The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-10-04 00:00:00, page 4

YHE Noted Mr. TRAIL'S superior high- fla
-4 voured PORTER, in Hogsheads, fit for
bottling or draft, to be fold on board the bhip
London, laying at Brownjohn's Wharff, or by
Thom *3 Lynch, in Duke-Street, No. 32, who has
as usual, for Sale, his will-known and approved of
WINES, of all Ages and Kinds, Groceries, Spirits
Brandy, Geneva, with sundry other Articles, which
he will fell on very reasonable Terms. The Son of
an old Inhabitant of 14 Years cf Age, who can
read and write, is wanted for an Apprentice to a
genteel B finefs. Enquire of the Printer.
fters of ffiips and vessels, coming into this
port, do on their arrival, deliver to the Office
of Police, true and entire lids of their passen
gers and letters: None will be admitted to an
entry at the Superintendant's Office, who can
not produce a certificate of having done lo ;
and they are likewise driftly forbid to receive
on board, on their departure from hence, any
passengers not having the accultomed paliports
from the Commandant.
Any perlon or perlons transgressing the a
bove rules and regulations will be considered
as dififftded, or at leail fufpecious characters,
and be futyeft to imprisonment,and such penal
ties, as upon cor,vision,may be adjudged them.
GIVEN under my hand in the city of
New-York, the twelfth day of July,
1779, and in the nineteenth Year of
his Majelty's Reign.
JAMES PATTISON.
By Command of the General,
John L. C. ROOME, Secretary.
N. B Attendance will be given at the
Office of Police from 10 o'clock every morning
till two in the afternoon (Sundays excepted)
to givethe several certificates required by the
above Proclamation.
By James Pattison, Esquire,
M^jur-General cf his Majesty's
Forces, and Commandant of New-
Yo-k, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there's great reason to believe
that many Perlons, not onlv come into
this city, without any pais or perrmiffiun, but
take up a reliance here, without either their
names, char inters or occupations being re
ported at any public office.
In order therefore to remedy these irregula
rities, and prevent the like in future, it is
hereby ordered and directed, that all house
holders wifhin the city, do give in at the
Office of Police, on or before the igth inttant,
the names and descriptions of such pelons as
are at present, or may become within that
time, lo 'gers in their refoethve habitations;
and that from and after the laid 19th infant,
all ftraagers who may come into this city, do
immediately, on their a rival, report them
feives to the Office of Police, where they will
receive certificates (provided their pretentions
be well founded) to entitle them to take up
their abode. Aud all inhabitants are hereby
flriftly forbid to receive into their houses any
Grangers, as lodgers, except such as can pro
duce the required certificate; and are further
enjoined to report the names of thole that may
be so admitted, to the said Office of Police,
within twenty four hours, after admission, in
older that their respective abodes may be duly
registered.
It is also ordered and directed that all ma-
IF PEIRCE GEORGE COPE NORTON, who
arrived at Philadelphia about 7 Years ago, in a
Kefel commanded bv a certain Capt. Duncan, is jet
alive, and will apply to Hugh Game, be will bear cf
fometbing greatly to bis Advantage. He is now about
it rears old.
HALL and BIRKS,
Have for S ALE, at their Store, No. 977,
Beekman's Slip,
MOULD and dipt candles, turpentine and white
Lap in boxes, hams, ox tongues dried and
pickled, Cheshire and Gloucester cheese, of the firft
quality, just imported in the (hip Tom, from Liver
pool ; new rice by the race, barrel or less quantity,
beef, and pork in tierces, barrels and half barrels.
The Snow LUCEY,
NOW laying at the Wallabough, is to be
SOLD, burthen about 200 Tons, in
excellent Order, and fit for Sea, well found,
and a remarkable fall sailer, pierced for 18
Guns. Enquire at Mr. Hafelton's, No. 1100,
Water-street, opposite the Coffee-Houfe, or at
Thomas Smith's, No. 31, Broadway.
To SOLD, ~
By William Stepple,
No. 29, Queen-Street,
A Parcel of choice DRAFT LONDON
PORFER, imported in the Maria, Capt.
Hoggan, from London.
William Burton,
At No. 9/2, Water-Street, between the Coffee-Houfe
and the Old- Slip, has for sale,
MADEIRA, and red ।
port wine,
Jamaica spirits,
Wcfl-Ind ; a rum l
Hfn, green, fufhong and
bobea teas,
Double and Jingte refined
loaf sugar,
Mufeovado ditto,
Fine raijins in jars & cases
French plumbs, prunes,
Currants, almonds,
Weft-India fiveet meats, in
pots, green citron,
Tamarinds, in pots,
Sugar candy, chocolate,
Savo, rice, coffee,
Soap, Poland farch,
Powder and jig blue,
Spices of all kinds,
P OR T E R.
Cayenne and black pepper,
R ace and ground ginger,
Pear! and common barley,
Oatmeal,
Fine bifeuit in kegs,
Split peas,
Florence oil,
French olives, capers,
Anchovies, ketchup,
Muftarj, in bottles,
Vinegar,
York,hire bams,
Pickled salmon in kegs,
Bajket salt,
Spermaceti candles,
Rappee and Scotch fnuff,
Pigtail and cut tobacco,
Gloucefic, cbeefe,
Corks,
Lemons, ^c.
No. §l2, Hanover-Square, three doors weft
of the Admiral's house, is now felling in
great variety, of the latest importation,
pNE frefb pickles, bes India fey, mujbroon ketch
' up, Spanish and French olives, Durham muflard,
in half and quarter pound bottles, spices and nutmegs,
fine byfon, green, fufoong, and bobea tea, Jingle and
double refined sugar, London porter in bottles, frong
and small ale, best Herefordjhire cyder, excellent cher
ry brandy, very rich cordials of different kinds, bams,
befl double GlouceJler cbeefe, and a variety of other
articles properly adapted tor the immediate fapply of
the gentlemen of the army and navy, whose J'peedy
embarkation on many occasions may require being fail
ed -with dijpatch, or without loss of time.
N. B. At the above fore, the true and genuine
Stoughton's BITTERS.,
VERY fine old Mrdcira
wine by the pipe,
quarter calk or dozen,
Ditto Sherry,
Ditto Lisbon,
Ditto Teneriffe,
Ditto red port,
Claret by the dozen,
London porter by the hogf
bead or dozen,
Taunton ale by the dozen,
Engliffi cyder by ditto,
Old Jamaica spirits by the
hogshead or less quantity,
Ditto cane spirits,
Ditto Weft India rum,
Holland geneva,
French brandy, Shrub,
A neat aflortment of home
spun Gin and Brandy,
very littleinfcrior to Hol
land or French,
All fortsof the beftof Car
dials,
Just arrived with the Cork fleet, and to be fold on
board the flrip ReJioration, George Crombie, Mafler,
laying at Seaman's, adjoining Cruger's 'wharf,
SUPERFINE flour, frefli and good in quality,
nearly equal to Underhill's belt, which will be
fold by the single barrel (or larger quantity) for the
convenience of private families, ditto second quality,
a few calks raisins of the fun, cables, haulers, tow
lines and cordage, bar iron of every dimension, tal
low in barrels, also sundry military stores, viz. 2,3,
and 4 pounders, with carriages,, breechings, tackle,
&c. compleat, swivels, brass blunderbusses, muskets,
pittols, cutlasses, powder horns, cartouch boxes, 2,
3, and 4 pound round and double headed shot
§,ape, langrage, musket and pistol do, powder, &c.
JOSEPH ROSE,
In Water-street, No. 1046, a few dpors East of
Peck's Slip, has iuk imported in the Cornelia,
Capt. Small, and other vessels frpm London, and
to be fold on reasonable terms, wholesale and
retail,
TO BE SOL D,
TH E Convenient and well-finifhed House in
which William Steuart, now lives,
opposite the Fly-Market, in Queen-street, which be
ing lately rebuilt, is in very good Repair, and is one
of the belt Stands in the City for any Kind of Busi
ness. For further Particulars apply to William Steu
art above mentioned.
PHICKISICK,
Vintner and Disitller,
Atthe upper end of Queen-street, has for sale at his
house, No. 125,
(TUNA of different forts
° Tumblers with and
without covers, from
a quart to half ajiU,
Decanters from a quart to
a half pint,
Wine and majons glasses,
A variety Queen's ware,
Blackjacks,
"Peavter bajons,
Ditto tea pots and spoons,
Knives and forks,
Pen kn:ves,
Sod irons,
Frying pans,
Tea kettles,
Copper coffee pots,
Horn ana ivory combs,
Writing paper,
Inkpowder,
Red and black fealir.g wax
Waters,
Dutch quills,
Womens Haier's Jboes,
Barcelona handkerchiefs,
Turpentine soap,
Mo.ld and dipt candles,
Powder and /hot,
Merry Andrew cards,
Cloaths bruJhes,
Shoe ditto,
Long handle ditto,
Buckle ditto,
Tooth ditto,
Imported in the Snow Newcastle Jane, William
Straughan, Matter, from Coik, the following
Articles, to be fold on hoard the Aid Vessel, at
Cruger's Wharff, or HENRY WHITE, in
Qieen street,
I 'LOUR in Barrels, Mess Beef in Teirces and
' Barrels, Pork ; n Barrels, Butter in Firkins
Soap, Candles and Starch, Oatmeal and Neat's
Tongues.
Cartridge Paper, Wrapping Paper,
and Indies Bonnet Paper, to be fold by
HU GH GAIN E.
The Royal Bitter Tinflure,
For the FEVER and AGUE,
And the original Golden Tincture,
Prepared, and fold by
RICHARD SPEAIGHT, Chymift,
No. 41, Queen-Street,
Where may be bad Drugs and Medicines, a very
general Assortment lately imported. Likewise Patent
Medicines and Perfumeries, Medicine Chefs of all
Sizes complected at the foortef Notice.
At J. STOUGHTON'S
Wine and Grocery STORE,
Molatfes,
Single and double refined
loaf sugar,
Mufeovado sugar by the bar
rel or less quantity,
Belt hyfon and bohea tea,
Best chelhire and Gloucester
cheese,
. Belt caftile soap by the box,
or less quantity,
Common ditto,
Sandies b, the box or left
: quantity,
, Scotch barley,
Spermaceti candles by the
box,
1 Mens beaver hats,
Ozenbrigi,
. Corks,
, Long pipes, pepper,
. Allspice, cinnamon,
Cloves,
Mace,
Nutmegs,
tea,
Spices of all kinds,
Chocolate-and coffee,
Raijins and currants,
Prunes,
Sugar almonds,
Ditto plumbs,
Sugar candy and barley,
Allum,
Split peaje,
Boioen's sago powder,
Muflard in bottles,
Oat meal,
Poland jlarcb,
Bes fort of SpaniJb indigo,
Boxes of pipes and tobacco,
Choice hams,
White wine vinegar,
Sallid oil,
Basket fait,
Ketchup,•
A variety of pickles,
Rappee fnuff,
Grenada rum by the bogf
beador less quantity,
Wines of different kinds,
with many other articles,
too tedious to mention.
bad,
GROCERIES.
Double, Jingle and lump
sugar,
Green, fufoong and bobea
Harrison's patent black
QTOLEN, September syb, jrom Joseph Ketchum's
0 at Nefifcop, about 40 miles east from New-York,
on Long-Ijiand; one fiver mounted gun with a gold
touch hole, the mounting neatly engraved, and R, D.
in cypher on the thumb piece, and the name Watkeys in
gold on the lock. One fait of green broad cloth claaths,
vrithgilt oval buttons : One fait of light coloured Jilk
jean, with fetidfilver buttons, and a laurel engraved
round them ; Onefait of nankeen cloatbs ; the above
,cloatbs made foort fit for fbooting : Four ruffled Jhirts
R. D. marked on the breaf of them ; four cravats ;
four flk handkerchiefs, two pair of white worfled
flockings, one powder born, one excellent fowling bag,
ten gallons of ibrub, and eighteen of Madeira wine ;
the above was the property oj Richard Deane,difiller,
of New-York, who willgive TEN POUNDS, as a
reward to an, person or persons who Jb all apprehend
one of the villains, and FIFE POUNDS for every
one of the others that Jh all be taken and prosecuted to
conviflion. There were seven or eight of them arm
ed, and mofli, dressed in blue. There was likewise
flolen, a new double barrelgun of Major Antill's.
N. B. Any one of the gang that will inform on the
rest, ma, defend on ever, means being used to obtain
bis pardon, b,
RICHARD DEANE.
New-York, Sept, loth, 17,9.
HENRY BREVOORT,
At the fgn of the Frying-Pan, Qieen-freet, No.
26, has for sale, the following articles, im
ported in the las vessels from London, viz.
Scythes,
Bar iron,
Shovels and spades,
Sheet iron,
Iron hoops,
lion tea kettles,
Tin ditto,
Bellows,
Sad irons,
Rat traps,
Saddlery,
An Assortment of IRONMONGERY and
CUTLERY, &c.
Superfine Flour, Poland Starch,
and Mould Candles,
Just imported by the last feet from Cork, and to
f be fold on reasonable terms, (for CaJb)
By ROBERT GAULT,
No. 523, Hanover-Square.
Who has also tor sale, fuperfine and second broad
cloths, rattinets, calimancoes and tammies, chintzes,
muflinfr, cambricks and lawns, black Barcelona
handkerchiefs, lungee and new silk romals, yard
wide and 7-8 Irish linnens, yard wide and yard 3-8
cotton checks, men and womens worsted, cotton,
thread and silk hose, womens worked and silk mitts,
felt hats, writing paper and playing cards, a large
assortment of hard-ware, London claret and red
port of the firft quality in cases of three and four
dozen each.
By Order of the Commandant.
THE following prices and assize of bread
are to takeplace from and after Friday
the 9th infant, and to continue until further
orders.
Ship Bread of the bell quality, at jl. 10s.
per hundred weight.
All loaf Bread to weigh two pounds each
loaf, for fourteen coppers each.
No Baker or Retailer of Bread ihall ask, de
mand, or receive any greater lum, either for
Blip or loaf bread than the prices above men
tioned. Al! bread to be marked as heretofore
directed, and to be made good; such as mail
be found either defective in quality or deficient
in' weight, Ihall be forfeited to the Alms-
House; and any person who Ihall demand or
receive any more or greater sum than is above
mentioned, either for loaf or (hip bread, ihall
forfeit five pounds over and above the value
of the bread io fold, the one half to the in
firmer and the other half to be applied to the
use of the poor of this city.
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Mathews. Mayor,
Peter Dubois, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, July 7 1779.
M'CLURE and TORRANCE,
At No. 857, Hanover- Square,
HAVE imported in the fall fleet from Lon
don, a large and valuable assortment of
DRY GOODS, which are now felling off on
the most reasonable terms.
/ Turlington's genuine Bufen,
Anderfori's Pills, Hooper's Pills, to
befold by HUGH GAINE.
barrels,
Coarse and fine fait,
Loaf and lump sugars,
Mufeovado ditto,
Mould an I dipt candles,
Caftile soap,
Turpentine ditto,
Bett hyfon, oulhoag and
bohea teas,
Belt green coffee in bar
rels or lrfs quantity,
TO HE SOLD Hr
JACOBUS L. LEFFERTS,
At bis Store in Water-freet, between Burling's-
Slip and the Fly-Market, three doors weft of
Philip Rhinelander's china fore, and next
door to Charles White's, brajs-founder, upon
the most reasonable terms, the following arti-
cles, viz.
M^%
Lisbon,
Sherry, and
Teneriffe J
Old Jamaica spirits,
Cane ditto,
Welt-India rum,
French brandy in kegs,
or by the gallon,
Holland geneva,
Bett London porter, and
Liverpool ale in bottles
Molaff.s in bogiheads or
Pewter,
Cross-cut laws,
Pitt ditto,
Sheet copper,
Planes sorted,
Iron pots,
Brushes,
Cart boxes,
Glass,
Paint, {%.
Chocolate,
Pepper, allspice, ginger,
nutmegs, cinnamon,
mace, cloves,
Tobacco,
Belt Scotch fnuff in blad
ders and bot^es,
Milliard in boules,
Cheshire, double " and
single Gloucclter cheese,
Short and long pipes,
Split peafc by the keg or
quart,
Rice,
Fig blue and starch,
Indigo, copperas, and al
lum,
Writing and wrapping
paper,
Wool cards, &c.
Alfe, a quantity of new
May butter, received
in the lalt vessels from
Cork.
Imported in the Shib Walter, William Haff
Mafler, fromA'iaJgow, and to be fold by
Thomas Buchannan, & C
CARTMENS RATES,
By O der of the Commandant.
TH 1 following Rates for Carfmen being
ecommer/ded by the Chamber of Com
merce, are to take Place from and after Mon
day rh- zoth in?., viz.
For loading, carring and unloading Fire
wood, and every other common Load, to any
Place within this City, Two Shillings.
For a Load of Hay, Six Shillings.
For every Hoglliead of Rum, Sugar, Melaffes;
and for every Pipe of Wine or other Trong
Liquors, Four Shillings.
For a Hogfliead of Tobacco, Three Shillings.
For a Load of Coal, containing One-third of
a Chaldron, Three Shillings.
For a Whole Shot Cable 12 Inches Circumfe^
rence or upwards, Fifteen Shillings.
Under 12 and above 7 Inches, Ten Shillings.
Seven Inches and under, Seven Shilfogs and
Six Pence.
Hjalf Shot, One-third of the Whole-Shot.
The above Rates are to be paid for carting
to any Place within this City, not exceeding
one Mile,, and in the fame Proportion for a
greater Distance. Any Cartman demanding
or receiving on or after the 20th Day of this
Month, a greater Price for carting a Load
than the Prices fettled by the above Rates, or
refufing to take up the firft Load that is offered
him on the Stand, Ihall, upon Proof being
made before the Police, forfeit F ORT Y
SHILLINGS for every such Offence, one L^ .
to the Informer, the other Half to the Cirf
Alms House. Any Person after that 1 ,
who mail be discovered acting as a City C
man without having obtained a Licence agree
able to former Orders, and the Number of
his Licence marked in a conspicuous Manner
with red Paint, upon each Side of his Cart,
will be confined and punished for a Breach of
Orders.
FRESH flour in bairtht I
Irish beef,l
Fork,
Barlev, '1
Herringsin halfbarrels, ,
Ditto in kegs,
Rarming rigging,
Shrouds, landyard fluff, I
Ratline, fourtyarn,
Hoofline, hamerline, of
different sizes,
Match fluff,
Sail cloth from No. r to Q
Ofiabrig%l
Soldiers fhhts,|
Madeira, Lisbon,
Teneriffe, Sherry,
and Red Port Wines,
by the pipe, qnAtter
cafk err less quantity,
Brandy, geneva 'by the
case, do. by gallon,
Old Jamaica spirits, Old
Antigua rum, common
Welt-India do.
Molasses, Mufeovado su
gars, by the hogshead
or left qu ntity, loaf
and lump iegars,
Mould and dipped can
dles, white and brown
soap,
Irish inefs beef in barrels,,
and half barrels,
(Nutmegs, cloves, mace
and cinnamon,
Snuff in bladders,
Hyfon and green teas,
Also a few cases of excellent bottled Claret, wife
be will fell by the dozen.
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Matthews, Mayor,
Peter Dubois, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, Sept. 16.
For L 0 N D O N,
The Ship EDWARD,
EFFIN GHAM LAWRENCE ,Commander,
Now laying at Cruger's-Wharff,
HAS excellent Accommodations for Passengers,
and will he dispatched by the firft Convoy.
For Freight or Pafage apply to said Commandera
Thomas C. H ilVams, or Samuel Franklin.
PRICE and SALMON,
ARE now opening at their House, the cern'er c
Duke and Smith-street, a large and curies
assortment of seasonable DRY GOODS, which the,
will fell by the package or piece, on the lowed terms.
Likewise the following articles, imported in he
Snow Prosper, from Brikol:
Superfine flour, Bristol beer, cyder, Gloucester rnd
Chedworth cheese, butter, bacon, tongues, n fs
beef and pork in half barrels, for family use, pe fe,
groats, dried salmon, tingle refined sugars, vinea
soap, candles, Poland starch, raisins, currants, mops
and brushes, cannon three and four pounders, with
(hot, &c
JAMES STEWART,
At his Store facing Burling' s-Slip, No. y„
Has just imported per the last Vessels from (
and Dublin, a choice Parcel of exceeding goo
nEEF and Pork in whole and half Barrels, fit 0
" Family Use, as it was put up for such ; '3
Tongues for Family Use. And by the last !iip
from London, Bristol and Liverpool, an assort ?n
of DRY GOODS, fit for the approaching fe ion
confiking of Blankets, knit and plain worked 11 >ck
ing s i alto by retail, belt hyfon, and foulhong T as
old cane Spirits ; powder and mufegyado Sugar loa
Sugar, Molasses, new Rice, Coffee, &c.
Remfen & >Cowenhoven.
At their STORE, No. 935, in Water-Street
the Corner opposite Mr. Yarnoll's, between tk
Coffee-Houfe and Fly-Market, have for SALE, 9
the lowest Terms, the following Articles :
At their Store in Qteen-freet, No 212.
, fouihong and bohe
, ditto,
, Chocolate and coffee
Pepper and alfpiee,
London porter, bottle
Taunton ale ana Lt
verpool beer, Phy ^
I cards,
ißoll and cut tobacco
Poland starch.
Writing paper and 1 1
ing wax,
Double and single Glou
cefter cheese, belt rol
butter in firkins,
New vice in tierce ,
A few kentle of excel
lent codfish,
Wool cards by the dozer
Indigo, copperas, an
powder blue, Bird the
of different fixes.
Meats white thread hot ,
Ditto brown ditto.
Womens white ditto,
Ditto cotton ditto.
Cotton checks,
Coarse linnens,
P inted cottons,
Printed handkeF^u f'„
Flower'd and plain L&
Tammies, durants
Cdiimancocs,
Buckrams,
I fable c'oths,
Dowl ds,
I Threads.