The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-07-11 00:00:00, page 2

& NISBET BALFOUR, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel of
His Majefo's twenty-third Regiment, or Royal Welch Fuji
leers, Commandant of Charkflown, ^c,
A PROCLAMATION.
e HEREAS I have reason to fufpeft, that Rice
M» hath b een secretly and clandestinely exported
fr° m this Province, notwithstanding the most
express and positive prohibition : I DO there
in " fore, by this my Proclamation, offer a reward
H^&.frt of ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS, to any
^N^ p er son o r persons who will give information,
so that any past or future offender or offenders herein, may be
thereof convicted, and brought to condign punishment.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, at Cbarlefown, this
seventh Day of July, in the Year of our Lord One
"thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, and in the
Twenty-firft of His MajcJlfs Reign.
N. BALFOU R.
By Order of the Commandant,
H. Barry.
Charlesi own, July 11th, 1781.
THE Commandant is pleased to diredt, that hereafter no
Person living under the Rebel Government, shall have Li
berty, or grant powers to others for so doing, to let or lease
any House within this Town, without a special Licence for so
doing, as it is intended to take all such Houses as may be wan
ted for the Public Service, paying to the owners.of those secu
red 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. W. JAMES FRASER.
Adding Barrack-Matter.
&ARHISOORDERS,
July 6th, 1781.
WHEREAS divers persons, lately exchanged as prisoners
of war, as well as their wives and families now about
to depart the province, by themselves or their agents, have
fold and disposed of plate, houfliold furniture, and other arti
cles, to a gonfiderable amount, to the injury of their just and
lawful creditors: For prevention whereof in future, IT IS
ORDERED, that no such persons shall fell or dispose of any
species of property whatever hereafter, without an explicit
permission for that purpose, from the Board of Police ; where
of all persons concerned are desired to take notice, and go
vern themselves accordingly.
j C. FRASER, Town-Major.
"GARRISON ORDERS,
July 7th, ^r.
WHEREAS negro and other slaves; frequently absent
themselves from the service of their inafters, mistresses
Rod overseers, and come to Charleftown, where they live in a
state of idleness ; the inhabitants, as well as persons residing in
the country, are therefore desired to furnifh their negro or
ether slaves, either constantly or occasionally employed in this
Garrison, with Tickets in writing ; as fromhenceforfh all ne
gro or other slaves found therein, withoutfuch function from
their matter, mistress or overseer, will be immediately appre
4hended, and put 011 the publick works.
± C. FRASBR, Town-Jiaior.
A PROCLAMATION.
} NISBET BALFOU R, Enquire, Lieutenant- Colonel
of His Majeftfs twenty-third Regiment, or Royal Welch Fu-
Jileers, Commandant of Charlefloion, ^fc.
. c>\ HE REAS the Right Honourable Charles
„ Earl Cornwallis, by Proclamation, bear
^^^<,"o i^g Date the twenty-fifth Day of July last,
did forbid all Persons whomsoever to fell or
dispose of any Lands, Houses or Negroes,
%^% ^t\ without previously obtaining a Licence io to
G'\fy>"'™ do from the Commandant of Charleftown,
on the penalty of Seizure and Sequestration: Notwithstand
ing which, I have reason to believe that many of thole who
inflexibly perfitt in an unnatural Rebellion against His Ma
jesty's most auspicious Government, under which they enjoy
ed the highest degree of civil and political Liberty, have, both
before and since the laid Proclamation, made and executed,
or will make and execute, Deeds, Conveyances and Assurances
of their Estates, for the purpose of defrauding their honest
Creditors, as well as to elude those Forfeitures which the Jus
tice of the Law has annexed to their Crime: I DO 1 HERE
FORE, by this my Proclamation, ftridtly enjoin and require
all Peifons to whom any Deed, Conveyance or Assurance of
Lands, Houses, Negroes, or other Species of Property, hath
been made and executed, since the firft day of January, in the
Year of our Lord 1775, or which shall be hereafter made and
executed, or their legal Representatives, to tender the fame
at the proper Offices in Charleftown, to be recorded ; that is
to fay, all such Deeds, Conveyances and Assurances of Lands
and Houses, at the Register's Office; and all such Deeds, Con
veyances and Assurances of Negroes or other personal Property,
at the Secretary's Office, within two Months from the Date
hereof, or from the Date of such future Deed, Conveyance or
Assurance, at fartheft. And that on tendering the fame to be
recorded as above, at such Offices, the Person or Perlons to
w horn such Deed,Conveyance or Assurance hath been executed,
or his, her or their legal Representatives, together with one of
the fubferibing Witnesses, or in Cale of Death, some Person
acquainted with his or her Character of Writing, shall make
Oath before the said Register or Secretary refpedtively, or some
lawful Magistrate, that to the best of his, her and their Know
ledge and Belief, such Deed, Conveyance or Assurance was
made for a valuable Consideration, bona fide due, and not to
elude the Payment of any just Debt, or to prevent any legal
Forfeiture : On Failure whereof, all such Lands, Houses, Ne
groes and other Property, thereby granted, bargained, fold,
afligned, transferred and made over, on Proof of such Deed,
• Conveyance or Assurance, shall immediately be seized and fc
queftered: PROVIDED nevertheless, that if a Compliance
with this Proclamation should be rendered impracticable in
any Case, by intervening Accidents, the Party affected shall
have Liberty to apply to the Court pf Police, which will grant
n longer Time for the Production, Proof and Registry of such
Deed, Conveyance or Assurance, if, on considering the Nature
and Merits of the Application, they shall tlrink the fame rea
sonable. AND for the more effectual Prevention of the
Frauds above alluded to, all Persons, who are or shall be
Parties, Privies or Witnesses to any Deed, Conveyance or
Assurance, whereby any Species of Property is, are or shall
be granted, conveyed or assigned, either absolutely, or under
any secret or clandestine Trust, expressed, implied or result
ing from any Conftru&ion or Operation of Law, for the Pur
poses aforefaid, are in like Manner ftridtly enjoined and re
quired to give Information thereof, to one or other of the In
tendants of the Police, within two Months from this Date, as
they will answer the contrary at their Peril, on Proof of the
Concealment of such fraudulent and criminal Tranfadiops.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, at Cbarle/lown, this
Tnuent,-third Day of June, in the Year of our Lord
One thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, and in the
. Twenty-fir/l of His Majefly's Reign.
N. BALFOUR.
By Order of the Commandant,
H. Barry, Secretary.
RUN away in June last, the following two Negroes, both
this country torn ; Joe, about 2.1 or 22 years old, speaks very
quick,"is sensible and artful, has a large mouth,and very white teeth;
Bella, a young wench of 18 or 19 years old, this country born, of a
black complexion, Whoever will deliver rhem to me in St. Paul s
Pariffi, Stono, or secure them in tht Sug^r-hotife, ihail receive ONE
GUINEA for each ; and ail peifons are forewarned from hiring, • 1.-
fertaining, or carrying oh either of them, on yarn of Being ptole
jeuted to the utmost rigour of the law, by
JP, 7, 1781. I ISA M'EHT.T,SON.
Charlflown, 2-tb June, T;8 V .
AS many Peifons lately exchanged as Prisoners of War,
. and others who hate long chose to n fide in the Colonies
now in Rebellion, have notwii hftanding (such their gbfeuce)
Wives and Famines still remaining here, the Weight of which,
on Ml Accounts, it is equally impolitic as incontinent should
longer be fu ffered to rest on the Government eftabliihed here,
and the Resources of it :
The Commandant is therefore pleased to direst, that all
such Women, Children and others, as above described, should
quit this Town and Province, on or before the First Day of
August next enduing; of which Regulation all such Persons
are hereby ordered to take Notice, and to remove themselves
accordingly. By Order of the Commandant,
C. FRASER, Town-Major.
O 'HE proprietors of Horses, taken for his Majesty's service,
A and appraifed'the 16th'of April last, who have already been
paid the Government allowance, are desired to call at the
Quarterffiafter General's Office, to receive the balances still
due to them. As this account is intended to be immediately
elofed, they are desired to be speedy in their application, J
, Charlefown, 19th June, 176.1.
ALL Persons keeping Taverns, Publick Houses, or who fell
Liquors by Licence in this Garrison, are hereby ftri&ly
prohibited keeping Gaming I dbles in their Houses : Whoso
ever shall be found disobeying this Order, will have their Li
cences taken from them, and be dismissed the Garrison.
By Order of the Commandtint,
t C. FRASER, Town-Major.
THE inhabitants of Charleftown who have Officers or Sol
diers quartered on them, are not obliged to furnifh more
room than is absolutely mentioned in the printed billeting
inftrudions.—On any officer or soldier not complying yith
the regulations, complaint is to be made at the Billet-Office,
that the aggrieved party may Have redress..
By Order of the Commandant,
June 16, 1781. ARCHIBALD LUNDIE, Bl M:
WHEREAS, in pursuance of adequate Powers refpedtive
ly delegated to us, to carry into execution articles of a Car
tel, made on the 3d day of May, in this present year, between
Capt. Cornwallis, on the part of Lieutenant General Earl Corn
wallis, and Lient. Col. Carrington, on the part of Major-General
Green, for the exchange and relief of prisoners of war, taken in
the Southern Department; We the underwritten have mutually a
greed, that all the Militia prifonnrs of war, citizens of America,
taken by the British arms in the Southern Department, from the firtt
commencement of this present war, to the 15th day, of this present
month of Tune, shall be immediately exchanged for all the Milina
prisoners of war, fubje&s of Great Britain, taken by the American
arms in the said department, within the above-mentioned term.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That all the
above-mentioned British and American prisoners, whei efocver they
may at present be, are hereby declared to be fully, absolutely and re
ciprocally exchanged, and such of them as are 011 parole within the
lines of their refpe&ive parties, are hereby declared to be releafcd
therefrom; and such as are within the towns, gafrifons, camps, posts
or lines, of the powers who captured them, shall be immediately
liberated and permitted to pass, without reftri&ion, to the party to
whom they belong,
EDMUND MASS. HYRNE, Dep, Com. Gen. Prisoners.
JAMES ERASER, Commissary Prisoners.
lune 22d. T7BI.
Commissary-General's Office.
AS a large quantity of Provisions, amounting to 116
calks of flour, 63 barrels of beef, 444 barrels of pork,
241 calks of peafe, and 138 firkins of butter, are remaining on board
the wrecle of the Leeds industry, on the North Breakers; any per
son who will bring any part of the cargo of said vessel to this office,
shall receive one fourth part as a salvage. fc.
Charlfoivu, July lotb, 1781.
SHDOLBITED & MOODIE,
Beg to inform their Friends in particular, and the Publick in general,
THAT they have removed their store from the corner of
Church and Broad streets, to Tradd-ftreet, near the Bay,
where they have for sale, a compleat assortment of Dry
Goods, which they will fell on reasonable terms for calh, good
bills of exchange or produce.J
For Sale on Burn's Wharf,
WOOD, Lumber, Rice, Indigo, Salt and Cordage. En
quire, at the Scale-House, of JOHN SMITH, f
Any person in want of a SCHOONER, may apply as above.
TO BE LET,'
A Commodious STORE, situated on the Bay, near the Ex
" change, confiding of a front and back store and cellar, the
former fitted up with shelves, &c. and possession may be had
in a few days. Enquire of the Printers.
AS I have been obliged to break up my PLANTATIONS,
I will dispose of all the LANDS I am possessed of at the Conga
rees. They consist of several tra&s lying on both fid.es of the river,
making in the whole, according to a late re-survey, 2910 acres; 1362
are river fwanip, esteemed by good judges not inferior to any on that
river, and very valuable; about 400 of it are cleared, and under good
fences. Upon the high land, which lies on the north fide of the river,
and is in general tolerably well timbered with pine, are two fettle
nients, and on one of them is a very comfortable dwelling-h'oufe of
three good rooms upon one floor, pkafantly situated upon a hill near
the river, which is upwards of 200 feet above-the level of the land on
the opposite fide, and commands a very extensive prolpedh Whoever
is inclined to purchase the said lands, will be informed of the terms
by, and may treat with Col. William Thomson at the Congarees,
or, at Goofecreek, with J HENRY MIDDLETON.
r rHE fubferiber finding it neceflary to reside constantly in
the country, will dispose of his HOUSE, No. 69, in Broad
ftreet, and the whole of the lotupon which it hands. It is a conve
nient, roomy, well finished house, and. will accommodate a large fa
mily; the out-offices belonging to it are also large and convenient.
The lot extends from street to street, and affords ground fufficient for
a very good garden. The premises may be viewed at any time by
such persons as are inclinable to purchase, and the terms will be made
known to them,by applying at the said house to CharlesDrayton,
Esq; Messrs. Town & Adam Tun.no, or, at Goofecreek, to
+ HENRY MIDDLETON.
AS there is an absolute necessity for fettling the concerns of
the estates of Theodore Gaillard, fen. and Mr. David
Gaillard, deceased, all persons to whom the said estates are in
debted, are desired to fend in hates of their demands,, properly at
tested, on or before the loth of August next ; and all those who are
indebted to the above estates, either on bond, note, or open account,
and those who have paid.d.prcciatcd monies, are reqaefted to fettle the
fame immediately. Lydia Gaillard, Executrix.
John Gaillard, ? Executors.
Elias Ball,J
The accounts to be sent in to Col. Ball, King-street, No. 168. *l.
I USr IMpO R 1 E 1),
And to be fold on the moil reasonable Terms for Cajb, Bills, 0 „
rectfonable Credit,s'6y
ROBERT FAR QUIIA R, & Co,
No, 10, Broad-ftrect,
, A large Assortment of_
European and Eaft-Ind^ GOODS, viz.
TRISH Linens, Brown Holland, PuffurDrabs, Garlix, Dow
I las, Oznaburgs, Sheeting and Milngavick Linens, Long Lawnsl
Linen arid Cotton Stripes, Bengal Stripes, printed Linens, Callicoes!
dark ground cottons, India Jeans and Dimities, Drawboys, Lorettas'
Marseilles Quilting; corded, .flouted and ftriyed Petticoating of&
extraordinary quality, Corduroys, Kerfeymircs, Vclverets, Gauzes
Tapes, Threads, Ferrets, Counterpanes, elegant sewed work £
prons, Handkerchiefs and Ruffles, fan edge Coventry Lace, Rib
bons, flofs, Trimmings, Twist and Crape fringe, black, white ani
fkeletoq.Wire, fcnllQp.edAi.tto, mu,flin Gauze, plain black and inch,
spot ditto, plain ifLiped Trimmings,^twilled and rich broad ditto;
Lawn Gauze and'A'iffany, an elegant ^'ortment of printed Shauls
and Barcelona Handkerchiefs, Womens' and Mens fifeand'leather
Gloves, Womens silk Mits and Calliinanco Shoes, Mens line ditto,
Military ditto, with a Variety of Glass and Queen's Ware; also Rum,
Sugar and Tea, choice Port Wine by the Cask and D6zen, Soap ofl
an excellent Quality.
N. B Planters may be supplied on the best Terms, and their Pro
duce taken in Payment.f
T O BE SOLD,
A PLANTATION on James-lfland, containing near 40
acres, as good land as any on the island, with a good two-story
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 purchafer,|
Enquire of [ohnTunno, Merchant, nearghe south end of the Bay.Vl
JOHN and WILLIAM RUSSEL, beg leave to acquaint the
J Publick in general, that they carry on the shipwright, malt#
pump and block-making bufnefs, in all their branches, 011 Russel's
wharf, next to John Rose, Esq. Any person in want of any thing
in the above line, can be served on the ihortbft notice, having a num
ber of prime hands employed that way. They will also engage to
cut house timber, or load ships with timber, plank, spars, &c.°asfom
as any person in the province.
N. B. Any gentlemen having fquarers or lawyers to hire or dis
pose of, they will, by applying to us at the above wharf, receive ge
nerous offers adequate to their abilities. JWy ,tb, 1781. t
ALL persons anywise indebted to the estate of John Lyon,
deceased, are desired to make immediate payment; and
those to whom the estate is indebted, are requital to render
in their accounts, properly attested, to
ELIZABETH LYON, Executrix.
N.B A Front Store and CELLAR to be let.
r rO be hired or fold, the owner having at present no life
I for him, an active young Negro Fellow, who has for
some time past been employed as a waiting man and porter.
Enquire at No. 41, Church-street Continued.^
A Large and compleat Mahogany Counting-house Delk, to
"be disposed of. Enquire of GARDNER & LAMB,
$ No. 21, Broad-street.
A PUBLIC ORDINARY is kept at the Masons Arms,
Neu 104, Church-Ricet.—Dinner 011 the table every day
precisely at three o'clock.±
A LL persons who left watches in the hands of William and
Stephen Lee, to be repaired, are desired to call for them
immediately on Mrs. Lre, No. 13, Broad-street. *r.
Two Guineas Reward.
LOST, a Red Morocco Pocket-Book, containing several
accounts, and two notes of hand, of no life but to the
owner. Any person finding the 'fame, and will leave it with
the Printers nereofy or Daniel O'Hara, No. 25, on the Bay,
shall recceive the above reward.
FOR S A I, E,
A Well-fmiflied BRICK HOUSE, No. 9, on the Bay, and
'1 the WHARF, known by the name of Wragg's, contain
ing on the Bay 176 feet front,,and upwards of :oo feet in depth.
Apply to ' t THEODORE 'GAILLARD.
ALL perlons anywise indebted to the late William ChifAme,
of Charleftown, house-carpenter, deceased, are hereby
called upon to difeharge their refpeftive debts ; and those who
have any demands to deliver them in, properly attested, to
t JOHN DEAS, Administrator.
RUN away abcut a week ago, a negro boy named Charles,
a taylur by' rade; he is d-or avl vcil n^ae, very black, and
about 18 years of age, bad <m when he w:t r away a fhiri,and a
a pair of trowfers. Any body that will a^iver hau to the Keener
of the Su^a^houE:, f l 3l receive ONE' GEiLikl reward, by T
plying at No. ;o on die Fay.
N.'A ID iTur; AM to ^e harhunred bv : or ravlor in tire town;
if so, OaaHdTIN POfNF.:I; S'fa that the
f'lHk^qhqr^A
OSNABURGS
Irilh Linens
Ditto Sheetifag
Cambrick
Lawn
Printed Linens and Cottons
Checks aad Bed Tick
Printed and Check Handkerchiefs
Barcelona and India ditto
India Chintz and Nankeens
India and English Persians
Plain and figured Lutehiings
Trimmings for ditto
A neat Assortment of fafhion
able Ribbons
Silk aid Thread,Gauzes
Dialer Table-Cloths
Womens an'd-G iris Stays.
Corded and India Dimity
White Callicoes and Humhums
Vclverets and Jeannets, spotted
and striped
A neat Assortment of Mille
nary
Mens fine fafhionable Hats
Felt Hats
Superfine Bread Cloths with
Trimmings
Hunters do.
Coarse and fine Blankets
Diaper anchplaih Tape
Ivory and Horn Combs
N. B. Excellent Red Port at 24% the Dozen—best
refined Sugar by the Loaf at 2s. the Pound—Strong A!^
16s. the Dozen.
7%? reported- in the 1 hip ^^RT„,
, And To be Sold, BY,
WILLIAM M'W HAN N !
Next to Messrs. Lindsay's, on the Bay.'
A Neat Assortment of
European and EaftJndia God
Needles and Pins
Mens and Womens G! ota
Stationary
Glais, Queen's, China andii
Ware
^ tch> ,,l, e a "d Plains,
Aborted Calks of Hardware"
Mens coarle and fine Shoe,
Military ditto
Womens and Girls l e? th„
calamanco ditto
Mens and Womens silk, fy
and cotton Hose ' "
Sail Dock and Cordage
Linked Oil in Calks'
Paints ground in Oil
Bar Iron, Nails
London Porter in Bottles
Strppg Beer in ditto
P>rt Wine in ditto
Barley in Kegs
Bel single refined Sugar
Best double Gloucefttr Check
A few Firkins of Rose Butter
Crosscut and 1k Sans with
and rafps'
Soap aqd Candles 1
,Mutton Hanis
Hung Beef
Tongudi
Ship Bread
- &c. Ac. &c.