The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-04-24 00:00:00, page 1

PROCLAMATION,
Seiner Excellent^ des Herrn General Lieutenants von
KNYPHAUSEN, Com^andeur wn Swter Ma
jefteet Trulben auf New-York I,and, Long [/land,
Staten Island, uhd denen daOon aobangenaen toj
ten, ^c. ^c. ^c.. N
DENEN Inhabern von tenderyen und Gttr en
wird hiedutch alle Aufmorrerung und Scuutz
ertheilet urn einen reichbchen Vo, rath von Getrai e,
Fourage, und Gemuefe anzuziehen.
Wer fich unrerftehet Vieh oder andere Produce,
fie moegen Nlhmen haben, wie fie wollen, von Lzm
dereyen oder Gzrten wegzunehmen,oder zu rwhuen ;
an Haeufern, Gemuefe, od r Obd-Gaerteg, und ^ n
dereyen einigtn Schaden zu thun ; oder font, a -*
was Art es fey, jemandes Eigeuthum unrechtm^-
fioer Weife anzugreifen, foil, wens folches gegen
ih°n bewiefen wird, mit dec ^ufferften Strenge bertratt
werdep.
Diejenigen, welche von Uebertr^ern dueler I ro
clamation beleidigt zu feyn glaubep, haben fich,wean
fie Einwohner des D/ftrias von New-York find, mit
ihren Kl^gen an den Common Gwen dec Stant zu
wenden ; im Fall einer weitern Entfernung aner dem
Commandirendm Officier.des rachften Pollens ven
Seiner M jUtcet Truppen davoni Anziege zu thun,
damit, wenn folche gegruenJet, ihnen G^echngkeit
wiederfahren, und das noethige remedirt warden
moege.
Gegeben unter meiner Hand im Haupt Quartier den
eiljten Martz, im Jahr unfers Herrn em taujend
fieben bundert und acbtzig. ¥m - t
' KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Sr. Excellentz Befehl
Justin' Henrich Motz,
F. H. Ober Auditeur.
Encouragement and prote&ion is hereby
given to the Possessors of Farms and Gardens
for the Purpose of railing plentiful Supplies of Grain,
Forage, and Vegetables.
Whatever Person or Persons presume to take away,
or to deftrey Cattle, Stock, or other Produce of any
Farm or Garden; to do any Damage to Houses,
Gardens, Orchards, or Lands; to break down
Fences, or otherwise to injure private Property, shall,
upon Proof thereof, be punished with the Utmost
Severity.,
Any Persons who may think them&lyes aggrieved,
by a Non-Observance of this Proclamation, will,
66 if Inhabitants of New-York Diftria," make their
Complaints known to the Commandant of the City;
if in Situations more remote, to the Offices com
manding the nearest Post of his Majesty's J reops,
in Order, that if well founded, they may obtain pro
per Redreis.
Given under my Hand, a fr Head-Quarters,
the Eleventh Day of March, One 1 hou
fand Seven Hundred and Eighty.
KNYPHAUSEN.
By his Excellency's Command,
JUSTIN HENRY MOTZ,
Chief Judge Advocate, Hess.
MURRAY,SANSOM,&Co.
Have just imported in the ship Polly, Captain
Yetman, from London, a general and neat as
sortment of
European and East-India goods,
Which they have for sale at their store in Water
ftreet, between Burling and Beekman's Slips,
among which are the following articles, viz.
nUPERFiNE sweet kiln dry'd flour, best ihip bread,
' made of fine flour, cordage, anchors, linseed oil,
gilt and hair trunks, Yorkshire hams, iron chests,
brandy,white wine vinegar, turpentine soap, candles,
mess pork, rose butter, long and short pipes, men's
and women's (hoes, porter, milk bifeuit. whitening,
starch, chalk, raisins, steel, nails, fnuff, nutmegs,
cinnamon, cloves, mustard, caftor hats, and lemon
juice.
N E W-Y ORK
AND
WE EKL Y
Monday, April 2^, 17*°*
TO be Lett from the firft of May next, a large
and convenient STORE on the East-River, ad
joining to a Wnarff between the Od-Slin and the Coffee
House, in the Rear of the S ore at present occupied by
Lindley Murray, in Watr-S cet. For Ferms, apply to
JOHN KELLY, Notarj-Pujli^k, No. 843, Hanover
fquzre.
TO BE SOLD,
(And entered on immediately,)
A New HOOSE, situated on the East fide
of the road, about a quarter of a mile
on this fide of Fort Knyphaufen, confining of
two rooms, a closet, and cellar. William
Larrain, who lives on the premises, will Ihew
it. Enquire of the printer.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flout at 31. 10s, per
Cent. Published February 18, 1780.
A White Loaf of'the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
£ Ib. for 14. Coppers.
By his Excellency
Lieutenant-General KNYPHAUSEN,
Commanding his Mayfly's Forces upon New-
York Island, Long-Toland, Staten-Iliana, and
Posts depending, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
Containing tlx earlier anther
O' Printed by HUGH GAINE; at TffE BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
THE Commissioners and Governors of the
Royal Hutpital tor Seamed at Greenwich,
having empowered me, by Commiffioa, to receive
forfeited and unclaimed Shares o fr prized Bounty
Money vyithin the Province of New-York, accord
ing to sundry Acts of Parliament.
I Jo hereby call upon all Perlons, that are or
have been concerned in Agency ter Prizes con
demned at the Court 0: Vice Admiralty at New
York, to account and pay to me such Sum or
Sum; of Maney as may be remaining in their
Hands at the Expiration of three Years from the
firft Distribution, yhich then becomes due and
payable to the Use of Greenwich Hofpitaj, accord
ing to the Intent and Meaning of the laid A&s.
The Form and Manner in which the Agents
are required to make up their Accounts is lodged
at the Superintendents Office, in Water Street,
for their lufpettion.
ANDREW ELLIO T.
New-York, 9th March, ±7BO, ,
Superintendent's- Office.
THE Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's
' Treasury, having ordered me to collect and
receive the Duties upon all dutiable Prize Goods
that have been condemned at the Port of New
York since October 1776. Ido hereby require all
Agents, as well those of his M.jetty's Snips of
War, as of Privateers, Letters ot Marque, &c.
that they do immediately call at the Superinten
dent's Office in Water street, and pay, agreeable
to the Directions of the Lords Coramiffiohers of
the Treasury, all such Duties ariflng from dutiable
Prize Goods that have been condemned to fuCh of
his Majesty's Ships of War, Privateers, Letters of
Marque, &c. for which they acted as Agent;
and that they do in future before Condemnation
of any,dutiable Prize Goods, make a Return to
the Superintendent's Office of al! such dutiable
Prize Goods, that the fame may be weighed and
gauged, The Accounts which the Judge of the
Admiralty has desired the different Agents to
make out arid deliver to me, murt be sworn to
before David Mathews, Ety the Mayor.
ANDREW ELLIOT.
New,York, September to, 177,.
Just imported, in the Ship Polly, Captain Yetman>
from London, and to be fold by§
Lindley Murray,
At his Store, No. 10, Water-lheet, between the
Superintendant's Office and the Coifee-Houfe, the
following articles, viz.
BEST boil'd linseed oil in calks and jars, lamp;
black; red, white, black, blue, and green
paints; whiting ; candles ; yellow turpentine soap;
single refined fufor in tierces; white wine vinegar;
faal leather; thin sheet lead ; fryall bar lead; ravens
duck, Irilh filleting ; seine and sewing twine ; white
rope from 2 1-2 to r inch; deep sea lines, hand Jo.
log ditto, Bonnet ditto; flax and hair cloth lines ;
bed cords and hamber-4ihes; broad and narrow
bunting; common fpy-glafls; telescopes fiom 5
to 15 guineas; a variety of Hadley's quadrants ;
brass and wood cempaffes; hearth, paint, tar and
white-wafli brushes; double battle gunpowder in
fettled pound papers ; anchors; cables ; nawfers, and
rope of all demenfions; Hamburgh line, houllne,
marline, and a general allotment of articles in the
Ship-Chandlery hufinefs ; all of which he will dispose
of. Wholesale or retail,npo# the roost r< afonable terms.
W A NTE D,
A Single Man capable of acting as a STEWARD
to the ALMS-HOUSE ofthis City. None but
Persons of good charaaer and who §n be well re
commended, need offer ''themfelves. Application to
be made to the Vestry on Thursday next, at 5 o'Clock
P. M. at the Alms-House.
f"O'N P-E'L' L,
At Number iSr,
Queen-street, nearly oppofae Beekman, flip, has for
sale, best new Rose butter, of the firlt quality, by
the last vessels from Cork t Alto,
11 is the Commandant's Order, That the
Rents ordered by the Commander in Chief
to be collected for the Use of the Poor, &c.
due the firft Instant, be immediately paid to
John Smyth, the City Treasurer, and that
in future those Rents be paid half yearly, with
out further,Notice. Attendance will be given
ever, Monday, Wednesday and Friday Morn
ings, in each Week, until 12 o'Clock at the
Treasury in Pearl-Street, to receive the fame;
Office of Police, Andrew Elliott,
13th Nov. <779. D. Mathews,
Peter Dubois.
MOuld and dipt can
dles,
Cattile, and brown soap,
Mess beef and pork, in
tierces, barrels, and
half barrels,
HAMS,
Coffee, tea, and chocolate
Loaf sugar,
Old Madeira, and Port
wines,
Monday, 57 Min. after 1
Tuesday, 43 Min. after 2
Wednesday, 33 Min. after 3
Thursday, 15 Min. after 4
HIGH- WATER at N
„^¥%.? ^^ 1
^^WM
it#rw<
Pepper, mustard, wall
nuts, and anchovies,
Old ipiritsand rum,
Hollands gen^vM,
London porter,
Superfine flour,
Smoaked and pickled
tongues,
Lamp, and train oil,
RICE,
A few hoglhtads of old
Spirits, *c.
Friday, 59 Min. after 4
Saturday, 41 Min. after 5
Sunday, 22 Mtn. after 6
Last Quarter 26th.
W-YORK, this Week.
V
viz.
ThStINDIA RUM
Tenerife wine
French brandy
Best brown soap
Moulded dip'd candles,
0) the frf quality
A quantity oj frejb made
chocolate
Coffee and rice
ALSO,
A general assortment of feafonabla
1) RY-G 00D S,
K%lefaie and Retail. ts.
Turlington's genuine Balsam,
AnderJen's Pills, Hooper s Pills, to
be fold by HUGH GAINE.
To be SOLD,
(And Pofe/fon given immediately)
THAT large and commodious HOUSE and DISTIL
LERY, &c. fronting the North-River, near the
College, belonging to and in Possession of Mr. SAMUEL
SPENCER SKINNER, who continuing tick, and being
advanced in Years, purposes to fell the fame at a reifon
able Price : It is an excellent new-built Brick Dwel
ling House, having Grocery and Dry Good
Stok es, with fixed Shelves and Counters; and a new
RUM DISTILLERY, approved for making the best of
Splits;---— Inside the Buildings, are Pamp^, and large
Springs of the best of Tea-Water.—For Conditions
of Sale, apply to Jat.es Iglis, Auctioneer, at
No. 940, Water-Street, or at the Premises;
N. B. The Buildings will suit either a private Gen
tleman, a Merchant, or for an elegant publick Tavern;
and if more agreeable to Purchasers, Proposals will be
teceived for the Dwelling-House and Distillery together,
or separately; If not fold by Wednesday the 26th
Instant, will then be put up at Publick Au&ion at the
Coffetribufe.- -Title indisputable.
James and Harry Peters,
Have J^r sale, at their fore the corner of Peck's
. Slip, facing dfieen street, the following articles,
By JAMES PATTISON, Esq;
Major General of bis Majesty's Forces, Com
mandant of New Ter R, ^c. EAc idle.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it is highly necessary and expedient
for the faluhrity of the air, agd the health of
the inhabitants, as well as for the fake of that decency
arid good order which ought to be obferyej in tvery well
governed city, that the puolic ftreete fhuid be kept
clean' arid free from nuitanes of every kind,
1 have therefore thought fit to issue this. Proclamation,
ftdftly forbidding all persons to throw out or lay downin
any of the streets, lanes, alleys, docks, flips, open lots
of ground or ruins, (to the Southward of Fresh Water)
fom their dwelling noufes, stores, stables, yards or cel
lars, any dirt, filth, garbage, broken ware, or other
ruboifh ; bat do hereby order that they regularly cause
the fame to be carried away ohce in every week, at their
own expence, and thrown into the open lots in the
Swamp, (near thr Jews burying ground) which arc un
der water;
And it is further directed, that
f Of the South Ward on
every Monday,
Of the Dock-Ward on
every Tuesday,
Of the East-Ward on
TheiNHABiTANTS< ", Wr<in %%
} Of Montgomery Ward on
every Thursday,
Of the North- Ward on
ev,ry Friday. And
Of the Weft-Ward on
I every Saturday,
Do cause to be raktd together and frept up in heaps on
the Greets belore their refpeffive dwelling-houses, stores,
or habits, all the dirt, daft and filth, which the common
intercourse of this city may occalion, in order that the
fame may be taken away b, the public carts employed
tor that perpofe.
Any perfoo or petfons, who shall be tonvifted before
the Policeof nglea, or refufal to c faply with these
orders and dir^aions, Shall, for every ;uch offence, be
filled at the discretion of the Magistrates of Police, in a
film not exceeding For tY Shillings currency, ft) be
paid into the lands 6f the Treafuter of the city funds for
the use of thepoor.
Ihe inhabitants atealfo ftrialy enjoined and required
net to incunibcr dny of the streets, lanes, alleys,
wharves, or piers of the city, with any kind of lumber
that may impede the free paflage thereof, on penalty cf
having the finrie removed at the expence of the proprietor,
and bein^ fined) at the discretion of the Police, in a sum
n% exceeding Ten Pounds currency for each offence;
And to the end, that the falutar, intentions of these
regulations may be fu!lv answered, I do hereby nominate
William Hlll, anting officer under this Proclama
tion, with inftruaions to report all delinou^nts to the
Police.
Given under my Hand, in the city of New-York,
the 6ch Day of April, in the Year of our
Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Eighty, and io the Twentieth Year of his
. Majetty's Reign.
farces Pattifon.
By Command rs the Gcn TRAL,
j hn L?€, Rooms, Sethy. -,
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od.
Flour, 80s. od.
Brown Bread, 955. od.
Weft-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-England do. 4s. od.
Best indigo
Hyfon, Soufobng, and _<
Bobea Teas
Brimflotte and copperas
/Powder and foot
Bar lead
rs quantity of fuperfine
Flour, and frefa baked
Ship Bread, &fc. &c.
GAZ X
THF
ME R CU
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufeovado Sugar, fl EOS.
Single refin'd ditto, ±a. ,d.
Molasses, is. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, gl. od.
Pork, gl. los.
ffetetyn ana Domfflf&
By Order of the Commandant.
The following RATES are established for Ferric
ages, between this City and Brooklyn.
FOR transporting every person from the city of
New-Yuk, to Long-lfland, or from Long-
Ilhnd to New-York, 6d»
Far every Horie or Beaff, 2%
For evevry live Calf, Hog, Sheep, or Lamb, 6d e
For every dead Calf, Hog, Sheep, or Lamb, 6di
For every Barrel of Rum, Sugar, Molasses, or
other full Barrel, is 6&
For every empty Barrel, 6d@
For every empty Pipe or Hogshead, is. 6d#
For every Beast's Hide, 6d a
For every urdrefled Calf, Sheep, or Decr&in, ^d.
For every Pail of Butter, ^d^
For every Firkin or Tub of Butter, gd a
For every Bushel of Salt, Wheat, (irairi, Seeds,
or any other thing fold by Bethel, |d,
For every full Pipe or full Ho^fhead, 3s.
For every Board of one Inch, or one Inth and an
Half, 4 d,
For every Waggon, gs.
For every Pair of Cart Wheels, is.
For every Cupboard, Pte's for Cldath:, er
Writing Delk, . ss. 5 $.
For every full Trunk or Chest, %s. 61,
For every empty Trunk or Chest, ite.
For every hilf Barrel of Flour, or any other
half Barrel, 6^
For every Barrel of Bread,m
For every Bag of Bread or Meal, grfg
For every Grnmon of Bacon, Turkey or Goofe,iJs
For every Dozen of Eggs, id,
For every Dunghill Fowl, Brant, Duck; Heath,
Hen, or Rabit,
For every Dozen 0 Pigeons, Quails, snipes, or
any kind of frnaller Birds, id;
For qvery Hundred Weight of Iron, Steel,
Shot, Pewter or Lead, and of Iron, Copper or
Brass Settles, &c. is.
For every Hundred Weight of Gun Powder, as. 6^
For every Scythe or Sith,,idi,
F.r every Firkin of Soap; ^d.
For every Cheese, 2d;
For every Corn Fan, 3d.
For e^ery Hundred of Shingles; „. 6d„
For every Cedar Bo't, 3d;
For every common Bag of Cotton Wool; ids
For every Bale of Cotton Wool or Hops, 4a,
For every Coach; fig.
For every Phaeton, Bs,
For every Chaise or Chair, gs.
F>revery single Sleigh; gs,
For every double Sleigh, 4s.
Far every Piece of Ozenbrigs, 4^
Far every Piece of Blankets or Duffils, 19,
Fortvery Piece of Cotter, Pennirtohe, Plant
nel or Frize, 3d;
For €very Piece of Broad Cloth, Kerfey,
Strouds; Half thicks and Druggets, tide
For every Piece of Duroys, Callimancoes,
Shalloons, or other fluff, and for every
Piece of Garlix, Holland or other Linen, i(b
For every Hundred of Fiffi (called Sheeps-hcad)
For every Hundred & Bass or Shad; as.
For every D>zen ofPerch,-1±
For every Htmdre+ Weight of Copperas,
Allurn or Brimgone, it.
For every half Dofch of Wool bards.§ i&
For every Saddle without a Eorfe, f 'sd.
For every Cale With Bottles, §dv
Fer every LookingiGlaA to Two Fe^^tgk
and upwards, ' r''"&h
For every HundreefWeight of Rice,, j ^d.
Articles not enumerated'in Proportion tb thetyßulh
If any Ferryman fltall alk, demand, or receiver any
more, or greater fum,for Ferriage, thanris directed
to be taken by the ,foregoing Rates, report thereof
is to be made to the^pfficOT of the Police, in order
that the Offenders ifyyjie brought to punishment.
ANDREMOP'LLIO T, SuperintendanrGe&
[. .;D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
For ^S A L
At DE EfLQIS's Storf.
In Smith's street, oppofit: Pitt's statue, at a reiutoble
rate, for cash, viz,
RUffia Settings And,drills, .ravens duck, ofoa^urp,
nankeens, dowlas, diapers, table cloth-, 3-4 78
4 4 I.iffi liner, 9 qditto Things,pins,eallic, es, mullins,
b,ngals, peniafcoes, ribbons, fans feathers,c.fn brick; and
lawns, plain and figured gauzes, thread and cotton hofitry;
Ironmongery, and Cutlery ware, pau ts. allum, coppe
ras and brimflone, English and C-rman ftetl.
AL S O,
^Excellent port wine, soap, bobea tea, Poland (larch, &c.
A few Chetrs of the belt
SUSHONG, CONGO, & HYSON
TEAS, to be fold. Enquire of H.
Gaine.
Ryan's Worm-defircying Sugar
Plumbs, by the Box, fold by
H. Gaine.
Fine Salt, hi. dq
Coarse Salt, it. do
Indian Corn perßU. to;, do
Coffee, 1$ . do
Chocolate, t6t.pe >Do,