The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-03-03 00:00:00, page 1

THE Influence of the Crown is considered by many, as a defeat in
our constitution.
The King of Great-Britain, we are told, has his will as uniformly
as the King of France.
And as no dißin&ion is made between influence and corruption,
every proposal that is made to retrain, or to reduce the influence
of the Crown, is supposed to be favourable to the interests of the
people.
The influence of the Crown, is said by others to be a necessary
evil: even venality and corruption are said to be, in our constitution,
tifeful engines of Government. t.
I have always felt very uneasy between these two parties, without
knowing precisely how to extricate myfelf.
The difficulty, however, I now think arises from our not diftin
:guiihing between the superiority of advantage that is necessary to
;conftitute power; and the abuse of that advantage in obtaining a
;confent to do wrong.
No power ever existed without some superiority of advantage,
that gave to one man an influence over another.
Men never met upon a foot of equality to agree upon a model of
Government, and if they had so met, never would have agreed;
for no man ever submitted to be governed by another, without some
previous cause of submission; and the fame causes which are necessary
" to give Government a beginning, are necessary to give it duration.
'Strength, capacity and courage, give influence prior to any other
kind of advantage.
.Fortune, education and birth, and the distribution of fortune and
of honours, are the principal constituents of power in every age of
the world. •,
Institutional prerogative is a mere sequel of such powers, and cal
culated to give them liability and a fafe direction, but cannot exist .
without them.", ,
We may fancy to ourselves that it would be best for mankind,
that the efficacy of prerogative were left to the authority of law
and reason; that every person should acknowledge the constitution,
but feel no superiority on the part of'the person who is to admini-
Irate the Government..
But this is a model, which it is probable mankind have never ex
hibited; and to aim at it, where they happen to be already very
fortunate in their Governments, were to hazard a great flake for a
little chance of profit.
Prerogative is a power .defined by law, and Rated as matter of
right; but influence alone is the possession of power; and the firft
without the second, is a dead letter without efficacy or force.
As every constitution of Government takes its rife from some
previous distribution of influence, so no Government can subsist
without the diftfibution which gave rife to it.
Monarchy is preserved by the influence cf the King.
Even republicks by.the influence of a few, who have authority to
prevail on the many to be governed.
{The Roman Senate had its influence, as Rated by Polybius, and
without this influence there would have been no Senate.
'The Commons of Great-Britain have their influence, otherwise
There never would have been a House of Commons.
The Lords have their influence, otherwise there never would have
been a House of "=
T'he King has his influence, otherwise there would be no Monarchy.
To takeaway the influence of the Crown, would be to take away
the Monarchial par? of our constitution, and to leave us in repub
lick, or in anarchy. „ . „,
By this account, influence is necessary in all Governments; and
mankind, it will be said, are so wicked as never even to do right,
without being influenced by some byeor Snifter view.
Without admitting this comment, we may insist, that men never
acquiesce in Subordinate Rations, without being influenced to do so;
and this is all that I contend for.
As for the right, or the wrong, they may do in their Rations,
wh^fher supreme or Subordinate; I believe they are as seldom re
quired to do wrong, and as willing to do right in this country as in
any other that ever existed.
) It is reasonable to guard against excels of influence in every confu
tation; but to take away influence, because it may may be abused,
is like Ropping up the highways, because robberies may be committed
on them.
Men of speculation are Sometimes driven to such expedients, when
they know not where to strike the line of diftindtion between the
use end the abuse; but in practice we may anther for it, the world
will continue to avail themselves of government and Subordination,
and every other necessary article of life, without being deterred
by the fear of their poilible abuses.
As to the expedience of any considerable change in the British
constitution, that must depend on the peculiarities of the case: but
surely the continued struggle of the Crown, to obtain and enforce
the ordinary Supports of the executive power, does not suggest the
necessity of any such considerable change.
Persons who extol prerogative, and decry influence, have not
thoroughly considered what they fay.,,
And persons who fay that the King of Great-Britain has his will
is uniformly as the King of France, have not considered the dif
ference between will obtained by consent, and will obtained without
[confent. Lon lon, 1780.
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, Printers to the KiNg's Most Excellent Majesty.
ROBERT ROWAN D,
Has imported in the Britannia, from London,
An Assortment of GOODS,
Among i&icb are foe following Articles, viz.
W r ELCH Plains, blue and white Negro Cloth, Yard and Quarter
wide; striped Flannels; London Duffils, Scots Camblets for
Negro Wenches Gowns, German and Scots Ofnaburgs, 4d. yd. 6d.
rod. and 2od. Nails; Broad Hoes and Felling Axes, Socket Spades,
Ifuperfine Bed Blankets, Duffel and Fearnought blue great Coats, blue
pea Jackets, Sailor's Jackets, Loaf Sugar of an extra Quality and in
good Order, Hyfoh and Bohea Tea, Black Pepper, Cotton Romalls,
Ginghams, India Chintz, Silk Bandano Handkerchiefs, a good
;Affortment of printed Handkerchiefs, Linens and Cottons, blue bed
,Furniture, Long Lawns, Clear Lawus, Coarse Linens, Pickles, Sallad
Oil in Quart and Pint Bottles, Ported in Hogsheads, black and blue
Worsted Breeches Patterns, Lace, Cotton Waistcoats, English Hams,
Broad Cloths with Trimmings, Kerfeymifefy Prussian Stuff, Florentine
I Sewing Silk, Ofnaburg Thread, bleached. Thread, blue Thread,
Mens fine Hats, a small Assortment of Medicines, Mens white and
brown thread Hose, Womens Cotton Hose, Mens white and black
Hose, blade silk Breeches, &c. &c.
He will fell them by the Piece or Package, at a moderate Advance,
for Cash, Government Bills or,Short Credit, at his House, No. 2,
. Friend-street.
.
lANDED from on board the. Britannia, Capt. Henry Waide,
j lying at Greenwood's wharf, sundry Packages of COODS,
marked I 4 W; the owner of which, or his attorney, is requeued
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to call for them at the fubferibers Coi^ting-houfe on the Bay, No. 41.
February 27, 1781. JOHN SIMPSON, & Co.
ROY'A L
Vol. I.
On the Influence of the Crown.
SATURDA Y,
William and James Carsan,
At No. 3, Tradd-Street, opposite to Bedon's Alley,
HAVE FOR SAL E,
A large Assortment of
East-India and European GOODS,
Lately imported in the Roman Emperor, and the Britannia,
just arrived from LONDON;
Among which are the fslloiving Articles, viz.
LONDON Duffils and Blankets, white and blue Plains, Sattins,
white, laylock, filmot and dove-coloured Luteftrings; Amozeen,
Florentine, Modes, coloured, striped and ,black Persian; Taffaties,
Sarfnet, Prunella, Tammy, Durants, Callimanco, Camblets, Serge
de Nifm, fuperfine Russel and Ginghams, India Jeans, Counterpanes,
printed Velveret, corded Dimity, Hyfon^and Bohea Teas exceed
ingly g°°d, Rice Sieves, printed Cottons and Linens for Gowns,
fine Chintz, ell-wide Callicoes, fuperfine striped Surfuckers, glazed
Chintz, Pallampore and Moreas, Patana; Ginghams, Cotton Bed
Furniture, Flanders Ticks, 3-4 wide worsted Canvas; a large As
sortment of Ribbons; 7-8 wide Bed Tick, Drawboys, Irish Linen,
Irish and Russia Sheeting, Russia Drab, Raven's Duck, napkining
and tabling Huckaback, Dowlas, Garlix, 3-4 wide Linen Checks,
7-8 Cotton ditto, Cotton Hollands, 5-4 Cottons, Mens and Youths
fine and coarse Hats, hunting ditto with Bands, enamelled and blue
and white Sets of Tea China, China Bowls, Bafons, Coffee and Tea
Cups, 8-4 Table Cloths, 6-4 fringed ditto, clouting Diaper, tabling
Ditto, Pistol and long Lawns, jackonet and Boole Mullins, an As
sortment of Cutlery, broad Hoes and Axes, falling Ditto, heading
Chiffels, H, HL and other Hinges, Tacks, Hasps and Staples,
Augers and Sad Irons, Steel socket Spades, cross-cut, whip and hand
Saws, Steelyards, Locks of all Kinds, claw Hammers, Kirby Hooks,
Kitchen Dogs and Spits, Backgammon Tables, fafhionable Buttons,
Doyle's large and small playing Cards, fuperfine and coarse broad
Cloths, Flannels, Shalloons and Bath Coating; Spices by tire Pack
age; compleat Sets of of elegant Table Glass, Decanters, Tumblers
and Wine Glasses separately ; Starch, Hairpowder, Fig Blue, Black
ing Balls, Shaving Boxes, Powder Bags and Puffs, Wash Balls, Pins
of all Sorts, different Kinds of Threads, Tapes, Twist, Coat and
Quality Binding, Skeleton Wire, Bed Lines and Toffels, Catgut,
Gauzes, Blond and Thread Lace, Queen's Ware in' Pieces, Painter's
Colours, Linseed Oil; Silk Stockings, Cotton, Thread and Worsted
ditto; Silk and Worsted Breeches Patterns, brown Linen, Holland
ditto, Mens Shoes, Womens ditto and Slippers, Silk, Leather and
Thread Gloves; Shot No. 1 and 7, Net Twine, glazed Pipes, ele
gant plain and cut Glasses, a Chest of Carpenter's Tools, Sieve Bot
toms, scrubbing Brushes, Hat, Shoe and Hearth ditto ; Dutch Shoe
Threads, Currycombs, Ox-cart Furniture in Sets and Pieces, Trace
Chains, Coffee Mills and Roasters, double and single Gloucester
Cheese, excellent Port Wine in Cases of three and a half Dozen, &c.
THE Copartnerfhip of said William & James Carsan being
expired, the abovementioned Goods will be Sold on very rea
sonable Terms for Cash, Bills of Exchange or short Credit.
At the Corner of Church and Broad Streets,
Have imported in the lafi Fleet from England, by the
Ships Tartar and Calvert,
A general and compleat Assortment of *
European and East-India GOODS,
Which they mill fell on reasonable Terms for Cash, Government Tills, or
Produce; viz.
LONDON Duffil and other Rose Blankets, white, blue and green
Negro-Cloth, Matraffes, Ruggs, Bed Quilts, Swanikin, Flan
nels, Linfey, embossed Serges, fuperfine Broad and Yorkshire Cloths,
fuperfine white & coloured Kerfeymires, Shalloons, Sagethie^Strouds,
Camblets, Durants, Callimancb, Princes Stuff, Bombazeen, Russel,
Duroys, Fustians, Denims, Thicksets, Corduroy, Velvets, Velverets,
India Dimity, Marseilles Quilting, Cotton and Linen Checks and
Handkerchiefs, Cotton Hollands, Furniture Check, Bed Tick, Cot
ton Counterpanes, Russia and Irish Sheeting, Raven's Duck, bleached
Drabs, Dowlas, Brown Holland, Huckaback, Diaper and Damask
Table-Cloths, Long Lawn, India Nankeens, printed Callico, Cotton
and Chintzes, plain and flowered Muslin, Cambrick, Clear Lawn,
Silk, Cotton, Linen and Barcelona Handkerchiefs, Irish Linens'7-8
and yard wide, Luteßrings, Sattins, plain and figured Tobines and
brocaded Silks, Lyons Florentine, Modes, Persians and Silk Serges,
Ribbons, Haberdashery, plain and spotted Lawn and Mufqueto
Netting, Slops, Negro Cloathing, Military and fine Shirts and Shoes,
Military, Gold and Silver Epaulets and Laces, Regimental Sashes,
Meris and Womens silk, thread, cotton and worsted Hose and Gloves,
Mens fuperfine Castor and Felt Hats, silk, holland and dimity tam
boured Waistcoats, Nails, Rice Sickles, Broad Hoes and Axes,
Socket Spades, Felling Axes, Sad Irons, Hinges assorted, flock,
plate and brass blocks and Latches, Chamber Dogs, Padlocks, Car
penter's and Cooper's Tools, bureau, deik and drawer Furniture,
hand, cross-cut, tenant and whip saws and Files, Glue, Iron-Pots,
Frying Pans and Gridirons, Hardware, Jewellery, silver and plated
Ware, gold, silver and metal Watches, Cutlery, Combs, Sadlery,
Braziery and Tinware assorted, Carolina Muskets and Fowling Pie
ces, holster and pocket Pistols, Officers Fusees, with Bayonets and
Slings, Shot Belts, Powder Horns, Worms and Screws, Gunpowder
and Shot assorted, Hyfon, Green, Souchong and Bohen Teas of the
best Quality, double and single refined Sugar, table and tea China,
Glass and Earthen Ware assorted, Window Glass of different Sizes,
Sallad Oil, Vinegar and Pickles, Turnery, Confectionary and Per
fumeries, Wax and Tallow Candles, Soap, Snuff, Pigtail and Smoak
ing Tobacco, sewing, flop and seine Twine, Sail Cloth, Ofnaburgs
and Cordage.
Fine Claret in Hogsheads and in Cases of two dozen each, ditto
Port and Sherry Wines, in Pipes, Hogsheads, Quartercalks and
Bottles; Porter in Hoglheads, Gin in Cases. French and British
Brandy in Puncheons and Kegs, Cinnamon Water, Cherry and Raf
berry Brandy, split and round Peafe, prime Meis Beef, Hants,
Tongues and Cheese.
They have also for hale,
A Quantity of Turpentine and Lumber, confining of one inch
Boards, and two inch Plank and Scantling.
'THOMAS INGLI S,
No. 8, Elliott-Street,
HATH FOR S ALE,
CHOICE London particular Madeira Wine in Pipes, Hogsheads
and Quarter calks, London best Market ditto, Superfine Flour,
Oatmeal, Ship Bread, Irish Mess Beef in Barrels and half Barrels,
ditto Mess Pork in ditto, Yorkshire Harns, Tallow in Firkins, Soap,
mould Candles, split Peas, Bristol Tripe in Kegs, Cubes of assorted
Glass Ware, white Lead and Spauifh Brown ground in Oil, Anchors
arid Ships Compasses; also, four Carriage Guns, double fortified 4
Pounders, with Carriages, Tackle, round and Cannister Shot, and
fix Swivels, &c. &c.
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MARC H 3 , 1781.
WILLIAM SMITH,
No. 33, on the Bay,
Has imported in the Ships Tartar, London and Calvert,
$ A general Assortment of GOODS,
Which he will fell on very reasonable Terms for Cash, Government
Bills, or Produce, or upon Terms of Credit convenient to the
Purchasers;
C°”ffl"g chiefly of the following Articles.'
BLANKETS, Negro Cloath
ing and Coals
Irifli, Russia, German & Scotch
Linens and Sheetings, of vari
ous Qualities
Checks, Bed Ticks and Check
.Handkerceiefs
Lawns, Gauzes, Ribbons, &c.
Printed Goods, coarse and fine
Muslins ^and other East-India
Goods
Manchester Goods
Hats, Hosiery, Silk, and Thread
Threads fine and coarse
Indies Stuff and Silk Shoes
Mens fine Shoes and Boots
Military Shoes
Soldiers Shirts
Camp Tables, Canteens, &c.
Sadlery and Horse Shoes
Hardware and Cutlery
Ironmongery
Iron and Steel in Bars
Tin Plates and Iron Wire.
Cast Iron Tea Kettles and Fire
Grates
Pewter Ware
Tin and japanned Ware
China, Glass and Queen's Ware|
Flour in Barrels
ALS O,
A quantity of genuine Madeira Wine,
Imported last July directly from the Illand, great part of which can
be warranted of the choicest particular Quality.
Imported in the Ship London, Capt. Kichardfon,
And to BE SOLD BY
JAMES WALLAC E,
jAt J&L q— 4LfexaSri± Alleu,
AFEWFACKAGES of DRY GOODS, confißffig o f fcperfne
f&let, uniform, blue, black, green and claret coloured Broad
Cldths; white and BuffKerfeymires, Irifli Linens, brown & white Rufia
Drabs, ditto Sheeting, Chintz, printed Callicoes, Mullins, Mullin'
Shawls, Lawn and/AtedHopdkercltiefs;Bandanoes, Roniahs.Lrr
gees and black Barcelona Handkerchiefs; coloured Persians and China
Taffaties, fashionable Luteftrings, fine Chintz Moreas, plain, striped
and spotted Silk Gauze; Sarfnet, black Modes and Sattins, Florentine
Silk, Princes Stuff, Sattinet, India Dimities, Italian and Dutch Cord,
Marseilles Quilting, corded Dimity, dyed Jeannet, Corduroys, King's
Cord, Mens plain white silk Hose, fine embroidered ditto,' Womens
black and coloured Silk Mits, Mens and Womens Leather Gloves and
Mits, Mens fine Calfikin Shoes, Ladies Callimanco Shoes and Pumos
French heel'd ditto, Mens falhionable blade and white Hats, ditto
velvet bound with Bands, Nuns Thread, Nankeen ditto, black and
coloured Sewing Silk, ditto Twist, fuperfine black, green, blue and
white Rattinet ; Durants, black Callimanco, Mens and[Womensthread
Stockings, an Aflortment of fashionable Coat Buttons, plated Shoe
Buckles, &c. &c. &c.
IMPORTE D,
And to BE SOLD BY 4
JOHN TURNER,
At his Store in the Yard of the House No. 101, in Bread-direct,
A large Assortment of
European and East-India GOODS, viz.
A VARIETY of falhionable
Broad Cloths with Trim
mings
Irish Linens
India Chintz and Nankeens '
Printed Callicoes and Linens
Masquerade Cottons
Checks and Stripes
Ditto Handkerchiefs
Marseilles Quilting
Dutch corded Dimity
Fine India ditto
Diaper Table Cloths
Printed Lawn and Linen Hand
, kerchiefs
Silk and Cotton Romall do.
Ditto Bandannoes
India Ginghams and Persians
Bed Bunts and Ticking
Dyed Jeans and Jeannets
Mens Jean Waistcoat Shapes
Large Persian, Kendall and
Scotch Carpets
Mens silk and worsted Breeches
Patterns
Mens silk; thread and worsted
hose
Womens thread, cotton and woff
ted ditto
Boys and girls worsted and yard
hose
Mens and Womens ditto
Milled worsted Gioves, Caps and
Mits
Mens arid Boys best black, green
and white Leaver Hats
Coarse ditto
Which will be disposed of on the moR reasonable Terms.
To be fold at fiblick Vendue, on Thursday, the 15th of Ma,ch, at
the Plantation mbere the late William Holmes, lived, on %eaes-
IJland;.
ALL tbe PERSONAL ESTATE of the said deceased, c^fting
of some valuable negroes, houfhold and kitchen furniture,
plantation tools, &c. The conditions of the sale, are cafo for'aH
furns under fifty pounds, and for all above, credit, till the; firft, of
January, 1782, with interest and approved fecmity.
JOHN HOLIVf.ES, Executor
Pickles, Oil, Mußard and baLet
Salt
Round and split Peas
Beef, Pork, and Rein Deer
Tongues
Butter and Cheese
Switzerland Cheese
Loaf Sugar, Teas and other
Groceries.
Snuff, Tobacco and Cordials
Oils of Cinnamon, Cloves, Ju
niper, and Annifeed
Confe&ionary
Candles and Soap
Cannon with and without Car
riages, from 4 to 121 b, with
Shot, apd al] the Apparatus
Cannon an^Mufket Gun-powder
Plate and plated Goods
Jewellery and Toys
London Porter in Hogsheads and
Bottles
Taunton, Burton, Wiltfhire and
Yorkfliire Ale''
Fine old genuine Port Win© in
Calks and Bottles
Sherry Wine in Ditto
I Claret in Calks and Bottles
lEnglifhI English and Holland Gin
English and French Brandy.
A large Assortment of St<wionary
Printed Books
Paper Hangings for Rooms .
Men and Womens best London
made leather Shoes
Mens coarse ditto
Womens and Girls Callimanco
ditto
Ofnaburgs, with Thread and
Needles
Sail Cloth
Coarse and fine Blankets
Coverlids and Silk Rugs
A large,Affortment of Drugs, &c.
Best Louden and Whitechapel
Needles
A Variety of Hat Fins
Fancy Coat Buttons
Cutlery, &c.
Plate, Jewellery and Watches
Watch Chains, Strings and Tritt*
kets.
Falhionable plated and Metal
Buckles e
Silver Shirt Buckles and Earings
Paints, Oil and Brushes
Cotton Cards
Large Stone Jars
Corks
Scales and Weights of all Sizes
Best Durham Mustard
Best London Madeira in Pipes
Ditto Porter in Hogsheads
Ditto Irish Mess Beef in Tierces"
Exceeding good double and single
(refined Sugar,
&c. &c. &c.
Numb. 1.