The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-10-01 00:00:00, page 1

Flour at 41. per Cent.
Published September 29, 1780.
A White LOAF, of the fineft FLOUR,
to weigh xlb. for 16 Coppers.
ASSIZE of BREAD.
THIS famous Golden Spirit radically cures the fcur
vy, a disease which of late years is become fc
epidemical in these northern regions, that scarce any
person but has, more or less, a Tinfture of it.
Its symptoms are various, as loose teeth, fore gums
and mouth, little foots in the skin, faintnefs and ftiffnefs
of limbs, sharp pains in the legs, arms and other parts,
which are ftil) attended with weariness and indisposition
to move; the Stomach is depraved, appetite loft, much
crudity, and indigested matter load the spleen,, and parts
adjacent, which caufeth stubborn obflrudions there ;
which by the use of this excellent fpiU arc removed, and
perfectly cured.
It has a peculiar property in cubing the droply, expel
ling all those acid and four salt humours which so sharply
assault and oppress the fenfiblg partt, and draws from the
remoter parts such as flick faft to the muscles and nerves,
and takes away all dulnef, AifGcfr, and indisposition,
and other symptoms that proceed from thence. It carries
away by urine and stool that serous watry humour, which
is the occasion of this disease, firenethening the liver
and other parts, thereby preventing its return afterwards.
It cures the gout, by exuding out of all parts of the
body those crude and vicious humours which nourish it,
and freer the joints of all other dibits to admiraion.
It difldles the stone and travel in the reins, kidnies or
bladder, taking away the crijnA cause, and forceth
urine.„
It cures the green sickness, reftonng the maiden blush,
makes the breath fwect, and the body luGy and vigorous.
It opens all obftru£tions both of liver and spleen,
wafting the hardness and twilling thereo,. It wonder**
full recovers a loft appetite, and \H^ digestion.
It cures griping in the guts, expels wind, out of the
stomach, upwards and downwards.
It is a great preventive of confumprions, roots but
forfeits, and raifetn the patient in a fm JI time.
• it prevents the breeding of worms in children, and
kills them, if already bred.
It is of excellent use for sea faring persons.
In womens distempers it is very beneficial, and to
those that are affiided with the phthifick, it gives great
relief.
It disposes old ulcers to a speedy healing, even to
admiration. . .
It is very profitable in agues, its operation is by stool
and urine (and if the stomach be very full and foul, it
sometimes gives a vomit) gently alLfiirg nature to carry
off all those noxious humours that annoy her. # It gives
no disturbance to the btfy, for griping, ten uring or in
flaming the bowels, yet operates so effectually, that
it leaveth the body refreshed, and the disease, vanquished ;
and to fay ail in a Word, as it takes nothing in the Body,
which may conduce to its preservation, so it leaves no
thing in the body which may afford matter to the growth
of a disease, or endanger a relapse.
SOLD BY H. CAINE,
t ^^^^rawffiMK^f^^vT-——•
Barrack Master Generals Office,
Water-street, April 2, 1781.
SUCH persons as are willing to furnifh the
Barraclc Master General with WOOD for
the use of his Majesty's troops, to be delivered
either in this citv, or at the different polE
upon the island of New-York, or Powles-Hook,
are requested to fend their proposals in writing
to this office. And those who have vessels, and
will employ them in bringing wood to New-
York, will meet with every suitable encourage
ment, and the money paid them immediately
after its delivery into the magazines.
The Golden Purging SPIRIT of
SCURVY-GRASS.
As it was faithfully prepared only by the Author,
Mr. ROBERT BATEMAN.
I Few doses of this powder, taken according to the
^1 printed directions, will remove any continual acut
Severe in a few hours, though attended with convulsions,
fight-headednefs, and the worst symptoms; but if ad
ministered atibe beginning of a f^cr, one dose will often
fee fufficient to perform a cure. It is likewise a men
effectual remedy for the small pox, me?fles, pleurifes,
fore throats, acute rheumatrfms, St. Anthony s fire, and
ail inflammatory difardefs, as alfp for the lowness of fpi
sits proceeding from flow and latent fevers. A fing#e
dose will remarkably stop the progress of a cold, and cer
tainly prevent the ill confequenres of this complaint.
SOLD BY H. GAINE.
Monday, October I, 1781;'
Dr. James's Fever Powder
NE W-Y ORK
AND
W E EK L Y
Richard Jenkins,
INFORMS his friends, owners and mattes of
vessels, that he Corinnes jo bake SHIP BREAD,
at his house, N°. 24, John-Street. He presents his
thanks to his old ftp mates and Friends, for their
favours. He is determined to bake the belt of bread,
knowing the diftreb of eating bad bread at sea, by
the experience of upwards of thirty years. Ail
Captains of vessels who v^ant the best of bread to
keep, will please to call before hand, and rhey shall
be provided with the best on reafonab^e terms.
N. B. WATER and BUTTER BISCUIT,
made from the best of Philadelphia fapeifine Irtfh
flour, for cabbin, or family use, in final! er great
quantities.
Containing the earlfen ^Dtifte#
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
HIGH-WATER at N EW-Y OR K,
THIS WEEK.
Monday, 29 Min. after $
Tuesday, 8 Min. after g
Wednesday, 51 Min. after 9
Thursday, 28 Min. after 10
" The last letters from Paris seem to speak of the re
treat of Mr. Neckar as a "preliminary step towards a
peace."
The last letters from India mention, that a terrible
storm lately happened off theifland of Ceylon, which had
done great damage to the Dutch settlement of Trineono
mad-, that fevaral Ships were driven fwm their an hrs,
aid foundered at sea, and a number of ?.rabs and gabiworts
were beat to pieces, by which a great number ofEurope
an learners as well as Indians periled.
Extract of a letter from Falmouth, June 5.
" Since my last, arrived the exped on privateer of
Glasgow, which has taken and trough: in with her a
Spanish prize from Cadiz to the Havannah, called the
N. S. de Nazareth, laid to be rery rich."
Ext§a6t of a letter from Plymouth. June 5.
'' This morning arrived the Defiance letter of marque,
belonging to Liverpool, and has brought in with her the
Jongue de Broders, Capt. Vandalk, rum Amitedam,
bound to Br^ft, with naval fibres, &c."
The St. Peter cotter privateer, Jenkins', htaker by
the Vulture privateer of Dunkfk, MTihn, of 16 fix
pounders, 2 nine pounders, and 12? men, zndCTried in
to Morhix.
On the 6th inst, Lieut. George, of his Majesty's cutter
the Rambler, took a French brig privateer, called the
Union, of 6 guns, 11 swivels, and 57 Men, from St.
Maloes, after a short action off Shoreham, aid brought
-her to Spithead on Friday last.
It is confidently reported that a commission is making
out or Sir Jame Wallace to command a small division
to cruise in the Bay of Bifeay during , the Summer.
Extract of a letter from Gof/ort, June 8.
" The camps at Portsmouth ad here will be complete
ly formed in the ourfe of a few days. The following re
giments are encamped and encamping:
" The Northumberland regiment marched into Portf
meuth on Weduefday mornihg, and encamped on South
Sea Common on Thursday ^rr^ng.,
" The Surrey regiment march, from Portfmeuth on
Thariday morning, and encamped the &ine day in Spring
Garden Field, near Gofport.
“ The ill battalion of Royals marched into Port fi.onth
on Thursday morning, ana encamped on South St C^m
• mon this da„,
“ The Dorfetfaire regiment marched into Gf,ort on
Thursday, and encamped on South Sea Common this
day.
" The Nottingham regiment marched into Gofport
this day, and are to encamp with the Surrey to-morrow
morning.
''The Cinque Ports are to remain in Hilfey barracks.
“The Cardigan, who are quartered in the town of
Porifmoutb, are to remain."
It is Did that our Court has caused some representati
on to be made to the States General, on the necessary
operations it. the present conjuncture, and that the repre
sentations will be Supported by the province of Holland.
Extract of a letter from Falmouth, June 7.
" Since my last arrived the Truro and Speedy Refolu
lion privateers from a cruise; and this day arrived a Da
nish East Indiaman named the Thnquebar, Johan Oliva
, r : .us, Commander, from Bengal, bound to Copenhagen.
When Ihr left the Cape (being three months since) there
remained at that place ten Dutch India Ships, which were
to fail for Europe in eight or ten day s after this vessel's de
parture, and were unapprized of hostilities being com
menced a, .infi the Dutch."
We have an account from Cadiz, that the principal
master builder and surveyor of the deck-yard is conveyed
to Madrid a clole prisoner, by order of the Prince of
Aufturias, and it is imagined he will be put to death.
Extras of a Letter from on board the Monloutb, dated
By the July Mail brought by the Fleet that
arrived here last Monday from England,
under the Command of Admiral Digby, we
have the following Advices, viz.
Admiralty-Office, June 9, 1781.
Extract of a letter from Admiral Sir Thomas Pye, Comman
der in Chief of bis Majefly's Ships and Vessels at Ports
mouth, To Mr. Stephens, dated stb fune, 1781.
Lieutenant George, of his Majesty's cutter the Ran,-
h:er, returned to Spithead this morning, with a
French brig privateer, called the Union, of 6 guns, 1 1
fwivela, and 57 men, from St. Maloes, which he took, af
ter a short r&on off Shoreham, on the 9th instant.
Extract of a private Letter from the Hague, June 3.
" The courier which was sent by the States General
to Peterfburgh the 18th of March, to request a categorical
answer on the part of the Empress, relative to the stipulat
ed fuccours being not yet returned, makes many people
apprehensive, that the answer will not be so favourable as
wasexpeaed; in which case it is publicly said this Re
public will enter into a treaty of offeofive and daferifive
alliance with France and Spain.
" We have accounts from Hamburgh, that a report
prevails there of a treaty of marriage being on foot be
tween the Prince Royal of Denmark and the Princeft,
eldest dabster of the Prince Royal of Fruffia.
" With regard to thej urm, of the French Amalff dor
to Paris, some of our politicians imagine that that Mini
ster apprehending the answer from, the Court of Rluliia
will not be so favourable xs the States expected it won d,
which may make, them have recourse to France and Spain
and endeavour to foin an alliance with thgfe Courts, is
gone to France for the necessary inftruCtions on that fub
je% particularly as it is thought such a proposal would
at this time be rather embarfaffing, as both those powers;
though they do not. choose to let it appear, very ardently
with for peace.
" The Infernal fi^fhip, only arrived this morning.
Her case was something lingular. After having been
taken by the French, two Lieutenants were put on board
her, after taking out the Captain, The French Lieu
tenants difap^eing wh6 ffiouH command her, they went
on board their Commodore to know hie decision on their
dispute. The Lieutenant of the Inferred taking advan
tage of the opportunity, when they ^ere gone made fail,
brought her clear off, and arrived fafe this morning here.
St. Jago Bay, April 24.
W^ e^&^&^^
Friday, 12 Min. after 11
Saturday, 56 Min. after 11
Sunday, 45 Min. after iz
Full Moon To-morrow.
THE
Admiralty Office. June 14, 1781.
^xtraß of a letter from Captain Bligh, Commander
of his Majeffs foip Nemifis, to Mr. Stephens,
dated Waterford the 7th infant.
" Be plcafed to acquaint my Lords Com
missioners of the Admiralty, that on the sth
inst. about fix leagues to the southward of this
harbour, I fell in with and took, after a chace
of four hours, the Alliance, a French privateer
cuter, of 16 fix pounders, two 9 pounders,and
87 men, commanded by John Lauder, an Ame
rican; she belonged to Dunkirk, but came
last from Morlaix, had been eight days out,
and had taken nothing. This cutter is the
noted Black Princess."
I doubt not but Commodore Johnftone will reward him
as he deserves. She was the only Ship-miffing.”
June 14. A letter from Rochfrt fays, "M. de
Shoulda, Second Secretary to the Count de Rochambeau,
is arrived here in the Hermione ; he positively effected,
that the Count and rhe Con, refs of America are at va
riance, ref,eß ing the manner of the French troops being
Served with provisions, and the demand they have made
of the Congress flag to fly upon Newport Town Fort,
which the Count peremptorily refufe;"
We are informed from good authority, that the fol
lowing is the real state of the affair refpedting Mr.
Neckar, the celebrated financier of France. Some time
after he had pubrifhed his famous pamphlet, Compte
renau au Roi, he gave in to the King, a private
memorial for his own use, in which he advised the King
to abolish f&vcral of the privileges of the Parliaments of
France, particularly with regard to the registering of e
dffls, &c. To the great furprize efr Mr, Neckar, this
private memorial was published in a few d^ys ; by what
means it came to light has not been discovered. The
parliament immediately took the alarm at this encroach
ment upon their privilege, and infilled on the dilm flion
of Neckar, which, it Seems, has been complied with.
The Duc de Briffac French privateer, of twenty fix
pounders, and nomen, is taken by the Cerberus man
of war, and sent into Plymouth.
All the camps that are to be formed this summer,
pursuant to orders from the War Office, are mow com
pleted, and in case of an emergency, an army of 30,000
men can be assembled in a few days. And yesterday a
great number of draught horses, for the artillery, were
sent to the different camps.
The Enterprize, James, from Swanfta to Portsmouth,
was taken the 2d ult. by the Vi&ory privateer of Dun
kirk, who, after taking out her guns, &~. funk her,
and carried the captain and her crew to Brel lthe 6 h.
Capt. Brod^ric^, who brought home the last dispatches
from Lord Cornwallis, is to return to Carolina with a
majority, as a reward for his Services.
Extract of a letter from Plymouth, June g.
" Since my last arrived the Briton privateer, belongs
ing to Jersey, and has brought in with her the Wilhel
mina Dorothea, from Amsterdam to Brest, laden with
masts, yards, &c.'
Extra of a letter from Capt. Man, commander of hie
Majesty's ftiip Cerberus, dat&Lat Sea, June 7th, to
Philip Stephens, Esq; Secretary of the Admiralty.
" I am to desire you will be pleaded to acquaint their
Lordships, of my failing from Boule Bay, Jersey, on the
4th inst. with his Majfty's Ship Daphne in company ;
and y^fterday. after a chace of 14 hours, and a distant
action of 30 minutes, owing to little wind's we took
be Duc Detriffap, of 20 f.x pounders, and 116 men,
commanded by Nicholas Hardouin, a privateer belonging
to Dunkirk, from whence flic failed the 28th of last
month, since which She had not taken any thing. The
enemy left her captain and one man killed, and two
wounded. The Cerberus but one killed ; and lam for
ty to acquaint their Lordtbips, it is Mr. Charles Hardy,
who Was a very premising youth, and must be a loss to
the Service,"
June 16. The inhabitants of all the sea
port towns of Scotland are now training to
the use of the mulket; small batteries are
eroding all alon^ the coast, and every meafare
is prosecuted with alacrity that may tend to
their mutual defence against the common ene
my.
Yesterday morning an Officer arrived at the
Admiralty with dispatches from Rear-Admiral
Sir Edward Hughes, dated Bombay, zd Jan.
giving an account of his having in October
lad failed from Madias Roads with a squadron
of h'is Majefty'sihips, in order to strengthen
Tiliicherry, which service he effected by leav
ing an additional body of soldiery, confiding
of 100 men, with a considerable quantity of
ordnance, stores and ammunition, for the pro
tection of that important garrison. On his re
turn from thenceTe fell in with a naval force,
fitted out by Hyder Ali, to annoy the Compa
ny's final! vessels, which confided of two fri
gates, one mounting 28, the other 26 guns,
with fever^l small armed vessels. The Britilh
Admiral immediately made the signal for at
tacking them, upon which they ran on shore,
and as they drew a smaller draught of water
than the Englilh foips, Sir Edward ordered the
boats to be manned, which order was so well
executed, and the attack so spiritedly made,
that the two frigates, alter a ihort refinance
struck, as did also two armed vessels, and a
third was blown up—Two Lieutenants were
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;Brown Bread, 70s. od.
I Weft-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-England do. 4s. odd
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THE
MERCU R Y.
, Mufeovado Sugar, 51. ros.
Single refin'd ditto, is. gd.
Molasses, 2$ . 6d.
Beef per Barrel, 81. nd.
[Fork, 81. 10s.
• Jordan ^ iDomfflicß
. Lieutenant Hardy, who was killed on board
the Cerberus, Captain M n, in his engage
ment with the French privateer, was a son of
the late Sir Charles Hardy, and a young gentle
man of great accompliihhient) and abilities in
his profeffion.
On the 19th us last month the Eagle priva
teer of Guernsey, mounting only i 2 fix pound
ers, took, in the latitude of 59, 23 min. N.
l'Ajax French privateer, belonging to Sr. Ma
loes, of 24 guns, nines and fixes, after an ac
tion of 28 minutes, in which (he loft four
men killed, and seven wounded. She is arriv
ed save with her prize.
Extract of a letter from Paris, ,une 21.
killed in the a&ion; the loss in killed and
wounded of other rdpetts was very inconsider
able. Sir Edward Hughes further informs
their Lordlkips of the loss of his Myedy's ihip
the Sartine, which was driven on the Fallows
before Tillicherry ; all her crew were saved.
A private letter from Paris fays, “ Although
M. de Caeftraes has received advices of the loss
of the Palmira man of war of 74 guns, in the
Streights of Sunda,our Gazettes make no men
tion of it. Private reports fay the whole of
her crew perished with her."
M. Tronjole is, by his own request, recalled
from his command in India, as is the Gover
nor-General of the Isles de France and Bour
bon. M. de Suffrein is appointed to both
those high and profitable places, worth at lealt
20,0001. Serling per annum, clear of public
expences.
“ An arret of Parliament, of the 25th of
May, was published here the 29th, which con
demns a work printed in to volumes, oftavo,
intitled, '' A Philosophical at oii'ical His
tory of the Settlements and Comme c- of the
Europeans in both Indies," by William Tho
mas Raynal, at Geneva, &c. to be burnt by
the common hangman, as impious, blasphe
mous and seditious, tending to spirit up the
people against the sovereign authority, aid to
overturn the fundamental principles of civil
government; orders that the said William
Thomas Raynal, denominated in the frontif
pjece of the ftid work, shall be taken and
brought bodily to the prison of the Concier
gerie du Palais, there to be heard and inter
rogated ; and in case the said William Tho
mas Raynal ffiould not be taken or found, af
ter perquifition made for his person, he Ihall
be summoned to appear within fifteen days,
his effects seized and an inventory taken of
them, and kept so sequestration until he has
obeyed, according to the ordinance."
" Our American advices afford a gloom,
afpeft. Our countryman the Marquis de la
Fayette, would do something in Virginia, but
the troops he has with him ,re by no means
disciplined; nor are the Philadelphia men any
better ; so that the Enghfh will probably re
duce that colony. How they will keep it,
however, we are at a loss to guess."
June zi. Private letters from Paris by the
Flanders mail fay, “ Dr. Franklin has iepre
fented to the French Court the illtreatmont
the Americans have met with from Count dg
Rochambeau, and has received a promise that
he ihall be ordered home, as soon as a proper
person cm be pitched upon to succeed him,
and also that his conduct will be faithful on
quired into, during the whole time he has bee*
in America."
June 28. Advice is received in Dunkirk:
from Corunna, that the Prince de Conde pri
vateer, of 36 guns, belonging to Dunkirk,
was unfortunately run down by the Ei San
Leandre, a Spanish man of war, of 70 guns,
and only nine men were faved# The Conde
cod i6,0p01. fitting out, and taken nothing
when the accident happened.
The Tartar privateer of Glafgow,command
ed by Captain James M Kay, of 24 guns, has
taken and carried into Torbay the Umfrow
Lutfom, and Maria, from Curacon to Amster
dam, laden with sugars, coffee, indigo, &c.
reputed worth 20,000!.
By advices received from, Peterfburgh we
learn, that Admiral Greig had taken the com
mand of 10 fail of the line, and hoisted his flag
on board the Jezekil of 74 guns, and will fail
in a Ihort time. The advices add, that altho'
his destination remains a lecret, it is general!,
thought to be for England.
Extrafl of a letter from Paris, J^ 16.
.[Fine Salt, xs. do h
^Coarfe Stilt, is. do
./Indian Corn perßn, 10s. do°
.^Coffee, ,%do'
llChocolate, 116$. pet Do'
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