The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-02-19 00:00:00, page 1

ed falters,
Brocaded, plain, change
able, and striped lute
firings,
Tobines, ducapes, man
tuas, taffities, and
India perfians,
Rich modes, perfians,
pelongs, and farfenets,
all colours,
Silk handkerchiefs, of all
kinds and description,
Silk, fatten, ruffei, cal
limanco, and fluff
quids, all colours,
Silk, fatten, morocco,
rd duff Ihoes for wo
j iand children,
Silk, cotton, thread, and
worsted hole, for men,
women and children,
Silk gloves and mitts,
Gauzes, ribbons, Italian
crapes, and flowers,
Ostrich feathers,
Fur, and silk trimmings,
Fringes and tuffels, a
great variety,
Black silk velvet, rich
florentines, and prin
cess (tuff,
Laces, and edgings, of
all kinds, a large, as
sortment,
Ladies stays, fashionably
made, and of a good
quality,
Gentlemens Mecklin and
Brunels lace ruffles,
Muslins of all forts and
prices.
By His EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON,
Knizht of the Most Honourable Order of the BATH,
General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty s
Forces within the Colonies lying on the Atlantic Ocean
from Nova-Scotia to Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are Several Deterters from the
British and Foreign Troips under my Command,
who are Serving with the Enemy, or are concealed th the
Rebel Country: I have thought fit to iffae this my ! ro
elamation, offering a free and unlimited Pardon to all
such Deserters, who ihall surrender themselves to any ot
his Mgefty's Troops before the firft Day of March next.
And whereas there are many of his Majesty's European
Subjeas at this Time serving in the Rebel Army against
their King and Country, who, stung with Remote, and
sensible of the Heinousness of such an unnatural Pro
ceeding, would be anxious to return to their Allegiance,
did not their Demerits, before their Arrival in America,
make them doubtful of meeting with Protedion and
Suonort within these Lines. Ido therefore hereby pro
mile to all such who ffiall come in before the above &n
---'tioned fi ft Day. of March, in addlion to the Benefits,
Proteaion and Support, to which they would be entnu^d
under any other Proclamations, to procure for them his
Majesty's roost gracious Pardon, for ell Felonies and Tiea
fons (Murder excepted) which they have heretofore _een
' guilty of, provided they will take up Arms in his Service,
and give their Affiance to the quelling this unnatural
Rebellion ag^inft his Government.
Given under my Hand at Head Quarters, in New & xo.k,
the eighth Day of December, 1780.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
JO NN SMITH. _
General Pardon.
Sr. Excellent Herfn William Von KnyphaU
sen General Lieutenants und Commander.s en
Chef des in Kneniglich Grofs-Britarnifeto
Dienften ftebenden AuxiFair Corps ruerh^ch
Heffifcher Treuppen, Ruters deter Fuerfilich
Heffifchen Orders, etc. etc. etc.
ALLEN und jedea von dener Fuerftlich
fchen Trouppen in Nord America dclertinen
Unteroofficiers und Gememen so gatweder bey denen
Feinden noch dienen, oder fich in deVon vom Femd
betfetzten Landen noch verhorgen halter, wind hier
durch bekannt gemacbt, dafs fie rimen freven und
veelligen Pardon erhalten folleh, wenn he fich vor
dem iften Tag des naechft Kuenffagen Maertz
Monaths bey denen Kceniglichtn trouppen ein fiuden
und bey Ihren Regimentern daranf Stellen werden.
Gegeben unter meiner Hand New-York deri
° Sten December, 1780.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Befchi, Sir Excellentz,
Judin Henrich M<tz. _ , _
WRIGHT SOUTHGATE,
No: 856, HANOVERS^UARE,
Has imported by the late arrivals, a g<eht variety
of European and Eafl India GOODS, which he
will fell wholesale and retail, at reduced prices,
for Cash, viz. A. general afiburoent of filk-mer
cery, confining of
BROCADED, plain,;Cirabricks & clear lawns,
flipped, and flower- Needle worked aprons,
Monday, February ,19, 178^.
N E W-YORK
AND
WEEKLY
ASSIZE of B REA D.
Flour at 4^ per Cent.
Published September 19, 1780.
. White LOAF, of the fineft FLOUR,
to weigh zlb. for 16 Coppers.
Containing the tatiteft abuices
0 Printed fey HUGH GAINE, at toe BIBLE AND CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
and handkerchiefs, of
mudin and lawn, ,
Black and white patent
net, and joining thread
lace,
I [lndia and English chintz
es,
, Callicoes and Bengal
, stripes,
Iritb linens, all witdths
I and prices,
Table linen, napkins,
and diapers, a large
f assortment,
Marseilles quiltings,
, Stay ticking and drillings,
SroAE Hollands, and
brown Scotch linens,
I Spriged, plain, and
, flowered Scotch lawns,
and lawn handkfs.
Liiyin and lawn pocket
i handkerchiefs, a great
variety,
Morea gown patterns,
, Norwichcrapes and bpm
ibazines,
Ruflels, callimancoes,
iand printed fluffs, a
great variety,
Miffinets, filverets, bro-
F lios, and poplins,
• Black and coloured mo
reens, camblets, tam
mies, and durants,
I Sewing silks, threads,
tapes,
IFerrets, bindings, Dutch
lace, fans, pins,
;Chip hats, bonnet paper,
&c. &c.
I By the Brigantine Ann and Francis, Capt. Thomfe
fon, arrived here on Tuesday lafi, in 9 Weeks
from Whitehaven, we have the following Ad
vices, viz.
PARI S, October 21.
MONSIEUR de la Touche Treville is
still in this city. It is said that the
troops which were ordered for Brest, and
defined to complete our land forces in Ame
rica, are countermanded.- —
Bref, Nov. 20. Orders are arrived here,
to add five more transports to the fleet already
fitted out, which ar&to take in provisions for
a year; this seems to announce a long voyage.
The Africa frigate has also been sheathed
with copper, and is to fail with the rest. We
impatiently wait the arrival of the fleet so long
expected from Sweeten, with (hip-building
timber, of which there is so great a want that
many shipwrights have been difeharged. Sai
lers are also wanted.
Amferdam, 08. 30. There is now mo
doubt of Great-Britaih's continuing to pre-'
serve a powerful friend in the person of the
Queen of Portugal. According to the last
letters from Lisbon, received by the last
courier, affairs feetn entirely altered there,
insomuch that the persons inttrefted in the
Dutch fliips carried into the Tagus by English
privateers, begin to ri.-fpair of the protection
which they had flattered themfehes with the
hopes of receiving in that kingdom.
LO ND O N,
Nov, 9. Ninety thousand seamen and ma %
rines are intended for the Service of the current
year ; which, is five thoufund more than were
provided for in the last Pedion.
The credit of this nation is fliU good, (said
a noble mover for an addreG on ric King's
Speech)“ lithe burthens and. TdiruhiCs are
" great we already feel, let us tafe courage
“ when we behold the fli!! greater difhetriri^s
“ of these we have to contend with. Spain
“ with all its wealth, is foiled to stamp by
“ power a value on paper, which coerticu
“ Sufficiently indicates its want ofcafh. The
" fhifts to which France is reduced, die of a
" similar nature. Paper hath nocurrency in
“ America; its currency cannot be enforced
" by the power of Congress ; whereas ,che
" credit of Great Britain flies without com
“ pulfion, through the whole world."
The Spaniards have cenfifeated and fold
seven vessels belonging to the Dutch, taken
by the cruizers and privateers from the latter.
A French frigate of 36 guns, called Le St.
Jean Pied de Port, has been sent into Pen
zance, by the Harlequin, and another priva
teer, after half an hour's engagement.
Another Spanish ship with dores is taken by
the grand fleet, called the St. Euphemia del
Honarez.,
The Earl of Pomfret is committed by the
House of Lords to the Tower, for writing
sundry letters, and challenging the Duke of
Graften. His Lordflrip was afterwards en
larged, on making a cwnceffion to the noble
House of Peers.
The Duke of Northumberland is very ill,
and his recovery is doubtful; this has pre
vented Earl Percy's embarking for America.
Major General Vaughan is appointed to the
government of Berwick, for which place he is
member, in the room of the late General Sir
John Mordaunt, deceased.
Nov. 11. Mr. Searle, a member of Con
gress, is now at Amsterdam. negociating on
the part of the rebels, with the States of Hol
land. The Jamaica fleet of about 30 fail,
under the convex of the Conqueror and Mag
nificent, arrived in the channel Nov. 16th.—
The Flora frigate has sent into Portsmouth an
American brig laden with wine and brandy,
from Bourdeaux for Amsterdam ; on the 7th
the Vestal frigate took the Fair American,
from Edenton to Nantz: and on the iotb the
Surprize retook the Lord Camden Weftindia
man, prize to a rebel privateer.—Six fail of a
French convoy, from Nantz and Cherbourg,
for Brest, have perished on the coast of Corn
wall -—Out of twelve English merchantmen
laden with provisions at Lagos, in Portugal,
ten have entered the port of Gibraltar.— Yes
terday at noon Trumbull, Esq; brother
of a rebel Governor, was apprehended on
Monday, 26 Min. after 6
Tuesday, 14 Min. after 7
Wednesday, 1 Min. after 8
Thursday, 46 Min. after 8
HIG H-WATER at N EW-Y 0 R K,
THIS WEEK.
1 H^
ati^^m^
Friday, 26 Min. after 9 1
Saturday, 6 Mln. after 10 1
Sunday, 45 Min. after 10
I New Moon 'the 23d.
suspicion of holding a treasonable correspon
dence with the Court of France, by furnifh:ng
the enemy with correct charts and plants of all
our coasts and garrisons : He continued under
examination of Justice Wright late iaft night.
—The Ihip Anna Maria, from Baltimore for
Nantz, with goohoglheads of tobacco, indi
go, and sundry prize goods is loft, and the
crew all perished.
Nov. 23. Advices of the utraoft importance
are expedited to arrive every hour from Admiral
Darby, as it is known, by Government, that
D'Eftaing is failed from Cadiz with the whole
force he could muster, to bring the crippled
men cf war and merchantmen home to Brest
and other French ports in the ocean. The
event which will most probably be known in a
few days, will fir.ilh the maritime campaign
in Europe for the year 178 b. —The Calatrava
del Calcada, a Spanish transport, with 500
soldiers on board, from Cadiz to Havanah, is
taken by the Greyhound frigate, and carried
into St.'Luaia
The command of the Isis man of war of 50
guns is given to Capt Evelyn Sutton.—On a
division in the House of Commons upon the
address of thanks for his Majesty's most gra
cious speech from the throne, at the opening
of the feliion, there appeared 212, for an a
mendment to it 130 ; majority 82.
The following is a copy of the Lords Address
to his Majesty, with his Majesty's most
gracious answer.
'• Most Gracious Sovereign,
“ WE your Majefty' mole dutiful and loy
al fubjedts, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament affembted, beg leave to return
zour Majesty op humb'ethanks for your most
gracious speech from the throne.
ft Permit us to offer to your Majesty our
most dutiful congratulations on the birth, of
aucri^r Prince, and the happy recovery of
the Queen; and to allure your Majesty ? that
ever^addition to your Melly's comeftic
happnefs muff always afford the highest fatis
foclon to your faith ful fubjedls.
" In theprefent arduous fixation of public
affairs, we think it am indifpenfible part of
out dut>, to.make these fciri,cd and vigorous
exertions which such a corjua&ure demands;
and we beg leave to assure your Majesty, that
we are united in a firm resolution to decline
.:o difficulty or hazard in the defence of our
country, and for the preservation of our essen
tial rights.
" It is with just and with heart-felt indigna
tion that we fee the monarchies cf France,and
Spain leagued la confederacy to fopport the
rebellion in your Majesty, colonics in Norths
America, and employing rhe whole force of
those kingdoms in the prosecution of a war
waged in violation cf all public faith, and for
the sole purpose of, gratifying boundless am
bition, b/ destroying the commerce, and giv
ing a fatal blow to the power of Great-
Britain.
“ We have seen with great fatisfaflion that
the force which, wihjulf confidence, was en
trusted to your Majesty by Parliament, has,
by the blessing of Divine Providence on the
bravery of your fleets and armies, enabled
your Majesty to, withltand the formidable at
tempts of your enemies, and to fruftrate the
great expectations they had conceived; and
we hope and trust chat the success of your Ma
jesty's arms in Georgia and Carolina, gained
with so much honour to the conduct and cou
rage of your Majesty's officers, and to the
valour and intrepidity of your troops, will
have the most important consequences, and
that such signal events, followed by those
vigorus measures which your Majesty recom
mends, and in which we are determined to
concur, will disappoint all the views of our
enemies, and restore the blessings of a fife
and honourable peace.
" We are fatisfied that the only way to ac
complilh this great end, which your Majesty
so earnaftly desires, is to make fuqh powerful
and refpe&able preparations as shall convince
our enemies that we will not submit to receive
the law from aty powers whatever, but, with
that spirit and resolution which becomes us,
will maintain the effenti ri rights, honour and
dignity of Great-Britain.
" We have a deep and most grateful sense
of the constant solicitude your Majesty shews
to promote the true interests and happiness of
Wheat per Buflul, 265. od.i
Flour, 7° $ . 0 %
Brown Bread, 70s. od.;
Welt-India Rvni, ss. 6d.
New-England do. 4s. cd.
PRICE CURREN T,
[No.'l„i]
GAZET T E:
THE
M E R CU R Y.
Mutcovado Sugar, 51. zos.i
Single refin'd ditto, is, ,d£
Molasses, ' or. Cr,
Beef per Barrel, 81. oT
Pork, Sl. IOSJ
foreign anu Anetta-
all your futje&s, and to pr^ferve invh late car
excellent corTitution in church and flatc.
And we beg leave humbly tc assure your r.?a
jetty, rhat it (halt be our earnest endeavour to
jufify and deserve the confidence which year
Majesty so graciously places in our affedion,
'duty and 7/.?! "
His Majesty's most gracious Arifwer.
My Lords,?.
“ I thank you heartily for this very loyal
and dutiful addreG.
''The jf you express in the increase of m,
family, and in the recovery of the Queen, is
extremely agreeable to me.
"Your wife and spirited resolutions t 3
p'rofecute the war with vigour, and to main
tain at every hazard, the essential interests,
dignity and honour of Great Britain, give me
the highest fatisfa&ion, and must be produc
tive of the 'moll salutary effects both at home
and abroad.
The following is the ADDRESS of the
HOUSE of COMMONS.
To His MAJEST Y.
Moss gracious Sovereign,
WE your MajeOyl racA dutiful and loyal
fubjeds, the Commons or Great-
Britain in .Parliament aFTmbted, return your
Majesty the thanks cf this House, for your
molt gracious Speech from the Throne.
We beg leave to congratulate your Majesty
upon the life delivery of the Qyee% and the
birth of another Prince; avd to affute your
Mjetty, that ire take a sincere part in every
event that contributes to your Majesty's do
,mertic happirefs.
We acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude,
your Majesty's condefeending goodnef, in
your desire to meet your parliament at this
time, and your gracious exprefficns of atten
tion and regard to the disposition and wiffies
of your people.
We are impressed with a due sense of the
difficulties of the present arduous conjuncture,
when the whole force of France and Spain, is
combined and exerted to support the Rebellion
in your MajeSy's colonies, and to attack all
the dominions of your Crown ; and when it
is but t®o mahifeft to all the world, that the
real views of this moil unjust Confederacy are
to give a fatal blow co the commerce and pow
er of Great-Britain, in refentroent for the
fuccefsful efforts which this nation has so often
made, to save the liberties of Europe, from
the ambition of the Houfi of B^bon.
We have observed with great and just futis^
faaion, that your Majeft), by the hipport of
your Parliament, and the spirit and bravery
of your fleets and armies, has, under the
divine protection, been, enabled to withft:md
the formidable attempts of your enemies; and
we offer our mod cordial congtatu /ati^ns to
your Majesty, on the signal successes which
have attended the prOgrefs of your Majesty's
arms in the provinces of Georgia and Carodna,
and in which the condad and courage of your
Majesty's offic es, and the valour and intrepi
dity of vour troops, have been so eminently
diftinguilhed.
We confider you/ Majesty's most earned de
sire and solicitude to fte the war brought to a
happy conclusion, as the strongest proof of
your paternal regard for your people; but. we
entirely agree with your Majesty, that fife
and honourable terms of peace can only be
secured by such powerful preparations , and
vigorous exert^ms, as (ball convince our ene
mies, that your Majesty and your Parliament
are united in a firm and ftedfaft resolution, to
decline no difficulty or danger in the defence
of their country, and for the maintenance of
their eflential interells.
We are thoroughly sensible that these ends
cannot be r effected without great and heavy
expences; and we will grant your Majesty
such supplies, as the falling Security and wel
fare of your kingdoms, and the exigency cf
affairs, mav be found toreqaire.
Your Majesty may rely, with entire confi
dence, on the inog zealous and affectionate
attachment of your faithful Commons to your
perfoti, family and government; and we ac
knowledge, with the liveliest frati rtfots of
reverence and gratitude, that the constant
tenor of your Majesty's conduft, shews that
the sole objects of your Royal care and con
cern ate to promote the happinef sos your
people, and to preserve inviolate our excel
lent Cenftitufyn in Church and State.
To N E W - Y OR K.
iFine Salt, ' 2s. do.
IC^rfe Sth, j$ . do.
Indian Corn perßu, 10s. do.
[Coffee,' is. do.
IChocolate, 265. pci Do.