The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-02-21 00:00:00, page 4

77 A neat afford of h^^t^
claret in cases, do, porter in bottles, o.d Welt
Shirks, &c. Sec. —— —
^tcFbe LhfT, TTonvcnieni Siriry id
I Wall dreet, fitted with Shelves ror a
Dry Good Store. Enquire jf^?y^„__
'be following h^u^s,
I (tore, coach house, and (tablet, part of th # el.ate,
of the Hon. Henry Cruger, ,q; (that u to lay) the
elegant and commodioolly lituate borde f" 0 ^"
Square, now in the occupation of,,he Tidow ^1
Adam, contifting of nine large, specious rooms wita
seven fire places, befits a garret and cellar kitchen
well finuhat and in good order, together witn a two
ffory brick warehouse, or (tore, in the rear thereof,
fronting the Sloat, a coach house and elegant (tables,
well fiui'fhed, lying opposite thereto ; add a fine, new,
well built three dory brick house, in Duke Street,
now in the poffcffrrn of John Deu^me merchant,
confiding of 7 large and well finifhed rooms, with
fix fire places, an excellent kitchen, wine cellar,
garret-rooms, and elegant yard. For terms apply
to John Kelly, Notary Public, No. 843, Hanover-
Square, WHO HAS FOR sale twoother very good
houses in the laid Hanover-Square, and two in
Water-Street, newly built, and in good order, re
pair, and condition, to all which an indisputable
Tide will be given,by applying as above mentioned.
New-York, Feb. 1%, j 7*°°
To be S OLD,
By S. S T UVA N G,
At No. 520,
PRESERVED quinces, grapes, pears, damsons,
^ Peaches, sweet oil, Caftile soap, common do.
Indies, sweet Rose butter, Neats tongues, fine
Scented hair powder, green and buhea tea, loatiu
gar, spirits, rum, Madeira wine, French brandy,
Hollands gin, shrub, pickled cucumbers, green
peppers, and onions, with a great variety of other
articles good and cheap. _ ;
J^'H-N F E L L,
At Number 181,
Queen-Preet, neatly opposite Beekman's flip, has for
file, best new Rose butter, of the firlf quality, by
the left vessels from Cork 1 Abb,
Mould and dipt can-IPepper, milliard, wall
dles, nuts, and anchovie,
Caftile, and brown soap, Old fpirittand rum,
Mess beef and pork, in Hollands geneva,
tierces, barrels, and London porter,
half barrels, Supei fine flour,
HAMS, Smoaked and |, /
Coffee, tea, and chocolate tongues,
Loaf sugar, Lamp, arid trains
Old Madeira, and Port RICE,
wines, A few hogsheads of old
spirits, &c. _
To be Sold,
A Very^J houf: in Chapel thect, adj,bring
GeElho' .bT.rotten, now in the 1 enure
of Mr. Thorn ; Ku- x ;the ^ Q * h " s five f< {" a:e
rooms, and fiw 6 e places, and a good cel, the
lott is twenty-five feet wide, too deep, a good wei>
/and pump in the y^d, a new b^c k fittoke h 0,,,,
the wb^e in good fence and good repair. Enquire
of the Printer. _
Gault and Shaw,
No. 30. Ojeen-Sueet, corner of Burling's Slip,
11^ for file, whoiefale anti ^ i!, ?
MADE fliirts, cjar&
and fine,
Irdk'linr/en^ ? 4 "G 7-8
wds. arid yard aide's,'
Cotton checks,
Calhcues and chintzes#
Printed linens and cot
tons,
Lungee, new fi!k and
cotton roinals,
Flowered and (potter
bandAnocs,
Black Barcelona hand
kerchiefs,'
Linen and cotton, do.
Ruffin Meeting, white arc
broA
Rullia toweling,
'{Drillings and do VaTs,
Table cloths, of differ
ent sizes.
Nankeens, yellow anr
Just PUBLISHED,
And to he SOLD, wholesale and retail, by
HUGH GAIN E,
At his Book-Store and Printing-Office, in Hanover-
Square,
HUTCHI N S Improv'd;
BEING AN
ALMANACK
And EPHEMERIS of the Motions of the Sun and
Moon,
For the Year of our Lord, 1780.
CONTAINING,
The Lunation, Conjrup&ions, Edipfes, Judgment
of ine Weather, Rising and setting of the Planets,
Length of Days and Nights, Courts, Roads, &c.
T-fthe: with ufeful Tabies, Chronological Ob
fovatiohs, and ufeful Remarks.
J Humerous Reprimand;
I 2. A comical drunken Frolic.
3. The disinterested Arguments of a Boatswain,
4. An Instance of Cruelty and Diffimulatipn.
5. An Instance of the Persian Politics, in Refpea
their Marriages.
6. An Instance of Intrepidity and Greatness of
7. An Instance of Piefence of Mind, arid the Use
8. An Instance of excessive Covetousness.
9. The Effea of Joy and Sorrow.
10. A comical Story of a Parrot.
n. A'emarkable Instance of Providence.
13. A lucky Stratagem.
13. The Unsteadiness of 2 Free-Thinker.
14. The fatal Effe&s of Jealousy.
15. An Instance that the Pafficn of Love is fra
some Part of dur Lives neceflhry.
>6. A Providential Deliverance of the Duke of
Orleans. <
j 7. An Instance of Treachery and Perjury..
rl A comical Paffige between the King of Spain
and a French Ambassador.
19. A fortunate Prevention of a Plot at Venice.
zo. Of the ill Ellfe&s of Gaming amergft the
thmefc.
^Coatings an.lcoarle cuth,
I leans, ndfians and cor
duroys,,
Silk, th^ad, cotton, and
wonted hide,
Men's blue fuk gloves,
■ Ditto Doe (km and Lamb
1 (kin, do.
iiOzoabmgs^
Ribbons,
i/check flints,
(Strip'd druggets,
jackets and trowfers,
iHyfon, 1
Green, 'VTIAS,
I Sufhong, ;
And bouca J
Single refined lugar, „
Caluis and turpentine
soap, in boxes.
by Order of the Commandant.
The following RATES are elfablifhed for Ferri
ages, between this City and Brooklyn.
T^OR tranfpjrtmg every peifon from the city of
New-Y^k, to Long-Illand, or from Lony
Lland to Niw-York,
For every Hurfe or Bead, ^s.
For evevry live Calf, flog, Sheep, or Lamb, 6d.
For every dead Calf, Hog, Sheep, or Lamb, 6d.
For every Barrel of Rum, Sugar, Molasses, or
other full Barrel, IS. <bl.
For every empty Barrel, 6d.
For every empty Pipe or Hogfiiead, is. 6d.
For every Bead's Hide, 6L
For every uedreikd Calf, Sheep, or Deeifkin, 2d.
For every FMI of Butter, • 4L
Forevery Firkin or Tub of Butter gd.
For every Bushel of Salt, When, G 4 n, Seeds,
or any other thing fold by 3 fhe^ 4^
For every full Pipe or null Godie ; £s#
For tverfr Board of one Inch, 0 one LienaT ail
For every Waggon, - 1 ^
For every Pai of Cart Wheels, 2*-
For every Cupboard, Piels for Cloath^ o:
Writing D:dk, - '
For every full Flunk or Chert, . vu,
Foevery empty Trunk or Chert, -
For every hall Barrel ofFitur, & ?ny ot^
half Barrel, 6d.
For every Barrel of IFcad, is.
For every Brig of Bread or b l -^ 3',
For eveiy Gaunion of B^ -'^xey or Goose, 2d.
For every Dozen of Egg< id.
For every Do ^ : co, .:- , Duck, Heath,
' Her, \
Fofeser F^.e Tirco- . Qails, firipes, or
4ny kind of fc(4. :'-, 2 d.
For every Hu.i&ed V'^ntof Iron, Steel,
Shot, Pewter or Lead, and of Iron, Copper or
H^fs Kettles, &c. is.
For every Hundred Weight of Gun Powder, is. 6d.
For every Scythe or Sith, id.
For every Fokin of Soap, 4^
For every Cheese, 2d.
For every Corn Fan, 6d.
For every Hundred of Shingles, IS. 6d.
For every Cedar Bolt, 3d.
For every common Bag of Cotton Wool, 2d.
For every Bale of Cotton Wool or Hops, 3s.
For every Coach, 12s.
For every Photon, Bs.
For every Chaise or Chair, ss.
For every Angle Sleigh, 3s.
For every double Sleigh, 4s.
For every Piece of Ozeebrigs, 4.%
For every Piece of Blankets or Duffils, 2s.
For every Piece of Cotton, Penniftone, Flan
nel or Frize, 6d.
For every Piece of Broad Cloth, Kerfey,
Strouds, Half thicks and Druggets, 6d.
For every Piece of Duroys, Callimancoes,
Shalloons, or other nuff, and for every
Piece of Garlix, Holland or other Linen, zd.
For every Hundred of Filh (called Sheeps-head)
4s.
For every Hundred of Bass er Shad, 2s.
For every Dozen of Perdi, 2d.
Por every Hundred Weight of Copperas,
Allum or Brimstone, Is.
For every half Dozen of Wool Cards. 2d.
For every Saddle without a Horse, 3d.
For every Caie with Bottles, „ 6,.,
For every Looking Glass to Two Feet high
and upwards, 6d.
For every Hundred Weight of Rice, qd.
Articles not enumerated in Proportion to their Bylk.
If any Ferryman fliMI aik, demand, or receive any
more, or greater sum for Ferriage, than is directed
to be taken by the aforegoing Rates, report thereof
is to be made to the Officers of the Police, in order
that the Offenders may be brought to punishment.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendant Gen.
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, Jan. 12th, 1780.
CATHARINE BOWLES
BEGS Leave to acquaint the Publick, That
(he intends to open a School the firft Day
of April next, to teach Reading and Sewing.
A Trad of one hundred and twenty five
acres of exceeding fine Land, situated at
Haeriam, on the Island of New-York, oa the
eafl fide of the road, leading from this city to
K'ingfbridge; a!fo, a good Dwelling~Houfe
and'other Buildings, with four acres of choice
Land,,on the weft fide of the laid road, nearly
cppclte to the before-mentioned trad, to be
fold Separate. For terms apply to John Kelly,
-Nc~ 843, Hanover-Square.
JOHN WOOD S,
Attorney at Law,
And NOTARY PUBLIC;
WILL continue to render the Public every
service that possibly can derive from
close Study, and Application to the Business
of this Office; particularly in giving the most
impartial and fatisfadory Advice in all cases
of Law and Memorials, and all other Writings
and Conveyances of every Kind, will be
drawn firicily agreeable to the Subject Matter,
Ifully to answer the intended Purpose, and cn
I Terms to give that easy Access defigued by
Ithe original Plan, whereon this Office was
established the sth of Oduber, 1778. —Fund-
I ual Attendance from Sun-rife till 9 o'Clock in
I the Evening, at his Office, the upper End of
IQueen-Street, No. 129.
February the 7th, 1780.
To be LET for juch a term of years
as /ball be agreed upon,
SUNDRY Lots of very valuable LAND, situate
at Greenwich, on the island of New-York, on
both sides of the road leading from tffe Bowery to
the North-River road, and to the eastward of the
lad mentioned road, opposite to the farms now oc
cupied by Commissary Grant and Mr. David Camp
bell, one lot of 20 acres thereof lies to the south
ward of, and oppofne to the ground occupied by
Corner Simner. Proposals in writing for the fame,
or any part thereof, will be received by GcneralDe
Lancey. at his Oerters on Long-Island, or John
Kelly, at No, 843, 'Hanover-Square, New-York,
who has fandry houses, farms, and lots of ground to
fell in Fee Simple, or Lease.
TO BE SO L I),
TO be Sold at PJdF '^r.,?.. 10^ \%e 4 efTv .
the firil Day of Much, er at priva e Sale ai y
Time before, the very vaiual/e, f?rm lately the
Property of Talman Waters, Require, late ot
Flushing, deceased ; contaming Two Hundred and
Thirty Acres of L^nd, Timtv of which is Wood-
Land, Twenty-Five Acres of Orcharding, m^ of
the Trees' grafted, and a 'Number of other Iriuit
Trees ; Thirty Acres of good Alt Meadow, and
Ten Acres of Cloves Meadow : There is on said
Farm a very good Dwelling H<™L, Barn and Qut-
Houtes ; likewise, all the mevtahte EXtoe, such as
Cuttle, Horses and Hogs, Hou/bold Furniture, and
Faming Urenfils. The Venduei to begin at 10
o'clock.
Conditions of the ^e Sale will, Sam. Doughty,
be matte k.ng„non 'be Day William Waters,
cfSileby'us the Executors. , John Waters.
February the ill 1780*
TO'~B E01777'
A VERY pleasant situated Farm, at BThwick
Crol's-Kead,• on Loug-]flnnh, oppohte to
Rapalje's Tavern, 5 Miles from the Ferry; or it is
a'^ood Dwelling House, Kitchen, and Barn, an
.valient bearing Orchard, producing the bed of
'liver and Timothy Hay, and all manner of Fiuit-
G^s, it has a good Well and Gaideb at the Dior ;
The nidi of it is io new Stone Fence, cmains
aimut 20 Acres of Land, b-sides a Piece of Wood-
Lind pear it, very Suitable for a Gentleman's
Country Sea:, Merchant, or'Ttadefinan. Any
Per'en may know the Conditions by applying to the.
Printer, or Owner on the P eludes.
STOLE N,
f\UT of the Entry of the Subfetiber last
Friday Night, a middle sized HAIR
TK U NK, with Iron Hinges, containing
Matters which can be of no real Use to any
Person but the Owner. If the printed Work
that was therein can be conveyed in any Man-,
ner back again, it will oblige
HUGH GAINE.
TOBE SOL D,
THE eftme of CHARLES W ARD AP
THORP, Esq; at Bloomingdale, confiding
of about 300 acres of choice rich land, chiefly mea
dow, in good order, on which are two very fine or
chards of the best fruit, one of them in its prime,
and the other beginning to bear plentifully. An
exceeding good house, elegantly finished, com
-manding beautiful prpfee&s of the East and North-
Rivers, on the latter of which the estate is bounded.
Also, a two story brick house, for an oyerfeer
and servants. a waft house, cyder house and mill,
corn crib, a pidgesu house, well flocked; a very
large barn, and hovels for cattle, large (tables and
coach houses, and every other convenience.
About the dwelling house is a very handsome
pleasure garden, in the Rnglifh tafle, with good
kitchen gardens, well furnifned with excellent fruit
trees, of molt kinds , in Ihort, nothing is wanting
to make it a most agreeable and profitable estate
for a gentleman, having a good landing and
wharf on the river, where may be advantageous
ly built, a diltillery or brewery, as, fufficient Tup
ply of water runs '%< The whole of the build
ings are almost 1^ and in good repair For
terms, apply to JO A KELLY, No. 843, Hauo
ver-Squaie, New-York,
Who has to dispose of, a lease of 14 years, of
three newwell built Houses and Lots of Ground,
marked No. 1,2, and 3, each lot containing 16 feet
in breadth, and #OO feet in depth, the whole en
closed with % strong pelt fence, and Situate in a good
stand for buftnefs near the Ship-Yards, in Oliver
ftreet, fubjeft to a rent of 81. per annum each.
Also, sundry Lots of Ground advantageously situate
in this city, to be leafed for such a term of years as
(ball be agreed upon.
TO ITE SOLD,
And entered upon the firft of May next,
A Convenient Dwelling House, two dory and
an half high, with several other conveniences,
all in good repair, situate in Little-Queen-ftreef, No.
1 5 . Enquire of Thomas Quill, living on the pre
mises, who will give an indisputable title for the
fame.
To be S O L D,
(Postsa 110 be gi^en the Firfl of May next)
T'WO Houses and Lots of Ground, fauate
in the Broadway, .belonging, to ths
eßate of Jacobus'Turk, deceased. For par
ticulars, enquire at the fubferibers,
HENRY ROJME, Executor,
ELIZ. CAMPBELL, Executrix.
N. B. If said Houses are not disposed of on
or before theist of April next, then to be
lett for the ensuing year.
' g -'AKEN up tome time ago at Hallett's
Cove, a LONG BOAT, that rows
with fix oars. Whoever has loft the fame, may
have her again, proving their property and
paying charges, by applying to John M'Con
nell, at Hallett's Cove.
-FO'R E;
At THOMAS ROACH'S,
.6.942, Water street, near the Fly-Market,
The following A RTICLES:
OLD Madeira wine
n, the pipe quarter
c<fk, or dozen.
Port wine by the pipe,
her liead, quarter-calk,
or cozen,
Claret and Mountain do.
by the dozen,
Malmfey do. per gallon,
London porter per dozen,
Taunton ale per do.
Bristol beer per do.
English cyder per d^.
Old Jamaica Spirits by the
puncheon or gallon,
Welt India rum per do.
French brandy in cases or
per gallon,
Holland geneva in cases
and jugs,
Ralberry brandy in bot
tles,
Cherry do. per gallon,
N. B. A few pipes choice port wine, Lifbem wine
in quarter-fl&s, and some bottles of old arrack.
Fine h'yfnn, gr^en and
belief TEAS,
Coffee, chocolate, pepper,
alfyice, vinegar, oil,
Basket flit, fmoaking to
bacco,
Ginger, cloves, cinnamon
Single end double reaped
loaf sugar,
Powdered and mufeovad#
do.
Poland ftarc'n, indip,
Cafiile soap by the box or
le's,
A few boxes of choice
lemons,
Corks, sealing-wax, ,
Rofc butter in firkins and
kegs, lately arrived,
Some queen's ware, plates
howls, bafons and mu~t,
Also, a parcel of double
Gloucester cheese, just
received, &c. &c.
r ^-C>^ .f I, ;h Teak. 0. a F^L for '
„( YeTs to conic, in aagord a Siand 1%
Bn mess as any in this City. Also a Bibi.T
liable. For Particulars apply to Fl,G.Aise.
By Permiinon of the Commandant.
TICKETS of a LOTTERY.
E''>R the benevolent purpose of giving comfort la
' the distressed at this rigorous season, are now for
ride at Captain V. P. Afofield's, at No. 497, Smith
} Street; Mr. Bright, Na. 190, Queen-Street ; arid
I Mr. D. Grim, No. 439, William-Street; who ai<*
I appointed managers. Also of the fcveral Printer,
;s C H E'M E:
t Prize f 1000 Dollars, is 1090
2 do. 500 are 1000
6 do. 200 I'2oo
1 5 ( 'o. 100 1560
40 do. 50 2000
110 do. 20 2200
265 do. 10 2650
1075 do. 6 6450
1514 Prizes,
4486 Blanks.
6000 Tickets, at 3 Dollars each, are 18,000
Dollars.
Subject to a Deduction of 15 per cent.
The pibfirs arifirg from the Lottery, will be paid
to the Tie d'uret of the Overseers of the Poor.
'TO BE SOLD B'Y
James Stewart,
By wholeiae and retri, at his Store, No. 955, Bur
ling's-flip, orpofue Rhinlander's china (tore,
BLankats, 7-4 wide,
Ditto 6-4 ditto,
I Mitings,
IDuffiis,
Mens ribb'd and plait
knit worried dockings,
Whole and half barrel:
beef, put up for family
use,
Whole and half barrels
Rem/en & Cew^boveft
At their STORE, No. 935, ^ Water Stree
the Corner otyofite Mr. tarnoß's, between t__
Coffee-Houfe and Fly-Market, bale for SALE 03
the Imcf Terms, the followng Articles :
Madeira, Liibor.,
Teceriffe, Sherry,
and Red Port Wines,
by the pipe, quarter
calk or less quantity,
Brandy, geneva by the
case, do. by gallon,
Old Jamaica Spirits, Old
Antigua rum, common
Welt-India do.
Molasses, Mufeovado fu
g.iis, by the hogshead
or less quantity, leal
and lump sugars, *
Mould and dipped can
dles, white and brown
soap,
Irilh mess beef in barrels,
aad halt barrels,
Nutmegs, cloves, mace
and cinnamon,
Snuff in blaudeis,
Hvfw. and gr-en te^s,
T O BA J 0 Lb,
Three large new Brick HOUSES
BEING part of the estate of Capt.Waldron bi 7
One of those houses, No. z, i? moll advanr
oufly situated on thg Dock, near the Alba:v
and now occupied by Mr. Doughty, tavern
confiding of four large rooms on the firft, and;
number on the second floor, elegantly papered
finished, and a garret divided.into four cemmd/iu
rooms, vvirh yard, ci#.era and other convenience s,
likewise a fine water Lot, opposite thereto; anomer,
No. 249, in Little Dock-Street, occupied by Mr. Peter
Vanburgh LivingAon, pin. containing the fame num
ber of rooms, and equally we I finished with No. z.
and the third, No. 500, in the fime Street,.now in the
tenure of Mr. Reded, * house of three story high,with
three rooms cm each hoc., wel. haifhed. And two
fpacioute Lots of ground in Wine Coop th cer, and one
Lot oppofre to Vee Exchange; on which Lo:s are
the bricks erf three large houses, which were burnt in
the firit lire. Propofols for the fidd houses and lots,
or any ofitem, will be received by the Did Captain
Blaugh, st Guana'#, in King's county, on Nassau-
LLm?, or by John Kelly, Nora y=Public, Do. 543.
Hanover-Square, who has a very fine Lot of ground
in the Broad W^y to difrofe cf, as also, another
Lot in Cortkodt or Le>rv-4rt '
ONE KE G,
(Containing about 56 Ib.)
-Of BOWEN's
Patent SAGO POWDER,
For making Jelly,
To be SOLD regfonably, fur CASH.
Enquire of the Printer.
"COACHES.'
Two elegant Coaches, as Waiting Job^
with able Horses and careful Drivers,
TO bj hired to any Gentlemen, Ladies,
&c. Also EXPRESS HORSES, by
JOSEPH STEVENS,
Next Door to the SugamHoufe, Crown-Street,
FLOUR,
Of the firft Quality, to be Sold bv
JOSEPH BREWER,
At hi# Store No. 961. in Burling's Slip.
JOHN ROBERT S,
Corner of Crown-free, in the Broad-Way, nerr
the Ofwego-Market, has for sale,
Iff ADEIRA, port, Lisbon andTeneriffe wines,
by the pipe or fuuller quantity, new rose
butter bp the firkin, candles by the box, soap ditto,
teas of all kinds, coffee, chocolate, rum, Spirits, by
the puncheon, or smaller quantity, gin by the c'',
loafand other ft^ars, cinnamon, mace, cloves,pepper,
ginger, Office, and every other article in the grocery
way.
p:uk, for family use,
Exceeding fine ox tongues
in half firkins,
Loaf fug“ar,
Mufeovado sugar,
Fine hyfon am. fulhong
teas,
Coffee,
Molars,
Old cane spirits.
foufhong and bohea
ditto,
Chocolate and coffee.
Pepper and alfpice,
Loudon porter, bottled
Taunton ale and Li
ve: pool beer, Playing
cards,
Roll aed cut tobacco,
Poland frarch,
Writing paper and Tear
ing wax, ,
Double and single Glou
cester cheese, belt rote
butter in firkins.
New rice in fierce#,
A few kentle of excel
lent codfifh,
Wool cards by the dozen,
Indigo, copperas, and
powder blue, ibid that
of different sizes.