The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-06-26 00:00:00, page 3

THIS day arrived here two vessels from New-Providence,
with flags of truce; one after a passage of nine, and the
other of seven days.
Accounts are brought by these vessels, that of the Spanish
force, consisting of about three hundred men, which was left
for, the defence of that island, nearly one-third have died of
an infectious fever, which the inhabitants conceive to be of
the kind well known here and in the Weft-Tndies by the
name of the iv7/o<w fever. Advices were also received at New-
Providence of a similar mortality among the French and Spa
nifb troops at Cape Francois, who were likewise said to fuffer
much from a scarcity of provisions. _
A correspondent withes we had inserted in our last, the
subsequent parts of the paragraph from the Parker's Ferry
Gazette, of which we gave an extract, mentioning the sub
mission of our friends on Little Peedee to the enemy ; because
he is of opinion it might have been of some use in determining
whether the King had any friends in this province, which
seems at prefect to be a question among the curious in England.
The Editor of that paper, after much gross and clumsy
abuse, mentions again the Loyalists on Little Peedee, and
adds, that immediately after their fabmiffion, numbers also from
Lynch's Creek avd Chera^s came in and Surrendered tbemfebves,
and implored a reconciliation curb their injured country. Tie ob
serves, that by the prudence and spirited conduct of General Marion,
tranquillity is again pefored to all our northern parts, and <we do
Trot doubt this quill , rove a prelude to the some definable confe
rences throughout tfce whole State, Headds, a happy coalition
of men. of honour, prudence and property will foo, ferret the
NOW PITIFUL thin faster, dremains offramp-Skulking villains,
and make vs'once more a happy 4^7 united people. And
thus even the Editor of the Parker's Ferry- Gazette is obliged
to confefs, that there are dill men of honour, prudence and
property in this country remaining firm to the Royal Cause,
and whose coalition with the rebellious party, is necessary to
make the latter, even in their own opinion, a happy and
united People.
The following is a copy of the Treaty alluded to bv the
Editor of the Parker's Foy Gazette, when he speaks of the
submission which he fuppof s to have been mace by our friends
on Tittle Peedee. It may be necessary however to prem : fe,
that Major Gahey, having taken the ferife of the m : litia on the
fubjeft, they were unanimously cf opinion, that no treaty
ought to be entered into, unhf the truce was renewed ; upon
which grounds only he promised to treat.
ARTICLES of TREATY between General Marton, in behalf
of the State of South-Carolina, and Major Ganey and the
Inhabitants under his command, which were included in the
treaty made the 17th da, of Pure, 1781.
Article I. Major Ganey and the men under his command,
to lay down their arms as enemies to the State, and are not to
resume them again until ordered to do so, in support of the
interest of the United States and ofthis State in particular.
Article IT. We will deliver up all negroes, horses, cattle,
and other property that has been taken from this or any other
State.
Articled. We will demean ourselves as peaceable citizens
of this State, and submit ourselves in future to be govern
ed by its laws, in the fame manner as the rest of ffie citizens
thereof.
Article IV. We do engage to apnrehend and deliver up all
persons within our diftrifl, who shall refufe to accede to these
terms, and contamacioufly persist in rebellion against this
State.
Article V. We will deliver up as soon as possible, every
man who belongs to any regular line in the American service,
and every inhabitant of North Carolina, this, or any other
State, who have joined you fipce the 17th of June 1781, when
the former trerty was made, or oblige them to go out of the
diftrift, and whenever they return, to take and^dtliver them
"into fafe custody in any jail within the State.
Article Vs. Every man is to sign an instrument o f writing
profeffing their allegiance to the United States of America, and
the State of South Carolina in particular; and to abjure his
Britannick Majesty, his heirs, futceffors, and adherents, and
promise to oppose all the enemies of the United States, and the
State of South Carolina in particular.
Article VII. All arms, ammunition, and other warlike
stores, the property of the British, to be delivered up.
Article VIII. The above seven articles being agreed on, they
shall have a full pardon for treasons committed by them against
the State, and enjoy their property and be protested by the
laws thereof.
Article IX. Such men who do not chufe to accede to these
articles,- flhall have leave to go within the British lines, and to
march by the 25th inst. and be fafely conduced with such of
their wives and children, as may be able to travel, and carry or
felltheir property, except cattle, sheep and hogs, which they
ma^difpofc of, but not carry with them. Such women and
children Who cannot be removed, may remain until the foft
day of September next. The officers to keep their piflols and
fide arms; ail o+her arms to be disposed of, and not carried
with them. Each Field Officer and Captain to retain one
borfe not exceeding twelve in the whole, and no other person
to take with him any more horses that may be fit for dragoon
service within the British lines.
We have agreed to the beforementioned nine Articles, and
have fgned the fame at Birch's Mill, on Peedee, this
^tb Da" of June, 1782.
FRANCIS MARION, Brig. Gen. State of
South-Carolina.
MICAJAH GANEY, Major Loyalists, Peedee.
These terms were so universally disapproved of, that an of
ficer and fifteen men, having offered to proceed to Charlef
town, in compliance with the 9th Article, had their horses
and arms seized by the militia, who declared they would fuffer
110 person to go to Charleftown ; but would oblige every man
to stay and abide the issue of the contest; at the fame time
threatening to put to death those who fhquld join the enemy.
LIST of PRIZES drawn Thursday, 27th June.
Prize of 2000 Dollars— 948
Prizes of 100 Dollars— 1527 971 4869
Prizes of 50 Dollars— 1723 1680 2871 5324 2,31
719
Prizes of 20 Dollars—s 434 5075 4558 3133 1156
894 701 1766
Prizes of 10 Dollars.
3353 3477 3241 39 6 5 1676 637 2594 286 3419
5802 673 534 416 5150 3787 1573 5938 566
5177 112 1634 3404 1322 3940 5740 1276 5960
2540 3016 1976 1411 2962 1647 514 2134 893
182 2595 1084 3974 3497 2721 85 3131 3811
4474 4445 4^B 1487 52° 1875 4$ 4706 2108
5399 5726 2473 4112 2577 5748 2869 4457 5258
^750 5474 1681 3556 4196 2327 2859 2616 5719
3115 5696 1913 261 4647 2921 5803 266 1188
3882 2512 1902 4415 2090 4334 1658 4793 2124
3451 4122 5825 5057 4295 1243 2263 4821 5885
4062 43 2218 3598 5955 4409 545 57°3 9 28
5657 647 2814 348 2155 3604 1570 3840 3007
4076 2549 4225 4327 728 1098 206 4655, 5333
2898 5629 5964 2153 2034 1289 1124 4902 3161
40, ,660 4173 S&U 5653 2891 3274 ^3
CHARLESTOWN, June 29.
IBy the Hundred [Five Score]
Bounds Weight.
Rice -18 s. a 20s.
Philadelphia Flour -40 s.
Superfine English ditto 36.
Second quality 30s. a 32s 6d.
Ship Bread - 355.
Corn Blades - ty% .id.
Mufeovado Sufar -60 s. a 70s.
Bar Iron - -28 s.
By the Pound.
Indigo, bed purple and copper ss.
Ditto 2d - 3s. Qd. a 4s.
Ditto ordinary - 29. 6d.
Tobacco . Bd. a Is. 2d.
Deer Skins, Indian dreffed* 2s.
Ditto in the Hair i4d. a i6d.
Beaver Skins 4s. 6d. a ss.
Hams - is. 6&
Tallow - - is.
Bees Wax - is. qd.
Spermabety Candles 4s. Bd. a 53.
Chocolate 2s. 3d. a 2s. 6d.
Raisins in calks - pd.
Almonds in shell is, 6d. a n. Bd.
Hyfon Tea -16 s. a 18;
Green ditto 7s. a 7s. 6d.
Bohea ditto 33. a js. 3d.
Candles, tallow, mould x6d.
Ditto dipt, - rqd
Soap - - iid. a Is.
Coffee - - 9d.
Irish Butter Bd. ais. 2d.
Single ref. L.Sugar ißd. a i,d.
Double ditto is. lOd.
, By the Barrel.
Turpentine - 455.
Pitch - - 435. 6d.
Tar -40 s.
PUBLICKAUCTION.
On TUESDAY next the 2d of July,
At TE N Petek,
WILL BE SOLD,
By JOHN MORRI S,
The REMAINDER of
The CARGO of the Schooner Hunter,
CONSISTING OF
BOTTLED Madeira Wine, London quality,
Bottled Port ditto,
Mess Beef of the firft quality in tierces,
Coffee, Souchong Tea, Soap, Candles,
Manufactured Tobacco, Hetrihgs, &c. &t.
At O NE o'Cloch, in tbe Exchange,
I^^ The beautiful Virginia built
J&R Schooner H UNTE R,
™9 w lyi n b in Beale's dock, burthen about 83
puncheons of mm, is found in a compleat man
^W-",^ mer, her fails and other articles being mostly
hew ; file is a new vessel, built of the best materials arid ele
gantly finifhed, and is eftecmed ' as faft a sailer as any Iclfobner
in the harbour.
ALS 0.
N The SCHOONER
SALLY,
N° w l*i n g ' n Champney's dock, burthen about Too
tuns, is a well built, tight vessel, well found, and
may be sent to fca at a final! expence.
Inventories of both vessels to be seen at my office.
Cbarief&vun, agtb fune, 1782. JOHN MORRIS,
j 0 h N Morris,
HAS FOR SAL E,
On the lowest Terms for Cash,
T 1 ffESS Beef in tierces, barrels and halfbarrelfy
Mess Pork in barrels,
Heft English Hams;
Fine green Coffee in bags rind barrels;
Turpentine and White Soap,,
Pott and Sherry Wine in pipes, of quality equal
to any;
Mufeovado Sugar in hogsheads and barrels,
Orange Juice and Coriiac Brandy in calks.
Cbartefoiln,. June 2 )tb, 1782.
(BY PERMISSION.)
TO BE SOLEE
A final! LOT of LAND,
Belonging to the fubferiber, in Friend-street, containing 56
feet in front, and 72 feet 3 inches in depth.
fuhe^th, 1782. x % THOMAS HUTCHINSON.
A WHALE BOAT
WAS stolen from Greenwood's wharf last Sunday flight,
and was seen adrift early on Monday morning, off Gadsden's
wharf; she has a square stern, and some of the boards broke about
her stern sheets, only two thofts in her at the time she was taken
away, and was very much in want of paint, being much bleached by
lying in the fun for a confidcrable time. Whoever has picked up the
said boat are requeued to give information to the Drinkers of this
paper so that the owner may get her again, and they mail have TWO
GUINEAS reward.|
Cbarlf^u, func ^fh 1,8%
PRIZES drawn on Friday, ®b June,
being the last Da, of Drawing.
Prizes of 50 Dollars—3llo 3074 5918
Prizes of 20 Dollars— 257 4674 693 2920 1460 2789
Prizes of 10 Dollars.
5190 4978 2271 4358.3191 3672 953' 2470 516
1186 367 2275 4583 1259 3-43 120 1057. 732
4403 2022 4602 5894 986 3708 4077 1157 7ti
37 2 5 495 663 1664 5506 1629 3923 230 1697
4278 2349 2035 3963 1628 583 1970 1425 4299
3171 4873 4909 877 1613 1261 3056 1127 2235
4667 2737 5473 5238 82 4023 5268 233 in 6
3459 3338 4447 1715 1515 5325 1029 771 4863
3^99 5304 3153 4879 2157 4206 4276 Tois 4847
789 2622 94 773 45 0 2ißr 743 4412 1503
4803 1345 4977 235 3089 3801 3573 1372 .5076
3766 32,53 977 117$ 229 2'21 4x69 4402 5379
4204 4816 8,2 5784 1110 3155 2605 3100 2x48
1401 1044 564; '1435 5871 5762 4710 11^7 1000
1043 626 5453 616 4101 2068 3434 583^ 4427
1588 2563 2079 478 4203 3205 1771 .-
1507 a blank, but as the last drawn Ticket entitled to 200 Dollars;
An autbentick Numerical Lift, of th, fortunate numbers in
this Lottery, is prepay ing io be published id afew days.
Charlestown Price-Current.
I Cargo Beef - gcs.
Mels Beef - 1003.
Cargo Pork - lios.
M-f's Pork -120 s.
By the Bushel.
Indian Corn - Bs.„
Turk's Bland Salt - 2s.
By the Foot.
Jamaica Mahogany - Is.
By the 100 Feet.
Inch Boards -21 s. 9d.
1} ditto - - - 255.
1^ ditto - 275. 6d,
2 Inches - 30s.'
, Featheredge ditto -20 s.
Scantling, 4by4,to 6by 6 255.
rfittmS by 8, to Bby 10 30s.
Ranging Timber 10 by 10?
to i 2 by l2) '° S °
By the Cord.
Oak' Wood - , 23% 4d.
Pine Wood - -14 s.
By the Pipe.
. Madeira Wine, firft 2Q a 6 01.
, quality
2d ditto .- 40L a 451.
Port ditto 451.
Lilbon ditto - 371. 2 40!.
By the Gallon.
I Ruth, Jamaica - - Bs.
Ditto W. India 6s. 6d. a 7s.
Geneva, Holland - 7s.
Brandy, French - qs. qd.
Molaffcs - 4$ . a 4s. 6d.
By the Hogshead.
London Porter - None
, By the Dozen.
London Porter - 235. qd.
: Literary article.
EXTRACT from a PAMPHLET lately published in Eng
land, intitled, 66 The Interest of Great-Britain, with
regard to her American Colonics, conlidered." By James
Andlrson, M. A. &c. Chap. iv.
0) the Population aud Trade, of the American Colonies, and their Eff Its
up-in the Commerce, Population, and Manufaaurrs of Great-Britam.
TRADE, it is well known, is not always or rice fliriiy beneficial
to the state, h>w<ver much it may be advantageous to indivi
duals. It is that commerce only wlrch tends to excite the induftr,
of the pe pie, and promote the manuia&ures of the country, that is
be; efical to the Bate. The commerce of Spain to her colonics, which
is chiefly faspotted by the manufactures of other nations, is of very
little beoefi to herfelf. The commerce, however, that is carr ed on
between Britain and her „mer cat colonies, as it cotififts chiefly of
her owi manufactures, it Teems, at firlt view, mutt prove to her high
ly beneficial : but in regard to trade, appearances are often d.c tfm ;
and it is proper, that we proceed in the present invest gating Wick
great circuitfpeftion. To affitt us in forming; an impartial judgement:
oh this occ.fi >n, 1 shall put an imaginary case, which wdl perhaps
enable us to fee it more clearly than if we were to rely on real farts,
as these caurict at all times be viewed without prejudice, and are
iifua'ly in matters of this kind carefully concealed, or artfully dif
gulfed. " 1,
We ffiall suppose that there existed a fm all nation, Separated from
all others by impregnable , barriers, and altogether independent a
matters of government les number of people let us call ten thou
sand. Let its foreign exports, c nEriing entirely of its ewn podufts
and manufactures, be supposed to amount at ah.average to the vdlue
of five thousand pounds a year. In this case, according to the Com
mon use of words, the trade of the nation would be said to be fiy@
th>ufand pounds per annum.
In thef circumriances we shall suppose that by fomelucky accident
this people difeovered another country, at a couliuerable distance
from them, more extensive, mire fertile than their own, and totally
unoccupied. Of this they took pofleflion, and sent , out of their own
inhabitants to the number of one thousand to occupy it, which num
ber, on account of favourable circumstances, we (bail suppose increa^
fed ip time to two rhnufand. Th fe col >nifts, we (hi fuppjfe, trad
ed with the parent Rate, and confurried of her manufa&ur s annually
to the valtie of two thousand. pounds. In this case, furpotingiher
commerce with other Races has riot declined, it appears that the co#
lonies have increased the trade of the mother Rate co two- fifths mo e
than its original value; Does it from hence follow that the parent
Rate really manufartures goods to a greater value than f rmeily, or •
car ies on a more extensive trade?—By no means Her manafartur.s
dnd trade thrift both have necUlarily decii e I in confaquince of this
arrangement, as w.ll appear from the following corifi uerat.oos.
The irhab tants of the original c unify, we arc to fuppofre, were
fed by the p oduce of their own country, adppatbed with its ma
nufadures Each individual therefore became a cultomcr to the na
tion for all he coißdmed of its produce aim inanufakW cs. Hence,
b sere we can draw any co. club m, w% must take into the account
its internal; as well as its cxterril tiaffick. Taylors, ffioc-maker,,
cl thiers, dyers, and all others, muR be red by the farmer; and he
in his turn must pay for eve v thing he purchaies from any of them.
The farther at home who buys a yard ot croth for hs own use, cite
courages the cloth ininufaa^re as much as the Emperor oi Ch/nz
would do, if he bought cioto t? the fame value; and the taylor who
buys of the produce of the fields for his oan luftenance, encourages
agriculture as much as the Grand Signior woud do, fhoqld he hav^
occali mto traniport the like quantity to Corißantinople. Totha
manufacturer and firmer, it is not a matter of any moment who t $
that confutes the produce of their labour, but wha is its amount ?
The hom m rket, therefore is of equal importance,' in p:opo,tida
to its amount, as that'whrch arises from a foreign d^martl although
from obvious causes, i. does hot fUrmlh equal employment to the
merchant, nor makes filch a dißingu Ibm fi^e art e cuttom-houfe.
When We attemptt> compute theamounc of the n errialcmmercq
of a country, the eaficß way is, to eßimate the whole value of all th@
art cles confirmed or ui.d by o e person, at an average, iu a year.
This will be very different in differentcircumfla Qs, Acc -dify%
we find that authors have varied widely from each th r in'their com
putations of this article. The lowtß eltiniaie I have seen ates the
annual ex,e ce of one person at seven pounds, and 0 e higneft ([
think) at twenty. Without entering into a r^ry 11 cc invcßigarioi £
this matter', it is probable we shall not go beyond the truth, if we
plye it at e; pounds a head.-
On that fuppontion, then, the tradeef the original country, at thb
firft mentioned period, would ftatid thu<:'l
For food, raiment, and ether necelfaries for tea choir-,
land persons at £. 10 a head - £. 100 ocoi
Value of goods export'd 5 000 ,
Total value of the products and manufactures of the
cut try at this period £ 105,006
At the second period the account would Rand thus, even on &
frippofition that its people had not increased at all.
For food, raiment, &c. fir nine thousand periods at,
home; one thousand having emigrated, at 10 1. a
head £.90,000
Value of goods exported to other countries, as befo e 5 odo
Value of goods exported co the colonies % coa
Total value of the products and manufactures at this ~
perO ' ', 97 00a.
Value at the fi ft period as above >.105 9,0
D fience in favour of the firft period 8 oco
So that the national trade mucad of being increased to the value of
two thousand pounds a year, as ^ appeared, has really decreased
eight thoufan.d pounds a year. - - ^>
It is thus that mankind are frequently imposed on by falfe appear- /.
ances in matters Rating to commerce; and it is by not duly attend
ing to all the particulars which ought to be t ken into the acCuu t,
that so ma, y pjauf ,f improvement are fou^d at left to prove hurtful
inßeau of beir g bmefic^l. , . m
From the foregoing example the reader will fee Rill greater reafora
to doubt if the American colonies have pr vel s beneficial to Great-
Britain as has been commonly imagm d. The importance ' f the
trade has usually been estimated by the value f the exports thi i& -
bile it is evident that many other particu) r? require to betaken into
the account, before we can be 14 a c maition to judge of ch;" real cf
firts/fthat trade upon the parent c. untiv..
I th uid willingly have declined proceeding farther in this inveß -
gation, had it been co fittest with the i&fk 1 have undertaken:- It
will lead me into difeuftons that Carry fomewhriofai invidi us ap*
peartree with regard to our American brethren.•,.Chisisan ungraci
ous talk : but conscious as I am that no man mcyecordially w lhesto
prt mo.c their profpetity than myfeif, wherever it doe net interfere
w th the well-being of Britain, I shall pricey.with temper and can
dour in this enquiry 1 being perfuade# that the difcuvering what is
the true iritcrett of both parties will in the end tr fir the real ice ff
of the colonies as well of Britain, however much t may tend t , thwart '
the Views of both ac prefect, n
I begin with examining what foundation there isfr an opiiyon
that has long been e.tertaified both in Britain and Amerca, relating
to the amazing increase of the people on that conineit. It has be*a
said, and it is generally believed, that mankind increase so much
falter in America by natural procreation, than in Britain, that the"
diminution of the inhabitaritsof this country bea r s no fort of propor-'
t on to their increafein the coibnies, and that by cotlcque^c the
loss we have fußai^cd by the fettling of America, is much more thaa
made Up to us by the gain we reap from the commerce of the colonies.
1 have examined this question with attention, but have not been
able to meet with any fact that tends to corroborate the opinion, uu
lels it be the single tircuffiftanee of the rapid population of fonje of
the provinces es America. But from this crcumhance alone we
well know, that he such infe-encecan be drawn. The inhabitants of
London, Liverpool, ivanchetter, and many other places in Britain
have in like manner increased in a most rapid pregreffion; but no
man, because efthis pircumftance. has ever believed that those places
are more favourable for population than others. It is on the contrary
well known, that were it not for the Continual Supplies of people they
conftantif dtaw from the country, the inhabitants of th de places
would probably dlmnrfh inßead of increasing. The fame infer cd
may be made with regard to rhe population of America, unless cthev
facts ar~ produced to prove a contrary < piu.on.
From the m ft accurate e quiry I could make, I have not met w h
a fingie circumitancc that tends to prove that the inhabitants of a
merica iricreafe by natural procreation in the fmalb ft degree" fatter
than th ydo in the com try, and difiant provinces of Brta n. To
ascertain this sass, I have enquired after parochial rg'ft rs : but th Me
of America could not be obtained. And if hey c uld, .mll
are kept with more than ordinary care, it would Mot be fate impl@&
„ to rely on them, ^