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From the SOUTH-CAROLINA GAZETTE.
Mr. PRINTER,
Please to insert the following in your Gazette, and you
will oblige a correspondent.
THE children oftfrael had with a gallantry becom
ing the cause of freedom, fruftrated many at
tempts made by the Syrian monarchy to destroy
their liberties and reduce them to absolute vassalage:
after a long and obflinate contest, Antiochus convinced
by a series of defeats, how impracticable it was to sub
due a people who fought pro aris & focis, began to
think of relinquishing the fond ideas of unlimited do
mination he bad hitherto entertained: the Jews were
therefore reinstated in their just and legal rights, and
chearfully returned to their accuftonaed allegiance.
But this pacific state proved of transitory duration;
some infiduous Israelites viewing with malignant eyes,
the tranquil and prosperous condition of their brethren,
(a tranquility and prosperity attendant on virtues the
baseness of their own hearts precluded them from the
imitation of,) applied to Antiochus, addressed his tears,
rendered him jealous of his regal prerogatives, mifre
presented the sentiments of their countrymen, and in
sinuated that they intended to throw of all subordina
tion to his government, that they wished to live inde
pendent of his authority, (Mac. vi. 21, to 27.) Car
ried away by these fallacious representations, and flat
tered that by the affiflance of these traitors, he might
accomplish hi s favourite schemes of despotism, which
the refinance, they found, had made him rather sus
pend than renounce, the king recommences the war,
new feenes of horror open, frefh deluges of blood en
sue. The fide which justice claimed her own finally
prevailed, the Jews were driven into, and established
an independence which the hand of violence compelled
them from the principles of felf defence to assume.
As for those unnatural parricides whole infamous in
trigues had brought on the land all the evils of Pan
dora ? s box, they perished miserably. Some fell facri
fices to the resentment of an injured country, whilst
others became victims to the fury of a monarch they
had milled, and who in confluence of their deceptions
beheld his dominions parted, and a valuable portion
forever loft. From this epitome of Jewish annals, we
may learn, what indeed reason dictates, and the expe
rience of ages confirms, that nations have more to ap
prehend from the treachery of residents among them,
than they can possibly dread from the most dangerous
foreign invasion, and that men who are so loft to the
feelings of shame, so dead to the sensations of honour,
as to prove regardless of their country's welfare, will
not hesitate at any steps tending to promote or grati
fy their resentment, avarice or pride, but will league
with tyrants, will aid and abet the ravages of their
natal climes. A comparison must ere this have Bruck
the reader, between the Bate of Judea already delinea
ted, and the present situation of America. If theformer
inspired by the deity in defence of her dearest birth
lights, quitted all repose and trod the bloody field, the
latter actuated by the fame inspiration, and in defence
of the like inestimable privileges, has also left her do
rneftic avocations, and encountered hostile bands. If
the haughty despot of Asia had to bewail the loss of
his difeomfited legions, the gloomy tyrant of Britain
has no less cause of regret for his captured armies: it
is with heart felt regret that I proceed with the paral
lel, and add the melancholly truth, that if Judea fuf
fered from her apaftate sons, America's calamities are
chiefly owing to degenerate Americans. As sycophants
formerly entertained their sovereign with talesof a con
templated revolt, so have a Hutchinfoo, Oliver, &c.
in these modern times by letters fraught with fallacies
and replete with malice, contributed to the sirs torigin
of diftradions, which now convulse, what once was the
British empire on this fide the Atlantic.
The flames which with fuchdreadful devaflation per
vade the continent, have been assiduously kept up by
men of the fame flamp with those who kindled them.
For this purpose have the secret enemies of the united
Rates, (though sheltered in the bosoms thereof,) fed
them, by plying Great-Britain with delusive hopes and
falfe expectation, at one moment in defiance to truth
and common sense, fuggefiing (as appears fromparlia
mentary debates) that nine tenths of the people are at
tached to a power afting with such inhumanity, base
ness and perfidy, as not to be matched in the historic
page. At another moment, they have encouraged our
oppressors to prefeverance, by vain assurances of a
considerable party formed in their behalf. Tiius re
tarding that peace, which the English king tired with
a fruitlefs struggle, might, tho' reluctantly, have ac
cededto. Equally deluding Britain to her disgrace and
ruin, and continuing the distress and flaughttr of vir
tuous citizens. Can language afford epithets capable
of doing justice in the description of crimes so infernal
ly liorrid ? Can the utmost stretch of invention, fur
aifh i puuifliment in any degree proportioned to dee.ds
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GENERAL ADV ERTISER.
so truly diabolical? Mongers of the age! Blots of
human kind ! Whither can ye fly to h de your infamy ?
What region though dark and horrid as Erebus, will
not receive additional gloom and horror from your re
sidence therein ? What nation tho' savage and vile as
the inhabitants of Tarterus, will not be contaminated
by admitting you into the society ? Various have been
the devices of the toryfied party in these Bates to ac
complish their deeds of darkneft , but it was reserved
for the meridian of Charleftown to produce compositi
ons which claim a pre eminence in wickedness, and
would be esteemed a master-piece in the hands of Luci
fer himfelf. It is almost unnecessary to mention, that
I allude to the congratulatory addresses presented Clin
ton, Arbuthnot and the York-Town hero.
As the observations naturally presenting the^felves
on this topic, are necessarily copious, and I have al
ready taken up as much room as the Gazette can im
mediately afford, the remainder of these animadversi
ons mud be deferred.
PARKER'S-FERRY, (South-Carolina) May 29.
The Printer has been favoured with the following pre
amble to the aft lately passed by the assembly of
Georgia, for infixing penalties on, and confifeating
the eflates of the perlons therein mentioned. This
short piece of pathetic language fully and tritely de
scribes the abominable enormities practised by the
slaves of the British tyrant during the short Bay of
his dominion in that Bate.
AND WHEREAS all and every of the afore
(aid persons have been guilty of treason, in aiding, as
sisting, abetting, and comforting the generals and other
officers civil and military, of the king of Great Britain,
to enforce his authority in a I over this Bate, and the
good people of the fame. And whereas the said treasons
have been followed by a series of murder, rapine and
devaluation, as cruel as they were unneceßary.:and law
less power eßablifheh on high, presented the melancho
ly picture of Indians infilling the moB dreadful punish
ments, on both old and young, of the faithful and
peaceable citizens of this state. Women and children
fitting on the ruins of their houses, perishing by famine
and cold, whilst others were compelled to depart the
Bate in the midst of a rigorous season, being previous
ly plundered of theirs and their childrens eloathing,
and every other necessary which might tend to (often
or mitigate the uncommon severities exercised on tie
fofter sex and their innocent babes; nor was this all,
whilst these days of blood and British anarchy conti
nued among us, executions of our citizens, taken in
arms in defence of their invaluable rights, were ordered
to take place; executions as unauthorised by the laws
of nations, as they were cruel in themselves ; and only
to be exceeded, if poffble, by the abandoned profliga
cy, of setting torches to temples dedicated to the Ser
vice of the mod high God, whereby a violation was
compleated of every right human and divine, &c.
Philadelphia, July 17, 1782.
BY virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, to me di
reaed, will be -xpofed to Public Sd, on SA
TURDAY, the 3J d.y of August nrx% at 6 o'clock in
the Afternoon, at the Coffee-Horde, vz. he one un
divided seventh part of a certain Brick M fluage and
Lot of Ground, fnuate in the city of Philadelphia,
bounded caftward by Third street, westward b;. ,
southward by Adam Zantzinge/s lot, aRd northward
by Jeremiah Warder's lot.
Also one undivided seventh part of a frame Meffoage
and Lot of Ground, in the laid city, bounds e^w^rd
by Divid Dealer's lot, westward by John Bfe, lot,
northward by a lot belonging to the heirs of Samuel
Btir~e, deceased, and southward by Church-alky.
Also the one undivided seventh part of a Lot of
Ground, bounded wUtward by Third-street, southward
by |ohn Rous's meffiuge and lot, and northward by sn
alley, leading into Third-street. The whde fubj^t to
the right of dower of J.me, the widow of John Curry,
dec^ahd, and subj atb
Aho two brick Miffuages, built by Samuel Curry,
on the last dßribed lot. The whole taken in execuu
as the efc.t# of laid Samuel, by
°"'" WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
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ALSO to he Sold atfime time and place, a certain
brick MESSUAGE and Piece cf Grouno, fituatein
the Northern-liberties of the ci yof Philadelphia, cn the
south fide of the road leading kon Girn^nto^n to Phi
ladelphia, bounded by land of Jacob Sadler, Thomas
Venebhs, Martin Rees, and by the hid ro^d ; coam
ing about 6 acres : taken in execution as the eftau of
Martin Gutter, and to be fold by
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
O R, THE
THE
AUNOREPNE.
John Macpherfbn,
BROKE R,
Has at present for SALE,
THREE Farms in Chester, two in
Lancaster, and two in Bucks counties,
A Mouse and Lot on Society-hill,
A Schooner about 40 tons burthen, now ready for sea,
Ao Fi^ht^ P rt f a new Ship now at the wharf, file
carries about izoo barrels,
Two new Vessels on the ftockr,
Three-Eighthsef a very fine, fwift failing Brig, Marv
hind built, now at the wharf; she has made one
voyage, aid out-failed every vefftl the was in com
pany with,
A Schooner at Matomkin, that may be launched at
48 hours notice ; from her dimenfons, and the charac^
ter of tho builder, I think (he will fail as faft as any
thing ever did of her length of keel, which is 54 feet :
An! a very fine Barge, New-York built, fitted tor
seven swivel guns ; she is clnker built, rows ten oars,
with fails, masts, wa.ft-clothc, &c.\
A cor fidtnble Sum of Loan-Office Certificates,
One hundred and sixty pounds officers Ditto,
A fmail Quantity of tanked Leather,
Ona psir of Carronnades,
One p*ir of Mill-Stones,
A Hapfirhord,
Sugar and Coffee, and sundry other Articles.
As he commences Broker by the advice of feme
<r nds, who have put sundry things into h#s hands
for SJe ; as he is *ell acquainted with the conftru&i
on of flripr, and of course muftknow whether the vef
fcls, he may at any time have for sale, will suit the
trade frr which they are wanted, fhou'd his ad
vice on those points be afksd by the purchaser. As he
is determined by veracity and assiduity to merit the
favour of the Public, he makes no doubt he will obtain
it.
He wants to Purchase 100 Hoglheads of Maryland
Tobacco.
Hr lives the upper end of Front-street, ard may be
spoke with at the Coffee-houfe e^ery day from Eleven
to One. Philadelphia, July 24.
Philip Thompson,
Of New-York, T AYL 0 R,
At his Shop, at the old Foft Office, in Market street,
at the Sign of the Blue-Ball,
MAKES, in the latest and neattft fafhion,
Regimental and plain C oatis of ever, fort, also
rakes Ladies Riding-Habits, in th t neat, genteel fa
fhion whicb is fc much admired by the most celebrated
huntresses in Europe; like^ife. makes Long Cloaks
for Ladies, furnifhet all manner of Trimmings, and has
a variety of the nested patterns of Cloth in the city ;
Where gentlemen m 3, suit themselves without trouble.
Ai by the attention of his friends and the fatisfs&ion he
has given to those of their recommendation, he find#
himfelf und^r the necessity cfincreafing his Journeymen,
-will therefore give the best Wages to approved and neat
workmen; as he is determined that no bad work (hall
go out of his hands. May 13.
A"' person thoroughly acquainted with
/ I the Bußnefs of building and repairing MILL S,
that may be willing to go to Fr^derickfburg, in Virgi
nia, „nd undertake to complete a Mill, within half a
mile of (aid piece, will meet with the greatest encou
ragement, by applying to the Printer.
J^y 15-
Just PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD by the Printer
hereof,
Anniversary Oration,
D^liv^red M^ 2^, before the American Philg-I
sophical Society, held in Philadelphia, for the
Promotion of uHiul Knowledge—For the Year
1782. By Do&or THOMAS BOND, Vice Prefi-,
dent of that Society.
Hypothecs vanas et precepta inutdia fpefrnm, de^
cat Phildfcphura. MONROIUS.
A good and caieful Coachmen,
to dnve four Horses: good Wages ^id be given.
None need apply but those of unexceptionable charac
ter. Apply to SAMUEL HODGSON, at hi& Livery^
Stables, behind the City-Tavern. July ^
W AN TED to HI R E,
AUGUST § 1^
[NUMB. 919.