Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-17

Capt. BdJ0ur alias DR.. Thompson ahds Dr. JdcF'
son-We learn. says the Albany Daily ad'e'-
tisr, from an article in the Detroit Gazeue,
that DR. Jackson Of whom we lately gave an
accoun' as being in this city,pre,ending he hah
large sums of mo"ey to loar,was in Michigan,'n
1927, and made grea, figure there under the
the name Of Captain John Ramsey ba'iour, oil
the English Dragons, and son OF SH John ha'-
four, Colonel in the British army, and COVER
nor OF a castle tn the north oil England.
CAPT. Balfour made arrangements Tor the
purchase of large tract Of land al s.. Joseph,
and talked much about the houses, barns, dog
kennels lie meant to erect. He expressed some
dissatisfaction because Of the delay which
would occur in hi, contemplated establishment
S.. Joseph, on &C count Off, being nece saiy for
him 10 make journey 10 York, the capital OF
Upper Canado, in order TO aise tritle OF mo-
ney Just to serve his present necessities. On
of the citizens of Detroit politely offered 10 en-
dnrse his bill on England and get il ca,hcd Tor
him at tue Bank Of Michigan, which off r, 'f,er
deing declined with many thanks, was finally
accepted, & the money procured 10 the amount
| Of about thousand dollars.
| He lief, Detroit in the Steamboat for Buffalo
| in August, 10 make sumo ne es.ary purchsse Sc,
where he remained for SINE time. lie ters
were received from him sometimes al Buffalo,
then few DAYS at Sorel, the country residence
Of Ear Dalhousie, with whom he said he was
Intimately ,qusin'ed-thenagai at Ni'gar'
Falls, at Saratoga Springs and Canaudaigua;
in short the gentleman was so rapid IN his
movements that he seem to possess the lac
ulry Of ubiquirv. II however occurred % him
4. after he had left here, that Ills draught nigh
no, be honoured because il was drawn on his
fathers banker, Sir Toby Somebody in New
Castle upon Tyne, and he had unfortunately
neglected 10 advise his father thereof. SURE,
enough The draft came back protested, the en-.
dorser bee anne alarmed, and nothing was heard
Of Capt. Bslfour, except chat every sleamboa,
brought an additional dog or two forthe pur-
pose Of rendering his pack comple,e and useful
as he expressed it, Late IN November howev
err, the gallant Captain arrived, With money in
both pockets, paid up the dishonoured draft
and made deposit in the Bank.
He started 10 his contemplated establish
ment a S.. Joseph where he weor 10 work wi h
pIea, energy, and bull a log hoa5e. He made
onrac's for several saw and grist mills, and
wa, preparing 10 work iron ore on large scale
The Gazette mentions that in addi ion to
his other good things aud good Qualities, he
had medicine chest, from which he dealt gu,
literally aud judlciousiy 20 such as were in
want In truth, he disnlaycd altogether too
much medicinal knowledge for cap ain of dra-
goons, and tina, Circumstance alone led 10 The
suspicion has he was no, exactly what he said
he was. Blu he had no quack.ry, md did
not look bit wiser when examining the case
Of a patient, than he did when he was 'aking
his dinner.
Having given ou, that he must visit Detroit.
nearly every person in the ncighborhnod gave
him some commission for the iransa ton Of bn-
siness a, thai place .which he mos, willingly pro
missed to perform. II is stated, much TO lis ho-
nor, that, though the money was Pr ferrd IN
almost every instance, he resoiuicly refused II,
saving h. had plenty Of funds al Detro., and
they righ as we'll paw him wien he returned.
II is Ger ain that several thousand dollars were
in mis- p"wer, had he chosen 10 avail hims'lf Of
the orrduty OF his new ;eighbnrs. But he
chose TO pu' wealthy Indian trader so far uu
der an obligation, as 10 acceat loan from him
Of $500, just TO carry HIM into Detroit, toi
viii /, he gave his check on the bank
The Captain did not, however, go to Detroit,
and he was mex, heard Of a, Cincinnati. From
Cincinnati, il is believed that he went to New
Orleans, where he practised physc under the
nam- Of Dr. Thompson his prospects were
flauering until he happened to meet prison
from Detroi,, who knew him there under the
name Of Cap, Baliour. The Gazette saws that
from New Orleans he went TO Hevana, and af-
forwards landed a, Old Poin, ComfIr, in Vir-
GINA; since which we have not heard OF him
until he began 10 figure in Albany, under the
ame aud title Of Dr.. Jackson.
The article in the Detroit Gazette concludes
| as follows:
Abou, one year ago, letter from him was
received 10 this town, dated at Chester 10 Eng
land, and post-msrked a. New Orleans. I'm
for una,ely, tn, Ie ter paper had an American
waer mark, and SO The Captsin was def 'cied
in bit Of fiji and the date Of II Was inludi-
ciously chosen, b. cause he could not have ar
rived in England 60 eaiy, by some WEEKS But
he stated that his father was dead-that he h. d
succeeded TO his es'ate-was marrled-and was
winding his was home TO the halls Of his faith
err, by easy s'ages, through w anG by the
| way Of the lakes Of Cumberland. He conciud-
ed by stating how his litle deb L. this coun-
try, as he C lied them, were 10 oe setti-d-madr
a aim nj his dnpS m One gentleman he