The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-01-18 00:00:00, page 3

7^9 R transporting every pefon from the ci, of
New York to Long I,and, or from Long
lfand to New-York. 6d.
For every borfe or bead, zs.
For every live calf, bog, jbeep, or lamb, 6d.
For every dead calf, bog, Jbeep, or lamb, 6/.
For ever, barrel of rum,fugar, molasses,
or other full barrel, Is. 6d.
For ever, empty barrel, 6d.
For every empty pipe or bogfeead, ij. 6d.
For every beaJi's bide 6d.
For every undressed calf, Jbeep, or deer fein, zd.
For every pail of butter, ^d.
For every firkin or tub of butter, gd.
For every bujbel offalt, wheat, grain,
feeds, or any ether thing Jold b, the bujbel, ^d.
For ever, full pipe or full hogjbead, Bz.
For ever, b ird of 1, or 1 1-2 inches, ^d.
For ever, waggon, ' &.
For eatery pair of cart wheels, Zs.
For every cupboard, press for clothes, or
writing deft,
For ever, full trunk or chef, 2s. 6d.
For ever, empty trunk or cbeft, is.
For ever, half barrel of flour, or an,
other half barrel, 6d.
For ever, barrel of bread, is.
For every bag of bread or meal, 3d.
For every gammon of bacon, turkey or gonfe, zd.
For every dozen of eggs, id.
For every dunghill fowl, brant, duck,
heath ben, or rabbit, id.
For every dozen of pigeons, quails, fmpes,
or an, kind of Jmailer birds, 2d.
For every hundred weight of iron, fleel,
foot, pewter or lead, end of iron, cop
per or brass kettles, If.
For ever, hundred weight of gun-powder, zs. 6d.
For every feythe or fab, id.
For every firkin of soap, ^d.
For every cheese, . zd.
For every corn fan, 6d.
For ever, hundred of foingles, is. 6d.
For every cedar bolt, 3d.
For every common bag of cotton wool, zd.
For every bale of cotton wool, or bops, 3s.
For e^ery coach, izs.
For every Phaeton, &.
For every cbaife or chair, 3s.
For every Jingle Jleigb, 3s.
For every double sleigh, 4s.
For every piece of oznabrigs, 4/.
For every piece of blankets, or duffils, 2s.
For every piece of cotton, pennijlone,
flar.nel or frize, 6d.
For every piece of broad cloth, kerfey,
firouds, halftbicks and druggets, 6d.
For every piece of duroys, caltimancoes,
Jfoalloons or other fluff, and for every
piece of garlix, bolland or other linen, zd.
For ever, 100 of ffo (called faeps head) 4/.
For every hundred of bajs or Jhad, zs.
For every dozen of perch, zd.
For every hundred weight of copperas,
allum or brimflone, Is.
For every half dozen of wool cards, 2d.
For every saddle without a borfe, 3d.
For eves, case with battles, 6d.
For every looking-glass to two feet high
and upwards, 6a.
For every hundred weight of fice, ^d.
Articles not enumerated, in proportion to their bulk.
If any ferryman Jball aft, demand, or receive
fry more or greater sum for ferriage, than is di
rected to be taken by the aforegoing rates, report
thereof is to be made to the officers of the Police,
in 'order that the offenders may be brought to pu
nijbment.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent-General.
D. MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, MagiJlrate of Police.
Office of Police, January iy, 1779.
The following Rates are eftablifbed for Ferriage,
between this City and Brooklyn.
NEW-YORK, January is.
On Monday hft arrived from Cork, which
port they left on the Izth of October, the
Maria, Robert Gordon, Commodore; Not
tingham, Boden ; Union, Hudson ; Friendship,
Lumley; Phoenix, Richardson ; Mary and
Jane, Gallely ; Nautilus Davie; Juno, Allen
by; Jupiter, Thomas; Peter, Browne; Peter,
Bartafs; Polly, Straton; Thomas and Wil
liam, Smith. And several arrived since.
His Excellency the Commander in Chiefhas
been pleased to appoint the Hon. Roger Morris,
Esq; to the Rank of Colonel in his Majelty's
Provincial Forces.
The Ship Ambuscade, Capt. Munds, in
ward bound from Newfoundland, run upon
the Pitch of the Hook last Friday Afternoon,
but will be got off again without any Damage.
On the Passage out Capt. Munds took a
Schooner loaded with Shingles and carried her
into Newfoundland.
Among the Prizes sent in here since our last,
are the following, viz.
A Sloop with Tobacco and Flour, by the
Harlequin, Captain Scout.
Sloop Whipper-Will, Alexander Dorwood,
from Santa Croix, for Baltimore, by the
General Mathew, Capt. Forfyth.
Schooner Nancy, Thomas Haynes, from
Cape Francois, for Virginia, with Rum, Su
gar, Coffee, &c. And
Schooner Polly, Papley from Virginia, for
Philadelphia, with Coals, and some Flour ;
both by the Revenge, Capt. Finley.
There was no Account of the Arrival of the
Count de Eftaing in any Part of the French
Weft Indies, when Capt. Haynes left the
Cape, which was about a Month since.
Three Whale-Boats that came over from
Connecticut to plunder the Inhabitants of
Long-Inland last Week, were taken as soon as
they landed, by a Party of the King's Troops
that were in the Neighbourhood, and were
brought to town last Phurfday. They appear
to be Continental Troops by their Caps.
By Order of the Commandant.
JOHN HALES,
Late of Philadelphia,
BEGS leave to acquaint the gentlemen ®f the Navy
and Army, the referable Merchants of this city,
and the Public in general, that he has opened a
TA V E R N,
at the corner of Nassau, in King-ftitet, near the Main-
Guard, known by the sign of the TALLY HO! neatly
fitted u? some of the rooms, well calculated for dubs,
lodges, or large companies, where gentlemen who ate
pleased to fovour him with their commands, may be af
fared of the belt accommodations, and good attendance,
by their obliged servant,
JOHN HALES.
Sales by AUCTION,
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
To-morrow, at li o'clock at their office,
Hanover-Square,
A LARGE assortment of piece goods
amongst which are, ihalloons, camble
teens, durants, figured fluffs, poplins, vrl
veretts, corduroys and thicksets, packet and
pound pins, cambricks, sewing silks, threads,
great coats, Death-head and basket buttons,
bincings, broad and narrow green crimson,
white and red baizes, embofed serges, Ger
man linnens, bound hats, green, diaper, and
spotted rugs, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-4 blankets, duf
fil do. Mens and Womens worsted and yarn
hose, breeches pieces, mill'd caps, coatings,
duffils, bearlkins and ratteens of all kinds,
fuperfine second and common broad-cloths of
many colours, flannels, plains, ftrouds, half
thicks, ker-feys, fwanlkins, striped linfeys and
plaidings, Men's and Women's shoes, ruffled
Ihirts, cardinals and cloaks, ribbons, a quantity
of red & black cake ink, wafers, paste board,
60 dozea Italian wists, cloaths brulhos, and
sundry forts of hard ware, &c.
EDWARD GOOLD,
Has for SALE at bis STORE, in Hanover-
Square, No. 849,
MUSCOVADO sugars, cotton, a few chefis of
hyfon tea, Ravens and Russia duck, Rufy Iheet
ihg, baizes, flannels, mens plain and ribb'd worsted
hufe, bombazaens, Flanders and Bruffeia lace, blond do.
and edgings, crimson moreens, callimancoes, plain mode,
ribbons, black worsted mitts, sewing silks, plain white
gauze, coarse linen, &c.
To be fold at private SALE,
A Case of Surgeons instruments, with a large
chest complete, with bottles of medicines of
almost every kind ; a f.nall bex with manna, a bar
rel of glauber salts, feme few pounds of jefuits bark,
different salves, &c. every way fitting for a large
privateer. For particulars enquire at the store of
John Stoughton, No. 512, Hanever-Square.
Where are for sale, all forts of wines, groceries,
spirits, lemons in boxes, or by the smaller quantity.
The beautiful and very faft failing Schooner
SECURITY.
With all her Materials, as ihe now lies at
Brower's Wharff, near the Crane, Philadel
phia built, and well calculated for a Priva
teer. Inventory to be seen at
JOHN M'ADAM,& Co's Office.
At Private Sale,
A few Bales of Hops, and Boxes of Sper
maceti Candles, Hyfon, Singlo, Shulhong,
ard Congo Teas, &c. &c.
Ft 0 L EN,
By a Taylor Boy, whof® name (for the fake
of his character) is concealed,
SUndry cloaths; particularly a velvet cloak,
one fide of the fur is worm eaten, a blue
furtout coat, with a hole in the cap; five
waistcoats, yellow, striped, blue, nankeen,
and light coloured jean; three pair breeches,
three fleets, and sundry other articles. Who
ever ihall deliver up the thief or any of the
things, shall be handsomely paid for each
article, by applying to the Printer.
Public Auftion.
This Day, at 12 o'Clock, at the Coffee Hcafe
Bridge will be fold, a Parcel of
Good Bacon H A MS.
Cunningham and Wardrope.
Four Tons of/ r on)
Will be fold at publick Sale at the Coffee-
House Bridge at 12 o'Clock;
TO-MORROW.
Thomas Ludlow, junior.
To-Morrow, at 12 o'Clock,
WILL be fold at publick Audion ar the
Merchant's Coffee-Houfe, 12 double-forti
fied 4. Pounders, mounted on Carriages. By
^jrHOMAS _LUDLOW, jun.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
At the Coffee-Houfe,
On Thursday the 21st inflant at 10 o'clock,
THE HULL of the brigantine ROSE, as
/he now lies ashore at Rockey-Point,
below Red Hook, on Long-Island, by
Thomas Ludlow, junior.
Public Auction.
On Tuesday, at 12 o'Clock, at the Coffee-houfe
Will be fold,
2 Pair of Carriage Guns, 3 Pounders,
8 Barrels of Apples, 1 Bale of Pepper,
1 Chest of good Bohea Tea.
At One o'Clock,
Public Auction,
To-morrow, below the coffee-Houfe will be fold,
6 pipes of London particular Madeira,
4. half pipes ditto,
20 half barrels of new trill beef,
is firkins of new role butter.
On Wednesday,
20 barrels of toffee,
And sundry dry goods.
Oliver Templeton.
' N. B. A Plan polite Femal e Education, long and
frequently solicited, is left with the Printers, for the
Infpe&ion of such Parents as are anxious for forming the
Taste, and improving and embellishing the Minds of
Young Ladies.
If Application refpe&ing both Plans is not made to
Mr. Panton, No. 11, Little Qceen-tirect, and the pro
posed Numbers occur before the Firfl of February, he
shall esteem himfelf at Liberty to dedine the Prosecu
tion of EithzK.
Publick AuElion.
At the Coffee-Houfe-Bridge, by
BARRAK HAYS,
To-Morrow Morning.
A large quantity of beef and perk, in tierces
and Barrels, a Quantity of Hams, and Tongues
a few Barrels of Powder and Mufeovado Su
gar, a Quantity of Pry Goods, a few Calks
Tin.
At 1 9 Clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The Schooner BETSE Y,
Now lying in the Albany Bafon, burthen
about 80 Tons, a flout Vessel. Inventory to
be seen at the Time of Sale.
To be SOLD for CASH? ~
At Brooke and Prior's,
No. 186, in ^peer-Street, and nearly oppofae Taylor
and Rogers's Store, a Variety of GOODS, among,
.Jack are,
IRISH linens, from 2s. gd. to qs. 6d. per yard, Bath
and common coatings, broad cloths, spotted fwan
ikin, rofc blankets of most sizes, fteiped ditto, /halloOos,
buckram, black callimancocs, dorfetteens, coloured
threads, nankeen and Scotch ditto, India Callico, mifli
n.ts. very good striped perGans, cambricks, crofe-barred
muslins, fpetted bandano handkerchiefs, blue, red and
purple bordered cambrick ditto, penniafcoes, men's Co
ventry doe-lkin gloves, mans nett wa/h leather ditto,
corduroys and nankeens, gartcrings and bindings, Dutch
lace, shirt buttons, wool hats, cotton and wool cards,
pins and needles, yard wide cotton checks and dowlas,
Russia drilling, biack breechespatterns, ivory and horn
combs, writing paper, bonnet ditto, wafers, white and
red lead ground in oil, yellow ground in ditto, Spam fl;
black and brown ditto, in ditto, tin plates, Arnold's belt
bottled fnuft to be fold cheap; with fmali aflortment of
cutlery, confittiag of penknives, and cutteaux ditto,
razors, feiffare, shoe and knee buckles, white and green
ivory handled knives and forks.
TO BE SOLD,
A Quantity of SHIP BREAD. Enquire
of John Dudley, in Wall-Street, near
Pitt's statue. Likewise a quantity of BRAN.
A Quantity of FLAXSEED, of the growth of
tire year 1778, in good order, all properly
cafkd, and ready for /h pping. --Enquire of
Murray, Sansom, and Co. Merchants, between
Beckman and Barling-Slips.
.Thomas Swan
A Cquaints the Public, that be has removed to the
house in the Broad-Way which was lately Walker's
Tavern, next door to Mr. Hallet, Coach maker, where
be carries on the TAYLOR BUSINESS as usual,
and where Gentlemen may depend on being fervid in
the bes manner, on the Jbortefl notice, and on the mil
reasonable terms -for ready money.
A Convenient House,
With a good Jbop, TO BE LET: Enquire as above<
TO-MORRO~W;
At half faft 12 o'Clock, will be fold at
the Coffee-boufe,
THE Sloop SALLY, burthen about So Tons
well found in Anchors, Cables, Rigging, &e.
now lying at Murray's Whaiff. Inventory to be
seen at P. M“DAVITT's.
EDUCATION.
THE Rev. Mr. PANTON, at the Request of the
Parents of his prefect Pupils, is induced to con
tinue his Plan cf Private Tuition in the federal
Parts of genteel Education ; and to admit such an
additional Number of young Gentlemen as he can do the
most ample Justice tol FIVE cr SIX, who can be
classed with the least advanced of his Pupils, in *be Ele
ments of Latin and lower ^tallies ; English Grammar,
Orthography, and Readingcorre&ly, will be received and
car ied forward b, the most expeditions and fuccefsful Me
thod: The Others, he withes such aS are mote imme
diately fufcepWblc of Liberal Instruction, in
French, Geography, writing English 'GRAMA
tically, History, Elements of Belles Lettres
and other indifpenfible Requisite in young Gentlemen
previous to their Entrance into public Life.
A Gentleman of refpe&able Character, and an ap
proved Teacher, attends them for Writing and Arithme
tic.
Theatre Royal.
On Friday next, the zzd Initant, will be
prefentod, a Comedy, called,
The L YAR.
To which will be added,
A F A R C E, called,
The King and the Miller of
MANSFIELD?
The Characters by the Gentlemen of the
Navy and ARMY.
Tickets to be had at Mess. Rivingion's, Galne's,
and Robertfun's, Printers; at Loosely and Elms's;
at the CuCee-Hobfe; and at Mr. Petit's, next door
to the Theatre.
Boxes and Pit, at Bs. Gallery 4s. No money
will be taken ^ the door. Places for triteß&xes
taken at the T i eatre, where attendance will be giveh
from ft o'Clcck; till z in the afternoon.
Public Auflion.
By DANIEL M'CORMICK,
This Day,
2 cables of 12 inch, almeft new,
i anchor, a parcel of fails, cordage, &c.
To-morrow,
6 puncheons of rum,
And some old fpi rig.
On Wednesday,
6 hogsheads of choice mulcovado fu?*rs.
At 11 o'Clcck,
Will be fold at the Vendue Store below 1^
Coffee-Hou fe,
I i<ie Yard-wide frith Linhen in Lots,.
Coarse 7-8 ditto, in Lots,
A handsome Assortment of India Calices
in Lots,
zb Pieces of blue Broad-cloths in Lo.s,
Some Pieces of black Satten,
A few Boxes of Caftile Soap,
A few ditto of Candles, &c.
By P. M'DAViTT,
N. B. Old flierry wine iu quarter c Iks, M d i;a
in pipes, rote and indium blankets by the bale, with
a quantity of soldiers fhbts and flockings, may be
had at private fal„ at P. M'DAVI fT'sStore,
THURSDAY, at XII oCteT
IVill be S OLD by Auction,
Some choice beefin tierces, and a quantity of
COD FISH,
Six calks currants, and Ten calks of
BOTTLED PORTER.
By HUGH PARKER,
. Audioneet.
FURR lin ikGs,
Tor Ladies Cloaki,
COMFORTABLE for this . Season, and
Very cheap for Casn. Enquire of the
Printer.
SHIP Bread, Chefinre Cheele, Bread Flour,
imported in the Brig William, Captain
Jarvis, and to be fold by
George Grundy, and Co.
At No. 38, Queen-Street; near Beekman'a
Slip. Who has also for Sale,
A Set of IRONSTANSHALLSand
QUARTER CLO FHS, a Quantity of Cannon
and Musket Powder, House and Ship Paints,
ground in Oil. ?
PLAYING Cards by the Dozen, a few
Pounds of excellent Gun-powder, and
iomo Copies of the Young Man's Belt Compa*
riion, fold by Hugh Gaine.
lie Ml%o/^
0
timba ^fo^'
Charles Oliver Bruff,
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER,
At the sign of the Teapot and Tankard, No. 196,
Q^een-ftreet, at the Corner of Golden-Hili.
THOSE gentlemen of the navy and army, and
others, in want of swords, may be suited with aM
forts, filter mounted; cut and thrust, and cutteaux de
chafe, mounted with beautiful green grips, or whatever
other forms gentlemen may choose; and Fght.herfrf
swords with death's head and cross bones. All f>rt of
silversmith and jewellery work made and mended. H^s
for sale, ladies paste buckles, stock and knee buckle,
stone broaches, teals, flohe rings, ear-rings, an excellent
skeleton watch, a variety of stone fteeve buttons, bla'k
ebony, red wood, and buck handle table and defer:
knives, penknives and feiffars; plated ffiue, stock and
knee buckles. He has employed a cutler, who makes,
grinds and polities al! forts of work in his way, and
makes scabbards of vellum, parchment, and calf-lkin.
at the shortest notice. Has for sale, ferdw drivers aSd
double worms, fit for otir army's aft.
N. B. He wants to employ a Lapidary, Jeweller and
Cutler. Razors, lancets, fiords, bayonets a T dirk*
made and mounted ; fleams, /hears, and fci/T.irs ground ,
guns and pistols flocked and mounted in the neatest mea
ner, and locks poli/hed with the ^reared dif,ar<h:
watches repaired and glasses fitted in. Most money ,ivis
for gold, hirer, diamonds, ivory-black, ebony, aodtut
toife /hell.
N. B. He makes all r orts of uniform swords after
any pattern; hkewife belt plates, silver letters for c ps,
Pinchbeck, brass and block tin : Also, a few best Turk
ish sword blades; any gentleman that want, eutlafa for
privateering, may have them at the fhoruft notice, and
cheap of Did Bruff.
Just PUBLISHED,
And to be SOL D, wholesale and retail, by
HUGHGAI NE,
At his Beok-Store and Printing-Office, in
Hanover-Square,
HUTCHTN's Improve;
BEING AN
ALMANACK
And Ephemeris of the motions of the Sun am;
Moon,
For the Year of our Lord 177 g,
CONTAINING,
The Lunations, Conjunctions, Eclipses, Judgment
of the Weather, Rising and Setting of the Planet,
Length of Days and Nights, Ceurts, Roads, & 2
Together with ufeful Tables, chronological Ob
fervstions and entertaining Remarks.
1. A N uncommon infiance of loyalty and fidelity
2. Moral precepts.
3. Contentment in all fiates recommended.
4. Aitory of a Minister refilved to turn Physician.
5. A particular incident.
6. Air inlhnce of kue Chrifliai courage.
7. A remarkable predi&ion concerning Charles !
S. A particular instance of the gocd efle&s ci
Charity,
4 The lliftpry of Signior Pandol,lio.
to. The &&$ #f good advise, or the reformed 1
courtezan,
it. Lucretia and Lorenzo, an Adventure.
12. An example of revenge.
13. A lucky infancy of good counsel.
14. A receipt to cure the ague.
1, The times at which the Quakers genera"
meetings are kept.
ig. Poetical direft'ns and maxims, adapted to
to every month in the year.
With many tier matters ufefnl and tMCTtrTMft
1 his Day, and To-morrow