The South-Carolina & American general gazette — Charlestown [S.C.], 1777-06-05 00:00:00, page 3

ON Saturday the Brigt. of War Comet, Qpt. Allen, returned
from a Cruize; in which he took one Prize, mentioned in
our last to have arrived. On Sunday the 25th of last Month, af
ter a very hard Gale of Wind, early in the Morning, he descried
lw o Sail, one a larg> Ship right a-stern in Shore, the other a Sloop
on the Weather Quarter; the Ship appeared to be at Anchor,
or lying too ; the Sloop bore down on the Comet, and came
within half a League of her, then .returned towards the Ship.
Capt. Allen having got every Thing ready to engage, flood
after them. At twelve o'Clock the Slot, and Ship were ob
served to speak, the Comet being then about three Leagues to
Windward. By an Observation taken then, Capt. Alien found he
was twenty Leagues to the Southward of St. Augustine Bar.
Wind at S. E. The Ship and eloop bore away before the Wind
with a crouded Sail ; the Comet gave Chace ; upon the Enemy's
perceiving it, both Ship and Sloop hove too ; at half past two,
the Comet came up within Musket Shot of them, when the Ship
was difeovered to be armed; she carried 16 Guns, and the Sloop,
supposed to be Capt. Moubray's, 14. Capt. Ailen immediately
run under the Ship's Stern, as if intending to go on her lee Side,
gave her three Broadsides, and then run in for the Land. The
Sloop thereupon tacked, and the Ship weared immediately, and
both gave Chace, Capt. Allen, finding the Sloop weathered
and got a-head of him, and the Ship coming .up a-stern, wore
Ship, and with all the Sail he could set, flood along Shore, with
the Wind large. The Ship came up on the Comet's weather
Quarter, and three or four Broadsides were exchanged; the Ship's
Rigging and Sails being much hurt, she fell a-stern to refit; then
the Sloop came up on the lee Quarter within half Pistol Shot, and
after giving three Cheers, poured in a Broadside ; the Compliment
was soon returned by the Comet, and there ensued a very hot En
gagement, which lasted upwards of half an Hour; after which
the Sloop, being greatly damaged in her Hull, Sails and Rigging,
fell to Leeward. The Ship having refitted, came up on the Co
met's weather Quarter, and within Musket Shot exchanged se
veral Broadsides: She then dropt a-stern. Night'coming on,
Capt Alien kept his Wind, in Hopes of drawing the Ship from
the Sloop; but as soon as she could get Room te wear under the
Comet's Stern, fne bore away for her Consort. The Comet kept
her Wind all Night and next Morning saw nothing of the Ete
rny. On board of both Veflels were a Number of Soldiers, whose
Musketry did most of the Damage sustained on board the Comet,
which was two Men killed and four wounded.
Capt. Allen informs ns, that, notwithffanding the great Dif
,arity between his Veflel and the Apalachicola, taken by him
the lift ult. Capt. Morwick did not strike till most of his
Sails and Rigging were cut away, and all his Shot were ex
pended. The Cargo of this Prize turns out mere valuable than
was at firft imagined ; the Invoices being thrown overboard ^ the
precise Quantities cannot be ascertained. The following Articles
are in it, viz. 126 Barrels of Flour, 37 Calks of Beef, 40 Calks of
Butter, 50 Muskets, zooolb. of Gunpowder, 30 Cwt. Lead Balls,
2 Cwt of Saltpetre, 246 Pair of Men's Shoes, Blankets, a large
Quantity of British, Irish and German Linens, a large Assortment
of most Kinds of Ironmongery, Canvas ; Silver Gorgets, Bracelets,
Ear Bobs, Vermillion, Tomahawks, &c. for the Indians ; Broad
Cloths, Plains, Checks, Stripes, Callicoas, Chintzes, Stationary
20 Calks of Porter, 40 ditto of bottled ditto, Cheese, Hats, Cotton
Romals, a Variety of Saddlery, Pewter, Haberdashery, Earthen
and Glass Ware, &c. &c. &c. The Sale will begin at a Store
in Tradd-ftreet on Monday the 16th instant.,
Capt. Ogilvie, who was Master of the Apalachicola on the Voyage
to London from St. Augnftine, and was a Passenger in her when .
taken by Capt. Alien, informs us, that in the End of December
last, a few leagues to the Westward of Bermuda, he fell in with
the Sloop 'Mary, Thomas Jones, Master, from Edenton to Cape
Nichola Mole then a mere Wreck. Capt. Ogilvie took the Master
and his fix Sailors on board, and carried them to England. In
the Downs the Sailors were pressed by a Boat from the Speed
well Sloop of War; some of them giving Information that Capt.
Jones had been Lieutenant of an American Privateer, he was also
taken away, and was on board the Speedwell the last Time Capt.
Ogilvie heard of him.
Capt. Morwick failed from Spithrad on the 28th of March, in
Company with 15 Sail of Transports, Victuallers and Merchant
men, bound for New-York, under Convoy of a Sloop of War.
There were at.that Time between thirty and forty Sail of Men
of War at Spithead, from Frigates to 90 Gun Ships; Admiral
Mackenzie commanded there, and had his Flag on board the
Princess Amelia. Abut 25 of the Ships were manned. The Press
was as hot throughout Great-Britain and Ireland, in the End of
March, as ever was known. We cannot learn, that any Rein
forcement, excepting a few Recruits, had failed for General
Howe, or that there was the least Appearance of any failing till
late in Apr'l
Since our last, some English Papers have been found on board
the Prize Brig, from which we have extracted the European In
telligence given above. . .
On Sunday Morning twh Ships appeared in the Offing, just at
federal outward-bound Veflels were getting over the Bar, and OCT
cafioned feme of them to return. By hoisting French Colours,, and
otherwise difghifing themselves, fix Canees, having on board 25
very valuable Negroes, chiefly Tradesmen, were entrapped. The
Verflels immediately afterwards flood otit to the S. E. and were out
of Sight before Sunset. It is conjectured that the largest Ship is
the Britiffi Frigate Brune, of 3% Gtins, formerly mentioned to
have been in at Cape-Fear, that the other Ship is the one Capt.
Alien engaged on the Coast of Florida, and that they were come
in Quest of the Comet and her Prize, who wete then in a fafe
Harbour.
Nehemiah Wide, Ffq; is chosen Publick tfeafiirer of the State
of Georgia, in the Room of the Hon. William Ewen, Esq; de
ceased.
DEATHS. Tn England, Charles Carte, Esq; of Woodhill,
in Essex, the Biilk df whose. Fortune, we hear, falls to his Ne
phew, Samuel, carne; Esq; in this State. At Ponpon, Cni
cheth Gibbes; Esq.
^#^W^W#^ss^^®fys
Attack Leather Pocket-Book, with a plain Gold
Ring and some final! Money in it, was lately found
on the Road between Charleftown and the Quarter-House.
It is left at R. Metis's Store, where the Owner may
have it, on paying for this Advertifement.|
T#KEN up y B j'mi Odom, on thefon h Fork of Efifto
river. foti head of creatures, v°2. a roan GeWt^, about 1_
frauds hint a natural pacer, brand d 0 the near sh tinder and but
tock Ig, , years old; 2 white Gdlirtg, zbut 14 hands high,
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branded on the near (honMr M, the buttock H, on rhe off ntr^k
„, and on the off (boulder T, trots ^ Hack Mart, about ta| hmT
hip' - , branded on the near buttock ([) and on t^ new fhe,mfr C
with a Oar in her forehead, has afinrcl yearling Fi11.,, wlh , blaze
f ee. T ken 11,0; Aid Rive, by Robert B own, a red roar Gelding,
about Ti| hard- Wgh, with a white Got in his f ce, branded on the
near Moulder and buttock 7 § years oil, Theowndr may have
^
Aid horfts, ty proving thc'r property fefire
* HENRY PEEPLES, J. P.
MR. T?m-« Holmes inform# me of a Grayed brown bay Geld
i% nl hands high, 4 vers rid, neither docked tor
branch with a white stir on hs forehead, trots naturrily. M.
Tess? Minton inform* me of a drey dark bay Gelding, aged, r 4 |
hands hiph, no brand to be fan, with a white star on his forehead
roach back, paces and trots, with a large ball on. Mr. William
Tear informs m e of a ff-ay brown bay Gelding, aged, banded on 'ha
near (boulder X, and „n the off thigh I M, three white feet, and a
fify on bis note, ra^ hnds high, and trots naturally. Mr. Elisha
Magee informs me of a ft-ay mouse coloured bay Ge fog, aged, with
an old bell on, his left M^d foot white, bonded on th# near buttock
intro's and pacts, 1^ hands high. The owner or owners of the
laid ftrayi may prove their property before me in Cheraws diflrift.
„ * CHARLES EVANS, J. 3
CHARLESTOWN, June $
A BUN CH of small KEYS was lately found in the
Street, and left at R. Wells's Store, where the
Owner may have them again, on paying for this Adver
tisement.
lAMI AM informed of ablckna ur 1 pacing Gelding, atou rz ym
old and 14 hands high, be ded on each (bonder C, one c d
S rrel G Iring, ab ut X 2 ha ds high, a (hr in bis forehead, with
-go many udd c fpm nhsback, nJ a (hurt dock, branaad on
the ^. uating (b older WR in one- The qw e,%m y prve heir
;rope ty a G> f.Crc<k before * HINRY SMITH,
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✓ YLOKGE FLAGG has a frefh Supply of the belt
I$T CROWN GLASS from 12 by 10, to 7 by 2,
with which he can accommodate his Friends and Cus
tomers, for CASH only.
N. B. House and Ship-Painting as ufual.t
PALMETTO SOCIETY.
As the Twenty eighth Day of June, 1776 'will be ever
memorable in-South Caroina, tor the signal and
providential Vi^ryi obtained by our gallant Tfoqps over
the formidable F^ert and'Army d fGteat Britain at Sulli
van! Island, a confi enable Number of the Inhabitants of
Charlell^wn have , fria.ed themselves to, ether,«prin<:i
prilylor the Puip'ofe of celebrating the Anniverfew of that
Dy with decen and cheatful, Festivity; to that End, they
have procured the Uie of Mr FaWs Long Room for tie
Day. where, they propose to dine together ; and they here
: y TvrfNotfee, thal they will be i lad. oh the Company of
any Gentlemen,, Friends to Liberty, and Lowers of their
Country, who may ncline to jo n them in commemorating
an Action the molt important in ts Consequences to this
State, the most honourable to our Trobpt, and the most
>d:fgrace ul to our Enemies, that has been known since
the Commencement or the present arduous Struggle for
Liberty.
TICKETS for Admission at THREE DOLLARS ea@,
must be pplied for, at least three Davs previ us to the
Meeting. s o any o # the Stewards. Vz. William Mason
or William Johnson, Efqrs. MelTr;, John Calvert,
James Wakefield, William Valentine, Rq
berj Howard, Richard Cole, or George Flagg.
By Order es the Soc ety,
t ALEXANDER ALEXANDER, Secretary.
THE Subscribers are in Want of a proper Person to
build a Draw. Bridge over Wappoo Cut. Any
one willing to undertake the fame, is desired to apply
as fpcedil, as possible. Benjamin Elliott, Richard Hut
fon, William Gibber, Thomas Elliott, Benjamin Store,
Mal or, Rivers, Isaac Rivers.*
NORTH &~TR ESCoV;
At their Store on the Bay, the fecend Door foutb of the Ex
change, and next to Mr, Geoige Cooke's, bale for Sale,
r k HE best old Jamaica^ Demarara and common Rum
A. which they will fell on the most reasonable Terms:
They have also Gin in Jugs and Cases, Ofnaburgs, Mus
cova 0 and Loaf Sugar, Coffee, White Lead and bpanifh
Brown ground in Oil, Lintfeed Oil in Jugs and by the
Gallon^Writing P. per, Kails of ali Sorts, Lampblack, Pump
T rt ck ": S ?-'\ Nee ^'. rw '" e Marlifl , Houfiib, ana sundry
other Articles of Ship Chandlery, § y
GALBRAITH has opened a School in
X Meeting-street, opposite to Blake's Buildings,
where he teaches the Gre:k, Latin and Fnolifh Lan
guages, Writing and Arithmetick. Those who entrust
I him with their Children, nay depend upon the utmost
Care and Attention being given to their Education. §
THE Subferiber requels the Favour of those who
have not fettled their Accounts to call on John
Troup, Esq; on or before the firft Day of August, 1777;
and those who have not got their Accounts, to call there
for them. *hm, JOHN HARRISON.
THE Subferiber being about to depart this State,
has left his Books, Bills, Bonds and Notes, in the
Hands of 7chn Troup, Esq; Attorney at Law, and his
Attorney. As there are a few who have hot applied to
him, Mr. Troup will fettle with them as soon as possible.
^9^ § George Thomson/
To Be Sold at Private Sale by the Subscriber,
ALO I'in rradd street 33 Feet front and 100 Feet
deep directly opp, fi e Thomas Fuller Efqr's, with a
convenient final! Two story Houle, 18 Feet bv 30 with a
Brick K tchen, and every other necessary Our-buddin^,
and the Yari paved; it s H present rented by Mr. Robert
Muncreef. The r urchafr m y have one Year's Credit,
with Interest from the Date, and giving such Security as
will be requi ed by ANTHONY iOOMER. *
For Sale by Private Contrail,
A Very variable rLA TAiI )N in St Stephen's Fa
ll rifh, fronting t^o M'les on Santee-River, and adjoin
ing Lands 0 Mr. James Guerry, cons doing near 6000
Acres, and miy be con client y divided into three Traris,
with a fufficient Qu nty of Swnmp to each ; 500 or 600
Acres of good Oak and Hickory Land fit for Co n and In
digo, and is one of the elt Scats for a Saw Ml of any in
the State# This Plantation will fata large Planter. The
Purchasers may be accommodate : w'th a fine Stock cf Cat
tle on the Fremifes. For I erms apply to Theodore Gaillard,
*ELIAS B^LL.
On Thurfda, the 19th Day of June inst at 10 o'clock in the
Forenoon, oil l ^ fold , ,uk!ick me , at M-. Naik's
Long Room in Cburch-fireei, in Charltftmn.
FORTY as prime SLAVES as any in this Mate, belong
ing to the Estate of William Coachman, fifq; dece fed,
among ifrhom are Sawyers Coopers, Boating', handy
Boys and G fls, and an extraordinary g ( od C rpenter
well known in Town and Count y, remarkably ddigent
and sober. The Condit on, 0 the Sale are Cash <or all
,B"n'T ype thousand five hundred Pounds, and fix
Months Credit for all above, paying Interest rom the Day
"''' ^™ n ^ such Security as Riall be approved of,
the Pi operty riot to be Altered, nor huthihg moved, before
the Conditions are complied with.
ELIZABETH COACHMAN, Executrix.
JAMES COACHMAN, Executor.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
^ bis Excellency JOHN RUTLEDGE Esq; Prfyt an!
Commander in Chief of the .State aforefaid;
A PROCLAMATION:
WHEREAS it is expedient and neceff ry to prevent
the Exportation of SALT , and HEMP, and the
driving Cattle from this State for a limited Time: I DO
THEREFORE ftridtly prohibit the fame for the bpace of
Two Months next ensuing the Date hereof
GIFEN under mr Hand, and, the Sea 7 of the said
State, at Charfftown, this Twenty-third Day of
May, in the Tear of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and seventy -seven. ,
J. RUTLEDGE.
, Dy his Excellency's Command,
William Nisbett, Dep. Secretary.
By bis Excellency JOHN RUTLEDGE, Efqure, Prefideh£
and Commdnder in'Chief of South Carolina;
A P K.O C 4, A M AT!ON:
WHEREAS the General Assembly cf, this State Fave
resolved that the Cattle and Stock flio.uld be re
moved from thf Isl mds hereinafter mentioned, v% Bull's,
Capers's; Keywah ^Dawfuflcee, Pinckney's, Carlton.Soutb,
Cole's Folly Murphy's, and the Hunting Islands: I HAVE
1 HERErORE thought fit to fine this Proclamation, to
make kriown the laid Kefolutjpn, and requite the several
Owners ol fuel )Cattle and Styck to remove the fame from
the fa,d inarf.ls- refpe&ve^y to the main Land with the ut
raoft Expedition, as, in Default er their so doing, proper
_Meafures will be.taken to prevent the Energy's deriving
any Benefit from their Neg'ed.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the fail
State, at Charl flown, this fourth Da, cf Novem
ber in the Tear of auf'L.rd One thoujand fevers.
~ , hundred and seventy fx. J. RU 1 LEDGE.
By his Excel €ncy s Command,
' John Huger, Secretary.
By bis Excellency JOHN RU [LEDGE, Enquire, Prefab
and Commander in Chief of SouX H-C ROLINA;
A PROCLAM ATTON:
WHEREAS some evil disposed Perlons have lately at
tempted to p fs Counterfeit Money in this Stated
IN ORDER to put a Step to such a pernicious Practice, I
do hereby require all Magistrates to be vigilant and atten
tive in caufwg to be apprehended and conveyed, to Gaol,
for Trial, every Person who sh ill be accused of counterfeit
ing, or uttering, knowing them to be counterfeit, any of
the Bills emitted by the Congress, or the Currency bf this,
or any other of the United States or Amepc'a^ AND I do
promise a Reward of FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS to In
formers against such Offenders for every Person they (hall
inform against, to be paid on Conviction of the Offender
in this State.
GIVEN under m, Hand, and the Seal of the fold
State',at Charleftown, this fourth Day of Novemf
her, in the Tear of our Lord One thoufaud feiem
hundred and [event, fix J. RUTLEDGE.
Dy his Excellency's Command,
John Huger, Secretary.
ANY Person who has from fifteen to twenty good"
Waggons for Sale, may, by applying immediate ,
to the Printer, hear of a Purchaser who will give el her
Money or Bonds in Payment.§
I^HE Fubferibers having . entered into Copart he rihip,
under the Firm of WILLIAM WhYHE, and C(5.
propose to difyofe pf Merchandize, Country Produce, Ne
groes, Lands,Houlhold Furniture, &c. by Auction, on the
ufuil Terms. Gentlemen who m.y be so obliging as to
save ur them with Comm ffions, may rely on their utmost
Endeavours for their Trite: est, and , the ftrideft Pun&ualitr
in the Settlement of their Accounts. Their Counting-
House is kept at the Corner of Elliott ftfreet and the Bay„
formally occupied by William Wayne.
William wayne,
§. JOHN MILLING.
WANTED on Hire fcr fix or twelve Months, a.
sober, honest Negro Boy or Man, who is quali~
fied to wait on a single Gentleman in Town. Enquires
of the Printer.§
SHE Subferiber desires all Perlons^ whom he is in,
dehted^o render in their Accounts to his Broth#
Jeremiah Hubbinjon in Meeting street ; and those who are
indebted to him, are defirerf to fettle to his Satisfaction by
the 10th of lane next : Those concerned he hopes will
take proper Notice. MATHIAS HUTCHINSON. *
THIS is to give Notice, to all Perlons wi 0 are anyways
indebted to fame; Robertson, of Georgetown, Win
yaw, that his Books Notes or Hand, nd Accounts due
him, are put ihto the Hands or William Daniel, in order to
be fettled; and requests the Favour 0 them to come and
fettle the fame with him immediately: Those Accounts
that remain unsettled the fi ft Day 0 Joy enfaing, will
certain ybe put into.the Hands of an. Attorney at Law for
that Purpose.—N. B the said William Daniel will give
constant Attendance at my House in Georgetown, to fet
tle the said Accounts in my Absence.
*JAMES ROBERTSON.
LEFT at Mr. Hatfield's Stables in King street the be
ginning of Apr! last by a Perfin unknown, a d:rt
brown HORSE, about 13 Hands hign.ftrong made, brand
ed on the mounting Shoulder P, and on the off ditto B.
This is to give Notice, that the said Horse, if not owned
by the 10th of June ensuing, will then be fold to pay his
Expences.
N B. At the fame Place is to be fold cheap, a Large As
sortment of Iron Pots, Ovens, Teakettles, Skillets, &c. &c.
ibnlfron, June iff, ^777-
AGREEABLE to the Direßions cf an AN, of the General
zffriibl, dj this State ® regulate the Price and Affze of Bread, Get
I HAVE enquired the Price of Flour, and find that im
ported film the Northern St ter to bi at Nine Pounds per
tiund cd Pounds Weight; and C rorfn? F our at Sx Pounds, both
Seing used by the Baker;, at which Price the Half C own Loaverf
must Weigh as fellows, v>z,
Of Northward Flour
& oz. dr.
WHitt, 12 0
Wheatzm, 1 is 0
Housholb, % 4 0
Of which all Bakers of B ^ad are required to take Notice.
fr^,^ ;¥^! Co^raifirj-qte
Of Carolina Flour.
lb. oz.
White, - x #a'
Wheaton, -rife
Houshold, - a $