The Quebec mercury, 13 août 1810, lundi 13 août 1810

[" THE QUEBEC MERCURY.M«Rtl IT ITUOIA IT rOPULOl IT præua DICAM.Virg.Gt*rg.IT.vor.VI.] MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1810.¦ 1 [No* 33* JOHN MURE U Co.J HAVE FOR SALE.P.re* inJ 43 Hog.head» 1 e^nffc W.nf H1)t lindeii from tbfMiry Ann, Capf.Law rir.d\u2019rect Irom Oral**», \u2022o Puncheon» J amak* Spitill, t; Ba'rrli Jamaica Su»;»r, j HbJ*.Lxaf Tobacco, pi Boat* Tin, 500 BjrrrJ.FIot.r, Joe 8, bel»\t\u2022 f'* B-\u2018f\u2018 i)W,c Le*,h^,' «ofti.beU St.Ubca* ^all, 6jCwf.Copper Bolt*.A frw Bolt* Bleached Canvas, S nulo 1 e«.Hoop Iron, ,3 Barrel» Folk, jo Li .Feet qf Pi ne Timber, Jo M Fc\u2022 as/uining'the dress, and apparently mated by the reception she met at the Court by the certitirate of .Mr.T.loiielaad/2 with great reluctance submitting to he taken of Louis \\ VI.and the expression* of esteem surgeon, to he a male.That all duubUfiL great for a woman t and it is not tilï upwards of made to her by almost every person in the identity of the person might be rrinn i thirty years afterwards, that, on Ins death- kingdom\u2014she was deserving of the highest some persons of the first respectability *» bed, arc verified, beyond the possibility of praises.\tAbout\tthe year 17*5,\tM.D\u2019Lou re-\tcalled\tupon, who gave their positivé le* doubt, hi* claim* to\u2019the personal as well a* turued\tto\tKnglaud, where he\tresided ever\tmmiy\tthat the person then before ttirrc ()| mental distinctions ef a man.A* some ac- since.\tthe same who had aiwuv* pa**ed fur the(L count of the principal events winch have ?* In the\tyear\t1777, we find\tsuch strong\tvalu r\tor the Uievatiere D Kon.M.0^ marked the life of this mysterious being, may doubts entertained of Ins sea as to producejhas left two if not three nephews, of ibrat« not be unacceptable to the public, the follow- wager# to a large amount, and a curious trial of O (ivniuan, related also, wr belic»f t, \u2022he noble family of Thomond, in IrrlJ! None of those gentlemen are bovrvtr s Kitgland at this tune.ing brief sketch is submitted, and its authen ticity may he relied upon \u201cCharfe* Genevien Louis Auguste Andre before Lord Mansfield.' It i» now evident that the fraud of the Gambling folicirs wav the result ol a direct Timotii- D\u2019Kon de Beaumont, was bornât cousp\\acy, to which the Cficvalior himself t I lie body of this extraordinary rhinrtrr Tonnere, iu Burguiidv, on the 27thOctober, ITgf, of an ancient family.He received hi* education at the college Mazarin, in Fans.At the death of hit father he was patronized by the Prince of Conti, and was presented by Louis XV.with a Cornelcy of dragoons.\u2022 In the year 175.», he was employed under the Chevalier Douglas, in transart ing a negotiation of a most delicate and important nature at the Court of >t.Petersburg, wliiih by their means was reconciled to France.\u201cThe Chevalier at the time «if hi* first coming over to Faigland, was captain of dragoons in the French service, and .Vrrrlaiv to the Due dr Nivernois.in winch rharactrr must have hern a partv.On the above trial has undergone nut only the anatomical * it was sworn by M.de Mraud«' and M.le Uoux, on the testimony of orvltir demon-nlration, that the Chevalier was a female.\u2014 He alteetrd to quarrel with M.de Morainic for the discovery, but finally acquiesced in the fals«\u2018hood.and put on the female habit.The verdict on the «'aie tried was afterwards ¦el aside, upon tjic act requiring an inlerrtl in cases o| assurance for life.Rut many thousand pound* were paid by goutlemen.who considered the debts a* debit of honor.It now becomes a question, whether ui point of honor the sum* ought n«»t t«« be refunded, ns wr presume there is uo pre»< n/tiioti in he behaved so much to the duke's satisfai tion, debts ut hi >aur.that tnat N«»b!einan upon his departure for1 >inre the year\tlittle has been heard France, got M.D'Kou appointed in his room, of tfm Chejalirr.I lie French revolution.In this situation he remained, until super sc- fatal to C xnany establish menu, deprived ded by the Count de Guirrhv.\thim also of a pension granted by Louis \\V.\u201c From this periml until the death of Louis and confirmed hv hS turressor.For a few XV.M.D\u2019Fxm continued to reside in Faig- subsequent years', the sale of part of Itisrf.land, destitute it is true of any official rha- frets, and the profits of a public fencing ex- racter, but honoured with the notice and hibitwin in various parts ot the ( nited King-friendship of the most distinguished person* dom, ciiabted \\|.D\u2019Kon to subsist with speclioii of the whole faculty, but al» tf many huudreda of Du- most distm-'u-wq t uriosity of the metropolis.Mrangetoo* the female visitants have exceeded thrw .nr, Hts 111^ the Duke ol (i!oiic tunes, she hud *hs*ed rv-j.|\t,,f UII litical events.\u2014Not that the manner* or de- perforining the last sad office U» her friend, fiortment of M.D\u2019Kon were either harsh or urbidding toward* w|>men, but the extreme caution with which he always avoided any private or particular latercounc with Ihcui, of lay ing out the corpse, found it was that of a uiau ! After the first surprise had subsided, the discovery was the next morning communicated to »oiue of the Chevalier \u2022 in- the Chevalier n»«umrd the li'iiuilc habit) winch, to keep up Die imposture, to the day of hi* death.[ Airg/iih fapet.MR.PITT.The following anc«.d«>te of this celebrat'd Miniiler, which does so much honour 10 hi me moi y, is tiom Mr.Hose\u2019s Pamphlet ji* published \" In slloding (says Mr.Rose) to theenbi rasied state ot Mr.Ptli\u2019t financri, uudue'O his memory fiom the Author, who was never separated Horn him, either in {'crivul s»-\u20191' 259 ^iSfiblic Mr, 'o .l»-« «hc v*,y Utet» rJt T«ineo«.\tctcumtMncr '**c«ioi-»ry matter» .nfiuudy to \u2018Ælyin »7«9.^ lhf nj,'on1wa|if\u2018n J «of drM-oodf.icy repretm* the hrilth of hflo*ed >otrrre'*n, and a ch*ngr in thf 5Jmi«r.tioo w« th«u*h« eKtrcmely probv 01 tar red to »ever»l Gfnilmcn of thr rtlKtpeCr.b.lity »'*\u2018\"Y of ^n.dort' ,hV pJtTon^uittm* office, would be in \u2022 »i .non of giett fmb*rr«*n.ent, nor only from « dtbt> which he h»d uneiroidoblv incnrrH, Min lothe meam ot Mi future .iibviMence [h,, tell the strong imrteiMO'1* ,n which the jnion pirtieipated, of hit greJt virtuel, a* ol .1 t«iornt «lent, j .od .hey were \u2018«m ble, in k*Bion with their country, of the »Jlue ol Voie-ert cr.to which his life hid been hi-bruodevoted, piritcoUrly to those cominer-wercsts in which they were deeply cngip- \u2022nd in » fe w d tv» after, Mr, Pin, in convening ibout hu future pl^n, told ihe Author he hio \u2022 \u2022hen a heed resolution to rcfum to the Brr, and tu .ipply uiiretnittiogly to lint profession, in older to eatticaic himself from his dirtied* tie*, and to secure, as tar as he should be able, the means of future independence.\u201d L .lty HKPOHT.fciiff, -ind addrostnl the Jury, from the floor of the Court, in a very acute, able, and «louuent speech.He appealed to hi* whole life for his impartial conduct of the daily preas\u2014for the patriotism and loyalty of his l?ntintents, nnn hi* attachment to the best interest* of hi* country.He endeavoured to prove, with very great acutenc**, the innocent meaning of the paragraph in qucMion, and pointed out to the Court and Jury other parts of the «mv Paper, in whisll certain loyal and respectful passage» were addrevsed to hi* Majesty, which precluded the libe llous and malicious construction put upon this innocent paragraph by the Attorney Central.Mr.Perry spoke a full hour.\t< The \\tior*f.y (icNr-nsi.replica in A speech nf great length.Lord Pi.L» sBOBocon addressed the Jury COI RT OF KING\u2019S BENCH, Fi n.54.Kivu r.Pi rh v *»n Losarar.Thi* wa* an information against the Dv fendant*, tiled by the Attorney General, for a Libel upon hi* Majesty, which appeared m thr Morning Chronicle, of which Mr Perry i* Proprietor, and Mr.Umbert the Printer, I\u2019Jm*?.'.narn-rRi.h the subject ofl in a most eloquent and impressive manner The libellous paragraph, ne s.mj\tt Jd.^h'.of Mr Pit.\u2019» \u2022*cc«P,,nlt,he fro^\"d |t,\"l**'n\t-\t^\tl\u201c\u2018\u201c Riniv.and therefore iboughi il use him of the intention, thisi Ut în|rr(.,1< ,4 Cllltl\u201ef \u2022\u2022 \u2022\u2014 \u2014«\t\u2014hr '*»«\u2022 H*5«**f\tall JiîltV afiM, tfc.,.cb,\u201e.a.ell a.deemed blcwungs- It* *ur\tl\tthcwomî ofKiNC.*.had fallen into erroneous the person and\th^twern the .4* conception* of Foreign and Domestk Policy ; break thr\talienate from1 that « fair criticism, and a reasonable judg- vereign and hi* Fubject* ,\t_ im.nt \u201enniixcd with personal disrespect or hi\", tKe aSetj1\",»^»» peayb lo|>k r\u201er.^rd \u201ef \u201e\u201eduliful .I.,; .'\u201etver,»r t± S2&\t, raliiinii/ |s%-,n-\u2014\t¦ -j\tnourrlullt.mion that all tma wav\u2022oowt.-u u» »\u2022\u2022«.\t.-r,-.\u2014 rd lienlleman dJîr,\u2018 '\t^ P ,\tnature, and recogniteii bv the ronstitu- the malignity of this hi t .\tI |d |ion>_There was one Being afone who could that he had no doubt\t^ Jur> wou,U ^ rrr< amHo impule error to whom, a* a WM,°'7r./rtî^nfo\u201c«îj iu hi.o.« dc crime botli »g.Uut bi.m.d u.c own uaturc.i Mr.Pin eapfes'ing a positive mninst.on to dectme the accepianee of «hr bml »nri Rtneroua offer » a determination m aching could sh*ke; for wbenovvMurg i ihsi it could never be known io him who >» Sub'Cribeks were, 4»d .hat they were men hoie foMune* P«< them out of all probabsusy fever ml.citing the »malle« Javotinirom tn, bis rrrl* was \u201c »h.t if he should, at any itare nme of life, letuin «o offi«cs *'« should ever see a Gentleman trorn t\"*\u2018¦\"t W,***M\u201c* is recurring to him that he m'glH be nr ot .i Sabtcriber».\u2019*\t_\t____ Y His posmve detemsinatioo was cornmuni sted by the Author to the Baton** before si uded to, which put an end to the measure ; 360 pwiuhi'M'r k\\ hutn%n and div'mr law* | Ha»c po^ct > .k .^ )\u2022 .1 fiai».bul do K'n^ could have n prerogative not to err f and Uiercforc no subject was tieccsaril>' £uilt> of aui iujtiry in iirputiii£ auch error to Him.\u2019* The Foreman of the Jurv «tom! forward, and after a short consultation with the re«! of the Jurv, performed his duty in the Ac Hou*e ot Common*, by whom thu ia.d.llu> Eujilaod\u2014 this dejr, dcarlam), -\u2022»\t'-w- emowf Ocar tor her repot» ion th o.igb the Wot Id» I» now le«'M out Lth- to» tenement, oi pe'tiag fi'in ; h'igland, tio iod m «ith the iriompliant se», ' *\t«ri** T« i iv»a i»h ins «iut.T ail MiU /it-\til) n Mil ||JC IV1U Is » | I quittai of the Defendant» in a mauls manner.1 Wtiosr rocky shore b;atibirk th* envi uu iiugr The Attorney Detseral, in a voice of evi rt\u2018 kî \u2014\t\u2022\t¦\t.\u2022\t\u2014- dent profe»si(ina| disappointnieat, witiidrew other records for the same paragraph.letter from Sir Fit rsers RmnuTT to his ton*titunits, the F.leclor* of tf'istminslrr.In an«w»r to the Letter, ad.lietsed »o him, and sign'd by twentv five Inhsb tsm House-lio'der*.blrctors of WemninMer, in tlie nam ' of the Meeting, hddin Pii ce y ltd, on 1 hms.ented to Sir Francis Bordett, by the High, f-«ud, will then regime thetr ctDpiie\u2014lieedotn mircii levf t r» tUm avism a\tD ««r vl a i \u2022\t.V% ¦ 11 rm &.\u2022 » i# .«_f\tmIII\t.f ¦ l_w «\t_ Bailiff, porectable merchants came in the Parke», f,* the purprsae of obtaining a proper under.\u2022Usding on the Mihiert.To a question p(1t Jo Mr J.Saumarez by the Atnenean CoMufi \u201c whether Americans eoiumg or eoinf d:.rect, with their own iirodtire.would renuire lireuara}\" he replied, \u201cthat he considered the regulation* a* meaning to c.vrliidr all vessel* indiscriminately, unless they ar« provided with licenses.\"- We fear, that should iur James haw rightlv interpreted kit instructions, this measure will prt*w a frp«h source of contention wit n America, atatinir when the most amicable settlement wain.|*etled to take place.Traveller tress hi the (fffinjj.The vr«* I proves to be one Irom Dieppe.Ttir«e passenger* «tatr, as the lat; -vhiUi they arc Irg.lly euislicd\u2014.he appoiat- ih.i u, -a\tI1*1 examplcd height of hapmno» and p.u*i Mi.y ; «cm of iheir own L.ua»di m*.and\t^ l\u201e holT'miMhT',Cd' b,M^ a-id, in anexact piopor run tcuhe 1 iva.Mon ami \u2018 o «he p«.reciiou of their own lubcitv and LuiT\t,,\twar council, newlertof ihcm.Im* Ihr CotuMiv ieciiiwrl.Propeity.liaey in*ist.si4»Ct dozku, ot ibrj\t\u2022»* we shall know the result ¦10*1 ukv tabiy fall a saenfice, 10 our, o.ibe other, of n e m j4W 1 am.Gentle men, ^our most ohed.ent humble Servant, FRANCIS BUKDEl 1.T* /he Hunts tj Wtiiniruitr.\t»\tLonoow, June 5.The mtelhgoncr brought by the Gotten.burg mail has created an unusual sen*» \u2014 \u2022!«\u2022»** «aiioug mi eommereial men.it i«*n hope that Fir Jamas Saumart x had miaUken the tenor of his instructions, however in ^mc degree allayed then fears, lit order Ip The of our brigade*.Extract of a letter from a British Officer in Portugal.With re*peet to the Portuguew troop*.\u2022H will agree in expressing their surprise at the improvement made in Iheir appr ir uirr, hrtweru Die t une we left their cousitrv and our return to it.There are few hnttnlion* in thia army, in jmint of outward show, superior to them, and they are daily imi iirovinr Hnw far they ran be brought to fight.«* they arc naturally not over-courageous, re- üüûuÜS *° tnea' ^ battalion of them i« vues in a growl number \u201c It baa been thought, by some wise pro 1 pie, that our diflèrenre of refigvun would be Ufç froMest hue to ns here., mil that we.S70 261 U dnv b