The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-03-15 00:00:00, page 3

N F, W - Y C) R K, March 13.
' dday the Cork Fleet failed with a fair Wind ;
me Ship Maria, Captain Max, went Passenger,
Major M'Leod, and his Lady; this Gentleman is
the Laird of that Clan, and promoted to a Regiment
appointed to fail for East-India; allo the Rev. Mr.
Preston, Chaplain to the Cameronian or 26th Regi
ment, and Captain James Stephenson.
The following Paragraphs are literally extra&ed
from Mr. Goddard's Baltimore Advertiser, dated
February 16.
“ The Royal Army in Georgia having been join
^ ed by one thousand Men from Florida, tinder Col.
B ISS ^ TER R E, February j<
A large Dutch ihip was .brought to the
other day by the Adrairal Gambier privateer,
filled with soldiers bound to the Havannah.
Cbarleftowu, South-Cat oltnn, January 13.^
By an express arrived at Martinico from St.
Domingo, we learn that the taking of the
French fleet is confirmed, with this difference
that only nineteen were captured by two of
his Majettv's ihips.
A brig from Bolton, & a schooner from Port
au-Prince, not fufpeding the fleet at I ybee to
be an enemy's, ran into the midst of it, the
twenty ninth pad, and were taken.
Lalt week John Rose,. efq; of this town,
coming from his plantation at the fouthw^rd,
was taken by a small privateer from St. Au
gustine, commanded by John Macklin, alias
M'Lean; the fame privateer afterwards (last
Wednesday) took a ilpop going inland, with
flour, &c. for the army, as she was crossing
St. Helena found, and had before made a prize
of a French polacre coming from Beaufort hi
ther.
WilliamJburgb, in Virginia, Feb.
19. Nothing new has tranipired since odr
last, nor do we hear of any arrivals. The
price of all forts of merchandize increases dai
ly, as well as of every necessary of life, parti
cularly corn, flour, &c. which is very dis
tressing to a great part of the community.
From the Pennsylvania Evening Post,
of March i.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennsylva
nia. Monday Feb. 22, 1779- ° n motion,
ordered, That this house will, on Saturday
next, the 27th instant, take into coniider
ation the petitions and remonstrances from the
inhabitants of this Rate, refpecling the re
solves of the twenty eighth of Nov. last, for
calling a convention.
Saturday Feb. 29, <779° A. M. The
order of the day was called for and read.
The petitions and remonstrances of the in
habitants of this state, praying the house to
rescind the resolves of the 28th of Nov. 1778,
were then read a second time.
Thenumber of signers of the said petition
and remonstrances, being call up, appeared to
be 10,460.
A petition and remonstrance from 2,600 of
the inhabitants of Berks county, praying the
house to rescind their resolves with refpett to
the calling a convention,, were read, and or
dered to lie on the table.
A petition and remonstrance from 357 of
the inhabitants of Cumberland county, pray
ing the house to rescind their resolves, with re
fped to the calling a convention, were read
and ordered to lie on the table.
The house then proceeded to the business
direfled by the order for the day, to wit, the
consideration of the petitions and remonstran
ces for rescinding the resolves of the house of
the twenty eighth of Nov. 1778, refpe&ing the
knowing the sense of the people as to calling
a new convention. And after a conijderable
time spent in deliberation and debate thereon,
adjourned to half past three o'clock, P. M.
Eodem die, P. M. A petition and remon
strance from 154 inhabitants of Northham
ton county, praying the house to rescind the
resolves with refped to calling a convention
was read and ordered to lie on the table.
The house resumed the consideration of the
petitions and remonstrances of the inhabitants
of this state against calling a convention, and
after a considerable time spent in deliberation
and debate, agreed to the following resoluti
on, viz.
“ Whereas a resolve was passed by the
assembly of this commonwealth on the 28th
day of Nov. last, that the sense of the people
ihould be taken on the firft Tuesday of April
next, for and concerning the calling of a con
vention for the determination of certain
points in the constitution of this state.
“ And whereas a very considerable and
refpe&able number of the inhabitants of this
commonwealth are much diffatisfied with the
said refoiution, and have petitioned us that
the fame should be rescinded, or not be carried
into execution atthe time or in the manner
prescribed. Therefore refolded, That this
house do rescind the said resolves, and the said
resolves are hereby rescinded." Extract from
the minutes.
JOHN MORRIS, jun. C. G. A.
March 3. Yesterday Frederick Muhlenberg.
Henry Wynkoop, and James M'Lane, Efqs.
were elected delegates for this state in Congress,
ill the room of Edward Biddle and William
Clingan, Efqs. resigned, and Gen. Roberdeau,
vaofe time is expired.
[This Muhlenberg tuas lately a Clergyman of
tt.e Lutheran Congregation in this Town]
March 6 Webear the general assembly of
this state will, on Thursday the nth inst. take
into consideration what claims of the late pro
prietaries are incompatible with the liberties
^nd fafety of the inhabitants of this state.
BALTIMORE, Feb 23. We are inform
ed that the merchants of this town have had
several meetings of late, to confider the state
of their trade, which has futfered greatly by
the enemy's privateers; and that in conse
quence thereof, they have come to a resoluti
on of laying up all their velfels for some time.
Will POSITIVELY
Commence drawing on Monday the zzd in
stant, at the usual Place in William-Street,
under the infpeetion of Col. Isaac Corfa, Capt.
Linus King, and Mr. Frederick Rhinelander,
who are appointed by Authority for that pur
pose.
A FEW
TICKETS
Yet remain on hand, which are to be disposed
of by the Managers, &c. &c. &c. ,
Public Audion.
This Morning, 1 1 o'Clock,at the Bridge,will be fold
By John M'Adam, and Co.
40 Boxes Tallow Candles, 6 Cases of Claret,
xo Tierces of choice Mess Beef.
One o'Clock at the Coffee-Houfe,
The Schooner POLLY,
With all her Materials as she now lies at La's Wharf.
Also, the Schooner STARK,
As foe new lies at the End of Murray's Whaiff,
a new Veffel,well found, and fails remarkably salt.
Cn Tuesday, 11 o'Clock, on the Bridge,
14 . Carriage Guns, light 6 Pounders,
8 Do. do. 4 Pounders,
6 Swivels, and 6 Blundetbuffs,
28 Muskets, with Bayonets,
3 Barrels of Gun-powder, by the Sample.
With a Quantity of Round, Grape, double-headed,
& Swivel Shot, Cutlasses, Pikes, Hand Gianades,
a Drum, &c.
' On Wednesday
The Brig ACHILLES,
Now laying at Lot's Wharff ; a strong built Vessel,
well found in Sails, Anchors, Cables, &c. In
ventories of the above Vessels to be seen at John
M“Adam and Co's Office.
Public Ruffian.
At the Coffee-Houfe, this Day,
50 Cases of excellent Coniac Brandy,
A few Tierces of Ree,
10 Barrels of Powder Sugar,
I Pair of Carriage Guns, 4 Pounders,
I Pair ditto, 3 Pounders.
On TUESDAY,
6 Pipes genuine Madeira,
20 Pieces of Russia Duck, and,
A Parcel of Soap and Candles.
By DANIEL M'CORMICK.
Public Audion,
To-morrow, will be SOL D,
3 0 dozen Durham Mustard of the firft quality.
A few kegs frefh Lime Juice,
A pipe fine old French Brandy,
zoo barrels Tar, in lots of in barrels, lying on
Wells's-Whaiff.
One o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The Sloop BLACK JOKE,
A remarkable fine Bermudian, fails very fall, and
uncommonly well found. Inventory to be seen at
our office,
Cunningham and Wardrope.
" Prevoft, confined, when the last Accounts came
66 away, of fix thousand effective Men.
“ Admiral Byron, with eighteen Sail of the Line,
“ and many Frigates, had blocked up Count d'Ef
“ taing's Squadron in the Harbour of Port Royal, in
“ Martinico, while an Expedition was prosecuting
“ by the Britons, for dispossessing the Freach of the
" Island of Dominica."
The following is extracted from the Speech of
Mr. Rawlins Lowndes, Rebel Governor of South-
Carolina, to his Assembly on the 27th of January:
6< Our inveterate and obdurate Enemies are in
" Possession of Savannah, the Capital of Georgia,
" from whence, if not prevented, an easy Transition
“ may be made into this Country. This Situation
" of Danger, Gentlemen, calls for your molt fetious
66 Consideration. Our whole Force and Strength
“ should be exerted to stop the Progress of the Ene
" my. Government ought to be intruded with
“ ample Powers to enable it to aft vigorously and
" decisively in the present Conjunaure."
He then recommended a General Amnesty to the
deluded and seduced Inhabitants, and mentioned
that the Embargo had expired on tbe 12th of Janua
ry, the Embargo now in Force refpe&s only the
Prohibition on the Exportation of Provisions ; that
he had commiflioned Richard Richardson, Stephen
Bull, and Andrew Williamson, to be Brigadier Ge
nerals, and as their Affairs will in all Probability
be now managed bv Arms rather than Councils, he
hoped for a speedy Difmiflion from his Office of Go
vernor.
NEW- YOR K, March 15.
A certain warm Gentleman in the Country,
in Conversation with his Friend, lately said,
That he then had by him £.25,000 Congress
Money, and that he would commit the whole
to the Flames to be again connected with
Great Britain.
A Meeting of the Inhabitants of Philadel
phia was lately held at the State-House, in
Order to have the great News so long expelled
communicated to them ; but when they were
all assembled, they were shortly after dismissed,
and parted as wife as when they met.
Disputes run so high in Philadelphia, that
Mr. Timothy Matlock, Secretary to the Exe
cutive Council, has declared in Print, that
the Militia will not turn out as long as those
now in Power have the Command of Affairs;
and that some great Folks are in eminent
Danger of many about them.
Prizes sent in since our last.
Sloop New-Comet, Capt. Hews, from Vir
ginia, for St. Euftatia, with Tobacco and
Staves.
A WOMAN, with a young Breast of Milk is
willing to go into a Gentleman's House as a
Nurse. For farther Particulars apply to Hugh
Gaine.
Sloop Swift, Capt. Gold, from Baltimore
for St. Euftatia, with Tobacco.
New-York Poor Lottery
By BOW MAN and CODNER,
On Friday next, at IO o'Clock, at their Office,
No. 521, Hanover Square,
A Very large and Capital Aftortment of British,
lii/h, India, Russia, German and French
Goods, being the whole Stock in Trade of a Gentle
man who embarks for Europe the fiiM Opportunity.
Particulars in Thursday's Paper.
WbmOLlssr CHARTERED^r
GLASGOW,
THE Brigantine JOHN and WILLIAM, lying
at the Whaiff down from Coentie's Dock.
She is a strong found Vessel, about 120 T ns bur
then, well found, and fitted out for to Guns, and
6 Swivels. For Terms apply to PROUDFOOT
and BRYDEN, at their Store opposite to Mr.
Gaine's, where her Inventory may be seen.
The Polacre Ship UNION,
Also to be S OLD,
LYING at the Wallabovght. She is a new Ves
sel, eompleatly found, and fitted out ready to
go to Sea, burthen about 160 Tons, and would with
some Alterations suit exceedingly well for a Cruise.
For Terms apply as above,or Oapt.White cn board.
fuft publfaJ, and to le fold by
HUGH GAINE,
At his Book-Store in Hanover-Square,
The Young Clerk's
VADE MECUM:
OR,
Compleat LAW-TUTOR.
Being a ufful Colleaion of a great Variety of the
malt approved Piecedents in the Law, and adapt,
ed to almoit every Tranfaaion in Life wherein an
Attention to legal Founs is indispensably neces
sary.
And conffling chief, of
Bonds, Proceedings upon
Special Conditions, Distress for Rent,
Letters of Attor- Deeds,
nfy, Indentures,
Awards, Mortgages.
Articles of Agree- Marriage Articles
ment, Wills,
Bills of Sale, Finesand Recoveries
Contracts, 'Writs,
Covenants, Declarations and
Charter Parties, Proceedings at
Leases, Law.
Assignments,
To which is added,
A Collection of English
PRECEDENT S,
Relating to tbe Office of a fuflice of Peace.
A HOUSE, in a proper hand for business, for
. which will be given in exchange an elegant
house with (tables, coach-house, garden, &c. in an
agreeable p*rt of the cry. Enquire of the printer.
To be fold on very reasonable terms, tbe follow
ing ARTICLES, being tbe remainder of a
CARGO:
Loaf sugar,
A few dozen of Madeira wine in hampers, and
of old red and white port in calks of 4 dozen
each,-
Currants in jars,
Four calks of Bridol beer and Taunton ale, con-
taining 10 dozen each,
Window glass 12 by 10, 10 by 8, and 9 by 7,
Two bales penniftoues,
A bale of (hag,
A bale of Ihalloons,
Two bales of Duffils,
Two tierces of glue,
Two cases of writing paper,
White lead and Spanish brown,
One hogfcad warming pans,'
Corks,
Four fleets milled lead,
A small assortment of nails,
Enquire at FREDERICK W. GEYER's,
Hanover-Square.
Just imported from Newfoundland, in the Ship
AMBUSCADE, JOHN MUNNS, Mailer,
and to be fold by
HENRY WHITE,
Or the Maker on board, the following Articles,
of the best Quality:
DRY COD FISH,
Pickled COD FISH, in Barrels,
Pickled Herrings, in Barrels.
Will be fold, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The remarkable fall failing Privateer
GOLDEN PIPPEN,
As she now lies at Cruger's wharf, with all
her guns, powder, ffiot and other stores, may
be immediately sent on a cruize, having stores
in abundance, of every kind. Inventory to be
seen by applying to
Oliver Templeton.
Public /!uHio?t.
To-morrow, at 12 o'clock, on the wharf below
the Coffee-Houfe, will be fold, by
Jonathan Eilbeck,
The cargo of the sloop SWIFT, consisting
of between seventy and eighty hoglheads of
choice TOBACCO.
On WEDNESDAY,
At I o'clock, at the Merchants Coffee-Houfe,
will be fold,
The fine, new, faft-failing sloop SWIFT,
mounting one pair carriage guns : and four
swivels, built in Maryland, on rhe pilot boat
conftruaion. She is well found in every ma
terial, and may be fitted and sent to sea as a
privateer at a small expence. Inventory may
be seen on board, at any time before the sale.
Sale by AUCTION,
THIS D A Y,
To be leafed for a Term of Years,
TWO LOTTS of GROUND, formerly the
property of Mr. John Martin, deceased. The
lots are most pleasantly situated at the lower end of
the Broadway, and opposite the battery, having a
handfohae profpe& of the North and East Rivers:
They being near the Whitehall-Slip, where all the
boats frequent, as well from Long and Staten-
IHands, as from the Men of War and Tianfporfs,
renders it a meft advantageous place of buf.nefs.
Any person inclining to lease the above lotts either
Separate or together, may knew the terms by apply
ing to VALENTINE NUTTER, Stationer, oppo
site the Corfec-huufe.
VERY fine old Mrdeira
wine by the pipe,
quarter calk or dozen,
Ditto Sherry,
Ditto Lisbon,
Ditto Tcneriffe,
Ditto red port,
Claret by th dozen,
London porter by the hogs
head or dozen,
Taunton ale by the dozen,
Eagli/h cyder by ditto,
Old Jamaica spirits by the
hogshead or let's quantity,
Ditto cane spirits,
Ditto Well India rum,
Hollanc geneva,
French brandy, Shrub,
A neat aflortment of home
spun Gin end Brandv,
very little inferior to Hol
land or French,
All forts of the belt of Cor
dials,
By Authority.
To-monow will be PUBLISHED,
By Macdonald and Cameron,
Price, One Dollar, interleaved,
And to be fold at their Printing Office in Coppe-
Street; near the Fly Market; and at JAMES
ROBERTSON's, Stationary Store,oppofite Com
milLry Loring's,
A LIST of the General & Staff Officers,
and of the Officers in the Several British,
Foreign, and Provincial Regiments serving in Not th
America, under the Command of his Excellency
General
Sir Henry Clinton, K. B.
With the Dates of their Commissions as they rank
in each Corps and in the Army.
TO BE LET,
A Large brick HOU,SE, and a large STORE
adjoining, with good cellars under the pie
miles, a cittern, pump, garden, and a large yard,
a little behind Mr. Kiflick's. For further particu
lars, enquire of the printer.
sud published, by
JAMES HUMPHREYS, jun.
A N D
VALENTINE NUTTER,
And to be fold at Nutter's Stationery Store opposite
the Coffee-Houfe,
The DUENNA,
A new Com'c Opera, as pet for med at the Theatre
Royal in Covent Garden.
The Publishers think it needle's to fay any Thing
more in Favour of this celebrated Per'otmance, than
that it had a Run of Sixty-two Nights hit Winter in
London.
PHILIP KISIC K,
Vintner and Disitller,
Atthe upper end of Qceen-ftreet, has for sale at his
house, No. 125,
Benjamin Huggett,
At No. 44, Nafaz-freet, has for sale on the
mos reafnable terms.
All Gentlemen Volunteers,
WHO v.ifh to serve his Majesty, in the noted
Loyal Battalion of New-Jersey Volunteers,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
Joseph Barton, for two years, or during the
present wanton rebellion, (hall on their being mufler
ed, and approved of by the Infpeflor General, re
ceive TWENTY DOLLARS bounty, and every
thing necessary to compleat a gentleman Soldier.
The above bounty will be given to those who enter
before the firlt day of May next: All who are de
sirous of entering in the above corps, are requested
to repair to the quarters of the regiment on Staten-
Illand, or to Col. Barton's quarters in Dock-lk eet,
No. 330, New-York, where an officer will a; cud to
receive them.
M^ A F
Llbon, !^
Teneriffe, >Z
Port,
Claret, and
Sweet
OH Jamaica spirits of
excellent flavour for
punch,
Good Weft-India rum,
Bett Coniac and common
brandy,
Holland geneva,
Common ditto,
Annifeed and other cor
dials,
Mulafles,
Green and bohea tea,
Loa', lump, powder, and,
Mufeovado fuga,
Vinegar,
Sweet oil,
Caftile and white soap,
Candles,
Cinnamon, cloves, mace,
and nutmegs,
Molasses,
Single and double refined
loaf sugar,
Mufeovado sugar by the bar
rel cr Irfs quantity,
Belt hyfon and bohea tea,
Bell cheffiite and Gloucester
cheese,
Best caftile soap by the box,
, or left quantity,
Common ditto,
Sandlesby the box or less
quantity,
, Scotch barley,
Spermaceti candles by the
box,
Mens beaver hats,
Otenbrigs,
Corks,
Long pipes, pepper,
lAlllpice, cinnamon,
[Cloves,
[Mace,
[Nutmegs,
Whole and ground pep
per and alfpice,
Mustard,
Tamarinds,
Raisins,
Briket l^lt,
Candle wick,
Starch, indigo, and fig
hlue,
Widow Schuyler's belt
chocolate, by the bax
or less quantity,
Green coffee,
A few very neat tureens,
Long and Ihort pipes,
Roll and paper'd tobacco,
Strong wrapping paper at
Bs. 6d. per ream, and
the quantity,
Snuff in bladders,
Co ks, Nails,
Blankets,
Coarse and fine salt,
Lime for masons work,
London porter,
A few hundred feet of
boards and timber, &c.