The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1783-09-03 00:00:00, page 2

Extracts from London Papers
April 16, 1783.
A DVICE has been received, that the French
A § have sent a great number of engineers to ?he
Rafi-Indies, to the affiftatce of Hyder Alley, since
the conclusion of the Fehminaiy Articles. They
"flfe^c'cr land, and when enquiry was made
"ito t^ L&, bhe anfwff was, that the French
Court knew nothing of it; but that as peace was
come, ^ and their armies were driba ded, they
could'not prevent enterprising Individuals from
trying their fortunes in India, or elfiwhec.
Wmle our Commons were debating upon a
^?FF< W o e of opening trade to America, Ireland
commenced the bufires. Above forty Ships
have failed from that kogdom, laden wiih home
m^neffflutes for t^e different ports of the United
%ra.
France continues as arduous and industrious in
,xp; theming her n^y as if the war continues.
A proper example to Great Britain ; for in case
of war, which ever power has the ftrqrgpft navy,
tu Ihave the gTeateftrihare in rhe American trade.
The recent difpatchea from L rd Macartney,
governor of M dras are of a very urriavoura' Ie
BAture; his Lordship informing the Directors of
tile tfrlndia Limply, of M. Suffrrin'< toga
wr<uoring in poi €J ^ of the ^o^, at d teat Hy-
Cer Alley was making rap d advances fr th. in
v^ure of thegairifoo ; in a^dit^n tr which, the
cavity of & general famine in-all hat quarter
suced; that General EyeCoote ha + unfor
tk,wn from hs hor'e at the h d
ct the Company's t, r ps, by which fr. received
™° \i u fo bin fe ^ s co ^apic^tetim f r rhe
F te yct fir public fe wee: In co ftquence of
i Inch he cmefemmand had devolved tn Bri
fe^^r G&ne al Stuart
The famine in Madras is so great, that iris
^mmm for coo to die in a day ; and this circum
' Vt''^° '"' te^s, make gentlemen
^%Q @1 Madras is in the h^nds cf the cue
„ ; ter if Suhrein blocked up &t port, , t mu st
ben impossible for them tohUd out fix
weeks.
All ths private letters from the Island of Bar.
^cos, contain melancholy accounts oHthe c:d
eincn cf that Iflud. The uncommon 'fries of
dg weather has totally destroyed Teir crops for
the ft t year, and blasted all ex,^^
line ukceadipgjea&
^%fof^ „ am Extras of a Letter from & & T
hema? iof toe Ifand, to bis friend in London, dated
April 16, 1783.
. "We Ihall fearedy make more sugar than the
inhib tints will neceffar; y confi me wi h r u „a
an~ ch ? o>a f e. We have #n alarming Profpea
too before the next crop Scarce any water left
in the Iflan & ; cattle perishing for want of it in
F a y ',"• the leeward part of the Island had
n<an than the other parts in general, yet
Lave 1 not had a ga lon of water in my t^ew,
pond, these ten days pest, so but for a neigh
bour s pond, I muff have 1 ft many cattle.
Atin^ as it myd e m, the fa& is really true,
thnt the armed sfociations in Ire and are as much
~ the increase lines the peace as they heretofore
st was concluded.
%' a£9 of a letter from the Prudent and Council of
Bombay, to the Court of Di e&o n , dated January
18, 1753,
" he *epy of the Governor and Council <f
Bergal, con ains very little on that fubjed, but
runs i to a florid and dffufe dec'amario upon
past measures, and the opportunities thy alledge
we hrve omi *ed to ake advantage of f r the re
lief of the Presidency of Fort St°George.
" We are concerned that it it flill out of bur
power to give you fati fa&ory information refpe&-
>ng the ratification of the late Treaty with the
Marattas. Nana, (the Maratia Prime Miuifer) has
lately entered into a new engagement with the
French and Hyder."
" Nothing can exceed the anxiety of the Pre
„ 'l'!, St ° Geo 'ge, on the departure of
Dir Edward Hughes from that coast."
. " There is every reason to conclude, that the
Intelligence of Hyde's death has no foundation.' 2
May 30 According to advises from Holland,
two % 3 laden with Naval store, from the Island
of Sumatra nad a, five in T ire m le in Novem
ber isJt which afforded a very teafonable (apply
TheDatch ftiil continue to be f indefatigable
in in©'eating th r marine, that twr new keels for
fixty-fcur gun ships h ve been laid ^ithi, these
three weeks on the ffiips that became Lift vacant
They write from Cinnedicu: that three Jew
mercha ts, who haveTrttTß™hr"Boftcn 1 rice the"
"truffles megan, have had an intimation fiom au
thority, that none of their fed w4l be talented
in the United states.
Most fihe Scotch who emigrate from Glasgow,
Leith and o her trading towns in the North hue
received informations from rh^ir friends in H^i
fix, and diffeent parts of Nova Scoria, to which
places the majority of them a^e bound.
Janez. 'Every power in Europe appears anxi
Ous to partidpitatem the Amer can trade, and
treaties of commerce are feried with most of
them; whilst Mr. Hartley he English negecia
t.r, meets with the m ftuf^xpefted difficulties,
though the terms procofed are equally advanta
geous to America, ts to Great B.<lain ; h^w< ver,
the last letters from France mention, ha the bu
siness is so far brought to a conclusion, that Mr.
Hartley talks of leaving Paris very fhorriy.
Letters from Paris advise, that the redu4ion'of
the army has already aken p ace throughout
France; in cot fquince of which 30,000 bud
forces wll be disbanded Give/nmeut however,
has r+ken car that this great number of meh dull
not be thrown idlers on the public, by podding
full employment for such as ere able to labour, at
Toulon -Havre, and Dunkirk, on he new works
coT<bufbng here. I e famen ra cd able, that
served in the Royal Navy lad war, are to have a
person of <6 livers each, until ca ! l d up r .a
gain. Commiffi^es of the several departments
nav a fund.provided for that purpose to pay them
with.
Aivifes from Paris, dated May, 1% flite thst
couriers had arrived there fcm Peteribug and
Vienna with information of those two courts
ha ing accepted the mediation of England, France
and P<&^ii, for the purpose of a juffing rhe dif
ferences which has arisen between (he Ottoman
Forte and the two courts above meht oned. ft is
believed, upon very good grounds, that the inters
ferrence of thefe.powerful and refpedaoie negoci
tors will produce an arrangement so re^ffa y to
the peace of Eurepe; as the xpultim f the
Turks if if should take place wonki co leqaent
ly prevent the traffic which bob rhe En^lrih and
the French carry on in (he Gr?nd Scign^r's domi
toions; and if furky in Euepe fell into the
hands eiter of rhe Emperor of Germany, or the
Empress cf Russia the commerce of the pLce
would naturally devolve to the power whrh had
become the possessor of it. The woulo be •x
---tremely injurious to the interests of Fance, and
would entirely destroy the Political 'dui>brium,
by he increase of strength which it would give
to Russia and the house 01 Auflrih.—The various
confiderktibns have made all the neutral pa ties
ear^eftiy with that this triple mediation may not
be unfuccefsful .>0 a matter which concert all Eu
rope ; nevertheless all the letters from the i evarit
are filled with relations of the imme.ee preparati
ons which are now making in Turke, for putting
themfelvea in a date of defence both by land and
lea.
As the tric'd is row at Weft, another division
of the fleet is expected from the Weft Indies ; and
when Prince William Henry arrives with Lord
Hood, it is said that he is to be promoted, and go
again to sea in the Trimuph, with Capt. Afflict,
so tha it leems very e ident the young P ince is
to pursue his prof/ffion with assiduity until he j s
qualified to command ; and : t is f m an authori
ty we have much reason 0 credit, that he is an
universal favourite in the fleet, more from his per
sonal merit, than his high birth, or the profpea
of his future influence.
The French interest so predominates in Holland,
as to impede the treaty with Great Britain. The
The subsisting differences between Cougrefs and
Sir Guy Carleton may also be attributed to the
fame source.
It is not exaggeration to ascribe mnre of the
Machiavelian policy to France, than to ary other
European nation. Confeious that great events
proceed from trivial causes, the French ate atten
tive to the minutia of things. When the Grand
Duket f Ruffin w? sat Paris, he intimated a wilh
to vifi: Engla d.; the. Meillers were immediately
prepared to represent the danger of being captur
to the French Admiral, and would probable en
ab^ rim to refit in that harbour without seeking
affiance from th Mauritius.
ed at Tea, ^3 to state the English as Barbarians
on th^ element . Tiefe insinuations had the de
sired effed; they terrified the Grand Dutchefs ;
aid .bus preve ted a vHK which might h^e ce
minted a mure cordial union between Ruffi a and
this Island.
sOy an eftimatfgiven to the American Conprefs,
it ap, ears, that the United Sates have loft SO,OOO
men during the war, A v-..y confiderabb p.rt of
theie unhappy victims died in prifun ffiips, and
gaols.
We learn from America, that a very curious
circumftjnce lately happened in Hertforford, in,
Connecticut. One Jonathan Arnold, a sergeant
in the Continental army, configuring it as a very
great disgrace to bear ev/n the fame name with
the once iambus General Arnold, presented a me
morial to th< S ate, requesting permiflion to ai°-
fume toe rame < f Siuben; which was granted 0,
an act of ;he Aißm,ly.
Phibdephia, August 27.
SIR Guy Carleton has inform d Congrefi that
he has received orders fr;m England lor tie
immediate evacuation ts New York; but ob
serves # n hrstetter, that this movement will be
con^derably retarded by the number of perfont
wh -must go with him i* consequence of the re
folutiotts es the people th oughout the United
States, forbidding the retun of the refugees.
Extrad fa letter from Xe^fforA, Bug. 19.
" 1 he evacuation is gui g on as faft as ths
number o' transports here will admit.
“ lhere ate fill between I'6 and is hundred
layabfts to be provided with ,adages to N va-
Scotia. # A general influenza seems to have leiz^
cd the inhabita. ts of this city.
" So great a number as 5239 perform, were
entered on Saturday last a t the adjutant general's
office for parges "
he volume of C^nftitutirrs of the United
States ofAmenca&iich was lately pubzilhcG by the
printer, has beeteprio ed in E grind, cctiaad,
and Ir lind; a^d is greatly admired by ;e peo
ple 1 chef kingdoms.—" This intereftir.g ptfty
'' licatron, take it altogether, contains a greater
" poTon of unfjph.hicate^ wifrom and go>d
" lepfe, thah is, perhaps to be mtt with in an,
" older legislative cod~ that was ever yet fram d,
c< and may be coasde;ed as the magna charter if
c ' the American stares, the knowledge of wh rib
“ is therefore, necessary to such persons as wilh co
" underhand the prefect or faure intimal Ame
" rican p litres."
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at the lower end of Long Bay,
butting and bounding Eaftwardly
on the Sea Beach, Southwardly on
Mr, Lingard's, Weftwardly on Mr,
Allfton's, Northwardly on Mr. Stuarts
land, containing 1157 acres, old
measure, about 200 acres of which is
very prime sea shore Land, and about
70 acres of excellent swamp, 30 acres
of which is drained and in fine order
for indigo, corn or rice ; the remain
der may be drained in the fame man
ner with great eafe—4s acres of' the
high land is cleared, under good fen
ces and now in indigo, the remainder
is excellent timber land well flocked
with the best yellow pine, &c. There
are three good streams of water f@r
indigo works, a very fine range for
flockof all forts, a remarkable healt 1,
pleasant Situation ; on the premiles
are a rough dwelling house, corn,
Negro houses, &c Four compleat
sets ofindigo vats, and every necessary
impli ments for making indigo.
Three years credit will be allowed
on giving bond with approved securi
ty; for farther particulars apply to
Mr. James Belin on the premises, or
in Charleston, to
ALLARD BELIN.
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