The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-08-04 00:00:00, page 2

Seized on t parage from the Eastern provinces taPhiladd Jr,
and yesterday fafely brought to Head Quarters; this makes
the fourth acquisition of the kind.
Fr^m the Pennsylvania Packet, May 29.
By a gentleman who left York-Town on Finlay evening, ' we
learn, that four of the soldiers of the Pennfylvauia line, were
foot at that place on Tuesday last for mutiny. Six had been
condemned, and two of them pardoned by Gen. Wayne.
%/, ir. Yesterday a fleet of transports, and about 14 prizes
loaded with tobacco, arrived here from Virginia.
Wednesday arrived one of his Majefty'-s Ships and a ftore
fhip from St. Euflatius; they tailed from that place about five
weeks ago, and cruised feme time off the Blind of De'eada,
where they captured the rebel letter of marque Ships Venus
and William, also a brig; they were front Guadeloupe
bound for Boston, with rum, fdgaf, &c. The Ship Irdham
and the brig were ordered to St. Euftatius, and the Venus
is brought in here. When Cue Kling's ship failed there were
a hundred and fifty fail of prizes in Euftatius Road. Lad
Tuesday morning the took, off the Capes of Delaware, the
rebel letter of marque fhip i Chatham, Smith, master,
pierced for 18 guns, but mounted only eleven, bound from
Philadelphia for St. Croix and the Grenades, with a cargo of
flour and lumber; fire is arrived here. The Chatham tailed
from the Delaware about noon the day before the was taken,
in company with two ships and a brig, bound for the Havana,
having similar cargoes on board. It is hoped that they will
not be able to elude the vigilance of the British cruizers,
June 13. A few days ago a party of Colonel De Lancey's
refugees, confiding of 50 cavalry, under the command of
Capt. Knapp, made an excursion as far as Titus's Bridge in
Connecticut, wnere he attacked General Waterbury's piquet,
and brought in 15 rebel prisoners; about 6 hours after Cap
tain Knapp returned, General Waterbury sent a Major with
60 men to attack Captain Knapp's party; they moved about
one mile and a half from their quarters, as far as Caufecob,
when they returned without the loss of a man, for which the
Major had the General's thanks for his spirited behaviour and
good conduct.
Another party of Colonel De Lancey's refugees, have since
brought in one Odell, and three others Riled guides, they ant
ing. as such to the rebel army, and receive pay as Captains.
Head-Quarters, Ne^-Fork, June 9.
I,3ft regiment. Ensign William Hewlet, from 60th regt, to
to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Noble, promoted in 60th regi
ment.
37th regiment. Ensign William Braban to be Lieut, by
purchase, vice Fletcher, who retires. A blank Commission for
an Enfigncy by purchase, vice Braban promoted.
57th regiment. Ensign David Arnot, to be Lieut, by pur
chase, vice Thomson, who retires. A blank Commission for
an Enfigncy by purchase, vice Arnot promoted.
3d Battalion 60th regiment. Lieut. Mungo Noble from the
21st regt, to be Capt. Lieut, by purchase, vice Brealey, who
retires. A blank Commission for an Enfigncy by put chafe vice
Hewlet promoted in the 21st regiment.
June 18. Thursday died Samuel Cornell, Esquire, one of
his Majesty's Council for the Province of North-Carolina, and
of the firft eminence in fortune of that country ; a Gentleman
ever distinguished by his loyalty, probity and urbanity : the
loss of him is Sincerely regretted by a very extensive circle of
friends, and irreparably felt by five most amiable young ladies,
his truly afflicted daughters.
A final! rebel privateer ship, called the General Washing
ton, Walker, matter, of 18 fix, and four three pounders, and
150 men, was sent in here last thurfday, by one of his Majes
ty's ships: She was built at Baltimore, and failed out at
Rhode-Ifland, and is said to be the property of General
Washington and Robert Morris.
About 5 o'clock last tuefday morning a fleet of near 80 fail,
failed from Sandy-Hook for Great-Britain and Ireland, under
a very strong convoy.
We hear the rebels are under great anxiety on account of
their frigate the Alliance, as they heard nothing of her since
file took the Cuernfey privateer of 36 guns, as mentioned
above, on her voyage from France to the continent. The
privateer brig had certainly 36 guns, but 18 of them were
Short brass howets, mounted on the gunwale, and the vessel
was rigged cutter fafhion.
The French frigate the Hermione, with all her convoy, is
fife arrived at Rhode-Ifland from Philadelphia; and we hear
9 vessels out of eleven from the Havana, arc got into Philadel
phia.
The Hermione we hear is again failed for Philadelphia from
Rhode-Ifland, for another cargo of flour.
The great fuccours that the rebels have expected this year
from France are arrived at Boftonx They are 680 recruits for
the troops that have been in Rhode-Ifland for some time past,
under convoy ofa 50 gun ship and a frigate.
About 2500 French troops have left Rhode-Ifland and are
gone into Connecticut ; ,000 'tis said will embark on board
their fleet, who are food to put to sea. and New Port will
again be taken poffef^pn of by the Militia of the colony.
Copy of a letter found in the fourth Rebel Mail, which was
brought to head-quarters on Monday the 4th of June.
Capt. Howell, Nezv-Windfor, May 30, 1781.
I EXPECT we Shall move soon, a great number of waggons
are expected on from the Eaffward ; I am to be supplied with
two, and fuppofe.we shall steer southward. Reports prevail
here that he enemy are about to leave New-York entirely, I
with it were true*.
Col. Beatty informs me, he returned from captivity in 1778
(by the accounts fettled in this office it appears to be the id
June 1778) and that when taken in 1776, he was an old Major,
and long before his exchange was entitled to Licut. Colonel;
I can believe Mr. Beatty, but we ought to have a general rule
for fixing their rank ; there inay be some amongst a number
that may think they ar,&ptitled to a higher rank, and they may
not be; therefore some method mud be fixed for afeertaining
it, and the next matter to be considered is, how are they to
be paid; as for instance, Mr. Beatty returned here from cap
tivity ift June 1778, and now rpplies for a year's pay allowed
by Congress—what sum must be allowed him? not the old
cuback. —ln one of your's of the sth of May you mention,
" one matter still remains undetermined, which is that of the
fupetnumerary officers pay, shall be able to inform you in a
Short time." I hope it may be soon, and in such a clear man
nerthat no doubt may arise.
II ow are forage accounts to be fettled ? I fee by the Resolves
of the 16th of April, we are to fettle them.—How are pay
masters accounts—indeed how are any accounts to be fettled—
-1 mean with refped to the Ballances ? Mr. Wetmore will nei
ther receive nor pay any of the old; I suppose he has received
inflructions from Mr. Pearfe, who is expected up here soon—
Mr. Strahan fettled his accounts as paymaster, a day or two
iince, who had paid more than the balance two years ago, as
per Mr. Pierce's receipt, yet Mr. Wetmore would not give
him such receipts as to procure a difeharge—he leaves it till
Mr. Pierce comes tip. You will please to apply to the board
of treasury, or Congress, for inftruftions for that purpose, as
* Fascinating phrase this; yet Mr. James Johufton accom
panies the idea with a diffidence seldom visible in rebel corref
pendence We may venture once for all, to assure our ene
edcs that New-York is and ever will be as much an objed of
W, Majesty's favour and protection, as is the security of Great-
Nanin's capital, the city of London, the pride and envy of
".Quniverfe.
Lufinefs muff be at a Rand till I know how it is to br.—Mr.
Crandhire fettled ids accounts, and was willing to be qualified
that the very money that he paid the balance was the fame
that he received ; Mr. W. gate hiraa :cccipt only on account;
some perhaps will plead that they made life of the money, as
money was due them from the public, and they pay it in—in
the fame .kind that they received it—there will be a great varie
ty of cafcri.
Mr. Wetmore fheWed me a re feive of Copgrefs of the 13th
of April 1781, which is as follows, " That for the future all
applications of pedons Living in the army for fcttlemcut of
accounts, be made immediately to the auditors of the auny,”
bywidth? he lays, that the pay robs and muller rolls arc to be
compares and examined by the auditors, and they are to have
nothing to do but pay the money. To bring things out of the
. old channel would nofdo, as 'thoff masters have always been
examined by the Fay M. G. evei since the commencement of
the war—they certainly inutile the belt judges ; he has wrote
down to Mr. Pierce to hate if fixed; I with you would enquire
into this matter.
It leemj; as if each Rate intended tYpay their troop's them
fclves ; it so, neither of us will be troubled with the pay or
muster rolls. Your 1110ft' obedient,
JAMES JO'HNSTON.
Jefeph Farwell, juti. Esq; Auditor of
Accounts, main arm,, PbiludelpLia.
June 19. Last Saturday' an officer who commanded a re
connoitring party, in a guh boat, observed fourteen rebels
fculking in a meadow, on the Jersey shore opposite Staten-
Island; he landed his men, Surrounded the rebel party, and
obliged them to surrender. We hear they were the forlorn
hope of four hundred volunteerswho had undertaken to come
over and plunder the Loyalists on the Island, but were baffled
in their diabolic design, by the vigilance, bravery, and address
of the Royalists. The prisoners were yesterday brought to this
city.'
Last Thursday was sent in here by one of his Majesty's ships,
the Rebel frigate General Washington, Walker,
master, mounting 18 fix, and 4 three pounders. She l;ad a
hundred and fifteen men on board, was built at Baltimore,
fitted out at Rhode-Ifland, had cruized fix weeks without
taking any British vessel, except a snow from Glafgovz, bound
for this port, which was retaken by one of our cruisers. The
General Washington was the property of her pre-eminently
Machiavelian Godfather, and Mr. Morris, another efficient
Limb of Congress.
Extract of a letter from Wilmington, dated 30th of July, 1781.
“ A party of Loyalists, under a Col. Fanning, who is ex
ceedingly active, surprised a few days ago, the whole Heads of
Chatham County, to the number of thirty-six, who were
assembled in the Court-House to draft men ; he paroled twen
ty-four, but brought down twelve of the worst here, one
of whom observed, be bad beheaded the Count, —a few strokes
such as this, would be of great service."
COPY of a Handbill, this Day received by Express from
Cape-Fear.
" Wilmington, August 4. ' We have the belt authority for
“ informing the Public, That the body of Rebels, which has
" been lately collected at Rockfilh, to the amount of about
" 400 men, is totally routed and dispersed by the King's troops
“ under Major Craig: They had so Wrongly intrenched
“ the Bridge, and believed themselves so secure, that they
“ ventured to stand an attack. Major Manson, withapar y
“ of the detachment and two field pieces, was ordered to
“ keep them in play in front, while Major Craig, with the
“ remainder, passed a ford about two miles above them, and
" got in their rear; which after a march of four and twenty
“ miles (fourteen of which were during the heat of the day)
" was effected; the picquet which guarded the ford was id
" compleatly surprised and cut up, that not a man got to the
" Bridge to tell them of the British troops being in their
' rear. The moment of their appearance was. that of a to
'• tal route; in which they were favoured by very extraordi
" nary swamps and thicle woods, which prevented their feeling
" the bayonets of the infantry; the fjords of the cavalry
On Sunday last arrived here a fleet of seven fail of transports
and merchantmen fiom Cape-Fear, under protection of his
Majesty's Hoops Cormorant and Hope.
On Monday last arrived here the letter of marque ship
Quebec, Capt. Smith, after a passage of 45 days, from New-
York.—ln her came passengers, Lieut. Arnold, of the Navy,
Agent of Transports for the Southern Department, with his
Lady ; Major Stuart, Lieutenant Campbell, and Ensign Mur
ray of the 63d regiment, Mr. Robert Lennox, Commiflary of
Naval Prisoners for the Southern Diftrid, Mrs. Deftalheur
and family, Mr. Mills, Mr. M'Donald, with sundry other
gentlemen. A few leagues off the Hook, they spoke with a
fleet of victuallers from this port, under convoy of the War
wick and Solebay, going in with a fair wind.
Same evening arrived the ship Restoration, Captain Crom
bie, and brigantine Favourite Betsey, Capt. Howe, from Lon
don, but last from Falmouth.—ln the British Channel, Capt.
Howe retook the brigantine Duck, and sent her into Pen
zance.—Capt. Crombie on the passage, captured a brig from
Pifcataway bound to the Weft-Indies, laden with lumber,
&c. which he brought in with him.
This morning the sloop Eliza, John Cooper, master, arri
ved here from Portsmouth in Virginia, which she left the 30th
of last month. A gentleman who came passenger in her, has
obliged us with the following intelligence.—The Marquis de
la Fayette, being informed that Lord Cornwallis had sent the
main body of his army across James-River, on the 6th of July,
late in the afternoon, came down with the utmost confidence
to attack the 80th and 67th regiments, polled at James-Town,
he imagined, as a rear guard. The reception he met with be
ing very different from what he expected, he soon began to
retreat most precipitately, leaving behind him near four hund
red killed, wounded and prisoners, and two brass field pieces,
one of which had been taken at Saratoga. Our loss was about
60 killed and wounded. The 47th regiment came up at the
close of the Action. Fayette never halted till he had got ten
miles from the field of battle. Had daylight continued a lit
tle longer, the whole of the rebel army would have been
very well accounted for.
The Eliza left Portsmouth in company with a fleet of 48
transports, having on board a large body of troops, con
edtured to be between 4 and 5000, escorted by several men of
war andj gallies ; the fleet came to anchor in the Bay, and it
was imagined their destination was towards Baltimore.
1' This forenoon arrived the sloop Balfour, Francis Fawfon,
Master, from Wilmington.
The number of horses collected by our army in Virginia,
is very considerable.
The brave Colonel De Lancey's Loyal Refugees have lately
had another rencounter with the rebels, an the confines of
this province and Connecticut, in which they killed twenty
three and took ten prisoners, two of whom were slightly
wounded. The captured rebels were brought here yefteiday
and lodged in the fugar-boufe.
MR. Isaac Hayne, who since the capitulation of Charlef
town, bad taken protection, and acknowledged himfelf
a subject of his Majesty's Government, having notwithstand
ing been taken in arms, and at the head of a Rebel Regiment
of Militia, was therefore, on Saturday morning last, executed
as a Traitor,
Charlestown, August 8.
PUBLIC A U C T I O N,
To-Morrow (THURSDAY) the fob Day of August
ilt '1 E _v o'clock,
At No. 43, on the Lay,
J7IVE Puncheons of Jamaica Syd. 3
- 5 ditto of Welt-India Rum
4 Hogflicads of Mufeovado Sugar
looolb. wt. of double refined Sugar
40 Barrels of Rice
20 Boxes of Candles
2 elegant l'eiit c . and Marquees
^Trunks of Irill iLinen arid Sheeting
Printed Jeans and Jeunnets, I
With a Variety of other valuable DRY GOODS,
A N 1),
At TWELFE o'clock, or Greenwood's Wbarf,
200 Barrels of fuperfiire PLOUR, lately imported
, X 'JOHN MORRIS,
Charlestown, August 8, 1781.
do be fold at public fodue, on Wednesday the ^b Day
A^^f, "' tbe House of the Subferiber, on Lady's fond,:
ALL the estate of Allen M'Kee, deceased, cenfifting qfl
. one negro m4n, two wenches and two children, one horfc
' fome sheep, hogs, houfoold furniture and carpenters tools, with fun!
dry other articles. The conditions will be made known on the day
of fal~. All perforis who have any demands againh said cßate, are
desired to make them known ; and those who are indebted are de
sired to make speedy payment. The fate will begin at one o'clock
in the afternoon. .REBECCA M'KEE, Admimftiatrix.
J,adfs fond, %/v 20, 1781. *
A LOT or PIECE of LAND, the cornet of Beresford's
. Alley and Church-ftrect, whereon are two houses and a black
smith's Shop, viz. No. 99 and 100, in Church-dreet; No. 100 is a
fine large house, containing 11 good rooms, with closets, and a good
brick cellar, with a kitchen and necessary, every way fit either for a
tavern or boarding-house; No. 99, is a linall house of f rooms, with
closets, kitchen, necessary, &c. and in as good a Situation for trade as
any in Church-street : the blacksmith's Shop, at a small expence,
might be made a comfortable dwelling-houfc. The present rent
for the whole is £.250 Sterling per annum. Any person inclining to
purchase, Shall have the whole at Six Hundred Guineas, either in.cafh
of good bills. Possession may be had in one month after the sale, if
required. For further particulars enquire at No." 38, on the Bay,
near the Exchange, of JUHN ROBERTSON.
Cbrrlfoiun, rhorf 1/7, 17%!. ±
WHEREAS the Plaintiffs in this ' action did, on the fifth
day of March last, file their declaration in the office of the
clerk of this honourable Board, against the Defendants,' neither of
whom have any wife or attorney known to.be within, this province
on whom a copy of the said declaration, with a rule to plead thereto;
might beferved: IT IS, THEREFORE, in parfuauce of the A& of
Aihmbly in such case made and provided, ORDERED that the laid
Defendants do appear and plead to :he Did declarhtfoii, or or before the
fixth'dily of March, which will be in the year of ohr Lord one thou
sand Seven hundred and eighty-two, otherwise final and absolute
judgment will then be given and awarded against them.
It, Older of the Board,
THOMAS WINSTANELY, Clerk.
ALL Persons that have furnished Horses for the Use of the
Cavalry, and have already been paid the Government Al
lowance, are desired to call at the Quarter-Mailer General's
Office, No. 2, 011 the Bay, to receive the Balances due them.
July 27th, 1781. X
A Back Store, with a paflage from the Bay, containing
two rooms, a loft and a cellar, each 35 by'lß feet, very
convenient for a wholesale merchant ; also, the HOUSE in
Tradd-ftreet, near the Bay, where Messrs. Foreman & Wood
now lives. X . ROBERT LINDSAY.
WANTS a place to wait on a lady or children going to
England, a healthy, strong young Woman, with a good
character; wages no object. Any lady wanting such a per
son, by leaving a line directed to E. 11. to be left at the Prin
ters, shall be waited on by the perfon.J
P URSUA NT to the if tret and I'fament of Me. WILLIAM
Holiday, deceased,
Will be exposed to PUBLIC SALE,
On MONDAY next, the 13th Day of August,
At tbs Long Room, No. 82, Cburcbfrcet,
The Sale to begin precisely at TEN o'clock,
LIKEWIS E,
Many ARTICLES of HOUSHOLD FURNITURE.
The Conditions will be made known on the Day of Sale.
SARAH HOLIDAY, Executrix,
ZEPHANIAH KINGSLEY,?_
JACOB VALK, § Executors.
ALL Persons who are anywise indebted to the Edate of the Said
deceased, are earnestly requeued to fettle immediately; and those
who have any Demands against said Estate, are desired to bring in
their. Accounts, properly atteded, at No. 97, Broad-street, to
I SARAH HOLIDAY, Executrix.
'HE subscriber intending for England by the ill of No
vember next, desires all persons indebted to him to difeharge
their refpe&ive debts by the id day of September, as he is determi
ned to put in suit all debts that cm be come at, without didin&ion
of persons. Also, those who have legal demands against the estate
of Mr. John Matthews, late of St. John's Pariih, are desired to
give, in to me a date of their accounts properly attested, by the above
time, otherwise they will be excluded. | JAMES LYNAH.
Cbarleftown, 28^ July, 1,81.
At a BOARD of POLICE, Adguft 3d, 1781.
Powell, Hopton, & Co.)'
Wooldridge & Lott, > Case, on Attachment.
Surviving Copartners of [
Kelly, Lott, & Co. J
ALL the valuable Stock of choice Liquors, belonging to
the Estate of the said deceased, confining of Claret, Port, Ma
deira and Lisbon Wines ; a large Quantity of excellent wired Porter,
Beer, Ale, Brandy, Geneva, &c. alTo Pickles of various Kinds.
Ta MASTERS of veißl b and iahaldtairts of the to%m, may
he supplied wi.h BEER, r s '^L. .OH price, at the
Brewery.
TO BE SOLD,
A PLANTATION on James-Bland, containing near 400
acres, as good land as any on the inland, with a good two-dor,,
brick house with four rooms 011 a floor, and dry cellars, a large barn,
and every other convenient building for a fettled plantation, five
miles from town. Payment will be made easy for the purchaser..
Enquire of Mr. JohnTunno, near the South end of the Bay. *b
" who clunked hid, were however more foitunatp -o I
“ broujit down about 6a of them, ^of whbin art ,11%. I
" On bus cccahen, Capt. Gordon s 1, ? <p is particular '
“ mentioned wno charged with toe Quit of the c^kd'7/
“ diens, aid fecnu.d to a man to be atu ated by a ^firec
“ revenge, and determine ion to retaliate tucir form, Huffed'
“ mgs on their oppieib s. On tie Dart of.his Maleev''.
“ troops, one corporal of ih 71R war kdied, and two of
" S^d cavalry highlly wounded." • c
BY PERMISSION.
To be Sold at Private Sale,
BY PERMISSI O N.
TO BE LE T,