American papers have been received to the 15th instant; they are, as usual, barren, and void of every thing interesting.

Dueling (place and date missing, although Algiers is mentioned in the item)
....two duels were fought on neutral ground on the day before yesterday. In the first, a Captain of the 64th was wounded in the thigh, at the third shot; he is doing very well however. The next affair was between another American officer and Captain Johnson, of the same regiment, who wounded the American the second shot, but slightly, and again struck him on the fourth shot, in the groin, and it reported that he is since dead. Another duel took place in St. George's Cave, yesterday at 4 o'clock, between Capt. Dixon, of the same regiment, with another American Captain, and wounded the American the first shot, on the head; the guard came to take them prisoners, and the American endeavouring to get away from the guard, being weak with loss of blood, fell and cut his face. Not withstanding the duel, Captain Dixon borrowed a horse for the gentleman, mounted the American on it, and proceeded with him, all the way to Ragged Staff (Gibraltar), where the American boat lay. The guard at that place were going to stop him, but Captain Dixon told the guard to take him, and let the American go, as he had given his word of honour that he should not be stopped. The sloop of war is moved this morning to Algiers.
"I remain Gentlemen, your very obedient and humble servant,
WM. KENNEDY."

The Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada in his speech on the opening of Provincial Parliament, informas them that he had received instructions from the Prince Regent to grant lands to those who had served in the Provincial Navy and Militia during the late war; but that he did not think himself authorised to extend this bounty to any who had composed the late Convention of Delegates. Nothing can be more just than such a discrimination; to encourage and favour the loyal and well behaved subject, and testify a marked disapprobation of those who act differently, is surely the best means to be adopted by every government.
Tracts of land conceded at an early period without being subject to assessment and left unoccupied by the proprietors, very much distress and impede the settlers in Upper Canada, from the want of a free communication from the interior to the Rivers and Lakes. The speech recommends a Bill to remedy this inconvenience to which the Royal Assent will be given.
Sir Peregrine Maitland, since he took upon him the Government of Upper Canada, has been indefatigable in making himself acquainted with the state of population of the Province, not by hear-say, but by actually visiting the different Districts: some places which his Excellency has not yet seen, and are accessible only by water, it is his intention, he says, to see during this season.

A private letter from Halifax mentions that the Earl of Dalhousie and Lady were soon to sail from that place in His Majesty's Ship Mersey, Captain Collier, for Quebec; their intention is, we learn, to visit the Falls of Niagara, before their return.

The ship Canton arrived at New York in 32 days from Liverpool, brings dates of the 15th from that place, and from London, of the 11th of May.

PROVINCE OF LOWER CANADA
By His Grace CHARLES DUKE OF RICHMOND, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Lower-Canada. Vice Admiral of the same, &c.&c.&c.

A PROCLAMATION

Whereas by an act of the Provincial Legislature passed in the thirty-fifth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled "An Act to oblige Ships and Vessels coming from places infected with the Plague or any pestilential fever or disease to perform Quarantine and prevent the communication thereof in this Province," it is enacted, that all ships and vessels arriving, and all persons, goods and merchandizes whatsoever, coming or imported into any Port in this Province by the River St. Lawrence, from any place from which the Governor by and with the advice and consent of His Majesty's Executive Council, shall judge it probable that any plague, pestilential fever or disease may be brought, shall be obliged to make their quarantine; that is, to remain at such part of the river St. Lawrence, and for such time and in such manner as shall be directed by the Governor's order, made by advice of the Executive Council aforesaid, and notified by Proclamation in the Quebec Gazette. I have therefore thought fit by and with the advice of His Majesty's Executive to issue this Proclamation, ordering and strictly commanding all ships or other vessels, which from henceforth, and during the next ensuing Five Months, shall arrive in the Harbour of Quebec from any of the following places, that is to say, from any port or place in Ireland, or from any port of the river Clyde, or from Liverpool, or Bristol in Great Britain, to remove to the Embouchure (mouth / opening) of of the river St. Charles, near Quebec, when and so soon as directions to that effect shall be given by the Harbour Master of Quebec, and do there remain and continue for the space of Forty Days, unless such ships or vessels respectively, shall be sooner discharged from such quarantine by Licence given, without Fee or Emolument of any kind, under the signature of any two Members of His Majesty's Executive Council.

And until the said ships or vessels respectively shall have performed such quarantine, or shall be discharged therefrom by such Licence as aforesaid, I do hereby strictly prohibit, under pain of the penalties and forfeitures provided by the said Act, personal goods or merchandize, which shall be on board such ships or vessels from coming or being brought on shore, and from going or being put on board any other ship or vessel within this Province.

Given under my hand and seat at arms, at the Castle of Saint Lewis, in the City of Quebec, the twenty-first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and in the fifty-ninth year of His Majesty's reign.
(Signed) RICHMOND, LENNOX & AUBIGNY,
By His Grace's Command,
(Signed) JNO. TAYLOR, Dep. Secy.