The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1775-04-03 00:00:00, page 1

To Mr. Norton, Surgeon, in Golden Square,
London.
SIR, Guernsey, February 4, 1772.
IWas afflicted with a violent scorbutic humour,
upwards of 20 years, which affefted me as fol
ws: my legs, that were greatly swelled, were
covered with scabs and ulcers, which caused such a
heat I was unable to keep them in bed; neither
could I walk without a stick ; and notwithstanding
I used every means that could be thought of, such
as P ur g es > bathing in the sea, &c. I still grew worse;
insomuch that I thought I should have loft the use
of them ; but feeing one of your bills, and know
ing Mr. Stoddard, of Ash, in Kent, Who was cured
of the feurvy by the use of your drops, induced me
to apply to them, by which I have obtained a perfeft
Cure. You have my leave to publish this, in justice
to you, and for the benefit of others.
I am, Sir, your very humble Servant,
JOHN WILLIAMS, Cabinet Maker.
*f* The above medicines are fold, by James Ri
vington and Hugh Gaine, in New-York, at Twelve
Shillings per bottle;
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X A new Importation^
(Directly from PARIS) ^.
Of the above Pills,
A May now be had of ,8
HUGH GAINE,
^( In Boxes of 105.205. and 40s. each,+
ty Who has in his Hands a Letter from the
sos Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under X
her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which ^
A any Person may have the Perusal of by ap- )^
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^ Square.—Where the Public in general can be
ty supplied with most Sorts of
M Books and Stationary Ware.^
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SIR, Paris, Augufl 1, 1773.
IN Consequence of the Letter with which you have
honoured me, the 14th of June last, I have sent
you a small Box containing the Ante-Venereal Pills
you wrote for, and have been paid for the fame. In
the Box you will find a Certificate which proves that
the Pills I now fend are of my Composition : And
have the honour to be sincerely, Sir,
Your humble Servant,
W. KEYSER.
Mr. Gaine, Printer and
Bookseller, at New-York.
I The Widow of Joseph Adrian de Keyfer, Esq;
one of his Majesty's Pensioners and Provider for
the Military and other Hospitals of this Kingdom,
Do hereby Certify, to all whom it may con
cern, That the Boxes of ANTI-VENEREAL
PILLS now sent, are verily of my Composition ;
111 Truth of which, and to fatisfy all those who may
require it, I have given this Certificate. Sealed with
the Seal of my Arms, at Paris, theist of August,
'773^ W. KEYSER.
(seal.)
Monday, April 3, !„§. THE[No. 1225.]
N E ^- r O R K ra^^^ G A Z E T T E :
AND THE
W E E K L Y ilmtid, M E R C U R Y.
(Containing tbe frefbefl aobiccg foreign anti Donienift
TO BE SOLD,
THE lease of a lot of Ground,
with the store built thereon, being the lower
corner by the Albany pier; the lot is twenty-two and
half feet fronting the river, and thirty feet along the
pier; pays thirty Shillings a foot ground rent, or thirty
three pounds, fifteen /hillings, a year. The lease has
nineteen years to come from the firft of May next, then
the improvements to be valued. The store is new and
strong, three stories and a half high, with a good founda
tion ; a cellarmay be made under the whole. Enquire of
John Abeel. If not fold by the firft of May, it will
then be to let.
AT a Meeting of the Committee of Infpe&ion
for the Town of Fairfield, on the 21st Day of
March: Daniel Wheeler, Obadiah Platt, and Ebe
nezer Hall, all of said Fairfield, being duly notified
to appear before said Committee, and answer the
Complaints made against them; did not appear.
Whereupon the Committee proceeded to examine
the Evidences ; and upon a full and impartial Hearing
of them, they were unanimously of Opinion, That
the said Wheeler, Platt, and Hall, were guilty of a
Breach of the Association of the Continental Con
gress ; and that pursuant to the Directions of the
Congress, all Connections, Commerce, and Dealings,
ought to be withdrawn from them by every Friend of
his Country. And ordered, That the Clerk of this
Committee make this Judgment Public, that they
may be dealt with accordingly. Fairfield, 24th
March, 1775.
A true Copy, Test. THADDEUS BURR.
Clerk of the Committee.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 18s. per Cent.
a White Loaf of the fineft FLOUF, to weigh
A z ib. looz. I, for 4 Coppers.
Published ^th'March, 1775.
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
RICHARD DEAN E,
DISTI LLE R,
Living between the College and the North-River, in
Murray-Street, near Mount Pleasant, formerly
called Vauxhall ;
BEING fully convinced that for some Time part,
some Distillers in the City have undersold me in
Brandy, Geneva, and Cordials, and by that Means have
got some of my Customers ; I beg leave to inform the
Public, my Friends, and Customers, that I can afford to
fell said Liquors on as cheap Terms as any others can
theirs, of an equal Quality. I believe it cannot be
denied, that I was the firft Dirtiller that ever made Bran
dy and Geneva for Sale in this Province, and conse
quently have been the Means of introducing a Business
whereby the Country saves annually large Sums of Money
that must otherwise have gone to foreign Parts. To
convince the Public that my Terms of Sale will be as
reasonable as those of any other Person whatever; I
shall mention the Prices I will now fell at, and shall con
tinue to do so until I advertise to the contrary ; at the
fame Time, Ido allure all those who may incline to
favour me with their Custom, that if any Person fells
Liquors of equal Quality with mine, cheaper than the
Rates underneath, I will immediately fell lor the fame
Price, being fully determined not to be undersold by any
Person whatever. The great Demand for my Liquors in
most Parts of North-America, &-c. is a fufficient Proof
of their Excellence,
I will now sell as follows, for Cash.
Brandy and Gin atqs. zd. per Gallon ; Clove, Orange,
and Annifeed Waters, as aifo Dr. Stephens and All-Fours,
at zs. 6d. per Gallon.
Likewise, Rafberry and Cherry Brandy, Cherry Rum,
Shrub, Jamaica Spirits, Weft-India and New-York
Rum, Madeira and Teneriffe Wines, &c. on the most
reasonable 'Terms.
I am most gratefully thankful to my Friends and Cus
tomers for their many part Favours, and am determined to
use every means in my Power to continue their Friendship,
and though I have lowered the Prices of my Brandy,
Geneva, and Cordials con fiderably ; yet rtill make my
Brandy and Geneva of a full Quality, and high Proof as
usual ; nor shall I diminish the Goodness of my Cordials
in any refped whatever, being fully convinced that con
siderable Sales attended with quick Return, though small
Profits, will answer the desired End of the Public's
Very obliged,
Nezu-York, And most bumble Servant,
^ ril „ 1775. Richard deane.
And, whereas he has now on his Book upwards
of an hundred Houses, where, after due Notice, the
Owners have refufed to have their Chimnies swept in
Turn, faying, that they did not yet want fweepirg,
or that a Sweeper should be sent for, if wanted before
the next Turn came about. He therefore thinks it
necessary to remind them, that if by these Means, or
any other Fault of the Proprietors of Chimnies
under his Care, they should take Fire, that he is not
accountable for such Accident, happening without
any Fault of his.
It is now about ii Months since he began this
Business, in which Time, but three Fires have
happened among the Chimnies of his Subferibers ;
nor was he blameable on Account of any of these.
The firft was occasioned by a mere Accident in
the Kitchen Chimney of Mn Alexander Wallace:
The Subferiber not knowing that there were two
of the fame Name in the fame Street, sent his Clerk,
James Maxwell, to give Notice to Mr. Wallace that
his Chimney was to be swept in Turn. The Clerk
on Enquiry, was dueXed to the Houle of Alexander
Wallace, Tallow-Chandler, then lately dead : The
Widow faying her Husband being dead, she had no
Occasion of a Chimney Sweeper ; on which Report
the Name was erased from the Subferiber's Took.
He heard no more of the Matter till three Months
after this, when the Chimney of Mr. Wallace,
Merchant, (whom the Subferiber did not then know
to be one of his Customers) took Fire.
The second Accident of the kind was in the Chjm
ney of Mr. Gaine, who had been but abq^t hree
Months a Subferiber ; before that by the neglect of
former Sweepers, the Soot had been so caked and
hardened that the Sweeper cotild not break br loosen
it with his Scraper ; and cotild only sweep off the Part
that was loose and uncemented. After the hardened
Soot had been broke and loosened by the Fire, there
were nihe Pails full of it taken from the Chimney;
The third Accident was in the Chimney of Mr.
Rem Rapalje, in Crown-Street. About three Weeks
ago Notice was given at his House, that his Chimney
was to be swept in Turn ; and the Sweepers were
accordingly sent, but they were told that the Chimney
did not yet want sweeping and dismissed, whereby
the Chimney was exposed to the Accident that
happened in it this Day. But the Subferiber hopes
none of those Accidents will be imputed to him, as
he has constantly taken Care that the Bdfinefs of his
Office should be faithfully performed.
HERMAN ZEDWITZ.
Chimney-Office, 25th March, 1775.
TWO of the Chimnies under the Care of the
Subferiber, having lately taken fire, he finds
himfelf obliged to give this Notice to the Subferibers
of his Proposals for a Chimney-Office, That for
their own Security as well as his Reputation, it is
absolutely neceftary that they should permit their
Chimnies to be swept at the stated Times when their
Turns come about, according to the Terms of the
Proposals and Agreement before-mentioned ; other
wifeit will be ihipoffible for him to answer for the
Consequences; and in Case any of the Chimnies
under his Care should take Fire, he will be obliged
in his own Vindication, to shew that the Accident
did not happen thro' his Fault, and to publish the
Names of the Proprietors.
WANTE D,
A MAID SERVANT, who under-
hands cooking. Apply to the printer.
Monday, 49 Min. after ti
Tuesday, 37 Min. after 12
Wednefday,2s Min. after 1
Thursday, 12 Min. after 2
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 55 Min; after 2
Saturday, 43 Min. after 3
Sunday, 28 Min. after 4
Ne^u Moon next Friday.
As the intention of the benefactors and builders of this
stately edifice, is for preparing of youth to be ufeFul
members of the community, the greatest Care will be
taken not only to have them well inftrti&ed in the
branches of learning, which their parents reflectively
order, but also in the paths of virtue and morality : Care
also will be taken that they attend public worship at the
usual times of holding the fame, at the church to which
they severally belong, there being in the said town two
churches, one the Church of England, and the other
Presbyterian, the ministers of which, for the tithe being,
are always th be of the number of the said governors;
and it is hoped, that they with the other governors, will
give that attendance to the trust they have undertaken, as
will answer the laudable end proposed, and give ample
fatisfadioh to the patents and guardians of children sent
to the said academy.
N. B. The tuition money for teaching the learned
languages and branches of the mathematicks, is 51.
New-York currency, per annum.
Reading the English language, 8 (hillings per quarter.
Reading and writing English 10s. per quarter.
Reading, writing and arithmetic, 12s. per quarter;
Nozvark^ icnb March, 1775.
JOSEPH PEARSALL,
WATCH-MAKER,
Has removed from between Burling's and Beekman's-flip,
opposite Hugh Gaine's, Hanover-Square,
HAS FOR SALE,
EIGHT day clocks, in mahogany cases ; very elegant
spring ditto, in black ebony cases; clocks without
cases, gold and metal watches, a good assortment of silver
day of the month watches, and plain ditto of various
prices, warranted good.
Said Pearfall continues to repair clocks and watches, in
the best manner, and on reasonable terms.
THE House wherein Mr. Genter
now lives, on Hunter's Key, is to be LET, from
May next. Also, a store next to that occupied by Greg,
Cunningham, and Co, For Terms apply to Jacob Walton.
Albany, City-Hall, March 23, 1775.
WE the Subferibers now in a&ual Confinement, do
notify, to all our Creditors, that we intend to
Petition to the General Assembly of this Province, at
their next Session, for an A& to difeharge us from our
Debts, upon delivering up all our Estates, for the Benefit
of our Creditors, Arant Wempell, Thomas Wilson, John
Wheler, Amos Whoodworth, John V. Taffell, Phineas
Gage, Michael Lufk, Philip Bove and Thomas Smith
Diamond.-
WHEREAS Margaret, the Wife of the Sub
feriber, behaves in such a Manner, as to oblige
her Husband to forbid all Persons from trusting her on his
Account; as ne will pay no Debts of her contrasting from
the Date hereof, ROILLOF VAN HOUTEN.
New-York, April 3, 1775.
IV. That we have not, (nor for the future) will
not be concerned in any Case whatever, with any
unconstitutional Meafores.
The ACADEMY
LATELY erected in a healthy part of the pleasant
town of Newark, in New-Jersey, about eight miles
from the city of New-York, will on the third day of
April next, be fit for the reception of the masters, proper
for the inftru&ion of youth; and of such children as can
with conveniency lodge and board therein. There will
be taught the learned languages, and several branches of
the mathematicks: There will be also an English school
for the teaching of reading, writing, arithmetic, and
book-keeping in the usual and Italian methods. Different
rooms will be made use of for each branch of inftruaion;
and such as choose may have their children taught the
English tongue grammatically: The boys are separated
from the girls in the English school : those who can't
board in the academy may have good lodgings near the
fame in private families. The regulation and general
diredion of the inftruftion of the fchoiars will be under
the auspices of the governors of the academy, who will
from time to time infpeft the conduct of the several
niaders, and examine the improvements Of their pupilsin
learning.
Mfr. William Haddon, one long experienced by several
of the said governors, to be well qualified to teach the
learned languages and the mathematicks, will have the
fuperintendancy of the youth to be taught in those branches
of learning, and Robert Allen and Son, to have the care
and keeping the schools for the infraction of reading
writing, arithmetic and book-keeping, who have difthar
ged those trusts with great fatisfa&ion to their employers.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Precin& of
Hackinfack, in theCounty of Bergen, and Province
of New-Jersey, held pursuant to an A& of Assem
bly of the said Province, on Tuesday the 14th of
March, in the Year of our Lord, 1775.
THOMAS MOOR, Esq; chosen Chairman.
THIS Meeting being heartily grieved at the un
happy Disputes how subsisting between Great-
Britain and her American Colonies, and earnestly
wishing that the present miftinderftanding may be
removed, and such a reconciliation take Place, as
may be confident with the Dignity of Great-Britain,
and the true Interest of the Colonies. And being
unariimoully of Opinion, that it is the Duty of
every Loyal Subje& to adopt, and encourage the
most lenient Measures which may tend to heal, and
not inflame the present Differences.
We therefore, in order to contribute what is in
our Power to this salutary Purpose, and to shew our
Loyalty to our King, and Love to our Country,
Do Resolve,
111. That by humbly petitioning the Throne, is
the only salutary Means we can think of to remove
our present Grievances.
V. That we will support his Majesty's Civil
Officers in all their lawful Proceedings.
Sign'd by Thirty-Seven inhabitants.
I. That we are, and will continue to be Loyal
Subje&s to his Majesty King George, and that we
will venture our Lives and Fortunes to support the
Dignity of his Crown.
11. That we disavow all riotous Mobs whatsoever.
Wheat per Bufliel, 6s. od.
Flour, 16s. od.
Brown Bread, 15 S ° °''
Weft-India Rum, 3s. 4d.
New-England, do. 2s. 6d.
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Stigar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, is. id.
Molasses, 2s. od.
Beef per Barrel, 48s. od.
Pork, 655. od.
And whereas these Supervisors at a subsequent
public Meeting, called in their own Vindication, had
the Satisfaction to find that their Conduct met with
the entire Approbation of a large Majority , and
their former Proceedings were signed as such by those
who had not before been consulted upon it. And
they have moreover since had the additional Pleasure
to observe that notwithstanding all the Artifices used
by violent and defining Men, to pra&ife on the
easy Credulity of the good People of this County ;
their Conduct now nands juftified as well from the
wife and temperate Resolves of the true Representa
tives of this Colony, as from the Opinion of all
good Subjects, and real Lovers of Order, and Sub
ordination. Therefore, at a Time when so many
Diftri&s, &c. are mahifefting in a public Manner
their loyal Attachment to Government, in Opposition
to the fpeciotis Illusion, Indep. ndency, with which they
had been amused; the Grand Jury of a County
which has been foremoft in avowing its Sentiments,
could not pass over the present Opportunity that
offers, of bearing Testimony to the prudent Conduct,
and invariable Revolutions of their County, as a
refpe&able Part of which, they declare in few and
plain Words; but in the Language of Truth, that
they abhorred, and still do abhor all Measures
tending through partial Representation, to alienate
the Affe&icns of the Subje&s from the Crown ; or
by wreftihg the Intent and Meaning of a particular
AS tto draw in the Inhabitants cf a wide and
extensive Territory, to a dangerous and rebellious
Opposition to the Parent State, when exerting itfelf
to preserve that Obedience, without which no Slate
can exist ; in which Opinion they are strengthened by
the certain Knowledge that a large Body of them
have of the superior Advantage of the British Ccn
ftitution, not only over those, under which so many
of them were born, but with which they have been
in any wife acquainted; and that this excellent Con
stitution does appear to be in more Danger from the
intemperate Warmth, and dangerous Politicks of
ignorent Men, or crafty Republicans, than from any
Measures, which it appears to be either the Aim, or
Interest of Government to enforce.
Middlesex 7Q Y virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me
County. § directed, against the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements of, and belonging to Jacob Bergen,
jun. at the suit of his creditors, I have seized and taken
the grist-mill, with all the appurtenances thereunto
belonging; together with the houses and lots of land,
situate in Windsor, which I ffiall expose at public sale, on
Wednesday the 3d day of May next, at the said mills,
between 12 and 5 o'clock, P. M. All persons concerned
herein, will take this notice.
THOMAS SKINNER, Sheriff.
Declaration of tire Grand fury and Magifrates, &c.
at the Court of garter Seffiohs, at fobns-Toion,
March the 16th, 1773.
W'HEREAS the Supervisors of the several
Diftri&s in the County of Tryon, with the
entire Approbation of some of the most refpe&able
Perfonsin. that County for Character and Property,
did so early as June last by Letter to the Gentlemen
of the New-York Committee, decline entering into
the unhappy Dispute between Great-Britain and its
Colonies ; arid therein assigned their Reasons for so
doing, as according to their humble Conceptions it
did not appear to tend to the Violation of their Civil,
or Religious Rights, but merely regarded a single
Article of Commerce, which no Person was com
pelled to Purchase ; and which Persons of real Virtue
and Resolution might easily have avoided or dispensed
with ; instead of which the Inhabitants of one
Capital had committed an outrageous ar d unjuftifiable
A& on the private Property of the India Company,
and therefore appeared to be alone afß&cd by, or
really interested in the Measures then taking by King
and Parliament, in support of what was and is
deemed by many Persons of good Abilities and Integ
rity, its just Right and Prerogative, then necessarily
affected for the Preservation of Order, and due
Obedience to Government.
They do therefore Resolve to bear Faith, and true
Allegiance to their lawful Sovereign King George
the third, " And that in the true, and plain Serfe
of the Words," as they are, or ought to be com
monly understood, without that prevarication which
has often accompanied the fame Expressions from his
warmest Opponents. And as these have been the
Sentiments of the most referable People of this
County from the beginning, his Majesty's faithful
Grand Jurors will in any Extremity exert themselves
in the Support of Government, as Men, who whilst
they have a true Sense of generous Liberty, are
equally sensible of the just Claim he has to their
warmest Loyalty for the enjoyment of these Blessings
which his gentle Reign has afforded, and who are
heartily difyofed to give him the strongest Marks of it.
Signed by the Grand Jury.
Robert Wells, Foreman, Guy Johnson, ? T ,
Robert Picken, John Butler, J Judges.
Abraham Garrafon, John Johnson, 0 .
Henry Hare, Daniel Claus, , „ttant
Nicholas Felling, Jelles Fonda, ) Judges.
John Smith, Peter Ten Broeck,
Andrew Wemple, Joseph Chew,
John Bauman, Frederick Young,
Samuel Gardener, Adam Laucks, "
John Fonda, Rudolph Shomaker)"'"
John Davis, John Collim,
John Wolgimot, Alexander White, Sheriff;
Jacob Felling, Bryan Lefferty, Clerk,
Isaac Collier, D. Davis, 7 Attor-
James Scott, Walter Butler, j neys.
Michael Stoller,
David Quackenbulh,
John Flint,
And by a Number of the principal Freeholders
and Inhabitants.
Fine Salt, 3s. 3d
Coarse Salt, 3s. od
Bohea Tea, 4s. 6d
Indian Cornperßu. 3s. 4d