The South-Carolina & American general gazette — Charlestown [S.C.], 1777-05-29 00:00:00, page 1

Articles of War. Sefton FT.
"grt. I. All officers and folders, who, having received
pay, or having been duly inlifted in the service of the United
States, shall be convicted of having defertcd the fame, shall
'fuffer death, or such other punishment as by a Court-
Martial Shall be itifl&d.
To the end that the most speedy stop may be put to the
pernicious and unfoldieriy practice of deserting, and
that such offenders who receive the publicb money for ser
vices that they design not to perform, may be certainly and
speedily carried back to the corps they have defertcd from,
it is earnestly recommended to the Committees of Obser
vation or Infpe&on of these United States, that they caufc
d ligent enquiry to be tirade in their refpe&ive counties or
diftrids, for all deserters that may be lurking and harboured
therein, and cause such whenever found to be immediately
fecu ed and conveyed to the nearest Continental Officer,
and all such Officers are hereby directed to receive and fe
eure such deserters, thrt tire, ma, be fafely delivered to
their refpe&ive regiments, and brought to a speedy trial
and exemplary punishment; and farther to pay to the per
sons delivering such deserters, eight dollars tor each de
serter so brought and delivered, and twelve ninetieths of a
dollar, in lieu of expenses for every m le from the place
where the defcrter was taken Up, to the place where he is
delivered to the Officer.
, Art. 2. Any non Comfaiffioned officer or soldier, who
ffiall, without le>ve from his Commanding Officer, absent
himfelc from his troop or company, or from any detach
ment With which he shall be commanded, (ball, upon being
convicted thereof, be punched according to the nature of
his offence, at the diferetion of a Court-Martial.
Art 3. No non' commiffiohed officer or soldier fnall in
lift himfelfm any pH er regiment, troop or company, with
out a' regular discharge from th^ regiment, troop or com
pany, in which he last served, on the penalty of being re
puted a defefter, and fuffering accordingly : And in case
any officer shall knowingly receive and entertain such non
commissioned officer or soldier, or shall not, after his being
difeovered to be a deserter, immediately confine him, and
give notice thereof to the corps in which he last served, he,
the said officer so offending, Hull by a Court-Martial be
ealhiered. r „
Ordered, That the 'foregoing Resolve, and the three
Articles of War be published in the several news papers for
Lx months, and the several printers are hereby requeued
to publdh them accordingly.
ON Tuesday next, the 3d Day of sane, will be fold
at Mr. Noah Stevenfou's Store in Church-street,
A Variety of Dry Goods, with sundry Articles of Hard
Ware and Ironmongery. The Sale to begin exaßly at
Nine o'clock. § EDWARD OATS.
"On Tburfla; the 19th Day of f^ next, at 10 o'Clock in the
Forenoon, twill be fold by gublick Otterp, at Mr. Falk's
Long Room in Church-street, in G'karl&wn,
FORTY is prime SLAVES as any ir this State, belong
ing to the Estate of William Coacb^n, Esq; deceased,
among whom are Sawyers, Coopers Boatmen, handy
Boys and Orls, and an extraordinary good Carpenter,
Well known in Town and Country, remarkably diligent
and sober. The Conditions of the Sae are, Cash for all
Sums under One fhouland five hundred Pounds, and fix
Months Credit for all above, paying Interest from the Day
of Sale, and giving such Security as Hull be approved of,
the Property not to be altered, nor nothing moved, before
'the Conditions ate complied with.
ELIZABETH COACHMAN, Executrix.
• JAMES COACHMAN, Executor.
THE Subicribers give Notice, that all Accounts due
to them arid not fettled to their Satisfaction the
firft of July next, will be put into the Hands of an At
torney at Law to be sued for.
§ FABRE & SIMONS.
THE Subscriber informs the Publick, that (he be
came a separate Dealer the 3d Day of June last,
and carries on her Business as usual.
§ MARY LUYTEN.
CY EORGE GALBRAITH has opened a School in
I Meeting-street, opposite to Blade's Buildings,
where he teaches the Greek, Latin and English Lan
guages, "Writing and Arithmetick. I hose who entrust
him with their Children, may depend upon the utmost
Care and Attention being given to their Education. §
THE Subferiber requests the Favour of those who
have not fettled their Accounts to call on fohn
Troup, Esq; on or before the firft Day of August, 1777;
and those who have not got their Accounts, to call there
for them. *hm, JOHN HARRISON.
ANY Person who has from fifteen to twenty good
Waggons for Sale, may, by applying immediately
to the Printer, hear of a Purchaser who will give either
Money or Bonds in Payment. §
THE Subferiber being about to depart this State,
has left his Books, Bills, Bonds and Notes, in the
Hands of % hn Troup, Esq; Attorney at Law, and his
Attorney. As there are a few who have not applied to
him, Mr. Troup will fettle with them as soon as possible.
§ GEORGE THOMSON.
CHARLESTOWN: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, a the Old Printing-HouJe, Great Stationary & Booh Store.
SOUTH-CAROLINA AND AMERICAN
Vol. XX.
In CONGRESS, February 25, 1777.
GENERAL GAZETT E.
THURSDAY, May 29, 1777.
GEORGE FLAGG has a freff Supply of the best
CROWN GLASS from i; by io, to 7 by 9,
with which he can accommodate las Friends and Cus
tomers, for CASH only. , > <
N. B. House and Ship-Painting as usual. ±
P ALME TTO SOCIETY.
AS the Twenty-eighth Day of Jure, 1776, will be ever
memorable in South- Carolina, lor the signal and
providential Victory obtained by our gallant Troops over
the formidable Fleet and Army of Great-Britain at Sulli
van's Island, a confi3erable Number of the Inhabitants of
Charleftown have associated thentfei,,* together, princi
pally tor the Purpofc oi celebrating the Ann;verlery ot that
Day with decent and chearful Festivity; to that End, they
have procured the Ule of Mr. Talk's Long Room for the
Day, where they propose to dine together ; and they here
by give Notice, thac thev will be glad of the Company of
any Gentlemen, Friends to Liberty, and Lovers of their
Country, who may incline to join themin commemorating
an Action the most important in its Ccnfequences to this
State, the most honourable to our Troops, and the molt
disgrace ul to our Enemies, that has been known since
the Commencement or the present arduous Struggle for
Liberty.
TICKETS for Admission at THREE DOLLARS each,
mult be applied for, at lead three Davs previous to ths
Meeting, to any of the Stewards, viz. William Mason
or William Johnson, Efqrs. Messrs. John Calvert,
James Wakefield, William Valentine, Ro
bert Howard, Richard Cole, or George Flagg.
By Order of the Soc ety,
1 ALEXANDER ALEXANDER, Secretary.
FELLOWSHIP SOCIETY.
A Quarterly Meeting of fad Society will be held
on Wednesday the 11th of June at Poinfett's
Tavern, when the Members are desired to attend at 11
o'Clock in the Forenoon. . Ry Order of the Society,
X ALEX. Alexander, Secretary.
To be fold I, AuWon, at the Corner Store next foe Exchange,'
ore Tafdey the iotb Day cf fuse rxxt, at Eleven o'Clock
in the Forenoon,
A LOT of LAND ir. Traddfreet, containing 32 Tert
front, and lot Feet deep, ^ith a good low story
Brick House thereon, now occupied by Mr. Daniel Four
dea& 11 Feet front on said Street, and i;6 Feet deep, in
good Order, a Brick Kitchen,- Store,&c. The Cond tions"
of the Sale, one, two or three Years Credit, with approved
Security, and Intcreft from the Day of Srie.
* SAMUEL FRIOLEAU, jun. & Co.
To be Sold at Private Sde by the Subferiber,
A LOT in Tradd street, 33 Feet front and 100 Feet
deep, dire&ly opposite Tbtnas Fuller, Efqr's, with a
convenient small Two story Hoile, 18 Feet by 30, with a
Brick Kitchen, and every other peceffary Out-building,
and the Yard paved ; it is at prifent rented by Mr. Robert
Muncreef, The Purchaser mar have one Year's Credit,
with Interest from the Date, aid giving such Security as
will be required by ANTHONY TOOMER. *
For Sale by Private Contract,
AVery valuable PLANTATION in St. Stephen's Pa
rish, fronting two Miles co Santec-River, and adjoin
ing Lands 0+ Mr. James Guerre, containing near 6000
Acres, and may be con eaicntly divided into three Tracts,
with a fufficient Quantity of Swatip to each ; 500 or 600
Acres of gojd Oak and Hickory Lind fit for Co n and In
digo, and is one of the belt Scats for a Saw Mill of any in
the State. This Plantation will Tut,a large Planter. The
Purchasers may be accommodated with a fine Stock of Cat
lle on the Premises. For Terms apfly to Theodore Gaillard,
junior * ELIAS BALL.
THE Subferiber being to leave the Town, and probably
the State for some Time, will put his Accounts, with
those due to Hamkins, Petrie, & Co into the Hands of Mr.
Colcock, who has Directions to fire for all those that are not
fettled immediately with him or Noah Stevenson, at Mr.
Haewkins's Counting House ; and also to ftie tor Principal
and Interest of ail Obligations that,have net the Interest
duly paid on them. * PHILIP HAWKINS.
THE Subferiber gives this timely Notice to all Perlons
having any Demands against tte Estate of Mr. L il
liam Hull, late of Prince George's Pitifb, to meet him at
Mr. Ho?/fda,'s Tavern in Charlehown,on Tuesday the 15th
Day of July ; and the Heirs of the said Estate are desired
to meet on the fame Day at eleven o'Clock.
*bx. GEORGE IVANS, Executor.
LEFT at Mr. Hatfield's Stables in King street the be
a ginning of April last by a Person unknown, a d?rk
brown HORSE, about 13 Hands high, strong made, brand
ed on the mounting Shoulder P, and on the off ditto B.
This is to give Notice, that the said Horse, if not owned
by the 10th of June enfriing, will then be fold to pay his
Expences.
N. B. At the fame Place is to be fold cheap, a latge As
sortment of Iron Pots, Ovens, Teakettles, Skillets, &c. &c.
f^OUND some Time ago by a joung Man who car
ried it to William Gorndey, Silversmith, in Bfoad
ftreet, a CHASED GOLD WATCH CASE. The
Owner, on proving his Property, paying for this Adver
tisement, and giving the Finder some Gratuity, may have
it again by applying to Mr. Gemdep or the Printers. |
THE
For Publick Sale, on Monday the ad of June, 1777, at m.
Room in Church-street, precisely .at to o'C ock,
THE Hotifhold Furniture advertised for Sale on
Wednesday the 28th of May ; which', on Ac
count of the bad Weather, came too late for that Day,
the fame being now ready for View 2 confining of great
Variety. t JACOB VALK.
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Tovn Lots, Houses, and Tracts of Land.
At VAL K's Long-Room in Church-street, ;
On Wednesday the 25th Day 0, June, precisely at Ten o'clock
I.. in tbe\FQrenoon, mill b* fold, ,
A LOT of LAND on the weft i,ide 0. Church-street,
adjoining the Play,Houfe, measuring 50 Feet 8 Inches
in Front, and 144 Feet 6 Inches in Depth, on which is a
small wooden Tenement, a commodious Brick Hou'e, and
the Afftmbly Room, now called Valk's Long Room, rent
ed on Lease to Mr. Valk, of Which four Years are yet
unexpired.
FOUR LOTS or. the North Side of Beresford's Alley, viz.
N° i, tqe eaftermoft Lot, 20 Feet by 95 Feet 8 Inches,
back Line 17 Feet 5 Inches, on which is a Brick Tenement
16 Feet by 32, and a large Room over the Kitchen, now
rented to Mr. Carfs. %
N° 2, situated to the westward of N° I, - being 1^ Feet a
Inches by 95 Feet 8 Inches, back Line r§ Feet 1 Inch, on
which is a Brick Tenement 18 Feet,^ Inches by 3% Feet.
N° 3, adjoining N° 2, 18 Feet by 95 Feet 8 Inches, back
Line 20 Feet, on which is a Brick Tenement 18 Feet by 32.
N° 4, adjoining I\° 3, 20 Feet by 95 Feet 8 Inches, back
Line 25 Feet 2 Inches, on which is a Brick Tenement 16
Feet by 32. j : ,
A CONNER LOT on the east Side of Archdale and
south Side of Beres ord's Streets, 28 Feet by 119 Feet, on
which is a wooden Tenement. 28 Feet by 18.
A LO ton the south east Side of Tradd and K'ng Streets,
35 Feet front on Tradd-ftreet r ,and 102 Feet front on King
ttreet, on which is a wooden.Houfe A 3 \good Bake House
and twofarge Ovens, now occupied by Mr.,Wright.
A LOT the weft,Side of Church-street, 39 Feet front,
and 142 Feet deep, on which is a wooden House and good
convenient Offices, lately occupied by %s. Watson.,
A LOT on the weft Side of Church-street, 25. Feet front,
and 142 Feet deep, on which is a good Brick Hcufe and all
convenient Offices, lately occupied by Dr. Milligan.
A LOT the east Side of King street, nearly opposite to
a House belonging to William Hopton,,Efq; 82 Feet front,
and 232 Feet deep, oh which ia a small wooden Tenement,
A CORNER PEW, N o 5, near the south Door in St,
Philip's Church.-., y
GoDDARD's ISLAND, , a Traa of Land containing
300 Acres, ekclufive of Marih, pleasantly situated on Wan
do- River, of which jt contains a most extensive Profeceff,
terminated by Charleftown down the River, and by Cain
hoy up the River; there are on the Trem Tes a fmali Dwell
ing House, Dairy House, new Fowl Houses, Negro Houses,
Corn House, a large Cow- House and Stable, Garden, Or
chard, and eo Acres.of. Corn, ftafe, .Potatoes and Rice;
its Distance ftom Charleftown, being only fix Miles, makes
it convenient to attend the Markets' and the Goodness of
the Range for Cattle will answer the Person's sanguine Ex
pedations,.. The present Crop of Corn,, Peafe, Potatoes
and Rice, to be valued by three indifferent Persons, with a
reserved Right to the present Proprietor of removing 1%
Fruit Trees at the proper Season. - ,
.Two TRACTS of LAND in Hell Hole Swamp, the one
containing 2834 Acres, the other 900 Acres, both cf them,
belonging to the Estate of R chard Beres'ord .deceased.
A I RAC I 'of ^co A^ res of Land on Feedee-R ver,abeve
Youhany, to the weft on Ayart's, and to the e?ft on Major
Pawley's Land, the Property d f Mrs. Mary Watson., A'/%
Two valuable NEGRO WENCHES, one of them with
a Mulatto Child, both of them handy House Wenches, to
lerable good Searnftreffes, Washers, and can Cook a little.
Twe ve Months Credit, paying Interest an, giving ap
proved Security. * JACOB VALK.
WHEREAS the Commissioners of the Markets, from
many corroborating Circumstances, have Reason:
to believe the good People of this State are greatly impos
ed on by the Free Negroes, who usually attend the Market
to fell Veal, Mutton, ,&c. on Commission : and as they are
desirous in riiture ot redressing so great a Grievance, they
therefore give Notice, that from and after the 12th Day of
May inftarit, no Free Negro or Slave fhali be permitted to
fell any Thing in. the Markets, without ? Ticket firft ob
tained, from trie Owners of such Calves, Sheep, Hogs, &%
fpedifyitig the Prices they are willing to fell at, in order
that the Inhabitants may be fatisfied whether the Owners
or Sellers are the Extortioners.
N. B. A Ticket was lately produced to the Commis
sioners, wherein the moderate Price of Four Pounds Ten Sbil~
lings per Hundred for Corn Blades, and Tmerty-froe Shil,
lings per Pound for frefh Butter, was limited by th)i
Proprietor; and another Ticket, limiting the Butcher to
Five Pounds per Quarter, for hind Quarters, and Four
Pounds per Quarter, for fore Quarters of Mutton —No
General Ticket; in future, will be allowed to Negroes who
fell in and attend the Market. May 1, 1777. t
THE Subferiber desires all Perfon&.to whom he is in<
I debted, to render in their Accounts to his Brother
f^remiab Hutebinfen in Meeting- street ; and those who are
indebted to him, are desired to fettle to his Satistaaion by
the 10th of lune next :,Thofe concerned he hopes will
take proper Notice. MATHIAS HUTCHINSON. *
JOhn Grant interms ms of a gr^y Unfa ^ut 13 hinds high,
branded on the mounting (h older T, and n tne mounting
buttock B, having strayed irto hit prftur, pear the Ten Mile
House. The owner most povs his property hefot,
! JOHN X&OVP, F p o
Numb. 960.