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Best English fail canvas, No, 1 to 4, German hempen
czenbrigs, and ^ few barrels excellent Surinam coffee.
S~ T "A~Y E Dr
A DARK BAY HORSE, from Brooklyn Fer-
XA. ry, on Sunday Morning the fourth Instant;
Leis about fourteen Hands three Quarters high, a
natural trotter ; a small white Star on his Forehead,
2 Ihort Tail, and fem small white spots on his Rump,
rear the Tail ; the Hoof of his off hind Foot is
vhite.
Whoever secures the above-mentioned Horse, and
gives Notice to Lieutenant Colonel Turnbull, of the
New-York Volunteers, at Brooklyn Ferry, on
JLong-Ifland, Ihall have T^O GUINEAS Re
ward, and all Charges paid.•
MENS strong military shoes, mens
fine lea.her shoes, womens leather and calliman
coc shoes, ment plain white yarn flockings, mens ribbed
coloured yarn flockings, me is and womens fine worsted
flockings, mers and youths, worsted and yarn, white
and coloured glares and mitts; bed blankets and rugs,
duffie blankets, coarse Irish linen, fuperfine broad cloths,
file narrow cloths, coarse and fi & e hats, with a general
effortment of other goods fit for the season, to be fold
upon the lowest terms, in wholesale, for ready money or
bills of exchange, by
THOMAS SIMPSON,
At his flore No.gTi, Water-Street.
LAST Night, or this Morning, by breaking open
the Cellar Door of William and JamfyDeu
glafs, No. 230, Queen-street, and taking from thence
out of A Trunk, 20 Pieces of Calicoes, of the fol
lowing Numbers, viz. No, 1, One Piece, 12 Yards;
No. 3, Seventeen Pieces, 12 Yardseach; No. 4, One
Piece, 12 Yards ; and No. 5, One Piece, 12 Yards.
Five Guineas
Reward will be given to any Person who will difeover
the Thief, and the Property recovered. It is requeued
that if any such Goods is offered for Sale in a suspi
cious Manner, they may be stopped, and Notice given
s o the said William and James Douglass.
By PERMISSION
Of Major-General VALENTINE JONES,
SCHEM E,
IS now setting on foot for the purpose of railing the sum
of £. JOBO, to be applied towards the support of the
poor of this city, &c.
Prizes. Dollars. Dollars.
1 of zooo is 1000
2 500 , ,000
6 200 1200
15 1001500
40 50 2000
710 20 2700
26$ JO 2'50
^375 6 6450
104 Prizes,
4486 Blanks, ~
6000 Tickets, at three dollars each, are 18,000
Subject to a deduction of 15 per cent.
The necessity of a fund for the use of the poor must be
obvious tc, every man ; but as a permanent support cannot
at' present be obtained, this mode hf procuring a tempo
rary fupplv will dnbtlefs meet the approbation of every
benevolent mind; it is presumed therefore, as encou
ragement will be the natural effeft of that approbation,
that the managers will speedily ba enabled to commence
drawing.
Tickets are to be had of Capt. Vincent P. Afhfield,
No. 497, Smith-street ; William Laight, No. 190,
Q^een firet; and of David Grim, No. 439, William,
street, and of the several printers. The profits arising
from this lottery will be paid to the treasurer of the over
leers of the poor. To be drawn as soon as full.
SAMUEL FRANKLIN,
At bis fore No. 173, ^een-freet, has for sale,
JAMAICA spirits of the very full quality,
Lisbon wineinquarter calks,
Mufeovado sugars in hogsheads,
Pimento in bags,
With an assortment of dry goods as usual, also a few
Leos of Spanish brown ground in oyl, and a few other
colour?.
For SAL E,
The schooner MINERV A,
BURTHENS go tens, a prime sailer, and uncom
monly well found, inventory to be seen bn boaid
the vessel, lying on the East fide of Peck's Shp wharft.
Aoolv to Tames Wa~4 r ope, at No. 702, Q^r fl & e?t.
WINTHROP and~KEMBLE,
HAVE eor SALE,
At their Store in Water-Street,
Muscovado fugarsl
in hogsheads, tiercesl
and barrels,
Madeira wine,
Port wine in pipes, quarter]
it calks and bortles.
MINT bath coatings,
Mixt duffi'es,
Drab and blue halfthicks,
German serges,
Drab and blue fearnoughts,
Bearskins, different colours,
Spotted and white flannels
Seamens jackets and check
shirts,
Soldiers shirts, yarn hofe,&c
Mens and boys felt and
caftor hats,
Womens callimancoe shoes,
For LONDO N,
Thebaic
aCORNELIA,
'" ar '" Smith, Wafer ;
A REMARKABLE f ^ ft failer i
has good accommodations for
paflingers, and will fail with the firft convoy : For
freight or passage enquire of Murray, Sanfom, and Co.
or the matter on board at Mu-rav's whaiff.
person who bought a lot
& of cheese on the ceftee-houfe bridge the zzd
of June last, is desired to call and pa, for them, as his
lodging can't be found. If he don't do it immediately, his
name will be published in this paper.
Wants Employ,
A YOUNG man that can be well recommended for
his honesty, sobriety, and diligence; would be
flad to officiate as a clerk or attendant in a store. For
farther particulars apply to the printer.
To TUN R ITsO NT
At his store No. 21, Quden-Strket,
la now opening a quantity of goods suitable for the season,
which he will fell on the very lowest terms, either by
the piece or otherways, amongst which are the fol
lowing ;
Rose and Dutch blankets.
White and colour'd penni
ftons,
White plains,
Drab and blue ditto,
Green, blue, and red frize,
Striped linfeys,
Check and striped linens,
Check and printed handkfs.
Shalloons, tammies, &c.
3-4, 7-8, and 4-4 Irish
linens,
I Beft London claret,
Nails,
Sallad oil,
Corks,
^Spermaceti candles in
l boxes.
STATE LOTTERY, 1778.
TICKETS for the present State Lottery,
are now felling by Uriah Hendricks, at
his Office No. 858, Hanover-Square, (who
fold in this City many valuable prizes in for
mer State Lotteries.)
The SCHEME.
2 Prizes of £.20,000 is £.40,000
2 10,000 20,000
4 15000 20,000
] () 2000 20,000
)6 1000 16,000
go 500 15,000
100 100 10,000
g6o 1 50 18,000
15,500 • • 20 310,000
16,024 Prizes. £.469,000
31,976 Blanks.
48,000 Tickets.
First drawn for r
the firft ten Days fe lo °° each> ' I0?00 °
Last drawn Ticket, 1000
£.480,000
The prizes are to be paid at the Bank of
England, without deduction, and at this office,
allowing difeount for danger of the seas, &c.
Advices of the success of Tickets fold at this
Office, will be forwarded by every convey
ance, and a Commissioners prize book, for
the whoie Lottery, as f go as published.
The Lottery begins drawing at Guildhall,
London, thej6th of November.
ROBERT CUMIN G,
At No. 841, Hanover-Square, and No. 214,
Q^en-ftreet, has for sale,
SPANISH fait of the very best and largest fort, in
calks, or by the bushel ; excellent sherry wine in
wood and bottirf, neat claret, win Muftat de Frontignan,
in cases of twelve bottles each ; byfon tea of the firft
quality, cheap soldiers fhirts,a parcel of choice blankets,
fi?e letter paper by the ream, and a few barrels of beef.
To be SOLD on Wednesday the z%tb infi.
A Healthy, active NECRO BOY, about 14 years
old, has had the small pox and meazles, under
stands the business both of a farm and a family; has
been on board of a ihip for some time, and will certainly
make an excellent feamcn.
ESSRS. WILLIAM and MINTON COLLINS,
return their raoft grateful thanks to the gentlemen
of the army and navy, and the rest of their customers,
for all past favours. Their partnership being now dissol
ved by mutual consent, the business will be carried on in
future by
MINTON COLLINS,
Who hopes to meet with the fame encouragement from
their former friends, as it will be his chief study toj?fee
fatisfa&ion to these that will favour him with their com
mands, at No. 841, next door to Mr. Hugh Gaine's,
Printer, in Hanover-Square, where he begs leave to ac
quaint them, that he has for SALE, upon the most r^a
fonable terms, the following articles, lately imported
from London, in the Alfred, Capt. Bolton, and the
Greenwich, Capt. Dalglifh, viz.
"TrARD wide Irffh linen
from 2s. to los. per
y af d,
4-4, and 5-4 Irish Meeting,
coarse and fine,
Platillio royals, and Silica
linnen,
Brown holland, coarse and
fine,
Damalk and diaper table
cloths, from 6 4 to 10-4
Square,
Russia damask napkenning,
Ditto diaper towelling,
Clouting ditto, coarse and
fine,
Cotton and linnen check,
Apron width ditto,
Brown and white ofnabrigs,
Purple ground callicoes,
Chintz, and printed linnens
Striped, corded, check'd,
and plain muslins, lawns,
and cambricks.
Men & womens silk, thread
•cotton and worsted hose,
India romal handkerchiefs,
Ditto Paniafcoes,
White lawn handkerchiefs
with red & white borders
Blue and white ditto,
Fine quilted Shapes for waist
coats,
Blue, black, and olive co
loured velvet,
Blue, buff, and pompadou-
Dutch cord,
Spotted jeans and jeanets,
Yard wide drawboys,
White fattinets,
Cotton counterpanes,
Bath coating furtouts,
NOW OPENING
By GEORGE GRUNDY, and Co.
Burling's Slip,
A GENERAL assortment of MANCHESTE R
GOODS, imported in the Three Friends, from
Liverpool.
To be fold, a pair of two pound carriage guns, and
one brass cohorn.
N,B. Produce will be accepted in barter on reasonable
terms.
'M'EDCEF EDEN,
BREWER,
RETURNS his sincere thanks to all his friends and
customers, and the public in general, for their past
favr#urs, and acquaint them, that he hu ready for sale,
at his'brewery on Golden-hill, ,le and strong beer, ship
and spruce beer ; where gentlemen, merchants, captains
of vessels, and the public may be supplied on the shortest
notice.
N. B The said Eden gives the best price for malt,
hops, barley, yeaftlings of spruce, and the best of black
spruce.
TAKEN up, two strayed mares.
Any one proving their property may have them
again, paying charges. Enquire of the printer.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Merchants
and Store- keepers in New-York, to de
liver into the Naval Store-keeper of his Ma
jesty's Yard, an exad Account of the Quantity
and Size of the Cordage in their Possession.
Any found above the Quantity will be seized
for the King's Ufa
Suits of cloth cloaths ready
made, Suitable for the
winter season,
Mens fine hats,
Sailors bound ditto,
Cotton and linnen check
shirts,
Fine rose & common blank
ets,
:Compleat tea-table sets of
china,
Blue and white, and coloured
ditto bowls,
Blue and white plates and
dishes,
Blue and white cups and
saucers,
Coloured ditto,
Blue and white sets of mugs
Cream coloured plates and
dishes,
White stone do. do.
An assortment of ironmon
gery, pound pins, needles,
&r.
N.B. The gentlemen of the
army and navy, or any
one going to the South
ward, may be Supplied
with the following
ARTICLES;
Fine Engliffi made Shoes,
Strong ditto,
Coarse and fine shirts, ruffled
and plain,
^lvet and lawn flocks,
luffia Meeting trowfers,
Fine white Irish drill ditto,
Ofsaburghs frcks and trow
fers,
Russia duck ditto, ditto.
fuf opnedfor SfL^, 1,
THOMAS CUMPST ON,
At No. 517, Hanover-Square, (late Mr. Lennie's, the
Conjeflioner,) the jollovxng Articles, viz.
HALF ell and 3-4 black
fattens,
LiAck modes,
Black India Persians,
1-2 ell Persians,
3 2 ell and 3,4 farfenets,
Black and white plain and
figured gauzes,
Black and white net ditto.
Gauze handkerchiefs,
Minionet gauze,
Work'd muslin ruffles and
aprons,
Ladies drefs'd and undrefs'd
caps,
Ladies full trim'd bonnets
and hats,
Black laces and edgings,
Thread edgings,
Cambricks, muffins, and
lawns,
Black patent silk mitts,
Ditto outfized ditto,
White silk mitts,
Black Barcelona handker
chiefs,
Lawn bordered handker
chiefs,
Long lawn printed ditto,
7-8, and 4 - 4 Irish linnens,
7-8, and 44 checks,
10 4, 11-4, aid 12 4 cot
ton counterpains,
12-4 Marseilles ditto,
Womens fluff shoes,
For GLASGOW,
" e Brigantine Jeanie,
A James Cochran, Maftcr;
Burthen about 150 Tons;
A stout new Vessel, well found,
and fails remarkable faft ; will
proceed with the firft Convoy. For Freight or
Paffige apply to Emanuel Walker, No. 853,
Hanover-Square, or the Matter on board.
Just publi/hed, and to be fold by
HUGH GAINE,
At his Book-Store, in Hanover-Square,
A Chart of Delaware-Bay and River,
containing a full and exact Description of the Shores,
Creeks, Harbours, Soundings, Shoals, Sands, and
Bearings of the most considerable Land Marks, &c.
faithfully copied from that published at Philadelphia.
A Map of the Provinces of NeW-York and
New-Jersey, with Part of Pennsylvania and the
Province of Quebec, drawn by Major Holland, Sur
veyor General.
A Map of Pennsylvania, exhibiting not
only the improved Parts of that Province ; but also
the extensive Frontiers, laid down from actual Sur
veys.
gift For Sale, or Freight,
The "''^ Three Friends,
Charles Spencer, Matter;
Mounts on one Deck 14. Carriage
° un ' ' 4 Bounders, on the New
Swivel Carriages, and on the fame
4 Six Pound Cohorns on Carriages, besides Swivels
and small Arms : Her Cargo will be discharged in a
few Days. For Terms apply to the Captain on
board at the new Slip, Or,
GEORGE GRUNDY, and Co.
S TOL E N,
FROM the General's form, a pair of purple striped
trowfers, with a SILVER WATCH taken
therewith, Maker's Name Rock, Prefcot, No. 40, the
inside case cracked,and a Copper chain. Whoever will
discover the Thief, shall have Four Dollars Reward
bringing it to the Prints
Charles Oliver Bruff,
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER,
At the sign of the Teapot and Tankard, No; 196,
Queen-street, at the Corner of Golden-Hill.
THOSE gentlemen of the navy and army, and
others, in want of swords, may be suited with all
forts, silver mounted; cut and thrust, and cutteaux de
chafe, mounted with beautiful green grips, or whatever
other forms gentlemen may choose; and, light-horse
swords with death's head and cross bones. All fort of
silversmith and jewellery work made and mended. Has
for sale, ladies paste buckles, flock and knee buckles,
stone broaches, seals, stone rings, car-rings, an excellent
skeleton watch, a variety of stone sleeve buttons, black
ebony, red wood, and buck handle table and desert
knives, penknives and feiffars; plated ffioe, stock and
knee buckles. He has employed a cutler, who makes,
grinds and polifliqs all forts of work in his way, and
makes scabbards of vellum, parchment, and calf-lkin,
at the ffiorteft notice. Has for sale, screw drivers and
double worms, fit for our army's use.
N; Be He wants to employ a Lapidary, Jeweller and
Cutler. Razors, lancets, swords, bayonets and dirks
made and mounted ; fleams, shears, and feiffars ground;
guns and pistols stocked and mounted in the neatest man
ner, and locks polished with the greatest dispatch;
watches repaired and glasses fitted in. Most money given
for gold, silver, diamonds, ivory-black, ebony, and tor
toise shell.
N. B. He makes all forts of uniform swords after
any pattern ; likewise belt plates, silver letters for caps,
Pinchbeck, brass and block tin : Also, a few best Turk
ish sword blades; any gentlemanshat wants cutlasses for
privateering, may have them at the ihorteft notice, and
cheap of said Bruff.
WHEREAS the House of Mr. Joseph Hallett,
near Newtown, on Long-Inland, was broke
open on the Night of Thursday last, by fix Persons,
who took from thence 10 Guineas in a green Purse,
and a Silver Watch, Maker's Name, Tho. Moore,
No. 4175, London ; also a Gold Watcb, Maker's
Name, James Dunbar, No. 15263, London : Should
such Watches be offered for Sale, 'tis hoped they
will be flopped,and a handsome Reward will be given
for the fame by Joseph Hallett.
4f™^^^s ^" fA^
Child;tena Morocco do#
Black Orftrich feathers,
Variety of ribbons,
Trimming dm
Purple ground cottons and
callicoes,
Chocolate ground do.
Chintzes,
Gentlemens loop'd patent
gloves,
Men and womens fiik, cot
ton, thread and worsted
flock jigs,
Childrens cotton, thread,
and worsted do.
White silk laces,
Men and womens beaver
gloves,
Womens fine coloured lamb
and kid ditto,
Mens doe skin and walh
leather do.
Black breeches patterns,
White corded dimothy,
Italian corded do.
Fine white ticking,
Furniture checks,
White, red and scarlet flan
nels,
Green silk purses,
Cockades, skeleton wire,
Bindings, tapes, threads,
needles, pint, &c.
A small quantity of Caroli
na Indigo.
OOK E YS E R's 9
I Famous Pills, 0
^ C° we " known all over Euroft fortheir ^
Superior Efficacy and peculiar Mildness, in
perfectly eradicating every Degree of a certain 0;^
§ ; Disease, withoutthe least Trouble or Con
finement.
The Public may be allured,that this ex
cellent Medicine is beyond any Thing, in all
W Foulhefsand Impurities of the Blood, having ©)
(g performed many aftoni/hing Cures (in tbirand (g)
(4) the neighbouring Colonies) in Scorbutic Erup
fa\ tions,Leprofies,Whiteswellings,StiffJointi,
Gout, and Rheumatie Diforders,&c> £
g A late Supply, g
fra (Directly from PARIS)
g Of the above Pills,
Zia May now be had of ,g
@ HUGH GAINE, §
(£) In Boxesof ios.zcs. and 40s. each, §
ty Who has in his Hands a Letter from the ty
Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from wnder city
her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which 77
any Person may have the Perusal of by ap
plying to him at his Book Store in Hanover
Square.—Where the Public in generalcan be @
(ty supplied with most Sorts of
@ Books and Stationary Ware. @
O A pamphlet given with each box. 1^
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6^^^^WfOWWOo
Conveyancer's Office,
At the upper end of ^een fireet, in this city.
No. 129,
By JOHN WOODS,
MAN V years convcrfant with the mode of practice
in the several Coutts of Record in this province,
duly hvorn and enrolled the ißrh of January, ijSo, one
of the Attornies assigned to appear in all his Majeftv's
Courts of Record within the province of New-Yu/k, on
admission of the Hon. James De Lancey, Esq; then his;
Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor of New-York, and the
territories depending thereon in America.
Mr. Wood's determines to persevere in his irdefati
gable endeavours to extend the use of this undertaking to
all ranks of people, with the ambition becoming his pro
feffion ; to give his impartial advice and opinion in all
cases, where perfans, their estates, or other property, are
endangered, ft idly adherent to the equitable and juftl,
eftablilhtd laws of that dignified Crown, we are now hap
pily under; and will use his utmost endeavour amicably
to adjust and fettle any account or difference between
parties.
The business of a Conveyancer will be faithfully exe
cuted, and writings of all kinds carefully prepared, with
the utmost dispatch, and reasonable charge: Whether
articles of agreement ° r co-partnership, arbitration or
other bonds, bills of fate, letters of attorney, memorials,
petitions, letters of licence or composition, deeds of gift,
leases and releafcs, mortgagee, marriage settlements, wills,
feamens powers, &c. &c. Fee.
OLD liafeed oil,
Whiting,
Putty,
White lead ground in oil,
Ditto dry,
Verdigreefe ground,
Vermillion,
Most of the above articles will be fold by the quantity,
at a small advance for calb. Colours mixed tor /hip^
painting, warranted to dry without the use of spirits of
turpentine.
To be fold on very reasonable terms, by
Hugh and Alexander Wallace,
OLD Madeira wine in pipes and qr. calks,
Sherry of very excellent quality,
A large quantity of cordage assorted,
A large copper kettle for a ship,
A quantity of cheap soldiers Ihirts,
A quantity of Spanish cork wood,
A few boxes of iron spikes.
N. B. Office hours from fun-rife to 9 o'clock in the
evening.
PHILIP KISIC K,
Vintner and Disitller,
At the upper end of Queeu-ftreet, has for sale at hip
house, No. 125,
VERY fine old Mrdeira
wine by the pipe,
quarter calk or dozen,
Ditto Sherry,
Ditto Lisbon,
Ditto Teneriffe,
Ditto red port,
Claret by the dozen,
London porter by the hogs
head or dozen,
Taunton ale by the dozen,
English cyder by ditto,
Old Jamaica spirits by the
hogShead or less quantity,
Ditto cane spirits,
Ditto Weft-India rum,
Holland geneva,
French brandy, Shrub,
A neat assortment of home
spun Gin and Brandy,
very little inferior to Hol
land or French,
All forts of the best of Cor
dials,
THOMAS BARROW,
In Broad-street, near the Main-Guard,
Has for Sale,
LARGE feather beds,
Small ditto with bed
heads and check curtains,
Broad cloths, fhalloons,
Buckram, tape, silk,
Mobair, and death-head
buttons,
French great coats,
Ruffled and plain shirts,
Elegant steel bucuns,
Artois plated buckles,
Pinchbeck seals,
Hanging paper,
Ink stands, ink powder,
pencils,
Bath Roves and grates,
A LS O,
Jamaica spirits, Weft-India rum, best French brandy,
Lisbon and Teneriffe wines, bottled porter, lemons, cof
fee, rice, &c.
Light HALF JO ES,
Of 9 dvot. taken in payment at £. 3, b,
John and Augustus Nicoll,
No. 49, Nevs-Dock, near the Ferry Stairs,
Who have for SALE, at a low rate,
And sundry other articles too tedious to mention.
Red lead,
Prussian Blue,
Yellow oker,
Best large painting bruffie,,
Fine tools of various sizes,
Camel hair pencils and tools.
Gold leaf,
Thick and thin quarto post
and pot writing paper,
, Iron, pots, fawF,
Stock locks, hatchets,
Cloth brushes,
Mohagony rubbing ditto,
Scotch carpeting, yard wide,
Morea patterns for gowns,
Gauze ribbons,
Portmantuas, girths,
Jockey caps, furfingles.
Whips, bridles,
Sealing wax, fhammy fans,
Pewter plates and dishes,
Rappee fnuff in cannisters,
Plated spurs, gimblets, &c.
Molasses,
Single and double refined
loaf sugar,
Mufeovado sugar by the bar
rel or less quantity,
Best hyfon and bohea tea,
Best chefhire and Glouceftee
chcefe,
Best caftile soap by the box,
or less quantity,
Common ditto,
Candles by the box or left
quantity,
, Scotch barley.
Spermaceti candles by the
box.
Mens beaver hats,
Ozenbrigs,
Corks,
Long pipes, pepper,
Allspice, cinnamon,,
Cloves,
Mace,
Nutmegs,