The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-08 00:00:00

----- hence lie concluded, that the action brought by his Grace, I was without any solid foundation. :11r. !inlet, who acted as Attorney-General, prayed, notes itlistanding. thet,the Editor of the " Journal of East and Wi'A I'i:tinier.," hr condemned to one montle's imprisonineut, to a hue of 600 florins, and to the loss of his political and tit it rights for tire years. It was thought at first, that his rell.olling Vionla tend to the dis missal of the complaint against Ille FAiror, who, according to Mr. Strict, would not merit from his Grace, thing butt that profound and entire contempt which is due to miserable pamphleteers (fonictilaires). The tribunal has appointed -this day week to pass sentence. (Journal i Ghent, Aug. Si). ITALY. strifSOME, Jutv 20.—A new pamphlet is in circulation here , tten w by the Advocate Maroces, in the suite of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, and, as it seems, by her orders. It is in Italian, the title is—" Free Considerations on the revocation of the decoration of the Cross of the Order of Malta, attempted against Signor Baron li. Perganii, First Chamberlain of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales," .( with the false imprimatur " Londra, !till.") The fact which gave rise to this defence of the favourite of the Princess of \V ale, is, that the Vicar of the Grand Master of Malta, de Giovanni, at Catania, granted her, fur Pergami, in Ibl6, an honorary Cross, as it is called, but sultsequently caused the Cross to be re-demanded at Milan by the Commander, Hosea; it having been discovered that Pergaien was neither of suffi ciently high birth nor of unimpeachable character. The pamphlet is a wretched composition. Amongst the strangest things, is the title which the Princess of Wales, in a letter to the Commander, Itasca, gives to P-ergami ; besides being height of the Holy Sepulchre ofJerusetlem, lie is also Grand Master of the Order of St. Caroline of Jerusalem ot. which it is to be observed, that ant only the Order, but St. Caro line, is-of the Princess of Wales's owe creation. It is con tinually asserted, besides, of this Princess, as something quite simple tuatiiral), that she can, de facto, not only found and bestow orders of knighthood, but also confer nobility, a privilege which, we believe, neither law nor custom has hi therto given to a Princess of Wales. NAPLES. INSPRtiCK, Auc.22.—AllthTkustrian troops have now emitted the kingdom of Naples. The Count de Walmoden, it-ieneral in Chief of the Austrian Corps d'Armee, has left Na ples fur Rome, with all his Staff. The Neapdlitan troops not 'being yet sufficiently numerous, it is understood that the Court of the 'fwo Sicilies has agreed with England for the latter rower to give up to it two of the Albanian regiments which are in the pay of Great Biitain. It is also understood that the Court of the Two Sicilies will take into its service two Swiss regiments, if it can conclude a military capitula lion with the Cantons. RUSSIA. The relations of peace and amity with our neighbours in the South, seem to assume a durable character. The good Intelligence which reigns between them and the Emperor of Russia, has already occasioned u considerable diminution in the army of observation upon' those frontiers, and we keep there only a sufficient bee to prevent the irruptions of the wandering tribes of the Caucasus. The difficulties be tween Russia and Turkey, will be soon settled to the satis faction of both parties. It is required of the Porte to exc. cute a plan, which has already been talked about, and by virtue of which, the free navigation of the Dardanelles will be permitted, by paying a moderate toll. It is certain that if the Porte would guarantee from all piracy, in the Mediter saneen, the *hips which shall have paid the toll, it would in a very important circumstance; but the little authority which it possesses over the Barbary States, makes it doubt ful whether it can enter into such an engagement. The Emperor will quit Petersburg for about la months, and after having passed the winter, partly at Moscow and partly at Warsaw, he will visit the southern provinces of his .empire, and particularly the Crimea, Kasen, Astracan, &c. The intention of our august Monarch is to acquire a know dedgeof his vast States, or at least, those which are civilized or aresusceptible of civilization; to adopt every thing which may tend to the abolition of abuses, and to introduce the most .desirable mode of administration. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. =TRACT OF A LETTER FRONK CHARLESTON, SOUTH CARO• LINA, JUST RECEIVED. " Major.Champliu, late a Quarter-master in the United *tales, and the officer who led on Sir G. M'Gregor's attack .vainst Amelia, has been apprehended.. The District Court ins held him to bail with two securities in the 611111 of .1000 dollars. for his appearance at the next sitting thereof, but it de generally supposed that he will not appear, and that M'Gregor will pay the money." Zroas the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Sept. 2. -41P"' BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. SirreßELt. J. East-street, Finsbury-market, brewer, from Sept. to Sept. 97, at Guildhall. afAx.uu E. Threadneedl . - _ to Sept 97, at Guildhall. .111.1Mau,aars M. Minories, merchant, from Sept. 9, to Oct. 28, at insurance broker, from Sept. 16, --- . GuildhalL 2)onaur .1. London-road, cheesemonger, from Sept. 13, to Nov. 1, at Guildhall BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. 'CiIfPIIELL G. Fencluarch-street, merchant. BANKRUPTS. s..ortset.t. J. jun. Bexhill. Sussex, farmer, Sept 6, XO, and Oct. 14, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Ellis, Cloisters, Temple. "NEVER W. Leeds, merchant, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 14, at Guildhall Atta. Means Atkinson and Co. Leeds. .DIVIDENDS. J. Ansley, Star-court, Bread-street, merchant, Sept. 27. W. Alston, New Sarum, Wilts, grocer, Sept. 26. Younge, Sheffield, mercer, Sept. 24. W. Sowley, Birmingham, glass toy-maker, Sept 30. T. Williams, Cohnan-street, packer, Sept. 9. 3.. Aldred, Chertsey, Surrey grocer, Oct. 7. B. Barker, and G. Barker, Billtiter-square, merchants, Nov. A. -J. Mackenzie, Old City -chambers, Bishopsgate.street, raczchalat, Se4g• 93 . .l. Preatice, Shabbington, Buckingham, dealer, Oct. 2. J. 11. Malleson, Sweeting , s-alley, bill-broker, Sept. 9. -J. Spier.. Birmingham, linen-draper, Sept. 30. N. Bar, Modbniy, Devon, Draper, Sept. 24. CERTIFICATES, SEPT. 16. pi, Raustacroft, Sale-street, Linealies Inn, peruke-maker G. Jackson, jun. Bishopgate-street Without, aurgeon and apothecary— . M. wood, Payton, Comore upon-Hill, ship-owner—R. Webber, IL istr psst, Somerset, Ironfounder2—E. Butt, Roshaki t h i . w o JBWWW.s.W. (Aiwa -Was, suctioxig. TIM NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW' OF LITERATURE. MARINERS ACCOUNT•OF THE TONGA ISLANDS. Few of our Readers perhaps ever expected to find the fictions of poetry so nearly realized, as in the fol lowin? interesting story :—it irresistibly calls to mind these . 'beautiful lines, in the Comus of Milton : " The ‘catel--apaphs, that in the bottom piny'd, I lebt no their prat led wrists and took her in, It. acing her straight, to aged Nerettie Nt ho, piteous of her woes, rear'd her lank head, Anti gave her to his daughters to embattle In nect,ird lavers„strew'd with aspiwthl." Other tales of submarine caves and grots will natu rally recur to the memory, on reading this description so extraordinary a natural curiosity. " now, has Mg at this time no busluiess of iriportance oil which to employ his attention, resolved to Co to the island of Huonga, lyiug at a small distance to the southward of Va- vaoa, in order to inspect the plantations there, and to ecre ate himself a little with the sport of shootiog birds and rats. Mr. Mariner, as usual, formed one of the party. On this is. land there is a pecnliar cavern, situated on the western coast, the entrance to which, is at least a fathom beneath the sur face of the sea at low water; and was test discovered by a voting chief whilst diving after a turtle. The nature of this cavern will be better understood if we imagine a hollow rock rising sixty feet or mi.:. ahove the surface of the. water; into the cavity of which there is no known entrance bid one, and • that is on the side of the rock, as low down as six feet under the water, into which it flows; and consequently the base of the cavern may be said to be the sea itself. Finow and his friends, being on this part of the island, proposed one after noon, oil a sudden thought, to go into this cavern, and drink cava. Mr. Mariner was not with them at the time this pro posal was made; but happening to come down a little while after to the shore, and seeing some of the young chiefs diving into the water, one after another, and not rise again, he was a little surprised, and enquired of the last, who was just pre paring to take the same step, what they were about? " Fol low me," said he, " and I will take yon where you have never been before; and where Finow, and his chiefs and mata books, are now assembled." Mr. Mariner, supposing it to be the fatuous cavern of which lie had heard some account, without any further hesitation, prepared himself to follow his companion, who dived into the water, and he after him, and, guided by the light reflected from his heels, entered the opening in the rock, and rose into the cavern. He was no sooner above the surface of the water. than, sure enough, he heard the voices of the king and his friends: being directed by his guide, lie climbed upon a joging portion of rock, and sat down. All the light that came into this place was re flected irons the bottom, and was sufficient, after remaining about five minutes, to how objects with some little distinct ness; at least he could discover, being directed by the voice, Finow and the rest of the company, seated, like himself, round the cavern. Nevertheless, as it was desirable to have a stronger illumination, Mr. Mariner dived out again, and pro curing his pistol, primed it swill, tied plenty of gnatoo tight round it, and wrapped the whole up in a plantain leaf; he directed as attendant to bring a torch in the same way. ' Thus prepared, he re-entered the cavern as speedily as possi ble, unwrapped the gnaw°, a great portion of which was perfectly dry, fired it by the flash of the powder, and lighted the torch. The place was now illuminated tolerably well, for the first time, perhaps, since its existence. It appeared (by guess) to be about forty feet wide in the main part, but which branched off, on one side, iu two narrower portions. The medium height seemed also about forty feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembhug,, upon a cursory view the gothic arches and ornaments of au . old church. After having examined the place, they drank cava, and passed away the time in conversation upon differ ent subjects. Among other things, an old mataboole, after having mentioned how the cavern was discovered, viz. by a young chief in the act of diving after a turtle, related an in terestiug accouut of the use which this chief made of his accidental discovery. The circumstances are as follow : " lu former times there lived a tooi (governor) of Varaoo,• who exercised a very tyrannical deportment towards his peo ple ; at length, when it was no longer to be borne, a certain ; chief meditated a plan of insurrection, and was resolved to free his countrymen from such odious slavery, or to he sacri ficed himself in the attempt ; being, however, treacherously deceived by one of his own party, the tyrant became ac quainted with his plan, and immediately had him arrested. He was condemned to be taken out to sea and drowned, and all his family and relations were ordered to be massacred, that none of his race might remain. One of his daughters, a beautiful girl, young and interesting, had been reserved to be the wife of a chief of considerable rank, and she too would have sunk the victim of the merciless destroyer, had it not been fur the generous exertions of another young chief, who a short time before had discovered the cavern of Hootiga. This discovery lie kept within his breast a profound secret, reserving it as a place of retreat for himself, incase be should be unsuccessful in a plan of revolt which he also bad in view. He had long been enamoured of this beautiful young maiden, but had never dared to make her acquainted with the soft . emotions of his heart, knowing that she was betrothed to a . chief of higher rank and greater power. But now the dreadful nutmeat arrived when she was about to be cruelly sacrificed to the rancour of a Mall, to whom he was a most deadly enemy. No time was to be lost; he flew to her abode, communicated in a few winds, the decree of the tyrant, de • clared himself her deliverer if she would trust to his honour, anti, with eyes speaking the most fender affections, be waited with breathless expectatiou for an answer. Soon her con senting hand was clasped in his : whilst the wood, the covert, . or the grove, afforded her concealment, till her lover had brought a small canoe to a lonely part of the beach. In this s they speedily embarked, and as he paddled her across the smooth wave, he related his discovery of the cavern destined to be her asylum till an opportunity offered of conveying her to the Fiji islands. She, who had entrusted her personal safety entirely to his care, hesitated not to consent to what ' ever plan he might think promotive of their ultimate escape: 7 her heart being full of gratitude, love and confidence found c an easy access. They soon arrived at the rock, he leaped into the water, and she, instructed by him, followed close after : they rose into the cavern, and rested from their fears and their fatigue, partaking of some refreshment which he had brought there for himself, little thinking, at the time, of the happiness that was in store for him. Early in the morn ing he returned to Vavaoo to avoid suspicion : but did not 0 fail, in the eoursesf the day, to repair again to the place 'l' which held all tint aig dear to kw • M brought her may to SEPT. S. lie on. the tint st guatoo for a change of dress, the best of food fur her support, sandwl wood oil, cocoa nets, and every thing he could think of to render her life as combinable as possible. He gave her as much of his company as prudence would allow, and at the most appropriate !lines, lest the prying eye of curiosity should find out his retreat. He Waded his tale of love with the most impassioned eloquence, half of which worthd have been stacked to have won her warmest atfeetions, for she owed her life to his prompt mai generous exertions at the risk of his own, and how was he delighted when he heard the confession trom her own lips, that she had long tegarded him with a favourable eye, but a sense of duty had caused her to smother the growing fond ness, till the late sail misfortune of her family, and the ch. einostances attending her escape, had revived all her latent affections, to bestow them wholly upon a man to whom they were so justly tine. How happy were they in this solitary retreat! tyrannic power now no longer reached them, shod out from the world mid all its cares anti perplexities ;—se cure from all the eventful changes attending Nom greatness, cruelty, and ambition : thong.. iv es were the only powers they served, and they were infinitely delighted with this silo. plc form of government. Butt althonoi this asylum was their great security in their happiest moments, they could not always enjoy each other's company, it was equally necessary to their softly that he should be often absent from her, and frequently for a length of time together, lest his conduct • should be watched. The yonng chief therefore panted for an opportunity to convey her to happier scenes. where his at dent imagination pietured to Min the means of procuring for her every enjoyment and comfort, which her amiable qualifications so well entitled her to ; uor was it a great while before an opportunity elrering, he devised the means of re storing her with safety to the cheerful light of day. He signified to his inferior chiefs and matabooles, that it was his intention to go to the Fiji islands, and lie wished them to accompany him with their wives and finale attendants, but he desired them on no account to mention in the latter the place of their destination, lest they should inadvertently be tray theirintention, and the governing chief prevent their de 'torture. A large canoe was soon got ready, and every necessary preparation matte ftir their voyage. As they were on the point of their departnre, they asked him if he would not take a Tonga wife with hint. lie replied, no! but he should probably find one by the way; this they thought a joke, but in obedience to his orders they said no more, and every body being on board, they put to sea. As they ap proached the shores of Hoonga, he directed them to steer to such a point, and having approached close to a rock, accord ing to his orders, he got up, and desired them to wait there while he went into the sea to fetch his wife ; and without staying to be asked any questions, he sprang into the water from that side of the canoe farthest from the rock, swans under the canoe, anti proceeded forward into the sanctuary which had so well concealed his greatest and dearest treasure. Every body on board was greatly surprised at his strange canduct, and began to think him insane: and after a little lapse of time, not seeing him come up, they were greatly alarmed for his safety, imagining a shark must have seized him. Whilst they were all in the greatest concern, debating what was best to be done, whether they ought to dive down after him, or wait according to his orders, for that perhaps he had only swam round and was come up in some niche of the rock, intending to surprise them ;—their wonder was in. creased beyond all powers of expression, when they saw him rise to the surface of the water, and come into the canoe with a beautiful female. At first they mistook her fora god dess, and their astonishment was not lessened when they re cognized her countenance, and found her to be a perso»,. wit an they had no doubt was killed in the grime' massacre other family; and this they thought must be her apparition. But how agreeably was their wonder softened down into the most interesting feelings, when the young chief related to them the discovery of the cavern and the whole circumstance of • her escape. All the young men on board could not refrain envying him his happiness in the possession of so lovely and interesting a creature. They arrived safe at one of the Fiji islands, and resided with a certain chief for two veass : at the end of which time, bearing of the death of the'tyrant of Vavaoo, the young chief returned with his wife to Ithe last mentioned island, and lived long in peace and happiness.' CURIOUS Isteorron.—An imposition, somewhat cnriona has been lately practised upon many of the inhabitants of Doncaster:—Some time ago an old lady, calling herself Lady Crompton, attended by a young woman and a young man, Came to au inn in the town to reside, giving out that the young man had become insane from the great property that had fallen to him; and he was so well instructed as to walk about the town talking to himself of " 3 per cent. Consols— Annuities—lndia Bonds," &c. &c. till the unfortunate hearers of these soliloquies began to believe in their reality. Some persons, however, who lived near the inn, could not help I thinking it odd that a woman of Lady Crompton's quality should so often steal over to a gia shop that was opposite. ! This leading to some suspicion, a few tradesmen, into whose debt they had run, sent in their hills, which alarming Lady Crompton, and sinking all the spill& she had acquired, the whole party decamped at a very early hour in the morning —the lunatic, with all his property, having become sensible enough to find it necessary to make his escape. The kind ness of the inhabitants had been such, that the party left themselves indebted to it some hundred pounds. ROWING MATCH FUR 1,000 MIL!S IN TWENTY DAYS,-- Tuesday, George Gyngell, a waterman at Radcliffe-cross, started, for a wager of 100; s. to row a wherry 11)00 miles in twenty successive days ; not to begin before live o'clock in the morning, nor row after seven in the evening. This no vel and extraordinary undertaking takes place from off the King's arms, Poplar. Gyngell is to row halfs mile down the river, go round a mooring fixed there, sod re ' tura up again, and proceed another half mile beyond his starting place, and back, making two miles in and out. This match, from the number of miles he has to row, s o d the short time allowed him each day, excites much interest' amongst the lovers of aquatic sports. Saturday se'nnight a poor traveller was found lying on his bacit on Box-hill, about five miles from Bath. in the same situation in which he had been seen the evening before, having his naked breast exposed to the pitiless storm ! Life appeared to be almost extinct. As some Inunane persons were preparing to take him to a house, one of the London coaches came up, and a passenger alighted, who applied some vivifying remedy to the ch es t, by w hi c h the latent spark of life was rekindled. Having thus far succeeded in his benevolent object, he slipped some money for the man's use into the hands of a by-stander, and, with the coach, was soon out of sight. The sufferer was shortly enabled to say, that be had been fasting forty eight hours! The Samaritan, if this paragraph should meet his eye, wi ll be happy to Ihear that the Almighty 'a blessing attended his cherimble exertions* behalf of the objectof igiNittcutwa, who WM am fly enabled to to. Jut= hiejotumey. r