The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-11-27 00:00:00, page 3

NEW-YORK, Novembe 25.
An account of the attempt to furprize the rebel
guard at Newark, in New-Jersey, by the Refu
gees, removed from the blockfioufe on Hudson's
river, to their present port at Bergen Point.
On the 21st inGant at one o'clock in themorning;
the party confuting of one hundred men embarked in
two flat, and one gun boat, proceeded to Rogers's
ferry, where they landed and moved towards New
ark, with one three pounder, which they potted on
an eminence half way between the aforeiaid ferry
and the town, with a number of mufqueteers, to
cover it and fucure their return to their velfels, where
they left one gun boat to cover their passage over the
marsh, should the enemy purfee them.---Captain
Thomas Ward (the gallant defender of the block
house, on the 21G of July) then advanced at the
head of fifty men undiscovered, within 400 yards of
the rebel guard house, when the advanced party
under Capt. Mac Michael fell in with their patrole,
who immediately fired upon him, he charged them,
but finding himfelf linked by numbers, who had
potted themselves tn different houses, thought proper
to bring up the piece of cannon, which w?s soon ef
e&ed by the vigilance of Capt. Houfen; until his
arrival they maintained their pelt in the center cf the
town, though the enemy endeavoured to gall them
as much as peffibb, but a few rounds of oa,e df
perfed them for a little time, but asthev were difip
pointed in their expectation, it was thought melt
prudent 19 retreat towards their boats.
After keeping possession of the town an hour, ap
prehensive the enemy polled at Cranetown would
inarch down againif them, they accordingly b^gan
to retreat,but before they got out of town di(covered a
body of rebels on their right flank endeavouring to
cutoff their retreat, whillt others proved troubled
fume in their rear by keeping up a sewering sue:
They retreated some diftauce, when another patty of
rebels were discovered on their left, who finding it
impoffibif to cut off their retreat, clefed upon their
flanks, and hard on the rear, which obliged them to
form a square to f cure their piece of urdanance,
which they did by keeping up a conitant fire until
they arrived at their,boats. Shortly after which the
enemy brought a fix pounder to the edge of the
niarfh, and kept up a constant fi^e upon them during
their re embarkation, and they had lined the, banks
es the river below them with muquetry to harrafs
the refugees whilst tailing down in their bats, but
by the bravery of Captains Hauler and Holin, (head
in the gun boat, they were kept at such a diGancq
that they did but little damage.
Stria orders were given again ft entering a house or
plundering; which were obeyed ; but when they firft
entered ihe town, a party of the energy fired upon
Che^out of the upper windows of Neii's home, but
they paid for their folly, At some of the party let site
to the lower part which confined the whole building.
Never d>d men behave better (being Undifeipimed)
than this Imalf party, their etcape was, abnoG mira
culou% fix m n are woun led and two inifliing, one
of whom it is imsgir ed, *as kibed at the ft ft unfit.
From the belt accounts tint have been obtained, the
lots of the eneny was ^ killed and 7 wounded, ex
clufive of those supposed to have been burnt at Neil's
house.
Yefferday Capt. Cornelius Hetfield, with adioit
nefs peculiar to himfelf, aferan incurfi m upon the
Jonathans in jetfey, brought off a lieutenant and §
01 6 others, of which we fha!l give more particulars,,
when our Iprightly partisan arrives in town, and
makes his import.
Last Thurl'day arrived in this chy, from an infer
nal and tedious imprisonment in Virginia, Colonel
Henry Hamilton, Governor of Le Detroit $ he had
the misfortune to falla prifmer of war into the
rebels hands; being a gentleman dittinguifhed by
the molt accompHhed chara&vr, and amiable man
nets, and unwilling to accept ot his enlargement,
on limitations prescribed nim by the invite rite re
publicans, with admirable philosophy, and rtfigna
tion, waits the event of an exchange of prisoners, to
which the <hoemans of rebellion have thought proper
lately to accede.
NEW-YORK, Nov. 27.
On Saturday last departed this Life, Mis.
Elizabeth Cockran, in the gzd Year of
her Age.—Her Fathet was the tiilt foglifhma,
who ever had kept a Tavern in this Province
after it was conquered from the Dutch. She
was the Wife ofCapt. Cockran,. and support
ed the Charader of a good Christian.
We are told that the French Troops row at
Rhode-lfland, pay the Inhabitants only one
Third in Hard Money, and two Thirds in
Congress Paper, for every Article they receive
from them for the Use of the Troops & Seamen.
Captain Snell arrived here last Thursday
from Oporto: He failed from thence the loth
of September, at which Time it was reported
there, that Admiral Geary had taker; 15 more
French Weft Indiamen, homeward bound,
which with the 25 he captured some Time
ago, was thought to be near a Ballance for the
Loss we sustained by the French taking our
four outward bound Indiamen, and a Number
of empty Vessels bound to Jamaica.
Last Turfday a Party of Colonel James De
Lancey's Refugees, confiding of about thirty
Horse and twenty Foot, under the Command
of Captain Knapp, and Lieutenant Kipp, went
as far as Tarry-Town, where they took about
120 fat Cattle, that ^ere to be drove to Wash
ington's Camp. Lieut. Kipp with 16 Horse
went from thence to Bedford, in Search of
the Enemy, where he met with by a large
Party of Sheldon's Light Horse, which obliged
him to retreat until he tell in with Capt. Knapp.
They then charged the Rebels, killed two of
t^m on the Spot, tock 6 Prisoners, 12 Horses
with all their Accoutrements compl a - ; w< unc
td Lieu erant Pool, who commanded the Le
bels, dangerously in the Arm, and gave him
his Paroled The refugees in the Config had
\ erriv one Man wounded : they arid made '?'
foner of one Mofum, a Rebel Captain of tho
Militia. .
Saturday lift the Ship Surprize, Captain
Duncan, arrived here in nine 7/ecks from Lil
bon : He left &t that Port eight Ruffian Ships
of the Line, and three Frigates.
Saturday also arrived Captain Saltus, in a
Schooner, in 15 Days from Halifax, bad met
with very hard Weather oft the Coad,
The Bucklin Hero, a 0r&,'36 Gun
from France for Baltimore, wiu a
Cargo, is taken b) our Ships intb^.
I The Flying Fi/h Privateer arrived here Yefter<ify
Morning, in Company with the A&ive and Trim
mer: They hive taken three Prizes leaded wi-h To
bacco; Part of which Cargoes are already arrived.
Yesterday an excellent Charity Sermon was
preached in St. Paul's Church, by the Rev.
;Dr. Inglis, when a large Collection was made
;for the Use of the Charity School in this City.|
Prizes Sent inface our last,
The Rebel Privateer Brig Adventure, of 16 1
" Guns, font in by his Majesty's Ship America. I
,Saturday Morning lalt the Privateer Brig ,
1 Delight, Captain Stout, returned fretn a Craife:
I She brought in with her a Brig that was for-
) tnerly a Lender to Admiral Arbuthnot, but
I had been taken by the Rebel Privateer Adven-
I ture, of Boston.
I The Brig Mary, late Capt Galbrath; from
} Jamaica, for South-Carolina, but taken of that
IBar, by the Privateers Rhodes and Brutus, was
! retaken by hisMajefty's Ship the Prudent, Capt.
Burnet, and fentin here Hit Friday,
The Ship Neptune, from Jamaica for ScuA-
Carolina, with 4.00 Hogsheads of Rum, taken I
by the above mentioned Privateers, is also re-|
taken by his Majeil's Ship America, and fent|
into this Port Yesterday.
Public Auction,
This Day at the Ceffee-Houfe, at it o'Clock,'
will be fold,;
, A parcel of genteel HouJbold Furniture,'
;Confuting of Mahogany Tab es, Chairs,l
Bedheads, Desk., and a Book-Cafe,j
A few Boxes of Soap &c.
Henry Gueft.|
"fublick auc^ lON ;
To-morrow Morning at 10 o'Click, up an thel
Whaiff opposite our Store, il be foid,
A Quantity choice Dumb, fried&pi.kleJ Cod Filh, 1
Sevens arid Tongues in Cafk c ,
Pickled and fino^ked Salmon,
Pickled Muck el and Herrings,
E^ lilh belt white Potatoes.
A'l which are /i\ the highlit Perfection, bein g just 1
ar ved from Halifax.
By Templeton and Stewart.;
Public Au&ion,
This day 12 d'clock t the Coffe-Heef, win be fold|
She brigantine B ETS E Y,
S the came from tea ; now laying in the dock 1
ZA opposite our ifae : Liven ory to be fen at our ,
office.
At one o'Clock loco bufhe's Barcelona nuts,|
. loo'S, rfliels Cabl, ditto,
In lots of 10 ho/hrls each. Sampksmf both to be
I 'em at the time of sale : Tne above sported in thel
I fleet from London bob, mid of rite firft quality.
Also one hoglhead Virginia tobacco.
Templeton and Stewart.
To be fold at Public Auction, I
To-morrow at 1 o'clock,
At the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe,
The Schooner POL L Y,
LYING zt the Old-flip, at Lett's wharf, about
70 tens burthen, well calculated for the Welt-
Indies, or a coaler ; about four years IJ.
Thomas Ludlow, jun.
Publick Audion.
This day at the C^ffet-Houfe, will be (old,
ONE ox cart, one carriage for carting logs, and
one riding chrir,
By BRYAN CONNOR.
New Rose Butter,
Of excellent Q^a'itv, jult imported, arid to be fold
By JACOBUS L. LEFFERTS,
Between Burling's fl-p and the Fl Market.
T- M 0 R-R'o%
At the bridge, will be fold,
A Parcel of Irish linens, a quantity of cheese in
hampers, a few pipes of French brandy, part of
the cargo fold latt week ; a few puncheons Weft-
Ind a turn, a few pipes of old geneva, sixteen calks
of Poland Harch,
P. M'Davitt.
At Public Auction,
This day at the Ceffe-Hotife Bridge will be fold,
ONE hundred firkins new lose butter,
Twenty hogflieads of excellent claret,
Twenty pieces oznaburgs.
Twelve o'clock precisely,
On Hallett's wharf, 20 hoglheads of high proof
Windward tfland turn, being the latt of the ship
Peggy's cargo ; 20 hoglheads of choice mufeqvado
sugar.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
-E^y-ZucYT O
B, Bowman and Codner,
On Wednesday next, at the Coffee-Houfe,
A Quantity of the very belt live feathers in Ihcks,
20 firkins butter, a quantity of linseed cil, and
I a variety of paints; a parcel of coope.s tools, hair
powde; romatum, &c. Ac.
Sales by Au&ion,
THIS DAY, :i o'clock, t the ColteH urf- B id^e,
1, By Duncan, Barclay, and Co.
A parcel of coatings, borings, tapes, &c. da
magea on board the urg Jare and Rebecca, and ad
vertised for Friday lad, tit postponed on account of
1 the badurfs of the weather. AL SO, '
I le rii-c s bed quality powdeifugar,
{ 6 ;!:•<• nA
{Ay.: ^^v oncefier cheese, &c.&c.
TO ^ SOLD BY
P .T COWENHOVEN,
1 At ' . 4, Qjervdre t,
\U6NTr r s F EXCELLENT
/ Rose Butter.
Public Auction.
TO-MORROW,
At 12 o'clock, at the Merchants Coffee-houfe,
4 Pipes Holland Geneva,
3 Hoglheadt Muiaffes, '•
. 500 wt. Chocolate. And
500 WL Poland Starch.
Thomas Laidlow, jun.
Public /luElion.
this day at 2 o'clock, ivill be fold on the eremites,
On CRUGER's Dock,
AN elegant new house, in a good hand for either
(tore or tavern, known by the sign of :he
Glafcow Arms : Immediate pci'Lffimi will be given
to the purchaf r.' The termb will be made known
at the time of file.
By Fegan and Deane.
FUBL!CK AUCTR)N.
By JOHN M“ADAM, and Co.
T HI3 D AY,
At eleven o'clock, at the Bridge will be fold,
If 0 boxes lemons jud arrived Lora Oporto,
20 bags choice cotoa, .
A lew b:l s damaged canvas,
home e lks nails, laws, feythet, and axes,
Shva,tiding paper, &c.
✓f Quantity of proNJiom,
Beef, bread, flow ; fame d^ goods,
0/2 Murray's Wharff,
76 Calks damaged red bearing, from ou board the
Brig FLY.
S’G-mCrrcw at the Cffee-Iloufe,
The very beautiful brig
M F. R CUR Y,
Laying near Hallet's Whaiff, mounts 16 carriage|
guns, built en a molt elegant conHruftion, is a 1
Perfitt beauty, and fu,pofed to fail f.dter than any 4
vt ff I biought into this port fioce the commencement
of the rebellion, almost new and well found in every|
necessary ; betides a large quantity of fpaie ftoits :1
She is well calculated for a privateer or letter of 1
marque. Inventory to be seen at their office.
At the fame Time, the good Pl©eShip,
GENERAL PATTISON,
With all her tackle and apparel, as the now lies at
the ordnance whaiff, next to Seaman's wh^ff,l
mounts twenty carriage guns, about 250 tons bur-|
then, well foundin fails, anchors and cables, and a
fait Idler. Inventory to be seen at their office;
On Wecinefday next,
At 12 o'clock, on Brownejoug'; whaiff, will be
fold,
Fbe cargo of tbe Brig New Grove,
"consisting of
Mess Beef of tbefr/i Quality^
Io lets of 50 Barrels.
The same Day,
One o'Clock, at the Coffee-Hoafe.
The Ship TR 1T ON,
About 220 tons burthen, with all her tackle and
apparel, as Die now lies at Brownejohn's wharff.
Inventorv to be seen at their office.
TAr B E SOLD,
I LEASE of a house and lot of ground, titrate in
A L toe Dock-Street; the house is two tlo y high
and in an exceeding good fiand for buiinefs, either in
whbie ale, retailing, or grocery the lot is 22 feet by ^6;
the term of the ieae is for 6 and I 2 years, from the firft
us this inßdot, and immediate pv'flcffion given. For
further particulars enquire of Jofrph Haight, No. 24,
King-street, or of John Wood:, Att rney at Law, and
Notary Public, No. Izty upper cod 0 Qieen-Street.
N wrmber 20th, 1780.
TO BE SOLD BY
John and Francis Atkinson,
No. 17, Corner of the Fly-Market and Queen-Greet,
r^AI ALONIA WINE, in pipes and hhds.
' CLARE F, in hoglh^ds and cases,
GENEVA,
LINSEED OIL, in chfks of 6 gallons each,
WINDOW GLASS, a few boxes,
SAIL CANVAS and RAVENS DUCK,
WAX LIGHTS, &c.
Also, a Quantity of
_R_OSE BUTTER.
Isaac Winslow,
No. 499, Srnith-ftreet, opposite Mr. Grove Bend,
has imported in the London fl et, for sale,
Queen's ware, by the crate, or by retail, glass
_of ail forts, walnuts, gerkeos, capers, an cho
vies, mufarooms, fuy, katchup, oil, loaf and brown
sugar, Madeira, port and Lifoon wines, porter and
cheese, old spirits, coniac brandy, arrack and rum,
hyfon, fulhong and bohea teas, boots and (hoes, a
number of metal and filter watches, parent watch
hooks, chains and leak, a few ready made fine drifts,
soap, candles, starch, multird by the box or le.'s, bar
ley, oatmeal, fpiecs of ail forts, &c. &c.
publTcCTuction.
On Thursday next, at ten o'clock,
By James Inglis,
At his office in Waier-ltreet, No. 940, will begin the
sale of a most elegant and valuable affutment of
S I L K S,
(CONSISTING of a great variety of very rich and
j molt fafliionable brocades, tiflirs. tabbies, to
bines, ftript and flowered fattens, lutettrings, patent
mpsees, &c. with a variety of inferior silks, and other
foleable articles, the whole making a file very capital
and highly interesting to the fllopkeepers.
r 6 be so
A Healthy NEGRO MAN and WOMAN, each
about twenty tight yerus of age; the woman
has been brought up to all kinds of house work, can
cook and do every thing peceffary in a common fa
mily ; the man has been used both to waiting at table
and working on a farm: Neither of them are in the
lea# infatuated with a desire of obtaining freedt m by
fl'gl^, which so unhappily reigns throughout the ge
neralij of Gives at prelent, but on the contrary, they
ate both dutiful and obedient servants, and fold only
for want of employ. For terms apply to David
Colflen, Eiq; at Fluffing, Long-Island, or to John
Kelly, No. S.„, ILnovet- Square, Ncw-York.
Public Au&lon;
THIS DAY, yppofite TAYLOR and BAYARDS
'/.fy",'''."'.""' '° e ""*' between it and 12 o'Clm k,
q<HE mete er a deceas'd marine Officer, confining
& otfairs of cloaths, Ihirte, Hockings, ihoct, bco„.
fuzeS and tajonet, ford, &c. &c.
Igo binels of choice Hour,
1,0 firkin? better;'
Ti-ILIA" '' Madeira WINE.
"PUB LN'NuNfiNNC
At the Currie- House, Tc-morroo,
S'X h^ffi ^ of sr trne Holland geneva, 6 barrel? of
green cuff-e, 2 prie ? o f choice red port, 2 d% Liform,
2 ditto French brand); i ho/lhead of moriff% a few
&cheons of feints, and 6 pipes of most excellent old
Madeira trine thrt Gt ^^ in the Brands.
By Daniel M'Cormick.
^^G-fo' ow <m Haliet's wharf, will begin at eleven
a o'clock, and continue from day to day unt'l the
whole j. f Id,
By TAYLOR and BAYARD,
' ihe ca r go ot the fiup Surprize, Gideon Duncan, c<@&
manner, c nhei^g o' Li (bo, wine of a Interior quality, a
t~w boxes choice I'm m?.
Williams's
Have imported in the fleet from London, and the
Blenheim, since arrived, a frelh sffmmient es the
following goods, which they are felling wholefrie
only, very cheap for calh, at their Gore, No. ?•,
Que-m-(f eet, near Borling's flip,
A Great variety of the
molt falhionabie
plated goods,hardware
jawtilery and cutlery,
Silver table & tea (boons
Rich enamei'd and filvtr
watches,
M themarical Instruments
Irifli linens, printed cal
licoes, haodkerchiels,
Haberdashery, footed,
Also, a few elegant
Ephraim Smith,
Who formerly kept Smith's Tavern,
in this City and Philadelphia ;
BEG S le ve to return his most grateful thanks to
thole gen lemen and others, for favours received,
in hopes of a cuntwuance cf them, and that of the pub
lic. At the desire of many gentlemen of the royal army
and navy, he has re-affufned his former situation, and
has opened
Smith's Tavern, in Water-frat,
Between the CoffeFlAfe and Fly-Market,
Opposite Commissary Loring's.
In the morning from 7 to it o'clock, tea, coffee, &c>
will be kept ready for breakfaft, and genteel private din
ners and foppars on the Ihofteft notice, will be provided
lor such gentlemen as may favour him with their c m
pany. Daring hid in a good alfortment or liquors of the
very best quart,, and being determined to spare ho pains
or cost, he hopes to give fitisfiAion to those who may
honour his house with their company.
Ibis Day is tebhfad, and to be bad of
HUGHGAI N E,
At bis Bock Stort in Hanover Square;
VOYAGE
Towards the SOUTH POLE, and
ROUND THE WORLD.
Performed in bis M jetty's Ships the Refour&n and Aven
sure, in the fca-s 177 Z? -773, 1774, and 1775.
WRITTEN
By JAMES COok, Commander of the Refotaion.
In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his
P oceedihgs in the Avecture, during the Separation of
the Ships.
InTWO VOLUMES.
Illuurated with Maps ard Charts, and a Variety of Por
traits of Perfits and Views of Places, drawn during the
Voyage, by Mr. Hedges, and engraved by the most emi
nent Matters.
At the above Store may also be bad most Sorts of
Stationary, viz.
Elephant, imperial, royal, medium, demoy, long post,
pro patria, and pot paper, of the very best forts; thick
and thin quarto post, gilt and plain; long post and pro
patria, gilt; the very best wax, wafers, quills, and pens;
leather ink puts, and pewter ftandiffies, hales and dividers,
copper-plate copy books and flips fa fchecis, Middleton's
best black, lean pencils, pounce and pounce boxes, find and
find boxes, vel am for drum heads, blotting and marble
paper, imb(Ld paper, parchment prickers, red tape for
tying up records, round rulers, &c, &c,
LIKEIVISE,
Violins, German flutes and fifes, gentlemens and ladles
pocket books, with and without inftrumencs; battledores
and ,huttle-cocks, borfemeris pistols, and very neat pocket
ditto, of various prices ; best rafors, with and without cases,
be^uti ul cutteau, de chafe, powder hornsard ffiot pouches,
mathematical instruments, Hadley's quadrants, Gravid
b xe-. horse whips, patent blacking and Shoe brushes, hard
and fjft pomatum, lip Live, neat canes, gun flints, wiih
powder and Shot, temple fpr&acles, a very great variety of
Doland's SPY GLASSES,
Of different kird^; gold scales and weighty, &c. &c! &e.
Drugs and Medicines,
A frefli affoitment, just arrived in the Grips Edward,
and Index ry, and to be fold wholesale and retail,
By HULL and LAWRENCE,
No. 1076, Water-street, between Burling's-Qip and
the Fly-Market; amongtt which are,
N. B. Pr«&irion°is and others, may be supplied
with medicines fr<fh and genuine, on isafonable
teuns, (c.t.f.)'
; LET, together or separate, two lower recms,
IJi a kitchen, two cellars, and a large garret fit for a
, fail maker, or to store goods in. Enquire at No.
I L'tie D?ck street
r r'O be Lb I'l, two large elegant upper
Floors, in a Store in Water-ltreet. Afo
a large dry Cellar belonging to the fame. For
further Particulars, enquire of the Printer.
A QUA Fortis,
.4 I Borax, camphire,
Powdered h:uk,
English f. ffion,
Rhubarb,
S^o,
Magnefis alba,
Flour of fulpku ,
Isinglass,
I Silk (lockings,
Ribbons cf the newest
patterns,
Cdffimers, vdverets,
jeans, Venetians, prin
ces fluffs, fattens, fee.
Hats, black and brown,
of all prices,
London made (hoes and
- boots,
Upholstery; &c.&c.
Peifia pattern carpets.
Flowers chamomile,
Ruflia caftor,
Oils of lavender, pepper
mint, almonds, vitriol,
&c< &c.
P:nk root,
surgeons pocket instru
ments,
[Patent medicines, fee. &c.