The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1777-06-02 00:00:00, page 3

OUR Advices from Bermuda are cf a late Date, ard
fay, That tie Imprudence of the Inhabitants in fuf
fering British Vessels of War to lie, and chrfy Prizes into
their Harbours, has had the Tendency almost totally to
dirft them of every KmJ of Specie i That Lord Dun
more's Gang there not only increases, but is exceedingly
tnifchie<ous : Thit-there-had lately been a general Search
made for ludico, and wheresoever any was found, it was
seized, carried to the Custom House, and afterwards, for
its greater Security, removed on board the Nautilus Sloop
of War, as was also all the Indies that had been put oa
board the Sloop (late Family Traders) intended for Lon
don. And that young Goodrich, who had been sent Ex's
press, with a Petition to Lord Hewe at New-York, was
returned, but brought no Account of the Arrival there of
the Galatea.
We have Advices over Land from Philadelphia to the
33th Iriff. when Delaware Bay continued to be blocked up
by Aven British Ships of Wdr ; but no Motion of any
Consequence had yet been made By General Howe. A
whole Picket, while their Officer was asleep, had deferred
to General Washington's A: my. And General Washing
ton having put himftlf at rhe Head of %00, to attack
1500 of the Enemy post-d arßonum-Town, it was said,
his Excellency had driven them quite info Branfwick ; up-
OG-which General Howe had thought proper the next Day
to remove Part of his heavy Carmon to Staaten-lfland;
La# Tburfday arrived at a fafe Port, the Prize Brigan
tine Appalachicola, William Morwick l^te Matter, from
London bound for St. Augurtine, hut intercepted on the
21st ult. by rise Comet Brigantine of War belonging to
this State, commanded by Edward Allen, Esq; who fell in
with her near St. Auguffine, about Midnight, chafed and
rawed after her till Day-lightfend then She might have ef
cafied, had not her rigging, fails; &c. been terribly Shat
tered during the Chace—The T'argo h of great Value,
and confids of as goad an Assortment of Dry Goods, and
other Articles, as could have been picked for this Market.
The Comet Brigantine of War, belonging to this
State, returned from her Cruize last Saturday. On Sun
day the x[h past, She had a very smart Engagement,
which began at three o'Clock in the Afternoon and con
tinued till Dark, with a large Ship mounting 16 or 18
(Guns, and a Sloop of 14, both full of Soldiers, or Ma
fines, about 20 Leagues :o |h§ Southward of St, Augus
tine Bar; in which Capt. Alien sustained a Loss of
, Mat billed aad + wounded, by M*@ttry (the En,
Lord Stormont fas witteri pose, that there ib great
te fun to apprehend the iboye journey is undertaken in
to.fcq<encc of Bme incautious given by the Imperial
agents to the Do&orl
It is not at ah unprbhble, that the house of AuflriA
mty fopport the Amerians, as it it well known, that
that Court is upon the waft terms with the Court of Han
dover. And an doj^t in neditauon is the improvement of
the trade of the port of Priefte, which the Emperor is
known to have exceedingly at heart. It is foppofed, that
Dr. Franklin lias authority to offer from the Congress fach
conditions as will Be flattering to the highest degree.
A drfpatch was sent offfrom Lord Suffolk's office about
a week ago for Vienna, in consequence of the above in
telligence!
Ine reports of a French w*r, febm from the most au
thentic information to bethe mere political invention of
persons concerned in the buffnefs of ftock-jobblng.—
However, the people of Fiance may be disposed, there is
nothing more certain, than the King continues immuta
ble in his resolution of peace, and has frequently spoke
of American perfidy, with evident marks of indignation.
The favour ihewn to the Provincial privateers has been
censured by the British minister with due spirit, and the
King iias given his royal word to give such orders as (hull
faiiafy /hw Sritifh Court of his sincerity, and fiiendfhifc
[dgleft deception.]
,On Monday a very numerous press-gang assembled at
Koightibiidge, and its vicinities, and not content with
perlons adapted by nature, and use to the business of lea,
plucked several macaroni footmen from the rear of their
matter's carriages;—in vain did the proprietors remonstrate,
and implere; the Knights of the Shoulder Knot, were to
Renumber of thirteen, carried off, to be employed in the
service cf state.„
Lord G Germaine preferred a copy of foreign treaties.
Lord Barrington presented an eltimate of the charge of
additional foreign troops.
Ordered to lie on the table.
On Thursday the upper house are expected to adjourn
over the holidays, and the other house on Saturday. Iris
thought the parliament will rife about the i6ih of May.
The British ministry pique thcmfelves not a little on the
feciet accounts they procure, of what is going forward in
the French cabinet#, through their well-paid spies; among
whom, it teems is fluffed, an English lady ot no inconfi
doiable dihinaion in point of rank, as well as beauty.
The remainder of the office,s of the Guards, who com
pefe the lull draughted detachment, embarked on Sunday
morning, and failed for America.
It is nowrelolved, that the fleet of observation defined
to cruize in the Bay, shall be commanded by Admiral
Pye, Sir J. Douglas, and Lord Shuldham.
Frankfort on the Main, March 4. The French are
making prodigious purchases of all torts of grain to fill
their magazines, hi Aliacc, Lorrain, and the three bi
fhopr c.',
VerfeiUes, March 4. Count d'Eftaing,'and the Prince
de Liftemois, whom the King has dominated Vice Admi
rals, took the oaths to qualify themleives for that office.
Ma/cH 29. Thee is not a doubt but that a French
fqwadron of fix fail of the line, with frigates, are failed for
America. Admiralty, conscious of this, commissioned
on fufeky seven fail of the line, betides frigates,
* We ninth wfh : * :t.'.-rn powEr may not, by its
freight, cause one of the scales of the political balance of
Europe m a materially to preponderate.
The number of troops in British pay (including foreign
ers) for the year 1776, amounted to; £6,623; and this
year rey will be full 100,000.
Yeffiefday morning messengers were dispatched froth ths
Admiralty for Ponfmouth and Plymouth, to hasten the
ships fitting for lea at th f: ports.
A dilpmeh of great importance concerning the railing
so ne entire regiments of Lifh Catholics, has been sent to
the Eail us Buckinghamshire.
An Order of Irish Knighthood is Shortly to he instituted,
of which the King is to be the Sovereigns
CHARLES-TUWN, June z 4
fogement, beng for feme Time within Pistol iotj
byt fd Completely difab!cd the Sloop, by cu,t ng
her Rigging and Sails td Pieced and otherwise
damaging her, that jfhe at lalt made Signals of
Dritreis to the Ship. Capt. Alleh believes both Vtflels, to
have been armed and manned on Furpofe, and Rationed,
to cruize off St. AuguStine, for the Phte&ion of the
Trade cf that Port ; and fays, the Soldiers or Marines
made good Use of their Mu(kets, and filed their Vollies
with admirable Regularity. _
The, Scooner Franklin, Capt. Green, laden with Arms,
&c. was chafed alhore upon the Ca cos Bank, by an Eng
lish Frigate, on the 12 h of May last ; as was aifo the Stur
dy Beggar Privateer of Baltimore. The Privateer was
got off, but the Scooner not : But Cap?. Granbury, of Vir
ginia, feeing the Scooner theaext Day, went to her As
sistance, saved part of the Cargo, took off tli: People, and
has brought them to a fafe Port. Capt. Granbury is ap
prehensive that Capt, Garrigues, in a Bi igahtine for Phila
delphia, was taken by an Enemy's Sloop on the 13&
It was reported by the Matter of a Vtffel arrived from
France at Cape Francois, on the 10th of May, in a Short
Passage, that 60 Transports, having about 3000 Troops
on board, h^d failed from England for America, under
Convoy of Six Ships of the Line: And that an Army of
60,000 Men was assembling in the Neighbourhhed of Dun
kirk,—lt was about the fame Time reported, at the Cape,
that an Ehglifh Frigate, having met with a French Frigate
under Cape Tiberon, file failed ^cr with two Shots,
which the Frenchman was so c%nplaifant as to return with
a whole Broadside ; ahd that they continued thus saluting
each other for half an Hour, when the English Frigate
thought proper to bear away.
A Brigantine from London to Barbados, taken by the
Oliver-CromwellPrivateer of Philadelphia near St. Bartho
lomew's (and her 7th Prize) William Gregory Prize
mafter, and ordered for Philadelphia, was spoke with, all
well on board, on the 23d ult. in Lat, 34. 30 N. and Long.
64. oo W. from London. Her Cargo, in Dry Goods
only, was Did to be worth 14.$°° Sterling.
An English Frigate came in Sight Yesterday Morning,
having in Company, a North Country - built Ship and a
Brigantine; intercepted fomb Fishing Canoes that were
upon the East Bank';then Rood to sea again, fleering to
the South- East, and were out of Sight at $ in the EveGrtg,
—carrying with them about 1$ valuable Slaves taken in
the Canoes, mostly the Property of Persons that will m ft
severely feel the Loft, particularly a poor Widow, and
some induflrieus Mechanics; and amengrt them, a valu
able Cabinet-maker, belonging to David Rhind, Esq;
a Gentleman who is compelled to depart the State, on Ac,
Count cf his fcruptilcus Attachment to that very Govern
ment from which he fullains this Injury.
Last Thiirfday Mr. Richard Cole was married to MiG
Bommer, only. Daughter of Mr Jacob Bommer. ,
w»:cc*.scxxx^x>x*x*&»x* XX
? A LMET'r 0 ^0 C 1 £ fYd
AS the Twenty-eighth Day of June 1776, will be ever
memorable in South Carolina, for the fignahnd pro
vidential Victory obtained by our gallant Troops, over
the formidable Fleet and Army of Great-Britain; at Sul,
livant's Inland ; a considerable Number„of life Inhabitant
cf Charles-Town, have associated themfelyes together'
principally for the Purpufe rfhlebratipg tb,Anrjve 4 fary
of that Day, with decent and dicirful Fertility.: To that
End they have procured the Use of Mr. Valk's Long-
Room for the Day, where they propose to dine together';
And they hereby give Notice,
That they will be glad of the Company of any. Gen
tlemen, Friends to Liberty and Lovers of .their Courf
try, who may incline to join them, in commemorating afi
Action, the most important in its Cunfequencts to this
St#te, the mod honourable to our Troops, and the most
difg>aceful to our Enemies, that has been known since the
Commencement of the present arduous Struggle for Li
berty.—Tickets for Admission at Three Dollars each,
must be applied for at least Three Days previous to the
Meeting, to any of the Steward), viz. William Mason or
William Johnson, Efqrs. Messrs. John Calvert, James
Wakefield, William Valentine, Robert Howard, Richard
Cole or George Flagg.
Ej Order of ibe Socie%,
ALEX. ALEXANDER, Secretary
Mount bion Society.
THE Members heieby acquaint the Public, Tiiat they
meet every Friday Evening, at Mr^ Cripperron's, on
the Bay, to admit Members, &c. They hope the laudable
Institution it is founded upon, viz. the Eftablifliing a pro
per Seminary for the Reception and Education of poor and
indigent Children, in the interior Parts of this State, will
meet with the general Approbation and Encouragement erf
the Charitable and Benevolent. -Donations from those
whom it may not suit to become Members, will be grate
fully received, and carefully and faithfully applied. The
Rules they have .already formed are now printed, and may
be had by applying to Mr. Robert-Knox, the present
Secretary.
Recess Society.
rt-IHE next Quarterly Meeting will be held on Tuesday
the 3d of June next.——As this Society is now
become refyeßable as to Number, and of Course increas
ing in Wealth, a Matter of great Consequence relating to
its Permanency and future Welfare, will be agitated on
that Day, when every Member (both of Town and Coun
try) is most earnestly entreated to be there.
By Order of the PrefidenN
JAMES CURRY, Secretary.
ft CERTIFICATE of Tbirtyfo Pounds Six Shillings,
,was given thro' Mistake for Site Pounds Six Shillings,
in the Beef Market, to a Gentleman unknown.—lt is
hoped he will avail himfelf of this Notice, and deliver the
Deficiency to the Printer, which will be thankfully ac
knowledged. ;
John Parkinson, Carverand Gilder,
(Late Apprentice to Mr. Joh n Lord,)
Takes this Method to acquaint the Public.'
rpHAT he has taken a Houfein rAdd-ftreet, two Doofi
' above Mr. Charles Warham's, where he purpoles
carrying on Carving and Gilding in all their Various
Breaches, both in the Furniture, Houle and Coach Way,
and hopes by his constant Attention to his Business and
quick Execution of Orders, to merit the Favours of those
Ladies and Gentlemen who may please t. employ him.
N. B. Looking-Glass Frames repaired, painted, whited,
fakra down and put up. - % -
r pHE Suhferiber having Frederick Grimke, Efquire'S
/Scooner in his Employ, at His R<qeft,
Gives this Public Notice, to all Perfans without Difin^ion,
That whoever loads or puts any Kind cf Goods, Wares
and Merchandize on hoard the said Scooner, either to off
from Chetles-Tcwn, that the Risk of them must be the
Shipper's, notwithstanding the Freight mi ft ba pail.
ALEXANDER HORN.
13 UN away ftom.the Subscriber's Plantation on Warn
1 baw Swamp, St. James Santee, about a Month ago,
a Negro fellow, this Country born, named SAfapSbN, of
a yellowish Complexion, about 5 feet seven Inches high,
and speaks good English. Whoever takes him up, and
will deliver him to Daniel Lewis, at said Plantation, or to
the Warden of the Wrerkboufe, or tc m?im Anfohboroogb,
flball receive L^vin rounds Reward, besides bfreafiortibld
Charger. THOMAS EVANCE.
npAKEN up by the übferiner, about a Fortnight since,
,at Sullivant's 11l .nd, A CANOE, about I*4 Feet lonty
has red Bottom arid Sides, and had in her a Paddle and an
Oar.—Wh ever will prove their Property, paying for thid
Advertisement, and rewarding the Subscriber for his
Trouble, may have heragain.
JOHN KNAPP, Sergeant M jor to the Ift Regt.
GOT away on the Ifochefter Read at the White
House, eleven Miles from Charles Town, on Mon
day the xith Inst. an English blooded, Strawberry -Roari
Gelding, Tull fifteen Hands p'gh, seven Years old, trots,
paces and canters ; is of lofty Carriage, his Tail nicked,
is Mane hangs and is black intermixed with Grey Hairs,
and is Parrot-toed. Twenty Pounds Reward will be paid
on Delivery of the said Horse if Mr Hatfield's Stables in
Charles-Town. SAMtiEL PERDRIAU.
QTRAYED sometime ago into CoL Howarth's Place,
3 up the Path, new held by Me Michael Muckenfus,
A BLACK HORSE 13 Hands high, branded T, S. I. D.
The Owner may have him again proving his Property.
N. B. At said Place there is good Grass, where Horfei,'.
Cattle, &c. may be pastured at a reafanable Rate.
TOLLED before me, a large bright Bay Gelding, about
„r^Hands and an half high, has no visible brand, both
hind Feet white, has a large Scar on his Back, a little
below the Sett of the Saddle,.he trots, and paces a travel
ling Gait, and has the Marks of H^nefs on bis Breast,
arid a B^aze in his Face.—The Owner must prove his Pro
perty before ANDREW LEITCH, J. P.
STEPHEN MOTTE tolls a Roan Gelding, about 13
Hands high, has had a Fistula, but cured, branded Do
on the off Shoulder, a Pacer, and is 7 Years old.
Alfe a brown Bay Mare, Hip-shot, about 13 Handa
high, branded M on the near Buttock, a Trotter, about
7 Years old.
N. B. The Roan Gelding had a Bell on, with a Tan
leather Strap, fattened with two Pieces of Wood.
Mr. WilLiaM Roberts informs me of a Red Three
year old Heifer, marked in the right Ear with a Sharp,
and a Filh-hook in the under Part of the left Ear, not
branded : The Mother was a brown Cow of the fame
Mark. The Owners must prove their Property before
Salem, Black-River, HENRY CASSELS.
May sg.
To be S OLD,
INpICO of different Qualifies,
At the Store lately occupied by Messrs: William and
James Carfan.•
JOHN SMITH.
—, —, —— —_^ ; — —
To be fold by the Subscribers,
A very complete Billiard Table,
At the late Messrs. Dewar and Bacott's Store in Bread
. Street.
STOEEKENN and Co.
ALL Perfors indebted to the Estate of Jamfs Bolton
deceased, by Bond. Note, or open Account, are de
sired to pay off Or fettle the 1 mt, by,he firft Day of Au
gust next, as every Account then unfitted will positively
be sued for, without Exception. Those who have any
Demands against the laid heate, ar? dtfoed to fend them
in for Payment. AGNES BOLTON, Executrix^
N. B. Any Person that m^y tak m Freight in the Scooner
belonging to the above Est fr e, is hereby info med, that
they must, run their oWn Kilk, as to any Accident that
rtiay happen.
,^^.27, ,7771
|ri*ORGE-HARLANP HARTLEY, gives Notice,
(j that he is ordered to quit the Province in Siftty
Days.,
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JANNET CAMMING, intending to depart the Pro
vince in a ffiort Time, reverts those indebted, or ha
ving Demands on her, to call and fettle.
ALL Persons having any Demands aghinft the riite
^rs. Mary Miirer, of Chritt Church Paiilh, Widow,
deceased; are defined to deliver them in duly attested, to
JACOB READ, AdminiUrator.
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Wanted immediately,.
Seven or tight 1 houfand Dollars,
rrwo-thirds in Continental Bills, and One Thousand
4 the Currency of this State : Continental Notes of
Hand will be given for the Amount.
Any. Gentleman willing to fumifli the Whole cr any
Part thereof is requested to apply to the Printer.
Camden Difiria, Ma, 17..
FRAME WOOD informs me of a Bay Mare about
13 Hapds high, with a Star and Snip, has both hind
Feet white, is about 10 Years old, branded on the Buttock
with a Stirrup Iren.
BENJAMIN LOVE informs me of a Bay Horse, about
1,5 Hands high, five Years old, branded on the mounting
Shoulder $ and on the off Shoulder thus Q ; a Pacer.
The Owners of the above Strays must prove their Fro*
r^i ibefore WILLIAM GASTON, J, Pg