The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1774-10-20 00:00:00

VIRGINIA
GAZETTE.
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FOREIGN and DOMESTICK.
IN CIVITATE LIBERA LINGUAM MENTEMQUE
LIBERAS ESSE DEBERE. — Suet. in Tib. S. 28.
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A Declaration of the PEOPLES natural Right to a SHARE in the LEGISLATURE, which is the fundamental Principle of the British Constitution of State.
By GRANVILLE SHARPE, Esq; of the Old Jewry, London.
“Qui non libere Veritatem pronuntiat, pro vitis est Veritatis.” 4 Inst. Epil. An accurate and critical Knowledge of Law (such as can only be acquired by much Reading, and long Experience in the Profession) is indeed a necessary Qualification for those Persons who undertake to deliver their Opinions concerning the nicer and more difficult Questions of Jurisprudence; but when the natural Rights of any of our Fellow Subjects are apparently at Stake, every Man has a Right to judge for himself, and to declare his Sentiments, as far as plain Conclusions of Reason and Common Sense will fairly warrant, and such only are referred to in the following Declaration of the natural Right of popular Representation in the Legislature.
“Amongst all the Rights and Privileges appertaining unto us (said that truly noble Lawyer Lord Sommers) that of having a Share in the Legislation, and being to be governed by such Laws as we ourselves shall choose, is the most fundamental and essential, as well as the most advantageous and beneficial, &c.” And as all British Subjects, whether in Great Britain, Ireland, or the Colonies, are equally free by the Law of Nature, they certainly are equally entitled to the same natural Rights that are essential for their own Preservation, because this Privilege of having a Share in the Legislation is not merely a British Right, peculiar to this Island, but it is also a natural Right, which cannot, without the most flagrant and simulating Injustice, be withdrawn from any Part of the British Empire, by any wordy Authority; because, “by the natural Law, whereunto he [ALMIGHTY GOD] hath made all subject (says the learned Hooker) the lawful Power of making Laws, to command whole politic Societies of Men, belongeth so properly unto the same entire Societies, that, for any Prince or Potentate, of what Kind soever upon Earth, to exercise the same of himself [or themselves] and not either by express Commission immediately and personally received from God, or else by Authority derived at the first from their Consent upon whose Persons they impose Laws, it is no better than mere Tyranny. Laws they are not, therefore, which publick Approbation hath not made so.” Agreeable to the same just Principles of natural Equity is that Maxim of the English Constitution, that, “Laws, to bind all, must be assented to by all;” (Principia Leg. et Aequit. P. 56) and there can be no legal Appearance of Assent without some Degree of Representation.
It must indeed be acknowledged, that the Representation of the People of England is not so perfect as Equity may seem to require, since very many Individuals have no Vote in Elections, and consequently cannot be said expressly to give their Assent to the Laws by which they are governed. Nevertheless, the whole Country which they inhabit, and in which they earn their Bread, and even the very Houses in which they live (whether they are Housekeepers or Lodgers) are represented by the Votes of the respective Proprietors, since every Freeholder has a Right to vote; so that, in this one Respect, the Representation is general, and, though far from EQUAL, would still be a sufficient Check against arbitrary Power, and afford sufficient Security for the Lives and Property of those Persons who have no Vote, if the Laws against Parliamentary Corruption (and especially that Act of 7th and 8th of William III. Chapter 4th) were duly enforced, and if all Persons who are entrusted with the Disposal of publick Money were required to render a strict Account of it, and to be severely punished whenever convicted of exerting the Influence of the publick Treasury against publick Liberty, which is the most baneful Treachery and Dishonesty that Men in Office (who are the Servants of the Publick, as well as of the King) can possibly commit. But notwithstanding the Inequality of the English Representation, and the various Means practiced to corrupt it, yet it has been the principal Instrument of preserving amongst us those Remains of natural Liberty which we still enjoy in a greater Proportion than most other Kingdoms, and has occasioned more Examples of just Retribution on Tyrants, Traitors, and Court Favourites, in the English Annals, than the History of any other Nation affords; so that M. Rapin is thereby led to conclude his Account of King Richard II. (that notorious Corrupter of Parliaments, and Enemy to the Privileges of London and other Corporations) with the following Reflection: “That, in a Government such as that of England, all the Efforts that the Sovereign makes to usurp an absolute Authority are so many Steps which lead him towards the Precipice.” It is manifest, therefore, that the constitutional Government of England, even with all its Defects, is infinitely better than any other Form of Government whereby the People are deprived of their just share in the Legislature, so that the Inequality of Representation in this Island affords no just Argument for setting aside the Representation of the People in other Parts of the British Empire, because Experience teaches us that even a defective Representation is better than none at all; and therefore it is highly unreasonable, and contrary to natural Equity, to pretend that our Brethren and Fellow Subjects in the more distant Parts of the British Empire ought to be deprived of their natural Rights and Liberties, merely because our own Liberties are not entirely perfect, or because our own Representation in the Legislature appears, in some few Respects, to be defective. And it would be quite as unreasonable to allege that the Principle, or Reason, of the Maxim before quoted (that Laws, to bind all, must be assented to by all) is unjust and inconclusive, merely because it would be very difficult to accomplish it literally by the express Assent of every Individual; but it is clearly sufficient that the Maxim be construed to signify that delegated Assent of the People by a Majority of their legal Representatives which is constitutionally necessary to make all Laws binding. And such a legal Representation of the People is, therefore, absolutely necessary to constitute an effectual Legislature for any Part of the British Empire; for no Tax can be levied, without manifest Robbery and Injustice, where this legal and constitutional Representation is wanting, because the English Law abhors the Idea of taking the least Property from Freemen without their free Consent. “It is iniquitous (iniquum est, says the Maxim) that Freemen should not have the free Disposal of their own Effects;” and whatever is iniquitous can never be made lawful by any Authority on Earth, not even by the united Authority of Kings, Lords, and Commons, for that would be contrary to the eternal Laws of God, which are supreme.
In every Point of View, the making Laws for the Subjects of any Part of the British Empire, without their Participation and Assent, is iniquitous, and therefore unlawful; for though the Purport of any Law so made be in itself perfectly just and equitable, yet it becomes otherwise (that is, unjust and iniquitous, and therefore unlawful) by the Want of these necessary legal Formalities of Representation and Assent. For if the Inhabitants of one Part of the Empire might determine a Question, or enact a Law, for the peculiar Advantage only of that one Part, though to the manifest Injury of another Part, without the Representation of the latter, the former Part would be made Judges in their own Cause; a Circumstance that would be literally partial, the very Reverse of Justice and natural Equity, and which must therefore be esteemed Iniquity, even to a fundamental Maxim, viz. “It is iniquitous for any One to be a Judge in his own Cause. Partiality is, therefore, such an Abomination in the Eye of the Law, that no Power on Earth can make it LAWFUL;
for “even an Act of Parliament (says the learned Judge Hobart, Rep. 87) made against “NATURAL EQUITY, as to make a Man Judge in his own Cause [the “Example, observe, is the very Point in Question] is void in itself.” For, “Jura Naturæ sunt immutabilia; and they are Leges Legum.”
Every King of England (apparently, for the same Reason) is restrained by the Law from changing or making new Laws “without the Assent or Consent of his whole Kingdom in Parliament expressed;” and the whole Kingdom even of Great Britain itself is only a Part of the British Empire, and therefore, by a Parity of Reasoning, cannot justly or equitably be permitted to make Laws for the Whole. Because, “where the same Reason is, the same Law (or Right) must prevail; for “turpis est Pars quæ non convenit cum suo Toto (Plowden, 161.) and “nihil in Lege intolerabilius est, eandem Rem diverso Jure censeri.” (4 Co. 83.) The true Representation of the People in the Legislature is therefore to be esteemed, of all our Rights, the most essential (as Lord Sommers has declared) to maintain that excellent Equilibrium of Power, or mixed Government, limited by Law, which our Ancestors have always most zealously asserted, and transmitted to us as our best Birthright and Inheritance; so that every Attempt to set the same aside, in any Degree, or in any Part of the Empire, or to corrupt it by undue Influence of Places and Pensions, or Bribes with publick Money, is Treason against the Constitution, the highest of Treason. And therefore, whatsoever is ordained, that can clearly be proved to be contrary to the Constitution, must be allowed to be fundamentally void, and therefore null and void of itself; for, “subito Fundamento, cadit Opus.” (Jenk. Cent. 106)
But, more particularly, the Parliament has no Power to give up the ancient and established Right of the People to be represented in the Legislature, because an Act for so base a Purpose would entirely subvert the Principles and Constitution, on which the very Existence of the Legislature itself, which ordained it, is formed; so that such an unnatural Act of the State would be parallel to the Crime of Felo de se in a private Person, and, being thus contrary to “the Nature of Things, can never be rendered valid by any Authority whatsoever.” And indeed it is laid down as a Maxim, by the great Lord Sommers, that “no Man, or Society of Men, have Power to deliver up their Preservation, or the Means of it, to the absolute Will of any Man (or Men) and they will always have a Right to preserve what they have not Power to part with.” (P. 26.) And if a politic Society has no just Power to deliver up even its own Preservation, it certainly has much less Right to deliver up the necessary Preservation of other Societies of their Brethren and Friends (not represented among them) without their Consent; and all such Attempts must necessarily be deemed void and ineffectual, because “there is no Necessity to obey where there is no Authority to ordain.” For, as it so clearly appears, from what has been said, that natural Equity does not permit even the inferior Property of Lands, Goods, Chattles, or Money, to be alienated without the Consent or Fault of the Proprietors, much less can it permit the Alienation, annulling, or changing, of our most valuable Inheritance, the Law, without the due Assent and Consent of the Heirs themselves, the People at large, or their lawful Representatives in their respective Assemblies or Parliaments. This is a necessary Conclusion of Reason and Common Sense, drawn from the Effect and Force of natural Equity, even in Cases of much less Consequence (viz. respecting Goods and pecuniary Property) so that the Distinction which some great and able Politicians have lately made between Taxation and Legislation (in the late Disputes about taxing the Colonies) was certainly erroneous, though well intended, since it plainly appears that the Right of Legislation is not less inseparable, by natural Equity, from the People of every Part of the British Empire, than the Right of granting or withholding Taxes: For, otherwise, the free Subjects of one Part of the Empire would be liable to be most materially injured, in their greatest and most valuable Inheritance, the Law, by the hasty Decisions of Men on the other Side of the Empire, with whom probably they would be totally unacquainted, and whose Interest might perhaps be as widely different from theirs (for any Thing they could know to the contrary) as their Situation upon the Face of the Globe is distant; that is, as widely different as the East is from the West. Would this be equitable? Could such notorious Injustice be ever made lawful? The true constitutional Mode of connecting British Dominions, that are otherwise separated by Nature, is demonstrated by the established Example of the Union of Great Britain and Ireland; which, by long Experience, has proved to be sufficiently effectual. It must be acknowledged, indeed, that an Act of Parliament was made in the 6th of King George I. Chapter 5th, wherein it is laid down, that “the King and Parliament of Great Britain may make Laws to bind Ireland.” But, as it does not appear that the Parliament of Ireland ever acknowledged, or gave any formal Assent to the said Act, the same must necessarily be considered as a mere Assertion on one Part, at the making of which the Persons most materially concerned on the other Part were neither heard nor represented; a Defect the most notorious that can possibly be attributed to any Proceeding, either in the enacting or Execution of Laws. And, therefore, it is to very little Purpose to cite the said Act as a Precedent for taxing the American Subjects without their Consent, for the Privileges which the Parliament of Ireland has maintained and enjoyed, both before and since that Time (clearly distinct and separate from the British Parliament) afford a better and more authentick Precedent on the other Side of the Question (viz. in Behalf of the Peoples natural Rights) than the Act itself does against them; for as the King and the People (including the Lords and Commons) of Great Britain, constitute the sovereign Power (under God) or Legislature of Great Britain, so the King and People of Ireland are the natural and constitutional Legislature, or State, of that Kingdom, and actually exercise (both in Legislation and Taxation) their distinct Jurisdiction to this Day, which is the best Proof of their Right. And in like Manner, according to the ancient and established legal Precedent, the King, together with the People of every distinct Province, subject to the Imperial Crown of Great Britain and detached (as Ireland is) from this Island, ought to be, and have been esteemed, from the first Establishment of our Colonies, the only proper and constitutional Legislature for each Province respectively, because the Representation of the People, in every Part of the British Empire, is absolutely necessary to constitute an effectual Legislature, according to the fundamental Principles of the English Constitution; for none of them, separately, can be esteemed a competent Legislature to judge of the other's Rights, without the highest Injustice and Iniquity, which is before demonstrated, by some of the first Maxims, or Principles of Reason. And yet, however distinct these several Parts, or Provinces, may seem, in Point of Situation, as well as in the Exercise of a separate Legislative Power for each (which constitutional Right they have enjoyed beyond the Memory of Man) they are nevertheless firmly united by the Circle of the British Diadem, so as to form one vast Empire, which will never be divided, if the safe and honest Policy be adopted of maintaining the British Constitution inviolate in all Parts of the Empire; for it is a System so natural, so beneficial, and so engaging, to the Generality of Mankind, that, by the same Means, we might hold the Empire of the World, were the Laws of natural Equity, Justice, and Liberty, to be strictly observed, and the Abomination of domestic as well as political Slavery abolished.
On the other Hand, it is not only Treason against the Constitution to attempt to deprive any free British Subjects of the natural Right to a Share in the Legislature, but it is equally derogatory and injurious to the Authority of the Crown; because a King of England has no legal Authority to govern by any other Mode than that limited Government called the English Constitution, which he has sworn to maintain. For such is the Frailty of human Nature, that no Man, or Body of Men, whatever, is
to be entrusted with the Administration of Government unless they are thus limited by Law, and, by a due Representation of the People at large, subject to a frequent Appeal, by Election, to the whole Body of Constituents; for it is a Maxim, “that he who is allowed more Power, by Law, than is fit (or equitable) the same will still desire more Power than is already lawful.” So that no Power on Earth is tolerable without a just Limitation; and Law, which ought to be supreme, cannot subsist where Will and Pleasure are absolute, whether it be the Will of one, of a few, or of many.
A King, therefore, who presumes to act without the constitutional Limitation, destroys the Foundation of his own Authority; for the most respectable and most ancient Writer on the English Constitution assures us, that “there is no King where Will rules” (or is absolute) and not Law. The same Doctrine is expressed still more clearly in the Old Year Books; that, “if there was no Law there would be no King, and no Inheritance.”
For these plain Reasons, whenever the English Government ceases to be limited, in any Part of the British Dominions, it ceases to be lawful.
And therefore, the fatal Consequences of proceeding to enforce the Execution of any Acts, or Resolutions, for the establishing such unlimited and unlawful Government, is more easily conceived than expressed; because “the Condition of all Subjects would be alike, whether under absolute or limited Government, if it were not lawful to maintain and preserve those Limitations, since Will and Pleasure, and not Law, would be alike in both, the Measure of Obedience; for, to have Liberties and Privileges, unless they may be defended, and to have none at all, is the same Thing as to be governed by mere Will and Pleasure. (Lord Sommers, P. 24.) And, “misera est Servitus ubi Jus est vagum aut incertum.”
EL SIN EUR, July 30.
WE had a violent Storm here the Day before yesterday. The Lightning fell about eight o'Clock in the Morning, upon the highest Tower of the Castle, and it was ten before it was found out. Immediately all the Assistance possible was applied, but to no Purpose, on Account of the Height of the Tower, which was so narrow at the Top that the People could not get at it, even with one Engine. At last, it was resolved to fire at it; accordingly four Balls were fired, which brought down the highest Part. The Flames then came out, on all Sides; and as the Wind was very high, all the Places seemed threatened with imminent Danger. As at a small Distance from the Tower there were about 40,000 lbs. of Powder, a Number of Bombs filled with Powder, and the Magazines of Powder were not far from the Castle, most of the Inhabitants were preparing to leave the Place; but about four o'Clock the Wind ceased, and a very hard Shower of Rain fell, so that they were able to extinguish the Flames, which have not greatly damaged the Castle.
DANTZICK, July 28. The Return of M. Bouch, the Prussian Agent, and Count Golowkin, the Minister from the Empress of Russia, to consult with the Magistrates on the Claims of his Prussian Majesty, has been attended with the good Effect of opening the Communications with this City, which were stopped up by the Prussian Troops, who are now withdrawn from the City and Suburbs to their Camp at Oliva. The Prussian Officers at the Receipt of Customs (except the Comptroller in the Chamber of Accounts) are removed, and every other Appearance is now favourable to the City.
BERLIN, July 26. General Conway attended his Prussian Majesty from Potsdam to this City, and during his Stay he was very frequently in Conversation with the King. The Subject of the General's Commission to his Majesty is reported to be the Treaties which are now nearly concluded between Prussia and Hanover, about exchanging some Lands, and settling the Demand of Arrears which the former has upon the latter. The General, having concluded his Business here, has taken Leave of his Majesty, and has set off for the Court of Vienna.
VENICE, July 14. The Abbe Fabris, Brother to the Court of that Name, was murdered in his Bed, in the Night between the 11th and 12th of this Month, by a Man whom he thought his Friend, and a Girl who kept his House. The Justices being informed of it, sent in Pursuit of the Assassins, who were seized on the Road to Vicence, with all the Effects they had taken, and were brought back and imprisoned here.
PARIS, July 23. Monday last their Majesties, Monsieur, Madame, and Monsieur the Count D'Artois, went to St. Denis, to visit Madame Louise, and afterwards supped at the Muette with the Mesdames Clotilde and Elizabeth. Their Majesties passed by Paris. Whilst the Carriage stopped on the Bulwark, a Person meanly dressed approached the Door, and had the Honour to speak to his Majesty for some Minutes, after which he withdrew. The King then took all the Money he had in his Pocket, desiring the Queen also to give him all she had, as well as the Princes and Princesses who were with him, and sent the Whole to the Stranger, who stood at a little Distance, and is supposed to have been some ancient military Man in very indigent Circumstances. All the Spectators were affected at this Act of Humanity, and rent the Air with their Shouts of Vive le Roi! Vive la Reine! Vivent les Princes & les Princesses!
GIBRALTAR, July 9. We are in daily Expectation that a War will take Place between the Moors and the Dutch, especially as M. Refignol, the Dutch Consul General in Africa, is just arrived here, with all his Effects, Servants, &c. from Tetuan, which Place he had not left a Day when an Order arrived from Mequinez to stop his Departure. The Cause of this fresh Rupture is owing to the very exorbitant Demands made by the Emperor of Morocco on the States General, which the latter have, very justly, thought proper to refuse.
OSTEND, August 10. By Accounts from Brabant, the Wheat is in a great Measure got in; and in this Province, they are every Where reaping it. The Harvest is said to be plentiful, and to surpass that of last Year; but the Price notwithstanding increases, and the Peasants are with Difficulty induced to sell at a Price worth While to export; so that hitherto the Quantity shipped for England is but inconsiderable, not exceeding 6000 Quarters.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 4. The 22d of last Month we had a dreadful Fire here, which lasted eleven Hours, and consumed 1000 Houses, Shops, &c. Misery increases daily in this Capital.
NAPLES, July 9. The 10th of this Month was published at Palermo a general Pardon, which the King has granted to the Inhabitants of that City concerned in the Insurrection in September last. Tranquillity is thus perfectly established in Sicily, and the Inhabitants overflow with Gratitude for his Majesty's Goodness towards them.
LONDON, August 6.
A TREATY of Marriage is on Foot, and will soon be solemnized, between the Honourable Charles Fox and a young Lady of great Fortune in Grosvenor Square.
A Dignitary of the Church has lately laid a Plan before the Metropolitan, and the rest of the Bishops, for a Rate to be raised upon all the Livings in each Diocese, for the Support of supernumerary Curates, which is now under Consideration. The Proposer is said to be the Dean of L.
Captain Phipps, who has lately been a Voyage round the World with Captain Furneaux, attended the Levee yesterday at St. James's, and afterwards had the Honour of a long Conversation with his Majesty; and at the same Time gave his Majesty a Book, which contained a full Account and every Adventure he met with in his Voyage, which his Majesty was pleased to accept.

Thursday Evening, as Mr. Floyd of Battersea, and Mr. Robinson of Chelsea, were returning home from Piccadilly in a Coach, they were stopped by three Footpads, who opened both Doors. One demanded their Money, and the other, with a large Knife, made three Stabs at Floyd; the first struck his Elbow, the second seemed aimed at his Heart, but was warded off by his Arm, where a terrible Wound was made, the Veins and Sinews being cut through, by which it is feared he will lose his left Arm. They then robbed them, and made off. Mr. Floyd, from the great Effusion of Blood, is in a very weak Condition.
They write from Jamaica, that the September, a Spanish Man of War of 80 Guns, has been burnt at Sea, occasioned, as supposed, by Lightning, about 20 Leagues from the Havannah, and all the Crew perished.
August 9. A curious Cause was lately brought before the Court of Session in Scotland. Two Gentlemen had wagered 100 Guineas on a Horse Race. The Loser paid a small Part of the Wager, but died soon after. The Winner brought an Action against the Trustees of the deceased Gentleman's Heirs for the Remainder of the Money, who refused to pay it, alleging that no Wager for more than 100 Marks could be legally recovered. The Court determined, that the Winner was only entitled to recover 100 Marks, but that the Loser, or his Heir, was liable for the Remainder of the Money, which was confiscated for the Use of the Poor of the Parish where he resided, and that an Action was competent for the Recovery thereof.
Friday Morning a Gentleman and Lady, who were to be married at a Church not 100 Miles from Bloomsbury, met about nine o'Clock at the House of the Lady's Uncle. The Clergyman who was to perform the Ceremony very politely visited them about ten, intending to accompany them to Church. A few Minutes after the Parson entered the Room, the Gentleman who was to receive the Lady's Hand retired. The Company, who every Moment expected his Return, heard nothing of the Gentleman for an Hour, when her Uncle received from him the following Note: "Dear Sir, the Sight of that hideous Parson threw me into such a Perturbation that I was hardly able to get down Stairs. For Heaven's Sake, Sir, make my Peace with the Family; and as I know a candid Behaviour is the only Way to secure your Friendship, I must openly declare that I would as soon this Morning be d—d as be married." What renders this Matter unaccountable is, that the Lady is of very unexceptionable Character and ample Fortune, but the Gentleman very moderately provided for; and, what adds to the Wonder, he has been married twice before. Two Letters have been sent to him, but no Answer has been received.
August 11. The Non-importation Agreement (says a Correspondent, in a Letter from Salem) meets with so many Obstacles, from private Interest, as well as from publick Authority, that there is no Occasion for the Mother Country to give herself any Uneasiness about it.
Mr. Howard who lately inspected all the County Jails in England, still pursues that Design, with a steady unaffected Ardour. He is now visiting all the Jails in Wales.
Tuesday a Merchant of this City shot himself with a Pistol. Yesterday died, at a Lodging House near Deptford, a Man who just before he expired declared that about twenty Years ago he cut his Mother's Throat while she was asleep in an easy Chair at her Apartment near Oxford Road, when he took what Money he could find, and made off; and that he had been rambling about the Country ever since.
Extract of a Letter from Dover, August 9. "I arrived here last Night, at eleven o'Clock, and travelled the Whole of the last Stage in the most dreadful Storm of Thunder and Lightning I ever saw. At Half past ten I passed through Buckland, a Village within a Mile of that Place, and that Instant the Church Steeple was struck, and very much beat. A Barn and House were burnt at Kingston in this Neighbourhood, and a Man was struck from his Horse, which was killed. I walked along the Quay Side, and in crossing over the Swinging Bridge fell down all the Steps, and was miraculously preserved from falling into the Dock. The heavy Flashes of Lightning surrounded me every Moment, and it appeared to me as if I was in a Blaze; the next Moment I was in the most profound Darkness."
August 10. Monday Night, the Lightning, which was remarkably fierce and piercing, set Fire to a Barn belonging to Farmer Hawding, at Chip Barnet, in Hertfordshire, in which were several Quarters of Wheat, and burnt it to the Ground.
A few Days ago was married Mr. John Bennet, a very considerable Dealer in Earthen Ware at Bloxham, in Oxfordshire, aged 31, to Miss Betty Bull, of the same Place, a young Lady of 19.
Yesterday a Gentleman, a Lunatick, was conveying to a private Madhouse, he got out of the Coach Window in Leadenhall Street, and fell to the Ground, when the Wheel going over his Neck he was killed on the Spot.
August 12. In the new History of Jamaica, we are informed that the Jews in that Island are not mere Money Holders and Brokers, but are allowed to purchase Lands and Tenements, and actually possess a large Share of both. This gives them a solid Attachment to the Interest and Security of Jamaica. The Writer also informs us, that in Governor Moleworth's Time a Custom began of the Jews presenting every new Governor, on his Arrival, with a Peace Offering, consisting of a Purse of Doublets. "I have heard (says he) that the first Oblation of this Sort was, for Decency's Sake, conveyed in a Pyx, whence it has obtained that Nickname. The smaller Douceur, presented to a Lieutenant Governor, is called a Turt; and the still smaller Perquisite, to the Secretary, a Tarter. The Present to the Governor is said to be about 200 Pistoles; to the Lieutenant Governor, or President, 150; and that to the Governor's, &c. Secretary, 50."
Yesterday a Man was found dead in a Chimney in the House of Mr. Doiland, Haberdasher, near Hackney. He had a Brace of loaded Pistols in his Pockets, and it is imagined he came down the Chimney with an Intent to rob the House, and lost his Life in the Attempt.
August 13. Intelligence has this Week been received from Ahrenskerg, where Mr. Morris, the quondam Secretary to the Bill of Rights, was married to Miss Harsford; that such Marriage had been discussed by the whole Faculty, and pronounced valid in every Respect, and perfectly agreeable to the Laws of Holstein.
It is talked that some new and very material Regulations will be proposed to be made in the late Royal Marriage Act, at the ensuing Session of Parliament.
We hear from Corke, in Ireland, that one Stokesbury, a Farmer near Carigaline, who brought Corn to Corke Market on Saturday Night, and did not return till Sunday Morning, when he was much in Liquor, and a Dispute arising between him and his Wife, the latter ran off, in Revenge for which he laid violent Hands on three of his Children, whom he cruelly deprived of Life, and afterwards, being touched with Remorse, stabbed himself in two or three Parts, by which his Life is despaired of. They write from Rome, that the Smallpox has lately been very fatal in that City, above 1000 People having been carried off with it since April. None of those above twenty Years of Age who were seized with it recovered.
The 21st of last Month they had a most violent Tempest of Thunder and Lightning at Geneva, which lasted from eight in the Evening till five the next Morning; and next Day, about two in the Afternoon, it was followed by such a violent Rain and Hail that the lower Part of the Town was seven Feet under Water. Two Persons only were lost, but the Damages sustained are said to amount to 800,000 Livres.
The Jesuits, in their extreme Distress, have met with no Friends but that good Protestant King his Majesty of Prussia. He has given them a safe Retreat in Silesia, and has accounted for his Conduct to them by desiring his Agent at Rome to acquaint the Pope that by the Treaty of Breslau he was obliged to leave Religion as he found it; that the Jesuits were exceeding good Priests; and that, as he was a professed Heretick, his Holiness had no Power to grant a Dispensation for breaking his Word, or for his acting like an honest Man, and a King.
His Majesty has approved of a Plan for building a new grand Room and Sutting House in the Room of the present Ones in Cleveland Row, which are to be taken down for widening the Passage.
The Men of War of the Line are now under sailing Orders, as a Reinforcement to the Squadron on the Mediterranean Station, in Consequence of the Despatches received from the Governor of Gibraltar.
Within these few Days a common Sailor at Chatham received a Legacy of 2000 l. left him by the Death of an Uncle.
August 19. Yesterday Admiral Montague was at St. James's, where he was graciously received, and had the Honour of kissing his Majesty's Hand.
A large Sum of Money has been lately remitted, in a very private Manner, to the Court of Berlin.
The Dutch, though they have refused the Man of War demanded by the Dey of Algiers, yet it is certain they do not mean to be at Variance with him. It is their Intention to comply with his Demands, only they mean by this Refusal to induce other Persons to follow their Example, and quarrel with him; which done, they will insinuate themselves into his good Graces, outwit their Neighbour, and have all the Trade of the Algerines to themselves.
It is something singular, says a Correspondent, that Advices from the West, though equally interesting to the Mother Country as those from the
East, and perhaps more so, yet do not so immediately affect the publick Stocks as the latter.
A Correspondent has sent us the following short Plan for the Prevention of Robberies, as our sanguinary Laws are enacted in vain: "Suppress Houses of ill Fame in the publick Quarters of the Town. Many a Youth owes his Ruin to the casual Meeting with an abandoned Woman. Let the Number of Alehouses and Clubs held in them. Enact a Law to make it Felony to harbour a Thief, knowing him to be such. This may prevent the Women of the Town protecting Highwaymen, House-breakers, &c. Let it be lawful for Persons of Character to carry Weapons of Defence, concealed, taking out a License for so doing. And let every convicted Felon be sent to the East Indies for Life, a Punishment they would dread infinitely more than Death." [Some such Plan as the above is extremely applicable to the Meridian of some Towns in Virginia.]
Yesterday, at Noon, their Majesties, accompanied by the Prince of Mecklenburg, came from Kew to St. James's, where there was a Court and Drawing Room. Lord Dartmouth, and Lord Mansfield, had each long Conferences with his Majesty. Three French Noblemen were introduced, and graciously received.
Some alarming Accounts are said to be received Express from Boston, which have thrown the Ministry into very great Confusion, as it was a Circumstance they were not at all guarded against. The Particulars have not, as yet, transpired; but the Report is, that Numbers of the Soldiers, partly from Inclination, and partly from Officers of Lands and Settlements from the Natives, have gone over to the popular Side.
It is said that a Battalion of the Guards will have Orders to hold themselves in Readiness to embark for Boston, on the shortest Notice.
We are assured, that several extensive Grants of Lands in North America are now preparing in the proper Offices.
A Board of Trade, on the Affairs respecting the Commerce with America, is appointed to be held on Tuesday next, at the Plantation Office, Whitehall.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered all the Ships of War now fitting out to take on Board their full Complement of Seamen and Marines.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered several light Frigates to be fitted out against the Smugglers.
It is said that Commodore Shuldham has wrote home, from Newfoundland, to be reinforced with two or three Frigates; and that Fish are very Plenty this Year.
Admiral Sir Peter Dennis is expected home daily, and Admiral Sir George Rodney likewise, the former from Gibraltar, and the latter from Jamaica.
They advise from Gibraltar, that Hassan Hugen Bedger, Commander of an Algerine Corsair, on his Return into Port, had been sentenced to the Punishment of Impalement for Cowardice, in suffering a rich Portuguese Ship in the Mediterranean to escape him, after an Engagement of two Hours.
We hear from Southampton, that on Monday last their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, attended by several of the Nobility, and Persons of Distinction, went down the River in a Number of Barges, with Musick, and Colours flying, to view the Shipping at Spithead. Their Royal Highnesses returned at Night to their Palace in the Polygon, where an elegant Entertainment was prepared for the Company.
A Plan for a general Confederacy of all the Friends of Liberty is in Contemplation, in Order to establish a constitutional and corresponding Society in every County and Corporation, who will engage to stand by one another in an Attempt to stop the Torrent of Corruption, by opposing and exposing every Candidate or Elector who shall so far forget their Duty to their Constituents and Neighbours as to offer or receive a Bribe at the ensuing Election of Representatives; and for inviting, by publick Notice, every Elector and Candidate to strengthen the publick Cause, by joining Heart and Hand in such a laudable Measure. Such a show a Dilkine, or Backwardness, to so good a Work, ought to be marked and stigmatized, as Enemies to their Country; who, for a present Morsel, would sell themselves, and their Posterity, to Bondage and Slavery.
The Friends of Government look upon all the Contributions to support the Bostonians with great Indifference; and one of their Adherents, well skilled in American Affairs, was heard, the other Day, to declare, that these Contributions would probably bring about the Reconciliation which the Friends of Government wished for so earnestly: For it is impossible, said he, that Contributions of this Kind should be general over such an Extent of Country; and if they were, the bare Continuation of them would not do. They must be increased, and the least Diminution or Abridgement of them, however warranted by Reason or Common Sense, would operate on the Mob like ninety nine good Turns without the Hundredth, and beget Ingratitude and Disgust.
A Correspondent remarks, that the Bostonians are a most remarkable Instance of Philosophy and publick Spirit, not to be paralleled in History. They have all their Lives been accustomed to a British Trade, and making of Money; and now, for the Liberties of their Country, forego all Advantages, and submit to live upon Contribution from their Neighbours.
Some Despatches were yesterday received from Lord Stormont, which seemed to alarm some of the Great at the west End of the Town; and a Report was current, that one in high Office had been heard to say that he was afraid a War was unavoidable.
A Wager of 100 Guineas was yesterday made by a considerable Merchant upon the Royal Exchange, that Stocks are done two per Cent lower than the current Price yesterday at two o'Clock, on or before the first Day of September next. It is conjectured, that the above Bet was founded upon the Presumption of some private Intelligence lately received from France being true.
The Emburance on Merchandise bound to the Mediterranean, Levant, or any of the Ports thereof, has fallen this Week, on Account of the Peace between the Turks and Russians.
It is said a Plan has been proposed to entirely take the Duty off Beer, and lay the adequate Sum for Government solely upon Malt; by which Means the Government will reap a considerable Advantage in the Mode of collecting it, and the poor labouring Man will only pay in Proportion to the richest Man in the County where he resides.
A Promotion of Officers in the Navy and Army is expected to take Place shortly, as a List is ordered to be made out to be laid before his Majesty and the Privy Council for that Purpose.
A Messenger was yesterday sent from Lord Rochford's Office, with some Despatches to the Lord Chancellor, at Cirencester, from whence he is to proceed to Lord North, who is at his Seat in Somersetshire.
Extract of a Letter from the Hague, August 12. "The sudden Conclusion of Peace, in a Campaign which proved remarkably advantageous for Russia, is very astonishing. An authentic Copy of a Letter from General Count Romanzow, dated at the Head Quarters, in Bulgaria, July 14th, is handed about here, containing the following Paragraph: "I am at present near Silistria. Lieutenant General Kaminskoy has entirely blocked up the Army of the Grand Visir between the Mountains Zuma. Lieutenant General Soltikow is besieging Ruzuk, and will be Master of it within a few Days. All the Communications of the Enemy are entirely cut off, and we shall get the different Turkish Posts, one by one, without the least Necessity of giving them Battle; and it is actually in our Power, at present, to reduce the vast Turkish Empire down to a small State."
"But how this General condescended, in six Days, to sign the Articles of Peace, not thoroughly advantageous to Russia, is a Secret. The Report is, that the General received a Courier from his Court with positive Orders to sign the Terms of Peace at any Rate, owing to the present political Affairs of Europe, which threaten a War; so that the Peace between Russia and the Porte was very necessary, in order to prevent it."
"It is true that France and Spain have, of late, concluded a certain private Treaty; that Great Britain, Austria, and Prussia, have made repeated Inquiries into it, but could receive no Answer: Upon which, and in Order to prevent a War in Europe, Great Britain, Russia, and Austria, by the Leading of the great Frederick, have entered into an Alliance, which has no other View than to prevent a War; so that Austria engages herself to keep 60,000 Men, for three Years, on the Account of Great Britain and Russia, which Treaty is carried by General Conway to Vienna, in Order to be signed there. This is the present political Transaction, according to what we are informed by respectable Authority; and there are several Circumstances which seem to corroborate this Intelligence."
August 20. Letters in Town from Boston bring Accounts, that all Hopes of Accommodation with the Mother Country are over. If any Hopes had remained, General Gage would only have prorogued, and not dissolved, their Assembly. The Consequences are evident: Their Non-importation Scheme will likely become general over all America; so that blocking up the Port of Boston, instead of being a Punishment on the Americans, will, in Fact, annihilate our Export Trade to America, and fall heavy on the British Merchants and Manufacturers.
The following is now become the reigning patriotick Toast: "May a corrupt Judge be promoted to an elevated Station, and Temple Bar the Extent of his Circuit!"
The Price of Corn begins to fall in all the Markets of Bedfordshire. Indeed the Stock in Hand is so large, and the Prospect of a great Harvest is such, that there cannot be a Reason for keeping up the Price.
Nicholas, who is now in the New Jail, Southwark, for the Murder of his Wife, uled her in the following Manner: He first broke both her Legs with a Poker, then ripped her Belly open, and afterwards fractured her Skull with the Poker.
Yesterday Morning, about two o'Clock, Mr. Joseph Whitehead, of White Cross Street, a Distiller's Clerk, was found speechless between Kingland and Newington, with a large Fracture in his Skull. He was taken to the King's Arms at Newington, where he died about four o'Clock. There was only one Shilling found in his Pocket, and his Horse and Watch are missing. He has left a Wife, who is at Cambridge with one Child, and there are two in Town.
Friday a young Man shot himself through the Head at his Lodgings near Piccadilly, and instantly expired. In his Apartment were found four Pistols (three of which were loaded) and five Watches, &c. and from various Circumstances, it is imagined he was a Highwayman.
Yesterday the Workmen began digging the Foundation in Lincoln's Inn Gardens, for a new Six Clerks, an Accomptant General, and Register Office, with an Addition of three Sets of Chambers for the Accommodation of the Gentlemen belonging to said Offices.
We hear, from good Authority, that above 100 Gentlemen, Ladies, and Families of moderate Fortunes, intend next May to embark for North America, with 5 or 600 Families of labor and industrious Husbandmen, Artificers, and Manufacturers, who cannot get Bread in England. Those who have Money intend to purchase Lands at a very moderate Rate, and improve them. The Climate is good, and Provisions of all Kinds in great Plenty, and extremely cheap. Ladies of 2000 l. Fortune in the Funds cannot, in these expensive Times, live with tolerable Decency in the cheapest Parts in England. In America, they can live with all the Conveniences and Comforts of Life upon the Produce of that Sum carried over there. The Plan of this extensive Design will be published; that more Persons may take the Advantage of going in Company with some Gentlemen and Ladies of the most respectable Characters in this Kingdom, who will put themselves at the Head of this benevolent Design.
Saturday Afternoon a poor Woman in Robin Hood's Court, Shoe Lane, was delivered of a fine Child, which is likely to live, by the Caesarian Operation, at which eighteen Surgeons attended. The Mother died on Sunday Afternoon.
Monday Night there was a singular Treat at an Alehouse in Middle Street, Cloth Fair. A Tradesman who deals largely in the Retail Way treated 90 of his Customers with Buttock of Beef and Strong Beer, on Condition that they should not ask for Credit again; at the same Time all the Debts on the Books (none of which exceed 5s.) were forgiven. This is an annual Custom with the above Tradesman, who calls it his "Act of Grace."
The Bishoprick of Rochester is not as yet disposed of. Many Candidates have shewed their spiritual Faces at Court for that Purpose, but no one has as yet shewed Parliamentary Interest enough for that Office.
A contemporary Historian with Queen Elizabeth says, that he never once saw that great Princess surrounded by a Crowd, even in passing the Apartments of the Palace, that she was not hailed with "Long live our gracious Queen;" to which she as constantly replied, "I thank you, my good Subjects." No Wonder that her Reign turned out so glorious, when it was founded on so certain a Foundation as publick Affection.
A Correspondent desires us to correct a Transposition of the Press, which lately appeared in the List of East India Ships for the current Year, and, instead of "the Lord North being taken up in the East India Company's Service," to read "the Directors being taken up in Lord North's Service."
Not one Commission of Bankruptcy has been issued since the 10th of this Month; a Circumstance of the Kind, for so long an Interval, has not been for some Years past.
BATH, August 15. On Wednesday died here, where he came for the Recovery of his Health, William Kelly, Esq; of the Kingdom of Ireland, well known in the commercial World for his extensive Connexions, his exact Punctuality, Precision, and Integrity. He has left considerable Estates in this Country, the West Indies, and North America; and as he lived universally esteemed, his Loss is now as universally lamented.
A young Lady of great Beauty, and Fortune when of Age, in the County of Huntingdon, has lately eloped with an Actor in Herbert's Company of Comedians at Peterborough, where she was upon a Visit. It is supposed they are gone for the North.
The following Inscription is literally taken from a Show Board in a Country Village in Yorkshire: Wighten and Readden, and Trew Spellen, and Also Marchant's Accounts with dowble Entry. Postscript. Girls and Boys Bourded, and good Yozich for Children.
LEEDS, August 16. On Sunday Morning died suddenly, aged 41, Isabella Cryer, single Woman, near St. John's Church in this Town. She was so remarkably corpulent (measuring three Yards round) that for some Time before her Death she was obliged to be carried to and from Bed, though in other Respects in good Health, preferring her Appetite to the last. Her Coffin was two Yards long, 21 Inches deep, and 35 broad. She was carried to her Grave by ten Men, and is supposed to have weighed near 40 Stone.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 29.
By the Westover, Stevens, just arrived from London, our Intelligence is a few Days later than what we had by Captain Atelby, and we have communicated the same to our Readers in this Gazette. The following are the present popular and prevailing Toasts in England, which plainly discover (whatever may be reported to the contrary) the very iniquitous Light in which the People there view the late Conduct of the British Ministry towards the Americans, and their hearty Desire that a new Parliament may rectify the Errors of the last, and brighten the Chain of Friendship, which, for the common Good of the whole Empire, ought ever to subsist between the Mother Country and her American Colonies.
"May the British Ministry never be employed on an unconstitutional Service, or become the Premier's Bloodhounds."
"Reflection, Reformation, and Moderation, to General Gage; and Perseverance to the Americans."
"May a ministerial Bribe never be slanted out of an American Pocket."
"May the unrepresented Americans be no longer misrepresented."
"At the General Election, may the Elected be properly selected."
"And may the Wisdom of a future Parliament rectify the Errors of this."
In our last, we mentioned "that the Judges of the General Court, after mature Deliberation, had determined not proceed upon the Trial of any other than criminal Causes, during the present Suspension of the Fee Bill;" which Account, from better Authority, we find to be erroneous. The Non-attendance of the Gentlemen of the Bar, it seems, was the true Reason.
Last Monday Evening a valuable Negro Man belonging to Mr. Maupin, of this City, was waylaid, and stabbed in three different Places, by a Negro of Mr. Saunders's, of which Wounds he died the Night following. It seems that Jealousy was the Cause of this Murder.
By the Watt, Bewither, and Fanny, Barron, from Liverpool, we have Advice of the safe Arrival of the Ship John, Captain Taylor, at that Port.
Marriages.] Mr. GEORGE LORIMER, Merchant in Urbanna, to Miss HANNAH TRACKER TIMBERLAKE, of Middlesex, a very agreeable young Lady, with a handsome Fortune.
On Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last, the following Criminals were brought to their Trials at the General Court, and received Sentence accordingly.—Roger Hogans, from Westmoreland, for Burglary: Acquitted.—William Moore, alias John Kenner, from Charlotte, for Burglary: Guilty. Death.—Richard Smith, from Culpeper, for Horse-stealing: Guilty. Death.—Christopher Roane, from Williamsburg, for Manslaughter: Acquitted.—Edward Lupton, Edward Sweeney, and James McDonald, from Pittsylvania, for Manslaughter, were found guilty, and burnt in the Hand; and Patrick Ryan, one of the Gang, and from the same County, turned King's Evidence. They were all remanded back to Jail, being guilty of some notorious Offences at Salisbury, in North Carolina.—John Ware, from Bedford, for Burglary: Guilty. Death.—John Watkins, from Henrico, for a Rape: Lies over to April next.—William Baker, from Westmoreland, for Felony: Acquitted.—James Hoofman, from Fairfax, for Felony: Acquitted.—William Harris, from Fairfax, for Felony: Acquitted.—Peter Hacket, from Richmond, for Grand Larceny: Acquitted.—Abraham Lang, from Northampton, for Manslaughter: Acquitted.—Nicholas Lewis, from Halifax, for Grand Larceny: Guilty. Burnt in the Hand.—Thomas Probase, from Berkeley, for Grand Larceny: Guilty. Burnt in the Hand.—Susannah Brazier, from Botetourt, for Murder: Guilty. Death.—Joshua Harper, from Botetourt, for a Theft: Acquitted.—Richard Brack, from James City, for Forgery: Guilty. To stand in the Pillory one Hour, his right Ear to be cut off the second Tuesday in December next, and to be imprisoned one whole Year.

FREDERICKSBURG, October 12. On Tuesday the 4th Instant the Jockey Club Plate, of 100 Guineas was run for here, and won by William Fitzhugh, Esq's. bay Horse Regulus , } Heats.    carrying 10 Stone,  4  1  1    Mann Page Esq's bay Horse Damon , } 9 Stone 6 Pounds,  2  ditto     Alexander Spoffwood Esq's bay Horse Eclipse , 7 Stone 10 Pounds,  1  2  2    William Fitzhugh Esq's bay Horse Master Stephen , 9 Stone 6 Pounds,  5  ditto     Moore Fauntleroy Esq's bay Mare Shepherds , 9 Stone 6 Pounds, threw her Rider.       William Brent Esq's bay Horse Figure , } 8 Stone 10 Pounds,  3  dra.     Bets at Starting, five to four Damon against the Field, and three to one against any single Horse; even Bets that Regulus was distanced.
On Wednesday a Give and Take Purse of 50l. was run for, and won by the Honourable John Tayloe Esq's bay Mare Single Peeper , } Heats.    (got by Yorrick) carrying 8 Stone,  1  1     Benjamin Grymes Esq's bay Mare Mils Spt , 9 Stone 3 Pounds,  3  3     Walker Taliaferro Esq's gray Gelding Valiant , 7 Stone 8 Pounds,  3  5     Alexander Spoffwood Esq's bay Gelding Fearnought , 9 Stone 3 Pounds,  2  ditto     Charles Jones Esq's bay Horse Regulus , 9 Stone 7 Pounds,  4  ditto     Mr. Proctor's bay Mare Jenny Bottom , 9 Stone 7 Pounds,  8  2     Robert Slaughter Esq's black Horse Ariel , 9 Stone 2 Pounds,  6  ditto     Peter Presley Thornton Esq's bay Horse Cameron , 8 Stone 7 Pounds,  7  ditto     Even Betting.
On Thursday the 6th the Town Purse of 50l. was run for, and won by William Fitzhugh, Esq; of Chatham's gray Mare Kitty Fisher , } Heats.    carrying 8 Stone 10 Pounds,  4  1  1    Mr. Proctor's black Gelding Whiteloat , 9 Stone 6 Pounds,  3  2  2    Mann Page Esq's bay Horse Damon (paid double Entrance) 9 Stone 6 Pounds,  1  ditto     Moore Fauntleroy Esq's bay Mare Shepherds (paid double Entrance) 9 Stone 6 Pounds,  2  dra.     Mr. William Smith's bay Horse Why Not , 10 Stone,  ditto      Bets at Starting, Kitty Fisher against the Field.
On Friday the 7th the Town and Country Purse of 50l. was run for, and won by William Fitzhugh, Esq; of Chatham's Chestnut } Heats.    Gelding Volunteer , carrying 10 Stone,  4  4  1  1    Peter Conway Esq's gray Mare Mary Gray , 8 Stone 10 Pounds,  1  3  ditto     Alexander Spoffwood Esq's Chestnut Gelding Sterling , 8 Stone 10 Pounds,  3  1  2  2    Mr. Thomas Minor's Sorrel Horse Fearnought , 10 Stone,  -  2  2  ditto    Robert Slaughter Esq's black Horse Ariel (paid double Entrance) 9 Stone 6 Pounds,  ditto       Bets at Starting, Volunteer against the Field.  On the Day before the Races, Farmers Selden and Taliaferro appeared Candidates for the Premiums offered by the Jockey Club for the largest and fattest Beef, when one Half was adjudged to Mr. Selden for the fattest Bullock, and the other Half to Mr. Taliaferro for the largest; and each Carcase did Honour to its Feeder, for never was better Meat brought to any Market. The Premium for Mutton was adjudged to Farmer Fitzhugh of Marmion, whose Meat for its Excellency in Kind had no Equal.
Advertisements.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, September 28, 1774.  THE Subscriber , after a Series of Misfortunes, unnecessary to enumerate here, requests to meet his Creditors at Richmond Fair , the second Thursday in November, when he hopes that those Persons who have any Demands against him will appear with their proper Vouchers in Order to compound, as he is desirous to make all the Satisfaction his Abilities will admit of, equally among those to whom he is justly indebted. Those who do not appear that Day, or authorise some Person to transact their Business, may not trouble themselves to make farther Application, as all the Satisfaction he can give his Creditors will be at that Time.  HARTWELL MACON.
YORK TOWN, October 12, 1774.  THE Subscriber has for Sale two Pair of exceeding fine MILLSTONES , for ready Money, or short Credit; one Pair four Feet ten Inches diameter, the other four Feet six Inches. The Price will be very low, considering the Goodness of the Stones.  WILLIAM CARY.
DUMFRIES, October 5, 1774.  THE Subscriber has for Sale a Parcel of Mens and Womens LEATHER and CALIMANCO SHOES , to the Amount of about 250l. Sterling, well sorted, in Casks of about 30l. Sterling each, also some NEGRO SHOES , that will be disposed of on very reasonable Terms, by  A. CAMPBELL.
WANTED.  TWO Half Acre Lots in the Town of Manchester, No. 157, drawn by Ticket 7533, and No. 129, drawn by Ticket 7723. Whoever has the said Lots, or either of them, may dispose of them to Advantage by applying to the Printer hereof, at the ensuing General Court, or as soon as possible.
JAMES CITY PARISH, October 18, 1774.  THE erecting of NEW PEWS, and other necessary Repairs , to the Upper Church of this Parish, will be let to the lowest Bidder, at the said Church, on Tuesday the 1st of November next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day. Any Person capable of serving as the CLERK of a CHURCH , and qualified for a common SCHOOLMASTER , will meet with Encouragement by applying to the Vestry of the said Parish.  (2) JOHN COOPER, DUDLEY RICHARDSON, } Churchwardens.
THE Death of Mr. Hugh M c Mekin (late of Norfolk) renders it absolutely necessary that the Business carried on by him there, by Mr. Matthew Anderson in King & Queen , and by Mr. Christopher Pryor at Gloucester Courthouse , be discontinued. All Persons, therefore, who are indebted for Dealings with either of these Gentlemen, on Account of Messrs. John M c Douall and Co. of Gloucester , are earnestly requested to discharge their respective Balances immediately; those who have it not in their Power to make Payment will, it is expected, grant Bond. Messrs. Anderson and Pryor will give constant Attendance for that Purpose, who are authorised to receive and grant Discharges. The Goods on Hand at King & Queen and Gloucester Courthouse , amounting to about 1500l. Sterling, will be sold, and the Time of Payment made as easy to the Purchaser as the Hardness of the Times will admit of. As most of these Goods were imported last Spring, they are fresh, look well, and are tolerably well assorted. There is likewise on Hand a Cargo of choice Goods, adapted for the present Season, just imported in the Bland , Captain Danby, from London , and the Fans , Captain M c Cann, from Gloucester , amounting to between 1000l. and 1250l. Sterling. For Terms apply to Messrs. John M c Douall, or Archibald Gowan, at Pope's . Mr. Simon Fraser, at Urbanna . Mr. Matthew Anderson, in King & Queen , or to  (5) BENNETT BROWNE, Attorney in Fact for Messrs. John M c Douall and Co.
VIRGINIA, sc.  At a General Court held at the CAPITOL the 19th Day of October, 1774.  THIS Court being unable to proceed farther upon Business, by Reason of the Non-attendance of the Lawyers, Suitors, and Witnesses, it is ordered, that the Court be adjourned till the 10th Day of April next.  BEN: WALLER.
To be SOLD to the highest Bidder, at Belvoir, on Potowmack River, the late Seat of the Honourable George William Fairfax, Esq; on Monday the 5th of December next,  ALL the GENTLE FURNITURE of two Rooms, KITCHEN FURNITURE, eight or ten HORSES, all his Stock of HOGS, Part of his CATTLE and SHEEP, together with the PLANTATION UTENSILS, three WAGGONS, and fifty Barrels of FISH. Purchasers of more than 5l. will have Credit till the 15th of August next, on giving Bond with approved Security, paying Interest from the Date, if the Principal should not be discharged within forty Days after it becomes due. At the same Time and Place will be rented, to the highest Bidder, a small Plantation for one Year, and two very fine Fisheries for a Term of Years. The Mansion-House, Outhouses, Garden, Orchards, and Plantation, with a sufficient Quantity of Land to suit the Tenant, will also be let for a Term of Years. Any Person inclining may rent the Dwelling-House before the Day of Sale, and know the Terms by applying to  (58) FRANCIS WILLIS, Junior.
To be SOLD, for ready Money, by the Executors of Newton Keene, deceased, pursuant to his last Will, by publick Auction, to the highest Bidder, on Monday the 19th of December next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, at the Place called Newgate, in the County of Loudoun,
A TRACT of valuable LAND in the said County, adjoining to the said Place called Newgate , and partly bounded by the Mountain Road, containing about 1400 Acres; about 100 Acres whereof are under a Lease for one or two Lives, at a small yearly Rent. There is only one small Plantation, and but very little cleared Ground upon it. It is extremely well watered and timbered, and has a considerable Quantity of Ground upon it fit for improving into Meadow. This Land is very conveniently situated, being only 25 Miles from Alexandria , 23 from Dunfries , and 18 from Colechester , and has a Merchant Mill within less than a Mile of it. Newgate is a very publick Place, and well situated for Trade and publick House-keeping. Deeds will be executed on the Day of Sale. There will also be sold by the said Executors, for ready Money, at publick Sale, on Monday the 9th of January next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, at the late Dwelling Plantation of the said Newton Keene , in Northumberland County , TWENTY very likely Virginia born NEGROES belonging to his Estate.  (7) RICHARD LEE, } Executors. DAVID BOYD, }
To be SOLD before the Raleigh Tavern, on Saturday the 29th Instant,
A LIKELY NEGRO WOMAN, named Criss, about 22 Years of Age, with a young Child of her's. Credit will be allowed till the 25th Day of April next, on giving Bond and Security to  WILLIAM FINNIE.
To be SOLD, on Thursday the 10th of November, at the Rocky Ridge,  ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY choice SLAVES, late the Property of John Wayles, Esq; deceased. Twelve Month Credit will be allowed, the Purchasers giving Bond, with approved Security, to  FRANCIS EPPES. HENRY SKIPWITH.  ** Five per Cent. Discount for ready Money.
To the Reverend the CLERGY.  GENTLEMEN,  YOU will be pleased to observe, that, according to the Agreement entered into by those of you who honoured the late Convention with their Attendance, the 10th of next Month falls out to be the Day on which our Body is to meet at the College.  I am, your loving Brother, and humble Servant,  COLLEGE, October 12, 1774. JOHN CAMM.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 20, 1774.  STRAYED from the Subscriber's Stable here, on Saturday last, one GRAY GELDING , and a BAY GELDING , both foaled in Westmoreland County . They are young, large, and handsome, neither dockt nor branded, but manageable. Any Person who shall deliver both the Horses mentioned above at Nomony Hall , in Westmoreland County , shall receive 40 s. (if one Horse be delivered, then 20 s. only) and shall be allowed Ferrages and all reasonable Charges. If the Horses should not have frayed, but were stolen, then the Apprehender of the Thief, or Thieves, shall receive 5l. on Conviction of each,  ROBERT CARTER.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, in Surry County, the 5th of September last, a likely GRAY MARE near fifteen Hands high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, has a Blemish in her right Eye, branded on the near Buttock G, and on the Shoulder R. I will give 40 s. to any Person who will deliver her to me, near Cabin Point .  ELIZABETH BURT.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from my Plantation, in the lower End of Hanover, on the last of May, a bright BAY MARE about four Feet three Inches high, is a natural Trotter, but can pace slow, branded on the near Buttock, but in such a Blotch as not to be made out. She was put to a Horse last Spring, and it is probable is with Foal. A Reward of 30 s. will be paid to the Person who delivers her to Mary Ellyson in New Kent , or to the Subscriber in the lower End of Hanover .  ROBERT JORDAN.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, in Botetourt County, the 15th of May last, a BRIGHT BAY MARE about thirteen Hands and a Half high, seven or eight Years old, paces, trots, and gallops, and branded on the Shoulder A, and on the Buttock C. Whoever takes up the said Mare, and secures her so that I may get her again, shall have 20 s. Reward.  (28) WILLIAM S. MADISON.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Blanford, on Tuesday the 4th Instant (October) an indented Servant Man named JAMES TURNBULL , by Trade a Tailor, wears his own light coloured short Hair; had on, when he went away, a dark blue Coat with Silver Basket Buttons, Scarlet Waistcoat, light blue Breeches, fine Worsted Stockings, a Pair of Silver Buckles in his Shoes of the Macaroni Taste, and a small round bound Hat flounced. He walks very lame, but rode a small CHESTNUT SORREL MARE very likely. Whoever delivers the said Runaway to me, or secures him so that I get him again, shall have TEN DOLLARS Reward, besides what the Law allows.  (29) ANDREW HAMILTON.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Northumberland County, a white Man who says his Name is THOMAS GORDON , very much pitted with the Small-pox, about five Feet and a Half high, and appears to be about 40 Years old. He says he served as a Gardener with Colonel Burns of Maryland . The Owner is entitled to pay Charges, and take him away.  (30) JESSE ALEXANDER, Jailor.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1766.  ORDERED , that the Clerks of the several County Courts in this Colony do transmit to the Clerk of this House, in the first Part of every Meeting of the General Assembly, a List of the Titables in their Counties, containing the Names of such Titables; and that they transmit also, at the same Time, a List of the publick Charges of their respective Counties.  ORDERED, that the Clerk of this House do cause the same to be published in the Virginia Gazette .  By the House of Burgessses.  G. WYTHE, C. H. B.
JAMES GEDDY, GOLDSMITH, NEAR THE CHURCH, WILLIAMSBURG,  HAS for Sale all Sorts of Country made GOLD and SILVER WORK , and has just imported from London a genteel Assortment of PLATE and JEWELLERY , which he will sell at lower Rates than usual.  ** Old SILVER taken in Exchange for new Work at 7s. per Ounce, and GOLD at 51. 5s. He repairs his own Work that fails in a reasonable Time, without any Expense to the Purchaser.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 13, 1774.  I BEG Leave to inform the Publick, and particularly those Gentlemen who were pleased to take my Subscription Papers to their respective Counties, to raise a small Sum of Money in each for the Encouragement of making SALT , that after viewing many Places on this and the other Side of the Bay, and on the Sea Coast of the Eastern Shore , I have now fixed on a very convenient Spot on that Coast for erecting proper Works; and as nothing more can be done on my Part without Money, I must beg the Favour of them to forward such Sums as they may be able to collect, to Robert Carter Nicholas . Figure, who is so kind as to take the Trouble of receiving and paying the Money out to me. Proper Security shall be lodged in his Hands, for any Sum that I may draw. The Certainty of my being able to make Salt, as good as any whatever, is hardly to be doubted, from the several Experiments which I have made, and which are pretty fully certified by Gentlemen of Veracity, whose Certificates will be lodged in the Hands of Mr. Nicholas . Gentlemen will readily see the Necessity I am under of requesting speedy Assistance, when I inform them that I have for some Time past devoted my whole Attention to this Business, and given over every other Pursuit from which my Family might have derived any Advantage, and that, in Order to put the Works in as great Forwardness as was in my Power, I have incurred a considerable Expense, and been obliged to contract for some of the necessary Materials.  JAMES TAIT.
AT the Request of Mr. James Tait, I do hereby certify that he hath lodged in my Hands his Bond with such Securities, as I am persuaded will be approved, for his diligent and expeditious Prosecution of his Scheme of making Salt and a faithful Application and Expenditure of all such Sums of Money, as may be contributed for so desirable a Purpose. He is extremely anxious to enter upon the Work, and flatters himself that he will be enabled to do it very speedily, from the Assurances he received of being supported by a generous Assistance from different Counties.  RO. C. NICHOLAS.
PURSUANT to an Order of Halifax County Court, will be let, at the Courthouse of the said County, on Tuesday the 1st of November, to the lowest Undertaker, the Building of an elegant new Wooden Courthouse; a Plan of which may be seen, and the Terms of Payment made known, at the Time of Letting. Bond, and good Security, will be required for the Performance.  ROBERT WOODING. GEORGE BOYD. WALTER COLES. ISAAC COLES.  ** At the same Time and Place will be let, to the lowest Undertaker, the Building of a genteel Dwelling-House for the Reception of Gentlemen, &c. a Plan of which may be seen, and the Payments made known, at the Time of Letting.  ROBERT WOODING.
For SALE,  THAT valuable and well situated Lot in Williamsburg where the Coffeehouse is now kept, which may be entered upon the 1st of April next. Also a Tract of Land in Nansemond County , within three Miles of Suffolk , upon which is a good Stream for a Mill. It is well timbered with Oak and Pine, contains some very good Meadow Ground, produces good Corn and Wheat, and is capable of great Improvement; there is a very good Dwelling-House, and all necessary Houses for Cropping, with a fine young Orchard of Apple and Peach Trees. It likewise may be entered upon the 1st of April next. For Terms apply to David Meade, Esq; at Maycox ; Mr. Joseph Prennis, Attorney, in Williamsburg ; Mr. Wills Couper, Merchant, in Suffolk ; or to the Subscriber, in Halifax Town, North Carolina .  (d) JOHN WEBB.
To be SOLD at publick Auction, to the highest Bidder, at New Kent Courthouse, on Thursday the 10th of November, being Court Day,
THAT well accustomed Ordinary, lying about two Miles above the Courthouse, on the main County Road leading to Williamsburg , and belonging to the Estate of William Bailey, deceased . Twelve Months Credit will be allowed the Purchasers, on their giving Bond with approved Security to the Executors.  (21) ANNE BAILEY, ROGER TANDY, JOHN BAILEY, } Executors.
As the Subscriber resides in the Town of New London, in Bedford County, convenient to the Counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Botetourt, and has practiced the Law in said Counties for some Years past, those Gentlemen that may have Business of that Sort to transact in the aforesaid Counties shall be faithfully served, as soon as their Courts proceed on their Dockets, by their humble Servant, HAYNES MORGAN.  N. B. The Subscriber intends being in Williamsburg twice a Year, at the April and October General Courts, to settle any Matters that he may be favoured with.
ALL Persons are expressly forbid hunting or fowling on the Falls Plantation. Whoever trespasses after this Caution may depend on being prosecuted.  WILLIAM BLACK.
SMITHFIELD, September 30, 1774.  ROBIN, a black Fellow, well made, about five Feet ten Inches high, absconded from Mr. Rice Prince, to whom he was hired, about eight Weeks ago; his Clothing was, when he went off, a Negro Cotton Waistcoat and Breeches much wore, and perhaps an old Pair of Trousers. I am apprehensive he is lurking about Nansemond River, or Norfolk . As he was always fond of the Water, I expect he will endeavour to insinuate himself so far in Favour of some of the Masters of Vessels as to make them believe he is free. I forbid any Person employing or maintaining him, and will reasonably reward any One who will deliver him to  JOSAH PARKER.
TAKEN up, in Brunswick, a DARK BAY MARE eleven or twelve Years old, about four Feet seven Inches high, paces slow, and branded on the near Buttock W. Handed, and appraised to 9l.  BEVERLY BROWN.

POETS CORNER.
Recipe to soften the hardest FEMALE HEART.
TAKE a Youth that's genteel, no Matter for Face, And season him well with an Air and a Grace; One Grain of Sincerity you may bestow, But enough of Assurance be sure to allow; With Flatteries and Sighs, Affluities, Fears, Insignificant Smiles, Significant Leers; With Passion and Raptures to give it a Zest, A Sprinkling of Folly to give it a Taste; Some Pieces of Songs, and some Spoutings of Plays, And Fashion and Frolicks, and whimsical Ways; All mix'd well together, with Art and Deceit, And with Nicety dress'd, to make it complete, This Medicine the Patient should take every Day, And the Flint in her Heart will soon melt away. Sometimes a few Days the Complaint may remove, Sometimes a few Weeks ineffectual may prove; But seldom an Instance can any produce, Where this choice Panacea has fail'd of its Use. The Heart that's obdurate, when this has been try'd, Has surely Discernment and Sense within-side; With the Seeds of Contempt, which next will appear, When these Symptoms are seen (which are wonderful rare) This Medicine is useless, 'twill ne'er reach the Heart, Which, harden'd by Virtue, will baffle all Art.
CABIN POINT, October 10, 1774.
AS the Store kept by me on Account of Logan, Gilmore, and Co. at Mr. James Bell's is discontinued, all Persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate Payment to Mr. John Mackay, who is properly empowered to receive the same. Those who have it not in their Power to make immediate Payment are earnestly desired to settle their Accounts, by giving Specialties to Mr. Mackay, who attends at Cabin Point for that Purpose. (tf) JOHN STEWART.
YORK TOWN, October 10, 1774.
RUN away from the Subscriber, last Friday, a likely Virginia born Negro Man called JOHNNY, about 22 Years of Age, five Feet eight Inches high, has a down Look, and walks upright; he carried with him a Variety of Clothes, is fond of Liquor, in which he is very talkative and insinuating, has been always bred to the House, and is an extraordinary good Waiter. This Fellow formerly belonged to Armistead Lightfoot, Esq; deceased, and is remarkable for Cock-fighting, Card-playing, and many other Games. I suspect he will pass as a Free- man, and endeavour to get out of the Colony, as he can read and write. All Masters of Vessels are cautioned not to carry him off, at their Peril. I will give 40 s. if taken within this Colony and brought home, besides what the Law allows, or 5 l. if taken in any other Colony. CHARLES GRYMES.
PATRICK BEECH,
At the BRICK SHOP opposite Mr. TURNER's Store, WILLIAMSBURG,
BEGS Leave to inform the Publick, that he makes and sells all Sorts of Gold, Silver, and Jewellery Work. after the newest Fashions, and at the lowest Prices, for ready Money only. Those who are pleased to favour him with their Commands, may depend upon having their Work done in the neatest Manner, on the shortest Notice, and a grateful Ac- knowledgment. Commissions from the Country will be carefully observed, and punctually answered. He gives the highest Prices for OLD GOLD, SILVER, or LACE, either in Cash or Exchange.
WILTON, October 3, 1774.
A SINGLE Man that understands teaching English , Latin , Writing, and Arithmetick, will meet with very good Encouragement by applying to WILLIAM CHURCHILL.
To be SOLD at publick Auction, before the Raleigh Door, on Friday the 29th Instant (October) at four o'Clock in the Afternoon,
THAT valuable Tract of Land, near the Mouth of Archer's Hope Creek, where Mrs. Tate lately lived. There are on it a commo- dious Dwelling House and convenient out Houses, and adjoining to the high Land is a considerable Quantity of very good Maish. Any Person inclining to purchase may treat with Rev. C. Nicholas, Esq; as to the Payments, which will be made easy upon Bond with approved Security; and the Land, &c. will be shown by Mr. Everard's Overseer, at the adjoining Plantation. SARAH TATE.
To be SOLD, on Wednesday the 19th of October,
ABOUT 1000 Acres of exceeding good LAND for Tobacco, Wheat, or Corn, in the lower End of Middlesex County, on Rappahannock River, which abounds with the finest Fish and Oysters, and is very con- venient to Church and Mill. The Land will be laid off in small Parcels, to suit Purchasers. One Half of the Money to be paid down, and the other Half the 10th of April 1775, for which Bond and Security will be required. The Land will be shown by Benjamin Herrin, Benjamin Hack- ney, or the Subscriber. WILLIAM CHURCHILL.
To be SOLD, at Amherst Courthouse, on Monday the 5th of December, being Court Day,
FIFTEEN  Virginia born SLAVES. Twelve or eighteen Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchaser giving Bond with approved Security, to carry Interest from the Date. The Interest will be remitted to those who pay the Principal in twelve Months from the Day of Sale. DANIEL GAINES.
For SALE,
A PARCEL of the celebrated Dr. NORRIS's DROPS, which will be sold at prime Cost and the Charges. For Terms, inquire of the Printer.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Northumber- land , the 13th of September, a new Negro Man who says he be- longs to a Captain of a Ship, and as well as I can understand calls him- self SAM . He is about five Feet six or seven Inches high, and well set. The Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges. (tf) JESSE ALEXANDER, Jailer.
COMMITTED to York Prison , a lusty young Mulatto Woman named MILLY , who says she belongs to Mr. John Hudner , of Fauquier County. The Owner is desired to pay Charges, and take her away. WILLIAM MITCHELL.
TAKEN up, in Henrico , a small BLACK COW about four Years old, with a red Bull Calf. The Cow is marked with a Crop, Slit, Hole, and Underkeel, in the right Ear, and a Crop and Slit in the left. The Calf has no Mark. Posted, and appraised to 40 s. (tf) EPHRAIM GATHRIGHT.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in West- moreland , a Scottish Convict Servant named THOMAS SCOTT , by Trade a Tailor, about five Feet seven Inches high, rather slim made, pretty much marked with the Smallpox, wears his own light coloured Hair tied behind, speaks much in the Scottish Dialect , is much inclined to drinking, fond of playing at Cards, sings Songs, and will push himself into any Company; had on, when he went away, a long snufnabrag Coat, a black Cloth Waistcoat, a Pair of Dove coloured Duroy Breeches, a Pair of turned Pumps flat soled, with a Pair of double rimmed Silver plated Buckles in them. Whoever brings the said Servant to me, or secures him so that I get him again, shall have 40 s. Reward, besides what the Law allows. RICHARD CADDEEN.
WILLIAMSBURG, September 8, 1774.
THE Legatees of Mr. Joseph Scrivener , deceased, being very pressing to receive their respective Dividends of his Estate, it is expected that all Persons indebted thereto, by Bond, Book Debts, or for Goods purchased at the Sale, will make Payment by the ensuing October Court, as no longer Indulgence can or will be given by the Executors. WILLIAM TREBELL. ROBERT NICOLSON.
Pursuant to an Act of Assembly, will be sold at Smith- field, on Thursday the 3d of November next, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED and SIXTY EIGHT Acres (the remain- ing Part of a Tract) of well timbered level Land in Isle of Wight County, belonging to Mr. James Burwell . This Land is laid off into seven Lots, is within eleven Miles of Smithfield , and five of a very fine Merchant Mill. Any Person who has Thoughts of purchasing may know the Terms by applying to Mr. James Burwell , in York County. (tf) LEWIS BURWELL. DUDLEY DIGGES. THOMAS NELSON, Junior. NATHANIEL BURWELL.
WILLIAMSBURG, September 29, 1774.
COMMITTED to the Publick Jail, on the 3d Instant, a Negro Man named CHARLES , who told me he belonged to Doctor Corbin Griffin of York , which I have repeatedly notified to the Doctor; but no Application having been made from him for the said Fellow, it is probable he has told me a Falstity. From his own Story, he was lately the Property of Mr. James Pride , from whom Doctor Griffin received him last February, and kept him in Possession till the July following, at which Time he eloped. He is about 25 Years old, five Feet nine Inches high, slim made, well dressed, and fit to act in the Ca- pacity of a Waiting Man. His Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges. (tf) PETER PELHAM.
For CHARTER,
THE Ship Londisdale , James Grayson Master, Burthen about 430 Hhds. British built, two Years old, a very good Vessel, well fitted and found. For Terms apply to Richard Squire Taylor , in King William County. (tf)
FOR SALE,
A TRACT of LAND in York County, about four Miles from Willi- amsburg , containing 250 Acres. It lies in about three Quarters of a Mile of York River, and about the same Distance from the Oyster Rocks, joins Colonel John Tabb's , and Colonel Landon Carter's Land, and has as much Timber as will pay for it in one Year, by felling Wood to the Inhabitants of Williamsburg . It is under a Mortgage to Mr. William Graves of York County, for about 190 l. which Sum must be paid him at the Acknowledgment; for the Remainder of the Money one or two Years Credit will be given, as can be agreed on, and Possession may be had at Christmas . For Terms apply to Captain William Gregory of Charles City , or the Subscriber in the same County, about three Miles from the Courthouse. (tf) AMBROSE JACKSON.
Wanted immediately,
A JOURNEYMAN SHOEMAKER that understands the Business well in all its Branches. Such a One, that can come well recom- mended, for an honest, industrious, sober Man, will meet with Encou- ragement to his Satisfaction, a good Seat of Work, and his Money paid every Saturday Night if he chooses it. Inquire for the Subscriber, near the upper Church, in Middlesex County. (tf) SAMUEL DANIEL.
To be SOLD or RENTED (Preference will be given to the first)
A PLANTATION on Allen's Creek in Mecklenburg , within a Mile of Roanoke , consisting of about 120 Acres of Land, the Property of Messrs. Alexander Donald and Co. and whereon the Subscriber now lives. The Land of itself is valuable, exclusive of the Improvements, which are a good Dwelling-House, with other necessary Outhouses, and a large and convenient Storehouse, 32 by 44 Feet. There are about 20 Acres of the low Ground well set in Timothy and Clover, and notwithstanding this dry Summer, 15 Acres of it have yielded above 30,000 Weight of Hay, which, with about 300 Bushels of Oats in the Straw, some Indian Corn, 40 Head of Cattle, 50 Head of Sheep, and some Hogs, will be sold on reasonable Terms. The Purchaser may have Possession of the Premises as soon as he pleases, and long Credit (if required) will be al- lowed for the Land, on his giving Bond and Security. It is expected the Store will be continued, and of Course the Purchaser will have the Benefit of the Board of the Storekeepers, and besides the Situation of the Place (being on Taylor's Ferry Road ) makes it well calculated for a Tavern. (tf) EBENEZER MACHARG.
For CHARTER to any Part of Europe,
THE Ship Sparling , William Priestman Master, Burthen about 500 Hogheads, 13,000 Bushels, or 2500 Barrels. For Terms apply to the Subscribers, in Norfolk . (tf) JOHN LAWRENCE, & Co.
*** Who have just imported in said Vessel, from Liverpool , Irish Linens, Osnaburghs , Kendal Cottons, Felt Hats, Sail Canvas, Mould and Dipped Candles, Hard Soap, Nails, Loaf Sugar, Fine Salt, Coals, Queen's China Plates in small Crates, Seine Twine, Bottled Beer, Cheese, &c. &c. They have also for Sale West India Rum, Old Spirits, Musco- vado Sugar, Coffee, Ginger, Pimenta, Molasses, Madeira Wine, &c.
NEW YORK, July 27, 1774.
FIFTY POUNDS REWARD,
WHEREAS , on the 19th of June last past, a certain JOSEPH THORP was entrusted with a considerable Sum in Half Johannesses, of nine Pennyweight, to be delivered by him at Quebec , and as he has not yet made his Appearance there, with other suspicious Cir- cumstances, it is apprehended he is gone off with the Money. He is a Native of England , about six Feet high, swarthy Complexion, very dark keen Eyes, and pitted with the Smallpox, of a slender Make, stoops as he walks, talks rather slow, with some small Impediment in his Speech. He lived some Time in Boston , from whence he removed to Quebec , assuming the Character of a Merchant in both Places; he was also once in Trade in Newcastle, Virginia , and has a Brother settled there. It is believed he went on Board Captain John F. Pruym , for Albany , and took with him a blue Casimir and a dark brown Cloth Suit of Clothes. Whoever secures the said Joseph Thorp , in any of his Majesty's Jails on this Continent, shall be entitled to ten per Cent. on the Sum recovered, and the above Reward of 50 l. when convicted. Apply to Curson and Seton of New York , Joseph Wharton , Junior, of Philadelphia , Robert Christie of Baltimore , James Gibson and Co. Virginia , John Bondfield of Quebec , Melatiah Burns or John Rowe of Boston . It is requested of those who may have seen this Joseph Thorp , since the 19th of June last past, or know any Thing of the Route he has taken, that they convey the most early Intelligence thereof to any of the above Persons, or to Greenwood , Ritson, and Marsh , in Norfolk , or to Robert Pleasants and Co. at Four Mile Creek, Henrico County; the Favour will be gratefully acknow- ledged. All Masters of Vessels are forewarned from taking him off the Continent. (tf)
W O O L L E N S.
THE Subscriber has just received, by the Kingston Packet , Captain Joseph Turner , from Hull , a large Assortment of coarse Woollens, viz. Six Quarter Cloths with necessary Trimmings, and other small Packages (of about 40 l. Sterling Value each) consisting of coarse Duffles, Friezes, Fearnought, Halkthicks, Bearskins, Kendal Cottons, Negro Blanketing, Bed Blankets, White Plaiding, Rugs of different Kinds, and other Goods which he will sell reasonable for Cash, or short Credit. (tf) JOHN STONEY.
*** He has also for Sale SEINE TWINE in small Packages SHOT in Barrels, West India RUM, Flat and Square BAR IRON of a good Quality, and a Quantity of COALS in said Vessel.
NORFOLK, September 20, 1774.
To be SOLD,
A TRACT of LAND in Surry County, containing 450 Acres, known by the Name of Cabin Point , on which are a new Set of Brick Warehouses, which bring in about 70 l. a Year, and a new Brick Mer- chant Mill completely fitted with two Water Wheels on a never-failing Stream, within 100 Feet of the Wharf. The Land is very good for Grain, and has about 40 Acres that may be made fine Meadow. This is one of the most improveable Estates in the Country. Half the Purchase Money to be paid in twelve Months, the other Half may lie for seven Years, on good Security being given, and punctual Payment of Interest. If the Land is not sold by Christmas , it will be rented out. (tf) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
FOR SALE,
TWO THOUSAND Acres of LAND , lying on the River Shenandoah , in the County of Frederick , eight Miles above Arlington's Gap. One Third of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Day of Sale, and an ex- tensive Credit will be given for the Remainder. Mr. James Brown will show the Land to any Person inclining to purchase, and I shall be on the Premises the 15th of November next. (tf) NATHANIEL BURWELL.
ISLE OF WIGHT, July 19, 1774.
Pursuant to a Decree of the Honourable General Court, and by Letter of Attorney from Colonel George Mercer of Virginia, now in London, will be sold at publick Auction,
ABOUT 3500 ACRES of LAND in the County of Loudoun , near West's Ordinary, about twelve Miles from Leesburg , forty from Alexandria , and thirty five from Dumfries , on Potomack . This Land is well known, by the Description of Bull Run Mountains , and is very fertile. —Also 6500 Acres on Shenandoah River, in the County of Frederick , op- posite to Snicker's Ordinary, and binding on the River about seven Miles. As this Tract is Part of a Survey one of the first in that Part of the Colo- ny, its good Quality cannot be questioned, it is well watered, will admit of two Mills on Land Streams, and others on the River; there are now on it six Plantations well improved for Cropping, 110 Slaves, and very large and choice Stocks of Horses (some of the Dray Breed ) black Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep; which, together with the Crops of Corn and Wheat now growing (expected to be upwards of 2000 Barrels and 5000 Bushels) will be sold on the Premises, on the 24th Day of November next, or next fair Day.—The Loudoun Lands will be sold at West's Ordinary, on the 21st Day of the same Month. Both Tracts will be laid off in Lots to suit every Kind of Purchaser, who may see them by applying to Mr. Francis Peyton , near the Loudoun Land, and Mr. William Dawson , who resides on the Shenandoah Tract. Among the Slaves are two good Blacksmiths, two Carpenters, and an exceeding trusty and skilful Waggoner. The aged black Cattle, and grown Hogs, will be fattened for Slaughter.— Purchasers above 25 l. will be allowed twelve Months Credit, on giving Bond and Security to the Subscribers, who will be prepared to make Conveyances. JOHN TAYLOR. (20) GEORGE WASHINGTON.
For LIVERPOOL,
THE Ship GREENWOOD , Mackey Reed Master, loads at Norfolk , has two Thirds of her Cargo already engaged, can take in 200 Hhds. of Tobacco on Liberty of Consignment. Any Gentlemen inclin- ing to ship by her will please to send their Orders to Mr. Richard Taylor of Petersburg , Mr. Richard Squire Taylor in King William County, or to us at Norfolk . (tf) GREENWOOD, RITSON, & MARSH.
To be RENTED, from Year to Year, or for a Term of Years,
BELVOIR , the beautiful Seat of the Honourable George William Fair- fax , Esq; lying upon Potomack River in Fairfax County, about fourteen Miles below Alexandria . The Mansion House is of Brick, two Stories high, with four convenient Rooms and a large Passage on the lower Floor, five Rooms and a Passage on the second, and a Servants Hall and Cellars below, convenient Offices, Stables, and Coach-House ad- joining, as also a large and well furnished Garden, stored with a great Variety of valuable Fruits, in good Order. Appertaining to the Tract on which these Houses stand, and which contains near 2000 Acres (sur- rounded in a Manner by navigable Water) are several valuable Fisheries, and a good Deal of cleared Land in different Parts, which may be let altogether, or separately, as shall be found most convenient. The Terms may be known of Colonel Westington , who lives near the Premises, or of me in Berkeley County. (tf) FRANCIS WILLIS, Junior.
NORFOLK, April 21, 1774.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Number
of Vessels will be wanted this Summer to bring about 6000 Tons of STONE from Mr. Brooke's Quarry on Rappahannock , and land the same on Cape Henry , for the Lighthouse. Any Person, or Persons, in- clining to engage in such Work, are desired to treat with Matthew Phripp , Paul Loyall , and Thomas Newton , Esqrs. The Directors of the Lighthouse will also be glad to purchase one or two FLAT BOT- TOMED VESSELS , from 80 to 120 Tons Burthen. (tf) BASSETT MOSELEY.
FOR SALE,
A TRACT of LAND in Amelia County, containing 500 Acres, about four Miles below the Courthouse, it is remarkable fine Land for Grain, and will bring good Tobacco. The Plantation is in good Order for Cropping, sufficient to work six or eight Hands, with all necessary Houses. Any Person inclining to purchase may depend on having a Bargain, and know the Terms by applying to (tf) WILLIAM MARSHALL.
For SALE,
ABOUT twelve Thousand Acres of exceeding rich TOBACCO LAND , in Amberst County, whereon are several Plantations and Improvements sufficient to work forty or fifty Hands. There is on the said Land for Sale a very valuable GRIST MILL , lately built, with a Stone Dam and a Pair of good Cologne Millstones, which Mill has for two Years past got upwards of 100 Barrels of Toll Corn, and is situated on a never failing Stream. The Land will be shown by William Womack , who lives at one of the Plantations, and the Prices of the Land made known by him. One or two Years Credit will be allowed, Interest being paid for the second Year, and also for the first, if the Money is not paid agreeable to Contract. The Land is to be laid off and surveyed by Colonel William Cabell , at the Expense of the Purchaser. Deeds will be made upon Bond and approved Security being given, either to Colonel William Cabell , or the Subscriber. Six per Cent. Discount will be allowed for ready Money, or good Merchants Notes. If any Person will choose to exchange Lands in the lower Part of the Country, on or near some navigable River, that are good, it is more than probable we should agree. (tf) CARTER BRAXTON.
ALL Persons may be supplied with this PAPER at 12 s. 6 d. a Year, and have ADVERTISEMENTS (of a moderate Length) inserted in it for 3 / the first Week, and 2 / each Week after. *** All Sorts of PRINTING WORK done at this Office in the neatest Manner, with Care and Expedition.

B O S T O N, September 29.
ON the 28th of September the following Proclamation was issued by General Gage, at Boston: "Whereas, on the first Day of September Instant, I thought fit to issue Writs for calling a Great and General Court, or Assembly, to be convened and held at Salem, in the County of Essex, on the fifth Day of October next; and whereas, from the many Tumults and Disorders which have since taken Place, the extraordinary Resolves which have been passed in many of the Counties, the Instructions given by the Town of Boston, and some other Towns, to their Representatives, and the present disordered and unhappy State of the Province, it appears to me highly inexpedient that a Great and General Court should be convened at the Time aforesaid, but that a Session, at some more distant Day, will best tend to promote his Majesty's Service, and the Good of the Province: I have therefore thought fit to declare my Intention not to meet the said General Court at Salem on the said fifth Day of October next, and I do hereby excuse and discharge all such Persons as have been or may be elected and deputed Representatives to serve at the same from giving their Attendance, any Thing in the aforesaid Writs contained to the contrary notwithstanding; whereof all concerned are to take Notice, and govern themselves accordingly."
Extracts of some Letters received by the last Ships from London, "I have the Pleasure to find every Day Friends to America, and great Apprehensions that the fatal Stroke intended against the Colonies will turn out a Destruction to the Contrivers of it; a Scene of a dreadful Disappointment to some Men, provided America acts unanimously ."
"All possible Means have been used to deceive the People here, who have been made confidently to believe that America would submit; but now, some are alarmed."
"The Wise and Good among us say, that the present Parliament have begun the Destruction of Great Britain. These think with Sorrow on the Boston Port Bill, and pity the People; they look upon it as necessary that all the Colonies should engage in the Opposition to such Measures."
"If the Colonies join with a manly Courage, all will end to the Honour and Advantage of America. I have heard many Men of Wisdom and Goodness say, that should the People of America give up, they will not only be ruined themselves, but ruin us. Nothing will save England but the Americans behaving with Resolution, and breaking off all commercial Intercourse with Great Britain."
"All England is waiting to see the Result of the Congress. I tremble at the Uproar that their Determinations will make here. The People are made to believe that the Americans shall help to ease them of their Burthens; hence, they are more quiet under their Troubles."
"Soldiers are scattered all over England, and an Army as large as in Time of War. Discontent prevails through the Nation; publick Expenses dreadful; Luxury prevailing; the Church is quite deserted; the Sins of the Nation are like those of Sodom, and Religion despised. Awful Times! "
"Estates taken into high Rents; many Poor enlist into the Army, to get Bread; others wander from County to County; Bread scarce! Many live by begging, others rob, and every Month Numbers hanged. The Ruin of this Country seems as though it would come on soon. May the Almighty keep you from our Sins, and from our Plagues! Your Salvation, and ours, depend on your Firmness. Break off all Trade with us, then Inte est will convince your Enemies of their Foily."
"I have the Opportunity to know that the more resolutely and prudently you all behave, the less violent will be your Oppressions."
"We are told, that all the Town and Country Carpenters have left Work at the Barracks."
"It is this Moment reported, that the General Court is not to sit, and the Precept for calling one is set aside by Proclamation; an interesting Manoeuvre."
"A Thousand Bushels of Grain arrived at Salem, yesterday, from Quebeck, for the Use of the Poor in this Town."
SALEM, September 27. On Saturday last came to this Town one Nutting, of Cambridge, in Order to engage a Number of Carpenters to assist in building Barracks for the Troops at Boston; but those of that Occupation here being informed that it would be disagreeable to their worthy oppressed Brethren in that Town, as well as to the Country in general, nobly refused having any Thing to do in so disgraceful a Service, and the poor — very prudently decamped the following Morning.
P R O V I D E N C E, September 24.
WE hear the Regiment of Militia for the County of Providence will very speedily be called, and put on so respectable a Footing as to be prepared for any Emergency. A Troop of Horse is likewise to be raised here immediately.
The Inhabitants of East Greenwich, Pawtuxit, Warren, and some other Towns in this Colony, are also about forming themselves into Companies, and reviving a military Spirit, so necessary and commendable at this Time of publick Danger.
By a Letter from Captain Nathaniel Brown, of this Place, dated in Virginia, we learn that he was shortly to sail from thence with 1000 Bushels of Corn, a Quantity of Pork, and other Provisions, a Donation from the patriotick Inhabitants of that Colony, to our oppressed Brethren of Boston and Charlestown. The Inhabitants of Northampton County, in the same Colony, have despatched a Vessel for Boston with a Present of 1500 Bushels of Corn. Subscriptions are opened at Halifax and Quebeck for the same laudable Purpose; in the latter Place, we hear upwards of 3000 Bushels of Wheat are already subscribed.
We hear from Bristol, that on Tuesday Night last, William Vassal, Esq; of that Place, in returning home with his Lady from a Visit, was assaulted by a Number of Men, who threw Stones at his Chaise, which they much injured, and attempted to stop the Carriage; but, having a
fleet Horse, he got safe home, and next Morning set out for Boston. He was suspected by some to be unfriendly to the Liberties of America, which we are told was the Cause of his being assaulted.
N E W Y O R K, October 6.
The following Handbill was brought by Mr. Rivere, from Boston. WHOEVER has candidly traced the rapid Growth of these Colonies, from their little Beginnings, to their present flourishing State in Wealth and Population, must eye the distinguished Hand of Heaven, and impress every Mind with the humble Confidence that "no Design formed against us shall prosper." The poor devoted Town of Boston has suffered, and is still suffering, all that the unmerited Malice of Men and Devils could invent for her Destruction; but, although impoverished and distressed, she is not yet subjugated and enslaved: Though immured within the Fortresses of their Enemies, the free and generous Bosoms of the Inhabitants beat strongly in the Cause of Liberty. But, it appears that the Measure of ministerial Wrath is not yet full: That detested Parricide Hutchinson has vaunted to his few Friends, that should the People submit to the villainous Exactions of the present Governmental Knot of Tyrants*, "yet still the Town of Boston would for ever remain a garrisoned Town," as a Check upon the Country, lest they should hereafter be induced to clamour against the Edicts of their sovereign Lords and Masters, the British Parliament. The following Plan was providentially detected, and is now offered to the Publick, with this solemn Question: Will the People sit tame and unactive Spectators of the hostile Designs of our inveterate Enemies, and exercise such Degrees of Moderation and Forbearance as to suffer those Enemies to complete their Works, and so far effect their dangerous Purpose, that Resistance would finally be in vain?
THE WATCHMAN.
Memorandums for a Report.
WE have, agreeable to your Commands, viewed and inquired what Cover can be hired, with the Consent of the Proprietors, for the Troops next Winter.
We find that Outhouses, Distilleries, and Storehouses, can be hired to contain the Serjeants, &c. and private Men of four Regiments; that as these want Fire-places, Windows, and even Floors, the Expense of setting up these, and for Rent, and returning them in the Condition they now stand, will be nearly to 1000 l. a Regiment. This Expense would be greatly lessened, and the Troops more comfortably quartered, if publick Buildings, such as the Manufacturing House, &c. can be appropriated for the Accommodation of the Troops.
It appears, that Barracks can be built on a more thrifty Footing than they can be hired and fitted up; but as no Body in this Place will aid such Works, Captain Montresor, with the Assistance he can at present depend upon, thinks he cannot undertake to furnish Barracks, before the End of November, for more than three Regiments. The Officers of one of these Regiments to be quartered.
It appears, on Inquiry, difficult to find Houses for quartering Officers of the Regiments whose private Men are to be lodged in Outhouses. Lodging Money should be given to Officers whom we cannot provide for.
In choosing Situations for Barracks to be built, it might be wished to place them so as to make the present Erection Part of some general Plan that may be found, with a View of commanding the Obedience of the Town on future Occasions; but if they are confined to Situations where the Ground is reputed to belong to the Publick, we would propose to build Barracks for two Regiments, including Officers, on the Common, or on a Field near it, which could be hired or purchased from Mr. Brattle.
To put two Companies into a Barrack, or Blockhouse, on the Top of Beacon Hill, which should be enclosed with a Trench and Palisade.
A Barrack should be built on Fort Hill, which might lodge eight Companies and the Artillery.
As soon as it is proper to let each Regiment have its Quarters, their Efforts to get themselves lodged would contribute greatly to have the Work finished early.
Yesterday great Numbers of the following, in Handbills, were distributed about this City.
NEW YORK, October 5, 1774.
BY Mr. Revere, who left Boston on Friday last, and arrived here last Night, in his Way to the General Congress, we have certain Intelligence that the Carpenters and Masons, who had inadvertently undertaken to erect Barracks for the Soldiers in that Town, upon being informed that it was contrary to the Sentiments of their Countrymen, unanimously broke up and returned to their respective Homes, on the 26th of last Month; which it is hoped will convince the Mechanicks of this City how disagreeable it will be to the Inhabitants of that Place for them to afford any Manner of Assistance to those who are made subservient to the Destruction of their American Brethren.
Extract of a Letter from Quebeck, September 20, 1774.
"General Carleton (with his Lady and Family) arrived here last Sunday Afternoon, and was received by the Lieutenant Governor, and all the French Clergy, at his Landing, when he had the Honour to be kissed by the Bishop, and afterwards very genteelly introduced Popery, by placing him at his right Hand in his Chaise, in which Manner he proceeded with him to the Castle. He has since been visited by every Frenchman, down to the meanest People in the Place, but very little by the beggarly English (as we hear he has been pleased to call them) and who, we may naturally conclude, are in general incensed against him, not only for his Abuse of them, but also on Account of the detestable Quebeck Act, which is wholly ascribed to him, and said to have been framed under his Direction."
* This is a Fact, founded on the Authority of a respectable Gentleman of this Town, lately arrived from London, who there had it from Mr. Hutchinson's own Mouth.

"The French have said, "that now all their Laws will be made by the General, and the Bishop;" and, in fact, if the General was a Roman Catholick, he could not show them more Respect than he does.
"The few English Merchants here have made up a Collection of Wheat for the Bostonians, and have shipped them 1000 Bushels in a Brig belonging to Boston, Captain Howes, who carries it Freight free, and sailed about ten Days ago.
"An Express arrived here, in nine Days from New York, with Letters to Governor Carleton; and the 10th and 52d Regiments are ordered to hold themselves in Readiness to embark, at an Hour's Warning. We expect every Moment to hear of Vessels being taken up, to carry them to Boston."
October 10. At a Meeting of the Importers of Goods from Great Britain, to take into Consideration the Dissatisfaction that has already appeared upon the Advance of divers Articles, some of them the real Necessaries of Life, and being determined, as far as in us lies, to preserve the Peace of the City, we think it necessary, in Order to remove the Cause for any future Murmurings, to make the following Declaration: That we will not, from the Apprehension of a Non-importation Agreement, put any unreasonable Advance upon our Goods; and, when such an Agreement shall have taken Place, we will continue to sell them for a moderate Profit, and no more. That we will do our utmost to discourage all Engrossers, and Persons who buy up Goods with a View of creating an artificial Scarcity, thereby to obtain a more plausible Pretext for enhancing the Prices. That if any Retailer, or other Person, should, by a contrary Conduct, endeavour to defeat these our good Intentions, we will, as one Man, decline dealing with him; and shall consider him, or them, as the Author, or Authors, of all the Disturbances that shall be consequent thereupon.
Signed, by Order of a large Number of
Importers met at the Exchange,
HENRY REMSEN,
Ordered, that the above Declaration be published in all the Newspapers.
We have the following authentick Intelligence from Boston, dated the 27th of September.
A few Days ago General Gage paid for, and deposited in his Majesty's Magazine, a Quantity of military Stores, which had been provided, many Years since, at the Desire of Colonel Bradstreet, and had lain from that Time on the Hands of Mr. Scott. The Selectmen, and the Committee of Correspondence, sent for Mr. Scott, and told him he deserved immediate Death, for selling warlike Stores to the Enemy; and a Number of People instantly assembled to put this Sentence in Execution, but Mr. Scott was so fortunate as to make his Escape. His House, however, suffered very much before the People separated, at the Desire of the Selectmen.
Doctor Warren, the President of the Committee of Correspondence, came about 9 at Night to the General, acquainting him that he was to write to the Congress immediately, and he desired, for their Information, that the General would answer the following Questions, viz. What is the Meaning of the Fortifications? What is the Meaning that the General buys military Stores? Are the People at Boston to be made Hostages, in Order to compel the People of the Country to comply with the new Laws?
Dr. Warren received for Answer, that as the Country People were all armed, and collecting Cannon and military Stores from all Quarters, which, as they were not Soldiers by Profession, or under the least Apprehension of any Invasion, could indicate nothing but their Intention of attacking his Majesty's Forces in that Town, it became therefore the General, and it would be inexcusable in him to neglect, to provide for their Defence, and to enable them effectually to resist the Attempts which it is no longer doubtful that the People meditate against them. That the very Construction of the Fortifications shows them to be defensive; and every Body might easily discern that they are not calculated, in any Respect, to annoy the Town or disturb the Inhabitants, or even to lay them under the least Restraint. That it is notorious that many Cannon have been conveyed, notwithstanding the Works, from thence; and Arms are carried out openly, by every Man that goes out of Boston, without Molestation. That though the General, to ease the Town of the Burthen of furnishing Quarters for the Troops, and to keep the Troops from every Possibility of giving Offence to the Inhabitants, hath ordered Barracks to be erected for them, which he conceives to be of equal Utility to the Town as to the Troops; nevertheless, the Selectmen and the Committee have ordered all the Workmen to quit this Employ, though they were paid by the King. That Orders are given to prevent all Supplies for English Troops, Straw purchased for their Use is daily burnt, Vessels with Bricks sunk, Carts with Wood overturned, and thus even the Property of the King is destroyed in every Manner in which it can be effected. Yet such is the General's Desire to preserve, to the last, as far as is in his Power, the Peace and Quiet of the People, that all these Disorders, though not the Effect of rash Tumult, but of evident System, are endured with Patience. There can therefore be no Reality in the Apprehensions which it would appear the People conceive of dangerous Designs entertained by the Troops against them, when these very People are not afraid to provoke the Troops by every wanton Insult they can devise.
By a Letter from Philadelphia, we are informed, that since the general Opinion of a Non-importation would be adopted, by the Congress, the Article of Gunpowder has been advanced to 20 l. per 100 Cwt. Pepper to 3 s. 6 d. per lb. and Pins 15 s. a Pack.
On the 28th ult. 1000 Bushels of Grain arrived from Quebeck, at Sulem, for the Poor at Boston,
The Vessel in which Dr. Benjamin Franklin had taken his Passage for Philadelphia is arrived at that Place, with Letters, intimating, that when he was on the Point of Departure the Earl of Chatham sent for him, and after a long Conference convinced him of the Necessity of his deferring his Embarkation until after the next Session of Parliament, in which that Nobleman, aided with his Intelligence of the Proceedings of the Colonies, intends to make the most vigorous Efforts in Favour of this Country.
From the Oblong, in Dutchess County, we are informed that Captain John Field raised at that Place, this Season, a Calf which at seven Months old measured 12 Hands and an Inch high, 5 Foot 1 and three fourths of an Inch round the Girt, 7 Foot 7 Inches long, and weighed 685 Pounds.
Advertisements.
Just Imported, and to be SOLD by the Subscriber in Williamsburg, the following Articles, viz.
IRISH Linens, Dark Grounded fine Irish Calicoes, White Satin, Mignonet, Blond, and Black Lace, Silk Petticoats, Satin, Stuff, and Leather Didbury's Shoes, Gauze, Catgut, and Ribands, Silk, Cotton, and Thread Stockings, Sheneal of all Colours, Net Hoods, Patent Net Do. and Aprons, Rolls and Curls, Ladies and Gentlemens Gloves, Tambour Sword Knots, Gilt and other Writing Paper, Under Worsted and Thread Stockings, a large Assortment of Ladies elegant Caps, fine Irish Garters and Wafers, Black Silk Patterns, Violet Hair Powder, Powder Puffs and Hair Pins, Fine Lawn and Silk Pocket Handkerchiefs, Wash Balls, White and Coloured Trimmings for Ladies Sacks, Freemason Sashes and Brooches, Satin Cloaks, Hats and Bonnets, Dresden Worked Ruffles, Children's Stockings, Shaving Powder, Fans, French Beads, Silk Gloves and Mits, Childrens Shoes and Stays, Flannel Waistcoats, New Rose Bags, Paste Necklace, Earrings, Sprigs, and Pins, Pearl, Garnet, Paste, and Plain Gold Lockets, Sets of Paste Buttons for Ladies Stomachers and Sleeve Knots, Foilstone, Paste, Silver, Pinchbeck, and Mourning Buckles, Paste and Silver Stock and Knee Buckles, Gold and Pebble Sleeve Buttons, Coral and Bells, Silver Teaspoons, Salt Shovels, Punch Ladies, Tea Tongs and Thimbles, Ladies Riding Hats and Whips, Toothpick Cases, Inside and Outside Tooth Brushes, Pruning, Office, Pen, and Travelling Knives, Printing Types with double Sets of Letters and Figures, Seals and Trinkets, Watch Chains, Strings, and Keys, Diamond Pencils, Sword Canes and Rattans, Violins, Als Skin Memorandum Books, Pocket Books with Instruments, Silk Purse, Cotton Night Caps and Hair Nets, Silk Laces, Dolls, Toys, and many other Things too numerous to insert. The above Goods are to be sold on reasonable Terms, for ready Money, by C. RATHELL.
For C H A R T E R, THE S ip Betsey, James Dysart Master, Burthen about 400 Hogheads, or 10,000 Bushes. For Terms apply to
(6) JOHN LAWRENCE, & Co.
NORFOLK, October 18, 1774.
To be SOLD,
AN exceeding neat and strong one HORSE CHAIR (to carry two People) on Steel Springs, with a Leather Head and Apron, lined with light coloured Cloth, and Curtains of the same, with Brass Caps to the Wheels, and Harness complete; made by Barnard, Coachmaker in London, only two Years ago, and very little the worse for Wear. Inquire of Mr. Craig, Saddler, in Williamsburg.
To be SOLD, and entered on at Christmas next, THE HOUSES and LOTS, in Hanover Town, at present occupied by Mr. John Meriwether, who keeps Tavern in them. They are well situated for that Purpose, having every convenient House, together with a good Stable and large Garden, and lies in the most publick Part of the Town, on the main Street that leads to Page's Warehouse and the Bridge. There have generally been six or eight Boarders at the House. Its Situation is equally good for a Store. A convenient Time of Payment will be allowed. For Terms apply to
JOHN JOHNSON. ARCHIBALD GOVAN.
For S A L E,
AN exceeding likely and capable young NEGRO FELLOW who understands House Work, waiting on a Gentleman, taking Care of Horses, and is a tolerable good Cook. Any Person in Want of such a Servant may know the Terms of the Subscriber; and if he does not fully answer the Character given of him, he may be returned, in Health, within a Month. If he is not sold before the Meeting of the Merchants in October, I shall carry him to Williamsburg with me, where he may be seen by any Person inclinable to purchase.
ARCHIBALD M c CALL.
TAPPAHANNOCK, Sept. 26, 1774.
*** The Houses and Lots, and a considerable Part of my Furniture, is still unsold. Any Persons inclinable to purchase may have them on reasonable Terms, at private Sale.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 19, 1774.
RUN away from the Subscriber, last Monday, a Negro Woman named DOLLY, the Property of Colonel Philip Johnson, but has been hired to me, by the Trustees, for almost four Years. I suspect she is harboured at one of Colonel Johnson's Quarters. I will give 10 s. Reward to any Person who will deliver her to me, in Williamsburg, and I hereby forewarn all Persons from harbouring her at their Peril. THOMAS SKINNER.
*** The Subscriber having just set up the SHOEMAKING Business, in a House the Back of the Raleigh Tavern, and got a Quantity of very fine Boot Legs, with a Number of English and Philadelphia Calf Skins, and good Workmen, should be glad to serve Gentlemen and others, on short Notice, for ready Money only. I shall be much obliged to those indebted to me to make Payment this Meeting, as I may be enabled to pay my Creditors; those who fail may expect that as soon as Law takes Place I shall put such Accounts as are not paid into an Attorney's Hands, which will be very disagreeable to me.
TAKEN up, in Botetourt, a DARK BAY MARE three Years old, about fourteen Hands high, a natural Pacer, and branded on the near Shoulder S. PETER EVENS.