The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-12-04 00:00:00, page 3

'NEW-YORK, November 2%
By a letter from Lisbon to a gentleman in
this City, dated the 16th September last, we
have the melancholy account of the death of
the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Drummond ; he
wax 'the lineal reprefendative of the ancient
and illustrious family of Perth, who by inter
marrying with the royal line of Scotland, are
the progenitors to the prefect reigning family,
and to federal other crowned heads in Europe.
The affability, courteous manners, and be
nevolent disposition of Lord Drummond are so
well known here, during a yefidence u several
years, that nothing can be added to what is so
generally acknowledged. He had an elegant
taste for the Belles Lettres a : f for Draw
ing, he was pretty conversant in several living
languages. His company was much coveted,
as he was always cheerful and lively in conver
sation ; but when engaged in business, richer
of a private or public nature, no man shewed
himfelf more patient, more indefatigable, or
difiinft. By such talents, assisted by no less
prudent. conduCf of his coadjutor; his Lord
ihip in 1775 brought the present unnatural dis
cord between Great-Britain and her colonies,
nearer to an equitable conclusion, than it has
ever been at any period since. But unfortu
nately for both countries, having placed too
much confidence in the affeded moderation of
General Washington, time was given to the
favourers of independence to prevent the plan's
being adopted.
His Lordihip's character was insidiously ar
raigned by a publication of General Washing
ton's in 1776, as guilty of a breach of parole,
when he had the General's leave to go from
this city to Bermuda, for the recovery of his
health General Washington, though repeat
edly applied to, both by letters'and messages
faithfully delivered to him by his Lordflrip,
cither would not, or could not point out in
what inftan.ee he had falcified his honour;
and when his Lordship, confeious of the ftri&-
est integrity, but anxious withal to clear his
character from such a public and malicious in
sult, offered, with the approbation of Lord
Howe, to place himfelf in the fame situation
he had been in before he gave his parole, not
only was his offer rejected, but no notice was
'ever taken of it in the General's publications ;
consequently what was published was partial,
and mutilated only to serve a present purpose.
These particulars, which may be depended
on, it has been thought necessary to declare to
the world, at this time, left the influence of a
name may have pofiibly left impreihons to his
Lordship's prejudice, and it is a just tribute to
the memory of so refpeded and valuable a
nobleman to obviate these prejudices, if any,
by tnis ihort but genuine account of Gen.
Washington's fuller: taciturnity, and ungene
rous behaviour in that affair.
His Lordship had long struggled with an in
firm and delicate constitution; to which this
climate had been more than once falutdrv. But,
his family affairs requiring his presence in Bri-।
tain, he was after some day there seized with 1
a consumption, for which he was advised tol
change climate. The temperate and drier air,
of Lisbon was recommended, where his Lord|
Blip died soon after his arrival, we suppose I
about the 40th year of his age.;
NEW-YORK, December 4.|
Last Friday Morning departed this Life, in ;
this City, in the 60th Year of his Age, Mr.l
Ellias Bland: He came here a few Week,;
since from his Seat in New Jersey, with an'
Intention of returning to London, where he ;
had resided many Years as a very eminenti
American Merchant, in which Sationof Life,|
as well as every other, he supported a fairl
Charter, and his Death is much regretted ;
by all v liknew him.
Mr. Rouen, a Gentleman that arrived on
Thursday last fiom Charlellown, South-Caro
lina, brings the certain and agreeable Ac
count of the Lady Dunmore Sloop, (a Pri
vateer belonging to William Goodrich) having
sent into Georgia a Spanilh Sh;p, out of
which was landed Thirty Thousand Dollars,
Forty Thousand Weight of Spanish Indigo,
fifty Hogsheads Sugar, and a Quantity of
Tobacco, with many other valuable Articles.
The above Ship was met with some Time
before by one of his Majesty's Frigates, but
ffie passed for a Flag of Truce bound for Lon
don, on which Account flie was dismissed,
but on Cape. Wentworth's examining the
Cargo, he found Papers concealed in a Barrel
of Flour, which convinced him the Don was
on an illicit Trade, on which Account he
font him into Port.
- On Thursday last, Captain George Jameson,
of the Ship Richmond, from Greenock, arri
ved here from Philadelphia: He was bound
from the before-mentioned Port for Cbarles-
Town, South-Carolina, and on the 15th of
October, in nine Fathoms Water off Charles-
Town, fell in with the Rebel Brigs Holker,
and Fair American, of 16 Guns, and 130 Men
each. The Richmond mounted 10 Guns, viz.
fl fixes and 2 Nine Pounders, 6 Cohorns, and
had only g^Men on board. A smart Engage
ment ensued, and the Richmond beat them
off with the Loss of one Mari killed ana three
wounded. They attacked her again the next
Morning; and after a close Action of an Hour
and twenty Minutes, were obliged to sheer oh,
after having received very 'material Damage.
The fame Day at half past if o'Clock, the
Rebels made the third Attack, and after a
severe Engagement of Three Quarters of an
Hour, obliged the Richmond to Hrike.
The above Ship was retaken by the People
that were left on board, and ffie is since arrived
fafe at Charleftown, and Capt. Jameson in
tends to proceed to South-Carolina by the firft
Opportunity, to t^ke Poffeflion of his Ship.
The public may be assured that the follow
ing regiments were under orders for immedi
ate embarkation when the Medea left Torbay,
they are destined for the American continent;
and will be convoyed by a very Prong naval
force, viz.
1 ft Battalion of the Re; al,
2d, or Queens,
18th, or Royal Irish,
69th, or General Sherrard's,
From England.
Five Regiments from Ireland,
And three regiments of Light Dragoons
dismounted, these to be remounted on theplan
of Colonel Tarleton's Legion.
Prizes Jent in since our last.
Sloop Chance, Joseph Rifley, Matter, Prize
to the Whale Boat Hazard, Morford Taylor,
Commander.—l umber and Tobacco.
Schooner Patty Davis ; Prize to the Resolu
tion, John Lawson, Commander.—Salt and
Dry Goods.
Schooner A&re; Prize to the Active, Fry
ing-Fish and Trimmer.—Tobacco and Bar
Iron.
Schooner Hannah Rian ; (Tobacco) Prize
to the last mentioned Privateers.
Schooner Jolly Robin ; Prize to the Schoo
ner Cat, Capt. Dimpfey.—lndian; Corn.
Schooner May Flower, (Tobacco) Prize alfa
to the Cat.
Brig Peggy, Bradford, Matter, from Bour
deaux for Philadelphia.—Dry Goods.
The New-York July Mail, arrived at Fal
mouth on the 25th of August.
*4* We are obliged to omit fundiy Articles this
Week for Want of Room.
Sales by Auction,
B, Bowman and Codner,
TO-MORROW at u o'C,ck,
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
A quantity offeathers in lacks#
20 fi kins of butter,
A paxcel of paints and oil,
Hair powder, pomatum,
Coopers tools, a box cinnamon berries,
And some damaged fail duck for the benefit of the
Insurers.
By Bowman and Codner,
Oil Wednesday next at their office,
No. 521, Hanover-Square,
A large aflortment of woollen, and many cotton
goods, altogether suitable to the present season.
$ HE Diawing of the Newc rock Fire Bucket
l Lottery, is unavoidably postponed for a
few Days, As the Profits of this Lottery will
be entirely expended in the C<L est e Buckets
which are already contrasted for, th? Managers
could not prudently detain, at th ir &fk> even
the few Tickets which remain unfold; but as
the drawing will positively commence cis soon
as the unappropriated Tickets are engaged, it
can be but a ver'yfort Litre before the Impati
ence of the publick will be gratified with an
Account of the good Fortune of Adventurers.
Just imported from Halitax, anc-tu be lulu by
Templeton and Stewart,
PICKLED Cod in Tierces, Barrels, and
half Barrels ; Pickled Salmon in ditto;
cittoin halfditto, and Kegs; dried and dumb
Cod Fifb. Herrings and Mackrel in Barrels,
fmoaked Salmon, and Effonce of Spruce.
Just in ported by the lalt thips from Liverpool,
and fold,
By JOHN LOWNDS,
No. 9SI, Water Stieet, between Beekman's,
and Peck's Slips ;
A NEAT and large affortinent of china,
glass, Queen's, and brown ware,
uhokfale and retail, at the must reasonable
rates. (20 ?z]
To be lord, and poileliion given ox fi it day 01 May
rex,
ALL that lot of ground near Brooklyn Ferry,
now in the tenuieof Mr. Thomas Hoisfield,
known and described in a certain map by lot No. 1,
on which is anew brick d selling house of 2 Tories, a
bike house, a large Bore house and a brew house.
with two large c>ppeis. That part of the lot on
which the buildings are, fronts a fiieet about lio
feet, and the other part joins the rivet about 60 feet.
For further particulars, enquire of Mr. Gabriel H.
Ludlow, at No. ii, WaDlbeet. (2023)
Juit arrived, aim to be Ibid on board tne Hup Kelto
ration, Capt. Crombie, lying at Seaman's wharf,
SUPERFINE kiln dry'd flour, befit and in good
order,'
Belt niefs pork,
Mould and dipt candles,
Turpentine soap,
Cheshire cheete,
Bacon hams,
Oatmeal and split peafe,
Tallow in parcels,
Starch and hair powder,
Durham mustard,
Bull foal leather,
A few barrels belt gun powder,
A few pipes high proof old coniac brandy, of
a Superior quality,
Whiting in calks,
Sheet lead and ffieet iron,
A few tons well .fforted bar iron,
A few boxes tin,
With an allotted parcel cf ironmongery and
snip chandle y articles. Apply to
Wm. and Jas. Douglass,
S. Ramadge, or E. Seaman.
The fltip Reftoiation will fail for Liverpool, by
the foft fleet. For freight or passage, apply as above.
fc be let and entered on immediate!),
AGENTEEL House for a Gentleman's
Family, with exceeding good Cenve
niencies, in the Center of the City. En
quire of the Printer.
WANTED, for a Gentleman's family, a good
COOK, that can be well recommended; such
a peifon may hear of apiece by applying to Hugh
Gaine.
Theatre.
This Evening, the 4th Inftanf,
Wdl be performed, a COMEDY, call'd
The Inconstant:
O R,
The Way to win Him.
To WHICH WILL BE ADDED,
A Farce, (never performed.here) call'd,
TH E
REPRISAL:
O R, THE
TARS of Old England.
The Chara^eis by Gentlemen ftne Army.
The Doors to be opened at 5. and the Way begin fere
c:fc!y at 7 o'clock.
No Ad.mi since behind the Scenes.
No Money will be t#ken a# the Door.
Tickets to b- pwchaled atth* iiweef regeftering
Place, to i the B # xes, for which Purpefe the ' le<k
win attend at M s. Petit's, next Door to the Thea
tre, from 11 o'Clock till 2, every Day alter the Play
is advertised.
The Gtmlrmen who have taken Places in the
Boxes, ate defi ed rf >fend their Servants at 4. o'Clock,
that they may b: fixel bes te the Doots aieone md.
Tickets to be had of Miff s Rivin?ton and G .
VIVANT REX ^'REGINA.
———^^#±%:^ei@,a^^
Wanted, a perlon as a 1 afOrtant to the Promp
ter. Any one qualified for that office, and whs can
be well recommended, will meet wish proper encou
rag-ment by apDving *0 the Mans q r s of the Theatre
FUBLICK AUCTION.
This Day at the Coffee House will be fold,
20 Barrels of foperfine Flour,
6 Barrels of Lamp Black,
12 Hampers ofc-cb!e Glouccfler Cheese,
1 Box of Buckrams, &c.
12 Firkins New Rose Bur.cr,
2 Barrels of Cherry Brandy,
A few Barrels Fork, and Bags of Bread,
With fundrv erher Articles.
^TTt22 NNOR.
To be SO L 1), at
PUBLIC AUCTION,
At the Metchant's Coffee-Houle,
To-morrow at 1 o'Clcck,
4000 Butheh of COARSE SALT,
Per bamp^ by
Thomas Ludlow, jun.
Thole Pedions v,hu are nefirous to accommo
date themUrves with
A complete Library,
May h. ve jg Opportunity, by attending
At Duncan, Barclay, and Co's.
Auction Room, No. 576, Hanover. Square;
On Ihurfday the 7th Inst.
At fix o'Clcck in the Evening,
^%7H2KE will begin the Sale of a large valuable
V, CoFaioti es 800 s, confining of Hdtory,
Voyages, Trave s, Pay he, Surgery, Mile Ilanrous
Pieces, &:.&c. motily new London Editions. Ihe
Sale to continue eveg Everting, till all ar. -fclJ,
N. B. Printed Catalogs $ may be had at their
Office anv Time before the Sale.
T-uTT ucTION.
This Day, at 11 o'Clock, at the Coffee house
Bridge will be fold,
A, Quantity of Turpentine Soap, and
A Quantity of Tallow iu final! Keggs o
TO-MORROW,
On Wells's Wharff,
20 Puncheons Windward Illand RUM.
At the Coffee-Houfe,
The Schooner JOLLY ROBBIN.
Inventory to be seen at cer Office.
Cunningham and Wardrop.
Public Auction.
To marrow, at 10 o'Clock precisely,
By James Inglis,
At his Office in Water-ftieet, No. 940, will
begin the Sale cf
AVery extensive and rich Variety of fiefh
imported British and Foreign
Dry GOODS.
TO BE S OLD;
A Very neat & convenient DWELLING HOUSE,
'' with two small tenements, in Beekman-ftreet,
commonly called Chapel-fbeet. For further parti
culars enquire of the Printer.
STOLEN or taken by nuftike, from Walton's
whaiff, a Thunk marked 8 in a diamond, No.
It, Whipped in ihe Blenheim, Capt. John Gordon:
Whoever has received the Did Trunk, or cm give
information of the Came to Mr. Joseph Brewer, at
Beekman's flip, or the Printer, so that the fame
may be recovered again, shall receive 10 guineas
reward.
Import'd in tec iDet trum London, and briyanenc Ca
tharine, from Glafg>w, aud to be fold by
Emanuel Walker,
At his store, No. J, Mill Greet,
A General and well chosen assortment of DRY
GOODS, by the piece or package, on the low
est terms. ALS O,
A choice parcel bacon, beef and mutton bams, double
and tingle gloucefter cheese, oatmeal, pickled tripe, tun
raisins, lemon shrub, a few cases London claret of fi.ft
quality, olives, capers, anchovies, pickled walnuts in jars,
aborted cases of pickles, containing soy, ketchup, French
beans, mangoes, mufinooms, &c. How's acid, Durham
mustard, turpentine soap, mould and dipt candles, and a
large aflcrtmcatsl wine gaffes, decanters, tumbler, &c.
I ftE Provincial Peforfs O^ct
[ ^L is temeved from jfioad IbeG L ^ fr
?BronJwav.
f ?f '""= B ~=~= Z =^==^^-to^^rt..^,,—^-Qw te .teL±Q ro ±.c T ; 4 Q.vri^^
.lu marrow at the Coffee-Houle, at i 1 ,
wHI be fold,
' ' ''''f" °' '* e^'H'g good French bear'd%
; &. 100 pieces ,f fine cambricks, in lots; a le/
pipes of geneva, fi it quilby,
Aliort 12 , 'clock will be fold,
I The Prize Brig SURPRISE,
1 Laying at the lower e ? u of Murray's whafef, quite
} new, an exte-ding faltlAle, well found, and in evety
;re; c& calculated for a ci urzerr
I P. M'bavitt.
By JOHN MCADAM, and Co.
Hus darn o''f<k tthe Bridge, will be fold,
DIR TY c & bill London porter, 1 hbds. loaf
^ figar, 30 c & white wine vinegar, 20 cares
pßkles, 20 cults claret, i ch. -It green anti 1 du. bolua
tea, 0 ing part of the brig Fly's cargo.
At the I.me ime, a quantity of prize goods,
Among winch are Ruflit and ravens duck, Rufat
fn-etings, ezrabmghs, blankets, glass and earthed
ware, paper, &c. &c.
O o ru'c • ck, at the Cuffee-Houf,
The beautiful and
Very faft fiijing Schooner NELSON,
V^th all he: f cure, as sh? now lies at rhe end
of Murray's w' a new villel, and well found in
every necrifoy L „ Inventory to be lien at their
office.
At the fame time a cargo of coarse salt. Sample
to be seen on board tire schooner Neikn, at Murray's
wh^if
On TuefJay at the bridpe, several packages of
hardwire, confiding of ch.lds, hand viles, lock,
gimblets, hanm©s, anvils, knives and forks, needles,
feiftars, vrire, flroe and knee buckles, coopers tools,
&c. fix barrels Chefh re cheese.
On Murray's wharf, 60 h^fieads choice Vir
gma tobacco.
LL perlons having any demands upon the
ell tte of the late Dr.Jscab Ogden, deceased,
are defined to furnifh the fubferiber with their ac
counts ; and all pe lons indebted to the laid estate,
are requested to make immediate payment to
ELIZABETH OGDEN, Executrix.
Jamaica Long 11l md, Nov. 13, i,so.
Pubhek Auction.
At te Coftee-Houfe this Day,
The Brig BETSEY,
As Ihe new lies at Hallet's Wharf, Burthen
about i6q tons. Inventory to be seen with
Daniel M'Cormicka
PU'BLIC Id UCLION7
A. the toft <-H u'e, TO-MORROW,
'^ 'WENiV puncheons of high proof Jamaica
4 fpirus, to ho>Ahmads of genuine Holland ge
neva, and 5 > ftail calks of choice brandy.
On Wednesday,
Four chests of Eugldh nylon tea, a quantity cf
mens fi,re fooes, and too firkins of Irilh butter, juit
impot ted.
Daniel KTCORMICK.
Public Auction.
At the Coffee-Houle on Wednesday next the
6th inil will be Sold,
The Ship R EMEMBRA NC E,
As ffie now lavs at the Wharf below the
Coffee-Houfe, Burthen about 240 tons, well
found in every Material, and a fait Sailer. In
ventory to be fcen with
Daniel McCormick.
SALES -BY AUCTION.
Tnis dry at 11 o'clock, near the Ceffee-Hou,&,
Will be fold,
By Duncan, Barclay, and Co.
40 firkins choice butter,
A few ba rols excellent powder fegar. &c.
~s-oTi);
SUNDRY lots of land situate near the hofyirai, in the
Broadway, fronting the White C,ndult House, and
1,; Antnony-ltree r , 1 homae-ftreet, Catharine-ftrect, and
Ann flreer, in :h, ci y of New-York. Ako to be foid,
thio icules,'one fiuate in Ma den-lane, near rhe Fly
market, and the other two tn William-Greet, in an excel
lent fund for a^y kind of business. Pepofals fur the
Gme, or any part thereof, will be received by JCH N
KELL Y, N<.343, Hanover-fquair: Who has a wa
ter.lot, fronting Cruger's wharf, to LET for 21 or 21
jars.
Hubert Van Wagenen,
At So. 976, Beckman's blip, has imp.j u aim # o- file,
ALurge and general apartment of ironmongery and
cutlery; emoDgft which are, mill, crofs-cu', filter
ing, hand, panntl, t^nnent, dovetail, f lh, frame, and
c muafs farvs, fifth's anvcls, vises, hammers, ftrew
plate-, files, rasps, &c. ca:p;nters .xes, adzes, hammers,
chizels, gouges, planes, ans plane irons, cemp^ffes, rules,
&c shoemakers ttenfils, locks and hinges of various
kinds and sizes, sheet iron, bellows, ffhand screw puliies,
scales and f, ale beams, Ihoe and knee buckles and chapes,
taylors notches and pressing irons, some choice sleigh belle,
brass and iron candlcftiks and fnefthrs, nails, tacks and
brads, curry combs and brumes, coffee mills, with many
other articles too tedious tn mention.
Juli imported and to be fold by
WILLIAM GRIGG,
At No. 171, Queen-Street, opposite M-jor Crosby's,
the following articles, confuting cf plate and jew
ellery:
TEA Kettles, plain and chafed, with stands and
lamps ; very elegant new fafhion tea pots, sugar
boxes, ditto milk urns, cream jugs and buckets,
salt cellars and shovels, mustard pots, Turin ladles
with plain and fluted bowls, table, detert, pap and
tea spoons, sugar tongs, a great variety of neweft+
filhione I shoe, knee and dock buckles; plain gold
coat and velt buttons, childrens coral and bells, cL.fps
and buckles, boatswains calls, and a very neat col
lection of japanned ware, viz. tea boards and waiters,
bread and fruit balkets, decanter Hands, &c. hone,
flioe, knee and hack buckles, gentlemens fancy and
locket rings, ear-rings, gold wires, gold watch seals,
garnet, pearl and enameled lockets, ditto shirt buc
kles, fliiit pins, very elegant heel mounted, and til
ver final! swords, fiver hangers, filter mounted
piHols, filveifoiths crucibles and blue pots, with
every othex article in his way.