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Barrack Mafler General s Office,
Water-street, April 2, 1781.
SUCH persons as are willing to furnifh the
Barrack Matter General with WOOD for
the use of his Majesty's troops, to be delivered
either in this city, or at the different polls
upon the island of New-York, or Powles-Hook,
are requested to fend their proposals in writing
to this office. And those who have vessels, and
will employ them in bringing wood' to New-
York, will meet with every suitable encourage
ment, and the money paid them immediately
after its delivery into the magazines.
The following
BOOK S,
And o:her Articles, imported in the last Fleet from
London, to be fold
By HUGH GAINE,
VIEWS of the molt remarkable publick Build
ings, Monuments, and Ed fices in the city of
Dublin, delineated by Robert fool and John Cafn,
with historical descriptions of each.
Trie Polite inlfi&r; or. Youth's Museum,
conMbo^ of Moral Eflays, Tales, Fabies, Cfions
and Allegories, felled torn the molt approved
modern Authors, with an introduction containing
Rules for Readying with elegance and propriety.
To which is added, a Ccl!e&lon of Letters.
A Voyage round the World, perform'd by o r er
of his Melt Ch.iftin Mtjefty in the yerrs 1-66,
1767, 1768, and 1769, by Lewis de Bougainville.
Father Charlevoix's Voyage to North-America,
undertaken by command of the prefect Ring of
France, containing the natural history of Canada,
and Louifia.a.
The HUturycf the War in America, between
Great B itain and her Colonies, from the com
mencement to the end of the year >778.
A Phiiofophical and Political Hdtery of the Set
tlemetr, and Trade of the Europeans in the East
and Wed-imhes, by W. T. Raynal.
The HittcEy of America, by Wm. Robertson,
D. D. Principal of the Univeifity of Edinburgh, and
Historiographer to bis Majedy for Scotland.
Elements of General Hiriory, tin fl .ted from the
French of the Abbe Milctt, in 2 vols.
Young's Tour in Ireland, with general Observa
tions on the present State of that Kingdom, mode
in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, and brough, down.
to the end 0'1779.
Cook's last Voyage, Coxa's lottery of Ruffin,
Female Stability, Reveries of the Heart, Life of
Garrick, Parforage Huufi, 3 Vuls. Select Poems,
&c.&c.
Stationary, &c.
Elephant, Irrperal, Royal, Medium, and Demy
Paper ; Flit and Propatria gilt ad pile, quarto do.
and Put, high and low-priced Quills, tins, AV.x
and Waters of the bed fort, fir public offices, Letter
Files, Pounce and Pounce Boxes, Ledgers, Day-
Book#, and Journals, Invoice Books, Letter
Rooks, Receipt Books, Aid Orderly Books different
sizes, Carnation Tape for tying up Records.
Horse Pistols, Pocket do. Cutteaus de Chafe,/
Powder Flasks, and Shot Pouches, Razor- and
Penknives, Lancets in Cases, a great variety of
shae and Km.e Buckles, Flutes and Fifes with Tu
tors for each, Violins high and low-priced, Ladies
and Gentlemens Pocket Books of various kinds.
Scales and Dividers, Mathematical Inllruments very
treat, 'beautiful Ivory 2 Feet Rules for Gentlemens
Pockets, Shaving Boxes and Travelling Cases for
Gentlemen of the Army, Spectacles from a Guinea
to 8 Shillings., Leather Ink Pets and Pewter St?nd
ddhes, of various sizes, Battledores and Shuttle
cocks, Dellanl'C belt Spy Glafles, Hadley's Qua
drants, of the very belt kind, Gold Scales and
Weights, Walking Cares, all Puts of Fiddle
Strings, Banking Ball and Shoe Brushes, &c. &c.
Anderft n's Pills, Hooper's Pills,
.Nureuburg Salve,
Hill's BaU'am of Honey, Joyce's Balsam,
Stoughton's Bitters,
Hunt's Dentifrice, Analepric Pills,
Ci cafion Bioon, Hawney's Preventatiye,
Venetian Bloom, Turlington's Balsam,
Ryan's Sugar Plumbs, Corn Strive.'
Just imported in the ship Hibernia,
Capt. Scallan, and to be fold by
Hugh and Alex. Wallace,
Superfine fr;fh kiln dryed FLOUR,
Bed mess and cargo BEEF,
[ In tierces, barrels, and half barrels.
Choice PORK in barrels and half barrels,
Belt OX TONGUES in half barrels,
A few boxes of MOULD CANDLES,
A box of fine POPLINS,
Four bales cf IRISH' RATTEENS,
A box of fine IRISH LINENS.
New-Yon., October 8, 1781.
Monday, October 29, 1781.
N EW-Y ORK
'and
W E EKL Y
ASSIZE OF BREA D.
Flour at 41. per Cent.
Published September 29, 1780.
a White LOAF, of the fineft FLOUR,
to weigh tlb. for 16 Coppers.
Containing t^e mlteft O&U^
„ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUIRE.
Also, fine v hire BISCUIT in small kegs.
T~O--Fe-ToL D,
By Hugh anti Alex. Wallace,
OLD Port wine in pipes, bogheads, and quar
ter erfks, old Lisbon in ditto,
Old Jamaica spirits, Antigua rum 4 years old,
Best mess and cargo beef in tierces and barrels,
Belt ox tongues in half barrels,
Belt mess pork in barrels, new rose butter,
Jamaica coffee in barrels,
Ealt-India coffee in bags of 100 wt. each,
A 'large quantity of Queen's ware in crates,
Ditto of glass and fhina in crates and boxes,
A few calks of hardware, containing carpenters,
joiners, and coopers tools, &c.
Fifteen pair of guns, 9 pounders, with (hot,
Seven pair of ditto, 6 do. "do.
Seventeen pair of ditto, 4 do. do.
Fright howitzers, 6 do. do.
Twenty-four swivels with (hot, with a quantity cf
bar and grape (hot.
Forty exceeding fine muskets,
Four bales of Irish ratteens,
One box fine Irish linens.
Just m/orted,
By Uflick and Hartfhorne,
In the Northumbrian, from Briltol, and to be fold,
wholesale and retail, on the lowest terms, at
their (lore, at the sign es the Lock and Key, in
Queen-Street, between Burling's and Beekman's
Slips, a large and general assortment of
IRONMONGERY and cutlery, among which
are, steel plate, niill, pitt, cross-cut, hand, and
other saws ; carpenters, joiners, and coopers tools;
blacksmiths anvels, beek irons and vises, bar iron,
and Reel ; cart and waggon boxes, iron pols and
kettles, bra's kettles, grid irons, frying pans,
German and iron coffee mills, sheet lead, 4 and
4 and 1-2 pound pins, a large assortment of files,
nails and spikes, clout and hob nails, brads and
tacks, of every size, fyths, locks and hinges, a
great variety; knives and forks, penknives, cut
teaus, taylors (hears, womens and (hop feiffars,
horse fciffars and brushes, curry combs, and mane
combs, spades and (hovels, and a greatvariety of
other articles too tedious to mention.
They have likewise a few chests of hyfon, and
bohea tea to dispose of.
MOORE and KERR,
Have for, SALE,
A Parcel of choice PORTER in Hogsheads
and a few Cases cf CLARET of the
firft Quality,
lowing articles, viz.
M^ ,1
And Lisbon, jg
Hyfm, Green,^
Sufhong and
Bohea
Single and double refined;
loaf sugar,
Mufeovado do.
Jar and fun raisins,
Best Turkey figs,
Prunes, cut cants,almonds!
Bell Liiuon f^eet meat§,|
Guava jelly, tamarinds,±
Real French captllaire,
Sugar candy, iagO, }
P.arl & common bar ley,
Split peas, rice,
Soap, ftarch,hair powder,
Fig and powder blue,
Shoe brushes, black ball,
Playing cards,
Rappee and Scotch fouff,
Spermaceti and wax
candles,,
Best mould tallow ditto,
Pi tail tobacco,
Lemon juic-,
Monday, 21 Min. after 7
Tuesday, 1 Min. after 8
Wednesday, 43 Min. after 8
Thursday, 13 Min. after 9
To be SOLD by
JOHN COWENHOVEN,
No. 14, Queen-street, three doors from the upper
End of the Fly-Market,
OLD Jamaica spirits, Weft-India rum, French
do. real French brandy, Engtiih do, cherry do.
shrub, geneva by the pipe, London porter in bottles
and in barrels; Madeira, Lisbon, and Port Wines,
cheese, American hams, rose butter, hyfon, fufhong,
and bohea teas, single refined leaf sugar, mufeovado
in hoglheads and barrels, coffee, mould and dipt
candles, nutmegs, mace, cloves, cinnamon, pimen
to, cayanne and black pepper, ginger, chocolate by
the box, starch, indigo, powder blue, cotton and
wool cards, Scotch fnuff in bottles and bladders,
black rappee in canifteis, fallad oil, mustard, tur
pentine and old Caftile soap, lampblack in kegs,
writing 'and wrapping paper,feythes,bird (hot of dif
ferent sizes, Meetings, ozenbrigs, Bin twine, a few
quintals dumb fifh, Philadelphia fuperfine flour,
mess beef and pork just imported, also a quantity of
extraordinary good moiaffes.x
-WILT- PAM ~ FurtWn;
Hs for fee at his (tore, No. 9, Water-street, be
tween the Coffee-Houle and the Old-Slip, the fol-
HIG H-WATER at N EW-Y O RK,
THIS WEE K.
THE
ft'^^tf?#^^ $^ >^>,
^litW^
A general assortment of
Pickles in the belt order
consisting of
Mushrooms,
India mangoes,
French and Spanifli olives
IGerkins, onions, cabbage
Capers, walnuts, beans,
Samphire, anchovies,
India soy, kitchup,
Sallad oil,
; Belt white wine vinegar,
[Common ditto,
jExce lent York fliire hams
Large pickled tongues,
Large dried ditto,
Double Glo'der cheese,
Muflard, b^fket fait,
Cayenne & black pepper,
Ginger,
Slices of al l kinds,
Coffee, chocolate,
Fine gunpowder and
Shot of all sizes,
Btried porter,
Genuine Holland geneva
in cases,
Cmk*,&c. &c. &c.
I Friday, 3 Min. after 10
Saturday, 50 Min. after 10
Sunday. 39 Min. after 11
Full Moon Friday next.
Wright Southg ate ,
No. 41, Hanover-Squart,
Has importer, by the late arrivals, a great variety of
European and East-India Goods,
Which he will fell by whulefale and retail at re
duced prices for calh, viz. a general assortment
of silk mercery, confiding of
T)Rocaded, plain, ftripe{
,and flowered fattins,
Brocaded, plain, change
able, and striped lute
firings,
Tobines, ducapes, man
tuas, taffities and India
Persians,
Rich modes, perfians, pe
longs and farfenets, ^ll
colours,
Silk handkerchiefs of all
kinds and defcripfor^
Silk, fattin, ruffe:, calli
manco & fluff quilts, co
all colics,
Silk, fatrin, niorocco am
fluff /hoes for womei
and children,
Si.k, cotton, thread and
worlfed hose, for men,
women, and children,
Silk gloves and mitts,
Gauzes, ribbons, Italian
crapes and flowers,
Oltrich feathers,
Fur, and silk trimmings,
Fringes and taflels,a,gieai
variety,
Black silk velvet, rich flo
reutines, princes fluff,
Lac s and edgings; cf al
kinds, a large affortmen'
Ladies days f fliouable
made,of a good qu,lit)
Gentlemens Mackin anc
Brussels lace ruffle,
Belt beaver hats, with fi
ver and gold loops anc
toffels,
Mullins of all forts ape
prices.
.An assortment of best London made Saddlery, &c.
o^^^fy^ ^a^^^o
Foreign Intelligence.
PETERSBURGH, 7^3. „
^"Er™! "" ratification of the accession of
'' his Prussian Majeily to the armed
neutrality, was exchanged the
29th of lall month: and on this
occasion the usual prefects have
been delivered to the Plenipotentiaries who
signed the said accession. Or.* the 6th inst.
a Courier will be dispatched to Berlin with
magnificent presents for the two Miniilers of
State, the Counts de Finkenftein and de Hortf
berg; and also for the three principal Secre
taries of the King's cabinet; and the Minifier
of his Prussian Majesty will avail hi^felf of
the departure of this Courier,' and fend the
Ratification to his Court.
From the Frontiers of Turkey, June 30. It is
undoubtedly true that great differences have
arisen between the Porte and Russia. The
reason of which is, that the Ruffians, under
pretence of carrying on trade, are endeavour
ing to eftabliih themselves flill more and more
in Crimea; and that the Kan feeins to aft in
concert with them. The Grand Vizer is very
uneasy at the proceedings of the inhabitants of
Crimea; he hath also deposed the Governors
of some Provinces whom he futpefted of carry
ing on a private correspondence with thole
two nations. It was in order to prevent a re
volt, that the Capt. Pacha detached from his
fleet several ships to the Biack Sea, the Archi
pelago, and Egypt, and he will go in person
to those places where his presence may be mole
necessary.
LONDO N, July 25.
The political sweaters had yesterday another
meeting, but have done with their intercepted
letters. It is thought more prudent to drop
them, and to amuse the people with an intend
ed invasion of this country, by the united
forces of France, Spain, and Holland, which
they are in hopes will give the Ministry a tole
rable good lift through the remainder of the
summer.
The five new Eafblndiamen nearly ready to
launch at different yards on the river, are to
be named the Royal George, Hillfborough,
Mountftuart, Gatton, and Godfrey: alter
those which were captured by the Spaniards
in August last.
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od.
Flour, 70s. od.
Brown Bread, 70s. od.
Weft-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-England do. 4s. od,
PRICE CURRENT,^ N E W- Y O R K.
,Cambricks & clear la runs,
Needle worked aprons &
handkerchiefs,ofmuflin
and lawn,
Black and white patent
net, and joining thread
lace,
India and Englifli chintzes
- Callicoes & Bengal (tripes
I Irish linens, all widths
and prices,
Table linen, napkins and
diapers, a large assort
ment,
Mar feilles quilting,
Stay ticking, and drillings
3ro^n hollands, and
brown Scotch linens,
Spriged, plain, & flowered
Scotch lawns, and lawn
handkerchiefs,
Linen and lawn pocket
hankeichiefs, a great
variety,
Mores gown patterns,
Norwich crapes and bom
bazines,
Rhffels, callim^ncoes and
printed fluffs, a great
variety,>
Miffinets, filverets,brolios
and poplins,
Black and coloured rno
reens, camblets, tam
mics and durants,
:owing .fnks, threads,
and tapes,
Ferrets, bindings, Dutch
lace, fans, pins,
hip hats, bonnet paper,
Velvet collars & bindings,
Ruffled and plain shirts,
AZ E.I ,1 Bl
THE
MERC UR Y.
Mufeovado Sugar, 51. 10S.1
Single refin'd ditto, is. gd.|
Mplaffes, 2s/ 6d.^
Beef per : Barrel, 81. od.|
Pork, B'h 103.1
ffoedgn ano DofoeiH&
Extrafl from a Journal of toe mofl material oc*
currences at Gibraltar, bet^wten the 3d and
zgtb of June.
" June 4. This being the Anniversary of
his Majesty's birth day, the Royal standard
was hoiked as usual, which drew a heavy tire
upon us from the Spanish batteries; feverci
of the fliot went through it ; but in spite of
,the Dons, it continued flying until the usual
time of hauling it down. At one o'clock ia
the afternoon we g^ve them a royal fakt,
from every battery that could be brought to
bear upon them ; Willis's, the Grand Batte
ry, Old Mole, Montagu, and the King's
Lines.
June 9. The Spanifli magazine, a little
distance from Oatalan camp, under the foot of
the hill, took fire ;• the explosion was so
great, the King's Bastion and S. Barracks felt
the ffiock; it is supposed that upwards of izo
barrels of powder were destroyed, and 3000
loaded (hells ; the difebargeef the (hells con
tinued several minute?, and resembled para
pet firing ; there mull have been a great
number killed, especially in their Laborato
ry, which was close by. It would h^ve
(hocked you to fee the number of poor
wretches flying from the flames, cavalry,
infantry, &c. and when they thought the
shells expended, and were on their return to
the place, many (till continued to burst.
The guard and artillery at Willis's gave three
hearty cheers upon the occaiion ; which being
heard from the enemy's fort Santa Barbara,
occasioned their commencing a warm fire :
it had happily, however, noother effe& than
killing two men and wounding a third.
June ii. At five this morirg a final!
boat, with a flag of truce, came within one
hundred yards of the boom at the New Mie
unabferved. After a confiderabie delay, a
boat from one cf the men of wir went out to
her, with an Officer of the Navy and Town-
Major, to enquire into the reason of the flag
of truce, they were answered, that it was to
know what induced Jie garrison to fire 3t a
neutral vessel yerterday; the one we fired at,
it seems, being a Nepolitan. The G<!er J
nor sent for anEver, That the fi ft two foot
were to bring her to, and every successive one
to fink her. * His Excellency was much en
raged at the inattention of the centihels in
permitting the boat to come so near the
walls.
June i§. Another flag of truce, with peo
ple on board, inhabitants of the garrison,
who had been taken off Lisbon on their pai
fage to England: they met with very ill
treatment from the Spaniards.
Accounts received, that the Spaniards are
extremely harraffed up the Mediterranean by
the Algerines, who have fitted out a fquadroi
of 18 zebecs, which have done.confiderabie
mifehief: they are said to be divided ino
three divisions, one of which is commanded
by a brother of Admiral Barcelo, who turned
Mahometan some years f>r,ce; (hou|d the two
meet there will no doubt be bloody work.
17th, 18th, and 19th. Nothing particu
lar, that is, nothing besides the fire from the
enemy, which does us very little damage;
the town has been rendered uninhabitable for
some time past ; but the fortification ' kill re
main in perfeft good condition; the Doks
have therefore, ffri&ly freaking, done no
thing to facilitate the reduction of the garri
son : our foldicrs are in the best health and
spirits, and are daily wifhin, for an oppor
tunity to revenge the death of some of their
unfortunate comrades.
29th. An extraordinary experiment tryed
this morning: a mortar and fix pieces cf
cannon were fired from the Old Mole Head ac
the enemy's camp, three miles uiftart, three
of the shells burst in the middle of it, dud
threw the Dons into no small confuhon ; all
the shot also reached, to our utter aftenifh^
ment; the enemy kept up a hot fire upon the
Mole from St. Phillip's battery, but tould not
strike : you knowing how low it lays in the
water, will not be surprised at this. Great
improvements are expected to be made upon
this experiment, and we are in hopes short
ly to fee the whole Spanish camp in flames. A
visit from the gun boats at night."
The last letters from Gibraltar mention,
that notwithflanding the inceflant fire from the
Spaniards, the garrison has only 101 l 150 men
since the commencement of the liege.
|Fine Salt, 2s. db
ICoarfe Salt, is. do
Indian Corn perßu. 10s. do
iCoffee, is . do
IChocolate, 265. per Do