The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-12-25 00:00:00, page 1

A L E,
Brewed from the befl ENGLISH MALT,
b now ready to be delivered out for CASH,
as usual,
At the BREWER Y, Maiden-Lane.
Y E'AS T,
May be had by applying as above.
To be SOL D,
THE hwjfe in Cherry-street wherein Captain
Mitchell now lives; nearly Opposite tire houle
formerly occupied by the late Mi. Walter Franklin,
in Montgomery -ward :~'Tis three Hories high, has a
good pump of excellent waler in the yard, and with
very little expence two small tenements may be fitted
up on the fame lot. Also to be fold, the house in the
rear Of the above, in Water-liree, adjoining Mr.
Hiding's distillery. In the yard of the last mentioned
house there is a very coiiifortable habitation fit for a
middling large family. The lot is near 150 feet
tong. The house in Water-facet, is now occupied
by Mr. WITTEN- For terms, apply to Mr. John
Kelly, notary public in Hanover-f^uau.
Sr. Excellent/ Hettn Vv ILLIAM Yen K rerfhAv-
SEN General Lieutenants und Commandeurs en
Chef des in Kneniglich Gross Britanndcben
Dieoften lUbenden 'Auxiliair Corps ^uttfff.ch
Htffifcher Trouppen, Ritters deret Fuerftlic:
Heffifchen Oidens, est. etc. etc.
ALLEN und Jedcn von den# Fuerftlic, H?ffF
fchen Trottppeh in Nord America defetiam
Unteioofficiers und Gememen io eotUgfer bey denen-
Feinden noch dieuen, cJC' fich in devhn vom Feind
betfetzten Landen roch verbmgtn halter, wind hier
durch brkanut gen.4cht, dais lit eimeu fiteven pn&
veelligen Pardon erhalten folfeii, wehn-frfich vor
dem ifren Tag des naechlt Kuenffegeh Marks'
Monaths bey deoen Koeniglichen Tiouppen, tie
finden, und bey linen Regimented dava/if Stelkn
werden.
Gegrben unter memerHand New-Yorkden
Sten December, 1780.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Befchl, Sir Exce|lcntz,
Juflin Henrich Mute
B. WADDINGTON,
At No. 8, Queen-street, has imported in the Fleet
just arrived from England,
A large and very valuable Assortment of
DRY GOODS,
Particularly alargeColle&ion of the tieweft Patterns
ot PRINTED CALLICOES. Also, IRISH
LINNENS, Eafl-India Goods, &c. Which he
will fell as ufua!, exceedingly low by the Package
or Quantity, for Caf. Likewise, fuperfi, e Kiln
dried Flour, white Peafe, Bohea and Hyfon Tea,
French Soap, Linked Oil, excellent Caftile soap,
Engbfh Bobea ahd Hyfon Tea, Ground write Lead,
black Paint, &c.
By His EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON,
Knight of the Mofi Honourable Order of the BATH,
General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's
Forces within the Colonies lying on the Atlantic Ocean
from Nova Scotia to Wert-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are several Deserters from the
British and Foreign Troopsunder my Command,
who are serving with the Enemy, or are concealed in the
Rebel Country : I have thought fit tgjffue this my Pro
damatibn, offering a free and unlimited Pardon to all
such Deserters, who shall surrender themselves to any of
hit Majesty's Troops before the firft Day of March next.
And whereas there are many of his Majesty's European
Subjects at this Time Serving in the Rebel Army against
their King and Country, who, flung with Remorfc, and
sensible of the Heiodufnef: of such an unnatural Pro
ceeding, would be anxious to return to their nfegiance,
did not their Demerits, before their Arrival in America,
make them doubtful of meeting with Protection and
Support within these Lines. Ido therefore hereby p'o
- to all such who fhail come in before the above men
tioned firft Day of March, in addition to the Bmefirs,
Protection and Support, to which they would be entitled
under any other Proclamations, to procure for them his
Mqefty's most gracious Patdon, for all Felonies and Trea
sons (Murde excepted) which they have heretofore been
guilty'of, provided rhey will take up Arms in hr Service,
and give their Ahiftanct to the ^selling this unha^al
Rebedion against his G avernment.
Given under mr Hand at Head Quarters, in New-York,
the eighth Day of December, 1780.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellence 's Command,
JOHN SMITH.
Flour at 41. per Cent.
Published September 29, 1730.
A White LOAF, of the fineft FLOUR,
to weigh zlb. for 16 Cappers.
ASSIZE of BREAD.,
Monday, December 25, 1780.
N E W-Y OR :
AND
WEE KL Y
General Pardon.
Containing tee caruru aaurtcs
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HA NOVEg-SQU A RE.
HIGH-WATER nt N EW-Y 0 R K,
THIS W R,E K.
By Major General JONES,
Commandant of New-York.
PROCLAMATION;
BY a Proclamation of his Excellency Sir
Henry Clinton, dated New,York, De
cember 20, 1778, the farmers of Long Island
and Staten-Island, were ordered to ,thrash and
bring to market by dated periods such propor
tions of Wheat, Rye, and Indian Corn, in
thei^ possession, as. they did not,,Hand in need
of for the support of their families, and the
sowing their lands : They were required also
to £< ve an account to the Colonels of mili
tia of their refpedtive dikrids, what quanti-,
ties of grain they polfcffedl and what it might
be necessary to reserve for the above ufea.
The Commander in Chief has been pleased to
order that Proclamation to remain in force,
and be flri&ly observed, the rates excepted,
which, as an encouragement for an ampl"
supply of the markets are to be a: follow.
Shillings.
Wheat, - - 26 currency per bushel.
Wheat Flour, 80 — per Cwt.
Rye, - 10 — pef Buihel,
.Rye Meal, - 30 — per Cwt
Indian Corn, 10 — per Bushel,
Indian MdaJ, 28 — per Cwt.
Buckwheat, 7 — per Bushel,
Buckwheat Meal, 26 — per Cwt.
it is, therefore ordered; that from, and after
the fr§ day of February next, no greater price
for any of the above articled, ihall be demand
ed, offered or received, cn the penalty of the
p Ton effendi ft , for'ding (on being con
videdon oath, before . te police of New-York,
or the Colonel of the militia of the dirtrid on
Long-Bland or Staten-Iflahd, where the offence
is committed) the.Grain, Flour, Corn or Mqal
so offered to be fold or purchased, or the valu'd ;
thereof ; "and to fut Fer imprisonment till the 1
laid forfeiture is paid: The one half of the
ftid.forfeiture to be paid to the informer, and
the other half for the u/c of the poor of this ;
city, or the tdwnffiip where the offence is
conpnit^d.
The Police of New-Yotk, apd the Colonels
.01,militia on Long r hland, and Staten-liland,
are hereby required, to take an account of
what quantities es W'he:% Rye; Indian Corn,
Grain, Flour, or Medl are in their refpe&ive
diftri&g and iff whose poffe^/fr: \r,d report
the fame as . foot? as p'offible to #w Command
antof New Y^k .
New-Yoik, January 22, 1779.
D. JONES, Major General.
B Tre above Proclamation is re
printed by order of Brigadier
General BIRCH, 'Commandant
of this City, in order that no Person
may plead Ignorance of the Regu
lations therein contained.
Monday, o Mih. alter 9 ;
Tuesday, 5, Min. after 9'
Wednesday, 4.5 Min. after 10
Thursday, 31 Min. after,ll|
INFORMS bis friends, owners and matters of
vessels, that htc°ntinues to bake SHIP BREAD,
at his nous?, No. 74, John's Hreet. He returns his
thanks to his old ship mates and friends, for their
fav.u# ~ He is determined to bake the best of bread,
knowing the diltrefs of erting bad bread at sea, by
the experience of upwards of thirty years. All
Captains of refills Ato want the belt of bread to
keep, will plekie to call before-hand, and they fliail
be provided with the belt, on r.Tenable terms.
N. B. WATER and BUTTER BISCUIT, for
cabin at fumi) utc, in small 01 great quantities.
fo — ,—.
^^>^'° r C° RK > anc l Dublin,
"' S ^> WILLIAM,
Sam. Tripe, Commanders
MOUN I'S 10 carriage guns, men apfwerahle,
the greatest part of her cargo already en
gaged; file has very good accommodations for
paflengers, and will fail with thefirit convoys For
freight or paffa*e apply to the Captain on board, at
Mahlon's wha/ff, 01 ') A - •
ROBERT GAULT,
No. 845, Hanover-Square,
Who has for faie a general assortment of
DRY GOODS, china in assorted boxes, Lon
don claret in cases, genuine red Port in pipes, 4
and a lew sacks of fapeifine fifth flour ; which f,e
will difpefe of op low terms for CASH#
Richard Jenkins,
°
# \ Sty ^'
Friday, 15 Min..after iz;
Saturday, 57 Mor. after 121
Sunday, 37 Min, after 1 j
New Moon this Day..|
THE
PETER HEGEMAN,
VINTNER. and, DISTILLER,
Has tor sale at his store the upper end of Queen-street,
F No. 125,
Formerly occupied by Philip KissiCK,
Upon the most reasonable terms.for cafo,
OLD Madeira, Port,
Ldbon and Tert
riffe woies,
Jamaica spirits.
Weft- India and cherry
rum,
Holland geheva,
French and cherry brandy,
Shrub,'
All forts of cordials,
The veiy best of home-
Ipun geneva and bran
dy, very little inferior
to Holland or French,
Molasses,
Wine and cyd.'r vinegar,
London porter in bottles,
Double Gloucester cheele,
Richard Speaight,
CHYMIST and DRUGGIST,
No. 41, Queen-Street,
H^s i pcHM by the FaM'e, and Edward, from
London, a general aftortmeut of D.R UGL and
MED IC INE S, amongll which a,c.
A N TIMONY;
/? Qwek-fitver,
Borax, aqua-finis,
Enphlh Lffgon,
Monona alba,l
Chain,mric Bowers,
04tq iaver&r,
Fine fl ochell,
Spetmac,ti,
TruC ghuber faits,
Flowery of ful?hur, and
Tie Surgeons of vhe N^vy and Arsy may be
fuppbed at a moderate Advance, and their Cullom'
acknowledged with Franks.
N. B. A. Set of Captal and Trepaning Inftru
meets to be fold cheap,
For LONDON,
Xra» The Ship BLENHEIM,
&ffr\ O.p^ CHRISTOPHER MILLER,
""' '"" w " * e ''" Convoy.
" e IS3 fi°' Ship and has gad Ac
commudatiorr for Pattengers. For
trepw 0: Pallet, agree with Murray, Sanfom, and
Co. yviw^n end James Douzhi's, or the Captain cn
b aid the Ship,fit Murrai'> W^rf:
Price and Salmon,
übe Corner of Smith, & Duke streets.
Near HANOVER-SQUARE,
Have just imported a very large and general assort
ment ,of European Goods of all kinds ; which
they will lull on vealonable terms, by the package
ot piece :
LUteftringy, mantuas, and arrozeens,
Modes, fatties, farfenets, & perfians,
' Silk handkerchiefs, ribbons, and laces,
Bombazeens, florentines, and princess ftuff,
Muslins, chintzes, and calticoes,
A Great Variety of
Cambricks, lawns, and bordered handlfi.
Irifli linens, of all prices,
Ruflia wheeling, diabs, and ravens duck,
Cambists, durants, calbmancc6s and (balloons)
Broad cloths and coatings, fine and coarse.
A great Choice
Linfeys,-flannels, and baize,
Silk, cotton and worlted Hockings and caps,
Corduroys, jeans, fullians and clucks,
With many other Manchester Goods,
A CAiYTAL ASSORTMENT.
N. B. Fine French brandy, and belt Gfou
For Freight to any Port ip Ireland,
A^ The Brig ADMIRAL KEFFEL,
Captain BOY D,
'" " read y to tai": in in f° ur
t ' ^y^ an ^ "" with the firt tcon
vo,, has good accommodation for paifengers.
'For bright;r passage a,Qty to the Cap ain
on board, at,Halici's wharf, or to Edward Goold, Ha
ndver-S^uarc,'.
• Who has for sale, jufi imported in the Jame
qjeffel, and the lag /hipsfrom Engfad,
Hur in fack:,bcad in eyw, meh beef and park, new
rose butter, ox tonguca in firkins, turpentine foap,.wax
cabbles in Ima'iLbexes, rising, mans, boys and womens
flioes, claret in cases, mens fine ruffled Whirls, check fhirte
cmi a few hope's, mens and boys hats, fine Bath coaunp§
aoarfe cloths, Irift linens, pinned tuffs, a few talks old
cherry arid rakerry brandy, &c, &c. &c.
And fnnd/yWher articles too tedious .to mention.
WttCT per Bush I, 265. oci.
Flour, 70, od.
Brown Biead, ,<s. o'.
\YO:-)n% Rum, §s/ 6d.'
New-England do. 4s. od.
PRICE C U R R R N T, in N D W-Y OR K.
, D rfble and Angle refined
sugar,"
Muscovado, sugar,
H', Ibufhong and bo
hea tea,
Chocolate and coffee,
Pepper and muftaid,
, Pearl bailey and r'ce,
Caftile arid turpentine soap
Mould and uipr candles,
- Poland starch and figblue,
- Hai: powder,
r Bud foot of all fires,
Twi(t and cut tobacco,
Raifts apdenrrants,
Ox tongues dried, , '
, Nutmegs, cloves, and
, cinnamon, ,
[Sago,
[Phi boxes, phials,
llvory fringes,
(Role Pink,
|Drtflake, and carmine, -
[With tundry other arti
cles too tedious to ti tt
me:ave; all 01 which.,।
will be fold who^fde, /
and retail, on very low
11 terms.
GAZETTE:
THE
MEXCU R Y.
, iMu'e^vadu Sugar,
iSi: ^ refin'd ditto,
Moialles,
Beef per Bartel,
Pirk,
^iK^n an, ^^nefhefr
THE Tender Aft of Novem. 29, 178),
is pubhfned by order of the Aflembly
Of I'ennfylvania fjr public consideration, and
therefore the duty and refped due to the
Afiembiy . qd the Public obliges every one to
tonfider it, an^effer such remarks on it as de
serve public notice. Incompliance with this
duty, I have considered the said ad, and the
following ftri&ures appear to me of importance
fuHicient to engage the public a tension.
The firft observation which occurs to me is,
that the bills, which are made a tender, con
tain a public premise of money to be paid in
fix years. Cn which I beg leave to remark,
that the bast and rabft indubitable security of
money to be paid in fix years, or any future
time, is not so good or valuable to far the
greateft.part of mankind who use money, as
rnady cash. The rr^h of this proposition is so
evident and obvious to every body, that itcan
not need proof Therefore the Law, which
obliges a man to accept these bills inftcad of
ha|d cafli, obliges hira to receive a less valu
able thing in full payment of a more valuable
one, and injures him to amount of the differ
tnc<, and is ho far a direct violation <f the
laws of c unmntutive ju^ice.—Laws grounded
in the nature of human rights, lupported by
I the most necessary natural principles, enjoined
by them.il express authority cf God Almighty
I and which it ? ? s not pclhble that any legilla^
I ture on earth fhoulJ taveright to infringe or
•abrogate Again, the security arising from
the public promise is not generally deemed
certain. r Le public faith has been so often
violated, and the fi ffcriegs of individuals
thence arising lave been fa multiplied and cx
tentive, that the general confidence of our
people in tl < security is much lessened; and
as a chance or uncertainty, can never be so
valuable as a certainty, these bills must and
Iwill be confiridied as less valuable than they
would be, were the security on which they
depended free cf all d n ub : or uncertainty ;
and confeque,c . the diftount of their value
will always tec eWmaCd by, and of courle be
equal to, this difference. Therefore the in
justice of forcing them on the fubje& at full
value of prefect caih is greatly encreafed.
TI-fe positions and reasonings are grounded
I on such notoriety of fad, that any explanation
lof1 of proof isnfallefs, and I hope an objection
I against a law, drawn from the most manifeft
j and acknowledged injustice of its operation and
1 effect, will not be deemed trivial, or be eably
set aside or got over. But naked fads are
powerful things, and arguments fonetimes do
belt, ^fid have the greatell effc&, when ad
.dreffed to the feelings of mankind ; and that £
may press the matter as clofc as I can, J. beg
leave to propose the following case, viz.
Suppose a mdn of grave phiz and chara&er
Should apply to his neighbour, in distress for
the loan of a thoufynd friver dollars, with
solemn promise on bis honour and truth to re
pay them in a month, and in the mean time
the tender aft under corifideration Should pat's
into a law, and the borrower at the month's
end fh^uld tender a thousand of the new paper
I dollars in-payment. I beg leave further to
;propofe to every member ofihe Affemblv 1 bo
§ voted for chat law, and to every other than,
I who is a member of this State, whar their
I sentiments of that aftion wtuld be, and in
I what light they would view the borrower, who
I tendered the paper dollars in payment of the
1 silver oil he had received i.e. whether they
I would confider him a. ian upweight Lonett
I man, or a shameless rascal. In which ever of
Ethe two characters t'hey may chufe to confider
I such a man, it may he proper to note, that
I the ad ia quellion, if palled in a law, would
j protect him, and not only so, but would sub-
Ije& the lender to the loss of the.whole money if
I he refufed to receive it. This ' a somewhat
I delicate matter, which it is painful to dwell
I long upon. I wiri therefore close what I have
! D. fay on it u th a few +e, y serious remarks,
§ the truth, juitice and propriety )f which £
humbly submit to the reader.
§ Firft, The worst kind of evil, and that
g which corrupts and endangers any communi
§ ty moil, is that iniquity which is framed by a
§ law ; for this places the rcilchiefin the very
I spot, on the very feat, to which every 000
I ought to look and apply for a remedy#
From, the Pennsylvania Gazette, of
December 1%
s'i. res,
Is. 9<i.,
?&. • 6<'.,(
81. cd.l
81. res.
Fine Salt, do.
Coarse Silt, is, dv,
) Indian Corn per Bu. 10s. do.
Coffee, v. de.
Chocolate, z6*.pci Do.
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