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[" THE QUEBEC MERCURY.Motgl IT ITUOIA it POPULOS IT PftALIA DICAM* Virg .Gttrg.«V.5» VOL.IV.] MONDAY, MAY 16, 1808.[No.20.CE ft.WHITE LOCKE i TRIAL, CONCLUDED.Sixteenth Day.\u2014Major-General Go w.El's eianination occupied ihe whole day, he having been sworn on the 3d and 41 h Chaiges, commencing with tl»e operations of the 4»n July, when the first attack was made.Hr \u2022aid, '* 1 submitted to Lieut.Gro W hitelocke the propriety cf offering a ce»»ation of arms, for the purpose of preventing the further effusion ot blood j tor this purpose we *««>* Major Roche into the town, with a flag ol \u2014Major-General Gowg t was again called in, andhi> examination proceeded on.After some questions of no tmportanre had been asked, one whs proposed that was reckoned so material in experience at Monte Video, unless we could leave a garrison, sufficient to turn out all the inhabitants, who with difficulty could be restrained from firing on the troops at that time.its bearing at this stage, that the Court was'and no doubt would oppose them to the utmost cleared on it.It went in near\u2019y the words of j on every occasion ; and what waa of very great the charge.\u2014\" Is it your opinion, that Lieut.! consequence, the difficuhv of supplying the General Whitelocke did personally, or by hi'[ troops from either the land or from the ships, exertions or otherwise, do all he could to tor- the country inhabiiants all shewing a disposittoia waul the attackon Buenos Ayres PH\u2014It ihould to rise upon us, and the river not favourable teem that the Court ruled that the question otherwise ; when I called to mind the orders should not now- be asked, as one of a vety dif-!of the Commande, »n Chief and his Majesty** fertnt tendency wa» asked on the re-admis.'-ion' Ministers, in w hich it was stated that the pos- truce offering ihe tondinon» winch were sta ; fertnt tendency w as asked on the re-jdmisMon: Ministers, m wittcn it was stated that tne posted i n\u2019t he MW » evidence of yestetday.I of strangers ; it was\u2014\u201c Did any thirg, byjsessiouofthe countnr was not an object, unless had instructions from the General to go aod conversation or otberwite, uavs between you; H could be obiamed by a force which we did insuect the advanced parties, and had also a »nd General Whitelocke before or on the 4th not then poasess, or that could be of any uic if rimmiinicition with the Deputy Quarter-Mas I of July, soas to piotuce an hritation in your we had them j on allthese coniideiations, my communication wun me n»» x\t____ *\t\u201e v\t.k- eputy\t_\t.ter General, Col.C\u2019onnop, and Lieut.Btewn.i mind\tYes,\tin\tan interview I had wuh ihe on the ar.angement of the firs* attack { Sitj General, having not agreed wuh him .0 some Samuel Auchnuity coming up at the time toi o< his propo al', he appeared heated, and said cover my left fljnk.I had by this litre re that ! was throwing cold water on every thing ceived f.om Major Roche, the result of hit that he wished to do »*\u2014I rephed to tin.in conference w ith General Lintetâ, announc .g such term, as displeased him to much, that be b\" dataimiuation to defend thd to»\" «0 the weie it noi for Im }>erso' al respect for me, ' Hw extremity.The M.jor ob*'fvecl» when he would s^itpe^ede me in the situation 1 held it was suggested to fake the «own by assault, that the inhabitants wer* **ry numerous every house was barricade^ ^ fvr,y ^ tnd boy under aims St./I »he general opinion was, th -t an ait «tk should be ma«le j as in the then situation of dunga, it w iaof Kteai consequem » foi usirobum possesion of ii.li wciould have got up all out cannon and stores, which wa* unpiacttcable, siill it wai not likgly tc etlYct a reduction in a short unie ; this pa^se in the evening of ihe 3d ; the next day, abou.twelve o\u2019clock at noon, 1 lent again u sun>mo>.t e town ; and O'i ihe refusal ot General Li nurs 10 sut tender i« we made the attatk.I h« General then went on to state ihe itpul-eof tlietioops, as allcady before ihe public.A pointed q'ieit'on was asked by Sir John Moose, which bad been a-ked of -'ll th».witiierses\u2014Do you retodect Lieut, Gencrd Wh.telot kc'» being absent from ihe he id ouai-ters any time 111 the .course of the two d.ys, paiticulatly on the 5th ot July ?Ye* ; he was absent about half an hour at mid-day, and not more in the whole ; the real ot the time was \u2022pent with the Deputy Quai et-Master and Adiiiunt-General, Lteui.Colonel loireos, and ibeOfficers of hi» S-aff.SsvkN rev nth Day.\u2014T hr Court met at the usual hour ; but, without proceeding to buuucsa, adjourned to Moiulay, on accouul ol the absenceof Lieut.Gen.Lo d Like.LlClt TEINT H ANDNiNITIINTH DAYS.m tbc Staff.Aftri being stigmatiied, I did nO: feel mytrlf very comfortable in wuy coires-p ndence wiih thr Comm ndrr in Chief.The M.'jor-Gciici.il thru added, th t some 01 he/ couvetsation di t take place at the time ; but that was of a private nature, and which be did not think it pcoprr to mention at present.Sir Samu 11.A uchmu t v was next called ; and in rrpiy to the gennal question as to the state of the division of the aimy a ider hi» opinion decidedly was to accept the best terms we could get\u2014and to ofl'er the terms, to have six mouths allowed to withdrawr our forces and for the merchants to tell or dispose of their goods.I therefore communicated with Gen.Gower, and a treaty was entered into, by w hich we weie allowed two months only.1 wentieth Day.\u2014Major-General Sir S.Auchmuty\u2019s examination was resumed.\u2014Q.Aie you of opin on that, in the event of the Commander in ChicPs retaining possession of M^nte Video, the force was sufficient to keep the inhabiiants in due olx'dirnce ; and that in such an event, the regular supply' of ptovisiuns could he obtained f otn the country or by water ?The Court was cleared on this question.On the re admission of strangers, it pprated that the q icstion waa confined to the command .p to th- 6th of J ily, he gave a jlatter part, as the answer was, that it was not nairative of the p'oeredings of his divivon, at .ill probable, fiomthe hoMility of the Na.nearly s milat to what ha» already aj pea.cd.!»?'>, that any tegular supply could be obtain.He ihen proceeded\u2014When l icflecccd on they'd from the cour-try by lard.As to the sup-ungiacious, not to say dangerous situation in pfy by water, the'Ships could dot come higher which the at my was placed , the major pan of,\"?«he river towards the City than a distance of he light intamry killed, wound d, or prisoners; «ven miles; from ihcnce the river wasat times that tipw aids ol one half of my brigade were,*0\tandat other tiroes, >0 shallow, that cut off; tbc 451I1 regiment shut up close ; ilw ('he Unuing must in general be uncertain.\u2014\u2022 rema ndet wuhout coohdeni e, andat the most The tcir.aUktcr of the examination, which lut-inclement seaion of ihe year, without blatikets.jcd ur.ul two o\u2019clock, did not embrace any great COM*, or a change of nerc'iaiies, w ind) thing v-ry ma-erial.iVlajor N LctNT was then called, he waa a.h.d to bu Samuel Auchmuty\u2019s Brigade, in that country is «Iways produc ive o: g-eat \u2022ickuess ; the difftculitrs that must arise in burning or destroying houses, i 1 the »ous>ruc-lou o! which wood tormed no paif, except what was covctçd with terras ; the brick, so soft that no balls would make them fly ; tin 'xtreme difficulty, even it wc Succeeded in occupying the lowu, of being ab e to keep possession of it, fioro the known invetrraev of and number ok th: nativsl, of which I had sooic allai wuh the JH : h a.td 87th rrgimenu^-he aJwanl ced with 1 hem to Lostores, and fully corioho-raiedall that ^1 Samuel had taid.Twenty First Day.\u2014Brigadier Gen.Lumliy was examined, and atated the occur-1 cui es iu the bu.^auc he bad the command of pa he £ h ot July, 1 $07, from their first marchipg otf tin grwuad iliat morning dll the final sûr- 154 fender in the afternoon of i!»it d»y.Tn answer to 'event q iesttom pm by Lo:d C>thtait,^'' John Mi orr, and Geneial\tit on e out that from the hour of the ntaich »o ih.*t of the round the town, or by water, wtthou» a V tureriii docility o* probab.e .os»\u2014^ha .?H'ect would the brin^in^ .ip of our gun bn*» or gun-boa»'»o\tthem fiom Hie hcaih fm» Gcnprtl NVhit.locke, It hr,.l\t.ht n.o.rm* o( h.^ ^ |n,f h , ;,\u201e,s .no.much mce .h.n\tl', Tof ,h« b.U.««* UwiraawColoMl\t««1 c*U oy\t» 1 )\t^ Lieuienent Colonel Du.r, nl.ocomlo.nded,.».h.od, «'\t*\"» * \u201e uvift¦* - were\u2014Did he reieive any order* Irom ilv hopeleittitualion __ vas, that with los than too men, lie was in the middle of a town where every one waa an enemy i from the native of Old Spun to the Black slave, all armed ; where they had plenty ot artillety, well served, enfilading them in every way ; and the small portion of effective* which he had, deficient in evtiy respect foi either aiuck ur defence.He never did approve of the attack, circuro-stanced at it was, and more particularly disapproved of that part of the ar.angcinent winch related to taking the flmt» Oui ol the men i pieces.He wa* asked, it be had any icason to suppose that they had no spare Hints at the head-quarters.He believed the coi.uary wa, the case, for no reason of that nature bad bren Assigned to him.He added, that no communication writh Gen.Whitelsxke at head quaners look place, nor did he tecetve any aasutaoce, or otf'er of any, from him.Twikty-Sacond Day.\u2014Major Vam-2>KLeua, who commanded ihe left division of the 88th regiment, was eaamsn d as to ihc operations of that wing, on the day of attack \u2014beginning on his taking ground to the lelt, And advancing by * parallel iwo sticetadistane» from the right wing, into the town, \" here he took possession ot a house to cover hi* little detachment of 895 men, but he had lost so many men in bis advance and endeavour to keep possesaion, chiefly by the incessant fiie of musquetiy from the tops of «be houses\u2014and having no orders nor any assistance offered er expected, toextricaie him fromthesiiuauon\u2014 all attempts at a retreat being deemed inclfcc tual\u2014that be consulted with hi> officers, and accepted the terms of surrendering his men Erisoners of war, they being dunimshed in iliedaod wounded more than naif the numbci \u2014and immediately gave up bn sword.Brigadier-General Cxaufurd was then examined.He distinctly stated the occurrence of tbe Brigade under his order*, from the attorning ot the 5th, when they moved forw ard to the attack, until tbe articles were finally Aettled and agreed to, the facts of wh\u2019ch are already before the public.An examination of considerable length then went on aa to van-out quest tons of opinions : first, if he had tecetvedaoy assistance from tbe commander in \u2019 Chief, by sending in the reserve, or by ordering Colonel Layard with his corps to join him, he would not nave been able to extricate him-\u2022«If?He had 00 doubt as to that point, as well from what he saw, as what he \u2022 nder were\u2014L,.u .orders from th* Commander in Clmf durim» the 51!» r He did not, or he should have acted upon them.M a conversation he had w ith General Gower at Liuiei's house, he undeisiood *h*» General > -had »akcn his smioii at White\u2019s house in 1 Ik morning, and rcm.lined theie the w ho c day.Another point of convcivsnon was, H'0 *11 treme irritation of ihc natives a^ain't 'he Bm.irili for r potted cruel tie* wiiith icndcied the lives of the prisoners vet y prevarioo* j whiefi he den ed a* being tlic luct as far at hu own brigade went.\t.Twenty Titian Da y.\u2014Brigadier Gen eral Crauiurij wa» called in again, and further examined.\u2014Q- H d you any com tnunication with General W\u2019hltclocke from the time of receiving your ordett 10 march on tin morning of the 5'h July, until after or up 10 the time of the surrender in the coi.tr nt of St, Domingo?\u2014A.No, I had not j though hourly expected it.\u2014Q.Did you consider it probable, wt.en you hadadvanced in thoiown and t ken yoni po.iuon at tlte Copvenr, iltat th< CommanJei in Chief might have sent you »och reinloiceincnt from hia corps of reserve, 01 from the co'ps uo»fcr the command of Colonel Mahon, as woula haveeiuiblcd you ei'lier t«» pu.b forward or teticat in safety?\u2014A Fioni wh.t 1 know, 1 ihmk b\u2018 mi^ht ; hi* reserve, with the strength of Colonvl M bon\u2019* corps, wete upvvaids of 1600, chiefly compoved of carbineers, light diag>ons, tight a corps.[ The u>ual question of opinion, a* to the culpability, was then utlered to b\u201d put ; but, a* before, the answer wa*deferred ] spoke as to the exasperated state of the native, \u2022gainst the B itish, upon report* of allrdged cruel acts committed by them : Real foandanon tqr which, as far as he was able to judge fioin evetv inquiry, there wa* none.Twsnty Fourth and Twinty.Fifth Day.\u2014The evidence of l.ieui#nanr-C'o!ofie| Pack was reaumed; and the most materul qiiewrossa psH-ro turn, went to the same point a* those to Brigadier Gaueral Cnufurd ; 1, to the etiret a bombardment would h iveon U,e town by laud and w ater, and in case of it being made, 'he probable effect it might have on tlie aecunty of the pnsoneis in the exaspérât, ed st ue of mind of the inluhitaius* Rear-Admiral MURRAY staled, that he was not at all called on by ihe Comma nder in Chief to afford ar.y a>ri fame, o-her ih18 supplying the troops on shore with piovi ion, from on boatd his ships.The good rjrfCr4 c innooade or bombardment might have hsd oa ihe town in foiwardmg the purjiotr of the attack, h# did not doubt ; but he could :l0t ,|'eak aa to the policy or propriety of it, i, f4r aa might respect the safety of the British prisoners.Captain Davenfort stated, thuhewii with Lieut.General Wtiiirloske the whole day of the 5ih, at head-quarters wiih the es* ception of about an houi only on nud diy ; that ihc Carabineers si ce ready to be ral'ed into action the whole day, but did not recent Jiy otdeis to that effect ; and addtd, il s» hi nseii were provided wrh from jo to 50 io- uIs dammitnition each, and thu he did not know any communication being open with either cf the advjoced column, in the town, Wuh Sir Samuel Auchntuty'S column, one coo-munie >thc cdmon, attended Gtn Whitclocke, m ptirtinpce of orders, and did remain the whole day, wist, only these n-ccptiont, at two o'clock, or near, «he Geoersl _ .»\u2022 nt sue forw.ud fro >1 White*.Ho'-*e towari d rifle1 tfie town, to tee tf the Spanish flag waa «truck ' iront the fort.I found it wa* not, and return, ed in about h rif an hour.A little after three, I went again it) on the same business, and »is absent about the tame space of time, with fh« Lieut.Colonel Facr, of the 71st regiaseni, Mme success, this was all the time I was of the brigade, gave a detail of his advance-' and approaches, untd tlte arrival at the Convent of St.Domingo, and thin narrated hia convcua tion wiih the Bugjdsct Genetal on the Council of War he held at the Convent, 10 conuder of the surren 'er.The witness thm spoke as to the consultation he had with the Commander tit Chief as to the attack, in the course of '.vhich it appeared he had given hi* decided diaappiolMiioit of it, in the way intended; f .1 from his local knowledge of the town, and tlte approaches to it, they wete such that no foicr could be biougbt up in the day time, without all thetr force, and every movement being discernable from the turrets in the town.He herefore recommended that tbe attack, if made at all, should be made before the bteak Hood 5 they might have advaaced by going of day* He, ia common with othci witocsKs, bsent.About mid day ht> F.xiellency W\u2019ent nut tor at»out an Itoui, where 10 ! do not know His time duung the rest ot (he dsy »is occupied, partly on liorsebark, partly dn-mouuied, and some little time in writi-ig.I k iow of no order* issued by hint dining the day, b it one to me, to wnd some a»ullcry»cn (o the assistance of Sir Samuel Achmuty't origade ; wh n I tent if men under the ton-maud of a sergeant ; another order was to the carabineers, who were advanced in front of bead quarters, to retire and tali in (be tear of White*» house which they did.Twenty Sixth Day.\u2014He was asked his opinion, if he had been ordeied by fhj Contmandcr in Chief to bring up ihe gum a d «tores, and erect batteries against the town or tMUcM, os against Las CsaaiorTottos, wouU 155 lint «he «mender of the fort H* \u2022* certainly would\u2014Q.Waaiinot ^>o»^ible th.ir a battery miKh» be ao raised as to bear opou all the Drtnctpal ptralldlf toa* to beat\tr and by advancing upon ihem, to forward the Bullotk, the Commiasary, auorhe landing of ¦Doroaches into the town and op to ibeforl P.proniions, &c.in his depanment for the supply CVrtainlv \u2014O.Had you no order to act of the army.After anexaminafion of upwards in this way ?-\u2014A.i had not.\u2014Q.Did you of two hour», lieut-Col.Bourke withdrew.reteive from the Commander in Chief any! Here the evidence for the prosecuuon clos-orden for the dispoaition of the etores I A.I ed, and the Court adjourned to Monday thr did not, or I should have obeyed them.-Q.Was there any attack made on the m on body o! the reserve, under ihe immediate Command of the Commander in Chief on the 5th of »ltu.A.There was not, that I know of: all that took uUce that day was some scatte-linc firings between the advanced parues ot dragoons and the fugitive* that weie endeavour-idg (o get away from the town.Cape.Sou m r a, of the Engineers, was then called: and in answer to manv Miongly pointed questions at to the application ih.u might of the aitilletv and ordinance, have been an affermai meins of compel- iqitrsttons, as to opinion on the subject of the « -m\taA* a I * A Vyf I\tm A m ft I 9 & si I a \u2022 ft a a S\u2019* f \u2022 /A 11 k separation of the Major-Generjl\u2019s division fiom the main army, in passing the heights of Pi chuello, were asked and answered, as well a the orders to and correspondence with Mr.14th of Match.THE DEFENCE After a week\u2019s adjournment, to allow Gen.Whiselocke time to prepare hrs Defence, the Court arsemblrd on the 14'h March, when Gen.W hfflocke, from a written Paper, from Sir, S- Auchmoty, etprmsive of an opinion iHm 15,000 men would be necessary to the occupation of that country, and the several orders of Gen Whitelocke respecting the embarkation, &c.of the army, were delivered in evidence ) and Lieut.Col.Bourke was called to correct some part of Mr.Bullock\u2019s testimony.After which Gen Whitelocke produced a letter fiom Sir A.Williamson, testifying Gen.W\u2019s bravery in an assault on Port ao Prince, and on other occasions.Gen.White-locke then declared he had concluded his Defence, and relied with cheerfulness on the impaitialiry and justice of the Court.The Judge Advocat* reviewed the evidence, and commented on vaiious parts of 11.and of the defence, which he conttnded read a long and argumentative reply to »he1 did not in the slightest degree refute any of the different Charges he e*piea*edhis satisfac-i charges.In regard 10 the first charge, of hav-tion at bring afforded a proper occasion »o 'n >, contrary »o policy and usage, required it vindicate his character and conduct from active his proposal for surrender, that the Civil Ofh* and unmemed obloquy;\u2014he compUined of I rers should be considered ¦» prisoners of war, some publications by a subaltern officer, en.I not the least justification had been offêted | con raged by one of supeiior rank, and parti- on the contrary, the motives urged by tbe coinortrd in'ottimon - nil C.p>.n f.*,, .1».c,.l.ly eom,.l.in.d of Ih.\tu.d bv ; L fut.(.eoer.l toi nul h-.mg bon.b.dcd lb.S?! m rK.h.ve been emuloved with a very «he Advoc ate General to rre|udice the Conn ; town lest be should exasperate the people, «g.iwd effect, if they had had ordc s so t© do.\ta* umt h,m.He conjured the Court to srpar: gravated the rffenCC in calling upon them to * Colonel Ca doc an spoke as tolusbringu-tachrd to the 6th D^goon Guaids, or C -rab-uieers, and accounteu tor their not being en ¦aged on the 5»h, aa being attached to the rc serve, under «he immediate ordcis of the Com mande, in Chief at head quartrrs.Colonel Mahon was m the command ol a nun.erou* bodv ot troopa, who were order d bv the Commander in Chief to advance mU th« tow- re * 'be Bridge of Reduction, andjniattrr w.war to cnmm.ind .hat poMMorv\u2014no' to advance, a.J im-o .aced air evidence of opin'ons as to bis o|>eiati«>ns founded i.j on eanfrience acquit ed fiom ii\u2019isfoitunes, from those facts which were or could be kin wn ioI.iit, and I'l-on which he acted\u2014and to )«.di,e of his conduct, not by deliver up their Magistrates, the very persona towhomihey looked for protection.It appeared from the evidence of Gen.Gower and Crauturd, that if the prisoner had tollcwed up he advantage gained on the ad the place must the result and ubo-quent knowbd^e, bm b> have fallen ; but instead of doing so, be had the previous infirmation winch mdi ced tt He ComplJine.i ih u'he mo.ie ot giving evid \u2022nee in narrative, b!-nded murh exuaneous h the fart, reinive to ihe i harges.not even enquired ihe Cause of tlie firing, or the result ot the action :-That he had unnecessarily lost the assistance of tgoo men under Col.M;f in Hr g detail -often for a day on a bridge ; that he bad not vast varie*}\t_\t_ if the rncmv wen in to ce loiej'd ihein, Cn jmio eviUemt w .ic m.;.ht bear in i hr aggregate, availed hims'If of the co «iteration of the gun- \\i Knn in his cvMrncc, stated iha ht a tl\"»ugti not admn of, o* de», ve panial boats, bad not appoioird a place of retreat, or lonel Manon, .»> rm cv» s .\t.\t.\t_\t.\t.\t.j.i -______ look the puiition lie wa* oideied } b»'t fiuduy Ihst the Bridge ot Aeducuon w.»s not dettoued, he lock posse'joun of it apl mation.He then fnteiid into a detad of,a point to which comuiunicaiion should bo be ttiipt't policy, ai d cond'i-on ot ihe peojiU enf'\u2014lhai Gen.Craufurd and Col.Hack were of L.Plata, 10 sbrw 'hai the e*prc«aùon ot nhligcd to suricnder for want of orders, &c.Th/aTTlrmt Colonel wa* 'hen a.ked how he rM .I.ii \u2022 in-otf elves ihe.e, and of cxtcn>ive He closed ha ie( ly by a reference to the sur- In w' ¦\tr L- i-.u.\t-j.-vsrrc wholly Ul'ac render of Monte Video, which he condeumed Court was then continued fining for adjourned.paied.Gen Wlliirlo' ke anted, th >t Gen.''raw 't-id, Co'onel Duff, an.i Major Vandeiru , Lot.Pack, and Col.Cadogm, on cniermnj he town, un nrd to ihe lef uiv! ad ot the light, ca' e to take possession of .he budge without con.m< rcial advamages, were wholly tallac .render ot Mook Video, which hi j f He replied, ihai he did so, m the iious.\u2014ln the fourae ot this detail, the Genetal.m ihe Strongest trims\u2014Ihe Cc absence of all otders, conceiving it to be foi beeame cgimnsied and three of his tiiend* cleared, and the Mem be i s cent ini the benefit of the service.\tef, wj$ ex.>mi ned as to hia conduct dum-g ihe aiiack w Bueno* Ayes.Hi ev d«n e was nearly umilai to h.t of ihe piecrdi g wnue»*e» TwgNTY.NINTH DAY \u20141 hr D fUTY JuDC! Advocat» GenïXAt lead av*i»ei) of wilt ten doc i nients, ctneily rtp* ts ot tie-nerai Gower to the t uinmander in Ch cf.from the ist of July »o the 6«h of Juiy, eiKlmg wuh Geneial Gower\u2019s lettei to hi E»ccllency, n.clos.i'g one frotit Gencr.*l Lniu'rs.Lieut -Col BouaKit, ib* Acting Qutrir, Master General, w a* hist examined, to piov the h mu willing ot Majo» General Gower t the lener and it| Orta j and then was very fully examined as t** «U he kn.-w of the uan'aciions of-haipait ofih.-army that was com nauded by h^aior-Genri*! Gower, from the departur.iront Moine Video, .he arrival at EiVanads and Hi- hurllo, uot.l the final arrangement at Bucuos-Ayics ; to the cht\tient!v versed in the laws, and customs injudicious poMtio .aken by tun.Craw.«rd 0j\tvthetlvr it is conipatible with where he O'li'd not maintain himself, ^nd ,j)C Ju and digniiy of the crown, or the troiu which he could ikm retieat, .tn«l farhci, din-of.eus om-hon.ie officer, of any British m having wtihficld tiom bin Gen.\tto su'.tcr his books, to be inspectea byr knowledge of his iiioa;ion.\u2014 1 hr Gcucr d a | etty otfiit r, froril ahy fofvign state; as coniludod that p.m ot his itefencc by observiug, \u2022 ii.it he n>iglo have cried in adopting the plan I Gen.Guwer, which had failed, or from too i;reat a confidence in not taking all pioper precaution; but thcie weicetror* of judgement \u2022o wiiuh ihe ch.iige did i^n apply, ioiiie Charge icspi'Cting the suitcndtr oî Monte V dco, he answeird iha no blame could attach o him on ihai occasion, as be was not :thd Lomiuaadai ot that torucss.Official Lciteu\u2019extracts be allowed to lx taken bom ÜM such conduct would be highly reprehensible, and even criminal ut this moment, when so many individuals within the United State», who are well disposed towards us, are threatened with total ruin, in consequence of the embargo ; and so many of ourselves interested in tfieir being able (without subjecting themselves, or ns to prosecution) to evade it ; which would be an impossibility, should 156 V»k« ofMtrjft, nilhln tins\t^\tan.l plcasiiniry we heve jirtipijdfwdlcnoii.io he pro 'J jul) un thu !Ubj«t, in order 10 uimulate 'VTo {^.»Lb.ywTâ think.Mr.Jriftfrson, at this moment, can rensonably expect from us ; or presame to add to his catalogue of unjust anil humiliating demands on our worthy Sovereign.A British Mbrchant.Montreal, May 7, 1608.FOR THE QUEBEC MERCURY.Mr.Editor\u2014I have attentively perns- rum one half of the community, beesuse it is said there can be no good without its alloy of evil ; and that a few young merchants, in the cities of Quebec and Montreal, svill reap great advantages by the institution proposed} tor 1 insist also, that the old ami staunch ones, want it not, to enable them totlo more than at present.b,w.w~.Thu* much I have said for argument «dThe aMV, Vnd m^rl^h of Mr.Uake, but now, sir, in order to make our Richardson, as also the late pieces in your'\"\th,\u2018 m,n*1 1 Farmer\u201d easy in his mind ; as al'o ill paper, signed \u201c A Farmer,\" yet, notwithstanding 1 he flattering coloring and shading, of the subject by the former, and my readi ness to acknowledge, the wonderful utility of Banks, in a great commercial and manufacturing country, like Great Britain, where forgeries and passing counterfeit bmk-bill» are^ by no means, an easy undertaking, and always end'in the destruction of the party concerned ; and where the merchant is daily, and i may say momently, receiving returns ffom every corner of the globe, to enable him to meet that paper in Banker\u2019* hands, with ¦w hich he was enabled to make his shipments, 1 cannot agree to say, with the advocates ier a Bank, that such an establishment here ia equally necessary, or that we cannot dispense with it without material injury to the \u2022country, having only ihe surplus of our this subject, hr, who his not, is a negative others who may have the like evil forebodings, on the score of the proposed Bank, I will candidly tell vou that our ensuing I.jrluim nt may uftly exontrjK thrmwl.i.v.la.,-h,ch\tfc.by ih.,.^.! m Lm »ry further cun,Mcr.m.n on tlm sub\tP»\u2014^ are »ly (ritded by thtet malicioaa paBilona which always bdog on tharuui of sutM.All Hurope knowiibat the pacific aud conciliating dispotMio*, of the fiench, is only «uaallrd by the tintiUr qia% lity in yoarwlf.The liench will always be ibt most nncere ftienda of ihe Roman S«e.Tour ilolincu may auuie yourself of the etterm sad perfect venrratioo which 1 bear towards your pen ion ; ard 1 bcaeech you to believe my desire is, on every occasion, iogive prv»ofa of the reverence and respect with which 1 have the honor to be The muet devoted of your servants, (Signed)\tBoMAPAara.\" Unparalleled effrontery and duplicity !\u201d Th» plunder of Lombardy, Mantua, the irnptria] Malta, Carraro, Placentia, B'dogns, Ferrara, Ltg, horn, Milan and Lodi, the massacres of Brn«|C0 Lago and Pavia; the breach of faith withtLe dukes of Pferma and Tuscany, are notonour.\"Whit became of all that plunder f\u201c Bonaparte sod B'rthirr shared it, though at first, they disafrtsd about iheir respective shatea.At Venice, according to tut hemic dncunttma^ in the hands of a British ambassador, Borupa.-tt privately atulr a diamond neckiaue, of immense ject ; for, if ihey persist in the sic pa of ihcir predecesstors, and so pass the desired bill, it w'ill be iibeless ; for from my personal knowledge of the Can.tdionh, a* also ot the Americans, who trade to this province, I am confident that hank bills never w ill circulate beyond the walls of Quebec and Montreal ; consequently ihe company would of itself, soon fall to the ground, and probably, to the injury of many private families, who might then be stockholder* ; a serious considérai ion.Ai Pavia me magiatrairs having intrrirred to save the people, they were bound togeihrr and shot.He burned the town of B\u2019nases, and maasaord eight b indredof the in habitants.The duke of Parma was compelled to pay fore tutornamn of arms (in obtaining of which bis nw vjv, a nobleman of the firat rank, waagrottiy n.suited) \u2022 ,000,000 of livres, t,700 bottes, 9,000 oxen, an immense quaruNy of ^roviatons, wab kit chute of the duke's pannings.By dint uf uora* leumg crimes, assertion of falsehoods, and the ommitt'on of murders, he irrnfird the fearful ard bream* victorious, tkaagA j isarartaui aad notis consiueraiion.\t1\t^ j the restraint under whwh ihe Archduke was plu.produce*, and that of a tew of our neighbors,!*^ insignificant character, unwonhy ol the \u201edf \u201een l# limpleti mutions The council of lor exportation, for which, during a few appellationul a man or usclul citi/cn ; yet, , rxportation iiKMiths of the year only , I may say, we xeceive in return necessaries.'1 he re fore as it is evident, and clear to me that the predictions of the Farmer would be verified to a serious and ruinous extent, had we a Bank, without a possibility of our stopping the evil, from the facility of now entering this province in every direction ; although we ashould take the precaution of making use ©f devices{ such for instance, as stamping M.inmoth on one bank-bill, to denote a Joe ; an Elephant on another, to announce its value to be half ditto ; a Camel to signify a Guinea ; until we come down to a Mouse lora half dollar bill ; and so fonh.\u2014! must war, at Virana, had th* impudence, not only to sir, as you have acted, in my opinion, the jt^rm ih* geuctsl plan of the camyuign but aisoio most Candid and ju > part ot editor in our assume to itself ibe chargr of duectiogih* cxecuih province, since this business has been broa-iun and local application of u.\u2014Botupme was ched, I have not tlie least doubt but you much more advantageously situated, havif,| (4W< will also favor my rem-rks with a place in^o*cAe, by hit paying and maimaiimig the timtei your well edited paper, however severe you »tjtbe expence of rtie countries which they occupk may think proper to be on the author } for that is your pnviledge./in u of my old countryi god us, to persuade you tbos Fiance is your enciny ; they rd ; and by hacarding many decisive siiokei (wnich ihe duke could not do, by reason of his uufortu* nate and abort sight, d orders) which, in ceruia circumsunces, cast alone give victory, he Ucsm Mscceaafui.It would be unpardnMble to omit the palpsble falsehoods in all ISonsptrte\u2019a iniitiary retums, Irua (lie opening of the campaign to the capture ot Mm.loa, we find that the kiil*o and wnuudcd aniouraad to near ^0,000 min, and the prisoners to oesr 100,000- Now according to tlic*e stsientents, Bonaparte, alias the emperor of the granit »a/«s, muit have tak'n, killed or wounded ^^,ooo raea more than the Austrians employed 10 Italy duitsg that campaign.To be continued by Yours, A SUBSCRIBER* Quebec, 101b May, tSofi.MR, CARY, Sit\u2014I send you a short eafruct fromsMi-nuuript Poem, intituled ** a peep at Wish-\u2022ngton ; or the laud and praise of Thomas JsFfBRiOBg\u201d for witkb you will fumuh \u2022 tomfr of yori drifen or \u2022ffrighiou»; «owm ; WhiU «««» l»*11 g»»PP\u2018«,\"e,n\u2019 tcofrti Downr» \u2018he »h'P««nd \"\u201cY t**,or àrawMt Aad not ¦ k**l mc*P«* OMr \u2022ho,r,\u2022 «o-.foom we know, wil* envy overrun.Like wlemn owl.who quwrd w.th.he .uo, In rMf ded.ie IhM ounvuo hundrea wil No more would hui.tl em .h«> \u2022 b.dger'.tail ; ?or fir it .dfofemo.t, uy theK formal men, No ple»aant c.b.o.ihe.e vile boat, coma.u.The uilora .quailing ina four fe«i hold, Amidu btlce water, vejmio, dm, and co.d, No inrgeon, whrn they\u2019re wounded, ready Manda, To give the aid human.y demand.} They muu remain until the tombai » o er.And then (if lumti h«d »«me aid arho.e.\\Vh»t.do you want accommod-uon* h'»e, I.\tn,aa lbe k\u2018>*u\u2019 ,of dLn*¦ \u2022 \u2022« Our Governor lurf received information «»f two Trench frigate, being in a .mall bay in the neigh bourhood of Tangier», waiting for atavouiable opportunity to run through.There are thip.of war upon the look uut foi them ; and if the information received be correct, you may \u2022hortly mpeci to hear of their arrival here.\u201c from 1 hr tnegautea lately adopted by our Go vernor, we have every rea.on to think that a pari of the Expedition, not yet arrived, bailor one ot it* object, the taking of C«u»a$ at pteaent that placet, blockaded by two brig» of wat.Thegreat advantage cf taking ib:» place would be, keeping the french out of Batbaryt for ahould they eitabliak them.elvra three, it would material») affect na here, aawellaatke fl'et oH Cidir, ainee Ceuta it the principal place whence we ere able to icccive eeppUce ; the poaaeitiee ef Cceie by ibe 157 enemy «tfoqId alao have e bad influence opoe the commerce of England.The emperor of Morocco itfetrful the french will pay him e viut, and he 11, ofcourac, very anxipua toy the Briltah to, bp in poaaeaoon of Ceuta : it ig laid that he hab offered the government tvery thing in hit power to oiduce them to aeite it.The fortreai fa well fortmed, but the harbor 1a adapted only to *lna,' cr,\u2018l* ** '* Mnpo.aible, at certain time*, to prevent 1 he Spaniali gun boat# from running over to Ceuta from Alge-uraa, and it ta io their power, io a aboi» time, to convey a number of ironpa thither.\u201d DUBLIN* Mart Ik 16.The London Papers of Tneaday l*st amted red Item forming »*»y thing of in IrrmUtiMt force in that quarter from the vigilance of out squadron*.\ttJ , The Swcdiah fleet which were bound up by the ice in the harbour of Catlscrona, were lately .awed out, and have put to sea ; they conaist of 14 tail of the line, 8 fngaiei, 44 gun bngi, m4 a number of similar vessela\u2014ahould theae be joined by an English fleer, they will form an irresistible naval force in the Baltic, which will render it acarcely poasible lor the French and Danes united to mane the meditated invasion ol the province of Scania* Sir Sidney Smith was at Gibraltar on board yestetday ; by tbe^we learn, that the Channel | the Foudroyant, getting tn provisions and wa-Fleet has been driven ia'o Torbay\u2014from the ter, in order to proceed to the Brazils\u2014it is pu valence of thr easterly winda for some days, {expected his active services wtllbe of the great* which operate w ith, petuliar violence, io and eat utility in that quarter.\t4 coniiguouv to the Bay of Bucay, they cold A vast French force ia again assembling at not well tetain their position» with any degree Bayonne, nominally for the purpose of attack-of safely.} and they were obliged to bear awav ing Gibraltar ; but it is conjectured they intend for England\u2014it i* »hei«foi« 10 be apprelieudtd, to assist the French troops already in Spain, to VT_.- I __L 1 .\tm /4a»4itr ftfl\t4 ¦ f* V ral alfla St 1 Ifl tflJ .is NaTôreoii has lately, shewn adcsirc to have effect a revolution in that country, ail h.s fleets ufloat, that the Brest squad*on will take advantage ol the absence of tlte British and come out ot port, if possible to fonts a junction Wiili either the C.uUa, Flnahing, vr the I earl\t~.-, - \u2018\t''w *  \\a fleets, wh:cl: are ali a» «his period ready to .ton, with hvc passenger», viz Mr.and Mrs.harbour», Price, and Mr.M\u2019Kcnzie ot this Cit\\, Mr.St.JOHNS, N B.Feb.a*.Arrived here on Friday evening from Sf Andrews, the Packet Speedy, Capt.John- nuke a sudden clvpcttteni frona tbeae\t\u2014\u2014 - - - \u2022\t\u2014\t\u2022., in wh ch Biituh valour baa so long confiiKd M\u2019Master of St.Andrews, ami Mr.Hasluck, tiicm.On.the entry of the Russians into Finland, Gener-d Buxliovdrn published two Proclamations, the first of which ha.invited the Fins 10 submit to Russia, until Sweden tmnes wiih the reitol Entope against\" tKt fitncral twrny ef mankind.\"\u2014likewise called upon those people to assemble a Diet at Abo, to form a Government, anti dimmish taxes.An tnva an English gentleman.\u2014Capt.J.informa» that, on Wednesday evening, the 17th inst.the wind being a-head, and an appearance of a snow storm, he came to an anchor in Bliss\u2019 Harlwui\u2014that at three o\u2019clock on Thursday morning they were surprised by :t violent agitation of the vessel\u2014Capt.T* can convey but a faint idea of his astonishment on observing the vessel going through Government, aoo aiminsan mue».h>t« - - \u201e\t-\t,\t\u201e k^.7, ding cncmv commouly makes such delosfvclthe water at the .,tc of 15 knots Pcr ^0,iT* off?r.to the inhabit mis of the country they there being only a light wind from the S.E.L r .\t.\t_____I1U .1 and when, a few minutes previously, she enter, wbiih if attended to, geneiallv ends in their ultimate destrucuon ; but the fins have ind when, a few minutes previously, she was safely riding at anchor\u20141 he mistery their ultimate aestruciion , um me 1 uij n-.vr -.7\t.k,,,.! hitherto resisted ihc.c insidious proposition», ^ unravelled °rt.h,s.obscry,nS.a.VVSe and rvmced .\u201cpin, of d,,«mined loy.hy ,\u201e!Wh.le .h., ^,nrf'o HweenUngW h,m^ their Sovereign, which has caused an universal '«J the Cable, and as it * \\\t.\u2022\t.eloonof^deWe -f\u2014k m.de v-> -dU b.7^,^:.7Sin,he.,Tfo,r 'îl an,Y 7*000 strong, and compleaily vu .u hj.can only account forthia alledandUnja^dwst^ilManr sitwes^uld mo,( i\u201etoIU,]!I Jcircuinstjnce by ,he sup- tbe Ru.a.ans leave so ^s'der^k \u2022 ^rosUion that the Whale was near the vessel, 1 hind them, m attempting to advance ,,,.0 ,he [n plirsnj, ut Herringb, and, asthe tide was interior of * n^doT\u201d, 'in^\tsetting in, and the wind to the S.E.the lakmg place, «hey must nece.».r,ly find them a\tsUck\tfoot, he must have vert great obstacle to .he.r.tfecnng a retreat.\tu r*und h; >a and draW\u201eit ,ight 1 he R-usian army ha.^vanced into Fu.land b end^Vl>|u ;o cXtriycate himself, m tl.iee divisions, cu.nm mded by Genrr*l,i Vc s.a.e thfs remarkable circumstance on Buxhovden, Bcnn.ngsen, »nd\tlhc authonty of the respeciabk evidence the latter is a Swede\u2014the w hole of «he Ruiuan which aLCOnip,nkd the dilai|.army de.tmrd against Finland amounts to fiotn.v\\\u2019£ CERTIFY that the circumstance ci- 45io 50,co3 men.Ibère tie accoonts said to be received from Gibraltar, which mention that the Carthagena spuadronta actually at sea, but had not fotmed a junction with the Toulon and Rochefort fleet*; it consists of but six tail of the line, md was forced to put into Minorca by stress of weather.It is hoped they will be preven- ted above is a fact.Jamet Prier.Dan.M\u2019Masltr, John ATKtnzif, Rukard Ha slack* A destructive fire took place at Trinidad, on the tAth March, in which moat of the houses, itorca, aud cvbcr combustible buddings ia the town ware 158 dfitro^rd.Several eargo«i of lumber, l»ndfd from ( you» baby ereditor*, whether peer», baronet*, anfu'i Che Aroeric»n (hipping to ihc harbor, and il>f n or limpU1 eommonei < ; b n «\u2019r are re«oWed, or u>el untold, were aho conaumed.The lot», ami di» treu of the iahabiunu, ta aaid to have been vet y great.FROM COBBETPS REGISTER.I hope n> at leaM, that what you have been unable Jo bully us out of, we >1iall not yield to thçu jew*like supplication*.I» th»*^ ye god*, theîdfty»apifftci republic of Atnetica ! Arc the *ons of\u201c St, Tammany,\u201d wl»o wou'd tather bethought the dcscendani* of a cop>pcr coloured mvâp'C that) the aon» and bfirsot Knglt.thmen ! Is this the \u201c new Amphycuonir I* the great and renowned,4 hi\"g They make demanda upon a* ; they arrogant ____________________________ ly and insolently dematul of England, without ^0\"nC|| j., whose permiuion they dare not venture ut-on (;onK ;»» Sending up Ui.dethand petitions to the seas; they demand of her that (he shall |lhf p.ll|iilrtjenl 0f England, aid resting lor a yield to them what ^ never yielded to any , ^ of |f^ty |H>on |bf circ\u201emltam < that power in the world, the right of tear clung others, though mnocehr, would »hare in the neutral vesaels for her own seamen, which aeatnen, by means the most fraudulent and base, they have long been in the practice of inveigling away and aetainin» ; thii demand is rejected, and upon the ground of that rejection, they past an aft to prohibit the importation ot icinate with pleasure the restoration0r._ tul officer and patriotof SEVEN I Y-blX QUEBEC, MAY i«, iStS.Bv rh* arrival of the Jtwifi we havr b*m witn Dubim oaperato |hc gid r>f M»rch, \u2022ng London date» 10 the ijih, by which u (pp»î that tlir account» of (hr a (j,,, the hlood of the parent c.mnOt be of compelling England to subm.t.fo their de.>btM.d by |hl, offhe ch),dtriL niand j brance isities a Commi mal decree,; T here ia a remedy for .be41 diuref se ^ of intended to deter America from having any the people of Ameuca, which, as .he petition-communication with England ; England reult *eis ^ rno( (t,em ,M have thought ot it, I -til \u2022tes; thereupon the Americans who bad\tMote than three before threatened to set in good earnest about fo,lr|ht Q, ,he |rtde ^ Aoifflc,f ,h\u201e ,r,df> the work °f conquering the Ubenyot the*», lbe lf, ,lcr it Wlth blockade th-mselvea by an act of embargo.England and her dominions.What .,.that And now, behold we are told that unie,, we hâ, , te lhu , ,df ?The retractour act of retaluf.on agurnst Fr*nce !\t^^ of cmb bar go preceded our O.dera in Council) will ®ot be able to pay the debts which they owe to those Englishmen who, for the sake of higher inteiest, and as they thought, better jcdirity, preferred Atnetica to England is a place wher in to deport their wedth These men have now the impudence to tell us that it is we who have o caatooed the distresses ol J thing to be acvomid.shed u.the \u2022}«*.\u20ac af thiee days, What a1\u2019 e«sy rc'!»«dv .«no now ncutn: ! I he rwinor «.f Sweden h.ving made overture» r» France a«.tj ftuaaia, 1» contrad ard , <>n the Ayr, but there a e our Oiders in Council\tan embargo wm, <.n the a^th March, tmpo*.Yes, but these Orde a do not prevent a tr ,U< ; ,\u2018l1\t*\u2022* Fruu «n and l)a>.>h .hip., .n the -om with EitgLnd ard he.dotmuuaa,».Th v pie* vent j tr.(J wtrfi Fun«e, and Ann rwa cannte trade w ih hnv'and MtilMs Eng'ami at ow, her to trade with France, r Yew true.No hm< t :_ j\t, \u2022\t.\t\u2022 .can be mote fatr and rea^O'iablc ; and at* ' hen f;™'\";,, !n?\t\u2018«\"'P1'\"' >\" k\" «\u2022<¦.ot th.iAmcK.bw.ud», i.o»,L K.iu-f »h, ,\t'he \u2018r*-*' \">C.sHc .,il p-a1 h.; blck they put into her motrh, is sn »ub>t.ncr, .bp\tr \u201cyield to my demands, siibmit to my o, en A,nettf#\u2019 * jvetv-d anmi\u2019 coruirivinHacon ^aom the B»yi ja ; Kjt.ut.invité»* a body of br.ti.h no 'p»t, 4ir,l0t dna, .»d mom \u2022 n* eritoviu coop ration .a a.id to anae (ruto a fa.lure, 00 tne t,4ft If Tuikt.hi » >me oig.g-me t« wt h >he B'Vi.i> op.m aga n ; tf not, all that | The idea ut a pan 1,.un ot h- Turkitl.am part p.ruali.yfo, your enemy,' and,o all the.nvults\t^ j' \u2019 V°\twm.f.*.e, Rua.,, «k! nmna, u afc.0 .e! t rtV» t/ntà e * f «k 11 u \u2022 « f\t*\t** fêocf to irp<*.t| ihjv drcftT ; of if %he ii.es Jr ae\u2019lf o1 \\rn b* m\u201c* (f,U \u201c m> mM Cltornr n -t .0 adopt .f.*t cout.c, to éoutinnetO A ,M,ef i,on 4 tr*t*et9t le me,f.\u201e,,|e hu.K.« pun.ahmcnt «n order «0 pun,.l.U4(k wiu ^ ij( d/n(J, V unneto ^, .\t.PfU (||\t.^ o jou, too poor to pay the deb*a which I have\t*\t____=_______Ithe f d^w.g Atr^.r l.-.wv rework hat t.y ,iw solemnly engaged to uay you, whetherw« re j\tYORK fl\u2019ennlM rrl.,\t1'«'\u2022'*«\u201c» m» .«i'»-h- com.m*., t ,f «war or at peace.\u201d What should you reader, j Qn Thursday last à ball L^'ex r.cteti 1**\" UT,y\tr° ^l''vr\u2018 think ot a tradesman who, being in )o-r debt, froill tbr |Cli 0f j .COB u A _ N ._\t.\t, '\tth^.4».\u201e.een d-ya.a direct .ff r of ^eace to C.:4 were to say lo you, m-ke me a «.r.rode, ot JilrrTnd^corder (or rib .\\-J ' t \u2018 ^\tw .roe made by B .Aa^artr 41 your right to prevent me from inveiglt g away ictcived -t the ,jklll o| fortw\u2019/ ^ ^\t'' \" ** d\t.4°d and coriupting anu dettimng your actvants ; ,n ,7.5\t**\tn who, u|H»n be.ng refused .o.mo'em .demand, ! lhc ball has lost but six grain* of.ts \u2022boulilay bybistools, ahutupbushop, ur.o origla.,, hH ,lt anounce, iltsmuchfl/rt\" \u2022wear that he would, .n ordo .0 .jure vou, .e,?and was so nrmly wedged in.\u201e h U V ta br'?\u201c Un\u2018 de,,,?,,d be\tkni, »*?o luvr rendered aaKMcd to, and w o, upon be.nga.kro lo.jan extnetion impracticable bctoic entirely It \u2022» .aid n.t grrst eitttu.a*.prrva-lr 1 *1 Rtga, \u2022*.cnn>rq-iei«.« of tn« wti wiih I.inland, hfir.dc betwrrrfthat rJicc and Loglud ha> 1 * Of n of a ve\u2022 y ^rrst rxtrr t I pr >*\u2022*\u2022.of :hr F' nch and ^pamah tmopt 1 t /\u2022\u2018(laud, har r>re« retained Ly tuc diffi.ully of , rovtu ng , rvvi.ion».(he amount ot the debt due to you, wee .0 ctriou , and w.s edited through.* M.lcivi plead hn poverty, atising from the cesaainu.cl\u201eOI, un .hco,, ol ,i,c\tjj Th#i WO,,ld yoU 'u k 0t 4ULh ui the\ti« vc be^n grebes , ,itKC * \u2022 man?Ameuca dt.covers .««b.scase, the ceiv.ng the wound, and lot son* It Jtf, u insolence and baseneca ot the Vita, n who .- T \t* .*\t\u2018Ci.^iiittr insolence and baseness ot the virago who, prdcr to xt«en her carcase from the blow, broughtiupoo it, by abuse too great for n o ul endurance, thrusts forward her belplc'» bastard, with a 44 kill my innocent baby, you cruel n time .dniost imuppouable, T he prospect is liuwrvor, at present much changed.And while his family and frien t., cherish the hone 0! seeing him t.erd f.urn th long extended chain ot woe under which «\"¦*><\t« ko ».w,.h.kU)t.\u201er1o)%^.;r^T^^;u;ir;r;ux Mr.JrfTrrion h.a itiurd a Prorlamation a»imK coin jiiiatxtnt, 1, (hr *,\u2022* \u2022 ut Vrrn.u .t, \u2018ui .\u2022,, iltr einharx** act I and \u2022(tbi.K r»t.all 'rficcrs, OvJ (\u2022in \u2022ntiitv.1 t«* aid and »**'»t in r tortio* kt a>d 0*4, I In» >.'u ) iv* *#r, et fir* It ft* \" A mete Oa/h \u2022.»h* p*u.» *11 rly tciridanir *\u2022 nuugb usacar* acrow.U w, however.»aid uw vulle>.tui, 11.\\ ciin nc, it, .pr>-.« of ieird u* ' ** AM ot IWO Vfswfk foi ine 3Urpn*e ef pie.fm 'if intraciiuti* oi ' h'* an, Kutdtatif.- nwi.rri nl r*f \u2022 ale, M ail cvcmi, Ucs«iuiutcd m lore* men *»*fi 7 r 159 Who «n burnt th.m 1« bdot lioaoF.Wy iî»PO«f lofulfill (beir tou»*«u with »hc mcrchtnu to thu ,rTh\"r»oLrth emhêrgo «et.\t\u2022\u2022 *<* rertam rf»»r-inU on ibe coMlut* Jfcoifim* - **\" ftirt<,,,de' Ukf hu^*\u2018,, w,n klflkihiou*h none wall*.\tM | f ith Sn Cfotr Prf*»»»* '\u2022 »rrlvel1 \u2022*\tW7B lb,\" >eeiit>enO( M.dtobeoJ »ooO men each, the , h g,h and «3*1 Writh fuaileer*.Jhe »3,h ,e' which tailed in company, had proceeded £ Bermuda.S.r John Wentworth ret.,e.with, htudiome pen»ion.As the writer on bank, in thie number, it cmd d enotiRh «o.ndulge u.m ,be oîir pnvclege, we ««\u2022* be ^rm.tted to add.U word, to What we batre prcv.ou.ly ta.d oo ^Can rVrre be a more general compl-int than that of the stately Ot money ?Doe» any thing give greater satiaf .con th-n «\u2018»e armai of that art.cle tn .he p«ov.nte ?D U\u2018CO wr can find a anbstitute for »S «J»»*1 %*lue* du we nut ob'atn all we wish I * h\u201c su*>*\u2018,,u,« .uy be found bank paper.But bank n.pcr unll not be understood by the pea>aR.Y of .h,a country, la their ignorance of the value of e.>ld lest than it would be of that u paper No.Of thia tr.nh every day a eatericikc coovinrea u*.But notwuhatand.ngihetr .goo ranee.hey are obliged Ua.ly to uke goW, ol the value of which they »oon take ca.e to in formth miclvca.What ti to\t,h^ ating the tame precaiu out with reapect to piper t Be it gold or paper they cannot be LiSorant of the penon they receive it flora : and .n «se ol ,n.yo»,non they have alw.y> their remrd).C ould they he .mlulgeo in «he r mahea, ihey would receive iwhmg but ail-Vcr, becauae ih \u2018y undeiaianti it be»t.1 be \u2022* /fe/A/en/rr,\u201d speaking of Gieat Britain, uy*'\u2022 wheie the mnch »nisa daily, and 1 ntuy uy momently, »« cctvsog returu* Iront ev.ry Corner of the globe, to enable him to meet tb.ii p*per,n banker*.Itatada, wuh which be wasrnablrd ru wonkcr lu diuounl hi.paper, as ihe language ol ihia wri.1er seemt to imply.When he find a it uecca* u,y to mak- a paymt-nt, hi» mode ia to draw on him, by htlmg up a blank check tor that purpose, in 'he m.inner we eaplamed in mu obaeivation on a passage in Mr Kicbardaon\u2019t speech, Ihe iramacllonf beiweeuanc»ubls^h-ed meichant in tn^'and, and hi* banket ate of a ditieicut completion fiom the oiscoum biist ness.Since we have touched on the article ol bank-paper, we roust, as connected with it, be allowed a fev words on education.The want of school» in this province, particularly in the country parishes, has been frequent nutter of animadversion, by dif ferent writers, at various time», in the numbers of ihia paper, and frequent Call» lure been made on the govciqiucnt| on the subject.We should be sorry to be the means of pieventing qny atem, on the part of the government, tor the furtherance ot »o desirable «n object as the education and consequent information of the ri*tng_ generation.But wc Cannot think thedefect, in any wise, imputable to the government.1 he cause is rather to be found in a totaj insensibility and ignorance ot the importance of education, arising from a system which has grown into habit.Did the Canadians know the value of education, and were there a consequent disposition to inform the mind» of their offspring, it would not be ihe want of school» inat would be a total impediment to the attainment of th'ir object.There is the same want of schools among the settlers in the nrw tow'nships, but ihrre is tioi, not-w ithstanding, the same want of education.And why ?Because any thing like english-men would conceive is to bv the most bttier reproach that could be made to .them did ihey suffer iheir children to grow up in a total ignorance of letters ; therefere where they cannot have the aid of schools, children arc taught by their parents at home.This ihey cbncelvc fb be an indispcnsible duty.Even where there arc schools, they feel a pleasure and pride, in funhering the good work.Few english fath r» lament their in capacity to give their children fortunes, if they but hmf the meant of supplying that want by what they conceive to be equal to a fortune, a good education.It ia often urged that, without the assist anCe of government, the Canadians have not the means of educating their children- This wc deny, because we know that there is scarcely a Canadian in any of the country parishes,' who' will not throw away more money on a dance and supper, thin will suthce for a year\u2019s education of more than one child.But the great nu fo:tunr is thaï a dance and supper aie held in iar higher esti illation than reading, wu-iitg and aii'hmcttc.Some ot our reaners will find a striking s mi lanty ot ideas between the foregoing, and something lately hiutb, general cargo.¦ Ship Countess of Bute, M'Vickar, in a8 days from bt.John», N.F.addressed to Mr.Lymburner, cargo salt, rum and sugar.¦\tMiip Fui (uoio, Cook, ut 3 days from Fie* too, add«e»s;d to Meaara.Lhub iroe A Joliffe, in bails»!.Pa'seugeri, two mthc ueetagr.¦\t¦ ¦ ¦ Brig Hawk, Aitken, in 18 days from Saint John», N F.addrewed to Mea»i ».Irvine, M.** Naught A Co, us ballast.¦ Brig Jane, Crawtord, in 35 days from St.Vincent* and 15 fiom Hahtax, aaJre»»cd to Me»srs.Irvine, M\u2019Naugnt A Co.cargo sugar, rum and molasses.ImelUgeoce-^cbe March packet haa arrived at Halifax.\u201411.\u2014Bug Swift, Scott, from Dublin, and last fi on.Cuik, 4 werksand 3 days fiom the latter place, addic»Kd 10 Mr.(à.Hamilton, in baL last.WAN l ED, OR a small family in ihe Lower Town, a COOK.MAID, who can bring recota* mcndauotis for clcanl ness and good conduct.Apply to Ma.Car Y.Quebec, 16th May, iFoB.____.SLATES FOR SALE.FEW thousand Countesses and Ladies, landed last tall.Apply to GLORGfi HAMILTON. 160 ÉDUCATION.J GREEN fr«p«cUully ioformi hiifriendiand \u2022 lhe public, that o* Monday, 23d inat.he in-teniîa to commence a SCHOOL in one of the room» \u2022t FREE MASON'» HALL, Buade urert, for the instruction of youth in Reading, Writing, Arab tnetic, Book keeping, Knglith Grammar, History, Geography ice.The Latin Language * ill be taught if required.J G.beg» leave to a»turr tho»e Parent» or Guar 4i»n»who may be pleated to confide in him tbe education of their respective youth, that every at tention will be paid to preserve their moral», im.prove their undemanding* and cultivate in them a jutt taate for elegant ai well a» uaefulliterature* T » » M \u2022 A* fOL LOW» ; Reading and Writing -\t3 Dollar» p.Quarter.Arithmetic, Book keeping, engli»hgrammar, hittory dec 4 do.p.do.Rudimenu of Latin language 3 Quebec, 10th May, 1808.p.do.FOR SALE.At THB SUBSCRI*Bb*a STORE* IN THE LowikTown.THE entire cargo of the Ship Eliaa, Capt.Heatly, from Surinam, consisting of prime Rluscovado Sugar, in ca*k» of attorted wetghu, from 2Cwt.to9Cwt.and »otne packages of Dry Goods, amongst which are a few bale*of Woolen*, black and bloc Velveteen.*, a few 8-4 rich primed crimson Silk »hawis, B8c8.FOR SALE.THE schooner BEAVF.R~ measarirg, per register, Miltons, well found *nd com- pletely ready Cor sen-Apply ^ Subscriber 00 or before the toth |ane.ANGUS SHAW.Quebec, 9th May, itofl.FOR SALE, OR TO LET, «nd possession given on die istof May next\u2014 the house, No.35, St Lew is Street ; now oc-cuptcd b\\ Capt llben Roy*» A.«iiicry.Fo.I -I ¦\t1 rmT ljir : «¦wJ paititul.it* apply to A SHAW, No.1, St.Peter street, Quebec% April 4, 1808.Lower Tow n.F)R «ne or more yea»*, and pos v Miwti to be given on \u2019he 10 h proximo, \u2022 he HOU'E No 8, St.Pc'ci Suce., w i h the SioreJ, Vault &c.pi ertaiumg to Hie said premues.OR- 'he House will be let w uhout the Store» if requued.Ap.Iv to IRVINE, M ACNAUCH I Sc Co.Qucbcr, ik h A pi 1, 1808.foîTsâ\u2019le, At J.STEWaRTs Cellars\u2014A bout <0 doz of o'd bottled PORI INt of a superior quality.Quebec, 4\u2019h ^f»rch, 1R08.I() Mh LEI, FIR flir ensuing Summer, or foi a longer term, as it m.*y uilifu- irnan», and possession given, on the 1 st ot May ncxi :-,\\ com mu iious and com for' iblc stone IIOL \u2018vf., two slories high, on me Beauyort ride of, an uear Dotchcater budge, whh a garden, a id, ti wanted, paviuie 10' two tow», or a cow au«i a homhwatd ot Die, includ! mg Trinity Bay and M inigoagan gicat lioel.Fo be had at Mr.Cit».Smith's or Capt.I.amblEY's, in the tower Town.- \u2014 p,iCC4k * TO BE LET.And Foif',frioi»|i,a on sfl Mly un^ for one yrar, th« j,r|f ron.rti >dio.» 1Î >u(t X j *3 St.LewnStreet, Ir.t.ly occupird by the Hn#, Chief Jiiflice Ait coet, wi:h a fine (Jira-n,St*, hie, roach Imufe Ac, A,( SAM BRAMPTON.Curator u lit Quebec, sa March »Bo8.Enquire of FOR SALE, A FARM siiuattd at té Cémadître, sa üTf-t*tt long by t nef cm m bt.nbcr.J.MACMUER.Quebec, :6'hM'ich, 180k.LARGE COAL f'OR (itate> j.;d ^u)v s, a* a m e no' cecditii* the »ate ot 7».6d.a oud t r (which can bcc-silv * ccnained) fut vs!.* I>y J vMKS GRAY, A.Ü B-fj^icbcr, 4th Jj-ii rv, 18-8 KiR S Al L AT THIS OlFICE.1J^L \\NK.li t* ot Lx hang , liil'jri ^1.) 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