The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-04-10 00:00:00, page 2

THESE United States having been driven into this
just and necefl'ury war at a time when no regular
civil gumnmtiits were eftablilhed, (efficient energy to
enforce the wluaion of taxes, or to provide funds for
the redemption of such bills of credit as their necellities
obliged them to iffuc; and before the powers of Europe
were Qffioijotly convinced of the juttire of their cause, or
of the probable event of the controveify to afford them
aid or credit, in cbnfequtnce of which, their bills increa
ring in quantity beyond the turn heceflary for the purpose
of < circuiting medium, and wanting at th: lame time
fccifi; funds to rest on fur th^r re l/mptiou, they have
ften them daily fink in value, nwtwithftWfng every
c^hrt tuat has been made to lupport tac Gme^ insomuch
tnat they are now parted py comooa couf nt in most
wti of these united dates, at lead thirty-nine fortieths
below their nominal value, had ihtf remain in a state of
depreciation, whereby the community fufters greatinjuf
tice, the yebiiek finances are deranged, and the nectary
difpoficions for the defence of rhe country are much im
peded and perplexed ; and as e&&ua|ly to remedy these
evils, for which purpose the United States are now be
come competent, their independence being well allured,
their civil governments sftabhfhed and vigorous, and the
fpitit of theit citizens ardent for exertions, it is necessary
fplsoifr tn reduce the quantity of the paper medium in
circulation, and to eftablilh and appropriate funds that
shall enfurethe punctual redemption of the bills; there
fore.
That the several Rates be called on to provide funds
for their quotasof the said new bills, to be to productive
as to fink or redeem one fixrh part of them annually after
the firft day of January next;
That nothing in the foregoing refoliations ffiall be con
strued to ascertain the proportions of the expence incurred
by the war, which each state on a final adjustment ought
to be charged with ; or to exclude the claims of any state
to have the prices at which different ftatee have furnished
floppies for the army, hereafter taken into consideration
and equitably adjusted :
That the foregoing refoliations, with a letter from the
President, be difoatched to the Executive of the several
Rates, and tha t they be requeued to call their affemblies'
if not already convened, as speedily as poffibie to take
them into immediate consideration, to eftabli/h ample and
certain funds for the purpofts therein mentioned, and to
take every other measure necessary to carry the fame into
full and vigorous effect, and that they transmit their alts
for that purpose to Congress without delay,
M A R C H zo.
Refolded, That it be recommended to the States to
,evife their laws enaded purfirant to a former refohrion
of Congress, making the continental bills of credit a
tender in difeharge of debts and coAtraft, and to amend
t> ft ne in such manner as they fhalljodpc mnft conducive
to justice in the present state of the paper currency. And
Th?' it be further recommended, that the said law;'
be earned in such manner, that ne persons may take un
just advantage to defeat the good purpose of this resolu
tion, by availing themselves of the notice thereof before
& paging of the feverai a&s o
ExtraA from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Scc'ry.
PSA die . New Jersey Journal, bf
April 5.
PHILADELPHIA, March 28.
In CONGRESS, March 18, 1780.
Refused, Th u the Several states continue to bring in
to the continental treasury by taxes, or otherwise, their
full quotas of fifteen million of dollars monthly, as
affigeed them by the resolution of the 7th of October,
1779 ; a claufc in the refolvl of the z^d of Feb. last,
forietinqui firing two-thirds of the said quotas to the con
u, no^vith&diag; and that the States be forthwith
called on to make provision for continuing to bring into
the fail treasury their like quotas monthly to the month
ot April, one thousand Area hundred and eighty one,
inclusive :
Th-t silver and gold be receivable in payment or the
said quotas at the rate of one Spanish milled dollar, in
lieu of forty dollars of the bills now in circulation :
That the said bills as paid in, except for the months of
January and February past, which may be „ceffary for
toe difeharge of past contrails, is not re-issued but de
ftrvyed :
That as faft as the said bills (hall be brought in to be
deßtoyed, and funds shall be tftablilhed as hereafter
mentioned for other bills, other bills be issued not to ex
ceed on any account one twentieth part of the nominal
sum of the bills, brought in to be destroyed:
That the bills which shall be issued, be redeemable in
fpe~e, within fix years after the present, and bear an in
terift at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be
pad also in specie at the redemption of the bills, or the
ciftion of the holder annually at the refpedive conti
nental loan-offices, in sterling bills of exchange drawn
by the.United States on[their Commissioners in Europe,
at four Shillings and fix pence sterling per dollar :
That the said new bills ifibe on the funds of individual
flares for that purpose eftablilhed, and to be signed by
perlons appointed by them, and that the faith of the
United States be also pledged for the payment of the said
bills, in case any state on whose funds they shall be
emitted,Should, by the events of war, be rendered incapa
ble to redeem them ; which undertaking of the United
States, and that of drawing bills of exchange for payment
of interest as aforefaid, shall be indorfed on the bills to
be emitted, and signed bya Commissioner to be appoint
ed by Congress for that purpose:
That the face of the bills to be emitted read as follows,
viz.
That the refpe&ive states be charged with such parts
ofthe ; ntereft on their Aid bills, as shall be paid by the
United States in bills of exchange, and the accounts
thereof shall be adjured agreeably to the resolution afore
faid ol'the 6th of October, 1779 :
That whenever interest on the bills to be emitted
ffiali be paid prior to their redemption, such bills shall
be thereupon exchanged for others of the like tenor, to
bear due from the expiration of the year for which such
interest is paid :
The pofleffor of this bill shall be paid----------Spanish
milled dollars, by the gift day of December, 1786, with
interest in like money, at the rate of five per cent per an
num, by the state of--------according tq an aft of the
legislature of the said state, of the-—----day of --—---—,
1780.
And the indorsement shall be as follows, viz#
The United States ensure the payment of the within
bill, and will draw bills of exchange for the interest an
nually, if demanded, according to a resolution of Con
greA of the 18th day of March, 1780,
That the said new bills Ihall be (Turk under the direc
tion of the Board of Treasury, in due p oportion for each
state, according to their said monthly quotas, and lodged
in the continental loan offices in the ref,e&ive Rates,
where the Commissioners to be appointed by Congress in
conjunction with such persons as the refpeclive ftatei ap
point, Cull attend the signing gos the said bills, which
(ball bi complicated no fatter than in the aforefaid pro
portion of one to twenty of the other bills brought in to
be destroyed, and which shall be lodged for that ^purpofe
in the said loan-offices.
That asthe said new bills are signed and completed,
the fb.ra refoeafully, on whose funds they issue, receive
fix tenths of them; and that the remainder be fubjeft to
the orders of the United States, and credited to the
flutes on whose fends they a # e issued, the accounts
whereof shall be adjusted agreeably to the resolution of
the 6th of Oa^ber, 1779:
That the said new bills be receivable in payment of
theTaid monthly quotas at the fame rate as aforefaid of
specie; the interest thereon to be computed to the re
fpedive flares, to the day the payment becomes due :
^ & Ship Polly, %. Yetman,
'in Eleven Week; from Cork'
we have received the following AD
VICES, viz.
From the London Gazette.
Admiralty Office, January 3, 1780.
CAPTAIN Marlhail, of his M^ef
ty's fliip Emerald, arrived late
lift night from Capt. Fielding,
with an account of his having fal
len in with a Fleet of Dutch mer
chant ships, under convoy of the Admiral
Count Byland, with aSquadron of five ships
of war.
Capt. Fielding detired permission to visit
the merchant ships, which was refufed. Up
on fending his boats edvifit them, they were
fired at, upon which he £red a (hot a head of
the Dutch Admiral who returned a broadside.
Capt. Fielding did the like, and the Dutch
immediately (truck their colours. —Such of
the merchant Blips as had naval stores on
board were dopt, and the Dutch admiral told
that he was at liberty to boift his colours and
prosecute his voyage* lie accepted the for
mer, and saluted, but declined the latter:;
and is coming with the (hips that was under
his Convoy to Spithead.
LONDON, January 4.
Further particulars from Commodore Field
ing, relative to the Dutch Fleet.
THAT, on the 31st of December last,
one of our squadron then on a cruise in
the channel, made the signal for spying a
fleet, which was immediately ordered to be
chafed by our whole squadron, and that, in a
few hours he came within hail of it, and found
it to be a fleet of 27 fail of Dutch and Ameri
can merchantmen, under convoy of the Dutch
Admiral Byland, with five ships of the line
and two frigates. Coramodore Fielding im
mediately ordered a barge out, and lent his
Captain on board the Dutch Admiral, with his
compliments, and begged to know where that
fleet was bound, at the fame time requeuing
permission to search the merchantmen, agree
able to his inftrudions. The admiral sent his
Captain back with a very refpeclable answer,
informing the commodore, that the Dutch
men of war were bound to different Rations in
the Weft-Indies, and the merchantmen for
various ports of France, most of which, he
acknowledged, were laden with hemp and
iron, but none with timber or cordage, but
that he must beg to be excused from permit
ting their being searched, as his Orders were
equally positive to the contrary.
Commodore Fielding returned for answer,
that he hoped thqfedmiral would think better'
of it next morning, when he should be under
the necessity of renewing the application. —
The two fleets palled the night in company,
and at day-break, next morning, (Jan. 1) the
Commodore sent his Captain again with a
more pressing message, adding at the fame
time, that search the vessels he must, at all
hazards. The Dutch Admiral's reply was,
that he was sorry matters were likely to be
brought to such extremity, for, that on boats
attempting to board any of his vessels, he
should not fulfil his duty without firing upon
them About ten o'clock, therefore the
British Commodore ordered a boat from every
, ship to be manned, and to row down to them,
with colours flying, which was instantly com
plied with ; but no sooner did the Dutch Ad
miral perceive the boats bearing down, than
he fired a (hot at them.
Commodore Fielding immediately fired a
(hot a-head of the Dutch admiral, from the
Namur, which the latter returned with a Broad
fide,on this the Namur and Vigilant each fired
a broad-fide, at the Dutch slag-ship from their
upper and middle tiers when the Dutch admi
ral struck his flag as did the rest of his squa
dron and fleet. Fortunately no lives were loft
on either fide. Commodore Fielding imme
diately sent an officer on board the admiral,
requeuing him to hoist his colours again, and
pursue his voyage since he (the commodore)had
fulfilled his duty, in capturing the merchant
vessels which he must carry into port. The
admiral returned for answer, that he thought
himfelf bound to share the-fame fate with his
convoy, and should therefore proceed with
them ; but if the commodore would make his
request in writing, that he should hoist his
Colours, he would certainly comply with it;
this being immediately done, the Dutch ad
miral and his squadron displayed their colours,
and saluted the Britilh flag with 13 guns, which
were returned by commodore Fielding, who
immediately after, proceeded with the mer
chantmen, and all the Dutch ships of war, for
Spithead.
The fleet confined of 27 sale of merchant
men, but 10 of them parted company the night
before the were seen by the English squadron.
Paul Jones was not in company with the above
fleet, as is reported, but failed out of the Tex
el in a foggy night about a fortnight ago in a
single ship, (the Alliance) and from the Dutch
admiral's account, went north about, to a
void the frigates that were cruising for him.
LONDO N,
January 5. This morning the Dutch Am
bassador had a long conference with Lord
Hillfborough, at his Office, in Cleveland Row.
The Le Don Ie Roy, Capt. Le Pignerol, a
French Privateer of 16 Guns, is taken within
a League of Scilly by the A&ire Letter of
Marque. The Le Joinville, Capt. Leviviers,
from Marfailles to Haver, with Bale Goods,
is taken by the Dreadnought, and carried in
to Guernsey. We hear that the great Mor
tality lately amongit the French Fleet, and
which carried off 20,000 was owing to bad Pro
visions, as they could not be fupplicd from
To be LETT,
A Store with three Rooms, and Part of a Kitchen
and Yard, in a very good Stand for any Bu
siness. For Particulars apply to Hugh Gaine.
Ne^-York, goth Mar^, 1,80.
THE fubferiber being determined to fail for
England, offers to fell, a neat SEAT of
LAND, on the Bast River, five miles from this
city, by land or water; with every requisite for the
reception of a genteel Family. Enquire at No. 870,
Dock-street.
New-York Marin eSociety.
THIS EVENING, at 6 o'clock, at the Shakefpear
1 Tavern, opposite the Theatre, will be held a
Quarterly Meeting of the Marine Society.---
The Members in town are desired to give their at
tendance, By order of the President.
April io, 178% Ester. Berton, fcc'ry.
ANY peifon inclining to carry on that business,
may have an opportunity of purchasing the
stock, or such part thereof as may suit, of an old
efablilhed (hop in this city, with a very convenient
house, of which there is a Itale of three years to come,
the pfemifeS will be disposed of on reasonable terms.
For further particulars enquire of the Printer.
To be fold at private Sale,
r <lliE Farm of Johannis Devore,in the Out-w^rd
I of the city of New-York, miller, containing
38 Acres and 3-4ths. On said Farm is an excellent
swamp which may be ealily made frefh meadow f
There is on the premises some fruit trees,with a done
house, likewise a very fine run of water convenient
for a grist or saw-mill, with a fine spring near the
house. Also a small lot of ground, containing five
acres of excellent good land, with a convenient
dwelling-house and liable, with a very fine garden,
pleasantly situated on the Ea^-River. For terms,
apply to johannis Devore, living on the premises.
Just imported in the Pelly, Captain Yetman, from
London,
A neat and general assortment of
Jewellery, Hard-ware & Cutlery,
With a variety of other articles, as usual,
By Richard Saufe,
No. 1081, Water-street, lower end of the Fly-Market,
whith will be disposed of, wholesale or retail, on the most
reafonabie terms.
Just imported in the ship Polly, Captain Yetman, and
To b'e sold B-y'
Herlitz & Blackwell,
At No. 920, Water-street,
CORDUROYS, royal rib timothies, jeans, Dutch
cord, denim, Satinet, Barcelona, bandanoe, lungee
and printed linen handkerchiefs, callicoea and chintzes,
linens, cambricks and lawns, pasted muslins, fiik, cotton
and thread hose, mits, threads, ^ts, fame gold ami silver
lace, millenary, modes and fattins, ribbons, fans and um
brellas. A small assortment of plate, jewellery,japann'd
ware, placed bridles and buckles, cutlery, hard ware, arid
a variety of other articles.
A L S O,
A few boxes lemons, old genuine Madeira wine, b,
the dozen, port and Tenerieffe wine, old Barbadoes spirits,
coffee, teas, sugar, hair powder, Batch, &c.
TO-BETeTT;
A Store, ewith proper Fixtures, a Cellar and one
Room, in a good Stand for Business. Also, a
Store fronting the £afl River, near the Coffee -House
Enquire of the Printer.
Very excellent London Particular,
And MALMSEY MADEIRA,
A few Groce, to be fold, at No. 1086,
Water-Street.
rO be LETT, and entered upon the fr, oj May
next, two upper Rooms of a large Store and Cel
la r . For Particulars apply to RICHARD WARNER.
A GARDENE R,
THAT can be well recommended, 3 d ^ defircus
of taking a Garden on Shares, may hear of a
good one, where there is Manure in Plenty, and a
great quantity of Fruit in the Season forthe Market.
Enquire of the Printer.
England or Irel^r, buftad it from Denmark
and Norway. A Plan has been laid before
the Lords of the Treasury for raising the extra
Supplies for the Service of the present Year,
without having Retourfe to a Lottery.
Some fay orders are gore down te Ports
mouth for the Dutch Blips to be brought round
to the River, where they are to remain till
the affair is determined in Doctor's Commons,
whether they are legal prizes. Two of our
Admirals, at the particular request of the Em
press of Raffia, are to have the command of
part of her fleet.
*************** *************
WAER & AS a fmail Hoop has lain tor lame lime
past, partly under water, in the Noith-River,
and near to the Hay wharf, to the great Inconvenience
and detriment of vessels coming to, or going from that
wharf; and as ho person has yet been tow d, who will
a knowledge a property in her, Public Notice is hereby
g vea. that the will be immediately removed by the Cap
lain of the Port, and if no one appears wi bin ten days
from the date hereof, to lay claim to he, and pay the
charg'sof her removal, the will be told, in order to de
nay th it expence.
By order of the Commandant,
New-York, STEP. P. ADYE,
April 10, 1780. Aid-de-Damp
By PETER M'L EA N,
At No. 520, Hanover-Square,
BOOTS and SHOE'S, of all forts, English and
American holes, the belt I'noc thread, copperas,
maihean, lambluck, heel ball, cork foies, lath, wo
mens heels, shoe knives, hamate, s, pinchers, nippers,
rasps and files, awl ticks, awi hafts, long hicks,
fhoalder Ricks, rosin, pitch, ready maile wax. Also
tickles, loc^s, lath hammers, augers, knives, thoe
buckles, brass forks, inuffers, i/on pots, box irons,
fifhing lines with (inkers and hooks complete, a few
brats lets for bureaus and book Calts, mens and -
boys coarse hats, womens open chip hats, boys caps,
white fleece wool, soap, candles, and belt flieet cork.
N. B. Just come to hand, andare for sale at the
above place, a quantity of excellent boot legs , like
wise mens, boys, and child tris upj erleathers, cheap
TO BE SOLD,
^ Druggf Shop,
JOHN GOODRICH.
With Spades and Shovels. Scythes, Tea-kettles, Blacks
smiths Bellows, Planes, SADDLERY, Horfe-traac,
fhains, Brass Cocks, Axes & Hatchets, Frying-pans,
Silversmith's Tools, Grinrftones, Waggon and Cart
Boxes/ &c, &c. Also excellent BOHEA TEA, by the
chest, OLD RUM by the Hcgrttcad, and BAR MION
and STEEL of every iiae.
ALL PERSONS, who have kill final! Receipts
for fuel, which was cut and carried by the^yth
Regiment, when quartered on the East River, are re
queued to bring (or fend) them to Ensign Thompson,
in New-Street, on or before the 10th instant; they
shall then get proper certificates, from the Command
ing Officer, agreeable to the Commandant’s orders.
New-York, April 6, 1730.
J. STOUGHTON,
At Li; Store for VANES and GROCERIES,
No. 512, Hanover-Square,
WISHING to difeharge all debts due by him
to others in trade as soon as possible, hum
bly solicits the earliest affiance of his friends in
debted, and further begs leave to inform them, that
as his circumstances will not admit of so man,
accounts opened being left undifeharged, on the
sudden departure of many from this city who might
wished to have had it in their power of fettling with
him before going away : In order to prevent further
losses, or occasion suspicions of such being done
designedly, will hereafter for a very small profit
cause every article in his way wholesale and retail,
to be fold for cash ONLY.
N. B. The truly genuine family bitters by the
Proprietor, -3 now preparing in large quantities,
and will f,qn be ready for sale in quart, pint, and
small bottles, more need not be said in praise of this
valuable tinfthre, than the good effeffs already ex
perienced by many who in the course of our last hot
season, took them occafionaliy but once a day, was
remarked to have eleaped all direful attacks of that
dreadful! complaint called Ague and Fever, who
would not.wifh to guard againftfo malignant a dis
order, by luch afovereign remedy.
Fine fre(h Lisbon fruit, oranges, lemons, jar
raifons and almonds.
100 dozen belt London claret, cheap for cash, or
bills of exchange.
0 E SO L D,
By JAMES JAUNCEY,
His small Place at GREENWICH, containing
about one acre and three quarters of land,
very suitable for a Gardiner.
THESE are to give public notice, to the creditors
ofCatharine Ballow, deceased, to call on us the
fubferibers, in Water-iheet, No, 94.8, on Monday
the 10th instant, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, in
order to determine how the effects of the said Catha
rine Baftow, deceased, may be disposed of, as they
have taken an exa& inventory of every article deli
vered unto them by Catharine Wiley, Nurse to the
aforefaid Catharine Baftow, deceased,
THOMAS DE J’ALTON,
JOHN FEGAN.
New-York, April 3, 1780.
w 1 n t E
A PERSON capable of taking care of two horses.
Such a one will meet with great encourage
ment. Apply to the Printer.
WEAKEN up in New-Veri: Bay, a new ANCHOR
M end CABLE, the cable is about 5; or 60 fathom#
of jo inch iopr, the anchor weighs about 900 cwt..
Any Person proving it their property, and paying the
filvage, by applying to Francis James, pilot, No. 998,
Wa^er-ftreet, opposite Peek's- Slip, relay have it.
Edward and William Laight,
Have for Sale, at their Store No. 190 Qneen-Strect, aw
universal Affo tment of
IRONMONGERY and CUTLERY
WANTE D,
AftSHOP, with one or two back Rooms, for
which, by applying to the Printer, a generous
rent will be given, if commodioußy fituared for dry
goods, near the Fly-Market, in Water-dreet,
Qteen-ftreet, or William-ltreet. Enquire of the
Printer.
^^B^^lO^^^^^^
5 TO BE SOLD,^
^BY THE SINGLE Gallon,^
S. D.
IX/TNEGAR, at - - 4
P V New-York Rum, - - 6
Annifeetl-Water,Clove-Wafer, Orange- 7 < ,
aw vV^ter, Do&or Stephens, and Ad-foursj p
ft Re&ified Rum, very little if any infe-)
rior to Weff-lndia Rum, f 7
Brandy and Geneva, - 8
& Cherry Brandy, L - 10 B
^ Duke of Norfolk's Punch - - n^
^Shtub, ^ - 16^
N. B. Said Liquors are of the very best
& @rty.
Proper Allowance will be matte to there who
H purchase a OmrtWty, by
I RICHARD DEANE,I
jUSi IMPORTED,
In the Ship Polly, from London, find to be
fold cheap, for cafli, at the Store of
U. Hendricks,
At No. 858, Hanover-Square, the following goods,
FINE white Halton corduroys, black dinim,
Marseilles q uilting, camp waistcoats, gauzes
and handkerchiefs, black and white paquet, net and
spots, mens riding and falhionable hats, military do.
boys green and coloured ditto, with bands, fine
white Rulfia drilling, ravens duck, belt mens (hots,
womens fluff ditto, buys and girls leather ditto,
silver and plain pinchbeck watches, fluted pocket
and hunting knives, (teel chapes.
MURRAY,SANSOM,&Co.
Have just imported in the ship Polly, Captain
Yetman, from London, a general and neat aft
fortmeht of
European and Eaft-,lndia goods,
Which they have for sale at their store in Water
ftieet, between Burling and Beekman's Slips,
among which are the following articles, viz.
oUPERFiNE sweet kiln dry'd flour, belt ship bread,
made of fine flour, cordage, anchors, linseed oil,
gilt and hair trunks, Yorkshire hams, iron chests,
brandy,white wine vinegar, turpentine soap, candles,
mess pork, rose butter, long and flwrt pipes, men’s
and women's Ihoes, porter, milk biscuit, whitening,
itarch, chalk, raisins, (teel, nails, fnuff, nutmegs,
cinnamon, cloves, mustard, caftor hats, and lemon
juice.