The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-02-12 00:00:00, page 2

Admiral Arbuthnot, voluntarily maketh oath, |
that the provisions supplied to prisoners in the I
naval department, are, and have been from the|
thirtieth day of June last (^hen this deponent
entered on his present office) issued from the
King's provisions under his care, and that he I
hath uniformly ordered provisions to be issued
to the naval prisoners of the fame kind, ipe-I
cies, goodness and quality as at the fame times
Mere furniihed to the Royal Navy, which orders|
he believes were Briefly and impartially com
plied with: And this deponent further faith,
that no condemned or returned provision have
ever been issued to any prisoner or prison ship
by the order, or to the knew ledge or belief of
this deponent, but the fame have been ahvays
fold on account of the Crown,at public auction,
by Messrs. John M'Adam, and Company, or
Meftrs. McAdam Watson, and Company, of
the Said City, Vendue Matters.
HENRY DAVIES.
S^ucr^ this third day
of February, 1781.
Before me,
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
A LEXANDER M'KEAN, Purler of his
fl Majesty's ship the CharleftoWn, maketh;
Path, that he served as clerk in the office of
the Agent Victualler to his Majesty's fleet on
the ccaft of North-America, for upwards of
three years, preceding the firft day of July lad,
and that from the firft day of October, 1779,
to the said firft day of July last, all orders for
issuing provisions from the said office, palled
through his hands; and that the orders for
issuing provisions for the use of the navai
prisoners on board the several prifon-ffiips in
the harbour of New-York, were, during the
time this deponent aded as issuing clerk as
aforefaid, the fame in every refpedt, with the
orders issued during the fame period for vic
tualling his Majesty's Ihips; and this depo
nent believes, the provisions furnifhed to the
naval prisoners, in obedience to fech orders,
were of the fame goodness and quality, as the
provisions fupplitd at the fame time to the
seamen in the R yal Navy : And this depo
nent further faith, that no condemned, re
turned, or unferviceable provisions, were ever
to his knowledge or belief, during the time
he was in the Agent Victualler's office, issued
to any naval prisoner, but such provisions
were always fold at public au&ion, by order
from the Agent Vidualler for the time being,
on government account. A. M'KEAN.
Sworn this 3d day ofFebruary, 1781,
Before me,
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
JOSEPH SHORT, of the city of New-
York, Gentleman, maketh oath, that he
hath served as a clerk in the office of the
Agent for victualling his Majesty's fleet on the
coast of North America, for four years last
past ; and that from the firft day of July last,
all orders for issuing provisions have passed
through his hands, and that the orders for
fuppl)ing provisions to the naval prisoners in
the port of New-York, have been uniformly
made out ; n the fame manner as orders to fnp
ph his Majesty's Ihips: And this deponent
believes that provisions of the fame goodness,
species, and quality, have been issued to such
prisoners, as during the fame period were
issued to the seamen in the Royal Navy, and
that no condemned, or returned provisions
were ever issued to any naval prisoner in the
port of New-York, but the fame have been
always fold on, account of the Crown, at pub
lic vendue. J. SHORT#
Sworn this 3d day of February, 1781,
Before me,
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
JOHN GRIFFITH, Mafler of the ship
George and James; Isaac Amory, matter
of the ship Henry; William Lleweiin. maker
of the brigantine Arternefia; John Dalhiell,.
mailer of the ship William ; Benjamin Coui
fon, mailer of the brigantine Blessing; Robert
Birch, mailer of the ship Stak fby; James
Burton, matter of the ship Britilh Queen ;
Alexander Anderson, matter cf the brigan-.
tine Burltwick; Thomas Harman, maker of
the ship Grand Duke; Henry Hurlt, master
of the brigantine Thompson ; Andrew Stalker,
mailer of the ship Nelly ; Joseph Clerk, mailer
of the ship Jasen; John Hudlon, mailer of
the ship Benjamin; and George Littleton,
mailer of the ship Loudon ; each speaking for
himlelf severally, make oath, that the before
mentioned drips and brigantines under their
command, are navy victuallers, and that |hefe
deponents have at different times, in obedi
ence to orders received for that purpose, from
the Agent Victualler to his Majettv's Navy on
the coati of North America, delivered provi
fons tor the use of the naval prisoners confined
on board the prison ships in the harbour of
New-York, and that such provisions were of
the fame kind, goodness and quality, as pro
visions delivered by these deponents for the
use of hit Mrijefty's navy, at the fame periods
of time, and were taken from their cargoes
impartially, and without diflinftion, in the
fame manner as for the use of the seamen on
boardthe King's fn : ps. And these deponents,
John Griffith, William Llewelin, Alexander
A'derfm, and fames Burton, fay, that the
fame method of impartially supplying provi
sions of the like quality with those issued for
his Majcity's leanven, to the naval prisoners
in the harbour of New York, has been inva- !
jiably prafhfed by the mailers of naval vic-I
trailers for upwards of four years hit past, !
during which time, they, the said John Griff
1.., William Llewelin, Alexander Apderf/n,|
and James Burton, have been in the visual
ling service.
JOHN GRIFFITH
ISAAC AMORY,
WILLIAM LLEWELIN,
Sworn this 3d day JOHN DASHIELL,
of Feb. 1781, BENJAMIN COULSON,
Before me, ROBERT BIRCH,
D. MATHEWS, JAMES BURTON, _
Mayor ofNew- ALEX. ANDERSON
York. THOMAS HARMAN,
HENRY HURST,
ANDREW STALKER,
JOSEPH CLARK,
JOHN HUDSON,
GEORGE LITTLETON.
JOHN DRAKE, of the city of New-York,
gentleman, maketh oath, that having
been appointed on the ninth day of August
last to fuperinend the victualling of all pri
soners in the Naval D< partment at New-York,
and continued in the laid office to^he ninth
day of December last, he, this deponent,
during the said period, constantly infpe&ed
and examined the provisions issued to the
prisoners on board the different prison ships
in the harbour of New-York: And this depo
nent faith, that such provisions were always cf
the fame species, quality and goodness, as
were supplied to the seamen on board his
Majesty's ships on the North-American stati
on, and were received by him from on board
different navy vi&allers, then issuing provi
ficns of the like kind to the Royal Navy ; and
that the rations or allowance of provisions to
each prisoner for one week hath uniformly
been sixty fix ounces of bread, forty.three
ounces of beef, twenty-two ounces of pork,
one pint and one sixth of a pint of peafe, two
pints of batmeal, and eight ounces of butter,
which quantity was regularly served to each
prisoner every week without any deduction or
drawback, and that no condemned or un
ferviceable provisions were issued to any naval
prisoner in the harbour of New-York, during
the time that this deponent fuperin tended their
victualling as aforefaid.
JOHN DRAKE.
Sworn this 3d day of February, 1781,
Before me,
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER ROBERTSON, afting Purser of
his Majesty's prison ship the jersey,
maketh oath, that he hath a&ed as purser of
the said ship during the time she has been
employed as a prison ship, and that the allow
ance to each prisoner for one week, is fixty
fix ounces cf bread, forty three ounces of
beef, twenty-two ounces of pork, one 1 pint
and one sixth of a pint of peafe, two pints of
oatmeal, and eight ounces of butter, which
quantity of provisions hath constantly been
and Bill is served out to each prisoner (by dai
ly allowances) every week without any deduc
tion, abatement or drawback for eighths or
otherwise, and that such provisions have
always been the fame in goodness and quality
as were supplied to the crews of his Majesty's
said hospital ship, and the other King's ships
on the North-American Ration during said
period. PETER ROBBRTSON.
Sworn this 3d dry of February, 1781,
Before me,
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
JEREMIAH DOWNER, mariner, a na
tive of Borton, in New-England, maketh
oath, that he commanded his Majesty's prison
ship the Suombolo, in the harbour of New-
York, from the twenty-firft day of August to
the 10th day of December last, during which
time the provisions issued to the prifeners con
fined on board, were of the fame goodness and
quality as those issued to the seamen belong
ing to the Strombolo, and the fame as at that
time were issued, to the seamen in the Royal
Navy, and that the weekly allowance to each
prisoner was invariably sixty-six ounces of
bread, forty-three ounces of beef, twenty-two
ounces of pork, one pint and one sixth of a
pint of peafe, two pints of oatmeal, and eight
ounces of butter; which was faithfully served
out to them every week, by daily allowances :
And this deponent further faith, that the
number of prisoners confined on board the
Strombolo, whilst under his command, was
never less than 150 at one time, and fre
quently above two hundred, and that only one
prisoner died on board the said prison ffiip
Srombolo, whilst under his command as a
forefaid. JEREMIAH DOWNER.
Sworn this 3d day of February, 1781,
Before me,
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
To be fold at private sale,
THE plantation of David Lambertfon, lituate in
the town foot of Jamaica, confiding of about
40 acres of excellent land, and five of fait meadow.
Theie is on the premises, a very good dwelling heufe,
barn, oichard and garden. The house has been oc
cupied for some lime part, and now is a store, and has
a confi lerable run of business. There is about fix
acres of wood land on the farm, and the wh< le not
more than a quarter of a mile from the English
chuch and meeting-hbufe, in Jamaica. It would
fait a gentleman for a country feat, and support a
confi lerable family, if well attended to. Whoever
inclines to purchase the fame, may apply to the said
David Lambertfon, living on the premiles, by whom
a good title will be given.
N. B. There is also a tan yard on the premises.
Moore W Kerr,
At their floe n Waii-ftreet, have for sale,
A few chefts<f he belt hyfon tea, a few calks of
tallow, split peas in kegs and barrels, mens
and womens very good Ihoes, choice hair powder in
calks papered, Batch in ditto, mens and womens
flockings, &c. &c.
This Day is frWijbed, and to ha had of
HUGH GAIN E,
At bis Book Star in Hanover Square;
LIVES
OF THE
British Admirals:
Containing a new and accurate Naval History,
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIODS;
By Dr. JOHN CAMPBELL.
With a continuation down to the year 1779,
INCLUDING THE
Naval tranfa&ions of the late and present war, and
an account of the recent discoveries in the southern
hemisphere, written under the infpe&ion of Doßor
Berkenhout.
The whole illustrated with correct maps, and fron
tifpieces, engraved from original designs.
IN FOUR VOLUMES.
At the above Store may afc be bad inoft Sorts of
Stationary, viz.
Elephant, imperial, royal, medium, demoy, long post,
pro patria, and pot paper, ol the very bcft firts; thick
and thin quarto post, gilt and plain; long post and pro
patria, gilt.; the very best wax, wafers, quills, and pens;
leather ink pops, and pewter ftandifhes, fcalesbnd div ders,
copperplate copy books and flips for schools, Middleton's
belt black lead pencils, pounce and pounce boxes find and
find boxes, vellum for drum heads, blotting and marble
paper, imboffed ppper, parchment prickers, red tape for
tying up records,' rlwnd rt lers, &c, &c.
LIK E^ TSE,
Violins, German flutes and fifts, gentlemens and ladies
picket books, wih 4 d without inftrumens; battledores
and fhuule-cock, borfmens oiftols, and very neat pocket
ditto, of various prices ; best rafors, with and without cafea,
beauti'ulcutteaux de Aafe powrie* hornsand ftrot pouches,
m^tfremariral jrftrurmmts, Hidleyb qmtTarrte, Ihaving
bnxes, horse whips, patent black nc and (hoc brushes, hard
and foft pomatum, lip blve, neat canes, gun flints, with
powh ad fit vemple ip r £t,cle, a very great variety of
Doland's SPY GLASSES,
Of diff 1 . '' 'cries and w-J""": ' '' " r °
This Dav i$ poblifad, and to be bad of
HUGH GAIN L,
The Seaman's Vade-Mecum,
AND
Defenfive WAR by SEA;
Containing (he Proportions of Rigging M.fts and Yr s $,
Weight of Aceh r,, Sizes and Weight of Caples ^d
Cordage, Lft of the Navy. The E>er.ife of thelm, 11
Arm , B^onet, Otanadoes, and great Guns, Duty of
Officer?, &c. Aifo,
Shewing how to prepare a Merchant-Ship for a close
Figh, bv difpofm. their Bulk heads, Leaves, Coam
ings, Lok hoe,&.
Chacing; . the AdOTn^ges to be taken by the Chace con
fide ed, un er al! Pofitionsiu relpe& to Wind and Tide.
Defenfive sighting; Brewing how Merchant-ships are to
!&, whether fiog'e or in Fleets, when cannonaded or
boarded by the Enemy, &c.
Naval Fortifications; the Advantages of Mooring con
sidered, in refoe& to Wind and Tide; and how to lay
Booms rr strait and crooked Rivers, &c.
An Essay on Naval Bo k keeping; as well in refpe& to
the Purser, as to the Captain's Clerk and Steward.
The Method of forming Signals for the Regulation of
Merchant-Ships failing in Company, under the Di.
region of a Commodore-in Tim^of War; with many
other Particulars relating to the Navy and Merchant-
Service.
ByWILLIAM MOUNTAINE.
Just published, and to be fold by
H UGH GAIN E,
C A SEs
QFTHb
Angina Trachealis,
With the Mode of CURE,
In a Letter to William Hunteil, m, d. &c. &L
By Richard Bayley, Surgeon;
To which is annexed,
At Letter from; pETfrR MipDLETONf m. d. to the
Author.
STATE-LOTTERY:
THREE or four Tickets to be disposed of
on reasonable Terms. They are deposi
ted in a capital Bank, and unquestionably se
cured to the Purchaser, which will be insured
if required. Enquire of H. Gaine.
For SAL E,
AT puplic, vendue, on the premises, on the fifth
day of thethird month (called March) next,
an exceeding good FARM, late the pwfrtyof
Matthew Franklin, of Fiufhing, decease!.; limited
in Flushing, about one mile and an half fiumthe
landing, on the road leading to Fiefh Meadow,
aid within half a mile of a grist mill : It contains
about 160 acres of upland, well wood rd and water
ed, and in good fence, with about 14 acres of salt
meadow. There are on the premiss a good house
and bam, with other convenient out-howes, a well
of excellent water, a garden, two orchards that bear
plenty of goed f^uit, and.the,© is fix or eight acres
of wheat in the ground ; the place is in good con
dition, and very well calculated for a farmer.
7 here are aifo to be fold at the fame time, a number
of horses, horned cattle, aid hogs; beds, and
bedding, with houfold and kitchen furniture, to
gether with a waggon, and othe< farming ute> fils". ,
Filing, ift day JOHN FARRINGTON,' ^
2 d month, 178 E JAME BOVVNE.
Ship's BOWSPRITS,
And sundry SPAR S,
To be fold at Corlier's Hook,—by applying
at treHn^
<,AKES away firm th ve Men, a, Gum os, some
X Tune in November latt, a small BOAI,
with two Oars. Whoever lot laid Boat, prov ng
Property and paving Cha,, # a, m : have her again,
by applying to Michael Bergen, at Guanos,
POR SALE,
By ABRAHAM WILSON,
Ai No. 7, the corner ot William, and John Streets,
A General assortment of hatters trimmings, and
Raccoon furs, Beaver and carter h.ts, a quantity
ot cane, or final! rattani, the bert blue Poland ftareb,
fluor cf brimrtoDe, a tew articles in the tambour way,
such as ladles pin-cushions, pocket books, fnoe patterned
a muriin gown, gentlemens ruffles and rest patterns, a
pretty assortment lindens, and woollens, buttons and
trimmings, &c. &c. as utual.
New-York Bills, dated 16 Feb. 1771, will be takes
in payment at a certain price, for any cf the above goods;
as also Bees wax, Braver, Otter, Mink, Martin, red
and grey Fox, Wild Cats, Rears, Wolfes, Musk-Rats,
&^&c. [ 2 9 3°]
TirinnnrAT^
For one, two, or three years as will best suit the
TENAN T,
AN elegant dwelling house, situate at an eligible
distance from town, and commanding one of the
mpft extensive and agreeable prefpefh on the irtand.
The garden is large, and stocked with the best fruit of
every kind, besides a young bearing orchard of about 4b
apple trees of the choicest fft. There is an out-boufe
for a gardner, nich a kitchen adjoining, betides a large
cellar kitchen under the main building. The coach
house will contain a chariot, phaeton, chair and sleigh,
There are fiards lor four horfet, and a cow house ih
which two or three cows maybe kept. The fowl houses
are extremely neat and commodious. It has an icehoufe
(which is now out of repair) but at a small expense may
be rendered as convenient and ufeful as ever ; bolides a
I well of excellent water, there are two good cisterns upon
the place, and a third (which contains 18 hogsheads)
and may be opened at a trifling expense, the top of it
at present being covered up. In front of the house is an
fopen field entirely cleared of the rocks and Hones, and
if properly manured will produce a considerable quantity
of hay yearly. For particulars enquire of GEORGE
STANTON, No. „, John Street.
Just imported in the Aurora, from Bristol, and to be
fold, by wholesale, by
EDWARD GOOLD,
No. 34, Hanover-square,
^Uperfine frsfh flour, loaf sugar, malt and hops,
O bar iron, flat and fqu^f,boxes of tin, boat chains
anchors and graplines, calks of shot footed, paints,
linseed oil, nails, calks of ironmongery, frying pans,
saws, a few hogsheads of glass an 1 crates of earthen
ware, best Engiilh park in half barrels, Liih mess
and cargo beef and pork in tierces aid barrels, ox
tongues, split peas, Bristol beer and Taunton,ale,
in bottles, Wellh alr and choice draught porter, in
c Iks, old Jamaica fpirus, brandy, would candles;
Gap,vinegar, brushes of all kinds, seine twine and
lines, fail canvaft, a few packages of well affgrted
1 w priced Irilh linens, ofcabhrgs, trunks of mens
and womens limes, failois caps, mens and boyships,
flops, painted fluffs, a few calks bottled Madeira,
ne ^ rose butter, Gloucester che^le,fail makers palms,
gridirons;, hobks and'thimbles for ted, Ge man Reel
in bars and bundles, hard metal spoons, frlk feiges
ar.d silk moree gowns, a new invention, a few pieces
fine hunger and low priced cloths, &c. &c. &c.
TO BE SOLD; .
A Houle and lot of ground, No, 3, in Water-
Street, facing the Old-dip Dock, adjrinining
the house of Mr. David Prevoft, a guod brick build
ing, two Itory high, with 4 fire places, a cistern
in the yard; the lot is 63 feet deep. For farther
aprtictilas enquire of Jacoi, Boelin, at No. 23,
Bread War.
HALL and BIRK S,
At No. 977, Beekman's Slip,
Have for sale, on the lowed terms,
hfADEIRA, red port, and Lilbon wines by the
pipe, quarter calk, or dozen; hyfon, greeri,
folhong and bohea teas, double and fihgle reffned
I loaf fiigars, mufeovado ditto, old Jamaica foirits,
brandy and rum by the puncheon or gallon, mess
I beef and p,rk in tierces, barrels and half barrels,
ship bread, Hour of a good quality, a frelh assort-
I ment of butter ; (hot from No. 1 to 4, with a general
; assortment of groceries, a few tierces of good rice,
lal 'B'celtrfdftjged ' bread and oatmeal.
I Giles Welsford
1 Has for sale, at bis sto r e, No. i, Garden fleet in
Smith-lheet,
I SUPERFINE bread cloths, caffimeres, masquerade,
° and foieft cloths, white and died Salisbury flan
;nels plain and twilled, Walloons, duroys, fagathi'es,
tammies, durants, moreens, ptincefs fluffs, everlast
ings, German and Dutch serges, common ferges,bay's,'
buttons and trimmings, Irilh linens, line;n and cotton
checks, checked handkerchiefs, white and bordered
bandana and Barcelona handkerchiefs,Scotch towns,
bordered and plain Marseilles quilting, Dutch and.
India densities, jeans and fuftians, clouded and plain*
thicksets, velveretts, filkeens, diapers and diaper
table cloths, Irish and Russia Greetings, counterpanes,
ofoaburgs,ravens ducks, brown and striped hol lands,
; huckabacks, tick,, needles, threads, sewing silks,
tapes white id black thread edgings and laces,
fringes, g Id and silver laces, epaulets, sword knots,
sword belts, embroidered waistcoat pieces, thread,
I cotton, worffed and silk hose, mens Ihoes and boots,
I womensand childrens Ihoes, best beaver hats, paper'
I and ink powder, mogul playing cards, pistols and'
Ifowling pieces, shot pouches, powder magazines and
;fl Iks, Savigney's penknives, knives and forks; fad
lery wares, horse whips, starch, hyfon and bohea
teas. All on the most reasonable terms, wholesale;
Also Telescopes and Hadley's Quadrants.
Chocolate
ff Anufaanred in the best manner, w*
&i_u fine and good; to be fold wholes
by REBECCA GOMEZ, at the C
fa&oty, No. 57, Nassau Street, bet
Butler's and the Brick Meetir
I dispose of best LAMP OIL by?
;Dedham flour of mustard, at
I per gal.on, pearl barley, fu
gul, Harty and Mefry A'
I cheap. Also the house
Icorner of Ann and J '/
[ Mr. Baxter, to be d
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