The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-10 00:00:00

950 Flum the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Aug. 4. BAN KRUPTC! ES r NI. AIMED. LANtutorn 11. Gloucettershire, from Aug. I to Sept. 19. Cum; Bishopsgate-street-without, gmeer, from Aug. 15 to BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Sept. t:6. It AT at nr nv 11. Newpot t. Nlunmouthshire, carpenter. BANKRUPTS. WAY et: nS. jun. Manchester. grocer, Aug._ 14, I, Sept 15, at bliinchester. Aces. Adlington and Co. Bedford row. FLowEit T. Castle-street, Holborn, jeweller, Aug'S. 25, Sept. 15, at Guildh All. Aw.. Jenningi and Co. Carey-street. FITTON J. Gosport, dealer. Aug. 20, el, Sept. 15, at Gosport. Att. Minehm, Norfulk-street, Strand. DIVIDENDS. .T, TlT:ter, Bath. coal-merchant. Aug. 27. .1. ainson, Mawr-row, first Smithfield. merchant, Sept. 5. It. Joseph. Little New-street. pewterer, Aug. 25 'l'. J. and B. Gibbons, jun. ‘Volverhamptoss, bankers, Aug. 27. J. Ashton. Tower-street. wine-merchant, Aug. 25. Proctor and .1. 'lesser. Ste/Ding-lune, cloth factors. Aug. 23. J:K irkham, Acre-farm. Staffordsltire. farmer, Aug. 15. 'P. 'Tomlinson, Winterton. Lincolushire, aura-merchant. Aug. 27. T. Git Turd. Frome•Sel wood. Somersetshire,eoal-merchant, Aug. '2B. .J. Grey; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ship-owner, Aug. 25. Kearsley. Fleet-street, bookseller, Aug. 25. J. F. Charleton. N eweastic-upon-Tyne, ship-owner, Au.. 25. A. Mowbray, G. L. Hollingreorth, J. Wetherell. W. Shields, W. Boulton, and W. R. Stokes, Durham, bankers, Aug. 25. CERTIPICATES—Aue. ?5. - • J. Paislamb, AV)nyatt-eueet, Goswell-ureet-road. persian mann. fartater—J. Bartlett. jun. Beekington. 62:nersetshire, dyer—J. Nye, Tunbridge. baker.—J. Wingfield, Long-lane, West Smith saddler.—'l% Tarrant, Lilypot-lane, straw-hat-mannfacturer. .—J. Gunton, l'crceval-street, St. Johu-street. chtesemoncer.—S. French, Alerriou, Sotncrsetshire, Itobertc and t. Batt, blaeeleifield, cotton-spinners.—J. Benson, Birmingham, pocket book maktr. EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM MR. W. ELLIS, A MISSIONARY AT EINLO, IN TAIIITI/ Aucurr $3, 1817. *" I beg peter acceptance of a Tahitian Spelling book, as the first effort of the Missionary press among the South Sea Wands. As a reward of their labours, they can look round :mil see upwards of 5030 people reading in their own " the wonderful works of liod."—A great work is going on, there is ;to longer a partial profession of Christianity, but a general at knowledgment of Jehovah as the true God, and Jesus Chi ist ns the Only Saviour. An ardent desire prevails among thew, with the use of every watts in their power to increase their knowledge. Some of them have paid so Much attention to their hooks, (though containing upwards of 100 pages) as, to be able to repeat them front memory. There are about 67 places of worship at Toheite, and 20 ut Eimeo, besides those Oat are building—their public worship is punctually and im riermislr attended. Very freqaently the service commences I)Aute the time, in consequence of the house being Cell itud the people waiting." Tlo; Illissiouory Journal furnishes the following informa tion:— " The ground of a quarrel between ?ornate, father of the reigning inonurelt of Otaheite, and the district of Attahooroo, is, that some of that district stole from Ope.re, the image of their great deity, Oro, and have secreted it, and a war is certain if it is not delivered tale ;•—this image is a large - p wee of hard wont!. called Eito, aboutsix feet long, without any carving, wrapped in sundry cioths, and decorated with red feathers. Into this log, the natives affirm that Oro enters at certain times. In March 183 . 2, a great meeting was held at Attalinorim, at which Oteo, now called Positive, after for wally demanding, and being refused, forcibly took from the natives a billet of wood, which they called their God: this act was the silbseqnent cause of muck bloodshed. It was re taken, but iii the following year the Attahoorimans delivered it up to Otoo, and peace was restored. It is kept in a house rear the entrance of the valley—it lies wrapped in a mat, raised two feet front the grenud—and two altars are erected in a court near it, or. which laud is placed for Oro. Ihe NUN sionaries saw the king depart with this idol for Plume ; the people affected to be unconcerard, but they could not dis gnise the grief at their heart, and in the following December, when the ministers were preaching at Tirarbhoo, the people , tauntingly said to them—' has the king or any of his family Cast away Oro ? When they hear the word ol Jehovah, (said Alley) then will we.'" Fifteen years only have passed, and this now happens. HIGHGATE ARCHWAY. --Tuesday, a general meeting of the 'Subscribers,to the Highgate Archway was held at the George trod Vulture Tavern, Conduit, to receive the Secretary's ac count of receipts and disbursements, 3te. From what we could learn, the concern continues in a state very far from sheeting to the proprietors; the account current, it was said, o;. ht to have teen more distinct. There 14 as likewise a com plaint expressed, of waste in the expenditure. We are_ pre vented Irian giving a detailed account of the proceedThm• the directors signify lug to time- reportet s that they would not-:. nerrnit them to be present. What the reasons were to induce ; the di reri4: . .s to make this determination, we know nut ; they e w e , no to explain it to the proprietors, very few of whom, by the way, atrzto:;.:_ the meeting. Some serious charges of mismanagement were made, manors • that threatens the most strict inquiry. The attorney's bid, which makes a prominent figure in the accounts, amounting, we hear, to nearly 7,0001. has been paid, but which must, it is said, be submitted to be taxed. Some land, likewise, at present lying waste, might, it is said, have been let. It is farther stated, that an comparing the receipts and disbursements, the latter exceed the former by about 9001. After a lung -discussion, it was resolved that the account current, at present intricate and unintelligible, should be examined by Mr. Jasper Cox, Mr. lloggart, and allothcr Gentleman, who are to report thereupon on the-23i1 ni September, v lien the particulars will be ascertained. In the course of the. debate, we hear, the exclusion of the re porters was strongly reprobated. GREEN LAN u FISH ERY.—HL LL, Ang. 2.—A rrived the Jane, • Sadler, ft mu Greenland,voith 7 fish; and on the 3tl, the Walker, Harrison, from ditto, 9 fish; Cyrus, Beadling, 130 tons oil. The Jane and Walker bring the following account of the success of the undermentioned Will ships, viz.— Ajax, 13 tish ; Cato, 11 ; Aurora, 7 , Cherub, 13 ; Dmicombe, R ; Exmouilt, 9; Old Manellestm, ; Progress, is ; Rachel and Aon, 4 ; Ellison, 6 ; Gilder, 6 ; .lolin, 13 : New Manchester, 9 ; Richard, fall ; Shamus, 12 ; Trafalgar, ti ; Mary and Eliza beth, 9 ; Perseverance, 4; Prescot, 3 ; Unity, 7 ; Mary, 6 ; Lord Wellington, s. .' TIIE NATIONAL 11PGISTETI EXECUTION OF HUSSEY. Hassey was attended on Sunday last by the Rev. Mr. Ar• I glee and Mr. Iludee, and their opinion of him seas that of wonder and surprise, at beholding such humility, such ap aaresit peace of mind. and so powerful a sense of ieligioo. f i t t!to can of the ditY, the most sell MIS moments were embraced to draw Crew him an ackilowledginent of his peat. The reply was invariable anti emphetic : " 1 know nothing of the deed, lit/ 11(111 roe God!-- la thoughts, deeds, anti con science, :tato that, 1 UM perfectly innocent." 111 acknow ledged, -however, that he bud been guilty of many crimes, and wet! deserve,' death; but thanked Heaven, with Itic murder of Mr. Bird he had mailbag to do !—At eight o'clock in the evening, the clergs men took their leave of him. lie entreeted that lie might have the sacrament of MO' o'clock on Monday, and this arrengenient being made, he proeeeded to write some farewell letters to his -friends. in this and the exercise of prayer lie spent needs/ -the whole or the night. Shortly before eight o'clock, on Nlouilay morttino„ the Re'v. Mr a Argles and the. Rev. NI r. Mudge proceeded to visit hint in his' cell, and to administer the sacrament. Previous to this be joined these two R. verend Gentlemen fervently in prayer, and declared that lie was perfectly prepared to tee:ea.:l: the Holy Sacrament. Immediately before this was administered to Ham a the Rev. NI,. Hodge, in the most solemn and impres sive manner, thus addressed him t " And now, flours., before you aommanicate with vonr blessed SaViotir, as a dying mart, and as a satisfaction to the public in etineral, and to the iishabitarts of Greenwich in pm !haslet again repeat toy must steal oils inquiry," Did you or Jul you not perpetrate this honk' muscles or if yon did not, do you knew who (tali Tell me as u matter of personal . favour." His answer was," As Gud is My ilialge,Dll(l as you meaty is 'lncas, theseaplitird hands were never swilled with the blood of either Mr. Bird or of his servant. I have niy auspies o ne, but no mere." At five mimeses befise eleves o'clock precisely, the. Under Sheriff, the Clergyman and the Surgeon of the prison, en- • tered a carriage, and immediately after the unfortunate Hussey was led forth front the prison, mid placed in a waggon. He was dressed as nit his arial, in a decent snit of black. His arms were pinioned, alit cord with which he wee suspended • WAS slung mound him, and his neck was open without a bundkerelliet Me looked exceedinaly•faisit and pale and ascended the waggon with considerable difficulty. The exe cutioner sat close by his ride, and two of the gaoler's men were in frost, each with a loaded blunderbuss. Javelin n.en on font and horseback, head boroughs and constables, formed befuse and behind the guard in the procession. Hussey held in his hand a hook, entitled, " Visitation for the Prison ers ;" but this, although gazed at by hint iu else spot three or four times, was evidently castled chiefly for tile purpose of abstracting his attention from the immeuse multitude that followed. The unfortunate 111411 had scarcely seated hi mself in the wagon, wlieu his whole cosuitenance and frame be came changed. AM that contlilenee and tirmisess of which Ire boasted a few hours before, forsook him, and he fell into a state of complete ealianstion and stupor; sometimes he heaved a bitter sigh , sametimes lie was seen mattering u suppressed ejaculation, and then to close his eyes upon his book, and stem to fall into a slumber. As he proceeded on to Penenden Ikeda his misery seemed to increase, and little doubt remained that he was labouring under the most bitter anguish of mind. About a mile from the gaol, his exhaustion became so great, that he had nearly fallen backwards, and it was found necessary to support him. When he had arrived near the place of execution, a friend of his in the crowd, anxious to bid him farewell, called oust Isis name " Charles," once or twice distinctly. Hussey did not raise his head, his month appeared quite dry, anti his lips parched, and an apple was offered him, but he realised it, The awful procession, surrounded by hosts:lnds, reached Penenden Heath, about 20 minutes before 12 o'clock. Here Hussey exhibited a pie_ tore of human misery almost indescribable ; it was a perfect decay of nature. His eyes sunk iis his head, and his entire frame secisied emaciated. The clergymen, Messrs. Argles and Budge, now ascended the waggon, and the former pro ceeded Lamm! appropriate prayers. To each of these Hus sey, with an anxious sigh, exclaimed" Amen." Mr. Argues, then, for the last time, implored Min to make a confession of his guilt, or to declare who it was, if he knew it, that com mitted the murder. Hussey replied, " I am innocent; I know of the robbery, but not of the .murder," Mr. Budge umst prayed with, amid in the same manner addressed Ilan; but he again, in low but distinct- te.rais, re-asserted his tun°. educe. He then rose from his knees, prayed a short time by himself, and the fatal preparations being made, he took hts farewell of the clergy - nee' by shaking hands with them and exclaiming, "God lams you—the Lord bless you." He now ascended the scaffold, the rope was adjusted about his neck, and the cap drawn over his face, when lie intreated Mr. Budge to be called to him again. This excited deep and niii• .vernal interesaa confession was confidently calculated upon, but the communication was but another taking leave, and a last declaration of his innocence of the murder. Precisely at half past 12 o'clock he was launched into eteritity ; mud his body, after hanging one hour, was cut down and conveyed -to the surgery of Messrs. Day and Wittman, at Aleittsione. %he l'Unes report differs from all the others; and therefore . we glee the following few lines from it INlr t tl.siles,aller best devutirmal exercies were concluded, for the Dist time, asked him, •do y:on know who did the dekl'a to which he replied, with eagerness, ' 1 de, r do!' Mr. Budge then prayed with him, and he again aaiuirted leis innocence °calla murder. then rose front his knees, and the ratal pripa;s:ints being wade, he leek fare well of the clergymen, exclaiming . " Goal bless .yon—eine Lord blesgpron l' He stied -tiff • Wl' the fatal rope was adjitsti sent - for 74r. Budge, 8 carnage. s scarage. A t cea r scaffold, he me onsiderdids the of teltat I amioing Jn you feel col/dutiable in de feel heap!, I itsOite ,t i v4l6 the Reverend capper:li his fate, was is' . fir,elLA , Cliy at 1 . 2 TUlolloWing are hl* i+fAiti~ns the night . 'MT DeAREST D cannot help writing, to, grieve concerning tric, the Almighty. I cannot myself in my last momcnl had a very eminent gent forded me every comfort the holy barramcnt with tha:els, and 'hope the 1 . AUG: 10 - --- • has done ro:3. I shall trouble him with it few small books, which are tw my sister Godwin. if she will accept of them in reaumbrneee of me ; which is the only thing I have, with my hope and blessing to her. My dear brother Thomas, I ant perfectly batistied arid thankful to you. in yonr efforts towards me. I hope the L,rd will reward yeti tentold for them. I am quite resigned from the world. The Lord's will be done ! 1 shall be happy and be at rest. Brother, cannot help saying, that there were things that were not brought U 3 in my trial that would be of service to rue—but ; is ail done; so I shall say no more on the subject. You may get the papers from Mr. Price; there may be something that you may wish to know, 1 any one should be brought in quebtion—this disquiet:: try peace of mind. I must conclude.; wishing you all the grist.. of God, and comliirt to your souls. Vermeil! I remain your unfortunate nun happy brother, Sunday evening, 11 o'clock, Aug. 2. CHAS. HUSSEY. TO HIS WITT. MY Tr:AR AND VNILAYkY JANL.—I write my last farewell; but I hope you will put your trust in the Almighty. and he will he your Comforter. Do not grieve for me, for I shall soon be happy. I hope. my char lane, you will bring up the dear little buy in the fear and love of God, and he will be a father to him. This i s painful task to be writing ; therefore can say bet little. Adieu. my dcarJane ; God bleat you both, now and ti.pr evermore.-1 f org i ve every one. The following Is from Tie Maidstone Gazotte,the conductor s of which " pledge thenssolvcs fur the correctness of the statement" this publicly wade A short time previous to leaving tine prison, he (Misses.) promised the Reverend Gentletunn (Mr. Rude( ) that he wonid, at the place of execution, answer, " yes" or "no" to the question re speeting the mitreists ; " du son know woo did liii 3 deed ?" He said he was -in the house after the murders were perpetrated ; lio committed the roMery, but he did nut cote wit the murders. He Also aeknowledged that the gaiters found in his box were in the house, and were sprinkled with the blood of the victims, us he walked over the bodies. Mr. Bird, son of the deceased Me. nird, also visites: him in th e cell; and, in answer to a question from that gvutleman, be suid,"l did not see them do it." The fact is not perhaps generally - known, that the cession, by this country, of the two Floridas to Spain, hi 1783, was made as a substitute for Gibraltar, the resti. tution of which we had before formally promised. M. • de Sevelinge, in his Introduction to the History ?ftles . American War, gives the following curious account of this transaction, which he affirms he received froth the hands of the person himself who negotiated the peace' of 1783, M. Gerard de Rayneval • " The King of Spain, Charles W., demanded per emp t or ily • the restitution of Gibraltar. In order to obtain it, he offered to France to cede to her the Spanish half of the island of it. Domingo, on condition that she would charge herself with' furnishing England with au equivalent for Gibraltar. After many lolig, and sharp di , cussion4, M. de Rayneval, who had proceeded to Lenilon, brought the Ltrith. Minister to admit • the restitution of Gibraltar as ilie basis of arrangement, and the only question now-related to the determination an pro per equivalent. "Daring the discussion of this point, however, a political remorse all lick the British Premier, Lord shelbui tie. In a familiar conversation with M. de Hayueval, he gave him to understand, by a very expressive gestate, that welt. he to consent to the cediug of Gibraltar to Spain. he would expose himself to the risk of losing his head on the scaffold. " Ey a singular coincidence, M. de Vergennes (the French Minister) was tormented with fears much of the same kind, He had promised Martinique as one of the indemnities, with , out thinking how mach the national pride would be wounded at seeing an ancient possession of France delivefed over to its enemy fur thesake of pleasing the Spanish Governineut. "M. de Rayneval concealed this change of opinion from the English Minister, and continued, notwithstanding, to insist as much as ever for the fulfilment of his word. It %vas then that the Cabinet of St. Jainesl (not Aware that Spain liar: nolisegsr the equivalent of Martinique to offer them) first offered que of the Floridas, and. then both of them. This propesition.Was immediately transferred to Versailles. The Count Arai:lda. Ambassador from Spain, and furnished with full powers, was called there to receive the communication of this dispatch.— Aiter a few moments of profound meditation,he declared offi *tally, that he renonnced, in the name of his Sovereign, his demand for Gibraltar, and accepted of the two Floridas. ' I know to what I expose myself,' said he, upon signing, ' but I know your embarrassments and ours:—He was dis graced." NAUTICAL EXPEIHMENT.—Ttinrsday forenoon Mr.Tren: grouse exhibited experiments at the receiving house of tha Mullane Society, on the Serpentine river, with an apparatns which he has constructed for the purpose of opening a com munication between ships and the shore, in cases of ship wreck, in order to save the lives of the passengers and crew. Mr. Trengronse's mode of effecting this desirable object is by firing front the end of a musket a rocket, to which is attached a small line, arid having, after a few trials, thtose the rocket across the river, a hawser was drawn over by the line. From the hawser, which was fastened on each side of a river to the tree, a seat, called by Mr.T. a chaise vokottt, was suspended. This seat is rendered moveable by rollers, to which t h e suspending ropes are Attached, acting on the hawser, and an infirm person might be, placed in it,and drawn front the ship to the shore. On this occasion, a man propel ly fixed in it, was drawn twice across the Serpentine. Mr. 1 1';;iiegrense also made a successful trial of a lee preserving -neer formed of several pieces of cot Is, eovervd with linen. -onstructed as to give perfect facility to the motion of These experiments were made in the presence of f Sussex and several persons of distinction. ty se'nnight, as the Leicester packet, Captain ..as.appreaching Milford harbour from IVaterford, the board were. lunch charmed by the vessel apparently a rock ; when, to their surprise, an immense es hale the side of the, packet and made off. !inch was mion of the fish against the Leicester, that it broke t part ut the faise keel, and co Innen damaged the Nlie was • ater - logged. and is now tinder uty f skin and the flesh of the fish ttac It rk and wick of the ;Nat t. eptain andinan, just returned from the res it as Mori, that, owing to the close and of the ice the Polar regions at the present time. rational •e of the Northern Expedition reach coining r. the Pole. The otherohjectsof tbo ~ he says, has no doubt will he fatly real Men • ascertaining vhether Spitsbergen be 'an istanit, r• other land and the investigation of the nn!' A .--. ..i Was fig Joh and sh vat It lige In come i accmn and Le Cox. Jdill "Ale. body 7.wds egiesed w ly furl tbo ti rtriviim i.ch~~ (*Jim along Ilturnic iirciy St.!lit 0' 46.1) Mr. And (Iv ties di• kerelci rispira The 'diet of _rcseni • On ' /pc,' 1:1 tato:), m Dora, ii •,Alay,t4 Ust•fit t. ccrn(d 3.)this Atilre pri tullowi of Ille•n 'usually ! i'o Nt I ‘cly 10 .Iy, th row coi wai it.t dem; clioy, nil picion mcriptit to a let nwoor, conct4ll sthicuut or of havii ut WS where i wits fol bloody commit seen to slot mill Cis in; •urrhen John Jti MOWS habit u tartly boiler ; slept of now ascended The scaffold. When the s penier, form led, and the drop . Was ready to fall, he andlio conetr , ho was thrte•sitting In the Under the arms. T Alter taking looteve oi. him,. antils). es• the Duke of he addressed hint in Chest . r f d r a :4 l : • • Wednesdal ! oat 'silty perm, and es ' Steele,was•ap +I I 4I I 3 4111 r. !bulge thee 1 0 1 ' whole on boi In ourlait inonielits.! Me sulking on a I ire'you, Sir ;'ltiii ka ' tame up by ti Sonticutaii,.yelißio. u 4 the conetissio as launche d Dip etc1:1111 be r :' ' O f f u great p lock." . . : , • 14,11 - VessPl;tliat sl copies of theietlerliVhini'...44roto lii repair. Mat it previous to hit egoontiootitufri .. !: . were left atta D Loot NO &opals 4110 4151611111.—.1 A Hull car i you, to beg of you low i likineat nor asheries P gi" foe's ant going to a belief rue. 1 trim in soliti•Clate of iot but tell how , contlieted alfir hap* I feet, there is no 1 vents. My *nee is very sbort;nowitifi b a s e ing, or even I ;entlernan with me—Mr. gudge ;At boo, al. expedition, I it under my circumstances. 1 gaff receive viz. the asset rh him to-morrow morning. Hehee-rhy just joins some I IC .Lord will bless him lot his kind verviec he Dlittf,&C.