The Virginia gazette (Williamsburg, Va.), 1771-07-18 00:00:00

VIRGINIA
GAZETTE.
Open to ALL PARTIES,
but influenced by NONE.
Truth shall make you free, Be struck with slanderous darts.
MILTON.
SIR,
PAINFUL indeed is the perusal of writings, neither replete with argument, nor adorned with elegance of stile; which are calculated neither to improve, nor to please. Much harder, however, is the lot of that man, who is obliged, not only to read, but to answer. One consideration still may serve to alleviate his toil; the approbation of the wise, the esteem of the worthy. The consciousness of these will defend him against the keenest darts of ridicule; which, by some philosophers, is made the test of truth. But be that as it will; what is that man's sense of the ridiculous , the highest object of whose ambition is the laugh of the clown, the gna of the peasant?
Your letter may be divided into two parts: Personal abuse forms the one; argument the other. The latter is contained within a very narrow compass; the far greater part is taken up with the former. Yet this will admit of some defence: You feel too sorely, you apply too home some particular passages of my letters, that could never have given you the least offence, were you, really, what you pretend to be, A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
You deny the charge of high churchism, and are out of temper with me for urging it against you. You plead the moderation of your plan for an American Episcopate, and amuse your readers with distant hints of the mildness of the government of our modern prelates. Tell us, however, in what archives the said plan is locked up: Let us know by whom it has been approved: Who will become a guarantee for the performance of the articles contained therein. But the inviolable secrecy in which it is kept; the mode of application made use of; the avowed design of withdrawing the Clergy from the jurisdiction of the laws of their country; the insult which is thereby offered to our legislature, set the charge of the Country Clergyman in too clear a light. A formal defence of it would be ridiculous.
That the exercise of episcopal authority in England is become more moderate than it was formerly, I readily acknowledge. But to what is this to be ascribed? The diminution of such authority by the seasonable interposition of the State. How much of the old spirit is left, let Secker's persecution of Annet, his illiberal treatment of the present Bishop of Carlisle, his conduct towards the truly learned and worthy Mr. Peckard, and the late expulsion of the six students from St. Edmund's Hall, witness. As long as an established Clergy are kept within the bounds of their office by the authority of government, they will be good subjects. But once allow them to set up a separate jurisdiction, persecution of the laity, and eternal confusion among themselves, will be the necessary, the inevitable consequences.
You charge me with a violation of my subscription; with having been educated among the Dissenters, and being one still in my heart. Now I call upon you, as you value your reputation, as you esteem the character of a man of veracity, to prove your assertions. Tell me, point out to the world, wherein I have violated my subscription. Lay before the public that article of our church which maintains the divine institution of episcopacy, or confirmation. But there is, it seems, an office for confirmation in the book of common prayer, and I have subscribed to the whole of the said book. Now you know as well as myself, that although I subscribed to the belief of the articles, I subscribed only to the use of the book of common prayer. Besides, there is nothing in my letter that in the least reflects upon the office for confirmation. I endeavoured, indeed, to shew the futility of your defence of it. I also declared that, in case the introduction of that rite would be attended with any considerable inconveniencies, it had better be omitted: And I now maintain it is impracticable, even if an American Episcopate were to take place to-morrow. Consider the extent of the British empire on this side the Atlantic. Upon the continent it reaches from the Straits of Belleisle to Cape Florida: In it are also comprehended Jamaica, the Bahama and Carribee islands. Consider, in the next place, the number of inhabitants dispersed through this vast dominion; and then determine whether it be possible for ten Bishops to perform it in a proper manner. The same objection may be made to the utility of a Bishop's presence in America for the purpose of ordination. Place him at Boston, New-York, Philadelphia, or where you please; a journey from the islands, or the remoter parts of the continent, would be almost as tedious, and altogether as expensive, as a voyage to Great-Britain. But to return to the affair of sincerity: Who, in this protestant country, this land of liberty, gave you a right to catechise me upon such a subject? But you high churchmen have always made use of this despicable artifice in controversy with men who adhere to their subscriptions, much better than yourselves. If we do not walk exactly in the path you prescribe, we are immediately reminded of our subscription; which is solemn, determinate, and admits of no latitude. If we insist upon the doctrines of predestination, free grace, &c. then we are accused of methodism, and are given to understand that the said articles are to be received under certain li-
mitations. But this is a stale trick, and the world begins to grow too wise to be imposed upon by such idle reasoning. But my education among the Dissenters: Pray, Sir, are you in your right mind? What reason had you for asserting I received my education among the Dissenters? If this were indeed the case, would it be any disgrace to me? Are the names of LOCKE, MILTON, SIDNEY, TILLOTSON, LELAND, FOSTER, LARDNER, really become so reproachful? But you know better: Your real intention was through my side to wound a Gentleman whose abilities you fear; whose diligence and attention to the duties of his office excite envy without emulation. After this will you venture to accuse me of badness of heart ! Or do you form a judgment of my feeling from your own? So much for personalities.
With regard to the Commissary; if repeated declarations will not exculpate me from the charge of quarrelling with him, we must make up our quarrel as well as we can.
The distance of the advisers of an American Episcopate will be considered, whatever you may pretend, as no trifling objection to the proposal. If the presence of a Bishop in this colony be so necessary, why did not the inhabitants make application for one before? If they did, when, and by what persons, was the said application made? Quibbling in this case will not do. You must be explicit. If no such application has been made, or was even thought of, those Gentlemen may be justly considered as the authors of the scheme: And how they can vindicate themselves from the charge of impertinence, for interfering in matters which no way concerned them; or in what manner our Clergy can reconcile the payment of such an implicit obedience to their commands, with the duty they owe the legislature of our own province, I leave to the determination of some abler casuist.
Although I am perfectly satisfied that the General Court has jurisdiction in causes ecclesiastical as well as civil; yet, since the matter is at present in debate, and will shortly be determined in a judicial manner, would it be proper for me to publish my argument in favour of the said jurisdiction? Or would it not better become the petitioners to have deferred their resolution, at least, till the affair was decided: For they must know, that if the General Court have such jurisdiction, a petition to deprive them of it is an attempt to set up the Royal prerogative in opposition to law. You ask me why I do not reproach the General Court with want of honesty for omitting to make use of their power ? Cannot you confine your insults to the person of the Country Clergyman? Why should you endeavour to impose upon your readers in so gross a manner? Did any man ever hear of a court of justice going in search of delinquents, or punishing them, unless they were brought before them in due course of law. But any thing will serve for an answer to the Country Clergyman.
I am asked whether I preach to my congregation to be content with a tolerable degree of purity in religion? This is another specimen of your skill in reasoning. The essentials of religion, and the external forms of church government, are not, I hope, to be compared together. For truth, liberty, sound morality, let us run all hazards. But under which of these heads am I to place an American Episcopate?
You think the chance for obtaining an American Episcopate is not far distant. Indeed the plan is well laid. Every circumstance which may alarm is carefully concealed. The meanest drudges of your wretched party, are boasting in every coffee-house in London of their great probability of success. But you may be assured this plant will never take root in our climate, unless the soil be well moistened with the blood of Americans.
But episcopacy, say you, is an Apostolical institution . As you offer nothing in defence of this assertion; I am at full liberty to tell you it is an institution of the State. Christianity knows no difference between Bishops and Presbyters. The distinction was never heard of for ages after the publication of the gospel. The matter in dispute is, therefore, purely political. Religion has nothing to do with it.
You produce Secker as a witness to prove that confirmation is practised at Geneva. To his account of the matter, I opposed a passage from M. D'Alembert. You dispute his authority; and yet, in a few sentences after, you tell me you do not understand the language in which he is cited. But to put an end to this part of our dispute, I can inform you in plain English, that episcopal confirmation , which is the only thing with which we are concerned, is not, nor ever was, practised at Geneva.
You might have spared yourself a great deal of trouble about Secker; for I never disputed his zeal for an American Episcopate. I only said that he never received confirmation. If he did, tell us where, when, and from whom.
As to your question, whether Secker, Butler, Benson, and Burnet, were high churchmen, I answer that I know of none more so than the two former. Benson and Burnet, in common with many other worthy men who had never thoroughly considered the matter, might possibly, in general terms, approve of an American Episcopate. But what are their private opinions to us? The violence of Secker is no secret. But still he had too much prudence to publish, in his life time, the famous letter to Walpole: And for an account of its re-
ception after his death, I beg leave to refer you to the critical commentary .
The consecration of churches, under the christian dispensation, is as great a piece of popery as circumcision, or the practice of any other of the Jewish ceremonies. None of the ritual observances of their law are binding upon us; and surely you will not reckon this among the weightier matters of moral obligation.
You still insist upon the inconveniencies attending young mens going home for orders. Were a Bishop or two stationed in America, neither the one nor the other would be greatly lessened; and the danger of being infected by the small-pox is full as great in the towns to the northward as in England. As to your fears lest their principles should be undermined by Infidels, give me leave to assure you they have not the least foundation.
You certainly forget the two PROFESSORS OF DIVINITY IN WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE ; their constant attendance, their painful labours, surely deserve a different treatment. The pupils of men so diligent in their lectures, will never, take my word, fall a prey to a few paltry unbelievers. But his improvement. If a man, who has passed through a regular course of study, cannot find opportunities of enlarging his sphere of knowledge by a journey to the very center of science, I could wish to be informed wherein the use of travelling consists.
As you have offered nothing conclusive to overturn the reasoning I used to prove the real existence of the church of Virginia, I must still insist upon it. Those very laws you cite, which oblige every Clergyman to be conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church of England determine it beyond dispute. For such laws would never have been enacted, had not the legislature considered themselves at liberty to form what establishment they thought proper. Besides, you have given me no answer to the argument I brought from the example of the churches of Ireland and Russia: An argument of too great importance to be entirely overlooked.
The distich you complain of was not inserted by my order; and consequently I have no concern with your remarks upon it.
The ridiculous light in which you endeavour to place the conclusion of my last, does not give me the least concern. Next to the consciousness of right conduct, nothing is more grateful to a generous mind, than the prospect of that tribute of praise, which is always paid to virtue by posterity. I with sentiments of this nature were more common. We should then no longer behold that shameful indifference to every thing that relates to the public, of which we are daily witnesses at present.
The late defences of the protest of the Reverend Messrs. Henley and Gwatkin, render unnecessary many things of which I should otherwise have taken notice; I shall therefore take my leave of you for the present, by signing myself
A COUNTRY CLERGYMAN.
The following piece was designed for last week's paper, but came too late to hand.
To the PRINTER.
I HAVE seen, in the Gazette of the 27th ult. a piece signed A Planter, wherein he hopes to be excused for an endeavour to throw light on the subject of moving Shockoe and Byrd's warehouses. Here I cannot help observing, that had he thrown light on the debate that may arise, it would have been commendable, but all impartial men must apprehend that the way to convey light is to declare truth only, and never to urge erroneous representation, or fallacious information; for truth is the light. But to endeavour to mislead the community, to the disadvantage of a considerable body, for the interested views of perhaps the planter, or a few of his particular friends, is darkness. And as I look upon myself entirely disinterested, except that I live above those warehouses, I think it my duty to set forth facts as they really are. I agree with the planter that all experiences on the exportation of any commodity, either depreciates its value to the maker, or enhances it to the consumer.
He tells us the warehouses may be set above the creek, on higher ground than we have hitherto known the water to flow, though, says he, at a great distance from the river; but at Rocket's, he observes, there is land sufficiently high to build any kind of house out of danger from water. In the first place he intimates that the land at Shockoe is not equally out of danger with that at Rocket's. In the next place he is mistaken in the land above the creek being at a great distance from the river, and forgets to mention the distance of the high land at Rocket's from the wharf, that never yet could be made to stand. The land at Shockoe, where the warehouses may now be set, is as much out of danger as any land on the river, where there are warehouses; and instead of being mountainous, broken, and difficult of access, the case with Rocket's, it is, after an easy ascent, level, and near the river. I think it very necessary that the planter should produce his authority for tobacco's being carted to and shipped from Rocket's, for want of water at Shockoe wharf. I have made strict enquiry, and cannot learn any such thing, but on the

contrary, that tobacco has been carried off from that wharf in twelve hoghead flats as usual; and from the wharf to the channel of the river, where there are eight feet water, is not above 300 yards. There are few warehouses that there are less crafting or difficulty from than these. I shall say a little more of the water and the creek. Opposite those warehouses is an island, between which and the main land runs a large sluice of water, in the driest season. This water causes the creek, and though sand, in time of an unparallelled fresh, should lodge in any part thereof, as soon as the river falls to its ordinary height, the stream washes away the sand below low water mark, as at present, and leaves at least four feet water to the wharf, where the tide rises. I understand his relation of the merchants offering security to keep the creek open, proceeds from hearing some one make use of the expression in common conversation (it being an expression frequently used) and was then made use of from a sense that the passage to the wharf could not be obstructed as long as water runs over the falls, it being bounded by rocks, to run into that creek, and will always clear its passage to the river. He informs us the greatest objection to the warehouses being fixed at Rocket's, is the extraordinary expence that would accrue by the land carriage, which, to use his expression, is a circumstance that deserves to be well considered; though he tells us the river freight will be proportionably less. I suppose it never occurred to the Gentleman, that water carriage is far cheaper than land carriage. He may make the observation that one of the few of his opinion has been made, that when a planter is bringing down his tobacco, a mile further makes little difference; but if we reflect that the greatest part of the tobacco brought to those warehouses, comes down the river within 6 miles of Shockoe by water, and that the maker employs waggons to bring it from thence to those warehouses, the moving of which one sixth further will certainly add to the expence of bringing; but listen to the waggoners. They say they cannot carry it to Rocket's for one sixth more; for the road from Shockoe to Rocket's is difficult. They can make two loads a day, or one load, and bring three hogheads, but if they go to Rocket's, they think it out of their power (as there are hills in the way) to bring three hogheads, or make two loads a day. This additional expence, in my opinion, will be one shilling per hoghead, which the planter must pay, and effectually feel. But what will those planters say who bring their tobacco by land, to the warehouses, suppose at Rocket's, and when they get to Shockoe, where they might do their business if the warehouses were there, they are stopped by the creek, if a high tide is therein, or a fresh in the river. They must remain on expences until it subsides, pay ferrage, or go 5 or 6 miles round to head it; and it often happens that the creek is impassable, but in boats, several days together. When he told us the river freight would be proportionably less, I think he ought to have mentioned the usual freight of goods to Rocket's, and to Shockoe; but what must he think of himself, or the public think of him, when it can be made appear by those concerned, that the freight of goods to or from Shockoe and Rocket's, is the same. With the same degree of propriety he might have urged their being moved to Warwick, and there a ship could have taken tobacco from a wharf; but had the legislature considered the convenience of ships only, why did they erect warehouses at Petersburg, instead of City Point? Or why did they build them at Cabin Point, and cause them to be moved from Hood's, on the river, to Noble's, up a creek, and many other like places? Why? Because it relieved the planters from land carriage, which is, as I before observed, far more expensive. A great saving to the country.
I will make another observation on Rocket's, with its advantages. As there is no restriction where a person shall ship off any kind of commodity, except tobacco, why has so little been shipped from thence, or so few goods received there? Houses for the reception and delivery of every kind of commodity were at Rocket's, until the late fresh carried them away, and yet the quantity received or delivered there was very trifling, in comparison to those received and delivered from Shockoe, owing to the expence and difficulty of getting them to or from there. The merchants are satisfied with the warehouses at Shockoe, from a knowledge that were they at Rocket's, the freight between it and any where below, would be the same as from Shockoe. The planters are well pleased that they should be set in safety there, from a sense of their getting as much for their tobacco, &c. there, as at Rocket's, or any other warehouses on the river. Then how can that planter expect to be excused, who attempts to injure, I presume to think, better planters than himself, and more especially should he persevere in petitioning the House to move them to Rocket's by a few who, perhaps, do not carry 200 hogheads annually, to the warehouses, while they avoid setting forth the sentiments of the makers of upwards of 4000 hogheads who live above. I am, also, A PLANTER.
L O N D O N, May 2. Sunday evening an express arrived over land from Bombay, by which we learn, that Hyder Aly, has sued for peace with the Morattoes; that he has also desired the assistance of the English on this occasion; and that upon the whole it was generally imagined this affair would, in a very short time, be amicably adjusted. This little check upon the Asiatic chiefs has thrown great weight into the scale of the English, as it tends to convince Hyder Aly and the Asiatics of the absolute necessity they are under of always keeping well with the English. And some persons go so far as to hint, that this little discord between the Morattoes and Hyder Aly was, under hand, fomented even by the English themselves; more especially, as the express remarks, that all was quiet and tranquil when he left Bombay. Lord Chatham never appeared in Parliament with greater lustre than on Tuesday last. No man questions the intrepidity of his spirit; no man denies the wonderful extent of his abilities. The dignity, firmness, and consistency of his conduct, makes his character compleat.
WILLIAMSBURG, July 18. To the Honourable WILLIAM NELSON, Esquire, President and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. The ADDRESS of the COUNCIL. SIR, WE his Majesty's dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Council of Virginia, now met in General Assembly, beg Leave to return your Honour our Thanks, for your affectionate Speech at the Opening of this Session. The very great and heavy Loss, which the Merchants and Inhabitants of this Colony have sustained by the late overflowing of the Rivers, is a general and extensive Calamity; and we think ourselves bound in Duty to concur in every Measure which may be thought necessary to relieve the unhappy Sufferers in the most speedy and effectual Manner. The many and great Virtues of our late worthy Governor, the Right Honourable Lord BOTETOURT, call upon us in the strongest Manner to condole with you on the Death of that noble Lord, who made the real Happiness of this Colony the Object of his most ardent Wishes. At the same Time permit us, Sir, to express our Satisfaction in the great Attention you have paid to the Affairs of Government since the Administration devolved upon you, and to assure you we think our Country happy in having a Native of your distinguished Abilities and long Experience in Business, to preside over us. To which his Honour was pleased to return the following ANSWER: Gentlemen of the COUNCIL, THIS obliging Address calls for the warmest Return of Thanks from me; both on account of your Disposition to concur in relieving the unhappy Sufferers, as well as for your favourable Opinion of myself. If there be any Part of my Conduct in the Administration of Government that merits Approbation, Justice requires me publicly to declare, that I am indebted for it to the Candour, Wisdom, and Integrity of the Advice I have on all Occasions received from you. To the Honourable WILLIAM NELSON, Esquire, President of his Majesty's Council, and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. The humble ADDRESS of the HOUSE of BURGESSES. SIR, WE his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Burgesses of Virginia, now met in General Assembly, beg Leave to return your Honour our unfeigned Thanks for your very affectionate Speech at the Opening of this Session.
After giving the warmest support to the Duke of Richmond's motion on Tuesday, he entered largely into the consideration of the melancholy state of the country; the depraved system of government, which had, in a very few years, reduced us from a most flourishing to a most miserable condition. He went through the whole proceedings of the House of Commons in the late business of the printers, and arraigned every part of it in the strongest terms. He warmly defended the Magistrates in the conscientious discharge of their duty; that the House, in committing them to prison without hearing their defence upon the point of privilege, had been guilty of a gross and palpable act of tyranny; that they had heard the prostituted electors of Shoreham, in defence of an agreement to sell a borough by auction, and had refused to hear the Lord Mayor of London, in defence of the laws of England; that their expunging, by mere force, the entry of the recognizance, was the act of a mob, not of a Parliament; but that their daring to assume a power of stopping all prosecutions by their vote, struck at once at the whole system of the laws; that it was solely to the measures of government, equally violent and absurd, that Mr. Wilkes owed all his importance; that the King's Ministers, supported by the slavish concurrence of the House of Commons, had at once made him a person of the greatest consequence in the kingdom; that they in effect had made him an Alderman of London, and Representative of the county of Middlesex; and now it seems they intend to make him sheriff, and, in due course, Lord Mayor of London; that the proceedings of the House of Commons, in regard to this Gentleman, made the very name of Parliament ridiculous; that after repeated resolutions, by which they had made him amenable to their jurisdiction, they had shamefully given up the point at last, and, in the face of the world, acknowledged him to be their lord and master. That there remained but one possible remedy for the disorders, with which the government of this country was universally infected; that to save the name and institution of Parliaments from contempt, the House of Commons must be dissolved. This he hoped might restore good government on one side, good humour and tranquillity on the other; yet that this was rather a hope in him than any sanguine expectation. He feared that it might prove only a temporary and partial remedy; that to resist the enormous influence of the Crown, some stronger barriers must be erected in defence of the constitution. That formerly the inconveniencies of shortening the duration of Parliament has had great weight with him; but that now it was no longer a question of convenience; the summa rerum is at stake; your whole constitution is giving way; and therefore, with the most deliberate and solemn conviction to his understanding, he now declared himself a convert to triennial Parliaments . His Lordship concluded with desiring a call of the House for next day, and declared his intention to move an address for the dissolution of the present Parliament. Accordingly on Wednesday his Lordship made the motion, but it was over-ruled, 72 against 23.
The other day the French King found, under a plate that was set for him at dinner, a scroll of a paper, on which was written, "The first Damien missed his aim, the second will be sure."
Our deep Sense of the Loss this Country sustained by the Death of our late excellent and worthy Governor, the Right Honourable Lord BOTETOURT, cannot but excite in us all the Warmth of the most sincere Affection and Gratitude to his Memory, and we heartily lament, with your Honour, upon an Event so unfortunate to this Country. When we reflect on his Lordship's unremitted Zeal in promoting the Cause of Religion and Virtue; on that Dignity, tempered with becoming and proper a Degree of Affability, with which he filled his exalted Station; when we recall to our Remembrance his Excellency's unwearied Diligence and Activity in Business, and his uniform Exertion of every public and private Virtue, we have the strongest Conviction that he made the real Happiness of this Colony the Object of his most ardent Wishes: We should, therefore, think ourselves wanting in Duty to his Majesty, and in the Regard we owe to our Country, did we not seize this first Opportunity of publicly paying a just Tribute to so high a Character. Our chief Consolation arises from a firm Persuasion, that our Gracious Sovereign will, in his great Goodness, be pleased to appoint a Governor, to preside over us, equally worthy of the Royal Confidence, and of our dutiful and affectionate Esteem. But, Sir, however we may desire to do Justice to the Memory of one, who so deservedly gained our Regard and Affection, we are very far from being unmindful of what is due to your Honour, and hope you will be persuaded that we enjoy great Satisfaction and Happiness in having a Gentleman of your Honour's distinguished Abilities and known Attachment to the true Interest of this Country, to preside over us; we therefore, most sincerely congratulate your Honour on your Succession to the Administration, which we consider as a just Reward of your long and faithful Services to his Majesty and his dutiful Subjects of Virginia. Most earnestly concurring, with your Honour, in deplored the Calamities occasioned by the late dreadful overflowing of the Waters, and heartily commiserating the Distresses of the unhappy Sufferers, we will proceed to take their Case under our immediate and serious Consideration; and we assure your Honour that we will, in the Course of our Deliberations, endeavour to follow, as our best and surest Guides, those Principles of Justice, Honour and Humanity, which, we trust, in all similar Instances, and upon every other Occasion, have formed the Rule of our Conduct. To which his Honour was pleased to return the following ANSWER: Mr. SPEAKER, and Gentlemen of the House of BURGESSES, I RETURN you my sincere Thanks for this kind Address. It gives me particular Pleasure to find, that in doing Justice to the Memory of the late Right Honourable Lord BOTETOURT, your Ideas of his Excellency's great Merit appear so conformable to those I had conceived of him. The Approbation with which you are pleased to honour my poor Endeavours for his Majesty's Service, and the Happiness of his Subjects of Virginia, affords me the highest Satisfaction; for which you will be pleased to accept my most grateful Acknowledgments. At a meeting of the association at the capitol in Williamsburg, on Monday the 15th instant, pursuant to previous notice given in the Virginia Gazette by the Moderator, when upwards of one hundred appeared, Resolved, That all and every article and clause of the association entered into on the 22d day of June, 1770, be dissolved, except as to so much thereof as relates to tea, painters colours, glass, and paper of foreign manufacture. PEYTON RANDOLPH, Moderator. Extracts from the journal of the Honourable HOUSE of BURGESSES. FRIDAY, July 12. Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the thanks of this House be given to the Reverend Mr. HENLEY, the Reverend Mr. GWATKIN, the Reverend Mr. HEWITT, and the Reverend Mr. BLAND, for the wise and well timed opposition they have made to the pernicious project of a few mistaken Clergymen, for introducing an American Bishop; a measure by which much disturbance, great anxiety, and apprehension, would certainly take place among his Majesty's faithful American subjects; and that Mr. Richard Henry Lee, and Mr. Bland, do acquaint them therewith. TUESDAY, July 16. Resolved, That this House will now resolve itself into a committee of the whole House, to consider of ways and means for raising money to repair the losses of tobacco sustained by means of the late fresh. The House accordingly resolved itself into the said committee. Mr. Speaker left the chair. Mr. Bland took the chair of the committee. Mr. Speaker resumed the chair. Mr. Bland reported, from the committee, that they had come to several resolutions, which they had directed him to report to the House; and he read the report in his place, and afterwards delivered it in at the clerk's table; where the resolutions of the committee were read, and are as followeth, viz. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that for repairing the losses of tobacco sustained by means of the late fresh, a sum of paper money, sufficient for the purpose, be emitted. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that for sinking the paper money, to be emitted for repairing the losses of tobacco sustained by means of the late fresh, taxes be imposed upon tobacco exported, and upon wheel carriages, ordinary licences, and writs. The said resolutions being severally read a second time, were, upon the question severally put thereupon, agreed to by the House. Ordered, That a bill be brought in, pursuant to the said resolutions; and that Mr. Bland, Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Edmund Pendleton, Mr. Richard Henry Lee, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Riddick, do prepare and bring in the same.
GEORGE the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To the Sheriff of Cornwall, county of Cornwall, greeting. We command you that you summon Colvin Redcock to appear before the Justices of our court at the second Thursday in next month, to answer a bill of chancery, granted James Talbot, Esq. a grant him and James Miller, Gentlemen. And have then there this writ. Witness William Nelson, junior, clerk of our said court, this 17th day of June, 1771, in the eleventh year of our reign. WILLIAM NELSON, junior. TAKEN up by the sheriff, a grey mare, about 4 feet 5 inches high, with a hanging mane and swatch tail, much fleabitten, and branded on the near shoulder P.S. Appraised to 6l. ISHAM PARISH.

Mr. JOHN PAGE, jun. of Roswell, is elected for the college of William and Mary. And Mr. EDMUND BERKELEY for the county of Middlesex.
GLOUCESTER, January 14.
His Grace the Duke of BEAUFORT has given notice to our Infirmary that the late Lord BOTETOURT, by his last will and testament, has bequeathed 500l. to that charity.—His Lordship, when this hospital was first set on foot, subscribed 230l. to the building, and 10l. 10s. per ann. Afterwards, as the expenses of the building exceeded the first calculation, he advanced 500l. more; nor did he stop there, for it is certain he supplied another considerable sum at a critical time, which enhanced its value, as much as the privacy of the gift ennobled the liberality of the donor.
These princely contributions he seconded with a singular zeal and activity in promoting the interests of the charity; and when we consider his amiable character, his personal influence, and powerful connections, all employed and exerted to their utmost in favour of this glorious object, how far can we pretend to say the Infirmary derives from him its present flourishing establishment? His unvaried and affectionate attachment to this institution, which lasted to his latest breath, proves too plainly that he courted not popularity in promoting it; and notwithstanding his noble bequest, every well-wisher to the charity must lament the loss which it has suffered by his death. If popular esteem and love be the reward of merit, they will for ever attend on his memory, to whose generous patronage we are indebted, in great measure, for a public work that reflects real honour on this county and kingdom in general. Yet this is no more than a particular instance of Lord BOTETOURT's character, a single ray of that benevolence, which gladdened all around him, and shone as bright in our colonies, as it had before in the mother country; which, at this important crisis, much wanted the kind and conciliating offices of so amiable a representative.
FAUQUIER county, June 11, 1771. To PEYTON RANDOLPH, Esq; Moderator.
SIR, WE being the committee chosen by the associators of this county, agreeable to the first article of the general association, were applied to by Mr. John Turner, one of the associating merchants, who informed us that, contrary to his directions, he had a quantity of goods sent in to him from Great-Britain, and desired a meeting of this committee on the same. We therefore on this day met at his store, where he fairly laid before us his invoice, and on examination thereof, we find an account of a quantity of goods contrary to the terms of the association, amounting to 341. which goods, as we had no conveniency of taking them into our own custody, we saw packed up in bales and taken out of the store into a separate house, taking Mr. Turner's word and honour not to expose any of them to sale, but to keep them safely in his custody, to be disposed of as this committee shall hereafter direct. And having the same application from Mr. Martin Pickett, another associating merchant, and one of the Committee, we then repaired to his store, and having his invoice laid before us, proceeded to examine it in the same manner as we had Mr. Turner's; and finding therein an account of goods, contrary to the association, amounting to 135 l. which Mr. Pickett assured us was sent to him directly contrary to his orders, we saw them packed up in bales and taken out of the store, taking Mr. Pickett's word and honour not to expose any of them to sale, but to keep them safely in his custody, to be disposed of as this committee shall hereafter direct. From Mr. Turner's and Mr. Pickett's candid and generous behaviour in this affair, we are induced to believe their engagements, on this important occasion, will be inviolably adhered to, and that they well deserve the confidence we have reposed in them.
It is with the utmost concern, Mr. Moderator, that we inform you of the conduct of our neighbouring merchants in the towns of Dumfries and Falmouth. We are well assured they have all imported goods as usual, and of goods contrary to the association more largely than ever; eager, one to get the start of another, in gleaming the spoils of an oppressed country, to which they owe their bread. These goods they publicly expose to sale in their stores, in open and shameless violation of their most sacred engagements; and in justification of themselves, they plead the general example of Fredericksburg, Port Royal, and even Williamsburg itself, where, they say, the association is paid no manner of regard to. If this is really the case, our situation is to be the more lamented. It, in our opinions, clearly proves a combination of the merchants of this colony and Great-Britain against us, and justifies a strong suspicion of a premeditated scheme in them to aid the Parliament of Great-Britain in fixing the yoke of slavery on America. It appears from their subsequent conduct, that they entered into the association with that seeming cordiality, in order to betray with the more facility, and destroy that mutual confidence on which our association was founded, and which was absolutely necessary to give success to our measures. What can we think of such men? They have approved themselves enemies to this country, and as such ought to be avoided by every man of public virtue. They may, with their brethren of New-York, obtain the thanks of the Ministry, but surely must acknowledge themselves at the same time clearly intitled to the execrations of this much injured country.
As to the committees appointed in the several counties, agreeable to the first article of the association, especially those of King George and Prince William, we hope they will excuse the liberty we take in recommending it to them, seriously to consider, whether or not they have acted up to the character of men of honour, in discharging the trust reposed in them, agreeable to the tenor of the general association; and beg leave to inform them, as well as the other associators, that if it be true that the merchants in general throughout the colony are suffered to sell goods contrary to the association, without censure or interruption, that we shall hereafter look upon
ourselves to be discharged from every obligation entered into by the association.
We are, with the most respectful esteem,
Sir, your very humble servants, THOMAS MARSHALL, WILLIAM EDMONDS, JAMES SCOTT, JOHN CHILTON.
To PEYTON RANDOLPH, Esq; Moderator. SIR,
WE the committee of the associators in Fairfax county, at the request of Mr. Alexander Henderson, merchant in Colchester, and Mr. William Balmain, merchant in Alexandria, on the 16th day of April last, carefully examined the invoices, and other papers, relative to two cargoes of goods just imported in the ship Anne, Captain Huie, from Glasgow, and consigned to the said Henderson and Balmain, respectively; both which cargoes we found perfectly conformable to the association. Mr. Henderson, at the same time, mentioned to us a small package which had been sent him as a compliment from Great-Britain, not then come to hand; so that he was not certain of its contents, but believed it contained a case of silver handed knives and forks, and promised, upon his honour, if it proved so, or contained any other articles contrary to the association, to deliver them up to be stored. And on the 18th day of June last, at the request of the same Gentlemen, we examined the invoices and papers, relative to two other cargoes of goods, just imported in the ships Janie and Patuxent, consigned as aforesaid, and found these cargoes also in every respect agreeable to the association; except nine mens fine hats in Mr. Henderson's cargo, charged from twelve shillings to sixteen shillings and sixpence each, and three ditto in Mr. Balmain's, charged at eleven shillings each: Upon enquiring into the cause of this, and perusing copies of the letters which had passed upon the occasion between Mess. Glaisford and Henderson, merchants of Glasgow (who shipped the goods) and the manufacturers, we were fully convinced that the same was a mistake of the manufacturers, and contrary to the direction and intention of the said Mess. Glaisford and Henderson. Injustice to these Gentlemen, and their agents here, we think it incumbent on us to declare that they have, in our opinion, hitherto strictly adhered to the spirit and intention of the association, which we heartily wish had been done with the same sincerity and good faith by all other importers; but we fear there has been too much cause given for the public declaration made to us by Mr. Henderson and Mr. Balmain at our last meeting, "that they found so little regard paid to the association by others, and such quantities of goods imported into different parts of the colony diametrically opposite both to the spirit and the letter of the articles entered into, that they should think themselves obliged for the future, in justice to their constituents (however contrary to their own sentiments) to send their orders in the same manner with other importers; restraining themselves only from importing tea, and other taxed articles, which they were still determined to adhere to."
We will not presume to dictate to the members of the association in general how far it may, or may not, be consistent with good policy to attempt keeping up a plan here, which is now dropped by all our sister colonies, except refusing to import tea, and such other articles as are, or may be, taxed for the purpose of raising a revenue in America (which, we trust, will never be departed from until our grievances are redressed) but we must beg leave to represent to you, Sir, the real necessity there is for speedily convening a sufficient number of the associators, to form such regulations as may put all the members upon an equal footing, in practice as well as theory; for, at present, those who faithfully adhere to their engagements have the mortification, not only of seeing their own good intentions frustrated by the negligence, the insincerity, and the mal-practices of others, but many of them find themselves, from the same causes, greatly embarrassed in their business, and their trade daily falling into the hands of men, who have not acted upon the same honourable principles, and who have very little title to the countenance, or even the cognizance of the public. We are, with great respect, Sir, Your most obedient humble servants, G. MASON, G. WASHINGTON, PETER WAGENER, JOHN WEST, JOHN DALTON.
To be SOLD at Fredericksburg, on Monday the 23d of September next, being fair day (the sale formerly advertised being prevented by badness of weather)
ABOUT fifty choice SLAVES, used to cropping and farming. Twelve months credit will be allowed, on bond with security, bearing interest from the date. I have also some other slaves to dispose of at private sale, among whom are two carpenters, and a few house servants. I will also sell the plantation whereon I now live, in King George county, opposite to Fredericksburg, with or without the ferry. Credit, if required, will be extended to one, two, or three years, to suit the purchaser. JAMES HUNTER.
To be SOLD, on the premises, on Friday the 16th of August next, by public sale,
THE LAND and PLANTATION whereon Mr. Joseph Watkins lately lived, in New Kent county, containing about 600 acres, on Pamunkey river, adjoining next above the land of Mr. Lewis Webb, who will be kind enough to show it to any purchaser, and it will be found to be a pleasant seat, and level and valuable farm. A good title will be made, and credit allowed, to be delayed on the day of sale. Possession to be delivered on the 21st day of January next. EDWARD WATKINS, WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
NORFOLK, July 15, 1771. On Wednesday, the 24th instant, at noon, will be SOLD, on the Parade, THE brig INDUSTRY, about 5000 bushels burthen, with all her furniture, just returned from sea. The vessel may be viewed at Gapt, John Hutchings's wharf, where she now lies. The terms of the sale may be known, and the inventory seen, by applying to GILCHRIST & TAYLOR.
FOUR thousand acres of LAND, belonging to James Burwell, lying in the county of Isle of Wight, on James river, 22 miles below Smithfield, will be exposed to public sale on the 10th day of November next, if fair, otherwise the next fair day. It is very level, and extraordinary good for grain and stock, having firm marshes belonging to it, and so convenient to Norfolk, that whatever is made thereon may easily be carried there by water; there is also a very fine merchant mill in the neighbourhood thereof, the proprietor of which, will, no doubt, readily take all the wheat that can be made upon it. Oysters and fish are to be had in plenty, and extremely good. The land will be laid off in lots to suit purchasers, and may be entered on the 21st of January next. Six months credit will be allowed from the day of entry, on bond and approved security being given to
LEWIS BURWELL, DUDLEY DIGGES, THOMAS NELSON, jun. RICHARD BAKER, NATHANIEL BURWELL. } TRUSTEES.
To be SOLD, at Mr. Crump's store, at Rocky Ridge, A QUANTITY OF BACON AND LARD, At seven pence half penny per pound.
WE have under our care a box, WW, No. 1, which, through mistake, was delivered from on board the Neely Frigate, Captain Greig, in room of a box of the same number, marked W Win. It is probable the owner of the former may have received the latter. We would be glad to have them exchanged. JOHN and GEORGE FOWLER.
A BOX of stationery, and bundle of hair sieves, damaged on their passage from Liverpool, in the True Briton, Captain Atkinson, are to be sold for the benefit of the insurers, at the subscribers store, on Saturday the 3d of August next. JOHN and GEORGE FOWLER.
Imported from London, in the Liberty, Capt. James Walker, some time in January last,
A BOX of hats marked A, a diamond, I V. No. A, which has never come to hand. Any person having it in possession, is requested to send it to the subscriber, at Cumberland town, in New-Kent county. The favour will be thankfully acknowledged, and all expenses paid, by JAMES UNDERWOOD.
The imported HORSE V A L I A N T, Formerly the property of the Hon. William Byrd, Esq; stands at Richmond, is in great perfection, and will cover mares this season, at fifteen shillings per leap. ALEXANDER & PETERFIELD TRENT.
FALMOUTH, July 12, 1771. ALL persons having had dealings with Wodrow and Neilson, at their store formerly kept at Falmouth, or elsewhere, are desired to take notice, that the death of my partner, Mr. John Neilson, obliges me to authorise and empower Mr. David Kerr, of the said town of Falmouth, to settle all the said company's accounts, and to receive all debts due to them. I further give notice, that for the purpose of speedily discharging what debts the company may owe, there is for sale sundry tracts of land, two grist mills, several town lots, Negroes and Mulattoes, with household furniture, books, &c. all valuable, betwixt this and the 1st of November next; and if not sold then, they will be sold on short credit to the highest bidder. ALEXANDER WODROW. N. B. The store and dealings at Falmouth, in name of William Love, and company, continues as formerly. A. W.
FALMOUTH, July 12, 1771. ALL persons indebted to the late company of Mess. Wodrow and Neilson, are desired to take notice, that every debtor who shall fail to come and settle their accounts before the first day of November next, will be immediately dealt with according to law, without respect to any person or persons whatever. DAVID KERR.
WHEREAS my wife Sarah hath absconded from me, this is to forewarn all persons not to trust her on my account, as I shall pay no debts of her contracting after the date hereof. July 1, 1771. WILLIAM SNEAD, sen.
RAN away from the subscriber, about the 21st of June last, in Accomack county, a Negro fellow named POMPEY, he is about 23 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, well made, of a mulatto colour, with his own hair, which is long and very curled. When he went off he had but mean clothes, but it is supposed he may get others, as he called himself a free man, and went by the name of George Johnson. He has several scars on his breast, which, I hear, he says were caused by the small-pox, but he never had the small-pox; the scars were had while working in an iron works, on Nanticoke river, in Maryland. He went over the bay to Norfolk, and designed to go on board some vessel as a sailor, having been used to sail in the bay. All masters of vessels are therefore desired to be cautious of being imposed upon by him, as he is an artful fellow. Whoever apprehends and secures him so that I get him again, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS reward, besides what the law allows, and all reasonable charges, paid by RICHARD DRUMMOND.
TAKEN up in Augusta, a bay mare, 4 years old, with a blaze in her face, branded on the near buttock S. S. and on the near shoulder S, a natural trotter, about 13 hands and a half high. Posted, and appraised to 71. 10s. MICHAEL BOWYER.
TAKEN up in Culpeper, a small black mare, with a star in her forehead, a small white streak below it, and branded on the near shoulder T. Posted, and appraised to 41. JOHN PARKS, jun.

NORFOLK, July 7, 1771.
IN consequence of a legal survey and condemnation as unfit for sea, on Tuesday the 30th instant, will be sold at Portsmouth, for ready money, for the benefit of the owners or insurers, the hull, materials, &c. of the ship HANOVER BLANTER, Muscoe Levingston late master. GILCHRIST & TAYLOR.
TAKEN up in Fauquier a black and white heifer, marked with a crop and underknee in the left ear, and a hole in the right. Posted, and appraised to 11. 5s. JOHN BRAGG.
HAMPTON, July 5, 1771.
RUN away from the subscriber last August, a very stout well made Mulatto man named SAMUEL BERRY, by trade a shoemaker; it is needless to mention his cloathing, as he has been out so long, and as he plays on the fiddle, he has many opportunities of changing his dress. I understand he is about Peterburg, committing robberies daily. Whoever secures the said slave, so that I may get him again, shall be fully rewarded for their trouble, by JUDITH HARBERT.
COMMITTED to the gaol of Elizabeth City county, on Saturday the 22d of June last, a likely young Negro fellow, about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, of a tawny complexion, his cloathing is a blue and white striped flannel waistcoat, a pair of blue cloth breeches, an osnabrig shirt; bare feet and bare legged; he says he is the property of Mr. William Hardyman, of Charles City county. The owner is desired to send for the said Negro, and pay charges to EDWARD HURST, gaoler. N. B. He is a remarkable large eater.
RUN away the 15th of June, from the subscriber at Chobank, in Stafford county, an Irish servant man named PATRICK CLERK, a weaver by trade; had on when he went away, a light baskin coat, jacket and breeches, carried with him two white shirts, and two unmade (one white, and the other brown) a new pair of ribbed mixed yarn stockings, a pair of new shoes, and a half worn felt hat; he is much pitted with the small pox. Any person that will bring the said servant to me, shall receive FORTY SHILLINGS, besides what the law allows. LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, sen.
BEING determined to remove into the frontiers as soon as I can make it convenient, I take this method of acquainting those that are inclined to purchase, that I have a tract of LAND on Mattapony river, known by the name of Fleet's ferry, containing 1000 acres of high land and marsh; it is a pleasant situation, with good buildings, a great plenty of different sorts of fruits, and the ferry is worth about 501. a year; also one of the best fisheries on the river; and a good grist mill near the house. Also one other tract, about four miles distant, and near King and Queen court-house, containing 366 acres, with all necessary buildings for a quarter, and a great plenty of fine fruits. They will be sold together or separate. Credit will be allowed the purchaser for part of the money. Those inclined to purchase, may know the terms by applying to the subscriber, who lives at the said ferry. WILLIAM FLEET.
To be SOLD, at public auction, for READY MONEY, on the premises, the 25th of this instant, by virtue of a deed of trust from Allen Smith to the subscriber,
A TRACT of good CORN LAND, in Surry county, lying near Hunniford's bridge, containing 200 acres. There are on the said plantation, a good dwelling-house, with brick chimneys, and all other necessary out-houses, in good repair. Also young orchards of apple and peach trees. The said plantation is in good order for cropping, and may be entered on the 25th of December next. NICHOLAS FAULCON, jun.
AS I intend to move into Pittsylvania county next fall, I will sell a great bargain in my plantation, where I now live, containing 625 acres of LAND, lying on Reedy Creek, in Brunswick county, about 40 miles from Peterburg, 4 miles from the court-house, and 2 miles and a half from the middle church: The land lies well, and is good for corn and wheat, and part of it good for tobacco; there is a dwelling-house, with 3 rooms upon the lower floor, and two brick chimneys, a barn 32 by 20, the lower floor plank'd, and other necessary houses; likewise about 1000 fruit trees, as good a spring as any in the colony, and the land is as fit for stock as any place within 50 miles of it. There are about 130 acres of land cleared, all in a fence. WILLIAM SMITH. N. B. I will take 2001. for the above mentioned land in money or Negroes. W. S.
YORK county, July 3, 1771.
RAN away, about the middle of June last, from Mr. John Park Custis's plantation, near the Capitol landing, a likely young Virginia born Negro fellow named WIL L, about 6 feet high, very full faced, and full eyed. The said Negro broke York gaol some time ago, and was taken again, but in bringing him home to the said plantation he made his escape from the overseer. As he passed at York some time for a free man, I have reason to believe that he will try to get on board some vessel. Whoever will bring the said Negro to me, near Williamsburg, shall receive TWENTY SHILLINGS reward, besides what the law allows. He is out-lawed. JOSEPH VALENTINE. N. B. All masters of vessels are cautioned against taking him on board at their peril.
RUN away from the subscriber, in Frederick, the 20th of May last, a Negro man named JASPER, lately purchased of George Bowness, tanner, in Portsmouth, and formerly the property of William Simpson, butcher, in Norfolk, and Francis Clarke, in Princess Anne. The said slave is about 27 years of age, remarkably strong built, about 5 feet 9 inches high, speaks good English, wears much hair on his cheeks, the first joint of the fore finger of his right hand rendered useless by a wound, has a down cast aspect, a large scar on one of his knees from a burn, has worked at the carpenter's and cooper's trades, but more accustomed to work on board vessels, and has much the air of a tailor; had on when he went away, a new pair of buckskin breeches, and good shoes and stockings. Whoever will apprehend the said slave, and convey him to me, or to Mr. William Allason, merchant in Falmouth, shall receive THREE PISTOLES reward, and if taken out of this colony, FIVE PISTOLES. As I have reason to suspect that he will endeavour to get on board a vessel, in order to make his escape, I forewarn all masters and commanders of vessels from taking him on board. THOMAS BRYAN MARTIN.
L O S T,
Either in YORK, or in its neighbourhood, THE top part of a GERMAN FLUTE, tipped with ivory, having POTTER, the maker's name, on it. It can be of no service to any person, without the other parts. Whoever finds it, is desired to send or bring it to the printer hereof, who will direct him where to find a reward.
CUMBERLAND county, July 1, 1771.
I INTEND for Great-Britain. HENRY L. DAVIS.
RAN away from Fighting Creek, the middle of last April, Negro SAM, belonging to the estate of William Randolph, Esq; deceased; he is about 5 feet 5 inches high, well set, can make a shoe, and plays on the violin, has been frost-bitten, and lost the most of his toes, and I believe all of them on one foot; he is a cunning artful fellow, was last seen at Turkey Island, in Henrico county, and suppose he is still lurking thereabout. Whoever will bring the said slave to me, on Fighting Creek, in Cumberland county, shall receive TWENTY SHILLINGS, besides what the law allows. RICHARD EGGLESTON.
TWENTY POUNDS REWARD.
RAN away from the subscriber's plantation near Elk Ridge landing, the four following convict servants, viz.
JAMES BARBER, about 5 feet 6 inches high, of a brown complexion, short light brown hair, and about 25 years of age: Had on and took with him, a country cloth jacket and breeches, an old felt hat, two new osnabrig shirts, old shoes, with flat iron buckles.
JOHN BATE, about 23 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, of a fair complexion, with short straight brown hair: Had on when he went away, a blue halfthick jacket, a felt hat, about half worn, a new osnabrig shirt, old crocus trousers, no shoes or stockings.
JOHN BATES, about 27 or 28 years of age, a stout well looking fellow, of a fair complexion, with short brown hair, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high: Had on when he went away, a country cloth jacket, much worn, old leather breeches, old felt hat, and osnabrig shirt.
JOHN TOMLINSON, about 35 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, a well set fellow, with sandy hair and beard, a little knock-kneed, and his ankles sore: Had on when he went away, an old felt hat, country cloth jacket, much worn, greasy buckskin breeches, osnabrig shirt, old grey ribbed stockings, and old shoes.
Whoever takes up and secures the aforesaid servants, or either of them, shall receive, if taken in the province, FORTY SHILLINGS; but if out of the province, FIVE POUNDS for each, paid by BENJAMIN HOWARD. N. B. They are all Englishmen.
TAKEN up in Sussex county, a bright bay horse, about 14 hands and an inch high, well made, and in good plight, has a star in his forehead, and snip on his nose, a small blemish in his right eye, a small white streak on the top of his back about 4 inches long, no brand perceivable, he appears to be about 8 or 9 years old. Posted, and appraised to 151. EDWARD POWELL.
TAKEN up adrift, by Samuel Timson, in March, 1768, a boat about 18 feet from stem to stern, 5 feet and a half wide, and has been altered by the said Timson, and raised a plank higher, which he has painted red, on the stern of the boat on the right side, between the timbers, there are pieces nailed on the seams about 2 inches broad. The owner, by applying to me, shall be informed where the boat is, on paying charges as the law directs. WILLIAM LYON.
TAKEN up in Southampton a red steer, about 4 years old, marked with a swallow fork in the right ear, and a crop and slit in the left. RICHARD JELKS.
GEORGE the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To the sheriff of Fairfax, greeting: We command you that you summon John Pound, son and heir of Morris Pound, deceased, late of the county aforesaid, to appear before our Justices of our county court of Fairfax, at Alexandria, on the third Monday in next month, to answer a bill in chancery, exhibited against him by William Savage, and Margaret his wife, executrix of the last will and testament of Charles Green, deceased, and Spence Grayson, administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of Benjamin Grayson, deceased. And this he shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of 1001. sterling. And have then there this writ. Witness Peter Wagener, clerk of our said court, this 20th day of December, in the 11th year of our reign. P. WAGENER.
TAKEN up at Veria ferry, in Chesterfield county, a sorrel mare, about 4 feet 7 or 8 inches high, has some faddle spots, some white on her near shoulder, and her hind feet white above her hock. Posted, and appraised to 51. DANIEL STONE.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Henrico county, some time in January last, a likely Negro man slave named PETER, about 18 or 19 years old, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, a black fellow, has a boney face, and dull heavy eyes, speaks low, especially when charged with a misdemeanour, has many scars about both his knees, occasioned by burns, has large limbs, and his feet are uncommonly large, his cloaths were such as planters Negroes usually wear, though it is probable he may have stolen other cloaths, and changed his dress, and his name also; and I am under some apprehension that some evil disposed person has forged him a pass, or some writing whereby he may endeavour to pass as a free man. Any person who will bring the said slave to me, or secure him in any of his Majesty's gaols so that I may get him again, shall receive FIVE POUNDS reward, and if taken out of the country TEN POUNDS. WILLIAM JONES. N. B. I purchased the said slave (a boy) out of the Burton family of Julius Burton, who has since removed to Halifax, where he may endeavour to get. W. J.
MAY 23, 1771.
I HAVE for sale ten LOTS or half acres of LAND, in the city of Williamsburg, near Dr. James Carter's, being the lots whereon the late Col. Hollaway lived. There is a dwelling house thereon in good repair, with a kitchen under it, and two large brick vaults. I would also sell the brick WINDMILL I lately purchased of Major Taliaferro, which very late experience has proved may be made, with little alteration, exceedingly convenient and profitable. Any person inclined to become a purchaser of the above may know the terms by applying to Mr. Tazewell in Williamsburg, or the subscriber in Middlesex county. HUGH WALKER.
HUGH WALKER.
General Post Office, New-York, Jan. 22, 1771.
HIS Majesty's POST MASTER GENERAL having (for the better facilitating of Correspondence between Great-Britain and America) been pleased to add a 5th PACKET-BOAT to the Station between Falmouth and New-York, Notice is hereby given, that the MAIL, for the future, will be closed at the Post Office in New-York, at 12 of the Clock at Night, on the 1st Tuesday in every Month, and dispatched by a Packet the next Day for Falmouth. By Command of the DEPUTY POST MASTER GENERAL, ALEXANDER COLDEN, SECRETARY.
GEORGE the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To the sheriff of Loudoun county, greeting. We command you that you summon Thomas Patterson, brother and heir of John Patterson, late of Leesburg, in the said county, merchant, deceased, to appear before the Justices of our said county court, at the court-house thereof, on the 2d Monday in December next, to answer a bill in chancery, exhibited against him and Fleming Patterson, of Leesburg, merchant, by Henry McCabe of Alexandria, merchant, William Craufurd, jun. and company, merchants, William Craufurd, Thomas Dunmore, and company, of Great-Britain, merchants. And this he shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of 1001. and have then there this writ. Witness Charles Binns, clerk of our said court, the 15th day of November, in the 11th year of our reign, 1770. 6 m CHARLES BINNS.
FREDERICK, July 2, 1770.
THE subscriber thinks proper to inform the public, that he purposes beginning to inoculate the SMALL-POX on the 12th day of September next, and to continue the same until July following, at his house, six miles from Winchester: The situation healthful and agreeable. The terms for each patient TWO PISTOLES for inoculation, and 20s. a week for board.
He flatters himself that his experience in Europe, and his repeated success in inoculating in this county, will render any account of his being regularly qualified, unnecessary. To these he chooses to appeal, rather than speak confidently of himself.
Patients may depend upon every necessary accommodation; likewise the greatest care and tenderness; and need not be under any apprehension of confinement.
JOHN M'DONALD.
Maryland, August 1, 1770.
THE subscriber, who has been regularly bred to the practice of PHYSIC and SURGERY, gives this public information that he begins to inoculate on the 5th of September, and continues till the last of June 1771, at his house which stands about half a mile from Baltimore Town, on a healthy situation, with a very agreeable prospect. The price (as before) TWO PISTOLES, and twenty-five shillings per week for board. The sickness is really trifling, and the confinement none. They may safely return to their homes in 21 days. Those that choose to come, are requested not to alter their diet, and to give timely notice, that necessary care may be taken to prevent their being disappointed. NEGROES will be insured at five per cent. The subscriber declares he has inoculated upwards of eight thousand, and has lost but seventeen, and they died more from obstinacy and a too great indulgence, than from the small-pox. HENRY STEVENSON.