The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-01-31 00:00:00, page 1

Monday, January 1780,
NB.W-fQRR
A N D
WEE K L Y
By JAMES PATTISON, Esq;
Major-General of his Majeffs Forces, Command
ant of N^w-York, Luc. Ac. &c.
proclamation.
WHEREAS many Evils daily arise from
the unlimited Number of Taverns
and Publick^Houfes, within this City and ^
Precin&s. I have therefore thought fit, in Or
der to prevent the pernicious Effeds thereof,
to direct, that in future the Number of Li
cences for those who come under this Difcrip
tion, be reftrided to Two Hundred, and that
they be granted to such House-Keepers only,
whose Characters are fufficiently vouched and
approved by the Magistrates of Felice.
And that no Inconveniencies may ensue from
this Reflection ; Notice is hereby given:
That such Persons who propose retailing
Spirituous Liquors, in smaller Quantities than
Five Gallons, may apply to the Police for a
Special Licence for that Purpose, provided the
ferae be not drank within their own Houles,
or fold in a less Quantity than a Qaart.
Any Pevfon detected in keeping a Tavern
cr Public House, or retailing Spirituous Li
quors, in less Quantities than Five Gallons,
without having obtained such Licence from
thePoli.ee, or acting in any Manner contrary
to the true Intent and Meaning of this Pro
elamarien, after the Tenth Inlt will have his
or her Liquors forfeited for the Benefit of the
Aims House, foffer Imprisonment, and be
1 ) ,tight to Trial before a Garrnon Court Mar
tial for a Breach of Orders.
Licences will be immediately withdrawn
from such os shall be known to harbour or to
lerate any riotous or disorderly Companies.
Thomas Bayeaux and Thomas Dolton, are
hereby appointed anting Officers under this
Proclamation, and are to follow such Orders
as they may receive from the Magistrates of
^Police, towards enforcing and carrying toe
fame into Execution.
Given under my Hand in the City of Ne^v
r^, the Firs Day of January, in the
■ Year of our Lord, One fhoufand Seven
Hundred and Eighty, and in the Twentieth
Year of his Majefly's Reign.
James Pattifon.
By Command of the General,
John L. C. Roome, Sec'ry.
WHEREAS it has been represented to the
Commandant, that sundry persons
going out with Fowling-Pieces, have made a
praflice of Shooting near high roads, and
other places of public resort, thereby render
ing it very unfafe for passengers and others
frequenting the said roads ; and that in con
sequence of such practice some fatal accidents
have actually happened. The Commandant
therefore judges it necessary for the public
fafety, to prohibit all such Fowling near the
environs of the city, or within hair n mile of
any high road or public frequented foot path,
as the offenders will be answerable for the
consequences attending the disobedience of
this order.
By Order of the Commandant,
S. PAYNE ADYE, Aide de Camp.
New-York, October 27, 1779.
By Permission of the Commandant.
TICKETS of a LOTTERY.
FOR the benevolent purpose of giving comfort to
the distressed at this rigorous season, are now for
sale at Captain V. P. Ashfield's, at No. 497, Smith-
Street; Mr. Laight, No. 190, Queen-Street; and
Mr. D. Grim, No. 439, William-Street; who are
appointed managers. Also of the fcveral Printers.
SCHEM E:
1 Prize of 1000 Dollars, is 1000
2 do. 500 are icoo
6 do. 200 1200
15 do. 100 1500
40 do. 50 2000
110 do. 20 2200
265 do. 10 2650
1075 do. 6 6 45 0
1514 Prizes,
4486 Blanks.
6000 Tickets, at 3 Dollars each, are 18,000
Dollars.
Subject to a Deduction of 15 per cent.
Thenrofits arising fro© the Lottery, will be paid
to the Treasurer of the Overseers of the Poor.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Fleur at 3!. 10s. per
Cent. Published 7, <779^
A White Loaf of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
$ lb. for 14 Coppers.
€swdntrs t^ cathefl traces
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANGVER-SQUARE.
Just puffed and to be SOLD,
GAlNe's
Universal Register ;
O R,
American and British Kalendar,
For the Year 1780.
[llluftrated with an elegant and accurate Coperplate
Flan of the Cig of New-York.]
CONTAINING,
'• rr*f" Kalemdar; with a Table of Coins;
the Quaker's General Meetings; and a
better Lift of Roads tharipublished.in any
other Almanack.
2. A Genealogical Li, of the Royal Family cf
Great-Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Dan.
shark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Poland,
Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, Orange, Italy and
Turkey. 7
3. The Extent and Sitnition of Great&run,
Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Fnjffiu,
Turkey, Italy, Orange, Russia and Sardinian
with the Latitude and Longitude of each King
dom, and their military ERa&iilhw&ni in Peace
and War.
4# Lift of the Peers of the Blood of Great Britain,
Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Vifcounta ana Saroas,
5. Archbilhops and BiiSops of England, with the'
Sum each See is charged with in %he King's
Books."
6. His Majesty's most bon. Privy Council.
7* Knights of the mod noble Order of the Garter.
8. KnightsCompaniohS of the ma# hon. Order of
the Bath.
9. Knights of the most ancient and molt noble
Order of the Thistle.
10. His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State.
is. Lords Commissioners of the Tr-rafury.
it. Lords Commissioners of Tiade and Planta
tions.
13, Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty^
14. High Court of Admiralty.
15. His Majesty's Post Matter's General.
A Lift of his Majesty's Land Forces, with
their Colonels, Lieut. Colonels, and Time when
railed, frc. &c.
"LA* Compleat Lift of the ifou% of Commons of
Great- Britain, with the Towns, &c, they re
prefant*'
Is. A Lift of th. Royal Mary of Great-Britain,
with the Pay of the Officers in each Rata, frog 1
the Admiral to a private Man.
19. Admirals of Great. Britain, and the Places
whef;e they command.
to. Treasurer, &c. &c. of the Navy, and the so.
lanes allowed by the Crow#.
al. Complement of men and weight of maul in
the Royal Navy.
"' The daily ^ a r °f each Rank in the Horse
Grenadier Guards, and of biTMaiaSh's
L^nd Forces on the British EftibliGmant.l
'T^cy among Men and Women, es fet.|
tied by AR, of Parliament and other author,!
Documents. # .
14. A. hole of all the Kings and (he^ns of Ena.
and and Scotland,with the Time, they fetw
beuan to reign.
25. Peers of & Blood, Dukes, Earls, Vifcounti
and Borons of Ireland, with the fterefTes by'
Creation or Defcent.'
<6. Btfiio,s, Archbilhops and Deans of Ireland.
*.„ Summary of the House of Commons of Ire
land.
28. Bankers of Dublin, Cork, Waterford and
Clonmell.
29. A genera! Description of America.
30. Enumerated Goods fubjedttoDuty in America.
31. General Establishment of all the Provinces on
the Continent of North-America, containing
the Names of the Council and Affamhy'ot
Nova-Scotia, Canada, New-Hampshire, Mafla
chufett# Bay, Rhode- [fland, Connecticut, New-
X°%. New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, North-Carolina. So. Carolina, G^or
gia, and both the Floridas; with the Names of
their Judges, Cuftora House Officers, &c. & c .
and dutiable Goods in each Province.
32. A Table, flawing the V^e of any Sum
from id. Sterling to £.io,oqo Currency.
„3- A Table Viewing the Value of Guineas from
1 to 10,000, in Dollars, Sterling Mcnev, and
New-York Currency.
34- A Table reducing Half Johannes's into Ster
ling and Currency.
35, Proclamations, and Regulations, neceffarv to
be known.'
3 6 ;, s ^ :ff of.the Army under the Command of Sir
Henry Clinton, K. B.
37. General Holpitai iu New-T,.rk.
0. Field Officers of his Mail's Artillery, Dra.
goons, and Infantry in Norih & America.
39; Staff and Field Officers of the L.ffian Corps
in North-America.
40. Field Officers, &c.iot his Majesty's Provincial
Troops.
41. A lift of the most Remarkable Events which
have happened since the earliest account of time,
till the lad general place, and the number of
years since.
Monday, 15 Min. after 5
Tuesday, 3 Min. after 6
Wednesday, 53 Min. after 6
Thursday, 42 Mia. after 7
1
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YOR K, this Week.
^tf^^ ^ 'W^a
tern* 3^^^
illfy^bo^^^
Friday, 29 Min. after 8
Saturday, 13 Min. after 9
Sunday, 57 Min. after 9
New Moon sth.
THE
By Order of the Commandant.
''' :S '""''! 'g' ver b in order to prevent
Gunpowder guitinginto improper hands, that
from and 'after this date no Gunpowder is to be fold
at Public Vendee without a Liceofe having been firtt
obtained for that purpose froir; the Office of Police.
Licenhswill 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 oy Gunpowder, and Vendue-MafterS,
that may in future fell Gunpowder by th* 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 be has made
oath that the fame is intended for retailing to the
inhabitants, or for the rfe of armed veffids, cr for
such other purpose as may be approved of; Mer
chants and Vendue-Matters are defined to retain in
t^eir kat;ds the certificates as vouchers for their hav
:ng complied with this order, and any tranfereflion
will fubjea them to fine and punishment.
ANDREW ELLIO I', Superintendent-General.
DAVIQ MATHEWS, Mayor.
PL KER DUGOiS, Magistrate of Police.
Of, of Police, New-Yoik, %Nav. 1779.
MaKiOT ARSU LHa&T, ki%
VicfA^fc. 1 ° ffc ""-' ^ d Commau.de/in
Chici of his Majesty's Ships and Veflels em
ployed in North-America, &c. &c.
Having assumed the command of his
Majertfs inips on this Ration, with.the
watmeß inclination to give every proper Ea
couragement to the outfit of private ffiips and
veneb of war, so long as their owners and com
manders should keep themselves to the terms
:rpcn which it has been granted ; the employs
ing therein, such icemen, or fea-faring men,
hot having pfe^iofy belonged to the navy,
^ H^L ^ [elecfeg&cm captivity, and s uc h
of the cofenifts as might return to their affyi
an9£:.A^ ": inclined to serve with them'," I'
obferiG ,¥/ concern, that notwithftandin-;
the repe^ed publications of Sir George Col-
Irer, fitting forth the great damage his %-
jelly's service has lustered from- the various
methods pursued, to entice Teamen co defect
D 0,,; Low people are hired, public houses
tfde up, and every attempt continued to be
made to seduce them from th,ir duty, insomuch
that no boat can come on shore, but every art
lively to prevail with them is pra^ifed, and
too often with success.
As therefore all entreaties to forbear from
these wicked and unlawful practices have prov-I
co vain; Ido hereby declare, that in future 1
for every teaman, or sea-faring man, that may
desert from the King's ships or transports here,
I will prels man for man, out of the privateers
&aJ merchant vcffels, and my deferini^ariqn is
delivered thus publicly, that not only the mer
chants and adventurers interested in them, but
also thgir c^^s may be warned against th^
harbouring delerta^ from the avvy, in any
circymbance^ or n^dcr any pretence whatso
ever, o, ayo /og wGich, they will prevent 1
#^y drmbrfcabL CouLquences from valuing 1
to themfeives.
Given on board J>is Majesty's ffiip the
Russel, off New-York, September 14,
j 779 #
(Signed) M. ARBUTHNOT.
By Command of the Admiral,
Will. G^een.,
IT is the Commandant's Order, That the
Rents ordered by the Commander iu Chief
to be colleaed for the Use of the Poor, &c.
due the full Instant, be immediately paid to
John Smyth, the City Treasurer, and that
in future those Rent: be paid halfyearly, with
out further Notice." Attendance will ba 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.
ANY perlon or p rfouf having any leg d
demands arainf the estate of Stephen
Kebble, deceased, are d< fired to bring in
their accounts immediately, that the famefyay
be difeharged ; and all those who are indebted
to said eluate, are requeued to make immedi
ate payment tojAMgS DOLE, Executor,
No 328, Dock-street.
WHO HJS FOR SALE,
Jamaica fpiriis, Welt-India rum, Madeira,
Teneriffe, and jed port wine, mess beef and
pork,by the barrel, faperfine flour, belt May
butter, Yorkshire hams, and Russia tongues,
and many other articles in the grocery way.
Wheat per Bushel, 265. cd.
Flour, 803. od.
Brown Bread, 955. od.
Welt-India Rum, 53. 6d.
New-England do. 4s. od.
GAZETTE:
T H E
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
.iMufcovado Sugar, 5!. zos.
.I SingA refin'd ditio, is. gd,
, Molaffee, 3s . 6d.:
'Beef per Barrel, 81, od.l
!Pork, 81. ios.
jß^gn anD Dome^iefo
In Water-street, No. loz
Peck's Slip, has jut!i
Capt,Smith,and other %
be fold on reaforiable te
gHIN.4 of different fort <
° Tumblers with and
without coders, from
a quart to half a jilt,
Decanters from a quart to
a half pint,
Wine and majors glares,
A variety Queen's wore,
Blackjacks,
Pewter bafons,
Ditto tea pots and ferns,
kns^&s aid forks,
Pen knives,
Sod irons.
Frying pans,
Te^ kettles,
Ct„er coffee pots,
Horn and ivory combs,
Writing paper,
Ink powder,
Red and black sealing wax
Wafers,
Dutch quills,
Womens Hosier's ftoes,
Barcelona handkerchiefs,
Turpentine soap,
Mould and dipt candles,
Powder and Jhot,
-Merry Andrew cards,
Cloaths brufbes,
Shoe ditto,
Long handle ditto,)
Buckle ditto,
Tooth ditto,
A CAUTION to the Public in general, but
more particularly to Merchants, Captains
of Ships and those concerned in trading to
\the Ead or Weft-Indies, North-America,&c.
nr^HE daily complaints of injuries received by fpuri t
g ons medicines fold for Marchant's Drops, pre
pared solely by me, requires the most serious attention,
85 well in fafety to the patient, as my own interest.
Those Impbftures not only attempt to deceive by having
bills printed likd mine, and bottics of the fame mculd
and inferiptton, but are even daring enough to counter
, feit my hand writing; some I have punilbed, notwith
standing which, the fame mal-praAices are continued ;
others use more caution by vending medicines under the
names of MERRDENT,MERIDENT,NORDON,&c.
and federal make use of their own names,ailedging their
bring assistants to me. Can it be poffiblc for any man to
think rue so weak, as to disclose such a valuable fart
to my servants, more especially those of so menial a fort
a, to be employed in the distribution of pamphlets, pack
ing upa id delivering boxes at the different inns, with eve
ry drudgery attendant? JOHN NORTON,
The following few, from the many well authenticated
Cdraa, are fully fafficient to prove the utility of, these
,f?.'' '°" by HUGH GAINE, in bottles at Twelve
Shillings each, viz.
Mr. Coulthard, formerly the First Clerk of Lieut.
General Mcl%l, when Governor in the Weft-Indies,
cured of a mo£ violent scorbutic humour on his han.s,
neck, fact, Ac.
Ak. William Breeze, teacher of - writing and mathe
maticks at AcNan, Cheffiire, of anobftinate feurvy.
Ine fonof Mr, R, Latham, at Buckingham-boufe,
near 1 relord, Norfolk, of an inveterate feurvy on his
le, and thighs.
Mr, Stephen Bolton, Lse&e, Lancashire, of an invete
rate feu 77 of fifteen years Landing,
Mrs. Better Studi, at Leigh, in Essex, of a violent
and long ftand.n^ scorbutic d-forder in her face*
Capt, Calvert, in the Last-India Company's service,
of scorbutic blotches,.
Mr, Roderic Mac Donald, of a scorbutic eruption,
whose cure is altered by Dr. Cooper, of John-Street,
Cavcn'diih-Square,
Mrs. Mio Lute, at. Mrs. Ffelfa, Castle-Street, Lti
certer-Fields, cured of the Scraphula, or kiug'sevil.
t Lieut# Col. Feyrac, late of his Majesty's 18th or royal
regiment 0: foot, of a mod violent feurvy,
Am John Good, late surgeon to his Majesty's sloop
Ferrit, of^ rn h dangerous and obftiaate fiftula.
Mr. John Foster, at the Rose, Welling, in Kent,
of a leyrofy, attended with rheumatic pains.
, The daughter of Mr. D. Davis, school-master, If.
hogton road, of an inveterate humour, occasioned by the
relies of the small-pox.
John Crew, at the Dolphin Inn, Kingston upon
Thames, .of several obstinate fores or ulcer, on his legs.
Mrs. Ann Croxford, of Kingftone, Oxfordshire, of a
paralytic diforder*
% J?' m <sSnowden, of hie Matty's ihip Acquilon,
of ag:ddincfs in his head, so violent as to render him
incapably of walking the deck.
Mr. Thomas Smith, at Puntornft, Yorkshire, of an
inveterate feurvy uccaGohed by a furfelt.
Mr. Atwood, in the market-place, Bath, of an inve
terge scorbutic humour, which affected his head and
face..
The son of Mr.^ Thomas Wilkins, of Oxford, of a
scorbutic humour in his gums, by which the falival
glands were so fwelkd and inflated, that it was w ; th
Affinity he could open his mouth to receive nourish
ment.
The daughter of Mr, Robert Inglis, of Leith, of an
inveterate Scurvy,
, Mr. Charles Csok, cf Cerk-Hreet, Liverpool, of
inveterate feurvy.
JOSE PH" R-OS-ET"
Fine Salt, ns. do
Coarse Salt, is. do
Indian Corn perßu. 10s. do
Coffee, is. do
Chocolate, 265. pet b o ^
4% a few doors East o
imported in the Cornelia
veflels from London,and to
^ms, wholesale and retai',
' Harrifons tatent black
1 ball,
GROCERIES.
Double, Jingle and lump
fagar,
Green, fufoong and bobea
tea,
Spices of all kinds,
Chocolate and coffee,
'Rafas and cars axes,
Prunes,
Sugar absconds.
Ditto plumbs,
Sugar caudj and ba,
Album,
Split peaJe,
Bowen's sago powd
Muflard in bottles,
Oat meal,
Poland Jlarcb,
Beftfort of SpaniJb
Boxes of pipes andt
Choice bams,
White wine vinegar
Sallad oil,
Bajket salt,
Ketchup,
A variety of pickle
Rappee fatf,
Grenada rum by tl
bead or less quant:
Hines of different kin
with many other ar
too tedious to mentis