The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-12-27 00:00:00, page 2

* A Fortification and a Swamp! Are these the
claims of a mighty Emperor or of Uncle Toby ?
Unfortunate Europeans! these are the sublime preten
sions, in fappoft of which your devoted country will
probably in a. few months be filed with widows and or
phans, your towns with famine, and your fields with
deflation. When will the nations of Europe once feel
their real interests, and rife in vengeance against those
tyrants, who wantonly sport with their lives and for
tunes, to foliate their lufi of lawlcfs ambition ?
fatatheNETHEß^ COURANT,
k PfpCT printed in Holland, of Sept. 20, 1784.
(Continued from our Lift.)
^ T TIS Majesty desires alfd that their Higli
II Mightinesses cause the works at Fort Lief
'kenjhoek to be demolifned^ which go beyond the
limits of the territory which was declared to be
long to the United Provinces, by the 6th article of
thefaid treaty of 1664, and that they will relinquish
their usurpation of the territory of Boel-Swamp.*
Answer. Tire Republic cannot adopt the principles
of a pretenffon, founded altogether on the treaty
of 1664. They nevertheless have no objection
to having it investigated, whether the territory
of fort Liefkenjhock is wider than 150 perches on
the land fide, which were the limits fixed to this
territory, which remained unbounded on the
fide of the Scheld. They are ready to enter in
to this particularly very just and necessary ar
rangement. Their High Mightinesses have be
sides no knowledge of any usurpation made by
them on the territory of Docl, they can only re
peat as to this assertion what they have already
Several times Observed, thrit the said diftrid, to
gether witli the village of the fame name, was
ceck d by his Imperial and Catholic Majesty, the
Emperor Charles \I. by theist article of the
treaty of 1718 to their High Mightinesses in full
and abfoliite sovereignty.
Neither do their High Mightineffeb licfilate to
declare, that when the property, which his Im
perial Majesty claims in that diftrift, shall have
appeared upon a candid investigation, they will
do all iri their power to obviate all future com
plaints of usurpation on theif part.
3. His Majesty detnands that the Fortt ;Kruis
fchans and Frederick Hendry be forthwith demolish
ed and evacuated, as it is clearly stipulated by the
treaty of 1648.
Answer. To this it is necessary to observe, that by
the 67th article of the treaty of Munster in 1648
it is Ripulated, " 1 hat the limits of Flanders and
other places shall be fettled and regulated .as they
fay %e found to lie within the refpeclive jurifdiaions,
that this shall be examined in due time, and, infor
mation given in order to the regulating of the said
limits ;" and that in the following article, the
forts are particularly fpecified, " in the neighbour
hood of Sluts diid upon the river Scheid," which as
well on the fide of his Catholic Majesty as on
their High Mightinesses, were to be demolifh^d,
and the following words are added in the, fame
article, '• which demolition to be made on bothfdes,
shall be agreed upon between the parties, so that there
may be a proper competyation made."
It appears shat of the limits mentioned in the
said article, tliofe of Flanders only were fettled
by the treaty in 1664, but no others we? v , not
(viihrtanding the politive Ripulation in the laid
article.
. sFor this reason those in Brabant, where the-
FOrts Kruisfehans and Frederick Henry are situat
ed, never were fettled at di. . As long, there
fore, as the limits on that fide remain unsettled,
and the Ripulatcd equivalent is not agreed upon,
their High Mightinesses cannot consider them
selves as bound to deiholifh the Forts.. Not is
there any thing particularly fixed, refpe&ing
that demolition, which is only to be mutually
agreed upon. Had there been fuel? <tn intention
on both sides, it would undoubtedly have been
mentioned, torilidering the connection of the
article.
It appears on the contrary, that in the firfl ar
ticle of the treaty of 1664, St. bonaes, St. Isabelle,
the Forts called The Passes, and others, which
ought on both sides to have Been demolished,
are not only particularly named and mentioned,
but that it is even stipulated on the part of the %
States, that The Passes shall belong to the Repu
blic, although they arc, according to the limits,
situated on the Spanish fide.
His Catholic Majesty has demanded no com
feenfation, either with regard to the forts in ge
neral, or those of Kruijhans and Frederick Henry
in particular. Does not this clearly shew, that
even at that early time it was not thought proper
to comply witli the said 68th article ; no further
ihention is made of it in the following treaties,
about the limits in 1715 and 1718, nor is there
any thing said about the other agreement which,
it is alledged, has been,concluded in cbnfidera
tion of the demolition of the forts, some ofwhich
on the contrary have by the fame treaties remain
ed in the poffeflion of the commonwealth.
It is true indeed, that some of the forts fpeci
fied in the treaty of Munster, hqve been demo
lished on both sides, but the whole of the said
68th article lias not been fully complied with.
Th 6 Republic has therefore remained peaceably
and indisputably poffeßed of the forts Kruisfehans
and Frederick Henry, except that their demolition
has once been demanded in^yigj but being re
fufed, was not infixed om
Their Higli Mightinesses do not, however, re-
fufe to enter into an arrangement in this re fpe&
with his Imperial Majesty, agreeable to his re
quest, if he shall agree to fettle the above men
tioned points.1
4. His Majesty demands that fort Lillo, the works
of which have been enlarged, and extented upon
ground usurped from his territories, be, in all re
fpe&s, restricted to the limits within which it was
circumferibed, when by the treaty aforefaid the uti
poffidetis was continued to the States General.
Answer. Their High Mightinesses do not know,that
the works of fort Lillo take up more ground than
did of right belong to them before the treaty of
Munster, when their former poffeflions were
guarantied to them.
They are also ready to have this point impar
tially and Itri&ly investigated, and to take in the
further conferences such arrangements as may
agree witli the rcfult of the inquiry..
5., His Majesty, who, agreeably to the treaties,
is fully entitled to the complete and independent
sovereignty over that whole part of the Scheid which
runs from Antwerp to the end of the diftrid of Saaf
tingen, demands that the frigate which had been
Rationed before Lillo, and Which their High Migh
tinesses have provisionally withdrawn, remain for
ever but of that Ration; as his Majesty will not fuf
fer any other power to have snips; or exercise any
authority throughout the whole extent of his domi
nions on the Schcld. , & ,
Answer. The refpe& due to his Imperial Majefly,
and a wish to avoid all appearance of o,bftinacy
and hbftile disposition, are the only reasons that
hive induced their High Mightinesses to with
draw the guiiid-fhip from before Lillo, until their
right of having it Rationed there, be fully prov
ed arid eftabliihed. The arguments which shall
be adduced in support of that right, will be so
clear and indisputable, that his Imperial Majesty;
who never infills on any demand which is not
founded on the treaties, and his enlightened Mi
nistry will hot be able to refufe to acknowledge
it. Their Higli Mightinesses have therefore rea
son to flatter thcrtifelves; that not only their right
kill be acknowledged, but that his Imperial Ma
jesty will not make any difficulty to prevent the
return of the Grip to her old Ration, where she
has Rood ever fihce the Republic was separated
from the territories belonging to the illustrious
House of Aitflria. ?
Their Higli Mightinesses fan by.no means,
agfee, that his Majesty is entitled to the right of
full arid independent sovereignty on the Scheld,
bn which he grounds the pretensions exprefled
in this article, down the river from Kruisfehans
or Mt least from Lillo rind Liefkenfhoeck.
His Imperial Majefly does himfelf acknow
ledge that the treat'll of Munster of the 30th of Ja
nuary 1648, witli refpeft to the territorial rights
and others, which have riot been fettled by other
conventions and agreements^ ought to be admit
ted as a Handing rule between his Majesty and
their High Mightinesses.,, ,
As no such agreements or conventions 'have
taken place withregard to the Scheld, their High
Mightinesses think proper once for all to refer
themselves to the abovementioned treaty.. , f
The treaty declares clearly and positively that
the uti poffidetis is to be the rule of division of the
possessions between the contracting powers, and
that each shall quietly and peaceably enjoy what
they were at that moment in poflefan of, with
out being disturbed in any manner afterwards
diredly or indirectly.
In order therefore to shew as clearly as day
which powet is entitled to the possession of the
Scheld, it is fufficient to find out who was in the
ritual possession of it when the treaty, was con
cluded, which .is simply an historical disquisi
tion.
(To be continued.)
American Intelligence.
NEWBURY-PORT, Nov. 10.
WE hear from B,field, near this town, that on
the 31st ult. as the wife of Mr. William
Longfellow, jun. writ drawing out coals on the
hearth, and holding a coffee-pot full of hot coffee in
her left hand, their only child, a boy about 19 months
old, being near his mother, suddenly seized the pot
by the spout, and drank some of the fca'ding coffee,
which put a period to his existence the iiext mor
ning.
NE W - POR T, N0v. 13.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman of diftinchon, in
a neighbouring State, to his friend in this city.
" Our Assembly is now fitting, where we have
again taken into confederation the necessity of carry
ing into effed the Continental Impost ; and after a
large difeoffion of the fubjefl, have this day passed
abill enabling Congress to colled an Import, if twelve
States agree ; provided they annually require a pay
ment from the non-agreeing State, of their propor
tion of the sum, within the year, according to their
ability within such year.
" This you will fay is designed for Rhode-Ifland;
it is true; and we conceive it is just, that every
State which does net agree to defray the expences es
the war from a general treasure, should be preclud
ed from any particular advantages from a filter State
to aid them in payment of their taxes. It is clearly
the opinion of this AffemUy, ripen this meaftres be
ing adopted by twelve States, to lay such Imports
on every importation from the non-agreeing State,
as will prevent any advantage from the corfumption
of their merchandize by our citizens ; in which case,
leaving such State to import for their own con'ump
tion, merely, we do not apprehend we fhal! fuffer
from a refulal of the Import. We flirt adhere to
our system adopt ' d last May, and we are endeavour
ing by other regulations to build ourselves up.
NEW - YbR K, Nov. q.
A most violent storm arose from the north eart on
Thursday night last, about 10 o'clock, accompanied
with heavy rain : This being the season of fpiing
tides, the water rose to an alarming and uncommon
height; almost every cellar was filled with water,
and their several c r ntents were either injured or de
rtroyed; and many who were bluffed with a fair pro
ipea of wealth, were taught, in one night's expe
rience, the uncertain tenure of earthly possessions.
CHARLESTON,
DECEMBER 27, 1784.
The following concluding paragraph of the report
of the Committee of the Council of Great-Bri
tain, extracted from their report of the 31R May,
1784, " On his Majesty s (meaning the King of
Great-Britain) order of reference of the Bth
March last," may be deemed the harbinger of a
declaration of commercial war bv Great-Britain
against the United States of America:
The committee having remarked upon duties im
posed by several of the States upon ISiitifh ships
and merchandize, in corifcqucnce of the King's
proclamation or order in Council, reßritling the
trade of the United States with Great-Britain and
remaining colonies and irtands in America, con
clude:.
' •Whether the Congress or the fcvcral Legifla
" tures of the American States will persist in this
" policy is impoflible to be known: But the com
'f mittce have examined many refpe&able persons,
" perfectly informed of the state of America, and
" bf the nature of its commerce, who all agree in
" opinion, that by prohibiting or obftrufting the
" intercourse Between the continent of America
" ^tid the WcR-Indid irtands, the people of the
" United States will fuffer much more than any of
" his Majesty's fubjc&s; and that for want of a
" fufficient vefit, their lumber and provisions muft'
" perish on their hands."
Last Tuesday evening Captain Enos Reeves, of
the late Pennsylvania line; was married to Miss
Amy Legare, daughter of Mr. Daniel Legare, jun.'
of this city. „•
LaR Thursday evening Doctor William Smith
Stevens,\af. this city, was married to Miss Eliza
beth Maltby, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Maltby,
deccafed, of Bermuda.
The faihe evening Captain Jarvis Henry Steven^
of this city, was married to Mrs. Suianna Sullivan.
Wednesday last died, after a long illncfs, Caps.
John knapp, of this city.
MAR IN E LIS T.
CLEARED OUTWARDS.
22. Brig Neptuhe, Jackson. Cape Francois
Brig Polly and Betsey, G. Lippincott,
New-York
Schooner Wilmington Packet, Dickin
son, L Wilmington
Sloop Alliance, W. Saltus,\ Bermuda
23. Schooner Georgia Packet, W. Pinder,
Savannl
Brig Charlotte, Taylor, Jamaica
Sloop Experiment, Dean, New-York
Sloop Dauphin, Yves Capfeg, C. Francois
Sloop Delight, W. Gilbert, Bermuda
24. Schooner Polly, Webb, North-Carolina
Brig Betsey, Slover, Philadelphia
Brig Janet, Williamson, Greenock
As the attention of the Public has of late been.call
ed to a contention betwixt a Gentleman of this
city and the Printer of the State, occasioned by
the re presentation of the markets in Holland for
our commodities, the following extracts, as they
throw light Upon that fubje&, may not be unac^
ceptable:
Extract of a letter from Rotterdam, received by a House
in this city, dated August 25; 1784.
" RICE which fold towards the latter end of last
year for 70 fliillings, gradually fell to 34 shillings,
from an apprehension that there would be a glut
of it; but as there has been not near so much at
market as was expelled, the prices have since been
getting up, and it is now felling at 45 tb 46, Ihih
ling, and there is a greater probability for its rising
than falling, from this time until the nextfpring, as
it is not likely that this country will be overdone
with it till then—This article meets with a current
sale, and there is a great vent for it here.—The
common prices before the war were from 25 to 30
fliillings. There mud be a great harvest in Caroli
na to occasion a dcclenfion equal to, this."
“ Carolina Indigo isa difficult sale, and the ebn
fumptidn of it here very triflings— -it is noted at 20 t®
50 divers. We are accuftbmed in this country to
thf Guatimala and St, Domingo indigo."