The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-01 00:00:00

!Z LORD ANIIIERSrS VOYAGE TO CHINA. His Lordship sailed front -Portsmouth. on -the 9th of Febrn i\ly, lain, oil ati einaassy to the Coil I t of Pekin, on board his iilajesty's •frigate, Alceste, Capt. M. dJa well ; tried by the byre brig of war, Capt. B. Hall, and the General Lewitt Indianan, Capt. Campbell. ells Lordship tatielied at Madeira, Rio 3ancrio, the Cape of Good Hope, and datavia ; mid the voyage was extramili• nary fur its rapidity, the ships having traversed I tdaktlllibla 94 days artier sad, In the beginning of July the cm tssy arrived on the coast of China, mud proceeded up the sca ; hosing been joined by Sir G. Staunton, at Great Lemma, Sir G. having been sent dawn to say the emir:is:l ] Avollil be received is itti every attention. On the 9th of° Angst the etalmasy disembarked safely in the Gall of Pc: 4 ueli, which is not far distant front the capital. %Mkt on the journey every rffo.t was Made by the al:mil:nine to in ...lace his Excellency to comply with the Tartar ceremony of the Ko.ton—whielt was resisted on the groand of the race ii:mt ut Lord Macartney ; but every demonstratiou of respect eousistent with the dignity of his Sovereign, and the honoured' his nation, was freely offered by his Excellency. This de grading ceremony of -kneeling and knocking the head (the literal ealwession in Chiuese) nine time against the ground, is not only densatitled from the Ambassadors of all tributary !.tags (as every sovereign of the warld is rudiserimithitely -cadet:l . l when in the Imperial presence, but, likewise, on re ceiving° any lilelklage flOllll the Emperor, and on broken vie• teals being seat to them from table : and this was actually r ebmitted to by the Dutch in 179.,. The Chinese, fur obvi oui rearm's, were extremely anxious for the performauce of this ceremony by a British Ambassador ; and threats, hat• teries, and lies in abundance, were used, in order_ to induce complianee—but all in vain. A most extraordinary scene look plan• at the Palace of Yetur-Miti-Yuen, which, with many other singular circtintatances attending the departure /ram Pekin,und the journey of four months through the celes tial Empire, will very soon Ire laid before the public. The Emperor, a man of impetuous and capricious disposition, increased by a habit of constant inebriation, seemed, in his cualer 111010e11111, afraid of the consequences of his abrupt dis missal of the embassy, as appeared by his rending after it, to request some •exchange of .presents, and expressing himself satisfied of the respectful feetings of 're king of England, who had sent so far to pay him homage, attributing the whole blame of Me:affair to like uninaimerly conduct of the Ambits. sador, who refused to knock head, as in duty bound, and ac cording to the common u ules orpoliteness. The embassy, on the tour through China, experienced the must perfect res. 4iect. The Alceate and Lyra, alter landing the embassy, were employed in surveys; the former taking the Gulf of late° tong and coast of Corm, the latter the south-western toast of that Gulf. The Alccste went as tar as tile junction of the great wall of China with the sea, which was seer, trim' the .chip. Both ships joined company at Chem-Ton, or Ze.a/roti islauds.—The tinepositions of the coast, and islands of Chi- • nese Tartary, and mach useful hydrographical knowledge were obtained, whereby former emirs are corrected. Steer ling afterwards for the Corean shore, they found former geo graphical description.; of .it miserably detective; and an archipelago of islands, hitherto unknown to exist, were dis ..covered. Many were christened with particular names, and 'correct charts made of the true position of the whole. The ships theraproceeded to the southward ofJapan, and arrived at the.Lieon Kieuu islands. Morehydrographicial knowledge . was obtained, and an intimate acquaintairee. formed with the natives, of w hum, hitherto, little was known, and themselves seater kaawing any thnig about the rest of the world. At Grand Lticlieu, die chief of this kingdom of islauds, the ships re-fitted, among a race of people as extraordinary fur their diuMintive size, as fur their general character. They are ut great antiquity aal considerable civilization—possess much ado. rigid, *antral jealutisj and reserve of their neighbours, the Jn and Chinese. On 1111111er acquaintance, they *ere urMnl as interestiug people; in the highest degree .lid and hospitable ; and after a stay of six weeks, both par ios separated with evident proofs ofinuttial regret. The Alceste arid Lyra arrived at the mouth of the Tigris, In November, and were treated with every indignity by the Viceroy of Canton, who refused a pass far the sfiipeito enter die river, as had been granted to the Lion ota. furuuer occa sion ; thus attempting to cut off the supply of fresh water and provisions, which could only be brought eat board by stealth after dark ; and various other insults were offered. Capt. Maxwell, justly considering that the hocour of the flag must antler by a tame submission, proceeded up without a pass. The Mandarins strongly maimed the forts (cuntaining 11l pieces eefcannoa) at the deiced Tigris, and sent out a message, as the ship advanced, that they would sink her (the Maestro ifshe attempted to pass through. She nevertheless pushed on, and a sharp tiring commenced from the forts and war junks, which was immediately reburied by the Alceste, wl:ich getting within pistol shot of their largest fort, a well aimed broadside was poured in, which laid a number sprawling, and fairly drove the rest heels over head out of the battery : the ship now proceeded tip to her sate and proper anchorage, followed, but unmolested by the war junks. Next day the Viceroy (having been now treated the right way,) sent down la high :Nlandarin to congratulate the Captain on his arrival in the river, this Mandarin having passed Capt. M-in his way .dawn, wain, in the mewl trine,llad gone up to Canto'', to aleinaad further reparation for the insult uttered to the King's ship. 03 Tuesday, the 29tli of January, his Majesty's ships Al • cesteand Lyra sailed froni :Macao Roads ; the former having oil hoard his Excellency and suite, returiiing from his albino') from the Court of Pekin. On the :id of February, the Alceste arrived .at alarkilla, and the Lyra or, the ath, waen she was bent with his Excellency's dispatches to Bengal. 'flic A 'caste VMS proceeding i.eto the Straits of Sunda, through the Straits of Gaspar, when sloe oulortmlately struck on a coral reel, on the morning of the IStli of February, and •alairtly tillod. bio lives were lost on this occasion. The Am bassador and his slide, with some of the crew, were imam • tla,tely put on shore ea We island of Pulo Leat, a short dis to cce from the wreck. _ It was decided, after Lord Ansberitt's remaining nue night .on the island, that his Lairdship and suite should attempt to, • make Batavia ',distant DU miles) in two boats, attended by Lieut. lloppner, and Messrs. Mayne, Cook and Blair, aim .tbe t , arrived utter four days of much fatigue and hardship, from want or water, at Batavia. His Lordship without a ino ,srient's delay, dispa'ehe t the Company's cringer:femme, with Mr. Ellis, the Secretary of Embassy, volunteer, to the assn• tanceof those left laehnuf. She beat against the wind alio •suri eat fora considerable thee, and at last got sight of the: .j►tand. party left souse provisions, they male shift to • live there khaving obtained, by digging' some fresh water) -from the Midi of Febritary to tile 7th of Jlareli. During thus .period tbry.svere beset tiy the savages of the neighbouring THE NATIONAL REGISTrit islands, who, after phindering.aad burning the ship, ddoek a:led the party on shore ; they, with a very ,fesv •regularitruis, keptthein at bay. In an attempt to deke the remaining hoeta, 10 of them, one morning, were arionsly ilispueed.al ltyiLieta. flay ; seine were shot, and others were .drowned. ventures in the island were ratlieryfioroticiattie Null itimianal east. The voilduct oh Copt. Nl:lasi - ell, inliks.giiiimdknianuge mem of affairs, as well tie means of defence,ispiiken of ill high admiration by his 011icers---it •slisplwyeti moillitess and powerful reflection, nutter a -sadden ipressitre of difficulties and a combinatiou of dungurs, .more , thati sufficient to lave overwhelmed an ordinary nand. stellainvia, , the taken up to tiring home his 4:Aeclletiny and suite, with the Ottieers aud Melt of the Aleeste ; -sloe et the Cape, bt. Helena, and ASel:11%1011 on her way to England. Coucurning the.interior of Cillll.l we have been able to ob tain buttlittle information. The People appear ta manifest tiesiaine determined mien to suffer-no inovation in their ac customed habits; but on the contrary, they boast of not hay ing.gone out oEthe.beitten track of Writ foi efathers : they are grossly !ignorant and ountual. The country in general ap peared wellmilltivitted. They have no caravans, rued wag gons, or any establishment similar to our post; conseqiient ly, .in 'the .Interior, the People had not heard of the Ne md war, nor, indeed, did they appear even to knew where that country was-situate. It appears impossible to estimate the population, as the People are not enrolled, nor has a ceir sus ever been taken, lint few snldiers were seen ; the great est body did not.excerd WM. They are composed of .four discriptions of melt, viz. Matchlocks 'usually in a bad state), Archers (who occasionally act as cavalry), Spearaten, and Tigers of War, whoare the Emperor's body gu.trtl : they are armed with a short -sword and a target, and enveloped in a yellow n:actle, gorgeously decorated with tiger's heads, to render their appearance formidable. The King's tine' nal revenue is •collected in kind, after the manner of our tithes: the collecting pinks, which ale said to amount to 211,0410, set MI for the further parts °Hilr empire, and with the chauge of the monsoon from the westward, they all return and 'inlaid their cargoes of all spieces of grain into the public granaries, from whence it is sold to the Pahlic ; this, and the customs front the export of their manufactures at Canton comprise the entire source of their revenue—excepting only the sale of the Governorships, which emolument goes into the private purse at the Emperor. LORD MAYOR'S FETE.--On Monday last the Lord Mayor gave an aquatic entertaininant to a numerous party of friends, on the oc casion of his eldest son having attained his 21st year. The company were received on board the city barge at Westminster bridge, by the Lord Nlayorand the Lady Mayariss, at 11 o'clock. They proceeded up the river, axonmenied by the military band of the Life Guards; the party was joined by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. The whole of the company then went un board the Navigation barge lying off Richmond. His Lordship having announced his intention of giving a silver cup to he rowed for by boatmen liVilig in the neigh bourhood of Twickenisam, Richmond, dsleworth, Brenttbrd, &c. nine competitors, in divisions of three, with different coloured flags, started at two o'clock from the barge stationed above the bridge, row ed down to Isleworth. and back round a boat stationed a little above the scat of her Grace the Duchess of Buceleugh. The cup was .won, after a well contested struggle, by a man of the name of Slifer, of Isleworth. At four o'clock the company sat down to a sumptu- OM dinner, the tables being ornamented with elegant and fanciful euibellishinents, appropriate devices, &c. The regimental band played, during dinner. several fiwourite pieces of music. • Nen Nubile' was sung by Madame Bianchi, Messrs.. Lacy, Bellamy. &c. who, during the afternoon, delighte d the company with glees and songs. After the usual toasts, and the healths of his Royal Highness the I)uke of Sussex, Lord Erskine, the Lord Mayor, and the Lady Mayoress, were severally drank, Lord Erskine rose, and in a neat speech, alluding to the oczasion of the entertainment. proposed the health of the Lord Mayor'; son. l'his toast was received wish marked attention, and as soon as the applause with which it was greeted, had snihided, Mr. J. P. Woott rose. and returned thanks in a very ni )(lest speech. Shortly afterwards the successful candidate, together with the two next in succession, were severally introduced ; and the Lord Mayor, having tilled the cup with ^v:ine g presented it, makin; a suitable speech in commendeion of the winner, who, t oge th e r with his enrn petitors, were regaled with a good dinner by order of his Lordship. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather during the morning, the latter part of the day proved exceedingly tine; .arid the banks of the Thames being crowded with numerous well dressed per sons to witness the boat-race, greatly added to the effect of the pleas itg spectacle. - PVGILISM.—The match between Abraham Willett, the Heretordshire mau, and Granger, called the Bath thump, came on en Wednesday morning early, in a twenty feet ring, at Evelcy-beach, on the borders of Bet kb and Hants. The men were backed for thirty guineas aside, and a purse of ten guineas was added. Moss seconded Granger, and Tumkins, the back sword player, seconded Willett, whu weighed 120. 81b., and his antagonist, who had irsuperiority in tactics, was a pound under P.:•stone. Twenty rounds were fought in 56 minutes. Ist Round—Willct hit out with his right hand at the head, was parried partially, but rather avoided by throwing the head back. A rally followed, in which \Valet, from weight, had the best. 2. Willet made his hit in this.rounel with much force upon the left eye of Ins antagonist, which nearly darkened it. Granger how ever followed in, and much quick round hitting followed, and Gran ger was knocked down by a severe blow on the breast. This system of lighting on Granger's part must have given vic tory to 116 antagonist in a few rounds. From the second until the tenth round there was no particular point to speak of. Granger kept at a respectful distance, and now and then nobbed his adversary with the lefthand. 1. Willa Fa his left foot troll ferward, and afterwards receiving his antagonists hits, he stepped in bent upon mischief. and Big Ben hit or two upon the body. In a close he held his antagonist up•with his left hand (which seemed to be the only use lie could make of it), and served out with the right until he was tired, and Granger fell ; 10 to 1 was taken that he would not come. to time, but he (lid in much earnest. Both fought tired until the close of the 16th round, when 'by repetition of lift handed tapping, had very little sight, etltough ' his strength was but. little reduced. 17. Granger showed nit more than he had done in any part of the .combat. He measured his antagonist's head, who was too blind to return upon hint, and he hit him four or five tines about the eyes by way of settling the difference, and he threw hue a wlinerset upon his face by way of a finisher. Ten other rounds were fought, but Gran. ger, who proved himself a rnettled man, had it all his own way, sad t% iliett lust by nut coming to time in the nth round. STEAM BOATS..—A et MW Cernpany in France have obtained from the King the privilege of establislung a steam boat navi:.;ation oa all the large rivers of that country. 'File company have already ~ever,:] veasela on the Seine, the boilers of which arc of copper, and have safety calves, being oinstmeted awe...ably to the rccommentlatioo of the British I .e of Co:p.m& 'flier.: is no doubt of this mods of naviga. tint; perfectly succeeding, with a li,tlr more experience. One of the Itatgate stem paekeei made its voyage fre.n thence to London this week, in twelve hours ) although a atrcrx wart Ivied ani title wgre both A;;ainet it• SUMMER ASSIZES. CLOUCCSTER. SEPT. 1. :ft, Turner, R. Reath, and J. %Vittingham, stood capitally indicted, fur aiding, abetting, and communing with our Win. Turner, in the murder of H. Thompaon, on the 14th of May deist. Mr.'Hall, a farmer of the forest of Dean, having bad saline 'cunt stoles, suspected the prisoners, and accordingly took the deceased, who was it•constable, with him to search the pre mises dr Win. Turner. Here they found some of the corn and sacks, which Mr. Hull identified. Turner was not at home, but they took into custody his wife and sister, and lodged thou in Mr. Thompson's house. On going iii quest of W. Tur ner, they met him and the other prisoners, all armed with blud;cons ; and having said they only wanted him, heat first consented to go, but afterwards, on holding a parley with his companions, he suddenly drew a pistol from under his shirt frock, and shot the constable dead UN the spot. In the con fusion occasioned by Thompson's falling, all the prisoners were suffered to escape. They were severally taken with the exception of Wm. 'I timer, the of eat murderer, who has not since been heard of. Mr. Hall confirmed the above rarticu tars, and brought the case home to Heath, whorsked his slit k Ana threatened to split their skulls it' Wm. Turner was taken away. A Mr. Davis, who was present, stated that It. Turner repeatedly pulled his brother William by the coat, and told him not to go. Several witnesses were next examined, to prove that the prisoners had assembled with W.Turner,(who had made his eseape),.for the deliberate purpose of iesening th , women by force. Ann Peartmer whose minor they passed, said that Heath said, it would be blood for blood if they could not got the women. The (left/lice of the prisoners was extremely vague, and the Jury returned a verdict of—Guilty. The learned Jud•4e immediately pronounced the sentence of the law, and ordered them lot - execution on Monday (last.) CUMBERLAND. VICIOUS DUGS.-HARTLEY v. lIARIUMAN. This cause occupied the Court from • its opening at nine o'cluek on Tuesday morning, trl about t wisely minutes after tli.ee to ilw afterucion, and exerted considerable interest. Mr. Scarlett said, the plaintiff is 31illiam }fettle), Esq. Qf Rose-hill, near %I:knell:teen hl 11118 county, and the defendant a Geatleman wilt) has travelled 1011C11 initoreige parts, mini cul iily on the Continent of Europe, b I having fixed his re sidence in Cumberland, lie pur . ehased a house, and a small quantity of laud in the immediate neigistirourhood of Mr. Hart ley .Coming froin x foreign land (11,11 y) he had given this resi dence the classical name of 'I iv oli —a 'Wilt itiSClt celebrated in ancieut times, and of course carrying with it the most pleasing recollection, as well as an idea of refinement. It did not appear, however, that the defelidaist had importal the urbanity of the countries he had visited refiue meets which we expect from one who has cultivairei and has a taste for the flee arts: this would most clearly appear in the course of what he harlao advance. Intim month of Novem ber last, Mr. Hartley, wishing to ornament the grout's' near Isis house, and to improve the breed of his sheep, made a purchase of eleven hue Leicestershire sheep, commonly called mug sheep, which were sent to him all the way front 'Leicester, and for which lie gave a guineas; when they arrived he turned them into the field, which lies between his ON it gat den and that of the defendant. Mr. ll:mistime it appears, keeps three doge Tivoli (twit plthaClll and a little ten tier) fur the purpose Of defl'lltllflg his possessions. One of these pointeis was of so s wage a eaters., that he spared neither malt nor beast. Mr. Hartley and his servants had all been attacked by these ontrageuns dogs ; they were not safe to go humo at eight, for it was at that time they weir permitted to prowl about wherever they pleased. 1% lieu the •licep artived, Mr. Hartley sent a message to Mr. 11 irronaa, stating, that as lie hail gut wan saleable sheep, he hoped the defendant would take care of his (tugs, as tie re was great reason to think they n ld worry the sheep. Mr. 1141111114t1 sent back word to Mr. Hartley, that he kept !Ili dogs for .the purpose of guatdu g his in eperty, and if they mete not enough he would keep filly more. As was sm pecteti, the dugs did tall upon the slie;.p several times, and at last they killed the ec , audbit four others so seine clv as to cause their deaths, thus spoiling t he w hole of the flock. An soon as Mr. Hartley was intornied of this, he wrote w letter to Mr. Harri man couched in the mildest terms. It began, " Accidents will happen ; I am sorry your dogs have injuredony unfor innate little flock; I should have seen you this inormeg 00 the subject, but melt rstuoc.l you were not up ;" and it con cluded in the same strain and spirit by the proposition to Mr. Harriman to take the flock off his hands, paying hint the that cost ()frilly guineas. What could be fairer, or more gentle manly, or inure neighbourly than this ? Mr. Hartley wanted nothing for bringing the sheep into Cumberhuid—lie required nothing fur their keep—lie only wisatil to cover the expence of the first purchase, and so let the matter drop. But dots Mr. Harriman follow the example of his oeighbour ? No. He waits sonic :time, and then he replies by i letter in a strain the very reverse to conciliatory. He says, having had time to investigate the charge of the dogs killing the sheep, lie be lieves the same to be unfonnded. lie cannot but regret, therefore, that Mr. Hartley should have made such a charge.; arid in a strait, of indignation lie refuses to pay the tit'ty guineas, and rejects ail) , further discussion of the subject. Now, contended the Learned counsel, no man of proper feeling woald have acted thus towards .neighbour who had always lived on the best terms with lane, and who had been injured. Mr. Hartley was reluctantly drivel) tutu Court to seek that redress which he tau, .1 to get its a mare amicable way ; and Mr. Searlett trestea tee result of the appeal would convince the defendant that the law will not atitliorise hint to keep dogs to assail people or propei ty, After evids :ice was heard on butte sides, the Judge, Mr. Barna \Yield, bummed up. lie said :aeri , were Ouse iitiestions fur the consideration of the Jury—first whether the sheep had been attacked or worried, as it was called, by the dogs. Secondly, it' they had hien so worried, was it by Mr. Harriman's dugs? And, ehirdly, whether Mr. Ilarriwan had received suflielent prev kills notice to take cane tit liis doge" These were simple questiuns fur decision. In his pinion ;t was not necessmy fur the dogs to have actually bitten the persues they attacked, to prove their savage mature. Verdict fur the plaiatiff—Dainages zll. 10s. Both plaiutiff and delendant were in Court dm ing the vial. A THIRD A MERICAN STEAM-BOAT BL•ItNT.— .. PHILADTL. JULY 21.—A Gentleman wh3 came ap frota informs us, that the steam-brat Vesta, while lityin4.3 the whart mere was discovered on lire, on Sunday morning la,t, about two o'clock; and notwithstanding the greatest exertions were used to extinguish the flames, Wile was so injunxl as to preclude any hope of rtintlia being alroost burnt to the watcr's er.lsc." F.