The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 6

6 1 A .7 i neglect or refufai, be incapable of holding an office in this ferving on juries, fuing for my debts, elefting, or being tlefted, orbuwjg lands, tenements, or AND be it further euafieJ, that all perfoni coming from any of the other Unittd State into this State, are hereby required to apply to cne or the bills, and the pernicious artifices of he enemies of Ame ment cf the interrft, or where the debtor cannot difcover who hath the poflVlfion cf the fpccishy, by which he or (hs (lands indebted, a ttwi.it of th: piincitul and interelt to the tailor with whom the debt was contracted, (hall, in like manner, avail fuch debtor and extrnguilh the intertlt. the neareft juttce after he enter this State, and tike or lubfci ibe an An Aft or regulatMg and dtfcipliMvtg the Wdliamfrurg MUttta. oath or affirmation, renouncing all allegiance to the King of Great Bri forming the citixen of W.lliamfcurg, and borough of Nod tain, and promifing that he will not do any thing prejudicial to the inde folk, and the profeflors and jtudent of William and Miry college, pendence of the United State of America, at declared by the General into a militia, and better difoplming them BE enafted by the Central Congrefrt and upon neglecting fo to he (hall be liable to be taken AJembly, that all male perfont between the age of tlxteen and fifty year, before a iufUce, who (hall tender him the faid oath or amrmation, ana wiinin me limits ot tne laia city ana oorougn, exctpt tne penon ex upon his reiulal to taae and luDicnoe tne tame, inc iaiu man, m.n wmi.i jim.iuwij, uhu and ia hereby required to commit him to the eaol of the county, dry, or for regulrting and difciplining the militia4' ad iuch of the profef. tLrMiaia without bail or mainorite. until be (hall take and Undents of William and Mary college as would otherwifo bt and fubferibe the fd oath or affirmation, or give bond and fectirrty, part or me mnitia or jamt cny county, iri which flie college it fituaf, immediately to deputthia Commonwealth, which bond (hall be payable shall, by the commanding officers of the faid city and? borough, be en to the Governor for the time being, for the ufe of this Commonwealth, rolled and formed into companies of not left that thirty two nor more PROHDED wavertbeUfi, that prifoners of war, rgular officers, and than fixty eight rank and file and each company (hall be commanded foldiers, in the par of the continent, or of this State, merchant and by a Captain, two Lieutenant, and an 'Enlign, and the whole by a mariner trading in the ports of this State from foreign powers, in Colonel and Major, who (hall reAde within the faid city, or (hall be a amity with the United States, and not become refident, arc declared freeholder of the faid borough and before they enter upon the execution not to be within the intent and meaning of thif aa.

of their office (hall take the following oatht dofwtar, AND be ir further enaUed, that this aa (hall be publicly read by the that I wiU be faithful and true to the Commonweattb of Virginia, ofjwhicb fhenff of every county in this Commonwealth, at the door of the court frofefi myfelf to be a citizen, and that I will faithfully and julj excute honfe of hi county on foroe court day, on or before the firlt day of the office oj ia the militia of etc September next, and alio by every minifter of the Gofpel, or tttder, cording the befl efmjfiiU and knowledge. So help me GOD. immediately after divine fervice, at every church or meeting houfe, And the the militia ot faid city and borough, with the profeflors and whe re they officiate, on foroe Sunday within the faid time and every ftudents of theaid colfcge, (hall be muttered, trained, and employed at iff. 'miniftef. or reader, failin fo to do.

(hall forfeit and pay the the fame times and in the fame manner i and the officer and private flicriff, fum of ten pound to be recovered with cons, by tne intorraer, otiore rcipcmvciy uun nc armea wnn cne ume weapons, anu oc iuojcci to tne the court of the county where the offence (hall be An tofufport tire crtdit of the money iffued by authority of Congrefs, and by authority of this Commonwealth, and to make the former current ivitbin bis Commonwealth THEREAS the continental money, and the money of thi Com VV monweahb, ought to be fuppotted at the full value exprKrdm fame orders, reeulations, and penalties, as the militia of a county i and the ofticcrs and privates thereof are, and ought to be by the before mentioned aft, and by another at alio, paflTed this prefcntGeneral Afiem bly, entitled An aft (or providing againft invafion and infurrcc tions" and all former aclt and ordinances relating to the militia of the laid city and borough are declared to be repealed. A letter of a late date, from an officer at camp, mentions, that fome of the Brtttm oflimi, vpkr retreat. were heard to rican liberty to impair the credit of the faid bills, by railing the nominal fay jt wal over them that then was a pacxet juft arrivedfrom value of gold and diver, or any other fpecics ofnoney wlutfoever, OUgni 10 fruarucu aamn anu orcvenucu. BE toenailed by the General Afembly, that all bills of credit emitted by authority of Congrefs, (hall pafs current in all payments, trade, and dealings within this Commonwealth, and be deemed equal to he fame nominal fum in Spanifh milled dollars and that whofoever (hall oflcr, alk, or receive more in the faid bills, or in the bills of credit emitted by authority ofv this Commonwealth, fur any gold or filver coins, or any other fpecics of money wlutfoever, than the nominal fum or amount thereof in Spanilh milled dollars, or more jn tit her'of the fiid kinds of money, for any lands, goods, or commodities whatfoever, than the fame could be nsrehafed at of the lame perfon or perfon ia gold or filver, or any other fpecies of money whatfoever, or mall offer to lejl any goods or A commodities for gold ur ftlva coins, or any other fpecies of money what foever, and refule to fell the lame for either the hid continental or bill of this Commonwealth, every fuch perfon mall toile lie value cf the money fo exchanged, or of the houle, land, oi commodity fo or offered for fale, to be recovered with colts, by acliou of debt, in any court of record, the one moiety to the ufe of the petfon fuii.g for the faire, and the other moiety to the ufe of this Commonwealth. AND be it further enafied, that the bills of credit ilfued by Cofipf fix .11 be a lawful lender in payment of all public and private debts within thi Commonwealth, inida tender and refuftl thereof, or of ihe bills of credit iffued by authoiitv of this Commonwealth, (hall cerate as cxtingoilhment of interelt horn tlie time or lucn :ei.ncrj aim mai ocdu payable in ftnling (hall be diich rged with either of the above kinds ot money, at therate of thrty three and ore third trr centutnexch.c, anJ that lor.rinental dollars, jnd dollars ilTued by this Comm.u w.r.l all lht and coutiitfU at the rau t( 1 1 1 1 1 jai in f.1 rr? currni.y fcr dollar.

AND vihciea many fums of money now rUicand owir.g upon Mlmi honds, and nrotcHcd biHrof tommy pvrJcns, who, ro void the force cf a tci.dir, ai ava.l themlVlves ol ti interelt, 1. put ar place the faid fpecialtus into the hind of perf n.s not authoukd to receive the monev due thereupon, for remedy whereot, it enapd, that a tender in any money, mid: current hete, to any pelfoai, rr.tr 1 UA A hill nf eitthaR WlV Oemg P01lCiieiLOL tjy 1 principal and all interelt due thereon by the pvilon or ptrfonartmjfthc (ha 77 England giving an account ot great dilturoances mere mat tne citizen of London and the King's euards had been engaged ten days and that rheit wn a DioiDect of treat commotion throughout the kingdom. The fime letter fays, the American affair never wore fo favourable an afpeel at at prefent. On Sunday the 19th ult. died, after a lingering illnefs, which he bore with gieat Chriflian fortude, Mr.

Matthew Davenport of thi city, at Mr. HalJcnby xon' in Hanover, where he was invited for the recovery of his htahh. pHE defeat of the Hcflians at Trenton, April was primarily owing to a difotite which lubfiiud httwn the Eogiilh and the terman troops. C.u. Klu 1.

oe attacked by luptnor numbm, re tailed ot Loid Cornwallis a inforctment. Two regimeiits under Col. Grant, woe drUchcd for the purpofe. The Englifh troops ftewed a reluctai.ee to aiT.ll the Heflians. They halted for a few hours, during which intcn al Col.

Rhall was defeated. The dilutes between the Englifli and HefTian troops, oiiginated frem the following incident: An otficer of the regiment Loihurg, engaged nine KnfliuY officers at Princeton, in a cavt.r4t iMUg mJiUiy dilcipline Enijliih oHkci, hcthrr heated by liquor, oVir ial ililethioughuatTion, replied to the Onrnm by thiowing a punch bowl at In l.tud. The iniult was propcily rrfented. But the lecdi of dif cord being thus unhappily fown, a crop of evils enfued. Tne private rntn, ad ptinn the quaricl iheirolficcrs, indnicd themfelvcs in fit ir.icnt rcnfonntei.

If we endit the nle lK arer rfthe Min.ltry, thr defeat of the HerTraiti at tet tf.n, is to be aicnUd to the drunkeniwfs of Col. Rhall. L'ord Wevmoutii is the belt jwdrc whcthei there any in fuch a pil Thin in fuinething veiy ominous in the itil'cafe f( I.oid Noilh. lie wns Tewed with a tudden Uoppag of thr nrcular.ioiv; "Slu.vM a difaftcr of. kind afTcft our paer currency, he ufath the body politic, would inevitably follow.

At ril l. Apriva'e tter received from Lithon oiinps advice, that an "Anuucii ofaTguns had put into the but w.is orelerel to d. part in.mdiiuly, which (lie did and the mat day, off die P.o(V.