The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-12-22 00:00:00, page 4

Five Dollars Reward,
To any person that will give information ^gaifift
the thief or thieves that went on board the brig
Td^uflry, laying at the fubferiber's wharf, on Saturday
night the 6th rnftant, and killed a large goat, with kid,
that was in the hold, and tock her away ; broke open
the Peerage and cabbin doors, and ripped open all the
lockers, took away fume rigging. On Tuesday night
forming, took out of the hold two iron bound water
ealks. and on last Saturday in clearing the steerage, miffed
three iron crows, one broke in two pieces, one with a
ihoulder under the claws, and one of 26 pounds, and a
graplin of about 40 pounds, very much wore in the eye
and ring, Hukes most straight, Should any of the above
articles Ie offered for sale, are desired to be flopped, and
the thief, that they may be brought to punishment, shall
be entitled to the above reward by
JOSEPH ROSE.
One Hundred Firkins of
Excellent new Rose Butter,
Just arrived to
JOHN YOUNG,
In Water-Street, near the Fly-Market.
N. B. A few Tierces new Rice.
Coarse SALT,
FIT for beef or pork, fold at two Shillings ptr bufhJ,
by PETER CORNE, at his house No. 230, in
Queen's-ftraet, nearly opposite to Mr. Rivington's print
office.
, a^HbkL was a a- glucan vi purler lent oy loine
vessel from England, for Lieut. Thorns : of the
4th, or King's own regiment, a short time since, and it
Jes not been delivered. The person in whose custody it
'may be is desired to fend it to Hugh Gaine, who will
pay alrrhirm attending the fame.
'edlTca Aio n.
THE Revd. Mr. Panton, on application
from several of the most refpeaable chara&ers,
proposes to receive in private Tuition, a number,
not exceeding Eight or Ten at the utrnoft, of such
young gentlemen as have made some proficiency
in the Languages. They will be conduced on a
liberal plan in all the branches of genteel Education
which are suitable to their years and the views of
their parents, with particular attention to their mo
rals and manners.
The Plan and terms may be known at Dr. Hen
derson's of the Royal Artillery, in Pearl-street,
or the printer hereof, where it is requeued, that those
with whom this is an object, will make immediate
application, as their views may be otterwife fru
strated.
imported in the Blenheim, from London, and to
be fold by
JAMES SMITH,
At his fto/e N 0.41, Wall-street, \
BOHEA, congo, foufhong, and best hyfon tea ; best
mild and Rout London porter in bottles, ladies fa-
Jhiuhable silk bats and bonnets, black ostrich feathers,
mens fashionable fine hats, geld and silver vellum lace,
rich gold and fiver epaulets, pepper, spices, &c. A few
hogsheads tobacco for sale.
Imported in the Kingston, and the last Ships from Lon
doo, and to be fold on the lowest te v ms, by
Balmain and Austin,
At No. 44, Queen-street, corner of Beekman's-flip,
SUPERFINE, second, and coarse broad cloths, with
trimmings; German serges, wilton cloth, caffi^er,
Bath coating, duffle, frize, kerfeysand Yorkffirre plains,
Irish rattinet, napt frize, Drum and rais'd flannel, Indian
or duffle blanketing; 54, 6 4, 7 4, and 8-4 rose blan
kets ; 74 and 8-4 Torrington, spotted and yarn rugs;
spotted fwanfkin, kendql cottons, linfty woolfey, fhal
foons, calamancoes, cambists, durants, duroys, fagothees,
and tammies, men and women's silk, thread, worfUd and
yarn flockings; black flocking breeches pieces, military
and fine ffioes, caftor and felt hats, callicoes and printed
cottofts, 3-4,. 7 8, and 4-4 Irish linden ; 98 and 5-4
white and browq Irish Meeting, ozenbrigs and rolls,
check and check handkerchiefs, brown holland, fciped
cotton hollared, Norwich crape, bombazine and dorfet
teen, filefias, corded dimities, jeans and jeanet; nuns,
coloured, ezenbrigs and fetching thread ; sewing silk,
scars, tvrift and mohair; scars, twist and mohair button
a fmaJl affertment of stationary, 8L rod. and sod. nails,
pewter plates, bafons, dishes and spoons; women's sad
dles with furniture, best fefutts bark in poudd bottles,
Anderson's pills, glauber salts, mould, candles, men and
women's gloves, doth cardinals, alamode, cambrick,
muffin and lawn, lawn handkerchiefs, Ihirt and vest
thread buttons, 'diaper, tape, gartering, and thread laces,
.buckram, silk and worked knee garters, black ribbons,
ivory and horn combs, bedtick, worsted ffiag, glass de
canters and cruets, fait cellars and mustard pots, Ac. &c.
A SCHOOL,
WILL be open on Monday the fith day of January ,
next, at No. 954, Watrf-ftfeet, three doors from
Burling'& flip, where youth win be inf-ruffed' in reading,
writing, arithmetics, book-keeping, gauging, dialing, fur
vtying, navigation, vocal church hiufiek, &c. ^c. and
the greatest attention paid to and utmost endeavours used
to re^ify their morals by the publish.moft obedient
and very humble fervanty
JOHN MfCtENACH/T
DAVIDt JONE&,iTaylor,;
In Waltybeet, No. 19,
CONTINUES to @„ on his bufinelsin all its vari
ous branch?,, and will give good encouragement to
journeymen ta <ors,,
A stray Milch COW,
AT, Pctersfieid. The Owner may have her again,
proving his Property, and paying the Charges, by
-ap, ineftH. Gaine. /.
Jurt irnpu'^F <'n' theiluop Active, Capt Powell,
from Liverpool, and td he feF'ty
WILLIAM STEPPLES,
At No. 29, Queen-Street,
A Q^airity of
PORTED in Hogsheads and Barrels,
PORT WINE in Bottles, Crates
of Earthen WARE, Liverpool SALT,
and Cases of PICKLE^S.
fc, B E S OLDHBY *
PETER GOELET, .
At the gold key in Hanover-Square,
A LARGE allortraentof locks and binges, bra fir
4 A furniture fs cabinet makers, carpenters, gold
fifths, Mackfmiths, and fhuemakers tools, cutlery and
hardware, tengs and (hovels, brass candlesticks, 'double
and AnteJmn.ch% iapao'd tesbords. Hate baskets &<.
New RoWRuT'TET,
Of the firft Qt^oTY,
Just imported from t^,
To be SOLD,
By SMITH RAMADGE,
At his Store, Hanover-Square.
Enquire of Hugh Gaine#
TTbe-'LET T,
A Small house and garden, at Brooklyn. For par
ticulars apply to Mr, Salkrigg.
Wanted immediately,
(Or three or four weeks hence)
A Woman with a good breast of milk, who wduld be
^"A. willing to go to England with a lady early in the
spring. Such a person with a good character, may hear
of a place, by applying to the printer.
ADEl iTal^^^
hogsheads, and quarter calks, mountain in quar
ter calks, Vidonia in hoglheads.
Excellent Claret, ')
Port, 1
L : fbon I " Cases containing
q doz. each.
Sherry, and 1 3
Marr,fey J
Best hyfon, congo, single and bohea tea, by the chest
or fmader quantity ; French brandy, Holland geneva,
Weil-India rum, loaf and brown sugar, English dipt and
mould candies, English soap, pepper, cloves, cinnamon,
inape, nutmegs ; also czenbrigs; Englilh and Russia duck,
sheath ng na 's, twine, china, glafe, and Queen's ware,
SOLD on the lowest Terms, by
ROBERT AMBROSE,
At the Store No, 46, Maiden Lane,
Near the Fly Market.
M. Teniere,
Mafler of the French Tongue,
LATELY arrived here from Paris, offers his services
to the Ladies and Gentlemen of this City ; and
flatters himfelf of being able to give both the best and
fhoiteft Method to accelerate a Knowledge of this Lan
guage, as well as to attain the most elegant Pronunci
ation. His Lodgings, as formerly, is in Fair-ftrect,
No. 10.
M. Teniere having an Intention to depart for France,
could not teach many Gentlemen and Lames who bad
applied : Those he now begs Leave to acquaint, that
being requeued by a Number of Persons of great Note,
to tarry longer here, he hath yielded to their Solici
tations, and is now ready to give his leflbns whenever
they (ball please to call him#
Ine ioUuwing articles, imported /.treaty from Great-
Britaln. arc to be old bv
NORMAND TOLMIE,
At his ft ofc near the ship yards, on the most reasonable
, terms, viz.
SHIP complies 10, 11, and 12 inches,
Horn lanthorns of different fixes,
Sail twine and whipping ditto,
Sail and bolting needles and palms,
Broomsand brushes of all kinds,
Ship's timeglaffes of all kinds,
Padlocks,
Oakum, thrums, and -most other kinds of ship chandlery.
Public Notary's Office,
By JOHN C. KNAPP,
Attorney at LA W,
No. 225, near the Poft-Office in Broad-street,
WHO constantly attends to execute the bufineh
thereof with the most immediate difyatch#
Also continues to give that so long experienced, candid,
and fatisfaaory advice, as well in all cases of law and
equity, as touching the validity of deeds, wills, and other
writings#
Executors and ad mini Orators, inft&u&qd in the due
execution of their office, whereby to avoid the trouble
and expence, so often arising from the want of knowledge
therein.
Sea-faring men; and other ftrargers, who frequently,
meet with difficulties in matters not altogether relative
to the law, will be particularly afi^fted.
Arbitration, and other bonds; letters of attorney, char
ter parties, petitions, memorials, deeds, wills, and all
other writings, drawn effe&ually to answer the purposes
intended, upon the most reasonable fees.
New-York, December 1, 1777.
Just imported,
AND TO BE SOLD BY
HAMILTON 'YOUNG,
At his Store in Dock-Street,
Hyfon, Soufhong arid Bohea
T E A,
And a few Bags PEPPER.
Genuine Holland Geneva,
TO BE SOLD,
By MURRAY and BARNET,
Near Burling's flip;.
WHO have likewise for sale, a few barrels of
coffee, mufeovado sugar, and rice; rum, mo
lasses and J^maic^ spirits by the hogshead ; Madeira and
Lifbdn wine by the quarter calk, and .f few boxes of tin
plates and iron wire. They have alfb to dispose of a
very miat pettiauger, cOmpleatly eguip'd and fit for im l
m^RSt. "ufc
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LYON JONAS,
FURRIER FROM LONDON,
Living in Broad-Ereet, oppofice . tire Poll-Office, has
for sale,
A GENERAL and compleat affortmenr of muffs and
tippets in the newest taste, ermine, cloak linings,
&c. &c. Also a parcel of ground squirrel muffs, and tip
pets ; and,the very best black margin, and martin throat
ditto, fit for exportation,
H^Tkewife manufa&ures and felb gentleman's caps
and gloves lined v)ith furr, very ufeful for travelling.
He also trims ladles robes and riding deciles, and faces
^nd lappels gentlemen's coats and veils.
He buys and fells all forts of furrs, wholesale and
retail.
N. B. The highest. Price will be given by him for
grey and groped squirrel (kins,
Coffee-Houfe Bridge.
ISAAC HERON^wilbes to be rid of a tmall parcel of
GOLD WATCHES, a large one of silver ditto ; an
atf^m^. o f si lver § HO E BUCKLES, &c, which he
received from ^ friends on the Thames.
To at SOL D,
A GENTEEL GHARIOT.
This Day is published by H. Gaine, in
Hanover-Square,
Hutchins's
ALMANACK
For the Year 1778,
The Contents of which are as follow, viz.
ESTIMATE of human Greainefs.
Judicious Sentiments on Gaming,---Envy;---
FrknJ&ip,--- Procrastination,^- Secrecy,--- Discon
tent,---and Fortune.
An Inttance of the heroick and matchiefs Virtue
of the Duke of Orleans.
Ah odd Discovery of a Murder.
A comical marry Prank.
A happpy Reformation in a noble Youth, by ah
odd Stratagem.
Two pleasant Adventures of Charles the Fifth,
Emperor and King of Spain.
A pleasant Adventure of a Hermit.
The Power of Beauty.
On Justice/
On Life.
A Collection of Moral Precepts.
The great Dr. Lobb's Directions for the Manage
ment of Children in Health ; with an Account of
the Distempers common to them, and their Cures.
Thble of Interest, Roads, &c. &c.
Has for SALE,
At his BOOK-STORE in Hanover-Square,
The following Articles, viz.
IMPERIAL PAPER for
' draughts,
Rnyai and medium ditto,
Demdy and pest ditto,
Gilt ditto for letters,
Plain ditto for letters,
Ledgers,
Journals,
Day books,
Recti pt ditto,
Memorandum ditto,
Orderly ditto for gentlemen
of the army,
Best office quills and pens,
Sealing wax,
'Wafers,
Best Enflilh par chment,
Parchment prickers.
Fountain pens,
Pruning knives,
Penknives and feiffars,
Pocket inkholders,
WITH
Bibles, testaments, fuelling books, primers, common
prayer bocks, large and final! ; and a considerable variety
of other books. Affo the very best
Engliffi fmoaking tobacco, by the pound.
Price ONE GUINEA.
To the RUBLIC,
To be fold, by the Inventor's Appointment, at the Bible
and Crown, in Hanover-Square, and no where else
in America,
The Salutary CONSERPE,
BEING an approved and infallible Preventive
from a Certain Disease.
The Author of this Medicine is a Gentleman very
well known, both in the Navy and Army, for his fuc
cefsful Practice in Physic and Surgery, he has had re
peated and 'ncohteftible Proofs of the good Effects of his
Medicine, ^hteh he was'ftevailed on to give to the Pub
lic some Years ago, in Europe, at the earnest Sollicitati
•orn, of some of his intimate Friends.—The Applica
tion of it is simple and easy, as will appear by the printec
'directions given with each Phial.
Just imported in the K^gften, aad the last /hips from
London, and to be fold by
EDWARD GOOLD,
At his store in Hanover -Square, Nor 849, by wholesale,
IRISH butter in firkins
and half ditto,
Ox tongues in half barrels,
A few quarter calks of the
best London port,
Hyfon and other teas,
Russia and Ravens duck,
White and brown Russia
sheeting,
Fine jaconet muffin.
Remarkably ch
The following GOODS (w
fold,
Broad cloths,
Red, blue and brown
coating,
Green, brown and mixed
frizes,
Green, blue, white and red
peniftons,
Scarlet, blue, brown, and
mixed Bath coating,
Hunters cloth,
Blue and green duffies,
German forges,
Beaver serges,
7-8 and yard wide Irish li^
nens,
3 4, 7-8, yard, and yard
and 3 8 cotton checks,
Alfo# Florence oil, curran
bacco, &c. &c. Enquire at t
li^m Laight, No, 190, Queei
N. B. The above articles
box, or less quantity.
IRIS H butter in firkins
and half firkins,
A large affortmentof linens,
Sheetings,
78, 4 4. yard and 3-8 cot
ton and linen check,
Check handkerchiefs,
Striped cotton Hollands,
Furniture check,
Bed ticks,
Dred pillows,
Vriverets,
India jeans,
Drawhovs,
Plain, corded, and figured
dimities,
Qorderoys,
J U ST, 1 MPORTE D,
AND TO BE SOLD
By Hamilton Young,
At his ftbre in Dock-street, near the Coffee-Houfe
JUST IMPORTED, a choice Parcel of
Irish Butter,
AND to be fold reasonable by the firkin or quantity,
By Richard Lawrence,
In Queen-street, between Beekman's and Burling's-flips.
HUGH GAINE,
8 Thicksets,
Dutch cord,
, German cord,
Sattinet,
- Denim,'
Camblets,
Royal rib,
Loaf sugar,
Liverpool ale,
qd 6d, Bb. rod. I2d. and
2od. nails,
Made Ihirts,
Coarse cloths,
English canvass,
Russia duck,
Dutch ozenbrigs,
Sheet copper and bottoms.
heap for Cafb,,
rhich are just opened) will be
viz
Dowlas,
Ravens duck,
Hambricks andlawns,
Hedricks,
Morea gowns,
Fearnoughts,
Striped duffles,
Ratteens,
Men's duffle watch coats,
Coats and vest coats,
Buckram,
Glazed linen,
Pocketing,
Buttons,
Bindings,
Thread and stay tape,
Shalloons, Twist.
its, pickled walnuts, cut to
the store of Edward and Wil
n-ftrect, near Burliqg's-flip.
lare to be fold by the bale,
Ivory letter folders,
Best black lead pencils with
silver cases,
Pounce and pounce boxes,
Letter files tor counting
houses,
Playing cards,
Red tape for tieing papers,
Leather fnuff boxes,
Tobacco ditto,
Best razors,
Strops and hones,
Gun screws and hammers,
Powder firfks,
Shot pouches,
Burning and reading glasses,
Dice boxes,
Men for backgammon tables
Excellent tooth powder,
Anderson's pills,
Keyfer's pills,
Ryan's sugar plumbs,
Coarse linens,
Coarse and fine chi, hats,
Plain cyprus gauze,
Figured silk ditto,
Brussels lace,
Trimmings,
Sewing silks,
Worsted mitts,
The best Mogull'sand Har
rv's playing cards. &~.
^wsssw^wsw^w^
|oK E Y S E R's I
I Famous Pills, |
C° we " known all over Europe, for their
M U fuperior Efficacy and peculiar Mildnefs,in
perfectly eradicating every Degree of a certain V 7
(0) Disease, withoutthc least Trouble or Con- @
gfinement. #
&& The Public may be affured,that this ex- h
cellent Medicincis beyond any Thing, in all
W Foulness nd Impurities of the Blood, having 0
®) performed many aftoniihing Cures (in rAisand @)
0 the neighbouring Colonies) in Scorbutic Erup- ty
6Arions,Leprofies,White Swellings, Stiffjoints,
% Gout, and RheumaticDiforders,&c.
@ A late Supply,
g (Directly from PARIS)
g Of the above Pills,g
May now be had of hi
0 HUGH GAINE, §
„ * In Boxes of res.2os. and 40s. each, &:)
(@ Who has in his Hands a Letter frbm the
fa Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under
her own Hand, of their Gcnuinenefs; which
99 any Parson may have the Perusal of by ap- x
® plying to him at his Book Store in Hanover
& Square.—Where the Public in generalcan be @)
supplied with most Sorts of ^A
0 Books and Stationary Ware. 0
^ 0
§WW^SO^WW^^^
Said Lenzi will undertake to execute ary order in the
above bunnefs; or to furnish any great entertainment
whatever (on proper notice) in as elegant a manner, as
it can be donein Europe, where he has had the manage
ment of several.
'Hugh and Alexan?er Wallace,
Have for Sale, on reasonable Terms,
Choice old Madeira Wine,
Sherry Wine of the firft Quality,
Best St. Lucar, and Rota Wine,
A few Hogsheads choice Old Spirits,
Antigua Rum, very high Proof,
Mufeovado Sugar in Hogsheads and Barrels,
A Quantity of best Molaffe#, and
A Cargo of best Cadiz Salt.
: FUN D,
ON the morning of the 21st instant, by a negro fel
low, upon one of the docks in this town, a silver
watch. The owner by applying to James Roy, watch
maker, opposite to Mr. Rivington's, and proving his
property, may have her again, upon rewarding the ne
gro and paying all expences,
Genuine old Madeira, byl
the pipe, hogfhead,|
quarter calk, dozen, or
gallon.
Red port and Malaga by
the dozen,
Sherry and Lisbon by the
dozen or gallon,
Very old Antigua rum for
gentlemen's ule, by the
hogshead or less quan
tity.
New ditto, and Grenada
ditto, strong and well
flavoured.
French brand,,
Muftovado sugar in hog
sheads and barrels,
Limes by the barrel,
PHILIP LEN ZI,
Confectioner, from LONDON,
In Hanover-Square, No. 517,
Takes this method to return his sincere thanks to all his
friends and customers for their past favours, and hopes
for a continuance ; at the fame time acquaints them,
that he has ready for sale, as great a variety of sweet
meats ,jellies, marmalades, &c. &c. as the present
troubitfome time would permit him to get, and will
fell at the very lowest rates for ready money only (as
no books are kept) and an alldwaneeto them who
purchase in great quantities, viz.
Sweetmeats,
Green goofberries
preferred,
Ditto grapes ditto,
Peaches ditto,
Ditto gages ditto,
Pine-apples ditto,
Seville oranges ditto,
Currants ditto,
Cherries ditto,
Pears ditto,
Quinces ditto,
Alcarmtfs ditto,
Damfens ditto,
Weft-India green sweet
meats,
JELLIE S.
. Currant jelly,
Rafberry ditto,
Quinces ditto,,
MARMELADES.
Pears marmelade,
Quinces ditto,
Currants ditto,
Rafberry jamm,
FRUITS in Brandy.
Pine-apples in brandy,
Cherries ditto,
Likewise the under mentioned
DRY GOOD S,
, By the package or quantity.
Silks, such as mantuas, luteftrings, tobihes, tab
bies, fattens, farfnets, &c. bombazeens, calliman
coes, flialloons, prunellas, allopeehs, chintz, calli
coes, printed linens and cottons, alamodes, furniture
checks, silk flockings, deninrs, fuftians, silk and hair
fluffs, threads, tea trays, table cloths, silk breeches
patterns, a variety of finelinen pocket handkerchiefs,
faddle§, bridles, faddie furniture, furfingles, girths,
&c. Gentlemen and ladies stone shoe buckles, ma
hogany cases of (having instruments, perfpe&ive
glaik s, Whitechapel needles, gold spangled buttons,
edgings, gimps, men's hats and caps, women's hats,
cambricks, broad cloths, black mode, gauzes, kerfey
jackets, worsted and yarn men's and women's hose,
nails, Yorkshire plains, &c. &c. &c.
No. 2, next door to the Coffee-House,
ENTREATS the favour of those indebted ,id
him for wines, groceries, &c. to assist him, by
discharging their accounts, that he may be enabled
to keep up a proper stock of those articles, which
cannot be laid in without READY MONEY; for
which he has for sale, on the most reasonable terms,
ALLICOCKIi,
Peaches ditto,
Pears ditto,
No dry fruits this season,
Sugar almonds,
Sugar plumbs,
Burnt almonds,
Carraway comfits,
Barley sugar,
Cakes of different kinds,
and what forts they please
to bespeak, warranted
they shall be done in the
best and richest manner.
Syrup of Capillaire, war
ranted not inferior to the
• French.
Preserved milk, good for
tea or coffee, warranted
to keep years.
Hartfhorn Shavings, cheap,
Fine honey in small pots,
His calf's- foot jeVy 6very
day,
Ice cream of what fort they
will plcafe to order,
In a short time he will have
the Italian cordials of dif
ferent forts.
IHyfon, fouchong, and
I bohea teas,
Caftile and white soap,
London porter and Liver
pool ale,
English hams,
Cheshire cheese,
Loaf sugar,
Pepper,
Spermaceti candles,
Salad oil,
Velvet corks,
Flowered and engraved
decanters,
Boxes of tin,
Faggots of (feel,
Pewter fpodns,
Nails, &c. &c.