The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-10-27 00:00:00, page 4

Deserted from the mty Dians, army v^ualler,
William Brown, m^fter, a bey about 5 feet 3 or
4 inches high, thick f±t. a little mark'd with the small
pox, brown completion, fraigbt short dark # brown or
black hair : Had on when he went away, which was on
Saturday the ißih inst. a blue short jacket, a pair of can
vass long tro ^ rr, a round bound hat, and square pewter
buckles in his fnoes; was born in the north of Scotland,
went by the name of William Thompson, and is an
apprentice to George Brown, .Esq; merchant, in Stock
ton, owner of the above ship. A reward of 5 dollars
will be paid for securing the said apprentice, by the mas
ter of the veffgl, who may be found on board, near the
'fhip-yirds.
N. B. All Masters of vessels and others, are cautioned
against carrying off, or harbouring the said apprentice, as
they will be proceeded against according to law.
Anatomical Prelections.
DR. CLOSSY' presents his belt refpe&s to the
Gentlemen of the General Hospital, and begs
leave to inform them, That his Anatomical Prelec
tions will begin on Monday November the third, at
one o'clock as usual.
Wants a, PLACE,
fl Man and his Wife: The firft is a good cook and
#gardiner,aud the latter would suit as a houle keeper.
They can be well recommended. Any gentleman who
they may suit, can be informed where they may be found,
by applying to Hugh Gaine.,
'Hugh and Alexander Wallace,
Have for Sale, on reasonable Terms,
Choice old Madeira Wine,
Sherry Wine of the firft Quality,
Belt St. Lucar, and Rota Wine,
A few Hogsheads choice Old Spirits,
Antigua Rum, very high Proof,
Mufeovado Sugar in Hogsheads and Barrels,
A Quantity of best Molasses, and
A Cargo of best Cadiz Salt.
JUST 1M PRTED;
AND TO BE SOLD
By Hamilton Young,
At his Bore in Dock-street, near the CofLe-Houfe,
IRIS H 'butter in firkins
and bhlf firkins,
A large aflortment of linens,
Sheetings,
7 8, 4 4, yard and 3-8 cot
ton and linen check,
(heck handkerchiefs,
Striped cotton holiands,
Furniture check,
Bed ticks,
Dyed pillows,
Velverets,
India jeans,
Drawboys,
Plain, corded, and figured
dimities,
Corderov s,
rr™'Aß'EN-up. a tew days since, a brown mare: The
I perlon proving his property and paying the charges
may have her again, by applying to Michael Baker, in
the Bowery.
SEVEN DOLLARS Reward.
IM UN-away on the 14th inst. a negro wench named
^ BET, born at Flatbufh, Long-Bland: Had on
when file went away, a homespun pettycoat, and callico
short gown. Whoever will feeure the said wench, or
give information of any person harbouring her, shall re
ceive the above reward by me,
PHILIP LENZI, Confeaioner,
In Hanover-Square, No. 517.
Just imported bi the ship Pole, John Maddock, matter,
frora Liverpool, and to be fold by
HENRY THOMSON,
At Burling's-flip;.
LOAF sugar; bohea, congo, green and hyfon tea ;
Cheshire ch6efe, London porter, Liverpool beer,
red port wine, candles, soap, East-India goods, Indian and
rose blankets; duffles for leggins, Irilh linens, a quantity
of hardware, shoes, fine,hats, Queen's earthen ware, glass
ware, iron pots and tea kettles, &c. &c.
'TiTTkT'w RTTeT
HAS just imported in the last Ships from London,
theory bes HYSON and BOHEA TEA,
^bich be <wid fell by the Chef : He has also for Sale,
double and jingle-refined Sugar.
Wanted to purchase immediately,
A Quantity of good WHITE OAK pipe, hogshead,
an d barrel Raves ; also white oak plank and boards,
for which a good price will be paid on the' delivery.---
Enquire of the printer.
At No. 44, Queen's flreet, corner of Beekman's- flip,
Has for. Sale,
BROAD cloths, with trimmings; caffimers, German
forges, wiltori, Bath coating, duffles, bearskin,
blankets, men and women's silk, worked and thread
flockings, military and fine ffioes, leather gloves, milled
mittens, cloth cardinals, tammies, durant, camblet, cal
limantoe, 'cra'pe, bombazine, caftor and Lit hats; black,
white, and buff breeches patterns, Iriffi linens, dowlafs,
white and brown ffieeting, Russia drab, oznaburghs, brown
rolls, dark printed cotton, alamode sewing silk, twist ;
onzaburgh, whited brown and Nun's thread ; cotton hol
land, check and check handkerchiefs, stationary, wo
men's saddles, window glass, nails, broad and narrow
hoee; pewter bafonr, dishes, plates and spoons ; hard soap,
mould ^and dipt candles, barley in calks, port wine in
bottles; sole leather. &c. &c.
' Just imported,
A choice Parcel of
IRISH BUTTER,
And to be fold reasonable by the firkin or quantity, by
RICHARD LAWRENCE,
In Queen-street, between Tubman's and Burling's flips.
To be fold very cheap for cash,
By CHARLES LEADER,
At JOSEPH ALLICOCKE'r,
^ Few pipes, half pipes, and quarter calks of London
particular Madeira wine; bohea tea, -pepper, Ihort
pipes, flowered and engraved decanters, mufeovado sugars
in hogsheads and barrels, and^ a final! assortment of dry
goods, by the package, consisting of SIL K S, such as
mantuas, luteftrings, tobincs, tabbies, fattens, &c. —
Bombazeete, callimaricoes, Walloons, prunellas, alopeens,
chiots and callicoes, alamodes, furniture checks, silk
flockings, denims, fuftians, silk and hair fluffs, threads,
tea trays, table cloths, silk breeches patterns, a variety
of fine Linen pocket handkerchiefs, saddles, bridles, saddle
cloths, firlingles, girths, &c. Gentlemen and Ladies
done shoe buckles, mahogany cases of Ihaving inflruments,
perfpedtive glasses, White Chapel needles, &c. &c.
For St. Augustine,
The fall failing Ichooner
GENERAL CARLETON,
ISAAC TULLY. Matter;
Will fail in ten days: For freight, or passengers, en
quire of Joseph Allicocke, ' Oto. 11, 1777,
a Thicksets,
Dutch cord,
, German cord,
Satti net,
- Denim,
Camblets,
Royal rib,
Loaf sugar,
Liverpool ale,
4d.6d. 84. lod. izd. and
zod. nails,
Made shirts,
Coarse cloths,
English canvass,
Russia duck,
Dutch ozerbrigs,
Sheet copper and bottoms.
Charles Oliver Bruff,
Goldsmith and Jeweller,
At the sign of the teapot and tankard, No. 196, Queen
ftreet, at the corner of Golden-Hill,
THOSE gentlemen of the navy and army, and others,
in want of swords, may be suited with all forts,
Elver mounted; cut and thrust and cutteaux de chafe,
mounted with beautiful green grips, or whatever other
forms gentlemen may chufe; and light horse swords with
death's head and cross bones. All forts of jewellery made
and mended. Has for file ladies paste buckles, flock and
knee buckles, ftona broaches, seals, stone rings, ear rings,
an excellent fkelleton watch, ~ .variety of stone sleeve
buttons; blhck ebony, red wood, and buck handle table
and desert knives ; pen knives and feiffara ; plated, shoe,
fteck and knee buckles. He has employed a cutler, who
makes, grinds and polishes all forts of work in his way,
and forms scabbards of vellum, parchment, and call skin.
Wants to employ jewellers, filvrrfmiths, chape forger
and filers. Has for sale, ferew drivers and double worms,
fit fir our army's use.
A Sorrel mare, a white blaze down her faqe, {pot
ted white about the belly. Any person who
will bring her to James Savage, No. 1020, in Water
ftreet, fha|l receive FIVE. DOLLARS. As the
are is wgl \ known, all perfans are desired to be
cautious in purchasing her, if offered for sale.
“-Airs^^&rTßYr
Sold by HENRY LAKE,
In Broad-Street,
Four doors from Prince's-Street.
Din ners dressed abroad.
The London Coffee-Houfe
IS this Day opened, next Door to Mr. Frances's, at
the lower End of Broad-ftreet,by Mrs. Tre VILLE
who formerly kept a Coffee-houfe in Bolton and
Rhode-Ifland. As she has sustained considerable
Lesses dining the present Rebellior, and put herfelf
to a great Expence in providing every Thing necessary
for the Accommodation of Gentlemen, she flatters
herfelf foe will meet with suitable Encouragement.--
She has a Dining Room where the can entertain 50
Gentlemen on the Ihorteft Notice. The Liquors are
the best Quality, and good Attendance will be given.
Good Encouragement will be given to a Waiter
either white or black.
bOLD BY
WILLIAM PRINCE,
At Flushing Landing, on Long-Island, near New-
York,
A large Collection of Fruit Trees,
As follows, viz.
ENGLISH Cherries of all Sorts,
All Sorts of Peaches,
Nectarines and Apricots,
All Sorts of Plumbs,
All Sorts of Apple and Pear Trees,
Quince Trees,
The sweet and hard Shell Almond Trees,
The Fillbud and Barcelona Nut Trees,
The Illanois and Madeira Nut Trees,
The Black Walnut and Butter Nut Trees,
The American Medlar or Perfimons Tree,
Fig Trees many Sorts,
The English Mulberry and black and white Ameri
can Mulberry,
The red, white, and black Ralberrjes,
The red, white, and black Currants,
Gociberries many Sorts,
Grapes many Sorts,
Great Variety of Strawberry Vines,
The monthly Rose and great Variety of other Roses,
Most Kinds of American Shrubs, not here men
tioned.
Any Gentleman that has a mind to fee a Cata
logue of all the Fruit Trees and Shrubs, may have
any Number of said Catalogues by applying to Mr.
James Rivington, or to Mr. Hugh Gaine, Printers,
in New-York. Said Prince has a large Number of
the Newtown Pippin and Spitzenberg Apple Trees
fit for fending to England or else where.
Any Gentleman who wants any of said Trees is
desired to leave,their Orders at Mr. Hugh Gaine's,
Printer, at New-Yoik, or on board the Flushing
Boat, at or near the Ferry-Stairs by the Fly-Market,
Oliver Thorne, now Master of the Boat,
UGH GAINE,
Has for SALE,
At his BOOK-STORE in Hanover-Square,
The following Articles, viz.
IMPERIAL PAPER for Ivory letter folders,
draughts, Best black lead pencils with
Royal and medium ditto,
Demoy and post ditto,
Gilt ditto for letters,
Plain ditto for letters,
Ledgers,
Journals,
Day books,
Receiptditto,
Memorandum ditto,
Orderly ditto for gentlemen
of the army,
Best office quills and pens,
Sealing wax,
Wafers,
Best English parchment,
Parchment prickers.
Fountain pens,
Pruning knives,
Penknives and feiffars,
Pocket inkholders,
WI
Bibles, testaments, spelling books, primers, common
prayer books, large and small ; and a considerable variety
of other books. Also the very best
Englifn fmoaking tobacco, by the pound.
And SHOT of different sizes.
PORT=WINO' Vi^eTft.
IN Pipes, Hogsheads and Quarter Casks ; allua few
Boxes of Lemons, just imported in the Schooner
Content, T. Read, Master, directly fiom O; orto,
and to be fold on board the Vessel laying at Cruger's
Whaiff, by Robert Dale and William Pagan.
bluer cases,
Pounce and pounce boxes,
Letter files for counting
houses,
Playing cards,
Red tape for tieirg papers,
Leather fnuff boxes,
Tobacco ditto,
Best razors,
Strops and hones,
Gun screws and hammers,
Powder fbfks,
Shot pouches,
Burning and reading glasses,
Dice boxes,
Men for backgammon tables
Excellent tooth powder,
Anderson's pills,
Keyfer's pills,
Ryan's sugar plumbs,
T H
To be let, till tbefirjl of May,
Two miles and a half out of town, and to be enter'd
upon directly,
A Very pleasant noufe and garden, next to Col. She
riff's; The hopfe contains live room*, one of
which is very large; three with fire-places. Enquire of
the printer.
WANTED tAire, two comfortable Roooms tor a
small Family. Any one that has such to LET,
may enquire of the Printer. There is likewise to be
fold, a Negro Man and Negro Woman.
Just imported from London, in the ftnp Hill, George'
Marshall, commander, and to be fold by
ROBERT ALEXANDER, and Co.
At their Store in Water-Street,
Between the Coffee-houfe and the Old Slip,
SUPERFINE cloths ']^ 1 Very neat plain beaver hats,
Middling ditto, 1 Men's caps bound and
Coarse ditto, ; ^ banded,
Bath coating, { ^ 3-4, 7-8, and yard wide
Beaver ditto, < ^ Irifti linens,
Fine fwanikin, | .° Iriflt and Russia Greeting,
Linfeys, fwanlkins, I ^ Russia dowlas, diapers,
Flannels, J™ Table cloths of various sizes,
Milled fwanikin, 7-8 and yard wide cotton
White serges, ' checks, Callicoes,
Green and white drapery Superfine cotton Hollands,
baize, halfthicks, Bed bunts and counterpanes,
Kerfey, drabs, Dimities, 1
Yorkshire plains, Marseilles quiltings, f .5,°
8-4, 9-4, and 10 4 rose Drawboys, (^^
blankets, Corderoys, ' >
Long blue duffle great coats, Moree gowns, a great vari-
Carpets, different sizes, ety, and very elegant,
Worsted, yarn, cotton, and Superfine lawn handkerchfs.
thread ftpekings, for men,! red and purple borders,
women, and children, ißandanoe handkerchiefs,
Black and buff breeches pat-।Cambricks, white jeans,
terns, 'Hyfon, green, and fuffiong
Milled mittens, yarn gloves,! tea,
Milled caps, Kilmarnock do. Loaf sugar in hogiheads,
Striped ditto, |Raifinsin boxes, 25 I'o. each,
Germantown cotton caps, Olives, French and Spanish,
Gold and lilver mixed loops in small cases.
aid buttons, 'Sweet oil in ditto.
*||* Four trunks, containing a complete assortment of
M I LLENE R Y, will be fold cheap; if taken together.
Loft Hories.
A Stout brown gelding with a small star in his fore
head, about fifteeh hands high, trots altogether,
branded G. R. on his near buttock, was in good order
when he leaped fence, or was taken cusof a field oppo
site the five mile stone about ten days since. Also a young
sorrel mare about fifteen hands, with a blaze in her
forehead, flipt her halter and frayed from the stable,
the lotli inst. Whoever has possession of either, shall
receive four dollars reward upon delivering them at the
artillery fables near St. Paul's Church : Or if secreted
after this notice, ten dollars shall be paid to such Person,
as shall make report thereof, to
ALEXANDER FORBES,
Afifty Commissary of Horse, to the
Royal Artillery.
'§si^^^2^^^ be fold on reasonable
!A Terms, a handsome
Black Gelding,
I About 14 Hands high, four
Years old, found, and with
out Blemifli: He is pleasant
to ride, and iteady in a Chair, &c. Likewise looolb.
of Hay. Enquire of Hugh Gaine.
WHEREAS his Excellency Sir William'
Howe, Commander in Chief, hath thought fit
to authorize me to employ workmen to make beef barrel
ftaves where they may be had, and to fend fuc^ftaves to
those who supply his Majesty's armies with provisions;
and having, according to his Excellency's will, entered
into certain agreements with several workmen in different
parts of the country, for this purpose, and as there is
great reason to believe some of the workmen, cr those
employ'd by them, connive with others, under various
pretences, to purchase, fell or carry away such ftaves, so
that they are not delivered to me according to agreement:
I promise to pay TEN POUNDS, to any person who
will make fatisfadory proof of any such fraudulent prac
tices. JAMES THOMPSON,
Agent for the victualling fappliers.
Gentleman 30 years of age, regularly educated,
'3 to the practice of physic and surgery, at Edin
burgh, and just arrived from London, is desirous of
employment as an afliftant to any surgeon in town
or country, or iq'the army upon reasonable terms :
He may be depended upon for Tobriety and drift at
tention to business. Any trial of his abilities ade
quate to the Ration proposed, will not be denied.--^
Any gentleman whom this may suit shall be waited
on by the party.
N. B. He likewise understands midwifery.
Please to dire& for A. B. at the printer's, or at
Mr. Cross's, stationer.
TAYLOR and ROGERS '
HAVE imported in the last Fleet from England, a
frgfh Supply of Winter Goods, which they are
felling on the lowest Terms, by wholesale, at their Ware
house, No 37, Queen-street.
'FIFTY' DOLLARS Reward."
RUN-away from the fubferiber, three negro fellows,
viz. PRIMUS, a very likely fellow, about 22
years of age, speaks verycivil and mild ; went away the
firft of October, 1776. SYPHA X, about 34 years
old ; speaks broken English, very lafey and flow; went
away some time in November, 1776. SCIPIO,
about 18 years old, went away on Wednesday night
the Sth inst. he is a very handy fellow, stoops when
he walks, and is apt to stammer when he talks quick 1
Whoever takes up said negroes, and brings or fends them
to their master, shall have the above reward for the three,
or separately for Primus 25 dollars^ and for Syphax and
Scipio, 12 each.
P. STUYVESANT.
Petersfield, near New-York, OCto, Iy, 1777.
Just imported in the Hup Ambulcade, Capt. Munns,
. from London, and to be fold by
LUDLOW and SHAW,
At their store in Dock-Street, No. 324,
A general assortment of Dry Goods,
Suitable for the Season.
~W A'
(For the use of his Majesty's Hospitals)
A number of Indian Brooms.
Enquire of Jonathan Mallet.
Loft, from the camp of the 38th Regt.
A Black tanned terrier bitch, with cropped ears.—
Whoever will bring her to Lieut, Col. Butler, or
the printer, shall receive TWO DOLLARS reward.
BENJAM IN'UNDERHILL 7
Is now, removed to the house lately occupied by Willet
Taylor, in Watcr-ftreet, near the Crane, where he
continues to follow his usual business of purchasing wheat,
and felling flour, ffiip fluff, bran, &c. &c. And has now
for sale a quantity of well farted cordage, and sundry ar
ticles of grocery. Also for sole, or to be let on shares,
a ichooner of about twenty tens burthen, Enquire as
above#
Dr. FLUGGER,
Surgeon and Apothecary, from London,
BEGS leave to acquaint the public, that he has
open'd a shop in St. George's Square, Queen-ftrert,
No. 149, where may be had advice and prc,r Attend
ance in all cases of physic and Ivrgcry.
Likewise may be had the following sovereign medi
cines : His well known Lignoruin Anti Scorbutic Drops,
which perfectly cures the<noft inveterate scurvy, ieprofy,
pimpled faces of ever so long Landing, so as never to re
turn again; also the king's evil, fibulas, old obstinate
fores or ulcers, and may be taken by persons of the most
deleave conffitutions, without the least injury, in any
feafy and climate, without hindrance of business ; price
9 fhillihgs the bottle, with directions (one Shilling re
turn'd for the bottle.) His Afthmatica Drops are a never
failing medicine for the most confirm'd asthma and the
longest Handing, and all forts of confumptionL Price
. eight fliillings the bottle, with directions: Note, in a
flight case one bottle is generally, Sufficient.
His Stoughton's Cordial Elixer fir the stomach, two
Killings the ' bottle, with dire&ions; Dr. Anderson's
Scots Pills, price two Shillings the box with diuftibns ;
with many others tod tedious to mention.
Notary Public.
LAMBERT MOORE,
BEING returned to town, does the business of a notary
public, as usual. From 10 to I o'clock, he is to
be found at the Superintendant's Office : At any other
hour) enquire, for him at his lodgings next door to Mr.
Lewis Pintails, in Duke-street.
Th?-KLTC: -
ANY person who may have taken up in a mistake or
otherwise, two letters that came from London in
the Ship Hill, Copt. Marshall, dir/.&ed for Nathan Child
(as they can be of no fetvice to any other person, and if
loft be a very disagreeable circumstance to him) are re
queued to fender leave them soon as possible, at the office
of Henry White, Esq; at Mr. Richard Saufe's, near the
Fly-Market, at the bar of the Coffee-Houfe, or with
the printer hereof.
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Famous Pills,
we " known all over Europe, for their
superior Efficacy and peculiar Mildness, in
% perfectly eradicating every Degree of a certain
Disease, withouttheleaft Trouble or Con- @)
§ finement.
The Public may be affured,that this ex
cellent Medicine is beyond any Thing, in all h
Foulness and Imparities ofthe Blood,having •
(0) performed many aftoniShing Cures (in rbis and
(ty the neighbouring Cotsuies) in Scorbutic Erup- (@
(A) tions,Leprofies, WhiteSwellings,StiffJoints,, ($)
g Gout, and Rheumatic Difotders, &c.
A late Supply,
(Dir<c+ LY from PARIS)
g Of the above Pills, —
May now be had of
$ HUGH GAINE, 0
(0 In Boxesofios.2bs.and 4.05. each, @
(0) Who has in his Hands a Letter from the (^
Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under ffi
her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which
_ ) any Porfon may have the Perusal of by ap-
W plying to him at his Book Store in Hanover
(g Square.—Where the Public in generalcan be @
(^ fupplicd with most Sorts of
0 Books and Stationary Ware.
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Price ONE GUINEA.
To the PUBLIC,
To be fol'd, by the Inventor's Appointment, at the Bible
and Crown, in Hanover-Square, and no where hlfe
in America.
The Salutary CONSERP E,
BEING an approved and infallible Preventive
from a Certain Disease.
The Author of this Medicine is a Gentleman very
well known, both in the Navy and Army, for his fuc
cefsful Practice in Physic and Surgery, he has had re
peated and incenteftible Proofs of the go <d Effete of hia
Medicine, which he was prevailed on tc give to the Pub
lic some Years ago, in Europe, at the e^rneft Solicitati
ons of some of his intimate Friendr.—The Applica
tion of it is simple and eufy, as will appear by the printed
directions given with each Phial..
Irish Mess Pork
In B ARREL S,
Irish BEE F in Tierces,
Cork Rose Butter in Firkins,
And CROWN SOAP in Boxes,
Just imported in the Ship Hill, George Marshall, Com
mander, and to be fold by
Robert Alexander, and Co.
At their Store in Water-street, near the Coffee-Hou'e.
T'E A S.
THOMAS LYN C H,
HAS imported by the last fleet frora London, a par
cel of the very best and highest flavour hyfon,
foufhong, London green, congo, and bohea teas, which
he will dispose of to his friends of the Army and Navy,
who have taken their wines, &c. of him, at a less price;
than what they are at present fold for, and in such pack
ages as will suit their conveniency. He has , also impor
ted the best loaf sugar, port, claret, and the very best Lon
don porter. He as usual, has choice Madeira wine, of
different ages ard prices; Lisbon, sherry, white port, red
wine, brandy, Jamaica ipirits, corks, &e. &c.
Duke-street, No. 32. October iqth. 17^7..
White Spermaceti Qi),
A Few tons to be fold reasonable : Enquire at Mrs.
Jauncey's, No. 46, Wall-street.
The Jamaica New Stage Waggon,
WILL set off from Hoop Mills's at 7 o'clock on
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, for Brooklyn
Ferry, and return on the fame days. For ireight or
passage apply to the public's humble Servant,
HOOP MILLS, at Jamaica,
And at the Ferry-House Brooklyn.
N. B. All Letters and News-papers, proper Care will
be taken of.
A Perfon that understands the FULLING BUSI
NESS, will meet with encouragement, by apply
ing to Hugh Gaine,
NOTICE is hereby given to all perlons that nave any
demands against the estate of the late Capt, John
Taylor,- to bring in their accounts and they fliall be paid ;
and to those indebted to the said eluate to pay the fame to
CHARLES NICOLL, 7
WILLETT TAYLOR, ^Executors.
EVERT BANCKER, inn,)