The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-05-02 00:00:00, page 4

LONDO N.
The following paper relative to a negotiation for a treaty be
tween their High Mightinefles and our rebellious Colonies in
North America, was delivered to the States General of the
United Provinces by Sir Joseph Yorke.
Letter from A. Gill'on, the American Agent at Amferdam,
to J. Rutledge, Esq; Governour and Commander in Cbicj
of the State of South-Carolina.
Amferdam, March I, 1780.
. SIR,
I Had the pleasure of writing to you the 31st of December
last, and now inclofe you copies. Mr. Izard being disap
pointed in his passage, and the ice preventing any veller, from
tailing from here since, I have had no opportunity to acquaint
you of my trahfadtions. This will be delivered to your Ex
cellency by Mr. George Nixon ; its copy he will forward you
by the firft good opportunity, after his arrival at St. Euftatius.
I fliall forward you a copy of the correspondence between
Mr. Chamont and a gentleman I got to write him on the fub
jeft of the two ships built here, whereby you'll fee it was ne
ver earned with them to fell me those ships. Mr, Franklin has
never answered me.—l thought Mr. Adams's arrival at Paris a
good opportunity to renew the matter. Thus wrote him, Mr.
Izard and Mr. A. Lee, to make a joint application to Mr. de
Sartine and Mr. de Vergennes, Ministers at Versailles, for the
ten ships, offering to pay the firft cost or to take them at a valu
ation by four different persons, chosen by both parties here, as
I had removed every difficulty, by being promised from autho
rity, every aid, and that I might fit them out, either as Dutch
property, and go to St. Euftatius, or fit them out as American
property; but the replies received last night from all these gen
tlemen, compels me to abandon the plealing hope of bringing
you two of the fineft ships in the world, of 186 feet keel, to
mount twenty-eight 36 pounders on one deck; and though
they would draw too much water for our bar, yet they would
loon have picked up ships that would have answered every
plan, not but what they all strive to aid me in this and any of
my business; but they fee the application, if complied with, to
be perhaps only leading me into further difficulties. Sundry
ships are in the ports of France, that might do, but the oppo
lition I have already met with, convinces me I ihould receive
no aid there. Thus this morning have determined to convert
all your money into iron spikes, nails, the different sizes of
cordage, different qualities of canvas, cables, anchors, mas
ter's itores, boatswain, carpenter, gunner, and cooper's stores,
doctor's instruments, and medicines, iron hoops, and every
thing I can recollect necessary for three frigates, except the
cannon powder, and warlike stores, which I do not yet know
if they can be shipped. I propose buying half as much more of
the principal articles as is necessary for these ships, and double
the quantity of these small articles; and if any money is then
left, 1 propose converting it into cloth, linen, shoes, flockings,
and hats for your troops, and fending all those goods to St. Euf
tatius in different bottoms, as sass as possible, from whence
you can order them as you like. It may be perhaps necessary
to insure here the articles that appear to be for large ships,
left they should be captured by the English, such as cables and
anchors. Messieurs Nicholas, and Jacob Van Staphorft, mer
.chants here, will do the business, and have promiled me a cre
dit of 30,000!. (perhaps I may squeeze more from them) on my
bwn credit, till your ~ , ,
come as now requested ; which sum, with the loan of Mr.
Streikeizen, and your own monies, will make a handsome
amount to answer the above purposes, and to save the State
from any loss on the plan your Excellency proposed, for having
a good navy. Pardon me now for ulhering in my opinion what
may be done now, it is, if the State continues in their opinion
of having a navy, that the three frigates may be built in Phi
ladelphia, Boston, or Portsmouth in New Hampfhire.—Tbe
cppfiion I met <with in France, convinces me, that th, never
mean America should have a navy, else they certainly <would have
fold the ten /hips that they have laying idle here, as that voould not
diminf their force, as they told me laftfiring, <wben Ipropofed
a Dlan that ^ould have relieved Georgia las May, but they then
even refused to let you have the Jbi,. Captain Joyner has done
all in hi{ power in your business, and will return by way 01 St.
Euftatius, by the firft good opportunity, as will also all the o
ther.officers. I fliall follow him soon, may I therefore crave
your Excellency to write your orders to Captain Joyner, to
meet me at St. Euftatia, under cover to Messieurs Curfon and
Governour there, or under cover to any person you please.
It will give me real pleasure to be honoured also with your
commands there, and how the goods are to be flopped.—l
humbly presume, if two or three of the Continental frigates
could be sent to fetch them, it would be fafeft; but this I can
only know on my arrival there, and shall consign them to dif
ferent merchants there, that have good ftoiage. I have not
teen honoured with a line from government since the 31st of
January, 1779, thus am now obliged to act without orders,
trusting, that you and the country will believe, that I aft as I
judge most for your interest, and that you and they Will ap
prove of my conduct, as that approbation is the only reward I
ever had in view for any thing my humble abilities enabled me
to do -would to God I could have done more ! Had not the
industry of our supposed friends been superior to the industry of
your real friends, I am clear I should have been with you long
ere this,with afufficient aid ; yetl have this consolation, I h^ve
done, I believe, 'as much as any person sent from America
has done in Europe, in the credit way, conlidering it was for
a state that was absolutely invaded at the time I was borrowing
monev for them.—l have had sundry meetings with the lenders
of money and the brokers in these matters, who would have
procured me a million of guilders in fix weeks, at 5 per cent,
interest, for ten or fifteen years, if the powers had been to
their liking, though I have got them to promiie, that if the
guarantee of Congress I write for to your Excellency arrives
whilst I am here, they will pay the laid million on that security,
till such powers and guarantee arrives, as I now inclofe you,
which is of their own dating, and tranfaded by their own no
tary, but I fend you the Dutch original and its translation for
your government, also the Dutch original and its tranfiation
in English for the guarantee of Congress.
Had I such papers now here, I could procure four millions
of guilders, which is about three millions of pounds Carolina
currency, at 5 per cent, per ann. payable in 15 years, fay no
thing for the firft year, and one million to be paid off every
year after, till all was paid. The interest to be paid annually.
The brokers commission or remedium, as they here term it,
is from one or two per cent, on the capital, when paid into
your hands,
one per cent, commission to the merchant for doing the bu
siness, and one half per cent, on the interest he annually pays,
and one per cent, commission on paying off the principal, which
would bring the interest to about five i-4th per cent per an
num. The objection they make to my present power is it fpe
cifies for three frigates, and it is complicated by laying, I may
borrow a sum deficient, instead faying a fixed sum, which de
ficiency
in a manner that cannot give content to them.
* Mr. Gillen is perfectly right—the French never mean Ameri
ca should have any navy—and ^hat is more, they never meant
America Jbould be independent. Arnold fa<w clearly through the
manoeuvres of the great and good Ally ; and cue make no doubt,
before the conclufton of the next campaign, the avhole continent
qyillfollow his example.
Your Excellency new knows, on what plan a sum may be
procured here, and whether the Date needs it. If so, and the
mode is approved of, it may be best to fend some able person
with such power and guarantee, fending two or three copies
after him; or else, by fending such documents to Messrs. Ni
cholas and Jacob Van Staphorft, merchants here, or to any
good solid Dutch house here with your orders how the money
is to be placed. But as Messrs. Staphorft have already laid
the foundation of this business, I leave it to your Excellency's
better judgment, whether it will not be belt to get them to do
the business. I have done business these ten years with them,
and know them to be esteemed here in general, as a solid Dutch
house, of a good capital and found integrity.
I have opportunities to know what is doing here, and have
collected the intelligence contained in the within memoran
dums from proper authority here. The Dutch have within
these nine months wished to have some person here, properly
authorized from Congress, not that they would have received
him as a publick minister, butthey
been'glad of clear information; and he
might have laid the foundation of a treaty with us, against mat
ters were riper; also he might have procured monies here.
The objection to the present loan here now for the Congress,
is it did not come direct from America; and to use the old
Dutch Dons words, it is to be Frenchified. I trust if President
Laurens comes here soon, he will readily procure a large sum.
I have the liberty to write to the Hon. the Continental Con
gress on what plan. I am allured a large sum may be procured
here on loan, at about 5%, 5! or 5 per cent, per ann. with
charges. I still hope to receive some of your advices soon, if
not must go on as herein mentioned, and do as well as I can,
hurrying home as faft as possible. I wish it had been my fate
to have continued in America, as I would have chearfully un
dergone any fatigue or danger, in preference to the begging
plan, necessity by cruel disappointments compelled me to a
dopt. I sincerely wish you health and happiness, and am with
all due refped, Sir, your Excellency's obedient humble servant,
(Signed) A. GILLON.
Mr. Beaumarchais will pay
nothing yet, nor furnish
any accounts.
His Excellency fohn Rutledge, Esq; Governour and Commander
in Chief of the State of South-Carolina.
L I M E S;
Also, Groceries, Liquors, Pickles, Crockery Ware, &c. f
~TO' BE LET,
TWO ROOMS in a house in Broad-street, very convenient
ly situated for trade. Enquire of the Printers.±
IHE MEETINGS of the SOUTH-CAROLINA SOCI-
I ETY are now held at Mrs. Stewart's tavern, the corner
of Elliott-street, on the Bay, No. 38. $
BE LET,
A Small HOUSE in King-street, containing four rooms,
" with a good kitchen, garden, &c. For particulars, en
quire at No. 41, Church-street Continued.X
FOR SALE,
A HOUSE and L OT, No. 4, South-Bay, has four
rooms, a good cellar, kitchen, stable and chair-house ;
the lot is 50 front on South-Bay, and the fame on Kincaid or
Lamboll's street Continued ; the depth, from street to street,
is 291 feet ; the agreeable situation is well known, and needs
no particular description. Apply to
$ JAMES CARSAN.
ALL persons indebted to the late Peter Christian, are
desired to fettle immediately; and those who have any
charge against him will please give in their accounts to
DAVID MILLAR, Administrator,
J No 27, on the Bay.
To be fold at the House of Henry Young, on the 2,7 th Da,
of Ma, infant,
A NEGRO BOY, and a few articles, belonging to the
estate of Mrs. sane Singleton, deceased. The conditions
will be Cash. ^h. HENRY YOUNG.
WILLIAM IRVINE, late of the Provincial Free School,
has opened a SCHOOL at No. 31, in Tradd-ftreet,
where he will teach a few children with care and assiduity, the
Latin, Greek and English Languages; also Geography, Wri
ting and Accounts, &c. on moderate terms. *c.
ALL those indebted to the estate of the late G. G. Powell,
Esq; deceased, are desired to call on the subscriber, at
No. 45, Broad-street, and discharge their several obligations,
otherwise they will be immediately put into the hands of an
Attorney at Law ; and all those to whom the estate of the laid
deceased is indebted, are desired to deliver in their accounts,
properly attested, that they may be discharged.
CHARLES-AUGUSTUS.STEWARD, Administrator.
Charleftoivn, May if, 1781. jib.
To be Let on a building Lease,
THAT well situated LOT of LAND on which Poinfett's
tavern formerly Rood, containing 43 feet front on Elliott
ftreet, nearly opposite Bedon's Alley. For terms apply to
ELISHA POINSETT, No. 4,
in Church-street,
Who has an exceeding good negro man cook to hire by
the month.f
THE subscriber has once more got a SHOP on Burn's
L wharf, near the Exchange, where he intends following
the Blacksmith's Business in all its branches, and will be
obliged to all masters of vessels and others for their employ
ment. Orders for work shall be expeditiously executed, by
their humble servant, $ DAVID SWANSON.
DAVID RUSK having now built a good SHOP on Burn's
wharf, will be obliged to any gentlemen for their custom
in the Cooperage Business ; punctuality he hopes wilLen
title him to the encouragement of his former customers, as
well as of the publick in general. ±
THE very best sea-shore INDIGO SEED, to be fold at
No. Queen-street, by
t GRAHAM & BURT.
A SCALE-HOUSE is now erected on Burn's wharf, for
the conveniency of trade in general ; the dock, in a short
time, will be in good order for the reception of coasting schoo
ners ; constant attendance may be depended on, either in the
Wharfage or Factorage Business 011 said wharf, by
April ic, 17 8 i. X JOHN SMITH, jun.
WANTS employment, a person who has served in one of
the firft stores in the province, writes a good hand, un
derstands accounts, and is well acquainted with most of the
inhabitants in town and country. Enquire of the Printers. J
MACNAIR & MAXWELL,
At No. 4, from the Bay,
TRADD-STREET,
Almost opposite Bedon's Alley,
HAHEFOR SALE,
A few Barrels of frefh
Commissary General's Office, No. 59, l^ueen-freet.
OffHE Farmers and Planters that are in possession of good
I Hay, Corn Blades, or Rice Straw, are requested to bring
it to the King's Forage Yard, at Gadsden's Wharf, where
they shall receive a fair Market Price, in HARD DOLLARS,
for all they deliver.
N. B. Those who have not Carriage or Craft to bring it in,
shall be provided with the fame, upon applying to the Office.
Charlef&wn, March lath, 1781. -ft
POWELL, HOPTON, & Co.
HAKE FOR SALE,
JAMAICA Rum—Loaf Sugar—Mufcovado ditto in Tierces
and small Calks—Southampton Port and Calcavella Wine
in Quartercafks —Claret and Port Wine in Cases of fix Dozen,
at one Guinea per Dozen—Lemon Juice —Boxes of Window
Glafs.l
r 0 BjrirT-TToTT7-
At No. 8, Cumberland-street,
HAS a Variety of LOOKING GLASSES and WINDOW
GLASS to be fold very cheap by the Package, among
which are, Mahogany Sconces, dressing Glasses, Oval Serpen
tine dressing Box Glasses, Mahogany Swingers, Walnut Tree
ditto, Pole Glasses, Window Glass 20 by 14, and 19 by 14. ±b.
T O BE LET,
ABACK STORE, with a passage from the Bay, containing
two rooms and a cellar, each 53 by 18 feet, very con
venient for a wholefaje merchant. Apply to
t ROBERT LINDSAY.
r rHE Subscriber desires all Persons indebted to him by
I Bond, or Note, to discharge the long arrears of Interest
due thereon, without further delay.
EGERTON LEIGH.
Charlefown, 3d April, 1781.
IF Alexander Farquharson, who, in the year 1778, was a
mariner on board the Elisabeth, of Charleftown, is living,
and will make application to the Printers, he will hear of some
thing to his advantage. If any person can give information
concerning him, the favour will be gratefully acknowledged.±
F S AL
A LOT of LAND in Broad-street, 28 feet front, and about
93 feet deep, opposite Mr. Logan, adjoining Dr. Garden's
and Mr. Smith's Lots. Enquire of the Printers. *i.
Wanted Immediately on Hire,
A N orderly House Wench ;—alfo, a white or black Servant,
who can dress hair and wait on table. Enquire of the
Printers.X
THE fubferiber's LANDS on Daniel's Island, advertised for
publick sale the 21st of last month, are now to be fold by
private contrast ; also several very valuable TRACTS of LAND
in different parts of the province, proper for rice or indigo.
The terms will be made as agreeable as possible to the pur
chaser. f ISAAC LESESNE,
April 6, 1781. No 9, South-Bay.
AS I have been obliged to break up my PLANTATIONS,
I will dispose of all the LANDS I am poffefled of at the Conga
rees. They consist of several trits'lying on both lides of the river,
making in the whole, according to a late re-survey, 2910 acres; 4362
are river swamp, esteemed by good judges not inferior to any on that
river, and very valuable ; about 400 of it are cleared, and under good
fences. Upon the high land, which lies on the north fide of the river,
and is in general tolerably well timbered with pine, are two settle
ments, and on one of them is a very comfortable dwelling-house of
three good rooms upon one floor, pleasantly situated upon a hill near
the river, which is upwards of 200 feet above the level of the land on
the opposite fide, and commands a very extensive profpe&. Whoever
is inclined to purchase the said lands, will be informed of the terms
by, and may treat with Col. William Thomson at the Congarees,
or, at Goofecreek, to J HENRY MIDDLETON.
THE subscriber finding it necessary to relide constantly in
the country, will dispose of his HOUSE, No. 69, in Broad
ftreet, and the whole of the lotupon which it stands. It is a conve
nient, roomy, well finifhed house, and will accommodate a large fa
mily; the out-offices belonging to it are also large and convenient.
The lot extends from street to street, and affords ground fufficient for
a very good garden. The premises may be viewed at any time by
such persons as are inclinable to purchase, and the terms will be made
known to them,by applying at the said house to Charles Drayton,
Esq; Messrs. John & Adam Tunno, or, at Goofecreek, to
± HENRY MIDDLETON.
MR. THOMAS EVELEIGH having confeffed a judgment
to the fubferibers, in trust for all and singular his creditors,
who shall, within four months from the twenty-seventh day of Fe
bruary last past, deliver in to either of us, accounts of their several
and refpe&ive demands : Notice is hereby given to all those to whom
he is in anywise indebted, that if their said demands are not made
known to us on or before the 27th day of June next, they will be
excluded from having or receiving any part of the monies arising
from the estate of the said Mr. Eveleigh.
GIDEON DUPONT,
+' THOMAS CORBETT.
MANY persons who have been long indebted to us, and
from whom we have patiently expected some payment from
the late crop, having totally neglected us, we now call upon to pay,
at least, the interest due to us, and if they can, part of the principal;
otherwise, we fliall be compelled, however contrary to our willies, to
put our demands in suit without diftin&ion, by the 15th instant;
it being incumbent on us to remit to our friends in Great-Britain im
mediately ; and as our demands have most of them been many years
Handing, our friends cannot complain of want of indulgence.
I ATKINS & WESTON;
^w^re^¥^^ THE fine Englilh Horse LOFTY, the
X property of the fequeft&ed estate of
Arthur Middleton, Esq; will cover this season
—'«CTtyLat Spring-Groove plantation, at Five Guineas
ife:^^* each mare, and half a Guinea to the groom.
JESUIT will cover at the fame place, at
&& Three Guineas each mare, and a Crown to the
groom, fefuit was got by old Friar, out of a
'high bred imported mare, is 15 hands high, of
a fine form, and was esteemed as fleet as any horse ever bred in this
province ; he is now rising eleven years old, and perfectly found.
Good paHurage for the mares, and great care will be taken of
them ; but they must be at the rifle of their owners, and none will be
received without the money. LACEY HARRISON, Groom, f
ABSENTED themselves from the subscriber since the sur
render of Charleftown, Priam,a lad about i 8 years old, very
likely and fcufible ; Adam about t 6 years old, has a fear on his
cheek, loft half of one of his foreteeth, is artful, and can tell a very
plausible story ; they are supposed to be at Camden; Jenny 25 years
old, much pitted with the small pox, her make short and thick; (he
is in New-York. A reward of T'wo Guineas each, will be given
for the boys, and reasonable charges; afidTEN Guineas for the
wench, upon delivery, in Charleftown, to
CkMft %2, 1781. T SARAH FAESCH.
Cbarlfocvn, Mar,ch 30th, 1781.
XyOTICE is hereby given, That the Ferries D^own by the
Names of Hibben's, Lempriere's, and Williams's, are now
shut up, and that the ferries from Cainho, to Charlfocun, and
from Scott's to Fulkwood's are open; at both of which con
stant Attendance will be given.
B, Order of the Commandant,
ts. G. BENSON, M.B.