The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1772-03-05 00:00:00

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THE General had Company that Night, and after drinking pretty freely, and seeing his Guests gone, went to Bed about twelve. The Lady begged to be indulged with an Hour or two to herself, as she intended to write some Letters that were to be sent by the Captain, who, she understood, was going to leave them, promising at the same Time to follow her Husband with all Speed. About four in the Morning she got with her Lover into the Tim-Whisky, which waited at the Garden Wall. Off they rode, the Captain driving Jehu like, and listening every Moment whether he could hear any Body at his Heels. Twice was the Chaise overturned, twice was Lady Mary remounted. What though she lost in the first Jostle her Capuchin, and in the second her Cloak, when a Lover is in the Question these are Objects of no Moment. Fearless as a Lioness, and protesting she had sustained no Damage, she pursued her Route, and arrived at the Ferry about seven in the Morning. An immediate Passage was procured. They arrived at Edinburgh about nine, and set out immediately for London in a Post Chaise and two.
Now let us turn our Eyes to the enchanted Castle, whence our Knight-errant had rescued the afflicted Fair. About nine o'Clock, the Giant having snored his Fill, and slept out his Debanch, began to stretch his Limbs and to grope for his Bedfellow. Finding her not, as usual, within the Reach of his Arms, he rubbed his Eyes, and employed them in looking out for her in the Room; but the Bird was flown. He rang the Bell; the Maid appeared. "Where is your Mistress?" "I cannot tell; I thought she had been a-bed." "Go and look out for her." She obeyed, but Nobody could discover the Place of her Retreat. The Parks, the Gardens, and the Arbours, were searched; but neither in Arbour nor Garden, nor Park, was she. In this Moment of Doubt and Suspense the Housekeeper entered, and sagaciously said, "Suppose you examine Captain Sutherland's Bed-chamber. Whether it was that my Lady found the Leather of your Honour's Camp Bed too hard for her tender Limbs to repose on I cannot say, but I have frequently seen her leave your Honour's bed in the Arms of Sleep and go to refresh herself upon the Captain's softer Couch." "Have you so, you old Beldame? Why then did you not tell me the Secret?" "I was afraid of creating Disturbance in the Family." The General immediately took the Hint, and imagining that they had overslept themselves, bolted into the Room; but it was desolate! Neither the Lady, nor the Captain, nor his Servant, were to be found.
No farther Key to the Mystery was wanting. The Husband immediately took Horse, crossed the Ferry, and, like a prudent General, held a Council of War with Ilay Campbell, the Lawyer, what was to be done. The Result was, that the Enemy was to be pursued. As the Fugitives had only a Post Chaise and Pair, the General, and his two Seconds, Ilay Campbell and another worthy Limb of the Law, whom he had to bridle his Passions, and to keep him to the windward of the Law, took the Road with a Post Chaise and four. Hearing of the Chaise at every Stage, and finding that they gained Ground, they rode on with unremitting Ardour, till they came about twelve at Night to Barnet; the General having, in fifty Hours, completed a March of four Hundred Miles. Here, contrary to all Expectation, they understood that they had come up with the Enemy. The Lady being quite spent with Fatigue, and perhaps eager to indulge herself a few Moments in the Arms of her Captain, could not hold out for one Hour more till she reached London, where she might have mocked all Search. Their first Care was to seize the Baggage, and the next to secure the Servant. He disclosed all he knew, and among other Particulars informed them that he was to call them up at five. Improving upon this Hint, they knocked gently at the Door. The Captain got up, and cautiously opening it, saw the General with his left Elbow pressing against it, and a Pistol in his right Hand. He directly thrust back, and bolted the Door; the Lawyers, either because they were afraid of their own Persons, or because they dreaded Bloodshed, having stood neuter.
What now could the Captain do? It was shameful to give up the Prize which he had so gallantly carried
off, and to leave a Lady under his Protection to her insulting Foes; yet the Enemy was bursting open the Gate, and he was unarmed. Lady Mary would not go to Sleep till he had unloaded his Pistols. In this Dilemma, he wisely recollected the Distich of Hudibras,
He that runs away May live to fight another Day.
Accordingly he decamped, and made his Escape out of the Window, leaving behind him, like another great Captain, Marshal Broglio, his Breeches. As the former was hence called Le Marechal aux Culotes , the latter is now called Le Capitaine aux Culotes . He did not, however, like Marius, hide himself up to the Neck in a Marsh; he got upon the Top of a Hay Stack, and there lay covered till the next Evening, when he dismounted and reclaimed his Clothes.
As he had suspected, the Post was not tenable; the Door was forced, and the General, at the Head of his Army, which was now increased by the Accession of the People of the Inn, entered. Far, however, from behaving rudely to the forsaken Nymph, he observed the humane Maxims of European War, and said, "Lie still, Lady Mary, you have come a great Way, and must be fatigued; lie still and take your Rest, I am heartily sorry for your Misfortune. I will send your two Uncles, Captain B——, and Counsellor L——, to take Care of you, and to conduct you back to your unhappy Father."
After these Words he seized upon the Spoils of Prince Prettyman, and found that they contained about a Hundred Pounds in Cash and Notes. But what chiefly attracted his Attention was the Family Gold repeating Watch, which he had given Lady Mary. "This Trinket, Gentlemen (said he, to Ilay Campbell and the rest) I reclaim before you, not so much for its Value, as for the unworthy Use to which it has been put, having been given to the most ungrateful of Men."
In the Morning he waited on Lord Mansfield at Cane Wood, to concert the proper Measures for a Divorce; which must soon ensue, as the Circumstances are so very clear against the Lady. His next Step was to call upon Rofs, the Agent for the Regiment. "How does Captain Sutherland's Account stand, Mr. Rofs?" "As usual, General; the poor Devil always eats his Corn in the Blade." "You must desire him to sell out, Mr. Rofs. He has taken a Step by which he has justly forfeited all Claim to my Protection. I need not inform you of the Particulars, you will soon learn them from all the World. Such are the Consequences of yoking unequal Ages! they will never draw together."
From the Whole we may learn one useful Lesson, that a Person well stricken in Years should never make a young Friend of a different Sex the Companion of his young Spouse. Uniform Experience confirms that nine Times in ten he will prove the Viper in the Fable, and sting his Benefactor.
From the UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE.
On the fatal Consequences arising from the Easeiness of obtaining Credit.
LUXURY is arrived at so high a Pitch that One would think it impossible to see it carried higher, if daily Increase did not prove daily that Nothing will stop its Progress but the utter Ruin of the Nation. The Gentry live beyond their Income, Merchants beyond their Gains, Tradesmen and Mechanicks beyond their Earnings. This Evil is so general that we must not blame the unfortunate Individuals who are ruined by its baneful Influence, but the Legislature, that suffers the Contagion to spread, and to work the Ruin of the State. Indeed, it is much more a national Concern than a private One. I own it costs the Individual his Fortune, his Liberty, and often his Life; but then there is a Term to his Sufferings, and Death secures to him, at last, Peace and Repose. But the State, when overturned by Revolutions, when undone by the Corruption of Morals, when ruined by the Decay of its Members, retains still a keen Sense of its Miseries; and it languishes, without the comforting Hope of being relieved by Annihilation.
I say, we must not blame the unfortunate Individuals who are ruined by the baneful Influence of this Evil, Luxury. Where is the Man who can alone resist the Strength of Corruption's Stream? Where is the Man who can resist the united Temptations of Vanity and Example? Where is the Man who can refuse to a Wife whom he loves, or perhaps fears, the very reasonable Demand of being upon an Equality
with her Neighbours, when they are no Ways her Superiors in Rank or Fortune? If a Man alleges, in Order to avoid granting what such a Wife requires, "that he is low in Cash, and has large Payments to make," his Wife will not fail of reminding him of his Credit; and that the Mercer, the Upholsterer, the Jeweller, will trust him with Alacrity and Pleasure! His own Vanity will come to her Assistance, and support the Argument, in showing the Necessity of doing as others do; lest his Credit should suffer by his Economy, lest People should think him in low Circumstances. And permit me to observe, that this Necessity is Nothing less than fictitious in these Times, since a Man's Appearance and Expenses are often the Foundation on which his Credit is established. I have seen many a modest Man, who would not dress beyond his Circumstances, miss that Aid and Encouragement which others have met with by Means of their Extravagance and their Finery. It is Something very extraordinary, and at the same Time very true, that those People who are conscious that their own Appearance is much above what they can really afford are yet but too apt to believe another Man to be very rich because he is very richly dressed, and his House very richly furnished.
Luxury is then, of Course, the Cause of so many Peoples Ruin. But what is the natural Cause of the Increase of Luxury? Nothing else but the Facility of obtaining Credit.
If People were obliged to pay for their Clothes before they wore them, how many, who will not be contented with any Thing inferior to superfine Cloth, and often not even with that, unless embellished with Silk Linings, Silver or Gold Lace and Embroidery, would be obliged to put up with plain coarse Cloth or Fustian, if the Draper and Tailor gave no Credit? How many, whose large Houses are richly ornamented with expensive Glasses, Hangings, Carpets, Carvings, India Woods, &c. would be contented with a small Apartment, an oaken Table and Bureau, a common Stuff Bed, &c. if the Upholsterer demanded his Payment on the Delivery of the Goods? Then the Example of a Neighbour would be no Enticement to a Man for living beyond his Circumstances; his Wife might remonstrate that Mrs. such a One wore costly Silks and rich Laces, and yet was no better than she: The Husband would have an unanswerable Reply to make, she is no better than you, would he say, but her Husband is richer than I am; I cannot afford such Expenses; I have no Money to spare. And to demonstrate his Inability to comply with her Wishes, he would have Nothing more to do than to show her the Bottom of his empty Coffers, the List of the Payments he has to make, and the State of his Account with his Banker; and then, if absolute Impossibility cannot dissuade a weak vain Woman, and oblige her to put a Restraint on her Desires, it will at least hinder and prevent the Husband's dangerous Indulgence of them.
The same Vanity which carries People, and especially Women, to publick Places, with a View of showing themselves, would prevent their appearing there, which is often unbecoming both their Situation in Life and their Circumstances. That Woman who could not shine like others in the Boxes, at a Concert, at an Assembly, at a Masquerade, would not be so desirous and so fond of being seen in those Exhibitions of personal Pageantry; she would stay at home, to avoid the Mortification of seeing finer Figures than she could be able to make herself; she would, of Course, mind the Business of her Family, neglected by her frequent Excursions abroad; she would fulfil the Duties of a Wife and of a Mother.
People of all Ranks, of all Orders, would keep within due Bounds. Sensible they could not get any of the Necessaries of Life without ready Money, nor Money but what accrues either from their Income or from their Labour, they would not squander it away on the Turf, in the Tavern, the Gaming House, the Brothel; they would restrain their Necessities to the State of their Circumstances; their Tables would not be decked with the same Profusion, the same luxurious Extravagance; no shamefully exorbitant Prices would be given for the earliest of common Vegetables, nor would they be despised when plentiful, cheap, and salutary; Dainties would no longer spoil their Constitution; wholesome, homely Food, and frugal Living, would become again of general Use and Practice; and Health, Vigour, Ease, and Prosperity, would be the Reward of Economy.

A MORAL PROJECT.
IT is undoubtedly to Precepts of Morality that Men are indebted for their good Conduct, and Happiness in Life; yet the Generality are not in a Condition to avail themselves of the excellent moral Lessons that have been given by many celebrated Authors. Few among the People read, and of this small Number very few are capable of extracting from these Lessons the precious Maxims that often lie mingled with them. It must, therefore, be very interesting to place them before their Eyes in a detached Way, in Order to make those deep Impressions on their Minds which are alone capable of producing great Effects. Great Benefits would certainly, hence, arise to Society.
A Means, I believe, and simple enough, for attaining this End, would be to adorn our publick Edifices, and all our publick Places of Resort, with moral Sentences. These Inscriptions, graven in Letters of Gold on black Marble, and illustrated with some ornamental Figures, analogous to, and expressive of, the Design and Intention, would become an Object not only of the greatest Utility, but also of Pleasure.
The Front of our King's Palaces may exhibit to View that he reigns in the Hearts of his Subjects, that he has no Interest separate from theirs, that he arrogates no Power to himself but what the Laws allow him, that he is their Executor only, and not their Master, and that no Reasons of State ought ever to preponderate over the publick Good. Our Houses of Parliament should have Inscriptions recommending, above all Things, Integrity of Life; which Principle, once grafted in the Heart, will banish all Venality and Corruption, and show the Legislator to the World equally the Man of Wisdom and the sincere Friend to the real Interests of his Fellow Subjects. Our Courts of Justice will easily adopt Something applicable to the respective Conduct of Judges, Juries, and the Pleaders of Causes, with Admonitions to the litigating Parties concerning what is sacred in an Oath, not to be rashly taken or violated, being an Appeal for authenticating this Act of Veracity to the Tribunal of God, whose judgments will surely await the Prevaricator. Our Churches will not fail to inspire Awe and Reverence for the Sanctuary; these are the Houses of God, and the Gates of Heaven; in them we more particularly place ourselves in the Presence of God, to deprecate with one Voice his Vengeance for Sin, and to implore his Mercies. Even the Places appointed for our Recreations and Amusements should show that they are calculated for some moral Instruction, that while the Mind is relaxed and unbent from worldly Care it may carry home with it to the Closet a Subject for Recollection.
Whether Towns and Cities would contribute or not to this Expense, it were at least to be wished that every Citizen was allowed to erect, at his own Expense, one or several of these Inscriptions, with the Approbation of the municipal Body; which should be decisive of the Merit of the Maxim, of the Place it is to occupy, and of the decent Form, though simple, it would be necessary to give this publick Monument. Might it not also be a Point of Justice that the Citizen, in Order to transmit to Posterity the Memory and Example of his Beneficence, should be at Liberty to have his Name cut at Bottom, or elsewhere, with the Date of the Year of Erection. There is no Necessity for making us sensible of the Utility of these Sorts of Inscriptions. A great Poet wistely said, that the Lessons exposed to our Eyes were far more efficacious than those conveyed to us through the Channel of the Ears. These Maxims, therefore, presented to View, would perhaps be much more forcible, especially to affect the Minds of the People, than when presented to us in long Discourses, which the Memory cannot charge itself with. Besides, the one would not hinder the Fruits of the other, and would even contribute to increase its good Effects.
To corroborate what I here advance, by Facts, I shall cite one, which has been related to me by a Person very worthy of Credit.
In a Town of France, a French Gentleman, though in opulent Circumstances, laboured under some melancholy Gloom from a Despondency of Mind, and was going to put an End to his unhappy Life, now quite a Burthen to him, when, passing through the Market Place, his wandering Eyes fixed by Chance on a House with a Latin Inscription in the Front, of which the Sense is, "O thou to whom Life is a Burthen, endeavour to do Good; Virtue will show thee that she is truly amiable." He stopped short for a Moment, and bethought himself that in his Neighbourhood there was a Carpenter, an honest and poor Man, who was lately become a Widower, with a Number of Children. "I was a foolish Fellow, (said he) so to deliver up my Fortune to greedy Heirs, who must have laughed at my Folly; I shall make a better Use of it." He returned instantly, sent for the Carpenter, and told him, "I pity your Distress; here is a Sum of a Thousand Crowns, which I design to lay out for purchasing Timber and Tools to enable you to work, and bring up your Family. Till you are more at your Ease I take upon me to maintain your eldest Daughter, who seems to me to be a promising Girl. I will place her in a Convent, will procure for her the best Education possible, and do propose afterwards to give her a suitable Portion in Marriage. I shall do Good to your other Children, according as I see them deserving of my Care." The eldest Daughter was as a Diamond in the rough, which wanted only
the Lapidary's Hand to display it in all its Lustre. She had received the happiest Dispositions from Nature, and they were soon observed to appear in the most charming Light by Education. She at length became an accomplished young Woman, and had sufficient Merit to marry four Years after her Benefactor, who was then but about thirty five Years old, and who lived long in Harmony with her, blessed with a numerous Progeny, and was always happy.
What sublime Lessons were not contained in the three beautiful Sentences, graven in Letters of Gold, on the Temple of Delphos! "Know thyself. Covet Nothing over-much. Avoid Lawsuits, and contracting Debts."
The Friends of Socrates were surprised at his not seeking to be revenged for an Insult offered him by a young inconsiderate Fellow. What! my Friends, said the Sage to them, if a Horse had kicked you, would you cite him in Justice for Satisfaction?
What is more capable of inspiring Love and Respect for Religion than this Passage of Rousseau's Eloisa! "Of how many Sweets, of how many Consolations, is he not destitute who has no Religion! What Sentiment can lull his Soul in Composure amidst his Troubles! What Spectator animates the good Actions he does in private! What Voice can speak to him at the Bottom of his Heart! What Reward can he expect from his Virtue! How is he to look Death in the Face! Felicity is the Fortune of the good Man, and there is no Felicity without Virtue."
"What Man (says the Philosopher Saadi) will presume to oppose the Happiness of Men, when all Beings are useful to each other! What Man will presume to remain useless to his Country, and to the World!" "Ye Arbiters of Men! dread the Complaints of the Distressed; they traverse the Earth, cross the Seas, pierce the Skies, change the Face of Empires; Nothing more than the Sigh of oppressed Innocence is wanting to give a Shock to the World." "Bear about thee thy Eyes, behold those fertile Fields, those Heavens, and those Seas; what is the World? The Work of a good God. What Homage does his Goodness require of thee? Thy Pleasure, and an Act of Thanksgiving. What Duty does his Goodness enjoin thee? The Pleasure of others. Enjoy, there is Wisdom; make to enjoy, there is Virtue."
Can there be a truer, sweeter, or more comfortable Morality? Such, indeed, may constantly be inculcated by a Choice of different Maxims and Sentences inspiring Virtue, Greatness of Soul, and the like, inscribed on publick Monuments, the Execution of which every good Citizen must see with Joy.
LONDON, December 10.
FROM the highest to the lowest Performers in the political Farce which has so long engaged the Attention of the Publick (says a Correspondent) every Man calls himself a Patriot who opposes the Ministry, and tells us that Nothing but a Change in the great Departments of the State can possibly restore the national Tranquility; yet if a Change was made to-morrow (adds our Correspondent) the Measure will by no Means terminate our Distentions. Our Patriots are as averse to one another as they are to the People actually in Power, and will neither draw together nor suffer their Rival to be elevated over their Heads. In this Situation, our Correspondent thinks the most prudent Step we can take is to keep the Ministers we have got, especially as Peace begins again to dawn, and, with a little good Management, may be effectually re-established in this Country.
The same Correspondent says, that the two great Leaders of Opposition, Lord Chatham, and Lord Rockingham, are as adverse in their Politics as they are averse to Lord North. Lord Chatham, for Instance, contends for the Necessity of short Parliaments; Lord Rockingham for long Ones; the former insists that we have no Right to tax the Americans, the latter has made an Act of Parliament declaratory of that Right, though he declined to exercise it. Thus these great Men differ from each other, in Points of the utmost Importance; and if we turn to Press Warrants, they both differ widely from the City of London, which loudly condemns these Warrants, and pronounces them the worst Species of Tyranny which can be known in our Constitution.
NEW YORK, January 23.
On the 7th of January the General Assembly of this Province met here, when his Excellency the Governor was pleased to open the Session with the following Speech:
Gentlemen of the Council, and Gentlemen of the General Assembly, WHILE I reflect on the important Duties attendant on the elevated Station which it has graciously pleased my Royal Master to place me, and that I have the Honour to succeed the noble Personage who so justly merited the Applause he received from a grateful People, my Heart is filled with every Anxiety; but when I review the honourable and affectionate Addresses presented to me on my Arrival, my Spirits are cheered with the most pleasing Expectations. That these may be realized, I am now to entreat the Aid of your united and generous Efforts in Support of an Administration which can be only successful in Proportion to the Assistance I receive from you.
Through the extensive Beneficence of my Sovereign, unfolicited and unexpected, I appear in the Rank I now stand before you. Finding my own Health, and that of my Family, greatly impaired by a southern Climate, I had requested, and actually obtained, the King's Leave to return to my native Country, soon after which three weighty Objects presented themselves to my View; the Distractions of the Province I was in, my Appointment to this Government, and the Regard due to a Family oppressed with Sickness. On the one Side, the Support of a People, Friends to the Laws, attached to the Constitution, and loyal to their Prince, was offered me to suppress an Insurrection that had even subverted their civil Liberties; on the other, my Inclination led me to accept the more friendly Invitation to this Climate, where I expected to reap those Benefits which my Family have since, in a great Measure, experienced in their Health: Publick Duty, however, prevailing over every other passionate Desire, my Honour and Services I held engaged in the publick Cause, free from any Motive of Revenge, or feeling other Resentment than what sprung from a Sense of my Country's Wrongs. The Enterprise was successful, and the Event crowned with the perfect Restoration of good Order and publick Peace to the Country; blessings, under Providence, effected by a small Body of Officers and Men, whose spirited Conduct has made the deepest Impressions of Gratitude on my Mind. This Service unavoidably prevented my paying an earlier Obedience to his Majesty's Commands, and my own Wishes, by repairing to this Government.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly, Having Nothing in Command immediately from his Majesty to communicate, it is my Duty to point out to you the Necessity of framing a Militia Bill, upon such a System as will render it most useful in Defence of the Country.
The Injuries of Time, and Storms, have so defaced the Fortifications of this City that they require a thorough Repair, as soon as the Season will admit: I am therefore to recommend to you to provide as well for this essential Work as the Supplies for his Majesty's Troops, and the Support of Government.
Gentlemen of the Council, and Gentlemen of the General Assembly, It is from the very favourable Reception I have met with since my Arrival that I draw my most assured Hopes of future Happiness among you. Influenced only by Principles that flow from an honest Heart, I feel an ardent Desire to co-operate with you in every Measure that will best promote the Honour and Dignity of his Majesty's Government, and advance the real Felicity of a People eminently distinguished by their Loyalty to the best of Sovereigns and affectionate Disposition to their Mother Country.
To his Excellency WILLIAM TRYON, Esquire, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same:
The humble ADDRESS of the COUNCIL for the Province of New York. May it please your Excellency,
WE his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Council for the Province of New York, thank your Excellency for your Speech, and with the sincerest Respect congratulate you on your Appointment to the Command of this Colony.
The Readiness with which you anticipate our grateful Acknowledgments to your noble Predecessor, as an Instance of your Generosity, is an Earnest that the same liberal Spirit which distinguished the Government of the Earl of Dunmore will animate and influence your own.
Permit us, in Justice to ourselves, and in Return for that Regard which his Lordship so justly merits for this Province, to join the general Voice, in celebrating the Equity, Impartiality, and Disinterestedness, of his Administration.
It is nevertheless with the greatest Pleasure we declare that we have the fullest Confidence in your Excellency, and that we consider the Commission of the Province to your Care as a fresh Proof of the paternal Affection of which his Majesty has given us ample and constant Experience; and in Proportion to the Honour you acquire, from its being the unsolicited Act of his Royal Wisdom and Munificence, is the Satisfaction it affords to us.
Sensible of the Necessity of Government for the Enjoyment and Preservation of Freedom, we cannot withhold this publick Testimony of our Applause for that spirited and prudent Conduct by which you lately restored Order, and the Blessings of Peace, to a neighbouring Colony, and suppressed an Insurrection subversive of the civil Liberties of that Country. The Honour of that Enterprise is the greater for the Risk to which you exposed yourself, and crowned by the Consideration of your voluntary Submission to that important and necessary Service.
We feel a singular Happiness in the Assurance we give your Excellency that the loyal and affectionate Fidelity of this Province will call your Attention to the more agreeable Office of cultivating its Prosperity, by the Arts of Policy and Peace. Qualified and inclined, as you are, to support the Dignity of the Crown, and defend the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, we entertain the most flattering Hopes that the steady Pursuit of these great and inseparable Objects will raise the Colony now under your Direction to a State of the highest Felicity.
We rejoice with you, Sir, in the Recovery of your own and the Health of your Family; and shall be ever ready to contribute our Aid to your private Ease, the Honour and Success of your Government, and the Advancement of the true Interest of the Community.
His EXCELLENCY's Answer.
GENTLEMEN, I RETURN you my sincere Thanks for your Congratulations on my Appointment to the Command of this Colony. The Liberty of your Sentiments respecting my late publick Services, with the Assurances you give me to contribute your Aid to my private Ease, the Honour and Success of my Administration, and the Advancement of the true Interest of the Community, are Circumstances not less flattering than grateful to me. Be assured the Assistance of your Abilities, and friendly Council, will not fail to animate my Endeavours for the publick Good.
To his Excellency WILLIAM TRYON, Esquire, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same:
The humble ADDRESS of the General Assembly of the said Colony. May it please your Excellency,
WE his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the General Assembly of the Colony of New York, beg Leave to return your Excellency our most hearty Thanks for your Speech, and to congratulate you on your safe Arrival with your Family in this Colony.
Our most gracious Sovereign having been pleased to confer the command of his Dominion of Virginia on our late worthy Governor the Earl of Dunmore, who so justly merited our Affection and Applause, we are filled with the warmest Sentiments of Gratitude for his Majesty's paternal Goodness in appointing to represent his Royal Person a Gentleman universally esteemed for his amiable Character, distinguished for his Attachment to the Principles of our happy Constitution, and, from his long Residence in America, acquainted with the true Interest of the Colonies.
The respectable Light in which your Excellency was held amongst the People who lately experienced the solid Advantages of your Protection affords us a pleasing Presage of being equally happy under your Administration. Preferring the Calls of Duty and the publick Good to your own Ease, Health, and every other Consideration, you generously exposed your Person to Fatigue and the most imminent Dangers, and by your gallant Behaviour and prudent Conduct rescued a distracted Country from Anarchy and Confusion, and restored to it the Blessings of Peace and Tranquility, by suppressing an Insurrection which, by its pernicious Example, might have caused the like Disorders in other Parts of his Majesty's American Dominions, to the Destruction of all Law and Government. This important Service, while it gives Lustre to your Character, recommends you to the Favour of our most gracious Sovereign, and entitles you to publick Gratitude and Approbation, has unavoidably prevented your Excellency from paying an earlier Obedience to the King's Command, and the Dictates of your own Wishes, in repairing to this Colony.
It gives us a sensible Pleasure that your Excellency and Family have already experienced the salutary Effects of this happy Climate. We sincerely wish it may continue propitious; and that in your Person, your Family, and Administration, you may enjoy uninterrupted Felicity.
The several Matters recommended by your Excellency shall be considered with the most serious Attention.
The favourable Hopes your Excellency entertains of future Happiness among us cannot fail of being crowned with Success, while you are influenced by Principles which flow from an honest Heart; and you may be assured that we shall be ready, at all Times, to co-operate with you in every Measure that will best promote the Honour and Dignity of his Majesty's Government and advance the Prosperity of an affectionate and loyal People.
His EXCELLENCY's Answer.
GENTLEMEN, ACCEPT the Tribute of my warmest Thanks, as well for your obliging Congratulations on my Arrival in this Government as for the benevolent Sentiments contained in your Address.
The extensive Point of View in which you regard my late publick Endeavours affords me a very singular Satisfaction. I shall ever feel, in all its Force, the Honour of your Applause.
It is my Ambition to act with you on the most generous Maxims of Government, and be assured the most refined Pleasure I can attain to must arise from a conscious Discharge of my publick Duty. In that Pursuit, the friendly Assurances you give me of your Aid add new Life to my Hopes, and Confidence to my Wishes.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 5.
IT is resolved in the Honourable the House of Burgess to concur with the Lower House of Assembly of Maryland in the Expediency of erecting a Lighthouse on Cape Henry, and that Commissioners be appointed to carry the same into Execution, for which Purpose they direct that a Sum not exceeding six Thousand Pounds be paid by the Treasurer to the Commissioners; and that a Duty be laid on the Tonnage of all Ships, and other Vessels, coming into this Colony, other than from Maryland, to repay so much as shall be expended in erecting the said Lighthouse, and to provide a proper Fund for lighting and supporting the same.
By an Act of Common Council of this City, passed the 15th of January last, it is ordained, "that all Coal, or Grain of any Kind, offered for Sale, and sold at either of the Ports or Landings, or in the said City, after the first Day of May next, shall be by Winchester Measure, agreeable to the Standard of the Exchequer in England; and at the Time of the Delivery thereof shall be measured by such Person as the Court of Burgess shall for that Purpose appoint, who is to make Oath faithfully and honestly to discharge the Duty of his Office. And all Fodder or Hay offered for Sale, and sold in the said City, shall be by Weight." The Buyers or Sellers of any of the said Commodities, who trespass against this Act, forfeit twenty Shillings for every Offence, upon Conviction.

Last Friday a Schooner, one Todd Master, from Isle of Wight County bound to Norfolk, was over-set in a Squall of Wind, in going through a Place called the Swash, near Craney Island; by which Accident (owing, it is said, to there being no Ballast in the Vessel) two promising young Ladies were drowned, Miss Bridger, and Miss Driver, of the said County. The Master, his Wife, and Brother, were saved.
[MARRIAGES.] Mr. WILLIAM TAYLOR, Merchant at Holt's, in New Kent, to Miss Nancy BOOKER, only Daughter of Colonel Richard Booker, of Amelia.
To CRITICUS.
SIR, I AM no Way interested in your original Dispute with J. H. but when I find, in Opposition to him, you have made Use of some bold Affertions in Favour of Presbyterianism, I think myself and every Church of Englandman deeply so. You assert, that Apostles and Bishops "never passed for Synonymous Terms;" but Theodoret, on 1st Timothy, Chapter 3d, says expressly, "they named those Apostles who are now called Bishops; but in the Process of Time they left the Name of Apostle to those who were truly Apostles (the twelve) and gave the Appellation of Bishop to those who were "anciently called Apostles."
And St. Chrysostom calls Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Apostle and Bishop. I shall not produce any more Authorities on this Point, as I suppose every Reader will allow that the Affertions of Theodoret and St. Chrysostom are at least a Counterbalance to yours. I now proceed to consider, or rather to disprove, your next Affertion, namely, "that Bishops, Presbyters, Elders, Overseers, in all ecclesiastical Writers during the three first Centuries, uniformly signify the same Office, which is that of a Minister of a particular Congregation: Thus, Mr. Camm would, in those Ages, have been called Bishop of York; Mr. Horrocks, Bishop of Williamsburg." If you were as well acquainted with ecclesiastical History as you pretend to be, you would have known that Arius, whose heretical Notions you have adopted, was accounted the Broacher of a false, novel, and heretical Opinion, at the Time that Epiphanius wrote his Haer. 75. § 5. which fee, and there you may find a full Confutation of the Presbyterian Hypothesis ; for it declares that it was the Design of the Apostles to institute three several Orders in the Church, namely, of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons. Theodoret, on 1st Timothy, 3. viii. says, that Bishops are of a higher Dignity than Presbyters. St. Chrysostom, on the same Place, tells us, that "PRESBYTERS are inferior to Bishops as to the Power of Ordination, which belongs alone to Bishops, and not to PRESBYTERS." St. Clement, who, as Ireneus tells us, saw the Apostles, and conversed familiarly with them, mentions, in his Epistle to the Corinthians, three Orders of ecclesiastical Officers in his Time, and declares that Presbytery was not honoured with the first Seat, or placed in the first Class of ecclesiastical Orders. St. Ignatius, a Disciple of St. Peter, and in his Lifetime Bishop of Antioch, distinguishes the Clergy into Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons, but enjoins the two latter, as well as the Laity, to be dutiful and obedient to the former; and names several of his contemporary Bishops, and highly commands the Presbyters and Deacons for their Obedience to them. He declares Bishops to be of divine Ordination, and that they were to be obeyed, according to the Appointment of God the Father, and that they had their Promotion not from Men, but from God. Tertullian, Origen, and St. Cyprian, testify the Continuance of the apostolical Superiority, and the Derivation of it from the Apostles themselves to the Bishops of the Churches of Christ; and even St. Jerome, the Bulwark of Presbyterianism, says, in his Dial. adv. Luciferian. "Dost thou ask why One that is not baptised by the Bishop doth not receive the Holy Ghost? Why, it proceeds from hence, that the Holy Ghost descended on the Apostles." Again, in his Ep. 1. ad Heliod. speaking of the Bishops of his Time, "they stand (says he) in the Place of St. PAUL, and hold the Place of St. Peter." It is clearly proved, by the learned Bishop of Chester, that the Writers of the second Century distinctly mentioned the several Orders of Bishops, and their inferior Presbyters, in the same Church.
Enough has been said, I think, to disprove your Affertion, "that Bishops, Presbyters, &c. were equal, and signified the same Office." It is very difficult to confute this Argument in Favour of episcopal Government in the Church, namely, that that Form of Government universally prevailed in the primitive Churches; for we may argue, with Tertullian, "that what all Christian Churches did so early agree in "practising uniformly came not by Error, but by Tradition." De Praescript. c. 28.
I will now make good the " Pretenfions of Bishop Timothy, and my Lord Titus. " St. Paul says to Titus, Chapter 1. Verse 5th, "For this Cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set Things in Order that are wanting, and ordain Elders in every City, as I have appointed thee." "Here, Doctor Scott observes, St. Paul gives him the supreme Judgment of Things that were wanting, with an absolute Power to reform and correct; which is a plain Demonstration of his Superiority in that Church. Secondly, he authorises him to ordain Elders in every City; and whether these Elders were Bishops or Presbyters is of very little Consequence in the present Debate: For, first, it is of undoubted Certainty that there were Presbyters in the Church of Crete before Titus was left there by the Apostle; and, secondly, it is as evident that those Presbyters had no Power to ordain Elders in every City, as Titus had; for if they had, what need St. Paul to have left Titus there for that Purpose? From hence it is evident that Titus had a Power, in the Church of Crete, which the Presbyters there before him had not; and this Power of his extended not only to the establishing of good Order, and the ordaining of Elders, but also to rebuking with all Authority (Chapter 2d, Verse 15th) and taking Cognizance of heretical Pravity, so as first to admonish Hereticks, and in Case of Pertinacy to reject them from the Communion of the Church (Chapter 2d, Verse 10th). From all which it is evident that this Apostolate of Titus consisted in his ecclesiastical Superiority, which was the very same in the Church of Crete that the first Apostles themselves had in the several Churches that were planted by them; and accordingly he is declared, by the concurrent Testimony of all Antiquity, to be the first Bishop of that Church." So Eusebius, Lib. 3. Cap. 4. files Timothy Bishop of Ephesus, and Titus of Crete, and that with Respect to former Histories. St. Chrysostom, Homily 15th, in 1st Timothy, 5. xix. says, "it is manifest Timothy was instituted with a Church, or rather with a whole Nation," that of Asia; and therefore Theodoret calls him Apostle of Asia. The apostolical Constitutions say expressly, that he was ordained Bishop of Ephesus by St. Paul (see Lib. 7. C. 46 ) and so faith St. Jerome, and all the ancient Commentators on his Epistles. Not only Eusebius testifies that Titus had the whole Island of Crete committed to his Care, but St. Jerome, in his Catalogue, St. Ambrose, Chrysostom, Theodoret, and many others, cited by Doctor Cave, in the Life of Titus (P. 58, 59.) You say, "but still what are we to think of his being a Diocesan Bishop of Crete? " To this I may answer, that it is not pretended that Timothy and Titus took upon them those Churches or Dioceses as their fixed and sole Charge: They were both Evangelists ; and therefore, according to Eusebius, it was their Office to "lay the Foundations of the Faith in barbarous Nations, to constitute them Pastors, and, having committed to them the cultivating of those new Plantations, to pass on to other Countries and Nations." But as both Timothy and Titus had Authority to ordain, to govern the Clergy of their Province, and to exercise Acts of Discipline and Censure over many Congregations, they were most properly filled Bishops.
I shall now conclude, but must first assure you that many sensible and good Men behold with Indignation your Attempts to subvert the established Religion of their Country; and they hold you in the highest Contempt for that prefame Pertness of Wit displayed in your Question, "if the Apostles were Bishops, pray what was Jesus Christ? An Archbishop?" For Shame, Criticus! I am your humble Servant, AN EPISCOPALIAN.
Advertisements.
BEING strictly enjoined by my late Instructions to enforce the punctilious Payment of his Majesty's Quitrents, it is expected, for the future, that every Sheriff should settle with the Auditor, and pay the Money into the Receiver's Office, on or before the Day appointed by Law; and all Sheriffs who are in Arrear to this Revenue, and fail to settle with the Auditor and pay the Money into the Receiver's Office by the 25th of next April, cannot expect any farther Indulgence. RICHARD CORBIN.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 5, 1772.
SUPPOSED to be lost in the main Street, a few Days ago, a small Network PURSE made of Twine, containing one large and two small Pieces of MILLED GOLD, and a marked ENGLISH SHILLING. The Finder will be handsomely rewarded on bringing it to the Post Office.
SURRY, February 26, 1772.
THE Commanding Officers of the southern
District are requested to appoint the GENERAL MUSTERS upon the following Days, when they will be waited upon by Their most obedient Servant,
Table with 3 columns: County, Day, Date. Includes entries for Surry, Prince George, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Prince Edward, Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Sussex, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk County, and Princess Anne.
A MEETING of the OHIO COMPANY,
upon Business of the utmost Importance, at Stafford Courthouse, on Monday the 30th of this Instant (March) is desired by G. MASON, Treasurer.
WHEREAS I purchased a Tract of Land,
lying in Fauquier County, of George Bouswell, for which I gave him my Bond for one Hundred and fifty Pounds, to be paid the 6th of May next, this is to forewarn all Persons from taking an Assignment of the same, as I will not pay it until the said George Bouswell makes me Satisfaction for the Injury I have sustained by him. CHURCHILL JONES.
YORK Town, March 3, 1772.
TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward to any
Person who will detect the Thief that stole my last Week's NEWSPAPER from Mr. Mitchell's Office. I take him to be some pilfering Scoundrel, as scandalous as John Eyre, Esquire, and should be glad to have it in my Power to make him a second Example of the same Sort. GEORGE WILSON.
To be LET on CHARTER to any Port in Britain,
The Brig ELIZABETH, Thomas Archdeacon Master, now lying at Bermuda Hundred, Burthen about three Hundred Hogheads of Tobacco, and a strong, well built, new Vessel. For Terms apply to Hector McAlister and Company at Norfolk, or to me at Warwick. SIMON FRASER.
For SALE,
THE following Tracts of LAND, in Pittsylvania, namely, four Hundred Acres on Banister River, six Hundred and seventy on Beaver Creek, three Hundred and forty five on Burch's Creek, three Hundred and eighty on Leatherwood, and four Hundred on Snow Creek. These Lands were formerly the Property of Mr. Samuel Gordon, deceased. The Price, and Time of Payment, may be known by applying to me in Petersburg. JERMAN BAKER.
To be SOLD,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION in Charles Parish, York County, containing a Hundred and ninety eight Acres, with a Dwellinghouse, Kitchen, and all other convenient Outhouses thereon; also good Apple and Peach Orchards, and a very good Water Mill. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to me, on the Plantation. WILLIAM WISE.
To be SOLD for ready Money, before the RALEIGH
Door, in Williamsburg, on the 30th of April, SECOND-HAND CHARIOT, with HARNESS for four Horses. Any Person inclining to purchase before the Day of Sale may apply to WILLIAM COSEY.
On Friday the 20th Instant (March) at the late Dwellinghouse of Colonel John Fleming, in Cumberland County, will be SOLD,
A PARCEL of very valuable HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, an exceeding good CHARIOT, a SINGLE CHAIR, seven or eight HORSES, some of which are high blooded, and of great Value; also a Stock of CATTLE HOGS, and SHEEP, a Parcel of well chosen BOOKS on various Subjects, and sundry other useful Articles. The Time of Payment to be agreed on at the Day of Sale. Bond and Security will be required, and a proper Discount allowed for ready Money, by the Executors.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, about the latter
End of December last, a yellow bay MARE, with a SADDLE and BRIDLE; she is about four Feet six Inches high, three or four Years old next June, has a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, one hind Foot white, trots and gallops, but has no perceivable Brand. Whoever brings her to me, near Saint Peter's Church, in New Kent, or gives me such Intelligence that I may get her again, shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward. NATHANIEL PERKINS.
STOLEN from my Plantation, near Colonel
Bland's Ordinary, in Prince George, in the Night of the 1st Ultimo, a black HORSE about four Feet five Inches high, with a large Blaze in his Face, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, some white Feet, branded on the near Buttock with three Dots, and paces and gallops; also a small black MARE, with a bay COLT foaled last Grass. The Mare is about four Feet three Inches high, has a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, some White on her Forehead, no Brand, and paces naturally; the Colt is neither cut, dockt, nor branded, and is a natural Pacer. Whoever will give me such Intelligence that I may get them shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward, and FIVE POUNDS on Conviction of the Thief. DAVID GOODGAME.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Dinwiddie, on Sunday the 16th of February, a likely Virginia born Mulatto Fellow named DICK, about thirty Years of Age, a thick well made Fellow, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, with gray Eyes, short Hair curled close to his Head, a very large black Beard, and a Sore on his right Leg; he is a Shoemaker by Trade, and very handy about any other Business. He may probably attempt to pass for a Freeman, as he can read and write; he wore, or carried with him, a light coloured Duffil great Coat, a Negro Cotton double breasted short Coat, died purple Breeches of the same, a red Frieze Waistcoat lapelled, which is rather too large for him, a white Linen Shirt marked I W, a Beaver Coating short Coat, of the Pompadour Colour, but much altered, with flat Pockets, double breasted, and lined with Shalloo. He ran away about three or four Years ago, and then harboured about Mr. Harwood's, at Wyanoche, he has a Brother belonging to Mr. David Scott of Prince George, who has been run away for a Year or two, and was several Times brought from among the Indians on Pamunkey River; they probably may make that Way together, or to Urbanna, as they are both acquainted with Mr. Mills's Negroes. I hereby forewarn all Masters of Vessels from employing the said Slave, or carrying him out of the Colony. I will give the above Reward, besides what the Law allows, to any Person that will secure him so that I may get him again. He is outlawed. JAMES WALKER.
RUN away from the Subscriber's Plantation,
Joseph's Swamp, Sussex, on Thursday the 27th of February, two Negro Men, namely, DICK and JOE; they are Brothers, and have a great Resemblance of each other, both black, and very likely. The former is twenty six Years old, about five Feet seven Inches high, and stout made; the other is twenty four Years old, near the same Height, and is rather slim made. Their Clothing is Virginia Cloth, Cotton Warp filled in with Wool; Dick had a Cape of red Plains about four Inches wide to his Waistcoat, the other has Nothing remarkable in his Dress. Whoever takes up the said Slaves, and will bring them to me, shall have FIFTY SHILLINGS for each, besides what the Law allows; and FORTY SHILLINGS if they are secured in the Jail of the County where they are taken, and Intelligence given me so that I may get them again. NATHANIEL HARRISON.
RUN away from the Subscriber, on James
River, Buckingham County, in August, a Negro named TOM, about forty Years old, of the middle Size, and has an Impediment in his Speech. He formerly belonged to John Randolph, Esquire, and I bought him of Colonel Archibald Cary last December Twelvemonth. It is supposed he is lurking about Williamsburg. Whoever secures the said Negro, or gives me such information that I may get him again, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward, and FIVE POUNDS if brought to me. HARDIN PERKINS.
PORTSMOUTH, February 27, 1772.
RUN away from the Subscriber, two white
indentured SHOEMAKERS, upon Sunday the 23d Instant, namely, James Bruce, aged about twenty six Years, about five Feet six Inches high, short curly brown Hair, and pockpitted; Adam Walker, aged about twenty one Years, about five Feet seven Inches high, short curly brown Hair, and pockpitted. Although they carried their Clothes with them, I imagine they will attempt to pass for Sailors, as they have both Jackets and Trousers. Whoever delivers the said Servants to me, or secures them so that I may get them, shall have a Reward of THREE POUNDS for each. WILLIAM FORSYTH, and Company.
TAKEN up, in Pittsylvania, nine HOGS,
some of them grizzled, and some spotted, marked with a Crop, two Sits, and an Underkeel, in the Right Ear, and a Swallowfork in the left; also an unmarked white Shoat. Posted, and appraised to five Pounds eight Shillings. PETER PERKINS.
WILLIAMSBURG, February 27, 1772.
ABOUT three Months ago we advertised,
as run away, a likely Negro Woman, about twenty six Years of Age, known by the Name of SALL COOPER, and who had lost a Joint of the Finger next the little One of her left Hand. She is not yet returned, and, from the Length of her Absence, it is probable she may have escaped out of the Colony. Whoever delivers the said Runaway to us, or to Mrs. Braxton, in King and Queen County, shall have FIVE POUNDS, instead of the Reward before offered, if she be taken within this Government, and TEN POUNDS if elsewhere. JOHN BLAIR. JAMES BLAIR.
WESTMORELAND, February 2, 1772.
THE Subscribers being determined to act
no longer as Trustees for Gilbert Campbell, Esquire, therefore beg the Creditors, by whom we were appointed, to meet at the March Westmoreland Court next ensuing; and, being then ready for a Settlement, we shall expect to get a Discharge. WILLIAM FLOOD. HUGH HAMILTON.
RICHMOND, February 18, 1772.
AS I intend for England by the 1st of May
next, and to return in the Fall, I beg the Favour of all who are indebted to me to have their Accounts settled before my Departure; such as remain unpaid will be left with Mr. James McDowall, Merchant, of this Place, who is properly empowered to collect the same, and pay all just Demands against me. The Shop in Richmond, in Partnership with Ludwick Warrock, will be continued, and properly supplied with fresh Medicines yearly, on the very best Terms. JAMES CURRIE.
RICHMOND County, February 2, 1772.
AS my Ferry for Boats, and proper Attendance,
is inferior to none in the Colony, and I find it troublesome in collecting the Debts due from different Persons to the same, am resolved, for the future, that no Indulgence shall be given, MOORE FAUNTLEROY.
KINGSTON Parish (Gloucester County) February 14, 1772.
ANY Person that will be in Want of any
PINE PLANK for House Building, or any Thing else, may be supplied by the Subscriber in a short Time, who has ten Hands employed that Way for this Year; also Scantling of any Kind, good Pine Heart Shingles, which I will warrant to be as good as any Cypress, Laths for plastering upon, Garden Posts, Pales, &c. or, in short, any Thing in the Timber Way. I would undertake small Buildings, and find the Whole if agreeable. Any Person in Want of the above may depend on having them on good Terms, and as good Timber as any in the lower Parts of the Country. EDWARD HUGHES.
I shall have a twenty five Hoghead Flat built by May, and then can lend Plank, &c. to any convenient Landing.
THE Badness of the Weather having prevented
my attending the Sale of Stith's Land, on Herring Creek, in Charles City, agreeable to a former Advertisement, I do hereby give Notice that I shall offer it for Sale, on the Premises, on Thursday the 19th of March, with easy Payments. ROBERT WALKER, Executor.
CHESTERFIELD, February 25, 1772.
ON Tuesday the 19th of March will be sold,
for ready Money, at the late Dwellinghouse of Captain Edward Wilkinson, deceased, all his HOUSE and KITCHEN FURNITURE, and some HORSES. BENJAMIN BRANCH, Executor.
To be SOLD, on Credit, or exchanged for Negroes,
A VALUABLE Tract of TOBACCO LAND, containing twelve Hundred and sixty Acres, on Nottoway River, in Brunswick, thirty Miles distant from Petersburg, and within a very few Miles of two considerable Merchant Mills. Whoever is inclining to exchange, or purchase, may know the Terms by applying to Mr. Robert Walker, in Dinwiddie, Mr. Daniel Fisher, in Brunswick, or to me, at Weiland, in Mecklenburg. PEYTON SKIPWITH.
TAKEN from my Waggons, about eight
Miles above Petersburg, on the 20th of November last, two black HORSES, one of which is about nine or ten Years old, between fourteen and fifteen Hands high, Ewe-necked, with a Switch Tail and hanging Mane, and much rubbed with Harness, his Brand forgot; the other is about fourteen Hands and a Half high, six Years old, with a Switch Tail and hanging Mane, a Star on his Forehead, some white Hairs about one, or more, of his Feet, but his Brand, if any, is not remembered; neither of them pace, but trot and gallop well. At the same Time was left, a small bay HORSE that appears to be six or seven Years old, with a Star in his Forehead, no perceivable Brand, has a small hanging Mane, and a Bob Tail. He shall be taken good Care of, and moderately used, till the Owner applies for him. Whoever brings me the said Horses shall be handsomely rewarded. PEYTON SKIPWITH.
To be SOLD, pursuant to the Will of Peter Gillum,
deceased, on Thursday the 4th of June next, at Hanover Courthouse, being Court Day,
A TRACT of LAND containing three Hundred and sixty Acres, with a Plantation, Orchards of all Sorts of Fruit Trees, and about seventy Acres of cleared Land. It lies about five Miles above Hanover Courthouse, and is very well wooded and watered. Six Months Credit will be allowed for one Half the Money, and twelve Months for the other, giving Bond, with approved Security, to WILLIAM & JOHN GILLUM, Executors. An undoubted Title will be made.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Chester-
field, a likely Virginia born Mulatto Lad named PRIMUS, about nineteen or twenty Years of Age, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, squints a little with one Eye, has a Scar on his Forehead, occasioned by a Stroke from a Stick when a Boy, he is very active, runs and walks upright, and is very artful. He has been a Preacher ever since he was sixteen Years of Age, and has done much Mischief in his Neighbourhood. I expect he will endeavour to pass for a Freeman, and perhaps may change his Name. Whoever takes up the said Lad, and conveys him to me, in Chesterfield, on James River, or to my Overseer (John Taylor) on Appomattox River, shall have THREE POUNDS Reward if he is taken in Virginia, and FIVE POUNDS if out thereof, besides what the Law allows. SETH WARD.

POETS CORNER.
ON ARBITRARY GOVERNMENT.
BOAST not your State, Slaves of despotick Sway, Where wanton Gallia, 'midst her Vine-clad Hills...
HALIFAX (NORTH CAROLINA) February 1, 1772. THOSE who have any Connexions with this Province will take Notice that, by a Clause in the Act of Assembly...
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, some Time in December last, a bright bay HORSE about four Feet seven or eight Inches high...
RUN away from the Plantation of Colonel Claiborne Anderson, deceased, a Negro Man named JEMMY, of a yellowish Complexion...
TAKEN up, in Albemarle, a black Mare about four Feet six or seven Inches high, with a Blaze in her Face...
TAKEN up, in Albemarle, a small bay Mare with a bushy Mane and Tail, and branded on the near Shoulder C.
E. ARMSTON (or perhaps better known by the Name of GARDNER) continues the School at Peter Plantation, Norfolk Borough...
To the PUBLICK. WHEREAS the Subscriber has actually erected a Mill, in full Size, to be worked by Water...
The Subscriber will engage fifty Bushels of Grain to be beat out of the Straw in twelve Hours, with only three Hands to attend the Mill...
Persons of generous Sentiments will doubtless think it laudable to promote any Scheme apparently intended for publick Good...
NEW KENT, FEBRUARY 13. To be SOLD, to the highest Bidder, for ready Money, before Mr. Morland's Door, at Cabin Point, in Surry County...
The Schooner POLLY, Burthen about sixty Tuns, with all her Rigging, Tackle, and Apparel; also eleven very likely NEGROES...
TAKEN away from off Toe's Marshes, a GRAPLIN about two Hundred Weight, with a Cable about fifty Fathoms long...
THE Badness of the Weather having prevented any Person from attending the Sale of Mr. Benjamin Grymes's Estate...
To be SOLD, A TRACT of LAND, in Prince Edward, containing two Thousand Acres of good Tobacco Land...
To be SOLD, for ready Money, on Monday the 13th of April, altogether, or in Parcels, FOUR Thousand Acres of exceeding good Corn and Tobacco LAND...
RUN away from Mr. Doncelle's Ordinary, the first of November last, a likely Negro Boy named TOBY, about sixteen Years old...
TAKEN up, in Amelia, a red and white COW YEARLING about three Years old, marked with a Crop and Hole in the right Ear...
For SALE, An exceeding valuable Tract of old patented LAND, containing twelve Hundred and eighty Acres (though we are of Opinion there are two Thousand Acres within the Bounds) agreeably situated on Calfy River...
Six Thousand three Hundred Acres of LAND to be sold at Frederick Town, on Thursday the 28th of May next.
By Virtue of an Act of Assembly of the Province of Maryland, empowering the Executors of Colonel Thomas Calvert to grant Deeds to Mr. John Smythe...
This Land is very suitable for Planting or Farming, being well watered and timbered, no Settlement having ever been made on it...
It will be sold in separate Lots, or altogether, for Sterling or current Money, as may best suit the Purchasers...
To be SOLD, or RENTED for a Term of Years, and entered upon the 1st of March,
ACOMMODIOUS well built STORE in the Town of Petersburg, adjoining the Tobacco Warehouse, three Stories high...
GOOCHLAND, January 13, 1772.
RUN away from the Subscriber, some Time ago, a likely Negro Man named SUBA, talks but indifferent English...
WARRASQUEAK Bay, November 18, 1771.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Isle of Wight, a Negro named JACK, about five and thirty Years of Age...
JAMES HALDANE, COPPER SMITH and BRASS FOUNDER from Philadelphia, in Church Street, near the Church, Norfolk.
MAKES and sells all Sorts of COPPER and BRASS WORK, namely, Still, Brewing Coppers, Sugar Boilers, Fullers and Batters Coppers...
WILLIAMSBURG, December 19, 1771.
WHEREAS the Revenues of the College, unless more Care and Exactness be used in the Collection of them, cannot continue equal to the Expenses...
If any Person who owes Money to the College on Bond does not either pay on all the Interest, that is or shall be due, on or before the 10th of May next...
A Faculty Order of the Visitors and Governors, directing every Boarder, on his Admission into the College, to pay for six Months Board in Advance...
All Surveyors who have not settled with the Burfar of the College, for all their publick and private Surveys since the General Court in April last...
That this Advertisement may not be treated with that Contempt which several Notices of the like Kind have met with...
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...
To be SOLD,
A TRACT of LAND containing five Hundred and forty three Acres, on Buttersworth, in Amelia County, formerly belonging to Mr. Samuel Gordon...
To be SOLD, altogether, or in Lots,
ABOUT two Thousand seven Hundred Acres of good LOW GROUNDS on both Sides of Reames River, and two Hundred Acres of HIGH LAND...
For SALE,
THE LAND whereon I live, in Middlesex, containing about two Thousand two Hundred Acres, in good Order for Cropping...