The Sun. — London, England, 1820-03-30 00:00:00

FIE COLONIES. CANADA ; AND ON THE VIEWS 01 , THE UNITED STATES ON THE NORTH-WEST a; , ,m HUDSON'S BAY TRADE. QUEBEC, JAN.24.—HiS Excellency Sir Pere „griue Maithnd, by Proclamation of the 12th inst. has prorogued the li , gidattoe of Upper Canada from the ;Sat_ January to the 26th Feitruaty. It is net, however, stated that it is then to meet for the dispatch of business. Views of the United Stales to the Nofth-Trest. Early in the present Session of Congress a call upon the Executive was made by the Moose of Representatives, (or a statement of th e e xpeodi. tore vitich had been incurretl by the i\lilitary ex pedition the Ali sso o r i. On t h e 31 i nst . t h e Cntrimittee on Military affairs laid before the ltcttuee a vatiety of papers, which had been in coosequence obtained from the different Departments. By these papers, extracts of which ate inserted below, it appears that the eNpenditute has been si y-foor thoittAnd too hundred and twenty-SIX dollars more than the troops would have cost in the stations from which they were removed ; the• tvhole force of the Missonri and Mississippi ex peditions is given, and the objects in view fully developed. Theae appear to he the extension of the in fluence of the United . States over the • North 'western Indians, anti the destruction of the Ca- Ha d a . and Hudson Bay Fur Trades. The contemplated means are the establishment of strong, Military posts on the bead waters of the Mississippi and the<Mi•soori, distributing pre sents to the Indians, encouraging; and protecting American trading companies a nd, w i t h a view of eluting. off the commonication in case of war bekrteen Indians and Canada, the election of a strung fort at the Saidte Sainte Marie, in a po sition to cOmmand• the water communication be tween Lake Huron and Lake Superior. No one has a right to complain that others make a legitimate use of any advantages which they possess. The operations of the United States are confined within their own boundaries. We may, however, be permitted to regret these ad vantages, and that corresponding exertions are not always made on our side to prevent any in jurious consequences which might be obviated. The United States inise been singularly fcrtu rate in tiggrandising themselves at the expellee if Canada. A few persecuted enthusiasts and con- - vier 6 were thrown on the comparatively hart en shores of the Attantic, long ,after the first settle ments were made its tkis country; they have risen to a nation of ten million of souls, two millioes end a half of which inhabit the rich and fertile countries on the Lakes, the Oltio, the Mississippi, and the Missonti, all of which. were explored, and long po , sessed by the Governments of Canada Having secured these row tries, they ar e no t e &avowing to shut is out trout all communication beyond Lake Moron. The British Hudson Bay and North West Com panies are quarrelling about the Fur Trade. The Americans, as is usually the case on such ocea sions,'are going to take it for themselves, and, no doubt, terminate their quarrels, and relieve this province from a branch 01 trade, form ing-one of its chief exports, which many of us have long believed to be disadvantageous. The United States perhaps have not yet made the dis covery that a legitimate employment of capital, which proves advantageous to individuals, may be disadvaotageous to the community. (Extracts from the Papers laid before Congress.) " Summary of the movements which will be made by the troops composing the Missouri and Mis sissippi Expeditions, in the course of the ensil ing season, and the manlier in which it is pro posed to employ them. It is proposed to move the rifle regiment from the Council Bluffs to the Mandan villages and to erect barracks there properly defended, for five hundred men. To remove some of the principal obstructions to the navigation of - the Missouri river, such as planters; sawyers and rafts ; this work may be ac complished by the troops on the Missouri, in the course of three winters. To open a road from Charlton, in the Missouri Territory, to the Council Bluffs, and thence to the Mandan villages. To open a road from the Council Bluffs to the post ast the mouth at Saint Yeter's, on the'Mis sissippi. To improve the navigation on the Ouisconsin and Fox rivers, and connect them by a canal, or good road, in order to facilitate the communica tion between Fort Howard, at Green Bay, and Praire du Chien, on the Mississippi; those rivers are navigable for batteaux, within one mile of each other." (Extract.) 44 Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Military Committee Department of War, Dec. 29,1819. " Trade and inesents, accompanied by talks calculated for the purpose, are among the most powerful means to controul the action of sa vages ; and, so long as they were wielded by a foreign hand, our frontier must ever be exposed to the calamity of Indian warfare. By the treaty of 1794, Great Britain obtained the right of trade and intercourse with the Indians residing on our territory; which gave her a monopoly of the trade with the various tribes on the Lakes, the Mississippi, and Missouri, and a decided control over all their measures. The effects of this ascen dancy over them must be remembered and la• mented, so long as the history of the, late war shall be perused. The most distressing occur fences, and the greatest c:isasters of that period, may be distinctly traced to it. This right of in tercourie and trade with the Indians, which his proved to ns so petnicious, terminated in the war, and was trot reset ved by the Treaty of Ghent ; and, io the year 11 6, Congress passed a law, which authorised the President to prohibit Fo reigners front rradwg with the lodiaus residing within .our limits, and instructions have been given ,unthr the Act, to prevent such trade ; but it is obvious that the act and instructions to In dian agents can have but little efficacy to remedy the evil. Without a military force, prope-rly dis tributed, the trade would still be continued, and, even if it were prevented, that which is more per. nicions would sill remain—lndian talks at the British posts, accompanied with a profuse distri bution of presents. This intercourse is the great source of danger • to our pe a c e ; a n d until it is stopped, our fron tiers rannot be sate. It is estimated that upwards of 3000 Indians, front our side of the lakes, visit ed Malden and Drummond's Island, the last year; ~nd that, at the latter - place alone, presents were distributed to the amount of 95,000 dollars. It is dcsirah!,:. that this intercourse should terminate by the act of the Ilri;iot Government ; and it is be lieved that it has been continued by its agents in Canada', rat her in consequence of the practice be fore the late war, under the Treaty of 1794, than by the direct sanction and authority of thatGovern merit. Its attention, has, however, been called to it, through rite proper department ; and, as it is wholly inconsistent with the friendly relations be tween the two countries, it is hoped that it will not b.e peraiirted in future. • The occupation of the contemplated posts, will, in the mean time, put into our hand the power to correct the evil.— The posts on the lakes will enable the Govern ment, not only to check effectually all trade with foreigners in that quarter, but also to restrain the Indians front passing our limits. On that side the remedy will be complete.—On the Mississippi and the Missouri, the posts at the St. Peter's and Mandan village, are well selected for the same' purpose. From the Lake of the Niroods, west wardly, the 49th parallel of latitude is the boundary • est ablishvd by the late Co;ivention between the United States and the lit Hsi) possessions. _The Hudson Bay and the Nor it West Companies have several posts and trading Estahlishments, which ate believed to be much to the south of this line, and consequently wi hirkour territory. When the bow‘dary is ascertained and marked, the po!icy of the act of the 29th April 1816, already referred to, may by means of these posts, be effectually ,enforced ; and in that quarter, as well as on the side of the lakes, we shall have the power to e;;• elude foreigners from trade and intercourse with the Indians residing within our limits. The fa eili!y of communication by the Mississippi and • Missouri, with our posts on those rivers, is so much greater than that between. Hudson Way or Montreal, • (particularly without passing through our territory,) and the jiritish posts !lords of ours, that our ascendancy over the Indians of those rivers, both as to trade and power, ought, with judicious measures on our part to be complete." INGENIOUS DEFENCE. COURT OF ASSIZE AT PARIS, On the 219 r instant, the Court of Assize came to a decision on the case of two individuals who had rxore , sed their opinions in words, instead of delivering the same in writing, by which they might have bee:. able to prove their innocence. Cue first of hese was a person named Cieux, a iour o tyinan eartveright. He had been drinking on the 14th of February at'a public house, where several who happe“ed to be present at the tirtSe, were lamenting the melanelsoly fate of the Duke de Berri. This person nor only expressed his ap probation of that ctime, but he even inveighed against the King hints. , If, by savage imprecations, which we cannot repeat. This Cieux made use of a singular kind of de fence; he called witnesses to show that he had been speaking of a man named Le Rol', and not of Louis XVIII. " Thi,," said he, 4 ` makes a great difference; for what 1 said against Leroy lam ready to repeat. He was a wre , eh who did me much injury, and My, was condemned for rob bery." This equivocal mode of justifir.atioti did nut mower his purpose. Cienx was unanimously found guilty on the first charge, that of a pantie Outrage against good manners. Bit the jurors declared only by a majority of seven against five, that lie was guilty of an attack upon the inviolability of the King. The Court, atter deliberating on the case, agreed by a majority o.'three voices against two, with the opinion of the minority of t h e Jury.—lint still there remained nine voices for condemning him on the principal charge, a n d only eight for his acqni t al. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. RESOLUTE CO\ DU C T o F A WOMAN.---0(1 Mon day afternoon, Alice Salter, about 19 years of age, servant to Mr.Lanharn, baker, of XViticombe, had occasion to go into the house of Sarah Perkins, who keeps a tea-situp next door to Lanham ; on entering the passage, she observed a man robbing the till, and vi ith great presence of mind site darted into the shop, and seized him by the col lar. lie struck her on the head with his fist re peatedly, but site held him fast, called out for assistance, struggled with him, anti forced him into the kitchen, where Sarah Perkins appeared, and Salter with great coolness told her to run for a constable, whilst she held the prisoner. During Pet kins's absence, the villain swore that he would murder Salter, if she did not re lease him, and slipping a clasp knife frottl his. pocket, be attempted to cut her thrmit; but, dur ing the attempt, she lifted her arm up to her neck, and received the cut on the fleshy part of This murderous attempt inspired her with fresh. courage, and site forced him into the COlll -yard, where he was taken with the knife open io his hand by Mr. Lanham and a constable. lie took about 9s. front the till, and a pocket-book con taining two five pound and three one pound notes, all of which were luckily preserved through the intrepidity of the young woman. The prisoner, Henry Warren, a most notorious offender, under went a long examination before THOMAS CLUT• TEEBUCK, Esq. last night, at Widdicombe-honse, Who sent him off this morning, with the wit nesses, for Taunton, where the Assizes for this county are now holding.—(Bath Paper, March 28.) On the 18th instant, William Kingan Smith, weaver, in Airdrie, was brought to Glasgow in a post-chai,e, under charge of a. messec44er, ac cused of being " actively employed, under the pretence of obtaining Radical Retort"). assist ing at secret and select inee-ings, to induce va rious union societies of Radical Reformers in the neighbourhood of Airdrie to provide themselves with arms for unlawful! purposes•" 'After a pre cognition had been taken, he was committed to jail for further examination. THE MURDERS AT WOOLWICH. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS RESPECTING NESBITT, THE SUPPOSED MURDERER OF MR. PARKER AND HIS HOUSEKEEPER. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 28.—Mr. HUNT, the gaoler, had been dispatched to Southampton after the young woman whom Nesbitt (the supposed murderer) had seduced in France ; he arrived un fortunately too late; she had been embarked about one hour and a half for Havre, where she is re ported to be gone, attached to the family of an English Clergyman. Mr Ridout, High Constable of Woolwich, arrived here on Sunday, and ou being shown to the prisoner, they mutually re cognized each other. He, however, was very sullen, and said but little- to Mr. Ridout. This morning Mr. Jackson, son-in-law to Mr. Parker, arrived here ; he has fully recognized many of the things, particularly the watches, seals, tea tongs, &c. anti has deposed to this effect before the Magistrates this morning, as has also Mr. Jackson's son, who would swearto many of the articles ; they are both bound in recognizances to appear. Mr. Jackson, senior, married Miss Parker 26 years since, and is a respectable watch maker,.of Walthamstow ; he visited his fat her iu-law the last time at 'Christmas. The name of the girl with whom the prisoner cohabited here is Ann Kirby ; his strange conduct had much alarm ed her, and latterly she had used every endeavour to avoid him. About seven weeks since she ob served hint in the stage-box of the Theatre with a young Lady ; upon questioning; him who she was, he said her name was Butler, and that she had two brothers, Attornies, at Southampton ; that he had promised her marriage ; that she had a sis ter marrisd to a Mr. Booth, of London, but that be had now sent her to her friends. In a few days lie absented himself for about 3 weeks ; she first met him on his return, last Saturday three weeks (being the 4th of March) about 8 in the evening, just arrived from London : he had got plenty of money, and got change of a 101. note ; his : nephew visited hint at her lodgings, and wished to be alone with him ; they were some time together, and when they came down stairs, she observed the nephew put a letter into his hat, which they ap peared to have been writing. She now observed a-very visible alteration ita him ; he could get but very little sleep, repeatedly awoke, and would jump up, exclaiming with horror, " What's that What's that ! Do you see any thing ?" His dreams seemed most terrific, and his body much convulsed ; she attempted to make out - What he said in his dreams, bitt could only make out that he• was incessantly calling out " Betsey" and " Sally." She often questioned him upon his uneasiness ; his answers were, he could tell her a geese:, but that he had already told her too much; the two' men, whom be had before told her be had killed were in duels; but with respect to the woman, he would say nothing more (bay that he struck her ; that she must not be acquainted with all his secrets. He said he lived fifteen miles the other side of London, where he had a wire and six children, and that he kept a woman it, the SASIIC . place. It seems a matter of great surprise, but it is well ascertained, that he' was suffered to walk about Woolwich several days before the murder, although he had escaped, as before ob served, from a charge of burglary iu that town. —On the evening the murder was committed, he parted from his wife in Woolwich about 6 o'clock, saving he should, never see her again. He next morning took his place in the stage-coach for Chichester, and overtaking the Portsmouth coach at Mousehill, be left ehe other and walked on till the Portsmouth horses had baited, and hailed" the coachman, who took him up. A corporal and a private of the artillery stationed here, went to day to see hint ; they knew him well ; he also knew them; being old comrades, but he would not acknowledge them. He had been very low spirited till this visit, but,'after they were gone, he fell into the most dreadful paroxysms of rage, foamed at the mouth, and uttered the most dread ful itnnrccations, saying he was made a show of. He cauuot be got to eat ; he has only taken a little tea since his confinement, till to-day, when Mr. Ridout got hint to take a glass of wine and a biscuit. He makes pitiful entreaties to have his hands released, but every precaution is taken, as self-destruction seems evidently to be his object. He is to be taken to town this night, or to-mor row morning. On Saturday night, a most calamitous accident occurred near Braban Castle. On ,that evening, Sir HUGH INNES, of LOCII4ISII, was proceeding in his own carriage from Dingwall, where he had attended a public dinner, to Brahan, accompa nied by Mr. GILLANDzas, of Highficld, when jolt below the farm square of Braban , , the earriage wheel nnforitinateiy came in contact with a large stone on the side of the way. The carriage and horses went over a sloping bank, and made a complete snmerset—the driver was pitched to a great distance, but happily escaped unhurt, but the butler, who had been seated beside him on the dickey, was. killed on the spot. The situation of Sir HUGH and his companion may be better imagined than described. Both Gentlemen pro videntially escaped With their lives, though se verely hurt, Mr. GILLANDERS having his collar bone broken. Sir HUGH and Mr. GILLANDBRS were immediately conveyed to the Ci;stle, and medical aid was quickly . ohtained, So that they are now in a lair way of recovery.—(Edinburgh Cou rant, March 27 ) Saturday, as Mr. Leeke, of Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, was passing through Henrietta street, COvent-Garden, he was robbed near Messrs. Wright's, the Bankers, of his pocket book, containing a 2001. Bank of England and forty 11. Bank-notes. He was not in the Elec tion crowd, and was not sensible of being robbed at the time ; but afterwards, on discovering the loss of his pocket-book, he recollected that a man had pressed against him, near ,Messrs. Wright's. Knowing the number and date of the 2001. note, he gave information at the Bank of Englavd. Oct Tuesday the said note was paid into the Bank, when information was sent to Mr. Leeke with all speed, and, upon inquiry, it turned out that the note had been paid boo the Bank by a silversmith and jeweller in , Cornhiil, who said he received it on Saturday afternoon of a man, fur the sale of some.foreign gold coin, and the time proved to be about an' hour atter the robbery. SURREY LENT ASSIZES, MARCH 28. CROWN SIDE. MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING. James AlMit and John Bunn, Esy , were indict - ed under the late Lord Ellenborough's Act, the one as a principal, and the other as accessory, for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously shooting et Sarah Mitchell, with a fowling-piece - loaded with powder and shot, at Chertsey, on the 27th of December last, with intent to murder her. There were other counts, laying the intent to tuaial, disable, or do some grievous bodily harm. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. ADM.. rulus and Mr. ABRAHAM, and the defenCe by Mr. Commont SERJEANT and Mr. ANDREWS. The case proved in evidence was in substance this :— s The prisoner, Mr. Bunn, was a respectable: and sveal'hy Gentleman, living at Chertsey, arsrli the prisoner Alidis was his coachman. in that evening of the 27th of December last, the prose cutrix, a young woman, a servant out of place, had been out with another woman and two youths to see a friend at Weybridge. Be: ween 1.0 and o'clock she and her companions determined to re turn home by a different route than that by whicit they had set out, owing to the roughness and dis agreeable nature of the latter, and they chose to adopt a path which led through Mr. Bonn's farm yard, and which was stated to have been, not mere than 3 years since, a public way. It seeental that there were two gates at opposite sides of the farm, yard. The first they entered without difficulty, and ;vont' coming to the second they found it was fastened. Whilst trying to open it, and at the same time determining to return back, a dog began to bark. •At the same' instant the prisoner Alidis, who lodged in a lone house about a quarter of a aide from that of his master, opened the casement of his window, and cried out " It w a s a moonlight night. One of the young men an swered " Ho! mate ;" and before any thing fur ther passed, the prisoner discharged a towhog piece at the group, .the contents of which wounded the prosecutrix dangerously in one of her thighs, and slightly touched the rest of the party. The prosecutrie fell upon the sitoulder of one of the young men, and the wiser female addressing the prisoner, told lan that they meant no harm—that they were wayfaring travellers—that they hadof ten gone that way before, and thought there was no harm in doing so again. The Prisoner warned them to be gone, and said if they did pot he would fire again. No name was given by the •prosectirtax, or any of her companions, nor any explanation given where they lived, nor iva , there rime, from the sud denness of the transaction, to do so. The prisoner . 'was in his shirt, and had apparently started from his bed, in consequence of the alarm given by the dog, and discharged his piece, under the impres shin that there were thieves in his. waster's yard. In consequence of the menace given by the pri— soner, the prosecutrix and her companions infusediately made the best of their way ow of the farmyard, to avoid any further danger, and with great difficulty she was got home. She was cen- - fined a considerable time, from the .wound she had received, and appeared now to be an incur able cripple. A few days afterwards, the pri strner,• Mr. Bunn, was applied to by tw o a the same party, for some relief for til e prose cutria. H e to ld them that the other pi alone( was an honest and faithful s ervant ~, his, .and that he had only acted by his orders, end that he (Mr. Bunn) wo u ld h a ve done lie same under the like ciremnstances. In consequence of an application to the Magistratts at Ch"ilsCy, Mr. Bunn, however, aareed to maintain the pro secutrix during her illness, but he afterwards re newed of his kindness, and said that she must look to her pari , h It appeared that no conspaint had ever been made by the prosecutrix against Mr. Bunn, as an accessory, the charge being con fined to the servant Midis ; but at the A s -sizes both- were indicted before the Grand Jury. Mr. Baron GARROW strongly reprobated the prosecution against the prisoner, Mr Bunn, and charged the Jury that they must acquit both pri soners., for if even death had ensued it would not have been murder. This was the criterion fry which sect) an indictment could be supported un der the Act in question. His Lordship, however, lamented that Mr. Bunn should havc,suffervd his pity for the suffering of the prosecutrix to abate under any circumstances. The Jury found bbth prisoners Not 'Guilty: SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. EXAMINATIONS, NEETINGS, &C. Alexander Gray, eloth-mercliant and haberdasher, Irvine, to he examined in the Sheriff-clerk's Office, Ayr, 3d anal rith April, et 1. Creditors of James Tassie, leather-dresser, Pollockshaws, near Glasgow, meet in the office of Kerr and Malcolm, wri ters there, 14th April, at 2. Creditors of Thomas Sutherland, merchant, Edinburgh, meet in the Merchants' Hail, here, 14th April, at 2. Creditors of the deceased Thomas Harper, canae-malier and merchant, Edinburgh, meet in the Royal Exchange Co fee-house, here, lath April, at 2. Creditors of itrastel Chile, manufacturer, Langholin, meet in the Crown lon there, ';'!h April, at 12. Creditors of the deeease . d James lam, merchant and ship owner, Arbroath, meet in Fairweatker's tavern there, SOL April, at 19. Creditors of Jatritt Ford, of Finharen, merchant, Montrose, meet in the Star inn there, 10th April, at 12. Creditors of Patison and Connell. merchants, Edinburgh, will receive a dividend at the office of David Paterson, an countant there., 27th April. s States of the afnlis of John Robinson, general agent, North Back of Canongate, Edinburgh, lie with the trustee— No dividend. States of the affairs of Thomas Eddie and Co. merehants, Forres, iie with the trustee—No dividend. ' David Gillespie, merchant-tailor, Saint Andrew's, has ap plied for a discharge. BIRTHS. On the 29th instant, the Countess of Dundonald, of a dau4liter. The Duchess of San Carlos was yesterday, at half-past oriel safely delivered of a fine boy, to the great joy of the family. heing die second son; he will hear the title of Comte de l'Union ; the Duchess and child are doing as well as possible. MARRIED At St. Helena, on the 15th Jannary last, Guy Rotton, Ecq•r Captain of the 20th Regiment of Foot, to Maria, youngeit daughter of Lieut.-Colonet South, of the same Regiment. DIED. On Monday last, in his 88th year, William Gemmel!, Esq., of Crofton House, near Titchfield. At. Brighton, on the Mb inst., D. Richard Dennison, all the 72d year of his ag e. At his house, in the City-road, on the 28th inst., Mr. Jolla Holloway, it) the 70th year of his age. LONDON: Printed tryJ. B. CARSTAIRS, ut No. 29, Gr c e Ormond-street, Queen-square; and published by St r • SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South I'dolton-street, at THE SU" Office, No. 112, Strand ; where Advettisemenl3, Ordeirs , Letters, Zrc. (post-paid) must be addressed. . 1J / r