The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1771-11-07 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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To MESSRS. PURDIE & DIXON, GENTLEMEN, NORTH CAROLINA, October, 1771. YOUR immediate Publication of the enclosed in your Gazette will greatly oblige your Readers in this Province, if in no other, and your Friend and humble Servant, ATTICUS. To his Excellency WILLIAM TRYON, Esquire.
SIR, I AM too well acquainted with your Character to suppose you can bear to be told of your Faults with Temper. You are too much of the Soldier, and too little of the Philosopher, for Reprehension. With this Opinion of your Excellency, I have more Reason to believe that this Letter will be serviceable to the Province of New York than useful or entertaining to its Governor. The Beginning of your Administration in this Province was marked with Oppression, and Distress to its Inhabitants. These, Sir, I do not place to your Account; yet derived from higher Authority than yours. You were, however, a dull, yet willing Instrument, in the Hands of the British Ministry, to promote the Means of both. You called together some of the principal Inhabitants of your Neighbourhood, and in a Strange inverted self-affecting Speech told them that you had left your native Country, Friends, and Connections, and had taken upon yourself the Government of North Carolina with no other View than to serve it. In the next Breath, Sir, you advised them to submit to the Stamp Act, and to become Slaves. How could you reconcile such baneful Advice with such friendly Professions? But, Sir, Self Contradictions with you have not been confined to Words only; they have been equally extended to Actions. On other Occasions, you have played the Governor with an Air of greater Dignity and Importance than any of your Predecessors; on this, your Excellency was meanly content to solicit the Currency of stamped Paper in private Companies. But, alas! ministerial Approbation is the first Wish of your Heart; it is the best Security you have for your Office. Engaged as you were in this disgraceful Negotiation, the more import Duties of the Governor were forgotten, or wilfully neglected. In murmuring Discontent, and publick Confusion, you left the Colony committed to your Care, for near eighteen Months together, without calling an Assembly. The Stamp Act repealed, you called One; and a fatal One it was! Under every Influence your Character afforded you, at this Assembly was laid the Foundation of all the Mischief which has since befallen this unhappy Province. A Grant was made to the Crown of five Thousand Pounds, to erect a House for the Residence of a Governor; and you, Sir, were solely intrusted with the Management of it. The Infant and impoverished State of this Country could not afford to make such a Grant, and it was your Duty to have been acquainted with the Circumstances of the Colony you governed. This Trust proved equally fatal to the Interest of the Province and to your Excellency's Honour. You made Use of it, Sir, to gratify your Vanity at the Expense of both. It at once afforded you an Opportunity of leaving an elegant Monument of your Taste in Building behind you, and giving the Ministry an Instance of your great Influence and Address in your new Government. You, therefore, regardless of every moral as well as legal Obligation, changed the Plan of a Province House for that of a Palace, worthy the Residence of a Prince of the Blood, and augmented the expense to fifteen Thousand Pounds. Here, Sir, you betrayed your Trust, disgracefully to the Governor, and dishonourably to the Man. This liberal and ingenious Stroke in Politics may, for all I know, have promoted you to the Government of New York. Promotions may have been the Reward of such Sort of Merit. Be this as it will, you reduced the next Assembly you met to the unjust Alternatives of granting ten Thousand Pounds more or sinking the five Thousand they had already granted. They chose the former. It was most pleasing to the Governor, but directly contrary to the Sense of their Constituents. This publick Imposition upon a People, who, from Poverty, were hardly able to pay the necessary Expenses of Government, occasioned general Discontent, which your Excellency, with wonderful Address, improved into a civil War.
In a Colony without Money, and among a People almost desperate with Distress, publick Profusion should have been carefully avoided; but, unfortunately for the Country, you were bred a Soldier, and have a natural as well as acquired Fondness for military Parade. You were intrusted to run a Cherokee Boundary about ninety Miles in Length; this little Service at once afforded you an Opportunity of exercising your military Talents, and making a splendid Exhibition of yourself to the Indians. To a Gentleman of your Excellency's Turn of Mind, this was no unpleasing Prospect; you marched to perform it, in a Time of profound Peace, at the Head of a Company of Militia, in all the Pomp of War, and returned with the honourable Title conferred on you by the Cherokees, of GREAT WOLF or NORTH CAROLINA. This Line of marked Trees, and your Excellency's prophetic Title, cost the Province a greater Sum than twopence a Head on all the taxable Persons in it for one Year would pay.
Your next Expedition, Sir, was a more important One. Four or five Hundred ignorant People, who called themselves Regulators, took it into their Head to quarrel with their Representative, a Gentleman particularly honoured with your Excellency's Esteem. They foolishly charged him with every Distress they felt; and, in Revenge, shot two or three Musket Balls through his House. They at the same Time rescued a Horse which had been seized for the publick Tax. These Crimes were punishable in the Courts of Law, and at that Time the Criminals were amenable to legal Process. Your Excellency, and your confidential Friends, it seems, were of a different Opinion. All your Duty could possibly require of you on this Occasion, if it required any Thing at all, was to direct a Prosecution against the Offenders. You should have carefully avoided becoming a Party in the Dispute. But, Sir, your Genius could not lie still; you enlisted yourself a Volunteer in this Service; and entered into a Negotiation with the Regulators, which at once disgraced you and encouraged them. They despised the Governor who had degraded his own Character by taking Part in a private Quarrel, and insulted the Man whom they considered as personally their Enemy. The Terms of Accommodation your Excellency had offered them were treated with Contempt. What they were I never knew; they could not have related to publick Offences; these belong to another Jurisdiction. All Hopes of settling the mighty Contest by Treaty ceasing, you prepared to decide it by Means more agreeable to your martial Disposition, an Appeal to the Sword. You took the Field in September 1768 at the Head of ten or twelve Hundred Men, and published an oral Manifesto, the Substance of which was, that you had taken up Arms to protect a Superior Court of Justice from Insult. Permit me here to ask you, Sir, why you were apprehensive for the Court? Was the Court apprehensive for itself? Did the Judges, or the Attorney General, address your Excellency for Protection? Far from it, Sir, if these Gentlemen are to be believed, they never entertained the least Suspicion of any Insult, unless it was that which they afterwards experienced from the undue Influence you offered to extend to them, and the military Display of Drums, Colours, and Guards, with which they were surrounded and disturbed. How fully has your Conduct, on a like Occasion since, testified that you acted in this Instance from Passion, and not from Principle! In September 1770 the Regulators forcibly obstructed the Proceedings of Hillsborough Superior Court, obliged the Officers to leave it, and blotted out the Records. A little before the next Term, when their Contempt of Courts was sufficiently proved, you wrote an insolent Letter to the Judges, and Attorney General, commanding them to attend it. Why did you not protect the Court at this Time? You will blush at the Answer, Sir. The Conduct of the Regulators at the preceding Term made it more than probable that those Gentlemen would be insulted at this, and you were not unwilling to sacrifice them to increase the Guilt of your Enemies.
Your Excellency said that you had armed to protect a Court. Had you been more generally credited in this Country. The Men for the Trial of whom the Court was thus extravagantly protected, of their own Accord squeezed through a Crowd of Soldiers, and surrendered themselves, as they were bound to do by their Recognizance.
Some of these People were convicted, fined, and imprisoned; which put an End to a Piece of Knight Errantry equally aggravating to the Populace and burthensome to the Country. On this Occasion, Sir, you were alike successful in the Diffusion of a military Spirit through the Colony and in the warlike Exhibition you set before the Publick; you at once disposed the Vulgar to Hostilities, and proved the Legality of arming, in Cases of Dispute, by Example. Thus warranted by Precedent, and tempered by Sympathy, popular Discontent soon became Resentment and Opposition; Revenge superceded Justice, and Force the Laws of the Country; Courts of Law were treated with Contempt, and Government itself set at Defiance. For upwards of two Months was the Frontier Part of the Country left in a State of perfect Anarchy. Your Excellency then thought fit to consult the Representatives of the People, who presented you a Bill which you passed into a Law. The Design of this Act was to punish Rioters in a new Jurisdiction, to create new Offences, and to secure the Collection of the publick Tax; which, ever since the Province had been saddled with a Palace, the Regulators had refused to pay. The Jurisdiction for holding Pleas of all capital Offences was, by a former Law, confined to the particular District in which they were committed. This Act did not change that Jurisdiction; yet your Excellency, in the Fulness of your Power, established a new One for the Trial of such crimes in a different District. Whether you did this through Ignorance or Design can only be determined in your own Breast; it was equally violative of a sacred Right every British Subject is entitled to, of being tried by his Neighbours, and a positive Law of the Province you yourself had ratified. In this foreign Jurisdiction, Bills of Indictment were preferred, and found, as well for Felonies as Riots against a Number of Regulators; they refused to surrender themselves within the Time limited by the Riot Act, and your Excellency opened your third Campaign. These Indictments charged the Crimes to have been committed in Orange County in a distinct District from that in which the Court was held. The Superior Court Law prohibits Prosecution for capital Offences in any other District than that in which they were committed. What Distinctions the Gentlemen of the Long Robe might make on such an Occasion I do not know, but it appears to me those Indictments might as well have been found in your Excellency's Kitchen; and give me Leave to tell you, Sir, that a Man is not bound to answer to a Charge that a Court has no Authority to make, nor both the Law punish a Neglect to perform that which it does not command. The Riot Act declared those only outlawed who refused to answer to Indictments legally found. Those who had been capitally charged were illegally indicted, and could not be Outlaws; yet your Excellency proceeded against them as such. I mean to expose your Blunders, Sir, not to defend their Conduct; that was as insolent and daring as the desperate State your Administration had reduced them to could possibly occasion. I am willing to give you full Credit for every Service you have rendered this Country. Your active and gallant Behaviour, in extinguishing the Flame you yourself had kindled, does you great Honour. For once your military Talents were useful to the Province; you bravely met in the Field, and vanquished, an Host of Scoundrels whom you had made intrepid by Abuse. It seems difficult to determine, Sir, whether your Excellency is more to be admired for your Skill in creating the Cause, or your Bravery in suppressing the Effect. This single Action would have blotted out, forever, Half the Evils of your Administration; but alas, Sir! the Conduct of the General after his Victory was more disgraceful to the Hero who obtained it than that of the Man before it had been to the Governor. Why did you stain so great an Action with the Blood of a Prisoner who was in a State of Insanity? The Execution of James Few was inhuman; that miserable Wretch was entitled to Life till Nature, or the Laws of his Country, deprived him of it. The Battle of the Alamance was over; the Soldier was crowned with Success, and the Peace of the Province restored. There was no Necessity for the infamous Example of an arbitrary Execution, without Judge or Jury. I can freely forgive you, Sir, for killing Robert Thompson at the Beginning of the Battle; he was your Prisoner, and was making his Escape to fight again you. The Laws of Self Preservation sanctified the Action, and justly entitle your Excellency to an Act of Indemnity.
The Sacrifice of Few, under all its criminal Circumstances, could neither atone for his Crime nor abate your Rage; this Task was reserved for his unhappy Parents. Your Vengeance, Sir, in this Instance, it seems moved in a retrograde Direction to that proposed in the second Commandment against Idolaters; you visited the Sins of the Child upon the Father, and, for Want of the third and fourth Generation to extend it to, collaterally divided it between Brothers and Sisters. The heavy Affliction with which the untimely Death of a Son had burthened his Parents was sufficient to have cooled the Resentment of any Man whose Heart was susceptible of the Feelings of Humanity; yours, I am afraid, is not a Heart of that Kind? If it is, why did you add to the Distresses of that Family? Why refuse the Petition of the Town of Hillsborough in Favour of them, and unrelentingly destroy, as far as you could, the Means of their future Existence? It was cruel, Sir, and unworthy a Soldier.
Your Conduct to others after your Success, whether it respected Person or Property, was as lawless as it was unnecessarily expensive to the Colony. When your Excellency had exemplified the Power of Government in the Death of a Hundred Regulators, the Survivors, to a Man, became Proselytes to Government; they readily swallowed your new coined Oath, to be obedient to the Laws of the Province, and to pay the publick Taxes. It is a Pity, Sir, that in devising this Oath you had not attended to the Morals of those People. You might easily have refrained every criminal Inclination, and have made them good Men, as well as good Subjects. The Battle of the Alamance had equally disposed them to moral and to political Conversion; there was no Necessity, Sir, when the People were reduced to Obedience, to savage the Country, or to insult Individuals.
Had your Excellency Nothing else in View than to enforce a Submission to the Laws of the Country, you might fairly have disbanded the Army within ten Days after your Victory; in that Time the Chiefs of the Regulators were run away, and their deluded Followers had returned to their Homes. Such a Measure would have saved the Province twenty Thousand Pounds at least. But, Sir, you had farther Employment for the Army; you were, by an extraordinary Battle in administering Oaths, and disarming the Country, to give a ferocious Appearance of Rebellion to the Outrages of a Mob; you were to aggravate the Importance of your own Services by changing a general Dislike of your Administration into Disaffection to his Majesty's Person and Government, and the riotous Conduct that Dislike had occasioned into premeditated Rebellion. This Scheme, Sir, is really an ingenious One; if it succeeds, you may possibly be rewarded for your Services with the Honour of Knighthood.
From the 16th of May to the 16th of June you were busied in securing the Allegiance of Rioters, and levying Contributions of Beef and Flower. You occasionally amputated yourself with burning a few Houses, treading down Corn, insulting the Suspected, and holding Courts Martial. These Courts took Cognizance of civil as well as military Offences, and even extended their Jurisdiction to ill Breeding and Want of good Manners. One Johnston, who was a reputed Re-ulator, but whose greatest Crime, I believe, was writing an impudent Letter to your Lady, was sentenced, in one of these military Courts, to receive five Hundred Lashes, and re-
ceived two Hundred and fifty of them accordingly. But, Sir, however exceptionable your Conduct may have been on this Occasion, it bears little Proportion to that which you adopted in the Trial of the Prisoners you had taken. These miserable Wretches were to be tried for a Crime made capital by a temporary Act of Assembly, of twelve Months Duration. That Act had, in great Tenderness to his Majesty's Subjects, converted Riots into Treasons. A rigorous and punctilious Execution of it was as unjust, as it was politically unnecessary. The Terror of the Examples now proposed to be made under it was to expire, with the Law, in less than nine Months after. The Sufferings of these People could therefore amount to little more than mere Punishment to themselves. Their Offences were derived from publick and from private Imppositions; and they were the Followers, not the Leaders, in the Crimes they had committed. Never were Criminals more justly entitled to every Lenity the Law could afford them; but, Sir, no Consideration could abate your Zeal in a Cause you had transferred from yourself to your Sovereign. You shamefully exerted every Influence of your Character against the Lives of these People. As soon as you were told that an Indulgence of one Day had been granted by the Court to two Men to send for Witnesses, who actually established their Innocence, and saved their Lives, you sent an Aid de Camp to the Judges, and Attorney General, to acquaint them that you were dissatisfied with the Inactivity of their Conduct, and threatened to represent them unfavourably in England if they did not proceed with more Spirit and Despatch. Had the Court submitted to Influence, all Testimony, on the Part of the Prisoners, would have been excluded; they must have been condemned, to a Man. You said that your Solicitude for the Condemnation of these People arose from your Desire of manifesting the Lenity of Government, in their Pardon. How have your Actions contradicted your Words! Out of twelve that were condemned, the Lives of six only were spared. Do you know, Sir, that your Lenity on this Occasion was less than that of the bloody Jeffries in 1685? He condemned five Hundred Persons, but saved the Lives of two Hundred and seventy.
In the Execution of the six devoted Offenders, your Excellency was as short of General Kirk in Form as you were of Judge Jeffries in Lenity. That General honoured the Execution he had the Charge of with Play of Pipes, Sound of Trumpets, and Beat of Drums; you were content with the silent Display of Colours only. The disgraceful Part you acted in this Ceremony, of pointing out the Spot for erecting the Gallows, and clearing the Field around for drawing up the Army in Form, has left a ridiculous Idea of your Character behind you, which bears a strong Resemblance to that of a busy Undertaker at a Funeral. This Scene closed your Excellency's Administration in this Country, to the great Joy of every Man in it; a few of your own contemptible Tools only excepted.
Were I personally your Excellency's Enemy, I would follow you into the Shade of Life, and show you equally the Object of Pity and Contempt to the Wise and Serious, and of Jest and Ridicule to the Ludicrous and Sarcasick. Truly pitiable, Sir, is the pale and trembling Impatience of your Temper. No Character, however distinguished for Wisdom and Virtue, can sanctify the least Degree of Contradiction to your political Opinions. On such Occasions, Sir, in a Rage, you renounce the Character of a Gentleman, and precipitately mark the most exalted Merit with every Disgrace the haughty Insolence of a Governor can inflict upon it. To this unhappy Temper, Sir, may be ascribed most of the Absurdities of your Administration in this Country. It deprived you of every Assistance Men of Spirit and Abilities could have given you, and left you, with all your Passions and Inexperience about you, to blunder through the Duties of your Office, supported and approved by the most profound Ignorance and abject Servility.
Your Pride has as often exposed you to Ridicule as the rude Petulance of your Disposition has to Contempt. Your Solicitude about the Title of HER EXCELLENCY for Mrs. Tryon, and the arrogant Reception you gave to a respectable Company at an Entertainment of your own making, seated with your Lady by your Side on Elbow Chairs, in the Middle of a Ball Room, bespeak a Littleness of Mind, which, believe me, Sir, when blended with the Dignity and Importance of your Office, render you truly ridiculous.
High Stations have often proved fatal to those who have been promoted to them; yours, Sir, has proved so to you. Had you been contented to pass through Life in a subordinate military Character; with the private Virtues you have, you might have lived serviceable to your Country, and reputable to yourself; but Sir, when, with every disqualifying Circumstance, you took upon you the Government of a Province, though you gratified your Ambition, you made a Sacrifice of yourself.
Yours, &c. ATTICUS.
P E T E R S B U R G, July 26.
INTELLIGENCE is arrived that Prince Dolgoroucki has acquired Possession of the Fortress of Kaffa, and that he has taken a Pacha of Three Tails and a Thousand Men Prisoners. The Empress, in Consideration of the Services of that General, has honoured him with the first Class of the military Order of St. George; has made him, a Present of sixty Thousand Roubles, and a Box richly set in Diamonds, with her Picture enclosed; and has advanced his Son to the Rank of Colonel.
STOCKHOLM, July 30. The Ceremony of the Coronation of the King is proposed to be in a large open Meadow, a Mile distant from Upsal. This Place is called Mora Steinen, and is celebrated for a Monument raised there in 1059, on a Coronation being performed there for the first Time, and which were continued on that Spot till the Middle of the fifteenth Century. The King, in making Choice of this Place, will spare the Kingdom an Expense of three Tuns and a Half of Gold. The States have not declared their Resolution with Respect to this Matter.
VENICE, July 31. The Russian General Count Orlow has demanded two Hundred and fifty Thousand Ducats from the Republick of Ragusa, threatening, in Case of Refusal, to bombard that Place.
POLAND, August 2. We have here some Copies of a Manifesto which the Porte has ordered to be published, to contradict the Reports that were spread of her Intention to abandon the Interests of the general Confederacy, and the Care of the Affairs of Poland. The Manifesto concludes as follows:
"The Sublime Porte, ever pure in her Principles and Actions, and, Thanks to God, far remote from all Perfidioulness and unjust Proceedings, has good Reason to be astonished at that Imputation, which cannot deceive any who are not blinded by their Prejudices. Nevertheless, since it is become necessary to make known that Poland, and her good Citizens, are the Objects of her Benevolence and Humanity, that she will assist them with her whole Force, and with all the Power which the Most High has intrusted her with, and that those who may have suffered themselves to be shaken or intimidated by malignant Insinuations ought, on the contrary, to rely on the Favour and Clemency of his Highness, who is the Shadow of God on Earth, and whose benevolent Sentiments towards the Republick are, and shall be, equally unalterable in future, the Sublime Porte thought it requisite to explain herself on the Matter of this Manifesto.
"Given towards the Middle of the Moon of Mechrem, the Year of the Hegira 1185." (Of our Era, the Beginning of May 1771.)
L O N D O N, August 28.
DOCTOR Cadogan says, that "in England all Degrees of Men are furnished with the Means of Intemperance." Doctor Floyer, in his Notes upon Cadogan, says, "that in England great Numbers of the lower Sort cannot obtain the Necessaries of Life."

Last Week, in digging the Foundation of some old Houses in Mary le Bon Parish, the Workmen found a Parcel of old Silver Coin, supposed to have been there upwards of six Hundred Years.
Last Week a Woman, genteelly dressed, was found with her Throat cut, in a Wood near Sutton Coldfield, in Warwickshire. The Jury have brought in their Verdict will'd Murder, by Person unknown.
Aug. 29. Last Night died, in Westminster, Mr. Anderson, aged one Hundred and two, worth seventy Thousand Pounds, which he acquired by Usury.
Extract of a Letter from Ostend, August 21.
I am sorry to be under the Necessity of informing you that this Morning Captain Jones, in the Prince Frederick Packet Boat, with the Mail from London, of the 20th Instant, in entering this Harbour, was by the Violence of the Wind and Tide driven on Shore on the Piles at the Mouth of the Harbour, and the Vessel entirely wrecked; but providentially the Captain, Mate, and Crew, with a Creole Woman, and a Child, Son of Doctor Canvane at Bath, were all saved, though with much Difficulty. The Mail floated out of the Vessel, and was taken up in the Harbour by a Man swimming after it.
Not long since Mr. C——n, a Linen Draper in Cheapside, and one of the principal Members of the present Society who stile themselves Supporters of the Bill of Rights , having received some Money for that Society, gave one Hundred Pounds of it to Mr. Wilkes. At the Meeting of that respectable Club, he informed them of what he had done, and desired they would confirm it; excusing himself for having given Mr. Wilkes the Money without any Order, by assuring them "that it was a Case of absolute Necessity; for if he had not furnished him with the Money their illustrious Patriot would have been in Leb's Pound ." The Society were entirely satisfied with Mr. C——n's Behaviour on the Occasion, and bestowed much Applause on his first Attempt to speak amongst them, which promised that he would one Day become a distinguished Orator.
A Ship arrived from Davis's Straits this Season brings Advice that the Lizard so far up to the Pole that the magnetick Compass had no Power, and that she then came into an open broad calm Sea, where there was not the least Appearance of Ice or Land.
They write from Paris that the Metz Stage Coach had been robbed by a Gang of Villains, who murdered the Coachman, Postillion, and six Passengers, and afterwards cut the Traces; the Horses went forward, of themselves, to the next Stage.
Advises are received of terrible Damage being done by the high Winds last Week on the French Coast, four large Ships having been wrecked between Brest and Cape la Hogue.
La Cormorante, a French Ship of War, from Dominica to Rochelle, is lost off the Madeiras, and all the Crew perished.
Yesterday was married to his fifth Wife Mr. Alderson, Farmer, at Uxbridge, aged sixty nine, to one of his Tenants Daughters, a fine young Girl of sixteen.
The Entertainment given yesterday by the Lord Mayor at the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House, to the Goldsmiths and Musicians Companies, was very elegant; there were upwards of one Hundred Dishes, besides a grand Dessert.
The Spaniards being very attentive to their Sheep, lay Salt on the Rocks in their Wilds for the Sheep to lick as they feed about, which keeps them sound, and causeth them to eat more earnestly, particularly when continued long on the same Pasture. Hence Oxen thrive much when Salt is sprinkled among the Hay; and Horses are so fond of Salt that they will, when used to it, follow the Person about to smell his Pocket for it.
On Saturday a Publican and a Barber, at a Publick House near Ludgate Hill, eat a Quarter of Lamb weighing nine Pounds, within fifty Minutes, for a Bet of two Guineas, which they won with Ease.
On Saturday a Man jumped off Westminster Bridge, for a Wager of Half a Guinea. He was to have swam to Chelsea; but, being in Liquor, he never appeared again. It is thought he struck against the Ground, and that this was the Occasion of his being lost.
Early last Friday Morning a Hearses and six was stopped by two Men, who said they were Customhouse Officers, between Dartford and Crayford. On putting their Hands into the fore Part they found it full of Goods, but the Entrance into the Hearses behind was locked. They therefore demanded the Key, which the Hearsesman pulled out of his Pocket, and pretended to throw it at them, but fell at some Distance; and whilst they were endeavouring to catch it, the Horses, being spirited, galloped off, to the great Mortification of the Officers, and got safe to Town with their Goods, which were worth several Thousand Pounds.
Aug. 31. Mr. Dudley, who voluntarily surrendered himself to the Keeper of Wood Street Compter, will shortly be examined by the Secretary of State, and after that before a Cabinet Council.
Yesterday one Britain, confined in Reading Jail on the Information of Mr. Dudley, sent a Letter to a great Person in the Ministry, defying him, it is said, to bring him to Justice, and saying he does not in the least deny his being concerned in setting Fire to Portsmouth Dockyard, but he did it through Want of Bread; and that several Persons were concerned in it, whose Influence will be sufficient to prevent any Inquiry.
The above Britain appears to be a very sensible Man, and a Scholar; as many Years since a Dragoon in his Majesty's Service, and lately (as we are informed) an Officer —, but, by various Turns of Fortune, was reduced to low that he was starving for Want of the common Necessaries of Life, when he was hired to commit the above atrocious Crime. He is visited by great Numbers of Gentlemen and Ladies in the Prison, and says that he has been promised any Money he wants on Condition of his observing an inviolable Secrecy, which he refused. He has wrote to two noble Lords in the Administration, a Copy of one of which Letters follows:
Copy of a LETTER to a Person in the City.
Mr. —, Readings, August 18, 1771. "I have sent you the true Copy of a Letter I sent to Lord — by yesterday's Post. I hope you have Courage enough to publish it, and then the World will see what a wretched Set of Men composes the present Administration. Sir, they dare not bring me to a Trial; I know too much of their Wickedness. I have dared the Earl of —, about ten Days ago, in as sharp a Letter as this. All the Answer I received was a Letter from an Agent, either of theirs or of the French, offering to bail me out of Prison, provided I would quit the Kingdom and go to France. Publish the Letter literally, and sign Britain at the Bottom.
I am, Sir, your humble Servant,
J. BRITAIN."
Copy of a Letter sent to Lord —, dated the 27th of August, 1771.
"My Lord, "I am not surprised that you should do all that lies in your Power to bury in Oblivion the late Fire at Portsmouth Dock. In all Debates wherein the Honour of the British Nation is really concerned we always see Lord —'s Name prefixed to the contrary Side of the Question, consequently we must expect the same when the Affair will expose your Lordship's Conduct; wherein will be proved your receiving large Sums of Money, at different Times, for your secret Services. Perhaps you say, "what Credit can be given to the Evidence of a Villain, who would be such a Traitor to his King and Country?" But hold, my Lord, your Crimes are more heinous than mine. What Money I received was a bare Subsistence; yours, my Lord, to indulge Luxury. I was in a mean Capacity, a menial Servant only; you, my Lord, in a high Office, intrusted with the Rights and Privileges of the People of England. Besides, my Lord, I have another Advantage over you; I am the penitent Publican, while you continue the hardened Pharisee.
"Do not let the above displease your Lordship, as I send it to give you an Opportunity to vindicate your Character, and bring the People concerned in that Affair (namely, Portsmouth Fire) to a Trial, which I believe your Lordship dare not do. If my Evidence is not sufficient to prove all the Charges I have made, I will suffer as the Principal. Though, my Lord, you must not alter the Law of the Land: those Tricks must be left off. I am,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant, BRITAIN."
N. B. Any Gentleman of Distinction may have a Sight of the original Letters, in which the Names of the Persons to whom they are addressed are written at full Length."
This Day Stocks fell considerably, owing to some important Intelligence relative to the late Fire at Portsmouth, and it is expected they will fall ten per Cent. by Monday or Tuesday next.
Last Week Colonel Coote, General and Commander in Chief of the Company's Troops in India, arrived in Town, having come home through the Deccans, and by Way of France. He was on Friday last presented to the King, and most graciously received.
Yesterday a Chapter of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath was held at St. James's, when General Coote was invested with the red Ribbon, late Sir Francis Blake Delaval's.
We are credibly informed that the Spanish Court has offered the French a Present of two Millions of Livres, besides the Loan of three Millions, for ten of her third Rate Ships of War.
A great Defection prevails at Portsmouth in his Majesty's Navy. The Sailors have all deserted from the Lizard, except thirty five Hands.
The following is a real Fact. Friday last two Noblemen, at a Coffee-house at the west End of the Town, betted one Hundred Guineas each on the Beauty of two Ladies, which is to be determined by the Coterie;
and if they refuse deciding it, the whole Money is to be spent in giving a Ball at Southampton.
A Gentleman lately returned from a Tour through Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, &c. lays the very Prospect would excite Fity even in a favre Breath. Nothing but coarse Oats, Rye, and in many Parts Ground Beans, for Bread; all Kinds of Flesh Provisions to far advanced in Price, beyond their slender Finances, that whole Families take not Part of a single Joint in two or three Months, but subsist on Water Porridge, as it is called, Potatoes, and their coarse leavened Bread; while Agents, Factors, &c. in open Day, are making Contracts for Cattle, Cheeses, Butter, &c. &c. to be delivered to them at a fixed Time, consigned to their Order; and these Goods never appear at the Country Markets at all, but are dealt out again by the Hands of these Men Eaters.
In the last Cabinet Council it was determined to station a larger Number of Ships than heretofore on the Coast of Africa, for the better Protection of that Trade.
We mention it as a peculiar and happy Circumstance that in the large and populous Village of Thaxted, in Essex, there is not one Lawyer.
The Crowd at Vauxhall, last Night, was excessive. The flocking to see the Cascade resembled more the Rabble of Bartholomew Fair, with a mad Ox let loose upon them, than a Place of Entertainment, which has done so much Honour to the British Taste. Between ten and eleven the Disappearance of the lower Sort afforded a little Room for the Company to stir in, but the Scene that opened was hardly more tolerable than that which had just closed. Confusion and Noise, Midnight Shouts, and drunken Riots, continued till four in the Morning. Lord Barrington was insulted, and drew his Sword, but was soon got out of the Scrape. The Boxes had been mostly bespoke some Days before, and there was the utmost Difficulty to procure a Part of a Table, or a Bottle of Wine. It is supposed ten Thousand People were present.
HAY, in Brewers , August 23. On the 14th and 15th Instant the Reverend Mr. John Wesley preached here to very numerous Congregations; and on the Sunday following, in Brecon, his Audience did not consist of less than two Thousand People. Besides the College which the Countess of Huntingdon has established, her Ladyship has built a Tabernacle here, and another at Brecon.
A young Fellow of Newtown, in Montgomeryshire, aged twenty two, was lately married to a Maiden Lady of that Neighbourhood, who is in the ninety fourth Year of her Age.
DUBLIN, August 23. A few Days ago a Woman, disappointed in a Love Affair, at Clannamullen, in the County of Wicklow, cut her Throat. The Reason the gave for committing this rash Action, in a Letter she left behind her, was, that she might haunt the Man, who was the Cause of it, after she was dead.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 7.
ON Tuesday last died, in the eighty fifth Year of his Age, the Honourable JOHN BLAIR, a Gentleman who, in the Course of a long Life, discharged the Offices of Representative, Auditor, Judge, Privy-Counsellor, and President of this Colony. The Virtues of his private Character have been but rarely equalled, and perhaps, never yet excelled.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint EDWARD FOY, Esquire, Deputy Auditor General for the Time being.
Last Tuesday, at the General Court, George Dalton, and George Gray, for Horsestealing, and John King for Burglary, received Sentence of Death; and Colin Campbell, for maiming, was burnt in the Hand.
To his Excellency the Right Honourable the EARL of DUNMORE, his Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, and Vice Admiral of the same:
May it please your EXCELLENCY, With his Majesty's dutiful and affectionate Subjects, the Merchants and Traders of this Colony, beg Leave to approach your Lordship with our very sincere Congratulations upon your late Arrival to your Government, and to assure you that we feel ourselves impressed with the most lively Sentiments of Gratitude to his Majesty for his gracious Attention to the Welfare of this Colony, in appointing a Noblemen of your distinguished Rank and Abilities to govern and reside among us, at a Time when our Minds were deeply affected by the Loss of the much lamented Lord Botetourt, your Lordship's noble Predecessor.
A Tear is justly due to the Memory of that amiable Man, and most excellent Governor; but we felicitate ourselves in the pleasing Prospect of Happinefs, from the Uprightness and Wisdom of an Administration which, from a Sister Colony, has received the most cordial Thanks and universal Applause.
My Lord, the Commerce of this Country, being certainly an Object of no small Consequence to the British Empire, we entertain no Doubt of its meeting with your Excellency's warmest Patronage and Encouragement.
We take this Opportunity of declaring our inviolable Fidelity to his Majesty's sacred Person and Government, and of our Resolution to contribute every Thing in our Power to render your Lordship's Administration agreeable and happy.
His Excellency's ANSWER.
GENTLEMEN, I Receive, with infinite Satisfaction, this Address, expressive of your Fidelity to his Majesty's Person and Government, and of your obliging Intentions to me. Thoroughly sensible of the great Importance of the Commerce of this Country, it shall always be an Object of my greatest Care and Attention; and it shall be my constant Study to deserve the high Honour conferred on me, by being appointed to succeed a Governor who had made himself so universally approved, and whose Death is now so justly lamented.
NORTHAMPTON, October 26. On Thursday the 17th Instant Mr. WILLIAM KENDAL, Son and Heir of Colonel Cuffis Kendal, of this County, was married to Miss NANCY PARSONS, a young Lady no less distinguished for her good Sense, sprightly Wit, engaging Affability, and unaffected Politeness, than the exquisite Symmetry of her Features, and Gracefulness of her whole Person.
If, dearest Fair, each Grace of Mind, With every outward Charm combin'd, Can happy make the Marriage State, Thy Blifs must be secure as Fate. Did all thy Sex such Worth possess, Our Hearts would soon their Power confess; No longer count their Freedom Gain, But wear with Pride the hymeneal Chain. Grant, thou Supreme, my fond Desire, May Peace and Joy her Soul inspire; Nor let thy fairest Form below Consuming Grief and Sorrow know; May that dear Breast no Pains endure, No gloomy Clouds her Life obscure; But all her Moments, Day and Night, Be spent in mutual fond Delight; And when Life's Sun extends its Shade, In Robes of Innocence array'd, May her pure Spirit wing its Flight To dwell with thee, in Realms of Light.
At the Theatre, on Tuesday next being the 12th Instant, a Tragedy (never performed in Virginia) called KING LEAR; with a FARCE, that will be expressed in the Bill.
Advertisements.
BEING very desirous to settle all my Affairs, and to release the Gentlemen who at my Request became Trustees from their Engagements for me, I propose to sell, at Rocky Ridge, on Monday the 2d of December next, to the highest Bidders, two Thousand five Hundred Acres of exceeding rich and valuable LAND, lying just below the Falls of James River, in the County of Chesterfield, on which an exceeding good Dwellinghouse, and all Conveniencies for Cropping. There will be Land enough sown in Wheat to produce five Thousand Bushels. A Stream of Water runs through it sufficient for a Mill. I likewise intend to sell the Warehouses and many Lots in Rocky Ridge, the valuable Ferries on each Side the River, the Fishery known by the Name of Sandy Bar, with several Hundred Acres Lots in Henrico, and many Lots in Shadwell. At the same Time will be sold two Hundred Negroes, and Stocks of all Sorts. The Time of Payment will be agreed on at the Day of Sale. Those who have any Inclination to purchase may be shown the Premises, by applying to Mr. David Patison. W. BYRD.
N. B. The Land will be sold altogether, or in Parcels, as on the Day of Sale shall appear to be most advisable.
NOVEMBER 6, 1771.
THE Schooner Francis, Captain Jacob Coper, will sail from York River, in about three Weeks, for Madina. Any Gentlemen who want Wine from that Island are desired to send their Letters to the Care of William Stevenson, in York Town, to go by the said Vessel.
BALTIMORE TOWN (MARYLAND) October 10, 1771.
THE Subscriber takes this Method to inform the Publick that, for the Encouragement of bringing to Perfection the manufacturing of ALCALINE SALTS, and preparing them for the European Markets, in different Forms, namely, Potash, Pearl Ash, Castash, and marked off Ashes, he has provided himself with a large Quantity of Kettles, and other Iron Materials, which he has for Sale at present, at the County Wharf in the said Town, or at George Town, on Potomack River (if ordered there) namely, two large Kettles weighing two Thousand three Hundred Pounds, with a Cooler, Dumper, Ladle, and a Door and Door Frame, all of cast Iron, which make together a complete Set, and are sold for a Hundred and twenty Dollars. He has several of the above Sets to dispose of, which he warrants to be as good as any in America for carrying on the above mentioned Manufactory.
The Subscriber also instructs Persons to make good Potashes, in a very short Time, with the above Materials, for fifty Guineas; so that they cannot go wrong in any Part of the Process, and that they may make a Tun of Potash out of five Hundred Bushels of Ashes. He also will put the landed Gentlemen in a Method to make out of two Hundred and fifty Acres of good Woodland forty Tuns of Potash in the Course of a Year, with the Assistance of ten Men and two Horses. The Potashes will sell in England from thirty to thirty six Pounds Sterling a Tun. A House, and all other Materials for carrying on the Potash Manufactory (except the Iron as above mentioned) may be built in a Country Place for fifty Pounds Currency.—Any Gentleman in this Province, or on the Borders of Virginia, may be instructed in the above Branch by applying to
JAMES STEWART.
All Letters directed to James Stewart, in Baltimore Town, shall be punctually answered.
W A N T E D.
A NEGRO BLACKSMITH, that understands his Business. Ready Cash will be given for such a One to any Person that will apply to Burnley & Braikenridge, in Hanover.
PORTSMOUTH, November 5, 1771.
THE Subscribers (Administrators to the Estate of Mr. John Kidd, late of Norfolk, deceased) hereby request all those who have any Demands against the said Decedent, since his Residence in this Colony, to bring in their Accounts immediately, properly attested. Those who are indebted are earnestly entreated to an immediate Compliance with their Contracts, and Payment of their respective Dues. Such as neglect this Notice cannot take amiss any disagreeable Steps that may be pursued against them, as the Administrators are extremely anxious to make a final Settlement of every Thing in which the Estate is connected in Virginia. They are non Residents in the Province, and their being long absent from home will be extremely prejudicial to their private Affairs, which puts them under a Necessity thus to push, that they may be enabled, if possible, to close all Demands against the Estate. ALEXANDER KIDD, } Administrators. AMOS WICKERSHAM, }
WHEREAS my late Husband, Edward Armistead, deceased, in his Lifetime became Security for Garden Jeggitt's Guardianship of James Hay's Orphan, and obtained an Order of York County Court for taking the said Orphan's Estate into his Hands, and the said Jeggitts having failed to give him County Security, agreeable to the said Court's Directions, I hereby forewarn those indebted to the said Orphan's Estate to pay any Thing to the said Jeggitts, as I am entitled to receive the same, by the Order aforesaid. MARSHA ARMISTEAD, Executrix.
PORTSMOUTH, October 26, 1771.
TAKEN up by the subscribers, some Time in June or July (on Suspicion of belonging to the Ship Brunswick, which had lost one) a large Carvell built YAWL, nineteen Feet Keel, rows with six Oars, had a Turpentaine Bottom, her Gunwale is painted blue, her Inside red, and a Streak of blue in her Stern Sheets. As we have discovered she does not belong to the Brunswick, we have had her valued. Whoever claims her may have the Value by applying to LOVE, MITCHELL, & Co.
AS I find I shall be obliged to make up a large Sum of Money, on Account of my being Security for Gwynn Reads, late High Sheriff, I propose disposing of two Tracts of LAND, namely, one lying on the Head of Shur's Creek, containing a Hundred and nine Acres, convenient to Fish and Oysters, small Peach and Apple Orchards thereon, a good Tobacco House but one Year old, two Dwellinghouses, with several Outhouses, and every Acre tenable; the other Tract, whereon I now live, on Queen's Creek, contains two Hundred and fifty Acres, with a Dwellinghouse thirty two by sixteen, with two Doors on a Side, a Quarter and large Cornhouse each but a Year old, a new Workhouse forty Feet by twenty, a new Smith's Shop, and several convenient Outhouses, a large young Peach and Apple Orchard, and lies about the Middle of Kingston Parish, very pleasantly situated, with a fine Landing for a Ship Carpenter, or a Merchant, where Vessels may lie close ashore; the Land is well timbered, and very convenient to Fish and Oysters. Also a Schooner, and Schooner Boat; the Schooner is thirty one Feet Keel, thirteen Beam, six in the Hold, and eighteen Months old; the Boat is twenty eight Feet Keel, twelve Feet Beam, and five Feet in the Hold, about four Years old. I have likewise a Boat upon the Stocks, which I shall be glad to dispose of; it is twenty nine Feet Keel, twelve Feet Beam, and five Feet Hold, and will be finished by the 1st of December. Whoever inclines to purchase may have good Bargains for Cash, by applying to the Subscriber. ROBERT BILLUPS.
FALMOUTH, October 30, 1771.
THE Partnership of William Love, & Co. dissolves on the 1st of January next; at which Time will be sold, on the Premises, to the highest Bidder, the LOT and HOUSES whereon the Subscribers now keep Store. Three Months Credit will be allowed the Purchaser, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to WILLIAM LOVE, & Co.
HANOVER, November 1, 1771.
WHEREAS Mr. Harry Robinson, late of King William County, Attorney at Law, deceased, by his last Will and Testament, thought proper to appoint me, together with Mr. Richard Morris, his Executors, I hereby give Notice that all Mr. Robinson's Books and Papers are in my Possession, and may be seen at my House, about two Miles from Hanover Town. I shall be glad to receive such Instructions from Time to Time from Mr. Robinson's Clients, or others whom he had Business to transact for, as they may think proper; and any Monies that he might have received shall be paid to the Persons entitled thereto, on the first Application to BARTTELOT ANDERSON, Executor.
NORFOLK, November 5, 1771.
THE Subscriber still continues to make the VENDUE and BROKERAGE, Business his whole Employment. He returns his most grateful Thanks to his Employers and Friends for their Favours heretofore received, and hopes for a Continuance of their Custom so long as they find him punctual, which was at first, and still is, his constant Endeavour to abide by, GEORGE KELLY.
NORFOLK, November 4, 1771.
WHITE and COLOURED THREADS, with sundry other EUROPEAN and WEST INDIA GOODS, to be sold by the Subscribers, on the most reasonable Terms, for ready Money, at their Store opposite to Mr. Maximilian Calvert's House. JOHN CARMONT, and Company.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 6, 1771.
A GENTLEMAN this Day had his Pocket Book picked of TWENTY POUNDS, in five Pound Bills, of the new Paper Currency emitted last July. Should any Negro endeavour to pass such Bills, the Person who lost them will handsomely reward whoever detects the Pickpock, by applying to the Printers hereof.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 7, 1771.
I INTEND to leave this Colony some Time in December next, ALEXANDER M'SWEEN.

WHEREAS the Estate of Benjamin Grymes cannot be got in Order for Sale by the 25th instant, there will, on that Day, be sold (at the Place where the said Grymes now lives) for ready Money, as many NEGROES and HORSES as will raise about fifteen Hundred Pounds; and the Residue of his Estate, consisting of about a Hundred and twenty Negroes, several Horses, Oxen, Waggons, Carts, Household Furniture, and Books, a Tract of Land containing about two Thousand Acres, upon Mattaponi River , in Spotsylvania County , which will be laid off in Lots, and put under Enclosures, will be sold on the first Monday in February next, at the aforesaid Place where the said Grymes now lives, which is about six Miles from Fredericksburg . Credit will be allowed till the 25th of April 1773, the Purchasers giving Bond and Security to the Trustees, who will attend the Sale, and make good Titles. Five per Cent. Discount will be allowed for ready Money, and all Bonds not discharged at the Time they become due to bear Interest from the Date. The two Vessels before advertised (being a Brig and Schooner of about a Hundred Tons Burthen each) will be sold by the Subscriber at any Time between this and the Day of Sale.
ANTHONY THORNTON, Junior, Agent to the Trustees.
N. B. There are amongst the Negroes some good Colliers, Carters, Forgemens, Watermens, &c. and a very good Furnace Keeper.
FREDERICKSBURG, October 29, 1771.
AT next Culpeper Court I shall be ready to treat with any Person for the Sale of two TAVERNS which I own in the Town of Fairfax , whereon are all necessary Outhouses and Conveniences, one of which rents for forty five Pounds a Year, two Years yet to come, the other for fifteen Pounds a Year, five Years yet to come, and Business enough for both.
At the same Time I shall offer for Sale a Tract of LAND of about thirteen Hundred Acres, which lies on Heddon River , in the County of Culpeper , a great Part of it very good, extending in a narrow Body near three Miles up and down the River.
Also a Tract of very good LAND, in the same County, which I had of Colonel Gabriel Jones , deceased, containing about four Hundred Acres, in fine Order for Farming, on which are valuable Buildings and Improvements, and is about thirty three Miles from Fredericksburg .
I will also sell the remaining Part of my Pretty's Creek Tract , in Albemarle County , containing about two Thousand Acres, and great Part of it fine Land. Major James Barbour , of Culpeper , has Power to sell the same; and if it should not be sold before the 10th of December I propose to attend at my Quarters there from the 11th to the 15th of December, in Order to sell it.
I have about a Thousand Acres in Orange County , not far from Captain Rowland Thomas's , which I will sell a great Bargain. Inquire of Mr. Hugh Jones , who lives not far from it.
For the Encouragement of Trade-men and Manufacturers to settle in the Town of Fairfax , at Culpeper Courthouse , where they are much wanting, I will lease out twenty vacant Lots of Half an Acre each, in the said Town, on Ground Rents for twenty one Years, and will add to each Lot a five Acre Lot adjoining, or very near, the Town, at the moderate Rent of forty Shillings a Year, and as soon as a sufficient Number of Persons shall apply to me and subscribe to take the Number of Lots I propose to lease out. In Order to do them equal Justice, I shall to allot the Town and Country Lots as to make them as near of equal Value as possible, and have them numbered, and the Subscribers to draw for them; but if any Person should want any particular Town and Country Lot he must make a private Bargain with me for it, though I shall not make much Difference in the Rent. Timber of all Sorts is very convenient, and Carpenters easily to be procured. This Town is in the Centre of a very populous Neighbourhood, and surrounded with fertile Lands for many Miles; so that the Success of good industrious Artificers at this Place cannot fail.
ROGER DIXON.
To be SOLD,
A VERY good Tract of LAND on Warrawqueak Bay, James River , in Isle of Wight County , about ten Miles below Hog Island , containing above three Thousand five Hundred Acres, whereon are three Plantations cleared, and in good Order for Cropping, sufficient to work thirty five Hands. On the Manor Plantation is a handsome Brick House, sixty by twenty six, two Stories high, well finished and wainscotted, with two Brick Outhouses forty Feet by twenty, Barns, Stables, and every other necessary House, a handsome Garden, completely laid off, a Hundred and five Yards by seventy five. On the three Plantations there are at least seventeen Hundred Apple Trees, and a great Variety of other Fruits. Near the said Land is a Tract containing eighty five Acres, with a well accustomed Mill thereon, and as fine a Stream as any in the Colony. Any Person inclined to purchase the above Tracts of Land, or any Part thereof, may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, who lives on the Spot. Two Thousand Acres, or thereabouts, Part of the three Thousand five Hundred Acres, lying on the lower Side of the Tract, will be sold on Thursday the 19th of December, and may be entered on at Christmas . Also to be sold, on Thursday the 5th of December, an exceeding rich Tract of high Land, containing near a Thousand Acres, lying on Ronoke River , between Barber's and Edwards's Ferries , about fifteen Miles below Hali-fax Town, North Carolina , well wooded and watered, is beautifully situated, and convenient to Church and Mill; a sufficient Quantity thereof is cleared to employ fifteen Hands, and is in good Order for Cropping. At the same Time and Place will be sold, for ready Money, seven likely Virginia born Negroes, two Hundred Barrels of Corn, and twenty five Head of Cattle.—For Terms apply to Mr. Willie Jones, North Carolina , or to the Subscribers, who will be on the Plantation.
ROBERT BURWELL. NATHANIEL BURWELL.
For SALE,
THE LAND and HOUSES on Piscataway Creek , in Essex County , where Mr. William Snodgrass formerly kept Store. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to ARCHIBALD M C CALL.
To be SOLD,
A TRACT of LAND on the north Branch of Lickingbale Creek , in the County of Goodland , containing two Hundred and forty seven Acres, without any Improvements, but is well timbered. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to John Payne , in Hanover County , Major Yelas Payne , Robert Cardin , or to the Subscriber, in Amelia . 2 WALTER BENNETT.
To be SOLD at the Plantation of Richmond Terrell , deceased, in New Kent County , on Tuesday the 12th of this Instant (November) if fair, otherwise next fair Day, ABOUT three Hundred Barrels of INDIAN CORN, eight Yoke of Draught STEERS, several HORSES, sundry Kinds of new GOODS, about twelve Hogheads of TOBACCO, a large Quantity of FODDER, and many other Things too tedious to mention. Credit will be allowed the Purchasers till the 2d of September next, on giving Bond and Security to the Executors.
All Persons that have any Demands against the Estate are desired to bring in their Accounts, that they may be discharged; and all those who are indebted are requested to make Payment immediately, as no farther Indulgence can be given. All that purchased at the last Sale, and have not given Bond, are desired to apply to Richard Allen , Junior, and give Bond and Security, or they may expect Suits will be brought by the Executors.—The Legatees are desired to attend on Friday the 15th, that the Estate may be divided, if there is a Court the Day before to grant an Order for that Purpose.
To be SOLD at Norfolk , on Saturday the 23d Instant, TWO DWELLINGHOUSES, with good Gardens and convenient Outhouses, together with several Lots of Land, the Property of the late Richard Knight . Credit will be allowed till the 25th of April next for one Half the Purchase Money, and for the Residue till the 25th of October next, on giving Bond and approved Security. A Plan of the Whole may be seen at George Kelly's Vendue Store. 2 BENJAMIN KNIGHT.
To be SOLD, at the next HANOVER December Court , A TRACT of LAND in Hanover County , whereon the Subscriber formerly lived, within three Miles of Newcastle , and four of Page's Warehouse , containing five Hundred and fifteen Acres, on which is a good Mansion House two Stories high, four Rooms below, and three above, with all convenient Outhouses, a large new Garden well paled in, and the Land under a good Enclosure. Credit will be allowed the Purchaser till April 1773, on giving Bond, with approved Security, to GEORGE THOMAS. N. B. The Land may be viewed at any Time between this and the Sale on Application to the Subscriber, at Page's Warehouse .
To be SOLD to the highest Bidder, on the last Thursday in November, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ALL that Tract or Parcel of LAND lying in Petersworth Parish , in the County of Gloucester , known by the name of Paradise ; the Quantity for which Quit-rents have been paid is eleven Hundred and forty Acres, but it will be ascertained by Survey before the Day of Sale, and is supposed to contain about fourteen Hundred Acres. It lies very convenient to Portpatrick Inspection of Tobacco , on a Creek of York River , and within thirteen Miles of Urbanna ; the Soil is exceeding good for Tobacco, Corn, or Wheat, and more than Half imagined to be Woodland, the greatest Part of which is very good, and well timbered. Mr. William Pellard , who lives near the Land, will be kind enough to show it to any Person who may choose to look over it. The Proprietors of this Land live in the Province of Maryland , who have authorised me to dispose of it, and possessed me with their Title Papers for the Inspection of those who may incline to purchase. I will make a private Bargain for it between this and the Sale, but if I do not the Terms will then be made known. ESSEX, October 25, 1771. JOHN LEE.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 25th of this Instant, at the Subscriber's Estate on Dan River , in Halifax County ,
SUNDRY Virginia born SLAVES, consisting of Men, Women, and Children, for which twelve Months Credit will be allowed. At the same Time will be sold, for ready Money, several WORK HORSES, STOCK, and PLANTATION UTENSILS, together with about ten or twelve Hogheads of TOBACCO. 1 DAVID MEADE.
N. B. The above mentioned Estate is to be rented, and the Terms made known at the Sale.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 13th of January, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ABOUT forty valuable Virginia born SLAVES, consisting of young Fellows, breeding Wenchies, and Children. Credit will be allowed till the 10th of next May, on giving Bond, with good Security, to John Wayles , Esquire, and the Subscriber. Those who do not discharge their Bonds immediately when due are to pay Interest from the Day of Purchase. THOMAS LOMAX.
To be SOLD altogether, or in Parcels, FOURTEEN Hundred Acres of valuable LAND at the upper Navigation on the north Side of Meherrin River , in Hertford County, North Carolina , where there is a publick Landing, an excellent Fishery, a Plantation on the River in good Order for Cropping, on which are a Hundred and fifty Thousand Corn Hills, three Hundred bearing Apple Trees, a small Peach Orchard, a good Dwellinghouse with two Brick Chimneys, a Kitchen with one, and several Barns and other convenient Buildings; also another Plantation about Half a Mile from the former, with thirty Thousand Corn Hills under a good Fence, a Hundred and fifty bearing Apple Trees, a small Peach Orchard, and a Dwellinghouse; and about two Miles from the River is another Plantation, with a Dwellinghouse and several small Improvements thereon. Great Part of the said Land is suitable for Tobacco, but almost the Whole is extraordinary Corn Land; it is well timbered, affords excellent Water in every Place, with a sufficient Stream for a Mill, and a fine Meadow may be made to each Plantation from the River; it is also very good for Cattle, and on the River famous for raising Hogs, as it affords extensive low Grounds. Negroes will be taken for the greatest Part, or the Whole. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, on the Premises. 4 WILLIAM STEVENS.
STRAYED from the Vineyard, near Wil-liamsburg , an old sorrel HORSE, about thirteen Hands high, with two white Saddle Spots, his Shoulder Bone remarkably high, and fore. Whoever conveys him to me shall have TEN SHILLINGS Reward. ANDREW ESTAVE.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 7, 1771. STRAYED from this City, about three Weeks ago, a blooded bay MARE, big with Foal, about fourteen Hands high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, both hind Feet white, one of her fore Hoofs split, and is shod before. Whoever brings the said Mare to the Post Office, Mr. William Holt in James City , or Mr. David Holt near Petersburg , shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Prince Edward , some Time in June 1770, a Negro Lad named WINDSOR , who for several Years past has waited upon me, and is acquainted with most Parts of the Country. He is a sensible and artful Fellow, about five Feet high, a handsome lively Look, and speaks quick. He was taken up by Mr. William Mitchell of York , and committed to that Jail, at which time he called himself William Florence , and said he was free, and, by the Assistance of some other Negro imprisoned with him, broke the Prison. He has since been seen about Williamsburg , near which Place perhaps he is still concealed. He carried away with him a brown Holland Coat, blue Broadcloth Waistcoat, two white Linen Shirts, two Pair of Osnaburg Breeches, and good Shoes and Stockings. As I have Reason to apprehend he will endeavour to get on Board a Vessel, in Order to make his Escape out of the Colony, I do hereby forewarn all Masters and Commanders of Vessels from taking him on Board. I will give TWENTY POUNDS to any Person that will contrive him to me, and FIVE POUNDS for such Intelligence that I may get him. 1 WILLIAM WATTS.
OCTOBER 28, 1771. RUN away from the Subscriber, in King William , on the 20th Instant, a likely Mulatto Fellow named ABRAHAM , about twenty Years old, five Feet five or six Inches high, and has a remarkable roguish Look; he carried a light coloured Newmarket Coat with him, but probably may change his Dress, as he has a Variety of Gentlemens old Clothes. I imagine he will endeavour to pass for a Freeman, and this all Masters of Vessels are desired to consider as a Warning from carrying him out of the Colony. Whoever brings the said Slave to me shall have a Reward of FIVE POUNDS if taken in the Colony, and TEN POUNDS if out thereof, besides what the Law allows. LOFTIN NEWMAN.
BEDFORD, August 1771. RUN away from the Subscriber a likely Negro Fellow, named JACK , about twenty Years old, six Feet high, well made, and has lost two of his fore Teeth. Whoever will bring the said Negro to Mr. Alexander Stewart , at Rocky Ridge , or secure him in any Jail, shall be well rewarded. WILLIAM TRIGG.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Charles City , on Tuesday the 22d of October, a Negro Man who calls himself ANTHONY , about five Feet four Inches high, has had his right Knee broke, and says he belongs to Mr. John Martin of Henrico . The Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges, to ALEXANDER GORDON.
This may certify whom it shall or may concern, KNOW ye, that Andrew Sprowle of Gosport has administered on the Estate of Sprowle & Crooks of Norfolk , and has appointed Mr. John Schaw to collect the Debts of those Gentlemen. Williamsburg, October 30, 1771. ANDREW SPROWLE.
GOSPORT, October 25, 1771. THE Gentlemen indebted to the Estate of Mess s Sprowle & Crooks , formerly of Norfolk , Merchants, are desired to pay Mr. John Schaw , and those they are indebted to are requested to give in their Accounts. Such as cannot immediately pay are required to grant Specialties, otherwise they may depend upon Actions being speedily entered against them. Mr. John Schaw being appointed by me to settle their Affairs. ANDREW SPROWLE.
THERE was imported, in the Matty , Captain Fox , some Time since, a Cask of PEPPER, which he advertised, but no Owner has hitherto appeared to claim it. The said Cask is now lodged with me in Port Royal , and I find it is marked R. I. 11, with a Crow's Foot between the Letters. The Owner may have it on paying the Charge of advertising. 2 ROBERT GILCHRIST.
October 12, 1771. IMPORTED, last June, the Thomas , Captain John Robertson , from Glasgow , a sleeked Box marked E. K., No. 6, with a Crow's Foot between the Letters, which the Master neglected to deliver at Norfolk , agreeable to the Bill of Lading, and I suppose has landed it somewhere up James River . The Gentleman in whose Warehouse it may be lodged will much oblige me if he will send it to Gosport , to the Care of Andrew Sprowle , Esquire, who will pay the Expense. EDWARD KER.
PRINCE EDWARD, October 25, 1771. IN February 1765 I gave a Bond to Thomas Nash , of New Kent , for upwards of two Hundred and fifty Pounds, payable the April following. I also gave a Bond (in which Colonel John Banister was Security) for upwards of a Hundred and thirty five Pounds, payable in August or September 1765; this last mentioned Bond was either payable to Colonel William Allen , of Surry County , or assigned to him. As both of these Bonds were punctually paid when they became due, and neither of them given up to me, all Persons are hereby forewarned from taking an Assignment of them. PETER JOHNSTON.
AS the Subscriber intends discontinuing his Ordinary at Port Royal , he would be very glad to rent or sell the Houses and Part of the Furniture. Any Person inclined to purchase or rent may be acquainted with the Terms on applying at Port Royal . He hopes this will serve as a sufficient Intimation to those Gentlemen that are indebted to him to pay off their Accounts, as he, from the long Indulgence already given, can lie no longer out of his Money. WILLIAM FOX. N. B. Likewise to be hired, two or three Servants that have been used to the Ordinary.
AMHERST, October 31, 1771. THE Subscriber intends for Scotland in a few Weeks. THOMAS MITCHELL.
For SALE, A TRACT of LAND in Brunswick County , containing five Hundred and thirty Acres, fit for Tobacco or Grain of any Kind, whereon is a large Dwellinghouse, a Kitchen, and other Outhouses, Barns, with Ground cleared for five or six Hands; it is convenient to Church and Mills. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, near Pennington's Ford , and Mr. Thomas Crawford's Store. 2 JOSIAH SMITH.
For SALE, A TRACT of LAND lying on the main Branch of Newbope , in the County of Orange, North Carolina , containing seventeen Hundred Acres, with three Plantations thereon under good Fences, and good Apple and Peach Orchards on each Plantation; a considerable Part of the Land is rich low Grounds, and the high Land in general is also good; the Soil is very suitable for Tobacco, Hemp, &c. If a larger Quantity should be wanted, it may be had very convenient to the above mentioned Tract. Some Part of the Purchase Money will be expected ready down, and a reasonable Time of Payment will be allowed for the Remainder. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, on the Premises. 4 SAMUEL PARKE.
On Thursday, the 14th of November, will be exposed to SALE, at publick Vendue, THE personal Estate of the late Mr. JOHN WILSON , deceased, consisting of Household and Kitchen Furniture, a Quantity of Men and Womens Shoes made in the neatest Manner, a large Assortment of Negro Shoes, some Leather, a Variety of new Lats, and sundry other Shoemaker's Tools. All those who have any Demands against the Estate are desired to make them known, and those who are indebted to make speedy Payment, to Mr. Joseph Williamson , at the House of James Campbell and Company, with whom the Books are lodged, and who is empowered to receive the same by ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, } Administrators. GEORGE WILSON, Junior, } N. B. The Shoemaker's Business, in all its Branches, is carried on by George Wilson , Junior, and Company, who hope to give Satisfaction to those who please to favour them with their Custom.
To be SOLD, on the 5th of December, on the Premises, pursuant to the last Will and Testament of Edward Booker , deceased, A VALUABLE Tract of LAND in Halifax County , near Booker's Ferry , adjoining the south Side of Staunton River , whereon is a fine Plantation, and the low Ground equal to any in the Colony. One Hundred and fifty Pounds of the Purchase Money to be paid at the Day of Sale, and Credit allowed till the 10th of June next for the Remainder. Possession will be delivered on the Day of Sale, and a good Title made. JOHN ESDALE, Administrator.
To be SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of the County Court of Gloucester , on the 11th of November, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, THIRTEEN likely Virginia born SLAVES belonging to the Estate of the Reverend Robert Yates , deceased. The Sale will be at the Plantation of Mrs. Mary Yates , within three Miles of Capitol Hill Ferry . Twelve Months Credit will be allowed the Purchaser, on giving Bond and Security to the Guardian. 2
To be SOLD at Albemarle Courthouse , on Thursday the 12th of December, ONE Hundred Virginia born SLAVES. Their Titles will be warranted, for which undoubted Security will be given if required. Five per Cent. Discount will be allowed for ready Money, and Credit till the first of May 1773, on giving Bond and approved Security, with Interest from the Day of Sale if the Money is not paid by the 10th of June 1773. The Publick may be assured that the said Slaves will be exposed to Sale at the above mentioned Time and Place, let the Weather be ever so bad. JOHN HAWKINS.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from Colonel Cary's , in Chesterfield , the Beginning of this Instant (October) a light gray HORSE about five Years old, four Feet five or six Inches high, with a hanging Mane and Bob Tail, hipshot in the hind Thigh of the off Side, and no Brand perceivable. Whoever will bring him to the Subscriber, in Richmond , shall have TWENTY FIVE SHILLINGS Reward. ARCHIBALD M C KENDRICK.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, at Port Royal , two bay HORSES; one of them is branded on one of his Buttocks with Something resembling a Pot Hook, a strong well made Horse, about seven or eight Years old, four Feet seven or eight Inches high, with a black Mane, and very thick bushy Tail, gallops and paces, straddles very much behind when he trots, and goes well in a Chair; the other is a brighter bay, about six or seven Years old, four Feet eight or nine Inches high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, trots very fast, has great Spirit, with a small Star in his Forehead, which is hardly perceivable, and his right fore Hoof split up the fore Part. Whoever will bring the said Horses to me, in Port Royal , shall have FIFTY SHILLINGS Reward for each, and FIVE POUNDS for the Thief, with all reasonable Charges allowed. There has been a great many People from the back Parts with Horses for Sale, who, having sold their own, probably carried mine off in Order to dispose of them as their Property. If any Person can give me Information of the said Horses, they shall be handsomely rewarded. 2 JAMES BOWIE, Junior.
FREDERICKSBURG, October 24, 1771. RUN away from the Subscriber, in April last, a dark Mulatto Woman named HANKEY , alias MACAI SEXTON , between two and three and twenty Years of Age, about five Feet high, has long black curled Hair tied behind, remarkable bow Legs, and is very talkative; she had on, when she went away, a cross barred Pompadour Ground Stuff Gown, an Osnaburg Shift and Petticoat, and an old dressed Gauze Cap. She was born in Caroline County , is well known about Port Royal , at which Place she has several Times been seen since her Elopement, and in July last was entertained at the Plantation of Mr. John Martin in that County, but has since left that Place, and is supposed to be gone towards Williamsburg . Whoever brings her to me, or secures her in any Jail, and gives me such Intelligence that I may get her again, shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward, and all reasonable Charges allowed. 4 WILLIAM SMITH.

POETS CORNER.
The TRAVELLER. A TRAVELLER, as he, weary, trod O'er Briars and Thorns purfu'd his Way, And far and wide his Journey lay. Worn with Fatigue, with Hunger, Thirst, And every human Evil curs'd, He cast around his watchful Eyes, On thorny Paths and cloudy Skies, Till, in a Hedge he view'd with Care, At length he saw some Nuts look fair: With warm and eager Haste he tries To seize the long expected Prize; He plucks the Nuts, and hopes to find Something beyond Dust and Wind. He cracks the Shells; lo! nought was there, But filthy Dust and empty Air. Sad Disappointment fill'd his Breast, Reduc'd his Hopes, his Mind distres'd, When, seeing Apples as he pass'd, He cry'd, now Fortune smiles at last, "The blest'd, the happy Moment's come, "To save me from impending Doom, "The blooming Apples on that Tree "Seem full of honest Verity." But, struck by Sorrow's keenest Dart, Too soon he found the specious Art; For, turn'd to Crabs, those Apples move His Detestation, not his Love. Oppress'd and wretched to Excess, From Heaven at length he sought Redress. Heaven, who hears the Wretch's Prayer, Quickly reliev'd him from Despair, By showing to his aching Sight A Cottage with a glimmering Light: Thither he bent his cautious Care, And quickly found a wholesome Fare: There good Philander, happy Man, In quiet pass'd Life's narrow Span, Content with little, truly great, Above the Fooleries of State. MORAL. Through Life, the Traveller's Path we tread, By every fair Appearance led, Deceiv'd by every vain Pretence, The Dopes of Folly, Slaves of Sense, Till Disappointment shows the Road, That leads to Happiness, and God.
HIS Majesty's Postmaster General having (for the better facilitating of Correspondence between Great Britain and America) been pleased to add a fifth Packet Boat to the Station between Falmouth and New York, Notice is hereby given that the Mail, for the future, will be closed, at the Post Office in New York, at twelve of the Clock at Night, on the first Tuesday in every Month, and despatched by a Packet, the next Day, for Falmouth. By Command of the Deputy Postmaster General. ALEXANDER COLDEN, Secretary.
MIDDLESEX, October 28, 1772. RUN away from the Subscriber's Plantation in King William County, some Time last June, a Negro Man named HARRY, about forty five Years of Age, six Feet two Inches high, very well made. As he can write, it is probable he will endeavour to pass for a Freeman. Whoever will convey the said Slave to me shall have THREE POUNDS Reward. If the taker up chooses to purchase him, he shall have a great Bargain in him. EDMUND BERKELEY.
RUN away from Mr. Edmund Wilcox's Plantation, about two Miles above Amherst Courthouse, an African Negro Fellow, who cannot speak English, about the middle Age, and pretty tall. Whoever will bring the said Negro to me at Mr. Gabriel Penn's, to Mr. Peter Davis in Albemarle, or contrives that the Subscriber may get him again, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. THOMAS REID.
RUN away from the Subscriber, some Time in November last, a young Negro Man named NED, about five Feet ten Inches high, very stout made, has a great Share of Impudence, and has lost some of his Teeth. When he went off he carried with him such Clothing as labouring Slaves generally wear, and I think had a Sore on one of his Legs, which, if well, must show a large Scar. Whoever will give such Intelligence to me as I may get the said Slave shall be entitled to a Reward of FIVE POUNDS. ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD.
ALL Persons indebted to the deceased Colonel Francis Waring, of Essex County, are requested to pay immediately; and those who have any Demands against the Estate are desired to make them known to the Executors. N. B. A Tract of LAND in King & Queen County, containing by Estimation twelve Hundred Acres, is for Sale. For Terms apply to the said Executors.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 11th of November, at the late Dwellinghouse of Colonel James Quarles, in King William County, and on the Wednesday following, at his Plantation about four Miles above Aylett's Warehouse, in the said County.
ALL the personal Estate of said Quarles, consisting of a great Variety of Household and Kitchen Furniture, large Stocks of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Hogs, the Crops of Corn, Fodder, Wheat, Pease, and Cider, Plantation Utensils, and many other Articles; also will be sold, at the last mentioned Time and Place, the said last mentioned Plantation and Land thereunto belonging, containing six Hundred and nine Acres, with exceeding good Orchards, and the Plantation in good Order for Cropping. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchasers giving Bond and Security; the Bonds to carry Interest from the Date, if not discharged as soon as they become due. All Persons having Demands against the said Estate are desired to make them known immediately, to WILLIAM AYLETT, JOHN QUARLES, Junior, } Executors.
THE Subscriber having given Bond to William Russell, Deputy Sheriff of York County, for the Delivery of JEMMY, a Negro Man Slave belonging to Pinketman Eaton, of James City County, which said Negro was in Custody of the said Russell by Virtue of an Execution against the said Eaton's Estate; and whereas the said Negro has since made his Escape from me, I do hereby offer a Reward of FORTY SHILLINGS to any Person who will deliver the said Negro to William Russell, or myself, in Williamsburg. SAMUEL SPURR.
IMPORTED in the Christian, Captain James Brown, a MATTED BUNDLE, which is supposed to be lodged somewhere on James River. It will be taken kind of any One who has it in Possession to tend it to Norfolk, to the Care of Captain Cliffe, who now lies there.
FREDERICKSBURG, October 19, 1772. I INTEND to leave the Colony in a few Weeks. DAVID BLAIR.
Just IMPORTED in the Nancy, Captain BARRON, and to be SOLD on the most reasonable Terms, by the Subscriber, in Williamsburg, A GENTEELE Assortment of MILLINERY, SILKS, and JEWELERY. Fine Meclin, Bruffs, Minionet, Blond, and black Lace and Edgings, joining and double edged Ditto, cheap Thread Edgings for Trimmings, flowered, white, and coloured Satins, Brocades, plain, striped, and coloured Lustrings, black and white Cloak Satins, black and white Satin Cloaks, white and coloured Satin Petticoats, a great Variety of set Necklaces, Earrings, Sprigs, Lockets, Buckles, and Combs, Paste, Shell, Marcasite, plain Tortoiseshell, and Horn Combs, a great Variety of fashionable Ribands, Caps, Fillets, Stomachers, and Fans, French, Pearl Wax, Pearl, Jet, Garnet, Coral, and Agate Necklaces, Earrings and Sprigs, fine Italian Flowers, Breast Ditto, Ladies and Gentlemen's Silk and Leather Gloves of various Sorts, Gold Bands, Buttons, and Loops, striped and plain Mouselins, Lawns, Cambricks, Long Lawns, bordered Muslin Handkerchiefs, plain and figured Gauze, Gauze Aprons, fine dark grounded Cottons, Hats and Bonnets, Satin Shoes, Mens Gresham's Ditto, Etwee Cakes, Silver Thimbles, Ladies white Silk and Cotton Hose, Gentlemen's white, black, and coloured ribbed and plain Ditto, Hair Rolls, Net Hoods, a great Variety of Tapes, a Piece of fine Cotton Bed Furniture, Chintz Colours, &c. &c. JANE CHARLTON.
Just IMPORTED in the Nancy, Captain BARRON, and to be SOLD on reasonable Terms by the Subscriber, at the Shop lately occupied by Doctor Andrew Anderson, in Williamsburg, A FRESH Assortment of MILLINERY. White Satin, plain and flowered Lustrings, Barb, Bruffs, Minionet, and Edging Lace, Blond, black, and joining Ditto for Hoods, black, white, and blue Satin for Cloaks, Didbury's Satin Shoes, Ditto Shoes and Pumps for Gentlemen and Children, Paste Buckles, Paste, Marcasite, Garnet, Pearl, and Wax Necklaces, Earrings, Sprigs, Crosses and Lockets, blue, and white Satin Coats, Child Bed Linen, Baskets and Cushions, large Bags for Gentlemen at 7s. 6d. Rose Ditto at 3s. 9d. Mens, Womens, and Childrens white and coloured Gloves, black and white Silk Ditto for Ladies, Silk, Cotton, and Worsted Hose, Canep and Chip Hats, Childrens blue and black Caps, Hats and Feathers, Hair Rolls, coarse, fine, and Apron Book Muslin, Net Lace, Cambricks and Lawn, Ivory Bodkins, Smelling Bottles cased with Ivory, Candle, Box, and Toothpick Snakes, some fine Chocolate, and a Variety of curious Toys, &c. &c. Fans neatly mounted, and Cloaks and Bonnets made by MARGARET HUNTER.
Just IMPORTED in the Chatham, Captain Anderson, and to be SOLD reasonable for ready Money, a large Assortment of DRUGS and MEDICINES, amongst which are the following Articles: PERUVIAN Bark, Ipecacuanha, Jalap, Rhubarb, Manna, Senna, Cremor Tartar, Quicksilver, Ruffian and Hudson's Bay Castors, Saffron, Cochineal, Potash, Essence of Bergamot and Lemons, Magnesia Alba, Castor Oil, Semarouba, Carcarilla, Indian Pink, Borax, Calomel, Aquafortis, China and Sarsaparilla Roots, Spermaceti, Spanish Licorice, Verdigris, Copperas, Canadian Balsam, Balsams of Peru, Capivi, and Tolu, Glauber, Epsom, and Lymington Salts, Ether, White Wax, Mercurius Calcinnatus, Black, White, and Red Lead, French Chalk, for taking Grease out of Silks and fine Cloths, Spa and Pyrmont Waters, Hartshorn Shavings, Iſinglass, Vermacelli, Sago, Salop, Pearl Barley, Groats, Currants, fine candied Ginger, candied Eringo and Angelica, Almond Powder, Saltpeetre, Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Allspice, Black, White, and Long Pepper, best Sallad Oil, Linseed Oil for Paintings, Beaume de Vie, Capillare, Jesuits Drops, Anderson's, Hooper's, and Lockyer's Pills, Squire's, Bostock's, Daffy's, and Stoughton's Elixirs, Freeman's and Godfrey's Cordials, Greenough's Tincture, British Oil, Bateman's Drops, Anodyne Necklaces, Eau de Luce, Elixir Bardana, Lavender and Hungary Waters, Orange Flower Water, Court Plaister, Lip Salve, Gold and Silver Leaf, Dutch Metal, best Lancets, fine Lint, Tow, Twine, Pill Boxes, White Skins, Vials, Gallipots, Clyster Pipes, Glass Funnels, Vial Corks, Ivory and Pewter Syringes, Prussian Blue, Vermilion, Logwood, &c. &c. JOHN MINSON GALT.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 24, 1772. STOLEN, or STRAYED, last Saturday, out of my Stable, a large bay Horse, the Property of Mr. John Howard; he has a Star in his Forehead, long and narrow, and is thud before. It is probable that he was rode off by some Negro, and turned loose. Whoever will give me Intelligence where he is, or bring him to me, shall have TEN SHILLINGS Reward. SAMUEL SPURR.
FREDERICKSBURG, September 28, 1772. RUN away from the Subscriber, this Morning, an indentured Servant named ANDREW NUGENT, a Native of Ireland, and a House Joiner by Trade; he speaks quick, is about five Feet nine Inches high, round shouldered, wears his Hair short and slovenly, very distinctly pitted with the Smallpox, has a Scar on his Forehead representing the Letter Y, and a downy Beard. He lately prained one of his Wrist, which is yet larger than the other, and was also bit by a Dog in one of his Legs, the Scars of which probably now appear. He was indifferently clothed, having sold most of what he had for Liquor, and abused those remaining in Drunkenness, a Vice he is much addicted to, but what he had was a Gentleman's cast off superfine brown Cloth Coat, bound, with a white Lining and yellow Basket Buttons, a Damascus Waistcoat, brown Linen Trousers, and a twilled Milk and Cider coloured Country Cloth Coat, which he stole. Whoever will secure him in any Jail, and advise me of it, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward, besides what the Law allows. If he is taken out of the Country I will give FIVE POUNDS, besides what the Law allows, upon his Delivery to me. STEPHEN JOHNSTON. N. B. I understand he was at Todd's Bridge about the 5th Instant, inquiring the Way to Newcastle, where he said he was going on some Business of Mr. Mercer's, his late Master.
SURRY County, October 18, 1772. RUN away, from the Subscriber's Plantation in North Carolina, on Tar River, last May, a NEGRO MAN named Emmanuel, a spare made Fellow, of a yellowish Complexion, Virginia born, twenty odd Years of Age, speaks remarkable hoarse, and formerly belonged to Mr. Simon Hilliard of Elizabeth City. I suspect he is lurking about Williamsburg, as I heard of him there last August. Whoever apprehends the said Fellow and brings him to me, or secures him so that I get him again, shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward. CHARLES REEKES.
To be SOLD at publick Sale, on the 11th of November next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, FOUR Thousand Acres of LAND belonging to James Burwell, lying in the County of Isle of Wight, on James River, eleven Miles below Smithfield. It is very level, and extraordinary good for Grain and Stock, having firm Marshes belonging to it, and so convenient to Norfolk that whatever is made thereon may easily be carried there by Water. There is also a very fine Merchant Mill in the Neighbourhood thereof, the Proprietor of which will, no Doubt, readily take all the Wheat that can be made upon it. Oysters and Fish are to be had in Plenty, and extremely good. The Land will be laid off in Lots to suit Purchasers, and may be entered on the first of January next. Six Months Credit will be allowed from the Day of Entry, on Bond, with approved Security, being given to LEWIS BURWELL, DUDLEY DIGGES, THOMAS NELSON, Junior, } Trustees. RICHARD BAKER, NATHANIEL BURWELL, }
TAKEN up, in Mecklenburg, a DARK BAY HORSE, with white Hairs in him, about four Feet four or five Inches high, a Blaze in his Face, his left hind Foot white, a roach Mane almost grown out, a Switch Tail, Saddle Spots on his Back before, a Bump on his Back behind made by a Saddle, he appears very lame in the right Hip, and is branded on the near Shoulder d: and on the off Buttock T. Posted, and appraised to six Pounds. ISAAC WATSON.
STOLEN, or STRAYED, from Mr. Timberlake's Pasture, in Peterburg, some Time in June last, a bay MARE, got by Janus, about fourteen Hands high, eight or nine Years old, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, a small Star in her Forehead, some White on one of her fore Pasterns, and both hind Ones white, a small white Spot on her Withers, and a slight Scar on her off hind Pastern, occasioned by a Kick. She was known to many People, some Time ago, as a Quarter Race Mare, by the Name of Nettie, and probably is with Foal, as she was covered this Spring by Colonel Baylor's Frannught. Whoever will bring her to Mr. Timberlake in Peterburg, or to me in Northampton County, North Carolina, shall have TEN POUNDS Virginia Currency if she proves with Foal, otherwise FIVE POUNDS. WILLIE JONES.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 25, 1772. COMMITTED to the publick Jail, from Gloucester Prison, a Negro Man named SHARPER, a likely well made Fellow, who seems to be about twenty two Years of Age, speaks broken English, and either cannot or will not tell his Owner's Name, or from what Part of the Colony he came. Whoever has a just Claim to him are desired to take him away and pay Charges. PETER PELHAM, K. P. C.
NORFOLK, September 11, 1772. I INTEND for England early in the Spring, and request all those who have any open Accounts on my Books to settle them. Bonds, or Cash, will be required from all indebted, and Payment made to those who have Balances in their Favour. I expect all Persons concerned will pay due Regard to this Advertisement, as all Accounts unsettled, after the first Day of January next, will be put in Suit. My Business here, after that Time, will be transacted by William Marsh and Richard Marshall. JOHN GREENWOOD.
MECKLENBURG, September 1, 1772. RUN away from the Subscriber, this Day, an Apprentice Lad named EDWARD WILSON, a clear Mulatto, a Carpenter and Joiner by Trade. He is about eighteen Years of Age, about five Feet seven Inches high, has long black Hair, tied behind, much inclined to curl, has a Scar on the Top of his right Foot, which he got by the Stroke of an Adze, and as he walks his Uncle cracks remarkably. He had on when he went away a short Bath Coating Coat, a Sky blue Duroy Waistcoat, and Osnaburg Breeches; and he carried with him two Check, two brown Sheetings, and one white Shirt, also a Pair of Check and a Pair of Osnaburg Trousers, with a brown Holland Waistcoat. Whoever delivers the said Apprentice to me, within two Miles of Mr. Lewis Parham's Store, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward, besides what the Law allows. PHILIP MALLORY. He is supposed to be gone towards Hampton.
For SALE, or to be RENTED for a Term of Years, and entered upon immediately, THE capital Prize drawn in the Honourable William Byrd's Lottery, consisting of a DOUBLE FORGE and valuable GRISTMILL, with two Acres and a Half of LAND adjoining; also two Thousand Acres of exceeding good LAND, the farthest Part of which is not more than three Miles from the Works. The Land, &c. will be sold, or rented, with or without the Forge and Mill, and laid off in small Parcels to suit Purchasers. Long Credit (if required) will be allowed for greatest Part of the Money, Bond with approved Security being given. I would have no Objection to dispose of one Moiety of the Whole, or the Stream with or without the Land, to a suitable Partner. It is capable of great Improvement, being situated in the Heart of a fine Wheat Country; and, at a small Expense, the Forge may be converted into a good Merchant Mill, which would manufacture a Hundred Thousand Bushels in a Season, besides the Advantage arising from the Gristmill, which is worth, at least, two Hundred Pounds a Year. The Terms will be made agreeable; and the Land and Works may be viewed, at any Time, by applying to Mr. Richard Crump, Merchant at Rocky Ridge. HENRY MORSE. The UTENSILS, and OLD IRON, belonging to the Forge, will be sold on reasonable Terms.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Lancaster, on the 24th of December last, a Negro Man named WILL, about five Feet eight or nine Inches high, between thirty and forty Years of Age, but looks older than what he really is. He has been at Work in Norfolk for some Time past, and went by the Name of William Moore, as a Freeman. He is a very good Hostler and Gardener; and what may detect him sooner, he is very fond of Liquor, and when drunk very quarrelsome and fancy. Whoever will secure him in any Jail, and give me Intelligence so that I may get him again, shall have FIVE POUNDS, and if brought to me FIFTEEN POUNDS, paid on the Delivery of the Negro. JOHN WORMELEY.
AS I intend to remove up the Country next Fall, I would sell my Plantation in King & Queen County, which consists of six Hundred and fifty five Acres of LAND, pleasantly situated on Mattaponi River, about six Miles above West Point, and has on it a very good neat convenient Brick House with two large Rooms, two Closets, and a Passage on a Floor, with good Cellars under it, two very pleasant Porticoes, one above and the other below Stairs, neatly finished, with Banisters and India Work, a very convenient Storehouse sixty Feet long, with two Floors and a Cellar, and all other Outhouses necessary, Garden, &c. in good Order. The Land is good for Corn, and with Manure will produce fine Tobacco. There is also belonging to the above mentioned Tract one Hundred Acres of Marsh, lying opposite, on the other Side the River, which is very convenient for getting Hay, &c. Any Person inclined to purchase may be shown the same, and know the Terms, by applying to JOHN MEREDITH. Who has also for Sale another Plantation in King & Queen County, just below West Point, known by the Name of Gough's Point, containing two Hundred Acres, adjoining the Land of Mr. Samuel Meredith, on which is a good Deal of Marsh that with little Expense might be made a valuable Meadow. The Land is well timbered, but no Improvements on it. I have also three LOTS in West Point for Sale, whereon is a neat little Dwellinghouse with two Rooms on a Floor, and an old Kitchen. The above mentioned Land will be sold together, or in separate Tracts, as may best suit the Purchasers. WILLIAM MITCHELL.
To be SOLD, on long Credit, the three following Tracts of LAND, viz. ONE Tract containing four Hundred Acres, lying in Spotsylvania County, on the Head of Bluff Run, about eighteen Miles from Fredericksburg. One other Tract lying in Amherst County, on Owen's Creek, containing four Hundred Acres; it is well timbered, and a good Soil for Tobacco and Indian Corn. One Tract lying in Pittsylvania County, on Sycamore Creek, near Captain Benjamin Clement's, containing two Hundred Acres; this is likewise good Tobacco Land. Any Person inclined to purchase either of the above Tracts of Land may know the Terms by applying to Mr. Charles Traill, Merchant in Albemarle County, or to the Subscriber in Richmond Town. The above Lands are the Property of John Loving, Senior, of Amherst County, but made over by a Deed of Trust to the Subscriber. Two Years Credit, or longer if required, will be given, on Bond and approved Security. WILLIAM MITCHELL.