The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-01-12 00:00:00, page 3

L'xhxlsi"! us.! [:"z'fcvfi'am (j-sizpc ).ichc-LL Muic,
Nuv. 13, 1775.
" There is Very great prcpzzmticm
making in (his quarter to receive u num
ber oisi' French troops ; ludgiugs ;u'c en
gaged for the oiiiccrs, burrucks building
and rcfsissluing to rccdvc the men zlt Cape
Frzmcnis, as well un here. I have it from
the best authority here, who say, it is
kept :] prosound secret at home;, but a
sevcre blow is to be struck by them and
the Spaniurds, who are to act together."
* I
P H I L A ]) E ], 1) ("1 1 A, Dzsic. 30.
I.? rtrdct LJh/ctfmj/i'mnCambridge, Dec. 15.
" HE finallpox is in every part us]}os—
_ tun. The snhhcrs who have never
had it. me under inoculatiou, zmsl consi
dered as a security against any attack by the
provinciuls. A th'ml lhip-loud of the in—
hsibitzmts is come: out to Point. Shirley.
It is thought almost impnffible to keep
the smallpoxsi out of the camp :md country
adjacent, but every precautiun is taken
which prudence (:zm suggest."
Extract osa letterji'm/z Cambridge, Dcc. ] 3 .
" I have the shtisshdtion to tell you,
things wear a better complexion here than
they have done for some time past. '.l'hc
'amfiy is filhn up, the barrzuzks go on
well, firewoog comesin, and the suhliers
are made comfortable and easy; our pri
Vateers meet with success in bringing .in
Vessels that were going to the relief of
Boston, which town is in great distress;
besides wanting almost every nccesihry,
they are inoculating For the smallpox, and
the dysentry and black juundice prevails,
which makes the officers uneasy. No
troops are yet arrived from Ireland . The
three men of war which appeared off
Marblehcad are since g'one off, without
doing any damage."
M—
_ , IN CONGRESS, December 29, 177'5'.
' ES OLVED, that as the importati
si _0!i of any universally necessary com
modity, and the exportation ofour prosi
duce to purchase the same, must give &
,proportioxxally greater opportunity to our
enemies of making depredutions on the
Prosipcrty of the inhabitants of" these colo
'-'n"tes, and occasionally distresiing them,
',by ihtercepting such commodities, it is
fe'zirnestly recommended to the several As—
semblies or Conventions immediately to
"promote, by sufficient publick encourage
"ment, the making of SALT in their res
pective colonies.
" Publzshed lzy order of Congrq/Lr,
.CHARLES THOMPSON, secretary.
WiLLlAMSBUR (;, 7ctn. 12.
OTHVITHS'I'ANDING lord Dun—
mqrefs late proclamation for eman
eipatinp; such flavcs as should repair to his
standard, we are insormcd, by a corres
Pondcnc, that two of his own negroes,
With an oversecr, passed through Frede
rickshurg, one day lust week, on their
way to his Bcl'k'eicy phutution; so that it
should seem his lordship has not been so,
very generous to his own bondmen as he
wished to be to those who were the pro
perty ofothers, but whom neither he, nor
even his augzg/i mrg/lur, have the smullust
right toincermeddle with.
By adviccs from the army, wcte learn
that all the miils at 'l'uckcr's point, with
the Scotch diflssillesy, and mrsi. Sprowlc's
houses at Gosport, are totullvdemoiished;
as issslikewise the chief" part (is Norsulk, &
a Few houses only remaining above the
church, which are occupied hv our troops.
Two descrters srom the Lsiiverpool fri
gsiue inform, that a tender is fitting" out
for jnmes river, 0" :1pimting Voyaqc;
and that &" the vessels of war, hut osinc,
are shortiy to come round to York town.
The llon. lilC (}cssncrsizl Congsi'i'css' have
lrzmsinZYH—si! to the (Ium'cnti-v1 us this colo
Jy cxtmds nschtvi's sr-si- ss1 hmi Dunmm'c
to the coummmicr in chici'ut Boflou, giv
in;; an account ()slhc manyst:;311tl[v.'sicts)7'l*ds
he has gained ovcr ths; sbzsirznzwz, ;md desir
ing .l ssizrthcr rcinsurccshcnt of" men, With
shnlc csillh (50001. (telling, wc hear) and
then, he makes nvduubt, he shall be; able
to fix himself at the p.:hcc in V\ iliisinuisi
burg. '] here zu'c extructs us some other
lctu'rs, vary uusr'ucmlly sito the culomcs,
from nu'. Ncil j'sinnicshn of Nmctknlk, lnr
Walter Iluttou upon the Eustcm shurc,
&c. which we expect to lay before the
pulick ucxt weck. 'l'hcsc letters were
sound in a floo-p from Virginius mken by
the Lec privss'uecr, czzpt. INsunlc-y, with
William Rnbinsun, ciq; one of the (lclc
gates Fur Princelk Anne, capls. Msixtthews
zum ut-zme, ((,C- whom loruuuumurc had
sent prisoners to Bostun.
The following gentlemen :n'e chosen
fiehl-ufh-ss'ers us the seven new hzlttnlions
to be r.:ise'ct sor thc ch-sencc ;nzd protccitiun
of'th'ls colonctv, six ol'which are to consilt
of ten companies of 68 men each, rank
and silc, the other of" seven companies of
68 men each, for the protection of the
coumics osAccomack and Northmnpton ;
and the two regiments formerly raised
are to be augmented, by the addition of
38: men, to be divided into five compa
nies, two oswhich are to be added to the
first, and the remaining three tu sithe
second regiment. VlZ.
Hugh ll/Iurcer, Adam Stcphcn, ls/z'lliam
Peachcsijy, [Wordecai Buckner , lI/illiam ])nin
gezfield, Peter Muhlenblu'go Thomas; Fle
ming, esqrs. colonels. ---- George lisccsirlon,
]fizac Reade, Hsilliam Crauj/brzl, Thomas
Elliott, Alcxamler M'Cleczm/zan, A/sirahmn
Bowmmz, George Matthcu's, esqrs. licutc
nant-colonels.--— Thomas A/Iarj/bnll, Robert
Laujflm, ch/[nh Par/(cr, Yames chdricles,
Hsiillizmz Nelsim, Peter I-Ic-Z/fug/Zone, Mat
thew Donavan, nwjors.
*,si* The officers of :: detachment of
troops srom Amelia district-tactkc this pub
lick method of acknowledging the kind
and hospitablc cntcrminment which they
lately received srm'n mr. ANDREW
MAcmz, 'oFlile ofWighc county, when
on their march to Norsolk.
*** The printcr acknowledges to
have received an essay on the origin and
ctymology of the terms WHlG and
TORY, the design ok' whose author is to
explain their meaning, they being often,
he says, " mishpphed, to the prejudice
" of imhvid'uals, and the disturbance of
" civil society." He wouldgladly oblige
all his_ correspondents ; hut paper being
very scarce, and the piece rather prolix,
he begs leave to decline publishing it at
this time, as he is closely engaged in
pnblick business. He may remark, how
ever, that the term WHIG is generally
understood, now a days, to mean, A
fi'icnd to the Amcriczm c'mg/e ; and the word
T O R Y denotes, A", enemy to Amorican
fi'eedmssn, and the British constitutlmz in ge
neral, both in church undsi/late ,- f'or when
those terms were first used, VVHIG im
phecl :1 person zealoiffly'uttached to the
protczsiant slwceffion, in oppolition to the
TORlES, who were intrig'uing to bring
in the pretcndur, and with him Popevy and
arbzsitrarjy government .
\\ HEREAS l have been informed that
some reports have been spread to
the prejudice of capt. joscph Spcnccr,
rcspccting his conduct in a late attack of
the enemy, commanded by ]icuten-simt—
colonclScott: Thesearc to certisy, that the
above asssislr was inquired ihto by & court
murtial, who, asterafuir hearing, honour—
ahly acquittcd captss Spencer; that the said
cupt. Spencer has served under my com—
mand ever since we lest \Vi1li:unshurg*,
upon the Nursolk expedition, and has
always disclmrged his duty as a good osii
cer.
Givcn under my hand at Norsolk, the 6th
drizlosjdnlury, 1776.
VVILLIAPA VVOODFURD.
T ;) sizmm'.si'. court-nxur 'zct] lack! for in.
quiziz'sisisi' him the cmx-Zutt (sit' cupi
Spuu-cr of the minute.- lmltsisilsium, upuu
]i-si-utcnsimt-culc-mcl Scuxi'sdsrtuclnncnt . and
for the usixul of all the prishm—re in all the
guards:
? R F, S F. N 'F
JOHN l'sivFHN, president.
(:npt. [err/clzam.
()th. ]Weadc'.
(Jupt. 70nzq/u1z.
Liout. Gee.
ctEnsign W'oodsbn.
Ensign Hollo-way.
l- .1. )L -I)i)C "vll dlllVCdlCu Uclulc (HC LUlll\1
when several dcpulitions Were read, mcl
divers witnesses were sworn and examined;
on consideration whereof, the court isssos
opinion that capt. Spenccr is not guilty of
the change hid against him, and that he
be difcharged from the alrcst. '
jOHN RUFFlNu
Appmved of by ROBERT HOVVE.
(Copy) test
jOHN RUFFIN.
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]N CGNVEN'l'ION, 7amtmy 6, 1776.
ESOLV F. I), that the treasurer do
] ladvance any sum, not exceeding
1030 for the immediate relics of the .
poor ldistrcfled inhabitants ofthe borough
of Notsolk, who hzn e been suffeters by
the deit ruction of that town , and that
the Committce of Saiely do prmide, in
the best manner, they are able, sm their
removal to the moxe interiou: and secure
],m [5 of the colony.
ADVFRTISEMENTS.
LL persons who have an) dcmunsls
against the estate of Peyton Hand;]; ]: ,
esq; decealed, arc desired tu btinctz tn thc'u
ctnccounts, propetly prov.ed 'lhnse im
dcbted to the said estate ate requefied to
make immediate p tyment, to
'oE'l'TY ]iANDOLPH,
]AMES cocmz, efflmm'
Those gentlemen who have bestowed
any bucks of the late Speaker arc desitcd
to letum them immedi: ttely
To be SOLD on Thurlday the 18t/z instaut,
on twelve: man!]: credit
L ()T m the town of Petershurg, on
which 15 an exceeding good dwelling—
house two stoties high, well calculated fox
a tavern, or for a large family. The sale
will he made on the premises.
VVILLlAMSBURG, ch. 12, 1776.
N the 6th of this instant was stolen,
from a soldier of my compunv, a
R IF L 13 GUN, her flock made of per—
simmon tree, iron mounted, ]"HS a pi. 'Lol
lock, the box ]id lost, and het hote vexy
{m ill. Any ])ellon ]noducincr s'tid gun to
me, at this place, sh !" have two dollars
tew am], am! no queilions asked.
(]) WlLLIAM CMWPRELL.
To be RE NTED , aml entered an ibzmcdlutcps ,
_ HE tavern at. slylctt's warehouscssi
King [Villiam county; the very pub—
lsck situnticn of which place, the great"
resurt of company to it, and the aclvan- "
tugsies of bonrdingsi a number of merchants,
being so well known, a particular descrip—
tion is unnecessary. The terms may be
known by applying- to mr. Bcnjam'iu Tem
Ple, near the promises; mr. Robert Pollard,
ut mv {fore at Aylett's; or the subscriber,
in ll-'illiam_/bm-g ,- who has for salc, in the
said city, a quantity of hest supersme,
common, m'zddlinq', and ship B R E A D
}-' L O U 1, alliz about 20 barrcls of
'I'AR, and an elegant nisortmcnt of'ludies
black, White, and green, satin CARDI
NALS and BONNETS,
VVILLLANI AYLF.TT.
To be SOLD or REN'TED,
YRVFRAL '\ :dusiab'm PLANTATlONS
L in C'znzusswsilwzu' coumy. For terms :rsiz
13131 10 jOHN F.)..ctx'fsisiO.
Cup: . F/mm'zctzf .
(jnpt. L'r/mjassnl.
CILPL. Alss'a/siw.
Licut. Ala-nrac.
Licut. Ham: ay.
Lnsign ['q/sser .
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