The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-01-01 00:00:00, page 2

To the Whig Ladies of Charleston;
written December loth, 1780.
IN days of chivalry, as legends tell,
When maids. ,dike towns, were Avon by dint of
steel; ,
The imperial P&ne, to try her hero's merit,
To prove his love, and exercise his spirit,
Frefcrib'd a dangerous course of hardy deeds.
In which a knight, a witch, or giant bleeds^
If chance the lover wins the-bloody field.
And knights "and giants to'his valour yield;
Adorn'd with fears he comes the maid to greet, "
Ard cast his hard-earn'd laurels at her feet.
Perhaps she 4til! augments his deathful toil,
Or hardly pays him with a n ; ggard smile.
But if he fails, or fortune proves his foe,
His cruel princess ditregards his.woe;
The ucklcfs knight she abandons to his fate.
Or persecutes hid with a causeless hate.
Not Io the Damsels of thele happier days.
The hero's love, and poet's juster praise.
The vanquish'd warrior finds the fweetfolacc
Of f. ft companion in the fair one's face;
Feels hope enlivened by her cheering voice;
Her lib'ral kindness makes e'en grief rejoice.
To shake his faith the.vidQrftnves in vain;
The virtuous.charmer fixes it again
So when the tulip droops beneath the ray
Of torrid funs and,fiercely beaming day,
The gentle Ihow'rs their healing balsams (he'd,
Erect the Item, and tinge the leaves with red.
Should fate once more let loose the foldier'^s arm,
.And dread Bellona found again the alarm,
What grateful throws mull (well the hero's' heart,
.Expand each nerve, and throb in ev'ry part ;
Mull bear .him headlong o'er the fateful held,
Despising death, nor knowing how to yield.;
Till victory, vauntful of her fav'rite fan.
Has wreath'd his head with laurels nobly wort;
Till confeious merit whitpers. in. his. ear,
' Now art thou worthy of the generous fair.'
E. B.
From the Pennlylvania Packet.
Mr. P RINTE R.\
sir;
I WANT a ,man to my mind; irifert the fol
lowing description of the man I do not like: if any
of your readers is free of all the faults of which
I. complain, pray fend him to-.me,." for I long to be
married.
Xou/s,&c.
^<. H^rd topteafa
ID O not lore a man jthafs tall,.
A man that's little worse than all;
I much abhor a man that'3 fit,
A man that's lean, is worse than that;
A Young man is a constant pest,
An old man would my room infeft;
Nor do I like a man that's fair,
A man that's black, I cannot bear;
A man of sense I could not rule,
And from my heart I hate a fool;
A tober man I would not take,
A drunken man my heart would break;
All these I do sincerely hate,'
And yet I love the Marriage State.
N E W-Y O R K,
Decern. 6, 1783.
LAST Thuifday noon, the principal
Officers of the army in town,, assem
bled at Fraunces's tavern, to take a final
leave of their ilhiftrfous, gracious, and
much loved Commander, General Wash
ington. (he passions cf human nature
were never more, tenderly agitated, than
in this interfiling and diftrelstul fterie.
His Excellency having filled a glals of
wine, thus addressed his brave fellow Sol
diers .
" With an heart full of love and grati
" tude, I now take leave of you : 1 most
" devoutly wish, that you- latter days
may be as prosperous and happy, as
" your former ones have been glorious
“ and honorable."
These words produced extreme frnfibi
lity on both fi.es: the, were answered b'
warm txpreffions, and fervent wishes, from
the gentlemen of the army, whole truly
pathetic feelings it is not in our power to
convey to the reader. Soon after this icene.
was doled, his Excellency the. Governor,
the honorable the Council, and citizens
of the firft diftindion, Waited on the Ge
neral, and in terms most affectionate, took
their leave. , f.
, The corps of light infantry was drawn
up in a line, the Commander in 'Chief,
about two o'clock, paged through them,
on his way to Whitehall, where he em
barked in his barge for Paulus Hook.
He is attended by General le Baron de
Steuben, propoles to make a (hurt stay as
Philadelphia, will thence proceed to An
napolis where he will resign his Commif
fiomot General of the Afaerica^ armies,
into the hands of the Continental Con
gress, from whom it was derived,; imme
diately after which 'his Excellency will let
cut for his feat, named Mount Vernon,
in Virginia, emulating the example of his
miodel, the virtuous Roman General, who,
victorious, left the tented field, covered
»ith honor, and withdrew from public
lite, otium^cum dignitate.
We are informed that their Excellencies
the Commanders tin Chief of the British
fleet and army, in America, with the last
divifon of the troops on board, have left
Staten Efland, on<heir : paffage teEnglando
THILADELFHIA,
December Yfo .1783.
On Monday l fthis Excel. Gen. Wash
ington arrived here from New Yo k. His
Excellency was met at Frankford by his
Excellepcyrhe President of this State, the
Honorable Financier, Generals Sinclair and
Hand, the Philadelphia Troop ot Horse,
and a number ol the Citizens, who had
the pleafure'of accompanying him into the
city. His arrival was -announced by a
difeharge of cannon, the bells were rung,
and the people teftified their fatisfadion,
^ once more feeing their illustrious Chief,
by repeated acclamations': on Tuesday the
following Addresses were presented to his
Excellence ~ '
in General Assembly, December
9,17*3-
SIR,
IN your return from the- Supreme Com
mand of the Armies of the United
States to private life, accept that gratitude
and respect, which your unexampled con
dud justly creates in the breads of a free
and happy people. In our own names,
Sir, and in the names of the Citizens of
Pennlylvania, whom we represent in Ge
neral Assembly, we embrace this opportu
nity of transmitting to posterity the just
and high sense we entertain of those exalted
abilities and virtues, which, under Divine
Providence, have been id signally inftru
mentai in i eftabliihing the Freedom and
Independence of this Country. At the
fame time, we cannot omit to acknowledge
the obligations we owe to your Excellency,
for the inestimable legacy bequeathed to
your country in your Circular Letter.
When your sword was no longer necessary
for our defence, you have shewn us how
to preserve, by wisdom and justice, that
liberty and honour, which, as bur national
inheritance, we maintained by arms.
May your Excellency be long (pared to
this country ; and, among the sweets of
doref life, may you have the happiness
of beholding a growing empire, wife, just
an unite 1 This, from our knowledge
0! ou, we are convinced will be the mott
; eptade return t at can be made for
bur forthful and difintOrefted services to
mankind in general. Nothing Ids, Sir,
can make you happy.
Signed, by order of the House,
GEORGE GRAY, Speaker.
His Excellency's ANSWER.
CTo the Honorable the General Assembly
Of .the State ot Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen,
IConfider the approbation of the Re
prelentatives of'a free and various
people, as the mod enviable reward that
can ever be conferred on a public cha
rader. ; . , '
A sense, of duty impelled me to contri
bute whatever my sword or my pen could
effect towards theeftabhfhnient of otir free
dom and independence. The (miles of
Providence on the united exertions of my
fellow-citizens, have complected our fuc
beffes; and it remains to be my finfl; and
rnoft earned defjre, that theUnited States
may profit by the happy occasion, and
<preferve, by. wisdom and- justice, that li
berty and honour they have so nobly main
tained by arms. . ;
A,"cipating the increasing happiness
^and "iuftre of this growing. Empire, I (hall
return to private life with a degree of farif
fa&ion more easily to be conceived than
expressed.
rs this 4s-the lafttime 1 foall have the
honour of feeing you, Gentlemen, in my
nfficiafchara&er, 1 cannot bid you a final
farewel, without acknowledgmghhe ^reat
assistance 1 have frequently derived from
your State, and the plcfae'l have lately
deceived from the illustrious example of
the Legislature, in adopting the recom
mendations of Congref s with ,0 much
promptness and unanim ty. May the Re
presentatives and citizens of this Common
wealth continue to possess the fame good
dispositions, and may they be as happy in
the enjoyment of pea. e, as it is possible
for a wile, just and united people to be.
G. WASHINGTON.
Philadelphia Dec. 9, 1 7.8 ;.
The ADDRESS ofthe Merchants of the City of
Philadelphia.
To his Excellency GEO. WASHINGTON, Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Armim
of the United States of America.
SIR, f
WE beg leave to prevent to four
Excellency our congratulations on
the perfect establishment of American In
dependence. We cannot look back upon
part events, nor compare them with pre.
lent profpeds, without feeling a glow of
gratitude and joy. The boldness of the
attempt, and the success of our efforts,
have equally furprized mankind
But amidst the various orders of citizens
who have contended for the equal rights
of men, the foremoft rank most undoubt
edly belongs to our patriot army. Brave
with native courage, they have opposed
fuperipr dilcipline, numbers and resources;
firm in the sense of collected dignity, they
have patiently endured unparallelled cala
mities; they have borne want without
complaint, sustained defeat without despair,
and enjoyed victory without exultation.
To have been a member of this heroic
band, to have (hared their fufferings, par
taken of their toils, been familiar to their
dangers, and the companion of their glo
ries, is in itfelfa title to the most durable
fame; —but to you, their Chief, your
country turns her admiring eyes, and hails
you her favorite son.—When she called
you from domestic ease to ad a distinguish
ed part on the theatre of nations, she con
fided in your moderation, and that confi
dence has been amply repaid. The history
of former times has recorded many inftan
ces of the great actions of patriot citizen?/
but it remained for the prelent age to furnish