The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-01-18 00:00:00, page 1

^'^ xE follo ving rates are eftabhfhed for carting,
A to lake place from and after the Tenth day of
this inftw. December, viz.
For loading, carting and unloading Firewood and
every other common load >o any place within this ci
ty, not exceeding one nidi, Three Shillings.
For carting Fire^od er any other common load to
any further distance after the fame rate.
For every load Eight Shillings.
For every hoglhead Jf Rum or Mohlfes, Six /hil
lings.
And in the fame proportion for tierces or barrels.
For every hogshead of S ;ar, Six shillings.
For tierces or barrels, : n the fame proportion.
For every hogshead of Tobacco, Four Shillings.
For every load of coals, confiding of one third of
a chaldron, Three Shillings.
For every Cable, whole shot, of five inches cir
cumference to seven inches, Ten Shillings.
For every Cable, half shot of like dimensions.
Six Shillings.
For every Cable, whole shot, upwards of seven in
ches circumference to ten inches. Twelve Shillings.
For every Cable, half (hot, of like detentions
Eight Shillings.
For every Cable, whole shot, upwards of ten inch
cescicuwference, Twenty Shillings,
For every Cable, half shot, of like dimensions,
Twelve Shillings.„
Any Cartman, demanding, or receiving, on or af
ter the Tenth day of this Month, a greater, price for
carting 3 load, than th- prices fettled by the above
rates, ihall, upon proof being made before the Police,
forfeit FORTY SHILLINGS for every offence,
one half to the informer, the other half to the City
Alms-House.
All petfons, that in future intend acting, as City
Cartmen, are desired, before the Twentieth day of
this Month, to give in their names at the Police Of
fice, where they will receive Licences gratis. Any
person after that day, wi)o shill be discovered afiing
Cfs City Cartmen, without having obtd' cd such a
licence, and the number of his licence n rked with
red paint upon each fide of his Cart, wi|l be taken
• to Cultqdy. ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintendent-General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Afffftant|
Magistrate es the Polic .
iperintendent-General's-Office,
7th December, 1778.
Matters,
Dry goods, and all other goods that do not
some under the above denominations when in-°
tended for public Vendue, are only to be fold
n Au&ion Rooms provided by Ge licensed
Vendue-Mafters for that purpose.
Permissions will be granted to any of the
licensed Vendue-Mafters when required, for
the disposing of houfhold furniture at private
houses.
For the more ready discovery of any person
or persons that may attempt anting contrary to
this order, all licensed Vendue Matters are
desired to fix over the Door of their Auction-
Rooms,- 's Licensed Auction Room,
and to advertise in the news-papers, their street,
and number of the house.
ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintendent-General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate
of Police.
By Order of the Commandant,
[<ROM and after the 20th of this month,
, no person or persons will be allowed to atl
s Vendue-Matters for the sale of any.kind of
oods at Public Auction, but such as shall
eceive a license from the Officers of she Po
ce for that purpose, before whom, the person
pplying for. a licence must take an oath not
j be concerned in any cojiufive sales in order
o.raife the price of any article of trade ;or
rovifions; and at the fame time mult give.
ppr®ved security, in the fam of FIVE
Thousand pounds, New-York
Jurrenjy, for the faithful execution of their
luty, as well as for the security of their em
ployers.'
In all cases where it may be neceffarv to
pave proof, by whose orders any parcel or
piece of goods were fold at Vendue, the proof
0 lay with the Vendue-Mafter who fold such
roods ; if he fails in this, to forfeit his licence.
All damaged goods to be fold as such, other
wise the purchaser will not be obliged to take
:hem.
Shipping and other materials, naval stores,
.irize-good's, provisions and liquors of all forts,
cabinet-ware, and the effects of Grangers de
:eafed; may be fold on the wharfs,'or near the
Joftee-Houfe Bridge, by the licensed Vendue-
Bv C.der of the COMMANDANT.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 355. per Cent.
Published February 2, 1778.
White Loaf of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
2 lb. 6 oz. for 14 Coppers, aid in the fame
;w, ortio for Loaves of a lefir Weight.
JAMES ROBERTSON, M. G.
MONDAY) for^^y I'B, 1779; , THE
TEW-YORK GAZE7^
WEEKLY R Y.
Containing tbe carUeff anweeg
° Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
Dr. R Y A N's
Incomparable Worm -destroying
SUGAR PLUMB S,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.
SO exceedingly valued by all People who have bad
of them in Great-Britain and Ireland, for their
trenfeendent Excellency in the defraying Worms of all
hinds both in the Bodies of Men, Women, and Children,
by not only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum or Gut
next the Stomach, but they pass through the fmalleil
Passages of the Body, and purge away the ropy and
(limy Humours which are the cause of tho/e pernicious
Vermin, and the Source of many other Disorders; they
are one of the bes Purges in the whole World for gross
bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
large Bellies; their Operation is mild, fafe and plea
sant ; they wonderfully cleanse the Bowels of all ftiff
and clammy Humours which flop up the Parts and
prevent the Juice of Food being conveyed to the Liver
and made Blood, which is often the Case with Children,
and is attended with a hard Belly, finking Breath,
frequent Fevers, Rickets, and a Decay of Strength in
the lower parts: Like wife fettled Aches and Pains in
the Head, Swellings, old Sores, Scabs, Tetters, or
Breakings-Out, will.be perfectly cur'd, andthe Blood
and Skin refored to its original Purity, and Smootb
nefs; the) purge by Urine, and bring away the Gra
vel, and effectually cure all Obfruflions of the Urine,
or Ulcers in the Kidneys. The, at once frike at the
true cause of the Scurvy, arid entirely defray it, at all
(corbutick Humors and Effefls, Root and Branch, so
as never to return again, and what makes them more
commendable is, they are full as agreeable to both tafe
and fight, t s Loaf Sugar; and in their Operation as
innocent as new Milk.
I have by theft Pfambs cured a great many Children
of Whooping er Chin-Coughs, and Agues, which Dis
tempers are very common and troublefeme to Families,
and the Want of these Plumbs are the Ruin of Many
Children's Conflitutions.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick, cleaning the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is a sovereign Medicine
infbe Cholick and griping of the Guts. It allays and
carries off four Vapours which occasion many Disorders
in the Head. It opens all Okfrufkions in the Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Rein, and Bladder; eattfef a'gond Ap
,tfffind helps Digiftion. It hath been found won-•
derfully feccefsfal to Juch Persons as are going into
Chronical Diftempe's, as Afbmas, Pbthificks, Short
uefs of Breath, Dropsies and Yellow Jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Persons arefatisfied, that the Me
dicine which works upon fueb Humours, will almof
teach any Diflemper, if not too far gone, face Corrupt
tion and Put'rejhaion are the Pore-runners of nil Dis
eafei; therefore no better Pbyfek can be taken for all
Ages, Sexes and ' Confitutions, from Infancy to an old
Age. .Toefe Plumbs are highly serviceable to the Fe
male Sex, fromthe Age of 14 to 20 Years, and from
40 so 30. Each Box containing one Dozen of these
Plumbs, Price 8 Shillings, with Directions. Sold by
Hugh Gaine, in New-York, and by no other Person in
America, urdefs by bis Appointment.
NOTICE is hereby given, that John
Roome is appointed to examine the
Stoves put up in this City, and the Places al
lotted by the inhabitants to keep their Ashes
in.
The injudicious Method of firing Stoves,
and keeping Allies, having often endangered
this City, it is expeded that the Citizens will
punctually attend to fitch Directions as Mr.
Roome mav judge neceffarv, in order to pre
vent the Calamity of fire, which is equally to
be dreaded by every Inhabitant.
ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintendent-General.
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
Superintendent-General's Office,
Forage-Office, New-York, Dec. 9, 1778.
The Commander in Chief having taken into con
federation the price of Forage, does net think it #dr
,nate to other articles, and is pltafed to order, that
from and after the above date, the Flowing prices
Should be paid until further orders.
Currency.
For good Upland Hay, %, per cwt.
Salt Hay, 4s, per ditto.
Straw, 3s. per ditto.
Indian Corn, 10s. per buthel,
Oats, 7s. per ditto.
And Two Shilings and Six pence a Ton for every
miles carting or water-carriage; he has allowed these
ample prices, that no further delay, may be made by
the farmers in bringing all the hay, both frefh and
fait to the most contiguous Magazines, where they
will receive certificates for the quantity delivered,
which will be paid at the Forage-Office, New-York,
and has directed me to acquaint them, that any per
fin that is found delinquent after this notice, will
have their forage taken, and no receipts given,
GEORGE BRINLEY
Commissary Forage.
Monday, 25 Min. after 4.
Tuesday, 13 Min. aftei 5
Wednesday, 5 Min. after 6
Thur&y, 2 Min. after 7
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 5 S Min. after 7
Saturday, 3 Min. after 9
Sunday, 5 Min. after 10
Full Moon next Saturday.
NOTICE is hereby plven ¥0 the Citizens,
That ,)HN NORRIS, at the Corner
House. near the Main-Guard, and DAVID
HENRY MALLOWS, r'tar the Tea Water
Pump, have the Care of the Chimney-Sweeps,
and that on a Note in Writing being left at
either of their Houses, a SWEEP will be sent
to the Place required. The Fine of FIVE
POUNDS heretofore established, will be punc
tually exuded from every Inhabitant whose
Chimney Iliall take Fire through Neglect.
Each Chimney to be fivept once in every
four Weeks.
ANDREW ELLIOTT, Sep. General.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
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From the Philadelphia Papers.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.
SIR, New-York, October „, 1778.
AGreeable to my letter of the 28th infant,
per Mr. Keene, I am to acquaint you of
my having received his Excellency the Com
mander in chief's orders to summons all your
officers who are prisoners at home on their
paroles, to repair immediately in to New-York;
of which you will take the most speedy and ef
fe&ual measures to inform them.
I am, Sir, your most obedient,
Most humble servant,
JOSHUA LORING.
Col. Beatty. Com. Gen. Prisoners.
The gen^emen (a lift of whole names are
annexed) are required ftri&ly to comply with
the requisition contained in.the above letter.
Should any, through great indisposition of bo
dy or other unsurmountable difficulty, be pre
vented from returning forthwith agreeable to
their paroles, it is presumed they will make a
proper report as early as possible.
Princeton, Nov. ? JOHN BEATTY,
12, 1778. J Com. Gen. Prisoners,
Return of officers at home on parole, October
1, 1778.
General William Thompson.
Colonels, Robert Maraw, Michael Swoop,
David Potter, William Coats, Geo. Matthews,
George Baylor, Nichalais Houfeger.
Lieutenant Colonels, Peter Kechlein, Ni
cholas Lutz, John Ely, Thomas Ramsay, Tho.
Reynolds, Christopher Green.
Majors, - Aquilla Giles, Francis Murray,
William Dark, Enoch Edwards, William Ellis,
Cliver Towles.
Brigade Majors, Daniel Wammit, Ebenezer
Bement.
Captains, Edward Bulkley, John Willis,
Moore Fauntleroy, Samuel Fisher, John Spotf
wood, Aaron Chew, Thomas Hewitt, Alex
ander Baldwin.
Lieutenants, Samuel Dodge, John Stotfburv,
William Cohoon, Jacob Bright, Edward Hall,
Henry Jeans, John Connelly, Peter Wiser,
Benjamin Hickox, Samuel Willcox.
^ Ensigns, Giles Mumford, Elihu Hall, And
rew Thompson, Andrew M'Minn, John Spear.
Adjutant, Daniel Kennedy.
Deputy Adjutant General, Solomon Bush.
Com. Gen. Musters, Gunning Bedford.
Chaplain, Cordel.
P. S. The printers in the different fates are
requeued to give this summons an early pub
lication.
In CONGRESS, December 16, 1778.
Congress took into confederation the pro
ceedings of the General Court-Martial on the
trial of Major-General St. Clair : Whereupon,
Refolded, That the Sentence of the General
Court-Martial, acquitting Major-General St.
Clair with the highest honour of the charges
exhibited against him, be, and is hereby con
firmed.
Ordered, That this resolution be transmitted
to the Commander in Chief.
Extract from the minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
TRENTON, December 31.
We are desired to insert the following Sec
tion of an act of the General Assembly of this
state, entitled " An a& for the better regulat
ing the quartering of soldiers, and fur,ifhing
of carriages, horses, and other necessaries for
the army."
See. 7. " And whereas it may in Some
places happen, by reason of the difaffedion or
sordid dispositions of those who may have pro
visions, provender and firewood to Spare, that
a Sufficient Supply for the troops or militia, and
the horses belonging to such troops or militia,
quartered in er marching through foch places,
Wheat per Bushel, 128. od.
Flour, ^s. od,
Brown Bread, 693, od.
Welt-India Rum, ss, 6d.1
New. England do, 4,, „d.|
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK..
Mnfcovado Sugar, fl TC ^,
Single refill'd ditto, is.
Mofafres, 2 <
Beef pet Barrel, fl. o g,'
Fork, fl. ro ;
^otc^ ano Dome&a.
cannot be pro: urea ;;ithout eomrTCo. means -
iße it ther:P % farther Ct; rfrb
;fhall so happen that neceffarks for the troo^
1 and horses in the fervite of the uniu '.s
cannot be purchased by the proper person or
persons for that purpose employed, it ihall and
,may be lawful for any^juftice of the peace of
the county where such case ffiall happen, cfa
application to him for that parpofe made, to'
issue an order or orders under his hand, to
such perlon or persons employed as aforefaid
to procure such necessaries, to seize and take
whatever shall be wanted for the use of such
troops or militia, and can, in the opinion of
such justice, after he has examined the fame,
be spared by the owner or owners thereof;
and such justice shall afeertain and fix the prices
to be givten for the articles so taken; which
order shall be a fufficient warrant for taking
the fame, provided the officer applying as
aforefaid, doth then pay the price fg regulated,
any law, usage or custom to the contrary not
withstanding."
On Tuesday fe'nnight his Excellency George
Wafhington,Efquire, General and Commander
in Chief of the forces of the united Ibices of
America, arrived at Philadelphia and on
Thursday following his Excellency the Pre
sident, the Honourable Vic^-President, andthe
Supreme Executive Council of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania, waited an his Excel
ency General Washington, when his Excellen
cy the President addressed him in the follow
ing words:
May it please your Excellency, 1
ADdreffes are, too often the language of un
meaning compliment and empty ceremo
ny; but we approach you, Sir, with far diffe
rent fentimenis, such as become freemen, in
the hour of gratitude and affection to express,
and a patriot General to receive. The present
Contest is the most important to the liberty of
mankind that has ever happened in the world.
And while we acknowledge with reverence the
favour of Providence in other refpeds, we can
not overlook its goodness in giving and pre
serving a life endeared to America by a series
of services, virtues and successes, which have
yet no parallel in the annals of mankind.
Pennsylvania, Sir, in particular has had too
recent experience of the bleflings flowing from
these services and virtues, to be fleet when
the capital is again favoured by your presence.
And we express our own and the feelings of
her virtuous sons, whom we now have the
honour to represent but too ireperfe&ly while
we offer our most ardent wiihes, that, as you
have been the great deliverer of our common
country, you may long live its firft and most
illustrious citizen; and at a late, a very late
hour, receive the reward which heaven alone
can bettow upon merit so tranfeendeht.
To which his Excellency General Washing
ton replied,
Mr. Prefidentahd Gentlemen of the Council,
I Feel myfclf at a lofi to express the grateful
sense 1 have of the too indulgent testimony
of the attention and esteem with which von
have been pleased to honour me in your polite
address. If my well meant endeavours in this
important contest have been in any degree con
ducive to the„fafety of America in general,
or the advantage of this state in particular,
they are more than repaid by so Battering and
honourable a mark of the approbation of its
virtuous citizens. My reverence for the re-
prefentatives of the people makes me happy in
receiving it, through that channel, and my firft
wilh is, by frefh proofs of my zeal, to jufify a
continuance of their confidence. I ardently
hope, that a perfeverence in the fame patriotic
dispositions and exertions throughout these
Rates, which have already brought our affairs
so far towards a prosperous conclusion, will
Speedily crown them with final success, and
eßablilh the happiness of our common country
on the firin balls of peace, freedom and inde
pendence.
From the New-Jersey Gazette.
To the virtuous Citizens in the Unites
States of Americas
LONG has your reason been enlightened,
and passion genuinely inflamed against
the oppressive Strides of Britain.; but it is na
tural for the mind to lose fight of other objects,
when an interesting one engrosses its attention.
The enemy took poffeffiori of Syracuse, and,
as feme fav, even dragged Archimedes from
his table, while he was Solving a mathematical
Fine Salt, , s 4,
Coarse Salt, - r .
Jaan Corn n'T^
Coffee,