The South-Carolina & American general gazette — Charlestown [S.C.], 1777-05-08 00:00:00, page 4

LONDO N.
PROCEK DINGS of the HOUSE of LORDS in
the present Session. —Continued from oar laji.
THE Far! of Sandweb said, the Speech recommended
measures so wifely framed, and so peculiarly well
faited to the present situation of affairs.that he fhoul 1
not have troubled their Lordfhipt, had not the noble Duke,
who spoke last, alluded to some matters, which, as connected
with the office at which he had the honour to preside, he
looked upon himfelf particularly called upon to explain.
The noble Duke averted, that the greatest part of our force
was on the other fide of Che Atlantick, and that we were
left defencelefs at home. The firft of these assertions was
not founded in sass ; for out of 28,030 seamen, with one
of the most formidable fleets this country ever beheld,
%5,c00, including the marines who were doing duty on
Ihore, as well as on board the ships of war, and two line
of battle fliips, were only on the other fide the Atlantick:
and as to the other assertion, that we were left in a de
fencelefs Rate at home, it was equally ill founded; for we
had a naval force at this instant ready for sea, allowing that
the courts of Versailles and Madrid had any hostile inten
tions towards us, which he was perfaaded they had not,
fully fufficient for our defence and protection. We had
the molt ample and unrefrued assurances from those courts,
of their pacifick and friendly dispositions; if they ihould
turn out btherwife/we are prepared for the worst. He said,
he looked upon it to be his duty, as an official man, to
take care, that the navy, which was our only national de
fence, fliould be in the best condition in his powder. He
was happy to inform their Lordships, that it was so, and
he was determined that this kingdom fliould be prepared
for any event that might happen. He thou d not follow
the amendment made by the noble Marquis, it took in so
many different matters, little relative to the present fubjed
of debate ; but while it recommended a retrofpedive en
quiry, into the conduct of others, he could not, now he
was up, help declaring, that the true cause of this civil war
we are engaged in, was the bad policy of those, Who, by
their advice, power, influence, and official liquations, laid
a foundation for it, by the repeal of the stamp act. He
had often said so, and would avow it with his last breath.
As a friend to his country, he must dissent from the ex
traordinary proportion made by the noble Duke who spoke
last," recommending a reconciliation with America upon
any terms, even upon grounds of admitting their indepen
dency." As an Englishman, and a friend to his country,
he could not endure the thought ; he would never consent
to fubferibe to a doctrine, so derogatory to the honour, so
difgraceful to the character, and so deftrndive to the inter
ests of this country. He would r!k every thing sooner
than accede to it ; he would hazard every drop of blood,
and the last shilling of the national treasure, sooner than
Britain should be set at defence, bullied, and d'date^ to
by her ungrateful and undutifu! children, her disobedient
and rebellows fubje^s. He alluded to a paffrge in the last
mentioned noble Duke's speech, in which he protefte I,
that he did not believe either a change ofmen or measures,
in consequence of it, would effect a reconciliation, so as
to bring America back to her former disposition. He le
lieved his Grace, for he was certain that the refentmevts
of America were not directed against any particular set of
men ; he was convinced that they defpd'ed their supposed
friends, as well as their pretended enemies; and that their
intentions were uniformly from the beginning to render
themselves independent of the parent state.
The Duke of Richmond, mistaking his Lordship's words,
defined that he might be permitted to explain himfelf; he
supposed that the last noble Lord imputed to him thefcl
lowing words : " though there fliould be a change of men,
there will be no change of measures." He therefore begged
to be understood, that he neither meant, nor made use of
any such expression. He 'thought it neceffar,, for he was
certain, it there was a change of meh, there would be a
change of measures. Tor his part, he did not with to
take any official part in any such ch mge, for the reason be
fore assigned ; because he was morally ce tain, that all at
tempts to recover America would be in vain; the mo
ment n^p^fl, that country was now irretrievably lof.
The Earl of Sandwich appealed to their Lordship re
collection, if tue noble Duke had not totally mis stated his
words, and m'feoneeived his meaning, and wifned to be
set right, whether he had done more than repeat the
words in the manner now expl lined by his Grace, as an ar
gument to prove, that nothing now remained but to exert
the force of this country to the lulleft extent, in reducing
America to a proper state of legal and constitutional de
pendence.
T he Duke of Grafts prefaced h's particular sentiments
'of the measures chalked out in the fpeeeh, in the ftrengeft
disapprobation of the conduct of administration from the
beginning. He pledged himfelf to the House, and to the
publick at large, that while he had a leg to fhml on, he
would come down, day alter day, to express the most
marked abhorrence of the measures hitherto pursued, and
meant to be adhered to, in relped to America. He con
demned, in terms equally explicit and unreserved, the
measures which had compelled America to declare herfelf
independent, though he was sorry for it, and thought the
a<?ed extremely wrong in so doing. He Lid, minift'ers had
rot onlyeffefled this part of their scheme, by a set of the
most cruel, oppressive deftrndive, and impoliticly laws, that
were ever deviled by a deliberate aifembly, but they had
likewise brought themselves into a situation, which had
been often predicted bv those on this tide of the House ; he
intended bythis expression, he fiid, no particular diftindtion
o'party ; he meant only the noble Lords with whom he
voted in the course of the lift session on American affairs.
Those predictions ministers affected to disbelieve; though
the experience of that day, the very fpeeca delivered from
the throne, proved this truth; and when other circum
stances came to be revealed, their veracity could not be
questioned, they were beyond the reach of doubt, much
less of naked contradiction. He was juftified, from an au
thority which cenld not be difyuted, to aver, that four ships
of the line, with a considerable number of land forces on
boßrd, had lately failed from Cadiz; that another fleet of
seven men of war of the line with a body of at least i©,ooo
land forces, were preparing to follow them ; that the French
had been for some months bnfily employed in making very
formidable naval preparations; the confcquence of which
vas, that a strong fqnidron of men of war were now lying
at Brest. completely fitted and manned, waiting only for
orders to proceed to the place of its intended destination.
His Grace attributed our present alarming situation to a
want of proper information; it was, he contended, the
great cause of all our mwortunes. Parliament was led
blind-folded; they assented to every thing ministers pro
poled; they reposed an unlimited confidence in their as
surances; and though, perhaps, from the fame spirit of
obstinacy and infatuation they should wilfully continue to
persist in error, they must acknowledge, that they were
grossly, and, he believed, wilfully deceived. He reminded
ministers, how often, and with what confidence, the last
year, when the possible, if not probable, interference of
foreign powers was suggested, as a strong ground of expe
diency for us to relax in our claims on America, and to
adopt conciliatory measures, they pledged themselves to
Parliament, that no impediment or obftrn<ftion was to be
dreaded from that quarter; that our court daily received
the most full and fatisfadory affurances,that might befafey
relied on, of the pacifick dispositions of both France and
Spain ; yet all of a sudden press-warrants are issued, while,
if the speech may be depended on, such a precaution is
dnneceffary. Two days before the meeting ot Parliament,
the substance of the speech is flatly contradicted, the assur
ances are no longer to be relied on ; the noble Lord who
presides at the Admiralty tells you, that it became necessary
to prepare for the worlt. Does his Lordihp mean to amuse
us, by telling us, that our present armament was only
meant to put us in a state of defence, confeffing by that
assertion, at the fame time, that, before the steps now
taken, the nation was not in a proper state of defence, con
trary to the repeated assurances that his Lordlhip had given
to this House that it was?
The Earl of Sandwiclfto explain) infixed that he never
meant to fay, that the nation was not in a state of defence
previous to the preparations now going on ; for he was cer
tain that we were all along prepared; what he meant to
fay was, that as a dispute fulfilled between Spain and Por
tMgal, which might call for our interference, as well as
mediation, if puihed to extremities, he thought it his duty
to prepare for the worst, in order to gwe our mediation
the proper effeft. ' .
The Duke of Grafton replied to this explanation by ob
serving, that although every thing asserted by the noble
Lord had been literally ture, he begged leave to differ from
him in thinking, that our home defence could be looked
upon as compleat, while we solely depended on our navy.
Adverse winds, and a thousand accidents fleets were liable
to, pointed out the necessity of auxiliary assistance, such
as a strong military force, should an enemy by chance, or
any other means, effect a landing. A strong instance ot the
truth of this observation had, he begged leave to rem nd
their Lordships, happened du ing the late war, when Sir
Edward Hawke was wind-bound in Torbay, so as not to
be able to prevent Conflans from invading some part of
these kingdoms, though he was apprised of his intention.
At the critical instant Providence interposed, and the wind
fhddenly changing, Sir Edward was enabled to proceed
to sea, and meet the enemy at the very moment they had
cleaned the land, by which fortunate circumstance he was
enabled to engage them, and defeating them prevented an
invasion which might have been pro native of the worst
consequences. His Grace concluded therefore, in anfwe to
the noble Earl's general argument in support of the measures
of administration, allowing every one of his Lordship's
assertions to be founded in fadt, and to carry with them
t e effect they were wished to produce, that a powerful
naval force was not fufficient alone for home defence ; that
the flierice of the other members of the cabinet had the
most unfavourable appearance; and as the noble Lord
fcemed to trust so mu h to the rcfpedtable state otthe navy,
previous to the p r ef-, te would be glad to have a spec ficle
aol'wer tothis quest on:—Was the naval force, a few days
fit.ee, a fufficient defence against that now fitting out,
and ready to fail from Brest? Becmife, if it was not, then
Parliament had been deficneddy unified, the nation had been
grossly andcriminaMy deceived, ministers had trusted the
fafety of the kingdom to an inferior force, and had by so
doing given Parliament official information that was not to
be rel ed on, Such then being the state of publick aff.irs
refpe&ing both America and the unfavourable difpoli ions,
if not the direct hostile intention's of foreign powers, the love
he bore his country, his refoe& for his sovereign, his duty
as a member of thet House, sordid him to approve of an
address so big with mifehief. and so much calculated to
lull the nation into a fatal security, while its dearest interests.
its very exigence, were on the eve of being ultimately de
cided upon. On the contrary, he would most earnestly re
commend, at this alarming erifis, to suspend al further
proceedings, in order tint the House might rcfolve itfclf
into a comm'ttee, to enquire into the state of the nation,
to learn the true causes which have ocesfioned the revolt
of our American fubje6tß, to difeover their authors, and
to devise the best measures for refeuing the nation from the
innumerable perils with Which it is at this present instant
surrounded.
[To be continued.]
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qrO be let or fold, and may be entered on immediately,
A The HOUSE where Col. Kennan at present resides;
the Appearance of the House, and its pleasant and airy Si
thation, will Sufficiently rcrommendritt Fur-TSrms, ^ply
to Mr. Anthony boomer in Charleftown, or the Subferiber in
St. George's Parilh. § JOHN FULLERTON.
AN UMBRELLA covered with Silk, which once was
red, but now much faded, was left three Weeks
since at R. Wells's Store, where the Owner may have it
again on paying for this Advertifemefit. t
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supplied with any Quantity from 5 to 1500 Barrels
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Vessel of ii Feet Water may load and go to Sea in Safety.
The Turpentine, Pitch and Tar in Store, ready and in
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Fort Moultrie, April 15th, 1777.
NOTICE is hereby given to all Persons having De
mands upon Colonei Charles -Cotfworth Fmckney, on
Account of the firft South- Carolina Regiment of Infantry
on Continental Establishment, that they do immediately
make them known to the Paymaster of said Regiment,
§ JOHN-SANDFORD DART.
JUSTi mpotted from Alexandria, in the Sloop Sally, Fran^
cis B-ck, Master, a Quantity of Gooding's Burr Flour,
Snowden's Bar Iron, and a lew Dozen of Hoes, all which
Articles arc now to be d^fpofed of cheap for ready C.dh, on
the Bay-Rreet, opposite to the F:fh- Market by
* CYRUS COPPER.
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at Beaufort, and by me in Charleftown.
±b m . HUGH RUTLEDGE.
A PERSON born at Blois (where the French Language,
. is allowed to be spoken in its greatest Purity) who
has received a regular Education, would be glad to fettle
in this State, provided he may meet with fultable Encour
agement, in teaching the French Language, with some other
Branches of ufeful and polite Literature. He will wait upon
such Ladies arid Gentlemen at their own Houses, to whom
that Mode may be most agreeable. *
qrHE Subferiber hereby gives Notice, that he has lodged
l the Bon 's and Notes due Mr. Richard Downes, in the
Hands of Mr. fohn Dart, Attorney at Law. Such Persons
as are in Arrears lor Interest, are desired to call on him
and fette without Delay, otherwise Actions wdl be com
menced without Diftinaion, by the firft Day of June next,
against those who neglect this Notice.
§ HUMPHREY SOMMERS.
St. fohn'f, Berkley County, April 18, 1777.
A NY Tradesman who is capable of executing a genteel
Altar Piece for this Church, and is willing to under
take the fame immediately; or to glaze the Windows, and
plaifter and whitewash the Inside, is desired to apply to
Capt. John Cordes in tire Did Parish, or to Dr. William
Keith, jucß in Charleftown, who will more particularly in
form any, whom it may fait, to undertake the fame. *
FRENCH TONGUE.
MRS. SODY prefects her Compliments to the Ladies,
and acquaints them that (he has taken a House in
Tradd street, next Dror to Mrs. Dewar's, where she in
tends to teach the French Language. She solicits their Fa
vours, in Hopes her Pronunciation, Mode and Affi baity,
will Upon Trial, merit Encouragement. Those to whom
it will be more agreeable, may be waited on at their own
Houses. *
''rHE Subferiber being much distressed by the Difficulty
1 be finds of getting in lis Money due him, he hereby
gives this last Notice, that all Notes and Boole Accounts,
which remain unfetfle.l the ioth Day o' June next, will,
without Exception, be pnt in the Hands of an Attorney at
Law to be sued for. These whose Notes and Baok Ac
counts have been long due, will look on this as the last
Notice. The Indu uence he has received from hrs Credi
tors obliges him to take this Step.
7 CHRISTOPHER SHEETS.
LOST on Monday the ^ift of March, aWalking Cane,
with tne Letters RM in a Cypher on the Head at it.
Whoever has found the fore, and will deliver it to the
Printer, shall receive a Dollar Reward. *
ROBERT RaY begs leave to acquaint his Friends and
the Publ'ck, that be has opened a School, at his
House in King-street, near Mr. Brewton's House, where he
will teach Reading, Writing, Vulgar and Decimal Arth
metick, f'qnare and Cube Roots, Mensuration, Surveying,
Geography and Latin. Fie has Room for 8 or 10 Boys, as
Boarders; such as are pTeafed to entrust the Education of
the r Children to him, may depend on the ftri&eft Atten
tion both to their Morals and Learning. *
THE Subferiber requests the Favour of all Persons in
debted to him, to pay the fame, or otherwise fettle to
bis Satisfaction; and all those to whom he is indebted, are
desired to fend in their Accounts that they may be paid.
WILLIAM EDWARDS,
Who has a few neceffiry Articles o ? Saddlery to dispose
of, at his Shop in Church ftieet, adjoining Mr. Ancrum's
Corner. *
r l" Obe fold, A Trad of Land containing 200 Acres,
situate in Beach-Ulan, ab< ut a Mile from Mr. Gal
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whole may be fenced in with very few Rails, being a Neck
of Town-Creek and Savannah River. The Conditions are
Cash, three-fourths of the Purchase Money may be paid in
Georgia Money. Also a Traift of 500 Acres in the Dutch
Settlement on Saitketcher, fnd to be very good for Indigo.
Enquire of the Printer.±
TO be fold, A TraEt of Land containing upwards of
1450 Acres, on which 'S a very fine ME Scat, lituated
about 10 Miles above Ninety fix ; the Land is equal to any
in that Part of the Country for the Culture of Indigo,
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ply to % L. Gervais, Esq; in Chatleftown, or to the
Subferiber near Ninety-fix. if R. A. RAPLEY.
TO be Let, and may be entered upon immediately, a
large and commodious House, with a Dry Good and
Rice Stores, with other Out buildings, a Garden, &c.
situated in Jackfonborough, where Mr. Charles Shefeheard
lately kept Store, of whom enquire for Particulars, or of
§ THOMAS RADCLIFFE.
THE Subferiber intendin < to depart this State about the
Middle of June, on Account of his ill State of Health,
desires all Persons to whom be is indebted, and also all
those to whom the Partnership of Tweed & Ruffill is in
debted, to bring in their Accounts for Payment ; and those
who are indebted to him or the said Partnership, are re
queued to pay their Accounts by theist of May to Mr.
Geo ge Fardo. who is empowered ^0 receive and difeharge
the fame, by * WILLIAM TWEED.