The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-08-18 00:00:00, page 1

WHEREAS many Vessels have arrived
and are daily arriving in this Port with
Cargoes of different Kinds for the Use of His
Majesty's Forces under my Command, and for
the Use of the Inhabitants of such Parts of the
^ ovince of New-York as are or may be under
the Protection of His Majesty's Forces; in
order that the Importers may not fuffer by the
Detention of such Cargoes on board Ships, as
well as to prevent any Part thereof from being
clandestinely conveyed to the Rebels : I have
thought fit to issue this Proclamation, appoint
ing Andrew Elliot, Esq; to be Superintend
ent of all Imports and Exports to and from the
Island of New-York, Long-Island, and Staten-
ISland, (Transports, Victuallers, and Prizes
excepted): Hereby ordering and commanding
all Masters of Merchant Ships, immediately
on their Arrival to make Entry of the Vessels,
and deliver in proper Manifefts of their Car
goes, on Oath, at the Superintendant's Office ;
and any goods found on board not inserted in the
said Manifefts,fhall be seized and forfeited ; and
if any Master of aVeffel, arriving in this Port or
its Dependencies, as aforefaid, kiall break Bulk,
or fuffer the fame to be done,before he has ob
tained a Permission inWriting from the Super
intendant or his Deputy, any Part of theCargo
so landed fliall be seized and forfeited, and the
Master liable to Imprisonment; and all Rum,
Spirits, Sugar, Molasses, and Salt, imported,
are to be stored at the Expence of the Owners
or Importers, in Warehcufes by them to be
provided, under the InfpeCtion of the said
Superintendant or his Officers, with whom the
Keys are to be lodged, who will grant Per
,iiffions when the fame or any Part thereof is
fold for the Use of the Army, Navy, or Inha
bitants, such Permifiions always fpecifying the
Quantity, and to whom the fame is disposed.
And I do further order and direct, That no
Goods or Merchandize whatever shall be laden
on board any Ship or Vessel (such as are in
His Majesty's Service excepted) until Permis
sion in Writing is firft obtained from the Su
perintendant's Office, fpecifying the Quantity
and Quality of the Goods so intended to be
laden, with the Vessel and Maker's Name,
and where bound ; and all Goods and Mer
chandize found on board any Ship or Vessel
for which Permission have not been obtained,
shall be seized and forfeited, together with the
Vessel, and the Maker liable to Imprisonment.
And I do further order, That no Ship or
Vessel (such as are in His Majesty's Service
excepted) fnall leave this Port or its Depen
dencies, until the Maker shall deliver in at
the Superintendant's Office, a Manifeft, on
Oath, fpecifying the Quantity and Quality of
the Goods, and by whom shipped, together
with the Permissions granted for the loading
of the Vessels as above directed; and if it
shall appear to the Superintendant or his De
puties, that no Fraud has been committed,
and the Intention of this Proclamation is fully
complied with, he is hereby directed to grant
a Certificate of the fame, annexed to a certi
fied Copy of such Manifeft, with Permission
' to leave the Port; and any Vessel leaving this
Port (except as above excepted) without hav
ing firk complied with the Directions herein
^before contained, shall be forfeited, together
with the Cargo on board, and the Maker lia
ble to Imprisonment: Neither are Vessels in
Ballast to depart the Port without Permission
from the Superintendant, as aforefaid.
And in order that the Inhabitants cf Long
lkand and Staten-Island, may be furnifhed
with Necessaries, and at the fame Time to
prevent Supplies being conveyed to the Rebels
through those Channels, I do further direct
that no Vessel or final! Craft whatever, shall
carry from the Island of New-York to Long-
Bland or Staten-Island, at one Time, without
Permission from the Superintendant's Office,
any larger Quantities of Rum, Spirits, Sugar,
or Molasses, than one Barrel of each, and of
Sa't four Bufliels, nor of any other Kind of
Merchandize more than may be judged fufli
cient for the Use cf one Family; under For
fviture of such Vessel or small Craft, together
with the Goods found on board, and the Mas-
Monday, Augnll 18, 177%
NEW-YORK
AND
WEEKLY
Containing tbe carUeft B^ic^
By His Excellency
Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the most honorable Order of the
Bath, General and Commander in Chief,
&c. &c. &c.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
3 lb. 40Z. for 14. Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 30s. per Cent.
Published January 10, 1777.
Proclamation.
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQU ARE.
ter or Person having the Direction thereof
shall be liable to Imprisonment.
And as a further Security for Obedience to
the Orders herein contained, and as an En
couragement for others to detect those who
shall presume to aft contrary thereto, any Per
son or Persons who shall give Information to
the Superintendant or his Deputies, of any
Goods or Merchandize shipped or imported
contrary to the Tenor of this Proclamation,
so that the Person or Persons offending can be
detected, such Informer or Informers shall be
entitled to one Moiety of the Value arising
from the Sale of the Goods or Merchandize
so forfeited.
All Merchants, Traders, Makers of Vessels
and others, are hereby Strictly commanded to
pay due Obedience to the Superintendant and
his Officers, in the Execution of their Duty,
as they shall answer the contrary at their Peril:
And all Officers civil and military, are requi
red to aid and affik them in all Cases where
the fame shall be found necessary.
The Superintendant, his Deputy, and all
Persons acting under them, having their Sala
ries appointed as a full Compensation for the
Services required of them, no Fees are to be
offered on any account whatever.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
in New-York, the 17th July, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
Superintendent's-Office,
New-York, 22d July, 1777°
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, That the
Superintendent's-Office is opened in Wa
ter-Street, in the House formerly occupied by
John Morton, where daily Attendance will be
given from Ten to One o'Clock.
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Superintendant's Office, New-Ycrk, Augrft 7, 1777.
By order of Liewenant-Ge: eral Sir Henry Clinton, Knight
of the Mft Honorable Order of the Batb, &c. &c. &c.
NOTICE is given, that no SALT i, to be carried
from the Island of New-York to Long-Island or
Staten-JJland, without Permission from the Superin
tend ant's-Of ft ce; and any Vessel or small Craft
on board of which SALT shall be found, without Per
mission as above-mentioned, shall be forfeited, together
with the SALT, and the Master or Person having the
Direction of such Vessel or small Craft, liable to
Imprisonment,
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendant.
'JOSEPH liTlI
At No. 2, in Water street, next door to the Coffee-
House, has for file on the most reafunable terms, the
following articles, viz.
BEST old Madeira, as ufdal ; red port, flurry, L-fbon
and sweet wines ; Antigua a,d Demerara rum of
the firft quality as to fbength and flavour, by the hog
ffiead or smaller quantity; old Antigua rum for gentle
men's present use; French brandy, arrack, genuine Hol
land's gereva by the case or gallon ; mofcovado sugar in
barrels, refined sugar, excellent Liverpool ale, spices,
indigo, coffee, teas, chocolate, pepper, salad oil, mustard,
corks, &c. &c.
'TAYLOR and ROGERS,
HAVE imported in the last Ihips from England, a
neat assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, which
they are felling on the lowest terms, by wholcfale, at the.r
ft>re No. 225, Qgeen-ftreet.
A Bay G ELDIN G,
WITH agenteel saddle and bridle, to be hired by
the day, at two dollars; the money to be paid
at the taking away of the horfe.---Enquire of JAMES
WEAR, at the sign of the fun, on Cruger's wharf; who
wants to purchase a negro wench of a good character,
about 12 or 16 years of age ; and to have her one week
upon trial, before he makes the bargain.
Wanted upon Interest,
FIVE or fix hundred pounds ; for which a good mort
gage will be given. Enquire of the printer.
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NEW-YORK, August 18.
Extras of a letter from Baltimore, in Maryland,
July 20, 1777.
" A MONG the innumerable calamities
£1 incident to a civil war, may bejukly
included the very disagreeable interruption
which is thereby occasioned to all friendly and
social intercourse.—Many tedious months have
elapsed since an opportunity has offered to
deliver my sentiments with impartial freedom,
or to give the leak idea of the condition of
this once happy province, exposed to all the
accumulated horrors cf war, by the ambition
and avarice of rapacious demagogues, who
Monday, 53 Min. after 8
Tuesday, 45 Min. aftei ,
Wednesday, 35 Min. aftei 10
Thursday, 24 Min. after 11
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
THE
Friday, 19 Min. after 12
Saturday, 4 Min. after 1
Sunday, 55 Min. after 1
Full Moon ibis Day.
“ From the firft commencement of this
unnatural contention, every insidious art has
been praCtifed to misrepresent undoubted fafts,
and to exaggerate every trifling circumstance
as an event of the utmok importance to the
American caufe; —even disappointments and
misfortunes are constantly represented as ma
terial advantages—the press has teemed with
productions replete with the most illiberal
abufe; —epithets which disgrace human na
ture, have been indiferiminately applied to a
gallant nation, from whom they have been
accustomed to boast their origin, and a thou
sand ungenerous methods have been invariably
pursued to sow the feeds of inveterate difeord
between the mother country and her once du
tiful and affectionate offspring !
“ To increase the calamities of this pro
vince, a political society arose in the town of
Baltimore, under the formidable appellation
of the Whig Club. These gentry for some
months exercised with wanton authority every
aCt of despotism which insolence, ignorance,
and giddy ambition could fuggelt ;—they
formed and published rules for their regula
tion, and swore to the performance thereof.
By virtue of their affirmed powers, they obli
ged fufpeded persons to appear at their high
tribunal, and answer to accusations preferred
against them ; they inflicted banishment under
the most rigid penalties, and with a strong
hand held the reins of dominion, even in
defiance of that very constitution they had
bound themselves to acknowledge, and which,
by their representatives, they had affixed to
establish.
“ The Council of Safety, to whom the
direction of affairs had been intruded by the
Convention, were branded by these haughty
demagogues with the atrocious crime cf To
ryifm, because they had, in Several mkances,
difeouraged the spirit of persecution, and gi
ven evidences of temper and moceration.—
In consequence of complaints jukly founded,
the above council censured and condemned the
proceedings of the Whig Club; notwithstand
ing which, they perfiftedin their manoeuvres,
and recommended their example to the other
towns and counties, as the most effectual mode
to punish delinquents, and to secure the free
dom and independence of America.
“ Soon after the affair at Trenton, a pair
of Hessian colours taken in that action, were
presented by some of the leaders in Congress
to this felf-created legion; at a convivial
meeting this trophy was difplayed —while they
beheld this acquisition they meditated future
conquests —inebriated by the potent grape,
they saw heroes and legislators arise from their
motley group, and in the height of exultation
the colours were torn into pieces, and the
precious spoil divided in equal proportions.
" After many worthy individuals had been
long banished from their families, and from
every endearing connexion ; —after they had
fuffered all that public rancour or private ma
lice could fugged, this mighty body were at
length reduced to their original obfeurity by a
vigorous exertion of the new formed govern
ment; but no adequate recompence can be
made to the many who have groaned under
their tyranny, and faffered most essentially in
their minds and fortune.
“ It is no less remarkable than ftridly true,
that the delegates returned to assembly, upon
the eftabliShment of their constitution, were
sent by a very inconsiderable number of the
inhabitants. The representatives for the city
of Annapolis, were chosen by three votes
only. The members for the populous town
cf Baltimore, were elected by about fifty per
sons, and not more than a hundred were pol
led for the whole county, during four days
that the books were kept open for that purpose.
The rest of the province proceeded nearly in
the fame manner, and it was with difficulty
that even these few people could be brought
together to give their voices in favour of the
respective candidates.
" The present rulers have not been a little
embarrassed in procuring officers to fill the
high departments of slate. Many who have
been chosen into lucrative, or what they term,
honourable filuaticns, have refufed, from va-
prokitute the name of liberty to the most in
famous purposes, and under the fallacious
pretence of opposing oppression, aim to eßa
blifh their own tyranny on the ruins of the
constitution.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Wheat per Bulhel, 9s. od.
Flour, 30s. o ( h
Brown Bread, 255. od.
Weft-India Rum, 6s. 6J.
New-England do. 55. od.
L [No. 1347.]
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCURY.
foreign anti DomeUich.
Mufcovado Sugor, 5!. 10s.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. 2d.
Molasses, 2s. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, 90s. od.
Pork,' 5 1 - ios -i
" May their tyranny and ambition be
brought to a speedy period, and may the in
estimable blessings of liberty be rekored to
this diliraded country, by a permanent and
constitutional reconciliation with the mother
country.
" You may depend on hearing from me
again when a fafe opportunity offers, —till
when, I remain with the utmost sincerity, dear
fir, your friend and servant."
Prices of various articles in Baltimore,
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Salt 16 dollars per bulhel and upwards ;
mufeovado sugar zol. to 251. currency, per
C wt. single refined sugar from 8 to 9s. per
lb. double ditto, 12 to 15 (hillings per lb.
beef ißd. to 2s. per lb. mutton and veal ditto ;
fowls 4 to ss. each ; chickens formerly a dol
lar, now 30 to 355. per dozen ; rum 40s. to
31. per gallon; French rum 30 to 355. per
gallon ; continental rum 20 to 225. 6d. per
gallon ; common shoes four dollars per pair;
hats of a middling quality 16 dollars ; fuper
fine cloth 61. to 101. per yard; bacon to 10!.
per C wt. worded flockings formerly 6s. now
from two dollars to 20s. per pair ; thread hose
formerly a dollar, now zjs. to 30s. per pair;
iron formerly 251. per ton, now from 60 to
yol. per ton ; zod. nails formerly 12s. to two
dollars per thousand, now 525. to 31. felt hats
formerly 2s. now two dollars ; Madeira two
dollars to 20s. per bottle, &c. &c.
The above prices are in currency, dollars
at ys. 6d, each.
rious motives, to accept and qualify ; and
'whereas in former times, the utmost interest
was exerted to procure a moderate subsistence;
in these halcion days the greatest dignities are
rejected, and their new-created wealth is fre
quently offered in vain, to procure labourers
in the vineyard.
" The mortality which has prevailed among
their troops is incredible, and the diferder
which they, brought with them on their return
from the winter's campaign, has proved ex
tremely fatal to great numbers of the other
inhabitants. The general want of medicines
is an additional calamity, and the exorbitant
price of provisions, and every article for use,
or luxury, adds to the universal diktefs.
“ The bill for difeharging ftcrling debts
with congress and convention money, is
efleemed to be a manifeft breach of faith, and
will assuredly be productive of the most pre
judicial consequences. Divers persons in the
senate and affemb!y perceived the evil tendency
of this aft, and expressed their warmest disap
probation thereof; but in their legislative ca
pacities they had not resolution to oppose the
current, but yielded to the dream to piefcrve,
or to obtain, the phantom of popularity.
" An aCt is also passed for assessing all real
and pcrfonal property, apparel only excepted :
The mode of collecting, the power of ascer
taining the value of effects, and the exorbitant
tax itfelf, gives the utmost dikatisfaCtion, and
will, I trust, greatly conduce to clear the un
derkanding of the misguided multitude, and
direct their resentment to the authors of their
calamities.
" The bill for preventing the growth of
toryifm, inits original state, was most rigidly
severe; but it met with such obftru&ions in
the upper house, that it at length passed in a
more moderate form :—As it at present ap
pears, it requires the utmost circumfpe&ion to
keer clear of offeree, and to avoid the penal
ties inflicted by this law.
“ To enter into a minute detail of the in
numerable grievances under which we now
labour, is beyond the limits both of my time
and capacity: Suffice it to Dy, that it is al
most incredible to conceive that rational beings
can submit so tamely to the most gross impo
sitions, and to the most abjed Slavery ; infa
tuated by their aspiring pernicious leaders,
they facrifice the fubkance for the Shadow,
and rashly plunge into the greatest calamities,
to avoid imaginary distresses.--- Otway has
drawn the chara&er of our present rulers-in
the most emphatic manner :
They fay 1, them our bands are free from fetters,
Yet whom they please they lay in basest bonds ;
Drive us like wrecks down the rouf tide of power,
Where no bold's left to save us from defrufiion :
All that bear this are villains— and I one,
Not to route up at the great call of honour,
And check the growth of these domefieftoilers,
Who rob us of ourfreedom, and tell us 'tisour charter.
Fine Salt, 10s. od
Coarse Salt, Bs. od
Indian Corn per Bu. 6s. 6d
Coffee, is . 9S
Chocolate, 265. per Do.