The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1772-06-11 00:00:00

VIRGINIA
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Table with 4 columns: Prize Amount, Number of Prizes, Value of Prize, and Total Value. Includes prizes ranging from £100 to £1000 and various blank prizes.
Notes on the bottom left regarding ticket prices and the distribution of prizes.
Information about the lottery's administration, including the role of the Earl of Stirling and the locations of the drawings.
List of post offices where tickets can be purchased.
Advertisements section containing a notice from Richard Corbin, D. R. G., regarding the payment of his Majesty's Quittrents.
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An Essay on the MODERN NOVEL.
It is a Misfortune incident to human Nature that its finest Qualities may be perverted to the most destructive Ends. Love, the brightest Spark that enlightens the Soul, burns frequently for the impurest Purposes...
To do Justice to the Bard, he has chalked out the Outlines very gracefully, and justly described the Ingredients for making this literary Pill operate against Morality. But, lest any Reader should mistake the Author's Meaning, here follows a Letter, worked up to the very Humour of the Times, and stamped with the true current Mark and Signature of 1772.
who should I see peeping in on the other Side of the Hedge but O'Brien! lovely and enchanting as he was when I saw him last Winter at Carlisle House!
Was but too well acquainted with my Weakness! He talk'd of Love, and all my melting Heart Dissolv'd witt' in my Breast.
Do you know, Wentworth, that I was violently inclined to play the Fool? We found ourselves lavishing Encomiums on disinterested Love, and a Cottage. His Description was animated, to the last Degree.
I was almost a lost Woman; when, fortunately for me, the Idea of squalling Brats, and matrimonial Bitters, darted across my Thought. Up I sprang. A fine Day for a Walk, cried I; and away I tripped.
While youthful Splendour lighted in my Eyes; Clear as the smiling Glory of the Skies, More white than Flax my cutting Tresses flow'd, My dimpled Cheeks with rosy Beauty glow'd.
Enchanting Lines! are not they, Wentworth? Well! and what followed, you ask me. Ay, there's the Rub; but positively you shan't know till my next Letter. Heigh, ho! Adieu, Henrietta, and tell me how your Affair with the Baronet goes on. Adieu, my Dear, and remember your sighing, and almost ruined Cousin, JULIANA GLANVILLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 13.
THE Porte begins to think seriously of curbing the Ambition of Ali Bey, and driving him out of Syria and Egypt, before he gets too strong a Footing there;
February 15. A strong Report prevails that Ali Bey hath taken an Oath of Fidelity to the Russians, by the Assistance of whose Fleet he has made himself Master of Cyprus, and ceded to them a Port of that Island.
We do not see any great Likelihood of a speedy Conclusion of Peace. It is ten Days since a Russian Commissary was said to be on his Way for this Capital, to negotiate a treaty of Pacification;
February 17. No less than five Fires have happened here within the Space of fifteen Days, by which several Thousand Houses have been reduced to Ashes.
WARSAW, February 26. The Advices we received in Relation to the Signature of the Preliminaries for a Peace between the Russians and Turks are not confirmed;
February 28. Notwithstanding the positive Assurances received, a few Days ago, of Preliminaries of Peace being signed between the Russians and Turks, we have no Confirmation of the News as yet;
We are informed that the Orders from the Court of Petersburg are to set on Foot ten Regiments of light Troops, and to continue vigorously the Levies for the Regiments of Hungarian Hussars commanded by Colonel Dreywitz;
RATISBON, March 23. They write from Transylvania that there will be some Encampments this Year; and notwithstanding a vast Number of Austrian Troops is already in those Parts, four Hungarian Regiments have received Orders to go there.
MILAN, March 11. One of our greatest Bankers is just gone off. His Coffers are almost empty, and it is said that the Inhabitants of this City are likely to be Sufferers to the Amount of near eight Hundred Thousand Livres.
COPENHAGEN, March 14. At the Request of the College of Finances, the Commission of Inquisition have referred to the Examination of the Commissioners Praetorius and Koll the Papers found among the Letters of Counsellor of Justice Struenfee, concerning the Money which belonged solely to his Department.
Count Struenfee, since his last Examination, hath been permitted to drink Wine and smoke Tobacco.
PARIS, March 23. The 8th of this Month, at seven in the Evening, Mr. Montague discovered a Comet, at Limoges, near the Star Mu, of the fourth Magnitude, in the Constellation Eridanus.
LONDON, April 2.
THE Earl of Chatham, we hear, purposes to go to the Spaw for the Recovery of his Health; and it is said that before his Return from the Continent he will see the Court of Berlin, where there is little Doubt of his being a most acceptable Visitor.
The Person who was cast for Transportation for stealing a Number of Silver Spoons at the Entertainment given by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, at Shrewsbury, we are told, was possessed of an Estate of two Hundred Pounds a Year, besides four Thousand Pounds in ready Cash, which he assigned over to Trustees for his Son.

We hear that Mr. Wilkes intends offering himself a Candidate for the Office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing Year.
Letters from France mention the celebrated Rousseau's having married his old Housekeeper, who made such a Figure in the Dispute between Mr. Hume and him.
A Correspondent thinks that the Recall of Baron Dieden, at this Juncture, wears an ominous Appearance, especially as no Minister is talked of to succeed him. The Report of his going to Russia, in the same Character he holds here, our Correspondent thinks a Pretext that may be very easily seen through; and, therefore, he does not hesitate to pronounce his Expectation of a speedy Rupture between Great Britain and Denmark.
The Excise Revenue for Great Britain amounted last Year to upwards of four Millions Sterling.
One Dankaert, a Dutchman, who had engrossed a considerable Quantity of Corn, near Newport, in Flanders, was, on the 15th of last Month, seized by a numerous Mob, who pulled down his House, after dividing his Corn and other Provisions, and carried him down to the Sea Coast, where they tied his Hands behind him, and put him in a small old Boat and towed him out to Sea, where they left him to die that Death which they said he had been the Means of inflicting on several of his Neighbours.
Extract of a Letter from Woodbridge, in Suffolk, March 20.
"It is impossible to describe the Distresses of the Poor in this Part of the Country, for Want of Bread Corn. It is not occasioned by a bad Harvest, for we had a very good One, and well got in, and many Farmers have now two Years Crops by them; but they will not bring it to Market, saying they can make a greater Advantage of it, by sending it to your City. But it is strongly suspected, that, instead of coming thither, it goes to feed the French; and three Days ago we were confirmed in our Opinion, by some Words let drop by a Sailor belonging to a Vessel which lay in a small Creek within four Miles of this Town to take in Corn, that they were bound to Dunkirk. Upon which a Number of People assembled, went to the Place where the Vessel lay, seized all the Wheat, which they divided amongst themselves, and then set Fire to the Vessel. Had they not been in such Hurry, they might have met with a larger Booty, as several Waggons were on the Road loaded with Corn to put on Board, and about a Score of fine fat Sheep. The Master and Crew made off, and have not since been heard of. The Farmer lived in France some Years, being obliged to leave his native Country for several Debts he had contracted, till his Creditors agreed to give him Time to pay them; he had followed this Trade about two Years."
"It is hoped that the Legislature will take some Steps to put a Stop to these iniquitous Practices, that our own Poor may not starve to supply our Enemies. Whilst I am writing this, I am informed that several Farmers round our Neighbourhood have sent their Corn to Dunkirk for three Years past, and that they have in Return Brandies, Teas, &c."
The Earl of Hillsborough gave Notice a few Days since, in the Upper Assembly, that he had an important Motion to make, in the Course of a few Days, relating to the present critical Situation of Affairs in America.
Letters from Copenhagen advise that Colonel Keith, Envoy Extraordinary from England at that Court, having demanded a private Audience of the King of Denmark, in Order to communicate to him certain Overtures he had received from the King his Master, relative to the late Revolution, and a Day being appointed for that Purpose, Mr. Keith was much surprised, upon coming into the Audience Chamber, to find, instead of the King, some Members of his Council of State, who intimated to him that his Majesty, not being very well, he had charged them to receive what he had to communicate, and give him an Account of it. Mr. Keith made Answer, that the Orders he had received from his Master were to the King in Person, and not to his Ministers; and that he was not a little surprised, that, after his Danish Majesty had consented to give him the Audience he demanded, he should refer him to his Ministers, which he should not fail to acquaint the King his Master with. After which he retired, very much dissatisfied with his Reception. These Letters add, that Mr. Keith had declared, in a very spirited Manner, that if the Queen of Denmark is not treated with all the Respect due to her Birth and Rank, the King his Master will not fail to resent it.
The last Advices from Copenhagen give no farther Account of the Revolution there, but intimate that Something material, relative to it, will transpire very soon. These Advices add, that it is not doubted but Count Struensee and Count de Brandt will lose their Heads.
Accounts from Copenhagen, by this Day's Mail, confirm that the Chamberlain Cay Rantzau is nominated Envoy from the King of Denmark to the Court of London, where he hath already resided in that Quality; and that the Baron Dieden de Furstenstein will go from London to Copenhagen.
A Correspondent observes, that it is of small Moment to the Crown of Britain whether Shuffeldorf or Bluffendorf is Prime Minister at Copenhagen, but it is of mighty Consequence to us to know if the Sister of our beloved Sovereign be injured. If she is injured, as I willingly believe she is, a Princess and a Daughter of Great Britain has a Title to Assistance from our whole Strength. Will any Man of the present Revolution seriously desire us to remain silent Spectators, or inactive Soldiers? It will be Time enough to yawn when we are satisfied he has erred; even then (for all Mankind may err) her Dignity and her Youth demand our Protection.
The Jubilee of the Jews, which is held every fifty Years, in Commemoration of their Deliverance out of Egypt, was celebrated on Wednesday by that People. This Jubilee surpassed in Show any Thing of the Kind ever before seen in this Kingdom, not only from their extraordinary Increase in Numbers, but from an Emulation that seems to prevail amongst the several Priests of the respective Tribes, who headed their different Orders, riding upon Jack Asses elegantly caparisoned in their Habitments for this Occasion, which were not only truly antique, but superlatively sumptuous. They assembled at the Tabernacle in Duke's Place by six o'Clock in the Morning, whence they set out, according to ancient Custom, on a Pilgrimage to Highgate, the Laity all walking bare footed and bare headed; and Signor Lion, and several others of the most capital Singers that could be found in Europe, heightened the Solemnity of this Procession, by singing several Anthems adapted to the Occasion, and accompanied by a Band of Musick hitherto unequalled for Grandeur upon any Occasion. When arrived at Highgate, where a temporary Synagogue was erected for the Purpose, several living and other Sacrifices were offered for the Expiation of their Sins, according to the Judaical Institution. This over, they returned in the same Manner to Duke's Place, where they held the Feast of the Passover, and met the setting Sun with a religious Jucundity.
It was positively asserted yesterday that a Motion would be made in a few Days, in a great Assembly, which would be strongly supported by a very numerous Body of Members, for bringing the Denmark Affair under the immediate Consideration of the House.
By a Letter from Copenhagen, dated March 20th, there is Advice that the Commissioners who have Charge of inquiring into the Facts laid against the State Prisoners have examined all the Letters and Papers delivered to them, but have found none that affect the Queen in the least, and that it is believed she is innocent of every Charge alleged against her. As to the rest of the State Prisoners, it is imagined that their principal Crime consists in opposing the Queen Dowager in all her Plans, and it is not doubted but that some of them will suffer Death. The Letter adds, that the Weather was more severe there than has been known for many Years; that the Sea is full of Ice, and it is believed it will not be clear till the latter End of April, or the Beginning of May.
It is strongly reported that Lords Weymouth and Barrington will in a few Days set out, on Affairs of Importance, to Ireland.
Twelve Ships of the Line are ordered to cruise in the Bay of Biscay.
We hear that the Parliament will not rise till after Whit Sunday.
They write from the Hague that there are now building, in the several Ports of France, five Ships of War of eighty four Guns, seven of seventy Guns, nine of fifty Guns, and eleven Frigates of thirty Guns each.
They write from Stockholm that the Sea is so entirely choked up with Ice, on the Side of Finland, that it is expected the Navigation will not be opened till very late this Year.
Earl Temple, it is said, has within these few Days been offered a high Post under the Government, which his Lordship declined.
A few Days since sixty Bags of Cochineal, the Product of West Florida, were imported at Bristol from Pensacola.
Letters from Hamburg mention that two Vessels were arrived there, which had been making Discoveries in the South Seas, who until that their Return was by the North West Passage.
April 4. The Peace which was looked upon as so near between Russia and the Porte is now considered very differently, and it is thought there will be another Campaign. The Turkish Divan will absolutely not accept of the Conditions proposed by Russia.
Extract of a private Letter from Copenhagen.
"When you desire a particular Account of the black Scenes transacting here, you forget where I am, and the Danger that attends writing too freely on so ticklish a Subject. Placed at your Ease, in happy England, you think every Land under the same just Laws, under the same benign Government. Alas! these Blessings have not, as yet, warmed this frozen Region; and poor Struensee will, I am much afraid, be a melancholy Example to what Height of Cruelty the Ambition of a wicked
Woman, aided by a powerful Faction, can reach. Your Princess, and our Queen, is, I hope, safe from personal Injury; her Enemies must be contented with blackening her Reputation. For this, Thanks to the Terror of your national Resentment, and the Spirit of your Ambassador, who thundered in the Ears of their bloody Senate Remonstrances worthy the Representative of the King of Great Britain. But the Situation of the poor abandoned Count is deplorable! After suffering an Imprisonment, severe beyond the Conception of an Englishman, and enough to break the most undaunted Spirit, he was brought before his Judges, or rather his Accusers, loaded with Irons, pale from Famine and Want of Rest; in a Word, a horrid, squalid Spectre. Long did he resist every Argument, every Threat, that could be used to induce him to accuse the injured Queen. At last they ordered him to be led to the Room where the hellish Instruments of Torture were arranged; on Sight of which his Spirit, totally broken and depressed, could withstand no longer, but, in an Ecstasy of Grief and Despair, he cried out, in French, Human Nature cannot bear this! My honoured, my much injured Sovereign and Benefactress, forgive my Weakness therein. Heaven will vindicate your Innocence. Then, turning to his Condunders, he desired to be led back to this Court of Inquisition, and it is said confessed every Thing they wished. Adieu, enough of this horrid Subject, and believe me ever yours, &c."
April 10. Yesterday some Despatches were sent from the Secretaries Office for Falmouth, to be forwarded to Lord Viscount Gage, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces in North America.
Great Preparations are making at the Mansion House for the Easter Feast; and yesterday a very grand Piece of Confectionary was carried in to be placed upon the three Tables in the Egyptian Hall, many Parts of which are nine Feet high, so that the Chandeliers were obliged to be raised, in Order to place it upon the Table. The Order in which it is disposed has a very beautiful Effect.
It was reported this Day that Matters are at length accommodated between our Court and that of Copenhagen; and that the Queen, who is released from her Confinement, is visited twice a Day by Colonel Keith, the English Ambassador.
It is also reported that the Count de Struensee will be pardoned, through the powerful Mediation of a respectable maritime Power.
Yesterday one Hundred and seventeen Colliers passed by Gravesend, and several more were in Sight in the Afternoon.
The Subscription at the Globe Tavern for the Support of Mr. Alderman Wilkes was not set on Foot by the Inhabitants or Common Council of his Ward, as has been reported, but by some publick spirited Gentleman from the Society of the Bill of Rights, who meet there to receive the Subscription of every Friend to the Cause of Liberty. Their Plan is to raise six Hundred Guineas a Year, by voluntary Subscription, at the moderate Rate of one Guinea from each Subscriber; and for this Purpose each Member solicits his Friends and Acquaintances, and they have succeeded so well that we hear they have paid the worthy Alderman fifty Guineas a Month for the two last Months, and do not despair of completing the Year's Plan, by the same laudable Exertion.
What follows is a Fact well known in the Neighbourhood of Berkhamstead. A few Sundays ago some choice Spirits from London were regaling at an Inn, when, after Dinner, the Liquor introduced the Love of Frolick. After the burning of Hats and Wigs, it was proposed to draw Lots which of the Company should be hanged; and, during the Course of the Bottle, it was demonstrated, to the Satisfaction of the whole Company, that it was a Death without Pain. The Lot fell upon a young Man who had but just entered upon the fortunate Estate of a Bankrupt; however, whether he thought the Advantages of Bankruptcy not so great as it is in general believed, or he wished to be in the Fashion of going out of the World in a String, he determined to die hard, to die like a Cock. A convenient Place in the Room presented itself, and in an Instant his own Garters furnished the Noose; the Knot was fixed, and the Chair in a Minute knocked from under him. But, whatever was the Opinion before about his Death being without Pain, the Volunteer Criminal made such a Kicking against the Wainscot that the Landlord was brought into the Room by the Noise, where he saw the Companions almost as black in the Face with laughing as the young Man was with the Agonies of Death. The Landlord, astonished and distressed at the Sight, cut down the almost expiring Youth, and with the Assistance of a Surgeon, and proper Care, he is since recovered; and it is remarkable, that the first Words he spoke after he recovered were, I'll be hanged if ever I do the same again.
The following Creations in the Royal Family are laid to be in Agitation. Prince William Henry, his Majesty's third Son, to be created Duke of York; Prince Edward, the fourth Son, Duke of Lancaster; and Prince Ernest Augustus, the fifth Son, Duke of Clarence.
A certain admired Personage, now residing in the North, will, it is said, shortly be created a Peeress in her own Right; and every Mark of Attention and Honour, that any Subject can expect, will be conferred upon her.
On Wednesday Morning last, Mr. Pearson, one of his Majesty's Messengers, set out from St. James's for Copenhagen; said to be with Instructions for Sir Robert Murray Keith, Knight of the Bath, our Minister at that Court, to bring or send over the Queen to England.
We hear that a celebrated Club, not a Hundred Miles from Pall Mall, who on the Close of the last Rebellion supplied the Wanderer for some Years with an Annuity of five Thousand Pounds, but who lately stopped it on Account of his dissipated Course of Life, have, on a late Letter from him, informing them of his intended Marriage, and future Intentions of Economy, agreed to renew the Subscription, and have actually sent him over five Thousand Pounds, with a Promise of the like Sum annually.
It is said that the four Hundred Thousand Pounds to be paid this Year to Government, by the East India Company, is not to be applied to the Exigencies of the State, but to the Exigencies of the numerous Peers; a great Person having wished that Sum to be appropriated for their Relief, by supplying them with Provisions at an easy Rate, proportionable to their necessitous Circumstances.
A Correspondent says, he applauds the Judgment of those who were instrumental in having the Bill for the better Observance of the Lord's Day printed for the Use of the Members of the House of Commons, and hopes it will have the desired Effect.
Yesterday a Man, placed on a Hurdle, was drawn by a Parcel of Coalheavers through the City. He had a Nosegay in one Hand, and a Book in the other, with the Price of Coals fixed to his Breast; on his right Side was a Butcher's Tray, in which were Joints of Mutton and Beef; and on the left a Tray, in which were some Poultry and Fish; the Prices also fixed to each.
A Correspondent observes, that it is greatly to be wished his Majesty would not in future extend his Pardon to any House-breaker, the Consequences of a Lenity so ill directed being extremely detrimental to the Community. The many audacious Burglaries which have lately been committed are Facts too obvious and alarming, not to deserve serious Consideration; and surely of all Freebooters there is none more dangerous to Society, or more justly obnoxious to condign Punishment, than the Midnight Robber, who both invades the Property and threatens the Lives of Families with the brutal Violence of a Ruffian. And to what Degree of Barbarity these Villains are capable of proceeding, we have Instances too recent and too shocking to be easily forgotten.
Extract of a Letter from an Officer in the Rochford, Captain Hunt, dated Madras, September 27.
"We arrived here the 17th Instant, having had an agreeable but rather tedious Passage of five Months and sixteen Days. We called at the Cape on the 9th of July, where we spent a Fortnight very agreeably. There was at this Place a French Transport, with Part of the Regiment of Clare on Board, destined for the Island of Mauritius; and from her we learned that a French Army of Europeans, consisting of seven Thousand Men, were there ready to strike some capital Stroke in India. The India Company are now at War with the King of Tanjour, and have raised an Army of forty Thousand Men against him, with which they have begun the Siege of his Capital, which contains himself, his Treasure, and his whole Army. It must soon capitulate, as the Place cannot long resist such a Force."
April 11. A Cause of great Importance, relative to the Property of an Island called Mill Island, has for some Days been heard by a Committee of the Privy Council at the Treasury. This Place lies near Philadelphia, in the River Delaware, and has been settled for many Years, though it is alleged that the Property has never been legally granted by the Crown, in Consequence of which Lord Rochford has petitioned for and obtained it, as far as the King's Right extends; and the Trial now turns on these Questions, Whether it has not been granted by his Majesty's Predecessors? And whether, after the Term of a certain Possession, the Crown has a Power to dispossess the Inhabitants? Mr. Dunning is employed for the Defendants, Mr. Wedderburne for the Plaintiff; and yesterday the Committee consisted of the following great Personages: The Duke of Queenberry, Lord Denbigh, Lord Suffolk, Lord Weymouth, Sir Thomas Sewell, Lord Gower, Lord Pomfret, Lord Hillsborough, Lord Le Despencer, Mr. Rigby, and Mr. Welbore Ellis.
Some beautiful Samples of the Cotton Manufactory now carrying on at Philadelphia have been lately imported, which are greatly admired.
They write from Cork that seven Vessels, laden with Wheat and Flower, from North America, were in Sight of that Harbour when the Post came away.
Extract of a Letter from Ratisbon, March 23.
"They write from Transylvania that there will be four Encampments this Year; and although there is already a pretty large Number of Austrian Troops in that Province, four Hungarian Regiments have received Orders to march there. Large Magazines are also forming at Konigsgratz, Prague, and other Towns of Germany. These Advices assure that they only wait the Answer of the Court of Petersburg for fixing the Place for holding the Congress, and settling the Time when the Suspension of Arms shall be published. The Porte has nominated Bucharest, and Russia Jassy; but as both these Places are in the Power of the Russians, it is presumed this Difficulty will easily be removed. The Porte, however, it is said, cannot bring itself to the Resolution of declaring the Crime independent. It is assured also that the Affairs of Poland will likewise be speedily terminated, provided the Dissidents will desist from some of their Claims."
They write from Constantinople that the Grand Vizier having received Advice that the Russians intend opening the Campaign by besieging Oczakow, is augmenting and repairing the Fortifications of that Place with the utmost Expedition. It is said that the Vizier intends beginning with an Attack on Giurgewo. He has been some Days in Silistria, and taken proper Measures to hinder the Russians from making any Excursions on this Side the Danube. Numbers of Recruits daily arrive at his Army, which is much more considerable than it was at the Opening of the last Campaign.
Extract of a Letter from Warsaw, March 14.
"Since the Arrival of two Couriers to the Russian Ambassador here the Hopes of a Peace seem to vanish, and it is feared to be farther off than it was thought to be some Time ago. A foreign Court seems much inclined to favour the Peace, but the Proposals of the Russians are very difficult to be accepted. By the Preliminaries, Moldavia and Wallachia are to be ceded to the Turks; the Crim Tartars and their Neighbours are to be declared a free People, exempt from all Protection, and their Fortresses not to be occupied by foreign Troops. Turkey is to pay the Russians for Expense of the War eighty Millions of Lyons Dollars; but Russia would not accept these Preliminaries, and has sent Lieutenant General Elmpert with a Body of twelve Thousand Men, which, joined as General Romanzow's Troops, who are near Slonim, Breze, and Pinsk, will reinforce the Russian Army considerably. Poland is also comprised in the Preliminaries: The Confederates are to put an End to all their Operations; the Nation is to hold a free Diet, without being troubled by any foreign Troops; and the Government of the Republick is to be regulated and established on a durable Foundation."
From Belfast we learn that the Rioters are now mostly dispersed; near three Hundred of them have been apprehended, and are in different Prisons in Order to be tried.
The Carolina Yacht is now sitting out in the River, in Order to set out from Holland the Queen of Denmark to England.
To the worthy LIVERYMEN of the City of LONDON.
GENTLEMEN, GUILDHALL, April 6, 1772.
HAVING now completed more than six Months of the Year, which you assigned us for an important Office, we desire your Acceptance of our hearty Thanks for the Assistance we have received from you in the Discharge of our Duty, and entreat the Continuance of your Support and friendly Counsels. We have, from Time to Time, submitted our Conduct to you on a Variety of Occasions, and to the last Moment of our Sheriffs are determined that every publick Transaction in which we may be concerned shall be given, in all its Circumstances, to our candid and discerning Constituents, to whose impartial Judgment we will always cheerfully appeal.
The new Freeholders Book for the County of Middlesex, and the Jurors Book for the City of Westminster, have been, from the Beginning of this Year, deposited in the proper Offices, and are now always used. The Jurors Book for the City of London is not yet completed, and we fear cannot be perfected before the End of Easter Term.
The Bailiffs, and other inferior Officers of Justice, have been strictly watched, and regularly kept within the Bounds of their Duty, except in some few Instances. The Parties aggrieved have, in every such Case, found the most speedy Relief. We have the Satisfaction of reflecting, that, the Extent and Populousness of our Jurisdiction considered, the Applications for Redress, of any Kind, have not been numerous; and we owe it to the publick Character of your Sheriffs to declare, that not one has proved ineffectual, when the Complaint was well grounded. Few Grievances have come to our Knowledge, none have been left unredressed. We think it becomes us to make this Appeal to our Fellow Citizens, while the Power still remains in our Hands to do Justice to every Person.
Our particular Attention has been bestowed on the many unhappy Objects under our Care in Jails, Prisons, and lock-up Houses. We have frequently, in Person, attended this essential Duty, and afforded every Alleviation in our Power to the Miseries of those who languish under the Loss of the noblest Blessing, and most valuable Enjoyment, personal Liberty. We may congratulate our Countrymen that the Number of these unfortunate Persons has not been attempted to be increased this Session, by any illegal Royal Proclamations, or Commitments during Pleasure, made by either of the two Houses of Parliament. Their late Usurpations on the personal Rights and Privileges of the People seem to be given up, and surrendered. The Lords have not dared to unconstitutionally an Order of Imprisonment, nor to impose any Fines at their arbitrary Will for Offences cognizable by Juries. No Man has been committed at their Bar for what their Votes, not the Laws, declare seditious, nor for what they so readily find a Libel on a Brother Peer; nor have they ventured to condemn any Person on the first original Hearing of a Cause, which ought to come before them only by Appeal from the inferior Courts, after the Verdict of a Jury. The House of Commons have tacitly acquiesced in the Claim made by many of our worthy Fellow Citizens for the People as large, that the Constituents of this Kingdom have a Right to be fully informed of all the Proceedings of their Servants in Parliament. Their Votes, indeed, assert, "that it is an Indignity to, and a Breach of the Privilege of the House, for any Person to presume to give, in written or printed Newspapers, any Account or Minutes of the Debates or other Proceedings of the House, or of any Committee thereof;" but the Usurpation was apparent, as well as the Indignity to their Masters, and the Breach of the Privileges of their Constituents.
Among the Number of daily Offenders of this Kind, the Majority in the House of Commons have not presumed to commit a single Printer, although by the late Royal Marriage Bill they have invaded the primary inherent Rights of human Nature, and the divine Institutions, in the Persons of the Descendants of the late most excellent King; and, regarding of the Cries of the starving Poor, employed themselves this whole Session only to enslave the Family of a Prince whose Memory becomes every Day more dear and sacred to all true Englishmen. The People are now made the Judges of the Conduct of their Representatives; and the full Exertion of the Liberty of the Press, the great Bulwark of all our Liberties, in Support of the Constitution, with the other Acquisitions for the Publick, will render this Era ever memorable in our Annals. These Triumphs over the ministerial Faction we hold more important at this Period, because they have been gained when the chief Magistrate of the Capital had betrayed the Rights he was chosen to defend, and trampled upon the known Privileges of all the Electors of this great City, which his upright Predecessor vindicated with true Spirit and Courage. Many Friends of the Cause of Liberty we know are apprehensive that the late Usurpations will be soon renewed, or at least in the following Year. We entreat them not to despond, nor to indulge that gloomy Idea. During our Continuance in Office, we will stand forth the Protectors of the just Privileges of the Subject. Your Virtue, Gentlemen of the Livery of London, will, at the ensuing Midsummer, give us Successors equally zealous and undaunted in the Cause of Freedom and our Country. We are, Gentlemen, with great Deference, your obedient and faithful humble Servants, JOHN WILKES. FRED. BULL.
ANECDOLE of the late PRINCESS DOWAGER of WALES.
HER Highness walking in her Garden at Kew, observed one of the Labourers very melancholy, of whom she immediately inquired the Cause. The Man readily informed her Highness that he had just lost the greatest Comfort he had, which was a fine Boy his Wife had long nursed for a worthy Tradesman in London; who, from Misfortunes, had failed in Business, and could no longer afford to pay for the nursing of the Child, therefore had that Morning sent for it away. The amiable Princess inquired the Particulars of the Tradesman's Name, Place of Abode, &c. and then dismissed the Labourer, with a Mark of her Approbation for his apparent Tenderness and Distress. The next Day she sent and inquired into the true State of the Tradesman's Affairs, Character, &c. which she found satisfactory, and the next Morning blessed his Sight with a five Hundred Pound Bank Note. "I believe (says the Writer) there now lives an honest Tradesman in Fleet Street who has Gratitude enough to read this Anecdote with infinite Satisfaction."

KINGSTON (JAMAICA) April 18. T HE Modeste Man of War, which arrived at Port Royal on Friday last from a Cruise, was, we hear, near being lost; for going down on the Main, to the leeward of Carthagena, she unfortunately touched upon a Reef, where she beat her false Keel off, and was obliged to throw several of her Guns and Stores overboard, but luckily, after continuing their near forty Hours, she got off. And, what is more agreeable to relate, they, by Aid of a new refracting Instrument, invented by the ingenious and worthy Commander, got their Guns, Stores, and even their false Keel aboard; so that we hope to see it recorded, in the future Annals of naval History, that Captain Wheelock, of his Majesty's Ship of War the Modeste, was the first Commander that entered a Port with his Keel on his Deck.
CHARLESTOWN (South Carolina) May 11. O N Monday last sailed for Cadiz the Spanish Transport Frigate Diana, which put in here from the Havannah, in Distress, the 31st of December last. This Ship had on Board three Companies of the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot, in the Spanish Service, under the Command of Don Hugo O'Reilly, and was one of several Transports ordered to carry back the Troops sent to Spanish America on the Apprehension of a Rupture between Great Britain and Spain; which, on the happy Termination of the Difference between the two Courts, were remanded to Europe. There is too much Reason to fear that one, if not more, of the said Transports, foundered at Sea, and every Person on Board perished. A Quantity of Indian Corn, near twenty Thousand Bushels, has been imported here, since our last, from Pennsylvania and Virginia, which, though not near so good in Quality as the Corn of this Province, is sold at twenty two Shillings and Sixpence the Bushel. We are told more of this Grain is still wanted. (A Dollar is valued at thirty two Shillings.) The Brigantine Robert and Elizabeth, belonging to Cowes, Breeding Boyle Master, which sailed from this Port for Lisbon the 3d Instant, with about three Hundred and eighty Barrels of Rice, sprung a Leak the same Evening in a Storm; and making a great Deal of Water, the Master attempted to get into Georgia, but on the Morning of the 5th Instant the Vessel got ashore, and is entirely lost, with all the Cargo. The People are saved. The Sloop Betsey, Simeon Freeman Master, and sole Owner, from Jamaica, with Rum and Sugar, for Boston, was totally lost the 25th ultimo on the Isle of Pines.
BOSTON, May 11. I T is said that the several Ships which from Time to Time have sneaked out of this Harbour are gone to cruise on the Southern Governments, to prevent their trading, like Freemen, with People against whom the Laws of their Country have not prohibited their Commerce. Query, whether Seizures on the above Footing are not Piracies, for which the Captors ought to be hanged. Extratt of a Letter from a Gentleman in London, received by one of the last Ships. "It will be the Crisis of War in which America must vindicate her violated Rights; it has been my earnest Wish that she might be prepared for that favourable Moment. For this Purpose, the establishing a Correspondence among the sure and able Friends of Freedom in the different Colonies might be effectual. By this Means you might preconceive the proper Measures, as to be prepared; you know what Efficacy Union has already given to your Measures. In the Event of a War, to harmonize in refusing Supplies, or any other Co-operation necessary, this Country would not fail to secure to you any Bill of Rights you could demand." Extratt of a Letter from a Gentleman of publick Character in London, March 26. "It is conjectured that the Drawback upon Tea will not be continued after the 5th of July next." From the above, we may expect that the Act laying a Duty on Tea in the Colonies will be repealed the present Session of Parliament.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25. L AST Thursday Evening was married the Honourable Richard Penn, Esquire, Governor of Pennsylvania, to Miss Polly Masters, a Young Lady, not only of a humane and benevolent Disposition, but possessed also of every other Quality that renders a female Character respectable. Last Week Mr. Isaiah Mills, of Salem, West New Jersey, who had been blind of both Eyes with a confirmed Gutta Serena, was restored to his Sight so far as to be able to read, or to do any Kind of Business, by Doctor Graham, Oculist and Aurist in this City. Mr. Henry Stuyter, of Kent County, Maryland, was likewise perfectly cured of a stubborn Deafness and Noise in both Ears, with which he had been afflicted for many Years. Mrs. Rivel, in Front Street, who was couched for Blindness some Time ago, still enjoys her Sight perfectly clear and strong. Thirty four Persons have been cured of different Disorders in their Eyes and Ears, by the same Gentleman, since the first of this Instant May. The Multitude of miserable Objects, blind, deaf, and dumb, who crowd to this City from all Parts of the Continent for the Doctor's Assistance, is, we hear, very great. By Captain Inkson arrived here yesterday in sixteen Days from Grenada, we are assured that his Excellency Governor Leybourne had issued a Proclamation a few Days before he left that Island, setting forth, that if the Frenchmen did not take the Oath of Allegiance to his Majesty, within twenty five Days from the Date thereof, they must depart from that Island, except they can give sufficient Reasons for the contrary. By Captain Scott, in six Weeks from Lisbon, we learn that about ten Days before he sailed there was a severe Shock of an Earthquake felt in that Place, which alarmed the whole City very much; and about seven Days afterwards they felt another Shock, but not so violent as the former.
WILLIAMSBURG, June 11. W EDNESDAY fe'night, in a Gale of Wind and thick Weather, a Schooner from Philadelphia, John Kerr Master, bound for Portsmouth, deeply laden, was drove ashore at the Mouth of Currituck Inlet, and beat to Pieces. The People were saved, but chief of the Cargo will be lost. The Charming Nelly, Carnaby, from London, and the Nassau, Wignall, from Liverpool, are arrived in Rappahannock River; the Clark, from London, in York River; the Phoenix, Lamont, from Glasgow, and the Dick, Pearce, from Liverpool, in James River. The General Assembly which stood prorogued to the 25th of this Month is farther prorogued, by Proclamation, to the first Thursday in November next. On Tuesday last, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Joseph Nix, from Mecklenburg, for burning Prison, and Moses Mofs, from Pittsylvania, for Murder, were brought to their Trials, and both acquitted. The two Criminals who received Sentence of Death last April (Peter Goffagon, for Negro stealing, and Richard Thompson, for Horse stealing) about three Weeks ago received his Excellency the Governor's most gracious Pardon, upon their entering themselves on Board his Majesty's Ship the Boston, Hyde Parker, Esquire, Commander, then bound for England. [Died.] Mrs. ELIZABETH TARPLEY, of this City, aged sixty one; a Lady of the most amiable Character. Captain BREAKHILL, of the Ship John, belonging to Liverpool. FREDERICKSBURG, June 2. On Friday the 22d ultimo died at his House in this Place, after bearing the excruciating Pains of the Rheumatism, for three Months, with a Fortitude and Patience that does Honour to human Nature, Mr. ROGER DIXON; a Gentleman in whom the Passions were so purely and delicately mixed, that, though subject to be ruffled, as in other Men, they never in him produced any bad Consequences. "He bore Anger as a Flint bears Fire;" and upon the least Show of Contrition, though ever so much injured, Repentance was no more. Revenge, Envy, and Malice, never once gained Admission into his Heart, that Seat of every social Virtue. He was a Friend to all Men, and universal Benevolence and Hospitality made every good Man a Friend to him; who will doubtless console with his disconsolate Family for the irreparable Loss of the fondest Husband, the tenderest Parent, and the kindest Master.
Advertisements. WILLIAMSBURG, June 11, 1772. IMPORTED in the MILLHAM, Captain James Whitefield, last April, a Cask of STOCKING THREAD marked A Crow's Foot T, which was to have been left at Burwell's Ferry, but was neglected. The Captain is desired to send it there immediately, as it is greatly wanted. ALLAN & TURNER. PORT ROYAL, June 3, 1772. I intend to leave the Colony very soon. MATTHEW HINDE.
WESTMORELAND, June 1, 1772. AT a Meeting of the Creditors of Gilbert Campbell, Esquire, last Westmoreland Court, it was determined that at Richmond JUNE Court there should be a Dividend made of his Effects in our Hands, and we request that all who have Claims against him may be either there or appoint some One to act for them; those who fail to do so will be considered as not choosing to receive a Part of what is now ready to be divided. We also give Notice to his Creditors that after the above Time we are determined to act no longer as Trustees. WILLIAM FLOOD. HUGH HAMILTON.
FOR LIVERPOOL, AND WILL SAIL THE 14TH INSTANT (JUNE) THE SHIP LYDIA, THOMAS DEAN Master BURTHEN TWO HUNDRED TUNS, Only seven MONTHS old, PHILADELPHIA built, HAS COMPLETE Accommodations for eight or ten Cabin Passengers. FOR PASSAGE Apply to the said Master, or to me in Norfolk. JOHN GREENWOOD. To be LEASED for a Term of Years, or SOLD, M y Plantation on the Western Branch, containing two Hundred Acres, lies convenient to Trade, within one Mile of a Landing, and three Miles from Milner's Warehouse. There is on the said Land two Dwelling-houses, a very good Kitchen and Smokehouse, a Warehouse with a Cellar under it, and a Storehouse. Any Person inclining to purchase, or lease the said Land, may apply to me, in Nansemond. CHRISTOPHER GODWIN.
FOR SALE, T WO Thousand five Hundred and twenty Acres of LAND on Nansemond River, in the Counties of Dinwiddie and Brunswick, about thirty Miles from the Towns of Petersburg and Blandford, to which Places there is a fine Road from the said Land; there is a good Water Grist Mill on the said River, with two Pair of Stones and a Bolting Mill. The Land is a proper Soil for Corn, Wheat, and Tobacco, and has all necessary Houses for Copping. The Terms may be known by applying to the Subscriber, in Prince George County. Long Credit will be allowed for one Half the Purchase Money. S. THEODORICK BLAND. To be SOLD, on Saturday the 5th of SEPTEMBER next, on the Premises, T HE PLANTATION and HOUSES of South Quay, lately occupied by Thomas Fisher, deceased. As the Place is well known for its convenient Situation to Trade, the Warehouses just repaired, and in the best Order, it is needless to amplify on that Subject. An Account of the Warehouse Rent has been kept for a Year, and amounts to about thirty Pounds. The Lands are subject to the Widow's Dower. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed, on giving Bond and Security. Any Person inclining to purchase by private Contract may apply, before the Day of Sale, to the Subscribers, in Nansemond. JOHN HAMILTON, & Co. To be SOLD by the Executors of Colonel RICHARD COCKE, on the Premises, to the highest Bidder, the 25th of November next, and to be entered on at Christmas, A TRACT of good TOBACCO LAND lying on Bear's Element Creek, in Lunenburg, containing about a Thousand Acres, together with all the Corn, Fodder, Stocks of Cattle, Hogs, Plantation Utensils, &c. The Plantation is in good Repair, and sufficient to work seven or eight Hands. Any Person inclining to purchase may be shown the Land by applying to Captain Ragsdale, near the Premises. 6 To be SOLD on the Premises, by Virtue of a Decree of the County Court of Surry, obtained by a Mortgage made by Mr. RANDOLPH HOLT, late of the said County, deceased, to the Subscribers, on the 23d Instant (June) if fair, otherwise next fair Day, A TRACT of LAND containing fifteen Hundred Acres, more or less, lying in Surry County, beautifully situated on James River, adjoining Hog Island, with several Improvements on it; it is very good for Tobacco, Corn, Wheat, or any Kind of Grain, is very level, has a large Quantity of valuable Timber on it, and is generally esteemed to be as good a Place for raising Stock as any in the lower Part of the Country, having a large Quantity of fine firm Marsh adjoining it. The Land is subject to the Dower of Mrs. Elizabeth Holt. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed the Purchasers, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to WILLIAM SPRATLEY. WILLIAM CLAYTON.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, in the upper End of New Kent County, the 25th of last May, a middle sized black Horse with a Switch Tail and Half cut Mane, branded on the near Shoulder R. P., and on the near Buttock C. I have Reason to believe the said Horse was rode from my Pasture by a Negro that belonged to Robert Carter Nicholas, Esquire, or Mr. John Wormeley. The Negro suspected was thought to be a Runaway, and was seen the same Night near where the Horse was taken from. Whoever brings him to me, near Bottom's Bridge, in the said County, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. PHILEMON FRASHER. BERMUDA HUNDRED, June 8, 1772. RUN away from the Ship POLLY, Thomas Duncumb Master, two Seamen. WILLIAM SCREECH, an elderly Man, about five Feet ten Inches high, of a dark Complexion, and has black curly Hair tied behind; he had on when he left the Ship a Crimson Coat and Waistcoat, and black Breeches. WILLIAM STEVENS, an elderly Man, of a dark swarthy Complexion, about five Feet eight Inches high, wears his own Hair, which is brown, short, and curls behind; he had on when he went away a Scarlet Jacket (better than Half worn) and short Canvas Trousers. Whoever apprehends either, or both of these Seamen, and will deliver them on Board the said Ship (now lying at Bermuda Hundred) shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward for each, with the customary travelling Charges allowed for bringing them up. THOMAS DUNCUMB.
RUN away from the Subscriber, a likely young Virginia born Negro Fellow named NED, about five Feet eight Inches high, with a remarkable Scar on the Back of one of his Hands (I believe his right) occasioned by a Burn or Scald when very young. He has been much used to keeping and riding Race Horses, and carried away with him a blue Cloth lappelled Coat with yellow gilt Buttons, blue Waistcoat, and Leather Breeches, a light blue Duroy and a Russia Sheeting Coat, two Pair of Russia Drill and one Pair of black Everlasting Breeches, some Virginia Cloth Waistcoats, some Thread and some Worsted Stockings, a Velvet Cap, and a Hat. Perhaps he may go to Norfolk, and endeavour to get on Board a Vessel. Whoever apprehends him, and will bring him to me, in Mecklenburg, shall have TEN POUNDS Reward. HENRY DELONY.
RUN away last Night, two Negro Lads named GEORGE and STEPNEY, about eighteen Years of Age, the Property of Mr. William Digges, Junior, of York Town, but Apprentices to me from the said Digges for seven Years. I have Reason to suspect that Mr. Digges, under Pretence of their Time being expired (which I am ready to dispute to the contrary) sent a Negro in the Night Time to inveigle them away. I hereby forewarn Mr. Digges, or any Person whatever, from harbouring or entertaining them, as they shall answer it at their peril. Whoever delivers them to me shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward. MATTHEW TUELL.
WILLIAMSBURG, June 11, 1772. RUN away last Night, two Negro Lads named GEORGE and STEPNEY, about eighteen Years of Age, the Property of Mr. William Digges, Junior, of York Town, but Apprentices to me from the said Digges for seven Years. I have Reason to suspect that Mr. Digges, under Pretence of their Time being expired (which I am ready to dispute to the contrary) sent a Negro in the Night Time to inveigle them away. I hereby forewarn Mr. Digges, or any Person whatever, from harbouring or entertaining them, as they shall answer it at their peril. Whoever delivers them to me shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward. MATTHEW TUELL.
TAKEN up, in Pittsylvania, a light gray MARE about seven Years old, four Feet six Inches high, shod all round, and branded on the near Shoulder I R. Potted, and appraised to four Pounds. USABUS STONE. TAKEN up, in Dinwiddie, two SOWS and seven SHOATS, one of the Sows is marked with a smooth Crop in each Ear, and the other Sow and Shoats are marked with a Half Crop in the under Side of each Ear. Potted, and appraised to fifty Shillings. JOHN WILLIAMSON. TAKEN up, in Pittsylvania, a dark bay HORSE about four Feet four or five Inches high, Half his Mane is ridged, has some Saddle Spots, one hind Foot white, and a Switch Tail. Potted, and appraised to seven Pounds. PYRANT EASLEY.
PROPOSALS for publishing, by Subscription, a MAP of the INTERIOUR PARTS of NORTH AMERICA. Price ONE PISTOLE. By Thomas Hutchins, Lieutenant of his Majesty's Royal American Regiment, and Engineer. T HIS MAP comprehends the whole Country that lies between the thirty sixth and forty seventh Degrees of Latitude, and the seventy ninth and ninety fourth Degrees of Longitude; in which the great Rivers Mississippi and Ohio with the numerous smaller Streams which empty into them, as well as the Lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan, are accurately delineated; every considerable Town of the various Indian Nations which inhabit those Regions, with the Extent of their respective Claims, are also particularly pointed out. This Map contains an Extent of more than eight Hundred Miles in Length, and nearly seven Hundred in Breadth, which is not excelled, and hardly equalled, by any Country on the Face of the Earth, for its Beauty and the Fertility of its Soil, and which must soon become a most important and very interesting Part of the British Empire in America. The Author assures the Publick that a great Part of the Country, and most of the Rivers and Lakes, are laid down from Surveys, corrected by the Observations of Latitudes, carefully executed by himself, on the Campaigns he had the Honour of serving during the Whole of the last War, and the Department he has been constantly employed in since the final Treaty with the Western and Northern Indians, in 1764. This Map, which is delineated on a Scale of twenty Miles to an Inch, shall be neatly engraved, and accompanied with an Analysis, or a particular Description of the Face of the Country; its Lakes, Rivers, Timbers, Soil, and Climate. The Whole to be ready for Delivery as soon as the Subscribers amount to a Number adequate to defray the unavoidable Expense of the Publication. As the Author has been particularly requested, by a Number of Gentlemen, to undertake and publish this Map, and one Hundred Subscribers are already engaged, he wishes, for more speedily accomplishing the Design (and as the Work is meant and intended for the general Benefit and Information of his Majesty's good Subjects) that those who may think proper to encourage it will, as soon as possible, send their Names to the Post Office in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Just IMPORTED, and to be SOLD by the Subscriber, near the Church in Williamsburg, A NEAT Assortment of PLATE, WATCHES, and JEWELLERY, consisting of Silver Cams; pierced, oval, and round Salts; Tureen, Punch, and Pap Ladies; Table and Tea Spoons; Spring Tonges; chased Cream Buckets; plain Silver Watches, of various Prices; Paste and plain Combs; Sprigs and Pins; Crystal, Paste, and other Earrings; Corals and Bells; Paste Shoe, Knee, and Stock Buckles; Brooches; Thimbles; fashionable Silver and Pinchbeck Buckles; Mocha Sleeve Buttons in Gold, set round with Marcassite; Crystal Ditto in Gold and Silver; Triangle, and other Seals, in Gold, Silver, and Pinchbeck; plain and ornamented Lockets; Diamond, and other Rings; Loop, studded, and Chain Spurs; Ladies and Gentlemen's Steel and Pinchbeck Watch Chains; Steel, and common Keys; chased Btwce Cafes, and Instruments; Pearl, Buzle, Marcassite, Wax, and Venetian Necklaces; with a neat Assortment of TOOLS and MATERIALS in the different Branches of his Business, &c. &c. &c. JAMES GEDDY. N. B. The Reasonableness of the above Goods, he hopes, will remove that Objection of his Shop's being too high up Town, as he proposes to sell any Article exceeding twenty Shillings Sterling at the low Advance of sixty two and a Half per Cent. and the Walk may be thought rather an Amusement than a Fatigue. MOURNING RINGS, and all Kinds of ENGRAVING, done at the same Shop by WILLIAM WADDILL.
Just IMPORTED, and to be SOLD by the Subscriber, in Williamsburg, at a very low Advance, A LARGE Assortment of SILVER WORK and JEWELLERY, namely, Tea Spoons and Tonges; Silver Shoe, Knee, and Stock Buckles; Silver Thimbles, with Steel Tops; set Shoe, Knee, and Stock Buckles; Hat Ditto; Necklaces and Earrings of various Sorts; Lockets, Sprigs, and Paste Pins; Ladies Silk Instrument Cafes; Morocco Ditto; Paste Combs; Crystal Stone Buttons; Mocha and Scratch Pebble Ditto; neat Smelling Bottles; Mens and Womens Steel and gilt Watch Chains; gilt Shoe, Knee, and Stock Buckles, Pinchbeck Ditto, &c. &c. &c. BLOVET PASTEUR.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Pursuant to an Act of the last Session of Assembly, the Court of Surry County stands adjourned to the fourth Tuesday in June. WILLIAM NELSON, Clerk. For LIVERPOOL, And will sail in fourteen Days, THE Ship LYDIA, Thomas Dean Master, Burthen two Hundred Tuns, only seven Months old, Philadelphia built, and has complete Accommodations for eight or ten Cabin Passengers. For Passage apply to the said Master, or to me in Norfolk. JOHN GREENWOOD.
TWO Hundred very likely African SLAVES will be sold at Petersburg, on Thursday the 11th of this Instant (June.) The Terms of Payment will be made known on the Day of Sale. Tobacco at the Williamsburg, will be received; and five per Cent. will be discounted for ready Money. HUGH M'MEkin. NINIAN MENZIES. JOHN WALKER, & Co. N. B. The SLAVES are all remarkable healthy, and none of them exceed twenty five Years of Age.
For SALE, A BOUT twelve Hundred Acres of very valuable LAND on each Side of Great Duckers Creek, in the lower End of Buckingham County, none of it cleared, is well watered and timbered, and an exceeding fine Place for Stock. The Land on this Creek produces as large Tobacco as I ever saw grow on high Land. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to me, in Buckingham. ANTHONY WINSTON. N. B. The Land lies about ten Miles above Mr. George Wright's, in Cumberland County. To be SOLD on the Premises, the last Thursday in July, pursuant to the Will of John Price, deceased, A TRACT of LAND containing about three Hundred Acres, with good Improvements, and lies convenient to Church. Crist Mills, and Layton's Inspection of Tobacco on Rappahannock River. Position to be given the 1st of January next, Credit its Half the Money to that Time, and for the Balance to the 1st of April next, on giving Bond and Security to ANNE PRICE, Executrix. JOHN LEE, Executor.

POETS CORNER.
The TRIP to PARIS. Spoken by Mr. SHUTER, at one of his Benefits. IN former Times there liv'd one Aristotle, Who, as the Song says, lov'd, like me, his Bottle;
To be SOLD, next Superior Court to be held on the 22nd of September, at Hillsborough, for the County of Orange, in North Carolina. SEVERAL valuable Tracts of TOBACCO LAND, the Whole consisting of about ten Thousand Acres, well watered, situated on the Waters of Back Creek and Saxapahaw River, to which is contiguous a very good Summer Range, and many other Advantages.
To be SOLD on the Premises, on the 17th Instant (JUNE) pursuant to a Decree of the Court of Chancery, The Land and Tenements belonging to the Estate of Miles Gale, deceased, joining the Town of Edenton, in the Province of North Carolina.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD. RUN away from the Subscriber, a Convict Servant Man named GEORGE HARDGRAVES, about five Feet eight Inches high, wears his own light coloured Hair, and has lost a Piece of the upper End of one of his Ears;
A BALE of RUGS, marked C R. No. 1, imported last Fall in the Chatham Frigate, Captain John Anderson, not being come to Hand, the Subscriber will be much obliged to any Person with whom it may be lodged to forward it to him at Rocky Ridge.
NORFOLK, May 25, 1772. JUST imported from London, in the Cochran, Captain Duthie, an Assortment of MEDICINES; to be sold by the Subscriber, Wholesale and Retail, at a low Advance, for ready Money.
ALL Persons indebted to the Subscriber, either by Bond or open Account, are requested to meet at his Store in Suffolk County on Saturday the 13th of June, when the Debts due by Bond are expected to be discharged, and those due by open Account to be reduced to Specialties, with Security if required.
To be SOLD at private Sale, THREE Hundred Acres of LAND in Chesterfield, near the Town of Petersburg, whereon is a good Dwellinghouse, and other convenient Houses and Orchards.
HANOVER Town, May 23, 1772. STRAYED from Colonel John Boswell's, in Hanover County, on the 17th of this Instant, a black HORSE with a Star in his Forehead, about eight Years old, fourteen Hands high, has a hanging Mane and Bob Tail, and may perhaps be galled by running in a Chair;
GLOUCESTER Courthouse, May 21, 1772. NOTICE is hereby given that a great COOK MATCH, which was made some Time ago to be fought at the Battery in this County, is now agreed by the Gentlemen concerned to be fought here on Whitson Monday.
To be SOLD, FOUR Hundred Acres of LAND lying on Backdam Fork, on Chink Creek, in Louisa County. The Terms may be known by applying to Mr. David Chissom, who lives convenient, and will show the Land to any One inclinable to purchase.
Just IMPORTED from London, and to be SOLD by the Subscriber at his Shop in Williamsburg, cheap, for ready Money, A VARIETY of Williamson and Son's best SATIN SHOES and PUMPS; white, blue, and black CALIMANCO SHOES and PUMPS; also CHILDRENS MOROCCO and CALFSKIN SHOES and PUMPS.
To be SOLD at publick Vendue, at the SWAN Tavern in York Town, on Monday the 22nd of June, ALL the personal Estate of JAMES MITCHELL, deceased. Six Months Credit will be allowed, on giving Bond and approved Security.
RUN away from the Subscriber, a Negro Fellow named JEREMIAH, about thirty Years of Age, speaks good English, and sensibly, one of his Legs is smaller than the other, and turns a little inwards; he has been used to the Sea, I believe was born in the West Indies, and now suppose him to be gone towards Norfolk.
COMMITTED to SMITHFIELD Jail, a Negro Man named TOBY, who says he belongs to Thomas Pricker of the County of Fauquier, in the Province of North Carolina; also a Negro Man who says he is the Property of Lucy Turner of Southampton, in Virginia.
CHESTERFIELD, May 18, 1772. STRAYED from Osborne's, in September last, a COW and HEIFER, and a dark red CALF that was neither cut nor marked; the Cow and Heifer are of a brindled Colour, both marked with two smooth Crops and a Nick under each Ear, but one of the Nicks under the Cow's Ear is closed up again, and the other is not ripe, she had on a small Bell with a broad Leather Strap that had been broke, and a large Brass Buckle to it.
COMMITTED to Charles City Jail, on Tuesday the 10th Instant (May) a Negro FELLOW, who says his Name is Tom, and that he belongs to Mr. Hardin Perkins of Buckingham. From an Advertisement in Mess. Purdie & Dixon's Paper of March 1772, he appears to be the same Negro advertised by Mr. Perkins, as he exactly answers the Description.
THE Subscriber, at PITTENWEEN, just below the NEW DISTILLERY, near NORFOLK, has for Sale WEST INDIA RUM by the Hoghead, and a considerable Quantity of HONDURAS HIGHLAND MOHOGANY, equal in Quality to any Jamaica, from fourteen to forty Inches square, and from eight to seventeen Feet long, which he will dispose of on very reasonable Terms.
To be SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of the Honourable the General Court, at publick Auction, on the Premises, on Tuesday the 14th of July, and entered on the 1st of January, A TRACT of LAND, in the County of Northumberland, belonging to the Estate of the late Mr. John Smith, deceased, known by the Name of Fleet's Bay, containing sixteen Hundred and eleven Acres, on which is a Brick Dwellinghouse in good Repair, and all necessary Outhouses;
For SALE, SEVERAL Thousand Acres of LAND in the Counties of Mecklenburg, Halifax, and Pittsylvania, from five to twenty Shillings an Acre, according to Quality and Distance. For Terms apply to Roger Atkinson, near Petersburg.
To be SOLD, on moderate Terms, A TRACT of LAND lying on Maberin River, in the upper Part of Southampton County, containing a Thousand Acres, two Hundred Acres, Part thereof, low Ground. Also an other Tract, containing two Hundred Acres, lying in Prince George County, being the Land which formerly belonged to Mr. William Hamlin, deceased.
For SALE, ALL that Tract or Parcel of LAND lying in Portsmouth Parish, in the County of Gloucester, known by the Name of Paradise, containing, by a Survey, fourteen Hundred and forty six Acres. It lies very convenient to Portsmouth Inspection of Tobacco, on a Creek of York River, and within thirteen Miles of Urbanna;
To be SOLD by the Subscribers, Mortgagees of Mr. Peter Copland of Pittsylvania, and the said Mortgagee, in Parcels, for the Benefit of the Subscribers, and others, SIX Thousand Acres of valuable LAND, lying on Smith's River, Beaver and Reedy Creeks. It is laid off in small Lots; and we do guarantee and confirm the former Sales of the Lands made to sundry Persons by the said Mortgagee, which were subject and liable to our Mortgagee, provided the Bonds for the same already taken, or to be taken, are made payable to us.
DINWIDDIE, April 27, 1772. STOLEN, on Saturday Night the 25th Instant, a dark bay HORSE about fourteen Hands high, with a blaze Face, hanging Mane and short Switch Tail, both hind Legs white, paces slow, and trots and gallops. At the same time was stolen out of my Stable, a Man's plain hunting Saddle pretty much worn, and has been dyed black, a white Swankins Saddle Cloth bound with red, and a Snaffle Bridle.
To be SOLD at Edenton, North Carolina, on Tuesday the 16th of June next, by publick Vendue, TWENTY five valuable SLAVES, HORSES and CATTLE, several SEA VESSELS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and a Quantity of EUROPEAN and WEST INDIA GOODS. Six Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchasers giving Bond and Security to the Executors of Mr. George Blair, deceased.
NORFOLK, March 27, 1772. THE Subscriber, Executrix to the Estate of her late Husband, Matthew Rothery, deceased, hereby requests all those who have any Demands against the Deceased to bring in their Accounts, properly attested; and those who are indebted to the said Estate, or to Rothery and Nelson, are earnestly entreated to an immediate Compliance of their Contracts, and Payment of their respective Dues, at the April General Court.
For SALE, THE following Tracts of LAND, in Pittsylvania, namely, four Hundred Acres on Banister River, seven 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 Snowy 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.
WARRASQUEAK Bay, November 12, 1771. RUN away from the Subscriber, in Isle of Wight, a Negro named JACK, about five and thirty Years of Age, five Feet ten Inches high, a slim, clean made, talkative, artful, and very fancy Fellow. Also a Negro Woman named VENUS, thirty two Years old, five Feet four Inches high, stout made, very smooth-tongued, and has been five Years accustomed to the House.
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, Sills, Brewing Coppers, Sugar Boilers, Fullers and Hatters Coppers, Capuchin Plate Warmers, Tea Kettles, all Sorts of Ship, Fish, and Wash Kettles, Stew Pans, Dutch Ovens, Tea Kettles, Saucepans, Coffee and Chocolate Pots, Brats Mill Work, Furniture for Coach and Chair Harness, Fenders, Andirons, Candlesticks, Cocks, &c. at the most reasonable Rates.
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.
For SALE, THE LAND whereon I live, in Middlesex, containing about two Thousand two Hundred Acres, in good Order for Cropping, with Orchards and Buildings equal to any in the Colony; also thirteen Hundred Acres on the River Piankatank, in the County of Gloucester, with a Mill, and good Orchards. The Stocks, which are very large, may be had with the Lands. Any Person inclinable to purchase may know the Terms by applying to