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ESSAY towards a HISTORY of MANKIND.
Of all the fantastick Amusements in which modern Genius indulges itself, the most whimsical is Life-writing. This Species of Writing is so replete with Opportunities of gratifying the little Vanities, and indulging the Caprices of the human Breast, that vain and capricious Men are seldom able to resist it. Hence it is that our Age is the Repository of Lives, Opinions, Memoirs, and Anecdotes.
"I will write my Life (says Clodio, sitting on a three-legged Table, with a Stump of a Pen in his Hand) it has been chequer'd with Incident, clouded with Misfortunes, and diversified with Travel. The World has used me ill, and it shall hear of it." "Patience (replies a Man of gayer Mood, who has just risen from his Chocolate, and is strutting up and down his Room in an Asiatick Morning Gown and African Slippers) Patience, Sir Serious! and let your Beters have the Pre-eminence. I have intrigued from fifteen to fifty, and the History of Europe is blended with the History of my Amours. Half of the Age is of my begetting, and it is fitting the next Age should hear of their Benefactor." Unhappy Men! ye are both mistaken; throw aside your Pens, and let the one go to the Dancing School and the other to Church. If ye write your Histories, what do ye but renew your Crimes? What do ye but exhibit to the World a Picture of Discontent and Folly, a Triffee of Melancholy and Laughter? Is not this affuring the World that the one is a Blockhead, and the other a Coxcomb? We have enough of such already. Throw aside your Pens, and the World will be freed of two more Fools.
If I were advising my Grandfather to say his Prayers, and think of Heaven, I could not think more seriously than I do at present, and yet I fear my Fellow Writers will not listen to me. Their Passions are concerned in the Business. Now, though I might be successful in opposing the Judgment, and convincing it of Error, yet where the Passions are the leading Motives I despair of the Attempt. It is in vain to remind them, that, though Biography is the most useful and amusing Department of Literature, when it is properly executed, yet when it dwindles into a trivial Detail of pert Opinions, and trifling Anecdotes, it loses the utile et dulci ; its Advantages and Charms are tarnished; and, instead of the manly Exercises and Display of the superior Faculties, we are insulted with Studies for Schoolboys, and Amusements for Children.
And tell me, ye Friends of modern Biography, what are all the Swarms of new Lives, new Memoirs, and new Novels, but Candidates for this Character? What are they but Catalogues of private Spleen and Folly, or Records of Infamy and Scandal? In Truth, this modern Frippery is well calculated to gratify the weak and the wanton Part of Mankind; but the Crop of a whole Century will never match an infamous Man from Infamy, nor add one virtuous Man to the Virtuous.
In short, unless I offer my Assistance to this Life-writing Part of the World, I see there will be no End of this Trifling. Be it known therefore, to all whom it may concern, that I have composed a Book called the History of Mankind. As this is a Work of Labour and Experience, the World will find their Account in it. It will save many a dull and honest Fellow the Trouble of chewing his Pen, scratching his Head, and beating his Brains, for Qualities which they never possessed, and for fictitious Incidents to supply the Place of real Ones. This Work is divided and subdivided into Sections, which comprehend the different Classes of Mankind; so that, when a Man is touched with the cacoethes scribendi , and has an Inclination to make the World acquainted with himself, he needs only to look into that Class of the Work which he belongs to, and he will find his Life and Opinions ready written to his Hand. But a Specimen will do better than a Page of Description. Thus, for
A P H Y S I C I A N.
May it not be said that he was a formal Man, and wore a formal Wig; that he spoke Politicks when he should be studying Prescriptions; and, though he seldom cured a Man, he never refused his Fee: That he rolled in a Chariot, took Care to visit his Patients at Dinner Time, and wrote a Treatise on the Cure of the Gout; which, notwithstanding, is still undiscovered, and of which Disease he died. For
A C I T I Z E N.
That he was a prudent Man, and liked his Money better than all the Friends and Relations he had in the World; that he went to Church regularly one Day in the Week, and as regularly cheated his Neighbours the other six Days; that he once made a Speech in the Common Council, took his daily Suppennyworth at Ashleys, and heartily hated Lord North (for the Prime Minister for the Time being) that he at length grew rich, got a Country House at Camberwell, with Chinese Railing before it; and finally got a Whisky, in which he drove his Wife and Children every Saturday Afternoon to his Country House; and then died, after eating a hearty Supper.
His Opinions.
That he swore eternal Ennemy to every Ministry, because they were the Ministry; that the Court ought to submit to the City in all Cases; that all Education consisted in Writing and Arithmetick; and that Turtle was a much better Dish than French Soups and French Frogs.
A J U S T I C E.
That he was one of the Quorum, never missed a Turnpike Meeting, was the Terror of Poachers, and of the Fathers of Bastards, made a quarterly Speech at the Meeting of the Quorum, gave Licences to Strollers, and had the Gout; that he drank brown Ale in the Morning, read Acts of Parliament and the Country Justice at Noon, smoked his Pipe after Supper, and had two Daughters; and that he died the Day after the general Election.
His Opinions.
That the Revolution was a good Thing; so was the Game Act; and the Dog Act was the best of all; Exportation ought to be unlimited; Vagabonds punished; Daughters sent out of London; the Militia a very fine Thing; and Lord Chatham the greatest Politician in the World.
A S Q U I R E.
That he was a wicked Dog in his Youth, and had a Bastard at seventeen; that he kept a handsome Dairy Maid, rode the best Hunter in the Country, and had the best Dogs; that he had tried once to be a Parliament Man, but was foiled by a Nabob, after which he turned Fox-hunter; and that, having killed eighteen Foxes, he next killed himself, in attempting to leap over a Hedge.
His Opinions.
He believed that it was a great Shame the Land Tax should be four Shillings in the Pound, which was owing "to them damned Nobubs;" that he hated the Clergy, and the only Nuisance in the Nation was the Parson of his Parish; that Cider and October were the most wholesome Drink; and he had four Enemies in the World, the French King, the Pope, the Pretender, and the Devil.
A P A R S O N.
That he was a very good Man, though he loved Pudding; that he was strict in receiving his Tithes, and settled the Price of Pews; that he dined once a Week with the Squire, wrote five Sermons on Toleration, and fifty against Popery; and that he died at a Christening.
His Opinions.
That the Clergy were the Support of the Kingdom; that a Bishop's Stall was a fat Place, and the Litany was free of Errors; that Matrimony was not sufficiently encouraged, and that Ringwood was the most orthodox Ale in the Kingdom; that the Souls of the Dead went immediately to their destined Place, and that there were no Witches.
A C O L O N E L.
That he was the younger Brother of a Lord, and could dance the best of any Man in the Regiment; that he loved a Wench, and railed at Re-
ligion; that he dressed well, and could lay Siege to a Lady with continual Success; and that, after being thirty Years a Soldier, he died a natural Death in his Bed at home.
His Opinions.
He had none. When he had Occasion for any, he borrowed them from his Neighbours.
A L O R D.
That he was a hopeful Youth, got a Tutor, made the Tour of Europe, and returned home with all its Follies in his Head, and an Italian Dancer at his Heels; that he took his Seat in the House, was Orator enough to say Ay or No, and always voted with the Ministry; that he was a Member at Arthur's, made three Men Cuckolds, and never paid his Debts; that he went at last to Newmarket, was taken in by the Black Legs, returned home, and shot himself.
His Opinions.
He always thought with the Minister of the Day, which see.
A P R E M I E R, or F I R S T M I N I S T E R.
That he was first a Whipper-in to the Premier, and then became Premier himself; that he led the House of Commons by the Nose, and hated the City; that he drained the Treasury, to enrich his Friends and Parasites; that he dreaded General Warrants, was for a standing Army, and constantly opposed the Liberty of the Subject; and that, if he was not beheaded, he ought to have been.
His Opinions.
That it was always better to end Disputes by Treaty than by War; that weighing down the People by Taxes was the best Security of their Obedience; that He and the King could do no Wrong; that Petitions were never to be answered, and that all who opposed the Court were the Scum of the Earth.
THOUGHTS ON CONVERSATION AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE.
NOBODY but a Blockhead proves tedious to a Company. A Man of the World presently comprehends whether he ought to stay or go, and knows to a Moment the Time it is fit for him to leave those who with him at a Distance.
If we were seriously to consider how uninteresting, frivolous, and puerile, we generally are in ordinary Conversation, we would be ashamed both to speak or to listen, and perhaps condemn ourselves to a perpetual Silence.
The Spirit of polite Conversation does not so much consist in showing we have some Wit as in behaving in such a Manner that others may think they have some themselves. He that goes out of your Company well is pleased with himself, and with his own Parts, perfectly pleased with you. Men do not love so much to admire others; but they are disposed to draw Approbation themselves, and choose not so much to be instructed as applauded. The most delicate Pleasure is that of contriving to please others.
It is both irreligions and shocking to support all we say in common Conversation, be it ever so uninteresting, by much Swearing and repeated Oaths. An honest Man, who says yes or no, deserves to be believed. His Character swears for him, gives Credit to what he says, and makes every Body trust him.
He who is incessantly affirming that he is a Man of Honour and Integrity, and withal that he may suffer all the Evil he would do to others, and swearing to make you believe that he is sincere in such a Wish, does not make a cunning Use of the Mark of Honesty.
Neither of the Houses of Parliament assembled, upon an Affair of the greatest Importance, discovers so much Solemnity as a Table of Gamers engaged in deep Play. A sullen Severity reigns in their Faces. Impassable against each other, and irreconcilable Foes while the Sitting lasts, every Tie of Friendship and of Relation, and all Regard to high Birth and Distinction, are utterly forgot. Chance only, a blind and brutal Divinity, presides over the Circle, and rules it imperiously. Every Body there honours her with the greatest Silence, and with such Attention as they would be incapable of any Where else. Every Passion but one is for the Time suspended. There the Courtier is no longer smooth and soft, flatters no longer, and is no longer complainant.
Many People ruin themselves by Gaming, and tell you coldly that they cannot help it. What an Excuse! Is there any Passion, be it ever so violent and shameful, that might not offer the same Plea? Would you be allowed to say that you cannot help stealing, or murdering? A frightful, incessant, and boundless Gaming, that tends utterly to destroy your Adversary, that makes you drunk with Eagerness, that makes you desperate when you lose, that resigns you over to Avarice, that makes you venture, on a Card or a Die, both your Welfare and that of your Wife and Children, are Things so pernicious, that, to be thought lawful, one must plead an Impossibility to help them.
It often happens, among Men, in their daily Intercourse, that Truth and Simplicity are the very best Policy.
A Hundred Years hence the World will still be such as it is to-day; it will then be the same Theatre, and its Decorations will be the same. The Actors only will be different: There are already other Men appearing between the Scenes, who are going to act the same Characters in the same Play. They shall be gone in their Turn; and new Actors shall still succeed.
An Account of some Vestiges of Cultivation and Antiquity which the French met with in their Attempt to trace out the Passage by Land from Canada to the South Sea, from Professor Kalm.
IN later Times, there have, however, been found a few Marks of Antiquity, from which it may be conjectured that North America was formerly inhabited by a Nation more versed in Science, and more civilized, than that which the Europeans found on their Arrival here; or that a great military Expedition was undertaken to this Continent, from these known Parts of the World.
This is confirmed by an Account which I received from M. de Verandrier, who has commanded the Expedition to the South Sea in Person, of which I shall presently give an Account. I have heard it repeated by others, who have been Eye Witnesses of every Thing that happened on that Occasion. Some Years before I came into Canada, the then Governor General, Chevalier de Beauharnois, gave M. de Verandrier an Order to go from Canada, with a Number of People, on an Expedition across North America to the South Sea, in Order to examine how far those two Places are distant from each other, and to find out what Advantages might accrue to Canada or Louisiana from a Communication with that Ocean. They set out on Horseback from Montreal, and went as much due west as they could, on Account of the Lakes, Rivers, and Mountains, which fell in their Way. As they came far into the Country, beyond many Nations, they sometimes met with large Tracts of Land, free from Wood, but covered with a Kind of very tall Grass, for the Space of some Days Journey. Many of these Fields were every Where covered with Furrows, as if they had been ploughed and sown formerly. It is to be observed, that the Nations which now inhabit North America could not cultivate the Land in this Manner, because they never made Use of Horses, Oxen, Ploughs, or any Instruments of Husbandry; nor had they ever seen a Plough, before the Europeans came to them. In two or three Places, at a considerable Distance from each other, our Travellers met with Impressions of the Feet of grown People and Children in a Rock; but this seems to have been no more than a lusus naturae .
When they came far to the West, where, to the best of their Knowledge, no Frenchmen or Europeans had ever been, they found in one Place in the Woods, and again on a large Plain, great Pillars of Stone leaning upon each other. The Pillars consisted of one single Stone each, and the Frenchmen could not but suppose that they had been erected by human Hands. Sometimes they have found such Stones laid upon one another, and as it were formed into a Wall. In some of those Places where they found such Stones, they could not find any other Sorts of Stones. They have not been able to discover any Characters, or Writing, upon any of these Stones, though they have made a very careful Search after them. At last they met with a large Stone, like a Pillar, and in it a smaller Stone was fixed, which was covered on both Sides with unknown Characters. This Stone, which was about a Foot of French Measure in Length, and between four or five Inches broad, they broke loose, and carried to Canada with them, from whence it was sent to France, to the Secretary of State, the Count de Maurepas. What became of it afterwards is unknown to them, but they think it is yet preserved in his Collection. Several of the Jesuits, who have seen and handled this Stone in Canada, unanimously affirm that the Letters on it are the same with those which in the Books, containing Accounts of Tartaria, are called Tatarian Characters; and that, on comparing both together, they found them perfectly alike. Notwithstanding the Questions which the French on the South Sea Expedition asked the People concerning the Time when, and by whom, those Pillars were erected, what their Traditions and Sentiments concerning them were, who had wrote the Characters, what was meant by them, what Kind of Letters they were, in what Language they were written, and other Circumstances, yet they could never get the least Explication, the Indians being as ignorant of all those Things as the French themselves. All they could say was, that these Stones had been in these Places Time immemorial. The Places where the Pillars stood were near nine Hundred French Miles westward of Montreal.
The chief Intention of this Journey, to come to the South Sea, and to examine its Distance from Canada, was never attained on this Occasion; for the People sent out for that Purpose were induced to take Part in a War between some of the most distant Indian Nations, in which some of the French were taken Prisoners, and the rest obliged to return. Among the last, and most westerly Indians, they were with, they heard that the South Sea was but a few Days Journey off; that they often traded with the Spaniards on that Coast, and sometimes likewise went to Hudson's Bay to trade with the English. Some of these Indians had Houses, which were made of Earth. Many Nations had never seen any Frenchmen; they were commonly clad in Skins, but many were quite naked.
All those who had made long Journeys in Canada to the South, but chiefly westward, agreed that there were many great Plains destitute of Trees, where the Land was furrowed, as if it had been ploughed. In what Manner this happened no One knows, for the Corn Fields of a great Village or Town of the Indians are scarce above four or six of our Acres in Extent; whereas those furrowed Plains sometimes continue for several Days Journey, except now and then a small smooth Spot, and here and there some rising Ground.
* This Account seems to be highly probable, for we find in Marco Polo that Kublai Khan, one of the Successors of Genghizkan, after the Conquest of the southern Part of China, sent Ships out to conquer the Kingdom of Japan, or, as they call it, Nipan-gri; but in a terrible Storm the whole Fleet was cast away, and nothing was ever heard of the Men in that Fleet. It seems that some of these Ships were cast on the Shores opposite the great American Lakes, between forty and fifty Degrees north Latitude, and there probably erected these Monuments, and were the Ancestors of some Nations who are called Moxemicks, and have some Degree of Civilization. Another Part of this Fleet, it seems, reached the Country opposite Mexico, and there founded the Mexican Empire, which according to their own Records, as preserved by the Spaniards, and in their painted Annals in Purchas's Pilgrimage, are very recent; so that they can scarcely remember more than seven Princes before Motezuma II. who was reigning when the Spaniards arrived here, 1519, under Fernando Cortez: Consequently the first of these Princes, supposing each had a Reign of thirty three Years and four Months, and adding to it the sixteen Years of Motezuma, began to reign in the Year 1270, when Kublai Khan, the Conqueror of all China, and of Japan, was on the Throne, and in whose Time happened, I believe, the first abortive Expedition to Japan, which I mentioned above, and probably furnished North America with civilized Inhabitants. There is, if I am not mistaken, a great Similarity between the Figures of the Mexican Idols and those which are usually among the Tartars who embrace the Doctrines and Religion of the Dalai Lama, whose Religion Kublai Khan first introduced among the Monguls, or Moguls. The savage Indians of North America, it seems, have another Origin, and are probably descended from Yukaghi and Tchucktschi, Inhabitants of the most easterly and northerly Part of Asia; where, according to the Accounts of the Russians, there is but a small Traject to America. The Fecundity of these Nations, similar to that of the Americans, their Way of painting, their Fondness of inhaling Liquors (which the Yukaghi prepare from poisonous and intoxicating Mushrooms, bought of the Russians) and many other Things, show them plainly to be of the same Origin. The Eskimaux seem to be the same Nation with the Inhabitants of Greenland, the Samoyedes, and Lappanians. South America, and especially Peru, is probably peopled from the great unknown south Continent, which is very near America, civilized, and full of Inhabitants of various Colours; who therefore might very easily be cast on the American Continent, in Boats or Proas.
Memoirs of Francis Duke de la Rochefoucault.
THIS Duke, who was also Prince de Marillac, was Son of Francis I. Duke of Rochefoucault, and born in 1613. This Nobleman passed Half of his Life in Troubles and Disquietudes. He was one of the first who lifted under the Banner of the Princes against the Ministry and Cardinal Richelieu. When restored to Tranquillity he cultivated Letters and Philosophy, and his House became the Rendezvous of all who knew how to think. He wrote the Memoirs of Anne of Austria, with the Energy of a Tacitus, which are in every One's Hands; but we know by Heart his Reflections and Maxims, where he has drawn a perfect Picture of Men. The Touches of the Painter here are delicate and refined. Though there is but one Truth in this Book, that Self Love is the Motive of all our Actions, yet this Truth is placed in so many different Points of View that it is always striking.
It was partly at the Instigation of the beautiful Duchesse de Longueville that the Duke de Rochefoucault engaged in the civil Wars, in which he signalized himself particularly at the Battle of St. Antoine. Beholding one Day a Portrait of this Lady, he wrote underneath it these two Lines from the Tragedy of Alcyoneus:
Pour meriter son Cœur, pour plaire à ses beaux Yeux, J'ai fait la Guerre aux Rois, je l'aurais fait aux Dieux. which may be thus rendered in English,
To gain her Heart, and please her sparkling Eyes, I've warr'd with Kings, and would have brav'd the Skies.
The Author of the Maxims was not a Member of the French Academy. The Necessity of making a publick Speech, the Day of his Reception, was the only Cause that he did not claim Admittance. This Nobleman, with all the Courage he had displayed upon various critical Occasions, and with his Superiority of Birth and Understanding over the common Run of Men, did not think himself capable of facing an Audience, to utter only four Lines in publick, without being out of Countenance.

SIR, I LIVE at some Distance from the Capital, and have not an Opportunity of seeing but one Newspaper, which, however, used to furnish us with Intelligence and Politics in Abundance; but, within these few Months, our Printer gives us no other News than a tedious Detail of the Proceedings of the Committee of the House of Commons upon India Affairs, and a Deal about Captain Jones, a Subject very improper for publick Advertisement. I want to know whether it is owing to the Neglect of our Printer, in omitting the important Articles, or whether your London Newspapers are as sterile as ours.
What is become of Wilkes and Horne, and the Bill of Rights? Is Junius dead, or only asleep? We have not had a Letter from him this many a Month; probably he is bought off by the Ministry. Do our Ministers act so very upright that there is not a Word to be said against them? Does Lord Sandwich regulate the marine Department so judiciously that the Follies of his Youth cannot be produced in Evidence against his being an able Statesman? Or does Lord North so satisfactorily opened and shut the Budget that his Name will not afford a single Pun to play upon?
Our Parson fays that there must be War very soon, and that a Change in the Ministry must then take Place. To be sure he is a very great Politician, and talks about Russia and the Porte as familiarly as I do about a Bottle of Port; he is a wonderful learned Man, and preaches so smooth and fine that it does one Good to hear him; I never have a more comfortable Nap than of a Sunday Afternoon. Our Surgeon too is of the same Opinion, and declares that the Constitution of Poland requires a Deal of Phlebotomy, otherwise there must be many Amputations and Dismemberments. I suppose he is right, because he makes Use of so many hard Words; but I will not give Credit to all they say, unless I see it authenticated in your Magazine. Our Squire takes it in, and has promised to let me read it, which I have not had an Opportunity of doing till now; but he gives it such a Character, that I am almost inclined to become a Purchaser myself. I am yours, &c.
JOHN DOWNRIGHT.
The Picture of an OLD MAID.
MRS. Mary Morgan has lived to the Age of fifty five unmarried, but the merits no Blame on Account of her Virginity, for she certainly would have entered into the Marriage State if any Man had thought proper to make his Addresses to her. Nature has bestowed on her no Beauty, and not much Sweetness of Temper; the Sight of every pretty Woman, therefore, is very offensive to her, the Sight of a married One hardly supportable. She is rich, but her Riches only serve to make her despise those who are inferior to her in Point of Fortune. Inwardly tortured with her own ill Nature, she is incapable of any Satisfaction but what arises from teasing others; nothing can light up a Smile in her forbidding Face, but the Satisfaction which she feels when she is lucky enough to give Pain to any of her Dependents. A Grin, beyond Expression horrid, then distorts her Features, and her before lifeless Eyes glisten with malicious Joy. She has read just enough to render her distinguishingly pedantic, but too little to furnish her Mind with any useful Knowledge. Her Understanding is shadow, but she has an uncommon Quantity of Self-Conceit. Having heard a prim Neatness often mentioned as the Characteristic of an old Maid, she flies to the other Extreme, and commonly appears so dirty a Slattern that she offends more Senses than one by the Exhibition of her Person.
FACTION DEFINED.
FACTION is a Combination of Men who do not act from any settled Principles, from any just Motives of national Benefits, or from any generous Sentiments of Honour; but who, without Regard to the publick Voice, without any Compunctions of Shame or Remorse of Conscience, obstinately pursue their own private Advantage at the Expense of every moral and social Virtue, and often to the irreparable Injury of their Country.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 19.
THIS Day died, after a tedious and painful Illness, the Honourable WILLIAM NELSON, Esquire, President of his Majesty's Council in this Colony. We cannot help condoling with the Publick for the Loss of so benevolent a Member of Society, so firm a Patriot, and so upright a Judge. Our Affection and Respect would lead us to draw this excellent Character at full Length, but we are certain his Virtues have made too deep an Impression on his Countrymen to need the Assistance of Panegyric.
Lately died Mr. WILLIAM TEMPLEMAN, Merchant in Frederickburg; a Gentleman who, for Goodness of Heart, Integrity, and every social Virtue, has hardly left behind him his Fellow.
The Utility of Watchmen was very visible last Monday Night, for had not that Measure been lately adopted the Jail of this City would have been burnt to the Ground, and in all Likelihood some of the adjoining Buildings; a Negro Fellow who was committed there that Day having found Means to set the Floor on Fire, and, having Accomplices without, escaped through a Hole made in the Underpinning. The People upon Duty that Night have had each a Reward of five Pounds, which we hope will encourage them to use the same Care and Vigilance in future.
The George, Coats, from Glasgow, is arrived in James River. A List of the EXPORTATION of TOBACCO from this Colony between the 25th of October 1771 and the 25th of October 1772.
  From James River, — — — 24900   York River, — — — 8634   Rappahannock, — — — 14549   South Potomack, — — — 10716     58,799   Free Bottoms not included in the above, from all the Rivers, — — — 6409   Total Exportation, — — — 65208 
Advertisements.
MIDDLESEX, November 18, 1772.
I HAVE in my Possession (which I am willing to dispose of) a Tract of LAND lying on Cub Run, in the County of Loudoun, containing (by Patent) one Thousand eight Hundred and seventy one Acres, conveniently situated to Church, is in the Neighbourhood of several very good Merchant Mills, and not more than twenty Miles distant from Navigation. Any Person inclining to purchase may be shown the Land by applying to any of the Gentlemen near it, or to one or two Persons living thereon. Such Credit as shall be most agreeable will be allowed the Purchaser, on giving Bond, with approved Security, bearing Interest from the Date thereof, to PHILIP GRYMES.
A V E N D U E,
For the SALE of MERCHANDISE, &c. is held by JOHN HART, In PHILADELPHIA, at the Corner of South and Front Streets.
Those that please to favour him with their Custom may depend on his best Endeavours to render satisfactory Sales. (12)
FALMOUTH, November 12, 1772.
THE Debts due to Dekar Thompson, and Company, soon after the Death of Mr. Thompson, were put in the Hands of Mr. William Templeman to collect, by Mr. Charles Yates (surviving Partner) and Mr. Thompson's Executors. Mr. Yates being now in England, and Mr. Templeman deceased, the said Executors have appointed Mr. John Meats to collect the Debts that yet remain due to the said Company, until Mr. Charles Yates shall supersede him.
ARTHUR MORSON. EDWARD MOOR.
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of Mr. Robert Paterson, deceased, are requested to make immediate Payment, as no Indulgence can be given. Those having Claims are desired to make them known to Mr. Malcolm Hart of Hanover Town, whom I have properly authorised to transact that Business for me. NINIAN MENZIES, Administrator.
IMPORTED in the Brig Pompey, Captain Yeoman, from Hull, a Package of WEARING APPAREL, directed to Mr. John Brown, Schoolmaster at Mr. Richard Neale's, in Prince George's County, Maryland. He will be informed where the Package is by inquiring at Mr. Francis Taffe's, Anchor Smith in Norfolk, or at the Post Office, Williamburg.
ALL Persons having Demands against the Estate of Captain Theodorick Munford, deceased, are desired to make them known to the Executors, that they may be adjusted, and paid. ROBERT MUNFORD, THEODORICK BLAND, JOHN BANISTER, } Executors.
WANTED.
A YOUNG Man capable of waiting in a Tavern; likewise a good COOK, either Man or Woman. Any such, that can come well recommended for their Honesty and Sobriety, may hear of a Place by applying to the Printers hereof. None else need to apply. (6)
WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A VESSEL on CHARTER for the West Indies, about one or a Hundred and twenty Tuns Burthen. HANOVER County, JOHN BURNLEY. NOVEMBER 12.
GLOUCESTER County, November 10, 1772. THE Subscriber having invented a cheap and simple Machine for separating Wheat from the Straw, which will, with Care, beat out a Hundred and twenty Bushels a Day, with three Horses, or in that Proportion with a greater or less Number, begs Leave to inform the Publick that he proposes to get some Gentlemen in every County to set on Foot a Subscription for raising such Sums as they may think the Invention of so useful a Machine deserves. And he now takes this Method of requesting the Favour of all Lovers of useful Improvement to encourage and promote this; which he does assure them may be carried into Execution by any tolerable Carpenter, and the whole Expense, if purchased, will not exceed fifteen Pounds, and if made by Gentlemen's own Servants will not cost twenty Shillings. As soon as a sufficient Sum is subscribed he will produce Models, and lodge them in different Parts of the Country. This he hopes to be encouraged to do by the April General Court next, that all the Subscribers may have Time to furnish themselves with the Machine before Harvest. He does not expect, or desire, to receive a Shilling of the Money subscribed till the October General Court following, nor even then unless it shall appear that his Machine deserves it. JOHN HOBDAY.
We the Subscribers have examined a Model of Mr. Hobday's Machine for beating out Wheat, and are of Opinion that it may be easily carried into Execution, and will fully answer the Purpose intended. THOMAS NELSON. DAVID JAMESON. JAQUELIN AMBLER. JOHN PAGE, Roswell.
KING GEORGE, November 12, 1772. AS I intend for Britain next Spring, I would be glad to dispose of the Plantation whereon I now live, containing about four Hundred Acres of LAND, whereon are several valuable Peach and Apple Orchards. The House is large and commodious, with all necessary Outbuildings, and commands a most agreeable Prospect of both Potomack and Rappahannock Rivers. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, on the Premises, within two Miles of Leeds. (11) THOMAS OSWALD.
A PACKET of LETTERS, directed for Mr. David Jameson, Merchant in York, by the Fanny, Captain Brown, has by some Accident miscarried. Any Person who will bring it to the Publishers of this Paper will be thankfully rewarded for their Trouble.
ABOUT twenty likely SLAVES will be sold, for ready Money, on the 21st of December, at Dinwiddie Courthouse, it being Court Day; among whom is a fine COOPER, a BRICKLAYER, and some HOUSE SERVANTS.
Just IMPORTED from London, and to be SOLD at Johnson & Tinsley's Store in Newcastle, a LARGE and fresh Assortment of DRUGS and MEDICINES, namely, best Jessus Bark, Turkey Rhubarb, Walker's Jesuits Drops, Jalap, Ipecacuanha, Glauber Salts, Turlington's Balsam, Crabs Eyes, Gum Guaiacum, Saltpetre, Alum, Antimony, Brimstone, Juniper Berries, Balsam Capivi, Aniseed Water, Cinnamon, Aqua Mirabilis, Quick-silver, Oil of Cinnamon, Spirits of Hartshorn, Cream of Tartar, Hungarian Water, White Diachylon, Melilot, Essence of Burgamont, Oil of sweet Almonds, Spirits of Turpentine, sweet Oil, St. Matthew's Pills, Powder of Crab Claws, Salt of Wormwood, Tartar Emetick, Tincture of Steel, Stoughton's Bitters, Lignumvitae Shavings, Camomile Flowers, Spanish Licorice, Bluestone, Gold and Silver Leaf, Smelling Bottles in Cafes, Ditto without, Tooth Brushes with Sponges, Tooth Powder, Ditto Dragon's Blood, Bateman's Drops, British Oil, Greenough's Tincture, Almonds in the Huls, Raisins, Currants, candied Orange Peel, Ditto Citron, Ditto Nutmegs, Sugar Almonds, Sugar Plums, Anchovies, French Olives, Walnuts pickled, Capers, Pearl Barley, Brown Sugar Candy, Ditto White, Sponge, Wash Balls, and Spices of every Kind, &c. &c.
For SALE.
A BILLIARD TABLE, quite new, allowed by every Gentleman that ever saw it to be as good as any on the Continent. It was built by the ingenious Mr. Richard Taylor of Norfolk, has a Cover to hoist and let down, with Sticks, Balls, &c. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, in Suffolk. SAMUEL SWANN.
For SALE.
A PLANTATION in Tyrrel County, North Carolina, pleasantly situated on Alligator River, containing about three Hundred Acres of exceeding rich and well timbered Land, between sixty and seventy Acres of which are cleared. There is a tolerable good Dwelling-House on it, and two Orchards; and there are several convenient Landings, at each of which any Vessel may load that can come over the Bar. Also two valuable Plantations on Little River, Pasquotank County, in the said Province, containing about a Hundred Acres each. The Terms for the first Tract may be known by applying to John Gilchrist in Norfolk, or Charles Bondfield in Edenton; and for the others to the said Gilchrist, or Thomas Macknight in Pasquotank.
To be SOLD, in Surry County, on Chipox Creek, a NEW SCHOONER, now on the Stocks, Burthen three Thousand five Hundred Bushels to carry to Sea, with her Rigging and Sails almost fitted, and can be launched in ten Days. For Terms apply to Mr. Adam Fleming, Merchant at Cabin Point, or to ARCHIBALD DUNLOP.
For SALE immediately, altogether, or in Parcels, TWELVE Hundred Acres of LAND in Suffolk, seven Miles below the Courthouse, joining Nottoway River for about a Mile, which affords Plenty of Fish, and makes near a Hundred Acres of low Grounds, well stocked with Cypress and other Timber. In the Banks are Plenty of Shells, very good for Lime; great Part of the high Lands is rich, and fit for Tobacco, which is not common in that Part of the Country. Mr. Benjamin Clements, Mr. John Hoomes, and Mr. James Balfour, will show the Lands, and treat with those inclining to purchase; as also the Subscriber, at Newcastle. JOHN SYME.
To be LET to the lowest Bidder, on Tuesday the 22nd of December, THE Building of a BRIDGE over the Western Branch of Nansemond River, at Milner's Warehouses. JOHN KING, THOMAS JACK, THOMAS MILNER, JACOB DARDEN, } Commissioners.
On the third Thursday in December will be SOLD, at King William Courthouse, by publick Auction,
A VERY valuable Tract of LAND called Tuckerman's, lying a little below Ruffin's Ferry, on Pamunkey River. By a late Survey the high Land belonging to this Tract amounts to six Hundred and fifty Acres, and adjoining to it there are upwards of a Thousand Acres of exceeding valuable Marsh, which may, with great Ease, be reclaimed. If any Person, having an Inclination to purchase the said Land, chooses to view the same, he is desired to apply either to Mr. Holt Riddick or to Mr. William Claiborne, who live near, and will show the Land and its Bounds. As some Doubts have arisen formerly about the legal Conveyance of this Land, it is necessary to say, that at the Day of Sale all the Mortgagees will concur in the Disposal of it, as well as the Proprietor, and the Purchaser may rely on having an indisputable Title. The Time of Payment will be made known on the Day of Sale. (4)
TO BE SOLD.
TWO LOTS in the Town of Falmouth, which are very convenient for private Families, and may be easily made so to a Merchant or Ordinary Keeper, for either of which they are well situated, being contiguous to the Warehouse. They may be entered on next April; from which Time the Purchaser may have Credit for two or three Years, on giving Bond and Security for the Payment, with Interest to be paid annually. If no Purchaser should offer before Christmas, I will rent the same on reasonable Terms, which may be known by applying to Mr. James Buchanan, who lives on the Premises, or to the Subscriber. (11) WILLIAM KNOX.
To be SOLD on the Premises, to the highest Bidder, on Monday the 28th of December,
MY ORDINARY in the Town of Blandford, with all the Improvements thereunto belonging, which are good, and not more than seven or eight Years old. As to being particular in them, I think it needless, for they are now under Rent at twenty per Cent. for all sold in the Ordinary Way, and at that Rate will bring me more than ninety Pounds. It will be sold with or without the Household and Kitchen Furniture, as may best suit the Purchasers, and Credit will be allowed until the next Meeting of the Merchants, whose Notes will be taken in Payment. (5) JOHN BUTLER.
To be SOLD at Fanquier Courthouse, on Tuesday the 15th of December,
EIGHTY four choice SLAVES, thirty of them very fine Africans that came in this Summer, and the other fifty four are Virginia born. The Credit that will be allowed for the greatest Part of them will be one Half in June next, and the other Half in June Twelvemonth, with Interest from the Date if not paid punctually. About twenty of them must be sold for ready Money, or very short Credit. The Publick may depend that the above Number of Slaves will be there that Day, let the Weather be ever so bad, and an undoubted Title made the Purchasers, by JOHN HAWKINS. (211)
To be SOLD, pursuant to the last Will and Testament of Colonel Bowler Cocke, Junior, deceased,
A TRACT of LAND in Hanover County, about six Miles from Hanover Town, containing two Thousand six Hundred Acres. It will be laid off in Lots of about five Hundred Acres each, and sold at publick Auction, on the Premises, on Monday the 21st of December. The Time of Payment will be made known on the Day of Sale, and Bond, with approved Security, will be required by GEORGE WEBB, Executor.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 30th of this Instant (November) at the late Plantation of Mr. JOSIAH RIDDICK, deceased, in Nansemond,
ALL the Crops of CORN and FODDER, HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, HOGS, and PLANTATION UTENSILS. Credit to the 24th of November 1773 will be allowed for all Sums above twenty five Shillings, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to the Executors. And on Monday the 14th of December will be sold, at Suffolk, pursuant to the last Will and Testament of the said Deceased, a Tract of LAND, containing about two Hundred Acres, known by the Name of Hawkins's Hole, about seven Miles distant from Suffolk, and is well wooded with the best Spruce Pine Timber. Also a Tract of LAND, containing about seventy five Acres, joining the great Ditch in the Dismal Swamp, which abounds with great Plenty of Cypress Timber. Any Person inclining to purchase the said Lands before the Day of Sale may be shown them by Mr. Moses Riddick, Senior, and Mr. John Washington. On the same Day will be sold two SLOOPS, Burthen about forty Tuns, one of them new from the Stocks, and well fitted; also a thirty Hoghead FLAT, a large GONDOLA, and a Variety of HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE. Credit to the 15th of December 1773 will be allowed for all Sums above twenty five Shillings, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to WILLIS COWPER, JOSIAH GRANBERY, } Executors.
N. B. All Persons that have any Demands against the said Estate are desired to bring in their Accounts, properly attested, and the same shall be paid when in Cash; and all those indebted thereto are requested to pay their respective Balances to the Executors.
To be SOLD by the Subscriber, in Frederickburg, on Monday the 7th of December, for Cash, or Merchants Notes,
A VALUABLE Tract of prime South West Mountain LAND, consisting of four Hundred Acres, in the County of Orange, two Miles from the Church, and five from the Courthouse. He will likewise sell twelve Country born SLAVES, and sundry HORSES. (2) HAY TALIAFERRO.
To be SOLD to the highest Bidders, for ready Money, on Thursday the 3rd of December, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, at the late Dwellinghouse of Thomas Smith, deceased, in King William,
ELEVEN exceeding good SLAVES, mostly Virginia born, among whom is a good Shoemaker, and some very valuable House Wenchies, such as can sew, spin, knit, wash, and iron; for whom an undoubted Title will be made. Also the Remainder of the personal Estate, with the Crop of CORN, FODDER, and PEASE. Credit will be allowed, for all Sums above twenty five Shillings, till the 7th of October next, the Purchasers giving Bond, with approved Security, to WILLIAM SMITH, HARRY SMITH, } Administrators. (211)
All Persons who have Demands against the said Estate are desired to make them known at the Day of Sale.
To be SOLD at Urbanna, on Monday the 28th of December (being Middlesex Court Day) if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ALL the personal Estate of David Kerr, Esquire, deceased, consisting of several valuable Virginia born SLAVES, a great Variety of HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, all new, many of the Packages not being opened, several HORSES, and a SINGLE CHAIR. Credit will be allowed to the first Day of October next, on giving Bond with approved Security; the Bonds that are not discharged when due to bear Interest from the Date. There is a large and well chosen Collection of Law, Physical, and other Books, which will be sold by private Sale. All Persons having any Demands against the said Estate are requested to bring them in, that they may be discharged; and those indebted are desired to pay Mr. William Graham, or the Subscriber, as no Indulgence can be given. JAMES GREGORIE, Executor.
To be SOLD, on Saturday the 12th of December, by Virtue of a Decree of the Honourable the General Court,
TWO Tracts of LAND lying in the County of Orange, on the main Road to Swift Run Gap, about twelve Miles above the Courthouse, one containing three Hundred and seventy two Acres, the other fifty Acres, late the Property of Robert Johnson, deceased, and where he formerly lived. Six Months Credit will be allowed the Purchaser, on giving Bond and Security to ANDREW SHEPHEARD.

To be SOLD on the Premises, on Monday the 14th of December, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, A VERY valuable PLANTATION on Roanoke, in Mecklenburg County, about sixty five Miles from Peterburg, known by the Name of Black's Ferry ; about two Hundred and fifty Acres of which are remarkable fine low Grounds, and well adapted for growing good Tobacco, a very fine natural Meadow, and a good Range for all Manner of Stock. There is at the Place a publick Ferry established by Act of Assembly, already very profitable, and promises to be as much so as any on the River, being thought the nearest from Peterburg, Blandford, &c. to the large Tobacco Settlements in Bute County, and other Places of North Carolina . Considerable Time for Payment will be given, and the Terms made known on the Day of Sale. At the same Time and Place will be sold, on twelve Months Credit, a Quantity of CORN, FODDER, &c. Bond, with approved Security, to be given to WILLIAM BLACK.
To be SOLD, A DOUBLE DECKED VESSEL, now on the Stocks, about one Hundred and thirty Tons Burthen, built by a very good Workman from Boston , out of the best Timber seasoned eighteen Months; she may be launched in a short Time. For Terms apply to BENJAMIN HARRISON.
To be SOLD at the Rocky Ridge, on Tuesday the 15th of December, A LL that exceeding fine PLANTATION, and TRACT of LAND, belonging to the Subscriber, lying at the Falls of James River , in Chesterfield County, containing upwards of two Thousand Acres; which, on Account of its Richness and Situation, is deservedly esteemed the most valuable Plantation in this Colony, and equal to any in America . It is in good Order for Cropping; about two Hundred and fifty Acres of it are sown in Wheat this Fall, from which may be expected to be reaped at least five Thousand Bushels. There is a very good Dwelling-House on it; and although it has been thought the low Grounds were much injured by the great Fresh, yet the present Crop, which was planted where the Fresh was supposed to do most Damage, is as flourishing as could be wished for. Any Person inclined to purchase may satisfy himself by viewing and examining it before the Sale. The TOBACCO WAREHOUSES at the Rocky Ridge , the profitable FERRIES on each Side of the River, and the very valuable FISHERY known by the Name of Sandy Bar , with several of the Hundred Acres LOTS in Henrico County, will then also be offered for Sale. At the same Time and Place will be sold upwards of a Hundred fine SLAVES, among which are many valuable Tradesmen; also the Stocks of CATTLE, HORSES, &c. belonging to the Falls Plantation . Twelve Months Credit will be allowed for the Whole. Bond and good Security to be given by all the Purchasers of the Lands, Slaves, and Stocks; and the Bonds to carry Interest from the Date, if not discharged when due. (4) W. BYRD, and his Trustees.
RUN away, about the 1st of June last, from on Board the Sloop Industry , then lying at Fredericksburg , a dark Mulatto Man Slave named MANUEL , about five Feet nine Inches high, thirty Years of Age, well made, and has bushy Hair; he has been used to go by Water, has much the Appearance of a Sailor, and is a tolerable good Shoemaker; he was born in the Spanish West Indies , speaks Spanish fluently, but broken English , and is very fond of strong Drink. When he went away he had a common Sailor's Jacket and Trousers, and two or three brown Linen Shirts. He formerly belonged to Major Atkinson at Norfolk , and it is supposed will endeavour to get on Board a Vessel for the West Indies , which all Masters of Vessels will please to attend to. Whoever secures the said Slave; so that he is delivered at Fredericksburg , shall have TWO PISTOLES Reward if he is taken in the Colony, and FIVE POUNDS if out thereof. (21) STAFFORD LIGHTBURN.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Gooch- land, a Scotch Convict Servant named JAMES SMITH , about five Feet eight Inches high, with remarkable red Hair cut short round his Neck, had on a dark bluish gray coloured Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches; he is thin, and much freckled in the Face. He took with him a Horse, Saddle, and Bridle, an English Blanket, and a Pair of Sheets; the Horse is not three Years old, with a white Blaze Face, and one of his Teeth is broke. Whoever secures the said Servant and Horse, so that I may get them again, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward for each. (1) JOHN M'DONALD.
STRAYED, in the Beginning of October, from Richmond Town , a BRIGHT BAY HORSE about fifteen Hands high, has a good many Saddle Spots about his Shoulders, trots, gallops, and draws well in a Chair, branded on the near Buttock 31. Whoever delivers him to me shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward. (21) JAMES OGILVIE.
STRAYED, or rather appears to be stolen, from the Subscriber, about a Month ago, a sorrel Mare about fifteen Hands high, with a Star in her Forehead, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, and seven Years old next Spring; her natural Gait is a Trot; she is of the English Breed, and remarkably long in the Neck and Back, had Shoes on her fore Feet, and drags her hind Hoofs much, is branded on the near Shoulder and off Buttock WA in a Piece, the Letters about two Inches long, and on the near Buttock O , very small, and I believe is with Foal. Whoever delivers her to me, in Falmouth , shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. WILLIAM ALLASON.
ESSEX County, November 12, 1772. STRAYED or STOLEN from the Sub- scriber, out of Colonel Meriwether Smith's Pasture, the 14th of October last, a LIGHT GRAY MARE about fourteen Hands high, with a hanging Mane and thin Switch Tail, is a little fleabitten, very slim and gaunt, has a black Spot on one of her Shoulders, occasioned by drawing in a Wagon, but no Brand as I know of, trots, gallops, and paces slow. Whoever delivers the said Mare to me at Colonel Meriwether Smith's , on Piscataway Creek , or to my Brother William Gatewood , four Miles above Bowler's Warehouse , shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward; and if taken more than twenty five or thirty Miles distant from this Place, I will give THIRTY SHILLINGS. (1) PHILEMON GATEWOOD.
STRAYED from the Subscriber, at Mr. Boswell's Ordinary, in Dinwiddie , about the 10th of April last, a sorrel HORSE about four Feet nine Inches high, with a Blaze in his Face, some Saddle Spots near his Shoulders, branded on his Shoulder HC , and trots and gallops. Whoever will bring, or contrive him to me, in America , on the Fork of Great Nottoway , shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward, or THIRTY SHILLINGS if delivered to Captain James Boswell , in Dinwiddie . (1) THOMAS BALL, Junior.
COMMITTED to Surrey County Jail, on the 8th Instant ( November ) three Negroes, namely, JOHN , EMMANUEL , ABB his Daughter, and JACK her Son. Emmanuel says he was born in Spain ; he is much pitted with the Smallpox, about five Feet seven or eight Inches high, and about fifty Years of Age. Abb is a well set Wench, about thirty five Years of Age, big with Child, and says she was born in Norfolk . Jack , her Son, is about nine Years old, a well set active Boy, and somewhat yellow. The Owner is desired to take them away, and pay Charges to DRURY WARREN.
SUFFOLK, November 10, 1772. COMMITTED to the Jail of Nansemond, a very likely Negro Man who calls himself JAMES HENDERSON , says he is a Freeman, and that he was born in Northumberland . He in every Respect answers the Description of a Negro advertised by Mr. Thomas Gaskins of that County. The Owner is desired to prove his Property, pay the Reward, with Charges, and take him away. SAMUEL SWANN, Jailer.
TAKEN up, in Buckingham, a BAY HORSE nine or ten Years old, a Star in his Forehead, a Snip on his Nose, three white Feet, had a Bell on fastened with a Leather Strap and common Buckle, paces pretty fast, branded on the near Shoulder H , and on the near Buttock T . Posted, and appraised to ten Pounds. (1) MACE FREELAND.
TAKEN up, in Fauquier, a DARK coloured GELDING thirteen Hands and a Half high, about eight Years old, branded on the near Shoulder T , and on the near Buttock H ; he had on a Bell marked WH , fastened with a Leather Strap and common Buckle. Posted, and appraised to eight Pounds. JOHN HOPPER.
TAKEN up, in Hanover County, a BAY MARE about four Feet five or six Inches high, a small white Streak on her Forehead and two small white Spots on the Inside of each Shoulder adjoining her Breast, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, no Brand perceivable, paces and trots. Posted, and appraised to eight Pounds. (1) PATTERSON BULLOCK.
TAKEN up, in Amherst, a RED STEER marked with a Crop an Overkeel in each Ear, about two Years old. The Owner may have him, proving his Property, by applying to Mordecai Brown . BAYLOR WALKER.
TAKEN up, last July, a small BRINDLE COW with a white Face marked with a smooth Crop in each Ear, and a Slit in the left appears to be very old. Posted, and appraised to twenty five Shillings. (1) WILLIAM VAUGHAN.
TAKEN up, in Charlotte, a BLACK MARE about four Feet and an Inch high, has some Saddle Spots, and is Crest-fallen, branded on the near Shoulder, but I cannot make out what it is. The Owner may have her on proving his Property. WILLIAM FAQUA.
TAKEN up, in Fauquier, a BLACK STEER about seven Years old, marked with a Slit in each Ear. Posted, and appraised to three Pounds. DANIEL HARRILL.
TAKEN up, in Orange, a DARK BRINDLE HEIFER unmarked and has some white Spots about her Belly. The Owner may have her, proving his Property, by applying to John Brown . BAYLOR WALKER.
TAKEN up, in Halifax, a DARK BAY MARE about four Feet five Inches high, six Years old, has a Nick in her Ear, and a Pollevil, branded on the near Buttock W , and on the near Shoulder I . Posted, and appraised to eight Pounds. JOHN HURT.
THE Publication of the VIRGINIA JUSTICE having been for some Time interrupted by the Death of Mr. Starke , we think it necessary to acquaint the Subscribers to that Book, as well as the Publick in general, that some Gentlemen have undertaken to finish it for the Interest of his Family, with all the Expedition possible. As the Work, which is already in great Forwardness, will make very nigh double of what was first intended, it is hoped the Subscribers will not think hard of paying an additional 7/6. (which Mr. Starke himself intended) to make the Price 20/ for a Book which, we may venture to say, will answer the most sanguine Expectation, in Copiousness, Use, and Elegance. PURDIE & DIXON.
YORK Town, November 11, 1772. TWO Journeymen CABINET MAKERS, who understand their Business, will meet with very great Encouragement by applying immediately to (1) HENRY MANN.
RICHMOND, November 1, 1772. TWO Bales of DAMAGED OSNABRUGS, imported from London in the Mary , Captain Rowntree , will be sold at this Place on Monday the 7th of December , for the Benefit of the Ensurers. ARCHIBALD BRYCE.
BURWELL'S FERRY, November 12, 1772. THIS is to inform the Publick that I will not, in future, make myself answerable for any Goods which may be lodged in the Storehouse here; although they may rely upon my utmost Care that no Damage happens to them, and that the Door shall be well secured. SAMUEL COKE.
NORFOLK, November 1, 1772. AS I intend for Britain soon, I must beg the Fa- vour of all Persons who have had any Dealings with Logan, Gilmour, and Company , to have their Accounts ready to settle at the Meeting of the Merchants this Month. The Business will be continued to its usual Extent. (15) ROBERT GILMOUR.
To be LET on CHARTER, for Glasgow, or any Port in Great Britain,
THE new Brig MERCURY, James Duncan Master, about two Hundred and thirty Hogsheads Burthen; she will be ready to take in by the 20th Instant. For Terms apply to Mr. Charles Duncan , Merchant in Blandford , or the Subscriber. (15) LOGAN, GILMOUR, and Co.
Who have imported a complete Assortment of FALL GOODS; to be sold reasonably, for Cash or short Credit.
Just imported, and to be Sold by the Subscriber, near the Capitol, Williamsburg, RICH white Satins, plain and flowered, plain white Lustrings, striped and flowered ditto, striped and spotted ditto, coloured ditto, Shot ditto, black ditto, coloured rich Ducapes, coloured Saracens for Summer Wear, fine white and coloured grounded Cottons, Trimmings of all Sorts, both Silk and Thread, Silver ditto, rich Satin quilted Petticoats, best Bombazeen, best Norwich Crape, Hat ditto, black Fans, white Silver-mounted Ivory and coloured ditto, best Graham's white, coloured, and black Satin Pumps, ditto Everlasting and Calimanco, Childrens ditto, white Silk Stockings, fine Cotton ditto, white and black Silk Gloves and Mits, white and coloured Kid ditto, Pocket Handkerchiefs, Pantheon Bonnets, Caps, Net Hoods, Purple and white Calicoes, Threads, Tapes, Silk Laces, Silk Ferrets, Persian Linings, black Gauze Riband, Lustrine ditto, &c. &c. MARY DAVENPORT.
To be SOLD on the Premises, on Friday the 18th of December, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, ABOUT one Thousand eight Hundred ACRES of LAND, with a FORGE and Water GRISTMILL thereon, being the capital Prize drawn in Colonel Bernard Moore's Lottery; also several valuable NEGROES, and some HORSES. Part of the Consideration Money will be required on the Day of Sale, but the Terms will be more particularly known at that Time. CHARLES CITY, } PHILIP P. EDMUNDSON. November 9. } JOHN RUFFIN.
On the same Day, and Place, will be sold about a Hundred Barrels of CORN, a Parcel of FODDER, some STOCK, an exceeding good WAGGON quite new, PLANTATION UTENSILS, &c. and a Quantity of BAR IRON; for ready Money, or short Credit, by PHILIP P. EDMUNDSON.
RICHMOND, November 10, 1772. LOST from my Waggon, in the Night of the 14th of last Month, on the Road from Batten's Bridge , four Miles below this Town, a BRIGHT BAY HORSE five Years old, with a roached Mane and Switch Tail, some Saddle Spots on his Back, his hind Feet white, had a Bell on, is shod all round, branded on the near Shoulder A.C. and on the near Buttock is a Kind of a blotched Brand. Whoever brings the said Horse to Mr. Patrick Court's Store shall have TEN SHILLINGS Reward, and a GALLON of RUM. JOHN STEWART.
THE Affair of Bankruptcy against Messrs. Robert and Robert Bogle and Scott of London, Merchants , having, by a Power of Attorney, appointed Robert Gilchrist, James Robb, and William Bogle , jointly and severally their Attorneys here, we give Notice to all Persons indebted to those Gentlemen that one or both of us will attend in Williamsburg , during the Time the Merchants are doing Business this Court, in Order to receive such Debts. We hope, when Messrs. Bogle and Scott's present Circumstances are considered, that we shall be excused for doing immediate Diligence on such who fail paying off their Balances at this Court. Note, Messrs. Edward and Rene Payne have joined the Affixees in the Power of Attorney to us, and at the same Time have revoked their Power formerly sent to the Honourable John Tayloe , Esquire, and Mr. Archibald Ritchie . ROBERT GILCHRIST. JAMES ROBB.
RICHMOND, November 1, 1772. FINDING it very inconvenient to give Credit in our Business, we think it necessary to inform all those who may please to favour us with their Custom that we intend in future working for ready Money only, and, on those Terms, cheaper than usual. (1) GALT & VALENTINE.
CHARLES CITY, November 1, 1772. I INTEND leaving the Colony soon, and to return in a few Months. JOHN EDLOE.
WARWICK, October 25, 1772. AS the Store formerly kept by Alexander Stewart at Rocky Ridge , for James and Robert Donald , and Company, is now broke up, and the Debts put into my Hands to collect, all those indebted for Dealings there are desired to pay off their Accounts immediately, or settle their Balances by Bond; and those who have any Demands against the Store are desired to apply to me for Payment. (15) PATRICK HUNTER.
Who has for Sale a TRACT of LAND lying on the Forks of Roanoke , in Mecklenburg County, containing about six Hundred Acres, on which is an exceeding good Dwelling-House, Storehouse, and other necessary Buildings, as also several valuable Improvements. As the Land lies within sixteen Miles of the Courthouse, and eighty from Peterburg , it would answer any Person very well who intends keeping a back Store.
Agreeable to my former Advertisement, on Thursday the 10th of December will be exposed to publick Sale, at the Storehouse of the Subscriber, in Northumberland County ,
UPWARDS of sixty fine SLAVES, among whom are several valuable Tradesmen and House Servants. Also on the above mentioned Day will be exposed to publick Sale several HORSES and MARES, eighty Head of CATTLE, forty SHEEP, eighty HOGS, some of which will be fatted for Bacon, three Hundred and fifty Barrels of CORN, twenty Thousand Weight of TOBACCO, two RIDING CHAIRS with proper Harness, and several Kinds of HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, among which is a genteel eight Day Moon Clock, quite new, two Copper Stills of about thirty Gallons each, two Writing Desks and Book Cases, twelve Feather Beds, with Bedsteads, Curtains, and all other Furniture complete, Plantation Tools, and many other Things too tedious to mention; also a sixty Hogshead SLOOP, fit for Bay or Sea, a Year old last April , with a six Hogshead FLAT quite new; and several Plantations or Tracts of LAND, some of which are good, lying on the Dividing Creek ; others are hearty, fit for Tobacco, Corn, or Wheat, convenient to Fish and Oysters in Abundance, Church, Court, and many Mills, and on the Dwelling Plantation is a Water Grist Mill well situated for Custom. All the said Plantations are in good Order for Cropping, with good and convenient Houses thereon. The Subscriber will attend from the 20th to the Day of Sale, in Order to show the Lands to any Persons who are desirous of purchasing. If the Day appointed for the Sale be so bad as to prevent People from repairing thither, it will be held the next fair Day, and every succeeding Day until all is sold. Some Part of the Slaves will be sold for ready Money, and Credit will be given to the Purchasers of the other Slaves, Lands, and Stocks, until the 20th of April next, they giving Bond with good Security. The Bonds to bear Interest from the Date, if not discharged when due. (1) JOHN HEATH.
To be SOLD, RENTED, or EXCHANGED, for back Lands, in any of the northern Counties in this Colony,
A TRACT of six Hundred ACRES, including about two Hundred of cleared Land on the north Side of Rappahannock River , opposite to the lower End of Fredericksburg . On this Tract (a little above the Road) is one of the most agreeable Situations for a House that is to be found upon the whole River, having a clear and distinct View of almost every House in the Town, and every Vessel that passes to and from it. Long Credit (if desired) will be given, the Purchaser paying Interest from the Sale; and an indispensible Title will be made. For farther Particulars inquire of Colonel Lewis in Fredericksburg , or of the Subscriber in Fairfax . GEORGE WASHINGTON.

GLOUCESTER, November 1, 1772.
IN my Absence to England, I have empowered Messrs. William and George Lyne, of King and Queen, to settle my Affairs. (||) JOSEPH DAVENPORT.
WARWICK, November 1, 1772.
THE Subscriber has for Sale about five Thousand Acres of LAND lying in different Parts of Pittsylvania County, and mostly upon Smith's River , the Soil of which is well calculated either for making Tobacco or Hemp. The Terms may be known by applying to John Rowland , who lives near the Laurel , and will show it to any Person inclining to purchase. (||) PATRICK HUNTER.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Chesterfield, a middle sized black Fellow who says his Name is JOHN , and has a Flower in his Forehead made in the Form of a Diamond, with Specks down to the End of his Nose; he had on an Osnaburg Shirt, and a Pair of short Osnaburg Breeches. He says he came from the West Indies , and was sold; but cannot, or will not, tell his Master's Name. The Owner is desired to prove his Property, pay Charges, and fetch him away. JAMES BALL, Jailer.
TEN POUNDS REWARD, RUN away from the Subscriber, in Northumberland , on Wednesday the 14th of October , a very likely young Virginia born Negro Man named DAVID , of a yellowish Complexion, and about five Feet five Inches high; had on when he went off an Osnaburg Shirt, a Pair of Purple Virginia Cloth Breeches lined with white Linen, a Pair of Rolls Breeches over them, and a Fearnought Jacket with Horn Buttons. He carried with him a brown coloured Kersey Jacket, a blue and white Virginia Cloth One with coarse Osnaburg Pockets, brown and white Linen Shirts, and sundry other Clothes which I cannot well describe; but, as he is a very cunning artful Fellow, I imagine he will sell and swap his Clothes as may suit him. Though his Hair is of the Negro Kind, he keeps it very high and well combed; but, as he wants to be free, I imagine he will cut it off, and get a Wig to alter and disguise himself. He had with him thirty or forty Shillings in Silver Money, and a Brass Medal with the Image of our present King and Queen on it, which he will endeavour to pass for Gold. He can read pretty well, and I make no Doubt will endeavour to pass for a Freeman and get himself a forged Pass, and endeavour for some foreign Part, either by getting on Board of some Vessel or stealing some Gentleman's Horse and make for Carolina . He has always been my Waiting Man when I went from home, and is a good Waiter, Driver, and Hostler, understands something of Gardening, of combing and dressing Wigs and Hair, can plough, work at the Hoe and Axe very well, and is, on the Whole, a very clever active brisk Fellow. Whoever will apprehend the said Runaway, and bring him home to me, or secure him in any Jail in the Colony, so that I get him, shall have FIVE POUNDS Reward, and reasonable Charges allowed; if out of the Colony TEN POUNDS, and reasonable Charges for bringing him home. THOMAS GASKINS. N. B. He is suspected to have carried with him a Drab coloured Sailor's Jacket with Slashed Sleeves, Leather Buttons on the Sleeves, if not on the Breast, and lined through with red and white Swanskin; also a Pair of old white Plush Breeches, which are missing.
STRAYED or STOLEN from King William Courthouse, the 15th of October last, a BRIGHT BAY MARE , with a Saddle and Bridle; she is four Feet five or six Inches high, has a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, paces slow and very short, trots and gallops, branded on the near Shoulder G, and on the near Buttock D. Whoever brings the said Mare to me, in King William , shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. (||) WILLIAM KING.
STOLEN from my Horse, when at Bland's Ordinary, in Prince George , in the Night of the 12th Instant, a Pair of black Leather Saddle Bags, which contained the following Articles: Three fine Linen Shirts, one something coarser than the others, three Pair of black Worsted Stockings, two of which are ribbed; the other plain, two Pair of Thread ditto, one Pair of marbled Silk ditto, five Cambric Bands, two Check Handkerchiefs, one Linen ditto spotted red and white, a double Flint Glass Pint Pocket Bottle, and a Horn Pint Tumbler; also a black Leather Pocket Book, containing several Papers, such as Receipts, Memorandums, and Bonds, to the Amount of three or four Hundred Pounds. Whoever will deliver the above at Mr. Kerr's Store in Cabin Point , or to me, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. WILLIAM WALKER.
STRAYED from the Subscriber, in Gooch- land, near Carter's Ferry , the 11th of May last, a likely IRON GRAY MARE , unbroke, about four Years old, four Feet and a Half high, has a long Mane and Switch Tail, and branded on the near Shoulder A. Also a BAY HORSE COLT , a Year old the 15th of June last, neither cut, docked, nor branded. As the Mare was bred in Tysons County, North Carolina , I imagine they have made that Way. Whoever conveys them to me shall have THREE POUNDS Reward, and if taken up in Carolina TWENTY SHILLINGS more. SAMUEL COSBY.
TAKEN up, in Augusta, a BLACK HORSE, seven Years old, with one white Foot, and branded on the Buttock S. Also a WHITE MARE , about ten Years old, with a Flesh Mark on the off Side of her Head, and branded on the near Shoulder with a Flower de Luce. Posted and appraised, the first to eleven Pounds ten Shillings, the latter to nine Pounds ten Shillings. (||) JOHN RISK.
TAKEN up, in Charlotte, a middle sized BAY HORSE, whose near hind Foot is white, had a Bell on tied with a Stirrup Leather, and is branded on the near Buttock 3. Posted, and appraised to five Pounds. (||) THOMAS MARSHALL.
TAKEN up, in Halifax, a RED HEIFER about two Years old, marked in both Ears with a Crop and Half Crop. Posted, and appraised to thirty Shillings. (||) FRANCIS SKATES.
TAKEN up, in Mecklenburg, a BLACK HORSE about four Feet three Inches high, and branded on the near Buttock D. Posted, and appraised to forty five Shillings. (||) ROBERT BROOKES.
TAKEN up, in Amherst, a BAY MARE with a SORREL COLT , the Mare about four Feet seven Inches high, has a Star in her Forehead coming down as a Blaze, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, paces and gallops, and branded on the near Shoulder R B; the Colt has a Blaze Face likewise, and paces. Posted and appraised to eight Pounds. (||) EPHRAIM SIMMONS.
TAKEN up, in Orange, a BAY HORSE about four Feet seven Inches high, with a large Star in his Forehead, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, and branded on the near Buttock LP in a Piece. (||) WILLIAM GRIFFIN.
TAKEN up, in Botetourt, a WHITE HORSE about eleven Years old, fourteen Hands high, and a natural Pacer. Posted, and appraised to fifty five Shillings. (||) HUGH MILLER.
TAKEN up, in Stafford, a BRINDLED and WHITE STEER about six Years old, marked with a Crop in the right and a Hole in the left Ear, and branded on each Horn WB in a Piece. Posted, and appraised to three Pounds ten Shillings. (||) JOHN WITHERS, Junior.
TAKEN up, in Mecklenburg, a BAY MARE four Feet four or five Inches high, six Years old, has some White in her Face, but has no Brand perceivable. Posted, and appraised to eight Pounds ten Shillings. (||) JOHN JEFFRIES.
TAKEN up, in Chesterfield, a PIED COW three Years old, marked with a Slope in the upper Side of each Ear, and a Nick under each Ear. Also a BRINDLED STEER about two Years old, marked with a Crop, Slit, and Halfmoon, in the right Ear, and a Hole and Halfmoon in the upper Side of the left. Posted, and appraised to fifty Shillings. (||) JOHN HILL.
TAKEN up, in Dinwiddie, a RED BULL with a white Face, some White on his Belly, marked with a Slit and Crop in the right Ear, and an upper and under Nick in the left. Posted, and appraised to forty Shillings. GEORGE WALKER.
On Wednesday the 25th of November next will be sold to the highest Bidder on the Premises, by the Subscriber, Executor of Colonel Hartwell Cocke, deceased, and to be entered on at Christmas, A TRACT of good TOBACCO LAND on Bear's Element Creek , in Lunenburg County, containing about a Thousand Acres, together with all the CORN and FODDER, STOCKS of CATTLE and HOGS, PLANTATION UTENSILS, &c. The Plantation is in good Order, and sufficient to work seven or eight Hands. Any Person inclining to purchase may be shown the Land by applying to Captain Rapdale , near the Premises. (4) JOHN HARTWELL COCKE.
ABOUT the Beginning of last Month one Lewis brought a Waggon Load of Goods from Petersburg to this Place, in a Waggon belonging to one Dennis of Petersburg . After delivering the Goods, he carried his Waggon to a Blacksmith's Shop, and turned out his Horses. There was a Man along with him who called himself Adams , and said he was a Blacksmith, looking for Work. The Night after they delivered the Goods they both disappeared, and next Day two of my Horses were missing; which, as they were both raised in this Neighbourhood, would not run away. Lewis left the Waggon and Team here, and every Thing belonging to them, except two Saddles, and he and Adams have been since seen, on the Road that leads from Petersburg to Carolina , with three Horses. From this I conclude that mine are stolen, and that they are the Thieves. I will give TEN POUNDS to any Person that will apprehend either or both of them, with the Horses, and secure them so that the Law may take its Course; and FIVE POUNDS more for delivering the Horses to Mr. James Donald at Rocky Ridge , or to me at Bedford Courthouse . The Description of the Horses is as follows: One a white Gelding about four Feet ten Inches high, seven Years old, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, is a natural Pacer, branded with I on the Shoulder, and A on the Buttock; the other a Bay, the same Height and Age, with a roached Mane and Switch Tail, is a natural Pacer, and branded B on one Buttock. (||) ROBERT DONALD.
For SALE, A VALUABLE TRACT of LAND lying on both Sides of Hunting Creek , in Halifax County, containing five Hundred Acres, the Soil of which is exceeding good for Tobacco and Corn. There is a small Plantation cleared on the Land, which has been tended but a few Years, and two Tobacco Houses, an Overseer's House, and Negro Quarter almost new. Any Person inclining to purchase may apply to Colonel Paul Carrington , in Charlotte , who will show the Land, and is fully empowered to dispose of it. (||) CHARLES CITY, October 20, 1772.
RUN away, upwards of two Years ago, from Mr. Richard Holt (but now my Property) EDITH , a Negro Woman five Feet two or three Inches high, about forty Years of Age, full breasted, has remarkable black Lips, and two of her Toes on one Foot join together. FIVE POUNDS Reward will be given to any Person who delivers her to me, near the Long Bridge . (3) WILLIAM GREGORY.
To be LET on CHARTER, to any Part of Europe, THE Ship NEPTUNE , Archibald White Master, Burthen about four Hundred Hogheads. For Terms apply to NORFOLK , (||) JOHN LAWRENCE. September 24. JOHN GREENWOOD.
For SALE,  ENFIELD , in Halifax County, North Carolina , containing about a Thousand Acres of Land, on which are good Peach and Apple Orchards, a large commodious Brick Dwellinghouse with four Rooms on a Floor, and other good Houses. The Stonehouses are at present rented to Mr. Alexander Taylor for eighteen Pounds a Year. A part of the said Tract may be made a fine Meadow. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to Colonel John Bradford , adjoining the said Plantation, Allen Jones or York , or to the Subscriber. (Tt) MATTHEW JONES.
To be SOLD, FOURTEEN Hundred Acres of exceeding good TOBACCO LAND in Stafford County, on the Branches of Agia and Potomack Runs, extremely well timbered and watered, twelve Miles from Falmouth , and ten from Agia . One Half the Land rents for thirty Pounds a Year; there is a small Plantation on the other Part the Land, and a Mill near the Plantation, if not privately sold, will be set up at twelve Hundred Pounds, on the 10th of October next. Also eleven Hundred Acres of Land on Rocky Run , in Fauquier County, the Rents of which amount to four Thousand one Hundred and thirty Pounds of Tobacco; either in Lots, or altogether, as may suit the Purchasers. An indisputable Title will be made to the Land, by the Trustees of Charles Carter . (||) TF
To be SOLD on the Premises, on Friday the 4th of December next, TWO Hundred and sixty three Acres of LAND in Amherst County, adjoining to the Tobacco Row Mountains , whereon is a Plantation, with all convenient Houses on the same, in good Order for Cropping, sufficient for working seven or eight Hands; the Land is exceeding rich for Tobacco, Corn, Wheat, or Hemp. At the same Time will be sold twelve very valuable SLAVES, mostly Men and Women, amongst which is a good Sawer, and one that has worked several Years in a Blacksmith's Shop; as also all the Stock of Horses, Cattle, and Hogs, belonging to the said Plantation, with all the Crop of Corn and Fodder made thereon, and all the Plantation Utensils. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed the Purchasers of the Land, or longer, if found necessary, at the Day of Sale, and nine Months Credit for the Slaves, Stock, Corn, and Utensils, upon good Merchants Bonds, or Notes, bearing Interest from the Day of Sale, payable unto John Barnes , Esquire (to whom the Estate belongs), the Sale of which will be conducted by (17) AMHERST, July 16, 1772. GABRIEL PENN.
To be LET on LEASE, A VERY large and commodious HOUSE in the Town of Petersburg , built for a Tavern, and well fitted for that Business; it is two Stories high, has a Number of very convenient Lodging Rooms, and large and small Rooms for the Entertainment of Guests. Any Person qualified for the Business of a Tavern Keeper, with a proper Capital, may find this as advantageous a Situation as any on the Continent. Apply to the Subscriber, who lives on the Premises. (||) THOMAS EGLETON.
For SALE, THE following Tracts of LAND, in Pittsylvania , namely, four Hundred Acres on Banister River , seven Hundred and seventy on Beaver Creek , three Hundred and forty five on Burck's Creek , three Hundred and eighty on Leatherwood , and four Hundred on Snow Creek . These Lands were formerly the Property of Mr. Samuel Gordon , deceased. The Price, and Time of Payment, may be known by applying to me in Petersburg . (||) JERMAN BAKER.
A RECEIPT for MODERN DRESS.
TO describe, in its Dressing, the Taste of the Time (To answer your Purpose, and fill up my Rhyme) Your Choice must be made, for a Figure exemplar, Of a Captain, a Cit, Maccaroni, or Templar, Let his Figure be slender, and lounging, and slim, Confoundedly formal, and awkwardly trim. Hang a Hat on his Head; let it squint fiercely down, And be it cut, dash'd, and scolloped, and par'd to the Crown. Behind this strange Head a thick Cue you must tie on, Like a Constable's Bludgeon, or a Tail of a Lion; And before, when you try to embellish his Hair, Let your Fingers be quick, and your Powder be fair; Bebriz it, and paste it, and cut it, and curl it, Now slope it in Ranges, in Rollers now furl it. For the Head of a Fribble, or Beau (without Doubt) Having Nothing within, should have Something without. For a Coat give him Something so outré in Shape, So awkward, so strange, 'twould disfigure an Ape; A Thing, nor a Coat, nor a Frock, nor a Jacket, All Waist to the Bottom, at Bottom all Pocket; What the Brain of a Frenchman alone could produce, Without Grace, without Ornament, Beauty, or Use. For Taste, if you mean to display your Regard, Let his Breeches be spotted like a Panther or Pard; Which will prove what old Aesop oft us'd to express, That an Ass may look fierce in a Marquise Dress. Nor forget that his Breeches be roomy between them; 'Twill show that a great Deal is wanting within them. Let his Shoes be cut forward, as far as his Toe; And his Buckles be small, and as round as an O. Thus equipp'd, turn him out to the Park or the Street, He will toss with his Head, he will sprawl with his Feet, Be as arrant a Puppy, for Pride and for Folly, As ever a Coxcomb that struts 'fore the R——h.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on Account of the new Regulation of the Post from Canada , which is to arrive every Tuesday Evening at this Office, and the weekly Post from the Eastward and Southward arriving every Wednesday , the Mail going from hence by the Packets will, for the future, be closed at twelve o'Clock at Night, on the first Wednesday of every Month (being the same Time it closes at the General Post Office in London for America ) and a Packet despatched therewith the next Day for Falmouth . By Command of the Deputy Postmaster General. (Tt) ALEXANDER COLDEN, Secretary.
AS I have great Reason to believe that  NED , a Mulatto Fellow belonging to me, intends procuring a Passage in some Vessel or other to get out of the Colony, in Order that he may pass for a Freeman, as he has been endeavouring to obtain a Pass for that Purpose, I hereby caution all Masters of Vessels from carrying him off at their Peril. He is about five Feet and a Half high, of a very light Complexion, ill legged, has large Feet, and walks badly. GILES SAMUEL, Senior.
I HAVE appointed Mr. Alexander M'Aulay, Successor to the deceased Mr. Alexander Henderson , in the Collection of the Debts owing to Messrs. Donald, Scott, and Company , at Boswell's . As the Accounts are now all due, and Indulgencies having been granted to many of the Debtors of that Store, it is now fully expected that they will make Settlements with, and speedy Payments to, the Collector; and any Failure in this Respect will occasion the most disagreeable, yet unavoidable Steps, to enforce Payments. JAMES DENNISTOUN.
COMMITTED to York Prison, a Negro Man named LEWY , who is about five Feet six Inches high, has a Scar on the Tip of his Nose, one on his Forehead, and Holes in his Ears; he has on an Osnaburg Shirt and Trousers, a spotted Swanskin Jacket, and a white Halfticks One over it. He says that he belongs to the Estate of John Baker , deceased, of South Carolina ; and, when he ran away, was in the Possession of Colonel John Jones , of the said Province. The Owner is desired to prove his Property, pay Charges, and fetch him away. WILLIAM MITCHELL.
ALL Persons may be supplied with this PAPER at 12/. 6a. 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.