The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-02-19 00:00:00, page 1

For LONDON,
AND will fail by the igth of March, two
thirds of her Cargo being provided; the
Ship EMPEROR, James Xennice Commander.
For Freight or Parage, apply at No. &;, Tradd
"reet, No. 10, Broad-street, or to the Captain Cm
Board said Ship at Prioleau's wharf.
Wants a place,
' A S a Servant, a perfoh who is every way
qualified—he lived in that capacity many
years with Sir Edmund Head. Thinks he could be
very ufeful to a Wine Merchant, as he perfectly
'tinderftands, and has been much employed in fining
and bottling wine. Enquire at the Printing Office.
N O T I C E.
THE Subfcfiber intending shortly to leave th^
State, denies ail periods ncebted t him, or to
Currie & Norris, hy bond, note or open account, to
call and lettle the fame before thr 9 h day of March
'next ensuing, or 0 herwife be will be under tbenecTN
ly of putting his Papers into the hands of n A^oify.
Robert Norris,
Feb. 2, 1784. No. 5, Bedon's allc«.
A WET NURSE,
A BOUT 24 years of age, who is very healthy,
and careful of children; may be heard df'by
applying at the Printing Office.
To be S O L D,
By PRIVATE SALE,
A Good BRICK STORE, with a commodi
ous dwelling Houle behind it, being £. 16, in
&feeting-ftieet, a central part of the town, and a rood
eligible situation. for bufinefs.—Likewift an airy, plea,
fant, new Brick Dwelling House in Trado street, lately
occupied by Mrs. Fotheringham^—Aifo a few valu^
ble House NEGROES to be fold; for particulars
app'y te Robert Norris.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
/?/ the Plantation of Mr. Barnaby Bradford, de
ceajed, in St, George's Parijh.
On THURSDAY the 19th of February,
A Few articles of genteel Houfhould Furniture,
confiding of an eight day clock, looking
gaffes, mahogany tables, chairs, Lc. A riding
chair, and a few head of fine cattle.— I he 'conoi
tions of sale calh.—l he property not t> be altered
nor taken away until the money is pzid.
M. Hutenmfon.
Who requests all persons to whom the said estate
is indebted, to leave a date of their demands, ^rh
Mr. Jeremiah Hutchinson, No. 93, Meeting-lit cut,
diarlefton, as soon as pcffible.
To be SOL D,
At No. 67, Queeb street,
The following ARTICLES, on the
most reasonable Terms, viz.
OLD Jamaica, Weft-India and North
ward Rum; single and double refined Loaf
Sugar, common ditto, bell green Coffee, ditto Bohea
Tea, Chocolate, Allspice, Ginger, Irish Butter by
the Keg or Pound, excellent Philadelphia Hams and
Gammons, London particular Wine by the Bottle,
Sweet Oil, L ; me Juice, and a Number of o her Ar
ticles in the Provision Way ; als o Slops Check Shirts,
Frocks, Trowfers, Jackets, Caps, Military Shoes,
all which will be fold 14 the lowed Pkofa.
THE
GAZETTE
OF THE
STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON: Printed for A. TIMOTHY,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
The SPEECH of His Excellency
BENJ \MIN GUERARD, Esquire,
GOVERNOR and COMMANDER nOHIFFof the
STATE of SOUTH-CARbLIN 4,
Delivered to the General Assembly in the
Senate-Houle, on Monday, February the 2d;
Honorable Gentlemen o f the Senate;
fit. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houf
of Representatives ;
OU R long and arduous ffruggle for life 2nd
liberty, with a Monarch, who has waged a
UTrnge war agamh his oWn territories and as 'loyal
and Lti.iied subjects as tie had|in his dominions
being b ought to an issue, and the Derinitbe trea
ty of Peace with him concluded and F^ned I
pit heartily congratulate yop uh the giku, aatyi.
cious, glorious, and honourable event.
khe Almighty—the God of Affliction and Blifs—
having been pealed to put an end to the calamities
of a moil icandalousy barbarous, vindictive, unjust,
unnatural, arid horrid war, by giving us the victory
over o^r enemies, and peace, independence, and
freedom in our r& ^ ; —ft theres re indifpenfedy
behoves us to 'collect the errors of our ways, and
so to frame our policy as to manifeft to him the
mod lively impredions of g % ati ude for his great
and figaal mercies vouchsafed unto us —in uphold
ing the cause of innocence—avenging our unpro
voked wrongs and opprUKoris —delivering us from
the Valley dr death—and pet sitting North America
to become a nation, and enjoy " among the powers
of the'earth a R,arate and e^ual station."
We cannot more ffiftuciy and acceptably put
in practice this our incumbent duty; than by forgiv
ing and pitying ou< enemies—keeping our covenants
— venerating die laws— promoting cone ,<d and har
mony ahTOfigll ourlelves -Netting the bed examples
enforcing true religion and piety -enacting fort arid
wife laws- and'diffufing learning andleieuCehhrough
every part of the community.
Eresing our fabric of police on To solid a basis,
will be, to advance our country's tiueft infererts
ILmp a credit and dignity on your deliberations —
give energy to our Laws and Government—induce
a chearfol fubordinatidn thereto in all tanks of men
—reclaim <ur misfortunes in a great measure
improve and deserve the Lleffings lately bellowed
upon us—recommend us th a continuation ofdivine
favor and protection— prove us an united; wife,
and refpeAabfe people -support and /Lengthen out
grand Foedeial conßitution, the ground-work and
fine qua non of oar Union —eftablilh our Rational
reputation —Mad us to opulence, rtreugth, great
neis, and permanent peace and happiness —secure us
a courtant lupbly of men fit in every fefpe& to con
dmt our affairs—evince the gra't tude, refpeCt, and
jurt lenle we have dithe dihnterefted genei ofity of
our magnanimous and iffoftrfobs Ally—extirpate
ambition pride, jealousy, envy, deceit, felfifhnefs;
paifnocny, avarice and covetousness, the principal
and never failing causes fthe evils, decline and
fall f empires—incite us to emulate all that is
patriotic, great and noble, recorded of antient
Republics—cause us to have no urife but that of
excelling each other in our country's service make
it the deniable and happy asylum of the virtuous
oppressed from all quarters of the globe— and hand
an ancefry down with approbation, eclat and ad
miration, to the remote, generations, and not
unworthy of their imitation.
I am well pleased to behold oh the opening of the
Sessions, so handsome a number of the people's Re
presentatives appearing—this prefage,s an earned
desire and lledfaft determination to attend to your
duty with all zeal, fidelity, diligence, patience,
fteadir.efs, attention, firmnefs, resolution and de
cision ; insomuch so, that there is no occasion fo'
me to tge up your time by enumerating the outlines
19, !7 8 4.
No. 100, Meeting-street.
of every one of the important matters worthy of
your immediate consideration, but only, briefly, to
anticipate you in some of them, —such as
To reflore the Sanctuaries that have been invari
ably the obj & of our late impaclable foes fi ite
and vengeance, that religious worship, fountain
of all moral eblig thns, might be univerfa ) pre
valent - to incorporate the Church of England, no
longer the ejlabiifced religion, the laws for t^e
governance of which being by our confutation m ftly
abrogated -to re-appoint such pub ic Grammar
Sch ol's as "have been by the war deranged — to re
vile and perfe& our 'Conftitutios, the foundation
2nd liability of ofir prolp^rity; or, in win wi it
be to proceed with the fepefruElure —to revise,
aigeft, collate, c^nfolidate and print our whole
Body of law's; which y ou a [ i o q^cll know the
gvanf ofjor fie to enlarge on —to make in every
Yefpe& an adequate Militia Law; ihatpeifca fe
cur'ty may walk, hand in hand with perfect
tranquility —ts haflen to the fame end that nursery
of an army o'Ur Peace Bftablift ment —to provide for
the Pa'^ due to the South Carol na Line—to fettle
and adjurt our Boundaries with each of our Sifter
States—to open the Land (office on lerms beneficial
to the.Public Weal—to amend fame of our Com
mercial, Defy and Marine Laws, particularly those
for the performance of Quarantine and the confti
tu ting the Admiralty Court; the tortious proceed
ings and exorbitant fees of which having bee? found
oppressive and discouraging to C nzmerce, and not
u^repro- ,cbjul to ours, Ives —to renew such Ads as
heretofore fixed the changes of Publicans and Inn
holders ; which sire much complained of, as intoler
ably and foamefuly grievous —to continue, repeal
or alter as the exigency of the times may fugged,
the Act, “ refpefting suits for the recovery of
debts," —to reconsider the Ordinance " For fettling
a Depreciation Table , the fates therein, by late
calculations being much coo low —to revive the
fautary A&s that may expire before your again
meeting—to keep our re prefenttition in Congress
always full, and to m ke proper choices of the De
legates thereto—to enable one or other of our incor
porated Societies to encourage by premiums, Arts
and Sconces, amongrt us—to bellow a very parti
cular attention to our Roads, Caufeys, Bridges,
Ferries, Cuts and Inland Navigation in many parts
6Xtendible to the g e-t ease and comfort of the
inhabitants, and her, much to tt<good of the State;
—to prevent the custom of building now-a-days
altogether of wood in the metropolis, and if possi
ble, of even such coverings to houses; to which is
principally giving the dreadfu havrek of the quick,
devouring element We have in times haft experienced
—to repair the Barracks, Magazines, and btore
heuLs; or, in a little while b nee, only the walls
of the former will be left, which, if not wanted
for pubic use, can be kep "inafate of preservation
by afterwards letti g them out at a moderate rent
to the indufrious poor — to affifi the distressed wi
dows and children of those soldiers who have , fallen
in their country's defence—lo take into confedera
tion the disabilities and penalties number's labour
tinder from the Eledion Law, and State Recog
nizances—to remit (upon principles of impartial
jurtice,) the amercements and confiscations that
have taken place on certain characters, guilty of no
other crime thari taking British protection, and re
maining within their lines ; the which may of their
fellow citizens were atf, confi ained to do, as well
as whom, they flatte ed themfe ves they would be
over ooked —to 1 ass ACts to naturalize such per 0 $
as we have a knitted or may admit Citizens of this
State —to lay on an Alien Impost —<o frame a pro
per Jury Bill and Lift —to keep exaCt peace, (but
united,) with Britain in her Commercial Sifteni
reipeCting these States; to whom, if we do not,
we defcrve to become tributary in trade —to extend
your ideas towards a Sinking Fund; if immediate y;
for no more than the cutting down our annual in
^^ef, wh.ch will both afford ftisfafhbn, and givd
No. 2190.