The Quebec mercury, 22 février 1808, lundi 22 février 1808

[" THE QUEBEC MERCURY.¦ 1 '¦\u2018Hg Murks it ITU DI a % T POMJI.OS IT PR ALIA OlCAM.yirg- Gttrg IV.5« VOL.IV.]\tMONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1808.[No.8.From tkt Vmtti S'iHt C iztltt.MR.ROSE, OR FIRST IMPRESSIONS.Every bcniy knows thr importance of f rit impniiumt\u2014w firn, for the first time, we visit * ^cntlrniRn, thr manner of our reception, ihe appearance of his servants, the order of hi house, ail nuke an impression, if not indelible, at least of such force, that it is seldom rft.iccd\u2014Under this lavs of our nature, what must now- be the opinion of Mr.Rosrofthe people, country and govern-rhich h his \u201c ctumiy ikifn\" from the ocean, hreiks with the taste and magnificeitce of their Hall, I am really amongst a great people\u2014while making these reflections, a debate begin»\u2014 As a specimen of our talents and decency in debate, he is entertained with the eloquence upon his astonished sight\u2014And wh»t is it * Half a dor.cn, 1 believe not so many, rotting hulks of dismantled frigates, some floating, some aground, and all useless \u2014 but he should know lest he should presume|of Jemmy Sloan, the butcher, and Mat too much from these appearances that ®*e of, Lyon, the bull driver.He hears them the frigates may he made ready for «ea in threr blackguard each other in the most gross and mentkt of\tu*athft\u2014-\\hrr sleeping, com- filthy language, with mutual accusations Of fortably 7 hope, at cant.Cassin\u2019s, Mr.Rosei ignorance and insolence\u2014He sees Billings-rises, impatient to lv hold the city of Wa>>h-! gate outdone\u2014But is the whole house to be ington,the capital of this vtstand rising nation, condemned for the misconduct of two mem-In his progress from the navy yard, he would bers ?I w ill wait and see more.Immedi-a full view of a number of deserted, \u2018 arely a universal clamour and confusion aubt, with very exalted ideas decaying, ruinous houses on Greenleaf\u2019s prevails; six or seven members are bawling dignity, and purity of this point, and an equal number in the Jer ey it the same time, even whilcthe speaker is ment, with which he finds himself f He leftj have a full view of a number of deserted,1 ately a universal clamour and England, no doubt, of the power, dignity, and purity republican land.It was the Elysium of the! avenue.This don\u2019t look much like pros-! reading, so that a niember close by him \u2018 *\u2019\t11 complains that there is so much noise he cannot hear a word the Speaker utters.I un greatly disappointed, says Mr.Rose ; It was the earth, where virtue only gives precedence,! perity.But to counteract this miserab! where disinterested patriotism animates ev-| picture of poverty and decay, he beholds ery citi/en, more especially those selected two magnificent w ings ot a magnificent ca-for public trust, and where the venal cor-' pitol that isto be\u2014But how and where doc> nipt ion of the old world is known only by) ne find them } Un a bleak, barren, corn-rumour» from thence, and is hardly credited ! fortless hill, surrounded with a few scattcr-by our unpolluted mind*.Add to this, hr ed taverns and boarding houses, inhab.icil was to meet a \u2022' great, powerful and inde- only dining the sehsic.ii ot congress ; and so pendent nation,\" and, 1 presume, wa» full far from finding him.sclt in a great city, that of Aut awe with which subdued barbarian-i there is nothing even like a village within ap|w*ared before the senate of Route.\u2014-He!two miles ot this wondett.il pile.\u2014I his, arrives at the port of Norfolk, and perhaps 'iv* he, lias l>een doiu- f.n the\tc/ .a is a little shaken in his notions of our urba-Jtrait.in due time he gats i.*to the Pre\".!-nit> at lea t, when difficulties are made a- dent\u2019s House, wlictlier th'jugli th- gate or bout ;»cr.lulling a minister from a friendly |over thint spccimefi I h*ia«U)ur i>t tlie «àpaiiltn it, alio I'sUc pur\\\tphilosophical Icncr- eif il and independent nation\u20141 suppose he pet her ci».' i»teut with the Mi.iplicit) .it, on, implic .ted .! I tils is passing s tra i igc j had seen navj yards Ih\u2019Ioic he came here\u2014, ecoru»iuy ol a republic .\u2014 Jut S'.ai.iy tiuu., it i .< , .isb.nl as Ri'i^ Gi «ug-r.but never such a one.The navy of thr this is cm.g on the right side, a.ui if Hu j The a^onisju d Mr.Rose w ul soon heir Unilcil States, with which we are to sweep ' talents and manners ot the members comport some stories of Randolpli aim sixty tlnsU- 58 .\t1 t _\tJt limrl.IwrH hv tn h:-h-oihrr noJJ^y 7 A, i« i*»/\u2019.A ! 1 h.i« thf on-i « s\tinfrremihi» province, franed tor hinrouh'e indcfenf a rwo g.itne \u2022 .101.and many such cavrs to ^tibli.hth- exclu fn \u2019*\tBut wh.tr l im r .a.-d h> .h.» detectable tyr right of our rcpubl.can .ovrn.me.it t.\t^\tpro.,,0.may , W .u.', Tbtd, I |ha*Irgalîy tA-n the oath.1 either caa hr b- coart-, .«n ! tri » b/}nrv, lo emu.\u2019, the aa.bo.think, byBoccatio.Sqme hunrlii-d years ago there lived >otr.e niinureu years a-o\t.v .\u2014 .\t-\t-\t.a Paris two very good frienv^s, but one wasa hare always doubted, s»!i«iher they p ''4'cd devout Christian, the other .» rktermined ih-pnvi ege of e«ou wo » In the Case ol .\\l-Jew J he Christian took, infinite pains to Jerman Ciosby ani Alderman Oiivrr, it was convert hi» friend to the true faith, tt .ing .s|l vimially abolis.ird, for they were degr, a^a 111 the ngin» f till ut ex oeHt-d, but bv bill ; bit admitting, the re- ntv of the judges aid in ,g> uaiei.\u2014 I he* e.se m be the case.1 be H.ute ot t omm >n« have been my théine toi acreial years.z.mon rv t At, r r a.15.Mar r 1 r o\u2014On Tliursdav I 1 nt Italy, ot alncft \u2019 4 c Luci'ti U >a ip ute u to be .be heart, by the ti.lc ot King ot La; .uin.V-nureii, as eow am» nw.» .,\t«\t«\t.-.should be, he would w illingly become a ! of th.-» copie, .t w*'improper 10 »'lain Christian.\u20141 his proposal wasiiot lil.ed by .he tecoinmendcri a bill to eaplain the ng his triend.He endeavoured to cluue tht- ,he t.onimous, wuh »e ard 10 < xpol*K> >.\t.teat of his faith.But the Jew was resolved The J ws, .1 the Lnied Statea, a.e eiigiblej Gen ral Sebaftiani, the French ambaff dm, and accordingly went to Rome\u2014Alter ma- 10 any t lace, a.d bard then w 1 dd be ihm let, y,a4 jctt 10fftilinn0.,k f0, Pan».Tt.e lu.kQi king all the inquiry there in hi» power, and \u201e ,|,ey w.re d,n cu rhai pr.v.lcge, in ibu tngia G \u201e.e,n.nrn, ,orn bv taHions, and diftrafkd m diligently exercising his own ob*ervaiion, wi;d.ines>.\tJth.ir Cojoc.U, by the influente of B.mapa#ie be retained to Pan».I he friends met,-h.t ViC« ibemajoitv of the town of l tree a|>d AifX4lUlef> Wi!l ,njft probably fall a I» 1*\t1\tr .\t.IV- .1 Christian having given up all hope ot converting the Jew, atterwh.it he had seen at Rome.The Je»» ir.toinicd hinithat instead ,nr nwnitf \u201e)V .\u2022 » ¦.- , - -?f pure, upright, holy person», devoted to dcprivo, k.q T it s was an indictmeni f r un assault, StephcntJ that cro.s actions may be susiamed, of H\u2014 l vs.Lout and Bout vs.B-/.liai Jusuiia, Ruat Caelum.* PAHS, APRIL 9, M.Hsgar, famous for many woiks ot vast which the defendant hau i.ricieU jud^iiicnt b> j erudition, ant for ihc gi cat unJc «ski ig which default.A dispute took place bciw.eu ihc ( his M j s»y has emru-acd to him, of p iblishm » dchniam, Colonel Hinson and a gcntlcniiUjat Pansa Dicuoiaiy of the Cfiinese lan^uige* narned^l^my in the town of Manchette , wi h Cbinrae characters, engiavcd b* ^Fourl wliea ihe former called the laitet io an a.count nioni, has beenoc.uptd lor some time in puctng for whai he temnd disre pec 1 hi I co.idu t, ami m order ihe 117 ojo characters, now in the at ihe moment vai.sia t.on watdemanded, and Imperial printing house.1 his immense work i meeting agievd lo, Mi.liausoo uscahi> hors, is finished, jik! nothing delays ihe im.re>sion whip in a very degiaamg way.1 hr d feud un of ihc Die ion ,ry.\u20181 hu.France wdt more was liiis day brougilt up to recciv ih J.dgiucm.ji d more J .silty the praise, which even the oftlsrCouit, when Mr, Juucc G.o.c made English giant tier, of having made k«iown the Lord Chief Jutti ellcca prr.cnhd lut hnntrlt some very aiioiig obcrvatioiis upon ihe Colonel's | Chinese Itiei atuic 10 the learned of Eurooc.at hit encraare into Other, copied f ota tlie origi conduit, fie ilad piute.s> d, Ue taid, 10 U I\t¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ Sal, urt4e hit own hand\t4> a man of honor, and 10 be 11 cclv jea .u% ol Tiic following anecdote, w hich is of undoubt* 1 I mat in «he adimnistiation of ji'tice I mose fcclto^s, )cl hr hau jaui no ic/aid io ih ed au hemicit), will sutfui miy ptove the am intruited foi God, the king and ccuiiuy ; same rciuinscuts v h: > avo*«cd .>y an iiisei, hut decioed tiiperioruy, wh.ch in ad Into 1 10 her \u2022nd therefore,\tj had wounded those 1> chr-g.'bi an Uiigeulfcnian otner ad v images, E inland justesses in th« 9.I liai 11 b\" done, 1.Uprighily.\u2014s.De- |j violence, which wa» luote digr.J ng 10 1 liberatrly.\u20143.Resoluirly.\tP**™) w Ik» mHii.«ed it, than Jte w .o rcvcii cu t 3 I h i« 1 rest no* upon my own tindersra d ing or si'cngih, buimiploie and rest upon ihc direeiion and utctigih uf God.4.That in the execution of justice, I c ur fully lav «s de my own pas ions, and no' givt way to them, however pruvek -d.4.\t1 ha* I be wholly intent upon >he business 1 Bin afoul, re mi run g all other Cjics ami thought, as on'eason.ible and intc rupiions.6.\tI ll*' l suffer not myself to be piepo'-sessed with any judgment .11 all, till the whole bu iness and t»Oili parties be heaid.7.\tTh it 1 never cng.ige myself in the b'gui ni g of my cac>*, «miIcm by candie», tiic »Amc d iy, b«i» a later hv/ur, ih^ «laiaix* came un m CaïuinJaiij'i.i.U-' 'l'e ,v'0 Pfl prrnn '.on i» co .t ¦»drd n* cer» .«n r y-.lai» »n» i liai m er iiui ^e v»h,ch cXi*4r t helwcC * t *n till.; i> i he channel « iotfday», the aimos,.heiew*« h! c » wuh a d.v cr - tl hci iol nu -, i .i ihe vapoai.wtih link nmd, troai the »o i h > »»d ruiia .hi» i ou.iv .«»'¦ Thit api\u2019ca.aticc coutinucd nil hait | a>* 9.A.n t 'Crm.tfed «o an.vr.i.t ct.l | ApPt*â|l «\u2022 I V%> VW«ac\t\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\ty \u2014\ty»\t.\t\u2022\t» » M.vchaiulte vapo.if aiM ea.ed to cornu n»e m »\u2022 mee n ,ih a;.y CMher .th^n -h»» w,.c iiortlunej», the wind con'ii'iin m ihe; » il.o \\ :i i,»'w ^ \u2019r ptod .ee, '» et\u2019* su( \u2022outh.It «CK».! rilled the .1 .no»y hrre, and I me-ch ¦ d,*e iluM h .ve ptevioolly ar.ivçé h.ooove two houi-sthc oaik.KTCi p.rvei.ird 1 .IM 4 «',t.h|o.*, bm tn ih it r .»r thy \".I b oc a a Withutil tan les.1 hc\tte u,.r.iM.d ,c » to prot eed to Fr .nee under ^ch .m c.jdua ly\u2022 and-Coae P.M.u brRan .0 .«il, « .etior.a( mav e» «t.\u2014 F < < mav, ther.lo-e *.h .hc H.iwlogn and «r.»tcilvi -t cevrn P.f .vC hcr eo o.m.p» :aCtfr ,1 h ».,nr\tr,.- M.were aaow aqual » a.id the wind N W.\u2014 mt.ieat » u m .1.l.elaU.bin the attKle» Le*.n«iloni»Wvet» .«so0«n.le»S.b.U'.fr.>m »o importée w,.l h re .0 meet the r- c'w » Ca.tatioai^ua.Huahrfrton lay» S S.V\\'.t.cm Bo a paitc*> dacier, u'\u201e.h a lort.» or to»i- CaiMfluiay\u2019o .t and so in the dnccuo.iol L* x 11 ton.H ti»c d.dca aie not light, il to coirs* Cate» t\u2019i'h m icirit a»i.Mni h Wcsr Ir.d a ls\u2018a ids, which hr.nr I ti.r mo.I lucrative br «rich nfhei comm ue \u2014it »> Hill stiff-r lev ly bv tne hi xkade svtteni, e to »uj*i>l' it m hero* titv*.ly den.oycd.It nill intutcsli h m torci^n trade, win h a ntcremc to the ship pi r, h.'tol lain on snd Liverpool, ind of New.Yotk, 1\u2019 'tl«drh his, H«i*ton, Bal.\u2019im rr, to.icc \\'c.vi 1 p'ove that to he larueme.Lloyd\u2019s Lr^t, vuh\u2019itavc'y hurt penot, l»telv h .1 2\\& ttiv.Fof Atncman ship, with ctr.p,>»-* in «he L mrd Siairt, Ift-tn d Meicnt | rrlj ol thr wcwtd.'I here ate tew of these th*i 11 h 1 \u2022n\u2019.t rot \u2022 orne wittiin the hlorkadin^ syrrat, .«¦\u2022d *t th.n I'Hr may br judged how niairnaly Am> tif.«n \u2022 unumre e will t,e atfrCtCvl b\\ its exeitur «.We can only repeal our regret thc vaüôars âjlree very nearly to the same a.rival in France.\t^\t¦\t.« K-iv to rouit, bol hc cm.ld no.\u2022 v r c ice\tJlrf.\tUnder these cunil lions this pertrisiicn ran ir uminro'i an reductioa ot that spirit vh ch not sc.ncely be serviceable to ibe eiitial.n mt ife te*l in the late ortleis.It is ii.cuB' And ru o de.10 make thu rxcluvon < t colonial bent upon li- ua.art*- to r» lax in his iy teni at ii.od, re fiom Fte.ch pou» tnoie tfhc.CK»U', for lus mai est v\u2014bi isthe .uthor o! if.Aed It is expected that ihcie wul be two 1 c ig: an- rtrctv ncutial vewcl coming from a French 0011 America i.e any othci ct um»y may as Lirly is in the cabinei, before the meeting of Failw- |uy,|e (0 sc zuie ai d conttsi anon, it rbe rfiall rxpet t onsin tile caomet, oeioretrc\t* w* *:u luble to se xuie ana connscanon, iiincrnai.r\\pc»t mat he will sba ton hi >'arm ness, m mcnl\u2014that of the Dike ot Hot tlaiid and Lord j pe tn po se'iion of any papef slfbjTicd by .« that our sovereign shall reliuq.iuh tn>.H* Castlcrc.gh, in consequeiKc ul tlKu inuisposi- preiuh comoii'sioner, which makes a distmc*, mu't first gt>e way, a J un il he docs, we t.oo.In n.cb caic, ih., Maiquis ol VNelle.'lev tlon between II tish and foreign pt od ice.' inut 10 sec our plans opcist mg wi: h nr.CimiC-will certainly be the Freniier.\u2014 Lord (jicy ¦ flic growH and manufacture of comiwies u shea vigor.death was rather ruddeo, anu as Lcr 1 Howick\tWl||, g,, tnajestv, may be imported!\tnov.1'* (now Lotd Grey) will he tailed up 10 ibe hou».\u2022 into(^lP>11\t, , an,j j.e|an t>ibralf.it and Malta ate p aced upon an eqiiaLio foicc Amc.ica to take 4 decided pan m t/e il he think> fi', will be t;ie poli.ical sutitssot footing with Great Butain and Iieland, in rc a ^r, cuber on ih> suie ni (.mc.u Iwuaio or of Lord Grey in Parlaimetit ;\tb :t,\tsi»* ul t ,l' 1 ^jid to the oprrat on ol\tIm maresty\u2019s otdeTs,\tFt4ncc.Atone of hit livrer a\t\u2018l»o\t1 u«e decline, Loid Ht my Petty\tor\tMr.\tWniibicadi^Vfiat we have staled .»\tabout th: patport o:\t>n»c., hc dcCluted publicly to gcoetal\tAim*- will lake the lead 00 the m nority side ol me order as they relate to neu'tala\u2014a.they rc.\ttlut he would not admit ot any militai, house.Kvery thing in tlie political worl J ir,j rgc f|jcmyt ihry sulfer no tnitiganon.It mi the war\u2014ai «l he added, '* Y.m n» y nil seiuaina in precisely the same state that it uid to be i.urciued, that regulations which throw , your employers, ihariii.y uiay juin w»tli Kn.yesrerca).There ore many sceptics as to the I (Kb dilhctilties m ihc *»av of neutral trade ,gUnd il tlicy plesse\u2014but it uany dricriamautn rumored oveiture wu b respect to peace; hui j\t^ p(>unj CcsS,rv jn jj, .jr\t,u cjilc, iniIU,e thi-se pioud tUaudors ho.11 th' lie opinion ot ihe belt rufo med circle is, tt.ai ,nrt;t rh*'unparallt led »y» cm ol exclusion Hlncb taxe of the c ttlh \" the person who came over m the Hag ot truce, Kranc'-would cxcrcu: over our roimneriC\u2014! In cons-quenc: ot th: above, the An.encan brought with hnn dupaiches, ceriamly ot a but, howevet we may regict thru neerrsuy, mmiwet at Fans fecommeuued ils-.ta l vc.ieh apecihc nature, thougn the most profound se» we must give our sanction to their juuicr, as oeating ibe il^a pet jf pfMt ttetted bythe arrival of the fvfc, 3.\tef true hive bet* jar* d\u2018'fixateJ, and the Jlncks have CV't.Thompson, cftlte hip Henry, who»e iamet6the