The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

I Pw‘' •_ f~.- A mail from Turkey has just arrived, bringing intelligence from Constantinople to the 11th, and from Smyrna to the 3d ult. The disaster which had happened to the Turkish fleet, brought about as it was by a rare combination of skill, enterprise, and intrepidity on the part of the Greeks, seems to have spread consternation and dismay among the inhabi tants of Constantinople. Independently of the loss of lives, the destruction of the Turkish vessels, with their equipments, is estimated at not less than 1g millions of piastres—an estimate probably beyond the truth, which is however sufficiently disastrous. It appears that the Greeks, though elated to the highest pitch by this triumph, had not lost sight of the due caution necessary to make it valuable to their future interest. They had subsequently kept the open sea, cruising off Ipsara, and occasionally advancing to the north of Seto roads, but avoiding all open encounter with the enemy. Their numbers were from 45 to 60 sail, all small vessels, but well manned and equipped. The Turks, on the other hand, fatalists in their creed, were in a state of ex treme despondency, and were in constant apprehen sion of similar stratagems from the wily enemy that had once overreached them. Cara Mehemet, Paella of Patras, has been appointed to the command of the Tur!:ish fleet. FATAL DUEL IN FRANCE.—A letter in the Jour nal des Delmds, dated Bagnires, July 29, states as follows:--" A deplorable event has jest taken place is this town. The unfortunate young Pinac was interred this day, having been killed in a duel with an Englishman. The affair did not arise from any personal quarrel. The Englishman being in the reading room of Frescati, happened to write on the margin of a pamphlet respecting the battle of Tou louse, that every thing in it was false; that Lord Wellington had gained a complete victory; and that our (the French) army was indebted to his generosity for not having been put to the sword.' NI. Pinuc, a young officer, not in actual service, who was first made acquainted with this circumstance, called on him to account fur having written these words. The Authorities did all they could to prevent the duel, but their precautions became useless; and Pi nac, having received a ball in his belly, died some hours afterwards." By the Waterloo, arrived off the Start from Can ton, letters to the 16th of March have been received. The good understanding between the Chinese and the English was then pet feet ly re-established. The flictory returned to Canton on the 25th of February, and the season being far advanced, every exertion was made to complete the cargos, and despatch the remaining ships. It appears that the Viceroy of Canton had been placed in an awkward predicament, on account of the supposed facility with which he had allowed the quarrel with the English to be ad justed. Placards had been exhibited in the streets, contrasting his conduct in the afftir of the American seaman, strangled for accidental homicide, and in allowing the Englisk to escape, who had collimated wilful murder, at least according to the Chinese in terpretation of the affair. On the other hand, the Vicero), it seems, has still to justify his conduct to the Emperor for having restored the trade, though his life would probably have ben sacrificed had the revenue of Canton, which had depended on that trade fallen short of its usual amount. The Wa. !era* left China the 16th March, two days after the Charles Grant and Kettle Castle, which ships she came up with in the Straits of Sunda, and all three without having sailed in company, anchored at St. Helena the 18th of June. The Kettle Castle and the Grant were to sail from St. Helena on the 23d. The ships expected to sail from China wi.hin the fortnight succeeding the departure of the Waterloo were in the following rotation :—Bredgewater. Low ther Castle, Atlas, and Gen. Kyd. The Vansittalt, arrived in China on the 2d of March, which ship, and the Scabby Castle, were lying at Whampoa, and would probably be ready to sail for England by the middle of April. GIBRALTAR, Juev 22.—1 t is mentioned in a pri vate letter from Cadiz of the 18th instant, that the convoy lately arrived from the Havatinah having lost 50 men on the passage, it was understood that the crews would perform quarantine in the castle of St. Sebastian. A Capidgi Bachi, charged by the Divan to poison the Viceroy of Egypt, was disco vered in disguise a short time ago, and by order of the Viceroy was buried alive. Dispatches of a recent date have been recei ed from Petersb..rgh. Their chief object is to announce that the Emperor Alexander was to set out at the beginning of this month for Vienna, to attend the Congress, which, it is now positively affirmed, will assemble in September in that capital. His Grace the Archbishop of York made an offer to receive the King at his Grace's Palace, at Bishop thorpe, in case his Majesty returned from the North through York ; but his Majesty has signified to his Grace, through an official channel, that it will not be in the power of his Majesty to avail himself' of Ina Grace's offer, as his Majesty, according to his present arrangements, will not have the opportunity of visiting Y.a k. I•1i '" -.? THE NATIONAL REGISTER . INQUEST ON THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY. On Tuesday, at a few minutes before three o'clock. a Jury of the most respectable inhabitants in the vicinjiy of the estate of the late Merging of Londonderry ass entre netted. to inquire into the cause of the death of the. above Noble Earl. The Coroner was Mr. Joseph Canter, of Deptford. The inquest was held at the house of the de ceased Lord,and to the credit of the individnals who wet, appointed to sniterintend the arrengementa attendant upon this melancholy occasion, not the slightest attempt was made to keep the proceedings secret: Directions were given to the domestics to admit every person who desired to he present at the inquest. The Jury having been sworn, The Coroner add d them in nearly the following terms:—Upon no former occ •sion in the performance of his duty had his feelings been so excited as by the pre-- sent utifortunate vend. He wal indeed so much affected that they MUM pi-revive he could hardly express himself •as he wished. Upon this aceonnt he trusted they would excuse any trifling errors which he might commit in the exercise of his ditty. The gentlemen of the jury. were summoned sod sworn to inquire Wu tile cause of the death of a nobleman, who stood perhaps as high in the public estimation as any man in the country. That his ' Lordship had met his death under particular frircum stances, they doubtless must have learned. lint it was his duty to inform them that they must remove from their minds all impressions whit le should not be bootie out by the evidence. The gentlemen a hoot he addressed being neighbours of the deceased, were better able to form a just estimate of his chat deter than lie was. As a public min, it was impossible for him to weigh his character in any scales lila he could hold. In private life lie believed the world would admit that a more amiable man could not be found. Whether the important duties of the great office which he held p d upon his mind, and conduced to the melancholy event which they had assembled to in. vestigate, was a circumstance which in all probability never could be discovered. He understood that his Lord ship had for some time past been so unwell as to require the assistance of a medical attendant. This gentleman would be examined on the inquest, and would doubtless be competent to descuibe the disease and affliction under which his Lordship laboured. That the dreadful blow which deprived the noble Lord of lite was indicted by his own hand, he believed the jury, when they came to hear the evidence, could slot doubt. He understood it would be proved that no person in the house, except his Lord ship, could have committed the act. When the jury should examine the situation of the body, and hear the evidelice that would be submitted to them, he was con vinced that they would be perfectly unanimous in that , past of their verdict which went to declare the manner in which the deceased use: Ilia death. lie felt that it was a matter of delicacy to allude to the other part of the ver dict, and lie would not presume to anticipate what it , might lie ; but lie trusted the result would be that which all good men desired. If the facts which he had heard were proved in evidence, be thought no Man et/11111.1 , 1111it that at the time lie co ;;;;;; 'turd the rash act Ilia Lordship was labouring under a mental delusion. If, however, it should suitor innately appear that there was not sufficient evidence to cruse whist a•.re getter:illy ciniddeted the jos dicatioll3 of a disordered mind, he fluster' that I', jelly would pay some audition to his (she C••rinter's) liutnble opiiiielt, which was, that nu man could he is I.rs primer senses at the moment he committed so rash an ..es .os s• I 111111del. His opinion was in eOIISOII4IICO with every mo. ral sentiment, and of the information which tc! wisest of milt lied given to the world. Tue lii!de steeled 1 Lai a snail thing to nothing ass strongly as Isis owls Isle. Ho therelore stewed it as an axiodi,isnil an abstract prinet ple, that a snail most iireessat ily be not of his mind at the moment tit destroying him,. Id, The jury, 01 coulee, would Hitt adopt hitt 10111011 n; this 'Mild, nidess it wet ein IltdsUll atilt their own. lie would slot luoger occupy the WMe and attention of the jury than to express pleasui e at seciag so respectable a body of geistieinen, and to add a hope that they would acquit themselses of their im im'taut slaty to the satisfaction oldie poitiiie, es well as of their utVii Coll2lCletleell. He sushi apologise for say it.g a few woi (Is more. The body was lying lip stairs, and in the room adjoillins; to that in which it lay, the lirrchiusiess at present 'a as, and flout thence it lied been found iitipussi• ble to remove her. To picture to the imagination any thing like the date of that noble lady's mind was altoge ther impossible. The partition which divided the room in which the body lay from that which the Marchioness at present occupied was so thin, that the least noise being made in the ter mer could not fail lobe heard in the latter. TIM forme tit' law, however, requited that the jury should view the body, amid judge lions the external marks which it might exhibit, of the causes which lied pt induced death : he therefore had only to request that the gentlemen would he as silent as possible. He was abound afraid that the creaking of their 1111001 might be the Melilla of reciting ideas which would wound the feelings of the noble Mar chioness. He was sure, under these circumstances, the jury would do every thing in their power to prevent the least noise, and lie might observe that it would be desira ble to abstaiu from talking in the room where the busty lay, because any conversation lutist certainly be heard ths wog!' the almost, he might say, paper partitiou. Ade, the jury had satisfied themselves by viewing time body, they would returo to execute the teasel ll ii ig psi t ut their duty. Dialog this address of the Coroner, the domestics of the untot tamale Alarquis who wet e in ilie room, tar lila most part, shed teats; indeed, the love which the sesvauts of his Lordship bore towards bins was, we will not say sur to Wing (fur kind and Immutable ti eminent from a gentle surd to those poisons who are depeuileist upon him, must ever procure such a result), but highly etedttable both to hint and the individuals who composed his honsettuld. Before the jury left the room for the purpose of seeing the body, cue of them suggested that Isis colleagues, as well as I self; should take oft their shoes, in sailer to prevent as far as possible oily noise that might br ewes'd by them in walking. 'flits hint was iiimeinetely meted upon, and the jury left the room. The body was enveloped in a dressing gown, slid the head aas covered with a handkerchief. The tart were towards the window. The blood which pit:ceded 111J111 the wound was still upon the ground. Alter being absent about lu 111111111 v., the jury returned evidently much affected by the indeed.. y spectacle which they had just beheld. The first witness called was Anne RaLinsuit, also being swum, tle;seacti as follows:—'• I. wait upon the chi 271 - _ t. 110.4 of Loodond,rry; I knew the Martinis of London. derry ; his hotly now lire tip stairs. mar opinion he 11 is heeled! during the last forthight, but partieulatly so shire 111 lay week. On Monday morning he rung the bell ; I answered it—hr inquired why toy Lady bail not been to see him. Her Ladyship hail been with hint all night, and I told him so. Her Ladyship et this Vine was lint in the room. I then Weill away. The bell rang again. When I answered it he *Aril of 1)r. Hankhead had been to see hint? I told him that Dr. Hankhead had been *jos him shoat tan hours and a half in the evening. It wart about fuer in 'tiie morning alien he asked me this pies non. When 1 told him that Dr. Hankhead had been with him, he asked what he had said to the Hoctor—whether he had talked any nonsense to him, or any thiog parties.- ler, as he had no recollection on the tooltiset. I seidird. that 1 was not ii. the room dining the time that he talked with the Doctor. I then left the room. He rang again •Iwitt seven o'clock. I went to hint. He then asked nin what I wanted there. My Lady was Willi him at the lime. She had been with him since four o'clock, and she answered, ' that my Lord wonted his breakfast.' My Lord and Lady were belied at the lime. I left the room and brought the breakfast tip. He 041 op in the bed and tasted part of it —he found tool; %Oh it, and said • it was not a breakfast lit for him.' He said there was no butter there ; the hotter, however, aa. nil the tray. as usual, rod I pointed it nut to him. The instiller in whirl. he spoke atrock me its being uncommon ; it was is a sharp tone, a hich Was unitstiol ai h him. I left the coon, atter tats. l'he bell rang again in about half an boar—that was nitwit half past seven. My Laity was in the room at this time, mid I cannot tell who rang the bell. When I entered the room he asked me ohether 1)r. Bulkhead had come limn lowu. 1 told him Hint Dr. Botiklwail had slept in lan liotoe. He then sand Ilia he wished to see hunt. My Lady then got up and canoe to me at the dour, and tool something to me. I went to Dr. B•inkltead, and gave him my Lordship's message. I went bark lo my Lind, and told him that Dr. Hankhrod would be 'ant. him in to minutes. When toy Lord saw me speaking to my Lady. before I left the room to go to Dr. Batilthead, he said there was a conspiracy against limo. My Lady at that time desired rite to tell Dr. Batik head tli.-t lie was w. • as soon as be could eoitie. W hen 1 setursted and told my Lady that Dr. Hankbend would come ' she got out of brut and retired to her dressing-rumn. At this n 11111 l rot my Lord also got out of bed, awl turned to the tight lido his wn dresslng-room.—[Several questions were put to the witness to races lath Illt• Inclose situation of these rooms. From the anaiters *ldols she 'Omitted, it appeated that the common sleeping room opened into a passage, on either side of which was a arts: log-room, Lady London derry 's of the lett, his Lordship's on the right. At the extre 11l il y of the passage was andi her door, behind which Dr. Hankhred was waiting.] I bad just upened the door of my Lady's dressing-ruoin, into which she had e uteri:a. when nay Lord rushed past me into his own room. opened the outside, and told the circumstance to Dr. liankhead, who immediately followed my load nit° his dressing-room. I cannot tell what passed there, but I braid my Lord open his window beim e the doctor retread his room. Immediately alien Me doctor entered the room he (the iluctot) exclaimed • Oh, my Lord,' or .01i, my Hi id.' I cannot recollect which. I braid uo I rirly to this from toy Lord. 1 iootrutly rushed into the t Mtn., NMI saw the doctor with sty Lord ea his :Mils. I remained lit the room liii I saw the doctor lay him Colt lii• fire upon the amino!. I saw the blood running from him senile Di. Bankireod held laths. I saw a kiiile. 1 heard lily lord say nothing. I \\ certaiiiv notch al:timed the knife gigs in Its tight hand. (A peuktitte won cat ivory handle, and ilium Whir II these was uo appearance of Wood, was here soesvii to the a fitness.) I believe that Id be fur f• en. knife %loch 1 saw ill lily LOrti's hands. A tii r staying tees minutes in my Lou ICA diessing room. l 10.100 eel Ht. lilliklirdtl 10 my Lady. I had previously ralse..l mu 411131, elltl it was non general thrum:Lout file 1:011%C. ice hest of my belief, toy Cord did not lire tour t 0.14.1.11.-. niter I saw him. I did out perceive any as omid Hot ney booed while lie was in his bedroom. No pullout Wait alto 11111 l ui the Inters al beta ern his leaving Ins dressind sown and ill, death but Dr. lialtkhead, hits stale of n inn oppe Meta to be very IneUrreel for direr or Infir days of his life. He appeal' eil to he very add in eerily tliiiig he said of did.— tic wanted frusta me a box which tie said L int C anoithatu had giveu lutier. Its Illiablilll,lloWraa.l, had no vie giants me oily. He also asked me tor his keys, abed tie had them sunlit 111111. I).lring this last turitortit lie was acme. tossed to say that terry uoily had conspired agnitssl He was very severe in lid. Ilianner of sneaking, %Well I never noticed betore, he being in general mild and kiwi. When be saw Iwo people speaking together, he always said, " is is cunspirocy laid against me." Ags tot many circumstances induee me to believe lie was gaol of his Weil a fortnight before his death. He scolded my lady uu a Sillitlay afternoon, becanse, as he saW, bite hail nut been near him all day, she had entirely foe salees Her ladyship, however, had been silting with hint all the twining. 'I Ile *storms, it conclusion, 1 epeated her be lief that his lordship had been in a state ut useutal delusion fur stone weeks previous to his death. The second witness exatuineil Wri. Chalks Banklicad, 31. D., of Lower Btook-steel, lirusvenor 011 last Finlay atternoun, at 5 o'clock, I iceeiveil a mule ft ,411 Lady Loisdinulcrs - y, desii tog me to come as swim as I could to see the aiarquas of L utdunderty, at Ins house' w St. James's 11111dle. Her note stated 11141 she seas arty awn on. Oboist his Lordslisp, as she thought he was eel) set) , pert/tins; twit they wide to leave Wan fur Cray at sear° o'clock in the eaelling, and that she hove.' I %Wild Collie Isefore Ilial hunr. lats is iu square at six o'toe k, and funtid my Lord noel Lady alone in the dram ing-ruoin. Upon teeliog his poise I cuticeised lion to be exceedingly ill. He t umislitined of head oche, and of a coolosiou of recollection. Ile looked pale, and W.la eery •ii distresst .1 in lea runner. I told Inuit that I thunght it es .• necess.so y lie should be copped and !lint I %Willi 511% gut dote With tics la•ty and two r•it Wiii:al the yuppie earn:. Tile r soon int tweet. awl took seven ounces of hi lid trims tie nape tit bus I. rnil s.iip*s neck. Atte' the pri atom 'll.ls 111 I tumined, he s aied that he ails Vary h sCat %Ira, and 1 iiihri.e•S bins to lay himself quietly Juan on the sofa lass hall 40 111/111 as ha bad scarcely eaten the whole day, to take a cop taloa heicoo be got into the carriage to return to Ninth 'Cray. He ftiliosted my advice. and law tiousell down uu the eiont, obere be le wanted very tranquil. After ibis be drank twit cups of tea. I wailed until I saw my lady and Liuiselt - gel into the 'online it' order to return to North Cray. hirtuic W. drosittArt his LAO. ship ss.d, Wat as I usual be Sine Lie was 114.0 Id, Le uspLA:t..l limit I woulkt some to Ninth Coy and stay oh 3itt.Likt7.t i ud it pu..:4le, 4.111 wad.. Las so-le v*, 44.4: ..-~ -- :-+rte .~ ~v