The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-10-14 00:00:00, page 2

Foreign Intelligence.
TRIEST E, May 30.
THE demand made on the Porte, in the name
of the Emperor, to prdhTt the Austrian flag
in the Ottoman leas from the depredations of the
Barbary corsairs, has been fully granted. The
Turkish government has ordered 19,200 ducats to
be distributed among the Captains of those Snips
that were plundered ; and several who were taken
into captivity by the; Algerines have been released
by order of the Porte.
VERSAILLE S, June 29.
On the 23d of this month, the Sieur Pilatre de
Rojier let off, in the presence oftheir Majeflies, the
Royal Families, and the Count de Haga; the Mont
flfere (balloon) constructed by order of the King.
There being a strong South-Weft wind at the
hour appointed for its departure, the King ordered
ft To be deferred for the ipace of four hours. He
then, on the assurance that there was no manner
of danger, permitted the experiment to be made.
Every thing having been prepared, the balloon
was filled in about half an hour; and at 5 minutes
before 10 o'Clock was let off. It arose gradually
in diagonal direction, affording a mod beautiful
appearance, and disappeared among the clouds in,
the space of about 7 minutes. Seventeen minutes
after its departure it was difeovered at a distance,
taking at firft an horizontal direction, and after ril
ing and falling for some time, describing a parabo
la to the place, where it touched the ground. This
happened in the sorest of Chantilly, at half past 5
o'Clock in the afternoon, about 13 leagues distant
from Versailles. Here the aerial travellers thought
proper to defeend, though they had combustibles
to carry them farther, left they should not find ano
ther place so favourable. The Sieur Filatre de Ro
per affirms, that they went to the height of 11,700
feet, that he found much snow, and the thermome
ter down to five degrees below the freezing point.
This gentleman, together with his companion, the
Sieur Proxy/, was much caressed, and met with the
most distinguishing marks of favour from their
Majesties, and the Prince of Conde, who conduc
ed him to Versailles in his own carriage. Mr.
Rosa also was honoured with the loudest acclama
tions of a prodigious concourse of fpeCators.
On the 13th of this month, the General EleC of
the States of Burgundy had the honor of offering
to the Count de Haga, (King of Sweden) in the
name of the Administration of that province, one
of the medals struck on the occasion of the under
taking to compleat three canals of communication
between the two leas. On the sth of the fame
month, the Count de Haga^ in his route from Ly
ons to Paris, having made a hop at Chagny, to fee
the works carrying on in that place by the regiment
de Monsieur, towards the conftrudtion of one of
those canals, the chief engineer had the honor of
laying before that Prince the three plans projected
by the province, at which he gave proofs of great
fatisfaftion.
They write from Troye, in Champaigne, that on
the 3d inst. a fire broke out in the parish of Cour
tenot, which, from the violence of the wind, re
duced, in less than three quarters of an hour, the
. greatest part of the town to ashes.
H A G U E, Jine 23.
The little squadron, which is to be Rationed on
the coast of Zealand, during our difference with
the government of the Austrian Netherlands, is
daily assembling in the road of Fleffinguen. This
squadron is to consist of three line of battle ships,
and three frigates. On the other hand, the Austrian
government aie strengthening their frontier garri
sons. It is also said, that troops are in motion from
the territories of the Emperor towaids the Low
Countries.
L ONDO N, July 8.
They write from the Hague, that great appre
hensions are entertained there of the displeasure of
old Frederick, in consequence of the answer sent
by the Burgomafber and Council to his remon-
Krance, refpe&ing the printers; it is given in a
Lyle of hauteur, and seems to imply a perfect in
difference about any conftru&ion that his Majesty
may put upon it.
No fair opinion can possibly be formed of Mr.
Hafting's character, every description being given
in the mod violent and partial extremes. Accord
ing to Major Scott, Mr. Hafting'is the firft cha
ra&er under the fun—a progedy, a non-pareil;
while Mr. Francis, on the other hand, undertakes
to dissed: the poor Gentleman's head, and to knew
that there is nothing in it.
We never saw furprize more strongly painted,
than it was in the countenance of Lord Surry,
when Carlo praised the Minister for his budget ;
he firft lifted up his broad flapp'd hat, then elevated
his eye-brow, drew back upon his feat, and seemed
loft in mute amazement!
This is an age for unnatural coalitions— France
and America — Papins and Presbyterians—Spain and
Portugal — Fox and North —every thing that used to
be as opuofite as the poles, now unite in bands of
perfea friendflrip.
Opposition seem perfectly to understand the di
sposition of the Premier; they find he pays no at
tention to rhetorical flowers or trifling arguments,
to illiberal cenfurcs or ridiculous ftriHures, and
hence it is they lay so little!
A letter from the Hague, dated June 29, has the
following artie'e: "According to the last advices
from Vienna, 'he Marquis de Noailles, the French
Ambassador, has notified to the Imperial Court,
that the King his Master had consented to a& as
mediator with refpe& to the differences prevailing
between the government of the Austrian Nether
lands and the republic of the United ,States ; where
upon his Majesty was pleased to fignify, that being
fully persuaded of the justice and equity of his pre
tensions, he was determined not to abandon any
part thereof."
Extract of a letter from Constantinople, fume 1.
“ The Sultan has deputed a Firman to the Dey
of Algiers, requiring that he caufe^indemnification
to be made for the Austrian ship, the Diana, laden
with sugar, which was taken by the Corsairs from
Algiers; adding, that they must likewise, belides
paying the price of the ship and cargo, fend a sum
Sufficient to make u 'he loss of time, and the da
mage done to the . ip. In case of refufal, his
Highness will be obliged to fend his Grand Admi
ral Nallau Pacha, at the head of a fleet against Al
giers, in order to carry into execution the decree
of proscription issued by the Mufti against Algiers.
According to the engagements entered into between
the Emperor and Sublime Porte,the Grand Seignior
is bound to pay from his Treafurythe value of eve
ry Austrian ship, fix months after complaint being
made.",
ExtraEt of a letter from (Orient, fune 23.
“ The King's frigate, la Venus, of 26 guns, is
arrived in 34 days from Martinico: every thing
was quiet in that quarter, and trade began to re
vive. Four fllips are equipping here for China.
The trade to India will hill be carried on without
a Company, at least for this year.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, tho'
dangerously ill as yet, was conftderably better ye
sterday. ,
According to recent advices, the Court of Spain
is exceedingly alarmed for the fafety of her Mexi
can and Peruvian possessions, and has determined
to fend out a very formidable armament for quell
ing the violent infurredion prevailing in her terri
tories, in the Southern hemisphere.
Lord Surry is a friend to a tax upon soap. His
Lordfllip includes that manufacture among the ar
ticles of luxury, and therefore uses it (as he does
clean linen) but once a week.
The riot in Dublin was no more than a rash pro
ceeding of about a hundred desperate fellows ; and
so far from having been supported bythe volunteers,
they beat to arms for the purpose of quelling it.
The accounts which have appeared in some of our
prints here, are exaggerated.
" I ir.fift upon it," said an old Gentleman the
other day,in the Chapter, “ I insist upon it, that Mr.
Fox will be the greatest man in England." —" No
thing so likely," replied another, “ for he gets
more and more corpulent every day !"
CHARLESTON,
OCTOBER 14, 1784.
MR. WEST, the celebrated painter, (a native
of this country) in the late public exhibition,
at the Royal Academy, had fix of the fineft paint
ings in the room, three of which are supremely
elegant. The mod celebrated critic on painting
describes them in the following manner:
“ The Apotheosis of Prince Alfred and Prince
O&avius. This picture was finifhed for a cham
ber belonging to her Majesty: The idea of con
dudingAngels introducing in Paradise the departed
princes to each other is extremely poetical. The
composition is good, the figures extremely well
drawn, the pencilling finifhed, and the colouring
in excellent harmony. The countenance of tire
Angel is sweetly expressive of the happy acf over
which it presides, and the mutual pleasure describ
ed in the princes is equally to Weft's honor. The
next pi&ure in point of merit is, Moses receiving the
law on Mount Sinai. The composition of this pic
ture appears to have been "considered with great
judgment; the group which fills the lower part
of the piecq consists of the elders, who accompani
ed Moles to the top of the Mount, where he and
Joshua afeended to the upper summit, where the
law was delivered to him. The figure of Moses
is extremely striking, sublime, and original, and
does infinite credit to the invention of Mr. Weft.
He has, with great judgment and propriety, en
deavoured to convey an idea of the presence of the
Almighty, by sublimity, the grandeur, and the
awful solemnity of the sense, with the striking
effeds it produces on all who are present, leaving
to every fpedator to form in his own mind an idea
of the God-head. The prophet Jeremiah. An ad
mirable performance, and fit to be placed in union
with his brother prophet."
The dangerous consequences of travelling in
M. de Montgolfier's aerial machines, have firft been
experienced in Spain. A Frenchman at Aranjuez
afeended in one, before a great number of fpe&a
tors. He had no sooner got to the height of 1200
yards, than his balloon by some accident took fire,
and descended with much precipitation. When it
came near the earth, the man scorched by the
flames, jumped out of it, by which he, broke his
legs, and was otherwise so much hurt that his life is
in clanger. The Prince of Asturias has fettled up
on Idin Bqqo teals per annum.
By accounts from Warsaw, the capital of Poland,
we have mention, that the Grand Marihal of the
Crown issued an Ordinance, on the 31st of May
lad, by which all the Jews of that city are enjoin
ed to depart with their wives and families within
three weeks. These unfortunate defeendents of
Jacob know not yet where they may in tranquility
await the coming of their Messiah.
Literary intelligence, from the British Chronicle.
—I he Vienna people, in consequence of their
new acquired toleration and literary liberty, have
published a Spectator executed with great neat
nets, and in a manner far from unamuiirig.
A late London paper mentions, that advice had
been received from Lisbon, of a negociation hav
ing been concluded there with America, in virtue
or which 4000 tons of American wheat is to be
delivered in her faithful Majesty's granaries, every
year between the 29th of September and February,
at a ftipulatcd price, for seven years to come.
Ihe mate of capt. White, in a small fcliooner,
bound fiom New-Srork to Nova-Scotia, rose upon
and killed the captain—He is now confined in
Plymouth goal, in the State of Massachusetts.
LaR Tuesday failed for Philadelphia, the ship
Philadelphia, Capt. Strong, with whom went pas
sengers, Mrs. Vourment, Mr. Frederick Henning,
late fromJlamburg, Mr. Hubbard, of Boston, and
others.
MARRIE D.
Tuesday evening, the- Honorable John Fau
chereaud Grimkie, Esq; to Miss Polly Smith,
daughter of Thomas Smith, Esquire.
DIED.
Sunday last, Mrs. Margaret Loveday. wife of
Mr. John Loveday.—The fame day, a son and
and yesterday a daughter of Andreas E, Van Braam
Houckgeeft,Efq; all of this City.
(From the Barbadoes Mercury.)
To all fair Captives, perfccuted Damsels, &c.
TLREMIAH FIZZ-GIGG, begs leave to in-
J form the public (more especially the younger
part of both sexes) who are pining under controul
of maiden aunts, rigid guardians,°or fond parents,
that he has just compleatcd a large assortment of
AIR-BALLOONS, properly conftru&ed on the
best principles of atmospherical navigation, and
that lie under tal<cs to convey any person or persons
that may Lave occasion, from lienee to any part of
his Majesty's dominions. His balloons will be
moLly suited to the accommodation of two persons;
but if any delicacy should arise, he has little one;
to liood on, for tlre convevance of cliaperons,
bridemaids, bridemen, or what not.
To prevent pursuit Mr. Fizz-gigg, or some of
his men, will conffantly attend in other machines,
well stored witli fqu,irts, fountains, water-pots, &c.
to envelop the happy couple in mists and clouds;
and should even the fame mode of travelling be
adopted by their friends and relations, he has still
a means in his power of totally deftroying+oth
them and their balloons, by portable bombs calcu
lated to difeharge the inflammable air; to the en
tire fatisfa&ion (he doubts not) of all engaged in
the enterprise, he will dash the whole family against
a rock, plunge them into the ocean, or involve
them in any other calamity, that may be most agree
able to the parties concerned.
Ihat the public may be convinced of the real
advantage of his plan, Mr. Fizz-gigg, humbly
proposes to elope with his chamber maid undis
covered, some time next week, in defiance of his
own or his maid's friends.—Pigeons taught to carry
letters with the greatest care and fecrccy.—Bal
loons let for other purposes at the lowest rates. :
Colonies transported —-regiments conveyed to dif
ferent garrisons—schools blown home for holidays
—clergymen worked out of their refpeffive homes
on Sundays—lawyers wafted through their circuits
—midwives, physicians, hair-dressers, fiddlers, sur
geons, and tipftaffs, provided at the shortest notice.
Bellows mended—pills for the promotion of
erudation and crepitation—ventilators made and
repaired—fans, paper kites, weathercocks, and all
forts of wind inflruments.
At the sign of the Air-Balloon in full flight.
The name on the door in large capital letters.
“ It is an ill wind, &c.
BON MOT of the late Dutchefs of
Northumberland.
WHEN her grace was some years ago on the
contirint of Europe, she flopped at an inn
in Frencli Flanders, at the Golden Goose; but
arriving late, and being somewhat fatigued with
her journey, fire ordered but a flight repast for her
and her suite, which confided of only live servants.
In the morning, when the landlord presented his
bill, her secretary was much surprised with one
general item of " Expences for the night 14 louis
d'ors." In vain did he remonstrate; the artful
Fleming knew the generous character of the Dutch
efs, and was positive. The money was according
ly paid. When flie was preparing to depart,
the landlord, as usual, attended her to the car
riage, and after making many congees, and expres
sing much thanks, hoped he would have the ho
nor of her grace's company on her return: " Why,
I do not know but I may," fays the Dutchefs, with
lier usual good humour, “ but it mud be upon one
' condition, that you do not mistake me again for your
fo"'"