The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-09-03 00:00:00, page 3

Furthen about fifty tons, of an easy draught
a! water, well calculated for coasting or wood
ade.
There is a French Cartel Snow in the Sound
from Rhode liland, with a Number of Prison
ers on board, among them Several of the Of
ficers and Crew of his Majesty's Ship Romu
lus lately taken into that Port by the French.
The Privateer Schooner Fame, Capt.Nealfon
of this Port, and a Prize she had taken loaded
with Tobacco, were both lent up to Philadel
phia lad Monday, by the Rebel Privateer Brig
Holker.
On Saturday died, sincerely regretted by a
numerous acquaintance Miss Mary Burk, a
venerable Lady of 68 years,and an old inhabi
tant of this city; her whole life gave ample
testimony of an amicable, engaging difpofrti
on, and her death, of chriftian fortitude and
resignation.
f*f A few 5 lb. Cannisters of the best Pow
uer /n America, to be fold: Enquire of Hugh
Gaine. Also a few Pounds of belt Double-
Battle, in Pound Papers.
Rear Admiral
Sir SAMUEL HOOD,
With the Royal Fle^t of 14 Sail of the Line
arrived here last Tuef^ay morning in 17 Days
from the Weft-Indies: The following is a
Lift of the Vessels under his Command:
LINE OF BATTLE.
?ar£cur, 90 Sir Samuel Hood,
Capt. Knight.
Princeffa, 74 Admiral Drake,
Capt. Knatchbull.
Invincible, 74 Capt Saxton.
Alcide, 74 Capt. Thompson.
Alfred, 74 Capo Bayne.
Ajax, 74 Capt. Carrington.
f Lord Robert Manners,
\lßrother of the noble D^ke
Resolution, 74s o f Rutland, and Son of the
[ev^r loved Lor?? Granby]
Centaur, 74 Captain Ingl&ld.
Intrepid, 74 Captain Molloy.
Terrible, 74 Hon. Captain Finch.
Montagu, 74 Captain Bowyer.
Shrewsbury, 74 Captain Mark Robirfon.
Monmouth 74 Captain Reynolds.
Belliqueax, 74 Captain Bowen.,
FRIGATES,
Nymphe, 44 Captain Fod.
St. Amonica, 44 Captain Lindsey.
Fortunes, 44 Captain Chtidian.
Sibyl, 28 Captain Rodney, son of Sir
George.
A Fireffiip.
A Sloop.
There may be some trifling error in the ar
rangement of the names of the Commanders,
but they fhal! be set right hereafter.
His Majefiy's ihip Iris, Capt. Dawson has
taken the Brig Jolly Tar, from Philadelphia
]aden with flour, bread, beef, pork, &c. He
has also re taken the brigantine Samuel,
bound from Jamaica for Bristol, with rum and
sugar.
The Brig Samael, re-taken by h ; s Majesty's
Ship Iris, is again taken by two Rebel Whale
Boats, and carried into Egg-Harbour.
Our lad Paper left Mr. Washington and his
Army at Chatham, Fox Hall, &c. since which
we have learnt, That on Tuesday the 28th
ult. it was revived the whole Body foould
move; that next Day, being Wodnefday the
29th, they struck their Tents, and .he Army
confiding of about 6000 in Number, march
ed in three Divisions ; that on Thursday
Evening the Thirtieth, the Rear of the whole
was at the Hills near Bound Brook, and the
firft Division advanced towards Kingiton ; their
Artillery confided of about 20 pieces of Can
non, 4 large Mortars, and fcveral Howitzers.
Some of their Officers said that the French
Fleet were arrived at Sandy Hook, and that
their Intentions were to march to Black Point,
and facilitate their Landing, and 1 cond their
Operations against their common Enemy the
English.
the Inhabitants of Elzabeth-Town, Chat
ham, &c. on General Washington's passing
through them Places, said, What is to be our
Fate now ! In the Winter we were told we
ffiould be in New-York in the Spring ; in the
Spring we Ihould certainly walk the Street of
that Place in September; and now instead <f
attacking that City, supported by a powerful
French Navy, our whole Army is leaving us
to the Mercy of our Enemies.
Since writing the abovq we have heard, that
the French Army had got as far to the South
ward, last Friday Morning as Trenton, and
that Waffiington was with the Rear at and
about Princeton ; and that it was expe&cd
they would ptfs the Delaware in a few Days.
A Cartel Brig called the Burton, Captain
Barnet, arrived here la,ft Saturday No n, in
6 Days from Philadelphia, with 185 Prisoners,
many of them in a very bad State of Health.
There were left in Prison about 80 more Sea
men.
As Capt. Barnet came down the Delaware,
a Cartel was going up in 21 Days from South-
Carolina.
SALE BY AUCTION.
By Bowman and ' Codner,
This Day, at XI o'Clock, on the wharf below
5% entire Cargo of the Sloop Rachel,
Prize to one of the armed vessels a&ing un
der the orders of the Honourable Board of Di
redors of Associated Loyalists, being
285 Barrels fine new Flour,
500 Bethels of Wheat, &c.
At I o'Clock, at the Coffee Houle,
The Sloop Rachel,
NEW-YORK, September 3.
the Coffee-Houfe,
ROBERT EASTON,
TINMAN,
Has opened (toe at No. Ir, Hanover Square, be
tween the A Unital's, and MifTrs. Duncan, Bar
clay, and Co's.,
WHERE he fells 11 forts of tin ware, at rea
sonable prices. At the said store may be
had variety of articles in brass, iron, copper, block
tin pewter, silver, &c. upon easy terms.
Orders in the tin manufa&ory will be executed,
with propriety and dispatch.
To be had at the fame place, the newly conftru&ed
Salisbury Kitchens, for b king, boiling and roasting
at the f. ; me timer A defcriptron of the convenience
and utility of this curious patent invention, exceeds
the bounds of a common advertisement.
Such attention will be paid to the commands of
pursers, mailers of vessels, &c. as shall merit their
favours, and induce future orders. ctf.
THE Subferiber intending for Europe this
fall, will fell at Public Auction, what
goods he has, together with his houffiold fur
niture, books, &c. The sale to begin THIS
AFTERNOON, at 4 0 clock at No. 22, Lit
tle Dock Street, and continue from day to day,
till all is fold.
JAMES M'CULLOUGH.
N. B. The house to be fold at private sale,
if not fold before the firft of October, will
then be fold at Public Vendue,
PUBLIC auction;•
Next Wednesday. beginning at 10 o'Clock,
By James Inglis,
At his Office in Water Street, No. 33.
AVery large and general Assortment of
Woollen, Linnen, Cotton S k, printed
and mixed Goods, Hardware, Jawe lery, &c.
~PUT'LIfTtTfTIoT-
This Day, at ji o'Clock, blow the Coffee-
House, will be fold,
12 afes of Gin,
5 Calks of Sugar,
3 Boxes of Mustard,
A few Cases of Pickles,
Some Gl.fs Ware,
And a Parcel of Houfhold Furniture.
By HENRY GUEST.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
This Day between 12 and 1 o'Clock, will
be Sold,
A I ikely Negro Boy,
About 14 Years old, exceeding smart and
handy, very capable of waiung at Table,
Property warranted
HENRY GUEST.
At 11 o'clock, oppofte the Coffee House, itill be )
SOLD, afew pipes of very excellent
Old P ORT WIN E,|
Afew pipes of
MADEIRA WI N E,!
A few hogsheads of CLARET, and 40 jars of
LINSEED OIL,
With a quantity of SOAP and CANDLES.
, P. m c d vir.
Public auction.
This Day at 12 o'clock, will be!
SOLD, on Murray's wharff,
2O,Puncheons 0 hr h prof
JAMAICA SPIRITS,
And five hgfh^ads of
MOLASSES;
At the Coffee-Houfe at I o'Clock,
The Sloop Charming Fanny,
A remarkable fall lailer. well sou a in every
material, and well calculated for the fifhing ,
business, as ffie now lies below the Coffee- ]
House. Inve t #> ry to be seen at the office <f ;
Daniel M'Cormick,
UELWALKER
INTENDS embank ng lot Britain the firft I
Fleet ; he therefore requests all Perfoas
indebted to him to make immediate Payment:
Fhofe who haveD-mand^ agrinlt him will
apply and have their Accounts fettled.{
He has still remainin on Hand the follow- ,
ing Articles, which will be fold on low Terms
so Ca(h or Bills of Exchangel
Port, Lisbon and Madeira Wines,
Antigua Spirits,
Windward Island Rum,
Mess Beef in Barrels and Tierces,
Irish Butter of the fi ft Quality,
A few cases London Pckies,
Raisins in Calks, &c. &c
Public Au&ion.
This Day at ten o'clock,
By Cochran and Bradley,
At their Aadion-Room, next door to the
Coffee-boufe, will be fold, a variety of mer
chandize, the property of a gentleman bound
for Europe, viz.
7 8 and yard wide Irish linens,
Barcelona and checked handkerohiefs,
Gauzes, ribbons and glov@,
Superfine broad cloths and coatings,
Hair plulh velvets, and rhickfets,
Serges, everlaitings and fluffs,
Silk, thread, and worsted hose,
Ironmongery and cutlery,
A parcel of fmoothinp irons, and rattans,
A good Billiard Table, complete, &c. &c.
Public Auction;
THIS D A Y,
{ A Larged y CELLAR, Near the Coffee House
1 bridges Ifo a liable Enquire at No. 236,
Queer-fl ert, n of ,he printer.
lIX7ANTED; a Front Store,
j VV in a good stand for bufi
,nefs, with or without a cellar.—
Enquire of the Printer.
Public Auction.
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.
This Day, 11 o'Clock, at their Au&ionßoom,
Will be -old,
A verv valuable Affortmentof Prize
DRY GOODS,
Confining of
IBroad Cloths,
IFine Camblets,
Lastings,
Phi dies,
Merfellies Quilting,
Sheetings,.
lOnI On Tuesday, at the Bridge,
20 Puncheons old Jamaica Spirits,
10 Pipes genuine Madeira Wire from on board
the re taken Brig Dan.
'' 12 o'Clock, on Hallett's Wharff,
A Cargo of verv bell Superfine Philadelphia
FLOUR, just arrived.
Sales by Audition.
To morrow, at 11 o' Clock at the Coffee-Houfe
I Bridge,
§ Cases of Cherry Rum,
I Pipe of Geneva,
'lO Kegs of Sagoe,
2 Chests of Green Tea,
4 Quarter Calks of Lisbon Wine, &c,
On Thurfday,at 10 o'Clock, at No. 19,
Corner of Little-Qgeen-ftreet, B/oadway,
The HoufholdFurniture of a Family intending
for England, confining of Mohagony Chairs
Tables,Bureaus,Looking Glaffes,Mohagony
Side Boards, a Sophy, an elegant Set ofTea,
China, and ornamental Jars for Chimney
Pieces, Window Curtains, Bedsteads, with
, a Quantity of Crockery, and Kitchen Fur
niure, &c.
Duncan, Barclay, and Bayard.
GOLDSMITH'S Hilary of England, 4 Fab. Gold
" fmitb's Grecian Hjiory, a Fob. Cbefterfield's
Miscellaneous Works, 4. Fob. Cbefeftld's Letters,
4 Fols. Ancient and present fate of England, Thick,
neffe's Year's Courney through France and Part of
Spain. De I olme's Account of the Englifo Confiitution,
Ballard's Memoirs of Britfb Ladies Coxe's Sketches
of the natural, civil and politicalfate of Swiferland,
Literary Hi,or, of the Troubadours, Collinfon's Beau
ties of Britif, Antiquities, Watkinfon's phibfopbtcal
Survey of the South 0) Ireland, Hifor, of Modern Eu
rope, with an Account of the Ri e and Fall of the Ro
man Empire Abbe Millot's Elements, of General
Hijiory, 2 Fols. Refleaions on the Rife and Fall of the
Ancient Republuks, Hiforical Memoirs, Terence's Co
medies, translated into familiar blank Ferje, Essay on
Friendfoip, Campbell's Lives of tbe Briff Admirals,
containing a new and accurate Naval Hi, or, from the
earlie,9.Periods, with a continuation to the Year 1779,
Memoirs of the Marfall Duke of Berwick, written
b, bimfelj,z-Fob, Keill's Aflronomy, Fielding's, Pope's,
Addison's, and Dryden' Works, Pope's Homer, Modern
Traveller, Salmon's Gazetteer, Gutberie's Geogra
phical Grammar, Cuthbertfon's Syfen for the complete
Interior Management and 0 Economy of a Battalion of
infantry, Knox's Efays, Lefons on Elocution, Beauties
of Natural Hifory, or Elements of Geography being
a fort Introduaion to an Acquaintance with fe
Hfory of Quadrupeds, Fowls, Fifes, Infers, &c.
Plan of Commerce Efay on Commerce, Rollin's
Ancient Hifor,, 10 Fols. Britif Theatre, 10 Fols.
Entick's Hifor, of the late War, Lives of the Poets,
60 Fols. Rambler, 4 Fols. TiUotfon's Sermons, White
field's Sermous, Pike's Sermons, French DiaionUries
and Grammars, Dyebe's and Cobnfon's DiHionary,
Entick's Pocket Diflionary, Scboolmafer's Affiflant,
Read, Reckoner, Wes-India Pilot, Seaman's Fade
mecum, Affifant. Compass, and Kalkander, Bibles,
small and large Tefaments, Spelling-Books, and Pri
mers, with a great Fariet, of little Books for Children.
Writing Paper oj all forts, gilt and plain, Merchants
Account Books, Sealing Wax and Wafers, Pounce and
Pounce- Boxes, Saud and Sand Boxes, Gold Scales Jor
the Pocket, Temple SpeNacles Penknives, ani Razors,
Shaving Boxes, Gentlemen and Ladies Pocket Books,
of different forts, German Flutes and Files, Fiddles and
Fiddle Strings, Ink Powder, and excellent black Ink,
Scales and Dividers, Leather Snuff Boxes, and Ink-
Pots, Silver Pencil Cases, Ponder Flafks,fot Pouches,
bes patent Powder foot and flints, pewter flan
dijbes, red tape, battledores and futtlecocks. Hadley's
quadrants of the befl fort India ink oiled paper for
taking off maps, foe brufoes bard and foft, batfam of
boney, Stoughton's bitters Turlington's balsam oj life,
Anderson's pills, Female pills Venetian bloom wafer,
files for counting houses, bes quills and pens, travelling
cases for gentlemen of the army, copper plate copy books,
for children, pomatum and black ball hair powder by
the Jingle pound, corn plainer, very neat mathematical
infrument;Qockct and borfe-pifols, borfe whips, EAc.
A .Young Man, of genteel address, just
arrived from England, would be glad
to be employed by any Gentleman where writ
ing and accounts are required, either in a store
or vendue, or in any other business where
fteadipefs and assiduity are required—can be
well recommended./ A line directed for T. B.
at Mr. Howel's, No. 57, Water-Erect, will be
attended to.
800 K S,
Stationary-Ware, &>c.
Sold by 11. G AIN E;
To be LE T,
THE FOLLOWING
Linnens,
Prunellces,
Jeans,
L-ces,
Ribbons,
Threads, &c.
KEYSER's PILLS.S
well known all over Europe, for their
O superior Efficacy and peculiar Mildness, in yr
, perfectly eradicating every Degree of a certain
8 Diskasm, without the least Troubles Cop- &
$ finement. ,
8 The Public may be affured,that this ex
s celient Medicincis beyond any Thing, in all
8 Foulnefsand Impurities of the Blood, haying
performed many afloniihing Cures (in rbhand ^
8 the neighbouring Colonies) in Scorbutic Er p- ^
8 tions,Leprofies, White Swellings, Stiff Joints, ^
Gout, and Rheumatie Diforders,&c.^
* A late Supply, g
*(Directly from PARIS) ,
Of the above Pills,
May now be had of^
HUGH GAINE, |
* In Boxesof 10s.20s.and 40s. each, ?^
**
3XWho has in his Hands a Letter from the *
& Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from ynder ^
^ her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which *
* any Ferfon may have the Perusal of by ap- ^
^ plying to him at his Book ft>te in Hanover^
& Square.---Where the Public ingenera can be
* supplied with most forts ofM
^ Books and Stationary Ware.^
^ A pamphlet given with each box-^
^^^^^ x(^^^*^^x^^^
.hi tor L O N D O N,
The Ship RICH A R D,
@JOHN CUNNINGHAM,WaIter,
§„ DUitben 250 tons, Brinfh I udt. For
freight or pvflage appty to the
Matter on board at Cruger's Wharf, or cf Jones
and Ross, Ship Chandie s at Murray's Wharf.
N. B. Matters and mates of mips that had the
misfortune of being taken by the enemy, and are
lately arrived from captivity, may have their p^ff ge
gratis, by laying in their own stores and helping to
work the ship.
ALL peHoos i Mehteu to he cnate ot Feitr Frau
Provost, late of the city of New-York, B'ack
frw h, decease% are Qtfired to fettle tbe.Dme with
his son David Provod, of Long-Kl:?d, Gunsmith,
A miniftrator to said estate, or with his agent and
attorney, John Kelly H over Square, New-York.
ALL thole inucbed to the ertste of Thomas
White, late of the city of New-York, E quire,
deceased, are detired to bring in their accounts, and
the fame (had be fettled, and those indebted to said
estate to make fpeedv payment to
To be L~Ft;
For twenty five years, and puffJlion immediately
given,
FOUR Lots of Land, situated in Montgomery
Ward, each lot containing in breadth in front
and ear twenty-five feet, and in depth ore hundred
feet; tw,o cf which lots front . Gold-street, and the
other two Frankfort.ftreet. ALSO, two large Lots
of Land, one fronting the Broadway, and the other
New-street, to be let for such term of years as may
be agreed on. Propofols will be received by John
Kelly, Notary Public, No. „, Hoover-Square,
who is empowered to lease the fame.
THE executors of the will of James Forbes, de
ceased, late of this city, merchant, being de
termined to fettle his estate with the utmost difparch,
desires all persons indebted to make immediate pay
ment ; and all those having any demands againftthe
said estate, are desired to bring in their accounts in
order to be paid.
The goods of the deceased consists of (hop roods,
a large quantity of shots of the belt quality, wearing
apparel; and a small parcel of other goods will be
fold at public vendue, at the house of the deceased,
:n Water-lfreet, No. 173, between the Fly Market
and Bulling Slm, on Tuefdav 1 ext
RICHARD sAU'-F, 7,,
}OHN HOMP ON, I xeruto ^.
SAMUEL KEMPTON,
TIN-PLATEW 0 R K. E R,
Water Street, No. 197, near the Coffee -House,
INFORMS his good old cu<ome s in town and
country, puifeis and masters of veff Is, &;. that
he can fuppiy them as usual with all orts of r n,
copper, tin, and brass ware, upon he very lowest
terms, and thole who favor him with their Orde s
fhll be duly attended to, and executed immediately.
£ N. B Co be had at the fame place the newly
conftrua/d Salisbury kimbens.
'1 'HE Subscriber being under the absolute
necessity of declining to co-habt with
his wife, Margaret Beveridge, on account of
her mifeonduft, doth therefore hereby caution
the public from crediting her on his account,
as he is determined not to pay any debts of her
contrasting from the date hereof.
DAV. BEVEREDGE.
New-York, Sept. I, 1781. ,_
Eau de Fleurs de Venice;
O R, THE
VENETIAN BLOOM WATER.
'jr<HlS curious Water is extraded by an eLb rate
X chymical proeefs from the most fragrant flowers,
and the purest dew colleaed in the month of May,,and is
without dispute the moss excellent cosmetic or be uty
waffi, ever yet difeoveted ; giving to the skin the greatest
clearness, together with the fineft whiteness and foanefs
imaginable it takes away pimples, freckles, and foots
of every kind, with all disagreeable redpefs, tan, or fun
born. It tenders a rough skin finely fmootb, and de
ft oys those minute worms which are so o'ten lodged un
der and deform the skin. It is possessed of such a nou
ri/hing quality, that it oreferves from wrinkles even to
an advanced age, and in ihort, it so opens the pores of
the skin, and promotes the pelfpiration of it. that it
gives the whole complexion, in a very ffiort time, that
freffi healthful and blooming appearance which it ought
naturally to have when fee from any disorder. This
admirable Water is not in theleaft of the na are of paint,
being of irfelf s clear and tanfpatent as the fineft
chryftal, nor is there the fmdleft particle cf Mercury,
or any other corofive substance in its competition, but it
is in all ref, e^ts perfectly fafe, innocent and harmlefa.
SOLD BY H. GAIN E.
'A Black Man Servant,
WHO understands waning at l ab'e, &r.
may hear of an easy Place, by applying
to the Printer ; a Recommendation will be ex
pefted.