The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-12-17 00:00:00, page 1

SUCH persons as are willing to furnish the
Barrack Master General with WOOD for
the use of his Majesty's troops, to be.delivered
either in this city, or at the different posts
upon the island of New-York, or Rowles-Hock,
are requeued 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.
Barrack Mafler Generals Office,
Water-street, April 2, 1781.
N. B. Two very good Spinnets from a principal
rnak'r, a Quantity of cannon, 6,4, and g poundeis, with
/hot, to be fold under prime cT.
Just imported,
By Uflick and Hartfborne,
Ln the Northumbrian, from Bristol, and to be fold,
wholesale and retail, on the lowest terms, at
their store, at th^ sign of the Lock and Key, in
Queen-Street, between Butting's and Beekmans
Slips, a large and general assortment of
IRONMONGERY and cutlery, among which
& are, Heel plate, mill, pitt, cross-cut, hand, and
,other saw carpenters, joiners, and coopers tools ;
blacksmiths anvels, beek irons and vises, bar iron,
^d Reel ; cart and waggon boges, iron pots and
settles, braf's kettles, grid irons, frying pans,
German and iron coffee mills, sheet lead, 4 and
4 and 1-2 pound pins, a large all irtment of files,
-nails and spikes, clout and bob nails, brads and
racks, of every size, fyths, locks and hinges, a
great variety; knives and forks, penknives, cut
teaus, taylors shears, womens and (hop fc:Tirs,
horse feiffars and brushes, curry combs, and mane
,combs, fpides and Novels, and a great variety of
other articles too tedious to mention.
They have likewise a few cheats of byfen, and
buhea tea xo difoofe of.
Monday, December 17, 1781.
BLACK cloth for foldirr p |'
Je&ings, v>ry cheap;
.Coatings and duffles a great
choice,
White plains,
Flannels and baizes,
.Broad cloths and caflimers,
Corderoys, thickfeu, and
velvets,
.Cambists, calamancoes and 1
dopants,
jßemtrzeehs, fattens,modes
and petfims,
N E W-Y ORK
AND
WEEKLY
SALMON AND PRICE,
No. I, Smith-street, near Hanover-Square,
Having imported in,the fleet from London, a very choice
aflortment of DRY GOODS, prhpefe felling them on
.very.low terms for cash, as M:. Salmon intends going
to England very soon.
Besides many other article,, are the # following, viz.
ASSIZE OF BREAD.
Flour at 41. per Cent.
Published September 29, 1780.
A White LOAF, of the fineft FLO U R,I
to weigh zlb. for 16 Coppers.l
(SUPERFINE fieth kiln dried flour, b?ft mess and
J cargo beef in barrels, beftox tongues in fi kins
2nd half barrels, a few boxes of wax candles, bot
tled claret, red Port and L fbon wines in small caf s,
best Durham myltard, in pound, half pound, an 1
quarter pound bottles ; fuperfine, second, and coarse
broad clothsof various colours; rattinets, fhalloons,
serges, flannels and baizes, tammies, dutants, calli
m^ncods, fuperfine rvflels, moreens, fattinet^, prin
ces fluffs, fattens, pel ngs, pe fians, taffetas, lute
ftrings, and modes, yard wide and 7-8 Infh linens,
in assorted boxes, from s*. 6d. to 6s. per yard,
bovn and white Rullla Sheetings, cambicks, lawns,
callicoes, chintzes, black Barcelona handkerchiefs,
lungees, and bandanocs; a variety of laces, thread
edgings, and ribbons, black and coloured threads,
mens, womens, tied boys worfWtl and cotton hole ;
womens bed ruffel ardrcallimango pumps in trunks,
ditto fashionable n,uffs and tippets, mens faflii en
able cocked Engldh beaver hats, merry Andiew,
Henry and Mogul placing cards, N . 4, and 4 1-2
pack pins, well afforded chin? in cafs, and a few Jets
of elegant china j^rs and beakers, also a few well
aborted cases of jewellery and cutlery, red Port and
Madeira wines in pipes, hogsheads, and quarter
calks, ^c &c.
'Juft imported in the feib Hibernia, Capt. Scaltan,
and to be fold by
Hugh and Alex. Wallace,
Superfine frelh kiln dryed FLOUR,
Bed mess and §?rgo BEEF,
In tierces, barrels, and half barrels.
Choice PORK in barrels and half barrels,
Heft OXTONGUES in half barrels,
A few boxes of MOULD CANDLES,
A box of fine POPLINS,
Four bales of IRISH RATTEENS,
A box of fine IRISH LINENS.
ROBERT GAULT,
No 30, Hanover-Squire,
His imported in the lad fleets from Great Britain
and Ireland, and is now felling off on leafonable
terms for CASH ;
Conumw.^ t&e ^tiho S^ice^
k. Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUAB E.
(Printed calicoes and cottons
Irish linen,and flreelings all
widths, 4 large adbriment
Cambricks and lawns,
inen and silk ham ker
chieft.
Thread and bbckfilk laces,
Thread, cotton, and werfted
ftor.kinps.
Chip Huts,
Stationary well afforted,-
A few cases gecd fend,cry.
Geneva in ho;fhe*dy,
ALL that valuable farm or plantation late the
property of Mr. Roper Dawson, deceased, the
prefect owner intending shortly for Europe, is there,
fore induced to dispose of the fame. It is situated
cn Staten-Island, and well known for itsexcehency
of foil and produce; said farm contains about 273
acres, including wood, meadow and upland, all in
the highest order and condition, with rivulets of
water through every part of it, having thereon two
exceeding good bearing orchards, which produce
yearly upwards of one hundred and fifty barrels of
cyder. Also a garden flowed with different forts of
fruit, fitch as grapes of different kinds, apricots,
ne&aripts, pears, plumbs and peaches of various
forts, an the greatest perfection ; has on it a large
dwelling house, two ftoiy high, with an excellent
kitchen und r t eath; fit either for a gentleman or a
farmer. L'kewife a common farm house with three
rooms on a floor, adjoining, which may without any
inconvenience be let to a different family. Also a
good store house for grain, a smoke house, and sun
dry out houses, together with a large barn in good
repair. There is on said farm one other dwelling
houfe at half a wile distance from those above men
tioned. The farm will be divided into four parts to
m-ke it,convenient for small purchafts; the whole
f said farm does not exceed one mile from Decker's
Ferry : If not fold at private sale before Thursday
the zoth of Dr mber, the fame will on that day,
together with a number of cattle, horses, farm uten
fis and houfho ; d furniture, be exposed to public
auction a the piemifes. Fo the terms of sale, and
other particulars, apply to Mrs. Dawson, on the
premises
Hopped Ale,
Of an excellent quality and flavour,
Ready to be delivered at my Brewery,
On Golden-Hill,
At Eight Dollars per Barrel,
Mild Deer, at 4 Dollars per Barrel,
Spruce Beer, at 3 ditto,
Ship Beer, at 2 ditto.
MEPCEF EDEN.
SOME time in the beginning of November last,
1781, some evil minded person or persons took
from Barron Island, in the township of Gravefend,
a brown three years old full blooded colt, the pro
per, of Rutgert Van Brunt, Esq; is about fourteen
hands high, was clocked, has a particular mark on
the end of his tongue, which was by accident of a
halter being taken of when he was two years old; is
burnt with the letter Qon the near thigh, viz. (9) is
supposed to be carried up the Eland and there fold.
Any person taking up the said colt, and returns him
to (her ft Van Brent, th? proprietor aforefaid, will
be enided to three guineas reward, and apprehend
inguhe person thereby who tock of the colt, fhHl be
entitled to the above reward.
(-13 75) HENDRICK JOHNSON,
"wILLIAM KEN'YON?
No, 190, Q^een-hreet, opposite Beekman's Slip,
Has just imported in the drip Viper, Captain Cowell,
from Liverpool,
rIRST quality May butter, Chefliire cheese, mould
' candles, hams, Poland starch in final! boxes, fail
cloth, No. 1, to 8, mens fine fashionable bats, mens
oil cased hats, mens military dices, and womens
cdfimancoe ditto.
Remaining also for S ALE,
Superfine fi in, long, middling and Short pipes,
earthen ware, white bread in barrels, turpentine
soap, French brandy, pig lead, bird shot of different
sizes, raisins in kegs, mustard in quarter and half
pound bottles, &c. &c. Dec. 10, 1781.
Monday, 26 Min. after 11|
Tuesday, 21 Min. after 12
Wednesday, 7 Min. after 1
Thursday, 51 Min. after 1
garter-Master-General's Department.
MAJOR HENRY Bruen (being about to fet
tle and ciofe all accounts of the Quarter-
Mafte;-General's Department to the end of this
year) requests that all persons who have any demands
against the laid department, of a public or private
nature, or who are in poffeflion of certificates granted
by the officers of the department, or others authoriz
ed to make purchases and procure materials for the
service of government, may immediately bring forth
their demands.
He desires that all contractors, and others, with
whom he has entered into engagements for the pur
chase and hire of horses, waggons, vessels, lumber,
fuel, forage, and all other supplies for the said de
partment, may on or before the firft day of January
next, afeertain and give in their accounts, in order
thata full and fatisfa&ory settlement may be had,
and payment made without delay.
New-York, 20th November, 1781.
HIGH-WATER at N EW-YOR K,
THIS WEEK.
TO BE SOLD,
Five Guineas Reward.
^foh, , ^(^-f^
Friday, 29 Min. after
Saturday, 8 Min. after
Sunday, 46 Min. after
First Quarter the zzd.
THE
The Golden Purging SPIRIT of
SCURVY-GRASS.
As it was faithfully prepared only by the Author,
Mr. ROBERT BATEMAN.
r*mHIS famous Golden Spirit radically cures the feur
p vy, a cifeafe '-wbich of late years is become so/
epidemical in these northern regions, that scarce 'any
person but has, more or lets; a Tin&yre of it.
Its symptoms are various, as loose teeth, fore gums
and mputh, little fpets in the &in, faintnefs and ftitfntfs
of limbs, (harp pains in the legs, arms and other parts,
which are Bill attended with weariness and indisposition
to movej the Stomach is depraved, appetite loft, much
crudity, and indigested nyatter load the spleen, and parts
adjacent, which caufeth Stubborn obft,unions there;
which by the use of this excellent spirit are removed, and
perfectly cured.
It has a peculiar property in curing the dropsy, expel
ang all those acid and four salt humours which so Sharply
liftault and oppress the sensible parts, and draws from the
remoter parts such as Bick sass to the mufete and nerves,
and takes away all dulnefs, ftiftoefs, and indilpofirion,
and other symptoms that proceed from thence. It carries
away by urine and stool that fero^s watry humour, which
is the occasion of this disease, ftrengthehing the Ever
and other parts, thereby preventing its return afterwards.
It cures the gout, by extracting out of all parts of the
body those crude and vicious humours which nourish it,
and frees thf joints of all other dileafes to admiration.
It diffoles the stone and gravel in the reins, kidnies or
bladder, taking away the original cause, and forceth
urine.
It cures the green sickness, restoring the maiden bluffi,
makes the breath sweet, and the bfylufty and vigorous.
It opens all obstructions both of ,liver arid spleen,
wafting the hardness and dwelling thereof. It wonder
full recovers a loft appetite, and helps digestion.
It cures griping in the guts, expels wind, out of the
Stomach, upwards and downwards,
It is a great preventive of consumptions, roots out
forfeits, and raifeth the patient in a small time.
It prevents the breeding of worms in children, and
kills them, if already bred.
It is of excellent wfe for fea-faring persons.
In womens distempers it is very beneficial, and to
those th@t are afflifted 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 flomach be very full and foul, it
Sometimes gives a vomit) gently assisting nature to carry
off all those noxious humours that annoy her# It gives
no disturbance to the body, for griping, torturing or in
flaming the bowels, yet operates so effectually, that
it leaveth the body refreshed, and the diseases vanquished ;
and to fay all 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 difeafc, or endanger a relapse.
^OLD BY H. CAINE,
THE
Accomplished Houfewife's
POCKET COMPANION;
Being a Collection 'of several Hundred of
the newest and most -approved Receipts in
I. Diffies. 2. Soops and Broths 3. Puddings.
4. Diffies, &c. for the Sea. 5. Rickling.
6. Cheefecakts, Creams, Jellies, Whipt Sylla
bubs, &c 7. Wines, Brewing, &c. 8. Jarring
Cherries, and Preserves, &c. 9. Pickling
-10, Potting, ^.Confectionery. 12 Ancho.
vies, Vermicelli, Catchup, Vinegar, &c.
Together with a most ufeful and complete
alphabetical Index.,
Sold by Hugh Gaine.. *
Just imported in the brig Barrington, James Braith
waite, master, from Lancaster and Cork, and' to
be fold by
BENJAMIN SYKES,
At No. 13, great Dock-street, viz.
NEW rose butter, cheese, poik in barrels, bacon
and mutton hams, flitch bacon, bog's cheeks,
mould candles, brown soap, single refined sugar,
mens military shoes, mens fashionable cock'd hats,
ditto fi k and thread flockings, chintz and striped
cottons, jeans, fuftiahs and corduroys, cotton checks,
fean twine, &c. &c#
TO BESO LD,
A Three story and an half Brick Dwelling Houfe,con
fifting of 2 parlours,7 bed chambers, 4 garret rooms,a
large cellar kitchen, a (fable and a Spacious yard, with a
cistern, all in extraordinary good repair^ and in a commo
dious fituatmn: Also a two story and an half Brick
Dwelling-House, _ containing two parlours, five bed
chambers,'-four garret rooms, an exceeding good cellar
kitchen, and back budding, a convenient garden, and a
yard, with a cistern, all completely finished, and in ex
ceeding j;ood repair. LIKEWISE two Houses to be 1 ~,
and the possession of one of them immediately delivered.
Proposals in writing will be received by John Kelly,
No. 33, Hanover-Square, New-York, who is empowered
to ditpofe of the fame, and who has also two Stores and
two Cellars to let.
Wheat per Bufhcl, 265. od.iN
Flour, 70s. od./S
Brown Bread, 70s. od.lN
Welt-India Rum, ss. 6d. B
New-England do. 4s, od, P
PRICE C UR R E N T, in N E W-Y O R K.
GAZETTE:
THE
M ERCUR 11
rfufeovado Sugar, 51. fos.i
lipgle refin'd ditto, is. pel,;
vTolaffes, 2s. 6d.
hes per Barrel, 81. od.
'ork, B'l. lOS,
JFetr^ ^ D^^^h^
These Drops entirely eradicate be lefrofa the feur
qy, old fores or ulcers, large blotches or boils, the evil,
fiflulas, biles, pimped faces, long continues inflamma
tion oJ the e es, bilious cholic, St. Anthony'sfir e , fcvr
botic gout and rbeumatfm, and every other disorder
arifygjrom a jou^efs of the blood. They ferfchli
geftion, amazingly create an appetite, and adl as a
restorative to the mod reduced constitution. They may
be taken tn any season, without the least confinement,
danger of catching cold, or hindrance 0) bufmejs; the
falety with which they ma: be administered to chi dren,
infants, and nomen dung pregnane,, is an additi
onal encouragement to the timely use of them.
Whooping-Cough,
By the Use of Dr. R Y A N's
Incomparable Worm destroying
SUGAR PLLM 88,
And therefore highly neceSDry to be kept in
all Families.
QO exceedingly valued 1, all People nub have bad
,O of them in Great- Britain and Ireland, for their
tranfeendent Excellency in the dejiroying Worms oj all
kings both in the Bodies of Men, Women, and Children,
by not only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum or Gut
next the Stomach, but they pass through the /mailed
Passages of the Body, and purge away the ropy and
(limy Humours which are the cause of thofepernissous
Kermin, andtbe source or man, oth°r Dijoraers; they
are one of the beji Purges in the whole World for grojs
bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
large Bellies; their Operation is mild, fafe and plea
sant ; they wonderfully eleanfe the Bowels of allgiff
and clammy Humours which flop up the Portland
prevent the 'Juice of Food being conveyed to the liver
and made Blood, which is often the Case with Chi/f en,
and is attended with a bard Belly, finking Bre th,
frequent Fevers, Rickets, and a Decay of ftrengtb in
the lower parts: Likewifefettleddch.es a,d Pains in
the Head, Dwellings, old fores, scabs, 'letters, or
Breakings-Out, will be perfectly cur'd, andtbe Blood
and skin refor^d to its original Purity, and feocth
ne/s; they purge by Urine, and bring away the Ga
vel, and esf equally cure all Obfiruflions oj the Urtye,
or Ulcers in the Kidneys. They at oncefrike at the
true cause of the scurvy, and entirely defray it, at all
fcorbutick Humors and £feHs, Root and Branch,fo
as never to return again, . and what makes them more
commendable is, the, are full as agreeable to both taste
and fight, as l,aj Sugar- ,and in their Operation 4$
innocent as new Milk.
About four year ago he was frizG with a most violent
fever, a prefufe pe:fp:rqtion with a total I fi of- appetite
fucceedea it, which was followed by a number cf wry
arge fwellisgs upon both legs one thi^h, and n G$
head, which alter fare time broke and emi^d a great
quantity of marer, irfomuch that he wasalm ft deprived
of the use of both lis I gs.,
In this dangerous and emaciated condit : on I applied' to
several c f the faculty for sffifhnce to no p u rpose; and who
at last pronounced him incurable, 'till reading a newfea
per, I fortunately- cast my eye on a case almoff' fimiiar to
that of m son's. I immediateL determined to ruake trial
of your Drops, as the las resource, by which he has ob
tain d a pert- & cure. It is above three yearr since he dif
contnued them, and is now as found end health? as he
was previous to his iodijefition,
I am, Sir^ your very humble fervent,
_,' WILLIAM BAMBER,
Sworn be ore me, at Preston, the 20th
day of April 1781.
Bartho. Devs Mayor.
Sold by Hugh Galne.
Ajovereign Cure may be found for lh@
I have by tbefe Plumbs cured a great many Childrery
of the Whooping-Cough, and Agues, which Df
tempers are roery common and troublesome to Families,
and the Want ofthefe Plumbs are the Ruin oj Many
Children's Conflitutions.
The Plumb is agreat Dicuretick, cleaning the Rest,
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is a sovereign Medicine
in the Cbolick and griping of the Guts. It allaysand
carries off four Fapours which occasion many Disorders
in the Head. It opens all Obflrußion; in the Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; causes a good Ap
petite and helps Digestion. It bath been found won
derfully fuccelsfal to juch Persons as are going into
Chronical Diflempers, as Asthmas, Phthificks; Short,
nefs oj Breath, Dropsies and Yellow Jaundice. New
I hope all impartial Persons arefatisfied, Qcit the Me
dicine which works upon such Humours, will almofl
teach any Difemper, if not too far gone, foie Corrup
tion and Putrefaction are thy Fore-runner 1 of all Dis
eases; therefore no better Phyjick can be taken for all
Ages, Sexes and Constitutions, from Itygag to an ,/d
Age. Sold By H^GH GAINf.
To Mr .NORT ON, Surgeon, Golden-Square, London.
Brockboles, near Preston, Lancashire, April, £0 1781,
SIR,
IN jufr.ee to your Mandant's Drops, I f d you for
publication a very furpnzing cur- effected by them
on my fop,'
A recent Cure perform'd by
Maredant's DROPS,
IFne Salt, zu. do.
c ^ r e Salt, is. do,
InFan Corn per Bu. 10$. do.
Coffee, is. do,
Chocolate, 262. per Do-
(No' 1574)