The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1783-12-04 00:00:00, page 2

South of Europe with iron, hemp, &e. the com!
modities common to both countries.
If the Duke of Bedford keeps his present inten
tion of travelling by land to and from China, he
will receive proposals from great numbers of men
of science to be permitted to accompany hira, as
he will pay visits to countries inacceilible to a mo
derate fortune. Twelve experimental philoso
phers have been named to attend him.
Anecdote of Lord Rochester. A strange
animal, which in its nature had a mixture of the
cat and the rat, being discovered in the reign of
Charles the Second, the curious among the na
turalists brought it into public conversation, till the
King happening to hear it, he allied at the levee if
any nobleman had seen it ; when Lord Rochester
answering in the affirmative, his Majedy asked him
for his description of it.—'• Sir, (laid the Earl) it
" is fuperio' to a rat as touching its cathood, but
" inferior to a cat as touching its rathood."
STATE of SOUI IT CAROLINA.
An ORDINANCE
For the better regulating the PILOTAGE of the BAR and
HARBOUR -of CHARLESTON.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Honorable
the Intendant and Wardens of Charleston, in City
Council affemhied, and it is hereby Ordained by the Authority
of the fame, That from and after the Publication of this Or
dinance, no Person whatsoever Ihall be permitted to aft as a
Pilot of the Bar and Harbour of Chadeftoß, without having
firft obtained a License from the City Councillor that Purpole,
which License shall continue dining good Behaviour ; and for
each License so granted, the Sum of Fert, Shillings shall be
paid into the City Treafory, for the Use of the Corporation.
AND no Person whatsoever .ffiall be entitled to receive any free
Cratuitv or Reward for the conducing or piloting any Vessel
inwards to, or outwards from, the laid Port or Harbour of
Charleston, without fitch Licence as aforefaid. AND BE IT
FURTHER ORDAINED by the Authority aforefaid, That
each Pilot, licensed as aforefaid, shall give Security in the
Sum of One Hundred Founds Sterling, for the due Execution o
his-Office, and shall take and fobfenbe the following Oath,
before he shall be entitled to receive any Fee or Reward in
“ lA. B. afetanted one of th? Pilots for the Foil anl Harbour
" of Charleston, do felemnly a? dfacerHy swear, . that I will %cell
'' and faithful!? execute and diCharge the Bufnefs and Duty of a
" Pilot, in He (aid Fort and Harbour of Charleston, according to
" the best of my Skill and Knowledge; and that I will at all
'' Times (Wind and Weather .and Health permitting) use my best
'< Endea^oUrs to repair on board dll Ships and Kefels that Ifhall
" fee and conceive to be bound for, caning into, or going out of the
" laid Port or Harbour of Charleston, unlefi I am well affared
"that feme other licensed Pilot is then on board the fame. And I
" do further swear, that I will from Time to Time, and at at!
" Times, make the left DifeaKk in my Power to carry fafely out,
" or btin^ over the Bar of Charleston, every Ship or Heffel com
“ mitted to my Cure ; andthat I will from Time to Time, and at
" all Times, truly obferue, fulfil, and fellow, to the kef of my
'* Skits, Ability and Knowledge, all jueb Orders and Directions as
" TJbah rece. Council, or from frach Persons as
" they may ^Qaint for that Purfofe, , Hatingi to all Matters or
" Things that may appertain to the Duty of a Pilot ; and further,
" that I will not be Copartner wish any more than one other Pilot
" at the fame Time, in any Affair incident or relative to the Buji
“ nefs, Duty or Office of a Pilot. So help me God."
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Authority
aforefaid, That in Case any Dispute, Complaint or Difference
shall happen to arise or be made against or between any Matter
or Pilot, for, of, or concerning the Pilotage of any Ship or
Vessel, or any other Matter incident or relative to the Business
or Care of a Pilot in the said Port or Harbour of Charleston,
all such Disputes, Complaints and Differences, 4hall be heard
and determined by the Court of Wardens ; and if either of the
said Parties, Master or Pilot, shall refute to abide by, fulfil, or
perform the Decree, Order, or other Adjudication of the said
Court of Wardens, the Party so refuting, shall be subject to a
Fine of Five Pounds, to be recovered in the Court of Wardens
for the Vfe of the Corporation ; and in Case of non-payment,
ihall be committed to the common Gaol, there to remain ten
Days, unless the said Fine shall be sooner paid.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Authority
aforefaid, That any Person, Master or Commander, who ffiall
bring any Ship or Vessel, Coaster excepted, to the Bar or Coast
of this Harbour, and shall refufe to receive on board any li
censed Pilot, the said Person, Master or Commander so re
fusing, and afterwards bringing in the said Ship or Vessel (not
having any Pilot on board) into the Port of Charleston afore
faid, Shall and is hereby made liable to pay to the Pilot firft
offering to go on board such Ship or Vessel without the Bar,
to take Charge thereof as a Pilot, the fame Rates and Fees as
are herein after appointed and established, and to be paid in the
fame Manner as if the said Pilot had actually piloted the said
Shin or Vessel into the Port aforefaid.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Authority
aforefaid, That the Master or Commander of any Ship or Ves
sel, for the Consideration of the Pilotage of the said Ship or
Vessel inward to, or outwards from, the Port of Charleston,
shall pay unto the licensed Pilot, who shall take Charge of the
fame, the several Sums of Money, Rates and Fees reflectively,
which in the following Table are appointed and established, as
full and ample Satisfaction unto the said Pilot, for his Care
and Charge in the bringing in, or carrying out, every such
Ship or Vessel over the Bar, to or from the Harbour of
Charleston, according to the Draught of Water of the said
Vessel, at the Time of such Pilotage, viz.
For fix Feet Water or under, Twenty Shillings.
Seven ditto, One Pound Five Shillings.
Eight ditto, One Pound Ten Shillings.
Nine ditto, One Pound Fifteen Shillings.
Ten ditto, Two Pounds
Eleven ditto, Two Pounds Five Skillings.
Twelve ditto, Two Pounds Fifteen Skillings.
Twelve and a half ditto, Three Pounds.
Thirteen ditto, Three Pounds Fisye.Shillings.
Thirteen and a half ditto, Three Pounds Ten Shillings.
Fourteen ditto, Four Pounds.
Fourteen and a half ditto, Four Pounds Ten Skillings.
Fifteen ditto, Five Pounds.
Fifteen and a half ditto, Five Founds Ten Shillings,
Sixteen ditto, Six Pounds.
Sixteen and'a half ditto, Seven Pounds.
Seventeen ditto, Eight Pounds.
AND BE JT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Authority
aforefaid, That all and every Master or Commander of anY
Ship or other Vessel, shall have Liberty to choose any Pilot h e
pleases to carry him out of this Port and Harbour."
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Authority
aforefaid, That the Person or Persons who shall be Security
for ary Ship or Vessel, shall be liable to pay to the Pilot the
Money due to him for the Pilotage of such Ship or Vessel; and
on refufa), the fame shall and may be recovered before the
Court of Wardens.
AND WHEREAS Ships and Veflels falling to the North
ward or Southward .of the Jar of Charlefton,/are often in hazy
Weather at a Ldfs to know where they are, i n order that Per
sons may be encouraged to repair to them for their Inftrudion,
..upon Signals made to them for that Purpose BE IT FUR
THER ORDAINED by the Authority aforefaid, ThaOwhen
any Master or Commander-of aVeflel, bound to the Port of
Charleston, receives on board, or takes Inftrudtions from any
white Person, to the Bar of Charleston, the Master or
Commander of such Vessel is hereby made liable to pay such
Peilon the Sum of Twenty Shillings^ and if such lnftru&or
<be desired to continue on board such Ship or Vessel to bring
them to the Bar aforefaid, he shall be allowed the like Sum
for every Day, not exceeding two Days; and for each Day
thereafter that he shall ft 4 y : at the request of the Master or
Commander, he shall be paid the Sum of Five Shillings, to
be recovered from the Master or his Security, in the fame
Manner as the Fees for Pilotage, provided he apply for the
fame before toe said Ship or Vessel departs the Harbour, but
not afterwards,
AND WHEREAS it will-tend greatly to the Advancement
of Commerce to, encourage Pilots to board Vettels at a greater
^fiance from the Coast than has hitherto been customary,
and also to bear down-to any Ship or Vessel which may be to
leeward of the Bar, as thereby the Arrival of s uc h Vessel may
be much expedited, BE IT ALSO ORDAINED By the Au
thority aforefaid, That any\Pilot who shall, after the passing
oftOiS Ordinance, bear down to a Vessel which may be to
leeward of tl%e Bar, or board any Vessel ten Leagues from
Land, shall be entitled to receive Two Dollars from the Ma
ster or Owner of such Vessel for 'every Day such Pilot is on
board, previous toiler coming into Port, over and above the
Fees of Pilotaff -herein before eftabli^ed, and to be in the
Tame Manner as the said Fees recovered.
-RATIFIED in City Council, this Twenty-sixth
Day of November, -17©%
RICHARD HUTSON, Intendant.
CITY-COUNCIL.
TH£ City Council, at the fame time that
they find in themselves fan anxious detire to
complete, with as much- expedition as possible, the
Police of this City, feel an extreme reliance to
impose any additional burthens on their conftituems,
but just emerging from such Scenes of unparallelled
calamity, with finances so much deranged, impover
ished and exhauded.- But to draw order out of
confufion, which is the talk they have, and at the
fame time to administer to the neceffitics of the in
digent and definite, the number of whom has been
greatly increased by the bereavements of the late
war, will require dilburfemem, which they find
their present resources altogether inadequate to
They have therefore, after mature deliberation,
determined to avail themselves of the aid of a
LOTTERY, the Scheme of which is hereto fob
joined. This they consider as a fubftiteton of
voLntary aETTment, in lieu of a compulfcry one.
The hope of future gain will here beguile the pre
sent facri ^ce; and Should the adventurer even prove
unfortunate, if we confider the rapid increase of
wealth, which industry must, under our present hap
py form of government ensure, it will not appear
unreasonable to suppose, that by the time the know
ledge of it arrives, the advanced date of his finan
ces, if he has not ventured far beyond his circum
stances, will enable him to sustain the loft unfelt ;
at lead, he will have the fatisfa&ion to refle&, that
his money has been applied to the benevolent pur
poses of charity, or to render his own and the Situ
ation of his feliow citizens more comfortable, agree
able, and happy.
If the merit or excellence of an end proposed,
can in any instance juftify means which would be
otherwise exceptionable, the Citv Council persuade
themselves th^hßy will fthnd acquitted for adopt
ing on this occasion, a mode of railing money, which
in some measure partakes of the nature of gamine.
It is to be wished that gentlemen of fortune,
who can best afford it, would adventure in the pro
portion, that they may exped to derive benefit and
advantage from a regular and well eftabliffied police.
And as the relief of the poor and indigent is one
of the principal objects in view, it is hoped that
the benevolent and humane of this State at large,
as well as those of any other State where tickets
may be sent, will generously encourage and pro
mote the design.
S CHE M E.
I Prize of 1000 Dollars is icoo
2 of SCO do. ICOO
5 of 2CO do. 1000
10 of ICO do. Icoo
40 of 'SO do. 2000
80 of 20 do. 1600
,210 of 10 do. 22,100
The firft drawn Ticket | OO
The sass drawn Ticket 2 00
2348 Prizes 30,000
3652 Blanks
6,090 Tickets at 5 Dollars each are 30,000
or £l^o
All prizes of §0 dollars and upwards, fubjeft
to a deduction of 20 per cent.
All under 50 dollars, fubjed to a deduction of
15 per cent.
If we compare the low price of the tickets with
the great number of high prizes, and consider that
there are not two blanks to a prize, this Scheme
will appear to hold out great encouragement to
adventurers.
1 he drawing of the lottery will commence in fix
weeks from this date, or sooner if full.
*, Tickets may be bad from any of the War
dens of this city, of Peter Bounetheau, Esq; City
Clerk, or of Mr. Benjamin Legare, City-Trea
surer.
Charleston, November 28, 1783,
STATE of SOUTH-CAROLINA..
An O R DIN A N CE
For the better observance of the Lord's Day, com
monly called Sunday, and to prevent Disturbances
at anyplace of public Werfhip within the Citv
of Charleston.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Ho
nourable the Intendant and War
dens of Charleston in City-Council affenh
bled, # and it is hereby ordained by the
authority of the famt, That from and
after the publication of this Ordinance,
no tradesman, labourer, or other person
whatsoever, shall do or exercile-any world
ly labour, bufintfs or woik of their ordi
nary callings on the Lord's dav, (works
of necessity, charity, and the necc^ary
occasions of the family excepted,) and
every person of the age of fifteen years
or upwards, fo'offending, shall, for every
such offence, forfeit the lum of twenty
sh tilings.
find re it further ordained by the au
thority aforefaid^ that no person or per
sons whatsoever, shall publicly shew forth
or expose to lale in any shop, ware-house,
or otherwise, any' goods, wares or mer.
chandize whatsoever, upon the Lord's
day; and every person so offending, shall,
for every such offence, be liable to be fined
at the discretion of the Court of Wardens
in any sum not exceeding fifty pounds.
And be it further ordained bv the autho
rity aforefaid, That no sports or pastimes,
as bear-baiting, bull-baiting, foot-ball,
norfe-racing, or any other public exercise
or exhibition, playing at cards, dice, bil
liards, or any other games whatsoever,
fhail be allowed on the Lord's day, and
every person so offending shall forfeit for
every inch offence the sum of five pounds.
And be it further ordained by the autho
rity aforefaid, that no tavern-keeper, inn
holder, or other person, keeping any pub
lic house of entertainment, shall luffer any
gaming, rioting, or other diforaerly con
duct in their houses or inclolures on the
Lord s day, under the penalty of twenty
pounds for every such offence.' And for
the better preservation of good order on
the Lord'frday, Be it further ordained by
the authority aforefaid, that the Wardens
of the churches within this city, with one
or more of the City Constables, shall once
every forenoon, and once every afternoon,
in the time of Divine Service, walk thro'
the said city, to observe and suppress any
riotous, indecent or diforoerly conduct
therein, and the said Wardens and Con
stables, or any one of them, shall have
power, and are hereby authorifed and ern
powered to enter into any public house;
dram-ihop, or other house, or inclofure,
where any riot may be committed, for the
purpole of lupprelling the fame; and any
perlon or persons who shall in such case,
refufe entrance to the Wardens or Con
stables as aforefaid, shall, for every iuch
offence, forfeit the sum of ten pounds.
And be it further ordained by the autho
rity aforefaid, that the aforefaid Wardens
or any one of them, shall have full pow r ,