The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-03-08 00:00:00, page 1

From the London Chronicle, November 7, 1778.
A correct LIST of the Vessels taken by the Guernsey Privateers,
from the 16th of Jan. 1778, to the present Time.
No. What kind] Prizes Names. IFrom whence Lading. Privateer's Capts. of the
°' vessels. I they came. Names. Privateers.
I Brig Hooper Virginia Tobacco Active Agnew "
2 Schooner Betsy Ditto Pot and Pearlalh Ditto Ditto
3 Brig Triton Nantucket Ditto Ditto Ditto
a 4 Snow Elizabeth Charleftown Tobacco, rice, &c. Ditto Ditto
4 5 Brig Thomas Virginia Tobacco Hero kott
6 Ditto Adventurer Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto
a 7 Snow Blonde , Bourdeaux Salt and Bales Vulture Cabott
8 Brig Sally Charleitown Rice and Tobacco Hunter Tocque
4 9 Lugger Le Marchant Nantz Salt and cordage Ditto Ditto
4 10 Ship feune Vidoire Bourdeaux Salt and bales Hero Scott
&II Schooner St. Marie Virginia Tobacco R.Charlotte Le Lacheur
12 Ship Brunswick Charleftown Rice and Tobacco Hero Scott
A 13 Brig L'hemeux Ranilhac Bourdeaux Salt, Bales, & wine Speedwell Bufhell
14 Ditto Success Ditto Salt and iron Surprise Fafaife
als Snow Marquis de Croix Ditto Salt and wine Hawke La Garde
a 16 Brig La Vidoire Ditto Ditto Hero Scott
417 Schooner Marguerite Bayonne Salt and Bales Adive Catrel
4 18 Lugger Gonjon Bourdeaux Salt and iron Ditto Ditto
419 Snow La Bell Rozette Ditto Salt, bales, &c. Alderney Lauga
420 Ship L'Enfer de Bourdx. Ditto Salt and shoes Surprise Falaife
*2! Snow Neptune St. Domingo Sugar, coffee, &c. Speedwell Bushel
422 Brig Princess of Orange Bourdeaux Salt and bales Swift Goffelin
423 Ditto Charlotte Bourdeaux Salt Swallow De Jersey
24 Ditto Molly + Ditto Ditto Revenge Drew
a 25 Snow Consul de Cadiz Ditto Salt and bales Swallow De Jersey
426 Ditto Bonne Amitie Martinico Sugar,coffee, cotton, Ditto Ditto
427 Brig Generiene Marseilles Soap Speedwell Bulhel
428 Polacre Adams Bourdeaux Salt and bales Alarm Richardson
«29 Sloop Ille Rhe Salt Fox Dumarefy
4 30 Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto
3 i Brig Wm. and Agattre, Malt , Ditto Ditto
32 Galliot — London Pepper, alum, &c. Revenge Drew
a 33 Snow St. Vincent Martinico Sugar and coffee Swallow De Jersey
4 34 Ship Grand Terrier Ditto Ditto Tartar Le Meffurier
a3§ Brig L'lris Gaudaloupe Ditto Pheasant ,
436 Snow L'Orphee St. Domingo Ditto Active Carrell
a 37 Lugger Thetis Dieppe Glass , # Shaftelbury Hersford
438 Ship Rebecca Charleftown Rice and indigo Triumph Agnew
a 39 Schooner Martinico Sugar Adive Carrell
4 40' Brig Comte de Thiben Ditto Sugar, cotton, &c. Revenge • Drew
441 Ditto L'lnfidelle St. Domingo Sugar and molasses Speedwell Bufhall
42 Schooner Dispatch Nantz Salt and bales Ditto Ditto
a 43 Lugger Bayonne Rofln and wool Aftive Carrell
44 Brig John & Liverpool Rum, coal, tar, &c. Surprise Falaife
443 Ship Deux Margueritte Martinico Sugar, cotton, coffee Alarm Richardson
446 Snow La Mafne ' Cadiz Salt and drugs Hawke 'Sanford
447 Ship L'Amitie Bourdeaux Provisions Alderney Lauga
a4B Sloop St. Etienne Cherbourg Salt' Hunter Tocque
449 Snow Le Ruftique Oleron Ditto Ditto * Ditto
450 Brig St. Francois Marennes Ditto Ditto Ditto
4 51 Ditto Harlequin Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto
4 32 Ditto Aiwnyme Ditto Dit|o Ditto Ditto
453 Ditto Courier delaßochelle Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto
454 Ditto La Ville de Rouen Ditto Ditto Ditto s Ditto
455 Ship La Francoise Martinico Sugar and coffee Swift Gaffelin
56 Brig Mercury Virginia Tobacco, Tartar Le Meffurier
457 Sloop Betsey Nantz Brandy,falt,& allum Ditto Dicta
458 Ship L'horomace St. Domingo Sugar and coffee Alarm Richardson
59 Br .ig Chace Charleftown Rice Surprise Falaife
460 Ditto La Cadette Bayonne Cordage, Brandy,&c Swift Goffelin
461 Ship Providence Martinico Sugar, coffee, &c. Tartar Rogers
462 Schooner Monique Nantz Ammunition Alderney Laum
63 Ditto Boston Maryland Tobacco Swallow De Jersey
a 64 Sloop Elizabeth St. Domingo Sugar, coffee, &c. Triumph 'Agnew
65 Schooner Fox Virginia Tobacco Hawke 1 Sanford
a 66 Ditto Bourdeaux Salt and bales Ditto Ditto
4 67 Brig Cibour Ditto Ditto Ditto
a6B Ditto Madeliene Micleon Oil and fifh Hunter Tocque
69 Ship Five Brothers Hamburgh Salt and bales Ditto Ditto
7 o Ditto , St. Domingo Sugar and Coffee Ld. Amherst Solbe
4 71 Snow . Ditto Ditto Hawke Cohu
72 Brig - ; • .—. Speedwell Rredhaft
073 Ship „ St. Domingo|Sugar and indigo Tartar Le Meffiffier
Besides fix more that are not yet arrived, having by contrary winds put into England.
N. B. All those marked 4 are French Property, and the whole valued at 219,000!.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at Sos. per Cent.
Published January 22, 1779.
A White Loaf of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
2 lb. for 21 Coppers.
Monday, March 8, 1779,
N E W-YOR K ^^^ GAZET TE:
AND THE
WEEKLY MERCUR Y.
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XYOTICE is hereby given, that John
.0 Roome is appointed to examine the
Stoves put up tin this City, and the Places al
lotted bythe inhabitants tokeep their Alhesin.
The injudicious Method of firing Stoves,
and keeping Allies, having often endangered
this City, it is exported that the Citizens will
punctually attend to such Directions as Mr.
Roome may judge necessary, in order to pre
\ mt the Calamity of fire, which is equally to
be dreaded by every Inhabitant.
, ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintendent-General.
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
Superintendent-General's. Office,
Containing the catlieft Amices
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Citizens,
That JOHN NORRIS, at the Corner
House, near the Main-Guard, and DAVID
HENRY MALLOWS, ne^r the Tea Water
Pump, have the Care of the Chimney-Sweeps,
and that on a Note in Writing being left at
either of their Houses, a SWEEP will be sent
to the Place required. The Fine of FIVE
POUNDS heretofore eftabliffied, will be punc
tually exacted from every Inhabitant whose
Chimney ihall take Fire through Negle&.
Each Chimney to be swept once in every
four Weeks.
ANDREW ELLIOTT, Sep. General.
'DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
Monday, 45 Min. after r
Tuesday, 32 Min. after 2
Wednesday, 19 Min. after 3
Thursday, 7 Min. after 4
HIGH-WATER atNE%YORK, this Week.
Friday, 5 8 Min.after 4
Saturday, 48 Min. after 5
Sunday. 32 Min. after 6
Ful Moon 10-mGrrra.
T H E
The weight of all Loaves being fixed at Two-Pounds,
is intended for the convenience of the Poor, and to avoid
fractions ip the weight, which rendered deteaions of
fraud in the assize more difficult.
ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintendent-Ge neral.
Office 8f Police, D. MATHEWS. Mayor.
Jan. 22, 1779. PETER DUBOIS,
Magistrate of Police.
By the Commandant of New-York.
PERMISSION will be granted 10 the Farmers
and Gardners, of these islands (that have not
wood on their lands proper for fencing) to cut railing
for fences, on the lands of persons not under the
protection of Government, on Long-Island or Sta
ten-Idand./
Complaints have been made, that the wood cutters
have broke down the fences, and done other damage
on cultivated lands, such offenders will upon proof
be severely punished, and forfeit their claims to any*
future permits.
The permits granted to cut firewood for the use of
the city,,re to expire the firtt day of March next.
New permits will be granted.
Applications are to be made to the Police of New-
York.
WHEREAS there are several deserters
from his Majesty's troops, as well as
from the foreign troops under my command,
who are known to be serving with the Enemy,
and who from ajuft reflection upon the infamy
of bearing arms against their Sovereign and
their country, would return to their duty,
did not the fear of punilhment deter them : I do
hereby proclaim a free pardon to every desert
er, of whatsoever rank or denomination, who
Ihall voluntarily surrender himfelf to any of
his Majesty's troops before the firft day of May
next.
Given under my hand, at Head-Quarters, in
New-York, the 23d day of February, 1779.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
JOHN SMITH, Sec'ry.
ASSIZE^BR E A D,
Two Pounds for Twenty-One Coppers.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that from and after
the fir& day of February next, all the Bakers in
this city are to make their Loaves of Two Pounds
weight, and that no Raker or Retailer of Bread, shall
from and after that date ask, demand, or receive any
raore nr greater sum than 1 wentv-One Coppers for each
such Loaf weighing Two Pounds, and that from and af
ter the firft day of February next, every Baker within
this city shall put a mark with the initial lettOTsof his
chriftian name and firname upon the Loaf-Bread he (ball
ekpofe to sale, and Ihall make his Bread good, and ac
cording to the aforefaid Assize, under the penalty of for
feitingall such Bread as ibail be defective in quality or
deficient in weight to the Alms-House in this city, and
any person who fhallafk, demand, or receive any more
or greater fam for a Loaf of Bread weighing Two
Pounds, shall for every such offeree forfeit the sum of
Five Pounds, to be applied to the use of the Poor of this
city.
Regulated Price of Ship Bread.
Four Pound fifteen Shillings per hundred weight.
NOTICE is hereby given, that from and
after the thirteenth day of this month,
no baker, or other person whatever, Ihall aft,
demand or receive, any more or greater sums
than four pounds fifteen Killings currency,
per hundred weight, for ship bread of the best
quality. Any person demanding or receiving
more than te above mentioned price, Ihall
forieit the sum of Five Pounds, over and
above the value of the ship bread so fold, to
the use of the poor of this city.
All persons that bake ship bread, are here
by ordered to mark the bifeuits with the initial
letters of their names.
Andrew Elliot,
Superintendant General.
David Mathews, Mayor,
Peter Dubois,
Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, New-York, Feb. 10, 1779,
PLAYING CARDS.
MOGUL, Harry and Andrew claying cards,|
wholesale and retail, fold by Brewer and
Terril, at their dore, No. 936, Warer-ftreet, be
tween the Fly-market and h? Ceffee-Houfe Brifye,
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all bis Majef-
O's Forces, within the Colonies laying on the
Atlantic Ocean, from Nova,Scotia to Weft-
Florida, inclusive, ^c. ffe. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
BY HIS" EXCELLENCY
New-Yerk, Feb. 5, 177,.
D. JONES, Maj. Gen.
Wheat per Bulhel, 265. od.
Flour, 80s. od.
Brown Bread, 95% od.
Weil-Indra Rum, „. 6&
Nfw-England do. 4s. od.
PRICE CURRENT, inNEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Sug^r, 51. ios.|
Single refin'd ditto, ,s. 91/
Molasses, - 2s. 6d.i
Beef per Barrel, 8!. od.
Pork, £l. Jos.!
foreign- enD Domc^i&
A TWO ftorv brick HOUSE, belonging to the
eftate' of John Covenheven, deceased, with
three rooms on each floor, a large cellar and cellar
kitchen, all well finifhed,' a compleat bake-house,
joining the rear of the house, convenient yard and
garden, with,a new board fence, bring in Montgo
mcry-waid, near Mr. Cuyler's sugar-house. A
good and indisputable title will be given. For par
ticulars, enquire of either
Rem Covenhoven, * 7
Nicholas Co venhoven, or [ Executors.
John Covenhoven, )
ALL perlons are hereby foreword,d from paying
any money on my account, or otherways cre-*
diting or dealing with Peggy Supinye, my wife, as
I am determined to pay no debts of her contraain^
from the above date, as witaefs my hand,
his
Joseph -so Blansieur,
Mark.
To COVER, this Season,
P^^^il AT the house of Mr.
" Jonathan Fish, at
~ .=^r Flushing, the beautiful full
k bftfeFTGURE, fifteen
hands high, equal, if rot
|fo4' Superior to any horfein Ame
for breeding, behaviour
and speed, at Five Pounds a tolt, Fifty Shillings the
season, and Three Dollars the single leap.
NEW-Y 0 R K, March 3.
On Thursday Evening Major General Try
on, with the 17th, 44th and 57th regiments,
Col. Robinson's battalion, and Emmerich's
Chaffeurs, marched frem Kingfbridge, and
proceeded without any halt to Horfeneck, from
whence they difloged a body of 300 Rebels, and
took pofleffion of their cannon, confiding of
three iron 6 pounders on field carriages ; a
detachment was immediately pushed two miles
further to a place where they deftrbyed a con
siderable salt work, a fine new fchobner and
two Hoops. The fame afterneon the Major
General marched back to Byram river, and on
Saturday returned to Kingibridge, the troops
having ' performed in the space of 40 hours, a
march of 50 miles; 25 prisoners were taken.
Some draggling fellows hung on the rear from
Horfepeek to Byram river, but did not press
enough to do any execution. The number
of wounded is inconsiderable on our fide, a
few men overcome with fatigue are miffing.
About 40 head of cattle were driven in. °
Some further particulars of the above Affair.
Lad Thursday night, at u o'clock, the 17th,
44th, and 57th British regiments; the Hessian
regiment du Corps, Col. Emmerich's chafleurs
and dragoons, Col. Robinson's provincial bat
talion, and a detachment of the royal artillery,
under the command of Major General Tryon,
marched from Kingfbridge, and proceeded to
Horfeneck, in Connecticut, where they arri
ved at 10 o'clock next morning.
At their firft entering the town a body of
rebel troops Rationed there, under the com
mand of Gen. Putnam, fired a few random
(hot, but soon retreated in great confufion,
leaving their three field pieces, (fix pounders)
behind them, which his Excellency ordered to
be spiked up and the trunnions knocked cff,
allo a large quantity of ammunition and Boro
found there, to be destroyed. Lieut. Col.
Johnson of the 17th, with that regiment, and
part of the 44th, was immediately detached to
Greenwich, where he destroyed 26 salt pans,
a great quantity of falt,4 large new schooner,
and two final! veflels ; after which he joined
the detachment at Horse-Neck, when.the Ge
neral being informed that the rebels in th rt
vicinity would be able to collect one tboufand
continental and militia troops, early the next:
morning, determined to march at four o'clock,
the troops puffed many defiles and got eve:
Byram river before du(k, the rebels annoying
the rear with a considerable fire, but soon after
quitted the pursuit. The troops continued
their march and arrived at Kingfbridge about
4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
This service was performed with a trifling
loss, and the men who are miffing thro' excel
five fatigue, are hourly expected in.
Twenty-fix prisoners were taken, and feme
few of the enemy killed.
1 he troops were out 40 hours, and supported
the march with great perfevereuce and cneer
fullnefs, tho' thru' bad roads and heavy rains.
A person arrived on Monday last at Kingf
bridge from Rye declares that the loss of the
rebels Was thirty-fix men killed.
To be SOLD at private Sale,
Fine Salt, zt.•6d
Coarse Salt, js. o d
Indian Corn perßu. 10s. od
Coffee, 18. @d
Chocolate, 265. per Do
[No. 142^