The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-06-16 00:00:00, page 2

Account of the new Post lately taken by the Refugees, who diflin
ihemfelves in defending their Block-House upon Hudson's River,
tn the lift of lajl Jufy.
'* LAST Monday morning, the 14th instant, a party of a
bout 70 Loyal Refugees, (who had evacuated the post at Ber
gen-Point) under the command of Captain Ward, being join
ed by an equal number from this place, under the command
of Captain George Harden,, landed at Bull's Ferry, on the
Jersey shore, from whence they proceeded by the way of Fort
lee to' the English Neighbourhood, from which place they
returned to Fort Let at evening of the fame, (fay ; soon after
which a party ,of about 100 rebels made their f-ppearan^c and.
took possession of a stone house at the distance of about an
hundred yards' from Fort Lee, from whence theykept up a
conflict fire for near an hour, when it was determined to dis
possess them by storming the house, which they perceiving,
very prudently took to their heels, leaving one irfan killed, and
the Refugees made two more prisoners. But they having re
ceived a reinforcement of 300 militia, and one year's men,
made their appearance again, the next morning, in three di
visions, meditating an attack, which those brave Loyalists be
ing apprized of, immediately marched out, and commenced
the attack ; the enemy at the fame time faced to the right a
bout, and fled in great confufion, (many of them throwing
away their arms) leaving on the field wounded their Colonel
Cooper, who is also a Judge and Commissioner for felling the
States of the Loyalists, also two men killed.
" May 16th and 17th they were busily employed in erecting
works for the establishment of a post on the ground where
Fort Lee flood.—May 18th. Thisunorning, just after fun-rife,
as they were proceeding in order to continue the works they
had begun to ered, the advanced party, consisting of about
ten men, had nearly got within the works, when they percei
ved them to be in the possession of the enemy, who made two
of the party prisoners; the rest gave their fire, and ran off
down the hill; the rebels pursuing, Captain Harden ordered
a field piece to be placed in such a position which, with the
fire from a gun boat, and the mufquetry, obliged them to re
turn up the hill. Captain Harden advanced thro' a valley that
led up the hill, and gained the right flank of the enemy, whom
be instantly charged, and obliged to quitthe works they were
in possession of, retreating in great confufion, and leaving be
hind them I man killed and 1 wounded; they also took off
with them several who were badly wounded ; Captain Harden
Surfued the enemy to the heights of the English Neighbour
ood, but was not able to come up with them ; the Refugees
have only had one man slightly wounded, and two captured.
The rebel party consisted cf militia and one year's men, and
amounted to upwards of four hundred men." ;,
Wednesday last arrived the brig Adventure, laden with 900
barrels of flour, from Philadelphia ; ihe is a prize to the Royal
Oak, taken off Egg harbour. , ~ ,
Saturday last was sent in here by the privateer fchconer Ge
neral Arnold, Captain Nealson, the brig Anna Maria, Cap
tain Periam, from Philadelphia, for the Havana,; loaded with
flour and Indian corn : She was taken last Tuesday, and failed
from the Capes a few days before in company with the ship
Morris, Captain Mefnard, and a brig called the Experiment,
both of which it.is thought got clear : The two last were
bound for the Havana also. , .
May 22. Sunday the ships Telemachus ^nd Friendship ar
rived here from Jamaica.
May 24. Last Tuesday arrived the. Speedy Packet, Captain
Spargo, with the January and February mails from England.
She delivered the southern mails at Charleftown, from whence
the failed sixteen days ago, in company with the brig Corn
wallis, which arrived on Sunday last. .
Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship Loyalist, Captain Arde
foif, from Charleftown, but last from Chefapeak Bay.
Wilmington, (North-Carolina) June 7. The repeated bar
barities of the rebel parties, must juftify any feyerities that
may in future (and will soon probably) be inflicted on the de
luded wretches that compose them ; who under the pretence
of patriotism, and defence of their country's, liberties, as
semble to plunder and commit every devastation the most
lawless and unprincipled delire of benefiting themselves, at
the expehce of their brethren and fellow subjects, can induce.
It is as true as fingujar that the most violent men in this part
of the country, possess little or no property, and continue to
aft against his Majesty's government, solely with a view to
benefit themselves in the general confufion, their unprincipled
conduct must naturally occasion :—We beg leave to instance
Mr. John Walker, Thomas Jones, Edmund Corbin, Y g
and many other violent and arch rebels.
fame of whom had a rived or.lv 2 hours before, with an inten
tion of collecting boats for the Marquis to cross his army, but
who is since marched to Richmond.
" A considerable magazine of flour and bread has fallen into
the hands of the troops near Petersburg, and the country a
bounds with cattle."
MORNING ORDERS.
By a vessel arrived this morning from Charleftown, the
Commander in Chief received the following account from
Lieutenant Colonel Balfour, which he has the fatisfa&ion to
announce to the Army.
" ON,the 19th of April, General Green, with about 1400
Continentals, and a body of Militia, came before Camden,
where he continued, changing his positions, till the 25th; on
the morning of which Lord Rawdon, with the greateftpart of
his garrison, upwards of eight hundred, marched out, and a
bout ten o'clock attacked him in his camp at Hobkirk's Hill,
with that conduct and spirit which claimed the victory he gain
ed, though long contested, and against superior numbers, es
pecially of cavalry', the enemy's advantage in which hindered
the pursuit being continued further than 3 miles, and enabled
them to take off their cannon, which they at firft preferred by
drawing out of the road into thickets, where they escaped the
troops eager in pursuit of the flying Rebels.
"The enemy's loss on this occasion is estimated by Lord
Rawdon at about 500 men, and his own at about 200, in
which number is one officer killed, and 11 wounded, but not
dangerously."
Notwithstanding the repeated exertions of the wellwifhers
to his Majesty's government, to put a final period to those hor
rid and most cruel barbarities daily committed by the rebel
partisans, and their adherents, a continuance of which, must
eventually produce every degree of misery and wretched
ness to the inhabitants of this country, it still behoves e
very man who has the Icaft spark of virtue in him, to exert
ever, 'nerve, in putting a stop to such lawless and unheard of
cruelties : the perpetrators of which cannot fail, sooner or la
ter, to fall a facrifice to that Jenieut and happy government,
under which they have lately lived.
roHE Copartnerfllip of TUNNO & LITHGOW being
l dissolved by mutual consent theist instant, George
Tunno takes this method of informing his friends, and the
Publick in general, that he has entered into partnerflrip with
Charles Delap, under the firm cf
DELAP and TUNN O,
And hopes for a continuance of their favours.
They have now on hand, a compleat Assortment of DRY
GOODS, which they will fell wholesale or retail on the
most reasonable terms for Caih, good Bills of Exchange, or
T TIE ship Sharp and brig Runnymead, which arrived here
X on Saturday from Jamaica, as mentioned in our last, a
few days before their arrival, fell in with a Rebel privateer of
16 guns, which the Runnymead engaged, and after one or
two broadsides obliged her to fheef off; the Sharp at the
fame time bearing down to her assistance, the privateer crouded
all the fail she could, and got away; the Runnymead being
damaged in her rigging, was unable to give chafe.—The day
before they got in, Captain Boog chafed another privateer of
16 or 18 guns into very shoal water, when he was obliged to
relinquish the pursuit.
On Sunday his Majesty's sloop Hope, Captain Thomas, and
the Sir George Collier and Lord North privateers, arrived here
from Chefapeak.—The privateers brought in with them a
prize schooner, bound from Cape-Frangois to Beaufort in
North-Carolina, laden with sugars, &c. which they took
on the passage.
'I he Sir George Collier and Lord North left Virginia 18
days since. Lord Cornwallis's head quarters were then at
Richmond ; the army were in high health and spirits, and
it was expedited they would soon proceed in quest of the Mar
quis de la Fayette's corps, who it was laid, was retreating
towards the head of York-River.
The cartel sloop from Pensacola, mentioned in our last,
got in on Sunday.
We have been favoured with the following account of the
liege of that place.
" On the morning of the 9th of March, a Spanish fleet
confiftirig of thirty-two fail, one 64 gun ihip, 6 frigates and
5 or 6 row gallies included, appeared off the bar of Pensacola,
on board of which was Gen. Galvez with about 2500 men,
and in the night landed the greatest part of them upon St.
Rofe's Bland. —On the iith, they ereded a 6 gun battery
which prevented the ship Meritor and sloop Port-Royal from
laying in their proper Rations for the defence of the harbour.
—On the 18th an armed brig and three row gallies came in
through the Point Channel, and on the ensuing day the whole
fleet, one 64 gun ship excepted, having both wind and tide
in them favour, followed them, through a heavy fire from
the Royal Navy Redoubt on the Red Cliffs, and came to
anchor inside St. Rofe's Island.—On the 22d, they landed
upon Tartar Point, and were joined by Col. Efpilletta with
800 men from Mobillc, and on the 23d by 18 transports from
New-Orleans, having on board about 1300 men.—On the
26th the enemy's fleet came up and anchored a little below
the town, opposite to Sutton's Lagoon; where on the 28th
they landed thfir whole force, and from thence on the 30th
moved to Ned's IV idows, about a mile and a half from
Fort George ; here wy were attacked by the Indians, who
were supported by tl right troops and two field pieces under
the command of C r t. Johnftone, and dr ven from their
post with confident ,ie loss on their fide ; among their killed
was one Colonel • .he Indians brought 4 drums off the field
and a number of muixets.—On the 12th of April our troops
made a sally fre 1 the garrison on an advanced party of the
enemy and jed them to retreat. General Galvez was
wounded, and a number of his men killed.. On this occasion
we loft one fubaltem—On the 19th a fleet appeared, confiding
of II ships or the line and 4 frigates, Spanish, 4 ships of the
line, one fr 3 ate, one armed brig and a cutter, French, in all
22 fail, having on board 5000 men, including the marines,
which they landed on the 22d. The arrival of this reinforce
ment, there is every reason to believe, prevented Gen. Galvez
from railing the siege and reimbarking his troops On the
night between the 28th and 29th the enemy having completed
a covert way from the place of their landing to a height
about 1500 yards from cur outer redoubt, they began a
battery which was opened on the 2d of May, and did Tome
damage to our works, which however were always repaired
in the night. A number of sallies were made after that of the:
12th of April by the besieged, in which the enemy always,
fuffered considerably, but none of consequence until the 6th
of May, when one hundred men, commanded by Major McDo
nald, about 12 o'clock, with fixed bayonets, attacked and drove
8 or 900 of them fiom their works, which they had advanced
within about 600 yards of our outer redoubt, made one Cap
tain, two Subalterns and four privates prisoners, killed three
officers and about 50 men, spiked 5 pieces cf brass cannon,
and let fire to their works, with the loss of only one ferjeant
killed, and twopri vates wounded.—On the Bth about 9 o'clock
by some accident the magazine of the outer redoubt was
blown up, by which the redoubt with a great part of our ar
tillery stores, was entirely destroyed, and upwards of one
hundred men killed. In consequence of this a parley was
beat, articles of capitulation were agreed upon, and on the
iith the brave garrison marched out to the number of 800
men, including the seamen of both ships, and laid down their
arms to Gen. Galvez. The garrison then were some hundreds
less than the enemy acknowledged to have loft during the
siege.—Our loss in all the actions did not amount to above 20
men till the blowing up of the advanced redoubt; and had
it not been for that unfortunate accident, notwithstanding their
great superiority of force,'/ is uncertain whether they would
have reduced the place.",
The terms of capitulation, as far as we underhand, are in
the greatest .degree honourable to General Campbell and his
troops; and fatisfadory to the inhabitants. The latter are al
lowed one year to fettle their affairs, with liberty to depart the
province afterwards; and during that time the English laws
are to be in force, and the Chief Justice to remain with them.
The troops are to be sent to any port belonging to his Majesty,
except St. Augustine and Jamaica. General Campbell, we
hear, has resolved to go to New-York.
This morning his Majesty's (loop Otter, arrived here from
Tybee.
,CharleJlown, i§tb June, 1781.
ALL Persons keeping Taverns, Publick Houses, or who fell
Liquors by Licence in this Garrison; are hereby ftri&ly
prohibited keeping Gaming Tables in their Houles : Whoso
ever shall be found disobeying this Order,, will have their Li
cences taken from them, and be dismissed the Garrison.
By Order of the Commandant,
X C. FRASER, Town-Major.
HAVING received a Commission from the Honourable
Robert Catherwood, Esq; Judge of his Majesty's
Court of Vice-Admiralty for the Province of Bah-Florida,
appointing me a Cominiffioner to take Depositions of all cap
tured Vessels thathave, or may hereafter be, brought in this
Port; in Order that all such may be more speedily brought
to Trial in the Vice-Admiralty Court of East-Florida :. I DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That I am ready to take Deposi
tions, which, with the Papers found on board, will be trans
mitted by me to East-Florida, so that a definitive Sen ter.ee m; y
be returned with the utmost Dispatch, HUGH ROSE.
CharleJtocwn, igth May, 1781. 1h
ALL persons any ways indebted to the late Mr. Williai
Jimieson's estate, are again requeued to make immedi
a e payment to the fubferibers ; and tnofe who have any claim
against said chafe, are desired to make them known, property
attested, to JOHN MORRIS, ( AdrAnifr^
t ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, 3 tors.
Char^lo^n, tyh J;r ? c, 1781.
Charlestown, June 20.
Th ,% let ade^te'ed or hard; he!,,
A HOUSE in Hazel-lbw, No. 5. Enquire cf
BENJAMIN WISH.
r |TO be hited, a healthy Wet Nurse. Any person in wart
1 of such, may hear of one by enquiring next door to the
Scotch -Meeting.%
A PERSON who is well qualified, and can be fufficicntly
" recoinmnded, wants a place as a Nurse in a genteel
family. Enquire next door to Mr. Penman's, on the Bay. %
JACOB VALK, begs leave to inform his friends and the
publick, that be has removed his office to No. 109, King.
street, where he carries on the COMMISSION BUSINESS
as formerly.±
^= For Kingston, in Jamaica,
The Sloop Betsey,
Joseph Bowen, Master;
A fall failing, handy Vessel. For Freight on easy Terms, or for
Passage, having good Accommodations, apply to
I POWELL, HOPTON, & Co.
A Young NEGRO WENCH named Affey, was taken
from the fubferiber, by Serieants Newton and Gasper,
some time in September, 1779. A reward of THREE GUI
NEAS will be paid to any person that will deliver her to me
at Purrvfburg, or to Mr. Robert Dillon in Charleftown.
JOHN KEALL.
All masters of vessels are cautioned from carrying her off
the province.*?.^
WANTEE imme liately, a MUSICK MASTER to attend
a young Band, for which a handsome salary will be
allowed. Enquire of the Printers. ±
MAC N A~IK & M AXWELo,
Have removed from No. 45, on the Bay, to No. 4, from the Bay,
in Tradd-ftreet, ahnoft opposite to Bedon's Alley,
Where they have for sale, on the most reasonable terms, whole
sale and retail,
A coinpleat Assortment of GROCER IE S,
CONSISTING OF
HYSON, green, fouchong, and bohea teas, coffee, double and
single refined sugar, belt pearl barley, India sago, prunes, cur
rants, soap, fpermaceti, wax, and tallow candles, Chcfliire and
GlouccHer Cheese.
S PI C ER I E S.
Black pepper, nutmegs, cloves, cinnamon, mace, trufles, morells,
and vermicelli.
P I C KL E S.
Oil in pint and quart bottles, ketchup in ditto, anchovies, capers,
mangoes, olives, girkins, walnuts, French beans, and excellent
wine vinegar.
CONFECTIONARY.
Currant jelly, Barberry comfits, fine Caraways, Scotch ditto,
mixed comfits, capillaire and orgeat.
They have like<wfefor sale, as usual,
Best Jamaica spirits and Weft-India rum, Coniac and British
brandy, Geneva, old Madeira, Port and Teneriffe wines, by the
pipe, quarter-calk, or dozen, London porter cn draught, or bottled,
hiupovado sugar, Maccuba, Scotch, and Rappee Snuff, an af
fortfoent of China Bowls, Queen's ware, hair brooms, brulhes,
Jt6tc. Also, FRESH LIMES, and a few Mutton Hams.
William Kerfhaw, and William Riddell,
Having entered into Copartnerfhip, under the Firm of
KERSHAW & RIDDELL,
^ ; BEG LEAVE TO INFORM THEIR FRIENDS,
THAT they intend carrying on the FACTORAGE BUST
£ NESS upon Greenwood's wharf, where they have erected a
compleat large itore for the conveniency of Coring rice, tobacco, in
(ugo, &c &c. put into, their hands. They likewile intend keeping a
ftipply of rum, sugar, fait, plantation tools, &c. 8:c. for their country
friends that may.favour them with their custom. They flatter them
selves they will have it in their power to give every fatisfadhon that
may be wanted.
N. B. They haye to rent for one, two or three years, a good large
STORE and CEITAR on the said wharf, being as good a hand for
business as any in Charleftown; also a cQmpleat large SAIL LOFT.|
MANTUA-MAKING.
ALL kinds of Mantuns made in the neatest manner and
.neweftfaihion, at a reasonable price, at No. 107, Meet
ing-street, opposite the White Meeting ; also every kind of
plain needle work done faithfully, with expedition. *b.
MR; SAMPSON GLARKE, of Charleftown, Merchant,
having assigned all his eftat% real and perfanal, as also hi%
books of accounts; to ns the fubferibers, in trull for all and singular his
private creditors; Notice ds ,hereby given, That such creditors
are required to furnifh us with fates cf their several and refpe&ive
demands, within fix months from the date hereof, as immediately
thereafter a dividend will be made by u s among his said credi
tors. Notice is hereby also further given to them indebted to said
Clarke, that whlefs they do immediately pay ' their refpe&ive accounts,
they will be put in suit without farther application being made to
them. WILLIAM GREENWOOD,
Chartfowl, April 12, VyILLIAM DUGUID,
r.Bi. , JOHN TELFAIR.
NICHOLAS SMITH,
No. 29, op the Bay, near the Exchange,
HAS JUS TIMPORTE D,
A Great variety of elegant JEWELLERY; tortoise-shell
and japanned goods; gilt, inlaid, plated and other buckles;
plated spurs, a variety of coat and breast buttons, some high finished
steel hilts for dress fwerds, a few pair of very genteel sconces and
small looking glasses, gilt and fteel' trinkets, Watch chains, browit
and white thread hose, white, coloured and ofnabarg threads; ivory
combs, setts of fine fnovels, tongs and pokers; pins, Whitechapel
needles, silver and pinchbeck thimbles, with various other articles,,
wich he will fell on the very lowest terms, wholesale or retail, for
cash dr vovermnen' bills +
WHEREAS Mrs. Mary Wilson, widow, executrix, re
siduary legatee and devifee of Mr. William Wilson, late cf
Charleftown, Merchant, deceased, hath this day assigned and made
over to me, on behalf of myfelf, brother and other creditors, all an!
singular the estate and effects of the said deceased ; I therefore give
Notice to the creditors here (if any such there be) to render me 1
state of their refpe&ive demands, on oath, on or before the firft day 0:
July next ; and those anywise indebted to the said eftate,to make im
mediate payment, otherwise they must be fund without dittinaion;
the settlement of the deceafed's concerns in this country admitting
f no delay : And such persons as paid off their accounts to the said
William Wilson, in the depreciated currency of 1777, 1778 and 1779#
are delireTto make such payments good in the legal money of the
country, otherwise they will be forthwith filed without diftindtion.
Cbarlefoew, April 26, 1781. GILBERT WILSON, f
AIL persons indebted to the eflate of Mr, William Carfs,
late Master of the . Provincial Tree-School, deceased, are
desired to make immediate payment ; and those to whom the
estate may be indebted, will pteafe to make their demands
known to lO^N MILLS, Adminiftramr,
%A.n, 1781. ^c. No. 28, Old Church-Ares.