The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-09-20 00:00:00, page 2

_ B () S T,O N, August 29.
I :?ST S..mniay ustclsinoqu was chased
4' iv.:o Mzz'b'mhcad, by she Milsord hi
; 'i'sscsi, Lsizc pz'zze ship lsaac, from Tortola,
] t-n-u". to London, 350 tunsbuythen. com
z'nsimdf-d-by cept. Ashbum, hdcn Wiih 500
11 ;zf'sheads ofssiuga'r, 44 puucheons of tum,.
150 hctgsi of concn, a considerablc quan—
jily os dd copper, and a number of mule.
"'She wax taken by the prlvateer floop VVat
rcn, commanded by cupt. Phisips; and had
'it not been for the sort ac Marblchead,
.- si-.-.
"vumcn lircd at the Muttora tavern! tnncs,
she would have been inevitably, retakcu.
* Yesterday the Hurt. Samucl Adams, one
of the dclrgutes from this state, arrived
in town from Philadclphia.
The privateer floup Broome, William
Nott eomnmndcr, belonging to New—
\ haven, arrived at Dartmouth on Monday
last frum & cruise, and has taken the four
follow ing— valuablc prizes , viz. Ship Charm
_ ing Sltl'y, john Stell commander, bound
to Europe li'um Domhlica, with 465 hog
iheuds ws sugar, 31 tierces ditto, 35 bar
-risi-ls diito, and 25 tuns of tuffick.
_ Snow Anne, ]ohn Bowcs captain, from
Tobago, bound to Lancaster, with 169
hogshcads of sugar, 20 ticrces ditto, 26
' barrels ditto, 40 bags of ginger, and 118
bales os cotton. Brig Carolina Packet,
Llark 'sowel captain , bound from Anti gua
_to London, with 15: hogshcads os sugar,
. ): ticrccs ditto, 10 harrels ditco, 2 hog
iheads osrum, and 14 tuns of ]ignumvita:
and sustick. Brig john, capt. Daniel
. M'Kay, bound from Grenada to Dubhn,
with 90 hogsheads and 2 ticrces of rum.
Ycsccrday the General Assembly of this
state convcned at VVatertown, agreeable
, to adjoumment .
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PllILADELPHIA, Ssi'pt. 4.
:' YlNCE ourlast arrived hesie between 30
and 40 inhabitants of this state, who
have been taken at different times by the
English piratcs on our coast. They were
brought from the fleet at New York on
board the Orpheus', and landed at Lcwcl
town, on Cape llcnlopen. _ '
Monday last arrived heR General
Sullsiwau, who was taken in the late
- action on LOng ]fiuud. He- is permitted to
'come here by gcnenl Howe, to settle an
exchange of prisoners.
We learn srom New York our people
have brou ht off (through a heavy si;e of
the Englill ships on one side, and their
-batteries ou Long [Hand on the other) all
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the canuon, &c. from our sort on Gover
nour'u ishmd. ss
. Sept. 10. We hear srom New York,
that a few days ago a man of war of 40
' gum came to anchor in 'lsi'urtlc bay, upon
vc h'tch general Walhing-ton ordered two 12
poundm to be carried to a convenient.
irce ol ground to attack her. They snon
"obliged the (Lip to retire, having hullcd
,her tw elve times.
On the 12sn un. un: cunuucutal uoop
of war Sochem, capt. Rnb'mson, oseight
guns, fell in with, and afxcr a short en
gagcment took, the lzrig 'l'hrcc Fliends,
Antircw Stalker master, moucring six
'c;zrri-1,9_e gum, buuud from Ant'lgdfl to
]]:Mctjx, hden— vssicth rum, sug'lr, &c.
'u ?17ch arrived susc in this port on dunday
1 -\2.
Tustcrdnsiv the llcm. Renjnmin Franklin,
] hn Adums, and Edward Kutlcdge,
Lisiquires, m .;mbcrs ustcthe ll-m. Congress,
sxs. uiisisi For New York, i-: orslcsir, it is said,
! - c-wilr Mr.?! lord Hctvssc upon the subject
m' su uh Y peupoiitions sent by hil lordship
u- thzct (; mss-siz -:s*; by general Sullivun.
Us? hrssss 'hctc lhc chssilslelurc 01" New
'- -: (".-:ss, 'n-'vc.-y-ps.1inud the [[a/n. W'illinm
si]. .] :sigfflct-n, csq: ;(uvcrnmlz'nslhnt Hare.
'-.'ctss c 11: :r Lint. lnnl Huwc has consented
t'; ('X' sslvssgc y'mssnQ HuHivansin-dct'sord
.* t'ussi'aa , s-r guusml l'ul'siou. and- general
hl xtcbmlu.
WILLlAMSBURG, Scpt. :o.
lNCLZourlast, ayothcrvcsl'elhzwarrivcd
at Hsiunpcon with lzco bushsiis nf
SAL'l'; and on 'l'hursduy one came up to
Bunvcll's scrry xsixh & quantity of that
usesul arricle, bcsidcs sum, sugar, lincus,
&c. She came from Cape Nichola Mole,
and brings advice oszm infurrcctionosthcnc
grocs in _].unaica', on account osthc scarcity
of pruvisions. Between be and 70 white
people had been killed, numbers of the
ncgrocs taken um] gibbcncd, and martial
law proclaimed lhruugh the island.
His Excellency (}cncru] th is expected
hcrc daily, from the southwctrd.
DeathL] Mr. Low'DLLL BLACKEY
TAYLOR, ol'Nchcntcount); who, for
his mtmy good quniities, was delcrvcdly
esteemed hy hYs friends and neighbours,
and thrreshrv In them sincerel rcsigretted.
Mr. Wlttum ISLnWN, o jzxmes City
cmuny; :1 very worthy man, and much
sil'Csj's'Hu' by all his mighhours.
Mr. (IHMU—s l.umnnn, :] native of
Culopss'ne in (inmct-y, and well known in
Virginiri for his excellent but cupriciou—s
perlurmsince on the: viuhn. He med in
his 76'sih year, and plaved his last/blo in the
hous; us mr. Blnve-t Past- ur Of this city.
Cul joszm Hv'rcmN GS, at Richmond,
formerly reprEsentative in Asiembly for
the borough os Norsulk.
_ WlLu/wsnuna, bujsit. 20, 1776
HE VISlTERS and Govuwouns of
the COLLEGE are desired to meet
on the third Thmfiiay in next month, at
lo o'clock in the morning.
By order of the Rue'rox.
M. DRVFZNPORT, crsi. vrsn'.
si ANTED on clmrser to the qu/i
ladies, or to purchase, several VES
SELS from 50 to lOO tuns burthen. For
particulars inquire osthe Pr'vnter.
To be 8 0 L 0 to the highest bzdder, fbr
ready money, on 'lucsday the just of
October,
THE brigantine INDUSTRY, burthen
about 5000 hnshrrls, now ])ssingut Cum
bcrland town, on- Pamunkey river, with all
hcr'rfgging, tackle, and sumiture. She. is
said to be one of the swnstest suilers in the
colony. , ( :)
WlLLIAM FlNNIE, D. Q. M. 0.
To be L [5 A S I-Z D far ten yeurx,
APLANTATION in Tark coumy, lying
on a creek about a mile from the
river, convenient sor making- salt, and
where may he got as good fish and 0) sttrs
as any in the colony. There is a good
dwelling—house, all other convenient build
ings, a garden, and very fine apple
orchard. At the landing there are be—
tween 7 and 800 hushels of oyster shcils,
which I will dispose us; as also, on the
place where I live, on Yamw river, lower
end of Warwick county, a floop 37 sect
kee], 15 feet beam, 5 sect and a half hold,
5 years old, and lately sheathed up to the
bends, with her sails and rigging middling
good; a schooner on the ltucks 34 sc'ct
kee], 14 feet beam, ; sect 8 inches hold,
which may be finished in ascw (laye, there
bein gnothing to do but caulk her, and com
p'u tchtrhpperworks . Any personinchn able
to ]eusc the land, or to purchase the (hell;
and vessels, may know the terms by ap
plying to
H SAMUEL THOMAS.
ng/Z LAUNCHF.D, and for 5 A ], E,
SCHOONEK between 80 and 90 ums
burthcn, built f'ur private use, her
tin'nhrssrs os nmlberry, cedur, and Iocust,
and her plan]; ustvw inch white oak, t'ne
czcb'm finished in llu: "hell manner, the whole
of the work exumi cc! by :! mnstcrly work
m'm. The vessel m.:y bl' seen at [.mu
Pain! in :},rss'rrssv szc-mcty, where the terms
uili be me. is; known. z'l]
W A )] T E D,
KTU].ATT() or nay): :) lv-y (" ';>.sssi!si-sssiss- (,;
& riding as ["As-Nun, and \* ::it'zs.;_r sin
table; also a mulsi-siuo m' ncsi-sim nssm c_-si..sisi—,ct_
blc usluoking nsur hurx'Ls, ut-zlfil .Q'Yz-z (he
garden, and waiting; :xc tsifflc, si-sssilssly ('He
living- such it) 'disssssr-usc 01' m:--ss.- !;e-zzr us &
generous purchsixssi-r, by :sszsipiug to the
Pl'intt-r.
': um; :.ss/z. 10, ,;si75ct
O ST out as the iizlu'l :iZ.-si :si'si ;):cisscsi,
the lgxh inflmzt, (m ihf sum! :" 1\'\ (On
]i/rk and lVil/idvubmg, u wct-zct'si i'ilssdjii
l'zii'L'K VVA'I (JH, th: crsix (i.:i us v.}sizd,
was broke in two pizaccs, th-ss- lctzmhc r vml
maker'simum ] do not l'cmc-zz ' (.k'. U'h}
('th' sinds th.- si'ic] unuh, :-7 1) xtiii (is. iiisser
11: r to mr. Yuhn CiZ-lmm :zi' )"sir/six, or in mr.
David Lo-w at the Ra/cigh in /1\' jlz'iaf/zsbmlg,
shall have l-ovx ])OLLARS r-ss-u un].
2H jAMPZS N'ssz'ssssffiT'l'.
'1*HE iuhlcribcrsi bcg lcm-c 10 iuiurm
the publick, and their cusiczmcrs in
particular, that since the dcshsioying of
their houses, bark, Cssr-c. and rendesi-ring
us-rlcst all their tanniny; umvcuiencics at
Nmfulk, they have removed 10 Riclzmond
town, at the fills of Yame: river, where.
they have erecited TA N VV (.) RKS, and
propose following the business to its full
extent, and hope to have a css'iminuancc of
their custom. Orders shall he punctually
complied with, and sheir'cusi'omers savours
thanksully acknowledged by their humble
servants, '
H THOMPSON 6' PARK.
N. B. We give ready money fut-lLflV
HlDES.
iilcmuoun, e'cpt. lo, !776.
.'\T the execution osmv duty , I took lrom
a negro fc'ik-w nam. -7 ()ctrm (hired Lo
nir. Buffls-t [WO/Z-lcy of Isrz'mct'c-ss ct-jmu') :;
SILVER W' A'l'CH. msi'siusi-r's name 7.
johnson, thsrpool, 1\ 0. 5'59, and rum— on
adisi-mond. On e-xzimir-zziiue, itzippcurcd
he- (Zisii not come homzffly by ]:si-r, Ti-e
nvmer may have her by pxsim ing his pro
)zcrtv, and paying ('l'h]*pc5, us she has
(issii'ectc. " _]Oi\A'isiH/*.N PRRK.
173u1]7si.;.mt to the L-{st will am! t/jt'w,=m.'t of"
mrs. Hmmah (jhurchhiii, dcwctg/Z-d, will
be szld c-n "("lzursdzsy tl-ze zbth irstcmt
(Scpzcmbcr) at her late dwcsilling-hause
in Misilussl. six,
Ll. the household :md kirchen furni—
_ ture, cuusistiug ol'bcrd: , (hairs, tables,
c'rc. v-isih many other things too tcdicmi
m mention; alfb Lhc lim- k uscnuic, horses,
shwp, and hngct. And on Tursdqy (he 24th
of Deccmbcr v.iil be suid all the (Tops us
corn, fsioddcr, and tobasxsio, for which the
purchasers will haVc twcive momisisi crcdit
for all -si1ms ahuvc 4'35. cn giving bond
with approved securit) ; the bssmds to carry
interest li'om the date, if not puncsituully
dischargcd. ]"
BENJABHN CHURCHIZH.L, cxecutor.
* ,: *' Ail pcrsuns having drmnndss against
the said citsiitc are (!dnsicd to bring in
their accoums, proper!)- proved, in three
mouths, or they wi'zl not lie i'r-Ccivcd after
that time, and those who are indebted arc
requeffrd to make immediate pzctnment.
]) UN away from sin;: iubstri'ocr in sjk'x
\_ andrizl, the.- lzih of Aujsimfl lust,
ANDREW KELLT, um ]ri/si'o servant
man about 5 scct 8 inches high; lvy trsdc
a ln'iCk-makcr, us a fair cmnpkxsixsm, hu
shurt brown hair. very tulkzzliw- when in
liquor, which he is sond 05", and is inclined
to he sat; had on, when he xxvnt :sswuz',
short brown ("loth coat :md wusiiflumt, (f-J
bsinwn ]incn shirt. and truuj'; :s, :mi buck
ikin !Hiit'kf-tsmlh Pnffi' }\ lvsssi m \si Pssiusi'ss'z' m
cnlist in the land or snx i? r- 3. c., uct ..uung:
again to go to the Iirs'sifrsiz'ss m V- ho
cwr scsicm'cs Man in ;:z-ss '1 (5, 'ss'.- 15 ! qct
lsiim :xysssiin, ('JH h.\\<' 53 ssi. Zct' sin], si-ss !siS
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