The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-10-27 00:00:00, page 1

Head-Barters High Hills of Santee, Sept. 23d, 1781.
SIR,
T FIND you have taken protection, and remain in Charlef
town. By so doing, you may render to your country, a very
fffential service, which I wish you to perform. I want several
extracts from the Register's and Secretary's Offices, which if
you will write in those offices, you may easily obtain, and fur
nifh me with. I therefore request, that you will offer yourfelf,
as a writer, in those offices (you may write at one, fay the Re
gister's out of office-hours, to bring up the bocks, or make
a back index) or under some other pretext, at a lower rate
than any other person can be got to write at—Be that ever so
low, you must undertake it, for less—it is indeed of no con
sequence what you are to receive for writing there, I will
make it very well worth your while, to undertake this business
—therefore, offer yourfelf, immediately, to write at those of
fices, and let me know, per bearer, whether you can get, into
either^ and which of them, that, as soon as I am informed, on
this point, I may give you the necessary inductions.—ls you
keep your own counsel, you will run no rilk whatever, by
Waging in thisaffair. On the contrary, you will find it very
Head-barters, High .Hills of
Dear Sir, Santee, Sept. 23, 1781.
I WROTE you, last January, from Cheraws—l desired an
answer to my letter—which I thought would, certainly, get
to hand—perhaps it never did—l never, however, received
any anfiver to it—Be that as it may, it is unneceflary for me
to repeat the contents here.—The intent of this, is, to inform
you, that I am very desirous of feeing you, refpeding an effen
tialmatter, which I am fare you may perform, without rift,
and which will redound, not only to your own emolument,
but to the advantage of our country. —If you incline to engage
in it, or, before you do, to hear what it is, you must either
come to me, here, or give a written authority to Mr.M'Cul
loch, your brother James, or some other person, in whom you
can confide, to tranfadt the business in your behalf—in which
case, I will open myfelf, fully, to either of them, for you.—But
the business must be done (if at all) directly —therefore, let me
hear from you fully, and explicitly, per bearer.—ls you will
undertake the matter, and either come to me, or give this au
thority, fay so, or do so, immediately.—ls I do not receive a
direct and positive answer, within ten days, I fhali conclude that
you are afraid, or not inclined, to meddle with the bufmefs.—l
should prefer feeing you, and think you may, if you please,
Very fafely come to me, and without any difficulty.—You may
obtain a pass, for going to Wilmington, Virginia, or Savannah,
by Land, and contrive to fall in with some of our parties,
which, upon proper notice, we may station so as to take you,
and you can get sent to me, which any officer of ours, to
whom you are known, and may, on your requisition, be lent,
will, at your desire, order to be done, especially if you shew
him this letter.—l can't explain myfelf more fully, by letter,
but shall, if you will come to me, or au.horife any person
to treat for you, immediately—at any rate, I shall exped to
hear fully and explicitly from you, per bearer, and am, Sir,
Your very humble servant,
J. RUTLEDGE.
P.S. I want a full and compleat collection of all Wells's
gazettes, from the surrender of Charleftown to this day—col
lided and bound up together—don't fail to fend it to me per
bearer—if possible, bound up together in paste board.
Maurice Simons, Esq.
THE following are authentick Copies of Letters taken, some.
Weeks ago, at Murray's Ferry, in the Possession of a,
Negro named Antigua, by a Party of. the Detachment under
the Command of Lieut. Col. MacArthur.
The character which Mr. Rutledge bears among those
who have had fufficient opportunity of studying it, has long
been of that nature, that even the perusal of these let
ters can Scarcely fink him in their eftimatron. They already
know that, as an Attorney, he has frequently, and with
justice, been accused of converting to his own use the, property
"of his Constituents ; and that, in the publick Ration of Rebel
Governour of this province, he facrificed the interests of the
country, and the affe&ionsof its inhabitants, to the gratifica
tion of his tyrannical disposition, and his own aggraudife-I
ment.-W will not therefore think it strange, that such
aman mould be cruel and base enough to attempt to' seduce a
Britifli Subject from his allegiance to his" Sovereign, aitfper-|
fuade him to hold correspondence with the enemies 'of his;
country, to betray a private trust which he was to foHrcit for'
that very purpose, and even to be guilty of the mean crime of'
theft, though at the fame time certain, that loss both of cha
rafter and of life would be the lot of his deluded iii ftrurketifysn
the difeovery of such complicated villainy.=-Lofs of character
might indeed appear of small moment to a perfonywho was not
himfelf confeious of poffeffingany; but thefcrupulous attenti
on he has ever shewn to his own personal fafety, even in situati
ons where the most profligate in other refpe&s think it disgrace
ful to fly from danger, fufficiently proves how sensible hejs.of
the value which mankind in general place upon life. But coty
ards are ever the most cruel, and tyrants, for the finalleft conve
nience to themselves, or to. gain the most paltry end, make ,
no scruple of violating every right of humanity. Such are the
principles of the man who affects to Rile himtelf the Gover
nour of the State of South-Carolina; and from them we may :
judg§ of the blessings which those persons enjoy, who have ,
submitted to his power,,,
From SATURDAY, October 27,
ROYAL
SOUTH-CAROLINA: Printed by R. WELLS & SON, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
Vol. I.
i, A Citation./ r " '[
2y Letters ?f AdrnlniftratiQn %
3, Bond given, op. .obtaining 4
them.
4, Warrant of Appraifement.
5, Probate of a Writ.
6, (Letter's Teftamentafr
7, letters of Guardianfliip.
8, Bond on' obtaining %jp---,
if>any # such bond is given.
Query? - t
9, Marriage Licences.
AUTHE^NTICK advices infoffi, that the/French fleet,:
under Count de Graffe, of 27 fail of the line and fix frigates,
(with 6000 regular troops,), had arrived in Chelapeak-Bay,
taken 3 Britifli fiigateg the&and the vessel in which Lord
Rawdon was: That General Washington had reached the
Head of Eik, on his way toVirginia,"to take command of the
ariny Whicn was collecting, in gteat numbers jq that state,
and that Cornwallis was at Gloucester, where, it is supposed,
he and his whole army will soon be made pri fonere.
J. RUTLEDGE.
Head Barter High Hills ofShntee, Sept. 23d; 1781.
well worth your while.—But, fend me a full and. explicit an
fiver, per bearer, that! may^now how to ad—l have ap
pointed an Ordinary, for each diftrid—l 'want the blanks or
forms mentioned on the within,lift, for their government and
other purposes—l mighty perhnps, make some of them ,out
to '%bly well, from ipyown memory, bufi, Ijafher chtife to
get them from the Secretary's- Office ;.by lounging about there,
for harltram hour, at a proper moment, you may easily pocket
them—do so, and lend' them, per bearer. ,
; . ' Yours, &c.
. J. RUTLEDGE.
Peter Bonetheau, Iff
MENS and boys felt h^ts
Ditto fafhioiiable dipo
Linen find cotton checks
Ofnaburgs
Camblets
Crapes
Bombazines
Duffil blanketing
Yard-wide and 7-8 Irish linen
Stationary/
Half-ell silk feather'd brocades
Halfochfilk long pile ihags
Half-ell lilk shags
Half-ell silk velours
Superfine daniafk striped Man
chester bed furniture
Drab pillow fuftians
Hall-ell drab jeannets
Half-ell Dutch cord
Superfine yard-wide drawboys
Corded dimity
Yard-wide niuflinets
King's cords
Figured honey combs
6-4 Indian blanketing
Rose blankets
Kerfeys
Welch plains.
Half thicks
Shalloons and rattinets
Callimancoes
Half-ell feige du barre
Drab plains
Yorkshire cloths
Beaver cloth, variety of colours
7~4th fuperfine cloths
Printed Rodney cloths
Mock caffimire
Real caftimire
Superfine scarlet cloths
Ditto uniform blue and white
Mamodies
Book muslin
Brown filefia*
Blue paste handkerchiefs
Printed callicoes
Ditto cottons
Ditto linens
Ditto muslin chintz
Ounce thread fi/oni No. 7 to 44
London quality bindings
Cotton laces
Tapes t,,ft. •,, j,p.',".,;
, A good dry Back Store to be let.
f above. t
,BOOr-L^GS, and continues to make F I RE-
LAWS ON & P R I c E,
Have removed front®. M/efy) Alley, to a„ m Store the South Side of
< the Jixchangs, on the Tay,
And bare imported in the Hope, Capt. Moorfom,f,w„ London,
A general Assortment of g
European and EbJi-India GOODS,
, Confining of th'e following Articles,
Which % -will dfofe of so; the Piece or Paso, on the
foie Terms, vi z .
R OBT R T WILS ON,
Hays imports in ^ Crirolina-Packet, %t. White, from London,.
A general and compleat Assortment of,
DRUGS axdMEDICINES; 1
Which, with every ramdy Medicine in repute, arc for sale on rea
sonable terms, at his Pore, No. 96, Broad-street. *c.
^&^^^^^b&^
THE
Sewing silks, variety of colours
Silk ferrits
Womens white tick and calli
manco'ftays
Chip hats
Coloured threads
Shirt moulds and wires
Corking pins
Skeleton wire#
Flannels
Linfeys
Military hose
Worsted ditto
Silli ditto
Printed handkerchiefs
Black silk ditto
A great variety of gauze,
Ribbons
Sattins
Mode handkerchiefs
Slick'd dowlas
3.4°drapers
Lawns
Russia huckaback
German linens'
Duran's
Moreens
Cotten romalls
Chintz patna
Persian taffaties
'Cambricks
Daffils
Womens calliroanco and leather
ffioes and pumps
Mens fhces and boots
An assortment of fadlery
Ironmongery and Birmingham
goods
Jewellery
Brushes
Loaf sugar
Sugar candy
Starch
Scotch fnuff in bladders
Milliard
Vinegar
Porter in barrels
Ale in huts
Tin and glass ware
Tin plates
Wire for tinner's use
Iron in bars
A variety of cordage.
10, Bond on obtaining it.
,N.B. This 'Lift to be re
turned with the forms.
I also want an old Writ of
Election, iffuedin the Time 0^
the Royal Government.|
Allo a Copy of the Sedition
A& passed in Marclfiyyd, and
Of the additional Militia Law,
puffed in August 177'9, an d the
Election Adt of 1721.
GAZETTE.
to WEDNESDAY, October 31, 1781.
JUST, I MpORTE D,
In the Britannia, Cafet. Ball, and the Friends, Cafoh
Jo^Es,fern L ONpQ N„.'
And now opening for Sale, -
MWells's Stationary, MfaVfoShop,
Lo. 71, TRADD-STR'e'E Ty.
W^gfy'r v ' rappit ^ Blotting,^Cartridge and Sheath-
Penknives, Quills, Sand, Tape, 'Shining Sand, sealin? Wax
G^ars of various kinds and prices, Violins ditto, Fifes.
, ^r^and common Flutes, Clarinets, Bassoons, Concert
Horns, Hautboys, Sticcados.
^.Y^M^o Strings, Raffoon Reeds,
Reeds, Clarinet Reeds, Guitar Strings, Pian^
T^"^ h ° rd Wire ' Violin Bridges, Violin
na' Shanks for Lotas, Ilarpfichord Hammers, Music
R^ d TT C r°y ^i" B ' Guitar St °ps > Rosin Boxes,
, violin Bows and Hair for ditto,
'A:?'" W^'Guitar, German Flute, Harpsichord,
Bassoon, Clarinet, Fife, &c. &c. # .
A atthe Sho,' °'^'^ ^ Catalogue of which may be fen
Cases of Mathematichlinftrumerits, Pocket Telescope's, Me
ricy Scales and Vv eig'hth; Thermometers, Gutter's Scales,
, Dividers, & c . &c. '
A X C f° LLEC A°F of BOOKS, a catalogs of which
will^be loon published.
ixAPS of Southland North-Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, &.c.
JUST IMPORTED; "
14 the Ship Carolina-Packet, %. White, ^d ^ Hope, Capt.
Aioorfom, from L 0 NDO N,
By JAMES WARINGTON,
A general Assortment of
European and East-India GOODS,
Jo bedifpofed of on the most reasonable Terms,
By PACKAGE or PIECE,
, At his Store,, No. 90, South'SHe of Mecting-flrcet.
G 0,4, afog other Articles, .CQ^ of the following, viz.
,?''*&'#”.°°^he& German
/I icklenbu'rgs
R u hia Drabs, white and brown
' Irish Linens 4-4 and 7-8, afibrted
mrirunks
Hamburgh whited long Lawns
Holland ditto
fl plain and figured Lawns
•White Lawn Handkerchiefs
3-4 Dowlas
Diaper Coatings'
/Ditto Table .Linen
Damalk ditto
• Russia Diaper ..
Huckabacks ; .
Q^ad. Shelias ~
, White, Pomeran ia#
Chucks, Linens and Cottons
9-8 and 5-4 Irish Sheeting
Cahicbes fine and coirfe
"Ditto assorted Patterns
Ditto Chintz Patterns
Ditto Furniture ditto
India Nankeens
Afl'orfment of Lawn Handker
chiefs
Ditto Scotch Check ditto
Check Cotton Romalls
Blue ditto
Perlian Taffaties
Silk Lungee Romals
New Silk ditto
Fine Chintz Morees
Cambricks and clear Lawns
Hosiery well afforded in Facto*
ages
Assortment of Haberdaffiery
Ditto Womens and Maids Stays
Silk Gauzes, black and white of
all Sorts
Ditto Handkerchiefs ditto
Black love Handkerchiefs
Thread Lace and Edgings
Black Silk ditto and ditto
Ditto Barcelona Handkerchiefs
assorted
Ditto half ell and q^Modes
Ditto half ell and 3-4 Sattins-
Ditto English Taffaties
Persians of assorted Colours
T O BE LE T,
And may be Entered upon immediately,
The HOUSE, No. 41, in Meeting-street.
Enquire of the Printers.,
BYPERMISSlON. =
To be SOLD at PUBLIC AUCTION,
By JACOB JACO B S,
° n rHURSDAL the firft Day of November,
At the Efog, at TWEL^E o f&, and may J, Qred ^
immediately,
A ^"^^ and . f ?me months Lease of a LOT of LAND
j°," n ^ Mr ; Lambert's, on which is a com
pleat bri^ dwelhng-houfe, and a large commodious front store, to
getner wi.h a large cellar fufhcient to hold a fliip's cargo, an excellent:
kitchen, well, and every other conveniency suitable for a family - its
," a "°;, r "ri' - s f ° ',{ kn ,f n that it : needs no furt her drfc'tip
c°",7ns °r^ ' e are ' ° ne hundred pounds of the
purchase money to be paid down, and eight months credit for the re
mainder, giving approved security if required.J
wey,^^^POSTILLION; he fofeart
V # boy, can drive well, and wait at table ; also a WENCH
who u a good cook. Enquire of the Printers. ,
Assortment of plain and faffiion
able coloured Ribbons
Ditto Tiffanies
Superfine Broad Cloths
Mixed iind Claret Coatings
Welch Plains
India,Blanltets and Duffils
7-4 Bays
Assortment of Manchester Goods
Cambists, Durants and Rattiaets-
Callimancoes assorted
Shalloons ditto
Coat and Brcaft Buttons, plain,
plated and gilt
Gold and Silver Lace & Binding
Ditto Fringes assorted
Epaulets, Cords, Bands, Toffis,
Cane and Watch Strings
Ostrich Feathers and Plumes
Rich 3-4 fashionable, coloured
and plain Luteftrings
Green Umbrellas, Luteftring and
Sarfnet
Playing Cards
Mens fine Military cock'd Hats
Boys Fan ditto and brown Ruffs
Ladies riding ditto, black and
coloured
Mens and Womens Shoes of all
Kinds, assorted in Packages
Boots and Slippers aborted, with
the preceding Articles
Bast Perfumery assorted in fmali
packages
Stationary ditto ditto
Sadlery assorted
Pewter W'aie ditto
Ironmongery ditto
Cutlery ditto
Neat small walking Canes
Quarter Cases of Pickles
Assortment of Pickles, French &:
and Spanish Olives, Anchovies,
Soy, Ketchup and Fiffi Sauce
in Hampers"
Fine Sweet Oil '-
Pickled Tongues in Kegs
Durham Mullard
Assortments of frefh and choice
Drugs, &c. &c. &c. +
Numb 70;