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It is now under confederation not to borrow
any money next ,year. The Treasury are to
get leave from Parliament to issue bonds or
bills to the extent of'ten millions, as they
shall have occasion for it, in furas of look
501. and 251. each, to bear intefeft at 5 per
cent, or 4 and i-half, like Exchequer bills.
These bills are to be made receivable for all
duties at the Custom-house, Excise, Stamp-
Office, Salt-Office, &c. and the interest due
on them to be all, wed to the time of payment.
This scheme will be a vast saving to the pub
lic, and at the fame time very convenient to
individuals, particularly to all the Collectors
of duties, who have all money in their hands
for some time, and who will find it very ad
vantageous to purchase these bills, even at a
finail premium, by which means they will be
making 5 per cent, for all the money which
ofta lies unemployed with them. And ail
that Government will have occasion to raise,
will be the fain of four or five hundred thou
sand pounds to pay the inteeft of these bills ;
two hundred thousand pounds of which are
already supplied, by the tedudion of twenty
millions of 4 per cents, which fall to three per
cent, at Christmas next; and, it is expected
the India Company will pay the remaining
three hundred thousand pouhds fcr the pro
longation oftheir charter. Such a plan will
astonish our enemies, and tend more to bring
about a peace than ha' a dozen of victories.
So ,eat was the refinance made by the
mercantile part of the Spaniards to the circu
lation of the new-fangled bills of State issued
by the government of Spain, that it was ne
cessary to enforce the circulation by every
means in the power of the Spanish administra
tion ; and therefore, by a late regulation,
those who refufe to accept the State bills in
payment, are rendered liable to a forfeiture
of 25 per cent, upon the sum tendered.
It is very currently reported, that frequent
couriers have lately passed between Madrid
and Versailles. The Spaniards are said to be
heartily tired of the war, and to wish for a
peace, in order that they may be able to at
tend to the infurfe&ions lately broken out in
South-America. However that may be, this
I can assure you, that the docks role to-day
two per cer.t. upon the strength of it.
Extract of a letter from Paris, Otlo. 13.
'' r fairs, it seems, have taken an unfa
vouraole turn in the Carolinas A lucky
Broke of desperation has given Lord Corn
wallis an advantage, which pushed on with
great vigour that officer has given proofs of,
may produce in the Southern Provinces a re
volution difficult to be balanced elsewhere.
“ There is room to believe that M. de la
Touche Treville's squadron will not leave
Brest so soon as was expeded. Orders have
been given for every regiment of foot to fur
mifh eighty volunteers, to go over with him to
America. Double that number have offered
themselves: they are to be commanded by
ferjeants and corporals only. The Court re
quires no officers.
“ It is no longer doubted here, that the
Count d'Estaing has taken the command of the
French and Spanish squadrons at Cadiz.
Saturday afternoon arrived in Leith Roads,
„s Majesty's ship Leander, of 50 guns. She
{ iled from Elfinure the Bth instant, as con
voy to the trade for Britain, in company with
a frigate, three armed ships, and a cutter.
On Monday the 1 6th current, came on at
Inverness the election of, a member to repre
sent that county in the enfaing Parliament,
when the Hou. Gen. Frafcr, of Lovat, was for
the fourth time, unanimously re-elected.
Yesterday stocks rose one and an half, and
this day they keep up; a circumstance which
seems to bespeak something favourable, either
from arms or negociation, to Great - Britain.
Anecdote of Lieut. Col, Tarleton. —Lord Corn
wallis has more than once, in his letters to
Government, spoken very favourably of this
officer when he was employed on actual service
(in which he has always been fuccefsful), both
as to his conduct and bravery, of which he
was so certain, that in the account received
by Captain Ross, the General fays,
" I fern Lieut. Col. Tarleton with „o men
Last Friday arrived th Ship Ruby, Capt. Rankin,
in eleven Weeks from Glafgo^w, by whom we
have the foliewing Advices.
Con/iantinople, Sept. z. It is pretended that
the Porte, being somewhat uneasy at the jour
ney of the Emperor to Peterfburgh, has en
quired of feverai foreign minifies, " If they
did not know the real motives of it ?" to which
the French Ambassador answered, " that the
journey of his Imperial Majesty ought to be
considered as a very indifferent thing." We
are ignorant what the Englilh Ambassador
anfivered on the occasion.
Paris, oa. 5. As we have heard nothing
lately for certain of M. de Guichen, we fear
he has not yet undertaken the siege of Jamaica
with the grand fleet. It is reported at present,
that he is gone with a squadron of five or fix
ships to reinforce M. de Ternay, and has taken
4 or 50C3 men to Ibengthen ML de Rocham
beau, in order to enable them to ad offenfively,
against New-York. M.de la Touche i reville
is set off for Bred to take the command of a
squadron defined for the Weft Indies. It is
thought that the troops which compofc these-
Cond division of M. de Rochambeau's corps,
will embark in this fleet.
From the London Gazette, October 17.
Vienna, Sept. 29. The Empress Queen is re
turned to this capital from Schlosihoff, in per
fed health.
Dresden, Oft. 4. Lail Saturday night, his
Serene Highness, with the Electoral family, re
turned to Dresden from Pilnitz for the winter.
LONDON, Odo. 17.
“ VII. That all the ports of America should
be open to all nations for a free trade."
NEW-YORK, January 15.
The New-Jersey Papers announce the Arrival
of 45 British Ships in the Chefapeak, the sth
of tnis Month.
We have no Reason to doubt the Vessels
above mentioned are those that failed from this
Port the 21st of December last under the Com
mand of General Arnold.
On Tuesday the 9th Inst. died PETER
MIDDLETON, m. d. who for 30 Years
pad pra&ifed Phyfick in this City with great
Reputation.— Sincere and candid in his pub
lick Profeffons,—warm and Ready in his pri
vate Attachments, —loyal, fixed and avowed
in his political Principles,—learned in his Pro
feffion and faithful in the Difeherge of its
Duties,—he possessed the warmett Affection of
his Friends, the Confidence and Esteem of his
Patients, and Refped from all Men.
We hear the late Hurricane has been severe
ly felt at New-Providence, and many small
Vcffels drove ashore and loft at that Place.
On Sunday Evening, the 7th Instant, was
married, Mr. James Selkrig, of this City,
Merchant, to Mrs. Gardner, a lady of a
very amiable character, formerly resident in
Newport, Rhode-Illand.
Our lad account from the Revolters are,
That they have quitted Trenton, and are re
treated to Prince-Town, where they have bet
ter Quarters, and stronger Ground ; that Col.
Cortiandt is now at Newark with 500 of the
Militia, in order to protest the judges of their
Court, now setting at that Place.
We hear there is a Ship at the Hook from
Liverpool.
^ Womens STUFF SHOES, and GOLO
SHOES, by the Trunk; also CHILDRENS
SHOES, to be fold. Enquire of H. Gaine.
A Person that will undertake to serve the fubferibers
for this Paper, in Town, will meet with Encouragement
by applying to Hugh Gaine.
A few Chests of the best English Hyfon,
Sufong, Congo, and Bohea Teas, to be fold
Enquire of Hugh Gaine.
VVYYV yVVVVVVVV'/VV--W
Barrack-Office, William-street, Jan. 11, 1781.
ALL Persons who have back orders from this
Office for Fuel, are requeued to fend imme
diately to the yards for the fame; for the time to
come every person is desired to call for their orders
weekly, or at fartheft once a fortnight, and not keep
the orders by them more than 14. days, as those de
tained longer will not be accepted ; it being found
(that unlefsFuel is drawn in a more regular manner)
impossible to know the state of the magazines, or as
certain the quantity in the garrison.
Extract of a letter from London, dated October 17.
" The folk wing abridged articles of agree
ment between the united dates of America,
and the powers of Eu ope, are said to confti*
tute a part of Mr. Laurens's papers:
Article I. That the Dutch, for the heln they
may lend towards American independence,
(hall again be put in possession of New-York
and Albany, which once belonged to them.
" T hat the Spaniards shall have the Savan
nah, an; the back parts of Georgia, as far as
the Miffifippi, .vhere they have already erected
some forts, and from whence they were once
driven by General Oglethorpe.
111. That the Portuguese, who once traded
much to Philadelphia and the Jerseys, shall
again have an open free trade to thole ports,
without duty on their wine, oranges, &c.
" IV. That the French shall have all Cana
da, Pifeataqua, and the lands e; ft of Quebec
and Annapolis Rcyal; by which me ns they
wiil drive the Englilh from Halifax, the New-
England people joining them ; that they shall
have Virginia and Connecticut, fr in whence
provisions of all kinds are and will be sent to j
their own Welt India islands, by which the :
Englilh I Bands and property there are and will
be rendered of less value: That the Spaniards,
Portuguese and French, shall have an open, I
free trade with Newfoundland, and ail the'
out ports, for curing filh, &c.
" V. That the Ruffians, not wanting masts, 1
pitch, tar, &c. which America supplies, hav-|
ing all these articles of their own growth,fhall !
have Cafco Bay, or some other eastern port, for /
docking and repairing their ships; and this ;
part of America being cold, will bell agree
with the Ruffian constitution.
'' VL That the Americans ffiall hold all the
back fectlements which Congress shall think
most advantageous for them, and all the towns
on or near the sea coast, and all the ports. And
as by stipulation the powers in quctlion will
thus mutually reap the benefit and advantages
of a free trade, and American indepe dence,
the fame powers, reciprocally allied, ffiall be
guarantees for each other, in case any power
should encroach upon the liberties or bounda
ries of another.
to destroy General Sumpter ;" though he
knew -he rebel General had double his num
ber, yet he was lure, if Tarleton could get,
up with him, he would do what he was or
dered. Lieut; Col.. Tarleton was a Captain
in the Liverpool Blues, but left that corps to
serve in America; he commands a corps cf
Light Horse, and his present rank of Lieut
Cul. is only for America. He is only 25 years
of age.
ARRIVED from Halifax, in the (loop Montreal,
Capt. Goddard, and for sale a tew spars of good
sizes and quality, and a quantity of boards and
plank, with some fifh. Enquire for John Porteous,
in Hanover-Square, or of the matter on board at
Cruger's Wharf,
EDINBURGH, Oaoberzi.
SPARS and LUMBER,
rTiQ-morrow, at it o'c'ock at the bridge will be
/ fold, 50 hampers cfcheefe, 84 fi;kins of but
ter, 100'0 wt. of Englilh hams, 20 boxes of soap, in
lots ; a few puncheons of Jamaica spirits, a few pun
cr ®s Weft In,ba rum, 3 pipe's of old geneva, a
quantity worded dockings and fear te> caps in lots.
P. M'DAVITT.
Public Au&ion.
To morrow at ten o'clock precisely,
By James Inglis,
At his Office, N 940, in Watcr-llre< t, will hepin
theft cf a ven exu?r,fi eand valuable variety of
Dry GOODS.
T -d, waning some wonrr.sge tee ^ppaiel.
—SALES BY AUCTION.
Ry DUNCAN, BARCLAY, and Co.
I HIS nay 11 o'clock near the bridge, a parcel old
fr te' n g> a f e " quarter calks red wine, a parcel
furniture, &c-.
PUBUCKTUCT^
By M'Adam, Watjon, and Co.
1 HIS day io o'clock at then au&ion room will be
4 fold, a valuable ^foftm^t ot dry goods, among
which are luteftrings, taffeties, peelongs, perfians,
laces, cloths, huffs, cambists, tewing lilks, womens
Ihaej, &c. &c.
On Tuesday, Murray's'wharf,
100 ho,jhea<is tobacco.
Public Audioil,
At the Coffee-Houfe, this Day,
16 Puncheons of choice sigh proof
JAMAICA SPIRITS.
TO-MORROW,
For the Benefit of the Underwriters,
A parcel of damaged looking gaffes,
Buckskin gloves, hai; powder.
Hardware, &c. &c.
Imported in the ship Vigilant, Captain O'Brien,
from Loudon.
Daniel M'Cormick.
Public Au&ion.
To-morrow, at 11 o'Clock- below the Coffee
House, will be fold,
go Boxes of Lemons,
20 Calks of choice Currants,
A Parcel of Slops belonging to a Privateer.
A Quantity of Seamen's Jackets. And,
Some Furnituie, with a few Pieces of Plate.
Templeton and Stewart.
Public Audion.
This Day at the Coffee-Houfe,
If fair weather, or tin next go d day will be f„ld
THIRTY barrels flour, 1000 ship bread, 2, fir
kins new butte", 4. barrels ugar, 2 hogfheßh
draught porter, a quantity of cheese, 10 cases ge
neva,and - few boxes soap and candles,and one dozen
of warranted silver watches
At ONE o'Clock,
The Sloop BETSE Y,
Laying below the C ffee-Houfe, burthen about
50 tons, well found in fails, anchors, and cables,
well calculated for a trading vcfle), fails remarkable
fall. Inventory to be seen at the time of sale.
BRYAN CONNOR.
PUBLIC AUCTIO N.
THIS DA Y,
At the Coffee-Houfe bridge, will be fold,
Y^IF TEEN puncheons high proof St. Ki.'s spirits,
£' 5 hhds. and to barrels best mufeovado sugar,
too firkins butter, 30 boxes turpentine soap.
Cunningham and Wardrop.
Imported in the Ih:p Ruby, from Glaigovty by
Galbreath and Thomson,
And for sale at their (tore No. 219, Qjeen street,
P ROW N soap, dipt and mould
^" candles, and dry goods as usual.
T UBL ICAUCTI
To-morrow, at 12 d'clock, will be fold at the Cuff e
H use, it not fold before at privatefale,
The Sloop VICTOR Y,
OF an easy draught of water, about 10 tons
burthen, a remarkable faft Tiler, is well feund,
lays at Mr. Vandam's wharf. Inventory to be
seen at the time^f sale.
Began and Dean.
TO BE SOLD,
S' Everal healthy NEGRO MEN and WOMEN,
who are sober, honest, and good servants, and
only fold for want of employ. For terms apply to
the Printer.
-JOSEPH TOTTEN,
Has imported in the (hip Vigilant,
BA Y S---red, green, and crimson ; tammies,
durants and (halloons; a few crates of Queen's
ware, which he will difyofe of reasonable.
He has likewise for sale, wholesale and retail, a
general assortment of dry goods suitable for the sea
son, rum and sugars by the hoglhead, flour by the
barrel, candles by the box,
JUST imported in the ihip RUBY, James Rankin,
master, from Glasgow, and for tale on reason
able terms, by
JOHN LIK L Y,
At Number 154, BROAD- W A Y,
Or on board the said ship lying at Hallet's Wharff,
FRESH flour, Irish butter,
Ditto beef, Chelhire cheese,
Mould and dipt candles,
London porter in bottles,
Port wine in pipes,
Sail cloth,.
Cordage, paints,
Oil, lampblack,
And a few chaldrons of coals.
It is requested that those gentlemen having goods
in the Ruby, whose names are not inserted in the
bills of lading, will mato@ themselves known to
Capt, Rankin,
Sales by Au&ion,
By Duncan, Barclay, and Co.
TO-MORROW,
Ptecifely at eleven o'clock, at their aua ; on-room.
No, 516, Hanovei-f]uare, will begin the file of a
large and very ehg nt assortment of va.uibie plate,
furniture, &c th? property of very genteel fa
mily going to Enopr, confittiig of
A N elegant silver epern, wi h a tea urn, two fet#
X I of catlors, two tea pots, three tankards, feve
rai pirol mugs, cans, sauce boats and falls, candle
sticks, with fouffers, hands and xtinguifhers, a
bread bafat, three c< fte pots, federal fd\es, bowls,
porringer s, J;fh ct -fles, milk pots, pails and la des,
soup spoons, feverai d< gen of table and tea spoors,
a dew Jdh, with lamp covers, several cases of silver
handled knives and forks, &c. Mahogany chains,
dining, bitakfaft and card tables, a ddk and book
cate, looking gkff s, feonces and giran-l es, Wilton
and Scotch carpets, gold and silver watches, a very
good spring clock of Tompion's make.
A variety f table and tea chin., glass, kitchen
furniture, &c. &c.
^VVQ cables and Anchors belong! x 1.. the ship
& Aurora, left off Char'eftown bar, the 47th and
18th of October last. --The fi ft had to the anchor,
a new bony rope, with a Cann buoy, about >OO fa
il mi of cable, about eleven inch, the yarns remarks
ably large, made in Ancona, as it was tarred in
the (frauds, the infile of the yarns are white, the
anchor from 9 to keCwt,
The other a new cable, never before let go, about
110 fathoms, the ya?ns pretty fine, about 54 in a
ninth ftiand, about it inch, the anchor about the
lame weight with the former, had an old buoy rope,
and a wooden buoy, both cables were plated in he
clincn.
As it is believed they were taken up by some of
Ihe fleet hen at arc! or off Charleftown bar. $
Whoever will give information of them to Captain
Thomas Vardill, Warden of the port, or to ides.
Gordon, Watchmaker, No. ^l9, Hanover fqu re,
that they may be recovered for the owners, will
<^e:<n a rev ty b tides he salvage.
LLpeifons tha ^ave at); ucma';;„a.yamit toe
\ elt ue of James Stewart, late of this ci/, mer
chant, deceabd, are dehred to fend them into the
fubfeuber ; And all pei sons indebted to the said
deceased, arc requeued to pay the fame immediately,
R STEWART Administratrix.
GOLD WATCHF ST
ANEA r Assortment, plain and jewelled, war^
ranted good, lately come to hard, to b p fed
by THOMAS GORDON, Watchmaker, in Hanc^
ver Squ are. Liktv I c , good fiver Watcucsoi hit
lerent Pices.
' I '° '" '''b a new dwelling house, I^o it^y
JL and a hdf high, with a fpaciuus lot, fruate
on Ciuger's Wha^ff. For Terms apply to John
Kehy, No. 84.3, Hanover fquu<, who has several
lots of land to et, pear the W! ehall.
Tuft imported in the ship Ruby fi om Glasgow,
By Thomas Buchanan, and Co.
And for sale on the lowest terms, at their lloic it
Qycen-Ifreet, No. 212,
rpKETI flout or barrels, bar iron, a few boxes
well allotted Id(h linens, mens coarse and fine
shoes, womens cJlimancoe (hues in trunks, and
other dry goods as ufuah
f'hey b^ve likewise for sale, port wine in pipes,
boglh/ads and quarter calks, with a few pipes of
exceeding high proof brandy, and a quantity of
Liverpool fair
nr^o b fold, a new two dory anJa href kici
A dw-ding-boufe, with aia tous yard, and a
goo I cihe n ; allo two flore-houf & & yaah adjoin
ing thereto, fituaied in Beekman's-ftreet, at the cor
ner or Gold-tireet, tire w idle in excellent good re
pair. Prop ids will be received by John Kelly,
No. 84.3, Hanevrr-fquire.
A ADEIR A, Port, 1
IVJL and L soon wines,
Old Jamaica spirits,
Weft India rum,
French brandy,
Holland geneva,
Cherry brandy,
Durham murtard,
Poland ftaich,
Cheshire cheese,
Small well affected trunk of perfumery.
be SOLD,
By JOHN STUART,
In Naflau-itreet, No. 30, at the sign of the Irish cow,
between Crown and Little-Queen-rtreets,
BACON hams, fmoak'd beef, Pennsylvania flour
by the hundred or left, cranberries, do. do.
Also a likely negro boy about 9 years old,
T s Obe fold at public vendue, on Friday the ig.lp
§ inst. nt 11 o'clock, on the premises ; a conve
nient DWELLING HOUSE, built on leafed ground
now i n the possession of John Sewyard, situate in De
pyrterfs street, near the Fly-Market, betweefl Water
Street and Brownejohn's wharf. If not fold that
day, then tu be let from the firft of Mav next. For
further particulars enquire at No. 216, corner of
Maiden-lane, Queen-street.
Large Pewter Cranes,
For 'Sale, at the meft eafena Ie Ra; , by
John and Augustus Nicoll,
No. 49, New-Dock, he.ween the Ferry-taLs ary)
B -wn j din's wharf; also
To be fold, the following Lands and Houses, part
of the Estate of John Troup, Esq;
A Beautiful farm at Jamaica, on Long-Island,
confiding of very rich meadow, wood-land,
and fait meadow, on which are two good dwelling
houses, with other convenient buildings; one of
which houses adjoins the main street, in a fine (land
for business ; the o her is suitable for a country feat,
having two gardens well fenced and a vatict" of fi uit
trees belonging thereto : The situation of this estate
is not only exceedingly pl afing, but remarkably
healthy, bring at a proper diitance from t;e Beaver
Pond. A final! house and lot of land on the road
leading from Jamaica to Fluffing, by Black Stump.
A two story and a half brick dwelling-houfr, and
one of the largett lots in the city of New York, now
in the occupation of M ffs Duncan, Barclay, and
Co. vendue masters, H mover-square. A house ad
joining thereto, possessed by Meffs Colgar & Crofe
and a dwelling-house and two tenements, with large
lots, in King-street. Popofals for the fame, or any
part thereof, will be received by John Kelly, No,
843, Hanover-fauare, who is jmpowfi^d to fell fe
fame.
Hyfon and bohea tea,
Loafand lump sugar,
Powder % muicovado do,
Mould and dipt candles,
Cartile and brown soap,
Chocolate, coffee,
Blacking cakes and balls,
Nutmegs,quills,
Long hair brooms,
Proof phials, brushes, &c.