The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-08-16 00:00:00, page 1

Foreign Intelligence.
LOND O N, April 29.
THEY write from Scilly, that a large Danifli
ship, supposed to be an East Indiaman, was
on the loth iriftant, drove on the rocks in the
night, and was entirely loft: the crew were all
drowned.
May 6. If both the great political parties Were
to be examined, according to the just rules of criti
cism, the difference would be this: Mr; Fox and
his partizans have too much brass, Mr. Pitt and his
friends, have plenty.of sterling gold. The former
would, to gratify his inordinate ambition, brow
beat the devil; the latter loves his country, and
honors and supports his sovereign.
The election of Mr. Fox for Kirkwall, in Scot
land, evinces how fond he is of the coalition, by
throwing himfelf into the arms of the North.
Great Virtue in an IF.—Touthfione.
If Lord North had not originally informed Mr.
Fox that he did not fee his name on the treasury
lift, Mr. Fox had never been the Man of the People.
If Mr. Fox had remained in place, he would
have jollified the American war.
If General Howe had put an end to the Ameri
can contest during the firft fix months, it would
not have lasted seven years.
If Admiral. Keppel had destroyed the French
fleet, he would not have disgraced the nation.
Extrafl of a letter from Simbifter, in Shetland, dated
April 20, 1784.
" We had here a molt fihgular appearance on
the 16th current. About 12 o'clock we observed
a double circle found, the fun; the two circles
Coincided above the fun, arid were very luminous,
so as to dazzle the eyes; the greater circle was alfq
very luminous in the lower part, so as almost to
equal the brightness cf the fun itfelf. In the S. E.
and S. W. Quarters, parts of rainbows became
visible: had each bf them been complete, they
would have terminated in the N. E. and N, W.
quarters. In the north .part of the hemisphere,
above 60 degrees above the horizon, and direrily
opposite to the fun, there appeared a luminous
point, which soon extended and became three
circles, interfering each Other' ;one of these, was
quite complete, and terminated in the body of the
fan, palling through thecircles formerly mentioned,
which surrounded the fun; and was there very
luminous; the other two were only parts of circles;
about 90 degrees of one, and 6b of the other ap
pearing: had they been complete they would have
touched the horizon, one in the east, arid the bther
in the weft; these were of a bright white; and
about the breadth of a rainbow. These appear
ances continued for about an hour, the day serene
and calm, sky very clear, the thermometer about
55 degrees, in the shade."
May 15. The cabinet is at this moment divided
into almost as many factions as it contains members,
each contending for a superiority of power; the
majority profefs their disapprobation of the peace
making Earl of Shelburne being again admitted
into the sovereign's councils; but all opposition is
vain; the whisper of secret influence having de
clared that he shall be Premier, according to the
pre-concerted arrangement before the dissolution of
parliament. Mr. Pitt is torcmain Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
The intention, by creating such a number of
Peers, is to call to the upper house, all the persons
^ large property in the kingdom, that the house
<>f commons may become quite a borough to the
lords.
May 1.7. By the Dutch mail we have received
a copy of a circular letter, sent to the dates of the
^efpc&ive provinces, by Ins mod serene highness
the Prince of Orange, expostulating with the laid
dates, concerning the midrud that had visibly
appeared, both during and since the war with Eng
land, amongfl all ranks of people, the fufpicipns
levelled at him and his adminiftratiod; even the
heavy but uriftipported charges brought a°aind
him pcrfonally. He therein claims it as a ri^ht
coherent to his perfoti and family, to be maintained
and properly Supported in the dignity, rights;
and prerogatives of Stadtholdm. asanv attempt
againd it, is a palpable infringement of the very
constitution of the republic. His highness enters
next irito a conche, cLw and conceive Qlifica-
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T H E
GAZETTE
OF THE
STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA.
CHARLES TO N: Printed for A. TIMOTHY; No. ioo, Meeting-street.
MONDAY, AUGUST i 6, 1784.
Don of his conduri during and since the war, and
"ri 7 ° fferi ^ his heart Y concurrence in
abiding the dates to remove effectually the abuses
complained of, and heartily to co-operate in re
doring, amongst the refpedive states, that spirit of
peace and nar^ony, so essential to the support of
independence, and the prosperity of the
public at large. f'
1" e ^"^ let f l 1 anf werild in a mariner
that mud prove highly pleasing th fiis highness, by
the dates of %lderland; what ma v be the part
J c ? n ^ d ° rates will take, is not yet known.
; c ° m ™ittee of the gentlemen
intciefted in the U est-Indies, waited on the Mar
quis de Bouille, and, .after a prober compliment
being paid, to which a. handled answer was
I^^?° hiln a ^ord, ^r of the
^'P™' and epaulette, all made of
polished deel, in the mod elegant tafle, and highed
itile of workmanship. °
''",'"?/ 4 letter from Londonderry, May 4.
i 'lne emigration to America threatens depopu
lation, and agents, for the purpose of seducing
artizans, swarm in every town. Even many of
the Genevans, lately fettled here, have gone for
the wedern continent.
It is said, that America has this year exported
near 30,000 hogsheads of flaxfeed to Ireland.
quantity is exclusive of all the feed from
Holland."
A' Blanford, in Norfolk, an apprentice to a
ihoemaker, was lately cut for the done. He had
30 ftoncs taken away, weighing two ounces and a
lalf. He was confined only fix days, and is now
so far lecovered as to follow his btifinefs. • r
May 20. It is certainly a truth, that Mi;. Fox,
who all of a sudden became unpopular, is all of a
udden become a favourite again with the people.
It is a maxim in the politics of this country, to
maKe a God of the leader of the countfry party,
neie is not a more perlevcring man upon earth,
tnan this fame Charles James Fox.
According to letters flom Copenhagen, the
Queen Dowager retires to the cad^of Dixelmes,
in the duchy of Holdein, with which the King
has lately brefented her; withthe liberty of felling
it, or making a gift, according Ip ' her own plea-
Irie late ordinance has difelved the boards
of commerce, admiralty and finance, which, will
be a gteat saving to the Danish natibn. And the
five ^ are f ° r the futurc to have the sole
dire&iqri of affairs. The prince royal, though
Phlyfeventeen, is now the prime arid officiating
miriidef of Denmark:
DUB L I N, Ma,
The cry of the Court tools now is, wait until
parliament fits; why complain until you fee what
the legillature may do for you. It is a curious
attempt to deprive us of our feelings; have we not
had experience already how much the senate has
our intered at heart; arid how effectually they have
damned the freedom of our constitution, the liberty
of the fubjc&, gnd the benefits of trade; What
.then can we expeft, when they next affemble/but
a reiteratioh of grievances, unfefs the virtue of the
Irilh nation, roused by a fcnfe of wrongs, awaken^
them to reason.,
It there exist any wife and horied man in the
cabinet of Great-Britain; if bur Monarch be
really the father of his people; how dreadfully
portentous mud not the dispatches from hence
.appear! Ihe depopulation and difafeion bf the
kingdom of Ireland, the third part of the office
mighty empire of Britain, the brightest gem of its
diadem the fupportfag circlet of its crown: its
strength, its power, its lad great limb, verging to
its tremendous fate, decay or amputation! Whose
work is this? What infernal fiend infoired the
C ^ U ? C A S ° f a fifcr kso ^ dom with the mad foftem
of destructive tyranny and infuderable oppression?
Cannot be any other—it mud be the fame Hell
born infpiraticn that taxed America, and dyed the
flints of Lexington with the blood of its Citizens;
that drove the provinces into a federal union
against their tyrannic parent! that made them call
m the abidance of that mighty date, the fird in
arts and arms, thq friend of mankind, and cham
pion of the opprefed, to blend its martial lilies
to the provincial dopes: so fill with its veteran
band: die embattled plain, while the protesting
thunder of its fleets guarded the long tended
coad, until humbled by defeat, the oppfeffors
became captives, and the tyrants sued for peace!
Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux, to a merchant of
, , this city, Afril I'3.
;." , ' Politics, this is no place for that, but
tills I can tell you, that all ranks of people devour
all your news, and with an enthusiasm admire
your druggle^for liberty.,. The court, I promise
you, are as attentive to you ds the people, and if it
came to the push will not fee you oppressed."
Such is the present spirit of.the nation, that no
less than twenty thousand gallant volunteers have
flocked to the dandard of liberty within these two
months; the laudable encouragement given by
the different patriotic corps, to indru& in the use
of arms, every person who ffi'all apply for that
purpose,, proves, that Hibernia's tons are riot back
waid in that ardour, which alone can put a check
to the infamous career of administration, and
deter their mock and venal representatives from that
abjeri and despicable conduct, by which they have
been justly disgraced during the present session,
and by which the country has been reduced to the
level of the mod despotic and and ruinous date
upon the great continent of Asia.
luelday the drills ,of the liberty volunteers,
agreeable to their very spirited and patriotic resolu
tion commenced, when the numbers that crowded
to the dandard of liberty, were beyond what the
mod sanguine expectation could suggest; out of the
number that offered, upwards of 150 refutable
members of society, properly recommended, were
entered on the books, and their places of abode,
who at all times have promised to obey the wishes
arid iiidruaibhs of tliat spirited corps.
, To-morrow will be ^ general field day of all
cotps of Volunteers in the city. The excursion
^.'° ' e '°™ e miles into the country, and each man
with a knapiack and a day's provision, It is ex
period the muller will be exceedingly numerous,
. as disposition of the manoeuvres, and the
variety ever attendant on the fkiimilhes and ffiam
fights, will add much to the brilliancy of the feene,
the oifcipline of the troops, and the entertainment
of tire fperiators. Several .of the corps have or
dered their tents to ^e pitched in the field of
review*.
The fclieme of calling in the arms of the volun
teers, is laid aside at present, though it is an object
much in the desire of administration it is con
filtered, nowever, as a dangerous experiment, par
ticularly at this period; when the minds of the
people are a good deal irritated at the arbitrary
conduct of the present government.
The uncommon guards daily kept at die castle,
, fliew the apprehensions of a reprobate and pufilla
.nimous adminiftratio'n; the usual ftatjons are not
only doubled, but their patroles established. with
orders,o be under constant motion. Martial law
t'" 1 ' '° be established, and whilst the 'peaceribld
citizen retires to his rest, the busy guard keeps
doubtful watch: Thus are the guilty ever in
.apprehension, conscious of the reward due to their
crimes) 1
It is said; with great corifidence; that the bill
.for securing the liberty of th^ ptefs, in Ireland,
will, most undoubtedly, be rejected by the King,
and not passed into a law.
The Castle paper of last flight a'fks, what hive
not Irishmen to experi, while the son of the, im
.mortal Chatham is mihifter in England, and the
descendant of the famed Granby holds the reins
^' government here? We (hall endeavour to ari
.fwer this guerift for the present, tb the best of pur
power. Ihat while .under the rule of these gieat
,men, Irishmen may not expert a more equal repre
sentation in parliament;
Irishmen may not expels to fee their mrihufac
tures proteried.
Irishmen may nbt expeff any reduction of the
army or taxes.
Irishmen may not experi to have the liberty of
the press restored.
Irishmen may not experi case, happiness or
liberty.
Tne following is the concLafon of a letter from a reu
tleman of the faft consequence at Philadelphia, io
his correftondent in this city:
y “ Your answer to this, I hope, will bp very
interesting, as we are extremely anxious to know
whether you will be, like us, free, or dastardly
give up that right, which, if you remain unani
mous, no power under Heaven can wrest from you."
[No. 2220.]