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Extract from a SERMON preached before the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts, at their Anniversary Meeting in the Parish Church of St. Mary le Bow, February 19, 1773. By the Right Reverend Jonathan Lord Bishop of St. Asaph.
THIS excellent Sermon treats chiefly of the unhappy Disunion between Great Britain and her Colonies in America, and it exhibits a lively Picture of that benevolent Spirit, and of those equitable Principles and Measures, by which alone their old Concord and mutual Prosperity can be restored. For the wise and liberal Maxims of Government inculcated in it and referred to the principal Object, and also for the uncommon Elegance of the Composition, it is ardently to be wished that an Edition of it was printed for publick Sale. In the Meantime, as the late Detection of that infamous and traiterous Correspondence, which was designed to widen the Breach, has rendered the Subject of this Sermon universally interesting, we cannot doubt but that a large Extract from it will be highly acceptable to our Readers.
PERHAPS the disinterested Zeal of this Society for the Instruction of our Brethren in North America may tend to revive that Union and Cordiality between the Mother Country and its Colonies, which, for the common Utility, ought never to have been interrupted. It is by no Means decent from this Place to censure the Conduct of our Superiours, or even to suppose it blameable; but surely, as good Subjects, we may wish and endeavour to heal the Wounds of our Country, without inquiring by what Hand they were inflicted. We may, and I think we ought to wish, that the true Interest of the whole extensive Community may govern our future Contests, and regulate all our Claims. Our mutual Relation was formed, and has hitherto subsisted, by a perpetual Communication of Benefits. We want the Produce of Soils and Climates that differ so much from our own, and they will long have Occasion for the Fruits of our Arts, our Industry, and our Experience; and should they ever cease to want our Protection, which as long as we render it beneficial to them they never will, yet we may still continue united in Interest, in Commerce, and the grateful Remembrance of old Services. May the Wise and Good on both Sides, without inquiring too curiously into the Grounds of past Animosities, endeavour by all prudent Means to restore that old publick Friendship and Confidence which made us great, happy, and victorious. To Countries so closely united, it is needless, and even dangerous, to have Recourse to the Interpretation of Charters and written Laws. Such Discussions excite Jealousy, and intimate an unfriendly Disposition. It is common Utility, mutual Wants and mutual Services, that should point out the true Line of Submission and Authority. Let them respect the Power that saved them, and let us always love the Companions of our Dangers and our Glories. If we consider their Prosperity as making Part of our own, we shall feel no Jealousy at their Improvements; and they will always cheerfully submit to an Authority which they find is exercised invariably to the common Advantage. During all our happy Days of Concord, partly from our national Moderation, and partly from the Wisdom, and sometimes perhaps from the Carelessness of our Ministers, they have been trusted in a good Measure with the entire Management of their Affairs; and the Success they have met with ought to be, to us, an ever memorable Proof that the true Art of Government consists in not governing too much. And why should Friendship and Gratitude, and long Attachments, which inspire all the Relish and Sweetness of private Life, be supposed to be of no Weight in the Intercourse between great Communities? These are Principles of human Nature, which act with much greater Certainty on Numbers than on Individuals. If properly cultivated, they may to us be productive of the noblest Benefits; and, at all Events, will nei-
ther lessen the Extent of our Power nor shorten the Duration of it.
When Things are on so reasonable a Footing, if there should happen to be any Errors in Government, they will soon be corrected by the friendly Disposition of the People; and the Endeavours to separate the Interest of the Colonies from that of Great Britain will be received with the Indignation that is due to the Artifices of factious Men, who wish to grow eminent by the Misfortunes of their Country.
Even in that future State of Independence which some among them ignorantly wish for, but which for their true Interest can never be too long delayed, the Old and Prudent will often look back on their present Happiness with Regret, and consider the Peace and Security, the State of visible Improvement and brotherly Equality, which they enjoyed under the Protection of their Mother Country, as the true golden Age of America.
I need not suggest how favourable these Dispositions must prove to the Reception of the religious and benevolent Doctrines which it is the Business of this Society to propagate. Under a mutual Inclination to Peace and Goodwill, the Lessons of Piety we teach will be heard with that fair Attention which always turns to the Advantage of Truth, and the Claims we make will be estimated (which is all we ought to desire) by the Reasonableness of them.
I own I feel upon my Mind a strong Impression of the publick Advantages that would result from this benevolent and Christian Policy; and I could wish, for the Interest of Mankind, and of our Country in particular, that it may not be thought wholly of a visionary Nature. I think I can see a strong and immediate Demand upon us for such a Conduct, from the Situation we are in, and the unusual Occurrences that have passed before us within a few Years. There seems at present to be a great and general Commotion, and Tendency to Change, in the Minds of Men. Animated by the gradual Improvement of Knowledge, and the fortunate Example of this Country, our Neighbours have had the Courage to think with greater Freedom on the most important Subjects, and to look for Something better in Religion and Government, than they find established among themselves. At the same Time, not only Discontent and Faction, but the real Difficulties of Things, the Extent, the Fluctuation and the Intricacies of Commerce, afford sufficient Exercise for political Wisdom. Add to this, a vast Accession of distant Territory, the Art of governing which we are yet to learn. Our Colonies are rising into States and Nations; the extreme Boundaries of the World are opening to our View, and Regions unknown to our Fathers may soon become the Objects of Contention. In this great shifting Scene of human Affairs, the Concerns of this extensive Empire are growing every Year into more Importance and Dignity. It behoves us to adopt some Plan of Conduct that shall be suitable to our Situation, and the high Character we sustain. The Interest of Britain, considered singly by itself, ought not at present to be the sole, and in a few Ages may not be the most considerable, Object of Attention. We have already tried what Advantage is to be found in governing by Force, and have no Reason to be proud of the Experiment. What Benefit has accrued to the Publick from the Plunder and Desolation of an industrious helpless People? The whole Profit we have reaped from so much injustice and Dishonour has ended in fraudulent Schemes, vain and extravagant Expectations, ruinous Expense, and Luxury; attended with a general Loss of Credit and Confidence, a sudden Suspension of Commerce and Industry, and an almost total Stoppage of the main Springs and vital Motions of Society. It requires no common Degree of Wisdom to deliver our Country from such Gains and such Prosperity as this!
A great liberal commanding Spirit is wanting, such as has appeared but rarely in modern Times, but was better known to the Ancients; which, without computing and calculating what is strictly due, can extort Affection and Gratitude by publick Services; which can sacrifice little and even great Interests to the Establishment of a solid permanent Authority, founded on Justice and Moderation; which, permitting its Subjects to enjoy and improve all their natural Advantages, can always avail itself of their Wealth and Numbers for the Defence or the Glory of the Empire, and is sure to find the most powerful Resources of Government in their Friendship and Love.
We presume not to instruct our Rulers in the Measures of Government, but it is the proper Office of a Preacher of the Gospel of Peace to point out the Laws of Justice and Equity which must ultimately regulate the Happiness of States as well as of Individuals, and which are no other, in Effect, than those benevolent Christian Morals which it is the Province of this Society to teach, transferred from the Duties of private Life to the Administration of publick Affairs. In Fact, by what Bond of Union shall we hold together the Members of this great Empire, dispersed and scattered as they lie over the Face of the Earth? No Power can be swift or extensive enough to answer the Purpose. Some Art must be employed to interest all the distant Parts in the Preservation of the Whole; which can only be effected by serving, obliging, and protecting them. It ought not to be the first Object in Contemplation what we are to get by them, but how we can best improve, assist, and reward them; by what Benefits we may procure their Happiness, and win their Affection. But is Government then entitled to no Emoluments in Recompense for all its Cares? I answer, that they who have the Heart to do Good to those who depend upon them will always meet with an ample Return. None are so sure to reap the Benefits of the Soil as they who have spared no Expense in the Cultivation; and it is universally true, that the more we exact from our Subjects the less we shall gain from them. Bountifulness is a plentiful Garden, and Mercifulness endureth for ever. Let the distant Nations that depend upon us be made to know, and feel, that they owe their Peace and Happiness to our Protection. Let them be encouraged to consider themselves not as our Slaves, but as our Friends and Brethren. And let us endeavour to wipe away the Tears from the poor oppressed Natives of India, and suffer them, if possible, to enjoy some Taste of the legal Security and civil Liberty which renders Life dear to ourselves; which are Blessings hitherto unknown to those Climates, but more grateful to the Heart of Man than all the Fruits and Odours which Nature has lavished upon them.
This Righteousness and Mercy, which is due to all Men, but especially to those who are under our Protection, is the Law of Nature, the Command of Religion, and it ought to be the first and leading Maxim of civil Policy. But it is amazing how slowly, in all Countries, the Principles of natural Justice, which are so evidently necessary in private Life, have been admitted into the Administration of publick Affairs. Not many Ages ago, it was customary to engage in War without a reasonable Cause or Provocation, and to carry it on without Humanity or Mercy. Since then, it is happily become necessary for States to explain their Motives, and justify their Conduct, before they begin to destroy their Fellow Creatures. And blessed be his Memory who first taught the Soldier to spare the useful Husbandman, and to feel a Horror at shedding of innocent Blood.
It has been the Policy of Government, such as it is, from the earliest Times, to keep distant Provinces and Colonies under the most severe Restraints and Subjection; yet, when those Restraints have been removed, the Mother Country has always been a great Gainer by the Advantages she has communicated to her Subjects. Indeed it is a Truth, not more important than it is evident and obvious, that the most sure and effectual Method of receiving Good from Men is to do Good to them; or, as St. Paul beautifully expresses it, to provoke one another to good Works. But the Minds of Men are not sufficiently prepared and enlightened by Experience to adopt it in Practice. A Time, I doubt not, will come, in the progressive Improvement of human Affairs, when the Checks and Restraints we lay on the Industry of our Fellow Subjects, and the Jealousies we conceive at their Prosperity, will be considered as the Effects of a mistaken Policy, prejudicial to all Parties, but chiefly to ourselves. It would be a noble Effort of virtuous Ambition to anticipate this Discovery, to break through the Prejudices and selfish Spirit of the Age, to find a better Path to our true Interest, and to make our Country great and powerful, and rich, not by Force or Fraud, but by Justice, Friendship, and Humanity.
I should not have dwelt so long on so unusual a Subject, had it not been for the great and almost infinite Importance of it. The Virtue of a private Man assists and supports a few Individuals, but this publick Virtue does Good to Thousands and Tens of Thousands. The former relieves the Distress of a Friend, or of a Fam-
* The Writer of a Pamphlet, published a few Years ago, on the Expediency of raising the Salaries of Clerks in publick Offices, makes the following Observations. "The Stability, Peace, and Glory, of all Government, from that of a private Family to the great Family of the Nation, depend upon the Mildness, Impartiality, and Generosity, of its Administration. It is a sacred Tie of mutual Obligations between the Governor and the Governed, uniting both in one common Interest; and Exchange of Confidence, Esteem, and Love, for Protection. Integrity, and Kindness. That Minister, or chief Officer, therefore, who, for whatever Purpose, labours insidiously to dissolve this Tie, who misrepresents and calumniates the Governed, and kindles a Spirit of Jealousy and Resentment in the Governor, robs the one of his brightest Diamonds, and the other of their dearest Rights, and is a Traitor to both."

ly; the latter acts in a higher Sphere, it founds States and Kingdoms, or makes them prosperous and happy. Yet all this Merit, which a Nation can never sufficiently acknowledge, at least all that we presume to describe, consists in the right Application of the plain good Rules which are so often repeated to us in Scripture: Whatsoever ye would that Men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them. Follow that which is good, to all Men. Look not every Man on his own Things, but every Man also on the Things of others. Bear ye one another's Burthens, and so fulfil the Law of Christ. But these Truths lie before the Eyes of Men like medicinal Herbs in the open Fields, and for Want of applying them to their proper Objects they remain ignorant of their Virtues. Yet we may say, with a pious Confidence, that this has not been our own Case; this Society has thought that we could not obey these divine Precepts in a Manner more agreeable to the true Spirit of them than by teaching to distant Nations the Truths that are best calculated to make them happy. Could we teach them to the Great and the Wife of this World, that would be Happiness indeed; that would be the most effectual and the most beneficial Propagation of the Gospel that the World has yet seen. Mankind would then have an experimental Proof of the Salvation offered to us from above, and would acknowledge with Gratitude the Propriety of that Message from Heaven, "Glory be to God in the highest, on Earth Peace, Good-will towards Men!"
WILLIAMSBURG, February 17.
Major General LEE, in his Majesty's Service, but a Native of Great Britain, arrived a few Days ago at Hampton, from New York, on a Tour through the Colonies.
Marriages. ARCHIBALD BOLLING, Esq; to Miss JANE RANDOLPH, second Daughter of Richard Randolph, Esq; of Curle's.
JOHN PARKE CUSTIS, Esq; to Miss ELEANOR CALVERT, of Maryland.
Deaths. Mrs. JANE RANDOLPH, the amiable Spouse of Thomas Randolph, Esq; of Chesterfield.
FREDERICKSBURG, February 8. Lately died here, of the Small-pox, which Distemper he had caught from some Vessel in York or James River that had Servants on Board, Mr. CHARLES TINSLEY, of New-castle, a Gentleman who was universally esteemed, and is much regretted. Three Negro Women, and a Boy that attended him, as also a white Man who laid him out, unfortunately got the Infection; but its Progress is now happily stopped, by the great Care and Vigilance of the Magistrates, Doctors, and other Gentlemen of the Town, which is now quite clear from that noxious and alarming Disorder.
To the Reverend Mr. HENLEY.
SIR, PAINFUL as it is to contend with One whose sole Aim seems to be that of Cavil and Abuse, who, without Regard to Candour or Truth, forgets the Merits of the Question, and endeavours only to mislead by affected Sarcasms, paltry Witticisms, and misplaced Ridicule, yet through this long Labyrinth of Sophistry and Error I am obliged to follow you, or remain subject to the Misrepresentations or Disingenuity and Falshood.
It was not the Fear of being damned that induced my Silence to the first Part of your Reply, but I waited for a second Exhibition of your rhetorical Abilities, which you had promised us. That Delicacy which you show in the Beginning surprised me not a little, and I cannot withhold my Congratulations on your new Acquisition. Lov'd by the Muses, and a Friend of Truth , was your Character when given by a poetical Friend, but infinitely short of such unsearchable Merit. We were therefore lately preferred with a more just Ode, drawn by yourself, and made acquainted with the Fulness of your Word . Thus placed on an Eminence, and it might be expected superior to the Corrosions of Envy, when you deny another the poor Privilege of a negative Encomium, we can scarce forbear crying out with HORACE, Risum teneatis Amici . Your tender Regard for my Patience next claims my Attention, and I am glad it afforded you so good an Opportunity of displaying your Acquaintance with Tristram Shandy . You have endeavoured to represent me as One who thinks himself exempt from giving Reasons for his Conduct; but, in Support of yours, you overwhelm us with them. Because you would not fret my Patience you could not answer the Whole of my Letter, and because it was but just come to Hand you could not answer the Whole. He must really be an impenetrable Dunce who does not perceive, and admire, the Accuracy of such Reasoning.
You still assert the Expediency of publishing those detached Extracts, without an Attempt to refute what had been said on that Subject. To refer thereto would be a sufficient Answer, but give me Leave first to point out the Consistency and Depth of your present Argument. To show the Necessity on your own Account, it is asked how you could suppose that I (who was chosen a Guide to others, &c. and had declared my Abhorrence of Falshood) would have accused another without the fullest Proof! These Declarations, indeed, were not then made; but Mr. Henley's present Faculties enabled him to foresee, and anticipate, what, to vulgar Minds, Futurity must disclose. Your Reasoning improves as we advance, and it was necessary, on Account of your Friends, That if I could bring such a Charge (where the Word bring must mean prove , for in every other Sense you say it had been brought already) it might be in their Power to defend themselves against it ; or, if that is not a sufficient Reason, that I should be obliged to support it . How amazing, Sir, are the Powers of your Mind! and who is able to fathom them! The Difficulty of finding out how your Election was carried on, without a principal Conductor, is not greater. It was my Opinion that the Person who carried about your Paper to solicit Subscriptions might justly be considered as such, and it is my Misfortune not to comprehend the Mistake. Mr. Russell, far from being the Butt of my Malice , is an Object of Pity; and it was with Concern that I mentioned the Means made Use of to promote your Interest. When you tell me that the Character of such a Man is by no Means less respectable than my own, I can look upon it only as a Piece of undeserved Abuse, not worthy a Reply. That Means of such an infamous Nature (to use your own Expression) were used, neither has, nor can, with Truth, be denied; and whether an Election, so conducted, deserves not the Ridicule cast upon it, is left to the Opinion of others. The Terms in which it was ironically represented were such as are commonly used on these Occasions, but the Sense of them must vary according to the Difference of Circumstances. The Words Bribery and Corruption , which have afforded you such a Handle for Misrepresentation, could not, without Absurdity, be meant literally; but will, by an easy Figure, imply unfair Means of any Sort. In this Sense, they were used; and to fix any other, would, as you own, render the Charge highly ridiculous. The Rule of All-Fours has already met with its deserved Treatment; I shall therefore pass it over, only with a Wish to know the Authority from whence it is taken, lest some should be tempted to believe that it can only be found among your Elementary Ideas of Poetry . You assert the Reality of your Election; and yet, when broken of in the common Terms, it brings to your Mind Tom Thumb's Execution , and of Course bears not the least Similitude to an Election. Great must be the Eagerness to display another's Wit which forces such a plain Confession! From some Instances of the Subtlety of your Distinctions, it might be expected that you could easily discriminate an Attempt to ridicule your Idea of an Election , from an Accusation aimed at Mr. Russell . When this is done, my Consistency may perhaps appear less striking. If my Lucubrations smell strong of the Lamp , and consequently be the Offspring of unwearied Application and Labour (a Charge never denied) how is it, that, from a grovelling Ant, I am so suddenly metamorphosed, and soar with the rapid Wing of a Vulture ! Your Pen must be possessed of strange Qualities to effect such a surprising Change! The Caduceus of Mercury is not to be compared to it! Not less to be admired is the Extent of your intuitive Faculties, which enabled you to know that I considered your Productions as the Offspring of Labour ; but, unluckily, in this Instance you were misled by them! The Facility with which you wrote had often been boasted of, and as your Pieces carried no Marks of Study, or Depth of Argument, I gave easy Credit to the Impression. To show my Readiness to pay the proper Tribute to your Merit, when discovered, I seize this first Opportunity, which that Thankfulness for your allotted Portion
of Abilities gives me, to display your Virtues, and beg Leave to recommend to universal Imitation that amiable Disposition of Heart which throbs with Gratitude for the smallest Faviours.
When, with an ironical Sneer, you would represent me as a Person vain of superior Abilities, the Insinuation is as injurious as it is false. No Part of my Conduct can justify you therein; and had it been thought that the present Dispute was undertaken as a Contest for literary Fame, I would have permitted you to enjoy the Triumph. The Lee , without Interruption, should have culled its Sweets, and presented them to the World. It is a Pity to disturb the soft Soothings of Vanity. I shall therefore only admire your wonderful Sagacity which first perceived that Mr. Bracken had discovered a new World , i. e. had first attempted to defend a Cause by false Reasoning and bad Logic. When you have shown the Inefficacy of a late Adventurer's Design, your Comparison of it to the feeble Efforts of Priam will be allowed some Merit; but you only discover how much easier the Art of Triumph is learned than that of Conquest, and that it is sometimes prudent to sing Te Deum after an Overthrow, and conceal the Mortification of a Defeat under the Acclamations of Victory.
Far from the Reward of a Smile, your Remarks on what are called my logical Investigations deserve Contempt and Indignation. To omit and pervert any Part of another's Words, with a View to injure him, is a Piece of Conduct highly base and immoral. Whether you was the real Author, or not, of the PARISHIONER OF BRUTON , I said, was immaterial; but that you might be justly considered as such from your prior Knowledge and Approbation of it. Compare this with your Representation, and the Difference will be obvious. When it was considered that the Piece was wrote to serve your Interest, that you had owned your Acquaintance with the Contents of a private anonymous Letter sent to answer the same Purposes, and informed me that such a publick Attack would appear against me, I thought, from these Premises, a probable Argument might be drawn for considering you as its Author, either originally or by Adoption, especially when several other Circumstances concurred to favour such a Conclusion. You, indeed, have studied the Sophisms of Logic (and never did any Cause stand in greater Need of them) but they are easily detected, and there is a wide Difference between Things in their absolute Nature , and the same Things surrounded with peculiar Circumstances , and considered in Regard to Special Times, Places, Persons, and Occasions . Your next Attempt is equally unsuccessful, and must have sprung from the same Temper of Mind which dictated the preceding Conduct. That I had Reasons for supposing you acquainted with the Contents of the Letter has been proved, and when I also added, that it had met with the Sanction of your Approbation, none but a Person of y. r deep Penetration could discover that it was given as a necessary Conclusion from previous Knowledge , and not as a concomitant Circumstance . The following Remark of an eminent Logician is so applicable to this, and some other Parts of your Conduct, that I beg Leave, if it is not too great an Intrusion on your peculiar Province, to transcribe it. "Disputers, when warm, are apt to dress up the Opinion of their Adversary as they please, and ascribe Sentiments to him which he doth not acknowledge; and when they have, with a great Deal of Pomp, attacked and confuted these Images of Straw, or their own making, they triumph over their Adversary, as though they had utterly confuted his Opinion."
To prove your Right to address me in the Name of my Parishioners, we are referred to what was transacted in the Parish when vacant, and your Commission to demand of me the Pulpit commenced before I was chosen Rector of Bruton. But surely, whilst thus labouring to show your Commission, you forget the Denial of having executed it; and it is hardly worth While to prove a Right to do, what you declare has not been done. Whether the Number on the Day of Election for a Minister was greatly in your Favour, or not, is immaterial to the present Question, and, I am informed, a Mistake. The Number of Emitters that were employed to collect Names for you is well known, and yet one of the Vestry, a Friend of yours, who examined the Lists on each Side, publicly declared, that, after a proper Scrutiny, the Majority was greatly in my Favour. Your Suggestion also, that some of the Gentlemen of the Vestry had since relented at their Choice astonished me, and it becomes you to give up your Authority for an Assertion which is so replete with Malice, and a direct Contradiction of Truth. Do you not feel a guilty Blush overspread your Face whilst you read this? Or if your Aversion to the rubor verecundus is insurmountable, and you still wish not to conceal a single Scene of your Life ? Whilst endeavouring to render me the Object of Ridicule and Laughter, you may be viewed with Indifference or a Smile; but when the sacred Dictates of Truth are publicly transgressed, the World will resent and punish the Violation, with Scorn and Contempt. If any Conversations have been betrayed , expose to publick Disgrace the Man who has thus abused the Confidence of Friendship. Prove also the Invention of Scandals , the printing of Children and Old Wives Tales , and then the Propriety of your Retort from Virgil will appear, otherwise it must only recoil upon yourself.
Your Abilities and Perseverance as a polemical Writer, and the cool and dispassionate Manner in which you conduct your Attacks, are well known, and leave small Room to expect your Silence. It is however requested of you first to sacrifice to Truth, to confine your future Remarks to the Merits of the Question, and not any longer tire the Publick with trivial Objections and abusive Cavils. An Attempt has not been made materially to invalidate the Reasons urged in Vindication of my Conduct, and your own Heart will tell you whether the Schoolboy's Distich may not more properly be applied to yourself than to your humble Servant,
JOHN BRACKEN.
To the Reverend Mr. BRACKEN.
SIR,
WHEN a Man is put on the Defence of his Conduct, it is by no Means a Presumption of his Innocence that he is obliged to have Recourse to Expedients which are less justifiable than the original Crime. Your moral Character, you affirm, is deeply interested in the present Dispute. As it was with a View to your Justification that you related the Circumstances of your Promise, I must beg Leave to ask a Question concerning it. When, on the Day of your Election, the Pulpit was requested for the Lecture, did any Person propose you should take it yourself? This, you have asserted; and this, I, on good Grounds, deny. You inform us, likewise, that you did not engage to finish the Year for Mrs. Johnson till after the Election, for Fear it should influence the Vestry in your Favour [upright, conscientious, Mr. Bracken] and add, Mr. Henley's Conduct is well known not to have been so scrupulous . Now, did you not plume yourself, in Imagination, while writing this Sentence, upon your own Superiority resulting from the Contrast? Did you not expect, on this Occasion, to reap where you had not sowed? I, it seems, had made this Condition; if you then, also, had done it, how could the Vestry have been influenced in your Favour thereby? But, Sir, did not the Treasurer, on your Behalf, engage to the Vestry, some Time before the Election, that you would comply with this Requisition? Candid, ingenuous, Mr. Bracken!
I must here pass over a considerable Part of your Letter, not because it is destitute of Matter for Observation, but because it more particularly belongs to the Inhabitant of Bruton. To his Hands, therefore, I consign it.
We find, Sir, from one Part of your Epistle, that your Duty would not have allowed me the Use of your Pulpit, had you entertained Nothing more than Doubts concerning my Principles . Is it from St. Paul you conclude that he who doubts is damned ? Learn better to interpret your Bible. Once only have you heard me speak on a Subject of Divinity, and the Treasurer himself would have pronounced me orthodox, had he at that Time been present. Why then insinuate you know me a Heretic? Before such Accusations are brought, an Accuser should understand and remember the suspected Positions, should examine whether they were true in themselves or could be proved from the Articles of the Church , or from Scripture . On the present Instance, however, there was no Need for being so nice. Mr. Bracken has been animated by a Sense of his Duty. Blessings on the Man that first invented Duty ! A holy Concern for the Purity of the Faith, and a pious Yearning for the Salvation of Souls, will authorise Treachery to Friends, Violation of Engagements, Ruin of Reputation, and (were it not that civil Polity wickedly interposed) the glorious Exhibitions of Martyrdom. If my Ideas of Duty and Obligation be just, a Man invariably ought, and is bound, at all Times, to act in an uniform Manner, so long as Circumstances continue the same. Upon this Supposition, should you not before have refused me your Pulpit? When, in the General Court, I was appointed a Preacher, did you not tell me it was WITH PLEASURE you gave me the Information, and requested me to perform also your Part of the Service? When, after you were chosen, I delivered you the Church Plate and Poor's Money, and told you, that though you were the successful Competitor I hoped it would cause no Difference between us, adding, I shall always be glad to give you my Assistance , did you not freely accept of that Offer? And, since that Time, are my Principles changed? If you latterly have been influenced by your Duty, by what Motive was you formerly governed? Are opposite Actions equally right? Away with the Mask of a Saint! But, looforth, my Principles are EXCEPTIIONABLE . Are they become
so to you, since you have made yourself the Cat's Paw of a Party? Or by what other Right do you thus predicate of me? If you be not a malignant Slanderer, come forth and declare before the Publick what these Principles are. I never yet have denied, nor will I ever deny, the Principles I hold. Lay me open to the World. I conjure you to do it. Speak firmly, not what you with I were, but what I really am. The Publick shall be my Judges. I fear not to trust my Honour with them. Neither you, Sir, nor any of my Accusers, dare accept this Challenge. They knew the Futility of their Charge, though, you tell us, the contrary you have Reason to believe; or they would have, long ago, done it. A Lenity, we learn too, deserving better Returns , was the only Reason for Silence. If this be said from sufficient Authority, may I not appeal to Conscience? And, can that Gentleman, Sir, you refer to, in a cool retired Moment, when there is no Witness to his inmost Thoughts but the awful Eye of an all-seeing God, will he then affirm, that, instead of private Pique, or Refentment, his Conduct was influenced, solely, by Duty to his Maker and Judge, Solicitude for the eternal Happiness of his Fellow Creatures, and a brotherly Affection for me? If he can, I forgive, I revere him. If he cannot, I behold him with Pity. Have you given us a Key to his Conduct, in saying that his End was obtained . If this be true, his End is not THAT he hath suggested, but another. He prevented my Election, and this only was his End. Had it been to have guarded the World against my Principles, was Duty also his governing Motive, those Principles he would have exposed to the World, pointed out their pernicious Tendency, and cautioned against them the Ignorant and Thoughtless, with the seraphick Fire of his ardent Eloquence. But, how was this End was obtained? By advertising, on the Evening before the Election that my Letter should be answered, in the next Paper, if Business of greater Importance would permit. Hence the Attention of the Publick was drawn off from my Letter, till the Treasurer's Answer should appear. But why this Answer has yet been withheld, the Circumstances which follow may possibly account. On the Day of Election, three Persons appeared in Vestry to prove me a Socinian. The FIRST, in Confirmation of what he alleged, appealed to those who were by when the Heresy was said to have been uttered. One of them, in Consequence, immediately declared, and the others, though then absent, hath since often declared, the Injustice of the Charge which this Witness had brought. The SECOND did not pretend to remember the Words I had spoken, but gave only her vague Ideas concerning their Import. That these Ideas were vague, I assert; because the materially varied, upon Interrogation, in her Mode of Expression. The THIRD stepped forth, as a Hearsay Evidence, to testify that what her Sister had just been declaring she had communicated to her above two Years before; but, upon being questioned on the Subject, explained herself in a Manner ESSENTIALLY different from the Witness she came to support. Such, Sir, were the Proofs adduced to condemn me, Proofs which no Court of Justice would have heard. These Transactions, in the Steeple of Bruton, will be known when the Parties have long been no more. If it then was that Gentleman's Duty earnestly to contend for the Faith which was once delivered to the Saints, should he not have afterwards published the Answer advertised? Or, hath Business of greater Importance prevented ever since? No, say you; but he had obtained his End, and Lenity deserving better Returns than he hath met with from me occasioned his Silence. If you have received your Information from him, is not this rather the State of the Case? The Gentleman, finding his Proof too weak to convince me, but having, by his Influence, accomplished his End, and being unwilling to hazard the Risk of an Answer, under an hypocritical Pretence of Lenity to me, arrogates to himself a Merit from his Silence. To what Purposes will not Men prostitute the Appearance of Virtue and Religion! Or, are they but empty Names?
To proceed: Whenever the Wives of my Parishioners, say you, may incline them to prefer any other Gentleman, unexceptionable in his Principles, a Regard for their Satisfaction will not permit me to hesitate in giving him my Pulpit. Unexceptionable in his Principles! No Reserve then on Account of his Morals. Yet how but from these can his Principles be known? Our Saviour, when he cautions his Disciples against Heretics, sets up, as the Criterion of their Principles, their Conduct. Amidst the Discoveries, however, of modern Times, it has been found, by those who are better acquainted with the Subject, that his Criterion is both incompetent and fallacious. Among our more illuminated Theologues, it is no longer inquired whether a Man be possessed of Integrity and Benevolence, but whether he be orthodox; not whether he believes the Revelation of Jesus, but whether he be of this or that Sect: As though the Inquiry, at the last Judgement, would be, are you an Athanasian, an Arian, or Socinian? If his Principles quadrates with those of the Querist, whatever be his Morals, his Belief is secure; for though St. Paul hath exalted Charity far above Faith, yet, from the Accident which befel him in his Way to Damascus, he hath, ever since, been disqualified for a Judge in the Cause. A Religion, of this Sort, is very convenient. Opinions may be adopted with Facility, but the Practice of Morals is not so easy. Hence, implicit Faith becomes a cheap Compensation for the Want of good Works. Thus, the Word of God is rendered of no Effect, by the Traditions of Men; and what the Apostle asserts is treated as a Fable, that who so loveth his Neighbour hath fulfilled the Law . But, you will not hesitate when any other Gentleman unexceptionable in his Principles, &c. Pray, Sir, by whom must his Principles be judged? Your Parishioners, or yourself? If by them, how is it consistent with this Regard, you profess for their Satisfaction, that you have already refused the Person of their Choice? But I understand you, any other Gentleman. Yet, supposing your Parishioners should prefer, to yourself, some Gentleman whose Principles do not differ from mine, will you not then hesitate to give him your Pulpit? But if you yourself be to judge, may not the Principles of every Gentleman be exceptionable, on Account of that very Preference which you require to qualify him for your Pulpit? Besides, Sir, some of your Parish (and Mr. Treasurer in particular) will be glad to know by what Right you undertake to determine for them, and by what Means you acquired this Right. The modest, the humble Mr. Bracken! Is it from their Confidence in your Orthodoxy they have surrendered it to you? What Proof have you exhibited of your Soundness in the Faith? From evidence, Sir, can I, who am one of them, collect it? Might it have been found in the delicious whipt Syllabubs of the jessamy Jackey Langhorne (preferable, no Doubt, to the Milk of the Word) with which you treated us from the Pulpit, while a Candidate for the Parish? Or from the fronger Olios you since have regaled us with, compounded, like Harlequin's Snuff, by pilfering a Pinch out of every Body's Box? I mean not, by this, to charge you with Heresy. Whatever be your Principles, it matters not to me. Seven Months, notwithstanding, you have been chosen in the Parish; and no One, that I have heard of, has yet found them out. Three Years, almost, I preached in your Pulpit, without being suspected by any but the Treasurer, and only by him (that I knew of) till the 12th of last June. Then, indeed, a good Lady (who affirmed she had been watching my Sermons for two Years, or more) urged home the Imputation upon me with Vigour, because I once had called our Saviour a Prophet; though Moses, and St. Peter, had done so before me. For aught, therefore, your Parishioners hitherto know, you may not be more orthodox than I. But, to view your Conduct in another Light: You have been, till now, considered as my Accuser; but, lo! you are also a Judge. Whenever the Wives of your Parishioners may incline them to prefer any other Gentleman unexceptionable in his Principles, a Regard for their Satisfaction will not permit me to hesitate. Thus then, Sir, the Person they prefer must be referred to you, and undergo an Examination touching his Faith. Methinks, the more proper Inquiry for you to make would be concerning his Practice. This Point, you, however, give up. If, therefore, a Profligate be brought to your Tribunal, and, on Trial, his Orthodoxy be found to be flaunch, in Compliance with this Promise (for Promises are sacred) out of Regard for your Parishioners, you will give him your Pulpit. On me, you have pronounced the Sentence of Exclusion; and, doubtless, it would have occasioned me no little Concern, had I sought the Lectureship from my own Inclination, rather than the repeated Importunities of Friends. But, under whose Commission did you utter this Sentence? Or, on what Authority erect a Tribunal for those who may hereafter be Candidates for the Lecture in your Parish? St. Paul once inquired of a Person, like yourself, wherefore judgest thou thy Brother? And wherefore settest thou at nought thy Brother? Assigning this Reason for these Interrogations, we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ . Perhaps, however, you have received your Deputation from a greater than St. Paul, I mean the Representative of St. Peter. If so, how ought we to rejoice on reflecting that the SPIRIT OF INFALLIBILITY (which in Europe hath sent more Heretics to Heaven than all the other Endowments of the Catholic Church) is imported into America in the Person of Mr. BRACKEN, and hath already begun its Operations?
Let no Person suppose I mean to insinuate that either of these Ladies asserted what they did not believe. I am sure they were sincere in the Evidence they gave, and I shall always think myself obliged to them for it; though, no Doubt, they would have convicted me if they honestly could. Why did St. Paul forbid Women to speak in the Church?

Having now, Sir, done with your Letter (as we are exhorted, in Scripture, to provoke one another to Love and good Works) with the Hope of soon meeting you on other Ground, I here throw down the Gauntlet; and that you may be at no Loss concerning the Weapons with which I purpose to enter the Lists, they are the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit.
I am, Sir, your humble Servant, SAMUEL HENLEY.
Entered in the Upper District of JAMES River. February 11. Sloop Providence, Robert Barron, from St. Eustatia, in Ballast.
Cleared Outwards.
February 14. Ship Warwick, Andrew M'Vey, for Cadiz, with 8100 Bushels of Wheat, 198 Barrels of Flower, and 2500 Staves. 15. Ship Triumph Frigate, James Rogers, for Leghorn, with 10,870 Bushels of Wheat, 40,000 Weight of Bread, and 5 Hhds. of Beans. 17. Ship Brunswick, Alexander M'Larty, for Glasgow, with 359 Hhds. of Tobacco, and 10,000 Staves.
Advertisements.
FREDERICKSBURG, February 10, 1774.
ON Friday the 1st of April a Match for TWO HUNDRED GUINEAS will be run for, over the Course at this Place, between Moore Fauntleroy and Mann Page, Junior, Esqrs. On Friday the 15th, Moore Fauntleroy and Maximilian Robinson, Esqrs. run a Match for ONE HUNDRED PISTOLES. And on the 24th of May will be run for, over the same Course, a Purse of FIFTY POUNDS, free for any Horse, Mare, or Gelding, on the following Terms: Heats four Miles each, to start between the Hours of eleven and twelve, 3 Year Olds to carry six Stone twelve Pounds, 4 Year Olds to carry seven Stone ten Pounds, 5 Year Olds to carry eight Stone eight Pounds, 6 Year Olds to carry nine Stone six Pounds, Aged to carry ten Stone, Subscribers to this Purse, that start a Horse, Mare, or Gelding, to pay 40s. Entrance, Non-Subscribers to pay 5l. the Horses to be entered with Captain George Weeden on the Saturday before the Race, and proper Certificates of their Age then produced. The Day after the Race will be run for the ENTRANCE MONEY, by any Horse, Mare, or Gelding (the winning Horse of the preceding Day excepted) on the Terms following: Aged Horses, 14 Hands high, to carry 126 Pounds, to deduct seven Pounds for every Inch, and seven Pounds for every Year under, and to carry seven Pounds for every Inch above, and to run in other Respects agreeable to the Rules of the first Day. Subscribers to the first Day's Purse to pay 20s. Entrance, and Non-Subscribers 50s. N. B. This Subscription continues for five Years certain, and is on so good a Footing that Gentlemen who start their Horses for it may depend on receiving the full Value of the Purse in ready Cash, as soon as the Race is determined.
WHEREAS the Copartnership of Andrew M'Crea and Co. is dissolved, by the Death of Andrew M'Crea, all Persons indebted to the said Copartnership are once more desired to settle and discharge their Balances; and as I cannot grant any farther Indulgence, every Account that is not immediately settled will be put into the Hands of Mr. Thomas Claiborne to bring Suit, without Respect to Persons.
JAMES AGNEW, Administrator to Andrew M'Crea, deceased.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 28th Instant (February) THE Stock in Trade of Andrew M'Crea and Co. consisting of DRY GOODS, IRONMONGERY, &c. and sundry other Articles too tedious to mention; also a few Hogheads of RUM, a NEGRO BOY, and a HORSE. Six Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchaser giving Bond, with approved Security.
JAMES AGNEW, Administrator to Andrew M'Crea, deceased.
LEEDS, February 4, 1774.
ALL Persons who have had any Dealings with the Subscriber at his Store here, since the 4th Day of October, 1771, to the 31st of December last, are desired to settle their Accounts with Mr. Andrew Crawford; and those that cannot pay their Balances, I hope, will give him Bonds. I shall also be greatly obliged to those Gentlemen who had Dealings with me formerly that they will now settle their Accounts, and give Mr. Crawford Bonds, in my Name, for the Balances.
THOMAS JETT.
TAKEN from a Negro Fellow and a Negro Wench belonging to Mrs. Anne Hall, about the 18th of last Month, three Pieces of VIRGINIA CLOTH, one Piece of 8 3/4 Yards, wove M's and O's, one Piece of 8 Yards, striped with Black and Copperas, the other Piece 9 Yards, striped with Copperas; also a Pair of CHANNEL PUMPS, and a Virginia Cloth COTTON TOWEL. The Owner may have them of the Subscriber, living on Swift Creek, about four Miles below Cheverfield Courthouse.
ROBERT BURTON.
FREDERICKSBURG, February 10, 1774.
ALL Persons indebted to the Stores lately kept by Hunter and Taliaferro, at this Place and Falmouth, are desired immediately to pay off their Balances to Mr. Benjamin Day in Fredericksburg, who is properly authorised to receive the same. Those who fail may depend that their Accounts will be put in Suit, without Respect to Persons, as it is out of my Power to give any farther Indulgence.
JOHN TALIAFERRO.
RICHMOND Town, February 1, 1774.
THE Partnership of Carter and Trent being this Day dissolved, all Persons indebted thereto are desired to make immediate Payment, or give Bond for their respective Balances. Such as fail to comply with this Request will be sued, without farther Notice. The Debts due from the Partnership will be paid by Peter Field Trent.
EDWARD CARTER. PETER FIELD TRENT.
N. B. The Stores in which Mr. Carter was concerned will be continued, and supplied as formerly, by
PETER FIELD TRENT.
RICHMOND Town, February 14, 1774.
AS I have administered on the Estate of my deceased Brother Andrew Edmonstone, late of this Place, I hereby give Notice to all Persons indebted to come and pay off their Accounts, or give Bond; such as fail may depend their Accounts will be put into a Lawyer's Hands to bring Suit, as great Indulgence has already been given. All Persons that have any Demands against the said Estate are desired to give in their Claims. And as I intend to leave the Colony soon, I have empowered Mr. Edward Johnson, of Manchester, and Mr. Robert Baine, of this Place, to act for me in my Absence, who will give proper Discharges.
JOHN EDMONSTONE.
COBHAM, February 10, 1774.
THIS is to inform the Publick that the ORDINARY and FERRY from Cobham to Jamestown is now opened, where all Gentlemen who please to favour me with their Company may be assured of the best Entertainment; and any who choose to leave their Horses, &c. at this Place, may depend the greatest Care will be taken thereof, by
WILLIAM SMITH, Junior.
NEWPOST, February 10, 1774.
APOLLO will begin to cover the 1st of April, at 5l. the Season, the Money to be paid when the Mares are taken away. Should that not be convenient, a Note of Hand, payable in October at the Fredericksburg Races, will be accepted. Good Pasturage will be found, and the greatest Care taken of the Mares; but I will not be answerable for any that may get away. I propose taking Corn, Wheat, and Pease, at the Market Price, as it may not suit every One to pay the Cash.
ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD.
PETERSBURG, February 10, 1774.
SEVERAL Bales of ROLLS and OSNABRUGS, imported last December in the Thomas, Captain Robinson, will be sold at publick Vendue, on Saturday the 26th Instant, for the Benefit of the Enturers. (2) HENRY LOCHHEAD.
W A N T E D,
A PERSON qualified to act as a DRAWER in a large Publick House. Such a One may hear of good Encouragement by applying to the Printer of this Paper.
WILLIAMSBURG, February 15, 1774.
SKILFUL GARDENER will meet with good Encouragement by applying to JAMES HUBARD. (tf)
SPOTSYLVANIA, January 1774.
I INTEND to leave the Colony soon. JOHN MITCHELL. (11)
To be RENTED, to the highest Bidder, no the 1st of March,
A TAVERN at Bermuda Hundred, at present occupied by Mr. William West; the Dwelling-House is commodious, having three Rooms below Stairs and two above, with all convenient Outhouses, a Garden, and Pasture. It is near the Water-Side, on the main Road from Peterburg, Warwick, and Richmond. The Terms may be known of the Subscribers.
FRANCIS EPPES, } Executors. JOHN HYLTON, }
To be SOLD before the Raleigh Tavern, in Williamsburg, on Wednesday the 9th of March, for ready Money,
FOURTEEN or fifteen likely Virginia born NEGROES, consisting of Men, Women, Boys, and Girls.—N. B. The above Negroes will positively be sold at the Time and Place above mentioned. (11)
To be SOLD,
A TRACT of LAND adjoining Mr. John Tabb's in Amelia, containing by Estimation 750 Acres, but, if required, it will be surveyed; there is on it a good Dwelling-House, with a Brick Chimney and three Fireplaces, sundry Outhouses, fine Apple and Peach Orchards, and near 100 Acres of low Grounds suitable for Meadow. A Widow has her Dower in Part of the Land. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to Joseph Eggleston in Amelia, Richard Eggleston in Cumberland, or the Subscriber in Fredericksburg.
WILLIAM EGGLESTON. (211)
FOR SALE,
A TRACT of LAND in Wake County, North Carolina, lying on both Sides of Newse Kiver, containing 725 Acres, the Soil of which is well adapted to the Culture of Wheat, Corn, and Tobacco, and there is an excellent Range for Stock of all Kinds. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms, which will be very reasonable, for ready Money, by applying to the Subscriber, on the Premises.—Negroes will be taken in Payment for one Half of the whole Purchase.
THOMAS STROUD. (211)
To be SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of Gloucester Court, on Tuesday the first of March, on the Premises,
A TRACT of LAND in said County, containing about 500 Acres, formerly the Property of Mr. Zachariah Rowe, and in which his Mother has her Life; it is convenient to Fish and Oysters, and has every Convenience for the Plantation Business—At the same Time will be sold several likely Negroes, all Kinds of STOCK, the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and sundry other Articles.—For ready Money, by
The SHERIFF. (2)
STRAYED or STOLEN from the Subscriber, about the 15th of January, a BRIGHT BAY MARE about four Feet eight Inches high, three Years old last Spring, a Star in her Forehead, hanging Mane and Switch Tail, her right hind Foot white, trots and gallops well. I will give a Reward of 20s. to any Person who will bring the said Mare to me at Peterburg, or for such Intelligence as will enable me to get her again, and 5l. on Conviction of the Thief.
JOHN WILMERTON. (211)
RUN away from the Subscriber, in King William, a Mulatto Fellow named DAVID GRAFFENREAD, about five Feet seven or eight Inches high, well made, a remarkable wide Mouth, a large Lump on one of his Legs, I believe the left, and a Piece bit out of the lower Part of his left Ear; carried Nothing remarkable with him, except a light coloured Duffil Great Coat, but may perhaps have altered his Dress. He made an Elopement once before, pretended to pass as a free Man, and got a Pass, is a very sensible Fellow, can play the Fiddle extremely well, and is very fond of Liquor. As I imagine he will endeavour to get on Board some Vessel, I forewarn all Masters of Vessels, and others, from harbouring the said Fellow. Whoever delivers him to me, or secures him so that I get him, shall have 5l. if taken in this Colony, and 10l. if taken in any other.
RICHARD KING. (211)
RUN away from the Subscriber, in November last, near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, a Woman Servant named SARAH HASSET, about twenty Years of Age, rather under the middle Size, and inclined to be fat, is well favoured, has black Eyes and Hair. She was born in the County of Limerick, and has a good Deal of the Brogue. Whoever takes up the said Servant and delivers her to me, or secures her so that I get her again, shall receive 40s. Proc. Reward, and all reasonable Expenses.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Junior.
COMMITTED to Gloucester Jail the 8th of this Instant (February) a Negro Man who says his Name is HARRY PERFUME, about thirty Years of Age, is much Pock-pitted, one of his fore Teeth is somewhat decayed, has on Plains Waistcoat and Breeches of a brown Colour. He denies having any Master, says he has pilled several Voyages to London, and that his particular Acquaintances and Place of Residence have been chiefly at Norfolk, Philadelphia, and other Parts of Pennsylvania. Any Gentleman who can give a good Account of the said Negro, or prove their Property, may have him on paying Charges.
WILLIAM SMITH, Jailor.
IT is absolutely necessary that the sundry Claimants in the Patent granted to Mr. John Savage, and others, who were with Colonel George Washington at the Battle of the Meadows, for 28,627 Acres of Land on the Great Sandy Creek, a Branch of the Clinch, should have a Meeting, to fix on a Time for making a Division of the said Land, and to pay off the contingent Expenses attending the first Survey. This is therefore to give Notice to those concerned in the said Patent to meet at Winchester, on Saturday the 5th of March, to take proper Measures on this Occasion.
CHARLES SMITH. ANGUS McDONALD. WILLIAM BUFFINGTON. GABRIEL JONES. (211)
TAKEN up, in Bedford, a DARK BAY HORSE eight or nine Years old, thirteen Hands and a Half high, with some Saddle Spots, but no Brand perceivable. Posted, and appraised to 6l.
SILVANUS PIPES. (11)
TAKEN up, in Orange, two WHITE HOGS, marked with a Crop, Under and Overkeel, in the right Ear, in the left with two Sits and a Nick, or a Piece taken out of the under Part of the Ear. Posted, and appraised to 45s.
GEORGE BRADLEY. (11)
COLEMAN THEEDS, and ELIZA-
BETH his Wife, having this Day parted by mutual Consent, and given Bond each to the other, the Subscribers being Witnesses to their Agreement, that they will not interfere with any Estate which shall hereafter accrue to either Party, this Notice is given in the Gazette, that no Person, after this Date, may credit the Wife on the Husband's Account, or the Husband upon that of the Wife's. Given under our Hands, this 12th Day of June, 1773.
RICHARD BEASLEY. JOHN JAMES.
YORK COUNTY, February 4, 1774.
I INTEND to leave the Colony soon. ALEXANDER GRAHAM. (11)
To be SOLD, or RENTED, THE HOUSES and LOTS in Hanover Town late in the Possession of Mr. John Meriwether, immediate Possession of which will be given to the Purchaser. The Dwelling-House and all necessary Outhouses are in good Repair, there is a large Garden and back Yard, newly paled in, and the Situation is very convenient for an Ordinary and the Reception of Boarders. The Time of Payment will be made easy. For Terms apply to
ARCHIBALD GOVAN. JOHN JOHNSON.
LUNENBURG, February 1, 1774.
THERE is arrived, in some Vessel lately from Glasgow, a small BOX directed to the Subscriber (to the Care, I believe, of Mr. George Wright, Merchant in Amelia County) containing some Books, and probably some other Things; but as the Letter and Invoice are put up in the Box, it is impossible for me to know what else may be in it. It will be esteemed a great Favour for the Captain of the Vessel, or any Person who may have such a Box in his Possession, to forward it to Mr. Andrew Johnson, Jun. Merchant in Peterburg, who will pay all Charges. (11) DAVID FERGUSON.
For SALE, altogether or in Parcels, A TRACT of rich high LAND, containing 1070 Acres, on the Waters of Wreck Island Creek, in Buckingham County, at 50l. per Hundred Acres, if all sold together; on the said Tract is a Plantation of about twelve Acres under a good Fence, which has been cultivated one Year only. Also for Sale, another Tract of good Tobacco Land, containing 640 Acres, on the Head Branches of Appomattox, in the said County, almost joining the Lines of the former Tract; on it is a Plantation of about 50 Acres, under good Fencing, and in good Order for Cropping, with convenient Dwelling Houses, Tobacco Houses, &c. These Tracts of Land are about 95 computed Miles from Rocky Ridge Inspection. One Third of the Purchase Money to be paid in April 1775, and Credit allowed two or three Years longer for the Remainder, on paying Interest. I will make a large Discount for ready Money.
THOMAS PATTESON. (211)
For SALE,
A TRACT of Land in Gloucester County, containing upwards of 300 Acres, pleasantly situated on Mobjack Bay, between East and North Rivers. There is a good Dwelling-House, and all other convenient Buildings; the Land is as good as any in Kingfield Parish, and there are about fifteen Acres of Marsh. It will be sold cheap, for ready Money.
JOHN WILLIS.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 21st of this Instant (February) at the House of Harry Beverley, Esq; deceased, near Port Royal,
ALL the personal Estate of the said Beverley, consisting of HOUSEHOLD GOODS of all Kinds, KITCHEN FURNITURE, a large Stock of BLACK CATTLE, HORSES, ASSES, MULES, SHEEP, and HOGS; also a Quantity of INDIAN CORN, WHEAT, PEASE, and FODDER. Six Months Credit will be allowed, for all Sums above twenty five Shillings. Bond and approved Security will be required. All Persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to pay off, or at least to come and settle their Accounts; and those who have Claims are desired to send them properly attested, that we may know which of the Creditors are to have a Preference in Case of a Deficiency.
JOHN TENNANT, } Administrators. JOHN WALSH. }
To be RENTED, for a Year or Terms of Years, THE LOTS and HOUSES in Hanover Town, the Property of Samuel Gill, Esq; of London; they are in good Repair, having a large commodious Brick Store with two convenient Rooms, a large Granary, a Kitchen, a Stable with two Sheds, and a Garden well paled in, the whole fit either for the Reception of a Merchant or private Family. For Terms apply to
THOMAS SMITH.
To be SOLD at Tappahannock, on Monday the 18th of April, by Virtue of a Decree of the Honourable General Court, bearing Date the 10th of April, 1773,
TWO LOTS numbered 47 and 50, and Half of a Lot Number 49, in the Town of Tappahannock, on which there is a good Dwelling-House and sundry other Houses, lately possessed by William Ramsay, deceased, and by him mortgaged to James Ritchie and Co. The Widow of the said William Ramsay has a Right of Dower in the afore-mentioned Lots, but will join in Deeds to convey her Right. Credit will be allowed the Purchaser till the 25th of October, or perhaps longer, if required, upon giving Bond with approved Security, to bear Interest from the Day of Sale.
W. WOODROP, Attorney for James Ritchie, and Co. (6)
LOST by a Negro two Miles from Woodson's Ferry, in Henrico, a BROWN BAY MARE, fourteen Hands high, a small Snip on her Nose, a short Switch Tail, and branded on the near Buttock N B. Whoever delivers her to me, in King William, shall have 20s.
NATHANIEL BURWELL.
CHESTERFIELD County, January 22, 1774.
RUN away, about the first of November, a Negro Woman named RACHEL, well made, about 22 Years of Age, four Feet eight or nine Inches high, had on when she went away Gingham and blue Halfneck Petticoats, a blue and white flowered Linen Waistcoat, and a Felt Hat; she has been brought up in the House, combs her Hair long, endeavouring to impose herself on the Publick for a free Woman, and is apt to change her Name. I purchased her of Mr. Gabriel Pitt of Maryland, and expect she will endeavour to get there. Whoever apprehends the said Negro, and conveys her to me, shall have 5l. Reward, if taken in this Colony, and if in any other, 10l.
GABRIEL JONES. (11)
TAKEN up, in King George, a BLACK MARE, four Feet seven Inches high, about four Years old, docked, but no Brand perceivable. (11) GERARD BANKS.
TAKEN up, in Princess Anne, a BRINDLED HEIFER two Years old, marked with a Crop, Undernick, and Overnick, in the left Ear, and a Crop, under Half Crop, and Silt, in the right. Posted, and appraised to 25s. (11) ELIZABETH HAYNES.
TAKEN up, in Prince Edward, a RED and WHITE STEER marked with a Crop and two Underkeels in each Ear, and appears to be ten or twelve Years old. Posted, and appraised to 3l. 10s. JAMES REID.
TAKEN up, in King George, a RED and WHITE PIEDED COW marked with a Silt in the right Ear, and Half Spade in the left. (11) EDWARD RO... (11)

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The S T O R M A L L A Y E D.
In Imitation of PRIOR's Manner.
THE Devil's in Woman, expensive as fair! Not China, their Likeness, is worthy their Care. Because that poor Tray dipp'd his Nose in the Cream, (And your Ladyship's Lapdog has oft done the same) Could Your Prettiest think of, you passionate Jade, Nought else but the Teapot to throw at his Head? This Teapot! your Aits may the Devil confound! If it cost me a Penny it cost me a Pound. These Fragments! survey them, without and within, The Gilding, Enamel, such never were seen! And then let me tell you, to add to the Matter, For Whiteness there's Nothing can match them in Nature. "Not match them in Nature!" with that she laid bare A Neck that with Snow 'twere a Sin to compare; "Convinc'd of your Error, pray, Sir, look you here!" O Power of Beauty! my Passion and Pot, And every Thing else, in a Look I forget; With her Charms she has simply aton'd for the Ill, And may break me another whenever she will.
TAKEN up, at a Plantation of Mr. John Smith's, in Bedford, a small BRIGHT BAY MARE about four Feet and an Inch high, a small Slit in her left Ear, had on a large Bell, but no Brand or other Mark perceivable; also a BAY HORSE COLT about two Years old, neither docked nor branded. Potted and appraised, the Mare and Bell to 41. 10s. and the Colt to 41. (11) JAMES CHARLES.
TAKEN up, in King George, a small SORREL MARE about eight Years old, three Feet seven Inches high, branded on the off Buttock H, and appears to have been branded with the same Letter on the near Buttock, but not very perceivable. (11) JAMES THRELKELD.
WILLIAMSBURG, February 1, 1774.
THE Court of Directors appointed to superintend the publick Hospital in this City, finding that the Act of Assembly by which it is established hath not, in several Instances, been properly attended to, judge it necessary to give some farther Cautions, to save the Trouble and Expense of sending such Persons to the Hospital, as, in their Opinions, are in no Sort proper Objects of the Law. From the Preamble of the Act of Assembly, it is evident that the Legislature had only those unhappy Idots, Lunatics, and Persons of unfound Minds in their Contemplation, whose Cafes were not become desperate, and therefore might probably be cured, and such also as might be dangerous to Society; but it seems far from their Intention to exonerate Parishes of the Expenses of their Poor, by having them placed in the publick Hospital, unless they come under one of the above Descriptions. There may be many Instances of Persons disordered in their Minds from whom no Kind of Danger is to be apprehended, and who, from the long Continuance and Inveteracy of their Complaints, can have no Prospect of being relieved in the Hospital. Many others, from being frequently intoxicated by Liquor, may become troublesome in their Neighbourhood; but such are not thought proper Patients, and are therefore returned to their former Residence. It is once more recommended to the Magistrates to attend and conform strictly to the Act of Assembly, and particularly to the Preamble, and the third, fourth, and seventh Sections. The Persons supposed to be disordered in their Senses are not only to be examined by the Magistrates, but the Magistrates are also required "to take such Evidence in Writing touching his or her Infanity, and the Causes of it, as they can procure; and, if it appears EXPEDIENT AND NECESSARY, such disordered Persons, together with the Depositions taken before the Magistrates, are to be sent to the Hospital, &c. and if it shall appear to the Court of Directors that such Persons are proper Objects of the Act, they are to enter their Names in a Book to be kept for the Purpose, and pursue such Measures as each Case may require." From hence, it becomes the Duty of the Directors to be careful in not receiving improper Objects; and the better to enable them to form a right Judgment, it is necessary that they should have the Evidence before them: The Causes of the Disorders, if they can be discovered, may be of singular Service to the Court, but more especially to the Physician who attends the Patients. If any of those unfortunate People, described by the Act, are possessed of Estates sufficient to defray the Expenses of their Support and Maintenance, the several County and other Courts are required to settle the Allowance to be made to the Hospital for such Support and Maintenance out of their Estates, having Regard to the neat Profits thereof. Should Persons feat have no Estates, it will be taken kindly if the Magistrates will be pleased to certify this also, as it will save the Trouble of making farther Inquiries upon this Head. Published by Order of the Court of Directors. JACOB BRUCE, Clerk.
WILLIAMSBURG, February 3, 1774.
A SMALL NEGRO BOY was brought to my House, in the Night of the 9th ult. by some Person unknown, and left there. He says his Name is John, that he belongs to Mr. John Johnson of Hanover, and that his Master sent him to me by a Man who brought down a Cart Load of Wheat. I will deliver him to the Owner, upon his proving his Property and paying Charges. JAMES SOUTHALL.
NORFOLK, February 1, 1774.
WE have just imported a Parcel of choice MA-DEIRA WINE, of the London, New York, and Virginia Qualities, which we will sell on the most reasonable Terms. (7) JOHN LAWRENCE, & Co.
JUST IMPORTED,
A NEAT and elegant Assortment of PAPER HANGINGS for Rooms and Passages, a few Sets of Richard's famous TYPES for marking Linen and Books; some very fine SADDLES, Calimanco SHOES, &c. &c. which are selling off cheap, for ready Money, by the Subscriber in Williamsburg. BENJAMIN BUCKTROUT.
FOR CHARTER,
THE Brig Hartley, Edward Foster Master, six Months only off the Stocks, Burthen about 400 Hogheads, or 10,000 Bushels. For Terms apply to GREENWOOD, RITSON, & MARSH.
Who have for Sale Whitbaun COALS, and a Quantity of Kendal COTTONS, just arrived in the said Brig. NORFOLK, January 31, 1774.
COMMITTED to the publick Jail, a Run-
away Negro Man, named BEN, middle sized, very black, has on his right Eye, floops a little when he walks, and appears to be above forty Years old; being an African, he speaks bad English, but gives me to understand that he belongs to the Estate of William Smith, deceased, whose Widow used him ill, which induced him to run away, but he cannot, or will not, inform where she lives. His Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges. (tf) PETER PELHAM.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Middlesex, a
Mulatto Man Slave, who says he belongs to Mr. John Evesham of Northampton; he is about 29 Years of Age, and five Feet six Inches high. The Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges. (11) ELIZABETH DANIEL, Jailer.
WILLIAMSBURG, February 3, 1774.
RUN away, a Negro Girl named JUDITH, about fourteen Years old; and I imagine she is harboured about this Town. Whoever brings her to me shall have TEN SHILLINGS. (tf) JOHN CARTER.
To be SOLD, to the highest Bidder, on Tuesday the 15th of March, on the Premises, and may be entered on immediately,
A VALUABLE Tract of LAND on Dan River, Halifax County, containing 1758 Acres, Part of which is rich low Grounds, and there are all convenient Houses on it. A farther Description is thought needless, as it is presumed no Person will purchase without viewing it: Twelve Months Credit will be allowed for one Half the Purchase Money, and two Years for the Remainder. Mr. John Baird will treat for the Land and attend the Sale, to whom Bond and Security is to be given. Mrs. Perrin's Dower is laid upon this Land. I will show the Land at any Time before the Sale. (7) WILLIAM WADE.
To be SOLD, and Possession given in February next, or sooner, if required,
THE FURNACE situated in the Township of Salisbury, and Province of Connecticut, New England, having been lately rebuilt on the most approved Plan, all the Conveniences about the same being either new or in good Repair, together with all the Utensils, and a complete Set of Patterns for hollow Ware and other Castings; the sole Property of a Piece of Water from which the Furnace is supplied, the Area measuring 600 Acres; a Mansion House most agreeably situated, consisting of four Rooms on a Floor, a good Garden, and other Conveniences; two other Houses for Workmen, a Store completely fitted for English and West India Goods and Provisions, a Compting House, &c. a large Barn, with Stabling for Horses and Oxen. Also a Property in the Bed of Iron Ore in said Salisbury, known by the Ore Grant, with an exclusive Right of digging, raising, and carrying away Ore from another Bed called Chatfield's Ore Bed, and the Right of Soil in a Piece of Land joining west on the Ore Grant, which contains Iron Ore. These Beds all lie within two Miles of the Furnace, the Roads good. Also 753 Acres of Land, 300 of which are under Improvement, and the Whole well watered. The Premises are situated in a healthy, fruitful, and pleasant Country, on the high Road from Hartford to Hudson's River and Albany, distant about thirty Miles from the River. The Quality of the Iron made from the above Ore is well known, both in England and America, to be equal to any made on this Continent. The Quantity of Ore, which lies near the Surface, appears inexhaustible, the Country round is well supplied with Wood for Coal, and the regular Supply of Water at all Seasons (without Danger from Floods) admits of the Furnace being in Blast all the Year. The Iron is excellent for Potash Kettles, Sugar Boilers for the West Indies, and military Stores. The Furnace not taking all the Water, any additional Works might be erected, with great Convenience, and small Expense. The rapid Settlement of an extensive Country, to the North and North West, must daily increase the Demand for every Article usually cast at a Furnace. An extensive Trade may be introduced in English and West India Goods, out of which the Works might be supplied with Stock and Provisions, and carried on with more Profit than such Business can be in a Country where there are few Inhabitants.
Also to be SOLD, a complete DOUBLE FORGE, with four Fires and two Hammers, now at Work, together with all necessary Utensils, situated in Colebrook, Connecticut, near the Road from Hartford to the Furnace, built in 1771, after the best Model, with a good Stream and Head of Water, and in Case of Need (in very dry Seasons) the Privilege of a Pond of Water five Miles in Length, for supplying of said Forge. The like Caution is observed to prevent the Business being retarded in Winter, by having the Wheels under Cover, with large Iron Stoves, and Canals cut to take the Surplus Water. Adjacent to the Forge there is a Dwelling-House with four Rooms on a Floor, a Store and Cellar, four Houses for Workmen, a Barn, Coal House, Iron House, and Blacksmith's Shop, all built in 1771; also a Saw Mill and Dwelling-House at a small Distance from the Forge, with good Situations for erecting other Works on the same Stream, together with 289 Acres of Land round the Forge and Sawmill, about fifty of which are under Improvement. The Forge is situated in the Centre of a large Tract of Wood Land, surrounded with a cultivated Country, which is in Want of Bar Iron; there being very little refined Bar Iron manufactured in Connecticut, and the Consumption considerable. This Estate, joined with that at Salisbury, is capable of many Improvements. For farther Particulars apply to Mr. Charles Sturtevant Merchant in Philadelphia, Mr. Peter Vandervoort Merchant in New York, Mr. James Holmes at the Furnace, Mr. Jacob Ogden at the Forge, or Captain William Tiley in Hartford. (tf)
TWENTY POUNDS REWARD.
RUN away from the Subscriber, a Mulatto Man named ABEL, about forty Years old, near six Feet high, has lost several of his Teeth, large Eyebrows, a Scar or two on some Part of his Face, occasioned by a Brick thrown at him by a Negro, is very apt to stroke his Hand over his Chin, and plays on the Violin. He is well known as a Pilot for York River and the Bay. As I have whipped him twice for his bad Behaviour, I believe Scars may be seen upon his Body. He can write so as to be understood, and once wrote a Pass for a Negro belonging to the Honourable Colonel Corbin, wherein he said the Fellow had served his Time honestly and truly. He has been to England, but the Captain he went with took Care to bring him back, and since his Return from that Country is very fond of Liquor. He is gone off in a Boat with two Masts, Schooner rigged, once a Pilot Boat, but now the Property of the Magdalen Schooner of War, and was seen, I am told, fifty or sixty Leagues to the southward of Cape Henry, from which it is expected he intends for one of the Carolinas. He is a very great Rogue, and is so instructed by several Persons not far from Wernley's Creek, York River; one of whom, he told me, said I was not worthy to be his Master. He had some Cash of my Son's, and an Order drawn by Captain Punderfon on Richard Corbin, Esq; payable to Ralph G. Meredith, or myself. A white Lad went off with him, whom I cannot describe, never having seen him to my Knowledge. Whoever secures said Servant, so that I get him again, shall have the above Reward. (tf) SAMUEL MEREDITH, Senior. KING & QUEEN, November 16, 1773.
To be SOLD, in Fauquier County,
A VALUABLE Tract of LAND, containing 5 or 600 Acres, whereon are high, dry, and healthful Situations, with fine Prospects of the Mountains, convenient to Court, Churches, Meeting Houses, Mills, &c. within 26 Miles of Dumfries, 35 of Falmouth, and 40 of Alexandria. The Land is in the Heart of a fine Wheat or Tobacco Country, either of which, or any other Commodity, may be advantageously disposed of at either of the above mentioned Markets, or in the Neighbourhood, where are several Stores. For Terms apply to the Subscriber, near the Premises. (4) JOHN CHILTON.
RUN away, on Monday the 18th of October
last, a likely Mulatto Girl named FANNY, about fourteen or fifteen Years of Age; she formerly belonged to Mr. Augustine Smith, of Middlesex, with whom I am informed her Mother, named Fanny, now lives as Cook. I have great Reason to suspect that she has been harboured by a Negro Fellow named Moses, belonging to Peyton Randolph, Esq; about his Quarter in Merchants Hundred, from whence, I suppose, she will endeavour to cross about York to go to her Relations in Middlesex. Whoever apprehends the said Slave, and secures, her in any of his Majesty's Jails, and gives me Notice thereof, shall have 31. Reward, or 41. if delivered to me in Williamsburg. JOHN LEWIS.
To be SOLD for ready Money, or Credit not exceeding five Years, or RENTED upon good Terms,
THE beautiful and pleasant Seat known by the Name of OXFORD, together with the Land adjacent, containing 1600 Acres, whereon Gravenell Courthouse and Jail now stands. The Land lies very level, Part of which will produce Tobacco, and most of it is very good for Wheat, Indian Corn, Oats, &c. The Improvements consist of a large well finished Dwelling-House, Kitchen, Tavern, Granary, and other convenient Buildings, almost new. There is on the Plantation an Apple Orchard of about 340 Trees of exceeding good Fruit, just beginning to bear. The Water is perhaps as fine as any in the World, and the Place is in good Order for Tavern-keeping. Any Person inclined to purchase or rent the same may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber, upon the Premises. (1211) JESSE BENTON.
NEWMARKET (Caroline) December 1, 1773.
RUN away from the Subscriber, the latter
End of October 1772, a likely Mulatto Man named RANDOLPH, about thirty Years of Age, and five Feet eight or nine Inches high; he had on, when he went away, a Suit of Green, with red Livery. As he has many Acquaintances about Williamsburg, it is probable he is lurking about that Place. Whoever delivers the said Slave to me shall have THREE POUNDS Reward. (tf) ROBERT BAYLOR.
For SALE, the LOT and HOUSES near Cabin Point Warehouses, at present possessed by the Subscriber.
THE Lot consists of four Acres well enclosed, a good Dwellinghouse with all necessary Outhouses, a Storehouse, Counting Room, and two Lumber Houses, all at present in very good Repair.
A TRACT of LAND in Surry, about six Miles from Cabin Point, containing 335 Acres, on which there is a Dwellinghouse, a small Apple and Peach Orchard, and a Quantity of very good Pine Timber.
Another TRACT in Brunswick, containing 355 Acres, known by the Name of Smokey Ordinary, with a good Dwellinghouse, necessary Houses, a Storehouse, Counting Room, and Lumber House, all lately built, and well adapted for either a Merchant or a Tavern Keeper. For Terms apply to Thomas Simmons, in Brunswick, or to (tf) JAMES BUCHANAN.
FOR SALE,
THE HOUSES and LOTS, in the Town of York, where the Subscriber now lives. The Dwelling-House is a very commodious One, with four Rooms above and four below, a very large Brick Storehouse, a large and well cultivated Garden, Stables, Kitchen, Wash House, &c. in good Repair. Also about one Hundred Acres of cleared high Land, and about sixteen Acres of exceeding good Meadow, making together a very square compact Parcel of Land, and will make a convenient little Farm for any Gentleman residing here, as it does not exceed two Miles and a Half from Town. For Terms inquire of (tf) JACQUELIN AMBLER.
For SALE,
ABOUT twelve Thousand Acres of exceeding rich TOBACCO LAND, in Amelia County, whereon are several Plantations and Improvements sufficient to work forty or fifty Hands. There is on the said Land for Sale a very valuable GRIST MILL, lately built, with a Stone Dam and a Pair of good Colegue Millstones, which Mill has for two Years past got upwards of 100 Barrels of Toll Corn, and is situated on a never failing Stream. The Land will be shown by William Monack, who lives at one of the Plantations, and the Prices of the Land made known by him. One or two Years Credit will be allowed, Interest being paid for the second Year, and also for the first, if the Money is not paid agreeable to Contract. The Land is to be laid off and surveyed by Colonel William Cabell, at the Expense of the Purchaser. Deeds will be made upon Bond and approved Security being given, either to Colonel William Cabell, or the Subscriber. Six per Cent. Discount will be allowed for ready Money, or good Merchants Notes. If any Person will choose to exchange Lands in the lower Part of the Country, on or near some navigable River, that are good, it is more than probable we should agree. (tf) CARTER BRAXTON.
To be SOLD, SEPARATELY or TOGETHER
TWO TRACTS of LAND. One lies in Albemarle County, on the Rivanna River, about five Miles from the great River, containing 370 Acres, 100 of which are the best Kind of low Grounds, and situated so as always to have the best Range for Stock of any Land between the Capes and Little Mountains.
The other Tract lies in Goochland County, on Lickinghole Creek, near the Three Notched Road, and contains 700 Acres. The high Land is equal to any in these Parts, fine for Tobacco and Wheat, or any Kind of Grain or Meadow. About 200 Acres are cleared, now under good Fences, laid off in three Fields, and in fine Order to work about ten Hands to great Advantage. The Improvements are a good Dwellinghouse, Kitchen, Smokehouse, a Dairy, four good Tobacco Houses, with Negro Quarters, and other convenient Buildings, also a fine Apple and Peach Orchard. The Place is pleasantly situated, has fine Water, is as healthy as any Part of the Colony, and is convenient to Church or Providence Meetinghouse, and several Mills, besides one on the Land turned by a Spring Branch to grind for three or four Families the whole Year, and is not in the least unhealthy, as the Water may be ground off every Day. Credit will be given for Part of both Tracts. Any Person inclined to purchase may know the Terms by applying to Mr. William Mitchell, Merchant in Richmond, or to the Subscriber, who will show the Land. (tf) WILLIAM PRYOR. GOOCHLAND, November 1773. 3.
TO BE SOLD,
FIVE Hundred and fifty Acres of LAND in the County of Charles City, with a convenient Dwellinghouse and other Improvements. Two Hundred and twenty Acres, in the same County, pleasantly situated on James River.
Two Thousand five Hundred and twenty Acres in the County of Cumberland, commonly known by the Name of Saint James's. And one Thousand four Hundred and twenty one Acres in the Counties of Goochland and Cumberland, on both Sides of James River, opposite to Elk Island.
The above TRACTS of LAND were of the Estate of the late John Wyles, deceased, devised to the Subscribers, and are now offered for Sale. Persons disposed to purchase may be informed of the Terms, on Application to any one of the Subscribers; and the Times of Payment will be made easy, on giving Bond and Security to THOMAS JEFFERSON. FRANCIS EPPES. HENRY SKIPWITH. (tf)
YORK Town, June 9, 1773.
THE Subscribers being very solicitous to
comply with the Will of their Testator, the late Honourable William Nelson, desire that all Persons who were indebted to him will endeavour to make as speedy Payments as possible. Those who have Accounts open on his Books, and who cannot immediately discharge the Balances, are desired to give their Bonds. This Request is the more necessary, as most of the Legacies bequeathed by the Testator are to be paid in Sterling Money, and he has directed that his younger Sons Fortunes shall be placed out at Interest upon undoubted Securities, so soon as it can be done. Those who have any Demands are desired to make them immediately known. THOMAS NELSON. THOMAS NELSON, Junior. HUGH NELSON. RO. C. NICHOLAS. (tf)
ALL Persons may be supplied with this PAPER at 12s. 6d. a Year, and have ADVERTISEMENTS (of a moderate Length) inserted in it for 3/. the first Week, and 2/. each Week after. All Sorts of PRINTING WORK done at this Office in the neatest Manner, with Care and Expedition.