The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-01-20 00:00:00, page 3

£AM ATI ON,
AJOR GENERAL
^S ROBERTSON.
^AS there is Ground to believe
\he Rebels, not fatisfied with the
f Part of the City; entertain De
/ ting the Rest: And it is thought
Jh to infpe& all the Parts of the City
^fo'nd Incendiaries, and to ftifle Fires
before they rife to a dangerous Height, might
be a necessary and proper Means to prevent
such a Calamity.
fyny of the principal Inhabitants have ap
plied to me to form such a Watch, and have
all offered to watch in Person.
I do therefore require and direst, That all
Persons may take a Partin this Matter, and turn
out to watch when called for, A Sense of Duty
and Interest will lead all good Subjects and Citi
zens cheerfully to give their Attendance.
Any who refufe to take Part in preferying the
City, will bejudged unworthy to inhabit ir.
I have appointed Persons to summon and Su
perintend the Watch of each Ward; and the
Number of Men to be given by each is subjoined.
JAMES ROBERTSON,
Major General,
Commander in New-York.
Out-Ward. 7 T ° f ° rnilh ^
George Shaw, >4 Men g^
David H. Mallows. J each Night. ^
MontgomeryWardr^
Normand Tolmie, ( Do _
Daniel Aymar, < '° ^^
Francis Cooley. J ^O
orc
North-Ward. 1
James Aymar, ( go
Martin Cregeir. J
Weft-Ward. i
David Fenton, > 6 Do.
John Amory. J ^
South-Ward. 7 J
Edward Nicoll. ? ' ° o
Dock-Ward. ) ^j
_ IX7 r 10 Do.
Tames Wells, )
East-Ward. 1
Jeronimous Alstyne, ^
Thomas Brownejohn,|^
Valentine Nutter, I
John Davan, { 16 Do#
Charles White, °
Peter M'Lean, • ^
Stephen Reeves. J So^
COPY OF
GENERAL ORDERS,
January ie, 1777-
THE Owners 01 Public Houses, having
Sailors or Soldiers in their H uses after 8
e'Clock, will be committed to the Provost,
and the Furniture of their Houles forfeited ;
and the Fires and Lights are to be put out in
all Public-Houses, at 9 at Night.
WILLIAM BAMFORD,
Town-Major.
WHEREAS many Complaints are made
by the Inhabitants that BREAD is
become extravagantly high, either from the
Exaction of Bakers or Foreftallers, it is be
come necessary to renew a Mode that was for
merly followed in this Place, of fixing an Assize.
The Price of the best Flour being now Thirty
Shillings the Hundred, and that of Fuel and
Labour considerably increased, I find that it is
the Opinion of the most refpedable Inhabitants
that a Loaf of Bread of the fined Flour, weigh
ing Three Pounds Four Ounces, fhculd be fold
for Fourteen Coppers, and in the fame Propor
tion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
Any Perlon who exacts more will be taken
into Custody, and the Bread in their Pofleffion
will be given to the Poor.
JAMES ROBERTSON.
New-York, 10th Jan. 1777.
W'HEREAS by a former Proclamation, the
Inhabitants then in New-York, and all
such as might afterwards come into the Place,
were required to enter their own and Families
Names at my Office, and it was directed, that
every. Houfhelder ffiould give Notice there, of
the Arrival of any Stranger he admitted into
his House.
As it is fufpeded there are now many Persons
in Town who have not complied with this
Regulation, that they who from Ignorance and
Want of Attention may not be confounded with
those who lurk about the Town with Views of
destroying it, the Notice is repeated; and all
Persons who do not comply with the Regulation
before Tuesday Morning, will be considered as
bad Subjt&s and bad Citizens.
Jamls Robertson, Major Gen.
New-York, Jan. 17, 1777.
"SMITH and'DEl N^
SILK DYERS and SCOURERS,
Late es the Broad-Way, have removed into Maiden-
Lane, below the Ofwege-Market :
WHERE they carry on their business as usual.
Ladies and Gentlemen who please to favour
them with their Orders may depend on having them ex
ecuted in the best and neatest manner.
Also, Copperas and Allum to be fold.
WEST- INDIAN RUM,
Or Different Qualities,
Obe SOLD on board the doep Admiral Young,
A lying at the Albany Pier. Inquire for Mr. Robefen,
at Debtor Harrifen's o,polite ta the Cecities market.
GAIN E's k
NEW - Y ORK
POCKET ALMANACK,
FOR THE YEAR 1777,
Is THIS DAY Published, e
And may be had (together with Hutchins's
Common or Bo»k Almanack)
At mis PRINTING-OFFICE and Book-Store,
At the Bible and Crown in Hanover Square.'
LT'S A L^ ~
T,OURTEEN pipesand (even hoglheads of genuine
MADEIRA WINK.
-f4f As the owner of laid Winks intends soon to
leave this place ; therefore, whoever inclines to purchase
the whole, or a part, may expert to have a good bargain.
For'informrtion, apply to Mr. James Barkley, opposite
Coenfea market.
THREE DOLLARS Reward.
RUN AWAY from Richard Harris in Little Qieen
flreet, next door to the Scotch meeting house, a
young negro boy named Daniel, about nine years of age,
the top part of his left ear is thicker than his right, his
hairon his head very thin, and is vary small for his age ;
had on when he went away, an old brown furtout coat,
and a cotton check shirt. Whoever will bring the said
negro boy home to his master, (hall have the above reward.
A Plain Pinchbeck WATCH, with tortoi feffiell
case, maker's name, Joe Dounes, London, 3176.
Whoever brings it to the New-York coffee-houfe, (hall
have One Dollar Reward.
pQ^ A T - E s ,,
From HALIFA X,
AT SE^EN SHILLINGS a bufh:l sterling, to be
had an board the Lady Gage, at Wells's wharf,
upon Cruger's dock.
LOTT;STOLEN,'
FROM the floor Per lv and Hannah, lying in the
New flip; a BOAT, about fourteen feet keel,
marked, j. W. in theinfide of the stern. Whoever brings
the BOAT, or gives intelligence, so that it m„ be had
again, shall have Five Dollars, by applying to the
Mayor of the city.
MADEIRA and Lisbon Wines,iu hogshead% pipes
and quarter calks, to be SOLD on board the
snow Seven Brothers, Cornelius Donaven, mas
ter, now lying at Murray's wharf: The wines are of the
New- York quality, and three years old.
WANTS a PLACE;
A Young Man, who writes a good hand, and can.
be well recommended; he roll be willing to serve
as a Clerk to a Merchant, or in some public office,
Inquire of the Printer.
TftrHTTTnTwTA T-TT-
Cabinet and Chair Maker,
IN William street, near Maiden-lane, at the 6gn ofthe
Chair, who carries on his business as usual, in its
Idifferent branches, and has at prefect for sale, an aflort
-I"raent of ready made mahogany howfhold furniture, which
I may be had en the ffierteft notice, viz. Duffing tablet,
I one set of chairs, dining tables, breakfaft ditto, card ditto,
I tea tables and tea flands.
! Has for SALE, ,t his house, No. 207, in Q^een-ftreet,
near the Fly-market, New-York,
CHOICE old Madeira wine, port wine in bottles, cla
ret in ditto, old hock in ditto, Shone's best porter
in vitto, old Jamaica spirits, Weft-India rum, Nantz
brandy, best Holland Geneva in cases, best hyfon tea,
green and bohea ditto, best green coffee, chocolate, pep
per, mustard, sweet oil, cartile soap, double refined sugar,
single ditto ditto, Mufeovade ditto.
AFem ale Slave, that can do the necessary business
of a family ; can bake and brew, is a clean wash
er, and a good plain cook. She will be warranted sober
and honest. Inquire of Hugh Gaine.
L $ ——
:On Wednesday evening the 15th instant, between New-
York and Turtle-bay,
FIFTY-EIGHT pair of TroWsers ready cutout for
making, with mens names on each pair, with three
quarters ofa pound of brown thread tied up in a sack.
Whoever will bring the fame to Serjeant Gordon, at the
store-house of the Royal Welsh Fuzileers, in Crown
ftreet, shall receive TEN DOLLARS reward, and no
questions afk<d.
JOHN STEVENSON,
In Water, street, at the house where John Morton,
formerly lived, between the Coffee-houfe and the Did
Slip,Bridge, the following articles, viz
LOW priced yard-wide Irish linens, ditto dowlas, dit
to, sheeting, Russia drabs, German oznabrigs, Sail
cloth, and faiT twine, printed cottons, calicoes, apron
checks, striped holland, corduroy, pillow fuftian, black
cantoon for breeches, check handkerchiefs, silk lungee
ditto, oznabrigs thread, bleached ditto, coloured ditto,
fine ounce ditto, tapes, needles and pins, men and wo
men's worsted and thread Dockings, felt hats, writing
paper, ink powder, leather in hides, ready made watch
coats and jackets, cordage, leading lines, filing ditto,
seine twine, horn cembt. fifli hocks, fail needles, palms,
shoe, knee, and flock buckles, razors, knives and forks,
frfffars, and other kinds of cutlery, tobacco pipes, fnuff
in bottles, leaf tobacco, black pepper, hyfon and bohea
tea, Poland starch, almonds, prunes, currants, cinnamon,
nutmegs, cloves, mace, sago, falop, mustard, Florence oil,
sweet ditto, clare% Jrfuit's bark, Stoughton's bitters,
rhubarb, tartar emetic, barley in kegs, candles in boxes,
pewter poringers, tin ware, and 'boxes of tin, English
and German steel, broad axes, handGws.hammers,fpades,
fleel.yards, rails, from 3d to zod, neat's tongues.
HAS FOR SALE,
At his store opposite Richard Saufe's, near the Fly mar
ket in Water ftyeet,
RED port wine io bottler, Liverpool beer in ditto,
Cheshire and Gloucefler cheese, mould and dipped
candles, best English soap, men and womens fhees of all
forts, all forts of worsted and yarn flockings, fit for the ar
my, men's milled yarn mitts, flops of all forts, ready
made up, Kilmarnock caps, fuperfirfe broad cloths, fhal
loons, buckram, buttons, and other trimmings, black and
spotted velvets, quality binding of all forts and colours,
black silk breeches patterns, clouded silk waistcoat ditto,
black, crimson, and cloth coloured ditto, gold and silver
hat bands for officers, gold cord ditto, gold and silver knee
garters, best double and twisted camblets, black draboy,
crapes, poflips, fluffs, calamancoes, tammies, durants,
dorfeteens and everlastings, chintzes and callicoes, damask
table cloths, blue and white copper plate, black and
white silk gauzes, black and white muffin ditto, silk de
mities for ladies petticoats, ladies black and white silk
gloves and mitts, worsted gloves and mitts ditto, sewing
silk of all colours,' white and coloured threads, Scotch
fnuff, cut, fliag, and pigtail tobacco; pipes, best double
and single refined loaf sugar, brown ditto, green and bo
hea tea, coffee, rice, pepper, indigo, fig blue, men's hats,
a few quintals of dumb fifli, with several other articles,
very reasonable for cash.
SIX dozen of the best MADEIRA in this
city, to be fold at a dollar a bottle. En
quire of H. Gaine,
To "be fold at public Vendue,
By JOHN M'ADAM, and Co.
On TUESDAY, 21st Instant,
At the Ctfeg-Houfe Bridge,
A few TIERCES of
Brandy, Old Run), and Spirits,
Likewise a Quantity of
GAMMONS'and Jesuit's bark.
' And on' Wednesday,
Two Hegfheads asd four half Hogfhe^ds of
Red Port Barcelona wine, five Years old, with
6 Calks bottled ditto; Samples of it to ro
foen at the Vendue Store.
On Thursday the 23d,
A Quantity of D r y Goods, viz. Fine Linen,
Ozenbrigs, and Russia Dock. Also
Coarse Woollens, fit for Soldiers Leggings.
N. B. Two Marquis to be disposed of at
private Sale.
For the Benefit of the INSURERS.
On FRIDAY and SATURDAY next,
Will be Sold by
PUBLIC VENDUE,
On the COFFEE-HOUSE Br IDGE , by
BOWMAN AND CODNER,
The following Articles,
Taken out of the ship Daniel, lately wrecked on Long-
Iflai@d,
Beef, Pork, Flour, Peafe, Tar,
Pitch, Duck, Cordage, Twine, An
chors, Cables, Sails,
And many other ARTICLES,
Sale to begin at 11 o'Clock.
^biHu;ii^riini;;^i;hik!kii!ir; l ii!;;!iiP
fWO^@ ill :
LYON JONAS,
FURRIER from LONDON, .
Living in Bread-street, opposite the Port-Office, has
fur file,
A General and complete ^flbrtment of muffs end tip
-41 pets in the newest taste, ermine, cloak linings. &c.j
&c. Also a parcel of ground squirrel muffs, and tippets;|
and the very best black martin, and martin throat ditto,l
fit for exportation.
He likewise manufactures and fells gentlemen's caps
and gloves lined with furr, very ufeful for travelling. He
also trims ladies robes and riding dresses, and feces and
lap,els gentlemen's coats and vests.
He buys and fells all forts of furrs, wholesale and
retail;
N. B. The highest Price will be given by him for
grey and ground fqnirrel /kins.
Wants a House Keeper's Place,
A Woman of good Character and can be well rec^m
> A mended. Enquire at Mrs. Ryffcll in Smith-facet,
the Corner of Garden-street.
Carpenters and Wheelers,
^^tWANTED for the Royal Artillery, good work-
VV men in both theft branches. Application to
be made to Commissary Grant. Great Dack-ftieet.|
fftpubiifeed and fold at Jamss Rivington's Sbop, l
R^E P LLY I
TO AN
ADD R ES S
To the Author of a Pamphlet, entitled,
“ A candidoExamiHation of the mutual Claims of 1
" Great-Britain and her Colonies, &c.
By the Author of the Candid Examination. I
g. The above pamphlet was printed by JAME3|
RIVINGTON about a twelve month ,go; but the ipi-|
rit of persecution and feditibn raged so high at that time, j
that he dared not venture ta publish it. The I.lft Sheet .
had been fcarceiy firuck «ff, when an armed moh Sur-;
founded his houie, and forcibly carried off all his /Types.l
It is presumed this pamphlet will now give fatisfa&ien
to the public, as it refutes in a masterly manner, some
ofthe most popular arguments by which the deluded in
habitants of this country were persuaded to plunge them
selves into the present deftruAive and unprovoked rebelli
on ; and clearly points out the necessity and duty of an
accommodation and union with Great-Britaia, ®n consti
tutional principles. The spirit es sedition triumphed over
truth and reason for a time; yet it cannot be doubted,
but the worthy author has the fatisfaffion to reflect, that
in this, and in his other ufeful writings, as well by the
exertion of his abilities and influence in ether refpeUs, he
did his utmost to stem the torrent of faction and republi
canism, and snatch his country from ruin.
Has just opened for sale, at his store, the lower end of
Smith. Sheet,
rW^HE best hyfon, foufhung, and bohea teas, coffee and
chocolate, double refined, single refined* and muf
covado sugars, mace, cloves, cinnamon and nutmegs, pi- 1
manto and black pepper, bloom and common raisins, cur-|
rants, figs and prunes, best Durham muftaid in bottles, ;
split peafe, sago, fulop and isinglass, stone and powder blue,|
poland starch, pearl barley, oatmeal, Scotch ditto, troyf
fles and morrels, East-India soy and ketchup, Florence .
oil in bottles and betties, best Henry the Bth, playing;
cards, preferred ginger and tamarinds, fpermaceti candles,
caftile Soap, common ditto, corks, fine citron, Gloufler 1
and Cheihire eheefe.'
PreKLES. East-India mangoes, white ditto. English?
walnuts, cabbage, French beans, onions, bamboe, ca-1
pers, olives, both French and SpamiShj anchovies, muffi-|
rooms, French vinegar in bottles, lavender and huxgaryl
water, and eau de luce, hair powder, pomatum and mat- ||
bled waft iballs, twine of different kinds, house and Shoe !
bru/hes, basket salt, Stoughton's bitters, chewing and '/
tmeaking tobacco, longand Short pipes, fine maccuba fnuff
from Martinique, Scotch fnuff in bottles and bladders,[
Madeira, claret, red port, Lisbon, Sherry, Malaga,Fontiniac|
wines, old Jamaica spirits and brandy, white wine vinegar,l
arrack, best London bottled porter, Barbados, citron, rata-1
fia, cinnamon water cordials.
L®sT on Friday the gd instant, in an open letter,|
the following eongrefs bills : Four es thirty, two
of twenty, and one of eight dollars. Whoever will
bring them to the printer, Shall have one guinea reward,l
and no queftieas afad.
I TO ^E SOLD ^ '
J A M<E S BA RC'LA Y,
At his Store ne^r the Coenties-Market,
JAmaica Spirits, Wefolndia and Georgia Rie, Mo
lasses, Loaf, Lump and Mufeovado Sugar, Tea,
Coffee, Chocolate, Snuff, Pepper, Indigo, Allspice,
Cloves; coarse apd fine Salt, pickle Salmon in Barrels
and Half Barrels: A Variety of China Mugs, and like
wise sundry Dry Goads, amongst which are Cloths, Oz
nabrigs, Checks, Men and Womens Gloves, &c. &c.
The above to be fold Whelefale and Retail.
To be Sold by
WILLIAM HUNTER,
At his store in Qween-ftreet, near the Fly-Market;
JQ ROAD-eloths, coatings, kerfeys, ratteens, - Shalloons,
JL, tammies, durants, carablets, figured Auffs, dorfet
teens and poplins, Scotch plaids, Manchester velvets,
corduroys, men's and, women's thread and worsted hose,
mitts and gloves, callicoes and cottons, flowered and
striped lawns; silk, cotton, and linen handkerchiefs;
fattens, modes, sewing silk and twist, men's and women's
Shoes, bedticks, checks, ribbons, striped and plain lute
firings, table knives and forks, Shoe and knee buckles,
Sciflars, razors, penknives, pins, needles, tapes, ivory and
hum combs, frying paps, metal and horn coat and waist
coat buttons, red port in bottles, London porter, Liverpool
ale, ruse, brandy, leaf sugar, coffee, tea, cheese, soap,
candles, pepper, barley, pipes, a quantity of Queen's
ware, &c. &e.
'"A FRlc HARD SAUSEV
Hardware, Jewellery, and Cutlery Store, the lower End
of the Fly-Market, may be had the following Arti
cles, viz.
QyLVER handled table Ivory ifkin and slate leaf
O and desert knives and memorandum books,
forks, Gilt, ivory, and wood fmel-
Ivory, camwood, e'oany and ling bottles and tooth
bone knives, pick cases,
Polish'd and other razors Razor hones, oyl bottles,
and lancers, and razor straps,
Pocket, pruning and pen- Elegant tea trays, waiters
knives, and crewit stands,
Mincing, chopping, oyster Ink-Stands of various forts,
and butcher ditto, Horse and Chaise whips,
Silver mounted lancet cases. Gilt head canes, tucks and
and tooth drawers, rattans,
Paste, silver, pinchbeck and Silver tea tongs,
common Shoe,knee, Stock,! Tortiftell inlaid, and com-
Shirt, and hat buckles, mon ditto,
Neckla'ces, earings, an! hair Silver correls, rattles and
(prig's, cawls for children,
Stone and plain gold rings, Enamd'd and common nut-
Sleeve buttons, meg graters.
Locket and common ditto, Paper, enamel'd, steel and
Gold and Silver lace sword japanned fnuff and tooac
knots and watch Trades, co boxes,
Watch seals, silk brades, Brass Sconces,
chains, keys and trinkets. Marking instruments and
Plated braft and japanned fp) glasses,
candlesticks, Dog collars.
Polished Stands, Pinching irons and curling
Neat and common fnuffers, tongs,
Razor cases complete, Pinking irons, jagging ditto,
Plated and steel fpuft, and turn (crews,
Pencils, ditto, Needles, pins, and black
Cases, Shagreen and plated hair ditto,
steel ditto, and tops. Silver, pinchbeck, brass and
Gold and common scales and taylors thimbles,
and weights, Sugar knippers, key fwirels,
Brick and piaifering trowels and hoof picks,
Taylors and Sheep Sheers, Fire irons,
Ivory and horn combs, Brass knob, chest and cup-
Em: y paper & rotten stone, board locks,
Dust and warming pans, Iron jacks, cleevers, grid-
Marking iron and plyers, irons and ftilliards,
Bottle flyders, FiSh-hovks,
Marrow and mustard spoons, Pistol and tin tinderbox,
Apple scoops, 'Hand vises and bed screws,
Dram bottles, Steel collars for children,
Paper by the rheam or quire, Sand and pepper boxes,
Pocket becks with inftru- Drawing knives and mouse
ments, traps.
N. B. At the above placo is carried on the CUTLE
RY BUSINESS, where Gentiemen may have their mili
tary weapons neatly repaired,
"Price 7) N E~ G U I^l7
To the PUBLIC,
To be fold, by the. Inventor's Appointment, at the Bible
and Crown, in Hanover-Square, and no where clfe
in America.
The Salutary CONSERVE,
BEING an approved and infallible Preventive
from a Certain Disease.
The Author of this Medicine is a Gentleman very
well known, both in the Navy and Army, for his fuc
cefsfsl Practice in Physic and Surgery, he has had re
peated and inconvertible Proofs of the good Effects of hiu
Medicine, which he was prevailed on to give to the Pub
lic some Years ago, in Europe, at the earnest Sollicitati
ons Jf feme of his intimate Friends.—The Applica
tion of it is simple and eafr, as will appear by the printed
directions given with each Phial.
To the A R M Y.
PROPOSALS
For Printing by Subscription,
The Collection and Remarks of a late
General Officer of distinguished Abilities,
On the SCENE of War,
In every poffibl* Situation of an Army.
THESE papers are now in the possession of Major
Donkin, who is preparing them for the press.
They have beez prrufed a^d approved es by several gen
tlemen es experience in the profeffion.
Majer Donkin flatters himfelf the motive that induced
hix: to lay these papers before the publick, will meet the
approbation of every friend to the British conftilution,
he begs leave to assure his brother officers that the vanity
of acquiring literary reputation does not prevail with
him to vffix his name to the work ; his design is ra r&ife
a fam of ineney t 9 be applied to the relief es the children and
widows of those brave men who have fallen or may fall
fighting for their King ard country ogainft the rebel colonies.
CONDI T.T O N S.
Every gentleman fubferibing not less than ss. Sterling,
ffiall be entitled to a book.
The fubferiptiene to be paid into the hands of Messrs.
Meyrick, agents, in London.
The surplus, after defraying the necessary expences of
printing, to be applied to the relief es such objects as
the commanding officers of corps (hall recommend to a
committee of officers to be appointed for that purpose.
The Names of the fubferibers to be printed with the
book.
The work will be comprized in one volume, and de
dicated to Lieut. General Earl Percy.
The pay-makers of regiments are requested to trans
mit t'o their agents, the names and sums subscribed by
the gentlemen es their corps.
Looking Glall'es,'
China, Glass, and Earthen Ware,
As usual,
To be fold at Rhinelander's Store,
At the Corner of Burling's-flip;
Also a Quantity of fine and coarse Salt,
Irish BUTTE R,
Bread, Flour, Ozenbrigs, &c.