The Newport gazette (Newport [R.I.]), 1777-11-27 00:00:00

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1777.
From a late English publication.
Of the INEVITABLE NECESSITY of the AMERICAN WAR.
I REMEMBER the argument of a furious declamation in a certain House at the opening of the budget, was grounded on this position, "that the tea act—the tea act! was the cause of the present war," and that the advisers of that were answerable for all its consequences. This assertion, however groundless, finds numerous abettors, and many take occasion from hence to lay at the Minister's door the public losses and private distresses that war necessarily produces, and place to his account the present momentous event of it. Should a fire lie long smothering in an apartment, and at length break out upon the opening of a window or a door, will any man say that the admission of the air was the cause of the fire; or rather might it not have been expected to burn with greater fury the longer it was confined? Such are the just representations of the present political combustion. Both reason and policy required that a tax should in some mode or other be raised in America. The expenses of the last war, and the consequent load of tax, on the industry of the mother country, made it necessary to demand, and the flourishing state of the colonies, both from the fertility of the soil and the profits of an extensive commerce, made it equally reasonable for them to pay a tax for the support of that government, which at once protected their trade, and secured their property. The leaders of faction in America, too selfish and ignorant not to be ungrateful, scarcely took into consideration the justice or reasonableness of the tax, but made a direct attack upon the power from whence it originated, shewing, beyond a doubt, that they only waited the opportunity they eagerly caught at to throw off their dependency, and they leaped over all bounds of right and regard to property to cut off a possibility of retreating. With such a disposition, how long would they have continued peaceable if this occasion had not offered? Examine the preceding conduct of the New-Englanders—their quarrels with and petitions against their Governors; the outrageous treatment of the commissioners of the customs; their town-meetings and factious harangues; the embodying and training of their militia; their provoking insults of the King's officers and soldiers, long before things were brought to an action—What other appearance had this conduct than that of deep designed, premeditated rebellion? Had they at length, instead of the tea, thrown their Governor into the sea (which might not unlikely have happened to either of the Governors Bernard or Hutchinson) would the Boston port act have
been as necessary a punishment, till they had given up the murderers, as it was till they paid for the tea? And would not all the consequences have followed the one act of violence, as have arisen from the other? Was there more dependence on the fidelity and gratitude of the southern provinces? A disposition to anarchy and a lawless spirit pervaded almost the whole. The respective governments were too weak to enforce the execution of the laws made by their own legislatures. An act of Assembly was almost as little regarded (especially a money act) as an act of Parliament: It was in the power of an individual, rendered popular by his harangues, or desperate by his debts, to stop the course of the most beneficial laws. The courts were either shut up, or the business impeded by a factious bench of justices. There was scarcely the idea of property left. A bond debt in Virginia was not recoverable under a process of 12 years. In a word, public faith and private honesty were totally disregarded. It was impossible for a State to continue long under such circumstances, without some violent confusion; and it was the disposition of the people, not the tea act, which has brought matters to the present crisis.
To regulate trade, to recommend good and wholesome laws, to enforce the impartial execution of them, to protect the property and persons of individuals from violence and fraud, to support public and private credit, — such are the duties of a Minister; these cannot be effected without a revenue, which alone gives life and action to the executive parts of administration. Would not the Minister then have neglected his duty, if he had tamely looked upon these public abuses of authority, and private disregard of every thing just and honest, without exerting himself to correct the one and amend the other; or if he had indulged those apprehensions which some of his predecessors had done, who declined the task, for fear of burning their fingers with America, and left evils to be cured, which, but for that shyness, might have been in part prevented?
I am, &amp;c.
A NORTH AMERICAN.
L O N D O N.
August 7. Yesterday morning eight malefactors were carried in three carts from Newgate to be executed at Tyburn, among which was John Whitaker, who was convicted with Edward Lynch of breaking-open the house of Mr. Sims, and reprieved under the gallows.... As there was something singular in the mode of saving Whitaker, we state it to our readers: When the Ordinary
of Newgate, as usual questioned the criminals previous to their drawing away, respecting their criminality, and their acknowledgment of the justice of their sentence Lynch (who was convicted with Whitaker on a charge of burglary in Widge's alley) affirmed, in the most solemn manner, that Whitaker was altogether innocent of the crime of which he had been convicted, and for which he was about to suffer, and that he had no concern whatever in the burglary, either before, at, or after its perpetration, but that he alone was guilty. When the Ordinary returned to his coach, he reported what had passed to a friend who was in the carriage, and declared himself exceedingly uneasy, and much puzzled how to act. His friend, alarmed at the thoughts of an innocent man's losing his life so wrongfully, urged the Ordinary to question the criminals once more, and if Lynch persisted in his story, to apply to the Deputy Sheriff (who attended) to stay the execution. The advice was followed; Lynch again loudly protested that Whitaker was unjustly convicted, and that he alone was guilty. Mr. Villette then informed the Deputy Sheriff of what had passed, and begged some step might be taken to save the man's life. The Deputy Sheriff agreed to wait till an answer could be obtained from the Secretary of State's office, whither the Ordinary, his friend, and an officer, were instantly despatched to report the matter. On their arrival at Lord Weymouth's office they learnt that his Lordship was out of town, and that his Majesty was also out of town. After arguing for some time on the dreadful predicament of an innocent man, and the horrid cruelty of taking away his life, after it was evident that he had not merited death, they were told that the Sheriff must do as they thought most advisable. With this unsatisfactory reply they returned to Tyburn, and the Deputy Sheriff, as Shakespeare says,
"To do a great right, did a little wrong." And from a laudable risk of censure for deviating somewhat from the strict line of duty, where humanity, equity, and every reasonable consideration warranted he irregularly, ventured to stay the execution of Whitaker, and sent him back to Newgate; where, in the course of the afternoon, a respite arrived for him till the 17th of September.
Lynch declared, a few minutes before his dissolution, that nothing gave him more satisfaction than the respite obtained for Whitaker, who was perfectly innocent of the burglary laid to his charge.
General Carleton has obtained leave to come home, and General Haldimand succeeds him as Governor of Quebec.
John Boddierton Esq. is appointed Secretary to his Majesty's Board of Ordnance.

August 18. Two large ordnance vessels, whose cargoes amount to 70,000 l . and three large store ships, with naval stores for the use of the navy, under the command of Lord Howe, are to sail with the first convoy for New-York. It being resolved on, that that place shall, in future, be the general place of Rendezvous for his Majesty's navy, stationed along the coasts of America.
By a gentleman arrived on Tuesday from Dublin, we learn, that interest is already making for commissions in the several regiments of Roman Catholics to be raised in Ireland, and that several Irish officers, at present in the different foreign services, have offered to return, on condition of holding equal military rank with what they already possess.
The following extraordinary circumstance happened on Monday evening last: Two soldiers of the 6th regiment of foot guards insisted a recruit in Westminster; they took him to the orderly room at the Horse Guards, and had him measured, but the approving officer not being present, he could not then be allowed; however, they took him to the hospital to have him examined by the surgeon; this the recruit absolutely refused to comply with, nor could persuasion or threats avail; at length the soldiers enticed him into Tottenham, and suspecting something extraordinary to be the matter, they by force proceeded to an examination, and to their no small mortification and surprize, found they had misled a woman. They took her before a Justice, and had her committed as an impostor.
A Gentleman just arrived from Cork entirely contradicts all the accounts of the dearth and scarcity of provisions in that part of Ireland; and asserts, that all intercourse and traffic with America being prohibited, had not the demands for the navy and army taken off their product, it must have lain upon their hands like a useless drug.
P R O M O T I O N S.
 WAR-OFFICE, August 12.  3d regiment of Foot Guards, William Win-yard, Lieut. Col. (Col. George Ogilvie, first major; and Lieut. Col. Sir George Osborne, Major.  2d regiment of Foot, Col. Daniel Jones, Col.  3d regiment of Foot, Capt. Arsenet Schuyler de Peyster, Major; Lieut. Samuel Willes, Capt. Ensign Daniel Showrd, Lieut. Robert M'Dougal, Enf. and Lieut. Robert Matthews, Capt.  9th regiment of Foot, Enf. James Keymis, Lieut. and Thomas Orchard, Enf.  18th regiment of Foot, James Richardson, gent. Enf.  20th regiment of Foot, Enf. Robert Dobson, Lieut. and Enf. Samuel Savery, of the 53d Enf.  31st regiment of Foot, Capt. Lieut. Jasper Farmer, Capt. First Lieut. Michael Kirkman, Capt. Lieut. Second Lieut. John Blackwood, First Lieut. and — Brown, Second Lieut.  31st regiment of Foot, Enf. Josias Champagne, Lieut. Thomas Kingscote, Enf. and Enf. Josias Champagne, Adjutant.  34th regiment of Foot, Lieut. William Kemble, Capt. and Enf. Anthony Wangrove Lieut.  47th regiment of Foot, Enf. Thomas Bunbury, Lieut. and Enf. William Byre. Lieut.  52d regiment of Foot, Thomas Nash, Enf.  53d regiment of Foot, Gilbert Knox, Gent. Enf. and — Hamilton Enf.  Royal Americans, 1st Battalion, Captain-Lieut. Charles Dixon, Capt. Lieut. Jeff- 
 ry Amherst, Capt. Lieut. and Enf. William Mair, Lieut.  3d Battalion, Lieut. Francis Duffield, of the first battalion, Capt.  4th Battalion, Enf. Augustus de Hellfield Lieut.  62d regiment of Foot, Lieut. Henry Harrington, of the 20th regt. Capt. Lieut. and Henry Young, Enf.  69th regiment of Foot, Lieut. John Hawkshaw Capt. Enf. John Bell, Lieut. and David Lindsey, Enf. Surgeon William Gardiner, of the 15th regt. of Light Dragoons, to be surgeon to the hospital at Tobago.  Colonel Daniel Jones, to be Major-General in America only. 
P A R I S, August 25.
ANOTHER struggle hath been made on the part of the Court of England. Mr. Hodge, an American, who returned here from Dunkirk, at which place he had been employed in hiring out privateers, on his own account, has just been committed to the Bastille. This is Capt. Hodge who used to sail in the Coracoa trade from New-York.
DEUX PONTS, July 12. It is reported here, that many letters of marque have been distributed to the Russian officers to go on a cruise against the Americans, and that many ships are equipping for that purpose at Peterburgh.
Extracts from the Rebel Papers
CAMP at Toamensing, October 12. 1777.
AT a Court of Enquiry, held a Major General Lord Sterling's quarters, by order of his Excellency General Washington, to examine into the conduct of Major General Sullivan, in the expedition commanded by him to Staten Island, in the month of August last:
P R E S E N T.
 Major General Lord STERLING, President.  Brigadier General McDOUGAL, } Members.  Brigadier General KNOX, }  Colonel SPENCER, }  Colonel CLARK, } 
The Court after hearing the evidence against the conduct of Major General Sullivan, and those produced by him in his defence, and duly considering the same, are unanimously of opinion, that the expedition against the enemy on Staten Island, was eligible, and promised great advantage to the cause of America; that the expedition was well conducted, and the orders for the expedition proper, and would have succeeded with reputation to the General and the troops under his command, had it not in some measure been rendered abortive by accidents, which is out of the power of the General to foresee or prevent.
That General Sullivan was particularly active in embarking the troops to the Island, and took every precaution in his power to bring them off.
That he made early provisions at Elizabeth Town, for refreshing the troops of his division, when they returned to Jersey; and that upon the maturest consideration of the evidence in possession of this Court, General Sullivan's conduct in planning and executing the expedition was such in the opinion of the Court, that he deserves the approbation of his country, and not its censure.
The Court therefore are unanimously of opinion, that he ought to stand honourably
acquitted of any unsoldier like conduct, in the expedition to Staten Island.
 STERLING  ALEX. McDOUGAL  HENRY KNOX.  OLIVER SPENCER.  T. CLARK. 
Published by order of Congress, JOHN HANCOCK, President.
Extract of a letter from Fish Kill, dated October 27.
"General Poor is within two days march of this, with Fifteen Hundred troops; and General Glover's brigade is coming down on the other side of the North River.
"By some persons lately from the enemy, I am informed that a reinforcement of four thousand is ordered from New-York to join Gen. Howe, and their late movements favour that account. By verbal accounts from the Southward as late as last Wednesday, General Washington's headquarters were at the fifteen mile stone—his advanced picquet at the blazing star, four miles from Philadelphia—That the troops were ordered to draw and cook two days provision—That soon after the Enemy crossed the Schuylkill, Gen. McDougal was sent after them. which caused them to hasten back. A heavy cannonade was heard to begin at four o'clock, Thursday morning, and continued till near noon; the event I have not heard."
All Accounts from the Country agree in their distressed Situation for want of the Necessaries of Life, particularly Clothing. The Produce of the Country, is withheld by those who have it, owing to the depreciation of their Money, which is not looked upon as an Equivalent to it. Their Soldiers complain much that their Wages are of little Worth—that it will not procure for them the Comforts of Life, and that whilst they are engaged in fighting, their Families are at Home starving—as a Specimen of these Complaints, we have given our Readers the following from a late New-Hampshire-Gazette.
Messieurs PRINTERS.
Please to insert the following in your next, and you will oblige a lover of his country. To the Public, with the civil Officers, as the Fathers of the Age,
WE the soldiery, are now embarked in the common cause, and stand for the defence of our country.
We pause—but with the pause, ask this solemn question; shall our wives and children starve at home, while our bodies become the bulwark of the States? Your regulating bill, we confess, inspired; thus we became the Publick's.
Then maintain your word, while we defend you.
Death is esteemed by us a rugged monster; yet poverty more rugged still: for the one delivers us from, the other brings more evils with it, and if we escape the former, the latter will be our certain doom.
If 'tis said, who shall be deemed in fault, this is the answer; the greedy Merchant begins first to devour, and then the encircled honest Farmer, plays on the string of avarice, calling it self defence: and we who work for wages, are cut between the whetted steel.
Yet at last the Merchant conquers; for while the Farmer claims 50l. per cent. the Merchant calls for a 1000l. so the Farmer is wronged, the Soldier robbed, and the poor swallow up the many.
Let these hints excite our civil rulers to their duty.
AMICUS PATRIAE.

W I S H I L L, October 24.
Last Thursday, one Tayler a spy was caught at Harley; who was detected with letters to Burgoyne, which he swallowed a silver ball but by the assistance of a vomeric he discharged the same.
B O S T O N, November 6, 1777.
We hear General Spencer, commander in chief of the late secret Expedition, intends very shortly to set out for Congress.
It having been reported that Gen. P—— had received a wound in making the attack on Rhode-Island; we now assure the public that the General never will rely runs himself danger; and by his conduct has returned in perfect health; he likewise has brought up his brigade, without many killed or wounded.
General Lovell distinguished himself in being diligent whenever his brigade was called upon, and showed at the different orders and times of embarkation, a lively, un-daunted Spirit.
We have it from good Authority, that in all the Convention of General Officers &c. on the passing into Execution this secret Expedition, not one Record hath even been made— probable, as well otherwise.
We hear Col. C—— and S—— were admitted to Council; and as every thing remains mysterious, so till Truth appears must each share Censure.
The Cost of this secret Expedition, is, at least, 35,000 Dollars per Day.
Nov. 17: Last Monday a Cartel sailed from this Port, for New- York, with 149 Prisoners, for Exchange.
By a Gentlemen from the Southward, we learn, That the Enemy had got a Bride across the Schuylkill, and that they had free Course to their Shipping.
Thursday last the Town of Dorchester in consideration of the excessive Dearness of the Necessaries of Life, granted their Minister 150l. additional support for the present Year: Examples of this Kind it is hoped, will be generally recommended by imitation. (We hope so too, but not by the same Means, viz making the Poor of this Town pay it, by the extravagant Advance of near 30 per Cent. on all Sawce brought to this Market.)
P R O V I D E N C E, November 15.
A Court of enquiry, consisting of Commissioners appointed by this State, Massachusetts-Bay, and Connecticut, met here this Week, to enquire into the Cause of the Failure of the late intended Expedition to Rhode-Island.
The following elegant Advertisement is taken from a New-Hampshire Paper.
A GREABLE to my orders from the hon Major General HEATH, to march with all my Men, and likewise to forward on without delay, all enlisted soldiers that are loitering behind and idling away their time, let them belong to who they will,
to their places of destination—this is therefore to desire the committees and selectmen of the several towns in the old Province of Main, to collect them together, and send them along, by the 24th and 26th instant. Lieut. Remick will march on with the first party—likewise advertise here, Stephen Nason of Kittery, a deserter; he did voluntarily enlist with me on the 17th day of march last into the continental army, for during the war—but has refused to pass muster, and receive the publick's bounty, tho' offer'd to him, and is still ready for him, but has since deserted and gone up into the country to make a farm for one Capt. Whipple behind the White Hills. Whoever will take up said deserter, and send him to his company to his duty; Capt. Silas Burbank, in Colo. Samuel Bower's battalio, shall have FIVE DOLLARS reward paid by William Frost Lieut.
NEWPORT, November 27.
By a gentleman who arrived last Saturday in the Flag from Providence, we learn that the conduct of the rebels who were assembled at Point Judith, exceeded all the descriptions of unfeeling wreckers. Destitute of every principle of honour, they were not content with plundering the stores of the ship but Captain Furneaux, and his officers were stripped of what little baggage they were able to get on shore. One of the members of their Upper House, was detected going off with a bag filled with the precious spoil. The thoughts of approaching winter and the bleakness of the point, entirely chilled those delicate feelings which might have adorn'd him in the Senate.
Upwards of 60 of the Syren's People have come in the Flag to be exchanged. These honest fellows, as soon as the flag left the town of Providence, gave three huzzas for the King, and congratulated each other on the happy Prospect of returning to the Service of their Country.
Captain Furneaux, we hear, is to be sent to Lebanon.
We hear that the militia which have joined Mr. Washington, are tired of their situation and determined to return home.
Last Monday, Walter Johnson, an inhabitant of this town paid five pounds sterling, agree-
able to an act of parliament, for purchasing several articles of necessaries from a soldier; which money is appropriated to the use of the poor.
Yesterday arrived here the Buckram privateer, mentioned in a former paper to have been taken by the Diamond In her last cruise.
N OTICE is hereby given that the SHARES of PRIZE-MONEY, for the respective Prizes, due to the Officers and Companies of His Majesty's Ships under-mentioned, will be distributed on the following Days, as against each Ship expressed.
 Amazon—Schooner Oliver, Mon. 1st Decem.  Lark—Sloop Sophia, Tuesday 2d December  Orpheus, { Sloop Three Friends } Wednesday.  { Sloop Tryal. } 3d Decem  Jano, { Sloop Chance, } Thursday,  { Sloop Hero, } 4th December  On Board His Majesty's Ship Chaubam, Rhode-Island Harbour, the 27th November, 1777. JOHN READ, Agent.
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC VENDUE, On MONDAY next the first of December, THE Sloop Friendship and Appurtenances, burthen about 75 Tons; a Quantity of Salt in Barrels, Oil, Lampblack, Blubber fit for Carriers Use, and Cod-fish in Hogheads. The SALE will begin at 11 o'Clock on the Wharf of Mr. Caleb Gardner.
AS all the STRAW on the Island will be wanted for the Troops, the Farmers are hereby requested to thresh their Grain, and send in the Straw dry to the BARRACK-MASTER, at the Barrack-Office in Newport, where they will be paid the same Price for it as is given by the Commissary.  STEPHEN COOK, Barrack-Master of Newport.
TO BE SOLD, A SMALL FARM of good Land pleasantly situated in Portsmouth, (nine Miles from Newport, containing about 34 Acres, a dwelling House, Barn and Crib thereon: Also, three Milch-Cows, a Horse and Cart. For Conditions of Sale, apply to Mr. Ewing, living near Doctor STILES's Meeting-House in Newport, Newport, November 27, 1777.
WILLIAM CLOWET, Steward to the late Captain Francis Banks, TAKES this Method to acquaint the Gentlemen of the Navy and Army, that he has opened a House at the Sign of the King's Arms-Tavern, in the Main-Street, where Gentlemen will meet with genteel Accomodations.

From a late English Paper. PRESENT STATE OF FRANCE.
SIR,
THERE have been so many misrepresentations of late in the public prints concerning the present state of the French revenue and forces by land and sea, that an accurate review of them, such as they really are at the present time, must, I think, be of considerable use to your readers, especially as the particulars we shall give are not gained from books printed so long ago as not at present to be of the least authority, but, on the contrary, collected from an actual residence in that kingdom.
The public credit has been exceedingly misrepresented, paper accounts of finance are exceedingly common in France, and a favourite species of writing, and they usually are full of exaggerations; this has of late been so much the case, that I may assert, on the best authority, that the present revenue of that kingdom does not amount to three hundred millions sterling; and that the interest of their national debt is certainly not less than 3296 5421, which is the exact sum given me for it in the year 1775. From this it will be seen that the accounts which have of late appeared in our Papers, are so many monstrous errors, arising probably from a disposition to magnify the state of that kingdom in order to serve the purposes of a party in this.
The particulars we have had of their military arrangements, by sea and land, are of a piece with those of their finance. The truth is, their revenue is so cramped, and so much inferior to the demands made on it for the Court, interest of debt, army and navy on the reduced establishment, that nothing remains for those extraordinary preparations of which we have heard so much, and which never existed but upon paper. They fitted out seven men of war at Rochfort and Toulon, but eight others were laid up at Brest and Rochfort instead of them. And as to the army, it is yet upon the reduced establishment of the Count de St. Germain, without the smallest appearance of any fit that can be taken for the indication of a war. Upon the whole, Sir, there is scarce any truth in the representations which have been made of France being in so prosperous a state that Great Britain has reason to be alarmed. X. Y.
TO BE SOLD VERY CHEAP,
A Likely, healthy, honest NEGRO WOMAN, about 26 Years of Age—does all Sorts of Household Work. Likewise her Child about 4 Months old. For Particulars enquire of the Printer.
LOST, SUPPOSED TO BE STOLEN,
A BOAT-CLOAK, of brown Camblet, lined with green Baize, almost new.—Any Person giving Information of it, so that it may be recovered, shall receive ONE GUINEA Reward of Mr. ARNOLD, Silver-Smith. If lent to any Gentleman, he is intreated to return it.
WANTED,
A SOBER, careful Person, who can be well recommended, to serve as STEWARD to a Gun-room Mess, on Board one of His Majesty's Frigates.—Good Wages will be given. Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SOLD,
By SAMUEL GOLDTHWAIT
At his STORE,
The Corner of ALMY's Wharf GOOD brown Sugar per cask or less quantity, Wine, per pipe, West-India Rum, per hogshead, English Hard Soap, per box, French Brandy and Holland Geneva, Starch, &c. &c.
ALSO, ALL KINDS OF
English PIECE GOODS as usual
All of which will be sold on the lowest Terms, for Ready Money only.
Just Imported from New-York
AND TO BE
SOLD, by SIMON PEASE,
A FEW Pipes of Port Wine, of the Vintage 1774, Madeira Wines, 14 Pipes and Half-Pipes, Jamaica and Windward-Island Rum, Brown Sugar, by hogshead or barrel, Coffee, Flour, Lish Rose Butter, &c. &c. &c.
TO BE SOLD,
By ISAAC HART,
At his SHOP on the North Side of the GRAND PARADE, and in the DUBLIN HOUSE on the POINT,
(As CHEAP as at any Shop in Newpor!)
The following GOODS, just imported, viz.
YARD-WIDE Souchong Tea, and 7-8ths Bohoa Tea Cotton Checks, Loaf Sugar, Yard-wide Irish Linen, Sars by the barrel, Fans, Coffee, 7-4 Thread Laces, Mace, Cambric, Cloves, Linen Handkerchiefs, Cinnamon, Bandanna ditto, Nutmegs, Threads, Pepper, Pins, Allspice, Silk Mitts, Starch, Sweet Oil, Hair Powder, Best Madeira Wine, Ivory Combs, Claret, Horn ditto, West-India Rum, by the hogshead, Tallow Candles, London Porter, Soap, And an Assortment of Glass and Earthen Ware, &c. &c. &c.
Newport, 5th November, 1777.
CARPENTERS are wanted in the BARRACK Department. Any Carpenters by applying to Lieutenant COOK, Barrack Master, at the Barrack-Office in Thames-Street, will be immediately employed, and paid at the same Rate per Day, as in the Engineers Department,
STEPHEN COOK. B.M. Newport.
Samuel Goldsbury
Has for SALE,
At his SHOP, adjoining Mr. WILLIAM ANTHONY's, North Side of the Parade, formerly occupied by Capt. Wm. Rogers
At the very LOWEST RATES
(For CASH Only)
FINEST Flavou'd HYSON TEA, by the pipe, quarter-cask, or dozen Bohea Tea, by the chest or smaller quantity, Raisins, by the cask or pound, Coffee, by the barrel or smaller quantity, Currants, Loaf Sugar, Butter, by the firkin, Brown ditto, by the barrel or smaller quantity, Candles, by the box or pound, OLD MADEIRA Wine, by the pipe, Snuff Wine, by the pipe, Men's Beaver Hats, quarter-cask, or dozen, Men's Shoes, PORT ditto, by the pipe, quarter-cask, or dozen, Men's Worsted Stockings, TEN RIFE ditto, Green and White Broad-Cloth, With a Number of other Articles. Cash given for empty Quarts-Bottles, and Snuff ditto.
TO BE SOLD,
By ANTHONY LECHMERE,
ENGLISH GOODS, Fyal Wine by the Pipe, and Muscavado Sugar by the hogshead.
FLAX - SEED,
PURCHASED, BY
MYER POLOCK.
Constant Attendance will be given at his House on the Point, or at Mr. John Nicolls's, on the North Side the Parade
Myer Polock has for SALE,
COARSE SALT, Dry Cod-Fish, West-India Rum, Beef and Pork, Cherry and plain Butter, Brandy, Tallow Candles, by the box, Molasses, Nails, New Rice, White Beans, Coffee, Flour, by the barrel, Loaf Sugar,
To be Sold to the highest Bidder
BILLS of EXCHANGE, to the Amount of FIVE or SIX HUNDRED POUNDS Sterling, to defray the Expense of His Majesty's Naval Hospitals.—Whoever is desirous to purchase the Whole, or any Part thereof, must send in their Proposals to the Subscriber, who will give the Preference to the Person that offers the most advantageous Terms.
JOHN HALLIBURTON, Agent to the Sick and Hurt.