The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-11-20 00:00:00, page 4

TO BE SOLD,
By JOSEPH TOTTEN,
No. 169, Qffen-ftreet, a general affortmer.t of
Dry GOODS, <wbolejale and retail, on the mo/l
reasonable terms,
lUTESTRINGS, mantuas^ ducapes, brocades,
.X India perfiansand taffeties,farfnets, and modes,
India and Enwlifh chintz, callicoes, mufhns, nan
keens, cambricks and lawns, silk handkerchiefs,
gauzes and gauze handkerchiefs, men and womens
silk, thread, and cotton hole, men and womens silk,
thread, and leather gloves and mitts, silk quilts,
Marseilles quilting, womens stays, womens fluff
and Morocco shoes, childrens ditto, black and white
lace and edgings, ribbons, feathers and plumes,
fuperfioe b^oad-cloths, second ditto, 4-4, and 7-8
Jrifh Imens, 4-4, and 7-8 cotton check, rattenets
and fhalloons, tammies and durante, ruffel and cal-,
limancoes, velverets, corduroys, fuftians, and
jeans, drawboys, blzck princess fluff, best black
Florentine, black fattin lading, fagathies, womens
fcarler cloaks, bed ticks, ofnabrigs, Irish Sheeting, ;
&c. China by the box or retail, paper hangings,
very neat patterns, hyfon, foulhong, and bohea
eas, led, and izd. nails, by the calk, a few boxesl
6 bv 8 window glass, fuperfine flour, by the barrel,
coffee, Jamaica spirits, by the hogfoead, sugars by |
the bo^fhead,l
Richard Speaight,
CHYMIST and DRUGGIST,
No. 41, Queen-Street,
Has imported by the Fame, and Edward, from!
London, a general affohment of DRUGS arid ;
MEDICINES, among#! which are,l
• R NTIMONV, ;sar,
Q^ick-fiUer, lEil tuxes, phials,
Eo^x, aqmf fmis, Ivory syringes,
Enghih fiffrom, RofePtrik,
Mipefia alba, Drop lake, and carmine, 1
Chamomile flowers, With fundiyother arti- 1
Oil of lavender, cles mo tedious to enu-;
Fine ftl locked, me.ate; all of odneh, :
Spermaceti,. | will lie fold wholefile, r
True gUnberlalt.% | and retail, on very Low r
Flowers 'of fidphu r , am^ terms.
The Surgeons of the Navy and Army may be ,
Supplied at a moderate Advance, and their Ceftum ;
acknowledged with I' l auks.
N. B. A Set of Capital and Trcpar.bg Inku-{
Lents to be fold cheap,i
BALL and BIRKS,
4t No. 977, Beekman's Slip,
Have for SALE, on the lowed Terms,
MADEIRA, red port, and Lisbon wine, by
the pipe, quarter-calk, or dozen; hyfon,|
^ecn, foufhong and bohea teas, double and Single |
.refineiloaf sugars, roufcovado ditto, old Jamaica :
spirits, brandy and rum by the puncheon or gallon,
Atefs' beef and pork in tierces, barrels and half bar
rels, fliip bread, flour of a good quality, a frefh|
assortment of butter ; foot from No, 1, to 4, wh|
a general assortment of groceries, a few tierces ofl
good rice, a parcel of damaged bread and oatmeal. 1
Just imported and to be foul by
WILLIAM GRIGG/
At No. 171, Queen-Street, oupofite Major Crefby's,'
the following articles, confining of plate and jew
ellery :
QTSA Kettle,, plain and chafed, with Hands and
A lamps ; very elegant new, fiffiion tea pots, sugar
bi+xes, ditto milk tons, cream jugs and buckets,
Lit cellars and shovels, milliard pots, turin ladles
with plain and fluted butyls, table, desert, pap and
tea spoons, sugar tongs, a great variety ol.neweft
fafnionef shoe, knee and dock buckles, plain gold
coat and vest buttons, childrens coral and bells, claims
and buckles, boatfwaits cabs, and a vety neat coi-
Je&icnof japanned ware, viz. tea boards and waiters,
bre^d .and fruit bankers, decanter flands, &c. stone,
fhne, knee and flock buckles, gentlemens fancy and
leckct rings, ear-rings, gold wives, gold w tch teals,
garner, pearl and enameled lockets, ditto th mt buc
kles, fitirt pins, very elegant steel mounted, and til
ver fuall foords, fiiver hangers, filter mounted
pistols, li!verfmit : s crucibles and blue pots, wuh
every other article in his way.
John and Francis Atkinson,
At No. 17,
Corner of the Fly-Market and Queen-Greet,
Hrve.recrived by the lad Grips from London,
A neat and general assortment of
GOOD S,
Consisting of
SUPERFINEand second Cambricks,
° broad cloths, Ribbons,
Trimmings for ditto, Black and white thread
Flannels and bayfes, lace,
Yard wideand 7 8 linens, Silk gauzes,
Callicoes, Sattens,
Silk romals and bandanoe Peelongs,
handkerchiefs, Modes and perfians,
Mens fashionable and Velvet bound
H A T S,
GROCERIE S,
PORT and MADEIRA WINES,
BRITISH and FOREIGN BRANDY,
NAILS, &c.&:c (14. 19)
PETER HEGEMAN,
VINTNER and DISTILLER,
Has tor sale at his store the upper end of Qgeen-itreet,
No. 125,
Formerly occupied by Philip Kissick,
Upon the rntfl reasonable terms.for case,
f^.LD Madeira, Port, Double and single refined
I, Lisbon and Tene
rihh wines,
Jamaica Spirits,
Wed-lodia , and cherry
rum.
Holland geneva,
French and cherry brandy.
Shrub,
All forts'cf cordials,
The very bed of home
fpuo geneva and bran
dy, very little inferior
to Holland or French,
MoLdfes,
Wine and cyder vinegar,
London porter in bottles
Double Gloucester cheese,
A nd from v .nther ar tici
sugar,
Mufeovado sugar,
Hyfon, foulhong and bo
hea tea,
Chocolate and coff e,
Pepper and muttaid,
Pearl barley and rice,
Caltile and turpentinefoap
Mould and nipt candles,
Poland starch and fig blue,
Hair powder,
Bhd ffiot of all fives,
Fwid and cut tobacco,
Raisins and currants,
Ox tongues dried,
Nutmegs, cloves, and
cinnamon,
A Let of Ground to Lease. {
of 0 be Lett, on a Building Lease, for such a
£ Number of Years as can be agreed upon, a
valuable Lot of Ground, situated in the North Side
of Stone Street, upon which, before the Fire 1776,
there was a large Brewry with all its Appurtenances.
The Lot is 44. Feet fiont to the Street, but widens
as it goes North to 73 Feet 6 Inches,and is in Depth
upon the Weft Side 156 Feet, and on the Fall 134
Fiet 4 Inches. It will be lett all to one Person or
in separate Divisions. For Terms apply to David
Campbell, Attorney at Law, at his Office next Door
to the Coffee-Houfe, where a plan of the lot may be
feeri.
N. B. There is on the forefaid lot an excellent
well, which can be easily cleared up.
To be SOLD. --Th? Title indisputable.
f^HREE large Lets of Ground, with the Bvild-
M ings thereon ereaed, situate in St. Janus's,
and Banker's Streets, near the New-Slip, occupied
as a Tannery ; or the fame will be fold separately,
with a Dwelling Home to each Lot, if more conve
nient to the Purchaser. The Fremifes are fubje& ta
a Lease, ending the fit ft of. May next. Enquire es
Mr. Leake, No. :3„ Fab-dreet.
F ° r L 0 "O~N,
2h S HI? Commerce,
Cbnfiepher Miihr, Commander ;
'f^"^ NoW laying at Crugei's-WhaifF,
Ifrs Put of her '^,<o or board. For Freight or
r ffage, appl c toGwiLT & Goodwyn, in Deck-
Strcef, or to Lid CoCTuarder. .'
TOSTPH CORREE,
N^. 320, Hanover-Square,
rTAS far faie, sweetmeats of different kinds,
.! .4 c ikes, jellies, faups, orange peal, fugaccandy,
ilinglTs vrrmicilla, almonds, raisins, tamarinds,
lemons &c. <cf.
Imposed 1 the fieex from LONDON, and for late at
JOHN CAMERON'S Store,
Number 857, Hanover-Square,
PRINTED callicoes and chintz, muslins, modes,
,perfians, tadities, moreens, callimancoes, tamies,
durants, (balloons, velverets, ffiag, princess fluff, Bar
celona handkerchiefs, thread edgings and lace, Russia
Iheetings, ravensduck, dowWs, garlics, silk and thread
gauze, lawns laced and plain, bordered handkerchiefs,
printed cottons, and handkerchiefs, diapers, table cloths,
buckrams, white and brown, coloured threads, quality
bindings, gartering®, bed ticks, cotton m'tts, nightcaps,
combs, hardware, &c. A few chests hyfon, green, and
b>hra teas.
Richard Saufe,
No, 181, Water-free*, lower end of the Fly-Market,
Just impo< ted by the Atlantic and Henrietta, from London,
A N elegant alLrtment of new faftioned studded,
XI pierced and wrought silver buckles, gold end fiver
watches, warranted good,'neat gold, tilt and silver watch
chains and seals, with a variety of other jewellery, hard
ware and cutlery, &c,
As Mr. SAUSE wilbes to drop the retail business, the
above will be disposed of on the most reasonable terms by
wholesale.,
— * A" 3 ™° m ' c ’'fy r 'n%s for -fate at the above place.
Just imported in the lad fleet from London, and to
be fold on r^finable terms for cash, by x
ROBERT GAULT,
No. 845, Hanover-Square,
SUPERFINE and second broad cloths, rattinets,
Walloons, tammies, and durants ; flannels, serges
and coatings, callicoes, chintzes, printed handker
chiefs, yard wide Irish linens from is. 6d. to 7s. 6d.
per yard, brown and whie Russia Meetings and ra
vens duck, moreens, black ruffcis, princes ftuff and
fatfinet, lutedrings, mantuas, armozeens and bro
cades, fattens, pelongs, modes, perfians, taffeties,
bandanoes, romals, and black Barcelona handker
chiefs ; ribbons, thread edgings, black and white
laces arid tewing silks, holiery and cutlery, china in
assorted boxes, London claret in cases, and genuine
red port in pipes.
By Order of the COMMANDANT.
¥ M[7HEREAS the Bridge, commonly called
Y, the Coffee House Bridge, hath been #
in a great measure broke down and destroyed,
b/ means of sundry of the Vendue Mailers of
this City, having of late made a constant
practice of laying and vending thereon, all
kinds of goods, wares and merchandizes, and
by such practices have occasioned a consider
able expence to the city funds, in having the
said Bridge repaired.%
It is therefore hereby ordered, that not any
of the Vendue Masters or Auctioneers in this
city, do in future put, or cause to be put, or
fold, on the said Bridge, any kind of goods,
wares, or merchandizes, whatever without a
special permit for that purpose, firft obtained
from the Office of Police, and such permit
only to extend to goods fold for the benefit of
the insurers.;
Any Vendue-Mafter or Auctioneer, who
shall transgress the above order, shall have
Ins license immediately withdrawn, and shall
forfeit the fam of Five Founds, Current
Money of New-York, to be applied towards
the City Funds.
ANDREW ELLIOT,
Superintedent-General.
D. MATAEWS, Mayor,
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate
of Police.
Office of Police, O&o. 18, 1780.
By^Order of the COMMANDANT.
§ ^ WHEREAS the lives of sundry persons in
VV this City, have, of late, been greatly
endangered by means of the,Cartmen riding
on their carts, and driving at full speed thro'
the Greets.
It is therefore, hereby ordered, that no
Cartman or Drayman, doin future ride on his
cart or dray, when sassing thro' any of the
fleets, Lives, or alleys of this City, nor drive
at any other rate chan-walking his horse.
Any Cartman or Drayman, in any employ
whatever, who shall transgress the above or
der, fiall be imprisoned and pay such fine as
shall be adjudged by a garrison Court-Martial,
for breach of Public Orders.
F. METZNE R,
Major of Brigade.
New-Yorlt O&o. iSth, 1780.
To nsLET,
Two Rooms, in a genteel part of the towa.
Enquire of the Printer.
Just imported in the Snow Newcastle-Jane,
Capt. STRAUGHAN, and to be fold by
HENRY WHITE,
"A /F"° beef,and pork,
Rofc batter,
Candles, soap, ox tongues,
SUperiine Irish Hour in sacks, rose butter,
and mould candles, just imported by the
fleet from Cork, and to be fold on reasonable
terms for cash, by
Robert Gault,
No. 84g. Hanover-Square,
Just imported in die laft/hips from London, and to
be fold,
At Rogers, and Co's. Store,
Of Shi, Chandlery, on Qmgei's Wharf,
ft Compieat assortment of ship chandlery, among
which are cordite of every demenfion ; fail
duck of all kinds, paints of all kinds, paint and lamp
oil, white ropes and lines, best sewing twine and
whiping twine, waiting and putty, mops and brushes
of various kinds. An alortment of ironmongery,
among which are foikes, nails, grid irons, frying
Ipans, iron tea kettles Spring and tea table bells, hand
and compass laws. An aflortmeht of tin ware, and
a variety of other articles fall which they wi'l dis; ofe
of wholesale and retail cn the most teafonabk terms.
Masters of vessels and others, may be (applied on the
ihorteft notice, and their favours mod gratefully ac
knowledged.
N. B. Cannon (hot, bed powder, and bird &ot
I of every kind.
A HOUSE to be fold at private file, liiuued at
the cross roads in the Bowery, and a Trafl of
Land belonging to it, very fit for a Tavern keeper,
and if not fold before the thirtieth of this month, to
be hired and entered at next quarter day. For par
ticulars enquire of the Printer.,
IF Mr. Charles Hughes, who a few years ago
lived at No. 52, Fleei-ftreet, London, and from
thence went over to Philadelphia, (where it is be
lieved he was employed in a Printing-Office) is in
New-Yoik, and will call upon the Printer, he will
be dire&ed to a person who wishes exceedingly to fee
him; and being jnh returned from England, has
much to fay to him concerning his Berfhire Relations
and Friends; or any gent eman who may have
known the above person, (if dead) is refpe&fully
desired to call as above, his information will be of
material service, and most thankfully acknow
ledged [l7 20]
MENS fartout coats lined with baile, womens
cloth cloaks lined with silk, silk and furr
mufi's, and furr trimmings ; childrens and womens
flays, with an assortment of winter fluff's, silks and
fattins, all kinds of haberdashery, womens (hoes,
carpeting, paper hangings, perfumeries, (hip chand
lery, &c. are just imported, and opening foi file,
by wholesale only,
At Scott and Allingham's
^ro r e,
No. 1,9, Queen-Street, opposite
BEEKMAN'S SLIP.
Who have also for fide, a m< 11 elegant and com
plete affertment of every article in the millenary and
mantua making branches. cif.
TWO Houses near the Fly Market, in as
good a Situation for Bunnefs as any in
this City, having been always occupied by
Shop-Keepers, and are now tenanted by such.
For farther Particulars apply to Hugh Gaine.
MARSfON & RAPAL JE,
HAVE far faie, in V7ali-Direct, the Corner of Smith
ftreet, at the house lately occupied by Governor
TRYON,
Gunpowder of a superior Choice Madeira, fherfy,
quality, warranted gooA and port WINES, in pipes,
well adapted for rnufquetry, and quarter calks.
Fine and coarse grain, Excellent FRENCH
glazed, and unglazed, in BRANDY, in pipe^
in barrels and half barrels, zed anchors.
Hyfon and Congo TEAS,. A parcel of high proof
in chests. JAMAICA RUM, in
COFFEE, in feroeng and puncheons.
bags. MUSCOVADO and
POWDER SUGAR, in hhda
To be let, the whaler er part of a large three story
Wareh^ufe, and immediate pofliffio^ given.
Kempton and Eafton,
Have for sale,
At No. 1098, in Water-street, near the Coffee-Houfe,
Wholesale and Retail,
COPPER ships stoves,
Bath doves, and sheet
iron stoves of all fizes,'
Copper tea kettles,
Brass kettles,
Shovels and tongs,
Knives and forks,
Brass tocks and candle
flicks,
Copper tea urns,
Brass and copper scales,
Scale beams,
Steel yards,
Frying pans,
Sad irons,
Ceffee mills,
A variety of pewter ware,
confiding of
Tureens, tea pots,
Pktes and diflies,
Chamber pots and bafons,
Spoons,
Ink hands,
Close stool pans,
Tureen ladles,
A variety of japan'd ware,
confiding of
Sugar boxes gilt,
Likrwife the NEW INVENTED PATENT
Salifbur, Portable Kitchens,
For reaping, boiling, and baking any kind of pro
vision, in any rcom, or in the open air, without the
I assistance of a common fire-place; and which may
I be removed from place to place at pleasure.
i e N. B. All forts of tin and sheet iron woik, com
pleated ytthe belt manner, and on the shorted notice.
,lTea chests,
IJ'lgs,
Tea pots,
Tea cannisters,
Black jacks,
Flower'd and plain can
dledicks,
. Tumblers,
A variety of block tin
ware, confiding of
Tureens,
Bowls,
Cheese toasters,
Stew pans,
Sauce pans,
Tea kettles,
, Coffee pots,
Chocolate pots;
ALSO,
Horn and dark lanthorns,
Speaking trumpets,
Tea cannisters all fixes,
Camp kettles,
Tin measures all sizes,
Kitchen and chamber bel
, lows,
Steel and japan'd fnuf
fers, &c. &c.
TO BE LET,
A Genteel good furniflied ROOM, in a pleasant
situation near the grand parade. Enquire of the
Printer.
Just imported Hi the latt vefiels irom London, and
opening for sale at
William Torrance, and Co's.
Store, No. 3, Fletcher-greet, near the Fly-Market,
SUPERFINE cloths of
° the molt fashionable
colours,
Elegant patterns for waist
coats,
Superfine rattinets,
Luteftrings, callicoes,
Irish linens,
Cambiicks and lawns,
Muslins,
Corderoys and fuftians,
Royal and Queen rib,
For REGULATING the PRICES of
WO O D,
PROCLAMATION.
By Major-General JONES,
Commandant of NEW-yORK.
COMPLAINTS having been made that exorbitant
<J Puces arc erased for FIRE WOOD, though, st
the fame time, it is certain great quantities of WOOD
b/ve been cut for the use of this cAy. It is hereby or
dered, that from and after Saturday the FIFTH of
December next, no mo-e than FIVE FOUNDS Currency
shall ue dera ridel or paid for a Curd of WALNUT
WOOD, and FOUR POUNDS Currency a Cord, for
any other firiof WOOD.
Any person that may . be convicted of having (on or
after that day) demanded or received a greater price than
the above fates, /hall forfeit the laid WOOD, or the
value thereof, one half to the Informer, the other half
to the City Alms House.
The above Races being deemed from the* left infer
mation, amply Efficient, the owners of vcffels and the
Boatmen that have usually Applied this city with
WOOD, are hereby warned not to attempt to difttefs
the inhabitants by drifting from Wringing the fame, as
their Veffcls and Boats shall, upon proof thereof, be
Prized and assigned to others that will undertake to supply
thecity, and all protections and passes Ihall be withdrawn
Item such Delinquents.
Those persons that have cut WOOD for the use of
this city, in consequence of the Permits granted, are to
fend it to New-York as soon as poffi le; upon proof of
unngceft'ary delay, the WCOD Ihall be forfeited for the
benefit of the Poor, and their Permits withdrawn.
New-York, November 28, 1778.
D. JONES, Major-General.
*** The above Proclamation is re-printed by order
cf Brigadier General BIRCH, Commandant of this
city, in order that no person may plead ignorance of the
Regulation, th r,n contained
WALTER SPENS,
At No. 45, Maiden Lane, has for sale,
Red Port, and Lift A few Calks of
bon Wine of the CURRANTS,
firft Quality. &c, &c.
By Major General JONES,
Commandant of New-York.
PROCLAMATION.
f)Y'a Proclamation of his Excellency Sir
, Henry Clinton, dated New-York, De
cember 20, 1778, the farmers of Long-Bland
and Staten Island, were ordered to thrash and
bring to market by dated periods such propor
tions of Wheat, Rye, and Indian Corn, in
their possession, as they did not stand in need
of for the support of their families, and the
sowing their lands: They were required also
to give an account to the Colonels of mili
tia of 'their refpedive diltrids, what quanti
ties of grain they possessed, and what it might
be necessary to referye for the above uses.
The Commander in Chief has been pleased to
order that Proclamation to remain in force,
and be finely observed, the lares excepted,
which, as an encouragement for an ample
supply of the markets are to be as follow.
Shillings.
Wheat, - - 26 currency per bushel.
Wheat Flour, 80 • —per Cwt.
Rye, - 10 — per Bushel,
Rye Meal, - 30 — per Cwt.
Indian Corn, 10 — per Bushel,
Indian Meal, 28 — per Cwt.
Buckwheat, 7 — per Bushel,
Buckwheat Meal, 26 — per Cwt.
It is therefore ordered, that from and after
the firft day of February next, no greater price
for any of the above articles, shall be demand
ed, offered or received, on the penalty of the
person offending, forfeiting (on being con
vided on oath, before the police of New-York &
or the Colonel of the militia of the diftrid on
Long-Bland or Staten-Island, where the offence
is committed) the Grain, Flour, Corn or Meal
so offered to be fold or purchased, or the value
thereof; and to fuffer imprisonment till the
said forfeiture is paid: The one half of the
said forfeiture to be paid to the informer, and
the other half for the use of the poor of this
city, or the tbwnfhip where the offence is
committed.
The Police of New-York, and the Colonels
of militia on Long-Bland, and Staten-Island,
are hereby required, to take an account of
what quantities of Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn,
Grain, Flour, or Meal are in their refpedive
diftri&s, and in whose poffeffibn; and report
the fame as soon as possible to the Command
ant of New-York.
New York, January 22, 1779.
D. JONES, Major General.
^The above Proclamation is rc
printed by order of Brigadier
General BIRCH, Commandant
of this City, in order that no Person
may plead Ignorance bf the Regur
Nations therein contained.
I Silk petticoats,
Womens callimancce
days,
Mens hats,
Ditto buckskin gloves,
Womens purple, flower'd
and leather groves,
Bayfes and flat neis,
Coatings and duffles,
Sailors large jackets,
Kilmarnock caps,
Mill'd mitt ,; &c. &c.