The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-04-07 00:00:00, page 2

KINGSTON, ('Jamaica) February 3.
ON Sunday last, the Danish schooner Fclipfc, from
Tiberoon bay, bound to Europe, was sent into Port
Royal by his Majesty's ship Pelican: flic is loaded
with sugar, coffee, and indigo, and brings information that
the Pelican, during her cruise, had chafed a large French
flcop ashore on the Spanish Main, mounting 10 carriage guns,
Swivels and cohorns; the crew made to the land in their boat
and escaped: the vessel was set on fire and utterly consumed,
after taking out the choicest part of the cargo.
On Monday the brig Sparrow, from Salem, bound to St.
Domingo, loaded with lumber, salt filli and oil, a prize to bis
Majesty's ships Diamond and Pomona, anchored, at Port Rpyal.
The brig True Briton, Capt. Mann, and the sloop Spider,
Capt. French, are both arrived from Charleftown.
On the 31st of last month died, Toby Caulfield, Esq; com
mander of his Majesty's ship Bristol.
New-York, February 7. The House of Burgesses. of Vir
ginia, have lately voted their quota of four thousand men,
to serve during the rebellion—ln order to encourage inlift
ment, a tax is laid to take every twentieth slave from the
inhabitants, each soldier, on inliftment, is to receive one slave
as his bounty money, which negro is to be intrufted to one
of the friends of the recruit so inlifted, who must give secu
rity to the government of the Colony, that the fame llave
shall be returned to the Commonwealth, provided the recruit
should desert to the British. The following taxes, amongst
many others, have been laid by the above Assembly, viz. upon
each loom 5 pounds, 40 shillings upon each spinning-wheel,
also on chimnies and hearths, a certain tax not at present re
colleded by our informant. All these taxes are to be paid
in specie or HARD MONEY. They have ordered every
person, possessed of lilver-plate, tea-spoons excepted, shall de
liver the fame at their treasury, a receipt for which is to be
given the owner, who is to be paid at the conclusion of the
war,—John Parke Cuftis, Esq; son in law to General George
Washington, has advertised for sale, all the land, slaves,
horses, &c. which he is possessed of, with several tracts
of lands in Virginia, the property of General Washington,
the sale of w'hich, we are informed, was to begin about this
time.
The following Letter was found in a house near Elizabeth
town.
Honoured Sir,
Ts VERfince I aerate to you last, I have been on the tenterbooks. Our
-A—' Pennsylvania line broke out into open revolt the day after Ifont the
letter, and carried their demands to fueb a degree of violent excess, as to
threaten andfubvert all military sway and authority, in deffeite of the in
tervention of our enterprising General IVayne, aubom I thought till then
acas their very idol, f 'fis true momentary palliatives have been adminifer
ed, nubicb only fay off the evil day for a fort time. Their requisitions ge
nerally are, for their arrears of pay to be made good to them in bard case;
better fulfdence. Thefix months men require an emancipation from military
Jlavery and tyranny, at the expiration of that limitation of time.—A more
alarming civil commotion broke out a few days ago, and the leaf to be fuf
pekled; the ferfey brigade appeared to be of the number of Dissidents; they
said, " They would go to a place, where they would be fare to meet with
good provisions, eloathing, and the comforts of life ;" and they were ac
tually retreating towards the enemy's lines.
If Congress don't devif ef owe mode of removal of tbefe various complicated
feencs of distress, lam sure, the fame people, and by far the greatflpart of
the American army will openly revolt, as they are quite ripe for it. Zfpwk
falls ; thank God, Ipofrfs that fubborn virtue fill to fight in support of
tbejuf rights and true interefs of the United States, though I have fer
fonaily as much cause to complain, as any individual on the Continent, five
years bard and laborious service ought virtually to entitle me to a lieutenancy:
but alas ! lam this day tramping about as an bumble enfen.
Generals Wayne and Stark have jointly recommended me to the General.
Your letter to Lord Stirling don't' avail me a gleam of hope of promotion
through bis interef and power ; indeed be is so perpetually knotting bimfelf
with firong drink, that it is no uncommon fight to fee him wallowing dead
drunk in the common soldiers tents. Adieu, my dear father, hoping every
thins will turn out as. we would wifi,
I remain your's, dutifully,
"WILL. SMITH.
Jon's Smith, Esq; Philadelphia.,
Morris-town, January 21, 1,81.
Kingflon, February 10. Orders were issued by the Admiral,
on Saturday evenirig, for a seizure to be made of all the Dutch
vessels in the harbour ; the boats of the Squadron were man
ned for the purpose, which they readily effected.
On Monday an American brig, prize to the Halifax packet,
and a Dutch sloop and French schooner, prizes to the Pelican
frigate anchored at Pert-Royal.
We learn from Kingston, that on Sunday morning last failed
from Port-Royal, three line of battle drips and two frigates
against the Dutch island of Curagoa.
February 17. On Saturday last, a Butch schooner loaded
with provisions, only twelve days from Curagoa, was sent
into Port Royal by the Hercules letter of marque; when
She left that island, two Dutch frigates and an immensely rich
fleet of 300 fail of vessels, chiefly composed of French, Spa
niards and Americans, remained in the harbour.
On Thursday a valuable Dutch vessel, prize to the Bro
thers, anchored in this harbour.
In pursuance of an order from the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty, a Court Martial assembled on Tuesday the
13th inst. on board the flag Ship at Port Royal, to enquire into
the conduct of Capt. Moutray, of his Majesty's Ship Ramillies,
and Capt. Garnier, of the Southampton frigate, with refpe&
to the valuable fleet committed to their charge in August last,
and unfortunately taken by the combined fleets of France and
Spain. Captain Garnier was honourably acquitted.
New-York, February 17.
Extracts of several Letters from London.
December 4.
“ One of the best things I can inform you of is, that we
have got a good parliament, with a refpedtable secure majority
in avour of administration, and resolved to flipport the King in
pursuing the most vigorous measures for bringing the war to
an honourable and proper termination. All the Ripplies cal
led for have been granted without a division, and with very
little opposition. This kind of business has been for several
years passed dragged on inch by inch, but we have learned bet
ter. Our new° parliament has done more business in one
month, and done it better than tiled to be performed in two
months, and without working so late in the evening. Admi
nistration Bands firmer, is better informed, judges better,
and is more spirited, than it has done and been since the Lex
ington seta. Opposition has been disconcerted and baffled by
the late riots, and the nation now seems to be tolerably well
convinced of the danger of factious combinations against go
vernment. We fee more loyalty in the news papers in one
week, than we used to meet in the course of a year. There is
indeed dill feditioh enough in some of them, but it is not luf
fcred to pass without corredion."
December 6.
'' Congress money feerqs already good for nothing, and
their credit if possible is still worse.—How it will be practicable
for them under these circumßances, and curtailed of some of
their best provinces, to support an army, is beyond my con
ception. A loan it is impossible for them to obtain ; they
have been trying every Court in Europe without success. Some
of their, friends not long ago boasted, that they had found mo
rey enough in Holland, and that now they only waited for
Draper security. If that could not be procured heretofore; the
m.brarticability must be ten times greater now, when the
American Intelligence.
wretched, beggarly date ofthe Congress is visible to the world,
and confeffed by themfelyes.
" Laurens's papers are worth a million of money to us,
and thofc which were sent home by the laftpacket are very
valuable. They shew us the wretched state of the rebel army,
and prove beyond contradiction, the impossibility of their pro
viding for another campaign, without a large loan. As every
thing depends upon their obtaining one, I am perfectly fatis
fied as to that."
December 6.
" Yo.u will figure to yourfelf our mixture of diltrefs and
rage, on the fate of that excellent young man, Major Andre.
Assuredly the good Genius of Washington (if he ever had one)
left him on that occasion.—Or rather the Devil tempted him
to that enormous fad, to secure him body and foul for ever.
If the Rebels affairs have not rapidly declined since that horri
ble moment, I will own myfelf an ill prognosticator.
" For some months past, we have been honoured with the
company of the Rebel Major Tyler, and the Rebel Colonel
John Trumbull, son of the Rebel Governour of Connecticut.
—These men lived in some fplendour in York Buildings; their
goings out and their comings in were known, and the Loyalists
lamented that treason should be fuffered to appear abroad un
molested -Within these few days however, Trumbull has
been taken up and committed to prison ; Tyler has abfeonded
for the present, but we hope he will not be able to escape out
of the kingdom. Their papers are all seized, and very curi
ous ones they are; when your last letter came away, you were
ignorant that the worth of H. Laurens was depolited in the
Tower of London. His papers have made very great discove
ries—some of them occasioned a spirited Memorial from Sir
Joseph Yorke to the States of Holland.
" We have hitherto been only preparing for war. Our na
vy has been rather inferior to that of the combined Powers,
who had been long arming clandestinely ; diligence and exer
tion have at last given us a superiority ; we actually have
Ninety-nine ships of the line. The ships upon the stocks
are so numerous as to be equal to the wear and tear of the
most vigorous efforts. We shall therefore dffiime from hence
forth a decided superiority on that ocean, where even during
our inferiority we struck some fuccefsful strokes.
" The large army we have on foot will now no more be
wanted for the defence of the kingdom, and consequently
reinforcements will more readily be Spared for the Weft-Indies
and North-America. Money, the sinew of war, is not want
ing. A very sensible Director of the Bank assures me they
are in no pain about that article for four Years to come;
which is far from being the case either with the French or Spa
niards.—Thus humanly speaking, we have the faireft profpe&
of closing the war with honour and advantage.
“ Saturday's Gazette contained the intercepted letters from
Colonel Hamilton (Washington's Aid de Camp), and the Ge
nerals of the New-England line.—Such things serve to open
people's eyes here."
December 7.
" The profped of affairs seem to mend faft on your fide of
tire Atlantick ; rebellion is at its last gasp, and one kick of the
British troops would finifh it. Things are also greatly mended
here, the ministry are firm, and the opposition weak indeed.
This country no longer thinks of giving independence to re
bellion. Conscious of its rights, and alarmed at its danger,
there is a spirit raised that is determined to reduce France,
Spain, and America to reason, or to fall in the attempt. This
teems not only the royal and ministerial, but the national re
folutioji.
“ It is a fortunate circumstance that Laurens's papers were
taken, they have confirmed the representations which have
from time to time been made by the friends of government on
your fide the water, of the deplorable situation of the affairs of
the rebels."
Kingston, Feb, 24. On Saturday last, at 28 minutes after 9
o'clock in the morning, a severe ihock of an earthquake was
felt in this town, which is supposed to havt been general
throughout the illand, though we hear of no conliderable
damage sustained by 'it. A noise like the rolling of a numerous
cavalcade of heavy carriages, or distant thunder, preceded
the concussion, and gave the alarm to the inhabitants, who
in general fled from their houses into the open air in the greatest
consternation. It was observed by a gentleman in town, that
the Ihock was uncommonly loud and severe in a house which
has an electrical conductor.—Although natural causes may be
aligned for these awful and tremendous phenomena, yet the
pious philosopher, when he calmly contemplates them, ex
tends his views beyond all secondary causes, and directing
them to the great Author of the universe, regards the laws
of nature as the incomprehensible exertions of his matchiefs
wisdom and goodness.
On Wednesday two Dutch schooners, prizes to the Dia
mond frigate; a valuable sloop to the General Campbell.—
A sloop to the Adventure, and a schooner to the Sir Peter
Parker, were sent into Port-Royal. The General Campbell
and the Arrow letters of marque were left in chafe of ten fail
of Dutchmen off Curragoa, and we sincerely hope they have
been faccefsful in the pursuit.
Same day also arrived his Majesty's ship Janus, from a
cruise, and brought down with her 95 men, the crews of the
Elizabeth, Taylor, from New-York, and a Dutch polacre,
both call away on the island of Heneaga, who were relieved
from thence by the Punch tender. The Janus left the Punch
a few days ago all well.
March 3*
Extract of a Letter from Admiral Sir GEORGE Brydges Rod
ney, Bart, to hi; friend in this tonvn.
Sandwich, St. Euftatius, February 12, 1781.
“ By the return of his Majesty's sloop Surprize a few days
since, I was honoured with your letter: The great honour
your Assembly has done me calls for my warmest acknow
ledgments. —You know I love, honour and refpeCt the in
habitants of Jamaica :—the great civility and hospitality I
experienced from them during my residence at that island,
made such an impression on my mind as can never be eradi
cated, and will ever call upon me for my warmest and sin
cerest support. While I have the honour to command his
Majesty's fleet, the protection of Jamaica, and the commerce
thereof, shall be my firft and principal consideration; and, on
my return to Great-Brirain, no native of your island shall
be a more affectionate supporter of its cause than myfelf—l
know full well its immense value to GreaGßritain, and the
worth of its inhabitants ; and it will contribute to my happi
ness, if they will honour me so far, as to look upon me as its
real and sincere friend.
*' You will receive this by a small advice-boat which Cap
tain Linzee sent forward to inform of his having seen a convoy
of ten fail of the line, and in the whole about seventy five fail,
in latitude 46, longitude 11. In consequence Sir Samuel Hood
is now under weigh to join Admiral Drake, who was left at St.
Lucia ; they are then to cruize for them off Martinique. Sir
Samuel Hood takes the ships likeliest to turn fafteft to wind
ward on this service, while the old Sandwich, and a few other
vessels, wait here to welcome five fail of Dutch men of war
of the line, daily expeCted.-—The fall of this place, will be a
severe blow to the Dutch, French and Americans, and many
English too, as the King's proclamation includes all property
without diferimjnation.—lt Will, if so, be a great capture, not
less on the whole than a million and. a half."
Before the True Briton left the Windward Iflarids, Sir Geb^
Brydges; Rodney had received dispatches from the Ministry
dated the Bth of January, With a declaration of war againd
Portugal, as well as Holland.—The Emptefs of Russia had
joined her arms to thofc of Great-Britain, and her Imperial
Highness had sent a powerful fleet, in conjunction with an
English squadron to the relief cf Gibraltar, closely blocked
up by the French and Spaniards. Transports are taking up
at St. Kitt's, for the reception of the prisoners taken at St.
Euftatius, who are to be conveyed to England, there to re
main till a cartel is fettled between the contending parties.
By the vessel which brought Sir G. B. Rodney's inftrudtions,
information was received, that before the left England, a
strong squadron, with 2000 troops on board, and two months
provisions and stores, had failed from Spithead on a secret
expedition.
At a court-martial held on board his Majesty's ship Princess
Royal, for enquiring into the conduct of Capt. Moutray,
commander of the Ramillies, refpedting the capture of the
outward bound East and Weft-India fleets committed to his
protection in August last; after along and deliberate hearing,
which took up at least eight days, he was, on Monday last,
suspended from his Majesty's service. We hear Capt. Cow
ling is appointed to the command of the Ramillies.
We are informed, that late yesterday evening a sloop arrived
at Port-Royal express from Sir G. B. Rodney; but the parti
culars of her errand have not yet transpired
New-York, March 3. We have the most positive assurance
that the officers of the Rebel army have not received any pay
since the 18th of March, 1780, they ever since that date le
fufing to take the Congress Paper Dollar.
Notwithstanding the reports confidently asserting that the
Pennsylvania line had inlifted again in the Rebel army, we are
credibly informed that they are almost all of them returned
home, and those who were bred to trades have commenced
business; of the Europeans only fix had re-enlisted, and that
at York-town in Pennsylvania.
Savannah, (in Georgia) April 5. Captain Christian from
Bermuda informs us, that they had received advice of the
arrival of a faft failing copper bottomed frigate at the Wind
ward Islands with dispatches for Admiral Rodney, after one of
the quickest passages ever known from England. One of the
English newspapers brought by this frigate, dated the latter
end of December, had been sent to Bermuda, and Captain
Christian assures us he read in it an account of fix French ships
of the line, belonging to d'Eftaing's fleet, which had separat
ed from the others in a gale of wind, being taken and sent
into Portsmouth by our grand fleet in the Channel, and which
they were going to join, being fully manned and ready for
sea:
We hear a man arrived at Augusta the 28th ult. in 18 days
from Penfac'ola, and informed that the Spaniards had landed
2000 men upon Rose Island, about nine miles from the afore
faid town, having been previously repulsed in attempting to
land on the main.
To be rented for one Tear certain,
SEVERAL fettled PLANTATIONS belonging to sequestered es
tates, in the parishes of St. Andrew, St. George, St. Paul, and
St. Bartholomew. For particulars apply, at the Horse-shoe, to
February 12, 1781. f R. BALLINGALL.
WANTED immediately, a large quantity of OAK BARK, for
which ready money will be given on its bein< rdelivered.
Enquire at Wells's Book-store, No. 71, Tradd-ftreet. ° f
THE fubferiber intending soon to embark for England, will dis
pose of, at private sale, (having permiflion) his HOUSE and
LOT on the south fide of Broad-street, No. 78, extremely well
situated either for trade or a genteel family.
All persons having demands against him, are requeued to make
them known ; and those anyways indebted'to him, to make immedi
ate payment. ROBERT BEARD.
Cbarlefown, February 17, 1781. (J
Just imported in the lalt Ships, from LONDON,
And to BE sold BY
COLLINS & HAYE S,
At their Store, No. 12, Broad-street, next Door to Mills & Hieis,
The following ARTICLES at the lowest Prices, for Cafu,
Government Bills or Produce.
MADEIRA, Lisbon, Sherry,
Malmfey, red and white
Port Wines, in Pipes, Hogs
heads and Quartercafks
Brandy and Geneva in Buts
Best London Porter in Hhds.
Double and single Gloucester and
Cheshire Cheese
Ship Bifket in Bags
Scarlet, blue, white, black, grey
and other falhionable Broad
Cloths
Scarlet, white, buff and mulberry
Kerfeymeers
Rattinets, Shalloons, and all Sorts
of Trimmings
Black Princes Stuff, Miffinets and
Alopeens
Bombazeens and Serge Duberre
Black, crimson, buff and green
Crapes
Masquerades, Luftres & Silk Cords
Venetian Poplins & Callimancoes
Ruffels, Durants and Tammies
Black, white, laylock, pink and
green Silk Modes
Sarfnets and Persians
Rich black Florentine, Amozeen
and Ducapes
Black and white Serge du Roy
Luteftrings, Tobines and bro
caded Silks of various Patterns
%, ^ and Yard wide Irish Linens
White and brown Russia and Irish
Sheeting
White Russia Drab
Brown Silesia Linens
Printed Callicoes
English and India Chintz
Fine bordere'lawn Handkerchiefs
8-8, 9-8 and ^4 Mullins
Silk Bamdannoes„
India Persians and Nankeens
White Thread Lace and Edgings
Black, Silk and Dutch Lace
Blade and white Barcelona Hand
kerchiefs
Fine Chip Hats and Ostrich Fea
thers of various Colours
Sewing Silks, Twists and Threads
assorted
Ribbons, Pins and Needles
%, ^ and Yard wide Linen and
Cotton Checks
Red and blue Cotton Hollands
White and dyed Jeans &Jeannets
White and dyed pillow Fustians
Dutch, French & Queen's Cord
4-4 and 9-8 MarfeKles Quiltings
Drawboys and Dimities
Velvets, fpotied and plain Vel
verets 1
And a Variety of other Articles.
Printed Jeans and Shapes
Corduroys and Royal Ribs
Cotton Counterpanes, Morea
Patches for Gowns, and other
Mancheftry
Plain, striped and spotted Thread
Gauze and Lawns
Flowered Lawn Aprons & Hand
kerchiefs
Kentings, Lawn and Check ditto
Table Cloths of different Sizes
Russia Towelling
Mens black, white and mottled
Silk Hose
Ditto white & brown Thread ditto
Silk Breeches andWaiftcoat Pieces
Womens Silk, Cotton and Thread
Hose
Boys white and brown ditto
Girls Thread Hose
Silk Gloves and Mits
Ladies Silk and Sattin Shoes em
broidered
Ditto Morocco and Stuff ditto
Boys Morocco and black Leather
Shoes
Gold and Silver Lace & Buttons
Gold and Silver Loops & Buttons
Army and Marine Epaulets
Sword Knots, Silk Safh.es & Gor
gets
Mens fine Shoes
Strong Military ditto
Ladies and Gentlemens fafhiona
ble black and white Hats
Childrens black and white ditto
Coarse felt and bound ditto
Harry's Playing Cards
India China Bowls and Bafons
Tea, Coffee and Chocolate Cups
and Saucers
Mugs in Sets
Long Tea & Breakfaft Sets, &c.
A campleat Assortment of Glass
Wire in final! Boxes
Starch, Hair Powder, Windsor
Soap, Pomatum & Wash Balls,
Rose, Lavender and Hungary
Waters, Essence of Burgamot,
and other Perfumery
Nests of Hair Trunks, with Brass
Furniture
Large travelling & other Trunks
Compleat Cheftsof Medicines
Best Glauber Salts in Calks
I White Lead, dry and ground in
Oil
Spanish Brown in Oil
; Red l.ead and Brimstone
I.amp and Ivory Black
■ Durham Mustard in Bottles
Blacking Balls, |6.