The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-06-17 00:00:00, page 1

FOR SALE,
FOUR Virginia bred HORSES, three Bays
and one Gray. Enquire at No. 17% Tradd
ftreet.
A Generous Cafti Price will be given for a
NEGRO M ENCH that is a good Sem-
Lrcls, and one that has been used to wait on a
Eady. None need apply but inch as can be well
recommend.d. Enquire at the Printer's.
NEGROES for SALE,
ryHE remainder of the CARGO
o' the Frig Le Leger, confiding of prime
young Men and Women, and a few Boys and
Girls, rhe sale will be opened at 10 o'clock each
day, and continued from that hour to 4 in the af #
ternoon, until the whole arc fold.
Daniel Bourdeaux.
Lands for Sale.
145° Acres belonging to the Estate of
Mr. Alexander Ker, deceafid, and lying 6rf
Ihard Creek and the branches of Afhepoo River,
in St. Bartholomews I'&nfr, about 4 miles from
Mr. Benjamin Fuller's Hoffe-fhoe Plantation, arid
6 from Edifto Saw-mills.
These lands may be had op a credit suitable to
the purchasers inclination. Plans of them may be
seen, and particulars rcipe&ing them known by
apptytr^to
Robert Norris.
To be S O I. D,
At No. 91, Broad-Street,
Excellent PORK in Barrels.
TRAIN OIL in do.
On 1 UESDA Y the 29th of June inftantj
Will be fold at PUBLIC VENDUE,
At 12 o'clock, before the Exchange,
A NEGRO WOMAN named Kate, a plain
Cook and Semftrefs, belonging to the estate
°' Janies King, deceased. Ihe conditions will be
declared at the sale. Wm. HORT, Executor.
For Private S AL E,
And immediate Delivery,
A Large HOUSE well furnifhed and in good
order, in a pleasant arid healthy situation in
the city. One thousand pounds Sterling of the pur
chase money must be paid down; credit with secu
rity for the remainder. Apply to the printer by
letter for A. Z.
To be fold at PUBLIC VENDUE,
On FRIDAY the 16th day of July,
Before the Exchange,
A Stout able Fellow, a jobbing carpenter, mower
and hay-maker; and a young Fellow, afield
Slave. One half of the purchase money to be
paid in twelve months, the other half in two years,
with interest, giving bond with approved Security.
June 8, 1784. JOHN POSTELL, son of John:
No. 81, Bread-Street.
For S A L E,
H A T well situated three story wooden
I HOUSE, No. 7 9 , Tradd-ftreet; its situ
ation for the Dry Good Business or Liquor Trade,
is as eligible as any in the citv. It is now occupied
by Messrs. Robert Ewing and Co. A credit from
one to seven years will be given, paying interest
and giving approved security. For particulars
apply.to JOHN POSTELL, son of John,
No, 01, Tradd-Street.
THE
G AZ ETT E
'.OF THE
STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON: Printed for A. TIMOTHY, No.&o, Meeting-Greet.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1% „g 4 .
ADVICE to GENERAL OFFICERS
Commanding in Chief.
[from the Advice to the Officers of the British Army.]
" A C ° mmander in chief is to the army under
.his command, what the foul is to the bo
;canneither think n °r aft without him; and,
in short, is as perfect a non-entity without its
commander, as a wile is without her husband.
„L l "^ theref °re, through pure good-will and
atettion for your troops, take caie of your own
V™ P° r '°^ and never expose it tcrany dangers.
You have not arrived at this rank without know
ing tne folly of knocking one's head against a post,
"' can he avoids d. When any Service of
danger is to be performed, you Should fend vour
second in command, dr feme inferior officer—but'
whomsoever you fend, if he succeeds in the bufi
neb, A° '°™ 1° ta ke all the merit of it to yourfelfi
ton muff be as aoiolute in your command;
and as inacCeffible to your troops, as the Eastern
sultans, who call th^fclres the Lord's vicege
rents upon earth. In fact, a commander in chief
is greater than a foltan; for if he is not the Lord's
'-cegercm,- he is the king s, which in the idea
of a military man is much better.
'" As no other • person in your array is allowed
to be pofTehed of a iingle iqea, it would be ridicu
lous, on any occ^ion,. to assemble a council of war,
or, at lead, to be guided by their opinion: for, in
opposition to yours, they must not trull to the most
evident perception of their Hufes. It would be
equahvabfuid arid unmi.:^to conSult tner" con
venience ; even when it may be done without any
Uvtiimcnt iO the Service; that would be taking
away the most effectual method of exercising their
obedience, arid of perfecting them in a very con
siderable branch of military discipline.
" Yon have heard that Secrecy is one of the firft
requisites in a commander. In order, therefore,
to get a nainc of this military virtue, you must al
ways be Silent and fallen, particularly 'at your own
table; and, I would advise you to secure vour
secrets the more effectually, by depofitng them in
the fafeft place you can think of; as, for inffance,
in the bread of your wife or mistress.
" Ignorance of your pfofeflion is likewise bell
concealed by Solemnity and Silence, which pass for
profound knowledge upoh the generality of man
kind. A proper attention to these, together wiih
extreme Severity, particularly in trifles, will foot!
procurd you the character of a good officer.
" It is your duty to be attentive to the public
good, but not without lome regard to your own
in your difyenfation of favours. You must take
care never to advance an officer above one step at
a time, however brilliant his merit, unlcfs he be
your relation : for you must coriuder, that your
ignorance in the higher branches of your profeffion
can only be covered by 'the ftri&eft attention to
punctilio, and the minutiae of the Service.
.". As you probably did not rife to your present
distinguished rank by your oWn merit, it cannot
reasonably be expected that you should promote
others on that score.
" Above all, be careful never to promote an
intelligent officer; a brave, chuckle-beaded fellow
will do full as well to execute your orders. An
officer, that has an iota of knowledge above the
common run, you must confider as your personal
enemy ; for you may be fufe he laughs at you and
your mancruvers.
“ A principal part of your duty is to fee justice
distributed among your troops. Military law be
ing so summary and concise, you will not find
this a difficult matter: but if, simple as it is, you
Should be entirety unacquainted with it, vou may
substitute your own good will and pleafure—an4
that, in fa&, mnft be justice; for a commander in
chief is as infallible as the pope, and, beirw the
king's representative, he can do no wrong,' any
more than his loyal matter.
“ In distributing justice, you must always in
cline a little to the fhongeft fide. Thus, if a dis
pute happen between a field-officer and a subaltern
you must, if possible, give it in favour of the for
™,f —Force is indeed the ruling principle in
military affairs; in conformity to which the French
term their cannon, the ratio uk+ma regum.
Subordination being highly necessary in an
aimy, you must take care 10 keep a proper distance,
firft between yourlelf and your secretary, then be
wcen your secretary and the general officers On the
Raff ; and So on to the last link in the military
chain.
I liough you are not to allow Swearing in
others; it being forbidden by the articles of war,
yet by introducing a few oaths occasionally into
your discourse, you will give your inferiors fomo
idea of your courage; cfpecially if you Should be
advanced in years: for then they must think yod
a dare-devil indeed, I would recommend it to
you to make use of some oath or execration peculi
ar to yburfelf, in imitation of queen Elizabeth a^d
captain Bobadil ; as, “ I hope to be damned," or
any otoer equally expressive of your future wishes
or expectations.
" Remember that case and convehiency are apt
to lender Soldiers effeminate ; witness Hannibal's
army at Capua. Never, therefore, let the troops
have comfortable quarters ; and as money, accord
ing to laoracc, lowers a man's courage, be fore td
cut on^every emolument from'your army, to pre
vent trie impediment of a full purse. No persons
will behave So desperately in action as those who
are tired of their lives; Ibi teb quo vis qui zonara
perdidit —rand the more you pinch the army under
your Command, the more you may appropriate to
your own use; your country can afford to make
you t-hc nandfoffrci .H!o,vance.
“ If you Serve under a ministry, with whom
oecohomy is the word, make a greater bustle and
parade about retrenchment ; it will be prudent for
you, likewise, to put it, in some measure, into
practice; but not so as to extend to your own.
perquisites, or those of your dependents. These
Savings are heft made out of the pay of the Subal
tern officers and private Soldiers ; who, being little
able to bea. iit, will of ccurfc make much com
plaint of it, which will render your regard to
(Economy the more conspicuous. And though your
pay-mafler, or commissary-general; may touch more
than the amount of all that you retrench from the
body of the army, no matter, if you go snacks
with them: the public need know nothing about
it, if they are but Snug, and learn how to keep
their own secrets.
“ Should the duties bear hat'd on any particular
corps, never attend in the Iqaft to their represen
tations. Remonstrances are the forerunners of
mutiny; and it is the highest insult to your rank
and command to insinuate that you are not infalli
ble. Ihis rule, however, may be dilpenfed with,
when the colonel or commanding officer happens
to be a peer or a man of great interefta
“ Be sure to give out a number of orders. It
will at least Shew the troops you do not forget them„
she more trifling they are, the more it Shews your
attenrion to the Service ; and Should your orders
contradict one another, it will give you an oppor
tunity of altering them, and find fubjeCt for frefh
regulations.
“ You will doubtless soon learn What to do with
the secret-service money. The gullibility of the
reinifters at home may perhaps induce them to be
lieve, that this is all expended on Spies, on gain
ing intelligence, and other public interests. So a
part of it is, however small ; but there arc other
services equally secret, and no less important—to
the commander in chief, which must be fupplid
from this fund, cfpecially if he has puffed his
grand climacteric. In this you canhot be said to
cheat the public; for you give them the real
State of the expense ; so that there is no knavery
or collusion in the matter;
" You Should have a clever secretary to write
your dispatches, in case you fliould not be well
qualified yourfelf. This gentleman may often serve
to get you out of a Scrape. You must take pains
so to interlard your letters with technical terms,
that neither the public, nor the minister to whom
they arc addressed, will understand them: efpe-
No. 2207.