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The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 4

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TAKEN "up, in Charles City, a dark bny (or rather bl.ick) mare, about 4 feet 4. inches high, with a liar in Iter foielv ad, a Inip on liei nofe, her'off hind root white, has fo ne fiddle fpot, and hramkvl on tlie rar buttock 4 in a piece ported, antl npnraiird to 4 1. 10 s. rohert co ley. Just Imported, Rachel' Miry, C2.

Anderfon, to be SOLD, 0 wry reafonablc terms, 'at the fubferiber flop, efpofte Mr, Southall A large Assortment of DRUGS and MEDICINES, chymical and galenical, viz. Bark, ipecacuanha, jallap, rhubarb, (St. alfomace, cloves, cinnamon, nutmegs, alfpice, black and long pepper, raifins, currants, almonds, runes, Zips, anchoviel, caper, olives, belt Durham nuiltard, lill's cflen'ce of water dock, elixir bardana, balfam of honey, barley (War, white and brown canlirs, fago, f.dop, fallad oil, Turhngton'sbalfam, Bateman's drops, Anderfon's pills, red and white lead, painting oil, vermilion, verdigrife, Gfr. william biers. Just Imported, In the Rachel Mary, Capt.

Andcrfon, A frcfli Assortment of DRUGS and MEDICINES, and to be fold by the fubferiber, at his (hop in York town, by wholcfale or retail, on reafonable terms. BENJAMIN CATTON. N. B. The fubferiber intends in a few days to remove into his new (hop, the back of Mr.

Stevenn't (tore. B. C. June 10, 1767. HE fubferiber intends for Great Britain foon.

JAMES FRENCH. June 10, 1767. HE fubferiber intends for Great Britain foon. EDWARD BRISBANE. For CHARTER, to any port 0Creat Britain, or the Weft Indies, THE Brigantine ORANGE, of Norfolk burthen about 150 hhds.

For terms apply to William Orange, Matthew Rotlery, or Captain Elliott on board or, dining the Court in WiUiambur, to THOMAS THOMPSON. TF a certain 0 MA OSBORNE, who arrived at Cbarleflmv, South Carolina, in a veflel from England, about three or four months ago, will eithrr cajl upon, or write to, the puhlifhrr ol this paper, he will hear of fomething greatly to lias advantage or it any perlbn will give information as Rbove of his bring dead, or living, It will be acknowledged by his fiicmls as lingular favour. N. B. He is about feet to inches high, broad fet, of a fair complexion, lame or his right ai the letters TO marked on his left wrilt with gunpowder, born at SbtflUU'xn Yorkjhire.

(peaks broad Fnglifb, is about 38 years old, and ha' ferved board his Majelt vi (hips of war. He fet out from Charlef. town, for this province, about ten weeks ago. To be SOL at King and Queen court houfe, on the fecond Monday in next month, June 4, 1767. ABOUT thirty valuable SLAVES, on three months credit, belonging to the ettate of Mr, Gttirge Braxton, deccaftd, taken by virtue of an execution at the iuit of Mr.

Anthony Bacon and Co. met chants in London, 5 JAMES SEMPLE, Deputy Sheriff. "IrTV cm7d A VALUABLE TRACT of LAND, containinc tvooacres. in tlic countv of Cubrter. lvinir on the lltagiftau river and the branches iheieof, about 5 5 miles from Frtderi'ljburg and Falmouth, and about the lame dillance from Duplies Colchejlir.

There are two plantations, and land cleared for about three hands, with a new tobacco houfe, an oven'ecr's houfe, and quarter. The foil' is rich, part of it very vcl, and finely watered by a number of fprings and rivulets. There are alio many places fit for meadows, if properly cleared and improved the main road leading from Chtpr' Gap to Fredcukjburg and Falmouth ruflcs through the land, and is about three miles from the faid gap. Thole who incline to view the land may apply to Phihp Jactb Irion, af Jacvb'tf'alley, near the picrftil'es and may know the terms by applying to Col. William Green, in Culftftr county, or Mi.

Join Mitchell, at Fi erickjhw g. AH perfon 1 who hare "demands agjinft Philip Jacob Irisn and Co. are dcfircd to bring them to Mr. Jdn Mitchell, properly authenticated, who will pay the fame I will not pay any debts of the (aid Irion' contracting alter this date. June 1, ROBERT CHRISTIE, Jujl imported from Bristol, in the now Betfey fcf Hannah, Capt.

Sampfon, and to be fold by the fubferiber (ivholejale) A large Assortment of European GQODSr fuitable for the feafon. 2 ROBERT DEAN. Peter bur June 1767. By decree of Cumberland Court. To be 0 on the premifes, for ready money, on Saturday the 26 infant, A TRACT of A in Cumberland on Little Guinea, eon aining 400 acres, more or lefs, formerly the property of William Watjfbn.

JOHN PARROT STEGAR. Cumberland, June 1767. ummmtm 1 1 1 1 iii m. rf Fifteen Pounds Reward. RUN away, on Thurfday laft, from the fubferiber, living on Little Pipe cretk, in Frederick county, Maryland, the three following convicls, viz.

MICHAEL MURRAY, an Irijbman, about 11 years of age, about 5 feet or 9 inches high, hat black hair, thin beard, down look, fair complexion, and gray eyes; had on and took with him when he went away an old felt hat, old cotton jacker, a fliirt made of this country lint tow trcul'ei a pair of old yarn legging, and an old pair of (hoes with the heels nailed. THOMAS WALTON, a Yorklbireman, fpeaks bad Eng. lijb, about years of age, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, a well fet fellow, has a down look, gray eyes, black hair, and brown complexion had on and took with him when he 4 went away an old felt hat, a half worn kerfey coat of a lead colour, an old blue jacket, one do. with the fore part plu(h, a pair of leather breeches about half worn, one fl.irt made out of this country linen, new tow troufers, a pair of old blue worried Itockings, and a pair of (hoes with the heels nailed JOHNWILCOCKS, an Enlijbman, 6 feet high, i years of age, a dim (traight well made fellow, has black hair, thin beard, fair complexion, a fickly look, and is attended with a cough had on and took with him when he went away an old light coloured kei fey coat, an old blue jacket, a half worn ftiirf made out of this country linen, new tow troufers, white yarn (locking almoll new, and old (noes with the heels nailed. It is funpofed that two of them will cut orT their hair, as they took with them two linen caps, and an old filk handkerchief, one do.

newj the middle is of a black colour, and the edges red. Whoever take up and fecures the faid frrvants in any gaol, if out of the county, (hall receive the above reward, if taken to miles from home 9I. if taken any diftance nder zo miles from home (hall receive 3 1, reward, or in proportion for either, paid by EDWARD STEVENSON. All marten of vefTels are forewarned from Carrying off any of the laid fcrvanfs, at their peril. May 18, 1767.

CTOLENor STRAYED from the plantation of Col. Warner Lrwh, whereon Robert Allcock lives, about the ctli of March laft, a dark bay with a ftar in her forehead, about near duhock vjo 11: a piece. wnoever brings her to the fubferiber, at the faid plantation, (hall have TEN SHILLINGS reward. WILLIAM BRAY. TAKEN up, in Goochland, two red one three years old, the other two, maiked with a fwallow fork and underkeel in the right ear, and a fwallow fork in the left polled, anil appraifed to s.

6 d. I HENRY WHITLOW, 0 TAKEN up, in Buckingham a dark bay mare, about 3 01 4 vears old, about 4 feet 5 inches high, with a fmill Itai in her forehe id, one glafseye, fome white on all her fert, trots, but neither dockt nor branded polled, and appiaifcd to 4 1 1.0 s. I CHARLES PATTESON. TAKEN up, in Buckingham, a roan mare, a'wif 4 tM old, about 4 feet 6 or 7 inc1 es Inch, and branded on the near moulder I AN, the AN in a piece potted, and appraif to 7 I. BENJAMIN MATTHEWS.

HP A KEN up, Amelia, a bay mare, A with a hanging mane and Iwitch tail, had a fmall bell on, and branded on the near but tck. poltfd, and appalled to 5 I. AMBROSE LIPSCOMB. CTRAYED from York town, a black hoife, about re hnnds high, wirh a hanging mane and bobtail, amJ lias but one eve. Altb 1 vimiw bright bay mare, about 14 hands hih, a blare in her face, fome white fpots Jon ha' the it'll 'e of one of her hind feet white, and iwvtr was dcclt.

NVIioevcr will bring them to the lubllriber (bill leccive Foitv Shillings rewaij, THOMAS NELSON, Jun. SOLD at John Greenhow'; fore, in Williamlburg, RED clover, rape, lucern, hope clovef, canary, cow gnls, and fainfoin feeds, fago, falop, fpices, anchovies olives, bailey fuar, white and brown fugar candy, Spanifli juice, genuine fieth drugs and rr.e.b'cin' w' olelale or retai, heckles, cock gaffs, bugles, Roman firings and long fiddle rticks, Martin's vifuals, green, blue, and purple prefervers, concave and convex glafles and fpcftaclfs, chapes ami tongs fr filver tlioe and knee buckles, bin Jing wire, fpt iter, polifliing powdersand oil (tone flip, crucibles, all fofts of files, main fprings and crifhls, tools and materials for almott all kinds of tradclmen, variety of fine paints and pencils, Purveyors inftrtimehts and books whale bone and other ltav goods, bell double milled figatlrw calico, Birrtlona and India handkerchiefs, lawn, cambrickv gauze, catgut, cap wire, cotton, thread, necklaces, fans, Arc. beft leaf, and almott every other ufeful article, for ready money only. To be to the lowef undertaker, ori Thurday the infant (JUNE) at Edenton, in North Carolina, THE building a brick Court Houfe, feet by 45. The builder will be fumitlicd with brickt and lime, and may depend on punctual payments.

The TruPees will attend with a plan of the houfe, and receive the propohls of fuch as incline to undertake the fame. Bond with lccurity will be required. CULLEN P0LL0K, JOSEPH HE WES, THOMAS NASH, VTrufteei. EDWARD VAIL, I WILLIAM LOUTHER, AKEV up, in Southampton, 6 hogs, A of them blue lifted, and i black, marked with a crop and two flits in the right ear, and a crop and nick under the left potted, and appiaifed to ti s. JOHN SUMMF.REJLL.

To he A FORGE, and geared Grist Mill, both well fixed, and fituated on a plentiful and conftant ftream, near Todd's warehoufe, in Kin and 2ueen county, with ftveral SLAVES tiled to work there, asfiners, hammermen, and colliers, and well acquainted with the bufinefsj alfo two valuable bhcklir.iths, and about 1000 acres of land, a 'joining or near the foige. Any pcrfon inclinable to pur chafe may know the terms by applying to me, in King William county. Tf BERNARD MOORE. To be SOL ANEW SHIP, now lying at Suffolk wharf, burthen about 350 hogfheads ol tobacco, well built with the belt white oak timber and phnk. The pur chafer may have long credit for part of the money.

Any perfon in want may applj to Mr. John Driver at Sufclk, or to George Walker, Jun. in Elizabeth City. Tf To be T70URTEEN hundred acresvery 1 good TOBACCO LAND, lying on Turfey cree, in Hanover county, and not above ten acits cleared in thewholt tiaft. Any perfon inclinable to purchate may know the terma by applying to Tf NATHANIEL W.

DANDRIDGE. 4 To be SOLD, on twelve months credit, or to Tf ABOUT 20,000 acres of an indifputable title will be made, and laid off in lots as may beft fuit the purchafert. Apply to Col. William Cabell (who it At tornev for the executors of C.rxmr 1 1 Efq; deceafed, and lives in Amherfi county) Scheme of a Lottery TjOR difpofing of 14.6 LOTS of JL LAND, in the town cf Hanover, yet remaining unfold The lealt valuable of the lots, according to the prices of thofe molt remote from the water, which havebeea (old, not being lefs than 20I. which is tar below a medium between that lum and what was given for ftveral near the water, the unfold lots are rated at 30 1.

each, accounting 1, 8, 9, 10, on which Page's waiehoufes (land, onelotf! and 14, 35, 36, 47,48,49, on which Crulchjidl'i ware houfes ttand, one other lot only, fo that there will be but 137 lots in the whole to be drawn fori it is propofed that theic ihjil be no more than that number of chances, and con.iqiier.tly r.o blanks. The cor.fulc;at:on money will not be icjuiied of Gentlemen willing to become adventurers, and tubfciihing to the fcheme, untiMr; next; when it i to be paid to the proprietor at Williamjlurtr, either in cam, or 3000 wt. of tobacco. The drawing will be foon after the fubfcitption fliall I completed, of which notice ihall be given in the Virginia Gazette. Robert Carter Nicholas, George Wythe, Thomas Everard, John Thomson, and Jtrman Baker, Efipiircs, will be managers' of the lottery, or ar three of them.

Tf MANN PAGE. WILLIAMSBURG: Printed by ALEX. PURDIE, and JOHN DIXON, at the POST OFFICE; by whom Pcrfons may be fupplicd with this PAPER, at rzf 6d. a Year. Advertisements, of a moderate Length are infertcu for if.

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