Kingston Gazette, November 2, 1816, page 3

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'omtli U la added, that'tV battle of the ^7th lafted from 2 o'clock in Th*f jftcrnaon, to after midnight; abd the Der dilfatisfied with the me;tfurc« taken by his Minister of Marine, had cut ofF b* bead. Naples, Aug. t8.—The American fquadton remains in our road* It is (aidthey arc defirou* to enlirt KM co* lonifts who are here. By a regulation of the fquadron, the indifenmiuate viiic ofallperfons thereunto is prohibited, Kingston, Novemti vr!% 1816. 1 ! Y.^lAx OmU, *fc<, 0- j ilayspasi, m. it U, tWtJ* (Tie nndsi of 1 secured him at Jlcndor- life wc are in death." * • * * • m • I three Grmcd V Vrrtoofc nnt . _. ^_____v#_ son. Whiie Hie dJTnters wetfe conduct¬ ing their prisoner back to Kingston, a number of Ship Carpenters and otlior citizens of Sflc&etV Harbor interfered, and effected his escape**' Sow, Sir, the facts to which the 3- bove has allusion, are as follows :— Two otiiccrs belonging to the 70th ilegimeut, stationed at Kingston, were entovei, by mc, to Jacket's liaibor, uo( armed, nor with the view of seiz¬ ing a deserter : but as private gentle* men. in pursuit of a villain "ho had committed the most daring robbery 011 his master, and in whose detention and punishment every upright citizen of ev¬ ery nation otitic to hare it-It alike m- t -rented. The said two gent *3 uRU &j • pliiid ina regular manner to the Civ«i riagi-trnte- (paying the required feW in order to th>- culprit's being commit¬ ted to prison, In the full confidence th*>T the American laws would deal umI^ by the offender ; but, with rc-frctd..* I publish to the world, that the Civil Ma- 4 j,rrate of that section of the l<. S. af- i r receiving the prisoner into his 'c.»s- toilv. and being paid for his troubi-. Fob thi: Kingston fiAz&n 1:. To the Member* of the Provin¬ cial Parliament _ In former communications, I hara attempted to shew the importance ».f an earlier publication of Hie KhHuj *s of the Province, enacted irons year 10 year : and the want of some rfttb-slitute for a Court of Chaneerjr, particn'j.Jj Li respect to the administratis*! of ;.»oj t-1 cast's, and some provision, for (he. up-1 p.'int*veet of Guardian-; cf ;n"uvw». i now beg UtTCto en!! yottr ft?tcitt:«n to another dcfc.ct in our I?rwin< :"1 t*vsi«nu 01 Jttn.pr«dcnc-.,for wh.i.h a I^la- ; ^ ^ offro«tcryof u.nkiniat his es. hve remedy seems to bs nqnutd. following up his duplicity bv U, II one of tvvo partners crjo.at en- n dl^d:ll|{ acknowlrd-mont. that fh * ^ft^7nW^^ orisonerV rescues as elected bv tm alone: but if, instead of ihm:, bi'-rfo^r ' - • b:\ond the jurisdiction of r!ie Court. his partner who remain? within itn ju-j rkdiction cannot be sued at ail. A t- veral action will not lie again*! him. because it is a joint contract : &t;d P joint action is tvd snvtainal>l:\ b,""M.v ! service cannot be made on the al: -v.>. j one. The tinglish taw, ■•-$ a gnhvlrtnte for sash service, allows ;hc P'-Sn^ff to proceed against the absent debt-r fro 4>utla*vry} ftffer which he is permitted to prosecute his suit, and obtain judg¬ ment against him who is present, ft1.!? Uie process of outlawry is in-.prc.ct'iva- fk* here, for want of Coaut) CouvU, 1 which are the judicial organs of se.eh a proceeding, it has been atf mpied to pass a Provincial outlaw rv HiiX; but i; was opposed and rejectti a> fou oin- plirateduud detiaKbeiiulatcc«il^d wirh| a * • fiCVftr*! forfeitures and di.-abilttii s. i\"<^ Eubblitutehas yet been adopted. The cons«e'|uerice is, that when a joint co;>t- j or removes cut of. or into, the i;rov- iftcc, living hi* partner behind, botli oftheinare exempted from five payment oftheiv debt, let it be 1 ver su bonc*t Ml4meritorious. Although the cause /?/action i- not discharged, tlv means of enforcing it are suspended atul itmip. The debtor may latigUat his creditor, and set him at deiianee. Lieutenant Governor's Office, • Yarkj&fth Srnt. ld\6. CIVIL APPOINTMKNTS. His Excellency the Lieutenant Go¬ vernor has bas been pleased to make tiie following appointments- viz : illfllUnnllATT, Esq, to be Judge •f the District Court, and Surrogate of the District of Gore. Simo.v McXabb, Esq. to be Collec¬ tor of the CuMoms at the mouth of thr- Itiver, Moira, in the Midland District. Mr. VVilliaw Cooim:h, to be Gov¬ ernment Auctioneer—and Mr. \Vil- i!AM Knott, Senior, to be Door-Keep¬ er to the iloiise of Assembly. By His Excellency's command, EDWARD M.uMAllO.V Acting Secretary t Up were dead ; or that 1 joint action mnv be maintained and judi-ment rrndwred aca^tbofh; uponproof, by RiUdavit, that notice of the sait has been riven personally to him. on whom tiere cooid be no regular service oi process A second clause in the Fame statute might remedy another evil e\Utiug at common law'. Upon chedeatll of one during violence of alawle>s Sto&Thv* it is, Mr. Editor, by si-nilar artftu ■nistatements as the one inserted in the An^cri an Advocate, are rancorous feelings excited^ and jealoussuspfcio s bcgat5 in the minds ef the subjects two nations who have the >trou;.;e t possible incentives to reciprocal gottl olfiecs and durable friend^bip. Y'«»ur obd'r. serv't. THOMAS EVANS, Li. Col. Co n*d. 7uih Itctf. Mr. MitES, Sir, By your inserting the following ob¬ servations in \ our useful paper, you will ti.M'hapS saw- the. parties concerned a pablif mor'iiicaii')!!. On Monday evening last I attendee- th** Theatre, when I could not but eb- erve tlic impertinence ofafewgenHe- r^en, who seemed to take a peculiai pleasure in Maring th(* ladies out ef countenance. It would nut be ami.-" that the manager of this edifice shoule1 adopt ^oine plan, or throw out such hints as would preserve order and d. - coram within its wails. The indeco- iiiiP fii .fiMii nf atari Of) thon'd heelu'ck- ed by branding the oflender, or otfi*n- (l"i'\ w'uli the words Public .Wus/ntce en the forehead, for the lirst oilenc-. and for the second, thev should bt- forthwith transported for life, to pre¬ vent a third transgression. Gentlemen wearingspectacles should not be allowed to enter the Theatre without giving security for their good behaviour. \ ours, &c. SESTIMKNTALIBUS. Kingston. 31 $t ()^ 181G- . A daring attempt w as mn.de on Mon- J daj morning, about 1 o1 clock) t^break [open the store of John Lil'y, E^-q. in (he occupation of Mr. William New¬ ton. The villains had forced the pas¬ sage door from the street, and had as-1 cended the stair case : where, in wren¬ ching the iron door of the rfore, the Lieutenant Governor's Q//:.-e, • Yot%mth Sept. 1S10. His Excellency the I/eutenaut Go¬ vernor has been pleaded to appoint the undermentioned Justices of the Peac "or the District of Niagara, to be ad¬ ditional Commissioners for Admiuister- »_' the Oaths, to Militia Pensioners :— Iobekt Xklles. . . Forty Mile Creek ;ohn Svr.TiNci'rov,.., . Niagara. .1 vmks Macklem^.....Chippyw a. .v03KUT Grant,......Quemsteii. eohgk Aoams,. .TwtlveMileCreek. Jom Clvrk........ .Near de. by Uh E\-e!lenc\\srommand, EDWARD Si uMAHON, - Acting Secretary. S debtor, the cause of action sur- ching the iron door oi he 'tore the iives against the SOmror, but not ag- ar.uly iu the dwellnig tami, ainst the executor or adniinistvator of lamed b> the noi.cand barki.g ofthe -^deceased, whose estate may Mm ^S ^ the yard, wh.ch the robbers per- een the principle sour e relied on for ecuring the debt. In that eas¥, the reditor loses*bis security. The right the deceased, whose esra^ may h.-.v-e b ■sec cret-...... of action, which was originally joint being severed by the d. cease of one of them, it is not proposed to enable the creditor to join the survivor and the re¬ presentatives of the deceased in the same action at thev would be av.swera- hie in din different veral remc against eit This could be no hardship upoi: tate of the deceased debtor, "who himself equally bounding aiidwltosel estate is still equaPy holdcn in justice and equity, for the payment of the! debt. ■ It is readily admitted, that a spirit of Innovation ought not to be encouraged ; but the amendments here proposed, appear to be simple and safe in their nature, and recommended b> strong Considerations of reason and ivecessity. CAMDSN. log in the yard, which the robberspcr- jeeiving, they abandoned their projects and made a precipitate retreat—we are informed that there appeared to be turee persons in the gang. Montreal Gazette. From the MontrEAt Ufrai.d. The following account of the most atrocious attempt ever made in this or Wfl Extract from the Cutaceas Gttzctus of (he Ilk and I \th August. Venezula..—On thn 27th, the com- janynfgrenadiesofthe Union, a de :achi,u-■• :* 50 men *,f Vngers of Cos- li-ilft. rd/ picket vr »25 of ti:e lly- • r cxi. ,». under t|iC orders o. .*on Barca!ome Martinet, the whole under those ofthe cQinrnaudant of th. ■ain-, .-apt. Men. 'flu-mas Garcia hadanlvedintlietowijofChaynaramas. IV botij 01 r'egitive^ Were discovered .owaids evening in t\\% vicinity of th'- tt^nra«d were immediately and rapid- i v attacked with the l^yontt. In spite ! the heavy lire the_\ ^cpt U?J it w n.ipossible for them y0 wii!lSlai,d thi harge, which obligeq thcm to dUpersc ^j the woods, near at band. The night wa- drrau-fl(1, on,arM t e ■* immaudar.t, Garcijn^ de?irous of amu- -ing them as long aN possible, to kivc time for thfl mrp« which were follow¬ ing him to come Ufl), retired ii.to tlie town, and posted hiimself iu a fortified house there. His project succeeded to his wish. At day-break of ih«> ^fitb, the enemy had surrounded the? house, and at S o'clock a tla^ of trruce delivered the commandant Garciaa a summons, sign* ■d by Sir Gregor MfcGK^or. calling himwtfgtmeral iti oikiefoi that c>rps. Nothing could be miore laughable tliftii this summons: it gme? even a step bi^- y'Ond thnt of his erou-llencu general l5o- ;ivar.—After bedumbing his itinerant band witii the title of invincible^ Sir Gregor concludes—u The life, the ho¬ nor, the properties (of ©facers and sol- diers, shall b-re>pce;ted and preserved: i merely requre yomr r.rms and amnlu- nHion* My word its sacred and shall be imdotablo**9 Tine an^wfir given half in hour afterwardts was couched ill terms of energy, eqjuai to ihe foil}* of the summons. During the day, the insurgents at¬ tempted to draw rteaar the hou e. but 80 bodies stretched om the plain, shew¬ ed the re^t the excels of their temer- ity. I The nighf ofthe'i'Sth al! wa> quiet, and on the morning 0f the 29th, with- out fhinking a«) tilting more of the suuimoie-. «hd v\itfu*vtt beat </f drum, they resinned their Il.-ghtou the rOildof the valley olLa J'aw^mc On the 30lb? the columns destined to follow thetn op, lUftdt* Ike commauil of major Q.UC70, entered the town,and after a few hours re^-f, followed their route innnmbei abov.j JQO infantry and upwnrdsof 500 ca\ai|ry. Tilts morning of fife? 31st were burnt tiie ! 0 bodies found yluse to the house. and near 70 dead an<d dying were col¬ lected in the tow n a%d on the T*ad, a- inoug^t ihe former fu.c oliicers end the one who acted as ihe.;r major-general. fee* rify oneveJ this order- BlliS BlfflSflgW | the enemy from his p*b>iticn^. aff^r hourii smart firing. Whilst thesquadmi of El Sombrero penetrated iuto the Sa¬ vannah. The inundation cf the surrounding Country at that time prevented ou> troops from pursuing the encmv, and (hey returned to t!ie held of battle. Our losr amounts to29 wounded arid Is kil¬ led. That of the enemy to upwards of 130 killed, according to the Uniform testimony of many prisoner*, amori;; ( whom i-' a captain of Carabineers, na¬ med Montero, who accompanied the rebel Bolivar. Araongftthe killed was found the adventurer McGregor, wh" acted as commander in chief ; and whose coat, clothes and money are in the possession of the soldier of the squa- - dron of Kl Sombrero, who killed him. j The whole of his guard were also de¬ stroyed. From South America..—A letter ha* been received in this town from a gen¬ tleman in South Ameriaa, of which the Itfllowirh? are extracts : Buenos Jtjres. Juhj 10* 18IQ. u The political state of the country • :• such, that from *he first politician to Mie last, an opinion crumot be given b\ :h-*m. Liberty and Independence, mi- upported by V'iriue, Patriotism and •Energy, are nothing:—the pretension* to the former are now to the ias't spark v"viinguislu d.. and the magistrates have veti been do: titure of t«ie latter. 6fc At present heavy armies are rapid- '> approaching from the westward, •vhlch will ik dillicult to check, ifpo>- ibh-. '** The 1*0)1 ugue^e are coming, to a .•itaintv, w if la a very strong force, b\ *t«a iild !a::d : as well as Gen. Artigas. -•;d all the towns in this province, on ide other side ofthe river, against the ■tpital, which has £0 depend eillhvi) pon its militia, of inferior numht rs. \\ e -hall have great changes here bj October—if w t do not entirely fa!! un- d.rthe old yoke. The distresses of •he country will be unlimited. {i Notwithstanding all this, there are des. crate people here, w ho may be in¬ clined still to holdout, by driving off the supplies, to annoy the enemi ;—in which can* a century must elapse (at¬ tended w ith all the St. Dondio'o hor- rors) before the country will be good to any one/' tn« tonk *a5 rr'Ttfrt^ » &?, ? ««M Certainly have end-av >rcd to sppro^f-ft hih dta.h bed with the news of ial/.-.tK*. Ahifl ! I cannot h**lp it : the fou! ugi.c. I fent word to hrr fou$t that I 0 tlhed in (peak with their rooirurr : cut thtf refufed my entrance into their houfe, and dciired mc, if I wifhed to fptak IV hhcrf to go to the place of burning, which vtaa on the high road, a little diltancc From the town. I watched the opportunity, and about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I waa informed that the mfferable worran had been led ont from her houfe, the corpfe of her hufband having been carried a little before to the place* under the (hade of a large tree. Hearing this I went thither.— Finding her ii\ the 'Hit of a large c^owd. and funounded with a great J'oifc, and a band of mulic. I knew not how to get to her, but forne of the crowd immediately helped me* I joined my hands aiid implbud the nn.ficians to let rr.e pais to her for five minuets, that I might fprak to her, t faiJ, " I am very forry for her." Upon thi- the crowd (near icoo men) gavd me room toapproai-h, and all the mutic* ians Hopped their atnfic« A* fnon aa I got before her, I fav/about 20 women furrounded her, and the in a 'noil famiilicd'efs. Altnoft her whole b»dy was covered with ^ar.'artis. She had a large cap ot floweu, and her fun head \»a» covcied with red paint She had a cocoa not in her hand; but remained fdent, lilleniiig to what the other* were; laying to her. Asfoon a«> I approached her, 1 opened the O iffa t-ft^mtut arid from the 16th chapur ;.f V6ts. aed he 281b verfe, 1 cricJ out, •■ Do thy uVifooT .harm j This is a fir. againfl God, a^.d u unpardonable. I am a fcivant of God, and I love your foul. 1 am come to tell thee from the mouth of G«>d, Do ihvfelf no harm;" She only fhoofc her btad,bui teemed not to believe me. Af* TCrwaid>Jhe faid, " no, no/' when I was dilToading her from going to the fire. Extract of a letter. u Buenos dures, July M.—We have pretty correct information that thel'or- fu^nesc.expedition, of 10,000 troops, Uas arrived iu this river." (^3"Buenos Ayres gazettes received with the above, contains an official ad- dress declaring tfc the country to be in danger," and calling on tin- people to The crowd did not like me to near " rise in arms and once more save it." Fan the Kiscsrox Gs/ette* Mr. Editor, On taking up the ?<e*-York Spec¬ tator ofthe 16th inst. 1 observed a pa¬ ragraph (avowedly copied tttto that pa¬ per Irora the NVatertow.n, A^erirufi Advocate.) to the following effect:— "A British Deserter.--it V- stated, ♦hat about the 1st inst. a British deser¬ ter from Kingston passed thr.»' Sack- etS Harbor, aud was 900D pursued by pectaoiluy a mi uiuiuesiomji/ie «uuu- ty. The mind is petrified with horror at the recital of such a diabolical deed, and startles at the thought of the de¬ pravity of human naturV, when divert¬ ed of mora: and religious principles. EuzACE-nrroWN-. Upper Can voa. October 3, IMG. a I cannot but mention an instance j of depravity, as singular as it is cruc! and malicious. The well of a Mr.| (iardner, of the adjoining town ol Vonse, was poisoned by start person on Sunday night, by t'lrowm^ lil a unantity of Arsenic. Ihe &mllf, l* in number, were in the most ^distressing , pain, their bowel>,eves, and lips,swel- li-dtn the most a<toiUShing manner. BeMdes the twelve in the family, tltree .thcrs were taken ill b) drinking a lit- i am sorry to say] Jour civalry trorn ttCV^g. ___ _.j_. then gave orders for L-aptaiu }lasco to force the passage wiilfc the infantry of i^L/^to^m m JW" cf *&A j Aragua, and a detachiment ol flie lighl has not been expected to Use for I *i 311 infantry of U^illa. fta$co ^t[5(-%u:iv- did the deed i tie of the water that the wretch who < vet undiscovered ; none as yet nav •f a^e. On the 10th in-t. ^ rapid march pla¬ ced the column and- :- major Quero in the halo (cattle pen;, 0f the Socorro, . where tin- enemy «Kt% posted.—As soon [as observed, the msjvfr orden:d them to j be attacked b> some <Curbioefer6 and ri- liemen. The euem> retreated |>recip- itately for'2 leagues i;u iie reached La Quebxadita, where h,,. mu(i0 a stand, favoured by the tu..;|;.;iV So;j 0f th(. oodr and by a livul^.j v1bich hindered TlbJ major w Front the Nmburyporl tier aid of Oc¬ tober I. The report respecting the seizure of American property, (as published in our Ia>ts)probably ar.-.se horn the cir- t-umstaticc of a new collector being ap- poiutedatSt. Andrews in which dis¬ trict N comprehended Eastport, who deemed the indnlganctea of the former collector incorrect 3 and accordingly,I had seized on all tiie merchandize which wa« judged to have been imported con¬ tra?) to law. The merchants, having 1 be.-n so long Jndfllged in a free trade, | and not dreaming of such a change. WCrc verv uaturalh surnrized ; and of Course, had spread alarms, calculated to awaken Hie public sensibility. , . From th& Mffionary Rc«':ster. Another Woman Burnt Alive-—The following Narrative is given by Mr John Peter, an Arrnenian, who a&*= as Milfionary at Balafore, in connection with the Baptiit Society. It is extract¬ ed from a lttur of his, dated Balafo.e, Sept. 6, 1S14. A horrible thing was done in this town a ftw days ao-o. Ochob neighbor oi* mine died, aged 60 or 70 years, bav ng 4 or 5 married fons, fevctal daugl-ters, and alio grand children. He uicd to work for ne, and 1 had many time- been at his ihop, and fpoke, there the words of eternal life to Ida fom», «nd eihers, as well as to him, often at his houfe and my own.—His anfwer was always f.tvo:able. He acknowledged rr.e to be a true preacher ofthe way of God, and wan very religious in his own hrathenifm. About 8 months ago he came to me and aflccd for one of our books, wilhing to read It at his own houle. 1 waa very glad to give him an OriiTa NewTeftamcnt, which he continued reading or hearing. About a month ago he fell tick ; and on Sunday lad, as 1 waa returning from preaching to a laige congKgation at Mootiguuj, one of his fons returned the OitfTa Teftament j and yeftcrday morning, 1 heard the man was dead, and that hie wife, aged 45 or 50 years, was going to die with her beloved hutband's body, in the burning flame- I was vciy forry ; had I known ofWs fickocfo before herany longer. However. I ^treated her to fpeak co me; which die did, but it •wa» through her nofe, fo that I was not ♦aUeto underftand her. She gave mC I two rlowers, 1 told her I did nor want flowers, but her life. She (book her head. Then I again faid, " Do thyielf no harm. t If you do it. I am free from your blood."—She. and the crowd then proceeded to the place of death I am forry I war. not ab/c ro do her any good ; 1 followed, warning her and ihc crowd againft the horrible crime, wi'h the New Tenement in my hand. She bathed in a tank ; and then, bur.ff almoft vinaMetowa'k, fevcral perfonn hJd her fliouldcrs and anal, and took her to the fpot. The flames were rrarty to receive her Th. cowdwasnow about 4coo men. Thrtrc pentlemrn were on el.phanis very -ear the «am« Sh, went rooud the fire and threw fome mi-k ov«f rhe burning corpfe. Three or four mc& were at her back, to foovc her int ■ the foe, but (lie fell oh the foe, and waa feofl burnt toalhes. The crowd teilinVd their approbation, during the p-ocllioa bom her houfe t.» the burning flamr., by crying out, " Huribul ! Huribui !rtI never taw before, fuch a horrible death; WANTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE, 1000 Bar/els of FL0tVEi% 500 BusheU- of OATS, 20Tons of HAY,& 3000 BROOMS To be delivered whiltl the Navigation is Open. ALSO, 7000 Bundles of STRAW,& 1000 Bushel* of PEASE, In the carley part of the Winter. Tenders for the cbove will be received at this office, until the 15 November. Commissariat Offtce% Kingston, ifiNovnnLrr \#\6. 21 wi .C - 1 CURRIER'S OIL, 5 Barrels. 57 Brrrrls Currier's Oil juft received and tor fale by JONAS ABBOT iff Co Kingston, 08. 31,1816. iiw 5 To be Sole'. AT the Auction Room of J. D.AR* Lt y, on TnesOay t> i o'clock, a BrigBt Boy H0RS£* ; cv- ccllent c^oditiuOtand fit for cither sad¬ dle or Draught. Kingfton,nov, 1. nv ALL perfons having claims sgamft the Lllate of J«»hn Farrierf l^tc of Kingflon, decratVd, are r«.-quc-fted lo prefent thcm to the fubicriber duly au¬ thenticated, for payment ; and all wh-. ate indebted to laid ettate, are ifttired tc make pay:*.cut immediately. P. J FITCH] siding tremor. Kinjjhn.OS. 2o\iC»iO. %Z<wy

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