The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-09-30 00:00:00, page 2

lodged in the fame inn were in a continual alarm.
The hostess, not less uneasy, had desired Lira to
leek another lodging; ffie did not even require him
to pay the expences Are had been at; but at the
moment when it was thought that he w^as going to
quit the house, and take away his cloaths, having
Hepped forward behind the bed curtain as if look
ing for some thing, he (hot himfelf through the
head, holding his right hand in his coat pocket,
where he had another loaded pistol. He left a
packet hermetically sealed, directed to one of his
female relations.„
On a piece of paper placed on the superscripti
on, he had wrote those lines of Corneille:
" Quand on a tout perdu, quand on n'a plus d'efpoir,
" La'videftimpfoobre, LAla mort un dec
(When all is 1011, and no hopes remain, to live
is a disgrace, to die is a duty.)
Extras of a letter from Exeter, sane 30.
“ Yesterday ended a special assize ; the occaMn
of it was this—A ship bound to Africa had on
Board about 170 convicts ; tfefe.by some means
got free, and confined the crew of the ship; but
their had conduct in this situation, and the danger
they saw theinfclv.es in by a violent dorm&hat arose,
put them under the necessity of freeing the crew to
avoid going to the bottom. The Captain brought
the Grip into 1 orbay. As soon as they arrived there,
, a great number ofthe convi&s landed, about a hun
dred or more ;. ninety four of them are now in bur
prilons. Many of them hate been fried and found
guilty, and twenty seven bf them have received
Sentence of deat.lt and 'tis thought this Sentence
will not be revoked. Among the dumber are two
women who pleaded guilty.
ExtraEi f a letter from Earls.
" You will hai dly refufe a tear to the following
narrative; and although the virtue of silicide is an
offence against the laws of nature and religion, yet
I doubt not but the circumhances that have occa-
Ji@c4.thc one Jtacrr about to relate, will infeire
you with more pity than indignation at the rafh
hefs of the Ltd. A young clergyman, of the rank
cl those called Simple Torfure, that is, not yet in
orders, who taught mathematics and geography.in
the house of a wealthy citizt n b fell defperately.in
love with one of his daughters, then.in her ifflh
year. On Wednesday the ißih instant, the unfor
tunate Ab,be went to a restaurateur in thy Palais-
Royal, called for a dinner, eat heartily, and, after
dfeharging the reckoning, and calling leu pen, ink,
ayd paper, he bolted the door, and a few minutes
after foot himfelf through the head! On breaking
open die apartment, a written papenwas found on
the table. Yob may depend on the following being
a genuine copy, as I drew it myfelf from the ori
ginal.
There lives not a being more wretched than I
are —I have just compleated my 22d year. Though
born in the inferior elafs or citizens —my sentiments
are noble—py huh epiiblc heart could not resist the
powerful charm of a young lady, whole - rank in
life, but much more her fortune, had set her at too
great a distance for me to hope for her hand.—To
live without her I cannot—a crime could alone
secure her poffeffion-Mhe Very thought I abhor—
my love is wrought to excess who, alas!
knows how far it might lead me. . I prefer eleaih,
which at another time I could not perhaps meet
unappalled—at least I shall have lived innocent,
nay, lam bold to fay it—virtuous—let cold world
ly wisdom blame the deed—religion too must con
demn me for it. But the-tender mind, nay those
who are not totally bereft of sensibility will pity
my fate !
f Life I do not regret, if the adorable obfe&
who is the unvoluntary occasion of my untimely
end, can give one single tear to my death. Adieu!
(Signed) ? L'Abbe Rousseau.
" P. Mb One moment's pain and then ! O ! thou
whom I held so dear all is over!
American Intelligence.
P II I LABEL PHIA, u4fy 14.
7c the Right Honorable the Marouis de la
FAYETTE.
Sir,'
Thb Representatives of the freemen of the
A commonwealth of Permfylvania, ir General
AiTembly met, } relent you with their warmed con
gratulations on your fafe arrival in Philadelphia,
and in trie name of the state, bid you a mod hearty
welcome.
Relieved as we are at present from the calamities
o'war, and established in that freedom and inde
pendence for which America was compelled to
contend, we look back with complacence 011 those
distinguished characters, whose zeal in our cause
drew them from their native country and con
nections, to partake with us in the toils and hazards
of the arduous conflict Among these, Sir, permit
us to rank you as Chief.— Your animated and early
example enlivened others, and gave frefh fyiihs
even to our own countrymen; nor were your exer
tions in the glorious contest remitted, until final
success had crowned our arms.
Accept then, Sir, our grateful thanks for your
unvaried attention to the interells of this country,
both in the cabinet and in the field. May your
Pay in America be as agreeable to you, as it is
pleating to a people who can never be unmindful
of the many important Services of the Marquis de
L Fayette,
A N $ W E R.
Gentle ^e/,
WI1 H every Sentiment of a refpe&iul grati
tude, I find myfelf equally honored and
uappV in the approbation of the freemen of Peph
iylvania.-
The reception I have met, the warm sense I have
of past anc present obligations, all conspire to my
fatisfa&ior in this Rate; where peace, plenty, and
above all, I berty, that firft of blessings, are, I hope,
foiever efta.Allied.
While yo are pleased to observe, that I early
joined in die cause of freedom, you touch that
point, which, I confefs, is the mod flattering to
me—it gave me the opportunity, under a powerful
inva , An. unbeilcfs difficulties, to admire your
Xothm—it now, permit me to r ay, gives me a
a right to congratulate you upon the just sense you
have exprcfkujpf the federal union—an union
winch, as it fuppYts.the natural consequence, and
ct course the- >m. jrcial wealth of America, as it
cherishes that lucre friendship between the states,
which is so necchafy will show to the greatest ad
vantage the bicAngs-of a free government. .
In every part of the world, during the whole
course of my ide, I Ihall be happy to receive the
commands of this commonwealth, and I beg leave
to afiure you, that my zealous willies for its wel
tare, can only be equalled by my gratitude and it-
Ipebh .
I With the highest regard,
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,.
Your obedient humble servant,
La FAYETT E.
From the INDEPEN DENT GAZETTEER,
printed at Philadelphia.
A few reasons fuggefed in fapport of the rights of
Jurymen.
le n 'HE Jury arc drawn frond the neighbour-
A hood of the contending parties, and are
therefore supposed to have better knowledge of the
.tontroverfy than the Judges', who ^re often ftran'gers
in this refpeH.
- 2. The Jury arc sworn to find and try the fa&
'heir inquiries therefore are not merely miriiferial
butjudic ial; nor can the Court judge of these mat
ters which are evidence to prove dr difnrove the
fact,• ~, " :
3- Lie Jury may take upon themselves to judge -
of the law as well as the fad. Blackstone 4 vol. p.
334, fays, when the Jury doubt the matter of law,
and therefore choose to leaved to the determina
tion of the Court, they may, though they have an
unquestionable right of determining upon all the
circumftarices if they please. Otherwise they would
be but mere echoes As..LonechapypTs,Jury) to
found back the pleafu
depends upon the Jury's deciding for thendclvA.°
1 . 4. The jury are protected in giving their verdi&.
Our constitution (bill of fights feCt. 11.) which fe
cuies to,every freeman this trial per patriam, or by
jury, declares that itfhould be held fared. And
Blackstone, and other ^utliorities prove, that when
a Jury have given their v^di&, they are then dif
charged,*—and,.“ the practice formerly in use of
fining, imprisoning or otherfy punifoing Jurors,
meiely at the discretion of the Court, for finding
their verdict contrary to the direction of the Judges,
I was arbitrary, unconftitutibnat, and illegal: and
was treated as such by Sir Thomas Smith, two hun
dred years ago ; who accounted such doings to be
; very violent, tyrannical, and contrary to the liberty
and custom of the realm of England; for as Sir
Matthew Hale well observes, it would be a most
unhappy case for the Judge himfelf, if the priso
ners fate depended on his directions :—unhappy al
so for the prisoner; for, if she judge's opinion must
rule the verdi&, the trial by Jury would be ufe
lels." 4 Black. 354.
5. The antiquity and excellence of the trial by
jurf, which is treated (3 Black. 379) as “ the glo
ry of the English law, as the most transcendent
privilege which any fubje& can enjoy or wish
for—which was obtained SWORD IN HAND
from King John —which seems to have been used
time out of mind, and is coeval with the firft go
vernment of England," Shews the Jury Should not
be controuled or overawed. I Shall close mv re
marks upon it wi h the last dying wilh of Father
Paul to his county. “ Esto perpetua."
.Diogenes.
* Sec 3 Black. 378.
CHARLESTON,
SEPTEMBER 30, 1784.
WE hear from the Northward, that the pri
vate affairs of the Honorable the Delegates
representing the States of New-Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts-Bay and New-Jersey in the Committee
of the States, having occasioned their leaving An
napolis on the eleventh of last month, wltreby the
Committee of the States were reduced to a number
inadequate to any puolic act, and there being no
profpc& of again ahembling at Annapolis a fuffici
ent number of Delegates to proceed to business,
before the time appointed for the affembl'ing of
Congress at Trenton, pursuant to their adjourn
ment, the Delegates from the States of Pennsylva
nia, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-
Carolina and Georgia, on the 9th ult, recommend
ed to the Secretary of Congress to embrace the
present favourable opportunity of a recess to, re
move the papers and records of Congress from
Annapolis to Philadelphia, until proper offices' can
be prepared for their reception at Trenton.
The Members of the Committee have also re
dqmmenaed to the Honorable Mr. Hardy, (Dele
^T L'F° !''° State of v irginia) their Chairman, to
writer circular letter to the Executives of these-
V?? 1 States rot represented in the Committee,
giving information of the situation of the Com
mittee, and requeuing that a Delegate from their
refpeclive,states may fortliwith attend the Com
fmittee of the States in the City of Philadelphia, in
.order to proceed so business.
We hear that the Honorable Mr. Read, a De
legate from this State, and representing this State
in the Committee of the States, arrived in Phila
delphia the firft of this month, as did the Hon.
Mr. Hand,, a Delegate from and representing Vir
ginia in the Committee, on Friday following' The
remaining gentlemen of the Committee are Shortly
expe&ed; and as the papers and records of Con
gfefs ate already arrived, there is every reason to
believe, that the Committee of the States will he
able ma few days ,to !cfume their deliberations cm
tlie % ar,ety or important matters before tliem.
V.y c ale informed that upwards of 5000 performs
from.lreland, have arrived at Philadelphia, in the
course of this summer; besides numbers from Eng
land, Scotland, and Germany; so that that firtgle
port will, probably, by the end of the year, have
received between 12 and 13,000 perlons from
Europe.
Tuesday lad failed for Philadelphia, the Charles
ton Packet, Captain Allibone.
Last Friday died, Mr. Andrew Miller, of
this city, Merchant.
Madam,,
„ Bj inserting the enclqfed in your next, you will
much oblige a conftaht reader of your Gazette.
Sept. 28, 1734. A. Z.
O N Sunday the 26th inst. died, after a long
and tedious illness, which he bore with Chriflian
patience, and perfect resignation to the will of his
Divine Master, the Rev. Charles Frederick
Moreau, formerly Re&or of the Parish of St.
.Michael; and, at the time of hri death, Affiftan*
to the Rc-Bor of St. Philip's Church.—ll e was a
sincere Christian, charitably without oftentatior,
and often to his own prejudice, relieving the ne
ccffities of the poor, the widow, and the orphan ;
diligent in the difeharge of his sacerdotal functions,
and unwearied in yifiting, attending, and ever!
Atting up with the poor? the sick, the' needy, and
those who had few or none to pity them. Having
'Sniffled his course, and fought the good fight, with
serenity and composure of mind, he resigned his
foul into the hands of God who gave it. His re
mains were on the Monday following, attended by
many refpeHable character), and many difconfolatej
friends, deposited in St. Philip's Church Yard.
Oh Christian! go then and do likewise.
BON M O T.
Humbly addressed to the confederation of those who
believe that in a future fate the actions alone of
men will be published, or the devils who infigated
men to perform those actions.
THE Elector of Cologne is likewise an Arch
bishop. Being in a violent passion one day,
he swore terribly, and observing a country fellow?
Faring at him with amazement, he aiked him what
he was surprised at. "To hear an Archbishop
swear, Did the fellow. “ I swear," replied the
Elector, "as a Prince; not as an Archbishop."
“ But my Lord," said the fellow, " when the
Prince goes to the D—l, what will become of the
Archbifliop ?"
The following was written by the celebrated
Stein, upon a Mr. Lumlee, of Gifborough, in
Yorkshire, G. B. (at his own request) a remark
able toper. —It was taken from a man ifeript copy
in the author's own hand writing. Though it is
certainly inferior to the general style of that inimi
table writer, yet it must as certainly be allowed to
carry with it some point and pleasantry.
E PI fA P Fl.
At length tho' much against his mind;
Poor Lumlee, drunk, quite out of wind,'
Lies here extended on his breech,-
Dead, or dead Drunk, no matter which!
A Bacchanalian true and stout,
As evkr pufh'd the gjafs about ;
Whither he's gone I cannot tell,
But if he's sober, he's in hell;
Or, if in Heav'n by chance, pray God
The finner like his new abode!
And much I fear he's not content,
Nor takes the thing as it was meant;
For solid joys must be insipid
To one who thirds for nought but liquid!
SOUTH-CAROLINA SOCIETY.
A Quarterly meeting of the South-Carolina
Society, will be held at the City-Tavern,
on Tuesday the ^th of OBober next; where the
members are desired to attend prccifely at eleven
o'clock, and tranfaH the business before dinner.
Those in arrear are earnestly called upon to dif
eharge the fame, otherwise the 13th rule will
positively be put'in force.
Py order of the Society,
JOHN M'CALL, jun, C^rL
Sept. 14. 3ttw,