The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-04-25 00:00:00, page 1

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VllRGINIA GAZETTE
FRIDAY APRIL ; 7W
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GENERAL ORDERS.
IIEAD QUAPsiTz-tns, IpIorristown, A/zril 7, 1777.
[A cxc-zll-.-ucy the commander 'm chios orders, in the
, most pointed terms, that all the officers of the lit,
3 [, 4'111, 5'sih, 6th, and 9th Virginia reghnents, who are
absent wi-met leave in writing srozn himself or major
general Stephen, or'arc: not upon any special command,
e:- n.:c on the rccruiting service (the two last cases by
proper authority) do iz'nmcdiztely join their resssctivsse
L—ctrps, 'withcut the sinallcst hchtation or deiay. Thcic
who hwc obtained written furioughs must not exceed the
time uihz-ssvch by them, & singie hour; and those who have
hsi-ss-cu seat upon particular commands, or are employed in
the recru'ating service, must [ny the utmost attention to
their orders, as they" Will answer the contrary. The
:..fficers of the other Vit'L-inia regiments in continental
i'ss-.1siss?c: must govern themselves strictly by these orders,
as far as they applv. No excuse can or will be admitted
shr idleness or d'dlipation, at a time when their own
honour and their czmmry's interest call them to the field.
His cxccllcncy does not WZsh to convey these orders
through thsi- c'sssimnel of & newsp::pcr; but the difficulty,
indeed hny-"ctcticejofflty, ces trnnsiuitting them in time, in
any other way, render i: indispeusably necessary
By his cxcsisi-Ucncy's command.
G. jOHNSTON, A. D c.
lN 0 0 U N C 4 L, April 22, 1777.
RDEREDK thu such recruiting officers n'; have been
1;>p,1si.'11t-;:sil hss this Board before the zoth day of
hfzzrc/z last'? and have not made up their quotas of suldi
crs, clssJ tbrshw'nth make out and return a flute of their
esiz'ss {'t-11 ents, .).nd necount for the money by them received
rcssi-eftiveZy .
(A (Tow) ARCH: BLMR, clerk.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
si'v' lLLlAMSBURG, silprit 24, 1777.
G'tls\ii'.?'..-'-.L meeting cf the members ot'the Williams—
burg scsiiety of manuz'ssacturers is desired at the house
of mr. fame: Southall on Friday the second day of May,
at Lo o'chck in the sorenoon, for the despatch of business
of importance. si
RO. C. NICHOLAS, chairman.
OS T ss-k'r'om a coutincntal waggon at Cartwright's Olsi"
dinary, about the 8'sih or loth of this inl-tant April,
a nark bay horse, mixed all over with grey hairs, parti
cularly aluut the head, 14 hands and a half high, about
8ye.\rb old, lately brandcd C P. The Did horse was
bred in the ncighbourhssmd where he was lost, and it is
possmle he is now thereabouts. ] wi" give zos. to any
person who delivers him to me in Williamstzurg. '
W. FINNTR.
w [L.Ll ;le si; .siuX t'U N, uud ffuuw: uctwn, of my
compmy. are ordered to repair immediately to
lViI/inmstmrg, and to join the detachmcnt of the lst Vir
ginisissz rcgsiiment now on their march to the contincntal
army in the Ycrjse 's. Croxton is desired to pay the money
lflssil'sig-Zd with him for the purpose of recru'ning men to
c:._--:. Charles PcI/zrnn at Williamsz'mrg; aml is either of
them (In m! I sail t') comply with this- siulverf'ffisszment, they
Fv'xil he C'msiJcrecl us descrters, nytd treated accordingly.
,si (:nnmsi. ws! cum").
vsi. lLLkAMsiuURG, .ss'ctprsiil 11, 1777.
O TOLE-J, or tzkcn by mistake, :\ P- l.UE (;REAT
_ Ci) '3. 1", wi idle (hard, us t'ssvZH-ecl BUI/L coming, the
,
T' si>Y>-si- "w n." sir,": Tsizmssiv of" ;si-"ct'qssssR'z/fJ. The person who
x-;
" jpsinii'sssZi-sim i- requ siltxd to nmm ]: immediately;
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.'-,-siln 3. .1!
zsiu, :: x':r.'.;:'sil si-lssjl. will be ;{sizwn on condition ok
1::.:;,u.;"'. IN)"; ANDL'RBON.
VVuLx/zmsnvkc, sjctctil 22, 1777.
ROKE out of the publickjail last night, D U NCAN
M * C A R TER , who was taken up in Prinsel} Anne
:ounty. As he did not give a good account cf himself,
1e was supposed to be a spy,. but pretended to be :. iLl-H
er in a Scotch Highland rcgimcnt. He is about 5 sect 5
or 6 inches high, osa flendcr make, thin visupsscted, and a
very swarthy complexion, with black hair ancseyes. He
was dressed in a brown suitos clothes, with white buttons
to the coat. Whoever apprehends and rcsscommits to the
pubfickjail the said Dzmcazz M-Cartcr {hall receive Fl VE
POUNDS reward. (2) PETER PELHAM.
T 0 be KENTED or SOLD, and may be entercdan immediatebl,
VALUABLE tract of' land lying on Nansemondriver,
within two miles os Suffalk, containing about 2000
acrcs, on which is a large and commodious dwelling
house, agood siorebousc, warehouse, stable, burn, daisy,
and several other convenient ouzbousis, ;: large apple
orchard, garden, and a few acrcs osgood meadow laud
cleared and dra'med. Any person inci'
mable to rent or pur
clmsi: may know the terms by apply":
ng to 70)": Driver at
Suffjlk, or the subscribcr in Brunswick.
1" ANDRRW MEADE.
To be KENY'ED zmmzaiutely,
A lower- and upper floor, and a kitchen, also one acrc
STORE with ;: lodging room, a large granary with
osground enclosed, pleasantly siluucd on ChiCkahomirgy
river, and very convenient to trade and navigation. Eor
farther particulars inquire of the sublcriber.
NF\V KENTK .-i'_f>ri:' :o. 1777 2" '--_\mv.1. Fn'rn.
\ 'udLsi. ; LU tsqu Walllmmsi-xmsidsi up.
]) 1777, Edward Hammozsszd,
si9ci1uz ]:uluss'l'y
a man absizuc 45 )Curs
old, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, wears shor} hair,
speaks very fast, and is xery brish nud ectxve to his age.
70)"; Adam: (Whose prepernnme is; Gizgg) who dcscrted
the lst of March ; he is ;: stout well set man, 30 years of
age, 5 sect 8 or 9 inches high, hasshort hl'ack curlY hair,
large whitkez's, black eyes, a roundsssull he:, writes ::
good hand, and is a pretty good scholar. Also Tame:
Lzzmey, ayoung man, has a boyilhlook, a long visage,
wears short bushy ]ightish coiuured hair, and is tolerably
flim made. A reward of 20 DOLLARS will be given on
their being apprehended and delivered to the command
ng officer at. ]"urk, nmlallrealbnablc charg'es paid.
2" RlCHARD HILL, licut. in the artinery.
N B. The above. men h-we been s-rsi'cnstnmed to the sea.
AUREL, a bezsiutiuzl b-y, three luurthsi Fcamvuut,
L near 15 hands high, 5 years. ohilufl: summer, and in
greatpcrfcction, stands at my phmmtion in the upper end
ofC'aroIine councy, and will cover mares at gos. this season
ready money, and 405. if bookcd. I have pnstumgc
under strong scnces, but will not answer for accidcncs.
2 MlanEL Y.*.'r1-:s.
,ssflsi Laurel, the property of doctor Itz'ic/zacl Ilus: in
Carolinc county, was bred by me; he was got by the
noted horse Old Fcamought, his dam was got by the
same horse, and his gz'amlsixm was a fine bicudcd mare.
(liven under my hand, th': 17th dnv of M'arc/z 1777.
' GE090" '--\Yr.m\.
S L'liAYx-J) orasusixLN ll'uul a \\ r-Hon .ss .usiss lss'nzcc
h
of the United States, :it )Vcw Isuut courthuuse, on
Sunday night the 61h inshnt (April) :: lm'p'e dmk bay
horse 7 or 8 years old, about 4 Feet 0 or 10 inches highct
fisilkh & rnnchczl manc- am} !hurc switch mil, the: hair tub,,
bed off both ii.!cs of his neck, but hsis no hrmzd that 1
remember. 'ssVho-si-vm delivers 'sihe sn'ul horse m nusi
William Ruffllctll in W'ii'fsityfsznrg, or ;:ivcs liim,intcliigcz-<-,ss,
that he is gnt. zig'sm, shall he hnndilnncly rewardul issusi
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