The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-08-11 00:00:00, page 1

Vol. I.
To be fold at Vendue, on Wednesday 2%d Augafi, 1781, at the dwel
ting-boufe of the late Mr. William Coates, deceased, at Greenwich,
in Chris Cburcb Parifo,
r rHE House and Kitchen Furniture, with the Wearing
1 . Apparel of the deceased. The property not to be altered until
the money be paid. Those that have any demands against the agate,
Ec requeued to fend them in.
JONATHAN SCOTT, Administrator.
The fubferiber hath some airy Tenements to let, very convenient
for gardens and pasturage, &c. fafe from the troubles of these times.
'do be fold at public /endue, on Wednesday the 29th Day of
Au^uf, at tbe House of tbe Subscriber, on Lady's Island,
A LL the estate of Allen M'Kee, deceased, confining of
one negro man, two wenches and two children, one liorfe,
some sheep, hogs, houfhold furniture and carpenters tools, with sun
dry other articles. The conditions will be made known on the day
of file. All persons who have any demands against said estate, are
desired to make them known ; and those who are indebted, are de
lired to make speedy payment. The sale will begin at one o'clock
in the afternoon. REBECCA M'KEE, Administratrix.
Lady's Island, July 20, 1781. *
A S there is an absolute necellity for fettling the concerns of
the estates of Theodore Gaillard, fen. and Mr. David
Gaillard, deceased, all persons to whom the said estates are in
debted, are desired to lend in Rates of their demands, properly at
tested, on or before the loth of August next ; and all those who are
indebted to the above estates, either on bond, note, or open account,
-a < those who have paid depreciated monies, are requested to fettle the
fame immediately, Lydia Gaillard, Executrix.
John Gaillard,
Elias Ball, J Executors.
The accounts to be font in to Col. BLI, King-street, No. i6s. V.
(BY PERMISSION.)
On WEDNESDAY next, August 22d,
At ELEGEN o' Clock in the Forenoon,
Will be SOLD, by Messrs. COOKE & WEBB,
Before the Exchange,
FIFTEEN Negroes, a Canoe, a Chair and Harness, &c.
the property of the estate of Mr. Lewis Ogier, deceased. All
persons indebted to the said Lewis Ogier, are requeued to make im
mediate payment, and his bond creditors to render a Rate of their
demands, to | ARCH. BROUN, Administrator.
DANIEL u'HARA,
HAS FOR SALE,
At his Store, No. 25, on the Bay, or No. 109, Broad-street,
FRESH Limes by the Barrel or Hundred ; Port Wine by
the Pipe, (Quartercalk or Dozen, warranted of the best
Quality ever imported in this Province ; Madeira Wine of the
best Quality, and excellent wired Porter by the Calk or
Dozen.±
The Barrack- Office is removed to
T) UN away on the third of this month from Charleftown,
.in 2 canoe, a FAMILY of NEGROES, confining of a man,
woman, and four children ; the man is named Bacchus, a stout,
black man, about fix feet high, pitted with the final! pox, 32 years
of age, and a cooper by trade; the wench is named Betty, of a
middle size, her age about 30, 2nd of a yellowish cast; a boy and a
girl, one of 13, the other , about 14 years of age ; alfo.a boy of 8,
@d another of 3 years old; Whoever will deliver the above ne
groes to Mrs. Holmes, at Do&or Turnbull's, No. 80, in Broad
ftreet, fnall receive FIVE GUINEAS reward for the man, and a
GUINEA for each of the others. TEN GUINEAS reward is also
offered for an information to convi&ion of any person who har
bours the above negroes. August 11, 1781. f
A Sedate, sober, industrious man (if a Dutchman the more
agreeable) to look after a farm about 12 miles from town,
on which are ten working negroes.. Any person who answers
the character required; and is capable of superintending such a
place, will have good encouragement, by applying to the
Printers hereof.
By NISBET BALFOUR, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel' of
His Majesty's 23d Regiment, and Commandant of Cbarlef
town, ^c.^c.
A PROCLAMATION.
aHEREAS there is too much reaforf to believe
that several Perlons, in breach of their Al
legiance, have made a practice of exporting
from this Town, and other parts of the Pro
vince, Arms, Ammunition and other Warlike
Stores, for the supply of the Rebels, and
to the great prejudice of His Majesty's Ser
vice; for prevention whereof, I have thought fit, hereby to
offer a Reward of FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS sterling, to
any Person, or Persons, who shall make discovery of fuel!
atrocious offenders, so that he or they may be brought to
condign punishment. . ^
Arid any Negro privy to such iniquitous pradice,'or to
whose knowledge it may come, and shall give information as
above, will thereupon be entitled to his Freedom in the fulleft
sense, and receive, for such his fidelity to the King's Govern
ment, an handsome gratuity.
GI7EN under my Hand at ChUrlefloiun, this third Day
of Augufl, 1781, and in the twenty-frft Year of His
Majeffs Reign. N. BALFOUR.
By Order of the Commandant,
H. Barry, Secretary.
For Private Sale, ,
A Handfome CHAISE in good order, drives occasionally
with two horses. ^Enquire at No. 8, Ellery-ffreet. *f.
WANTED for a gentleman and his family, a commodi
ous HOUSE either in Broad-street or Ghurch-ftreet.
Whoever has such a one either to rent or lease, may hear of
a tenant, by applying to the Printers. *c.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Mr. William Ed
wards, late.of CharleftoWn; Saddler, deceased, are de
sired to fettle the fame with either of the fubferibers, as early
as possible ; and as many of the Accounts have been long
handing, it is hoped none will require any longer indulgence.
MARTHA EDWARDS, Executrix,
$ THOMAS HARPER, Executor.
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
ROYAL %^GAZETTE.
From SATURDAY, August 11, ^g^@^£ to WEDNESDAY, A UGUsr > 5 , ,78,.
Wanted as an Overseer,
No. 3, Le GA R E-St REE T.
,IR, Elizabeth Cafle, Jan. G, I^l.
You having been surprised and a prisoner, tbe command of bis Ma
jefy'3 troops on tbe Efland devolves on Major Pierson (übo npe know is not
furferifed nor a prisoner) neither is this ccfle under my command.
You know our Jituation and ftrengtb, and when nue refeft that tbe Bri
"Jbf a g bas received honour from tbe defence of this garrison in former times,
nue will not fuffer its lufre to be dimiriijbed, and are therefore determined to.
bold out to tbe last. I have tbe honour to be, Sir,
Tour mod obedient Servant, T. AYLWARD.
Moses Corbet, Esq;
The callle also fired on the French as they continued to advance,
by which one of the French officers loft hit leg.
The party then retreated back to the town. Rulleeourt pressed
the capitulation on the Lieutenant Governor with the more deter
mination, as he entertained the idea, that the moment it was signed,
his promised honours were gained, and that he should be at once a
Knight of St. Louis, Governour of Jersey, and a General. He ac
cordingly invested himfelf with the Cordon Rouge, that is, he put on
the ribboH and cross in the court house, the iriftant the capitulation
was signed; But his triumphs were fhert lived.
On the firfl accounts of the enemy's having landed, Colonel Pipen
of the South Weft regiment of niilitia, sent an express to Major Pier
fun of the 9sth, in barracks at La Hougue in St. Peter's Parish, he
being next in command to the Lieuteriant Governour, informing him
that his regiment would soon join him. Major Pierson replied, he
was marching with the 95th to join the 78th, who had taken post on
the Gallows Hill. The St. Laurence militia had already joined the
78th; the 95th reached the Gallows Hill, a few minutes after ten,
the South Weft regiment arrived about ten minutes after, as did the
St. Saviours militia, and the North regiment came about eleven
o'clock. As soon as this junction was made, Major Pierson sent to
Rullecourt, and demanded of him to deliver up tire Lieutenant Gover
nour, letting him know that if he did not comply in one hour, he
would march and attack him. Fortunately the French had negle&ed
to occupy the Town Hill, though it commands part of the towh;
therefore Capt. Fraser with two companies of the 78th, two of the
95th, and the North regiment of militia, with a howitzer, were dis
patches lto secure it. About half after eleven the Lieutenant Gover
nour and a French officer came to Major Pierson, and proposed to
him a capitulation, which he had entered into. The articles were,
that the troops ffiould lay down their arms, and be sent to England,
the forts to be delivered up, and the Iflandcrs to enjoy their estates
and religion.
Major Pierson instantly rejected those terms, and desired the lieu
tenant Governour to go back to the enemy. He then asked half tin
hour to go back ; but the regulars arid militia called out that ten mi
nutes were enough. Major Pierson took out his watch, and said, he
would allow only ten minutes. Just then our detachment appeared
on the Town Hill. The Nortli Weft regiment with the afti lery
companies were left to guard the field artillery on the Gallows Hill,
and a little after twelve the troops marched in two columns to storm
the town. Capt Lumfdaine with three companies of the 78th, wirh
the St. Lawrence and St. Saviour's militia, formed one column, and
marched to the attack through the High Street; Major Pierson with
the 95th and the South Weft regiment composed the other column, end
attacked through the Back Street. Having heard that the French had
seized the town artillery,and planted it at the different avenues of the
market place, each column was preceded by a howitzer, but kept ad
vancing rapidly, so that in a few minutes the attack w^s general from
the town hill and the two columns. Capt.Frafer, after one difcparge,
marched down the hill with a company of the 78th, and entering
the back part of the town, intercepted feme of the enemy who were
retreating, and drove them back into the market place. Capt. Lumf
daine on his fide pushed them vigorohfly, charged with the bayonet
all who opposed him, and forced them to,take fhclter in the Ihamblc,
the pork marker, the court house, and in different horses round the
market place. While this was going forward, Major Pierson had pe
n.tN.Nd :hc"gh tbe back ;avt 2 auk coming acioL ihe opening ii t.
FROM the papers of the Baron de Rullecourt, commanding officer
of the French troops that landed on tbe Bland of Jersey in the
morning of the 6th of January, it appeared he had,been second in
command under the Prince of Nassau, in the former attempt on that
Island; that thi^ last expedition was undertaken by the Chevalier de
Luxembourg and himfelf, under the function of the French King,
Who in case the expedition fuccecded, gave Rullecourt the rank of
General, making him at the fame time Governour of Jersey, and
Knight of the order of St. Louis; but if the expedition failed, lie was
!° lem ' n a Colonel, the rank he was then in. Luxembourg being
was left behind. The troops under Rulleeourt were the volunteers
of Luxembourg, reinforced with drafts from other corps, in all about
2000 men; they put to sea from Grenville, but soon after ten of their
boats being separated in stormy weather, the rest put into the Island of
Chaufey of Choze, a cluster of fma|l Islands between the French coast
and Jersey, where they remained about a week , The boats that had
separated from the fleet, never joined them again ; they contained
about half their force. On Friday the jth of January, the weather
becoming favourable, they failed froth Chpze at four in the af
ternoon, with about 1000 men, and having made their way among
the rocks, ne^r La Roque Platte, landed part of their men about ten
at night. Ihe number that got on those was about 600,about 200
were droWned, and 200 who Were prevented from landing, returned
to France. Of those who landed, about 120 took poll at Grouvdie
Bay, and Rullecourt; at the head of the main body, marched to St.
Helier. Ihe officer of Militia who ought to have been on duty
where the French landed, neither made any refinance, nor gave any
alarm; we have never heard his name; but some of the accounts said,
he had got intoxicated with his party, and was fall asleep when the
Flench came on shore. Between fix and seven of the morning, the
French entered St. Helier, and furprized Major Corbet the Gover
nour^ who had been just rouied out of bed, rind had only time to
fend information to two of our polls, before he was taken prisoner.
At this time two guns, the signal for an alarm, were fired all round
the Island. At eight a man who had escaped from St. Helier arrived
at ,° Mubins, with intelligence that the French had landed, taken
poffelEon of the town, made the lieutenant Governour prisoner, and
were a&ually formed in the market place. No person would give
credit to him, he was concluded to be mad, but his news soon being
confirmed, every one repaired to the rendezvous, and the miltia were
got under arms, and ready to march. While the troops were uf
fembling, Rullecourt having the Lieutenant Governour in his posses
sion, wrote a capitulation, which he ordered him to figp, and in case
of refufal threatened to burn the town; and the Lieutenant Gover
nour, dreading he would put his threats into execution, figged the ca
pitulation, which has been the occasion of much animadversion jince.
Having accompliihed this point, he dispatched the Lieutenant Gover
nour and his capitualation, with a party to Elizabeth Caffe, demand
ing its surrender, according to the terms signed. ,Captain Mulcaftcr
of the engineers, on the French entering the town, had,nadehis escape,
and thrown himfelf into the castle, where being the senior officer, on
the arrival of the summons, he wrote the following spirited reply,
but before he could put his name to it, Captain Aylward of the In
valids, an older officer, got in also, and, approving of the letter, to
five time, signed it.
IntereJling Particulars of the Attach on Jersey,,rom the Pa
pe>s op the late Bacon de RuleeUourt.
TO BE L E T,
AVERY airy well finifhed commodious HOUSE, near
South-Bay; with a coach-house, stables, and every other
building suitable for a genteel family; also, to be let, the
Eastern North Gallery front PEW, No. 84, in St. Michael's
Church. Enquire at No. 93, King-street. * c .
A SMALL HOUSE, or TWO ROOMS unfurnifhed, if
1 on the second floor the more agreeable, with proper ac
commodations for a final! family. Enquire of the Printers, T
HUGH FERGUSSON has removed from No. 91 in Meet
ing street, to No 1, Bedon's Alley, where he is opening
a general assortment of DRY GOODS, with an intention to
fell them by the piece.J
Cbarleftoiun, August nth, I,Bi.
NOTICE is hereby given to those persons who have any de
mands oh the estate pf the late Daniel Blake, Esq; or 011
William Blake, Esq; that they are requested to make known the
fame to the fabferiber, that they may be rcfpedivcly fettled and paid
off; and all those that are indebted to the said Daniel Blake's estate,
er to William Blake, and also to the estate of Benjamin Stead, Esq;
late merchant in London, are desired to call and fettle the fame, as
soon as possible, with July gtb, 1781. THOMAS FARR, f
TO BE $O L D,
A House and Stores, at Beaufort,
VERY compleat for an extensive trade, formerly Mr. De
fauffurcs: Apply to Zephaniah Kingsley, in Charlcf
towi). f
T O BE 11 I R E 1),
A LIKELY mulatto HOUSE-WENCH, and some Negro
/! Women. Enquire at Messrs. John & Adam T 1:, .iO.
No. 48, Bay.^
Rullecourt has been deemed a madmen fqt going on this expedition
even by the Preach themfclves. On the contrary, we think he pos
sessed a high degree of merit, and such ri large ihapc of military en^
thufiafhi, as qualified him for the most arduous enterprizes. Had he
been properly supported, Jersey was loft. But We only speak of him
as an enterprising officer; for as to his condor in leading Major Cora
bet into the midst of the fire, and the excesses he permitted the short
time he poffeiTed St. Helier, they were brutal irithe extreme.
Accounts from Jersey mention, that a monument has been ere&el
to the Baron de Rullecourt, on which is ihfcribed the furprize of the
Lieutenant Governour and Magistrates off January 6th, with the re
covery of the place by the glorious efforts of the brave Major Piera
lon. It ends thus, " The Baron de, Rullecourt fit at the bead of bi,
'' troops. But this pillar is less a monument to the memory of an enemy,
" than, Ob, Jersey k,a warning t'4you and your children to be mindful ts
“ your future security."
No man could be more universally regretted than Major Pierson,
as through his gallantry the island was refeued from the enemy, in as
Ihort a time as they had surprised it. The funeral of this young, brave,
and accomplished officer, was attended by all the troops not on duty
both regulars and militia, the States and the gentlemen of the island.
Every honour, both civil and military, was paid to his remains.
, 'I he inhabitants of the island intend to erect an elegant monument
to his memory, At his death he was orily about 24 years of age. He
was nephew to Lieutenant General Sir Richard Pierson, Knight of
the Bath, who survived him only five weeks.
The acepunt given in the Gazette, dated January 16th, was er
roneous in that part which dated that Capt. Campbell of the 83d,
was the next to take the command after the death of Major Pierson;
the Gazette account will Band perfe&ly right, if instead of Captain
Campbell, the reader will insert Capt. Lumfdaine of the 78th, Cap
tain Campbell was in his Ration at Grouville Bay, and his behaviour
there did him honour.
The Troobs in Jersey were,
The 78th, Seaforth's Highlanders; the 83d Scott's, Glasgow vo
lunteers; the 95th Reid's.
TO BE LE T,
A Back Store; with a passage from the Bar, containing
two rooms, a loft and a cellar, each 35 by'lß feet, very
convenient for a wholesale merchant ; also, the IIOUSE in
Tradd-Rreet, near the Bay; where Messrs. Foreman & Wood
now lives.J ROBERT LINDSAY.
TO BE Lt T,
THE convenient and well situated STORE, No. +OB, Bread
ftrect. Apply to J JOHN & ADAM TUNNO.
the market place, between Mr. Lerrier's and Mr. Patriarche's house,
by a discharge from the enemy, unfortunately fell at the head of the
95th regiment. A niufket ball went through his heart.. His death
occasioned some confufiqn in the column, but Capt. Corbet quickly
brought it into order. 'lhe firing from the houtes continued, only u
few minutes ; the enemy threw down their arms, and surrendered on
all sides. In the different attacks, the Jersey milijia Viewed as much
spirit as the regular troops.,, ,''
. After a snort halt in the market place, the troops marched to Grou
ville bay, where they had the pleasure to find, that a part of the gre
nadier company of the, 83d, had without firing a shot Formed the
battery in which the French rear guard was polled, and killed or taken
every man of them. This party had bqcn left to cover the landing of
the artillery, and also of 200 men, who went off without landing.
On the defeat of Rullecourt, several of the French made their efeape
into the country, but were soon taken; a ferjeant major and ten sol
diers delivered up their arms to a fisherman and his fori, who marched
them to Capt. Campbell's party, from whom they received a gratuity.
When Major Pierson attacked the town, the French General told
the Lieutenant Governour, tfiat he should fhare.his fate, and forced
him to hand clbie by him, and in coming out of the court house in
the midst of the fire, he held him by the arm. Two balls went
through the Lieutenant Govefhour's hat, and Rullecourt received no
less than four in him, one of which broke one of his jaw bone, and
went through his tongue; he lived some hours after being uoundeg,
but could not speak. Thus ended the carter of this extraordinary
man. T-<
Accounts from Parts fay, that a few days before the attack he had
visited the iiland in the character of a smuggler, and at his return he
gave the most positive affuranceq of success. His commission which
was found, and which cont^ed bis expected preferments, was dated
December 16th ; these he, was resolved to obtain at all hazards. The
following extract from his letters to Luxembourg from Choze display
his ardour and determination; “ I fall land in, Jersey, if I have but
" one man and one biscuit leftß He only took two days provision with
him. '' In spite 0) all the fatig^s we have undergone; I fear nothing but
the General's counter order. Jf^pafq through your bands, te# him it
" is too late."..*
Wanted to Rent,
Numb. 48.