The South-Carolina & American general gazette — Charlestown [S.C.], 1783-05-24 00:00:00, page 4

Refolded, That the thanks of this meeting be given
to Monsieur d'Aredera, for his great politeness and
assurance that he would assist this application to the
utmost of his power.
Refolded, That the thanks of this meeting be
given to the Right Hon. Lord Hawke, for his im
partiality and politeness as Chairman, as also for
his generous condu& in representing in Parliament the
unfortunate situation in which the proprietors of
lands and other persons interested in the province of
East-Florida, are placed by the late treaty of peace
with the Court of Spain.
St. AUGUST! N E, May 3.
ON Wednesday last arrived off our bar, the pri
vateer brig Whitby Warrior, with accounts of
the success of the expedition which was lately fitted
out at this place, against the Island of New-Provi
dence. The gallantry and good conduft of the
persons connected with it, particularly of Major
Deveaux, who, from his situation of commanding on
shore, had the most frequent opportunities of distin
guishing himfelf, will belt appear from the following
letter written by that Officer.
Extras of a letter, dated Neco-Providence, April 25,
1783, to a Gentleman of this jlace.
Government Hill, April 2,th, 1783.
“ Dear Sir,
" I HAVE the honour to inform you, that on the
might of the 16th inrtant we arrived at the Salt Key
with our fleet, four miles distant from the Eastern
'Fort, which confined of thirteen pieces of cannon. I
landed about a mile from it a little after day-light,,
with my formidable body of about one hundred and
fat, men, and proceed Against it w^h all expedi
St. AUGUSTINE, April 21.
London Tavern, February 19, 1783.
Requiftions and Rejoices on Behalf of the Pro
prietors of Lands, Planters, Merchants, and all the
Suf efts of Great-Britain, oho rejide in the Pro
vince of Weft- Florida, viz.
'ft r rHAT the inhabitants of the province of
' ' East-Florida ffiall be allowed the free
exercise of their religion ; and that difference of re
ligion ffiall make no diftindion in their civil rights
and immunities, and that the clergy (hall enjoy their
benefices and other advantages.
2d. That the laws, municipal rights, and civil
constitution of the province, (hall be continued as
heretofore under the British government.
3d. That proprietors refideht in any part of Eu
rope or elsewhere, their heirs and assigns, may hold
in perpetuity their estates, slaves and other species of
property, by themselves or by their attornies, and
may fell their estates, recover their debts, and tranf
porc their Oaves of all descriptions (not under mort
gage) and their other effeds, without any limitation
of time.
4th. That to facilitate the transportation of the
effects and slaves of the proprietors of lands, and the
Other Britilh fubjtds in Ealt Florida, that British ships
in ballad fliall be received into the ports of East-
Florida^
§th. That the interest of mortgagees, annuitants
and other creditors resident in any part of Europe or
clfewhere, be ftriftly and permanently secured.
6th. That the right of succession to any estate or
effeds whatever in the province of East-Florida, ffiall
not be at any time barred on account of the persons
claiming the fame not having been born in Spain, or
in the general acceptation of the Spanish laws not be
^gjubjeds of Spain.
7th. That the planters, proprietors of lands, mer
chants, &c. be permitted to have a British Consul or
Agent, to be resident at St. Augustine, on the footing
of the Britifn Consuls resident in the European ports
of. his Spanish Majesty, as far as may be necessary for
facilitating the business between the proprietors and
inhabitants, and the Court of Spain.
Bth. That the inhabitants, proprietors or mer
chants belonging to East-Florida, resident inany part
of the Spamffi dominions, (hall be entirety free fiom
the Droit d'Aubaine, and their effieds of whatsoever
nature, shall be raftered to their heirs, executors,
assigns or attornies.
9th. That the produce of the estates, or any other
teffe&s of the proprietors, merchants and other inha
bitants of East-Florida, that may be transported to
Spain, shall pay no more duties than are paid by any
of the fubje&s of his Catholic Majesty.
loth. TheEnglifh proprietors, merchants and in
habitants of East-Florida, shall pay no more taxes
or Impositions of any kind or nature whatsoever, than
are paid by the Spanish fubjeds, resident in that
province.
Rf/ved, That it is the opinion of this general
meeting,that the memorial is extremely proper, and
that it be translated into French, and that a fair copy
both in Eng'ilh and French be delivered to Monsieur
d'Aredera, the Spanish Minister at this Court, and
that the Right Hon. Lord North be requeued to
sign the fame.
Resolved, That a copy in English and French be
also delivered to the Right Hon. the Marquis of
Carmarthen, who is appointed Ambaffadour from
the King of Great-Britain to the French King, and
that he be requested to enforce the contents to his
Excellency the Count d'Aranda, the Spanish Am
baffadour at the French Court.
TAKEN up adrift in Wando-river, a small
PETTIAUGER, 29 feet long and 6 feet
wide; she has two obfeure letters cut out with a
chiffel on the stern. Any person having loft fucli a
craft, may have it again, by proving their property,
and applying to the subscriber at Hobcaw, or the
Printers in Charleftown, upon paying the charges.
ALEXANDER M'NILLAGE.
May 17, 1783. gw.
tion, determined to form immediately ;'but :there
being a plain for some distance round their fortifica
tions, gave the enemy an opportunity of difeovering
us, when they in great confufion abandoned the fort,
and drew up in a field near a wood. As soon as I
came up with them, they fired upon us. My young
troops charged them, made two prisoners, and drove
their main body in great irregularity into town. We
futtained no loss on our fide. Captains Wheeler and
Dow detached about 70 men in boats to board three
formidable gallies, that lay abreaSt of the Eastern
Fort, which was effected about the time of my skirmish
with the enemy. On my going to take possession of
the fort, I smelt a match on fire, which circumstance,
together with their abandoning their works so rea
dily, gave me reason to fufped their intentions. 1
immediately had the two prisoners confined in the
fort, and halted my troops at some distance from it ;
but felf preservation being so natural a reflexion, they
soon difeovered the match that was on fire, which in
half an hour would have been communicated to the
magazine, and two mines that were laid for the
purpose. About two hours after I had possession of
the fort, his Excellency Governour Claraco, sent out
a flag giving some trifling information of a peace. 1
supposed his information entirely for the purpose of
putting off time and amusing me ; I therefore shortly
after the return of his flag, demanded a surrender of
the garrison at diferetion, in g minutes ; in answer
to which his Excellency waved the surrender, and re
queued a conference with me personally, when he
made offers, which I thought prudent to accept, and
to establish a truce between us for some days; but
fortunately his Excellency was difeovered to be car
rying on his works, and not adhering so ftridly to
the terms of the truce as he ought; this gave me an
opportunity of commencing hostilities once more
with him. 1 immediately landed eight pieces of
heavy cannon from the captured vessels, viz. one
brig and two (loops, with twenty 4 and tz pounders,
with which I Stole a march in the night of the 17th
instant, and funk my cannon on the solid rock on
Society-Hill, which is about 400 yards from their
grand fortrefs, confiding of 21 pieces of cannon, and
two small flanking batteries of three guns each. On
an adjacent hill, 1 created a work with one is and
four 4 pounders, which was not 300 yards distance
from them, commanded by Capt.. M'Kenzie ; a
third work of two nine pounders was not compleat.
The enemy kept up a heavy fire, and throwing of
shells during the night, which had no bad effect On
the morning of the 18th, having two batteries ready
to open on them, and a third which, though not
compleat, could have annoyed them greatly, besides
two gallies, with 20 four pounders, I gave his Excel
lency once more an opportunity of laving the lives of
his men, from the horrid consequences attending a
work being carried by form ;. upon which his Ex
cellency furrendcred the garrison. Yours, &c.
A. DEVEAUX.
ARTICLES ' entered upon between Don Antonio
Claraco Sauz, Governour of the Bahama Islands,
tsic. tie. and his Honour Andrew Deveaux, Co~
lonel and &mm<mder in Chief of the Expedition,
Art. I. The Goveraour's house and public flores
to be delivered up to his Britannic Majesty.
Art. IL The Governour and Garrison under his
command, to march to the Eastern Fort, with all the
honours of war, remaining with two cannon and two
foots per day, with permission to hoist his Catholic
Majesty's Hag. Provisions for the troops, sailors and
sick in the hofpiral, are to be furnished at his Britan,
nic Majesty's expence, as also veflels prepared to
carry them to the Havana, and a vessel to carry the
Governour to Europe.
Art. 111. All the officers and troops of the gar
rison belonging to his Catholic Majesty, are to re
main in possession cf their baggage and other effetis.
Art. IV. All the vessels in the harbour belonging
to his Catholic Majesty, are to be given up, with
every thing, on board the said vessels, to his Britan
nic Majesty.
Art. V. All effeas appertaining to Spaniards, to
remain their property, and the Spanish merchants to
have two months to fettle their accounts.
Art. VI. His Excellency, with the troops under
his command, to Rack their arms precisely at four
o'clock, between the fortifications and the pickets,
after which his Excellency will march out three
hundred paces without the pickets, and halt the
troops, until the British troops take possession of the
garrison, after which an officer will be sent to conduct
them to the Eastern Fort, where the officers and
troops will observe the conditions fpecified in the
second article. (Signed)
ANTONIO CLARACO Y SAUZ.
A. DEVEAUX.
New-Providence, April 18, 1783.
Benjamin Eegare,
HAS FOR SALE,
At Mr. Samuel Legare's Store, No. 26; Church,
flreet,
BEST Antigua and St. Kitt's Rum by the hogs
head ; genuine Hollands Geneva in cafes#
ditto in jugs of three pints eacfa Mufcovado Suga*
in hogsheads; a large assortment of Glass Tumblefl
per chest or dozen ; Earthen Ware per chest, dozers
&c. best Bristol Soap in boxes; ditto Mustard in dittos
Bark in ditto; a bale of Chamois Skins, &c. &c. &c.
He desires all persons who are indebted to him
for Ship Chandlery articles, &c. out of his (tore i@
<773, 1774 and 1 77), to fettle the fame by bond,
note or otherwise ; he likewise will handforaely re?"
ward any person who will give' information of feveo
large Ship's Anchors, taken awfy from eppofite his
old store on the Bay, when the works were erected
before the front of the town in 1776, the subscriber
being then absent in the country on public service.
2W - Benjamin Legare.
TOBE S<O L D,
At our AUCTION-ROOM,
Corner of Broad and Church Streets, No. 92,
On Thursday the 29th inftant,'
At TWELVE AClock,
A TRACT of too acres of well timbered Land
on Dorchester Hill, butting and bounding to
the weft on the Glebe, to the north on Mr. Jacob'
Minus, to the east on the ellate of Mr. John Gor
don, and to the south on Alhley river. On the pre^
mises are a two-story dwelling-house, with other
buildings. The situation is either fuwable for a Hore
or private family,.amd with a. Jittle improvement ma,
be made an agreeable country retreat.
Also, a TRACT of 86 acres of good pine land,
adjoining Dorchester, bounding on Miss Mary Whito
and the Parsonage.
Cud^ortb, Waller, & Co.^
TO BE SOLD,'
On Friday the 6th Day of June,
At Nov 16, Archdale-ftreet,
ALL the personal estate of Mrs. Margaret Imrie,
deceased, confining of some plate, an eight
day clock, houfhold and kitchen furniture, &c, &c a
All persons having demands against the said eftat%
are desired to deliver,them in attefled,, on or before
the firft of August next, after which.day no accounts
will be paid ; and all persons anyways wd^bred, are
desired to make payment immediately, to
JOHN HARTH, Administrator, g
May :6th, 1783.
On THURSDAY, June 12, 17^32,
Will be fold at the Exchange in Charleftown,
Precisely at TWELVE dClock, /
A Number of valuable NEGROES,.
BELONGING to the estate of Henry Crouch,
Esq; deceased. Also, a LOT of LAND, on
Harlefton, containing one acre ; likewise a very va
laab!e'Tra% of Land, situate in a most delightful and
healthy part of the country, between the Congaree
and Wateree, containing about i 066 acres ; and.a
nother Trad of rich La^d on the north fide of Four-
Hole Swamp, containing about 550 acres, with one
768th part of that body of Land, known by the
name of Trannfylvania. The conditions will be
made known on the day of falp.
Ail persons indebted to the said estate, are desired
to make immediate payment, or to give fecuriy for
the fame ; and all those to whom the eflate is in any
manner indebted, are requested to bring in their ac
counts, properly atteited, without delay.
° THOMAS OSBORNE, )
JOSEPH BEE, , Executors.
HEXT M'CALL, J
May 16, 1783. 1 .\
'"iTE-L ITt7
And may be Entered upon immediately.,
A convenient Tenement, No. io§,
Church-street. The House has fix good rooms,
which are in exceeding good repair. Apply, on the
premises, to - WILLIAM BOWER.
^4,16/^,1783. tf<
THE subscriber gives public notice, that there
came a negro wench and fellow to his plan
tation, who fay^they belong to William Dweeth of
Georgia ; the fellow is about 25 years old, and fa,3.
his name is John ; the wench about 30, by the name
of Sarah. The owner may have their property, by:
applying at No. 167, King-street, to A,
JOSEPH CHAPMAN. 1
Charlefown, Ma, 17, 1783.
THE subscriber intending to depart the Stat ?
desires all persons having any demands c°
him to fend in their accounts: and those indebte'
to him to make immediate payment.
GEORGE BOWING.
Cbarlefran, May ic, 1783. °~