The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1783-09-24 00:00:00, page 2

THURSDAY last the following Gentlemen were
elected for the Wards following, viz.
Ward No. 3, Col. Maurice Simons.
10. Mr. Isaac Holmes.
11. Mr. William Price.
12. William Hazell Gibbes, Esq.
e 13. No. Election—equal Votes.
Friday last the ship Brothers arrived here from
London, after a paflage of eleven weeks, in which
came Mr. Nathaniel Relief of this town, merchant,
an d a great number of other passengers.
MARRIED.] Mr. John Rogers, to Mrs. Sarah
Yates, widow of the deceased Mr. Joseph Yates.
DIEDJ Mrs. Porcher, relift of the deceased
Peter Porcher, Esq.—Aster a long illness, Mr.
Henry Lybert, a worthy, honest man.—ln a very
advanced age, Mrs. Sarah Ellis.—ln Christ-Church
Parish, Dr. |ofeph Hall, a native of Maffachufett's
Bay.—At the High Hills of Santee, in rhe bloom of
life, # Mrs. Mary Benilon, daughter of Col. Mathew
Singleton, and relief of the gallant Major Thomas
Benifon, who fell at Wambaw in gloriously defend
ing the liberties of his Country.—She was peffeffed
in an eminent degree with every virtue that adorns
the sex, and is greatly lamented by a numerous hc
quaintance.
A REBUS.
THE reverse of liberty and freedom too.
Which to America obnoxious grew;
That fan/d fhyfician, son of mighty Jove,
Whole tuneful drains t e callous heart could move;;
A-cha^m more precious in the lovely fair.
Than wit or beauty, elegance or air.;
The lovely youth whom Venus did adore,
That loft his Lfe in hunting a wild boar;
A^cfeful fcie^ce, Eucttd'^ chief delight.
Which he nrft brought from darkness into li,t;
A hill in Sicily, that h known fu 1 well,
By writers deem'd the Aiming mouth of Hell;
The initials join, srfd then you'll find
A m a n conceited, ignorant, and blind;
A quack in physic, and a fe vile slave,
Who poisons three fcr one that he can save;
His Jaud'nem drops Jell fcr a while the pain;
His opium pill; quite ruin the human frame.
The Author hopes that feme ^genioes Gentle
man will answer the foregoing Rebus.
A Quarterly Meeting of the SOUTH
CAROLINA SOCIETY, will be held at the Charles
ton tavern (late Strickland's) No. 92, situate on the eastern
corner of Broad and Church ftreeis, on Tuesday the 7th day
of October next, where the members are requested to attend
precisely at eleven o'clock of said day.
By Order ts the Society,
John M'Call, jun. Clerk.
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A Quarterly Meeting of the Charles
ton Library Society, will be held at the Charles
ton tavern (late Strickland's) No. 92, situate on the eastern
corner of Broad and Church streets, on Wednesday the firft of
October next, where the members are requested to attend
precisely at eleven o'clock of said day.
By Order of the Society,
John M'Call, jun. Secretary.
Mrs. TIMOTHY,
REQUESTS the favour of those Gentlemen,
who know them themselves to be indebted
to the late Mr. Timothy, to discharge their ar
rearrio the heft of their knowledge and recollecti
on, in which they may be afliffed by the exami
nation (flheir receipts She thinks they can need
mo felicitation, or require to be further reminded,
35 flic is deprived cf the means of a regular ap
pheatien by misfortune of her books &c. being
burnt.
WANT EMPLOY,
AS Overseers, two persons that
are every way qualified. For par
ticulars apply at the Crofekeys, in
King-street, to
HENRY SHUTE,
HENRY GIVERT.
BLANK Bonds and Judgments, Warrants,
Writs, Subpoena Tickets, Bills of Sale, &c'.
fold at the Printing-Office, No. ico Meeting-
CHARLESTON,
WEDNESDAY, $% 24.
LONDO N, June ig.
_ Few days ago died at Epping-Foreft,
Mrs. Gahagan, a maiden lady, up
wards of $y years of age ; ihe has left a
considerable fortune to her niece, who liv
ed with her near 40 years, but would never
consent to her being married ; fire left to
fix maidens, who were her poor tenants
daughters, ten pounds each, to hold up'her
pall, provided they swore themselves to'bc
maids; one of them, however, declined
accepting the legacy on the above terms.
BELFAST, May 16.
If, in future time, there Should be an at
tempt made to encroach upon the liberties
of this country, let our posterity, with ad
miration, look up to the glorious example
of their forefathers, who at this period
formed an army, independent of govern
ment, unpaid, and felf-appointed, of eighty
thousand men ; the discipline, order and
regularity of whch, was looked upon with
wonder and aftcnifliment by all Europe.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12 .
Capt. Dalton, foperintendant of Indian
affairs for the United States, arrived here
last week from Canada, which he left a
bout a month since, i 1 company with two
hundred Americans, who are at length hap
pily liberated from a cruel captivity with
'the savages. But he is sorry to inform us,
; that there are a number of unfortunate fel
low Offerers, who are dill retained as pri
loners by the Indians. The fufferin^s of
Capt. Dalton and his lady have been'very
great, both having been many years pri
soners with the enemy, and forced to en
dure the most cruel treatment from their
captors.
Capt. Dalton fays, that on their way
home, through Canada, they experienced
the most polite treatment from the Englifa
officers, but were more than once abated
by different parties of those wretches who
had fled to Canada from the back parts of
the United States, to avoid the vengeance
of their countrymen, for the many horrid
murders and'burirings committed by them,
in conjunction with theEngliffi and Indians.
;A small weffel from one of the eastern
ports arrived at Quebec a little before Capt.
Dalton left it; but the captain being a
bused for keeping the American colours
flying, and not fuffered to enter, he left
theport without breaking bulk, notwith
standing the articles he had to dilpofe of
were much in demand at Quebec, and he
was offered a great price for them.
NEW-YORK, August 20.
A gentleman from the Southward in
forms us, that on Thursday the 28th inst.
is to be held at Newtown, Chester, in Ma
ryland, a general meeting of the epiicopal
clergy of that and the neighbouring states,
who propose then to nominate a gentleman
of their own order, recommend him for
the approbation of his Grace the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, and request that he
may be consecrated Bishop of the State of
Maryland, with the usual powers of conse
cration, ordination, &c. &c.—The Revd.
Mr. Samuel Keen, a native of Maryland,
now of Queen Anne's County, educated
at the university of Philadelphia, about 45
years old, of most amiable and unexcepti
onable manners, and in evejy relped truly
eligible to this sacred fundon, is expeded
to be the object of the clergy's delegation
SALEM, August 21.
We hear a ship is fitting at Boston for an
intended voyage to China ; that her cargo
P U ^ ! n money and goods, will amount in
value to 150,000]. and that the \,^ fail
the ensuing fall. Many eminent merchants
in different parts of the continent, are said
to be interested in this firft adventure from
the new wofldto the old.
We have, at an earlier period than the
most sanguine whig could have expected,
or even hoped, or than the most inveterate
tory feared, very pleasing profpefts of a
very exten five commerce with the most dis
tant parts of the globe.
BOSTON, August 25.
On Friday last, between the hours of two
and three o'clock in the morning, a fire was
difeovered in a stable near Oliver's dock,
and occupied by Mr, ( rane, wharfinger,
which; before any assistance could possibly
be afforded, was burnt to. the ground, to
gether with the hay, four hoifes, all the
horse furniture, &c. The flames most ra
pidly spread to three other stables, in which
were allo a great quantity of hay, and a
number of horses, five of which, with the
hay, &c. shared the fame fate with Mr.
Crane's. Then the fire took another course,
and caught that elegant, that faperb build
ing, owned and occupied as a Fore by the
Hon. William Phillips, Esq; facing on
Oliver's Dock, whi h was allo entirely
consumed, together with a quantity of flour,
dry goods, &c.&c. An iron chest, which
was in the cellar of the store, and which is
said to contain a considerable sum of mo
ney, was, however, through fire and water,
recovered.
What heightens this great loss is, after
the fire was well got under, as two men,
strangers (one with a wife and daughter by
his fide) just landed in town from Hanover,
about 20 miles from hence, were passing
the ruins, a stack of chimnies unfortunate
ly falling at that instant, buried the two
men in the rubbish ; the one who was hus
band to the woman, died almost instantly,
and the life of the other is despaired of.
The woman and her daughter were imme
diately taken to the house of a very hospi
table divine (the Rev. Mr. Samuel Parker)
where they remain in a state of delirium or
desperation ; the corpse being decently in
terred through the influence of the fame
humane .divine, and others. The surviving
wounded man was allo taken to the home
of another benevolent gentleman, where
the greatest attention is paid to him.
The engine company of the town of Rox
bury, with their engine, came to our aflift
ance, with their usual spirit and alacrity.
In the Common Pleas.
Powell Hopton, & Co. 1
~ , Debt on Attachment.
John Keenan. J
WHEREAS the plantiffs in this
adion, did on the sixteenth day of July,
instant, fie their declaration in the Office of the
Clerk of this Honourable Court against John Kee
nan the defendant, who hath no wife, or attorney,
kronen to be within this State, on whom a copy
of the said declaration with a rule to plead there
to might be served. It is therefore in pursuance
of the Aft of Afcmbly in finch case made and pro
vided, Ordered ; that the said defendant do appear
and plead to the said declaration on or before the
seventeenth day of July, which wiL be in the Year
ofour Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Fighty Feur, otherwise final and ablolu^e Judg
ment will then be given and awarded against him;
Office of Common Pleas, 7
16th July, 1783, 1
Wm. MASON, C.C P.
WANTE D,
AS an Apprentice to the PRINTING BUSI
NESS, a smart active lad about 14 years of
age. Enquire at the Printers.