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The FOLLOWING
New Publications
May BE HAD OF H. GAINE,
At his Book-Store in Hanover-Square.
L E T T ERS
Written by the late Right Honourable
Philip Dormer Stanhope,
• EARL of CHESTERFIELD,
To his S O N,
PHILIP STANHOPE,
Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dref^n.
THE
HISTORY
OF
IRELAND
From the Invasion of HENRY 11.
With a
PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE
On the Antient State of that Kingdom.
By THOMAS LELAND, 1). D.
Senior Fellow of Trinity College, and Prebendary of
St. Patrick's, Dublin.
THE
SUBSTANCE
Of the
EVIDENCE
On the
PETITION
Presented by the
Weft India Planters and Merchants,
To the Hon b House of Commons,
As it was introduced at the Bar, and fumm d up by
Mr. GLOVER,
On Thursday die i6th of March, 1775.
S E RMO N
On the present Situation of
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
Preached in Christ-Church, June 22, 1775.
At the Request of the Officers of the Third
Battai,lion of the City of Philadelphia, and
Dilhid of Southwark.
By WILLIAM SMITH, D. D.
Provost of the College in that City.
THE
AMERICAN VINE,
S ERMO N,
Preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia,
Before the Honourable
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS,
July 20th, 1775.
Being the Day recommended by them for a general
Fast throughout the united English Co
lonies of AMERICA.
By the Reverend
JACOB DUCHE, A. M.
A
S E R M O N,
Preached before the Congregations of
Christ Church and St. Peter's, Philadelphia,
On Thursday, July 20, 1775.
Being the Day recommended by the
Honorable Continental Congress
FOR
A GENERAL FAST
THROUGHOUT THE
TWELVE UNITED COLONIES
Or NORTH-AMERICA.,
By THOMAS COOMBE, M. A.
Chaplain to the Most Noble the Marquis of
Rockingham.
The Duty of Standing fast in our
SPIRITUAL and TEMPORAL
LIBERTIE S,
S E RM O N,
Preached in Christ-Church, July 7th, 1775.
Before the First Battalion of the City and Liberties of
Philadelphia; and now published at their Request. •
By the Reverend
JACOB DUCHE, M. A.
The Manual Exercise,
As ordered by his MAJESTY, in 1764.
Together with
PLANS and EXPLANATIONS,
Of the Method generally pra&ifed at
REVIEWS and FIELD DAYS, %.
A PARCEL of Logwood, Mahogany,
A few Spanish Hides,
A d a Quantity of Deer Skins in the Hair,
To be fold in Beaver-Street, by
WILLIAM Me. ADAM.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 18$. per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigl
ilb. 8 oz. 1-2 for 4 Coppers.
Published 23d Augufl, 1775#
Monday, August 28, 1775.THE [No. 1146]
NEW-YO R Km! ^GAZETTE:
AND THE
WEEIvLYM E R C U R Y®
(Containing the frcfycfl awces foreran ann OenrOiffi
C Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
FRANCIS VANDALE,
From OLD FRANCE,
BEGS leave to Acquaint the public, that he purposes
to teach the French and Italian languages, in New-
Yotk, and will readily attend any young ladies and gentle
men at their dwellings; and as he is a protestant, and
recommended by many gentlemen on this continent, he
doubts not he shall meet with encouragement equal to his
abilities. If a fufficient number of young gentlemen
will engage to attend an evening or day fchocl, he will
inftrua them at a reasonable rate. He doubts not, on
trial, he (hall give fatisfa&ion, and will be greatly obliged
to all those who will please to employ him. He lives in
Water-Street, No. 45.
WRITING taught in 6 weeks, at one hour per
day, at home or abroad, by the fubfcr)ber.
Specimens of improvement are to be seen at his lodgings,
at the Lower Barracks, nigh the Battery.
W. ELPHINSTON.
'WANTS a place;
A Young woman with a good BREAST of MILK,
about two months old. She can be well recom
mended.
h§ a For JAMAICA,
J^mG' The SCHOONER
J ENNY,
^^^^^lJ'" Part of her Cargo on
,board. For Freight or Passage
enquire of William Fundran.
I he following Cure authenticated by James Cow per,
M. D.
To Mr. Norton, Surgeon, Golden-Square.
SIR,
I Have here inclofed you my certificate of Rode
rick Macdonnald's being cured, in all appearance,
of that rank scorbutic eruption, which for many
years past, has constantly refilled the power of a
variety of medicines, (taken by him, to my certain
knowledge) until it vanished by' the pfe of your
Maredant's Drops ; for which he returns you his most
grateful thanks ; and from motives of justice and
humanity, as well as gratitude of your patient, you
are at full liberty to make his case public, and my
certificate of the cure. I am, Sir,
Your most obedient, and most humble Servant,
JAMES COWPER.
John-Street, Cavendish-Square, Jan. 13, 1775.
P. S. I have just now seen, and examined the case
of Mrs. Mary Lute, on whom I find you have per
formed a most miraculous cure of three years handing,
of the Scrophula, commonly known by the name of
King's Evil.---You muff be very, happy, when re
fle&ing you have it in your nower to give relief to
so many fullering mortals, which such extraordinary
cures prove you have,
*, Any perlon hill doubtful of the efficacy of
this Medicine may (by 'applying to Mr. Norton,
Surgeon, the Well fide of Golden-Square, near
Piccadilly, London, the only author and proprietor,
where these Drops are fold in bottles at 6s. each) be
fully convinced of their good Effefts, by being re
ferred to many People of credit, who have beencured
of the Leprosy, Scurvy, Ulcers, the Evil, Fistulas,
Piles, long continued Inflammations of the Eyes,
and every other Disorder arising from a foulnefs in
the Blood. They may be taken in any season, with
out the least inconvenience or hindrance of business:
They also perfe& digestion, and amazingly create an
appetite.'---None are genuine but what are signed by
John Norton, in his own hand-writing, and in square
bottles with the following inferiptiori on them, viz.
John Norton, only Proprietor and Author of Maredant's
Drops.
These Drops are fold by Mr. Norton's appoint
ment, by Hugh Gaine and James Rivington, Printers
in New-York ; Mr. Henry Knox, Bookseller, at
Bofton|; Messrs. Bradfords, Printers, atPhiladelphia;
and by Messrs. Purdie and Dixon, Printers, at Wil
liamfburgh, Virginia, at 7s. per bottle, Sterling.
T O BE SOL 1),
The z^tb of September next, at public vendue, on the
premises ;
THE ferry-houfe formerly called Watfun's ferry, at
the Narrows, with barn, store-house, barracks,
dock, garden, and 20 acres of land, or the whole belong
ing to it, and 20 acres of woodlard ; if all fold together
to be entered on the firft of November. Andndifputable
deed will be given by Darby Doyle, present polEflbr.
^ Three Pence per Pound will be
given for the best Sort of good, dry, clean
LINEN RAGS, and so in Proportion for
those of an inferior Qj!ality.---by HUGH
GAINE.
ROBERT HYSLOP,
REQUESTS all Perfobs indebted to him, to make
immediate Payment, that he may be enabled to
difeharge hisjuft Debts; and desires all Accounts against
him may be brought in, that be may fettle them, as he
is under a Necessity of going to Britain as soon as pofiible.
He HAS YET ON Hand,
A pretty large Assortment of seasonable G OODS,
Genuine Scotch Snuff,
SAIL CLOTH,
A few large and small Carpets, &c.
Which be will fell on reasonable Terms,for Cash only.
I'H E annual meeting of " The
corporation for the relief of the widms and children
of clergymen in the communion of the church of England, in
America," is to be held at Philadelphia on the fourth of
October next, being the firft Wednesday after the feaft of
St. Michael THOMAS COOMBE. Secretary.
Monday, 43 Min. after to
Tuesday, 27 Min. after 11
Wednesday, 11 Min. after 12
Thursday, 57 Min. after 12
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday. 32 Min. after 1
Saturday, 39 Min. after 2
Sunday, 23 Min. after 3
First garter next Saturday'.
The Duke of Cumberland Packet, Capt. Marfeam,
arrived here las Monday, with the Mail from
Falmouth, in p Weeks ; ©id thefame Day arrived
here also Capt. M'Davitt, in „ Days from
Briflol; by them and several other Feffels arriv
ed at Philadelphia from London and Ireland aue
have the following Advices, viz.
RHEIM S, (France)June 12/
^HE-company was present in the Cathe-
I dral yesterday at five in the morning.
At fix the Queen made her appearance,
andrin about half an hour after his most
Christian Majesty. The decorations of the old
Gothic church were profufely elegant, and its
temporary grandeur beyond the power of expreflion.
Galleries were erected, supported by superb Corin
thian pillars. The Throne was no less tiurn sixty
feet in height, afeended by two flights of steps.
His Majesty during the whole ceremony was entirely
in the hands of Ecclesiastics; even the swords of state
was delivered by the Archbishop who performed
the office, assisted by other Bilhops, and some of
the principal Nobility. The richness of the altar
was in a style of profufion not to be conceived.
The King twice defeended the steps in all the
dignity of majestic greatness. The reception of
the host and every part of the sacred office was
observed with that solemnity of devotion, that
beauty of holiness, which would almost have
persuaded the soundest Proteftah t to have become a
Catholic for the day : whilst the difeharge of cannon
from without at once annouced the solemnity, and
shook the Cathedral.
Dr. R Y A N's
Incomparable Worm-destoying
SUGAR PLUMBS,
,Neceffiry to be kept in all Families.
' exceedingly valued by all People who have had of
„them in Great-Britain and Ireland, for their tranf
cenOent Excellency in the destroying Worms of alkkinds
both in the Bodies of Men, Women, and Children, by
not only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum, or Gutt
next the Stomach, but they pass through the smallest
Pallages of the Body, and purge away th,ofe ropy and
flitoy Humours which' are the Cause of those pernicious
Vermin, and the Source of maty other Disorders ; they
are one of the best Purges in the whole World for grolls
bodied Children that are apt to hfeed Worms, and have
large Belies; their Operas> is mild, fife and pfeafant;
they wonderfully cleanse the Bowels of all biff arid clam
my Humours which flop up the Parts, and prevent the
Juice of Food from being conveyed to the Liver and made
Blood, which is oftep the Case with Children, and is at
tended with a hard Belly, flunking Breath, frequent Fe
vers, Rickets, and a Decay of Strength in the lower
Parts : L:kewife fettled Aches and Pains in the Head,
Spellings, old Seres, Scabs, Tetters, or Breakings-out,
will be perfectly cor'd, and the Blood and Skin restored
to its original Purity and Smoothness ; they purge by
Urine; and bring away the Gravel, and effectually cure
all Obiburiions of the Urine, or Ulcers in the Kidneys.
'1 hey at < nee firike at the true Cause of the Scurvy and
entirely destroy it, and all Scorbutick Humefufs and Ef=
tefly, Root and Branch, so as never to return again ; and
• what makes them mere commendable is, the, are full as
agreeable to both Tulle and Sight, as Loaf Sugar; and
in their Operation as innocent as new Milk.
I have by these Plumbs cured a great many Children
0/ Wucoring, or Chin-roughs, and Agues, which Dis
tempers arc very common and troublgfome to Families,
and the Want of these Plu#.bs are the Ruin us many
Childrens Confouiioos.
These Plumbs enrich and fweateh the whole Mass of
Blood, carry oft all gross, corrupt and putiio Humours,
and create a frefh and healthy Complexion in such as are
afLaed by any putrid Matter.
' Ihe Plumb is a great Dieuretick, cleaning the Reins
of Slime ; it expels Wind, and js a foveteign Medicine
in the Cholick and griping of the Cuts. It allays ,
and carries off lour Vapours which occasion many
Disorders in the Head. It opens aE Obfruftiohs in the:
Stomach, Lungs, Liver, Reins , and Bladder ; cables a
,ud A,prate and help! .Difeftioh.' It hath been found
wonderfully fuccelstui to such Perfonsas are going into
Chronical Distempers, as Aflhmas, Phthificks, or Short
ness of Breath, Propties and Yellow Jaundice'. Now I
hope all impartial Perlons are fatisfied, that the Medicine
which works upon such Humours, will almost teach any
Distemper, it not too far gone, since Cefruptibn arid Pu
tretatboh are the fore-runners of all difeafrs ; therefore no
better Phyfick can be taken for all Ages, Sexes and Coh
flitutions, from Infancy to an old Age. These Plumbs
are highly serviceable to the Female Sex, from the Age
of 14 to 20 Years, and from 40 to 50. Each. Box cony
tainv one Dozen of these Plumbs, Price 8 Shillings, with
Directions. Sold by Hugh Gaine, in New- uk, and
by no other Perform in America, Unless by his appointment."
Dio^nfhk Signs of W^rms.
"PALENESS in the Face, itching of the Nose, hol-
J _lbwnefs of the Eyes, grating of the Teeth when
asleep, Dairies, Pains, and Heaviness in the /lead, a
dry Cough, an itching in the Fundament, white 'and
thick Urine, unquiet flrep, often flatting, loft Appetite;
fwell'd Belly, knawing and biting about the Stomich;
frightful Dreams, extreme Thirffrs, the Bud- decay'd and
lean, Fits, often Vomiting, kicking Breath, &c.
Direclions for taking tsem.
A Child from I to 2 Years may eat one Plumb ; from
2/04 one and a half; from ^to 6 two ; from 6to 8 rwo
and a half ; from 8 to lx three ; from 12 to 15, and all
above that Age, may cat four Plumts, one Hour or tico
before up Rifng,not to Drink during that time, but afterguards
dr;nk warm flea, .Whey, or Water-gruel ; in taking them,
the Patient must fay two or three Days betwixt ec.cb Dose.
Its Agues, the feme Quantity must be taken, two, three
or four Hwurs before the Fit comes on, and be repeated three
Times. In Whooping or Chin-coughs, give the Quantity
above-mentionri.
Paris (France) June 14. By letters from Rhiemt
we are informed, that on the 1 rth mft. the day ap
pointed for the coronation of Ips molt Christian
Mta& the places in the cathedral were filled by fix
Wheatper Bushel, 7s. od.
Flour, 20s. od.
Brown 'Bread, I§s. od.
Weft-Incha Rum, 3s. 6d.
New-England, do. 2s. 6d.|
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufeovado Sugar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, I^. id.|
Molasses, 2$ .od.
Beef per Barrel, 48$. od.
Pork, 655. od.l
o'clock in the morning ; and at seven his Majesty
appeared, when the ceremony began, which was per
formed by the Cardinal de la Rocheaymon, and
ended a little before one; the whole having been
conducted with the greatest magnificence and regu
larity.---His most Christian Majetty is expe&ed at
Versailles on Monday the 19th inst. London
Gazette.
Paris, "June 12. The Duke d'Aiguillcn, who
had received orders from the King to retire to his
estate at Verrit, has received frefh orders to retire to
Aiguillon in Guienne.
It is said that the Duke d'Aiguillon owes his dist
grace to his Zeal for the Count de Guineas. The
Sieur Tort will certainly appeal to the Council,
before whom it is thought he has something of great
coßfequehce to produce against the Count.
L O NI) O N,
June 17. The Letters from Paris by yesterday's
mail, bring a confirmation of the Duked'Aiguillon's
being ordered to go to his country feat within two
hours ^fter he received that notice, instead of attend
ing at the coronation of the King, as he proposed to
do. At the fame time letters of invitation were fenp
to all the nobility to by present at that ceremony.
Extras of a Letter from Portfmoutb, June 14.
" This morning nine gangs of Shipwrights that
work in the dock-yard here, applied to the Commis
sioners of the navy, who are at present on the foot,
for feme relief, or an increase of wages, which could
not be immediately given; on which they left their
work and went out of the yard."
A large train of artillery is now preparing at
Woolwich, to be fllipped off with all' Ipeed for
America.
We hear that the Cabinet is much agitated with
contrary opinions fir.ee the lad dispatches from Ame
rica ; Lord Nerth is for conciliatory measures, the
Blomibury party all blither; while the cunning Lord
R dis for withdrawing the troops from Bolton,
and blocking up all thrir harbours, so as entirely to
destroy their trade. Which of these measures is
mod salutary, or which is likelied to be puifued,
time only mull determine.
' Wednefday morning four light-horsemen, on their
horles, belonging to Elliot's regiment, attended on
Gen. Hervey, at his house in Cleveland-row, to pass
an experiment befat him, he being Adjutant Gene
ral of the King's forces, in the following manner :
That luppofing an army was marching into an
enemy's country, where no hay was to be 'had, how
much and how many days fubflichee each man could
provide for bis horie, viz. A t;ufs of i,ay is wrethed
and bound as hard as is impossible to finlc into the
length of three quarters of a yard, and placed under
the cloak-bag behind. The fame quantity is bound
as hard as the other into two hrue balls as large as a
drum; and flung across the hoffe in such a manner
that the balls do not obftru& the man's feet in ths
fliirup, by which means a horse may be subsisted
eight days;
By the elcaor Palatine's death there will most
probably be a war in Germany, as the King of
Prussia claims that ek-aorate^ 'The Emperor has a
similar claim, and France intends to elpoufe arid
strenuously luppon the Duke cits Deux Pont's pre
teafrons to the fame electorate.
June 20. The People of New-York have deter
mined not to turnilh any provisions for the New
foundland fifhery.
No more troops, we are assured, will be sent to
America, till the refoltitions agreed to in the Con
gress are known c:i this fide the water.
Insurance is advanced ten per cent, on flips
outward-bound to America.
Nothing can more evince the utility of the Colo
nies to the Mother Country, than, that in less than
twelve months, three millions of bufhcls of wheat
have been exported from the Continent to England
alone, besides flour.
Orders are lent for all artificers in the dock-yards
to work double tides, rd fit out the men of war
wanted for immediate service.
A correfpondflit about the court of good intelli
gence, fends us the following information. " The
General officers are fraught with full powers to give
and take; The mode of taxation is to be changed
into that of requisition ; and the afts of parliament
ate to hang over the heads of the Americans, to
procure a due observance of the terms."
The Minittry are alarmed at the present powerful!
military force of Spain, and seem determined to put
Ireland into 2 proper date of defence ; for which pur
pole, it is asserted, four Hanoverian regiments will
very shortly be sent thither.
Two regiments of foot and a regiment ofdragoons
are ordered from Scotland into Ireland.
The militia cannot be embodied (except in case
of invasion or a&ual rebellion in these kingdoms)
without the content of the parliament.
June 22. This morning advice was received from
Portsmouth, that the ship Sampson, Capt. Cooper,
from New Yoik, was arrived off Spithead. She
failed from New-York the nth of May, and has
brought news papers of the 10th.
The firft resolution of the Congress is fin'd to be
come over, and that it is to Ihut up all the ports in
America.
It is thoughrthe General Congress in America will
take the government of that continent into their own
hands, raise an American army, and establish a
paper currency for its support.
Government are hiring transports in enter to fend
more troops to America.
The Cabinet, it is confidently reported, is rent
into parties, but it is believed that firm decisive mea
sures will prevail, as these, after several dais con
sultation and deliberation, seem to be most favoured
by a great Perfenage.
Fine Salt, 3s. 3d
Coarse Salt, 3s. od
Indian Cornper Bu. 3s. 4d