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Far the New-York Packet.
On the Death of the brane General
Montgomery.
INSPIRE my lays ye sweet celestial throng,
Join in my labour and promote the song;
A hero now invokes the poet's pen,
A man beloved beth by God and men.
Attend, my headers, with indulgent ear,
What scarce themufe can speak without a tear:
Triumphant death has Ihook his fatal dart,
And struck a man with whom we lead could
part.
Oh ! where did then the guardian angels hide,
Nor wash'd to turn the guilty ball aside ?
Pity'd by gentle minds, Montgomery di'd;
And valiant heroes fighting by his fide,
Shar'd the fame fate, and with their General
fell,
By hands of those who would our country fell.
Methinks 1 fee th' undaunted hero Hand,
Calin and sedate, giving his troops command:
In him we know not what we shall admire,
His conduc'd most, or more his martial fire,
Like Brutus, a bold foul, btft more humane;
As Cxfar valiant, not as Ciefar vain:
Boldly he ftem'd the Ministerial force,
And ftop'd the lawless robbers in their course ;
No British force, his.mighty pow'r could Hand,
Until cut down by an Almighty hand :
And can it be that great Montgomery's dead ?
And has the foul of noble Cheefeman fled ?
O, yes ! together with M'Pherfon brave,
Who thought death better than a tyrant's slave.
No more foad tyranny their foul enflame,
Or Liberty their heroic 'courage claim :
But Ho , my mule ! Why Ihould we mourn the
fate'
Of thee who chang'd this for a happier state ?
We trust we have some hundreds yet in Hore,
And are what glorious Richard was before.
The fatal Consequences of Luxury.
OO 11 ER Eis no greater calamity can befal
& any people wr date, than when luxury
is introduced among them, especially where it
becomes general, and is carried on to io great a
length, that every individual is under some ne
celnty of living beyond his fortune, or incurring
the censure o being avaricious. A man once
engaged in this extravagant course of living, sel
dom is able to extricate himfelf in time, but is
hurried on to the brink of ruin, reduces a help
less family to want and misery, and must at
length fink under a weight of misfortunes ; or
thru' necessity be drove to attempt what may fa
crifice his honour, country and confeie^ce, and
eve y other consideration to a present relief,
which may, which must at last end in his total
deftruaion. However amiable virtue and inte
grity may appear in our eyes, hium^n nature
will find it difficult to withstand the threatning
misery of immediate want; a prison flaring a
man in the face, continual dunns at his door,
or want of his accustomed pleasures will drive
him to extremities, which nothing but necessity
could occasion ; he is no more matter of him
felf, but like a drowning man catches at every
thing, even his deartft friend, tho' he should
perish with him.
N, Minister who aims ar absolute power, can
attfo it by more efleftu.il methyls than, tirft,
b, mlinducing luxury, which mud be attended
by poverty and warn, and to make Amends fo r
the fitter wound by healing them with a place
or pension ; deadly is the draught, but sweet is
the poison. Pope Sixtus V. finding the Ro
mans not quite so submissive to bis will vs he
wished lor, erected a puitic fund at Rome, and
allowed an extraordinary interest ; the people,
not aware of his deep laid fuheme, were tempt
ed w h the u.ht and threw in their whole frock,
b which means Sixtus got poflefdon of all the
treasure in his dominions, and consequently of
the power; for it is a known maxim, that
where the riches are, there the power will be
alfs ; therefore a man who throws away all his
firtune, and becomes entirely dependent on a
place or pension, is surely in the poor Rem ms
case, and only a tenant at will; and I believe,
eyery sensible man will fay, that the man who
would exchange a freehold edate to such a te
nancy mud be entirely deprived of common
sense; and yet how frequently do we fee ex
amples of this nature ? Men of good estates la
viihly squandering them away, and leaving
themselves nothing but the comfort of a place
or a pension.
To what extremities will not this melancho
ly' titration lead a man ? To poverty, shame,
viliany, dependency and disgrace, and at length
to fell one's country to support an idle extrava
gancy. Let a man's efiate be what it will, ifhe
lives beyond it, this will be the case foonef or
later; and if ever the legislative power should
fill into such necessitous hands, the very thing
which should make us happy, the abundance of
public tre^fure, may, it artfully managed by a
deigning ^dmmiftradon, prove the entire dc
ftru&ion of rhe confutation.
STOLE N,
FROM the Subferiber, living in Leary
ftreet, on Monday night the 12th ofJanu
ary, A BLACK VELVET PALL,
belonging to the Presbyterian church. It is re
quefed, that fliould the above-mentioned Pall
be offered to sale, that it may be flopped, and
the thief or thieves detected ; for which a hand
feme reward will be given by
JOHN BROWN.
RICHARD SPEAIGHT,
HAS FOR SAL E,
At his house in Scots Street, or of himfalf, in
the New City-Hall,
A CHEMICAL " BALSAM, ap
proved of by some of the best physicians
in London, to be an excellent medicine, for
coughs, asthmas, those in a consumptive decay,
pains in the breast, all rheumatic disorders ; it
has been of great effed, in gleets of long Hand
ing, and all inward weaknesses. This Balsam
is fold in bottles of a Dollar each ; half bottles
Four Shillings, and allowance to those who buy
to fell again, sealed with my own seal, and the
directions signed with my own name. I have
Hill an assortment of Patent Medicines, such as,
Turlington's Balsam, Anderson's, Lockyer's and
Hooper's Pills, James's Powders, Story's Worm
Cakes, Balsam of Honey, and Stoughton's Bit
ters ; together with an assortment of Drugs and
IMedicines) which will be fold on reasonable
terms, for cash.
Richard Speaight hopes, that those whose ac
counts have been due to him before his late
par.nerfhip commenced, would call upon him
and fettle; he being in confinement, is under the
necessity of thus advertising, in order to support
, himfelf, together with a wife and children.
I, N. B. The above-mentioned Balsam is to be
Ihad at the Printing-Office.
JUST PUBLISHED,
By SAMUEL LOUDON,
And Sold at the very final! price of Six-pence,
neceflary, at the present time, for all families
who have the good of their country at heart;
E S SA YS
UPON THE MAKING OF
SALT-PETRE and GUN-POWDER.
Published by Order of the Committee of
Safety of the Colony of New-York.
A L S O,
Price One Shilling and Eight-Pence,
THE
<MODERN RIDING-MASTER:
O R, A
KEY to the Knowledge of the HORSE
and HORSEMANSHIP;
With several neeeffary Rules tor young Horse
men.
By PHILIP ASTLE Y,
Riding-Master, late of his Majesty's Royal
Light Dragoons.
Adorned with various Engravings.
JUST PUBLISHED,
And now felling by
NOEL AND HAZARD,
(Price Eighteen Coppers.)
The NEW EDITION of
COMMON SENSE;
With Additions and Improvements in the
Body of the Work.
TO WHICH IS ADDED,
An APPEND! X, and an Address to the
People called Quakers.
N. B. The Additions which are here given,
amount to upwards of one third of any former
Edition.
The Pamphlet advertised by Robert
Bell, intitled, Additions to Common Sense, or
by any other name he may hereafter cell it, con
lifts of pieces taken out of news-papers, and not
written by the Author of Common Sense.
ON Friday night, the 26th of January, the
SHOP of the Subferiber, at the corner
of L^ary-Hreet, eppofite the Ofwego-Market,
was broke open, and there was stolen out of. it,
one piece of red printed Cotton Chints, one
piece Copper-plate ditto, two and a half dozen
Lawn Handkerchiefs, a quantity of Ribbons
and Bindings, a parcel of Shoe-buckles, the
number not known, a Gun, and sundry other
articles. Whoever takes up the. said thief or
thieves, with the goods, shall receive the above
reward.
PETER GARSON.
WANTS EMPLOYMENT,
A PERSON of a good Character, who
is capable of teaching the English tongue
dramatically, writing, arithmetic, Euclid's ele
ments, algebra, trigonometry, conic fe&ions,
&c. book-keeping, navigation, Surveying, gaug
ing, dialing, raenfuration, gunnery, fortification,
the principles of agronomy, geography, th^
Latin classics, &c. As times are troublesome,
he'll agree on very reasonable terms, either in a
private family, or to conduct a public school.
For further particulars enquire at the Printer.
N. B, Any young Gentlemen, in town,
who want private inftrudions in any of the a
forefaid branches, are desired to apply, as a
bove.
S TO L E N,
OUT of the entry of the Subferiber, A
light brown nap GREAT COAT, with
buttons of the fame colour, almost new, with a
small new-fashioned collar, fit for a boy of 13 or
14 years of age. Also, a BLUE SURTOUT,
for a boy of Bor 9 years of age, half wore. It
is requeued, that mould the above-mentioned
Coats be offered to sale, that they may be Hop
ed, and the thief or thieves detected; for which
a fatisfaftory reward will be given by
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
SAMUEL LOUDON.
ROBERT COC KS,
T A Y L O R,
On Hunter's Quay,
Has for Sale, on the lowed: Terms,
SUPERFINE, blue,
light and dark
drab, pea-green,
black and parsons
grey cloths,
Mill'd drabs tor great
coats,
Middling and coarse
cloths,
Batk coatings,
Figured velvets,
Rattinets and Walloons,
Scarlet and white flan
nels,
Brown camblets,
Silk and worded Hock
ings,
A quantity of neat
Brandy,
Rafberry Brandy,
Cherry Brandy,
Cherry Rum,
Shrub of the bed qua
lity,
Geneva,
Spirits of Wine,
Jamaica Spirits,
Royal Ufqu'ebaugh,
The good quality of said DEANE's li
quors, has for fevcral years pad been so well ex
perienced, mostly throughout this Continent,
that they need no other recommendation.
^ And Hill he is determined, if possible, to
make better.
*** Being fully convinced by long experi
ence, that the surest means to acquire a speedy
sale of the above articles, is to make them of full
quality, at a moderate charge; as he is deter
mined to fell on as reasonable terms as any one
else; and good attendance, which with every
other endeavour to give general fatisfadion,will
be the constant Hudy of
New-York, Feb. 22, I„6.
TO all such as are willing to contrast for
supplying the troops employed in the
defence of this colony, with piovilions and other
neceflaries, agreeable to the following regula
tion.
A ration to confit of the following kinds and
quantities of provision, viz.
One pound of beef, or three quarters of a
pound or pork, or one pound of salt fifh per day.
One pound of bread or flour per day.
Three pints of peafe or beans per week, or
vegetables equivalent, at one dollar per bushel,
for peafe or beans.
One pint of milk per man, per.dav, or at the
rate of one seventy-second of a dollar.
One quart of fpiuce beer or cyder, per man,
per day, or nine gallons of molasses per 100
men, per week.
Half a pint of rice, or one pint of Indian
meal, per man, per week.
Three pounds of candles to 100 men per
week, for guards.
Twenty=feur pounds foft, or eight pounds
hard soap for 100 men per week; likewise fuel
and straw.
We the fubferibers being appointed by the
Provincial Cengrefs of this colony, pursuant to
an order of the Continental Congress, do here
by give notice that we will attend at our respec
tive places of abode, to receive the proposals (in
writing) of all such as are delirous of contract
ing to supply the above-mentioned provisions
and necessaries, agreeable to the aforegoing re
gulation.
ABRAHAM P. LOTT.
ISAAC STOUTENBURGH.
RU N away from the Subferiber on Thurs
day the Sth ind. an Irish servant lad,
named ROBERTHUNTER, about
19 or 20 years of age, § feet 4 inches high,
has a down look, and .a remarkable diff clumsy
gait, partly owing to ulcerated legs, which are
now almofl healed. Had on when he went off,
an oldfelt hat, alight coloured Bath rug coat,
dark coloured wairt-coat, old black breeches,
and grey yarn Hockings. It is supposed he may
have enlisted in one of the companies now raid
ing, or gone on board one of his Majesty's ffiips.
Whoever apprehends said servant, so that his
matter may hav& him, shall be paid the above
reward by
SAMUEL LOUDON.
RICHARD DEA N,
DISTILL E R,
TAKES this method to return his sincere
thanks to all his Friends and Customs for
their pall favours ; and to acquaint them that
he dill continues to make, and has now ready
for sale, at his Distillery, between the College
and the North-River, in Murray-^reet, near
Vaux-Hall,
The Public's very obliged,
And very humble servant,
Ato-York, Feb. R. DEAN E.
17, 17,6.
THREE DOLLARS REWARD,
Buttons sprigged and spangled on the cloth,
in the nested manner, to any pattern, on the
shorted notice. A few Gold Epaulets vet on
hand.
Black denims,
Prunellas and Princes
fluff,
Royal ribs,
Black hair plush,
Silk and worded breech
es pieces,
: Silk and worded knee
garters,
Gold and silver basket
and spangled buttons,
Gilt, plated, metal and
twist buttons,'
Crimson and blue silk
velvets,
With a variety of tav
lors trimmings.
Red Ratifie,
Cinnamon water,
Clove ditto,
Orange ditto,
Annifeed ditto,
All-Fours,
Doctor Stevens,
Weft India, and New-
York Rum,
Madeira and Tenerife
Wines, &c. &c.
AL OT OF LAND, of about 20
acres, moil of it meadow, pleasantly Situ
ated in the town of Fast Chefler, 20 miles from
New-York^ There is on the premises, a good
T)welling-Houle, containing several rooms with
fire places, Kitchen, Milk-room, &c. 2 new
Store-houle, and other ©ut-houfes, a good
bearing orchard, and a number of other fruit
trees, with some timber. A brook runs conti
nually through the land in the dryeft season,
and a spring of the best water, two of three rods
fiom the house, never dry. Alfa, three acres
ot salt meadow. For further particulars apply
Mr. Jacob Abramfe, near the Fly-Market,
New-I ork ; or to I heodofius Bartow in New-
Rochelle, who will give an indifyutable tide
for the fame.
THREE PENCE pe'r ?OUN»
GIVEN by
JOHN KEATIN G,
Near Burling's Slip,
F'OR the best Sort of CLEAN, WHITE
LINEN RAGS, and so in proportion
forthat of an inferior fort ; where there is to be
fold, Writing, Printing, Cartridge, Sheathing,
Wrapping, Sugar-house, Bonnet and Press Pa
per, at the lowtft prices, all of this country ma
nufactory.
Wanted, Two good Journeymen Paper-Ma
kers, who will meet with good encouragement,
and the best wages given in America.
PHILIP BROO K S,
BOOK-BINDER FROM D UELIN,
✓"CARRIES on that business in all its
ip brAnche^, at his drop in Dock-flrcet, be
tween the Coffee-houfe and Old-flip bridge.
New or old books lettered, gilt and re-bound in
the neateH manner; merchants and others fop
plied with blank books, either ruled or plain,
on the ihorteft notice; pocket-books, memoran
dum-books, &c. He will fludy to give general
fatisfaaiou to his customers, and flatters himfelf
the public will favour him with some encourage
ment. The following pamphlets may be had at
moderate prices Cook's voyage round the
world; Present for an Apprentice; Yorick's
Letters to Eliza, &c.
SAMUEL LOUDON's
CIRCULATING LIBRARY,
Is now increased to upwards of Two Thou
sand Volumes. A Supplement to the Cata
logue will be published in a few days; when
Subscribers will be pleased to fend for it, to an
nex with the Catalogue they have already.
Ready money, or new books exchanged for any
old library or parcel of books, particularly for
history and well chosen novels, fa, the life of
the Library.
PRINTIN G,
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES,
Performed by
SAMUEL LOUDO N,
With Neatnefe, Accuracy and Dispatch.
I. Extracts of the Votes and Proceedings of the
Continental Congress, held at Ph^adelphia,
10th May, 1775* Published by oruer of the
Congress. Price ss.
2. The Father's Legacy to his Daughters. By
the late Dr. Gregory of Edinburgh. Price
is. 6 d.
3. The second edition of Buchan's Family Phy
sician, with considerable Additions and Im
provements, by the Author. Price 7 os.
4. Eflay on the Character, Manners, and Geni
us of Women, in different ages. From the
French of M. Thomas ; By Mr. RufieL Two
vols. in one. Price gs. 6d.
5. The Prussian Evolutions, in adyal Engage
ments; both in Platoons, Sub and Grand
Rivifions „ explaining all the different evolu
tions and manoeuvres, in firing, standing, ad
vancing and, retreating, which were exhibit
ed before his present Majesty, May Sth,
1 7°9> and before John Duke of Argyle, on
the Links of Leith,near Edinburgh,°in 1 „ 1.
Hull some additions since that time, ex
plained with thirty folio copper-plates.' To
which is added, the Prussian Manual Ex
ercises; alto, the I heorv and some Practices
of Gunnery. By Thomas Hanson, Adjutant
to the second battalion in Philadelphia, @d
teacher of part of the American militia. Price
ii.is.Bd.
so Willifom's works, complete.
A French quarto Bible, and one ditto fofe,
adorned with cuts; both in strong Dutch
bindings, with clasps.
A L S O,
A large Variety of BOOKS, Sold at the
lowed Prices. Writing-paper by retail, Seal
ing Wax, Wafers, Qyills, & c . &c.
JUST PUBLISHED,
By SAMUEL LOUDON,
And Entered upon Immediately,
TO BE $O L D