The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-04-17 00:00:00, page 1

WHEREAS repeated complaints have been made to me,
that the property of the enemy sequestered in my hands, is
clandestinely carried away, and otherwise injured, I think it incum
bent on me, in justice to the trust reposed in me, to publish an extra&
from the proclamation of the Right Honourable Earl Cornwallis, of
the 16th September, T7BO, that no person may plead ignorance in
future. And Ido hereby warn all persons, as they flrall answer for
the fame, at their peril, from injuring in any manner, the property
of the enemy in my poffefllon, either by removing negroes on board
Ships, carrying away the timber or other property, or molesting the
people employed by me And Ido require all the inhabitants who
are in arrears for house-rent or negro hire to my office, to pay the
fame up to theist instant, to Mr. James Gordon, at his office,
No. 31, Meeting-street, on or before the 16th of this month, and
his receipt shall be a fufficient difeharge. JOHN CRUDEN.
Cb.rleflowi, IC<A April, 1782.
Extraff from a Proclamation of the Right-Honourable CHRKIES
Earl Cornwallis, Lieutenant-General of His Majeft,'s forces, &c,
" And I do hereby declare, that any perlon or persons obftru&ing
or impeding the said Commiffiorer in the execution of his duty, by
concealment or removal of any property he may be authorised to
seize or otherwise, shall, on conviction, be punished as aiding and
abetting rebellion. And if any person or persons shall make difeovery
where any effects are concealed or attempted to be carried away, or
(hall give any necessary information to the said John Cruden,
Esquire, so that effects belonging to a person whose estate is ftquef
tered may be secured, the person or persons giving such information
(hall be most liberally rewarded. And all officers civil and military,
and all persons whatsoever, are ftri&ly enjoined and required to aid
and assist the said John Cruden and his deputies in the execution of the
±uft reposed in him.
The alcove was given under his LordJbifs hand and seal at
Head-Quarters, in the difiri& of Waxfoie, in the Province of
South-Carolina, the if th of September, 1780.
TtIS Honour the Commandant .having, yesterday, acquaint
ed the Board, that it was the with of the Honourable Lieute
nant-General Leslie that Lome mode might be devised to afeertain
the number of negroes in town, and their several owners particularly,
and that tickets or pafles might be granted them from some publick
office, and, from time to time, renewed, that their timbers and
owners might be constantly known : And the Commandant having
informed the Board, that a Similar arrangement bad already taken
place in the army, and would, he apprehended, be attended with
many advantages, if adopted amongst the inhabitants: The Board
were pleased to order, that ail owners of slaves in town, or their re
presentatives, do, on or before the firft day of May next, deliver in
to Col. Robert Ballingall, the Commissioner of Claims, an exaCt
lift of the number of their slaves, with their names, sex and ages: And
Col. Ballingal, who will attend at his office. No, 51, in Queen
ftreet, every day (Sundays excepted) from 9 o'clock in the fore
noon till 12 o'clock at noon, will fiirnifh them, gratis, with tickets
or passes for their slaves, which will secure them from being appre
hendeo as vagrants : And such slaves as are found in town, with
out such tickets, or proper ones from some other publick depart
ment, after the eighth day of May next, will be apprehended as
vagrants, and employed upon the publick works: And all free mu
lattocs and negroes are directed to apply to Col. Ballingall for
passes, to prevent, their being taken up as vagrant slaves. The Board
recommend to the inhabitants a ftri& observance of this regulation,
as it will tend to secure their slaves, and prevent their being clan
destinely taken away; and also to distinguish them from those of the
Rebels, which are intended to be employed in the ptiblick depart
ments, in order that those of the Loyalists in that service, whose
owners are desirous of taking them out of that employ, may be
restored to them as soon as their places can be supplied by the others;
and will, in general, promote the better government of that class of
people. By the Board,
THO. WINSTANLEY, Secretary.
HEAD-QUARTERS, C HARLESTOWN, l6th April, 1782.
ORDE R S.
CAPTAIN M'MAHON having obtained His Excellency
the Commander in Chief's permission to retire from the
post of Barrack-Master of Charleftown, Captain Baddeley,
of the Garrison Battalion, is appointed to succeed him ; Cap
tain Baddeley will therefore take upon him the charge of that
department, on the firft day of May next, to which period all
tranfadions will be closed by Capt. M'Mahon.
J. STAPLETON, A. D. A. G.
BARRACK OFFICE.
No. 95, Church-Street,
ALL persons whatever having demands against the Barrack
Department, are requeued to bring them into this office
for payment, by the firft day of May next, or as soon following
as possible, in order to enable Capt. M'Mahon to finally close
the accounts and transfer the business of that Department to
thatperiod, after which all applications are to' be made to Capt.
Eaddeley, Barrack-Master of Charleftown.
i6tb April, 1782.
Charlestown, April if, 1782.
THE Board of Police have thought proper to direct the
Commissioners of the Markets to put in force the A& entitled,
" An A& for a Fish Market ;" and for the encouragement of those
who shall exert themselves in bringing fifh to market, the following
BOUNTIES will be given :'
To the decked boat that shall bring to market the greatest quantity
of fifh in the course of one month, Jen Pounds Sterling.
To the decked boat that shall bring the second greatest quantity, a
bounty of Seven Pounds.
To the decked boat which shall bring the third greatest quantity,
a bounty of Five Pounds.
To the open boat which shall bring the greatest quantity, a bounty
of Five Pounds.
To the open boat which shall bring the second greatest quantity,
a bounty of Three Pounds.
And to the open boat which shall bring the third greatest quantity,
a bounty of Two Pounds.
The above bounties to be paid to those who may become entitled
thereto, upon their producing a certificate to the Board of Police,,
from one or more of the Commissioners of the Market, fpecifying
their having merited it.
The above bounties to commence from Monday the Bth instant.
By Order of the Board,
W. SIMPSON. Clerk.
TO BE LE T,
The HOUSE, No 44, Broad-street. ||
apply to William Greenwood, or Wilmam-Kekr-Ross.
ROYAL
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
From WEDNESDAY, April 17
Vol. IL
In C O U N C I L,
19th April, 1782.
To be Let, and may be Entered upon immediate;,,
An airy commodious HOUSE,
With convenient out-buildings. Enquire at No. 9% King-Street.
N. B. Should two families with to take it to make the rent lighter
it will not be objected to. *f.
L O S T,
ON Wednesday night last, coming from the Camp into
Town, a plain Yellow Metal Watch, the bar 1 - a little difcolour
ed, with a gold seal, fattened by a black silk ribb : the engraving
a coat of arms. Whoever, will bring it to the enters fliall have
TWO GUINEAS reward, and no questions asked.
Cbarleflotvn, I<)tb April, 1782.
For LONDON,
CT-1 The SHIP
FA M E,
William Morgan, Commander;
^+Tl*& Will fail by the loth of May, mounts TO carriage guns,
and men proportionable, and fails remarkably fall; flic may be char
tered, or will take freight. For terms apply to the Captain or John
SHEDDEN,'on board said Ship, now lying at Champneys's Wharf.
J. Shedden has for Sale, on board fad Ship,
Some choice old Barbadoee Spirits and Demarara Rum, and
a few calks of Mufrovado Sugar, for Cassi or Government Bills only.
Cberleftown. April fB//;, # 1,82.
For L 0 N 1) 0 N,
To fail in fourteen days,
^*s1 T^e " ] 'p Lord Germaine,
William Tiiobourne, Master;
^tL^+ Mountingtwenty heavy double fortified fix pounders,
and men answerable.
For freight or passage, apply to the Captain on board, or
WILLIAM SMITH, No. 33, Bay.
LICENCES for RETAILING
SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS,
To be renewed by Monday the 22d of April, at No. 10,
Tradd-ftreet. rt.
TO BE LET,
And may be entered upon the nd of May next,
The HOUSE, front and back Stores,
No. 8, in Bedon's-Alley.
For particulars, enquire of || JAMES MACKIE.
TO BE LET,
A Dining-Room and Bed-Chamber,
In an agreeable part of the town. Enquire of the Printers.
VENEREAL DISEASE.
A SURGEON, retired from the Royal Army, whose abi
lities are we]l known to many persons in Charleftown, under
takes to cure the above disease, on terms more moderate than usual,
by a method both fpecdy and effectual.
' Gentlemens Negroes afflicted with the yaws, and other ob
flinate eruptions, old inveterate ulcers, &c. their cures will be under
taken and accomplished, on the ioweft terms the times will admit of,
and their cures warranted. Honour and secrecy may be depended on.
Apply at No. 5, St. Philip's Street. N. B. Ask for the Doctor. *c.
Charter Parties, Securities, Petitions,
Memorials, &c. &c.
Done at Campbell's Notary Publick Office, No. 38^, Bay. ||
WA NTE DTO PURCHAS E,
A good CHAI.R-HORSE.
Enquire at No. 190, King-Street.
TO BE SOLD,
And delivered at a Landing two miles out of town, (very cheap)
Ten Cord of PINE-WOOD.
Enquire as above. *r.
FEW GALLERY PEWS, in St. Michael's Church
be hired, on veiy reasonable terms. Enquire of
JOHN M'CALL, jun. ) Church-
EDAVARD LEGGE, fen. , Wardens.
Cbarlfown, tyb April, 1782.
To be Let, and may be entered upon the lath May next,
npHAT pleasant, airy and well situated HOUSE, No. 103,
JL Church-street, at pfcfent occupied by Major John Morrison;
the house has had a thorough repair since the capitulation, the out
buildings arc in good order, with a large garden, and every requisite
either for a private family or a gentleman in trade. Apply to
JAMES CLITHERALL, No. 51, Tradd-ftreet.
ttarlefQ#, Qd April, 178%. 11
Wanted to Charter,
ONE or two vessels of an easy draught of water to go to
St. fohn's, Eafl-Florida, to load naval stores for London.
Apply to WILLIAM SMITH, No. 33, Bay.
FOR SALE,
Claret, Spruce, and Cyder in Hogsheads
Madeira Wine and Cyder inßottles, by
THOMAS GRANGER, No.Bl, Trade! -Street.
To be Let, and may be Entered upon the aid infant,
The HOUSE, No. 89, King-street,
With the fine large Garden adjoining. Apply to
WILLIAM SMITH, No. 33, Bay.
To be Let, and immediate possession given,
A large STORE and CELLAR,
On Greenwood's Wharf,
For particulars enquire at No. 3, St. Michael's-Alley. fl
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THE
GAZETTE.
to SATURDAY, April 20, 1782.
BY advices from Cadiz, of the sth of December, we have
the following articles of intelligence:
That 39 Spanish and 2 French ships of war were then in that
pert, ready for sea: That of these, four were destined to
convoy transports with 4000 men to the Havana, or to strength
en another expedition, which is to fail from Brest as soon as
possible, consisting of 10,000 men, and aft in concert at the
Windward Islands. This expedition will be convoyed by 19
ships, but only 9 are to go to America, the remaining fro will
return, after having escorted them as far as the Tercera islands,
in order to be ready to fail with thd convoy of the Spanish ex
pedition from Cadiz!
His Majesty's ship Hydra, which arrived on Wednesday at
Port-Royal, brings the following intelligence:
" That the Ulysses, on the 2d instant, looked into Cape Ni
chola Mole, and discovered four fail of large line of battle
ships, one carrying a white flag at the fore top-gallant mast:
head, another a white flag at the rhizcn-top-gailant-maft
head, seemingly just arrived, as they were riding at single an
chor, with their fails unhanded and mizen top-fails hoisted
a back.—Within those ships appeared a great number of others,
whichcould not be reckoned, or a fuller account taken by the
Ulysses's boat, sent in to make more minute observations, as
a schooner from along-fide the commander in chief was dis
patched in pursuit of her, which obliged the officer to bear
away, and regain his ship.
''The Ulysses having daily, for these nine days past, recon
noitred Cape Nichola, without feeing any extraordinary number
of fliips, there remains no doubt but this is a frefli arrival."
Last Sunday morning a fire broke out in a small house on the
south fide of Water-Lane, and soon communicated to the ad
joining buildings, from east to weft of the square. A ftron^
north wind prevailed, which almofl instantaneously carried the
flames to the opposite fide of the street, and with astonishing
rapidity spread through the whole square, betweeen Harbour
ftreet and Port-Royal-street, extending from Princess-street
east to the alley. A considerable number of people were soon
collected, and some exertions were made to flop its progress,
but fe very ineffcdually, that in less than an hour the large
ft ores of Mr. Ross, on the south 'fide of Port Royal -street,
were in flames ; the roofs of those and the adjoining stores had
been covered with people, well supplied with water, keeping
them wet, and extinguishing the sparks and fleaks as they
happened to fall ; but every effort was rendered fruitlefs, by
the injudiciously blowing up of a house, directly to windward
at the time it was on fire, which immediately carried the
burning roof into the air, and lodged it in innumerable pieces
upon the opposite buildings. The people were by that most;
unfortunate measure compelled, for the security of their lives,
to desert the high roofs of the front houses, and to retire to
the back buildings on the wharves. A dreadful feene was now
exhibited, the deftrudion of all the wealthy stores and wharves
appeared inevitable; for at this very critical tinie the wind
fllifting to the westward, the flames were carried from Mr#
Rofs's along to the caftward, with such incredible velocity,
that the inhabitants, who before thought themselves in fafety,
saw their stores immediately in flames, without the poffibilitf
of saving their effects. The fire soon reached the wharves,
and raged with inconceivable fury amongst piles of lumber^
pitch, tar, and other combustibles. The vessels which had
been at the wharves, afforded; a deposit for every Species of
merchandize, which was eagerly crowded on board frem the
nearest stores; but they were soon obliged to haul off, to avoid
being involved in the fame fate with the houses.
It is impossible to describe the horror which now reigned,
from the repeated explosions caused by the blowing up of im
mense piles of buildings, andthe diftrafted Situation of the in
habitants. Great were the exertions of the navy and army,
to whom the thanks o' the publicly are iuftly due but those
exertions, for a long time retarded and unaided by the magis
trates, or the influence of the people of the greatest conse
quence, almost all of whom were the immediate proprietors
of, or interested in the properties through which the fire was
raging; they, their friends and domefticks, were employing;
the very (bort time allowed them, in saving the money, books
and papers; to that cause we must impute the indefatigable
endeavours of the gentlemen of the navy and army, and the
brave men who attended them, proving so unfuccefsful. In
the Short foace of four hours, the Sire reached from Princess-
Street, to King-street, where it was happily flopped , consuming
every thing in tile square formed by King-Street, Water-
Lane and the harbour. When day came a dreadful feene
was exhibited ; upwards of 100 houses Still on fire, and in so
Short a Space as four hours, to the value of at lead fix hundred
thousand pounds destroyed of houses and effe&3.
The weft end of the town is much indebted for its fafety to
Admiral Rowley, who attended in person at the bottom of
Princefs-Strect, and by the great exertions made there, the
fire was prevented from communicating to the Sheds, and pilea
of spars and lumber on Mr. Rofs's wharf, had they cztched,
the King's ordnance stores, and all that part of the town must:
inevitably have gone.'
The fire is said to have taken its rife in the house of Maty
Weft, a free quadroon woman ; but whether it was occasioned
by her carelessness, or that of her neighbours is uncertain.
Fortunately no lives were loft, that have come to our know
ledge, excepting that of a negro child, who had been inhu
manly Shackled and chained to a post, in the house of Mary
Weft above-mentioned.
Since the above fire several others have happened, but for
tunately the fears of the inhabitants arc fe much roused, that
the earliest attention has been directed to the extinguishing of
them. That on Tuesday morning, in Duke-street, appeared
from every circumstance, to be the effe& of design ; a fire-coal
having been found on the Shingles, with many other marks of
premeditation.
Savannah, (Georgia) March 2%. Last Thursday forenoon
Capt. Brantley, with four or five of his men and some Indians,
on the Ebenezer road; fell in with about 20 of the enemy's caval
ry, whom they fired upon and immediately routed, having kil
led one dragoon, together with his horse, and wounded some
others.
Such of the inhabitants offthis province as have lately with#
drawn themselves from his Majesty's protf^ion and joinedGeM
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) February 9.
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