipu in this act
hereafter offered. Be it fertbermactd be she ulboriy
ufmsaid, th-n me Govetnouc o! thus cummonwellth
he, me he is hereb) desired to write to [us Excellency
the Commander in Chies of the Ameriun army i.
mediately, inclosing : copy of this act, and in the
name of me Genet al Assembly of this flute, 'requesting
htm so proclaim pardon tossell deserves! from the Virsi
gininflne of the continemzssl army, who shrill within
two month: after the publieM us this zct return to
their seveml compames, is on had, and is at sea,
wtthtn two month- after their return and serve dwsiing
the Wls, if so engaged, and it othawise, shall serve
two years over and above the time 50: whtch he or
they engaged. And the like pardon is hereby offered
h all deserteu from the forces saifed for the immediate
defence of this state, who shall return to their duty
within the time allowed to deserters from the cutti
nenul army, and continue in the service in like man
ner. And in case the Commander in Chiefflulloffer'
pardon as lsoresatd, such desmers n shall take the"
benefit of the same, and all such others as shctu nke
the benefit of the zrdon herein offered, shall he entitled
to receive all the houndes, gratuities, and allownncea
ofl'ffed or granted, or that are or may be due to the
totdien in the eontinental or thee rrgiments son the
time the! he or they may have served. Although he 04
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ssz e x-sid w desired. And in a
:; Zvnfl shcml'elvn of Kh; fire am, a .
such a: may nerezim " (per sslm-upy, had
and may be apprehenaect
'rmeot mia a& ny (i
hrxcaftzr, within the term o n youre, nnd'if Qpn- -
bended after xhc cupirauon ohhe present war, aodsi
before the chiinon of she said !en year., shall be
committed on board some vessel us war in (he sexyico
as this state, cr into shmc fort, ganrison. mine- be
longing m xhe same; there to serve the : onve
yearl
14' N 0 be it farther mefied, that any person who
shall unpctoy for more than forty eight houn, or who
shalt cun- cal r—t secret any drsen ter stent thsse manam]
nuuy, or thefmcts otctthts sitte, shall terfiitand si ):
the sum of five hundred )ounds, to be recovered'uud
.tnulrd as ]ttl mention . Profvided. thee my per.
son pwsecmed for emplnying, conculing. of schcti
such des-ctrten, shltl be deemrd and taken 6) In e
knuwn lum to hewe been such desert", unlt-ss );
[hall give in evidence upon the (rid, : cefflfiut
tonn- ]ushce of the Peter: within !hi! flm, or off
1— mld Office: of the mititia thereof, beating du.
wous to the time of such employin , cdbcenlin
t'ecsieting, oemlying that such ]ufli "field " ;.
hath good reason to believe thattltepfl'funbmpyg ss,—si
secteted. or conculudktntioninssg Hl um lss A &—
l'cttbing his person) in not ; descrter. M'fg the
end that no person shall be subjected to pay Sipeml. .
ties in this ad, provided before the fine [un "
lctufiiciently promullezd, Be it mctd, shew .
(lust not be of an). ot'ce o: cffect untflfony by! 'M
the end of the present tcffion of Aflimhly' lht ! nff
of this act he sent to each of the Cow
us the several m ' ents in the continch] held:
{his state, and o the several regimenu which ye be
may be raised for the immediate defence of 'tis-I..
who are herclw du'ected without deity, to nose is si
shoe lo he pubtishcd in their respective ngioenu. ss'
AND where;. Congrcsc hath recommended it 5
the respective leglflatuul, to providr for the uppnnd
ing and securing deserves: fmm the army of n {(
our dlizu Be tended. that the Commlndingo up
of every militid company Within this he, shall
sue the same kept for apprehending Wen—from (lie
army or navy of our allies, .- m ynscfibed ftl'
appl'thendin- deserten from the commend any";
and all ;pch deserten so Fpnhntded, ba]! be eon'si
mitted to the common} " of thomnty wherein :
ot- they shall he appnhonded, end the jzihrhllt ct
upon advertise such deserter or desertm, four weep
in the V'ugind putte, to the end vhlt ide'Ft-tndb
Consul rending m thin flute, may h-p-pm," noti—
thercof, lnd nkesnch measure- thlredu, *(l he sh'
see (it; and the sum mnrd andfeec Mlbe
for such apprehending and securing :: &! M
the case of descmufrom the continental tl- flute form,
AND bi- itfantbcr ended, that so much of dl
formes law: " respect: deserten, shall be, and the
same il hereby npqaled, except so much of an 18 in..
ti-Ied [: act for :!!qu thy um ngb/uo i- 15;
.cuminentul awry, :u rclzteu to escttets.
BALTlMORE. Foll': Point, jub ly, "lo. '
A UANTlTYof besiMadeimwineu, ,st r,
a lum, salt, sweet-oil, nails Man , wi ow
gtsit's, camuse, custlztge and twine, with agood afford
ment nsdry gnqtls, to be fold for continual do
ccttificates, or tobacco, by ' "
Lump La" Allhmtu vctct-nn'n-u, U em