The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-04-23 00:00:00, page 1

, By His EXCELLENCY
SIR HENRY CLINTON,
Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the BATH,
General and Commander in Chief of ail his Majesty s
Forces within the Colonies lying on. the Atlantic Cceah
from Nova-Scotia to Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c, &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are feverah Deserters from the
British and Foreign Troops tinder my Command,
who are serving with the Epeffl^qr,^ concealed in the
Rebel Country : I have thought fit to iff, e this my Pro
clamation, offering a free and unlimited Pardon to all
such Deferter^Mho Shall furrtlndef rhemfelves to any of
his Majesty's Troops before the fiut Day of June next.
And whereas there are many of his Majesty's European
Subjects at this Time serving in the Rebel Army against
their King and Country, who, flung with Remorse, 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 Protection and
Support within these Lines., I do therefore hereby pro
tnife to all such who fhail come in before the above men
tioned firft Day of June 1781, in addition to the Benefits,
Prote&ion and Support, to which they would be entitulcd
under any other Proclamations, to procure for them his
Majesty's most gracious Pardon, for all Felonies and Tsea
fons ( Murder excepted) which they have heretofore been
guilty of, provided they will take up Arms in his Service,
and give their Assistance to the quelling this unnatural
Rebellion against his Government.
Given under my Hand at Head Quarters, in New-York,
the tenth Day of April, 1781.
H. CLINTON.
Published September 29, 1780.
A White LOAF, of the fineft FLOUR,
to weigh xlb. for 16 Coppers.
A S„'S I Z E of BREAD.
FLOUR at ql>per Cent.
Monday, April 23, 1781.
NE W-Y ORK
AND
WEEKLY
By his Excellency's Command,
JOHN SMITH.
General Pardon.
Sr. Excellentz Herrn Wilhelm Von Knyphau-
SEN, General Lieutenants und Commandeurs en
Chef des in Kneniglich Grols Britanniicben
D^ffen ftthenden Auxiliair Corps FuerAhch,
Heffifcher Trouppen, Ritters deter Fuerltlich
Heffifchen Odens, etc. etc. etc.
ALLEN und Je'denvon denen Fuerftlich Heffi
fchen'Tfouppen in Nord America defertinen
Unter oofficiers und Gemeinen so entweder bey denen
Feinden noch dienen, oder fich in devop vom Feind
betfetzten LAncfen noch verborgen hotter, wird hier
darch bekannt gemacht, dafs fit einen freyen und
vcelßgefi Pardon erhalten foiled, wenn fie fich vor
dem iften Tag des naechft Kuenfiigen Mor.aths
Juny, 1781, bey denen KoenigUchen irouppen tin
finden, und bey Ihren Regimentern darauf Stellen
werden.
Gegeben unter meiner Hand New-Yoik den
iiten April, 1781..
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf. Befehl, Sr. Excellentz,
|nftin Henrich M tz.
New-Yuk, March 9, 1731&
AL L Petfons having any Claims or Demands
upon the ElLte of the deceased John Grant,
Enquire, late Commiflsry and Paymatter to the Royal
Artillery, are desired to bring in the fame, to Mr.
James Fraley at his Office opposite St. Paul's Church,
on or before the 30th April next, in order to receive
Payment thereof: And all Perlons indebted to the
said Ettate, are requeued to makeimmtdmte Payment
to Mr. Fraser, be being properly authorised to re
ceive and difeharge the fame.
JAMES FRASER.
Police tyice, Ne^-York, November 20, 1780.
Quality, Weight, & Prke
BREA D,
By Order of the Commandant.
THAT on and after Thursday the 23d instant, all
bread made of sweet flour of the fi,ft quality, must
be baked into long loaves of two pounds weight each,
and stamped with the initials of the baker's name, and
fold for Sixteen Coppers each loaf
And all bread made of merchantable flour of an infe
rior quality, must be baked into round loaves weighing
two pounds and one half each, stamped with the initials
of the baker's name, and fold for Sixteen Coppers each
loaf.
Any baker or retailer of bread, who flball be convia^d
of demanding or receiving any more or greater sum than
Sixteen Coppers for each loaf of bread as above men
tioned, Hull be fined TEN POUNDS for every such
offence.
In order that the above regulations may be duly en
forced, Balthafar Creamer, is appointed Infpe&or of
Bread, with directions and powers constantly to visit the.
several bake houses in this city, and to make seizure of
all such bread, at he may find deficient, either in the
abovementioned qualities, weight, or stamp.- The
breed seized, to be immediately sent to the city aims
house, for the use of the poor, and report nude to the
Police of the cause of seizure, the quantity and the
baker's name frern whom it was seized, that the fame
nay be publiihrd ; and upon conviction of a second of
f nee, that the offender may moreover be fined Fifty
Founds and an entire flop put to his baking, if found
guilty of a third rffence.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DU 8013, Magistrate of Police.
Containing the eatllefl anther
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
His DWELLING-HOUSE, N 0.35,
Hanover- Square,
And STORE-HOUSE, No. 10, Water-Street,
Are to be disposed of at private sale; the latter
may be made into a commodious Dwelling-Hcufe
at a final! expence; it has hearth, for fix fire places.
SOME time a corporal in the grenadier com-|
pany of his Majesty's late 26th regiment ofl
foot, is desired to apply as soon as possible tol
James Inglis, vendue-mafter, inNew York,l
who has letters and instructions for him reflec
ting a valuable freehold, and other estate fallen
to him by the death of his father Mr
Russell,of West Craigs, between Glasgow
and Falkirk, in Scotland. If he does not ap
ply in a very short time as above, or any where
else execute such writings as are necessary to
Secure said estate, it will be legally seized upon'
by his brother of a second ,mar,iage; and for
ever loft. It will be exceeding kind in any per
son who can give him information of this, or
to communicate where he is, so as a letter can
be sent to him.
October AL E.
STRONG
jA L E,
THAT was brewed in October last, from
English Malt, particularly well hopped,
!and equal in Fineness and Flavour, to any
imported from England, may now be had for
Cash. at the Old Ale Brewery, Maiden-Lane
'° r Charles-Town,
'""'' or without convoy, and will fail
soon) the remarkable fall failing
^Schooner J EAN 1 E,
VIRGINIA built, John Morrison, commander,
mounting fix carriage guns. For freight or
ipaffage, apply to the captain on board at Seaman's
wharf, or Thomas Roy, No. 13, Deck Street.
Monday, 3 Min. after 9
Tuesday, 46 Min. after 9
Wednesday, 29 Min. after io
Thurfdsy, 16 Min. after it
Garrison Orders,
Eighth April, 1781.
A Number of the Citizens having formed them
fylves into Companies, by the names of the
Friendly,Union, Hard in Hand, and Heart in Hand,
Fire Companies, with the very laudable intention of
undertaking every service in their power, in case of
fie, by removing and securing the effects of such of
their fellow citizens whole situation at such time may
require their attention, having provided themselves
with the necessaries for that puipoie, and in order to
be dittinguifhed on those occasions, they will wear
round hats, with black brims and white crowns. It
is ordered, that no other person or persons (except
such as do belong to the said companies) do presume
to wear at any fire such badge of diftin&ion, on pain
of immediate imprifohment, and being tried by a
Court Martial, for breach of public orders.---And
in case of fire, all persons belonging to the laid com
panies, and having such badge of diftin&ion, are to
be permitted by all officers and sentinels to pals and
repafs without molertation, and are also to be ex
eropteJ from handing buckets, or affixing to work
the engines. >
Smith Ramadge
INtends embarking for Europe with the firft con
voy, he therefore requests those that are in his
debt to make speedy payment, and all persons who
have any demands against him are defiled to fend in
their accounts for payment.
The remainder of his goods now on hand will be
disposed of for cash on very reaforable terms '?
They consist of
TRISH linens, from 35.64.
' to Bs. per yard,
Scarlet, blue, white, Lon
don brown, and garnet
fiiperfine broad-cloths,
with ratti-rrete and trim
mings,
3-4 lutettrings,armozeens,
Ducapes, fattins,modes,
and pelongs,
Black and coloured Barce
lona handkerchiefs,
Spotted bandandes and ro
mall handkerchiefs,
Sewing silk, camb.ick and
lawns,
Scarlet, red, yellow, and!
white flannels,
Princes fluff's and fattinets,]
HIGH-WATER at N E W-Y ORK, 1
TH IS WEEK.
JOHN RUSSELL,
THE
Superfine: black ruffels,
durants and moreen;, ^
Men and ,womens ffk,
cotton and werfted hose,
Callitoe arid' chintzes,
Ribbon a* ! t4es.
Jeanri trdians,
Wpmeoscalhmanco shoes
Mens, youths and boys
London, made leather
shoes,
Superfine hyfon and fu
fhong teas, from London
Old coniac brandy,
Musted, turpentine soap,
Hair powder and ftarcb,
With a few barrels of best
mess pork,
I Friday, 10 Min. after 12 1
I Saturday, 4 Min. after 1 |
I Sunday, 58 Min. after 1
j New Moon this Day.
By Order of his Excellency
General ROBERTSON,
I Am direded and authorifed to demand and
receive all GROUND RENTS due, or
that may hereafter become due, for Grants
heretofore made by the Corporation of this
City: In consequence thereof, Ido hereby
give Notice, that due Attendance will be given
at my Office in Pearl-Street, every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday Mornings, between
the Hours of nine and one, in order to receive
the fame;,of which all concern'd are requir'd
to take Notice.,
Extrabtfrom a Rebel Paper.
From the NEWPORT MERCURY, dated
March 31.
A relation of the going out, and of the sea
engagement between the French fleet, com
manded by the Chevalier d'Aftouches, and
the British, commanded by Admiral Ar
buthnot, on the 16th inst.
—rtHE gale of wind on the 21st of January,
1 having had consequences which put
some equality in the naval forces of France
and Great-Britain, in North-America, the
Chevalier d'Aftouches took advantage of this
circumstance to flop the depredations and
plunders of the enemy on the coast of Virgi
nia. For that purpose he sent with the great
est speed a 64 gun (hip and two frigates, un
der the orders of Mpnf. de Tiley, capt. of the
navy. His orders were to go to Chefapeak
Bay and to endeavour to destroy the little
British fleet there, and the frigates which pro
tested it. The enemy having taken the pre
caution to put their veffcls out of danger, in
the small river of Elizabeth, Monsieur Tilly
could not completely fill the object of his
niffion ; —his expedition, however, was not
fruitlefs, he took or destroyed ten ships be
longing to the enemy, and brought to New-
Port, the Romulus, of 44 guns, which he
had taken at the entrance of the bay. The
success of this firft undertaking, and the great
desire of Mons. d'Aftouches to give an effica
cious fuccour to the Rate of Virginia, made
him take the resolution to renew the attempt
with greater force. He fitted out his squa
dron, armed the Romulus, and to ensure as
much as possible the success of the expedition,
the Count de Rochambeau sent on board his
men of war and the Fantafque, (a pink) a
detachment of his army, under the orders of
the Baron de Viomenil.
On the Bth of March in the evening, the
fleet got under way ; the contrary winds drove
it the following days to the south-east ; how
ever they took the advantage of the variety of
the winds, approached the coast, and on the
14th in the morning discovered Cape Charles
in Chefapeak Bay. The south winds which
blew very bard, did not allow them to rife in
the wind so as to go into Cape Henry ; on the
contrary, they were drove northward, and
tacked about two whole days. On the 16th
at day break, the wind still continuing to
blow from the fame quarter, but with less
force, and the weather foggy, the fleet having
their larboard tacks on board, a frigate was
discovered two gun shots to windward; the
Admiral made signal for chafing, but a short
time after many large flrips appearing through
the fog, he did not in the lealt doubt but the
British had got intelligence, by feme enemy
to America, of his going out, and that the
weft, and north-weft winds having made them
run more large than the French fleet, they
were arrived almost as soon as the French fleet
on the coast of Virginia. In consequence of
that refle&ion he called back the chafe, and
the wind fhifting to the north-east in the fame
instant, he made signal to form the line, with
the larboard tacks on board. The British fleet
were then two leagues off to the Southward,
Steering the fame course. At 9 o'clock, the
French fleet wore round a-head by the coun
ter march, at half an hour after the British
did the fame. At half afer ten the Admiral
feeing that the wind increased, and that he
was approaching the Shallows on the north
coast of Virginia, made a signal to take the
larboard tacks on board, and to wear round
before the wind by the counter march, The
JOHN SMYTH, City Treasurer.
New-York, March 1, 1781.
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od.
Flour, 7 0Se 0 ^
Brown Bread, 70s. od.
Wed-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-England-do. 4s. od.
PRICE C U R R R N T, in N E W - Y O R K.
[No. 1540}
GAZETT E:
T H E
MERCU R Y.
.IMufcovado Sugar, 51. 10s.
I Single refin'd ditto, is. gd.
IMolaffes, 2s. 6d.
IBeef per Barrel, 81. od.
IPork, 81. 10s.
foreign ann Domeßi&
The enemy taking advantage of their fupe*,
riority in failing and force, convinced to rife
in the wind, ercuding a great deal of fail,
and having their Larboard tacks on board.
At noon they wore in the French fleet's white ;
a little before one their van approached within
half a league of the'rear of the French line,
and they fecmed to have a mind to attack to
the leeward. Till then the Chevalier d'Af
touches had worked his ships so as neither to
avoid nor seek the engagement, because he was
fare that even the happiest issue of it would
hinder him from fulfilling his principal object,
but the honour of the King's arms, which he
must sustain before America, would not let
him give room to the British to boast that
they had pursued him, even with a fuperiof
force, and took the resolution of attacking
himfelf, by falling on their van, wearing
round by a counter march, and fighting them
on opposite tacks, to leeward, that his ships
might with facility make use of their lower
deck guns.
At one o'clock the .headmoft ship of the
French line was within gun shot ofthe enemy's
and a few minutes after the engagement began.
Ihe van of the British fell to leeward, and the
van of the French fleet did tne fame, to keep
up with the enemy, lo that those two parts of
the fleet fought for f>me tine, running before
the wind; a little before twoo'clock, the Ad
miral feeing that the manoeuvre of re British
van did not allow it to run more to leeward,
made his fleet haul in thevrind, with larboard
tacks aboard by a successive motion, which
made his whole line file off upon the van of the
enemy. This manoeuvre had a complete suc
cess; their fore moll flrip had scarce bore tlo
fire of the sth French Ship when She fell to
leeward, took the wind on his ftatboard fide,
and left the line, accompanied by a frigate
which came to her relief; however, the rear of
the British fleet had kept to windward, and was
near enough to fight the French rear while it
was making a motion to get in the wake of
the head of the line. This attack of the ene
my's van did very little damage to the Ships
that sustained it; however, the Conquerant
fuffered a great deal,bccaufe after having fought
with the British van, she sustained all the fire
of the centre. She especially fought with
a three decker, the loss of her main top fail
yard, and of a great part of her rigging, com
pensated the damage done the Conquerant.
A quarter before three, the fire having ceas
ed on both sides, and the French fleet being
a-head and to leeward of the British, the Ad
miral made signal to form promifeuoufly the
line, larboard tacks aboard, in a short time
this was done, and the fleet ran under final!
fail in expectation that the enemy would attack
a second time; the Admiral then proposed to
wear round of them, and fall up< ^ their van,
but they had been so ill used in the firft en
counter that they did not think it prudent to
expose them selves to a second; and curing the
rest of the day they kept to windward and a
flern, without taking advantage of their supe
riority in failing, to renew the fight. In the
beginning of the night the enemy's fleet fe[l
to leeward, and the French Hit continued to
run to the south-east with very little fail, and
allies lights hung out. The next day he ene
my were not to be seen; and the Chevalier
d'Aftouches, though the advantage was on his
fide, was obliged to renounce his hopes of Suc
couring Virginia, and in consequence fleered
towards New-Fort, to repair his Ships that had
been damaged, and to put them in a condition
of undertaking new operations.
Too much praise cannot be given to the in
trepid firmnefs Shewn by the captains, officers,
crews and troops. Their courage has made a
compensation for the number and Superior
Strength of the enemy's Ships, and the expedi
tion would have been fuccefiful had it been
depending on the Superiority of courage.
Chevalier d'Aftouches was coriftiotts that not
having got into the Chefapeak before the ene
my his expedition could not take place ; he
knew it whs impossible to land his troops, even
from the men of war,^nder the fire <;f a fa-,
perior fleet; h's only rare was for the glory
of the arms of his King, without endangering
his fleet.
The loss of the fleet amounts to 80 men kil
led, or dead of their wounds, 120 wounded.
Among the firft are Sincerely lamented, M. de
Cheffontaine, Captain of the navy, and Mons
de Kergu, Ensign.
Fine Salt, 2s. do,
Coarse Salt, is. do.
Indian Corn per Bu. 10s. do.,
Coffee, is, do.
Chocolate, zSs.perDoo