The Quebec mercury, 7 octobre 1805, lundi 7 octobre 1805

[" THE QUEBEC MERCURY.Mores et studia et eopulos et pr.a.lia dicam.firg.Georg, iv, 5.VOL I.J MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1805.[No.40.grand installa I ION OP THE KNIGHTS OF THE CAR 1ER.(Concluded from our last.) Divine service cominued for a considerable Itng-h of time, during which anthems were sung bv tin: Jnrfki*, accompanied bv his majerty » band placed in the or*an gallery.At those word 0f the Offertoryi \u201c Let your lights s .diinc,\u201d &c.a carpi/ ot doth of gold vas spread upon the altar deps with purple velvet cudtiunlor the Sovereign.(iaru r then summoned all /he knight- from their (lulls, and hih majdly d majerty tit n rcuivcil the offering from bLek rod v'ho kn.lt while li presented it loth king) and then taking off Itis cap and feather, the io.er-cign placid his offering in the* bason hJ by the tight rev.-prelate and the prebend-.The king then retired to his Hall, uttn niakitig hi> reverence with pecu iar dig-iiity, and received ihe* reverences of tfn knights, re/ur.ling them from his own Hall.The apparatus for hL majelty's offering was thin removed, and a noth 1 carpet a ad two cushions left tor th knights.Hi» royal highness tin- pirnci of \\\\ ale- then advanced to the altar and made his offering, retiring in the same manner a> his loyal sire, but making his levere-ticc to the Soveieign.\\J, the other knightk then prex'cedcü to the si ar and made tluir otieii igS| eidi.r f'ng!y eras companion , beginning with 'he princes of ihe royal blooii.idivine henicc was then connmi'd, and the \u2018-L h again pcrloimed an anthem, at/ei viuch tlie pulaic tuck las scat.'ITte whole number of the knights of this muff noble and ancient order isthir-tv- ix.Of these, three, the prince of Orange, the duke of Brunswick, and the cLdor of Hesse, were, of course, abiern.T here were likewise absen/ Tie dukes of Grafton, Northumberland, B ccleugh, Richmond, PoriLind, and M ilbimmgh ; the maiquisscs of Buck ingham, Lansdowne, and Cornwallis, and the carl of Caili-lc.Those pre-sent atnutmted to t wcnty»three,of whom seven were new knights ^ viz.the dukes ot Rutland an i Beaufort, the marquis ,ul Abercom, the earl-s nt \\\\ inchelsea, Pembroke, and Ctiesteifield, and theca 11 01 llardwicke, installed by proxy.T he kmglus cr.mpanions arc composed, beM les the Soveieign, ot nine princes of Tie blood\u2014/he prince of \" ales, «he dukes of York, Cl rence, Kent, Cumberland, Cambridge, and Snsrex, the Juke ut Glotiafler, and prince William ,i>t Gloucelter.T he remainder wcie tin (ink: ot Devonshire, the marquis ot 'Sahibury, tltc carls ot Weflmordand ;arul Chatlum, calls Camden and Spcn-e r.These six, with ten of the royal bl ¦ d, added to the seven, inclu ling ont I laruwicke\u2019s proxy, made altogt-ilier, iwtn )-three knights in the cerc-i.ony.T his is a slight sketch of the official proceedings on tins Installation, a cere-imitv which seldom luppei s more than ncc m a leign, ami to describe whuh, in all /he blaze ot it> spim ior, womu staidly tall to Tic good toitt.ne ot any nit 11 tiesiripiion ot one ot the grun.lclt pageants that real magnificence and dignity can exhibit.i lie tlm.r ot àt.George's chapel, independently it the iia^mficenct ot the order it tit, was tx;-oupied by a number ot peisons ot the highest tanks in society ot both sexes, h tltc army and navy, a-, well at in the Tvtl departments ot Itaie.Nobody was admitted who was not gentcely dressed, and for the greateff part the spectators were either in the cottumes of the court or of their reipc&ive professions.1 he multitude and variety of military uniforms hid an unusual grand appearance.The new uniform, which we have already mentioned, was worn by ail the lords and gentlemen attached to the court, or to the procession not habited according /othe costume of the erder: and by molt of those who were to be introduced at the evening drawing room.It consists of a garter blu-coat, the collar, sleeves, button-holes, &c.very richly adorned with broad gold lace ; 4 scarlet waistcoat, nearly covered with gold ; plain scarlet breeches, and a gold laced dress hat.'l itis was worn also by the young noblemen, who held the king's train : and it had from the number who wore it, a verv imposing and magnificent effefft.T he entrance of the female branches of the royal family into the choir, to the places prepared tor them, was peculiaily beautiful and interfiling.Nothing can be imagined more tacinating that; the tout ensemble ot their appearances in the boxes to the tight of the altar.T he queen and princesses were dressed in silver tissue purple gowns ; and their head dres-cs, bracelets, and necklaces, abounded with the most dazzling display ot diamonds.Each ot them wore a bandeau round her hair, ot the colours and motto of Tie otiler ot the gaiter; several of them with the star sit in diamonds in front.Tiiepiinc^s ot Wale., was particularly magnificent, fhe miniature ot the king was su»pind-I cd at her bosom, under a resioun or gold I ornaments, enriched wuh j-.v JJeiy, and she wore a diadem of brilliants on hir head, with a small re plcndent plume of the same kind.The duuhess of Yuik was also uncommonly splendid, 314 Itnyh-inla iht\tnf ih* aiul tires cti in iht ted them for luch de»-J Such measuie must in any event be prodo.i vc anJ of the inticaKd preparations of ihc 1 tench |\tUnder cJtijtmg if-|»l loogurncal v ! Ma), r ) ¦ .v \u2022 ' '\t., ,,s.rucW,'\tctfe,, | dalUt At cl the action I »ent 1\"\"\" '0 >>< ;1>ckP\".I j.rtrl.lor a .rv.vc o.1.1.I n ,nr ' ¦ U'td.rclday mil,' : a Cain and 8 deaths.' .oil! m 46 h Ke*'.\u2014W ,th lire rhank, ol ihe 1 A,llli,n 4|, |jul)|lc u||,\u201e haJ been remo- v d trom the city.Fhc Banks, Poll Office.C ufloin Houle, and moll ot tlic Printing Ot-hcc» aie at Giecnwich ; and lo great has been t!ie alann, tliat tli i liiabitants, who r fided in Front, Water and I\u2019e.irl llreets, from the Bat- X\tchief around mv head.Th oo.r fellow ingutred whe hcr I w.s h irt, and £,nv d in his anxiety foi me to torge h.» own miienble situation.On my answ ring .the l(c.rruve he replied \u201c 1 am happy to heant.H >usc to the M i)oi Geneial, and a l die t ):!i-tors and men at that time under hi» comm md Sept.14.'I he 93'\u2022 Regt embarke at Port» nouth the -\t, nth ult tor this place; and the noth Regt tor 1 his morning arrived a Hamburg and a Got- (Quebec, tenburg mail.\u2018 I he former bnng» intelligence to the 14th ult.We extiact the iuo»t matei tal Boston, Sept.16.With regard to renewed War on the Ktiro-pemi Continent, u is cettam, all hope* of a ; a-chc négociation be wee it Russia and 1 1 n , w re at an end.I he Russian hnv \u2022> Lx uor- aiticle*.VIENNA, JULY I 7.\" His Royal Highne»», the Arch duke Char les is c.xp cted to set O t unnu diatels loi Italy, accompanied h> Gen Mack and Monsieur D( Fassbcnder.Fhc union ol the Gcnoc c territory with France, and the new line of custom house*, which is to be established dong the llll\t\u2022\u2022\u2022**\t\u2014 fronuet of the Kingdom ot Italy, will, it 1» 011 his return; afiei ddivc ten to the Bowery, have univeriaily Ü-d.On this mcla.K holy tuhjcct, the D .ip.Ad-veitilei remark :\u2014\u201c Perhaps at no former v:-li\u2019.i io i ot ihe alarming epidemic wai the Ipread o: ilie tckd m n rapid, 01 the flight ol the t .adis un i l t Men.arcclv had the dread ,\td f a(.-made its approach, when h extended dinary who «a» tr at v uh\tWi,u-iv iUuUU(l ,|,e place ot it* nrft appea- Bonapartf, when he had icached the capu u o, ,ri|KC> ^id',,,011 penetrated into the inter or of Prussia, was o dered b \u2019Ck by t.i \u2022 ex' a C L,.^ c\t*j the terror ot the ir.habi- rrer from his m istcr ; and i nmediauly sat out\t7 tronuerot me rcinguom 01 n«iy,\t\u2022\u2022 ¦¦ on ms rcinm ; .u\t.s-nng a No:e ad s- leared, provetotall) dcsiiuctive 10 the trade ol jJC(i tu Court ot Berlin, d cm d tantanount Germany an 1 Nwitmland wuh these coumrio.u, a declaiation of war against France.I h s The Swils Government, ax well a» that ot v,\u2019otc not without it» impres ions at P n>.Au nia, is extremely dissatisfied with the dung.jn .\\iisnia there were positive indie it.ons ot eiwluch have lately taken place in that yuat- rt.|ieWrd hostilities.1 he Imperial banal on» ter,\twere daily reinforced with recrmis}\u2014ihe New Holland.Ui.irch ot bodies ot trosip» t*» the Italian fron-When it wa» first dciermined to volonuc (kr Was frequent :\u2014Ch.n.o lud been made m the War Department \u2014Magaz n s ol stores were established; and, in slum, there wa-an universal appearance of active preparation lui w ar.this n and, oi as :t is coinmoniy called, New South Wales, w th the icfuse of our population, wc litile ex) ected that, within a few vcai , those ounasts ol society would be enabled to advance the commercial piospciiiy \u2018>4 the parent cuttntry.Ihe Lady Barlowc has been lately freighted at Sydney» w ith the following at'ail * d produce loi the London mai m t : \u2014 fine set eh pliant oil, vby tons ; fur seal skins, j î3»73-i» the o a pott well calculated for a second ex.molt populous pair of die vit/ wa» lelt uninhabited.\u2022\u2022 And yet th* ugh fafety was fo generally lo.dit in flight, it was oar lot no\u2019 unlrcquent-ly to I.tlic Irtble .md foliiar.lie.life \u201c flow tuoviug vo tin Hi.mlion of ttie viead,\u201d wtu.c ptilidp* a lingic mom net rtwo followed at an awiid dillaove.Whtli Wiiat inxicty have we 1 cn ih\u2019.popula* e croud aiounvi the lieallh of-Hce 10 h am wbo more of th ir follow citizens had bvCn loi zed bv the dread vliltonipei, and who more ate numbeted with ihe ilo.id.ILt v-nough on the melancholy theme ai prelctu, it wilt reçut but too tuquently.\u201d COMBI NLD Fl LE F.Bv an arrival at Plymouth, from BilbvXi,ad- 318 Ticet ars f»id to be receiv^ri, infortninpj, that Ailrniral C.ilder was off Frrrol, on the iB:h Align ft ; and had he.ird nothin*; of the combined fleetsfinee his engagement i» ith them.It this news is cotreff, ami that all >, which has been received from Li.bon, M itin*;, that pre vious to the 7th August, the combined french and Spanish fleets had left Vigo, they must have proceeded in a direction where the\\ would be likely to fall in with Lord Sellon, who was oft Cape St.Vincents on the e8ih July stand mg towards Ferrol.Capt.Cook, arrived at New-Yotk, from Hull, mfoinisthat on the 7th August in !at.41.4.long t-, he w.u brought too and bo.ir.ded by the Iiger, of 74 guns, incompuny \\vi:h 11 sad of the line of Lord Nelson\u2019s fleet, in pursuit of the Ficmh and Spanish combined fleet.A gentleman, who arrived in the Pcr 0 ^ v .^ irpcii > by ai.! ;Wfh ,iu\u201c tc olh ' b.n dings thereon, |,c.1\t;o 1);vi'i\t^ »dc at ,h , chmuh doot of said parish, a?icn o\\),.ck, on die yth December next, ai the mu of Patrick Molluv* Lüt 9.'»the nth range of the township Of 5U itC-\u2018ld* bcjongngto Jtdcd.ah Peas ey, fo.sal, at the sh .Ilf\u2019s ofluc, at ten o\u2019clock on the i«'.01 December next, at the suit of Xadu-i Me.rns ¦A Land in the parish of Sr.Constant, « ar pent, by -bout 27, w,ti, a J,ou>e .,,,1 other build, gs thereon, belon0,ng to J.,mcs Lowny, -, s.leat the cha.ch door ol the sa.d pmisii, at too clock on the 3d of lebruaiy nc\\t ,t tl .sut, of Alexis Bisson and .Vj.\u201eic Ange.,que Dnuvirle, his wife.\t0 ^ lot 71, in the eignioryof Annfield o, B-,u on, 4 a penis by 2 belonging to Joel Burns for sa,r at the church «loor ot the nar !4h uf C Batcauguay, ai the s me time a> the foregoing, at the suit of Alexander £ihtc (to be tontinueii) ken to the hospital.He fractured his skull ,ni died in a tew liottrs alter.\t*nd We have not forgot Omicron.\\V-muil beg his patience for one week more.I he lines in this day\u2019s p^T were composed tor the press before bis came to hand.\t8 married, On Thursday last, Cap,.Thomas Kilgwonh.ot the 35,1, tom, ,u A,ifs I\u2019.lizabeth Citetg, of ihis city.died, On Sunday last, Mr.M\u2018Carthv, wife 0fMr Jeremiah M Carthy, surveyor, ot this utyl! 11 hursday, C.ipi George De La PCIre| On Saturday of an ndlauuu,,,, .' \u2022 after a short dine s, Wm, Gxv« r i- \u2019 id Saint Roch.He came to tlusi, \u2019ntry^horl I lv \u2018,ftC.r ,ht\u2018 C0'>q«M.Under the old (.ms itu.non, he was many yeais a piivy aild eu,|Jtlv-councillor.Undci the j r sent one he wa» \\\\h'cc ,m'CJ\ta Rvptcsentariie, ,« ,hc House of atsciiiblv, lor the Upper town ot Oue-11 c.f'C, .1 so, at different periods, h.lcc\\c veral otlicr important staiions, in th-\u2019.iom ./ In all which he munitc»ted .biii:\\, smjU1,v n j .iciivits.He cmbaikcd i.spec .l.mvc cnir .prize at an earl) age; whcnc hn l,fc Le ,ru >1>ive and v.iluable.II.s remains are tube mtcired tu.moi row.\tcasualty.On Saturday las, a la-i lounng ma sun fell from the ^a.u t window of the house of Mr.James ko,\" ,u the Lower-to vn market place.He was immedtatcly ta- I O H T OF\tt il I C,\u2014 t R R I Vf D, Oci.1\tHumplii Juh:i \\uiing, rrom Mcjms.Aukijo tk .Maitland, in ballast, bur.then 270 tons \u2014Passengers, Jo' n M >\\\\ 1 A bci var:,, and Mr.M\u2019L.u hlan.\u2014 I he Humph-revs, u as taken .11 1 it.47, 4!,,\t^ >S, v\\ .by th Spanish pnvat er St.P-,rr, \u201cf ,6 guns.1 he comma dcr of which ,00k ioMie «oies out of the H .rnphicys, put the -'hove pass- n^er.0:1 board and «j.M.e-rd he: 10 make u!* C at r.Young icpott d.at ,h re was .1 f] ( at Portsmouth to 1 loT Quebec under convoy 01 a ship of War a.bout the time he left Grimsby, to o\u2019me North about.\u2014\t3 Schooner ''ally, Charles Loveland Mas er from Halifax, 17 das s passage, addrcs-.i.t to Mr.Knock, cargo sugar, pasien; e;s Mr.uid Mis Pykc, \\h.JoJdfe and \\|i.U\u2018.1 rciiiaiu, 74 t, ns.The Auguft Packet ar-rivoi ai llalitaX 0,1 ,lie 1 ;ih ieptetnbcr, in wflu h Mi, Jollifie was a pa sciij t.\u2014\tBrig Miners a, Chaiies \\\\ i.dgO'sc, n.a Ter, lioin Uith, l.| wciks passage, .du e ed to Messrs.Momo A Ik II, cuig > rum, ,,111, Ac.ihi tons\u201414 f\u2019assen, tr, imendeii settler»on new land', 7 oiliers acre landed at Pence, John iuii.er, a uiau ol colour, ptocecds to New.^ ork, iaw a galliot and a brig boiiuJ up. 319 j Çchoon«\tl,alS*gc; ,0 Mr.G Hamilton, cargo salt and dry /o Passengers, Hon.captain Le.Mungcr of Duffins's Creek, m the T.wn'hipof Puciiitn, as miles from York, heating hcr nei;hbo 1 r, Mr'.Woodrull, hol-lowout for help, immediately took down net husband'sgm'and ran to her assist im e ; when ,|ir arrived he wa> informed that a very l.npc b.\u2019ar hid taken olf a so*v into the l)u>lt ; hi' route being shown h r, this heroine immediately pursued, aid toon 1 the de'troy et in tlu act of devouring the sow, upon which (he relied h\"r giin on a llump and >hoi Bruin thiough the heid; on weighin'.; the bear, it proved th1* Uigest that had been killed in that township.YtUoV) Fever,\u2014The king of Prussia has offered a premium of 200 ducats to ih»\u2019 author of the best essay, and one ot one hundred to the author ot the next best essay, in answer, to the following queries 1st.Is it ascertained that the vu us of the yellow fever atlas he» it»c If wi' h-out any diminution of the contagious posset, to as to be capable of communication at adis-l.ime by inerc coma t with the substance»?Admitting the possibility of thn communication, it is required to »ute a senes ot tatts in firoof of it\u2014I» it true that the virus ot the ycl-ow fever is produced by that alo e, amt that it 11 Contained in otv or more amm d exei noiu ?-3.Have chemical processes been employed to ascertain the r'f-niial cluraHci of the inaia-dv in que'iion > A id are there any chemical p o-Cf'ie» which can act as prcs-rvative' against it» tffeels?For what space ot time doc» this mala-dy retainiucontagiousenergy; andhs,w long arc cloaths, imprégnât, d with it capable of communicating it ?\u20145.Are the maladies winch, under ihe name ot the yellow fever, have pre vailed in North America, the south ot Spam, and at Leghorn of (hr same natuie and have they the »ame symptoms the »anie aspect', and the same origin,-I» the yellow fever an epidemic and contmed to the si a coast.A.VECDOTK OF Tilt PRESENT LORO H OWE.His Lordship, during the last war, was told one night when at sea, that the ship ssas on fre near the powder room\u2014\u2018 It that be the case, \u2019Said lu» lordship coolly, proceeding at the tame time, with much delibciuuon, to put on hisdoaths, \" wc shall .soon hear a fuiihcr rtprrt of the iuatiei,\u201d-.Asvay, however, Hew the tern tied ofticcr, who biou lit the intelligence, and soon ictumed, pantin)\u2019, to say that '* hisluidship need not be ajiaid, a» the hie wa» cwioguished,\u201d\u2014I never w as yet at 1 aid in my life, sir,\" was the reply, looking the lieuten ant f ill inthc face, \u201c Pray how does a man feel when he is afraid >\u2014I do not a»k you how lie looks\u201d -V -*\u2022»- THE DROPSY CURED.A person who was prodigiously swelled with this disorder, put a large cup full of bohea tea| in a teapo\u2019, «teet\" d it, drank the tea and eat the' Iravc', in the coui 'C of the forenoon.The tame experiment w as repeated in the afternoon, and tor the two sue» ceding days.On the second day the water began to decrease by natural evacuations, and on the third day it was totally dissi pated.POETRY no OCXS A MODERN I ALE.Cure for ,tntv nftions\u2014By 1 tempérât»' mode of living ( ao.dmg spuito iS liquors wholly ;) by wearing il.uinei next the skin ; an i taking every morning, half a pint oi n .v milk mixed1 witlr a w inc-gl.tss full d the expressed juice ot hoarhound, the compta nt will not only be rc-) li vc \u2022without reserve,\t|£,r»\t**\u2018hma, THREE pipes, and j or.Casks, strong and Biainml Bicw.cry W'l.aif, /\u2019 1 ¦/< l\\l te ; Sli .- i> ^aiiiioath built, w cil found, bur-tlicn by Register 93 i, Tons, and will m a few davs be ready to receive a C argo oti bo.td.\u2014For furihci j artitulais apj ly to the Mastci on board, o: to.IT a 1 ER\\ MORROGIl.Quebec, zGth btpte»iit received a tiesh supply ol the CORDIAL BALM Of GILEAD.\u2014AWrftf/, Sept, i+sb, iSj$.MU>ICAL INS 1 RL MLN I S.Just landed fiom on board t' e Chatty.npW'ü Gr.nd Piano Fottcv vmh additional A K-vs, Funch tiames and Dauipci IV.dais.Potter's best Patent Geiman Flutes wl ad.ditional Keys.German Elutes tipt.Bambndgc\u2019s Patent Elagcol t .Plain\tditto.Instruction Bixiks for dit-o.Mazzingbis Lusi us Hannordar f r c H ites, Opetas, ot English Hect, t>ui ot place, Wife ol two Husbands, Matrimony «Y Unity thousand.Enquire of the Editor.Quebec, cjt.iupust, 18C5.PRINTED AND PUBLISHED For THOMAS CARY, N 0 3.St.Lewis Strict.AT T H 1 N K W - F R I N 1 I N G O h F I C fy N 0 -1, Mountam-strei r.P r i c e\u2014O.v l Guinea pet .innun:."]