The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-03-22 00:00:00, page 2

CHARLESTOWN, January 27.
La? Wednesday his excellency the prefi
drrt delivered the following foeech to the hon.
the senate and house of representatives, met
iu general assembly:
, Honourable gentlemen of the Senate,
Mr. speaker and gentlemen of the house cf
reprefcntatives,
I Congratulate you on this your firft meet
ing in general assembly, under your new
constitution and form of government;
and l flatter myfelf, that by your Ready atten
tion to, and observance of, those rules and
principles upon which this constitution is
founded ; and a due application of ycur pow
ers, to §he ends and purposes for which it was
framed; that you will eifeaually establish and
secure to yourfclves and your posterity after
you, all those advantages and blessings which
naturally result from a wife, well tempered,
and well directed system of Government.
You will give me leave to suggest to you,
gentlemen, that every page of your proceed
ings andipurnab will be considered as a sacred
treasure and deposit, which posterity will re
fer to as the fared and bift expofiter to explain
and elucidate the genuine undepraved sense of
your constitution ; and therefore that it highly
becomes you in a more especial manner, in
this your firft session, to be circumfpeft and
extremely cautious in recording your determi
nations, which will ever be resorted to as
]pec ± dents of the firft authority, and obtain a
credit that will direct every future decilion.
Our inveterate and obdurate enemy being
f iled in the northern states, and, by the valour
and good condudof the inhabitants, compel
led to abandon their hopes of conquest there,
have turned their arms more immed ately
against these Southern parts, in hopes of better
success. They are now in possession of
Savannah, the capital of Georgia, from
whence, if not prevented, an easy transition
may be made into this country. This situa
tion of danger, gentlemen, calls for your molt
furious consideration. 1 Our whole force and
Rrength should beexerted to flop the progress
of the enemy. Government ought to be in
truded with ample powers, to enable it to aft
vigorously and decifiveJy in the present con
juncture. The militia law requires an imme
diate revifal and amendment, to accommo-
date it to our present circumstances: nothing
should be lett doubtful and liable to cavil,
that i> necessary and conducive to the public
fafety ; and every measure that has a tendency
to counterad and defeat the views and designs
of the enemy, should be embraced and
adopted with alacrity and dispatch.
A general amnesty, gentlemen, to the delu
ded and deduced inhabitant,, whose former
pfepoffeffions have been pradifed upm by art
ful and designing men, te induce them to
abandon their country's cause, I have Rill hopes
mav reclaim many. Such an aft of generosity
... : r injured country, would stimulate
tuc; vh 1 have any sense of gratitude or re
j,atj?e furtheir offence by feme signal
t the Rate, and would leave others,
t< cufe, just victims te the terror of the
Upon advices received of tb enemy's inten
tions to invade this Rate, in order to keep as
great a force as possible in our ports for defence,
I thought it necessary, and did with the ad
vice of the privy council, lay a general embar
go, and prohibited the failing of all vefttls
from anv of the ::s of this Rate, for thirty
days, and at . . rpiration of that term con
tiujed ' ' ^rgo for thirty days longer,
which ?e ' .term expired the tvelfh instant:
T embargo now in force refpefts only the
p hibifion on the exportation <J provisions,
agreeable to the recommendation es Congress.
As the militia, of this Rate are every where
in moron, and may have occasion very soon
to ait in conjunction with the regular forces,
and the militia of other Rates, I though; it a
proper time, and that it would pr.mote the
public service, to appoint brigadier generals,
agreeable to the di -e&ims of the militia ad ;
I therefore, with the advice of the privy coun
cil, commit >ned the hon. Richard Richardson,
Stephen Bull and Andrew Williamson, Efqrs.
to^e brigadier generals of the mil ia of this
Rate, and have aihg:ed to each of ta.m parti
cular regiments and diftd&s, to be under their
immediate command, until \a more mature
ar/angem r.r. an) aivifiun can be made,
The choice of officers, gentlemen, to fill
the various 'ptyrtmei/ts of the Rate, is an im
portant bob less that must now come under
your confutation, before tne new conftitup
on can receive its final completion, and the
great machine of government can properly be
set to wo k. The vat conc\n that is invol
\T in this weighty iabject the very great
onfequtnce of it, a bis critical period, no
be will impress tour minds wjm fallible
Itents, and call fam all you: attention.
,u< affairs will in 41 probability be now
.-• m- n Gib councils, and
~ 'jkcc '~ .. % are depend upon
~:e, such a fitnefs
cr^a filtrate, as will
".*... oumßances, cannot
gid penetration. It
' ;^v # ~ : . Memen, that with the
• ve my country, 1 have
ith the ferric &f my own
■ mpeter.cv to CT the high
. I now ft^Dthat I feel the
? : T !c. . mJ farisfaction in the hopes
'I A .iffion, before * critical period
/ben, by my infuffieiency, my
I .Tier.
,20, 1779.
RAWLINS LOWNDES.
Jan. 26, 1779. RAWLINS LOWNDES.
BOSTO N, February 25.
By a Veffcl arrived at Nantucket, from
Charleftown, South-Carolina, we learn, that
Colonel Campbell, Commander of the British
Forces on an expedition at Savannah, had
been reinforced with a large body of Men
from St. Augufline; and that they had pene
trated with their main Body as far as Beaufort,
within sixty Miles of Charleftown. It is said
the enemy ftil! hold possession of Georgia.
N EW - LONDO N, February 26.'
By Capr. Pinkham, we learn, that Captain
Billings in the ship Governor Trumbull, late
ly landed a party of men on the Island of To
bago, and unfortunately loft two men killed
ard 26 made prisoners.
N EW-HAVEN, February 24.
A privateer sloop of 8 carriage guns and 22
men, belonging to the enemy, bound from
Newport to New York, was last Sunday night
driven ashore at Guilford, by the wind. The
crew are secured, and the veffcl is like to be
got off.
]' Return you my hearty thanks for the honour
„ you have done me by this address. The
assurances you give of your attention to the se
veral matters recommended toyour considera
tion, are such as become the watchful guar
dians of the rights and liberties of a free people.
Thegood of the people being the ultimate end
and defi sos all just government, while that o'o
je^ is mde the invariable rule of action, and
the basis cf your proceedings, your constitution
cannot fail of attracting the admiration, and
obtaining the support, of those for whose bene
fit it was framed: and posterity will receive
and embrace it as their faireft and belt inheri
tance.
1 flatter myfelf, that this triumph of the
enemy at Georgia will be of short duration :
That animated arid encouraged by example ;
aided and assisted by our good friends and
neighbours, and conducted by a general cf
approved worth and abilities, we shall soon
be able to expel those invaders, and restore
our brethern of Georgia to the peffeffion of
their country.
I am happy gentlemen, in the favourable
sentiments you entertain of me; I have no
hopes or expectations uncoaneded with the
prosperity of this country, and not a wilh but
what terminates in the public good.
We rejoice, with your excellency; that our new
constitution is so far perfected, that a general
assembly elected in conformity thereto, is now
met, for the purpose of legislation. It Shall be
our cata to preserve the spirit of it inviolate,
and to transmit to posterity the fair inheritance,
accompanied with all the blessings which result
from a well chosen and well directed system of
government. We Shall be particularly cauti
ous what precedents we establish, and of the
records of our determinations; being fully
convinced, that as we begin a new political
/Era of legillation, our successors will recur to
our journals as the surest guide of future pro
ceedings.
That our cruel and ambitious enemies Should
turn their arms ag rinit these southern Rates, is
a circumftan.ee not unexpected. But this last
nefarious struggle of our defponding foes', will
we trust (under the assistance of divine provi
dence) in the end, tend more to Shew their
impotent malice than the wisdom of their coun
cils, or the valour of their arms; for that
fame spirit which once animated our country
men to drive them, disgraced, from our coasts,
will again be exerted co effect the like happy
consequences. We conceive ourselves bound
by all the difference there is between the hor
rors of Slavery and the blessings of liberty, to
use every means in our power to expel them
from our country; and for this purpose to
Strengthen the hands of government, and to
revise the militia law, so as to facilitate our
operations againtt them. 1
An ad of amnesty, under proper regulations,
in favor of the deluded ignorant part of our
community, who have been Seduced from their
allegiance, would accord well with the genero
sity this Rate has ever manifefted^to our avowed
enemies and misguided citizens, and would be
the dictate of humanity.
The choice of proper officers to fill the va
rious departments of government, will require
the greatest circumfpedion, and we assure your
excellency, that we will enter upon it with a
dermination to mike such arrangements as, in
.our opinion will conduce most to the public
weal.
We are fully sensible of the purity of your
excellency's intentions, in difeharging the
duties of your high Ration ; but cannot agree
with you, in the opinion of your supposed
inability, as we well know, that you neither
want the will nor the power to conduct public
affairs in such manner as may tend to the pub
lic good.
In the house of representatives,
the 27th day of Jan. 1779.
THOMAS BEE, Speaker.
To which address, his Excellency returned the
following answer.
Mr. speaker, and gentlemen of the house of
reprefcntatives,
To his excellency Rawlins Lowndes, Esq;
president and commander in chief in and
over the Rate of South-Carolina.
The address of the house of representatives of
the said Rate.
May it please your Excellency,
IT is with singular pleasure that the house of
representatives received your excellency's
speech, at the opening of this session, contain
ing sundry matters, of the greatest imporance,
which demand our most serious attention.
As ihe now hys at the V'-^ 7 « Mr.
Templeton's Vendue St re. . - 11 ?: guns,
ammunition, ftpres, r kie ,iapparel, &c.
She is a remarkabl Vi ginia built boat,
and well known to saw rd r # ay thifig be
longing to this port. In . ..y to be seen at
the day of sale, or before at
Naylor and Bayard's Office.
FOR S A CE;
A New ftroug well built sloop, burthen about 35
tons, draws fix foot water when loaded. She
is well found in anchors, cables, fails, &e. For
particulars enquire of Edward and Wm. Laight.
JOH N GLOVE R,
At No. 4. Fly-Market, has for sale:
A Large assortment of India demities, cord
ed ditto, and Dutch cords, with a gene
ral assortment of dry goods, as ufuah
P H I L A DELPHI A, March to.
Last night arrived an express fom South-
Carolina, by whom we learn, that a number
of tories having taken arms in North-Carolina
were marching to Georgia; but Gen. Lin
coln ordered a party to intercept them, who
soon fell in with, routed and killed about 80
of them. Our troops were in pursuit of. the
remainder of them when the account came
away ; and from a Charles-Town paper of
February 4, we have the following:
From Head-Quarters we learn, that Col.
Ingram with a party of Georgia troops had
attacked and defeated Colonel Brown with a
party of Florida rangers, killed fifteen and
wounded many more. —Among the wounded
was Brown himfelf.
Extract of a letter from Beaufort, dated Feb. 4.
“ Yeßerday afternoon about four o'clock,
we met the enemy marching up to receive us,
who Were, as the prisoners inform us, three
companies, 'two of the 60th, and one of the
16th, all light infantry, and being about 150
rank and file, the engagement began about
120 yards distant. The Charles-Lown de
tachment were ported to the left of the artille
ry, where there appeared the greatest danger of
our flank being turned. The artillery were
very well served, and did great execution.
The enemy had only one cohorn, the limbers'
of which were broke to pieces by the firß or
second difeharge of our field-pieces. The
action continued with unremitted fury till five
o'clock, when our ammunition, particularly
for the artillery, running short, orders were
given to retire slowly. At the fame time the
enemy retreated precipitately, leaving their
killed and five of their wounded on the field.
I have just come from the feene of action,
where I went this morning, to look after some
of my acquaintance whom 1 few wounded;
I there saw seven of the enemy killed, and
five wounded, of the former there were Lieu
tenants Calderwood and Finlay, of the latter
Lieut. Hazlewood; the prisoners besides,
now in our hands are 7or 8. Our whole force
was about 25c ige of which were from
Charles-Town, and ourJgfs is 7 killed, and
about 2g wounded. Lieut. Hazlewood told
me, the loss of the Britift in killed and
wounded, could not be less than the half of
the whole party.
MONTEGO-BAY, January 9 .
By a letter received from Antigua, we are
informed that the Jackall Privateer, belonging
to Bristol, Bernard M'Davitt, Commander, has
taken a large brig from Virginia, bound for
the coast cf Guinea, loaded entirely with to
bacco, and carried her fafe into port.
Prizes sent into Port-Royal ;' a brig by the
Lord Sandwich letter of marque, said to be
worth 15 0001. and a ship by the ichooner
Punch, a letter of marque.
Sunday last arrived the Rover prjvateer,
Captain M'Lean, with a large French ichooner
her prize, loaded with sugars and dry goods
for the Miffifippi. On Thursday evening the
Rover failed again.
NEW-PORT, (Rhode-Ifland) March 11.
The american Sailors in St- Eußatia have
left their Privateers in grea^ numbers, gone to
join Admiral Byron, and entered on board our
Privateers at St. Lucia, Antigua, and Barba
dos.—An Ann rican Privateer Brig, from New
London, which has been put rear 6 months
without taking a Prize, was obliged to put the
few Men that remained on bo^rd her into the
Cufho; she having had above 60 of her Crew
deferred, and gone to join Admirals Byron
and Barrington.
Public Auction.
Opposite TAYLOR and BAYARP's Auction
Room facing the Coffee-Houfe Bridge, will
be fold this Day, between 10 & 12 o'Clock,
if fair Weather, or the firft fair Day after,
A Quantity of fuperfine and common Broad
and Hunter Cloths ; Beaver, Barh and
twilled Coatings, Shalloons, Callamincoes,
Sheetings,Blank Books, Writing Paper, Scotch
Snuff, &c. Also,
10 Chests of Hyfon and Green Tea,
10 Tierces of belt Mess Beef.
At Hallet's Wharff, at 12 o'Clock
The Sale of the valuable French Priz
Cargo LE AMiTi,
Will be continued this day, r ;a bv% day
to day until the whole is difpofrd .', <^^&-
ing of Mufeovado and Powder SUGAR „
INDIGO, COFFEE, COTTON, ^c
TO-MORROW,
At the Merchants Ceffee ft.'/',
Will be SOLD, the acted, fuccefbful,l
vatter „ch: orer
G^MBI LY, j
IF Mis. Mary Fatten, Widow of the late
Lieut. John Fatten, of rhe 48th Regiment,
will apply to the Printer of this Paper, she will
bear of something to her Advantage.
This DaY, at 12 o'Clock, will be
fold by Auction at the Coffce-houfe
Bridge,
10 1 eces of choice MESS PORK,
io ditto, Beef. By
^UGH PARKER.
L 6 -S T,
% '°" " X we 'ks or two morphs apo, a blue
% br ^rt cloth close bodied SURTCUT, with
scarlet cuffs and cape, and plain yd/ow metal but
tons; the co it almost new, but the cuffs and cape
a good deal foiled and difcoloured, as is also the
lining (of Scarlet Walloon) from having fallen into
muddy water.
It icfuppQfed to have been left at some house in
town ; any servant, waiter or other, who may have
found it, and will bring it to No. gig, in Water
ftreet, nearly opposite the Coffce-houfe, shall have
ONE GUINEA reward.
Charles Oliver Bruff,
w ILL be much obliged to any peifon that will
7 inf.rm him where his Sign of the Tea-
Pot and ankard may he had that was taken
away a few nights ago. Whoever will return the
fame in good or ',, sh di he thankful v rewarded.
Fibli IRJUNDS, Currency,
WITH meat, < rink, wartring and lodging,
, per annum, will be given to a Gard
ner, well recom.netded, by applying to Wil
l&n Faukn.% at the brewery at Mount
H pe, near Haarlem heights, alf> good wa
gc, tr 2<>3 Loonrers of a good character.
I\ fTLTTverpool;
ft'''- To fail wrh the fi ft cr,voy,
- %r& The Shi P MOLLY,
V^&'V ^QAct (L'cly known. h v the name of
Th * PENNET)
; — HAILE:
Bitifh built vtAll, apd fails f at. Fer
,1 Lt^bt or paffige, apply, to the Captain on
bo: at Murray's wharf, or James Blai; No. 73,
Public Auction,
a Tuesday at one o'clock, atthe C. House,
The beautiful Schooner
LORD MULGRAVE,
Now lying at Murray's Wharf,
Burthen about fifty Tons, Yacht built. -
remarkable fart Sa : ler, formerly a Packet Boat,'
well found in Sa.L, &c< &c.
By DANIEL MCCORMICK
/! few Chests of
Fresh Bohea T E A,
Sold by, GEORGE GRACIE,
No. 6, Fly-Market.
T^~ ~ O D,
THE house in Duke-Street, wherein Mr. John
Slidell, now lives : There is in the fame, five
rooms with fire places in each, a large yard, with a
good pump, and a well of water in the fame: The
lot runs through and fronts Jew's Alley, where a
good (tore or dwelling house may be built 1 There is
a very good cellar under the house. Whoever in
clines to purchase the fame may apply to M s. M'
dermot, in King's street, opposite Mr, Me Davitt's.
PHILIP BROOKS,
BOOKBINDER,
At No. 469, William-street,
HEREBY acquaints his friends and the public in
general, that he carries bn his bufmefi in all
os branches, and will acc mmo ?a:e gentlemen with
ledgers, journals, blank, orderly and memorandum
b< oks, &c. upon the shortest notice, and most reaf,li
able terms. Old books re-bound in the molt elegant
manner, and every other operation relative to ^his
^£, efs l )e| forined with dispatch.
A SILVER SMITH, capable of performing in
the fevcral branches, (particularly in tie JmaH
way.) Such a one will meet with proper encourage
ment, and constant employ, tools, & c , found them,
b y applying to the printer.
^ be bold on very reafaable terms for CASH^
By ROBERT GAULT,
^ bit Store No. 922, Water-Street, near t^
Cofre-Houfe,
Set ER^IN^ and second broad cloth, r6ttin*ta, cal
tinancoes, tammies, durante, men and womens
worsted, cotton and thread flockings, black worsted
breeches patter s cf different qualities, calicoes and
low pr, ed mtiGiis, biih linnens from r. 5% to qs. per
yard, yard and g 8, ward wide and ,-S cotton checks,
flriped Hollands, Dutch cords, vely:re,, drawboyt, check
handkerchiefs, men and boys felt hats, fcwin/nlk and
thread, brohd black and white ribbons, black silk cra
vats, pink and blue half yard Resin s an .ff^ ,t of
hard ware, and ft onibhebuttons, &c. a few cratrsof
W# -ffo rd Q^en'tware,
WAN FED to carter, a vtffel of 16c, or not
much exceeding zoo tons. For particulars
a pply to "JOSEPH ALLICOKE.'
Public Auction.
At DANIEL M'CORMICK's Licenced
Auction Room,, will be SOI D
THIS MOKNI A G,
A LARGE naru? of low priced L-ilh lin
nets, brown linnens, dowlafs, broad
cloths, Sh 4 |ioon% felt hat% cambricks,
printed muzlins, with a variety of other
gopds, Ironmongery, &c.
Public Auction.
/// the Coffee House To-morrow,
6 pipes & 4 Hhds. of genuine Madeira wine,
A few pipesof red wine,-
2§ pieces of Raffia duck,
zoo fix pound fhet,
And some old fails.
On WEDNESDAY,
20 Barrels of new Irish Beef,
Some Liverpool ale and porter,
1 calk of brandy, by
DANIEL MCCORMICK,