Rind's Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 2

tfLIAMSBURG, December 14. oa Wcdnefday evening the Honourable the Speaker; and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Bargefles, gave a ball at 2 1 ri nlTor the entertainment of his Excellency Lord BOTETOURT; and it is with the greater! that the fame patriotic i rife to the afibciatica of the Gentlemen on a late e.wKaahlv manifeftcd in the diefs of the Ladies on this becafion, who, to the number of near one imndrcd. appeared in homefpun gowns: a lively and ftnking inlhnce4 of their acquiefcence and Concurrence whatevermay be the true ancl eflential intereft of their country, Itweie to be wifhed that all aflembhes of Ame ricaa Ladies would exhibit a like example of public virtue apd pritasc scanomy, ip amiably uoiufl. On Friday lalt died at his houfe in Northumberland county, the Hon. PRESLEY THORNTON, Efq; ct of ts Majefty's Council in this colony.

The virtues of this Gentleman arc To generally known, that it may be unnecefTary to enlarge on theih in this place. In juftice wtits memory we muft fay, that his mind was as exalted as his ftatioo, that in his youth he imbibed the fentiraents of benevolence, honour, and integrity, and to his death invariably praftifed therfi. The happinefs of, a good Eimc arid the of, mankind, he amply and de fervcdly enjoyed. It to be wifhed that his fur, tivors woald' follow this fair Confideration that my inttreftirig Part of it which re The libertr, Qutram and Brilliant, Robcrtfoa lates to the Report of the Right Honourable the Board are both arrivei at London front Virginia, of Trade and Plantations to his Majefty, reflecting the On Thurfday laft, at the court of Oyer andTrm tLxtennon or tne Dounaary or mis voiony to tne wen ner, me louow.ng criminals were Drought to their ttUi. 1 irn.

r.i:! i Ul't Advantages which would redound as well to his Majefty as to feverJlof his American Colonies, they mould think themfelves blind to their Duty and Intereft if they did not receive, all Thankfulnefs, your Lordhip's Information of the Benefits intended to them by his Majefty's gracious Approval of a more extended Boundary, than had beenpropofed by the Superintendant of Indian Affairs in the Southern Department but they flatter themfelves that a Revifion'of the Subject, if his Majefly i i i i ope is now extenaea to tne uiocies rw ouvia. moft yaluablc Ccum lvinc 0Q the Ohio; below the jryland, Novsocotia excepted; the ct iuchbalt Mouthof the grestKaahaajt lately ceded to his Majefty being rendered, by the Hcat of this Climate, mdirpen thc Northcrn lndians wouid bc fcparated and divided fably neceflary; us well for prtferving Meat in the hot from the Territory, on the upper Part of HolJIrii Months, as for curing Fifli, with which our numerous Riy the cat Kanhawayt and the Ohio, which your luvers ao grcauy auouuu. u'V'7" Memorialilts humbly conceive rauft greatly imped his Majefty's faithful Subjects in the may totay prcfCnt thc Settlement of that ferti sooiltnern rrovmccs, arc uuppy Meafure, of Advantages which Nature hsfurnilhed, nd are prevented from prolecuting a ulcfii and advan tageoin Branchof Ordered, That the faid Addrefs te pnfented tchis TExcellcncy by Mr. Richard Henry Le and Mr. Eyre.

TUESDAY, December 1. Mr. Richard Henry Lee repoited to the Houfe, that their Afldrtfs of Saturday liaft to his Excellency the Go Verpqr, that b's would be pleafed to ufe his Jg.iod Offices with our moiV gracious Sovereign for an Application to that this.and the other Colof nies may be indulged with' the fame free Importation of 'Salt from Europe, that is "now extended to the Colonies North of Maryland, Nava Scotia excepted, had been pre ented to his Excellency and that his Excellency had di jecled htm to acquaint this Houfe that be will take the earlieft Opportunity of tranfmitting to his Majefty the Addrefs of this Houfe, and will ufe. his Jntereft to the Wilhes of the Houfe and thit'on this, as oa every other iOccafion, his Lordfhip (hall efteern hirafelf happy in having it in his'PowetTtd be ferviceable to this Country. WEDNESDAY, December 13.

To his Excellency the Right Honourable NOR BORNE Baron de BOTETOURT, his Majefift lieutenant and Governor General, and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, and Vice Admiral of the fame, My LORD, WE his Majefty's rao(l dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Burgefles of Virginia, having, agreeable to our former Affurances, maturely ahd deliberately confidered your Excellency's Speech, beg Leave to renew our un feigned Thanks for his Majefty's kind Attention to the very beneficial fecuring to Trade with and le and extenfive Country, which, from its Situation and many natural Advantages, would open the faireft Profpeft of a intereltsot this oiony, in 10 rcaouy approving rnc rve totbfi and cntircJ oft tothc pgn oi, u.g.H Proprietors, who were authorized by Law, and encoura jrinia.uuiif mmiuui uiivm(mwviiHi; 6e(i bv the Rova ged by the Royal nhe Weft ward; We are perfuaded that his Majeity lole Idotive for fo doing arofc from his moft gracious Inclination to promote the Security and Happinefs of his dutiful Subjects but permit us, my Lord, with all Humility and Deference to his Royal Wifdom, by an humble Memorial, toexprefs our Apprehenfions that his Majefty jhath not yet been made properly and fully acquainted with the true Situation of our Frontiers and fuffer us to intreat your Lordfhip that you will be pleafed to lay before our Royal Sovereign, a more perfeft State of the Matter, and endeavour to procure for this Colony fuch farther Indulgenciesi in enlarging its Boundary, as to his Majefty, in great Wifdom, may feem juft and right. On our Parts, we do affure your Excellency, that we lhall, at all TimeSj be ready and willing chearfully to comply with every. Requifition in our Power, that may tend to promote the Honour and Dignity of hisMajefty'g Crown, the Extenfion of his Dominions, and the true In terefts of this Colony. But, if, unfortunately for this Colony, his Majefty lath already taken his ultimate Rcfolution to confine Subjects to the Line propofed by your Excellency, wc ,1 mult humbJy acquielce, ana will furnilh the Two Thou Rilque of their Lives, and at a great Expence. ilonv A lay before your Excellency their Reafons for not immedi John Scolds, from Spotfylvahia, for burglary Acquit! ately complying with his Majefty's Requifition, commu ted.

Elizabeth fronj felony nft.1 AMAI nicated fo them by your Lordhip id fuch very polite and Guilty Death John Brown', from Nanfemond far engaging Terms. felony: Guilty. Death. John Ingham, from FrtcW Senlible as your Memoriaults are of the many hgnal rick, for murder: Remanded, for trial, to his. county Uir 4 wouia once more DcpicaieaioconaeiccnatotaKeuirnaer ra; r.u ta ij Kx a lurhciently let forth in a former advertifemcnt, for thit his Princely Coofideration, would convince his Matefty rr a '7 xn nU vLr Mnnt KWW, Ja Kv PurPofe 4nd Prffumc4 CVCfy PrfoB 'ending to eftabliflting the Line propofed.

ffLJIO four Memonalilts beg Leave to obferve that the faid me, it extenaea irom tne interjection ot not ton tXZ'm River, the Point, Which vrould terminate the Line divi Kxtratls from' ibi 'journal of the Honourable Houae dine this Colony tioih North Carolina to the Mouth of the of Burgesses SATURDAY, December 9. RESOLVED, That an bumble Addrefs be trefented to nis Excellency the Governor, afluring his that. this Houfe bimprelTed with a moft grateful Senk of his Excellency'a generous and kind Affurances cf friendmipior America in general, and tais Colony in articular That, thus encouraged, he Hcufe wifti his "Excellency would be pleafcd to ufe his pod Offices with our tnoft gracious Sonreign for an Ajplication to Parliament, that this aod the other Coloniei may bcin ilulsied with the fame free Importation of Silt from Lu great Kanhawayi would be near Two Hundred Miles in Length, and mud pafs through a Country abounding with high and rugged Mountains, extremely difficult and dangerous of Accefs and interfered by many Water Courfes; that the prefent Pofture of Indian AfFairs wpuld rnake a ilrpng Guard of armed Men neceflary for the Protedioa of thofe who mifht be nmillioned to run fuch a Line, as it mutt neceilirily pafs through a Country nninhabit THE executors of Colonel 6irm l'itif 01 L.r, nereoy aenre to give notice, that the lands upon Broad Run and Kettle Run, in the counties of Prince William and Fauquier, appertaining to that Gentleman's eftate, will be expofed to fale, on Tuefday the 15th day of May next, to the higheft bidders, for ready money, feveral lots into which thofe lands will be laid off. Their value and conveniencv have hrm' purchafe, has long before this time made himfclf fuffici. ently.

acquainted with their 'goodnefs. They contain, upwards of 12000 acres. WILLIAMSBURG, December 14, 1769.." Jujl imported in the Industry, Cajt. LowtSf from London, and to be fold at a very low advance for ready money only, ACRE A variety of white, red, blue and green acate, and othei necklaces, of dif ferent forts and falhions mock garnet, and'bead egretsj ed. and throoch which thofe Indians, who feem at we rolls for Ladies hair, fancy colour'd ecrets.

fultan ditto. maaca nowers. cnnaiens Morocco pumps, Diacx ditto. faded flowers, child 1 ens Morocco pum fent moft incline! to HoftUities, do frequently take their Routs 1 tl9 dl Thatty eftabrilhing fuch Line, a great Part pf that I 1 wiae mumn, ditto rich black alamode. yard wide white ditto, fine all cotton Holland, tortoife lhell and horn crooked pafte ditto, fliapes, ornaments, andmofctos for defeits of different forts and fiavtcs.

womens ana cirls. flower nounlheis. womens (ilk mitts, kid and lamb boys wbrfted hofe, fine hair powder, cotton and filk laces, blue hartatcen for curtains, an aflbrtment of rich black lace, white ditto, picquet gauze, paiifnet) white catgut green and colour'd iilk purles, Balladine lilk, white blond thread, floft filk, vap wiic, crimping auto, a great variety or pocket handkerchiefs, lawn dutb, ftriped muflin, huckaback, our lYioincr vouniry, oy ftuuw nutua, yiuvi iswns, oemi camDUCKS 01 ailicrcnt bis Maielty's Subjects a new and extenDve oeaumui japan waiters or dittercnt lizes, it. r.r,l rrk ur.n. buck and coloured busies, a ereat varietv of Oueen'i has hitherto been alnioft engrbfled by the Subjects of France and by this Means many Indian Nations, heretofore living at Enraityith or moll gracious Sovereign and his Subjects, might be made friendly and ufeful in extending the Trade and Navigation of Great Britain, That 'your Memorialifts have the great eft Reafon to fear that the faid Liiie, if confirmed, would, conllantjy: open to 'the ndiaif itihm, Enemies tohis Majeiiy, a free and eaiy Ingrefs to he Heart of the Country, on theCM, Holflon't River, and the great Kantwway, whereby the Settlemeats, which may be attempted in thofe Quarters, will, in all Probability, be utterly deftroyed, china forchUdren, fets complete, very good hyfon and bohea wa, faltpetre, and a variety of other articles imported 10 the April couit.

SARAH PITT. Nf fi)e hs an afliftant juft arrived from London, who ttftderftands the millmery bulinefs, which (he propofes to carry ori, mounting and making cardinals and bon nets, (he Iwipes for a continuance of the Ladies cuftbin, which" (hall be acknowledged as a favour. fT'HE fubferiber is duly admitted and fwoffia NOTARY PUBLIC. All notarial bufinefs will be done on the moft reafonable terms, and due regard 1 and that great Extent of Country, from the Mouth of folk. 1 THOMAS BURKE.

the sxanbannay to the JWouth ot the Lhtrokec KiYer, extending Eattward ai far as the Laurel Hills Jo very fQ faUj tQ fa fyfoj bidder t9 lately ceded to his Maeiy, and to which no Tribe of nrr 1 Indians, at prefent, Jets up any Pretentions, will be en tirely abandoned to the Chcrokeesy in Confcquence of vhich Claims totally deftrudtive of the true Interefts of his Majefty, may, at fome future Time arife, and Ac quifiuons juftly ranked amongft the moft valuable of the late War, be altogether loft. Your Memorialifls further beg Leave to reprefent to your Lordfhip that Lands, which have been granted by houfe of the faid county, on Monday the lyth day of February nexti being, court day, i i7ijc. iee nmpie eitate or one tnmi 1 i it i Patents regularly obtained, according to the known and poffeflion. lyinguar the lower church, in the faid county fixed Rules of this' Government, if the faid Line were to and within about two miles of Rappahannock river alfo take Place, would be entireW difmemherfd from thl the reverfion of the other moiety of the faid UacV after gTf 1 1 fA am 1 L. acta nnf I m.

A ftA. Inftruclion of his late Majefty to his Governor, to explore and fettle this new Country at the acres, belonging to Mr. Francis Smith, and now in his dit will be allowcd till the ioth of June next, for half the purchafe money, and till theidth of December following fpr the other half, giving bond and fecuritv to RICHARD Your Memorialifts, from thefe weighty Confidera Y) Fridav the lid inflant (December! tions, have been induced to extend their Views, and I aij 1 a l' do humbly offer, as their Opinion, that a Line begin hcfild to the hlghefi bidder, at Mr, ning at the Weftern Termination of the North Carolina Lme, and running thence in a due Welt Direction to the River Ohio tiay be accomplifhcd at a much lefs Expence than the other LK" ropofed; that the foregoing Obfervations, beg Leave to lay before your fand Five Hundred founds SterKog, according to the as cxaft pcffea a Piao of'that Par7t of Eftimate you have been pleafed to communicate to os. th Cou0 A loprocure and To hu Excellency the Right Honourable NOR UtmU ftxiL LuJ.m. BORNE, Baron de BOTETOURT, Lieutenant and Governor General, and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, and Vice Admiral of the fame.

The MEMORIAL of the HOUSE BURGESSES, Huvthly Reprefents, TH A T. your Meroorialifls having paid the earlieft Attention to your Lordfaip's Speech at the Open tog ef this Sedan, have taken underthcir moft ferious From fuch Reprefentation, as your Excellency may Tames VauehanV, in Richmond toyti9 Extenfion of fuch a Line is necci.ary for the Safety and gjving bond and fucurity to Advantage of his Majefty's Subjeds, and that it would tend greatly to the Increafe of his Majefty Revenue, and to the Promotion of the Trade and Navigation of thc Weftern Part of this Dominion, if a Purchafe were made of the Cherokee Indians of all their Lands, which THE floop ELIZABETH, burthen about aioo Lulhels, with all her tackle and appaitb Twelve months credit will be allowed the purchalei, of RICHARD ADAMS, 6 Co. Twenty DOLLARS Reward. RAYED or ftolen from George Town, on Pctsi if mack, the of May lalt, a likely bright, pay xri ij i j. li iucu uut ntntiu wuc wuuiu ihuuuc; cipcmuy ins gelding, yan oio, aoout 14 naods ana a nan ik Majefty would be gracioufly pleafed, in his Royal Wif has a Oar in his forehead, a long bob tail, and one of dom, to difcourage all Monopolies of thofe Lands, and ftrengthen our Barrier, by granting them, in fmall or moderate Quantities, to luch Adventurers as might incline to feat and fettle the fame.

Your Memorialifts, for the better Uluftration of the hi hJnHfr fret i KrandprJ liJth the Iftter 08 his buttock, bad no fteady gait but that of a gallop, which was very pleafant. He was taken up by Willi Sadd, in Virginia, near the Seneca falls, in June, who had him in poTcflion till the 27th of Augujl, when he was ftolen out of his paflure, and not fince heard of. Whoever brings the faid hotfe to the fubferiber, living in George Torun, mail receive the above reward without any quelions being afked. WALTER SMITH. think Ct to make, we prcfume to flatter ourfelves that rpAKEN up an White Oak creek, a branch of BaniJ' his Majefty will be gracioufly pleafed to order a Sufpen 1 ter river, ii Pittfyhania, a dark bay horfe, brand lion of any other Line that may affeftthe very numerous ed on the near moulder has fome faddle fpots, Settlements of his Subjects to the Eaftward of that now white fpot on the off fide of the neck, and paces.

Pofc prqgofed, till the Matter is recoriidered, and fully and td, and appuifei to 6 1. clearly underftood, PETER GREEN STREET..