The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-23 00:00:00

270 DUO l'A RTE. The ,horning Chrmide has re-pthlishe:l some letters of Nfr. O'Nlean, and 8.1:1s the two following, which we give, st.. they afford a clue to the dispute Lett:veil tit:: l'hyskian and the Governor:— Lin: t wo/A, floc. 23,1817. Sin,—in eonsequence of some a irenutstonees which hive latterly orettrred relotiae to the obiigaiimaseepeeted f rom a person filliag the Rai33lioll I have the honour to held, I con ceive it to be essentially necessary to lay the following state ment before your Escellency for yo u r consideration. When in Attenst. 1615. Cutout Bertrand (after having re- Meived setistnetory answers front Captain Maitland, of his Majesty's ship Bellerophon, to inquiries made by bins, lurch. Inc my character and conduct) did tiwahe honour to snake et , p heatiois to Admiral Lord Keith for sue to accompoey Napoleon te to St. Helene in qisality of .ur geeli . his Lordship was pleased to approve of, and sanction my accept. ing of the above named situation, whirls, at his Lordship's teconmentilatioa, was nfterwards confirmed by the Right lien the Lords Ccuumiasioners of the Admiralty; the appointment, therefore. was not of my seeking. I never for a motorist entertained Ilir most distant idea, that, -iilependent of my medical duties, it was expected that' I should make a report of the eouverAations which I might have with the persons whom my duties led me to a isit ; no such pro position was ever made to me either by Lind Keith or Sir Heorge Vockberw. low was even the most distant insinua tions to that effect made by the above mentioned distinguish ed characters. When lasted by Napoleon littosiaparte town him candidly whether he ought to consider me as a surgeon d'un Gee're, ur is a medical man in whom he could repose confidence, I replied, that I was not a surgeoa lean Caere; that I was o snrgeOn anti not a spy, and one ill %shorn I hoped he might piece coolidetice—llse sty ill inciples were to forget the conversations 1 lied will) my I..it;ents on leaving thou cocotte emirs' as fee as regartim: my alli•giaime us a British officer to my sovereign and country—awl that toy orders only obliged sue to one adult. alt. to give immediate notice to the gore, nor is ease of any serious illness hiss. in order that the beat medical :Maier might be promptly afforded. When asked itealiesubsepiently, whether I am not obliged by yonr oiders, Sir, to go twice a week to Plantation house to make reports, and o hat the stature of such i semi Is or communications Was t I referred to thesentiments exist esseJ above. When minutely interrogated by you, Sir, as to the nninber of interviews, and die subject ofeua vermi ions I have had, and 'when informed by you, Sir, that I was no judge of the hit. portanc. , of the subjects of eny conversations I might bare ; that i hark im eusinies to set tip my own judgment upon the nem 're of them : that you might think several thing's °ferret importance whirls I night consider as trifling sled uninterest have had the honour to reply, that it' I was not at liberty to exercise my discretion or judgment as to Cie importance or otherwise of such conversations as I might be present at, these was evidently no otheralternative than that of repeating to yon every syllable which passed, the doing of which would place me in the situation of a man acting the most base and ritshonntis able part. In fact, that I would be a spy aid " poltol." 'I lint serit centime vented cover my name with m ell merited infamy, anti render me unlit for the society of any man of Ison )))) r. He %also, cloatheil with the spec-ions garb of a physician, insinnates himself into the confidence of his patient, and avails himself' of the fruitier tit opportunities and facilities which his sititation necessarily presents of being near his Iverson, to wring (under pretence of coring or ulleviaiie g his infirmities, and in that confidence whoa has lapel) from time immemorial reposed by the sick in persons professing the healing art) disclosures of his patient's sentiments and opinions, fer the purpose of afterwards betraying them, de. serves most justly to be branded With the appellation of innutou." In answer to your question on the loth of this mon th ', of I had given any word of honour not to make any written s e;voris of the eta's. of Napoleon Bitonapaite's health, without ohtaining leis consent, end leaving the origitia'a in his possessien." I had the honour to reply to you, Sir, that I had a voided giving %nth a eleilge, by staling, according to roue itirectirma, that none would be asked as ithoist first ac. quainting I liaa e the homier to acquaint you, Sir, that nrrtrtild list siguifiell to .111', that wills respect to the it no 'Jo he easy to arrange matters, by nnkiti,-; use of no tau. per ta the reports, and by substituting the words per- Cottage, Or the patient, na lien thereof; that provided thi s seal dime, previous consent bviee obtained, and the originals heiug deposited with one of the French suite, there would he no objection to vi s titre 'spoon of the state of Napoleon B e oe o pasteya 'health being made. The substance of t tilds I h ave 1,,,0 . t h e h ow ler to snake known to yeti verbally, 1101,1 he 1511 1 of O c toller. and the 14th of this motitle Having so often rereive4l contiadictory isistreetions from yen, Sir, I must beg le.ve to reiterate the request I have fro. qoently made to you Mister, to wit, to be furnished with in structions in writing, to ilw end that I may well comprehend situation,any noel what is required fa OM me, and to prevent the possibility of mistakes which stay arise front verbal iss alreetions being either forgotten or badly comprehended. It is with infinite pain, Sir, that I leel myself obliged to ?efer to the ig ditiona treatment which I have aid:fermi hoes a °win your Hoes house, especially ;spots Iwo occasions. Wet e culpable, even a Court Mall:al could tot authorise the intemperate awl opprolitions epithets sn ltherally lit.:•tooted upon ms, and beater twice turned out of doss in tar present! of witnesses ; Ste last time not without apprelieniUtnia on my part of esperfroeing personal violence. 1 have, Sir, had the imitator aat sea taloa( my country in the Roy al Navy tier several years. alias ii now without censure, cad perteves 134 willstul Ralae little rommendation; awl I meet pion st against any person, however superior to sae Ise rack, mak lila 11'4C of haw, inner and treatment towards trot anwesvilty of, aiiti cleeradlog to. an offwer, who has the honour to serve his filejestyli Navy. I have the howler to he, Sir, with dose respect, your Excellency's most obedient I hie se BABY E. 0 . 31 EA RA, urgeon, B. N. Tullis F.srielletic”..icitt. General Sir Ilualson Lowe, h. C. 8., &c. Governor. St. Helena, April 10, 1816. ant directed by Lleteceent General Hudson Lowe, to convey to you ids Instructions, that except its the *vent of ass'. thitig oxtraordmary occurring, whit Is you might feel it your ditty 111 re port immediately in ;tersest to nee, yen Sr. not to fro Loney oat without lugs permipion, nulcsc mailer • call fur medical attem'ai.ce, whets other titedle.al aid is nut ot hood. or unless under the eireenistaucti of Napoleon Bun. impute passing outside the pone& of Lunge vet!, when, if THE NATIONAL REGISTER slionl.l require it, you may follow him, observing. how. ever, that !moment to the wiglnal arrangement made by Real Admiral Sir George Cock holm, your a.tendsuce upon him cannot IY.. considered as supply ing the place of a British otliver, should . lie pass beyond the limits. Voter immediate attendance upon the Naval Conintander In Chief, should he at any lime require it, is 1460 tin exception to time above role. In ease of your feeling it necessary, er desiring to rail in or cons.' It with ether medical aid , yon will apply forthwith In Mr. Baxter (or teeny nearer medical person, if the suddenness of case should require it), making known the sante to the Orderly Officer, who has orders to place a dragoon ut your disposition for the above or any other purpose you may want one,couuected with your medical ditty. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) T. HEADE, Lieut. Cul. D. A.-G. Barry O'Meara, Esq. Longwood. HOP INTELLIGENCE. ltlmbsTtAtr.—Within the last week the hops have improved in such a manner us to surprise every I►udy. They certainly do present as Avowable an appearance as the most sintr. - ,ttitte can wish. In some few grounds we have observed a trilling degree of mould, but we must not expect so variable a plant as the hop to bead perfection. Hop growers in general, and particularly those whose grounds are in the environs of Nlaidstbne, aid other large towns, ate melt iujiucoll by prisons while passing tin Pugh their grounds pluvking the st bunches of lu►ps. Persons detected in the fart have endeavoured to excuse their con by say Ine s that nut builds eau be of little value; bat it is to be consklered, the some hundred of bunches taken by individuals front one groom!, as is frequently Ilse ease thi s season, ale a great loss to the µtauter. We are sensible that the practice Eton,' ally arise; from tl ghtlesstiess, but we think it our duty to :twice it, at the sante time observing, that the Cain/ of oar bunch of hops is a misdemeanour, and punishable ns such by law. It is the act of taking, not the quantity taken, that defines the °deuce. PRICES IN THZ BOROUGH. BAGS, NEW/. POCKETS. NTI F. . Ke^t l5 0 to 18 14 Kent l9 oto 22 0 Sussex 15 o to 17 10 Suss= 18 0 10 YO 0 FaMilem ...... 0 oto A 0 Duty Xi! The follov.ing 13 a copy of a :otter, addreasiti to the Commissioners of Customs, dated Treasury Chambers, to wai n English subjects embarking in the contest be. tweets Spain and the South Americans ; " Treasury Chambers, nth July. " Gentlemen—The Lords Commissiooers of his Majesty's Trea sury. having received a communication from the Secretary of State fat the Foreign Department, upon the subject!of the preparations mak. ing at the differcnt out-ports, and at the port of London, for sending out officers and men for the service of the Insurgent troops in the !va nish and American provinces ; their I.ordships desire you will direct your officers employed at the diff;:rent ports to take measures to make known to such persons as ha been engaged in this service, by any Spanish American Agents, or others, that they are thereby mulcting !hemselves obnoxious to the laws, as warned by his Royal Nigh nen'. Proclamation of the .27th November, tall • also that you will adopt such other measures es may be Lest calculated- to prevent any interruption of the strict neutrality ;Teelared by the Prince Regent to he tile rul^ of his conduct in the contest between Spain anti her Insur gent provinces. (Signed) " OEO. HARRISON.' " Co:mnissioners of Customs." The object of the Society of Commerce and Navigation at Amsterdam, which has ohta Med the approbation of the King of the Netherlands, is as billows I. To purchase, equip, arnt, if judged proper, to freight vessels, principally for the enininerce and navigation of the East ; to which cad these vessels shall be, in the whole or in part, furnished. a jib the commodities a hich the wants of those countries shall re. quire. Thecommeree of Africa, aid' the exception of the coasts aitnated on the Nlediterranean, is not exeludeclfirisn this dis position.-2. To receive letters from the East ludies for the administration of merchandise, effects, and fonds, as well a t commissions authotising partial advances on merchandise itisnred, of which the ae kiwi% ledgements and pMicies 0 1 insurances shall remain in the hands of the liuciety, or on the actual value of which it shall lie possessed." From the 1115. Memoirs of Gen. Rapp, it is related, that Napoleon had sometimes played •• fiygt el es," in Schoen brunti ; and having one night won a great deal, he slio di a her of Napoleons-d'or in his hand, and said, •• rite Ger.• notuis are very loud of those littk Napoleons, ate they not Upon which Rapp ammeted very frankly, " More than of the great one." At half past five o'clock on There in'? afternoon the inhathi. tatits between the abelisk„St.George's fields, and the Asyl , were thrown into great consternation by a ten ilic explosion occasioned by the ignition of a large quetinty of gunpowder and detonating combustibles, compounded Motility works, as we are infoi flied, for Vauxhall Gardens. The explosion hap.. pined in a large work shop meaty at the end cf Mead Place. used by Mr. McMin. artist in fire works. The first alarm was produced by • Wan violent shock, which shuttered the gloss in the houses cuntignons. A lea second• alter this a boy mud three mrrreame out torn and blot Leese' by the explosion in a shocking manner. They art e taken iseitandy to the hospital: A second explnsimi blew oil' the roof. ands seene was presented to the astonished specteeirs iicyond description. Rockets, saltpetre, and a varie►y of file storks kept blazing and bursting its 4 most slurp, isle!: The nom' woe k of the buiidieg was in finite's, site' the diesel of being shot or injored by rockets, which darted horizontally, kept the spectators • considerable distatice from the burning pile. A ' tat the distress of the scene, 811 unfortunate monkey exhibited peen lia r misery. Tim ;menial had been grouted t Ilse roof by a chain, and he was seen struggling to eireape flout toe 7flqll ching 11 imes, until the timber on which he stood beieg !IWO?, 111 , 01' I'llg into the devoin Mg element. The shed -nti dr lied fortunately tram the row• ultema,e x iu 3lead 'Place. it 'ecteil a considerable distance towards the roed, an w .happy to add. ilia t the damege,wiluthe exception tolMrai glass, was contitted to the shed, wl ids as burnt mike *mind. The 'ewe t made by thorxnl,sion was beard a iong %stay from the spot. The houses iii the le tub! . hoed were, she ken, and mons:mils of per suns ran aitb let ror in I:toir looks to atseotteentlie ea lisq. f I lie s treet, j The con flagratton was )4111'red to man out, :IA no person eetiturc to go near the stied. The tire woo ks, of whisk their was a large quantity in a chest, kept up a continued On Tuesday night. 7w r Alderson, of Southampton-street, Cam berwell., was hutted sod robbed of a coid watch value 40 g041::::a. at Camberwell fair. The lame evening Mr. Cobin, of Shorfistrect, WM:lister-reed, was roldMd gold chain, and thaw seals, in fie vicinity cf tnc fain ' • AUG 23 THE MANCHESTER SPINNERS. The orrative spinners of this place are still at variance with their own Interest. For the last '2B years they have en. joyed ail nninterrupted state of prosperity, in almost constant employment at superior wages to that of working classes ; and «vermin the dreadfully depressed state of trade which dis. tinguiihed the yea's !SIG and 1017, when thoniahrds of weavers, &c were seffering the gleatest privations from the want of employment. and unparalleled low wages, they were still found happy and comfortable. Th e s ame h a p p i nem cow . aimed, and they have v ohne drily relinquished it. It is true they havesimited to tirspublic lbat they have not beee setfiej en tiy re . ninnerated for their laimirs, and by their representation s hav e pemenaded other person* to think 80 ton ; but a oeference t o facts will convict them of extreme frilly, to cidi titt ir tern out" by no harsher a name. It is well known, that whe n workmen are paid by the quantity and quality of work dune, that a disiierity in amo un t o f t h e i r earnings mien res u lt; but an average amount pet hued will furnish sufficient data t o prove that their situation was not inch ate to jus7 if) , the pru— dence of the measui ex to which they have resorted. It ap. pear• that - in the cotton-wills, from which the spinners have t eed cd,-1 ha . men, on the average,. from the r math of Jornlaty last to the inithile of Jane, when they left off !allow, rained ward., of 31x. per week ; and that boys and girls who ere spinners. earned, &wing that time, ape :nail of 173 per week, clear of all charges and deductions whatiover. From this statement, compared with the earnings of other working classes, we cannot but think that tile spinners are ateing matt inconsistently, and arc doing injusti c e to tb, le .. seises mud fainilim by the pc..tinacity ith tech they adhere to a demand 0(411 increase tit' w ages ; even eitliotit adverting* to the hiss sustained by their late etiseloyeri, whose mills are at thiS imminent of Mile Isis expense to thein from time con. tiamed interest of capital employed, in rent, insurance, con_ ducting servavits' salaries, the depreciation in the value of machinery, which is regular nod pro4revsive whether in use or nut ; and without colisideting Mae from Ilio%c causes, to say nothing of more generous inutives, (he owner of a comet mill is obliged to continue it at tot k, w h in the man Let is in such a stale that it is nut possible to sell with pralii, and some times when sales cannot be made without au nasal loss. Forty years ago, spinning was in the hands of a few women and children.. The itigenuity of mechntsies. and the spit it and enterprise of capitalists, IlaWe given. employment to thou sands of men; it is not fit that a inaunfatiory of such local and national importence should be swept away by a combi nation, made in the face of an express statute, viz. that of the 30th mid 40th of Geo. II I. c. 196, sec. 5, by st hien it is en acted, "That no person (whether employed as a journeyman or workman in any manufacinre, trade or 'falsities+ or nut) shall , at any lime after the passing of this Act, wilfully pay or she any sum of money, as a subscription or contribution for the purpose of payinl expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by any person or persons acting contrary to the protrisions of lbir Act, by payment of money, or other mess*, support or maintain any jouroeyinan, workman, or other person, or contribute towards his support or maintenance, fur the purpose of inducing him to refuse to work or to be hired or employed, in any manufacture, trade, or busi ness ; and any person who shall be guilty of any such offence shall forfeit and lti.e any Vain not exceeding tiro suns of 101.; and every journey Mil 11, workman, or clit , r person, who shall collect or receive :thy wove) or valuable 11siii4 1;4. any of the purposes aforesaid, An foifeit and lose any snot not eseerd.. ing the snot of ; such penalties of WI. mid respectively to be forfeited, one moiety to His I%lajestys and the other moiety to the informer mid the poor of the parish where such /silence has liven committed, to he equally divided Loewe:ea thelia."—/Ilauncatr- Herald. The cotton-spinniux, which a good many muffin hu been emnpa rat i ely flat, has acquired an ntremitmon activity within these few weeks at Glasgow. About aix months' stock of yarn, formerly on band, is now bought op, principally by English merchants. This celerity of demand in the Glasgow market is attributed to the general "strike" in Manchester among the cotton-spinners. In Glasgow, cotton-spinners, ho are s eddy and active, are makisig 1 31.10e. to 41. 10'. a fortnight; but they have to pay a small sum for their piece'', wages. As a proof of the I . :tether increase of trade, the value of exports from the port of Liverpool, between the slb of April and the sth of July, Prig, t•acetols that of the corresponding quarter of 1817 by mote than 0a4.1,0001. Extensive serpentine veins and rocks of chromate of iron have been Jtacoveretl in the Sheiland Islanda.-- , Fruin this several beairtifid and very durable pigment* are obtained, which are valued in the arts. liithei to the market has been supplied from North. America ; out tire a bmithince of it in Shetland will now form a valuable export from that island. - The Grand Jun y of the county of Cumberland have come to termini' upon die necessity of having Spring Assizes for the tear northern cutintiea. HusseY's Courr.ssios.—ConsideraLle doubts are entertained as to the (ain't-Loess of Ilitasey's statement. NIL Smith, tile magis trate of Greenwich. and other gentlemen, are still persevering in endeavouring to ascertain the most correct Mann - Luton 'pop the subject. On Wedne-day they employed some men in elearmg out the pond near ‘'arisittares-place, Greenwich. in search for the t which limn.) , sal I he threw into the rand with the hammer, both et which instruments he pretended to have been used by his. companicas who entered Mr. Bird a home. The whole of the mud and dirt was taken out of the pond in the presence of sevens police ofdeera. but no 'millet or aapoarance of one WAS :mud. The Dow-stn :1 officers and others who saw the mangle i bodies of Mr. Bird and his house keeper on their being washed from the stains of blond, allege that the-e was every reason to believe that all the wounds on both of the heti s had been inflicted by the same instrument, and the allures:don or the wourihs resambled that which would lee p.oduced feats the hammer. The confession states, that while one of II as ty's com panions were erneigad with the hoursteeper at the street door, the other man broie his w.ty jam the bide door; whereas, mg Adkins and Lavender, the how street officers, arriving there, in a short time Idler rhe ;first-alarm, with all posale epecd, were of opinion thin there had be4.n neither breaking in ncr cut of the house. It is said. that Hussey a-signed a: the reason to the Pry. Mr. nudge, foe his not making a full confesuon sooner, that he and Ida rreociutes fad sworn such horrid oaths not to impeach each other, that he was frightened even to repeat them, and t he inquire d of the Rev. Mr. Nudge, if he thought lie should be forgiven hereafter if lie bteke the moll lie had taken rot to divulge any thing respecting the trans. :u• it it still suspected that the murderer gained admittance into turd', house about nine o'clock. At six o'clock the sarne evening it man knocked at the door, and the housekeeper put up the chitin !aline also answered him. Wednesday evening : the wall °font. of the blildings now pulling down to make way tor the iniproveuients of Viimival's down into Furnival'a Innconrt, and huriY.4 Revery.] children wl:o were at play in the court. &vend were dug o•tt mach bruigcd ; others in twit a state that they are am expeacd to LuTiee ; add one poor child quite &ALL