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Regulated Price of Ship Bread.
Four Pound fifteen Shillings per hundred weight.
XtOTICE is hereby given, that from and
after the thirteenth day of this month,
no baker, or other person whatever, shall aft,
demand or receive, any more or greater sums
than four pounds fifteen shillings currency,
per hundred weight, for ihip bread of the best
quality. Any person demanding or receiving
more than the above mentioned price, shall
forieit the sum of Five Pounds, over and
above the value of the ship bread so fold, to
the use of the poor of this city.
All persons that bake ship bread, are, here
by ordered to mark the biscuits with the initial
tetters of their names.
Andrew Elliot,
Superintendant-General.
David Mathews, Mayor.
Peter Dubois,
Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, New-York, Feb. 10, 1779.
Groen under my hand, at Head-Quarters, in
Neou-York, the 23d day of February, 1779.
H. °CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
JOHN SMITH, SecTyl
By hi 6 EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragement is here
by given to the possessors of farms and
gardens, to raise plentiful supplies of grain,
provifitns, vegetables, and forage. Whatever
person or persons shall presume to take away,
or destroy any part of the cattle, dock, or other
produce of any farm or garden, or do any
damage to the habitations, garden, orchards,
or lands: destroy or break down the fences,
shall, upon proof thereof, be most severely
punished. Complaint is to be made to the
Commandant of New-York, or to the officer
commanding the nearest poll of his Majesty's
troops.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
the Eighth Day of March, in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun
dred and Seventy-nine.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Sec'ry.
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies lying
on the Atlantic Ocean from Nova-Scotia to
Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PERMISSION will be granted to Loyal Sub
je&s, to inclofe and cultivate for their own
Benefit, Portions of the cleared Wood-lands,
and other uncultivated Lands of Persons not
under the Protection of Government on Loag-
Island and Staten-Island, and to ered tempora
ry Habitations thereon.
Certificates for the Character of those that
apply are to be produced at the Office of Po
lice, and transmitted to the Commandant.
New-York, March 6, 1779.
DANIEL JONES, M. G. C.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of ail his Majes
ty's Forces, within the Colonies laying on the
Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to Weft-
Flori^a, inclusive, ^Sc. (Sc. (Sc.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are several deserters
from his Majesty's troops, as well as
from the foreign troops under my command,
who are known to be serving with the Enemy,
and who from ajuft reflection upon the infamy
of bearing arms againfttheir Severelgn and
their country, would return to their duty,
did not the fear of punishment deter them : I do
hereby proclhima free pardon to every desert
er, of whatsoever rank or denomination, who
shall voluntarily surrender himfelf to any of
his Majesty's troops before the firft day of May
next.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at Eos. per Cent.
Published January 22, 1779.
A White Loa r of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
% lb. for 21 Coppers.
Monday, April 12, 1779/ T HE # fNo. 1434]
NEW-YORK &W< GAZETTE:
WEEKLY AI E R C URY
By order of hisEXCELLENCY
Containing the eaclicfl Sbbiceg
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
By Major-General JAMES ROBERTSON,
Commandant ofNew-York, &c.
A PROCLAMATION.
ALL Masters of ships or vessels, coming
into the harbour of the port of New-
York, immediately on their arrival (and before
they haul their vessels to the wharf,) are to en
ter at the Port Maker's Office, an account of
the powder they have on board, receive his
directions for storing the fame, and on no pre
tence whatever, to haul their vessels to the
wharf, till such entry is made, and the powder
delivered and stored agreeable to the Port
Matter's orders.
No ship or vessel to be hove down to burn,
at any wharf, without leave from the Port
Master, who will appoint wharfs proper for
the purpose.
No pitch, tar, turpentine, or any combusti
bles to be heated on any wharf, to the south
ward of Totten and Crofsfield's wharf.
No fire to be kept on board any ship or vessel
(along fide of any wharf,) on deck after fun
set; nor below the deck after nine o'clock at
night.
No pitch, tar, turpentine, or spirits, to be
left on any of the wharfs, but to be stored in
some fafe place, clear of danger from fire.
No ballast or any dirt, which is liable to
fink, to be hove overboard from any ship or
vessel, lying alongside the wharfs, nor to be
hove off the wharfs by any'perfon or persons.
No ship or vessel, while in the harbour, to
lay with jib-boom run out, nor fprit-fail-yard
across.
No done, brick, earth or timber, to be taken
off the wharfs, as ballast or fuel.
The ships in the East-River, and at the
wharfs, are not to ring their bells, unless to
make an alarm in case of fire.
The Pilots are hereby ordered to acquaint
all masters of vessels on their arrival of the
above orders and regulations. And,
All persons offending agaitft all, or any of
the above regulations, calculated solely for the
public advantage, may depend upon being
severely punished.
Given under my hand in the City of New-
York, the twentieth day of December,
1777, and in the 18th year of his Ma
jesty's reign.
James Robertson, M. G.
And Commandant of New-York.
By Command of the General,
John L. C. Roome, Secretary.
The above Proclamation of Major-General
Robertson, then Commandant of New-York,
has always continued in force. And you are
hereby ordered to fee this Proclamation duly
executed, in whatever concerns the fafety of
the city, the preservation of the wharfs, and
every other circumstance on shore. The wharfs
that are rebel property, are allotted for the use
of his Majesty's Navy, and vessels in the
King's service, but the fame rules in whatever
concers the fafety of the city, &c. are to be
observed.
New-York, March 27, 1779.
D.JONES,
Major- General Commandant.'
To Christopher Blundell, Gent. Master of
the Port of New-York, and Mr.
Anthony Kendal, his Deputy.
OThe Master of the Port's Office is kept
at No. 271, near Beekman's-Slip.—Hours of
attendance from ten until oneo'clock.
£&£:&d&a*!&z&l^! ^^^^^^lefed&j^
This Day are published.
By H. G A I N E,
And to be fold at his Book-Store in Hanover-Square,
LETTERS
WRITTEN BY
THE LATE RIGHT HONORABLE
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE
Earl of Chcfterfeld,
TO HIS SON,
PHILIP STANHOPE, Esq;
Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Drehlen.
SUperfine FLOUR, just im
ported, and frefh baked Ship
BREAD. A quantity to be fold.
Enquire at No. 512, Hanover-
Squaro.
Monday, 8 Min. after 6
Tuesday, 51 Min. aftei 6
Wednesday, 30 Min. after 7
Thursday, 19 Min. afterß
HIGH-WATER atNEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 9 Min. aftei 9
Saturday, 36 Min. after 9
Sunday. 48 Min. afte, 10
Full Moon the 16th.
JOHN PE L L,
At No. 181, ^ueen-Street, nearly ofepofae Beek.
man's Slip, has for sale,
BEST Irish beef and pork in barrels and tierces,
lamp and train oil in calks, best Ijams, Glou
c-rter and Chrftr e cheese, coffee by the calk, or
less quanify, loaf and brown fugsr, belt old Port,
sherry and claret wines, green and bohea Tms,
pepper, chocolate, spirits, rum, French and British
brandy, Hollands geneva in cases, Scotch fnaff in
bottles, large and small wraping paper, Writing
do. playing card*, cartile soap in boxes, French aid
Spanilh olives, Quince fiuce, fl ronce oil, pickled
onions, ketchup, p kins, anchovies, gallnuts, all
in bottles, belt mustard in 4 end % lb bottles, to
bacco, long and short pipes.
New Role butter, just imported from Cork in the
lift Fleet,
— To be SOL D,
Or, to C OVE R,
A T the house formerly Willi
'm Creed's, now the Parfon
^w#3ffl^ 'l''' "° e ""'' w '° from Jamaica,
in Queen's county, Long-Illand,
a beautiful full-blooded HORSE, upwards of 15
hands high, found, and without blemish, now 5
years old, got by Bully-Rock : This horse's
grand-dam beat every thing Hie ftar+ed agairft, and
his dam was got hv a Barb. 'Tis neediefs to fay
more of him, his figure foeaks the horse ; he was
bred in the Jerfies, by Dr. Peterson. The price for
each mare is a Hale-Johannes the season, the
caffi to be paid at the (table door; excellent pasture
for mares.
SILESIA, December 5.
THE Austrians continuing to harrafs
the troops, which are in the up
per part of this Duchy, frefh re
inforcements have been fene thi
ther. The King went there him
felf)and detached some regiments under the
Prince Hohenloe, which have had a rencoun
ter with the enemy, over which they obtained
a victory.
Fielding and Walker's Ladies Pocket Book, or
Polite Female Secretary for the Year 1779, embel
lished with 6 of the most fashionable Head Dresses in
the Year, 1778, by Mr. Evans, Hair-Dresser to her
Maje Sty.
1 he Ladies Compleat Pocket Book for the Yeap,
1778, containing a Variety of ufeful Tables, Songs,
ZEnigmas, Rebuses, &c. &c. and an Index to the
whole.
ANTICIPATION:
Containing the Substance of his M .y's most
gracious Speech to both H 6of P-- t, on the
Opening of the approaching Seflion, together with
a full and authentic Account of the Debates which
will take Place in the H-.-. e of C-- -s, on the
Motion of the Address, and the Amendment, with
Notes. Also,
A great Variety of English ALMANACKS,
in the most elegant Bindings, and some very neat far
the Ladies.
Martin's, and Salmon's Gazetteers, the Death of
Abel, Life of Col. Gardiner, Rollin's Ancient Hi-
Rory, 10 Vol®. Tillorfon's Sermons, 9 Vols. Qra.
mar on Metal,, Elaboratory laid open, Leland's
Hiftwry of Ireland, 4 Vols. Chesterfield's Letters, 4
Veils. &c. &c. Schrevelius's Lexicon, Cole's
Latin Dictionary, a great Variety of School Books,
with a Parcel of Maps and Charts.
Sold by said GAINE,
Baldwin's Daily Journal; or the Gentleman's
Merchant's and Tradesman's compleat Annual Ac
count Book, for the Pocket or Desk, for the Year of
our Lord, 177 g.
The Ladies Pocket Journal, or Toilet Assistant,
for the Year 1779. Embellished with a Plate of the
fa/hionable Diefles of the Year 1778, with a View
of Cox Heath, with the Military Duchess in her
Uniform.
IMPERIAL, and other
large.paper,
Superfinefolio and quarto
pod, gilt and plain, -
Ditto pro par,ria, fool's
cap paper, fine & second,
Ditto King's arms pot
paper, ditto,
Account books, various
sizes,
Orderly bonks for the
Gentlemen of the army,
Office quills and pens,
Belt sealing wax & wafers
Pewter Itandifhes, logger-/
heads, and leather ink
P°ts,
Very neat round rollers,
Sandand sand boxes,
Letter folders,
HUG H GAIN E,
At the Bible and Crown in Hanover-Square,
HAS FOR SALE,
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od.l
Flour, 80s. od.
Brown Bread, ,„. od.
Welt-India Rum, ss. 6J.1
New-England de. 4s. od.|
Files for counting houses.
Neat ass-skin memoran
dum books,
Penknives and razors,
Red tape for tying up pa
per's
Middleton's best pencils,
Excellent parchment,
Cartridge paper,
Ink powder, and ink cake
Harry and Merry Andrew
cuds,
Meffige cards,
Shining sand,
Receipt and memorandum
bois
Parchment prickers,
Black and red ink, and red
ink powder,
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufebvado Sugar, 51. ros.
Single refin'd ditto, is. ,I.^
Molasses, 2$ , 6;L
Beef per Barrel, fl. o dJ
Fork, 81. tos.|
foreign antiDemcaich.
Toulon, Dec. 6. The Chevalier de Fabry,
who has been indisposed, is so far recovered
as to receive visits from his friends. His
squadron is to be victualled for three months,
and is supposed it is intended to cruize in the
Mediterranean, where some English ships of
the line, are Rationed, which much annoy our
trade.
Paris, Dec. 19. According to a letter from
Marseilles, the famous Paoli, chief of the Mal
contents in Corsica, who so long disputed the
dominion of that island with us, has been taken
on board an English ship by one of our frigate
Hague, Dec. 20. We have received an ac
count, that the frigate, named the Alphen, c
36 guns, by some accident blew up in the road
of Curacoa, on September 15, when the ca?
tain, officers, 205 men, and some visitors from
on shore were killed, and some damage done
to other ships near her.
L OND O N.
War-Office, December, 26.
PRO MOTIONS
ift reg. dragoon guards. • Cranford,
gent, is appointed to be cornet, vice John
Molifon.
2d reg. dragoons. George Wilson, gen
cornet, vice Cutbert Swaddle.
ift reg. foot guards. Capt. Patrick Bellew,
captain of a company, vice Wm. Charles Fa;
rel Skeffington. George Keene Hayward
Couffmaker, lieutenant, vice Patrick Bellew
Alexander Grant, ensign, vice George Keen
Hayward Couffmaker.
Coldftream reg. foot guards. Lowther Pen
nington to be captain of a company, vice Wil
liam Wyndeam. George Calvert to be lieute
nant, vice Lowther Pennington. Wm. Wynd
ham, ensign, vice George Calvert.
3d reg. foot guards. - Innes, of ^Sth re
giment, ensign, vice Arthur Forrest.
ift reg. foot, ift battalion. James M'Gre
gor lieutenant, vice Charles Boyd. Joseph
Mackey ensign, vice James M'Gregor. 2d
battalion. James Lumfdale limit, colonel, vice
Wm. Dundas. Alexander Campbell major,
vice James Lumfdale. Alexander Irvine capt.
vice Alexander Campbell. Fielder King lieut.
vice Alexander Irvine.
2d. reg. foot. Lobert Raitt, captain lieute
nant, vice Edward Thorley. Thomas Parry
Jones, lieutenant, vice Robert Raitt. Frmicie
Carleton, lieutenant, vies Wm. A uguftus Cane.
sth reg. foot. Winfield Halton, of the
Derbyshire militia, ensign, vice Thomas Har
ris.
6th. reg. foot. Charles Howard Bulkeley,
ensign, vice John Macpherfon.
14th reg. foot. John Day, lieutenant, vice
Thomas Pitcairn. John Whitlocke, ensign,
vice John Day.
23d. reg. foot. Harry Calvert, second lieut.
vice Wm. Ogle Wallis. Ralph Markland,
second lieut. vice George Allison.
25th reg. foot. James Flint major, vice
Charles Home. Gerrard Fortcfcuo, captain,
vice James Flint. Patrick Brown, captain
lieutenant, vice Gerard Fortcfcue. — Wright,
lieutenant, vice Patrick Brown. At
kinson, ensign, vice • Wright. Wm.
Barry Wade, ensign, vice Thomas Maitland.
28th. reg. foot. John Owen, Ensign, vice
Maurice Greene Fcfting.
39th reg. foot. John M'Queen, ensign.
vice Thomas Lidderdale. Stephen Buckle,
lieutenant, vice Robert Baird. Stephens,
ensign, vice Stephen Buckle.
46th reg. foot. Boyle Alsworth, ensign,
vice Wm.Emerfon.
gift reg. foot. Chilholm, gent, en
sign, vice John Moore.
„d reg. foot. Loftus Cliffe, captain, vice
John Gordon.
„th reg. foot. Thomas Babington, ensign,
vice Robert Deighton.
58th reg. foot. Gregory, ensign, vice;
- — Innes.
63d reg. foot. Ambrose Wm. Barcroft,
ensign, vice David Rcbertfon.
75th reg. foot. Francis Mackay, from half
pay in the 60th reg. lieut. vice George C
Montagu.
70th reg. foot. Major Charles Hon.
2§th foot, lieutenant colonel, vice Ci^:;
Crolbie.
Both reg. foot. William Maxwell, of
foot, major.
Tine Salt, ±s. 6d
1 Coarse Salt, is. cd
Indian Corh perßu. 10s. od
ICoffee, is . cd
IChocolate, 16s. per Do