The South-Carolina & American general gazette — Charlestown [S.C.], 1777-05-08 00:00:00, page 2

A GENTLEMAN in this Town has received a Letter from
his Friend at Nantz, dated Feb. 25, wherein, after mention
ing Accounts of the Action at Trenton being received in Europe,
he proceeds, " It is said Lord and General Howe have demanded
a Reinforcement of 20 Men of War and 20,000 men, for the en
suing Campaign; but as the Emperor of Germany will not per
mit any more Men to be sent out of the Empire, and a War be
tween the Ruffians and Turks is hourly expected, it is imagined
the British Ministry will rind no small Difficulty in complying
with this Request. It is generally thought here, that a War be
tween France and England is unavoidable. Lord Stormont, the
Evit ; fli Ambaffidour, lately demanded the Reason of fitting out
the Fleet at Brest, which he alledged was contrary, to the last
Peace. He received for Answer, that Lewis XV. with whom it
was made, had, during his Life-time, governed his Kingdom as
he thought best, and had complied with the Articles of the Peace,
but that it was not thought binding on the present Sovereign,
who never having demanded the Reason of the Britdh Arma
ments did not think himfelf obliged to give any Account of his.
Some think that the Com t of Versailles are not inclined to declare
War; but, as they seem determined not to give up the Advan
tages resulting from the American Trade, it must soon extort a
Declaration from the Court of London. This, however, is mere
Surmise. It is possible the French may wilh to hold off till they
can give a capital Blow. In England the People are clamorous,
and demand a just and true Account of the Affair of Trenton.
Letters are received here from Bristol, dated in the beginning
ofFcbruary, which mention an Attempt having been made to set
that City on Fire in three different Places at once, but being time
ly difeovered was prevented taking Effect. The Friends of the
Ministry imputed it to the Favourers of America. A Rewardof
1000 Guineas had been offered by the King, and 1500 by the City
of Bristol, for the Discovery of the Incendiaries. Some are of
Opinion, that this is a ministerial Manoeuvre, to ineenfe the Peo
ple of England against America; and the very opportune Disco
very of the Fire at three different Places, all at one Time, and be
fore it could do any considerable Damage, seem to give this
Opinion some Degree of Probability.,,
An Address from the City of Briftol L con^raroUtinc the King
on the Success of his Arms, &c. ^c. was preftnted at St. jarm^r
the latter End of January, at which Time no Accounts of the
Actions at Trenton and Princeton had been received.
By a Gentleman who left Nantz the 6th of March, we have re
ceived the following Intelligence : The French had upwards of
40 Sail of the Line, and about the fame Number of Frigates in
Commission. The Troops in the interiour Parts of the Kingdom
were marching towards the Sea Coast. Capt. Weeks, in the A
merican Ship of War Reprisal, of 18 Guns, had taken several
English Vessels Prizes, among which was the Swallow Packet,
bound from Falmouth to Lisbon with the February Mail : -These
Vessels were all carried into French Ports and there fold, not
withstanding some Memorials had been presented by Lord Stor
mont to the French Ministry concerning them. Gideon Dupont,
Esq; of this State, was still detained at Gibraltar. Capt. Hatter,
rn the Ship Hope from this Port, had arrived at Nantz. A Ship
from Virginia, called the Oxford, laden with 400 Hogsheads of
Tobacco,' had been taken from the Mader by the Crew, and car
ried into Liverpool. . i
Nothing new from the Army has been received since our last.
We are informed, that the British and Hessian Troops at Rhode-
Island were all embarked about three Weeks since, and were pre
paring to fail for New-York.
On Tuesday the Bth of last Month the General Assembly of
North-Carolina, confiding of % Senate and House of Commons,
met at Newbern, and after the two Houses had made Choice of
their Speakers, and fettled the ncceffary Forms of conducing Bu
linefs through them, they proceeded on the important Affairs of
the State. Samuel Ash, Esq; was unanimoutly chosen Speaker
of the Senate, and Abner Nash, Esq; of the House of Commons.
MARRIAGES. John Harlefton, jun. Esq; to Miss Elisabeth
Lynch, Daughter of the deceased Thomas Lynch, Esq.—Mr.
Jonathan Lawrence, to Miss Sarah Daniel, Daughter of Robert
Daniel, Esq.—Mr. fames M'Call, to Miss Ann Dart, Daughter
of the Hon. Benjamin Dart, Esq.—Mr. Edward Trefcott, to
Miss Katharine Bocquet, Daughter of Mr. Peter Bocquet.—Mr.
William Wavne, to Miss Either Trezevant, Daughter of the de
ceased Mr. Daniel Trezevant.
DEATH. In the 63d Year of his Agc, Lionel Chalmers,
M. D,—A found Judgment, and a benevolent Heart, joined to
the Experience obtained in a very extensive Practice for upwards
of forty,Years in this Country, rendered him a mod valuable
Member of the Community. In the Literary World his Charac
ter is very refpcfbblc. as the honourable Mention made of Iris
Essay on revers, and other Productions, by various Medical Au
thours, firfciently evince. Above the narrow circumscribed No
tions entertained bv many of his Brethren, he never affected any
Myflery in his Practice : He employed the Knowledge he had
acquired, for the Good of Mankind ; and has left behind him the
Name of an affectionate Husband and Parent, a fkilful, humane
Physician, and a worthy, honest Man.
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PALMETTO SOCIETY.
AS the Twenty-eighth Day of June, 1776, will be ever
mem treble in South Carolina, for the signal and
providential Victory obtained by our gallant Troops over
the formidable Fleet and Army of Great-Britain at Sulli
van's Bland, a considerable Number of the Inhabitants of
Charlcftown have officiated themselves together, princi
pally for the Purpose of celebrating the Anniverfery of that
bay with decent and chearful Festivity ; to that End, they
have procured the Uie of Mr. Falk's Long Room for the
Day ; and they hereby cive Notice, thac they will be glad
of the Company of any Gentlemen, Friends co Liberty, and
Levers of their Country, who may incline to join them in
commemorating an Allien the most important in its Con
feouences to this State the most honourable to our Troops,
and the most disgrace ul to cur Enemies, that has been
known since the Commencement of the present arduous
Struggle for Liberty.
TICKETS for Adm'ffion at THREE DOLLARS each,
must be applied for, at lead three Davs previous to the
Meeting, to ^ny of the Stewards, v'z. William Mason
or William Johnson,Efqrs. Messrs. John Calvert,
James Wakefield, William Valentine, Ro
bert Howard Richard Cole, dr George Flagg.
By Order of the Society,
i ALEXANDER ALF XANDER, Secretary.
SUPERFINE Northward Flour, Rough Rice by the
Barrel, and Indigo Seed of the trueGuatimala Kind,
to be fold opposite Roper's Wharf, by
GEO. FARDO,
Who has to dispose of, a very good House Wench,
about 40 Years of Age, capable of every Kind of House
Work, and fold for no other Fault but her sulky Disposi
tion; also a neat Northward made Riding Chair. §
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A Quantity of Whitehaven COALS on board the
„{t\ Ship Franklin, at the End of Motte's Wharf, to
be fld for Cash, by HENRY CROUCH. *
THERE is a Vacancy for schooling a Child on the
Bounty of th? South-Carolina Society. Apply
to § JOHN M'CALL, jun. Clerk.
Be-wfort, April 26. 1777.
THE Subferiber being compelled to leave the Pro
vince in sixty Days, desires all Persons who have
Demands against him, to call immediately for Payment.
§ NICHOLAS LECHMERE.
CHARLESTOWN, May 8.
N. B. A Ticket was lately produced to the Commif
fionera, wherein the moderate Price of Four Pounds Ten Shil
lings per Hundred for Corn Blades, and Twefy-free kbP
lings per Pound for frefh Butter, was limited by the
Proprietor; and another Ticket, limiting the Butcher to
Five Pounds per Quarter, for hind Quarters, and Four
Pounds per Quarter, for fore Quarters of Mutton. —No
General Ticket, in future, wi.ll be illowed to Negroes who
fell in and attend the Market.
ON Wednesday the 28th Day of May instant, will he
fold at publick Sale, at the House of George Wood,
deceased, near the Exchange, The real and perfonai Estate
0 the deceased, consisting of the House, as' good a Stand
for Burinefs as any in Town, faildry Articles of Stationary
a Number of Books on different Subjects, a lew very valu
able Negroes and Houfhold Furniture. The Conditions of
the Sale will be declared on said Day.
J ANN WOOD, Executrix.'
T° ° e ' o 'd Wholesale or Retail, for Cash or Produce
1 only, by Lewis Lestargette, THREE CAR
GOES OF GOODS, directly from Europe, amongst which
are the following Articles, viz. Good Claret in Calks, 3 and
4 Years old,Dittoano Spanish Wines in Bottles,to d Brandy,
tun Broad Cloths, with Buttonsand suitable irommings,
Checks, Ofoaburgs, Durants of d fferent Colours, bUcl<
Everlifting, super fine white and coloured Calimanco,
Flannel, Variety of Shirting'and Sheeting Linens, Cam
bricks and Lawns, brown Cambricks for Mens Wear,
corded and plain Dimmiues, Bird-eye Diaper Tabling and
Nipkinng, Pocket Handkerchiefs of all Prices, Beaver :nl
ccarfe Hats, Mens Womens and Childrens white and co
loured Thread, Cotton and 3hk Hose; Thread Pavillion
Guze, Diaper and Holland Tapes, worsted Bindings,
I breads 0 all Sorts, Waifteoat and Shirt Buttons, Ladies
Silk and Morocco Pumps, Girls Morocco Ditto, a few light
,' ks for Ladies Gowns, white and black Mode for Ladies
d its, S Ik Umbrelloes, Mens and Womens Leather Gioves,
Thread and Silk Glows and Mitts ; flowered, ftrped and
plain Gauzes; bordered Gauze Handkerchiefs and Aprons,
Blond La e, Edgings and Footings, Skeleton Wire for
Caps Ladies fashionable drefUd and undressed Caps, Pearl
Necklaces and Earings, figured and plain Ribbons, Pins
anl Needles, Hair Fins, Ladies Tortoile-fhell Combs,
-frory and Horn Combs of all Sizes, Sewing Silks, Knitting
Reedies and Thread, Silk Laces, China Diffies and Plates,
£ ureens, Punch bowles, Breakaft Cups and Saucers, Tum
blers and Wine Glasses, a few neat Officers Fufils and
Coutcaux de Chaffe, Belts for ditto, Officers Gold and
Silver Epaulettes, Black Feathers for ditto, Surgeons In
luuments,^ Drugs and Medicines, Razors and Strops, Pen
and other Knives, Sciffirs of all Sizer and Prices, Garter
ing, ready made coarse and fine Shirts, Whips of many
Kinds, Cioaths and Shoe Brushes, House Brooms, feinted
and plain Hair-Powder, Powder Boxes and Puffs, Iron
Locks, Hoes, Spades, Axes, Pick-axes, Saws, &c. Russia
and other Duck, Cordage, Sail Twine, gilt Pinchbeck and
other mettal Buckles, Sadlerv, Window Gl fs, Lintfeed
Oil, Paints in general and Paint Brilfties, Buck and Duck
Shot, Writing and Cartridge Paper, Registers, Quills,
Sealing Wax and Wafers, Ink-stands of a new and curi
ous Invention, Ink in Bottles, Spices of all Sorts, Almonds
in the Shel, Raisins, Pruns, Anchovies, Olives and Pickles,
Fru ts preserved in Brandy, Annifeed and other Cordial
Waters, Corks, &c. &c. &c. Also, Jamaica RUM, Mufco
vado and Loal SUGAR, and COFFEE. $
For Sale by Private Contrail,
ONE Thousand Cords of Firewood, at a Landing
about 14 Miles from Charleftown.
§ JACOB VALK.
FOR SALE,
Tent and Marquee, Trott's Collection of Laws,
some Cafles of fine Hand-picked Indigo Seed, a
very fine double-rowed Harpsichord, &c.
§ JACOB VALK.
HAT) cleaned and lined in the neatest Manner, at
the House neartv opposite Mr. Glen's in felliott
ftreet, by f HENRY CRIM.
BACK Country INDIGO SEED raised last Year on
new rich Land, and Hand picked, to be fold by
$ JOHN-LEWIS GERVAIS.
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ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of frnout Scher.
merborn,late ofCharleftown, deceased, are desired
to make Payment forthwith to the Subferiber; and thole
who have Demands against the said Estate, to bring them
in, properly attested, to
§ DANIEL BELL, Administrator.
FOUND some Time ago by a young Man who car
ried it to William Goivdey, Silversmith, in Broad
ftreet, a CHASED GOLD WATCH CASE. The
Owner, on proving his Property, paying for this Adver
tisement, and giving the Finder feme Gratuity, may have
it again by applying to Mr. Go<wdey or the Printers, t
WHEREAS the Commissioners of the Markets, from
many corroborating Circumstances, have Reason
to believe the good People of this State are greatly impos
ed on by the Free Negroes, who usually attend the Market
to fell Veal, Mutton, &c. on Commission: and as they are
desirous in future of redressing so great a Grievance, they
there ore give Notice, that from and after the 12th Day of
May instant, no Free Negro or Slave shall be permitted to
fell any Thing in the Markets, without a Ticket firft ob
tained, fromYhe Owners of such Calves, Sheep, Hogs, &c.
fpecifying the Prices they are willing to fell at, in order
that the Inhabitants may be fatisfied whether the Owners
or Sellers are the Extortioners.
IT is recommended by the Commissioners of the Mar
kets, that those of the Inhabitants who usually pur
chase of the Free Negroes or Slaves who fell in the
Markets, that they demand a Sight of their Tickets, in
order that no Advantage may be taken.|
riOHE Commissioners of the Markets give Notice,
that a Warden is immediately wanted for the
Work-house. Any Person defiwus of that Place will
please to apply by Letter, sealed and directed to the
Clerk of the Market, on or before Tuesday the 13th of
May instant, j;
SOULE CAROLINA, CHARLESTOWN-DISTRICT.
February Assizes, 1777.
ORDERED, That the Names ot the Justices of the
Peace for this DUtrilt, be forthwith published.
By Order of the Court,
JOHN COLCOCK, C. C. S.
The Honourable Henry Laurens, E q; Vics-Prefident cf the
State; the Honourable Hugh Rutledge, Eiq; Speaker of the Legif
Intwe Council, and Ju<ge of ths Cou t of Admiralty; the Ho
nourable Thomas Shubrick, Themis Fuller, Brj.min Elliott,
J^?. P'*, " "°y " mmond, Charles C-niey, Roger Smith,
William Thornton, Alex nler Mack ntofh, James Partons, Bet ja
mia D^ an] Alexander, Kafir, Efars. Members of tie Aid Legif
.anve Canoed; the Honourable Williams HihqTD <ytrn, Bty a
Manter of the Privy Council, and Chief Justice cf the State ; the
Honou able Thomas Rrgufcn ard John Edwards, Efqts. Members
of the said Privy Courcil; the Honourable John Mother, Esq;
Speaker cf the General Alkmbly, and one cf th: Assistant Judges;
tli Honourable Thomas Bee and Henry Pendleton, Efars. Affiflant
Judges; the Honourable John Brayton, E'q; Christopher Gad/den,
Peul Trader, Claudius Pegues, John Chefnut, John-Jarerts Haig,
Richard Raphy, and Bejrmin Garden, Efis. Qyor:tm Unus, &c„
James Akin, Joseph Atkinson, Nathaniel Broughton, Edmund
Btllin^r, Richard - Bhun Biker, Joseph 3;:, Eli s Bill, jun.
John Boone, John Brailsford, William Boone, Capets Boone,
Peer BooMtheau, J.mes Carlon, Andrew Canninghara, Willi
am C'tteP, Tfhim Clayton, James Clark, Gab iel Capers, John
Co'ceck, Paul D uxfeint, Levi Drrand, John - Sandford Dart,
W iliam Dewitt, John Drake, John Deas, Samuel Elliott, Tromas
Evince John Ftierfon, Bsrj min FoPer, Nathaniel Fu ler, John
Fullerton, Thomas Farr, Frederick Grirnkl, Culcheth 6 bier Jo
seph Glover, William Gbbes, Robert Gibbes, Melchior Garter,
John Gaillard, Gabriel GignJliatt, Charles GriiLN, J..h.,-Fau.
cheiaud Grimke, Thomas Heyward, Thomas HivchLfon, John
Huger, William Hopton, George Haig, Richard Hutfon, James
Hamilton, William Hott, William Holmes, Edward Jermain, Rriph
Tzvd, John Izard, Beijamio J© kbs, Jofe,h Jenkins, jor. William
Jenkins, Thomas Lynch, Andrew Leitch, William Logar, James
Lyn:h, John Llvingfton, James Laroche, If ac Legate, Thomas
L^dfon (of John's Iflnd) John Lightwood, Gabriel Manigauft,
Arthur Middleton, Gabriel Marion, Jacob Metta, John Moore,
It&ac M zyck, Hezekiah Mihan, Tub Marion, jofe,h Maybank,
Peter Mouzon, William Mason, Wiliam M.ffiy, B:rj m;n Ma
rlon, jun. Ephraim Mitchell, Wiliam Morgan, Robert Muriel!,
Ephraim Mitchell, fames Murray, Richard Mercer, Francis Mari
on, Sampson We,le, William Nifbut, David Oliphant, Ho% kin
Pirce, John Pamor, Philip Porcher, Imc Porcher, William Par
ker, John Poaug, Hopfon Pinckney, James Reid, J m^-Lytton
^^^JoCT Rath 1, Ifuc Livers, David Reynolds, George
Shred, Thomas Smith, James Stobo, James ^khving, Jonathan
° c °"> V/il km Scott, frfen,ySmiffi, Philip Smith, Jeremiah Set go,
joftph Seabrook, Be:j miu SmitH; tefomin Simons, John Syme,
Peter Sinkler, James Ski ving, jun. William Swinton, Maurice ^i
raons, James Smith, John Scott (Sen of Jonathan) Richard-Park
Stobo, Jaleph Slana, Chuks She,heard, William Stanyatns, J mas
Sickler, Thomas Turner, John Troup, Jo(hna Toomer, Edward
Thomas, jun. Paul Townsend, Arnolds V nd&horft, Robert Wil
lianas, Sitas White, John Wright, Richard Withers, Abraham
Wright, Berj^mm U aring, John Wigfall, Jefeph Wigfill, Peter
Witten, Richard Walters, John Wilion (of Wadmehw) John
Ward (of St Bartholomew's Parish) Thomas Walter and Fren
ch Yonge, Efiniresi
STOLEN or strayed out of Mr, Daniel Droze^ p^fture
at Do cheder, on Friday evening, the zß:h of April hf\ an
iron grey Geld ng, kg hands g Inches high, trots a^d canters, bread.
el on the mounting ffioulder T, and on the mounting butrock k,
about , years old ; also a hay Gelding, ahoxt ta^ hards high, his
brands unknown, paces, trots and canters, has lately been foundereds
his hoof are (heeding all round, the new hoofs are about half an
inch below the hair of the foot leek, about four yerrs old. Whc*
ever will take them up, and deliver them to the subscriber, &I 1
receive Five Pounds reward for each cf them, and all reasonable
charges paid b, § JERVIS-HENRY STEVENS.
MR. Andrew Broughton, fan# informs w.c of three flray
Horfis, viz ore a large bay Horse, about 14 hands high,
branded on tie fTEh ulder R, a trotter; ©ne a white Horse, 13^
hands high, banded on the rucun ing Shoulder H T; the other a
small brown bay Hoy, branded on the mounting shoulder 7, a
trotter. Mr. Moses Lynes informs me of a brown bay Horse,
branded on the mounting shoulder E P, on the near buttock N S,
ard on the rump with tw # figures of 5, a trotter, and about ten
years old. The owners of the above Grays must prove their prepety
before * JOHN WRIGHT, J. P,
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qr^LLED before me, a black H^rfo about 13 years old, and
1 14 hands high, branded on the near buttock S; A bay
Gelling, about r# hands high, near 8 years old, branded on the
near buttock G, and on the uesr Ihoulcer for,ething like G blotted,
bolts and paces; a black Gelding, abou- 13 hands high, rea 7
years old, branded on the near (boulder.B, and fo^ethi g Ikt.a
8 before it blotted, paces and trots. The owners muff prove their
property at the Co garc:s before HENRY PATRICK, J. P. §
WHEAT £N Pines informs me of a sorrel IRtfa about 13
bands high, a blaze down his face, branded on his mount
ing (h uMer and thigh 3s, trots, is about so years old. The
owner must Irove his property at Idew-Wi:.df% before
§ DAVID ZUBLY, J. P.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS reward. Run away from
the fubicriber in March 1,76, a Negro Man named Valentine,
born in Virginia, is about 34 years of igr, speaks good English,
and is very fenfibie and artful; hi can red a little, and pretends to
be very religious, is of a yellow com,lewon, about 5 feet 9 inches
high, pretty strong made, has loft some of his upper jaw teeth, and
has v^y thick lips, is a very gsod beatman and a tolerable good
carpenter, very httdy, and has been seem several times fisce he run
away on Savannah-river, near Silver-Bluff. Any person that will
deliver said negro to ^aren Leacock, F,; in Charlefiown, to Mr;
Samuel Bo,E:n at Granby, or to the fetecriher at Camden, (half w
ceive ths above reward. *^ JOHN CHESNUT,
TO be fold on Thursday the 29th Day of May instant,
at St. Stephen's Mufter-Houie, A very valuable Trait
0: Land containing about 600 Acres, adjoining to Mr. John
Peyre's ; 370 Acres of said Trait is choice River Swamp,
and is elteemed equal to any Lands thereabout; also nine
valuable SLAVES, two of whom are vety handy Boys, one
riding Horse, a small Set of Printing Types, with sundry
other Articles, the Property of the late Mr. Henry Mouzon,
jun. deceases. The Conditions will be made known on the
Day of Sale. All Persons having any Demands against the
deceased, are requeued to make them known by that Day
attested ; and those indebted by Note or open Account, are
desired to make immediate Payment.
* ANTHONY SIMMONS, Executor.
On Friday the i6tb Day of May, <will be fold by AuFion, ag
my Room in Ckurch-Ji^eet fteijely at twelve o Clock.
THIRTEEN very valuable FIELD SLAVES.
The Purchaser may have Twelve Months Credit,
paying Interest, and giving Bond with approved Securi
cyb ° JACOB VALK.