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The South-Carolina Gazette from Charleston, South Carolina • 2

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loan to be Led Say COMIn'icriOn I apron i40 2St icrupt0')Ay 2 examine into every' aft of admitilaration for a year -and a halt patt and to report what part merits tt Le annalkd FLO" LSCSI fantary 4 The- exceTve tains whih have been continual-for above a month pal have 'done very Ft eat 'Image in many paru of this Pate as all over Italy TuIt feetrmag The quantity of friow that 3ashty alien si'n the mountains is allanitbing and unufualz Mount Cenis has more than once been totally impittible for foutor five days and the now is raid to ie in many places fifty feet dell) Vasil irelrmary t4 It it laid that the Spanifit has lately bad a private audience of the King in which the le fuift were brought ia quettion the dinlution of whch fociety his Catholic Martly Is determined not to give up Punter fibnia7 20 This day a placard wax fixed up in different parts of the town prohibiting the expatiation of feveral kinds of provilions an account of there big price ard great Icarcity This is the fall inflanceof a plohibition of nature becoming necelfary in any part of f'orlders Hitherto the matket of this place on account of the aist glen cancourti of has ever been conlidu1 1 te counuy peOpte as the grestelit refource they bad to die of their Flovitions 'Lich they are now obliged to wit' a le it fcarcity of the neeellaries'of life 1 LONDO Nt 'FEBRUARY '204 limt r1 iTuefday lel came on in the Court :01 ''t of Kinirla Bench before Mr Juice AO fti a I r4 40'44-lA Ns on 0 Pre la room 0 -17 I '1 r4 Lord Mansfield) a- remarkable 1 11 ''''''6 '1 'fr I II i cr) 5 i ti atresa an C(Writtr -VI 0 11 eR was plirtilland a Brokeidefent! tl'4-11 41 IQ 'The Eliot) was brought for the te rt -1 A covery of abut isool which tom tf I hul been obtamed by fraudulent In i 7'71 'X Cornices on the byte of feveralixo7 plc It errand in the Coln 5 the trial that it Broker was indultrious enough to hunt outfor a number of pet-font whore lives were tendered very precarious and then infored -them fr tLiTerent (urns with the Underwriter who was to incautious a to take a reprefentation of their cafes from himfell by inch mewl he obtained from the plaintiff' at dilterent times the funs above Ipecleed at well J1 leVeral turns of greater conrelttenee fi abets The jury after receiving a very circuiottartiAl tharge florri the jodpe ettired end in WWI an 11011r 4 il I a half brought in a verdiCi to I Ade the policies 'Iliii lt r111vation will not cnly a precedent for the who birJerwriters to recover their property but it it hoped will put a gop to to iniquitous a praaice The (urn of 550'911 remaining in the Exrhequer will be applied towards the fupply 3397151 will be granted for the canary of the Navy and hapay for Sea and Marine Officers and will be granted for building and repairing tlies FIBILVAR If St On Saturday latt came on at the Old Bailey the trial of Joihua Dudley who was indieed for perjury in an sffidavit he had (worn to before a Iklaglitrate ovherein he afiertetl that he was employed to let fire to the hie houfot at POltrin011th Ile was fet to the bar and acknowledged itinacif fenGhle of the bei 'noutnefa of the leder with whith he Rood charged upon whkh the court permitted Mtn to withdraw ins plea of not guilty and he immediately pleaded guilty and begged for traniportation Tucfday Mr Oliver prelented 3 Bill to the tower Attembly to make freehold elates eats to pay Ample contrall debts which was read a firft time and ordered to be read a feconti time A petition of the Duke of 'Beaufort and other honourable Gentlemen belonging to 'the Society of Fite and Accepted Ma font has been relented to the Mote of Commons resting forth that they have given from votuntary contributions to their diarefred brethren annually upwards of Sod for tome ital patio and are porfelfed of a fund of 13001 Bank onnuitic" belides ready money not invelled and the grand fund for building a Hall 1 that the foriety have it in contemplation to build a flail and alto Alinshoules for necellitous people 3 and in ordet to protecute that good end have prayed that leave may be given to bt ing in a Bill for incorporating and making a boily politic the 'raid SocietprThe has granted their relvelt and a Bill is ordered in according to the prayer or the petition The foie queftions that have engaged the attention of the 'lead fervent' of the Eaft-Indis Compass? are how much money limy Fauc N- Iltaii I put et how many Ions rephews or depen- dants Mall l'provide for at the expence of le aniterable inhabitants of Bengal lice natives or Britilh In the pocket or a Footmen to a Lady of rethion (who it teems had purchated the' chance of a tiaet in the late lottery) Vali found the following curious memoranduni viz 44 When I get the Ten Thoutand'roundo Ill marry Bett Jonlon but becare the was koy and Aug I'll ufe her tyke a Servant--the ihall bring me evry Nlorping a Mug of thong Beer with a Tolllatmevand Sugars-then liter til Ten when I'll have a Sack l'offit-have Dinner on l'Able pcicittly at in a Stoe of Vine and Fire have Tarts anti Grilies and a Gallen Boul of ronc-hA hot Supper of too Dillies and if in a good Ilumur alke Bett to 4t clown-Go to bed at Twelve" FISIVAILY 24 einem the oecifiton and eat he loll II content Liente 8 putting in his Protett agaitia the proeteding to whechahat motion had reference Lord North then laid that he rote only to put in his counter Prattle which he hoped be Ciotti' alto annually do whenever fetch a quedion reit fur that he looked upon the peoceedirgs of the Ilou le with regard -to the Middle lex Elettione to have been highly confittest with Office and confonant tothe Law of the Lend I and that to his djiag elesi he thould continue to ape prove of the reditude of that in-eateries Mr Thomas Edieards Freeman got 'up and feed few words concerning his continuing in the fame opinion as be was in left Seffion anti thought the precedents upon which the Louie b1t1 founded thtir judgment in the decifion upon the Middle lex Eledion were throng arid good ones and that heopproeed of thole meafints Here ended the debate no other pierlon havingIpoke except there four perfonseeeeFer the motion les 'Agin tt st tilt The Lords of the 'rreafury have appointed John Temple Elie Ca Gendeman real mak! formerly Surveyor-General ofthe Northern Dritrid of Antetica and one of the late Commif27 enees of the Cultoms in Americe Surveyor-General ot thc Cu tioitis in 'hie Kingdom at the ettablithed falary aool pee ann to be refident Londen and a deily attendant on the Board of Cuttians By this eppointmeeteis is defigned that the prefeet offices of Surveyors General for the different teeth lean (tali on the of the incumbeets 70 ant it is laid that other gentlemen will he appointed who together with Mr Tempk are to execute the leutmeleof this ntw appointment A lettee from the Hague deted Feb iel We -heat: no mole di the marriage which was talked of between the King of Po'aild and the PrinCell Sophia Albeitina of Sweden whOin it is 110W Ltid elts(tleere Dowager of Denmark hae her eye upon for lei fun krederic On the coneluiion of thelaterebellion whilli the Rebel Lel ds lay under of death greet was making tofaie the life of Lord Crornartit cue of the delinquents--Manrate tempts to t'eis parpole feeling: tie Lady' and four chlidtert di etred iii deeinatournilig weited On her late Royal Ilightlets the incels of Wales aade peelentindthemleives leetote her in the molt lupplicating manner -begged his life The ill ii et rs leetived them with tendernels and politenefs but faking the siift oppn tueity Of quitting the apartment re-entered attided by his preterit Nerdy the Printers of Bruniviick the late Duke of 'Yolke 'and the Duke of Gloucelter who were all then pretty nearly on an Age with Lord Ctomartie's' children See Madenn lays the Princers what your Lord' wee attempting to rob thele ineucents of theii birth-right Which if he lord fucceeded in wilt kind of treatment 'couid their tether expea at you' ha ids Cromartie Nude dumb at the pertinence of this teply Was for retiring which the Princefs graciouily pievented by alluring her the would tile all her intereit with his Majeity to lave her Arland was as good as her word and Lord Cf0Mal tie was pardone We -hear that a Gentleman who has lately made a voyage round the weir Id is firmly of opinion that the Aurora frigate was cat away near the file of Abraham which 13 filtrated tali-ward of the Cape of Good Hope and is determined on his now-intended voyage to torch that and tome other adjoining illinds in hopes of making ainongli his Other uleful difeoeeeieti that moil linportent one relating to the clew of the Amer a Lad night fame letters faid to contain fome very unplealing accounts were received froin the Supei intendant el Indian affairs in Welt-Florida 'Mt Bon yoln Pawl A Correfpondent oblerves that it is the iniereft of all Europe to put an end to the teoubles in Polan4 o4lete try telog grainer" iFs the north twill if Ike COR1MO1iOni continue 14 a Jelerted wildernifiyielding neither corn no' tajture CoPEattAGitl 1(6 Public tranquility is pelfede- etteblithed In thie capital The King's regiment anti I Frederick's which had been lent into leveral of the final! have been recalled and the fame polls are affigned them: they poitelled before Every thing now proves that the an odious conlpiracy formed againft the Sovereign the of which had removed from hence all thole whom they not corrupt The latt blow they was the triplet-ell the Molds this brought on their ruin as it deteded them Providence who watched over the King's life did not permit that the (heedful plot they had foi need anti which they had alleedy begun to put io execution thould be aCCOMpillipth FEBRUARY 19 On Wednciday laft his Royal Ilighnefs the Duke of Crmberland came to town from with an intent to enter his protelt againft the bill now depending before the Lords for regulating Royal Marriages His Royel Ilighrtfs war prevented taking this dep by his friends who adviled him to wait the i flue of the Judges opinions Soon after the Lords broke up on Wednelday it was le- ported that the quettion propofed to the judges in that Houle was et Whether the laws of this realm granted to the King the care and approbation of the marriages of the delcendents Of his late Nlajetty George IT other than his prefent Majetty's own children during their minorities?" Lord Is4ansfield arid the Chancellor (poke for tome time the purport of et opinions was that they did Lord Chief Baron Paiker and Lord Chief Jolliet De Grey being ablentIlaron Adams as Senior of the Exchequer and conrequently the Lord Chief Baron Reprefentative in the name of himlelf and the other leveo Judges prefentaelpoke very clearly and C0001111r On the rallied and concluda with giving it as his opinion that there wes no law which gave his Malay that power Another quellion was afterwards propoled 'Whether the lpirit of the taws gave loch a grant The Baron anlvvered that that was a quettion would take up above two months confideration On account of the entuing circuits The Duke of Cumberland did not (link though in 'the funnels of his heart he was leveral tirries on his lege teeminoely for that inn pole: By lettets reeeived yetierday from Chatham we art informed that two Ruffian Men of wale bound from Ruffle to the leledie terranean had put in there to refit having received great damage in the tout le of the voyage and that the inhabitants writ at the greeteft lots how to provide the officers and tailors wk4 be LONDO Fesauattv ts It is remarkable that of the five patriotic Mteiers ef te Council of Grenada only one viz Mr Wilkes is three of them are Scokh and one a French refugee It is pity fomething is not immediately done by Parliament to reduce the price of provilions as the poor who have large families art adually in danger of itarving FritittiARY 26 In a letter received on Saturday lad from Bet lin by the wiy of 'Witch' there is advice thAt melTengers art conftintiy fing between that Court and Copeningen and that the Danifil Refident there has frequent conferences with his Pruillarl and is lp high favour at court It is aid that Lord Vileount Beauchimp I be appoitted a Lord of the Admiralty in the loom of Mr Chalks Fox' The following it a copy of the laconic letter whkh 111 Charles Fox tint to Lord Noith previous to his refignation 61 MY LOKI) YOU' have grofsly intuited me and I will relent it I am jutt now going to let out for St James's to iagn my feat at the Navy Board to the King" A confiderable additional bounty is talked of to be grantcI in a few days oo all foreign corn that than be imported into GI eat-Britain It is to he hoped if Will be extended to other provinces A Great Fitton it ts Aid will now put in his claim to the Savoy as Duke of Lancader which claim will be tried at the Com of COMMOn Pleas next tam This day hia Miley went in gate to the Honk of Peers and zave the Roval Mint to the following Bilis viz Th Bill for granting an aid to his Majetly by a land tax lcir the iervice or tne prefent years The Sill to continue the duties on 1VIdt Mum Cyder anil Perry The Bill for punilliing Mutiny and Defertion and for the bitter payment of the Army Sce The Bill for better regulating his Liajefty's Nlarine Forces when on flume This morning the Duke of Northumberland had the honour of a private conference with his Maidly at the Qieen's palace It it fAid his Graces fliends are coining into ofilee We hear that Lord Chief-Jultice De Grey is attuilly going to refign on account of bit infirm date of Itgalth ho not having been able to do any bufinals rime the tatt term) Mr jUitiCC NAttS hgVing at for hint -4 This morning 'sir Jullice Meet had a cinftlen with the Lord Clianet11014 iMnittliately alter which hi ce Lordfhip went to Lord Mansfield from whichlotrie fay that Mr jullice Nitres will be Sepointed Chief but others think the Attorney or Sollicitor will be appointed if the latter fume other changes will take ph" Extra of 4 letstrdrots Bair St ElingRds dated Feb 24s An odd eircum ance happened hire On Thuilday evening which makes much voile and as it may be dilfetently repretenfed in the papkrs the following is the real dory and may be depended on as sifaft 4 Some workmen svho were employed in the ruins of the Abbey digging for hone found a leaden coffin Made after the ancient euttom exaftly the thape of the body This had been encloted in an oak tale which by length of time was decsyed but the lead remained quite perfea On earthing it dole it W31 found to be the body of Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter Undo: to Henry the Fifth and depofited there in 1417 The wotknien opened the lead and to their gt eat lurprize found the fieth hair and toe tind hand-nails as perfett and found as though he had been dead hut fix bows' A Surgeon in the neighbeonhood wits rent for who made an intilson on the break and declares the cut as firm as in a Evipg tutilea and there wac even an appearance of blood I multitudes of people were prelent and law the lame At this time the torpfe was not in the leatt noilome but being expoled to the air it prelently became putrid and otrenfive The walk men coming early On Friday morning refolved to make prize of the lead and therefore tut him out tumbled him into a hole near tit hand and threw the dirt on him Titus in Shake lpeare's pbrafe was a great man knocked about the lconce with a dirty hovel I forgot to mention 41)011'4 that the was done up in a pkkle and the head and face wrapped up in l'ear-clotina' Fanatratty ea A certain young gentleman has It IS lattla upon promile of -abjuring play reeeteed 61)ctot to pay his debts from his father We hear that a parliamentary enquiry into the condua of theEall-liolia Company in Bengal wai oltginally propoled by a great Perfonage who was much (hocked with the accounts he received of the oppreillotis 'Seel-cited over the poor natives It is laid that an additional duty ot i per pack is to be laid certis Yeerday in the twat of COMITIOnS Sir George Saville made i his annual protell againtt the illegality and njuittee of the proceeding yetth regard to the dteilion of the Middlelex Elelbon I lud that the Iloule W3S feverely dung by its own judgment that we had cut the very branch on which we fat had lapped the foundation and put the axe to the root of the body of the tree and lamented much that the people 'were now lulica into a Seep while the thief broke into the hook be dreaded lelL one day or other the precedent by Game wicked ing Miniarr be drawn forth to lave his parole and firanIgle the poor remains of life in this'mikrably wOundedeontlitution Ile wiled not to detain the Hoof long and would fay little more on the (ludic's but pixtpole it aa his annual Protell therefore moved that leave be given to bring in a Bill for more ficunng the rights of the eligibility of perfons (tree it Parliament This motion was tecon A Cox who ohlerved that had ttit tintitiOtt rtgonea any argument or elocution to fupport it he etoold fay nothings but leave it to much abler debaters 'than ifittlrelf 2 As theAuedion lad been agitated the IA Serfioua Lc u-t11 it that that vas tothias new to be tiit I By the loft difpatches brought over from Ireland our 114inittry have bad the great ntortification to find themfelves again defeated by the llotile of Commons there who have spun out-voteil the came by tutteit vote' declating the appointment of the ye newCommigioners alias Friday the Bill (or regrilating the futore marriages of the Royal Family Yin prefented by Lord Rochford to the Houle of Lords and read a fiat time At the Court of Common Council on Thurfday I211 Mr Townfend evoke in eupport of Mr Sawbridge's intended motion' in the lloule of Commons for thortening the durstion of Parliaments Ile intimated in the courfe of the debate that notwithilandirig the difsuft be Ltt eceived and the differences eubUling be Mould prolicure iour the matter cepeElirig the landtax which is INvo Wyse the Court of Kings Bench Mr Alderman Kenlitt moved that application might be made to the Court of Aldermen for 2 Common tall Mr Wilkes obfereed on the the futility of the meafure I and Aid that be could Mire the Alderman that nothing but a flat denial was ea be expelled from that quarter Mr Aldei man Klemiet begged rtra Wilket to 111 anfwer for Iiimtele only" Mr obhived that the Court would bear tetliinony to the ttuth of his litertion a and further thevropoler of the rneature will i be the firtl to pot a negative on And now Sir riid Mr Wilkts It' Do you swfwer for yourfell" We are told that a very fingular ditcovery with regard to terging the Rioters at grenttoid has lately been made by accident and that the yea agreement in writing between an unpopular Gentleman and the 1UiChirmcxtcanbe now produced Ca itpt Balfour is appointed to the command Ot Aip uYat QA of tb gt11A It l'oremeuth in the room of Captain Saul It is Aid that the 'honour of Knighthood wL very Coen lne conferred Upoa Mr Thurkiibis Nlaieftyl AttorreyGential 03 Saturday laft Capt Ommanney was appointed to the command of his Msisars Ship Panther of 6o guns Saturday moining a merchant of this city itopped pa)enent 'co Iceboat Of the eatravagancies of bit wife CorittitActst hbrmart I The proceedings viol the IState rrifoners go on very owing to the glut number of rapers that have been taken fiorn foam of them which all lie examined It arms Is if route at of detp34 was expelled from themo becaafe they are tyro lothld to Imeak TohottoCount Strumece is the perfon againfl whom the people are mott they carry their anitnofity againa blot 14 loth a pitch that they cry his traurt boot the ttrette and whoever refolcs to 14 it is looked upon as hie friend and lefUlted In Aort the two' Struenfies are coefined IS the authors of all our relent ealities though it is well known that the Countlas tedeelled tinny cite-antes end endeavoured to redreA mote Caron de and Lis lady are ordered to quit this city re atuartrii This day 114 tlaieRy attain in rotNz Count de StreenCee has IVO this day undergorelettaicgattrita the Cornmon named for that ettr la a troii-el 'be citadd the badges of which Were op to liteiTIA filo crowding to fee titen the tyeftte in ottilually a r2142 tii 066" MAtcH After the aaiournment of the Houle of Peers whkh CatVtri late on Frid4y night a grand council was held at Earl Go ees in'Privy-Garden which did not bteak up till one o'clock in the above council is raid to hate biers brIJI order to tounteraa at powerful influence now formed a it Itt 'relent Adminittration After the breaking up of the forte at St limes's Luc-day Lord YU-count llowe lately arrived from abload honourof a contertnee with his )galetty fir it Iotarem Copenhagen dated Feb 44 The otanunect papers of the date priforterr tato eal't 3g11311 them notwithltanding this Court thews 43 the file to them Velterday noon the EnglinOlinitlei" Keith had an audiencg of his Danith in en rt-mte of his Privy Council on account of difpatches rect-tm! his Court 88 Two cabit4t tcuctLies woo ladies belorging ttc QL4-st ttn.

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