The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1773-08-05 00:00:00

VIRGINIA
GAZETTE.
With the freshest ADVICES,
FOREIGN and DOMESTICK.
IN CIVITATE LIBERA LINGUAM MENTEMQUE
LIBERAS ESSE DEBERE. Suet. in Tib. S. 28.
Printed by ALEX. PURDIE, and JOHN DIXON, at the POST OFFICE.
W A R S A W, April 24.
THE precipitate Departure of the Bishop of Cracow threw the Inhabitants of this Place into the greatest Consternation. That Prelate left Billets for several great Personages, but with strict Orders not to deliver them till the Day after his Departure. The Ministers of the three Powers have caused it to be reported, that at the Time he affected outwardly an Union with them, he was secretly taking Measures to make the Dietines break up ineffectually, and in the last Interview he had with them they strongly reproached him for having acted such a double Part; to whom he replied, that neither the Confiscation of his Goods, nor Exile, nor a Prison, should drive from him his Regard for the Welfare of his Country, and that he would readily consent to be shut up at Kaluga, at Litzberg, or at Potsdam, if it would contribute to the Re-establishment of the Peace and good Order of his Country. His absenting himself, however, is much disapproved, as it is supposed it will aggravate the Misfortunes of the Republic.
May 1. The Diet continues sitting, but very little transpires. All this Week they are said to have been debating on the Duration of the Confederacy, and yesterday it was determined that the Confederacy and the Diet should terminate at the same Time. In the Meanwhile, the Austrians and Prussians are raising great Contributions, and the latter have seized all the Salt they can find in the Towns and Villages.
PARIS, May 14. The Count d'Estaing is daily expected to arrive at Toulon, where the fitting out the Fleet is going on, but not so briskly as before. No Vessels are permitted to sail out of the Port of Marseilles.
PETERSBURG, April 23. We have received Advice from the Army of the Field Marshal Count de Romanzow, that two Detachments of our Troops, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Prince Galitzin, having passed the Danube, had routed two Bodies of about 5 or 600 Hundred Turks, took several Trophies, and made some Prisoners; but the Runaways having retired to their Camp, had spread the Alarm there. Count Iwan Goloskin, appointed Minister of the Conferences that are to be held at Dantzk, set out yesterday for that City.
L O N D O N, May 22.
YESTERDAY, agreeable to the Order of the House, Richard Becher, William Brightwell Sumner, Charles Manningham, William M'Gwire, Esquires, and Captain Breton, attended to deliver their respective Evidences at the Bar of the House. Mr. Becher was the first, and only Evidence called in; he delivered his Testimony with that Perspicuity, and spoke to Facts with that Precision, that the House seemed perfectly satisfied as to the Truth of those Particulars which Mr. Becher was called upon to prove. Mr. Becher was examined three several Times, and about eight o'Clock was finally ordered to withdraw. Soon after he had withdrawn Lord Clive quitted the House. The Debates then commenced, and continued with great Warmth until ten o'Clock, when General Burgoyne proposed the following Resolution: "That the Right Honourable Robert Lord Clive, Baron of Plassey, in the Kingdom of Ireland, in Consequence of the Powers vested in him in India, had received, at various Times, Presents of several Lacks of Rupees, amounting to the Sum of 234,000 l. Sterling, to the Dishonour and Detriment of the State." Sir William Meredith warmly seconded this Resolution, and spoke so as to gain the repeated Applauses of the House. Hans Stanley proposed striking out the Word "detrimental," and inserting the Words "to the evil Example of others." This gave Rise to fresh Debates, and General Burgoyne again arose to defend the Words of his Resolution. He spoke with manly Energy, and pleaded the Cause of Justice with the Dignity of a Senator, and the persuasive Eloquence of an honest Man. He was averse to giving up one Title he contended for; and asserting his Resolution to be founded on Truth, he was inflexibly tenacious of her Rights. Mr. Rose Fuller spoke like what he is, an old, honest, independent Veteran of Integrity. Lord North spoke much in Favour of General Burgoyne. The House was left sitting at Half after eleven o'Clock, and the Debates at that Hour were expected to continue much longer upon the Question whether Lord Clive received his Presents "to the Detriment of the State or to the evil Example of others," or whether the Resolution should stand simply, "that he had received such and such Presents." General Burgoyne declared, "that if his Resolution passed he should propose one relative to the noble Lord's 'Jaghire.'" Similar Resolutions are expected to pass relative to Messrs. Sumner, Vereist, Leicester, and others.
The first Lord of the Admiralty has been down at Portsmouth to review the Fleet, and to the great Joy of his convivial Friends is returned safe to London. Though he was not expected, he found every Thing in perfect Order, nor was there in the whole Fleet so much as a single Rope out of its Place. His Lordship was highly pleased at the Alacrity and Spirit which the Men discovered in preparing the Ships for their respective Docks, where they are to lie snug and quiet, safe and secure, from Storms and Bullets, until another Review is thought necessary, or again to amuse the People with a Story of a War with France and Spain, of giving Bounty Money for the Encouragement of Seamen that are not wanted, and such incoherent Nonsense; then the Ships will be again put in Commission, and then—what then—why then Lord Sandwich will hurry down to Portsmouth, and then—what then—why then he will hurry back again. O Tempora! O Mores!
The People of this Country may justly say the House of Commons have "done those Things which they ought not to have done," and "have left undone those Things which they ought to have done." They have resolved to seize on Territories to which they have no legal Claim, and are for demanding Restitution from a noble Lord to gratify Revenge, and gladden the Hearts of the Envious and the Malignant; but they have not yet demanded of the grand Defaulters of unaccounted Millions what Part of the publick Money is remaining in his Hands, for Fear it should incapacitate him, in future, from honouring a Son's Drafts for 30,000 l. at a Time, to pay off what Courtiers and Gamblers call Debts of Honour.
Wednesday Night a Gentleman of Rank received fifty Guineas, at the Thatched House Tavern, Pall Mall, on Condition of paying one Thousand if Lord Clive ever, by parliamentary Decree, should be obliged to refund any Part of the Treasure he obtained in the East Indies.
In Case the refunding Scheme should be carried against the Nabobs, we are informed a great Personage and his Consort cannot in Honour surrender up less than 35,000 l. as by Lord Clive's Influence Presents to the Value of 60,000 l. were sent from Asia to the former, and Jewels, &c. amounting to 25,000 l. to the latter.
By Letters from Holland we learn that an illustrious German Prince has entered into the Service of the Prussian Monarch, and that he is to command in chief.
There have been Riots at Thoulouze and Montpelier on Account of the Scarcity of Bread, but a Regiment of Dragoons was sent to quell the Rioters. At Hieres was a general Rising, owing to almost all the Bakers being pressed to make Biscuit for the Fleet fitting out at Toulon; and nothing would appease them until some of the Bakers were brought back again.
May 24. The Town having been amused by the busy Tongue of Slander in traducing and calumniating, in a most scandalous Manner, the Character of a respectable unhappy Lady, it is thought necessary, for the Sake of Truth and Justice, to disabuse the Publick, and clear up a Circumstance that nearly concerns that Lady. Her Conduct at the Pantheon, which has been the Subject of Charge and Suspicion, can be fully justified by the after named Persons, of high Rank and Character, and in
whose Company she spent the whole Night, viz. the Dutchess of B—d—d, Lady C—v—y, and Mrs. F—z—y, and which Justification ought to be not only a complete Satisfaction to the Publick but also a sufficient Reason for the Lady's Husband (from whom she has merited no Censure, nor fears any Reproach) to vindicate her Honour, and justify her Conduct in every Respect to the whole World. The Lady has been forced into a close Confinement in the Country, deprived of all Communication from every Person whatever, and the Motive of this Confinement is falsely imputed to her Want of Conduct at the Pantheon, &c. In Order, therefore, to set this Affair in a true Light, Appeal is made to Mr. H—k—s, a Surgeon of Eminence and Character in Piccadilly, and whose known Probity has not permitted him to hide from that Lady a Circumstance which the only Person immediately concerned wished to conceal from Justice and the Publick. Such is the true State of that Mystery of Iniquity, and it is considered right to collect on that Respect the true Detail of this Affair, and to satisfy in the fullest Manner the Publick upon an Event which appears more deserving a favourable and generous Vindication than a ludicrous and severe Censure.
Saturday the Royal Regiment of Scots Greys were reviewed by his Majesty on Blackheath; they made a fine Appearance, and went through their Exercise to the Satisfaction of the Spectators. The French Ambassador, and many Persons of Distinction, were present.
Friday Evening the new born Son of the Earl of Dartmouth was baptised, at his Lordship's House in St. James's Square; the Sponsors were, his Majesty by Lord Denbigh, as Proxy, Lady Alesford, and Lord North. A splendid Entertainment was provided on the Occasion.
May 29. Yesterday the Sheriffs presented a Petition from the Corporation of London, setting forth the Mischiefs with which the East India Bill was pregnant, stating the pernicious Tendency of several Clauses contained therein, complaining in very spirited Terms of the Violation of Charter, and suggesting the Alarm it would give to every corporate Body throughout the Kingdom should the said Bill pass into a Law. The Petition therefore prayed that the City might be heard by Counsel against the Bill, and it was ordered to lie upon the Table. The House then proceeded to Business, and took into Consideration the Petition from Messrs. Adams, relative to the Disposal of their Effects by a Lottery; which meeting with great Opposition from several of the Members, who strongly insisted upon the Absurdity of granting an Indulgence to one or two Persons, which must be denied to others, though equally well entitled by every Claim of Necessity or Merit, the Question being put, the House divided, when the Majority appeared in Favour of Messrs. Adams. Messrs. Mansfield and Adair, the Counsel appointed by the East India Company to state their Objections to the India Bill, were then called in. Mr. Mansfield spoke three Quarters of an Hour, Mr. Adair Half an Hour; when they were ordered to withdraw, and the Debates commenced. Almost each Sentence of the Bill afforded a Topic for Censure, and it required the utmost Stretch of the Abilities of the Minister and his Adherents to defend their favourite Track of Despotism from the Objections urged with Acrimony by every honest Member in the House. Clause by Clause was disputed, and each Disputant tried his Ingenuity at filling up the Blanks. Mr. Dowdeswell arraigned, in the severest Terms, almost the Whole of the Bill; he called it a "Medley of Inconsistencies dictated by Tyranny," yet bearing throughout each Line the Mark of Ignorance.
Yesterday, after the Breaking up of the Levee, their Majesties, with their Retinue, set out from the Queen's Palace for Kew, for the Summer Season.
Thursday Night a Council was held at Lord Mansfield's House in Bloomsbury Square, which did not break till near twelve o'Clock.
There used to be a Day fixed for an End of hearing Causes in the House of Peers, but the Lord Chancellor would not fix any this Session, on Account of the House sitting so late; by which Means none of the Causes will stand over to next Sessions, there being only five more to be heard.
The Lady of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Townshend (who was on Thursday presented at Court) is Daughter of — Montgomery, Esquire, a Member in the Irish Parliament, and Niece to the Lord Advocate for Scotland. She is nineteen Years of Age, tall, and well shaped, and is reckoned one of the finest Ladies in Europe.
Another Account says, that the three Irish Beauties who were on Thursday presented to their Majesties, at St. James's, are the Daughters of William Montgomery, Esquire, Member in the Irish Parliament for Ballynakill.
It is asserted that some Despatches were received at St. James's, a few Days ago, from the Court of Portugal, containing Intelligence relative to the Designs of two continental Powers, of so interesting a Nature as to occasion several Councils and Conferences among the Ministry; but the Result of their Deliberations is kept profoundly secret.
When the last Despatches left Minorca, not only Fort St. Philip, but every other Place of Defence on the Island, was in the very best Posture to prevent hostile Proceedings.
Extract of a Letter from Dantzk, May 12. "The Prussian Engineers, &c. which were sent here to repair the Fortifications, have already begun their Business, and are going on without the least Obstruction from the Magistrates, though frequent Petitions and Complaints from the Citizens have been preferred. The King of Prussia is generally esteemed the now sole Monarch of Dantzk and its Dependencies, and an implicit Obedience is observed to all his Commands. The Suburbs of Rechtstadt, Vorstadt, and Altstadt, are to be walled entirely round, and another Wall with Forts, &c. to enclose them and the whole City."
Yesterday came on to be tried, before Lord Chief Justice De Grey and a special Jury at Westminster, a Cause wherein Sir Henry Etkin, Baronet, was Plaintiff, and a Gentleman and his Wife were Defendants. The Case was as follows: Miss Q—n (now Mrs. H—) being in a Nunnery in France for Education, never having seen her Parents during eight Years, when a Fire happening in the Convent, the Ladies made their Escape, in the best Manner they could, to avoid the Flames; and having a Knowledge of Lady Etkin implored her Protection, being then in Paris. Soon afterwards the Lady Abbess sent a Letter, desiring her to return; but Miss, tired of a monastick Life, refused, declaring she would sooner beg her Way to England, where her Fortune was, than return to the Monastery, where she should be confined for Life. Lady Etkin compassionate her Distress, and having no Clothes but those on her Back, clothed her and brought her to England, maintained her nine Months at home, then placed her at a Boarding School at Chelsea, and paid nine Months Board for her there. She then married; and the Husband refusing any Satisfaction, this Action was brought for her Maintenance, &c. The Plaintiff, notwithstanding the Justness of his Claim, was non-suited, his Lordship declaring that the Plaintiff, in Order to recover, must prove a Contract, and that the Plaintiff having furnished Miss with these Necessaries, without the Consent of her Parents, in the Law Sir Henry and his Lady were looked upon only as Trespassers, and could not maintain their Action. They must therefore consult the Doctrine of Chances in Chancery Lane, where we hope they will find Equity, notwithstanding the Difficulty, Expense, and Delays, with which she is surrounded.
The Cause of the Earl of Sandwich against Miller, for printing a Letter signed Alford, in the London Evening Post, February 2d, stands entered in the Paper the 24th Cause, to be tried by a special Jury, which is expected to come on this Sitting, as no Day is yet fixed.
The Beau Monde at present court Dillincion by wearing large Nose-gays of a Guinea to five Shillings each, and now actually allow their
Servants three Shillings a Week each for the same Purpose of imitating the Bon Ton. If this extravagant Fashion prevails, Flower Shops in a little Time will be as plenty (if not as necessary) as Milliners and French Hair Dressers.
Yesterday Morning, at nine o'Clock, the three Battalions of the first Regiment of Foot Guards were reviewed by his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, when the Men went through their Exercise, Manoeuvres, and Firings, to the great Satisfaction of the Duke. This is the last Review they will have, as his Majesty does not review the Foot Guards this Year.
A Letter received on Wednesday from a Gentleman of Northamptonshire says that they had in that County the greatest Floods ever remembered, and all Accounts from that Part of the Country are nearly the same; but they add, that if the Weather clears up soon they shall have the greatest Prospect of Plenty that hath been known for many Years, and fear nothing at present if the Sheep escape the Rot. Different Accounts mention, that at Shrewsbury, and Parts adjacent, they had more than a Week successive Rain without Interruption; and from Huntingdon, we learn that the Waters are so much out that in several Houses in that Town it was three Feet on the Ground Floor, and the Stage Coaches were obliged to go three Miles about to avoid the Floods.
A Correspondent informs us, that in Addition to what has been published relating to the Stallion, living in a House that looks on the Park, a new Discovery has been made. Monsieur has not only strove to debauch the Wife of a Peer of the Realm, but took Care of securing the French Woman who was the favourite Servant and Mischief Maker over all the English ones. She has been examined, to know what is become of My Lady's Jewels, which are missing. She has confessed that the Lady Wife took her Husband's Jewels, which really are the Property of the Husband, and that those Jewels so taken were conveyed away by Monsieur, who it is supposed will say in his Defence that he did not receive stolen Goods, but only accepted a few Diamonds as a Present, in Return for a Snuff-Box, and some other Baubles, which the Lady liked better than those trifling Things called Diamonds.
BATH, May 26. On Monday the 32d Regiment of Foot, which has been at St. Vincent's upwards of eight Years, marched into this City from Wells. The Officers and private Men were received here by their General (Leighton) with the most distinguishing Marks of affectionate Esteem, after so long an Absence. An elegant Dinner for the Officers was provided at the Bear Inn, at the General's Expense; and a Donation of 20 Guineas equally divided among the private Soldiers, who are only 85 in Number. Yesterday Morning they pursued their Route to the Devizes, where they are to be joined by a considerable Party of Recruits, and by all the Officers belonging to the Regiment; in Order to be reviewed on Saturday next by General Irwin; when, we hear, they are to go through their several Manoeuvres, and Method of Bush-fighting, as against the Carabs in St. Vincent's.
Sunday se'night, as Robert Foster, Master of the Southampton Sloop, was going from thence to Plymouth, he fell in with a Parcel of Casks, about nine Leagues W. S. W. of the Start; and immediately lying to, in about four Hours, with the Assistance of one Man only, he took up 27 Hogsheads, which proved to be excellent French Claret, supposed to be Part of the Cargo of some Ship which had foundered at Sea.
Yesterday se'night was committed to Shepton Mallet Jail, Mary Bartlett (Servant to Farmer Edward Lambert, of Doulting) for the wilful Murder of her Bastard Child, of which she was privately delivered some Time since. She had wrapped it up in an old Cloth, and carried it into a dark Garet, where it was found the Day after Delivery with its under Jaw broke off, and its Tongue almost pulled out.
Thursday last a Girl about 13, and a Lad about 15, Son and Daughter of John Warman, of Evercreech, having a Difference about something very trifling, the Girl gave the Lad such a violent Blow in the Stomach that he dropped down and expired immediately.
DUBLIN, May 22. By a Gentleman just arrived from Lisbon, we hear that on Easter Monday last, as a large Company were on a Party of Pleasure in the River Tagus, in the King's Barge, a sudden Squall over-set the Vessel off the Cascaes, whereby seven Persons were drowned. The Company consisted of the Earl of Finlater, a Scotch Nobleman, his Lady and Daughter; the young Count de Lippe, a German Colonel, in the Service of Portugal; the Abbé de Saldanha, Brother to the Archbishop of Lisbon; two Sons of the French Consul; and several of the Portuguese Nobility and Gentry. The Persons lost were two black Servants, the Count de Lippe, the Archbishop's Brother, and three young Ladies, Daughters of the Chief Justice of Lisbon. The rest were saved, by some Fishing Boats belonging to the Cascaes.
B O S T O N, July 12.
THOMAS HUTCHINSON, in the first of his printed Letters, dated June 18, 1768, evidently designed to procure an armed Force to put the Revenue Laws in Execution; for, after giving an Account of the Opposition made to the Crown Officers, and artfully insinuating that it was done under the Influence of Mr. "Hancock, a Representative for Boston," he tells his Correspondent that the Commissioners were "destitute of Protection." Then he endeavours to show the Inactivity of the Government, by asserting, contrary to notorious Truth, that "no Notice was taken of the Extravagance of the Mob by any in Authority except the Governor." Then he goes on to insinuate that the Council concurred at the Mob, "calling it a Bruh, or small Disturbance." Next he goes on to speak of the "Resentment" that must be shown by the Nation at this Inactivity and Connivance of the Government here. He falsely represents the Town of Boston as countenancing the Riot, and concludes, "it is not possible that this Anarchy should last always." Is it not plainly held up in this Letter that the Province was in a disordered State? That the Government, so far from inclining to suppress the Disorders, connived at and countenanced them? That in Consequence hereof the Officers of the Crown were "obliged to quit the Place of their Residence," and seek Protection "on Board a King's Ship?" That, without other Aid than what this Government would or could afford, it was impossible that the King's Authority should be supported. That this must be resented in England; and when HALLOWELL should arrive there, who went fraught with Letters from him and the Board of Commissioners, and others, and to whom Mr. Hutchinson refers "for a more full Account" of his Opinion, it would be impossible but that such Measures would be taken as should effectually put an End to this "Anarchy?" In about two Months from the Date of this Letter, Hallowell arrived in London; and soon after Orders were given by the Lords of the Admiralty for providing Transports to bring the 64th and 65th Regiments from Ireland to this Place, of which Captain Smith, who then had the Command of the Ships in this Harbour, had due Notice, as appears by his printed Letter, dated Boston, the 26th of October, and in November following a Part of those Transports arrived here. Yet we are told, with an Air of Assurance, in the Court Gazette, that it is impossible this Letter could, in Point of Time, have the least Influence towards the sending of Troops.
On Monday the 22d inst. died at Weathersfield, in Connecticut, very suddenly, Mrs. Elizabeth Treat, formerly the noted Elizabeth Canning, whose Case made a great Noise in England about 20 Years ago, when she was arraigned for wilful and corrupt Perjury; her Trial lasted seven Days, and is contained in near 300 Folio Pages of the State Trials. She was found guilty, but though recommended to Mercy, at the Instigation of that excellent Citizen Sir John Barnard, and that her Sentence might be only six Months Imprisonment, she was transported, at the Request of her Friends, in August 1754, and has lived ever since in New England.

July 15. When the Resolve for petitioning his Majesty to remove his Excellency the Governor, &c. passed the Honourable House of Representatives, the House did not vote by Yeas and Nays, but polled, when it appeared there were 35 for the Resolve, and 28 against it; and we hear that the next Day three of the 28, and some say seven, went over to the 35, which made the Number 92 for and 21 against the Resolve. When the Petition passed, it was voted by Yeas and Nays. The Names have been published in some of the Papers; there were 52 Yeas, and 12 Nays.
NEW YORK, July 15.
ON Tuesday last his Excellency Governor Tryon, accompanied by Lord Drummond, the Honourable John Watts, Esquire, and Colonel Robertson, set out for Quebec. The Boundary Line between that Province and New York, it is hoped, will now be ultimately fixed. Last Week the Ship Needham, Captain Cheevers, of this Port, arrived at Newcastle on Delaware from Newry in Ireland, with 500 Passengers, one Half of which were landed there, and he is now arrived at this Port with the Remainder; the chief of these Passengers embarked in Order to purchase Lands and settle in America. They have been encouraged to this Enterprise by some of our principal Land Owners; and should they be accommodated to their Expectation, the Spirit of Migration will operate more effectually than it has hitherto done in this Province, the Inhabitants of which must be sensible that the flourishing State of Pennsylvania is attributed to the great Number of Persons from Ireland and Germany which have of late Years settled there. It is therefore hoped the Owners of Estates will tenderly encourage this Disposition in an useful Body of People, who bring with them Arts and Industry, and other Requisites, highly essential to the Population and Improvement of this happy Country. On Tuesday the Ship Robert, Captain Russell, arrived here in eight Weeks from Newry, with 250 Passengers, Part of which he has disembarked at Amboy, on their Way to the Lands in Jersey and Pennsylvania, where they propose to fix; the rest are destined for Settlements in this Province. Most of the People being well skilled in the Linen Manufactory, if proper Encouragement is given to them, will be an important Acquisition to the British Colonies.
Governor Eden, after passing fourteen Acts, addressed the two Houses of the Maryland Assembly as follows: "It gives me Pleasure to think that the Province will reap great Advantage from the Acts passed this Meeting. The Absence of so many Members, and the little Prospects of any farther Benefits accruing from a Continuance of the Session, lay me under the Necessity of proroguing this Assembly. By and with the Advice, therefore, of the Lord Proprietary's Council of State, I do prorogue this Assembly to Monday the 11th Day of October next."
When the last Advices from England came away, the Establishment of the new Province on the Ohio was on the Eve of taking Place; it is to be called VANDALIA, and the only Thing then remaining to be done was the Proprietors giving Security to Government for the Payment of the civil Establishment, estimated at about 3000l. Sterling a Year.
Numbers of Vessels, we hear, from Dublin, Londonderry, Belfast, Learn, Cork, and other Ports, are daily expected to sail, full of Passengers, for different Parts of America. These Emigrations, it is thought, have already drained the northern Parts of Ireland of near a third Part of its useful and industrious Inhabitants, nearly all of them being Protestants. Those left behind begin to be greatly alarmed.
July 19. On Sunday last sailed from Elizabeth Town the Brig New Jersey and Mississippi Packet, Captain Thomas Dayison, with whom went upwards of 70 Passengers, bound to the Mississippi, where they intend to settle, at or near the Place called the Natchez; a Country so agreeable in its Situation, Appearance, and Fertility, that Inhabitants from all Quarters are continually flocking to it, and in all Probability the Lands there will shortly be fully settled, and a Colony be formed and established. Twenty nine Boats from the back Parts of Pennsylvania, and the neighbouring Colonies, lately arrived there, full of People to settle.
PHILADELPHIA, July 14.
SATURDAY last arrived here Captain Wallace, in 6 Weeks from Cadiz, who informs that there is great Prospect of a very plentiful Harvest throughout Spain and Portugal.
Captain Newbold, from Tobago, informs that on the 21st ult. they had there a severe Gale of Wind, which blew down a great Number of Plantain Trees, drove a Sloop and Schooner belonging to the Island ashore, and forced a Ship loaded with dry Goods, just arrived from London, into the Surf, where she bulged, and had five Feet Water in her Hold.
Captain Hinson, from Barbados, the 23rd ult. in Latitude 20:8, Longitude 63:42, fell in with the Schooner William and Catharine, Captain M'Neal, belonging to Boston, bound from the Grenades for Dublin, with a Cargo of Rum, Sugar, &c. which had sprung a Leak a few Days before. Captain Hinson kept her Company till the next Day, when the Schooner's People being wearied out, two of them falling sick, and the Water gaining on them so fast that they found it impossible to save her, they all, seven in Number, went on Board Captain Hinson's Sloop, who brought them in here.
On Thursday Evening last, between 9 and 10 o'Clock, Mr. John Lukins, of this City, on his Way home, on the Germantown Road, was stopped by two Men, one of which seized his Horse by the Head, and the other springing into the Chair in which he was riding, presented a cocked Pistol, and demanded a Delivery of his Cash, threatening, if he made the least Resistance, to blow his Brains out; but Mr. Lukins telling them he had no Cash about him, the Fellow made a Blow at him with a Club, which he received on his Shoulders. They then searched him; but finding no Cash they demanded his Watch, which he delivered to them, and they went off. The Maker of the Watch's Name is J. Snelling, London, Number 2277.
July 19. On Saturday Evening, about 8 o'Clock, as Mr. John Mifflin, Junior, was returning into Town, he was stopped between Vine and Race Streets, on the Common leading to the Wistahickon Road, by a Man dressed in a white Jacket without Sleeves, striped Trousers, and Hat, flapped before, who taking the Reins of the Chair in his Hand, and inquiring how far to Town, clapped a Pistol to his Breast, telling him to make no Noise, or he would shoot him. He then demanded his Money, which being delivered, he asked for his Pocket Book; but being told he had none, he put his Hand on his Breeches Pocket, saying there was more Money, which being Coppers, he said he never took them; then making him say on his Conscience he would not mention it in less than two Hours, shook him by the Hand, and wished him a good Night.
As Owen Jones, Esquire, was returning to Town last Night, about 8 o'Clock, and within a Hundred Yards of the Place where Mr. Mifflin was robbed, he was stopped by a Fellow dressed in white Jacket and Breeches, and a small Hat, who presented a Pistol to his Breast, and desired him to deliver his Watch and Pocket Book immediately, or he would blow his Brains out. Mr. Jones having no Pocket Book, delivered his Watch, and proceeded home.
WILLIAMSBURG, August 5.
THE Liberty, Necks, and Abby, Herbert, from London, are arrived in James River, and the Active, Miller, from Glasgow, in Potomack.
Captain March, of the Schooner Mulberry, just arrived from Madeira, spoke the Sloop Black Prince, of New York, Robert Campbell Master, bound for Hispaniola, five Days out, all well.
As the Partnership between PURDIE and DIXON is drawing near to a Conclusion, they earnestly request all Persons indebted to them to make as speedy Payments as they can, at farthest by the General Court in October next, they having a large Sum of Money to make up for the Executors of J. Royle and Co. and it being likewise necessary that every Matter regarding the Partnership should be finally settled by its Determination.
To Messrs. PURDIE & DIXON.
I OBSERVED, with great Pleasure, in your Paper of the 17th of May, the general Plan of a Society for promoting useful Knowledge in this Colony. As such Institutions are highly honourable as well as beneficial to every State in which they are formed, I sincerely wish that all my Countrymen would entertain a due Sense of the Importance of that. Our Country affords a copious Field of proper Objects, and is furnished with Geniuses for their Investigation, which require only to be called forth to become respectable.
In these favourable Circumstances, I have often reflected with Concern on the slow Progress which Science has made amongst us. I believe it may be with Truth asserted, that there has not been a single Production which has occasioned our Name even to be known in the Republic of Letters. This I have always imputed to the Want of that Intercourse and Association which is necessary to the Perfection of every Power of Man, whether mental or bodily. In Mechanicks, it is by these Means only that the great Projects of a single Genius can be furnished with the Hands and Force of a Briareus for their Execution; nor in the Arts, more immediately dependent on personal Dexterity, can Man, without their Aid, combine in himself the Skill and Inventions of Multitudes. In Science, the Advantages of Association are no less evident; the Re-
cluse, who broods over his favourite Opinions in Retirement, will be frequently mortified to find them utterly erroneous, when they are sent into the World to be compared with those of others. This Comparison is the grand Test and Promoter of Knowledge. If Opinions are just, Men will be forward to extend and confirm them; if false, they will be no less ready to combat and suppress them. And from this Collision of Opinions, Truth sometimes shines out unexpectedly; when nothing perhaps was intended but the Detection of Error, or the Display of critical Abilities.
Among the necessary Means of the Association, whose Influence we have attempted to establish, are populous Cities, where Men of Genius, from Motives of Amusement or Business, reside together; of these we have a very distant Prospect indeed. But the chief Means, to wit a Philosophical Society, it is in our Power immediately to enjoy, at a Time to which it seems most suitable to our Condition. For in the Commencement of Literature in any Country we are not to expect voluminous and finished Works in History, Philosophy, or the fine Arts; it is rather to be supposed that the first Efforts of its Members will appear in detached Facts and Improvements, in the several Branches to which they may have a particular Bias. These little Portions of Knowledge, when solitary, are for the most Part known only in a narrow Circle, and even there are soon neglected; but when united, by a Society, in methodical Order, they will be found like the several Stones of a Temple, to constitute an Edifice both useful and beautiful.
Nor let any imagine that these Advantages are merely speculative; the actual Advancement which such Institutions have given to Knowledge authorise the fondest Expectations of their Founders. The sublime Genius of Lord Verulam had, for some Years, exhibited to the World the true Paths, through which Philosophy should be traced; yet we find that experimental Knowledge made very little Progress till a Society for promoting it was established at Florence, by the Grand Duke Ferdinand II. at the Instance of some learned Men. The Acts of the Academy soon appeared, and have conferred lasting Honour on their Authors.
Nothing can appear more unfavourable than the Period in which the Foundation of the Royal Society was laid; the Nation languished under the Consequences of a civil War, and the Minds of Men were occupied by Faction and Fanaticism. At this Period, however, a few dispassionate Philosophers assembled at Oxford, for the Satisfaction and Improvement of each other's Conversation; and the good Effects of this Association were such, that upon a Petition of the Members, Charles II. erected by Charter the Royal Society of London, the Dignity and Advantages of which respectable Body have been too manifest to require a Detail. Let it suffice to say, that not only do the first Productions of a Newton and a Halley appear in the Papers of the Society, but also innumerable small, though useful Experiments and Improvements, which separately published would have been soon buried in Oblivion.
The Success of these Societies has occasioned the Establishment of a great Number in the Countries of Europe. There are one or more in Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Switzerland; many in France and Germany, and near twenty in the different States of Italy. Some Years ago a private Society was formed at Turin, of which the World had very little Knowledge or Expectation; but the Founders soon acquired due Respect by their Transactions. The Learned were astonished to see the most lofty and abstruse mathematical Researches prosecuted, with great Ability, by a Man of whom they had never heard. This was M. De la Grange, who in 1766 was deemed worthy by the King of Prussia of the distinguished Honour to succeed the great Euler, as a Director of the Academy of Berlin.
The Example of a neighbouring and less ancient Province should be the strongest Incitement to our prosecuting the Plan with Industry.
But I have already heard two Objections to our Institution. It is asked, by some, what Purpose will it answer farther than the gratifying the Members in their favourite Pursuits; and how is the Publick interested? Others object, that few of our Gentlemen have Time or Abilities to contribute to its Advancement.
To such as make the former Objection, I would recommend a comprehensive View of the Influence of Science. The Inquiry will lead them to discover that there is an intimate a Relation between the Sciences and the Arts as between the vegetative Life of a Tree and the beautiful Fruit and Foliage which adorn it. The Arts, like the latter, afford Objects of immediate Gratification to all; the Sciences, as Causes, are more concealed from common View, and are therefore less regarded. Examples will illustrate this.
We all feel the Benefits of Commerce. Few are acquainted with its Dependence on Navigation. Many more are ignorant that the Perfection of this Art is owing to the Researches of Philosophers concerning the Properties of the Magnet, and the Discovery, by Astronomers, of the Satellites of Jupiter, the Places of the fixed Stars, and the Motions of the Sun and Moon. But the Astronomer will acknowledge that the Basis of his Science is founded on the sublime Truths of Geometry, which, by petulant Ignorance, are too often denominated vain and unprofitable Speculations.
The Investigation of the Cycloid was proposed to the Learned as a mere Trial of geometrical Skill. The Inquiry, however, led unexpectedly to the Discovery of the Laws by which the Motions of Pendulums are regulated; and the late Application of the Expansion of Bodies, by Heat, seems to have put the finishing Touch to the Improvement of these most useful and well known Instruments. In short, every Branch of Mechanicks, the surveying, levelling and draining Land, the important Business of cutting Canals, are all in the same Manner connected with Geometry and Natural Philosophy.
Chymistry alone would furnish a Volume of Examples in Proof of our Position. By Chymistry we are enabled to investigate the Qualities of Soils and of Manures; we are led, by an Examination of the adjacent Matter, to the Discovery of Mines; when discovered, to extract their Metals with the greatest Facility and Cheapestness, to vary the Condition of the Metals when extracted, for the Purposes of Art, of which Iron is a notable Instance; to combine the Metals and form artificial Compounds of the utmost Utility, such as Brass, Bell Metal, Pinchbeck, Pewter, Solders, Tutineg, Bronze, &c. From the Operations of Chymistry on the Earth are derived the Arts of Pottery, Earthen Ware, China, Glass, and faëticious Gems. The Arts of Bleaching, Dying, Painting, and Varnishing, are no less the Offspring of Chymistry; but its Importance is in no Case more conspicuous than in the Examination of the Qualities of animal, vegetable, and mineral Bodies, for the Purposes of Medicine.
Besides, Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy, Natural History, and Agriculture, should be special Objects of Attention to a Society formed in a growing Country. Every Part of our natural History is defective*, especially the mineral; though from the Mines that have been discovered, and the Topazes and Amethysts which have been accidentally found, we have great Encouragement to prosecute this Branch.
Agriculture has an equal Claim to the Attention of the Society. Our Staple Commodity seems completely adapted for restraining the Progress of Population, and of national Wealth; as it is a mere Luxury, affords no Aliment, extremely impoverishes the Soil, and requires a considerable Extent for its Cultivation. It seems then a necessary Consequence, that it must, in Time, give Way to such Articles of Agriculture as afford Aliment and enrich the Soil. The Change has already commenced in some Parts of the Country; have we not Reason, however, to fear that in this, as in every other Instance, we shall blindly adopt the Modes of the Mother Country? The English Husbandry is in many Respects faulty: Their most sensible Writers complain of the Obstinacy of the Farmers, in adhering to old Prejudices, and the Difference of Soil and Climate adds a stronger Motive to dissuade us from such an implicit Imitation. Let us then, while we are uninfluenced by the Prejudices of Habit, examine by candid Experiment what Species of Crops or Grains are best adapted to our Soil and Seasons, and what other profitable Articles of Husbandry we might cultivate with Advantage. The Society will be an admirable Means of collecting, comparing, and publishing the Result of such Inquiries. Here then is a Line of Business which private Gentlemen can have no Excuse to decline; for though many may not be Proficients in Natural Philosophy and Mathematicks, yet all may make Experiments in Agriculture, without Detriment to the usual Course of their Business; and those especially who reside near the Mountains will find in their daily Walks a Variety of Objects which would enrich the natural History of their Country.
I shall not trespass, Gentlemen, farther on the Limits of your Paper, than by wishing that these feeble Efforts may excite some Genius of greater Ability, and more persuasive Eloquence, to pursue a Subject of the highest Importance in the Opinion of
ACADEMICUS.
* It would be unjust to pass in Silence the Attempts of Mr. Catesby, and the respectable President of the Society, towards collecting the Plants of Virginia. It is not to be supposed that the occasional Labours of two Men could exhaust the Subject, or well go farther than theirs have gone.
† That most ingenious Naturalist, Mr. Ellis, has given a List of many valuable Plants which might be cultivated with Profit in the American Colonies and Islands; among which are Rubarb, Jalap, Scammony, the oriental Cotton, and Dier's Madder. For the latter, he says, the English pay annually, to the Dutch, Sums scarcely credible. The Sum is computed at 150,000l. Sterling.
Advertisements.
NORTHUMBERLAND, July 29, 1773.
PURSUANT to a Decree of the General Court, will be sold to the highest Bidder, on Wednesday the 15th of December next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, on the Premises, a Tract of LAND, containing 180 Acres, situated on Wicomico River, in the aforesaid County; also one undivided fourth Part of four Hundred Acres of LAND on the said River, and nearly adjoining the first mentioned Tract. The Terms of Payment will be made known on the Day of Sale, by THOMAS REID.
N. B. The Subscriber has also a few Bales of GERMAN OSNABRUGS and ROLLS to dispose of, on reasonable Terms; which may be known by applying to him, or to Mr. George Lorimer, in Urbanna.
RICHMOND, July 27, 1773.
JUST imported from London, in the George, Captain Coats, a fresh Assortment of MEDICINES, namely, Elixir Bardana, Essence of Waterdock, Pectoral Balsam of Honey, best Sweet Oil, Spirits of Turpentine, and a large Quantity of assorted Vials, &c. which will be sold on the most reasonable Terms, by ROBERT BROWN. (4)
NORFOLK, July 24, 1773.
THE Subscriber has lately received, on Consignment from the Manufacturer, in Bales of about twenty three Pounds Sterling Value each, a large Parcel of KENDAL COTTONS, which he will dispose of on reasonable Terms, payable next April. Any Person inclined to purchase will please to apply to him at the ensuing Meeting in Williamsburg, or afterwards by Orders addressed to him here. JAMES INGRAM.
N. B. The Subscriber has also for sale Irish Linens and Sheetings, Tin Ware, British and German Osnapbrugs, Tweeling, and Hats; also red and white Wines, Rum, and Sugar.
FOR LONDON.
THE Ship Liberty, Robert Necks Master, Burthen 400 Hogheads, lying at Skirley, on James River, will take in Tobacco, on Liberty, at eight Pounds Sterling a Tun. Those who will be so obliging as to favour him with their Tobacco it is hoped will be kind enough to send their Orders to James Cooke, Esquire, in Williamsburg, or on Board the said Ship. Captain Necks will attend all convenient County Courts, and according to Charter must sail by the last of September.
FOUND on the 12th of last Month, in
John Greenhow's Store, a Note for a Hoghead of Tobacco inspected at Page's Warehouse, and signed by Tinsley and Clarke. The Owner, upon proving his Property, and paying the Charge of this Advertisement, may have it of the Printer.
I HAVE for Sale, on easy Terms, 664 Acres
of LAND lying on Little Roanoke River, in the County of Charlotte. It is the richest Part of a larger Tract formerly the Property of John Lidderdale, Esquire, of London, is level, and the Soil esteemed well adapted for the Culture of Tobacco. HENRY B. LIGHTFOOT.
PRINCE EDWARD, July 18, 1773.
I HAVE for Sale 400 Acres of LAND, on Fork Creek, in Prince Edward County, on which stand a good Dwellinghouse and sundry other necessary Buildings. It is conveniently situated, within seven Miles of a Church, and not more than eight from the Courthouse. The Plantation is in good Order for Cropping, and the Land proved to be exceeding fine for producing Tobacco. The Terms I wish to sell it on are easy, and may be known of Mr. Henry B. Lightfoot, Merchant in Prince Edward, or the Subscriber, JAMES SCOTT.
FOR SALE,
A TRACT of LAND in the County of Dinwiddie, about six Miles from Petersburg, to which Place there is an exceeding good Road. The Land is level, and well timbered with Pine, Oak, and some Poplar, and contains about 600 Acres. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, in Williamsburg; who has for Sale a few Quarter Casks of exceeding good LISBON WINE, RED WINE, bottled or in Casks, WEST INDIA RUM, and a few Barrels of very good COFFEE, which he will sell very cheap for ready Money. JOHN FERGUSON.
FOR CHARTER,
THE Ship MERMAID, Joseph Newart, Burthen about four Hundred Hogheads of Tobacco. For Terms apply to the Subscribers in Norfolk. GREENWOOD, RITSON, & MARSH. Who has for Sale a Cargo of Cadiz SALT, West India RUM, SPIRIT, Muscovado SUGAR, COFFEE, GINGER, PIMENTA, refined SUGAR, BOTTLED BEER, Bales of OSNABRUGS and Kendal COTTONS, Hogheads of low priced HATS, CHECKS and SADDLERY in assorted Packages, EARTHEN WARE, and European made CORDAGE. (tf)
FOR CHARTER,
The Brig ABBY, JONAS HERBERT Master, Burthen about seven Thousand Bushels of Grain, Eighteen Months old, well fitted and found. For Terms apply to JOHN GREENWOOD, NORFOLK.
To be SOLD the 1st of SEPTEMBER,
A PLANTATION containing about 300 Acres of Land, within four Miles of Norfolk, whereon is a good Brick Dwellinghouse, with other convenient Houses. Six Months Credit will be allowed for Half the Purchase Money, the other Half to be paid at the Day of Sale. It is convenient for building Vessels not more than 200 Tons. (tl) JOHN IVY.
For SALE in the Town of Newcastle,
THREE LOTS on the main Street, whereon is a large and commodious Dwelling-House, Kitchen, Dairy, and Smokehouse, a Garden newly paled in, and every other Convenience for a Family; the Whole in very good Order. They were lately the Property of William Muir, of the said Town, and will be sold at the next October Hanover Court, by Virtue of a Deed of Trust from him to SAMUEL PEARSON, WILLIAM JOHNSON, CHARLES TINSLEY. (tf)
To be SOLD, on Wednesday the 1st of September, to the highest Bidder, the Estate of Mr. Joseph Smith, deceased,
ALL the Stock of HORSES, CATTLE, HOGS, SHEEP, &c. likewise the PLANTATION UTENSILS, HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, and sundry other Things belonging to the said Estate. Credit will be allowed for all Sums above twenty five Shillings, until the 1st of April next, on giving Bond and Security; which are to carry Interest from the Date, if not punctually paid. All Persons indebted to the above mentioned Estate are desired to make immediate Payment; and those who have Demands against the same are requested to send in their Accounts, properly authenticated, that Provision for discharging them may be immediately made. (4) HANOVER, } WILLIAM ANDERSON, Administrator. July 28, 1773.
To be SOLD, for ready Money, on the 24th of this Inst. (August) at Surry Courthouse, being Court Day,
SIX NEGROES, to wit: Two young Fellows, a Woman, and three Children, belonging to the Estate of George Cryer, in Order to satisfy a Decree of the County Court of Surry, obtained by John Williams Gentleman, against the said Estate. WILLIAM BROWNE, Administrator.

ESSEX, April 2, 1773. WHEREAS my Wife ELIZABETH DUNN eloped from me the 2d of April, I do therefore forewarn all Persons from dealing with her on my Account, as I will pay no Debts of her contracting from this Date. (11) AGRIPPA DUNN.
RICHMOND County, July 26, 1773. RUN away from the Subscribers, in the Night of the 24th Instant, two Convict Servant Men, namely: JOHN HEADEN , a Blacksmith by Trade, about five Feet ten Inches high, of a fair Complexion, with brown Hair and thick Lips, has had a bad Sore on the Inside of his left Leg, which is not quite well, and his right Knee is much scarred; he had on a brown Kersey Jacket lined with white Plaid, and made in the Form of a Sailor's Jacket, two Pair of very dirty Leather Breeches. The other Gentleman is an Irishman , and a Joiner by Trade, a short thick Fellow, much pitted with the Smallpox, and has lost his left Eye; he has remarkable thick Legs, and black Hair cut short on the Top. About twelve Months ago he made an Elopement, and forged himself a Discharge, in which he changed his Name from Andrew Keeling to Morris Fitzgerald , and I make no Doubt will do the like again, as he is a good Hand at that Kind of Business. Whoever secures either of the said Fellows, so that we get them again, shall have FIVE POUNDS for the Smith, and THREE POUNDS for the Joiner. CHARLES MCCARTY. ROBERT DOWNMAN.
N. B. As we are apprehensive they will endeavour to get on Board some Vessel, all Masters are hereby forewarned from receiving such Kind of Cattle.
PETERSBURG, July 24, 1773. RUN away from Mr. Thomas Banks's Store, in Mecklenburg County, in May last, a Negro-Wench named JUBA , about twenty three Years of Age, five Feet two or three Inches high, and has a remarkable Scar on one of her Arms; she has been but lately imported into this Colony from St. Vincent's, and speaks English very indistinctly. Whoever apprehends the said Slave, and secures her in Jail, or delivers her to Mr. Thomas Banks, Mr. James Ingram, Merchant, in Norfolk, or the Subscriber, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. EMANUEL WALKER.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Isle of Wight, a Negro Woman who calls herself NANNY , otherwise BETTY , and says she belongs to one Mr. Ruffin of Southampton ; she is an outlandish Negro, and speaks bad English. Also a yellow Lad of about 18 Years of Age, who says his Name is THOMAS HILL , and that he is a Freeman; if he is, it would be proper for any Friend of his to make it appear. Their Owners are desired to prove their Property, and pay Charges to JOHN TAYLOR, Jailer.
COMMITTED to Warwick Jail, on the 20th of July, a Virginia born Negro Boy about eighteen Years of Age, five Feet five Inches high, is very sensible, says his Name is WILL , and that he belongs to Mr. John Speed of Mecklenburg ; he has a Scar on the left Side of his Nose, has on a brown Linen Shirt and Trousers, striped Virginia Cloth Waistcoat, and a Felt Hat bound with yellow Ferret. His Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges to DIXON BROWN, Jailer.
TAKEN up, in Albemarle, a bay HORSE with a roached Mane, four or five Years old, four Feet four Inches high, paces slow, had a Bell on, shod before, and branded on the near Buttock P R. Posted, and appraised to five Pounds. (11) WILLIAM TERRELL LEWIS.
TAKEN up, in Cumberland, a roan MARE four Feet five or six Inches high, had on a Bell, is a natural Pacer, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, a small Star in her Forehead, a few Saddle Spots, and branded on the near Buttock I C. Posted, and appraised to seven Pounds ten Shillings. (11) DRURY WOODSON.
TAKEN up, in Charlotte, a yellowish coloured COW with sawed Horns, four Years old; marked with a Slit in each Ear, and a small Piece cut off the upper Side of one and under Side of the other Ear. Posted, and appraised to forty five Shillings. EDWIN FARNED.
TAKEN up, in Chesterfield, two small STEERS, one a dark Brown, marked with a Swallowfork in the right Ear, and two Nicks in the left; the other a Brindled, marked with a Crop and two Slits in the right Ear, and a Nick in the under Side of the left. Posted, and appraised to forty five Shillings. (11) WILLIAM SCOTT.
TAKEN up, in Stafford, a brindled COW with a white Face, four white Feet, and marked with a Crop and Overkeel in each Ear. CHARLES PORTER.
TAKEN up, in Lunenburg, a small white MARE which has had a Setaft on each Side of her Back, four Feet five or six Inches high, and branded on the near Buttock W. Posted, and appraised to six Pounds. (11) JACOBUS CHRISTOPHER.
TAKEN up, in King and Queen, a likely MARE with a long Mane and Switch Tail, a Star in her Forehead, her off hind Foot white, and branded on the near Buttock H. Posted, and appraised to eleven Pounds ten Shillings. HUMPHREY HILL.
TAKEN up, in Mecklenburg, a Chestnut sorrel HORSE about four Feet five or six Inches high, with a Snip on his Nose, and branded on the near Buttock MS. Posted, and appraised to seven Pounds. (11) GEORGE TARRY.
PETERSBURG, July 20, 1773. WHEREAS Mr. Thomas How Ridgate, of the Province of Maryland, Merchant, has, by Deed bearing Date the 19th of May last, assigned over all his Goods and Effects, now in my Hands, to Messrs. John Rogers, Thomas Stone, and Philip Richard Fendall , in Trust, for the Satisfaction of his Creditors residing in Virginia, after answering such other Purposes as in the said Deed are set forth; and the said Trustees having given me full Power to act in their Behalf, according to the Tenor of the Deed, this is therefore to give Notice that the Deed aforesaid, together with the Release to be executed on the Part of the Creditors, are in my Possession: And I do hereby desire all Creditors aforesaid, who incline to accept the Terms proposed in the said Deed, to make their Claims known to me before the next October General Court. A State of the Affairs is now ready for their Inspection; and as my Instructions from the Trustees are to have the Business closed with the utmost Expedition, all Persons indebted for Dealings with me at this Place are requested to make immediate Payment. (4) WILLIAM HARRISON.
N. B. I retain the Goods on Hand at 50 per Cent. for ready Cash, and will sell them in the lumping Way at a low Advance, on short Credit.
As there has been a Report that I have sold my Tract of LAND on Turkey Creek, in Pittsylvania, I think it necessary to inform the Publick that I have sold but very little of it since my last Advertisement, and have left, of the old Survey, 5129 Acres, which I have laid off into ten different Tracts, namely: 1500 Acres, including the Plantation, lying on both Sides of the Creek; one of 1133 Acres, on the Creek also; 500 Acres on Sailor's Creek ; one more of 500 Acres on Sailor's Creek and Turkey Creek , adjoining the last mentioned; 335 Acres on the Creek; 321 Acres on Sailor's Creek ; 300 Acres on the Mill Branch ; 265 Acres on the Camp Branch ; 155 Acres on the Mill Branch and the Camp Branch ; and 120 Acres on Aaron's Creek . Notwithstanding I have empowered William Tunstall, Hugh Innes, Robert Williams, and Arthur Hopkins , Gentlemen, to dispose of the above mentioned Lands, yet, as I am the best acquainted with them, I propose attending myself at Pittsylvania September Court , and for a few Days before, in Order to show the same (which lies very near the Courthouse) and treat with Persons inclined to purchase. I have 3 or 4000 Acres of Land more, lying contiguous to the above mentioned, in different Surveys and Entries, also several other Surveys and Entries in other Parts of the County, which I would sell; amongst which are 400 Acres at the Mouth of Turkey Creek , with a Mill on it, which is at present a little out of Repair, but in a fine Settlement for Custom, and on one of the most constant Streams in the Country. Part of the Land is extraordinary good for Tobacco, and I will sell it extremely cheap, even 20 per Cent. less than the real Value. GEORGE JEFFERSON.
A MEETING OF THE OHIO COMPANY IS DESIRED At Stafford Courthouse , on Friday the 27th of August , On Business of the utmost Importance.
(55) G. MASON, Treasurer. N. B. In the first Publication of this Advertisement a Mistake was made in the Day of the Week appointed for the above Meeting: Friday (being the 27th of August ) ought to have been inserted instead of Tuesday .
INOCULATION. THE Subscriber begs Leave to inform the Publick that he has opened a very convenient House, in a pleasant Situation, near New Brunswick , for the Reception of such Persons as propose taking the SMALL-POX by INOCULATION . The best Attendance will be given, and every Thing proper for their Accommodation shall be furnished, at the moderate Rate of about NINE DOLLARS in ordinary Cases. Many are deterred from being inoculated on Account of sore Arms, Boils, and large Abscesses, often attending the common Method of treating the Disease, but more especially from the ill Effects of the too free and indiscriminate Use of Mercury, by which many (though they recover the Smallpox, yet the Constitution being injured) soon fall Victims to some other Malady, or lead a Life of Pain for many Years. All these Inconveniences are avoided by a particular Method of preparing the Patient, the most efficacious, and the least detrimental to the Constitution (in many Instances without the Use of Mercury) by the Manner of conveying the Infection, and by the subsequent Treatment of the Disease, without the least Confinement; the Advantages of which, the Publick may be assured, have been fully demonstrated in the Treatment of between six and seven Hundred Patients under the Subscriber's Care, in the Space of two Years, without the Misfortune of losing one; nor has there happened the least Accident to any while under his Care. N. B. Any Persons in the Colony of Virginia , inclining to be inoculated at said Place, may be accommodated with Passages by a regular and convenient Stage from Baltimore Town to New Brunswick , in New Jersey . (4) JOHN COCHRAN.
WANTS EMPLOYMENT, A YOUNG Man capable of managing a Clerk's Office, who will wait on any Person wanting a Deputy in that Business, on their Application by Letter to Mr. William Pollard , Clerk of Hanover . He can be well recommended. (2)
NEWCASTLE, July 14, 1773. THE Subscribers have on Hand between six and seven Hundred Pounds Sterling Worth of EUROPEAN and EAST INDIA GOODS , which they will dispose of at a low Advance, by Wholesale, and make the Terms of Payment convenient to the Purchaser.—We request the Favour of all those indebted to us to come and settle their Accounts immediately, by Bond or Payment, otherwise they may be assured their Accounts will be put into an Attorney's Hands, without Respect to Persons. (11) JOHNSON & TINSLEY.
BULL HILL, Hanover County, July 28, 1773. I INTEND practising PHYSICK and SURGERY, in their various Branches, at this Place; and shall be much obliged to my Friends, and the Publick in general, for their Faviours, who may rely upon my Diligence and due Attendance. I have a fresh Assortment of DRUGS and MEDICINES , which I will dispose of on reasonable Terms, for Cash, or on short Credit. EZEKIEL GILBERT.
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of  William Thompson , deceased, of Portsmouth Town , in Norfolk County , either by Bond, Bill, or Book Account, are requested to make Payment; and those who have Claims against the said Estate are desired to make them known, properly adjusted, to JOHN THOMPSON, Administrator.
To be SOLD, on the 1st of January next, A TRACT containing 666 Acres of good Tobacco and Grain LAND, in Gooshland , whereon is a Plantation in good Order for Cropping, with a Dwellinghouse and all convenient Outbuildings. Also, at the same Time, will be sold ten Virginia born SLAVES , nine of whom are very likely. Any Person inclined to purchase before the Day of Sale may know the Terms by applying to GEORGE BARCLAY, Executor of Mary Cole , deceased.
MOUNT VERNON, July 15, 1773. THE Subscriber having obtained Patents for upwards of twenty Thousand Acres of Land on the Ohio and Great Kanawha (ten Thousand of which are situated on the Banks of the first mentioned River, between the Mouths of the two Kanawhas , and the Remainder on the Great Kanawha , or New River , from the Mouth, or near it, upwards, in one continued Survey) proposes to divide the same into any fixed Tenements that may be desired, and lease them upon moderate Terms, allowing a reasonable Number of Years Rent free, provided, within the Space of two Years from next October , three Acres for every fifty contained in each Lot, and proportionably for a lesser Quantity, shall be cleared, fenced, and tilled; and that, by or before the Time limited for the Commencement of the first Rent, five Acres for every Hundred, and proportionably, as above, shall be enclosed and laid down in good Grass for Meadow; and, moreover, that at least fifty good Fruit Trees for every like Quantity of Land shall be planted on the Premises. Any Persons inclined to settle on these Lands may be more fully informed of the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, near Alexandria , or, in his Absence, to Mr. Landon Washington ; and would do well in communicating their Intentions before the 1st of October next, in Order that a sufficient Number of Lots may be laid off to answer the Demand. As these Lands are among the first which have been surveyed in the Part of the Country they lie in, it is almost needless to premise that none can exceed them in Luxuriance of Soil, or Convenience of Situation, all of them lying upon the Banks either of the Ohio or Kanawha , and abounding in fine Fish and Wildfowl of various Kinds, as also in most excellent Meadows, many of which (by the bountiful Hand of Nature) are, in their present State, almost fit for the Scythe. From every Part of these Lands Water Carriage is now had to Fort Pitt , by an easy Communication; and from Fort Pitt , up the Monongahela , to Redstone , Vessels of convenient Burthen, may, and do pass continually; from whence, by Means of Cheat River , and other navigable Branches of the Monongahela , it is thought the Portage to Potomack may, and will, be reduced within the Compass of a few Miles, to the great Ease and Convenience of the Settlers in transporting the Produce of their Lands to Market. To which may be added, that as Patents have now actually passed the Seals for the several Tracts here offered to be leased, Settlers on them may cultivate and enjoy the Land in Peace and Safety, notwithstanding the unsettled Councils respecting a new Colony on the Ohio ; and as no Right Money is to be paid for these Lands, and a Quitrent of two Shillings Sterling a Hundred, demandable some Years hence only, it is highly probable that they will always be held upon a more desirable Footing than where both these are laid on with a very heavy Hand. And it may not be amiss farther to observe, that if the Scheme for establishing a new Government on the Ohio , in the Manner talked of, should ever be effected, these must be among the most valuable Lands in it, not only on Account of the Goodness of Soil, and the other Advantages above enumerated, but from their Contiguity to the Seat of Government, which more than probable will be fixed at the Mouth of the Great Kanawha . (4) GEORGE WASHINGTON.
To be SOLD on the Premises, on Friday the 13th of AUGUST, A TRACT of LAND in Essex , containing, by Estimation, five Hundred Acres, or thereabouts, being the Land whereon John Merritt lives, and conveyed by Thomas Gresham and the said Merritt to the Subscriber, of which the Publick have heretofore been advertised in the Virginia Gazette , and has lately been recovered by Judgment in the Court of the County aforesaid. Six Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchaser giving Bond and Security to the Subscriber, who undertakes to give Possession. ARCHIBALD RITCHIE.
TO BE SOLD, A VERY valuable PLANTATION on Roanoke River , in Mecklenburg County , containing 450 Acres, whereon is a very good new Dwellinghouse, with two Brick Chimneys and four Fireplaces, a new Kitchen with a Brick Chimney, a Meat House, Dairy, and all other Outbuildings for Cropping, three very good Apple Orchards, two of them latter Fruit, which hangs till November , in all about four Hundred bearing Trees. Near 200 Acres of this Plantation is low Grounds; the high Land is very good, with fine Springs, and Pastures for Sheep, Cattle, and Horses. I will take Negroes in Part, if it can be agreed on. The Terms may be known by applying to me, at the said Plantation, near Taylor's Ferry , at the Mouth of Allen's Creek , very convenient to the Courthouse and to two Churches, and a very good Mill within one Mile. (11) SAMUEL BUGG.
TO BE RENTED, THE Plantation whereon Mr. William Clifton formerly lived, lately possessed by Mr. Samuel Johnson , and at present in the Tenure and Occupation of his Daughter. This Plantation, or Farm, is very pleasantly situated upon Potomack River , about five Miles below Alexandria , and contains about 200 Acres of cleared Land, very good for Grain of every Kind, or Tobacco, and has one of the largest and best Springs on this Side of the Blue Ridge , within twenty Yards of the Door. It has a Front upon the River of near a Mile and a Half, which affords several good Fishing Landings, one of which only, last Spring, rented, during the Shad and Herring Season, for twenty five Pounds. To this Place belongs a well accustomed Ferry, upon the most direct Road leading from Annapolis , through College , Dumfries , and Fredericksburg , to Williamsburg . On the Premises are a Dwellinghouse with two Brick Chimneys and seven Rooms, a Kitchen, Smokehouse, &c. &c. (4) GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Just IMPORTED, and to be SOLD by the Subscriber in Halifax Town, North Carolina , FINE Paste Shoe, Knee, and Stock Buckles; Macassare, Paste, Wax, Pearl, and Moek Garnet Earrings and Necklaces; Paste Sprigs and Bed Pins for the Hair; all Sorts of Finger Rings; Stone Seals, in Gold, Silver, and Pinchbeck; Ditto Sleeve Buttons in Ditto; a large Assortment of Silver and Goldsmiths Work, too tedious to mention.—I engrave MOURNING RINGS, ARMS, CRESTS, SEALS , and all other Sorts of ENGRAVING , in a neat, cheap, and expeditious Manner; also repair all Sorts of CLOCKS and WATCHES , with Expedition, and on the same reasonable Terms. (2) JOHN GEDDY. N. B. I will give 9s. Proc. or 6s. 8d. Virginia Currency, per Ounce, for good OLD SILVER ; and 61. 13s. 4d. Proc. or 51. Virginia Currency, per Ounce, for GOLD .
JUST arrived in Rappahannock, the Good INTENT, Captain Clodd , with forty healthy INDENTED SERVANTS , among whom are many Tradesmen, particularly Shoemakers, a Cooper, a Tailor, a Carpenter and Joiner, a Blacksmith and Farrier, some good Clerks, a Surgeon, several Country Labourers, some fine Boys, some good Sempstresses, Mantua-makers, House Women, &c. The Sale will commence at Leeds Town , on Tuesday the 3d of August , and (if required) a reasonable Credit will be allowed, giving Bond, with approved Security, to (2) THOMAS HODGE.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Accomack, on the 26th of June last, a Negro Fellow named DANIEL , about sixteen Years of Age, of a yellowish Complexion, stoops in his Shoulders, has a down Look, one Side of his Face seems larger than the other, or is awry, and has many Scars on his Back or Breech. I suspect he will get on Board some Vessel, or make for Carolina , and forewarn all Masters of Vessels from harbouring or entertaining him. I will give a Reward of FIFTY SHILLINGS if he is taken in the Colony, or FIVE POUNDS if out thereof, and pay all reasonable Charges for sending him home. CLEMENT PARKER.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, the 17th of this Infant ( July ) from the Glebe Pasture of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County , a sorrel HORSE about 13 Hands and a Half high, with a hanging Mane and short Switch Tail, and branded with the Letter H on one of his Buttocks; he paces, trots, and gallops, and is a little skittish. Whoever brings him to the Glebe, or to Mrs. William Pearce's , at Norway , in Westmoreland , shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward. (11) ALEXANDER BALMAIN.
The Author of THE COMPLETE SURVEYOR To the PUBLICK in general, and to the SUBSCRIBERS in particular. GENTLEMEN, GIVE me Leave to address you once more on the Subject of my intended Publication, and to inform you, that though my Manuscript Copy has met with the greatest Approbation, I have not yet been favoured with a Sufficiency of Subscribers to enable me to carry it into immediate Execution, without running too great a Hazard. I must therefore request the Favour of those Gentlemen who have done me the Honour of subscribing, that they would be pleased to indulge me with a few Months longer, in which Time give me Leave to request the other Wellwishers to mathematical Learning among the Publick that they would be pleased to bestow their generous Assistance to the Publication of so useful an Undertaking, in which they will greatly oblige their Most obedient humble Servant, S. GALE.
RECOMMENDATIONS of the above Work. I HAVE perused several Parts of Mr. Gale's Manuscript Copy of the Work he proposes to publish by Subscription, on the Subject of Surveying, and do believe it will be a very useful Work to most of the Surveyors in North America, as well as others who are desirous of making themselves acquainted with both the Theory and practical Part of that Art. FEBRUARY 26, 1772. S T I R L I N G.
I HAVE perused such Parts of Mr. Gale's Manuscript Copy as relates to Practical Surveying in America (which has been omitted in the former Authors) and I find it to be well handled, and worthy of the Encouragement of the Publick. ALEXANDER COLDEN, Surveyor General of the Colony of New York .
HAVING perused all the most material Parts of Mr. Gale's Manuscript Copy of The Complete Surveyor , I beg Leave to recommend it as a Work, in my Opinion, well deserving the Encouragement of the Publick. PHILADELPHIA, } March 9, 1772. DAVID RITTENHOUSE.
I HAVE perused several Parts of Samuel Gale's Manuscript Copy of  The Complete Surveyor , and am fully convinced that the Rules therein laid down in Practical Surveying, and correctly calculating the Areas of such Surveys when made, especially that Part relating to surveying our rough Lands in America , may be of great Advantage to those concerned in Surveying, as well as others, and therefore think it deserves publick Encouragement. JOHN LUKENS, Surveyor General of Pennsylvania .
I HAVE perused Mr. Gale's Complete Surveyor, and am much pleased with his Manner of treating the Subject. The publishing of it will be a general Advantage, as it contains every Thing necessary for a complete Surveyor; his Rules are extremely good, and his Demonstrations easier, and better adapted to the Understanding of Mankind, than any I have ever met with. BRISTOL, } May 22, 1772. JOHN A. DE NORMANDIE.
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POETS CORNER.
On the STATE of POLAND.
The CANNIBALS. A SONG.
THREE ravenous Creatures, Of grim looking Features! Agreed a poor Pheasant to share; First an Eagle appear'd, Then a Vulture uprear'd, And the third was a rugged she Bear.  All around long have seen, That the Eagle has been Ever watchful and keen after Prey; And to add to his Power, Would not fail to devour Any Creature that lay in his Way.  The Pheasant well knew What his Foes had in View, But the Bear is a Monster in Size! And had the poor Bird To oppose them have stirr'd, The old Brutes would have tore out his Eyes.  By the Vulture no Kind Of Objection we find To strip his old Neighbour was shown; And though barbarous the Deed, Judg'd the Way to proceed By main Force was to pinion him down.  To this Maxim the Bear Lent a true savage Ear; And the better t'accomplish the Work, As an artful Finesse, Of ensnaring Success, Condescends to make Peace with the Turk.  The desirable End Is Dominion t'extend, Yet they cannot their Jealousies smother; Though Friends for a While, When dividing the Spoil, 'Tis Odds they fall foul of each other.  The Gallick Cock saw Bruin lift up her Paw, Nay some at his Silence make Wonder! And say, was he fit To turn into the Pit, That he'd fight, or go Snacks in the Plunder.  'Twas near a Brook Side, That the Pheasant esp'y'd, A Lion 'mongst Thistles a-feeding, To whom his Distress Serv'd alone to express That his Wants for Assistance were pleading.  Humanity bled, When the vile Plot was laid, And the Bird full of Grief weeping sat; This the Lion discerned, But seem'd no more concerned Than if worrying a Hanover Rat.  Would the Lion arouse, His hard Case to espouse, And his Tars to the Baltic advance; When once sally'd forth, 'Twould alarm all the North! And the Bear would be taught a new Dance.  But ne'er in the Field, Till the Cock is well heel'd, Can the Wing's of the Eagle be clipp'd; And ere this comes to bear, The English, I fear, Like the Poles, of their Rights will be stripp'd.  The King, thus abus'd, Of no Crime is accus'd, Yet to crush him they pour forth their Legions; For which they must rue, When the De'il has his Due, And be sent to his bottomless Regions.
WARWICK, July 12, 1773.
PUBLICK Notice is hereby given, that the Concern carried on under the Firm of James and Robert Donald and Company is to be dissolved at the 1st of September next, and that all the Debts due to their Stores kept on the fourth Side of James River will be collected by Mr. Patrick Hunter , to whom all Persons indebted are requested to make Payment, and to whom those who have Demands against the said Company are desired to apply, that they may be discharged.
(4) ROBERT DONALD. The Store at Warwick , at Elam's , in Chesterfield , and a Store in Prince Edward , will be continued (though to a smaller Extent) under the Firm of Robert Donald, Junior, and Company , and under my Management.
To be SOLD, at next Prince Edward August Court,
A TRACT of LAND in the said County, where Miller Woodson formerly kept Store, containing about 300 Acres, on which is an exceeding good Storehouse, a Dwellinghouse, and other necessary Buildings. The Terms will be known on the Day of Sale. I have also for Sale the Tract of LAND formerly advertised, where Archibald McNabb kept Store, and about ten Acres in Chester Town , known by the Name of Booker's Point ; likewise two or three remarkable fine HOUSE SERVANTS, several Articles of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and a Quantity of DRY GOODS which I will sell on reasonable Terms.
WARWICK, July 12, 1773. (4) PATRICK HUNTER.
To be LEI on CHARTER, A new SHIP, William Witherald Master, BURTHEN 450 Hogsheads of Tobacco, Will be ready to take in about the Middle of August. For TERMS apply to JOHN GREENWOOD, Norfolk. (tf)
YORK, July 19, 1773.
The BRIG LIGHTFOOT, CAPTAIN DUNSLEY, Will sail from LONDON, for YORK RIVER, About the 1st of October. Shal be obliged to Gentlemen ordering Goods out about that Time for their FREIGHT. W. GOOSLEY.
Just IMPORTED, in the London, Captain MOSES ROBERTSON, from London,
A CARGO of well assorted GOODS, suitable for setting out a new Store, or for supplying a deficient one. They will be disposed of on moderate Credit, with suitable Security. Letters conveyed to Mr. James Mills at Urbanna , or to Mr. Archibald Ritchie at Hobb's Hole , will be attended to, by JOHN MILLS.
Sundry DAMAGED GOODS, consisting of Irish Linen, Bedtick, Blankets, &c. Imported in the Randolph , Captain McNabb , From LONDON,
Will be SOLD at publick Auction, on Saturday the 7th of August, at Morgan's Ordinary , in Amelia , for the Benefit of the Ensurers. FRANCIS EPES.
DUMFRIES, July 10, 1773.
ALL Persons indebted to Mess. William Craufurd, Thomas Dunmore, and Company, for Dealings with Mr. Edward Conner , deceased, and Mr. William Craufurd , at Alexandria , are desired to make immediate Payment to the Subscriber, who is properly empowered to receive and give Acquittances for any Sums of Money due to them. As a sufficient Indulgence has already been given, it must be expected I shall close the old Accounts in the most expeditious Manner. The Books and Papers are now with me at Dumfries ; and, to make it more convenient for those at a Distance, I shall attend Fairfax Court in the Months of August and September , after which Time Suits will be ordered against every one indebted to the said Company. I am also authorised to receive the Debts due to Mr. William Craufurd, Junior , for lumping Parcels of Goods sold by him. WILLIAM CARR.
To be SOLD, on the Premises, on Monday the 6th of September, and may be entered on next January,
A VALUABLE Tract of LAND on the Fork of Herring Creek and Dorrel Swamp , in King William , containing 735 Acres. It has the Advantage of a fine Stream of Water, whereon might be built an excellent Grist Mill, well situated for Custom; the Soil is good for Tobacco, Wheat, and Corn, the Land is well timbered, and has on it an Overseer's House, a Quarter, and other Houses convenient for Copping. A good Right will be warranted, and the Terms made known on the Day of Sale. Any Person inclining to purchase may see the Land by applying to the Subscriber, near Aylett's Warehouse . REUBEN TURNER.
To be SOLD by Auction, at Prince George Courthouse, on Tuesday the 14th of SEPTEMBER, being Court Day,
A VALUABLE Tract of LAND on Warwick Swamp , in the said County, being the unimproved Moiety of the Tract on which Mr. John Thompson, Junior , now lives, containing about 792 Acres, and will be sold altogether, or divided, as may suit the Purchasers; also a small Piece joining the former, containing 60 Acres. Credit will be allowed till the 1st of January 1775, on giving Bond, with approved Security. These Lands were formerly in Dispute between Captain John Thompson and his Son John ; but as they have both joined in a Conveyance to me, the Title is now indisputable. Any Person desirous to purchase may see the Land by applying to Mr. Nathaniel Harrison of Sussex , near the Premises. (8) W. GOOSLEY.
RUN away from the Subscriber, a Negro Man named JACK, a well set, full faced, Country born Fellow, about thirty five Years of Age, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, has for some Time gone as Skipper of one of my Flats, and carried with him the Clothes usually wore by Watermen. He was lately seen lurking about Mr. Sterling Thornton's at Verina , where he has a Wife, and has been absent from my Service since February last. Whoever apprehends the said Slave, and conveys him to me in Petersburg , or secures him in Jail, and advises me thereof, shall be well rewarded for any Trouble and Expense they may be at. EDWARD BRISBANE.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Hanover, an indented Servant Man named JOHN COWGILL , about twenty five Years of Age, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, a thick well set Man, with short light coloured Hair, and had on an Osnaburg Shirt and Trousers, a Pair of Shoes, and a Hat. As he has been used to the Sea, I imagine he may make down the Country: All Masters of Vessels are therefore cautioned from harbouring or carrying him out of the Colony. Whoever brings him to me in Hanover , or to Mr. John Brooke in Richmond , shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward, and be paid all reasonable Charges. JOHN HARRIS.
FIFTEEN POUNDS REWARD.
RUN away from NEASCO Furnace, two Convicts, and an indented Servant, belonging to the Honourable John Tayloe, Esquire, vice JOSEPH LOVEDAY , from the West of England, about twenty three Years of Age, five Feet seven Inches high, of a ruddy Complexion, with sandy coloured Hair, a red Beard, a pretty smooth Face, very squeaking Voice, a large Scar on his Throat, and his Knee has been disjointed when he was a Boy, which makes him trail his Leg when he walks. He went off some Time last Fall, and was seen, I am lately told, about Mr. Zee's Iron Works, in Frederick County ; so that it is presumed he is still in that or some of the back Counties, and may be employed in the Farming or Team-driving Business, which he professed, but is very ignorant of both. He carried with him a blue Fearnought and a white Cotton Jacket, long Trousers dyed brown with Tan Bark, and in other Respects was clothed as Servants commonly are. The other Convict is named TYNIE ROACH , a Lad about twenty Years of Age, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, and ran away, last Month, from a Sloop of Colonel Taylor's , then in Rappahannock ; he is fair, though of a ruddy Complexion, somewhat pitted with the Smallpox, has a smooth insinuating Tongue, light coloured Hair, and has been a Sailor ever since he came in the Country, which is about four Years ago. He had on, and took with him, a new blue Fearnought Jacket with Horn Buttons, a blue double breasted Jacket with large Metal Buttons, a red Silk Handkerchief, a good many Osnaburg Shirts which he stole from the Sloop's Crew, besides a white one he stole from the Master, a Pair of Leather Breeches, a new Felt Hat bound round with red Ferret, and a Band of the same. The indented Servant is named JAMES M'LANE , a Scotchman, of the most unparallelled Ingratitude, and ran away, last Winter, from a Schooner in Potomack River , which I imprudently had made him Skipper of. He is a short well made Man, of a brown Complexion, with black Hair tied behind, and had a Variety of Clothes of his own which he carried with him, after selling his Bed Clothes, and those allowed him by his Master. He talks very much of his Feats in the last War, and of having been in most Parts of the World. Whoever secures the said Servants, or either of them, so that they may be had again, shall have the above Reward for each, and be paid all reasonable Charges. THOMAS LAWSON.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, at Cabin Point , a DARK BAY HORSE about four Feet five or six Inches high, with a Star in his Forehead, a hanging Mane and long Bob Tail, is a little Cat-hamm'd, and I believe has a Brand, but it cannot be described. He was raised by James Worham , deceased, in Brunswick , near Eaton's Ferry . Whoever brings him to me shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. (tf) ARCHIBALD DUNLOP.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber's Plantation in Prince George, about the 20th of June, a brown bay HORSE about four Feet six or seven Inches high, appears to be old, but is not more than eight or nine Years; he was poor when taken, trots remarkably high, is much rubbed about the Shoulders and Sides by working in the Plough and Cart, and branded on the near Buttock E.B. I imagine he may have made out either to my Plantation on Roxany (where he belongs) or to Captain Edward Booker's , where he was bred. Whoever brings him to me, to Mr. Thomas Collins , Overseer at Roxany , or to John Parkinson , Overseer at Amelia old Courthouse, shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward. (tf) NATHANIEL HARRISON.
TO BE SOLD, TWO Thousand five Hundred and twenty Acres of LAND in Cumberland , commonly known by the Name of SAINT JAMES'S ; one Thousand four Hundred and twenty Acres in the Counties of Goochland and Cumberland , on both Sides of James River , opposite to Els Island ; and one Thousand four Hundred and eighty Acres on Herring Creek , in Charles City County . The above Tracts of Land were of the Estate of the late John Wayles , deceased, devised to the Subscribers, and are now offered for Sale. Persons disposed to purchase may be informed of the Terms, on Application to any one of the Subscribers; and the Times of Payment will be made easy, on giving Bond and Security to THOMAS JEFFERSON. FRANCIS EPPES. HENRY SKIPWITH.
WHEREAS many of the Gentlemen who purchased Negroes of the Subscribers last Summer have hitherto made but very partial Payments, this is therefore to inform all those who are still indebted to us, that, unless they are punctual in discharging their Bonds and Notes at the ensuing Meeting of the Merchants, in Williamsburg , the same will be put in Suit immediately after, without any farther Notice, or Respect of Persons. (5) JOHN LAWRENCE, WILLIAM CALL, & Co.
TO BE SOLD, And may be entered on immediately, A VALUABLE Tract of LAND in Brunswick , containing about 1000 Acres, of which about 100 Acres are cleared. On the Plantation is an exceeding good Dwellinghouse, underpinned with Brick, with three Brick Chimnies, a Kitchen with a Brick Chimney, and all other Outhouses necessary for a Family and Copping, all new built; also a very fine Apple and Peach Orchard. The Land lies within twelve Miles of Hick's Ford , and joins the Road to Eaton's Ferry . A good Title will be made the Purchaser, and the Terms may be known by applying to the Subscriber, at Cabin Point . (tf) ADAM FLEMING.
WILLIAMSBURG, July 8, 1773.
COMMITTED to the publick Jail, from Prince George, a Negro Fellow named TOM , who either knows not or will not tell, to whom he belongs. As there is Reason to believe he has not the Clothes on in which he made his Elopement, a Description of them is unnecessary. He is about five Feet eight Inches high, appears to be about twenty five Years of Age, of a pretty dark Complexion, with a Scar deeply impressed in his Forehead resembling a Hook, and, being a new Negro, cannot speak to be understood. The Owner is desired to pay Charges, and take him away. (12) PETER PELHAM.
To be SOLD to the highest Bidder, on Thursday the 26th of August, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, A VERY valuable Tract of LAND on James River , in Amberst County , a few Miles below Doctor William Cabell's , containing about six Hundred Acres of high and low Grounds, running above a Mile on the River. It is about Half the Tract on which John Howard formerly lived, including the Dwellinghouse, &c. and a beautiful Situation to live on, with cleared low Grounds sufficient for a good Plantation, a remarkable natural Fish Pond, and a Fishery for white Shads. The Place is suitable for Wheat, as well as for Tobacco or Hemp. At the same Time will be sold, if a suitable Price should be offered, an Island adjacent, and the remaining Part of the above mentioned Tract of Land, either separate or altogether. Part of the Purchase Money will be wanted at the Day of Sale, on the Premises, or in October next at farthest, and the Remainder will be made easy to the Buyer, by sundry Payments, as shall be then agreed on. THOMAS PROSSER, NEIL CAMPBELL, WILLIAM PRESTON, } Trustees. N. B. An undoubted Title, in Fee Simple, will be made by the Trustees, and, if required, I also myself will join in the Conveyance. JOHN HOWARD.
For SALE, or to be LEASED for a TERM of YEARS, A LOT in the Town of Newcastle , conveniently situated on the main Street, whereon is a large commodious Storehouse thirty six Feet by twenty six, a Granary fifty Feet by thirty two, a Stable, Chair House, &c. and the whole in very good Order. For Terms inquire of (tf) SAMUEL PEARSON.
YORK Town, June 9, 1773.
THE Subscribers being very solicitous to comply with the Will of their Testator, the late Honourable William Nelson , desire that all Persons who were indebted to him will endeavour to make as speedy Payments as possible. Those who have Accounts open on his Books, and who cannot immediately discharge the Balances, are desired to give their Bonds. This Request is the more necessary, as most of the Legacies bequeathed by the Testator are to be paid in Sterling Money, and he has directed that his younger Sons Fortunes shall be placed out at Interest upon undoubted Securities, so soon as it can be done. Those who have any Demands are desired to make them immediately known. THOMAS NELSON. THOMAS NELSON, Junior. HUGH NELSON. RO. C. NICHOLAS.
TO BE SOLD, ABOUT fourteen Thousand Acres of exceeding good LAND in the County of Pittsylvania . For Terms apply to Mr. Hugh Rose of Amberst , who will treat with any Person inclining to purchase, and be empowered to make a legal Title. CAROLINE, May 7, 1773. (tf) THOMAS LOMAX.
TO BE SOLD, A VALUABLE Tract of LAND, containing about sixteen Hundred Acres, more or less, lying on the River Schenado , in Berkley County (formerly Frederick ) which is one of the most flourishing Counties in Virginia . The Land is exceeding good, well timbered, and adapted to the raising of all Kinds of Grain, as well as Tobacco, and has the Advantage of a very fine Stream of Water on which is a Blomery with two Fires, a good Stone Merchant Mill with two Pair of Stones, a Saw Mill, a Distillery conveniently situated, a Smith's Shop, a Cooper's Shop, and many other Outhouses. There are about a Hundred and fifty Acres of Land cleared, and about fifty Acres of Meadow may be made with a very small Expense, one Half of which may be watered any Day in the Year. A Stock of Cattle, Horses, and Hogs, some Household Furniture, and all Kinds of Utensils proper for carrying on the above different Branches of Business, will be sold with or without the Land. For farther Particulars inquire of Mr. William Little , on the Premises. Credit will be allowed for Part of the Purchase Money, the Purchaser giving Bond, with Security if required. For Terms apply to the Honourable George William Fairfax , Esquire, Carlyle and Dalton in Alexandria , or Preesen Bewdon in Norfolk . (tf)