The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]), 1773-09-09 00:00:00

VIRGINIA GAZETTE.
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WARSAW, June 2.
THE Instructions to which the Delegates are obliged to conform, contain, among other Things, that they shall use their utmost Endeavours to engage the three allied Powers to guarantee the Provinces which are left in the Possession of the Crown of Poland, and not on any Pretence whatever to form any future Pretensions to them, but on the contrary to acknowledge the Independence and Sovereignty of the Republic, and withdraw their Troops from its Territories without farther Delay; that the Commerce, both by Sea and Land, shall be exempt from all Duties on the Part of the three Powers; that the Towns of Dantzig and Thorn, and their respective Districts, shall be expressly distinguished, and not comprehended among the other Provinces and Towns ceded; that in Default of Male Issue in the House of Brandenburg, the Old and New Prussia should revert to the Crown of Poland, &c.
The Bishop of Posenia, Grand Chancellor of the Crown, gave a grand Supper, the Night before last, of 200 Covers. The Entertainment had like to have been interrupted by a melancholy Accident, for a Polander fired a Pistol at Prince Sapieha, General of the Artillery of Lithuania, but luckily missed his Aim, and being on Horseback made his Escape. The Person who made this Attempt is not known, nor his Motives for it.
Prince Radzivil, Palatine of Wilna, has made over all his Estates to his Brother in Law, and is gone to Constantinople, to enter into the Service of the Porte.
KAMINIEC, June 7. We have received from Warsaw a Confirmation of the Advantages gained by General Suwarow over the Turks, with the following Particulars: The Russian General commanded a Body of 12,000 Men, and attacked 20,000 Turks in their Camp. He took several Pashas and 12 Pieces of Cannon. The Turks had retired into a Fortress, which was on the Point of capitulating, on the Departure of the Courier.
The Russians have taken 51 Boats laden with Provisions and Ammunition. Not one Corps of Russians passes the Danube without gaining some Advantage over the Turks, whose Courage seems to be greatly exhausted. It is said that there have been already some Mutinies in the grand Army.
PARIS, June 9. All Kinds of Violence are perpetrating by a Gang of Villains in several Cantons of the Archbishoprick of Treves. They set Fire to all Places where they are refused any Thing they demand. Two of their Chiefs are just taken, and it is said that they have 100 Accomplishes.
June 14. A Council of War was lately held at Brest, by the King's Order, to try M. de la Marteliere, a Lieutenant of a Man of War, who was accused of quitting his Cruise towards St. Domingo, where he commanded a Frigate of War, and going to Jamaica to take in Goods, which he sold privately; of saluting the English Flag to the Dishonour of that of France; and of being guilty of treating with Indignity a Lady, who was a Passenger on Board his Ship, the Wife of one of the most considerable Inhabitants of St. Domingo, of which her Husband made Complaint to the Board of Marine, demanding Satisfaction. In Consequence of these Charges, the Lieutenant has been degraded, broke, and condemned to twenty Years Imprisonment by M. D'Ache, who presided at this Court Martial.
June 16. His Majesty has ordered a Rescript to be sent to the Parliament of Bourdeaux, to take off the Embargo which had been laid on Provisions destined for the Colonies. Many Towns in our southern Provinces have received Orders to furnish Grain to those who are in Want, until it shall be seen what Effect the Measures now taking by Government will have in lowering the Price of Bread.
An Arrest of the Parliament of Paris has lately been issued for an Account to be laid before them of the Names of such Farmers, Merchants, Proprietaries, &c. who have Grain in their Possession, and refuse to send it to the Markets. By this Means they hope to learn what Quantity of Grain is in Hand, and whether there is sufficient until the Harvest. If any Persons refuse to give an Account of the Quantity now in their Possession, the Magistrates have Power to enter by Force, and see that a proper Account is taken.
LONDON, June 15.
A NOBLE Lord (R——d) who proposed a great Personage's intended Excursion to Portsmouth, has undertaken that the Expence of the Journey, Retinue, &c. shall not exceed 3000 l. for which he has offered to farm it.
A Correspondent observes, the Reason why his Majesty does not review the three Regiments of Foot Guards this Summer, is on Account of his being obliged to meet with the Duke of Gloucester, he being Head Colonel of the first Regiment, which he would willingly avoid.
A Scheme is talked of by Government to register all the Seamen in Great Britain and Ireland, which will be strongly opposed by the Merchants and others, as an obnoxious Grievance, and what may prove detrimental to Commerce in general.
We are told that his Majesty has ordered that the Custom of the Recorder's making the Report of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in Newgate, be for the future discontinued; and that the Power hitherto exercised by his Majesty, of determining the Fate of the Convicts, is to be vested in the Judges. By this new Arrangement, the Judges will have the same Power as the Old Bailey, that they have at the Country Assizes.
Extract of a Letter from Stockholm, June 10. Notwithstanding the prevalent Report of a new League being on the Tapis between the Empress of Russia and the King of Sweden, it is very positive that such a Circumstance is not likely to take Place. A War between the two Powers is expected, and is much more probable than the former, as it is certain the King means to renew the Claim which the Swedes have on the Province of Livonia, and his Preparations speak he will defend it. The Empress is apprized of his Intention, and is prepared for him at Neva, Riga, Revel, and all the other Places of Importance at Livonia.
A Correspondent says it is much to be wished a Clause could be inserted in the East-India Bill now depending, that would more effectually prevent the manifest Injury sustained by the Revenue and Publick, in the present Practice carried on by the outward bound East-India Ships of taking on Board French Wines, Spirits, and other French Commodities in their Passage through the Channel, a Practice highly injurious to the Merchants and Manufacturers of this Kingdom.
The Substance of the Bill relative to Stamps on Newspapers, is said to be as follows, viz. "That Doubts having arisen whether the Newspapers printed on more than one Sheet and a Half of Paper, might not be entered as Pamphlets, and pay only three Shillings for each Impression, instead of Duty chargeable on every Sheet of each Copy; and certain Printers and Publishers of Newspapers having increased the Number of Sheets on which the same have been printed, with an Intent to evade the Payment of Duties, and in Fraud of his Majesty's Revenue, it therefore enacts, that the Acts and Duties of the 11th of George I. and 20th George II. granted on Newspapers, were meant, and do extend, to charge with the said Duties every Sheet and every Half Sheet of Paper on which every Newspaper, containing publick News, shall be printed, whether they were or shall be contained in a greater or less Number of Sheets or Half Sheets of Paper."
The Birmingham and Sheffield People are said to have engaged a great Number of Agents to travel to the different Parts of Europe, to take Orders, and enter into Contracts for supplying the foreign Markets with Goods; so that in the Course of a few Years the whole Branch of the Plate Manufactory will probably be engrossed by them.
It is whispered that more than two crowned Heads will be present at the Review at Portsmouth.
We hear, that the Queen's Physicians have given it as their Opinion, that her Majesty's Condition, who is in the 4th Month of her Pregnancy, will not admit of her being present at the approaching Review of the Fleet, without imminent Danger.
We are assured that all Thoughts of an Union, or Land Tax, are laid aside for the present by the Chief Governor of Ireland.
We hear, from respectable Authority, that the Duke of Gloucester was so ill last Night, as gave his Physicians little Hopes (except an unexpected Change) of their being able to re-establish him.
The Prizes given annually by the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, were, after a long and warm Contest, decided on Saturday last, the Bachelor's Prize was adjudged to Mr. Milles, of Queen's College (eldest Son of the Dean of Exeter) for the best Prose English Composition, the Subject Ars Musica. The Undergraduate Prize was given to Mr. Lowth (Son of the Bishop of Oxford) for the best Latin Verse Composition.
June 24. This Day being Midsummer Day, there was a very numerous and respectable Appearance of the Livery of London, in Common Hall assembled, for the annual Purpose of electing Sheriffs for the City of London and County of Middlesex for the ensuing Year.
The Lord Mayor, attended by the Sheriffs, Aldermen Stephenson, Wilkes, Bull, Sawbridge, Halifax, and Plomer, together with the City Officers, ascended the Husting about one o'Clock, when the Hall being opened by the Common Cryer, Mr. Recorder came forward, and, in a truly constitutional Speech, informed the Livery of the great Importance of this their annual Election, "that it was, in a great Measure from a proper Choice of Sheriffs, their Ancestors were enabled to secure to them their Rights and Privileges; he therefore said, he had no doubt but that they would be actuated by the same constitutional Principles on the present Occasion."
After the Recorder had retired, M. B. Allen, Esquire, reminded the Livery, that last Year he was forbid, by the then Recorder, to introduce any other Matter on this Day but that relative to the Election; he therefore called upon the present Recorder for his Opinion on that Matter. The Recorder immediately got up, and delivered it as his Opinion, that the Livery had it in their Choice to debate on any Matter relative to their Rights they thought proper. Having obtained this Sanction, the Captain then proposed that Instructions (which he read) should be given the four Members of Parliament for the City of London, to support, next Session of Parliament, the Motion of Alderman Sawbridge in Favour of annual Elections.
This Motion, being duly put and seconded, was carried. After which the Deputy Town Clerk (in the Absence of Sir James Hodges) acquainted the Livery of the Lord Mayor, &c. presenting their last Petition to the King, agreeable to their Order, and at the same Time read to them his Majesty's Answer, when the Lord Mayor, Alderman, &c. retired.
The Common Serjeant then put up the several Aldermen who have not passed the Office of Sheriff, with those who have been drunk to, together with Stephen Sayre, Esquire, as Candidates for the Shrievalty for the ensuing Year, when the Majority of Hands were determined by the Sheriffs to be in Favour of William Plomer, Alderman and Bricklayer, and Stephen Sayre, Esquire, Frame Work Knitter.
The Offices of Chamberlain, Bridge-Masters, Ale-Conners, Auditors, &c. were then severally put up; when the several Gentlemen at present in the Occupation of such Offices, were re-chosen, except two for the Auditorship (this being the second Year, and consequently two removable by Charter) when Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Piper were declared elected in their Stead.
The Business of the Day being thus concluded on, Mr. Sayre, one of the new elected Sheriffs, came forward, and addressed the Livery in a short Speech, "expressive of his great Feeling for the Honour conferred upon him, which he would not attribute to any other Motive but his Readiness to stand forward in the Cause of the People. This Motive, he assured the Livery in a most solemn Manner, should influence the whole of his Actions; for that he would, upon all Occasions, be an invariable Protector of their Rights and Privileges, and give every Opposition to the Strides of Despotism, as far as the Office would admit."
The Common Hall was then adjourned.
Various are the Motives which are assigned for the King's Tour to Spithead; some think the Ministry meant it is a Holiday, others form the most gloomy Notions, while a third Set, perhaps with better Reason, think it was intended to remove from his Majesty an Impression that his Subjects were dissatisfied with publick Measures, a Dissatisfaction, say they, which cannot possibly exist while all Ranks of People are anxious to testify to his Person the most cordial and respectful Instances of Duty and sincere Attachment.
Yesterday passed the great Seal, a Patent constituting and apointing Robert Lord Clive, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Montgomery.
A Report is current, at the West End of the Town, that two Persons in high Office have taken Disgust at some supposed Slights thrown upon them, at a Meeting held relative to the Portsmouth Business, and, in Consequence have determined to resign their Posts of Honour immediately upon his Majesty's Return.
Yesterday some Despatches arrived at St. James's from the Court of Madrid, which were sent off by a Messenger to his Majesty at Portsmouth.
Yesterday a Messenger arrived in Town from Portsmouth, and immediately set out for Kew to her Majesty, with Account of his Majesty being in perfect Health there.
A Report prevails this Morning in the City, that Advice is received from Paris, that the French King lies at the Point of Death.
Extract of a Letter from Peterburg, June 16.
"Her Imperial Majesty has just despatched Orders to the Russian Commandant General at Astracan, in the Kingdom of that Name, and to the Governor of Circassian Tartary, at the City of Terki, to raise immediately a Body of 10,000 Men; they are to be disciplined for some Time where they are raised, and are then to march for Peterburg, where they are to be embodied, and from thence are to march as a Reinforcement to Marshal Romanzow's Army. The Astracan and Circassian Tartars are esteemed very good Soldiers."
By Letters from Peterburg we learn that Advices are constantly arriving there of the Successes of the Fleet under Count Orlov in the Mediterranean, against the Turks.
Letters from Spain and Sicily give an Account that they have the greatest Prospect of a plentiful Harvest in both those Countries.
Captain Webb, in his Letter from St. Helena, to the Directors of the East India Company, says, "Besides the Loss sustained by the Chinese, the Dutch Commodore from Batavia perished just beyond him, and only 9 People were saved out of 140. She had 60,000 l. in Silver on Board, with a valuable Cargo of Spices, Cloth, Tin, and Arrack, computed in the whole at 120,000 l."
Mr. Impey is to go to the East Indies as Chief Justice, he having signified to the Lord Chancellor his Acceptance of that Office.
June 26. The following Arrangement will certainly take Place very soon: Lord Gower to be first Lord of the Treasury; Lord Sandwich, President of the Council; Duke of Grafton, first Lord of the Admiralty; and Lord North, Privy Seal.
The vacant blue Ribands, we hear, are intended for the Dukes of Richmond and Devonshire; if those Noblemen will condescend to ask for them; it being always customary, it seems, for those who wish to be invested with that Honour, to ask for it of the Sovereign before they can be installed.
It is reported, that in a Day or two after the New Spanish Ambassador, who is very shortly expected in England, delivers his credential Letters, he will give Answers to some Interrogatories lately proposed by our Ministry, in Respect to the Preparations making in the several Sea-ports belonging to the Court of Spain.
This Day arrived the Mail from Flanders, but brings nothing material, excepting that the Russians, by their repeated Successes, have so cleared the Banks of the Danube of the Turks, that a Body of their light Troops has been thereby enabled to advance up to the very Walls of Constantinople.
A Correspondent laments that no sooner does a Gentleman of fair Character and independent Principles offer his Services to the Publick, and stand forth as a real Friend to the People, than every invidious Time serving Scoundrel thinks himself at Liberty to throw Dirt in his Face. Upon this noble Principle the patriotick Sheriff, Sir Watkin Lewes, hath faithfully served the Community, and for his extraordinary Zeal and Services he has been grossly abused.
A Letter brought from the Greenwich, dated Calcutta, December 8, says, "All our Fears concerning the French are vanished; some of their Ships at the Islands are rotted, others dismasted, and several were wrecked in a violent Storm; many of their People starved for the Want of Provisions, and the greatest Part of the Survivors have returned to France. Our Possessions in Bengal grow more and more confirmed and stable, so that it would be a very difficult Matter for an Enemy to root us out."
[From the LONDON GAZETTE. St. James's, June 29. Early in the Morning, on Tuesday the 22d Instant, the KING sat out from Kew, for Portsmouth; and being arrived at Porseca Bridge, between 10 and 11 o'Clock the same Morning, was received by a royal Salute of 21 Guns. His Majesty then proceeded to the first Barrier, where Major General Parker, who commanded the Garrison during the royal Residence at Portsmouth, delivered the Keys of the Garrison to the King, who was pleased to return them. On his Majesty's entering the Land Port Gate, he was saluted by a triple Discharge of 232 Pieces of Cannon, mounted on the Ramparts of Portsmouth, at Blockhouse Fort, and at South Sea Castle.
His Majesty then proceeded through the Town, out at the Water Gate to the Dockyard, and arrived at the Commissioner's House ten Minutes before eleven o'Clock, where he was received by the President of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, the first Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Treasurer and Commissioners of the Navy, the three Admirals of the Squadron at Spithead, and the Master and Lieutenant General of the Ordnance. The Artificers and Workmen belonging to the Yard, being all assembled before the House, gave three Cheers as his Majesty entered, and then immediately dispersed, and returned to their several Employments.
After his Majesty had taken some Refreshment, he went to the Governor's House in the Town, attended by the Nobility and Persons of Distinction, had a publick Levee, at which a great Number of the Officers of the Navy and Army were present, as also many Gentlemen of the Country, who, on this Occasion, came in to pay their Duty to his Majesty.
The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Town waited on his Majesty and presented the following Address.
To the KING's most Excellent MAJESTY.
"May it please your Majesty, We, the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Town of Portsmouth, humbly beg Leave to pay our Duty to your Majesty, and to congratulate your Majesty upon your Arrival in this Town."
"Nothing can give us greater Joy and Satisfaction than to see your Majesty shewing so much Attention, and doing so much Honour, to the Glory and Bulwark of these Kingdoms. We desire to express the warmest Affection for your Majesty's Person and Government; and to offer our earnest Prayers that the Fleet may ever prove victorious under the auspices of your Majesty, and your Royal Family, and redound to the Glory of the Sovereign of the British Empire."
They were all received very graciously, and had the Honour to kiss the King's Hand; after which his Majesty was pleased to confer the Honour of Knighthood on John Carter, Esquire, Mayor of Portsmouth.
When the Levee was over, his Majesty returned to the Dockyard, and at Half an Hour after one o'Clock embarked in a Barge, in which his Royal Standard was immediately hoisted. The Earl of Sandwich, First Commissioner of the Admiralty, the Earl Delaware, Gold Stick, and Lord Robert Bertie, Lord of the Bedchamber in waiting, embarked in the same Boat with the King.
His Majesty then proceeded to Spithead, attended by the Barge of the Board of Admiralty, with the Flag of their Office, the three Admirals with their Flags, and all the Captains of the Fleet with their Pendants in their Barges.
As his Majesty passed the Garrison, he was saluted by a Royal Salute of twenty one Guns, from Blockhouse Fort, Saluting Platform, and South Sea Castle.
When the Royal Standard was seen from the Fleet at Spithead, which consisted of twenty Ships of the Line, two Frigates, and three Sloops, moored in two Lines abreast of each other, the whole manned Ship, and saluted with twenty one Guns each.
The King went on Board the Barfleur of 90 Guns, where he was received by the Board of Admiralty, the Captain being at the Head of the Accommodation Ladder, and the Sides manned by the Lieutenants of the Ships. As soon as his Majesty passed the Guard of Marines on the Quarter Deck, the Flag of the Lord High Admiral, which was flying, was struck, and the Royal Standard hoisted at the Main Top Mast Head, the Lord High Admiral's Flag at the Fore Top Mast Head, and the Union Flag at the Mizzen Top Mast Head. On Sight of which, all the Ships, except the Barfleur, saluted with twenty one Guns each. The Ship being cleared the same as for Action, and the Officers and Men at their respective Quarters, his Majesty, after the Nobility who came off upon this Occasion, and the Flag Officers, had paid their Duty to him on the Quarter Deck, walked fore and aft on the lower Gun Deck, and took a View of the Whole.
At Half an Hour after three o'Clock, his Majesty sat down to a Table of thirty Covers, at which many of the Nobility, and Persons of Distinction, as well as Officers of the Navy and Army of the Rank of Colonel and upwards, were admitted to the Honour of dining. After Dinner, the Queen's Health being drank, the whole Fleet saluted with twenty one Guns; and, upon his Majesty's retiring from Table, the King's Health was likewise drank with the like Salute. And the same was repeated every Day during his Majesty's Continuance at Portsmouth.
At six o'Clock his Majesty went into his Barge, attended by the Board of Admiralty, the Flag Officers and Captains, in the same Order in which they came, and passed along both the Lines of Ships (each Ship being again manned) giving three Cheers, and saluting separately with twenty one Guns, as the King passed by them.
His Majesty then went on Board the Augusta Yacht, where he was again received by the Board of Admiralty. The Royal Standard, with the Lord High Admiral's Flag, and Union Flag were immediately hoisted, as they had been on Board the Barfleur; and his Majesty failed into the Harbour, the Ships at Spithead, and the Fortifications, saluting as upon his Majesty's coming out, and the Admirals and Captains attending him to the Harbour's Mouth; after which they returned to their respective Ships. His Majesty landed at the Dock a Quarter before nine o'Clock, and returned to the Commissioner's House, where he resided the whole Time of his Stay at Portsmouth.

Wednesday, June 23. At eight o'Clock this Morning, his Majesty began to view the Dockyard, the Ships building and repairing, and the Magazines. At eleven o'Clock his Majesty went into his Barge, attended by Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy in their Barges, with the Flags of their respective Officers, and many of the Nobility in another Barge, and proceeded up the Harbour to view the Ships lying in ordinary. His Majesty went on Board three of those Ships, namely, the Britannia, a first Rate of 100 Guns, the Royal William, a second Rate of 84 Guns, and the Defiance, a third Rate of 64 Guns; and at Half an Hour after two went off to Spithead to dine on Board the Barfleur, attended by the Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Flag Officers and Captains in their Barges as before.
At six o'Clock in the Afternoon, his Majesty went from the Barfleur, on Board the Augusta Yacht, and sailed towards St. Helen's until near eight, and then stood in for the Harbour; but it falling calm, his Majesty left the Yacht, and was rowed to the Dock in his Barge, where he arrived at Half an Hour after nine, the Ships and Fortifications saluting, and the Flag Officers and Captains attending him to the Mouth of the Harbour, as they had done the Day before.
Thursday, June 24. His Majesty went to the Gun Wharf at six o'Clock in the Morning, where he was received by the Master General of the Ordnance, the Lieutenant General and principal Officers of that Department, and minutely viewed the Magazines, Artillery, and Stores.
His Majesty returned to the Dockyard at seven, and viewed such Part of the Yard, Magazines, and Works carrying on, as he had not seen before. At Half an Hour after ten, his Majesty, attended as before, by the Nobility and Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy, went in his Barge on Board the Venus, a Frigate of 36 Guns, lying in Ordinary, where he was received by Captain Pitt, one of the Commissioners for victualling the Royal Navy, and the Officers of that Department, a royal Salute of 21 Guns being given from the Lines at Gosport; and, having viewed the Brewery, Cooperage, and Magazines, returned to the Dock. After his Majesty had changed his Dress, he went to the Governor's House, and had another publick Levee.
At two o'Clock his Majesty went off to Spithead, in same State as on the preceding Days, to dine on Board the Barfleur.
Vice Admiral Pye, having, in Pursuance of the King's Pleasure, been this Day promoted to the Rank of Admiral of the Blue, kissed his Majesty's Hand on the Quarter Deck, and, hoisting his Flag immediately on Board the Royal Oak, was, by the King's Permission, saluted by all the Ships present, except the Barfleur. The Admiral, in Acknowledgement of the Honour conferred upon him, saluted the Royal Standard with all the Guns on Board the Royal Oak.
His Majesty was at the same Time pleased to confer the Honour of Knighthood on Admiral Pye, as also upon Richard Spry, Esquire, Rear Admiral of the White; Captain Joseph Knight, of the Ocean, senior Captain in the Fleet at Spithead; Captain Edward Vernon, of the Barfleur; and Captain Richard Bickerton, of the Augusta Yacht, who had the Honour each Day to kiss the King's Barge; and they had severally the Honour to kiss his Majesty's Hand upon the Quarter Deck, under the Royal Standard.
At Half an Hour after five o'Clock, his Majesty went from the Barfleur on Board the Augusta Yacht, attended as before, and having sailed through Part of the Line of Ships, stood into the Harbour, and landed at the Dock at Half an Hour after seven; the Flag Officers and Captains attending his Majesty in their Barges to the Mouth of the Harbour, and the Fortifications saluting as on the former Days.
Friday, June 25. His Majesty went from the Dockyard, at Half an Hour after five this Morning, to view the new Works and Fortifications at Portsmouth, beginning from the farthest Part of the Common, round to the saluting Platform.
At seven his Majesty returned to the Dock, embarked immediately on Board the Augusta Yacht, and sailed out of the Harbour, the Fortifications saluting as he passed. When the Yacht arrived at Spithead, Lord Edgcumbe, Vice Admiral of the Blue, with his Division got under Sail and followed his Majesty. When the Yacht and Men of War had passed the Buoys, the Vice Admiral came on Board, and having, by his Majesty's Command, been promoted to be Vice Admiral of the White, had the Honour to kiss his Majesty's Hand under the Royal Standard; and then, hoisting his Flag, was, by his Majesty's Permission, saluted by all the Ships of his Division.
His Majesty proceeded as far as Sandown Bay, where the Standard was saluted by the Castle. The Wind then freshening, and the Tide being spent, the Yacht, with the Vice Admiral's Division, returned to St. Helen's and anchored.
At three Quarters past four the Yacht got under Way, and, the Wind still blowing fresh, worked up to Spithead, leaving the Vice Admiral and his Division to proceed to Plymouth, according to the Orders he had received. After the King had sailed along the Line of Ships remaining at Spithead, he stood towards the Harbour, and came to Anchor about Half a Mile within South Sea Castle, where his Majesty was attended by the Admiral, the Rear Admiral, and all the Captains and Lieutenants of the Fleet at Spithead, who had severally the Honour of kissing his Majesty's Hand. While the Yacht was at Anchor, the Ramparts of the Town, being lined with Land Forces and Marines, fired a feu de joie at ten o'Clock, by a triple Discharge of Cannon and Musquetry all round the Works; immediately after the Yacht weighed, proceeded into the Harbour, and landed his Majesty at the Dock, at Half an Hour after ten o'Clock.
The King was this Day pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain unto Hugh Palliser, Esquire, Comptroller of his Majesty's Navy, and unto Richard Hughes, Esquire, Comptroller of his Majesty's Navy, residing at Portsmouth; and also to direct, that the Commanders of the Wasp, Speedwell, and Hazard Sloops at Spithead, be promoted to the Rank of Post Captains of his Majesty's Fleet; the Lieutenants commanding the Greyhound and Anson Cutters in Portsmouth Harbour, the First Lieutenant of the Barfleur, the Lieutenant of the Augusta Yacht, where the Royal Standard has been hoisted, and the First Lieutenants of the Flag Officer Ships, &c. the Royal Oak, Dublin, and Ocean, to be promoted to the Rank of Commanders; and two Midshipmen, from each of those Ships and Yachts, to be made Lieutenants.
In all the Processions before mentioned, both to Spithead and back again, a very great Number of Yachts and other sailing Vessels and Boats, many of them full of Nobility and Gentry, accompanied the Barges, as well as the Augusta Yacht, while the King was on Board. The Shores, both on the Portsmouth and Gosport Side, were lined with an incredible Multitude of People, who all expressed their Loyalty and Duty as his Majesty passed along, by saluting with Guns, Acclamations, and other Demonstrations of Joy. And the Houses both in the Town of Portsmouth and on the Common, as well as at Gosport, were illuminated every Evening during his Majesty's Stay.
His Majesty was pleased to express his highest Approbation of the good Order and Discipline of the Fleet, the excellent Condition of the Dockyard, Arsenals, and Garrison; and the Regularity with which every Thing was conducted; and showed the utmost Satisfaction at the Demonstration of Loyalty and Affection with which he was received by all Ranks of People.
Saturday, June 26. His Majesty set out from the Commissioner's House, on his Return to Kew, at three Quarters after six o'Clock, having been graciously pleased to order the following Sums to be distributed, namely, to the Artificers, Workmen, and Labourers of the Dockyard, Victualling Office, and Gun Wharf, 1500l. To the Companies of the Barfleur and Augusta Yacht, and the Crew of his Majesty's Barge, 350l. To the Poor of Portsmouth, Portsea, and Gosport, 250l. His Majesty was also pleased to make some other smaller Gratuities, and to release the Prisoners confined in Portsmouth Jail for Debt.
His Majesty was saluted by a triple Discharge of all the Cannon round the Fortifications as well as of those of South Sea Castle and Block House Fort, and by a Salute of 24 Guns on passing Portsea Bridge. Many Thousands of People attending the Chaise, with the loudest Acclamations, to the End of the Mayor's Jurisdiction. And at every Place, through which his Majesty passed, there were the strongest Demonstrations of Joy; at Godalmin, a Band of Musick, accompanied by the Voices of all the Inhabitants, sung GOD SAVE THE KING the whole Way through the Town; at Guildford, the Street was lined with the Inhabitants, and the Gentry, who were assembled at one of the publick Houses, saluted his Majesty as he passed with the Colours of the Town.
Throughout the whole of his Majesty's Journey there were numerous Assemblies of People in every Place where he passed, expressing, in the warmest Manner, their Duty and Affection, and their Joy at seeing their Sovereign among them.
About two o'Clock, in the Afternoon, the King arrived in perfect Health at Kew.
Private Letters from Madrid intimate that a Number of eminent Merchants there are upon the Point of adopting a Scheme for establishing a Spanish East India Company. And many Persons are of Opinion that, in a very short Time, two more East India Companies will be formed, the one by the Russians, and the other by the Prussians.
The King has settled 20l. a Year on the unfortunate Sailor that lost both his Hands on Board the Boyne Man of War, on Thursday last at Spithead.
July 1. This Day his Majesty went to the House of Peers, made a Speech to both Houses, and put an End to the present Sessions of Parliament. His Majesty's Speech was substantially as follows:
"My Lords and Gentlemen, "I cannot close this Session of Parliament, without returning you my hearty Thanks for the great Care, Assiduity, and Perseverance, which you have shown on all Occasions. The War which still subsists between the Russians and the Turks, both of which I am closely connected with, though under no immediate Promise, gives me great Uneasiness.
"Gentlemen of the House of Commons, "I heartily thank you for the Supplies you have so cheerfully granted on all Occasions, and likewise for the steady Perseverance you have shown in the Business of the India Company, who are relieved. And, at the same Time, am glad to inform you that, notwithstanding the vast Expenses of the Year, some of the national Debt is lessened.
"My Lords and Gentlemen, "It shall be my chief Study to preserve the general Tranquillity of my Kingdom, and the Rights with which I am entrusted."
Sir Fletcher Norton made a long Speech to the Throne, informing his Majesty, that the House of Commons had done all that lay in their Power, though not so much as they wished, for the Relief of the India Company.
The following Piece of Intelligence is an Extract from a Letter from on Board the Lord Cambden East Indiaman, lately arrived from China: "As we left the Cape of Good Hope, we met two Dutch Men of War bringing in a Pirate, which proved to be the Aurora English Frigate, with Part of her Crew, who had murdered the Captain and all the Officers, and ran away with the Ship." It is upwards of four Years since the Aurora, with the Supervisors on Board, sailed from Portsmouth.
The following is said to be the Reason why there was no Lottery this Year. A noble Lord had proposed a Lottery to some Gentlemen at twelve Guineas a Ticket for 60,000, or thirteen Guineas a Ticket for 50,000; they offered 12l. for 60,000, or 13l. for 50,000, but his Lordship replied, it would not be worth while unless he could put 150,000l. clear into the Treasury. They, on their Part, rejected it, because they had only a probable Profit of 4s. on each Ticket, and a Chance of losing 18s. Upon this the Budget was accordingly closed, but the Day after some others offered to take 60,000 Tickets at 12l. 8s. and it is now in Agitation, if not too late, to have a Lottery if possible.
Extract of a Letter from Constantinople, May 29.
"A Ragusan Sloop of War, in the Service of the Porte, is just arrived here from the Palus Mæotis, or the Sea of Asoph, and brings the following Account of the Success which the Turkish Fleet met with under the Command of the Sireu Boroschaffe. On the 10th of last Month the Turkish Fleet passed the Straits of Caffa, in Pursuit of the Russians, who had taken a large Number of Turkish Vessels in the Black Sea, which they had lodged in the Harbour of Caffa, and were proceeding to Asoph. On the 16th four Gallies, which were about a League and a Half ahead of the Fleet, fell in with a Russian Ship of twenty Guns, and five Sail of Transport Ships, which were following the rest of the Fleet at about two Leagues Distance. The Fugitives immediately attacked the Gallies, but was warmly received by them, and held in Play till the rest of the Turkish Squadron began to appear, when after firing a single Broadside the truck, and was immediately taken Possession of by the foremost Gally, as were the Transports (except one) by the other Gallies. Zeffice Bay understanding the superior Part of the Russians was yet ahead, crowded all his Sails to get up with them, which was soon effected, as the Transports which escaped being a swift Sailer, had given them Notice, and they were laid aback to receive him. The Engagement then began; the Turkish Force, consisting of two Ships of 40 Guns each, three Ragusan Frigates of thirty each, two large Xebecs mounting 16 Guns each, four Sloops, and eight Gallies. The Russians had one Ship of 50 Guns, four of 36, and several Sloops. The Battle was fought bravely on both Sides, and seemed to incline towards the Russians; but an unfortunate Accident turned it in Favour of the Turks; the 50 Gun Ship, by some Misfortune took Fire, and was drove in amongst the Russian Frigates, where she blew up, and occasioned the greatest Confusion, which the Turks, taking the Advantage of, boarded and took with little Resistance. Two of the Frigates, and three Sloops, with the Frigat taken before, and the four Transports, made ten Sail taken; the rest, as Night then came on, made their Escape by its Favour. This Victory is of much Consequence, as it again puts the Turks in Possession of the Town of Asoph, and the Palus Mæotis, which have been some Time usurped by the Muscovites."
The King, on Board the Barfleur, intimated a Desire to see a certain brave Sea Officer who was lame. The Admiral sent a Messenger to intimate the King's Desire to the Captain: He modestly begged Leave to decline the Honour, as he must approach his Majesty very awkwardly, being hoisted on Board. The King very kindly said, "Let him but come, I shall be glad to see him any how."
When the French and other foreign Ministers attended his Majesty's Levee at Portsmouth, he told them he should be very glad to see them afloat, but put them in Mind that he was no more than a Visitor himself, and a Guest of the Admiral; and that Lord Sandwich would take Care to entertain them, for a King of England must never speak French when on Board his Fleet.
The French Ambassador observed, at Portsmouth, that he had now seen two of the finest Sights in the World, "The King of Prussia at the Head of his Army, and the King of England at the Head of his Fleet."
The Commissioner's Bill (who provided every Thing for the King and his Attendants, necessary to eat and drink) on Occasion of the Portsmouth Expedition, we are well assured, amounts to the Sum of 7000l.
WESTMINSTER, June 21. This Day the Lords Commissioners, namely, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Bristol, gave the royal Assent to the following Bills, namely, The Bill for establishing certain Rules and Orders for the future Management of the Affairs of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe. The Bill to prevent Paper Bills of Credit hereafter to be issued in any of his Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, from being declared to be a legal Payment, &c.
WINCHESTER, June 26. This Day, about twelve o'Clock, we had the most violent Storm of Thunder and Hail which has been known in this City, at this Season of the Year, since the Memory of the oldest Man living. It came down in such Torrents, that the Noise of it, occasioned by the Lids and Spouts of the Cathedral, much resembled that of incessant Thunder to those who were near it, and there lay at the Foot of some of the Spouts, at least a Cart Load of Hail as large as Marbles, and many Houses at the lower Part of the City were at least a Foot under Water. It is feared great Damage has been done to the Corn, &c.
We have had a great Deal of Company pass thro' this City in their Way to Portsmouth. We could hear the firing of the Cannon plain at Spithead, resembling Thunder at a Distance.
SOUTHAMPTON, June 26. The naval Review at Portsmouth has filled our Town with Company for some Days past, nothing has been heard but the Noise of Carriages and Horses. Great Numbers of Persons of Fashion have hired Ships here to carry them to Spithead, and the Town has been in a Manner deserted. All the Vessels belonging to the Town have been fully engaged, besides many belonging to the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and other Parts, which happened to be here. Some of the small Sloops have carried near a Hundred at a Time, and the Review has consequently proved a good Harvest to the seafaring People.
PORTSMOUTH, June 22. Sunday arrived here Lord Townsend, accompanied with several Persons of Distinction. A Party of Light Infantry were sent to Portbridge to meet his Lordship, and there gave him a Salute, and the Garrison likewise fired to welcome him to Portsmouth.
His Majesty was not expected till half past eleven o'Clock, but he arrived at Half past ten, he was saluted by the firing of all the Guns of the Garrison three Times; he rode very slowly through the High Street to the Commissioner's House in the Dock, that the Publick might be gratified with seeing him, where he took some Refreshment, and at Half past twelve he came to the Governor's House where he had a Levee, at which the Corporation, in their Robes, the Navy, Marine, and other Officers, together with a great Number of Noblemen, foreign Ambassadors, and Gentlemen, attended.
His Majesty was met at Green Post, about three Miles from Town, by fourteen Rope Makers dressed in White, who ran before his Carriage to the Commissioner's House.
The Concours of People was so great on the last Stage of his Majesty's Journey, that he was detained a long Time, and at last, a Line was formed a long Way before his Majesty came to the Town, the People all the Way testifying their Joy by loud Acclamations, and showing their Respect by their Dress, not a Person mean nor shabbily dressed appearing near his Majesty.
Mr. Barwell, of Esther, saluted him as he passed by that Place, but the Cannon being old, one of them burst, and the Game Keeper of Lord Clive, who attended to assist on the Occasion, had one of his Thighs and Arms shattered in so terrible a Manner that his Life is in great Danger, which is the more to be lamented, he having a Wife and a large Family; a Blacksmith in the Neighbourhood, who came also with a View of being serviceable, was much hurt by the same Accident.
At Post Down Hill the like Compliment was paid by Peter Taylor, Esquire, with some Guns from his House, and his Majesty appeared to be very much delighted with his Prospect from that Hill, which (as one of
the Evening Papers observes) takes in at one View the Isle of Wight, a large Extent of the Coast, the whole Harbour and Town of Portsmouth, and an unlimited Space of Water.
Words cannot possibly describe, nor any Idea in the least Degree equal the Grandeur of this Review. Twenty capital Ships of the Line, besides Frigates, with a great Number of Yachts, Hoys, and Pleasure Boats, supposed to be above three Hundred, all highly decorated; made a most pleasing and magnificent Appearance, and the Discharge of the Cannon had a most awful Effect.
The neighbouring Shores near Portsmouth, Gosport, and the Isle of Wight, were lined with Spectators; and when his Majesty walked in Publick, it was impossible to express the Ardour all Ranks of People expressed to see him. If any Thing can possibly exceed the Beauty of the Sight, it must be the very sensible Pleasure which every loyal Subject must feel from the evident Marks of Satisfaction which his Majesty expressed at the Respect with which he was received. To the numerous Huzza's which followed him, whether on Shore or in his Barge, he made the most polite and condescending Returns. One universal Joy seemed to possess every Countenance, from the King himself to the meanest Beholder, and the Heavens appeared to favour the Proceedings by the Fineness of the Weather.
Tuesday Evening the Jews Synagogue was illuminated and ornamented within with Flowers, &c. when the Jews all assembled, and prayed for his Majesty and the Royal Family, and sung several Psalms and an acockick Ode on his Majesty, wrote on the Occasion accompanied with musical Instruments, till 10 o'Clock, when they went in Procession from the Synagogue towards the Dock, each with a Wax Taper, singing God save the King , accompanied with musical Instruments. The Prayers continued every Evening during his Majesty's Stay.
GEORGIA, May 25.
BOTH the Creeks and the Cherokees are arrived, the first (it is said) to the Number of 200, and the Cherokees to the Number of 300. One of Mr. Galphin's Traders brought Word from the Creeks, that they had received a Message from the Cherokees, importing that the Aim of the white People, inviting the Head Men of both Nations to come to Augusta, was to have an Opportunity of cutting them all off, in Order to get their Country more easily, and that they, the Cherokees, would not go to the Congress. The View of the latter, by coming in such Numbers, notwithstanding that Message, seems to have been to frighten some of the Creeks from coming, that they might have the Superiority, and be able to talk more boldly. Another Reason for some of the Creeks staying behind, or turning back, is said to be the receiving an Account of a Party of theirs being cut off by the Choctaws, the Particulars of which are thus related. Twenty Creeks went out on an Expedition against the Towns, where laying in Wait near one of their watering Places, they saw two Choctaws coming to fetch Water, at whom they fired, and killed one of them, the other made his Escape, and alarmed the Town, the Inhabitants of which immediately ran to Arms, and went in Pursuit of the Enemy. The Creeks, finding themselves discovered, made off as fast as they could; but, mistaking their Road, they went strait upon another Town of the Choctaws, which also being alarmed, they had no other Choice left than to sell their Lives as dear as they could; they fought till Night, and most of their Number being killed, the rest, finding themselves cut off from every other Means of Escape, went into a Pond that was near, and kept themselves under Water to their Mouths and Noses; the Choctaws, in Order to find them out, cut Canes with sharp Ends, and went pushing and poking about in the Water, by which Means they found them all out except one, who, notwithstanding he was pushed at, and pricked two or three Times, withstood the Pain, and, after the Choctaws had gone off with those they found, made his Escape, and came home alone with the bad News. Mr. Tate, and Alexander Cameron, Esquire, arrived this Day.
CHARLESTOWN, July 27.
ABBAROUS Murder has lately been perpetrated on two of the Cherokee Indians, of which we have received the following Particulars: When the Cherokees were returning Home from the late Treaty at Augusta, a Party of them encamped on the North Side of Broad River, two of whom the next Morning, without their Guns or Match Coats, crossed the River, and went to the House of one John Collins, who at that Time was from Home. His Son, Hezekiah Collins, received them seemingly in a friendly Manner, and ordered a Woman in the House to set Victuals before them, which being done, and the Indians having begun to eat, the said Collins, without the least Provocation given, took the Opportunity of shooting them both at one Shot. Not long after the Father came Home, who assisted his Son in conveying them to the River, into which, after tying them together by the Necks with a Rope, and a large Stone at the End thereof, they sunk them. Their Companions, after waiting for them a considerable Time, set off for Toogoloo. They waited at Home about three Days with great Impatience, hourly expecting their Friends, when they began to be very uneasy, and to threaten Vengeance. An Indian Woman informed the white Traders what was meditating against them, who had the good Fortune to make their Escape in the Night. Mr. Cameron, Deputy Superintendent of Indian Affairs, has despatched Messengers to the Indians, informing them that every Step shall be taken to apprehend the Murderer, who, on Conviction, shall be punished with Death. The Father is apprehended, and Mr. Cameron has offered a Reward of two Hundred Pounds for apprehending the Son, and several Parties are sent out after him. The People in the back Settlements are much alarmed, while at the same Time many of them applaud Collins's Action. The Warriors and Headmen of the lower Towns have informed the Messengers, that they will allow a reasonable Time for apprehending the Murderer, but that they expect Justice to be done agreeable to Treaty. The Cherokees look on this Murder as peculiarly aggravating to them, as it was committed in a House built on Lands which belonged to them immediately before the present Cession.
August 2. Yesterday arrived in Rebellion Road, the Ship Jason, Captain Merrick, from Angola, being the 34th Guineymen this Season.
Quantity of Rice shipped from this Port since the 1st of November last, to this Day inclusive, 125,649 Tierces.
For several Weeks past, and even to the Middle of the last, we had suffered the most gloomy Apprehensions of a general Loss of Grain and Roots, in short of almost every vegetable, throughout this great Provision Country, which supplied so many others. The great Drought in the Year 1752, which was succeeded by two terrible Hurricanes, in the Month of September, was not so alarming as the Prospect here a Week ago. The Want of Water had not been equalled in the Memory of the oldest Man living; in some Parts of the Country, Abundance of Cattle had perished for Want of it. In many Plantations the People had been obliged to dig for, and even set Guards over it, that it might not be wasted. In others, to drive their Creatures daily three Miles to drink. The Leaves had fallen from the Trees as in Autumn, and the Plants and Grass in many Places were so dried, that there are, to this Day, unextinguished Fires, by the accidental Fall of Sparks from Negroes Pipes. Hell Hole Swamp, never before known to be dry, had been continually burning for some Time. Travellers on the Roads could not procure Water for their Horses, nor Drivers for the necessary Supply of Cattle for our common Subsistence. Many Mills had been stop working, and large Quantities of Flour, Corn, &c. were prevented being brought down by the Loowness of Santee River; and here, in Town, most of the Wells had failed to yield their Supplies, for the common Use of Families. In short, never were the People in general seen more dejected. But, since last Thursday, it hath pleased the Almighty to change the Prospect greatly; abundant Showers have fallen, and they have been so general, that we flatter ourselves the great Crop of Rice, which has been planted, at least may be saved.
NEW BERN, August 13.
THE Ship Hope, Captain Caley, from Cork, with her Cargo, was lately condemned at Brunswick, by a Court of Vice Admiralty. August 20. We are advised from Cape Lookout Bay, of the Death of Captain Crofts, Commander of his Majesty's Ship the Tamer, now in that Harbour, who died on Board, after a very short Illness.
Lately returned to this Port, Captain Mitchell, in a Sloop from the Mississippi River, who failed in April last with a Number of Passengers from this Province, to settle on that River. The favourable Accounts given by Captain Mitchell of that desirable Country are very flattering, and cannot fail to allure great Numbers to settle on the Waters of the finest River in this Western World. He says he was up it about 200 Miles, the Banks are about six Feet high, very level, and well settled with French, Spaniards, and Dutch, who have fine Farms, cultivated chiefly with Indian Corn and Indigo. That he saw neither Ploughs, Hoes, or any Kind of Tools for Husbandry, but sharp Sticks, with which they make Holes in the Ground, put in their Grain, and give it no other Attendance until the Crop is fit to gather, and that the amazing Fertility of the Soil exceeds Imagination. The Circumstance of tending their Crops with Sticks only, we imagine, will be joyful News to some of our Sand Hill Farmers, and cannot fail to allure them speedily to a Country they have all their Lives been looking for.

NEW YORK, August 19. A PROCLAMATION , dated the 11th of June, is received from Georgia, published by Sir James Wright, Governor of that Province, in Consequence of the late Cession of Lands by the Creek and Cherokee Indians upon Savannah River, &c. containing his Majesty's Instructions for selling the said Lands, which are parceling out in Tracts of 100 to 1000 Acres, and are to be excepted from Payment of Quit Rent for ten Years, and a Fort is to be immediately built and garrisoned for the Security and Protection of the Settlers against disorderly Hunters, Vagrants and straggling Indians. 100 Acres are to be granted to the Master or Head of a Family, and 50 Acres for the Wife and each Child, and also 50 Acres for each Slave. And the Masters, or Heads of Families, will be allowed to purchase 50 Acres for each able bodied white Servant Man whom they shall bring in to settle thereon, provided such Servants be indentured for two Years; and also 25 Acres for every Woman Servant, from the Age of fifteen Years to forty Years, indentured for two Years. It is apprehended the above is a Plan which Government will adopt in all the other Colonies.
August 23. In the Grosvenor came Passengers the Honourable John Penn, Esquire, Governor of Pennsylvania, and his Lady.
WILLIAMSBURG, September 9. SUNDAY last his Excellency Robert Eden, Esquire, Governor of Maryland, arrived in this City, in Order to qualify to his new Commission, before the Commander in Chief of this Colony, agreeable to Instructions from the Government, which having performed, he sat out upon his Return on Wednesday Morning. He was accompanied by Captain Ellis of the Royal Irish, and Daniel Dulany, and Benjamin Dulany, Esquires. On Tuesday Morning his Excellency the Governor arrived at the Palace, in good Health, from a Tour through the back Parts of the Province. At Leeds Races, the 1st Instant, Mr. Spotwood's Horse, Apollo, beat Colonel Lloyd's Mare, Nancy Bywell. And the next Day Mr. Baylor's Colt beat Colonel Lloyd's Colt.
The Friendship, John Smith Master, of and from Ayr, arrived in York River, in Latitude 47: 23 N. Longitude 35: 6 W. spoke the Ship Lamb, of Philadelphia, Thomas Powell Master, from the Bay of Honduras to Liverpool, all well.
[Deaths.] Mrs. FRANCES THORNTON, Relict of Mr. William Thornton, of Gloucester County. NANSEMOND, August 19. On Tuesday, the 15th of June, unfortunately was drowned Mr. FRANCIS RUSSWURM, of this County, F. M. a Man so universally distinguished for his social Virtues that every feeling Heart must drop a Tear, and sigh at the Name of Russwurum . O Hand! Hand! could'st thou now but hear Thy second self angelick Sounds to clear; Wrapt in what Harmony! by what Muse inspir'd! To thrill the Soul with Admiration fir'd. Great let me call him! for he charm'd the Ear, And pleas'd with Easie admiring Crows to cheer. Oh, Nansemond! to thee I now appeal, Hast thou not lost him whom thou dost bewail? Was he not gay and generously free, A Brother Mason, and a Friend to thee? Unnumber'd Comforts may his Soul maintain, And join in Confort with the heavenly Train. SAMUEL NELSON
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CHESTERFIELD, August 31, 1773. THE Subscriber having hastily given his Affidavit relating to a Dispute between Colonel Richard Randolph and Mr. John Fisher, which was published, by Colonel Randolph, in the Gazette, he takes this Method to set some Mistakes, which he was brought into by the said Randolph, in a true Light. When the said Randolph applied to the Subscriber for the Affidavit, the Subscriber told him the Circumstances of the Case, in Order that the same might be wrote down properly, but when the said Randolph was writing the Affidavit, the Subscriber objected to some Parts of it as not having the Meaning which was intended, but the said Randolph told the Subscriber it was to the same Purpose, and prevailed upon him to believe that the Substance of the Affidavit was agreeable to the Truth of the Case, which, since the Publication, the Subscriber thinks is quite otherwise, and, to set the Matter in the truest Light he can, has related all the Circumstances of that Transaction in the following Narrative. The Subscriber, being an illiterate Person, hopes the Publick will attribute the Mistakes in that Affidavit to his Ignorance, and not an Intention to offend or injure Mr. Fisher, who has ever been a great Friend to him. EDWARD HATCHER.
In Order to prevent, in some Measure, the ill Opinion the Publick may hold of Mr. Fisher's Character from my Deposition, which Colonel Richard Randolph has caused to be inserted in the Gazette of the 26th Instant, I hereby inform the Publick that before I purchased any Negroes of Messrs. Randolph & Wayles, I waited on Mr. Fisher, and told him my Intention, asking him, at the same Time, to assist me in paying for them, which he promised to do, provided I got long Credit for them; that after I had purchased the Negroes, I never mentioned any Thing concerning the Money to Mr. Fisher till the Month of April last. When I applied to him to pay for them, which he told me did not suit him, and just before his setting off for Town I gave him the Notes for three Hogsheads of Tobacco, with Directions to sell it to the best Advantage, and pay Colonel Randolph the Money, or let Colonel Randolph have the Tobacco and take in my Bond. On his Return he told me that Colonel Randolph had left the Town early, so that he did not offer him the Tobacco, that he had sold the stemmed Hogshead to Mr. Hanlon, and brought back the other two, which I afterwards sold to him the said Fisher, on the 29th of May, payable at the next Meeting; that some Time afterwards, I settled my Account with him, and found a Balance in my Favour of 63 l. 17 s. 2 d. which he promised me to pay to Colonel Richard Randolph in Town, with a few Pounds more if he could, which he has paid me on his Return from Town. That at a Race at Haskin's , on the 1st Tuesday in July, Mr. Randolph applied to me to know whether Mr. Fisher would pay off my Bond, I desired him to apply to Mr. Fisher himself, and he went immediately and talked with Mr. Fisher, who was on his Horse in Company with some other Gentlemen; in a few Minutes after Mr. Randolph parted with those Gentlemen, he came up to me with an Order ready wrote in his Hand, which he told me Mr. Fisher had assumed, and desired me to sign it, which I accordingly did. And I hereby acknowledge that though I saw Mr. Fisher several Times afterwards, before he went to Williamsburg, I never told him I had drawn any Order on him.
The above is a true Narrative of the Transaction between Mr. Fisher and me, given under my Hand this 31st Day of August, 1773. JOSIAH TATUM. } EDWARD HATCHER. JOHN OSBORNE. } (1)
JUST IMPORTED , by the Subscriber, a choice Cargo of the best Sorts of ENGLISH LEATHER for all Manner of Mens Shoes and Pumps, and excellent LONDON DRAWLEGS for BOOTS, with which he will be glad to accommodate Gentlemen. He returns his most grateful Acknowledgments to those who formerly favoured him with their Custom, and hopes his past Workmanship will merit a Renewal of it, and he will make it his constant Study to give Satisfaction to all who shall please to favour him with their Commands. GEORGE WILSON, & Co. (1)
N. B. Two or three JOURNEYMEN SHOEMAKERS , who understand making of BOOTS and Mens WOOD HEELS, will meet with good Encouragement by applying immediately to me, next Door to Mr. Greenhow's Store in Williamsburg.
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 El's Island. The above TRACTS of LAND were of the Estate of the late John Wayles, 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. (1)
I PURCHASED , some Time ago, a Tract of LAND of a certain William Hay, and executed two Bonds to him, one for 100 l. payable in May, 1774, the other for 200 l. payable in May, 1775. I am assured the said Hay cannot make a proper Title to the Land, therefore give this early Notice to the Publick that I will not discharge the said Bonds. August 30, 1773. JOHN COX.
TO BE SOLD for ready Money, next Brunswick Court , TWO LIKELY YOUNG NEGROES , a Boy and Girl; the Boy just entered into his 14th Year, and the Girl, by the Judgment of Surry Court, aged 17 last August. (1)
To be SOLD at Henrico Court , on Monday the 4th of October, A VALUABLE TRACT of LAND , in the said County, containing 400 Acres. It is very level, has a vast Quantity of fine Timber, about seventy Acres cleared, which produces good Corn and Wheat, also a pretty good Dwellinghouse, Kitchen, and Corn House, and lies near the best Market in any Part of the Country, being within four Miles of Richmond, where Grain bears the best Prices. There is very good Corn on the Plantation this Year. The fresh Ground will bring between three and four Barrels of Corn to the Thousand. And as fine a Range for Stock as any in the Country. One Hundred and seventy five Pounds to be paid down, and the remainder in two Years from the Day of Sale. Any Person inclining to purchase may know the Terms by applying to me in King William. (2) JACOB VALENTINE. P. S. The Land is to be surveyed before the Day of Sale.
To be SOLD or RENTED , on reasonable Terms, and may be entered upon the 1st of November, A LOT in the Town of Petersburg, whereon William Stainback now lives, on which is a good Dwellinghouse with four Rooms below, and two above, a good Brick Cellar, all convenient Outhouses, and a Garden and Yard plank'd in. This Place has been kept as a Tavern for many Years past, and is well calculated for that Purpose. For Terms inquire of (4) ROBERT NEWSUM. PETERSBURG, September 1, 1773.
BY Virtue of a Deed of Trust to the Subscriber , from Robert Read, late of Brunswick County, will be exposed to publick Sale for ready Money, on Wednesday the 6th of October, upon the Premises, thirteen very likely SLAVES . Also three Tracts of very valuable LAND , in said County, containing about 1400 Acres, likewise the Crops of Tobacco and Corn now growing thereon. DAVID RUSSELL.
To be SOLD at Norfolk , on Thursday the 16th Instant (September), THE PERSONAL ESTATE of Doctor John Shepherd , deceased, consisting of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, a NEGRO BOY, TWO HORSES, &c. with all his MEDICINES, FIXTURES in the Shop, a valuable Collection of BOOKS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, &c. (1) JOHN LAWRENCE, } Administrators. JOHN GREENWOOD, }
CHARLESTOWN, South Carolina, August 6, 1773. STOLEN from my Plantation near Dorchester, on Sunday the 1st Day of this Instant (August) a large bay GELDING , bred to the Northward, above fifteen Hands high, had Shoes on his fore Feet and on his off hind Foot, the Hoof of which is greatly worn and he always goes lame, has a large Star in his Forehead, his two hind Feet are white, and he is more than eight Years old. This Horse is very Remarkable, as he will seldom draw in a Carriage without another Horse drawing before him; he paces and trots, and is not branded. Also, a bay GELDING about fifteen Hands, trots very high, and is about eight Years old, may be easily known as a Colt of Stin's , and formerly belonged to Daniel Horry, Esquire, branded DH on the mounting Buttock, has a blind Star in his Forehead, both hind Feet white, and a Scar intirely round one of them. Likewise, a small bay GELDING of the English Breed, about thirteen Hands and a Half high, paces, trots, and canters very easy, but often trips, has a small Star in his Forehead, his near fore Foot and off hind Foot are white, is about seven Years old, and branded WZ on the mounting Shoulder. TEN DOLLARS Reward, besides all reasonable Charges, will be given for each of the above Geldings; and for Information of the Person or Persons who committed the Theft, so that he or they may be convicted thereof, a farther Reward of TEN GUINEAS will be paid, by applying to William Halfpenny , Overseer on the said Plantation, or to me in Charlestown. 6 ALEXANDER WRIGHT.
RUN away from the Subscriber , in Chesterfield near Rocky Ridge, on Sunday the 29th Instant, a WHITE SERVANT MAN , named William Rollins ; he is middle sized, wears his own short black Hair, has a fresh Countenance, is much pitted with the Smallpox, about 21 Years of Age, and lately from London: He had on, and carried with him, a blue Broadcloth Coat and Waistcoat, a Pair of black dyed Leather Breeches, a Sailor's double breasted red Jacket, and three Shirts, one white, the other a Check, and the third of brown Linen, a very good Hat, and a black Neckcloth. As I expect he will endeavour to get on Board some Vessel, I hereby forewarn all Masters of Vessels from harbouring him. Any Person taking him up and confining him in Jail, or giving me such Intelligence that I get him again, shall receive FORTY SHILLINGS Reward, and if taken out of the Colony FIVE POUNDS . FRANCIS SMITH, Junior.
COMMITTED to Surry Jail , the 28th of August, a NEGRO MAN , who calls himself Jemmy Moore , says he formerly belonged to Len Brooks , of Essex County, but is now free. He is an outlandish Fellow, about five Feet six Inches high, appears to be about forty Years old, is well made, the Pits of the Smallpox appear very plain in his Face, has a Scar at the Root of his left Ear occasioned, he says, by the Smallpox, and another on the Top of his Forehead, which appears like a Cut. The Owner is desired to pay Charges, and take him away. MICAIAH COGGAN, Jailer.
COMMITTED to Surry Jail , on the 31st of August, a NEGRO MAN , who calls himself Jack Scott , says that he belongs to Peter Hunter , in Warwick Town, and that he run away from the Brig Christie , Andrew Lee Master , in Hampton Road, and bound to Glasgow. He is a Virginia born Fellow, about five Feet six Inches high, has lost two of his under fore Teeth, is dressed in Sailor's Clothes, but has sundry others with him supposed to be stolen. The Owner is desired to pay Charges, and take him away. MICAIAH COGGAN, Jailer.
COMMITTED to the publick Jail in Edenton , a NEGRO MAN , about thirty Years old, says his Name is Tony , that he belongs to one Joshua Dean , in Norfolk County, and formerly belonged to Captain John Wilson of said County. The Owner of the said Negro may have him, by applying to the Subscriber and paying Charges. (1) JOHN SMITH.
WILLIAMSBURG, September 2, 1773. To be SOLD, on Tuesday the 14th of this Instant , at his late Dwellinghouse in this City, all the PERSONAL ESTATE of John Blair , Esquire, deceased, also of Doctor James Blair , deceased, consisting of a Variety of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE , and other Things necessary for a Family, too tedious to enumerate. The Sale will begin at ten o'Clock, and six Months Credit will be allowed those who purchase (from either Estate) to the Value of fifty Shillings, they giving Bond and Security to. (2) JOHN BLAIR, Executor.
WILLIAMSBURG, September 2, 1773. ALL Persons who have any DEMANDS , not already made known, against the Estate either of my late Father or Brother, are requested to advertise me of them without Loss of Time, as I shall endeavour very soon to close my Accounts of the Administration of both of them, in Order to which, I take this Opportunity of informing the several Persons indebted to either of the said Estates, that they must not expect a longer Forbearance. (2) JOHN BLAIR, Executor.
WHEREAS very little Regard being paid to our last Advertisement relative to the Estate of Mr. Thomas Hornsby, deceased, we do now acquaint those Persons whom it may concern, that unless they do settle their respective Debts, due to the said Estate, with Joseph Hornsby , by the ensuing October General Court, that they will be put into an Attorney's Hands, with Orders to commence Suits without Respect to Persons. BEN: WALLER, } Executors. JOHN PRENTIS, } JOSEPH HORNSBY, } WM. HORNSBY, }
MANCHESTER, August 23, 1773. AS Mr. Neil Campbell gives up the Charge of Messrs. Henderson, McCall, and Company's Business the 1st of September, it will then be put under the Direction of Mr. William Mitchell, who will carry it on. The Debts due to Mr. George Kippen and Co. will at that Time be put into the Hands of Mr. William Cuthbert to collect, and as those indebted to that Company need not be put in Mind of the long Indulgence they have already had, it is expected they will be speedy in discharging their Balances, to prevent the disagreeable Alternative of bringing Suits. JAMES LYLE.
WARWICK, August 22, 1773. ALL those indebted to the Estate of Robert Pateron , deceased, late of Hanover County, are again requested to pay Mr. Malcolm Hart , of Hanover Town, who is properly empowered to receive the Debts: ROBERT DONALD, Administrator.
THE Subscriber is empowered to sell the LAND whereon James Murrel lives, lying in Amherst County, on Rock Fish River, and about twenty Miles from James River , containing about 300 Acres, a considerable Part of which is low Ground. Likewise the Tract whereon Groves Harding lives, lying in the same County, on the fourth Side of Rock Fish , and about six Miles from James River , containing about 700 Acres. The Terms may be known by applying to those who reside on the Premises, Mr. William Mitchell , in Richmond, or to the Subscriber, in Albemarle County. CHARLES IRVING.
AS I am desirous of discharging all the DEBTS of the late Mr. William Drummond , in the speediest Manner, I purpose to sell the well known, beautiful, and conveniently situated Place called PORTO BELLO . Whoever is inclined to purchase, may know the Terms by applying to my Brother, John Tyler , who will frequently be in Williamsburg between this and Christmas . It may not be amiss to say that a third of the Purchase Money must be paid down on the Delivery of the above Place, which will be on New Year's Day . This is thought necessary, because there are many young Negroes, who, if exposed to Sale by Execution, will sell to a great Disadvantage; but I hope this rigorous Method will not be prosecuted by those who have it directly in their Power, as my Integrity is pledged to do ample and immediate Justice to every Creditor. (1) RACHEL DRUMMOND.
NORFOLK, August 31, 1773. I CONTINUE to RECEIVE and SELL GOODS, at publick and private Sale, on COMMISSION, and sometimes receive them to be forwarded to different Places, for which I charge an Equivalent to the House Rent and Trouble in storing and delivering. And whereas I am informed that whoever stores Goods, and charges Storage, is liable for any Accident that may befall them while in his Possession, I beg Leave to inform the Public, that, from the Number of Accidents which frequently happen in this Place, I will not be liable for any Goods in my Stores that are lost by Accident, but assure them the greatest Care and Precaution will be taken for the Safety of any committed to my Care. (2) GEORGE KELLY.
TO BE SOLD at Vendue , at Accomack Court -house, the last Tuesday in September, 40,000 Weight of TRANSFER TOBACCO . KINGSMILL, September 2, 1773.
BURWELL'S FERRY To be LET. For Terms inquire of LEWIS BURWELL.
For SALE, A PARCEL of exceeding good OSNABRUGS just imported, for which Credit will be allowed until the 25th of January next, the Purchaser giving Bond with approved Security. For Particulars apply to the Printers of this Paper. A Merchant has by him about 100 HOGSHEADS of TOBACCO passed at the Inspections on York River , which he wants Freight for to London immediately. Any Person having Ship Room for this Quantity, may be informed of the Terms offered by the Shipper, on applying as above. WILLIAMSBURG, September 1, 1773.
To be SOLD at Newcastle , on the 25th of October, TWO FORTY HOGSHEADS FLATS , which have been running about eighteen Months; likewise five NEGRO MEN , who have been used chiefly to the crafting Business. Six Months Credit will be allowed, on giving Bond and Security to FRANCIS IRWIN, and the } Executors of Mr. John Smith. (8)
To be SOLD, by Virtue of a Deed in Trust made to the Subscriber , at Hanover Courthouse , on Thursday the 7th of October, for ready Cash,
BULL FIELD , a fine Tract of low Grounds, and level Land, containing about 600 Acres, on the North Fork of Pamunkey River , in the said County. There are good Improvements on the Land, but as I presume no Person will purchase without first viewing it, a particular Description is not necessary. At the same Time will be sold about thirty Virginia born NEGROES , for ready Money. JOHN HAWKINS.
TO be LET to the lowest Bidder (pursuant to an Order of Southampton Court ) on Friday the 10th Instant, at the Courthouse, the BUILDING of a PRISON . It is proposed to have Apartments for Debtors, Criminals, and the Jailer's Family. A Plan of the Building will be shown, and the Payments made known, on the Day appointed, by A. JONES. JAMES RIDLEY. HENRY TAYLOR. THOMAS BLUNT. CHARLES BRIGGS. RICHARD KELLO. (2)

POETS CORNER.
On the Prospect of ARTS and SCIENCES in AMERICA. By the late Doctor Berkeley.
THE Muse, disgusted at an Age and Clime, Barren of every glorious Theme, In distant Lands now waits a better Time, Producing Subjects worthy Fame:
To be SOLD on THURSDAY the 4th of NOVEMBER next, before the RALEIGH Tavern, to the highest Bidder,
THE exceeding fine Plantation and TRACT of LAND in Chesterfield County, at the Falls of James River, belonging to the Subscriber, which contains upwards of 2000 Acres, and, on Account of its Richness and Situation, is deservedly esteemed the most valuable in the Colony, nay equal to any in America.
To be SOLD for ready Money, on the 25th of OCTOBER, at Fauquier Courthouse, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
TWO TRACTS of LAND, in the said County, on Pignut Ridge, each containing 232 Acres, adjoining the Land of Captain William Downing. No Part of either Tract cleared, the lower Part of each adjoins Broad Run, where there is excellent Land for Tobacco, and remarkable good for Stock.
To be RENTED to the highest Bidder, for one Year, or a Term of Years, on Thursday the 2d of September, the noted ORDINARY at Bermuda Hundred, which, with the Outhouses, has been lately put in good Repair.
COMMITTED to the Jail of Norfolk County, on the 26th of August, a NEGRO MAN, who says his Name is Charles, and that he belongs to Mr. John Cabell of Buckingham.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RUN away from the Subscriber, the 21st of last June, a likely Virginian born NEGRO FELLOW, named Stobo, about 27 Years old, five Feet ten or eleven Inches high, has a large Scar near his left Elbow, is outlashed, and was advertised in this Paper in July.
N. B. The Person who left an old Silver Watch with me, Maker's Name Kipling, London, No. 3487, as a Pledge for the Payment of 24 Shillings, Cash lent, and a small Account of 5s. 9d. 1/2 which, he promised should be in fourteen Days from the 20th of February last, will please to take Notice that if Payment is not made in two Months from the Date hereof, I shall expose the said Watch to publick Sale, in Order to satisfy the above.
TAKEN up, in Lunenburg, on Juniper Creek, a small RED ROAN MARE, about six Years old, near four Feet four Inches high, branded on the off Shoulder has a hanging Mane, a Switch Tail, a small Bell on, and paces well.
AS I intend to leave this Colony the first of October, for a few Months, I desire all Persons indebted to my Father's Estate to come and make Payment, and those who have any Demands against it to attend and receive what is due to them; likewise all indebted to me, on my own private Account, to come and settle, as well as those who have any Demands against me.
WOOLLENS.
THE Subscriber has now upon Hand several Bales of coarse Woolens properly assorted for a Store, from 60 to 80 l. Sterling Value, also a large Quantity of COARSE CLOTHS and TRIMMINGS, in small Bales, from 3s. 6d. to 12s. Sterling a Yard, which he intends selling by the Bale, or retailing by the Piece.
GEORGE III. by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. to the Sheriff of Amherst County, greeting: We command you that you summon Daniel Edmonds to appear before the Justices of our said County Court, in Chancery, at the Courthouse, on the first Monday in next Month, to answer a Bill in Chancery exhibited against him by Alexander Spiers, John Bowman, & Co. and this he shall in no Wise omit, under the Penalty of one Hundred Pounds; and have then there this Writ.
NORTHUMBERLAND, August 11, 1773. I INTEND to leave the Colony immediately. WILLIAM FORSYTH.
To be RENTED for one Year, and entered on at Christmas, the ORDINARY at Todd's Bridge, in King and Queen County, now occupied by the Subscriber, who will make known the Terms. BETTY TODD.
To be SOLD, and entered on immediately, 850 Acres of LAND in James City County, on Ware Creek, and about a Mile from York River.
THE Creek affords about 100 Acres of very good Meadow, extraordinary good Fishing and Fowling, and is large enough for Boats and Flats to come up and down. The Land is remarkably good for Stock of any Kind, well timbered, lies convenient to Church and Mills, and is about fourteen Miles from Williamsburg.
To be SOLD, on Saturday the 25th of September, to the highest Bidder, on the Premises,
A VALUABLE TRACT of LAND in Amelia County, containing 183 Acres, more or less, being the Plantation whereon William Maure lately lived, and sold by Virtue of a Deed of Trust from him to Andrew Johnson & Co.
TAKEN up, in Bedford, near Robert Crooke's Mill, a RED HOG, about three Years old, cropt in both Ears, with one Slit in the left and two in the right Ear. THOMAS FROST.
PETER HARDY, COACH AND CHAIR MAKER,
BEGS Leave to inform the Publick he has opened Shop at the Brick House belonging to Colonel Custis's Estate, near the Mad House, where he intends to carry on his Business in its various Branches, in the most elegant and best finished Taste, particular Care being had to the Goodness of the Work as well as the ornamental Part, viz. Carving, Guiding, Painting, and Japanning, all which different Branches he flatters himself to be well acquainted with, having endeavoured to obtain them by a long Course of Practice these several Years in Europe, and has the Pleasure to say he has given Satisfaction to all Gentlemen who have been pleased to honour him with their Custom in this Country.
Having lately provided himself with an extraordinary good Workman in the BRASS FOUNDRY Business (whose Knowledge in that Art he would venture to affirm is equal to any in America, if not superior) the Publick may be supplied with all Kinds of BRASS WORK upon the most reasonable Terms.
* The best Price given for OLD BRASS delivered in Williamsburg. WILLIAM SBURG, August 17, 1773.
For SALE,
THE following TRACTS of LAND in Buckingham County, viz. 3270 Acres on Sharp's Creek, about four Miles from the Mouth of Slate River, near 100 Acres cleared, about 200 bearing Apple Trees, a considerable Peach Orchard, and several other Kinds of Fruit.
At Cumberland Court, on Monday the 27th of September next, the following TRACTS of LAND in that County,
TWO Hundred Acres adjoining Mr. John Jefferson, about forty cleared, and Orchards of several Kinds. 200 Acres on Buckingham Road, near two Miles below the Long Ordinary, about fifty cleared, and in good Order for Cropping.
PORTSMOUTH, July 20, 1773.
AS I no longer propose doing any Business on my private Account, it is therefore requested that all Persons indebted to me do settle their Accounts, without Loss of Time, either by paying or giving Bonds for their respective Balances; and such as have any Demands against me are desired to make them immediately known, in Order that my Books may be closed.
The Business is now continued under the Firm of John Goodrich and Co. and Orders complied with as usual. JOHN GOODRICH.
BEING very desirous to give Satisfaction to the Creditors of my Brother William Ruffin, deceased, in the Discharge of their Debts, I request them immediately to inform Major William Browne, Colonel Richard Taliaferro, Junior, Mr. John H. Cooke, or myself (all of whom are nominated Executors) with their several Demands, that proper Provision may be made for the Payment thereof.
WHEREAS a young Man of the Name of WILLIAM TOPPING, who lived in Chowan County, North Carolina, some Time in the Month of January last set off from home on a Journey to Philadelphia, where he was soliciting the Recovery of an Estate, and has never since been heard of, his Friends anxiously request any Person who may know any Particulars concerning him to be kind enough to mention them in a Line directed to Mr. Topping at Edenton, and to convey the Letter by Post.
For SALE, immediately, altogether, or to any Number of Persons that will agree on a Division among themselves,
TWELVE HUNDRED ACRES of LAND, in Sussex, one Mile below the Courthouse, and joining Nottoway River for about a Mile, which affords Plenty of Fish, and makes near 100 Acres of low Ground well stocked with Cypress and other Timber; in the Banks are Plenty of Shells very good for Lime.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
STRAYED from the Subscriber, in Chesterfield, on the 24th of April last, a GRAY MARE about 4 Feet 7 Inches high, about 6 Years old, with a hanging Mane and undock Tail, is badly gaited, branded on the near Buttock I F, was bred in the upper Part of North Carolina, and it is supposed has gone that Way.
For SALE, in the Town of Newcastle,
THREE LOTS on the main Street, whereon is a large and commodious Dwelling-House, Kitchen, Dairy, and Smokehouse, a Garden newly paled in, and every other Convenience for a Family; the Whole in very good Order.
THE Subscribers have on Hand between six and seven Hundred Pounds Sterling Worth of EUROPEAN and EAST INDIA GOODS, which they will dispose of at a low Advance, by Wholesale, and make the Terms of Payment convenient to the Purchaser.
We request the Favour of all those indebted to us to come and settle their Accounts immediately, by Bond or Payment, otherwise they may be assured their Accounts will be put into an Attorney's Hands, without Respect to Persons. JOHNSON & TINSLEY.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Subscriber, at Cabin Point, a DARK BAY HORSE about four Feet five or six Inches high, with a Star in his Forehead, a hanging Mane and long Bob Tail, is a little Cat-hamm'd, and I believe has a Brand, but it cannot be described.
He was raised by James Wortbam, deceased, in Brunswick, near Eaton's Ferry. Whoever brings him to me shall have FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. ARCHIBALD DUNLOP.
To be SOLD by Auction, at Prince George Courthouse, on Tuesday the 14th of SEPTEMBER, being Court Day,
A VALUABLE Tract of LAND on Warwick Swamp, in the said County, being the unimproved Moiety of the Tract on which Mr. John Thompson, Junior, now lives, containing about 792 Acres, and will be sold altogether, or divided, as may suit the Purchasers; also a small Piece joining the former, containing 60 Acres.
TO BE SOLD,
And may be entered on immediately, A VALUABLE Tract of LAND in Brunswick, containing about 1000 Acres, of which about 100 Acres are cleared. On the Plantation is an exceeding good Dwellinghouse, underpinned with Brick, with three Brick Chimneys, a Kitchen with a Brick Chimney, and all other Outhouses necessary for a Family and Cropping, all new built; also a very fine Apple and Peach Orchard.
COMMITTED to the publick Jail, from Prince George, a Negro Fellow named TOM, who either knows not or will not tell to whom he belongs.
As there is Reason to believe he has not the Clothes on in which he made his Elopement, a Description of them is unnecessary. He is about five Feet eight Inches high, appears to be about twenty five Years of Age, of a pretty dark Complexion, with a Scar deeply impressed in his Forehead resembling a Hook, and, being a new Negro, cannot speak to be understood.
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.
TO BE SOLD,
ABOUT fourteen Thousand Acres of exceeding good LAND in the County of Pittsylvania. For Terms apply to Mr. Hugh Rose of Amherst, who will treat with any Person inclined to purchase, and be empowered to make a legal Title. THOMAS LOMAX.