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fl S the papers inform us, a person of note,
, % The king's body coachman, has cut his own throat;
And the coroner's inquest most graciously find
That the king's body coachman was out of his mind.
From hence, which is surely a scandalous thing,
It appears that a madman has driven t e king:
So that when he to parliament went, we may swear,
That a lunatic always conducted him there,
is that what their verdict will Serve to reveal ?
Alas! 'tis no more than we all of us feel;
The coroner only has publjfh'd at last
What Europe has known for these many years past;
What has given the friends of old England such pain,
What has given such pleasure to France and to Spain,
What has ruin'd our commerce, has leffen'd our power,
Has brought us so low, and will bring us still lower ;
What hereafter when hiflory conies to record,
Will be by posterity justly abhor'd,
W hen an inquert less civil perhaps will decree,
That the king, like his coachman, was felo de fe.
On the sudden death of Mr. Figgety the king's
coachman,
HAD Figget's feelings dwelt in George's breast.
The King had bled, his fubjeds been at rest.
The following are taken from late Charleftown Papers,
By Lieutenant-Colonel NISBET BALFOUR, Com
mandant of Charleftown, &c. &c &~.
A PROCLAMATION.
rrHE duty I owe to my station, to humanity, and
the welfare of this province, will not permit me
to view in silence, the de^fi n which has lately molt
affomfhingly prevailed, and carried numbers to join
thafe depredatory parties, which an extent of poss ffi n
naturally invites, and Sometimes pre dudes the punidi-
Trent of.—But let such for a moment difp ffionately
center the cons gnences.—lf to subvert the prelent
government is them wifn, they must know, it is not
to be done by the incursions of banditti, or the
feeble efforts elan army so lately defeated, and retreat
ing from before the king's troops. But they must know
that waste of property, diftiefs <o individuals, and a to
tal overthrow of the true irterefts of this country, are
but the natural efft&s of such unavailing attempts,
which ft ve only to efrblifh the power the vainly en
deavour to destroy. Nor can they be ignorant, that
jultice, as well a policy, muff pursue, with the feviE.ft
panifhfoent, those, who, regardiefs of every obligati
on, bre k all the ties of foci<t , -nd are daily infract
ing the allegiance they so recently prefefled, and oppo
sing the power whefe protection their petition# have ac
quired.
Imprtffed with these Sentiments, and the warmed' wish
for the prosperity of the province, I call upon every in
habitant to do his utmost to reftor: ptace and tr n
quility to this ddtrefEd country, and by their personal
exertions, as well as information, to enable the king's
officers to accomplilh this meft definable end : end, at
the fame time make known, the cicft fixed refolufon
of punifliiny, both in thti perlons and p^operfrs, all
these, who shad be found in aims agrinft: Lis rabbity's
government, after having chimed, and obtained their
foveteign's meft gracious protection.
Given under my hand xad fral at Ch^lefto^n,
tae tenth day of May, i;gi. and in the twen
ty firft year of his m j fly's reipp.
„ . N. BALFOUR.
By order of the commandant,
H. BARRY, Secretary.
'?, ISBET BALFOUR, Efanite. Lieutenant-
Col >nel of His M fifty's twenty third regiment, or
Ro>al Welch Fufil ers, Commandart of Ch^rl^f
town, &C,
IV" E " EAS ^z r ^ht honourable Charles
.E? 1 Cornwallis, by p;o: amation, bear
ing date the twenty fi t n D v of July 1 ft, did forbid
all perlons whomfeev, r to fen or diftofe of any lands,
ARNOLD; or, A Question Answered.
OUR troops by Arnold thoroughly were bang'd,
And poor St. Andre was by Arnold hang'd,
To George a rebel, to the Congress traitor,
Pray what can make the name of Arnold greater?
By one bold treason more, to gain his ends.
Let him betray his new adopted friends.
EPIGRAM,
Upon reading in the papers that the king's body
coachman had killed himfelf.
A PROCLAMATION.
VOL. X.I Published EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
^ESDAY, THE: J ULT mm
O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
From a late LONDON PAPER.
houses or negroes, without prevloufl - obtainin', a li
cence so to do from the Commandant of Charkrtown,
on the penalty of Seizure aid fequfaben: MotwiOr
standing which, I iav^ reason to berirve that many of
those who i: flexibly persist in an unnatural rebellion
agairft lus MajrilyT raeft aufyfeicus govtiment,
under which they enjoyed the hirheft degree of evil
and political liberty, have, both before ?rd fihee the
said proclamation, made and executed, or wig m>.ke
and execute, deeds, conveyances ?nd affiances of
their eftam, for the purpose of defrauding their bereft
creditors, as well as to' elude these fretirn/ct r h.ch
the jufiice of the law has annexed to the'r cri^e:
I DO THEREFORE, by this my pre^hmaion, ft Id
ly enjoin and require fill perform to whom any deed,
conveyance or assurance of izrJe, houSes, n g-ocs, or
otlur Species of property, hath been made and exe
cured, since the fir 6 cay of January, in die jer of
our Lord 1775, or hub fhu.l be hereafter mde and
executed, or their legal Representative to tender the
fame at the proper offices in Charleftown, to be r^
corded; that is to fay, all such de-W, conv lari's and
assurances of landsand houses, at the R differ': office ;
and all such deeds; conveyances and affirances of
negroes or other p^rfcnal properly, at the fic.earjk
office, wi bin two m<n.bs from the date hereof, 01
from the date of such future deed, conveyance or -f
furance, at fartheft. And that on tendering the fame
to be recorded ;s above, at such offices, the person
or perlons to whom such deed, conveyance or assurance
hath been executed, or bis, her or their legal K^p^e
fertztives, together with one of the fubferibing wit
nesses, or in case cf de-th, fi me person acquainted
with bis or her charafler of writing, fh~dl make oath
be or 2 the said Regiffer or Secretary iefoc&v ly, er
feme lawful Magistrate, that to the heft of his, her and
their knowledge and belief, such deed, conveyance
or effurance was made for a valuable confederation,
bona fide due, and hot to elude the payment of any
just debt, or to prevent any legal forfeiture, On fai
lure whereof, all such lands, houses, negroes and other
property, thereby granted, bargained, fold, assigned,
tren furred and made over, on proof of such deed,
conveyance or affiance, ffi:ll immediately be feiz^d
and fequefteied: PROVIDED nevertheless, that if a
compi ance with th s prod mation should be rendered
impracticable in any case, by intervening accidents,
the party affi&ed fhali have liberty to apply to the
court of police, which will grant a longer time for
the produ&on, proof and registry of fu h deed, con
veyance or .flurance, if, on cor,flaring the n^u^e and
merits of the app ication, the, fh^l think the fame
reasonable. AND for the more effectual prevention of
the frauds above alluded to, all perlons whomsoever,
who are or (hall be parries, privies or witnesses to
any deed, conveyance or affiance, whereby any fpe
cies o' property is, are or thall be * r „rt.d, conveyed
or affi^ned. either absolutely, or under an, secret or
elandritire trust, expressed, implied or rifu ting from
an, corftrv&ion or operation of law, for the purpo
ses aforefaid, are in like manner ftri<ftly enjoined 3rd
required to give information thereof, to one or other
of ts e intend .nts of the poie, within two months from
this date, as they wril answer the contrary at their
peril, on proof o' he concealment of tuch fraudulent
and rrmina! tramaftiomo
G I VEN under my hand and seal, at Charleftow r,
this twenty-thbd day of June, in the year of
our Lord One thQUtand fev~n hundr'd end "g"
tv-one, and in the twenty.firft of His Maier's
Reign.
N. BALFOUR.
By order of the Commandant,
EL Barry, Scci&ta-y.
Charleflown, nth June 778?
NO voting or communication to be kept up between
the prisoners on board the Pack hoffe(fchooner) and
Torbay: and whosoever shall be found to offer the
smallest degree of inference, impertinence, or difrtfpeD
to'he affftant commissary of prisoners, the non com
missioned officer, or any soldier of the guard, the
captain, mate, or any of the Ships crew, will im
mediately be Sent on board one of the fhip^ where the
continental prison ers are.
By order of the- commandant.
CHARLES FRASER, Town Major.
Charleflown, 11th June 17^1.
All prisoners who obtain leave to come mi Shore from
the prison Ships, are to repair to their respective vessels
by fun Set every evening, and any one failing so to do,
will put an entire flop to the granting passes for that
purpose. By order.of the commandant,
CHARLES FRASER, Town Major.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
TH E inhumanities heretofore pradifed by the
British, seem to appear to them not to be Suffi
ciently savage, and therefore the ingenuity of
lord Cornwallis, lord Rawdon, and their assistant Mr.
Balfour, have lately added to them. It was the fate
of the principal inhabitants of South-Carolina to be
taken prisoners at Charleftown, nobly defending their
country but their arms were not Surrendered before
a capitulation was signed, which they fuppofed,(and
had a right to suppose) would Secure to them the ad
vantages comprised in it ; but it was not long before
lord Cornwallis violated almost every article of it..The
honour of the British nobility was formerly sacred,
but tiris war has fliewn that it is no longer to be de
pended upon than while it is not in their power to for
feit it. The condu& of the two I have mentioned is
Sufficient to prove it. In dired contravention of the
capitulation of Charleffcwn, lord Cornwallis Sent off
many persons of the firft character and property to
St. Anguftine, th re to languish in confinement in %
most unhealthy climate, whilst their families 'encount?
ered at home all the difficulties arising from their ab
sence, and fuffered all the mortification which Eritifh
inference could occasion, Balfour, an humble imitator
of his lordihip, ordered a number more to be confined!
on board prison fliips at Charleftown, where they were
treated with the inhumanity peculiar to British ty
ranny. At length these worthy citizens were deliver
ed from captivity by a general exchange of prifoners
but how different is their Situation from what it was
before they were taken! t ir large eflates afforded!
them plenty, and enabled them to live at ease, Sur
rounded with all the comfortable and elegant enjoy
ments of life; they are now deprived of all their pro
perty, and thrown upon the hospitality of Grangers -
and, as if this circumstance were not Sufficiently pain
ful, Rawdon and Balfour have lately banished the
wives and children of those unhappy men, that their
Sufferings may be encreafed by the mortifying fight of
those of their dearest connexions. In this Situation
some of our affiideJ friends have come to us for pro
tection and Support, and more. are daily expected-
Their case is peculiarly distressing, and demands our
Sympathy; they have a claim to immediate assistance,
and I fitter myfelf will find it in this city, where fa
many ufeful institutions, for the relief.of the difireffed,
afford such ample proof of the benevolence and libe
rality of its inhabitunts. Let us chearfully open our
houses for their present accommodation, and endeavour
to contrive Some more effectual means of affording
them the consolation to which their characters and Suf
ferings entitle them.
THERE are now arrived in this city, a number
l of our fellow citizens from goals.and prifo.n-Alios
in Carolina : many have loft their all by being true Sup
porters of the jufleft cause that ever graced the hu
man heart. As the gentlemen and ladies, who possessed
fortunes, and consequently have been used to plenty
and comfort at their own homes, must be extremely
embarrassed in their present situation I beg leave to
propose a plan, which, I app r hend, will afford fom^
rel es to their misfortunes—Every tory, or rather ever,
person in this city and throughout the slate, who
has not taken the oaths, as by law prescribed, shall
be obliged to pavevery expence attending the care of
each family, until they are in quiet possession of their
estates in Carolina : and for the present relief of many
who may be obliged to flay on board the flags, j
would billet them on the difaffe&ed in the city. °
As we expect many more here daily, a number of
gentlemen, appointed by the Prefi lent and Council,
might fee this plan executed. X. Y.
@o&®^®^^Wo&G^
Notice is hereby given, That
th^ COMMITTEE of A-SEMbLY, for fettling and
adjuring th? Pu i A conn s, wiq meet at the State-
Houte, on MONDAY, the 20th of August next, and
give Attend^Rcc until the F urth of September fellow,
tn;:: At AVfa Time and Pice all Treflurers. Com
m.flio^rt, Coll Ci vs of Exc ft and others, by law di-•
ried to Grab snnu 1) with the Committee of Affem
bl;, a e required to attend ^ith their Accounts and
Vouchers.
SPARP DELANY, \
JOHN STEINMETZ,
WILLIAM HARRIS, \ Com mittee
July 10. EVAN EVANS, J °f
JAMES JACKS, \ Accounts
JONATHAN HOGE, )
To the PRINTER.
BENEVOLUS.
[NUMB. 756.