Kingston Gazette (Kingston, ON1810), October 17, 1812, p. 3

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tidr application in the prosecu tion of the prefent contel will be attended with the happicft refults my lords and gentlemen his royal bighneis deeply la ments the difturkinces that have taken place in fome of the manu facturing d ill nclj but his royal hidincfs acknowledges liin deep fenfeofthe diligence with which you have inveftignted the caules his royal hhrhncfs alio hiffhly approves or the ihuitary meafures which you have adopted in order to prevent the increase of thefe dif- tu and to bring the offen ders to juitice my lords end gentlemen his koyal higbncfs trulls that on your return to your fcveral counties you will inculcate obe dience to the law and a due re gard to tirit admirable conhiru- tionnpon which the glory and the jtappincfs of the kruptrc have fo long and fo fuccefsfuily depended amkuica the declaration of war by a- mcrica againfl great britain brot from halifax by the julia hoop f war edited confidcrablc fenfathm in this town ycftcrday among all dalles of merchants but the in- tcllicrcree ncithcr artcctcd the funds lior american produce yefierdav a itoppagc of amen- cdn vcitcls whether cleared out or other wife in the nature of an em bargo was ordered in confequeuee asws undcrfennd of a representa tion from lloyds colleel joule recommending to his ivlajcics miniflcr- fucft a meafure jf v i government at a late hour vencrdiv came to the rcfo- liition o iftunq orders and in- ftrumons le all the rcfpcclivc com manders it chief at home and a- broad to detalii and fend in all a- merican veiiels whatfoevcr an embargo was laid this morning all american vcflels in our ports tdlerdav admiral sir tohn warren arrived in town frotn ids rcfidcncc at nottingham and had j long conference with lord mel ville at the admiralty this gal- lmt officer has been appointed corrunander of the fquadron whieh k to fail immediately for the coaft the prince of wales o3 guns san domingo 74 junon 38 porcupine 24 mutme and cur few loops of war arc all ordered to be fitted for foreign fervicc at pcrtfmouth with all pofltble ex- peciitinn they arc fuppofed to bedeftined for the american feas strong reinforcements continue william kceh from the royal military college to be enfisqj vice flutter iooth regiment toot enfign j hcndcrfon from the london deny militia to be enfign with out purehafc from tiik united states from the bojion tyiitinch general hulls capita lation all the railers of the adminift- ration arec that infamy muft at- tach to ionic of their party in con- fequence of ihe qapitidaiwn of be troih we add oxttjhtciu be but let juf tick be done and the truth be expofed to the face of dy let facts be known before ientencc be pronon need the ad iviiniityatioii or general hull are unqueftipnably tlie authors of the d ifirac which has bei alien t he country but if newfpapersareto determine the queftion moit pow erful arc the odds atraiuft the indi- vidual general- already have an hundred hireling pens denounced him a- the fbtc cirvfi of the dilgrace and branded him unheard und un- tried as a c traitor a cpiltini and a hhbcml whiiit not one of the pens which 10 recently rnfic hi- fiifrtiie vrtnr- alion and fo flippantly trimmed up his ckjervinjrs as ixfildkr a frfol- for and a put riot now ihcds one drop of ink to cxpofe the grofs contradictions the gl ii ri njaf hoods and the appa cut forgmes which have marked the charges or his out- raoeoim accufers tliev have not even inrmircd whv the command- ers of mackinac ports wayne and dearborn are not entitled to a pro- pprtiqnate ihare of the democratic odium which lits been in liberally iifucd to the commander of de troit not a word of this but fuch is the inftabiiity of political jrlendjhips as foot as the diiaiter was known it was alio known that a fmfrin would be requir ed and the adminiiirationand the hankcrers after their u loaves and fillcs were fimultancous in their chice of the victim they know from experience that a great portion of the people had been left to believe lies and t icy foon found lib cliiigrt who could furec and circulate enough to fatiate the moft credulous appetite by one general ihout the charges of trea son envardiec and ineapaeity were preferred again gen mull the man whom the adminitlra- tion had long delighted to honor from every democratic pfcfs and p and even the jammer hands in the event of any fudden entcrprize being undertaken by tlie americans several transports we been ordered round fo the iflc of wight to receive thefe rein forcements on board and will fail the inftant the men arc embarked military promotions karoffcc july 3 t i kcgiment foot henry dive townlhcnd gentleman to be enfigft by purchafe vice lcnn promoted 4th regitnent foot serjeant- major stean to be quarter- maf- kr vice lcggatt promoted in fte iotla roval veteran battal- of the whole garrifon and the pillage of 1 he inhabitants we feel fatisfed that he ftands acquitted by his- own heart of the bale charges which his political friends have brought giinil him and ive be lieve he will be alio acquitted by any military tribunal which may be infututcd to inquire into his conduct if that tribunal as it ought to be is compoled of offi cers who arc men of honor and in- dependence who are not ignor ant of the circumitances and rights- of war and who know what are the obligations of duty on an offi cer who has the lives of thoufands in ids keeping and will rightly appreciate that courage which dares to do its duty at any hazard we do not utter this on light ground the moft maliffnant charge aainlc our countryman that of having furc ndered an army without firing a gar has already been proved to be an alroricus faljihood we know too that the reported difapproba- non of colonel miller is fahe j and that he advifed to and negotiated the capitulation a did alio cob binh an ofheer of the rmitia if charges cf tins fort are io foqtt pro ved filfe thole of minor import will fpcedily vanilh- we have not time nor room no dwell on this ar- tide but ha ftlici nt ea- terials to prove that not only the fun endei of octroi but tiie fall of the forts of mackinaw wayne and deaborne not ominous we truil are fok attributable to the criminal improvidence and utter incanaeity of the prefent adminif- tration to conduct the war tebe fent off to our wcftpdia fa an pmca cop of the victim were among the foremoft to furnilh fticks to kin dle the fire at the altar on whieh their dear friend was to be iuv molated j3ut innocence ihall have the power to vindicate itfelf much as we difasrrce with general hull in politics we are decidedly of o- pinion that in the act of surren dering detroit he did no more than what duty and humanity re quired of a general fituated as he was who had never been furnifh- ed with the means cfjential to the capture of maiden who was left b the grofs improvidency of the gov ernment without refourccs to de fend himfelf a half day longer and when it was reduced to a cer tainty that this defenfe could not avert the fate of the polf but would have jufrified by the laws war the indif criminate facrificc ina 5 h f- irert foot enfign john banter to lieutenant with- ptrhaf vice wpherfon pawntfd fntrraa cadr mined to give therri harder pb- than general hull did general bloomiield is bur commander we have feen it intimated drat appieheniions of an attack on our troop it plattfburgh has induced the contemplation of a retrograde movement to burlington as a place of greater fecurity the united slates brig vixen is captured by a britifh frigate carried into newprovidenci government have iflued orders for the releafe of all britifli prifon- ers when there is any opportunity of conveying them to a britilli place and any oflicer to give a re ceipt for them montreal oftober 3 nothing of importance we be lievc has tiken place on the fron tiers various reports are circula ted one of which whieh is very probable hates that the enemys troops at plattfburgh are cutting a road from thence through the woods to the salmon and chatu- guay rivers no danger is we be- jic- e apprehended from any force that may attempt to invade from that quarter of t montpclhr vermont sept iy from all parts of the country we receive accounts of the move ments of the troops and militia itattiburgh r y about 60 miles from montreal is heir place of dcftination where generals dear- horn and bloomiield have already arrived with about 2000 men each the 6th pcoiment under col sim- ons the 15th col pike 13th col schuyler all new ngland troops are on the march to join the army at pbtiiburrh under gen dearborn the 6th and i cth regiments from ncwyork were to march the 3d inil the ver mont troops arc now tt pwiif- burgh it is flated that gen bloomficld of newyork is to command the van of the army on the expedition about 80 of the tj ss troops from newmam plhire and between 4 and 500 of the drafted militia of this state pafied through town the prfent week on their way to plattj burgh extract ofri letter from an officer at plattjhurh dated september 1 o to his friend in ivindfor vermont dear sir we arrived at this place after a very fatiguing march of fix days from greenibufh mow long we fhall remain here i know not but the probability is that we mall have an engagement here or at fome place north of this before many days an exprefs arrived here ycfter- day who brought the informa tion that the britifli had broken up their encampment at the half way houfe and were marching to this place their force is about 4000 ifrong ours about 2000 and more arriving every moment we have four gunboats and 30 battcaux befides wc are deter- tt re wh yr u ai f 1 u ptpet di h fe 2ifl ult ffatcs that the iiuation of general van reoffelaer at nia gara was cbnfidercd perilous gj tlie remaining regiment then at greenbulh and which fad diily expecrcd orders to march f r plattlhurah had marched to rein- force gen van rcnftelear admiral wrrix it is ffated that admiral war- atn is invched with full powers to ncjtociate and conclude a peace with the american government and in cafe of failure to unkennel the dogs of war againft thcrort extracl from a price current dated bermuda 1 ph augtifi 8 1 2 prime pork 40 dollars beef 35 do do flour 3 do cacriar arr notice a ll l uow who hnvc any deibrnda a- jl gainli government rir work done or for forage ox ilxt cavalry untiuned at k g- fbn under the cnmrrand of captains ti urn- pour and fralicki are deftred to bring their accounts to ihe inbftrribcr on or before the 2 id inllant for a frtemtnr p smyth lr and afiing q nt to rhc cavalry kingflon 1 3th october 1 812 miffing from iheguafd room 1 vol of shakcfpears playlj 2 do of mnvora vcynges 3d 4th votot bound in one of mod ern foet the owner feqfaeug whoever may be in pofleilion of the above books to leave them wiih the editor otlohr 16 1812 46 6 pork and flour- a tt 7 anted for he ufe of hfs majedya v v troops llaiii wd at king ton and its dependencies five hundred barrels of pork five hundred barrels of flour to he delivered in the months of decem ber january february and march ncxu with the nfual guaiaxitire- ah pfons willing to furntfh the vl ov or aiy part of the above are dehred tt lend in thur propoian to this office o or befoif the 10th of november next and to dale st what poft they would picfer delivering ihe lame 4j qtpnty coynmjfiry gftifrtifs ojfa

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