The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-08-10 00:00:00, page 3

A Letter from Newp< rt, Rhode-Ifland, dated the
3d Indent, fays, “ The French Fleet, confiding of
32 Ships of the Line and three Frigates, made their
Appearance here on Thu.fday the 2 3d Instant : Two
Ships went down Connanicut, and fired at a small
Battery we had at the Light House, whiah, when
they palled, we blew up ; two more went on the
other fide cf the Illand, which caused us to blow up
the King's Fisher, and two Gallits. Our Garrison,
including Seamen, amounts to 9000 Men, all hearty
and in high Spirits. Two of the French Ships cruize,
two lay on the back of Connanicut, and II are at
the Mouh of the Haibour near the Light House."
Last Tuesday Afternoon about one o'Clock, du
ring a heavy Rain accompanied with Thunder, the
Lightning struck the Ordnance Sloop Morning Star,
lying off the Ceffee-Houfe, in the Eatt River, with
248 Barrels of Gun pow 'er on board; it produced a
mod tremenduous Explosion. A Number of Houses
.were unroofed, many Windows broke, and some
Furniture demolished by the Blast; the Effects of
which were similar to an Earthquake. Happily there
was only one Man in the V<ffJ when the Accident
happen ed.
A LIST of Admiral KEPPEL's FLEET, which
has blocked up the principal Part of the French
Navy assembled at Bteft.
Victory, 100 Guns, Admiral Keppel, Captain
Falconer ; Formidable 9% Sir Hugh Pallifer, Capt.
Beazly ; Ocean, 90, Capt. Lafoiey ; Sandwich, 9%
Capt. Edwards ; Prince George, 90, Sir John Lind
sey ; Duke, 90, Capt. Brereton; Queen, 90, Capt.
Prescott ; Foudroyant, So, Capt. Jervis ; Egmont,
74, Capt. Aller); Monarch, 74, Capt. Rowley ;
Ramillies, 74, Capt. Digby ; Elizabeth 74, Capt.
Taitland ; Shie^fbury, 74, Capt. Rot's; Valiant,
74, Capt. Gower ; Berwick, 74, Capt. Stewart ;
Courageux, 74. Lord Mulgrave; Robufte, 74,
Capt. H. Hood; Terrible, 74, Sir Richard Bicker
ton ; Thunderer, 74, Capt. Walfingham ; America,
64, Lord Longford ; Bienfaifint, %, Capt. M'Bride.
By a Letter from London, dated June 6, we learn,
that it was said a Change in the Leaders of the Ad
ministration would take Place in a few Days.
His Excellency General Sir HENRY CLINTON
K. B. Commander in Chief, &c. has been pleased to
appoint the Right Hon. Lord Cathcart to the
Command of a Legion, confiding of Cavalry and
Infantry, with the Rmk of Colonel.
Wednesday last died at his House in this City, in
the 78b] Year of his Age, M. Dirick Schuyler.
The following is a LIST of the Number rs Houses,
burnt in the late Fire of the 3d Infl.viz.
Col. William Bayard, 6 Houses and Stores that
rented for £.520. [This worthy Gentleman fuffered
greatly tin the Fire 0, September, 1776.]
Mess's. John and Henry Cruger, 6 Houses.
Mr. Gerardus Duyckinck, 7 Houses.
Mr. Peter Mefier, 2 Duelling Houses, and, Mr.
David Pr< vooft, 4 H ues, and 2 pulled down.
Capt Thomas Brown, 4 H:ufes.
Mr. Varack, 1 House.
Ellate of Mr. Andrew Myer, 1 House.
Mr. Henry Van Vleck, 1 House.
Mr. Samuel Schuyler, 2 Houses.
Mr. Thomas Doughty, 1 H>ufe.
Mr. Iflac Low's House, and that of Mr. Law
rence Kmtwright, adjoining, greatly damaged.
Capt. Deale, 2 Houses.
Mr. Edmun d Seaman, 2 Houses.
Mr. Andrew, Breaftead, 3 Houses,
Mr. Humph ry Jones, 1 House.
Dr, Van Solingen, 1 House,
Mr. Richard Ten Eyck, Biker, £ House.
Mr. Wandel ham, 1 House,
Mr. J mis \VIls, a House and 2 Stores.
Mr. B jamin Moore, 1 House.
Mr. Benjami n Davis, I House.
Mrs. P. De l^ancey, 1 House.
Mrs. Ten E, ck, 2 Duelling-Houfes and several
Stores.,
David Mathews, Esq; our worthy Mayor, being
dangerously wounded in the L.g I ft Monday Morn
ing at the Fire, where he attended from the Begin
ning to the End thereof, and did great Service, is
now in a fair Way of Recovery, tho' the Second
Day after the F ire a Mott fixation took Place.
The following are the Particulars of the Engage
ment between I he Ship Mary, Capt. Mo wick, and
a Privateer Sloep, as mentioned in our last, viz.
Tuesday, July 28, at 8, A. M. Lat. 39, 30. Lon.
70, 30, fwa Shoop to N. N. W. ffand to the E. At
10 the tucked a fter us, when we difeovered het to be
an American Privateer; we had all the Sail we could
set by the Wind: AG Noon she still continuing the
Chace, cleared £ hip, and ordered a 1 Hands to Quar
ters. Fresh Bree zes, with clear Weatlier, all Sails set,
found she came up with us faft; at 3P.M. resolved to
give her Battle ; called all Hands to Quarters, and
cleared Ship for A&ion, the Loyalists, who were Paf
ftngers, to the small Arms, and the Seamen to the
Great Guns and working the Ship. At 1-4 past 3, P.
M. in Top-Gallant Sails, down J bb and Stayfails,
wore Ship, hoftied St. George's Colours, and met our
Antagonist, (helving then within Gun Shot : She
fired two signal. Guns under an American Pendant,
and afterwards a whole Broadside, with a Volley of
small Arms ; after which we fi ed ours, with a finart
Fire from the Mt ifketry, which obliged her to Iheer
off and refit her Damages; she then hauled her
Wind to the Westward, and we gave Chafe after
per ; Ihortiy after she tacked to Windward of us,
and bore down wit h an Intention of taking us ; we
then wore Ship and met her again, sheered up along
fide, and gave her fqyr or five Broadsides, with a
continual Fire of small Arms, which occasioned her
to flieer off and haul her Wind to the Westward
again. When out of reach of our Shot she repaired
her Damages, arid tacked to the Eastward, and in a
•Quarter of an Flour she bore away and flood to the
Northward. She (hot away our Fore and Main
Topmaff, back Stays, Fore and Fore Topsail Bra
ces, Main and Main Topsail Braces, Main Topsail
Sheets, three Mltin Shrouds, Part of the Jibb-Boom,
Mizen S a', and sundry of the running Rigging.-
She wasa Sloop of 14 Carriage Guns, together with
Swivels and Mu fketry, had a Figure Head and black
Sides. The En gagement lasted from a Quarter past
3, P. M. toaElalf pdf 6 in the Evening. Great
Applause is due to the Officers and Seamen of the
Ship during the Engagement ; likewise to the Offi
cers and Privates that were Passengers on board, for
their Steadiness a nd Bravery during the A&ion.
In the Packet arrived the Right Hon. the Ma quifs
of Lindsey, only Son of his Grace the Duke of
Ancafter, the Hon. Charles Stewart, Son of the Eail
of Bute, and Lieut. Col. of the 26th Regiment.
These two noble Personages left America last Year,
on their own private Affairs, Ensign William Kent,
of the Devon (hime Militia, a Volunteer, Dr. Bec
kenhout, Mr. John Temple, of Boston, with his
Lady and Family, Mr. John Levi, Partner with Mr.
[Samuel, Merchant of this City ; Mr. Hoog and Mr.
Ma;dial, of North-Carolina, Mr. James Graham,
and Mr. William Tellfair, of London, Merchants,
Mr. John Tunno, late of South Carolina. Merchant.
NEW-Y 0 R K, August io.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
(For Cath only)
This morning, below the Coffee-houfe, will
be fold,
10 cases of Indigo,
3 cases of bark, and some dr, goods,
To-morrow, upon the dock below the Coffee
houfe,
The cargo of sugar and rum, before
advertised.
On Thursday,
too bids. of Molasses, some cotton and cocoa,
Being the cargo of the prize sloop Dolphin,
condemned to the ship Marlborough, George
Dawson, Commander.
Templeton and Stewart.
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
On Wednesday next,.
At the Coffee-House,
A Few hogsheads loaf sugar, one do. muf
eovado, bottled porter, cheese, fallad
oil, canvas, a parcel of new saddles, bridles,
and other fadlery, &c.
For private sale,
A few boxes fpermaceti candles.—Also a
valuable negro wench, about 27 year, of age,
has been used to both town and country work.
Sales by Au&ion,
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
This day at 11 o'clock,
At the Albany Pier,
SO much of the cargo of the snow Hope,
as will pay the salvage, consisting of
MONTSERAF SUGARS ®f the very best
quality in hogsheads.
N. B. The file to be continued on Tuesday.
Wbilfl the Conut D'Efaing's Squadron lay off Sandy
Hook, a Marine Officer belonging to one of the Ships,
a Scotch Man by Birth, event on Shore at Shrewfbury,
the Inhabitants finding he spoke good English crouded to
converse with him, and told him bow happy they were
made by the Arrival of the French Fleet, as they did
not doubt their Independance would be efablijbed by
their Co-operation. Whereat the Scotch officer with a
fgnificant Shake of the Head answered them, " be be
" lieved they were mistaken, that he looked upon their
" Independance only as a Dream, for that France or
" Brita n mufl have this Country."
The effeEt this Speech bad, ma, be better con
ceived than defcrib'd.
g° A MAP of the mod improved Part of
NeW-England,containing the Provinces of Mas
sachusetTs-Bay and New-Hampshire, with
the Colonies of Connecticut and Rhode-
Island. Sold by HUGH GAINE.
*, Advertisements omitted this Week shall be
inserted in pur next.
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Public AuElion.
By John M'Adam, and Co.
On Tuesday morning 11 o'clock,
Near the Coffee house, will be fold,
60 Kegs of old Antigua rum,
6 Hogsheads of ditto,
6 Hogsheads mufeovado sugars,
12 Barrels ditto,
6 Calks fine bees-wax,
12 Firkins butter,
6 Calks bottled porter,
1 Chelt bohea tea,
A few pipes, hogsheads, and quarter cirtks Bar
celona wine, two anchors, and some iron work fav'd
from a vessel lately cast away.
On Wednesday,
One o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The Brig FRIENDSHIP,
As she now lies at Brafher's wharff, burthen about
90 tons, Philadelphia built, cedar frame, a remark
able salt sailer, and calculated for a privateer ; bal
lasted and fit for sea.
The Schooner BrandewYne,
Burthen 120 tons,
And the Sloop Juliana,
Burthen 110 tons, are well found and have good
accommodations for passengers. Inventories to be
seen at their office.
On Thursday at their audion room,
A variety of valuable and seasonable dry goods,
also some good and ufeful houfhold furniture.
At private sale,
Jamaica spirits, mufeovado and loaf sugar, fper
maceti candles, hyfon tea, porter, coffee, a few bags
English hops, a quantity of tanned calf skins, a few
hogsheads cocoa of the firft quality, and an anchor
about 1000 wt.
TAKEN on board a vtffel on Tuesday morning,
a pipe of wine. Any person by proving their
property may have it again. Apply to the printer.
Public Auction.
Atthe cOFFEE-HOUSE, By
BARRACK HAYS,
This Morning,
A quantity of dry goods and furniture.
To-morrow morning,
20 tierces of new rice,
6 calks of indigo,
6 calks of ship bread,
A large quantity of dry goods.
At XII o'clock,
A likely negro boy 17 years of age, has had
the small-pox. Sold for want of employ.
A large black Schooner some Time ago, was taken
by a Privateer Brig in Company with the French
Fleet, but the next Day she was retaken by an En
glish Frigate.
The following ANECDOTE we believe ma, be
depended on.
We hear that Col. Buttler, with his Party and the
Indians have cut off two Continental Regiments that
were sent aganft them.
Saturday last an armed Schooner arrived here from
Halifax : Off Block Island she was chafed by two
large Ships supposed to be French, and in the Sound
was attacked by two armed Sloops, but beat them
off.
OUPERFINE scarlet,
" white, buff, blue, green,
and brown broad cloths,
with trimmings,
Second broad cloths of va
rious colours and quali
ties,
Narrow coarse cloths of all
the common kinds,
3-4, 7-8, and 4-4 Irifo
linens,
German dowlas,
Brown bolland,
Tweel sacking,
Oznaburgbs,
Check'd linen and handker
chiefs,
White and check'd linen
shirts, ready made,
Cambricks,
Silk and thread gauze,
Lawns and lawn aprons,
Muslin,
Printed linens and cottons,
India long cloths,
• Chintz patterns,
A neat assortment of printed
handkerchiefs,
White and black Barcelona
handkerchiefs,
Bandano and negligee ditto,
Camblets and cambleteens,
Calimancoes,
Shalloons,
, Tammies,
Buffel,'
Jamaica SPIRITS, and Wefl-lndia RUM.
Q A BOX, marked L &S, New-York, was
Javed out of the fife Albion, wrecked in the river
Delaware: The owner may have it, on paying
charge; by applying as above.
Irifo mess beef,
Irifo butter,
Chejuire cheese,
London porter,
Port wine in bottles,
Pearl barley,
rfWO pair of guns, 6
4 pounders.
Three pair of ditto, 4
pounders,
Seven swivels,
Four cohorns,
Four mufqueioons,
Eleven pair of piflols,
One arm chest,
DANIEL M<O
THOMAS LYNCH, at No. 32,
In Duke-street, (formerly called Bayard-street) next
door to Col. Innis's, the mfpe&or general's office,
has for sale on the most reasonable terms, the fol
lowing articles ;
CLARET from 50s. (Sherry and Lisbon wine,
to jis. per dozen, London and Scots porter,
Excellent red port, Coniac brandy,
Very old Madeira, Jamaica and kane spirits.
The above wines will be delivered in pipes, hog
flieads, quarter calk, or dozen.
ALSO,
Teni, fufhong, single and congo tea by the chest,
salt, corks, &c. &c.
As Mr. Lynch inter ds going shortly to Europe, he
frequefts these gentlemen indebted to him since the ar
rival of General Howe in New-York to the present
period, to pay off their accounts, as his affairs re
quire an immediate feftlement ; he hopes not to meet
with any further disappointment. Any person ha
ving any demands on him since the above period,
will much oblige him by calling for immediate pay
ment.
George Wright, and John Likly,
At No. 940, Water-Street,
Have open for sale, on the lowest terms, by the piece
or larger quantity,
Publick AuElion.
To-morr.w at the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe,
Will he fold,
4Hogfheads choice Prize Tobacco
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To-morrow,
At XL o'clock, will be fold,
At the vendue store near the Coffee House,
A LARGE assortment of goods, as adver
tised in last weeks paper, with a few
casks of choice Iherry wine, and several pie
ces of plate.
P. M'Davitt.
N. B. Soldiers shirts, sheets, stockings, (hoes
and blankets, may be had at the above store.
To be fold on very reasonable terms, by
Hugh and Alexander Wallace,
OLD Madeira wine in pipes and qr. calks,
Sherry of very excellent quality,
A large quantity of cordage assorted,
A large copper kettle for a ship,
A quantity of cheap soldiers shirts,
A quantity of Spanish cork wood,
A few boxes of iron spikes.
Public Zlußion.
By DANIEL M'CORMICK,
At the Coffee-House,
This D A Y,
50 Tierces of choice new rice,
Afew boxes of window Glafs^
And one box of putty.
To-morrow,
A few puncheons and tierces of choice rush ahdfpirits.
On Wednesday,
20 Quarter cases of excellent old Jberry,
1 Case of double refined sugar,
1 do. of Jingle ditto.
And a few cases of bottled ALE,
,r%AKEN up about 14 daysfince, a Piece of Flan
nell. Whoever the fame belongs to, may have
it again, paying Charges by applying to Joseph
Coen, next Door to Mr. John Franklin's, near the
Ship Yaids.
Public AuElion.
At the Coffee-Houfe, on TUESDAY next,
will be SOLD, the following articles, (for
merly advertised for sale at Wells's Wharf,)
A L S O,
Single refined sugar in
hogsheads andcafts,
Congo tea,
Soap and candles,
A cargo of fine salt, &c.
Queen's fluff,
Bombazeen,
leans, and jeanets,
Dimotbies,
Narrow and broad f riped
fatinet,
Lasting black,
' A well cbofe assortment of
ribbons,
Tapes, laces, and ferreting.
Horn and ivory combs,
Womens common and patent
flays,
Men and womens leather
gloves,
Scarlet cloaks aad cardi
nals,
Black fatten cardinals,
Thread lace,
Nun's thread,
Sticking and oznaburgbs
thread,
Men's, women's, and chil
dren's leather floes and
pumps,
Neat callimancoe fooes,
Strong military ditto,
Men's felt and fine bats,
Writing paper,
Carpets and coverlids,
Ready madefailors jackets,
Cutlery and hardware,
Glass ware,
Window glass 8 by 10,
A few crates of cream
coloured earthen ward
A parcel of cutlasses,
Pikes, gun bars,
Cartridges and foot for
four and fix pounds,
Spunges, ladles, powder
horns,
Cartridge paper,
Three small iron hearths,
One binnacle.
DRMICK, Fendue-Mafer^
To he fold at publick auction,
To-morrow,
At the Merchant's Coffi e-H< use, at twelve
o'clock, the prize (choosers
FRIENDSHIP and EAGLE,
Lying at Brownejohn's wharff. Inventory
to be seen at T. LUDLOW's, jun.
To be fold at public auction,
To-morrow at 1 o'clock^
At the Merchant's coffee-houje,
The brig Patriarch Jacob,
Lying at the ordnance wharff, near the
Albany Pier. By order of the court of vice
admiralty.
THOMAS LUDLOW, j un . Marshal.
For L OND O F,
(1° fail with the firft convoy)
A The S HIP
^^'^ an d Charlotte,
A PRIME sailer, burthen 200
tons, three year's old, having excellent accommoda
tions for passengers, and great part of her cargo al
ready engaged. For freight or passage, apply to
Capt. John Bafnard, on board said ship, or to Meffis.
Moore and Neale, Water street.
LOST on Friday evening last, in this city, a small
plain gold repeater fajhioned watch, maker's
name J. Eigne, London, No. 4572< Cypher T. S.
engraved on the back of the watch. Whoever will
return the said watch to Hugh Gaine, with the seals
belonging thereto, float have Five Guineas reward,
and no questions asked.
MESSRS. JOHN and OBADIAH BOWNE,
return their mos sincere thanks to all thoje gen
tlemen of their acquaintance that affled them to re
move in the late tremendous fire in Little- Dock-street,
wherein they loft several pieces of merchandize, nvbicb
may be deputed in the hands oj some gentlemen in the
time of confufion, who are desirous that the real own
ers may have them again, which has induced them to
insert this advritifement, and to beg of fueb gentle
men as may have facb goods deposited with them, to
give information to Mr. Jacob Brewerton in Princes
freet, where the owners now refdes; The goods mif
fing are as follow : 4 pieces of Irifo linen, and 5
pieces wide cotton check, with some remnants, 2 bun
dles coloured sewing flks, containing about glb. 3
dozen black Barcelona handkerchiefs, and 4 pieces of
coloured folk handkerchiefs, 8 pieces spotted linen pocket
handkerchiefs, 3 or 4 pieces cut callico, 4 cut pieces
cambrick, 2 pieces cut lawn, 8 pair wool cards,
mark'd J. Weft, zQb chocolate, 1 puncheon rum, and
2 barrels fagar with some out, and dry goods put
in them, several loaves of loaf sugar, a pair cf scales
and weights, and 1 large beam, 6 pewter plates, 5
marked IG S. undone large difo marked IG S. with
several other merchandize that can't be afeertained
at present, and houfhold and kitchen furniture.
STOLEN on Tuesday the 21st ult. a small BITCH,
of the Pointer Kind, finted in her Growth, nine
Months old, is white, with pale yellow and orange
coloured Spots on her Side and Ears, a Top of the Head
and Root of the Tail, and answers to the Name of
CLIO ; had been recovering from de Meange,and was
very poor. She was seen with the Heffan Quarter
Guard of the Regiment of Trombagb, at the Commissa
ry's Store, next Mr. Stout's, in fyeen-Street, the 23d
ult. the Lieut, of which, a young Man, spoke good
English. Whoever gives information where she may be
found, or brings her to the Printer shall be rewarded.
A Quantity of table linen, napkins, therung no Ihnis,
the property of Capt. Deale, was loft at the late fire.
If any of the above articles have fallen into any of the
inhabitants hands, 't's requested they would return them
to the said Capt. Deale.
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
LOST on Monday Morning, of the fl instant,
a light colured hair trunk, about 4 feet long,
containing sundry woman's wearing apparel, which
was taken from the fubfe ibes early in the confufion
of the Fire to Mr. Hugh Warden's, pass ge, from
which place it was taken by some unknown person at
the time Mr. Warden's house appeared in danger,
and has not since been heard of. Tiie above reward
will be given to any person who will give information
to John Burns, at Mr. George Bell's, No. 1, the
corner house, on the Albany Pier.
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X The Public may be affured,that this ex
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the neighbouring Colonies) in Scorbutic Erup- (ty
tions,Leprofies, White Swellings, Stiff Joints, 4m
X Gout, and Rheumatic Disorders, &c.
g A late Supply, g
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g Of the above Fills,
Zs May now be had of
I HUGH GAINE, |
§ In Boxes of 105.205. and 40s. each,
5 Who has in his Hands a Letter from the ^
Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under hi
1 her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which g
„ any Person may have the Perusal of by ap
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A pamphlet given with each box,
I§W^W^W^SS^^§
Wanted immediately,
ALsppedary, jeweller, silver smiths, fwoid cutlers,
a blacksmith, three good hands at filing, and
two chape filers : The highest wages will be given by
Charles Oliver Bruff,
And a quart of GROGG a day. The said Bruff
is making the most elegant sword pattern that haseveg
madeits appearance inAmerica, his Majesty's likeness
with a ornamented guard, lettered all round, Success
to the Britifb arms ; and a new-fafhion'd De Artoile's
pattern silver shoe buckle, suitable for all loyalists,
letter'd round, Success to the Britifb arms, and a crown
a,,the four corners ; over the joints is the Old Eng*
hili rose.