The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-03 00:00:00, page 3

from the shore put off, and arrived time
enough to extingnish the fire, without its
materially damaging the vessel, having
only one or two of her fails burned. Mr.
Hugh Walker, and mr. Richard Banks,
who commanded two of the vessels, got
quickly up with the tender, and engaged
her at close quarters for at least ]; or 20
minutes, with small-arma, during which
a valuable negro man, a pilot on board
mr- Walker'a vessel, was shot through the
head, attempting to board, and three or
,-four of the tender's ople were seen to fall;
when, a brceze sprmging up, mr. Good
rich took the advanta e of it, and ran of,
leavin his prize behmd, which is now
safely eclred. Durini the action, mr.
Charles M'Carty of Ric mond, mr. ]ohn
Ldmondson, and mr. Nathaniel Crow, of
life:, mr, James Montague osMiddlesex,
with mr. Walker and mr. Banks, greatly
Tdistinguished themselves, by their intrepid
? Talktntbehaviour; and capt. Thomas
Strai ley, and mr. Thomas Bowler, of
Essex, who commanded the two other
' Vessels, although they did not get up in
.ltime to engage, yet shewed much zeal
' and alacr'tty, and no doubt, had they been
'. present, would have signalized themselves.
Yesterday evening, his Excellency the
General, attended b his aids—de-camp and
secretary, with adjutant-generaj Bullitt,
_ arrived at head-quarters in this cit , from
Suffolk, . having visited Portfv'moath,
the Great Bridge, and Kemp's Land—
ing; and we hear, that several effec
tive re ulationa for crushing the Tor in
" teresist In that quarterhave taken pace.
The town of Portsmouth has suffered in
no other respect. than that of demli 'a;
the lodgingr, entirely, of three note and
disaffected persons, and seizing a qnaudty
of store:, the property of Toriee. Old
capt; Goodrich, and mr. George Blair,
late of Smithfield, arenowin Su olk jail;
sent by the Councilof Safely in North Ca
rol'ma for tria], havin been vita on thatss
ctss mastin a piratical ve e]. -'_
Mr. Punmt,
siY the following passage from "1: tlfch 'I_
. life ofPublieola, 'it appears that com—
mzshbmr: are no ne'w contrivance, and that
thesipeosinle may be easily duped by them.
- , Yuur's, &c. si si Actsi CUSTOMER.
. " AM B ASSADOURS came from Tar
** quin (to the Romans, after his expul
" lion) with letters'calculated -to gain the
p " people, and instructions to treat with
" them in such a manner as might be most
" likely to currupt them ;_ as they were
" to tell them, from the king, that he had
" bid .adieu to his high notions, and was
" willng to listen to very moderate con
*'*diti0ns. Though the consula were of
" opinion that they should be admitted to
" conser with the people, Valerius would
" not suffer it, but Opposed it strongly;
" insisting, that no pretext for innovation
" should be given the needy multitude,
. " who might consider war as a greater
-" grievance than tyranny itself. After
si" this, ambassadours came to declarethat
";he'swould give. up all thoughts or the
v..
.
"ct kingdom, and lay down his arms, if
" th would but send him his treasures,
" an other effects, that his family and
" friends might not want :: subsistcnce in
" their exile. Man persons inclined to
" indulge him in t 's, and Collatinus in
" particuiar agreed to it; but Brutus, a
. " man of great spirit, and quick rescnt
"'mcnt, ran in to the forum, and called
" .his colleague traitor, for being disizosed
"" to grant the enemy the means to carry
". on the war, and recover the crown,
"-whcn indeed it would be too much to
" grant them bread in the place where
" they might retire to. The citizens be
" ing- assembled on that occasion, Caius
" Minutius, a private man, was the first
" who delivered his sentiments to them,
" advising Brutus, and exhorting the
" Romans, to take care that the treasure:
" should fight for them Agaihst the ty- -
" ranu, ratherthansor the tyrants Against- '
" them.. The Romans; however; were
" of opmton, that. while they retained
" that liberty" for which they began the
" war, they should not rejecsit the offered
" peace for the' sake of the treashr'es, lntt
" cast them out together with the tyrants.
" In the mean tune, 'l'arquinius made
" but small account of his effects; b'ut
" the demand of them furnished a pre
" tence for jaunding the people, and for
" preparing a shent of treachery. This
" was carried on in the ambassadburs,
" under pretence'ot taking care of the
" efects;partofwhit:h,they said,they were
" to sell, part to collect, and the rest to
" send away. Thus they gained time
" to corrupt two of the best familiel in
" Rome." '
Mr. Puxnts, _ -
THE author who signs himselfe!" End
my to Impositiom, in your last week's
paper, should, ] think, it actuated from
principle, have sii matised the particular
persons by whom e had suffered (for,
Certain it is, good and had there are of all
conditions of men) and not have invoived
the innocent with the guilty. The pubiick
mi ht then hactve guarded against those
V LTU RES (for] believe that kind of
crentnre al wran'ou: as any) and have
been equal] benefited with himself; for
we cannot oubt. as the gentleman com
aim in so ?:blick a manner, but he will
cautious future to avoid the like im-'-_
Rofition. And ] think it would haVe
eeo but thahi'y to have given as his
per. name, as therebyctthe innocent
might have known their professed enemy;
for such [must think him who, for the
loss perhap: ot sixpenee in the settlement
of : bill, would injure the character: of
hundred: "(is not more) at least as repu
table in life a himself. With re ard to
the neglect of rites, &c. presuaied by
law, the gentieman't name, in all proba—
bility, might have been roqvisite (if a
man of consequence) to have ensorced
implicit obedience to his request; without
which,, ] can'assure you he must expect
disappointment from youc's and the pub
ctiiZk lservant. . si
' . : A TAVERN-KEEPER.
'ct, " On Monthly next will be pubujbcd,
THEJMERZCAN CR!SlS.* ,
HE Commitue of Safety desire the
' commanding-osifflcers of the several
minute battaliom to procure and retnrh,
without delay, an exact list of the number
ofmen in each eompany, and how they
are furnished with arms, that the same
may be laid before the Convention.
EDMUND PENDLETON, presidflsitsi.
URSUANT to wen received from
the Hon. the Egntinental Congrcsi,
the Committee of Sasety are ready to
grant commissions for making reprisals
upon the prossPerty of the people of Great
Britflin, at ea, or in the rivers, below
high—water mark, to' an persons who
shall apply for them, an com ly with
the terms mentioned by Congre ssi.
EDMUND PENDLETON, president.
APOLLO stand: at the subscriber'1, in
Brunswick count], and will cover
mare: this season on the same term: he did
the last, viz. 30}:- thekap, 41. the season,
and dlijbr the privilege of sending a mare
to him till :: colt i: obtained. ?" he sea on to
end the 15th of Augnst. Good pa uruge
will be providedjbr the mare:, and the ut
most care taken qf' them ,- but the pr 'etort
mzhz/I not expect to be indenmifled or tho/e
w {ch may be lq/i. _
, - RlCHARD EL__L107'_.
Wlsiunnuuao, May :, 1776.
WO Jovnnnunt fusioncts, who
understands their business, mll meet
with good encquragement by applying to
(2)__ WlLLlAM NlCOLSON.
Ap-niLsibdvk-f'.T'"ct'sictss
'Sbssz'x,sc. " 72; I
Two wsssiffiesi—W fifflhctssfisi" ' .
a'nd testdn'teuusiof Mar . :
t " 4. '
Moore, deceqct/Z'd, Juere presented !utbsicsi .!
and offered for proo] ; but, shrct'rezssm,q*g.
p'earing, the court deferred r'etcteipsng l'lsiK
proqf till next court, when it t': expert & '
person: inssterdled in the estate: ojctlhe fly!
deceden't: will att'erid. . 1 _ si si
WtLL. CLAlBOlNl,. jgv'y clssirga
- For 3 A L E, 1".
TRACT of good tobacco' orgraifklmd',
in Brunswick caunty, on Mehmin's
siuer, about 8 mile: above Hicks'1, Fsspx
'containing 529 acrex, 60 or 70 of. ' "
are low groundx, with agaoddwellitg- _
kitchen, daisy, ["take-house, grdn'myct-El
orchard, therein. dry- perja'n inclina'h.
!!
'urch.1_/Z "my hrtb-w the term) by _
go the (ubscriber, who live: t'mtheWpI
WssiLLMM &:
' ss 2! si . F I
w lLLlAMIIUlO', qu 3, in.".
OST du the wdy fi-oin mr, ,BolL'esi-sss
- Hog lfland, to ed. William ,
w ood'.r, in Warwick count), alarxeb
!cather pochet book, in thh were odct'e "
Canvention bill, three th. hilb. p?!
some small Bill; ; also three loft? tlehdtu'
the weavenfl'heme, Dubljn , of t ('flufld
numben, 1:.363, uss364, u,365, m]
some see?" and other paperea thda
find: the ame, tmdreturmittq Me,,ortssfik' '
_ ]} ksiusimq "mo:;
vs illiam flarwood all have so:. - ,
Ud ( at r'uuquicr courlhmje, ul- lhi
generalmu/ler, a-Sll. VBR WAIG'H
madeby D. Danbv._ London, No. l4l'8s
Are-ward aftwo dollan shutLbe given to the
perflm who prozluje: me the laid watch, and
qWst 4 , 1- _ FOHNsi SiDDAZLJsi:
tw mume. 'si .ss :
A P 11?! L— 26, ing,.
UNDRY good: imported dmztrurj to khssc'si'
affectation to be ]old for ready Many;
a! mr. flumphr Blliups': in Glnhc'eiteF
bounty, on Mo ay thertlnf May, is
fair, okhm-"izectlextsifair dajjfisi __'_si'_ss ! si si si.
COMM 1 T'l'ED to the pqlzlickjau m.
Williamshurg, a runa-way' nctegro man
blamed prit, whoso}: he belong: to- w in
field Cofby in Hanoverpmmqy, but firm
from Giles Hardirsig, in Goochland coum'yr
to whom he my in:! by his master. he,;
is a full well madefellow, thin flifitgt, and
is blind in hi: m eye. Hi: mqflcr ;: dctsisisiict
to appp-for him, ply them:, and tale: it? ;
- (eft) ( : PETER PELHAsii-tsictsi
COMM,1T'1'ED to the Man jail us;
Wfllipmshurg, a maw ]rilh fEi'si.
vant man, umd 'shOIIIaI Do le, belong-j
ing to int. john Ballcod'me, Did (: desired.
to apppjor him, pay (hand,- ahd mke hin'l'si
ab: .
a] (es) PETER PELHAM.
N. B. Mr. Banendinc has offered a
reward of 8 doflar: te? asp- person who will
convey him toms. john Younghushzmd, ittsi
Bicp-anzl- si
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si A..
n
TOLEN from the lubjmm, an ! nun
day the iBth of April, : likely black
mare 7 year: old this spring. hbout 4 feet ,
10 inches high, 'branded osin the nearjbodlder
and buttock O, neck, trot;, and gallopissss'
and it am: tchairnag; she has-:
blazc face, somesaddle/pou, a/witch tail;
hanging maile, and one of her hind feet
white, though at present ! cannot remembek -
which. Whoever will bring th': said mar! —
to me, living near Todd': Bridgc, in Kin
6- Queen County, shall have 403. rewar ,, :
2 . BENJAMW saws, ,
TOLEN {ir'STRAsEsiDsijrom m). jdm'e'i
Southall': pa/Zure, about the ljth of
February last, a sorrcl horse 4 feet '7 or 8
juchc: high:." ; or 6 years old, hit hindjtef
_white. and ma: bred by ch. Bland, near'
Petershurg. Whoctler deliver: the said "
horfi: to mr. Southall. in Williamshurg,
[ball have 40:- reward- , .
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