Quebec, June 25.
Upwards of 175 vessels had arrived at the port of Miramachi on the 30^th May. The Trade of this place has increased in an extraordinary degree. It consists almost entirely in lumber.

(From Montreal Herald of same date.)

On the 6^th inst. the Ship Marshall Wellington, from Sunderland, bound to Boston, was wrecked on the same point of the Island, one person, of the name of James Martin, was drowned.

There were upwards of 190 sail of vessels for timber from Great Britain at Miramichi by the 20^th May.

Boston, June 22.–Arrived, Brig Jones, Richardson, 15 days from Quebec.

Among the passengers in the packet Ship Canada, arrived at New-York on the 19^th inst. in 30 days from Liverpool, are J.B. Robinson, Esquire, Attorney General of U. Canada, Mrs. Robinson and Miss Robinson, John Neilson and P. M’Gill, Esquires, and Messrs. W. Atkinson, J. Lawrence and Harwood.

The Yellow Fever has appeared very early in U. States, West India Squadron; and we find in the New York Papers that two or three cases have already occurred there.

Brig Freetown of _____ from Jamaica, in ballast, was lost 10^th June in going into St. Jago.

Passengers in the Ship Princess Royal for Trinidad, Messrs, Hillyer, Tucker, and Chapman.

Ditto, in Marianne and Louis for Halifax, Mr. O. Qulrouat?, and Dr. D?bord.

St. Jaco De Vega, May 31.
The following is coppied [sic] from the Guiana Chronicle of the 18^th May:
Occupation of Porto Rico by the British,–The Trinidad Gazette, of the 19^th ult. Received this morning, gives the following account of this important piece of information:
“By the arrival of the schr. Rector, in six days from Porto Rico, we learn that on Tuesday last, the 4^th inst. Ten ships of war and five transports arrived at San Juan, the capital, direct from England, with necessary credentials from the Spanish Government for the delivery of that important Colony over to England, which was accordingly done, and the British flag substituted for that of the Spanish....”

Packets For Havre
A regular Line of Packets has been established to run between New York and
Havre, leaving each Port on the first of every month during the year.
–The line consists of the ships:
Marmion, Capt. Hawkins,
Bayard, Capt. Van Dyke,
Cadmus, Capt. Whitlock,
Paris, Capt, ________
They are all Ships of the first class, copper fastened, coppered, well found, and
fast sailers, and ably commanded–The accommodations for Passengers are
extensive, and commodious, and every exertion will be used, to contribute to the
comfort of those who may embark in them. The Price for a Passage in the Cabin is
140 dollars – for which, Beds, Bedding, Wine, Napkins, and ample Provisions will be furnished.

Dependence must fully be placed upon their sailing on the days appointed.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Crassous & Boyd, Agents, New-York.
Or Chas. L. Ogden, Montreal.

Brig Freetown, of ______, from Jamaica, in ballast, was lost 10^th June, in going into St. Jago.

Passengers in the Ship Princess Royal for Trinidad, Messrs. Hillyer, Tucker, and Chapman.

Ditto, in Marianne and Louisa, for Halifax, Mr. O. Quirouet, and Dr. Dubord.

We have been favored with a Belfast paper of May 21^st, from which, among other extracts, we make the following. We hope that if ever the vessel mentioned reach this port, the competent authorities will secure the Captain for so daring a breach of the laws, by which the lives both of the passengers and this whole community are endangered, several passengers in this same vessel, it may be remembered, were seen sick last year on Jones’ Wharf, one death occurred in the open air, and created some excitement.–Gazette.
Revenue Officers forcibly carried off to America
On Thursday last, Mr. Tutor, Police Magistrate, accompanied by Mr. Farrell, Chief Peace Officer, proceeded to Dunleary, in pursuance of an order from Mr. Gregory, Under Secretary of State, to take measurers for preventing a vessel called the “William of Dublin,” from getting out to sea, in consequence of the want of necessary accommodation for the passengers on board, during their voyage to Quebec.

Mr. Tutor and Mr. Farrell found the vessel riding at anchor in Kingstown Bay, ready to put to sea; her burden was but ninety-three tons, and she had on board one hundred and fifty-six passengers, being the number of one hundred and nine persons more than the allowance per ton, as very properly and humanely directed by the Act of Parliament. The passengers were all labourers of the lowest description, and the want of ventilation, the crowded state of the hold, the absence of all arrangements for comfort, cleanliness, decency, or convenience, occasioned a horrible stench; several were totally unprovided with a place to lay themselves down, and the whole presented a scene not very unlike the shocking tales related of slave ships.–The Magistrate and Mr. Farrell waited on board all day for the Captain, and as he did not appear at night, they left two revenue officers on board in charge of the vessel, and returned to town. During the night the Captain came on board, and knowing his case to be desperate, he determined on a desperate remedy, and actually put to sea with the officers on board. As soon as the circumstance was discovered, two revenue cruisers were dispatched after him, but as yet (May 21^st) no account has been received of him.

see also Court of Vice-Admiralty findings | see William arrival report

The Brig Patience was spoken on the 27^th June, four days from Bermuda, for Quebec, in ballast.

Passengers in His Majesty’s Transport Success which sailed on Wednesday for London, Mrs. Ready and family, Lieut. Col. Cockburn, Depty. Quarter Master General to the Forces, Mrs. Cockburn, Captain Goldie of the 37^th foot, and Lieutenant Skene and Lt. Servante of the Royal Engineers.

The same vessel takes home a company of Sappers and Miners, and discharged men from several of the Regiments in this Country.

The Govt. Brig Chebucto, in which His Excellency the Governor in Chief lately sailed, was spoken on the 2d July in Canso Harbour, by the Brig Sir James Kempt, arrived on Tuesday.

His Majesty’s Ship the Athol, Capt. Bouchier, was to sail from Halifax for Quebec on the 5^th July–It is probable she will bring money for the Government.

On Saturday last the Steam-Boat Laprairie, with nearly 300 emigrants on board arrived here from Quebec--and on the following day the Telegraph, with 220, and the Swiftsure with 260 also arrived in this harbour.

Jul 18 [sic]

Jul 24

Jul 24

The Brig Pegasus from Quebec arrived at Bermuda on the 25^th June.

By the brig Hiram, Capt. Mosher, in 42 days from Gibraltar, we have received a file of the Gibraltar Chronicle to the 28^th of May inclusive....

Ten or twelve privateers, armed in Algesirus, were cruising in the Straits for French property and had made several captures. On the 29^th of May, they carried in 2 large French ships and a brig. On that day a French frigate made her appearance in the bay, which prevented many other captures. The French had several vessels of war off Cadiz, and other ports of the coast of Spain.

Sailed.
Aug 1–Brig Hazard, Howard, Newfoundland
---------Brig John Twizell, Price, Topsham
---------Brig Earl of Dalhousie, Freeman, Halifax
---------Brig Alexander, Sewell, Limerick
---------Brig Nimrod, Black, Liverpool
---------Brig Elizabeth, M’Lean, Grenada
2. ------Ship Helena, Currie, London
---------Schr David Graham, Campbell, Grenada
3. ------Ship Cossack, Thompson, Bristol
---------Brig London, Irvine, Colebester
---------Schr Margaret, Bowden, Miramichi
---------Schr Charles, Haywood, Newfoundland
---------Ship Providence, Stewart, London
---------Schr Susan, M’Iver, Newfoundland
4. ------Brig Quebec Packet, Ditchburn, Liverpool
5. ------Ship General Eliot, Frank, London
---------Bark Ebor, Berriman, Hull

Vessels arrived this season 342
Tonnage 82,548
Passengers 7,560

Vessels arrived this season 342
Tonnage, 82,648[?]
Passengers, 7,500

Aug, 6^th –Ship Margaret, Fisher, Liverpool
------------ Brig Eggerdon Castle, Pittman, Newfld.
-------------------Blucher, Thompson, Cork
Aug, 7^th –Brig Countryman, Steel, Carmarthes
------------------Lord Kingsale, Northon, Cork
------------------Norval, Punton, Newfoundland
------------------Mary-Ann, Kindale, Limerick
------------------Mary, Corn, Cork
------------------Albany, Cunningham, Newcastle

Passengers in the Margaret.–Mr. Slater, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Dawson and Miss Todd.

On Friday last H.M. Sloop Dotterel, Capt. Hoares and on Sunday the Salisbury 58, Rear Admiral Fahie Capt. Maude, arrived here from Bermuda.

Lieutenant Colonel Sir J.M. Tylden, C.B. and a part of the 52d regiment arrived in the Cato. This regiment, we understand, is to relieve the 74^th in New-Brunswick, which is to be stationed in this garrison. The Right Wing of the 2^nd batt. 60^th, is to proceed from hence to St. John’s, New-Foundland, to relieve the left wing of the 74^th at that place.–R. Gaz.

[From the Montreal Herald of the same date.]

We some time ago mentioned a report that a plan was in agitation in England for promoting emigration to Upper Canada, upon a large scale. This has, we now understand, been partly carried into execution; and Mr. Peter Robinson [brother to the Attorney-General of that Province,] visited Ireland, for the purpose of couducting [sic] out a number of settlers under this arrangement, who are probably upon their passage to these shores.–Mercury.

From the New-York Gazette, August 9.
News Expected.–The ship Halcyon has arrived at Philadelphia, in 40 days passage from Liverpool. She must have sailed about the 28^th of June, but the Philadelphia papers of yesterday morning, (received last evening) merely mention her passage, but give no extracts from the London papers, which must have been received by her.

Passengers in the packet ship Robert Fulton, sailed yesterday for Liverpool–Mrs. Holdrige, Miss L. Parker, Messrs. A. Kinder, J. Youngman, P. Gamsey, Dr. Packer, and Chevalier de Rivafinoli.

Error in our last: In the list of arrivals, on the 11^th inst. Instead of “Hero” read “Flora, M’Coll, from Liverpool.”

Shipping List, 26^th June.
Vessels spoken with.–On the 13^th inst. Jane, Workington to Quebec, on the 18^th, Ellen, Shields, to do.

From Lloyd’s List, 24^th June.
Gravesend, 20^th, Sally Greig, and Romulous, sailed for Quebec. Dieppe, 11^th Denton, from do.

The Mary Ann, Jackson, from Liverpool to Quebec, was lost in the ice 3^rd ult. In lat 47, lon. 58. One man drowned. The master and rest of the crew took to their boat, and the next morning were picked up by the ship Princess of Wales.

Lloyd’s List gives a long list of French vessels captured by Spanish privateers.

Deal, June 18.–Came down from the river, and sailed, Aid Palmer, for Quebec; 19^th, Thompson, Hobbs, do.; 24^th, Henry, Maitland, do.; Plymouth 18^th Vertumnus, do.–The Thames from Quebec 16 days out, was spoken with by his Majesty’s Ship Jasmeur, ar. At Plymouth, June 25^th.

Mr. Canning, late Minister of England to the U. States, embarked at this port in the British Packet which sailed on Saturday morning for Falmouth, via Halifax.

Passengers in the Ship Alfred for London, John Tucker Williams, Esq. Of the Newcastle district, Upper-Canada.

Court of Vice-Admiralty.
[As much interest was lately excited by the arrival of the Brig William, with Emigrants, we have, in order to satisfy puplic [sic] curiosity, obtained the substance of the judgement pronounced in the Vice-Admiralty, on the 11^th inst. On the information filed by Mr. Wilson against Norris, the Master.]
Court of Vice Admirality, Lower Canada
Monday, 11^th August, 1823
William Wilson, Informant
William Norris, Defendant
Judge Kerr--
This information has been preferred against William Norris, Master of the Brigantine William, of Dublin, for penalties to the amount of 2500l. for having taken from the Port of Dublin, and brought to Quebec fifty passengers more than are permitted by law to be carried in the said Brigantine, in contravention of the 57^th of his late Majesty, c. 10.

The following is the Sentence.–I find the fact and the law with the informant, and the facts being proved the law points with unerring hand to this conclusion, that the penalties for the recovery of which, the informant proceeds in demand have been incurred, and I decree that the sum of 2500l. sterling, be paid by the Defendant William Norris, one moiety to His Majesty, and the other moiety to the Informant.
The Hon. Mr. Primrose for the informant.

The Times of London, October 06, 1823 p. 3 - EMIGRATION TO CANADA

We subjoin from a Montreal paper of the ? of August, a decision pronounced in the Court of Vice-Admiralty at Quebec, relative to the conduct of the master of the brigantine William, recently arrived from Ireland ; having on board contrary to the laws of emigration, no less than 140 human beings, who suffered the greatest misery during the voyage, arising from the crowded state of the vessel. The circumstances of the ships sudden departure from Ireland, and the carrying off the customs-house officers, must be fresh in the recollections of our readers.

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Court of Vice Admirality, Lower Canada Monday, 11th August, 1823

Judge Kerr— This information has been preferred against William Norris, master of the brigantine William, of Dublin, for penalties to the amount of 2500l. for having taken from the port of Dublin, and brought to Quebec, fifty passengers more than are permitted by law to be carried in the said brigantine, in contravention of the 57th of his late Majesty, c. 10.
The question is resolvable to a short inquiry of fact, whether the defendant has incurred all or any of the fifty penalties for which the informant proceeds in demand in his libel ; and after reading over the evidence taken in support of it, I must say that it exhibits a case of as lawless behavior and moral turpitude as is rarely disclosed in a Court of Justice.
It appears from the evidence of Thomas James, the mate, that the brigantine sailed from the port of Dublin on the 14th May, and on the same day came to anchor opposite Dunleary New-harbour ; that Norris, the master, was on board, and went on shore in the same evening or the next day in the morning ; when he returned on board in the night of the 11th [sic], at 11 o'clock ; when he returned he said that when he was on shore he had heard that the ship had fouled her anchor, and that he must heave it up. Here he threw aside the veil, and touching the witness on the arm, he added, "Don't take any notice of my being in a passion, or what I may say, but the ship must go to sea immediately ; that if she did not go to sea that night, she would be stopped, and not allowed to go." He farther states, that there were two custom-house officers on board, and that by the master's orders the anchor was weighed, and the ship proceeded to sea, when, touching at Howth-harbour, about daylight on the 16th, the custom-house officers were landed, and the brig proceeded on her voyage to Quebec.
The witness produces a paper, which he says was given to him by Norris, showing the number of families to whom as mate he was to serve out water during the voyage ; and this list contains in number, as far as I can understand from it, 119 souls. His evidence also goes to prove that there was hardly room to work the ship ; that part of these families slept in the long-boat on deck ; and of the number, happily only 11 children died—a circumstance that he attributes to the coldness of the weather.
James Hunt, a passenger, states that he, his wife, 27 years of age, with a child, and two relatives, embarked on board of the brig on the 14th May ; that neither he nor his family had a birth [berth] excepting his wife, who was nearly starved with cold, and was permitted for three nights to sleep in the cabin ; that during the first ten nights, they were obliged to sleep between the births [berths] ; and at other times in the long-boat upon deck. For the last three weeks of the passage, he says, that they lay in the hold on some ropes where the child he had with him died, and where his wife was delivered of another. He does not know the exact number of passengers, but he says that there were more than 70 grown persons, and upwards of 30 children, exclusive of 11 who died in the passage.
Walter Stiensin swears that there were at least 140 passengers, and that though he was promised a birth [berth] by the owner, a Mr. Ellis, of Dublin, he was obliged to sleep in the long-boat on deck, by which he lost his health, and is now extremely ill. He says that he paid four guineas to the owner for his own and his cousin's passage.
Though it appears that the passengers far exceeded the number restricted by the statute, which is "One adult person, or three children under 14 years of age, for every one ton and half of that part of the ship or vessel remaining unladen," yet they all differ as to the precise number, which is not to be wondered at, considering the crowded state of the ship. However, the testimony of Mr. Fife, the Custom-house officer, who boarded the brig on her arrival, and who counted the passengers in the presence of Clifford, the other witness, enabled the Court to say with correctness that there were, exclusive of the crew, ninety-seven grown persons and forty-four children that were brought from Dublin in the brigantine William, a vessel of only ninety-three tons burden. Mr. Fife states that the ship was so filthy, and the smell between decks so offensive, that he did not venture to go below.
These are the acts which the informant discloses, and certainly the case is a deplorable one. It is in vain that the civilized nations unite to abolish the slave trade, and to mitigate the miseries of mankind, if, from the vile passion of avarice, which is " semper infinita, insatiabilis, " a traffic like this is permitted, with impunity, to be carried on between our shores, by which numbers of our fellow-subjects are taken hoodwinked from their homes, and consigned to miseries which can only be compared to the Black-Hole of Calcutta. Happily, in this instance, the mortality was not great, considering the crowded state of the ship ; but had the weather been warm, and the winds less favourable, I do not think that one of the number would have lived to tell the tale of their sufferings.
Following the dictates of my heart and understanding, I find the fact and the law with the informant, and the facts being proved, the law points with unerring hand to this conclusion—that the penalties for the recovery of which the informant proceeds in demand have been incurred, and I decree that the sum of 2500l. sterling be paid by the defendant, William Norris, one moiety to his Majesty, and the other moiety to the informant.

note: This vessel William is the same ship, same master, from the same port, which arrived at Quebec on July 25th 1822 and was the subject of a news report in August 1822, for the horrific treatment of emigrants.

The blockading squadron from Algesirus, which touched at Gibraltar on the 3d July, sailed again on the 4^th for Cadiz. The Spanish privateers had captured several French merchant-men off Algesiras. The Governor gave the vessels upon a demend [sic] of the French Admiral, who threatened to fire on the town if his request was not complied with. The American squadron was at Port Mahon. Flour was 10 dols. Per bbl, at Gibraltar–It had sold for 7 five days previous.

Bombardment of Cadiz!
We learn from a gentleman passenger in the schooner Zion, which arrived here last evening in 9 days from Barts, (says the Baltimore American of August 13) that the Patriot brig Bolivar, Capt. Almeida, had arrived at St. Barts two days before the Zion sailed, in 17 days from a cruise off Cadiz. He understood from the Officers of the Bolivar, that a French squadron was cruizing off Cadiz–that the French army was besieging it, and had taken possession of the castle of St. Roque. They kept up a constant Bombardment on the town. This intelligence brings our accounts to twenty-nine days from Cadiz.

From The St. John N.B. Star.
We are happy to learn that the mission to Halifax for promoting the plan of a Canal from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Bay of Fundy, has been well received....

New-York, August 19.
Latest From France.
By the arrival of the Cadmus, Capt. Whitlock, in 48 days from Havre, we are put in possession of Paris advices to the 30^th of June.

Invisible Cement.–Isinglass boiled in Spirits of Wine will produce a fine transparent Cement, which will unite broken glass so as to render the fraction almost imperceptible.

Newspapers in Schools.–The Editor of the Windsor Journal, says he received an order a few days since for a supply of his paper to be used in a public school. Many advantages would doubtless, result from this practice, as children generally “seize with avidity a newspaper, and find in its variety sufficient attraction to render study a pleasure instead of an irksome task, performed only through fear of the ferula.” The Editor also well observes, that there will be no objections in point of morality to the newspaper being admitted as a weekly visitor in the family. A judicious master, (and schoolmasters should be of this character,) would select the most appropriate and useful parts of the weekly about....

In the Brig Henry, for Newry, Messrs. Marshall and Ledlie.

In the Ship Lord Wellington, for Liverpool, Dr. Franklin, 37^th Regt. Messrs Lymburner and Dawson.

Spoken by the Mary Ann & Luisa, on the 8^th of Aug, in the Gutt of Canso, the Schooner Ranger McClean, of St. John’s New Brunswick, from Kingston, Jamaica, bound to Quebec.

Quebec, August 26.
The fine weather at the close of last week has materially altered the appearance of the country in this District; much of the grain is already fit for harvesting, and the hay has mostly been got in, though, generally speaking, not in a good condition.–Mercury.

St. John’s N.F., July 20.
His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton Baronet, Governor, and Commander in Chief in the Island, with his suite, arrived here on Friday morning last, in H.M.S. Ranger, Capt. Fisher, from England.–As soon as the Ranger had anchored, a salute was fired from Fort Townshend, and shortly after from the respective ships in the harbour, who welcomed his Excellency’s return to this place with all the distinction due to his rank.

In the Ranger came passenger Col. Harris, on his way to Halifax.

Arrived, the Loyal Britain, 31 days from Cork, with three companies of the 52d. Regt. intended to relieve a Detachment of the 74^th Regt. but in consequence of orders from the Earl of Dalhousie, the Detachment is to remain here, and the three companies of the 52d. are destined for New-Brunswick.

The brig Blandford, Soper, from Brigue for Quebec, was run down in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, June 29^th, 11 at night, in a thick fog, by a large ship, 20 leagues from Chapeau Rouge, and instantly filled–crew saved, and arrived at St. John’s in H.M. Pandora.