The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-12-30 00:00:00, page 2

Foreign Intelligence^
SM YRN A, ^ffy
rift RE great heats which we have fettered for a
fortnight past are accompanied with an east
Wind, which by degrees purges the bad influence
of the air. The plague begins to abadc consider
ably in this city, intomuch, that for some days pass,
no accident has been heard of; many shops have
been opened; and divers merchants are returned
from the country to their houses here, and we flat
ter ourselves that the general communication will
soon be re-established. It is calculated, that this
tekriblc calamity has destroyed in this city, within
three months past, exclusive of the surrounding vil
lages, between 15 and 16,000 Turks, 2800 Jews,
4.00 Greeks, 400 Armenians, and very near 100
Catholicks: At Magncfia and Kerkagatt, from
, Whence our cotton cemes, the mortality amounts
"to 30,000. We have not yet heard what ravages
this ffiocking malady has occasioned at Cofaba and
its diHrißs.
VERSAILLES, Tzfy6.
The Sieur Pieres. Printer to his Majesty in Or
dinary, had the honor to preft nt to the King on the
„h of May last, the model of a printing yrtfs, on
an entire new conftru&ion, which was executed
by the Icing's order, and was f t up the second of
this month.
P A R I S, 0& 3.
The exchange of the signatures of the treaty en
tet^d into between Holland and France, has ac
tually.taken place.
UTREC H T, September 13.
The firft dispatches which arrive from our Com
miffarics at Brussels will no doubt.be very interest
ing, as they will inoft likely bring accounts whe
ther the Government General of the Austrian Low
Countries will, after receiving the firm and wife
relocation of the States-General, dill peffift in de
manding, in the name of the Emperor, the open
ing of the Scheld, the liberty of trading to the East
and Wed-Indies, the evacuation of the forts Lillo
and Liefkenfhoek, and the demolition of those of
Frederick Henry and Kruifchans. In the mean
time, Vice Admiral Rynft is arrived at VleHingcn,
and has hoisted his flag on board the Liberty, of 74
guns, and has taken the command of the fleet now
at anchor in the Zealand seas. Although that Ad-
Iniral is ordered to maintain the rights of the Re
public, yet his instructions are such as teftify the
value set upon the friendfhip of the Emperor.
L O N D O N, Sept. 15.
We are allured the following singular instance
of good fortune is an indisputable fa& —ln the ve
ry inclement part of the season two winters ago,
about three in the afternoon, a poor giil flood cour
t Tying at the kitchen windowof an%ldefly gentle
man, in a populous village near this metropolis,
dinner being just carried down to the servants.
The gentleman observing the distressed objeff, rang
his bell, and ordered a servant to give her some
food, and (it beginning to snow pretty smartly) to
take her into the kitchen, that she might warm her
fclf, and nil her belly at the fame time. When she
was going away, after having been plentifully re
galed, this good Samaritan (the weather strongly
prognosticating a stormy night) ordered her a bed
for the night. Next morning the servants, by their
loader s directions, dressed her in a decent manner,
and file was taken into the parlour to thank her
kind benefaCtor, expecting then to be difeharged
from his hospitable roof.' But; instead of difmif-
Hng her, he infixed on her Laying in the family,
and sent for the proper trades-people to fit her to
appear therein. In short, by her prudent and de
cent behaviour, flic soon gained such an afcendance
over him, that he gave her the entire management
of his house. In about a twelve months after he
was taken ill, and his regard for her was so much
augmented, that he would not receive any thing
from any one but her; and finding himfelf grow
woi fe, he sent for a lawyer, and left her all he was
worth; At his death, which happened soon after,
fbe found herTelf in.fofeffion of federal thousand
pounds, besides plate and furniture. She isTince
married to a gentleman of fortune, and now rides
in her carriage.
Sept. 18. A letter from Cadiz fax's, that fix men
of war and four frigates are ordered to be got ready
for sea as faft as poHible, to convoy their trading
flops item port to port, to guard them against the
Barbary corsairs, which are more numerous in the
Mediterranean, than they were before the Spani
ards made the. attempt on Algiers.
Extract of a letter from Tripoli, in Barbary, July 26.
A scarcity of provisions, which hath often of
late years desolated the coast of Africa, now again
affli&s this city and its environs. The harvest hav
ing absolutely failed, provisions are dear to such an
excels, as was never before experienced. For this
reason, the Pacha has been obliged to defer the de
parture of the army with which he was about to
take the field, fearing left his men and horles should
perish there."
Sept. 21. The European inhabitants of Bengal
have taken up the idea of budding a church in
Calcutta for the worship of God. To this Charles
WeHon, Esq. a private Gentleman, fabicribed
5000 facca rupees; each of the members of the
Supreme Courfeil 1600; and Warren Hartings,
Esq. the Governor-General of Bengal, 2000, be
ing ritar 20(51. fter ing.
CH. 5. The Congress business in Ireland is likely
to take a change, the most reipe&able inhabitants
of the county of Dublin having entered a protteft
against lending delegates.
Every precaution should be taken to prevent our
seamen from emigrating, which numbers of them
are preparing to do, in hopes of employment from
the Emperor or the Dutch.
Oct. 13. The Sally, Captain White, from Lifhon
to New-York, H.ruck on the bar of Lisbon, and
was totally loft; the crew were all fared by ano
ther fliip, which carried them into Oporto.
DUBL I N, Sept. 17.
Extract of a letter from London, Sept. 3.
" Lord Hillfborough has had an audience of both
his Majesty and the Minister, and I hear it.has
been determined that administration here and on
your fide the water shall Hand neuter on the mea
sure of parliamentary reform. Mr. Pitt has declar
ed, "that he fees no reason why the Britifli Mini
dry should embroil itfelf With Irish affairs, or even
run the rilk of even an alienation of the affeUiohs
of the people of Ireland, much lets of a total dis
memberment of that kingdom from the British em
pire, in order to support the unconstitutional in
fluence of fifty or a hundred great men, when
Great-Britain relinquished her claim of fovercign
ty in every instance whatsoever over Ireland, ra
ther than run the hazard of such an event."
American Intelligence.
R ICHMO N 1), Dec.t
AT a numerous and rcfpe&able meeting, held
the 15th of last month at Alexandria, by the
Gentlemen of this State and Maryland, to delibe
rate and consult on the vast, great, political and
commercial object, the rendering navigable the river
Potowmack, from tide water; it was unanimously
rcfolved, That every pofhb'e effort ought to be
exerted to render these waters navigable to their ut
most sources. In consequence, petitions to the
respective Honorable Aflemblies Were prepared,
praying to form a company, with such immunities
as might seem meet to them to grant. The patrio
tism and zeal of the meeting, make it a matter of
little doubt, but that the Honorable Assemblies
will most chearfullv grant the prayer of the peti
tions, and render every possible afriflance to com
pleat so great a national concern.
The opening of the navigation of PotoWmack,
is perhaps a work of more political than commer
cial consequence, as it will be one of the grandest
chains for preserving the federal union ; she We
stern world will have free actefs to us, arid we
shall be one and the fame people, whatever system
of European politics may be adopted.=-In short,
it is a work so big, that the intellectual faculties
cannot take it at a view.
The Company in their plan have engaged to ac
complish the navigation from the source to the Up
per Falls, in three years, about 200 miles from
Alexandria, and to make it compleat to tide water
in ten years. The commerce and riches, that muff
of necefiity pour down upon us, are too obvious
to mention;
The ship Sally, Capt. , from London,
is arrived at Patuxent.
Dec. 5. By a Gentleman who arrived at Bote
tourt Courthouse the 9th ult. from Fort Pitt, we are
informed, that a party of Indians (supposed to be
the Shawanefe and Delawares) fell in witli the in
habitants the 2d of the month, at the mouth of
Wheeling, and killed 18 persons—and the next
morning 200 Indians were seen eroding the Ohio,
supposed to be defined against the Kentucky settle
ments.
CHARLESTO N,
DECEMBER 30, 1784.
Extract of a letter from the Hague, October 8.
SINCE fall Sunday the departure and arrival of
couriers on the part of the States General and
M. Ie Baron de Reifchach, Envoy Extraordinary
from the Court ofVienna, has been very frequent;
but as yet we are ignorant of the contents of their
dispatches; what we hear for certain was brought
to us on Saturday night-—That an Imperial brig,
the Louisa, Captain Van Ifeghem, which had left
the port of Anvers, bound for Dunkirk, had at
tempted to fail by the Scheld, on the 6th current ;
that there were on board two Commissioners for
fort St. Philip, and that the Captain was protected
by a commission in the name of his Imperial Ma
jesty. M. de Volbergcn, Commander of the ships
Rationed in that river, gave polite notice to the
Austrian Captain, that he was obliged to oppose
him, and prevent his passing that way; the Cap
tain refuting to flop, M. de Volbergen fired a gun
with powder only, but without effect; he fired a
second witla ball, but the Captain hill being obsti
nate, he fired a broadside into the ship-—The Hup
then flruck ; the Captain had an offer to return to
Anvers, which he refufed."
Monday laH the ship America, William Jamic
fon, Maftcr, from Greenock, in attempting to come
over the bar,' ran aground and is entirely loft.
Sunday lad the ship Argo, Captain Trcvett, ar
rived here from London, with whom came paHne
ger, Mr. Y arnold,Organift of St. Michael's church.
MARRIED.'] Thursday, the ibth irdl. Major
Felix Warley, of this'eity, to Mils Ann Tarquand,
daughter of the Rev. Mr. Tarquand, of St. Mat
thews Pari sit.—Last Saturday evening, Captain
Adrian Proveaux; Gas married to Miss Jane
Knowles Alleyn, of Barbadoes.—And last Tueiday
night, Lieutenant Chriftoiher Hart, of the artille
ry, to Miss Elizabeth Graham, of this city.
Yesterday morning departed this life, Mr. Ma
thew Kennedy.
PIRACY under American Colours!
The schooner Free Mason, formerly called the
Nancy; the property of the fubferiber, was pira
fically taken away from him by the Captain and his
crew, having just gone ashore for information pre
vious to entry, on the 3d instant, within fight of
Cape Francois, in the illind of Hilpaniola. A re
ward of one hundred Spanish nulled dollars is
hereby offered to any perlon or perlons who can
give any information, whereby the proprietor may
recover his vessel and cargo. The schooner is re
markably long, Philadelphia built, 25 tons burthen,
55 feet keel, and from 13 to 14 feet in beam, paint
ed on her lides white, yellow, red. and green, and
on her Hern are emblems of masonry ; on the deck
is fixed a large falfe cable, at the end of which is
the binnacle, and an iron Hove for baking; the en
trance to the cabin is by two Heps, and though a
double dobr painted green, the inlide is papered
white and yellow; a small distance from the Hens
is a contrivance for depositing provisions, &c. that
locks with a french padlock; in tire cabin are four
Keeping places, two of which serve as prefles, and
contain sundry mercbandifes, -silks, Flanders linen
and lace, and vapcr hangings.
Defription cf the Crew.
Francis Hughes, the Captain a native of Port-
Louis in Brittany, abotit 25 years old, 5 feet 4 in
ches high, yellow complexion, with black Fair
and eye- brows.
Theobald Bast; an Trifhmafi, abouf 30 years old,
5 feet 2 inches high, chefnut coloured hair and eye,
brows, full faced, and very much marked with the
final! pox;
fohn Pilot, a native of the environs of Bour
dcaux, about 28 years old, 5 feet three inches high,
very meagre, black hair and eye blows, and re
markable small eyes.
Marfon Befe, a native of Brittany, about 28 years
old, 5 feet 1 inch high, full faced, and very large
eyes.
Peter Pauget, a native of Berne, about 35 year^
old, 5 feet 1 inch high, vety lead, and black com
plexion.
Thomas Carwin, a native ofPumege, in Normari
dy, cabin boy, a likely youth, about 15 years old,
and 5 feet high.
CHA. TRAVERS.
Kin^flon, Jamaica, Nov. 19, 1784.
As the fubferiber returns to Hispaniola, he rc
quefts of any one who can give information of the
above atrocious a& of piracy, to declare the fame
to Mr. A.Lindo, merchant of this town.
MARINE LI S T.
ENTERED INWARDS.
Det. 28, Sloop Adventure, Pain. North-Carolina
Schooner Savannah Packet, Dickinfun,
Savannah
Brig Debonair, Garden, Turk's Iffand
Sch. Two Brothers, Newal, Savannah
Sloop Polly, Wilson, St. Mary's, E. F.
CLEARED OUTWARDS.
Schooner Vigilant, Hamond, Martinique
ff^—u war =1 hi lien rm»»».».ia—ro_.t^ocxmrancnaoMt;■»OE? totc rarctoz#rcm. rorces. rarewrm
German Friendly Society.
THE Annual Meeting of the GERMAN
FRIENDLY SOCIETY will be held on
Wednesday, the 19th of January 1785, when the
Members thereof are desired to attend at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, at the House of Mr. John Mar
tin, in King-Hreet.
By Order of the Prefdent,
CHARLES GRUBER, Secretary.
Charlfon, Dec. 29, 1784.
Charltflon Library Society.
THE Ann iversaryMeeting of the
CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY,
will be held at M'Crady's Tavern, No. 22, Bay,
on Tuesday, the 11th of January next, where the
Members are desired to attend precisely at Eleven
o'clock, and tranfa& business before dinner.
By Order of the Society,
JOHN M'CALL, jun. Secretary.
Wanted immediately,
A SEDATE WOMAN, that is qualified to take
charge of a small family- —Apply to the 1 mi
ter hereof. A generous price will be allowed.
L O S T in the Street,
r pEN THOUSAND DOLLARS in Loan-
X Office Certificates —Whoever has
found the fame, and will deliver them to Mr. Sani
fon Simons, in Clifford's Alley, King-Hrett, shall
receive Two Guineas I<eward. 31