The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-12-15 00:00:00, page 3

Extract of a letter from the honourable Capt.
Finch, of his Majesty's ship the Camel, at
Spithead, to Mr. Stephens, dated October
4' r 77-
" As the Druid's action cannot derive any
additional credit from my description of it,
I shall refer thrir lotdfhips to the accounts
sent to me by Lieut. Bourchier, the only sur
viving officer, whose exemplary behaviour and
noble conduct during the whole ,action, was
what alone could enable him to beat off so
superior a force. I beg leave likewise to ob
serve to theirLordfhips, thathis activity did not
cease there, for the Ships company observing
their officer to exert himlelf with so much fpi
rit,behaved with such uncommon alertnefs,that
they got the flip new rigged and tbp-gallant
yards across, by four o'clock that evening.
down her colours, and made fail. I attempted
to wear ship, and rake her; but the rigging
being entirely shot to pieces, could not bring
her round. I then tried to make what fail I
could, and pursue the enemy, but found most
of the masts and yards wounded, and the rig
ging, &c. as in the enclosed defeat of the ship,
with four feet ten inches water in the hold.
" At half past seven we brought too, with
our forefail and mizen on our larboard tack,
to plug the shot holes between wind and wa
ter, clear the wreck, and pump the ship out.
" I then perceived another rebel privateer
laying too, bearing S. S. W. fix or seven
miles off, and by her appearance I suppose she
mounted about twenty guns. The Camel was
then in chafe about two or three miles distant;
soon after the Weazle spoke to us, and gave
chace also.
" I am sorry to inform their Lordlhips, that
the firft broadside which was fired, killed the
master and wounded Capt. Carteret in the left
thigh, of which he died the next morning,
after undergoing an amputation. I should do
the greatest injustice was 1 to omit acquaint
ing their lordihips, that although Capt. Car
teret was so dangerously wounded, it was with
great difficulty he could be persuaded to quit
the deck ; his fortitude and intrepidity was
such, that he wished to have remained on deck
to fee the service performed, but the loss of
blood was so great, it was absolutely necessary
to carry him #> the surgeon. And 1 Should
be wanting in gratitude and justice, if I
omitted to mention the remarkable bravery
of the officers, seamen, and marines during
the action, and the alertness they Shewed, with
the fatigue they went through to put the ship
in a state of service, when action was hourly
expected for three days and nights the rebels
were in fight.
" Inclofed you have a lift of the killed and
wounded. I have the honour to be, Sir,
“ Your most obedient humble servant,
“ JOHN BOURCHIER."
hour of the Congress's colours, hoifled her
ensign, and began to engage. The firft broad
side sent a shot through Capt. Carteret's thigh
bone, and killed the matter.
“ I then took the command on,the quarter
deck, and continued the aftion. At half pad
five she came alongside, and kept an irregular,
but very hot firing. At fix she made fail a
head. I attempted to do the fame, and keep
her broadside on, but the shattered condition
of the rigging rendered the fails almost useless
to the ship. As the head-fails only were of
service, we edged away, and kept her nearly
on our bow till twenty minutes after fix. She
then had the wind abaft, Peered off, hauled
Confiantinople, Sept. 5. The Grand Admiral
of this empire hath lately had several confer
ences at Bujukdere with the Ambassador of
his Brirannick Majesty.
The Ottoman Court hath just granted to
Ruffia' the free navigation of the Black Sea
for small merchant ships only.
' We are informed, that the principal part of
the dispute now subsisting .between the. Porte
and Russia, jis, that his Highness hating been
informed thatthe Court of Feterfourgh is fend
ing 4.0.600 men into Crimea, he absolutely
infills, that within 6® days' at fartheft, .a cate
gorical answer be given him relative to the
motive for fending these troops.
Peterfargh', Sept. 22, A revolution at this
Court hits been happily prevented, by the im
prisonment of one of P~ n's favourites.
Having railed a llrong party against Count
Orlow and his brother, they both would have
been arrefied, and delivered up to the mob,
on a certain day, and 50,000 roubles were
to be distributed on the occasion to some fana
tic,devotees of the Grecian belief, who, ho
nouring the memdryof Peter the Third as a
martyr, look upon the Orlows as murderers.
God alone knows how far'the rage of the po
pulace would have been puffied, hadthey once
begun. P—— n was at the time at his coun
try feat,' and has not yet. been molested;
thoughit was the dpinjon of the EmpreA's
Council to take him up. This circumstance
has rendered the Orlow's more powerful than
eveA '''
ST. GEORGE's, oe. I- 1777.
On Sunday last, arrived here Capt. Truf
cott in his Majesty's Sloop of War, the Graf
hopper, and brought in, a Brig from New
foundland to BarbAdoes, whith he retook from
the Rebels. He failed, theist August, with
the Jaft Convoy, from St. Kitts, and left it in
Lat. 38, all well, under the Protection of
three Ships of War.
Oab. 18. On Monday last, Capt. Daniel
Campbell, in the Revenge Privateer, of this
Port, brought in the Brig Venus, Caps. Lead
better, which he re-took, the 4th Infant, 20
Leagues to the Eastward of Martinico. She
was bound from Greenland to Liverpool, witli
some Blubber and Whale-bone, when taken,
on the 3d of August, by a Cutter Privateer,
called the Revenge, of 14. four Pounders; fit-
The Brig Chance, Capt. Soverville, from the Gra
nades, failed from thence in Company with the Fleet;
for Europe, confiding of 32 Sail, under Convoy of
his Majesty's Frigate the Seaford, Porteus India
man, and the Snake, and parted from the Fleet the
loth of November, in Lat. 19, all well.
Capt. Haggey, on the sth of November, on his
Paffage,fell in with and re-took the Brig Expedition,
Capt. Wrightfon, of this Port, who oh the 15'b of
October was blown out of a Harbour, in the Island
of St. Michael's, and the next Day was taken by a
Rebel Privateer called the Civil Usage, Capt. Ged
dings, belonging to Tracey, and Co. of Newbury.
On the 23d Capt. Haggey also took the Schooner
Harriot, Benjafain Berry, Master, with Wine and
Salt, from Tenerife for Nantucket; and cn the
25th fell in with a Rebel Privateer Brig of 16 Gung,
and after an Engagement of three Glasses, she sheered
off, having received much Damage in he/ Hull,
Rigging, &c. The Gallantry and good Conduct of
the Officers and Men of the Blenheim merit the
highest Encomiums.
We hear that Capt. Wrightfon, after he was re
taken by the Blenheim, was chafed 16 Times by
different Veffcls before he got into Sandy-Hook.
Bythe latest Advices from Europe, we learn, that
there has been better Crops in England this Year,
than fur many Years before, and moltly got fafe in.
The Ship Jonathan, Capt. Townsend; the Or
ford, Capt. Stewart; and a Brig, failed from Liver
pool before Capt. Moore; and the Fleet from
London, for New-York failed early in the Month of
O&cber.
Sunday Morning the 7th Infant, a Party of 406
of the Rebels from Hotfeneck, under the Command
of a Colonel, and a Major named D;vid Humphrys
came as near to Kingsbridge as Mr. Cortland 's
House, which they broke open, expecting to have
furprized Capt. Emmerick and his Chaflfeurs ; but
being, disappointed in their Deficn, they returned
home very quietly by Way of Philiplburgh.
By late Accounts fromdhe Weft-Indies we learn,
That theiEnglifl) Iflings in general qre well fopplied
with Provisions of all Sorts, from England and Ire
land; the Loss of the American Trade being only
felt on Account of a Scarcity of Lumber, and even
of that Article they have had a tolerable good Sup
ply bom Pensacola, Mobile, Canada, &c, That
very few English Vessels have lately been t-kvn
among the Inlands by the Rebel Cruizgrs ; but that
on the Contrary, a great many fmidl Prizes had
been within a few Months past, carried i to St.
Kitts, &c. bv bis Majesty's Ships on that Station.
Yesterday Morning a Sloop arrived here from Phi
ladelphia, which Place the/ left haft Wednesday
Morning, and by Letters from thence we learn,
That his Excellency General Sir William Howe,
K. B. marched out of that Place with Part of the
Royal Army as far as Chefnwt-Hill, on Thursday
the 4th Instant, in order if possible to bring Mr.
Washington,to A&ion ; that the next Day an Ac
tirn happened between a Body of British Light
Infantry, and the Rebels, when the latter was soon
drove off the Field, with the Loss of a great many
killed, and taken Prisoners, among them a General
Irvin, late a Hatter in Philadelphia, and a Number
wounded ; that Washington is strongly intrenched
ted out and manned at Dunkirk and com
manded by Gullavus Cunningham, of Phila
delphia. Her Crew when re-taken, consisted
of z Americans, 9 Frenchmen, 2 Englishmen,
and one Scotchman.
We learn that since the King's Troops paid a Visit
to Kington in Efopus, the Refugees from this City,
who swarm like Locusts, in the Vicinity of that
Place, have, since the Conflagration which happened
there the 16th of October last ; formed themselves
into an execrable Junto, under the Appellation of
the Council of State : They a& in Conjunction with
their Chieftain, George Clinton, Esq; the renowned
Clerk of Ulster County, and have greatly distressed
the miserable Inhabitants, by turning them out of
their Habitations, and committing other flagrant
Ads of Oppression, Tyranny and Injustice.
Last Thursday failed out of our Harbour, his
Majesty's Ship the Mermaid, Capt. Hawker,with the
Royal dore Ships Buffalo, Capt. Bromedge, Gram
pus, Capt. Reddall, Tortoise, Capt. Brenton, and
federal Vessels under their Convoy, for Rhode-Ifland.
His Majesty's Ship the Raifonable, with 30 Sail
of Transports are arrived at Rhode-Ifland, in order
to take on board General Burgoyne's Army that are
defttned for Great-Britain.
His Majesty's Ship Nonfuch, 'tis said is to Winter
at Rhode-Ifland.
A Rebel Captain of the Name of Van Zandt, was
a few Days ago taken up on Long-Island. He made
his Escape from on bbard a Ship in this Harbour
force Time ago, and had a Commission from the
Congress in his Pocket, and two Silver Spoons in
his Breeches, and is from Buck's County, in Penn
sylvania.
Three Rebel Sloops, one of them a Privateer,
made their Appearance last Wednesday off Sataket,
in Suffolk County, on Long-Bland, and about 60
Miles from this City : The Privateer was soon drove
afho're, ard taken by one of his Majesty's Ships at a
Place called the Old Man's, 7 Miles to the Eastward
of the Place firft mentioned, and the Crew, with
all the Rebels on board, made Prisoners of War,
confiding of 64 Privates, and some Officers, among
them an Officer with the Rank of Colonel, named
Webb. The fame Day the other two -Sloops run
into a Harbour called Stoney-Brook, 4 Miles to the
Westward of Sataket, and being unacquainted, got
on a Bank: They then landed 200 Men, who im
mediately inarched up to the Town of Sataket, and
returned the fame Evening in order to get off their
Sloops,, but their utmost Efforts proving ineffectual,
the next Day the whole Body went down the Island,
and about 12 o'Clock passed Wading River, which
is about 18 Miles from the Place where they firft
landed.
A Straggler in their Rear having been asked by an
Inhabitant what they wanted on the Island, gave for
Answer, " That they intended to oblige the People
'' of Suffolk County to swear Allegiance to the
''Congress, and those that refuted to take the Oath
" were to be plundered, and carried off Prifoneis
" to Conneaicut?"
Col. Hewl^ with a Party of Gen. De Lancey.'s
Brigade ; Col. Archibald Hamilton, with a Troop
of Horse from Newtown ; and Capt. Hewlet, with
his Troop of Horse from Hempfead, are gone in
Pursuit of the Rebels to the Eastward, and we hope
will give a good Account of them.
Yesterday the Ship Royal George, Capt. Reade,
drived here from London in 10 Weeks. I hurfday
ffie run ashore on Long-Eland Beach, which obliged
the Captain to throw over Part of ;his Cargo, and
came into Port with five Feet Water in Iris Hold.,'
NEW-YORK, December 15.
The Fleet from England is arrived at Sandy-Hook.
A Brig from Giafgow, for this Port, run afliore
last Wednesday Night on Roome's Reef, about one
League N. E. from Sandy-Hook, but is got off
and come into Haibour.
at a Place called White NC.A, abut rj Miles fi rn
Philadelphia, near N.fhimeny, and his Army 'ns
Hid consists of about 16,000 Men; that his Excel
lency General Sir William Howe, K.B. finding it
impossible to bring the Rebels to an Engagement,
arrived at Philadelphia last Tuesday.
. The Fleet that failed from Sandy-Hook laflFriday
Week were in the Capes of Delaware lap Thursday
and making Sail up the River.
Last Wednesday Morning his Majefy's XLV
Regiment marched out of Town for Kingfridge,
and about one o'Clock the XXXV arrived here
from that Place. Both Regiments made a very
fine Appearance.
We hear the Rebel Commander at Mud- If and,
mas Captain M'Pherfon.
Yesterday an excellent Charity Sermon waspreach
ed at Sf. Paul's Chapel," by the Revd. Mr.
Inglis, when a handsome Collection was made
for the Use of th> Charity School in this
City.
The following polite Note mas sent to one of the
Refry Yesterday Evening, tuithf Guineas.
° A freriun who has been deprived of contributing his
" Mate at the proper Place appointed to receive it, takes
" this ,Methd of conveying it to your Hands to answer
''the Requrft of this Day. Sunday Evening.
ALL Loyal ancient free add accepted Masons
who chufe to celebrate the Anniverlaiy of
St. John the Evangelist, are requeued by
the Matter and Wardens of Mon Lodge, to atten'd at
the House cf Brother John Borrowes, at the Sign of
the Globe, near the City Hall ; cn Saturday the 27th
of December, at 9 o'Clock in~the Forenoon. They
will walk in Prerceffioh to Church where a Sermon
will be preached on the decafion.
Vendue House,
To-morrow,
WILL BE SOLD,
6? Pieces of Drogheda and brown linens,
50 D)zfn check handkerchiefs,
A parcel of cotton checks,
Camlets, coatings, and cambricks.
At the Coffee House)
On Wednesday,
40 Barrels of limes and oranges,
25 Hogsheads of Tobacco.
A few hogsheads of claret, &c. &c.
For S AL E,
A T
Daniel M'Cormick's Vendue House,
Furniture checks, Corderoys,
7-8 and 4-4 cotton checks, Velvets and velverets,
luh poplins, Silk and linen handkfs.
Mens shoes, Yarn flockings, &c.
ALS O,
A quantity of Jamaica spirits, and eider-down
for coverlids.
Publick Au&ion,
By BARRACK HAYS,
At the Coffee-Houfe this Morning,
A Quantity of houffiold furniture.
To-morrow morning,
10 hogsheads of Spirits,
6 ditto Weft-India rum,
6 barrels mufeovado sugar,
°4 P'P^ °f old Madeira wine,
I truck of dry goods.
Cn Wednesday,
6 hog, reads of spirits,
6 hegth^ds of geneva,
I trunk of dry goods,
A few d< zen bottles of Madeira wine,
Ditto claret,
I d zen of gold, silver, ar.d metal watches,
And feme jewellery.
A Young man that underftards to wait on a gen
tleman, ard can be well recommended, may
hear of a place by applying to the printer.
Just imported, and to he fold by
ROBERT WATTS,
In King fireet, corner cf Smith-street,
A new assortment of Silks,
Confiding of a "reat variety of plain, brocaded, flriped
and figured silks.
Also a few chests of
The best Hyfon and Congo Teas.
—SMITH'RA MA DTE;
Has imported by the Ihips Brilliant, from Liverpool, and
Blenheim from London, the following merchandize,
which he is now opening for sale, at his store in Ha
nover. Square,
One Hundred Firkins of
Excellent new Role Butter,
Just arrived to
JOHN YOUNG,
In Water-Street, near the Fly-Market.
N. B. A few Tierces new Rice.
.Five Dollars Reward,
TO any person that will give information against
the thief or thieves thrt went on board the brig
Indufir-, laying at the fubferiber's wharf, on Saturday
night the 6th instant, and killed a large goat, with kid,
that was in the hold, and took her away ; broke open
the steerage and cabbin doors, and ripped open all the
lockers, took away some rigging. On Tuesday night
following, took out of the hold two iron bound water
calks, and on last Saturday in clearing the steerage, miffed
three iron crows, one broke in two pieces, one with a
shoulder under the claws, and one of 26 pounds, and a
graplin of about 40 pounds, very much wore in the eye
and ring, Hukes most straight. Should any of the above
articles be offered for sole, are desired to be flopped, and
the thief, that they may be brought to punifhmgnt, fhali
be entitled to the above reward by
JOSEPH ROSE,
DOUBLE and single re-;
fined sugar by the
hgfbead,
IrJh linens, yard wide and
9-Bths,
A large aObrtment of 7-0
iheeting,
Black pepper,
Tammies,.
Durants,
Callimamcoes,
Rebels,
Moreens,
Luteftrings plain and flriped,
Blaclc padufoy,
Barcelona handkerchiefs,
Plain, flowered and striped
gauzes,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
At DANIEL M'CORMICK's
[Ribbons, an elegant assort
& ment,
;Black and white lace,
ISattens and peelongs, plain
and flowered,
Check handkerchiefs,
Scotch threads,
Hole's and Bristol womens
ffices, in trunks,
Cotton and linen checks, a
very large assortment,
Corderoys,
Velverets, (
Sattinets,
Drawboys,
Jean and pillow fuflians,
Caffor and felt hats,
Coloured thread.
EDUCATION.
THE Revd. Mr. Panton, on application
from several of the most tefpefUble characters,
proposes to receive in private Tuition, a number,
not exceeding Eight or Ten at the utmoff, of such
y° un g gentlemen as have made some proficiency
in the Languages. They will be conduced ,on a
liberal plan in all the branches of genteel Education
which are suitable to their years and the views of
their parents, with particular attention to their mo
#rals and manners.
The PlAn and terms may be known at Dr. Hen
derson's of the Royal Artillery, in Pearl-ffreet,
or the printer hereof, where it is requested, that those
with whom this is an object, will make immediate
application, as their views may be otherwise fiu
ftrated.
At-his store No. 41, Wall-ftrcet, !
BOHEA, conge, fouffiong, and best hyfon tea ; best
mild and ftput London porter in bottles, ladies fa
fhionable silk hats and bonnets, black oftrirh feathers,
men: fashionable fine hats, gold and silver vellum lace,
rich gold and silver epaulets, pepper, spices, &c. A few
hogffieads tobacco for fate.
Imported in the Kingston, and the last Ships from Lon
don, and to be fold on the lowest terms, by
Batmain and Austin,
At No. 44, Queen-street, corner of Beekman's- flip,
SUPERFINE, second, and coarse bread cloths, with
trimmings: German serges, wilton cloth, caffiteer,
Bath coating, duffle, frize, keifeys and Yorkshire plains,
Iri/h rattinet, napt frize, farum and rais'd flannel, Indian
or duffle blanketing ; 54, 6 4,7 4 and 8-4 rose blan
,kets; 7-4 and 8-4 Torrington, Spotted and yarn rugs;
spotted fwanfkin, kerdal cottons, linfey wdolley, fhal
loons, calamancoes, camblets, durants, durbys, fagothees,
and tammies, men and women's silk, thread, worsted and
yarn flockings; black flocking breeches pieces, military
and fine .(hoes, rafter and felt hats, callicoes and printed
cottons, 3^4, 7-8, and 4-4 Irish linnen ; 98 and 5-4
white and brown Irish iheeting, ozenbri^s and rolls,
check and check handkerchiefs, brown holland, ffriped
cotton holland, Norwich crape, bombazine and dorfet
teen, filefias, corded dimities, jeans and jeahet; nuns,
coloured, ozenbrigs and Pitching thread; sewing silk,
fcapf,twift and mohair ; scars, twill and mohair buttons,
a small afTortment of ftation&ry, 8/. rod. and zod. nails,
pewter plates, bafons, drflies and spoons; women's fad
dies with furniture, best Jesuits bark in pound bottles,
Anderson's pills, glauber salts, mould candles, men and
women's gloves, cloth cardinals, alamode, cambrick,
muslin and lawn, lawn handkerchiefs, ffiirt and ve±
thread buttons, diaper, tape, gartering, and thread laces,
buckram, silk and worsted knee garters, black ribbons,
ivory and horn combs, bedtick, worded ffiag, glass de
canters and croets, salt cellars and mustard pots, &c. &c.
Just imported in the Blenheim, from London, and to
be fold by
JAMES SMITH,
A SCHOOL,
WILL be open on Monday the fith day of January
next, at No. 954, Water-street, three doors from
Burlingb-flip, where youth will be inftiufted in reading,
writing, arithmetick, book-keeping, gauging, dialing, fur
v ying, navigation, vocal church mufick, &c. &c. and
the greatest attention paid to and utmost endeavours used
to rectify their morals, by the publick's mod obedient
and very humble servant,
JOHN M'CLENACHAN.
DAVID JONES, Taylor,
In Wall-street, No. 19,
CONTINUES to carry oh his buGnefsin all its vari
ous branches, and will give good encouragement to
journeymen taylors,
'T'"'" ' wa * a h r gffiead of porter sent by some
& vefTel from England, for Lieut. Thorns of the
4th, or King's own regiment, a short time since, and it
has not been delivered. The perlon in whose custody it
may be is desired to fend it to Hugh Gaine, wKo will
pay all charges attending the fame.
Coarse SA LT,
FIT for beef or pork, fold at two Killings per bufliet;
by PETER CORNE; at his house No. 230, in
Qjeen's-ftreet, nearly oppofne to Mr. Rivington's prin^
ing-cfficr..
LIST of Prizes in Mr. Hatch's Lottery;
N. B. Those Numbers that have no Figures
annexed to them, arc Prizes cf two Dollars.
2 111 187 299 407
10 115 188 500 408
] J 120 ] 93 3°3 4 4 12
V 12 3 5 D+ '3'3 4 ! 3
23 126 197 314 416
2 5 12 7 2 °z 327 4 ! 9
3 z B 0 2 °3 4 334 423
33 4 ] 34 2 °5 6 33 6 4 2 4
36 igbWatchao 207 337 42c
37 137 U 339 U
3^ .U 8 2 °9 34 2 43 1
45 445° 5 ^0 4 3+4 44°
49 j s z 219 345 443 5°
$1 ] 53 220 346 446
61 25 156 238 351 449
65 ! ' 2 . 241 334 .4:0
6 9 '65 242 35s 45 i
7< ! 66 4 2 5 2 365 457
78 170 255 367 461
79 f 3 257 376 463
9° x 77 263 377 4655
95 5 T 7 B 4 ^7 6 378 47 2 4
9 6 ] 79 278 379 4 7 4
99 180 5 285 100 383 475
107 ] ^ 289 390 484
109 183 291 394 6 486/
lie 18'6 293 401 494
The Prizes to be paid next Wednef lay Afternoon,
at Mr. James Hornet's, opposite the Fly-Market.
PUBLIC AUCTION. ,
q,IHS MORNING at 11 o'clock,.„at his houft
in Hanover-Square, the icifAining part of
Capt. Montresoß's
FURNITRRE. ^3
On Wednesday ' next,
At it on Brownejohn's uhrrf, a quantity cf
Damaged Provifidns,
Consisting of bread, flour, beef, raifiris, peafe';
oatmeal, rice and butter. ALSO,
The stoop BETSEY„.
Burthen too tons, and about 5 years old.
On Thursday morning,
At JOHN M'ADAM, and Co's. Vennue-Houfe;
At ii o'clock, a quantity of diy goods suitable
to the feafoh, among which are broad cloths, fhal
loons, worked hose, buckskin breeches, plaidings;
linens, &c. &c.