The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-12-15 00:00:00, page 4

To be fold for want of employ.
A Negro we.ic:l, with two malt children, the ,oun#ft
can walk alone, the other, a boy of fix years old,
healthy, ard has bad the fmaH-pox, She is capable of
all forts of h;ufe work. For further particulars enquire
of the Printer.
At the Store No. 46, Maiden Lane,
Near the Fly Market.
M. Teniere,
Master of the French Tongue,
LATELY arrived here from Paris, offers his services
to the Ladies and Gentlemen of this City; and
flatters himfelf of being able to give both the best and
ihorteft Method to accelerate a Knowledge of this Lan
guage, as well as to attain the most elegant Pronunci
ation. His Lodgings, as formerly, is in Fair-street,
No. 10.
M. Teniere having an Intention to depart for France,
could not teach many Gentlemen and Ladies who had
applied : Those he now begs Leave to acquaint, that
being requested by a Number of Persons of great Note,
to tarry longer here, be hath yielded to their Sollici
tations, and is now ready to give his lessons whenever
they (hall please to call him.
Tue toßowing articles, imported directly from Great-
Britain, are to be fold by
NORMAND TOLMIE,
At his Bore near the (hip yards, on the most reasonable
terms, viz.
SHIP compasses 10, 11, and 12 inches,
Horn lanthorns of different sizes,
Sail twine and whipping ditto,
Sail and bolting needles and palms,
Brooms and brushes of all kinds,
Ship's timeglaffes of all kinds,
Padlocks,
Oakum, thrums, and most other kinds of ship chandlery.
Public Notary's Office,
By JOHN C. KNAPP,
Attorney at LAW,
No. 225, near the PoftrOffice in Broad-street,
WHO constantly attends to execute the business
thereof with the most immediate dispatch.
Also continues to give that so long experienced, candid,
and fatisfadory advice, as well in all cases of law and
equity, as touching the validity of deeds, wills, and other
writings.
Executors and administrators, inftru&ed in the due
execution of their office, whereby to avoid the trouble
and expence, so often arising from the want of knowledge
therein.
Sea-faring men, and other strangers, who frequently
meet with difficulties in matters not altogether relative
to the law, will be particularly assisted.
Arbitration, and ocher bonds; letters of attorney, char
ter parties, petitions, memorials, deeds, wills, and all
other writings, drawn effectually to answer the purpofss
intended, upon the most reasonable fees.
New-York, DecemteCTrOT.
Just imported,
AND TO BE SOLD BY
HAMILTON YOUNG,
At his Store in Dock-Street,
Hyfon, Soufhong and Bohea
T E A,
And a few Bags PEPPER.
Genuine Holland Geneva,
TO BE SOLD,
By MURRAY and BARNET,
Near Burling's flip ;
WHO have likewise for sale, a few barrels of
coffee, mufcovado sugar, and rice; rum, mo
laflea and Jamaica spirits by the hogffiead; Madeira and
Lilb>n wine by the quarter calk, and a few boxes of tin
places and iron wire. They have also to dispose of a
very neat pettiauger, complexly equip'd and fit for im
mediate ufa
Madeira wine in pipes,
hogiheads, and quarter calks, mountain in quar
ter calks, Vidonia in hogsheads.
Excellent Claret, 1
[ In Cases containing
Lisbon, , „ . „, *
2 doz, cache
Sherry, andl 3
Mamfey J
Best hyfon, congo, single and bohea tea, by the chest
or smaller quantity ; French brandy, Holland geneva,
Weft-India rum, loaf and brown sugar, English dipt and
mould candles, Englilh soap, pepper, cloves, cinnamon,
mace, nutmegs ; also ozenbrigs, Englilh and Russia duck,
iheathing nails, twine, china, glass, and Queen's ware,
SOLD on t_e lowest Terms, by
ROBERT AMBROSE,
(Or three or four weeks hence)
A Woman with a good breast of milk, who would be
willing to go to England with a lady early in the
spring. Such a person with a good character, may hear
of a place, by applying to the printer.
Fublick Notice is hereby given,
THAT Thursday the iirh of this present Month ofc
December, is appointed for Payment to the Com
pany of bh M^jefly's Ship Mermaid, of their several and
respective Shares of the neat Proceeds of the Schooner
Shelaly, and Cargo, condemned as lawful Prize b* the
Court cf Vice-Admiralty for the Province of New-York,
at which Day such Payments will be made by theSub^
scriber Agent for the Captors, and who resides in the City
of New-York, SAMVEL KEMBLE, Agent.
A stray Milch C O W,
AT Petersficld# The Owner may have her again,
proving his Property, and paying the Charges, by
aonuing to H Gaine.
Jolt imported in the lloop Attire, Capt Powell,
from Liverpool, and to be fold by
WILLIAM STEPPLES,
At No. 29, Queen-Street,
A Quantity of
PORTER in Hogsheads and Barrels,
PORT WINE in Bottles, Crates
of Earthen WARE, Liverpool SALT,
and Cases of PICKLES.
To be LETT,/
A Small house and garden, at Brooklyn. For par
ticulars supply to Mr. Salkrigg.
_ Y
PETER GOELET,
At the gold key in Hanover-Square,
AL ARGE affottment of locks and hihges, brass
furniture for cabinet makers, carpenters, gold
frunhs, blxkfmitha, and Shoemakers tools, cutlery and
hardware, tongs and (hovels, brass candlesticks, double
and finele branches, japan'd teabords, platebafct^&c.
To be SOLD,
A GENTEEL GHARIOT.
Enquire of Hugh Gaine.
Wanted immediately.
1R ISH butter in firkins
and half firkins,
A large assortment of linens.
Sheetings,
7-8, 4-4, yard and 3-8 cot
ton and linen check,
Check handkerchiefs,
Striped cotton hollands,
Furniture check,
Bed ticks,
Dyed pillows,
Velverets,
India jeans,
Drawboys,
Plain, corded, and figured
dimities,
Corderoys,
Remarkably cheap for Cafo,
The following GOODS (which are just opened) will be
fold, viz
Broad cloths,
Red, blue and brown
coating,
Green, brown and mixed
frizes,
Green, blue, white and red
peniftons,
Scarlet, blue, brown, and
mixed Bath coating,
Hunters cloth,
Blue and green duffles,
German serges,
Beaver serges,
7-8 and yard wide Irish li
nens,
34, 7-8, yard, and yard
and 3-8 cotton checks,
of the army,
Best office quills and pens,
Sealing wax,
Wafers,
Best Engliffi parchment,
Parchment prickers.
Fountain pens,'
Pruning knives,
Penknives and feiffars,
Pocket inkholders,
Bibles, testaments, fpellii
prayer books, large and fmal
of other books. Also the v<
English fmoaking tel
Also, Florence oil, currents, pickled walnuts, cut to
bacco, &c. &c. Enquire at the store of Edward and Wil
liam Laight, No. 190, Oneen-ftreet, near Bur)ing':-flip.
N. B. The above articles are to be fold by the bale,
box, or less quantity.
JUST IMPORTE D, a choice Parcel of
Irish Butter,
AND to be fold reasonable by the firkin or quantity,
By Richard Lawrence,
In Queen-street, between Beekman's and Burling's-flips.
—J^vsTHTrirHAYl^
And will fail with the firft fleet after liberty is granted
for the exportation of prize goods;
rt'srt.The Brigantine
REVENGE,
A JAMES GRAYSON, Master,
Atl^t^^ lßo to "' now lay °
jL, ing at Bache's wharf: For
freight or passage, apply to the maf
tcr on board, or at Maclean and Kelfick's store, No. 326,
in Dock-street. Any persons inclinable to ship on board
the said flip are desired to apply soon at half of her carge
is ahead, engaged.
N. B. The highest Price will be given by him for
grey and ground squirrel skins.
IMPERIAL PAPER for
draughts,
Royal and medium ditto,
Demoy and post ditto,
Gilt ditto for letters,
Plain ditto for letters,
Ledgers,
Journals,
Day books,
Receipt ditto,
Memorandum ditto,
Orderly ditto for gentlemen
Just imported in the Kingston, and the last (hips from
London, and to be fold by
EDWARD GOOLD,
At his ftorein Hanover-Square, No. $49, by wholesale,
IRISH butter in firkins
and half ditto,
Ox tongues in half barrels,
A few quarter calks of the
best London port,
Hyfon and other teas,
Russia and Ravens duck,
White and brown Russia
sheeting.
Fine jaconet muffin,
I^^^^
IZ^^l 1
for sale,
A GENER AL and compleat affortmenr of muffs and
tippets in the newest taste, ermine, cloak linings,
&c. &c. Also a parcel of ground squirrel muffs, and tip
pets ; and the very best black martin, and martin throat
ditto, fit for exportation.
He likewise manufactures and fells gentleman's caps
and gloves lined with furr, very ufeful for travelling.
He also trims ladies robes and riding dresses, and faces
and lapptls gentlemen's coats and vests.
He buys and falls all forts of furrs, wholesale and
retail.
HUGH GAINE,
Has for SALE,
At his BOOK-STORE in Hanover-Square,
The following Articles, viz.
LYON JONA S,
FURRIER FROM LONDON,
Living in Broad-street, opposite the Poft-Offlce, has
JUST IMPORTED,
AND TO BE SOLD
By Hamilton Young,
At his store in Dock-street, near the Coffee-Houfe
$ Thicksets,
Dutch cord,
, German cord,
Sattinet,
- Denim,
Cambists,
Royal rib,
Leaf sugar,
Liverpool afe,
qd. 6d. Bc. rod. I2d. and
zod. nails,
Made shirts,
Coarse cloths,
English canvass,
Russia duck,
Dutch ozenbrigs,
Sheet copper and bottoms.
Dowlas,
Rivens duck,
Cambricks and lawns,
Bedticks,
Morea gowns,
Fearnoughts,
Striped duffles;
Ratteens,
Men's duffie watch coats,
Coats and veil coats,
Buckram,
Glazed linen,
Pocketing,
Buttons,
Bindings,
Thread and stay tape,
Shalloons, Twist.
Coarse linens,
Coarse and fine chip hats.
Plain Cyprus gauze,
Figured silk ditto,
Brussels lace,
Trimmings,
Sewing silks,
Worsted mitts,
The best Mogull's and Har
ry's playing cards, &c.
Ivory letter folders,
Best black lead pencils with
silver cases,
Pounce and pounce boxes,
Letter files for counting
houses,
Playing cards,
Red tape for tieing papers,
Leather fnuff boxes,
Tobacco ditto,
Best razors,
Strops and hones,
Gun screws and hammers,
Powder flafks,
Shot pouches,
Burning and reading glaffei,
Dice boxes,
Men for backgammon tables
Excellent tooth powder,
Anderson's pills,
Keyfer's pills,
Ryan's sugar plumbs,
TH
ig books, primers, common
I; and a confidcrable variety
try best
jacco, by the pound.
ALLICOCKE,
No. 2, next door to the Coffee-House,
ENTREATS the favour of those indebted to
him for wines, groceries, &c. to assist him, by
difeharging their accounts, that he may be enabled
to keep up a proper flock of those articles, which
cannot be laid in without ready money; for
which he has for sale, on the most reasonable terms,
Genuine old Madeira, by
the pipe, hogshead,
quarter calk, dozen, or
gallon.
Red port and Malaga by
the dozen.
Sherry and L (bon by the
dozen or gallon,
Very old Antigua rum for
gentlemen's use, by the
hogshead or less quan
tity.
New ditto, and Grenada
ditto, strong and well
flavoured.
French brandy,
Mufcovado sugar in hog
sheads and barrels,
Limes by the barrel,
©^^©s^sw^w^^^s
I^K EYS E R's i
I Famous Pills,|
X CO well known all over Europe, for their
y Jfuperior Efficacy and peculiar Mildness, in %
perfectly eradicating every Degree of a certain
@ Disease, withoutthe least Trouble or Con
finement.
/m The Public may be affured,that this ex
77 cellent Medicine is beyond any Thing, in all a
Foulness and Impurities of the Blood, having %
^) performed many aftonifbing Cures (in tbis and &)
the neighbouring Colonies) in Scorbutic Erup
g tions,Leprofies, White Swellings, Stiffjoints, —
Gout, and RheumatieDifordera, &c.
A late Supply,
(Directly from PARIS) M
g Of the above Pills, g
May now be had of—
-0 HUGH GAINE, &
0 In Boxesof 10s.20s.and 40s. each, @
g Who has in his Hands a Letter from the &
Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under
h her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which
any Parson may have the Perusal of by ap
© plying to him at his Book Store in Hanover
§ Square.---Where the Public in generalcan be &
— supplied with most Sorts of ty
(0 Books and Stationary Ware. @
&£^^^^S«^^^
Likewise the under mentioned
DRY GOOD S,
By the package or quantity.
Silks, such as mantuas, luteftrings, tobines, tab
bies, fattens, farfnets, &c. bombazeens, calliman
coes, Walloons, prunellas, allopeens, chintz, calii
coes, printed linens and cottons, alamodes, furniture
checks, silk dockings, denims, fuftians, silk and hair
fluffs, threads, tea trays, table cloths, silk breeches
patterns, a variety of fine linen pocket handkerchiefs,
saddles, bridles, saddle furniture, furfingles, girths,
&c. Gentlemen and ladies stone (hoe buckles, ma
hogany cases of (having instruments, perfpe&ive
glalfes, Whitechapel needles, gold spangled buttons,
edgings, gimps, men's hats and caps, women's hats,
cambricks, broad cloths, black mode, gauzes, kerfey
jackets, worsted and yarn men's and women's hose,
nails, Yorkshire plains, &c. &e. &c.
Wanted immediately for the ^iaualling Service,
TWENTY or thirty men acquainted with making
Irish barrel ftaves, to be agreed for by the thousand,
and received on the spot. The men art to be set to work
on Long-Island. Every necessary proteaion will be
granted, and a generous price given to loyal fubje&s.—
Enquire at Samuel Loudon's, on Hunter's-Quay, of
James Thompson, Agent.
Price ONE GUINEA.
To the PUBLIC,
To be fold, by the Inventor's Appointment, at the Bible
and Crown, in Hanover-Square, and no where use
in America#
The Salutary CONSERPE,
BEING an approved and infallible Preventive
from a Certain Disease.
The Author of this Medicine is a Gentleman very
well known, both in the Navy and Army, for his fuc
cefsful Practice in Physic and Surgery, he has had re
peated and inconteftible Proofs of the good Effeas of his
Medicine, which he was prevailed on to give to the Pub
lic some Years ago, in Europe, at the earnest Solicitati
ons of some of his intimate Friends.—The Applica
tion of it is simple and easy, as will appear by the printed
dircaions given with each Phial.
The Contents of which are as follow, viz.
ESTIMATE of human Greatness.
Judicious Sentiments on Gaming,---Envy,---
Friendfllip,---Procraftination,— Secrecy,--- Difcon
tent,—and Fortune.
An Instance of the heroick and matchiefs Virtue
of the Duke of Orleans.
An odd Discovery of a Murder.
A comical merry Prank.
A happpy Reformation in a noble Youth, by an
odd Stratagem.
Two pleasant Adventures of Charles the Fifth,
Emperor and King of Spain.
A pleasant Adventure of a Hermit.
The Power of Beauty.
On Justice.
On Life.
A Collection of Moral Precepts.
The great Dr. Lobb's Directions for the Manage
ment of Children in Health ; with an Account of
the Distempers common to them, and their Cures.
Table of Interest, Roads, &c. &c.
Coffee-Houfe Bridge.
ISAAC HERON wiffies to be rid of a small parcel of
GOLD WATCHES, a large one of silver ditto ; an
assortment of silver SHOE BUCKLES, &c, whkh he
rectivW from his friegda qq th& Thames
Hutchins's
ALMANACK
For the Year 1778,
'his Day is published by H. Gaine, in
Hanover-Square,
Hyfon, fouchong, and
bohea teas,
Cattile and white soap,
London porter and Liver
' pool ale,
English hams,
Cheshire cheese,
Loaf sugar,
Pepper,
Spermaceti candles,
Salad oil,
Velvet corks,
Flowered and engraved
decanters,
Boxes of tin,
Faggots of steel,
Pewter spoons,
Nails, &c. &c.
To be Sold,
A Negro man belonging to Robert Crommelin. He
is a very handy fellow at painting and glazing,
and house work; he is to be fold for no fault, only he
will not live in the country. Enquire of Abel Harden
brook, in Queen-street.
ALL persons who have demands
upon the estate of Richard Nicholls Colden, Esq;
deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts to his
widow, Henrietta Colden, administratrix.
To be SOLD,
A Compleat S CALE S,
BEAM, POS T, and Weights.
Enquire of the Printer,
LO S T,
A SILVER CANDLESTICK, marked Mr. Steven
son, of the 10th regt, of foot. Suppoftd to be
dropped between New-York and King's Bridge. Who
ever will bring it to the 35th regt, (hall have two dollars
reward.
FOUN D,
ON the morning of the 21st instant, by a negro fel
low, upon one of the docks in this town, a silver
watch. The owner by applying to Tames Roy, watch
maker, opposite to Mr, Riviogton's, and proving his
property, may have her again, upon rewarding the ne
gro and paying all expences.
W -HER£AS~hir"Excc7iency Sit William Howe
Commander in Chief, hath thought fit to autho
rize me to, employ workmen to make beef barrel ftaves
where they may be had, and to fend such ftaves to those
who supply his Majefty'sarmies with ptovifions; and
having, according to his Excellency's will, entered into
certain agreements, with several workmen in different
par s of the country, for this purpose, and as there is
great reason to believe some of the workmen, or those
employed by them, connive with others, under various
pretences, to purchase, fell or carry away such (laves, so
that they are not delivered to me according to agreement :
I promise to pay TEN POUNDS, to any person who will
make fatisfaflory proof of any such fraudulent practices.
JAMES THOMPSON, Agent.
Hugh and Alexander IV allace.
Have for Sale, on reasonable Terms,
Choice old Madeira Wine,
Sherry Wine of the firft Quality,
Best St. Lucar, and Rota Wine,
A few Hogiheads choice Old Spirits,
Antigua Rum, very high Proof,
Mufcovado Sugar in Hogsheads and Barrels,
A Quantity of best Molalfa, and
A Cargo of best Cadiz Salt.
Confectioner, from LONDON,
In Hanover-Square, No. 517,
Takes this method to return his sincere thanks to all hit
friends and customers for their past favours, and hopes
for a continuance; at the fame time acquaints them,
that he has ready for sale, as great a variety of sweet
meats, jellies, marmalades, &c. &c. as the present
troublesome time would permit him to get, and will
fell at the very loweh rates for ready money only (as
no books are kept) and an allowance to them who
purchase in great quantities, viz.
Sweetmeats,
Green goofberries
preserved,
Ditto grapes ditto,
Peaches ditto,
Ditto gages ditto,
Pine-apples ditto,
Seville oranges ditto,
Currants ditto,
Cherries ditto,
Pears ditto,
Quinces ditto,
Alcarmcfs ditto,
Dam fens ditto,
Weft-India green sweet
meats,
JELLIE S.
Currant jelly,
Ra(berry ditto,
Quinces ditto,
MARMELADES#
Pears marmelade,
Quinces ditto,
Currants ditto,
Raiberry jamm,
FRUITS in Brandy.
Pine-apples in brandy,
Cherries ditto,
Said Lenzi will undertake to execute any order in the
above business ; or to furnifh any great entertainment
whatever (on proper notice) in as elegant a manner, as
it can be donein Europe, where he has had the manage
ment of several.
Dr. F LUGGE R,
From London,
WHERE, during many years predict, he had the
honor to be employed by many persons of dif
tindion and charader, and had the happiness to perform
a number of surprising cures, as cancer, feurvy in the
blood, leprosy, ulcers in the throat and legs, of many
years standing; the King's evil, fiftula, consumptions,
fevers and agues, and all disorders of the head and eyes,
and other disorders incident to the human body ; of which
he can give faithful testimony to any person interested in'
the enquiry. Begs leave to acquaint the public, that;
his house is in St. George's Square, Queen-ftreet,No# 14g,
near Peok's-flip, opposite the pump ; please to observe the
name over the gate ; where advice may be had, and proper
attendance in all cases of physic and surgery. Also the.
following sovereign medicines: His well known aftma
tic drbps, being a speedy cure for ail colds, coughs, spit
ting of blood, hoarseness, asthma, heftic or consumptive
disorders, likewise the atrophy or insensible wafting of
the body, affording infant relief in shortness of breath,
wheezing and tickling coughs, catarhs, and the violent
whooping coughs,---price Bs, the bottle: Note, in a
flight case one bottle is generally fufficient. His tinc
ture for the ague and fever, 4s. a bottle. His tindure
for the teeth and feurvy in the gums, 3s. a bottle. His
liniment, which perfe&ly cures the itch and scald heads,
6s. a box. The true and original Dr. Stoughton's cordial
elixer, known by the name of Stoughton's drops, it pro
cures a strong appetite, helps digestion, and seldom fails
of givingimmediate case in the most violent fits of fc
windy cholic in the stomach or bowels ; it procures sweet
breath, and kills worms in children; it is the best one
peculiar medicine to prevent the feurvy, especially that
attending seamen, proceeding from thick foggy air, and
gross feeding, causing a free circulation of the blood, &c.
5 bottles for a dollar, or 2s. for a single bottle, with prin
ted directions. Dr. Anderson's or the true Scots pills,
well known and approved of by most eminent physicians,
and others of all rank ; they are a sovereign remedy
against pains in the head, stomach or bowels of men,
women and children, especially against giddiness, worms
jn the intestines, costiveness of women with child, want:
of appetite, weak or bleared eyes, gross and thick hu
mours ; price zs. the box, with dire&ions. Also many
others too tediaqs to infett.
PHILIP LEN ZI,
Peaches ditto,
Pears ditto,
No dry fruits this feafoh,
Sugar almonds,
Sugar plumbs,
Burnt almonds,
Carraway comfits,
Barley sugar,
Cakes of different kinds,
and what forts they please
to bespeak, warranted
they (hall be done in the
best and richest manner.
Syrup of Capillaire, war
ranted not inferior to the
French.
Preserved milk, good for
tea or coffee, warranted
to keep years'
Hartfhorn (havings, cheap,
Fine honey in small pots,
His calf's foot jelly every
day,
Ice cream of what fort they
will please to order,
In a short time he will have
the Italian cordials of dif
ferent forts.