The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-09-06 00:00:00, page 5

Supplement to the New-iorx traz^c, oept.
By his EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of alL'his
Majerty's Forces within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia
to Wett-Florida, inclusive, See &c. &c.
P ROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragemerit is here
by given to the poffelfois of farms and
gardens to raise plentiful supplies of grain,
provisions, vegetables, and forage. Whatever
person or peril ns shall presume to take away,
or destroy any part of the cattle, dock, or other
produce of any farm or garden, or do any
damage to the habitations, garden, orchards,
or lands; destroy or br<ak down the fences,
(hall, upon proof thereof, be most severely
punched. Complaint is to be made to the
Commandant of New-York, or to the officer
commanding the neared poll of his Majesty's
troops. „
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
the Eighth Day of March, in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun
dred and Seventy-nine.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
J ho Smith, Sec'ry^ •
By his Excellency
Sir Henry Clinton, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Weil Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
VTHEREAS the Enemy have adopted a
Y pradice^f enrolling
NEG ROES
Among their Troops ; I do hereby give No
tice, Thauall NEGROES taken in Arms, or
upon any military Duty, (had be purchased
for tbe public service at a Rated Price; the Mo
ney to te pan! to the Captors.
But I do most ftrialy forbid any Person to fell
or tlaimßight over anyNEGßOE;thePioperty
o' a Rebel, who may take Refuge with any
Part of this Amy : And I do promise to every
NEG ROE
Who shall desert the Rebel Standard, full Se
cu^ty to foPow within these Lines, any Occu
pation which he shall think prop r.
Given under my Hand at -Head-Quarters,
PHILIPSBURG H, the 3 oth Day
of JUNE, 1779.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Secretary.
fcfbe awards printed in Italic, in the 14th line of tbe
above Proclamation have, through mi fake of the
printers, been heretofore emitted.)
By Order of the Commandant.
f {"'HE following prices and assize of bread
l are to takeplace from and after Friday
the 9th infant, and to continue until further
orders.
Ship Bread of the bed quality, at jl. ros.
per hundred weight.
All loaf Bread to weigh two pounds each
loaf, for fourteen coppers each. ,
No Baker or Retailer of Bread shall 31k, de
mand, or receive any greater fam, either for
ship or loaf bread than t.he prices above men
tioned. Al! bread to be marked as heretofore
directed, and to be made good; such as shall
be found either defective in quality or deficient
in 'weight, shall be forfeited to the Alms-
House; and any person oho shall demand or
receive any more or greater sum than is above
mentioned, either for loaf or ship bread, shall
forfeit five pounds over and above the value
®f the bread so frid, the one half to the in
former and the other half to be applied to the
use of the poor of this city.
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Mathews, Mayor,
Peter Dubois. Magistrate of Police.
Office of PliLice, July 7, 17-9.
WAN-1 ED, a Jif -failing hty'l, mounting
20 Guns, and otherwije well-armed and
manned, to be chartered for the Ifand of Jamaica,
and to return to Ne^v-York again. For Particu
lar apply 16 Hugh Gaine.
BY
James Pattifon,Efquire
Major-General of hit Majesty's . <> r ces,
and Commandant of New-York,
&c. &c. &c.
Proclamation.
WHEREAS it is highly expedient that
further regulations should be eftablithed
refpefting the BOATS and SMALL CRAFT,
puffing to or from this city.
I HAVE THEREFORE thought fit to order
and direst that from and after the First Day of
August next, ad beats and small ctaft bringing
PROVISION, FUEL, FORAGE or ENN,
to this chy, and other market fuppli% must
have passes from the Office of Police, faeci
fying the names of the performs, a.\d the places .
to and from which they ard topafe and repafs
That every fuchBOAT or SM ALL CRAFT
as shall be dete^ed without fitch pass, or in
going to or coming from any place or places, .
but such as are particularly mentioned in their
passes, will be seized, and tbe persons found
therein detained, arid are to be reported to the
Police, in order that the fame may be laid be
fore the Commandant.
That any person or persons intending to
bring supplies to this city, and who shall obtain
a pass from any of his Majesty's Officers com
manding at Oat-Posts, or the commanding
officer on Long-lfland, or from the Colonel of
the militia of the county in which they reside,
shall be permitted to bring supplies to this city,
either by land, or in any craft, having a pass
as aforefaid.
That every person or persons difeovered on
board any boat or small craft, coming to or
going from this city, without such pass ds
aforefaid, or a pass from the Office of Police,
shall, together with the Did boat or small craft,
and the hands thereunto belonging, be detain
ed and reported as abovefaid.
That from and after the publication hereof
all boats or small craft, attempting to pass
from this city after dark, and before gun-fire
n the morning except such as are in his Ma
eftyl service) vill be seized by the guard-boats,
and forfeited, and the persons found therein
imprisoned.
That ail boats or small craft that shall be
difeovered parting to this city after dark or be
s re gun fire in the morning (except such as are
in his Majesty's service, or that are coming
with provision, fuel, forage, fiih, or supplies,
for the markets, having partes for that purpose)
will be seized and forfeited, and the persons
found therein imprisoned as abovefaid.
That all forfeitures incurred by virtue of
this Proclamation, shall be divided, one moiety
thereof to the person or persons making the
seizure, and the other to be p,id into the hands
of John Smyth, Equire, Treasurer of the city
funds for the use of the poor.
Any person or persons offending against this
Proclamation, may depend on being punished
with the utmost rigcr.
Given under my Hand in tbe City of Neve-
York, tbe Twenty second Day of 'July,
1779, and in tbe Nineteenth Year of bis
Mfefly's Reign.
JAMES PATTISON.
By Command of tbe General,
John L. C. Roome, Sec'ry.
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Office of Police, July 27, 1779.
AN Y person or persons that may in
cline to contra for the cleaning the
streets of this city, under the immunity of an
exclusive right to take all the manure and rub
bilh for their own ufe,are desired to give their
proposals to the Office of Police on or before
the 15th of August next,' together with such
regulations and reftriaions as they may think
necefl'ary, to enable them properly to execute
such an undertaking, that the fame may be
laid before the Commandant, and with his ap
probation, terms of agreement entered into.
WAN FED, a decreet, middle-aged Woman,
that can be well recommended, can Jew
and iron, and will take care of 3 or 4. Children,
hone need apply but fuel: as can bring an unexcep
tionable Cbaradhr. For Particulars apply to
Hugh Gaine.
6, 1779- [No. 1455]
By Order of the Commandant.
WHEREAS the during of pitch, tar,
turpentine, rosin, spirits of turpen
tine, or shingles in any houses, rtore-houfes,
cellars', or lodging them Ori the wharfs, Or in
the Greets, within this city, is not only attend
ed with imminent danger in case of fire, bur
is also expressly contrary to an act of assembly
palled in this province the 30th of December
It is therefore didefed and directed, that all
persons who have pitch, tar, turpentine, ro
iin, spirits of turpentine, or shingles (except
the, quantity herein after allowed to ship
chandlers) lodged ex. laying in any part of this
city, do remove the fame on or before the sth
day of Au'gurt next, to the brewhoufe and
ground adjacent, formerly occupied by Hen.
drick Rutgers, situate in the out ward of this
city, which is set apart for tbe reception of
the fame, and I. ft to b; under the direction
and care df fuch' person or persons as the mer
chants intererted.may chafe to appoint at their
own expence for the fafety of their property.
Ship chandlers are allowed to have near
their doors, in the open fireet, and not in any
building or iriclofure, pitch, tar, rosin and tur
pentine, not exceeding in the whole, at any
time, seven barrels..
Such person or persons as do not punctually
comply with this order before the sth day of
Auguftnext, shall for such offence, be fined
Fifty Pounds, to be immediately paid into the
hands of Mr. fohn Smith, Treafarer to the
Vertry, to be applied to the public uses of
this city, and be imprisoned if the articles are
not removed agreeable to the above order in
twenty-four hours after conviction.
It is further ordered and directed, that all
pitch, tar, turpentine, rosin, arid spirits of
turpentine or shingles, that may be imported
into this port, after the date of this order,
ihall, when permitted to be landed, be im
mediately lodged at the place herein before
direded ; and in case of being left on the
wharf where landed or lodged in any other
place than is herein directed, lhall.be forfeited
and fold at public vendue, and the monie
arising therefrom be paid and applied as abov
mentioned.
Any cartman wh© shall be detected in earn
ing of pitch, tar, turpentine, rosin, spirits of
turpentine, contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this order, shall be deprived of
his licence, and fined TenPiounds, to be paid
and applied as before mentioned.
Asa punctual compliance with these regu
lations is the immediate concern of every in
habitant of this city, it is expected they will
point out all dilinquents to the officers of po
lice.
FRANCIS HILL,
Has opened a Store two Doors from Captain
Laird's office, Hanover-Square,
And has for S A L E,
BEEF, pork, rice, bifquet, rum, candles,
claret in battles from Ireland. Marts,
yards, fails, landing and running rising,
blocks, &c. &c.
VERY fine old Mrdeira
wine by the pipe,
quarter calk or dozen,
Ditto Sherry,
Ditto Lisbon,
Ditto Tenerife,
Ditto red port,
Claret by the dozen,
London porter by the hogs
head or dozen,
Taunton alt by the dozen,
English cyder by ditto,
Old Jamaica spirits by the
hugfhead or left quantity,
Ditto cane spirits, I
Ditto Weft India rum,
Holland geneva,l
French brandy, Shrub, 1
A neat aflortment of home- I
spun Gin and Brandy, I
very little inferior to Hol-.
land or French, (
All forts of the best of Cor- I
dials, -1
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PE TER DUBOIS, Magirtrate of Police.
PHILIP KISIC K,
Vintner and Disitller,
At the upper end of Queen-ftrtet, has for fate at hit
house, No. 12g,
Molasses,
Single and double refined
loaf sugar,
Mufeovado fugarby the bar
rel or less quantity,
Best hyfon and bohea tea,
Best cheffiire and Gloucester
cheese,
Best caftile soap by the box,
or less quantity,
Common ditto,
Sandlesby the box or left
quantity,
Scorch barley,
Spermaceti candles by the
box,
Mens beaver hats,
Ozenbrige,
Corks,
Long pipes, pepper,
Allspice, cinnamon,
Cloves,
Mace,
Nutmegs,