The South-Carolina & American general gazette — Charlestown [S.C.], 1772-10-05 00:00:00, page 1

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NULLIUS ADDICTUS JURARE INVERBA MAGISTRI. Hor.
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From M ONDAY, September 28, to MOND A Y, October 5, 1772.
London, July 29 h. 1772.
808, late Waiter at the Carolina Coff:e-houfc in
Birchen Lone, most refptßfull, begs Leave to acquaint bis
F ieods and the Pub'ick in general, that be has now opened a
NEW CAROLINA, Georgia, Florida and
Pennsylvania COFFEE-HOUSE ;
(formerly called Cole's A Greenland )
In Ball-court, Two Doors from Birchen-lane, Cornhill;
end has fettled a Regular Correspondence for th? advi and
all other dmericm Newfpapcrs, &c. which will be r ceived
on the Ar ivol of every Ship from the above P acts.
O Particular Attention zvill be given to all Bills,
Letters, &c. left at tie said Coffee heufe. <nd bis atmojt En
deavours exerted to merit all Favours conferred cn
The Pull ch's most Fedieri bumble Servant,
ROBERT BENSON.
ATKINSON & SYKES,
At their Store, late Mr. Aaron Locock's,
1 ave imported in the Mermaid, Ball, and the A
mity, Ash, both from London,
A LARGE -and COMPLEAT ASSORTMENT
of EUROPEAN and EAST-INDIA GOODS,
which they will fell' on the lowest Terms tor
Cash, on short Credit, or in Exchange for any
Carolina Produce ;
Amongfl rwhich are,
'"CTTHITE and Coloured Negro Plains; Sloped
\% Duffi: Bl nket; Bah Coatings; Neat Pitted
Linens, C ttons and Callicoes; Striped, ch^ke' and
sprigged Mullins; Damask and Diaper Tabh - L?e^;
Chitra and Persian Taflaties; A few Pieces of la ^ll
plain Mantuas ; Striped and fl wered Luteftrings anj f -
OTonable rich Brocades; S ttins, Pelong , Sarfncts. Ala
modes and Gauzes; Silk, Wotfted and Cotton Hose;
Women's Brocade, Sattin and Cdlimanco Shoes and
Pumps; Mens and Womens black and coloured Silk
Glows; Te% Loaf Sugar and Spices; Fashionable Rib
bons of all Kinds; A Variety of Table and Tea China
in Se's ; Glaf Ware, &c
K B. A TRUNK of IRISH LINENS confirm
ed for Sale, to be disposed of together or in Lots at Eight
und a Half for Cne.
They also Continue
A Store on Colonel Beale's Wharf,
ivell supplied with
ALL KINDS OF NORTHWARD ARTICLES,
And have just imported A FRESH CARGO, by the
Charleftown-Packet, of
SUPERFINE Flour in Barrels, Half-barrels and
Kegs; Hopkins's Milk, Water and Butter Bifct;
Rum, Hams, Soap fondles. Starch, Windsor Chairs,
Mustard, Horse-Collars and Harner. &c.
A HAND-FAN for cleaning Grain, with a
Screen to it, tn be fid Cheap.
THE Best Prices will be given for cIeanFLAX
SEED in aty Quantities. 36
ATKINS & WESTON,
Have just imported by the Ship Sally, Capt, Berry,
and the Snow Princcfs- Royal, Capt. Jerkins, both from
Bristol,
A VARIETY OF GOODS, particularly
Duffil Blankets, and White, Green and Blue Negro
Cloth. Alto,
By the Ship Pallas, Capt. Bailey, from London,
A GREAT QUANTITY OF GOODS, parti
cularly a great AfTitm-nt of broad and narrow
Cloths Serges, Bath Coating &c.
A large Assortment of Hoficry, especially Mens
and Womens Silk Hose.
Printed Linens, Cottons and Callicoes; India
Chintz with and without Borders; a great Variety of
Silks.
Hats of all Sorts, especially Mens and Boys
fashionable Beavers; a few CDs of handsome Green and
Silver handled Kniv # s and Folks, with Room in each Case
for twelve Table Spoons.
The Whole of the Goods from London were
bought by Mr. Weston, so that g eat C re has been t^ken
to obtain them Cheap and of elegant Fancies.
EDWARDS, FISHER, & CO.
lave just imported in the Pallas, Capt. Bailey, and
other late Wefels from Engi, and,
LARGE & COMPLEAT ASSORTMENT of
EUROPEAN and EAST-INDIA GOODS,
suitable to the present and approaching Season.
Among ft <which are,
A LARGE Assortment of fafhionable coloured
I Broad Cloths, Cafim^es, Bath Co tings and Ger
in Serges, with suitable T immings; Superfine Scarlet
annuls; White ditto and very fine double-milled Swan-
London and Bidol Doffils; Bed Blankets, White,
oe and green Plains; Long ells and draped C'amblets
r Wenches Gowns; Calamancoes and Worsted Da
&s of II Colours; Fine white Hair Shag, Scarlet and
:mfon ditto, Rich Crimson Genoa Velvet Large Wil
I Carpets and Wilton Carpeting, Lift ditto, White
te and green C ffhy.
A LARGE QUANTITY of very neat Purple
)und Cottons and Callicoes, Coloured ditto India Chintz,
da and and English Pei fins of all Colours
A. Parcel of very neat a.-.d fafhionable SILKS,
tn and flowered ; Seve° al Pieces of very rich black tin
's Mantuas and Paduafiys; Ladies very neat Brocade
ups, ditto with Gold and Silver Tissue; White Lea
r Pumps, Red Morocco ditto, Ivory and Leather
united Fans, Veiy fine Brunels Lace, Head Lace,
nd ditto.
1 COMPLEAT ASSORTMENT of China,
-cus Ware and Stone ditto; Chimney Copper-pl ac
:, ReJ Dutch He rth Tile, Empty [tigs Lo?f Sng r.
left Flyfoil, Green and Bohea Teas; Raisins
Curra. ts, English SEED OATS, Linseed ' il in fugs
Calks a few Hampers of excellent PORT W[NE
CYDER: These, with a Number <f other Articles,
are refolded to fell on their ufiial low Terms.
^ANTS EMPLOYMENT in a Store or in
anv Place he may be thought capable of, a
NG MAN who can be well recommended as to his
ty and S ibricty, writes a tolerable Hand, and un
nds the Vulgar Rules of Arithmetick. Enquire at
' lever Dab's in Meeting direct.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
From the Frontiers of Turkey, Ma, 25.
„ tiw^™^^^ DMIRAL Knowles is
arrived at Kilia in the
CT", A V^^ Black Sea, with several
English and Dutch offi-
W^T^'' cers. The Ruffians l ave
' a body of troops in Min
z^^#^^ grelia, under the corn
el man d of Major-General
Suchotin, who has made
feme progress on the fide
of the Black Sea, and is
supported by the little Ruffian fouadron near
Afoph. It is pretended that the Princes of Ca
chetie, Carduel, Imefette, Mingrelia, Afehafia,
and Guriel, aft in concert with the Ruffians
against the Turks.
London, July 2. The Scotch houses are charged
with having lent large quantities of current coin into
Holland, where it bore a considerable premium ;
and also with difeounting notes,and laying out the
money in the purchase of French cambricks, which
were sent to Scotland to have the Scotch mark
put on them, so as to pass for the manufacture
of that country, by which means a large contra
band trade was carried on, to the prejudice of the
fair trader; neither of which accufdtions, upon
enquiry, have been found true.
It is worthy of remark, that although Mr.
Wilkes's friends obtain the most expensive offices
in the city, they have never yet been able to get
one appointment of profit, even an aleconner or
parish-beadle's place not excepted.
The Earl of Chatham has, as the news-papers
have repeatedly mentioned, been frequently at
Court ; but, we well are informed, that no fubjedt
(whatever of a political tendency was started to
his Lordship, and that he was not even invited
by the mod distant intimation from his Majesty.
A certain patriotick Earl, when at Court, be
gan in this manner to a Great Personage, " Sir,
the affairs of Poland," on which the other replied
we hear, “ The weather is very fine indeed, and
I am sorry you do not take the benefit of it in the
country."
A Great Personage speaking of a great Earl's
viiits to St. James's observed, with some warmth,
that they greatly lessened the character of the no
ble Lord.—" When he finds(faid the Great Ptr
“ fonage) that all bis opposition is ineffectual'
“ to destroy the publick good, he comes as a
" friend to Court, and endeavours to gain that
" confidence with a smoothness of deportment,
" which he found was not to be effected by a
“ breach of the general tranquillity."
The Duke of Richmond, we are informed, is
likely to fall from the headlong intemperance of
opposition into the warmest support of the Court.
He has hinted, it is said, that a Blue Ribband
would not be disagreeable to him, and even told
the Minister that his father had the Garter before
his age; to which it was answered—“ But your
Grace remembers that your Father did not seek to
obtain the Garter, by a wanton opposition to the
views of his Sovereign."
General Conway has no idea whatever of go
ing to America as Commander in chief, notwith
standing the assurances contained in some of the
publicly prints, nor is there any intention to re
call General Gage from a Ration in which he
gives universal fatisfadion.
It has been illiberally remarked with respect to
the Scotch nation, that though a few Noblemen
of that country could now give security for mil
lions to the Bank of England, yet at the end of
the last century a national bankruptcy would have
been occasioned in that kingdom by the loss
of ten or fifteen thousand pounds. But surely
Scotland has as much reason to increase in opu
lence as any other nation. All the Kingdoms of
the continent have grown proportionably rich;
and those cannot be real friends to England who
are angry at the prosperity of any British fubje&,
July 4. A correspondent fends us word that
the mos t ministerial of the city members may
fafely express a readiness to adopt any measure
for Ihortening the duration of Parliaments, as it
never will be carried through the Houle of Com
mons, but would there, it recommended by Go
vernment itfelf, find an opposition among the
warmest friends of popularity. Another corres
pondent fays, that if all our evils originate from
septennial parliaments, there is but little reason
to compliment the Whigs, who introduced that
blessed system, and actually called for the grati
tude of their country, while they loaded her with
chains.
A Smith exulting the other day at the late
bankruptcies of the Bankers, and the profped of
succeeding ones, a gentleman enquired the rea
son of his rejoicing at such fatal events. " Ah,
Sir, said he, every one for himfelf, and God for
us all—it is an ill wind that blows nobody good—
people won't trust to Bankers, they will keep
their money at home, and this will cause a consi
derable call for iron-chests."
Thursday died, James Weft, Esq; Member of
Parliament for Boroughbridge, and President of
the Royal Society.
July 7. The Earl of Chatham, since his late
disappointment at St. James's, purposes, we hear,
to set cut speedily for the Continent, where his
friends imagine he will continue till something of
importance occurs to employ his talents in par
liament.
The British Customs in America, which have
never yet been in any state of certain regularity,
will, we hear, engage the attention of Parliament
next winter, and be put on such a footing, as to
encreafe the opulence of the mother country,
without affecting the smallest right which is claim
ed by the colonies.
July 8. Letters from Dantzick fay, that there
arejio less than 136,009 Foreign Combatants in
Baron Van Swieten, who died lately at Vienna,
was born at Leyden, and studied phylick at that
univeifity, under the illustrious Profeffour Boer
baave. He continued to pradtife his art there for
some time, but his great reputation having reach
ed Vienna, he was invited to fettle there by the
Empress Queen, who appointed him Commander
of the Omer of St. Stephen, Counftllour, firft
Physician and Librarian to their Imperial Majesties.
He was also chosen a Member of several Literary
Academies and Societies in Europe. The Empress
Queen, who during his last illness fevetal times
vilited him, after his death ordered his remains
to be interred in one of the chapels belonging to
the Auguftines, where are repofited the allies of
heroes and other great men, who, in their life
times, had rendered themselves particularly emi
nent for rheir great actions.
July 11. Polrih Pruftia, the country which
the King of Prussia claims, and of which he is
now taking pofltffion, is bounded on the north
by the Baltick Sea, on the south by the provinces
of Cujavia and Mafovia, on the east by that of
Samogitia, and on the weft by Pomerania. These
territories were at firft fubjeft to certain sove
reign Dukes, until the Knights of the Teutonick
order got the possession of them in the 13th cen
tury, after a tedious war. In 1454 the western
part was subdued by the Polanders; and Albert,
Marquis of Brandenburg (the 34th and last Master
of that order) having Ihaken off the Popiih yoke,
obtained the eastern part under the title of a
Duchy, about the year 1520 ; so that Prussia has
been divided, ever since that time, into Royal
and Ducal. The above Albert embraced the
doctrine of Luther, persuaded most of the Teu
tonick Knights to marry, and introduced the Re
formed religion into the country, which is fruit
ful, but overspread with woods; it is watered by
a great number of rivers, the chief of which are
the Weiffel, the Cronon or Niemen, the Nugat,
the Eibing, the Wefer, and the Paflar ; there are
also some lakes seven Polish miles in compass,
and many bays and fafe harbours on the sea-coasts.
The antient inhabitants have been long since ex
tirpated, and the present inhabitants are a kind
of mixed people, from Sweden, Poland, Germa
ny, and other neighbouring countries.
The publick prints have for some time been
extremely busy in circulating reports against the
behaviour of the Government for not communi
cating the particulars of the late revolution in
Denmark, especially such circumstances as relate
to the guilt or innocence of a Great Lady, to
the kingdom. Yet if we confider the matter fe
rioufty, with what single advantage could such a
communication be attended? If she was guilty
what could it do but distress or disgrace us? If
flie was innocent what fatisfaßor, proof could be
obtained of that innocence, when every proof to
vindicate her character muji be furnifhed by the
very people who punish her for being criminal ? In
this point at least, the Ministry have therefore
a6ted judiciously, and prudently declined to gra
tify our curiosity at the expence of our reputation.
Vienna, {Capital ofthe Austrian Dominions) June %.
The Empress Queen has given Orders for a mag
nificent monument to be erected to the memory
of Biron Van Swieten.
London, Jul, 14. There is not a department in
Government where those who are obliged to attend
upon office meet with more politenels than at
Lord Hillsborough's ; his Lordship is himfelf re
markable for his condefeenfion, and his Secreta
ry, Mr. Pownall, is not only one of the most wor
thy, but one of the best bred men in England.
Lord Chatham's tour to the continent is post
poned, not upon a political, but upon a physical
account, we hear; the chronical complaints un
der which that great man labours rendering a
foreign journey next to wholly impracticable;
However fafhionable it may be to decry the
politicks of our own times, the resolution of go
vernment not to interfere with the diffentions of
Poland gives universal Satisfaction to all the con
siderate members of the community ; England is
the last power in Europe to be affeCted bv the
fouabbles of the continent, and of course Should
be the last also to take a part in its differences.
The institution of the order of Minerva (fays a
correfpgndent) is actually in contemplation ; and
The Squadron of men of war lately failed for
Newfoundland, under the command of Commo
dore Shuldham, consists of thirteen fail, including
Sloops.
Jul, 9. We learn from undoubted authority,
that our Court have refufed to sign the treaty
proposed by the Czarina to the Courts of London,
Vienna, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Stockholm. All
the other powers have acceded, and the Britilh
name in consequence thereof is erased.
When the infeription at laying the firft stone of
Blackfriars-bridge was published some years ago,
a whimsical pamphlet Shortly after appeared, call
ed “ Cit, Latin," in which the grossest defects
were pointed out in that little performance. A
correspondent, however, informs us that there is
now a fair opportunity for a pamphlet under the
title of “ Cit, Engli/b, in the infeription on Mr.
Beckford's Itatue at Guildhall; and he declares
that if the committee who had the care of that
business are not more conversant with the laws
than with the language of their country, they set
up with a very bad grace to be the leaders of
any political reformation.
Jul, 10. They write from Sheffield, that very
extensive orders are compleating there and at
Birmingham, for the Dutch and the Empress
of Russia.
the kingdom of Poland, now living on the vitals
of that already desolated kingdom.
We are in ormed from Vienna, that M. Storck,
who made the great discoveries of the virtues of
hemlock, is appointed First Physician to the Em
press Queen, in the room of the late celebrated
Baron Van Swieten.
the present delay is to give time for considering
with great caution, of the most proper persons to
f i 1 an order, which, from its design, mult never
bc\p oftituted. The King of Prussia has td'olvtd
(auds the fame cerrefpondent) to institute an or
der of a similar find to be open to all the nations
of Europe, and which is to consist of an indeter
minate number; but the institution of Minerva is
to be confined to Thirty-fix ; this very Honoura-
I ble Order is to comprehend all ranks within its
I its liberal circle ; it is to extend to merit in all its
; situations in life, from the Peer and Bishop to the
Painter, Architect, &c.
A Continual h^rraUinornnA A^prpAo^^-Q ,_
carried on by the French and Corsicans, attc-de
with the most cruel circumstances on both he'd,'
makes the possession of Corsica as precarious to
his Most Christian Majeity as the Genoefe, from
whom he dish onourably bought it. The aversion
of these inlanders to the French is so great, as to
carry them beyond all the bounds of humanity.
It is said, they poison the wells, cisterns, and foun
tains in that part of the country which they inha
bit ; kill their horses in the fields, infest the hay
which they eat, and massacre their .officers when
they stir out of the garrisons.
On faturday last four Irilh transports passed by
the Land's-end, laden with provisions, for the use
of the Ruffian fleet at Leghorn. "'1
Advice has been received, that twelve hundred 4
soldiers had died at the French island Mauritius {
in the space of two months.
The following words are taken verbatim from Sir Eyreq
Coote's Journal, and are the description which hel
read, to the Select Committee, of the famous bft-|
tie of Plafley: *'
"OUR arm, bad now arrived at Plafley Grove. It
"the morning the Nabob's arm, appeared at the distance of
five miles, marching round us towards the right, with an
immerse train of artillery; the cannon being mounted ox 1
bundles of bamboos tied together, and each piece drawn by
twenty o r thirty fairs of oxen, while the troops, elephant, b
and camels, richly eloathed, cabled and caparisoned, fp«
feared through the train; so that the fight, to an undifi
corning mind, really seemed formidable; at the fame time
every circumstance, to a judicious understanding, proved
them weakness.
" At fix in the morning the cannonading began on bo b
Jides. Our arm, was then ordered into a line of battle
before the grove. We remained in that position motionless
and exposed to the enemy's fire till eleven, when having
lqft a few men, Colonel Clive retired to Plenty House, a^._
ordered the troops to follow under cover of the wood. In
the middle of this confufion and uncertainty, the Colonel
called a council of war; but, when the Offices arrived at
the house appointed, he ^'nothing to phopofe. So w&
separated. The Colonel, being much fatigued oof id boo',-
and mind, lay down to take a little re^t. In tie merit
while feme of our cannon balls "having tied .% A.fl^,
on which Surajab Dowlab's head General Meer Mfr,; ,
rode, this Gentleman was killed b, the fall of the animA ;.
and we having likew'fe killed and wounded many ^f ft
oxen which drew the artillery; the rest -were thereby im
peded; so that the enemy's army, from both accidents, were
thrown into the greatest confafion.
" From thence the, began to retreat, which was fill
more difficult from the death of the said oxen, and the un
wield, carriages, or rather contrivances, on which the
cannon were placed.
" In the mean while it was observed that some troops
who had occupied a rising ground in the front wire re
treating, and that a few French Europeans, who had takers
possession of a tank, were likewfe going off. Major Kil
patrick, b, the advice of Capt. Grant, immediately ordered
a bod, of men to march and seize upon those poss, and sent
Mr. Marriot to awake Colonel Clive, who infant 1 , re
turned to the field, and sent fame sharp messages to Major
Kilpatrick for offering to aft when he was alleep, without
I his orders. At the fame time perceiving the Jituation of
I the enemy, the Colonel, with the greatest coolness, intre
pidity, "and resolution, ordered Captain Coote immediate!,
to march into the enemy's entrenchments, which he entered
without much opposition.
" The rout in the Nabob's arm, was now become ge
;neral, excepting a large bod, of horse, which were coming
:feemingl, to surround us, in a regular formidable manner,
I The artillery were turned against them, which difberfed
feme and flopped the rest. But after several signals and
mtfages, foe, proved to be Meer Jaffer, who wasin faft
coming to pin us.
In this memorable Battle we had the misfortune to loft
three Europeans, and twenty-fix Sepoys killed, and five
Europeans and forty Sepoys wounded.
" Besides Oxen and Elephants the enemy must have loft
above two hundred Souls."
Jul, 15. By a letter from a gentleman at Scar
borough, we are informed that plenty abounds
all around that part, and that the greatest pro
fped of a plentiful harvest appears that he has feta
there for twenty years past.
A few days since, four transport ships arrived at
Woolwich, with the third battalion of the Royal
Regiment of Artillery on board; and on monday
they disembarked at Woolwich. This battalion is
as fine a body of men as any in his Majesty's ser
vice ; they have been eight years at Gibraltar and
Minorca.
An officer of the marine at Paris, who has been
three times to Greenland, has delivered to the
principal miniver of the Navy his reasons, flip
ported by the opinions of several mariners that
use Davis's Straits, for an open and short passage
into the South seas, from the head of Baffin's
bay; but they are not permitted to be published.
Jul, 16. In William the Third's time all Eu
rops was in arms with refpedtto the partition of
theSpanifh Monarchy, and England in particular
thought that war, for preventing the Spanish do
minions from falling to the House of Bourbon, a
very wife one; the event however happened
which our forefathers dreaded so much, and yet
it was attended with no bad effects to us ; for the
ties of blood very seldom influence the politicks
of nations ; and there is no likelihood of one
great kingdom's becoming a province, and by that
means increasing the weight of any particular So
vereign in the scale of Europe.
The foregoing paragraph will serve to ftieW
what little reason we have to dread the division of
Poland amongst the northern Potentates of Eu
rope ; some one of these Potentate's will proba
bly be our ally, and make the division at most
a neutral circurnftance ; whereas the Polish Diet
under a Princes of their own (if their internal ih
ftra&ions permitted) might join their forces a-