The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-07-26 00:00:00, page 3

N E W-Y O R K, J^y?,
The reports of the depths c.f Adrpi:ai S.l
Charles Hardy and Mr John Irwin prove pre
mature, the former beiig appointed to the
command of the Grand bhuln fleet, al;d trie
latter gone to Ireland to survey the fortifica
tions of that kingdom.
Itis said that, twenty copper bottom frigates
are ordered for the American Italian, over ar d
' bove those in the fleet of Admiral Arbuthnot,
Iwhich failed for this Port on e r about the 26th
of May.
We are informed that the Packet for Nee
York failed from Falmouth before the Grey
hound man of war. Captain Dickson, who ar
rived here last Wednesday. In this frigate the
Right Honourable Lord Cornwallis, Brigadier
General Patterson, and the Honourable Cnarles
Stuart, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Caraeronian
regiment came passengers.
Sir Andrew Hammond convoys the second
division of reinforcements defined for this port.
' We are informed that Commodore Sir James
Wallace is to be created a Knight of the Moil
Honourable Order of the Bath ; Peter Rothe,
Eq; firft, and John Wallace, Esq; second Lieu
tenant, of his Majesty's ship Experiment, com
manded by Sir James, are made Poll Captains ;
the former, it is said, is appointed to the Da
nae, of 34 guns, and the latter to be tne Com
modore's Captain in the Experiment. Ihe
important service to the nation lately perform
ed in Concale Bay, near St. Maloes, have led
to these juttly merited marks of his Majesty's
grace and favour.
General Robertson is on his return to this
city in the Roebuck, which Blip is now copper
bottomed.
The private ship of war General Tryon,
Captain Tingley, was well the latter end of
June, at Bermuda; (he, with several other
vessels, was on the point of departure to inter
cept a fleet of St. Domingo-men homeward
bound.
Yesterday the privateer Wirch, after various
revolutions of fortune was sent into this Port
by his Majesty's ship Galatea, refeued from
Timothy Peafcod, before she could reach an
eastern Post, to which file had, by the captors
been designed.
NEW-YOR K, July 26.
The Rebels evacuated Stony-Point last Mon
day, when the British Forces took immediate
Possession thereof, and are now building a new
Fort The Loss of the Royal Army was 30
killed, including Captain Tew of the 17th,
43 wounded, and 206 Prisoners. There were
no Hessian Yagers in the Fort when taken,
they having been ordered back co Phi'ipfe's
by his Excellency the Commander in Chief
some Time before the Attack was made. The
whole of the British Artillery that was in the
Fort, is recovered, having been found in a
Rebel Galley that was funk by a severe Can
nonade from Colonel Webiter, who commands,
at Verplank's Point.
A Detachment from the Garrison of Paulus
Hook, of which Major Sutherland is Com
mandant, on Friday Morning last took Prison
ers, the noted John Lolhier and David Ritze
ma Bogert. A third of this Banditti elcaped
very narrowly, by throwing away his Arms
and fwiming the Hackenfack. Lofhier is
fafely lodged,
Tuesday Morning last the Privateer Cutter
Retaliation, Capt. Leader, returned here from
a Cruize The following is the Particulars of
an Adion he h?d last Sunday Week, taken
from the Log-Book :
" On Sunday Morning the 18th, at 4 A. M.
being then off the Capes of Delaware, saw a
Sail to N. E. by E. flood towards her, and
gave Chace; at 8 it falling calm, out all
Sweeps in Order to come up with her (die
having all her Sails set endeavouring to escape
us) at II fired several Shot from our Bow-
Chaces to bring her to, but to no Purpose, she
Rill continuing to stand from us under English
Colours: At I P. M came up with and spoke
her, proved to be the Brig Hibernia, Captain
Collins, from Philadelphia, m unting 14 four
and 2 fix Pounders between Decks: At Half
past I began a very hot and severe Engage
ment, which continued without hitermiflion
till Half pad 5, at which Time both Vessels
being very much shattered in Sails and Rig
ging, and the Cutter having no Wind to com
mand her, they wore Ship and bore away from
us, we having received a Shot betwixt Wind
and Water, and a great Deal of Water in the
Hold, prevented us from giving Chace for some
time, which we did as soon as the Leak was
fiopt ; but being very light Breezes, we having
our Top-mail and Main-top-fail (hot away,
gave her an Opportunity to escape us. During
the Engagement our Men behaved with the
greatest Bravery. Our Loss was, zd Lieut.
Boetfwain, and Sail-Maker killed; 1 Prize-
Matter, and 7 Men wounded, 4 of whose
Wounds it is expected will prove mortal."
The Enterprize Privateer Brig, Capt. Jolly,
of 16 Guns, of this Place, was taken the
18th inst. by the Boftan and Dean Frigates,
and the Capt. and all the Crew but One (who
concealed himfelf below) taken cut, and 15
of the Rebels put on board the Rrig in order
to carry her to Philadelphia ; but on the 20th
rpe Mercury, Capt. Campbell, of 4 Guns, be
longing here, hove in fight, and after several
Hours Engagement retook the Enterprize and
sent her in Yesterday, the Condud of the Pri
soner on board having greatly contributed
thereto.
Prizes sent in face our last.
Schooner Nancy, Aaron Welsh, Maller,
from Philadelphia for Hispaniola.
Brig Sally, James Robinson, Matter, from
Philadelphia also for the fame Place, both by
the Sloop Lady Dunmore, Capt. Crew, one of
Coo-rich's ^qutron. They were taken last
Sunday, out of a final! Fleet, bound to Hr
ipaniila under Convoy of Capt. Berry.
A Privateer Sloop, of il Carriage Guns,
formerly the Columbus of this Place, by the
Royal Charlotte and Lady Dunmore.
A Sloop from St. Domingo, by the Sou
therland.
Sloop Lively, Morris, from Tom's River,
for Hispaniola, by the Virginia Frigate.
Sale by Auction by
BOWMAN and CODNER,
To-morrow, at the Coffee-houfe,
A few barrels of mufeovado sugars, one box
pipes, and some houfe-furniture.
At one o'clock,
The well known fall failing and fuccefsful
Privateer Sloop.
GEORGE and ELIZABETH,
As the now lays at Tolomies-wharff, mounts
ten carriage guns, and is most compleatly
found in every other warlike implement. She
had a thorough repair about fix weeks since at
Bermudas, and can be put to sea without loss
of rime. Inventory to be seen at theiroffice.
Poblick Auction.
THIS DA T,
At our office, precisely at to o'clock, will be fold,
An assortment of DRY GOODS,
Confining of
Coarse and fine Irish linens, a quantity of check
and check handkerchiefs, a neat assortment of printed
Cottons and handkerchiefs, mens and womens thread
flockings, mens silk flockings, cambricks, lawns,
writing paper, quills, &c. mens and womens gloves,
nuns thread, &c, &c.
On TUESDAY,
On Wells's wharf,
A quantity of pine plank, ftaves and thingies.
One o'Clock, at the Coffee-Houje,
The Schooner HOP E,
Lying at Whitehall Slip, of an easy draught of
water, and fit for a country trader. Also,
The Privateer Sloop GRANBY,
With all her guns and stores. Inventory to be
seen at our office.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
Auction this Day,
At the Coffee-houfe, 11 o'clock,
Ten kitts of choice salmon, twenty half
barrels of choice beef, twenty hundred weight
of starch, ten hundred weight of bread.
By Hugh Parker, Auctioneer.
On Wednesday next, 12 o'clock,
at the Coffee-houfe,
The beautiful little SLOOP
SHAWN BWEE,
Lays at Coenties dock, burthen 40 tons,
well found, and of a small draught<>f water.
Inventory to be seen by applying to
HUGH PARKEP
Public Auttion,
This Day, at XII o'Clock, will be fold
on Brownejohn's tVbarf,
FIFTY PUNCHEONS of
High Proof "Jamaica Spirits,
By DANIEL M'COR MICK.
To be Sold at Public Auction,
At the Coffee-houfe, THIS DAV, the 26th
inst. (if not fold before at Private Sale,)
The Sloop SALLY,
Now lying at the Albany Pier, burthen about
50 tons, a fine Bermudian built vessel, of cedar
and mahogany, about if mouths old, in order
for any service, and would mike a very con
venient trader for the North or Eart Rivers,
having good accommodations. She has been
fitted for an armed vessel, and her guns and
stores will be fold with her if agreeable to the
purchaser. Inquire of
DANIEL MCCORMICK.
. Public AuElioa.
THIS D A Y,
At twelve o'clock, will be fold,
By John M'Adam, and Co.
A Quantity of new Cordage,
2 carriage guns, and 7 soars,
A quantity of cheese and butter,
3 barrels lamp oil, &c.
2 yawls, as they now lie at Murray's wharf.
TO-MORROW,
Six carriage guns double fortified 2 pound
ers, 5 cohorns with every thing complete,
4 Blips bells, some Iheet copper, &c. Also
The Good Snow ADVENTURE,
With all het tackle and apparel, as she now
lays at Lott's Wharf; burthen about 120 tons,
a strong built vessel, well, found in materials,
and an exceeding faft faiier. Inventory to be
seen on board or ar their office.
Public Auction.
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
TO-MORROW,
20 B rrels of F L O U R,
10 Barrels of SHIP STUFF,
10 Cases of C L A R E T,
AND
700 Weight of C ASTILE SOAP.
By Daniel M'Cormick.
Y^OUK mile Itone, on the Kingfbridge-roaa,
, thurfday, July 22, was taken up,
A STRAYED COW,
Enquire of Mr. Mackquires on the rock op
posite Turtle Bay.
Pablick Au&on, this Day,
Below the coffee-houfe, 11 o'clock will be fold
A Quantity of
Damaged FLOUR,
Imported in the ship King Ge # rge from
London, and fold upon account of the Un
derwriters.
On Wednefdayat 12 o'clock, at
the Coffee-houfe,
The Privateer Brig CHANCE,
. With her guns, and stores, now laying at
the wharff below the Coffee-houfe. Inventory
may be seen at the office of
Oliver Templeton.
This day at 12 o'clock, will be J old at
the Coffee-houfe,
Rice, Sugar, Rum, Coffee, Mo
lasses, &c.
By P. M'Davitt.
— — _
To be Sold, on Tue;day 27th inst.
The hull, lower marts, tops, bowsprit, and
windlaG of the ship
FALMOUTH,
Burthen 250 tons, lying at Cruger's wharf;
separately, the (hip's LONG BOAT, oars,
rudder, &c.
P. M''Davitt.
To be fold at Public Auction.
This D A r, at Eleven o'Clock, at the
Albany Pier,
A large CARGO of
TIMBE R,
Consisting of Marts, Yards, and Spars,
from 30 to 85 Feet long, and from 6 to 22
Inches diameter Pine Plank, from Ito 4
Inches thick, and from 12 to 20 Feet long—
Extraordinary fine White Oak Plank, from 2
to 3 Inches thick, and from 12 to 30 Feet
lorg, and some very belt 18 Inch Shingles.
Also, this D AT, at One o'Clock. at
the Coffee-houfe,
The Sloop BROTHERS,
A remarkable large single deck'd deep waist
ed Sloop, and well calculated for carrying
Lumber, Horses, &c.
And at One o'Clock at the Coffee-houfe Bridge,
: Pair double-fortified Six Pounders, with
Carriages,
I Small and 1 large Iron Caboufe, fit for
Privateers.
Bv Thomas Ludlow, jun.
Public Auction, this Day at 11 o'clock,
at the Coffee-houfe, will be fold,
Twelve half barrels and ten firkins of tal
low, and 30 boxes of soap, mould and dipt
candles, by
Thomas Ludl)w, junr.
■ By JAMES INGLIS,
"r'°MORROW, (Tuesday as ulual) fore-
I noon and afternoon at his Audion-
Room, No. 940, in Water^ftreet, will be fold,
a large and valuable assortment of M E R
CHANDIZ'E, amongst which are,
A great variety of checks, a parcel of the
best " scarlet rattinets and Walloons, blue ratti
nets, an assortment of buttons, silk, twist and
bindings, all frelh opened; a fine assortment
of Irish linens, some check (hires, silk cloaks
and bonnets, a variety of hardware, some
very nice crooked combs, a parcel of very
fine ivory combs, and common horn ditto,
and a varietyof valuable GOOD S' besides,
which will be particularized in to-morrow's
paper.
ONE GUINEA reward.
rqr^A&EN, on Monday nigh? last fiom a privateer
I Hoip, laying at S.aun Ifl#nd, a CLINKER
built YAWL, about 13 feet long, thwarts double
knee'd, painted whi ? e, with four cedar oars. Who
ever gives information, so as she may be recovered,
drill be entitled to the above reward. E iquite of
the printer.
I'H <SM~A" SROWC H,-
No. 942, tt'ater flreft, has for SALE,
OLD Madeira wine j ßifb^ry brandy in bot
bv the pipe, quar- tier,
_ /ter calk, or dozen, Fine liyfon^ ge n and
Port and iherry ditto by ; bohea tea.
she dozen, [Coffee, chocolate, pepper,
Claret and Mountain do. iMurtaid, Alfpice,
by do. Sweet oil, vinegar,
London porter by do. Bdket salt,
Old Jamaica fpiriisby the ^moAing tobacco,
puncheon or leH, Ginger, cloves, cinna-
Wert-India rum by the m-m,
hogih-aJ or let's, ISin^le refined loaf sugar,
French brandy in cases er | 3r.>wn and powdet'd do.
by the gallon, I Poland ftaren, indigo,
fl Blind geneva in cases [Corks, fealmg wax,
and jugs, I A parcel of frefil role
I butter, iu# arrived.
~\Ya NTT a ~FI a'cT,'
A MERCHANT'S CLERK, <f an honest
Xl chara&er :He is capable of taking the charge
of merchants books, writes a good hand, and can
poll books either in a single or double entry way,
and is well ve fed in drawing out the principal wri
tings req illite in n erchant's business, fuct as in
voices, accounts current, account ikies, bills of par
cels, sets of bills of exchange, &c. Apply to the
printer.
„ department in any of his Majesty's stores would
be accepted.
To BE 50175-, =
A HOUSE in Frankfort-ftreet, No. 21,
now in the occupation of John Stevens.
For particulars enquire of the Printer.
P, Order of the Commandant.
^, HEREAS ffie Order of the ill of June
Yy last, r quiring all Owners of Hulks or
difrtiantled Vessels, to remove the fatue from
the Wharves and Slips in the Eart River, have,
in mavdert contempt of public authority been
hitherto unregarded. Notice is hereby given,
that if due obedience is not paid to the said
order before the foft day of August next, the
Owicr or Owners of any such Vessels or Hulks
auro ? then remain At any of the said Wharves
or Slips, will be immediately apprehenced
and imprisoned until the laid order is complied
with.
Andrew Elliot, Superin^ndant-GeneraL
David Mathews, Mayor.
Peter Dubois, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, July 21, 1779
James Pattifon,Efquire
Major-General of his Majesty's r orces,
and Commandant of New-York,
&c. &c. &c.
Proclamation.
YX/'HEREA^ it is highly expedient that
/V further regulations ffiould be established
terpecting the BOATS and SMALL CRAFT
parting to or front this city.
I HAVE IHEREFORE thought fit to order
And direct that from and after the First Day of
August next, all boats and firrail craft bringing
PROVISION, FUEL, FORAGE or FISH,
to this city, and other market supplies, must
have passes from the Office oE Police, fpeci
fying the names of the persons, and the places
to and from which they are to pass and repafs.
Tbat every such BO AT or SMALL CRAFT,
as (hall be detected without such pass, or in
going to or coming from any place or places,
but (uch as are particularly mentioned in their
passes, will be seized, and the persons found
therein detained, and are to be leported to the
Police, in order that the fame may be laid be
fore the Commandant.
That any perlon or persons intending to
bring Supplies to this city, and who (hall obtain
a pass from any of his Majesty's Officers com
manding at Out-Posts, or the commanding
officer bn Long-Island, or from the Colonel of
the raililia of the county in which they reside,
(hail 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 fiom this city, without such pais as
afotefaid, or a pass from the Office of Police,
(hall, together with the said beat 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 Inwall craft, attempting to pass
from this city after dark, and before gun-fire
in the morning except such as are in his Ma
jesty's service) will be seized by the guard-boats,
and forfeited, and the persons found therein
imprisoned.
That ail boats or small craft that (hall be
difeovered passing to this city after dark or be
fore gun-fire in the morning (except such as are
in his Majesty's service, or that are coming
with provision, fuel, forage, filh, or supplies,
for the markets, having passes 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 paid 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 punilhed
with the utmost rigor.
Given under m, Hand in the City of Neiu
-2 ork, the Twenty second Day of 'July,
1779, a "' '" 'be Nineteenth Tear of his
Maycfy'£ Reign.
JAMES PATTISON.
By Command of the General,
John L. C. Roome, Sec'ry.
WANTE D,
An Apprentice L A D,
OF about twelve or fourteen years of age,
of a good charader, to a beneficial,
growing business. Enquire of the Printer,
or at No. 924, opposite the Coffee-houfe.
L OS
ON Saturday morning, a green POCKET
BOOK, containing nothing but ac
counts, of use to none but the owner. Who
ever will leave it at Mr. Gaine's, or fend it to
Mr. Gleaves, at Brooklyn-ferry, (hall be re
warded for their trouble.
Just imported in the ShfyDragon, Thomas Bolton
Commander, and to be fold by
Thomas Buchanan, and Co.
At their Store, No. 212, Qoeen-ftreet,
RE D and white port A few puncheons of high
wine in pipes, and proof Jamaica spirits,
bullheads, Barley in barrels and kegs,
Excellent brown soap, Oatmeal in barrels,
Fine frtfh flour in barrels, Hams in calks,
Double Gloucester cheete Lanyard and ratline fluff.
New beef in barrels and Running rigging,
tierces, Hawsers and cables of dis-
Fine pork in barrels, ferent lengths and fixes.
Dipt candles,of 12 to a lb. Sheathing nails, and other
sizes, from 6d. to 4od.
LIKEWIS E,
An assortment of Dry Goods, as usual, to be fold
on the lowest terms.