The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-03-21 00:00:00, page 2

CONSTANTINOPLE, (Turkey) October 2.
rnHE plague daily increases, Specially "in the Seraglio ; so
l that the Emperor is obliged to spend the Beiram at Befik
fas, one of his country feats. Neyerthelefs his Highness was
here on the 27th.ult. to celebrate theanniverfary of Mahomet's
extatick ravishment up to heaven. As the Beiram and vintage
occasion a great intercourse between the inhabitants of this ca
pital, it is much to be dreaded that the epidemick distemper,
far from abating, will daily encreafe. It had been hitherto ob
served, that when the small-pox began once to be rife, the
plague gradually subsided; but this remark holds good no
longer, as the former disorder proved more fatal for these two
months pafc than it ever has during the. preceding,years._
By our last letters from Aleppo, we are informed, that the
foreign consuls stood in great dread of the civil commotions in
those parts : the more so as Abdourahman Pacha, who is the
object of the grand Signor's resentment, had plainly declared
to an English merchant, that, in case the Francs (foreigners)
did not take an active part in his quarrels, he would resent it,
by burning to the ground their ware-houses at Scanderoon.
This Pacha was heretofore governour of Aleppo, and ever dis
played the gfedteft lenity towards foreigners ; whereas his in
tended successor, Abdi Pacha, was divested of his government
ofTheflalonica on account of his unwarrantable extortions and
inhuman barbarities. The Porte, having occasion for such a
man to qhell an infurrertion at Adena, lent him thither, and
he acquitted himfelf in a manner that railed him to a consider
able share in his mailer's favour. Besides, his wealth was such,
that he secured to himfelffo powerful a party in the Seraglio,
that he need but alk to obtain whatever his ambition might
covet. By these means he has been able to depreciate the me
rit of Abdourahman ; tho' no charge has been publickly laid
against the latter, who nevertheless has been proclaimed a trai
tor, and authority given to Abdi to dispossess him of his pre
sent government- However, it is thought that the new Pacha
will have many difficulties to encounter before he can get the
former Into his power, Abdourl am ever since his disgrace,
having retreated to a place that belo igs to him, and which, a
mongg other natural fences, includes a mountain so difficult
of access, that it was formerly called by the Romans, the Gate
, of Asia: so that, unless he be betrayed by some of his own
party, Abdourham is likely to force the Porte to enter into a
treaty with him.
White Ruflia, October 12. The Empress of Russia has made
in this province, lately belonging to Poland, several alterations,
which are likely to turn to the great advantage of its inhabi
tants. This new government is divided into several circles,
each railed by a Marefchal and his deputies, who are all of the
Polish nation, but subordinate to the Ruffian general-govern
our, Count Ozernifchew, under whose authority the ordinary
diets will be holden every three yelrs, at which the nobility
will be empowered to chufe the Governour's council, the
War-marefchals, Judges, and their deputies ; the latter to be
paid a yearly salary of 600 roubles, and obliged to be on duty
fix months of the year wherever the Governour resides.
In all artions brought in the firft instance before any of the
pfefidents, sentence will be given ; but in case of an appeal, a
tine (hall be levied on the appellant : a circumstance that will
greatly contribute to prevent litigious lawsuits. To obviate
any dispute about the land-property, boundaries have been
placed in different parts of the country.
The nobility are free from the payment of any tax or duty
laid on the goods which are for their own private use, and
each of them has leave to diflil strong liquors, and to brew
beer within his refpertive diftrirt. Within every circle a gra
nary is eftablifhhd, where the poorest fort of husband-men will
receive the necessary corn for sowing in their premises, under
the condition of returning the fame in kind after their harvest.
Whatever shall be left in the aforefaid granaries, is to be fold
every ten years, and the produce thereof laid out to relieve
the poorer fort of the people.
London, November 10. Our commerce with Russia has en
creafed so much of late in the Iron branch, that no less than
60,000 tons of that commodity have been imported from thence
in thecourfe of the last nine months.
Since the reconciliation of the royal brothers, the meetings
of opposition at Gloucester house, have been entirely disconti
nued.
Opposition are continually complaining against pensions and
peerages: yet it is evident when any of their party look for the
cue or the other, and are disappointed, they become retrogade
to all such patriotick sentiments. The lamentations of the
Minority on Sir Fletcher Norton, neither being made a Judge,
a Peer or a Pensioner, prove the justice with which this remark
is made.
One of the articles of the last peace with France, stipulates,
that no ship of war of ours, shall cruise within two leagues
of their coast. The commander of the grand fleet, on the
27th of July, stands singly unaccufed of having infringed a
treaty; couched in terms so consonant to his own feelings.
Notwithstanding all the boasts we have heard of the pro
digious things Neckar's economy was to do for France, we
are well assured, by a gentleman just arrived from Paris via
Oftend, that he can scarcely get a Livre where he demands a
Louis, for the use of the navy. That in the year 1779, from
the beginning to the end, they launched but three fail of the
hue; and in 1780 not more. Neckar, in answer to all remon
strances, answers, that he must keep the ships he had got, spin
cut the war, and abide by the chapter of accidents!
Two and twenty fail of the line of battle ships are now upon
the flocks in the several yards of this kingdom, most of which
are 'nearly compleated. France and Spain together cannot
build so many at the fame time.
After all the affectation of alarm that has been spread through
the kingdom relative to the Ruffian armed neutrality, which
was to have involved this country in a war with all Europe,
it now turns out to be simply a febeme for excluding the ships
of belligerent powers from the Baltick sea, making that whole
sea neutral; i&is a plan which dees honour to the court of
Petersburg,', but it is not of the least ill consequence to us;
if other seas, such as the Mediterranean, were put on the fame
footing, it would also be a general benefit to the interests
of humanity.
It is a fad, that Mr. Burke has had the offer of two feats
gratis, but refufed the conditions.
General Fawcett is about to embark on another continental
expedition, to raise frefh German troops for Sir Henry Clin
ton's army in America.
The crew of the Fame privateer, of Dublin, under the
command of Capt. Moor, which lately captured the French
letters of marque in so galladt a manner, is composed of Irish
gentlemen, who having squandered away their patrimony,
entered on this expeditious mode of renewing their fortunes.
The ihares are more equally divided than in the common
privateers.
November 20. The spirited remonstrance presented by Sir
Joseph Yorke, does great honour to the authority from whence
it is derived, and has reduced their High Mightinesses to the
humiliating necefhty of temporizing, and the affectation, at
and, of disapproving the conduct of the Penfionary Van Ber
lel. Whatever the real sentiments of the Dutch are, the
ticklilh iituation of their settlements in the East, renders a
quarrel with Great-Britain by no means defireable.
November 25. Notwithstanding the accounts which have
been repeatedly circulated, of the patriotic^ acquiefeenee of
the King and Queen of France in the (economical measures
European Intelligence.
of Monsieur Neckar, we are assured, ohVery good authority *
that the Queen is at present, so disgusted with some freih
instances of that minister's frugality, that the is making every
effort to have him removed; and it is generally thought will
succeed, as the is most powerfully assisted by the heads of the
clergy.
, Notwithstanding all the reductions in the houfhold of the
King of France, the standing expences of it are now two
millions sterling, but they did amount to above three. This
single circumstance is fufficient to ihew the immense extra
vagance of that court in comparison with the frugal simplicity
of ours.
Extrafl of a Letter wrote by Count Welderen, the Dutch Envoy
Extraordinary at the BritfoCourt, to the Greffier Fagel, dated
London, October 24, and which was deliberated upon by the
States of Holland. ..^
" Sir, some days ago, Mr. James French James delivered
to me a commission from their High Mightinesses, in which
they constitute him their Commissary-General in the kingdom
of Ireland, and requested me to ask the King's approbation,
as without it he would not be acknowledged in that capacity.
I gave the said commission to my Lord Stormont, and defined/
him to obtain the approbation of the King his m^fter to it,
on the fame footing as Messrs. Gordon and Tjafinlc enjoy.
*My Lord answered me, that he would let meknow the King's
pleasure on the fubjett, and afterwards said, that the advice
of the Viceroy of Ireland had been asked. Yesterday having
occasion to speak to Lord Stormont, I again entered upon the
above fubjert, when he told me that it had been found that
hitherto there never had been a Commiflary-General on the
part of their High Mightinesses in Ireland, and that it was
a novelty into which the King his Master could not at present
enter, and consequently could not admit Mr. French in that
quality. After this he returned me the commission. :
“ I did all in my power to have Ms. French acknowledged
in the quality granted him by their High Mightinesses, but
all my efforts proved fruitlefs. I have the honour to be, &c."
December 1. Six out of seven of the States of Holland, ha
ving acceded to the armed neutrality, government should lose
no time in preventing any ill consequences, such pious resolves
might produce to this kingdom. A fleet sent into the Texel,
under Sir Hugh Pallifer, would remove all fears arifihg from
this grateful confederacy.
After Parliament had unanimously voted a supply to carry
on the American war, we must fay it was ridiculous in any
member to endeavour at counteracting the intention of thole
supplies. A vote of thanks was passed to Admiral Keppel
for his condurt ; —furely Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Corn
wallis have superior claims for their VlCTOßlES—Conquefts
in the field —not upon paper! .
It has been all along remarked, that the Americans would
never have continued the war, but for the encouragement they
received from people on this fide the Atlantick. We beg to
refer every loyal fubjert to the letters published from the A
merican chiefs, and their refpertive agents, as a, proof of the
justice with which this remark is made. Our most formidable
enemies are people in England—and they are people of rank.
If government have any credit in persisting to carry on the
American war, even when misfortunes would have daggered
the most intrepid, Opposition are entitled to their share of ap
plause, in refilling to thank our army for subduing the rebels,
at a time when the flighted support of their cause, must con
firm the publick in a belief, that the present surmises of treach
ery and treason at home, are well founded.
Leghorn, Nov. 12. The Ruffian squadron, under the com
mand of Vice Admiral Boriffon, is fafe arrived in this port,
where it is to day the whole winter season; it consists of the
following ships : the St. Isidor of 74 ; the Asia, Verde, and
America, of 66; and the frigate Simeon of 32 guns. We are
in daily exportation of a lhip of the line, and another frigate
of the fame nation.
London, Dec. 2. An augmentation has taken place in the
Spanish forces; of 7500 men, in raising which, such diffi
culties arose, particularly in Catalonia, as convinced the people
employed, that but weak exertions could be made in future.
December 3. There is not a fpertacle at present iu Europe
more curious to examine attentively, nor more pregnant with
future events, than the deceitful repofc which broods at pre
sent over Germany. The insecurity of all the lesser potentates
of that country, takes its origin from the division of Poland;
that new and dangerous precedent was followed soon after,
with a ridiculous claim, in the House of Austria, upon the
greater part of the Bavarian inheritance : and in the negoci
ation which ensued, the Emperor telling the King of Prussia,
in a memorial, that if he would be quiet in relation to Bavaria,
the House of Austria would be equally complaisant if he put
in any similar claims to the Anhalt succession the
eyes of all Germany to their real situation in the jaws of two
powers, who had the force and inclination to devour them all
up. The King of Prussia's delicacy was well understood.
The opportunity was not favourable. The advantage would
have been immediate to the Court of Vienna, his contingent,
and at a distance. But the tranfaftions now going on among
the ecclefiaftick electors, and chapters on the Rhine, among
whom the Court of Vienna is driving hard to procure establish
ments, speak the fame language. A war is not far distant in
Germany.—The flame, there is every reason to think, will
spread to Italy ; for the King of Sardinia is augmenting his
troops hastily, and the anxiety of Venice is manifeft to all
Europe. France will find it impossible to avoid so general a
confufion,—the will be forced to take a part ; and then the
will have reason to repent of having involved herfelf in a war
with England, of a nature as expensive as any the ever waged.
N She will enter into the new war debilitated by her exertions
in the present one. Spain will do the fame in Italy, or fee
herfelf swept out of her favourite principalities. It may be
added, that the negotiations now carrying on by our Ministry
on the Continent, have the acceleration of this great event for
their object, and that they will immediately be attended by
the reduction of America, aud the depression of the House of
Bourdon;
Dec. 4. The firft speech which Mr. Fox intends to make
immediately after the recess, will introduce Providencefighting
for us, as the only hope on which the existence of the present
administration is founded. Mr. Fox has always made free
with Providence ; for in the last session he exhibited her in ab
solute war against us.
The Duke of Cumberland is become one of the greatest
favourites at Buckingham House ; a guard is not only allowed
him when he pays his compliments, &c. at Court, which is
pretty constant, but a band of mufick has been lately added to
that guard at the King's expence.
The interception of the lebel letters in America will have
the most happy effects. They proclaim to the world in terms
not to be contradicted, that deplorable state to which the
Americans are reduced ; and they inform the people of Eng
land that the perseverance of the present ministry in carrying
on the war must, with the assistance of Parliament, be crown
ed with certain success.
Letters from St. Maloes, fay, that some incendaries have
lately got into that place, and burnt down the French maga
zine ; afterwards they made an unfuccefsful attempt against
the house of the Notre Dame Chambry, since which'they
have burnt down a great number of batteau houses.
nro be let, two ROOMS, with the use of a kitchen, situ
ated in a pleasant part of the town. Enquire at No. 27,
Queen-ftreetif
Charlestown, March ar.
ON Sunday a Ship arrived here from Pensacola, which She
left on the 25th of last month, in company with several
other vessels, under convoy of his Majesty's Ship Hound. On
the 4th, about 90 leagues to the S. E. of Pensacola, they fell in
with a strange fleet of between 30 and 40 fail, which, from the
course they were steering, and not anfwerjng the.fignals, was
thought to be a Spanish fleet from the Havana ' bound for
Wed-Florida.
From the Back Country we hear, that a party of the New-
York Volunteers, under the command of Capt. Grey, having
lately been detached by Lord Rawdon to disperse a number of
rebel militia, fell in with them at Dutchman's Creek, about 45
miles from Camden, killed 2 captains, 16 privates, and took
18 prisoners. This service was performed without the loss of
a man on the part of the New-York Volunteers.
By a vessel that arrived yesterday from New-Providence,
we learn, that accounts were received there of not fewer than
seventy fail of American vessels having arrived at St. Euftatius
and St. Martin's, since Admiral Rodney took possession of
those Islands.
It was reported at New Providenc , that when the account
of St. Euftatius being taken was received at the Danilh Island
of St. Thomas, all French, Spanish, and Dutch property there,
was immediately seized.
Extrafl of a letter from Savannah, dated the x6th infant.
" I have the pleasure to inform you, that a letter from a
Gentleman in St. Christopher's, just received, mentions, that
there has lately been an artion between our grand Fleet and
the combined Fleet in Europe, and that we have taken and
destroyed Eight Sail of the Line. The letter I have in my
hand, and as it comes from a person of reputation, we have
no doubt of the truth of it."
MARRIAGE. Lieut. Mac Neill, of the 9th regiment,
to Miss Blair Spence.
DEATH. John Dart, Esq; Attorney at Law.
• Savannab, March 15. The Hero, Captain Christian, failed
from Portsmouth the 24th of December. She came out with
about 30 fail of vessels for the Weft-Indies, under convoy of
his Majesty's ships Torbay, Santa Monica, and Licorne, the
firft of which convoyed them part of the way, and then re
turned to England with some Dutch prizes ; the number of
which taken on the passage was eight or nine, (one of them,
scuttled and funk) but none of them Eaft-Indiamen, as men
tioned in our last.
When the Hero failed great numbers of privateers were
putting to sea from different ports in England to cruise against
the Dutch.
Since our last his Majesty's (hip Assurance, with two ftore
fhips; have come over our bar, and are now anchored at
Tybee.'
Buntings in pieces
Ditto made up in ensigns
Jacks and pendants
Wilton carpets
Long ells
Kerfeymires
Tambour ffiapes
Ofnaburgs
Cotton.denims
Jeannets and fuftians
India nankeens
Princes ftuff
Lyons florentine
A fashionable assortment of plain
and figured silks and fattins for
waistcoats
Sattins and luteftrings
Modes and farfnets
Persians and taffaties
Plain, flowered and check muslins
Black, white and coloured Barce
lona handkerchiefs
Ladies black, white, pink, blue,
green and mulberry perfians
Sarfnet and fattin petticoats
Ladies flays
Childrens ditto .
Mens arid womens silk, thread,
cotton and worked hose and
gloves
Mens thread and cotton caps
European and East-India GOODS,
Which be ivill fell Wbolefale and Retail, very reasonably for Case or
Government Bills, VIZ.
To-Morrow, at 10 o'Clock, will be fold, on Greenwood's wharf,
A Quantity of clayed and powdered SUGARS in Bar
rels ; just imported in the Schooner Two Sifters, from
New Providence. JOHN MORRIS.
ANTED to hire by a gentleman Ihortly going to Eng
land, a SERVANT of good character, that can ihave
and dress hair, to whom suitable wages will be given. Enquire
of the Printer.j
WILLIAM CA M,
No. 90, Church-Street,
Has imported in the last Ships from London,
A neat Assortment of
Messrs. Printers,
AS it may be of great service to the publick in general, and
the army in particular, to know the south from the north
fide of a tree, and to be enabled to travel at pleasure any
course through the woods in cloudy weather, give me leave,
through the channel of your ufeful paper, to acquaint them,
that there is a short green moss about half an inch in length,
that grows on the bark of oak or hickory, and sometimes of
gum, on the north fide of the trunk of the tree, but seldom
if ever on the south fide. It grows from the root of the tree
upwards to various heights; in swamps it is sometimes found
eight or ten feet above the level of the water ; in flat places,
where water stands in wet weather, it does not reach higher
than a foot or two from the ground ; and where these trees
grow on high, dry land, it is not to be found at all. It is
also often to be met with on the bark of cypress and other
trees that grow in wet foils.
It is not so easy to distinguish the south fide of a pine,
which is the most common timber in this Province, nevertheless
attentive observation w ; ll soon enable any person to discover
it. They have in general their largest limbs projecting fouth
wardly, the reason of which seems to be, that these limbs
being more exposed to the heat of the fun, are of a larger and
more vigorous growth than the rest, and consequently are
not so easily killed by the growth of the trunk; they are
therefore in general the lowest upon the tree. This is most
observable in the oldest timber; but in young sapling pines,
especially where they stand in thickets, the branches grow
nearly to the fame size in all directions. When an old pine
stands nigh another that is to the southward of it, being
by that means shaded from the fun, it's largest branches will
be found on the north fide. The fame is obferveable if there
is any open place in the woods near the north fide, or if the
tree stands on the south fide of an old cut road. The above
remarks may sometimes be extended to other trees as well
as the pine. ARATOR.
For the ROYAL GAZETTE.
Military gold and silver epaulets
and laces
Gold and silver buttons and loops
Regimental sashes & sword knots
Gilt and silver mounted hangers
Mens fuperfine black and brown
hats
A great variety of the most fa
fhionable ribbons and gauzes
Gauze aprons and handkerchiefs
Black and white catgut
Mufquito netting
All kinds of cap and gown trim
mings
Silk and thread coat fringes
Worsted furniture ditto
Scarlet and blue snails
Black and white blond and thread
Lace and edgings
Sewing silks
Ciaided purse ditto
Plain and coloured silk purses
Oil cloths and silk umbrellas
London shoe and quality binding
Silk ferrets
All kinds of threads and cottons
Hanover lace and non-so-pretties
Skeleton and piece wire
Tapes, pins, needles, &c.
I Neat buck and doe-skin breeches.
1 &c. &C. &c.s