The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-03-05 00:00:00, page 3

NEW-YORK, Match 5.
A Philadelphia Paper of the 24th ofFebruary
mentions, That Major Craig had embarked at
Charleftown, with 6 Companies of the Bed
Regiment, 3 of the 71st, two of the 44th,
and a Number of Tories, enjoyed by the
Blonde, Delight, Otter, and a Galley, landed
at Cape Fear, took Possession of that Place,
and were fortifying ; that General Smallwood
had marched with a large Detachment to pre
vent a Communication with the Highlanders
at Cross-Creek ; and that Lord Cornwallis was
within 40 Miles of General Green's Army.
A Hand Bill published at Baltimore, men
tions Lord Cornwallis having destroyed his
Waggons, and mounted 1200 light Troops on
600 Horses, and was pursuing Morgan, who
had crossed the Yadkin; that a sudden, all of
Rain had raised the Waters, and obliged his
Lordship to march up to rhe fallow Ford, and
that he was within a few Hours March of those
he was pursuing.
Later Accounts from Lord Cornwallis are,
That his Lordlhip had come up with General
Morgan, defeated his Party, and released the
Prisoners he had taken in the A&ion with Col.
Tarleton.
Saturday last the Brig Content, Capt. Haley,
arrived here in 19 Days from Providence.—
Six Days before he failed, a Brig called the
Content, from Cape Francois, was brought
into that Island by some English Prisoners,
who rose on the Frenchmen on their Voyage
to St. Euftatia.
The above mentioned French Brig left Cape
Francois the last Day of January, and at that
Time there was only one Ship of War there,
which was the Rebel Frigate Confederacy ;
neither was there any Accounts at that'Place
of the capturing either English or French Men
of War or Transports.
Thursday the Brigantine Jamaica, Captain
Baird, arrived here from Glasgow, in thirteen
Weeks.
On Thursday Night a Party of Loyal Re
fugees from Staten-lfland, went over to New-
Jersey, and brought off Mr. Ccmmiffioner
Cloffen, and two others, one of whom was an
Ensign.
Last Friday 7 Rebel Prisoners were brought
to Town; they were on Thursday attacked by
a Party of Colonel De Lancey's Refugees, near
the Saw-Mill, when about 6 were killed;
The above-mentioned Rebels were much
wounded.
Paul Jones is arrived at Philadelphia from
France, in a Ship called the Ariel, of 20
Guns. —On the Passage thither his Crew made
an Attempt to take the Vessel; for which ten
of them received Sentence of Death, and are
expefted to fuffer in a few Days. Mr. Samuel
Wharton, a Passenger on board, loft his Life
a short Time before the Ship arrived.
Capt. Pindar, in the Ship Triumph, of this*
Tort, has taken a Sloop loaded with Molasses,
and carried her into Providence.
The 9th of February arrived at Salem from
a Cruise, the Privateer Ship Pilgrim, Capt.
Kobin son: Among the Prizes taken by him,
is a large Copper-bottomed Ship, (fafe arrived)
mounting 22 Guns, 8 eighteens, the rest nines
and fixes; and 84 Men. Capt. Robinson
engaged the aforefaid Ship upwards of three
Glasses, before (he (truck. She had five Men
killed on board, one of which was the Captain,
and eight wounded.^
The very best SAGOE, in Pound Papers,
or by the larger Quantity, fold by H. Gaine.
Public ^Stion.
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.
THIS DAY, It o'clock at the Bridge,
WILL BE SOLD,
igo firkins new rose butter, all of the firft
quality, of the fame fort as was fold at the
Bridge under that description on Wednesday
last the 28th ult.
40 boxes prize sugars, and a quantity of
lump sugars,
10 pipes Madeira wine,
20 bags choice India coffee,
10 calks old French Brandy.
12 o'Clock, on Murray's Wharf,
Old Lisbon wine in pipes, hoglheads and
quarter calks,
Raisins, figs, nuts, lemons, &c.
just arrived from Lisbon.
1 o'Clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
jo tons of pig iron,
A quantity of gun-Powder.
TO-MORROW,
12 o'Clock, on Hallet's Wharf,
A,arcel of very high proof old Jamaica
spirits, in lots of 5 puncheons, just arrived in
the ship Peggy from Jamaica.
Public Audion.
THIS DAY, it o'clock, at the Bridge,
Will be fold,
A few puncheons of old Jamaica spirits,
, And Weft India rum,
A few pipes of old geneva,
With soap, candles, &c. &c.
P. M'DAVITT.
Public Audion,
On Saturday next, the ioth instant will be fold,
THE lease of a good house for 42 years, commercing
the firft day of May next, fuljeA to a ground
rent of 41. per annum, the firft 21 years, and fl. the
second 21 yea's ; situated in Tryon's Square, second door
to the barrack gate, two stories high, with 7 good rooms,
a front fhbp, and a good dry cellar ; the house is 14 feet
front, and 30 feet deep, has a good pump of water, it is
in as good a stand for business as any house in this city.
For further particulars enquire es
Fegan and Dean.
ISale by Au&ion.
I By Bowman and Codner,
I rh" Tuesday next at their Office, No. 18,
, & Hoover-Square, a very large assortment
] of India and European Goods, amongst which
{ are Manchester goods es almost every quality,
I colour and description, suitable for the ap
proachingfeafon. Changeable, green, pink,
brown, cinnamon, Pomona, light blue and
plumb luteftrings; a few rich brocades, ban
dano, lungec, pullicat and romal handker
chiefs, bar?hlona and printed ditto, plain and
tambour ditto, muffins in pieces, aprons and
handkerchiefs, lawns and gauzes of all forts,
fuperfine cambrics, coloured and uniform rat
tinens, Iriffi linens, diapers, callicoes, chintzes
and India patches, Men and Women's Leather
and Dimoth) Gloves and Mitts, Sattin Petti
coats aborted, best Baladine sewing Silks of
all Colours, Calimancoes, Durants and Ta
meys, Leather, Stuff, and Morocco Shoes,
Hard Ware, &c> Sale will continue in the
Afternoon.
N. B. At private Sale RIBBONS by the
Box, as put up in Coventry.
O'UBLiCK -AUCTION.
I THIS DAY, one o'clock at the Coffee-houf,
will be fold,
The Schooner KING-FISHER,
Now lying opposite our store, being among
the firft of rhe Virginia built for failing and
burthen, and now is beyond contradiction as
well fitted as any vessel in this or any other
port, with provisions fir four months. Inven
tory to be seen before sale at our Office.
Templeton and Stewart.
Who have for sale, belt port wine, English
tea, ahd hard soap.
Sales by Au&ion,
By Duncan, Barclay, and Co.
This DAY,
Twelve o'clock near the Bridge,
6 hbgfheads good found claret,
30 dozen firft quality, *
Madeira, in calks of fix dozen, &c. &c.
On Tuesday, 11 o'Clock,
At their au&ion room No. 12, Hanover square,
A large assortment of DRY GOODS,
amongst which are, Bath and beaver coatings, ;
frizes, fearnoughts, penniftones and duffils, anl
assortment of lilks, mullins and gauzes, with ;
a g ... - variety of fashionable London made 1
cioains, and feme Manchester goods, &c. &c.{
On THURSDAY next,
Between 12 and 1 o'clock, on the Premiffes,l
Those two lots of Ground fronting Water-|
street and Cruger's wharf, bounded by the
groundsof James Wells, and Warren Delancey,
with the water lot, fronting said lots of ground,
as advertised for sale last Thursday, but polt
poned on account of the weather.
To be fold at Publick Au&ion, To-morrow, at
I o'Clock, at the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe,
The retaken Brig MAR Y,
Lying at Remfen's Wharff, near the Albany
Pier. Inventory to be seen at the Time of
Sale, and at
Thomas Ludlow, jun.
Public Audion.
On THURSDAY, io o'Clock,
By James Inglis,
At his Office in Water street, No. 940,
Will begin the sale of a large and general
afibrtment of valuable
DRY .GOODS,
Entirely suiting the present and approaching
season.
Anthony Van Dam,
Hath for SALE,
A Cargo of Molasses, just imported in the brig|
Content, John Healy, master.
The brig CONTEN T, with all her tackle,appa-I
rel and furniture, about too tons burthen, built on I
the Mufqueto Shore; is a fall sailer, well furnifhed, 1
and may proceed immediately on a voyage.
Also a cargo of very excellent Madeira WINE,
vintage 76, 77, 78 and 1779. Likewise red port,
Ldb n white, Jamaica spirits, and Holland geneva
in cases.
¥X,r ANTED, a Woman with a good Breast
VV of Milk, to suckle a Child in a Gen
tleman's Family. Such a Person, with an ap
proved Character, and willing to undertake a
I Voyage, may hear of a place by applying to
Ithe Printer. No Objection will be made to a
Soldier's Wife.
S T OL E N,
On the 2d Instant,
FROM a house at White Hall, sundry articles
as follows:— one black silk cloak, white
lining; one red fatten Quilt, two Marseilles coats,
eked; one bordered chintz gown, Spanish letters
all round it ; one light chintz gown, full trim'd ;
thirteen yards linnen, one blue coat, cloth; one
blue (hade trim'd with white, 1 full trim'd black silk
gown; 40 dollars, t gold ring, fer, and fevers!
other articles. Any person finding any of those
articles to be fold, are desired to stop them : or any
peifon difeovering the things, (hall receive TWO
GUINEAS for any one article.
JOHN BENNET.
A Silver WATCH,
WAS found a few Days since. Whoever has
loft th^ fame, may have it again, proving
his Property, and paying Charges, by applying to
Hugh Gaine.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
This DAY, one o'Clock,
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
Will be SOLD,
The Brig KITT Y,
LYING at Tolmie's wharf, burthen about 150
tons, with her cargo of fears and ship knees.
She is a prime sailer, and well found. Inventory to
be seen on board, or at our offic.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
By William Prince,
At Flushing -Landing, on Long-lfland, near New York.
A LARGE assortment of FRUIT FREES; amongst
which are, all forts of grafted apple tree,; fame
thoufmds of them arc large, and fit to plant out in orch
ards; all f.trts of pear-trees, peach tfre r , plumb trees, nec
tarine trees, apricot trees, quince tres; all for f F.%-
lifh cherry trees; three or four f res cl fig trees, almond
trees, filbert trees, bhek, white and red currant bufhe;
a variety of gooftberry and strawberry vines, black, white
and red ra/berries. There b a great number of De fno:-
ball or gilder-rafe trees, and a number of the Rlac flower
trees; a great number of trees of the baham Peru of all
fizcs N There is a vast number cf other trees of diff-rent
forts, the names of which are not mentioned, as they are
only fit to be sent to foreign places ;' also a number oftrees
of the weeping willow, ift^ fhold be wanted.
Theatre.
This Evening, the sth Instant,
Will be presented, a COMEDY,
(Never performed here) called
ABoldfroke for a Wife.
To which will be added, a Farce
(Not performed this Season) called
7%e Old Maid.
The Chara&ers by Gentlemen of the Army.
No Admittance behindthe Scenes.
Tickets to be purchased at the Time of registering
Places for the Boxes, for which Purpose the Clerk
will attend at Mrs, Petit's, next Door to the Thea
tre, from it o'Clock till 2, every Day after the Play
is advertised.
The Doors to be opened at Five, and to begin
precisely at Seven o'Clock.
The Gentlemen who have taken Places in the
Boxes, are defined to r end their Servants at 4 o'Clock,
that they may be fixed before the Doors are opened.
No Money will be taken at the Door.
Tickets to be had of Mtffs. Rivington and Gaine.
Box Bs. Pit Bs. Gallery is.
VIVAN I ' REX & REGINA.
For the Benefit of Mr. Hemsworth,
Prompter,
On FRIDAY, March 9,
Will be presented a TRAGEDY, called
Douglas.
To which will be added a FARCE,
(Never performed here) called
Cross Purposes.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
AT the house of Mr. James Bayeu, at Fort N-ck
in Queen's county, on Wednesday the 21st day
of March inftant,all the (tock of Thomas Jones, Efa;
confuting of working oxen, cows and calves, cows
with calf, and a number of young cattle from four
to two years old ; a parcel of hotfes, most of them
young, and some full blooded ; a number of sheep,
and a parcel of ho s, with all kind of farming uten
sils and implements of husbandry. The conditions
of sale will be made known at the time of the vendue.
N. B. The vendue will be|jn at nine o'clock in
the morning.
A ROOM to be Let,
NEAR the Coffee-Hou e, and entered on imme
diately. Enquire of the printer.
To be LET,
And possession given on the fiift day of April next,
THE Cat late the property of Walter Franklin,
deceased, situated at the head of Newtown
Creek, on Long Island, seven miles from Brooklyn
Ferry. It consists of a handsome and very convenient
house, a good kitchen garden with a variety of excel
lent grafted fruit trees, an orchard in its prime, a
large barn with ffables, a coach house, fowl and
pigeon houses, a well of excellent water, with other
conveniences calculated for the residence of a gentle
man, and all in very good repair. There is belong
ing to it 29 acres of good upland, manured and in
good order, with a few acres of salt meadow. It
has the advantage of an easy communication with
New-York, by the creek, which flows within a few
rods of the house, and from whence boats come to
market every day. To the person who hi:es the
place, a few cords of wood for fuel will be allowed.
For terms apply to Mary Franklin, No. 6, Cherry
ftreet, or Samuel Franklin, No. 183, Qgeen-lftet,
New York.
SAGO E.
Bowen's Patent Sagoe Powder,
IMPORTED in the last Vefleis from the original
Patentee at Georgia, and warranted genuine,
by the Hundred, or smaller Quantity ; likewise, a
frefh supply of Gum Camphor, Sperma ( reti, &c.
To be had of James Muirson, at No. 223,
Queen-Street, nearly facing the upper End of the
F+y.Market.
A House in Wall-street, nearly opposite the Coffee-
House, in an exceeding good hand for business.
For terms apply to FEGAN and DEAN.
L O S T,
ON Friday night the twenty fourth ultimo, from
along fide the ship Jupiter, lying eff Murray's
Wharf, a boat clinfher built, and rows four oars.
Whoever will deliver said boat to Captain George
Birnewall, on board the Jupiter, or to Messrs. Tot
ten and Crofsfield, at their ship yard, shall receive
TWO GUINEAS reward. ' ,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
This Day, at the Ccffee-Hcnfe,
WILL he fold at twelve o'clock, a LEGRtt
WOMAN aged 36 years, uih a f male
child 18 months old : She was brought up m the
family of the widow Ross; she is a good co, k, can
wash and do all forts of house work, warranted ho
nest, fold for no fault, but want cf employ ; the pro
perty warranted. ATo thiee hogfhe*ds of choice
old Jamaica rum, with sundry other articles,
By BRYAN"CONNOR.
Public Auction,
Before the COFFE E-HOUSE,
Ibis Dav at ii o'Clock,
By HENRY GUEST,
A CASK of garden feeds, as advertised for
Friday last; 2 boxes of assorted hard
ware, a few firkins rose butter, a quantity of
chocolate and cheese; 5 kegs of vinegar,
each containing ten gallons; z boxes of
mustard, containing 1 gross ; a box of isin
glass. containing 9 pounds.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
At the Coffee Hatye, this Day,
IMFTEhN puncheons of choice high preof
'Jamaica spirits.
TO-MORROW,
50 Firkins of batter, 2 barrels powder sugar,
I pipe choice French brandy, and a parcel of
Cheshire cheese,
By DANIEL MCCORMICK.
TO BE SOLD, afad possession given immediately.
TWO Lots of Land, one fituste in Little Quten
ftreet, and the other in Cortlandt or Lary-ftreet,
near the Broadway. Also a Dwelling , house in Hanover
fquare; and two imall Dwelbng-houfes in King-fleet.
Proposals in writing tor the fai< Lots and Houns, or ?ny
of them will be received by JOHN KELLY, No. 28,
Haoovrr-fqware..
To be let, for such term of years as shall be agreed upon,
TWO large Lots of Land in the Broadway, and two
in New-street. Also three Lota of Land ne-r
Vvnitehail flip, and three Lots in Field-market-firret,
and fix Lots near the North-River. Proposals in writing
will be received by JOHN KELLY, No. 28, Hanover
fr^re.
ro BE SOLD, and possession given immediately,
A Large and valuable Lot of Land in Broad-fleet at
rhe corner of Beaver-street. Proposals in writng
will be received by JOHN KELLY, No. 28, Hanovef
fquare.
Emanuel Walker,
Has removed his dore fiem MILL-STREET, to
No. 40, Hanover-Square,
Nearly opposite the Admiral's, and formerly possessed
by Youughufb nd and Harrison,
Where he is now opening for Sale,
A General assortment ofEuROPEAN and India
GOODS, calculated for the approaching sea
son, imported in the law fleet and tunning ships from
London ; which will be difpoted cf (by wholesale
only) on the lowest terms,
Also Yorkshire hams, pickled tripe, assorted cases
of pickles, Howe's acid, Durham mustard, turpen
tine and white s oap, a few calks glass ware, Wert-
India rum, Jamaica fpi ft<. Port and L'sb n n wine, &r.
'° r Charles-1 own,
(Under Convoy of the Shi, Jupiter,)
Lhe Schooner G AYTON,
GEORGE HUNTER, Commander;
MOUNTING four C^rJage Guns, and four
Swivels. For Freight or Passage, apply to
the Captain on : oa:d at Cruger's Whats, or Thomas
Roy, No. 13, D ck street.
L 0 A F Sc(fa
A Quantity of very well prepared single
<1 and double refined; ready to deliver, at
Cuyler's Sugar House. ^ Apply to JACOB
WATSON.
This Day is publijhed, and to be had of
HUGH GAIN E,
The Seaman s Vade-Mecum,
AND
Defenfive WAR by SEA;
Containing the Proportions of Rigging, Mjfts and Yards,
Weight of Anchors, Sizes and Weight of Cables and
Cordage, L : ft of the Navy. The Exercise of the Smril
Arma, Bayonet, Granadoes, and great Guns, Duty of
Officers, &c. Also,
Shewing how to prepare a Merchant-Ship for a close
Fight, by difpefing their Bulk-heads, Leaves, Coam
ings, Look-ho es, &c.
Chacing; the Advantages to be taken by the Chace con
sidered, under all Petitions io refpe& to Wind and Tide.
Defenfive Fighting; mowing bow Merchant-Ships are to
a&, whether single or in Fleets, when cannonaded or
Hoarded by the Enemy, &c.
Naval Fortifications; the Advantages of Mooring con
sidered, in refpea to Wind and Tide; and how to lay
Booms in strait and crooked Rivers, &<.
An Eflay on Naval Bo k keeping; as well in refpe& to
the Purser, as to the Captain's Clerk and Steward.
Th* Method of forming Signals for the Regulation of
Merchant-Ships failing in Company, under the D
reftion of a Commodore in Time of War; with many
other Particulars relating to the Navy and Merchant-
Service.
By WILLIAM MOUNTAIN E.
Just published, and to be fold by
HU GH GAIN E,
CASES
OF THE
Angina Trachealis,
With the Mode of CURE,
In a Letter to William Hunter. M. D &c. &c.
By Richard Bayley, Surgeon;
To which is annexed,
A Letter from Peter Middleton, m. d. to the
Author.
JOY CE's Grand American Balfarn,
Sold by H. Gaine.