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The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 4

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Williamsburg, Virginia
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4
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TV imperial Eagles boldly rove, Nor dread the 'fiery Bolt of fivf While meaner1 Birds, in fecrct creep below And trembling fear, and often fed, the Blow. Bojlon, September 6 ExrracT of a. Letter from a Gentleman in Annafilis Royal, to his Friend in Uoftvn, dated Aug. 5. 1756.

MK Vane and Nolens have fincc my lajl,) made ahcthcr 'Trip to Tiboge, and have brought back with 1 them the Long Boat and feveral 'fckens cj Dowdy's that wretched Woman who pretented to be Capt. fluckhr.s idowJ being an errant for there were found among the Indians 66 Indentures, figrid by the Mayor cf Dublin, and 11 new Wigs, of uch a Male as if they sere intended for no other Ufe than to fet out the ConviCls ivhen they Jhould go a Shore 5 a good many Rags both Mens and Womens they fax, but no fine Clothes, Gold, Silver or Jewels. 'Bofion, Sett. 2 7 Wc hear from Marblehead, That forne time laft cck, feveral Perfons, Houfholders there, were committed to Prifon at Salem, on Sufpicion of having ftript the Brigantine of Mr. Andrew Bucklers, (men tion'd in fome of the former Gazettes and getting confi derable Treafure out of her, in which the noted Mr.

Buckler, as Ihe call'd herfelf, was a PafTenger. From the Neu' Tork Gazette. Oftober 4. The Hon. George Clarke, Efj; Preiident by and with the Advice and Gonfent of his Majefly'i Gouncil, has appointed 'Paul Richard, Efq; to be Mayor Water Bail iff, andGlerk of the Market, for the Year cn fuing.

William Cosby, Efq; to le High Sheriff of the City and County of tfeiv Tork. And Richard Nicollsjify to be Coroner, for the Year Yc hear that Rip Van Dam, Efq; has alfo appointed the following Peribm to be Magiftrates for the City of New Tor viz. Cornelius Van to be Mayor, Water Bailiff, and Clerk of the Market. W. Smith, Efq; Attorney at Law, to be Recorder.

Richard Afofield, to be High Sheriff. And Richard be Coroner for the Year enfuing. And whereas the i4.th tfOBober is the Day appointed by the Charter, for the Officers of faid Corporation to be Sworn and enter upon their refpeftive Offices, wefliai then know the Conlequence of this double Appointment' of Magiftrates, and which of them will ftand. Wcalfo hear, that the Hon. George Clarke, Efq; the Prcfidcnf, is removed into the Fort, and has called into the fame, all his MajeftyY Regular Forces, with their Officers, where they continue Day and Night, and keep a ftricl Watch.

New Tor Ofiober 11. 1755. On Friday laft, 4 o'Glock in the Afternoon, arrived the Honourable Lewis Morris, Efq; and was met. at the Fre fh Water by the Honourable Rip Van'Dam, Efq; together, with the Magiftrates of the City, and ievcral Hundreds of the Inhabitant, and joyfully welcomed back to his Native Country and was conduced to the Houfe of Mr. John 2Je llonneur, in this City, where was very han.llome Supper prepared on the Occafibn The general Acclamations on that Occafion were as great as ever were known in this Province.

Willi antihunt, Ottoher 29. Lait Week, Lcivn 'Bur of Glocefler Oiinrv, was married to. Mrs. Al vy Willis, Daughrerof Col. Francis Willis, one of the Rr priMcutativrs'in Aflembly, for rfm bounty a very agreeable young Lady, wuh a confiderable Fortune.

A I) I S. A Ti afr of vilujh! Land, veil wyded and arerM, cn fining ihonr Acres, wirh I Dv uf', a'well "cccafti mtfd Ordinary, a i lr Srorclioufe. and (e ei Out houfes alfo goo.J Orchirds, of rHe Frrits. ne whichNs entirely of Wfite Apples. The SvriH.tion, and otljpr Cnveniences, very commodious, for Trtde, j'iynin on the Lines of Goochland, Hanoier, and Henrhc.

To be fold a 'reifor 'ble Rae, bv Mr. Tbo. Trfjfer in JJarcyer, 01 Mu Anthony ILggatt rht Proprietor, in ijooihl.iud County Annrpolis, OZidcr To be 1'dd, A Vr'Q of LmJ lyin at the Lower find of Sr. Mary't bounty, in Mar)Urd, corn tir ing 554 'Mns, the Hate of John Beale, hfq; dec eis, within Four Miles of r.i 0 1. 1 I i.

iiy, rut juu vin, iiivv. ivmi imc torn.uk River, on fHe other. Any 1'erfon inclined to fee the faid L.ind, miy be (hewn the fame by Mr. William Thornon, living neir the fi.ne aad any Perfon inclined to purchafe, may be (hewn the Title, and agre for the Conlideration Money wirli the Subfcriber living in Annapolis, impoweied by. the Widow of the De ceas'd, to that PurpoU.

Vachel Den to ft. N. B. The Land will not be folJ for any Thing but Sterling M( ny, or Geld, or Silver. ITtlH.wiihurx, Oftobtr 29, 1 735.

THIS is to give Notice, That if Mi. John Hodnett, Merchant, from London, fhould arrive in any of rhefe PVrts nf America, he miy apply tn the Piinrer hereof, and be infoimM where his Fafher.in. Law now lives. Maryland tft RA away, from rhe Subfciibers, on Monday Nighr, being the nth Inthnr, from the Town ol Cambridge, on Great Chtptank River, in a bivr. belonging to Mr.

'Thomas Nevttt, hiving a blue ine, with 2V, on it, the following Perform, vii. 'Thorn at Abltwhite, of a middle Stature, dark Complexion, trk Wiggi O.irk tolour'd Coat turn'd a ted DliTiI Gieatoar, and blue Broadcloth Breeches. Jane Shtpherd, .1 lully it Wumm, iving a Gold lae'd Hat) a djrk hown Holhod Gown, and another ftriped ordinary Onej alfo Cambrick Pinners and Hindkerchiefs, with feveral Aprons and Shifts is an EnHjb Woman. Francis O'Certner, a tall fpire lrJk Man, being thin and pocrly cloath'd, wore his own Ihorr black Hair, a Felt Har, bluestockings, achetk'd Shirt, and had feveral other white Shirts, a Gun, a Remaant of coarfe brown Holland, and feveral other Things. Maty Barnes, hiving a green Silk Puplin Gown, fit'd with Yellow a lkkly Coantenance, and much, bloated.

And Jine Hrhttt a Scotch Woman, hiving a llrip'd Calimanco Gown, a Hitt Hat, and feveral other Things. Whoever fecuies the faid Perfons, and Boat, fo that they may be hid agiin, lhill receive of the Subfcribers, Ten Pounds curient Money of this Province or for each Peifon as folloetU', if taken leparate, For Tfomts Mien lite, he Sum of 1 10 j. For Travels For J.me Shepherd, 5. For JmelUrlett, 20 J. For Mar) Barei ys.

For the Boar, 2. As alfo Reafouable Charges for all or either of them, paiJ by Thsm.isNetett 'Thomas WatkibS, STolen or ft rayed, a bout 3 Weiks (info, from Varfons't Branch, Miles abve Orange Countyfa Straw bcrry colour'd Horfe, branded on the ner with a Bla i in liii F.ice. Alfo a Red Sonel Horfe, with a Hlize; the lUun fwrgot. They belorg tu Mjor Robert Brooke, of fjfsx Couhiv, who was on his Journey to the Frontieii, on uf 'fettling the Bounds of the L.ind 'berween the King, in. I tin.

LVr'd Whoever will give Ir.fornntion of them, ro Mr. Andrew Bradford, in Pbi I id'IpUa, t'o'Mr. ilj'sti, in Annapolis, Mar) land, the Owner af orefti J. vr to Willi jm ark is Prinrer of rhtc Vtnvr, he Hull be thankfully lewarded Or if Per fon will brinj; them to injlex County, he fliall have Five I'Utoie RcTard, or piopoi.rionable for either, paid by Robert Brooke, niAft of AlT mbly, pifn'd ar the laft Seffion, bein now nunc rreis, fe nubiiln .1, and lent to toe fevcul Counties, irli all poifible Lxpeditiori. lf Ainr r'j.

Almanack, for the Year 17:7. is alfo II 1 III iij me ncii, anu win De puoum aoout a roit 1 1 1 1 or 1 liree teks. Lately puiliih'j, 1) F. on fcYer.il OccafioV.s, never before printed. a GeDtlemaii of Virginia.

Price iiitch'd 15 d. Willi 'tm sburr: Printed by W. I5y whoniSubfcriptions are taken forthis at 15 s. per And Boo 1 1 done realbnably, Muv.

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