The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-07-06 00:00:00, page 3

% Sunday M^ni^ the 28th Instant, the Rear
vß>val Army under the Command of General
p NRY Clinton, was attacked by the Rebel
m co nmanded by Generals Washington, Lee,
ite , Wayne and Fayette, about one Mile and a
freft of Freehold Court House, in Monmouth
: n , New-Jersey ; when the Grenadiers, Light
Infa ,try, and Queen's Rangers, distinguished them
felv s in a particular Manner, having opposed the
wh: e of Washington's Army, and pwrfued them
fewer al Miles ; their Loss we know not, but 'tis laid
t great.
1' oilowing officers are amongst the killed, in
the Royal Army.
ut. Col. Monckton, Capt. John Gore, of the
sth.
T e wounded are, Lieut. Col. Trelawney, of
the Guards ; Lieut. Col. Abercrombie, 37th ; Major
William Gardiner, loth; Capt. Andrew Cathcart,
15th: Capt. William Brereton, 17th; Capt. Harry
Ditmafs, 150; Capt. Baldwin Leighton, 46th,
Lieu . Mungo Paumier, do. Lieut. Defborough, of
the Marines; Capt. John Powell, gzd. Capt. Tho
mas Wills, 23d. Lieut. Patrick Belley, Guards ;
Capt. Stepheufon, Queen's Rangers (before the
action) Lieut. Col. Simcoe, Queen's Rangers ; Capt.
Lloyd, 46th; Lieut. Kennedy,44th.
We ate informed that the following, is an exa&
return of the loss ®f the Royal Army,
Killed. - - - - lio
Wounded. - - - 173
Milling.' - - - 56
Total - 338
t is certain the rebels have not fuffered io heavy a
Io as on this occafwn, in any engagement since
th r defeaton Long-Inland.
About 70 Prisoners was brought up to Town last
Friday, that were taken in theabove Engagement.
We hear General Walhington with the greatest,
I art of his Army are gone towards New-Brnnfwjck.
On Monday Evening arrived at Sandy-Hotk, an
Express Packet-Boat, from England, with Dispatches
for Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Howe,,and
General Sir Henry Clinton; another Packet-Boat
failed for this Port in Company with her, having on
board the May Mail ; she is not yet arrived ; ; they
ft Falmouth the 12th of that Month. The Com
mander of the Packet mentions the Arrival of iFleet
. England from this Port,' which is presumed to be
ue Ships Cornwallis, Bathurft; Edward, Law
rence, &c. &c.
By the latest Advices from the Northward we urder
'fraud, that the Loyalists in the City and Vicinity of
Albany, rendered desperate by unremitting Persecu
tion, have assembled in Parties, associated with the
Indian's, and commenced Hrltilities against the Per
sons and Property of their nefarious Oppressors, who
are so intimidated that they dare not venture a Mile
from their Habitations.
On Monday last arrived the Little Sue Privateer,
of 8 guns : formerly the Rutledge, of fourteen ; she
was taken by the Enterprize brig, of this port, off
Charleftown Bar, in fight of the Rattlesnake, priva
teer, of 20 guns, her cargo consists of rum, sugar,
china, dry goods, molasses.
Tuesday was sent in here, by the letter of Marque
brig Tryon, Captain Sibbles, of this port, the
brig Either, Alexander Kennedy, late Master, from
• James-river, bound for Boston, laden with tooo
Barrels flour, 50 barrels of bread, and seven hog
sheads of tobacco, taker, iff the capes of Virginia ;
a few days before, the Tryon took a French polac
ca of 150 tons, bound to Virginia, which not having
arrived, is supposed to have been re-taken. About
three weeks ago Capt. Sibbles captured a sloop of 90
tons, bound to Carolina, with 150 chests of tea on
board, she was unfortunately loft upon the bar of St.
Augustine. but the lives ofher crew were saved.
A few Days since the Schooner Betsey, Capt. Ha
milton, of 10 Guns; and tie Schooner Sir William
Erlkme, of 14 Guns, bob Letters of Marque,
bound for Jamaica, went into Sinepuxent River,
and brought off a Brig called the Polly, loaded
with 130 Hogsheads of Tobacco, &c. and arrived
here with her last Thursday Night.
The fame Night arrived here a Prize Ship loaded
with 900 Tierces of Rice, taken by the Letter of
Marque Brig Lord Howe, and carried into St. Au
gustine, some Time since.
Last Tuesday at Noon- Day, Mr. Hoyt, with a
small Party of Refugees went from Lloyd's Neck,
in Whale Boats, to New-Field Harbour, in Con
ne&icut, and brough off a Schooner: He tow'd
another Vessel down the Bay, but being pursued flora
the Shore, was obliged to leave her ; however he
brought the Schooner fafe into Huntington Harbour ;
and the Galley that was set fire to some Days since
by tbe fame Party, was burnt to the Water's Edge.
Yesterday Sir Henry Clinton, K. B. Com
mander in Chief of his Majesty's Foices in North-
America, arrived here.
Governor Skeene arrived here since our last from
Boston.
The Warren, Hopkins, 32 Guns. The Raleigh,
Thompson, 32 da. The Deane, Samuel Nicholson,
32 do. The La Brune, French Indiaman, 22 do.
The Cumberland, zodo. The Tyrannicide, Hard
ing, 14 do. The Independence, 14 do. The Ha
zard, Sampson, 20 do. Hancock, olim the Wey
mouth Picket, 20 do. The Speedwell, 10 do. The
Admiral Keppel, a Prize from Bristol, 16 do. The
Cyrus, from do. 14 do. The Live-Oak, Forten,
from Bristol, with Contributions from the Quakers
to their Brethren in Philadelphia. The Lovely
Lass, Wade, from London for New-York. The
Henrietta. The Swift, from Bristol, with Flour
for New-York. The St. Helena. The Peggy.
The Louisiana. A French and a Spanish Brig.
The following are cruizing off Martha's Vineyard.
The Ship Mars, Truxton, of 24 Guns. The
General Arnold, Magee, of 20 Guns. The Re
venge, Burr, of 12 Guns.
On Thursday the 2d Instant, departed this Life,
in the 37th Year of her Age, Mrs. Anne Grant, the
amiable Consort of John Grant, Esq; Commissary
of the Royal Artillery. This Lady was the Daughter
of Dr. John Campbell, so much celebrated in the
Literarv World for his numerous and valuable Wri
tings. To an excellent Understanding the joined a
peculiar Elegance of Tatte, which was highly cul
tivated under her Father's Eye. The fcveral relati
ons of Wife, Parent and Friend, /he sustained with
Dignity and Honour ; and /he was greatly endeared
to all her Acquaintance by the Ease and Elegance of
her Manners, and Sweetness of her Temper. An
Ornament and Patron to her Sex, /he was beloved
through Life, and her Death is sincerely lamented,
by all who knew her.
Friday her Remains were interred in the Chan
cel of St. Paul's Church, in this City.
The following Vessels ivere laying in Boston Harbour
the 17th ult.
NtW-YORK, %ily 6.
This MORNIN G,
Below the COFFEE-HOUSE, will be fold,
A Parcel of muskets and bayonets, fufees,
and a few double barrel'd guns, with
some grape /hot and gunners stores ; likenvi/e,
12 hogsheads of belt Virginia TOBACCO.
To-morrow,
6 pipes of Madeira, London quality,
3 pipes of Rotterdam geneva,
2 hogsheads of red port,
Some pickel'd pork, hams, and dry'd tongues.
1 o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The prize S^oop BETSEY,
Now laying at Griffith's wharff, condemn'd
as prize to his Majesty's Blip Greyhound.
On Wednesday,
On Cruger's wharff, at XII o'clock,
Aquantity of RAPE and MUSTARD SEED,
In hogsheads.
On Friday,
At the Coffee-Houfe, at XII o'clock,
The brig Patrick and Mary,
Now laying near the Coffee-Houfe, con
demn'd prize to his Majesty's ship Apollo.—
Inventories of the above veffelg to be fecn at
Templeton and Stewart's office.
Near the Coffee-Houfe,
11 Hogsheads Jamaica spirits,
20 Barrels coffee,
30 Barrels of sugar, and a few hides,
from on board the prize sloop Black Joke.
A L S O,
6 Calks cocoa;
I Hogshead sugar,
A few bolts English canvass '
2 Cases glass ware,
6 Mens saddles, bridles, &c.
A few kegs of tamerinds,
A few barrels beef and pork,
A Quantity English hams.
At XII o'clock, on Murray's Wharf,
A Quantity of condemn'd flour, peafe,
oatmeal, &c.
On THURSDAY,
Th: Sloop BLACK JOKE,
With all her tackle and apparel, as she now
lays at Van Dam's wharff. Inventory to be
seen at
John M"Adam, and Co's. Office.
At private Sale,
A quantity fpermaccti candles, a few bags
coffee, Welt-India rum, Jamaica spirits; bohea
and hyfon tea per theft.
Sales by Au&ion,
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
This Day,
At the Coffee-House,
A quantity of damaged loaf sugar,
Imported in the Alfred, for the benefit of the insurers.
AL&O,
A quantity of Cheshire and Gloucester
CH EESE.
By BOWMAN^CODNER,,
To-morrow,
At the Albany Pier,
△quantity of STAVES, HOOPS,
And Shaken Hogsheads,
Being the CARGO of the brig General
'Harkemer, prize to the Stanley, tender to
his Majesty's ship Roebuck.
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
On Wednesday,-
At 12 o'clock, on Ten Eyck and Simmons's
wharff,
Seventy-five hhds. James's-River
TOBACC O,
Being the cargo of the sloop Nancy, prize
to the Stanley, tender to his Majesty's ship
Roebuck.
By BOWMAN^TCODNER,
On Thursday next,
At 11 o'clock,
At their Office, Hanover-Square,
A VARIETY of
European Merchandize.
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
On Friday next,
At 12 o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The Brigantine
GENERAL HARKEMER,
And the Sloop NANCY,
Prizes to the Stanley, tender to his Ma
jelly's ship the Roebuck. Inventory to be
seen at their office, Hanover-Square.
^The MERCHANTS are
desired to meet at the Coffee-Houfe,
this Day at 12 o'clock, on Business of
Importance to themfekes.
Public Auction.
This D A Y at 12 o'clock,
Near Hallett's Wharf, ^ill he fold,
32 Hhds. good TOBACCO.
On TUESDAY XI o'Clock,
Public Auction,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TO-MORROW,
Upon Murray's Wharff, will be fold,
The CARGO of the Sloop DELIGHT,
Consisting of,
Virginia TOBACCO,
Condemned in the Court of vice admirlty,
to the sloop Letter of Marque, General Howe,
Captain Carey.
TEMPLETON and STEWART.
12 hogsheads of rum,
Will be fold this DAY,
At the Coffee-houfe Bridge,
By Public UENDU E,
By THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
MADEIRA, jg
Red port, (1
Sherry, and (>
Malaga J
Hyfou, 1
Green, ( _
Sufhorag and ( ea '°
Bohea '
Single and double refined
sugar,
ro wn arid mufcovado sugar.
Sun and jar raisins,
Prunes, currants, almonds,
Preferv'd ginger, citron and
limes,
Jelly, green citron,
Tamarinds,
White wine vinegar,
Pepper and allspice,
Ground ginger,
Florence oil,
India soy,
Ketchup, anchovies,
A Good assortment of
common and fine
glass, China, Queen's ware,
&c.
Gold, silver, and metal
watches, glasses and watch
materials,
Best Cheshire and Gloucester
chefe,
Bacon and mutton hams,
Oat meal and barley,
Portable soup, and sugar
candy,
Maccarona, and vermacelli,
Citron and best raisins,
Nutmegs, cinnamon, mace,
and cloves,
Pepper, and Durham mus
tard,
Florence oil and vinegar,
Pickles in cases, ditto in
single bottles,
Hyfon, foufhong, congo,
hngUtonaud bohea teas, ,
TO BE SOLD BY
DAVID MITCHELSON,
To be SOLD by
WILLIAM BURTON,
In Water-street, between the Coffee-houfe and Old-flip
bridge, the following articles, viz.
To be SOLD,
By SAMUEL HARROLD,
At Peck's Slip, No. 10,
TWO moses built boats about 14 or ig
feet each ; and likewise a quantity of
oars from 12 to 24 feet.
PuWe aiw^^^
By DANIEL MCCORMICK,
At the Coffee-House,
This D A Y, at One o'Clock,
Will BE sold,
The Schooner LYDIA,
Built for a Virginia pilot boat ; a remark
able fall sailer, now laying at the Albany
dock.
To-morrow,
Will be SOLD,
24 pieces of ozenbrigs, and
4. pieces of bedtick,
Damaged in the ship Tom, Capt. Lee,
from Philadelphia.
ALS O,
10 pipes of most excellent Teneritre wifie,
4 hogsheads of best mufeovado sugars,
And a riding chair and harnels.
On Wednesday,
10 barrels of choice coffee,
I pipe of brandy,
A few cafa of geneva,
And i calk of indigo.
Public Auction.
By DANIEL M'CORMICK,
This Morning, at 11 o'clock,
Will be fold at Murray's wharff,
(For the benefit of the Underwriters)
ALL the materials saved from the wreck
of the ship Albion, lately funk in the
river Delaware, 'confiding of,
SMITM RAMADGE,
HAS just imported a cargo of best mufeovado
sugars, in hhds. Tierces, and Barrels.
He has also for SALE,
Old London particular Madeira wine in pipes,
Excellent claret in cases of four dozen each, pepper
by the Bale, Green and Sufhong tea, by the Chest,
and a general assortment of dry goods,
Anchors,
Cables,
Sails,
S'r h ait of carriage guns,
y and nine pounders,
Four fwiveis and two cohorns.
Corner of Water-street to the Fly-Market,
ALS O,
Spanish and French olives,
Pickles of various kinds,
Mustard, cheese,
Pearl and common barley,
Rice, soap, starch,
Hair powder,
Powder and fig blue,
Spermaceti and tallow can
dles,
Rappee,
r, Scotch fnuff in bladders and
bottles,
Pigtail and faffron tobacco,
Basket salt,
Cinnamon,
Nutmegs, mace, cloves,
Sago, sugar candy,
Chocolate,
Black ball and /hoe brushes,
Yorkshire hams,
Split peafe,
Porter and Strong beer,
Corks, &c. &c.
Howe's acid for punch,
Onions, walnuts, ancho
r vies, capers, red cabbage
and beans,
Mufcovado, single and dou
ble refined sugar,
Caflile and common soap,
Best mould candles by the
box,
Smoaking and pigtail tobac
co,
Womens leather and fluff
/hoes,
Childrens black and Moroc
co ffioes,
Best London porter,
Madeira, Port and Teneriff
wines,
Rum by the hogshead or
small quantity,
Coniack brandy,
Playing cards,
Window gla^ by th^ hpx.
Riggings
Masts,
Spars, &c.
Genuine old Madeira
wine, by the pipe,
quarter-caffe, or dozen,
Lisbon wine by the pipe,
quarter-calk or dozen.
Sherry wine by the quarter
ed Ac or dozen,
Sweet wines in bottles,
Old hock in ditto,
London and Bordeaux claret
by the case or dozen,
Port wine by the calk or
dozen,
Shore's London bottled por
ter by the hegfhead or
dozen,
Kenton's ditto, per ditto,
Taunton ale, do. do.
Scotch ale, do. do.
Bristol beer, do. do.
Best Coniac brandy in kegs
or by the gallon,
Holland geneva by the case,
Old spirits by the hogshead,
or less quantity,
Weft India rum by the hogs
head or barrel,
Best byfon,7
Congo, and > TEAS.
Bohea J
OR,
Young Man's best Companion.
Containing,
Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arithme
tic, in an easier Way than any yet published ; ant
how to qualify any Perlon for Bufi.efs, withoutch?.
Help of a Matter.
Inftruaions to write Variety of Hands, with CopiOTboth
in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business
or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of
Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c,
Also Merchant's Accompts, and a Short and easy Method
of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of
the several American Colonies.
Together with the Carpenter's plain and exact Rule;
Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers,
Bricklayers, Plaifterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glafiers,
and Painter's Work. How to undertake each Work,
and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity,
and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gun
ter's Line, and CoggeShal's Description of the Sliding
Rule.
Likewise the Praaieal Gauger made easy; the Art of
Dialing, and how to 'erc& and flx any Dial ; within
ftrudions for Dying and Colouring, and making Co
lours.
To WHICH IS ADDED,
The Poor Planter's Ph^fician.
With Inftruaions for Marking on linen ; bow to Pickle
and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and
many excellent Piaifters and Medecincs, neceff & ry in
all Families.
And also
Prudent Advice to young Tradesmen
and Dealers.
The whole better adapted to these American Colo
nies, than any other Booh of the like Kind.
ByGEORGE FISHER,
Accomptant.
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N, B. London particular Madeira WINE, 12 year®
old, at 41. 4% per dozen.
At WILLIAM CREED's, o„e mile weft of Jamaica, in
Queer's County, Long-I[land,
A BEAUTIFUL full-blooded HORSE, more than
fifteen hands high, found, and without blemi/h.
rising five, got by the noted horse Bulley-Rock, This
horfris grand-dam beat every thing she ever started against,
and his dam was got by a Barb.
The price for each mare isvFiVE DOLLARS the sea
son, rhe cash to be paid at the liable door; and excellent
pasturage will be provided for mares, and the greatest care
taken of them, by
Meflrs. Loojely ,?na 2277773 -
nrAKE this Opportunity to acquaint their
1 Cuffomers and the Publick in genera.).,
that they intend to provide two gen+'f^i
Ordinaries every DAY, one at T<wo, ahd
the other at Three o'Clock, where good Ac
commodations and proper Attendance m^v
be depended upon. Private Dinners at the
shortest Notice. N. B. An excellent Greek
Turtle will be dressed here To-morrow. The
Dinner at Two o'Clock.
Remfen and Cowenhoven,
At thbir Acre in Water-street, between the Coffee-Houfe
and Fly-Market, opposite the hobfe occupied by Mr.
J hn Mackenzie, upon the most reafonabie terras, the
following articles, viz.
MADEIRA)
Litbon I
Sherry } Wines.
Tenerifel
PortJ
Old Jamaica spirits, 1
Weft-India rum of the beh
quality and high proof,
French brandy,
Cherry brandy,
Holland geneva,
Best London porter and Li
verpool ale in bottles
Molasses in hogsheads or ii
barrels,
Cherfe and fine fait,
Mufeovado sugar in hogs
heads and in barrels,
Loaf and lump sugars,
Mould and dipt candles,
Caftiie and common soap,
American Inftru&or:
JOHN DAVAN,
No. 207, Q^een-ftreet, near the Fly. Market,
HAS FOR SALE,
Just publifoed, and to be fold 1 by
HUGH GAIN E,
THE
To COVER,
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM CREED.
1 Basket-salt, iEnglafs,
, Arnold's bottled fnuff,
Coffee, chocolate, muftata
, and failed oil,
Mace, cloves, and cinnamon
Nutmeg,, whole and ground
ginger,
Railins and currants,
Chamber's London cut to
bacco,
Double and single refined
sugar,
Mufeovado sugar by the
barrel,
Cheffiire and Cloucefter
cheese,
Spmermaceti candles by the
box,
Mould and dipt tallow ditto
by ditto,
< Caftile, and London made
white and turpentine soap
, by the box,
, Playing cards of all forts,
Short and long pipes by the
box,
I Corks by the gross,
Wrapping paper bythe ream.
Best hyfon, foufhong and be
hea tea,
Coffee in barrels or less
quantity,
Chocolate and pepper,
Nutmegs, cinnamon, mace,
cloves and alfpice,
Tobacco,
Best Scotch fnuffin bladder!
I and bottles,
Mustard in bottles,
Cheshire, double and fingU
Gloucester cheese,
Shot in bags of different fizCTI
Short and long pipes,
Indigo, copperas and allum.
Writing paper,
Wrapping ditto,
Cotton by the bale or lefa
quantity,
And a few pieces oz naburg a