Kingston Gazette (Kingston, ON1810), August 15, 1815, p. 3

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vc9 jmpnftant actum tins taken place be tween the troops of bonaparte and the buttr- bonites i la vendue in which the mar quia la fondle jaqoelin a dilutiguifhcd lea der of the latter was killed several oth er fjihingtiifhed prfon have loft their live in tlie fame caufe the french infurgents have taken the military chcft at chartres the national guard of ma fillea has been difarmed except 1400 citizens an embargo has been laid on at the french pods in the channel london june 22 at ten oclock h park and tower guns were fired in honor of the oecafion and pre parations are making at the admiralty for an illumination the courier cftimates the lofs of the fr in killed and wounded at 20 coo men je rome bonaparte is faid to have been killed the rear guard of the french army confiding of 10 coo of the imperial guard laid down their arms to blucher in thecourfe f monday june i9 one and all exclaim ed 4t five le roy but blucher ordered every 1 ot j man to be hot report adds tht the pruflians in the height of inclfema- tion put every fre chman to dtvh fm pojfibk to e true star ath edition the funds in eonfeqnence of the news of this morning have fluctuated greatly v om nium opened at 9 premium immediately ad vanced to 10 at half pail 1 2 had declined to 7 zand 8 chiefly on account of exten sive holders wimiog to realise the fn ft great profits theadvance of stocks on account of the gloiiotia events mav be hated zl 2 per cent there 13 another long report 0 fouevs tiponthe interior he depicts it in the ttoft dreadful late fays the department of otbiliarn hie veliane the north and the south are deflated hy the royjlili feveral towns taken and that dieppe and havre wheen agitated the ilrongelt meaf- jjrea are neceflary and he recommends miethmg like the fufeenfioa of the confu tation a firing has been heard in the dhesion dunkirk which was tuppofrd to he oc- fioner by fome diturba ces m thai town liis reported that a general iifurccton qad hmke out at prk cu ami stiiu the duke of dcrnehispla ted ihv roy- standard in the viity of liw the in- abttanth of which cn- r- iv 3 v fr- u rii a 1 nl m d in- int the gartnou oi lille lb luiroui- net him- t ml soult is at ltwfc one of bonapartes cabinet minlftcr htc 1 ftat in a report to hb hotife of peers that the emperor wa in danger fom two hjthe rovaliltsand the republicans the firit rilfan avny marched through bohe da to the rhine it con fids of 84000 infantry ard zfvco cavalry the fecond is urr frankfort and coiiiifts of 81000 infantry and 23cog cavalry the third of 80000 will arrive before the end ofjunc tv anflnan army of italy 40000 foovr wirh 15000 piednontee rae ewfferl the tiimo on its march into savoy u is faid that the auftrians and ruffians laving croffed the rhine are marching dreft into the hoait of france the firft hattailion of guards were order ed off to the netherlands this morning intelligence of the death of the king of sardinia was received at genoa as the 7th mot the duke of iv tllington io tcuis io field oj battle june ls 181 m sme bonaparte has been completely repulfed at genaopc the battle was bloody the duke of brurfwick was killed two enghih divifions fuffered conftdetably icl am in permit of bonaparte v ith mar- dial blucher th belgian troops conduducted ihcrn- cewet remarkably well postscript by an arrival at bolton london papers two days later thr 1 before were received defpitchts dated n the 20th jan been received at london from lord vvci- lington dating that he had pulicd boaa- parteto the french fromier and blucher had crnifed the boundary the battle of the 1 8th is veprefented as extremclr dtfpe- h bonapavf- according to french pap acknowledges a lofs of 30000 men on the 1 8th but lays the allies loft in all the affair 60000 one account hates that bonaparte arid all his family were priioners to the dcd- ulace of paris pep from the united states watkrtovs july 2 on monday the 17th inft was difclcfed a feme in this village truly melaticioliy and dfftfeffiaff the fequel and extraordinary circumftdn- ces attending the pretended robery f mr vhitttlfey pay mailer of the militia which took place fome weeks pad while en his way from martinsburgh to tienton w3 fortunately detected and fully exposed this extraordinary occurrence from the period of its happening occupied an tm- common degree of attention and vigilance from the public and individuals particularly from meffrs keycs and fairbanks who were refpotifible as bail to government for the faithful dffcharge of duty by whfttelfey many circumitances attending the trans action had been dark and myfierous pub lic jealousici had exilled to a high degree ag- aiift whittelfey and his wife rumour was conltant and lotfd in her insinuations intim- attons however appeared to be rather found ed upon conjecture than lipon competent ev idence on the moaning of the 17th init messrs kevesand faiibarks came to a de- tern tnation to ted the correctnefs of public opinion by a ftraiagm ou whitieuey to extort a eonfrffion froflu him in cfe had been guilty or embc zehng the loll noney at fome diilauce from the village and whutclfevs hoafe they had ptnaied a fmall vault in the ground filled with water whit telfey was invited to the pot by mr fair hauks under the pretence of tranfairiff fume imooitaiit hufturfn reating to their ex- itling direcukies un their arnval mr keyes opened the fabjec by remarking to whittelfey that he had become fatiifid that he or his wife or boil of them had been guil ty xf taking the money or which he had de clared he a robbed and that they then had it in their poltdton and i he would ac- ktu wledjjc the fic ad inform of the place where it wadeoofiee they would on their part agree t- fcvceu him from public odium as far asit wain their power and if he did not imedtcly make the required disclofur jhev had c ifte u n determintfion to tafee n3 life by placing lin n the vault before him till he wusddi j alio hat the amount fur which thev wore reponlible to governrert as 171 wotild tinuei ar rirruntiaes be exacted that it would biicg ruin anddiihefs upon them thdt fome miichievous incendia ry in the country had already coupled them with him and that they weie implicated in the tranfaciion ir cafe he hould refuil to give them the information required and tiny ihonld peifiil till hu life was taken they mould confider themfelvesjuitiiwble c in fome mealure iafe from natural cotifctiuen ces whittelfey pevfilled in his innocency they then funk him in the water and kept him under till the lait con vul five actions of life appeared then aiicd him and aitef rc- ftoring hiru to fcnibiiity he declared his in nocency and a perfect willingncf to die they again renewed the procels with a fimilar remit on proceeding the fourth time ard as they declared to him the laft which mould put a final period to his exigence bunging to his vijw in favorable language the horrible ft ate he muft foon appear in before his god as being himfelf the caufe of thir ram and horrible determination and being guilty of the a which they were endeavoring io extort con feluon hr conscience fmote him his deter mination tailed him he confefted the fab he acknowledged that the money was then feocted in one of three places eith er under a hearth in a fmall trunk at his fairbanks remand n the fpofc tvlth whit- telfey while mr- xeycs proceeded to th village informed two friends that he believ ed if they would accompany him to whfttel- fcys houfe he mould be able to find the loft money they immediately repaired to the hcnre on entering they found no person but mrs whftteuey in a small chamber with its door locked mr keyes demanded ad mittance she observed that she was dressing and could not then comply with hia request ue then forced the door with his two friends mrs wlvttetsey remarked that hts conduct was very rude he observed luat lie had come ro rec ive the money which ihid hern lost that whittelsey had told him that it was in this house she enquired where he husband was mi keves demanded the immediate delivery of the money obser vmg ir she gave it up peaceably the affair would be quietly settled if not he had men ready to strip and search the hous on the gentlemens entering the chamber mrs whittelaey threw herself upon the bed which gave thm reason to suspect thit the money was in or about it mr keye3 proceeded to search the bed and in it found near the whole amount swcd or quilted into a pair of drawers includcing the 8000 dol lars which whittelsey supposed had been stolen from him at schenccady as above stated whittelsey wa immediately liberate- and returned to his house some conversation ensued between hm and hu wife c n what had tsanspired mrs wrmtebrv appeared much agitated and sonn abented herself from the house rn discovered to those irt it considerable gwm va excited and search immediately rade some per ens ucar the bank of the b uk riser wluch passes a fhort distance from thf villa had seen a female tafs toward its arks it wm sootl reduced to a certainty that she had plunged into the river in about one hour after her body was dicovered floating in the river and taken out u aid was used and per sisted mi a lime to resusutate her bur to no pnp30r- hite hd fied thw h rrd deed to br the rwfflff 3d last at of hr lifrv a eoroners inquest v en led tvhicb pro- d need a verdict of wilful suicide by drown- in j kingston august 15 1815 married on snday evenmir fa the rev g 0 slu km mir georgf p kcrby of the tnionfhlpof anciqcito wifs mary merrill of this phice i d fe d thhi rn on thurfday evening hyiths t ytl inflniti after a fingering illnejs afary the younell daughter of c apt j rujftlu of the rvyal engineer department aged ic years on tuesday fa ft very fuddrny eliza the iy jlj at mr thomas stniih aged one ytcjr and ji ve td anth s communicated on the 27th day of july at montreal died much lamented the honorable richard cjrtrigut member of the legislative council of the province of upper canada colonel f the militia and one cf his majeftys jufticcs of the peace n that province richard ciirttitfrhtte wi born at albany a r k then fub eft to the canvn f great britain now a part of the united states of anerica during the revolutionary war from loyal t j io his king he lefuthe place of his birth and emigrated into llpper canada after the conclusion of that war he entered into coparthermip in trade with the honorable robert hamilton of queenfton a name hat ought ever to be mentioned with rrfpcc in this province and ft ally fettled in the g m town of kingfton as a merchant thar he was hondfable and piinftual irt h td wrtll mankind ty obiervation ana exp nce in his rlcer veaio he dedicated he truits qii that iuliruioii oofervatioi and experi ence to the ferviie of hi countiy his fatn- to vemsve by ocatfi p of hu amiable fam ily the manly and ehtfftian fntituj- w itch h then difplayed will never be forg tten by his friends thelaftaof his life was peh ps the grenreit whilst labouring nnder a dtfafe v here no hope remained of a cure vrhen confcious of death approaching with a ft w but fare pce he dk rot complain but lup- pmted by the remembrance of a well fpeut life patiently waited co rcixgn hu ioul into the hands of a merciful creator reader whilft ian enting the death of a worthy man follow his example wanted for the public service at this post bufhes 8 inches 4 2 ix 2 12 do buihels feet do 34 inch lime smd bricks do 9 by 4 1 hair oak timber do plank 5000 6000 120000 50000 60 6000 5000 2ocq t i 2 3 4 12 5000 400 co 30000 5 000 1 20000 t8 inch shin les sealed propofals for the whole or nrr f the above articles will be received nt thie office until the 24th august r funt cmmijfcriat office kingston tztj august i8tt j iotf government tfotfse kingston yh july 815 txis excdcy the roviii n- lieut i g wemoi h- b- m pleated to a n i it f- p r binfou elquire to b- hi p ivate secretary 9 41s wanted for the public service at kingfton point frederick asd piuc heioy as may be agreed upon 3000 cords of good merchanta ble fire wood 3d 800 bundle ottf vt to be delive d during the t tj u- guft septiober nd october follvin- ferfmn dtmd to comac for ic v le or a reaf alc p ortim of he above qu i tities will be careful toexprcfi it rt body cf their tender the prccifc oerrm- ff d livv and it is to be onderuo d that n o a will be accented uokia the names of t q r p enable perfons ar given as ftevritics for the due performance of the contract o be entered into tenders will be received until the 25th a ago ft next commiffiriat vjjjee xotf kingston yoth june iftt kingston v tgufi l8i to be sold a handfome engltih made oir in eer refprft equal to new hh a nrw tandnm harflefs they may he hid t gether ov fep- arately as may bed fuit the cjnveiiieree o purchahrs for particulars apply to d dvfrnf qjartir- master general r it t f office kingston general post qfice for b america jtelec jib augufl i t f twice every week n in 1 ipper an this ferviee may be e furious and fanguinary several of fl purcipals geneial bcttrand van damme and others and manv thoulnd mn ttakenprifoners the cariain of the y fiu a fo q itet that london papers june 27 1 h loataind ryp haafrofnthe paris mwhur i ve li ung tlm after the battle ft the 18th rio- pafi his army yity diipefed fled in qilguife to rarsi and demanded more men money of the ligiflture but wis re- mai and after feme auicat m h- un- fmnignalir and abso- wtelt annaatrb ri t -h- weiejent off t gee he uifnri a on r wellington and hrw pducvrd my and hi fiieud- regardlefs of prvatc emolument and care v hen in competiiion vitrslia duty to the public he allowed no obihcie to present him from a faithful attendance to tint duty a member of the leg future of this prov- ico i vhich capacity eal for the public- be forwarded on ho febark it is expected that the time in travelling the diilauce between thofe places will not exceed fftyhoors except in the fpring and autumn the whole diftaace tay either be con tracted for or it may b divided into fepa- rate contracts one between w ntreal an t cornwall another betweea kington ami cornwall adequate fectirity will bereouhed for the houfe or at he faid that the whole amount loft could not be found that on arriysngat schenectady from albany at the time of receiving the money from the pay mafter general hi wife who was with him informed him that his trunk had been broken open and tint 8 coo d- was vssinhu fomevdlitn had rot bedthm on examining the in k he found it broken and many mark- of violence upon it he believed his wifes ftatement to be true that they had been robbed of that amount he considered at the fame time that there wotlld be a defalcation of avut for mo- cu tempered with moderator and knowl ccht of the ftipulationsof the con- nies which b had befre received of govern- e was the govmmg piineipal ot his cun- dya fl nee uhich had not yet c me to peonc nov was he reftniivcd even when ftrugling lianc vvate town a icheme j difeafc from performing wlu n his couu- v1vv onvhera tr y died for lvs aid th impouant but labo- r- his cervices incident to thr high lation wi hed i 1 the militta of this province as the heal of 4 ftjfi his wrth was a- hve all pruife his affv tenienef and ci re endeared hin to rts childreh while redhim if they did not find the money an f jfit by the rximple of the modraton h clnf ffi3h to be true they wond rll out p ind g0 of the belt oiluhers mert for the payment of troops a ctrcum tract sealed propofnh addrefted to the d poft- mafter general of b n america will b- re ceived at the general foft office until the 1 ft of next month cr letters to be marked on the c ver kinsfton mails 10 y their friend- a d the pul lie thev then tird him with a rope and ahv- nd trt blank summon for the district c mrts for sals

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