The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-07-22 00:00:00, page 2

DVBLI N, April
^IIIS morning about ten o'clock, Mr. Juffice
Graham executed a warrant, ligned Na
thaniel Warren, on Mr. Carey, the supposed
printer of the V olunteers Journal, in Abbey-ltreet.
Mr. Carey was firth carried to the lecrctary's office
in the caßlc; Dorn whence, under a Brong mili
tary guard, to the Tholfel, when bail was offered
and refufed ; he was then ordered back to the castle,
and delivered over to the Serjeant at Arms, and
conveyed, under the fame guard, to the Serjeant's
boule in Abbey-street, where he is to remain till
Monday, when' the house of commons will fit.
The above article needs no comment. The
feelings of the truly virtuous friends, to the bul
wark of public liberty, the freedom of the press,
will lupply all, and more than words can polhbly
convey on this interesting occaficn.
-Let us no longer cen fare the Spaniards, or the
Pertuguefe, for their mquilition. That infamous
badge of slavery is now become our own; not,
indeed, a religious inquisition; but, what is Bill
worse, a political one !
h efterday all the members, on one fide of the
house, came armed with sword%
Too much praise cannot be given to the gentle
±en of Ann's parish, who absolutely rehded to
Suffer the military to take poftcllion of their watch
houfe, ahedging, that the civil power was fully
lufficient for the protection of the peace of the city.
Administration know and dread ihe decision of
a Dublin jury. No twelve men in Ireland, could
be found so base, so abjeft, nay, Inch perjured
villains, to find truth a libel. Some new tri^k
muff be devised, to rid them of this dernier resort
of freedom, trial by jury.
NEW-Y OR K, June 16.
Extras of a letter from Newark, dated June 13.
" Our wheat, whith, a month ago, was covered
with a moB beautiful verdure, flattered us with an
exuib^ant harve-B; but alas! our prolpe&s are
vanifhed;.many of us will not get as much feed as
we lowed, it being attacked by thousands of
Buhl worms 'or rather maggots, near the lower
part of the dock and in the root. The maggots
arc anout an inch long."
RICH MON D, (Virginia) June 1E
On Monday lait was brought to this city, from
Halifax county, North-Carolina, a Male Child of
a prodigious lire; only three years and eleven
rnonths old, and weighs 1181 b. it is amazingly fat,
looked very k ralthy, and seemed to move with
but little difficulty.
PHILADELPHIA, jane 22.
Saturday the 12th instant, arrived at New-Lon
don, Captain Nathan Savage, in a brig from Port-
Morio, Jamaica; he informs, that five veflefs be
longirg to the United States, were seized by the
Custom House Officers a few days before he failed;
arm that the fear of meeting with the fame fate,
hahened his departure from the above iffand.
, Mrs. TIMOTHY,
By inserting the following enquiry, laid to be
written by Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia,
you will not only serve the public, but oblige one
of your conffant readers.
An Enquiry into the effects of Spirituous Liquors
upon the human Body, and their influence upon
the happiness of society.
BY spirits I mean all those liquors which are
obtained by distillation, from ferrhented juices
or fubßanc^s of any kind. These liquors were
formerly used only in medicine.—They now con-
Ritute a principal part of the drinks of many
countries.
Since the introduction of fpiritubus liquors into
'fuch general use, physicians have remarked, that a
number of new diseases have appeared among us,
and have described many new symptoms as common
to old diseases. Spirits in their firft operation, are
{Emulating upon the fyffem. They quicken the
circulation of the blood, and produce lome heat in
the body. Soon afterwards, they become what is
called sedative; that is, they diminish the action
of the vital powers, and thereby produce languor
• and weakness.
The effects of spirituous liquors upon the human
. body, in producing diseases, are sometimes gradual.
A Prong constitution, especially if it be aflifted
-with constant and hard labour, will counteract the
deftrudive effects of spirits for many years, but in
general they produce the following diseases;
1. A Bcknefs at the Bomach, and vomiting in
the morning. This difordcr is generally accom
panied with a want of appetite for breakfad. .It
is know nby tremors in the hands, insomuch, that
persons who labour under it, are hardly able to
lift a tea-cup to their heads 'til! they have taken a
dose of some cordial liquor. In this disorder, a
- peculiar paleness, with small red Breaks, appear
in the cheeks. The flefh of the face, at the fame
time, has a peculiar killnejs and flabbinefs, whicli
•arevery different from found and healthy fat.
Y""' dopTy. This difordcr Lerins
fun in the lower limbs, and gradually extends irfelf
Lirougnoat^the "whole body. lam told, that the
merchantman CharJefton, South-Carolina, never
tru;me planters when spirits have produced the
flirt iymptom of this second difordcr upon them,
is very natural to fuppofc, that indulify and
virtue have become extin& in that man whose levs
and met are fwelled..from the- use of Ipirituous
liquor's., 1
3. Obdruaionof the liver. This difordcr pro
duces other diseases, such as an inflammation, which
impends proves fuddenty fatal-the jaundice—and
a dropsy of the belly.
"hdncls. It is unnecessary to describe this
dileafe,with allots terrors and consequences. It
is wed known inevery township where spirituous
liquors are used.
5. Ine lalsy, and 6. The Apoplexy com
pleat the group of diseases produced by fp rituous
•liquors. I do not albeit that 'thefe two d.fcrders
are never produced by any other causes, but, £
maintain, tout spirituous liquors arc the mod fre
quent causes of them; and that, when a predilpo
fitien to them-is produtedby other causes, they are
i^i.G^ied m6ie certain and more dangerous by the
intemperate use of spirits. °
I have only named a few of the principal difer
ders produced by spirituous liquors. It would take
up a volume to describe how much other disorders,
natural to the human body, a fre increased and
complicated by them. Every, sp ec i es of infiam
rnatoiy and putrid fever is rendered more frequent
arid more obstinate, by the use of spirituous
liquors. 1
,The danger of life, from the diseases which have
peen mentioned, is well known. Ido not think
it extravagant therefore, to lepeat here what has
:cn often laid, that spirituous liquors destroy more
^ the , ^1 War has its intervals of
dyhrudion— out spirits operate at all times and
leadens upon human life. The ravages of war are
coimncd to but one part of the human species, viz.
to men, but spirits art too often upon persons who
are exempted from the dangers of war by age or
^'"^ war deftio ys only those persons
who allow the use of arms to be lawful ; Whereas
mhnuate their fatal effects among people
wnofe principles are opposed to the ef^fiou of
human blood.
Let us next turn eyes from the efforts of spirits
upon health and life, to their effects upon property ;
and nere frefh feenes of misery open to our view.
Am ong the 1 inhabitants of cities, they produce debts---
dugrace and bankruptcy. Among farmers they pro
duce idleness with its us u al consequences, such as
houses without windows—barns without roofs
gardens without enclofures—fields without fences'
hogs without yokes—sheep without wool—meagre
cattle—feeble horses—and half clad dirty childm{
without principles, morals or manners.—This pic
ture is not exaggerated. I appeal to the observa
tions of every man in Pennsylvania, whether such
feenes of wretchedness do not follow the tracks of
spirituous liquors in every part of the Bate.
£/{ We r a r '^ arice ° ne " e P further and examine the
efiefts of spirituous liquors upon the moral faculty
the profpe& will be Bill more dißreffing and ter
rible. The firft effects of spirits upon the mind
shew themselves in the temper. I have constantly
observed men who are intoxicated in any degree'
with spirits to be peevish and quafrelfome'; after a
while they lose by degrees the moral sense. They
violate promises and engagements without frame
or remorse. From these deficiences in veracity
and integrity, they pass on to crimes of a more
laeinous nature. It would be to dishonor human
nature only to name them.
Thus have I in a few words pointed out the ef
fe&s of spirituous liquors upon the lives, eßates
and fouls of my fellow creatures. Their mif
chiefs may be furnmed up in a few words. They
fill our church yards with premature graves—they
fill the Sheriffs docket with executions they
croud our jails—and lastly they people the regions
—but it belongs to another profeffion to shew lheir
terrible consequences in a future world.
I flaall now proceed to combat some prejudices
in favor of the use of spirituous liquors.
There are three occasions in which spirits have
been thought ufeful.
1. In very cold weather.
2. In very warm weather. And
3. In times of hard labour.
1. There cannot be a greater error than to fupnofe
tl at spirituous liquors leflen the effeQs of cold up
on the body. On the contrary, I maintain that
they always render the body more liable to be
a'fe&ed and injured by cold. The temporary
waimth they produce is always succeeded by chili
nefs. If any thing besides warm eloathing and
exercise is necessary to warm the body in cold
weather, a plentiful meal of wholesome food is at
all times fufficient for that purpose. This by giving
a tone to the stomach invigorates the whole system,
while the gentle fever created by digestion adds
considerably to the natural and ordinary heat of
the body, and thus renders it less sensible of the
cold.
On Thurlday 29th initant,
WILL BE SOL D,
A great Bargain,
At our Auction-Room,
At Twelve o'Clock,
A Valuable HOUSE and LOT in King-ffrect,
now occupied by Dort. Flagg, 23^ Bet ii
front, and 240 feet deep. 3he house is'in good
repair, with necessary out buildings, a new gala
fence, and a large gate-way.
86 Acres of Land, adjoining Dorcheffer, a
bout half a mile from Bacon's Bridge ; some hund
red cords of wood may be cut therefrom, and
brought to market with but little trouble.
A Trad containing 333 acres of Land in St.
George's Parish, bounding, at the time of the origi
nal survey, on lands granted to Mr. John Lloyd and
Mr. Joseph Melterd.
Cudworth & Waller.
AN excellent SAW 3 ER to be hired by the
Meek or Month Also a very handy
WAITING-MAN. Enquire of the Printer.'
N^'T'r^rE:
A LL persons indebted to the estate cf John Man
fl derfon, of St. DwEiTs Carfa deceased, are
earnestly defined to fettle and dfeharge their refbeclive
debts, and any person who will give Information where
an y. Aegroey 07 otner perjonal property belonging to the
said estate may be found, the favor will be 'gratefully
acknowledged.—These to whom the said estate is in
debted, a)eiequefted to give in theirftveral demands to
GFORGE HERIOT. /„
DANIEL TUCKER, $ ^unfrators.
Georgetown, July 2, 1784.
Smiths, Defauflure, ^ Darrell,
GIVE NOTIC E,
That they have received by the John, Capt. Benja
min Savage, from London,
A General Assortment of GOODS, pro
^ — per for Family and Plantation Use, which
they will furnifh to their old Friends and others cn
the Tern's of Payment that were customary before
the Commencement of the late War.
They have on Hand to fell for present Pay, Leaf
Sugar in HogfheaGs, liifh Beef in Barrels, Flour in
ditto, Shone's belt London Porter in Hogsheads and
in Bottler, Hollands Duck, a large Parcel of Car.
dage and Iron Pots. gwi.
1; 'V '° ' u ppcfe that spirituous
.he cherts of heat upon the bodv.
hi from it, tney rather encreafe them. Th<v
and an internal heat to Mm external heat of th'e
)fy P r< , cc preternatural sweats whicli
yU-cad of an uniform and gentle nmhri
r^cn ^ich-cxbilarates thc body. Half the
eg es „. mc h are I^l to be produces by warm wea
ampe^ad^ are reduced by the ftirim
fyf^ Allowed to lAfen its effert upon the
,3. I Maintain with efol confidence tha+ fr :
r^ous liquors do rot leflen the effe&s o f'hard
labour upon the body. Lock at the berfc. with
.m^e Of Ins body fwellcd from
till night , n the plough or the team:—docs
m^e signs for j pr i ts to enable him to cleave
eartn or to climb a hill—No.— He requires no
ting out cool water and' fubfutid feed. There
rieither flrength roc nourifhmerh in fpiritrou;
liquoi-s. if they produce vigour in labour, it ^H
a torment nature^ and is always fucccedcd with a
fcnfe of wmtchccmcfs and fatigue. These facts am
founded m obffmn; for I have Heatedly fern
" ° Pftn the seated exploit in work
^ h A' ! ', c '^ cs and duration, who never
tatted Ipirituous liquors.
(do be Continued.)
© HA rlest o N,
JULY
Mus. TIMOTHY,
" A "r" ^A $ fair aflenfons and
ma 'g^ant infinuarfons of CHRisropuEß
° DSDLN , Esquire, in two pieces, tinned the
Steacy and Open Republican, (pieces of Which
1 " ie aut ^° r )will be presented f^
so '" y °", r '"" Pa ? er; the re bdud of the
reply will be regularly continued by
Your humble Servant,
A. G- ,
' No. 1?. Raj.
' On Tuesday arrived here, in ten weeks from
London,,the Carolina, Captain Grant.
^r"c RIED ^ '" Chebaw , Mr. William Elms,
to Mils Sarah fields, of that ' place.—Last Tuefdav,
;'" ler> t 0 Miss Ann-Elizabeth Ruger,
both of Charleston. 6
In St. Thomas's Parish, Mr. Joseph
Maybank, fori of the deceased Jos. Maybark, Esq..