The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-09-06 00:00:00, page 2

Junezz. On Tuesday last, as soon as the
Spanish Ambatfador delivered the refcript to
Lord Weymo th, the Great Seal was .ut to
dfpatches, (which were lying ready for the
pu pof) to the Courts fßerlin, Peterfburgh,
Copenhagen, and the Hague, to inform their
refpe&ful fubjeds of that event ; and it is sup
posed to claim the fulfilling of the treaties sub
sisting with Great- Britain
A nobleman of the fi ll diftindion is pre
paring to leave this kingdom, he being
charged with an in poitant commission to the
Em eror o Morocco, Presents, to the a
mount of tuo,cool. are now preparing to be
&nt to the above monarch, it bring deter
mined n. at all •v nts, bv government, to
ete rinto a treaty with the Emperor and to
prevail on him o wae war with the Spani
ards; a circumla ce which, if it should take
pl.ee, will cut out ufficient work for the
Dons, particularly in the Mediterranean,
Ceua and Oran, will soon fa 1 a prey to the
savage ferocity of the Moors.
Yest rday Gov. Johnft me took leave of the
K no at St James's, previous to his setting
ctffor Pl mouth, he being appointed to the
command of nine mips of the line, and is to
put to sea immediately, to cruize off the coast
of Portugal
A private letter from Hague fays, a rup
ture between Spain and Portugal seems no
longer a doubt : the Portugurfe Miniller at
P rs, it is added, has asked for his passports,
in orderto quit t@ county.
Letters tiom Lisbon assert, that the King of
P rtugal had caused it to be notified in express
^erms to the French and Spanish Ministers,
that it is not his intention, to adopt any mea
'iure which mav oblige him to break through
his teaties with Gre ^-Britain,
We are informed, that on Monday night a
Cabinet Com cil was held at Buckinghan-
H mfe, when his M presided in person,
aid acq it ed himfelf, in the knowledge of
pt brie arf irs, to the aftonilhment ?nc coafu
fi n of some Members prefect: he strongly
recommended unanimity, and the utmost ex
ertions in eveiv departement ; and declared he
was always ready, and willing, to employ
able men, without diftindion, for the honour
and intered if the kingdom.
Yeflerday at the Court of Drehers of the
Hn Est I dja Company, the following re
solutions tok place: That an addition of
three guineas to the pref nt bounty given by
government be advanced on the Company's
account to 2000 able seamen ; two guineas to
2000 ordinary fcamen, anu ore guinea and a
half to 2000 landsmen. And that three 74i un
fh'ps be built by the Company, and delivered
coinpleat to his M j< lly's proper officers.
Yellerday an express arrived from Br ; ftol at
the Admiralty with an offer from the merchants
of that city, of all the seamen in merchant
/hips ard privateers now lying in that port,
for rhe service f government at this very criti
&l time. It is said, that upwards of 1000 men
will be got by the above measure, all of them
sailors.
Sit William Meredith himfelf, in the House
of Commons, hinted thar an offer of the like
nature would be obtained from the merchants
of Liverpool.
A fubfeription is opened be the inhabitants
of the city and liberty of Weibuinfler, for
raifingand paying a regiment of 1000 men for
his M^jefly's service.
Orders are sent to the Lord Lieutenants of
all the counties throughout the kingdom, to
ilfue frefh warrants to impress men for the
paval service, and to convey them to the
nearest sea ports with the utmost dispatch.
As the impress on Wednesday was general
at all the sea ports in this kingdom, it is sup
posed that upwards of 10,000 have been im
pressed in that Ihort space of time.
I here are such numbers of Letters of Marque
applied for at the Admiralty from all parti,
that additic n I Clerks are employed to make
them out, w ich (hews that the spirit for pri
vateering never prevailed so much as it does
at this time, on account of the treachery of
France and Spain against England.
Yellerday advice was received, that the
Betsey letter of Marque, Capt. Fisher, be
^W^ t() Liverpool, has taken and carried
into that port, a small French Eaft-lndiaman,
called La Favar. She is about 250 tons bur
then, valued at 50.c001.
Th- Syren, a new frigate, of 40 guns,
just built at Newcallle, is commissioned, and
the command of her given to Capt- Todd,
who in the Cab: t sloop of war fooght so brave
ly under Sir James Wallace, when he drove
the French ships on ihare after the attack on
fcdey.
L"O'N D 0 N, June 17.
This mining fii^d fom St. Helen's, bis
M riertj'^ Ih-ps trie Tenderer and intrepid, to
jo n the grand 11 et.
rh: L>-a t'r'^ate of Ireland, in a letter to
h^s Grace the A chbilho> of Canterbury,
freaks in the n Tert serins of the faithful ad-
Le euce of ah denominations of the Roman
Vrmiicn a< well ot the clergy as laity, of
ba! nati m to the Bririlh Government.
.advice is received f r °in France, that a cer
tain perlon, well kno ^ in this city, who was
employed as one of Dr. Franklin's Secretaries,
i taken into custody in Pa is, and thrown in
to tne Baftile, for having ob ained, of some
m rchants of Bourdeaux, a large quantity of
goods, under pretence of fending them to
Amer ca, and .paying for them with forged
bills, on a house in Paris, which fraud was
not discover <1 till the vessels with the goods
hid been at sea above a fortnight, and he had
got on board an American Arp to follow
them.
Extraa of a Lit# from an Officer at Gem,
dated May 9.
" Yesterday morning we came in here to
take the forts and batteries belonging to the
French on this little illand, which is but 3
milesin ; rcumference; but previous to our
arrival here, the French received intelligence
of our fleet, by a Purtuguefe schooner which
failed from Madeira a fortnight before we did,
by which intelligence they knew our force, so
that they thought it the most prudent method
to abandon it, which they did, but had not
time to cary away their powder arid ball,
but left it behind them in two sloops an 1 a
schooner, which they also abandoned, but
they carried away moil of their cannon to Se
negal, which place they have, it is thought,
strongly fortified ; so that our Admiral dues
not intend going after them, b cause we can
not take the men of war there. Senegal is
about thirty miles dillamt from hence by land,
and this place is so exceeding warm, that our
foldicrs and seamen would not be able to drag
the cannon, &c. so great a dittance without
rhe assistance of hordes, which we have not.
Our Admiral has ordered his Majclty's ship
Vengeance, of 74 guns, and the Adzon
frigate of 44 guns, to Ila, here for a month,
to prevent the French from trading here,
and likewise to protest the fort of Goree
which we took, because we left troops there,
with several pieces of cannon. After the
above ships have flayed here their limited time,
they are co pr ceed to the Weft Indies. Our
Admiral has requeued a force to be sent fr>m
England, with proper carriages^ &c. to Se
negal. The French Gov rnor left Goree with
all his forces as soon as our fleet hove in fight,
so that we did not fire a gun ; but this morn
ing the n gr<s carried him as a prisoner on
board the Admiral, and he is fentto England
on board the cutter."
Portsmouth, June 23. The Thunderer and
Intrepid men of war, with the Southamp
ton frigate, are failed to join the grand fleet ;
also failed the Leviathan, of 50 guns, with
the Corke trade, and other vessels from Ireland.
The Formidable of 90 guns, the Malbo
rough, Terrible, Refolucion, and Culloden
of 74, and the Aident of 64, have all been
fbeathed with copper, and will fail out of the
harbour some day this week, to be ready to
receive the orders of the Admiralty : it is said
they are to join the grand fleet.
1 he French have now eight fail of men of
war of the line at Toulon ready for faa, which
are ordered to join the Brest fleet.
However difficult it may be to account for
the fact, if is very certain that government
has not yet received any account of a jun&ion
being formed between the French and panilh
fleets, nor is there any reason to imagine that
event has taken place, from the belt private
informations to be collected.
Notwithftandinq our rupture with Spain,
the Court of Madrid have ultimately refu fed
tojrin France, in her treaty with America,
declaring their views (hall be confined to a
redress of their own injuries received from
Great Britain, and to a Ariel compliance with
the terms of the Family compact.
We have it from undoub ed authority, that
the Cza ina is at this time using her "utmost
endeavours to mediate a reconciliation be
tween Great Britain and France,
Our Court, it is positively said, is now en
tering into a conditional treaty with the
Courts of Peterfburgh, Berlin, and Stock
holm.
Letters by way of France, fay, that the
Spaniards laid an embargo on our fliip. ,the very
morning their ambassador delivered the re
fcript to Lord Weymouth.
The following intelligence is conveyed to us
by a private letter received from Tetuan.
" The Barbary powers are to.furniffi fufficient
employ for Spain. The Spanish consul ar
Fez is certainly depofrd, and the court of
Spain have given the Emperor to underhand,
that they will fend no more presents till their
consul is received in due form, and reinstated
in his dignities.
In consequence of some private intelligence
received, orders are given for four of our bell
frigates to cruize two hundred leagues to the
wellward
The Earl of Bristol, it is confidently said,
went on purpose to his Majefly at the Levee
on Friday fall to offer his services, and we
hear is to have the command of a fleet. Ad
miral Edwards is sent for home, and is to be
relieved on the Newfoundland station by Ad
miral Montague.
Several Gentlemen lately returned from In
dia, have entered into a fuofcription to build
three frigates of 36 guns each, which when
completed are intended to be presented to his
Najefty.'
Some frefh inftrudions are sent from the
Admiralty, for the Commissioners of the dif
ferent !) >ck-Yards to expedite the fitting out
vof ten Hien of war, moll of which arc of the
line, to form a fleet of observation at Spit
head, or to be in rea^inefy to join Sir Charles
Hardy's fleet, a: the emergency of affairs may
require.
^?MM**H**^/*^#***H******^
TO BE SOLD,
By ADAM STEWART,
AND
JOHN ROWAN D,
No. I, Mill Street,
nEST mess beef, ditto pork, neats tongues, IriJb
" butter, fuperfine four, jhip bread, fine btJkets,
ditto barley, Jamaica spirits, Antigua rum turpen
tine and white soap, moult and dipt candles; like
wise, a quantity of German ant Scots ofnubu?gs,
rolls, broken and white Jheeting, Irtf lir.nens, checks,
boys and mens felt hats, W^jb anl Kendal cottons,
flatted rugs, ofraburgs, whited, brown and bleached
threads, fooes, Cc.
^ ffit Fxc-^.^cv
WILLIAM TK> ON, El^ire,
Governor, and Commander in Chief of i^efro-
Dinee ofl<ew 2 ork.andthe \&rrt!or # et depending
thereon tn America, Chancellor and Ktce dm^al
of the fame, and Major General in hit M^jeji) J
A^ my,
A PROCLAMATION.
I "HE Spanish Awbalfidor having lately by
Order ut hrs Court, presented a Decla
ration, avowing the holhle Intention of the
Cathoiick Kin; agrintt Great Britain and her
Dominions, and both Houles of Parliament
having prelentcd Addresses to his Majerty pal
fed nemine contradicente, containing the ful
lell I elbroony of their Loyalty and Aff.cti
on, and Ilcdfall Reflation to give their ut
mod support and Alliitance in the Prosecution
of such Measures as his Majesty Ihall think
necefiry to adopt on this Occasion : I have
thought proper to iflue this Proclamation for
the Information of his faithful Subjects in this
Province, that the King for maintaining the
Honour and Dignity of his Crown, and in
his paternal Affedi^n to his People, came to
an immediate Resolution to commence ^ uti
lities againll the Catholic King and his bub
jefls: That Authorities are arrived for grant
ing Letters as Marque, and until the fame are
obtained. 1 have it in Command to fignify the
Royal AlTurance to the Owners of all Ships
bearing Letters of Marque againit the French
King, and his Subjects, that h<sM.jefty will
conlider them as having a just Claim to the
King's Share of aU Ships and Property which
they may make Prize of.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at
New fork, the 2d D y of September, 1779.
Wm. IRYON.
By his Excellency's Command,
B. J. Johnson, Pro. Sec.
Publick Auction.
On Toeflay at 12 o'clock, on Hailet't Wharf, will
be Sold,
30 Hogsheads prime Elkridge TOBACCO.
Wednesday, at the Coffee-Houle,
The Schooner LARK.
Inventory to be seen at our Office.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
ForLONDON,
"' BRIG
IIffI&CORNELIA,
Charles Smith, Maller;
t Remarkable fall sailer,
and will depart with the
firft convey. For freight or passage, apply to
Murrav, Sanfom, & Co. or the Maller on
board, at Murray's wharf.
To be fold at publick Audion this Day, at
11 o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
One Hundred Cases of Geneva, and
Eight Puncheons of RUM.
By Thomas Ludlow, jun.
THOMAS WTiTEYT
T)RO POSES opening NIGHT SCHOOL, the totb
' infant, at the lower end of New-Street, where
young men, who are defrows of forwarding tbemfelves
tn she mos ufeJul parts of Reading, Writing, and
A ithmetic, may rely on the utmost attention being
paid them.
Wright Southgate,
No. 856, Hanover^quare,
Has imported, and now pining for sale, an affort
mentof fafhionable liiks, confining of
BRocades,
Tobints,
Mintuas,
Plain and changeable
Luteftriogs,
Striped Lutcltrings,
Rich black, white, and
blue Sattens,
Black, white, pink and
blue Pelongs,
Black, white, pink, blue,
& apple green Per fans,
India Perhams, a neat af
f>rtinent,
Yard wide, three quarter,
and half ell inodes,
White faifcnets,
Bl<ck silk ve vet,
Ribbons, a variety,
Silk ad thread Hose,
Thread Sattens,
Mdhenets, lilveiets and
Poplins,
B)mh^zine,
Italian Crape,
Book Mullins,
Jaconet, plain and flow
N. B. An Assortment of Sadlery and Chaise
HnnelL
Drugs and Medicines.
A frejh and general afforiment imported in the
; att fret, and to be fold by
De Normandie and Muirfon,
No. 214, Qyeen /beet, tbr&e doors above the
Fly-Market, in ivbich are,
LARGE q entities of otl of turpentine, Jesuit's
ba=k, hubi'b, opium, camphiie, James's
fever po dets, Turlington's balsam, Godfrey's cor
dial, Anderson's pills, Hooper's pills, Daffy's elixer,
Keyfer's pits Spanish fires, isinglass, volatile es
sence of lavender ftorly recommended for the
head-ach, flour of fulphur, camomile ilwen, salt
petre, mezeron root, &c. where medicine chests are
fitted up, with luitable directions, on the fh°rteft
notice, and physicians prescriptions put up in the
neatest manner.
WANTED, font toe nut mpeitatioii, S ay,
CanJlts, Mult rd, Nu:mtgs, Long P'pes,
London bottled Poster, B idol Cyder, Taunton Ale
Any one that has Utefe Thin s may hear of a
Cha/mat bv ap >lying to the Printer.
Young Man who can hare good Recommen
/? dations, ovou'a be glad of Employ a; Clerk
in any genteel Department. Enquire fH. Geune.
ered, corded & striped,
Cambricke,
Clear and long lawns,
N oikeens,
Chintzes and callicoes,
Linen Handkerchiefs,
Black and white Barce
lona Handkerchiefs,
Black and white cravats,
Muslin Apron ,
Fans, a neat aff>rtment,
Italian Flowers, Tiffany
and Foil,
Falh enable Beads and
B fonts,
Back Laceand E Qings,
Thread lace and E Igings
Joining thread Lace,
Blond Laces,
Dutch and Nottingham
Lace,
Durants, Camblets and
Timmies,
Dun Ik and Diaper table
Cloth and Napkins,
With a variety of other
articles.
^TCLEN or Pry d the ["'cf u f rtr
Jof Gen. Cr^ts pai ure, io Ih id.-,
Long 111 nd, a beaver coio ill IiORrE,
kith a wane face, black mane arid tad, has a
blaca tbipe on nis oack, 14 hands h gh, a nl
- hotter, the property of C'apQu < rey,
King's American Regiment Who^v^r w : J
bring the laid horie to Abraha n Rapaljer's,
at Buthwick, or Abraham Rapa!j e. at i\c~-
(Own, (hall receive Eight DoLar^ icw.ud, ad
ne qdelbons asked.,
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
DUN AWAY from the fahferiber, living at dmfk
" Ttwn, on Long Ifind, about 3 months a^o, a
negro man named AUGUSTUs abow 5 j+et 8 nicies
high a well Jet je"ow. bald on the taad, sow cf •
fpeecb, and uaderfands femething oj the foem fer's
bujinef, Whoever takes v, and icc oe;:Afa d jef
Im, Jo that be may be bad aga: 1, fiscal have the
above reward, and all charges par; by
JA.O3 3HLLS.
Jult nnpered, a^d 10 be told 1).
STEPHEN SANDS,
Waich-M^krr, N > .I'9. Qjeen-ttrpet,
✓ IPARIETr of pafefboe knee, and jtock buckles,
newsy fajhioned jboe ditto in fiver, gold and
garnet, mother oj pearl and enaneltd / andkerAre,
pins, plain and waived garnet and other finger rings,
mother oj pearl sock and knee buckles, broaches,
Jbeve buttons, bat buckles, f'ver need'e, tooth pick
end pencil cases plain, graven ana fitted jetyars
with or without cases, gold, fiver, mono, cyphr'd,
pebble, cornelian, chryful, and common feeve battens,
gilt, fiver, and mother of pearl pen runners ele
gant icrtoife fell inlaid, and enamel'd tooth pick cases
and fuelling bottles, fiver thimbles and fpocns, fee!
and mother 0, pearl bat pins, pajie bear pins, gentle
men and ladies Morocco pocket Loks, new es fajbicned
plated buckles, ladies and gentemeus toriojefell
combs, ivory Joldess plated candlejiicks and /alts,
hunting knives and JO'ks, plated, enamei'd, toitoge-
Jbell, paper, and japann'd fnuff boxes, feel and
japann'd tobacco boxes, tooth brujkes with fpunges,
plated fours, pinchbeck fooe, knee, and frock ruckles,
pen knives, razorsJciJfors fears, &c. lancets, and
fleams, firing and common fouffers, gold, fiver,
pinchbeck, and common watches feels, feel,, gilt,
and mother of pearl watch chains, fik braid, gilt,
feel fiver and brass watch kys, fever and metal
pendants, springs and gaffes, Jprings and buttons,
feel, gilt, and golibands, tnfde chains, dial prates,
&c.fiver and metal watches of various prices Jiroer
bandied knives and Jorks, ivoy and china do. cam
wood, and black ban led ditto tipp'd with fiver,
buck and common ditto, brajs ink pots and Juuntatn
pens, feak tongs and Jugar hatchets watch piers
and key rings, brass and iron secret padlocks, japan
ned and iron cam leficks, /pur, rowelis carpenters,
and jbeemakers hammers, Jhoe pinchers, knives,
tacks and awl blades, razors, frogs fates and pen
cils, White Chapel and common needier, toylors and
common thimbles, etwee cajes, feel and mtial knee
buckles, blow pipes, cat gut of alt fzes, cl Jet and
spring cork frews, leather and paper ink pots, nut
™B graters, childrens buckles, Dutch and pocket lock
ing g^fes, &c.
N. B. Clocks and Watches carefully repaired as
usual.
DONALD M <LEA N,
S % eon of the late 77th regiment,
Water-freet, No 6, weft of the Cojee-ksoufe, has
just received by the dally, Capt. Cenpar, the
Albion, Capt Frofl, and the Propped Capt.
Butter, a very large importation of
Genuine Drugs and Medicines,
Together with a great variety of chiiurgicai nrtiiu
ments of Wriggleworth's finishing, Sharp's splints,
rupture trusses, claltc vegetable bottles, pewter and
ivory syringes, bolus knives, small fcalts and weights,
marble mortars, surgeons fine lint, bougies.
Likewise come to hand, a choice cfLriion t.
Patent Medicines,
Together with the fallowing in fiequ?nt demand for
the use of genteel families, viz. orange flower and
role water, pearl barley, Ogo in grain and in pow
der, carraway aid annifteds, cinnamon, cloves,
place and nutmegs, sugar candy, isinglass, double
duelled lavender water, tffenee borgawot, egence
peppermint, &c.
N. B Square flint bottles with good ftoppeis,
from half a gallon to half a pint, g.een and white
vials, and gallipots of all fires.
WANTE D,
AS an APPREN TICE to agenteel business,
a lad from 13 to 18 years of age, that
can write a tolerable hand, and be well re
commended. Enquire of the printer.
FoT LONDON,
The SHIP
ally,
Henry Coupar, Commander,
WQfe^Rc — Lying at Cruger's wharf;
HAS neat accommodations for passengers,
and will be dispatched with the fi. ft
convoy. For freight or passage, apply to said
Commander, John Frankl n, or Samuel Frank
lin, No. 173, Queen-lireet; who has for sale,
an assortment of European Goods, good frefh
Flour in barrels, Candles and Soap, a few
tons of good Chalk, English Steel, Speed's
Iron, &c.
%^ arrived from Brita, and to he fold on board
the Ship CHAMPION, laying at Ledman'j
h barf,
SUPERFINE FLOUR,
BEST GLOUCESTER CHEESE,
KING'S ARMS CHEESE,
TAUNION 4l £,
RICH HEREFORDSHIRE CYDER,
LONDON PORTER, LO F SUGAR,
TRIPE AND BACON IN KE S.
For L ONDO N,
^' e "'> EDWARD,
^^mgmEFFiNGHAM Lawrence. fb»mwM>r,
Now Lying at ( ruger'sWharf, 0
HAS excfent Accommodations so? Ptfengers,
and will be diJpa chert by the fJt on n ',>
'For Frei bt or P.fage apply to Jaid Commands,
Thomas C. Hoi^ms, ot Samuel Frunkan.