The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-07-31 00:00:00, page 3

_''" n" "j e French Legion is now on its wav from
Charlotte to Peterlburgh, where it is supposed it will continue
some days.
rr™,'!™' "S "° n ° George Clymer and John Rutledge,
fclq; had an audience of the General Assembly on business of
importance. These gentlemen are from Pcrnfylvania and
South-Carolina.
Our last accounts from the Westward announce with cer
tainty, the designs of the enemy against the Kentucky Country
and the Spanish Illionois settlements. General Clarke is ma
king every preparation to receive them, and as the eyes of the
people are open to the mischievous designs of certain emissaries,
who have been endeavouring to create divisions among them,
it is not doubted the whole force of that country will cheerful
ly unite against the enemy.
Kingflon, (Jamaica) June Is. Promotions in the Royal
Navy by Sir George Brydgts Rodney, after the actions of the
9th and the memorable izth of April 1782.
gth cf April. Capt. Wilson of the turyoice appointed to
the Fame, of 74 guns, vice Barber, dead.
Capt. Courtenay to the Eurydice of 24, vice Wilson.
• Jlth. Capt. Rodney to the Anson, of 64, vice Capt. Blair,
killed.
„Capt. Symonds ofthe Formidable, to the Resolution, of 74,
vice the noble, brave and amiable Lord Robert Manners, very
dangerously wounded and gone home.
Capt. Vafon, of the Alert Brig, to the Formidable, of 90,
vice Symonds.
Capt. Wilkinson of the Prince William, to the Royal-Oak,
cf 74, vice Burnet, gone home.
Capt. Lucas to the Prince William, of 64, vice Wilkinson.
Capt. Curvengen, to La Ville de Paris, of 110 guns.
The Hon. Capt. Cadogan, to the Glorieux, of 74.
The Hon. Capt. Douglas, to the Licorne, of 32, vice Ca
dogan.
Capt. .—, to the He^or, of 74.
Capt. Fiffier, to Le Caton, of 64.
Capt. Keppel, to the Ardent, of 64.
Capt. Dumarefque, jun to Le Jason, of 64.
Capt. Hood, to L'Amiable frigate, of 32.
Captain- ; to La Ceres, of 18.
Capt. Dumarefaue, fen. to the Alfred, of 74, vice Barber.
C ipt. Wells, to the Champion Goop, of 14.
Capt. Isaac Coffin, to the Shrewfbuiy of 74.
Capt. Well, to the Rtpulf frigate.
On the sth of June his Majdty's ship A<fteon, fell in with
a very large fleet ofthe cut try in the windward passage, con
fining of twenty flrips of the l ; ne, literal frigates, and three
hundred merchantmen; from the court they fleered which
was N. E. supposed to be bound for Eu o.©—Early the next
morning, Captain Parry cut off, a bearded the hernmoft
flip of the fleet, a merch: ntmar, but had scarcely time to ihift
the prisoners and secure the prize, before he was chafed by se
veral men of war o f the convoy, and with difficulty escaped
being captured. It is feared the enemy have retaken the prize,
ar flie was 1 very ind fferent sailor, and no information has yet
been received refpeding her fate.—A former account hated this
Convoy at no more than 140 merchantmen, and 10 (hips of the
line, all ofthe latter confiderarfly damaged. Two vtff.h have
been dispatched express from P r rt-R >yal, in the courfc of the
week, by Sir George Rodney, for Great Britain, one th ough
the windward passage, the other through the Gulph of For -
da; it is conje&ured to give Administration the eases notice
of the failing of this rich and numerous French co:voy, that
they may adop + the most speedy and effectual meafurcs to inter
cept them on their ou n coasts.
Boston, June 20.
ExtraD ofa letter of the 47? infant, fr^n a gentleman efdifline
tion ana veracity, from the eaJlcrmoft parts of tris Common
wealth.
" I have to acquaint you that by late intelligence from the
river St. John's, a large re-inforcement is ai rived at Fort Howe
(on that river) o F men, cannon, and mortars. This event
threatens us with the IoG of this country, and our interest
with the Indians, unless av< rted by the hand of Providence."
' New- York, June 24. On Thursday arrived at the Hook,
and next M< rringc?me into harbour 3 prizes, taken the 15th
instant, by the privateer fliip Virginia, of 20 guns and 100 men,
Capt. Hazard, of this port, belonging to Messrs. Shedden and
Goodrich, viz.
Ship Geo, Captain Carwin, of 12 fix pounders, and 43 men,
from Baltimore for Cape Francois, with 1400 barrels of Flour.
bhip Trooper. Capt. Earl, from Baltimore also, for the
Havana, of 10 fix pounders and 38 men, with 1200 barrels of
Flour, —and the
Schooner Eagle, Captain Hill, from Baltimore likewise, for
Cadiz, with 70 hogsheads of tobacco.
Extract of a letter from an officer on board the Virginia privateer,
Capt. Hazard, of this port, dated June 20, 1782.
" The 25th of May we fell in with the South-Carolina, and
her fleet, in lat. 36, N. and followed them to the Delaware ; —
as the weather was moderate, and they kept close together, we
could not capture a single vessel ; and the Virginia being ofinfe
rior force, could only venture near enough to break her Cabbin
Windows. We continued firing guns in hopes to guide some
of his Majesty's (hips to our assistance, but to no purpose. On
the loth inst. we fell in with a ship of 18 guns, which we run
ashore about a league to the Southward of Curratuck; came
to anchor, and brought our broadside to bear on her stern,
which soon cleared her: We then manned boats, and got some
trifling things out of her ; the overfet, and we fit her on fire:
She wa called the Marquis le Fayette, of eighteen 6 pounders,
Joseph Ollery, belonging to Rhode-Bland, and had been crui
sing in the Weft Indies. On the 13th, saw a fleet coming out
of the Capes of Virginia, followed them, and engaged a foip
in the night for three Glasses, but on her confort'sjoining, we
hauled our wind, and kept fight till the morning, when we
found 4 fail in fight, and upon running down, found them all
veffcls of force drawn up in a line to engage us. As the people
were fatigued, being up all night, tacked ship and prepared for
a^ion. As soon as every thing was in order, about ship, and
followed them till Sunday at One P. M. when, with a fine
breeze we la ; d the largest ship along fide, gave her our broad
side, and in the fmoak boarded and carried her in 10 minutes.
Mr. M Lean, who headed the party that boarded behaved well
and shewed the greatest humanity to the prisoners, by preven
ting Daughter, which, from the nature of things, was almost
unavoidable. No time was loft after the prisoners were secu
red to go in pursuit of the other ship, which struck upon our
coming up and giving her a broadside; by that time the brig
and fchooncr made fail on different tacks; we followed the
fchoorer, which we captured."
^pHIS is to forwarn all persons whomsoever from harbouring
4 or crediting on my account, my wife Elizabeth Robinson,
as I am determined to profecutc an, who may harbour her, and to
pay no debts of her contrasting after this date.
Au^A 3 d, 17 82 JAMES ROBINSON.
CHARLES-FREDERICK SMITH,
Informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of the garrison,
THAT his GARDEN at No. iio, Meeting-street, is now
in repair, and will be opened next Wednesday evening, with
an elegant band of mufick; but should that evening prove rainy, it
will be opened the firft fair succeeding evening.
", The republication of the Address to Lieutenant Colonel
Cruger, with the addition of the names of thofc gentlemen who
Jigned it, is unavoidably postponed, both from the ' late hour at
which it was defred, and from the room which has been taken
up bj ^e intelligence from New- York.
From the Royal New-York Gazette.
STATE OF THE REBEL FINANCES.
Boston, June 1, 1782.
The Superintendant of the Finances of the United States
among the rules which he established on the 12th of February,
for the Receivers of the Continental taxes whom he had been
authorifed by the Congress to appoint, hath published the fol
lowing;
" 6thly. The said Receivers shall at the end of every,month
make out an exatt copy ofthe monies received by them respec
tively during such month, fpecifyingtherein the name# of the
persons from whom the fame shall have been received, the dates
and the fumi; which account, they fhdl refpeftivety cause to
be published in one of the news-papers of the State, to the end
that every citizen may know how much of the monies collected
from him in taxes is tranfinitted to the Treasury of the United
States for flipport of the war ; and also that it may be known
what monies have been at the order of the Superintendant of
Finance.— It being proper and neceflary that in a free
country the people should be as fully informed of the admini
stration of their affairs, as the nature of things will admit.
Whereupon I am naw obliged thus to certify, that
I HAVE not received any monies for the use of the United
States. JAMES LOVELL,
Receiver of Continental Taxes in Mafl'achufetts.
From the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, dated June 4, 1782.
RECEIPT of Continental taxes from the State of Pennsyl
vania, published in pursuance of the 6th article of inftruftions
from the Office of Finance, dated the 12th day of February last.
From the month of April, 1782, received nothing.
From the month of Mav. 1782, received nothing.
Philadelphia, June Ift, 1782. J. SWANWICK,
Receiver of Continental Taxes for Pennsylvania.
Extract from Mr. Bradford's PENNSYLVANIA JOUR
NAL, dated June If, 1782.
RECEIPT of Continental taxes from the State of Dela
ware, pubtihcd in pursuance of the 6th article of inßruaions
fiom^the Office of Finance, dated the 12th day of February
For the month of April, 1782, received noth ig.
For the month of May, 1782, received nothi g.
Newcafle, June T, ,782. j^AN REED,
Receiver of Continental Taxes for Delaware
The following letter from Robert Morris, Esq; the Congress's
Financier General, to Hezekiah Merril, Ffq; Receiver of
Taxes for Connecticut, it copied from the Connecticut Gazette
of the sth infant.
"S I R, Office of Finance, June 14, r,h.
" Mr. Brown has brought me your letter of the 7th instant.
Continually harrafled by demands for money due on the pub
lick engagements of Congress, and finding no Small difficulty
in complying with those special engagements which I myfelf
have made, so as to preserve the degree of credit which is es
sential to the service of my country, it becomes my indifpen
fible duty to shew how much, or rather how little I have re
ceived. Already I repent that delicacy which induced me to
omit the publication of receipts for the month of April, as I
have been thereby exposed more than otherwise would have
happened to clamourous demands. lam therefore now to re
quest that your publication be on no account delayed. lam
feafible t!iat it mutt be very disagreeable to many worthy citi
zens, and it is not improbable that reasons may be affigued for
the delay—of these the world is to judge. But whether they
be solid or fpeciou;, this at least is clear, that they will neither
feed, cloath, cover, move or pay our army. It is certain also
that our enemy are not to be subdued or expelled either by
reasonings or excuses. I should not insist on this publication so
peftinacioufly, did it tend merely to exculpate the immediate
servants of Congress, but that refpedable body are already the
objeft of complaint from this cause, and it is neceflary that the
impropriety of such complaints should be mide palpable and
evident. To this I will add a further reason of very great
magnitude. I with that these publications may,promote en
quiries where the fault lies, that if the publick treasure when
colleded has been misapplied, or if neceflary laws for collect
ing it, or the collection have been delayed by faction, diffaffec
tion, or other improper capfes; the whole may be known and
the guilty punished.—Such enquiries wiltmake those who were
entrusted with the administration more vigilant and attentive
to their duty, or it will introduce wiser and better men. The
taxes necessary for this war can by no means be very burthen
fome, if they are equally and punctually collected, and justly
and (economically applied. Whether they are or not the peo
ple are best judges. But that they may form a proper judg
ment, it is previously necessary that they be well informed.
I am determined that they Shall know what I receive, and how
I expend it, and I with them to push their enquiries as far as
possible.—l know that many may be offended ; for your own
private juftification you may use this letter, and Shew, or if
you please publish it, for my reliance, in the prosecution ofthis
war is not upon any particular man or set of men ; but (under
God) it is the general sense, spirit, and virtue of the freemen
of America. I am, Sir, with esteem and refpeCl, your most
obedient Servant, ROBERT MORRIS.
Hezekiah Merril, Esq; Receiver)
of Taxes for Connecticut.)
RECEIPT of Continental taxes from the state of Connecti
cut, published in pursuance of the 6th article of inftruclions
from the office of Finance, dated the 12th day of February
last.
For the month of June, 1782, received nothing.
Hartford, Jane t. HEZ. MERRIL,
Receiver of Taxes for Connecticut.
The Congress by their resolutions of October 30th, and No
vember 2d, 1781, laid a tax for 1782, upon eleven of the
colonies, over which they pretend to have authority (South-
Carolina and Georgia, being exempted on account of their
CHARLESTOWN, August 3.
ON Wednesday evening arrived off our bar from New-
York, his Majesty's (loop of war, Duc de Chartres, J.
C. Purvis, Enquire, commander, having under convoy two
schooners laden with rum on account of Government. The
day following the two schooners entered our harbour.
The above-mentioned vessels left Sandy-Hook, on the 18th
of last month. On the evening of the fame day they spoke
with a fleet of 2$ fail in 11 weeks from Cork, under convoy of
the Jafou and Vestal frigates, and bound for New-York. On
the 30th of the fame month, off Cape-Fear, they saw an Eng
lish fleet of 15 fail, under convoy of two mips of war, stand
ing to the N. E.
On Thursday was brought in here by a party from the post
on Coles-Ifland, a final! schooner belonging to Georgetown,
Welch, matter. She was bound to Jackfonburgh
with a lading of rum, sugar and flour, and had put in
to Stono inlet, not knowing it was commanded by a Bri
tish fort.
^ order ofthe Honourable Alexander Cochrane, Comman
der of his Majesty's Jbip Carolina, and Senior Officer at the Perl
of(barleftenun.
AN Y Persons willing to enter on board His Majesty's Arm
ed Galleys jn this Diftrid, shall hake their Discharge at
the Expiration of Six Months from the Date of their Entry,
if they require it.
Charleflown, August 3d, 1782. JAMES FRASER.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On THURSDAY the Bth of August,
WILL BE SOL D,
(On Account of Government)
The Hull, Masts, Yards, Sails, &c.
Of His Majesty's Galley Comet, as per Inventory thereof td
. be seen at my Office. JAMES FRASER.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On TUESDAY next, the 6th August,
WILL BE SOLD,
By COOKE & JVEBB,
At their Store in Broad-Street,
A variety of DRY GOODS,
Among which are,
A Trunk of CUTLERY, 3 Chest containing brass Furniture fy
Chest Drawers, Locks, Caftors, Handles and Roffes, Curtail
Rings, brass Nobs, Chaif, Nails, &c. &c.
AL S O,
A barrel of black Pepper
Nutmegs, Cinnamon and Clovea
Mel's Beef and Pork
Butter, Flotir, Tobacco
Raisins, Split Peafe, &c. &c.
LIKEWISE,
Several NEGRO ES.
PUBLICK AUCTIO N.
On TUESDAY ntxt, the 16th instant,
A large assortment of DRY GOODS,
Consisting of
IRISH linens, printed callicces, ribbands , gauzes, lates,
silk handkerchiefs, laWns, jeans, Hollands, Orleans cloth, gold
hatbands, buttons and loops, epaulets, gold lace, durants, calaman
coes, fine and coarse hats, a trunk of shoe, military ditto, tfo
puncheons old Jamaica Spirits.
At ONE o'clock, in the Exchange,
A valuable young NEGRO-MAN,
By trade a bricklayer, to whom art approved title will be given; he
is fold for no fault.
And, on WEDNESDAY, the jth instant,
(By Permission)
Prerifely at T WELVE U^.
Thirty casks of choice purple and copper indigo of an excellent
quality, fix ton of bar iron, and a parcel of blister and tilted fteeL
A By ROBERT NORRIS,
WHO HAS TO DISPOSE O F,
A quantity of freffi ship bread, choice Enghfh and Philadelphia
flour, best mess and cargo pork, a few half barrels of ditto fit for
private families, mufeovado and loaf Sugar, a few calks of Virginia
tobacco, deet-fkins in the hair, ditto Indian dressed, Jesuit's bark
jeweller, and plated ware, Spermaceti and mould candles, negro:
cloth. °
Pursuant to an order from his Excellency Rear-Admiral DiGBY,
Commander in chief of all his Majesty's Jbips and vessels ern^
ployed in North- America, &c. &c.
PUBLICK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Officers
command ng Hls Majesty's Galleys within this Diftri%
That they produce to the Subferiber their Pay Lifts And Books,
for the Purpose of difeharging the Wages due to the Petty
Officers and Men.—His Excellency is also pleased to dired
that their Wages shall be regularly paid every Six Months ;
and for their future Encouragement, that they shall receive
as a Gratuity for their Services, Ten Shillings New-York cur 4
rency at the End of every Month.
Charlflown, 3d August, 178%. JAMES FRASER.
ALS O;
A few barrels of clepn rice, peafe, oatmeal, and butter of the
last importation, and a few gallons of remarkably fine old Jamaica
Rum.
Supplying the rebel Southern army with provisions, &c.)to tig
amount of 7,601,497 dollars which they decreed Should be
paid into the hands of their Financier-General, by quarterly
payments of 1,900,374 1 4 each, the firft payment to be made
on the firft day of April; but when that time arrived, the un
fortunate Financier had not received a dollar of the immerse
ideal American revenue ; however, in the month of May, the
colony of Rhode-Ifland, with great diftrefc and difficulty,
raised and gave in 6058 do lars, in part of 216,684 dollars, which
is its quota of the tax ; and about the fame time the colony of
New-Jersey, to the ruin of many of its inhabitants, paid 10,000
dollars, in part of 485,6,9 dollars, which is its quota.
First quarter's quota of the tax for the present year.
±,9<>0,3?4 t-4 dollars, which should have been paid the
Xft of April, 1,900,374 14
Received by the Congress's Finan-)
ciei General id May last, ) '"
Deficiency 1,884,316 1-4
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On TUESDAY next, the 6th instant,
WILL BE SOLD,
At THOMAS STEWART & Co's
AUCTION-ROOM, No. 42, Bay.
A FEW barrels of Mess Pork
25 barrels of fine Flour
20 boxes of Candles
20 firkins of Irish Butter
10 calls of Raisins
6 boxes of Chocolate
6 cases of Geneva
Manufactured Tobacco, Snuff, Black Pepper, Mustard.
Almonds
IAN1 AN D,
50 pieces low-priced Irish linens, callicoes, striped Hollands, Ofr
nabutgs, with a variety of other articles.
T 0 BE S=O—
AN elegant CASE, contaify'g two good VIOL?' or
of an extra make and tone) with bows, &c. complex*
li $ Sonatas will be given with them. Enquire of Ctor
te Broad-freeu %