The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-03-02 00:00:00, page 3

By BLAIR & WALLACE,
SIX Puncheont high proof Jamaica Spirits
4 Hogfhea cls old Sherry Wine
2 Pipes Madeira Wine of the firft quality
I Pipa Port ditto
I Case ditto British bottled
2 Hngfheads Ship Bread
Mufeovado and clayed Sugar in barrels
Philadelphia Flour in ditto
A few Cases excellent wired Porter
Mustard in ilb. and Jlb. bottles
A L S O,
A Quantity of Military Shoes, and
Superfine blue broad Cloth.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On THURSDAY next, the 7th instant,
WILL BE SOLD,
By JOHN MORRIS,
A few Hogsheads Mufeovado Sugar
1 6 Hogsheads Jamaica Spirits
A Tent and Marquee compleat, and a Camp Table
A parcel of Slops' Mop , Brooms and Brushes
10 Barrels Beef and Pork
100 ElriUlndia Walking Canes, &c. Ac.
At TIV EL V E o'clock, on Greenwood's Wharf,
A few Hogsheads bed Jamaica Mufeovado Sugar
50 Barrels Superfine Flour
At ONE o'Clock, at the Exchange,
A likely young Fellow a good Saddier, and
A flout Field Slave.
On Tuesday next, at ONE o'Clock, in the Exchange,
%— ^"" The ScHooNER
ANNA-MARIA,
N °™ ! a Y in p at Greewood's Wharf, a cofapleat PhiL
delphia built vessel, on the Virginia contirudlion, fails
uncommonly fail, is new, and well found in materials.
Inventory to be seen on board, and at No, 43, on the Bay.
Cbsrleflown, March 6tb, 1782. JOHN MORRIS.
To be Sold at Publick Audion,,
No. 3, Broad-street, as formerly,
By S. WATSON & Co.
On THURSDAY the 7th'inftant,
At TEN o'Clock,•
SIX Puncheons Jamaica Spirits
6 ditto St. Kitt's
4 Calks I.oaf Sugar
4 Ditto Mufeovado/
4 Pipes genuine Port Wine
4 Calks ditto in Bottles ~
12 Hampers double Gloucester Cheese
22 Firkins Rose Butter
10 Cases heft Hollandfe Gin
12 Barrels Philadelphia Flour
6 Boxes, Soap
2 Boxes Green Tea
I A Quantity of Military Shirts, Stockings, Shoes,
Cloathing, Bedding, &c. &c.
HOUSHOLD FURNITURE,
Coefifting of a Variety of different Articles.
At Private Sale,
A HOUSE and LOT in Union-street, in a good situation for trade.
NE C:T- to L e paid ar dedverv.
Tu & TrNTTTTo'N,
KT ° n TUESDAY next the 12th inst.
Before the Exchange.
, At T WEL EEo'Clock,
"° remar kable faft-failing Philadelphia built
^Brigantine M A R Y,
Now lying at Greenwood's wharf, burthen about 130 tons, mount
ing 10 carriage guns, a new vessel, compleatJy found in every refpeft
h ca ^ u ' ate d for a Privateer or Letter of Marque. Inventory
t? be seen by applying to CURR E & NORRIS.
For LIVERPOOL,
(To fail with the firft fleet)
The Brigantine
FREDERICK & HENRY,
Allan Penny, Mader;
A flout vessel, mounts fix carriage guns. Fer freight or pafTage
apply to the master on board at Evcleigh's wharf or to
CURRIE & NORRIS,
_ No. 1, Bay
Cbarlefown, March 6th, 1782.
I POUND, last Thursday evening, in King-street, a HAT
supposed to belong to an officer. The owner may have it b v
replying to %hn Cunningham, No. 202, in said street. *b.
BE SO I,D, ~
A YOUNG MULATTO MAN, who is a good waiting
man, can take care of horses, and beat the drum very
wed ; also to be hired by the month, a Negro Shoemaker.
Enquire at No. 85, in Broad-street. *».
rpHE sloop Hope, - Newbold Mast% from Bermuda,
1 with a clearance for this port, was about 18 days since
taken by the Rebel privateer brig Chace, Cornelius Thomson
Commander, and carried into Georgetown. The Captain of
the privateer was there informed, that the sloop being destined
to an American port, of which fufficient proofs would be addu
ced before the Court of Admiralty in Maffachufets-Bay, and
was obliged to relinquish his prize. Mr. William Doughty and
Mr. John Bryan, formerly of this town, were passengers on
board the Hope.
On the 23d of last month the schooner Good-Intent, which
failed from this port the day before, cleared out for Bermuda,
with a valuable cargo, shipped by William Kerfhaw and Wil
liam Riddel, went over Georgetown bar, and came to anchor
two miles within it. The privateer above-mentioned, then
lying two miles higher, immediately went down, and made
prize of her. Riddel, being on board the schooner, remon
strated against this procedure, faying the goods on board were
for the American army, and that if he was allowed to go to
Georgetown he would soon return, with such documents as
would convince Capt. Thomson of the truth of his assertion.
His request being granted, he returned, in company with seve
ral Rebel officers, and brought a letter from Colonel Peter
Horry, positively asserting the goods were for the American
forces. Thomson however, irritated at the disappointment be
had so recently met with refolding the sloop, paid no regard
either to the letter, or the affections of Riddel, but flood to
fca with his prize, which he directed to proceed for Salem.
On the 25th, the Good-Intent was taken by his Majesty's
sloops the Duc de Chartres and Ostrich ; on the day following
the Chace was taken by the Duc de Chartres, and both have
since arrived here.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
To-Morrow, THURSDAY, March 7 tb,
At TENo'Clock nt No. 40, Bay,
WILL BE SOLD,
CHARLESTOWN, March 6.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
House of Lords, November 27.
AS soon as his Majedy had retired from the House, their Lord
fliips had unrobed, and the Ladies were retired, the following
Lords took the oaths-; Earl of Rochford, Earl of Cork, I;ord Beau
cleric, Lord Chedworth, Bishop of Ely, Bishop of WorcefLr, Bishop
of Litchfield and Coventry. His Majelly' Speech was then read by
the Lord Chancellor, and afterward- by the Clerk, after which
Lord Southampton, in a short speech, lamented the lofi we had so
recently sustained in the capture of Lord Cornwallis and his army,
and complimented that noble and gallant Commander in terms of
warm panegyrick, as well for hi general bravery, spirit, and good
conduct, as for his having surrendered on capitulation, in a moment
of great exigency, and thereby prevented his army from becoming
a facrifice to the sword, which must have been the inevitable cenfe
quence of his handing out longer against a force every way so much
his superior in point of numbers and advantage, as to situation, artil
lery, &c. After descanting for some ihort time oh this melancholy
circumstance, he took occasion to observe, that it ought not to make
too deep an impression on the minds of sheir Lordihips, because that
their example would naturally be looked up to by the rest of the
kingdom, and the moment of calamity and the pressure of misfortune
was by no means the moment for a great people to give way to despon
dency. His Lordfllip then called the attention of the Hoilfe to the
present profpe& of our affairs in India, and argued that if our arms
uad been leis fuccelsful in America than the juttice of our cause was
entitled to, it was fume confutation to find that the case was different
in another quarter of the globe. His Lordship furiimed up his speech
by earncflly exhorting the House to recoiled! that the eyes of all the
. world were turned upon their Lordihips, and that it depended on the
proceedings of that day to shew mankind in general that the people
of England would hot timely Submit to the difmembdrment of their
empire, but like their Prince possessing true magnanimity of mind,
derived frefh ardour from affli&ion, and that increase of danger and
difficulty only added to the energy of their exertions. His Lordship
concluded with moving an humble Address to his Majesty's Speech,
which he read to the House.
Lord Walfn^bam, in a vety elegant speech, Seconded the,motion,
and added freffi arguments to prove the impolicy of felinquifhing the
purluit of the American war. He stated the fatal consequences that
would unavoidably follow such a measure, exclusive of the extreme im
prudence of adopting it, in a moment when we had sustained so great
a calamity as the lots of 6000 gallant troops and their noble Comman
der, whole zeal and activity, exemplified in a variety of drilling inihances,
made both the capture of him and bis ve/eran troops a matter of deep
regret and unfeigned sorrow. To resolve just now to abandon the
war, would not only be clearly owning to all Europe, (what he hoped
this country would never find itfclf eitherwilling or obliged tv avow)
that She was Unequal to the preservation of her dearett and most efl'en
tial rights, but be giving up our tranfatlantick market, the best of
all we had to resort to, giving up our fifheries which were not mere
ly important as an obje& of commerce, but on a variety of other
material and weighty confiderathms, and giving up to our natural
enemies a country which abounded in naval flout, of every dffcrip
tion. Having dwelt for some little time on these events, which it must
be obvious to every reflecting mind, would be the refute of our relin
qiufiing the purluit of the war, his Lordship warmly pressed the
House to shew itfelf unanimous in their refolutibns to assist his Ma
jelly, and further as far as their Lordihips could, the Royal determi
nation to pursue the war with unabated vigour and renewed exertion.
His Lordship, before he fat down, took a view of the alarming
state in which our territorial acquisitions in the Eaft-fndies were but
last year, and contraded it with the more pleasing accounts that had
lately arrived. He shewed, that by the strange negledl of the per
sons in power in India, Hyder Ally had been fuffcred to march his
army to the gates of Conjeveram, but that such had been the exer
tions of Sir Eyre Coote, that he had been obliged to retreat and
abandon his conquests with as much precipitation as he had advanced.
His Lordship spoke also of the flourifhing state of the province of
Bengal, and added some frefh arguments on the necessity of continu
ing the war with animation and energy,and concluded, with declaring
the Address, as moved by the noble Lord, had his hearty alfent.
The Lord Chancellor read the address; after which the
Earl of Shelburne rose, and said he was not furprized at what he
had just heard fram the two noble Lords who had just spoken, nor
at the language they had that day likened to from the throne. He
cou;d eafiiy account for a prince pofiefled of a valorous and generous
mind, gathering frmnefs from misfortune, and a&ing with dignity
and determination in the moment of calamity. As little was he sur
prised that Ministers should take advantage of the noble sentiments
of their Monarch, and fabricate such a speech as should best flatter
his personal feelings; but it was to be remembered that those Minis
ters had never governed long for the people's advantage in any coun
try, who had not fortitude to resist the mere impulse of their master's
sentiments, when the real state of the empire called for an undisgui
sed representation of its condition. He then went into an examina
tion of the speech: it was unaccountable to him how the situation of
our affairs in India got into it: he would take upon him to assert that
government were in poffeflion of no autheritick information on the
fubje&, and that they were not able to produce any account that
could warrant that House in supposing, that our affairs in that quar
ter were in a condition to be boafled of. Granting the fact to be
true, that Hyder Ally had been repulsed, and that our arms under
Sir Eyre Coote had been crowned with conqueft;—What did this
amount to? He could fay from authority, that the damages commit
ted in the Carnatick by Hyder and his cavalry, could not be repaired
again in the course of many years. Bengal had been spoken of as a
mine of resources there was not a drilling in the Bengal trea
sury. Ihe territorial revenues of the East, for want of proper ma
nagement, instead of proving a mine of resource, would prove a hea
vy burthen to this country; the expences of that government and of
the forces there, being sustained at an immense loss to Great-Britain.
He then turned to America. Thirteen years ago, when he had the
honour to be in office, it was proposed to fend two regiments to Gen.
Gage*; his opinion was to fend them, but if occasion did not render
them absolutely necessary, the General was to fend them back. His
colleagues were of opinion, th>y should remain there at all events;
he was overpowered, and they went. At that time he predicted the
fatal events that have since ensued. His Lordfltip then went into a
recapitulation of the war in America, from the affair of Lexington
in T 775 down to the recent disaster of Lord Cornwallis, and imputed
the whole to a want of fyftetn, of combination, and of intelligence,
which chara&erifed the war throughout. This country from a state
of brilliant Superiority, from a pinnacle of the higher national glory,
was tumbling into dull. Awed by her enemies abroad, and torn by
dissensions at home. Our fleet, formerly the pride of Britain, and
the terror of the universe, was now meanly obliged to skulk from
the naval force of France. Our expeditions were all ill planned, and
werfe executed; the enemy knew their destination before they left
port, and, in consequence the intended effeeft was always fruftfated.
Whenever we heard that the French were gone with a great force on
any expedition, we followed them with a final! one, and Scarcely ever
arrived till the business they went upon was executed. This was the
case in the Chefapeak. Not that the Chefapeak was merely where
Lord Cornwallis had been captur ed. If the war was continued with
the fame want of system, it would be Chefapeak every where. We
should have a Chefapeak at Jamaica, a Chefapeak at Barbados, a
Chefapeak at all our Wcft-India Islands, a Chefapeak at Minorca, a
Chefapeak at Plymouth, a Chefapeak at Portsmouth, and he should
not wonder to find a Chefapeak in the river Thames, The Admi
ralty was not to blame; it was impossible to provide for all the vari
ous Services; if convoys to every quarter were granted, we could
not at the fame time have every where numerous Squadrons. He
then adverted to the Dutch war, which he called a war of phrenzy, of
perfidy, and breach of faith. For his part, if he had ever determined
on being a rogue, be would, at leaf bavefawn bimfelf an able rogue,
and have done some deed great enough to bear out his perfidy. Wfen,
therefore, Ministers broke with the Dutch, he supposed that Ceylon
or some other of their spice islands would have been the obje&; but
when he found it was St. Ehftatius, he was not more aftoniflied at
the perfidy of Ministers, than at their want of discernment. Wbe
that matter was debated last year, he had said, the capture of St.
* 'Eben Connuauder in Chief in America,
Euftathts would prove the worn job of the whole war. Hh predict
ton h ^bernfudy verified. The Tores taken at Euftatius we e fold
and shipped in neutral vcffcls, and by that means went to the very
market for which they were originally designed—America. He
Solemnly believed that the capture of Lord Cornwallis was owing to
the capture of Si. F.uftatius. The speech anu address talked of fro
feepting the war, —how was it to be done? where were men . nd
money to be had? in the country he knew that a tingle recruit for
the olu regiments, war Scarcely to be had on any terms. Our navy
could not answer all the distant Services of so extensive a war; at the
coijdufion of fail war it had been Suffered to rot and moulder away
while France and Spain had be recruiting their navies during the
whole peace. With regard to money, the last 12 millions cost
the war had already added 80 mil ions to the national debt, and be
fore the conclusion of next campaign, it would be one hundred- and
all without the rrofpe& of peaces. With regard to lilies where
.were we to look for them? This brought his Lordship to speak of a
g<<at monarch, who he said, regarded the present war as mad and
uefperAc; and to an culogium on rhe Ring of Brutha. Before, there
fore, thcj\ Lordfllips pledged themselves to profecate the war lie
expected Ministers would declare that they had refolded on an'tn tire
change of system; and that the war was to be concu&ed on a play;
that had Something more of wifdorn, combination; and khowletigh
for its balls, than any thing that had hitherto appeared in their con
dud. The question of continuing the American' war fas a most
weighty one, which ought by no means to be haitriy decided tnon~
therefore to give due time for confidcring it with proper attention
lie had drawn up a motion which he would read. He propefid to
leave out all the address after the Second paragraph, and to infeft
“ And me will, wiiboA delay, apply ourfelvee with united hearts to pro
" pfe and dig // such counfls to be laid at bis royal fat, as may ercAb the
" efforts, point the asms, and command the corftnce of all bis fdfe&L'
He said he had drawn up his mbticti in the tneft moderate terms in
the hope it might meet with their Lordihips uh; nimbus concurrence-
He apologized to the Lords in opposition for offering so cold and
temperate an amendment; he had not the Last intention to compli
ment Ministers or their measures; and if any orre Lord would move 1
motion, reprobating the condu& of administration in the strongest
manner, he would give it his hearty Support. He quoted the laying
of Lord Chatham in that House some yeais bad:,.“ that though' he
wowd not take upon him to declare, that if the system then adopted
was persevered in, his Majesty would lose his croWgQfte would fay,
it would precipitate his affairs into such a state of ruin, diftra&ioa
and calamity, that his crowh Would Scarcely be worth the wearing."
This Situation was npw approaching with rapid Strides. His Lord-
Ship concluded with moving his ahiendmenl.
The Earl of Denbigh said, on a question of so much importance in
the present critical juncture he could nbt give a silent vote. The
noble Earl, who moved tne amendment; (Shelburne) had censured
tfe capture of St. Euftatius, and called it an instance of perfidy ; fc'r
hfe part, he saw the matter iri a very different light; the war with
Holland was a necessary one; and so far from being taken by fur
prize, the Dutch knew that war with England must ensue, if the,
did not comply with her just and fair requisitions. As to taking the
island before the declaration, and by furprize, as the noble Earl term
ed, it, that war not the case, but if it had, where would have been the
criminality of the measure? He was bld Enough to remember, that
at the beginning of last war, previous to any declaration, we Seized
tl.c Frencn merchantmen, and it was then talked of as a most lau
dable measure, though we only got 'a little salt fifh and a few of the
French fcamen, whereas the capture of St. Euftatius, was worth at;
least a million and a half to Great Britain. The Ministry had been
abused for the disaster that had happened to Lotd Cornwallis; when
they were not to blame iri the least. It was the executive, and not the
miniJierial branch of Government, to whom alone any censure was imputable.
The executive branch, be repeated bis words, and be would tell their Lord*
Jb'ps why be rjled the blame there. Information was sent to the comman
der in chief of the army, and the commander in chief of the navy at New-
York, of the intended expedition of the French in the Chefapeak,fo long ago ar
May last; it was repeated again in June and in July, and be believed frejb
information of it abas sent so late as August last, and nothing was done ire
consequence to avert the evil that was impending. That gallant Admiral
now at home, and who had performed more actual Service than an,
other sea officer this war, had sent word of the intended expedition
fr< m the Weft-Indies to New-York. And when he came away he
ordered Sir Samuel Hood to proceed with his fleet to the mouth of
the Chefapeak, and wait there till Admiral Graves joined him, in
order to prevent the French fleet from entering the Chefapeak, arid
effecting their design. Sir Samnel Flood arrived at the mouth of the
Chefepeak, with bis fquadrbn, and difpatebed a frigate to let Admiral
Graves know be waited fbr him; be continued there nine days, but was not
joined; when tired with waiting be looked into the Chefapeak and into the
Delaware, but saw neither friend nor foe; be then failed to New-York.
His Lordship said further, that Admiral Graves did nqfetake all our
ships with him when he engaged Mons. de Graffe. He added, that
by mentioning these particulars he meant to impute blame tQ,&
As Soon as the fiord Chancellor read it, the
Dale of Richmond Said, that though he had often declared, that lie
would not enter that House until the present ministerial system was
changed, yet he had as frequently varied from his refolutibn on re
flecting, that it was Still his duty to endeavour tpifefeue his unfor
tunate country from deftrudlion. That thought acceded generally
to the arguments so ably stated by the last noble Speaker, he could
not assent to the Second paragraph of the address, as it declared, “ the
" House saw with equal concern and indignation the war prolonged'
" by that restless ambition which firft excited his Majesty's enemies
“ to commence it." He believed the King's Millifters, and not the
restless ambitich of his enemies, were the cable both of the War, and
of all the calamities which had so rapidly followed. His grace then
talked of that abominable title, A King's friend; asserted that Scarce
ly a Seventh part of the people were represented; that the kingdom
was governed by clerks; and that imeng .Ministry, all was diSunion,
weakness and corruption. The interior cabinet had been the raid
of the country. The late Earl of Chatham had owned in that House,
" that he had been duped and deceived, and that be bad not been ten days in
" the cabinet before be felt tie ground rotten under his feet." He was
for a defensive war, be meant a marine war, and for diminishing
the army. Ireland might be fufficient guarded by the volunteers;
and this country by the militia, if properly regulated. He was for
withdrawing the troops from America, and Strongly garrisoning our
Weft-lndia Islands. By the vi&oty-of the French and Colonists over
Earl Cornwallis, we had loft 1800 feame.n; and of cur army few re
mained except upbn paper. If the Americans were left to theinfelves,
they would probably seek obr protection against the oppressions of
their insidious allies the French. As to our fortifications at home
large Sums had been ridiculously wafted on new works, those on Do
ver Hills and Chatham lines were a disgrace to all kinds of fortifica
tion, and even a butt of ridicule for the boys at Woolwich. The pa
rapet- were only foe# feet thick, yet every perfori in the firft rudi
ments of fortification must know, they ought to be eighteen, in order
to be cannon proof. Stich paper works would crumble to pieces on
the firft cannonade; His gface declared, that if his motion* should
prove unfuccefsful, he would not trouble the House with the farce of
debate during the remainder of the session; and concluded with mov
ing; '' that the second paragraph of the address be omitted, and that the
'' amendment of the Earl of Shelburne do sand in the place of it."
Earl of Wefnorland spoke in favour of the adarefs. He instanced
the Romans as an example for us to follow; they after much greater
calamities than, the loss of 6000 med, Augmented their exertions in
proportion to their losses, they never sued for peace after a defeat.
He mentioned their losing three armies in one war; and when Pyrrhus
offered peace after having defeated them, their answer was, give us
bach oar victory and we will treat Jor peace. The late disaster should
operate as a Spur to bur vigour arid bur efforts; fmce iri the field only
could it be repaired.
The Dube of Dorfet Strongly contended for the vigorous profecutien
of the war; it wa6 an a& of absolute neceflity; future triumphs alone
could lead us to an honourable and lasting peace.
The Marquis of Rockingham said the speech from the throne men
tioned the " deluded Subjects in America," but it was the king who
was deluded, who had a bandage over his eyes, his ministers never
telling him the truth. Ihe rest of his speech, was on the unnatural
American war; King's friends, the impotence, the obstinacy, the
blunders, and the corruption of the present ministers. It was a mere
eche of Lord Shelburne's and the Duke of Richmond's.