The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-10-20 00:00:00, page 3

Charlestown, OH'ober 24.,
act Sunday afternoon a party of mounted Rebels fur-
I 'fed fcver'al gentlemen at the Qnarter-houfe, and car
"i off prisoners. '
1 t happy in having it in our power to assure the friends
Ih aitlcmen carried off, that none of them were killed,
°""'r ported. Mr. Deighton, in attempting to escape,
" "thd with a cutlass.
%Cartel Sloop from Philadelphia returned last Saturday
°fffooner arrived on Sunday last from New-Providence.
" pandh vessels from Havana, and a sloop laden with tar
'"° North-Carolina, were lately taken and carried in there
privateers belonging to that port.
',dle*Y the brig Adventure, Capt. Fyffe, arrived here
r " St. Christopher.
F true 1 of a l etter f™" Savannah, dated October 13, 1781.
The'Port Morant, Capt. Balleny, for London, was cast
on Martin's Indußry, on Wednesday the loth instant,
%n^ht ; the crew arc saved, and there are some hopes of
p^rt of the cargo. The above vessel failed from Ja
"G the 22(1 of August with the convoy, from which the
about 14 days After, and met with a severe gale of wind,
%ich ihe forung a leak, which obliged her to bear away
" the nearelf port to refit, and intended for Charleftown,
rfwbich ihe was on Saturday the 6th, but could get 110 pilot,
tent a boat on shore for that purpose, which did not re
, and the day following a gale of wind coming op (m hich
60 hours) from the northward, drove her a great way
"mV^R^ Major John Coffin, of the Provincial
Cavalry, t 0 Miss A * N £ Mathewes, daughter of the de
cafcd William Mathewes, Esq; of John's Illand.
fonnab, f i^Ccorgia) September 20. We are informed,
Mat week before last, the Rebels at Augusta hanged John
foodgame, William Simmons, and one Honeycut, and dif
irmed'and placed guards over 17 others, who were made pri
at the funender of the fort, and compelled to enter
nto the fenice of Congress. The reason of this procedure (as
we have heard) was, that it had been difeovered these poor
knew of an intention Capt. Brantly and some other Loy
iifts of Briar Creek had of furprizing the virtuous Nathan
Br^nfon, his Council, and the Assembly, and bringing them
prisoners to Savannah. &
'Laft Saturday fe'nmght Capt. Brantley, with five men, at
tacked a foraging party of the Rebels, copfifting of a Lieute
nant and seven privates, within a mile of the post at Spirit
Creek, killed one man,,drove the rest into Twiggs's camp,
and brought off five herfes.
Somber 27. About the fird of this month Gyles Tillet,;
with a few Loyalif s, fell in with a party of Rebels, between
Broad and Savannah rivers, on the Ceded Lands, and killed 8
ofthem, without any loss on his (jde. And about the loth
tot. Samuel Tibet,'with' five men, disarmed 16 Rebels at
different placeman the Ceded Lands; he also attacked the
Rebels at Heard's mill, killed three < f them, drove the others
from their post, and brought off 28 horses, and four negroes
belonging to Loyalists, with which he has iince arrived in
Savannah.
Last Tuesday fe'nnight, as the brigantine Dunmore, Capt.
Cakiclcugb, of 6 three'pounders, and having 12 men on board,
was going from Sunbury in order to proceed on her voyage to
Jamaica/fhe was aTacked by two Rebel gallies, schooner rig
s, at ten o'clock in the forenoon;' the largest, commanded
; John Braude c', mounted two .r r iage guns and a number
/'twills; had upwards ofsorr.ee, is about 60 feet long, and
rowswith 26 oars , the other also mounted some swivels ; they
kept about her till two in the afternoon, and were prepared
for boarding, but the hrilk fire from the brigantine then 0-
bliged them to Iheer off. During the engagement the Dun,
more ran them both aground', but they soon got off again;
(he received no damage, bud it is imagined the largest galley
toft some of her men; as fweral holes were perceived in her
fails, and the grape ihot whs fern to light on each fide of her.
The brigantine, after getting abovt 60 leagues out to sea,
Sprung a leak, which obliged her to put back, and ihe arrived
at Tybee, on Wednesday evening the ipthinft. with fix feet
iv.er in her hold. In coming in she again fell in with her an
t^oiiifts, but a few shot tired at them immediately compelled
t? mto bear away. The Dunmore's leak being ftopt, she is
again ready to proceed on her voyage..
MARRIAGE. Capt. Roworth, of the King's Rangers,
tola's Nancy Deveai x, daughter of William Deveaux,
Est; of Beaufort, South Carolina.
Odober 4. We hear from Augusta that $ the Rebel junto
there.are endeavouring to outdo each other in every species of
rapine and villainy; even Howley and his associates were gen
tlemen compared to the present set. The mock Governour
Brounfon is led by the nose by young Eustace, and Sam Stirk
directs the Conncil, who have got one Meyrick Davis, an old
miller from Briarcreek, for their President. When such mur
dering villains as Dunn, Inman, and Mackay, are Colonels,
Counsellors, and Affemblfmen,' it is easy to guess what must
be the rcfult of their councils. 'Tis said there will be a con
test next election for the office of Governour between Cols.
Denn and Stifle.
Thursday last arrived here from Kingston in Jamaica, the
fefooher Delight, Capt. David Christian. On the 20th of Sep
tember, in lat. 27. 49. N. long. 80.. W. she parted Company
with the George andSuianna, Angus, and the Rodney, Wil
son, for London; and the Eliza Hamilton, M'Fafter, for
Gla^ow; all well on board; they were part of the Jamaica
feet; and had loft convoy.
Last Tuefday' the General AfTembly of this province met
here, in cpnfequence of his Excellency the Governoui's procla
mation of tht&6th tilt. *
Extracts from Rebel Papers.
Chatham, (Ne^-ferf,) September 5. We are happy to an-
Mounte to the public, the entire exchange of all our prisoners.
at New-York and Long-Island, most of whom have come out,
and the rest may be momently expetbed.
Before, September 24. Last Friday arrived at Newbury Port,
the remarkable faft failing brig Gates, Capt. Joseph Newman,
in 36 days from Amsterdam, in whom came passenger Mr.
Lliphalet Brush, of the state of New-York, with dispatches
to Congress, from his Excellency John Adams, Esq; American
Minister at the Dutch Court.
The above vessel left the Texel the 15th ult. by whom we
have the following very interesting intelligence, received at
tte Texel the 15th ult. by the Ajax Dutch cutter, command
ed by the Count de Welderen, who saw the engagement,
and was dispatched by the Admiral to the Dutch Court at
the Hague, viz.
" That the Dutch fleet confining of fix fail of the line and
five frigates, under the command of Rear-Admiral Zookman,
leftthe Flic theist of August, with 70 fail of merchantmen,
forthe Baltic.—On the sth fell in with and defeated, off Ber
gen, the English fleet, confiding of nine ships of the line and
a number of frigates, commanded by Admiral Parker, who
relying on his superiority of forces, hoisted Dutch colours
lender English, out of derifior, and bore down on the Dutch
Admiral, who had previously ordered his convoy a-head
under the protection of the frigates, and formed a line of bat-
Their antagonists were id warmly received, that they
judged it prudent to haul by the wind and leave their adver
saries entire masters of the sea ; there were no vessels taken
on either fide; the Dutch loft two line of battle ships that
funk, the, next day; one of them had eight feet of water in
her hold during the greater part of the action ; but the Cap
tain, Benting, (who was killed towards the conclusion of the
engagement) kept the line for fear of discouraging others, not
withstanding the general cry “ the fitip was finking," and
obstinately supported the fire from two of the enemy's line
of battle fllips, an t obliged them twice to quit their line;
The Dutch loft above 400 men killed in the artion, and were
obliged to return into port to refit; the men of war entered
the Texel the day Capt. Newman failed from thence ; they
were mu^h damaged in their masts, rigging, &c. However
the English must have Buffered infinitely more, being twice
forced out of their line, and at last obliged by flight to leave
their enemy victorious, who undoubtedly would have captur
ed some of them had they been in a fittiation to follow them.
Extract of a letter from New- Hampjhire, dated August 25.
“ We have at last had hostilities committed in Ne\D Hamp
fhirc. Mr. Joseph Whipple was mAde prisoner at his planta
tion of Dartmouth, beyond the white, mountains, about a
month ago, and his effects plundered and deftrojed by a party
of tories and Indians from Canada. He made his escape and
got to Portsmouth. Another party came, upon Shelburne,
where they broke up 4 or 5 families, killed 1, captivated seve
ral, and carried off what plunder they pleased; A party went
from Pigwacket in pursuit of them, but the captives left writ
ten advertisements on the trees, begging they might not be;
pursued, as they were threatened with death in that Case.
The pursuers finding this returned."
Chatham,' September 26.. A negociation is on foot for ex
changing of Mr. Laurens, now in the tower of London, for
General Burgoyne.• -
Trenton, ( New-ferfe,) September 26. Yesterday a number
of British prisoners palled through this place under guard, on
their way to Elizabeth-Town to be exchanged.
Philadelphia, September 28. Advice is received from New-
York that the enemy have dismantled three forts on the Eaft
river, and sent the heavy cannon on board their flapping. —
Three thousand three hundred troops are encamped on Staten
ifland. Their designs are kept very secret.
Ori Wednesday morning an express arrived from Georgia,
who brings the agreeable intelligence of the complete re es
tablishment of American Government in that state. The ge
neral assembly convened at Augusta the 16th of August last.
The honourable Nathan Browhfon, Esquire; is appointed
Governour of Georgia, and the honourable Edward Telfair,
Noble Wimberly Jones,.William Few, and Samuel Stirk,
Efquircs, to be delegates in Congref for the present year. And
also Col. John Twiggs Brigadier General.
September .9. The following is an, extras of a letter from
Count de Graffe, to the' Hon. the Chevalier de la Luzerne,
Minister plenipotentiary of France.
Cape Henry, September 13, 1781.
" Nothing gave me greater pleasure than the approach of
the armies under General Wafliington and Count de Rocham
beau. In order to hasten their arrival, I had fele&ed out seven
vessels that drew the least water to transport them from the
Mouth of Elk down Chesapeake-Bay; But the moment they
were ready to fail to execute this service, I was myfelf obliged
to make preparations for repelling the enemy's fleet, which
appeared off the entrance of the Bay. I have fought them,
and their van has been very roughly handled. I returned to
the Bay on the 10th. In the mean time Count de Barras had
arrived, and sent up the transports he had with him to bring
down the troops, which induced me not to fend up the seven
vessels above-mentioned; and I had only to add to those sent
by Count de Barras as many frigates as I could> My putting
to sea facilitated the entrance of M. de Barras, and our junc
tion has added much to our strength.—l fell in with two of
the enemy's frigates,, the Iris and the Richmond, of 32 guns
each. They had been sent by the English Admiral to cut
away the buoys of our anchors.—They have paid dear for
them."'
Admiral Digby is most assuredly arrived off the Hook, with
one ship of 90 guns, and two of 74. The reports, fay he left
England with fix ships of the line, fix frigates and xoe trans
ports for America: but some advices the. Admiral received
at sea, made it necessary for him to come on with three ships;
leaving the transports under cover of three ships of the line
and fix frigates.
By a person who left Williamsburg about the 20th inst. we
are informed, that Lord Cornwallis had evacuated Gloucester,
and only occupies at present the post of York.
Philadelphia, October 4. The important intelligence given
in our last, (refperting an artion in South Carolina) has re
ceived a confirmation by the arrival of a gentleman of cha-'
rafter from North Carolina on Tuesday evening, who assures
us, that he saw Doctors Johnson and Brown, from the fouth
ein army, who informed himihat General Greene had gain
ed a most important viftory over the enemy at the Eutaws
Springs, 53 miles from 'Charleftown, on the Bth of September.
The enemy's loss, in killed, wounded and prisoners, was
upwards of 700; ours about 300 in killed and wounded, who
were principally of the North-Carolina new levies and militia,
the South-Carolina militia and the third regiment of cavalry.
General Greene was pursuing the remainder of the enemy,
and as he was superior in cavalry and infantry, it wds suppo
sed he would prevent them from getting to Charfeftown.
We loft some very valuable officers, among whom are Co-.
lonel Campbell and Captain Dobfon, of Maryland; Major
Rutherford, Colonel Polk, Captains Goodman and Good
win, of North-Carolina: General Pickens was wounded, as
were Colonels Washington, Howard and Henderson.
The doctors were hot in the ertion, but they had received
such assurances of the certainty of it, that they pronounced it
to the Council of North-Carolina as fruth.
This gentleman further informs, that the difafferted in
North-Carolina, in number about 300, under command of
M'Neal and Fanning, surprised the Governour and a few gen
tlemen, at Hillfborough, the 12th Sept, and were carrying
them towards Cross Creek ; that Colonel Mebaine pursued
them, and killed 66, took 180 horses, with the loss of only 20
killed and wounded. Some of the prisoners escaped in the
artion, but unfortunately for that state the Governour was
not amongst those that escaped. The tories have since dis
charged on parole all the gentlemen except the Governour,
and it was supposed they would endeavour to carry him to the
enemy at Wilmington.
A body of militia are after this party, and they propose to
drive them from the state. If they take protection with the
Britilh, their families are to be sent after them..
S. MIDwO O D,
No. 9, Bedon's Alley,
Has received on Conjignment from the Manufaßories in the last
Fleet front England, %übicb be mill fell by the Piece or Package, on
the most refonable Terms, liz.
WHITE and dyed Negro Cloth, Bath Beavers, Flannels,
Baizes, plain and fancy Cloths, Duranfs, Shalloons, Cambists,
ready-made Shirts, Hard Ware, Ironmongery; also a Quantity ot
the belt London Porter in Hogsheads and Bottled, and a few Fun
cheons of choice Jamaica Rum.
N. B, A few elegant SADDLES, &c, ,
Imported in the Ships Britannia, Hope, Friendship and Friends,
from L ONDO N,
And to be fold WHOLESALE and by the PIECE,
By GREGORIE, DOUGLASS, & Co.
At their Store, No. 26, Churchfreet,
A large and general Assortment of
European and EaJl-faia G 0 O D S,
Suitable to the present and approaching Season, viz.
THE fubftriber having leafed Mr. Motte's wharf, 'tis ex
parted, vessels that coma there will be answerable to blip for
wharfage.—lt will soon be put in such repair is flipping may If at
it with fafety, and a scale-house etched for then coDveßienev. He
purposes to keep an affortmerit of -liquors and dry goods at hii store
on Hid wharf, fujtaEleiand convenient for planters, for which he will
take their produce in payment. A DRY CELLAR to hire,' for the
Borage of sugar, rice, Indigo or dry goods. 'fc,
'T""' 'ubfcpbFr intending soon to leave this Province for
A. Great-Britain, ail persons having any demands against him are .
defined to call for payment before the loth day of November next.
I.JAMES GROSS, Guignard-flreet.
WHEREAS there arc sundry packages on board the bri
gantine Bella, Capt. Burgers, from Liverpool, marked cB in
one, which is addressed to order. The owner is desired immediately
to call for them on board of the said brig; or to
±, L TEASDALE, 82, Tradd-ftreet.
RUN away on the 17th inst. from the fubferibtr, a likJ/
. young negro wench, named JLnny, formerly the; property of
the Rey. ME Mbfes Allan, of Georgia; she is very black,"about 20
years old, speaks exceeding good English and is an excellent house
wench, dresses gay attimes having a quantity of clothes, so that it
is'impoflible to aefcribe her dress; she fas ,a relation at Mr. Sut
cliffe's and some on South-Bay. A reward of TEN DOLLARS
will be given for the apprehending and delivering her to me or the
Warden of the Sugar-hcufe; also, a further reward of FIVE GUI
NEAS on conviction of her being harboured by any white person,
and THREE GTINEAS if by any negro or other have. And Ido
hereby Caution all masters of vessels from carrying her off, us they
may depend on being prosecuted to the utmost rigour of the law.
Cbarlefotun, 24th OUokr,!,^!. JOS. WINFALL,
b, Guignard-ftreet, No. 4.
A R OB BE RY.
THE (hop of the fubferiber was broke open.laft night, and
sundry articles taken out, among them three drawenfyofie wi.h
work finifhed ; in the said drawers were two mourning rifigs, with
the name Jfeac Porcber engraved on them, and black enameled ; a
: plain gold flock buckle, a gold locket set. round with garnets.and
pearls, and hair work .in the iniide, worked in a tree: a garnet hoop
ring, three^pair of childrens, ci^fps, a pair of final! child's buckles, &
pair of plain shoe buckles, witha pair of braii chapes in them, a plain
gold shirt buckle, two pair of silver sleeve button, one pair masted
A. C. the other pair j. A. a tin liiriel box, with some silver cast in
ingots in it, and a pair of fmkll scales for Weighing gold Coin, a Email
box with sundry final! Clones, a stone shirt buckle, with three?red
"Bones set on the top, a pair of gold wires, a white Bock and carved
silver Bock buckle, the Bock marked D JI. a pair of pearl earings ,
and drops set round with marcasites, and case belonging to it, a Email
horn box, with 'about two dozen fmali seal Bones, the hroß of them'
having the device of a dove, with an olive branch in his mouth, one
with a cypher engraved on it A. - D. four ffieets bf white foil for far
ting of Bones, several small patterns for jewellery work, a final! gold
ring set with marcafites, in the form es a true lover's knot' . I willle
greatly obliged to ^ny person that will Bop the abovc^articles should
they be offered for sale. I further offer a reward of Five Guineas to
any person that will give information of the said thief or thieves, so
that they may be brought tn punishment;
CLarlfom, October 11, 1781. JOHN-DAVID MILLER .fl
WANTED TOH I
.Ten or twelve NEGRO FELLOWS.
Enquire of the Printers.J
Miss WO ODI N,
TfAS opened a SCHOOL at No. 99, in Meeting-ftrect,
nearly opposite York's tavern, where she proposes taking a
few children on reasonable terms, andihopes for the future favours of
her friends and the public, Ilie having for many years been v cl
'•noWn in that capacity. • ,L
rOUND By a negro man, on Saturday the 29th ult. on roe
C Green, a SILVER WATCH. The owner on describing the
Tame, paying for this advertisement and giving a small gratuity to
lie finder, may have it, bv applying to 'ml Printers.l
Q UN away from the fubferiber lad evening, a young : e
gro man, named Paris, country born, artful and fcnCble,
about five feet 8 inches high,.tolerably well made and Bout, of a Hack
complexion very much pitted, with the.fmall-pox, has rather a flat
rife, lai gse;eyes and mouth, Blews his.teeth when he laughs; "is re
markably ugly faced, and has loft one of his final! toes. Masters of
vessels and others are hereby forbid from harbouring, employing or
arrying off said negro, as they may depend on being aufwerrhie
or theircondurt. TWO GUINEAS reward will be given on dcl»
very of said negro, to JACOB DEVEAUX
Gbarlfovn, loth October, 1781.„.
London Duffil arid R6f e
Blankets
White and coloured Plains and
Cottons
Kerfeys, Duffils, Huhters, Bath,
clouded and other Coatings
Linfeys, Flannels & Drapery Bays
Superfine, second and Yorkshire
Broad Cloths and Kerfeymires
Callithancoes, 1 amtmes, Durants
and Prunells
Princess, Stuff
Bombazine, Mourning and Mas
querade Crape
Pelongs, Sattins, Modes, Persians
and other Silks
Persian, Sattin, Cajlimafaco and
Durant Petticoats
Mode, Sattin and scarlet Cloth
Cardinals
Chip and Mode Hats
Black I.ace and Edging
Brown & white Russia Sheetings
and Drabs .
Ravens Dtick
Slick'd Dowlas and Silefias
British and German Ofnabnrgs
Irish Linens apd Sheetings
Chintzes, Calicoes, printed Li
nens and Muffins
CyAP F. Grant, of the brig Reunion; from London, re-
J qnefts those gentlemen who have goods on board the
fad vessel to fend for them, as great inconveniency attends
the landing and rc-fhipping them daily.
""' a young man of a gopd character, to fcrv<fas
.Apply to the Printers.|
WANTED, JOURNEYMEN TAYLORS. They must '
be compleat Workmen, and will meet with good encourages
ment, by applying immediately to the Printers.±
Longahd Pistol Lawns ind Cam^
bricks
Cotton Romals, Pulllcat, &L:@
gee Handkerchiefs
Black and coloured Silk ditto
Marfcilles Quilting, Jeannots, Sat-
I tinets and Dehifms
Printed Beavers and Velverets
Mens and Boys edarfe and fine
,Hats
Writing Pallet, Quills arid Ink-
Powder
Spelling Books, Primers & Pray
er Books .
Silk Garizc;, Fringes and Trim
mings
Pins, Needles, Tapes, &c.
OBrich Feathers and Plumes
"Military Shoes
Ladies Morocco, Cillin^anco an&
black Leather ditto
Children ditto
Bdhea Tea, Mustard and black
Pepper
Single and double refined ^ugafr
Bar Iron'and Nails
Carpenters & Shoemaker's Tools
Hoes, Axes, Locks, Hinges, and
other Ifon Ware and Cutlery,
life. ^c. ^c.