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RICHARD CORBIN, D. R. G.
The affecting History of A R A B E L L A.
MY Father, Sir, was one of those Men who, depending too much upon the future, are apt to neglect the present; generous to an Extreme, he could not, without the greatest Violence to his Feelings, refuse the Request of the Friend he loved, though it was apparent his Compliance must expose his own Family to Inconvenience, yet, that his own Family was more dear to him than even his Existence was daily proved by the most peculiar Marks of Tenderness; and when the Hour of Calamity at length arrived, though he never was heard to utter a Complaint where his Want of Accommodation was the Question, the Anguish of his Soul could not be suppressed, if he contemplated but a Moment the Difficulties we must experience.
At this Period one of his Tavern Companions, who had been particularly forward in promoting his Change of Circumstances, and had private Views to gratify by his Removal from his native Country, proposed Something that had at least the Face of advantageous, on Condition that he would embark with his Wife and Children for America. Adversity deprives us of all Right of choosing. It is no Wonder, therefore, that my Father, with the natural Superstition of an undone Man, accepted this Proposal as his Destiny; and, for our Parts, as we were to accompany him, though to a new World, it appeared to us that we had Nothing to fear.
I am unable to describe our Voyage in technical Terms, but hope to make myself understood when I tell you that we had not long entered upon the Atlantic before we were driven out of our Latitude, a Misfortune that was merely a prelude to what we had to suffer; for my Father's Apprehensions for our Safety, together with his self Reproaches, operated so forcibly on his Mind that they soon threw him into a violent Disorder. In vain did one of the most affectionate Wives on Earth conjure him, if possible, to live for her Sake; in vain did two helpless Children hang about him with heart-felt Attachment, beseeching him to endeavour to live for their Preservation. The very Methods we pursued to soften, only augmented the Evil; his Sensibility, his too lively Sensibility, proved the Bane of his Constitution, and we were called to the sad Office of closing his Eyes, and receiving his last Benediction, at a Period when every Individual on Board was so engrossed by an Impulse of self Attention as to be incapable of rendering us Support or Consolation.
My Mother and Sister! how did I labour alternately to save them from expiring! But all my Diligence would have been ineffectual had not our Captain possessed a humane as well as a liberal Heart. Every Moment he could spare from the important Avocations of his Ship were given to my wretched Relations; nor did he fail exhorting me to remember how much depended upon my Health and Assiduity.
My poor Father, my poor mistaken Father, was committed to the Deep with the most decent Ceremony our Circumstances would allow; and, from having exhausted our Tears, we seemed for a Time to have outlived our Sorrows. A Scarcity of Provisions was, however, the next Calamity announced to our miserable Companions; a Calamity that we should never have felt, but from that unaccountable Perverseness which governs the Species; for, so long as the Name of Want was unknown, we refused every Superfluity of Subsistence; yet, the Instant we were informed that those Superfluities could no longer be supplied, we began to lament the loss of them, and as our Minds were more and more awakened to the Apprehensions of a Famine, so, by the natural Suspension of our Grief, we became more and more
sensible to the Demands of Hunger. What Extremities we might have been reduced to it is impossible to say, as the Terrors of a Storm soon altered our Condition.
My Mother, overcome by such complicated Distress, called us to join with her in some preparatory Prayers to our general Departure, when, in the midst of the solemn Task, the Captain broke in upon us, and bid us follow him if we wished to prolong our Existence, for that he expected the Ship to strike every Instant. "My Children (said my Mother, in Accents that still vibrate on my Ear) let me take you to my Arms; may Heaven behold you with that Compassion it has thought fit to deny to me, and though deprived both of paternal and maternal Protection, graciously suffer the Dawn of Prosperity once more to bless you! We part, it is true, never more in this World to be united, but, O preserve your Minds from all false, all impious Impressions of the Deity! because you may conceive this a sad Proof that Virtue does not lead to Happiness. Death, Death, my Children, is the great Teacher on which alone you must rely, if you would not fall into dangerous Deceptions; he will teach you that there are Rewards beyond the Grave adequate to the most partial Estimate of your unfortunate Mother's Merit, notwithstanding she can now only cover her Head whilst she conjures you to fly from the Dissolution, she is resolved to experience in that Vessel where she unfortunately lost your Father."
Need I mention the Effect this Speech produced on our Hearts? Forgetful of our own Danger, we instinctively fell again on our Knees by this Parent of our Affections, and declared that her Fate should be ours, let it be ever so dreadful.
The generous Captain begged we would permit him to be our common Friend. "I cannot desert you (said he) let what will be the Consequences; and perhaps I make you no Sacrifice when I resolve not to quit the Ship unless you will accompany me. Famine has already begun its Devastations, the Winds and Waves have us equally at their Mercy were we to change our Situation; and it is more than probable that if we survived the Dangers of the one, we might fall a Prey to the Horrors of the other. I will, therefore (said he) tell our Friends our Resolution." So saying, he hastily quitted the Cabin, as if fearful that so extraordinary a Request as dying with us would not have been granted him.
My Mother was not able to support this Scene. "Dispose of me as you please (cried she) I can live but a few Hours longer, and it is an inexpressible Affliction to me to think what Tears those few Hours will cost you; but I may be wrong; we ought, perhaps, to exchange even one Misery for another whilst Probability remains. Call back your singular Friend, and tell him I wish to take every Step that appears wisest and best to his superior Judgment."
My Sister, revived by this Concession, impatiently sought to reap the Benefit of it; but, on reaching the Deck, she beheld the Boat already launched, and the Sea in such a State as to make it impossible for it to return to the Side of the Ship for our Accommodation. She fainted at the Sight, and was conveyed down to us by our Guardian Angel. So soon as he perceived she was recovering, he entreated her not to regret the Departure of the Boat. "It is heavily laden (said he) and my Mind tells me will never reach any Shore; at least (continued he) we have this Advantage, we shall soon know the End of our Sufferings; for if the Sea was to spare, Famine would destroy; whilst, on the contrary, our unhappy Friends will seek to prolong their wretched Existence by the most horrid Means; and which of us could behold the other the Sacrifice of Hunger?" We bent to Heaven in Thankfulness for the Mercies we enjoyed, and only asked a speedy Termination of our Calamities.
Night now approached, and the Sea seemed to make its Way through numberless Avenues; but notwithstanding we had the Moment waited as it were for Destruction, we were now, beyond Measure, earnest to escape it. My Sister, my timid, my delicate, my amiable Sister, became our Heroine. She inquired if, by any Means, the Water could be repelled, and conjured the Captain and me to assist her, that our Mother might not be lost. In a Word, her Example had so astonishing an Effect that we passed the Hours in alternate Labour, without repining, and perceived the Ray of Morn with a Rapture that
would alone have been suited to our certain Deliverance; but the returning Morn is always grateful to the Eye of Despair, until Recollection convinces us how unavailing its Light is to those that are beyond the Possibility of Preservation.
When our Strength and Spirits were once more exhausted, and we were again resigning ourselves to the Horrors of Despondence, the Storm suddenly subsided. The Captain now, for the first Time, bid us hope, and, contriving somewhat to supply the Rudder we had lost, steered us with a prosperous Gale until Land was within View. But where, or what Spot it was, appeared to us alike indifferent, as unknown. To set our Feet on Shore was all the Anxiety we felt; though the Event proved that Sufferings are peculiar to no Situation when at a Distance from the Conveniencies of Life, at a Distance from the Services of Humanity.
But, notwithstanding all our Efforts, the Shore was unattainable; and though the Captain could swim, for Want of Sustenance his Strength was so much impaired that how to conduct us miserable Women was a formidable Question, and more particularly that grand Treasure, the Mother, that he was resolved never to abandon. In Order, however, to make the Business as easy as possible, he proposed that the Relief of our Minds should be his principal Care. He accordingly ventured to quit the Ship with our beloved Mother in his Arms, whilst our Prayers were most ardently offered up for the Safety of both. Our Prayers were accepted, and our glad Eyes beheld them both kneeling on the Shore to return their due Praises for their own, and Intercessions for our Deliverance. When our godlike Friend again exposed his Life by returning to the Ship, I for the first Time discovered one grand Source of his Attention and Humanity; the Look of Pity was indeed cast at me, but my Sister was apparently no less the Object of his Compassion than his tenderest Solicitude. I felt the Difference, and I own rejoiced in having an Opportunity of proving that I was little his Inferior in Generosity; for, though my Life had been the Forfeit, I insisted that my Sister should be removed in Preference to myself; a Proposal that after some little Contest, during which I am mistaken if they did not each of them do great Violence to their Inclinations, I persuaded them to comply with. My aching Sight having traced them to the Shore, I sat down in honest Despair, as if I had taken my last Adieu. I blush at the Recollection of this involuntary Injustice to the noblest Minds, but I know not how it was, I seemed to be the most inconsiderable and forlorn of human Creatures, and had they been actuated by the same Feelings I had not lived to proclaim my despicable Folly. Some Time was necessary to restore the Author of our Deliverance to a Capacity of being serviceable to me, and yet such is the Frailty of Impatience that it appeared the most cruel Period of my Existence. Nevertheless, if I had Reason to despise myself before he left a Place of Security for my Sake, I had Reason to be reconciled to myself when I experienced such proper Anxiety for his Safety. I trembled when I gave him my Hand, and, stopping a Moment, asked him if he had any Notion that he was unequal to his Undertaking; he made no Reply, but plunged me into the Water, where I remained in a happy State of Insensibility until called to Life by my surrounding Friends. It was now judged necessary, with cautious Steps, to explore the Island on which we were cast, for the double Purpose of providing, in the best Manner we were able, for our Defence, and collecting the Means of Subsistence. Our first Search was far from an unpropitious one; Oysters and a few Vegetables rewarded our Labour, and a Couple of wild Fowls which our Protector shot (a Chest of Arms being luckily driven ashore) and dressed for our Refreshment. The Sea continuing to subside, we soon beheld the Ship aground; but however delightful that View in the first Instance, there was no suppressing the Reflection that the returning Flux might remove it for ever from our Sight; the Captain would not, therefore, be prevailed upon not to visit her a third Time, in Order to bring away whatever was most essential for our Accommodation; he did so, and we exulted, beyond Measure, in the Happiness of his Enterprize. Blankets, Cordials, in short, not only the Necessaries, but, as they appeared to us, the Luxuries of Life were by him conveyed to our little Store Room, and the Weather continuing fine for several Days, we were encouraged to look

forward with Hope of some future Miracle in our Favour.
But our self-Soothings and Congratulations were of short Continuance; in one of his Excursions for Food, our Captain was no less surprised than alarmed at discovering human Footsteps; convinced, however, that there was no Possibility of flying from Danger, as the whole Island was almost in a single View, and thinking the most despicable Certainty preferable to the Horrors of Suspense, he hollowed two, or three Times without receiving a Return; but at last a distant Sound reached his Ear, which was soon succeeded by the Appearance of two of his own Men, the only two that had escaped the Fury of the Waves and the Distresses of Famine in the whole Boat's Company.
The Re-counter was a most pleasing one; he led them down to us in a Kind of Triumph, and we too, from our Ignorance of the future, participated his Joy, and gave the best Reception in our Power to our new found Friends.
As all Distinctions were levelled by our common Necessities, all Subordination ceased of Course; the two Men, though but little qualified to mix in rational Conversation, unhesitatingly threw out their barbarous Observation, or their vulgar Jest. I own I frequently trembled lest they should transgress the Bounds of Decency, but never communicated my Fears, because I would not destroy the Show of Harmony that it was our Interest to preserve.
By the Advice of these Men we were tempted to make some Efforts towards quitting our contracted Situation; and as they undertook to repair the Boat, which had floated into a Creek, it was to be our Care to make the other necessary Provisions for our Voyage to the Continent.
The Boat at length fitted up, though my Mother still continued in a very weak State, we madly trusted ourselves once more to that Element that had used us so hardly, and for one whole Day continued in very good Spirits; but as Night approached it was thought most judicious to make another of the many little Illands along which we coasted, and renew our Efforts the next Morning for reaching a Part of the Continent where we might safely land; this was accordingly put into Execution, and we sat down to Supper with uncommon Cheerfulness. During our humble Repast one of the Fellows began to treat my Sister with insufferable Familiarity, which she endeavoured to avoid without Complaint, for Fear of ill Consequences; but our Captain, not sufficiently Master of himself to be a tame Spectator of this unexpected Boldness, reprimanded him with great Severity, when they both, instantly throwing off the Mask, seized my Sister and me in their Hands, pronounced us their Property, and swore they would convey us far from his Reach and Interruption if either we or he refused to submit to their superior Power. My Mother, how shall I describe her Agonies! weak and emaciated, her Despair nevertheless gave her the Strength to fold her feeble Arms about us. "And have we lived for this (cried she) lived only to endure ten Fold Misery. God of my Salvation, look down and speak us into Peace! I will die (said she to one of the Ruffians that was for pushing her away) before I will quit my Hold, my sweet, amiable, my wretched Children!" "Die then (said the Monster, aiming a Knife at her Bosom) for we want Nothing but your Daughters." There was now no Time to be lost, our Captain, in one and the same Instant, wrested the Knife from the Villain's Hand, and stabbed both him and his Accomplice in the Whirlwind of his Desperation. They fell, and a Scene of Carnage ensued, which I should be happy to lose the Remembrance of; for the Captain was obliged to give them many Wounds before they were wholly despatched, and we at Leisure to weep over our departing Mother, now reduced by this unexpected Shock to the immediate Verge of Eternity. "Approach, my beloved Children (said she, as well as she was able) and, instead of lamenting, rejoice that I have attained the End of my Sufferings: It is true I behold you for the present delivered, but what may hereafter be your Fate is a fearful Reflection. Oh, Sir! (turning to the Captain) to you we owe more than our Existence; by you, I am certain, they will never be forsaken; but what is your single Arm? I see, I see no Prospect but Misery unutterable, and that I do not die in Peace is because they must survive me. Yet beware of Despondency, be the Father, the Friend, the Protector, and in Return-----" This best of Mothers became now so faint that she could add no more, and in a few Moments expired, with her Eyes fixed upon us, and pressing the Hand of our generous Deliverer. At this Instant the Firing of a small Gun roused us, notwithstanding we were nearly stupified with our Wretchedness, into a State of Reflection; we now looked around, and then on each other, when at length, beyond our utmost Hopes, we perceived a small Ship at a Distance. Our Captain flew to the highest Ground, and by some Means, though I know not what, made them sensible of our Distress; they sent out their Boat, and proving to be French, a Language that we were none of us Strangers to, received us with the most cordial Expressions of Humanity.
They immediately prepared a Grave for our unfortunate Mother, and had the Goodness to allow our reading the Service appointed on such Occasions; but the leaving her behind, and the keen Sense of her recent Sufferings dwelt so strongly upon our Hearts, that, though received in the kindest Manner
on Board, and generously accommodated during a pleasant Voyage, we seemed but half delivered when we even made the Port of Brest, and were, in a short Time after, to proceed to England. However, Time, that infallible Physician of Grief, performed Wonders for us. My Sister and the Captain have now passed many happy Years together. And, soon after their Marriage, on enquiring into our Family, we found ourselves entitled to a very considerable Fortune, in Right of our Father, which we now enjoy.
Our Story has never yet been made publick, from our having some Reasons to conceal it. But as I have given you no Names you are welcome to lay the Facts before your Readers, and tell them that no Circumstance can justify Despair, as we never can limit the Power of Heaven, or foresee the Means by which it is benignantly preparing to serve us.
The History of ALCANDER and SEPTIMIUS.
A T H E N S, even long after the Decline of the Roman Empire, still continued the Seat of Learning, Politeness, and Wisdom. The Emperor and the General's, who, in those Periods of approaching Ignorance, still felt a Passion for Science, from Time to Time added to its Buildings, or increased its Professorships. Theodorick, the Ostrogoth, was of the Number; he repaired those Schools which Barbarity was suffering to fall into Decay, and continued those Pensions to Men of Learning which avaritious Governors had monopolised to themselves.
In this City, and about this Period, Alcander and Septimius were fellow Students together; the one the most sublime Reasoner of all the Lyceum, the other the most eloquent Speaker in the Academick Grove. Mutual Admiration soon begot an Acquaintance, and a Similitude of Disposition made them perfect Friends. Their Fortunes were nearly equal, their Studies the same, and they were Natives of the two most celebrated Cities in the World; for Alcander was of Athens, Septimius came from Rome.
In this mutual Harmony they lived for some Time together, when Alcander, after passing the first Part of his Youth in the Indolence of Philosophy, thought at length of entering into the busy World; and, as a Step previous of this, placed his Affections on Hypatia, a Lady of exquisite Beauty. Hypatia showed no Dislike to his Addresses; the Day of their intended Nuptials was fixed, the previous Ceremonies were performed, and Nothing now remained but her being conducted in Triumph to the Apartment of the intended Bridegroom.
An Exultation in his own Happiness, or his being unable to enjoy any Satisfaction without making his Friend Septimius a Partner, prevailed upon him to introduce his Mistress to his Fellow Student, which he did with all the Gaiety of a Man who found himself equally happy in Friendship and Love; but this was an Interview fatal to the future Peace of both: Septimius no sooner saw her but he was smitten with an involuntary Passion. He used every Effort, but in vain, to suppress Desires, at once so imprudent and unjust. He retired to his Apartment, inexpressible Agony; and the Emotions of his Mind in a short Time became so strong that they brought on a Fever, which the Physicians judged incurable.
During this Illness, Alcander watched him with all the Anxiety of Fondness, and brought his Mistress to join in those amiable Offices of Friendship. The Sagacity of the Physicians, by this Means, soon discovered the Cause of their Patient's Disorder; and Alcander, being apprised of their Discovery, at length extorted a Confession from the reluctant dying Lover.
It would but delay the Narrative to describe the Conflict between Love and Friendship, in the Breast of Alcander, on this Occasion; it is enough to say, that the Athenians were at this Time arrived to such Refinement in Morals that every Virtue was carried to Excess. In short, forgetful of his own Felicity, he gave up his intended Bride, in all her Charms, to the young Roman. They were married privately, by his Connivance; and this unlooked for Change of Fortune wrought as unexpected a Change in the Constitution of the now happy Septimius. In a few Days he was perfectly recovered, and set out with his fair Partner for Rome. Here, by an Exertion of those Talents which he was so eminently possessed of, he in a few Years arrived at the highest Dignities of the State, and was constituted the City Judge, or Prætor.
Mean while, Alcander not only felt the Pain of being separated from his Friend, and his Mistress, but a Prosecution was also commenced against him by the Relations of Hypatia, for his having basely given her up, as was suggested, for Money. His Innocence of the Crime laid to his Charge, or his Eloquence in his own Defence, were not able to withstand the Influence of a powerful Party. He was cast, and condemned to pay an enormous Fine. Unable to raise so large a Sum, at the Time appointed, his Possessions were confiscated, himself stripped of the Habit of Freedom, exposed in the Market Place, and sold as a Slave to the highest Bidder.
A Merchant of Thrace becoming his Purchaser, Alcander, with some other Companions of Distress, was carried into the Region of Desolation and Sterility. His stated Employment was to follow the Herds of an imperious Master, and his Skill in hunting was all that was allowed him to supply a precarious Subsistence. Condemned to hopeless Servitude, every Morning waked him to a Renewal of Famine and Toil, and every Change of Season served but to aggravate his unsheltered Distress. Nothing but Death or Flight was
left him, and almost certain Death was the Consequence of his attempting to fly. After some Years of Bondage, however, an Opportunity of escaping offered; he embraced it with Ardour, and travelling by Night, and lodging in Caverns by Day, he at last arrived in Rome. The Day of Alcander's Arrival, Septimius sat in the Forum to administer Justice; and hither our Wanderer came, expecting to be instantly known, and publickly acknowledged. Here he stood the whole Day among the Crowd, watching the Eyes of the Judge, and expecting to be taken Notice of; but so much was he altered, by a long Succession of Hardships, that he passed entirely without Notice; and in the Evening, when he was going up to the Prætor's Chair, he was brutally repulsed by the attending Lictors. The Attention of the Poor is generally driven from one ungrateful Object to another. Night coming on, he now found himself under a Necessity of seeking a Place to lie in, and yet knew not where to apply. All emaciated, and in Rags as he was, none of the Citizens would harbour so much Wretchedness, and sleeping in the Streets might be attended with Interruption or Danger. In short, he was obliged to take up his Lodging in one of the Tombs without the City, the usual Retreat of Guilt, Poverty, or Despair.
In this Mansion of Horror, laying his Head upon an inverted Urn, he forgot his Miseries, for a While, in Sleep; and Virtue found, on this slimy Couch, more Ease than Down can supply to the Guilty.
It was Midnight, when two Robbers came to make this Cave their Retreat; but happening to disagree about the Division of their Plunder, one of them stabbed the other to the Heart, and left him weltering in Blood at the Entrance. In these Circumstances he was found next Morning, and this naturally induced a farther Inquiry. The Alarm was spread, the Cave was examined, Alcander was found sleeping, and immediately apprehended and accused of Robbery and Murder. The Circumstances against him were strong, and the Wretchedness of his Appearance confirmed Suspicion. Misfortune and he were now so long acquainted that he at last became regardless of Life; he detested a World where he had found only Ingratitude, Falsehood, and Cruelty, and was determined to make no Defence. Thus lowering with Resolution, he was dragged, bound with Cords, before the Tribunal of Septimius. The Proofs were positive against him, and he offered Nothing in his own Vindication; the Judge, therefore, was proceeding to doom him to a most cruel and ignominious Death, when, as if illumined by a Ray from Heaven, he discovered, through all his Misery, the Features, though dim with Sorrow, of his long lost loved Alcander. It is impossible to describe his Joy, and his Pain, on this strange Occasion; happy in once more seeing the Person he loved most on Earth, distressed at finding him in such Circumstances. Thus agitated by contending Passions, he flew from his Tribunal, and, falling on the Neck of his dear Benefactor, burst into an Agony of Distress. The Attention of the Multitude was soon, however, divided by another Object. The Robber, who had been really guilty, was apprehended selling his Plunder, and, struck with a Panick, confessed his Crime. He was brought bound to the same Tribunal, and acquitted every other Person of any Partnership in his Guilt. Need the Sequel be related? Alcander was acquitted, shared the Friendship and the Honours of his Friend Septimius lived afterwards in Happiness and Ease, and left it to be engraved on his Tomb, "That no Circumstances are so desperate which Providence may not relieve."
L O N D O N, August 30.
A FEW Mornings since a plain Tradesman, who lives in Clerkenwell, had Occasion to attend on a Clerk, or Secretary, in one of the publick Offices in the City, and went in his common Shop Clothes, and asking some Questions which the Clerk thought impertinent, he answered him with great Pertness, which the Tradesman returned with equal Asperity. On this the Clerk in Office replied, "Do you know who you are talking to? You are talking to a Gentleman." It may be so, says the other, but I think it is Civility and good Manners, and not fine Clothes and Insolence that constitute the Gentleman, and then departed. In the Afternoon of the same Day, the Tradesman, who is one of the Commissioners of Sewers, held a Meeting with the other Commissioners, when, to his great Surprise, the abovementioned Clerk, on Account of some Appeal, attended the Meeting; but the Commissioner having his best Clothes and a pompous Wig on, the Clerk did not know him, and insisting to have his Affair brought on, with some Warmth, the Commissioner, in the Clerk's own Language, replied, "Do you know who you are talking to? You are talking to a Gentleman." The Clerk was ordered to retire, which he did with Reluctance and Confusion, and was obliged to wait several Hours, till the very last. The Affair being made known, the Gentlemen present never knew the Lex Talionis ever better put in Execution.
Some Years ago a worthy Man, who was employed as Engineer at a certain Fort in the West Indies, happened to make such Discoveries of the Embezzlement of publick Money that the Persons more immediately concerned, to prevent the Discovery of their Roguery, by their Influence with the then Ministry, had him recalled to England; and though he proved, to the Satisfaction of many Persons, that his

Accusation was well founded, he could neither get the Guilty punished, nor obtain any Reward for the Services he had done. Some Time after, the poor Man died of a broken Heart. His Drawings, which were very curious, were advertised to be sold; this was all the poor Widow had to depend upon for a Subsistence. The very Day before the Sale a Messenger, from a certain Board, seized upon the Drawings, and gave the poor Woman a few Pounds for what was esteemed worth a handsome Sum of Money.
A stout Lad, belonging to a Ship lying at Shields, being detected pilfering some Clothes, &c. was seized by a Part of the Ship's Company, stripped and beat with the Lead Line, Ropes, and Bisht Wood, and cut and bruised in a most shocking Manner; after which he was tarred and covered with Oakum to conceal his Wounds, and turned ashore naked and wounded in that Manner.
Translation of a Letter from a German Officer at Vienna, who distinguished himself by his Bravery, fighting in Flanders against the French.
"The Dawn of our future Greatness begins to appear with infinite Glory. Joseph Benedict Augustus is determined his Reign shall mark the Era of the Augustan Age in the Annals of the German Empire, and that he will rival the illustrious Actions of his Imperial Ancestors.
"The Basis of the Brilliancy of the present Reign is formed by the happy Treaty just concluded between the two Empires and his Majesty of Prussia; a Treaty French Negotiation and Intrigue could not interrupt. French Policy, rather Fineffe, is now become inanimate; its Nerve is broke; the Power of Bribery no longer exists; the Milery of Poverty overclouds the glittering Parade of Versailles.
"The Imperial Eagle will now feed upon the faded Lis of the haughty Bourbon; the ravaged Provinces of the Empire will be restored to the House of Austria, and her Standard will be again planted upon the Rampart of Dunkirk and the Citadel of Strafsburg.
"The Operations of next Summer's Campaign are already formed; and the Imperial Theresa will, a second Time, like a Semiramis, ride at the Head of the Austrian Armies, and will resign to her Son, Joseph Benedict Augustus, the Father of his Country, the Idol of his Subjects, and the Guardian of the Liberties of Germany, the Imperial Standard, which will march to the Banks of the Rhine, preceded by thirty Thousand Prussian Grenadiers, escorted by the united Armies of Austria, with a Rear Guard of fifty Thousand Russians; a military Procession fit to accompany such a Royal Banner.
"You will see that the Ambition of our German Augustus is different from that of the haughty Louis; not to plunder, burn, and massacre, but to conquer Tyranny, and restore the Freedom and Independency of the German Empire."
The following is said to be a true State of the Affairs of the East India Company at home, chiefly taken from an Estimate lately made up to next Month. By this it appears that, after the Company have paid off every Debt which is due, there will be a Balance in the Treasury of two Hundred and twenty Thousand Pounds. That there are in their Warehouses Goods unfold, which came by the Ships of last Year, to the Value of one Million five Hundred Thousand Pounds. The Cargoes of the eighteen Ships which have arrived this Year may be estimated to near two Millions three Hundred Thousand Pounds; and there are eleven Ships which are daily expected, the Cargoes of which may be computed at one Million five Hundred Thousand Pounds, which seems together to amount to five Million five Hundred Thousand Pounds. In this general State no Notice is taken of the Value of the Cargoes of the thirty seven Ships which failed last Season, and not yet arrived in India, nor of the Goods which are already provided in India, and in China, for lading them for their homeward Voyages.
An East India Gentleman, we are told, who arrived in England from thence last Summer, has brought with him the Secret of the true Composition of China, and the Method of enamelling it in the genuine Chinese Manner.
We are told that one Captain of an East Indian cleared thirty Thousand Pounds by his last Voyage.
Extract of a Letter from Poland, July 31.
"You reprove me for my Silence concerning the state of this unhappy Country. What can I say, or rather what dare I say, in a Country where the most severe State Inquisition is exercised? It is the Privilege of the Distressed to complain; but even that we are deprived of. Time only can bring to Light the various Arts now practising to effect our Ruin. When we shall see that Time it is hard to determine; but it will certainly be after the Mischief is all performed, and no Remedy left. You ask my Opinion in Regard to the Declaration made by the Russian Ambassador. Why, truly, my Friend, it is not unlike a friendly Baln, which, administered to a fresh Wound, will soon manifest its healing Qualities, but if deferred too long will only tend to inflame the Part aggrieved. The Spirit of Animosity and Rancour is arrived to so high a Pitch that lenitive Measures cannot prove effectual; a superior Force is the only Resources to restore the State to its due Equilibrium. You seem amazed at the Prince Primate's Defection. Is it strange, in these Times, that Men should espouse opposite Parties, as Time, Place, Circumstances, or private Interest, may dictate.
But it is dangerous to revolt even to the strongest Side, where Ambition is the leading Principle of Action; and the Truth of this Maxim he is now doubtless convinced of, being confined at Waurezow. Our Situation becomes more and more embarrassing; so that a Revolution must unavoidably take Place; and the sooner that Event happens, the more welcome will it be. It is with great Concern the Russian Minister sees the Views of his Royal Mistress frustrated, and private Interest defeat her Intentions, which certainly aim at the Re-establishment of that happy Tranquillity we have been so long Strangers to. The Confederates avail themselves of every Opportunity to gain additional Strength; but, notwithstanding, it is hoped their Fall is at Hand. A certain Power, who has furnished them with very considerable Sums, has lately withdrawn his Assistance, apprehending that the Measures now on Foot might prove so effectual that his Wealth would be lavished with little Probability of receiving the expected Advantages in Return."
A Farmer's Wife at Latchford, in Cheshire, had a Hen sitting on fourteen Eggs: When she had hatched seven Chicks, she left the Nest, and took them with her; on which Mrs. Farmer put the Eggs in warm Water, where they stirred and turned over like live Cockles put into salt Water. This done, she placed the Eggs in Wool before the Fire, and at Mid-day set them in the Sun. At Night they were again put under the Hen, and by Morning they were a little chipped, on which she wet the Chickens Bills, which just appeared, placed them again before the Fire, and chipped the Shells a little more. After the Head, first came out one Foot, then another, and as the Chickens disentangled themselves from the Shells, they ran to the Hen, who has since reared twelve of them.
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 polite 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.
CHESTER, November 5. One Day last Week four Labourers, in the Village of Barrow, near this City, eat, at one Meal, fifty Pounds Weight of Potatoes, two Quarts of sweet Milk, six Quarts of Butter Milk, and four Pounds of Butter, for a considerable Wager. They had an Hour given them to do it in, but performed it in three Quarters, and a few Minutes.
DUBLIN, August 27. The Beaux and Belles of this Kingdom never seem to agree in Fashions; what one chooses the other dislikes. When the Men are all Waist, the Women are no Waist at all; when the Men cut their Hair and Hats close to their Heads, the Women raise theirs to Sky; their Shoes too the same; the Womens Feet are raised with Heels, and covered with Shoe and Ribbon, while the Men have scarce Buckles, Heels, or Shoes to their Feet.
One M'Donald, a News Hawker, in Honour of his Profession, and from the Stigma of being a Cuckold, hanged himself in a Fit of Jealousy, for which his poor Widow is inconsolable, as she only took to her Bed a handsome young Fellow, who fled for Protection under the Sheets, from being arrested by a Constable for a trifling Debt! Can many foreign Ladies plead the same Humanity and Tenderness?
Wednesday last a violent Affray happened, adjacent to the Fair Ground at Palmerstown, between some Country Graziers and a Set of Town Blades; Captain Brady of the Royal Regiment, interposing to prevent Mischief, received a terrible Wound in the Temple, and lies dangerously ill. Two of these Villains were taken yesterday and lodged in Jail.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 26. [Marriages.] MR. JOHN BROWN, of the Secretary's Office, to Miss NANCY GEDDY, Daughter of Mr. James Geddy, of this City.
As there are no late Arrivals, nor any Papers brought by the Northern Post last Week, we hope our Readers will excuse the Barrenness of this Paper.
Advertisements.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 23, 1772. THE Meeting of the Subscribers to the Fund for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Clergymen will be held on Saturday the 2d of May next. The Preachers appointed for the Day following are the Reverend Mr. MAURY in the Morning, and the Reverend WILLIAM BLAND in the Afternoon. The Treasurer and Trustees for the present Year are the Reverend Messieurs JOHN CAMM, ROBERT BARRET, THOMAS PRICE, ALEXANDER CRUDEN, SAMUEL KLUG, WILLIAM DUNLAP, and PRICE DAVIS. JACOB BRUCE, Clerk.
PRINCE EDWARD, March 10, 1772. ALL Persons who have any Demands against me, on Account of the Estate of Robert Walton, deceased, late of Cumberland County, are hereby requested to make them known by the last Day of August next, as on that Day I purpose to sell, to the highest Bidder, at my House, sundry back LANDS belonging to the said Estate, in Order to satisfy all Demands that may then appear against it, and that my Executorship may be finally closed and discharged. GEORGE WALTON, Executor.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 26, 1772. CUTHBERT HUBBARD begs Leave to inform his Customers, and others, that his House, near the College (with good Stables and Provision for Horses) is well accommodated for all Gentlemen who may please to indulge him with their Favours. He hopes those who are indebted to him will pay off their Accounts the ensuing April Court, as well to enable him to comply with his Engagements as to give the Satisfaction he wishes.
THE Weather setting in very bad on the third Day of the Sale of Mr. Benjamin Gwynn's Estate (before advertised by his Trustees) prevented the Whole from being sold, this is to give Notice that on the third Monday in May next, being Fair Day, will be sold, in Frederickburg, on Credit till the 25th of April 1773, between twenty and thirty SLAVES, a Tract of LAND, containing two Thousand Acres, near Lewis's Bridge, which will be sold altogether, or in Parcels, as can be agreed on at the Sale; also a Tract, containing sixteen Hundred Acres, adjoining Recovery Furnace Tract, a BRIG about one Hundred Tuns Burthen, several WAGGONS, CARTS, and their GEER, sundry BEDS and other HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, as well as all the BOOKS, and every Thing else belonging to the Estate of the said Gwynn. 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 their Dates. JOHN TAYLOR, FRANCIS THORNTON, } Trustees. WILLIAM FITZHUGH. } 8
To be LET to the lowest Undertaker, at Urbanna, on Monday the 13th of April, THE BUILDING of a BRICK CHURCH in the upper Part of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex. A considerable Sum of Money will be paid the Undertaker some Time this Summer. RALPH WORMELEY, Junior, } Churchwardens. JAMES GREGORIE, }
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Botetourt County, a likely Negro Fellow named PETER, near six Feet high, had on, when he went away, a Blanket Coat, a Negro Cotton Jacket, a Bearskin great Coat, Leather Breeches, and Boots; he stole a bald Eagle HORSE, with a white Mane and Tail, and is supposed to be gone towards Carolina. I will give THREE POUNDS Reward for securing the Fellow in any of his Majesty's Jails, and TWENTY SHILLINGS for the Horse. JOHN NEALLIE.
TAKEN up, in Prince George, a sorrel HORSE about five Years old this Spring, four Feet six or seven Inches high, with a Switch Tail and Half roach'd Mane, a few white Hairs in his Forehead, his Back and Buttocks intermixed with white Hairs, but has no perceivable Brand. Potted, and appraised to seven Pounds ten Shillings. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
TAKEN up, in Halifax, a sorrel MARE about four Feet six or seven Inches high, with a Star in her Forehead, a large Saddle Spot on her Withers, and a large Scar on her near Leg, which appears to have been done by a Rope, but has no perceivable Brand. Potted, and appraised to ten Pounds. NASH GLIDEWELL.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, March 12, 1772. WHEREAS many of the Books belonging to the Council Chamber are not to be found there at this Time, and the free Use which many Gentlemen have been permitted to make of them renders it impossible to apply for them in any other Manner, this is therefore to request all such Gentlemen as are in Possession of any of the Books to return them, or else to give Information of what Books they have; and, to prevent the like Inconveniences for the future, Notice is hereby given that an alphabetical Book is provided, in which it is expected that any Gentleman who shall borrow any Book shall write the Title thereof, under the proper Letter, and his Name opposite thereto. By Order of the Council, JOHN BLAIR, Clerk to the Council.
CAROLINE, March 12, 1772. THE Bonds taken for the Sale of Colonel Bernard Moore's Negroes, having been due the 5th of last Month, are lodged with the Subscriber to receive; and those indebted are desired to be prepared to discharge them at the ensuing April General Court, where I shall attend in Order to collect the Money. No Indulgence will be granted after that Time. EDMUND PENDLETON, Junior. I shall be at next Henrico Court, where it may be more convenient for some to pay their Bonds than coming to the April Court.
TAKEN up, on the 8th of December last, on the South West of Potowomack River, about two Miles below Presley's Creek, a small ANCHOR of one Hundred and a Quarter, with a four Fathom BUOY ROPE; the Buoy appeared to be Part of a Boat's Mast, eight Feet long. The Owner may have them on proving his Property, and paying Salvage to Mr. William Flood, in Westmoreland County. Also taken up, on the 10th of the said Month, opposite to New Point Comfort, an ANCHOR weighing five Hundred, two Quarters, and twelve Pounds, with a nine Inch Cable about sixty Fathoms long; the Buoy Rope is about eight Fathoms, and the Buoy two Pieces of Oak Plank lashed together. The Owner may have these on proving his Property, and paying Salvage to Mr. Maximilian Calvert, Merchant in Norfolk.
BALTIMORE (MARYLAND) January 30, 1772. NOTICE is hereby given that the large, commodious, and well built BRICK WAREHOUSE and SHIP WHARF, on Fell's Point, formerly known by the Name of Long's, with a good enclosed Yard, is now open for storing all Kinds of Goods, Grain, and Lumber; where constant Attendance is given, also at his Office of Enturance in Baltimore, as formerly advertised, by THOMAS BRERETON, Commission and Enturance Broker.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Parish of Saint Thomas, in Orange County, is become vacant by the Resignation of Mr. John Burnett, the late Incumbent.
YORK Town, March 16, 1772. A NEGRO, belonging to me, carried to his Overseer a FORTY SHILLING and a TWENTY SHILLING BILL, supposing them to be Pisteenee Bills, to ask if they were good Money. He says he received them, about the first of this Month, of a lusty Negro Fellow, clothed in an old Virginia Cloth Waistcoat and Sailor's Trousers, who told him he was travelling from Williamsburg to Hampton. I have the Bills, and shall be glad to deliver them to the proper Owner. DAVID JAMESON.
For SALE, THE Sloop NANCY, a strong stout Vessel, that will carry three Thousand Bushels of Grain, or a Hundred Hogsheads of Tobacco. Her Sails, Rigging, and Cables, are about Half worn; the is now fit for the Country Business, and may be fitted for the Sea in a few Days. Those who incline to purchase may have the Time of Payment made easy. YORK, March 16, 1772. ROBERT ROBERTSON.
To be SOLD, on Wednesday the 10th of June next, on the Premises, A TRACT of LAND on North River, in Kingfish Parish, Gloucester County, containing two Hundred Acres, pleasantly situated, and well timbered; the Soil is well adapted for the Culture of Tobacco, Wheat, and other Grain. One Half the Purchase Money to be paid down, and twelve Months Credit allowed for the other. Farther Particulars may be known of the Subscriber, in Isle of Wight, who would be glad to treat with any Person that may be inclined to purchase at private Sale. JOHN HAYES.
To be SOLD, A TRACT of LAND, well situated, lying on East River, in Gloucester County, containing six Hundred Acres, with several Improvements. The Terms may be known by applying to me, near the Premises. HENRY WHITING.

POETS CORNER.
ODE on the SPRING.
NOW Spring begins her smiling Round, Lavish to paint th' enamell'd Ground: The Birds exalt their cheerful Voice, And gay on every Bough rejoice.
To be SOLD, at the April AMELIA Court, by Virtue of a Deed of Trust from PETER FARAR to ROBERT DONALD, and Company,
ALL that Tract of LAND, in Amelia, whereon Mrs. Roberts now lives, containing two Hundred Acres of good TOBACCO LAND, with every necessary Building thereon, subject to the Widow's Life.
To be SOLD for ready Money, or short Credit, EIGHT Hundred and twenty six Acres of rich TOBACCO LAND, in Albemarle County, joining the Lands of Mr. John Winston, Benjamin Brecken, and James Harris.
STOLEN, or STRAYED, from Elk Island, in Goochland, last June, after the Fresh, a large young sorrel MARE, branded JW; also a bay MARE about three Years old, and two Iron gray COLTS, neither docked nor branded.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, some Time in January last, near the Long Bridge, in New Kent, a black HORSE about four Feet four or five Inches high, eight or nine Years old, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, no Brand perceptible, and trets.
RUN away from the Subscriber, on Tuesday the 25th of February, two Apprentices, namely, JOHN WALKER, about fifteen Years of Age, of a very small Growth, talks very fast, and had on, when he went away, an Osnaburg Shirt, Yarn Stockings, Shoes tied with Strings, a small brimmed Hat bound with black, a black Virginia Cloth upper Jacket, double wove, lined with single wove Ditto, blue Breeches filled in with Wool, and a dark coloured Duffil under Jacket;
COMMITTED to Sussex Jail, a Negro named PETER, who says he belongs to John Nelos, of the County of Bedford; his Clothing is Negro Cotton, and a Dutch Blanket Coat. The Owner may have him on paying Charges.
COMMITTED to Smithfield Jail, last November, an outlandish Fellow who says his Name is JACK, sometimes that it is JOE, and that his Master's Name is either Jamie Andros, or Jamie Allen; he speaks very bad English, is very black, and about five Feet six Inches high, has a large bare Place on the right Side of his Head, occasioned by a Burn or a Scald, and three Marks on each Side of his Breast.
TAKEN up, in Chesterfield, a black Steer, marked with a Crop in the right Ear, and a Nick in the under Side of the left. Posted, and appraised to three Pounds five Shillings.
TAKEN up, three Miles above Petersburg, a bay MARE about five Years old, four Feet five or six Inches high, with a bushy Mane and Brush Tail. Posted, and appraised to eight Pounds.
THE Subscriber has two NEGRO SHIP CARPENTERS which he would gladly hire out by the Year, or any considerable Part of the Year; they are stout able young Fellows, and understand their Business.
WILLIAMSBURG, Mar. 2, 1772.
MR. BAKER, SURGEON DENTIST, begs Leave to express his Gratitude for the Favours he has received while in this City, and hopes that those who doubted of the Safety of his Art, from its Novelty in this Country, are now convinced both of its Safety and Usefulness.
HIS ANTISCORBUICK DENTIFRICE is quite free from any corrosive Preparation, and is a certain Cure for all Disorders of the Teeth, Gums, and foul Breath. Its superior Efficacy over any Thing yet offered to the Publick will be evinced in once using.
To be SOLD, on Wednesday the 1st of APRIL, at the Manor Plantation of Armitstead Lightfoot, deceased, in Goochland County,
ALL the personal Estate of the said Deceased, consisting of CORN, TOBACCO, HOGS, SHEEP, CATTLE, and HORSES, among them the noted Horse PARTNER. Credit will be allowed until the 26th of August, the Purchasers giving Bond and Security to WILLIAM MITCHELL, Deputy Sheriff of York County.
YORK Town, March 10, 1772.
HALF PINT INJECTING SYRINGES, Apparatus complete, quite new, to be sold for first Cost. Inquire of the Printer.
COMMITTED to the County Jail of Hanover, on the 20th of December last, a young Negro Man who says his Name is BILLY, and that he belongs to Robert Stanford, of Cumberland County; he is about five Feet five Inches high, well made, has on an Osnaburg Shirt, a Waistcoat and Breeches of Plains, and Shoes and Stockings.
RUN away, some Time last Summer, two Slaves belonging to Colonel William Lightfoot's Estate; one of them is named SAMPSON, a tall black Fellow, with a down Lock, who is supposed to have made for Gloucester, as I have been informed he was purchased from the Estate of one Blacknall of that County;
TAKEN up, in Prince George, a small bay HORSE, with a Blaze Face, a Switch Tail and hanging Mane, but no perceivable Brand. Posted, and appraised to six Pounds.
TAKEN up, in Brunswick, a sorrel HORSE about four Feet eight or nine inches high, with a large Star in his Forehead, but is not branded.
TAKEN up, in Loudoun, a red and white STEER about three Years old, with a Crop and two Slits in the left Ear, and a Swallowfork in the right.
For SALE, THE following Tracts of LAND, in Pennsylvania, namely, four Hundred Acres on Banister River, seven Hundred and seventy on Beaver Creek, three Hundred and forty five on Busch's Creek, three Hundred and eighty on Leatherwood, and four Hundred on Snow Creek.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, some Time in December last, a bright bay HORSE about four Feet seven or eight Inches high, eight or nine Years old, paces very little, trots and gallops, has a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, and is branded on the near Buttock cL in a Piece.
To be SOLD, or RENTED for a Term of Years, and entered upon the 1st of March, A COMMODIOUS well built STORE in the Town of Petersburg, adjoining the Tobacco Warehouses, three Stories high, with a good Room fronting the Main Street, four good Rooms with Fireplaces, and a Granary, with a Cellar that will hold sixty Hogsheads;
JAMES HALDANE, COPPER SMITH and BRASS FOUNDER from Philadelphia, in Church Street, near the Church, Norfolk, MAKES and sells all Sorts of COPPER and BRASS WORK, namely, Stills, Brewing Coppers, Sugar Boilers, Fullers and Hatters Coppers, Capuchin Plate Warmers, Tea Kettles, all Sorts of Ship, Fish, and Wash Kettles, Stew Pans, Dutch Ovens, Tea Kettles, Saucepan, Coffee and Chocolate Pots, Bras-Mill Work, Furniture for Coach and Chair Harness, Fenders, Andirons, Candlesticks, Cocks, &c.
To be LET on LEASE, A VERY large and commodious HOUSE in the Town of Petersburg, built for a Tavern, and well fitted for that Business; it is two Stories high, has a Number of very convenient Lodging Rooms, and large and small Rooms for the Entertainment of Guests.
For SALE, THE LAND whereon I live, in Middlesex, containing about two Thousand two Hundred Acres, in good Order for Cropping, with Orchards and Buildings equal to any in the Colony; also thirteen Hundred Acres on the River Pianketank, in the County of Gloucester, with a Mill, and good Orchards.
Six Thousand three Hundred Acres of LAND to be sold at Frederick Town, on Thursday the 28th of May next.
By Virtue of an Act of Assembly of the Province of Maryland, empowering the Executors of Colonel Thomas Calvill to grant Deeds to Mr. John Semple, his Heirs or Assigns, for a certain Tract of LAND called Merryland, in Frederick County, and Province aforesaid, containing six Thousand three Hundred Acres, we the Subscribers, being Assigns of the said Semple, and having received from the Executors of Colonel Calvill sufficient Deeds for the Land aforesaid, do hereby undertake to dispose of the same, at the Time and Place above mentioned.
It is laid off in Lots, in the most advantageous Manner, so that only one of them will make one, two, or three good Settlements, as will appear by the Plat, a Copy of which may be seen at the Coffeehouses of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Annapolis, in the Hands of Cumberland Wilson at Dumfries, Adam Stewart at George Town, and Charles Beatty at Frederick Town, who will direct those desirous of seeing the Land to a Person acquainted with the Boundaries, on or near the Premises, who will show them the same; but as we intend to meet on the Spot ourselves, a few Days before the Sale, in Order to run the Lines, &c. those inclined to purchase will have an Opportunity of viewing it with us, by attending from Monday the 25th of May till the 28th, being the Day of Sale.
This Land is very suitable for Planting or Farming, being well watered and timbered, no Settlement having ever been made on it, and is a very good Soil. It lies along the Banks of Potomack River, adjoining it for a considerable Way, near to Harper's Ferry, the main Road from which to Frederick Town (a very flourishing, populous Place) runs through it, from which Place it is only distant about nine Miles, from George Town, the Seaport of the County, forty five Miles, and from Baltimore about sixty five, at each of which Places a constant and ready Market may be found for all Kinds of Produce.
Its Situation on Potomack River must be of considerable Advantage to it, and in Time may add immensely to its Value, when the Navigation is opened, which may be done, without any great Difficulty, for a considerable Distance, there being at present a tolerable Navigation both below and above, it lying near the Shenandoah Falls, from whence, up to Fort Cumberland, a Hundred and ten Miles, Battoes now frequently pass, and downwards, to the Seneca Falls, twenty five Miles, which is within twenty Miles of George Town.
It will be sold in separate Lots, or altogether, for Sterling or current Money, as may best suit the Purchasers; one Third to be paid down at the Sale, another Third payable in twelve Months, and the other in two Years, on giving Bond and Security, with Interest till paid. A most undoubted Title will be made the Purchasers.
ADAM STEWART. THOMAS MONTGOMERIE. CUMBERLAND WILSON.
GOOCHLAND, January 13, 1772.
RUN away from the Subscriber, some Time ago, a likely Negro Man named SUBA, talks but indifferent English, and squints pretty much. He ran away twice before, was once apprehended at Hobbs's Hole, and another Time at Effex Courthouse, and is now supposed either to be in that Part of the Country or lurking about Mattox Warehouse, as he once lived there with Mr. Archibald Brice.
WARRASQUEAK Bay, November 18, 1771.
RUN away from the Subscriber, in Isle of Wight, a Negro named JACK, about five and thirty Years of Age, five Feet ten Inches high, a slim, clean made, talkative, artful, and very fancy Fellow. Also a Negro Woman named VENUS, thirty two Years old, five Feet four Inches high, stout made, very smooth tongued, and has been five Years accustomed to the House.
WHEREAS the Revenues of the College, unless more Care and Exactness be used in the Collection of them, cannot continue equal to the Expenses; and whereas a considerable Amount is due to the College, which arises from small Sums easy to be paid by each individual Debtor, all Persons concerned are therefore desired to take Notice of the following Regulations, passed at a late Meeting of the President and Masters:
If any Person who owes Money to the College on Bond does not either pay off all the Interest, that is or shall be due, on or before the 10th of May next, or in the mean Time give a new Bond, with approved Security, for the whole Debt, both Principal and Interest, his Bond shall be put into a Lawyer's Hand on the said 10th of May, with Orders to bring Suit, and obtain Satisfaction for it as speedily as the Forms of Law will permit.
A salutary Order of the Visitors and Governors, directing every Boarder, on his Admission into the College, to pay for six Months Board in Advance, is evaded and rendered nugatory if the like Sum be not paid per Advance by every Boarder at the End of each Half Year.
All Surveyors who have not settled with the Burfar of the College, for all their publick and private Surveys since the General Court in April last, are required to settle with him before the 10th of May next, under the Penalty of being superceded, and having their Bonds sued.
That this Advertisement may not be treated with that Contempt which several Notices of the like Kind have met with, and that no Body may hereafter plead Want of due Information concerning the Premises, this Advertisement is to be printed weekly in the Gazette until the 10th of May next ensuing.
To be LET on LEASE, A VERY large and commodious HOUSE in the Town of Petersburg, built for a Tavern, and well fitted for that Business; it is two Stories high, has a Number of very convenient Lodging Rooms, and large and small Rooms for the Entertainment of Guests.
For SALE, THE LAND whereon I live, in Middlesex, containing about two Thousand two Hundred Acres, in good Order for Cropping, with Orchards and Buildings equal to any in the Colony; also thirteen Hundred Acres on the River Pianketank, in the County of Gloucester, with a Mill, and good Orchards.
ALL Persons may be supplied with this PAPER at 12s. 6d. a Year, and have ADVERTISEMENTS (of a moderate Length) inserted in it for 3s. the first Week, and 2s. each Week after. All Sorts of PRINTING WORK done at this Office in the neatest Manner, with Care and Expedition.