The South-Carolina gazette and general advertizer — Charlestown [i.e. Charleston, S.C.], 1783-05-24 00:00:00, page 4

From the New-York Gazette of May 7.
NEW-YORK, May 7,
At the moment of this Gazette's going
to press (four o'clock in the morning) we
were saluted with the arrival Of the brig I
ris, Captain Calclough, in thirty-nine days
from the Downs ; by whom we are inform
ed of a new arrangement in his Majesty's
adminiftHtion of which we are told the
following are some of the particulars :
The duke of Portland is appointed firft
lord of the treasury.
Lord Stormont, and the honourable
Charles F6x, fetretaries of state.
Mr. Burke, paymaster of the forces.
Colonel North, said to be treasurer of
the navy.
Lord Gower, president of the council.
Mr. Pitt remains chancellor of the ex
chequer.
Lord Temple flays as viceroy of Ireland.
The seals to be in commifhon, &c. &c.
This coalition seemed conciliatory to the
parties. Lord Cornwallis had taken leave
to command in the Eaft-lndies, from whence
good news had arrived, via Holand, and
Mons. Suffrein retired to Mauritius.
Difficulties and debates in parliament
resp ding the treaty of commerce with A
merica, but nothing militating against the
Independence ofthis continent
The rank and half pay of the British pro
vincial officers, serving in America, is con
firmed.
Colonel Fanning is appointed lieutenant
governor of Halifax.
Sir Charles Gray's departure for Ame
rica, was flopped.
General Elliott has a red ribbon, with
1500 l. for his diflinguifhed Services.
Trade and manufactures flourish asto
nishingly—
An embargo cn all vessels bound to Ame
rica. except to the ports of New-York and
H lifax.
Dodor Cornwallis, > archbilhop of Canter
bury, is dead.
The whole arrangement of the new mi
nistry was fettled before the Iris failed, but
we have not yet received the papers decla
ring the particulars.
1 he ship Edward, and brig Apollo, may
be soon expeded here.—Captain Calclough
effected his passage from hence to England
in 16 days; and he has lately landed here
Sir John St. Clair, Bart, passenger in the
Iris.
TELL it to the whole World, and let
it be published in every News-Paper
throughout America, Eu ope, Asia, and
Africa, to the everlasting disgrace and infa
my of the British King's commanders at
New-York,
That during the late war, it is said Ele
ven I houfand Six Hundred and Forty-
Four American Prisoners, have fuffered
death by their inhumane, cruel, favage,and
barbarous usage on board the filthy and
malignant British Prison Ship called the
Jersey, lying at New-York. Britons,
tremble, left the vengeance of Heaven fall
on your isle, for the blood of thcle unfortu
nate vidimsl
tie me, or fimiiar resolves, if they mail
thi uk fit."
By the last accounts from the above place,
advice is received of the arrival of the A
mazon from this port.
27 transports from Jamaica, puffed this
port a few days ago on their way to
New-York, to take the British troops from
thence.
1 hey write from Philadelphia, that “ the
To all Printers of Public Papers.
By t^e last Saturday's poll we learn, that
fix men at Providence, who were difm ffed
from the Jersey prison ship; at New York,
gave intelligence, that the Hessians were to
go to, Staten;lfland, the British to Long
Bland, and the refugees and tories to H—,
till further orders. Gen. Washington was
to take pofeffion of New-York as cn Sa
turday last.
Pa r i s, Jan.l3.
The Queen is again pregnant; which
happy event gives great joy to the nation.
LONDON, March 6.
Mr. Laurens has -aken a house in Tower
ftreet, but not his former suit of apartments
near that place.
It is said the American ambassador will
make a public entry, which has not been
the case with any ambassador since the Ve
netian. To grace the entrance of the A
merican ambassador; we are affufed, that
the Genius of the Ille intends on that day
to make a public exit.
Some of the firft characters in the king
dom scruple not to term the Provisional
Treaty, the capitulation of Great-Britain.
Debt, funded & unfunded
^32,354327 13 9
Interest 11,563,164 2 6
The whole fevenue^ of the kingdom are
only 12,000,2791. notwithstanding the hea
vy taxes now fubferibircg.
As a country clergy man was lately look
ing at a print (hop on Ludgate hill, Lon
don, a fharpef took off his hat, and run a
way: the gentleman followed him; but
being corpulent; could reach no further
than the archway which leads into Doctors
Commons. i^ere a comrade of the robber
accosted hihi, and requeued to know what
was the matter • whe the parfor fpanting
and blowing to'd him the cale, that he was
robbed, and had loft his breath in pursuing
the sharper. “ What; cried the other, could
not you run any further ?—“ No, Sir, not
an inch," said the other. “ Why then, Sir,
said he, I'll make free with your wig,"
which he accordingly did, and disappeared
in an instant.
bleffirt'gs of pellet are already experienced
in that State ; there are seven different co
lours flying in the river there ; the Ameri
can, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Ruffian,
Imperial, and British; every one of them
have lowered their peak and their flag to
commodore Barney ; and the British vessel
fired thirteen guns when She passed the com
modore, and fainted the city with thirteen
more."
PORT NE W S.
Entered Inwards,
zi May—Brigantine, Province of Flanders,D.Maage
from Dominique
— Brigantine, Daffi, Jas Hogg, New-York
22 Sloop, Hope, Sam. M'Dowal Bermuda
— Brig, Medford, Joseph Strout Salem
24 Sloop, Betsey, R. Smith Prederickiburg
— Sloop, Thetis, Tho. Darrell Curacoa
Brigantine, Lark, Wm. Bell, Bermuda
— Schooner, Thomas, John Livingston No. Car.
Cleared Outwards.
2t Schooner, Rice Bird, Benj. Newton, for Havanna
23 Schooner, Polly, J. Dorsey, St. Thomas
— Schooner, Polly, Robt, Johnfonr No. Car.
— Schooner, Jolly Tar, Robt. Berry Annapolis
— Schooner, Dispatch, T. Deland, Salem
24 Brigantine, Crown Prince, J. Chalker St. Croix
— Brig, Union, J. Collins Salem
— Schooner, Dope, Robt. Dormant Jamaica
The following is a state of the national
debt of Britain, as it flood on the 31st day
of January last, from authentic records in
the house of commons:
A CL thpfe indebted to the estate of Thoma's Sarrt
-3 waye's, are desired to pay the fame. And those
to ^hom the estate is indebted, are desired to bring
in their accounts' attested.
WM. ROYAL, Administrator.
BOSTON, April 14;
TOSEPH GROVE TAYLOR has for file, at hix
J Store, No 84, Fradd-ftreet, a neat assortment of
goods, suitable to the season. Also high proof Ja
maica spirits, Weft-india rum., sugar, coffee, choco
late, &c. &c. which will be fold on very low terms
for cash or produce.
<HE fubferiber acquaints his friends, and the pub
lic in general, that he has taken the care and
charge of Mr. Priolean's Wharf, as Wharfinger;
where he at the fame time intends to carry on the
Faßorage Business in all its branched Hopes from
the firiaeft attention to his business; and interest of
his employers, he will merit the favour of his friends
and the public in general.
Charleflown, 19 May. DAVID CRUGER^
THE fubferiber will fell at private sale; oh an
easy credit, his pleasantly fituhted House and
Lot in Cumberland street, No. 4. The house is large,
airy, and commodious, and has with ft every out
conveniency suitable for. a large family, the whole
lately put into good repair. Any person inclinable
to purchase, may at any time view the premises, and
know the terms, by applying to
JAMES O'HEAR.
T° be Let, and entered upon immediately, a
1 Wharf, known by the liame ofßuffell's Wharf,,
adjoining Rofe's at the North end of the Bay, with
of without a brick tenement with every accommoda
tion for a family, and io compleat repair. The Wharf
may be made very commodious for a Ship Car penter,
having rooffi for carrying on that business in all its
branches. For the terms enquire at tog, Church - fit.
In tbe SENATE, 71b March, 1783
On Motion,
&EVOLVED, That a Committee be appointed to en
quire into the expenditure of the indico, and other
property taken from the inhabitants of this State, since
the 12th May 1780; and the expenditure of monies
arising from the tales of confifcated negroes fold to?
Cath; and allo the appropriation of those otherwise d.f
pofed of.
That the Committee do report thereon at the next
meeting of the Senate; and to have powers to fend for
persons, papers and records.
7he Committee were accordingly appointed of the
following gentlemen. Colonel Vanderhorft, Mr. Sa-'
razift, Mr. Atkinson.
Extraß frtn Ite Minetto,
, JAMES SHARP; C. S.
Agreeable to the above Refoive, The Inhabitants of
this State who have had Indies or other property taken
horn them by order of Government; a.e rebelled to
lend us an account of the fariie, fpecifying what species
of property was taken, at what time, and by whom;
and those who have disposed of cohfifcated negroes for
^affi or otherways, are alfc desired to render an account
what were disposed of; the amount they fold for, and to
whom, on or before the lift da, of Augut tnext, in or
der that proper perfobs may be called upon to render an
account of the expenditure rind appropriation of the
fame, that we may be fully p Spared to make a report to
the hext Meeting of the Senate.
ARNOLDUS VANBRRHORST.
JONATHAN SARRAZIN.
JOS. ATKINSON.
JUST arrived, and to be fold very cheap, for calk
or produce, by
Walker and Maitland, No. ii, Church-street,
Twenty pipes choice London particular Madeira
Wine, a few trunks of low-priced Irish Linens, and
some cases of mens coarse shoes.
For SAL E,
SUPERFINE FLOUR, juff imported. Likewise a
° few thefts of Hyfon and Bohea Teas, by
ROBT. HAZLEHURST, and Co, 46, BAY:
For PHILADELPHIA, to fail the if tof June,
The Sloop REBECCA,
John Richmond , Matter.
UOr freight and patiengers apply to said Matter at
r Eveleigh's Wharf, or to
DA COSTA jun. No 15, Broad-ftr.
For Sale for Cash, or sh rt Credit,
1 London-built Poftchaife, imported just before the
' ^ar, and little the worse. For particulars apply
to the Printer.
A LL persons to whom the estates of William Cat
tell or Benjamin CutteJ!, Efqrs; deceased, are
indebted, a/e requested to fend their demands pro,
perly attested. And all persons indebted to the said
estates to come to an infmedifle fettl®ment with
No. 94, King-street, THOMAS PINCKNeY,
Charlestown; May 22, 783. Executor..
A LL persons having demands against the estate of
1 Mr. Francis Beatty, deceased; and also his wi
dow, Mrs Ann Wife, deceased ; either by bond,
note, or open account, are desired to make them
known as soon 4s poffibie t 0.,.
Roundi, April ig. WM. FISHBURNE,
Administrator.
TWO ROOMS to lett in a genteel part of the town/
Enquire at No. 24, Meeting-street.
|USfICE9 of tHe Pace for the diftria
J of Chark ftown, are required to return
by Wednefeay next, unto the Peace office
at the Stste-houfe, for laid diftrid, all re
cognizances and other papers taken by
them or in their hands, relative to the
Court of General Sessions; allo a lift of fie
and proper persons to frrve as constables
for the refpeßive parilhes in which they
reside.
By order of the Court,
THOMAS HALL, Jun. C. C.^