The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-03-06 00:00:00, page 2

De cemlerio. The present rear has exhibited to the world
that the internal sources of wealth in these our final! islands, is
more that the most sanguine could have imagined, or former!
the lead idea of. Great as our taxes are, we behold no such
scenes of poverty among our honest, industrious,, working
people, as every part of France and Spain exhibit. The taxes
for the last year were most judiciouflv laid, and except in one
article, they were but little felt. But what good fubjed would
refute to contribute towards his own fafety? Surely we had
much better pay taxes for our support than fuffer ourselves to
be plundered by the enemy, which undoubtedly would have
been the case if we had not an army and navy to defend us.
The more vigorously the war is prosecuted, the sooner will it
be concluded on honourable terms; fora dishonourable peace
Will always be the disgrace of a nation.
The Spanish difpolition, which rejects a^ivity, and proceeds
with measured steps and prudential caution, has kept under
the natural fire of the Duke de Crillon; that officer having,
from nature, an unconquerable dislike to the flow operations
of a blockade, writ to Madrid for a further reinforcement, by
which he might he enabled to carry Fort St. Philip by dint of
arms: 'but it is said, that the cabinet of Spain did not relish
his demand, nor yet the mode he intended to proceed; and he
has been given to underhand, that his Royal Matter willies
to prevent the effufion of blood; and therefore he is ordered
to turn the liege into a blockade, and to have the artillery
pointed chiefly towards the sea, toprevent any ships from get
ting in with provisions. By these means, the Spanish Cabinet
fay," the place muff necessarily fall into their hands, without
much effufion of blood. We may therefore look for another
Gibraltar in Minorca, and expert to hear that the blockade
will be continued by the children who shall have been born in
the Spanish camp round the fort.
December 21. Had any convoy of ours, been as badly con
vened as that under Monsieur Guichen, and had we with a
superior fleet permitted any ships to be taken, the firft Lord of
the Admiralty, the officers of the navy, the ministers of state,
and even the firit magistrate himfelf would have met the feve
freft sarcasms from the phalanx of opposition,
Florence, (Italy) December 4. A courier from General Mur
ray, Gevernour of the fortrefs of St. Philip in the file of Mi
norca, has arrived here to Sir Horace Mann, Envoy Extraor
dinary from England, to his Serene Highness the Grand Duke
of Tufcahy our Sovereign. The following is the intelligence
which he brings.
In afally which the English bad made against the Spaniards,
they have taken 1 Lieu+enant-Colonel, 3 Captains, 5 officers,
and 81 soldiers. The 1 nglifh are ignorant how many of the
enemy are killed and wounded ; but they have had only one
Tilled and two wounded. General Mui ray fays, that since the
blockade of the Fort of St. Philip, only 11 men have deserted;
that is, three of the 51st regiment, four ofthe 61st, three of
the regiment of Ernest, and one of that of Goldacker; and
there have come in 13 Spaniards. A bomb from the Snglifh
has blown up a magazine of powder ofthe Duke of Crillon'-s,
which had done considerable damage.
London, December 25. That which was foretold us and the
publick some time ago, is now beginning to take place. Gur
correspondent took notice, that the French would never have
sent assistance to the Americans, but with a view of being re
paid in the most ample manner, and in a pecuniary feufe they
knew, that Congress could not comply with the exorbitancy
of their demands. For a while, the French by their ethal
machinations lulled the Americans into an unguarded fecuritv,
till it was proper to pull off the maik, and now our brethr r
(to use the patriotick cry) beyond the Atlantick, are becoming
Slaves to the arbitrary power of the Gallick monarch; their
Commissions are from Lewis XVI. their armies are paid fromhis
treasure, and their conquests are obtained in his name. The
Congress is become a meer cypher, and soon will the American
Presbyterians, as Dr. Witherpoon told them, fee crofles dis
played, and wooden Saviours wolfhipped in their meetings.
December 26. Admiral Kempehfelt's ships are to be victual
led again immediately, as they are to fail with the East and Weft-
India fleets.
December 28. Commodore Keith Stuart is removed from
the Berwick man of war to the command of the Princess
Amelia; the former is expected to compose one of the next
convoy for the Weft-Indies, in the command of Capt. Fer
guson.
December 29. The gradual progress in which the Ame
ricans begin to have their eyes open concerning the machina
tions of the French, is truly displayed in Mr. Deane's letter.
Congress, infatuated to the last degree, were obliged to com
ply with the dictates of the French Minister, and contrary to
all the laws of commerce, contrary to their own interest, but,
consistent with the infatuation they labour under, they prohi
bited all manner of trade with Britain, under the ft vereft pe
nalties. Their Gallick Ambassador was sensible of their error;
he saw their folly, and expected it; but it was then too late.
The French were awake while Congress was asleep; and, be
fore they rocovered from their (lumbers, their chains of slavery
were rivetted. There is ftjll an aftergame to play. America
inuft receive some fort of chastisement from her Gallick allies,
and Britain must, as on former occasions, help her out of the
snare. This will bring the Americans to a sense of their duty;
but let Britain never at any future period, become Haves and
dupes to their cunning.
December 31. The Dutch garrisons of the barrier towns,
except the city and cattle of Namur, about which Mr. Hop
lias orders to femonftrate with the government of Brussels, in
ronfequence of the convention agreed to between their High-
Mightinesses and the court of Vienna, have received orders to
evacuate those places by the 7th of next month, and to take
their provisional cantonments in theenvirons of Bengenopzoom.
The King of France has been for some time past so indifpo
fed, that he has been confined to his apartment; nor was he
able to assist at a grand entertainment lately given by his bro
ther of Provence at Bruncy.
m?e following is a Cop, ofthe Arfwer given by Lord Stormont,
on the ißtb of September, to the Baron de Nolkin, the Swe
dif Envoy, to notify the King's acceptation ofthe Empress of
Ruffs'3 mediation, and to refufe that ofthe Court of Sweden :
The preservation of publick tranquility, has been the firft
object of his Majesty's care, during the whole course of his
reign ; the commencement of that reign was signalized by the
restoration of peace.
The King made very great Sacrifices to humanity, to pro
cure th.t blessing, and ne had rcafon to Batter himfelf that, by
such moderation, in the midst of victory, he should secure the
publick quiet, upon the most solid and durable foundations;
but these hopes have all proved fallacious, and those founda
tions have been shaken by the ambitious politicks ofthe Court
of Versailles. That Court, after having secretly supported the
rebellion kindled in America, onenly joined his Majesty's re
bellious fubje&s; and, on account of this violation of publick
faith, and this direct aft of hostility, he commenced the pre
sent war 1 .
The conduct of the Republick of Holland, thro' the whole
tourfe of the present war, has excited a general indignation.
This nation presents itfelf under a very different afpeft from
that of a nation merely commercial ; it is a refpe&able power,
for a long time bound to Great-Britain by closest alliance. The
principal object of that alliance was, their common fafety, and
expressly the mutual proteftion of each other against the ambi-
THE person who was the highest bidder for the two Mef
fuages or Tenements on the north fide of Elliott-llreet near
the Bay, No. 14 and 15, in the possession of Georg- Thomson and
Thomas Akun, belonging to the estate of Hookin Price, deceased,
and advertized for sale in this paper on the f veuth infant, having
on tender of the titles declared himfelf unable to fulfil the condition,
the said MESSUAGES arc hereby offered to any other person, at
the fame price; but if they fliould not be disposed of, previous to the
21st of March, they will on that dav, be fold by au&ion at Meffts.
Cooke & Webb's Vendue Store in Broad-street, on the condition
formerly advertised: the sale to begin precisely at 12 o'clock.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, )
WILLIAM PRINT, > Executors.
JOHN CORBYN MORRIS,)
ALL persons having any demands against the estate of the
late Hopkin Price, deceased, are requeued to make them
known immediately, and those indebted to it by bond, note or
•therwife, are desired to difeharge the fame as soon as possible.
ROBERT WILLIAMS,I
|to WILLIAM PRINT, < Executors.
JOHN CORBYN MORRIS, )
January §. Mr. Laurens visits about the metropolis daily,
apparently in very tolerable health ; he was yesterday in Pater
noster-row more than an hour; his carriage has two black ser
vants behind it, and a hired coach with other attendants
constantly follows.
Dublin, Dec. 26. We hear a grant of money is to be moved
for immediately after the recess, fufficient for the equipment,
and maintenance for two years, of four frigates and two cut
ters, for the protection of the Irish Channel; but they are
neither to be armed or built in Ireland, nor are their comman
ders to be under the controul of our Chief Governour, but
entirely under that of the Britifli Admiralty, like the rest of
his Majesty's fleet.
ioas designs of a dangerous neighbour, which their united
efforts have so often defeated, to their reciprocal advantage,
and to that of all Europe.
The defection of all those principles of alliance, which the
King, on his part, constantly adhered to; an obstinate refufal
U fulfil the most sacred engagements ; a daily infraction of the
r^.ft solemn treaties; assistance given to those very enemies,
against whom he had a right to demand fuccour; an asylum
and protection granted in the Dutch ports to the American
pirates, in direst violation of the most clear and precise sti
pulations; and, to compleat the whole, a denial ofjuftice and
satisfaction for the affront offered to his Majesty's Crown, by a
clanoeftine league entered into with his rebellious fubjeCts;
these accumulated catifes of complaint, made it impossible for
the King to take any other measures than those which he has
done, though with the most sincere regret. In explaining to
the publick the reasons which rendered this rupture inevitable,
he ascribed the conduct of the republick to the true cause,
namely, to the fatal influ nee of a faction, who facrificed the
national interest to their own private views; but the King ex
pressed, at the fame time, the molt earnest desire to bring back
the Republick to that system of close union, efficacious alli
ance, and mutual , protection, which has to much contributed
to the prosperity and glory of tire two states.
When the Empress of Russia tendered her go6d offices, to
effect a reconciliation, by a Separate peace, the King, in ex
preffihg the gratitude Which that frefh proof of a friendfhip
which ever appeared to him so valuable, justly merited, declin
ed expoling her Imperial Majesty to a fruitlefs negociation ; but
now that there are some marks of a change in the difpolition ofthe
Republic k, some indications of a dfgn to return to those principles,
which the auif.fi part of the Batavian nation have never deserted,
a negociation for a fi.parate peace between the King and their
High ^ ightineffes may be opened with some hopes of success,
under the mediation of the Empress of all the Ruffias, who has
been the fifth to propose her good offices in this salutary work.
If his Majesty did not immediately avail himfelf of that offer,
it was because he had every reason to believe that the Repub
lick only fought at that time to amuse him by an infidious.ne
gociation ; but the King would think that he made an ill return
to the sentiments which prompted those firft offers, and would
be wanting of The regard fojuilly due to her Imperial Majesty,
and to the confidence which fire iufpires, if he associated to
her mediation any other, even that of an ally the most respec
table, and for whom the King entertains the most sincere
friendfhip. '(Signed) STORMONT.
January I. Yesterday forenoon Mn Laurens; attended by
the Deputy Goverhour of the Tower, waited upon the Privy
Council; and, after upwards of an hour's examination, during
which he acquitted himfelf with great ease and perspicuity, in
answering every question that was put to him, was referred to
Lord Mansfield at his chambers in Serjeant's Inn, where his
Lordfllip attended in person, and admitted Mr. Laurens to
bail. It was expeded this gentleman would let out either last
night or this morning for Bath, being recommended to the
waters of that place by his Physicians, for the recovery of his
health.
Extras of a letter from Prague, December 9.
" A circular letter has been sent through all the different
difttidts of Bohemia, with the following notice: That his Im
perial Majesty was refoived to grant to all the Protestants in
his hereditary dominions, a greater liberty of confeience than
they had hitherto enjoyed : and that he would soon fully ex
plain himfelf in a Royal Edift which was then drawing up.
This circular letter further added, that all the natives of his
hereditary dominions who had become voluntary exiles on
account of religion, might return as soon as they fliould think
proper, in the fulleft conviction that they never fliould be in
the least degree di&irbed in future, or. the score of religion."
January 2. Two Dutch armed ships lately arrived in the
Tay, and landed a part of their crews in order to plunder the
people, but a large body of inhal'tants, armed with the belt
weapons they could procure, attacked the Dutch so furioufly,
that they obliged them to retreat to their vefiels without any
booty, leaving three dead and two wounded behind them.
After they got on boad they fired several shot, but happily did
very little damage.
Government have received advice of the principal part of
Mons. Vaudreuil's squadron having been seen handing for Brest,
very much shattered in the late heavy gales of wind.
A letter from Leghorn fays, “ That a Spanish vessel from
Minorca was put in there, by which is was learnt, that the
Spaniards had loft such a number of men, in the several sallies
the garrison had made, and the firings from the fort, and those
alive were- so unhealthy, that they would be obliged to give
over the fiegc, unless a large reinforcement of troops were
immediately sent."
January 3. A letter from Peterfburgh has the following
article: ". It is generally believed here that the Empress in
tends to engage in some important expedition early in the
spring, the having ordered a great addition to be made in her
army and navy, and every preparation is making as if die was
upon the point of entering into a war. The English Ambas
sador is in high favour, and is consulted upon all occasions, -
which has given great umbrage to the French and Dutch Am
bassadors. An Ambassador from Constantinople isjuft arrived
here, and has been received at Court in the politest manner,
from which we may conclude that no war is intended against
that part ofthe globe."
hr PERM I'3 SIO N.
A LOTTERY
FOR THE BENEFIT OF TIIE
REFUGEE POO R.
S C-H E M E.
I Prize of 2000 Dollars is 2 00©
2 * 1000 - - 2,000
4 - - 500 - - 2,000
10 " 200 ~ - 2,000
20 - - 100 - - 2,000
4° - - 50 - - 2,000
100 " ° 20 - p 2,000
"'7°" * 1° = = 21700
The firft drawn Ticket
The last drawn Ticket 200
2,349 Prizes,
3,651 Blanks,
6000 Tickets at fix Dollars, 36 003
Subject to a deduction of i f per cent.
To administer to the Neceflities of the Indigent h?s ever been the
Delight of the benevolent Heart;—the Dilfreffes of a Number of the
Refugees among us, call for immediate Relief. A Lottery has been
deemed the most eligible Plan, at present, to raise a Fund for a pur
pole so noble and humane, and as the following Gentlemen have
consented to oe Dhedors and Managers thereof, the hearty con
currence of the Publick is not doubted of to render this Charity as
ample as pohible'
director s.
Lieut. Col. John Small,
Samuel Barn, Esq; Mufler-Mafler General,
John Cruden, Esq; Commifioncr offeqaefcred pfatcr,
AFajor Jolin Doyle, Polurteers of Ireland,
Lieut. Col. John Hamilton, R. N. C. Regimert,
Major John Morison, Deputy Co^miffary-Grncra!.
Anthony Knecht, Esq; Commissary of hot,fas,
Captain John Macmahon, BarralMufa';
Captain Peacock of the Royal Navy,
.Robert Wilixtm Powell, Esq; Merchant,
Major John Blucke, 2,#/ Regiment,
Major Baron dp Mahzburg, Regiment de Ditfourth,
Gideon Dupont, jun. Esq; Merchant,
I)o&or M. Hayes, Pirfeian to the General Hfpital,
Capt. John M'Kinnon, Df. ^ M. Gen.
James Penman, Esq; Merchant,
Majo- Aug. Provoif, Dip. Ifpcßor-Genera!,
Doctor Richard Proctor, Infpe&lor-Gen. oj the Hospital,
Captain Thomas Swanton, Guards,
Col. Thomson, Ligbt-Horfe,
Dodor Andrew Turnbull, Phfeian,
Major hrancis Skelly, Rid-de-Lamp to Lieut. Gen. Leslie,
Major Peter Traille, Royal Artillery,
John Troup, Esq; Attorn, al Law.
Treasurer. l)avid fhomas, Elq; Puymafter-General to the Army.
The Lottery will be drawn 111 Six Weeks from this Date; or soon
er, if full.
Such Prizes as are not claimed in Two Months after the drawing
is finifhed, and the Lift of Prizes published, will be deerred generous
Donations to the Fund raised by the Lottery, and applied accordingly
*** Tickets may be had of the Treasurer, the Directors, and
at the different Printing-Offices in Town.
Charleftrwn, I9A February, 1,82.
ALL persons any wife indebted to the estate of William
Holiday, deceased, cr to Mrs. Sarah Holiday, are re
queued to make immediate payment, to
I WILLIAM BLACKLOCK,
No. 28, Broad-street.
TO BE LET,
A Dining Room and Chamber,
Ready furnifhed, and in a very plcafant part of the town, to a
fingie gentleman. Enquire of the Printers for further particulars.
FOR SALE,
At No. 81, Tradd-Street,
A Quantity of CYDE R,
In hogsheads, barrels and bottles.|
F O UN D,
A Miniature Picture of a LADY
In a Shagreen Case.
The owner may have it restored, on paying for this Adver
tisement. Enquire at No. 71, Tradd-ftreet.
Ten Guineas Reward..
WHEREAS on Sunday night last was broke open, a store
on Gadfderi's ^harf, in which are deposited sundry hogfteadß
of Mufcovado sugar, one of which was broke into, and part of its
contents taken out, to the amount, as is supposed, of between two
and three hundred weight; whoever will give information, so as
the offender or offenders may be brought to faftice, shall, on con
vi&idn, receive the above reward from
19/6 February, I^2. EDWARD. CURTIS.
Ten Dollars Reward.
RUN away a few days ago, a likely negro boy, about
ten years of age, named Bob, had on when he went off, a
brown coloured light infantry jacket, witli a red cape, and a pair of
brown coloured trowfer-; he formerly belonged to a Mr. Cunning
ham of Savannah. Whoever will bring him to No. 4, on the
Bay, shall have the above reward. Feb 10, irf?.
SOUT H-C AROLIN A.
TOHN EGAN, of the Province aforefaid, who is in custody
J of the Sheriff of the Board of Police, on several writs of Caplat
ad Satisfaciendum, at the suit of Thomas Riddle, o' lugb Rife^Co.f
Tbomtfon Ffer, of Gideon White, and others, liaving petitioned Hie
Intendants of the said Board that he may be admitted to the benefit
of the a& made for the relief of insolvent debt rs: It is ordered.
That the said Thomas Riddle, Hugh Rife. ^ &. fl^fon Ffa,
Gideon White, and all others to whom the said petitioner is any wife
indebted, be, and they are hereby summoned and have notice to ap
pear at the fitting of the said Board, which shall happen three months
after the date hereof, to fliew cause, if any they have, why the said
petitioner should not have the prayer of his petition granted.
4^ March, 1782. W. SIMPSON, C, P ?
MA I ''!' 1 ."" WiN'L ot the vintage of 1779, in pipes and
half pipes—A few puncheons old J imaica Rum—White Plains
of an extra width and quality —Boxes of Window Giafi, to be fold
by ' POWELL, HOPTON, & Co.
LONDON particular Madeira
and Fyal wines
Old Antigua fyirits and Weft
lndia rum
Shrub
Brandy and gin
London bottled porter
Single and double refined sugar
And a few barrels of English
POR T WIN E,
Of an excellent quality, in pipes, half-pipes, quarter-calks,
and bottles, to be fold ?r No. 32, 011 the Bay.
A L S 0;
I Mufcovado sugar
Hyfon and boliea teas
I Spices of different kinds
I Pickles of do.
I White wine vinegar
I Basket fait
I Lisbon lemons
I Corks. &c. &c. &c.
FLOUk, and belt mess PORK.