The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-05-22 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.
By Captains Mefnard and Darby from St.
Furtatia, we learn, that the French and British
fleets were both at sea, and by fume late ac
counts were in fight of each other, to the wind
ward of Guadeloupe.
NEW-YORK, May 16.
Lart Monday the 37th regiment, com
manded by Major Couffeau, and the 43d by
Lieut. Col. Marih, were reviewed in the vi
cinity of this city —To these battalions were
attached fourbrafs held pieces, and a com
pany of the Royal Artillery/ commanded by
Lieut. Trotter' . There were prelent, their
Excellencies General Knyphaufen, and Ma
jor General Robditfcn, Governor of the pro
vince, Major-General Pattiion, Commandant
of the city, all the general and other officers
in town, both British and German; before
whom, the troops parted through their evolu
tions, firings, and matchings, with their
accultomed adroitness.—They were well ap
pointed, and afforded much fatisfeaion to
thousands of fpe&ators ?fi'embled on the
ground, on one of the pleasantest days that
occurs in a century.
NEW-YORK, May 20.
On Thursday morning arrived the Schooner
Arbuthnot, Capt. Pye, in 18 days frpm St. ,
Chriftophers. Before he failed, advice was
received there of an engagement having hap
pened to the windward of Dorninicb, between
the British and French fleets, (the former con
fifed of 18 fail of the line, and the latter of
twenty-th ree)the particulars of the action were
not received at St. Kitts, when Capt. Pye
left it, only that 5 fail of the French line of
battle Blips were destroyed, and the remain
der, (lying in a most Shattered condition)
were pursued by the British fleer, and as they
were in fight, it was expected the affair would
end transcendently brilliant.
A private letter brought by the abovemen
tioned vessel, from a gentleman in St. Kitts,
to his correspondent in this city, confirms the
above intelligence."
'St. GEORGEL, (Bermuda) May 6.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman of ap
proved honour and veracity.
66 I have now only to acquaint you, that
yesterday a sloop arrived here from St. Euffatia
in 8 days, who brings an ecount of an en
gagement having .happened between Admi
ral Rodney and th Frea fleet. By many
letters this is confirmed hough none of ;hem
pretend to give particulars, yet all agree that
Monsieur has got a comyleat drubbing ; the
mailer fays, the prevailing report when he
failed was, that Ad Rodney had taken 6 (hips,
destroyed 3, and was in chace of the mattered
remains of the French fleet. That a Statia
trader had arrived from Guadaloupe, who
said that 13 or 14 sloops and schooners had
arrived from the fleet, full of wounded men,
which the French landed in the night. No
body here doubts the truth of the intelligence."
x? Long live Admiral Rodney!"
“ Yesterday and the day before, a fleet of
large armed ships were seen from this island ;
as they were not spoke, every one has their
own conjectures, mine are that they are vic
tuallers from Georgia.—We have a report tho'
nobody knows through what channel it comes
that Charleftown is fallen.—We have much
news from the continent through unknown
channels, it proves true oftner so when good
than bad."
The above accounts were brought by the
brig Swallow, in eleven days from Bermuda.
Extract of another letter dated Bermuda, Ma, 8.
" Since writing, Mr. Fisher arrived from
the Weft Indies, gives the following account:
That Admiral Rodney had arrived, and taken
the command of the fleet there. To the
northward of Guadaloupe, the Englilh and
French fleets met and engaged. Admiral
Rodney has taken and destroyed fix fail of the
French line of battle ffiips, and that fix or
seven Hoops and schooners were seen to go in
with the wounded of the French and landed
in the night.; -Also the Iphigenie frigate
was taken and carried int ? Antigua.",
Thursday lad the Schooner N^ncy, Captain
Spraipger arrived in 16 d y< brom New Pro
vidence ; by her we learn tU..a vessel had ar
rived there in a short passage from Georgia,
and brought advice that the King's troops were
in ppffeffion of Sullivan's Island, also, that thq
British Men of war on that coast, had got
within Charleftown bar, except two, and that
their guns were taken out to facilitate their
getting over. The siege of Charleftown was
carrying on with great vigour, and accounts of
its reduction hourly expected at Savannah.
Captain Sprainger also informs us of the
woeful catastrophe of the Spanish expedition
against Weft Florida. Of 105 fail of vessels
which departed from the Havann^h, on that
enterprize, only 14 returned, all the rest being
destroyed by tempers or taken by the British
cruizers.
The ship Crown Galley, cf London, Tho
mas Webb, master, taken the 17th of March,
by the Revenge, of Baltimore, James Buchan
nan, Master, with eight fail in company with
him, was re taken the 31st of the fame month,
by the brigantine Hamond, and brought into
Bermuda the 9th of April.
NE W-Y OR K, May 22.
Saturday last a Flag of Truce arrived here
from Rhode-lfland, which Place Ihe left the
Wednesday before: By the People that came
in her we learn, That a Schooner arrived at
Boston Yesterday Week in a ihort Passage from
Martinico, and brought a certain Account of
an /Action between the British and French
Fleets, in which the latter had 4 of their Line
of Battle Ships taken, and a funk.
The Privateer Ship Sir George Collier,
Captain M'Pherfon, arrived here from a
Cruize last Tuesday, and broughtin with him
the Sloop Sally Bowling, Pool, Master ; and
Schooner Swallow, Bofman, Matter, from
Virginia, for France, &c. &c. They were
taken the iith Inttant, off the Cepes of Vir
ginia, and were Part of a Fleet of 9 Sail un
der Convoy of 2 Ship of 20 Guns, a Brig of
r 6, and one of 12 Guns. Captain M'Pher
fon, took a Third Prize out of the Fleet, but
die was retaken again.
Wednesday last his Majesty's Frigate Gua
daloupe, Hugh Robertson, Eq; Comman
der, arrived here in 30 Days from St. Kitts,
arid brought in with him the following Prizes,
1 viz.
Ship. Champion, Jean You, master, from
Cape Francois, for Old France, taken the
30th of April, loaded with Sugar and Coffee.
Ship St. Michael, Don Francisco De Ar
rabarena, Matter, from Laguira, on the
Spanish Main, for Corunna, in Old Spain,
loaded with Cocoa, &c. &c.
A Lugger, Don Ambrosio De Pardina,
Master, from the fame Place, for Pafacus, in
Old Spain, with Cocoa also. And
The Brig Torn, John Lee, Master, from
Martinico, for Newberry, with Sugar and
Molasses.
The Brig Three Sifters, William Stigney,
from Newberry, with Lumber, for St. Croix,
taken the 18th of April, by one of cur Pri
vateers, was ferit in here last Thursday.
The fame Day was also sent in the Sloop
General Rednty, from Philadelphia for the(
Weft-ladies; and a fmali black Brig without 1
a Head, and Hoops on her Quarters, from 1
Philadelphia also, by his Majehy's Sloops of 1
War the Delight and Avenger.
Wednesday Evening last a Number ofl
Prifbners, moftiy Seamen, arrived here from
Philadelphia :. They all complain loudly of 1
their Treatment while in Confinement, greatl
Partof the limb being fed only on dried I
Clams, 15 of which, and 10 Ounces of Flour 1
being the Allowance of each Man to fubiilt on
per Day.
The Jenny, that was taken offSandy-Hook
Yesterday Fortnight, was not from London,
(as has been mentioned), but-frem Newcastle,,
with 300 Tons of Coal , so that the Prize could 1
inot be so valuable to the Captors as has been ;
generally thought. The Ship did not reach ,
New-London uhtil § Days after ihe was* taken.)
The Trumbull Frigate, Capt. Nicholson,;
of 32 Guns, 24 of which are 12 Pounders, !
and the Mifflin Privateer of 2.0 Guns, failed 1
from New. London last Friday Week, in orderl
to cruize off Sandy-Hook, in Hopes of falling|
in with his Majesty's Ships the Galatea and '
Delight.'
The Sloop Retaliation, of 12 Guns ; Sloop :
Corigrefs, of 12 Guns; and bloop Hancock
of 14 Guns, failed from New-London three
Days before the Trumbull and Mjffiin, in or
der to cruize off Sandy-Hook also..
The following Privateers were fitting cut
at New-London, viz. A French Ship to carry'
30 Guns; Le Defpenfer, of 16; Sloop Sally,*
14; Young Cromwell, of 12; the Hawke, of
12, and two more Sloops.
The Ship Glasgow, Capt. Harrison, from
Jamaica for this Port, is taken by the General
Mifflin of New London ; Capt. Harrison be
ing mortally wounded the firft Broadside.
Also the Ship Jane, from Jamaica also, by the
Rebel Ship Pilgrim, and a Slodp called the
Eagle, from Jamaica likewise, and all carried
into the Eastward.
OQ@ ^&@^&@@ ^Q@Y^O ^Q9
Sales by Au&ion.
B, Duncan, Barclay, & Co.
THIS DAY, ri o'clock, near the Coffee-
House, will be fold,
A parcel of choice mufeovado sugars in
barrels, &c. &c.
On WEDNESDAY next,
At their Auction-Room., No. 516, Hanover-
Square,
A variety of houfhold furniture, plate. &c.
Public Auction.
This Day at 12 o'Clock will be SOLD,
ON MUR R NT's Wh^ff,
A Parcel 6f very high Proof '
J AMAICA SPIRITS,
At the Coffee-Houfe,
Ten Hogsheads of MOLASSES.
r j-morrOw,
A Parcel of pipes, pe^rl barley, Durham
ffiuftard, basket fait, split peas, and Poland
starch, and 2 calks of brandy. Alfo,'
A parcel of Canvas and Flour,
Damaged on board the Betsey, Capt. Bourn,
from London.
On Wednesday,
100 Cases of excellent Geneva.
By DANIEL MCCORMICK.
AV A n't s'a Fla'c
A MAN who underftahds Arithmetic, Merchants
Accompts, and Book Keeping, has an undeniable
CharaNer, and can give Security for qxbat may be
intruded to him.
N. B. Canfave anddrefs Hair : Name and Di
tefiion to be found at the Printer's.
\ [PINE Florence OIL, for fallad, London bottled
I.Porter and Dorchester Beer; Wines, and a
I general assortment of GROCERIES, to be fold by
IGEORGE GRACIE, at No, 6,oppofite the Fly-
IMarket.
To be S O L D,
IA LOT of GROUND, in Crown-street.
I fl For further Particulars, enquire of Hugh
I Game,
Sales by Au&ion.
Bv Bowman and Codner,
Ter morrow at the Coffee-Houfe,
For the,Benefit of the Insurers,
SEVEN cherts damaged bohea tea, import
ed in the ihip I'relawney, Capt. Moore,
at the fame time,a few cherts of befthyfon and
fouchong teas, and fifty firkins of Butter in
good order.
Public Auction.
To-morrow Morning, at XI o'Clock
Will be SOLD,
At Templeton and Stewart's
AUCTION ROOM,
FIFTY Firkins Irilh Butter,
40 Barrels of Flour,
20 Calks Porter,
5 Tierces Indigo,
5 Calks Peafe,
A few Hampers Cheese, &c. &c.
Public Auction.
This D A Y,l
At I I o'clock, on Murray's wharf, will be fold,
By JOHN M“ADAM, and Co.
A quantity of prize sugars, molasses, coffee,
coarse salt, &c. &c.
TO-MORRO W,
At the Bridge,
70 tierces beef and pork,
A quantity of condemned provifibns, con-|
filling of oatmeal, flour, bread, &c.
On WEDNESDAY, next,
At the Coffee-Houfe,
A neat CHARIOT,
The schooner HAZARD,
About ico tons burden, with all her mate
rials, as she now lies at Burlirig's-Slip, well
found in materials. Inventory to be seen at
their office.
Public Au&ion.
By John M"Adam, and Co.
THURSDAY NEX T,
On Hallet's wharf, will be fold,
A cargo of beards, Shingles, fcantling,
Shaken hogsheads, dried fifh, &c. &c> /.
To be Sold at Public Auction,
TO MORROW, at 1, o'clock at the Mer
chants Coffee -House,
The Leiter of Marque
Schooner A RBUTHNO T,
Mounting twelve guns; is a remarkable
fall faile^r, and well calculated for a privateer,
lying at the wharf to the Westward of Kort
right's wharf. InventQrv to. be seen at the
time of file, and at my office.
Thomas Ludlow, jun.
Public Auction.
This dev at it o'C/och, will be SOLD,
For the Bereft of the Underwriters,'
The eloathing, &c. advertised in last Mon
day's paper, belonging to the 23d and 54th
iregiment, imported and damaged on board
!the ship Fiiendfhip, Capt. Hodgfon, from
London.
To-morrow, at the Coffee-Houfe
Bridge will be fold,
For the Benefit of the Underwriters,
A quantity of oznaburgs, imported and
damaged on board the ffiip Ruby, Captain
Rankin, from Glasgow.
Cunningham and Wardrop.
Public Audion.
This D^, at ii o'Clock, at the Coffee-
Hotf/e Bridge, will be Sold,
,10 f-logfheads of high proof Windward
lil'and RUM. x
Half pdf Eleven, on Rrownjobn's Wharf,
Wive be sold,
A tew hogsheads mufeovado and powder'd
SUGARS.,
'Twelve o'Clock, on Well's Wharf, will be Sold,
50 Hogsheads mufeovado SUGAR.
Cunningham and Wardrop.
MuChTiU)Mk7wJnsU^
Who for moly lived at the n<nth fide of
HEMPSTEAD PLAINS,
IS now removed to the house lately occupied by
Mr. John Stites, opposite the Fly-M Meet, where*
he keeps a general assortment of DRY GOODS,
which he will fel cheap, wholesale and retail. Also
rum, sugar, molasses, wine,brandy, &c, '&c.;
Wanted t^ Hire,
^r WO servant Women, bbeker white, to
{ do the work of a genteel Family, both
to underfbud cooking. Nene need apply
without good recommendations. Apply to
Hugh Gaine.
To be L E T,
'T'"'"° ROOMS, ^nd the Use of a
Kitchen. Any one that it suits, may
be informed, by applying at No. 13, Malden-
Lane. \।
. T O IE L E,T, .
r\ HE upper 1% tot r Louie, with the entire Use
L of a Kitchen; add an excellent dry Cellar,
with a JpecionS Store House in a good fituatign for
Bufmert: For r'^rticuhus enq.une of the Printer.
Wanted a Servant Maid, -that can few, attend
Children, and be well recommended.
-DAVI dflyTnY
T? Eg* leave to inform his Acquaintance that
behas moved from Water-Street;, to the
House lately occupied by Mr. John Stites,
at the Fly Market,
Publick Auaioiß
THIS D A Y,
On Hallet's wharf, will be fold,
Between 12 and 1 o'clock,
By TAYLOR and BAYARD,
A cargo prize fuperfine Wilmington flour;
Indian corn and meal, hams, and a few thou
fmd ftaves< &c. &c.
Theatre Royal.
THURSDAY EVENING,
(Being the 25th Instant, and the last Time
but one of perfot niing this Seafen)
Will be PRESENTED,
(Never performed~here)
The TRAGEDY of
JANE SHORE.
To which will be added;
A FARCE, (also never performed here) c lled,
Who's the Dupe. .
The Characters by Gentlemen of the Army.
Box Tickets to be had only of Mr. Petit,
next Dcor to the Theatre.
Pit and Gallery, at Mr. Rivir/gten's, Mr.
Gaine's, and of Mr. Petit.
The Doors to be opened at 5, and to begin
precifeJy at 7 o'Clock.
No Money can possibly be received at rhe
Door, as the Number of Tickets are issued
which the House will hold.
The Managers having repeatedly pointed
out the necessity of fending fervanis in due
time, to secure places taken in the boxes; beg
leave once more to requert the attention of the
public to that regulation, otherwise they will
not confider ihemfelves responsible for any dis
appointment that may happen from such neg
led.
No Persons can be admitted behind the
Scenes. VIVANT REX & REGINA.
Theatre.
Managers are under the
Necessity of foffoning the
Play of jane Shore, until Lburfday
next, upon Account of a mela\cbog
Accident basing happened to N cag cf
the principal Performers..
RUN. A. WAY tium the onganuor John and'
Mary, Cork vidua'der, John Sleu^d, mailer,
JOHN GILLY, born in Cork, about iS years of
age, 5 feet high, well mride, frefli complexion, has
brown hair, pitted with the fmail pex, blue eyes.
JOHN KENNEDY, born in Cork,' about T
years of age, 5 feet high, frefh complexion, ftput
made, has long yellow hair, feooth facer, Bfht
eyes, Hammers, and speaks bad Enghfh.. pANitL
DENHANY, nick named on board R:cbrrd Berry,
about 20 years of age, born in Cork, 5 feet 5
inches high, frefh complexion, flout made, pitted
with the fmali pox, has short black hair, b^c'c
eyes. WILLIAM ROSS, born in Cork, about
20 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, dark cbm
plexion, Tender made, smooth faced, black eyes,
short black hair. The above defertcis were in
sailors habits, with each.of them a fmali bundle.
Whoever will secure the above deserters, fliall have
TWENTY SH ILLING£reM # ard flench.
imported in the Tait vessels from London, and
to be fold by
HUGH GAIN E,
In HANOVER-SQUARE;
I, IBLES, Tertaments, Spelling Bocks, and
, Primers; Brilev's aud Dyche^ Dictionaries,
Salmon's Grammar, Young Mar's bed Companion,
Young Clerk's Vade Mecum, Chert? Tief's Lexers,
Rollin's ancient Hiltory, Smeller's IBrtory of Eng
land, and Smollet's Hift®ry of all Na wn% Guthe
rie's Hifto/y°fScotland, ShakYmarsWo ks, Pope's
Works, Tatler, Rambler, stearin, JuLtioa's
Sei rnons, Whitefield's Sermons, Lehi , History
of Ireland, Manual cf Devotion, Whole Duty of
Man, Flahofatmy Lid open, Ciame: ^ Metrk.
Baton Fabricius's Letters to Cf Mm ^ : id
Sweden, Wv'd's Surveying, vrith a 0
c 0 KiMO N PRAYER.
Imperial, Royal, Medium, and Deiuoy Paper,
Bett gilt and plaij letter Paper,
The very b^tt Fco'fcap and Pot,
Blossom, blue, arid marble Paper, Cartridge do.
GurteiVSeates and Divides,
The very best wafers,.Sealing-wax,-quills & Pens ;
Travelling Cases for Gentlemen of trie „A l my,
Pounce aud Pounce Boxet, Sand and Sand Boxes,
Red Tape for tying up Records,
Penknives, belt Ink-powder, red do, excellent red
and black Ink;,
Copperplate Copy Books,and Copperplate Copies,
separate, beftblack Lead Pencils, Parchment ard
Drum-heads, Receipt and Orderly Books,; common
Memorandum flocks, Ladies and Gentleniehs Poc
ket Books, with and without Irdhumeßts, Gold
Sea.cf and Weights,.Draii\ Bottles, covered with
Leather, Leather Inkpots, and large renter Stan
cTes, Small Swords aud Hangers, fyfc ffage Cards,
gift and [Tin- Ledgers, Day Books and Journals,
Journal Bocks for the Navy add Merchantmen, &c.
Turlington's Balsam, Anderson's and Hoopci's
Tills, KeyfeUs Pills, Ryan's Sugar Flumbs.
A new Chart of the GULPH PASSAGE,
from Cape Antonia in the Iflg of Cuba, to
the 30th Degree of North, Latitude in the
Ocean, through the GULPH of FLORIDA,
or NEW CHANNEL OF BAHAMA, with
an exa<ft Delineation of the Jflands, Shoals,
and Reefs on the Coart of East-Florida, as
well as of the Northern Shores of Cuba, and
the Bahama Banks and IHands ; in which is
also included, the OLD CHANNEL of BA
HAMA, from the large Survey taken by the
Order cf Government, by B. Romans, com
pared with the Spanish Charts and Surveys,
and afeertained by the Astronomic Obferva-
Itions of W. Gerard De Brahm, Surveyor
I General for the Southern Diftrift of North
-1 America, and others. Sold by H. Gaine.