The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-04-02 00:00:00, page 1

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,.! do 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 ail concern'd are requir'd
to take Notice.
JOHN SMYTH, City Treasurer.
New-York, March 1, 1781.
New-Yoik, Mucfog, 1781
AL L Petfons having any Claims or Demands
upon the Estate of the deceased John Grant,
Esquire, late Comnijflary and Paymaster to die P „1
Artillery, are desired to bring to the lamp, to Mid
James Frafer,at his Office oppofte St.PAd's Church,
on or before the 30th April next, in order to receive
Payment thereof: And all Perfens indebted to the
said Estate, are requeued to makeimmediate Payment
to Mr. Fraser, he being properly authorifed to re
ceive and discharge the fame.
JAMES FRASER.
ALL persons who have any deman is upon the
Barrack Master General for FUEL fuprlied
his Majetty's troops, quartered on Long-Island,
to the 31st of December last, are requeued for the
last time, to call at this office with their accounts,
that they may be adjusted and paid.
Barack-Maher General's Office,
Water-Street, March 10, 1781.
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ALL persons having any demand dn the estate of
the late Charles Nicoll, Je&eafed, wine mer
chant, are desired to bring in their accounts that
they may be paid ; and those who are indebted to
said estate, are requeued to pay the fame to the
fubferityers at the house of the late Charles Nicoll,
Little Dock hreet.
EDWARD NICOLL, ,
EVERT BaNCKER, jun.
CHARLES N. TAYLOR.
just imported in the last vessels from Europe, and
now opening for sale by
ROBERT GAULT,
No. 30, Hanover-Square,
SUPERFINE and second broadcloths, rattiruts,
fhalloons, tammies, and durants; flannels,
serges, and coatings, callicoes, chintzes, printed
handkerchiefs, yard wide Irifli linens from 3s. 6d.
to 7S. 6d. per yard) brown and white Roffia Meet
ings and ravens duck, moreens, black ruffes, prin
ces fluff, and fattinet, lutestrings, mantyas, armo
zeens and brocades, fattens, pelongs, modes,perfians,
taffeties, bandanoes, romals, and black Barcelona
handkerchiefs; ribbons, thread edgings, black and
white laces and sewing fi'ks, hosiery and cutlery,
china in assorted boxes, London claret in cases, and
genuine red Port in pipes.
* JOHN RUSSELL,'
SOME time a corporal in the grenadier com
pany of his Majesty's late 26th regiment of
foot, is desired to apply as soon as possible to
James Inglis, vendue master, in New York,
who has letters and initiations for him respec
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 marriage; 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.
HAL L and BIRK S,
At No. 977, Beekman's Slip,
Have for sale, on the lowed terms,
XfADEIRA, red port, and Lifbun wines by the
' ' pipe, quarter calk, or dozen; hyfon, green,
fufhong and bohea teas, double and single refined
loaf sugars, mufeovado ditto, old Jamaica spirits,
brandy and turn by the puncheon or gallon, mess
beef and pork in tierces, barrels and half barrels,
Ship bread, flour of a good quality, a fiefh assort
went of butter; foot from No. 1 to 4, with a general
allotment of groceries, a few tierces of good rice,
a -^ r LT,<reH herd ^nd oatmeal.
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fa A.E paiu/erihip of FOWLER and TrE
& MAIN, is to be dissolved by mutual consent,
on the firft day of May next. All persons indebted
to them are requested to difeharge their refpe&ive
balances by that time, which will enable them to
difebarge all accounts outstanding agair.lt the part
neifhip.
ASSIZE OF bre a d.
Flour at 41. per Cent.
Published September 29, 1780.
A White LOAF, of the fineft FLOUR,
to weigh zlb. for 16 Coppers.
Monday, April 2,178 k.
N E W-Y OR K
A N D,
WEE K L Y
Containing the eattiett ^u^
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
Imported in the Zaft Fleet from London,
AND TO BE SOLD BY
HUGH GAI N E,
In Hanover-Square;
ATreatife on the Military Science, which compre
hends the grand Operations of War, ant general
Rules for conducting an Army in the Field, founded
upon Principles for the Improvement of the fame, with
occasional Notes: To which is added, the Manner of
attacking and defending Military Posts. Villages, Church
Yards, Mills, Huufes, &c. By Thonras Simes, Efa;
An Essay on the Art of War, translated from the French
of Count Turpin, by Joseph Otway, in 2 Volumes.
A Military Course for the Government and Conduct
of a Battalion, designed for the Regulationg in Charter,
Camp, or Garrison. By Thomas Simes, Esq;
Vocal Music, or the Songster's Companion, being a
com,fete Colkaion ol Songs, Cantatas, &c. with the
Music prefixed to each.
The New Merry Companion, or Vocal-Remembrancer,
being a fele& Cucalon of the most celebrated Songs,
lately sung at rheTheatres, Vauxhall, Raneleigh. &c.
The Humming Bird, a ; new and choice Collection of
the most celebrated Engiiffi and Sep's Songs.
Chefterfield's MiLel^neous Weiks, 4 Vols. Gold- ;
Smith's History o' England, 4 Vo's. Goldsmith's ani
mated Nature, 8 Vgis. Campbell's Lives of the Admi
rals, 4 Vols Modern Europe} 2 V>ls. Miilott's general
Kiftory, 2 Vois. Memoirs 0: Ma,lhalT>uke bf Berwick,
2 Vols. G^ld/mith's, CrtuiabHi^nry, 1 Vols. Thick
neisis Travels through France and Spain, tVols, Moore's
Travels through France, Switzerland and Germain, 2
Vol,. Cato and Ltelius, 2V T. Carver's Travels thro'
the interior Parts of America Hitter) of the Treupa
duurs, Montague's Reflections, New Dißorriits Bal- ;
lard's British Ladies. Lettas from an Officer in thel
Guards to his Friend in.Englaro containing fime Ac-1
count of France and Italy. C:xe Switzerland. 6 fto.l
rical Memoirs. Locke on Government. Leland's His
tory of Ireland. Delorrie on the Confitubon. Britishl
Antiquities. Keil's Astronomy, Drelmcourt on Demh. :
Watkinfon's Surv y. An elegant E ition of Sh.kefl
peare's PUys, by Samuel Jvhofch, and George Prevent,
gilt and lettered, in 8 Vols, Hooke's Roman Hitt ry
4 Vo,ls. Quarto, with Cuts. Speaker, 8 Vols. Ramb
ler. 4 Vols. Guardian, Vols Fielding’s Works, 12
Vols. Thompson's Works} 6 Vols. Addison's Wo ki
4 Vols Dryden's Works, 4VOIS. Thompson's Works,
4 Vols. Tom Brown's Works, 4 Vols Goldsmith's
Works, 2 Vils. Plutarch's Lives, 8 Vols. Pope's
Homer 9 Vols Modern Traveler, 6 VJs. Cil Blas
4VOIS. The History of Agathon, trarflated from the
German, 4. Vols. Smollett T lemachus, 2 Vols. Con
templation of Nature, 2 Vols.\ Tutor of Truth, 2 Vols.
Mufei Mirror, 2 Vols. Browne's Travels 2 Vols. Tour
from London to Petersburg. Sketches from Nature, by
George Keate, Esq; 2 Vols. Midnight the Signal, 2
Vols, Love of Fame. Ptipay's Fables. Gordon's Ta
citus, 5 Vols. Knox's Essays, 2 Vols. Seneca's Morals.
Something new, 2 Vols Macbean's Dictionary. Cramer
on Metals. Smoler's History of all Nations, 8 Vols.
Shakespeare's Works, 8 Vols. Rollin's antient Hittory.
Tillotfon's Works. Manual of Devotion. Whole Duty
of Man. Buchan's Family Physician. New Weeks
Preparation. Bolingbroke's Letters, Guthrie's Gram
mar. Salmon's Gazetteer. Boyer's French Dictionary.
Boyer's Grammar. Fenning's, Dyche's, and B relay's
Dictionaries. Wilson's Navigation. Seamans Vade
Mecum. Mariner's Cempafs. Mariners Calendar. Daily
Affifant. Weft India Pilots. Bibles; Common Prayer
Books; Teftameats ; Spelling Books; Primmers; Chap
men's Books; Newberry's Books ; &c,,&c
FETETTE GEMA N,
VINTNER AND DISTILLER,
Has tor sale at his store the upper end of Queen-street,
No. 125,
Formerly occupied by Philip Kissick,
Upon the most reasonable terms.for case,
OLD Madeira, Port,
Lisbon and Tene
riffe wines,
Jamaica spirits,
Well India and cherry
rum,
Holland geneva,
French and cherry brandy,
Shrub,
All forts of cordials,
The very belt of home
spun geneva and bran
dy, very little inferior
to Holland or French,
MJlaffes,
Wine and cyder vinegar,
London porter in bottles
Double Gloucester cheese,
And sundry other articles too tedious to mention.
"To" BET yt;
And entered upon the fi-ft of May next,
AS elegant a dwelling-house as any in the pro
vince, situated upon the south fide of Long-
Island, at the distance of about 30 miles from the
city. It commands a noble profpea of the sea.
Fishing and fowling in abundance throughout the
whole year. The field upon which the houle hands
(containing about 14 acres) will be let with it. The
garden is large and ipacious, the lot flocked with all
kind of fruit trees, in full bearing order. The coach
houle and ft^b'e aelrpe and convenient. Fire wood
for the use of the family to be had for cutting and
carting-- the distance not more than a quarter of a
mrie. Enquire cf George Stanton, No. 31, John-
Sueet#
Monday, 1 Min. after 4
Tuesday, 49 Min. after 4
Wednesday, 43 Min. after $
Thursday, 35 Min. after 6
HIGH-WATER at N E W-Y O R K,
T HI S WEEK.
THE
^^3^o
tfZse'^^^H^'x^ §%^V
Double and single refined
f^gar,
Mufeovado sugar,
Hyfon, foufhong and bo
hea tea.
Chocolate aqd coff.e,
Pepper and muftaid,
Pearl bailey and rice,
Caftile and turpentinefoap
Mould and dipt candles,
Poland starch and fig blue,
Hair powder,
Bird fliot of all sues,
Twist and cut tobacco,
Raisins and currants.
Ox tongues dried,
Nutmegs, cloves, and
cinnamon,
Friday, 27 Min. after
Saturday, 16 Min. after
Sunday, 6 Min. after
Full Moon the Bth.
H A D L E Y's
Best QUADRANTS,
VERY NEAT
Mathematical Inflruments :
GERMAN FLUTES and FIFES,
Vellum for Drum Heads,
Nuremberg Salve and Corn Plaister,
DOLLAN D's
TELESCOPES,
Balsam of Ho^ey, Anderson's Fills,
Powder Flalks'and Shot Pouches,
POWDER, and SHOT of different Sizes,
LARGE and SMALL
PIS TO L S,
BEAUTIFUL
Cutteaux de Chafe,
Scented and common Hair Powder,
Best Sealing Wax, Wafers, and Quills,
Very best Penknives and Razors,
Temple Spe&acles of different Sorts,
Horse Whips and Canes,
Tooth Brushes of different Kinds,
Different Sorts of Ink Pots,
GOLD SCALES for th Pocket,
POUNCE, Pounce Boxes, and Ink Powder,
Patent Ink Cake,
Best RED and BLACK INK, With
PAPER
Of all SORTS and SIZES.
Family Bibles, Teflaffients, Dilworth's
Spelling Books, N. England Primers,
And a Variety of other BOOKS,
Sold by HUGH GAIN E.
—=rarra©e^^
Just published, and to be fold by
HUGH GAIN E,
THE
WEST-INDIA ATLAS;
Or, a compendious description of the
WEST-INDIES:
Illustrated with forty correct charts and maps, taken
from actual surveys.
Together with an hiftorieal account of the several
COUNTRIES and ISLANDS.
THEIR
DISCOVERY, TRADE,
SITUATION, INHABITANTS,
EXTENT, STRENGTH,
BOUNDARIES GOVERNMENT,
PRODUCT, RELIGION, &c.
An INDEX of the PLATES.
A chartof the British channel; the Atlanticor weflern
ocean ; the Azores or Western Islands ; the Madeira*, and
Canary Elands; the Cape de Vcid Iflancs; the Bermu
das or Summer Islands. A general index map of the
Weft.lndies, the western coast of Louisiana, and the coast
of New Leon ; the Oaft of Weft Florida and Louisiana ;
the Peninsula and gulf of Florida, and the Bahama Elands ;
the gulf of Mexico, from Laguna de Efraotes to Punta
Brava; the coast of Yucatan, from Campeche to Bahi
del Affenfian, with the weft end of Cuba ; the Eland of
Cuba, with part of the Bahama Banks, and the Martyrs ;
the Windward Passage, with the several passages from
the weft end of Cuba, and the north part of St. Domingo;
the coast of New Spain, from Neuva Vera Cruz, to
Trieste Island; the Bay of Honduras; the Eland of Ja
maica, and cape Gracias Dios, with the banks; the
south part of Domingo; the Caribbee Elands, and the
Virgin Elands, Porto Rico; Part of the provinces of
Cofto Rico and Nicaragua, with the Lagunes; the iflhmus
of Panama, with the coasts from the great river on the
Mofkito store to Carchagena; the coast of Tetra Firma,
from Carthagena to Goifo Trieste ; the coast of Carac
cas, Comana, Paria, and the mouths of Rio Orinoco,
with the Elands of Trinidad, Margarita, Tobago, Grana
da, St. Vincent, &c. the Eland of Jamaica; the Island of
Ruattan, or Rattan, with the Eland of Old Providence;
the Virnin Elands, with the Elands of Anguilla, Saba,
St. Euftatia, St. Martin's, the Great Passage Eland, and
Crab Eland, with a part of Porto Rico; the Eland of
St. Christopher, and the Eland of Neves; the,Eland of
Antigua; the Eland of Guadaloupe, with the Eland of
Mariegatante; the Eland of St. Dominica; the 111 nd of
Martinico ; the Eland of St. Lucia ; the Island of Bar
bados ; the Island of St. Vincent; the Island of Bequis,
or Becouya; the Island of Granada; the Island of Toba
go; Turks Island , (hj El^id Qf Cpgacoa,
PRICE C U R R R N T, in N E W- Y O R K
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od.
Flour, 70s. cd.
IBrown Bread, 70s. ok
Welt-India Rum, ss. : 6d.;
New-England do. 4s. od.
^1537]
GAZE T T E:
T H E
MERC UR Y.
I!Mufeovado Sugar, ' 51. zos.
JSingle refin'd ditto, is. gd.
IMojaffes, 2s. 6d.
;Beef per Barrel, 81. od.
IPork, 81. res.
foreign ana Domenici
Police Office, Nc%o*Tork, November 20, 1780,
Quality, Weight, & Price
OF
K ItA I
By Order of the Commandant.
THAT on and after Thursday the 23d ioftant, all
bread made of sweet flour of the firft quality, most
be baked into,long loaves of two pounds weight tach,
and Ramped* 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 o^e half each, flamped with the initials
of the baker's ha@e, and fold for Sixteen Coppers each
loaf,
Any baker or retailer of bread, who shall be convicted
of demanding or receiving any more or greater sum than
Sixteen Coppers for each loaf of bread as above men
tioned, ffiall be fined TEN POUNDS for ever* such
offence.
In order that the above regulations may be duly en
forced, Balthafar Creamer, is appointed Infpeftcr of
Bread, with directions and powers constantly to vifo the
several bake houses in this city, and to make feizute of
all such bread, as he may find deficient, either in the
abovementioned qualities, weight; or Itarn,.-- —Ths
bread seized, to be immediately sent to the city pirns
house, for the use of the poor, and report th de to the
Police of the cause of leisure, the quantity and the
baker's name from whom it was seized, that the fame
may be published; and up,n conviction of a fa ond of
fence that the offender may moreover be fi erf Fifty
Pounds and an entire ftopput to his baking, if foetid
guilty of a third offence.
ANDRE N ELLIOT, Superintendent General,
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
JOH N PELL,
At No. 191, Queen-ffreet, near Be<kman's-flip,
HAS.FOR SALE,
Also a quantity of excellent
New ROSE BUTTER.
A remarkable Cure performed by Maredants Drops
authenticated by Sir George Armytage, Bart, of
Kirklees-Hall, in the Weft Riding in the Count, York.
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, Golden-Square, London^
SI R,
JOSEPH WOOMERSLEY, a tenant of mine, 2%
J years of age, of the Parft of Clifton, bad two
ulcers upon bis left band, each as large as a crown
piece, running a far, humour, another in elbow,five
in bis right fide, five in bis right Jboulder, sue m bis
right leg and one over bis lejt eye, all equally as large;
a contrasted knee with a violent inflammation which
deprived him of the use 0/ it ; after taking two fix
filling bottles the inflammation in his knee jubfaed,
broke out into an ulcer and gave bim the entire use of
it, and by the time be bad taken ten be was perfect,
cured, and has remained well ever face. This cure
was effefled in the,ear 1775.
I am,our mod bumble servant,
Kirklees, GEORGE ARMITAGE.
25th Augufl, 1780.
Tbefe Drops entirely eradicate the leprosy, the feur^
vy, old fores or ulcers, large blotches or boils, the evil,
fiflulas, piles, pimpled faces, long continued inflamma
tion of the eyes, billions cholic, St. Anthony's fire (car
bolic gout and rheumatism, and' ever, other disorder
arising from a Joulnefs of the blood. The, perfect di
gestion, amazingly create an appetite, and aft a< d
restorative to the most reduced constitution. They may
be taken in any season, without the leapt confinement,
danger of catching cold, or hindrance 0, bajine/s ; the
fafety witb which they ma, be administered to children,
infants, and women during pregnancy, is an additi*
oval encouragement to the timely ujeoftbOT
Self by Hugh @%
By the last vessels frorr
A Qjantifyof new mess
BEEF and PORK,
in tierces, barrels and
half barrels,
Fresh fupetfine flour,|
Mould and dipt candles, !
Red herrings, io barrels
and half barrels,
Englilh and American
hams,
White wine vinegar,
Pigs tongues in kegs,
Neats ditto,
Loaf, powder and brown
Sugar,
Turpentine and Caftile
soap,
Gloucester and Cheshire
cheese,
Coffee in barrels,
.;Fne Salt, 2s, dos
.{Garfe Salt, is. d..
./Indian Corn perßu. roG dc b
^Coffee, is . d^
rt Chocolate, 265. pm Do;
n Engl and and Ireland,
IPort/Wine,
, Green and Bohea teas,
! Black pepper,
IChocolate,
IPlaying cards,
lOlives,-
Copers,
Anchovies, >ln bottles,
Girkins,
Walnuts,
Pipes of different lengths,
Mustard loose and in bot
tles,
lOld spirits,
Ditto rum,
? Barley in kegs,
Holland geneva,
^ Wrapping paper,
Writing ditto,
Dried cod fifh,