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NBW.YORK.Fiiimn, ,
By feme private letter* from Quebeck. we are informed, that *
petition ha* lately been presented to the governor of that place,
fien’d bv a great number of the principal inhabitants, and feme
of hi* Majefty** council, intreating him to admit federal gen
tlemen to bail, who were taken up and imprisoned there on ac •
Hmntef the aflault committed forae time ago on Thomas Walker, Esq.
lot that the governor had given them a positive denial:—>~Both the pe
**> and answer are counted qurioua piece#, and we have room to hope
,1M Audi be favoured with them by the next poll,
~ ‘ sta& writing the above, w p hare been favoured with the following
• which, whether they answer to the abort description or not, mu A
I* submitted to the candid reader.
t’IIR.
WE have the honour to present the petition of John Frasier, Esq.
captain in the late jtffth regiment, depaty-pay-mafter general at
■’Montreal, and one of the judges of the court of common pleat) John
rCaoqsbriL Esq. captain in the 7th regiment; Daniel Disney, Esq. cap-
Min in the 44th regimeot ; St. Luke La Corne, late captain in the French
for vice, ana Knight of the order of St. Louis; Simon Evans,. Lieutenant
fa the glth regimestr nod Mr. Joseph Howard, Merchant. .
~ At the feme time that we express our abhorrence of the breach of pub-
Brit order, in the outrage committed on the pCrfon of Mr. Thomas Wal
ker, and ourwilhes for the difeorery of the perpetrators of it; w can
mot’ be unmoved when we confider the circumstances of those gentlemen,
•ow tom from their families, and imprisoned on fufpicioh thereof.
• hear the crime proved agamft them, we cannot help Intereft
dog oufMoca for men, who from their families, Hattons, fervicet, and
•ftabliihed charaftew, (until this furprieing Hroke) Hood in the highest
degrOo of kthnation in this province.
J We not OUtyfeel for them but for their families; with what tffliAio*
do his Maiefty’s new fubjefts behold the grey hairs of their Countrymen,
|o unexpectedly, perhaps inetrieveabiy affronted 1
Wo therefore feoff earnestly intreat you, Sir, to interpose your authori
ty to mitkgnte the rigour of tholaw; a difpenfatioa, even from which,
WOri4 be la this case (if in any) wejtumbly conceive, juftifiablcT.
‘■ Wears fb well convinced of these gentlemens Honours, that all and
Query one of a* do hereby offer to become their bair, to the uttermost ex-
OtOC of our fortunes, nay even with our lives, at well for their appearance
go thleir trial, at for the fefety of Mr. Walker*! person from’ any h nik
rick* fherii, in cortfequence of their enlargement.
from your honour's known clemency and moderation; we flatter our-
Hives with the HrongeH hopes that every poss ble management in favour
of these gentlemen will be employed; their before untainted characters,
and the poblick voice, makes us confident that none ever wm better ap
plied. Alt which is with the greatcH refpeft humbly submitted to your
Veeeerit judicious confederation.
Qocbeck, Nov. as, 1766.
• [SigMdh 69 W/.J
To Lieut. Col. Irving, fee.
~ Brigadier General Car letn orders Mr. Adam Mabane, surgeon of the
mai Win Os Quebeck, to eerie those difeourfes and practices, calculated
Mdlftferb the peace and tranquility of the province, and misrepresent the
OftkmS and intentions of the lleut. governor, on pain of being suspended
Horn hit employmOnu, and prosecuted according to law.
-* Ggsbetk, Nov. 19, 176 6.
To Lieut. Col. Irving, major of the 15th regiment of foot.
The following extract Os my letter to Capt. Frazier, Capt. Campbell.
>€apt. Difeey, St. Luke La Corne, Lieut. Evans, and Mr. Howard, will
‘ooplain to voo my opinion of the requefi in the memorial presented by you,
‘tdeoc. 00l Jones, M. La Naudiere, and Capt. Morris, supported by a
‘'letterla French, signed by feventeeu Canadians and two Englilh; and
•Ai.SnU?> presented by you at the fame time, signed by you as a
■ember of council, and again as commanding a regiment; afterward* by
61 Entlifh.
#•***■■.# EXTRACT,
w J HAVE received your memorial, chiefly fettiag forth, that the chief
• JL Jtftlee had refuted to accept of bail, and fuffer you te be at large
tIQ the time of your trial; therefore praying I would interpose my autho
rity, and accept of feid bail, and grant you that liberty which he has re
fgfrd I fi*r T r~iy and am convinced the chief-juftice doth also
lament, that the cireumftances of your case will not fuffer him to enlarge
pan cenfl fiently witkhia duty, and the solemn oath be has. taken, to admi.
aMmffgpri Jaw and. impartial jnilice..
A* unfortunately rite person to whom the King has delegated his autho
rity In jfrefe matters, has fpjmd himfelf obliged in comfriiance with his
duty, uri*ma*e this flea! declaration, my interposing my authority, and
jrh|ljrari}y wrefffag you out of the-bands of the cUef-juHice of K-ing’s
*mkjk, would be irregahtr. illegal, and in my opifHa, what would pm- ’
explainiajphy opldion ts rile reqoeft, I must (ay a word or two,
mmthemarihrW wbapAhttilh That many perfon* who have lab-
fP E NESD AY y April 1767*^
fcribefl did not kridw the evil tendency of interfering in numbers iwtbe
free course of juftiCe, I sincerely believe, both from the good opifdo* l
nave of them, and those uon-declarations finee: But that uendemen who
Have the honour te be of the King’s council, Hiould not kdOW
and justice were to be obtained forth# fake of law and justice alone, Jdjid
not expea; that any Os them Arnold particularly expert themielVea to pp
core ■Ambers; fliould appoint them to aflemble abodt the rime of Coming
from diVme service on Sunday; Otould take pot in the Xseet, ands im-
Grtune people returning to their homes, with an intent to go iqmim
rs to the lieutenant governor**, and in this muMr to enrorce such a
requefi; that Mr. Mabane, then on* of the council, and jndgn < of the
Common pleas, Otould tell me io excufc for hkccmdq&a tAat. he thought
that the greater the numbers, the more likely he waa to fgetnej, jmdfjty
numbers he thought to intimidate and to mane me futtrye from my dutr,
a* far as he has done from his. This, as it tends to overtnru law, jeftKc,
and good government, appears to me rcry extraordinary fram a obnnfel
lor and judge. ,
I muH just add for your information; Sw, that had 1 Wtoftddtyt pow
er out of the hands of the chief juHice/ I foouU hmfr tyed gtdltyoto.
•obedtence to the fptrlt and meaning of the article pf ?is Mtjefty's
which yon hnve had (oaae time in yptir hand*. I ?'rs •,
The reatfinWa with which all desisted from coming np> dig.my
opinion on such a proceeding, is a prf&f to me of the good ••
yen of those I do not know, and their future eaodnfr I hone yrilbeonflra
it to all the world. n • **.7 . V 'T’ T ’
Be pteafed to communicate the above to thcgeutlemt* whwhaee feb
fcnbcda >r . , i U
Qjjebeck; November 19, ijM*
mmmmmmmm.mmm i ■■ i ijl.. iWW'-W W~VV
. T** R 't emr estrtjfidm • Fmhtr hj hit S.
is, deputy of the Cadi, and as fech visited the markets, and infpnfted the
weights and measures of all who fold by retale. As he was one derjrxe
catinfe hiil ofloe, the neighbours, who were fuffcieutlyacquaiated wrihUs
chwaOer, to know that It whs neceflhry for him to be eauthsL
advised him to conceal the Weights he conotouly used. and them
wfeh others that would bear the Ariaefl fctyrity. But the grdem fmil.
ri at their advice; and depending 00 hfr relation to the iafpeCtyfrufityai
be thought would never expose him to n poblick affront, flood ‘very earn*
lvfly at bia (bop door, waiting for his coming. .
The Nath, who had ahnnosnt reason to fhfpefr the dilhoneft pnß&eg*
of his father, was determined not to spare him, but to detflfr Ms vlllaifly,
and make Mas an example of poMick justice. Accordingly be Jlpftt at hie
door, and said to him, “ Bnng out your weights thai we pyty othnM*
them.” The grocer, inflead of obeying, endeavoured to tufn it Owriftfr
a smile 1 hot Was feon convinced that hie Ton was in earned', by bflfripg
him order the oriem to search his A op, and feeing them produce the (*•
ftrumeota of hit fraud, which, after the froft impaitJU examinatibn, were
condemned and broken to pieces. Confounded at fuCh UMxpefted pro
ceedings, he Hood motioniefs, but hoped the publich* dfatye he had (of
fered would plead (uficicntly with his son, to remit all farther eunfffimJns
of bit crime/ *ln this, however, he was mlffakeh) ‘the Nalb riatfenlit
as severe as for the moftlndifferent offender,’ feneencing him to I’ ltfe of
fifty piaflers, and to receive a Mtinado of as ihtnf Wowsoo the Cries a
his feet. 9
The whole sentence was immediately executed j after whlifi the ftaib,
leaping from his hnrfe, threw himfelf at his filet, and wetting them wifl*
his tears, thus addrefled him: •• Father, I haV* difeharged mf’ dnty fin
my God, my ibvercign, my country, and my ftatkm j permit me now,
by my refpeft and fubmifion, to pay the debt Lowe a parent. JeftsceJ#
blind; it is the power of God on earth; it has ao fegafd to father pqjbo.
God and our neighbour** rights are above thejiea of nature. Yh’n had of
fended again t the laws of} uft ice; and defervud thia pnntQimeat; you
would in the- and bare received it from feme other band. I. aaTlorry j*
was your fete to receive it from me. My confluence would not flhffcrme
to aft otberwife. Behave better for the future, and faffs ad of blaming,
pity ay being reduced to so cruel a neceffty/* 5‘ ,
Aftur faying these words, he again mounted Us bbrfe, and cOnrianfd
bis journey aaudff the acclamation 1 of the whole city, fey feimau rkaUe a
piece of iuflice. Nor did be lose bia reward : dm na|ltn t wmoWas feon
informed of it, railed him to the boft of Cadi, and afterwards to ua dig
nity of Mufti; in which Ugh office be cootie end the guardian 6jf
aad the favourite of his country. ;.V
II I ■■■■■■'Ml ■
William Watt, Watch and Clock-tnak^
IbH IJublul ftotia, , ••vs'wi <
THAT be has opened flop next door lo William Young, Ilk* whttjs
be pnrpofea to carry oa the baflncfr fa nil ha hranrhnsyonff ItofUo
to give entire ferisfafrion to all who may be pteafed to nmylny Ity,