Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-02

A. owner of F;Iho he set out for Montreal %
Friday week last. where he was 10 bet largely.
Monday turning out bad day. and there be-
Ing no races, he started Tor i.aprairie. sending
note by porter that he had returned TO Quebec.
and would call for his baggage. gentleman.
a large sufferer, who had gone up with ham and
others soon suspected he had taken sudden leave.
His baggage was examiued and few dirty shirts
found. In the mean tine. pursuit was deteFmin-
ed upon.
Since this period 10 direct Information has
been received f.un The person IN pursuit hu the
fugitive is known to nave air - driver 1t Bur
hn@tun wa, the best pii"r 10 II 'pf boston.
After The news had re. ''bcc. the SUI
ferers began to took apOu, ,cn. IN money lett
in the bank, SAID TO DC ST. nr"hat above R30O)
was seized Is also the propr y IN the h;ase used
As The place for business. L i, differently est
mated that the sums carried OF are between D
and ere, 900. The losses fail heavily upon s"ve-
raj persons. 4 LADY, AID irtie gir. who com
monty went by the flgiives name. but entered
on the am-Doat's book by different one, "e'.t
up to Montreal on Tuesday last the same night
that the news that he had left Montreal reached
here. Her behavior on board indicated that she
was aware Of the persons flight.
Fr3,n the NoafreGI Gazete n Sept, O..
In the course Of the summer, a man calling NM
self J. w. Harvey. established himself a. pri-
vate banker at Quebec. ThoH9a nnprovlded With
letters of credit usual on such -cca,l0ns. he com
menced selling Exchange on London 10 aconsid-
cradle amount. Those who objected to paying
before the fate Of the bills WAS knUwa, had eX-
change given them on their staple acknowledge
ment; Others gave deposles On the amount OF 10
TO D per cent. Will" others les wary PAID the
full amount. Harvey also discounted bills 10 a
great extent, and purchased gold to consldera-
bic amount. On prctcnce OF being present al me
races here he arrived in this city on Sunday
NIGHT from Quebec 1t Will be recollectrd that
the races on Monday were postponed on account
Of the weather. On that evening the keeper ct
the hotel, where he took up his residence receiv-
ed note from him, stating that in consequence
of the races being postponed, combined with the
circumstances OF his feeling himself indlspoSed.
he had determined on returning TO Quebec. and
requesting him to mention his having done 50.
should he be ennuired for bv those who had &C
companied him from Quebec. II was however
discovered on Tuesday, by accident we believe.
that the worthy banker instead Of proceeding to
Quebeck, had been seen crossing the river to La
prairie. Suspicion was consequently aroused that
| he had absconded to the States, and Mr.. Robert
Shaw of Quebec, to whom he was indebted. de-
termined on Immediate pursuit. Mr.. Shaw join
ed the Franklin steamer on Wednesday. and by
extra speed in travelling rot to Albany the follow
| ING afternoon He there discovered that Har-
vey, passed by the name of Hope. had proceeded
that morning to New York. and therefore deter
mined on following him immediately 10 that city.
| Mr.. s. reached New York the ney' morning, and
| havin" procured writ against H. for the money
| he owed him. had him placed in confinement
| The villain, in order to make his escape. then
swore that Mr.. Shaw was indebted to him IN the
amount of $4,000, and on this sham action. Mr.
=. found himseIfarrested. Being speedily reeas-
ed by his friends putting in bail, Harvey saw IT
was needless to refuse any longer coming 10
terms, and accordingly offered to settle Mr..
Shaw's demand upon him. When about to leave
the prison TO carry thi, into effect. Mr.. E. o.
Hara. of Quebec, who had subsequently left
this city in pursuit, made his appearance, and
lad him again arrested. Harvey having settled
the demands which these gentlemen had against
him. amounting. report says. to EjO0u, was re-
leased next morning. 1t is NOT known what course
he had taken. 1t is supposed that he had previ-
ousIy been guilty of similar NAL practices in the
States. and what favors this opinion was his ex-
,rcem anxiety 70 be released. after he became
aware that the New-York papers had noticed the
,IrCumSt anCeS OF MS commitment W Sodl slTS
Harvey who followed two DAYS after, had her
trunks seized at Burlington. but nevertheless
continued her Journey TO New-York. 1t is sup.
posed that in her baggage may be found property
belonging TO the creditors in Canada.
Extract of letter dated Batavia. v. Y. Sept.
d. The Buffalo stage was robbed last night,
six miles east of Batavia. and regret TO tell you
that my trunk and all my valuable papers are lost.
am literally stripped. The Citizens of the vii
age have been up all night with me. securing the
woods. and we have not been able to discover
any traces of the stolen property. Other passen-
gers have suffered as we'll as myself"
&NcS
Tarif-On and after The first of October.
this day the duty on ,Molasses will be reduced
from 10 cents to 5 cents per gallon. and draw
back of cents per gallon will BE- allowed on The
expectation of S pirlts distilled from foreign Mo.
!asses.
Fare reduced to five Dollars!
IFJuchey/er &. .3ier0UtlJi0 Mini Stare.