The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1775-10-23 00:00:00, page 1

ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 17s. per Cent.
a White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
A ilb. II 1-2 oz. for 4 Coppers.
, Published September 29, 1775.
Coating,
With an assortment of metal buttons,
Knives and forks, mens Shoe and knee buckles,
Holland tapes, ivory combs, &c. &c. &c.
Also, some hhds. of well sorted English glass.
For SALE,
Two elegant Situations,
In the City of Perth-Amboy, in the Province
of New-Jersey, being Part of the Estate of
the late Doctor LEWIS 'JOHNSTON, deceased.
rrHE whole of this part of the estate contains 203
acres of excellent land, extending from High-
Street, in the said City, along Rariton River, near one
mile westward ; a considerable part of w^ich is now in
choice English Grass, and the rest is well adapted either
for grass or the railing of grain, of which it has been
found to produce plentiful crops of all kinds. On the
premises are,
ift. The large, commodious brick mansion house,
Landing about 100 yards from High-Street, commanding
a delightful view of the River and Bay ; together with a
convenient barn, Stables and other out-huufes, a good
garden, and a' variety of choice fruit trees.
2d. Another commodious brick dwelling house two
stories high, fronting on the said River about 120 rods
from High-Street; together with a large barn and other
cut-houses, a spacious garden Stored with a well chosen
collection of fruit trees, anda young bearing orchard
apple trees.
The Situations of these houses are delightfully pleasant
and healthy, and capable of the most elegant and tally
improvements. They are also very convenienton account
of the greatplenty of fifh they afford ; and particularly
the belt of oysters and clams, which, at low water, may
be gathered in plenty before the doors. And their proxiJ
mity to the town, among many other conveniencies,
affords an opportunity of enjoying the pleasures of Society.
Which, all together, render them as eligible places for
Gentlemen's Seats as any in the province. About 161
acres of the land are allotted to these houses, and will be
divided equally between them, or in such part or propor
tion as will best suit the purchasers.
The remainder to be laid out in lots of about fix acres
each, fronting on Market-Street, and will be very con
venient for the inhabitants of the town for pasture ,r 4
mowing-grounds. On one of them are a dwelling house
and garden, suitable for a final! family. These fix acres
lots, if not fold by private bargain before the twelfth day
of September next, will then be exposed to public sale to
the highest bidder.
Any person inclined to purchase the whole or any part
•f the premises, may apply to James Parker, John
Smyth, and Heathcote Johnston, of the city of Perth-
Amboy, Executors of the last will and teftement of the
said Dr. Johnston, or to Bowes Reed, Esq; at Burlington.
Perth-Araboy, Augufti, 1775.
A WOMAN that can be well
recommended, is willing to go into a Gentleman's
family as a wet nurse. Far farther particulars apply to
Hugh Gaine.
ABOUT fixyears face in preparing for Inocula
tion, I broke out <witb fuel: violence all over my
body, as to oblige me to keep my bed for two months,
and for five years since, two or three times tn the
year, have been afflicted with this disagreeable erup
tion About nine months ago, I was aduijed to try
your drops, and by taking a jew bottles jond myfelf
feerfeffly recovered, notwitbranding I bad been told,
by the Dolors who attended me, that the disorder was
incurable. .
I am fir, with the greater gratitude,
four bumble servant,
Nov.igtb, 1774. WILLIAM SMITH.
Witness,
fames Bowker, at the three Morris Dancers,
Old Change, St. Paul's.
*, Any Person, fill doubtful of the Efficacy of ths,
Medicine, may (by applying to Mr. Norton, Surge?#,
the Wes fide of Golden-fauare, near Piccadilly, Lon
don, the only Author and Proprietor, where these
Drops are fold in Bottles, 6s. each) be fully convinced
of their good Effects, by being referred to many People
of Credit, who have been cured of the Leprofy,fcttriy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fifulas, Piles, long-continued In
flammations oj the Eyes, and every other Disorder
arising from a Foulness in ibe Blood. They ?nay be
taken in any Season, without the leaf Inconvenience or
Hindrance of Business. They afo perfect Digefion, and
amazingly create an appetite. None are genuine
but what are figged by John Norton, in his own
Hand-Writing.
N. B. These Drops are in fpiare Bottles, with the
following Inscription on them, viz. John Borton, only
Proprietor and Author of Maredant's Drops.
Beware oj Counterfeits. —
These Drops are Sold by Mr. Norton's Appointment,
by Mr. Hugh Gaine, and Mr. Bivinfen, at New
fork; Mr.°Henry Knox, Bookseller, at Boson ; Mefrs.
Bradfords, at Philadelphia; and by Mefrs. Purdie
and Dixon, at Williamfburgb, Virginia, al 7s. per Bot
tle Sterling.
A neat and general Assortment of
DRY GOO D S,
May be had at
P. M'D A V I TT's Store,
In QUEEN-STREET,
Among which are the following;
LOW and high priced callimancoes,
Tammies and durants, furniture checks,
Turkey stripes, fhalloons and ftuffs,
Red and blue furniture callicoes, 2 purple ditto,
Chintzes and muslins, humhums,
Cambricks and lawns, white flowered drawboys,
Rich luteftrings and mantuas, sewing silks,
Scarf and hair twill, rich fattens and peelongs, black.
Black, blue, crimson and purple Manchester velvets,
Rose blankets and flannels, pennittons and Bath
Monday, O&pber 2g, I„s° THE
NE^-r0 R Hf GAZETTE
WEEKLY M E R C U.
Containing tfe ftelrfl awceg . foreign PcMffitt
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O Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
TO BE SOLD,
By a Lady lately arrived from London, at the Widow
Glover's, in Nassau-Street:
AWASH for the Teeth, by the famous Dr. Rigg, of
London, which net only cleans and, whitens the
Teeth, but is a.good Preventative apainft the Scurvey in
the C-ums; much may be laid in favour of fhis Walh,
tho' not necessary, as the using of one Bottle will con
vince the Purchafefof its Efficacy.
It is put into Bottles sealed with the Dehor's Cypher,
and fold at 4s. per Bottle, with printed Directions tor
using it.'
To the PUBLIC.
The New STAGE COACHES,
^f^HAT constantly ply between New-York and Phi-
I ladelphia, the one sets out from Fowles-Hook
Ferry, opposite New-York, and the other from Mr.
Little's, in Fourth-Street, between Marketand Chefnut-
Streets, at the Sign of the Indian Queen, in Philadel
phia, every Tuesday and Friday Morning, at or before
Sunrise, and meet at Princetown the fame Nights, where
they exchange Passengers, and return the next Day to
Powles-Hook Ferry and Philadelphia, fu as to perform
the Journeyin two Days from New-York to Philadel
phia. The Price for each Passenger in the Coach, is
Thirty Shillings, and out Passengers Twenty Shillings.
Proc. Each Passenger allowed to take rqlb. Baggage, and
above that to pay Two Pence per pound.
The Flying Machine
Still continues, and sets out every Monday and Thurs
day Mornings from Powles-Hook Ferry, opposite New-
York, and from the Sign of the Crofs-Keys' in Philadel
phia, at the Corner of Third and Chefnut-Streets, and
meet' at Princeton the fame Nights, exchange Pafiengers,
and return the next Day to Powles-Hook Ferry, and
Philadelphia, so as to perform the Journey in two Days.
The Price for each Passenger Twenty-one Shillings, and
Goods as usual, only each Passenger allowed r^lb. The
Paffcngeis are desired to ctofs over the Ferry to Powles-
Hook the Evening before, as the Stages set off early,
It is hoped that this very expensive Undertaking will
meet with Encouragement from all Ladies and Gentle
men, as they may depend upon punctual Peformance, b,
\The Public's most obliged Servant,
John Mercereau.
LONDO N, „% 3< #
From the Quebec Gazette of June 19.
By his Excellency G UY CARLETON, Captain-
General and Governor in Chief in and over the
Province of Quebec, and the Territories depend
ing thereon in America, Vice-Admiral of the
fame, and Major-General of bis Majefy's Forces,
commanding the Northern DifriH, &c. &c.
A PROCLAMATION.
" ¥^7 HEREAS a rebellion prevails in many
VV of his Mjetty's colonies in America, and
particularly in some of the neighbouring ones ; and
whereas many of the said rebels have, with an
armed force, made incurtionsof late into this pro
vince, attacking and carrying away from thence a
party of his Majesty's troops, together with a. parcel
of store's and a vessel belonging to his MajUh, and
are at present actually invading this province with
arms in a traiterous and holtile manner, to the great
terror of his Majesty's fubje&s, and in open defiance
of his laws and government, falfly and malictoufly
giving out, by themselves and their abettors, that the
motives for so doing, are to prevent the inhabitants of
this province from being taxed and oppressed by
government, together witly divers other faife and
feditiops reports, tending to inflame the minds of the
people and alienate them from his Majesty: To the
end, therefore, that so treasonable an invasion may be
soon defeated, that all fitch traitors, with their Ibid
abettors, may be speedily brought to justice, and the
public peace and tranquility of this province again
restored, which the ordinary course of the civil law is
at present unable to effe&, I have thought fit to issue
this proclamation, hereby declaring, that until the
aforefaid good purpose can be attained, I Shall, in
virtue of the powers and authority to me given by
his Majesty, execute martial law, and cause rhe fame
to be exercised throughout this province, and to that
end I shall order the militia within the fame to be
forthwith raised ; but as a fufficient number of com
missions to the several officers thereof cannot be im
mediately made out, I Shall in the mean time dire&
all those having any militia commiflions from the
Hon. Thomas Gage, the Hon. James Murray,
Ralph Burton, and Frederick Haldiman, Efqrs.
heretofore his Majesty's Governors in this province,
or either of them, to obey the fame, and execute the
powers therein mentioned, until they shall receive
orders from me to the contrary ; and I do accordingly,
in his Majesty's name hereby require and command
all his fubje&s in this province, and others whom it
may concern, on pain of disobedience, to be aiding
and assisting to such commissioned officers, and others
who are or may be commissioned by m% in the exe
cution of their said commissions for his Majesty's
Service.
Given under my hand and seal of arms at Mon
treal, this 9th day of June, one thousand Seven
hundred and Seventy-five, in the fifteenth year of
the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
third, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,
France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the
Faith, and so forth. GUY CARLETON.
By his Excellency's command,
H. T. CRAMAHE."
DECLARATION of the Emperor of Morocco.
THE war that has just been declared between us
and the King of Spain cannot be attributed to
reciprocal interests, as generally happens between
Christian powers. If the cause of our declaration
had bsen pretentions we formed to many minify, §
Monday, 28 Min. after 8
Tuesday, 13 Min. after 9
Wednesday, 1 Min. after 10
Thursday, 48 Min. after 10
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 4.1 Min. after ii
Saturday, 36 Min. after 12
Sunday, 32 Min. after 1
New Moon To-morrow.
Spant/h "Faith and Spanifo Assurances. A true Story.
'f'T is Somewhat remarkable, thatwhen the Spaniards
, fitted out a great fleet in the year 1717, with an
intention, as the King testified by a letter written by
bis own bandto the Pope, of attacking the common
tenemy of christendom (the Turk) then at war with
the emperor of Germany, the firft account of this ar
mament which reached the difFettent courts of Europe
was, .that initead of failing for the Archipelago, the
Dardanelles, or thedies; they had landed 8006 land
forces on the island of Sardinia, who were then be
sieging Cagliari thecapital. Ihe whole was such a
breach of public faith, such an outrage upon every
thing, which had hcrctofoie been held fact eel and in
violable by princes in amity, and' lb derogatory to
the laws ot chriibzn nations, that the Spanish prime
mimfterfound himfelf under the necessity of pubfifh
ing a manifesto, through the medium ofa letter di
re&ed fiom Gibnakli, then Secretary of State for
foreign affairs, to the Spanish ministry icfidingat the
several courts of Europe, disclaiming the act in his
minilkrial capacity, and throwing the whole blame
on his catholic Majedyi—Sardinia then belonged to
the Emperor who was engaged in a very bloody war
with the Turk. The fleet and armament was pre
tended to be finedout for the affdfance of the house
of Austria, but to the atlonifhment of mankind they
were employed to make conquests from the very pow
er th© were Seemingly intended to Succour.
CoEy of an ADDRESS generally agreed to by
the privates of upwards of thirty companies, be
longing tp this city and diltrias, and preferred to
their Officers by the General Committee of the
privates of said companies, being in consequence
of an application from the officers to know their
reasons for refuting to sign the Military articles
delivered out by the Committee of Safety, which
addrels was presented by the Officers on the 27th
ult. to the Honourable House of Assembly.
Gentlemen,
^ T this time of difficulty and danger, when our
privileges are attacked by a powerful enemi,
and the belt blood on the continent is d^ily spilling in
their defence, we deem any attempt to weaken or
destroy the principles on which we have associated, to
be subversive of otir liberties, and unbecoming any
well-wisher to America, and are determined to the
utpaoft of our power to oppose it. We therefore heg
leave to assure you, that the objections we make to
figging the fules of the committee of fafety, proceed
from no such principle, but from a sincere desire to
promote and encourage the association.
We conceive it to be contrary to the true end and
intention of legislation, for any body of men, claim
ing legislative authority, to m^e any laws which
shall, under heavy penalties, oblige one part of the
community to the performance of duties of the utmost
difficulty and dan „r, while.it exempts another part
of the said community from the performance of them,
though the party exempted is to reap equal advan
tages by the performance with those who are obliged
to perform laom This principle we conceive, is
deftrii&ive of the end and design of dvil,fociety.
For we have been taught to believe, that in a free
state, no man is above the laws, but that even the
Kings of free countries are as much under the do
minion of the laws as the meanest of their fubje&s.
And thetruedittmaion between liberty and defootifm,
consists in this, that in a free state, every member
thereof is fubje& to every law of the land, but in
despotic Rates, one part is bound whilst the other is
rfree^nd by this means the party bound is always
d^a&fylm flavest&the party v/bichisfree.
Should have given them up sooner than declared war
solely for money. #
The end of our declaration against the King or
Spain rs not a view of Advantage; its true and only
motive is the defence of our faith, and the King of
Spain to defend his : And notwithstanding it is the
King of Spain that has brought on the war by sea,
we give our imperial orders to all our officers and
commanders not to hinder any Spanish Ship fiom
taking provisions, &c. in all the ports of out do
minions. Any Spanish Ship that wou^l come to our
ports, when once they are in light of land they Shall
be perfectly Safe from our cruizers both coming and
going ; and it any Spanish Ship Should be drove by
ftref, of weather on our coast, and afraid of being
Branded, they shall be permitted to come into any of
the ports of our dominions that may be most conti
guous (hoitting their colours at the stern) and they
may rent aftd retain with Safety.
Wuh regard to the plac s on the sea coast, which
the King of Spain pretends belong to him, they are
neither his nor ours, but belong to Almighty God
alone; ardthey Shall be taken by him to whom they
Shall be given.
Be it known, that according to the law or the
MuiTelmen; it is not permitted to the Moors to turn
their bacxs when tnev mike war agairdt [he Christi
ans, however fuperiortne number they have to com
bat may be, but to fight rill they conquer or die :
And the Gives that they takrare to be let at liberty
when their random is paid, or without any ranforn ;
which lad method is the muff meritorious; 2nd
while they are kepi they arc not to be obliged
to work beyond their ftrengtii, anil are to be fed with
the fone food as burfeives, and whoever fails in these
points does not follow the law of the Muffeltnen.
We think the Chrilb^n Religion enjoins the lame
treatment to Moorilli Slaves. As soon as the Spanish
Slaves which are at Algiers Shall be in our power, we
Shall deliver them up gratis. Such is our pleasure.
Given at our Imperial Camp, Fez, the 17th of the
month Ramadan of the year of the Hegira 1188.
Signed by command of his Imperial Majelty,
S. FUMREL.
From the PENNSYLVANIA MERCURY.
Wheat per Bushel, 6 c - od.
Flour, i^s. od.
Brown Bread, 15s. od.
Weft-India Rum, 3s. 6d.
New-England, do. zs. 6d.
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Sugar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, is. id.
Molasses, is. od.
Beef per Barrel, 60s. od.
Pork, loos. od.
. We conclude, therefore, that the law which equally
binds every meml er of the community, be it ever So
severe, Jias its origin in freedom, and may Safely be
Submitted to by freemen; but the law which bears
hard upon, or binds one part of the community to
the, performance of difficult and dangerous Services,
while it exempts another part, though both are to be
equally benefited by laid services, has its origin in
defpon'fm, and ought never to be submitted to by
freemen.
This being premised, we proceed to lay before you
bur objections against the present articles drawn up
by qhe committee of fafety.
ill; Because as the Continental Congress has re
commended that a general aflociation of all able
bodied effe&ive men; between Sixteen and fifty years
of age in each colony, Should take place, so we judge
it very imprudent to Sign any military laws until that
measure is come into. And we cannot help hintin,,
that the attempting to have such laws Signed before
the orhet takes place, looks as if there was a defied,
t) make the present associators a kind of regular
army of defence for the whole province, as the gentle
men who made the rules seem to claim to themselves
the right of calling out any or all of the present asso
ciators, and of putting them on pay, which, if once
submitted to, the rules will ena! Ie them to keep us
in that condition as long as they please, or fubjed us
to martial law in case of refusal. This we apprehend
has adirea tendency to prevent a general association,
as the present associators, if the rules are once Signed,
muff march forth, and as long as they can stand, de
fend the whole province. Let rigeneral aflociation
take place according to the resolve of the congress,
and then we pledge ourfrives, that we will Shew a
fufficient degree of readiness to join our brethren in
every measure neceffaty for repelling every hostile
invader, and efiablifning our inestimable privileges 011
the molt lading foundation.
2d. Because we look upon Landing armies as dan
gerous to the liberties of mankind, we refute to Sub
scribe any laws which may put it hereafter in the
power of any number of men to make use of us as
such. Nevertheless, tho' we have expressed our dis
like of Standing arming and are unwilling to put
the province to any needless expence, yet as the pre
sent Stoppage of trade wili necefisrily throw many
poor people out of bread, and as we are bound in duty
and humanity to provide for such, we Should think the
mod decent and useful way of doing it would be to
enlist Such on pay for fix months as will voluntarily
offer, at the end of which they may be retained or
discharged, as the State of our'afrars may make it
expedient, provided the peribns, so enlisted and ton
tinued, have liberty at the end of each year to renew
their enlistment, or demand fliqir discharge, which Shall
be granted, unless they at the time are commanded,
or have notice to hold thenufelves in readiness to march
againtt a common etiemy.' #
3d. Because we know of no right which cur as
sembly has to invest any body of men with legislative
authority, this befog an unalienable effcntial right
belonging to the whole body of the freemen of
which the society is emdtitukd. We therefore
conceive it to be a new and unheard of exertion of
. power, inconsistent with the trull reposed in them bv
their constituents, and electing a dangerous precedent
if Submitted to, as the body tjus inverted is not fub
je& to the coiitroul of, or liable to be called to an ac
count by the people.
4th. Became if on any emergency we mould permit
our icpicfruatives to exercise such a power while
confined to their own bodv, yet we conceit c that they
have no right to invert any onenot of their body with
such a trait, unless by the expisis diicaien of the
freemen at large.
s'h. Became no reprefentati e body has a right to
make, nor will we ever fußmit to the operation of
any military law made by our Assembly, but such as
equally extends tp Vvery inhabitant of the whole
province, except on the following condition, viz.
“ If at any time an exemption from the operation
of any law be judged proper and necefliry, let the
terms of exemption be fairly and fully 'expreffed,
let the mul& or fines, ifany there be, be proportioned
to each man's propertv, and then let every man have
the liberty to Submit to the law, or by paying acced
ing to the terms of coemption to be free of its
operation."
Thus far we apprehend till partiality of the
articles hath constrained us to objefy and we Should
most certainly be wanting to ourleivcs, and to the
rights of mankind in general, if we did not with
bonefty, freedom and Sincerity, exhibit our inmeft
Sentiments to the present legislators of Pen:lvania,
men who, we trutt, will ever rejoice to hear the voice
of their constituents.-
w->VA-AIG^V^ A '*t'?'~^^tfc2vr-v.— >» l
Just 'arrived from PHiLbELAPHiA,
DOCTOR HILL', „rw imported great STOMATiC
Ti N C T URE, being a very excellent medicine for
aS lotah ftomaebs, as it procures a good healthy appetite,
and a found digeflim ; for as most difeafu have their crigm
contrasted by ibe uje of this Tincture they ray be presented.
Alfa a fref)quantity of Dr: HIT s American BTfiim
noboje peat efficacy is so %oell town to cure she rtf inve
terate disorder, in the breaf, as Jbortnefs of breath, colds,
coughs, and luboeping-cftbs in children. Maty perfins,
from a proper ute, and continuing the fame a reaforable
time, have received great benefit and relief, and some have
been effectually, ured of the mos painful rbeumatifas, cholic,
graved and consumptions.—Dr. Hill's ow n directions , printed
in London, are wrapt about each bottle, the price therein
mentioned, viz. is ferlmg money; but
for the poor and indigent it is allowed to be fold at Ne%u-
York at 45. led, per bottle, or 45. 4^. by the dozen. To
prevent counterfeits, both the baljam and tinHure are (by
appointment) to be fold by Michael Huffman, fop-keeper,
living in the Broad. Way, near the Orange-Market, and by
sore fife intbis city. MICHAEL HOFFMAN.
; Fine Salt, 3s. 3d
Coarie Sa/t, 3s. od
Indian Cornper Bu.gs. 4d