The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-01-02 00:00:00, page 1

Commillary-General's Office,
No. 3, Queen-Street. I
THE Factors and Planters are hereby informed, that the
following prices will be paid foi^il 1 well-cured FORAGE deli
vered into his Majesty's Forage-Yard at Gadsden's wharf and Cum
mings's Point, where proper perlons are appointed to receive it, viz.
Tyco Dollars per hundred for well-cured corn blades ;
One Dollar per hundred for hay ;
One Dollar per hundred for rice in the flraw ;
Three Shillings for good clean draw ;
And a fair market price for Indian corn fuelled or in the cob,
roughjice, and cow peafe,
Chatlefown, December 17, 1,81. ± 1
Charlestown, December 22, 1781.
TJAVING certain information that numbers of Negroes,
& A tie property of, the enemy in general, and of the sequestered
estates in particular, ire hhld in this town by people who have no
right or authority to detain them, as well as others tne fame pro
perty, who, under various pretences, go about uncontroulled, to the
distress of the inhabitants, the detriment of Government, and in
dire& violation of orders that have been repeatedly id'ued to prevent
such practices: IN ORDER THEREFORE to put an effectual flop
to such abufcs, I HAVE, by virtue 'of the powers in me vested, for
the seizure of th€ property of the enemy, appointed Mr. James
Cordon to receive returns of all such negroes, which are directed to
be made to him, at his office at No. 11, Tradd-ftreet, on or before
the 31st day of this present month December; and the said James
Gordon is empowered by me to hire out all such negroes' as shall
not be employed in the different publick department'-; and all ne
groes who are hired out, or have leave to work out, under passes
from me, are diredied to pay up the arrears due from their wages at
said office, and receive new passes, or be otherwise disposed of before
the said 31st instant, on failure or negledlof which, they will be
considered as vagrants, and confined.—Any person or persons em
ploying or harbouring such negroes, without such renewed passes
under the hand of said Mr. James, Gordon after the above date,
(those employed in the King's service always excepted) will be con
sidered as designedly concealing sequestered property, and punished
accordingly : And that no person may plead ignorance, J have di
re&ed this advertisement to be inserted in all the Gazettes fix dif
ferent times.
The office to be opened on Monday next, the 24th instant, and
attendance to be given from ten till one o'clock.
t JOHN CRUDEN.
r rHB copartnership of James McMurray', & Co. being this
1 day dissolved, it is requested of all persons indebted to
them, to make immediate payment to the subscriber ; and
those to whom they are indebted, will fend in their accounts,
^d receive payment. JAMES M'MURRAY.
Charlestown, December to, 1781.$
BAR RA C K-OF FI CE,
Charlestown, December 29, 1781.
SUCH persons as are willing to furnifh this Garrison with
WOOD from the firft day of January ensuing, for the'
use of his Majesty's troops, and deliver it at any of the wharfs
in this city, are requested immediately to fend in their pro
posals, in writing, to this Office.
AND such persons as are capable of supplying CARTS and
WAGGONS for the purpose of conveying the wood now
cut on the Neck to the Several landings, are desired to pro
pose at how much per cord they will undertake to deliver it
at those places.
AND filch persons as have small VESSELS and CRAFT,
and will employ them in bringing WOOD to this Garrison,
will meet with every suitable encouragement, and the money
paid them immediately after its delivery at the wharfs. J
ANY persons having demands against the BARRACK DE
PARTMENT, from the 6th of May last to the present
day, are requested to bring in their accounts, as soon as poffi
blc, to receive payment.
Barrack-Office, 29th December, 1781.±
By the Honourable
ALEXANDER LESLIE, Esquire,
Lieutenant-General, and commanding His Majefly's Forces - in
fc Southern Diflrifl of North-America, &c. &c. ^c.
APROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS many of the Inhabitants of this Province,
regardless of the Allegiance to their Sovereign, of which
they had so lately made such solemn Declarations, have aflift
ed his Majesty's Rebellious Subjects from the other Colonies,
in reducing this once happy Country to its present deplorable
State of Miferyand Confufion ;
AND WHEREAS a Number of well-affected, Persons,
partly through Dread of the Cruelty of their Enemies, and
partly from falfe Representations being made to them of the
State of Publick Affairs, have been induced to embrace a Cause
which mutt inevitably bring them to Ruin:
IN ORDER THEREFORE to prevent others from falling
into the fame unhappy Errors, and to quiet the ill-grounded
Apprehensions of some well-meaning People ; I do issue this
my Proclamation, hereby assuring His Majesty's loyal Sublets
in this Province, that they may rely on foeedy and effectual
Support being given to them, by the Exertions of the Forces
under my Command ; and that, in every Event and Situation,
their Intcrefts and Security shall be considered as inseparably
connected with those of His Majesty's Troops.
AND I DO ALSO HEREBY'gIVE NOTICE, That
the fevered Punishments flfall be inflicted on all those, who
having Solicited for, and obtained the Enjoyment of the Pri
vileges of a British Subject, shall, in Violation of every Prin
ciple of Honour and good Faith, again take up Arms against
His Majesty's Government, or shall serve in any civil Capacity
under a second Ufurpation.'
GIVEN under my Hand at Charleftown, this Fifteenth Day
of December, in the Tear of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Eighth-one, and in the Twenty-second
Tear of His Majesty's Reign.
A L E Xr. LESLI E.
From WEDNESDAY, January 2,
ROYAL
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & S ON, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
Vol. t.
Imported in the last Vffels from London,
By ROBERT WELLS & SON,
And to be fold cheap for Cash, or Government Bills, by the
Piece or Package, ,
At No. 71, Tradd-Street,
/ THE FOLLOWING GOODS:
Loaf Sugar
Green Tea
Black Pepper
London Duflil Blankets
Ditto of an inferior Sort
White Plains
India Nankeens
A ROBBE R Y.
ON Wednesday night, the second instant, a cellar under
the hopfe No. 31, in Meeting-street, the corner of Tradd
ftreet, was broke into, and TWO PACKAGES marked W B, car
ried off, and another emptied of its contents.
Ihe articles were, made Shirts, black Velvet Stocks, Russia
Sheeting Overalls, Check Shirts, Handkerchiefs and Thread
Stockings, about fifty pair of Womens Stays, some of them
very handsome and of the newest fafhions, &c. &c. &c.
A reward of TEN GUINEAS is hereby offered to any person or
persons who shall inform so a' ,to lead to a discovery of the robbers;
and it, is earnestly requested of all Shopkeepers and others to be ex
ceedingly cautious of whom they ptirchafe any of the articles above
mentioned, and to flop fufpe&ed persons ; and upon fending notice
to the Printers, they shall be entitled to the above reward, if any
discovery is made.
The loser is refolded to prosecute, with the utmost rigour, the
persons guilty; and if any of the parties will inform against the
others, he shall not only have forgivenefs, but be entitled to the
above reward.
Charlefown, January 4th, 1782. f
On WEDNESDAY the 16th Day of January instant, and
the following Days,
Will be SOLD at PUBLICK AUCTION,
At Mr. Solomon Smith's, No. 8, in Tradd-ftreet,
All bis elegant and ufeful HotfaidFurniture;
AMONG a great Variety of other Articles, are the fol
lowing, viz. A very elegant Mahogany Boole Case and Ward
robe, glazed in the Gothick Taste; Bureaus, Writing Defies, Maho
gany Dining and Pembroke Tables, Side Boards, Waiters, Chairs,&c.
fix elegant Marquee Beds, with Chintz Furniture, and Bedding com
pleat; a large handsome Bedstead, with green Moreen Furniture,
Feather Bed, Matrafs, Blankets, &c. tyvo Sophus and four easy Chairs,
with Covers compleat ; an elegant and rich Assortment of Cabinet
and inlaid Furniture, confiding of Tea Tables, Urn Stands, Trays,
Cadies, Tea Chells, Ladies Tambour Writing Stands, together with
a very great Variety of Looking Glasses, Prints, ornamental and
ufeful China and Glass Ware, Table and Bed Linen, Carpets,
Paper Hangings, &c.
AL S O,
Several ufeful Articles of PLATE.
At the fame Time and Place will be difyfed of,
A TRACT of LAND containing 300 acres, at Godfrey's
Savannah, about 50 Miles from Town, joining Lands of Alexander
Mac Queen, Esq; on which is a good Dwehing-Houfe, where Valen
tine Lynn formerly kept a Tavern ; the Situation of the House is ex
tremely pleasant, and about it is an Orchard which abounds with a
Variety of Fruit Trees; the Land is rich, and produces fine Crops
of Rice, Corn, Indigo, &c. It is about five Miles from a Landing on
Affiepoo,River. If agreeable to the Purchaser, a House in 'down,
of equal Value, will be taken in Payment.
On WEDNESDAY the 23d of January instant,
(If a fair Day, if not, the firJPfair Day after)
Will be SOLD at PUBLICK AUCTION,
At bis Plantation on fames Iflend, ohbofite the Town,
A VARIETY of
Houfhold and Kitchen Furniture,
Among which are Bedheads, Beds, Matraffes, Bolsters,, Pillows,
Blankets, Curtains, Quilts, some Pieces of Flannel, Linen, &c.
AL S O,
All his STOCK of CATTLE, consisting of about 50 Head,
some Sheep, Goats and Horses, the Plantation Tools, together with
Corn, Corn Blades and Peafe.
LIKEWIS E,
Two very good MARKET BOATS.
The Conditions will be declared on the Day' of Sale, by
X COOKE & WEBB.
ANTHONY WARWICK, & Co.
No. 90, Church-flreet,
Hive imported hi the Admiral Barrington, Paffmore, and Ca
tharine, Conkie, from London,
A considerable Assortment of GOODS,
CONSISTING CHIEFLY OF
IRISH Linens from is. to 23. 3d. sterling per yard, British
Ofnaburgs, Carolina Broad Hoes, Shonc's belt bottled Porter in
Cases, Single refined Loaf Sugar in small Calks, Black Pepper in
Calks of loplb. each, A small Quantity of Saltpetre, and a few
Bales of London Duffil Blankets, which they will fell on very reason
able Terms for Calh, Bills of Exchange, or Produce.
They have also for Sale, on the fame Terms,
High proof Jamaica and St. Kitt's Rum. Mufeovado Sugar in
Hogsheads, Tierces and Barrels, and a few Cases real Holland Geneva.
They have likewise to dispose of,
A new-conftrn&ed Corn or Wheat Mill, with which two Negroes
may grind five Bulhcls of Corn in an Hour, and it will make as fine
Meal Flour as any Mill on the Continent; in Ihort, it is the molt
compleat Thing of the Kind that has ever been imported, or perhaps
ever made. The Stones are the bell French Burr, and the Frame
very fubllantial, and without an Accident the whole will lad these
fifty Years.
r rHE subscriber informs her friends, and the Publick in
JL general, that flie intends to open a SCHOOL, on Monday
the 7th instant, in the house, back of No. 98, Kmg-ftrect, where Ihe
will use her utmost endeavours to inftru& those children entrusted
to her care, in Reading and Needle-work. MARY WELLS.
N. B. Plain work done in the neatest manner at the ab@ve place.
Sugar by the 'Single Loaf at is. Bd. the Pound.
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THE
Irish Linens
Cambricks
, Ofnaburgs
Hosiery
Belt London Boots
• Men's Shoes
GAZETTE.
to SATURDAY, January 5, 1782.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On TUESDAY next, the Bth of January instant,
WILL BE SOLD,'
By JOHN MORRIS,
JAMAICA and Antigua SPIRITS in Puncheons
J SHERRY WINE in Pipes
MUSCOVADO SUGAR, and a great Variety of other
Articles, as usual.
AL S O,
Two Bales of damaged WOOLLENS'.
A N D,
At ONE o'clock, at the Exchange,
T"T?9 The beautiful SHIP
Sir GEORGE COLLIER,
" " " e ' as a dvertised for last Thursday, having been
off on account of the badness of the weather)
Mounting 8, but pierced for 18 guns; burthen about
23° puncheons, is exceedingly well found in every material. Her
Temaruablc fall failing is so well known, that it requires only to fay,
that during the time she cruised as a privateer out of New-York,
there was n ° vessel she ever chafed but Ihe came up with. She waj
built in France about three years ago, and her frame now as good
as when launched. Inventory to be seen by applying to Captain.
Bennet on board, at Greenwood's wharf, to Anthony War
wick, & Co. or at No. 43, Bay.
AL S O,
=°Qf The SLOOP
^^ CHARLE STOWN-PACKET,
Now ] y in £ at the Hard, burthen about seventy Tons,
e&^^Land is a proper Coasting Vessel.
On WEDNESDAY the 9th instant,
To begin at Half pas TEN o'Clock,
On Gadsden's Wharf,
That Part of the CARGO of the Brig JAMAICA that was
saved from the Wreck, confiding of
MADEIRA WINE in Pipes, &c.
BEEF—PORK—BUTTER— CHEESE, &c. &c.
At the same Time,
20 Puncheons of high flavoured RUM.
Charltfo<wn, sth January, 1782. X
FOR PRIVATE SALE,
A healthy middle-aged Negro Wench,
Who is an excellent Cook and House Servant. Enquire of
the Printers.^
To-be Let, and may be Entered upon in a Fortnight,
THE airy pleasant TENEMENT in Tradd-ftreet, now
occupied by Mrs. Pcronneau, and next door to Geor; e'Roupell,
Esq. Apply to I ROGER SMITH, No, 21, Broad-street.
PAUL HIL L, Distiller,
BEGS leave to acquaint his friends, and the publick in
general, that he has a great variety of cordials for sale, at
No. 14, in Guignard-llreet, viz. Anhifeed, Clove, Caraway, Mint,
Cinnamon Waters, &c. &c. He also rectifies fpirils at 6d. per gallon,
giving them a proper colour and flavour, for immediate use. Sampler
of the above cordials may be seen at Mr. Ley's store, No. 6, in
Elliott-street. *7.
To be fold by Auflion,
On M ONDAY the 14th Day of January 1782,
At tfe House in Mecting-freet, lately occupied by HoPKIN Price de
ceased, purfuank to bis las Will and Tfament,
—ART of the Personal Estate of the said deceased, consist-
I ing of Houfhold and Kitchen Furniture, Plate, tanned Leather,
raw Hides, Lime, Lintfeed Oil, red-oak Bark, Shoemaker's, Tan
ner's and Plantation Tools, Bar Tyon, Carts; together with a small
collection of Books on various fubjedls, and sundry other articles.
Aho Fifteen valuable NEGROES, among whom are Shoemakers,
Tanners and Curriers, Butchers, House-Wenches, and handy Boys
and Girls ; likewise a Perriagua that will carry four cords of wood,
and a Canoe.
The Condition of this Sale, which will begin precisely at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, is CASH, to be paid down previous to the de
livery of the articles, and the propertv thereof not to be altered until the
condition is fulfilled. ROBERT WILLIAMS, ,
WILLIAM PRINT, , Executors.
JOHN-CORBYN MORRIS.)
Who delire all persons having any demands against the estate, to
make them known ; and those indebted to it by bond, note or other
wise, to discharge the fame as soon as possible. Such gentlemen as
have borrowed books of the deceased, are also requeued to return
them to the executors, as their detention will be detrimental to the
sale, particularly of those in sett-. $
The Subferiber has for Sale,
By the PACKAGE or PIECE,
The following GOOD S,
Imported in the Fox, Capt. Hunt, from Bristol, viz.
NEGRO Cloths, striped Duffils, Bed Blankets, spotted
Rugs, Linen Checks, Cotton ditto, Check Handkerchiefs,
striped Hollands, Ticks, Mens and Boys Felt and Castor Hats, Sailors
black bound ditto, Mens and Boys Leather Shoes, and Womens Cal^
limanco and Sattinet Pumps in Trunks, properly assorted ; Bristol
Beer, I.ondon Porter and Herefordshire Cyder in Bottles, Window
Glass, Egyptian Fountain Ink Pots, Pencils, Tin Plates, Corks, a few
Charts of the Harbour of Charleftown.—He has likewise, (contrary*
to his firfl Intentions) opened his Packages of IRONMONGERY
and CUTLERY, confiding of Hoes, Socket Spades, Axes, Nails,
Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Latches and Catches, Anvils, Chiffels, Files,
Knives and Forks, Currjer's Knives, Drawing Knives, Penknives,
Sciffars, Razors, Lancets, Taylor's Shears, Saws, Carpenter's Bench
and moulding Planes, Brass Scales and Weights, Iron Weights, Kit
chen Dogs, Scythes, Wedges, Shovels, Steelyards, Ox-chains, Vices,
Hammers, Horfebfulhes, Sickles, Slates, Iron Wire, Brass Candle
flicks in Pairs, Spits, Frying Pans, Iron Pots, Skellets, Gridirons,
and mod other Articles in tne Ironmongery and Cutlery Way, too
tedious to mention. THOMAS GRANGER^
, No. &i, Tradd-ftreet.
Numb. Bgi