The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-10-02 00:00:00, page 3

F.ltimore, Sept, inter ic.,
*.:er hrips of the line, and 6000 troops, are
^. :: < to be on their way from Brest to
loe bland. Th• celebrated Bougainville,
who has hoiked his flag on board the Langue,
doc, of 80 guns, commands the squadron.
£.yrcAof a kite from a gentleman on b^rdthe
Enter of marque brig Fox, Cass, fames Bucha
nan, rs this port, dated at fed, in lai. 2"9, long.
68, August 17, 1780.
'' This day we fell in with and captured the
brig Flora, bound from Sc. Kitt's to Charlef
town, South Carolina, laden with wine, rum,
flour, 2nd barley. She failed with a large
convoy, bou^dto the fame place. She was
die property of a Mr. Gamble, of Greenock.
,1 c appears by the Captain's information, that
a Squadron of the British fleet, consisting of 15
fail of the bne, suddenly departed from Sr.-
Kitts before he failed, in consequence of some
devices having been received, refpefting the ,
combined fleets of France and Spain, which it
was luppofed were going against Jamaica."
Philadelphia, September 20.
'Laft week was brought in here by the frigate
Saratoga, the snow Sarah, Capt. M'Kmlcy,
from Nevis for New-York, with 230 puncheons
of rum on board.
The fliip General Nash, of North-Carolina,
hath taken and sent into Ocracock two brigs,
one of them from Glasgow with dry goods, the
other from Jamaica, with rum, both bound to
Qharles-Town.
In CONGRES S, August 10, 1780.
CONGRESS took into confederation the
report of the committee on the memorial of
the general officers; whereupon
Refolded, That the said general officers be
Informed, that Congress have at no time been
unmindful of the military virtues which have
distinguished the army of the united Rates
through the course of this war, and that it has
been constantly one of the principal objects
of their care, not only to provide for the
health and comfort of the army, but to grati
fy their reasonable desires as far as the public
exigencies would admit.
That patience and felf-denial, fortitude
and perseverance, and the chearful facrifice
of time, health, and fortune, are necessary
virtues, which both the citizen and soldier are
called on to exercise, whilll struggling for the
liberties of their country :
And that moderation, frugality and tempe
rance, must be among the chief supports, as
well as the brightest ornaments of that kind
of civil government, which is wifely instituted
by the several states in this union :
That it has been recommended to the se
veral states to make compensation to the offi
cers and soldiers refpe&ively belonging, for
the depreciation of their pay ; and that Con
ges will rakerfpeedy measures for liquidating
and pacing what is due on that account, to
the officers and soldiers who do not belong
to the quota of any Rate:
That from and after the firft day of August
1780, the army fhali be entitled to receive
their pay as dated before the firft day of Janu
ary, 1 77'h i n the new bills emitted purfuaqt
to the resolution of congress, of the 18th day
of March last :
That the officers fhali be hereafter allowed
five dollars per month, in the said new bills,
for each retained ration :
That the Board of War be directed to report
to Congress a lift of the officers not belonging
to the quota of any date, with an account of
the balance due to each, to make their pay
good for past services, agreeably to the resolu
tions of the 10th day of April last.
That such of the States as have not made
coinpenfation to their officers and soldiers,
agreeably to the recommendation of the 17th
August, 1779, be, and they are hereby request
ed to do it as soon as possible.
That the provision for granting lands by the
resolution of the 16th of September, 1776, be,
and is hereby extended to the general officers,
in the following proportion, to wit,
A Major-General, 1100 acres.
A Brigadier General, Bgo acres.
That the officers of the army be furnifhed
as soon as possible with two months pay, on ac
count, to relieve their present wants, mention
ed in their memorial.
NEW-YORK, Odo. 2.
Copy of GARRISON ORDERS.
New-York, Sept, 29, 1780.
ALL Orders coming from Major
of Brigade F. METZNER, by
Authority of the Commandant, are
to be obeyed.
The Schooner Admiral Barrington, failed
from Charleftown, South-Carolina, the iith
gs September, bound for the Weft-Indies,
and on the 13th following was taken by the
two Rebel Frigates Deane and Trumbull, and
Ordered for Philadelphia; but a few Days
after, off the Capes of Delaware, fell in with
his Majesty's Frigates the Triton and Guada
loupe, who ordered the Schooner for this
Port, arid immediately went in Pursuit of the
Rebel Frigates.
City of 7 r T, Eit remembered, That on this
New-York, , ° D 27th day of September, in the
,car of our lord 178 c, before me David Mathews, Esq;
mayor of the city and county of New-York, in the pro
vince of New-York, in North-America, personally came
an< appeared Francis J'Ans, late commander of the bri
gantine Britannia, a private ve® of war mounting 30
guns, who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelifta
of Almighty God, did solemnly depose and declare, That
on the 19th day of July last, being then near the island
of St. Domingo, he was taken by a French frigate called
the Medea, commanded by Monsieur Cergario ; that be
did not fuffer any thing to be hove overboard, or in any
manner behave indecent or improper to the captors to
warrant ^ juftify & ill taeatment he met with ; TM
'when therirft lieutenant of the Media came cn loud the
IBritannia, this deponent prefenced to him his hanger,
I and requested his permission to deliver his commission to
the ,captain of the frigate; upon which the lieutenant
to k the hanger from him, and beat him with it till he
drove him out of the cabin window into the boat that lay
under the stern, without permitting him to get any one
article of his cloaths or linen: That when this deponent
was carried on board the frigate, he represented to Mon
sieur Cergario, that he had always behaved with humanity
and propriety to the prisoners that had fallen into his
hands, and hoped to meet with similar treatment from
him; at fame time informed him that he was part owner
of the vessel, and therefore requested he might be per
mitted to get his private papers and accounts; to all
which this deponent received no fatisfiaory answer:
That when this deponent's officers and crew were brought
on board the frigate every bag, bundle, and handkerchief
that they had with them, were taken from them and put
in a heap upon the quarter deck, under the charge of two
centering : That one of the lieutenant's of the Britannia
having brought an handkerchief in which was tied up
two shirts, two pair of flockings, &c. it was taken from
him by Monsieur Cergario himfelf, and thrown upon the
heap with the rest cl the cloaths, &c. That when the
firft lieutenant of the frigate returned from on board the
Britannia, Monsieur Cergario and him, divided the worst
of the cloaths, &c. among the crew of the frigate, on the<
quarter deck; and this deponent solemnly declares that
he saw a great part of his own bedding, linen, and wearing
apparel, as also a part of his officers wearing apparel, &e.
divided between Monsieur Cergario, his firft lieutenant,
and the other officers of the frigate: That this deponent
was then turned down on the main deck to lay and board
w:h his own crew : That he and them were fed bn bread
%nd water, and horse beans, for the space of five days:
1 hat they were on board the frigate, without being taken
the least notice of by any of the officers whatever : That
when the Medea arrived at the Cape, this deponent was
sent for into the cabin, where the firft lieutenant had
every one of his pockets searched and turned inside out,
even tha waistband of his trowfers; on the next morning
he was sent on shore, robbed of his watch, buckles, &c.
deft tuteof a ihift of linen or cloaths, and marched by a
guard of soldiers, with his own crew, to prison,. from
whence he was never Offered to go out to look for a friend
to supply his necessities : And this deponent further so
lemnly declares, that during the time he was in prison,
two French officers came in, to enter Engliffi seamen for
the French service ; that some of this deponent's people
confanting to enter, he (wore if ever he fliould catch them
in a British port, he would have them tried for thqr
lives; in consequence of which expression, they refufing
to go, this deponent was put in irons and kept so twenty
four hours: That three days after this a party of French
soldiers, with drawn swords, entered the prison, and by ]
force and violence took about fifteen Briti/h seamen to(
fend on board the French fleet : That the do&or ofa pri
vateer /hip of 24 nine pounders, called the Zebra, belong
ing to Bristol, for then mentioning to a French officer
the injustice of forcing Englishmen into a foreign service,
was immediately put in irons, confined in a elofe cell,
and was kept in that wretched situation when this depo
nent wa- exchanged: And this deponent aIL fayeth,
that there was then British seamen in the prison, who
had been formerly taken from out the said prison; put cn
board the fleet for France, obliged ,to de duty ; on their
arrival in France put into prison there, then taken out,
putoo board the outward bound French fleet, obliged to
do duty, and on their arrival at the Cape a^ain, put in the
fame prison : That several British seamen who had been
thus treated, were still remaining in the prison when this
deponent was exchanged and left it! That this deponent
war kept in prison about a month, iadiferiminately with
about 170 men, and the chief of the food allowed them
was bread, water, and calavances : And further this de
ponent fyeth not.
Sworn, the day and date firfti
above written, before me> FRANCIS I'ANS,
T). MATHEWS. J Commander.
William Adams, firft lieutenant; John Horan, fecood
lieutenant, and Benjamin Chaloner, captain's clerk, of
the said brigantine Britannia, depose, That the matters
fee forth in the aforegoing affidavit, are true.
WILLIAM ADAMS,
JOHN HORAN,
BENJAMIN CHALONER.
Sworn the 27th of Sept. 1780,
before me, D. MATHEWS, Mayor,.
We have the PJeafure to assert, that two of
his Majesty's Frigates left the Fleet bound
from hence for Great-Btitain, well, last Mon
day fe'nnight, two hundred Leagues advanced
cn their Passage—-they departed from Sandy-
Hook the sth of September lath
Last Thursday died, of a Fever, at his Seat
in the Bowry, Nicholas W.Srurvesa nt,
Efg; in the 58th Year of his Age.—He was
the eldest Son of Col. Stuyvesant, one of the
most venerable Characters; and elected annu
ally to the Magistracy of this Town for a Se
ries of more than 4.0 Years, and the Great-
Grandson of that brave Dutch Governor who
commanded here at the Cooqueft in <664.
H)6 Remains were interred in the Family
Vault, on the patrimonial Estate of the old
Governor, which now descends entirely to Mr.
Peter Stuyvesant, Brother to the Deceased, of
whom it may jutily be said, that he has not
left behina him a Citizen of more spotless In
tegrity. •'
On Monday the 25th inst. departed this
Life, Richard Bale, Esq; Surgeon's P/ate
to the General Hospital: He had been in A
me,ica last War, and was fcr several Years
Surgeon to the British, Cenful at Algiers,
where, at the Rifque of his Life, he took an
exaft Plan and Profpe& of that City, Mole,
and Fortifications, with the Soundings near
the Batteries, which he has published in two
large and elegant Copper-plates, inscribed by
Permission to his Majesty. By his Death, So
ciety is deprived of a Gentleman of universal
Philanthropy, and an excellent Companion.
Prizes arrived in this Port face our last.
The Ship Tracey, Capt. Hopkins, arf 22
Guns, and too Men. And
Ship Hannibal, Capt. O'Brien, of 24
Guns, and 140 Men, from Newberry, eight
Daysout, but bad taken nothing, by his
Majefly's Ships the Blond and Raleigh,
The Brigantine General Wayne, of 12
Guns, and 16 Men, from Philadelphiad
taken by his Majesty's Sfeips the Intrepid an;
Cyclops.
Schooner Betsey, Anderson, Matter from
Chefapeak, taken by the Privateer Reflorati
on, Capt. Hewes Burton ; who some days be
fore tock two empty Sloops in the Chefapeak
which he fonk; alfoa Brig not finiffied, pier
ced for 20 Guns, whose Spars and many other
Articles he took out, and put on board a
Sloop he had in Company with a little Corn,
!and ordered her for tois Port, but ihe is opt
yet arrived, and 'tis feared la fallen into the
Hands of the enemy.
The Week before last departed, this Life,
Mrs — Vardill, Wife of Capt. Tho
mas Vardill, of this Place. And,
Lail Saturday died at his Seat near Jamaica,
on Long-Island, after a few Days Illness, Mr.
Samuel Socket, late of this City.
*, The Public are hereby notified,
that the BLANKS and PRIZES of
the present LOTTERY are now roll
ing up.—--The Managers flatter them
selves they will soon be enabled to
commence drawing.
Public Auction.",
Wednesday next (beginning at 10 o'clock and
at 3 in the afternoon)
By James Inglis,
At his office in water.ftreet, No. 940, will be fold,
A Great vaiiety of blankets, coatings, duffells,
&c. a few fuperfine, and coarse cloths, cafimers,
worsted hose, yarn & worsted gloves, Barcelona silk
handkerchiefs ; mens belt London shoes and boots,
moreens, faitins & modes, checks, ready made great
coats, a great variety of made up suits of cloths ve
ry fine, from mens size to boys of 4 years old all very
fashionable; a variety of fait patterns, of fuperfine
cloth of the best colours with trimmings, a parcel of
laces and edgings, taffatas, &;c. &c.
—SALES- by AUCTION,
By Bowman and Codner,
TO - MORRO %at their Office, No. 521, ,
Hanover-Square,
A large assortment of feof onable GOO DS, of
almofi e^eY) colour, qualit) and description. The
sale luill be continued in the afternoon.
By Bowman and Codner,
On 'WEDNESDAY next,
At halfpafi 1% o'clock at the Coffee-Houfe,
Seven pipes of London particular Madeira Wine,
byfan,le. _
Public Auction.
To-morrow, at the Coffee-Houfe,
As Eleven o'Chek, <will beJoM,
6 Pipes of Hamborough
GENEVA,
Pure and of the firft Quality.
'P. M'DAVITT.
Public AUCTION, thisrUy at the Coffce-noufe,
WILL BE SOLD,
6 Barrels of prime beef, 6 ditto of herrings,
4 Calks of lampblack, 2 calks of port wine,
2 Ditto Life m, a few barrels ship Bread,
I Trunk eloathing belonging to an officer decea
sed, with sundry other articles.
By BRYAN CONNER.
SALES by AUCTION,
70-morrovs; 12 o'clock, at the Coffee houje bridge,
By-Duncan, Barclay, & Co.
800 Indian dressed deer-ikins,
1000 weight good French Indigo,
A quantity of choice Poland ffarch in boxes of
ii 2 Ib. each,
A parcel of dipped candles, &c.
J^HL, lubicriber begs leave to inform the
public, that ire has just opened an
OYSTER HOUSE,
at the sign of his present Majesty, or Royal
Punch House, near Frelh-Water, where Gen
tlemen of the navy, army, and others may
be Applied. Those who plhafe to favour him
with their custom, may depend upon receiving
their suppers, &c. in the neatest manner, and
with the greatest dispatch, by the publick's
most obedient humble servant,
THOMAS MCMULLIN.
To be fold at Public Auction,
This D A Y,
.At 12 o'Clock on Hattet's Wharf,
go HOGSHEAD S of choice
ANTIGUA R U M.
By Thomas Ludlow, jun,
fhe-BOARD' of REFUGEES,
_ RE requeued to meet on Wednesday
1 I Evening next, at Mr. Lenox's, the iign
of Joseph Brant, near the Coffee house bridge,
in Water-street, at 6 o'clock, on particular
business.
By order of the President,
A. ROTSFORD, Sac'ry.
For S AL E,
THE floep BETSEY, about 40 tons, laying in
Bhcae's dock, lately graved, cedar frame,
well calculated for Blue Point, the wood or hay
service, or immediately ready to attend the fleet and
army on any expedition. Enquire on board or of
the fubferiber, Maiden-Lane, No. 45.
PE TER MADDOCK.
Just imported in the last vessels, and to be fold
By EDWARD GOOLD,
At No. 849, Hanover-Square,
A Few bales of blanketing and fine coatings, a
bale of flops, and boat cloaks, soldiers white
yarn hose, mens, worsted, and womens fine India
cotton hose, book mullin handkerchiefs, mininet
handkerchiefs, coarse and fine edgings, black lace,
a suit of very rich Brussels lace, an elegant assort
ment of buttons, amongst which are, several groce
of solid navy, gold and tilver lace, ditto thread and
facing, men and boys hats of all kinds, high proof
Welt-India rum, cargo beef, and choice port wine,
of the vintage 78, jutt landing from the brig Bella.
New-Castle Coals.
CUYLER's Sugar House Company having im
ported a large Quantity for the UT of the
Sugar-Houle, are willing to ware a few Chaldrons
to the Inhabitants at firit Qft gad Charges. En
quire of Jacoty W^tfou
I PUBLICK AUCTION,
This Day,,
Below the Coffee-Houfe, between it and 13
o'Clock will be fold,
10 Pipes Lisbon Wine,
I® Quarter Calks do.
20 Boxes Lemonsin good arder,
§o Cases of G I N,
20 Barrels of Bread,
10 Barrels of Beef and Pork,
A few dozen excellent Claret.
TO-MORROW,
At twelve o'Clock on the dock below the Coffee;-
House,
8 Pair of 6 Poundeis, •
And four pair 4 do.
With Shot, Rammers, Sponges, Tackles, &c.
By Templeton and Stewart,
Ac Private S A L E,
A few Firkins of Rose Butter,
Port and Lisbon Wines,
Bohea Tea, &c.
Public Audion.
At the Coffee-Houfe, this Morning,
10 Puncheons of choice Jamaica Spirits,
1 Hhd. and a few barrels mufeovado sugar,
A parcel of frelh Ship Bread,
5 Calks of Flaxfeedrfind 4 calks of Nails.
TO-MORROW,
20 Puncheon high proof Jamaica Spirits,
And a few pipes of choice French Brandy.
On Wednesday,
The Hoop LITTLE WILLIAM,
As foe now lies at the Weft-Sideof Beekman's
Slip, burthen ab ut 75 tons. Inventory to be seen
on board or with
DANIEL M'CORMICK.
Joseph Brewer,
At bis Store in Burling's Slip,
Is now opening fcr sale,
A Neat and general assortment of EUROPEAN
and EAST-INDIA GOODS, imported in th#
lalt vessels from London.
Also, a few hampers of cheese in very good order,
a "' a >' ew hogsheads of Britilh brandy.
LOS
SUPPOSED to be taken by mistake from
cn board the Ihip Kingston, William
Jdhrifton, Mailer, at Murray's wharff, a small
Package, marked TC & S, about one foot
eight inches long, and one foot wide, said to
contain gold and silver lace, fringes, &c
Any perlon having received such a package,
by giving information on board said ihip, will
greatly oblige their humbly servant.
'WILLIAM JOHNSTON.
Alexander Riddell, & Co.
Has just removed from No. 953, Water-Street, te
N% 523, Hanover-Square, exactly opposite MA
Hugh Gaine's, where they are now opening for
sale, (wholefa/e only, cn low terms) a meat as
sortment of goods lu:table fcr the approaching
season, viz.
/COARSE, second, and fuperfine broadcloth,
white and buff caffimers,/ fofeft and hunters
cloths, duffils and coatings, rattjuets, childrens,
boys, and mens worsted hose, mens patent ribb'd do.
yarn and motled ribb'd knit hose, itriped and plain
cambists, ruffels, broad and narrow callimancocs,
black and coloured moreens, durants, black lasting,
princess fluff, prunelas, bombazeen, 1-2 ell, 3-4, and
square modes, 1-2 ell, and 3-4 peelongs and fattens,
iarfnets, a large assortment of ribbons, French
lawns and cambricks, silk hosiery, black silk breech
es patterns, womens patent silk gloves and mitts,
black velvet ribbons, skein and bow wire, artificial
flayers, black hair pins, black silk handkerchiefs,
printed handkerchiefs, fewingfilks, brown and black
buckrams, with fandry other articles.
'Joh^'pellA
At No. 181, nearly oppo/ite Beckman's Slip, ba^
for S A L E,
ROSE BUTTER,
First QtaHty, by the lag Fegels frG&
Cork: Also,
n ^OULD and # dipt; Pickled walnuts,
IVA candles, ^Holland geneva,
Cathie and bro # n soap, ;Flour, barley,
Tea, coffee and chocolate, Playing cards,
L>af, powder'd & Brown Pipes by the box,.
sugar, ;A few hogfh, ads of eld
Old Madeira,}- j rum,
and Port J ° | Glouce&r and Cheshire
Neats tongues, ! cheese,
Pepper, I Wrapping paper,
Mt:ltard, lose and in bot-'Staich,
Mess BEEF and PORK,
In Tierces, Barrels, and Half Barrels.
Barrack Matter General's Office,
Water-rtreet, Sept. 4, 1780.
THE Barrack MaJier General having received
information, that it has been the praNice of many
persons to enter upon the lands of others, and cut dows
the wood growing thereon, under the pretence of their
being employed by him to furnijh the magazines with
fuel for the use of his Mujeffs troops, gives this public
notice, in order to prevent such impositions in future,
and the mure effectually to difeountenance pra&ices so
deftrurtive to the intereJi and property of the inhabi
tants of the province, that no person has authority from
him to cist down the wood belonging to any person,
living either within, or without the lines, excepting
where a contrail is made with the legal proprietor or
bis agent; and, if any person fball presume, after this
publication, to continue in committing the trespasses
herein complained of, the owner of such lands who
may be aggrieved thereby, is requeued to give bim
immediate notice thereof, that the complaint ma, be
regularly laid before his Excellency Lieutenant General
ROBERTSON: But at the fame time it is hoped, that
fuels perfuns who save wood to dispose of, that they
will cheerfully exert themselves in furniJbir.gfeafonable
fep/l esfr the different pojis, as a generous price is
given; and tbofe who will employ their vessels in
bringing wood to this city, may depend upon meeting
with the utmost dispatch in receiving their leads, and
the money paid them at this office, immediately aft#
the deliver, of the wood.