The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-04-27 00:00:00, page 1

In GOUNCI L,
1, th April, 1782.
HIS Honour the Commandant having, yesterday, acquaint
ed the Board, that it was the wiih of the Honourable Lieute
nant-General Leslie that fomc mode might be devised to afeertain
the number of negroes in town, and their several owners particularly,
and that tickets or passes might be granted them from some publick
office, and, from time to time, renewed, that their numbers and
owners might be constantly known : And the Commandant having
informed the Board, that a similar arrangement had already taken
place in the army, and would,be apprehended, be attended with
many advantages, if adopted amongst the inhabitants: Ihe Board
were p eased to order, that all owners of slaves in town, or their re
prefentat'ves, do, on or before the firfl day of May next, deliver in
to Col. Robert Ballingall, the Commissioner of Claims, an exad
lift of the number of their slaves, with their names, sex and ages: And
&l. Ballingal, who will attend at his office, No. 51, in Queen
ftreet, every day (Sundays excepted) from 9 o'clock in th/ lore
no<n till 12 o'clock at noon, will furnifh them, gratis, with tickets
or passes for their slaves, which will secure them from being appre
hended as vagrants : And such slaves as are found in town, with
out such tickets, or proper ones from some other publick depart
ment, after rhe eighth day of May next, will be apprehended as
Vagrants, and employed upon the publick works: And all free mu
lattocs and negroes are directed to apply to Col. Ballinoali . for
passes, to prevent their being taken up as vagrant slaves. The Board
recommend to the inhabitants a ftri& observance of this regulation,
as it will tend to secure their slaves, and prevent their being clan
dedinely taken away; and also to distinguish them from those of the
Rebels, which are intended to be employed in the publick depart
ments, in order that those of the Loyalists in that service, whole
owners are desirous of taking them out of that employ, may be
restored to them as soon as their places can be supplied by the others;
and will, in general, promote the better government of that class of
people. By the Board,
THO. WINSTANLEY, Secretary.
WHEREAS repeated complaints have been made to me,
that the property of the enemy sequestered in my hands, is
clandestinely carried away, and otherwise injured, I think it incum
bent on me, in-justice to the trust reposed in me, to publish an extract
from the proclamation of the Right Honourable Earl Cornwallis, of
the 16th September, 1780, that no person may plead ignorance in
future. And Ido hereby warn all persons, as they shall answer for
the fame, at their peril, from injuring in any manner, the property
of the enemy in my poffcffion, either by removing negroes on board
flips, carrying away the timber or other property, or molesting the
people employed by me. And Ido require all the inhabitants who
are in arrears for house-rent or negro hire to my office, to pay the
fame up to theist instant, to Mr. James Gordon, at his office,
No. 31, Meeting-street, on or before the 16th of this month, and
his receipt shall be a fufficient discharge. JOHN CRUDEN.
Charltfown, loth April, 1782.
Extraß from a Proclamation of the Right-Honourable C HAP LEs
Earl Cornwallis, Lieutenant-General of His Majesty's forces, 17c.
“ And I do hereby declare, that any person or persons obtruding
ar impeding the said Commissioner in the execution of his duty, by
concealment or removal of any property he may be authorifed to
seize or otherwise, shall, on conviction, be punished as aiding and
abetting rebellion. And if any person or persons shall make discovery
where any effects are concealed or attempted to be carried away, or
shall give any necessary information to the said John Gruden,
Enquire, so that effects belonging to a person whose estate is seques
tered may be secured, the person or persons giving such information
shall be most liberal!, rewarded. And all officers civil and military,
and all persons whatsoever, are ftri&ly enjoined and required to aid
and aflift the said John Cruden and jfe deputies in the execution of the
trust reposed in him.
T/se above vuas given under his Lordfbif s band and seal at
Head-Quarters, in the diftriß of Waxfaw, in the Province of
South-Carolina, the l6tb of September, 1780.
BARRACK-OFFIC E,
27^ April, 1782,
ALL persons proprietors of land on the Neck of Charlef
town, on whose plantations wood has been cut as fuel for the
zfe of His Majefly's troops and garrison, during the last winter,
are hereby required to render into this office their refpe&ive claims,
on or before the 15th day of May next, in order that the quantities
may be afeertained, and the owners paid at the rate of five Killings
sterling for every cord of wood so cut down ; and no claim can be
received or admitted after that date.
Charlestown, Abril if, 1782.
THE Board of Police have thought proper to direct the
Commissioners of the Markets to put in force the Adt entitled,
«' An Ad ffor a Fish Market ;" and for the encouragement of those
who shall exert themselves in bringing fifh to market, the following
±OUN I lES will be given :
To the decked boat that shall bring to market the greatest quantity
of fifh in the course of one month, Ten Pounds sterling.
To the decked boat that shall bring the second greatest quantity, a
bounty of Helen Pounds.
To the decked boat which shall bring the third greater quantity,
a bounty of Five Pounds..
To the open boat which shall bring the greatest quantity, a bounty
of Five Pounds.
To the open boat which shall bring the second greatest quantity,
ft bounty of Three Pounds. , ,
And to the open boat which shall bring the third greatellquantity,
a bounty of Two Pounds
The above bounties to be paid to those who may become entitled
thereto, upon their producing a certificate to the Board of Police,
from one or more of the Commissioners of the Market, fpecifying
their having merited it.
The above bounties to commence from Monday the Bth inliant.
Order of the Board,
W. SIMRSON, Clerk.
TOBELET,
The HOUSE, No. 44, Broad-street. ||
Apply to William Greenwood, or William-Kerr-Rgss.
To hire by the Month, | -i
SIX NEGRO MEN, good Sawyers, and some handy
young WENCHES, on easy terms. Enquire at No. 3,
Beaufain-ftreet. 26th April, 1,82.
WANTED?
'A SMALL easy rented HOUSE in Broad-street, between
King-street and the Exchange. For further particulars enquire
^f the Printers.g
ROYAL
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
From SATURDAY, April 27,
Vol. 11.
From the Royal Gazette of Nezu-York,
April 13th, 1782.
The Printer is not at liberty to divulge, by what hand be received the
following Rebel Confeffions of the wretched and hopelfsftuation of their
affairs. There is a Jbort course of their own contriving, to bring tbeir au
thority to the ts. Let Mr. Financier Morris, or Mr. Titular Governour
Clinton, deny them upon oath if they dare.— The ^reat length of these pa
pers excludes the reflections they faggf. Ft is left to conjecture how far
the late detection of Mr. Morris's fraud, in giving private orders to pro
tf bis own draughts upon Spain, and a dread of the rising indignation of a
cheated multitude, firjl ruined, and now insulted as opulent, prompted to bis
present circular letters.
It will become him, however, and his accomplices, tofind, if they can,
an apology for all that variety of artifices, falfeoods, feifts and frauds, by
which they have so long endeavoured to bide from the vulgar, the tc utb of the
old maxim, " No war without money—-No money without taxes —
No taxes but what must eventually fall upon the LAND."
The reader will observe, that the patbetick representation of the Ultra-
Montane parts of this province, was made the luff year; and yet undone as
it was then, its prefect afoffid proportion for the current year, is no less
than, Three hundred and seventy three thousand, five hundred and
ninety eight dollars, in Solid Bullion, [See the partition for raijing Eight
Millions, upon their own provinces, fettled in Gongrtfs on the id oj No
yember lajl, on the if Column of the next Page.]
Say now, Americans 1 who is it that has brought you to be Hewers of
Wood, and Drawers of Water, aW Makers of Bricks without Straw?
Is it to be wondered at, that they who are chargeable with your mifries,
fbould now have the insolence to dfpife your complaints ! and while they dread
to consult you by fair Ballot upon all the generous proportions of peace, im
pudently afert, to deceive abroad, and pflif, tbemjelves at home, that tbeir
bated tyranny is prolonged by your own consent.
(C I R C U L A R.)
S I R, Office of Finance, October Istb, 1,81.
I AM now to address you on a fuhjecl of very great importance. I
am to detail fomc facts which will demand the most furious atten
tion hum every Legifhture, and from every publick officer in the
United States. It is my determination to adminitter the affairs in
truded to my care, according to plans which are founded in sincerity
and truth. Convinced of the folly of the enemy in supposing that any
confidcrablc body of men in the United States are opposed to the re
volution, 1 am persuaded that in order to remove the greater part of
our difficulties, the firft proper step is to state them fully to the people
through their representatives. It shall therefore be a part of my Rudy
to prepare every tranfa&ion for the publick eye, so that the mtaneil
individual may be in due time informed of their affairs, in which,
as a free citizen, he is interested. The various reports which have
been circulated, the publications of the several gazettes, and even let
ters from some who ought to have known better; all these things
have conspired to infufe an opinion that every Power in Europe is fa
vourable to us, that great funis of money art already advanced to us,
and that Bill greater may be obtained. Whatever may be the fate
of my administration, 1 will never he fubje&ed to the reproach of
falfhood or insincerity. I therefore take the carlieft moment, in which
I am permitred, to make those communications, which will give an
insight into our real Situation.
With refpecl to the situation and politicks of Europe, it is not my
business to detail them; neither am I in a capacity to do it with cer
tainty, but this is at least certain, that the disposition of the European
Powers however friendly, has been too much relied on. As a proof,
I need only observe that not a single state has acknowledged our inde
pendence, except France, although our alliance with that refpe&abie
monarchy has how subsisted near four years. Yet that monarchy is
certainly the firft in the world. It is in the closest connexion with
Spain. Spain has long been engaged in the wir, and Hill longer so
licited to form an union on the basis of the treaty with France. The
armed neutrality which gave such splendid hopes to many, has not
yet produced the benefit expected. I will not proceed on the ground
of conjecture, nor is it necessary for me to dwell longer on our poli
tical state with rcfpe& to foreign powers, but as there is little reason
to expect, so I hope there is no American who would wish an alliance
with any empire on earth until they Ihall be so sensible of our impor
tance as to treat on principles of equality. The publicly opinion as
to the conduct of other princes and dates, has greatly injured us by
relaxing our exertions. But the opinion as to pecuniary aid has been
still more pernicious. People have flattered themselves with a vision
ary idea that nothing more was necessary than for Congress to fend a
minitier abroad, and that immediately he would get as much money
as he chose to ask for. That when he opened a loan, hundreds would
run to lee who ihould have the honour of subscribing to it, and the
like; but surely a moment's reflection Should have convinced every
reafonuble man that without the clear profpeCl cf repayment people
will not part with their property. Have the efforts to borrow in this
country been so fucccfsful as to ground any hopes from abroad? Or
is it to be supposed that foreigners will iiitercll themselves more in
our prosperity or fafety than our own citizens? Or can it be believed
that credit Shall be given abroad before foljd funds are provided at
home? Or could it be imagined that the disorders neccharil, incident
to a great revolution would be considered as a better fourcc of trust
and confidence than the regularity and Consistency of anticut cllab
lifhments?
The Congress conformable to the publick wish have appointed
minivers, requeued, grants, and opened loans. In Holland they have
got nothing, and in Spain hut very little. Loans were expe&ed from
individuals in Holland, but nothing of that fort has been or probably
will be obtained. Loans were not expected in Spain unless from the
King, and from him they have been follicited with but very little
success.
The distressed situation of publick affairs forced the Congress to
draw bills of exchange on their ministers. Some were drawn on
France, some on Spain, and some on Holland. The firft were ho
noured and paid, the second were accepted, but recourse was finally
had to the court of France for the payment of these also; they were
drawn at long fight, the sales were flow, they were remitted froth
time to time, and every opportunity afforded the minister of the Uni
ted States to obtain the money for difeharging them, but in vain.
Of consequence these bills have been regularly referred to the Court of
France for payment, and this has done us injury by anticipating the
aid which France has been disposed co afford us, and at the fame time
has justly alarmed and greatly einbarraffed the French ministry.
These things appear necessary that you Should know, and your le>
giflature will undoubtedly draw the proper inferences. They will fee
how much has been fuffered by delaying to call for the resources of
our own country, and relying on the empty bubbles of hope, instead
ofthe solid foundations of revenue. They will I trust clearly fee that
all our hopes and expectations, are narrowed down to what France
m a y give or lend; but here as in other cases delusion take place of
reality. We flatter ourfclves with ideal profpedts, and are only con
vinced of our folly by the fatal crisis of national distress. In order that
you may clearly tinder,ftand the fuccours afforded by France, I inclofe
an account, extracted from a state lately furnifhed to Congress, by
the mi,lifter plenipotentiary of his Most Christian Majesty,
You will observe that his Majesty granted to the United States a
subsidy for the current year of fix million livres, and on a representa
tion of our diftrels, he was pleased to become security for a loan to
be opened on our mount with Holland, and when it appeared, that
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IxAatCiJcL JL JL Hue
to WEDNESDAY, May 1, 1782.
J he lall article contains the amount of monies deposited to answer
my drafts, which have been made from time to time, and the pro
duce appropriated to the service of the current year.
On the whele there remains a balance of three million and fixteent
thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine livres. This with the sum
brought by Colonel Laurens, may be considered as of the value of
about one million dollars, which is the utmost, for it would exceed
that only by twenty-one thousand, five hundred and feventy-fouc
dollars, if it were now in this country.
Thus then you fee the extent of that pecuniary fuccour, which has
filled the minds of all with such seeming expectation ; it is narrowed
down to one million of dollars. But by the belt accounts and esti
mates I have been able to procure, this war has hitherto cost about:
twenty millions annually. J do indeed expe& that the future expen
ditures will be greatly curtailed; but it mult be remembered that the
most rigid (economy has its bounds, and that it cannot exist without:
a punctual performance of those engagements on which the firft flep
towards it muff depend. As soon as the proper estimates for the next:
year can be made out, the demands founded on them will be ftatedp
and I shall shortly advertise for contracts, as the most effectual mode
of husbanding our resources. I feel it my duty however to observe,
that a note this day sent to Congress of some of my principal engage
ments formoney, amounts to upwards of two hundred thousand dol
lars, yet the calls for it from every quarter are iheeffant.
I would gladly quit the fubjeC t of foreign supplies and expectations
here, but it is necessary that the States should know all ; and I Should
not answer the views of Congress if I did not add, that the Court of
France place the aid now afforded us, among the number of those ex
traordinary efforts which cannot be repeated. The declaration that
no more pecuniary afliftance can be afforded to us, is as plain as lan
guage will admit of; and although applications may and probably
will be made by our Ministers to the Court of Versailles, yet surely
no prudent man would form any reliance on such applications in the
face of such a pointed and express assurance to the contrary, and espe
cially when to every request a Ihort answer can be made by asking
what we have done for ourfclves. Sir, I must speak to you mo^
plainly, while we do nothing for ourselves, we cannot expeft the
abidance of others.
This is a very painful fubjeCl to dwell upon, but a consideration of
very great magnitude remains behind, and sooner or later it muff
come forward. Prudence therefore bids us to examine now, and
provide for it in season; the negled in funding the publick debt hag
introduced a practice of issuing Loan-Office certificates for the interefL
due on other Loan-Office certificates. This I have absolutely forbid
den, nor will I ever consent to it.
Such accumulation of debt, while it distresses the publick, and de
stroys its credit, by no meahs relieves the unfortunate individual, who
is a publick creditor; for if revenue is not provided, inereafing the
certificates would only lessen their value. This would be such a
fraud as would stamp our national charader with indelible marks
of infamy, and reridet us the reproach and contempt of all man
kind. It is high time to relieve ourselves from the ignominy we have
already sustained, and to refeue and restore the national credit.
This can only be done by solid revenue. Disdaining therefore those
little timid artifices, which, while they postpone the moment of diffi
culty, only increase the danger, and confirm the ruin.—l prefer the
open declaration to all of what is to be expected, and whence it is to
be drawn.=To the publick creditor therefore, f fay, that until the
States provide revenues sot liquidating the principal and interest of
the publish debts, they cannot be paid. And to the States I fay, that
they are bound by every principle, which i^ held sacred among men fr
to make that provision. I have gone through the talk I proposed to
myfelf in writing to your Excellency this letter, which I pray you to
communicate to the legislature of your state. I hope the Congress
will foot! be enabled to tr^nfmit their requisitions, and I shall endea
vour that they be as moderate as possible. But I mud pray that
every man whether in publick or private life, will feribufly confider
the importance of complyihg with those requisitions. It is not by the
brilliant successes of war, the fplendour of conquest, or the fliouts
of victory, that a wife ministry are th be affeded. The fuperiorit,
of national resources is the sure ground on which to hope for success;
and that superior resources, steadily and perseveringly applied, mufl;
eventually attain the bbje&s. It is for these reasons, that the enemy
have hope 1 every thing from the derangement of our finances, and
on the other hand, as I am well informed, it is from the eftablifh
nient of a nati< • al bank, and the forming of contrasts to supply our
armies that they have the g/eateft apprehensions. By the bounty of
the Almighty we are placed in a situation where our future (late de
pends on our present conduct. We may be happy or miserable as we
please. If we do our duty now, this war will soon be brought to z
close; if not, it may last many years, and vyhat will then be its ter
mination, it is hot in human wisdom to forefee.' Thoroughly con
vinced that the enemy must aft peace whenever we are in a condition
vigorously to prosecute the war, and that we shall be in that condi
tion, whenever our affairs are reduced to order, and our credit, re
doted : And that, for these purposes, nothing is more necessary than
a proper system of taxation, I cannot avoid expressing my fentiment#
on the fubje& in all the warmth with which they flow from my
heart. I hope and pray, that the fads I have stated may meet with
that calm attention which is due to their importances, and that such
measures may be takeft as shall redound to the honour and interest of
our country. With all possible refpe&, I have the honour to be, Sir,
your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant,
, ROmT MORRIS
^& axulfo, m Graraur of MwAforL
there was little probability of obtaining any money there, in season,
he further agreed that the sum to be borrowed, Should be advanced
for us, in the firft instance, from the Royal Trcafury. Thus the gift
and the loan together, amount to Sixteen miilion of livres, which:
would, if in this country, be equal only to two million, nine-hun
dred, and Sixty-two thousand, nine-hundred and sixty-two dollars;
although at the rate of estimating dollars in France, it is there equal
to three million, forty-feven thousand, fix hundredfold nineteen dollars.
But at the highest rate of exchange which has hitherto taken place,
this sum, if drawn for, would have amounted to no more than two*
million, five hundred.and Sixty thousand dollars. I have been thu^
particular with refpc& to this sum, because the difference of curren
cies very often tends to deceive those to whom their real Value is not;
a familiar fubjedt of attention,
I he inclofed account is in litres, and the two firft articles contains
the total of the grant and loan, amounting to Sixteen million livres,
Ihe remainder contains the deductions to De made. The two firft
articles whereof amounting to two million, three hundred thousand
livres, is for the payment of bills drawn on France, Spain and Hol
land, which I have already mentioned, the produce of the sale where
of has been applied to the publick service, long before my appoint
ment. The next article, being two million of livres, is appropriated
to the payment of interest bills, wherefore no part of it can he ap
plied to other purposes. The fourth article, I need fay horhing ofi
here, as it has long been iri the mouths of every body. The fifth;
and Sixth articles were for those stores which were laden on board four
transports by order of Colonel Laurens, three of which have fafel,
arrived, and the other put baclx in distress. The seventh article is in
consequence of the loss of that valuable Ship the Marquis de la Fayet
te, which contained a great number of publick stores, the replacing;
of which is necessary for the army and its operations and whi ch will
amount to that sum.
Numb. 1217,