The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-08-17 00:00:00, page 1

The BRITISH COLONIES;
Especially those which now are, or probably may be,
The THEATRE of WAR;
Taken principally from the actual Surveys and judi
cious O Nervations of Engineers DE BRahm and
Romans ; Cook, Jackson, and Collet;
Major Holland, and other Officers.
EMPLOYED IN
His Majesty's FLEETS and ARMIES.
LIKEWISE,
A Chart of Delaware-Bay and River,
containing a full and exa& Description of the Shores,
Creeks, Harbours, Soundings, Shoals, Sands, and
Bearings of the most considerable Land Marks, &c.
faithfully copied from that published at Philadelphia.
A Map of the Provinces of New-York and
New Jersey, with Part of Pennsylvania and the
Province of Quebec, drawn by Major Holland, Sur
veyor General.
A Map of the most improved Part of New
England, containing the Provinces of Mass chu
setts-Bay and New-Hampshire, with the Colonies of
Conneaicot and Rhode-Inland, divided into Coun
ties and Townships ; the whole composed from ac
tual Surveys, and its Situation adjusted by Astrono
mical Observations.
A MAP cf Pennsylvania, ethibiiing not
only the improved Parts of that Province ; hut alf
the extensive Frontiers, laid down from actual Sur
veys. ,
I have by theft Plumbs cured a great many Children
of Whooping or Chin-Coughs, and Agues, which Dis
tempers are ver, common and troublesome to Families,
and the Want of tbefe Plumbs are the Ruin of May,
Children's Conflitutioins.
Tbefe Plumbs enrich and sweeten the whole Mass of
Blood, carry off all gross, corrupt and putrid Humours,
and create afrefb and healthy Complexion in fuels as
are affeNed by an, putrid Matters.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick, cleanfag the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is afovereign Medicine
in the Cbolick and griping of the Guts, It allays and
carries off four Vapours which occafon many Disorders
in the Head. It opens all ObfruHions in the Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; causes a good Ap
petite and helps Digefticn. It hath been found won
derfully faccefsful to jucb Persons as are going into
Chronical Diflempers, as Aftbmas, Phtbijicks, Short
ness of Breath, Dropsies and Yellow Jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Persons are fatisfied, that the Me
dicine which wo Y ks upon fuels Humours, will almost
teach an, Diflemper, if not too far gone, face Corrup
tion and Putrefaaion are the Fore-runners of all Dif
cafes; therefore no better Pbyfick can be taken for all
Ages, Sexes and Confiitutions, from Infancy to an old
Age. Tbefe Plumbs are highly serviceable to the Fe
male Sex, from the Age of i, to 20 Tears, and from
4.0 to 50. Each Box containing one Dozen of tbefe
Plumbs, Price 8 Shillings, with Direfiions. fold by
Hugh Gaine, in New-York, and by no &ts Perfor, in
America, unless by bis AfpoidtmcnN
Neccffary to be kept in all Families.
SO exceeding, valued by all People who have bad
of them in Great Britain and Ireland, for their
transcendent Excellency in the defraying Worms of «ll
kinds both in the Bodies o' Men, Women, andCbildren,
by net only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum or Gut
next the Stomach, but they pass through the fmalletl
Passages of the Body, and purge away the ropy and
slimy Humours which are the cause of those pernicious
Fermin, and+be Source of many otbo Disorders; they
are one of the left Purges in the whole World for gross
bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
large Bellies; their Operation is mild, fafe and plea
sant ; they wonderfully cleanje the Bowels of all ftiff
and clammy Humours which flop up the Parts and
prevent the Juice of Food being conveyed to the Liver
and made Blood which is often the Case with Children,
and is attended with a bard Belly, finking Breath,
frequent Fevers, Rickets, and a Decay of Strength in
the lower parts: Likewise fettled Aches and Pains in
the Head, Swellings, old Sores, Scabs, Tetters, or
Breakings-Out, will be perfeHl, cur'd, and the Blood
and Skin reflored to its original Purity, and Smooth
ness; they purge by Urine, and bring away the Gra
vel, and effectually cure all Obfrudlions of the Urine,
or Ulcers in the Kidneys. They at once firike at the
true cause of the Scurvy, and entirely defiroy it, at all
farbutick Humors and EffeNs, Root and Branch fi
as never to return again, and wbat makes th m ^ore
commendable is, they are full as agreeable to both taste
and fight, as Loaf Sugar •,and in their Operation as
innocent as new Milk.,
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
2 lb. 6 oz, for 14 Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a letter Weight.
JAMES ROBERTSON, M, G.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 355. per Cent.
Published February 2, 1778.
AMERICAN
Military Pocket Atlas ;
' BEING
An approved Collection of correct Maps.
Both General and Particular,
of
NEW-YORK
AND
WEEKLY
Dr. RYA N's
Incomparable Worm-destroying
SUGAR PLUMBS,
Monday, Auguß I'7, i„Bj
Just published, emd to be fold b,
HUGH GAINE,
At his BOOK-STO4E, in HANOVER-SoyAftE,
THE
Containing tbs earlieff aobice#
*> Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
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.
WA NTE D,
A Servant to wait on a gentleman, a 6ngle man, that
that is well qualified, and can procure recommend
dation for honesty, fobriety,and diligence, may hear of a
good place by enquiring of Hugh Gaine.
New-York, Augrift 7, 1778.
NO vessel is to lie near any wharff, unless by a
permit signed by the Superintendant of the
port, arid that only to load and unload, and are then
to have an anchor a-stern, to be able to haul off im
mediately when ordered, or in case of fire.
A ftri& obedient to this order is necessary for the
fafety of this city and the shipping. The master cf
any transport or other vessel that does not observe it,
shall be severely punished.
By Order of Major-General JONES.
CHA. ROOKE, Aid-de- Camp.
NEW-YORK, August ct
HIS Excellency the Commander in Chief hat
been pleased to make the following promo
tiois:
Capt. Colins, of the foot guards, is appointed
Major of Brigade to that corps, vice Stephens, pro
moted. 1
V. Regiment. Captain-LieutenantThorhasHawk
fhaw, to he Captain, vice Gore, killed. Lieut.
Lawrence Delhunty, from the 26:11 regiment, to be
Cantain-Lientenant, vice Hawklhaw, promoted.'
X. Captain Andrew Cathcart, from the 15th re.
giment, to be Major, vice Gardner, promoted.
Captain-Lieutenant Nathaniel Phillips, from the
38th regiment, to be Captain, vice Fitzgerald, pro
moted.
XV. Captain-Lieutenant Keppel, frorri the 23d
regiment, to be Captain, vice Cathcart, promoted.
XVII, Major Peter Craig, from the 57th regi
ment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Mawhood,
promoted.
XXIII. Lieutenant Dav : d Hay, from the 57th re
giment, to be Captain Lieutenant, vice Keppel, pro
moted.
XXVI. Ensign George Inman, from the 17th, to
be Leutenant, vice Delhunty, promoted.
XXXIII. Ralph Gore, gent, to be Ensign, vice
Lawton, fuperceded.
XXXVIII. Lieutenant George Dawfen, to be
Captain-Lieutenant, vice Philips, promoted. En
sign, William Ruxton, from theqg^h regiment, to
be Lieutenant, vice Dawson, promoted. Ensign
} hr. Copk, to be Lieutenant, vice House, pro
moted-
XLIV. Ensign William C. Heatly, to be Lieute
nant, vice Kenedy, killed.
XLV. Major William Gardner, from the 10th
regiment, to b,e Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Monkton,
killed.
XLIX. Lieutenant Alexander Maitland, to be
Captain by purchase, vice Robert Wilson, who re
tiies. Lieutenant Edward Cadagon, from the 7th
regiment, to be Captain by purchase, vice James
Wilson, who retires. Ensign James Stanlv, to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Maitland, promoted.
LIL Lieutenant John House, from the 38th re
giment, to be Captain, vice Powel, dead of his
woun's.
LVII Contain E Iward Fitzgerald, from the 10th
regiment, to be M jor, vice Craig, promoted. En
sign Robert Jackson, to be Lieut, vice Hay, promo
ted.
LXIIL Cap+. William Nefbet, to be Major, vice
Kinmer, Deceased. Captain Lieutenant B. Ball, to
be Captain, vice Nefbit, promoted. Lieutenant
Jonathan Roberts, to be Captain Lieutenant, vice
Ball, promoted. Ensign David Campbell, from the
26th regiment, to be L'ut. vice Roberts, promoted.
LXXI. Lieutenant Hugh Campbell of the 2d Bat
talion, to be Adjutant of that battalion, vice Lieu
tenant Archibald Campbell, promoted.
M<. Stapleton, Mate o' the General Hospital, is
appointed surgeon to Lord Cathcart's legion.
HEAD-QUARTERS, New-York, Julygo, 1778-
The Commander in Chief has been pleased to
m^ke the following appointments, in the New-York
Volunteers, under the command of Lieutenant Co,
lynfl Turnbull.'
New-York, August 3, 1778.
SEVERAL (lores of various forts being carried on
board vessels lying near the wharffs, arid also to
several houses during the confufion occasioned by the
fire. All persons in possession of such stores, are
immediately to give notice to the Mayor, of their
quality and quantity. Any person concealing such
effects, will be punished with the utmost severity.
By Order of Major-General JONES.
CHA. ROOKE, Aid-de-Camp.
Monday, 40 Min. after 4
Tuesday, 40 Min. aftei 5
Wednesday, 39 Min. after 6
Thursday, 3^ Min. after 7
HIGH-WATER atNEW-YORK, this Week.
t^f^Wß^O^^
Friday, 33 Min.afjei 8
Saturday, 24 Min. after^
Sunday, 14 Min, after 10
Neiv Moon Saturday 3 Morning.
TH E
Ensign Thomas Hains, to be Lieutenant, vice
Bloxham, calhiered. August 25, 1777.
Ensign Jonathan Anderson, to be Lieutenant,
vice McDonald, killed. October, 7. 1777.
William Gray, Volunteer, to be Lieutenant, July
16, 1778.
John M'Gregor, Volunteer, to be Ensign, vice
Hains, promoted. August 25, 1777.
Archibald M'Lean, Volunteer, to be Enfign,\
vice Lala, appointed in the 63d Regiment. O&ober
7, 1777-
Coiby Hunt, Volunteer, to be Ensign, vice An
derson, promoted. O&ober 7, 1,77.
Lieutenant Thomas Fraser, to be Quarter-Master
vice Cameron, resigned. July 16, 1778.
Serjeant Benjamin Townsend, from the 48th re
giment, to be Adjutant, vice—--Fraser, removed.
July 16, 1778.
James Tillery, Surgeon's Mate, 33d regiment, to
be Surgeon, vice Arden, appointed Mate in ge
neral hospital. Nov. 22, 1777.
In the ORANGE RANGERS, commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel BAYARD.
Captain John Howard, of the New-York Volun
teers, to be Captain, vice Coffin, who exchanges.
July 29, 1778.
Extras as a Letter from a Gentleman in St. Augus
tine, to bis Correftondent in this City, dated July
26, 1778.
“ In my last I informed you, that we were again
threatened with a more formidable Invafiori than we
bad been heretofore, and of the Cohfequenccs to be
dreaded on their Approach, having no naval Force m
defend the Province, against the Marine Armament
of the Rebels, which confifteed of five Gallies, car
rying Eighteen and Twenty-four Pounders, three
Flats and two Pettiaugers, with Cannon, a number
of Sloops, Schooners, &c. with military Stores, and
Provisions.
" By the indefatigable Condua of our Governor,
whole Spirit and Zeal for his M^jefty's Service, me
ret the highest encomiums, a Naval Armament was
timely equipped, and every preparation made for a
spirited Defence.
“ The Rebel Army advanced to St. Mary's, to the
Number of 2000 Men, with sixteen Pieces of artille
ry, under the Command of the Rebel General Howe.
Governor Houlton, of Georgia, &c.. Their naval
Armament advanced to Cumberland Sound, and
some of their Gallies advanced up St. Mary's River,
to a Post occupied by Lieut. Col. Brown, of the East
Florida Rangers, with about 150 Men, where he
had erected a Stockade Fort, called Fort Tonyn,
which, on the Rebels advancing with fupexior num
bers and Artillery, he was compelled to destroy and
retreat, as he was unfopported by any Regular
TroopSi
" On the 30th tilt. Col. Brown being on his
March to join Major Prevoft, who was encamped at
a Place called Alligator Bridge, with a Body of Re
gulars and Carolina Refugees, to the Number of 500
Men, was informed by his rear Guard, that a party
of Rebel Horsemen were in Close Pursuit after him ;
he immediately ordered his Troops to form on each
gees, were surprised by the Rebels, whom they sup
posed were Col. Brown's Party---the Men fled to a
Swamp and the Officer was taken PtLoner, upon
feeing this, a Party of Regulars, Rationed in a Re
doubt for the defence of the Bridge, fired Briikly,
and Col. Brown's Party attacking their left Flank
with equal Vigour, obliged them, in a short Time,
to reteat with the Loss of Nine Men killed on the
Spot---some Circumflances prevented an immediate
Pursuit after the Fugitives, which gave them an Op
portunity to carry off their wounded. It is said this
Body confided of about 200. Our loss is one Regu
lar killed and another, with five of Col. Brown's
Rangers wounded, amopgft whonh are Capt. Smith
and Lieut. Johnson."
The Rebel Fleet which are to attack St. Augustine
remained about 70 Miles to the Northward of it, at a
Place called St. Mary's, where they were blocked up
by his Majesty's Sloop of War Otter of 16 Guns,
a Brig Galley of Twelve eighteen and two twenty
four Pounders, the George armed Ship of eighteen
Guns and some Gallies. The Pefeus, with a Store
fhip and a Schooner, ordered to St. Mary's to attack
the Rebels, were spoke to about eight Miles to the
Northward of St. Augustine.
Side of the Road leading to Major Prevoft's Post,
and within 60 or 70 Paces of it. When the Rebels
advanced a Piquet belonging to the Camp, consisting
of an Officer and twenty-five of the Carolina Refu-
From the London Chronicle, May 7, 1775.
To the Printer of the London Chronicle.
SI R,
AS many of your readers perhaps cannot
account for the lowness of the flocks, 1
take the liberty of laying before them my
Captain John Coffin, of the Orange Rangers, to
be Captain, vice----Howard, who exchanges. Ju
ly 29, 1778.
Lieutenant Allen Cameron, to be Captain of 3
new railed company. Jan. 1, 1778.
W. H. Adamson, Volunteer, to be Lieutenant,
March 1, 1775.
George John Young Huffice, to be Ensign, July
16, 1778.
Wheat per Bufitel, 12s. od.
Flour, 355. od.
Brown Bread, 20s. od.
Welt-India Rum, 6s. 6d.
New-England do. ss. od.
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufebvado Sugar, 51. ids.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. 2d.
Molasses, ±s. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, 90s. od.
Pork, 5 1. ios.,
foreign anb DomeOUk.
In proportion as government encreafe in.
'their demands for money, the interest of it
will rife, and those who have the money in.
the old funds will fell out, in order to lay it:
out more advantageously in the new loans.
This will be done as soon as possible, because
the firft fubferibers will have the moll advan
tage. Speculators will croud to market in.
abundance upon the firft news of war's being
declared, that they may fell out before the
nation can feel the Ihock of it. Those who
have money by them out of use, will also
wait in expectation of greater profits from
lending their money to government when war
is declared. This has been the case, since
the rupture took place between us and our
colonies.
At the end of the year 1774, the price of
the g per cent, confols. was gif, the highest
they had been since the peace, and money was
worth no more than g| pet annum. —In Nov.
1776, when government were obliged to fend
out a fleet and army to the Continent it was
reduced to 82, and the value of money rose
three and a half per annum.—ln Nov. !> 77%
they fell to 76, and the value of money was
above 4| per cent. —A war being thought to
be at hand, the foreign flock-holders kept their
money back, and persuaded their friends and
correspondents not to purchase into the funds,
the reason they gave for this was, the dffefti
on of our colonies, and the appretenhons of
a French war. By this Sir it &easily seen,
that we are hot in such a bad situation, as our
enemies give out. If war be declared, {pe
culators will immediately croud to the , mar-,
ket in great numbers, and goverment will be.
accommodated wi;h as much money as I^^
have 9,^9h fob
May 4.
IN the beginning of the month of January,
of this present year, Bank flock was 1250
and by the end of the fame month it was re
duced to 121; in the course of the month In
dia dock fell 91 per cent, the new South Sea
annuities rose 3^ per cent, and the 3 per cent,
confols. fell 4^ ; in the month of April Bank
flock was 107%, India 129, South Sea annui
ties 6z|, and the 3 per cent, confols 6fy so
that in the course of two months the latter
fell 17^. What could such a Hudation be
owing to? Some indeed might and do impute
it, to the apprehensions of a French war; but
others again, who pretend to be more clearly
informed, will tell you that it proceeds from
the lowness of the national credit; but I am
happy in being able to fay, with a certainty
of truth, that our Credit is so far from being
impaired, that it is actually at this present
hour so well fixed and established, that France
with all her perfidy will not be able to give it
the least ffiock. There have been many exam
ples of the flocks being lower than they are at
present. Why, Sir, in the year 1752, three
years and an half after the conclusion of
the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, in the month
of November, the three per cent. Bank annu
ities were 104 7 3, and money upon govern
ment security was worth no more than 2^ per
ann. In the year 1755, towards the close of
it, a war with France appearing inevitable,
and people knowing that government must
want money to carry it on, the very fame stock
was reduced to 90^, and at the beginning of
January to 88%. In the year 1^56, after the
supplies were raised, it fuffered no variation to
fignify, it even flood the shock of the declara
tion of war againfl France, and the loss of Mi
norca. July 1758, it rose to 97 upon account
of our successes by sea and land. In September
1759, just at the time of the conquest of (Que
bec, it fell as low as 83^, and at the end f
the year 1760 it fell to 78 —After the nego
ciation of peace between Mr. Pitt (now earl of
Chatham) and the famous Monsieur de Buffy
the French minister, it was as low as 68—The
beginning of the following year it fell to 62^,
which is nearly equal to the present price.
Now Sir I what have we to fe^r ?—but yet
again—after the preliminaries of the peace
were signed, they (the stocks) rose to 921, and
it is well known that if the American war had
not interrupted the sale of them, we should
have seen them this day 108 — But we are Rill
to account for the present Rate of them,
which I shall endeavour to make known to
your Readers.
thoughts upon their present Rate for their in
formation. Jam Sir, your humble servant,
Waltham-abbey, Unce a Broker.
, Fine Salt, Bs. cd
Coarse Salt, Bs. od
Indian Corn per Bu. 7s. od
ICoffee, is. gd
/Chocolate, 265. per Do.
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