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NEW-YOR K, February 6.
Mr. GAINE,
THE following is an Extract of a Letter from a
Gentleman in London, not less remarkable for
the Greatness of his Abilities, and the Extent of his
political Knowledge, than a most zealous Attachment
to the Welfare of his Country. His Principles of
Government indeed are not in the Stile of modern
Sons of Liberty, who can fee the Interest of the Co
lonies placed in a State of Separation from, and In
dependence on the Mother Country. His Objects
are more enlarged, and his Patriotism derived from a
purer Fountain, for it is aimed at a Union between
both Countries, upon the Balis of Freedom and mu
tual Benefit.
“ The inflammatory Performances from this Coun
try, calculated to excite Jealousies and Animosity,
have, I find, been but too fuccefsful among you.
Nothing can be more falfe than the Repi efentations
of Hottile Intentions against America, formed by
the present Administration. They exercise even Se
verities which they confider necessary, with Reluc
tance ; and are too prudent Statesmen to be ignorant,
that if America fuffers, Great-Britain mutt fuffer
with it. They ardently with to adopt a LIBERAL
and firm Constitution, which may preserve
as well your Rights, as the just Supremacy of Par
liament---a Supremacy which you once universally
acknowledged. Nothing is wanting to this End,
buc Advances on the Part of the Colonies to a Re
conciliation, and thorough Settlement of the Dispute.
Both Sides may have run into Exccfles ; but it is
certainly more becoming in America to pay a Defer
ence to its August Mother, and by the firft Advan
ces, give her an Opportunity of relieving her Children
with Safety to her own Dignity. A Petition from
the Afemblies voill be attended switb Success, if their
Claims are accurately limited and defined, and repre
sented with Temper as well as Firmnels. Should it
be rejected, you will have a fairer Plea to the Favor
of moderate Men in this Country ; should it be
received, you may probably preserve both Countries
from Misery. Your indefinite Claims have much
injured your Caule of late. It has been heretofore
argued, that the DoCtrine of an Exemption from
Parliamentary Taxation, rested on Princi
ples which reached to a Denial of Parliamentary
Legislation: The Author of the Summary has avowed
the;e Consequences, and opened a wide Field for
future Contention ; as if resolved to convince Great-
Britain of the Impossibility of Satisfying America
with any Thing short of Independence. Great Use
has been made of his extravagant Claims by the
Ministerial Writers, and the Arguments from them
seem to be unanswerable. The Inftru&ions also
drawn up by the Committee of Philadelphia, in which
a Claim of Exemption from the A&s for Regulati
on, &c. is held up, have been adduced, as Evidences
of the Danger of admitting the Foundation of Par
liamentary Jurisdiction to be in the least impaired.
The Author, Mr. D n, seems to have forgotten
his own Concession, " That a Power of regulating
66 Trade is undeniably in the British Parliament,
“ and effentiai to the Union between a Mother Coun
-66 try and her Colonies."
We have great Satisfaction in acquainting our Readers
that Accounts founded upon the best Authority, were
received by the Lord Hyde Packet, intimating, that our
most gracious Sovereign had expressed himfelf greatly
pleated, with the Loyalty and Temperate Conduct, in the
present Conjuncture, of his faithful Subjects in the
Province of New-York,
No. 31,524 drawn a Prize of 5001. Sterling, in the
English Sune Lottery, was fold by Mr. Hendricks, to
Mr. Richard Deane, Distiller, at the North-River.
His Excellency our worthy Governor, was at Bath
when the Packet failed.
We hear from Brookhaven, Suffolk -County, that
Major Benjamin Floyd, found, on a ftritt Enquiry, One
Hundred good Men in the firft Company of that Township,
to support the King and his Government, but no Officer
would join him above the Rank of Serjeant. All the
above Perlons signed a Petition to the General Assembly,
expressing that they will entirely abide by the old Con
flirution, viz. The Governor, Council and General
Alterably of this Province, without any Regard to the
Proceedings and Determinations of the Continental
Corigrefs.
On Tuesday last departed this Life after a long
Illness, Mrs. Sarah Ridley, Wife of Nicholas Rid
ley, Esq; of Kingston, in the Island of Jamaica ;
and on Thursday her Remains was decently inter'd
in Trinity Church Yard.
On Thursday last the Hon. James Jauncey, jun.
Matter of the Rolls, took the Oaths, and his Seat,
as one of his Majesty's Council for this Province, in
the Room of Sir William Johnson, Baronet, deceased.
Thursday Evening last, Edmund Seaman, Esq; of this
City, Merchant, was married to Miss Hester Van Ranft,
Daughter of Mr. Peter Van Ranft, late of this City,
deceased ; an agreeable young Lady, of great Merit.
Yesterday was married at Morriffania, Samuel
Ogden, Esq; of Morris County, in New-Jerley, to
Miss Euphemia Morris, Daughter of the late Col.
Lewis Morris, of Westchester County; a truly
amiable young Lady.
Extras of a Letter from Albany.
" You seem to be under a Misapprehension with
Refpe& to the Mode of obtaining the Inltruaions to
our Members. The Tenor of them, indeed, as I
am informed is, to procure an Adoption of the Pro-
His Majesty's Ministers at the foreign Courts,
having acquainted the principal Sovereigns of Eu
rope with the confufions in several of his American
provinces, assurances were given to the former, that
no fort of afiiltance should on any account be afforded
to them ; and a vessel loaded with arms, ammunition,
&c. for New-England, on her departure from Am
sterdam, was flopped, and all her cargo landed.
One of the Parliaments of France, remonstrated
against the King's order, refpe&ing the (hipping of
supplies for any of the Englilh colonies, but it was
peremptorily over-ruled.
The 3ix Nations who according to a former Paper
came to Col. Johntou, the Superintendant of Indian
Affairs, from whence they sent Deputies with a proper
Message to the Southward; have now sent down a
Deputation of their Chiefs to him, to represent some
disagreeable Intelligence they have received from the
Shawanefe,and alfoto lay before him other very interesting
Matters, on which they require his Answer and Dire&ion.
Their Fidelity hitherto has been fortunately secured,
notwithstanding all the Endeavours that were used to
engage them in Disputes to the Southward.
Extras of a Letter from South-Carolina, Jan. 18.
“ Our Provincial Congress met on the 11th, and
continued every Day, Sunday not excepted, till the
17th. —They have (hut up the Courts of Law, no
Process is to issue in Civil Cases, and all Proceedings
had since the Return Day, Sept. 20th, are to be Raid :
This is such a Step as no other Province has yet ta
ken, and was agreed to in order to quiet the back
Country, who were greatly enrag'd by the Preference
given to Rice, which may be exported, when neither
Indigo, nor any Thing else can go out of the Coun
try. Notwithstanding this Step, when the Qneftion
was put, whether Rice Should not be upon the Foot
ing with Indigo, &c. the Resolution of the Grand
Continental Congress was confirm'd by a very small
Majority, 87 for confirming it, and 75 against it."
By a Vessel from Cape Nichola Mole we learn,
that on the Sth of December there was a most violent
Gale of Wind off Hispaniola, in which a Sloop
Capt. Williams, belonging to Newbury, was drove
out of Turks-Island, but returned again, having one
Man killed.---Capt. Martin, of Maryland, in a
Sloop, was drove out of the fame place, and loft
his Boat, Caboufe and Rudder, on the Caicos Bank,
and put into the Mole to refit.—Capt. Cunningham,
in a Schooner belonging to New-York, was also
drove out, and was on the Caicos Bank from 10 in
the Morning till 8 at Night, loft a Passenger over
board, his boat and Mainmast, drifted aboard a Ves
sel bottom up, and afterwards got into the Mole.---
Capt. Stiles, in a large Schooner from St. Thomas's,
belonging to Marblehead, foundered, the Captain,
Mate, and one more saved, all the rest perished.----
Capti Graham in a Brig belonging to Philadelphia,
bound to Virginia, was loft on the Caicos Bank, the
People all saved.---A Sloop belonging to Paul Bas
com of Bermuda, foundered and three Men only
saved. Capt. Wallace in a Ship from Phila
delphia was loft on the Caicos Bank, but the People
and Part of the Cargo saved.— Capt. Morgan, in a
Sloop belonging to Bermuda, was drove out from
Turks-Island, and had not been heard of since.
Capt. Wattles, in a Brig from Connecticut, loft his
Foremast, Rigging, Sails, and four Horses ; he
refitted at the Mele, and proceeded to Jamaica.
Great Damage is said to be done by the Gale to the
Plantations on Hispaniola.
We hear that a Man in Dunftable, in the Province of
Massachusetts-Bay, owing another Man about 1001. O. T.
he went to him for the Money, but he told him, that at
there was no Law in the Province, he was resolved not to
pay the Debt : Upon which the Creditor expcftulates with
the Debtor---tells him his Necessity, that he wanted the
Money to pay an honest Debt, which he had promised to
do by that Time, and must have it ; the Debtor still
persisted in his Resolution not to pay the Money, repeating
that there was no Law in the Province: The Creditor
begged him not to take Advantage of the Times to evade
the Debt; but the Debtor still persisted in his Resolution;
and they both walked to the Door, the Creditor fays to
him, you said there was no Law in the Province, and im
mediately knocks him down with his Fist ; the Debtor
gets up again, and again is knocked down by the Creditor ;
who repeats, you fay there is no Law, —This being thrice
repeated, the Debtor begs the Creditor to desist; assuring
him, that if he would return with him into the House,
he would pay the Money, which he accordingly did.
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the
General Assembly of this Colony.
Die Martis, 10 ho. A. M. the gift January, 1775.
A Motion was made by Col. P. Livingfon, in
the Words following, viz..
Mr. Speaker,
I Move that a Day may be appointed to take the
State of this Colony into Consideration, to enter
such Resolutions, as the House may agree to, on
their Journals ; and in Consequence of such Resolu
tions, to prepare a humble, firm, dutiful and loyal
Petition to our most gracious Sovereign.
On the Question, whether the House agreed to the
said Motion ? it passed in the Affirmative, Nemine
Contradicente.
An Act to continue and amend an A&, entitled,
An A& to prevent the Deftru&ion of Fish in the
County of Suffolk.
And, An Act to enable the Mayor, Recorder,
Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany,
for the Time being, or the major Part of them, to
order the raising a Sum not exceeding £. 160, for
the Purposes therein mentioned.
reedings of the Congress ; but this was not the Re
sult 61 a Meeting of the People of the Count,. The
Subject of Inftruaion was proposed in the Committee
of Correspondence, previous to their Dissolution. It
is said out of Doors, that the Motion was opposed
by some of the Members, who were desirous of
knowing the Sentiments of their Constituents pre
vious to such a Measure ; that the Committee was
thin, and that the Motion was finally carried by a
Majority of One. I am not either Politician or
Casuist enough to determine how far the Sense of the
County is implied in this Proceeding, nor fuf
ficiently acquainted with the Powers which have
been delegated to the, Committee, to know whether
the inftruCting the Representatives of the Count,
was within tbeir Sphere."
The whole proceedings of the Continental Con
gress arrived in London on the 14th of December.
The Ships London and Rosamond, Captains Tho
mas and Christopher Miller, and the Ship Britannia,
from this Port, were not arrived in England when the
Packet left Falmouth.
On Thursday last embarked in the Ship Sally,
Capt. Bruce, for Jamaica, the American Company
of Comedians, under the direction of David Douglass,
Esq; where they intend exerting their justly applauded
Talents for the Entertainment of the Ladies and
Gentlemen of that polite and opulent Island, until
the unhappy Differences that subsist between the
Mother Country and her Colonies in America subside.
And then a Motion was made by Mr. De Lancey,
in these Words, viz.
Mr. Speaker,
I Move that a Memorial to the Lords, and Repre
sentation and Remonstrance to the Commons of
Great-Britain, may be prepared together with the
Petition to his Majesty.
On the Question, whether the House agree to
the said Motion ? it passed in the Affirmative,
Nemine Contradicente.
An Act to appoint Commissioners for collecting
the Duty of Excise on strong Liquors retailed in this
Colony, from the firft Day of February, 1775, to
the firft Day of February, 1776, inclusive.
An Act to continue an A&, entitled, An A& to
regulate the Sale of Goods at public Vendue, Auc
tion or Outcry, within this Colony.
An Act for altering the Time of assessing and
collecting the Taxes for the Support of a Minister,
and the Poor, in the City of New-York.
An Act to revive an A&, entitled, An A& to
prevent Frauds in the Sale of damaged Goods im
ported into this Colony.
An Act to impower the Mayor, Recorder and
Aldermen of the City of New-York, or the major
Part of them, to order the railing a Sum not exceed
ing £.2000, for the Uses therein mentioned.
An Act further to continue an A&, entitled, An
Aft for granting to his Majesty the several Duties
and Impositions on Goods, Wares and Merchan
dizes, imported into this Colony therein mentioned.
A Message from his Honor the Lieut. Governor,
by Mr. Bayard, Deputy Secretary.
Mr. Speaker,
His Honor the Lieut. Governor requires the immedi
ate Attendance of this House in the Council Chamber,
in the City-Hall.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and with the House
attended accordingly ; and being returned, resumed
the Chair, and reported, that his Honor the Lieut.
Governor had, in the Presence of the Council and
the Members of this House, given his Assent to eight
A&s passed this Session, the Titles whereof are as
follow, viz.
Committee-Chamber, goth fan. \^7y
WHEREAS by the firft article of the Association
of the late Continental Congress, held at Phi
ladelphia the sth day of September, 1774, it is agreed,
that from and after the firft day of December next, we
will not import into British America from Great- Britain
or Ireland, any goods, wares or merchandize whatsoever,
or from any other place, any such goods, wares or mer
chandize as shall have been exported from Great-Britain
or Ireland : And whereas, by the last clause of the
tenth article of the said Association, it is further agreed,
that if any goods or merchandize shall be imported after
the firft day of February, 1775, the fame ought forth
with to be sent back again, without breaking the pack
ages thereof. And the sense of this Committee being
taken, whether all goods imported from Great-Britain or
Ireland into this city and county, after the said firft day
of February, should not according to the true intent
and meaning of the clauses of the said firft and tenth
articles of the Association, be sent baclc in the fame
vessel, in which such goods, wares or merchandize shall
be imported.
Resolved unanimously in the affirmative.
By order of the Committee,
ISAAC LOW, Chairman.
A Motion was made and seconded, That a Sub-Com
mittee be appointed, to observe the conduct of all vefTels
which rriay arrive after the firft day of February next,
having on board any goods, wares er merchandize, not
allowed to be imported by the Association.
Resolved unanimously, that a Sub-Committee be ap
pointed for the purpose above mentioned,
By Order of the Committee,
ISAAC LOW, Chairman.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, N^W-YO R K,
INWARD ENTRIES. From
Sloop Black Prince, Wentworth, Plymouth ;
Sloop Liberty, Barker, Sloop Hester, Lowndes, and
Sloop Little Betsey, Kieifted, St. Croix; Brig John,
Shaw, St. Vincents; Sloop Catharine, Matthewman,
and Sloop Greyhound, Mountanye, Coracoa; Ship
Boon, Brass, Lisbon; Sloop Hannah, Wynkoop,
St. Euftatia; Brig Friendship, Lewis, South-Caro
lina; Sloop Samuel, Tilly, Jamaica and Turks-
Ifiand ; Sloop Dolphin, Colvin, Antigua ; Sloop
Betsey, Corgill, Turks-Island; Schooner Hope,
Cunningham, Hispaniola; Ship Peace and Plenty,
M'Kenzie, Belfaft.
OUTWARD ENTRIES. For
Ship Lady Gage, Mefnard, Falmouth; Ship
Needham, Chevers, Cork ; Ship Hannah, Watson,
London.
CLEARED for DEPARTURE. To
Snow Peggy, Boulton, Glasgow; Ship Sally,
Bruce, and Ship Mary Goodwin, Lawrence, Jamaica;
Ship Glasgow, Craig, South-Carolina ; Brig Friend
ship, Bryfon, Brig Seaflower, Finglafs, Jamaica;
Brig Mary-Anne, Kenyon, Gibraltar ; Brig Ama
zon, Clark, Surrinam; Brig Phoenix, Darrell,
Exeter ; Brig Fair Lady, Robinson, Falmouth ; Brig
Jersey Packet, Davifon, Augustine; Sloop Lucre
ria, Grieve, Barbados; Sloop George, Gill, Muf
queto Shore; Sloop Julian, Dwight, St.'Chriftophers ;
Sloop John, Fenton, Lisbon; Schooner Polly, Van
Alftine, Dominica; Schooner Little Dan, Surtus,
Virginia.
Some few Boxes of the very best Corn
Plaister and Lip Salve ever imported,
to be fold by H. Gaine.
^ Three Pence per Pound will be
given for the best Sort of good, dry, clean
LINEN RAGS, and so in Proportion for
those of an inferior Quality.—by HUGH
GAINE,
THE house wherein Robert Alexander and Co. now
lives, on Hunter's Quay, is to be L^ET T. For
particulars enquire of John Miller, living in said house.
To be SOLD, on the premises, the 25th of March next,
at public vendue, if not before disposed of at private
AVery valuable trad of land,
situate in Orange County, about 50 miles from
the city of New-York, and two miles and a half from
Hudson's river, on the westerly fide thereof, containing
about two thousand acres, and known by the name of
Queenfberry. This trad is uncommonly well watered
and timbered, having on it a large quantity of the fineft
white oaks and other trees of the most valuable kinds ;
also an extraordinary stream of water, and a saw mill
thereon, which if properly attended to, will clear two
hundred pounds a year free of all expences. There are
about one hundred acres improved of the above trad and
a fufficient quantity of meadow to keep twenty head of
cattle, besides horses, &c. through the winter; and about
two hundred acres more may be easily made. The land
is as fit for grain as any in the country. The meadows
exceed in goodness any in the neighbourhood, and a better
out range for cattle cannot be in any part whatever. On
the premises are a good framed house, with a large garden
newly paled round having in it sundry forts of the best
fruit trees, and a fine young orchard of the best grafted
apple trees. Besides the above valuable improvements,
there are three tenements (one of them a new framed
house) on said trad, that are held by the occupants as
tenants at will, and to each there is a considerable quantity
of cleared land. Two landing places can be used to and
from said traft, the one at Poplope's Kill, which is also
the landing place to and from the furnace of Dean, the
other on the weft fide of Salisbury's island, from which
landing there is a good waggon or cart road to Queenf
berry. The above premises are in good repair and happily
situated in a thick fettled country, having the furnace of
Dean within two miles and a half of the principal dwel
ling-house, which will always prove a ready market for
great part of the produce of the farm, besides the con
venience of a weekly conveyance to New-York, during
the season. For further particulars enquire of Mr. Ro
bert Ross, at the North-River, in New-York, or of
Moses Clement, Esq; on the premises.
N. B. The sale to continue from day to day,
morning and afternoon, till all are fold.
On FRIDAY next,
In the forenoon, at the house lately occupied by
Capt. Height, in Fair-street,
A parcel of decent houfhold and kitchen furniture,
viz. Mahogany chairs and tables, looking glasses,
pictures, bedsteads, window curtains, and-irons,
pots, kettles, pye-pans, &c.
ANTHONY L. BLEECKER,
Has to dispose of at private sale, cheap for cafb,
Excellent Madeira of the vintage 70, neat as im
ported, and choice Lisbon wine, in pipes, hogsheads,
and quarter calks ; indigo, Russia duck, and good
frefh butter in firkins.
TO-morrow, at the store of Mr. John Thurman,
in Wall-street, at loo'clock, will begin the
sale of a large assortment of goods, the effe&s of a
bankrupt, consisting of a great variety, amongst
which are the following articles, viz.
Broad cloths, coatings,
Forrest cloths, naps,
Rattinets, fhalloons,
Durants, chintzes,
Callicoes, cottons,
Cambricks, lawns,
Thread laces,
Irish linens,
PUBLIC VENDUE,
Brocades, padufoys,
Ducapes, mantuas,
Tobines, fattins,
Damasks, luteftrings,
Persians, peelongs,
Modes, silk hose,
Silk gloves and mitts,
Ribbons, &c. &c.
PUBLIC-AUCTION,
By Thomas William Moore,
TO-MORRO W,
Will be fold at the Merchants coffee-houfe,
12 Hogsheads of choice shop Sugars;
On Wednesday next,
At TO o'clock in the morning, will be fold at the feat of
the late Alexander Colden, Esq; (on Long-Ifiand,
fronting the city)
All the Cattle and Farming Utensils.
On WEDNESDAY the 15th inst.
At N O O N,
. Will be fold on the premises,
The house and lot of ground in Pearl-Street, now iri
possession of Gilbert Weffells-.das advertised for some time
P a ^ by John C. Knapp, Efq;--.a peremptory sale.
On THURSDAY the i6th inst.
Will be fold at the cbffee-houfe, at noon,
Two lots in the vine-yard—one difthnguifhed by lot
35 i the other no number, but built upon in Hables.
And every day may be had at the vendue-houfe,
A variety of GOODS, very cheap.
RuTYTc— AtTcTToN;
At Daniel M'Cormick’s
VENDUE-HOUSE,
To-morrow,
. Will be fold PEREMPTORILY,
SIX pieces of Irish Meeting,
20 Pieces of Irish linens,
io Pieces of broad and harrow cloths.
For Sale EVERY DAY,
7-8 and yard wide Irish linens, striped hollands, printed
linens and chintzes, plain and figured fattens, modes,
black perfiaris, striped muslins, cambricks, lawns, silk
knee garters, men and womens worsted, thread and silk
flockings, poplins, rattinets, fhalloons, threads, half
thicks, forreft cloths, coatings, frizes, broad cloths, &c.
Also, a parcel of HATTERS TRIMMINGS.
At the Coffee House,
TO-MORROW at NOON,
Will be peremptorily fold,
A Stout, healthy, negro man, about 24 years of
age, that has been brought up to the sea, and is
a tolerable cook. Also, 6 calks of frefh oatmeal.
At Templeton & Stewart's
AUCTION ROO M,
To-morrow morning will be fold,
A variety of shop goods, and 60 pieces of woollens.
On Wednesday,
A large parcel of Scots goods, printed linens and cottons,
poplins, silk handkerchiefs, sewing silks, &c. &c.
They have to dispose of at private sale,
Madeira wine,
Weft-India rum,
Brandy,
New rice,
Green coffee,
Irish beef,
Butter,
Potatoes,
Queen's ware, &c. &c.
The brigantine Free Mason, John Semple, master,
will fail for Newry on Thursday next. For passage only
apply to TEMPLETON and STEWART.
For LIVERPOOL,
To touch at CORK,
The SHIP
&^a NE EDH A M,
WMI CHEEVERS,
MASTER;
WILL fail about the 20th instant For light freight
or passage agree with the Captain on board at
Cruger's-Dock, or WILLIAM NEILSON.
NOTICE is hereby given to all
the creditors of SAMUEL TAN NER, SAMUEL
HUNT, JOHN CALDER, all of the city of New-
York, confined for debt in the goal of said city, that
they intend to present their petitions to the General
Assembly of the province of New-York, to be relieved
by an aft of insolvent debtors.
CTY")T "NT ° ut °' a " u ' e " Maiden-
J A Lane, on Saturday the 14th
of January last : A woman's broad cloth scarlet CLOAK,
two check aprons, and a joining lace cap.---The cloak is
remarkable by having a piece set in on the right fide,
about as large as a dollar, which is so done as scarce
to be observed on theout-fide, and is pieced all round the
bottom about a quarter of a yard, which is fine-drawed,
and not to be perceived without very close infpe<ftion.
Whoever will apprehend the Thief, with the above
articles, or flop the cloak, if offered for sale, and give
information thereof to H. Gaine, shall receive TWO
DOLLARS reward, and the thanks of the owner.
THE Store in Water-street now in the possession of
Mr. William Wikoff, to be let. For particulars
apply to Abraham Walton.
WANTED, a person who can come well recom
mended, and is qualified to aft as a Drayman. For par
ticulars, apply as above.
WANTE D,
A HOUSE-KEEPER; also a WOMAN COOK,
either black or white. Good charaaers will be
required. Inquire of the printer.
THE house in Little Dock-Street,
wherein Mr, Thomas Duncan now lives, is to be
LETT. For particulars apply to H. Gaine.
CHARLES OLIVER BRUFF,
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER,
At the sign of the tea-pot, tankard and ear-ring, between
Maiden-Lane and Crown-Street, next door to Doaor
Kemmeneau, near the Fly-Market;
WHERE he makes and mends any kind of diamond
or enamelled work in the jewellery way : Also
all manner of stone buckles, stone rings, ear-rings and
broaches, solitaires, hair jewels, lockets, enamelled sleeve
buttons, mourning rings of all forts, trinkets for ladies,
rings and lockets, plain or enamelled ; gold necklaces
and stones of all forts: Likewise makes and mends all
forts of silver-smiths work; Also ladies fans neatly
mended. He gives the highest price for old gold, lilver
and jewels; buys rough coral, handiome pebble, and
blank cornelian, fit for seal stones: He has fitted a
Lapidary mill up, where he cuts all forts stones. He wants
immediately a lapidary, jeweller, and an apprentice boy ;
none need apply but what can be well recommended:
Where he engraves all forts of arms, crests, cyphers,
heads and fancies, in the neatest manner and greatest
expedition, with the heads of Lord Chatham, Shakespeare,
Milton, Newton, Pope, Homer, Socrates, Hannibal,
Marc Anthony, Caesar, Plato, Jupiter, Apollo, Nepune,
Mars, Cleopatria, Diana, Flora, Venus, Marcelania,
Masons arms, with all emblems of Liberty ; Cupid fancies,
hearts and dores neatly engraved for ladies trinkets;
Likewise silver and Reel seals : He also plaits hair in the
neatest manner. N. B. Takes likenesses off in hair as
natural as possible, as to the form of visages, works hair
in sprigs, pirds, figures, cyphers, crests and cupid fancies.
He has for sale, best curls for whiffles and bells ; likewise
cleans watches 2s. china dial plates fitted in at 6s. each,
glafles fitted in at is, each, and other repairs in proportion.