The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-04-12 00:00:00, page 3

NEW-YO R K, April 12.
Extras of a Letter from Antigua, March 10.
In my last I mentioned the landing of Men
from a Rebel Ship of War call'd the Trum
bull, Captain Billings, from New-London,
on which Occasion two of the principal Inha
bitants loft their Lives—last Saturday the was
brought in here by the Venus, Captain Fer
guson, she is a fine Vessel. —On Sunday came
in a Bristol Letter of Marque, the Renown, of
16 Guns, the had been taken on Friday Af
ternoon by a French Frigate, of 36 Guns, and
a Lieutenant and 20 Men put on Board—Four
Mates, and 30 English were also on Board, the
latter were not difco^ered till they parted
from the Frigate, then they were confined
bdow —however on Saturday, the Mates con
. trived to convey a few Bars of Iron down in the
Hold, and the Chief Mate, whose Name is
Afhfield Hunt, seized the French Lieutenant ;
immediately the Word was given, the Centries
were attack'd, their Arms taken from them,
and the Ship brought in here—they had tho''
a very severe Conflict for it, as only 13 English
could get on Deck till the Affair was over,
and these unarmed, however the Frenchmen
were horribly maul'd, nine of thenrbruifed and
beat to Pieces with Iron Bars, for they made a
Bout Refinance One Frenchman being pur
sued by a Sailor, with a Piece of Iron Bar,
jumped over the Bow, with a Cutlass and
Hanger in his Hand, his Courage having en
tirely left him—Five of the English were
wounded, byt will recover? —Mr. Hunt is un
hurt, and will no doubt, with the other brave
Fellows, be rewarded for his Bravery—The
Frigate is call'd Le IphigefT, and had taken
the Day before a Liverpool Ship, call'd the
Ellis, of 28 Guns.
► By Persons of Credit lately arrived from the
Enemy's Country, we learn that Colonel Joseph
Brant, had tent a Flag into Sufl'ex County, in
New-Jersey, to inform the Inhabitants, of his
having been apprized that many of them who
laft°Yclr pretended Friendihip and Attachment
Amicus.
When the Americans that carried in our provision
foop to Dominica complained to Bingham of their
prize having been taken from there# and their hands
having being tyed behind their backs, he gave a
French firing, and told them Inch tilings would hap
pen, and mult be pocketed for the good of their
country.
March 3. A report prevailed yesterday, that his
M jetty's (hip Ariadne bad taken a French Frigate.
The following drips arrived here from London on
Saturday and Sunday last, Bafleterre, Blair ; Elt
ridge, Afhing'on ; Generous Planters, Calfe;
Betky, and bally, Julius; Ottley, Wrikiufm;
Woodley, M'Namara; Deep Bay, Lull.; Mat
thew, Sleig ; Neilfon, Hays ; and Catharine Patti
fon.
The Ottley, Capt. Wilkenfon, was boarded in
the Channel by a French Cutter, Wilkenfon and
his men (having no fire anw) defended the (hip
with cutlasses, &c. one of the Fiendmen jumped
ir,to the main chains, who indmtly had Iris head
feveredfiom his body, and an >ther loft his arm, on
which they quitted the (hip @nd (heated off.
A Lift of the Fleet on the Leeward
Island Station.
Teffels. Guns. Ttfels. Guns.
Prince of Wales, ) Diamond, 32
Adm. Barrington, , 74 Aurora, 28
Royal Oak, 74 Boreas, 28
Conqueror, 74 Dromidary, 28
Grafton, 74 Carisford, 28
Cornwall, 74 Su PP ] y,26
Albion, 74 Ariadne, 20
Fame, 74 Perseus, 20
Suffolk, 74 Cumberland, 20
Elizabeth, 74 Bunker's-Hill, 1$
Magnificent, 74 Snake, 16
Sultan, 74 Favorite, 16
Princess Royal, 7 _ Ariel, 20
Admiral Byon, J'' Star, 12
Yarmouth, 70 Vulture, , 14
Bayne, 68 Hope, 12
Nonfuch, 64 Pelican, 12
St. Albans, 64 Barbados, 12
Monmouth, 64 Carcas Bomb, 8
Trideat, 64 Savage, 15
Vigilent, 74 Total 40
Medway, 64 21 Sail of the Line.'
Stirling Castle, 60 3 Fifties,
Preston, 50 8 Frigates,
His, 50 3 Twenty gun (hips
Centurion, 50 9 Sloops of war.
Venus, 36 1 Bomb.
Weazle and Ceres, of 18 guns each, taken.
BASSETERRE, (in St. Cb^bfr) Feb. 20.
We base the pLafure of giving our readers the
Blowing account of the American Pyrans in these
Seas:,
A Brig of 16 guns, funk gbing into Guhdaloupe
in the night time and only 18 men laved. \
The Pickering of twenty odd guns, run alhore
on the Cobler's Rock, Barbados, by the Aurora.
The Buncker's Hill taken at St. Lucia.
The Cumberland taken by the Pomona.
The Trumbull orJVarien which pluode:ed To
bago, by the Venus. The Venus allo cut out a
Wraiilport that had been taken by the Cumberland,
lying under the fire of two batteries at Point Salute,
Martinico. She had 60 men, a Captain and En
lign on board, from 11 ilifax to Quebec.
We hear by way of St. Euftatius, that France is
filing for peace, and that peace with America, is on
foot as following, viz. New Charters to be granted
to the Americans, on condition, that France difa
nulis fupputing or aiding them in their Independen
cy, and that France, Spain and the Saps °f Hol
land are to be Guarantees. If so, I think Prance
and the other powers mayiplainly fee that O.d Eng
land will ever maintain its Sovereignty.
Feb. 27. The provision vrff.l from this island was
taken within three leagues of St. Lucia, by an Ame
rican privateer, and, a vtffel from Barbados lorded
with live dock for the troop', was taken jutt under
the Sugai Loaves.
The Americans put on board the prov fion vessel
on coming into pint had their hands tyed behind
their backs, and m this manner were turned alhoie,
and the French sized on the prize. Thus America
is made a Jackall to France, as our Flavius was to
to, for that every Man who did not join him
upon his Approach to their Country, Ihbuld
be deemed and treated by him as an Enemy,
and that he (hould soon lay the Country watte
•as low as the Mufkankunk. His Troops ^
been again 'at Wyoming, dro\e off all the
Cattle and every Thing else without the For:
that was moveable, where several of the Rebels
had been killed and taken Prifonep.
The Shawanefe Indians have taken a Fort
from the Rebels upon one of the Brancnesef
the Ohio.
From the fame Quarter we are informed,
that 700 Creek and Cherokee Indians rad
marched to join the Royal Army ia Georgia,
under the Command of General Pfevoil; dri
Intelligence has ' also been received direA)
from Georgia, by a Privateer which ar cd
here last Thursday. There are 20 0 of the
Royal Army encamped on Brier Creek, .ws
which a Bridge is constructing to facilitate a
Communication with the Country.
} The Congress have lately affe^bled at Tiri
ladelphia, about 600 Carpenters of oi:rerent
Sorts; which we hear are to be sent to the
Southward, and that the firft Detacher.<
kiting of about i.^, marched from linAJci
phia some Time rate.
The Sloop King George, Capt. Fenton, of
this Port, the loth ult. took a Ship from Pro
vidence for Surinam, Tredwell, Matter, with
a valuable Cargo, and was proceeding with her
for Georgia by the last Accounts.
• Capt. Tweed from a Cruize, about 14 Days
ago (poke with Capt. Rowell, in a Privateer
Sloop from Liverpool, whieh Place he left the
later end of January, who informed, hriq 3
French East India Men had been taken and I
carried inter England during the last Winter, }
5 of which fell to the Share of the Liverpool
Merchants.
Saturday last the Brig Boyd, Capt. Temple
man, arrived here in 52 Days from Madeira,
with 200 Pipes of Wine : Whilll he lay there,
there was a violent Gale of Wind, in which
Sea. On the Coast he fell in with Capt. Stout,
in a Privateer Schooner of this Port, all well
on Board.
Fegels font in since cur t^ft.
The Sloop Molly, Monro, Mailer, from
Providence for Santa Croix, by the Privateer
Sloop Sutherland, with Lumber and I qbacco.
The Brig Isabella, from Virginia, with 200
Hogsheads of Tobacco, &c.&c. by fflie^Mo
hawk, Capt. Freeman ; Dolphin, Capt.'(weed,
&c. who the Day beso r e took a Virginia Boat,
with 30 Hegfheads of Tobacco, &c.
A Sloop with Lumber, from New-London,
by .the Rose Bud, Capt. Duncan.'
Sloop Vidlory, from Sewee River, in South"
Carolina with Tobacco, anddome Indigo, by
the Tory's Revenge, Capt. Leader, and the
St. Andrew, Captain Dewald. The firft of
March the Tory's Revenge, took an empty
Brig from Bolton, for South Carolina, and
sent her into Georgia.
A Sloop from Virginia, with Flour, by the
St. George, Captain Carewi
«% 0^^)! ^^dyO^ s^s§ ^„ o;^ &)Q;
Public Auction.
By JAMES INGLIS.
On Tuesday next, the 13th IniKrit, @t his
Office, No. 915, in Watcr-ffreet, wC: be
fold, a great Variety of ieafonable Dry
Goods, and a Box of Medicine.
Public Auftiou.
THIS DAY, at it o'clock,' at our au&ion
room, will be fold,
A variety of DRY GOODS,
Confiding of
Superfine, green, buff, and fashionable co
loured broad cloths, corded demity and dutch
cord, corduroys, marfeillcs quilting,cambricks,
catgut, black fatten, biack peelon, white far
fenet, black and white silk mode, ealimancoes,
mens silk flockings, mens and womens ffioes,
womens white kid gloves, writing paper, black
legers and journals, pins, needles, coloured
threads, womens flays, thread lace, black apd
coloured ribbons, tambour vest shapes, &c.
On TUESDAY,
The fails, cables, anchors and rigging of a
schooner."
Cunningham and Wardrope.
A few chells fine frefh bwhea aodhefon teas,
and fuperkne scarlet broad cloths, at private
sale.
JOHN ~STOUGHTON,'
At his store, No. 512, Hanover Square, three
doors weft of the Admiral's house,
Has for sale on the molt reasonable terms,
A Frefh assortment of groceries, of the latest
importation, bed London claret in bottles
by the dozen, Madeira and other wines, of the
best quality, of various kinds, as likewise some
frefh barrels of limes, just arrived from St.
Kitts, per the hundred or finaller quantity,
Geneva in cases, spirits, spices, Shore's best
bottled porter, Liverpool ale, &c
Public Autlion, at the Coffee "Houfe,'
This DAY,
A Parcel of fine old St. Kills RUM.
TO-MORROW,
6 Quarter Calles of old Sherry,
2 Pipes Red Port, and,
12 Boxes of Soan. By
DANIEL M'CORMICK.
CT'O BE LET, from the firll of May next,
A a HOUSE with a Garden .adjoining,'
near the Windmill. Enquire of Hugh
Gain&
to the Cause for which jie was carrying on
Hostilities, had since taken up Arms; he'nuw
gave them Notice, that no longer any Regard
to Profeffiohs of that Kind would be attended
he was obliged to cut his Cables, and put to
Sale by AUCTION,
By BOWMAN and CODNEk,
To morroio at the toffe&Houft,
e Q_ ntitv of Beef & Pork in Tiercesandß?rrels,
,J afew .Ch Its of the very belt Bohea Tea.
dhis Bay at 12 /Clock at the Coffee Hcuje, dll be
fell by publfk Auction,
10 Barrels of SUGAR.
To morrow, at 11 oCUck, at the Auction Room
oppofae the Coffee- House,
An elrgint Aflortment 01 Jewellery, with some
Cowrie I<fh Lindens. By ' ?
HUGH PARKER, Auflioneer.
Public Au&ion,
By D.LiMan, Barclay, and Co.
f ? /It ri 0 rn<d the dore late Mr.W iiliam Bailey's
A -3No, o>, Hanover-lqnare, as their Ltcenfed
AeAioh Romt till the fiat of May next ;at which
/,<s, jins Day and To-morrow, will be continued
lie tJ&o; iondware, jewellery, (rath a final! aflort
mcat of dry-f >ods) as advertised in last Monday's
rod W§dqtfda)'s papers. And on Wednesday, a
few Pieces it neat buufhold furniture, 'among which
are, one pair of elegant oval sconces, a set of moba
ganv clyirs, aHong dining and a tide-board table,
cyvo lulls <f window curtains, with an aflortment of
beautiful' jaflpared tea tables, boards and waiters, a
reap 11 ban feirett,/ and a pair of globes, See.
N.& S<iri Duncan, Barclay and. Co. have to dilpafe
of at private f'J%a arcel of excellent DUMB FISH.
Public Auction.
This Day at 10 o'Cloch, at HaHeti's Wbarff,
30 Hhds. of the very belt Tobacco,
30 Barrels of Tar, a few calks Indigo,
by TirOMAS LUDLOW/ Juniors
To be Sold at Public Auction,
TO-MORROW,
At 12 o'clock, at tkfe merchants Coffee-houfe,
20 Barrels of Flour, 1 calk of Garden feeds,
1 Calk of Almonds, and io calks ofßriftol
manufactured trails aborted, by
THOMAS LUDLOW, Jan'.
TO-MORROW,
At the Merchants Ceffee-hßufe, at I o'Clock, dll be
fold the Brigantine
PR OVIDENC E,
Lying at Tommy's Whaif. She i^ a-strong well
built vessel, bin then about 150 tons, fitted for guns,
an excellent merchantman, and well found. Inven
tory to be seen at Moore and Neale's, or at the office
of THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
.At fame time will be fold, about 5 > hog(heads cf
Salt.
To be Rid at public Ruehen, To-morrow, at
I o'Clock, at the Merchants Coffie-Hcufe, the
LORD RAWDON,
Latch fi redout fefthe nierchants service, and is
n,w pad) to take in freight! She mounts to four
plunders, Raftwo suits of fills, and three anchors
and cables, ah in good order, and is a remarkable
frit failing vessel. Inventory to be seen at the Cof
fee-Houfe, anl at theoffice df,
THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
TO BE LET,
Al FVSHWICK,
APleafant situated FARM, containing about 40
acres of I,nd, with a good dwelling haufe,
for., and orchard, containing a variety of good
grafted fruit, fifo, oysters, and crabs are to be had
in abundance ocar ftid farm. (The whole in good re
pair. For further pamcularq, apply to Thomas
Duncan, No. 328, Bock-drect.
ROBERT.COUPER,
No. 841, next Door to Hugh Maine's in Hanuuer-
Square, has for SALE on tie lowest terms a Tu
?lety bf'•
GO O I) S,
Confining of fu perfine Broadcloths of various
colbuts with suitable trimmings.
OLD and silver and edgings,
j spangled buttons Gold and silver laces,
Double milled drabs, Looping, and bands
fit for great coats, with tassels,
A variety of kuh's foi Ribbons',
gentlemens jackets Ferries and bindings,
and breeches. Men and womens silk
Ditto for ladies gowns and leather gloves
and skirts, Gentlemen a*d ladies
A large assortment of neat made ihoes by
'men and womens the pair,
hosiery, Fine and course hats,
Di.;o of gauzes, lawns Needles, pins and
and muslins, thread, 1
Silk, mullin, kenting Playing cards, and
and pocket handkfs, many other article.
Black, blond and mi too tedious to menti
nionet thread heej on.
-fl 'sNyL-T,
A T Newtown, a fniall country SEAT, one mile
bom the public landing, with a good house
anti b^rn, and a variety of fruit trees. An, person
inclining to purchase the fame, mav ^pply to David
Titus, at Brooklyn Ferry. If not fold, to be
LET.
fy -AKEN away, on Tuesday abeinovu the 6th
A Hitt, from along fide of the Ariel sloop, ly
ing avVan Dams's wharf, a moses built BOA T,
long nern fleets, her item broke and nailed on again,
has row-locks for tw<, fculs amidfhip. Any person
who will bring the boat to Van Dam's, or acquaint
Samael Buffy, so that he may have her again, Qiall
receive HALF a GUINEA reward.
To be fold at public ARaidu, at the
Cffe Houje, on Tburjday next, at
I o'Cloik, the Bri\;
WIND^OR ~ PACKET,
A,T°™ T'-g at ''" we ft file °f''" Albany dock.
I'4 Shots §yeatsod, aft rung well built Vessel,
vet, welfc^lcul udlor carrying borfes on deck, and
web ko vn vhn m'the uanfport service, as a le
maik/T Uri Filler. Inventory to be seen at
DANIEL M'CORMICK's.
rx^AKEN away lorne nights ago at ui'
l Cranedo^k; a clincher built YAWL, whir
bottom, and black upperworks. A repaid cf TW'
GUINEAS vill.be given r < >an- , , son whocau ic
form where ft^e may be found, ' = a.-plying to the
Printer. •
Public Auction.
This day 12 o'Clock, ,t Tanclams acharT will
be SOLD,
By John M'/ldam, and Co.
A Cargo of Pipe STAVES.
One o'clock at the Coffie Heufe, the
hull and lower marts., of the (hip Thames .D::
ton, as foe now lies on Governor's Island,
'For DE-ihiITT
IRT'\ (With the so. Convoy,)
a The Snow L UC
1 YING at J\lurre\
'- J '" ready to take i, 'I no
aniV^T.-K-^^ mas Smith, Comifiandi, Rih. -
tation built, a remarkable fait sailer, and well fom.d
For Freight or pafiage.apply to the Lid Thorn, s
Smith, at Mr, Halekon'§, No. 1100, V/ate^-Satv.
opoofce the Ceff'e-Hbyfe. / , if tfl
WAN lED, a perlon to five - as a R % g'
Steward on board one of his Majeft ; 's vc:
ftls of war. If he ha* ever been at sea, andin th.
employ before, it will be better, he will I.^t v.fr .
411 due enc.rurakement, bf^polytng to the Prints „
T°b'T E soT D, Tubfc
This morning at 12 o'clock, at Halier,
wharf,
A caboufe, and the fails and materials of a
brig. -
Fresh-baked Ship BREAD.
AQnantty to be fold by Richard Jenkrir.
nex^Door to the Sign of the Three irin.
No. 24, John street
tublilbcd, and to be [old by
iTuGH GAINI
Rt bis Book-Store in Hanpver-Sqearc,
The Young Clerk's
VADE MECUM:
O R,
Compleat LAW-TUIOR.
Being a uftful Colk&ion of a great Variety of the
molt approved Precedents in the Law, and a aft
td to almost every Traafaaion in Life wherein ^
Attention to legal Forms is iadifpeuf^b y ucxH
far".x
fie following CHARTS and MA.3
may be bad of Hugh Gaine.
A Chart of the river St. Laurence, contriving H:^
. islands of Newfoundland, Cape Buton,
John's, Anticosti, &c.
A new and correct Chart of the River St. Ln;,
rence, with part if the Island of Anticoffi t, C
bee.
A Chart of the Harbour of Gafpit, in the GuT
of St. Laurence. ,
A Chart of the Harbour of Halifax, in N.va
Scotia, with Jebuao-Bay, Cape SarnUo, &c.
A Plan of the City and Hatbourct Leudb 0 h
A Chart of the Province of North-Caroline.
A Draught of South-Carolina and Georgia, a.: j
Part of Florida from Sewee to St. Eltaca.
A Draught of Rart of the Spanrih and Muik 0
Shore, and the Bay of Honduras.
A very accurate Dutch Chart of the Weil-Indie.
Orcades, or, a Geographic ard Hydrographic
Survey of the Orkney and Lewis lilamis, in eight
Maps.
The Englifli Pilot for the Southern Navigation.
The English Pilot, Part 111.
A veyneat and corre& Book of Flans of the dif
ferent Bays, Roads, and Harbours in the Mediter
ranean Sea.
ALL PERSONS what&cver are hereby for
bid to trull Barbery, the wife of the Sub
scriber, as he will pay no debts of her CCA
trading from the date hereof.
his
MARTIN •, FARREL,
Mark.
Imported in the Mary, Capt. Stewart, from Lon
A Quantity of choice London made Candle,
viz. 4,6, 8, 10, 12, 16, in the pound,
A few elicits of choice
B OHEA TE A,
And a few Boxes of lew priced Irish linners,
dowlas yard wide, to be f.ld on the lowed terms fuf
CASH, by
Thomas Mackanefs,
At the corner of Rair-ftr^et, in Broadwiy.
To morrow will be fold at the Coffee-Houfe,
18 Hogsheads and Barrels of Coffee,
20 Hogfbeads of,Molaffes,
8 Iloglheads cf Rum,
2 Chests of Jesuit's Bark,
4 Guns, 3 Pounders,
2 Ditto, 2 Ditto.
A new 9 and 1-2 Inch Cable,
3 Hogsheads Loaf Sugar.
P. M“DAVITT.
On Wednesday, at the Store No. 30, belowtl.
Coffie-Houje,
A Neat Assortment of Goods, being the
Remains of a Store, among which a:v
some handsome Jewellery. ?. M“DAVIT f
Ard cenffing chief, of
Bonds, Proceedings vn^,
Special Conditions, Distress for R^ c.
Letters of Attor- Deeds,
ney, Indentures,
Awards, Mortgages.
Articles cf Agree- Marriage Article
ment, Wills,
Bills of Sale, Fines and Recover:: - ; -
Contracts, Writs,
Covenants, Declarations ano
Charter Parties, Proceedings at
Leases, Law,
Assignments,
To qubich is adfd,
A Collection of English
PRE CEDE N IF
'Relating to the Office of a fofice of Tea.c.
Lke^ed A^i^raers,