The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-04-30 00:00:00, page 2

Yesterday Commodore Johnftone kissed his
Majesty's Hand a: St. James's, on his Appoint
ment to the Command of a Squadron of Ships
new in Rea@inefs at Portfiriouth to put to Sea.
This Squadron is to serve as a Fleet of Obser
vation to the grand Fleet.
Orders are given for augmenting the Army
with one hundred Companies of too Men
each.
Yeflerday Mr. Edmund Burke was present
at the Levee at St. James's for the firft Time
tince his being returned to Parliament for the
Borough of Mahon; several of tie Leaders of
the Opposition in both Houses have lately vi
sited the Court. The Earl of Shelburne at
tended to the Levee on Monday Lift.
Private Letters from the Hague fay, in the
mod positive Terms, “ That the Prince Stadt
holder h^s several Times exp-effed in private
how deeply he is affeded on Account of the
unhappy Rupture with Great-Britain, andj
wishes n:ofl sincerely they may come to a fpee-I
dy and happy Reconciliation."
Lord George Gordon will be brought up to
Trial on Monday next at 8 in the Morning.
Admiral Digby is appointed for the Gib
raltar Station; his Squadron is to consist of
15 Sail of the Line, to be in three Divisions
With two Admirals under him.
Feb. 6. The Judges on the trial of Lord
George Gordon were, Lord Mansfield, Mr.
Judice .Wdlcs, Mr. Justice. Aihhurfl, and Mr.
Justice Buller. The Council for the prefecu
tion were, the Attorney-General, the Solici
tor-General, M,. Dunning, Mr. Lee, Mr,
Bancroft, Mr. Howarth, and Mr. Norton—
The Cpunfel for the prisoner were, Mr, Ken
yon, Mr. Erikine, and Mr. Dayfell.
Mr. 'Norton, the youngest Counsel for the
Crown, opened the indictment in the usual
way, reciting the allegations.
The Attorney-General said that the prison
er Rood charged with the highest offence that
a futjed could commit -tp@:cf High Trea
don. I here were two kinds of this crime un
der the aft of Edward III; that of levying war
again# the perfen of the King, and the other
contractive treason; which crime was consti
tuted by'pei fens assembling ^multitude:, and
attempting, b, forcible ine^re, to contrpul the
freedom of Parliament, and driving to extort
torn them either the repeal of an actual law,
or tp make A newone. The cavalcade,e de-
Bribed as a regular military, body, with arn^
aiddifcipli^e, who matched in array. He now'
-related all the proceedigs ap.d^Qutragqs of the
meb for the four days of their rage; and hav
ing done this, he came to Bate what fha,re /he
r # ble Prifotro had in all this focne of violence,
war and horror. Gentlemen, fays he, I believe
you have now before jo&theauthor of all !
.thcfe crimel it is not often that a man who 8
iLcrmwi^d so gies ^n offcu.ee comes be- J
sere a jury.«
Thevarious accounts refecting the Spanifn
spy, some time ago taken at Dover, have been
incomplete, as to his reason for decamping;
for he was no Jess a person than the Spanish
Jesuit, who ft me time ago was taken on board
a Spanish packet-boat, and was one of the per
forms concerned in the insurrection in the Spa
nish Settlements in America, and has been since
that time particularly noticed by dur miniflry.
We have it now in our power to lay the true
date of his departure before the public: The
Spaniards, hearing the Jesuit had fallen intd
the bands of our ministry, to whom he was
likely to prove of infinite service, by the great
information he was able to give them, contriv
ed to And an emissary over, who had ready ac
cess to the Jesuit, and told him that if he would
return to Spain, he Ihould be pardoned; but
the Jesuit would not consent to go, unless he
had his pardon under the King's sign manual,
which' the emissary had not then with him, but
proposed that if the Jesuit would go to Rome,
where correspondence might be carried on
with greater fafety, he would hire a person to
attend him as fervent; to which the Jesuit
agreed. The emissary had previously laid the
scheme with the person who was to accompany
the Jesuit # as his servant, . that he was to ask
the Jesuit five shillings a day, and one hundred,
guineas when they arrived in Spain ; but that
he should take a boat at Dover, and order them
to freer for Dunkirk instead of Oftend, and was
immediately to fend an express to the Spanish
Ambaffidor at Paris, who would direct the fu
ture progrefi of the poor Jesuit. He was how
ever apprehended before he effeded his escape,
and is now confined in England.
On Thursday latt, a man'named Roger, and
a woman named Dobrey, with whom he coha
bited, were apprehended at their lodgings in
Greck-ftreet, Soho square, in confequcnce of
an information lodged against them, charging
them with having conveyed various packets of
intelligence to France, by the way of Margate
and Oftend. After a long examination they
were both committed to prison.
%„. 23 On Thursday might the dispatches
for the Ruffian Court were made up, and ready
to be fentoff, when a Messenger arrived from
Vienna with important dispatches from Sir
Robert Murray Keith. In confequcnce of
whith the dispatches for Peterfburgh were
flopped, and a Cabinet Council held on Fri
day, at which all the great officers of State af
fixed. A conference was held on Saturday
morning with the Imperial Ambassador, and on
Saturday night late, the ^kfilnger was dis
patched firft to Vienna, and to go from thence
to Peterfburgh.'
Feb. 4. A Letter from Paris of the 24th
of January, fays " It is asserted amongst the
foreign' Minillers, that Sir Joseph Yo:ke is
actually gone to Peterfburgh upon Eufinefs of
the greateft' Importance, no less than laying
a Foundation for a new Treaty of Alliance
and Friendship, &c. between England and
Russia."
PUBLICK AUCTION.
This day, at half past eleven o'clock,
Will be foldon Bache's wharff,
A cargo of LISBON and PORT
WINE S,
Equal in quality to any ever imported into
thiscity. Alto
IRISH BUTTER,
In prime order with a few pipes of old
GENEVA.
P. M'DAVITT.
TO-MORROW,
At the Coffee-Houje, at 11 o'clock, will
be fold,
40 barrels choice fine flour.
Just imported, a fe^hogsheads old spirits.
And 8 hhds. common rum,
With a few pipes of geneva.
P. M'DAVITT.
DONALD M'LEAN,
In Water-Street, No. zcg, fix doors from the
Coffee-Houle,
Has just imported by. the Quebec, Captain Smith,,
A very general Supply of fnoft officinal'
Drugs and Medicines,
IKEWISE a great variety of the best Ch'i
.JL rurgical instruments, and Surgeons fine
Lint, an article in great, demand, also a great
collection of the mo# approved of Patent Me
dicines, Bowens Patent Sago, in pound and
half ppynd canisters, Perfumeries, &c. &c.
N. B. Window Glafs,T6 by 12, 12 by 10,
jo by 85 common Painty a few jars Linked
Citi
The learned Gentleman new drew to a con
clusion, and said, he trusted, that by the evi
dence^ to be produced, not by the affections
which he made independent of proof, the jury
would find the prisoner guilty of the crimes
laid to his charge.
Several evidences were examined, in order
to prove the charge, and that the devaflation,
burning the prisons, &c. was in consequence ;
after which,
Mr. Attorney General said, that he had ma
ny witnesses to prove the burning and demo
lilhing of the prisons and houses in London,
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NEW-YOR K, April 25.
On Saturday evening last, Capt. Cornelious
Hetfield, with some of his Refugees, and a
'detachment of General Skinner's corps under
his command, made an excursion to Elizabeth
Town.—Just before they entered the town,
the advanced party fell in with a rebel patrole,
which fled in such haste as not to be overtaken.
—Capt. Hetfield immediately proceeded to the
town, but the Jonathans previously alarmed
of the danger, had as usual taken to their heels.
— Capt. M'Michael of the Rufugee Poll at Ber
gen Point, who had been taken out of a flag
by the rebels, and held in irons, was upon
this occasion relieved, and restored to his com
panions.
We have only to regret the less of Mr. Eli
as Mann, who has ever distinguished himfelf
on all occasions since the rebellion, as a brave
and adive Loyalist.—He was unfortunately
killed by a foot from a ikulking party, as the
troops were reimbarking.—Capt. Hetfield,
and one private were slightly wounded.
An authentic Account of an excursion from
Lloyd's Neck to Connecticut, by the associ
ated Loyalists, under the command of Capt.
Hubbill.
ON Wednesday the 18th instant, Captains
Hubbill and Ives, with the assistance of other
Spirited Loyalists, manned eight whale-boats,
and left Lloyd's Neck with an intention to
make descents on the coafes of Connecticut.
At fun setting they discovered a schooner at a
mile's distance, on which they immediately
gave chace, but the weather bring hazy and
the schooner favoured with a strong southerly
wind got into Newfield harbour, notwithfland
ing every exertion to prevent it; she was pur
sued foclofe to the ffiore, that several long shot
paffe^etween Capt. Hubbill's party and some
rebel militia who came down to protect the
schooner.
Captain Hubbill then rowed to the call
ward, determined to attack the fort near New
Haven; and so well was the plan conducted,
that they landed in the night about a quarter
of a mile from the fort, and proceeded in such
perfect filelice, that they gained the centre of
the parade, secured the sentry and surrounded
the barrack before the rebels knew of the ap
preach. After forcing the door and entering
the barrack, one of the rebels discharged his
muster, and thereupon was instantly killed.
The rest of the party, I I in number, surrend
ered prisoners. Capt.,Hubb:ll then ordered
the platforms to be burnt, cut down the flag
ftaff, and effectually destroy ed two French
(double fortified) nine pounders, set fire to the
barracks, and to every thing which would bum.
The rebel colours, with the prisoners and 18
Hand of militia arms were brought off, and the
party returned to Lloyds Neck without fiftain
ing any loss. The prisoners were brought to
town on Sunday latt.
By accounts from Rhode-Ifland we are in
formed, that the French flrips of war, were all
ready for sea, and their transports lying at sin
gle anchor, out tide of the men of war, but
their troops were not embarked. The Ro
mulous having received great damage from the
fire of his Majelly's ship London, was hpye
down to undergo a repair.
No. 221, Queen-street,
AN assortment of cal|itoes, cambricks, lawns,
sewing silks, farfenef,, modes, fattins, tammies,
durants, calamancoes, ruffels, threads^ buckrams,
Irish linens, white drillings, brown Russia sheeting,
black BaiUloha'lUhdkerGhfefi, pins, needles, &c.
,yO BE. LET, a Brick HOUSE, containing three
foe places, with a good cellar and yard, in a good
fland for either the,grocery business, or a tavern, having
•an ripper .room well adapted-for a billiard table. The house
is ftpated in Little Dock-street, three doors weft of the
Exchange, For particulars enquire at No. 170, Watcr
ihreet, or on the premises, of
PATRICK BLANCHWrut:
'juft imported in the 'Quebec, Captain Smith, , from
London, and to be fold by
Thomas Buchanan, & Co.
LOAF SUGAR.
CUYLER's Sygar-Houfe Company being now dif
folvcd, and in order to wind up the bufintfi, have
reduced the price of £ng)± refined sugar to 2s. 2d. per Ib,
double refined and lumps in proportion. Acquaint their
cuftorcers, that their remaining stork 6b handle of a very
excellent quality, being made from theb ft powder sugar,
and properly prepared, cither for tome confumptiop, or
exportation. Apply to JACOB WATSON, or WIL
LIAM and JAMES DOUGLAS, Queen-street.
Public Auction,
At the Coffee-Houfe, this morning,
6 pipes, 3 hogsheads, and 6 quarter calks of
Genuine Madeira wine, London quality.
At 12 o'clock on Murray's whaiff,
20 puncheons of choice high proof Jamaica fpi; its,
By Daniel M'Cormick.
Public Audion.
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.
THis DAY, Iro'clock' ,on the wharf near Hallet's, will
be fold, a cargo cf prize sugar, coffee, &c.
On TUESDAY, at the Bridge,
sob bags ship bye,ad, freffi and good,
io calks nails, feme pewter,
20 barrels vinegar,
A f r w lot % new ~o r r hotter ^rr.
Sales by Au&ion.
By Bowman and Codner,
THIS DAY, at their office, No. 18 Hanover-
Square, a great variety of jewellery, hard ware,
&c. amongit which are
CASES of silver handled knives and forks, force
of which @re very capital with desert and fpocns,
plated, ivory and common ditto; tankards, candle
kicks, cans, cream pots, pepper boxes, table and
tea spoons, palte, lilver, plated, gilt, and common
shoe, knee and hock butties) gold rings, lockers,
and broaches, elegant fnuff boxes, cutfeau pen
knives and feiffars, of all loris; watch chains and
seals, gentlemens travelling cases, fmail /words,
hangers, cutteau de chafe and piflols of many forts,
looking gkffes, pictures, china and glass ware, tea
urns, with many fancy articles mounted with gold
and silver; mahogany and windier chairs, mahogany
tables, beauroes, a feather bed, hair mattrafs, cur
tains ; copper, brass, iron, pewter and tin kitchen
furniture.
SALES BY AUCTION.
By Duncan, Barclay, & Co.
7* O-morrow II o'clock at the Cefce-Houf^ bridge
for the benefit of the Underwriters, a parcel of
SADDLERY, imported and damaged on boaid the
Quebec.
On fhurfday.
At ten o'clock, at their auction room in Hanover
fquare, No. 12, will begin the file of the articles
that was advertised for Tuesday latt, but unavoidably
postponed ; confiding of a large and valuable aflorf
ment of houfhold furniture, camp equipage, &c. the
property oi peifons going to Europe; among which
are mahogany dining, breakiaft and card tables ;
chairs, &c. An elegant lady's cabinet, inlaid with
tortoifhell ; a pair elegant card tables of India wood,
a field officer's marquee, feyeral rents, ten: bedheads,l
beds, bear lkins. &p. a variety of plate,-china,kitchen|
furniture, &c. &c.
PUBLIC AUCTION, j
This Day, at 11 o'Clock, at Ten Eyck's Whaiffl
Will be fold,
55 Hogsheads choice Mufeovado Sugar,
50 Hogsheads Jamaica Spirits of a remarkable 1
high Proof.
N. B. The Sale will co nmence precisely at the
Time mentioned.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
For Sale, a few fifhang Seins compleatly fitted^
-pirßLTC=^ U"CTTon7
This day, on MURRAY's ©wbatf,
Between it and 12 o'clock will be fold,
By TAYLOR and BAYARD, |
The remaining part of the cargo of the brig ANN, :
Consisting of'l
A few pipes choice PORT WINE, vintage 75,1
Ditto I.ifbon, do.
Ditto hogfheds claret, do.
On Hallet's 'wharf, between 12 and I o'clock.
Will be continued the fate of a cargo of prize gooes,|
confuting of
Choice mufeovado and powder sugar,
Coffee, cotton, indigo, and dry goods, &c.
On MURRAY'S '-wbarff, at 12 o'clock.
Will be continued the faie 01 the cargo of the ship
Euphrates, just arrived from Lkb>n,
Confining of belt Lisbon wine, tripes, hogsheads,
and quarter calks, 1
Oranges, demons, jar railins, fi~s, &c,
—
•Public Auction,
On Thursday next,
At a ftote on the Crane,Wharf,
Will I v peremptorily fold,
By Taylor and Bayard,
Between 11 and 12 o'clock,
The remainder of the valuable and much esteemed
cargo of1
MADEIRA WINE,
Imported and landed cut of the ship Euphrates, in
April, 1780. The quality of this cargo is so exceed
ingly well known it is needless Lying any thing
more in its favour than the purchaser will have an
opportunity of Applying himfeif with the belt of
old Madeira Wm§. Samples of which may be seen
before the day of tale at our office.
T~, O R the third and fourth Ciaffes of the New
„T York Refugee and ether Poor Lottery, are now
b tight and fold by URIAH HENDRICKS, No.
43, Hanover-Square, confiding of all Prizes and no
Blanks.
Scheme of the T HIRD<CLAS S.
I Prize of §OO Dollars 500 Dollars
2 de, 2CG 400
4 do. 100 400
15 do. 40 600
• 30 do. 20 600
158 do. ' 8 1264
1790 do. 4 7160
2000 Prizes. 10924
f Tickets remain in ?
45°° [ t ne Wheels.j
Carried to the 4th Class 85-76
, ? Tickets renewed(
6 5°° f at 3 Doll a r S . tj^
Scheme of the FOURTH, CLASS;
I Prize of 3000 Dollars 3000 Dollars
I 2000 2000
2 1000 206 b
3 50Q 1500
10 200 2000
21 100 2100
8< 5° 4050
4376 5 21880
From theist Class 4488 dollars.
2d do. 7466
3ddo. 8576
.7 Tick, renewed s o o
^fo^DoD. each I 18000 ^
, Subjeß to a Deduction of 15 per Cent.
Selling Price of Tickets is Six Dollars, being
prime Cost. The Drawing to commence in about
a Month's Time.
- „ ,Y -
Archibald Cunningham,
INFORMS the public- that he has received by the
A Schooner Berfey, John Robinson, mailer, from
Halifax, choice table FISH, Nova Scotia POTA
TOES, pickled MACKAP.EL and HERRINGS.
Enquire at his here, No. 189, Water-street, between
the Coffee-H^ufe and the Fly-Market.
A commodious HOUSE in Cherry-ffreet, to be
exchanged for one in Queen or Watef-ftreet, En
quire as above.
At Greenwich, to be folds
r^xo he fold, a TERM, of which there are ten
years from the lift of May next, to run, of
that pleasant, elegant, and commodious house and
office houses, with the garden and firm peffeffed by
the late J?hn Grape, Esq; Cpm? ifTarv and Pay-
Matter to the Royal Artillery, Ihe filiation and
converiency of the premises is so well known that it;
is unneceft ry to expatiate upon them here, further
than to mention that the hoyfe has 6 good fire rooms,
four rooms without fire-places, a large garret, two
cellars, milk fioufe, larder, and an excellent.kit
chen; there is a good barn apd (table, and plenty of
good water, a garden in fine order, wheie al kinds
of garden feeds proper for the season have already
been sown, and the farm consists of about fifty acres
of good ground, all well inckfed, and subdivided,
some part whereof is ploughed, and of which part so
ploughed about seven aces are already sowed with
oats and rye, and about ten acres more ready for
potatoes, Indian corn, or any other grain ; there
are also two orchards. A plan of the ground may
be ken in the hands of Mr. David Campbell, At
torney at Law, at his office in Wall Street, next
doo to the Coffee-Houfe ; and Mr, Campbell will
receive propofols from, and is empowered to con
clude a bargain with any peifon who may incline to
purchase the premises. The puichafer's entry wi"
be on the tenthday of May next.
Lottery Tickets
|e„ff^ rt
1 heatre.
For the Benefit 1 of
Mrs. Batten, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs.
Smith, and Mrs. Shaw,
On Thursday, May 3d, will be presented a
Comedy (never performed but once) call'd,
A bold Stroke
For a WIFE.
To which will be added a Farce, (also per
formed but once) called
Duke and no Duke,
Or, Trapolin's Vagaries.
Tickets to be had at the usual Places.
Murray, Sanfom, and Co.
Have removed their ftpre to No. 184, Queen-street,
next door to Samuel Franklin's, between Beek
man's-flip and Beekman, and Chapel-street, where
they have for sale a variety t f European and East-
India goods, on.reafonable terms ; amongst which
are the following, viz,
PORTER in hogsheads, fuperfine flour, single
and double refined sugar, linseed oil, red and
white paints, sheet lead, powder, shot, tin plates,
Crowley's heel, plow shear Moulds; Gng, middling
and (hort pipes, china in boxes allotted, starch, hair
powder, turpentine soap, broad cloths of various
prices, fuftians, jeans, jeannets, corduroys, checks,
bed ticks, tapes, a variety of gauzes, white and co
loured thread; plain and flower'd kenting lawns,
brown Hollands, brown and white Ruffin Sheeting,
Irish linen, F ench and Turkey ft ipes; mens, youths
and childrens hats and shoes, womens common and
French heel'd fhees, silk handkerchiefs, luteftrings
and silks of various kinds, hosiery, dationa>y, &c.
They have likewise for sale choice old TenerifFe,
Lisbon and Port wines, Jamaica spirits, excellent
geneva in casks, and a few chaldrons 'of
Newcastle COALS,
Lease of a Houle, Garden, and Farm,