The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1783-09-17 00:00:00, page 3

LOND 0 N, June 17,-1783;
TH F^Azft^.am Gazz tt? of the icth has
the following art de of ime^gece: "Ey
. ',' r ^ lately received fr^m Batavia, we are
informed that t^e Mars, a (hip belonging to the
^ ft -^ ia crafty, ^fifted by the Sart #? Theresa
"'[? priv ^er, had captured the Betsey, an
^Lgiiih ffiip, mounting 24 guns, then at anchor
','" Fort Kioun; that the Dutch privateer Pa-
CTot, has taken five more Erglilh riffejs, burnt
t^e^b and destroyed a great number of others
laser wi..n rice and provisions from Bengal,"
_ 19. The rage for emigration to America,
v, we uncerftand, proceeding in Scotland and Ire
land to & very lamentable ex ent; and if not in
time eppefed by adequate counteraction to the
sides of these countries, the conseq uences
cannot but be fitaL
1 efterday L e rd Shelburne too,! leave of the
King, on his going abroad.
Same a messenger was sent from Lord
° face , with dHpanhes fir the Du/e of
rh"'"' c "/" s Mafeft/s Am^affadvr at Paris,
to (obtain f hc ultimate reflations of the Mi-
Entry on the definitive, treaty of peace.
'1 Q day, at two o'clock, it was ftrcngly re.
peyed &m % the men intelligent parties, that the
altercation had t^en place in the ad.
*njmff;ation of (his couritrv:
- Treasury.
Temple t, room or the D. of Portland.
~' e rre' aries of State.
Irrd Shelburne, Lord North.
Takers Richmond, Mr. Fox.
Chancellor of the Ifcheouer'
1. VhluEi fit\ Lord yohn Lavendifh.
% ddmirahy.
Lore Roc'ney, Lord Kpp^le#
Friy-Seal,
Lord Ca.rr%, Earl of Carilfle.
Lord Chancellor..
Loe Tbhrlcw—The Commiffibrers
Though we give the foregoing as a report, yet
it, cor 0 borated with such ftrorg circumstances
cf truth that w^ cannot but give it credit.
The above alteration is said to have happened
in coul^que ce cf the Ministers promise to the
Prince of Wales to cftatlifh his houfhold, and
promising zyncffage to the House, which, it is
said, his Ma^tty will not comply with, locking
upon ir too soon to give the Prince an indepen
dent cfxabHhme/t. The Minders, considering
their promtle^ an cb igation on them to perform,
have thrown up their places, and the alteration
tak^n place, as mentioned above.
Others fay, th%t Ministers represented to his
Mijefty the receffity, in the present moment of.
mat^ona : diftrefe, <f eaftrg the fubje& as much as
pcffitle of the load of the new eftablifh^ent ; ard
that as a cr^fiderable Caving would be made in the
civil-lift, by the Prince's honihold being detach
el, his Majefly would be graciously pleaded to re.
linquifli a part of the civil lift in favour of his
Royal Highntfs, which benevolence would oper
ate so powerfully with the nation, as to iedvee
them cheerfully to cor tribute wh^t Further might
be required to the maintenance of his court. 'The
Kng, however, it is said, did not reliffi this p>o
pofal, his Majesty considering the civil-lift as his
diftinaa r d personal property, and therefore claim
ing tie appropreation o fit ; adding, that what he
may be pleased to beffew on his Royal Highness,
mud flow from his own bounty, and not be made
an expedient of Ministers to court the favour of
the Prince.
From rhe Freeman's Journal.
Mr. Bailey,
By publishing the inclofed piece in your
useful paper, you w/11 at least oblige one
of your constant readers,
THE fubjeds of the American states
having luccefsfully finifhed a war of
^blolute necessity, in a transport of good
humour, excited by a lively sense of their
escape from the meditated vengeance of
Britain, seem to call on all nations of the
earth, even their most inveterate enemies,
to come and partake of the advantages de
rived from their triumph. This, no doubt,
is truly disinterested and generous; but
how far consistent with found policy re
mains a fubjeft of inquiry.
Some are of the opinion, that an unlimit
°"na'urabzation and the consequent ac
cession of foreigners, is the only way to ac
quire happinels, security, power & wealth.
I hat as our numbers are inconsiderable in
proportion to the vast extent of our coun
try, every addition, especially of wealthy
emigrants, must be a capital advantage;
in particular by railing our importance a
mong foreign nations. Even, better, " Say
they, is a contrasted but populous terri
tory than an extensive dominion but
" thinly peopled."
, It ought however to be remembered, that
the individuals of one thousand families li
ving secure; may be as happy, though de
tached, as if they made a part of the most
potent kingdom. The principal ingredi
ents of human happiness being lodged in
our own breasts ; nor are they much im
proved by external communication, or by
being continually involved in a croud. We
Should allo recoiled that the power of na
tions is not absolute but relative; and
hence a people who at firft view seem weak,
may from their numbers, as well as pofiti
cn, be quite secure against hostile attempts.
Our country, however extensive in pro
portion to its population, has many and lin
gular advantages, as we have experienced,
in a defenfive war. Among which we may
reckon cur distance from Europe, from
wh< nee any dangerous hostilities can only
be apprehended, as the chief. Others arise
from the whole cf our people bein^ in a
manner collected along .the sea coast, by
which we always present a strong front on
the only fide where an enemy may be ex
peded ; our rear, in the mean time being
secured by its prodigious difficulty of ac
cess. Nor is the natural & uniform strength
of the country one of its least advantages ;
but, when combined with the above favor
able circumstances, together with the re
cent, unfuccefsful attempt of Great-Britain,
affords a reasonable hope that no sudden at
tempt will be made to fubjed us. In the
mean time, the natural rapid increase of the
northern and middle states, will soon give
us such a population, as will preclude all
pretence for the admission of foreigners for
the purpole of increafiug our numbers.
But, let us admit for a moment that but
want of inhabitants will tempt the ambition
of some foreign prince. It will not follow
that this danger may be prevented by an
unbounded naturalization. For what reli
ance can be had, in the day of trial, on a
promifeuous multitude, without any natu
ral attachment to our countty ; w
cordant tongues 'would continually remind
one of the tower of Babel, and whose strange
and dissimilar manners, though exhibiting a
jubjeft of philosophical inquiry and reflec
tion, would argue nothing but disgrace and
misfortune in the arduous bufinels of war ?
So far indeed, would such a heterogeneous
body, be, from affording any assistance in
case of a foreign attack, that they would
only confufe and difeourage the natives ;
while a part, recollecting their former alle
giance, would probably incteafe the num
ber of our enemies.
But yet, by what I have said, I am far
fiom meaning any national reflection,which
I know are generally unjust and contempti
ble ; but there are many gradations be
tween an illiberal contempt for strangers,
and an extravagant opinion that we cannot
cx "' vi'hout them, Between a total ex
clufion on one fide, and an unbounded ad
mission on the other. And here, least I
should be misunderstood, I must observe,
tuat so far from including in the foregoing
^elcription, such foreigners as have itoocT
m on. our in the day adyerfity, and
many of whom lTavFlac^ freely, both
° f th " r com
mon altarttTC^yTt^ t h enl
doubly naturalized by a probationary ftatel
of adversity, and made even dearer than
brethren after the flelh, by ouT^ht tri
umph over our enemies.~
We may fifely however predict that the
fame perlevering indexible fpiri<, will never
be exerted again while the present politics
prevail. For who would contend foY a
prize to which no exclusive right could be
derived from success. And luch is our
ca '> ^oals of all nations are continually
obtained by our vidorv; wFofe Foafted
wealth, far from beingof any advantacre to
the original fubjeds of these states, will only
serve to make their poverty more confpi-'
cuous. Nor can there be a situation, more
truly humiliating to a man of a brave and
generous spirit, reduced to poverty by the
ciuel ravages of a long and deftrudive
war, than to be surrounded by numbers of
man Y °fwhom,
breo ifflEeEofom of arbitrary power, and
refolding all merit into an ability of ac
quiring money, would ridicule his notions
of liberty and patriotism, and remind him
of his rags as the reward of his virtue.
And here,Were it not for fear of being too
prolix, it would be easy to fnew that those
nations of antiquity, whose wifclom we pre
tend to admire, without profiting by their
example, held very different maxims of go
vernment. With them the freedom°of
their country w. ; r! 1 highest favour that
could be conferred ; and was granted only
in reward of some uncommon merit. Hence
every member of the < emmunity, consider
ed himfelf, as holding the whole patrimo
ny ,°' ,'$ ^ate in a kind of joint tenancy
with his fellow citizens. And hence that a
mazing attainment to their country, and
piodigies or equal valour exerted on every
occasion in its defence. The fame regula
tions would produce the fame effect. Hu
man nature in a fimular climate, is nearly
the lame in ah ages, and the apparent dif
ference is only the consequence of different
institutions.. C. R.
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A Quarterly Meeting of the SOUTHS
CAROLINA SOCIETY, will be held at the Charles
ton tavern (late Strickland's) No. 92, situate on the eaftem
corner of Broad and Church streets, on Tuesday the 7th day
° f °E°^ r next, where the members are requested to attend
precisely at eleven o'clock of said day.
Ly Order e s the Society,
John M'Call, jun. Clerk.
A Quarterly Meeting of the Charles
ton Library Society, will be held at the Charles
ton tavern (late Strickland's) No. 92, situate on the eastern
corner of Broad and Church streets, on Wednesday the firft of
October next, where the members are requeued to attend
precisely at eleven o'clock of said day.
^y Order of the Society,
John M'Call, jun. Secretary.
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Master Taylors Society.
A Half yearly meeting of said society, will he held
on Thursday, October ad, at the House of Mr.
David Betger, in Queen-street, where the Members are
requested to attend at 6 o'clock in the evening.
B, tfder of if Society,
JOHN RUBBERRY, See,