The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-11-21 00:00:00, page 1

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])! th' HOUSE of SENATOKS.
FRIDAY, Nouembev 14, 1777.
ESO L V E D, nfmiut lonrmdirmrf,
that the thanks of this House be given
to General N E L S () N f/r Lia ready
acceptance of the appmntment of Can.
mander of the fsirros of czns stare, dxs
. tinguasncd'ih luch purriotick and diln
fesffsiCd terms, and for his exemplary dihgence in ;) 's
forming the dutics ofchat office. Also to thc: brave offi
(lus and soldiers of the MILITlA, as ". ell ti 'ole whom
General NELSON commanded, asthose who marched
w head quartersin Pennsylvama, for having so cheer
fuily iitcrificcd all domestick happiness and private in
terest to the ;}ood of the common cause, actuated by
principle: the most nobz'e and patrintick.
' JOHN BECKLEY, 'c.s.
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NOW charming CARY , coniZ-Zous ofher claim,
And emulous of love and b'eautysss same,
With aspect placid, and with modest voice,
Sclects the hd} py parcner of hu- cho.ce.
O may & race, with genernuz courage crown'd,
And ever softe: virtue blooming rcur-d,
Uprise wrch noble zeal in freedum's cause,
Firm to their countr ,, faithful to it; laws ;
The sans be thus delirvms of their name,
To future agcs to-transmic their fame ;
The daughters, whom has t'ondest cares shall glmd,
Of other patriots be the sweet reward :
Each sex their different gmries to expand,
These to adoru, and thou: tojsiave a Land! "
Vne'l m A, Sspt. 1777.
-THE Hon'. Board of Warsi having directe ! me to
order all the troops in this quarter, who are to
Pin the grand armz, immediately to proceed tq tho
mhward, I here y give notice to the officers that
they' are to march their several quotes to the town of
Lanustar in Pumsjlvania, there to remain til] fitttd
for the field.---I take thisopportunity again to address
myself to the several County Licutenants andss other
militia officers of lhil state, and earnestly request them
to. exert thlil' utmost endeavours in apprehendzng and
forwarding to this station, or to the general rendczveus,
ill draught; or del'erters from their tespeccive countiezz,
there being a large proportion of those men not yet
Bollected ; nor is [( practicable for the continental of
ficers within this state to perform such signai service to
their country, unch affisted effectually by the officers of
tho militia'ss-And whereas, inconse uence of instrum
om from hitExcallency General Wqsimngton, ] ]ateiy 'sisiro
mised a free pardon to all dfsert-zrs who would re.urn
to their duty in a limited time (many of whom avail
.cd themselves of the generous offer) but there are still
ffizmc so daringznd obifinate as to remain out, and risk
every thing rather than an honourable! return to their
ciury, I.]iereby offer a reward es THlRTY Douctms
s-vr apprehending either of the following shldiers, viz.
Famucl Sammmx, [sblm Underlvill, and Gidean Maflm, 'ssrf
l-"zmsex county, the two former in Cupt. Mmundfls
mmpany, the latter in Capt. Mastm's, oF the XVth
(zegiment ; and the some to ward For L wi: Charlu, jun.
'of Brmisfwisle, and Levin Philfj): of Nanshmafid, the for
mer a soldier in the XVth, the other in the IVth
Virqim'a regimeht. And for all deserters brought to
head quarters in this city, or delivered td some proper
continemal officer, the takes: up may depend upon
receivinga generous reward, besides what the law al
!ows.----Given at head quarters, If'xlliamrburg, Now.
xz, 1777. ss DAVlD MASON, Co].
_ XVth Virg. scg.
DE S E R T E D from my quota of state troops,
siPstLzY GARNER, abOut sixteen years olsil,
five feet two inches high, has dark hair, and stoops
in his shoulders. ] have besien since informed that he
'cnlistesii with Lieut. Thomas siPoIlan], on hoard 'of
Capt. Calvsictrt's galley. W'hoever delivers the said
fieserter to the Commanding officer in Williamsl/urg
sishal] have (en dollars reward.
ss 2 p \Vtr.s.!AM LAWSON, Lieut.
c. TOLEN from tue subsrriber near Bess-{fcnl court—
U house,.chc zoth of April last, two fillics. One a
bright somss], with a blaze face, a natural pacer, some
of her feet white, undockt, but branded on the off
shoulders and buttock W. The mhrra dark gray, un
dockr, brunded on the near shouldes and butth W.
W'hrzcvcr brings the sasd fillies to me fl-all have four
];rzunds reward, or forty shiH ngs for such intelligence
:zsi I get rhem again ; And if flr-lcn twenty dollars, on
csi-mvisi'tion ofthc chid", ifa wlzitr man.
\V1LL1AM RBAI.
I A M informed by Mr. Yokn slrrlsrr, jun. th'at ym
ton [William just in sore he went to the Northward
(Septcruber was twelve month) told him, he had lent
opwards of one hundred pound: to a Friend, and that it
was to be repaid m a short time. I do request the fa
yvur r—frhc gentlemen to inform me, by :: line, whether
It was ev r l's' d or not, and he will much oblige his
very humble sirvant,
z/si RchAlD Ecounon, sen.
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GLOVCESTEI, Nov. :, 1777.
NOTICE is hereby given m mr. Yzlrn 'Pnsin, late of
King & erm, or his attorne) Mr. Yamu [lub
ard, that ] am now ready um] willing to pay the balance
due on two LOn-jq for which judgment was confessefl. in
"fork court. It is necessary mis nssair should be imme
diately settless}, as I have made several paymenmo Mr.
flames llulmrd of !Wlliamslsurg in consequence of
those bondq, md have no receipn.
. ? Jonn SEAWELL.
75 be SOLD, on Saturday rb: srb es December,
]"HE subscriber's 1240 acres of land in the
county of Nssiw Kent, lying upon Chickabo
mi/{v river. : little above Coctwles's scrry. There
will be sold at the same time a quantity of co n
and wheat. The salc will_ be on the premises,
unless before the day appoimed che subscribcr
shall have sold the same rivately, in which ease
he will give notice therco£ to pre w ent unnecesiary
actendancesi (5) Jomc BLAIR.
WlLLlAMSIVKG, Nwmbtr 4, 1777.
ATa Court of Admiralcy held in the city osI-Yil
linmbmg che d da of No-wnber, 1777, the flns—p
Alwnturg, ,]ibell-sied; in t il cocturt by Junm Barrm, Ri
chard Buvmt, Wssrictbt Westmt, and Philip Churnbarluine,
having been duly proclaimed in the said court, and no
person appearing to claim the same, or any part there
.nf, it is decreed and ordered that the said vessel and
urgobe publ.shed in the Virginia Gazetce for three
woeks successively, rc uirin any persnn intercsicd
therein to appear and de end ( : claim of the !ibcIZants.
By order of the court.
WILL: Rvsszu, Clerk.
Je be SOLD to the ligbest hidden at Amhcrst courtlvcuse;
on Monday the lstctnf' December, being rcurt day,
ATRACT os an in the laid conmy, contain
ing 7 or Son acres, lying on the southslqie and jnin
ing the Tobacco Row mountain, and is khBWn by the
name ostbe Cam. Anv person inclinablg to purchase
may be shewn the land say a plying to the tenant on the
promises, and the u'rms of lalc wdl be made known on
that day. DUNCAN CRAHAM.
:"?- All persons having any demands against the
estax: of john Gmham, deceased, are desired to make
them known at the day ofshlc.
Cnouus, Ufiober 27, 1777,
unsunNs to me mtt will and testament of
]ahn Dixon, deceased, will be fold at the town of
Falmaufb, on Fuesdq the 25th instant (Noumlsier) the
Knbsick warahoulcs called Dixm's and Palmmth, the
nuses mostly new and in good order, and lying at the
falls of Rctppabanuock ; they retsicivc near as much. -----
All persons who have any demand; against the said
estate arc directed to make them 'knmvn immediately,
that provifion may be made for payment.
' JOHN PEYTON'si Executors
jonu DlXON. Z " '
\si lLLlAM KERSHA\V, at Mr. RitZ/Z'ztrsstssss
store in Blandflzrrl, has a choice assnrtmcnt of
CLOTHS for salc, wholesah: or retail. 2._I]
FOR sale, a-rhousand acres of land in l.'al'{/f-.ss<
count , !siirgim'a, lysng upon Danriver, twn lum
dred and Fty ofwhich arc choice low grounde, V\ ith a
plantation thereon, in good order for Crnppi; g, suffi
cient to work ten or twelve hands high to advantage.
There is a good dwelling-housc and nCCCsisil'Y out-hnus. s,
an otchard of apple and pench trees, & gwd siflsiing
place, Eve. For terms appfy to the subil'nber, on the
promises. ]] JAMES LE Grt.u-;l).
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NANSEMUND, Nsvsi'mlvr I, 1777,
ACLERGYMAR of the churth of 1.'.ss7.'_{'lllll/, of
approved abifitiesct will be employed for the
upper parish os Nail/essmoml cossunty. HIS (.tlztry,
when agreed on, will be raised by subscription.
There is a glebc in the said parish, whcccon is a
large and convenient dwelling-housc, with other
necessary houses, in good ordersor th: rcccption
'of :! samilssv. ;:
_ - - .. -.- -.- zvz WBWA N/m—I- ""
' Far 8 A [. F, .
THE old forge in King & Qgcmz councy, th'h all
the materials thereunco belonging, affisithe mill
and every thing belonging to it, together with, about.
]800 acrsss of land wnercnn are some good lxlildi-gs,
and the planrarinn in good order fru- croy ing. "; ne
land will be {old altogether or in lots, to uic che pur-_
chasers. The whole, or any part, may be entered (m
immediate]y.--- Also 31! acres of land in the lower
end of Middlq/Zx county, which land i: well timbcradct,
lies level, and abound: with fine fish and nysh-rs.
(2) ' ' mup Ebhoubson.
——..-css. "
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LL persons who have a'ny demand: against the
estate ()ffi/rziamin Ajfplectwbain, dece-fcted, are ,
requested to make them known, and those indebt
ed thereto arc desired to make innnediace—paymenr
to ( \VlLLlAM Onn, . Adm
-P ]oun Annquh-l, ) '
WsslLlcttAmssuac, Nov. !, 1777.
I EW [5 8"! ALE of Cz/lstprr, and Rrupmsif/om-sos
si-J l'kmquifr, whose fsiurlnugbs have exPirei some
time, arc- ordered to repair so beacsquarrem immedi
ately, or sond cmisicares os their inability to do so
otherwise theyussill be siicemeddeserrcrs, and create
nccorss-linglysssi-Tne represeuzzsives of chrgsit Warm:
and _7:>/.w Zerzn, dece-sej, late soldiers in my com'.
pmy, are desire;] to apply lo me for whngwages are
ductochem. 2 [) BENj. POLLActRD, Capt;
z ] Seat? ressFss
' " nunusnuac, ch. 4, 1777. -
OlzRNEYMEN TAILORS who understmn their — ct
_ busictmz-z, will meet with good cmuungemcnt hy ap
plymg xmmeaimly, to zp Tuoun ()ERILL.
FOURNEYMEN hatrers will mect with very great
_ encouragcmcm, either m c-curse work or she, by
applymg to the shbl-ssssr.bcr in Glom'rstrr coimty.
zp SAMUEL Cunmn.
ssJ—si n'"- -u.. .
]4 ()R salc in Northumberland, an AN CH OR
about 300 Wt. siockcd and iron hooped, some
sormblc blocks with hcuks mid deade3es, znd : full and ,
csimpk'te set nfjomnasss'soou. Joun Dmusct
WnuAmBunc, Srpf. zc, 1777.
GR E AT wages will be given by the subscribcr
m journeymcn Guxsmn'us, Bucxsmnns, and
NAILORS, thararc good workmcn. None o'thers na,
6
apply. Six or eight boy: are." wanting, as APn
15.
Tlcns. (rf) JAMES ANDLszoN.
AleLsi-nnu, Oflolur 1_c, 1777.
VVE want Sun Smnu, NAlLoas, Smr
Curwnns, Ran. Muums, and but,
MA x us". To such rradclmen very great encou
rugcmcntwillbe given by . __ ;
6]: JEN1,F1;_ .{9' Hom.
'so be R ENTE D for :: term of .)':)rssr:, and mind up
at Christmas, ar soon",
H E houses where (Ibnr/n Gilmot/r lately kept
store, in Brnnswivk connty, Melverrirl parish, known ct
by the namP of'the Glebe, but. a few miles from Hiclu'c
fctrd, on the main read to Hu/ifar. Its siruarism, "
well as improvements, render it convenient for : t'a
vcrn-keopcr, merchant, or tradcsman. Any quanti
of land-may be had with the houses that will best suit
the tenant, :m-sil any additional impr-wcment made
that Is though: necessuy. 71] JAMES WALL," jun.
slo he'SOL D m' publickjr/e in Frede'rick'sburg, an
'I hursduy tle 80) es january, :f fuir, otherwifi she '
116\!f.l!sis day, ' ss _
ABOUT hscy choice SLAVES. consisting of \
men, woman, and children. I will also trczsit
with any psssSn inr'lilmblc to purchase a fine ar'zd
plcashnt SlsilAT on Rappctl'annock river; it' is when; I
formerly lived, lying on the nnrrh side, in King
George cct'nnty, about ts ur:c<:n miles below Frederhks
bm-siq. The trust containsi nnc thousand nnc hun'drdsi
anu forcy zicrcs, on which time is a good and csinve—
ment brick dwelling-hv'sillsi-ss, with zuctl kinds rf office
houses, also a good grist mill standing on a very con—
vsi-niczzt sh'csiun of water, and was rcbu ]t ubcuc three
years ago. p Wuusixn CHAMPE.
THE creditors of Col. 'Pl ilip j'mfvsn are once
more desired to sumish thctrustccs '.'siith theirsi
claims. properly flatcd, and this wichouc loss Os.
time. ct