Essequebo and Demerary Royal Gazette 1810 September 25

 
Tuesday, September 25th, 1810.

Rio Demerary.
List of Free-Coloured Persons who have Paid their Colonial Tax levied on Slaves for the Year 1808 - Published by order of the Honble. Court of Policy.
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N.B. - Those marked thus - * have also paid the Revenue-Tax levied for the Year 1808.

Office of Ordnance, [heading]
Demerary, 25th September, 1810.
Notice is hereby given that Tenders, for the execution of the following Contracts and Supply of Labour and Materials for the Royal Engineers Department for Six Months, will be received at this Office till Monday the 8th of October next, at 12 o'Clock; when they will be opened in the present of the respective Officers, and the lowest Tender or Tenders if approved will be accepted.
Contracts.
No. 1. - For erecting a Wooden Bridge leading into Fort William Frederick.
2. - For erecting a Brick Bridge over the trench leading from the Public Road to the Parade Ground, near the Commandant's quarters.
3. - For repairing the Brick Cisterns at Eve Leary, and in Fort William Frederick.
4. - For making three Portable Magazines.
Carpenters, per, day, Without Rations.
Coopers, do. Without Rations.
Labourers, do. Without Rations.
Pitch-Pine Lumber per M.
White-Pine ditto per do.
Walaba Shingles, . . . do.
Cypress ditto, . . . . do.
Pitch, . . . per barrel.
Tar, . . . . per do.
Nails from 4d to 40d, per lb.
Spikes form 6 to 10 inches.
Every information respecting the above Services or Supplies will be communicated to any Person wishing to Contract for the whole or any part thereof, on their applying at the Royal Engineer Office, between the Hours of nine and two o'Clock.
N.B. Security will be required for the fulfilment of each Contract.
Jos. Cooper,
Actg. Ord. Store-Keeper.

The Trustees appointed by the Honble. Court of Justice for the arrangement of Mr. W. Brereton's affairs, having taken over the Plant. Peter's Hall on the [blank] of June from the Sequestrators, intend to have a Mortgage passed at the first Commissary Court in November, in favour of such of his Creditors as may render their claims to John Crossman at his House in New Town on or before the 28th October, substantiated either by the Signature of Mr. Brereton or other proper vouchers, in compliance with the 6th Article of Agreement between Mr. B. and the Trustees on the part of his Creditors.
Demerary, 25th September 1810.

For Sale. [heading]
A Middle aged Negro Woman, with a Child about four Months old. She is an excellent Washer-Woman, Sempstress and Huckster.
Enquire of the Printer.
If not previously disposed of, will be Sold at the Vendue Office on Friday next.
Demerary, 25th September 1810.

The Subscribers offer for Sale the Cargo of the Brig Margaret, Capt. Moody, from Newfoundland, consisting of Fish in 3, 4, 6 and 8 Quintal Casks
Johnson, Dyett, McGarel & Co.
Demerary, 25th September 1810.

Notice. [heading]
The Domicilium Citandi & Executandi of the Subscriber is at the House of Mr. Thomas Shute, New-Town.
John Foster.
Demerary, 25th September 1810.

For Sale. [heading]
7 Square Bales Cotton.
50 Bags Coffee,
James Robertson
New town, 25th September, 1810. Agent.

Just Imported and for Sale for Cash, a very
Elegant London made
Piano-Forte.
Price f 440. Enquire of the Printer.
Demerary, 25th September 1810.

Public Vendues. [heading]
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Secretary's Office. [heading]
This is to inform the Public, that the following Persons intend quitting this Colony:
Miss Elizh. Walcott in 14 days or 6 weeks, from the 6th September.
Miss Sarah C. Walcott, in do. do. from ditto.
Nathl. Gittens, in ditto or do. from 7th Sept.
John McLeay in 14 days or one month from Sep. 10.
Henry Woolford in 14 days or 6 weeks from do.
James Elder in 14 days, from the 10th Sept.
P. L. Soret in one month or 6 weeks, from do.
E. S. Soret with the free Julie Danaiade and three Slaves in one Month or 6 weeks from do.
John Ryan in 14 days from the 11th Sept.
M. H. Kasche in 14 days or one month from 12th do.
Eliza Roberts in 14 days, from ditto.
D. R. Roach in 14 days, from ditto.
William Shand in 14 days, from ditto.
James Euston in 14 days or 6 weeks, from 14th do.
John McDonald in 14 days or 6 weeks from Sept. 14.
Sarah Van der Pool in 14 days or 1 month, Sept. 17.
Thomas Hoyte, in 14 days, from do.
Thomas Letrell, in 14 days, from the 22d Sept.
A. Tinne, senior Clerk.

At the request of H. O. Seward Esq. as Attorney in this Colony for Richard Barry Esq. of Berbice, - Notice is hereby from this Office given, that the Public are generally and individually cautioned from taking in payment an Order drawn by Robert Taitt on the said Richard Barry, dated 11 July 1810, in favor of A. Shanks for f 9471 8 - The value of said order having been settled by Mr. Shanks with Mr. Barry as appears by an official Copy of a signed Account-Currt. of Mr. Shanks lodged in this Office. Mr. Barry requires this Public Notice to be given to prevent any one being imposed upon as the amount of said order will not again be paid by him.
Secretary's Office, 25th September 1810.
C. T. Tinne, Dy. Secty.

Average Cash Prices of Produce in Stabroek this day
Cotton - 15 to 15 1/2 stivs. Sugar - 3 to 3 1/2 stivers.
Coffee - 8 to 8 1/2. Rum (C.P.) - 22 1/2

A Brig from Newfoundland arrived here last Evening, she touched at Barbados, from whence she had twelve days passage - this is the only arrival since our last.

Stabroek: Printed and Published
Every Tuesday and Saturday Afternoon
By Edward James Henery.

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