The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-03-12 00:00:00, page 3

NEW-YORK, March ta.
Paul Jones, oh'his Passage from France, jn
the Ariel, of 26 Guns, We are told fell in
vith a Privateer belonging to this Port, sup
posed to be the Triumph, Captain Pindar, of
16 Guns, with whom he had a very smart
Engagement; but Jones being too powerful
for the British Privateer, the flruck; and at
that Juncture there appearing great Confufion
on board the Rebel Ship, the Triumph set all
the Sail she could.carry, and got cleat.
Paul Jones left L'Orient the 18th of Decem
ber, and has brought European Intelligence
j^ter than we received by the last Packet; no:
Part of it has yet, transpired in Philadelphia :
His whole Cargo,was about 30 Tons of Gun-
Powder.
It appears by an Arrival at Wilmington, in
Delaware, in 47 Days from Cadiz, that the
Count d'Ellaing's Fleet was in that Port-the
26th of December, and that the Count had
net been at, Sea firce he repaired his Ships.
A French^ Gun Ship, called the I'EviHe,
with two Frigates, failed from Rhode island
the 9th ultimo; for Chefepeak, where they
compleated the Pufrefs they ,<erc sent upcin,
took feudal .English Veffufs, and returned go
Newport the 2.4 th of the fame Month, ^here :
by the left Acccvr.ts rioni thence &y remain.
Yesterday a Brig, from^ofen for Philadel
phia, Called the Success, Capt, Browai, load
ed with Salt and some Spices, was lent in here
by one of his Majesty's Frigates. : ;
C The fame Time arrived thfc,mope :of the
Fleet from South Carolina : They parted from
the Rest with their Convey three ,Dhysi ago,
all well.
General Washington, we hear has detached
2000 of his best Continental Troops to the
Southward, in order toaffift thejr military 0-
perations in that Quarter.
A Party of Rebels from Conne&icut, in 8
Whale-boats, and an armed Schooner, to the
Amount, as is supposed, of about 150 Men,
arrived at Southampton, on Long Bland, last
Monday, plundered the Inhabitants of that
Place, of fev&al Thousand Pounds worth
cf Goods, and carried several of them away
Prisoner% . ;
On Thhffday Evening died, Mr, Cornelius
Duane A Tie was 'defcended from XtafajAfpic
table EuropeandEatrfily ; —a sensible, pleasant
Person, a'nd-'mucW eftemed by a wry^ex<enfoe
Acquaintance, His~P.em|+fts; wereintered the
next Day ih Trinity Chuft^ Yard, attended,
by a NAi&pXf re^^ ^ %
A* Accoant vs the, PYGceedingstf^Farty # of Refe
&ees binder the Command of Captain Hubbill,
M^tyine, Anti Rtf, in a lateExcutfon th annoy
the Rebels. ,
'' On Sunday the 4th Irfat, Ate wont on
board the Schooner General Wolfe, Brooks,
Commander, lying in Huntingdon Bay, but
there not being Wind cri^tightd get the Vcffel
out, it was refalved to. macthe Boats with a
thofen Number, and proceed in the following
Order, —Capt. Hubbill's Whale Boat as Cem
modpre; Capps. Rpfr and Runpnt, in the Cen
ter, and Capt..M'Alpine, to form the rear.
It being Very fine Weather, we replied Cofk
keny Iflarid &MCO in the Evenings arid bur
Cbje& bein'g ic destroy the Mills at Mjlßßifer/
after leaving a proper Guard with curPw%
we proceeded for M-'Ker^ie's-PoiM, matched
tvto Miles up the River, farrounded the Dwell
ing ploufe and destroyed two Mills; with a
Quantity of Floor fubpo^dTote near 200 Bar
rels. .After cfLeiirg this Service, we returned
to cur Boats, and' had proceeded hut a foert
Distance when we was hail'd by a Veffd, which
proved to be the General Wolfe : We went on
board, and left the two Botts commanded by
M'Alpine and Refs. Jt being now Day break,
and we desirous fop (mother Enterprize, three
Whale Boats, un/erihe D/rediort of Capts.
Hubbil, M'Alpine, and Merits, proceeded to
Croton. Rivgr, collected some Cattle^,^^ a
Guard Ho\rfe, and Salt Work{^r^&etreated
under the Enemy's Fire; got on board our
Beats, and landed fafe on. Nowalk-lfend,
where we tarried ^ll Night, $ Expectation, of
the armed Schooner's' cwniirfc to us, but foe
could notby reason of unfavourable Winds.
At break of Day, rour 'Centrist espied 4 Rebel
Boats, well mail'd, coming to the Iflatd where
we were, but upon being hailed,. :fetched to
an Bland about twelve Rods Difiance, and
began a heavy-Fire on our Men and Boats,
which were turned up to get Shelter from the
Storm ; yet we run out Boats off, without any
other Damage than their being hull'd in feve
rs! Places, and all, returned fafe to Huntington
Harbour. The General Wolfe was miffing,
but arrived in a fooft Time after, tho' not
without the Loss bf Cap, McAlpine's Boat,
and sundry Articles on board, -
Extras of a Letter from a Gentleman of Distinc
tion, dated London, December 6, 1780.
—“ The Minds of Men here are totally
changed. From a fettled Despondency with
which falfe Information refpe&ing American
Affairs, had pt fluffed almost all Ranks of Peo
ple some Time ago, they are roofed into a
magnanimous Firmness. foflead of giving
Independence to America, the national Strife
is, that our Colonies mull be recovered; or
Great-Britain must lose its Consequence; if
not its Exigence, as an Independent Empire.
This you may be affiired is the Opinion not
only of every Man in A-m-llr-n, but of the
Nation at large. You will be convinced of
this by the Speeches in Parliament,
“ The Capture of Mr. Laurens was cer
tainly the most valuable Prize to Government
taken this War. His Papers ' Were important
beyond Description. They opened all the
Intrigues, political as well as private, of the
Courts of Paris and Madrid ; of the Congress,
&c. &c. and laid the State of their Finances
before A+n. All the infamous Ireacnery
and Perfidy of France is unfolded; and her
,want of the Referees necef&ry to carry oh
' the War for any Time, is made known. The
;difireffed Situation of Spain for Want of Mo
-Ipe—the miserable, diftrafted and defppnding
:State of the Rebel Affairs —their Intrigues with
; all the Courts of Europe, are no longer a
Secret.,
I " You will find by the Lift of the new Par
liament, that many of the American Patriots are
left out by their Corillituents. The Opposition
was scarcely ever lower; and 1 trust in a few
Days, it wifi be lower Bill. The neutral Con
federacy, I have every Reason to believe, will
,be rather beneficial to G. Britain, than inju
rious ; it will save us from additional Enemies,
, and prevent a war with some of the combined
Powers. You may be allured that Russia is
;mofcour Enemy..
i'' The Resources ^nd Wealth of the Nation
„are immehfe; and will enable Government so
• carry onthe War for seven Years, or longer.
It is uriiverfally CQnfeffed, as I faidfee'ofe, that
the Exigence of G. Britain depends on thejull
Subordination of America ; and wh^n We talk
: of Supplies, and hint a Doubt about their be
.ing raised; the Answer is.—" Money can be
“no Part of cur Confideratjon, when we are
" fighting for our Safety and Exigence." Nor
has the unfortunate Capture of our Bast and
Weft-India Fleets affe&ed this generous and
noble Spirit.-. We had hitherto fuffered so, lit
tle in cur Trades that the Loss of those out-,
ward bound Ships will fcarcely.be felt."
. Th^ Members of,rtie Assembly for the City
• of Philadelphia, at the firfl Sitting under their
present Constitution, were voted in b^ only ;8
Perions, tvhete there were ho less than 2090
Voters; 'and.thofe for the COunty by 17, where
there used to be 3000 Voters.
Yesterday ap Account was broughtto this
Place, that on the 28th Day of February an j
Action happened between Lord Cornwallis
and General Green, in which the Armfrunder
the latter was totally routed, an^himfelf made
Prisoners This News, (which we hope to con
firmin our next) was received at Philadelphia
Wednesday laft^ _
„_———=— =- ^~—& —tto—r
To what a contemptible Condition have the
Independent Politicians of .America brought
. themselves, by the Pursuit of Measures, to
which they knew the Majority of America to
be ayerfe, and whom for that Reason they re-
Fused to confair, on the great Point of entring
into the French Alliance, or of embracing the
Overtures of Great-Britain !.
All Boasting of Paper Money seems to be at
an End.—-Reade's Speech to the Mock Aflem
bly now fitting at Philadelphia, is little more
than, Who can flew as how to get Credit ?
or in other Words, ^ what Device feall we be
able to cheat the Pefh an, ^zger ? Paul Jones's
Arrival without hard Cefh or Cloathing; from
France, creates this Diftrefi. s,trange that |he
Wane, of Money was not from the Beginning
fortfeen by the Wife acres in Congrefs;—
How much more fugacious the Onedia Chief,
to whom La Fayette was introduced in the
Winter off,7?. The Story is this, —The
young French Enthusiast ^as,fent from Valleyl
Forge tO'Albany, where Gates was to have 1
prepared a Force for an hrubtion into Canada.|
It failed for want of Men, Money and Ctoath-I
ing: The Marquis upon this Disappointment, I
went to John's Town, wnere General Schuyler 1
had convoked a few of the Onedia iEdiacs,, to
hear a long Speech and receive an Eagle's Tail, \
as a present from the Congress. Schuyler in
troduced La Fayette, as a great Personage from
the King of France. The Sachem made hjm
a Speech, with a cutting Allusion to his Mas
ter's Loss of Canada inthelate War ; butadded,
" I have heard he is d ? ad, and that a young Man
"is King of France ^w. —That is best for us, if
"he is our Friend..-—His Breads must be full of
" Milk, and we want to suck them very
“ MUCH:''
The Crowd smiled, and Le Marquis, who
'knew the Indians were too wife to touch Jquare
Dollars, gave them two or three Louidores, and
walked off.-
None of these French Vifi^o s who h^ve
since been wandering about the Country, hsve
thought proper to pay their Refpe&s to the
Indians.—Alas'! some of them, being only the
spurious Issue of great Names, such as Deux
Punts, Monte,quiets, &c. &c. are as penniless as
the other European Aventuriefs.
Public Auction. .:
-This DAY,
At One o'clock, at the Coffee.Houfe, will,
be Sold,
The Folacre EXPERIMENT,
Lying at. Wells's-Wharff, with all her,
Stores, as per Inventory.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
/Public Audion:
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.
This Day, at U o'Clock, at their Au&ion
Room will begin the Sale of a large and
Ivaluable Affortmeht,
IQf Seasonable DRY GOODS.
Between 12 and 1 o'Clock on Pallet's Wharff,
50 Puncheons Jamaica Spirits, high-proof
and well- flavoured, just arrived in the Ship
Peggy, from Jamaica. _
Public Au&ion,
THIS MORNING,
Below the COFFEE-HOQUSE,
WILL BE SOLD,
lOnehuhdred arid thirty firkins of choice
ROSE BUTTER, ;
Th© latest imported of any in this city.
I Templeton and Stewart.
This Day is faWifoed,
And t6.be fold ^"the Bible~,and Cioffi
HaNOVE R-SQUARE, ># -
A Second Edition, (with Alterations and
Corrections) of
C^ JOVE'S
Universal Register ;
O R,
AMERICAN and BRITISH
KALENDAR,
For the Tear 17S1.
CONTAINING;
’'FIE calendar j with a table of Binary coins, in
the Quaker's general meetings.,
'2. A chntife 4 arcount of England, and a table of.all its
Kings and Qnt^ns since the conqu^ft in 1,66.
3. A table for buying ot felling any commodity by the
great hundred, which is Ira pounds.'
4. A table of expenses or wages. ,
5. A table that gives you (by intpeaion) the exafl num
ber of days from the fift of January to any do ip the?
ye.r, .or between any other two ioteriliediatc days.
6 A table of difeopnt per cent.
7. A chronological account of remarkable occurrences-.
8. A fdheme deemed to exhibit nearly the whole r^cewf
mankind now on the furhce of the gb&.
9. An estimate of the number of inhabitants in the Ame
rican colonies, made in congress September 1774. ;
10. A geneological lift of the royal family of Great-
Britain, with the foverefen princes of France, Raffia,
Spain, Portugal Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany,
Poland, Upland, Sardinia, and Turkey,
11. His M.jrfty's most honorable privy council.
12. Lift of the peers of the blood of Cicat-Britain, dukes,
marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons.
13. Peers, dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons
of Scotland.,
14. Archbifyips a bd bishops of England,
1 ;, Knights of, he garter, thiftfe, and bath,
16. Secretaries of ftate.l
17. Officers of the privy seal and signet effiee; treasury;
exchequer; chancery; kings bench; corn won pleas;
trade and plantations; customs; cx< ife; itamp duties;
mint; post office; navy and pay office; admiralty bf- 1
fice; and war utiice,
18, Mini Hers to and from the fcuthein and northern
provinces.-
19. A nevvand coneA liitofthe royal navy of Great-
Britain, cpqtrinin^ the ram^ of oil th^ ships ebhei in
or out of.cdmnoiflion.
.20. ships of War taken by G/&,-Britain since the esm
meocement of the war. ~
21. Admirals of the royal.navyffyl;ha defcriptiom of tfcir
-fcverafflap.
%2 fypt,i,simanors, ^nd c< rr,m inders in theroyal navy ;
nutabet of men and weight or Leial in each rate; and
pay of the levetal officers,,
2.3. Ffoufe of rpmirions of Great Britain, arid the towns
they refydfent. ;
24, Preecbepe, amon^ men and wewen.
25. Peers of, fy Wpotl; &ikef. eVris^ vifeohnityand bar,ns
of Ireland ; feerehfs by creation or dolc&nt ; biffins,
archlifliops anttdeans, - 1 ,
26. A defcripboo of America.
27. General eftabfiihment of all. the provinces onythe^
continent of Noith America.'
28. Table shewing the value of any sum ftom 13, Sier-‘
li"^ "+£• 10,000 in New York <OTrcn?v.
29. Haff Johannes's reduced into Sterling money -and
currency of .New-York.
go. Amount of debars in Sterling money and New- York
cu-rency. .f ;
gi. Vaiue-or guineas from i to 10,000, in dollars, Ster
ling money, end New. York currency.
32. Pay of hit M fray's land forces, with a lift ofblithe.
, generals and fielu officers. 1
„'. :st<ffofficejs of ell the . British Heflin, ,fpach,nd:
Provincial officers, under the commandos General Sir
Henry Clinton,. K.E.
34. Brii v ih reriwenu,to America, viT breiWes of ■ the
.cfficets cgmrciffiops, and theirrapk in t^e army.
35, Hjs Majify'^ffiips in America, under the command
of Mirnt Afhuthnpt. vice rm" lp f &' wh ; 'e.
_—l = ;— —— : &. :
Just pu.bl'ff:e(l, and to be fold by
HUG H G AT N E,
THE
WEST-INDIA ATLAS;
Or, a compendious defcriprion of the
W ES T - I N DIE S:-
IHufl%ed with forty corre& charts and m*ps, taken
from aQual fuiveys.
Together with an historical account of the several
COUNTRIES And ISLANDS.
THEIR
DISCOVERY, TRAD%
SITUATION/INHABITANTS,.'
EXTENT, <- STRENGTH.
BOUNDARIES T GOVERNMENT, -
: PRODUCT, RELIGION, &c.
An INDEX of. the PLATES.
A chattof ihe BrinOr channel; the AHaniidor western
ocean ; the Azores at Weflern Tfiaf 6;the. M.;d%Qna
Canary Iflahds; the Cape de V^d jfonds;; the Bermu
das,or Summer inlands. A, fcnerai index m^ of: the.
WeftJnd%s,;the western coftof Lauifiana, and the cpaft.
of New Leon ; the daft of Weft-Florida and Louififo;
the Peninfub ^nd gulfof Florida, and thqD^hamJfiands ;
the gull ot Mexico, from tfona de Effyps to Panta
Brava; the coast of Yucatan, from Campeche to Bahi
del Attention, 'with the weft end of Cuba ; the Iftand of
Cuba with part of the Bahama Dariks, and the Martyrs;
the "Windward Passage, with the several p^ffagesftom
the well end of Cuba, and the north part of St. Domity.o;
the coast of New Spain, from Neuva Vera <'ru%, to
Ttiefte Bland; the Bay of Honduras.; the Inland of Ja
maica, and cape Gracias Dior, with the banks; the
south part of Domingo; the Caribbee Blands, and.,the,
Virgin Islands, Potto Rico; Part of the provinces of
Cofto Rico and Nicaragua, with the Lagunes; therßhrnuE
of Panama, with the coasts from the great river on the
Moikito thereto Carthagena; thecoaft of Terra Firma,
from Carthagena to Golfo Trieste; the coast of Carac
cas, Coinana, Paria, and the months of Rio Orinoco,
with the Blands of Trinidad, Margarita, Tobago, Grana
da. St. Vincent, &c, the Island of Jamaica; the IllarN of
Rattan, or Rattan, with the Inland of Old Providence;
the Virnin Islands, with the Islands of Anguilla, Saba,
St. Eortatia, St# Martin's, the Great Passage [fland, and
Crab Islands with a part of Potto Rico; the Bland of
St'. Christopher, and the Bland of Neves; the Island of
Antigua; the Bland of Guadaloupe, with the Bland of
Kfariegalante; the Island of St. Dominica; % .>t Bland of
Martinico; the Island of St. Lucia; the Island of Bar.
bad<s; the Island of St. Vincent; the Ifl^ of Begins,
or Becouva; the Island of Granada; the l.%nd of Toba
go; Twks Iflanfythßlftand o^Curacofr
TOYCE's Grand American Batfam,
I Sold by HUGH GAINE.
I^AL.E IV AUCTION-.
I By Bowman and Codnef,
On Wednesday hext, it their Office, No. 18;
Hanoy^r-Square,
A General apd beautiful Assortment of IndiA
and European Goods.
SALES BY 'AUCTION,
By Duncan, Barclay, and do.
TO-MORROW,
11 o'clock at the tx^e-Houfe Bridge,
(For the benefit of the Undtr. Writers)
5 boxes of cutlery ahd hardwire; .imported and
damaged on board the brig Ann and Frances, from
Whitehaven A L $ 6,
6 puncheons high proof Jamaica fpiiits,
- 6 hogfheadt gooT found claret,
A quantity oi Englilb 6aqon, &c. &d
. On IHURSDAY, at their au&ion-Room,
No. 12, Hanover-Satiate,
A large and elegant afforttfient of
Plat^ arid Houlhold Furniture,
ibrnpe.tv cfjf mi, going to Europe.
-RUBLiCK"AUCTION:
At the Coffee-Hau,e,
this Morning,
1,0 Firkins of Irish Gutter,
12 Barrels of MuTcovadGSugars,
i Barrels of Powder ^ugar, and
1 Pipe cf choice Brandy.
ALSO, (for the Benefit of the Underwriters)
A parcel of Ginghams and Bandano Hand
kerchiefs, damaged and imported in the Ship
Vigilant from London.
On TUESDAY,
5 Pipes of genuine Madeira, London Quality;
10 Calks of choice old jaihaica Spirits, and
zo Cases of Geneva.
On THURSDAY, will be fold.
At Dantel M'Cormick’s
AUCTION ROOM,
A large Parcel of red, blue, and grre^ Coat
lngs; Frizes, Cloths, Shalloons, Stuff's, &c.
with a Parcel of coarfb Linens, Mens Shirts,&c.
DAVIDSEABUR^
Nu.xvh, smith street,
Will fate, at whuH^fc only, the following ARTICLES,
on lbw terms, for CASH; bting - -the belt order, and
cf the hteft importations from England :
CTAIIi&h% pirtple. and ; bone, pack pin's, fewfog
> bghf gtopuds, j. needles, Dutch lace.
Nankeens,:Btk peelong, and rich
Corduroys, pl/o & twJfd, black fatties,
Pillows, jeans, jpnettQ4d Rfmefs fluff, bombazine,
tatinetts, ihndano and Barcelona
I ilh linens .7 8 andyd.wlde; handkerchief,
;p^wk^ c?mwifa, hwu£, - Puilj^t ^nd new silk romals
RuEia ffidetin^ cc^tch- linen handkerchiefs,
Raver,? Duck, | Men's leather, and hlk, and
Checks ttf all'bberths, ; worsted gloves.
Striped bblldmA, bed ticking' Womens leather, silk and
Printed -durants, plain co- I wotfted mitts and glares,
- loured di?tp,,; [Mens iilk, thread, worfied
Tammies; moreens, c?& I'- .and worried and silk hole
trancoe, {Womens cotton,thread, and
Rattinets, fbMoons and' wurfled mm:,
anteloons, IM en s lines
SupCTfineeloths, white buff, ! Mens and boys felt and
and falhldnabU brown : caftor hate, ? 7
mixtures,,-fa M^na beaver fists,
.B<rtt6r % s,jsy'rictefcmtwift SnuffirLtla-.&ri,
Bindings; and fewi^HiUc, htteboMfy
I bre^b, buckr.vis, r b- Neils in c^fa, &c &c,
A Jovereign Cure mayeb, foudd for the
Whooping-Cough,
By the Uje of Dr: R YAN's,
Incomparable Worm destroying
SUG AR PLUMBS,
And therefore highly weceffarf to. be kept in
^ kIb.FAMJLIES,
SO exceedingly vify^ty^U; People w/c have bad
of them in 6^^, ^ritamrand lreia,&,jor their
franfcendent Excelht, in the,def.rayng Warms of all
kinds both in the 'Bodies of %^, Women, andC'btfdren,
by not only breeding the Knots in the Duodenum or Gut
next the Stomach, but they - pdfs through tbe fmaHefl
Faflages of the Body, and purge uic'4, *&€ r ?'py an d
(limy Humours which are the cu^fekfrtbh le pernicious
Permin, and the source of many otbWtoifcr^en; they
arf Qae o, the be, Pu^eijn^hi Qk,e %,(,,„ gross
bodied Children thafe,e ffofr,r@,»,rn,,-ur,J\
large Bellies ; tbff,Ofe,dtion is *ddffe,£cn?J,/ea
f4?;f;Ag ?honaer,d, i'&dnfethe fi&&'^. all ,iff
and clammy Hahiours subiebfop u, the Farts and
prevyrn the Juice of food frei&^cbfcjtydto the Liver
andmaJeißlptid, iubi,)foften tbe-Cdfeyv+lhChildren,
. and is attended dvith a hfcrd &,y < finding Breath,
frefyent Fevers, , ists, and a Decay of' 'ffength in
"t/lir totyrbarnflfkc mifefet^^^^
the rieaa, five, lings,'.old for,; ,c,ds, W„rs, or
Bredkings-Oal,'vff be ,er,e^, cur'd, and#e Blood
and skin refored to tits original Parity, andyfmooth
ne, ; they purge by. Urine, and bring away the Gra
vel, and effectually cure a ! Obfrufrions of the Urine,
or Ulcers in the Kidneys. They at onceflrike at the
true cause Of the scurvy, and entirely defroy it, at all
jeorbutick Humors and Efefls, Root and Branch, so
as never to return.agam, and what makes them more
commendable is, they are full as agreeable to both tafle
and fight, as Loaf Sugar; and in their Operation as
innocent as new Milk.
I have by these Plumbs curedagreat many Children
of the Whooping-Cough, and digues, woich Dis
tempers are very common and trbublefome to Families,
and the Want of these Plumbs are the Ruin of Many
Children's Confoitutlons.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick, cleaning the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is a sovereign Medicine
in the CbficE and griping of the Gilts. It allays and
carries off four favours which occasion many Dtferders
in the Head. It opens all Obfruaions in the Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; causes a good Ap
petite and helps Digestion, It hath been found won
derfully facce/sful to Jueb Persons as are going into
Chronical Dampers, as Afbmas, Pbtbi/icks, Short
ness of Breath, Dropfes and Yellow Jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Persons are fatiftd, that fee Me
dicine which wo r ks upon fach Humours, will alracfl
teach a, Distemper, if net too far gone, fime Corrup
tion and Putrefaction are the Fore-runners of all Dif
\ ea;es; therefore no better Pbyfick can be taken for all
\ Ages, Sexes and Conflitutiom, from InJang to an BU
l Age. Suld by HUGH GAINE.