The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-05-22 00:00:00, page 2

From the Independent Cazeteer, a new Weekly paper,
published at Philadelphia, April 13, 1782.
11 PhilofophLk Difeuffion of the Rights of Vermont, Kentucky,
&C. to a pire to their fe^arate Statio 1 $ f Independency among
sovereign States on Revolution Principle?, by
A Revolutionist.
NUMBER 1'
On the Principles of the American Revolution.
IT was the light of philosophy which, in all ages and nations,
hath inculcated to the Savage, to the Barbarian, and totae
civilized, those rroolutim doßrines, which juftify resistance,
and fanftion the subversion of every power, that goads the li
berty. or fours the happiness of associated man.
It was this divine light, crayoned out on the great folio of
nature, by the pencil of the Godhead, which beamed forth
such radiant knowledge of their innate rights on the minds of
Americans, as routed them to their present exertions, and
ftablifhed them into independency and empire. It was this
light which dispersed and disseminated on all tides the piolifick
feeds of our present oppoftion ; and it was by this light alone,
(which teacheth mankind to contemplate their own dignity,
asm a mirrour) that this opposition became justifiable.
It is to philosophy, therefore, that Amerfck owes the prin
ciples which have given birth to lier emancipation—To the
sages and to the patriot, of the old world does ihe actually
stand indebted for her freedom—The refinements of Britain
on the doctrine of government,—refinements which from age
to age she hath tutored us in, while the children of her tute
lage were so many engines for offence and defence, which the
Records of her history, and the undisguised spirit of her go
vernment, had administered to us against herfelf—Her own
revolutions were such and so many, that no impeachment of
rebellion can be affixed on us by her sons, without Ramping
on themselves the double guilt of perjury and fillfe tuition—
We walked in her doftrines—We followed her examples—ls
disloyal, she had but herfelf to blame# America conformed
with the precedent, adhered to the precept, and is juftiffed in
both.—. America becomes justified on better grounds; the is
juftified by revelation and reason—The firft pens of the uni:-
verse, the abieft orators of tire present age, have laboured in
the Vindication of her principles. Review the records, exa
mine the journals of the firft Cohgrefs, and behold her acquit
tal .What, then, sh ill we fay ofthe revolution of Vermont;
what of the Claims of Kentucky, and of other diftri&s who ac
tually do, or.hereafter may, on revolution principles, aspire to
independency? As America spoke to Britain, so may theft to
America—They had adopted her maxims—They have follow
ed her examples. Can America, in her revolt, justify herfelf,
and condemn them in th.ir's? Or in condemning them, does
file not rather on the fame principles, impeach herfelf and
applaud Britain? Ah! let it never be said, that these United.
States will reprobate in their mouths, what they have extolled
in their own ?
Every individual, if he chufes, has aright to be free, and
independent of a master. Every society is therefore intitled,
if it chufes, to it's own free government and sovereign inde
pendency. Talk not to us of political expediency. —Where so-
Cial happiness or the being ofliberty are concerned, there cxif
teth no polit cal expediency,, of right, but what ehlargeth the
° n e'"'' e^ablifheth the other. What ! shall any'conliderable
body of men be miserable ahd enfiaved, that another become
happy and dominant? Alas ! the language of tyrants is but
too often found in the mouths of freemen.
No people can be possessed of fuflicient freedom, of so much
freedom as can give the greatest extent of political happiness,
^ nd ^ ll . rd against tyranny, the greatest political ' evil ; with
out fully enjoying the inherent right of building up, or pulling
down, as occasion may require, the work of their own hands
of adopting whenever they chufe, any one form of govern
ment, and alienating themselves from another: For, as a free
people must be governed only by themselves, in the firft in
stance, or in the fecoud, by their representatives freely ehofen
under an uninfluenced and perfectly unreftrafned fifffrage ; if
coercively governed by another state, in which they hold no
suffrage, in which they are not, andchufe not to be represented,
they cannot, under such reftraiM, be a free people. It mat
ters not > whether the state ruling or claiming rule be free of it
felf or not—it the opinion of being free that conftftutes free
c, ; and opinion is debater than life. There are many Species
of free government, which every freeman may not like. Eve
ry man is a Dave who is ruled against his will, and is deprived
or choice. It is incontinent with the idea of a free date, to
force down its government into the throats of freemen—Free
men cannot freely vote, and be compelled to it, they cannot
fuffercomi on and be free; if therefore they cannot as free
men, be thus 'compelled, they cannot as freemen be confignedi
over by any power on earth, to the obedience, or dragooned'
into the fubjedion of a government, they have been taught to
abhor and deprecate. Thus, with freemen, (and every min.
has a right to be free, or to emancipate himfelf from his ihack-'
les) no compulsory rule of government odght, of right, to be -
imposed upon them—ls in tomeevil hour, imposed ;It is then
nature an ^ necessity conspire to fan&ify revolt, to
anthorife refinance, and to command independency.l
Io be free is also indispensable, that freemenbt fovereigps
as well as fubje^s. In Democracies, the only government :
that is perfectly free, it being tee government of freemen,
every fubje& is a king, and every king a fobjeft—As fubjefts
they only obey themselves, and as kings they but govern them-
A freeman's fovereighty is exercised bv his fuffrage ;
and his fuffrage is his own will—The sovereign's will, there
fore is the very sovereign itfelf; and this will once forced, im
- d , h ; o y ed ' th e freeman's fovereighty is proportion
ably lessened, obtruded or abolished. The state, then, whicn
wars agamft the will of any society of men, wars against their
Sovereignty; and iu such circumstances of hollilitv, the sove
reign assailed may lawfully repel the state availing. °
As the uninfluenced and impartial citizen of a state, uncon
nected either with Vermont, or Kentucky, New-York or Vir
ginia ; as the philosopher who wishes to cftablilh social hap
„ °.?? he ^ afis ° f re *^ n onl ^ and disowns the authority
bind, which fetter freedom; we sole
1r ""^f,' to investigate the principles of our
revolution, and applicable to other revolutions, with a philo
fopick eye, and with the probe of argument. Our obiett is to
apply these principles to the claims of a people, who, like our
r' P " e p .° lltical happiness of their own. Where the
blessings of society are concerned, where the freedom of
unborn millions actually stands on the wavering balance offor
, tune s beam, we fpnrn at the common place jargon of tyrants
and tyrants tools, who are ever pfomp to whimper out political
expedience s rebellion and revolt against every progreffivf move
ment of liberty, when the happineft of a rising state feemeth
to counteract their own ambition, mercenary interests or
7° creat t e ' '"' ^ anticipate ferments, that
our penhath been drawn. Under the impulse of an heart glow
ing with liberty, in defence of men determined to be site in
Support of a cause which the fins and fwofrds oftyrants can ne
ver abolifti in this land, have we dared to tread this sacred
? " "°+ '°^ ° fe ° f reason , but in the nfe of power,
thatcivil ferments originate. Let Govefnours be honest and
let the governed be made happy under any form, and they will
foi their ownfakes, prefcrve it. A REVOLUTIONIST. '
, Mente/guta Eftr. de Leix, vol. Lpg.fr
ANTHONY LECHME R E,
At No. 7, Bedon's Alley,
Is*n,O filing off, on the mo/l reasonable Terms, by Rehill, for
Cajb, Government Bills, or Produce, and by wholesale as cheap
as they can be bmportea,
The following ARTICLES, viz.
SUPERFINE and second broad
cloths
White and blue Welch plains=
Irilh Linens and Cambricks
Ditto Sheeting
Marseilles Quilting, Dutch Rope
Corded Dimity, feannets ' ;
,Queen's Cord, Corduroys
rhickfetts, Pillow, Satinets
Maneh riter Velvets of different
colours and spotted
Rich Silver and Fail Shapes for
Waistcoats, Embroidered ditto
Aniozeen Gowfis, Ducate
India Dimity ''
Brunswick Blockade
Silk Tissue
Silk, Worlted, Thread and Certon
Breeches Patterns, Hose and;
Gloves - •
Furniture Check
Linen and Cotton ditto
Ibreads of different Sora ' r
Sewing Silk, Ditto Twist
Shirt Buttons, Plum Lawn
Needle work'd ditto
Plain and bordered lawn Hand
kerchiefs ^
Flowered Aprons, Hucltaback
Calicoes, Chintzes
Blond Lace, Black ditto
Ginghams, Bendanocs, Ronzills
Womens Silk and Calamanco
"" " Shoefabd Slippers
'Mens Shoes,>
Embroidered Shoe Straps
Barcelona I kindkerchiefs
English and India Persians
Princes 'Stuff, Florentine
Luteftrings, rbbines
Gold add Silverl.ace „ - d
Sw.td Knots.
Gold and Silver Epaulets
Gold and Silver Cord.
Goldand Stiver Hat Bands
German Serges, Kerfeymires, > r
Sagathies, Duroys, Shalloons
Ruifia Duck, Russia drab
AVhire ROII3 Brown ditto
Ferrets, draft Trimmings
Fringes and black Snail 1
Brown arid white Buckram
Belt feented Windsor Soap °
Shaving Powder
A few Quarter Caffes Port Wine
es an exceeding good quality
Ribbons, Paper.and Hair Pint
Fans, Scented Wash Balls ti'
Howes Acid, Bohea Tea
Iron Candlesticks and Snuffers r
Sugar Tongs, Tea Kettles
Tea Trays, Cannisters, Bafkets'
N. B. Mri Lechmere jeqi
to make payment by the loth of 1
be put in ftyt. t ||
TO BE SOLD,
A good MILCH COW.
Enquire at No „% Traed-ftreet.
= ; -—^ —
r rHE Creditors of the Estate of Sir John Colleton, Ba-
L ronet, deceased, will be pleased to render a state of their
demands, and the debtors to make payment, to
ROBERT. JOHNSTON, Administrator.,
tyh March, 1782. 11 No. 2, St. Michael's Alley.
TO BE LE T,
And may be entered upon the nd of May next,
The HOUSE, front and: back Stores,
No. 8, in Bedon's-Alley.
For particulars, enquire of JI., . JAMES MACKTE.
To be Let, and immediate possession given,
A large STORE and CELLAR,
On Greenwood's Wharf,
For particulars enquire a> No. 3, St. Michael's-Alley. ||
To be hired by the Month,
A LIKELY NEGitO WENCH, with a good breast of
milk ; she is likewise sober and honest, and very handy about
a house. Enquire of the Printers. ft
A FEW GALLERY PEWS, in St. Michael's Church to
be hired, on vety reasonable terms. Enquire of
JOHN M'CALL, jun. > Church-
EDWARD LEGGE, Ten. Wardens.
Cbarlcflmvn, nth April, 1,8%.,
—ROBERT WELLS & SON,
Hute for Sale, b, the Package,
The following ARTICLES, Cheap.
LOAF Sugar, Rritilh Ofnaburgs, Peruvian Bark, Glauber
and Epfoin Salts..
r rHE Copartnerfhip of Bbntham and Sutcliffe being
J this day dissolved t>y mutual CQrifent, all per foils having any de
mands on that Copartnerfhip, arc defred to fend in their accounts
that the fame may be fettled; and all performs indebted to the laid
Copartnerfllip, are requeued to make immediate payment, or fettle
to their fatisfa&ipn, with the fubfcribcr, .at .No. 105, Broad-Hreet
Cbarkffo, May 15, 17W JOHN SUTCLIFFE.
"ANTHONY WARWICK, & Co.
No. 90, 'Chiifch-flreet,
Or at their Warehouse on Greenwood's Wharf,
Have for Sale, on wry rcofonaWe Terms, for 6'tf, Government Bills
of Exchange, or Indigo,
The following ARTICL ES, viz.
IRISH Linens from rzd. to as. 3d. per yard
Carolina broad Hoes in calks of ten dozen each
Bririfh Ofnaburgs in bales
Single refined Loaf Sugar in calks of about jjolb, each
Black Pepper in calks of loolb. each
A few Bales London Ehiffil ’Blankets
A small quantity of Saltpetre
Mufeovado and Clayed Sugar in hogfheadsy tierces and barrels
Jamaica and Weft India Rum
London particular and London market Madeira Wine in pipes
and hogsheads, a few of which are of vintage 1779, 3 "''
A ( ew quartern fc of Malmfv Madeira of the fi"d onilirv. j|
Snuffer Trays^ Ink Stands
Japanned and Paper Boxes
Coffee Pots, Steel Watch Chains
Sugar Nippers, Screw Drivers
Hammers, Cheese Toasters
Stone and Pink Stock Buckles
Shoe and Knee ditto
Gilt Stock ditto
Ivory CmAbs, Nutmeg Graters
Bell Handles, Measures
Ivory Bodkins, Tooth Pick Cases
Pounce Boxes, Cork Screws
Looking Glaffcs
Brass Cocks with Keys
Watch Keys, Plated Buttons
Gold Seals, Razors, Sciffafs
I Breast and Hair Pins
Elegant Lockets and Rings
; Shirt Buckles,' Stay Hooks
• Collar Bucld'vb
Boxes conpain ing Decanters,Water
Bottles, Mustard Pots, Crewets,
Wine GlaiTes and Tumblers,
W^fh-hand Baons, Jelly arid
Syllabub Glasses, Salts
iod. &I. 6d. and gd. Nails
Pump Tacks, Felling Axes
Carolina broad Hoes
Coopers Frees, Socket Spades
Ballast Shovels
Carpenters broad Axes
Hooks and Twist
HL, T, and Chest Hinges
'Chiffels, Socket Gouges
Shoe Pinchers, Plane Irons
Spring Chest Locks, Desk Locks
Delk Sets, Table Hinges
Ring Latches, Scale Beams
Tap Borers, Awl Hafts.
IJapanned Extinguishers
;Gun Flints
IClaw. Hammers, Shoe dittd
Drawing Ku'wes. Trowells
Sailmaker's Needles, Sail Palms
Slide Rules, Spike Gimblets
Augers, Thumb Latches
Compares, Steelyards
Hand, Whip and Crosscut Saws
Whip, Croft anTHand Saw Files
Frying Pans, Shoemakers Knives
Window Glass
Several Hogsheads Crockery Ware
Sewing Twine, Small Shot
Coarse Hats. Blacking Cake
Ink Cake, Court Plaifter
Silk and bil ikin Umbrellas
Coffee Mills, Knitting Pins
Kitchen Dogs and Racics
Psalters, Spelling Books
Bibles, Teftaments'
Writing Paper
.Cartridge and Blotting ditto
[lefts all those indebted to him
May next, or their accounts will
CROOK & BEA R D,
Having removed fro^ Church street to No. 27, on the Bay,
A CQUAINT their friends and customers, That they are
now disposing of their remaining STOCK o f GOODS, on the
mod reasonable terms, for Calh, Government Bi Is, or Produce.
;P^°d BOTTLED PORTER, and a few half Hoglheads
of best WINE VINEGAR. Ji. °
For L O ND 0 N,
^~^+l To Jail in fourteen days,
The fliip Lord Germaine,
ifttf/ty W^LfAM Thobourne, MaFer;
ini—r ' "ff Mounting twenty heavy double fortified fix pounders,
and men answerable.
For freight or passage, apply to the Captain on board, or
II WILLIAM SMITH, No. 33. Bay.
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
AND SUNDRY
FAMILY MEDICINES, &c. &c.
ARE NOW SELLING OF F,
At No. 9, in Orange-Street,
By Retail, much leaver than they are fold in Charleftown, the Sb.
scriber intending for Eng and nvitb the firft Convoy,
The ASSORTMENT, consisting of every ufeful article :'i
good and recently imported, will be fold at prime cofl anc : fr ,
to any person taking the whole, or to die amount of net less 0^
twenty pounds. SAMUEL CAP NE
Cbarleflonvn, February TI, 178%
TO BE LE
A SMALL COMMODIOUS HOU No. 64, L^N
Erect. Apply to ALEXANDLx WH^HJV .
JOHN COLCOCK, Lfa; having appointed me his Attorn
n e y, and placed in my baud a number of his clients papers, it in
requeued that the several persons to whom they refpedively belong,
will call on me, and give directions concerning them.
23d April, T7&2. JOHN GLEN.
JOHN & WILLIAM THOMPSON,
Have imported in the Catharine, and other weffehfrom London,
A general ASSORTMENT of
European and East-India GOODS,
Confining chiefly of the following ARTICLES,
Which they are felling by Wholesale or Retail,
On nsery reasonable Terms,
At their Store, between No. 2 and 3, Trabd-Street„
6000 Tickets at fix Dollars, 36,000
Subjed to a deduction of 15 per cent.
To administer to the Neceffitics of the Indigent has. ever been the
Delight of the benevolent Heart;—the Distresses of a Number of the
Refugees among us, call for immediate Relief. A Lottery has been
deemed the most eligible Plan, at present, to raise & Fund for a pur
pose so noble and humane, and as the following Gentlemen have
confected to oe Ditedors and Managers thereof, the hearty con
currence ofthe Publick is not doubted of to render this Charity a,
ample as potiibla'
DIRECTORS.
Lieut. Col. Isaac Alien, id BattAon Nev,erfey Volunteers,
Samuel Bain, Esq; Deputy Mufler-Mafter General,
Capt. John Bluckc, 23d Regiment,
John Cruden, Esq; Commissioner offequefered Eflates,
Major John Doyle, Volunteers of Ireland, *
Gideon Dupont, jun. Esq; Merchant,
Lieut. Col. John Hamilton, R. N. C. Regiment,
Revererid Mr, Edward Jenkins;.,
Thomas Inglis, Esq; Merchant,
Anthony Krtecht, Esq; Commissar, of Proviftons,"
Capt. John M'Kinnon, Dep. M. Gen.
Capt. John Macm hon, Batracl-Mafer,
Lieut. Col. Duncan M'Pherfon, 71JI Regiment, A
Major Baron de Maltzburg, Regiment de Ditfo^tb,
Charles Morris, Esq; Purvey, General Hospital,,
Major John Morison, Deputy Commiffiry-General,
James Penman, Esq; Merchant,
Robert William Powell, Esq; Merchant,
Capt. .Aug. ProvoO, Dep. Infpeaor-Gmeral, P. F.
Doctor Richard Pre&or, Efraor-Gen. of the HofpitA
Major Francis Skelly, Aid-de-Camp to Lieut. Gen. Leffi&
Captain 1 hontas Swanton, Guards,
Major Peter 1 raiHe, Royal Artillery,
John Troup, Esq; Attorney at Lair,
Dodos Andrew Turnbull, Pbyli<ian.
Treasurer. David Thomas, Esq; Paymafcr-General to the Army,
„ Sinh Prizes as are not claimed m Two Months after the drawing
is fimfhed, and the Lift of Prizes published, will be deemed generous
'T^"^ ^° the Fun ^ ra ! fed b r the Lottery, and applied accordingly.
V may be had ° f thc Treasurer, the Diredors, and
at the dfferent Printing-Offices in To vn.
IRISH Linen
Flaxen and tow ofnaburgs
Ififfi flieeting
Brown. Ruflia ditto
Printed linen and cotton
Chintz and Callicoes
Muffin, Humhums
Cambrick, Lawn
Sillc and thread gauze
Lateftring, Mode and Mantau
Bombazeen and Crape
Silk, thread and cotton flockings
Table-cloths
India Dimity and Jeans
Corduroy
Marseilles quilting
Broad-Cloth and Kerfeymires
Mens round and cocked hats
Ostrich feathers and plumes
Playing cards
Writing paper
Leather, thread and silk gloves
BY PERMISS3O IV.<.
A LOTTERY
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
REFUGEE POOR.
SCHEM E.
I Prize of 2000 Dollars is 2,00#
^" 1000 - 0 2,000
4 - - 500 . - 2,003
• 200 - . 2,009
20 * - 100 ~ • 2,000
4° - ~ 50 - 2,003
J°°* " ° 20 • - 2,003
2 1 7° ~ - IO - a 21,703
The firft drawn Ticket ^oq
Ihe latt drawn Ticketgg
2,349 Prizes,
3,651 Blanks,
Crowley's broad hoes
Broad and felling axes
Sadd Irons
Rice Sieves
Frying pans and gridirons
Copper, tin and iron kettles
Cutlery and hardware in boxes
Saddles and bridles
Boots, soldiers shoes and Hurts
Check Shirts
Officers ditto
Tea and table china
Tea and breahfaft setts of ditto
in boxes
Green, fouchong and bohea tea
Single and double refined Sugar
Black pepper
Scented hair powder
Cotton cards
Turpentine and Windsor soap
A chest of medic lies well assorted
A small trunk of school bocks, ft