Kingston Chronicle (Kingston, ON1819), July 9, 1819, p. 2

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forblgs news cm london papers received at the office of the n r com- adv tokdos kay 1j an old woman feventy years of ac wa 01 f the emigrant thai lately failed on bond the bug fanny from carmar then for america she had wailed at a public houfe in the town c me days for the failing of the viffel and ihc landlord ac- cidenrly going into the parlour to hi great furprife found the table covered with gold coin of different defcriptions amounting to nine hundred guinear which he wa at ihat moment in the act of count ing the money fhc informed him was the many years favings of the profits of a fmall fatm but finding latterly her store dtcrcafed he was rcfolved on going to america to improve her property church of st john by cardinal littx j what profpeez of relief oney had from ae vhe young man was about 23 year od i fyltcm on which minillers had aflcd a tnd had been converted to chnltianity af ter having read many of the moft cele brated thtological writer one hundred and futyfive wolves were deftroyed in the department of cote dor during the year 1s1s a german paper fays thirtythree years ago a man of the name of morgan flerne of benfhon in lower silefia went to the kailindies as a common failor intelligence has been received that he is dead leaving a fortune of 36 millions query dollars a crowd of collateral relations claim a marc of this imrrcnfe pro perty the danifh government has ifllicd an ordinance prohibiting inoculation for the fmall pox in its weft india colonies the trial of five of the perfons impli cated in the ridiculous confpiracy for idl ing the perfon of the emperor alexander during the fitting of the congrefa of a-x- 3achapelle and making him iffac a de cree in the nam of that aflcmbly for re- leafing bonaparte from his confinement in st helena and for eftablilhing young napoleon on the throne of france came on before the ccurt of affize at uruflels on saturday laft the names of the par- ties ate claude andre pigcr aged z6 a currier francois xavier berth aged 41 a wine merchant francois dicrukx aged 33 coal factor adolphe pouellot alias la croix aged 33 exofficer in the french fervicc and louis buchoz aged 30 vine gar manufacturer dierukx is by birth a belgian the others are french it ap pears that this notable fcheme originated with laborde who has fled in july or au- guft laft he communicated it to piger and in order to procure the pecuniary means requigte for carrying it into execu tion berth was applied to the latter not having furniihed money according to his promifc the project was laid afide un til the latter end of october when the emperor alexander returned from his tour to france it was then refumed and direukx who was made privy to it furnifhed piger with a letter to a tavern- keeper at bouflu to procure a party of fanugglers for its execution and fupplied him with a route for conveying the em peror into france by the least frequented road laborde dictated to pigc the proclamation which the emperor wad 10 be compelled to fig lacroix and bucho were afficiated in the plan on the 3d of ni i wrtj kill iau ulkio fed it to the magiflrates in the fequet they aclcd the part cf oliver and cables in urging on the confpirators to the com pletion of their defigns lacroix caufed jnother letter couched in ftrongcr terms than the firft to be written to the tavern keeper at bouitu defiring him to procure 40 fmugglers chiefly foldiers of the old guard this was delivered to piger who alfo received fromlacroixtwentyguincas to bear his expenfes he was further pro vided with piftols a new fuit of clothes and a cane on the head of which was a figure of napoleon piger reached bus- su or the 10th of november and there learning that the perfon to whom he was addrefled had removed to einche he for- warded the letter to hirn and returned to mons where he was arretted on the 14th h the mean time lacroix flocked his re- fdence with arms and ammunition the more effectually to gain the confidence of his affociates and to make frefh dupes berth it appears difclofed the plot on the 9th of november to a perfon of dis tinction who communicated it to the king of the netherlands after examining 14 witncltes the court adjourned to monday a mail from flanders and two from hamburgh have arrived tfy the for mer brtiftel papers to tne 4th inft have been received they are full of the pro ceedings againfl the perfons acculed of the plot to feize the emperor alexander on his laft tour through the netherlands and to make him proclaim the young bona parte chief of the french government the counfel of the accufed were head in their defence on the 29th ut on the 30th the public profecutor replied to their arguments and in the fitting of the tuft inlt the court found them all guiltv- pouillet abat lacroix and berth were each fentenced to three years imprifon- ment buchoz to one years imprifon- raent 10 land in the pillory two hours and to be branded and piger and dierukx to one years imprifonment each the petersbutgh journals have received the accounts publimcd by the german papers of the murder of m von kotze- bue but they make no comments the ruffian bible society diftributed it fecms in the year i8is 72000 copies of the holy scriptures and will print this year toijoo copies in feveral languages a- mong which are thofe of the tfchuwafchi oftiackr and waguls according to an anicle from manheim of the 26th ult sandtkotzrbuesafiaffin was then fpeccb- lef ail it is faid who have accefs to him are fworn not to divulge a fyllable of what they fee or hear this oath is c- cjually adminiftered to the goalcrs doctors and ecclefiaftics the confequcncc is that nothing tranfpires with refpect to the wretched fanatic in all the northern towns of germany information is officially collecting with refpect to the fecrct fotic- tics formed by ic uluminati the ruffian grand duke michael left rome on the 1 3th ult for lombardy the eropcrr and emprefi of auflria were occupied in vifit- ing the different churches and other pub- li edifices on the 17th ult a mufful- trip fn of one of the principal officers 01 the bey of tunis wa baptifed to the reigning families in europe there are at piefent twelve families in europe that are dignified by the polteftim of royal crowns and eight that reign un der the titles of grand dukes dukes and princes making altogether twenty reign ing families of the twelve royal frmi- lies there are two french eight get man one italian by defcent but german by patrimony and one afiatic we hall name them in their alphabetical order 1 the family of alfaacc this lord is the common flock of the hufes of hapibourg and lorraine now confounded in the houfe of zaringen whence that of baden is derived the houfe of lorraine reigns in auflria tufcany nd modena in this latter country it has within our time taken the name of eile 2 the family of bernadottethat rdgna over scandanavla 3 the houfe of capet or of france is continued in the family of bourbon which reigns in fiance spain naples and pro- vifionally io lucca until it recover the ftate of pama there is another cape- tian branch which however it not the iftue of legitimate marriage from into baftard fcinn fprings the houfe of bragan sa that reigns in portugal 4 the houfe of guelfc in originally of italy where however it has no poftea- fion3 it is the younger branch of the ancient and real houfe of efte the guelfes are divided into two branches the younger of which bears the crowns of great britain and ireland and hanover while the elder lefs favoured by fortune but not lcftf illuflrious by the merit of its princes reign9 under the name of bruns wick e the hof of hnheno1rrn experi enced a fimilar fate as that of the guelfcs the elder branch of this family has pre- ferved its modeft patrimony in suabia while the younger branch tranfplantcd to the north has founded the pruflian mo narchy the houfe of holttein bears the im perial crown of ruffia and that of den mark and not long fince it reigned alfo in sweden one of the branches of this houfe governs the grand duchy of olden- bourg 7 the houfe of naffau is alfo one of thofe of which the younger branch ha ac quired a more brilliant deftiny than the elder after many viciffitudes the youn- gei line of this houfe is feated on the throne of the netherlands the elder governs the duchy of nttau 8 the houfe of ofman of tnrkifh origin now reduced by a baibarous policy to one prince in the flower of his age and two young children 9 t e loufe of savoy this houfe bears the crown of sardinia 10 the houfe of wcttirj or of mifnia which reigns in saxony wheic the younger line bears the royal title the elder branch is honored with feveral ducal and grand ducal titles ti- the houfe of wittelbach bears the crown of bavaria the following families arc of different religions thofe of alfaace lortafne ifohenzol- lern holftcin ivcttin or mifnia one family is musselman petersburg intellu gencer motion by lord a hamiilton the object of which was a reform rfl the scotch bo roughs was carried agair ft miniftcrs in the houfe of commons by a majority of 5 it fecms that the magistrates of thefe bo roughs re felf elected and return mem bers 10 parliament without the intcrpofi- tion of the burgesses this is justly con- fidered a great evil the french papers were cautioufly a- vailing themfclves of the new feedom they have acquired they particular- depre cate foreign interference in the internal af fairs of france in the chamber of de puties a motion was made to difpeafe with the fecurities required of editors the court of berlin have become fufpicious of the courfe of things in france orders to hafteu the completion of the fortresses now erecting on the rhine and to provi- fion all the fortresses in that quarter in future for a year had in confequencc been given the anniverfary of the kings re turn to paris was celebrated with ufual pomp the britifh high commiffioncr hd opened the id feffion of the parlia ment of the united states of the ionian kinds the negotiation between rus sia and turkey weie not advancing the bank of england owes 33000000 and owns in government and rther fecuri ties about 38000000 its flock of fpe- cie and bullion is not stated the bank committee recommend in their report a giadual return to cafh payments an en tire resumption to take place in four years tranflated from the n y evening pod a trur rlutton of the remit of sir qreor mac- gregors cjpedition itgtinst the isthmus of pa- nam a first epocha on the 8th of april 5 vefllle viz 1 larpe fhip 1 brig 1 of fmallcr fizc and 2 fchooners appeared in fiht of the port of chagres and fceming to fhape their courfe toward porto belo it was underftood from the ommander of an engjifh brig lying at anchor near chagres that it was macgrcgors fleet on the 12th w received intelligence from port hello ihat the troop on board the faios had difembar- ked on the 9th on the caft of noro and had on the toth tdken poffgon of the torts and town of porto bello without any other impediment than the refinance of nine negroes who had oppofed their landing and retreated alcr having received adifchaige of grapeihoc fromthe artillery the governor a pufillarwmous nnn after ftvcral conferences with ihc captain of an enghfh brig no doubt left pnrto fa to wachthe fucctfs of the expedition pot daring to follow the advice of thi eap- to h ift fnglili colours as being tht way to fave the town after having up to this generoun protector his umily and property he abandoned during night the town and ft- leaving a numr artillery in the beft order with the pcdcr and ammunition and reticard with the gamton of about 255 men and all the inhabitants towards a bo of troop placed it a fmall diftance froa the town ready to altifl him at the firfl notice of any danger from the enemy mcgregor hting well fecured ihu retreat and the forts bing abandned entered on the morning the harbour with his flups landed the hoops and took pos- leffion of the place when li fit ft care was to iftue the following pioclamation at the head of his aimy a proclamation from the london morning chronicle of may 2 a motion was made in the houfe of fomrnonj on the roth mu to reduce the number of regiments in the britifh army by which nearly half a million of dollars would b faved but it was rejected as were other motions made with a view to introduce economy into the military ex penditures the attorney general gave notice that he fhould ask leave to bring in a bill to prevent britilh fubjects from en- lifting in any foreign fervicc without a crown licence a report had been re ceived in london that the itritifti troops ftationed in the interior of the feltlcmcnt at the cape of good hope had been fur ptilcd by the natives and fome of them 2mong whom were three officers flaugh- tered tranquility was rellored the i police of vienna is ftated in an article from that place to have difcovercd a fe- cret cypher ufed by perfons who by mean of the icnglifh journals correspond with napoleon aod that thus an adver tisement relating in appearance to ordinary family affairs being read by means of this fecrct cypher prefents a political meaning very remarkable the vienna journals fay that the report of an attempt to poifon the emperor of auflria is a fabrication at paris or london where a tyftcm of that kind is carried on mr tierney has given notice in the houfe of commons that he would on the 1 6th of may move that body to go into a committee on the ftate of the nation that they might fee the actus condition of their foicign and doracflic affairs and afecnain gntrgl macgrttr tr hit rmu soldier the army of new grnacu haf covered itaelf with giory odo bello the moft famous foritcfi of outh america could withftand but a w h irs the valor of your arms the light brigade under the orden of he gallant colonel rafle overcame rb- ftacles and difficulties which only men of your enthufiafm could have attempted the advance led by te brave cattain rofs attacked the enemy with fich intre pidity that they fled with fear and aftonifh ment to their works the navy under commodore hudfon in coverng the landing and the diverfmn they made in attacking th- spanifh forts in the harbour did every thing that tteir intre pidity gave me a right to expect of them the captains and feamrn rf ifir irsna- ports are defcrving of every praife for the exertions they made in lauding the troops soldiers our firft conquaft has been glorious and has opened the road to for tune and additional fame panama invites our approach and the south sea fhall foon behold upon hei fhores the conquerors of the ifthmui the refult of the action which gave rife to this proclamation is well known no spaniard has been wounded at the landing and but two englifhracn have been made prifoncrs by another proclamation to the inhabi tants he promifes fccunty and fafety to their perfons and property it produced the return of a fmall number during his ftay in this place his promifes were held facred no perfon was facrifieed and as refpect the property the army took but what was convenient and gave for it acknowledgements dating them payable at panana the feat of the riches of the illhmus the 15th the brig the only man of war in this expedition prefented itfrlf before chagres and through the means of the commander of the englilh brig fenc in a proclamation of a rigorous blockade second epocha the gallant captain general comman ding at panama on the firft information received from jamaica caufed a body of troops to march in the neighbourhood of porto bcilo aod reinforced the garufoo of chagres on the ncwa of trie appearance of the mips fie conducted the remain der of the gamfon of panama to a place where he would be able to march to the point his assistance might be most necclta- ry heaung that the enemy was at porto bello and having completely fecured chagres fhould they attempt any thing on that fide he approached with his men through rosds that baffled all defcription aiil formed a junction with the body of troops posted near porto bello with as much promptitude as the roads and the tranfport of ammunition would permit united with this body of troops and hav ing procured as much intelligence of the poiition and strength of the enemy as was pcflible he made his ditpofitinns for the attack the genera commenced his march on the 29th during the worst of weather and a continual rain which how ever did not hinder him from advancing by day and night on the 30th at 6 oclock a m the enemy was attacked at three different points by foldiers who were fatigued by a long march and covered with mud from head to foot neverthelefs the forts were retaken at the point of the bayonet and by 10 oclock the spanifh flag was flying every where the lofs in this attack made without a piece of ar tillery on a place studded with cannon was 60 men killed or wounded on the spanifh fide and the whole of the army of the enemy viz 45 officers and 14c pri- vatcs killed or dangeroufly wounded 316 officers and 319 privates prifoncrs by the difpofuions of the general and promptitude of the attack nothing was faved but mcgregor hitnfelf who in the first of theaction leaped in his very fhir t thro a window ao feet high and fituatcd to wards the harbour he fwam to a boat and rowedhimfelfonboardhis brig as did he- wile one of his woundedaids the want of fhipping to oppofc the fortie of mcgre gors people that were eager to be out of reach of the batteries made their efcape the brig having about 50 of them on board and the four other veftels together aboat 30 such is the refult of the famous expe dition fo boasted of in the jamaica pa- pcrs in paiticuar at the intelligence of mcgregors entrance into porto bello it will be curioos to fee how ihcfe papeis will give an account of his defeat as for the spanifh army we want words to give them full justice on its labour per- fevcrauce and courage to which we arc indebted for this glorious visory xn pubiiibing thefc relults is to fay more than all encomiums can do ti- opanilh army was cumpofed of 440 men iegulars and lmall detachments of militia winch on every fide were eager to join the main body the attack was made by 400 men fup- portcd by a column oi rclcive who had nu pdrt in the action the prifuuers have been conducted heicacaonot but givcoraile to the clemency humanity ot tiic officer and i ij jr who elcorted them 1 he offi cer have been fait into the interior and the privates mechanics and husbandmen that have fhewn any defire ot obtaining occupation have been confided to citi zens aniwrlng for their iatcty and pay ing them for their work which may pro cure ihem a comfortable fubfistence if their conduct renders them worthy ot the protection that has been grautcd them except nine spanifh cieoles 2 of whom joined them at porto bello the army of mcgregor was competed of englifhmcn and iriflinen who for the most prt had ferved ihe last campaign in europe a fchooner from jamaiea with a tcin- forceraent of 85 men btfides the crew and loaded with prvifions and ammuni tion prefented herfelf at the entrance of the port a ftw days after mcgregors defeat she was attacked and boarded by a spanifh fchooner with a crew of natives and about 30 foldiers and after a hot en gagement with fmall arms forced her to furrender the spanifh lofs was 3 men killed and 12 wounded that of the ene my 3 officers and 20 men- the nephew of mcgregor was on board and among the prifoncrs proclamation by lord cochrane vice admiral 0 chih- admiral and commander in chief oj the thips and vessels of the stale- being authorised and commanded by the supreme government of chili strict ly to blockade the ports bays harbors and the whole coast of the kingdom of peru i hereby declare a follows 1st that the port of calico and all the other ports bays and harbors as well as the line of coast from the port of guyaqui to alacama in peru are in a state of formal blockade 2d all vessels are strictly prohibited from carrying on any commerce or hold ing communication with the said ports and places within the mentioned line of blockade 3d no ships or vessels belonging to friendly or neutral powers now io the bay of callao or any of the ports or an chorages comprehended within the block ade aforesaid shall be permitted to sail therefrom after the lapse of eight days from the date hereof 4th no neutral flag shall in any case be suffered to cover or neutralise the pro perty of spaniards or of the inhabitant- of the couutries subject to the king ol spain 5lh any neutral vessel navigating un der false or double papers or which shall not have the necesnary document- to prove the ownership of the properly shall suffer the penalties applicable to the goods and merchandise of enemies oth ffry neutral resiel which shall hare on board military officers masters supercergoes or merchants of tv conn tries sbbject to the king of spain fina be sent to valparaiso there to be ad judged according to the law of nations 7th the present notification k be transmitted to those whom if may concern given on board the ohigguisj bear ing the hag of the commander in chief in the bay of callao this first day 0 march 1819 signed cochrane by his lordships command an to a fontk cy mufo park to the editors of the liverpool mercury gentlemen i have this morning received a letter via malta from a brother of mine at jwldah on the red sea from which i send you the following extract if you think any credit is due to the assertions of pearce you can if you think proper give it a place in the mercury if not you con as easily burn it yours c ji b liverpool churchst may 6 1819 dec 8 1818 on my landing at juddaha place where i did not expect to hear an english word 1 was accosted by a man in the complete costume of the country with are you an englishman sir v my answer being of course in the affirmative appeared to give him pleas ure beyond expression 4 thanks and praises to god he exclaimed i once more hear an english tongue which i have not done for fourteen years before i have been much amused by him since his account of the abyssinians the in habitants of a country that has absobed fourteen years of his existence is trul interesting you must no doubt have heard or read of him he is that na thaniel pearce spoken of by mr salt in his aecount of h travels in abyssinia he was left there by lord valtntia and has been the greater part of the time in the service of one or other of the chief in various parts of the country at lie time i met with him he we- endeavoring to make his way to tombtictoo where he says mtlogo park is still in existence detained by the chief he says that the country almost idolize him for his skill in surgery astrooomy c arc the say he is nu angel come from heaven to administer comforts to them ami he explains to them the motions and uses of the heavenly bodies he is pearce sayftf very desirous to make his escape but finds it impossible 4 what v say they dovouaavt 7 with so invaluable a treasure i l you g away where are e to find another pos sessing so much knowledge or who will d us so much good v pearce appeared to have been resolutely bent on endear- orii g to reach totnbuctoo but had for some timp been laboring under sever illness c ac ac the following is the opinion of the editor of the liverpool courier on the late communication relative to mungo park as contained in that paper of the 12th may happy fhonld we be if pearces late- ment fhould be found correct and the illuftrious pi flill in exiftence that pearce gave the relation to the writer of the letter we do not doubt but we queftion the truth of the relation theie is a greater weight of evidence to prove the melancholy fate of park than there is to prove his being dill in exillence no in telligence has been received from him cnce he left sanfanding in the year 1805 and this facl itfclf is a fttong prefumption that he is not now in exigence and a cor roboration of the feveral accounts which have been publifhed refpeifting the manner of his death the moft recent of which we infcrted laft week pearce we fuppofe obtained his intelligence refpccling park in abyfinia but the diflance of tom- buftoo from the eaftcrn coaft is fo great and the intermediate regions fo completely a erra ineognita that this confideration alone is fufficient to overthrow the whole lory but there i one fact which to oar minds is decifive againfl the truth of pearces relation many of our readers may have read the nanative of robert adams a failor who was wrecked in iflio on the weflm coaft of avira detained by the arabs of the great dcfart and carried by them to tombufcloo he remained there feveral months refided the whole period of his ftay in the palace of woolo the king and frequently walk cd about town adams from ihe uncom mon degree of curiofity which he excited believed that the people of tombuoo had never feen a white man before now fuppogng park to have been then detained in that city and he mufl have been there at that time if pearces ftory be true en gaged in explaining to the rude and ignor ant natives the fublimc fcience of aftrono- my is it at all probable either that ad ams would not have feen or heard of fo wonderful a man or that park would not have found fome means of communication with adams the writer of the letter ktates that when he met him at juddah pearce was endeavouring to make hi way to tom- bnaoo this in our opinion is as im probable as the toiy about parks for where io this juddah it is no doubt the wellknown feapwit of arabia felix en the red sea if it be fo and if pearce was endeavouring to penctiate to the far famed tombuctoo is it not a little lingu lar that he fliould endcavonr to do fo from juddah which h on the afiatic fide of the red sea which before he could com mence bis journey he mud crofs to the african fide the arabian manufcript obtaiaed bf

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