The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-12-20 00:00:00, page 6

hudwinfly import into thissi co'mmonwcalth
from Great Britain, Ireland, or the British
phntations in the?!" ' :-,- any goods,
ware;, or merchapdi e _ socver, except
shlc from Bermzuk and t cte thamainandu,
and such other artides ma'y bc allowed
byctthc General Congrc :, 'and ill mer
chants, tradec's,si and other:, who shnll,
dtrectly or indire'ctly, 'put on .board for
exportation, or shgll expert, any mer
Chand'tsc or Commod'tty whatsoever to
Great Britain, lrclcsimd, or the British Wefi
lilies, from this commonwcnlth, except
, shch lrticlcs of produce (bees and pork
cxccptcd) al ma be exchanged for s..-lt
imported from rmuda and the Bahama
iflmds, and such other articles as may be
allowed by the General Congress, and
In in therefore legally convicted, shall
si fursett at] such goods, wares, and mer
ehandssc, together with the vcsicl or ves
sels importing or cxyorting the same.
- AND be itfarlher enacted, by the autho
tity ajbresuic that this ssact shalt be ;cur'l—
]ickly read by'thc sherissff of every, c- sisinty
id this commonwcallh at sithe duur x.:i the
courthousc of his cmmtsi , ou sum:- cum:
dayon or bcsore the first - ay of ;![rfi m.:tt,
md also by eve minister Os !! e i.,uspcl
or reader im lately after di'. izsisiss it:,- vice}
- At every church or meeting: 'ss-siws-ct a hn'c
the. officiatc, on some Sunday wic'pszssz the
sctit time; and every sheriff, m? zissisiss- :, m
'feader, sailing so to do, shall sorisitsit and
upszy th' sumlos ten pounds, to be. recover
ed with cost: by the insurmer bc's-n'c the
court of the couuty where the offisince
- shlll be committed. "
AND be ztjarthcr matted, ny me unmo
tity aforcsaid," that this ,act (lull cmuinue
,and be in some during the present war,
and no longer. \
siln'GENERA'L ASSEMBLY,
ct . _ Dec. 19, 1776.
si WHEREAS the king of Great Briuin
hath vnged war against this com
' ", mmcalch and'the Uniled American Sucea,
simd there ne within this commonwenlth
divert merchnnujnd ocheu, subjcctn of
the said king,- who "while they remain here
have Trequent opportunitieo os scduclng
and oorru ting the mind: of the people,
lndmsu pectedofhold'mg cprrcsiuudencc
with and giving intelligence to the enemy:
RnoLvm, umim contradiemte, :hat
.- flse-Govemom' and Council be Jrzi'ired to
:- ause all such person: to depart this com
monwcakh, b immediately sipuninw it!
vexeoudon. (be! atuce stupk of the 27'31 us
ss Edwn'd Ill. chapter x7th, against all the
si unites ps Great Britain who were putners
with, fictoro, agcnn, storekeepers, affis
tain storekeepm, or clerks here, for my "
merchant or merchants in Great Brinin,
at the time the act ofthe British parliament
fer restraiuiug the tude ofssAmerica, and ss
sciz'mg om- property upon the water, took
place, except only such of them as have
heretosore uniformly manifestcted : friendly
disposition to the Americaa cause, or are
attached to this countr by having wives
or children here; and (Itch subject: of the
sdid king, an shall setissy the Govemour
end Council that they haye not been nhle
- to procure other meam of departure, may
have their passafe to any foreign part, in
4 such vessels emp oyed in the service of this
- wtnmonwcdch at the Govemour and
Conncil shall direct. And that all, or any
- et them, who shall be found here after the
time relpective] allowed them to depart,
' she" be cnnfin a: enemies and prisoners
- o't'war, And for furnishing the Govctjnonr
am] Councfl with pruper information, the _
justice: of the several county courts are
emmered and required immediate?- to
make inquiry for ;" such subjects o the
siid king resisslinp; within the'u- respective
boundes, and, after due examination had ,
feed Ill of their name: to be entered
upon record, and direct their clezk to
transmit a capy thereof to the Gove'rnour.
And that} so y of this resolve, together
with a copy o che asoresaid statute ltaple,
be forthwith printed in the Vuammsi
Gu'rr'rz.
' A. CARY, Speaker of the Senate.
!. PENDLETON, Speaker of the H. D.
27th of Eowno ln. CHAPTEI .xvnct
A merchantstranger shall not be impeachcd
firr (mother's debt, bar upon good cause. ,
Merchant: of enemies countries sZ-ll their
good: in convenient time, and depart.
Itcm pIA 's' no merchant stranger
' be impeachcd for anothcr's
trespass, or for mother's debt, whereof
he is not debtor, pledge, nor muinpernor.
Providcd alway:, that is our liege people,
merchants, or other:, be endamngcd by
am lord: of stran : lands, or their sub
jects, and the saic lords (duly required)
sail osdght to our said subjects, we shall,
have the law- of mar me, and of taking
them again, an hath Leen used in times
past, without fraud o'r deceit; and in case
that debate do rise (which God defend)
betwixt un and any lord: of strange lauds,
we will not that the pen le and merchant:
of the said lands be so denly subdued in
our sssdd realm and lands because of such
dcbzte, but that they be warned, and.
proclammion thereof ublishcd, that they
shall void the snid rca m and land:, wish
their _ ooda, freely, within forty days
after e warning, 'and praclamation so
made; and that, in the mean time, they
be not impenched, nor let of their passage,
or of making their profit of the same mer
chandises, if they will ssi-u them. And in
case that for default of wind or of ship, or
for sickness, orsisor other evident cause,
thev cannot avoid our said realm and lands
within so short a time, then they shall have
other forty day:, or more, if need be,
within which they may nsi- conveniently,
Fish selling their mercgmcfisi as afore is
" .
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In the nous]; of DELEGATES,
Dec. 19, 1776.
FSOLVED, that it be recommended
to the several county courts, that
they proceed, in the month of january
next, or as soon 'Istcs a: possible, to carry
iuto execution the foregoing reshlution.
- (4 cum -
JOHN TAZEWELL, c. 11. 9.
,onznrrszmzNTs.
LOST, a smal! G'OLD WA'I'CH, the
maker" name on the dial plate, Filon
A si PAms, also the same in the inside.
She mark: the dav of the month on the
died phte, has a single case, and a pk'Zn
gnlr] sc-u]. Also a very thick Sl L K
URSE, and 7 DOLLARS. zu
ct For 8 A L E.
VERY likely NEGRO GIRL about 15
, years old, an exceeding good semp
stress, and a pretty good flax spinner.
A-"y person whom she ay suit. may know
the terms ,oi'salc by app ying to the prin- -
ter of this pzzper.
WxLLumnuxa, Dec. 18,- 1776.
Hnuovzn town, Dec. 19, 1776.
WANTED to purchase, or shaftes to
the West Indiesss three or four good
BOATS, and two or three VESSELS from
90 to ! ,'o .tuns burthcn. si I will give the
best wages for SEAMEN
zll mcnssum BURNLEY.
HANQVER, Der.16,'1776.
THOSE whom it may concern arc de—
sired. to take notice, that no tobacco
will be ipspcctcd at Crutclgfield's, Page's,
and Meriwcther's warehouscs, without the
inspcction money beihg first paid, which
is three shining: per hogshead.
]" THE lNSPECTORS.
GREEA BLE to the in/petct'lirm ln-ui prfssct-j
tlu'xstffion us/ssi mbb' , lhc- jmblick prin
ter i: ready tufumsi]: the several warehmffc-x
with tubaccn note:, paper. &c.
ssliE mau'ugers for me .siu usi- u F A or 0 u
T me SOClETY in Willictwg/bm-g bcg
leave to iusor'm the publick, that they are
now prepared to recei-e appremicgs-to
Wenvlng, spinning, ire. Those who wish
to be taken in m"? ch'siss'ff'd to {opply soon.
R F. 3 0 L U '1' 10 N :fthe'sssiss () () ! ET Yi.
N order to train up nsct'ul s11=1nukhc"t11res,-'
I and in hope of making some pruvilionsi
for the bettcrmaintcnsincc ot'poorchihhjen,
a convenient numberpfappremiccs will he
received in the different branches, who
shall be bound to the chairman for the
time being, and his successours, For terms
not lcsi than she years. Each. and such
upprcmices, at the expirntion of their inbss'
dentures, shall be entitled to a reasonabhss
reward, as their freedom duce, not, ex—sil
ceeding lo]. norlcss than 31. 10:- regardct
being had to the time of their s'fl'fice, amiss
their good behaviour. And this simiet}
doth engage that strict attention shail-bc?
paid to the morvss'x of such apprenrjceljl
actnd that care will be taken to ! "ac >lhcsim
properly insiructed, so as to render th si
the more useshl membera associetyk- - . 6
' .4', The ]ocietv are inss-wrmt of'rsi .,
"good WEAVERS and SPZNNBRS. : *- ct
A"!
WANTED sur casting camwn, For the
defence of this commonwcalth, 1
large quantity of GOPPER and BRASS]
and it is hoped every wellwisher to hit
country, who has any ofcither, will forth
with deliver it to one of the representaq
tives for the county—wherc such brass of
cofpper can besi had, who wifl he pleased :;
in orm me thereof by first opportnnic ;
that proper steps may be taken rose , '
it", and when : generous price will be paid
to the owner. By order of his [5an
the Govemour. . ss. . .
Wll.LlAM AYLETT, (: . IJL:
'THEssofficers of the zd regiment, why
] are on the recruiting service, are orsisi
dered to repair to this city immediate] ,,
with what man they have already mlistesi
also.:he officers and, soldiers who wm
somc lime ago indqucd by generssal Lapis
with surloughs, on account of tho'lr-fl]
flute of health. Givcn under my hand {:
Williamsburg, this 191h os Dco. "17765 ., ,
ALIX: Sro'rzwood, lient. talent!.
so be SOLD for ready mast'ry,; by'thfsif sma
sictfarmsSamuel jane:, desscea/Esid, si sun;,"
. to his lust will, to the highest b' dun, q
ctthefirfl day ofctjanuarv next, at the laft
dwelling plantation as the jaidssSamqel
Jonc}, {a Prince Wiiliam todnfy, . ,ssLsi si _
TRAC'I' of LAND in the rain cou'my 1
containing 400 acrcs, being part 61"
che Brcnton tractss and is about 14 milys
from the town of Dumfiiet; also nue otfici'
tract containing zoo acrcs, nem- R' ?:
ordinary, about 9 tqiles from Duynsnusi ss
At the same time Wln be fold sive likely,1
Virginia born negro fellows, sevessrnl valu
able mares and colzs, some caulc, and the
p os Indian corn on the said plantaflon,
with sundry other articles.
,_ ; ss
2 CXECIRON
WlLLlAM ALEXANDER.
'J = runs Gw 's'rxlN .
To be SOL D. purjuant to the lafl will M
testament of W'fllimn T.1y]0r, dccmsed,
at his plctntatian in Snnthumpton cou'ntssy,
on Mundnv the ȝoth izsig/Iant, if fazr,
otherwise next fair day, and to continue
until all are shld, '
BOU'F thirtychoice SLAVES, several
HORSES, some 'HOGS, near zoo
barrels os Indian CORN, (N. (Ere. Cre
dit will be allowed till the lgsih diy of
March next, on giving bond w'uh sssscnrixyto
lfi HEN x Y TA Y Lo!, cx'c'eu'toc