The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-04-29 00:00:00, page 3

ministered to them Jo odious a .precedent.—At this,
Mr. Rutledge expreifed; that he thought this mat
ter had already been fettled; that he.'for his part,
f°CT not an Y citizens apology; and so hurried
hnmelf out of the room.
The HONORABLE Thomas Bee, who so actively
oppoied my claims in the Committee of Privilege
(on the evening I was brought before them,) was.,
not less active, at this moment, in the display of his
profound ikill in BRITISH precedents and ufaes.
Ihe words Parliament and 'Parliamentary so mu
'"^ '" HIS mouth, and lo frequent and ' favorite in
HIS debates, were now repeatedly obtruded (for
example) before an American Branch of Legislature;
Th; detefed and tyrannic proceedings of a aetefted
and tyrannic Britijh Parliament, were now intro
duced, to prove, that what that House had actually
done, was extremely moderate: and that instead of
the House's requiring of me, to alk pardon in the
manner proposed, it should have been enjoined
me to perform this ceremony on my beaded fences.—
llc further added, tbit this was the hfage of the
Britijh Parliament, (a Parliament in Which both
Royal and Ariftocrahcal inhuei ce conf&utiohtftiy
prevails) that the Houle had treated me with too
mark Lenity, and the City with too much refpe&;
and that he hoped the Speaker would not helirate
one moment, in ordering me out of the Houfc, in
custody of the Messenger.
Ihjs harangue of the Honorable Thomas Bee, Est;
had the effed he panted for. The Messenger was
accordingly ordered to Lake hie lritd his cuftodv;
and he did ^^ He conducted me to my own houfa
and soon after received the Speaker s order, for my
commitment into die common gaol of this city, whi
ther I had the honor of being'condu&ed by>a areat
number of referable citizens, who, together with
many more of thz,fame c/a)s, during my 'commit
ment, had in crowd's visited met
Towards the close of my confinement, I was
informed, from good authority,, that the Honorable
Thomas Bee, Est; had hill unrelentingly pursued me.
" was fpnf.dentl) averted, that he meditated no less
an additional punishment,, (fr my having offended
Mr. Rutledge) than BANISHMENT from this
State,for ever; and that he not only prepared the
Heads of a Bill forthat purpose, but farther solicited
great legal fapport in the House, for this, his favor
ite me&lure, but his efforts proved abortive, be
cause unconftitutionah I fulfilled the order of 'the
House, in fulfilling its penalty. It left me one or
other of the two alternatives to adopt; which was,
either to aft pardoh of ray Foc; or fujer commitment
during the remainder Of the fefar and the latter
I adopted. Yet, the Honorable Ihomas "Bee, Esq;
was not contented with this: An cxfoft Fa&o Law',•
( a ?? w , fubfe 9 uent to ihe faf mud "be : made, at
^f .'-twrce.for thcbanipMicfit up an old oftec, and a
Citizen, at the very time his Whole mduffrv mid
fl^ili werv exerted, io recall oom bannhment thd
%ft atrocious proscribed traders of the 'Common
wealth. The Honorable Thomas Bee, Efa; is said
to 'have tonfefled the fad to gentlemen, whole hon^
is not from office only;
Your fehtiments, my fellow-citizens, on the ag
gregate of these proceedings, lie with yourfeives.
I will not, in this place, comment upon them;
having only pfomifed you a&& of Facts: Your
own feelings, as freemen, will lave me that trouble:
For your rights, so glaringly invaded in my peifon;
have I fuffered. To you, therefore, (in whbm ul'-
timately rehdesthe SacredMajefty us this Common
wealth, and the high tribunicial authority of dis
criminating those servants who repreftrit, frdhi those
who, from principle, mifrfrfot you) do I submit
this, your own case perhaps soon to be, and mine
already passed. WILLIAM THOMPSON;
Charleston, April 27th, 1784;
CHARLESrO N,
APRIL 29, 1784.
Mrs; TIMOTHY;
The Whig-Citizens request tire infection of a
Letter and Advertisement in your next Gazette ;
they being wrote and drawn up in a Luthief,
where the Inhabitants are not furnifhed witlr pro
per seminaries of learning, so as to acquire liberal
educations, a candid Public will make generous
allowances for their defects in point of literary me
rit, and refrain from entering into critical Difqui
fcions, relative to their stile or di&ion.—in my
estimation, they are replete with native good sense,
mother wit, unshaken fortitude, anti-torified and
anti-ariftocratical principles. I alfoconceive, that
the publication of them ought to be,Tn the only
free and uninfluenced (by mock Nobility) Press, this
Commonwealth can boalt of.
With refpe& I am, Madam, ,
Your molt obedient. &c.
NO WEATHER COCK.
$I R,
WOULD trouble you with a small scrawl con
cerning a notorious Tory who lived on the
High Hills, ot the name of William Rees, who
' formerly was so refpe&ed by his neighbours in our
glorious American cause, that he was promoted to
be a Capt. in dur Militia, ^a;:?: i£ M C^k't
ton, 1780, was taken prisoner, then agreeable to
was P aroled to hi 6 plantation at the
"o 1 Hills, where the British soon arrived. In a
Ihort time the said Capt. William Rees, gave up
h] s parcel and took a Justice's and Captain's Com
mhlion with the British, then took on him to per
luade and do all he could to make others give up
their paroles and join the British force, to fabdud
the lons of America. And in a short time he gbt 1
party of lories he had at his command, ahd sent
them to a certain place where Mr; Seth Pool and
Patton Mahon, with feme others: was employed
miccurmg andhiding some of the American Gene
'S property, and they took the said Pool
and Mahon, and brought them before the said Es
quire Rees, who committed them to Camden jail.
On the way Pool made his cfcape, but poor Patton
got fafe to jail; ,where he fuffered seven long weeks,
expecting every day to be put to the end of a rope.
One remark of Rees's barbarity I cant help but
lhe f° ld ™^ ht after Fatton Mahon was
taken ne asked the favour of Rees, that he might
have his own laddle-cloth to clap round him to
save him from the bold, but Rees would not let him
have it, but abused him by many threats of what
wAs to be his doom. In a few days after said Rees
armed himfelf, and one of his ablest negroes, and
went alter and catched John Molett, who had been
lying but for some time, and carried said John Mo
^ \° w " ds &m '^ to P^ ^hi jail, but
said Molett's father heard of, purged, came up
wrth them, and plead with said Tory Rees, to save
his ton's life. For as said John Molett had beeri
active agamft the British, judged if he was earned
to Camden, would be hanged immediately. Rees
gave up Johri Molett, by his father becoming his
security, and giving said Rees a bond, for a large
sum of money, that the said John Molett flrould
"°' .',, n ou b ° r ta ^e up arms again, againff the
British or their emiflaries. Not long after the said
lory Rees and his armed negro, went in pursuit
of one James Borough, who had been lying oat
'l '°??° time againff the Tories, and tame up
with him at Mi. Fowel s, where he and his ne
gro fell on said Borough, to take him, but B&
rougn being like to Overcome them in a feuffle,
Rees made his negro or himfelf shoot said Borough;
so that they ddabled, tied, and carried him'to
R, v '° nS c'^ps, which was about 3 or 4 miles
oil, Where poor Borough was hung to a limb of
a r'?'" l "bout'll hours after. , This action of
laid Ibfy Rees, so intenfed the Rebel Boys, that
they' were determined to kill him, so that he had
to tly to his British friends for refuge, and moved
his (property, to St. Aug iftinc ; but 'lately has vot
perftiiffiorfc froth bur Assembly, to return home,
an !, *' 'i^hday of starch he arrived at the High
Hill Tavern, where. Paton Mahon and Archibald
Henson,, and other. pedons who said Tory Rees
pad uted remarkable-ill, when they were urlfoners
With the British and uudef sentence of death, was;
with many others ^Henfon ana Ma .03 charged
said Rees with his former morid.ft towards them
in time of their extremity, but he Hemeu to brave
it out, and there aroie a quarrel, in which Rees
flew to a gun; the others had nb drms, bit told
hun they intended to punish him for h : s former
tondaft; .The Saturday morning after, being the
^d of April, 1784; klid. Rees lias bright to remem
ber it for many days, for a few of the fonS of Li
berty, Arch. Henson; young John James, Seth
Pool, Fatton Mahon; .Ambrose Case, &c. went
to said Rees's house, with good Hickories in their
hands, said Rees law thpm coming, took a gun,
wmit ^ip ftaiis, and ftiut liimfeif up in a room, the
boys followed him, but Rees went out of a window,
'°°' pursued him~,Rees got on the top cf the house,
I ooi flip pmmed, caught, and brought him down,
gripped off his Ihirt, arid laid on his bare back, the
juice ot hickory, to the.amount of fifty ffripes, as
the interest of what he is to receive; the 24th i'nft.
if not gone agreeable to his orders. They then re-'
turned to the High Hill tavern, where they receiv
ed a small treat fiom tlicir friends. Though there
w^re a few that seemed to frown on them for what
they had done, but they proposed, if any persons
concerned themfeives in vindication of said Rees,
to give them some of the fain%frmr. They adver
tised what they had done, and why they did it.
They do not oppose the law, and fay, if the Af
fembiy had Known the man, they would not have
permitted him to return. More might be said of
the conduct of the said Rees, but 1 will let this
serve for the present. As for my part, lam well
pleased whh such dealings, that I cannot but be
speaking of it to many, and find it is matter of joy
to every one. I expert before this day, some more
of the fame brood, in the fame neighbourhood, has
tailed tile lame kind of fruit from the fame gar
deners.
Yours. &c. Mb K.
April 14, 1784.
I cannot avoid observing, that the Legislature,
did absolutely and perfectly know the conduct of
many, infinitely more villainous and diabolical,
than this Rees, and vet have placed them on a
level with virtuous ciCTr& ' ~ " "A
ADVERTISEMENT.'
These to whom it may concern. "°
CHEWING the reasons why we have this day
t^keii the body of lory William Rees, and
hupped and basted his carcase with the juice of
hickory, to the amount of only fifty stripes well
laid on.,ift trim'e: For abusing of Archibald
Henson when a prisoner with the British, and under
Sentence tb be hanged. 2d. crime: For fending;
men alter Seth Pool and Paton Mahon, who
catched them, committed them to gaol, and abused
them, though Pool made his escape; Paton Mahon
lay seven weeks in jail: 3d. crime: For cocking
arid presenting his gun at John James, and offering
to kill him for a rebel; 4th crime: For arming
liirnfelf and negro, and taking John Molett. sth
crime: For wounding James Borough, and carry- 1
-ipg him to the British, whb immediately hung
him. 6th crime: For being a tbty§ and offering
many insults : to Liberty,
Me with to acquaint the Public, that what we
' a ' e '° ne ' s n °t ' n opposition to, or flying in the
face of law, nor would we wish to affront our Ho«
noi able Assembly: but judge if they had been well
informed ot the Tory, they would not have per^
nutted him to return. We hope and believe we
have the good wishes of many poor fufferers in the
glorious cauie of liberty, and fubferibe Our names,
true Whigs.
Seth Pool, John James, frn of Captain
John fames, Archibald Henson, Pa
ton Mahon, Ambrose Gale, John
Dinkins, John Bradford.
o taft I hurfday was married at Beaufort, Mr Da
hiel-John Greene, Merchant, to Mrs. Elisabeth
Arams, widow of the deceased Mr. David Adams,
of Beaufort.
The fame day was aifo married at Beaufort, Mr.
Richard Ellis, to Miss Elisabeth Greene.
! A ' ew days ago was married at Georgetown, Mr.
Robert Simons, of that place, to Miss Mary White,
daughter of the late Mr Anthony-Martin White.
v Advertisements, 3c: 'oiriitUd for want of room
will be inserted in our next.
%O.O^^^^^%^^«^<
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC SALE,
By Conyers., Holmes, & Co.
On WEDNESDAY, the 26th of MAY,."
At the House of Mrs. Crouch, on South-Bay,
A VARIETY of PLATE, HOUSHOLD
and KITCHEN FURNITURE; Also, a
CARRIAGE, and an exceeding good PEW in the
fotth isle of St. Michael's Church. The sale will
begin precisely at ten o'clock, and the conditions
will then be made known.
—^ ; t
, FORSALE,
ANEW CANOE, 26 feet keel, and 3 fee
beam, with a good rudder, and tiller, and 4
oars; ihe is well calculated for fifhing. For term^
apply at the house of Emanuel Marshall, Uni
bn-ftreet-continued, No. 6.
AN^ Persons possessed of Articles belonging to
the United States of America, or can give in
formation where such arc deposited in this State;
are hereby requested to fend a particular Account
thereof to the Sublcriber, who is authorized to re«i
ceive the lame, and will give proper receipts for
what may be delivered:
GEORGE ABBOT HALL.
Charleston, April 27, 1784.
Russell & Jenkins,
RETURN their most grateful thanks
to their friends for the attention paid them
during the short period they have been in bufiriefs.
They now beg leave to inform them, that
Mr. FRANCIS FAWSON
has joined them in the FACTORAGE BUSINESS;
which they (till continue, under the firm of
Russell, Jenkins^ & Co.
and for che convehiency of those who may in future
notice them, they now inform the Merchants, that
they have taken Greenwood's Wharf. Those
Gentlemen who may order their vessels there, may
be assured no exertions will be wanting to promote
their interest; and as it will be in their power to
forward dispatch, they hope to meet every encour
agement attention merits.
N. B. They have furnifhed themselves with three
Vessels, calculated for the Coaling Business. Those
gentlemen who please to favour them with the dis.
pofal of their crops, need never to be at a loss for
vessels to convey their Rice, &c. to market.
'I hey have also for Sale, Rum, Wine, Gin, Su*
gar, Salt, &c. which they will retail in such quad#
titles as will best fait the circumflaaces of ffih!
f^^y^ty ~ '~