The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-01-25 00:00:00, page 1

Monday, January 2, 1779. THE [ N% 142 ^
N E W-Y ORK GAZETTE:
"' <^OPW^ffi THE
WEEKLY ^^Tlf^ MERCUR Y.
For the more ready discovery of any person
Qrperfons that may attempt acting contrary to
this order, all licensed Vendue Matters are
desired to fix over the Door of their Auction-
Rooms, —— —'s Licensed Auction Room,
^nd to advertise in the news-papers, their street,
and number < f the b life.
ANDREW ELLIOT/
Superintendent General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, M^ift^e
es Police.
T4IE following ratios are eftabhfhed for carting,
to take place hom and after the Tenth day of
this instant December, viz,
For loading, ca ting and unloading Firewood and
every other common load to any place within this ci
ty, not exceeding one mile, Three S rillings.
Fu carting Firewood or any other common load to
an< fu ther distance after the fame rate.
For evtry 10-d of Hav, Eight Shillings.
For every hogshead of Rum or Mul?fles, Six (hil
lings.
And in the fame proportion for tierces or barrels.
For every hogshead of Sugar, Six (hillings.
For tierces or barrels, in the fame proportion.
For ever, hogshead of Tobacco, Four Shillings.
For every load of coals, confiftii g of one third of
a chaldron, Three Shillings.
For every Cable, whole (hot, of five inches cir
cumference to seven inches, Ten Shillings.
For every Cable, half (hot of like dimensions,
Six Shillings.•
For every Cable, whole ffiot, upwards of seven in
ches circumference to ten inches. Twelve Shillings.
For every Cable, half (hot, of like dimensions
Eight Shillings.
For every Cable, whole (hot, upwards of ten inch
oes cicumference, Twenty Shillings,
For every Cable, half (hot, of Ike dimensions,
Twelve Shillings.
Any Cartmin, demanding, or receiving, on or af
ter the Tenth day of tlvs Month, a greater price for
carting a load, than th- prices fettled by the above
rates, (h 'l, up noroof ein, made before the Police,
forfeit FORTY SH LLINGS for every off nce,
one half to the informer, the other half to the City
Alms-House.
All perlons, that in future intend anting as City
Cartmen, are desired, before the Twenteth day of
this Month, to give in their name> at the Police Of
fice, where they will receive Licences gratis. Any
perlon after that day, wb, (h II be difeovered a& ng
as City Cartmen, without having obtained such a
licence, and the number of his licence marked with
ted paint upon each fide of his Cart, will be taken
into Custody. ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintendent-General,
DAVID MITHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Assistant
Magistrate of the Police.
Superintendent-General's-Ofhce,
7th December, 1778.
Dry goods, and all other goods that de not
come under the above denominations when in
tended for public Vendue, are only to be fold
in Auction Rooms provided by the licensed
Vendue-Mafters for that purpose.
Permissions will be granted to any of the
licensed Vendue-Mafters when required, for
the difpoting of houfliold furniture at private
Lou res.
Shipping and other materials, naval stores,
prize goods, provisions and liquors of all forts,
cabinet-ware, and the effects of Grangers de
ceased, may be fold on the wharfs, or near the
C< ffee-lloufc Bridge, by the licensed Vendue-
Masters.
By Order of the Commandant,
FROM and after the 20th of this month,
no person or persons will be allowed to aft
as Vendue-Maflers for the sale of any kind bf
goods at Public Au&ion, bur such as shall
receive a licence from the Officers of the Po
lice for that purp^fe, before whom, the person
applying for a licence mull take an oath not
to be concerned in any collusive tales in order
to raise the price of any article of trade or
provisions; and at the fame time mutt give
approved security, in the fam of FIVE
thousand pounds, New York
Currency, for the frith ul execution of their
duty, as well as for the security of their em
ployers.
In all cases where it may be necessary to
have proof, by whose orders any parcel Or
piece of goods wert fold at Vendue, the proof
to lay with the Vendue-Mailer who fold such
goods ; if he fails in his, to forfeit his licence.
All damaged goods to be fold as such, other
wise the purchaser will not be obliged to take
them.
By Order of the COMMANDANT.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 355. p& Cent.
Publrfhed February 2, 1,78.
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 leflei Weight.
JAMES ROBERTSON, M. G.
Containing tbe carlut iaouicea
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
ABOUT 500 Quintals of choice large COD
FISH, to be fold on hoard the Brigantine
Fame, Jame Crew, Ma&er, row lyisg at Thomas
Ma den's Wharff. If any Perfen chufe to purchase
the Whole, may have them eg renfomable Terms,
'7 3 PP J yi% to Melts. Hugh and Alexander Wal
lace, or the Matter on beard.
NOTICE is hereby given, that John
Roome is appointed to examine the
Stoves put up in this City, and the Places al
lotted by the inhabitants to keep their Alhes
in.
The injudicious Method of firing Stoves,
and keeping Ashes, having often endangered
this City, it is expected that the Citizens will
punctually attend to such Directions as Mr.
Roome may judge necessary, in order to pre
vent the Calamity of fire, which is equally to
be dreaded by every Inhabitant.
Andrew et.ltot,
Superintendent-General.
D. MAYHEWS, Mayor.
Superintendent-General's Office,
XTO TICE is hereby given to the Citizens,
That 7 >HN NORRIS, at the Carrier
House, near the Main-Guard, and DAVID
HENRY MALLOWS, near the Tea Water
Pump, have the Care of the Chimney-Sweeps,
and that on a Note in Writing being left at
cither of their Houses, a SWEEP will be sent
to the Place required. The Fine of FIVE
POUNDS heretofore established, will be punc
tually exaCbd from every Inhabitant whose
Chimney ihall take Fire through NegleCt.
Each Chimney to be swept once in evtry
four Weeks.
ANDREW ELLIOTT, Sep. General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
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Dfuptrior Efficacy and peculiar Mildnefs,in W
9 perfealy eradicating every Degree of a certain „
§ Disease, withoutthe leaf! Trouble or Con
finem-nt.—
X The Public may be affured,that this ex-
X cellent Medicineis beyond any Thing, in ail 9
W Fculnefsand Impurities of the Blood, having ©
5 performed many astonishing Cures (in tbh and &
g the neighbouring Connies) in Scorbutic Erup
tions, Leprofies,WhiteSwellings, Stiff Joints, X
M Gout, and RheumatieDiforders,&c.g
g A late Supply,
5 (Directly from PARIS)
g Of the above Pills,
h May now be had ofX
0 HUGH GAINE, |
@ In Boxes of loi.zos. and 403. each,§
ffi Who has in his Hands a Letter from the
g Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under X
her own Hand, of their Genuineness; «hich
V any Person may have the Perusal of by ap- 9
§ plying to him at his Book Store in Hanover @
& Square,—Where the Public in gtaeralcan be «,)
g lupplied with most Sortsof
@ Books and Stationary Ware. 0
$ A pamphlet given with each box. 0
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A Young M*n, who has a good Deal of Leisure
'would give a handfeme Premium for an Em-,
ployment in any Public Office. He can give Secu
rity for any Trurt that may be reposed in him. A
Line direaed to A.B, at Mr. Hugh Gaine's, dull be
attended to immediately.
Forage Office, New-York, De. g, 1778.
Tie Commander in Chef having taken inti con
fi leration the price of Forage, does not think it ade
quate to other articles, and ts pleased to order, that
from and after the above date, the following prices
should be paid until further orders.
Currency.
For good Upland Hay, Bs, per cwt.
Salt Hay, 4s. per ditto.
Straw, 3s. per ditto.
Indian Corn, 10s. per bushel,
Oats, 7s. per ditto.
And Two Siblings and Six pence a Ton for every
miles catting or water-carriage ; he has allowed these
ample prices, that no further delay may be mde by
the farmers in bringing all the hay, both frefh and
fait to the molt contiguous Magazines, where they
will receive certificates for the quantity delivered,
which will be paid at the Forage-Office, New-York,
and has directed me to acquaint them, that any per
son that is found delinquent alter this notice, will
have their forage taken, and no receipts given,
GEORGE BRINLEY
Commissary Forage.
Monday, 5, Min. after 2
Tuesday, 46 Min. after 3
Wednesday, 30 Min. after 4
Thursday, 38 Min. after 5
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, <g Min.after 6
Saturday, 4.0 Min. after 7
Sundiv. 40 Min. after &
First ^ar. this Day.
CHARLES-TOWN, (South-Carolina) Nov 25.
A body of armed men, supposed to be about
§OO, chiefly on horseback, with four pieces of
artillery, from St. Augustine, have made a
very rapid incursion over land, by way of the
Alatamaka, into the neighbouring state of
Georgia ; burning all the houses, and destroy
ing every thing in their way. It does not
appear that they were difeovered before last
Friday, yet by Sunday they had advanced to
within four miles of Sunbury, and burnt every
house on the other fide of Newport ferry, but
not without receiving feme ch„k from a mi-
By Order of the Commandant.
The follnuin^ Rates are eftabiijbed for Ferriage,
between this City and Brooklyn
7"^ R tran,.orting every person from the city of
New York to L ng Island, or from Long-
Ifand to New-York. 6d.
For every horje or beast, 2s.
For every live calf, bog,foes,, or lamb, 6d.
For every dead calf, bog, /beep, or lamb, 6d.
For every barrel of rum,fugar, molaffs,
or other sub barrel, 1,. 6d.
For every empty barrel, 6d.
For every empty pipe or bogfread, ij. 6d.
For every beat's hide ' 6d.
For every undressed calf, Jbeep, cr deer fin, id.
For every pail of butter, ^d.
For every firkin or tub of butter, gd.
For every bushel of fait, wheat, g+ain,
fads, or any other thing fold by the bujhel; ^d.
For every full pipe or full hogfoead, 8/.
For every board ofi, or I 1-2 inches, qd.
For every waggon, Br.
For every pair of cart wheels, 2s.
For every cupboard, prefsfor clothes, or
writing deft, es.
For every full trunk or cbeft, 2s. 6d.
For every empty trunk or chef, Is.
For every half barrel of four, or any
other half barrel, 6d
For every barrel of bread, Ij.
For every bag of bread cr meal, 3d.
For every gammon of bacon, turkey or goofs, zd.
For every dozen of eggs, id.
For ever, dunghill fowl, brant, duck,
heath ben, or rabbit, id.
For every dozen of pigeons, quail), snipes,
or any kind of smaller birds, 2d.
For every hundred weight of iron, feel,
foot, pewter or lead and of iron, cop
per or b-ass kettles, £flc. is.
For every hundred weight of gun-powder, zt. 6d.
For every feythe or fah, id.
For every firkin of foafe, ^d.
For every cheese, 2d.
For every corn fan, 6d
For every hundred of jhingles, is. 6d.
For every cedar bolt, 3d.
For every common bag of cotton wool, zd.
For every bale of cotton wool, or hops, 3s.
For every coach,
For every Phaeton, g s .
For every chaise or chair, 3s.
For ever, Jingle Jleigh, y.
For every double feigh, 4,.
For ever, piece of oznabrigs, ^d
For ever, piece of blankets, or duffils, 2s.
For every piece of cotton, pennifene,
flannel or frize, 6d.
For every piece of broad cloth, kerfey,
frauds, balftbicks and druggets, 6d.
For ever, piece of duroys, caltimancoes,
Jhalloons or other fluff, andfor every
piece of garlix, holland or other lin&n, zd.
For every 100 of fife (called fjeeps bead) 4s.
For every hundred of ba/s or jhad, 2s.
For every dozen of perch, zd.
For ever, hundred weight of copperas,
allum or brimflone, Is.
For every half dozen of wool cards, 2d.
For every saddle without a borfe, 3d.
For every case with bottles, 6d.
For every looking glass to two feet high
and upwards. 6a'.
For every hundred weight of rice, ^d.
Articles not enumerated, in proportion to their bulk.
If any ferryman Jhall aft, demand, or receive
ah, more or -greater sum for ferriage, than is di
re&ed to be taken by the aforegoing rates, report
thereof is to be made to the officers of the Police,
in order that the offenders may be brought to pu
nifoment.
ANDROV ELLIOT, Superintendent-General.
D MATHEWS. Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, MagiJlrate of Police.
Office of Police, January 13, 1779-
Wheat per Bushel, tzs. od.
Flour, 355. od.
Brown Bread, 60s. od.
Wit-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-England do. 4.% od.|
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Sugar, 51. i o g e
Single refin'd ditto, is. yd.
Molasses, 2s „ 6 d/
Beef per Barrel, gl. odi
p ° rk > ti. l 0;
fforeign ano ipottuftick.
BOSTON, January 7.
In the llorm which we had last Saturday
fte'nnighr, the private armed sloop, called the
General Stark; and wh ch failed from hence
some time since, was call ashore at Nantucket,
and about 20 hands perished.
On Friday the 25th ult. at 6 A M the wind
to the westward, failed from this port, the
Brig. Gen. Arnold, James Magee, comman
der ; and about meridian the wind chopped
round to N. E and looking likely for a gale,
they thought best to put into P ,mouth, and
came to anchor at a place call'd the Cow-yard.
On Saturday, the gale ihtreafing, she itarted
from her anchors, and duck on the White
Flatt; they then cut both cables and maiis
away, in hopes to drive over, but she imme
diately bulged ; it being low wat&r, left her
quarter deck dry, where all hands got for re
lief. A schooner lying within hail, heard their
cries, but could not affill them. On Sunday
the inhabitants were cutting ice inoft of the
day, before they got on board, when they saw
75 of the men had periled, and 34 very
much frozen, when they got on shore ; and on
Monday they got on shore and buried their
dead. Great part of her floret, &c. will be
saved.
PHILADELPHIA, December 30.
By Capt. Robinson from Porto Rico we
learn, That the Glafrow, a 26 gun ship, be
longing to the King of Britain, was taken in
fight of Porto Rico by a French frigate. The
Captain and several men were killed on board
the Glasgow.
We hear the assembly of Maryland have ae
weeded to the sonftdrratiom.
litia co}leaed under Col; Screven, together
with the continentals of the third and fourth
battalions rtho had retreated, in order to re
ceive reinforcements, to Medwav meeting
house, where they were intrenching to make
stand, but having difpured tevery inch of
ground against a sup^ r j or enemy, they loft a
few men and had some qf their most valuable
officers wounded. We firl^ learn that the mi
litia had every where turned out with the
greatest alacrity, and that such vigorous mea^
fures are pursuing u, with the co-operating
of this state, will probably not only disappoint
the designs of the enemy, bht also cut off
their retieat. The opinion of some is, that
this expedition has been contrived by Governor
l onyn, on purpofc to pacify or get rid of the
clamorous tores and horse thieves, which be
has, by intimidating suggestions arid lavish
promises, for years past, drawn from this and
other dates, as well to ftrengtheri the pro
vince under his government, as to second the
views of Gen Grant and Co. upon this state,
which have probably been disappointed by the
late sudden and fuccefsful attack of the mar
quis de Bouille upon the iflar d of Dominica.
§ Dec 1. Since eur last, we have not re
ceived any authentic accounts cf the progreft
of the enemy's army in Georgia, excepting
that they are in [offeffion cf Sunbury.—Liter!
reports from that state ate at present circulated
—some, that the enemy are at Savannah—
however, the most certain that we can deliver
as such is, that our army is intrenched on the
north fide of Ogecchie, determined there to
make a Hand ; and that Gen. Provost occupied
the heights where Governor Wright's settle
ments are made, distant about one mile and a
half from Ogeechic ferry, proprietors of veffelt
at Sunbury, rather than let them fall into the
enemy's hands, set fire co them and were burnt ;
and it is said that Capt. i homas Savage has
done the fame by his plantation, as he could
not otherwise hinder it from falling a prey to
the Floridian mauraders —We hastily dare
mention the savage ad barbarous treatment
of Brig Gen. Screven, was it n< of a piece
with Brit Ih cruelty already pratufta: Br g,
Screven, having received a u<und while on
horseback, fell; immediately several of the
enemy came up to him, and either know n of
him, or feeing by his dress he was an officer of
diltin&ion, upbraded him with the manner in
which one Moore, a captain in Brow 's ran
gers, was killed lift fomtner, and then bar
barously discharged their pieces at him. Thus
fell this gallant general, who has been upon
all occasions foremoft in the fervise ot his
country, and has both in private and public
characters jultly r erited the love and efttern
of all who knew him.
IFine Salt, 2 s. &
Coarle Salt, is. od
l lndian Corn per Bu. ,s. 3J
: Coffee, it, od
Chocolate, 265. ptt bd