The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-03-01 00:00:00, page 3

Bv Capt. Weeks, in 13 Days from New-
Providence, we learn, that his Majesty's Fri
gate the Rawleigh, has taken and carried into
that Island two Prizes, one of them a Ship
from South-Carolina, with Rice, and 130
Calks of Indigo; the other a Virginia Boat
from Statia, with Rum and Sugar; and that
the Unicorn Frigate also carried into that
Island, a Sloop loaded with Rum and Sugar,
for Virginia.
Capt. Healey, in a Privateer from this Port,
also carried into that Island a Sloop from Cape
Francois, for Boston, with Rum and Sugar;
and two valuable French Snows have also been
carried in there by their own Privateers.
Captains Quill and Law, in Privateers of
this Place, were at Providence when Captain
Weeks failed; the former had received some
Damage in his Top Timbers, but was repair
ed, and ready to fail on a Cruize.
Friday Capt. John Grig arrived here in 29
Days from Antigua, by whom we learn, that
the Count D'Eifaing continued to be blocked
up by Admirals f or. ?rd Barrington, ard
that the Arge Ship the Lion, that was taken
by Captain Gardner, in the Maidftone, struck
after firing a few Gans.
Captain Anderson, in a Privateer Sloop be
'°n£'°R to t^^ Port, is taken and carried into
Cape Francois.
Prizes font in face our last,
A Schooner from Coracoa, by the Unicorn,
Diligent, and British Tar.
A Bermuda Sloop, from Turk's-Island for
Virgi^a, by the St. Andrew.
A Schooner, with Tobacco and Flour, by
the armed Brig Diligent.
A Brig from Philadelphia for Old France,
with 73 Hogsheads ' of Tobacco, by the Brig
Rose-Bud, Capt. Duncan. She failed in Com
pany with 16 others bound to different Parts,
io of which were leaded with Flour.
A Sloop from Philadelphia for the Cape,
on Saturday, by the Diligent.
Three French St. Doming Men, are taken and
carried into Bermuda ; two of them by the Boat
Charlotte, and the Third of 300 Tons, by one of
Ca,t. Goodrich's Vffls, who has also taken a %th
and font her to Jamaica.
*, A good Price will be given'for a Draft
of the Coast of America, from Sandy-Hook,
Southward; likewise of the Coast of Hispani
ola, and the Bahama Keys. Enquire of Hugh
Gaine.
The Inhabitants of New-York are hereby cau
tioned not to dyebarge Fire Arms in the City by
Dey or Night : The Arms so difeharged, will be
forfeited, and the Offenders will be liable to be
fat to Prifn, and severely punifoed.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his Majes
ty's Forces, within the Colonies laying on the
Atlantic Ocean, from Nova,Scotia to ITeft-
Florida, infuhve, &c. Ife. 15c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are several deserters
from his Majesty's troops, as well as
from the foreign troops under my command,
who are known to be serving with the Enemy,
and who from ajuft reflection upon the infamy
es bearing arms against their Sovereign and
their country, would return to their duty,
did not the fear of pnniftiment deter them : I do
hereby proclaima free pardon to every desert
er, of whatsoever rank or denomination, who
ffiall voluntarily farrender himfelf to any of
his Majesty's troops before the firft day of May
next.
Given sender my hand, at Head-Quarters, in
Neve-York, ths 23d day of February, 1779.
H.CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
JOHN SMITH, Sec'ry.
^W-YORK, Feb. 27.,
On Thursday morning a detachments: the
Light Companies cf the Guards, 33d and %2d
regts, under the Command of Lieut. Col.
Stirfog, landed ®n the Jersey more to lurprize
Gen. Maxwell with his Brigade at Elizabeth-
Town ; unfortunately they were discovered by
an Inhabitant who gave immediate Notice to
Mr. Maxwell, about an hour before the
Troops got up, Maxwell decamped in the
greatest hurry with two Field pieces, and took
the road to Amboy, fearing his retreat might
be cut off; the Rebel Governor LiVingftqn
having been informed of this deient, made a
Speedy retreat from his hoafe; the Troops
having miffed their Principal aim, proceeded
to destroy the Rebel stores, in which were
above 100 barrels of Flour, salt beef, pork,
soap, candles, &«. and 30 puncheons of rum,
which were burnt; in another store between
20 and 30 barrels of flour, with some tierces
of beef and near 1000 loaves were destroyed,
after supplying the troops ; nothing more be
ing to be dene, they were marched to Crane's
Ferry, but the wharf being intisely destroyed,
the boats were ordered up to the meadows,
When they re-embarked; The Rebels made
no Band at any time, even after they had
brought up their two pieces of cannon, and
shewed two columns on the rising ground to
the ferry, they dared not to advance, but
k&pt up aloofe fire from behind honfes, fen
ces and trees, at a great diftauce, by a few
Draggling rascals, who where repeatedly
drove back by the light company of Guards,
and a few of the other troops, two men of the
33d were unfortunately killed by a cannon
foot, a few wounded, most of them slightly,
several of the Rebels were seen to fall, and
many carried off wounded, a Rebel officer and
twenty two prisoners were taken, the barracks
were burnt, in which they had left some arms,
and ammunition, pouches, &c.
N E W-YO R K, March i.
serve well of this country) which would dife re
dit the private resentments of an individual,
and which ought to render any public body,
who could he influenced by it, contemptible
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
Public Auai^.
fl'his day at our Auflion Room,
Precisely at 10 o'Clock, will begin the sale of
a great variety of dry goods, consisting of
T,INE linnens, Britannias, camiiriiks, best
, fuperfine scarlet and dark green broad
cloth, Men's thread and silk ftbekihp, rib
bons, thread lace and edgings. Men's ffioes,
ladies silk ditto, Durante, pins, needles,
threads, writing paper, looking glaffss, blan
kets, quilted callico counterpanes, &c. &c.
India GOODS;
Nankeens, jackanet, muslins, callicoes,
dimity, handkerchiefs, Napkins, &a.
TO-MORROW,
At the Coffee house Bridge,
20 Calks old Antigua spirit of the best quali<
ty,
10 Hhds. high proof Antigua rum,
40 Boxes moulded and dipt candles,
The complcat and elegant set of enameli'd
china,
A variety of earthen ware,
A variety of medicines,
Steel in cases and barrels,
An assortment of nails,
A quantity of best Irish mess beef in half and
whale barrels.
Cunningham and Wardrope.
Public Auction.
This Day at 11 o'Clock, at JOHN M'ADAM,
and Co's, licensed Awflton Room, No. 22, Wall
Street, will be fold,
AN elegant Affertment of Silver and plated Ware,
to be put in at the fidCott charged bv the Ma
nufa&urers in London, confiding of Tea Kitchens,
Englidi and Turkey Coffee-Pots, Bread Baskets,
Waiters, Jugs, Tankards, Qyart, Pint, and Half
Pint Canns, Butter Boats, Saits, CandLfticks, Por
ringers, and a Variety of other Articles.
The following is Part of a Speech of Mr.
Jenkinfon's, in the Houle of Commons, on
the 14th of December last.
“ He observed that, independent of the mi
" litia, there were 28,000 regular forces in
“ arms for the defence of the kingdom at
" home, and 14,000 in Ireland for the security
" of that country. In fine, he drew an anima
" ting picture of the great force of this king
" dom, including the seamen and mariner,
" making the whole amount to 300,000 men,
" a larger military power than any kingdom
" in Europe had ever kept upin modern times,
" except in the most flourishing period of the
" reign of Louis XIV. and he gave the Houri
•' strong hopes, that with this force (immense
" he acknowledged it to be) Great-Britain
'' would be able to maintain the empire of the
“ fa, to accomplish the objed of th# Ame
" rican war, and to make France repent her
“ pernicious conduct towards this country."
Freni tie Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. <7.
C^mp, Raritan, Feb. 9, 1779.
To the PUBL Ic.
CONSCIOUS of having served my country
faithfully for near four years, without
once having my public conduct impeached, I
little expected at this time to be charged with
crimes of which I believe few who know would
have fufpedted rae. I find finoe I left Phila
delphia that the President and Council of the
state have preferred to Congress eight charges
against me, formal-administration while com
manding in the state; and that, not content in
endeavouring ip . a cruel and unprecedented
manner to injure me with Congress, they have
ordered copies of the charges to be printed
and dispersed thro' the several states, for the
purpose of prejudicing the minds of the public
against me, while the matter is in fufpence.
Their conduct appears the more cruel and
malicious in making the charges after I had
left the city, as my intention of leaving it was
publickly known for four weeks before.
I beg leave to inform the public, that I have
requeued Congress to dired a Court Martial to
enquire into my conduft, and trust my country
men will do me the justice to suspend their
opinion in the matter until! have an opportu
nity of being heard, and condemned or ac
quitted. I hope the issue will flow that, in
stead of my being guilty ot the abuses of pow
er with which 1 am accused, the present at
tack upon me is as grefi a prostitution of pow
er as ever disgraced a weak and wicked Admi
nistration; and manifests a spirit of perfecti
on against a man (who has endeavoured to de-
On Tucfday,
Eleven o'Clock, at ,he. Bridge,
A Quantity of Shi,-Bread, Oatmeal and Cordage,
17 Boxes of Soap, 2 Pair of Swivels, and
12 Dozen of Madeira Wine.
Public Auction.
The Sale advrtifed for thi: Day, is put off til!
WEDNESDAY next, usual Time,
When will be fold a very great Variety of Articles
at No. 9'5, fl little below the Coffce-Houfe, in
Water-street, the licensed Auflion Room of
JAMES INGLIS.
MESS Beet in Tierces, ditto Pork in Bar
rels, of the best Quality, and fuperhne
Flour, to be fold. Apply to George Gra
ham, No. 209, Quetn-ftrect, near the Fiy-
Mirket.
Continental Glory.
A Soldier of Colonel North's Pennsylvania
Regiment complained, that a Month's Pay
bought him but two Mugs of Cyder, and a Gill
of Rura: Serve Thirteen Kings, fays he, and
have never a Shirt!
HUBERT VAN WAGENEN,
At his Store, No. 976, Beekman's Slip, has for file,
CArpeaters bread-axes, adzes, chizels, gouges, Fir
mers, compasses, one and two feet rules, plain irons,
hammers, squares, chalklines, &c. Coopers axes, adzes,
Howels corapaffes, fowling bits, croze irons, drawing
knives, hulling ditto, bung-borers, and vises; garden
ipades, flioc-makers hammers, pincers, nippers, knives,
tacks, awls and hefts, rasps and flute, &c. Brass knob
locks, brass „cased and covered ditto, with rings, chest,
trunk, pad, stock, rim, cupboard, splinter and other locks,
bright and black augers of various sizes, smiths hammers,
files, rifps, &c. Centre, breft and other bits, fmeothing
irons brass and iron eandlefyiks and fnuffers, mill, cross
cut, hand, ttnnant, traim, dovetail, compass keyhole and
other fa ws, nails of all sizes cutlery, bedcords, clothes
and other lines. With a great variety of other articles
"i ir^r r>>>noery way^ stufoo pt^r, {Lu#- nllttr,
hr ri lon%&€. &c. &c#
six - IT) T-^ R~EWAR D,
RUN AWAY from the fubferiber, living at Jamaica,
a stout well made negro mam, named TOM. He
ri about one and twenty, and about five feet ten inches
high. He ftutt r; greatly, had on when he went away a
dark grey sho r t coat, belt waistcoat of the fame, with yel
low metal buttons, buff breeches, white worsted stockings.
He was seen in New-York a few days ago. It is thought
he will try tc go out in some privateer. All masters of
vedels are tefbid to carry him r off at their peril. Who
ever secures him so as his niafter may have him again,
that! have the above reward, and all reasonable charges.
BENJAMIN SMITH.
Public Aublion.
A: the Coffee-Houfe, on Tuesday
Next, the Schooner
Lord M ULGRAV E,
As ihe now lies at the Crane Wharff,
BURTHEN about 50 tons, a remarkable
faft sailer. Yatch built, and well found
in materials. Inventory to be seen at
DANIEL M'CORMICK's.
Sale by AUCTION,
By Bowman and Codner,
This Day, at the Coffee-houft,
Afew Tierces and Barrels of excellent PORK,
Aid fven Boxes of Medicines, 15c.
Public Außi@n.
By BAR RAK HAY S,
,4: the Coffee-Houfe this Morning, at II o'Clock,
"If'" " Remainder of (he Cargo of the Prite
£ Schooner Sally, confuting of
Weft India Rum in Hogsheads,
Mufc.Vado Sugar, in Ditto. And,
A Qj^vtity of Loaf Sugar.
For Liverpool,
a,HE drig WILLIAM, Thomas Jarvis,
[ M^fter, will fail with the fir4t convoy.
For freight or passage, apply to Willia/h Pa
gan, or laid Matter on board, at Wells's wharf.
Public ^U&iOTf.
ir,is Day, at 12 0 Clock, at Murray's IVharff,
•will be fold,
15 Hopflrads choice Jamaica Spirits,
And, 30 Hogsheads of Molasses.
by Thomas Ludlow, jun.
And at Ore o'Clock, e the Merchant's
Coffee-Houfe, will be fold,
1 he Sloop Friendship,
And her Cargo of slt, laying at Griffith's Wharff,
by Order of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the
Provinces New. York.
,THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
Marfhal.
This D A Y, at 12 o'Clock, at the
Coffee-Houfe, will be fold at publick Au&ion,
10 Tierceo of fine Mess Poik, and,
10 Tierces of prime Beef.
Tomorrow, at the Coffee-Houfe,
Half past 12 o'Clock,
If Bolts of choice Russia Duck,
And, 5 Cases London Claret.
Aednefday, 12 o'Clock, at the C. House,
A very fine 11 Inch Cable 80 Fathom long,
never made Use of: Likewi/e, One Pair of Brajs
barreled Myquetoor/s, I Pair of Muskets, 1 Pair
Fifths, and 1 Swivel Gun, by
HUGH PARKER.
No. 516, Hanover-Square,
Intends going to England the fort opportu
nity after the frit day of May next, desires
all those that have any demands against him
to bring in their accounts and they will be
paid, and all those that are indebted to him
are requeued to fettle their accounts on or be
fore the firft day of May next. His Rock of
hardware, &c. now on hand, is felling off un
der firft coll. ,
riOHE privateer GEORGE and ELIZ 1-
I BETH, William Van Affendelft, Com
mander, fails on a cruize on Wednesday.
The Gentlemen Commanders of his Majefly's
flips who have men miffing, are requeued to
fend on board and examine the crew.
Tuesday next, at 12 o'Clock, will be fold by
Burthen about 50 Tons, well found, laying at
exotics's Deck, with excellent Accommodation!,
and a remarkable fart sailer, fit for a Privateer, the
Georgia or Wert India Trade. Inventory to be seen
ac the Day of Sale, by applying to John M"Adam,
and Co.
On T UESDA Y Next,
Affair Weaker) will be SOLD at the Coffee-
House,
|ohn M'Adam and Co.
The Schooner Loyal Britain,
THE SAILS, ANCHORS and CABLES,
SPARS, STANDING and RUNN
ING RIGGING being all new, of the Brig
SULLIV A N.
by P. M"Davitt.
wTlTi^m'b^Vley,™
M,HF iff &of th, tae C^: cfyn, of tieeft
r-g m t cnnf.fimg of chunking, linnen, mafic
b oks, arm a \ar tty or other articles '* be fold at p/iL
lie auction, on Fridav raornirg, the „h of M^rrh, at
~ m'rbif Ir in the forenoon, no th, C ff-e b'wf- bridge.
'Public Auction,
Th: D, at the Merchant's Ccfet-Wufe,
A few T erces and Barrels of M<,fs Beef,
A Qvntity of white Port in Bodies, and,
One Calk of Liverpool Ale.
Ori TUESDAY,
3 Chests of Green Tea, one* ditto Suffiorg, two
ditto of Bo^ea, ar i one Chest of Jesuits Bark.
By Daniel M'Cormick,
"HE privateer khooner Experiment, A&aiKter
A Mitpherton, Commander, intends failing on
a cruize on- Wednesday next. It is hoped proper
officers from his Majesty's mips, and from the veflels
emp oyed by government, will attend to examine the
crew. All possible care has been taken to prevent
rianien employed, in his Majesty's service from en-,
Bering.
Public Auction,
On Tuef/ap, 11 o'Clik, at the Bridge, will be
fold by
John M'Adam, & Co.
50' Boxes best Tallow Candles, and
T O~ B-E
# large coirmodi
fU^U\UT< 1 OUS DWELLING-
Ei B £ ' r 3^ I " °°SE S, fruate in
lir^lTd Maiden-La^e, one of which
H^~ipTr-q ri has a Bake-house and large
new Oven in the Rear.—
For further Particulars,
Apply to JOHN DUDLEY.
No. gt, Wall-street.
A few Anchors of choice old BRANDY,
to be fold, apply as above.
T~C)s
A Healthy young NEGRO WOMAN, that has
had the small-pox. For further particulars,
enquire of Mervin Perry, No. 84.6, Hanover-
Square.
A SILVER-SMITH, capable of performing in
the teveral branches, (particularly in the small
way.) Such a one will meet with proper encourage
ment, and conftarit employ, tools, &c, found them,
by applying to the printer.-
'W" A' D,
A SCHOOL-MASTER, capable of teaching
reading, writing, and arithmetick. Such a
one, that can be recommenced for his sobriety, will
meet with good encouragement, by applying to Bar
nard Johnson, or Martin Schenek, ,t Wallaboch,
King's-Couqty.
r\ESERTED, Friday night lafl, from the foi,
Admiral Keppel, armed Fiauuller, Thomas
Hammond, Commander, PHILEMON ROOK, ap
prentice, about x^years of age, fair complexion, ligot
brown hair, afcar upon his right wrif, isfuppofcd to
have gone over to Long-Ijiand, to a privateer; bas
on when be went away a dark brownjacket, and !org
trowfers. Whoever will give information where
Ite Ja:d apprentice tsi&nceated,foad, upon bis tr:og.ap
prebended, receive Two Guineas reward, or cuwievcr
can gwe information of any pe son who decoyed the
said apprentice away, ,a!l, upon conviflior.^recerve
One Guinea reward, from the tidvertfer: Ifthe fuel
apprentice wi I return Q bis mafler :mr« Lately, he
fall be forgiven.
Just imported in the foi, Lilly, William Drum
mond, Mafler, from Glafgonv, and to be fold
By Thomas Bachannan, and Co.
At their fore in Qyeen-flreet, No. 212, near th,
Fly-Magnet,
Y OW priced broad-clotbs, hunters dtfls, narrow
Lu woollen cloths fit for Jailors trowfers, olha
burgbs of different qualities, 3-4., 7 8, ardjarc
wide Irijb lindens, 3-4, 7-8, 4-8, and apron width
checks, check and printed handkerchiefs, mill'd <ud
vnmill'd plaidings, tartans, dialer and tab'e cloths,
plain, firtped, fprigg .4, and Spotted lawns, flat ,
Jirtfed, fprigg'd, spotted, and brocaded ,ik ea^y.r,
white and brown buckrams, military Jbirts an./fb es,
quality binding, mens plain and ribb'd wv 'led and .
yarn bofe, mens brown thread ditto, britannias and
tandems, pijiol lawns, demy clear lawns, tammies
and durants, vekverets, thichfas, dyed pillows, jeans,
jeamtets, dimities and drawboys, womens weefad
mitts, printed cottons and linnens, fripe, plain ccA
diaper tapes, born and ivory combs, nuns an! F.?m;b
threads, Jewing Jilk, a large afortment of hardware,
mens common and military foes, ^d, 6d, tid, led, 12a
l6d, ood, ±O, ibd, god, and 4.0!, trails, featf^
nails, German forges of different colours, Kumarr^k
caps, brass kettles ; also, bed io tierces, felled. ungues
in half barrels, excellent eld Jberry wire, a few
quarter cases of Malmfe,; a quantity e, Liverpool
fait.
N. B. They want to charter two vcfftls to',recced
from here to the Bay of Honduras, to be loaded there
for Europe; if the vessels are ready, and apfy'd Jor
dire Elly, a g nerous price will be given, and the ad
vantage of going down with an armedfof.
N'OTICE is hereby given, th.d t ri.ebe f.IJ
at public vendue on April the te-ven'k. or at fri
vale sale, any time before, a FARM, with a go^d
fine boufe and barn, and fine red cedar woods on the
f'f"^ 'lbe whole contains about fifty acres. For par
fic'dars enquire of Dennis Dennis, at the Narrow ri
ferry, Long-Inland, New Utriebt.
FiJbing and offering very convexieni.
The Banks and Prizes of the present ^
L O TT E R Y,
ARE now rolling up,' and the Managers
expect they will be enabled to com
mence drawing in a very short Time. Ad
venturers are therefore desired to make speedy
Application for the few Tickets which remain
unfold.
'1 o be fold, and Foffeffon given & f.rjl of I'law
next enjuing ;
A Good convenient Dwelling- House, tw) Stories
high, containing 8 gord Rooms : the Kitchen
in the Cellar, with a Lot 'of Ground on which it
Hands, 15 Feet wide and ico Feet deep, situated in
Roosevelt's-Street, near the Shi, Yards. For Terns
apply to J ^ Smith, in Water-Street, near Et&-
nun's-Sup.