The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1773-01-28 00:00:00

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ON THE MOTIVES TO VIRTUE FROM PERSONAL HAPPINESS.
L ET a Man in a cool Hour, when he is disengaged from Business, and undisturbed by Passion, sit down and seriously reflect within himself what State or Temper of Mind he would choose to feel and indulge in Order to be easy and to enjoy himself. Would he choose for that Purpose to be in a constant Dissipation and Hurry of Thought; to be disturbed in the Exercise of his Reason; to have various and often interfering Phantoms of Good playing before his Imagination, soliciting and distracting him by Turns, now soothing him with amazing Hopes, then torturing him with anxious Fears; and to approve this Minute what he shall condemn the next? Would he choose to have a strong and painful Sense of every petty Injury; quick Apprehensions of every impending Evil; incessant and insatiable Desires of Power, Wealth, Honour, Pleasure; and irreconcilable Antipathy against all Competitors and Rivals; insolent and tyrannical Dispositions to all below him; fawning, and at the same Time envious, to all above him; with dark Suspicions and Jealousies of every Mortal? Would he choose neither to love, nor be beloved of any; to have no Friend in whom to confide, or with whom to interchange his Sentiments and Designs; no Favourite on whom to bestow his Kindness, or to whom he might make known his Regrets; in fine, to be conscious of no Merit with Mankind, and of no Esteem from any Creature; but, instead of these, to hate, and to know that he is hated and despised by all? Would a calm Inquirer after Happiness pitch on such a State, and such a Temper of Mind, as the most likely Means to put him in Possession of his desired Ease and Self-enjoyment?
Or would he rather choose a serene and easy Flow of Thought; a Reason clear and composed; a Judgment unbiased by Prejudice, and undistracted by Passion; a sober and well governed Fancy, which presents the Images of Things true and unmixed with delusive and unnatural Charms, and therefore admits no improper or dangerous Fuel to the Passions, but leaves the Mind free to choose and reject, as becomes a reasonable Creature; a sweet and sedate Temper, not easily ruffled by Hopes or Fears, prone neither to Suspicion or Revenge, apt to view Men and Things in the fairest Lights, and to bend gently to the Humours of others, rather than obstinately to contend with them? Would he choose such Moderation and Containment of Mind, as neither to be ambitious of Power, fond of Honour, covetous of Wealth, nor a Slave to Pleasure; with a Mind, of Course, neither elated with Success nor dejected with Disappointments? Would he choose, in fine, such Mildness and Benignity of Heart as takes Part in all the Joys and refuses none of the Sorrows of others; stands well affected to all Mankind, and is conscious of meriting the Esteem of all, and of being beloved by the best? Which of these Dispositions ought to be his Choice, in Order to be contented, serene, and happy? The former Temper is Vice, the latter Virtue. Where one prevails, there Misery prevails; where the other reigns, there Happiness reigns.
To the virtuous Man there are many Alleviations of his Calamities, though some of them may have been the Effect of his Imprudence or Weakness, yet few of them are sharpened with a Sense of Guilt; they are common to him with the best of Men, they seldom or never attack him quite unprepared. He is guarded with a Consciousness of his own Sincerity and Virtue, with a Faith and Trust in Providence, and a firm Resignation in its perfect Orders. It is to be observed too that his Misfortunes may be improved as Means of Correction, or Materials to give Strength to his Virtues; and, to name no more, they are considerably lessened, and often sweetened to him, by the general Sympathy of the Wise and Good.
His Enjoyments are more numerous, or, if less numerous, yet more intense than those of bad Men; for he shares in the Joys of others by Rebound, and every Increase of general and particular Happiness is a real Addition to his own. Though he may want Means to execute, or be disappointed in the Success of his benevolent Purposes, yet he is still conscious of
good Affections, and that Consciousness is an Enjoyment of more Delight than the greatest Triumphs of successful Vice. If the Ambitious, Covetous, and Voluptuous, are disappointed, their Passions recoil upon them with a Fury proportioned to their Opinion of the Value of what they pursue, and their Hope of Success, while they have nothing within to balance the Disappointment.
As the good Man is conscious of loving and wishing well to all Mankind, he must be sensible of his deserving the Esteem of all. By this Sympathy of Affections, and Interests, he feels himself intimately united with the human Race; and, being sensibly alive to the whole System, his Heart receives and becomes responsive to every Touch given to any Part: So that he gathers Content and Satisfaction from the pleased and happy State of those around him.
Nor do those generous Affections stop any other natural Source of Joy whatever, or deaden his Sense of any innocent Gratification. They rather keep the several Senses and Power of Enjoyment open and disengaged, as is evident to any One who considers the dissipated unfeeling State of Men of Pleasure, Ambition, or Interest, and compares it with the serene and gentle State of a Mind at Peace with itself, and unruffled by any violent Emotion, and sensible to every good natured and alluring Joy.
It is only by maintaining the Affections in a proper Proportion, and a settled State, that the Mind arrives at true Repose and Satisfaction. Fear, if it grows to be excessive, degenerates into Melancholy and Dejection. If Anger passes the just Bounds, it ferments into Rage and Revenge, or subsides into a sullen corroding Gloom, which embitters every Good, and gives an exquisite Sensation of every Ill. When the Passions lose their Counterpoise, the Mind is out of Order, and is subjected to Pain.
The Man, on the contrary, who keeps the Balance of his Affections even, is easy and serene in his Motions, mild, and yet affectionate, uniform and consistent with himself, is not liable to disagreeable Collisions of Interests and Passions, gives always Place to the most friendly and humane Emotions, and never to Dispositions or Acts of Resentment, but on high Occasions, when the Security of the private, or Welfare of the publick System, or the great Interests of Mankind, necessarily require a noble Indignation; and even then he observes a just Measure in his Rage; and, last of all, he proportions every Passion to the Value of the Object he seeks, or to the End he pursues.
It is obviously, therefore, to be concluded, that the good Man has in every Respect the Advantage of the Knave. The Pleasures which the last enjoys flow chiefly from external Advantages and Gratifications, are superficial and transitory, dashed with long Intervals of Satiety and frequent Returns of Remorse and Fear, dependent on favourable Accidents and Conjunctions, and subjected to the Humours of Men. But the good Man is satisfied from himself; his principal Possessions lie within, and therefore beyond the Reach of the Caprice of Men or Fortune; his Enjoyments are exquisite and permanent, accompanied with no inward Checks to damp them, and always with Ideas of Dignity and Self-approbation, and may be tasted at any Time and in any Place. The Gratifications of Vice are turbulent and unnatural, generally arising from the Relief of Passions in themselves intolerable, and issuing in tormenting Reflections; often irritated by Disappointment, always inflamed by Enjoyment, and yet ever cloyed with Repetition. The Pleasures of Virtue are calm and natural, flowing from the Exercise of kind Affections, or delightful Reflections in Consequence of them; not only agreeable in the Prospect, but in the present Feeling. They never satiate or loose their Relish, nay rather the Admiration of Virtue grows stronger every Day; and not only is the Desire, but the Enjoyment, heightened by every new Gratification, and, unlike to most others, it is increased, not diminished, by Sympathy and Communication. In fine, the Satisfactions of Virtue may be purchased without a Bribe, and possessed in the humblest as well as the most triumphant Fortune; they can bear the strictest Review, do not change with Circumstances, nor grow old with Time. Force cannot rob, nor Fraud cheat us of them; and, to crown all, instead of abating, they enhance every other Pleasure.
But the happy Consequences of Virtue are seen not only in the internal Enjoyments they afford a Man,
but in the favourable Disposition of external Causes towards him, to which it contributes.
As Virtue gives the sober Possession of One's Self, and the Command of One's Passions, the Consequence must be Heart's Ease, and a fine natural Flow of Spirits, which conduce more than any Thing besides to long Life. Violent Passions, and the Excesses they occasion, gradually impair and wear down the Machine; but the calm placid State of a temperate Mind, and the healthful Exercises in which Virtue engages her faithful Votaries, preserve the natural Functions in full Vigour and Harmony, and exhilarate the Spirits, which are the chief Instruments of Action.
It may, by some, be thought singular to assert that Virtue is no Enemy to a Man's Fortune, in the present State of Things; but, if by Fortune be meant a moderate or competent Share of Wealth, Power, or Credit, not overgrown Degrees of them, what should hinder the virtuous Man from obtaining that? He cannot cringe or fawn, it is true, but he can be civil and obliging as well as the Knave; and surely his Civility is more alluring, because it has more Manliness and Grace in it than the mean Adulation of the other. He cannot cheat or undermine, but he may be cautious, provident, watchful of Occasions, and equally prompt with the Rogue in improving them. He scorns to prostitute himself as a Pander to the Passions, or as a Tool to the Vices of Mankind; but he may have as sound an Understanding, and as good Capacities for promoting their real Interests, as the veriest Court Slave; and then he is more faithful and true to those who employ him. In the common Course of Business, he has the same Chances with the Knave of acquiring a Fortune and rising in the World. He may have equal Abilities, equal Industry, and equal Attention to Business; and, in other Respects, he has greatly the Advantage over him. People love better to deal with him, they can trust him more, they know he will not impose on them, nor take Advantage of them, and can depend more on his Word than on the Oath or strongest Securities of the other. On the other Hand, what is commonly called Cunning, which is the Offspring of Ignorance, and constant Companion of Knavery, is not only a mean spirited but a very short sighted Talent, and a fundamental Obstacle in the Road to Business. It may procure, indeed, immediate and petty Gains; but it is attended with dreadful Abatements, which do more than overbalance them, both as it sinks a Man's Credit when discovered, and cramps that Largeness of Mind which extends to the remotest as well as the nearest Interest, and takes in the most durable as well as the most transient Gains. It is therefore easy to see how much a Man's Credit and Reputation, and consequently his Success, depend on his Honesty and Virtue.
With Regard to Security and Peace with his Neighbours, it may be thought, perhaps, that the Man of a quiet Temper, and a flowing Benevolence and Courtesy, is much exposed to Injury and Affronts from every proud peevish Mortal who has the Power or Will to do Mischief. If we suppose, indeed, this Quietness and Gentleness of Nature accompanied with Cowardice or Pusillanimity, this may often be the Case; but, in Reality, the good Man is bold as a Lion, and so much the bolder for being the calmer. Such a Person will hardly be a But to Mankind. The Ill Natured will be afraid to provoke him, and the Good Natured will not be inclined to do it. Besides, true Virtue, which is conducted by Reason, and exerted gracefully, and without Parade, is insinuating and commanding; and, if it cannot disarm Malice and Resentment at once, it will wear them out by Degrees, and subdue them at length. How many have, by Favours, and prudently yielding, triumphed over an Enemy who would have been inflamed into tenfold Rage by the fiercest Opposition?
To conclude, the good Man may have some Enemies, but he will have more Friends; and, having given so many Marks of private Friendship or publick Virtue, he can hardly be destitute of a Patron to protect or a Sanctuary to entertain him, or to entertain or protect his Children when he is gone. Though he should have little besides to leave them, he bequeaths them the fairest and generally the most envied Inheritance of a good Name; which, like good Seed sown in the Field of Futurity, will often raise up unsolicited Friends, and yield a benevolent Harvest of unexpected Charities.

An Account of the Performances of the EQUILIBRISTS and JUGGLERS in CHINA.
THE Eastern Nations are all extremely fond of Performances of this Kind. On the Day of Exhibition, a Man delivers a Paper to Passengers, informing them that in such a Street the Equilibrists, &c. will perform their Feats at a particular Hour: that Evening. No Mention is made of either Theatre or Stage, but the Place is soon found by the Numbers of People resorting to it; who pass through several narrow dark Alleys until they arrive at the Spot, where there are divers Rows of Tents, in which they present them with an enchanting Prospect of a vast Extent of Country, without a Hill rising in it, besides a View of several Towns at different Distances, and of publick Buildings. When these have been sufficiently admired, the Performers advance, sometimes about twelve in Number; Part of them prepared for Equilibres, and Part for Legerdemain, for they always give a mixed Entertainment of both. After this they make their Reverence in the Eastern Manner, and then begin their Performances. Among others is the following:
A Basket is thrown upon the Ground, upon which the Note of a Pursuer is heard at a Distance, and presently there enters a Chinese, as if in a dreadful Fright, another pursuing him with a drawn Sword. The Person pursued makes Use of the Basket for his Defence in a very entertaining Manner, leaping over it, setting it up between them; then taking it by one Edge he holds it against his Adversary, and turns it round in an extraordinary Manner. When this is done he throws it very dexterously over the Head of the Pursuer, and runs off. The Pursuer seems all this While determined to destroy the other. The Pursuer is renewed several Times, and the Basket is no more thought of; until the Person pursued, finding himself very hard pressed, creeps under it to conceal himself. This is seen by his Adversary, who arrives and plunges his Sword up to the Hilt into the Basket. A dreadful Outcry is immediately heard, the Man attempts to raise up the Basket, and supplicates very earnestly for Mercy; but the relentless Victor keeps him with one Hand confined to his Prison, and with the other thrusts his Sword several Times through the Basket, whereupon the Blood is seen to well out from every Part of it. The Spectator, terrified at this Sight, takes it for granted that the Parties had quarrelled among themselves, and that this was not intended for an innocent Diversion, but was a Murder in earnest.
The Cries within ceasing, and the Basket moving no longer, the Culprit goes off, and immediately another Performer comes in, who, turning up the Basket, finds the Man unhurt; for he gets up, and walks away without any Appearance of Blood about him.
Another of the Performers now appears, having in his Hand a Bamboo Cane of about twenty Feet long; with this he shows several Tricks, and then prepares for the grand Equilibre. This Cane is generally broad at the Bottom, and runs tapering to a Point. The Man has a Girdle about his Body, in which he fixes the broad End of the Cane, and holds it with both hands with the Point upright; a Boy then comes to him, lays hold of the Cane, and runs up with surprising Agility. No sooner is he at the Top which is almost in an Instant, than he stands upon it, first with one foot only, then with one Hand, and lastly on his Head. The Man who supported the Cane now lets go his Hold, and while the Boy is standing on his Head, upon the very Point of it, he leaves the Support of the Bottom of the Cane entirely to the Girdle, and in this Posture walks and even runs up and down the Place. After this the Boy defends and puts himself into many curious Attitudes, and then climbs up the Cane in the same Manner as before, which is only supported by the Man's Circle; and when, the second Time, at the Top, he places himself flat on his Belly upon the Point of it, cutting the Air with his Hands and Feet, as Men do the Water in swimming. While he is doing this, the Man raises the Cane from his Circle, and puts it upon his Head; after which the Boy places himself cross-legged and sits upon the Cane, the Man running about all the While with him in that Position.
This ended a third Performer comes forward with a Ball of Thread in his Hand, with which he plays several diverting Tricks, and then, running back to a great Distance, takes Hold of one End of the Thread, and tosses the Ball up, which is seen to rise very nimibly, till it mounts above the Clouds; the Man continuing to hold the other End of the Thread in his Hand. "Now," says the Performer, that Ball is gone to Heaven, and I will follow it; whereupon he begins to climb the Thread, and very soon gets out of Sight. The Author of this Account adds, that once being present at such a Representation, while all the Spectators were gazing with the utmost Astonishment, it began to thunder and lighten in a most dreadful Manner, the Sky became clouded over, and it grew very dark. "Terrified (continued he) almost out of my Senses, and not knowing what to make of this Mixture of Appearance and Reality, I was for going home, when the Lightning ceased, the Sky cleared up, and our Prospect was restored to us; but the Performer was still lost." At length another entered, and going to the Place from whence the former had ascended, he cries out, "Yonder he is, I see him, and he will be thrown down again." Presently after something fell with great Velocity, and a terrible Noise upon the Ground, in Appearance the Leg of the former Artist, just torn from the Body, and covered over with Blood; this was succeeded by another Leg, the Arms followed separately, then the Trunk of the Body, and lastly the Head. These were all put under the Basket before mentioned, as they fell; and the Moment the Head was put in out jumped an entire Man, alive and unhurt. The Traveller informs us, that in Part to account for these wonderful Feats it is to be observed that the Chinese are such excellent Painters in Perspective that what the Spectator imagines in the above Representation to be a fine open Country was no more than a Set of well painted Scenes, and that which is thought to be performed in the Street is in Reality done upon the Stage by Means of Machines, Trap Doors, and other Contrivances, as in our Harlequinades on the London Theatres; only the Equilibres are natural, which, though they are very astonishing, might yet have been equalled about twenty five Years ago by the celebrated Turk then in England.
ON FRIENDSHIP.
IN the Prime of my Days, under the Fondness of my Soul, I formed a Friendship, which, though independent of every Tie of Blood or Affinity of Birth, promised a Connection the most happy; nor had my Imagination, though naturally sanguine, deceived my Expectation; A Similarity of Sentiment, a Coincidence in Inclination, endeared to each other more and more; and as the Intimacy lengthened, our Souls increased in Congeniality. This Friend, so much beloved, is very lately summoned hence; and in all the Bloom of Youth, of Sprightliness, and of Manhood, Endear'd, esteemed, and valued as he was by all, his Life is suddenly cut short. Death, unrelenting Death, has torn my Friend beyond the Reach of converse or Return. The Shock falls heavy on my Soul. A While the Consequence was Sighs and Stupfaction; Darksness and Horror filled up every Void. That past, I seemed as though I heard a Whisper, sounding in my Ear, "Be not displeased at what the Almighty Hand has done; it was his good Pleasure to call your Friend from earthly Joys to Bliss complete; cease then to repine at what (if selfish Views were absent) ought, and must, give Pleasure. Rather than grieving for your Friend, with unavailing Sighs, point your Meditations to your own Mortality. Mortal thou art, die thou must; the Period quite unknown to you, though not unsearch'd by God. Retire within thyself, impartially examine there thy Heart, and learn, if possible, to set at naught the Judgement. The Whisper I obeyed; Death, terrible in Sound, on first Approach affrights the Meditation; not can the Spirit gain its wonted Calm, till Reason reconciles the Ill as unavocable. Ah! yet, was dying all, the Shortness of the Pain might make the Through less terrible; but to finish time is to commence Immortality of Bliss complete, or Wo unutterable. There presides the Judge supreme, to whom each Mortal must account. Justice impartial he administers, his Laws are Holiness, his Character Perfection; nor let it be forgotten, his darling Attribute is Mercy. Covered with the Gloom of Disappointment and of Death, all around I found Vanity. With fore Reverent I viewed the Evils I had done. I felt, with tortured Sensibility, the Guilt of Sin, in Instances innumerable; nor was there aught, in which I had before delighted, but now seemed tinged with Criminality. Thus impressed, I hastily resolved that Riddance alone should mark my Character; with cautious Steps in future would I tread. Thus determined, I bid at once adieu to Cheerful and to youthful Joys of every Kind. Laughter, no more shall you degrade an Image, was then the Language of my Soul's Resolve. Thus fix'd, my Plan of future Life was drawn; when, unexpectedly, the Genius whom before I mentioned with pleasing Whisper thus addressed me: "O my Friend, the Judge to whom you must account requires not the Sacrifice you so improperly have resolved; if you would please you must obey his Word, delight in all which it commands, nor dare allow'd to sin. But, to do this, does it require that Mirth, that Cheerfulness, should be discarded? Mistake not in thy Notions of the Deity; he loves the Smiles of Innocence, the Joys of Sociability, and the Sprightliness of Youth. I need not to be more particular than to add, that Conscience, rightly influenced, marks the proper Boundaries betwixt Good and Evil; and if yet thou doubtest whether the Creator approves his Creatures being cheerful, turn thine Eye to the Garden of Paradise, there behold the Creator furnished for his Creature, Adam, a plentiful Entertainment, His Prohibition was
in the singular Term, "of the Tree of Good and Evil only shalt thou not eat;" but, in every other Respect, his Indulgence was unlimited. That Man might be happy, he gave him the unbounded Privilege of feasting on every other Tree of the Garden. Return yet to more modern Times; learn from the Son of God that Gloominess of Countenance, and a Precipitancy of Carriage, are alike unacceptable to him, who is pleased to see his Creatures happy. Would you be farther convinced, take your Idea from Nature; behold Creation smiling all around you. You may trace innocent Mirth from the Smiling of the Garden to the Skipping of the Lambs. In a Word, consider the Effect it would produce in Society, was your Resolution to become general: For if it would be right in you it must be so in all; it would magnify our Manufactories; it would lessen Commerce; in short, an universal Gloom would circulate and preside. Therefore, with Humanity resolve to seek Assistance from a Hand divine; with earnest Supplication seek his Aid for the safe Guidance and proper Carriage through Life; be ever obedient to the Commands of Conscience; but expect not to command yourself to God by a Conduct which would make you disgusting and burdensome to Society."
When thus the Genius his Address had finished, my Mind grew calm, and I with pious Zeal determined that his Advice should regulate my future Conduct.
An ORIGINAL CHARACTER, painted from the Life.
I NEVER yet quarrelled with a Man for being a Fool; it betrays but an indifferent Head, and a worse Heart. Who quarrels with the Flame for a cending, or with the Stone for falling downwards? Just as absurdly would you arraign the Fool for his Folly; for he is the Child of Nature, and therefore must have his own Way. When you meet with these harmless Creatures, if you cannot laugh with them, laugh at them; if they can yield you a little Entertainment, confess with me that Fools were not made in vain.
And yet WILL WANDER is not a Fool; no, nor a Coxcomb, nor a Pedant, nor a Fop, nor a Blockhead, nor an Ass, nor a — I can't tell what he is. He is none of them, and yet he is all of them. But look on the Picture yourself, and then call him what you please.
WILL WANDER is well known in this Metropolis. His Oddities are more numerous than the Points of the Compass, and he has a new Humour for every Moment in the twenty four Hours. He lived formerly in the Neighbourhood of Charing Cross; till, forgetting his Lodgings one Day, he strayed into a House in B— Street, Bloomsbury, where he has lodged ever since. But he will soon forget this too. An unlimited Absence of Mind, blended with an extreme Mutability of Thought, are the Characteristics of this extraordinary Man. His Father intended him first for the Law, but the first Perusal of a crabbed Case in Coke disgusted him so much that he never opened the Book a second Time. He went next to Phisick, but grew tired of it, and left it for Divinity; he listened very patiently to four Lectures on this Study, and then set off to make the Tour of Europe. He visited Paris, but it was a very short Visit. He left this Place, intending to see Italy; but unluckily stopped at the Villages in the Neighbourhood of Montpelier, where he loitered six Months, and returned to London. If you meet him in the Morning, he looks like a Philosopher, and you would swear he was one of the wise Men of the East; so grave are his Features, so primitive his Garb. Meet him at the same Hour to morrow, and you fancy you see Adonis tripping among Beds of Flowers, and breathing Odours like a Bank of Violets. He went out one Day last Month with a black Silk Stocking on one of his Legs, and a white Worsted one on the other; the People formed a Ring round in Bloomsbury Square, and laughed very heartily: Will wondered what the Devil was the Cause of it, and laughed as heartily as any of them. Another Day he ran against one of the Pools in Lincoln's Inn Fields, and then cursed it "for an ungodly Rascal of a Porter, to stand in a Gentleman's way!" His Friends put him contracted to a young Lady of Beauty and Fortune; the Morning was fixed for the Marriage, but he had quite forgot it, and was gone on a Party to Windsor. The Lady was affronted, and the very next Morning married an Officer of the Guards in Revenge. He rushed into a Sidebox one Evening at Drury Lane Theatre, seated himself at the Duchess of Ancestre's right Hand, inquired of her what was the Play, begged to know if she used Snuff, and asked what was the News of the Pantheon; but the Box-keeper convinced him of his Mistake. He was another Evening playing at the Dice; he emptied the Dice Box into his Mouth instead of a Glass of Wine, and emptied the Glass upon the Table instead of the Dice. He was going to dine with a Friend in Berkeley Square; but instead of turning to the west End of the Town he turned to the east, and went into the City. When he got as far as London Bridge he looked about him, and wondered how the Devil he got there. He takes your Finger in his Hand, and asks you if your Ring is a true Brilliant, if there is any News from the North, and when the King comes from Richmond, and, without waiting for one Answer, he squeezes your Hand, and bids you good Morning, though it is Supper Time. He begins a Story; but, recollecting that he has got his Nails to pare, he breaks off in the Middle. You may laugh, if you please, he cares not; he knows it is impossible you should laugh at him. He dined lately with Alderman R— in the City, and asked him whether it was full customary for all the City Aldermen to be Cuckolds, as formerly. If you ask Will a Question, never expect a proper Answer to it; it is Ay or No, just as it happens to blab it out. He will say My Lady to a Cinder Wench, and address a Lady with the Title of My Lord. About a Fortnight ago I asked him what he thought of the Doings in Sweden. "My dear Girl (answered Will) how old are you?" In short, Will Wander is one of the greatest Originals within the Bills of Mortality; sensible without common Sense, and always thinking without ever thinking to the Purpose. This Picture is highly coloured, and grotesque; but it is perfectly true, and not larger than the Life. We ought always to be disposed to admire, rather than to doubt, the unlimited Powers of Nature.
NEWPORT, January 4.
THE Honourable Daniel Horsmanden, Esquire, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, his Lady, and the Honourable Frederick Smith, Esquire, Chief Justice of New Jersey, arrived here last Thursday in the Sloop Lydia, Captain Freebody, from New York; and Saturday Evening the Honourable Peter Oliver, Esquire, Chief Justice of Massachusetts Bay, and the Honourable Robert Auchmuty, Esquire, Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty throughout New England, came to Town by Land. These four Gentlemen are appointed by the King, to join his Honour the Governor of this Colony in making Inquiry into the Circumstances of plundering and burning his Majesty's Schooner Gaspée, on the 10th of June last.
This Harbour is now guarded by the Mercury Man of War, Captain Keeler, of twenty four Guns, the Arethusa Frigate, Captain Hammond, of thirty six Guns, the Lizard Frigate, Captain English, of twenty eight Guns, the Ship Swan, Captain Aylscough, of twenty Guns, and the Half-Sloop Schooner, Captain Crispin.
Extract of a Letter from Lord Dartmouth, to the Governor of Rhode Island, dated Whitehall, September 4, 1772.
"It is his Majesty's Intention, in Consequence of the Advice of his Privy Council, that the Persons concerned in the burning the Gaspée Schooner, and in the other Violences which attended that daring Insult, should be brought to England to be tried; and I am therefore to signify to you his Majesty's Pleasure, that such of the said Offenders as may have been, or shall be, arrested and committed within the Colony of Rhode Island, be delivered to the Care and Custody of Rear Admiral Montague, or the Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships in North America for the Time being, or to such Officers as he shall appoint to receive them, taking Care that you do give Notice to the Persons accused, in Order that they may procure such Witnesses on their Behalf as they shall judge necessary, which Witnesses, together with all such as may be proper to support the Charge against them, will be received and sent hither with the Prisoners."
NEW YORK, January 4.
Extract of a Letter from London. WE have the Pleasure to inform the Publick that the Countess of Huntington has purchased of the Heirs of the late Reverend Mr. Whitefield their Rights in the Orphan House in Georgia, in Order more effectually to secure to the British Colonies the Advantages of that Seminary, and render it a publick Blessing. She has, to establish and superintend it, engaged proper Persons, who are to sail in the Georgia Packet for that Place, and are expected to arrive there almost as soon as this Account."
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman of Character in London, by the last Packet.
"I hear your Militia is put on a good Footing, and that you are marching and counter-marching. It is well, but I am most desirous you should fortify; as sure as you live, if you do not, the Town will be burnt about your Ears in the next War. In a Couple of Years, or sooner, such an Event is like to take Place."
Several Letters from London by the Packet say that the Ministry are determined to use their Influence in Parliament for a Repeal of the Act imposing a Duty on all Teas exported to the Colonies from Great Britain.
PHILADELPHIA, January 6.
Extract of a Letter from London, December 4.
WILKES, you see, is dedicated in his Attempt to obtain the Mayor's seat, and I have Reason to think he ever will be; as some of the most respectable among his own Party have contracted, for very good Reasons, a great Aversion to him, and begin to see through his artful Maneuvres, which are purely for self, and tend to promote a general Contention, that he may get Son etting for himself in the Scramble.
"The Parliament, you see, as I conjectured in my last, assembles the 26th of this Month, in Order to take into Consideration the state of the India Company. The Ministry have already rejected the Propositions they made for increasing their Capital, or borrowing Money on Bonds, as totally inadmissible, and with great Justice; so they must lower their Dividends, and contract many useful Expenses, and then they may soon be on a good Footing again. I was at their General Court last Thursday, when the Directors made their Report of the Supervisors. Some spoke against the Measure of Supervisors altogether, some for the Necessity and Utility of it, all against electing the Majority of the Supervisors from among the Directors. Mr. Dempster's Speech on this Head was, with Justice, much applauded. He observed, that a Variety of military, legal, and civil Talents, were requisite for the proper Discharge of so very important a Trust (the greatest that had ever been committed to Subjects), which, without derogating from the Abilities of the Gentlemen nominated by his Brethren of the Court of Directors, could not be expected to be found among them." In Conclusion, it was agreed that the Form of the Commission under which they were to act should be printed, and taken into farther Consideration that Day Fortnight; postponing, for the present, the Nomination of the Supervisors, and of the Instructions to be given them. We shall now soon see how the Parliament takes this Matter up, it being allowed on all Hands that the Company are unequal to the Management of their great territorial Acquisitions, and cannot fall upon Methods to check the Rapacity of their Servants at so immense a Distance.
"The present Ministry not only stand their Ground, but gather Strength every Day; so that a Change is apparently at a great Distance. Lord North acts his Part very well: Spirited, firm, and cool in his Operations; neither Fool-hardy, nor over-cautious, he proceeds in a Way in general unexceptionable, and often Praise-worthy; and his private Character is without Blemish. The other Day he was unanimously elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford; an Honour very rarely, if ever before, conferred on the Prime Minister. In short, from every Quarter it is apparent that the People are, in general, well satisfied with our present Rulers, and are duly sensible of the many Blessings peculiar to this Country. The Discontents and Scarcity with which our Newspapers are constantly filled exist only in them, and are the Productions of a few profligate Individuals. You must, therefore, in considering the present State and Temper of the Nation, put them entirely out of the Question, otherwise you will be led to make a very erroneous Estimate of the Times."
WILLIAMSBURG, January 28.
BY a Gentleman from New York we have Advice that the Day before he left that Place (last Friday se'nnight) an Express arrived from Newport, in Rhode Island, with an Account that four Companies of Regulars, which had been ordered for that Government, being on their March to Newport, were met about four Miles from the Town by a Number of the Inhabitants, armed; upon which an Engagement ensued, in which eighteen of the Rhode Island People were wounded and about six of them killed, and that some of the Regulars were slain likewise. The Troops, however, entered Newport that Evening.
We hear that Doctor GRAHAM, the celebrated Oculist and Aurist at Philadelphia, is expected here early in the Spring.
[Deates.] Mr. JOHN SMITH, a Merchant of Note, and one of the Representatives for Hanover, in the Flower of his Age. He was a Gentleman universally beloved and respected, and is as generally lamented.
SEVERN EYRE, Esquire, one of the Representatives for Northampton, of a pleuritic Disorder, at Norfolk, to which Place he had lately gone upon a Visit. He was a Gentleman of Abilities, a warm Friend to his Country, and greatly esteemed.
Mr. ROBERT BROOKING, of King and Queen, in his fifty eighth Year, much regretted.
Master MAXIMILIAN CALVERT, one of the Students at the College, a promising Youth about seventeen, and eldest Son to Maximilian Calvert, Esquire, of Norfolk. His Corps went down yesterday to Norfolk, and were attended a considerable Way out of Town by the Professors and Students of the College, and a Number of other Gentlemen.
Mr. JAMES NICHOLSON, for many Years Steward and Gardener to William and Mary College; which Offices he discharged much to the Satisfaction of all concerned, and greatly to his own Emolument, having amassed a Sum (by following Father Abraham's Maxim, Save what you can, and what you get hold) very rarely acquired by People in his Station. His Labour of almost thirty Years, after much raking and scraping, goes to his Relations in Scotland.
Mrs. ELIZABETH TRAVIS, Spouse to Mr. Edward Travis, of James City.
Mrs. MARGARET GARRETT, Housekeeper at the College.
On Monday last died suddenly Mr. MAXIMILIAN CALVERT, eldest Son to Maximilian Calvert, Esquire, of Norfolk. In Defiance of bodily Infirmities, he throughout showed a strong Resolution to improve his Mind by studying every Branch of useful Learning, and was eager to snatch at every Opportunity of informing himself in any Thing that related to Science, Morality, or Religion. His Parents can witness, that he was a most dutiful Son; his Relations that he was a most loving Kinsman; his Schoolfellows, that he was a most agreeable Companion; and the disturbed Writer of this rough Sketch of his Character, that he was the most tractable of Youths. To say no more, he had, at the Age of seventeen, the Manliness, the Benevolence, the Prudence, the Piety, that would have adorned the old Man of seventy.
Heu miserae pueri si qua fata aspera rumpas, Tu Marcellus eris. Manibus date lilia plenis: Purpureos spargam flores animamque His fatem accumulem donis, et fungar inani Munere.
Advertisements.
IT is hereby again notified, that no Letters which come directed to Benjamin Waller, Thomas Everard, or the Clerk of the Secretary's Office, concerning the Business of that Office, unless the Postage is paid, will be taken up.
DELAWARE LOTTERY, For the SALE of LANDS Belonging to the EARL of STERLING.
THE Publick may be assured that this Lottery will be drawn by the 20th of May next, and till then no Money will be required for Tickets, which may be had by applying to the Subscriber, in Williamsburg. JAMES COCKE.
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of Mr. James Winston, late of Henrico, deceased, are desired to make immediate Payment, and those who have any Demands against the same are requested to make them known to JOHN WINSTON, Junior, Executor.
PRINCE GEORGE, January 20, 1773.
WHEREAS my Father (John Thompson) gave the Publick Notice, through the Channel of Mr. Purdie's Papers, that a Negro Fellow named Charles, now in my Possession, was none of my Property, and that I had no Right to make Sale of him, I think proper, in my Turn, to assure those it may concern that I can prove the said Fellow to be mine by a Marriage Contract, though my Father has since claimed him, on what Account or Pretence I am certain he can give no plausible Reason. I should not have troubled the Publick with this, only to prevent People from thinking me intimidated by my Father's Menaces, and giving that Gentleman the unfair Trouble of claiming my whole Estate by the same Right he has done the Fellow, who is, and has for several Years been, the sole Property of JOHN THOMPSON, Junior.

IT is with infinite Concern that I find there is immediate Occasion to caution the Publick against several very ingenious and therefore the more dangerous Forgeries of many of the FIVE POUND BILLS emitted in November 1769 and July 1771.
From the peculiar Sort of Paper, on which these Notes were impressed, the many different Devices and Checks with which they were guarded, it was hoped that they would have baffled the Attempts of the most crafty and designing counterfeiters. Suspicion it seems have been for some time entertained in the upper Parts of the Country, but it is only within these few Days that the Forgeries of the Emission of 1771, and not till this Morning those of 1769, have been detected and fixed upon with Certainty. Let it be remarked, that, in the genuine good Bills of both Emissions, the Ornaments, by some called the Entablatures, by others the Feathers, which are raised and partly turned over the Mens Heads in the Coats of Arms, are different, as the original Devices are; the one is much broader than the other; the Point of the Halbert or Spear held by each of the Men in his left Hand runs up so high as to touch the broad Entablature, but in the Arms with the narrow Entablature the Point of the Halbert falls considerably below it, so that this Difference alone does not prove any of the Bills to be forged, as it is common to both Sorts. The five Pound Bills of both Emissions hitherto discovered to have been counterfeited have all the Coats of Arms with the broad Entablature or Feather, which with all the other Devices and Types very nearly resemble those of the genuine Bills. Some of the most apparent striking Differences in those dated 1771 are these: In the good Bills the T W in the white Water Letters under the Signers Names appear plainly, when held up to the Light, to be wrought in the Texture of the Paper itself; these Letters appear to sink equally both on the Faces and Backs of the Bills, and are equally transparent, whereas in the forged Bills they appear to sink into the Paper only on the Face of them, as if done with a Stamp, after the Paper was made, and appear a little raised on the Backs of the Bills. In the good Bills, the first double Stroke of the W wrought in the Paper to the left Hand is wider where it joins the middle Stroke than it is at the Top; but in the Counterfeits these double Strokes are at equal Distances, and nearer each other. The Tops and Bottoms of the T and W stand exactly square and even with each other in the good Bills, but in the forged the right-Hand Corner of the Top of the T is generally raised above the Top of the W and links a little to the left Hand. The Bars or white Water Strokes, observable in all Witting Paper, which runs down from the Tops to the Bottoms of these Bills, are a little more than the tenth Part of an Inch wider from each other in the good than they are in the forged Bills. The Counterfeits of 1769 appear to have been made on a different Paper; they all have the broad Entablature or Feather; the Bars or white Water Strokes above described in these are near a Quarter of an Inch wider than in the true Bills. Nearly the same Remarks may be made on these in Respect to the T W as on the same Letters in the other Emission, both as to the double Strokes of the W and the Situation of both Letters in Relation to each other; but it is very observable that the left Corner of the W comes very near to the Bars or white Strokes running down the Bill in the Counterfeits, but in the genuine Bills the same Corner is at a greater Distance from the Bar or Water Stroke. There are several other remarkable Differences in both Emissions, which cannot so well be described in Writing, but which many Gentlemen in different Parts of the Country are made well acquainted with.
I cannot too earnestly again recommend it to all Holders of the Paper Money not to suffer any Thing to be pasted on the Backs of the Bills; such as are pasted will not be received at the Treasury.
RO. C. NICHOLAS, Treasurer.
GLOUCESTER County, January 22, 1773.
THE Subscriber begs Leave to inform the Publick that he hath made a small Trial on the WHEAT MACHINE before mentioned, and, from its Operation, he can assure them it will fully answer his former Advertisement.
JOHN HOBDAY.
IN the Night of the 31st of October last the Subscriber was robbed, near Lyle's Ford, in Amelia, of a Sum of about thirty two or three Pounds in Half Joes, one Louisdore, Dollars, three Virginia Bills of five Pounds each, and two North Carolina Proclamation Bills of twenty Shillings each; at the same Time was taken away his Pocket Book, in which was a Bond of one Thomas Collins's for thirty three Pounds six Shillings and eight Pence, one of George Tiller's for nine Pounds, or upwards, another of John Harris's for twenty Pounds, and sundry Accounts. The Robber called himself Benjamin Jones, afterwards passed by the Name of Edward Davis, and was taken and committed to the Jail of Chesterfield for the said Robbery, but burnt the Prison, and made his Escape. All Persons are forewarned from taking Assignments of the said Bonds, and the Debtors from paying the Money thereon, but to the Subscriber; who will also esteem it a Favour in all Persons to assist him in recovering any Part of his Money.
JOHN BUTLER.
RICHMOND County, January 25, 1773.
AS I intend for England soon, I desire all those who are indebted to me to make speedy Payment, and such as have Demands against me are desired to bring in their Accounts.
MOORE FAUNTLEROY.
NORFOLK, January 23, 1773.
THOSE indebted to the Estate of William Templeman, late of Fredericksburg, are desired to pay their respective Sums to Mr. John Meads, who is properly authorised to receive the same, and give Discharges. Any just Claim against the Estate will be paid by applying to him.
RICHARD TEMPLEMAN, Executor.
PORTSMOUTH, January 27, 1773.
THE Subscriber, who has taken the Ferry at this Place, will keep good Entertainment for Men and Horses; and send Expresses, at a Minute's Warning, to any Part of the Country.
NICHOLAS POWELL.
ALL Persons who have any Demands against the Estate of Major Travers Tarpley, late of the County of Richmond, deceased, are desired to send their Accounts, properly proved, to the Subscriber, on or before the last of April next. As we then intend to settle our Accounts with that Estate, we shall not think ourselves liable for any Debts that shall be demanded after that Time.
JOHN BELFIELD. RICHARD MITCHELL.
NORFOLK, January 25, 1773.
THE Subscriber intends for the West Indies soon, and to return in a few Months.
ROBERT TAYLOR.
To be SOLD by publick Auction, on the Premises, on Thursday the 25th of February,
A TRACT of LAND pleasantly situated on Mattaponi River, in King and Queen County, containing six Hundred and fifty Acres, more or less, whereon is a genteel two Story Brick House, and convenient Brick Offices in good Repair, a large Warehouse sixty Feet by twenty four, with a Brick Cellar the Length of the House, and within thirty Yards of a Wharf where a Vessel of a Hundred Tons may load. Half the Purchase Money to be paid on the 25th of October next, and the Residue on the 25th of April 1774, the Purchaser giving Bond, with approved Security, to
JOHN MEREDITH.
N. B. There is belonging to the above mentioned Tract one Hundred Acres of Marsh, on the other Side of the River, which will be sold with the Land. Also, at the same Time and Place, will be sold, all my Stock of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, &c. together with my Household and Kitchen Furniture. The Payments for the Furniture to be made in twelve Months.
I INTEND to leave the Colony immediately.
JOHN HART.
To be SOLD, in the Town of Newcastle, on Tuesday the 16th of February, to the highest Bidder,
THE Remainder of Mr. Joseph Terrell's Store, consisting of European GOODS to the Amount of five Hundred and eleven Pounds eleven Shillings and seven Pence, at first Cost; also sundry Currency GOODS and STORE FURNITURE, too tedious to mention. The Time of Payment to be agreed on at the Sale.
JOHN SYME. JAMES OVERTON, Junior.
STOLEN from Gosport, about ten Days ago,
a Negro Man named TANGO, a well made, thick, short Fellow, Guinea born, speaks scarcely to be understood, has resided many Years in this Place, is a simple good natured Fellow, about twenty five Years of Age, and never ran away before. If he is taken near Gosport, and there delivered, I will give twenty Shillings Reward, and a reasonable Satisfaction if at any Distance.
ANDREW SPROWLE.
STOLEN from my Plantation in Goochland,
on Lickingbottle Creek, about the 18th of October last, a black Horse about four Feet nine or ten Inches high, eight or nine Years old, his hind Feet white to the Hooflocks, or rather above, and pointed out pretty much when rode, had a Crack in one of his fore Hoofs, shod before, and branded on the near Buttock C. I suspect one Thomas Evans, a small Man, and much pocketed, who I understand used as Miller for one Bird Pruitt, either in Bedford, Pennsylvania, or Halifax, last Summer. Whoever brings the said Horse to me, or gives such Intelligence that I may get him again, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward.
WILLIAM MICHELL.
Three Pounds Reward.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Ankest, a young Mulatto Fellow named TOM, six Feet high, with a large Scar on one of his Ankles, which appears swelled, and another on one of the Fingers of his right Hand; he had on, when he went away, a Jeans Coat and Waistcoat, and a Check Shirt and Trousers; he has been used to the Sea, and speaks French. All Masters of Vessels are hereby desired to return from harbouring or carrying him out of the Colony. I will give the above Reward to any Person who will secure him, and give me Information thereof.
EDMUND WILCOX.
RUN away from the Sloop Betsey, at Hobbs
Hole, on Friday the 16th Instant (January) SAMUEL TUDOR, a Convict, and an Englishman, about twenty Years old, five Feet six Inches high, has black Hair and Eyes, a down Look, and his left Thigh has been fractured, which causes him to limp a little; he had on a Bear-skin Jacket and Breeches, and new Shoes and Stockings. Whoever will deliver him to Mr. Thomas Hedge at Leeds Town, Mr. Gavin Lawton at Falmouth, or to me on Board the said Sloop, or secures him in any Jail, and gives me Notice thereof, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward.
EDWARD MASSY.
RUN away from Captain McKillop's Brig,
lately stranded on Egg Island, about fifty IRISH CONVICTS, many of which are said to have landed in Gloucester County. Whoever apprehends the said Servants, and will bring them to me in York Town, shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward for each, and be allowed all reasonable Expenses.
THOMAS LILLY.
RUN away from the Subscriber, about the
16th of November last, a new Negro Fellow near six Feet high, about twenty five Years old, with a down Look, a small Balk Streak on the Top of his Head, had on common Negro Clothing, and went away without his Shoes. Whoever brings him to me in Charlotte, or to Mr. John Leitch in Warwick, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward.
JOSEPH MOORE.
COMMITTED to Smithfield Jail, a Negro
Man who says his Name is BOATSWAIN, speaks bad English, and by what I can learn of him he says he came across Gradywater to be sold, but made his Escape. He is a black Fellow, about five Feet eight Inches high, his lower Teeth are filed sharp, his Clothing very ragged, and had an old Rug about him when committed. The Owner may have him on proving his Property, and paying Charges to
JOHN TAYLOR, Jailer.
TAKEN up, on the South Side of Roanoke,
at the Mouth of Grady Creek, a dark bay MARE about four Feet six Inches high, branded on the near Buttock S, has several Saddle Spots, paces very well, and has on a small Bell.
EDWARD PALMER.
TAKEN up, in Cumberland, a dark bay MARE about four Feet six
Inches high, six Years old, shod before, and branded on the near Buttock B; also a likely MARE COLT about two Years old, neither docked nor branded. Posted, and appraised to six Pounds each.
JAMES GILLIAM, Junior.
TAKEN up, in Hanover, two SHOATS, marked with a Crop and
Underkeel in the right Ear, and a Half Crop in the left, one of them is spotted with Black and White, and the other of a smutty Colour, are both Sows, and appear to be about a Year old.
WILLIAM TINSLEY.
TAKEN up, in Southampton, a bay HORSE about four Feet six
Inches high, all his Feet white, a Blaze in his Face, and branded on the near Buttock I S. Posted, and appraised to five Pounds.
JESSE & ARTHUR WILLIAMSON.
WHEREAS I, Dougal M'Dougal, Master of
the Ship Tayloe, had indiscreetly given Orders to the Mate to hoist a Pendant on Board the said Ship, and be kept it flying, although ordered to strike it by the Officers of his Majesty's Ship GLASGOW, and also insulted some of the Officers of the said Ship, for which Offence I am very sorry, being truly sensible that I was acting wrong, and I am justly liable to be prosecuted in the High Court of Admiralty for the said Offence, but hope, on my making this publick Concession to the Captain and Officers of his Majesty's said Ship, that a Prosecution will not be commenced against me.
DOUGAL M'DOUGAL.
GEORGE LAFONG, Hair Cutter and
Dresser, Williamsburg, returns his humble Thanks to such Ladies and Gentlemen as have been pleased to honour him with their Commands, and begs Leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen in general that he has engaged a Man from London who dresses in the newest and most elegant Taste. He likewise makes Head Dresses for Ladies, so natural as not to be distinguished by the most curious Eye. All Ladies and Gentlemen who shall please to favour him with their Commands may depend upon being punctually attended, and will be waited upon at any Distance from Town, upon very reasonable Terms, by giving timely Notice.
To be SOLD, at Hanover Courthouse, on the 4th of
February next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ABOUT twelve choice Virginia born SLAVES.
A Credit will be allowed the Purchasers till the 1st of May next, on giving Bond and good Security. If the Money arising from the Sale is not paid on the Day it becomes due, Interest is to be paid from the Date of the Bond.
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MY HOUSES and LOTS in this Place, with the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, &c. will be sold on the Premises, at publick Vendue, on Monday the 1st of February next.
THOMAS LILLY.
W A N T E D,
A SOBER Man who is capable of teaching READING, WRITING, and CIPHERING. Such a One may be informed where he can meet with good Encouragement by applying at the Post Office, Williamsburg.
To be SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of Hanover Court, before Mr. Thilman's Door, on Thursday the 4th of February, to satisfy a Debt due to ourselves and Mr. Patrick Courts,
THE LAND whereon William Gunter now lives, in the said County, containing two Hundred Acres, more or less, with a Dwellinghouse, Kitchen, and other convenient Houses thereon, and a good Apple and Peach Orchard. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed, and Bond, with good Security, required.
HOGG & ROWLAND.
COMMITTED to York Prison, on the 8th
Instant (January) a Negro Man named JACK, who says he belongs to Captain Robert Walker of Charles City; he is five Feet six or seven Inches high, has a Lump over his left Eye, which he keeps Half shut, and has the Letters R W branded on his left Cheek; his Clothing is a blue Halfshirt, with white Metal Buttons, Osnaburg Shirt and Trousers, and an old Pair of Cotton Breeches. The Owner is desired to prove his Property, and pay Charges to
WILLIAM MITCHELL.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Sub-
scriber, near the Mount Church, in Caroline County, about the 13th of December, a bay HORSE about fourteen Hands high, twelve Years old, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, a small Star in his Forehead, paces a little, trots hard, draws well in any Draught, and his Brand, if he has any, is very dull. Whoever brings him to me, or gives me such Intelligence that I may get him again, or contrives him to John Jeter, near Port Royal, shall have fifteen Shillings Reward.
EDMUND JETER.
TO BE SOLD,
THE HOUSES and LOT adjoining me, wherein I formerly lived; for which twelve Months Credit will be allowed the Purchaser, on giving approved Security to
WILLIAM PASTEUR. WILLIAMSBURG, January 21, 1773.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in King
William, a middle aged Convict Servant Woman named MARY DAVIS, stout made, with a swarthy Complexion, much pitted with the Smallpox, has black Hair, always talks as if she had a bad Cold, and it is supposed will change her Name; she had on a dark Camlet Gown, a black Hat, and a red Silk Handkerchief about her Neck. It is probable she will make towards Rappahannock, as she was often inquiring whether many Vessels lay there. I will give TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward to any Person that will secure her so that I may get her again.
JOHN CATLETT.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Sub-
scriber, in Caroline County, about the first of November last, a light bay HORSE about four Feet eight or nine Inches high, six Years old, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, not branded, both hind Feet white, and no other Part of him, paces altogether, and appears as if he had one Stone, but both have been cut out. Whoever brings him to me, or gives me Intelligence so that I may get him, shall have FIVE DOLLARS Reward, and FIVE POUNDS if the Thief be secured.
JAMES FLETCHER.
WILLIAMSBURG, January 20, 1773.
STOLEN from the Subscriber, about the
4th or 5th Instant, two Horses, one of them a large Bay, with a Bob Tail and roached Mane, a natural Pacer, branded on the Buttock B, and is about ten or twelve Years old; the other is a young bay Horse, four Years old this Spring, branded on the left Buttock B, and has a hanging Mane and Switch Tail. I will give TEN POUNDS on Conviction of the Thief, provided he is hanged, or TEN SHILLINGS for each Horse if brought to me.
BENJAMIN BUCKLE.
TAKEN up, in Dinwiddie, two HOGS,
a Barrow and a spayed Sow; the Barrow is marked with a Swallow Fork in each Ear, and a Nick in the left; the Sow with a Swallow Fork in each Ear. Posted, and appraised to thirty Shillings.
THOMAS BARRETT.
TAKEN up, in James City, a white Boar Shoat marked with a Crop
in the left and an Underkeel in the right Ear. Posted, and appraised to twenty five Shillings.
JOSEPH TURNER.
TAKEN up, in Charlotte, a STEER with a white Face, some White
on his Back and under his Belly, his Sides branded, marked with a Crop in each Ear, and a Slit in the left, and appears to be three Years old last Spring. Posted, and appraised to fifty Shillings.
MACK GOODE.
PETERSBURG, January 7, 1773.
SOME Time ago Mr. John Ashton adver-
tised some Negroes for Sale, as Part of the Estate of Mr. John Mon-
roe, deceased; since which I am informed a considerable Number of them
belongs to the Estate of Colonel Andrew Monroe, deceased. This is to
give Notice to all Persons that the whole Estate of the said Andrew Monroe,
consisting of several Tracts of Land, forty Negroes, and their Increase,
Stocks of Cattle, &c. are mortgaged to Sir Lyonel Lyde of London, Baronet,
for a very considerable Sum, which is recorded in the General Court; and
as no Purchaser can have a Right to any Part of the mortgaged Effects until
this Debt is discharged, I have taken this Method to inform the Publick
that no Person may be deceived in making a Purchase of any Part of the
said mortgaged Effects.
RICHARD HANSON. Attorney for Sir Lyonel Lyde, Baronet.
All Persons indebted to Sir Lyonel Lyde, Baronet, and Company, are desired to make immediate Payment; and as great Indulgence has been given, Suits will be brought against all those who do not discharge their Accounts at the next April General Court.
KING WILLIAM, January 7, 1773.
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of
Henry Guthrey, deceased, are required to make immediate Payment; and those who have any Claims against it are desired to make them known directly, as we propose making up our Account of Administration in a short Time.
ALEXANDER WHITE, 7. ARCHIBALD GOVAN, 5. Administrators.
THE Subscriber will sell, on reasonable
Terms, his LAND and HOUSES wherein he now lives, known
by the Name of HOOD's, in Prince George, on James River. As to its
Situation, it is hardly worth While to say any Thing about it, though it is
looked upon to be the most pleasant Place, and has the finest View, of any
Seat on James River. I have just now finished a House upon it, in the
best Manner, thirty three Feet by thirty, with two large Rooms and a
large Passage below, and three Rooms above; there is also a Garden
lately paled in with good Cypress Pales, with all necessary Outbuildings, a
very good Storehouse, sundry Lumber Houses, and a set of very good
Tobacco Warehouses. I think, with very little Trouble, there might be an
Inspection erected there again, as it is the general Cry of the People for it;
and as the Place is very well situated for carrying on both the Inland and
West India Trade, any Person, with a pretty good Capital, may carry
them on to a very great Extent. Whoever is inclined to purchase may
know the Terms by applying to Mr. William McWilliams, Merchant in
Blandford, or to the Subscriber, on the Premises.
DAVID SCOTT.

***** POETS CORNER. *****
H O P E. A N O D E.
COME, youthful Muse, my Breast inspire With Sparks of true poetick Fire, To sing of Hope, the only Cure Of all Misfortunes Men endure: The Captive's Liberty, the sick Man's Health, The Lover's Victory, the Beggar's copious Wealth. Thou Blessing, sent us from above, Rich Offspring of celestial Love! Fair Hope! thy Presence let me hail, When Grief intrudes, when Pains assail. O'er Life's rough Sea, amid the Tempest's Roar, Pilot my rolling Bark, and set me safe on Shore. 'Tis thine, when Troubles rack the Heart, Thy lenient Balm to impart, This Load of Life, oh! who could bear, Didst thou not 'twage each galling Care; Thy Frowns all human Happiness destroy, Thy Smiles dawn Peace and everlasting Joy. The Wretch of every Friend bereft, By Kindred scorn'd, by Fortune left, The Orphan plung'd in Seas of Care, The widowed Wife, the injur'd Heir, Through the dark Cloud that intercepts thy Blaze Perceive thy glimmering Light, and own thy cheering Rays, Repentants, gasping out their Breath, And struggling with convulsive Death, Faintly lift up their dying Eyes, While Nature tells her Pangs in Sighs; To thee their ardent genuine Wishes send, Implore thine healing Aid, and in thee find a Friend. Supported by thy kindly Hand, The Patriot, in a sinking Land, Anxious to prop a falling State, Smiles at Fatigue, serenely great; Retorts the Dart of Malice, truly brave, And boldly stems the Force of Fashion's Wave. The Law's Delay, the Lover's Pain, Oppression's Whip, Confinement's Chain, The Scorn of Pride, and Guilt's keen Smart, Would soon subdue the labouring Heart; But thou stepp'st in the drooping Soul to ease, And giv'st a future View of more delightful Days.
NORFOLK, January 5, 1773. WHEREAS the Partnership of Bolden, Lawrence, and Company , expired the 1st of this Instant, this is therefore to request all Persons who are indebted to them to pay off their Accounts immediately, or settle their Balances by Bonds; and those to whom they are indebted may apply to us and receive Payment. The Business of the House will be continued, and carried on to its usual Extent, by (3) JOHN LAWRENCE, & Co.
WILLIAMSBURG, January 14, 1773. THE Subscriber begs Leave to inform the Publick, and his Friends in particular, that he is quite recovered from his late Illness, and removed to the House wherein the late Doctor Blair lived, where he performs all Operations upon the Teeth, Gums, and Sockets; eradicateth the Scurvy, be it ever so bad; transplants natural Teeth from one Person to another, which will be as firm in the Jaw as if they originally grew there, without any Ligament; and makes and fixes artificial Teeth, from a single Tooth to a complete Set. JOHN BAKER.
N. B. His infallible Specifick, called DENTIFRICE , is quite free from any corrosive Preparation; it braces up and strengthens the Fibres, occasioning them to grow firm and close to the Teeth, and takes off all disagreeable Smells from the Teeth, which generally arise from scorbute Gums and bad Teeth. This Dentifrice will prevent a farther Defluxion, and put a Stop to other Disorders of the Teeth and Gums, and will both correct and change the Nature of the sharp scorbute Salts and promote the due Circulation of the Fluids. It concocts the vitiated Juices, and renders a juvenile Fragrance to the Breath beyond Description. It also makes the Saliva pure and balsamick, and may be had, with proper Directions, at his House. Each Pot is sealed up with his Coat of Arms, to prevent Fraud.
NORTH CAROLINA, January 1, 1773. THE Subscriber will be in the Neighbourhood of Salisbury during the Months of March, April, and May next, in order to treat with such Gentlemen as may be inclined to purchase any of his Lands in this Province. What are now in his Hands are the Choice of several large Surveys, run as for back as the Year 1739, and are laid off in several Hundred Tracts, from two Hundred to a Thousand Acres. The Soil is remarkably suited to the Culture of Wheat and Tobacco, and is generally allowed to be equal in Goodness to any upon the Continent. The Time of Payment will be allowed as may be agreed on and the Lands may be viewed, and farther Particulars known, by applying to Benjamin M'Culloch , Esquire, of Halifax County , William Johnston and Michael Holt , Esquires, of Orange County , John Kimborough , Esquire, of Guildford County , Thomas Pracock , Esquire, of Rowan County , Thomas Polk , Esquire, of Mecklenburg County , and Felix Kenan , Esquire, of Dublin County . HENRY E. M'CULLOCH.
F O R S A L E, At the POST OFFICE in WILLIAMSBURG, DOCTOR KEYSER'S PILLS, so famous for the Cure of a certain Distemper, as well as of the Rheumatism. Doctor HILL'S celebrated Balsam of Honey, for Coughs and Consumption, Asthma, Hoarseness, and all phisicky Complaints. PECTORAL LOZENGES of L'OURELLE, for Colds, Coughs, Catarrhs, and Shortness of Breath; and a sure Remedy for the Hooping Cough in Children, to whom they are particularly adapted, from their agreeable Taste and Flavour.—Also TURKEY RHUBARB , and sundry PATENT MEDICINES .
DUMFRIES, January 4, 1773. AS I intend for London the ensuing Summer, all Persons who have had any Dealings with me, at the Store of Russell and Lee in Dumfries , are desired to come and settle their respective Accounts on or before the 1st of April next. It is also requested that those who are indebted to the said Concern will make immediate Payment, or give Bond with approved Security. Any Person or Persons having Claims against the said Concern are desired to bring them in, that they may be discharged. PHILIP RICHARD FRANCIS LEE. N. B. I have on Hand about two Thousand Pounds Cost of GOODS, well assorted, and suitable to the different Seasons; which I will sell on the most reasonable Terms, by Wholesale or Retail, for ready Cash, Bills of Exchange, or Tobacco. (4)
DUMFRIES, January 4, 1773. CAPTAIN John Johnston, of the Lord Camden , being lost in his Passage to London in 1770, with all his Books and Papers, by that Accident his Executors know not of whom to demand Payment of his Debts, and therefore request all Gentlemen indebted to him that they will be pleased to make the same known to Mr. Joseph Lane of Westmoreland , or to the Subscriber, who is impowered to receive his Debts. (4) WILLIAM CARR.
CHESTERFIELD, January 7, 1773. THOSE who purchased Negroes at the Sale of the Honourable William Byrd at Rocky Ridge , in December last, are requested to make immediate Payment. I shall attend the Meeting of the Merchants in Williamsburg on the 25th Instant, to receive the above Debts, and will put in Suit all Bonds that are not then discharged, without Respect to Persons. DAVID PATTESON.
TO BE SOLD, THAT valuable Tract of LAND called MOCOCC'S ISLAND , lying within a Mile of the Mouth of Chickabominy River , one Mile from James River , a Quarter of a Mile from Barret's Ferry , and within ten of Williamsburg . It contains six Hundred Acres of the highest, driest, and richest Marsh in this Colony; and in its present State, during the Spring and Summer Months, it will afford Grazing for above a Thousand Head of Cattle. In the Marsh are three Islands; the easternmost, or Low Island , contains about one Hundred and fifty Acres of rich high Land, has two Springs upon it, a Barn, two Negro Quarters, and an Overseer's House; a Quarter of a Mile distant is Middle , or High Island , containing about forty Acres; Half a Mile distant lies Westermost Island , containing three or four Acres; all of which are so situated that the Banking in the Marsh is rendered very easy. The eastern and northern Parts of these Islands are divided from the main Land by a Gut of the River, no more than thirty Yards broad, and the southern and western Parts are divided by the main Body of Chickabominy , about three Hundred Yards broad; up this River is Navigation for twenty Miles for Vessels of four Thousand Bushels. The Branch dividing the Island from the main Land is esteemed the best Fowling and Fishing in the Colony. Opposite Low , or Great Island , there are on the Continent upwards of a Hundred Acres of well timbered Land, belonging to this Plantation, pleasantly situated, and overlooking the whole Island. This Part of the Plantation runs from the Branch across the main Road leading from the Ferry to Williamsburg , about Half a Mile; so that it is not above nine Miles from Town. Common Tides cover no Part of the Marsh; Spring Tides, with a continued north east Wind, cover the greatest Part of it; but the best Criterion of the Tide's overflowing it is taken from the remarkable great Gult in September 1769, which spread over great Part of America , and then there were only seven Inches Water in the said Marsh. Any Person purchasing this Island may have the Stocks and Utensils upon reasonable Terms. Also to be sold, by the Subscriber, four Hundred Acres of LAND, more or less, an old Patent of Tobacco, Wheat, and Corn Land, on which is a Plantation ready for Cropping, lying within one Mile of Westham , and seven Miles from Richmond Town , is well timbered, and not one Fourth of it cut down. (6) PATRICK COUTTS. RICHMOND Town, January 1, 1773.
HANOVER Town, January 10, 1773. STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Sub- scriber, a dark bay HORSE about four Feet six Inches high, branded on the near Buttock I S, one of his Legs at the Ham much larger than the other, and one of his Ears slit. Whoever brings him to me, or gives me such Intelligence as I may get him again, shall have THREE POUNDS Reward. WILLIAM OVERTON.
Three Hundred Pounds Reward. RUN away from the Subscriber, in St. Stephen's Parish, South Carolina , about fifteen Months since, two Negro Fellows and a Wench, namely: WILL, GEORGE, and SYLVIA . Will is a Cooper and rough Carpenter, about twenty five Years of Age, five Feet eight Inches high, of a yellowish Complexion, skin made, a little knock-kneed, his Teeth filed, and has his Country Marks in his Face. George is about twenty Years of Age, five Feet five Inches high, of a dark Complexion, is very artful, and has been used to take Care of Horses. Sylvia is a likely young Wench, about five Feet five Inches high, of a yellowish Complexion, her Teeth filed, and has attended in a House. A Reward of ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY POUNDS Currency will be paid on Delivery of the above Negroes to the Warden of the Workhouse, or at his Plantation in the aforesaid Parish, near Murray's Ferry , or in Proportion for one, if taken in the Province. THOMAS WEST , an Overseer, about twenty five Years of Age, five Feet seven Inches high, very slim, of a swarthy Complexion, who lived at the Subscriber's Plantation about three Years, and just about the Time the said three Negroes ran away left him, it is generally thought carried them into North Carolina, Virginia, or Maryland , and may offer them for Sale. All Persons are hereby cautioned not to purchase the said Negroes; and if purchased by any Person, they are hereby required to deliver them to the Proprietor, or they may depend on being prosecuted to the utmost Rigour of the Law. A Reward of THREE HUNDRED POUNDS Currency will be paid on Delivery of the Negroes, or in Proportion if taken out of the Province; and a farther Reward of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS will be given to whoever will give Information of their being carried out of the Province, or being harboured by a white Person, on Conviction of the Offender. (12) JOHN GAILLARD.
ELIZABETH CITY, January 8, 1773. RUN away from the Subscriber, about the 10th of last Month, a likely well set Fellow about five Feet six Inches high, full faced, about twenty two Years of Age, and had on, when he went away, a Cotton Jacket and blue Breeches, which I expect he will change. He was taken up by one Peter Fross , near Norfolk , and made his Escape from him, but has since been seen at Portsmouth . Whoever secures him in any Jail, or brings him to me, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward, or FIVE POUNDS if taken out of the Colony. All Masters of Vessels are forewarned from carrying him out of the Colony. (11) WILLIAM LATIMER.
COMMITTED to Cumberland County Jail, some Time ago, an outlandish Negro Man who cannot, or will not, tell his Master's Name; he is tall, spare made, with some of his Country Marks in his Face, and has been advertised within the said County according to Law. The Owner is desired to pay Charges, and take him away. JOSEPH CARRINGTON, Jailer.
FREDERICKSBURG, January 1, 1773. THE short Notice of my Sale preventing the Attendance of Purchasers, I propose selling the same Slaves at the same Place ( Fredericksburg ) on the 3d of February , if fair, otherwise next fair Day. Credit will be allowed for one Half till the 1st Day of May , and for the other Half till the 1st of November next; the Purchasers to get the Engagement of some Merchant to undertake for Payment at the Time appointed. The few that attended the former Sale can testify that they never saw so many young and likely Slaves at one Sale. As I sell forty three, and twenty more are now appointed to be sold on the same Day, and as I shall have a Dozen to hire out, it is supposed any Person that wants may suit himself. Those that hire to give Bond and Security for the Payment of the Hire, and delivering up the Slaves at the Expiration of the Year. (4) JAMES MERCER.
HANOVER Town, January 1, 1773. I HEREBY give Notice that against the 1st of March next the Business now under my Management will be put into the Hands of Mr. John Davis , who has full Power to settle and collect the Debts due to Messrs. Murdochs, Donalds, and Company , contracted at the Stores kept at Boswell's by Mr. William Donald , and at this Place by me. As many People have hitherto put off the Settlement of their Accounts, they cannot expect longer Indulgence, unless their Debts are ascertained; for which Purpose I will give constant Attendance here till the 1st of March , except the Time of the Merchants meeting in Williamsburg , and some of the adjoining County Court Days, which can be no Inconvenience to those who come to settle, as Mr. Davis , who is thoroughly acquainted with the Business, will then attend. The Debts due to Messrs. Andrew Cochran, Robert Donald, and Company , will be collected by Mr. Richard Morris , as formerly. (3) JOHN JOHNSON.
To be LET on CHARTER to any Part of EUROPE, THE Brig ABBY , Yanus Herbert Master, Burthen from seven to eight Thousand Bushels of Grain, has made only two Voyages, not quite twelve Months off the Stocks, and is well fitted. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, in Norfolk . (Tf) JOHN GREENWOOD.
To be LET on CHARTER to any Part of EUROPE, THE Brig MOLLY , John Collins Master, Burthen about seven Thousand Bushels of Grain, and eighteen Months old. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, in Norfolk . (Tf) JOHN GREENWOOD.
To be LET on CHARTER to any Part of Europe, THE Ship MERMAID , Joseph Yowart Master, Burthen about four Hundred Hogheads. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, in Norfolk . (Tf) JOHN GREENWOOD. Who has for Sale a Quantity of small SALT, imported in the said Ship from Liverpool .
For SALE, in the Town of NEWCASTLE, A LARGE two Story DWELLINGHOUSE, with three commodious Rooms on a Floor, each with a Fireplace. It is exceedingly well calculated for a Tavern, and is pleasantly situated near the River. The Terms may be known of the Subscriber, near the Premises. (Tf) W. JOHNSON.
RUN away from the Subscriber, at Petersburg , about the Middle of September last, a very likely Negro Man named PHILL , about twenty Years of Age, of a yellow Complexion, and about five Feet nine Inches high, proportionably made. He is a Native of Africa , but speaks broken English , having been some Years in the West Indies , and has lost two Joints off two of his Fingers on his right Hand. Had on, when he went away, an Ofnaburg Shirt , an old Virginia Cloth Waistcoat , with a new Negro Cotton Jacket over it, and a Pair of old Check Trousers. As he has been used to the Sea, he will probably endeavour to get on Board some Ship and make his Escape out of the Colony; all Masters of Vessels are therefore forewarned from harbouring or carrying him off, at their Peril. I will give THREE POUNDS Reward to any Person who will deliver said Slave to me, or to Mr. Hugh M'Mekin at Portsmouth , and FORTY SHILLINGS to secure him in any Jail, and give Notice thereof. (Tf) THOMAS GORDON.
For SALE, FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE ACRES of LAND, in HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA . THE said Land lies about six Miles above Halifax Town , is well wooded and watered, the Soil good for Corn, Wheat, &c. and affords as good Range, for Stock of all Kinds, as any Land in the County. There is a remarkable fine Apple Orchard on the Place, a good Dwelling-House, and sundry Outhouses. For Terms apply to Mr. William Hendrie , who lives near the Premises, or to. (1011) JAMES AULD.
TWENTY POUNDS REWARD FOR apprehending JOHN HUTCHINSON , who ran away last Night from the Subscriber, in Lancaster . He is a Blacksmith by Trade, a likely Stout Man, about five Feet ten or eleven Inches high, wore his own short dark Hair, and is a Yorkshireman , which may be easily known by his Dialect, is much given to Drink, and in which he is apt to be very noisy. He took with him a brown Duroy Coat lined with white Durant or Tammy ; also a brown Water Dog with a white Face, which I expect is still with him, as he was a great Favourite. A short Time before he ran off he broke open the House of Mr. Anthony M'Quhae , and stole about forty Pounds. The above Reward will be paid to any Person who delivers the said Runaway and Cash, or TEN POUNDS for him alone, and FIVE POUNDS to have him secured in any Jail within this Colony. NOVEMBER 4, 1772. (Tf) THOMAS POLLARD.
A V E N D U E, For the SALE of MERCHANDISE, &c, is held by JOHN HART, In PHILADELPHIA , at the Corner of South and Front Streets . Those that please to favour him with their Custom may depend on his best Endeavours to render satisfactory Sales. (12)
WARWICK, October 25, 1772. AS the Store formerly kept by Alexander Stewart at Rocky Ridge , for James and Robert Donald, and Company , is now broke up, and the Debts put into my Hands to collect, all those indebted for Dealings there are desired to pay off their Accounts immediately, or settle their Balances by Bond; and those who have any Demands against the Store are desired to apply to me for Payment. (tf) PATRICK HUNTER.
Who has for Sale a TRACT of LAND lying on the Forks of Ruanoke , in Mecklenburg County , containing about six Hundred Acres, on which is an exceeding good Dwelling-House, Storehouse, and other necessary Buildings, as also several valuable Improvements. As the Land lies within sixteen Miles of the Courthouse, and eighty from Petersburg , it would answer any Person very well who intends keeping a back Store.
WARWICK, November 1, 1772. THE Subscriber has for Sale about five Thousand Acres of LAND lying in different Parts of Pittsylvania County , and mostly upon Smith's River , the Soil of which is well calculated either for making Tobacco or Hemp. The Terms may be known by applying to John Rowland , who lives near the Land, and will show it to any Person inclining to purchase. (tf) PATRICK HUNTER.
For SALE, A VALUABLE TRACT of LAND lying on both Sides of Hunting Creek , in Halifax County , containing five Hundred Acres, the Soil of which is exceeding good for Tobacco and Corn. There is a small Plantation cleared on the Land, which has been tended but a few Years, and two Tobacco Houses, an Overseer's House, and Negro Quarter almost new. Any Person inclining to purchase may apply to Colonel Paul Carrington , in Charlotte , who will show the Land, and is fully empowered to dispose of it. (tf)
To be SOLD, FOURTEEN Hundred Acres of exceeding good TOBACCO LAND in Stafford County , on the Branches of Aquia and Potomack Runs , extremely well timbered and watered, twelve Miles from Falmouth , and ten from Aquia . One Half the Land rents for thirty Pounds a Year; there is a small Plantation on the other Part the Land, and a Mill near the Plantation, if not privately sold, will be let up at twelve Hundred Pounds, on the 10th of October next. Also eleven Hundred Acres of Land on Rocky Run , in Fauquier County , the Rents of which amount to four Thousand one Hundred and thirty Pounds of Tobacco; either in Lots, or altogether, as may suit the Purchasers. An indisputable Title will be made to the Land, by the Trustees of Charles Carter . Tf