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The Case of Joseph FeyraC, % late Lieutenant
Colonel to bis Majefly's i3tb or Royal Regiment of
Foot, in Ireland, cured by the Uy of Maredant's
Drops.
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, in Golden-Square.
SI R, London, Sept. 20, 1765.
I HAVE at last the very great Pleasure of ac
quainting you that I am perfectly recovered
from my late Illness by taking your Drops, and*
persisting in them since the firft of February last ;
as this Remedy must be of great Benefit to the
Public, in Justice to them and to you, I here
fend you the particulars of my Distemper, for the
Perulal of all such as chufe to be informed of the
Certainty of their Effects.—ln the Years 175 S
and 1759, I was attacked by a violent Scurvy,
having no Part free from Pimples, Scurf, or Ul
cers, but the Palms of my Hand, my Face and
Breast § attended by a total Want of Appetite,
Sleep, and Spirits; to such a Degree was I af
flifted, that I wished myfelf dead, having fol
lowed many different Prescriptions to no Manner
of Purpose. From this Situation I was relieved
by an old Woman, who undertook to cure me ;
^d accordingly all this was carried off by the
Juice of Herbs, preceded by violent Bleedings,
followed by Diet-Drinks and outward applica
tions, when I was, to all outward Appearance,
well for about a Year, but ever since I have been
ailing without any visible Signs, being greatly
distressed by Want of Sleep, great Lowness of
Spirits, and Loss of Appetite ; when, about six
teen Month's since, I was suddenly taken ill with
the most sharp and acute Pains in my Back and
Side ; this was followed by violent Inflammati
ons in my Eyes, Swelling of Limbs, &c. I kept
my Room three Months before I could stir; was
sent to Bath, found a bad Effect trom the Wa
terr: a Humour, at^r my Sickness, fell into my
Heel, I was Ordered t^ pump, but all to no Pur
pose ; at last I could neither walk nor ride, when
I was advised to blister ft, and hall a Pint of the
molt corrosive Matter c?me cut, but was thirty
Days a healing, on account of a violent scorbutic
Habit the Surgeon then fa^ I was in. As soon
as healed, I went out, and returned Home with
my Leg greatly inflamed, not being able to Stand
upon it or kneel ; I was then kept in Poultices
for a Month, from ray Knee to my Heel, before
I could walk; I then to all Appearance, was
outwardly well, but Kill violent low in Spirits,
Want of' Appetite, Sleep, &c. It happened, i
read your Advertisement in the Bath Papers, and
making the ftri&eSt Enquiry, on the Spot, of
Mr. Atwood's Cure, I found it attested by every
one there. I came to London the latter End of
January last, have taken your Drops ever since
the firtt of February ; a Week after I began, it
drove out the Humour in the small of my Leg,
and in different Parts, from my Heel to Some
what beneath the Calf, and upon the Back of
both my Hands ; the Matter that came out of
my Leg was so corrosive, that the Cloth that was
on, when washed, became full of Holts, the
Matter or Spots could nor be washed out, but
burnt the Piece out. This Humour has gradual
ly come out, crufted,'and then peeled off, and
has Slowly decreased in Violence, until it came to
mere Water, and is now perfectly healed : My
Hands were Shocking to the Sight, but dried by
Degrees, then peeled off; more came out, and
went off in like Manner fuccffively, but have
been well long since, and I am now well recover
ed, my Strength is returned, my Spirits good,
my Stomach the feme, and Sleep well; in Short,
I thought myfelf so bad as obliged me to leave
the Service, despairing entirely of a perfect
Recovery.
I have nothing farther to add, than that I am
molt Sincerely obliged to you, not only for the
Recovery of my Health, for your very genteel
and disinterested Behaviour, but also for your
plain -Dealing and Truth ; my Distemper having
taken the Course you have, from Time to Time,
told me it would; and, if it is in my Power ever
to be of any Service to you, I fball be happy in
an Opportunity dfconvinciigyou how wuch lam,
Sir, your ver, obliged bumble Servant,
Joseph Feyrac,
In good Health, August 14, 1768.
The above Drops are to be fold by H. Gaine,
at the Bible apd Crown, in Hanover-Squa^.
To be Sold,
A Negro man belonging to Robert Cr.:mmelin. 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.
TTtelOL
A Compleat S CALE S,
BEAM, POS T, and Weights.
Enquire of the Printer,
L 0 S T, '
A SILVER CANDLESTICK, marked Mr. Steven
son, of the 10th regt, of foot. Supp fed to ^
dropped between New-York and King's Bridge. Who
ever will bring it tv the 35th regt. Shall have two dollars
reward.
Monday, December 22, 1777:
N EW-YORK
AND
WEEKLY
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at gos. per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
3 lb. 40Z. for 14. Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lefler Weight.
Published January 10, 1777.
Containing tbe earliest Ibices
^P^TED BYHUGHGAiNE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, tn HANOVER-SQUARE.
The wonderful LIFE, and furprizing
ADVENTURES
Of that renowned Hero
ROBINSON CRUSOE,
Who lived 28 Years on an uninhabited Island, which he
afterwards colonifed.
Rules and Articles
For the better Government of his Majeßy's
Horse and Foot Guards,
And all other his
FORCES
In Great-Britain and Ireland,
Dominions beyond the Seas and Foreign Parts,
From the 24th of March, 1777.
Published by his MAJESTY's Command.
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MADRI D, September 11.
THE Princess of the Asturias was hap
pily brought to bed yesterday of a
young Princess, about ten in the
morning. The Sieur Tachon has taken a
Barbary frigate, in view of Carthagena, and
brought her into this port, but without her
crew, who made their escape in the Shallop.
By letters from the Manillas, brought in the
Juno frigate, we learn that the lightning had
destroyed an Acapulca Ship of great value with
all her cargo.
Cremona, Aug. 20, Yesterday night we had
here a most violent Storm, which continued
above nine hours. The thunder was almost
without interrniffion, and has nearly destroyed
three churches, and done considerable damage
to many houses ; wounded two nuns danger
ously, and killed a countryman, who had just
taken Shelter under a tree. Nothing could
equal the consternation of the inhabitants du
ring the time it lasted, as the violence and
horror of the tempest seemed to menace them
with a total deftru&ion.
Paris, Sept. 26. The Count de St. Ger
maine, minister of the war department, has
received his difmiSfion with a pension of twp
thousand pounds, and thirty thousand pounds
to pay his debts; the Count de St. Germaine
is a Striking instance that there are men ex
cellent in the army who do not Shine.in the
cabinet.
Sept. 27. The most dreadful accident hap
pened on Monday the 22( sos September in
§t. Ovid's fair, where twenty-seven Shops/,
chiefly jewellers, have been reduced to allies :
a young girl was burnt to death, and an in
fant has been smothered by parcels thrown
upon her ; the loss is eftecmed tomcat least
one hundred and fifty thousand pounds Sterling.
On the fame night one Le Gay, a fencing,
master, was found dead in the Elyfian-fields,
near the fame place; he was run through rhe
body by a sword, and had his face very much
bruised, as if he had been beaten with a cane;
the.opinion is that he was afaffinated.
Belgrade, Aug. 30. The Ottoman ministry
are making formidable preparations, and em
barking a number of troops for Varna. The
populace are very riotous, and cry out fop
This Day is publiJhed,
By H. G A I N E,
And to be fold at his Book-Store in Hanover-Square,
L ETTTRS
WRITTEN BY
THE LATE RIGHT HONORABLE
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE,
Earl of Chefterfeld,
TO
HIS SO N,
PHILIP STANHOPE, Esq;
Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden.
TOGETHER WITH
SEVERAL OTHER PIECES
ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
Monday, 51 Min. after 3
Tuesday, 30 Min. afte i 4
Wednesday, 10 Min. after 5
Thursday, 52 Min. after 5
THE
MANUAL EXERCISE,
As ordered by his Majesty, in 1764,
Together with
PLANS and EXPLANATIONS
Of the Method generally practis'd at
Reviews and Field Days.
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
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fi~&ll,^^^\Wo&/4
4&s&^i^^^
Friday, 32 Min. after 6
Saturday, 19 Min. after 7
Sunday, 6 Min. after 8
New Moon the zgtb.
THE
Odo. 4. We are assured, that the last ad
vices received from Lord' Stormont gave such
positive assurances as leave no doubt of the
pacific intentions of the Court of Versailles
towards England, as the orders sent to the
sea ports refpe^ing the American privateers,
he was well assured, would be duly observed.
The court of Russia is exerting its utmost
influence with the various powers of Europe,
to induce them to unite in binding such
fetters about the rebellious Americans, as
will prevent their ere^ing the feat of univer
sal empire on the other fide of the Atlantic,
to the total overthrow of all the European
Rates.
The whole House of Bourbon have at length
been prevailed upon by British remonstrances,
'backed with formidable threats of the Em
press of Russia, to devote the infant republic
of America to deftrudion, by the most solemn
ratifications.
O&o. 6. Government allow 51. per head
for any person taken on board any privateer,
or letter o^marque; this bounty, added to
the sale of the hull and Acres of the Lexing
ton privateer, will divide about yl. to each
seaman of the Alert which took her.
Extras of a letter from Oporto, Sept. 12.
" The Civil Usage privateer, with another
privateer of 18 guns, hath taken the La For
tune, a French ship (very rich) bound for Ca
diz, also a Spaniard and five other ships."
Extrafi of a letter from Goftort, Oa. 3.
'' On Wednesday arrived at Spithead an
American prize, sent in by the Weazle, taken
on her passage from Jamaica ; she, the Druid,
and Camel, being the convoy. The Camel
has, we hear, sent in a prize to Plymouth."
Ofto. 8. There are several counterfeit gui
neas now in circulation, which are of such a
composition as to be heavier than the lall new
coin from the Mint, and but very little larger.
They may be known by the firft figure of 7
in the date of the year having the head al
most defaced, and by the milling on the edges
being very badly executed. Their intrinsic
value is not more than eleven /hillings.
A few days ago a sober industrious man,
who is a blacksmith in the neighbourhood of
Little Tower-hill, having been out to receive
some money due to him, and staying out a
little longer than his wife expe&ed, she up
braided him upon that account, and then
commanded him immediately to deliver her
the money ; he endeavoured to appease her,
and told her he had waited to receive, but had
not been paid ; she, , without any other pro
vocation, procured a quantity of unflacked
lime, and maliciously threw it in his eyes,
which put him to most violent pain. Two
eminent surgeons in the neighbourhood that
attend him, have given their opinion that the
"light of one eye is entirely loft, and the other
in great danger.
Extract of a letter from Portfmauth, Oao. 3.
" Last night several pafl'engers landed here
from St. Kitt's, who have brought an account
that 34 fail of the Weft-Indig fleet which
came under convoy of the Camel, Wealle,
and Druid, having palled by the file of Wight
in their way to the River, had left the Weafle•
in charge of the Irish, Bristol, and Liverpool
ships. The Druid came up this morning so
much Shattered in the engagement she had
with the Congress American frigate of 36
'guns, that she can scarce swim. The Druid
had her Commander Capt. Cartwright, the
Midler, and 12 men killed, and 16 wounded.
.The Camel is not yet come up, but is ex
pe@ed every hour. She has fentin as a prize
a Bermudas sloop, called the Alexander, James
Cuthbert, Master, laden with rice and tobac
co. The Welt India fleet, after their separa
tion in consequence of the confufion they
were put into bv the appearance of toe two
war. They lately went to Bujucdure, where
the foreign ministers have their country houses,
and wreaked their fury on the temples, prof
ped-feats, ,&c. with which those houses are
surrounded, and threw them into the sea. The
Dutch and Venetian ministers were the great
est fufferers. They are since returned to Pera.
Lifan, Sept. 2. It is still asserted that peace
has been concluded between Spain and this
kingdom, though the conditions are not yet
made public.
Bourdeaux, Sept. 18. We have many reports
concerning the success of the American insur
gents, but they met with little credit.
LONDO N,
Wheat per Buffiel, 9s. od.
Flour, 30s. od.
Brown Bread, 255. od.
Weft-India Rum, 6s. 6d.
New-England do. ss. od.
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCURY.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Sugar, 51. 10s.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. 2d.
Mbiaffes, is. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, 90s. od.
Pork, 51. ids.
foreign anti ^omefficfc
American privateers amongrt them, met with a
violent hurricane, which though it lasted but
a ffiort time did considerable damage, by dif
mafling some of them, and obliging others
to throw a part of their cargo overboard ; fe r
veral of them coo; we hear, are very leaky,
by which the sugars thuft have fuffercd great
ly; and fix have foundered, bne of which i$
the Ariadne, Russel. The matter and crew
wete favedi
" This morning went out of harbour to
Spithead his Majesty's ships Heftor and Mo
narque, and Will shortly fail on a cruize."
Peterfargb, Sept. 2,
Dear Sir;
" In compliance with your r^ueft, I am
now to give you an account of our naval expe
dition to this place.
" We quitted Calais; you know, on the 7th
of August. We reached the port of Elf^ur
in four days. There we contihued'one day;
and during that interval, we visited the castle
wherein the unhappy Queen of Denmark was
confined. After having indulged this species
of melancholy curiosity, we prepared for pur
suing our voyage to Peteriburgh. The wind
being extremely propitious on the 20th of
August, we arrived at Peterfburgh, after a
paflage of only thirteen days from Calais.
“ On our arrival, the Vice-Admiral of the
port came on board, and after paying his re
fpe&s to the Duchess, he offered to place her
flip in the dock along with the Ruffian men
of war. This obliging offer was declined.
The Empress was retired to her country pa
lace, and as ihe never during such retirement
receives any person, unless on very urgent
business, we despaired of feeing her Imperial
Majesty for some time. As soon, however, as
the arrival of the Duchess was announced to
her, she very graciously sent an invitation, and
fixed the day when She would receive the
Duchess. At the time appointed the Duchess
drove to the palace, and was presented in form
to the Empress, by Count Czernijeboff. After
some little time spent in conversation, her Im
perial Majesty went to the theatre, where a
comedy had been ordered. The Empress, fol
lowed by the grand Duchess, entered the the
atre, and as a signal mark of diftin&ion, the
Duchess of Kington was seated on the right
land of her imperial Majesty. The great
General Romanzoff was also prefenu The
grand Duke was not less attentive than his
Duchess, to Shew our enterprizing heroine
every mark of diftindion. The Empress ex
prefled her hopes that this might not be the
last time She Should fee the Duchess of King
ston in Russia. To confefs the truth, I never
saw so much attention paid to any person at
this court, I was at Peterfburgh when the pre
sent Empress was married. I'was chaplain to
the embassy when Lord Hindford was Ambas
sador. I therefore' mull know Something of
the mode of reception usually practised at this
court. A crowned head could not have met
with more honors than the lady whom I ac
companied. The fame apartments, and the
fame attendants which wer^ assigned to the
King °f Sweden, were allotted to the Duchess
of Kingfon, by order of the Empress. This
day the Spanish Ambassador gives a splendid
dinner. To-morrow the Vice-Admiral of
Russia will repeat the fame. On Wednes
day there is to be a superb ball at Court.
And the French Ambassador hath issued din
ner cards for Thursday.
“ As some complimentary return for the
obliging marks of diftindion, the Duchess
gave a magnificent entertainment on board
her own yaich. Count Czernjfchoff, the Vice-
Admiral, and Several of the nobility, cama
on board in a twelve-oared barge, the awning
of which was of crimson velvet, richly em
broidered with gold. The Admiralty yatch,
and twenty other barges, brought the rest of
the company. As fodn as the tables were co
vered, a band of music, with fifes, drums,
clarinets and French horny played English
marches, and other oceafiopal pieces. After
dinner the company were entertained by the
organ, which is created in the Rate-room. In
Short there seems to be a princely emulation
arpongft the higher orders of the court, to
contend with each other in Shewing the most
distinguished r^fpeft to their illustrious visitor.
“ You who know me, will not term this
flattery. At my time of life (for as my old
friend Dr. Young fays, I am only fourfcore) at
m X a % e > the temptation to flatty hath 101 li^
Fine Salt; Bs. od
Coarse Salt, Bs. od
Indian Corn per Bu. 6s. 6d
Coffee, is. gd
Chocolate, 263. per Do.
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