The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-09-08 00:00:00, page 4

[Bill agaNf Profanation of the Sabbath.]
^ /T^ S^ertor General moved the order of the day for the fccond
IVL reading of the Bill to prevent the Profanation of the Sab
bath. ° ,
Mr. Turner rose immediately, and alked if tne learned gentleman
would content to put off the 2d reading till another day.
The Solicitor General fa d, he had no objection to debate the Bill
in any other Rage of it, but that he could not lorcgo his motion.
Mr. Turner then rose, and made a long speech against the Bill,
which he reprobated as an attempt to introduce flavor,, a : hd take
away all freedom of confidence. He said, it by no means became a
free country, and which boasted of tolerating all religions, to put
fetters on mens minds, and debar them from feeicing God their own
way. In the couffe of his speech he took occasion to mention that
he was at the King's Chapel hft Sunday, and heard doctrines preach
ed there, that did not please him near so much as a chapter in the
bible, which he had in his pocket, and which he would read to the
House. He then 'pulled out a paper, and read the 13th chapter of
St. Paul's firft Epistle to the Corinthians, upon charity, recommend
ing every verse of it to the most serious attention of the House. He
allo quoted those two lines of Pope, in which the Poet complains of
his enemies maligning his character, and being; determined to defame
his memory when dead. Mr. Turner pressed the House not to pass
the Bill, very ftrenuoully arguing, ihat it would be the forerunner of
other Bills, which would on e more cause a deluge of human blood.
Mr. PoncneN thought the Bill highly necessary, and aligned several
reasons for entertaining that opinion. Mr. Powney allo said, he held
in his hand a very extraordinary paper,Which was called the Petition
of the Proprietors of Carlifle House; fluting, that they had expend
ed 40001. in preparing aftite of rooms after the manner of the Bath
rooms, for the reception of Company 011 Sunday evenings, and that
those rooms were frequented by the Clergy arid several Judices of the
peace; they prayed, therefore, that the House, if the Bill puffed,
would order an equivalent to be paid them, for the expence they had
been put to, for the purpose stated by them. If the House complied
with this very extraordinary prayer, Mr. Powney laid, he should
nor a t all wonder if they bad a petition soon from a gentleman pho
had just opened a certain House in Pall-mall, praying that he might
be reimbursed the money, that he had expended in building, furndh
ing, and decorating the Temple of Hymen: Should it be partible
that either the Clergy or any Jufticcs of the Peace had been at the
Sunday Promenades frh Sunday evenings, with any other view than
to get them put down, that alone was in his mind a firol g reason
«hy the legislature ought to interfere. Indeed the rapid mcreafc of
diibpatio'n, and the total difregafd of every thing serious and lolemn,
• called loudly for Parliamentary interposition and contioul. At pre
sent there was Carlifle-houfe, and fuels fort of places open for the
lower ranks of people, and those who were thought to be more ref
pe&able, went and gave their half-guineas to fee a man stand upon
one leg, though he had two, when if they considered how to apply A
wifely, they would give their money to some poor obje&, who had
but one leg to ftandu on.
Mr. Sturbridge complained of the Legislature multiplying penal
laws of late, with a degree of blameable rapidity. The Statute book,
he said, of modern days, was full of nothing scarcely but crimes; a
Circumstance, which llruck him as exc^ eaingiy unwifc, and he could
not but think, it tended rather to encreafe than prevent immorality.
The prefect Bill, Mr. Sawbridge declared, did not meet with his ap
probation at all, and for this reason, it appeared to him to be calcu
lated to destroy religions freedom, and to be big with other pernici
ous consequences. He had ever been of opinion, that the more the
Protedant religion was examined and enquired into, the more con
verts would be made to it; why then did the learned Gentleman
bring in a' Bill, which went directly ta the annihilation of religious
enquiry ? The pretence for such a Bill was a very flight one indeed!
As the laws now flood, if any persons who afTembhd at the meet
ings, levelled at by the bill under confederation, misbehaved or com
mitted any indecency to religion, or any impropriety against good
manners, they were liable to be punched for it. He repeated it
therefore, that he thought the bill ought to be Pppofcd, as inimical to
religions liberty.
tie Solicitor Genera! anfivered every objection in a very able and
Convincing manner.' He assured the Honourable Gentleman who
/poke lad, as well as the Honourable Gentleman who spoke Brit in
the debate, that their fears were groundless; the present Bill neither
militated against religious freedom, nor was it likely to be in any
shape, or in any view of its probable consequences, the cause of a
future deluge of human blood, by martyrdom, perfeeution, or any
such matter. If it had been poflible to put such a copflru&iori upon
ir, mod undoubtedly, though applied to for that purpose by persons
of great r^lpecfl, he should not have ventured to introduce the Bill
into the House. Its real object was of a very different nature ; it
was to remedy an evil, for the cure of which, none of the lawshow
in being were fufticiemly efficacious; to put a ilop to improper aftem
lilies of the idle, the profligate, and the vicious, on the evening of
the Sabbath, whose aim ' could not be to support, but to feoff at reli
gion, and the consequence of whose meetings, if fuffered to continue,
muff inevitably be putting an end to all religion. The Hon. Gentle
than had complained of the mult plication of the penal llatutes; in
ahfwer to that complaint, he. muff inform him, that, when any
country was more than ordinarily inclined to every fpecics of dissipa
tion, and all serious considerations were flighted, it was the duty of
the legiflamre to meet the crimes and vices of the age, the moment
they firfl appeared, with laws of prevention and punishment. It
was on that ground that he had brought in the present Bill, which
was nevertheless a mild and merciful measure, not an oppressive and
cruel infirument of severity.
Sir William Doiben supported- the Bill by similar arguments, and
Shewed, that great mifehief to morality and religion must be the
consequence of such meetings being held, as the Bill tended to abo-
Jifh. That the Bill would barely operate as a preventive, and could
not be continued, a cruel remedy.
Mr. Rolle commended the Bill, but wiffied it had gone farther.
The gaming houses that were open every Sunday in the neighbour
hood of the palace ought not to be fuffered, and yet he underßood
they were frequented by some of the firft men, in point of rank and
ability, in the two Houses of Parliament. Mr. Rolle exprefled his
adonifhment how gentlemen, who from the situation in life in which
they moved, ought to be good examples to their inferiors, could re
concile it to their confidences, to come down to that House and the
House of Lords, and make laws to punish those, who were beneath
them, in regard to rank and fortune, for small crimes, while they
themselves parted their lives in one continued round of offence to
morality and decency.
, Mr. Turner, on putting the question, infilled on dividing the
House, but was only joined by Mr. Sawbridge ; so that reckoning
these two gentlemen as tellers, there was the whole Hbufe for the
Bill, against nobody e contra.
Mr. Turner then, on motion, brought in the Petition of Messrs.
Delamaine and Creaser, proprietors of Carlife-Houfe, which was
read by the Cleric at the table, and as the petitioners, in their peti
tion, talked of the Promenade as calculated for the purposes of exerefc
and focicty, and asserted that, " in consequence of the Proprietors
having paid every possible attention to decency and good order, the
Promenade was likely to become a recreation ufeful to society, where
innocence, virtue, and pdlitehefs can engage victors'." the House
tyas in a roar, all the while the petition was reading.
Mr. Turner said, lie knew nothing of the fads, for he had never
been at the Promenade in his life, but from gentlemens laughing at
the petition, he presumed they supposed, the contrary of the asser
tions to be the most like truth, and perhaps they grounded this'fup
pofition on having been at Carlifle-houfe, on Sunday evenings, where
they had committed immoralties. Taking the argument even upon
the strong ground that the Promenade encouraged fornication ; he
was always defirousto chufe the least of two evils, and therefore he
made no scruple to declare, that he had rather wink at a little forni
cation than connive at adultery; and he was sure it was better for
focicty in general, that young men should pick up girls in the streets
and commit fornication, than seduce other metis wives, and commit
adultery. However, Ke meant to do his duty as a member of Parlia
ment, and would read a note which he held in his hand, and had
received, fir.ee his attempt to take the sense of the House. The note
%¥ from the petitioners, Rating that as nothing had been said in the
/**,• materially affeaing their prayer, they begged Mr. Turner
Parliamentary Proceedings.
House of Commons, Friday, May it, 17SI.
to move, that their Petition be referred to the Committee, and that
they have leave to be heard by counsel upon it; which motion, Mr.
Turner concluded with making.
The Solicitor General declared his astonishment; that such a Peti
tion Should be brought into that House. He said, when he firfl read
of it in the newspapers, he could scarcely bring himfelf to believe,
than any men could be audacious enough to presume to tender such a
paper to either branch of the legislature. There was scarcely a line
in the whole Petition, which gentlemen could take seriously, and
the declaration “ that the Promenade was a place calculated for
the purpose of exercise and society." plainly evinced that the whole
was a piece of ridicule. What had exercise to de with the matter ?
The word was too Prong and too emphatically used, for the House
to be at a moment's loss what the fort of meaning, was, which the
petitioners designed to have it understood in. He hoped, therefore,
infread of complying with the motion, the House would treat so im
pudent a banter with the contempt it deserved, and not fuffer it to pro
ceed any farther.
The motion was put and negatived.
The House rose a little before EIGHT.
[To BE CONTINUED.]
L 1 G 11 T HORSE.
ALL active YOUNG MEN, fit for Lig^t Horsemen, and
willing to serve his Majesty King GEORGE, for the
space of Two Years, or during the present Rebellion, have
now a fair and honourable Opportunity of revenging them
selves on the Authors of the many Cruelties and horrid Mur
ders committed on their Relations, Friends, and Fellow Sub
jects ; of teftifyirig their Loyalty to the best of Kings, and
manffefting their Abhorrence to this unnatural and unpro
voked Rebellion; by applying to Lieutenant-Colonel George
Campbell, commanding The King's own American Regiment,
now quartered in this Town, who has power to raise a Body
cf Light Horse, to be attached to, and serve conftanUy with
the said Regimept. Each Loyal and smart young Recruit shall
receive FIVE GUINEAS Bounty, and a CROWN to drink
his Majesty's Health, be provided with free Quarters, a good
Horse, Pay, Clothing, Arms, Accoutrements, and every
o'hcr Requisite fit for a Light Dragoon, such as a Cap and
Helmet, a Brace o' good Pistols before him, a keen edged
Sword by his Side, and good Boots and Spurs. Thus equip
ped as a Gentleman Dragoon, he must carry fare and certain
Victory, acquire Honour to himfelf, and render Service to
his Sovereign and injured Country.
Savannah, ;th June, 1781.
GOD SAFE THE KING.
N. B. Any person who brings a Recruit shall receive a re
ward of Half a Guinea. Such serviceable, adive, able, and
young Dragoon Horses as are to be fold, will be purchased,
and a generous Price given, by applying at the Colonel's
Quarters, the yellow House near the Weft Gate.
GEORGE CAMPBELL,
LiCT'mint-rnlon?', and Commandi??,
Commissary-General's Office, No. 3, ^een-ftrect.
A CERTAIN Quantity of FORAGE being wanted for the
service of Government, the Commandant for the encou
ragement of the Planters to bring it in with dispatch, is pleased
to direct, that all the FORAGE that shall be delivered into
the King's Forage-yard, or that shall absolutely be at the
wharf, and reported to the Officer, between the 28th of Au
gust and the 14th of September, both days inclusive, shall be
paid for the fame at the rate of Two Dollars per hundred, for
good, clean, well cured Corn Blades, and One Dollarfor Hay;
after which time, no more shall be given than the present price,
one dollar and a half for blades.
FRANCIS RUSH CLARK,
t Commissary of Forage.
Commissary-General's Office, No. ~ ^een-ftreet.
THE Planters and Factors inclined to contrast for good well
JL cured, Corn Blades and Hav,
Rice in the Straw,
Rough Rice and Indian Corn,
Peafe and Peafe in the Hames,
And good, clean, dry Straw,
To be delivered in'o His MajeFy's Forage Yard, at Gads
den's Wharf, or at their Landings, may be treated with, by
applying to the Office, from Seven to Twelve o'clock in the
Morning. FRA NCIS- RUSH CLARK,
a Commissary of Forage.
, C^arlefo-r, N Se,+. I, T^^T.f
Charlestown, jwy lito, 1 781.
THE Commandant is pleased to dire& that hereafter no
Person living under the Rebel Government, shall have Li
berty, or grant powers to pthers for so doing, to let or lease
any House within this Town, without a fptcial Licence for so
doing, as it is intended to take all such Houses as may be want
ed for the Public Service, pay ng to the owners of those se
cured by the capitulation, a reasonable Rent for the fame ; as by
this means Government will be enabled to reinstate its firm
Friends in possession of their own houses, within a short space
of time. fob. JAMES FRASER.
Aifin, .Barrack-Mater
WANTED T 6 RE N T,"
A Small convenient HOUSE in any public part of the
town, Enquire at No. 46 on the Bay.|
ALL persons indebted to the late co-partnership of Green
wood & Walker, either by bond, note or book-debt,
are earnestly requested to fettle the fame as soon as possible.
t JOHN WALKER.
MASTERS of vcffels, and inhabitants of the town, may
be supplied with BEER, at a reasonable price, at the
Brewery of Charleftown. Jfov.
Wanted to Rent,
A SMALL HOUSE, or TWO ROOMS unfurnished, if
41 on the second floor the more agreeable, with proper ac
commodations for a final! family. Enquire of the Printers t
FOR SAL E,
A Well-finifhed BRICK HOUSE, No. 9 , on the Bay, and
the WHARF, known by the name of Wraggs, contain
ingon the Bay 176 feet front, and upwards of 300 feet in depth.
Apply to f THEODORE GAILLARD.
BY PERMISSION.
TO BE SOLD,
A. "°™ an ' LOT, No. 2i, in King-street, with a fhon
1 adjoining, No. 20. For particulars, enquire at said house
of.HENRY BLANKENHORN.
It is very ufeful and convenient for a tavern, having a good
stable and kitehen, and a little garden.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Mr. William Ed
wards, late of Charleftown, Saddler, deceased, are de
sired to fettle the fame with either of the fabferibers, as early
as possible ; and as many of the accounts have been long
standing, it is hoped none will require any longer indulgence.
MARTHA EDWARDS, Executrix,
± THOMAS HARPER, Executor.
ALL persons indebted On open account to Dr. James
Robertson, at present absent from this province, arc
requeued to fettle with the fubferiber^ whom he has appoint
ed his attorney. WILLIAM-CHARLES WELLS,
4 No. 71, Tradd-ftreet.
Imported in th ^fy Restoration, Cabt. Crombie, ,
By WALKER& MAiTLA^
And to be Sold reasonably,
At their Store, No. 92, Broad-Street-
An Assorrtment of
1) 1™ away about a fortnight ago, a negro boy named Lew
is, but often goes by the name of Scotland, he is about 14
r 15 years of age, is smart and sensible, and speaks French. It is
fuppufed he is harboured on board some vessel, as he had lately got on
board tlie Pac^^t. IM O GUINEAS reward will be given upon
delivery cf him to rue at No. 110, Meeting-street; and TEN GUR
NEAS upon conviction of any persons harbouring him wiiji an inten
tion of carrying him off, by GEORGE FARDO.
23d A^yf, 17*1.
FOR SA L
A FEW Puncheons of Jamaica Spirits
Jamaica and Spanish Sugars in barrels, Hpgfheads
And Cherts 3
Hollandfe Gin in Cartes
Fine Philadelphia Floury by
ALEXANDER & LESLIE,
No. on the Bay
Who want to charter, a vessel that will carv from Bto 1200
Barrels Turpentine, not to draw above 10 ' feet water.l
TO BE SOLD,
A House and Stores, at Beaufo^,
TTEkY compleat for an extensive trade, formerly E r . IN
V J^fore s. Apply to Zephaniah Kingsley, in Charaf
town. ,f
A L Persons an, wife indebted to the late Dr. VI illiam
Loocock, or Messrs Loocock & Clarkso n, are requested to
nax roe " a ' e payment; and those who have any demands against
find estate or copartnership, are desired to make them known, pro
perly attested, to Villiam Clarkson, No. 88, Broad-street.
HkNRIFI EA LOOCOCK, Admimfiratrix.
Administrator .
A'' ' '"'° ns having any demands against Mrs. Mary
Carwithin, deceased, arc requeued to render accounts of die
fame; and those indebted to the estate of said deceased, are desired to
fettle with ELISHA POINSETT, Executor.
White plains
Duffil and Rose Blankets
Flannels, Serges, Linfees
Broad-Cloths
Narrow ditto
Shalloons, Callimancoes, Tam
mies, Camblets
Slops
Matraffes
Silk, cotton, thread, worsted and
# yarn Stockings
Silk and worsted Breeches Pat
terns of different sizes
Mens, Womens and Childrens
Shoes
Stove dryed Feathers
Sadlery, Cutlery 1
Pewter and Tin Ware . ,
China, Glass and Queen's Ware
Gilt and plain red Trunks
Portmantau hair ditto
Writing Paper
Bibles, Teffaments and Spelling
Books
Quills, Wax, Wafers
Marking Types
Marble and parchment covered
Books
Painted Floor Cloths
Carpets, Brooms and Brushes of
all kinds
Very, neat Safes
Nails, Brads, Tacks
Locks, Hinges, Broad Hoes
Felling Axes, Hatchets
Coopers, Carpenters and Shoe
makers Tools
Shoe Thread Spinnel
Steel Corn Mills, Coffee ditto
Socket Spades
Cross-cut and Hand Saws, Files,
&c.
Smoothing Irons, Frying Pans
Iron Pots, Tea Kettles
Curry Combs, Hair Sieves
Briar Scythes, with furniture, &c.
Ballast Shovels
Englilh Steel in faggots
Q^ern Stones
Rubb and Ragg Stones
Rice and Rice Flour Sieves, and
Raying Sieves
F^fh Hooks
Fashionable Buttons and Buckles
Oil and Paints
TRISH LINENS
A. British and German Ofna
bur^s and Ticklenburg
Raven's Duck
Brown and white Russia Sheetings
and Drabs
Slicked Dowlas
Brown and white Silefias
PiPol, long Lawnsand Cambrics
:ndia Chintz, Printed Linens,
Callicoes and Fine Mullins
Puilicat, I.ungee, Barcelona and
new silk Handkercliiefs
Cotton Rentals, Carridaries and
India Persians
Manchester Cotton and Linen
Checks and Stripes
Corduroy, Jennets, Satinets, De
nims and India Dimity
Marseilles Quilting, Printed Bea
vers and Velverets
Superfine and second Broad Cloths
and Kerfepmires
Welch Plains, Flannels, Linfees
and mihed Serges
Tammies, Durants & Callimar
coes
Ostrich Feather, and Pit mes
IM POR T £ '
In the Restoration, Capt. Crombie, from London,
And to be fold by Wholesale and by the Piece,
By GRpGORiE, DOUGLAS, & Co.
At their Store, No. 26, Church-Street,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
European and India GOOD S,
Suitable to the Season,
CONSISTING CHIEFLY OF
European and Eaft-fndja Goods
Fit for the present and approaching Seafon^ vi z .'
Mens and Boys coarse and fine
black and white Hats
Mens and Womens Shoes
Childrens Morocco and black lea
-1 tl.er ditto
Silk Gauze, black and white Lace'
and Edgings
Cap Wire, Fringes, Trimmings
>and Ribbands
Mens, Womens and Childrens
linen, jean and leather Gloves
. Threads, Buckram and Sewine
s;ik q
1 Metal and Fancy Buttons and
Buckles
Silver Watches
[ Single and double refined Sugar
Pickles in aborted fmali Cases
Florence Oil, Mustard, Pepper
and Corks
Cordage
bar Iron and all Sorts of Nails
S cubbing Brushes and Mops
Brandy, Geneva and Porter in
hogsheads and barrels
Bohea and Congo Tea
Soap, Candles, &c. &c.
Roll and Sulphur Brimstone
Perfumery and some Merth;
A Variety of Silks, with
mings tor the fame
Crapes and Fringe for ditto
Ribbands of all kinds
Cambricks, Printed Mullins
Callicoes, Cotton and Linen,
Irish Linens
Garlix, Dowlas
Russia Drabs and Raven's 1)^
Brown Hollands
Furniture and other Checks
Cotton H Hands
Dimities, Jeans, Bed Bunts'
Counterpanes
Threads.and Tapes of all f ort ,
Silk Twist and But ons
Pins and Needles
Skeleton and Cap Wire
Combs, Fans
Umbrellas
Mens, Womens, Maids and Girl,
Gloves
Ostrich Feathers arid Gum Flow,
ers
Boys and Girls Straw Hats, some
of them full trimmed
Indies Chip Hats
Childrens black Sattin Hats
Callimancoe, Persian and Mat.
feilles Petticoats fringed and
plain
Pavilion, Catgut, Cypress, Spot,
ted and Sprigged Gauze
Patent Net and Crape
Trimming Gauze
Persians, Modes, Sarfnets, Bom
bazines, Princess Stuff
Single and double refined Loaf
Sugar
Porter and Cyder in bottles
Cheese
Mutton Hams
Mustard
Starch and Hair Powder
Black Pepper
Raisins, Almonds
Fig and Powder Blue
With a Variety of other Articles
too numerous to mention in an
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