The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-04-27 00:00:00, page 2

Subsidy granted by the King to? 6000000
the United States,,
Lean opened in Holland, to be? Tonooro
advanced from rhe Royal Treafuryj 16000000
To Dr. Franklin for answering?
bills drawn by Congress. ( 80000
To Col. Laurens to be sent to"
America by the way of Holland,
but flopped by Dr. Franklin, to an- ► , 1500000
fwet bills drawn by Congress, an'd
presented to him for payment, _,
To so much appropriated for pay-";
meat of the bills to be drawn bythe
Congress during the year 1781, — } 2000000
Note, this is for the intcreft bills
which are now negotiating.
To Col.Laurens,which he brought 7
out with him in specie, „ S 2 °°
To fame, by sundry articles of~l
"eloathing, arms and, ammunition/
furnifhed by the departments of war >228910'9
and marine, which he brought and 1
lent out, J
To amount of articles remaining? oo
'to be Supplied on his requisition, , 5186109
To so much reserved fyfurnifhingl
articles equivalent to those taken on , %^9%39 &
board the ship Marquis La Fayette,)
To so much deposited at therequeftl
of the Chr. de la Luzerne, to answer I
the draughts of the American Mi- I 1200000
nifter of Finances. Note, this sum (
has been already applied for the cur-1
lent service of the campaign. J
12983^01
3016499
B, the United States in Congrejs affembkd,
October 30th, 1781.
Refolded, THAT the refpe&ive States be called upon to furnifh
the Treasury of the United States with their quotas of eight millions
of dollars, for the war department and civil lift for the enfoing year,
to be paid quarterly, in equal proportions, the firft payment to be
made on the iff day of April next.
Refold, That a Committee, confining of a member from each
State, be appointed to apportion to the several States the quota of
the above sum
. November 2d. - •
The Committee, appointed to afeertain the proportions of the fcve
ral States of the monies to be raised for the expences of the valuing
year, report the following resolutions :
That the sum of eight millions of dollars, as required to be raised
by the resolutions of the 30th of October lalt, be paid by the States
in the following proportion :
New-Hampshire, - - 173^19^
Massachusetts, - - - 130'7,<?6"
Rhode-Bland, -* 216,684
Connecticut, - ^ - 7 2 7, 1 9™
New-York, ^ - - 373,59^
New-Jersey, - - - 485,679
{ Pennsylvania, - ' - - ri2c,„4
; Delaware, - - - 112,085
Maryland, - - -- 93.L99 6
< Virginia, - . - - 1307,504
£ North-Carolina-, - - -622,677
± South-Carolina, . „ - 3'3-598
u Georgia, - - - -24.96'5
f ß,ocg.ooo Dollars,
or one million, eight hundred thousand pounds Sterling.
VENEREAL DISEASE.
A SURGEON, retired from the Royal Army, whose abi
lities are well known to many persons in Charleftown, under
takes to cure the above disease, on terms more moderate than ufaal,
by a method both speedy and effectual.
' Gentlemen, Negroes afflicted with the yaw% and other ob
stinate eruptions, old inveterate ulcers, &e; their cures will be under
taken and accomplished, on the lowcft terms the times will tfdmit of,
and their cures warranted. Honour and secrecy may be depended 011.
Apply at No. 5, St. Philip's Street. • b. B. Ask for the Do&or. c.
GEORGE~THOMS 0 N,
At his Store on Greenwood's Wharf, near the Lower-Matket,
Has on Sale, very reasonable,
RUM, Brandy, Wine and Geneva
Queen's Ware Plates and Difnes
I Tureens and all forts of Crockery neatly affortd
Mcfs Beef and Pork in barrels
Exceeding good Lewis's Philadelphia Flout
Rest Pearl Barley of Scotland
Venison Tongues-
Negro-Cloth, Ofnahurgs, Sugar, Ted, &c.
ALS O,
A large assortment of TTN and GLASS' WARE.
N. B. Storage for goods. |[
'TO BELET, '
A good dry CELLAR.
Enquire of Bentham & SutcLiffe, in Broad-street. ||
THEODORE GAILLARD,
No. 9, Bay,
has a few Goods on Hand, wbicb be will fell a great Rargain
to any Person taking the Whole, confining of tbe following
Articles :
WHITE Plains and Duffils
Superfine broad Cloth's
Kerfeymires and Sagathies
Shallons, Durants
Callimancoes, Tammies,
Garlix and coarse Linen
Cambrick, Crow Mantua
A very fine large Dariafk Table
cloth and 1% Napkins
Mens Thread Hose
Breeches Pieces
Gloves, Sail Twine
Gilt and plain Paper
Red and black Sealing Wat
Lead Pencils
Morocco Pocket Cases and Me
morandum Books
To be Let, and immediate poffiongin : ,
A large STORE and CELLAR,
On Greenwood's Wharf,
For particulars enquire at No. 3, St. Michael's-Alley. ||
To be fold for Cash, or approved Bills of Exchange on 4 ondon,
A VALUABLE Plantation,
A House and Lot on the Bay,
Some thousand Acres of Land in different Traifts,
Good Bonds and Notes of Hand,
Negroes and Houfhold Furnitures;
The property of a perform and family who do intend for Europe,
2nd will be fold a great bargain. JACOB VALK.
And to be Let, on a Five Year's Lease,
A House and Lot, with a good Garden, agreeably situated. ||
4d. 6d. 8d rod. and 2od. Nails
Broad and grubbing Hoes
Axes, Socket* Spades
Pewter Plates and Diffies
Candle Moulds
Scupper Nails
Caulking Irons
Gridirorrs
White Lead, Spaniffi BroWft
Yellow Okre and Red Paints in
on
Linfee'd Oil
Glauber and Epsom Salts
Camphire, Hyppo
Tartar Emetick, Saltpetre
Bark, Quil and Powdered
I Manna ||
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) February 9.
..71 T a meeting of the committee appointed to ad^t mea
j\ forts,for the fitety of this town, held at the Court-
House on Friday evening the Bth instant, —it was unanimously
ktfol red,
That, in order to preserve the remaining part of the town
from deftruftion, the inhabitants be required to keep feme
truP.y person to watch their refpedive houses during the night;
and that they keep a large quantity of water in readings to ex
tinguish the fire that may happen in their own or their neigh
bours houses.
That a lift of the bondholders in this town be taken, in order
to regulate the number of inhabitants to be nominated as a
nightly watch, and to assign a suitable person to superintend
, the civil patfole through the town.
That no negro be allowed to walk the Greets of this town
after nine o'clock at night, without a ticket from his or her
owner or employer, to be granted for the particular night 011
which it is used.
That the patrole be desired testate up alt persons found in
the Greets, whom they 11-411 think are to be fufpeded as dan
gerous to the fafety of the town.
FLIPHALET FITCH, Chairman.
Febrarp i 6% The brigantine Formidable, a flag of truce,
fix days from Port-air-Prince, anchored at Port-Royal on Sa
turday.—in this.veffel came paflbnger, Capt. Boyle, of the
Ceres, of Glafgew, captured ' by the French privateer Tartar,
of 22 guns, and carried into that' port.
Monday, a sloop, twenty days from Georgia, arrived at
Pent- Marfa ; the matter bt which fays, that in lat. 27, 23, and
long. 67, 3'7, he law a ver? large fleet handing to the Narth
eaft, one of which chafed him.
Thursday airbed the Chip Louisa, in ten weeks from Mar
fcilles, and the brigaatine Hope, in 26 days from NevV-Lon
don, prizes to the Arrow and Gayton letters, of marque 5 the
latter of which arrived the next di,. - - -
Po= t-Royal, (Grenada) Feb. rq. By advices Corn thb neigh
bouring illanis, we ondeiffind" that the American privateers
Mohawk, Porus, pilgrim, Scourge and Hendrick, have had
great success in these Teas, frequently fending prizes to Marti
qire ; in particular, to Windward of Barbados they have taken,
within a month prt, it veffifof fr^guhs, from Newfoundland,
with codfilh, for Jamaica ;.anther with a cargo of the fame
fort from Halifax; a very fine letter of marque fldp of r 8 nine'
pounders, which left Bristol, late in November, with a cargo
of provisions and very valuable merchandize; a packet fj <-xn
Barbadoes with three officers on hoard, carrying advices to
Sir Samuel Hood of bur expedition ag^nit ' St. Chriff ciphers;
allo the packet Prince William Henry, and the Grip Daniel,
Taden with cod filh for Barbadoes.
Nkw-rork, /Ipril 4. Jonas Fay, and if<l Alien, agents for
Vermont, have drawn up a very lengtty Memorial to the Rebel
Congress, in which they let forth, that their cofflituen+s are
by no "means disposed to submit tothe claims of New-York
and New-Hmnpllnre ; neither do they conceive that even the
said Congress has authority to compel th^m to rdinquilh any.
part of their acquisitions, Vermont not having been recognised
as a state, nor admitted into the federal union. That the in
habitants of Vermont have zfled flace the commencement of
the troubles in America, as men determined to be free, and
their militia now amounts to about 13,006 men :—The follow
ing curious paragraph appears in the above mentioned me
morial:
" The ntext question perhaps may be, Is ft honest in Ver
mont to extend her territory upon the /bates of New-Hamp,
ffiire and New-York? Previous to answering this question it
may be necessary to the determining another, viz. Whether
honesty is trumps ?"
April &. A Baltimore paper of the roth lift, fays, “ A
number of the enemy's final! crullers now infeft our Bay, and
have lately made federal captures. A squadron of French
fl?ips of the line, mrfer the command of Mons, de la Motte
Piquet, it is said, will speedily appear on our coast.”
Api,,'6. His Excellency the Commander in Chief has been
pteafed so make the following promotions r
3d Regiment, (or Buffs) Ensign Samuel Fairtlough, Lieute
nant by purchase, vice Weld, who retires.
A blank commiffiou for an Enfigney, by purchase, vice Pafrt-
Totlgh, promoted.
Lieutenant William Honeywood, Captain by purchase, vice
Cotton, Who retires.
Ensign Wilfred Wilkiifm, from the 30th Regiment, Lieu
tenant by purchase, vice Honeywood, promoted.
T'gth Regiment, Lieutenant Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Cap
tain by purchaft, Vice lianfon, who retires.
Ensign John B. Perryri, Lieutenant by purchase, vice Lord
Edward Fitzgerald, piomoted.
A blank commission for an Enfigney, vice Perryn, promoted.
Ensign William Cau'field, Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Mafterfon, promoted in 36th' Regiment..
A blank commiffioh for an Enfigney, by purchase, vice
Canfield, promoted,
lieutenant Richard Gem, Adjutant by purchase, vice Giles,
who resigns tiiat commission.
30th Regiment, lieutenant Tennifon Edwards, Captain by
purchase, vice Winter, who retires.
Ensign Edward Gibfun, Lieutenant by purchase, vice Ed
wards, promoted.
- A bTahk commission for an Enfigney, by purchase, vice Gib
fotr, promoted.
Lieutenant Thomas Gowan, Adjutant by purchase, vice
Ed&rfrds, promoted.
Ensign George Glcdftaner, having desired leave to retire, a
. blank commission for an Eniigney by purchase, is ordered for
, his benefit.
lieutenant .Charles Mafterfon, from the 19th Regiment,
Captain by purchase, vice Cracroft, who retires.
A blank commission for an Enfigney, by purchase, vice
. Wilkinson, promoted in 3d Regiment.
PHILADELPHIA, March ar.
Extras of a letter from Brigadier General Twiggs, of the
State of Georgia, to tbe Honourable Major General Greene,
dated Avgufta, December 16, 1781.
“ I am happy to inform you, that on the ffrft instant, I re
ceived intelligence by two creek Indians, who came down to
this place, of a number of tiaders and Indians going down to
Savannah' from the Cherokee nation, with a great number of
horses and a vaftnun of deer skins; I immediately collec
ted as many militia ing been difeharged previous to the
general election) as . ably could, and proceeded to inter
cept them. The whole of my force when colle&ed, consisted
of 72, officers and men. On the 3d, about day-break, I
found them encamped in the Fork of the Ahoopy, about
thirty miles from Cgeechee. I formed the men for action,
and commenced an attack, when after a fliort resistance they
were overcome, with the loss of twenty white men kifled, and
- about twenty Indians. Among the white men were fix prin
cipal traders. We took fexen women, one boy and a child,
besides 199 horses, abteut 15,0001 b. deer skins, and 15,000)6.
beaver. Among the Indian prisoners is tbe daughter of the
great warrior Ouconcofota. I am led to believe this action
Extras of a letter from Lieut. Col. Jackson, commanding a
regiment of Stat* troops, in tbe State of Georgia, to Briga
dier General Twiggs, dated Camp, on Ogeecbee, Na n jember
Stb, 1781.
" Agreeable to your order I marched, from your campat
Briar Creek, having a detachment of one hundred and forty
men, confining of Col. M'Kay, and Captain Grant's volun
teers, and a party of my own corps, with intention of fur
prizing the poll of British dragoons at Ogeechce. On the 2d
of November we arrived ' at the Ogeethee Settlements, and
about two miles from our object had the good fortune to take
two prisoners; who informed us they had not difeovered our
route or the distance we were from them, but that they krierr
of our advance down the country. A coined of officers
were called, when on further information that the enemyi
dragoon holts were chicly out, it was determined to attack
them. We farther found they had been reinforced by all. the
dragoons they could podlbly raise, with about one hundred
infantry, divided into three parts with the militia of the coun
try, at near a mile ddlait from each other; we advanced in
three columns. The dragoons of my own and Capt Cacis
volunteer corps in the center, with Col. M'Kay's riflemen and
Capt. Grant's on the Banks, under tire command of that Co^
lonel ;.orders' were then^gisen to,he dragoons to charge
through the yard of the enemy's ftatiorr, and the riflemen to
range dit each tide of the house, which had 4 firing piazza,
and kcep,up„a briik fire Ihould the enemy take to the house
the di agbun, chaffed throb,.' and'the enemy, as foremen,
took ,e house, and actually surrendered, but unfortunately
had time to resume their arms, owing to the failing of th?
brave Captain Grant, who ©ft one of the rifle columns,, and
which broke onhis death, and a mistake of orders in tbe others
who took after the runaways in the neighbouring fivamp^
Finding oui selves under the difigreeable necessity of quitting
our obie^ on that account, of the neighbouring pohs, and
apprehending the mifchtef that might be done by the militia
joined by the reynlm in case of a retreat, it was refolded ' t&
route them, which was accordingly done, killing eleven and
taking five or hx prisoners. I then determined to retreat, Where
my reconnoitring parties brought intelligence the enemy were
advancing in a colie&ive body; thg most proper petition QU^
then circumstances would admit was made, the enemy charged:
and routed our riflemen, our dragoons charged in turn and
broke their column, when; a smart little action ensued for
about twenty minutes ; our loss was trifling, the enemy's loss
was great. Private accounts' from Savannah acknowledge be
tween thirty and forty killed, including the officers, and fix
waggon loads of wounded."
Extract of another letter from the fame quarter, dated Feb
ruriryzo, T 782.
" General' Wayne, with great address and gallantry, has
drove the enemymil into Savannah. He lately dispersed a large
party of tories and Indians coming to Savannah, took twenty
of the latter, and about ninety horses, and a coufiderable
quantity of ftins and furs."
RICHM OND, in Virginia, March 23.
Extrafl of a letter from an officer in the Southern army, dated.
February 6, 1 7.82.. <
# " Our army for some time past, has- been situated in a fine
rich country, on the Iranks of Ponpon. Our advanced post
and pati oling parties cover the whole country between this
and the Quarter house, fix miles from Charleftown.: The
enemy being Blocked up iir that place, nothing of any confe-'
quenee has turned up hnce the opening of the new-year, ex-'
cept thecapture of fc>me few dragoons on both sides. Wayne
has gone into Georgia, and by late information from that
quarter, he has confined the enemy to Savannah; so that un
less they can get strongly reinforced (which, by the bye, I ex
pert will happen 11+ a very ihort time) they will only have am
opportunity of peeping at us through the key holes. Thepeo
l"e °' botbthefe fonthern states, have passed through a variety
of changes and a choice of difficulties and misfortunes. The
human nund, perhaps owing to the fihftuatiug fate of politics
for the I.lft two years, has undergone the most strange and fur
prizing revolutions that ever was known in any age or country.
Interest, which is the prevailing passion with mankind, has, by
the nature of tbe war appeared in so many different ffiapes,
and such has been the various modes of pursuit, that the prin
ciples of men get w|rped infearching after a circumfped mode
of conduct, to avoid the censure of the contending parties.
Some chara&ers, indeed, withstood the ftofms unshaken, and
facrificedto the flumes of liberty and publick honour, their do
mestic ease and fortunes in the most magnanimous manner.
Others, on the other hand, have been.uniform in their opposi
tion, and have favoured the British measures through ail the.
mutilations of fortune; such men appear to have a fixed prin
ciple for the governing rule of their conduct, and although
they stand confeffed my enemies, yet I cannot help admiring
and esteeming them. But I have the pleasure now to inform
you, that the people through the whole country appear to be
our friends. They seem disposed to adopt any measure that
may be well calculated for the publick good. The assembly of
the state is now fitting at Jackfonburgh, a Tittle town within'
thirty miles of Charleftown. They are determined to exert
every nerve to bring a regular force into the field, and search
out all the means in their power to put the continental line
once more upon a refpettible 1 footing. An attempt was made
by Colonel Laurens to pass a law for the raffing of a negro
corps, but it would not go down ; the fear of the people Part
ed an alarm, and the force of intereftannihilated the scheme..
"But during the exertions of all the dates, both to the
southward and northward of you, pray what is Virginia about?
My dear friend, The is so reproached by every body, that it is
almofi difhonourable to be a Virginian. Scarce a day passes
but.l have my feelings hurt, agd yet dare not fay a word, be
cause I can find no excuse for negleft. And yet die will telL
you, that she has done more than any other state; that the
has exhausted .her treasury, and fpilt most lavishly the blood of
her countrymen. Yes, Virginia has bled it is true ; her troops
have fought with honour, and she had once a reputation envied
and admired by all the continent, but time, or something else,
has extingMifhed the fire of her military ardour, and all her for
mer greatefs has funk into disgrace. Nothing can recover her
from contempt, but some bold and determined plan to establish
her continental line once more :for since the fall of Charleftown,
she has never had any thing but detachments of eighteen,
mantes men in the field, to keep, the name of Virginia alive;"
Iler officers have been loitering at home, distressed in their
circumstances, and quite ashamed of their situation for want
of command. At this moment, the Virginia troops in camp
do not amount to more than sixty,: and what is become of the
party that was to march from Cumberland cpurt-houfe, Heaven
will be attended with infinite good consequences to thoSoutfi
ern States, as it will be the means of flopping all trade from
that nation to Savannah, or any military stores being sent them
for cur deftruftiom A little before I set off upon this expedi
tion. Col nel M'Kay, whom I had ordered down tipsn the
enemy's lines, returned and gave me the following account of
hi^ expedition: That he, ad attacked a p&l of the enemy's at
Mulberry Grove, abou* thirteen miles from Savannah, had
killed f6m'e, and taken Tome persons of conßquente prisoners,,
but the great distance he had to return before he could obtain
any ahißauce, in case hedind been closely pursued tythe ene
my, which he had every reason to expert, he thought it oroper
to parole them.”'