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To the second,, That he testifies, from exact information,
that he drove away from the Port a multitude of persons of
both sexes, who came in various barks from the Coast of Gitiria,
to seek an asylum in Trinidad, at the time that the Spa.
niards were spreading horror all around ; that the greater
part of them were assassinated, and others died by the
intemperature of the mountains, and from the fatigue-of travel.
ling on craggy roads.
TO the third, That the emigration continued the rest of the
year 1814, and that in consequence of being driven back by
Governor Woodford, their lot *was to fall victims to the knife,
or by sickness on the coast, as the few who saved theinselves
on theimountains and still survive, was more by chance than
the natural order of things.

To the fourth, That he refers to the foregoing, and cannot
individually detail any of the individuals 4 that the space of
seven years has caused him to forget their names, That he
knows of four or five vessels that were driven away by--G ever_
Woodford; that the emigrants met, the unfortunate lot,
described, to the number, as near as possible, of three hundred
persons of all ages and sexes; that • the respectable Prcishy,
ter, CitizenJOse Francisco Rivaz, can give much inforMation.
on this particular, having experienced the same treatment from
Governor Woodford; as can also -the Citizen Mat Mel Landa,
both living in this province.

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To the fifth, That he knows and testifies that Oavernor
WoodfOrd had given orders to drive hack all who 't migrated
from the Spanish Main, as he the deponent was, froin an drat()
where he arrived with his little bark to seek for nourish-went,
as also occurred to the Citizen ManueNatera, who lives in thrs
city, and who carried on board his bark many persons and
faro ;lies.

To the sixth, That what he knows of this particular he has
deeared in the fourth.

To the seventh, That the Spanish Governor of the Main,
not having sufficient met n; for the destruction of this-country
and its inhabitants in the years 1812, 13, and 14, commissioned
a band of factious people to raise the population 'of the plains of
these Provinces, among whom were Boves, Yaner, Nocelo, &e.,
of whom the first, insinuating himself with the free people of
colour and slaves, and taking advantage of their gross ignorance
anal immorality, instilled into their minds the dreadful maxim;
to assassinate all the white people, and to take possession of
their property ; that in this mode he had formidable followers.,
who murdered every white they met with, and who were iese
numerous in consequence of the loss they sustained in an unian
terrupted series of battleS ; that such as could escape, Of both
sexes, emigrated, fearful of:the murderous knife ; and sad ex-
perience tells the fate of those who either remained on the coast
of Guina, or were driven back there by Governor Woodford.
To the eighth, That it is public and notorious, that the
maxim referred to in the last, had for object to exterminate the
white people, and to take possession of their property;
To the ninth, That it is notorious that he impressed .thig ir.
fernal maxim upon them by saying, that when he alone of the
whites remained, they should also mArder him.

To the tenth, That he has already declared that 'the Emi-
grants, driven back by Governor Woodford, were composed of
people of all ages ar d sexes ; ar.d he declares that although he
offered securLy for his good conduct, he was confined in a
pr.sor.

To the eleventh, That it' is a public truth that Governor
-Woodford is the avowed enemy of the cause of America. That
although he does not recollect the names of all those Emigrants
who Were injured by him, it is public and notorious that all
who-had the misfortune to fall into his hands, were insulted
and-maltreated, as happened to himself, and to the Citizen
Presbyter Dori Francisco Rivaz, solely because they emigrated
from the Main:

To- the twelfth, That he knows aod testifies, that the letters
of the Venezuelian Emigrants were intercepted and opened by
GoVernOr Woodford ; althOugh they came from other Colonies,
as was the case with a letter sent by the Citizen Frandsco Po-
licafpo Ortii from the Island of St. Thomas, to his brother-in-
law the Marquis del Toro, in which was enclosed one from this
deponent to the said Marquis Citizen Francisco Rodriguez, and
which letters only contained. an account of the horrors-corn:llhr
ted on -the Main by the blood-thirsty Spaniards, and of dal
operatiOnt which they wereinfornied at St. Thomas were pro-
jected by the Patriots, to throw off the yoke of tyranny.
To the thirteenth, That it is public and notorious that Go-
vernor Woodford sent from his Island ships of war and provi-
sions, to protect the Spaniards, and bring them to Trinidad,
when the Patriots took possession of Angostura and the for-
tresses of Old Guayana.
To the fourteenth, That the bad conduct of Goverhor Wood-
ford towards thb Patriots, is public in the Island of Grenada
rind the other Antilles.

To the fifteenth, That he only knows by informations that
Governor Woodford endeavoured to intercept and embargo the
aid scut to the Patriots by some, good Foreigners in Europe,
and who anchored at that Island.

TO the sixteenth, That in the same way he knows that Go-
vernor Woodford, last year, armed the steam-boat and other
ships, in order to take the expedition under Colonel English,
who was near the Island waiting for orders for his ulterior de-
stination ; but knowing it, he directed his course to the Island
of Margarita. -
To the seventeenth, That he knows by his correspondence
with the Islands of Trinidad and St. Thomas's, • where Gover-
ner Woodibrd anchored on his voyage to the province of Ca-
raccas, that he went there' for the purpose of complimenting
General .Morillo, and that he was obsequiously treated ,by, him
in PnertO Cabello, Valencia, and Caraccas.
To the eighteenth,' That all he has declared is public and
notorious, and true upon oath ; that be affirms and ratilics it;
that he • will repeat, it ai often as demanded ; that he lias no_
thing td-attil•nor bike away; that he is.. l 3 years. of. age, and
signs with me the Notary, to which I give faith. ManuelMciii-
les—A-nto Alcala.

[To be continued.]

THE COLONIES.

THE CANADAS.

iFrorn the Quebec Gazettes to the 9th 'logos:, 1821.)

TRADE AND THE CORN LAWS.

QWEBEC., Auo. 9.—We understand that it is intended by
the inhabitants of different parts of this Province to petition his
Majesty and both Houses of Parliament on the subject of the
existing regulations affecting the trade of this country.
It is well known that it is trade that enables one individual
to applytimself exclusively to any one branch of industry, and
yet by the means of an exchange of that part of itssproduce
which he does not require for his own use, to supply himself
with n that is r.ecewary, useful or comfortable in life.
It is thus that trade or exchange of commodities between in-
divid-aals of the same country is indispensable to individual en-
joyment and general prosperity. Trade, between different
countries, operates among communities in the same way As
Ltmtong individuals of the same country ; vivifies the industry
and increases the wealth and comfort of the individuals of which
each is composed.

The power of regulating the trade of the Colonies, which be-
longs to the British Parliament, is in fact a power over the for-
tunes, the industry, and the prosperity of every individual in
Ccicnics. It is a magic wand at whose motions our limbs
may be dried up, and cur prosperity vanish like a shadow.
Thls power belongs to Great Britain, and we would be the
last to question any thing that is established by law.—Neither
have we heretofore had any reason to complain of its exercise or
its tifccts.

Peace, after twenty-five years war, public debts, taxes, and
paper systems, have occasioned great changes in the state of
trade all over the world, and particularly in every part of the
British Dominions. There has been an universal derangement
in the money prices of every thing, creating innumerable losses
and difficulties in effecting the exchange of the commodities of
one country against those of another, and consequent inconve-
niencies and distresses in all. Changes of existing laws have
been effected to meet this state of things in Great Britain and
Ireland. The Colonies have, however, been lost sight of alto-
gether.; or if any Legislative Acts have been made, nominally
affecting them, the change has been to their disadvantage.
Lumber made up about one half of their exports, or in other
words, they were supplied with- one half of the foreign goods
which they required in exchange for their lumber. An altera-
tion has been made by the Act of the 28th May last, which must
greatly diminish this trade, if not destroy it altogether. Wheat,
or other agricultural produce, made up a great proportion of the
remainder of our exports, or articles to be given in exchange for
European goods. The state of trade to which we have alluded,
and which has produced such a fall in the price of Grain, has,
-in consequence of the regulations of the British Parliament,
excluded our Agricultural produce altogether from a market.
The granaries of our farmers, and the stores of our merchants,
are now loaded with Wheat, and no price whatever can be ob-
te-ined for this artide, which is of a perishable nature, and dimi-
nishing in intrinsic value daily ; while a great number of the
farmers, having been so imprudent as to get into debt, calcu-
lating on the usual price for their grain, are in danger of seeing
their lands, their houses, their cattle,implements and furniture,
altogether devoured in the Courts of Law, or sold for not one
half their usual value.
If th state of things were solely the result of natural causes,
or of cur own acts, it would be silly and useless to petition ;
but, partially at least, it is owing to the operation of British
Zitatutes. •

These Statutes restrain us from trying to obtain a market,
and making cur purchases all over the world ; they restrain
foraigners from coming here to purchase or sell, should they be
so inclined ; they oblige us to have our goods carried solely in
British ships. In short, they establish a monopoly of our
trade in favour of Great Britain ; they oblige us to buy and sell
these, and then, by the operation of the Corn Laws, they enact,
in effect, that we shall not buy or sell at all. It is not the mo-
nopoly to which we object; we adhere to the doctrine and lan-
guage of the Act of Parliament which declares that " the
power of regulating the trade of the Colonies is essential to the
general welfare of the British Empire." It is the partial inter-
diction of all trade, by the operation of the Corn Laws, of which
we complain. Foreigners have no right to complain, because
Great Britain exercises no general controul over their trade;
and every nation of right makes such regulations as it thinks
proper with respect to the admission of foreign goods and foreign
produce within its own territory. This right, common to all,
leaves them upon a parity, with means of retaliation and de-
fence.—,But we have no such righ, we are British subjects, and
must submit to the regulations of the British Parliament.—We
have no defence, no means of protection but in the wisdom and
equity of the British Government, to which we have a right to
appeal, as British subjects obedient and true.
Vii-ille oar surplus wheat, beyond what is required for our
own consumption, is lying, as we have stated, in our granaries
and stores, without the possibility of obtaining any price, the
same article is selling at New-York, at a dollar a bushel. In
countries chiefly Agricultural, it is the export price that fixes
the home price. Were the same markets_ open to our mer-
chants, as to those of New-York, wheat at Quebec ought to
bring as much as at New-York.
The British Parliament in the existing Corn Law made a dis-
tinction between the British Colonies and foreign countries, by
admitting our wheat for consumption at 675. stg. per quar-
ter, while foreign is excluded at 80s. This distinction by the
late fall of price, which is likely to be permanent, is now of no
avail ; so that in point of fact, we are equally excluded with fo-
rt;igners, without the advantages which they enjoy from the
absence of the commercial restrictions imposed upon us by Bri-
tish Statutes.

In the present state of the Agriculturists in Great Britain,
we would be loth to ask any thing which could increase their
burthens or diminish their profits. We have reason to believe
that the average of our surplus Grain and our exports of the last
• 20 years, even if the whole were to go to Great Britain, will be
found not to amount to two days consumption of the people of
. that country; a quantity which even if it were admitted on the
same footing as the produce of our fellow subjects at home, while
it would be important to us, would scarcely be felt in the
Market there.
Quebec, 7th August, 1821.

We understand that an Auxiliary Agricultural Society,
coimprising that part of Buckinghamshire which is situated
within the District of Quebec, has recently been formed under
the Presidency of the Rev. Mr. Raby, Curate of St. Antoine de
Tilly. This Society is the eleventh which has been formed in
this District, under the law of last Session. One or more of
them are situated in every County of the District excepting
Hertford and Orleans.
An attempt to commit Highway Robbery was made last
week, on a Gentleman residing in this City, by a person who
had the appearance of an Emigrant in a very destitute condi-
tion. ThisattemPt took place in the Carouge Wood, not far
from the road which leads down to Mr. Perceval's. The robber
issued suddenly out of the wood and made a spring at the Gen-
tleman's horse, but by a sudden stroke of the whip it was made
to start forward and throw the. robber down. Toe gentleman
then rode off to a short distance, and fired a pistol over the rob-
ber's head, who appeared very little disconcerted.
On Saturday or Sunday last, the store of Messrs. M`Robert

and M'Clean, in the Lower Town, was broke open, by persons
who appeared to have been well acquainted with the premises,
and under no apprehension of danger. They stole several
pieces of Irish linens.

SOCIETE D' AGRICULTURE DE QUEBEC.
Anciens Sousaipteurs de la Societe.
Messieurs - M essieurs.
1 Anthony Anderson 56 Chs. G. Stewart
2 John Anderson 57 Wm. Sheppard
3 Jos. Bouchette 58 Felix Tetu
4 Mw. Bell 59 J. T. Taschereau
5 L'Honorable Wm. Burns 60 George Vanfelson
6 Frs. Belanger 31 Jacques Voyer
7 Peter Burnett 62 Thos. Wilson
8 Jean Belanger 63 Thos. White
9 Le Rev. Messire de Bou- 64 John White
cherville 65 Louis Plamondon
10 Michel Berthelot 66 N. F. Uniacke, Avocet-
-11 L'Honbl. J. Caldwell - General.
12 A. G. Couillard
13 Thos. Douglass SOUSCRIPTEURS DE 1821.
14 Frs. Durette 67 The R. R. Jacob, Bishop
15 Le Rev. Messire Demers of Quebec
16 John Davidson 68 Monseigneur J. 0. Ples-
-17 P. E. Desbarats sis, Eveq. Cath. de Quebec
18 Chev. R. D'Estimauville 69 John Cannon
19 Michel Forgue • 70 Archd. Campbell
20 Hamd. Gowen 71 CoL Cockburn
21 P. A. Gaspe 72 Robt. Cairns
22 James George 73 Col. Rumford
23 William Hall 74 Robt. Dalkin
24 Dr. Holmes 75 Jh. Dorion
25 Lieut.-Col. Harvey 76 John Fletcher
26 Frans. Huot 77 Donald Fraser
27 Chs. Hunter 73 John Graddon
23 Chs. Smith 79 Revd. J. Harkness
29 L'Honble. J. Irvine 80 Charles Harvicker
30 Benjn. Tremain 81 Major Loring
31 John Goudie 82 N. M'Cambridge
32 Jos. Jones 33 Philippe Panet
33 John Jones, jun: 84 A. A. Parent
34 Jean Langevin 85 L'Honble. Col. Ready
35 Jacques Le Blond, sen. 86 Daniel Sutherland
36 Mathw. Lymburner 87 Wm. G. Sheppard
37 Wm. Lyndsay 83 L. P. Seguin
38 Le Revd. 3lessire L: tang 89 Major Sheckleton
39 Le Revd. s.lessite Lemur- 90 Revd. Messire Turgeon
• tois 91 James Tullock
40 John Macnider 92 J. W. Woolsey
41 Louis Massue 93 Le Revd. Mr. 'Wilkey
42 Robt. Melvin 94 Dr. Wright
43 Ls. Montizambert 93 Chevalier Duchesnay
44 David 31onro 96 L'Honble. A. L. J. Du-
-45 John Nelson chesnay
46 Jh. Plante 96 John Fraser
47 Jacob Pozer • 98 J. Ths. Cuvillier
48 Andrew Paterson 99 Captain Stott
49 Wm. Phillips 100 George Chapman
50 L'Honble. 31. H. Perceval 101 H. Usborne •
61 L'Honble. Juge Pyke 102 Wm. Pemberton
52 Revd. Messire Perras 103 James Ross
53 Revd. NJ essire Parent 104 .Le Revd. Messire Des-
-54 L'llonble J. Sewell cheaux, Vicaire-general.
55 Andrew Stews::
Suit une Lutes des 3Lembres Honoraires de ladite Societe.
Reverend Messire Villade; Pretre, 4 Ste. Marie NDuvelle Beauce,
L'Hunble. Col. 'rasehereau . Ste. Marie do.
Le Col. Jh. Fraser, . *. St. Francois Riviere du Stud,
Le Dbet. Conillard, . . St. Thomas,
Frs. Fournier,. Ecuyer, . . St. Jean Port Joly,
Simon Fraser, Notaire, . . Do. Do.
Le Reverend 3lessire Painchaud, Pretre, I Ste. Anne,
Pierre Casgrain, Ecuyer, . Riviere Ouelle,
Amable Dionne, Ecuyer, . Kamouraska,
Le Reverend blessire Morin, Pretre, A St. Andre,
Le Reverend 3lessire Noel, Pretre, a la Riviere du Loup,
be Capt. Pierre Sirois, . Cacona,
F. X. Larne, Ecuyer, • . Pointe aux Trembles,
Le Reverend Mesaire Pierre Viau, Pretre, b. St. Nicolas,
Philemon Wright, Ecuyer, . • Hull,' •
Le Col.-Alex. Fraser, . Riviere du Loup,
Le Reverend Messire Fortin, Pretre a St. Jean Isle d'Orleans,
-- COW, Ecuyer, Notaire . is St. Jean Isle d'Orleans,
John Goudie, Ecuier, . 4 Quebec,
Le Col. Tasche, Kamouraska,
• •
Jh. Deguise . . . Ditto,
Le Poet. Borman . . Ditto,
Le Capt. J. Bte. ,florin . St. Roch,
Le Capt. Bosse • . Cap St. Ignace,
F. X. Pare, Ecuyer, M. P. . Francois,
Louis 'huge= Fils, Ecuyer . St. Charles,
Jh. Hamel, . . . . Lotbiniere,
Louis Legendre, Ecuyer, . Lotbiniere,
Louis Metote, . . Ste. Croix,
Chs. Fd. Grece, . . Montreal,
Nat. Atcheson, . . . London, •
Le Reverend Messire Ranvoize, Pretre, it Ste. Anne.
Capt. Giguere . . . Do.
Le Reverend Messire Raby, Pretre, 'it St. Antonie,
J. T. Taschereau, Ecuyer, 51. P. Ste. Marie Nouvelle Beauce.
Par Ordre du Comite d'Administration de la Societe d'Agri-
culture de Quebec. F. X. VAILLANCOURT,
Quebec, 6 aout 1821. Asst. S. S. A.
*OW
ST. Louis.—This town, which has in a few yeas smung up
from the wilderr.ess, is acquiring great commercial importance.
It is said that that a bustle constantly prevails in the arrivals
and departures of steamboats ; one of which about to leave that
place for New Orleans, with a cargo of furs and peltries, valued
at D 50,000, besides 100,000 lbs. of lead. The Missouri Fur
Company are now fitting out an expedition for the Missouri
mountains, and the head waters of the river Collared°. There
are,'it is said, ninety steam boats on the Mississippi.

QUEBEC, AL-G. 6.—By letters from London, it appears,
that some important matters had lately been agitated in Parlia-
ment, and in which these Provinces are materially interested.
The Report of the Committee on the Agriaultural distresses
had been delivered in and printed. It contains much reasoning
on the subject of the prevailing distresses; many arguments
for and against different proposed remedies, but specifically
recommends nothing. If there is any leaning, it is towards an
exchange of-the system of averages, (or total exclusion when
the price is below a certain amount) to that of duties on im-
portation.

Bills allowing certain relaxations of the Navigation Laws in
favour of foreigners, have been introduced with a view of being
acted upon next session.

In neither of the discussions connected with these matters, do
we find any mention made of the Colonies. Foreigners have
their ministers in London, to watch over and promote their in-
terests ; the inhabitants of every local division of his Majesty's
Home Dominions have their representatives in Farhanient.
Upwards of a minion of British subjects in the American Colo-
nies have no one particularly charged with their interests ; yet
these interests may be more deeply and dangerously affected by
British Legislative Acts, than the interests of any of those who
are fully represented.

On Friday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, this City
and its vicinity were visited by a very severe storm of wind,
thunder and lightning, and rain. We have heard of a number
of barns which have been blown down in the Parishes of
Ancienne Lorette, St. Augustin and Pointe-aux-Trembles, and
also at St. Nicolas. The forests in these parts, and the sides of
the roads passing through the woods, are strewed with trees of
the largest dimensions, broken off or torn up by the roots. This
storm came from the north-west, and seems to have extended all
the way to Montreal, but with different degrees of violence.

••• We are very sorry that we are obliged by the pressure
of other matter to insert only a part of our Colonial Intelli-
gence this day, but the whole of the remainder shall certainly
appear to-morrow.

The Anniversary Meeting of the Members of
the MENAI PITT CLUB took place at the Hotel,
in Carnarvon, on the 31st ult. From all we can
learn, it exceeded, in numbers and respectability,
any previous meeting, since the establishment :
ORMSBY GORE, Esq. in the chair. Among the
company we noticed, the Marquess of Anglesey,
T. A. Smith, Esq. G. If. D. Pennant, Esq. Sir
W. B. Hughes, Sir Joseph Huddart, Col. Parry,
&c, &c.—(Chester Courant) Sept. 18.)