The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-10-11 00:00:00, page 4

By JOHN PELL,
As No. 'St, ^een-Strert, nearly oppofoe Best
man's-Slip,
NEW RO^E BU rTER of the firft qudity, just
landed ont of the la# vessels homCork; a 10,
mould and dipt kindles of rhe bed kid, whifc,
Nt and Cartile k>ap bvthe box, ChfOvre and
Gioucetiu cheH'e, mefi beet and pork in tierces,
hire's and half barrels, lamp and train oil in calks,
Bofobfh anl American hams, Coffee and figar b,
the barre 1 , loaf sugar, Madeira, port, claret and
fr. rev wines, green and bohea teas, vinegar, neats
torgirs in final! calks, :'epper, chocolate, Scotch
fnuff,in b ,tries, large and final! wrapping paper,
Writing ditto, playing cards, walnuts and anchovies,
Florence oil, pipes by the b x, Durham mudard,
old fpiriis, rice by the tierce, bailey in k>gs, Hd
land geneva in cases, split peafe, London porter,
fuperfine flour by tie barrel, a few hogsheads excel
lent flavoured rum, _____
WHITIN G,
Ry the Hogfoead or left Quantity,
Ivory BLACK, and LAMPBLACK,
Bed Camel Hair and Fitch Pencils,
Fine Tools from No. I to 12,
Common Saih Tool and large Paint Brushes,
LINSEED OIL,
And SPIRITS of TURPENTINE,
A compleat Assortment of fine and common
Colours for Painting, Gold Leaf, &c.
Drawn WINDOW LEAD, at is. 6d.
per Pound, fold
Thomas and James Barrow,
I. I . id r r^pr, near rhe Citv Hall,
WILLIAM I'ONGUE,
Licensed Auctioneer,
RE'urns his most grateful thanks to his friends
and the public, for the favours conferred wn
him in the pit suit of his business, in which he flat
ters himfelf he has given general fatisfi&ion, and
now be^s leave to solicit the continuance of their
friendship, and to assure them that nothing shall be
wanting on bis part to condu& himfelf in such a
planner as will merit their future approbation.
He will attend the uftial hours of business at the
Cortee-Hoofe, to receive such orders for the disposal
of goods as may be co limited to his care, or at his
offi e, No. 21, in Wall street, near the Coffee-
H >ufe Bridge, and next door to John M'Adam and
Co's.
? rHE Revd.JAME) FOLEY, begs Leave
I to acquaint the Public in general, that
he has opened a SCHOOL, for the Reception
of young Gentlemen to be instructed in the
Dead Languages; also, Reading, Writing,
Arithmetic, &c. Those Gentlemen who may
think proper to entrust their Children under
his Care, may depend that the utmost Attenti
on will be paid to their Morals, and the great
est Care taken of them. For the Terms ap
ply to Hugh Gaine.
Boarding to ba had for a few young Gen
tlemen at the Revd. Mr. Foley's.
o ~k To Jail with the firft Convoy,
The SHIP
G EORG E,
Thomas Gibson, Master,
°"'°
raftc lin or Liverpool, ready
to take in Goods. For Freight or Passage,
apply to the said Matter on board, lying al
most off the Coffee-houfe, or to HENRY
WHITE, Queen-Street.
Gauzes, Silks, and Laces,
Very reasonable, for CASH only, by
ALEXANDER ZUNTZ.
In fueen-freet, No. „, between Beekman and
Peck's-Slip, a very elegant assortment of each,
AS coloured gauze and gauze handkerchiefs,
newelt fafhioned painted and plain ribbons,
and itrat painted handkerchiefs, all forts of modes
and tiffany, white and black Barcelona hankerchiefs,
and square modes, a great variety of black and
white silk and thread edging and lace, cord hoffel
for the neck, luteftrings, farfnets and pertians,
white figured, and the very best mens black fattin,
meat quilted silk petticoats, silk pe ticoat fringe,
large and small artificial flowers, likewise, a parcel
of leaflet and beaver cloaks, fine double gilt anchor
buttons, &c. a variety of very neat red copper tea
urns, neat mahogany cases with knives and forks,
London made silver table f,oons, a parcel of razor
strops with two fine razors in each, which can be
well recommended, a variety of very neat silver
plated candlesticks and plate ware, alf> jewellery,
an elegant assortment of paste ladies shoe, and mens
stock and knee buckles, a gr at variety of fine silver
iuftrument and tooth pick cases, smelling bottles,
Lals and trinkets, ladies hat, hair and handkerchief
pins, ear and hoop ring, gold flirt buckles, cypher
lock ts, and a great many other articles too tedious
ft > mention.
He hath also to dispose of, a few barrels of very
rood beef made up io London for family use, a few
jorfheads best Poland starch, and very fine hair
powder m tierces; an excellent Violin with the case
so dispose of.
He also tranfaas business in buying and felling
meichandife in the Brokerage Way, and has at pre
lent to dispose of, at PRIVATE SALE,
An Assortment of WOOLLENS,
Confiding of
Broad cloths, flannels, baize, penniftones, worsted
hosiery, and oth r goods, calculated for the ap
proaching season, by the bale'or oackage. ALSO,
WINDOW GLASS,
Nails, canvas, &c.
At a reasonable advance on the sterling cost.
A CELLAR, and a small STORE, in
Beekman's-Street, near the Chapel.—
Enquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD, by
JACOB ABRAHAMS,
No. 42, Crown-Street,
THE best Spermaceti Oil, and Olive Oil,
bottled off for Family Use. Likewise,
Lamps and spun Cocton.
TO BE LET,
To be $ O L D,^
Fit for the London Market. Enquire of the
Printer.
A LEASE of a Houle, an! a large dry
Cellar, with three Rooms on the firft
Story, and one Fire Place, and above that
two Lofts with a Fire Place, fit for Merchan
dize, &c. The above House is nigh the Ferry
Stairs. For Particulars, apply to JOSEPH
HORSFIELD, on the Premises.
'l'o be fold, out or the Brig Gunton, by
£ Francis Sullivan, from Cork, opposite
Mr. Van Dam's Store, new Rose butter, mess
and cargo beef, in barrels and half barrels,
mess and cargo pork, do. flour in barrels,
soap in boxes, Neats tongues, linnens for
shirting, hair powder, Ladies callimanco
shoes, &c. &c.
Hoafe,
LONDON claret, and pott wine in bottles, of
the fiirt quality, old London Madeira wine in
hogflieads and quarter-calks, Shone's belt London
porter in bottles, the very best hyfon tea in chetls
and canillers, bohea tea, tingle refined sugar, hatch,
soap and hair powder, Irifli butter in firkins and half
fiikins, glass ware ih bo/es well aborted, nests of
trunks brass mounted, large ditto with brass and
iron furniture, nests of red leather trunks with brass
and iron furniture, camp leather canteens compleat,
gentlemens fine fashionable hats, ditto with gold
and silver buttons and loops, boys and childrens
hats, 9 8, and yard wide Mnfeilles quilting, with
borders, ditto small diamond for gentlemens ware,
white and coloured jeans and jeanets, white and co
loured fuftians, corded dimity, yard wide dr wboys,
French and Dutch cord, corduroys and corderets,
royal ribs, cotton counterpanes, striped cotton Hol
lands, a variety of London made Silver and metal
gilt watches, and a few elegant ladies watches with
chains and trinkets.
TWENTY GUINEAS Reward.
OIOLEN from the fore of Benjamin Davis, and
~ Son, on Friday afternoon, Three Gold Watches,
maker's name and number as follow : One gold flop
watch, horizontal, cafid and jewell'd, with a se
cond hand, maker's name Chater, No. 3350 : One
gold watch, horizontal, silver cap'd and jewell'd,
Chater, No. 3904: One plain gold watch, maker
E. Chater, No. 525: Also, a lady's metal chafed
watch and chain. The above reward will be given
to any person on the delivery of the above watches,
and no quefions afted; or a reward of Five Guineas
will be given to the difeoverer of either of the above
gold watches, on their being delivered at the fore of
Benjamin Davis, and Son, No. 129..^een-freet,
corner of King flreet. N. B. Watch-makers, and
others are requeued if either of the above watches
are offered for sale to flop them.
JlO imported in the lad fbips from London and Cork,
At bis Store, No. 7, Water fireet, near the Coffee-
Brisbane and Johnston,
Nt No. 518, Hanover-Square, have for SALE
on moderate terms, by wbolefale only, the fol
lowing articles, lately imported, viz.
T)ACON hams in good order, London porter in
" half hogSheads, port wine in hogsheads and
quarter calks, Gloucester cheese in good condition,
barley in calks containing 100 cwt. basket fair, rap
pee fnuff No. 37, pepper and white ginger, mace,
cloves, nutmegs and cinnamon, Poland Starch, hair
powder, son raisins, hyfon, green, bohea, fufhong,
and congo teas, freSh fuperfine flour, white bilkers
in 1-4 cwt. kegs of an exquisite quality, yellow
soap, India nankeens, Strong military Shoes, brass
mounted hair trunks in nests, cutlery in assorted
calks, window glass 8 by 10, also, Windward Island
rum, high proof and good flavour, mufeovado and
claved sugars in hogsheads and barrels, &c.
YOUNGHUSBAN D, and
HARRISO N,
Have imported in the last foips from London, a
general assortment of
LINEN drapery, millenary, and haberdashery,
with several other articles, amongst which are
the following; very best scarlet, white and blue
fuperfine cloth, a variety of coloured ditto, white
an I buff caffimer, fashionable clouded cloths, Mar
seilles quilting, India dimities, Italian flowers and
feathers of different colours, gloves and fans, thread
laces and edgings, a large assortment of ribbons,
gown trimmings,and fringes, gentlemens hats, la lies
riding ditto, printed pocket handkerchiefs, Romal,
Barcelona and bandano ditto, white and brown nan
keens, diaper and table linnen, Irilh linnens, Russia
iheeting, brown ditto, gauzes and minionets co
loured perfians and farfnets, black modes, fattins,
luteftrings, mantuas and armozines, printed linnens
and callicoes, long lawns and cambricks ; alf'o, a
few trunks of Irish linnens by the package, to be
fold cheap for ca(h.
TO BE SOLD,
A HOUSE in Frankfort-Street, Nd. 21,
now in the occupation of John Stevens.
For particulars apply to the Printer.
PRICE and SALM() N,
ARE now opening at their House, the corner of
Duke and Smith-ttreet, a large and Curious
assortment of seasonable DRY GOODS, which they
will fell by the package or piece, on the lowed teims.
Likewise the following articles, imported in the
Snow Prefper, from Bristol:
Supei fine flour, Bristol beer, cyder, Gloucester and
Chedworth cheeft, butter, bacon, tongues, mess
beef and pork in half barrels, for family use, peafe,
groats, dried salmon, single refined sugars, vinegar
soap, candles, Poland starch, raisins, currants, mops
and brushes, cannon three and four pounders, with
foot, &c.
3h For L ONDO N,
^^ ^ Sbi t EDWARD,
'fy^rfraEFFi N GHAM LawßENcE,Commander,
Now laying at Cruger's-Wharf,
HAS excellent Accommodations for Paffingers,
and will be difyatched by the frf Convoy.
For Freight or Passage apply to said Commander?,
Thomas C. W ilßams, or Samuel Franklins
Saffafras ROOTS,
MINTON COLLINS,
To be S O L D,
A few TONS of
To be SOL D,
and to be fold by
Madeira, Lisbon, Tenerife, and Port wines, porter,
vinegar, fairies and rum, double and Jing e refined
sugar, mufeovado do. byfon, foufoong, congo, and
bobea teas, coffee, candles, soap, &c. and a few
dozen high flavoured Rufia tongues, and very good
bams.
At their Store No. gzo, Aater Street, nearly
opposite the Commfary Garat's Offer, whole
fair and retail,
„ Neat assortment of seasonable GOODS, amvigf
" nuhicb are, chintzes, calicoes, muslins, nankeens,
Irifo linnens, cambricks and lawns, bandano lunge,
new silk and cotton romaf, black Barcelona, and a
large assortment or printed iinnen bandkerebie/s, Per-
Jians, taffaties, laces and edgings, ribbons, fillet ns
and royal ribs, silk, cotton and worfled flockings,
table clotbs, diaper, huckaback, Jajhionabie bats,
threads and pins, an assortment ol cutlery and hard
ware, and a number of other articles too tedious to
mention. ALSO,
No Baker or Retailer of Bread shall ask, de
mand, or receive any greater sum, either for
ship or loaf bread th% the prices above men
tioned. All bread to be marked as heretofore
directed, and to be made good; such as shall
be found either defective in quality or deficient
in" weight, Ihall be forfeited to the Alms-
House; and any person who shall demand or
receive any more or greater sum than is above
mentioned, either for loaf or ship bread, shall
forfeit five pounds over and above the value
of the bread so fold, the one half to the in
former and the other half to be applied to the
use of the poor of this city.
CARTMENS RATES,
By Order of the Commandant.
rirtHE following Rates for Cartmen being
1 recommended by the Chamber of Com
merce, are to take Place from and after Mon
day the 20th inst. viz.
For loading, carting and unloading Fire
wood, and every other common Load, to any
Place within this City, Two Shillings.
For a Load of Hay, Six Shillings.
For every Hogshead of Rum, Sugar, Melaffes,
and for every Pipe of Wine or other ftreng
Liquors, Four Shillings.
For a Hogshead of Tobacco, Three Shillings.
For a Load of Coal, containing One-third of
a Chaldron, Three Shillings.
For a Whole Shot Cable 12 Inches Circumfe
rence or upwards, Fifteen Shillings.
Under iz and above 7 Inches, Ten Shillings.
Seven Inches and under, Seven Shillings and
Six Pence.
Half Shot, One-third of the Whole-Shot.
The above Rates are to be paid for carting
to any Place within this City, not exceeding
one Mile, and in the fame Proportion for a
greater Difbnce. Any Cartman demanding
or receiving on or after the 20th Day of this
Month, a greater Price for carting a Load
than the Prices fettled by the above Rates, or
refufing to take up the firft Load that is offered
him on the Stand, shall, upon Proof being
made before the Police, forfeit F ORT Y
SHILLINGS for every such Offence, one Half
to the Informer, the other Half to the City
Alms House. Any Person after that Day,
who shall be difeovered anting as a City Cart
man without having obtained a Licence agree
able to former Orders, and the Number of
his Licence marked in a conspicuous Manner
with red Paint, upon each Side of his Cart,
will be confined and punished for a Breach of
Orders.
A frefo assortment of Goods, imported in the last
Jbips from London, and now opening for Jale by
BENJAMIN DAVIS, & SON,
No. 229, 9ueenf>eet, corner of King freet, whole
sale and retail, for case, among which are the
following articles,
UNIFORM CLOTHS of the fiift quality with
rattinet linings, and trimmings com, let,,---
fashionable gold and Silver epaulets, a vauery of geld
and Silver laces, gorgets and fifties, anchor and rose
buttons, fuperfine Scarlet, camblet, white and buff
cabimirs,nankeens, jeans, corded dimities, Marseilles
quilting, a large affertmeut of silk, Spun fi!k, thread,
and cotton hefe, fashionable beaver hats, linens,
cambricks; silk, linen and muslin handkerchiefs,---
table linen, Sheeting and diapers,copperplate furniture,
a neat assortment of caliicoes, Ladies silk and cal'll
manco Shoes, black fattins, modes, and a variety of
India Persians, black laces, thread and blond laces,
and edgings, ribbons, worked muslins, gauzes and
lawns. Ladies elegant embroidered Shoe bows,
knots, and a beautiful assortment of Sprigs, Italian
flowers, with a great variety of other articles.
N. B. At said Sore for sale, a few pipes of 4 years
old Madeira wine, ditto of the firft quality by the
quarter calk or bottled. The very bell hyfon, fu-
Ihong, and breakfaft teas. Also a neat collection
of Books.
By Order of the Commandant.
TrHE following prices and assize of bread
l are to takeplace from and after Friday
the 9th infant, and to continue until further
orders.
MOULD and dipt candles, turpentine and white
soap in boxes, hams, ox tongues dried and
pickled, Cheshire and Gloucester cheese, of the firft
quality, just imported in the ship Tom, from Liver
pool; new rice by the tierce, barrel or less quantity,
beef, and pork in tierces, barrels and half barrels.
Have for SAL E, at their Store, No. 977,
Beekman's Slip,
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Matthews, Mayor,
Peter Dubois, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, Sept. 16.
Ship Bread of the best quality, at 31. 10s.
per hundred weight.
All loaf Bread to weigh two pounds each
loaf, for fourteen coppers each.
fuf imported anlto he Sold very cheap, by
Herlitz and Blackwell,
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Mathews, Mayor,
Peter Dubois, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, July 7, 1779.
HALL and B I R K S,
Now laying at the Wallabough, is to
SOLD, burthen about 200 Tons, ^
excellent Order, and fit for Sea, well found,
and a remarkable faft sailer, pierced for 18
Guns. Enquire at Mr. Hafelton's, No. noc
Water-street, opposite the Coffee-Houfe, or at,
Thomas Smith's, No. 31, Broadway.
TO B~E SO LD,
By William Stepple,
No. 29, Queen-Street,
A Parcel of choice DRAFT LONDON
PORTER, imported in the Maria,Capt.
Hoggan, from London.
STOLEN, September i^b, from Joseph Ketchv s
a' Neffcop, about 40 miles eafl from New-fvf
on Long Island; one silver mounted gun with ^g?
touch bole, the mounting neatly engraved, and A, D.
in cypher on the thumb piece, and the name Watkeys in
gold on the lock. One fait ofgreen brood cloth c ^h,
with gilt oval buttons : One fait of lighc coloured / k
jean, with solid fiver buttons, and a laurel eng?cued
round them : One suit of nankeen cloaths ; the above
cloatbs made fbort fit lor shooting : Four ruffled fN>
R. D. marked on the breaf of them ; four cravats •
four silk handkerchiefs, two pair of white auo flet
flockings, one powder horn, one excellent fowling # §
ten gallons of Ibrub, and eighteen of Madeira wine ;
the above was the property ej Richard Deane diflhl y
of New-York, who will give TEN POUNDS, as
reward to any person or persons who shall appre'^ ?
ne of the villains, and FIFE POUNDS for a.,
ne of the others that /ball re taken and prosecute
onviflion. There were seven or eight of them a<
d, and mofll, d r essed in blue. There was like wi)
folen, a new double barrel gun of Major Antill's.
N. B. Any one of the gang that will inform : :ks
rest, may defend on every means being used to 0 tr
bis harden, by
RICHARD DEANE.
New-York, Sept, zotb, 1779.
MURRAY, SANSOM and'^
Have just IMPORTED in the CoRN r li.i.
Capj. Smith, and the Echo, Capt. ?v jn
ceur, from LONDON,
A LARGE and neat Assortment of EU
ROPEAN and EAST-INDIA GOODS
which they have for Sale at their Store Lt
Water-Street, between Burling's & Beekman's
Slip,among which are anchors, cordage,firuch,
Speeds iron, raisins, beaver and Leghorn h:is
nails, window glass, steel, iron-chests, green
and bohea teas, foa? and candles, long | ip<r,
British brandy, ship bread, mefs^ork, iuper
fine flour frefh and sweet Irish Better, T.
Imported in the Snow Newcastle Jane, AM+
Straughan, Mailer, from Cok, the toiler
Articles, to be fold <n bord the said VTf^ ^
Cruger's Wharff, or HE NRY WHITI
Q^een (beet,
F'LOUR in Barrels, MTs B^ef in Torres a r?
Barrels, Pork in Barrels, Butter in Filkov,
Soap, Candles and Starchy Qit&eal and Ae ; «
Tongues,
It is also ordered and directed that all r a
fters of ships and vessels, coming into ft r
port, do on their arrival, delver to the Otic
of Polite, true and entire lifts of their patfen
gers and letters : None will be admitted to an
entry at the Superintendant's Office, who can
not produce a certificate of having done fc ;
and they are likewise ftridly forbid to recei
on board, on their departure from hence, a
passengers not having the accustomed paffpoi
from the Commandant.
Any person or persons transgressing the a
bove rules and regulations will be confide d
as difaffedted, or at lead fufpecious charade ~
and be fubjeft to imprifonment,and such per -
ties,as upon conviaion,may be adjudged them.
GIVEN under my hand in the cit) of
New-York, the twelfth day of J y,
1779, and in the nineteenth Year o'
his Majesty's Reign.
JAMES PATTISO?
By Command of the General,
WHEREAS there is great reason to belief
that many Persons, not only come % 1 ;
this city, without any pass or permission, bn
take up a residence here, without either the
- characters or occupations being r -
ported at any public office.
In order therefore to remedy these irregula
rities, and prevent the like in future, it is
hereby ordered and directed, that all house
holders within the city, do give in at :_
Office of Police, on or before the 19th inftar.,
the names and descriptions of such persons as
are at present, or may become within tb?t
time, lodgers in their refpedive habitations;
and that from and after the said 19th inftar t,
all Grangers who may come into this city, 0
immediately, on their arrival, report them
feives to the Office of Police, where they will
receive certificates (provided their preventions
be well founded) to entitle them to take u>
their abode. And all inhabitants are hereby
ftriClly forbid to receive into their houses any
Grangers, as lodgers, except such as can pro
duce the required certificate; and are furt er
enjoined to report the names of those that n y
be so admitted, to the said Office of Poli:,
within twenty four hours, after admiflion, r.
order that their refractive abodes may bed.:
registered.
John L, C. Roome, Secretary.
N. B. Attendance will be given a| th<
Office of Police from 10 o'clock every mor ring
till two in the afternoon (Sundays excepted)
to give the several certificates required bj ,~U
above Proclamation.
By James Pattison, Esquire,
Major-General of bis Majelty^
Forces, and Commandant of New
York, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION,
The Snow LUCEY,