The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-26 00:00:00, page 3

, H genefsstp h_1_ve to encoumer, the temper
te ;m ! (ill.) )fmon of their trozps, and the
.s i;u_nru ving lpiritot'our people, he sisssh'es
se hmlscit th it the g.;m: in 'L'hAs. quarter ;;
it in our h'm-sils, and hopes that God will
_ u give them share grace than to shufflc it
a away ."
C tpt. Dcnny has lately taken u'p bsisore
i (;ct-yn's iilmtl 11 anchors and to cables,
whizh were {est hy lord Dumnure's sugitivc
' six: ulrun. One osthc anchorsis of 1300 wt.
With a new cabie 120 salhoms long, sup.
_ Pcts-ctsil to have helonged to the Ottcr.
[w zl-sidlCCS hnce our last, we learn that
sil-ssn'.i Dunmore, in attempting to get pos
_sh(i.m of St. Georgc's island, in Maryland,
wctlS drove off with the losi of eleven men
killed, and lVsiVO tenders, which the Mary—
. ]simders setfirc to, after tak'mgout what was
' V'gluctble in them, and sending back_to his
lordship, by way of present, the stinking
black prisoners they ]: ad taken.-—-His fleet
lus since gone up Potowmack, to get
water, of which they are much in want;
sin;] some of them, it iss- said, have ap
peared in sight of'Alexandri-fv
By letters from New York, dared the
[yth instant, we learn that admiral Howe
lul 1rrived with five or six transports, and
(hit ,thc rest of the fleet was houriy cx.
cteJ. When all the forces are arrived,
. itis supposed they will compose an-m'my of
z;,ooo men. Two men ofwar os4o and
so gous, with three renders, taking the ad
; vantage of a fair wind, have got between
;" 30 and 40 miles up the North river, al
, tho'u 'sigh they were fii'ed at. by our batteries.
' Illclrriagesj Rev. WiLLlAMDUNLAP,
, of King and leecn county. to qu .
]- ]oiunm Rowe, of Gloucester county.
&
ADVERTXSEMENTS.
\ ANTED for the Contincnta! Hq/pital
in Wiiliamshnrg, same NURSES
to attend the . stele. Any shch. coming
well recommended, will have oad encourage—
_siment by applyiug to the Zirector of the
ct -Ho_/stital.
- , 715/2 Publlst'ed,
, she PROCEEDINGS and ORDINANCES
} of CONVENTIO N.
_, HAMPTON, Yuly 25, 1776.
. lNTEND to leave the colony soon.
; zu _CAB.Y MlCHELL.
""If H E parish nfSouth Famham, in the
." county us EffZ-x, being now vacant,
'by the abdication ut' Alex. Cruden, clerk,
? the late incumbcnt, the vesh-y would he
glctd that such clergymeu as are desirous
OFscttling in said parish would offer them
; scives as soon as posi'oie, that they may
_, judge of their pretensions, and the cure
! not remain long unsupplied.
'H THE VESTRY.
' CHARLES UITI, jub! 26, 1776.
I-H-\VE iu possession two negroes, NED
ss Zmd ]ACOB. Ned is a black well set
fellow, anj Tacob of a yellowish com—
plexion, with glaring eyes. They are
ss near of one height, whichjs about 5' sect
6 inches. They give differentaccounts of
their masters names, though they both say
ss' they came from South C-zrolina, which
sss pluce they give a very just account of.
Their masters arc desired to prove their
si prupertfly, and applysssor them.
, VVlLLlAM POYNTER.
ff l'iiAYED fl-om ths sub/Criber in Lan
_ c-ster, the 8!h'osthi.c irg/tant (july) a
dark bay hmfi: about 5- years old, near 15
" hand: high, a natural pacer, with a roach—
ed manne ausil switch tail, ha; had afzstula,
um! i: brundectd on the left buttock E , hut
- Very dull. He was bred in Fauquier, by
mr. Ehas E-lmonds oft/Vtt county, an-l ha:
been [be): at Rich mond courthousb . on his way
"}9 to his ()!d range, Whucver Csmvey; the
fifizl lsi'orj/Z: to me, living near Urbmna, shall
Lflmc 43 :. reward.
13: lSAAC 'MERCER.
] U L Y 25, 1776.
To be SOLD at publick auction, jmr/imnt
to the last will and tq/lament qf'john 'l'od
Bickcrcun, decea/Z-d, at Bedshrd court—
h-m/e, on Monday the zgd of'd'cpcenpber
next. being court da ,
'l' R AC 1" of LAND on Falling river,
in the said county, containing 1846
acrcs, with a plantation and imprm emcnts
thereon. 'l'we]Ve mouths credit will he
allow, the purchasers giving bond, with
approved security, to
(8) THE EXECUTORS
N. B . Mrs. Martha ]rwin claims dower
in the above land.
WiLLtAmsnan, jub! 26, 1776.
THE suhscribcr (i-ntely l'rom Norfolsisi)
begs leave to infin'm the publitk,
that he has erected a manusadtory of
SOAP and CANDLESin thistity, and in—
tends carrying on his businesis in the best
manner. He will give 7d. halspeny a.
pound sor tallow, tod. for myrtle wax,
zs. (ul. for picked cotton, and is. for
tow wick; for wood ashes 7d. halfsipeny
per bushel, and is. 3d. for tobacco ashes.
He begs the inhabitants in and about the
city to be careful of their ashes, as he shall
be able to supply them with good soap
cheapec than they can make it in their
samilies. :" llon'o BRIFN.
EQERTED from the Hero gal'le ,
CHARLES FREEMAN, an Engli -
man, about 2 5 years ot'age, 5 feet 6 or 7
inches high, pretty full taced, with short
brown hiir; had on when he deserted a
brown hilor'sjacket, with an under jacket
of scarlet stuff that had been turned, a
check shirt, and a pair of osnabrug trou
sers. Also jAMES MAR'I'1N, an Iri/b
man, about 25 yearssiofage', 5 feet 6 or 7
inches high, dark complexioned, and a
little marked with the small-pox; had on
when he desertcdssa brown suilor's jacket,
a white linen shirt, osnabrug troush's, and
a new hat. Whoever apprehends the said
deserters, and'secures them so that the
may be returned to the said galley, shasi
receive zos.- for each, and reasonable
charges, from ; ss . '
Gzotca Mtx'rn, eapt. of the Hero.
ESERTED from my company of the
6th regiment os continental regulars,
two soldiers, viz. YOHNPHILLIPS,
: likely young man, of the middle size,
well made, has black hair and eyes, a sor
ward talkative person, and in common
dressee tolerably well ; he carried off with
him a silver watch, the property oflieute—
nant Dunn, also a gun and bayonet, and
cartouch box full of cartridges, and a
hlanket, belonging to the country. He
has been seen crosiing 'Shirlqy Hundred with
all his clothes. YOSIAH CREW , about
24 years of age, 5' feet 8 inches high, has
red eyes, of a swarthy complexion, and
wears his own light hair tied behind.
EDWARD PARKER, a stout well made
man, wears his own light coloured hair,
which curls behind . VVhoever apprehends
the asoresaid soldiers, and conveys them
to their company; shall "have a reward of
51. for Phillipx, and 405. for each of the
others.
2" NICHOLAs Houson.
SW A N 'S POINT, .Yuly 7, 1776.
DESERTED from my company of the
6ch battal'xon ofcontinental regulars,
jOHN CsiHAMBLlS,' 38 years old, 5 feet.
10 inches and a uarccr high, is well
formed, has a thin face, short brown hair,
dark complexion, wants some oshis sore
teeth. of a downcastlook, has dark eyes,
which are commonly sore, occnsionnl by
hard drinking, and when drunk h'silS a very
simple look ; he was but indiffs renflctv r'l'c'si
scd. W'hucvss'ss' ('t chrs the sa'ul des rnr
to me at Sprinsirsstrlsi-l daunp, in Tork cssounty,
(lull lusctctc 40 .. reavardct _
jctuxzs jozmsox, czxptnm.
s 5 A M 5 N. ' <
WANTEDilmnediately, some nblb—
bodied scumcp, to whom good er'lb
Souragemeut will be given, b) cul Fim'le
mg Lewi: in Frcderickslssurgr mr. T-ssbua
Slnrr: ncru' Richmlma, and uxr'. Ach'ujcl 'mss
Williamshurg.
Bl-E SEAMEN wanted sctr :! ncwsish'rp'
A lying ac EDENTUN, North Carolimt.
Extraordinary wages willsibe given ------ ac,
Apply m cup: Alexander T/zmn/bu un bosiu'd ,
or lo the su'bscriber ac Mi/ncr'z.
]] chmm. WAlctuctctj
. _] U L Y 26, t776si
HE substri-bsr hereby gh'cs notice,
that he will attend the ensuing court
days sor Spnt/j'lvrmia, Caralinc, Hanoversi,
and King [Vilh'a/n, m ]erhase hciri'es xd
mnunt his croop. SOHRELS and B.\YS -
will be preferred ; and they must be young,
stt'ong, and act'n'e. Ready money mill lsim
gwcn for such harsea, brought to any of -
the above places. '
BENjAKHN 'sE.\'[PLE.
N obedmnce it) an order qf the (J'c'uerillf
, Convention, np/miutinctu us, or any three "
of us, to sell at puhlic/e mflmn, (ct/n six
month: credit, taking bond und/Zsssskient/e
curity, the flyoj) Olive, together with her
standing riggiug , anchnr u'ml cable, tiu- slays)!
Lark, Speedwell, and Sussictnuh, together
with their tackle, apparel, and furmlctrc,
[Lave and staves to them respectively belonsssif— ss
ing, we herehv give notice, that the ]qu as
the vcssZ-I: und llaves at Frsiederickshurg u-lll .
be at that place on Thursilny the 153/1 day
osAugust, and of the vejshl at Porc wasil
at that place an Saturday the l7th of the
said month.
CHARLE! WAsmNG'rofiss:
(2) jOHN 'lss'ENAsi'T
'l'nomu Lumnx.
junu 'I'U'T'r. .ct
ABUUNTY of 10]. will be given !{y-thc
officer: of the first regiment to rmvct
perfim, well qualjfied , ' who will undertake
to be F IFE-MA jOR to their n-giment.
fiil "
UN away fi'um thefitLj/eriber, the bth
instant . a m-g ro man name?! G'EORGE ,
osztyellctnuFss/b czmplexian, whom I jmrchtzsed
ofmr, Dusivid Mezlclc. He took with him::
bay mare, nbaut 14 hand: high, with ::
star in her—fi-rehead, rmd pace: naturdlb-ss I si_
believe he haistccrEd his course toward: Ifle -
ofVH ht, or Nauscmuml, as he watsee _
at W e [over serry t-wo day.? (lfll r he nuns nffss
Whoever will deliver the stave and mare to'
the lithscriber, nearRichmond, iu'lienrictca,
shall have 5i. reward . _
AllLES SELDEN.
WlLLIAMSlURG, _7uly 25, 1775.
TOLEN from the pasture grounds ad
joining this city, lsidt Saturday pight,
a blood-bay horse about 14 hands and ::
halfsihigh, and is very (touu) made; He
has lost one of hisis :) es, his mo hind lcg's
and white : little way up, and are very
thick and clumsey, l'rcm hard service;
but his hand: only one eye makes a very
particular dchriptiun of him unnecessary. "
I will give a reward often shining! to an,
person that will deliver him to me in Wi -
liamsburg; but is he should be taken up
ac a oonliderable distctmcc from this place,
the takes up may depend on being hand
sumely rewarded. Five pounds shall be
paid on convicti-sim of the chief. si
WLLLHM PA'sctrsvk.
TzlA'E/Vup OFZ Lynch's crack, in Pins)lvn
nia, (: Day laws}: about 15 or lbj'mrs old,
4 fisict 8 inches high, hill rm n_ maI/bcll, find
bramled on the near fl'vulctsslcr P. Pqsted,
um! apmeQ-J to 81: ! 3 :.
7OHN DAUON.