The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1771-11-21 00:00:00

VIRGINIA
GAZETTE.
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An AMERICAN to the Reverend SAMUEL HENLEY.
REVEREND SIR!
A S I never received till last Night your Answer to the Argument of A CHURCH OF ENGLAND MAN, in Favour of establishing a Bishoprick on our Continent...
unhappy Situation at present none can deny; but all have Reason to lament, as by it we are deprived of one of the most likely Means to aggrandize any People...
No Wonder that such Men as these will sometimes deceive a Bishop, and others, and get into the Ministry, when even a Judas was numbered with our blessed Saviour's Apostles.
ed and acknowledge your Errour, the only Oblation, I think, by which you can make Atonement to the People. And, Sir, as a Friend, I advise you to give over all Thoughts of making a Person your Quarry who is attempt it...
F O N T H I L L, { 40s. paid. } AN AMERICAN. October 25, 1771.
Q U E B E C, October 10.
ON Thursday, the 26th of September last, between the Hours of four and five in the Evening, happened the following extraordinary Accident, namely: Upon the Arrival of a young Man, in a Calash, at one Joseph Renaud's Door, in the Parish of St. Peter's, Peter's, South River, the Earth opened, swallowed up, and buried him under its Mass...
The Immersion has formed a Bank at least three Acres broad, the Height of which exceeds the Shore by about fifteen Feet. It has shut up the Channel of the River in such a Manner that the Waters had not ceased to reflow the 29th, and left it quite dry below the Bank.
It is a difficult Matter to discover the Cause of so extraordinary a Falling, as there was not the least Sign of an Earthquake, and as it was a Hill, the Declivity of which to the River was very gentle; yet as the Land formed a small Creek, against which the Waters struck, and had cut a very deep Channel therein, it is to be presumed that, having, by Degrees, washed away the Earth, which is of a very soft Clay, it had, in Course of Time, made a subterraneous Passage.
It is to be observed, that some Days before this Accident the Chimney seemed to the Master of the House to have sunk, and a few Stones had fallen down.
On the Whole, we leave it to the Consideration of Persons of better Judgment to give some more natural Reasons for the above fatal Event.
N E W L O N D O N, October 25.
ON the 20th of August last the Brig Lucretia, Captain Joseph Packwood, failed from this Port bound to Martinico; and on the 9th of September, in Latitude 30, Longitude 64, at 5 P. M. he met with a violent Hurricane, when the Vessel was over-set, and lay on her Beam Ends fifteen Minutes, in which Time they threw over forty six Horses and Oxen, almost every Article was washed off the Deck, and the Main-mast carried away below the Deck.
Last Week Captain Chapman arrived here from St. Martin's; on the 21st of September he met with a violent Hurricane, when his Vessel was over-set, and he lost both Anchors, his Boat, and Part of the Cargo of Salt; himself knocked overboard, but providentially got in again.
N E W Y O R K, October 31.
Extract of a Letter from Kingston, in Jamaica, September 16, 1771.
ON the 3d Instant, about eight o'Clock, we had a most dreadful and terrible Earthquake, which lasted about one Minute; had it continued about Half that Time longer, every House in this City must have been levelled to the Ground. The Shock was so severe that it was with much Difficulty People could keep their Feet.

PHILADELPHIA, October 31.
By Captain Martin, from Cape Nicholas, we have the following Intelligence. That about the Beginning of this Month Captain Brown, in a Brig from Virginia, arrived without the Cape in a most shattered Condition, having been in a Hurricane on the 15th, in Latitude 23: 30, in which he lost both his Masts, was laid on his Beam Ends for thirty six Hours, lost one Man overboard, had his Cables forced into the Cabin by the heavy Seas he continually shipped, which carried away the Bulkhead, drove out the Dead Lights, and washed his Boats and every Thing off his Deck. In this Condition they were fifteen Days without Provisions or Water, except one Piece of Pork which they luckily found jammed in the Sternage, until they providentially arrived off the Harbour; that another Brig from Virginia arrived at the Mole, with the Lofs of her Foremast and Bolprit, and a Sloop from Rhode Island, with the Lofs of her Mast; that two large Schooners belonging to Salem were lost among the Keys, and all on Board perished; and several other Vessels were lost on the Keys, but unknown where they belonged; and that the Master of a Vessel who came down from St. Eustatia informed that several Vessels were lost in the Windward Islands.
Sunday last arrived here the Schooner Susannah, Captain Palmer, from Cape Nicholas, with whom came Captain Langden, late of the Schooner Johanna, who was cast away on the West Caucasus the 14th of September last, on his Passage from South Carolina for Jamaica, from whence he got to Turks Island with the People and Part of the Cargo; while there, on the 17th of September, they had a hard Gale of Wind, when a Sloop commanded by Captain Groves, belonging to New London, was drove ashore and lost; Captain Dorrel's Sloop, belonging there, was drove ashore and lost her Mast; a Schooner, Captain Buffington, parted both her Cables and drove to Sea; two Sloops from New England rode it out.
LEIGHORN, August 14.
LETTERS received here from the Levant import that General Count Alexiewicz Orlow, two Days after his Arrival at Patos, gave Orders that both the Russian Land and Sea Forces in the Archipelago should be got together, in order to execute some important Enterprise; that the Russian Fleet had already put to Flight the Turkish Squadron in the Black Sea; that the former approaches nearer and nearer to the Canal of Constantinople; and that the Squadron of Vice Admiral Arff, which forms the Vanguard of the Russian Fleet, has taken the Island of Tasso, three Miles from the Coasts of Romania.
VENICE, August 24. Letters from Corfu advise that the Ottoman Fleet, consisting of fifty six Sail, having ventured out of the Dardanelles whilst Rear Admiral Arff was cruising in the Straits of Tenedos, the Russians had attacked and pursued it into the Port of Modon, where they entirely burnt or destroyed it, except four Caravelles, which remain in their Possession. This Engagement happened on the 5th of last Month.
LONDON, September 7.
A LETTER from Portsmouth, dated September 6th, mentions that the Person who gave Information concerning the setting the Dock-yard on Fire arrived there that Day in Custody of one of his Majesty's Messengers, they having travelled all Night; he was carried before the Governor, to whom it is said he gave Information against a Romish Priest, and a Person who goes by the Name of Captain, both of whom left the Town as soon as it was known what the Informer was in Custody for. The Letter adds, that some other People there are suspected of being concerned in the iniquitous Transaction.
It is said that Britain, now confined in Reading Jail for Forgery, still continues his Threats against certain great Persons in high Offices, with Respect to setting Portsmouth Dock on Fire, and that he will certainly put them in Execution, unless they give him a Thousand Pounds to hold his Tongue, and procure his Pardon in Case he is found guilty.
It is said that the two under Secretaries of State have been down to Reading, and taken Depositions from Britain, confined in the Jail there, relative to the Fire at Portsmouth.
The Reason why Dudley was referred for Examination to the Lord Mayor, on the Affair of Portsmouth Fire, was to prevent the popular Party from throwing any Reflections on the Ministry, by saying that capital Information was suppressed. "Let our Enemies (said Lord Sandwich) have the Management of the Evidence, and the People must believe us innocent, if, under their own Favourites, no Accusation is urged against our Characters."
Extract of a Letter from Pisa, August 20.
"Prince Charles Stuart, otherwise called here Baron de Douglas, is at present in this Place, where he has resided near these three Months, using the Baths and drinking the Waters for his Health; he looks well, and seems full of Spirits; he converses with some Russian Officers which we have here. I imagine Rome is not the most agreeable Place in the World to him, for he is not acknowledged there by the Titles his Father used to be, the Pope having absolutely forbid it, so that only dry Compliments pass between his Holiness and him. A poor Scotch Priest was banished Rome in the late Pope's Time for calling him King; but the People in Rome, when he appears in publick Places, will not be restrained from calling him Prince de Galle. I had almost forgot to tell you that Doctor Smollet has taken up his Residence here."
A Correspondent says, Nothing could exceed the Civility shown to the Duke of Cumberland on his late Visit to the North. The Corporation of Berwick were so extremely civil as to eat their Words, and give their late Petition to the Throne the Lie direct. In that corporate Act they complain of the grossest Violation of the Constitution, and are refused Redress. In this corporate Act, of an Address to the King's Brother, they declare their Happiness in living under the Government of a Prince who maintains their Rights and Privileges secure. Monstrans horrendum! cui lumen ademptum! Lady Grosvenor is at present at a small House near Barnes in Surrey; but it is said that her Ladyship has declared her Intentions of going abroad, of residing there for Life, and of excluding herself from the World.
The Northington East-Indian, lately arrived, hath brought over an Arabian Poney, extremely fierce and ravenous, valued at three Thousand Guineas, and the Whelp of a wild Tiger. In her Passage she met with a Storm, when both got loose. The Horse killed one Man and devoured him, and tore out the Bowels of another, before they could secure him again. The Whelp got upon the Gib Boom, where it sat a considerable Time, to the no small Terror of the Ship's Company; at last a Sailor swore, if the Captain would give him a Can, he would fetch it down if it was the Devil. The Promise given, up went the Tar, and brought him down as gentle as a Lamb. The Whelp, it is supposed, had a strong Sensation of its Danger, and expresses its Gratitude to his kind Preserver by permitting him to Play with him with great Familiarity, whilst to every other Person who approaches him he shows the Ferocity of his Nature.
September 17. It is said that Dudley will be prosecuted by the Ministry for a Defraud (if he fails in his Affection) as they can prove he has obtained Money from them under false Pretences.
Extract of a Letter from Kilmarnock, September 8.
"This Day General Paoli, and Count Bartynski, the Polish Ambassador, accompanied by James Botwell, Esquire, arrived here from Auchincleugh House; and, after receiving the Freedom of this Town, they set out for Glasgow."
Last Sunday Advice was received, by Express, from Paris, to a Merchant of this City, that an Account was brought there of the sailing of two Fleets, one from Brest, and the other from Toulon; that they had taken on Board Provisions for six Months, but to what Part they were bound was kept a profound Secret. It farther says that Councils are daily held, and that Count de Guignes is present at all of them.
A Merchant in Portugal writes to his Correspondent in London in the following Words: "Some secret Expedition is in Agitation here; the Council frequently assemble, and has very long Debates, and an Order is issued for taking an accurate Survey of all the warlike Stores of this Kingdom."
The Russian Fleet in the Levant is divided into Squadrons. One, under the Command of M. Greich, cruises near Smyrna and Scio; Admiral Spofford commands the second, near Micone and Paros; the third cruises between Cape St. Ange and Cerigo, under the Command of Admiral Arff; and the fourth is between Tenedos and Mytelene, commanded by M. Breitenzow.
It is now said the Parliament will meet, for the Despatch of Business, some Time in November.
ST. JAMES's, September 7. His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Charles Murray, Esquire, to be Agent and Consul General in the Islands of the Madeiras, on the Resignation of Thomas Cheap, Esquire.
READING, September 5. Britain, now in our Jail, was committed for uttering five forged Letters of Advice that Draw, his would be tendered the next Day, which accordingly was done by him, though not accepted. Alderman Peers's Hand was forged, and another City Tradesman's, for small Draughts. Britain offers, on Condition of a free Pardon, to disclose the Whole of that material Transaction at Portsmouth; likewise of his enlisting Men in England, &c. for the French Service, who employed him, and supported him with Cash for both those wicked Practices. Neither does he hesitate to declare, they will not publicly regard his Information, for Fear of their own Safety.
September 14. Britain, who has lately engaged the publick Attention, by acknowledging himself to be one of the Incendiaries employed to burn
Portsmouth Dockyard, still persists in his former Declaration, and seems greatly disappointed that no Order has yet been received for his Removal to London. He denies having the least Knowledge of Dudley, and is quite silent relative to the Particulars of the Fire, though he sometimes appears fond of giving a Detail of the various Scenes of Villainy in which he has been engaged; among others, he mentions having received a Sum of Money, in June 1770 (in Conjunction with four more) to shoot a great Man in Hyde Park, which, he says, would actually have been effected, had not his Pistol missed Fire.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 21.
THIS Day the Honourable PEYTON RANDOLPH, Esquire, our old and worthy Representative, was again unanimously elected to represent this City in the next General Assembly.
A Gentleman yesterday had the Misfortune to lose upwards of twenty Pounds worth of Linen by the following droll Accident. An old Negro Woman having gone to the Gentleman's Lodging for her foul Linen, on her Return home she called in at a Kitchen to light her Pipe, when some Words happening between her and some other Negroes, she set down her Basket, and in stooping some Fire fell out of her Pipe among the Linen. The Quarrel adjusted, she replaced the Basket on her Head, and took her Route home; when all of a sudden the Linen burst out in a Blaze, to the no small Diverion of many Spectators, though very considerable Lofs of the Owner.
The Alexandria, Haste, from London, is arrived in Rappahannock; the Commerce, Conkie, from Glasgow, the Cunninghame, Buchanan, from Liverpool and Glasgow, and Betsey, Danby, from London, in James River; and the Jane, Banks, from Liverpool, in York River, who says that a War with France was much talked of in England when he came away.
At the Theatre, on Saturday the 23rd Instant, EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR, with DAMON AND PHILLIDA.
Advertisements
WILLIAMSBURG, November 21, 1771.
ALL Persons who are indebted to the Estate of John Blair, Esquire, late of this City, deceased, are desired to make speedy Payment, and thereby enable us to satisfy the Demands against the Estate. We shall take it kind of all those who have any Claims, whether arising on Contracts made by the Testator on his own Account, or as Security for others, if they would make them immediately known to JOHN BLAIR, JAMES BLAIR, } Executors.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 21, 1771.
PURSUANT to the last Will of our deceased Father, we purpose, on the 11th Day of next Month, to sell to the highest Bidder four Tenements near the Church, in the said City, and another adjoining the Lot of the late Mrs. Blackly, on the South. There are Tenants in all of them at present, but we will deliver them to the Purchasers at Christmas next, except one of the said four, which Mr. John Holt is to possess till the 22nd Day of next July. Also, on the 5th Day of the same Month, we intended to sell, at Hanover Court, a Tract of Land in that County containing one Thousand seven Hundred and fifty Acres, commonly called Brewer's, having been formerly occupied by a Man of that Name. The Credit to be allowed the Purchasers, and other Conditions, will be particularly mentioned at the Sales.
JOHN BLAIR, JAMES BLAIR, } Executors.
RUN away, a likely Negro Woman called SALL COOPER, belonging to the Estate of John Blair, Esquire, deceased, between twenty and thirty Years of Age, and has lost the first Joint of the Finger next the little Finger of her left Hand. As she has been for some Time past much in the Company of a white Man, who is lately gone to No-folk, she is probably lurking in that Place. Whoever will deliver her to us in Williamsburg shall receive FORTY SHILLINGS, besides all reasonable Expenses. JOHN BLAIR, JAMES BLAIR.
BY Decree of the Honourable the Court of Vice Admiralty, to be SOLD, on Tuesday the 26th Instant (November) at Burwell's Ferry, for ready Money, the Brigantine PEGGY, with her Rigging, Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture; also a large Quantity of COFFEE, PIMENTA, and GINGER, RUM, SUGAR, and MOLOSSES, several Barrels of SWEET ORANGES and LIMES. JOHN TYLER, Marshal.
CABIN POINT, November 12, 1771.
AS it is out of the Power of the Cabin Point Inspectors to collect the Money that arises from shipping Tobacco, it is desired of all Persons to send the Money with their Notes, or their Tobacco will not be delivered. PUTNEY & HOWARD.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 18, 1771.
WHEREAS the shop lately kept by Mr. Andrew Anderson, in this City, is become the sole Property of the Subscriber, as also the Debts due to the said Shop, I do hereby give Notice that all Balances which remain unpaid by the last Day of next December will have Suits commenced against them, without Respect of Persons, or any farther Notice. I have added the above mentioned Shop to my own, which is kept by Mr. James Russell, the same Person that kept the other; where all Gentlemen, Practitioners and others, may be supplied at the same low Rates, for ready Money only. JAMES CARTER.
WILLIAM & MARY College, November 20, 1771.
IT having been currently reported that the present Minister of Orange was recommended by me to that Parish, I have taken this Opportunity to inform the Publick that the Report is absolutely false. S. HENLEY.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 21, 1771.
THE Trustees, not thinking it proper to proceed on the Sale of Colonel Philip Johnsen's Land, near this City, on the 31st of October last, according to their former Advertisement, without an exact Survey of the valuable Tract called Tutty's Neck, and having the Land contiguous to the Town laid out in small Parcels, now give Notice that they intend to sell those Lands on Tuesday the 10th of December, at four o'Clock in the Afternoon, before Mr. Southall's Door; when the Plan of the Survey and Division will be shown to any who are inclined to buy. The Purchasers will be allowed two years Credit; and it is expected they are to give Bonds, with unexceptionable Securities, which are to carry Interest from the Time they bear Date. PEYTON RANDOLPH, RO. C. NICHOLAS, LEWIS BURWELL, } Trustees. PHILIP W. CLAIBORNE.
A JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER, that understands his Business perfectly, and comes well recommended, will meet with good Encouragement by applying to me, in Newcastle. WILLIAM MARROW.
To be SOLD, on the 9th of January next, at New Kent Courthouse.
THE LAND whereon Richard Terrell, deceased, lately lived, near the Courthouse, containing about thirteen or fourteen Hundred Acres; the Land will be laid off in Lots. Credit will be allowed to suit the Purchasers, on giving Bond and Security to FREDERICK HARRIS, ZACHARIAH LEWIS, } Executors. GARRET MINOR,
To be SOLD, very cheap,
TWO LOTS, or Half Acres of Ground, on the main Street in Frederickburg, whereon is a genteel well built Brick House; likewise a LOT on the River, near the former, where Vessels of large Burthen may lie close to the Shore. Inquire of Mr. Roger Dixon in Frederickburg, or the Subscriber at William and Mary College. JOHN DIXON.
N. B. Credit will be allowed for Half the Purchase Money, on giving good Security, and paying Interest from the Date.
JUST arrived from London, the Ship Alexandria, Captain Haffie, with forty five CONVICT SERVANTS, and several indentured Ones for four Years. All the Convicts, as well as the indentured Servants, are from the Country, and among them are many Tradesmen, namely, Weavers, an exceeding good Shoemaker, a Gardener, an extraordinary good Blacksmith, a Tanner, Carpenters, Joiners, Cabinet Makers, a Bricklayer, a Surgeon and Apothecary, a Currier, a Jeweller, a Butcher, a Book-keeper, Schoolmasters, many Farmers, &c. The Sale will commence at Leeds Town, on Wednesday the 27th Instant, and continue till all are sold. Six Months Credit will be allowed the Purchasers, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to JAMES MILLS, and Company.
** We think it necessary to assure the Publick that the above Servants are remarkably healthy, as there is not a sick Person on Board the Ship.
ON the 6th of this Instant (November) I took up, near the Mouth of Occanock Creek, in the County of Northampton, a new SCHOONER, not quite rigged, about fifteen Hundred Bulths Burthen. She was over-set, and I was obliged to cut away her Masts to right her. She is much wrecked, and it is doubtful whether the Hull can be saved. I have taken off her Rigging, and have saved her Anchors and Cables. It appears, by some Papers found in the Vessel, that the Captain's Name was Joseph Gale. The Owner may be informed of the whole Affair by applying to me, in Northampton. WILLIAM MAJOR.
ON the 5th of December, on the Premises, will be rented to the highest Bidder, for a Term of Years, or as then can be agreed on, the LAND and FERRY called Booker's, on Staunton River, in the County of Halifax. The Ferry alone is worth near a Hundred a Year, and a very profitable Ordinary might be erected, being one of the most publick Passages on that River.
To be SOLD at the Indianfields, in Charles City, on Friday the 6th of December,
ALL the personal Estate of Captain Littlebury Hardyman, deceased, consisting of Household Goods and Furniture, Stocks of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep, a Chariot with Harness for six Horses, and a single Chair. Six Months Credit will be allowed, on giving Bond and Security. The Sale will begin at ten o'Clock, and continue from Day to Day till all is sold. All Persons that have any Demands against the said Estate are desired to make them known, and those who are indebted to make immediate Payment to. WILLIAM GREEN MUNFORD, } Executors. LITTLEBURY IRBY,
To be SOLD for ready Money, on Monday the 9th of December, at the late Mansion House of Mr. Drury Dunn, deceased, in Dinwiddie County,
ABOUT six or eight NEGROES, the Crops of Indian CORN and FODDER, PLANTATION TOOLS, HORSES, HOGS, and sundry other personal Matters. All Persons indebted to that Estate, by Purchases at the former Sale, are desired to make Payment on that Day, as their Bonds then become due, and no farther Indulgence can be given; and all Persons that have any Demands against the Estate are desired to make them then known, to the Administrators. 2||
To be SOLD, to the highest Bidder, on Thursday the 28th of December, at Sussex Courthouse, being Court Day,
A Valuable Tract of LAND, on Nottaway River, containing twelve Thousand Acres, or thereabouts, well situated for making Corn, Wheat, and Tobacco. Twelve or eighteen Months Credit will be allowed, if required, for the greatest Part of the Purchase Money, on giving Bond, with good Security, to JOHN SYME.
NEW KENT, November 16, 1771.
RUN away from Providence Forge, on the 3rd Instant, a Negro Man named COOPER, about five Feet ten Inches high, thirty five Years old, bends a little in one Knee, has a long Visage, and shows his Teeth remarkably when he speaks. He took with him a gray Bearskin Coat, a Cotton Jacket, Osnaburg Shirt, white Russia Drill Breeches, Yarn Stockings, new Shoes with Iron tacked Soles, and a Half worn Felt Hat. It is probable he is gone towards Colonel Grymes's Forge, where he once lived, and has a Wife, or to Port Royal, where he has Relations. Whoever apprehends the said Slave, and delivers him to Mr. William Douglas, at the said Forge, shall have FIVE POUNDS Reward, or FIFTY SHILLINGS if secured in any Jail, so that we may get him again. JERDONE & HOLT.
STRAYED from the Subscriber, the 16th of this Instant (November) a dun black MARE about four Feet nine Inches high, branded on the Shoulder or Buttock HD in a Piece, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, and some Saddle Spots. Also a thin made bright bay HORSE about four Feet eight Inches high, with a black Mane and Tail, the Hair worn off with Traces, and branded on the near Buttock B. Whoever will deliver the said Horses to Mr. Charles Hansford, at the Halfway House between Williamsburg and York, shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward. 2|| JOHN WAGSTAFF.
COMMITTED to Sussex Jail, on the 12th of this Instant (November) a Mundingo Negro Man who cannot, or will not, tell his Owner's Name; he is about five Feet six Inches high, clothed in Negro Cotton, has on an Osnaburg Shirt, and says his Name is PETER. The Owner is desired to prove his Property, pay Charges, and take him away. 2|| ROBERT OWEN, Jailer.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Chesterfield, a tall slim Negro Man named CHARLES, who I have Reason to believe belongs to Captain Francis Epps of Amelia; he has the customary Clothing of Plantation Negroes. The Owner is desired to prove his Property, pay Charges, and take him away. JAMES BALL, Jailer.
WHEREAS his Excellency the Earl of DUNMORE has been pleased to appoint me to act as Deputy Auditor, in the Room of the Honourable John Blair, Esquire, deceased, I have therefore taken this Opportunity to request the Favour of the several Sheriffs concerned to be punctual in making their annual Returns, and settling their Accounts; and I beg Leave to inform the said Sheriffs that no partial Settlements will be admitted, and hope that the several Deputies who collect in each County will, for the future, attend together at the Office (which, till farther Notice is given, will be held at the usual Place) that the Settlement of the respective Counties may be completed at the same Time. EDWARD FOY.
NORFOLK, November 13, 1771.
A LAD of fifteen or sixteen Years of Age, with a good Character, who has had a proper Education, is wanted as an Apprentice in the Business of Surgery, Pharmacy, &c. An Apprentice Fee will be expected. 4 RAMSAY & TAYLOR.
TREASURY OFFICE, November 13, 1771.
BEING informed that some Doubts prevail amongst the Inspectors and other Collectors of the Duties and Taxes, I have to inform them that the Taxes on Writs, Ordinary Licences, and Wheel Carriages, are continued till the 25th of October 1775. For each Hoghead of Crop Tobacco there is to be paid three Shillings, and for every Hoghead of Transfer five Shillings and Sixpence, under the Tobacco Law. Besides this there was an additional Duty of one Shilling and Sixpence a Hoghead continued to the 25th of October last, and from that Day, when the one and Sixpence Duty ceased, the Inspectors are to receive an additional Duty of three Shillings for each Hoghead of Crop and Transfer till the 25th of October 1775; the Whole to be paid before the Delivery of the Tobacco, and the Accounts to be settled on or before the 10th of November, in each Year. It is hoped that this will be attended to without farther Notice, and that the utmost Punctuality will be observed in these and all other Transactions with the Treasury.
I SHOULD be glad to exchange Gold and Silver for ANY of the OLD TREASURY NOTES, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE TEN THOUSAND POUNDS EMISSION IN 1770, ESPECIALLY SUCH AS ARE TATTERED OR DEFACED. R. C. NICHOLAS, Treasurer.

A MODEST, well behaved young Man, will be glad to be employed in teaching English, Arithmetick, and Mathematicks. Inquire of the Printer.
To be RENTED by the Year, or LEASED for a Term of Years, a Plantation on HAMPTON River known by the Name of
LITTLE SCOTLAND, containing about seventy Acres, of fine rich LAND, a good DWELLING-HOUSE genteelly papered and wainscotted, with three Rooms below, a Passage fourteen Feet wide, three Rooms and a Piazza above, and two Brick Cellars; also a KITCHEN, a WAREHOUSE with a Lodging Room above, a DAIRY, SMOKEHOUSE, STABLE, HENHOUSE, a fine ORCHARD of Hugh's Crabs, Peaches, Cherries, &c. and a large GARDEN well paled in. It is a delightful and healthy Situation, with pleasant Prospects of Land and Water, lies on an open View to Hampton Road , where all the Shipping to and from James River pass within a few Miles, and Oysters, Fish, and Wildfowl at the Door. Several WAREHOUSES, a WHARF, WATERING PLACE, and SOAP WORKS, to be let separately, or altogether. BALFOUR & BARRAUD.
N. B. This is an excellent Place to remove to from the Freshes in the Summer Months, either for Health or Pleasure.—The House and Garden may be had separate.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 14, 1771. JOURNEYMEN CABINET MAKERS, who understand their business well, will meet with good Encouragement by applying to EDMUND DICKINSON.
THE Land belonging to James Burwell, in the County of ISLE of WIGHT , not being sold on the 11th Instant (agreeable to a former Advertisement) this is to give Notice that it will certainly be exposed to Sale, on the Premises, on Saturday the 30th of this Month, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, and may be entered on the 31st Day of January next. Six Months Credit will allowed the Purchasers from the Day of Entry, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to LEWIS BURWELL, DUDLEY DIGGES, THOMAS NELSON, NATHANIEL BURWELL, } Trustees.
NORFOLK, November 9, 1771. ALL Persons indebted to the Estates of Mr. Robert Dalgleish, and Doctor Alexander Dalgleish, late of the County of Gloucester , are requested to make speedy Payments, and those who have any Demands against them are desired to make them known. Attendance will be given by Mr. David Ross , or myself, at the ensuing December Gloucester Court , and Court of Oyer & terminer Williamsburg , to collect the Debts; and all those who then fail to make Payments may depend on being sued, as there has already been a long Indulgence given. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Administrator.
PETERSBURG, November 10, 1771. WHEREAS great Quantities of Tobacco, as well inspected as uninspected, floated down James River in the late great Fresh, many Hogsheads of which were seized by Persons living on or near the River, who have not yet sent any Account thereof to the Commissioners appointed to settle and state an Account of the publick Loss sustained at that Time, it is requested of all Persons who are in Possession of such Tobacco, or have passed and taken out Notes for any Part of it, that they will send an Account thereof to me, specifying the Quantity taken up, how much has been saved, and the Manner (if any) which were upon the Hogsheads, in Order that their Propriety for Salvage may be ascertained and paid, and the Residue applied according to the Directions of the Act of Assembly. By the Commissioners. JERMAN BAKER.
IMPORTED from London, in the Ship Juno, Captain McCann , and lodged with the Subscribers, at Portsmouth , four Barrels of GUNPOWDER marked IM in a Piece, within a Diamond; also a Trunk marked B in a Diamond. The Owner may have them by applying to LOVE, MITCHELL, & Company.
DUMFRIES, November 2, 1771. ON Monday the 2d of December, at the Courthouse in Dumfries, will be sold, to satisfy the Creditors of William Bennett , deceased, a valuable Tract of LAND containing seven or eight Hundred Acres, well improved, lying about four or five Miles from the said Town. Two Years Credit will be allowed for Part of the Purchase Money. WILLIAM CARR, Administrator.
WHEREAS several People want to purchase the convenient Half Acre Lots in the Town at Rocky Ridge Warehouse, but are at a Loss to find out the Proprietors, it is therefore requested of those who hold Lots there, and incline to dispose of them, to send their Names, and Numbers of the Lots, to Mr. Patterson (Colonel Byrd's Steward) and it is probable they may hear of Purchasers.
FOUND by a Negro Boy, at Burwell's Ferry, a Piece of GOLD COIN, which the Owner may have on paying the Expense of this Advertisement. SAMUEL COKE.
HAMPTON, November 10, 1771. BENJAMIN BLAGROVE intends to leave the Colony soon.
For SALE, TWO Tracts of LAND on Raonee River , in North Carolina , about twenty or thirty Miles below Halifax Town , each containing eight Hundred Acres. For Terms apply to Mr. John Driver in Nansemond , or to the Subscriber in Amelia . EVERARD MEADE.
To be SOLD, A TRACT of LAND containing five Hundred and forty three Acres, on Butterwood , in Amelia County , formerly belonging to Mr. Samuel Gordon , of Blandford . The Land is good, and there are valuable Improvements on it. Also to be let on Lease, or sold, two LOTS in the Town of Blandford , on Appomattox River , at present in the Occupation of Mr. Patrick Ramlay , with a Storehouse, and every other necessary Building for a Merchant in considerable Business.—For Terms apply to PETERSBURG, November 10. JERMAN BAKER.
To be LET on LEASE, A VERY large and commodious HOUSE in the Town of Petersburg , built for a Tavern, and well fitted for that Business; it is two Stories high, has a Number of very convenient Lodging Rooms, and large and small Rooms for the Entertainment of Guests. Any Person qualified for the Business of a Tavern Keeper, with a proper Capital, may find this as advantageous a Situation as any on the Continent. Apply to the Subscriber, who lives on the Premises. THOMAS EGLETON.
On Tuesday the 26th of this Instant will be SOLD, at the late Dwellinghouse of Henry Allen, deceased, in Elizabeth City, at publick Sale, agreeable to his last Will and Testament,
ALL the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, the Stocks of CATTLE, SHEEP, HOGS, and HORSES, this Year's Crop of INDIAN CORN, WHEAT, and TOBACCO, and a NEGRO GIRL about twelve Years old. The Title is for John Moore Bayley's Life . Twelve Months Credit will be allowed the Purchasers, on giving Bond and good Security.—There will also be sold a small Tract of LAND, containing about seventy five Acres, lying near Armistead's Mill-dam , formerly the Property of William Read , whereon are several Apple, Peach, and Cherry Trees, a Dwellinghouse and Kitchen which may be made good with a little Repair, a good Barn, and other Outhouses. As the Money arising from the above Sale is not for any immediate Use, I propose, on the Purchasers paying the Interest annually, to allow seven Years for the Payment of the Money, they giving Bond, with good Security, to JOHN ALLEN, Junior, Executor.
N. B. The Sale to begin at ten o'Clock.
For SALE; THE Ship NEW INDUSTRY, William Miller Master, now lying at Portsmouth , built at Philadelphia about eleven Months ago, with a Cedar Frame, fifty eight Feet Keel, twenty four Feet and a Half Beam, eleven Feet and a Half Hold, and four Feet and a Half between Decks, completely fitted for Sea. A Hundred Thousand white and red Oak HOGSHEAD STAVES, equal in Quality to the Philadelphia Staves, will be sold with the Ship. For Terms apply to INGLIS & LONG.
Who have for Sale LOAF, LUMP, and MUSCOVADO SUGAR, West India and Northward RUM, Jamaica SPIRIT , WHEAT FANS, a Parcel of double OIL FLINTS, MARBLE SLABS, a Pair of Cologne MILLSTONES, BOLTING CLOTHS, Madira WINE of Vintage 1766, MOLOSSES, FLOWER, SHIP STUFF, and SHIP BREAD. 4||
RUN away from Richmond, about the Beginning of September last, a Mulatto Wench named JEMIMA , about sixteen Years of Age, remarkably well grown, has a large bushy Head, a flat Nose, a down Look, and a Scar upon one of her Arms. As she was brought up in Williamsburg , and has Relations upon Queen's Creek , it is probable she may be harboured thereabouts. Whoever apprehends the said Wench shall have TWO PISTOLES Reward, and Sixpence a Mile for conveying her to me at Goodland Courthouse , or to Mr. Abraham Cowley at Richmond . DAVID ROSS.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in King William, near Ruffin's Ferry , the 1st of January last, a tall slim black Negro Fellow named PETER , about twenty three Years old, has small Legs, and walks a Cripple, occasioned by the Rheumatism when he was about ten Years of Age. He is the Property of Mr. Francesco Leigh , and has been harboured and employed, ever since his Elopement, by William Cole , who lives on James River , in Charles City County , as I have been informed. The said Cole pretends a Right to him, and has brought Suit in the General Court to recover him. Whoever will apprehend the said Slave, and convey him to me, shall have FIVE POUNDS Reward. WILLIAM CLAIBORNE.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Hanover Town, about a Month ago, a likely Negro Fellow named POPE , about twenty seven Years of Age, five Feet eight Inches high, and much pitted with the Smallpox. As he is a very sensible Fellow, and has been used to go by Water, it is probable he may endeavour to pass for a Free-man, and make his Escape out of the Colony; I therefore forewarn all Masters of Vessels, and others, from receiving him on Board. Whoever will send him to me, or secure him so that I may get him, shall be handsomely rewarded. JOHN SMITH.
COMMITTED to Suffolk Jail, a Negro named JACK, who says he belongs to Charles Clay , of Lunenburg . He formerly belonged to Mr. Thomas Gilchrist , of Suffolk , and sold by Mr. McDonald up James River . The Owner is desired to prove his Property, and pay Charges to WILLIAM GRANBERY, Jailer.
TAKEN up, in Amelia, a small gray Mare about four Feet two Inches high, not branded. Pasted, and appraised to fifty Shillings. THOMAS SIMMONS.
TAKEN up, in Charlotte, a bay HORSE about four Feet five or six Inches high, five or six Years old, with a white Spot over his right Ear, and two over his left, his near hind Foot white, some Saddle Spots, the Hair on his Forehead very long, trots altogether, and when he came to my House had a small Bell on, was hobbled with a Strap which appeared to be an old Stirrup Leather, and is branded on the near Shoulder W H in a Piece. Pasted, and appraised to six Pounds ten Shillings. JOHN FARMER.
TAKEN up, in Amelia, a bay HORSE about four Feet four Inches high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, a Crop in one Ear, a Star in his Forehead, shod before, and branded on the near Shoulder Q as near as can be made out. Pasted, and appraised to six Pounds. JESSE WALTON.
TAKEN up, in Augusta, a black MARE about three Years old, four Feet seven Inches high, with a Star in her Forehead. Pasted, and appraised to seven Pounds. ARCHIBALD SMITHERS.
TAKEN up, in Goodland, a white HORSE about four Feet four Inches high, about fourteen or fifteen Years old, and branded on the near Shoulder S. Pasted, and appraised to five Pounds. JOHN MIMS.
TAKEN up, in Buckingham, a red HEIFER marked with a Swallowfork and Underkeel in the right Ear, and a Crop and Hole in the left. Pasted, and appraised to thirty Shillings. JAMES BRISTWOL.
TAKEN up, in Bedford, a black HORSE about six or seven Years old, four Feet seven or eight Inches high, a natural Pacer, with a Wirt on his Breast, both hind Feet white, short Switch Tail, some Saddle Spots, and branded on the near Shoulder F G. Pasted, and appraised to ten Pounds. JOSEPH TWEEDY.
TAKEN up, in Dinwiddie, a bay HORSE about four Feet five or six Inches high, with a Blaze in his Face, his near hind Foot white, and branded on the near Buttock with three Dots. Pasted, and appraised to fifty Shillings. WILLIAM THOMLINSON.
TAKEN up, in Hanover, a young black STEER marked with a Half Crop in the right Ear, and an Underkeel in the left, a Star in his Forehead, some White on his Belly, and all his Feet white. Pasted, and appraised to fifty Shillings. THOMAS RAILEY.
TAKEN up, in Chesterfield, a red pied STEER marked with a Swallowfork in both Ears, and remarkable wide Horns. Pasted, and appraised to three Pounds. RALPH JACKSON, Junior.
TAKEN up, in Charles, a dark bay MARE about nine Years old, branded on the near Buttock, and on the off Buttock X, with a small Star in her Forehead, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, and had a small Bell fixed on with a Leather Collar and Buckle. Pasted, and appraised to seven Pounds ten Shillings. RICHARD GAINES.
TAKEN up, in Bedford, a white MARE about four Feet five Inches high, about fourteen Years old, shod before, and branded on both Buttocks M. Pasted, and appraised to four Pounds ten Shillings. WILLIAM WAYLIE.
TAKEN up, in Prince Edward, a gray MARE about four Feet high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, paces naturally, and branded on the near Buttock H L in a Piece. Pasted, and appraised to thirty five Shillings. SAMUEL GRAHAM.
TAKEN up, in Chesterfield, a dun coloured HORSE about four Feet seven or eight Inches high, with a Star in his Forehead, a black Spot on his left Flank, and branded on the off Buttock with a Horse Shoe. Pasted, and appraised to ten Pounds. MARY SOWELL.
WANTED, A NEGRO BLACKSMITH, that understands his Business. Ready Cash will be given to such a One to any Person that will apply to Burnley & Brakenridge, Hanover .
PORTSMOUTH, November 5, 1771. THE Subscribers (Administrators to the Estate of Mr. John Kidd, late of Norfolk, deceased) hereby request all those who have any Demands against the said Decedent, since his Residence in this Colony, to bring in their Accounts immediately, properly attested. Those who are indebted are earnestly entreated to an immediate Compliance with their Contracts, and Payment of their respective Dues. Such as neglect this Notice cannot take any advantage by Steps that may be taken against them, as the Administrators are extremely anxious to make a final Settlement of every Thing in which the Estate is connected in Virginia . They are non Resident; in the Province, and their being absent from home will be extremely prejudicial to their private Affairs which puts them under a Necessity thus to push, that they may be cashed, if possible, to close all Demands against the Estate. ALEXANDER KIDD, OS WICKERSHAM, } Administrators.
BEING very desirous to settle all my Affairs, and to release the Gentlemen who at my Request became Trustees from their Engagements for me, I propose to sell, at Rocky Ridge , on Monday the 2d of December next, to the highest Bidders, two Thousand five Hundred Acres of exceeding rich and valuable LAND, lying just below the Fall of James River , in the County of Chesterfield , on which is an exceeding good Dwellinghouse, and all Conveniencies for Cropping. There will be Land enough sown in Wheat to produce five Thousand Bushels. A Stream of Water runs through it sufficient for a Mill. I likewise intend to sell the Warehouse and many Lots in Rocky Ridge , the valuable Ferries on each Side the River, the Fishery known by the Name of Sandy Bar , with several Hundred Acre Lots in Henrico , and many Lots in Shacko . At the same Time will be sold two Hundred Negroes, and Stocks of all Sorts. The Time of Payment will be agreed on the Day of Sale. Those who have any Inclination to purchase may be shown the Premises, by applying to Mr. David Pattison . W. BYRD.
N. B. The Land will be sold altogether, or in Parcels, as on the Day of Sale shall appear to be most advisable.
BALTIMORE Town (MARYLAND) October 10, 1771. THE Subscriber takes this Method to inform the Publick that, for the Encouragement of bringing to Perfection the manufacturing of ALCALINE SALTS, and preparing them for the European Markets, in different Forms, namely, Potash, Pearl Ash, Castap, and marked off Ashes, he has provided himself with a large Quantity of Kettles, and other Iron Materials, which he has for Sale at present, at the County Wharf in the said Town, or at George Town , on Potomack River (if ordered there) namely, two large Kettles weighing two Thousand three Hundred Pounds, with a Cooler, Damper, Ladle, and a Door and Door Frame, all of cast Iron, which make together a complete Set, and are sold for a Hundred and twenty Dollars. He has several of the above Sets to dispose of, which he warrants to be as good as any in America for carrying on the above mentioned Manufactory.
The Subscriber also instructs Persons to make good Potashes, in a very short Time, with the above Materials, for fifty Guineas; so that they cannot go wrong in any Part of the Process, and that they may make a Tun of Potash out of five Hundred Bushels of Ashes. He also will put the landed Gentlemen in a Method to make out of two Hundred and fifty Acres of good Woodland forty Tuns of Potash in the Course of a Year, with the Assistance of ten Men and two Horses. The Potashes will sell in England from thirty to thirty six Pounds Sterling a Tun. A House, and all other Materials (for carrying on the Potash Manufactory (except the Iron as above mentioned) may be built in a Country Place for fifty Pounds Currency.—Any Gentleman in this Province, or on the Borders of Virginia , may be instructed in the above Branch by applying to JAMES STEWART.
*** All Letters directed to James Stewart , in Baltimore Town , shall be punctually answered.
PORTSMOUTH, October 26, 1771. TAKEN up by the Subscribers, some Time in June or July (on Suspicion of belonging to the Ship Brunswick , which had lost one) a large Carvell built Y A W L , nineteen Feet Keel, rows with six Oars, had a Turpentine Bottom, her Gunwale is painted blue, her Inside red, and a Streak of blue in her Stern Sheers. As we have discovered she does not belong to the Brunswick , we have had her valued. Whoever claims her may have the Value by applying to LOVE, MITCHELL, & Co.
AS I find I shall be obliged to make up a large Sum of Money, on Account of my being Security for Gwynn Reads, late High Sheriff, I propose disposing of two Tracts of LAND, namely, one lying on the Head of Star's Creek , containing a Hundred and nine Acres, convenient to Fish and Oysters, small Peach and Apple Orchards thereon, a good Tobacco House but one Year old, two Dwellinghouses, with several Outhouses, and every Acre tenable; the other Tract, whereon I now live, on Queen's Creek , contains two Hundred and fifty Acres, with a Dwellinghouse thirty two by sixteen, with two Dormers on a Side, a Quarter and large Cornhouse each but a Year old, a new Workhouse forty Feet by twenty, a new Smith's Shop, and several convenient Outhouses, a large young Peach and Apple Orchard, and lies about the Middle of Kingston Parish , very pleasantly situated, with a fine Landing for a Ship Carpenter, or a Merchant, where Vessels may lie close ashore; the Land is well timbered, and very convenient to Fish and Oysters. Also a Schooner, and Schooner Boat, the Schooner is thirty one Feet Keel, thirteen Beam, six in the Hold, and eighteen Months old; the Boat is twenty eight Feet Keel, twelve Feet Beam, and five Feet in the Hold, about four Years old. I have likewise a Boat upon the Stocks, which I shall be glad to dispose of; it is twenty nine Feet Keel, twelve Feet Beam, and five Feet Hold, and will be finished by the 1st of December . Whoever inclines to purchase may have good Bargains for Cash, by applying to the Subscriber. ROBERT BILLUPS.
HANOVER, November 1, 1771. WHEREAS Mr Harry Robinson, late of King William County, Attorney at Law, deceased, by his last Will and Testament, thought proper to appoint me, together with Mr. Richard Morris , his Executors, I hereby give Notice that all Mr. Robinson's Books and Papers are in my Possession, and may be seen at my House, about two Miles from Hanover Town . I shall be glad to receive such Instructions from Time to Time from Mr. Robinson's Clients, or others whom he had Business to transact for, as they may think proper; and any Monies that he might have received shall be paid to the Persons entitled thereto, on the first Application to BARTHELOT ANDERSON, Executor.
FALMOUTH, October 30, 1771. THE Partnership of William Love, & Co. dissolves on the 1st of January next; at which Time will be sold, on the Premises, to the highest Bidders, the LOT and HOUSES whereon the Subscribers now keep Store. Three Months Credit will be allowed the Purchaser, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to WILLIAM LOVE, & Co.
FREDERICKSBURG, October 29, 1771. AT next Culpeper Court I shall be ready to treat with any Person for the Sale of two TAVERNS which I own in the Town of Fairfax, whereon are all necessary Outhouses and Conveniencies, one of which rents for forty five Pounds a Year, two Years yet to come, the other for fifteen Pounds a Year, five Years yet to come, and Business enough for both.
At the same Time I shall offer for Sale a Tract of LAND of about thirteen Hundred Acres, which lies on Hedgman River , in the County of Culpeper , a great Part of it very good, extending in a narrow Body near three Miles up and down the River.
Also a Tract of very good LAND, in the same County, which I had of Colonel Gabriel Jones, deceased , containing about four Hundred Acres, in fine Order for Farming, on which are valuable Buildings and Improvements, and is about thirty three Miles from Fredericksburg .
I will also sell the remaining Part of my Pretty's Creek Tract , in Albemarle County , containing about two Thousand Acres, and great Part of it fine Land. Major James Barbour , of Culpeper , has Power to sell the same; and if it should not be sold before the 10th of December I propose to attend at my Quarters there from the 11th to the 15th of December , in Order to sell it.
I have about a Thousand Acres in Orange County , not far from Captain Reverland Thomas's , which I will sell a great Bargain. Inquire of Mr. Hugh Jones , who lives not far from it.
For the Encouragement of Tradesmen and Manufacturers to settle in the Town of Fairfax , at Culpeper Courthouse , where they are much wanting, I will lease out twenty vacant Lots of Half an Acre each, in the said Town, on Ground Rents for twenty one Years, and will add to each Lot a five Acre Lot adjoining, or very near, the Town, at the moderate Rent of forty Shillings a Year, and as soon as a sufficient Number of Persons shall apply to me and subscribe to take the Number of Lots I propose to lease out. In Order to do them equal Justice, I shall to allot the Town and Country Lots as to make them as near of equal Value as possible, and have them numbered, and the Subscribers to draw for them; but if any Person should want any particular Town and Country Lot he must make a private Bargain with me for it, though I shall not make much Difference in the Rent. Timber of all Sorts is very convenient, and Carpenters easily to be procured. This Town is in the Centre of a very populous Neighbourhood, and surrounded with fertile Lands for many Miles; so that the Success of good industrious Artificers at this Place cannot fail. ROGER DIXON.

POETS CORNER.
OBSCURE MERIT finds but few ADMIRERS.
THE greatest Gift that Nature does bestow Can't, unassisted, to Perfection grow: A scanty Fortune clips the Wings of Fame, And checks the Progress of a rising Name; Each dastard Virtue drags a Captive's Chain, And moves but slowly, for it moves with Pain; Domestick Cares sit hard upon the Mind, And cramp those Thoughts which should be unconfined. The Cries of Poverty alarm the Soul, Abate its Vigour, its Defens controul; The Stings of Want inflict the Wounds of Death, And Motion always ceases with the Breath, The Love of Friends is found a languid Fire, That glares but faintly, and will soon expire. Weak is its Force, nor can its Warmth be great; A feeble Light begets a feeble Heat. Wealth is the Fuel that must feed the Flame, It dies in Rags, and scarce deserves a Name.
HIS Majesty's Postmaster General having (for the better facilitating of Correspondence between Great Britain and America) been pleased to add a fifth Packet Boat to the Station between Falmouth and New York , Notice is hereby given that the Mail, for the future, will be closed, at the Post Office in New York , at twelve of the Clock at Night, on the first Tuesday in every Month, and despatched by a Packet, the next Day, for Falmouth .
By Command of the Deputy Postmaster General. ALEXANDER COLDEN, Secretary.
NORFOLK, November 5, 1771.
THE Subscriber still continues to make the VENDUE and BROKERAGE, Business his whole Employment. He returns his most grateful Thanks to his Employers and Friends for their Favours heretofore received, and hopes for a Continuance of their Custom so long as they find him punctual, which was at first, and still is, his constant Endeavour to abide by.
GEORGE KELLY.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 7, 1771.
I INTEND to leave this Colony some Time in December next.
ALEXANDER M'SWEEN.
To be SOLD,
A VERY good Tract of LAND on Warresqueak Bay, James River , in Isle of Wight County, about ten Miles below Hog Island , containing above three Thousand five Hundred Acres, whereon are three Plantations cleared, and in good Order for Cropping, sufficient to work thirty five Hands. On the Manor Plantation is a handsome Brick House, sixty by twenty six, two Stories high, well finished and wainscotted, with two Brick Outhouses forty Feet by twenty, Barns, Stables, and every other necessary House, a handsome Garden, completely laid off, a Hundred and five Yards by seventy five. On the three Plantations there are at least seventeen Hundred Apple Trees, and a great Variety of other Fruits. Near the said Land is a Tract containing eighty five Acres, with a well accustomed Mill thereon, and as fine a Stream as any in the Colony. Any Person inclined to purchase the above Tracts of Land, or any Part thereof, may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, who lives on the Spot. Two Thousand Acres, or thereabouts, Part of the three Thousand five Hundred Acres, lying on the lower Side of the Tract, will be sold on Thursday the 19th of December, and may be entered on at Christmas. Also to be sold, on Thursday the 5th of December, an exceeding rich Tract of high Land, containing near a Thousand Acres, lying on Roanoke River , between Barnes's and Edwards's Ferries, about fifteen Miles below Hali-fax Town, North Carolina , well wooded and watered, is beautifully situated, and convenient to Church and Mill; a sufficient Quantity thereof is cleared to employ fifteen Hands, and is in good Order for Cropping. At the same Time and Place will be sold, for ready Money, seven likely Virginia born Negroes, two Hundred Barrels of Corn, and twenty five Head of Cattle.—For Terms apply to Mr. Willie Jones, North Carolina , or to the Subscribers, who will be on the Plantation.
ROBERT BURWELL. NATHANIEL BURWELL.
WHEREAS the Estate of Benjamin Grymes cannot be got in Order for Sale by the 25th Instant, there will, on that Day, be sold (at the Place where the said Grymes now lives) for ready Money, as many NEGROES and HORSES as will raise about fifteen Hundred Pounds; and the Residue of his Estate, consisting of about a Hundred and twenty Negroes, several Horses, Oxen, Waggons, Carts, Household Furniture, and Books, a Tract of Land containing about two Thousand Acres, upon Mattaponi River , in Spotsylvania County, which will be laid off in Lots, and put under Enclosures, will be sold on the first Monday in February next, at the aforesaid Place where the said Grymes now lives, which is about six Miles from Fredericksburg . Credit will be allowed till the 25th of April 1773, the Purchasers giving Bond and Security to the Trustees, who will attend the Sale, and make good Titles. Five per Cent. Discount will be allowed for ready Money, and all Bonds not discharged at the Time they become due to bear Interest from the Date. The two Vessels before advertised (being a Brig and Schooner of about a Hundred Tons Burthen each) will be sold by the Subscriber at any Time between this and the Day of Sale.
ANTHONY THORNTON, Junior, Agent to the Trustees.
N. B. There are amongst the Negroes some good Colliers, Carters, Forgemens, Watermen, &c. and a very good Furnace Keeper.
For SALE,
THE LAND and HOUSES on Piscataway Creek , in Essex County, where Mr. William Snodgrass formerly kept Store. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to
ARCHIBALD M'CALL.
To be SOLD to the highest Bidder, on the last Thursday in November, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ALL that Tract or Parcel of LAND lying in Peyton's Parish, in the County of Gloucester , known by the name of Paradise ; the Quantity for which Quitrents have been paid is eleven Hundred and forty Acres, but it will be ascertained by Survey before the Day of Sale, and is supposed to contain about fourteen Hundred Acres. It lies very convenient to Portopotank Inspection of Tobacco, on a Creek of Tar River , and within thirteen Miles of Urbanna ; the Soil is exceeding good for Tobacco, Corn, or Wheat, and more than Half imagined to be Woodland, the greatest Part of which is very good, and well timbered. Mr. William Pollard , who lives near the Land, will be kind enough to show it to any Person who may choose to look over it. The Proprietors of this Land live in the Province of Maryland , who have authorised me to dispose of it, and possessed me with their Title Papers for the Inspection of those who may incline to purchase. I will make a private Bargain for it between this and the Sale, but if I do not the Terms will then be made known.
ESSEX, October 25, 1771. JOHN LEE.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 13th of January, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ABOUT forty valuable Virginia born SLAVES, consisting of young Fellows, breeding Wenchies, and Children. Credit will be allowed till the 10th of next May, on giving Bond, with good Security, to John Payles , Esquire, and the Subscriber. Those who do not discharge their Bonds immediately when due are to pay Interest from the Day of Purchase.
THOMAS LOMAX.
To be SOLD, at the next HANOVER December Court,
A TRACT of LAND in Hanover County, whereon the Subscriber formerly lived, within three Miles of Newcastle , and four of Page's Warehouses, containing five Hundred and fifteen Acres, on which is a good Mansion House two Stories high, four Rooms below, and three above, with all convenient Outhouses, a large new Garden well paled in, and the Land under a good Enclosure. Credit will be allowed the Purchaser till April 1773, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to
GEORGE THOMAS.
N. B. The Land may be viewed at any Time between this and the Sale on Application to the Subscriber, at Page's Warehouses.
To be SOLD altogether, or in Parcels,
FOURTEEN Hundred Acres of valuable LAND at the upper Navigation on the north Side of Mobjack River , in Hertford County, North Carolina , where there is a publick Landing, an excellent Fishery, a Plantation on the River in good Order for Cropping, on which are a Hundred and fifty Thousand Corn Hills, three Hundred bearing Apple Trees, a small Peach Orchard, a good Dwellinghouse with two Brick Chimnies, a Kitchen with ore, and several Barns and other convenient Buildings; also another Plantation about Half a Mile from the former, with thirty Thousand Corn Hills under a good Fence, a Hundred and fifty bearing Apple Trees, a small Peach Orchard, and a Dwellinghouse; and about two Miles from the River is another Plantation, with a Dwellinghouse and several small Improvements thereon. Great Part of the said Land is suitable for Tobacco, but almost the Whole is extraordinary Cosh Land; it is well timbered, affords excellent Water in every Place, with a sufficient Stream for a Mill, and a fine Meadow may be made to each Plantation from the River; it is also very good for Cattle, and on the River famous for raising Hogs, as it affords extensive low Grounds. Negroes will be taken for the greatest Part, or the Whole. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, on the Premises.
WILLIAM STEVENS.
STRAYED from the Vineyard, near Wil- liamsburg , an old sorrel HORSE, about thirteen Hands high, with two white Saddle Spots, his Shoulder Bone remarkably high, and fore. Whoever conveys him to me shall have TEN SHILLINGS Reward.
ANDREW ESTAVE.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 7, 1771.
STRAYED from this City, about three Weeks ago, a blooded bay MARE, big with Foal, about fourteen Hands high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, both hind Feet white, one of her fore Hoofs split, and is shod before. Whoever brings the said Mare to the Post Office, Mr. William Holt in James City , or Mr. David Holt near Petersburg , shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Prince Edward , some Time in June 1770, a Negro Lad named WINDSOR, who for several Years past has waited upon me, and is acquainted with most Parts of the Country. He is a sensible and artful Fellow, about five Feet high, a handsome lively Look, and speaks quick. He was taken up by Mr. William Mitchell of York , and committed to that Jail, at which time he called himself William Florence , and said he was free, and, by the Assistance of some other Negro imprisoned with him, broke the Prison. He has since been seen about Williamsburg , near which Place perhaps he is still concealed. He carried away with him a brown Holland Coat, blue Broadcloth Waistcoat, two white Linen Shirts, two Pair of Osnabrug Breeches, and good Shoes and Stockings. As I have Reason to apprehend he will endeavour to get on Board a Vessel, in Order to make his Escape out of the Colony, I do hereby forewarn all Masters and Commanders of Vessels from taking him on Board. I will give TWENTY POUNDS to any Person that will contrive him to me, and FIVE POUNDS for such Intelligence that I may get him.
WILLIAM WATTS.
OCTOBER 28, 1771.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in King William , on the 20th Instant, a likely Mulatto Fellow named ABRAHAM, about twenty Years old, five Feet five or six Inches high, and has a remarkable roguish Look; he carried a light coloured Newmarket Coat with him, but probably may change his Dress, as he has a Variety of Gentlemens old Clothes. I imagine he will endeavour to pass for a Freeman, and this all Masters of Vessels are desired to consider as a Warning from carrying him out of the Colony. Whoever brings the said Slave to me shall have a Reward of FIVE POUNDS if taken in the Colony, and TEN POUNDS if out thereof, besides what the Law allows.
LOFTIN NEWMAN.
BEDFORD, August 1771.
RUN away from the Subscriber a likely Ne- gro Fellow, named JACK, about twenty Years old, six Feet high well made, and has lost two of his fore Teeth. Whoever will bring the said Negro to Mr. Alexander Stewart , at Rocky Ridge , or secure him in any Jail, shall be well rewarded.
WILLIAM TRIGG.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Charles City, on Tuesday the 22nd of October, a Negro Man who calls himself ANTHONY, about five Feet four Inches high, has had his right Knee broke, and says he belongs to Mr. John Martin of Henrico . The Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges, to
ALEXANDER GORDON.
For SALE,
A TRACT of LAND lying on the main Branch of Newkape , in the County of Orange, North Carolina , containing seventeen Hundred Acres, with three Plantations thereon under good Fences, and good Apples and Peaches Orchards on each Plantation; a considerable Part of the Land is rich low Grounds, and the high Land in general is also good; the Soil is very suitable for Tobacco, Hemp, &c. If a larger Quantity should be wanted, it may be had very convenient to the above mentioned Tract. Some Part of the Purchase Money will be expected ready down, and a reasonable Time of Payment will be allowed for the Remainder. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, on the Premises.
SAMUEL PARKE.
To be SOLD, on the 5th of December, on the Premises, pursuant to the last Will and Testament of Edward Booker , deceased,
A VALUABLE Tract of LAND in Halifax County, near Booker's Ferry, adjoining the south Side of Staunton River , whereon is a fine Plantation, and the low Ground equal to any in the Colony. One Hundred and fifty Pounds of the Purchase Money to be paid at the Day of Sale, and Credit allowed till the 10th of June next for the Remainder. Possession will be delivered on the Day of Sale, at a good Title made.
JOHN ESDALE, Administrator.
N. B. Also, at the same Time and Place, will be sold, all the Stock, Plantation Utensils, Fodder, and Corn, with every valuable Slaves; for which Credit will be allowed till the 10th of June. Bond, with approved Security, will be allowed for the above Articles and Land.
FREDERICKSBURG, October 24, 1771.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in April last, a dark Mulatto Woman named HENKEY, alias HAGAI SEXTON, between two and three and twenty Years of Age, about five Feet high, has long black curled Hair tied behind, remarkable bow Legs, and is very talkative; the had on, when she went away, a cross barred Pompadour Ground Stuff Gown, an Osnabrug Shift and Petticoat, and an old dressed Gauze Cap. She was born in Caroline County, is well known about Port Royal , at which Place she as several Times been seen since her Elopement, and in July last was obtained at the Plantation of Mr. John Mico in that County, but has since left that Place, and is supposed to be gone towards Williamsburg . Whoever brings her to me, or secures her in any Jail, and gives me full Intelligence that I may get her again, shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward, and all reasonable Charges allowed.
WILLIAM SMITH.
Just IMPORTED from London, in the Betsey , Captain Hatch , and to be SOLD cheap for ready Money, at Richmond Town , by ELIZA STRACHAN and Sisters ,
A GENTEELE Assortment of MILLINERY, and other Articles, viz. A Variety of fashionable Lustrings, Persians, Purple and white Calicoes, Humhums and Long Lawns, fine Book Muffin, Apron wide and common Ditto, striped and thick Muffin, plain Ditto, striped Book Muffin Handkerchiefs, Lawn and thick Ditto, worked Lawn Aprons, figured Gauze Ditto, full Suits of fashionable Blend Lace, plain Gauze Ditto, a great Variety of Caps and Fillets in the newest Taste, Blond Italian Stomachers and Knots, Ladies Catting Handkerchiefs, laced a flowered, Mode, plain and figured Silk, and Plaiding Satin Cardinals, plain and trimmed Bonnets, Boys Satin Caps and Feathers, Russet and Silk Quilts, Mens best Dufbury's Shoes and Pumps, Womens Satin and Calimanco Ditto, Mens Buckskin and Lamb Gloves, Womens best white Kid Gloves and Mits, coloured Lamb Ditto, black and white Ditto, Silk Ditto, Tabby and Ticking Stays, Mens and Womens fine Silk and Cotton Hose, raw Silk Ditto, steel Wedding, Mourning, and other Fans, Maracas and Pearl Pins, plain and Passe Toitoiseshell Combs, neat oval Stone Stock and Knee Buckles, plain Gold and Garnet Shirt Buckles, Stone Rings, best double gilt Stock, Shoe, and Knee Buckles, fine Penknives, Womens Scissors, Silver Thimbles, Morocco Pocket Books with Instruments complete, genteel Fancy bordered Pocket Handkerchiefs, plain and figured Gauze, white Silk, Netting Silk, Lace Ditto, a great Variety of Blond and Minionet Lace, Barefoot Handkerchiefs, black Gauze Ditto, single and double Sheetal, fashionable Gown Trimmings, a great Variety of Ribands, India Pearl falling Necklaces and Earrings, Wax Pearl Ditto, Bloom Ditto, French Fancy Collars, Jet and common Necklaces, Egerets and Italian Nosegays, fine and coarse Cap Wire, Skeleton Ditto, Nuns Thread, best London Pins, Whitechapel Needles, Diaper and Holland Tape, dressed Dolls, and a great Variety of Toys, best Roman Fiddlestrings, &c. &c.
They make up all Kinds of Millinery; and as they hope always to have an early Supply of the newest Fashions in that Way, those Ladies who choose to favour them with Orders may depend on being served in the newest Taste, and most expeditious Manner.
NORFOLK, October 31, 1771.
THE Subscriber having provided convenient Warehouses for the Reception of Goods, purposes selling on Commission, either by private Sale or publick Vendue, and begs Leave to assure the Publick that his best Endeavours shall be used to dispose of any Goods given him for Sale to the most Advantage, and that they may expect the greatest Punctuality in the Payment of the Proceeds, being determined to continue the Business no longer than he finds he can do so; and, in Order to enable him to do this, he hopes every Person purchasing at any of his Sales will be punctual in their Payments, without which he must labour under Difficulties in supporting his own Credit. He has also opened an ENSURANCE OFFICE; any Orders from the Country for Insurance will be as punctually complied with as if the Persons were present, the greatest Care taken to have good People to the Policies, and that they shall be sent by the first safe Conveyance. Gentlemen who do not regularly attend the General Courts, and Courts of Oyer, are requested to forward the Premiums with their Orders, as it is customary here to pay them at signing the Policies; those who attend the Courts may pay the Premiums there.
JAMES ARCHDEACON.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 15, 1771.
COMMITTED to the publick Jail, from Buckingham , Prison, a Negro Man named SHARPER, a likely well made Fellow, who seems to be about twenty two Years of Age, speaks broken English, and either cannot or will not tell his Owner's Name, or from what Part of the Colony he came. Whoever has a just Claim to him is desired to take him away and pay Charges.
PETER PELHAM, K. P. G.
NORFOLK, September 11, 1771.
I INTEND for England early in the Spring, and request all those who have any open Accounts on my Books to settle them. Bonds, or Cash, will be required from all indebted, and Payment made to those who have Balances in their Favour. I expect all Persons concerned will pay due Regard to this Advertisement, as all Accounts unsettled, after the first Day of January next, will be put in Suit. My Business here, after that Time, will be transferred by William Marshall and Richard Marshall .
JOHN GREENWOOD.
For SALE, or to be RENTED for a Term of Years, and entered upon immediately,
THE capital Prize drawn in the Honourable William Byrd's Lottery, consisting of a DOUBLE FORGE and valuable GRISTMILL, with two Acres and a Half of LAND adjoining; also two Thousand Acres of exceeding good LAND, the farthest Part of which is not more than three Miles from the Works. The Land, &c. will be sold, or rented, with or without the Forge and Mill, and laid off in small Parcels to suit Purchasers. Long Credit (if required) will be allowed for greatest Part of the Money, Bond with approved Security being given.—I would have no Objection to dispose of one Moiety of the Whole, or the Stream with or without the Land, to a suitable Partner. It is capable of great Improvement, being situated in the Heart of a fine Wheat Country; and, at a small Expense, the Forge may be converted into a good Merchant Mill, which would manufacture a Hundred Thousand Bushels in a Season, besides the Advantage arising from the Gristmill, which is worth, at least, two Hundred Pounds a Year. The Terms will be made agreeable; and the Land and Works may be viewed, at any Time, by applying to Mr. Richard Crump , Merchant at Rocky Ridge .
HENRY MORSE.
The UTENSILS, and OLD IRON, belonging to the Forge, will be sold on reasonable Terms.
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RUN away from the Subscriber, in Lancaster, on the 24th of December last, a Negro Man named WILL, about five Feet eight or nine Inches high, between thirty and forty Years of Age, but looks older than what he really is. He has been at Work in Norfolk for some Time past, and went by the Name of William Moore , as a Freeman. He is a very good Hostler and Gardener; and what may detect him sooner, he is very fond of Liquor, and when drunk very quarrelsome and saucy. Whoever will secure him in any Jail, and give me Intelligence so that I may get him again, shall have FIVE POUNDS, and if brought to me FIFTEEN POUNDS, paid on the Delivery of the Negro.
JOHN WORMELEY.
AS I intend to remove up the Country next Fall, I would sell my Plantation in King & Queen County, which consists of six Hundred and fifty five Acres of LAND, pleasantly situated on Mattaponi River , about six Miles above West Point , and has on it a very good neat convenient Brick House with two large Rooms, two Closets, and a Passage on a Floor, with good Cellars under it, two very pleasant Porticoes, one above and the other below Stairs, neatly finished, with Banisters and India Work, a very convenient Storehouse sixty Feet long, with two Floors and a Cellar, and all other Outhouses necessary, Garden, &c. in good Order. The Land is good for Corn, and with Manure will produce fine Tobacco. There is also belonging to the above mentioned Tract one Hundred Acres of Marsh, lying opposite, on the other Side the River, which is very convenient for getting Hay, &c. Any Person inclined to purchase may be shown the same, and know the Terms, by applying to
JOHN MEREDITH.
Who has also for Sale another Plantation in King & Queen County, just below West Point , known by the Name of Gough's Point , containing two Hundred Acres, adjoining the Land of Mr. Samuel Meredith , on which is a good Deal of Marsh that with little Expense might be made a valuable Meadow. The Land is well timbered, but no Improvements on it.
I have also three LOTS in West Point for Sale, whereon is a neat little Dwellinghouse with two Rooms on a Floor, and an old Kitchen. The above mentioned Land will be sold together, or in separate Tracts, as may best suit the Purchasers.
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