The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-04-17 00:00:00, page 1

Lieutenant-General KNYPHAUSEN,
Commanding his Majesty's Forces upon New-
York Island, Long-Island, Staten-Island, and
Polls depending, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
ENCOURAGEMENT and prote&ion is he.eby
given to the Possessors of Farms and Gardens
for the Purpose of raifihg plentiful Supplies of Grain,
Forage, and Vegetables.
Whatever Person or Persons presume to take away,
or to destroy Cattle, Stock, or other Produce of any
Farm or Garden; to do any Damage to Houses,
Gardens, Orchards, or Lands; to break down
Fences, or otherwise to injure private Property, shall,
upon Proof thereof, be punished with the Vtmoft
Severity.”
Any Persons who m?y think themselves aggrieved,
by a Non-Observance of this Proclamation, will,
« if Inhabitants of New-Yoik Diftria," make their
Complaints known to the Commandant of the City;
if in Situations more remote, to the Officer com
manding the nearest Post of his Majesty's Treops,
in Order, that if well founded, they may obtain pro
per Redrels.
Given under my Hand, at Head-Quarters,
the Eleventh Day of March, One Thou
sand Seven Hundred and Eighty.
KNYPHAUSEN.
By his Excellency's Command,
JUSTIN HENRY MOTZ,
Chief Judge Advocate^Hefs.
By Order of the Commandant.
=yOTICE is hereby given, in order to prevent
Gunpowder getting into improper hands, that
from and after this date no Gunpowder is to be fold
at Public Vendue without a License having been firft
obtained for that purpose from the Office of Police.
Licenses will only be granted for such Gunpowder
as may be fold by order of the Court of Admiralty
for the benefit of the captors.
All owners of Gunpowder, and Vendue-Mafters,
that may in future fell Gunpowder by the above li
censes, are hereby ordered not to deliver any Gun
powder to the purchaser till he shall produce a cer
tificate from the Office of Police that he has made
oath that the fame is intended for retailing to the
inhabitants, or for the use of armed vessels, or for
such other purposes as rcay be approved of; Mer
, chants and Vendue-Mafters are desired to retain in
their hands the certificates as vouchers for their hav
ing complied with this order, and any transgression
will fubje& them to fine and punilhment.
ANEREW ELLIOT, Superintendent-General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
T 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 Treafarer, and that
in future those Rents be paid half yearly, with
out further Notice. Attendance will be given
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Morn
ings, in each Week, until 12 o'Clock at the
Treasury in Pearl-Street, to receive the fame.
Office of Police, Andrew Elliott,
13th Nov. 1779. D. Mathews,
Peter Dubois
PROCLAMATION,
Seiner Excellent des Herrn General Lieutenants von
KNYPHAUSEN, Commandeur ^4 Seiher Ma
jeJUet Tr^pen auf New-York Island, Long-Island,
Staten Inland, und denen davon abbangenden Pof
ten, &c. ^c. ^c.
DENEN Inhabern von Lsenderyen und Garten
wird hiedurch alle Aufmunverimg und Schutz
ertheilet urn einen reichtichen Vorrath von Getraide,
Fourage, und Gemuefe anzuziehen.
Wer fich un©ftehet Vieh oder andere Produce,
fie moegen Nahmen haben, wie fie wollen, von Laen
dereyen oder Gaerten wegzunehmen,oder zu ruiniren ;
an Hseufern, Gemuefe, oder Obd-Gaerten, und Lxn
dereyen einigen Schaden zu thun ; oder fonft, auf
was Art es fey, jemandes Eigenthum unrechtmse
figer Weife anzugreden, foll, wehn folches gegen
ihn bewiefen wird; mit der aeufferften Streuge beitraft
werden.
Diejenigen, welche von Uebertreterrt diefer Pro
clamation beleidigt zu feyn glauben, haben fich,wenn
fie Einwohner det Diftrids von New-Yurk find, mit
ihren Klagen an den Commancianten der Stadt zu
wenden ; im Fall einer weitern Entfernungaber dem
Commandirenddn Officier des ntechften Poftens vori
Seiner Majeftset Truppen davont Anziege zu thun,
riamit, wenn folche gegruendet, ihnen Gerechtigkeit
wiederfahren, und das ncethige remedirt werden
mcege..
Gegeben unter meiner Hand im Haupt Quartier den
eiljten Meertz, im Jahr unfers Herrn ein taufend
fieben bundert und achtag.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Sr. Excellent Befehl
Justin Henrich Motz,
F. H. Ober Auditeur.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 3 1. 10s. per
Cent. Published February 18, 1780.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
1 lb. for 14 Coppers.
Monday, April 17, 1780.
N E W-Y O RK
AND
WEEKLY
Containing t^ earfico ^w^
By his Excellency
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
Police-Office, Ne^-York, igtb March, 1780.
Quality, Weight, and Price of
BR E A D.
By Order of the Commandant,
THAT bn and after Monday next, the
zoth instant, all Bread made of sweet
Flour, of the firlt Quality, must be baked in
to long Loaves of two Pounds each, stamped
with the Initials of the Baker's ,'ame, and
fold for Fourteen Coppers each Loaf.
And all Bread made of merchantable Flour,
of an inferior Quality, mutt 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 or Retailer of Bread, who shall
be convicted of demanding or receiving any
more or greater Sura than Fourteen Coppers
for each Loaf of Bread as above mentioned Ihall
be fined Ten Pounds for every such Offence,
In Order that the above Regulations may be
duly enforced, Jeronimos Alstyne, is ap
pointed Infpe&or of Bread, with Directions
and Powers Constantly to visit the fevera) Bake
Houses in this City, and to make 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-HUufe,forthe 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 seized, 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. Superin. Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor,
PETER DUBOIS, MagiftrAte of Police.
WAERtAS a final! flwop h^ lua fur Lome txne
past, partly under water, in the North-River,,
and near to the Hay wharf, to the great Inconvenience,
and detriment of vcfTels coming to, or gping from that
wharf; and as no person has yet been found, who will
acknowledge a property in her, Public Notice is hereby
given, that the will be immediately removed by the Cap
tain of the Port, and if no one appears within ten days
from the date hereof, to lay claim to her, and pay the
charges of her removal, ih: will be fold, in order to de
fray that expence.
By order of the Commandant,
New-York, STEP. P. ADYE,
April 10, 178% Aid-de-Danip#
THE Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's
Treasury, hiving ordered me to collect and
receive the Duties upon all durable Prize Goods
that have been condemned at the Port of New.
York since October 1776. Ido herebv require all
Agents, as well those of his Majesty's Ships of
War, as of Privateers, Letters cd Marque, &\
that they do immediately call fit the Superinten
dent's Office in Water street, arid pay, agreeable
to the Directions of the Lords Commissioners of
the Treasury, all such Duties arising from dutiable
Prize Goods that have been condemned to such of
his Majesty's Ships of War, Privateers, Letters of
Marque, &c, for which they afted as Agent;
and that they do in future before Condemnation
of any dutiable Prize Goods, make a Return to
the Superintendent's Office of all such dutiable
Pri%e Goods, that the fame may be weighed and
gauged. The Accounts which the Judge of the
Admiralty has desired the different Agents to
make out and deliver to me, molt be sworn to
before David Mathews, Esq; the Mayor.
ANDREW ELLIOT.
New-York, September 10, 177,.
THE Commissioners and Governors of the
Royal Holpital for Seamen at Greenwich,
having empowered me, by Commiffios, to receive
forfeited and unclaimed Shares of prized Bounty
Money within the Province of New-York, accord
ing to sundry Adis of Parliament.
I do hereby call upon all Persons, that are or
have been concerned in Agency for Prizes con
demned at the Court of Vice Admiralty at New-
York, to account and pay to me such Sum or
Sums of Money as may be remaining in their
Hands at the Expiration of three Years from the
firft Dittribution, which then becomes due and
payable to the Use of Greenwich Holpital, accord
ing to the Intent and Meaning of the said A^s.
The Form and Manner in which the Agents
are required to make up their Accounts is lodged
at the Superintendent's Office, in Water Itreet,
for their Inlpcdion.
ANDREW ELLIOT.
New-York, tyb March, 1780,
Superintendent'/. Office.
Monday, 2 Min. after 8
Tuesday, 47 Min. after 8
Wednesday, 35 Min. after 9
Thursday, 17 Min. after 10
HIGH-WATER at N
^^a^
^^^^W^M
W-YOR K, this Week.
Friday, y, Min. after 11
Saturday, 10 Mtn. after 12'
Sunday, 2 Min. after 1
Full Moon, 18th.
TH B
I By Order of the Commandant.
The following RATES are ettablifhed for Ferric
ages, between this City and Brooklyn.
L'OR transporting every person from the city of
New-Yenk, to Long-itland, or from Loug-
Island to New-York, 6d.
For every Horse or Beast, as.
For evevry live Calf, Hog, Sheep, or Lamb, 6d.
For every dead Calf, Hog, Sheep, or Lamb, 6d.
For every Barrel of Rum, Sugar, Molasses, or
other full Barrel, is. 6d.
For every empty Barrel, 6d.
For every empty Pipe or Hogshead, is. 60.
For every Bead's Hide, 6d.
For every undressed Calf, Sheep, or Deerlkin, 2d.
For every Pail of Butter, 4d.
For every Firkin or Tub of Butter, 9 d.
For every Bushel of Salt, When, Grain, Seeds,
or any other thing fold by Bushel, 4.d,
For every full Pipe or full Hogshead, Bs.
For every Board of one Inch, or one Inch and an
.Half, '0
For every Waggon,gs.
For every Pair of Cart Wheels, 2s.
r For every Cupboard, Ptefs for Cloaths, or
Writing Delk, 55.
For every full Trunk or Chest, 2s. 6d.
For every empty Trunk or Chest, is.
For every half Barrel of Flour, or any other
half Barrel, 63.
For every Barrel of Bread, ;$.
For every Bag ofßread or Meal, gd.
For every Gaibmon of Bacon, Turkey or Goofe,2d#
For every Dozen of Eggs, id.
For every Dunghill Fowl, Brant, Duck, Heath,
Hen, or Rabit, id.
For every Dozen of Pigeons, Quails, snipes, or
any kind of smaller Birds, id.
For every Hundred Weight of Iron, Steel,
Shot, Pewter or Lead, and of Iron, Copper or
Brass Kettles, &c.
For every Hundred Weight of Gun Powder, as. 6&
For every Scythe or Sith, id.
For every Firkin of Soap, 4.d.
For every Cheese, 2 d.
For every Corn Fan, 6di
for every Hundred of Shingles, „. 6d.
F&r every Cedar Bolt, gd.
For every common Bag of Cotton Wool, ad.
For every Bale of Cotton Wool or Hops, 3s.
For every Coach, lai.
For every Phaeton, Bs,
For every. Chaise or Chair, ss.
For every Single Sleigh, 3s.
For every double Sleigh, 4S .
F>r every Piece of Ozenbrigs, 4.d.
Forevery Piece of Blankets or Duffils, 2s,
For eveiy Piece of Cotton, Penniltone, Flan
nel or Frize, 6d.
For every Piece of Broad Cloth, Kerfey,
Strouds, Half thicks and Druggets, 6d.
For every Piece of Duroys, Callimancoes,
Shalloons, or other fluff, and for every
Piece of Garlix, Holland or other Linen, 2d.
For every Hundred of Filh (called Sheeps-head)
ALSO,
A general affortrnent of seasonable
DRY-G 00 D S,
Wbotefroe a^^ Retail. ts.
CONGO and bUStiOAG TEAS,
Of an excellent quality, to be fold by
the dozen or iix prunes, by
H. GAINE.
4s.
For every Hundred of Bass or jhad, as.
For every Dozen of Perch, ad.
For every Hundred Weight of Copperas,
Allum or Brimstone,
For every half Dozen of Wool Cards. 2d.
For every Saddle without a Horse, 3d.
For every Cale with Bottles, 6d.
For every Looking Glaf; to Two Feet high
and upwards, 6d.
For every Hundred Weight of Rice, ^d.
Articles not enumerated in Proportion to their Bulk.
If any Ferryman shall alk, demand, or receive any
more, or greater sum for Ferriage, than is directed
to be taken by |he aforegoing Rates, report thereof
is to be made to the Officers of the Police, in order
that the Offenders may be brought to punifoment.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendant Gep-
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, Jan. 12th, 1780.
James an< iFlanyTetersT-
Have jor fab, at their fore the corner of PeeFs-
Sh,, facing ^een street, the foltoiving articles,
<viz.
Ugh ST INDIA RUM
'" TeneUffe wine
French brandy
Be/i brown soap
Mould and di, 1 candles,
0) the firft quality
A quantity of freft made
chocolate
Coffee and rice
Wheat per Bushel, 261. od.
Flour, 80s. od.
Brown Bread, „s. od.
Welt-India Rum, ss, 6d.
New-England do. 4s. od.
Bes inJigg ,
HiJon, Squjbeng, and
Bobea Teas
Brimflone and copperas
Powder and foot
Bar lead
4 quantity of faperffe
Flour, and frejb baked
Ship Bread, qc. &c.
GAZETTE:
THE
ME R CU R Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-
.;Mufcovado Sugar, §l. rcs s „
' Single refin'd ditto, is. 9 d.
/Molasses, 2s . 6d.
; Beef per Barrel, fl. od.
Pork, g|. lOS,
foreign anti DomeatcL
By JAMES PATTISON, Esq;
Major-General of bis Majesty's Forces, Com
mandant of Ne^-Hrt £se. %. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it it highly necessary and expedient
for the filpbrity of the air, and the health of
thbinna bitants, as well as for the fake of that decency
and good order which ought to be observed in every well
governed city, that rhe public streets Ihculd be kept
clean and free from nuisances of every kind.
I have therefore thought fit to issue this Proclamation,
Rial, forbidding all persons to throw out or lay down in
any of the streets, lanes, alleys, docks, flips, open lore
of ground or ruins, (to the southward of Fresh Water)
font their dwelling houses, ft res, flables, yards or cel
tas, any dirt, filth, garbage, broken ware, or other
rubofa j but do hereby order that they regularly cause
tne tame to be carried away once in every week, at thei,
own oKpenee, and thrown into the open lots in the
Swamp, (near thr Jews burying ground) which arc un
der,water.
And it is further directed, that
f Of the South Ward on
every Mondav,
Of the Dock Ward oa
every Tuesday,
Of the Eart Ward oa
The I NHABITANTsi ^'l"'°'^
} Of Montgomery Ward oil
every Thursday,
Of the North-Ward oa
every Friday. And
Of the Weft-Ward oa
L ever, Saturday,
Do czufe to,bc raked together and swept up in heaps 00
the Greets before their refpe&ivs dweUing-houfei, fibres,
or Cables, all the dirt, dust and filth, which the cecmon
intereourfe of this city may occasion, in order that the
fame ma, be taken away by the public carts employed
for that purpose.
Any person or persons, who shall be convi&ed before
the Policeof nrgle€t, or refufal to comply with these
orders and directions, shall, for ever, such offence, be
fined at the diferction of the Magistrates of Police, in a
sum not trrceling Forty Shillings currency, to b,
paid into the handsof the Treasurer of the city funds for
the use of the poor.
The inhabitants are also ft riftly enjoined and required,
not so incumber any of the streets, lanes, alh,s,
wharves, or pi^ of the city, with any kind of lumber
that may impede the free passage thereof, on penalty cf
having the fame removed at the expence of the proprietor,
and being fined, at the diferetion of the Police, in a fura
not exceeding Ten Pounds currency for each offence.
And to the end, that the salutary intentions of thefts
regulations may be fully answered, I do hereby nominate
William Hill, a&ing officer under thia Proclama
tion, with instructions to report all delinquents to the
Police.
Given under my Hand, in the city of New-York,
the 6th Day of April, in the Year of our
Lord, One Thou sand Seven Hundred and
E ghty, and in the Twentieth Year of hie
Majesty's Reign.
James Pattifon.
By Command of the Gen eral,
J:hn LC. Roome, Sec'iv.
JUST PUBLISHED, *
The Duly of Honouring the KING,
explained and recommended :
IN A
SERMO N,
Preached in St. George's and St. Paul'^
Chapels, New-York^
On Sunday, January 30, 1780.
Being the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of
King CHARLES 1.
By CHARLES INGLIS, D. D
Re&or of Trinity Church, New-York.
To be had of H. GAINE.
,~O H N—P"EI7 L,
AvNumber ißi,
Queen-street, yearly opposite Beekman's flip, has fog
sale, belt new Rose butter, of the firft quality, by
the last vessels from Coik : Allo,
This Day is Published,
AND TO BE SOLD BY '
HUGH GAI N E,
THE
MANUAL EXERCISE,
As ordered by his MAJESTY, in 1764.
Together with Plans and Explanations of the
Method generally practifed at Reviews and
Field Days.
MOuld and dipt can
dles,
Cartile, and brown soap,
Mess beef and pork, in
tierces, barrels, and
h\'f barrels,
HAMS,
C< ffee, tea, and chocolate
Loaf iugar,
Oil Madeira, and Port
wines,
Fine Salt, is. da
Coarse Salt, is. do
Indian Corn per Bu. 10s. do
Coffee, is. do
Chocolate, t6s.pei bo.
ORK.
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 hogsheads of old
spirits, &c.
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