The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-05-08 00:00:00, page 4

No. 8. Water Street,
1 replenished with a l.^e and general Assortment
of choice Drugs arid Medicines by the fleet juf
arrived -- ,
Every Article in modern practice is here kept in
readinefe, and even many which prejudice alone re
tains in Use . .
Neither Expence, Care or Attention shall be
wanting to render this Repository of Drugs and
Medicines most extensively ufefull to the Public,and
the Gentlemen Practitioner, in the Navy and Army
---The Gentlemen in the German Army may here
be supplied with Compositions agreeable to their
own Pharmacopeia's private Families, and
Masters of Vessels going to Sea, may command at
the shortest Notice, compleat Medicine Chests with
printed Dre&fys for their Use - - at the low price
bf 3 Guineas -f-— „ b
Amongst otner the following Articled, lately in
great demand, are received viz.-- Bowen s
patent Sago powder in Canniftsrs, James s fever
powders .--Jefuijs Drops -- Renwick's Aritivenercal
Medicines, Godfrey's Cordial, Hemet's Essence &
pearl powder,Dragon Roots-- Anderson s, hooper s,
Lockyer's & Key Li's Pills; .
Mice, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, & Cloves, pick d
IfinglaA Shavings of Hartfhorn, Vermiceily, Rose
water, & Orange flower water, Sperma Ceti, white
Sugar Candy, Liquorice, & Honey of several Sorts-a
Lint, Tow, Vial Corks, Surgeons pockett Inftru
nients, Capital trepanning & Amputating Do.
Civ vn Lancets,Scales and weights for Apothecaries;
Tiles, Glass Mortars & Marble Ditto, Vials by
the Groce & Gallipots of all sizes. Several Pack
ages, forming an Afortment, of Drugs and Medi
cares to be fold together, at a final! advance -
jefuits Baik, of the firft Quality, London hahd
pick'd, no prize Commodity, to be Sold by the
Cal's or fmalle^ Quantity
ju~T IM?ORTE|S, in the Sinaragda, Captain
Brine, and the Revolution, Captain Wells,
TO BE SO L D,
By Valentine Nutter,
At his Station aiy "Store, No. 924, Water-Street,
eppofne the Coffee-Houle,
JOHNSON'S and Bailee's Dictionary, Guthrie's
G>ogta hical Grainmir, Bill's Arithmetic,
Mor's Book-keeping, Baily's Ovii's Metamer
phofes, Boyce's Pantheon, Ward's, Lowth's and
Afy's Latin Grammars, Boxer's French ditto,
Ward's Gre(k ditto, Fenning's English ditto, Young
Man's B. ft Companion, ocnoolnMter's Assistant,
Complete Letter Writer, Don Quixote, Falck's
Solid Tables, Lewis's Cvechifm,Bullfinch,Mafqre,
Lady's Belief t, Hum axing Bud, Merry Companion,
Chearful Songiter, Dil north's, Dyche's, and Fen
ning^s Spelling Books, T'laments,Pfalters, Copper
plate Copy Books, patent fi± Gloves for Gentle
men, all forts of Pocket-Books, Back-gammon
Tables com, letc, flampel Dice arid Boxes, &c. &ca
A variety of Music by the most approved Makers,
and patent Ge man Flutes.
Alfa a large and complete Assortment of
STATIONARY.
Attwood's Medicinal Store,
Young Yorick.
f^ : /?^%^^^^| A Full bred hunter, son
'1 of Oki Yorick, and
- V # '' out °f the noted Flying
ty Epping mare,that won a bet
so 5 °' ° ne Hundred Guineas,
° n trott ' n g ] 5 ""les within
the hour, is now in high
condition, and will cover
Until the firft of September, at Mr. Isaac Berrian's,
near the 3 mile stone, on the Bloomingdale road,
at EQht Dollars the season, the money to be paid
down when the horle is brought out of the stable.
He is a fine bay, with black mane, tail and legs,
Upwards of fifteen hands high, seven years old this
grass, and thought by good judges as likely a horse
is any in America for getting colts, either for saddle
or carriage.
N. B. Two hundred guineas were refund for
bis Sire when riling four years old,
New-York, May 1, 1780.
Richard Jenkins,
INFORMS his friends, owners and matters of
veffeis, that he continues to bake SHIP BREAD,
at hNbutife, No. 24., John-Street, He returns his
thank: to hi, old ihip-mates and friends, for their
favours, He is determined to bake the best of bread,
knowing thf'di&efs of eating bad bread at sea, by
the experience of upwards of thirty years. All
Captains of vCffels Who want the best of bread to
keep, will please to tall before-hand, and they shall
be provided with the best on reasonable terms.
N. B. WATER and BUTTER BISCUIT,
for cabin er family- use, in small or great quantities.
To be Let,
ri Very good convenient HOUSE, well situated
fl forbuhncfc; also, a large Front Room and
teller. Enquire ofthe Printer.
JAMIS COLLINS, Taylor,
tf 7 H O formerly carried on his business at
¥v No, 34.1, Smith-Street, has removed to
Great-Dock-Street, No. 873, at the sign of the
Gulden Padlock, where his laid business is carried
on as ufyl.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL;
At the corner of the Fly Market, Queen-street,
His just received the following GOODS,
A beautiful assortment of Silks, viz.
pROCADES, Tobines, Mantuas, India Taffeties,
" Sattins Amozeens, Modes, Persians.
A great variety of Chintzes, Mullins, Calicoes,
printed Linnens, Lawns, Cambricks, &c.
A large assortment of Broad-cloths; with hitable
Trimmings, likewise a general assortment of other
Goods, as usual.
N. B. About gro wt. of the best London Quill
Bark, if apobed for fonn.
— T PM-? O RTED, '
By John and Francis Atkinson,
And are now opening at their flore No. 17, cor
ner of the Fly-Market and Qieen-ftreet,
A neat and general Assortment of
SPRING GOODS,
Mens fine hats, fupeifine and frond broad cloths,
with trimmings, fine bohea and hyfon TEAS, nails
and German Iteel. t.-fi
PAPER HANGINGS, 1
An elegant Assortment of the newest Pattejns,
To be fold, by
Thomas Borrow, in Broad-Street,
Spanish WHITING, and oyftef-fhell WHITE
for white-washing,
Linked OIL, Spirits of TURPENTINE, Bhd
P AJNTER'S COLOURS, &c. fc.
,HE" fubicriber intending for England with the
I firft fleet, requeffi all those who have any de
mands against him to call for the fame; and those
that are indebted to him immediately to, difeharge
their accounts. WILLIAM TAYLOR,
ri '° ' )e "ifyofed of at private lale, and poffeßion
1 given immediately) the dwelling-house, cur
rying fhnp, and tan-yard, near Ferry-street, now in
the poffeffi nos William Taylor. If not disposed
of before Wednesday the 17th instant, will then be
fold bp publick auction on the premises. For term's
apply to Duncan, Barclay, and Co, A'uaioneers.
Imported in the last Fleet, and to be fold on the
lowerTeims, at No. 212, in Queen-Street, by
Thomas Buchanan, and Co.
A N ffniment of dry goods as usual, byfon, fou
fl chong) congo, fnQo and bohea tea, in chests,
belt Poland tiaich in boxes, iaifins in elks, Jamaica
spirit, rind London porter in hhds. beef and pork
in ba ids; bar iron, and cannon /hot, also a quanti
ty of Liverpool fait. 3W.
rfiaE paitrreijhip of LOOSELY arid ELMS
X being dissolved, 'cis their duty to exprefi
to the gentlemen of the navy and army, and the
public in general, how greatly they are indebted to
them forall favours, and as generosity and punctu
ality particularly dignify their military connections,
foflice requires this public acknowledgement.- --At
the fame time, they beg leave to inform their friends,
that the business of the tavern will noW be conducted
By CHARLES LOOSELY, and the Liver, Stables
by THUMBS ELMS ; being felicitous to retain
the good opinion of all their customers, every expe
dient in their power will be attempted to afford uni
verftl fatisrebun.
Chatles Lcofely will pay all lawful demand's upon
the partnership of Loosely and Elms, ah'd those in
debted to that connection) are requested to make
payment to said Charles Loosely.
Bro klyn Ferry,^
April 11, 1780.,
4Alfo c;=. L _+ t^_——^ _^ .._ ^....r. T < ^
JUST imported from London, and to be fold cheap
fur cash ONLY,
By JOSEPH ALLICOCKE,
At the old Place, adjoining the
COFFEE-HOUS E,
SILKS upon silks, chintzes upon chintzes, ele
gant muffins,chain gauzes,ruffels,Princefs fluff,
modes, bombazeens, Barcelona Handkerchiefs,
ribbons, sewing silks, laces, beautiful cotton hose
for the Ladies, a small assortment of wine glades
and tumblers.
And as usual, MADEIRA, old and genuine) by
the pipe, quarter calk, or dozen, and other wines,
best old Antigua rum, brandy, Geneva, shrub,
arrack, fine teas, loaf sugar, spices, chocolate,
coffee, pauper, basket salt, &c. &c. &c.
TO be Lett from the firft of May next, a large
and convenient STORE on the East-River, ad
joining to a Wh^rff between the Old-Slip and the Coffee
House, in the Rear of the Store at prefect occupied by
Lindley Murray, in Water-Street. For Terms, apply to
JOHN KELLY, Notary-Publick, No. $43, Hanover
fquzre.
Fer L E,
At DEBLOIS's Store,
in Smith's ftrett, opposite Pitt's statue, at a reasonable
rate, for crith, viz.
RUffia Meetings and drills, ravens duck, ofnaburgs,
nankeens, dowlas, diapers, table cloths, 3-4, 7.8
4.4 Irilh linen, gqditto Meetings, pins, callicoes, muslins,
bengals, peniafcoes, ribbons, fans, feathers, cambricks and
lawns, plain and figured gauzes, thread and cotton hosiery.
Ironmongery, and Cutlery ware, paints, allum, coppe
ras and brimstone, English and German steel.
AL S O,
Excellent port wine, soap, bohea tea, Poland starch, &c.
JOHN PEL L,
At Number 181,
Queen-street, nearly opposite Beckman's flip, has for
sale, best hew Rose butter, of the firft quality, by
the last veffela from Cork : Also,
Also,
A general assortment of seasonable
DRr-G 00D S,
Wtolefaie and Retails ts.
just Pablilhedy and to be fold by H. GAINE,
CONFLAGRATION.
A PO E M.
The following is the Author's
ADVERTISEMENT:
" The following Lines were written soon after
'' the terrible deftruaion of a great part of this city
" by the fire of September 21st, 1776—Since that
" time they have been thrown aside, neglected and
" almost forgotten; but upon a revifal, it was
" thought they might got & unaemtabb to the
« PubLfc.^
MOuld and dipt can-1
dies,
Caftile, and brown soap,
Mess beef and pork, in
tierces, barrels,, and
half barrels,
HAMS,.
Coffee, tea, and chocolate
Loaf sugar,
Old Madeira, arid Port
wines,
James and Harry Peters,
Have for sale, at their fore the corner of Peck's-
Slip, facing ^een-freet, the following articles,
wi^.
^EST-INDIA RUM
" Teneriffe wine
French brandy
Befl brown soap
Mould and dip'd candles,
of the firfl quality
A quantify of frefo made
chocolate
toffee and rice
Pepper, mustard, wall
nuts, and anchovies,
Old spirits and rum,
Hollands geneva,
London porter,
Superfine flour,
Smoaked and pickled
tongues,
Lamp, and train oil,
RICE,
A few hogflieads of old
spirits, &c.
Befl indigo
Hyfon, Soufoang, and
Bobea Teas
Brimflone and copperdi
Powder and foot
Bar lead
A quantity of fuperfine
Flour, and fr&/b baked
Ship Bread, &c. ^c.
MURRAY, RANSOM,&;Co.
Have just imported in the ship Folly, Capita
Yetman, from London, a genual and neat as.
fortment of
European and EafTlndu goods.
Which they have for file at their Here in Water
ftreet, between Burling and Beekman's Slips,
amokg which are the following articles, viz.
SUPERFINE sweet kiln dry'd flour, best ship bread,
° made of fine flour, cprdage, anchors, linseed oil,
gilt and hair trunks, Yorkshire hams; iron chests,
brandy,white wine vinegary turpentine soap, candles,
iriefs poik, fofe better, long and ftiort pipes; men's
and women's fhoes)potter, milk biscuit, whitening)
starch, chalk, raisins; steel) nails) fnuft, nutmegs,
cinnamon, cloves, muftaid, caftor hats) and lemon
juic&
IT is the Commandant's Order, That the
Rents ordered by the Commander in Chief
to be colleded for the Use of the Poor, &c.
due the firft instant, be immediately paid to
John SmYTh, the City Treasurer, and that
in future those Rents be paid halffarly, with
out further Notice. Attendance will be given
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Morn
ings, in each Week, until 12 o'Clock At the
Treafhry in Pearl-Street, to receive the fame.
QllicC of Police, Andrew FiLiorf,
13th Nov. 1779. D. Mathews,
Peter Dubois.„
M& F ° r DUBLIN,
"° J" % °'™' '"fr^ convoy )
The Brig LARK,
H^^3B CHARLES BRYAN, Mfo;
gHE is a flout, well built European veffd, fails
3 remarkable faft, has good accommodations for
paffenger^For freight or p^ffage, apply to Tho
mas Lynch, io Duke-street, No. 32, or to ths
Captain on board, lying at Wells's wharf.
Said Lynch will be thankful to any ^ifon ffiat
may have any demands on him to call for payment,
and those whpare indebted to hirfa, are requeued to
difeharge their long-winded accounts, which, if not
done by the firft of May next, he will be tinder the
disagreeable necessity of making application, thro'
such channels, as cannot be pleasing to either
party.
A STORE in Jews-Ally, to be rented.
^^^^^^^^m^o^asm
TO BE SOLD,
^Bf the siN3Lt Gallon,
,Y VINEGAR, at ^ - 4^
V New-Yoik Rum, - - 6 *
Annifeed-Water,Clove-Water,Orange- ) ^
Water, Doctor Stephens, and All-fours J
Rectified Rum, very little if any infe- 1
^;rior to Wed-India Rum,
^ Brandy and Geneva, - - 3
Cherry Brandy, - - IQ nt
Duke of Norfolk's Punch - - 12 M
* Shrub, - - 16
N. B. Said Liquors are of the very beft^
Quality.
^ Proper Allowance will be made to those who ^
purchase a Quantity, by r "^
I RICHARD DEANE,I
^ Distiller,^
^^#^¥^o^^^O^^
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
UN-AWAY from the subscriber, about th^
beginning of January last, a negro man named
KELSO, he is a stout well made fellow; about go
years of age, born in she Country, and accufforoed
to all the usual work of a farmer ; speaks Engliffi
only, smooth fac'd, pretty black, and has not had
the small pox § had on a new dark brown coarse
eloth jacket, lined with old cloth, with buttons of
apple tree wood, Griped coating breeches with the
like buttons, good shoes and flockings, but proba
bly he might have changed both his name and
cleat s 1 He had from his master a leaveof absence
for eight days to find out a ptirchafer, he being to
be fold, iince which time he has not been heard of.
Whoever will give intelligence of the above negro,
so as he may be secured, or will secure and deliver
him to bis said master, David Colden, Efa; at Flush
ing, on Long Mland, or John Kelly, Notary Pub
lic, No. 843, Hanover-Square, shall receive the
above reward, with all reasonable charges.
Just imported, in the Ship Polly, Capiain YetmAnj
from London, and to be fold by
Lindley Murray,
At his Store, No. 10, Water-ttreet, between the
Superintendant's Office and the Coffee-Houle, the
following articles, viz.
BEST JoitW linseed oil in calks and jars; lamp
black; red, white, black, blue, and green
paints; whiting ; candles; yellow turpentine soap;
tingle refined ffe^r in tierces; white wine vinegar 5
foal leather; thin ffieet lead ; small bar lead; ravens
duck, Irilh Iheeting ; fine and sewing twine; white
rope from 2 1-2 to 1 inch; deep sea liges, hknd do.
log ditto, Bonnet ditto; Max and hail cloth lines 5
bed cords and hamber-lines; broad and narrow
bunting; common fpy-glafa; telescopes from 5
to 5 guineas; a variety of Hadley's mediants ;
brass and wood compares; hearth, paint, tar and
white-wash brushes; double battle gun-powder in
sealed pouhd papers; anchors ; cables ; hawsers, and
rope of all demenfions ; Hamburgh line, houflihe;
marline, and a general assortment of articles in the
Ship-Chandlers business ; all of which he will dispose
of, Wiolefale dr retail, upon the most reasonable terms.
For the Fever and Ague)
THE ROYAL BITTER TINCTURE,
P.epared and fold only by
Richard Speaight,
CHYMIS T,
+ , No. 41, Queen-street,
THE above medicine has been used with confided
able success last Fall, when the disorder raged
so violently. It may be used as a preventative against
the difofder by fifing it as a bitter orice a day, in a
left proportion than in the directions.
A considerable allowance to those who purchase
for the southward.
N. B. A large quantity of DRUGS arid MEDI
CINES, freft imported, to be fold, wholesale and
retail, on the most reafotble terms ; with patent
medicines and perfumeries, as usual.
By Order of the Commandant,
THAT on and after Monday next, the
20th instant, all Bread made of sweet
Flour, of the firft Quality, must be baked irA
to long Leaves of two Pounds each, flamped
with the Initials of the Baker's Name, and
fold for Fourteen Coppers each Loaf.
And all Bread mhde of merchantable Flotrr,
of an inferior Quality, malt be baked into
round Loaves, weighing two Pounds and One
Half each, damped with the Initials of the
Baker's Name, and fold for Fourteen Coppers
each Loaf.
Any Baker of Retailer of Bread, who shall
be convicted cf demanding or receiving any
more or greater Sum than Fourteen Copperm
for each Loaf of Bread as above mentioned ihaM
fee fined Ten Pounds for every such Offence.
In Order that the above Regulations may be
duly enforced, Beltha^er Creamer, is ap^
pointed Infpeaor of Bread, with Directions
and Powers conttantly to visit the several Bake
Houses in this City, and to mike Seizure of
all such Bread as he may find deficient, either
in the abovementioned Qualities, Weight or
Stamp. The Bread seized to be immediately
sent to the City Alms-Honfafor the Use of the
Poor, and a Report made to the Police of the
Cause of Seizure,the Quantity,and the Baker's
-Name from whom it was feited, that the fame
may be published; and upon Conviction of a
second Offence, that the Offender may more
over be fined Fifty Pounds, and an entire Stop
put to his Baking, if found guilty of a Third
Offence.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Stiperint Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor;
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police,,
Edward and William Laight,
Have for Sale, at their Store No. 190 Qieeo-Street, art
uaiverfal Assortment of
IRONMONGERY and CUTLERY
With Spades and Shovels. Scythes, Tea-kettles, Blacks
smiths Bellows, Planes, SADDLERY, Horse-trace,
Chains, Bra@ Cocks, Axes & Hatchets, Frying-pans;
Silversmith's Tools, Grindstones, Waggon and Care
Boxes, &c. &c. Also excellent BOHEA TEA, by the
chest, OLD RUM by the Hogshead, and BAR IRON
and STEEL of every fiQ.. r
J, STOUGHTON,
At bls Store for WINES and GROCERIES,
70 be fold, in Fee Simple,
Or leafed for a term of years, if more agreeable,
EIGHTEEN LOTS of GROUND, very commodi
ty, oufly fftuated in Str James's street, Oliver street,
Broker street, Catharine street, Rofevelt street, and Ba
tavia lane, in Montgomery aid the Out-Wards of the
city el New-York. Also to be fold, a DWELLING
HOUSE, in the said Rofevelt street, and two fine large
Lata of Ground, in a Very advantageous fixation, conti
gudtie to the Ed* River, near White-Hall, being part of
the eftatc of the Widow Barclay, and the heirs of the
Rev. Dr. Henry Barclay, deceased. PropoGU in writing
for the Lid lots and house, or any of them will be re
ceived by the said Widow Barclay, near Hell-Gate, on
Long-lfland. by Major Thomas Barclay, at the quarters
of the Loyal American Regiment, at Bloomingdale, on
the Bland of New-Yoik, or by John KieUy, Notary-
Public, No. 845, Hanover Square, who has sundry va
luable Houfrs and Lots of Ground, to fell and lease, in
the city of New-York,
just publifoed by H. GAINE,
Ibe Duty of "Honouring the KIN G,
explained and recommended : In a
SERMON,
Preached in St. George's and St. Paul's
Chapels, New-York,
On Sunday, January 30, 1780.
Being the Anniversary of the Martyrdom o'
King CHARLES 1.
By CHARLES INGLI S, D D.
Reflor of Trinity Church, New Tor^.
No. 512, Hanciver-Square,
«X7ISHING to difeharge all debts due by him
▼ Y to others in trade as soon as possible, hum
bly Solicits the earliest assistance of his friends in
debted, and further begs leave to inform them, that
as his circwmftances will not admit 'of so man,
accounts opened being left undifeharged, on the
sudden departure @f many from this city who might
wished to have had it in their power of fettling with
him before going away r In order to prevent further
losses, or occaGon fufpieions of such being done
designedly, will hereafter fora very small profit
cause ever, article in his way wholesale and retails
.to be fold for cash CfNLYr
^chce-Ofice New fork, i§tb March, 1783.
Quality, Weight, and Price of
BR E A D.
N. B. The truly genuine family bitters by the
Proprietor, is now preparing in large quantities^
and will fcon be ready for sale in quart, pint, and
small battles, more need not be said in praise of this
Valuable tincture, than the good effects already ex
f>erienced by many who in the course of our last hot
eafon; took them occasionally but once a day, was
remarked to have escaped all direful attacks of that
dreadfull complaint called Agile and Fever, who
would not wish to guard againftfo malignant a dif*
order; by such a sovereign remedy.
Fine frefh Lifoon fruit, oranges, lemons, jar
raifons and almonds.
too dozen best London claret, Cheap for cash, of
bills of exchange.
Just imported in the ship Polly, Captain Yetmaa, and
TO BE SOLD BY
Herlitz & Blackwell,
At No. 9xo, Water-ftteet,
CORDUROYS, royal rib dimothies, jeans, Dutch
cord, denim, Satinet, Barcelona, bandanoe, lungee
and printed linen handkerchiefs, callicoes and chintzes,
linens, cambiicks and la^ns, painted muflirit, filk,cotton
rind thread hose, faits, threads, hats, some gold and silver
lace, millenary, model and fattins, ribbons, fans and um
brellas. A small assortment of plate, jewellery,japann'd
ware, plated bridles and buckles, cutlery, hard Ware, and
a variety of other articles.
A L s 0,
A few boxes lemons, old genuine Madeira wine, by
the dorien, port and Tenerieffe wine, old Barberries spirits,
Coffee, teas, sugar, hair powder, starch, &c.