* Vol. II.] KINGSTON, (UPPER CANADA,) far the Kingston Gazette. r> / / 7^/ ---- 1 ork and rlour. TUESDAY, DECEMBER i, 1S12. [No. 52. ^V"Xi»«^**?3 P^-v-.S PS ESlDEN'FS MESSAGE, f. braces the moft (hockinc: butcher- » ; neights and Diltances ; Land Sur- IT Ins been lately Wggefted, that as ma¬ ny of tliofe young fnen from the country, who are here attending military duty, have ftill a confidrrable portion of their time Ulj- t'Tiployed ; fomc plan ought to be deviled, which would enable them to devote a part of it, to the improvement of their mind;. The'following propofai is therefore fub- fliitted to their confederation, and to the con- fideration of all thole, who have any infbi- <oce with them, or any inurclt in theii im* jrovement :— That, one of the rooms in the public (cbo')l-houfe (hall be exclufively appropriated to the life of the young militia men fern uVcountry. This (hall be furnifhed with flcik«, benches, a ftove, and fori free <,f all cxpenfe. Here they '.'h.dl be in it runted (:ic- cotcW as the Oate of the ]>i ogreis which ibey have made may admit) m reading En<*- lilh ;—EngUih Grammar ;—Writing ;—■ Book-Keeping ;— Geography and in Prac¬ tical MathematicSj with their moft ufeful ap- flicatio.istothe n.etuuraticu of Surfaces and Solid*; H keying, fr$ Terms of Admittance—" As regular at¬ tendance as ciieumflauces will pofftbly ailuvT, and vigorous, ardent appficaitao." ohould it l"> happen, that anv of thofe ^no are dtfpofed to accept of this offer, may "ot (from the calamities of the time*) be in actuation to provide themfelves with bo-'ks a-id'other neceffartes for fchool ; Jet not this difcourage them. All of this dcferiptiY.n (hall-, uith 0eafure, be furnilhed with pens, ^writing-paper, flutes Ichool books, &e. void of all eka'rg*. As not more than fifty Pylons can be admit.ed at once, the prefer- Jw will confequcntly be given to ttwfe who M apply. H > g f tBfi ftifn&i making this propofai, big 4mvC further to add, [Hat, if la atn, ;>n.j 6- ihcr ctrcumlhu»»es permit* nC cur nor laboi, nor reatonuble rxpcnlc lhall be Ipart 1 on thfir part, to carry the plan into complete tff«& '■ ■ The advantage- to be derived from Pich a collide, if ably conducted, are believed to he neither few, twr incoNiiderable^ It will afford to thble who engage in it with ardor, a conftant fource of rational amufcmerlt, which, will In Come degree, alleviate the toil, and'remove the liMofhtfttfs, of a laborious fervice J—It will, by directing the atten¬ tion in a proper channel, prcwrit them i'u'm tontrdclin1 habits of idlenefs and dufipatioh, illicit when* once confirmed, are with inch difficulty eradicated :—It Will, by irn'pro'v- irigtheir underttandings, artd enlarging the fphcre of their active powers, enable them tri act their* part in after life, with move honor ind advantage, b«.tli to them lei ves and to their friends i — Above all, it will tend to lay (uch a foundation of ufeful knowledge, and txcitefuch a taile for rational enquiry*, a« can . fcarcely fail, to render them, both more .hap¬ py in themfeives, and moie ufeful members of foclety. Prblic School\ Kingston, 1 loth Nov. t8i2. .y • *-s* c OHN EMERY" begs leave to inform the inhabitants of Kingilon and its vicinity, that he has opened fot fale at the Houie of Mr. M'Donell's a variety of Groceries, Fall mi Winter Goods, which he will diipoie of on moderate terms for Calh, Government, or Niagara Aflbciation Bills, only. • November 30, lSt 2. 52 STRAYED, FROM Kingfton, on the loth inft. ■ifmall fond &OKS£--hW dock, two white feet, fore feet (hod. Whoever will Return ("aid Hoife to the fubferiber, (hall be handiomclv rewarded. DANIEL FRASER, Lieut. Mil. ■ £%j:on, 2 \Jl Nov. 1S12. I" So Bartlet, ■• Groceries* NFORMS his friends and the public/.hat he has juft received Liquors and Wd a general affortmentof Dry Goods3 %ted to the fed (on— Crockery, Hurdzvarc, ci)V. ^hichhe wHl i.\\ whol«fele or retail, at his • ual loxv P^'ees for pay down, either cafh **y kind of produce; TTTANTED for the ufeofhifi Majefty'fl VV Troops Rationed at Kingilon and its dependencies, Five Hundred "Barrels of PorV, Vive Hundred Barrels of Flour. To be delivered i s the month" of Decern- m her, January, February 'and March next} with the ufuad guaranteed All petforis willing to fnmif!i the whole or aoy part o? the above, are dehred to fend in their propofals to ihi> OtHce on or before the 10th of November next, and to (late at what Poft they would prefer delivering the fame. . 4 c. Deputy Commiffiiry General's Officet Kingston, %th Oaober, 1 8 I 2. Fnjh Beef. •tt/'AKTED for the ufe of his TvtajeiVs Troops (tattooed at Kingfton, 600 Pounds or thereabouts of frefh Beef dailyi from the ill of No- Vember to the 24th February, Any peifuns \HUirt£ tb fnrnifri the whole or any part of tlie above, are deftred to fend in their Trop^fils to this OlHce on or before the 29th inftrmt: ■ ■ Deputy Vommiffjry Gcnerdls 0£ice,~) Ftllocv Citizens of the Senate and Houfe of JR.epre/?r;tativcs, .;.. On our preient .meeting it is my fir ft duty to invite your atten¬ tion to the Providential favors iviiich our Country has experien¬ ced in the unuial .degree of Health difperifed to its Inhabitants and the tich aburidanee with which the earth has rewarded the labors be¬ llowed upon it: In tlie fuccessful. cultivation of Other branches of induftry, and in the progrefs of general iitiprovemeht favorable to the national prosperity, there is juft occalion, alio for our mutual congratulations and tliahkfulnefs* WitlitHefe blefllnsfs are neceffarily mino'lcd tlie pfefiire^ & ♦idfiitudes incidental to the ftate of war, into which the United States have been forced by the perfeverance or a . ies or'defenceleis families. Nor can it be pretended that they are not anfwerable for the attrocities per¬ petrated fince the favages are em¬ ployed with a knowledge, and e- ven with menancesthat their fury coultl not be controuled. Such is the ipecracle which the deputed authorities of a nation, boaftin-z Lis religion and morality, have not been reltrained from prefentin?: to an enlightened ap*e. The rhistbrt- une at Detroit was not, however without a confoling eflech It was followed by fignat proofs, that the national fpirit fifes according to the pfefure ori it; The lofs of an important poft andthel)rave men that fur- rendeed with h, inTpircd every where new ardour and determination. ' In the State arid dilbicts leaft remote it was no foonerkn >wru than every citizen w,i«j ready to ny witn arms to protect his tSnrihern a,2."-iinlt the blood of nrecaution and fcfecaft, that a 1 'nft:'nt: -v 1 • 45 bofi&lefabte forte fltould be placed ^iWf^fjI^I^T "in the Mtchkan territory; with a hvt'sxtcn. Stb October, lr>12. V 'i • ° i ,• • ■ i • Hther to Jmiit ihan to cicne, ha-. cmbad:cd ■ ann-pplc force from the State? of Kentucky JN ! H u< 1 ■ r B. » 1 WITITN'EY has juft received a fu[h fiipply of ■ GOODS. ' Co-jj$t*g of Groceries. ii :* Tea, (^otTvC, LbT't and Ijmwn Sturaf, Spir- its, Teneiilfc a id Port Wine, Pepper, All- l'pice, IndigOj Tobacco, SnniF, Sait Petre, Shrub, Peppermint Cordial, Whiiky, Iron and Steel, Vinegar, l general view to its ieetitlty; and in the event of war, to iuch opcra- lions in tile Urfpcrmoit Ciinada is woulct intercept the, noltile miiu- ence of Great Britain over the fav- obtain.the coinniand of the ages , ■ Englilh and India Goods Blue, black and greyfupcrfine Broad ClotK, firie and low pri.-'tl do, various col'irti Gafli- rr.eres, black and o'ive Velvets; l>r.>v/n Hol¬ lands, Threads, Nett Webb Braces, Silk Handkerchiefs, white & red Flannel, white and blue l.ndi.i Cottons, white Shirting Cot- toits, Itriped do. printed cv:\ocj, furniture do. Irilh Linen, cotton check, black Muf- lin, cottd'fejy and kerchief-;, fcarlet Comfort¬ ers, T*ipe>, Bobbing,, cotton 8h?wls, Wo* men's hlack vvorfted Hwlc, do white cotton do; Spider Nett Sleeves, Vcltin^*, Writing Paper, Ladies' Boots, Sewing Silk, filk and >worfted Twill, Roie, &c. Blenktts, I,ad;es white and colored Beaver Bonnets, black, brown and grey common do. Ladies fdk, kid and leather Gloves, Beducking, Oina- burghs, Stockinett, Bronfwiek Cord, Pa¬ tent do. Morocco Slippers, Ladies Comb?, pocket &o.~si/fo, a general affortmeut of 'Hardware. Kingston, i6tb No'oemher* 1812. 50 Land for Sale. THE following valuable Lots of Land in the townihip of Frederickfbur^h, are offered for fale by the iubicriber, viz. Lot number fix, in the lirtl ConcefGon additional. Lot number twenty-five, in the fourth Concelhon. RICHARD CARTWRIGHT. Dec. 3, 181 x. 3tf N.QTICE is hereby gi^en to all Mafon- ic .Societies, that Elijah Ketchum, a member of St. John's Lodge in Haldimand, (U. C.) is fnfpended that Lodge until he can clear an allegation againfl him of having behaved in 3 very dilVelpcclfnl manner to- wards a worthy family in this Province. By order or" the W. M. of St. John's Lodge. . JOHN PETERS, SeSy. 5W3 J/ake, on which thltt part of Cilril- Ma borders, &&d rriaihtaii co-opef- Siting relations with fucli forces as inlelit be moft conveniently em- ■plnyrd nivnft other parts: BrfiZfe dief General liitll was charrrcd with this, proviiional leryice •, bavins under ins command a body or troops cbmpolbd of Regulars arid Volunteers from the State of Ohio* Havinff reached his ('citiiUtlori a& tcr his. knowledge of the war, and poffeffing difcrctionary authority to act ofienllvcly, he palled into the neighboring territory of the cne* my with a profpect of eaiy and vic¬ torious progress* The expedition neverthelefs terminated unfortu¬ nately ;—-not only in a retreat, to the town and fort of Detroit but in the furrender of both, and of the gallant corps commanded by that officer. The caufes of this painful reverfe will be inveftigated by a military tribunal. A diiUnguifhing feature in trie operations which preceeded and followed this adverfe event, is the uie made by our enemy of the mer- cileis lavages u der their influence. Whilft the benevolent policy of the United States invariably recom¬ mended peace and promoted civili¬ zation among that wretched por¬ tion of the human race ; and was making exertions to difluadc them from taking either lide in the war, the enemy has not fcrupled to call to his aid their ruthleis ferocity, armed with the horrors of thole inftruments of carnageand torture, which are known to fparc neit \t Haldimand, 20th Augujl, 1812. a°:e nor lex. In this outrage ashua.lt the laws of honorable war, and a- gainft the feelings iacred to huma¬ nity, the Britifh commanders can- ^f th- Unite not rcfort tO a Oiea Of retaliation ; command the militia for the public c&fehce, . . .A , . .1 r ' f- :Jj t .v.. r. .v._.- 1____:.. _ rt_l . 1c >^ guars, under tne commana ot nng hdii-r Gcncal Hartifon, .v/ho poffcfTes the Entire confidence of his fellow f ldicrs, amorjr whom aie citizens, fome of them volunteer** in the ranks, not lefs dilHuguiified by their practical fUBo'oi, tHan by their peif mal mer- its- The greater portion of this force i* proceeding on its dellination, towards the Michigan territory, having fucceeded in re- lieving an impotrant frontier poltj and in» leveral incidental operations, againft holtilc tribes of favages, itridtred indifrlenfible by tli? fiibfervi -rtb-v jnto ivliili ittf ndlcEfl (•-;- ducd by theentm'y ; aftduftion the more briiel, as It could not fail to lm[:ofe a necelli- ty ot precautionaiy iev^rities agaiult ihjfe who yielded to it. At#a fecerlt date, ^n attack was made on a pod of die enemy near Niagara, by a de¬ tachment of the regdar and other forces, under the command of Major General Van- RenuV.aer, of the milida ».f the (late dfNew- York* The attack, it appears^ was ordered in compliance with the ardour of the troops, who executed it with diftingtiifhed gallantry, and were for a ti-re victorious ; but not re¬ ceiving the expecxed fipport, they were com¬ pelled to yield tu re-info'cements of Britifh regulars and lavages. Our lofs has been* cdnliderable, and i- to be lamented. That of the enemy, lefs afrertained, will be the mote felt, as it includes among; the killed the: commanding general, who was alfo governor of the province * and was fullained by veter¬ an troops, from unexperienced h.lditis, -**hi> mult daily, irriprdve in the duties -cf the field. Our expectation of gaining the com of the Lake^ by the invafion of Canada from Detroit, having been dilappointed, meafurca were inftarttly taken to provide on them a naval force fupetior to that of the enemy. From the talent*, and activity of the officer charged with this object, every thing that cad be done 'nay be expected. Should the pre- fent lei.fon not admit of complete fuccefs, the progrefs made will mfme for the next a naval aicendanrv. where it is * Hernial to our permanent peace with, and control over the lavages^ Among the incidents relating to the meafure* of war, 1 am conilrained to advert to the rcfutU of thegovemois of MafTichd- fetts and Connecticut, to furnilh the requir¬ ed detachmentI'cf militia towards ihc de- fence 1 f tlu maiatime fiontier. T&e reftifal was founded on a novel and imf< rtunate cxpoiiuou of the provifjons ct the conftiruudn re-atinff 10 the mibtra. Th: corrcU-uiidiViKics which will bo -laid before vnu.eoutaiti tm rcQUilltt inrorrcct:on on the j j iubic6l. It :•* obvious, thai if ihe authority ited States- 10 call into icivi e and \7-bf:crTs Spelling-Books, For Jul. 0 at this Office. a&"aiiift men in arms ; lor it c:z\- • at. A .hat the public fefeiy mav have ho o\h • v •