The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-01-05 00:00:00, page 4

BERMUDA. 4 .'
^At a Meeting of. the Delegates of the federal Parfoj offbefe
Inlands, to confider of the Measures to be pursued to fa,ply the
Jnbabitats of th?fe Islands with Proviftons, convened at Paget
Pari/h Church, on Monday the 15th Da, of May, 1775.,
Present,
( Col. John Outerbridge,
For Hamilton Parish, } Michael Burrows, Esq;
( Cant, James Mallon.
( Joseph Jennings,
Tor Smith's Parijb, ) Anthony Penifton,
( Major Benjamin Harveys
( Capt. James Harvey,
For, Devon/bire Paris, ) Capt. William Wilkinson,
( Capt. Thomas Dill.
(Cornelius Hinfon,
For Pembroke Parift, < Thomas Burch,
( Capt. Samuel Saltus.
( Thomas Dickinfon,)<
For Paget Parifo, ) Francis Jones, jun. Esquires.
( Hon. John Harvey, )
( George Bafcome,
Tor Warwick Parifo, < Capt. John Gilbert,
( Cant. Forller Bafcome.
( Henry Tucker, )
For Southampton Parijb, ) Richard Jennings, ( Esquires.
( Nath. Bell, )
_ A (Mr. Daniel Tucker,
For Sandys 1 art,, | Mr. D an j e | Hinfon.
Henry Tucker fen. Esq; was unanimously chosen President.
VOTED, as the opinion of the Delegates assembled, that it
"is expedient that his Excellency the Governour be requeftcd
to call the Council and Assembly together, to confider of the
measures neceflary to be pursued to supply the inhabitants of
these illands with provisions, and to make such other regu
lations as they may think proper; and that, as the present
situation of the country requires the utmost dispatch, that
Wednesday the ryth day of May instant, be recommended
as a suitable day for the meeting of the legislature at the town
of Saint George, for this purpose.
By order of the Dtkg~tes,
(C O P Y.) GEO. BASCOME, Clerk.
Extras of a letter from Henry Tucker, fen. Esq; Agent in
London, to George BasCOME, Esq; Attorney at Law in
Bermuda.
Dear Sir,
YOU mutt be assured it affords me the greatest fatisfa&ion
to be informed from all my friends, as well as from the
Committee of Council and Assembly, of the entire approbation
of my proceedings here ; and it is no finall pleasure to know
it has had some apparent good effect. I cannot shew my gratitude
for this mark of esteem and confidence from my country, but by
endeavouring every thing that can contribute to their welfare.
I should been happy had the Rate of the Island permitted my
return home this fall, the beingjrom my family at my time of
life, makes it very disagreeable; and though I've but little
to do, my anxiety is great, and rather too much for one of
my years ; however, while my country thinks my stay neces
sary, I flhall readily submit to their will. I fear they will find
it will be proper to have some person here during the present
disturbances, and I wish the new appointments of Mr. George
Bruere to be Lieutenant-Governour, Mr. Traill, Collector,
and Mr. Leonard, Attorney-General, and a new Judge of
the Admiralty, may not make things more disagreeable than
formerly ; by the last appointment you will find Mr. Brick
wood and myfejf ha.ve not been able to do any thing for you;
you have not that fort of merit that is now necessary to meet
with Court promotion. lam perfectly Satisfied with what was
-done to Darcus ; you will be informed by my son, in confc
quence of Captain Kelly's deposition, I have been obliged to
lay that matter before the Secretary of State. I am, dear Sir,
your aflured friend and most humble servant,
London, Aug. Bth, 1/80. HENRI TUCKER.
Geo. Bafcome, Esq; Bermuda.
Extra# of a letter from Henry Tucker, fen. Esq; Agent in
London, to Henry Tucker, of Somerset, in Bermuda.
My dear Sir,
7 RECEIVED a long letter from Capt. Stiles, rather a kind
1 of apology for his firft opposing my appointment; he persists
in his firft plan, that I ought to have been appointed during
the war with an allowance of 300 I. per annum, (perhaps an
indefinite appointment would been right, as it is in the power
of the Governour to prevent your prolonging it, by not per
mitting the Assembly to meet) and should been sent out without
any address or inftrn&iohs; but I have told him that I was
pleased to find that the Address, and my tranfadions in con
sequence of it, had been, as I was informed, both by the
Council and Assembly, as well as from mod of my friends,
productive of very good effects; and that, as to the 300/.
it was so far from being fufficient for my support, that it was
with difficulty I could live upon the 500 l. that was allowed
me; and as I could not keep a carriage, 1 expected, if I remain
ed here, he.would move for an additional hundred, which
would just make me appear in the genteel stile he would like.
As I am upon this subject, I shall now express my fatisfartion
for the entire approbation I have received from the Council
and Assembly of my condurt here. Their continuing my ap
pointment is a furc mark of their confidence, and the only return
J can make is to be assiduous in their affairs, which they may
depend upon. Harry fays, they think I had done more than
they could reafonalyly expert in so short a time; I with my
future endeavours may prove equally fuccefsful ; nothing on
my part shall be wanting to make them so. When I refleft
that, at my arrival here, I knew no one person that could assist
or advise me, (for Lord Drummond's was only words, as I fliall
mention hereafter) I tim amazed how I was able to obtain
what I did; for I have pursued a method very different from
most other agents. It is the usual custom for them to take
advice, upon every occasion, of counsel, and employ a Soli
citor to, carry the business on through the offices, which is
attended with great expence. This I have mostly faved(though
I have been obliged to touch for secret fervice)by going to the
fountain-head ; I have therefore always made my application
to Lord G. Germaine, or in his absence to Mr. de Grey, who
is under Secretary of State, and one of the Lords of Trade.
This, I find, is the most ready way to get my business dope.
By this way of proceeding I have saved a very considerable
expence to the country, which probably will make my stay
here less expensive, than if a person that lives here was ap
pointed at a less fafary; for lam afraid it will be found necef
lary to have some one to look into your affairs till matters are
fettled. However happy I should be to return home, (for
I assure you my situation is in no ways enviable, as I can but
barely support myfelf with any degree of propriety, and am
often obliged to be at large expence, which I cannot afford,
merely to keep np appearances, and make'myfelf of some con
sequence ; for I often, after having spent a guinea or two at
dinner, am obliged to live snug till I can recover myfelf to go
on in the usual why, though I seldom dine under 6s. to 103.
Could I keep a chariot, it would have a good effert ; but this
I cannot poflibly do);, if it should be thought necessary for my
longer stay, I shall submit to the determination of the Council
and Assembly ; but must beg to be informed in time of their
intentions, before the expiration of the next year, that I may
aot be obliged to take a winter passage, or perhaps be detained
Extra# of a letter from Henry Tucker, Esq; fen. Agent in
London, to Henry Tucker, jam of Somerset, in Bermuda.
My dear Sir,
MR. BURCH had mentioned to me the disagreement with
the Governour about your Money Bill. As I have said
every thing to him I could on the occafiou, it will be needless
to repeat it to you, as I requeftcd him to make you acquainted
therewith. I hope the information you had about the Gover
nour's influencing the military against the Assembly is not trite,
as I should not think him capable of an address for that pur
port; it would give me pain should it be so, as I have taken
every occasion of letting the Miniftrv know the harmony that
subsisted between them and the people. I fear when G. B.
arrives he will do every thing to form a party; I was told
by young Traill *, the Collector's son, that he often expressed
himfelf in his hearing, to that purpose ; but the young gentle
man, who is truly on the other fide, endeavoured to persuade
his father that it was bis interest to join the people, and he
was sure he would do it, as he knew him to be one of the belt
natured men living.
I momently expert the publick dispatches ; as soon as they
come, I shall be doing what is neceflary, to put matters in
a proper train. I wish it may not prove an expensive affair.
I hope proper provision is made for it, as well as myfelf, for
I have been already at some expence, and not having received
any remittances, very much ftreightens me, as I am obliged to
to make use of Mr. Brickwood's friendfhip, without which I
should be very unhappily situated ; for upon winding up my
last year's expences, I found them exceed my appointment,
and I know not in what to retrench. 1 suppose Harry will tell
you what I have wrote him, of my being offered a feat in Par
liament, but the terms in every refpert were too much for me.
I am sincerely, dear Sir, your truly affertionate
London, Sept. 30th, 1780. HENRY TUCKER.
* Young Traill teas a Captain of Marines on board a rebel privateer
above a year, and carried into Neou-York; the fall authenticated by
Capt. Gra% lately brought into Bermuda in the Salem Jbi, Two Brothers;
as also from the fy autbority in London. His and bis father's infolenee would
have been chastised, but for the situation of a friend of Mr. Brimage's.
The Colle&or basing dared to take from under the guns of a fort, by im
pfing on the Officer, a pretended fag coming from the Rebels, during the
Governour's absence in the country, and letting the people and letters afore,
though by the mismanagement of the Captain, the fearcb immediately ordered
an bis arrival by the Governour, was attended with the success of obtaining
the Letters, the present extra's are made from, and another mifaid, cau
tioning them to cover their intercoufc with America.
long at my own e^penee, before t can meet with an opportu
nity. I fliall now mention what I intended about Lord Drum
mond. Upon my firft coming here, his Lordfliip gave me
reason to believe he was in great confidence with the Ministry,
and offered to introduce me to several of them ; but upon my
calling upon him for that purpose, there was always an excuse
of his being either engaged, or they not to be spoke with;
from this 1 began to doubt of his Lordship's interest, and as
I found nothing was done for him by Parliament relative to
his application for the Perth estate; though he told me that
matter was all concluded upon, and only waited the meeting
of Parliament, I began to think he was tinctured a little with
the pride of his country, and wanted to be thought a person
of consequence, which, upon my being better acquainted, I
find he is not; for he is scarce known at any of the Boards,
and what you will be furprized at, is, the King refufed to
receive him, when presented in any other character or title,
but Mr. Dyummond. I was well pleased to hear of Colonel
Denkins's behaviour, I have often mentioned it to Lord Ger
main, and dorte justice to his character. I was also glad to
hear that the Governour was altered for the better ; but I find
by a letter from Mr. Burch all was knocked on the head upon
his rejecting your Money Bill. As I have been pretty full on
this affairto the Judge, I shall refer you to him ; he also men
tioned Capt. Kelly's wanting to swear to an information that
a Col. Tucker had wrote to Barton; to get a force sent to Ber
muda to take poffeflion of the island ; this I thought of foch
consequence, that 1 immediately applied to Lord G. Germain
about it. Harry has a full account of what parted on the oc
callon. I wrote you about your afTociation against privateers,
and begged to have it dissolved ; there is nothing that has hap
pened, that is looked upon with an evil eye more than this is,
and I fear has, in some measure, been productive of the new
appointments, which I shall hereafter mention. For God's
fake throw no obstacles in my way, make every thing as
clear as you can ; you mult submit to the times; for passive
obedience and non-resistance to ministerial dictates, is now the
political creed, and those who want any favours must at leart
shew an entire confidence in the present administration; I must
therefore repeat my earned request, that you at lead Shew
an inclination of living upon terms with those people.
In one of my former letters to you, I mentioned that I had
heard a report that George Bruere was soliciting to be appoint
ed Lieutenant-Governour of Bermuda ; this I gave no credit
to*; however, I thought it neceflary to mention it at the Se
cretary of State's, and was told there was no such appoint
ment, fiom which I concluded there would not be. I told
my opinion very freely notwithstanding, and said, that if such
a thing had been, I feared that it would only make things
worse, as I was well acquainted with bis warm temper arid
prejudices, which .vould probably hurry his father into arts
of greater violence than he had before committed. After
this, judge what my ibrprize must have been when I heard
that George Bruere was appointed Lieutenant-Governour
of our Island: What the design is I know not; the Go
vernour's brother tells me it was entirely unknown to him,
and that it was no plan of the Governour's, and that he is as
much at a loss to know the intentions of George as I am.
I am afraid this will only add fuel to the fire; but I shall fay b
no more about it, but that I hear he and the new Collertor talk
much of reformation.—You will be no ways furprized to hear
that Mr. Smith is removed from his office, and a Mr. Traill
appointed to succeed him ; this gentleman is a Scotchman,
formerly in office in Pifeataqua, where his family is; I have
not seen him, as he keeps in the country. I knew that the
Lords of the Treasury had sent orders to the Governour to
suspend Smith, if he did not immediately fettle his accounts
and pay the balance, which they think is some thousands,
but I had not the least thought that they would remove him
till they had heard from Bermuda; but Mr. Holwell, one of the
Commissioners of the Customs, told me, they had received a
trifling letter from Smith, which he believed had caused the
sudden resolution of turning him out. It was really from a
point of delicacy I did not solicit that office for Harry, though
I doubt whether I should have obtained it, as there are so
many that pretend to a right of preference, for their services
or losses in America. There is also a Mr. Leonard appointed
Judge of the Admiralty and Attorney-General ; he does not
go out now, but fends a Deputy. Those gentry, I am in
formed, take paflage with Brown and Lowe. My dear Sir,
your sincerely affectionate HENRY TUCKER.
P. S. Jack Jennings mentioned to me to get three ports,
Ellis harbour, Crow-lane and St. George's ; as this has been
so much disputed by the people, I do not chufe to meddle with
it, without directions from the Committee of Correfpohdence.
London, August %tb, 1780.
Henry Tucker, Esq; Somerset, Bermuda.
WANTED,
A careful, honest Man, to attend a Store.
Apply to the Printers.s
For LIVERPOOL,
N&^Xfrm ' The Brigantine BELLA,
Capt. Burgess;
(To fail quith or quitbout Convoy)
''° r freight or passage, apply to Mr. Jo"
Teasdale, No. 82, Tradd-ftr et, or to the
Captain on board. & 1
FOR SAL E,
A Quantity of best Mufcovadb and Ch^
ed SUGARS, by
$ JOHN & ADAM TUNNO, No. 48, Bay.l
For EAST-FLORIDA,
The Schooner
M A R Y,
Abel Frisbie, Master;
a remarkable Fast sailer. For freight apply as above. :
STOLEN from the brigantine Henry & Frederick the ,
of December, 1781, a BOAT 14 feet in the keel, new ,
and payed with tar, the outfidc painted red, black and yellow. Any
person that will bring her to Capt. Allen Pent, shall rec^ (
FIVE DOLLARS reward. f ___ t
To be Let, and map Ise Entered upon in a Fortnight, :I
THE airy pleasant TENEMENT in Tradd-ftrect,
occupied by Mrs. Perohneau, and next door to George Ron#
Esq Apply to I ROGER SMITH, No, 21, Broad-fire^
^SOUTH-CAROLINA.
WILLIAM REA of the province aforefaid, who is in ci)
tody of the Sheriff of the Board of Police, upon a c
Capias ad Satisfaciendum, at the suit of Edward Corbett, " avl °ffy!
tinned the Intendants of the said Board that he may be adini
the benefit of the art made for the relief of insolvent " ebto ,'^if
ordered, That the said Edward Corbett, and all others to ^ 0 1
said petitioner is any wife indebted, be, and they a re ,BoarW
moned and have notice to appear at the fitting of the lai'
which shall happen ,three months after the publication e ^,
shew cause, if any they can, why the said petitioner Inou ,
the prayerofhis p ct ift^ WIN „,(,
November W, 1781. $ Clerk of the p^
For LON DO N,
The Brigantine HOPE,
Capt* Richard Moorsom;
%=¥^^^ Mounting fix carriage guns, is quite a new vessel, ml
^Mil^i&T l remarkable fall sailer, with men anfwcrable, an# will
fail in a few days, with or without convoy, agreeable to the mfr
jority of the Clippers. For freight or passage, apply 011 boards
aid vessel, or at Messrs. Lawson & Price's on the Bay.
F° r LONDON immediately,
" e Brigantine T A 11 TA R,
Oliver Coates, Mafler;
A remarkable faft sailer, mounting 14 fix-pounds
f^l^^^^^with men anfwerabk, having excellent accommoife
tions for passengers. For freight or passage, apply to the Captains
board the said brig, lying off Burn's wharf, or to
I WILLIAM SMITH, No. 33, Bay I
FOR SALE,
Mufeovado and Clayed SUGARS
And a Quantity of, wcll-affortcd'
C ORDA G E,
By JAMES BLAIR, and Co. No. 27, Bly.
COLLINS & HAY^
No. 12, Broad-street,
Have imported in the Admiral Barrington, Cafrt. Pafsmore
and other Ships from London,'
The following ARTICLES,
Which they will fdl on the ms reasonable Terms, viz.
RED port, Madeira, Lisbon,
sherry and Malmfey wines,
in pipes, hogsheads and quarter
calks
Wines in bottles, London porter
in ditto
Scarlet, blue, green, white, black,
grey, and other fafhionable co
loured broad-cloths, with (bal
loons and trimmings of all
forts
Scarlet, buff, white and mulberry
kerleymjres
Buff, olive, white and black vel
verets and corduroys
Spotted velverets, jeans, dimities,
Marseilles Quilting, Dutch,
French and Queen's cords
Imperial and royal ribs, cotton
counterpanes, nioree patches for
gowns, and other Mancheftry
Black Princes fluff, miffinets, alo
pccns, luftres, crapes, poplins,
silk cords, ruffels, darants and
callimancoes
A vai iety of ladies silks
Black and white Barcelona hand
kerchiefs
3 4th, 7-8 and yard wide Irish
linens
English and India Chintz
Bordered lawn handkerchiefs
Table Clbths of different fize^
Plain and striped la vns
Plain, striped, checked and Sprig
ged mullins
Narrow gold and silver lace, gold
and silver fringe and bullions
for making epaulets
A number of flrong
WHEREAS the Garrilon has, of late, been frequently
alarmed with FIRES, through the careleffiiefs of the iahabb
tants, in not having their chimnics fweeped ; it is the express older
of the Commandant, that filch persons who ncglc& this neceffty
duty, and a fire ensue, will not only be fubjert to a fme of Fifty
Shillings Sterling, but likewise to the heavy expence of the engines
that may be employed at such fires.—As far as may be to guard
against such accidents, the inhabitants are hereby required to be par.
ticularly careful during the present season, and are reminded, in case
of fire during the night, that each house-keeper do set a lighted
candle in a window fronting the ftreet.-ffSuch persons as have not
provided their complement of leather buckets (for no other fort wid
be admitted) are exported immediately to provide them, as wells
ladders; a ftrirt enquiry will Shortly be made, and all deliuqnenu
severely fined.
William Carson, William Greenwood, 1,
William Ancrum, George Cook,
James Carsan, John Wagner,
Jony Hopton, Gideon Dupont, jun. J^
Mens and womens silk, co tto
and thread hurt "
Ladies best London made calli.
manco shoes
Mens fine hats and ladies riding
ditto&
Gold and silver bands and toffch
Ditto buttons and loops
Sword knots, and bell Balladin,
silk failles
Gilt and plated gorgets
Belt gilt and plated plain buttons
A great variety of fancy ditto
India China bowls and bafons
Long tea and breakfaft setts com
pleat
Compleat neAt fide-board setts of
. cut glass, and a variety of other
glass ware
Starch, hair-powder, Windfe
soap, pomatum,wafb balls, rose
lavendar and Hungary water;
essence of burgamot and other
pci fumes
Blacking balls, paints, oil, brim,
flone, lamp and ivory black
Nells of hair trunks, with brafi
furniture
Gilt red leather and large travel
ling trunks
A compleat travelling kitchen,
in a strong trunk, fit for 3 &.
neral or Field Officer
Very compleat camp trunks, and
camp canteens
Military shirts, ruffled and plain
Ditto worsted and yarn hole
Long and short tobacco pipe,
White and brown soap, &c.
Iron-bound Calks.