The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-10-05 00:00:00, page 4

History, &c„|
COMMON prayers of,
different fixes, with,
the new verfirn of pfahn^
and companion to the al
tar,
Lewis's catechism,
Bailey's dictionary,
Salmon's grammar and ga
zetteer,
Martin's gazetteer,
Reflections on America,
Chefterfield's mifc&lanies, a
most elegant edition in 2
vo!s. 4to.
Savages's works,
Miss Temple,
Afh's sentiments,
Mrs. Savage's poems,
Repository, 3 vole.
Journey to Paris,
Phiiario and Clementina,
Moral dialogues,
Life of Petrarch, in 2 roll.
Spelman's Xenophon,
Ferber's travels through
Italy in the years 1770,
and 1772,
Rowley's poems,
Strictures on military difei
pMne in a series of letters
with a military difeourfe
in which is iaterfperfed
some account of the Scotch
brigade in the Dutch fer
vice,
St phen's principals of the
chriftian religion compa
red with those of all thr
other religions,
Beauties of biography, con
taining the lives of the
mpft illustrious person
who have flourished in G
Britain, France, Italy an/
all other parts of Europe.
Fordyce's addresses to youn,
men,
Lives of the poets, in 41 volt.
Pope's works,
Spectacle de la nature,
Jofeohus, in 4 vols.
Cookman's Tully translated
into English,
Female fpeflator,
Adventurer.
HUGH GAINE,
rias lately imported from London, an assortment of
Books and Stationary,
Among& which the following may be had at his store
in Ilanover-Square,
A RACE HORSE,
TO fe fold, (the property of a gentleman leaving
this place) a blocked mare, four years old, promises
to be the firft racer in America, walks and trots (it is pre
sumed 1 fafter than any horse er mare ever bred in this
country : She is full firteen hands high, remarkably gen
tle and elfy in all her paces. Any person that delights
in the diversion of the turf) may have an opportunity of
being suited in a most compleat manner, by applying to
Mr. Tongue, broker and auctioneer, two doors from
Wall-street, in Hanover-Squire, who has the disposing
of her. That although the present owner could pledge
bimfelf for the truth of this advertisement, he would
wilh her felling price to be fired after a fair tryal by the
purchaser, or a proper judge, if he is a man of integrity
and honour, otherwise her price is forty guineas.
T'^wi^NWith the firft convoy,
fyg^ The Ship TOM,
Letter of Marque,
John Lee, Master;
URTHEN 300 tons, mounting twelve fix pound
ers, four cohorns, and ten swivels, with men an-
Iwcrable, having one half of her cargo engaged : For
freight apply to Benjamin Sykes, or James Langton.
'For'G'LA S GO'W,
(TheSHIP)
MONTGOMERY,
John Hunter, Master,
U AS on board three quarters of
her cargo, and will fail with
the firft convoy. For freight or pallage apply to
Thomao. zihannan and Co. at their dore in Queen
ftreet, No. 212.
TUKEN up, about a week since, a stray M A R E.
The owner thereof may have her again, proving
his property and paying charges, by applying to Law
rence Lowe, living at Bloomingdale.
AS the partnership of LogaN, Gilmour, and
Co. late of Norfolk, in Virginia, expired in
the year 1775, notice thereof is hereby given.
ROBERT GILMOUR.
For Newry and Cbefter,
The SHIP
FORTUNE,
Thomas ST R ln ge ß ,Malier;
T^OR freight or passage, agree
with "id Master, on board
the ship, laying near the Albany Pier.
To be SOLD by
THOMAS MACHANESS,
The corner of Fair -ft reet, oppofte St. Paul's
Church, in the Broadaway,
SUPERFINE flour, Yorkshire hams, ox tongues.
Cheshire and double Gloucester cheese, split
peafe, loaf sugar, butter, pepper, mens and wo
mens fhocs, gloves, and mitts, fine hyfon tea, with
a variety of Irish linens, woolens, ribbons, gauzes,
(swing silks, and check, imported from London, in
the Pennsylvania Packet, Capt. Hawthorn.
FINE yard wide Irish
linens,
.A few pieces elegant chint
zes and cottons,
6-4 and 7-4 blanket!,
Blue and red duffies,
Red and yellow Welsh
flannels,
Mixt coatings,
White, green, and red baize,
Mans knit ribbed and plair
worsted Deckings.
Sail duck No. 5 to 8.
JAMES STEWART,
Has for sale at bis fore No. 955, oppofte Mr.
Rhinelander's china fore, at Burling's Slip, the
following articles, by wbolefale,
* ft* Very neat Pocket Pistols, from Two Gui
neas and a half to Five Guineas; excellent S,y Glas
sei and Telescopes#
TH
By RETAIL.
Excellent red port in bottles
by the dozen or calk,
Fine hyfon and bohea tea,
Single refined sugar,
Mufeovado ditto, coffee,
Wcft-India rum,
Jamaica spirits,
Hollands geneva in cases,
And a few dozen of iherry
and Teneriffe wines.
I Clafficks.
,Cole's dictionary,
“Schrevelius's lexicon,
^Greek grammar,
Latin testament,
Eutropius,
Sclc&a vetre,
Sele&e profanis,
Clarke's introduction,
Erasmus and Corderi,
Took's par theon.
Children's Books.
Giles gingerbread,
Tom Thumb's folio,
London cries,
Lilliputian auction,
Stationary, &c.
Imperial paper for draughts,
Royal and medium ditto,
Demy and post ditto,
Gilt ditto for letters.
Plain ditto for letter/,
Ledgers, journals,
Day books, receipt ditto,
Memorandum ditto,
Orderly ditto for gentlemen
of the army,
Best office quills and pens,
Sealing wax, wafers,
Best Englifo parchment,
Parchment prickers,
Fountain pens,.
Pruning knives,
penknives ' and feiffars,
Pocket inkholders,
Ivory letter folders,
Best black lead pencils with
filvet c^fes,
Pounce and pounce boxes,
Letter filet for counting
houfes,
' Playing cards,
Red tape for dying papers,
Leather fnuff boxes,
. Tobacco ditto,
r Best razors,
Strops and hones,
. Gun screws and hammers,
Powder Halts, foot pouches,
Burning and reading glasses,
Men for backgammon tables
d Excellent tooth powder,
Anderson's pills,
Keyfer's pills,
Ryan's sugar plumbs.
At the abovefore they have for sale on the Iraeft
TERMS.
COARSE and fine cloths, with trimmings ; eoarfe
and fine ozenbrigs, 3-4, 7-8, and yard wide linens;
3-4, 7-8, yard, and apron width check ; grey, black,
and mottled worsted hose; callimancoes, durants and
tamraies, of different qualities and: colours ; a neat as
sortment of gauze and lawns, brown and white thread
hose, r common and military shoes, low-priced soldiers
Shirts, nuns, coloured, and Hitching thread ; eoarfe and
fine hats, velverets, thicksets and drawboys, jeans, jen
nets, dyed pillows, white and grey yarn hose, fadlery and
gartering, printed linens and cottons, printed and check
handkerchiefs, diaper and different sized table cloths,
britania's, Scotch blue bonnets, fail cloth from No. 1 to
8,4 d. 6d. Bd. rod. izd. sod. 248. and god. nails ; ivory
and horn combs, pewter ware, iron grates.
ALSO, Teneriffe wine in pipes and hoglheads, Malm
fey wine in quarter calks, draught and bottled London
porter, butter in firkins and 1 2 firkins, cheese in ham
pers, beef in tierces, pork in barrels, and a few cheft# of
finglo tea.
Just imported in the Brig Fanny, from Cadiz, and
to be SOLD by
EMANUEL WALKER,
No. Hanover-Square,
A Choice parcel of ex
cellent old Sherry,
St. Lucar, and Mufeat
Wines, in quarter calks
Best Port Mary lemons,
Raisins in jars of the firft
quality,
TT^HE gentlemen deputed in benalt ot the loyal refu
geos, to prepare and forward the4igning of a peti
tion to their excellencies his Majesty's commissioners,
GIVE NOTICE, that three copies of the petition are
now ready for signing at the under-mentioned places#
By order of the Deputy,
.B. BOOTH, Sec'ry.
The copy for Nro-York, is left with Mr> Booth,
No. 225, Queen-street.
Long-Island, with Col. Kirkland, who will attend at
Mr. Rapalje's, in Newtown.
Staten-lfland, with Mr. Justice Foster, or Mr. Samuel
Biles.
</3 For BRISTOL,
^^^ "' Ship Neptune,
Ninian Rodger, Maser,
I'l her cargo on board,
and will fail with the firft convoy. For freight
or passage apply to Thomas Buchanan and Co.
at their Lore in Queen-street, No. ziz.
ALL perlons having any demands on Md.fohn Da
van, late of this city, merchant, are desired to
all on Mr. Patrick M'Davitt, of this place, and they
shall receive immediate pavment ; and all thoft any ways
indebted to the said Mr. Davan, are requested to pay the
fame to the said Mr. M'Davitt, who has full power to
receive all Mr. Dayan's Debts.
ROBERT SETON,
At No, 3s, Wall-street, has for Sale, an elegant Assort
ment of Manchester GOODS, many of them such
as have not been imported here.
ME N and womens silk hose, ditto thread and
worsted, an assortment of hardware, Hoses, mens
(hues, Irish linnen, table linen of all kinds, some very
fine fuiu of damalk with lay over and napkins, silk and
lawn handkerchiefs, some stationary, Madeira wine of
the firft quality in pipes, and in smaller quantities to the
gentlemen of the army and navy, choice claret, London
port wine, vintage 1773, iherry and Lisbon of exceeding
good quality, London porter in calks and bottles, Taun
ton ale, old Jamaica rum, coniac brandy, hyfon tea of
the firft quality, by the chest.
N. B. A brig of 100 tons, compleatly fitted for sea for
sale.
B, PERMISSION
Of^Major-General VALENTINE JONES,
Commandant of the city of New-York, &c.
A LOTTERY, of which the following is a
SCHEM E,
IS now setting on foot for the purpose of railing the sum
of 1080, to be applied towards the support of the
poor of this city, &e.
Prizes, Dollars. Dollars.
I of 1000 is 1000
2 500 1000
6 200 1200
15 ICO 1500
40 50 2000
110 20 2200
265 10 2650
1375 6 6 45°
1514 Prizes,
4486 Blanks,
6000 Tickets, at three dollars each, are 18,000
Subject to a deduction of 15 per cent.
The necessity of a fund for the use of the poor must be
obvious to every man ; but as a peimanent support cannot
at present be obtained, this mode of procuring a tempo
rary supply will doubtless meet the approbation of every
benevolent mind; it is presumed therefore, as encou
ragement will be the natural effea of that approbation,
that the managers will speedily be enabled to commence
drawing.
Tickets are to be had of Capt. Vincent P. A/hfieN,
No. 497, Sraith-ftrect; William |Laight, No. 190,
Queen street ; and of David Grim, No. 439, William
f^reet, and of the several printers. The profits arising
from this lottery will be paid to the treasurer of the over
seers of the poor. To be drawn as Coon as full.
ROBERT ROSS WADDELL,
Has for Sale at his Store in King^treet,
HYSON, Soufhong, and Bohea TEA, Loaf
Sugar in Hogsheads, mould Candles in boxes,
and a few Cases of excellent CLARET.
Jug imported, by
ROBERT GAULT,
And now opening at bis fore in Water-freet,
nearly opposite Mr. Joseph Allicock's,
AN assortment of European and East-India goods,
suitable for the feafan, among which are fuperfine
broad eloths of different colours, wiltons and caffimers,
flannels and serges, callimancoes, tammies, durante,
cambricks and lawns, Russia sheetings and drillings, Iriffi
linens and Meetings, yard and 3-8, yard wide, and 7-8
checks, striped hollands, fufti^ns, jeans and jennets, felt
and caftor hats, china cups and saucers in small boxes.
HAS just imported ih the Sally, Capt. Coupar,
from London, a frefta and general assortment
of DRUGS and MEDICINES, which he will fell
on the ihoft reafonble terms, at his store in the house
of Mr. David Mitchelfon, grocer, in the Fly Market.
All which he is determined to difpofc of on very tea
finable terms for cafy
WILLIAM STEWART,
Soft Jordan almonds in
cases,
Fibet nuts in lacks,
Capers,
Anchovies and olives,
And a quantity of Jesuits
bark,
AL S O.
Seamens Assistant, Mariners new Calender, Mariners
Compass, Atkinfqn's Epltome, Wilson's Navigation.
Song Books and Jest Books.
Best Hyfon Tea, &c. &c. &c.
' or LIVERPOOL,
The Ship LYDI A,
Jofepb Dodd, Master;
(To fail with the firft convoy)
FOR freight or passage apply to Hamilton
Young, or the master on board.
F ° r L OND O^N?
Je®^The Ship Friendship,
Willian Frost, Master;
I^^^ffl Will fail with the firft Convoy, and hat
good Accommodations for Passengers.
For Which or Freight of Goods, apply to Walter Franklin
or the Master on board
For Londonderry and Colerain,
t^&™” n ° W ' RIENDSHtP >
Alexander Campbell, Master;
(To fall with the firft convoy)
T™OR freight or passage apply to Hamilton
Young, or the master on board, at Cru
ger's wharff.
For DOMINICA,
^fflAThe Brigantine Dolphin,
Alexander Barter, Master;
'=*■'= freight or passage apply
to Hamilton Young, who has
for sale a few calks of bottled PORTER.
'For LONDON,
The Ship General Vaughan,
Francis Hill, Master;
C'™ ' a " s remar kably faft
( 0 and mounts 16 carriage
"Vguns, is now loaded, and
ready to fail with the firft convoy, after the
embargo is taken off; For passage apply to
Lee and Wilkinson, No. 234. Qieen-freet,
'For L 6 N~D ON,
Ship Greenwich,
PETER DALGLIESH, Master;
URTHEN 260 tons, file is a new
vessel, well found, mounting 16
carriage guns and ten swivels, has good accomoda
tions for p^ffengers, and is now ready to take on
board her cargo. For freight or passage apply to the
master on board, Wto Lee and Wilkinson, No. 334
Queen-street, who have for sale on the most reasona
ble terms (for ready money) a large assortment of
goods suitable for the present season.
For BRISTOL,
A To fail luitb the firft Convoy,
^^^FThe Brig ALBION,
For freight apply to John Perry.
For O OR K,
The Snow DIANA,
John Pym, Mafler;
A NEW vessel, built for a yoseb,
^r^&, A has five state rooms, fails per
haps falter than any ship in the har
bour ; is ready in a set of ballast for the very firft op
portunity. For passage apply to the captain, near thf
crane, or Robert Thompson, No, 908, WatCT-ftreet,
T Ravelling cases, con
taining writing and
shaving apparatus,
Pocket books with /having
apparatus,
Etwee cases and pocket
books for gentlemen and
ladies, ..
A few cafesof mathemati
cal instruments,
Backgammon tables corn
pleat,
Imperial foper royal, toyal,
medium, demy, thick
and thin post paper,
Fools cap do. belt quality,
gilt and plain,
Superfine pot do.
Thick and thin 4 to post,
gilt and plain,
Mourning do.
Cartridge and wrapping do.
Marble and large London
blue do#
Blotting do.
Best writing parchment,
Pert folios.
Ledgers, Journals and wafts
books of different sizes,
Company account books,
Letter books, alphabets
and receipt books,
Copy books and memoran
dum books,
Orderly books of all forts
and fixes,
Demy and foolfcap music
paper,
Ivory folders for comptingl
houses, 1
File boards for do.
Large and small bibles,
Quarto, OAavo, and duo
decimo common prayer
books,
Watts's psalms,
Do. divine songs,
Knox's Sermons 2 vols.
Fordyce's Dialogues 2 vols
Sherlock's Difeourfes 4
vols.
History of the testament
3 vols.
Fordyce's-Sermons,
Seed's Sermons 2 vols.
No Cross No Crown,
History of Moravians 2
; Vols.
History of the Pope,
Treatise on Humane Na
ture, 3 vols.
In she Ship SALL-2, Captain COUPAR,, from
LONDON, and now felling cheap for Cajh,
By VALENTINE NUTTER,
At Pope's Head opposite the Coffee-House,
in Water-Street,
A General and frefo Assortment -of
STATIONARY, viz..
JUsfl MFOR TED,
LIKEWIS E.
. Round rulers for do.
i Lead paper proffers for do.
Sand and pounce boxes,
; Pouce and shining sand,
Seals for tempting houses.
t with plain faces,
I, Large, middling and small
I block tin inkstands.
Leather and paper z k cases
Ifor the pocket,
- Red and black ink powder,
do. cake,
~ Best Uack and red ink, -
: Glass inkpots with bfafs
I tops.
, Glasses for ink stands,
rM mey fcaies and weights,
Red and black sealing wax,
, Red and black wafers,
I Large coloured do.
ißeft Dutch and En glifh
. clarified do.
1 Pens and penknives,
Black and red hand pencils,
Steel pencil cases,
Gunters scales and dividers,
Slates, large and small with
1 pencils
Harry's and Merry An
drew's cards,
Vallum for drum heads,
Asses-skin memorandum
books,
Slate paper do,
India ink and caxiel hsir
pencils,
Watch prints,
Red tape,
[Bonds, bills of exchange,
I bills of lading and ffiip
lingpapers,
Bldcklock's Paraclifis,.
Lelands Deiftical writers#
Martin's Philosophical
Grammar,
Calcot on Masonry,
Sharpe's Introduction,
Hope's Measurer,
Sheridan on Education,
Condu&er Generalis,
Bailey's Ovid,
Entick's Spelling Dictiona
ry,
Voung Man's Companion,
•chool Masters Affiftapt,
Latin and Greek Gram
mars,
Spelling books and primers,
A great variety of small
books for children,
A few Pipes of
Choice old Madeira WINE,
OF thsfygdon m rket quality, which ha b had the
benefitof two summers in this city, to be fold by
JOHN ELLIS, No. 953, Water-street, near Burling's
Slip.
F° r Dublin, Nenrory, or Belfaf,
^^&The Brig FANNY,
""""" ^te^arC Master;
(To fail with the firft convoy)
BRITISH built: For fieigheor passage ap
ply te Hamilton Young, or the mailer
on board.
F ° r GLASGOW,'
'" with the firft convoy)
A The Brigantine Nancy,
J AMES Scrfmger, Master;
BURTHEN about 300 hogfheadg
fffyftobacco. She is a new vessel,
wefl foundTTailsremarkably faft, has good accommoda
tions for three or four passengers, and is now ready to
take on board her cargo. For freight or passage apply to
the master on board at Brownejohn's wharff, or to Gil
mour and Walffi, No. 853, Hanover-Square, and No.
43, Wall-street.
For G LASGOW,'
. The Brig BETSEY,
James M"Arthur, Master,
at Bache's Wharff, and will be
with the firft Convoy.---For Freight or
Passage apply to the Capt. on board, or to Thomas
Simpson, No. 911, Water-Street# The Betsey fails
remarkably faft, is quite new, and has good Accom
modations for Pallengers.
I ,
ANY gentleman that has found 1 feal'd letter, dis
re&ed to.a lady at Rhode-Ifland, and will leave it
with the printer, the favour will be thankfully acknow
ledged.
AS the Term of Partnership between William
and Minton Collins, of this City, expires
the firft of November next : They request that all Persona
indebted to them will pay off their Accounts ; and those
who have any Demands on said Partnership, may fend ia
their Accounts for Payment.
By the KIN G's Patent.
The genuine Efface of
P E PPER MIN T.
GENERAL experience has confirmed, beyond diG
pute, the great virtues of this Eflfence in cholickly
pains and flatulencies, as well those which happen fud
dently from various causes to persons in health, as in
those which are in a manner habitual to the weak and.
sedentary; in the Retchings, Sickness, Loss of appetite,
and other injuries brought on by the abuse of wines or
spirituous liquors ; in hyflerical or hypochondriacal De
pressions ; in the Tremblings, Lowness of Spirits, and
various Nervous Wcakneffes, which women of tender
constitution, are so often afflicted with, and which the
plentiful use of tea contributes greatly to support.
The above ma, be had of RICHARD
SPEAIGHT, Chymifo No. 41, Qceen-flreet,
in large or small Bottles, voholefale and retail.
To BE SOLD, BY
JOHN DREWITZ,
By the BOX, half Box, or HUNNDRED,
L E MO N S,
At his house at the head of Bayard-street.
Just imported in the Mary, Capt. Dunn, and nova
opening at
RHINELANDER'S Store,
The corner of Burling's Slip,
A large and general assortment of
IRONMONGERY and CUTLERY,
Confiftino -
SUGAR, tingle and double
refined,l
Bottled Bristol and Dorfet-!
tirire beer, and Taunton !
ale, in cafa of about ten
dozen each,
Bast Madeira, old red and
white port, Lifhon and
flurry wines in three do
zen hampers,
Porter in barrels, currants,
Split peafe and gruts injars,
Tin plates, grind-stones,
Fine green teas, spices,
Writing , paper, sheathing do.
Hats, mens and boys felt I
and ca4.'r<,
qr^AUNTON ale,
Brift 1 beer,
Burton ale.
Bottled port wine,
Double gloiler cheese,
Green tea,
White lend, 7arf
Spanilh brown, ( 0 °
Yellow ochre, j
Brzfs kettles,
Boxes of tin,
Cutlery,
Scotch fanff in bladders,'
Combs,
Pins and ne^les,l
(laftor ditto,"l
TO be aifpofed of oh rcafonable Terms, from £.1^500
to £.2000 Ster, in Dry Goods, weU laid in ; like
wise to LET, a good House : and Store, with a complete
dry Cellar, and other Conveniencies ; is a most capital
Stand for Bufoefs# For Particulars apply to H. Gaine.
Knives and forks,
Penknives,
Cutteaus, oyster knives,
Sciffars, Shears, razors,
Shoe, knee, and Rock .
buckles,
Snuff boxes,
Sleeve buttons,
Money scales,
Stilliards,
Table and tea spoons,
Coat and vest buttons,
Shovels and foades.
JOHN PERRY,
Has for file at Mr. Matron's store in Smith Street,
back of his Excellency Governor Tryon's,
With a great variety of other articles, all which
will be fold on the most reasonable terms, for caff .
g~ China, glass, earthen-ware and looking-glaf^
fee, a large and general assortment as ufual#
" Hanover- Square,
faf imparted, a%d to le fold a&
FREDERICK WM. GEYEPCs,
Cross-cut, mill and pit
laws,
Carpenters, coopers, fid
dlers and fremakers
articles, very generally
assorted,
Frying pans, grid-irons,
Bellowfes,
Shovels and tongs,
Brass and iron candle
sticks.
Sad irons, brass cocks;
En^lifh and German deal
Mens fhocs good and com
mon,
Womens fluff shoes,
Women's cotton Hockings,
Mtns worsted ditto,
Boys thread and cotton dit
io,
Mens and Womens gloves,
Blue and gicen broad cloths,
SballooDs/biue, grasaLfeax
let, &c.
Callimanchcs,
' Flannels;
Scorr Oznaburfo,
Pmifo,
IKerftyi: &<%
I Duffles, rugs and blanket,
I Penniftones, beavers,
jShalloons and fagothees,
IA small assortment of m^
hufaaured pewter, foot
White lead and Span.ffi'
brown in kegs, glue,
Lipfeed oil in jars,
Corks, milled lead, fails.
Fine fak,
One hog/head of affortqi
ironmongery,
Spades, Novels, and frying
pans,
Window ghfc g by 7, jo by
1 8, and 12 by 10.