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M IRIOT ARBUTHNOT, Esq ;
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in
Chief &f his Alajetty's Ships and Vessels em
ployed in Nprth-America, &c. &c.
y HAVING assumed the command of his
fi Majesty's Ihips on this Ration, with the
warmed inclination to give every proper En
couragement to the outfit of private Ihips and
vessels of war, so long as their owners and com
manders should keep themselves to the terms
upon which it has been granted ; the employs
ing therein, such seamen, or fea-faring men,
not having previously belonged to the navy,
as might be released from captivity, and such
of the col.mid: as might return to their allegi
ance, and be inclined to ferye with them, I
observe with concern, that notwithstanding
the repeated publications of Sir George Col
lier, setting forth the great damage his Ma^
jefty's service has Offered from the various
methods pursued, to entice seamen to desert
from it: Low people are hired, public houses
set up, and every attempt continued to be
made to seduce them from their duty, insomuch
that no boat can come on (hore, but every art
likely to prevail with them is pradifed, and
too often with success.
As therefore all entreaties to forbear from
these wicked and unlawful practices have prov
ed vain; Ido hereby deciare, that in future
for every seaman, or fea-faring man, that may
desert from the King's ships or transports here,
I will press man for man, out of th^privateers
and merchant vessels, and my determination is
delivered thus publicly, that not only the mer
chants and adventurers interested in them, but
also their crews may be warned against the
harbouring deserters from the navy, in any
circumstances or under any pretence whatso
ever, by avoiding which, they will prevent
any disagreeable consequences from ensuing
to themselves.
Given on board his Majesty's ship the
Russel, off New-York, September 14,
f 77-
(Signed) M. ARBUTHNOT.
By Command of the Admiral,
Will. Green.
By Order of the Commandant.
NOTICE is hereby given, in order to prevent
Gunpowder getting into improper hands, that
from and after this date no Gunpowder is to be fold
at Public Vendue without a Licerife having been firft
obtained for that purpose from the Office of Police.
Licenses will 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 of Gunpowder, and Vendue-Mafters,
, that may in future fell Gunpowder by the 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 he has made
oath that the fame is intended for retailing to the
inhabitants, or for the use of armed vessels, or for
such other purposes as may be approved of; Mer
chants and Vendue-Mafters are desired to retain in
their hands the certificates as vouchers for their hav
ing complied with this order, and any transgression
will fubjea them to fine and punifliment.
ANEREW ELLIOT, Superintendent-General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PE TER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, New-York, 23 Nov. 1779.
IT is the Commandant's Order, That the
Rents ordered by the Commander in Chief
to be collected for the Use of the Poor, &c.
due the firft Instant, be immediately paid to
John Smyth, the City Treasurer, and that
in future those Rents be paid half yearly, with
out further Notice. Attendance will be 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 person or persons having any legal
demands against the estate of Stephen
Kebble, deceased, are desired to bring in
their accounts immediately, that the famejmay
be difeharged ; and all those who are indebted
to laid estate, are requested to make immedi
ate payment tojAMES DOLE, Executor,
No. 328, Dock-street.
^HO HHS FOR SALE,
, Jamaica spirits, Weft-lndia rum, Madeira,
Teneriffe, and red port wine, mess beef and
pork by the barrel, fupexfine flour, belt May
butter, Yorkshire hams, and Russia tongues,-
and many other articles in die grocery way.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour' at 31. 10s. per
Cent. FablifheT 'July 7, 1779.
, White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh 1/
11 alb. for 14 Coppers,
Sunday, January 17, 1700,
NEW-YORK
A N D
WEE K LY
Containing: ^ eariieff slices
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
1I 7HEREAS it has been represented to the
Vv Commandant, that sundry persons
going out with Fowling-Pieces; have made a
pra&ice of Looting near high roads, and
other places of public resort, thereby render
ing it very un/afe 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 half a 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 Coramandant,
S. PAYNE ADYE, Aide de Camp.
New-York, October 27, 1779.
By JAMES PATTISON, Esq,
Ma jor-General of bis Majesty's Fo, ces, Command
ant of New-Yorfe, ^'c. &c. Ur.'
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS many Evils daily arise from
the unlimited Number of Taverns
aid Publick-Houfes within this City and its
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 Diferip
tion, be reftrided to Two Hundred, and that
they be granted to such House- Keepers only,
whose Charafters are fufficiently vouched and
approved by the Magistrates of Police.
And that no Inconveniencies may ensue from
this Reftridion ; Notice is hereby given:
That such Persons who propose retailing
Spirituous Liquors, in finaller Quantities than
Five Gallons, may apply to the Police for a
Special Licence for that Purpose, provided the
fame be not drank within their own Houses,
or fold in a less Quantity than a Quart.
Any Person detected in keeping a Tavern
or Public Houfo, or retailing Spirituous Li
quors, in less Quantities than Five Gallons,
without having obtained such Licence from
the Police, or afting in any Manner contrary
to the true Intent and Meaning of this Pro
clamation, after the Tenth InlLwill have his
or her Liquors forfeited for the Benefit of the
Alms-House, fuffer Imprisonment, and be
brought to Trial before a Garrison Court Mar
tial for a Breach of Orders.
Licences will be immediately withdrawn
from such as shall be known to harbour or to
lerate any riotous or disorderly Companies.
Thomas Bayeaux and Thomas Dolton, are
hereby appointed a&iag Officers under this
Proclamation, and are to follow such Orders
as they may receive from the Magittrate of
Police, towards enforcing and carrying the
fame into Execution. .
Given under my Hand in the City of New-
York, the First Day of January, in the
Year of our Lord, One Thousand D^n
Hundred and Eighty, and in the Twehdetb
Year of his Majesty's Reign.
James Pattifon.
By Command of the General,
John L. C. Roome, Sec'ry.
By Permission of the Commandants
TICKETS of a LOTTERY.
FOR the benevolent purpose of giving comfort to
the distressed at this rigorous femur, are noa for
file at Captain V.P. Ashfield's, at No. 497, Si fun-
Street; Mr. Laight, No. 190, Queen-Street; J
Mr. D. Grim, No. 439, William-Street; who are
appointed managers. Also of the foetal Printers.
SCHEME:
1 Prize of 1000 Dollars, is 1000
ado, 500 are joto
6 do, 200 izoo
15 do. joo j
49 d °. 50 , 2:
110 do. 20 7
265 80. 10
1075 do. 6
to
1514 Prizes,
4486 Blanks.
6000 Tickets, at 3 Dollars each,
Subje& to a Deduction 0.
The profits atifing fr<@ fr .: /
to the Tiqww of the Ove;Q
Monday, 1 Min. after 5
Tuesday, 54. Min. after 5
Wednesday, 56 Min. after 6
Thursday, 58 Min. after 7
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
THE
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Friday, 57 Min. after 8
Saturday, 56 Min. after 9
Sunday, 55 Min. after 10
Full Moon 21ft.1
'juft pub/ifocd and io be SOLD,
Gaine's
Universal Register;
0 R,
American and British Kalendar,
For the Year 1780 c
[llluftrated with an elegant and accurate Coperplate
Plan of the City of New-York.]
CONTAINING,
' 'r'" Kde^dar; with a Jade of Corn's;
the Quaker's General bVethms, an.l a
better Litt of Roids than pujffhed in any
other Almanack.
2. A Genealogical Lid of the R >yal Family of
Grear-Bmain, France. Spain, P mtu^l, Den
mark, Norway, Sv^k r , Germany, Poland,
Prulha, Russia, Sardinia, Orange, Italy and
Turkey.
3. The Extent and Situation of Great-Britain,
Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark,
Norwav. Sweden, Germany, Poland, Ptuffia,
Turkey, Itaiy, Orange, Russia and Sardinia
,th the Lariludyaud Longitude of each Kinv.-
clom. and their military Ettablifoment in Peace
and War.
4. Lift of the Peers of the Blood cf Great Britain,
Dukes, M irquiles, Earls, Viscounts and Barons,
5. Archbishops and Billops of England, with the
Sum each See is charged with U the King's
Books, 6
6. His Majesty's most hon. Privy Council.
7. Knights of the molt noble Order of the Garter.
8. Knights Companions of the molt hon. Order of
the Bath;
9. Knights cf the m ill ancient and melt noble
Order of the Thihle.
10. His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State.
„. Lords Cummhlioners of the Treasury.
1%. Lords Cummiffioners of Trade and Planta
tions,
13. Lc ds ComauHioners of the Admiralty.
14. High Court of Admiralty.
15. His Majesty's Polt Matter's General, *
16. A Lift of his Majesty's Land Forces, with
their Colonels, Lieut. Colonels, and Time when
railed, &c. &C.
17. Acompleat Lift of the House of Commons of
Great Britain, with the Towns, &c. they re
present,
19. A Lift of the Royal Navy of Great-Britain,
with the Pay of the Officers in each Rate, from
the Admiral to a private Man.
19. Admirals of Great-Britain, and the Places
where they command.
20. Treasurer, &c. &c. of the Navy, and the Sa
laries allowed by the-Crown.
21. Complement of men and weight cf metal in
the Royal Navy.
22. The daily Pay of each,Rank in the Horse
and Grenadier Guards, and of bis Mfefo's
Lind Forces on the British LUtablilhment.
23, Precedency among Men and Women, as fet
tled by Acts of Parliament and other authentic
Documents.
24. A Table of all the Kings and Queens of Eng
and and Scotland,with the Time th^y severally
began to reign.•
25. Peers o' the Blood, Dukes, Earls, Vifconnti,
and Barons of Ireland, with the Prereffes by
Creation or Defeenr.
26. Bdhops, Archbifhips and Deans of Ireland;
27. Summary of the House ot Commons of lre #
Lnd.
28, B ikers cf Dublin, Cork, Waterford ami
IClonmell.
} 29. A,general Description of America,
30. Enumerated Goodsfubjt& to Duty in America.
I 31. General Edabliflunent of all the Provinces on
I the Continent of North-America, containing
; the Names of the Council and Affemby of
I Nova Sc 4ia, Canada, New- Hanfpfhtre, Mafia-
; conlett, Bi\ , Rhodf Island, Connecticut, New
j lurk, Nex-Jerey, himfylvania, Maryland,
i Virginia, North-Carolina, So. Carolina, Geor-
I gn, and both thepmridas; with the Names of
I their judges, Cadum Hulda Officers, &c. &c.
land dutiable Go&lsjn each Province
[ 3%. A Table, fliewirg tfog Valua of any Sum
I rom in. Sterling to £.jo,coo Currency.
I 33. A Table thewinz toe Value of Guineas from
; Ito 10,000, ui Dollars, Sterling Money, and
§New-York Currency.
j 34. A Table reducing Half Johannes's into Sier-
I hug and Currency.
; 35- Prod nations, uud Regulations, necefoy to
I be known.
1 36 Staff of ;he Army under th# Command of Sir
I Henry Clinton, K. B,
37. General Holpitai in New-Yotk.
38 I ;Nd Officers^' bis ^Jajefty^ Artillery, Dra
§frus, and Infantry in North-America.
;39id A ' and Field Officers of the Hessian Corps
North-America,
4b. Field Officers, Nc. of h's Majesty's Provincial
Frucips.
41 A bit of the most Remarkable Events which
have happened time the eariief account of time,
till the :-.rt general peace, and the number ot
years since.
Wheat per Bufoel, 2,65. cd,
Fleur, 80s. od.l
Brown Bread, 955. od.
I Welt-India Rum, ss. 6d.
jNew-England do. 4s. od.
[No. 1474^
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
,Mufcovado Sugar, 51. ros,
ISingle refin'd ditto, is. gd.
Mojaffes, z ^. 68.
Beef per Barrel, SI. od.
.Pork, £l. IOS,;
^u^;jn ^ ^omeflith.
A CAUTION to the Public in general, but
more particularly to Merchants, Captains
of Ships and those concerned in trading to
the Eall or Weft-Indies, North-America,&c.
THE dhly compbinca of injuries received by spuri
ous medicines fold for Maredant's Drops, pre
pare? fclely by me, requires the most serious attention,
as well in fafety to the patient, as my own interest.
Those Imp&fturer not only attempt to deceive by having
bids printed like mine, and bottles of the fame mould
and infeription, but are even daring enough to counter
feit my hand writing; some I have puaiffied, notwith-
INucing which, the fame md-piraices are continued ;
others use m>re caution by vending medicines under the
names E MhRRDCN f,M ERIDENT,NOkDON,& c .
arid 1 v: :l make use of their own names,Pledging their
bin agiftmtsto mi. Can it be puhihe for any rha. to
think roe to wuk, as to'dhdofc bah a valuable Herat
to m? fervauts, more especially those of so mental a fort
as so be employed in the diffribubouof pamphlets, pack
ing ursol delivering b ;xes at ihedlftVencinp^with eve
ry drudgery attendant? JOHN NORTON.
TbetNmwingfew, from the many well Authenticated
cures, are fully Efficient to prove the utility of these
Drop , ,>!d by HUGH GAINE, in bottles at Twelve
Shillines each, viz.
Mr. Vouhhprd) formerly the First Clerk cf-Ueut.
Gened MHFI, when Governor in the Weft Indies;
cured of a mpft violent scorbutic humour on his hands,
neck, face &c.
Mr, WJdan : Br-ceze. teacher of writing and mathe
mriucks at Aud em Chelhirc, ty dnobftin.it.:fcurvy.
The son ot Mr. R. Lathath, at . Backlog run-h^fe,
near 'l' e 7 >rd, Norfolk, of an inveterate scurvy on his
leg- and thighs.
Mr, Stephen B Aton, Leece, Lancashire, of an Invete
rate hu yy ri fitea years feinding.
Mrs. Heller StZ.R at Leigh, in Effete, of a violent
and long Aiding scorbutic disorder in her face.
Capt f .ilverf, in the EiO-ladia Company's service,
of fectbutic blotches.
Mr. Roderic Mac Donald, of a scorbutic eruption,
whop cure is attested by Dr. Cooper, of Joha-Str. ee,
Cavenduh Square.
Mrs. Mary Lute, at. Afrs. Field's, Calk Street, Lei
cefter-Fi-Wf, cored of the Scrophuh, or king's evil.
Lieut. CM. Feyrac, latent his Majesty's 18th or royal
regiment offot of a raoft violent feurvy,
Mr, John Gowl. late burgeon to his Majesty's hoop
Ferrit, of a most d^ngervui an I rbllioate fiftuia.'
Mr. John Fuller, at the Rose, Welling, i n Kent,
ofa leprof,. attended with rheumatic pains.
The daughter of Mr. D. D^vis, school-master, If
lington road, of an inveterate humour, oecafioned by the
relics of the fmall-pox>
John Crew, at the Dolphin Inn, Kington upon
Thames, of several obstinate fore, er ulcers on his legs.
Mrs. Ann Croxford/of Ringtone, Oxfordshire, of a
paralytic disorder.
Mr. fames Snowden, of his MQftfs Ih : p Acquilon,
of a giddincG in his head so violent as to render him,
incapable ot walking tie c rf .L
Mr. Thomas Smith, at Por.rorrrA, Yorkshire, of an
inveterate feurvy occasioned by a forfeit.
Mr. Atwood, in the marker-plate, Bath, cf an inve
terate scorbutic hum,-/, nhich tiffined his head and
face.
Th? lon «f Mr. Thomas Wilkins, of Oxford, of a
scorbutic hum uZn his gums, by whkh ,the falival
glands were so fuelled and inflamed, th^t it w.^ whh
difficulty he could open his m rath to receive nouriih
mert.
The daughter of Mr. Robert Inglis, of Leith, of an
inveterate Scurvy.
Me. Charles Co &, of Cork-street, Liverpo d, of an
invecet ate feurv,.
.JOSEPH R
In -Water-lheet, NG 1046, a few doors R,ft of
Peek's Slip, has jaff imported in the CmuZia
CapLomitb^nJ other vessels fro n I ordmi.and to
be. fold on repfon^ble fer m % v hUefate and 'retail,
Y™HINA of different fort,
° Tumblers with ana
without covers, free
a quart to half a jilt,
Decanters from a quart to
a half pint,
trine and mafens glares,
A variety Queen's ware,
P^ck jacks,
Pew 'er bafans,
lyric tea foots and spoons,
Knives and forks,
Pen knives,
Sod irons.
Frying pans,
Tea Settles,
Copper coffee pots,
Horn and ivory combs,
Writing paper,
Ink powder,
Red and black sealing Wax
Wafers,
Dutch quills,
Womens Hofer's fees,
Barcelona handkerchiefs,
Turpentine soap,
Mould and dipt candles,
Powder and foot,
Merry Andrew cards,
Cloatbs bruJbes,
Shoe ditto,
Long handle ditto,
Buckle ditto,
Tooth ditto,
QFirie Salt, 2g. do
JCoarfe Salt, is. do
.Indian Corn perßu. 10s. do
ICoffee, is. do
/Chocolate, 265. per Dez
Harrijon's patent black
bad,
GROCERIES.
Doulle, jingle and lump
sugar,
Green, ffong and bokea
tea,
Spices of all kinds,
Chocolate and cefre,
Raifns and currants,
Prunes,
Sugar almonds,
Ditto plumbs,
Sugar candy and barley,
Alluni,
Split peaje,
Bowen's sago powder,
Mustard in bottles,
Oat meal,
Poland farcb,
Bes fori of Spatifh indigo,
Boxes of pipes and tobacco,
Choice bams,
White wine vinegar,
Sailed of
Basket fad,
Ketchup,
A variety of pickles,
Ri pee fnuf,
Gre^fa rum by the hogf
beadcr less quantity,
Wines of different kinds,
with many other articles,
too tedious to mention.