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saturday july 13 18 16 kingston volume vi no 6 gazette kingston upper canadaprinted and published by stephen miles price four dollars per annum price of therliftng in the gazette six lines and under z6 firft infertion had ii every fubfeqnent ten lines and under 34 firft inter lion and is every fubfequent ten lines and upwards 4 per line firft infevtion and id pev line every fuc- ceedinp infertion adveitifements unaccompanied with written dirtaions mc inferted till forbid and charged accordingly fancygoods the fubferiber lrifrnm the ladles of kingfton and its vicinity thar be ha juff received and has for lale the meft extenfive aflortment of figured twild plain silks and ribbons shawls handkerchiefs ever offered for fale in this place tfholefale or retail on moderate terms samuel aykroyd deer i 1815 z6tf 1 groceries tphf fubferibers having commenced bufinefsin the grocery lire either whole fale or retail in this place where they will do their utmost to fupply the public on the most reafonawe terms torrance apjkaa kingston 30th may 1816- c2 midland difiria the sale of v to tuj lands and pena- roeiihof pavid johns taken in execution at the fiit of gains dean heretofore advertifed to be fold by mc 01 wednefdy the fifth day of june part 25 now poftponed till monday the twtktv second day of july next and then to take place a my office ifl tike town of hangtfoa r cftc twuv of ten of the clock in tl- forenoon at which time and place the conditions of tc will be made known charles stuart sheriff shrift office j urn- 22 1816 3 stolen ors i r ykd two marcs one of which in a jet black three year old with a fcarnp on her left hind fetlck the other i a fcy with a white ftripe in her f rehead two white hind feet with afear upon her left thigh 9 years old whoever wm give information concerning them fo ihftt the owner may get them hall have leu dollar reward john n woodcock frcdricljhurgh june jtb 1 8 1 6 3 mj strayed away fro n rff the common on or shout the fifteenth of april lalt a mark ivrfe with a white face and whin fictlocks and about feven year ohl whoever will return said hoifc the subfcribcr will be rewaided fo hts cruble john link khrjlon jurc zst 1 8 1 6 3 for sale avrhsjhle lot of land lying in the fn i conceflion of loughborough with 25 acres of improvement a fine sream of water running through it with other advantages- the above lot will be difpofed of at public fale on monday the fifteenth of september next uulefs fold previoufly at priv te fale alex m mullen lcnlboraugh je 26 1s16 4 u uft received and for fale at this oilice 30 re1ms wr dpping paper a quantity ce writing paper of quality no 2 n reams writing pott mo z wanted for his majestys service 1000 bushels pease 500 bushels oats 20 tons ii a y the whole to be delivered into the commiflaiiat magazines at kingston by the earliest practicable period tenders for the above supply will be received at this office uutil the 24th j ti ll commissariat office kingston 2b jttnc 1816 25 reward i x7hereas on the morning of the x 5th inlt a man byname of rl chard e barker ran feaj from prefcott upper canada with ab out 1000 dollars the property of the fulriher any per ion or periods who will apprehend and fee u re the laid rich an e sitrtsr fo that he may be bro to j nfl fee hall receive the above reward by applying to the fubferiher at prefcott upper canada he is a man about twenty fix year of age five let fix inches high frefti complexion light hair blue eyes rouuo vifge head a little bald at the time he made his efcape his clthes weie a black coat and pmtaoons iriped waiftcoai lung boots it is tj he hoped that eve ry exertion will be made fur the fecoring f fuch a character amasa wood prescotfy u c june 8i is 1 6 c strayed brom the the town of kingfton ab out iix weeks ago a young cow of the fallowing defciiption small sate color dark red with a white face a 1 white fpots down her back for let white hort horns and is now with calf any pcrfon th will reuirn her to the printer or give inform ti in where he can be found hall he han fome y rewarded and any perfon found ketp my her after the dare of this advert fe rrent will be prolecuted for fo doing kingston july 5 ik6 5 for sale by the fubferibers 40 boxe3 fine yellow soap chelpfr cajh thomson dktior kingston july i 1816 5tf tobesold 800 acres of land in the townlhip of loughborough 200 acres in the towufhip of hun geiford a saw mill and griftmill with two dwelling houfes out houfes ftables c with 400 acre of land a ciown lealc in the townfiiip of pittfburgh also a number of valuable town lots in the village of wellington for terms apply to amos anslet kvgion july 5 18 16 5 dito cilo nncut a for sale number of town iot pt lie j freiich clmrch the ternib of payment will be made cafy e2eakl king sept 23 181 i6tf blank summonses for the dktriirt couris foi sak at this oiiicc public notice fhe fubferiber will commence run ning a stage waggon from kingfton to ernefl town village daily to leave 15 oicotte tavern a kingfton every morning at fix oclock and return the lame evening to com mence on monday the firft day of july i every accommodation will be afforded to paifengert and baggage samuel purdt kingston june 29 18 16 5 poetry the excellent moral of the fallowing verfes amply conipcnfate for any want of poetical merit 7 he way to be happy some think it a hardlhip to work for their bread although for our good it was meant but thofe who dont work have no right j to be fed and the idle avc never content an honed employment brings pleafure and gain and makes us otir trouble forget for thofe who work hard have no time to complain and its better to labor than fret and if they had riches they cculd not procure a happy and peaceble mind variety t f t new colony it has long been known that the mutineers of the bounty fettled in pitcairn8 i land 2e decrees s at and 180 w long and heir orogeny wa lately vifited by an american and bn tifti veflcl a on of chrxttanfr was the firft bornnn the ifandand i now about 25 ytaisof age named thnriday ott chriftiau rhe elder cluiitian fell a facrifice to the jealoufy of an otahcitan man within three or four years after their arrival on the ifund they were accompanied by fix otaheitean men and tw- he women the former were al fwept away by defperate contentions between jtiem scthe eniifhmen five of the lat te have diet at ctfercnt periods leaving at prefentunly one mani feveral women of the original fcttlen it contains abundance of yams plants hogs goats and fowls but affords no fhelier for a rich people have trouble as well as the j j fip or vtffel of any defcrtption neithe could a ihip water there without great i difficulty as the ifland u completely iiofl poor although of a different kind j bound with rocky fliorea bein aflured itfiffnifies not what our rations havr that he vifit was of a peaceable nature n been or whether were htieor grate for hppnefs lic in the temper within and not in the outward eliatc we only need labour as hard as we can for al tbatnui bodies may necc still doing our dty to gcd and to man and we lhal be happy indeed notice s the office of confirmation wll beadojiniftfred by the lord zihv o qii lc oil or near sunday the 2 ft j f this month thofe of the military ncl navy who ardefirou to avail thern- fevft nf the opportunity will pleafe t en- their names aud place of icfidencc to the rev mr 5rrr kingston 3 july 1816 no fice rihe copartnerfliip heretofore exijliug between fimcs cunnindiam and j hn link is diholved the fubferiber will nut pay iy debts that the faitlj ciinninjjhan may contract in the name of the firm after the firft day of rril laft john li mk kingston july 18 15 5 w 3 for sale 1 rags rags cash and the highest price paid for cle an cotton and linen r 4 g s at this office very low for cafli or moll kinds or country produce three elegant wooden clocks warranted to keep pood ie enquire of mr peter van skiver j adoluhuttown or of the fihfcriber c merrill kingfton 5th nov 1815 24tf spruce beer of mod any quantity can be had at the cellar under the auftion room of mr charles short john young p s all persons who are in debted to him are requefted to call with out delay and fettle their accounts kingston july 5 1816 5 for sale a very valuable and pleafantly fi liated town lot for terms ap ply at this office 1c 22 2qtf for sale valuable farm with build- irgs alo large improvements there on favorably fituated within 28 miles of icings ton perfons defirous of pur- chating to inquire of the piinter a ingston july io i8tc 5 tf a ir is impofible to defcribe the joy tbefe poii people manifefted on feeing iholc they were plcafed 10 confider as their countrymen this intereftirg new co- onv conifted of forty r perfons moftly grown op oiig gople befidesa num ber of infants the yoking men born on the iilarcd are vey athletic and of the finft forms their countenances open and pleafing but the young women i were peculiar objects of admiration j tall rob u ft iiid beautifully frmed rhcirface bea ing with fmilcfl aiid unruffled good humor the clothing if the young females confiftcd of a piece of linen reaching from the waifi to the knees and generally a fort of mantle thrown loofely over ih boulders and hanging a low av the ankles they fomethnes wreath cips or bonnets for the head to protect ue 5icc khoob iht teyh x tbt fnti ticn 1 aivc modefty a f filled by a proper len- fc rf religion and morality inftillcd into their youthful minds by john adams the laft fuivivor lu hitherto prcferved these interefljng people perfectly ciiaile audfieefrm all kinds of debauchery their habitations are extremely neat the little village of pitcahn forms a pretty fquue the houfes at the upper end of which are occupied by the patri- arch john adams and his family confitling of his old blind wife and three daughters from 15 to 16 years of age and a boy of 1 1 a daughter of his wife by a former hufbimd and a fon in law on theoppofre fide is the dwelling of thurfday october clniftiau and in the centure is a fmooth verdant lawn on which the poultry are let loofe fenced in fo as to prevent the intrufion of thedom- etlic quadrupeds all that was dmc was obyiouoy undertaken on a fettled plan unlike to any to be met with in the other iflands in their houfes too they had a good deal of decent furniture confifting of heads laid upon bedfteads with neat coveting they had alfo tables and large chefts to contain their valuable and clothing winch is made from the bark ef a certain tree prepared chiefly by the elder otaheitean females ad amss houfe cofifted of two rooms and he windows had fh utters to pull to at night the younger pail of the lex are as before dated employed with their bro thers under the direction of their com mon father adams in the culture of the ground which produced cocoa nuts bananas the bread fruit tree yams fweet potatoes and turnips they have alfo a plenty of hogs and goats the woods abound wiiha fpeciesof wild fang and the colli of the ifland wnw feveral kinds of good fifh their agcultural implements ae made by lhtmfrves from the iron fupplicd by the dounty which viih great tabor thty bra ou into fpades hatchets c for sale high a quarter was of courfe received with every expreffion of duty and thank- fullnefs the long fwitching tail of the animal notexaftly fuitiugthc admiral tafte he fent her to a fanierlo have it cropped when lo he fpeedily received intelligence that it was afabe tail and that beneath it appeared a inort black one thiscuiious fact led to a miuutc infpeion when it was at length difev- ered that this heauifu white hanoverian horse was no other than the good hum oured admirals own hack marc which had been painted in a maimer lo ciude his detection 14 the above trick was mmh rehed 2t the palace where it canfed roars of laughter brighton hiraid life lengthened by improvement of time dr doddiidge who lived fo much longei that is to fay to fo much berter puipofin fifty years than mo1 mm do in a much greater fpace of time men tions his practice of riling early as the means by whic h he wu enabled to pro duce his family ekpofitoriioj other pub lications in a note on rum xiii 13 he fays u i will here record the ohierva- tion which i have found of greater ufe to myfelf and to which 1 may fry that the production of this work and mod of my other writivgi is owing viz that the difference between rifiug it five and at feven of the clock in the morning for the lpaccof forty ygnrs fuppofing a man to go to bed at the lane hour at nigh is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to a mans life of which fuppofing the two hours in que a ton to be iptntj ei ht hours every day ihould be employ- d i fludy and devotion waterloo bravsry among the re cent gazette appointments is that o ergeant ewart to an enfigncy in the 3 j roya veteran battalion for his galat conduct at the battle of waterloo in the afternoon of that eventful day thr q2d regiment reduced to xoo charged column of the enemy from 2000 to 30c u trorg thty br k into the centre of the column and the moment they pierced it the scotch greys dallied into rhcir f up- port when both thefe gallaut corps cheered and huzzaed scotland foiev- er s the enemy to a man were put the greys afterwards charged the fecoid line which amounted to nearly 5000 men it was in the firft that sergeant ewart captured a french eagle the iffair is thus modeltly detailed by himfelf m i had a hard cort ft for it the officer who carried it thruft fur my groin 1 parried it off and cut him through the head after which 1 was attacked by one of the lancer who threw his lance at me but miffed the mark by my throwing it off with tpy word by ny right fide then i cut him from the chin upwards which veut through his teeth next i was atta- eked by a foot loldier who after firing charged mewith the bayonet but i par ried it off and afterwards cut him through the head fo that finiihed the conteft for the eagle quebec june 2t caution on saturday laft the icth inftant two men returning from montreal as thry were palling along the river near st sulpice eat fome hemlock which they miftook for another plant ufually eaten in this country in an hour a i a half after they were both dead oic of them belong to berthir dilrict of montreal lio name is eaptifte lava- lliere he has left a wife and eight young children he was shout 36 years of ag and a man of very good character the other ia from st cuthberl and vaa married about a mouth before the acci- idvnt gazelle t he west half of lot number nineteen fnthe fecond conceffion of the town lhip of kingfton apply to the printer i kingston july io 1815 5 tf packet i ie schooner pereverence j g parker matter will continue to run ls 2 packet from kisftoa to suck isrfcor afay 15 1816 50 paviljlion amusement a gallant adrn refuting at the pavillion was few days fiuce picferited by a certain great pcrfonage with a beautiful milkwhite mare which it was hated hdd juft arrived fr im hanover nothing ws talked of but this fane creature and every oie teemed anxious to have htr merits put to the tell the admiral mounted tried her in all hei pccs and though he could but approve yet he pronounced her to be greatly in leror to a favorite black mare of hi own the prtfent however coiiiin from fo six pots are at prefnt vifible on the inns diflc one of them is of couder- able magnitude and rambles a cluiler ol ifands fituated very near to each oth er its breadth is at hall equal to the diameter of the earth another of them is very dark and lurrounuel by an umbra or fainter lhadc london ftp a new publication with the following ftlc isbdveniied in the lttcll london uarers viz pomps on his own dom- estc circumstances which arc addd five others by the rt hon lord byrno not lefsthan 700 licenfts influcd from the cccicfiaftcal court for marriages tt be celebrated in london on the day of the marriage of he princcii charlotte