The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-04-28 00:00:00, page 1

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NICHOLAS SMITH,
No. 29, on the Bay, near the Exchange,
HAS JUST IMPORTED,
A Great variety of elegant JEWELLERY ; tortoise-shell
and japanned goods; gilt, inlaid, plated and other buckles;
plated spurs, a variety of coat and bread buttons, some high finifhed
steel hilts for dress swords, a few pair of very genteel feohees and
small looking glasses, gilt and Reel trinkets, watch chains, brown
and white thread hose, white, coloured and ofnaburg threads; ivory
combs, setts of fine Novels, 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 or government bills.J
„ORT WINE of the firft quality, and of an exceeding fine
I vintage, lately arrived from Oporto, highly approved of by the
firft personages in the Province, to be fold on very reasonable terms,
by James Smith, at his store, No. 44, Broad-street, or at Messrs.
Currie & Norris's vendue-houfe, in pipes, hogsheads or quarter
cads; also JAMAICA SPIRITS by the puncheon.J
To be Sold at Private Sale,
AVery valuable PLANTATION on Wando-river, nine
miles from Charleftown, containing 900 acres, supposed to
have on it as much firewood and timber as any trad of'the size with
in market distance of the town ; also a valuable PLANTATION in
Goofecreek of 900 acres, and another PLANTATION in St. Ste
phen's Parish, as valuable as any in that part of the country; likewise
a HOUSE and LOT, No. I, in George-street. Apply, in Hazell
ftreet, No. 8. to *b. ISAAC DUSOSE.
TH E subscriber, as surviving Executor of the estate of
Miles Brewton, Esq; deceased, requests the favour of all
persons indebted to that estate, to discharge their debts forthwith,
in order to enable him to make remittances to the creditors thereof
in Great-Britain; and for the more speedily effecting the fame, he
gives notice, that several very valuable and improved PLANTA
TIONS on both sides the Savannah river, and near the town of
Savannah, (being part of the lands of said estate) are for sale, for
bills of Exchange, or otherwise, as may be agreed on.
J CHARLES PINCKNEY, fen.
Who has several valuable LOTS of LAND, in excellent situations
for trade, in Charleftown, to let out on building leafcs; also, some
good Negro Tradesmen, to hire out by the month. And further
requests those whd are indebted to him on his own private account,
to pay off their debts. Cbarlefloivn, March 20tb, 1781.
Cbarlfonv/i, February 5, 1781.
ALL persons indebted to Andrew Lord, and Andrew and
George Lorp', are desired to pay the intefeft and part of the
principal of their bonds for negroes fold from the year 1771 to 1775,
in the course of this crop.
N. B. Their counting-house is kept at Andrew Lord's house on
the Green. ' t , -
JULIUS SMIT H,
INTENDING to leave this Province in a short time, will
dispose of his remaining STOCK of GOODS on very low terms,
at his flore, No.' 95, Church-hreet, confiding of the following arti
cles, viz. elegant brocades, striped and plain silks, fattins, perfians,
modes, gauzes, mtdlins, dimities, laces, flockings, kerfeymires,
chiritzes, callicoes, linens, &c. &c. &c. very fine hyfon tea, and a
few hogsheads of claret. He requests all perlons indebted to him will
fettle their accounts as soon as possible, to prevent him the difagreea
bleneceffty of leaving them in the hands of an Attorney.
April loth, 1781. t
BENTHAM & SUTCLIFFE,
At their Store in Broad-street, opposite Gadsden's Alley,
Have received in the last Vessels from LONDO N,
A General Assortment of Glass, Queen's Ware and China ;
also a neat Variety of Dry Goods suitable to the Season, and
Ironmongery of all Sorts, which they will dispose of on the most
reasonable Terms for Cash, Produce or short Credit, by Wholesale or
Retail.+
MR Joseph Abrahams having assigned over all and sin
gular his bonds, notes, and books of accounts to the Sub
scribers, for the benefit of his creditors; they have to request that
those who are indebted to him as aforefaid, will call on Mr. Hepburn,
Attorney at Law, No. 44, Bhurch-ftreet, arid discharge the fame,
without delay, as no farther indulgence can possibly be given.
zeph. Kingsley.
April 27, 1781. JOHN GREEN.
To be fold at the House of Henry Yourtc, on the 17th Da,
of Ma, inflant,
A NEGRO BOY, and a few articles, belonging to the
estate of Mrs. Jane 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 said
deceased is indebted, are desired to deliver in their accounts,
properly attested, that they may be discharged.
CHARLES-AUGUSTUS STEWARD, Administrator.
Charl,faun, May lift, 1781. j
RUN away from the subscriber, a negro wench named
Linda ; fne is a tall slim wench, and well known about
town. Whoever delivers her to me at No. 17, Tradd-ftreet,
hall receive One Guinea reward, from
April 30, 1781. t JANE SAUNDERS.
ABSENTED themselves from the subscriber since the sur
render of Charleftown, Priam, a lad about 18 years old, very
likely and sensible; Adam about 16 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 ; she
is in New-York. 4 A reward of Two Guineas each, will be given
for the boys, and reasonable charges; and Ten Guineas for the
wench, upon delivery, in Charleftown, to
Cbarlfcram, Ma, 2, 1781. *1 SARAH FAESCH.
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
ROYAL
Vol. I;
From SATURDAY, April 28,
AS I have been obliged to break up my PLANTATIONS,
I will dispose of ail the LANDS'! am possessed of at the Conga
rees. They consist of several trads lying on both sides of the river,
making in the whole, according to a late re-survey, 2910 acres; 1362
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 profped. 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 reside constantly in
the country, will dispose of his HOUSE, No. 69, in Broad
ftreet, and the whole of the lotupon which it hands. 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
t HENRY MIDDLETON.
MR. THOMAS EVELEIGH having confeffed a judgment
to the fubferibers, in trust for all and lingular 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,
f THOMAS CORBETT.
Cbarlefonvn, April 12, 1781.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Clement Lem
priere, deceased, are delired to discharge their refpeftive debts
as soon as possible.; and those who have any legal demands against
the said estate, are requeued to fend them in, properly attested.
And whoever employs, harbours, or entertains any of the under
mentioned negroes, belonging to the said estate, viz. Sampson, Old
Jack, Philip, Sam, Tom, Peter, Billy, Harry, Jemmy, Abraham, Sambo,
London^ Frank, Bob, Charles, Moll, Hester, Bina, Pindar, Cretia, Coom
ba, Betty, Summer, Jack, Pat, Charlotte, Simon, Will, Frank, Lifett,
Kate, %dy, Nanny, Tyra, Monday, Sue, Ben, and Grace, that for
some time pah have been inveigled away, to the great prejudice of
the estate, will be profeuted with the utmost rigour.
GEORGE-PADDON BOND, Executor.
N. B. Accounts delivered at No. 8, north end of the Bay, will be
immediately forwarded to the Executor. |h
MANY persons who have been long indebted to us, and
from whom we have patiently expelled some payment from
the late crop, having totally neglected us, we now call upon to pay,
at least, the intereh due to us, and if they can, part of the principal;
otherwise, we shall be compelled, however contrary to our wishes, to
put our demands in suit without diftin&ion, by the 15th instant;
it being incumbent on us to, remit to cur friends in Great-Britain im
mediately ; and as our demands have most of them been many years
standing, our friends cannot complain of want of indulgence.
t ATKINS & WESTON.
WILLIAM BENNIE,
BEING returned to this province, takes the liberty to inform
his friends in particular, and the publick in general, that he
carries on the Baking Business at No. 12, Tradd-ftreet, and would
be much obliged to his former cuhomers for the continuance of their
favours, as he will make it his study to give general fatisfa&ion.
N. B. Matters of vessels, merchants and others, may be supplied
with Ship Bread, Butter and Milk Bifket, in any quantity, on the
fhorteh notice.t
To be Let for One, Tavo or Three Tears, and Entered upon the
13th Day of next Month,
r rHAT large LOT in Meeting-street, known generally by
I the name of Marley's Stables, 252 feet deep, and 100 feet
front, with the following buildings thereon, viz. a convenient store,
properly fitted, fronting the street, No. 114; two dwelling-houses
within the yard, large and commodious stables that will contain 200
horses, with fodder houses, and every other conveniency proper for a
hostler. Apply in Broad-street, No. 64, to
@76, 1781. FRANCES S. PINCKNEY.
s^CTffi^i PARTNER will cover at Mr. Robert
Gibbes's on John's Island, at Five Guineas
a mare the season, and a Dollar to the groom ;
a the money to be sent with the mares. The
above horse was imported from England by
Mr. Cato Alh. He was got by Sir Charles
Sidley's Arabian; his dam was the dam of
Regulator, got by the Cullen Arabian, out of
Mr. Griswold's Lady Thigh, who was got by
Partner, her dam by Greyhound, her grand dam by the Curwin bay
Barb, which was the dam of Sopbonifba. —Regulator, out of the above
horse's dam, won a thousand guineas match, beating Amaranths at
York in August, 1772, and has won many other matches and plates.
Partner is 8 years old, a fine blood bay, with two white heels, a star
in his forehead, is full 15 hands high, and is allowed to be the com
pleateft horse in Carolina. Good pasturage for the mares, but I
will not be answerable for the fafety of them.
Aprils, 1781. I ROBERT GIBBES.
THE Publick are informed, that proper steps have been taken to
l remove from the Sugar-house, every cause of an epidemical
disorder, which prevailed there some time ago.
All Negroes who are, or may run away from their Owners, when
taken up, are to be secured in said house, and a lift of their names
published every month.
The Inhabitants of Charleftown, of the Country, and all masters
and commanders of transports or merchant ships, are hereby order
ed to deliver to the keeper of the Sugar-house, every negro in their
possession that is not their property, as great numbers are detained
from their real owners, by persons having no right or title to them.
Whoever employs a negro that has not a ticket from his or her
proper owner, after this Publick Notice, will be taken into custody,
and prosecuted according to law.
By Order of the Commandant,
? Commissioners
ROBERT BALLINGALL,}
THOMAS INGLIS, )
Charlestown, Mdrcb 22, X781.|
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THE
GAZETTE.
to WEDNESDAY, May 2, 1781.
CARENAG E, (St. Lucia) February 17.
IT is said that the Scourge Cutter, which arrived about a
week ago express to Admiral Rodney, took a Dutchman,
on board of which were orders from their High Mighti
nesses, to the Governor of St. Euftatius, to seize all Englilh
property and turn the fubjefts off.
On Thursday last was brought into Gros-Iflet, by his Ma
jesty's brig the Drake, Capt. Brown, an American ship called
the Commerce, of 14 nine and four pounders, and forty
men, laden with falt-fifh, lumber, &c. from Salem, bound to
Martinique. The Drake fell in with her off Martinique,
and after an engagement of two hours and ten minutes, in
which the American had her main mast Ihot away and was
otherwise considerably damaged, three men killed and five
wounded, she struck. The Drake had one man killed and
three wounded.
February 24. On Monday night and Tuesday morning ar
rived here, under convoy of his Majesty's frigates the Santa
Monica and Licorne, the following vessels from England. The
Elbridge, Alhington; Loyal Britain, Young; Generous Plan
ter, Calfe ; Sandy Point, Emms; Bridgetown, Rainy; and
Deep-Bay, Clarke, for St. Kitts. Thomas, Mann, for Mont
serrat ; Isaac, Bailey, for Tortola; Duke of Chanduis, Brett;
Dcllway, M'Cleod; Commerce, Symonds; Prospect, Gall;
and Thomas and Betty, Liddel, for Jamaica; the Eagle,
Lancefield; and some victuallers for this island.
They left England the 24th of December, and in lat. 45.
long. 11. saw a fleet, which they took to be French, and,
from the account of his Majesty's ship the Portland, who was
then with the fleet and reconnoitred them, confined of about
80 fail, eleven of which appeared to be line of battle ships,
our fleet flood on to the Westward and the other ihewe'd a.
design to shun us, by standing more to the Southward. It is
imagined that they are bound for these seas.
The falling in of those fleets with each other, was what gave
rife to the report of the Cork fleet being taken.
The Santa Monica and Licorne took on the passage, 6
Dutchmen, two of which they brought to Barbadoes with
them.
Since the firft instant, eleven American vessels have got
into Martinique, among which are two frigates, one of 26
the other of 36 guns; a ship of 18 guns; and a brig and a
sloop, privateers, which carried in with them three prizes.
On the 12th was carried into that island, by the American
privateer Holker, of 16 fix pounders, the cutter Hypocrite,
which left St. Kitts the Bth. She was taken between An
tigua and Gaudaloupe, after an engagement of three quarters
of an hour, in which the Captain and four men of the Hypo
crite were killed, and seven wounded. The American hai
three killed and seven wounded. By the taking of the Hypocrite
the French received intelligence of the captureof St. Euftatius-
The Fly cutter, Capt. Ponfonby, has carried into Toba
go, a Danish merchantman, from Demarara, loaded with
Dutch property, consisting of sugar, coffee and cotton.,
St. Euftatius, March 5. It is the Commander in Chief and
Admiral's order, that all Grangers do immediately quit this
island, and not return till the 15th inst. the day the rale of
goods begin, and no stranger whatever to presume to land or
go on board ships without a pass from the Secretary.—His Ex
cellency the Commander in Chief orders, that all natives of
France, or other fubje&s of the French King, residing at
present in this island, do prepare to quit the fame as soon as
vessels can be got ready to receive them, leaving behind them
all forts of merchandize and other stores.—His Excellency the
Commander in Chief orders, that all natives of Holland, and
others, who were in any degree subjects of the States-Ge
neral, residing at present on this island, do prepare to quit
the fame as soon as vessels can be got ready to receive them,
leaving behind them all their wealth, merchandize, &c. and
taking with them such effeds only as they shall receive a
particular licence for.
Basseterre, (St. Christopher) March 17. Yesterday a ship
of war arrived from St. Euftatius, with orders for all the
French flags of truce to fail for that island; accordingly
they, to the number of 6 or 7, failed under convoy cf the
above ship. It is conjectured the Admiral has sent for them
for examination.
March 19. On Saturday last arrived here the long expected
fleet from London, last from St. Lucia.'
Neew-York, March 28. Last Sunday night arrived here Mr.
Galgey, Midshipman of his Majesty's ship the Royal-Oak,
dispatched express by,Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot. The following
is an account of the action fought on the 16th, between the
British and French squadrons off the Chefapeak.
Royal-Oak, Lynhaven-Bay, March 21, 1781.
“ On Friday the 16th instant, at 6 X. M. the iris made
the signal for discovering five strange fail to the N. N. E, and
soon after hailed the Admiral that they were large ships stand
ing for the Capes of Virginia, and supposed to be distant
about three miles, the Admiral immediately concluded it must
be the enemy he was in search of, arid accordingly prepared
the squadron for battle, by forming the line a-head to the
wind, which was then frefh, and proceeding on with a press
of fail in the chace; at this time Cape-Henry bore S. W.
by W. distant about fourteen leagues, wind at weft, the
French bearing from us N. N. E. the weather so hazy as
scarcely to be able to difeern the length of the British line;
at a quarter after eight the wind veered to N. W. by W.
which gave the enemy the advantage of the weather gage;
about this time several of the ships were difeovered to jvind
ward endeavouring to form in a line; twenty-five minutes
after eight the Gaudaloupe ranged up under our lee, bring
ing the fame intelligence with that already given by the Iris;
thirty-five min* es after eight, the Admiral directed the Iris
by signal to make fail a-head and keep fight of the French
fleet ; the British line was by this time completely formed,
steering close hauled on the larboard tack.
" At twenty minutes after nine, the headmoft of the French
fltips tacked, as did the rest in fucceflion, and formed the
line on the starboard tack; at thirty-five minutes after nine
the wind being very squally, the Admiral formed the line
a-head two cables length afundcr.
“ At a quarter after ten, the Admiral made the signal for
the squadron to tack, the headmoft and weathermoft sirs,
and gain the wind of the enemy; at a quarter % c ;er eleven.
American Intelligence.
Numb. 18.