The South-Carolina weekly gazette — Charlestown [i.e. Charleston, S.C.], 1783-04-12 00:00:00, page 3

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Will be published in future by
ODERT BRU C E,
cNATHAN CHILD S,
UNDER THE FIRM of
Nathan childs, & company.
They hope for the Continuance of the Favour of
jheir Friends and the Public in general, as they will
endeavour, by every Means in their Power, to give
general Satisfaction
, SUBSCRIPTIONS for the Weekly Gazette, at
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paid at the Time of fubferibing) are taken in by
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ftreet, and at the Printing-Office, No. 85, Church
ftreet
ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding eight Lines,
are inferred in this Gazette for 'Three Shillings the
firft Week, and Two Shillings for every Week after ;
those of a greater Length in proportion.
One or two Journeymen Printers
Iff AY have constant Employment and good
Wages, provided they give dose Attendance
to their Business, by applying at the Printing Office,
No 8;, Church-street.
Cm Monday the oft Day of April, at it o'Clock in
the Forenoon, evoill be fold by public duhtion, at the
Plantation of Ca,t. Andrew Quelch, deceased,
near the State Ship- lard, Hobcanx, in Christ-
Church Parish,
THE following real and personal Estate of the
said deceased, viz. Six prime Field Slaves, a
final! Stock of Horse?, one Milch Cow and Calf, a
few Hogs, Plantation Tools, a riding Chair, e ajix
oar'd Boat, &c.
At the fame Time quill be fold,
v The above PLANTATION, confiding of 200
Acres of valuable Land, 20 Ac es of which is un
der Fence, and the Ground proper fcr planting; On
the Premises are a good Dwelling Houle, Kitchen,
and ocher convenient Out buildings ; also a TRACT
Of 300 Acres, in Craven County, St. Mark's Pariffi,
about to Miles above Camden, bounding south east
on Persons unknown, north-weft on RiclWd Kirk
land, north east on vacant land,- and fou.a-welt onl
Wateredriver.
Conditions of Sale are, for all Sums under Twen
ty Pounds sterling Cash; and for all above, twelve
Months Credit, giving Bond with good personal Se
curity, and paying Interest from the Day of Sale.
,CUDWORTH, WALLER. & Co.
ALL Persons having Demands agajnß faidfeftate,
#re desired to give them in, properly attested ; and
all those indebted, are requeued to make Payment as
toon as possible.
/ \ ELISABETH. FROGET, Executrix.
BENJAMIN BAKER, Executor.
. On the above Plantation at Hobcaw, are the fol
lowing strayed Negroes, viz. a Negro Fellow named
Bar,, about 5 Feet 9 Inches high, and.his Wife
aamed Sally; they fay they belong to Mr. Mills,
(acc Orerfeer to Mr. Elias Ball ; also a Negro Wench,
who fays % belongs to Mr. Parker, living at Black
Swamp..
Agreeable to the last Will and Testament of the Reo.
Alexander Garden, deceased, <will be diftojed of, on
Thursday the 24th Da, of April, at the Plantation
•where he lately refded, in St. Thomas $ Parijh,
BETWEEN 40 and go valuable SLAVES, the
n Plantation Tools, Furniture, &c. also the said
PLANTATION, too well known to need any de
scription ; likewise a Trad of 450 acres in Prince-
Frederick's Parish, near Lenud's ferry, chiefly swamp.
Credit will be given to the firft day of March, 1784,
paying interest from the day of sale, and giving ap
proved security, the property not to be altered until
the conditions are complied with.
'JAMES FOGARTIE, )
NATHAN TART, , Executors.
JOHN GARDEN, J
Agreeable to the last Will and Teflament of William
Wells, deceased, quill be fold ou Thursday the 2 4th
Day of April, in St. Thomas's Parish, immediately
after, the Sale of the Efate of the Rev. Alexander
Garden, deceased,
ONE hundred and nine acres of Pine Land, well
timbered ; also a Negro Fellow, who is a good
lawyer. Credit will be given to the firft of January,
1784, paying interest from the day of sale, and giving
approved security, the property not to be altered till
the conditions are complied with.
JAMES FOGARTIE, Executor.
WHEN the fubferiber quitted Haddrel's Point
in the year 1781, he left all his public arid
private accounts behind him, with a number of books.
Any person into whose possession they may have ac
cidentally fallen, (ball be well rewarded if they will
zeflore them to him.
Wanted a Spirit Level to purcbafe.
I. F. GRIMK&
Agreeable to the last Will and Testament of Henry
Talbird, late of Port-Royal Island, deceased,
will be fold on Monday the 21k Day of April
text, at the Plantation of the fa?, deceased, on
Port Royal Island, at public Vc^cue,
ALL the Ertate, both real aad personal, of the
said deceased, confining of upwards of SIXTY
Suable NEGROES, among which are several
bricklayers, fguarers and lawyers; a dock of Forces,
cattle, iheep, plantation tools and houfhold furniture.
Also, will be SOLD,
The following LANDS, viz.
The FLAN TATION on Fort Royal Island, where
the deceased lived, confiding of 560 acres of as good
land as any on the llland, upon which is an exceed
ing good dwelling house, with an exceeding good
kitchen, Wafrioufe, dore room, milk-house, and 0-
ther necessary out buildings; it is as healthy and
pleafamly Situated as any on the Island.
A Trad of 500 acres, joining to he fauthward of
the above tract; its quality and f^uatioq equal to
the former, on which is a very fine sweet orange or
chard, appfe and pear ditto.
A Trad of 260 acres of very fine pine barren, on
the north east fide of said island, and not above half
a mile from a landing.
The Island on Scuil-Creek, joining Hilton Head,
commonly called Debgall's Island, containing 300
acres of as good land for indigo, con, &c. as any in
this State ; its fixation and quality are so well known
as to need no description.
A Trad near New-River Bridge, containing 300
acres, exceeding good for rice and corn land, joining
lands of Thomas Shubrick, Esq; John Bull, Esq; and
Joleph Fulkey.„,
A Trafl of 300 acres on the G \at Swamp, very
u^e cu^ laud, and exceeding well situated for
railing li'Q&.
A Trait}, of 650 acres on Savannah-rivers exceed
ing fine rice and corn land. Also,
Several valuable LOTS of LAND in the town of
Beaufort, and a PEW in Beaufort Church.
LANDS in the State of Georgia.
;;□ acres of exceeding fine land in St. David's
Parish, bounding on Turtle-river.
4§o acres of exceeding fine land in St. Thomas's
P.ar@, bounding or. Great Satilla.
A Town Lot in the town of Brunswick, 180 feet
long, and 90 feet broa^
Four Lots in the town of Sunbury, plcafantly
situated.
A Rock of Cattle on Hilton-Head; some good
Plank, and the Frame of a House 30 by 18 feet, &c.
The conditions of the fate will be credit till the
fiift of March next, for all funis above One Hundred
Pounds Veiling, paying interelt and giving approved
security ; and all sums under One Hundred Pounds
to be cash, the property not to be altered till the
conditions are complied with.
All persons indebted to Henry Talbird, de
ceased, are desired to make payment, on or before
the 21st of April next, for after that day all accounts
will be put into a lawyer's hands ; and it is requested
that all persons who have any demands against the
said estate, do make them known by that day, to
JOHN RHODES, anting Executor.
To be fold on Thurfda, the firft Day of May e next, at
the Plantation •where the late Mr. Charles Sams
,efided, on Wc.dmelavj Island,
TWENTY-one prime NEGROES belonging to
said estate. The conditions of the sale are
twelve months credit (at the expiration of which the
money must be paid) with approved security, the
property not to be altered or removed till the terms
are complied with. Also said Plantation is to be
leafed for three years to the highest bidder; it con
tains about 500 acres of land, some of which is ex
ceeding good for rice and indigo, on which is a good
dwelling-house, with a large barn and proper out
buildings; the present crop, with the Rock of cattle,
plantation tools, &c. &c. will be fold at the fame time
for cash. gw. WILLIAM SAMS, Executor.
To be HIRED by the Year,
A good HOUSE-WENCH.
Enquire of BENJAMIN WARING,
Twenty Guineas Reward.
A ROBBERY.
WHEREAS my house No. 23,10 Union-street
Continued, was febonionfly broken open on
the night of the 2d of April inttant, by some daring
villains, andmear Two Hundred Pounds sterling In
gold, together with a note of hand from Mr. Thomas
Middleton so me, dated 6$ February lad, for One
Hundred Guineas, were taken away; the whole be
ing contained in a large wafer box, and locked up in
a book case, which was forcibly opened. This is to
give poiige, that I hereby offer a reward of Twenty
Guinefl to any person who Ihall give information of
the perpetrators of the above robbery, on convi&ion.
Any person concerned in the fad, who ffiall give
information will be entitled to the above reward,
and shall not be profecated by
^75, 1783. ROBERT HOWARD.
PUfILIC Notice so hereby given so the inhabi
tants of Charleftown, that we are appointed
Inquirers, Assessors and Collectors, t for the parifhe^
of St. Philip's and St. Michael's; and that we are
directed, on or before the last Tuesday in April, 1783,
to go ONCE to the several houses of the inhabitants
of the said parifhes:' We therefore give Notice, That
bn that day we shall begin our enquiy, and exped
that every person will be provided with a proper re^
turn, to be made on oath, of all their real estates, and
particularly in what parts of the town their several
lots of land are situated ; also of the Haves, monies
at interest, and other taxable property, which they
may be possessed of, interested in, or intitled unto, in
their own right, or in the right of any other person
whatsoever, lying or being in the said parishes ; and
of all lands and slaves which they may be possessed
of in their own right, or in the right of any other
person, without the limits of the said parishes, or in
any other part of the States
FLORIAN-CHARLES MEY,
JOHN EDWARDS,
JOHN-ERNEST POYAS,
JOHN CALVERT,
JAMES NEILSON,
JOHN OWEN,
JOHN WEBB^
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This Day is published,
Price, One Shilling and Nine Pence,
By R. KEITH & J. M'IVER, jun. 1
The Carolina and Georgia
ALMANACK,
For the Year of Our Loro 1,83,
And to be fold, at No. zfy on the Bay, north fide
of the Exchange.
—— — -.— ——
OLD SNIPE will cover this season from the
middle of May, at his former stand near Jack
fanborough, at Seven Guineas a mare, and a Dollar
to the groom.
SULTAN will cover at the fame place from the
firft of April, at Five Guineas a mare, and a Dollar
to the groom. The money must be sent with the
mares, and none will be received without. A good
pasture will be provided for the mares, and great Care
taken of them, but they must be-rit the owner's risk.
Sultan is a bright bay, about ig hands high, seven
years old this grass, and was got by Old Matchiefs,
the last farviving son of the Godolphin Arabian, out
of Fanny a full blooded imported mare.—Fanny was
got by Old Merlin—her dam by Bajazct—Kctgrand
dam by Old Cade—her great grand dam by Old
Merlin —her great-great grand dam by Bloody Buu
tocks—•bis, dam by bay Bohen—-his grand dam by
Commoner Fanny is own fiftet to Spavins, whose
performances were well known to the lovers of the
urf in 1772.
r[7E the Commissioners appointed by Authority,
for conducting the election for parish and o
ther officers on Eafler Monday next, do give this
public notice, that they will attend at the parish
church of St. Philip, Charleftown, on that dy, from
9 to it in the forenoon, and from 2 to 5 in the aft
terncon, for the above purpose.
PETER BOUNETHEAU, ) Commiffi.
JAMES BENTHAM, f oners.
NOTICE is hereby given to every person that
have in their possession any Fire Buckets, not
tneir own, either public or private, that they deliver
them at No. 9, Church street, the corner of Cham
bers's Alley, that they may be delivered to their re
fpu&ive owners. Those neglecting to comply, will
be fined as the law direas.
Dy Order of the Fire-Maflers,
March 27, 1783. JOHN CALVERT, Cleric;
BROKE gaol on the night of the 24th of March
instant, four notorious offenders, viz. Jesse
Munson, a pale faced man, abeut 5 feet 4 inches
high, and light coloured hair; John Huff, a tall
man, about 5 feet 10 inches high, dark complexion,
with dark hair; they were committed to gaol Ortfuf
picion of the murder of Henry Ouncel, of Goofe
creek parish; Nathaniel BARTHO,a British folditr
and prisoner of war, and Charles Rosier, a Conti
nental foldjer, committed on suspicion of felony. This
is therefore to offer a reward of Two Guineas for
each of the firft two, and One Guinea for each of the
last mentioned, on being apprehended and delivered
to me in Charleftown. March 2„ 1783.
JOHN PRITCHARD, Gaoler C. T.D.
LEFT in my possession after the evacuation of
Charleftown, a negro fellow named Sam, about
18 or 20 years of age, was brought into this State by
a British officer, and fays his real owner resides in
Antigua. Any person miffing a Have that answers
the above name, may be more particularly informed
by applying to WILLIAM RUSSEL.
TO BE SOLD,
At No. 4, Bedon's Alley,
Excellent Bottled Porter#