The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-12-27 00:00:00, page 4

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HALIFAX counsy, Danriver, Dec. 1 , 1776.
WHERBAS my house: was brcke open
- in 1hc night of tho 25th ult. !when
I was absent from home, and robbed of
ssss-sibrtwacn 40 and ;50 pounds in cash,- about
do yards of Virginiu cloth, a bcaver hat,
; bond of 531. due to me from Henry Ball
ofcfiuckirtg/mm coumy, :gnd sundry other
{men,"- with .a small seal lk'm trunk, ]
ereby. forewarn all persons from taking
bsiigumentssi on the papcrs, and will be
- mddnobligcd to any one who w'xll discover
zhsichicfz': :" ,- - WILLIAM KENT.
'siAN sEli, 'ac Humct'szmsiwm—ks, the
*__ __ s-sijls __of Rzlppahssanmck river, in the
mgumfactqry ps man arms, apumbcr of
. hands wholunderltssmd the file, alsq ancho'r
4finiths-ss, bladksmithssiand nailors, to. whom
{dicaple ctcbcoumgemensst, will be. given;
yherdmass be h4d, for "ready money only,
bar icoshxfullers shears, zsilcs, and a variety
9f.akkidessi;made in the, iron. branch, and
gvhcre tradefincnssoflevpry kind, who in
dine to'iscttle, 'may have half acrc lots of
' ]CWMPB small ground rent for ever, and
p? .pe asijstcd —in building, provisions,
4!" materials, and— the produce of their
iabonr, ;oakcn in paymcnt for the same.
hpplytfo ngn-Strodc, manage: of said
si-ssctwo-ks-ss- . z \ (4)
lss'fflflsict. ,Ncgro T_KAD!SMZN in any of
-*lhhahovehranches,.ssa}so Coorzks, would
be-p'r'escljredqon purchase, for ready monly.
'sssi sisi "ij ENsi'l'Y' likely Virginiu born NL—
ss 'lsssictGROES, from 9 to 13 years ofagc,
ssssyils'bssc' fold at Frederick/burg, t'or ready
'lhoncct , on the loth day of anary next.
Mfctsszames' Le-wis'ctwill have the manage
(incxsist bsctthc side. .
si ; \ ALEX: SPOTSWOOD.
_ 'E 5 E. K T E D from capt. Croghan's
ct' ct companyin the 8th hatculion, HIG'H
GREEN, about 5 feet 7 inches high, well
Ybuilt, has a full face, fair hair, thin and
'shbrsstsi; had on when he went awa an old
bluc_cpat,' black silk waistcoat, an country
With shirts; and from capt. Westfall's
'Zdnfflqn ,"in thosaid battalion, THOMAS
'M'ctDst [EL, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high,
wbd-had on a phlc blue coat, a macaroni
hat with gold buttdn and loop, and plenty
'of othcrsicloths. They are both tailors,
ss andsi'csinlistch for the continuance of the war.
They 'also cnlisted in capt. Richard [( .
Meade'hctcompanyf, and took the bounty
siaboflt two hours before they deserted. ]:
is supposed they have entered on board
some of the row-gallies. Whoever ap
prcpgnds thc said dgsertcrs, and delivers
sithcm at =.head quarters in William/burg,
,shall have 51. reward sor each.
, ", ss _ ]AMES HlGGIN.
-_—-————
.! zsisi OMMlTT-ED to Charles City jail, a
ncgro man 5 feet 3 inches high, who
sizcalls himself-NED, and says he belongs to
sssisiWlliam Stitt, or Stith, living on Vocomaw,
m South Caralina,.,near Santec ; also a ne
"?gfo fellow 5 sect 4 inches high, _ about 22
r-siyeats old,- who says his name is ]ACOB,
In'd that! he belongs-to Yoseph Kenty, liv
'ictng ousssansstee river, South Caralina. The
o'wncrs arc desired to apply for them as
si-so'on as possible, and pay chargcs to
" . jOHN- HARWOOD, jailer.
TRAYED a'r STOLENfi-omPetcrshurg,
. '- the 34 of Septcmber last, an iron
grQy-harst: 5 or 6 year: old, 4flzet 8 or 9
' indze: high, with alzunging mmctc undfiuitch
sstasitsl, one hind haof/Zss'ipcd (if'l mistake not)
sbme sh'ddlc jzots, alsb bq-sij/b spot: on the
near ide s) his neck, no brand that ] n
msscm er, tibi; and gallf-ps, and is unshud.
Whoever bring: the shid horse to Peters
- burz. orto Vauxhall in James City county,
shall have zos. reward, bej/ide: na/bnable
cpm'gesj'fim ., ,sir - - ct
,. ' [] 'isi-ct i ..ct FRANCIS HILLss
sssiW'TLLIAAMSBURG: Printed by ALEXANDEK 'PURDIE, at the CONSTlTUTIONAL POST'OV'ssWH'
For 5 A L E,
. VERY valuablc tract of [and in Louisa
county, containing 827 acres, about.
7 miles from the 'courthouse, lying on both
sides the Southarmah river, near one third
of which is exceeding good low grouud,
and great part of the high land rich and
level. There is on the (hid tract a plan
tation in good order sor cropping, suffici
ent to work 10 or 12 hands, and about 50
bushcls os wheat sowed, a dwelling-hcusc
with two rooms above and below, and
other cut-housc's, also exceeding sine apple
orchards of the bcstsskind ossruit, which
scldOm fail bearing. A reasonable credit
will be given the purchaser. l'or terms
apply to mr. Thomas Yohnson near the
premiscssi, who will show the land; or to
the shbscfibe'r, at Ashctmarlc courthonsc.
[] " lUCHARD ANDERSON.
HE subscriber begs leave to inform
the publick, that he now keeps the
TAVERN at the Bowling Grectn, formerly
kept by air. Wily Roy; and as mr. 70hn
Hoomes'has found him a good stock of
liquors, and is to continue so to do, and
every'osher necessary that the times will
admit of,- he intends using his utmost en
deavours to give general satisfaction.
Particular care will be taken to- sumish
travelling gentlemen with every conveni
ence for themselves and horses, by
" , - SAMUEL (:URLE.
1 1 KAYLU or o'lctULhN from the lub
d scriber, the zgd of November last, a
black mare about 13 hands and an inch
high, ver big with foal, had a very bad
sore a liu e behind her withers, now sup
posed to be almost healed, and a small star
in her forehead, scarce perceivable; she
has no brand that I know of. Whoever
delivers the said mare to me, in William/si
burg, shall have zos. reward.
APETER MYER.
YTKAYE D or STOLEN from mrs.
Camp's, near Williamshurg, on the
loth of this instant (December) a likely
sorrel horse 3 years old next spring, about
4 Feet 9 inchches high, has a long undockc
tail and thin hanging mane, a white spot,
the bigness of a bit, on his lestjaw, trots
and gallops, and brumled (though not
very plain) on the near buttock, B T.
Whoever delivers the said hOrsc to mrl.
Camp, or gives the' suhscriher (living at
Todd': bridge, King & Queen county,
such intelligence as he may get him again,
shall have 20 8. reward, belidcs what the
law allowx.
BERN ARD TODD.
w lLLlAMSBURG, Dce. 5, 1776.
THE General Al/Z'mbly having paffbd An
act for appointing commisiioners of
Oyer and Terminer for the tria'. of criminals
now in the publick jdii, and thereby direct
ed that fizch commzffionersshall sit for that
purpose on the third Thursday in January
next, it is expected that all witnefflb} who
have entered into recognizance: to appear
and depo/Z- against the said criminal: will
attend at that time at the Capitol in this city .
EDMUND RANDOLPH.
'TWENTY' DOLLARS REWARD.
ESERTED'fi-om my company of the
zd Georgia battalion, the following
l'uldiers, viz. PA'.-.'RICK DUFFY, an
1rishman, about 5 sect 8 inches high, well
made, full saccd, wore a short blue jackzt
with sleeves half worn, and it is supposed
was in the mnr'sinc ssi-rvicc. EMANUEL
KELLY, country born, about 5 sect 8
inches high, & whcclwrighc by tradc, is
very fond of liquor, and wore an old hat,
with cl_ hes much worn. VVhoevcr sc
curcs sat sidgscrtcrs shall have the above
reward, orssssgl. for each.
fi WILLIADI SMITH, capmin.
WILLLAMSBURO, Dcc 9._I77(),
OURNEXMEN G'U N SM ] '7 His .Lm'n
BLACIx SIW ] THS u'nil m-. ct u'uh
cucourn cmenc lrum the sul suit er —-_...
fills- !.sssMEssS Ap 1)! l' (1' - .
* *,si Wantmlj some healthy BOfS as
appscnnccs.
si N lhc loth day utsisi7x1nuaryn-xt, ;:5
the; plctnunisim v\ i-cz'rsi-uu sz'ct'c'xmm'cr
Shawlatclyrcfidzd . nmr/VIl/hh'sfih'rsssi< r ck,
wi" be exposed (0 sJIf: th- i'scskz ul' [sslO/Csi
SES, flss/GS, mld C.":"s's/Jj}, lmfo'tssrsi'ing to
that place. Siv. mouths crediL will be 41}
]Och ['sior :LH sums znnuaming 10 or 21)qu
51. the purclmscrs giving bond and proper
security to
]. BANlSTER,
, tX'llssis si.
A. .SMLTH, si e
TEN DOLL/IKS REWA'RD
Oii [bouring IVIL L IAM FR AZE Rsi
a ]bldicr in my company, enlf/t'esszl fiyr
ths: defi-nce of thestate oj'ss Georgissa. He i.;
aslendcr made man, about 19 years of age,
has short light colourcd hair, and fizld hit
lived in Hgmpton, but was born in Che
tcrsield. at or neat- ()shorne': warahnu c.
T he said Frazcr enlistcd with me ctin WiiiiF
amshurg the 27th aslast August, and 'a}
his request I granted him actfhrlough'fasgq .
day:, at the end of which time he'wa; to join
my company at Newgate, in Lbudoctpn
gozmty, but has not asir yet appeared. ] will
cz'vc the above reward to any person th)!
]ecum tlse said Frazer in any publich jat'f; ,
and adverti/Z-J the same in thi: paper, or
TWENTT DOLLARS if deiivered tiz in:
'at the above mentionedplacsse. , ss
" . WILLIAM LdNEsi inn. cap'tfss,
1'0_.<'LLN tuum sine luul-.:lL-,A m 4qu
5 Kent, on the' 27th of October sastsssig
small white horse about 4 feet 4 inchqy
high, his fore feet very much wssorn, has_
a short duck, his brand (is any) forgot,
Whoever brings the said horse to me,
shall have zos. reward; and is stolep, on .
conviction of the thief, isa whiteman, 51: ,
[] chrmno CHAMBERLAYNE.
sit. matter anu crew of the ship Caro
line, taken by thectschooner priv "tear .
Harlequin, and condemned as 'a ]a' ful
prize by the Court of Admiraltysiofsithi's
state, are hereby advertised, that they are
to apply to William Lux, esq; of the town
of Baltimore, in the" state of Assaqysildnd. for
phymenft of the wages due to them from
said ship, agreeable to a resolution of the
Contincntal Congress. *
By order bf the Hon. Court of Admiralty.
(4) - BFctsi : POWELL. marshal.
Garr'lson at Tur/e town, Dec— 3, 1770.
lNTEND in a few Weeks for the grand
continental army near New Tor'h. "
" W'lLLlAM DAWSON. '
CAROLlNE, lVov. 13 1770.
lXTY valuab'lc SLAVES, consih'mg of ;
men, women, and children, will be
fold at Fauquief courthousc, or; the 4th '
Monday in Januafy next (being court day) l
is Fair, otherwise next fair day. The time
ospaymcnt to be agreed on the day ofsale;
but a arge discount- will be allo'ctwed for
ready money; and purchascrs on credit
must give bond with approved security, to
:
carry interest from the date is not punctu— -
ally paid.
su GAWlN comzm, jun. .
'l'AKEN up in Fame: City, on Chickuho
miny river, a dark bay horse near 14 hands *'
high, about 12 yearsuhl, withal small star .
in his forehead, hanging mane azzd switchct
tail, a seW white hairs about the middle '
Os hisncck,-on the right iissle, his nsshind
foot wh'uc, his mune hzmpss's on the lest
side, puccs flovy, and gsidhps. ' l'usicd,
and apm'sixised to 35}. ' *
]\ Wil/issmz Bm'r'r-tt.