The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1782-06-10 00:00:00, page 3

NEW-YORK, June io.
A Fig of, Truce arrived here last Saturday
from Providence in nine Days; by whom we
learn, o at Governor Maxwell, late of that
Place, w ''h the English Garrison, failed from
t hcn< the 29th ult. for England, in two Po-
j ac d's, and a Brig; and that the Island of Pro
vidence w,s now garrisoned by about 250
Spaniards.
A Vessel, Rum loaded, is said to be carried
into New London, about 14 Days ago, sup
posed to be the Brig —^ , from Tortola,
for this Port, as ffie was spoke with off bandy-
Hook, about that Time.
The Ship Favourite, Capt. Buchannan, is
arrived at Annapolis, in Maryland, from
France.
Last Friday Afternoon the Duke Packet,
Captain Paddy, arrived here from Charlef
town, in seven Days: When he failed all
was quiet in Georgia and South-Carolina —
General Wayne lay at Ebenezer, about thirty
Miles from Savannah, and Gen. Greene at
Dorchester, the fame Number of Miles from
Charleftown.
Captain Buiffon, of the Brigantine Prize to
the Fair American, fays, when he left the
Cape, the united Fleets of France and Spain
amounted to near 45 Sail of the Line, includ
ing Fifty Gun Ships; but that many of them
would not be fit for Sea before July.
The British and combined Fleets now in,
the Weft-Indies, are supposed to amount to
more than 100 Sail of the Line.
The Navigation of the Delaware has been
so much interrupted of late that a Number of
the Merchants of Philadelphia have laid up
their remaining Vcffels, and discharged the
Seamen belonging to them.
Mr. Hyler's Boats have been at the Fishing
Banks again, finte our last, and carried away
four Boats, without the lead Interruption;
also three from Prince's Bay; and we hear
they are now ranging on the South Side of
Long-lfland.
The Rhode-lfland Regiment of Regulars
are now on their March from Phi'adelphia to
join the main B)dy of Washington's Army on
the Banks of Hudson's River.
Wednesday last died James Pitcher, Esq;
Commissary of Mutters, a Gentleman whole
Goodness of Heart makes his Loss regretted
by all his Acquaintance: (n him the Poor
have loft a steady Friend, and the Public a
faithful Servant:
The following Paragraph is taken from the South-
Carolina Royal Gaerte, of May 22, 1782.
" Captain Wade, of the Snow jenny, in
Mine Weeks from Liverpool, informs us, That
about 15 Days ago he spoke with a Prussian
Veffri from Curacoa to Embden, the Metter
of which mentioned, that about twenty Days
before three French Ships of the Line had ar
rived at that Illand in a most Mattered Condi
tion, and having a great Number of wounded
Petfons on board; and that the French Of
ficers gave out they had 101 l in the Engagement
with Adratrarrertny, in which th-irf: v^fTm
bore a Part, two Ships funk, two blown up,
besides the Ville de Paris, and others taken."
Yerterday Morning the Brig Belvedere,
Capt. Webster, arrived here in 21 Days from
Montego lhy ? in Jamaica: The Morning he
failed a Gentleman arrived there from King
ston, who assured him that three more Fiench
Line of Battle Ships had been taken by rhe
Division of the Britilh Fleet tender the Com
mand of Admiral Drake, and that 9 Sail of
the Line, in the whole, (all French) were at
Anchor in Kingston Harbour the Day he set
out; that the last Accounts from Sir Samuel
Hood were, that he was left in Chafe of two
more crippled Ships, supposed to be those froml
Cotacoa, as mentioned above; that the Pri-1
foners on beard the Jafori and Caton, report,
that the Santa 'Efprit, one of their Contorts,
of 80 Guns, had funk in the Mena Passage.
From the Supplement to the Cornwall Chronicle,
and Jamaica General- Advertiser.
KINGSTON, May 11.
Since our last, c<, n Advice has been re
ceived of the Loss of t^e St Esprit, a French
84 Gun Ship, which was so wounded and
Shuttered in the Engagement of trie 12th ult.
that she funk the Day after the Adion, in
Sight of the Caton and Jason, which were so
disabled as to be incapable of affording her
the smallest Affiilance.
Certain Information has been received of
4 French Ships of the Line having arrived at
Curacoa, in a mod (battered Condition, after
the late Engagement, and from whence, not
being able to procure the necessary Affiltance,
they proceeded for the Cape the zd instant,
viz, Le Hercule of 74 Guos, Le Marfellois 74,
L'Eveille 64, and Le Pluton 64 ; the Masts of
the three former being in such a Sta.e that
they could hardly be kept handing. r
His Majesty's Ship Canada, the Hon. Capt.
Cornwallis, one of Sir Samuel Hood's Squa
dron, anchored at Port Royal on Sunday last;
fie left the Squadion cruising off Cape Tibe
roon, all well.
St. JAGO de la VEGA, April 18.
It is whispered that the expedition from
Hifp^niola will be delayed until the arrival of
250 c troops from the army of General Wash
ington which may be expected in the course of
this month.
Sunday arrived the (hip Lady Taylor, Cap
tain Ruthven ; and on Monday, the Worcester,
Capt. Stewart; and the brig Anson Cart.
Sowden; being part of the long pr np &^ Lon
don fleet.
The above fleet failed from
St. Lucia, under the co jefty's
ships Intrepid, of 64 / alloy;
Shiewffiury of 74, Capt: incefs
Caroline, of 54, Capt. Sybil
frigate, Capt. Rodney ; and oaiamacaer fire
ffiip, Capt. Lucas.
Sales by Auction,
THIS day 11 o'clock at the Coffee-Houfe Bridge,
1 50 barrels Infh flour,
40 barrels of Philidelphia flour,
10 barrels of English do.
ONE O'CLOC K,
The galley FAIR AMERICAN,
Captured by his Majesty's armed boats commanded
by Capt. Blanchard.
Duncan, Barclay, and Bayard.
Public Auction,
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.
This DAY, 11 o'clock,
On the wharff below the Coffee-Houfe,
60 puncheonsold Grenada rum,jui landed^
100 barrels of fine flour,
30 hampers of cheese,
On Hallet's Wharff,
A cargo cofitting of
20,000 Inch PINE BOARDS.
TO-MORROW,
On the wbaiff below the Coffee-Houfe,
A cargo of James River TOBACCO, of the
firft quality.
From E. OfaalFs Independent Gazetteer, dr th
Chronicle of Freedom, June J, published at Phi
ladelphia.
^ By the most admirable Ingenuity of the once
expert Turn-Key, (pro tem.) of New-Gate, in
Dublin, the Printer and all his people, are
classed anddraughted to go with the Detach
ment of Militia, now under marching Orders:
And they have determined to turn out and do
their Duty as Soldiers, to avoid paying the
enormous Fines, which are impofad, and ex
toited with unremitting Violence, by the ra
pacious Vultures of Pennsylvania, who conti
nue to prey upon the very " Life's Blood" of
the People, without accounting to the Public
for the Expenditure of the monftroqs Sums
which have been paid in by Taxes, Fines, Im
portions, Coufifeation, &c. or fatisfying an
injured, though persevering Army. But should
we return with whole Bones, as is expeded, at
the Expiration of the Tour, we will resume
our weekly Publications, which, for rhe pre
sent, we are under the difagreeabje NecHEcy
of suspending. We, therefore, hope our kind
Customers will suspend their Curiosity, until
we return in fafety from the Wars, whn they
may expea a Budget of Camp News, hitherto
unrecounted by the “ broken Soldier, who
' Wept o'er his Wounds, or Tale of Sorrow
done,
' Shoulder'd his Crutch, and Ihew'd how
Fields were won.'
Prizes arrived face our last.
The Privateer Brig Pilgrim, of 16 Guns,
and 42 Men, from New London, three Days
out, by his Majesty's Ships Bellifarius, Ri
cnard Graves, Esq; Commander, and Quebec,
Mafon, Esq; Commander.
Brig Rebecca, from Egg Harbour for St,
Thomas's;, by his Majesty's Ship the Fury,
W. Sidney Smith, Esq; Commander.
Brig Two-Rachels, Captain Buiffon, from
Cape Francois, for Phildelphia, with Rum,
Coffee and Sugar; by the Privateer Fair Ame
rican.
PRJNCIPLETWTOL[TENESS, and
of knowing the World; by the late Lord
Chesterfield, methodifed and digefled un
der ciftincj Heads, with Additions by the
Revd. Dr. John Trusler ; containing every
InfbuQion necessary to complete the Gentle
man, and Man of Fafh/on; to teach him a
Knowledge of Life, and make him well re
ceived in all Companies —For the Improve
ment of Y< uth, yet not beneath the Attention
of any.
* # * Sugar House Paper, and all Sorts of
Watte Paper, by the Ream, —Scented Hair-
Powder by the Pound, —Pomatum — Patent
Shoe Blacking,—Turlington's Balsam, —
Stoughton's Bitters, —Analeptic Fills,—An
derfon's Pills, —Keyfer's Pills, —Hawnev's
Preventative, —Shaving Boxes and Brushes
—Sh^e Brushes, &c. &c.&c.
SOLD BY H. GAINE.
Public AuElion.
tr; d ft? I^lnwtkff^oXla^. Haas Cp will iv Gil#,
At Eleven o'Clock,
By Henry Guest,
10 tierces of new rice,
20 barrels of fine flour,
6 barrels sugar,
20 bags (hip bread,
12 boxes soap,
A few cannisters fufrong ten, and some soy,
A box containing a variety of coat and waist
coat buttons, and a quantity of tin ware.
Public Audion.
To-morrow, at 11 o'clock,
At the Coffee-Houfe, will be fold,
4 pipes of excellent port wine,
4 pipes cf Genuine London Madeira,
I hogshead rum,
io cofks raisins,
4 chests, English fufhong tea,
4 barrels mess pork
John Tench, and Co.
TO BE SOLD,
At Public Audion,
THIS DAY,
I o'clock at the Coffee- House,
The Ship Three Friends,
Lying at Murrays Wharf. By order of the
Court of Vice. Admiralty.
Thos. Ludlow, jun. Marshal.
T O B EL E T,
THREE rooms on a second floor, half of the
garret, with the use of the kitchen, and yard ;
also a good cistern. For terns please to apply at
No. 42, Broadway, or to th pirr: hereof.
Andrew M'Cormick
Has for tale at his (lore, No. 15, Little Dock-
Street,
nfl ESS pork, cargo diuo, mess beef, car- 1
g o ditto, thio bread fine and coarfe,'
rose butter, old Jamaica spirits, old rum,|
Madeira wine, Port ditto, Lisbon wine, oldl
brandy, Holland geneva in cases or draught,|
which he "'ill fell on theloveft terms foresfh :
T E SDAf ;
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On Wednesday Next,
A Good new HOUSE, in Water-Street, ,
fl Qppofite Franklin's Wharf. There is )
a lease of eight years from the firrtof May last 1
unexpired, at the yearly rent of zol. It has
five good rooms, with a cellar, garret and yard.
It is supposed to be as good a rtand for a store;
or tavern, as any in the city All improve
meats to be valued at the expiration of the !
above mentioned term. Fof further particu
lars enquire at our Office.
Hughes and Montgomery.
Public Auction.l
To-Morrow, at Taylor and Bayard's|
Vendue Store, will be fold, between eleven
and twelve o'clock,
A quantity of prize goods, consisting of
nankeens, Iris hlinens, Meetings, Dutch cords,
thread fattin stripes, linen handkerchiefs, wo
mens best white and coloured gloves, Owing
silk, black laces, ravens duck, white and Co
loured jeans, broad cloths, &c.
TO BE LEf, until tu? tiit of May next, and 4
immediate p^ffeffion pjvtn.
fE'HE HOUSE No. 2i, in Little Dock-Street,
oppofieid Benj twin Seaman, and Co.'s Store,
a very convenient new h wfe, with the convenience
of a large yard and ofig* % 2nd in a moltexceFent
(land so ibufinTs. Application to be made to
Teience Kerin, Attorney at Law, a d Public No
tary, fyo. 2, Crown-ftieet, next door to the Quakers
Meeting.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.'
§^-^=^ „ UN-AWAY from his
rnaßcr, on Su^driy v,;^hr
I the zd instant, a Negro Boy
[ tfr, named JACK, about 15 years
r^T aa °' a & e ' 9 9 " e black, well set,
^^%a.sffi and f p ea kß Broken Hnglifn.°—- 1
^ Had on when he went away,
a blue and white striped linen jacket, a pair of
parlous grev broad cloth trowfers, white home
fpui linen ffiirt, and a small round bound Kat.
He was lurking about town for two or three
days, and it is imagined he is fiLce got on 1
board some vessel. Whoever brings said boy |
to his matter, at No. 198, Q^een Street, or !
fecuies him, and gives information so that hisl
Lio master gets him again, &i receive the i
above rewaid. And all makers of v.lhris and !
others are forbid harbouring, concerting orA
carrying off laid negro boy, as for so doing
thev (hall be proftcuted with the utmost fc
veritv. WILLIAM RHINELANDER.
UN-away last i'uef
" I"' "°s' from the fubferiber in
'this city, a negro boy named Cesar
|Lee, a f^etp chimney by trade:
•/"fe IHe is about 14 years old, and had
^twl4¥*^°" when he went away, a brown|
W^^AZxi^" jacket and trowfers, much be
daubed with foot; without any hat, (hots or (lock
ings, and is fu,pofed to be lurking about town
Whoever takes up the Lid lad, and secures him so
that his maker may have him again, (hall receive
five dollars reward from
JOHN POST, Cooper, at Peck's-Slip.
To be fold at public vendue,
At 12 o'clock at rhe Coffee-Houfe, on Monday the
17th instant, for payment of an arrear of rent due
since tbe firlt of May, 1781,
^ N exceeding good double cased gold watch,
fl c ^pt ah l jewelled, one large elegant silver tea
pot, two silver porringers, a fashionable silver coffee
pot, and four large silver gravy spoons.
HUGH and ALEX. DEANE.
THE Creditors of Mr. John Christie are
requeued to meet this Evening at eight
o'Clock, at the Ceffee-Houfe, with the Trus
tees, and to bring their Accounts.
^or L ONDO N,
The ship TRIUMPH, ,
Formerly the Philadelphia,
J ACOB STOUT, Matter,
TlfylLL fail in two or thrbe
weeks, a new Philadel
phia built ship, and a very fall tailer, mounts
sixteen fix pounders, is elegantly accommo
dated for passengers. For freight or passage
apply to Samuel Pearce, No. 19, Crown-
Street, or the Captain on board, laying at
Marfton's wharff, opposite the Old-Slip.
New-York, June 8, 1782
ONE GUINEA Reward.
si^^^^ STOLEN or frayed the
'fy£*Ai^^ 4th Instant out of the
I Pasture of Mr. Mereth,
ft k ,in the Bowery, a sorrel
^, ^^ „ I Mear, with a whitish
•^5 bra I Main arid Tail, branded
on her left Shoulder with an S, the Property
of William Simmons. Whoever brings the
said Mear to the Owner at the Corner of Great
Dock Street, fball have the obove Reward, and
reafonahte Charges
^ be fold at public auHian or vendue
At noon, on Tuelday the Hath day of December
— —next, on the premises,
L payment of a mortgage, including ih\„l
X amounting m One buncher! and e fo,. v
pounds four (hillings and nice p „ cc „.tt '
lawful money of New-York ; one equ I and ~'nj:
v ' d , e , d I""' or f ° mueh mure as the moil, u b
really and bona fide held in fee finph at the « f
executing fach mortgage, o f a certain mATua.e or
dwelling-house and lot of land, li nate in the N^h-
Ward of this city, on th northerly file of C^n
ftreet, and fronting the fame, (being in be^dth in
re " 25 tee ^ a ° d in d «P h 100 fee b bond
ed easterly, wetteriy, and northerly, on lands here
tofore owned by Wiliam Bickly) by virtue or a
power and authority for tint purp^fe granted by the
mortgagor to the mnt^agee, in and by fatten in
dentures of lease an d release, bearing date refp&dy
on the (econd and third days of May, 1781, and
agreed eto and in purfuwee of an a& of Drably
of this colony, oaffed the i 9 th day of M^ch, in 'be
year ,774, eontied, «An a & for the more iff^ausl
, "' mortgages, and for feeding the purcha
le^ofmortgv ed elites.''
- , ew -York, June 10, 1752.
'M°"'° °' s hereby given to the
, ™ ? ffi - f , nil c mpany of his Majesty's /hip
BeLifa.rus, Richard Craves, E'q; commanded, who
*e,e aaudly on board on the 31st d ay o f April,
1782, at the capline of the brigintine F x, i r , com
pany withhs Majesty's frjo Pearl, %be c , Gura,
Kotie dam ; Oipneus, Myg^cienne, and Chanecum..
a dziitApril, At the capture cf the brinnri-c
Dandy, in company with his Majesty's feus Ch...
bec, Grana, Bonetti, Pearl, Charieftown, ()q e u6
Magicienne, and Rotterdam, and ini laid riu t ,th,
at the capture of the schooner Eliza, an 1 Saißs ^i
brigantine Charming Sally, in company ^ i'll hit
Matty's mips Pearl, Quebec, Grant, and Buneti,,
that they will be prid their refpcaiw (hates of the
said captures, on Tanrfday the r3th infant, co the
Shares not then demanded will be recalled eveiy Jay
(Sundays excepted) for three years to come; when
the unclaimed (byes will be paid into Giceowwb
H f>ital, agreeable to a& of Fa Lament.
SAMUEL KEMBL&fon?
PUBLIC AUCTION,
At the Coffee- House To-morrow,
5 hogsheads of choice mufeovado sugars,
7 cherts of small aims,
A quantity of bar lead,
A quantity of pewter,
A parcel of hardware,
A parcel of Thor,
3 kegs of fl nts,
2 crates of earthenware,
I calk of beads.
By Daniel McCormick.
'HE partnership of Tozer and
Norwood, bakes, Nj. 54, Cheryltreer,
being dissolved, all pe fons.lhat have any demands;
upon them are rrquefted to call, and they (hail b'4i
fettled; and those ~, up. aie indebted to said parmer
fhip are defoed tpdife Large their accaUMS, which |
will be adeemed a rayon by their tinnote servants,
POZFR sed NORWOOD.
John Menzies Creditors
,KE KfuGttcu IF frtf so,, acc<T<ct&, iffrrly;
-ri. Muthentic^t^d. immediately ~fo ~ T<shn IC;HeV^
(it John iVocds, Eq; No. 135, Queen ItftQ—cmiT
cf the trustees to said Me zie ettare, as a distend
,411 be made of the effeas on We/nefdav next the'
12th inst. All persons indebted to the said John
Menzies, are defied to djfchmge their accounts dug
to the said estate, to J Keelev, to vtcvrnt
To be LET, ''
T front SHOP:
Enquire at No. 33, Broadgreet.
LL jewfces th^ 9 te^a^ n\. tu. it-rs estate if
11 GEORGE MULLEN, late or this city, de
sealed, arc de!.rd to nuke immediate payment, a*d
thole that h^ve anv just demvrds on th? Grid elite,
are defi ed to call that they may receive p^rncm.
M IRK MULLEN.
To be fold at PUBLIC VENDUE, thjsc z y
at Twelve 'o'clock,
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
A GOOD STOUT
CART HORSE.
Just Published, and to be Sold,
By H UGH GAI N E,
THE
American Inftru&or:
0 r;
Young Man's Best Companion.
Containing,
Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arith
metic, in an ea(irr Way than any yet published ;
and how to qualify any Person for Bbfinefs,
without the Help,of a Matter.
Inftru&ions to write Variety of Han^s, with Copies
both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on
B;foiefs or Friendship. Forms of Indentures,
Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases,
Reieefes, f^c.
Also Merchant's Accompts, and a fhert and ,fy
Method of Shop and Book keeping ; with a De
scription of the several American Colonies.
Together with the Carpenter's plain and * &
Rule; Shewing howto meafnre Carpenters, |o n
ers, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaifte ets, Plumfos,
Masons, Glafiers, and Painters Work. Howtd
undertake each' Work, a^d at what Price ; the
Rates of each Commodity, and the common
Wages of Journeymen ; with Gunter's Line, and
Cogged d's Description of the Sliding Role.
Likewise the Practical Guager m.de easy ; the Art
of Dialing,and how to ere& and fix any Dial s with
Inftruaions for Dying and Colouring, and
making Colours.
T'n^EfrOLOOR of an ex
cellent Store to be let, near
the Coffee-Houfe., Enquire at
No. 19, Water-Street.