The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-10-11 00:00:00, page 3

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One Hundred Guineas Reward.
™. 4? HEREAS a most daring Robbery,
VV was committed on the Night of the
6th Instant, in the House of Jeffc Conklyn,
at Brushy-Plains, on Long-Island, by Persons
unknown. The above Reward, with a free
aud uniimitted Pardon from his Excellency
the Commander in Chief, is hereby offered
.0 any Accomplice, or Abetter therein, who
fiall prove Evidence against the Principal,
a id any the Rest of his Aflociates, on their
b ing apprehended, and brought to condign
j'uni; ment ; for Fulfilment of which the
Pniter makes himfelf liable.
This Day, at 11 o'clock will be fold, near the
Coffee-boufe,
A few Hogsheads of Jamaica spirits, with
beef, and pork in barrels.
ALSO, will be fold to-morrow, at the Vendue-
House, below the Coffee-Houfe,
60 pieces of Irish printed linens,
With a box of Shop goods.
The sale will begin 1-2 after 10 o'clock.
By P. M“DAVITT.
WOOLLENS,
Aborted from the Manufacturers, and now opening
By RICHARD SMITH,
At bis Store, No. If, ^ueen-flreet,
(late Ward and Selkrig's)
' W Assortment of frefh Woollen Goods suitable
d I for the Season, among which are Duffil and
01 er Blankets, blue, black and drab Cloths suitable
for Leggings for the Army, &c. &c. &c. to be fold
per Bale or Piece, on low Terms, for Cash.
' 6 be fold at publick Auction on Wednejday next,
to begin precisely at One o'Clock, at the House
of the late Alexander Mackenzie, Cabinet
Maker, on Cruger's Wharff, at the Sign of the
St Andrew's Cross, and to continue from Da,
to Day, until all is fold :
Aarge and general assortment of dry goods,
.onfifting of calicoes, checks, cloaths, flops
and handkerchiefs of all forts, &c. Also, rum,
wine, beer, with houlhold furniture, mohagony
bedsteads and beeding, tables and chairs ; likewise
wearing apparel ; also a good assortment of Carpen
ters tools, and a quantity of Mohagany in Planks.
By Fegan and Dean.
r ^t G.?n^l KnvpHanftn, attacked a rebel
parrole of Moyland's dragoons, under the
v^inand of Lieut. Gill, near East-Chester,
1, : .. that officer prifooer, with one private,
I t n^her dead upon the foot, and put the
re^ to flight. One ileihan was f]ighily wound
ed upon this occasion.
Yeft^day died at the feat of the Honoura
th Charles Ward Apthorpe, Esq; at Bloom
-rO^e, Mr. William Apthorpe, late of
B^)i
Lall Wednesday died very much regretted,
i her 41th year, Mrs. Grim, wife of Mr.
D vid Grim, of William-street.
NEW-YORK, Odo. 11.
The Officers belonging to General Sulli
v, 's Army are expected from the Indian
Ct ntry at Elizabeth Town, in a few Days.
Wednesday lafl died at Jamaica, on Long-
I'.od, of a Fever,Mr.John Cuyler, Son of the
.'at. Mr. Henry Cuyler, of this City,Merchant.
Ge was a Passenger in a Sloop that was lately
brought in here on her Voyage from St. Tho
imTs, for Baltimore in Maryland.
Lately died at Stateri-liland, in the 83d
Year of his Age Mr. Charles Chandine, many
Years an Inhabitant of this Place.
Died at the said Island likewise, Capt. John
Etcletas, many Years a Resident in this
City, also.
Saturday last the Ship Wallace, Capt. Ste
pherfon, of 16 Guns, and 70 Men, arrived
ere from Liverpool in 10 Weeks,
The three following Vessels have been^cap
tu ed by the Privateer Schooner Norfolk-Re
venge, out 12 Days, viz. Brig Chance, Capt.
Newill, from Portsmouth for Gaudaloupe,
loaded with Fish and Lumber; the Brig Uni
on, Capt. Hands, from ditto, to St. Croix,
with Fish and Lumber ; and the Schooner Ben
jamin, Capt. Woodbury, from ditto, bound
to the Cape.
*, A few of Gaine's Universal Register
for 1779, ufeful for all Strangers, may yet be
had at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-
Square.
I ported in the last ships from LONDON, and
TO BE SOLD, by
WI <THROP and KEMBLE,
their Store in Water Street, No. 11.
C/ ES, from 4. to 1
niches, I
Core re, assorted, 1
Ban, 1
NaiL om tod. to 4od.
Superfine flour,
Common ditto,
Mei's Pork,
Mr.'s Beef,
Military YARN HOSE,
10. GLOVES arid MITTENS,
Of the frft Quality,
To be fold on the lowest Terms, by
THOMAS GALBREATH,
At No. 219, Qieen-Street,
Who is now opening an excellent Assort-
D-cntof Coating, both twill'd and plain, and
as on Hand a general Assortment of Dry
Coads., imported in last Fleet. Also, a few
Clefts of the best [Bohea TEA, of the firft
(Quality.
LOft Yesterday Morning between Wallltreet
and Crown-street, a Silver Spur with a
Ciale Neck. Whoever will return the fame
to Mr. Rivington or Hugh Gaine, ihall have
two Dollars Reward.
Ship Bread,
Peafe,
Caftile soap,
Candles,
Tallow,
Rose butter,
Sugars,
And a few cases of excel
lent London claret,
FOR SALE,
Ar a reasonable rate, for Cash only, at
GEORGE DEBLOIS,
Senior, and 'funior's™ Store, the corner of Smith-
Street, near Pitt's Statue,
BAIZES, dutfils, bearfkiris, coatings; broad
cloths, serges, cambleteens and camblets, pop
lins, crapes, Denmark fuiteres, ever ladings, cari
mancoes, fhalloons, tammies, cotton, thread, and
worsted hosiery, worsted caps, gloves and mitts,
linnens, sheetings, dowlas, ravens duck, table
linnens, checks, threads, tapes, gauges, ribbons,
pins, needles, linnen and silk handkerchiefs. Ikde
ton wire; also, cutlery and fadlery, shoe and knee
buckles, metal and horn buttons, h@rn and ivory
combs, 44 and lod nails, window glass, wool cards,
paints, &c.
^ Three calks of well assorted DRUGS, at a
very low advance.
This DAY, will be Pubnihed, ~
VARIETY of loyal and humorous
S O N G S,
On recent Occasions:
Birth and Coronation odes, Poems serious and
farcaftical, Martial Airs and Choruffes, Constitu
tional Toasts, and Sentiments, calculated to pro
mote Loyalty and Unanimity,
Bya Briton in N EW - YORK;
With a Copy of a Letter from E H in
London to Dr. Rogers in New-York, r,,0.
Declaring then the Mifebief brewing,
How fame Divines contemplate Ruin,
To WHICH IS ADDED,
Several favourite old SONGS, with some new
ones, by icfpt&ale Subferibers, concluding with a
Cantata called the PROCESSION, with the
Standard of Fa&ion, containing Recitatives, Airs,
and Songs, characterizing the molt violent Persecu
tors of the New- York Leyalifts.
The Copies already fubferibed for will be deliver
ed as soon after Publication as possible, the Remain
der will be fold at Messrs. Alexander and James
Ribertfon's, N 0.221, Queen street, Meffis. Mills
and Hicks, No. 2, Queen street, Mr. Andrew Bar
clay, No. 25, Queen-ltreet, Mr. Valantine Nutter,
opposite the Coffee-Houfe, Water-street, and at
Mr. Philip Brooks's, No. 19, Wall-ltreet, and at
the Printer's.
By John M'Adam, and Co.
4 Hhds, Brandy,
12 Hhds. Molasses,
3 Hhds. Mufcovado Sugar,
5 Boxes Citron,
20 Tierces new Rice,
14 Calks of white Bread,
1000 Bushels fine Liverpool Salt,
3 Pair new conftruded 12 Pounders, with
Shot, and,
5 Pair Double fortified 4 Pounders,
A few Pair of Swivels.
One o'Clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The valuable Brig BETS Y,
With all her Tackle and Apparel, as ihe
now lies at Murray's Wharf, about 200 Tons
burthen, and well found. Allo,
The Schooner POLL Y,
Now lying at the said Wharf.
On Thurfay, One o'Clock,
The new Prize Brig SALLY,
As she now lyes at the New-Dock, with all
her Materials, is well found in Sails, Anchors
and Cables, and a fall sailer. Inventory to
be seen at their Office.
N. B. A very valuable Ship of about „o
Tons burthen, to be difpoled of at private
SALE.
Wanted by an Officer,
A SERVANT,
Who can dress Hair, &c. Good
Wages will be given. Apply to the
Printer.
DONALD M'LEAN,
Surgeon of the late.77th regiment,
Water-street, No. 6, -weft of the fofce-boufe, ba;
just received by the sallv, C&pt. Cea,ar, the
Albion, Capt Frod, and tbe Pro/per, Capt.
But er, a very large importation of
Genuine Drugs and Medicines,
Together with a great satiety of chir'u gical i> ttru
ments of Wrigglewottit's finishing, Sharp's fphnts,
upture trusses, elaftc vegetable howl's, pewter and
rory syringes, bolus knives, final! fettles and weights,
ivarble mortars, furgvons fine lint, booties.
Like-wife come to cand, a choice colleffion of
Patent Medicines,
Together with the following in frequent demand for
the use of genteel families, viz. orange flower and
rose water, pearl barley, h^o in g-ain and in pow
der, carraway and amifeeJs, cinnamon, cloves,
mice and nubnegs, fagar candy, isinglass, double
distilled lavender water, efface burgamot, essence
peppermint, &.
' Square flint bottles with good stoppers
from half a gall nto half a pint, g r een and whit
vials, and ga,lire's of all sizes, mar'^e and glass
mortals am peitlcs, glals funnels, &c>
OR taken away by Mistake, on Thursday last
in (he Evening, from the Wharff below the
Fly-Market Bridge,, a Ship's Boat about 16 Feet
lon% clinching built; had a Rope Fender round
her Paint Work, painted above green and yellow, a
brown Streak and white Bottom ; had 4 Oars in her
and Rullocks for 5. Whoever will bring her or
give Intelligence to Messrs. Jones and Ross, will
receive two Guineas Reward.
Public Audion.
This day, XI o'clock, at the Bridge,
will be fold,
To be L E T,
TWO genteel R OOM S, for
single Gentlemen. Enquire of
the Printer.
STOLE N,
Sales by AUCTION,
By Bowman & Codner,
This day;
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
For the benefit of the Inlurcrs,
A. (Quantity of damaged goods, imported
ft in the Ship Lindol, Robert C'alcf,
Commander, confining of broadcloths, -goat
ino), German ferjes, IriT linens, &c
By BOWMAN ^d CODNER,
TO-MORROW,
At XI o'clock, at their office No. 521,
Hanover-Square,
A compleat Assortment of European goods,
amongll which are:
A Parcel of fuperfine blue, scarlet, and
mixt wide coatings, best plain and
knapt Bath beaver, do. wide and narrow,
common and twill'd ratteens, broad and forelt
cloths, of molt colours, plain and (putted
fwanfkins, kepdall cottons, German and
French serges, emboffd, do. ftrip'd linfeys,
Turkey stripes, blankets, kerfeys and plains,
white flannels Hunters cloths, Youth's, Wo
men's and Men's rib'd and plain worked,
cotton, and thread hose, breeches patterns,
ladings, fhalloons, durants, tammies, cam'-
bleteens, camblets, plads, mifinets, and
grizzetts, mohair, silk, hair, and fca'rftwift,
fewiwg silks, all colours, corduroys, buck
roins, lawns, millinets, hankerchiefs, writ
ing paper, quils, &c. &c.
(Sale continues in the Afternoon)
Just imported,
In the last Vessels from LOND 0 N,
And to be fold by
HUGH GAINE,
At the Bible and Crown, Hanover-Square,
BIBLES, Dilworth's Spelling-Books,Testaments,
Common Prayers, Welt-India Pilots, Mariners
Compass, Kalendar and Daily Affittant, Atken.-
fon's Epitome, Rollin's Ancient HUtofy, 10 Vol.
School of Arts, Life of Colonel Gaidiner, Pilgrim's
Progress, Thomas a Kempis, Paradise Loft and Re
gained, Young's Night Thoughts, Borton's Fourfold
State of Human Nature, Beveridge's Thoughts on
Religion, Johnfm's, Young's, Bailey's, Fenning's,
and Dyche's Dictionaries, Entick's Pocket Dic
tionary, Boyer's Grammar and Dictionary, Guthe
ry's and Salmon's Grammars, Quarto Bibles, Pope's
Works, 6 Vol. Spectator, 8 Vol. Preceptor, 2 Vol.
Quincey's Difpenfatory, Sharp's Surgery, Goucht's
Surgery, Douglass on the Muscles, Macquire's Chy
miftry, Salmon's Gazeteer, Littleton's History of
England,Young Man's Companion,Glafs's Cookery,,
Art of Knowing Mankind, Lloyd's Byography,
Smollet's and Jervis's Don Quixot, Gil Blas, Bo
lingbroke's Miicellaneous Works, Thompson's Sea
fons,|Telemachws, Vocal Music, 2 Vol. The Mosque,
Roderick Random, Father's Arithmetic, Pope's Ho
mer, Anson's Voyage, Beatie on the Immutability
of Truth, Watts's Lyric Poems, History of England,
by Question and Answer, Monttfquieu's Letters,
Love's Surveying. Novels; Tom Jones, Barlow,
Elvira, Man of the World, Unfortunate Union.
Aatequarian, Double Elephant, Atlas, Imperial,
R yal. Medium, Demy, Folio and Qjarto Post,
Foolscap and Pot Paper-
Charts of Florida, South-Carolina, N^rth-Caro
lina, Virginia, Permfylvania, New-England, River
and Gulf of St. Lawrence; some of them on Cloth,
with Rollers.
The very best of Quills, Pens, Sealing Wax, and
Wafers ; high and low priced Penknives of various
Kinds; Middleton's very belt Lead Pencils ; Slates,
and Slate Pencils.
Very neat Dram Bottles, covered with Leather.
Neat Pewter Ink Chests, large and small, with a
Variety of Ink Pots, and some spare Ink Glafles.
Blank Books for Merchants ; and feveraLSorts of
Orderly Books for the Army..
Red and Biack Ink Powder, Patent Ink Cake, and
Shining. Sand; Sea Journals ready ruled for the
Navy and Merchantmen.
A Variety of New Songs set to Music.
Gear Variety of Travelling Cases for Gentlemen
of the Army, very complete, with (having Appara
tus, &c. &c.
Variety of Gentlemen and Ladies Pocket Books;
ve^y neat Afs-lkiu Memorandum Books, of different
Sizes ; Scales and Dividers of various Sorts.
Madeira wines
of the firft
quality, in pipes,
quarter calks or
bottles,
Po-t Wines, in do. do.
Lilbon Wines, in do.
Claret,)
Sherry > Wines,
And other)
Old Spirits,
Old Rum,
Common Rum,
Geneva,
Arrack,
Brandy,
Shrub,
Molasses,
Rice,
Bottled Ale & Beer,
Vinegar,
Oil,
Mallard,
Pickles,
Gammons,
Frelh Rose Butter,
Chelhire and Glou
cester Checfe,
Raifons and Almonds,,
A generous Price will be given for empty Bot
tles, at the above mentioned Store.
"Blank FkEN^
ind AMERICAN Commissions,
fold by Ilu^h Guine.
BOOTH and MESIER,
Attheir STORE No. 226, t^yeon-Street,
Have for Sale:
Tamarinds,
Wet and-dry Sweet
meats,
Pearl Barley,
Split Peafe,
Very high flavoured
Hyfon, Soufhong,
and Bohea Tea,
Double and single re
fined Sugar,
Powder and Mufcova
do Sugar,
Coffee,
Chocolate,
•pices of every kind,
Packing fait in bar
rels,
Indigo,
Starch,
Powder and Fig-blue,
Hard Soap,
Candles,
Guimarens, Plumbs,
an I Peaches, in
boxes from 2 to 5
pound weight,
Macabau Snuff,
Vinegar, in kegs of 2
, gallons each.
' Public AuSton.
TO-MORROW,
At the Coffee House,
2 bales of 8-4 land 9-4 green tugg^
2 bales of 8-4 and 9-4 rose blankets,
8 Pieces of Indian Blankets,
ALSO,
The Sloop REVENGE,
Burthen about 43 tons, a new vessel, not ^
months off the flocks, fails remarkably fall, is
well found, with two pair of carriage guns and
one pair of swivels, as she lies a. Wells's wharf.
On WEDNESDAY Morning,
At Daniel M'Cormick's Audion^ .
Room,
A large parcel of course and midling broad
Cloths, forelt cloths, coatings, bazc, Irish
poplins, silk, linen and gauze handkerchiefs,
plain, flriped and spotted gauze, blond lace,
coarse Irilh linens, felt hats, with a variety of
Other goods.
Public Auction.
This Day at 12 o'Clock, at the Albany Pier,
will be Sold,
4000 White Oak Hogshead Heading.
lomorrow at 12 o'Clock, at Bache's Wharffi
13 Hogsheads of Tobacco.
Thomas Ludlow, jun;
To-Morrow,
At H o'Clock, at the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe,
1 Calk Brandy, 20 Boxes of Cattile
Soap,
And 6 Pipes of Teneriffe Wine.
By Thomas Ludlow, jun.
This Day,
On the Dock below the Coffee-houfe Bridge
will be fold at publick Auction,
A Quantity of choice Provisions.
Sales by Au&ion,
By Duncan, Barclay, and Co.
This Day at 11 o'Clock near the Coffee-Houfe,
A Parcel of Kitchen Furniture,
A few Hogsheads Liver Oil, and,
A few Boxes of Citron.
Public AuElion.
This Day at the Coffee-Houfe Bridge will
, be fold,
ro Hogsheads of high-proof Jamaica Spirits,
And, 10 Hogsheads Mufcovado Sugars,
Cuningham and Wardrop.
To be fold on board the
Brig HAZAR D,
Lying at the Albany Pier,
NINE, 12, and 18 Pounders Carronades, of the
newest and molt approved Conftru&ion, with
compleat Carriages ; also, 3,4, and 6 Pounders,
Carronade Swivels and Cohorns, with round, grape
and Bar Shot, for 3,4, 6, 9, 12, and IS Pounders,
and a Quantity of Match Rope.- -The Approbation
these Guns have met with, the Proofs have been
made of them at Woolwich before the Right Hon.
the Commissioners of his Majesty's Board of Ord
nance, and in several Parts of G. Britain by Persons
of Knowledge and Experience, wiehthe actual Ex
perience of many Engagements at Sea, where they
have been employed with the utmost Success, leaves
no Room to doubt of their great Utility for aiming
trading Ships or Privateers.---As such they are now
offered to the Publick, and may be had upon reaso
nable Terms.,
Enquire at No. I, Mill-street.
Best London CLARET,
A few Cases remain unfold, imported in the
last Fleet from England, by
B. Waddington.
No, 8, Queen-Street.
HENRY GUEST,'
Licensed Auctioneer,
TAKES this method to acquaint his friends and
the refpeaable public in general, that at usual
hours of business he will attend at the Coffee- house,
or at No. 931, Water-street, to receive oidis for
such goods as he may be entrulted with the sale of,
agreeable to the late regulations, and hopes through
his steady care and attention to the interest of his
employers to merit their approbation. All mer
chants, traders, and others, who are pleased to fa
vour him with their commands, may be allured that
nothing shall be wanting on his part to give entire
fatisfa&ion.
N. B. Wanted to hire, a convenient STORE,
in a good stand for business. Enquire as above.
Just imported in the fleet from England, and for
SALE, at
John and Francis Atkinson's
Store, corner of the Fly-Market,
A GOOD assortment of coarse and fine
broad cloths, printed linnens, mufluu,
and callicoes, silk romal and bandano hand
kerchiefs, ribbons, perfians, taffaties, ca^-
bricks, long and clear lawns, sheetings nod
Irish linnens, mens fine hats, with a varies
of other articles. Fine hyfon, fufhong, : ?
bohea teas, currants and raisins in boxes and
quarter barrels, good frelh flour in barrels aid
half barrels.
'0 BE SOLD for no Fault, a likely NEGRO
, WENCH, about 16 Years of Age, that i^
very handy in a Family,is healthy,and can be recor, -
me red. For further Particulars apply to H.G?in<„
% % rAN LED, a profeffed Cook, to whom riv
VV molt generous Wages will be given. Fur
farther Particulars apply to Hugh G.ue.
TO BE LE T,
A FRONT Room and Bed Room
adjoining, with a Cellar under ic
in a good stand for Bufinrfs. EnquLi.
of the Printer.