The National Register. — London, England, 1811-11-24 00:00:00

by telegraphic signal; whose reply was, that the sentencemust be put into immediate execution. Okey remained at prayers until eleven o'clock, when he was told that the fatal hour was come. A boat from every ship in the port was now in attend ance round the Royal William, under the awful expectation of inonientarily seeing the victim to the law suspended above them. The prisoner proceeded upon deck, attended by the Chaplain, and walked forward to the forecastle, with his arms secured, holding a bible and testament. The avenues to the forecastle were lined by the Marines of the ship, under arms. Captain Hall followed the prisoner, accompanied by all the Officers of the ship, and read the sentence of the Court-Nlartial.—Okey thought himself now, as did every spectator, as on the brin k of the two worlds; when Captain Hall took a letter from his pocket, and read, which contained the Prince Regent's gra cious condescension to the prayer of Captain Collier, that Okey's life Might be spared, but that he should be trans ported for life. Not a ray of hope remained with the prisoner ; nor ss as it in the apprehension of any one, that a transmutation of his sentence was to be communicated to him. Therefore, when tkis sudden and unexpected sentence reached his ears, he burst into tears, awl ell upon his knees, expressing himself, as well as he was able, in terms full of gratitude. There was not an of 'or man who witnessed the affecting scene, that coull repress his tears. The signal which had been flying on board the Royal William for punishment, was annulled, and all in the fleet, instead of hearing the fatal gun given, now understood that Okey had been reprieved : which was confirmed to them by the Captains of the respective skips reading to their crews an impressive address from the Commander in Chief, in the shape of an " official memorandum," the purport of which was, that it had been intended to carry into effect the sentence of the law which the prisoner at violated; but, in consequence of the intercession of Capt. Collier, that the Royal clemency might be estented to him, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent had been pleased to transmute his sentence to transportation for life : at the dame time cautioning, the-crews against the commission gf such crimes, and expressing the determination of the Admi ralty, should there be a recurrence, not to again arrest the exe cution of.the law. Okey became a spectator of the dispersion of the awful ceremonies which had attended him, with apparent feeling of the grateful surprise, of penitence, and with much solemnity. THE NATMNAL REGISTER. PIGEON MATCH. A match for two hundred guineas aside, at seven birds each, took place on Nolley Heath, near Berkhamstead, on Monday last. The candidates were Messrs. Penley, Gre gory, and Norris, who challenged any three in the counties of bucks and Oxfordshire, and Messrs. Ring, Andrews, and Owen, opposed them from the two counties. Th e followin g was the result. KILLED. MISSED. KILLED. MISSED Andrews . 7 0 Gregory . 7 0 Ow.n . 6 1 Norris . 7 0 Ring . 7 0 Pen ley . .5 2 This was esteemed the best shooting witnessed for some time In this part of the county. Both Penley's birds feU out of bounds, and not one of the forty-two escaped home. The parties are matched again at twenty-one birds each, for a piece of plate, mid fifty guineas in specie. A Correspondent from Chichester writes, that Dogherty is snatched to fight a man, named Burn, for a purse of 501. di rectly • and he adds, that the combat will he u nder the aus p ices of a Magistrate! and requests that the London amateurs will come forward with their subscriptions towards making up the said purse of 501. as the country gentlemen are " very anxious to sre an exhibition of the Lind!" The tact is. there are some indi viduals who have been di-missed as unworthy the pugilistic corps, reconnoitring and mocing in the Southern towns, and John Bull has been amused by a sort of match between Dogherty and Zuni, the latter of whom is known as a bloodless fives-court sparrer, who was beaten by the novice Silverthorne, and who carred, and suffered his patrons to forfeit to the man he is said to be about to fight, b. cause he wore too large shoes when stripped. SKOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Friday morning' as a son of Mr. BUNNEY, in Market street, St. James's, was sho ting small birds In the field: at Kilburn, ac.7omp:ini d by i man of the name of SWILTH, the gun went off at hall-cock, and lodged the contents in the side of the latter, who was killed on the sr t. The accident was occasioned by the gun-stock striking against a bank, which Mt. BUNNLY was ascending. The parties were baU !probers. ~\ 1~ AMERICAN CATHOLIC PRELATES. FROM THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, PHILADELPHIA, COMMONLY CALLED THE AURORA. Translation of a Letter from the original Latin, into English, .of the Catholic Bishops of North America, to the Catholic Bi shops of Ireland. • To the most Illustrious and Reverend Catholic Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland, the Arch bishops of the United States of America send greet ing in the Lord : " We have received, venerable brethren, with gratitude, and with the respect which is due to your distinguished merit, the letter dated February 26th, which you addressed to the Bishops of the whole Catholic Church. a We are resolved, with the Divine assistance, to preserve the Unity of the Church of Christ, and to assert and defend that authority of the Holy See, and primacy of Honour and jurisdiction, which the Chief Pontiff is possessed of, and which are essential to the maintenance of this Unity. We are equally led by sentiment and by duty to profess our fidelity and obedience to Pope Pius VII. who now holds that supreme station. We adhere, like Members to their head, to this incomparable Pontiff, and since, as St. Paul says, ' when one Member suffers, the - the other Members partake in the pain,' how much more sensibly must we feel the bitter affliction of this our spiritual head. " We lament, in common with you, venerable brethren, and we are animated with a pious indig. naticn at the idea of 4 a Reverend Ancient being turned out of his house and driven from his country ; of our innocent Bishop being cruelly oppressed ; of the Head of the Church being stripped of its patri mony, and of a most meritorious Pope being over whelmed with contumelies.' It is our duty to con fess that 'se, in particular, are under the greatest obligations to the venerable Pius VII. since it is owing to his wise and apostolical conduct that this portion of the Lord's flock, situate in the United States of America, has been formed into a regular ecclesiastical province, consisting of the Archbishop of Baltimore, and of our Suffragan Bishops. " We firmly trust in the Lord, that the same invincible fortitude which - shone forth in Pius VI. of happy memory, will at all times be equally con spicuous in his successor, Pius VII. ; and we have not the smallest doubt that he will continue to ex. hibit, for the consolation of the Church, that invin cible firmness in hearing afflictions which he has hitherto manifested, whatever may become his duty to pronounce, to transact or to endure. " In the mean time, we declare before God, that we will respectfully listen to the admonitions of our Holy Father, notwithstanding his capacity ; and that we will yield a cheerful submission to his direc tions and ordinances, provided they bear the proper and genuine characters of the voice of Peter, and of the real intentions and authority of the Supreme Pontiff. But we shall not think ourselves bound by any briefs or other documents of any kind which m.iy be circulated in his name, and under his al leged authority, unless the least apprehersion of his not enjoying full and perfect liberty in deli- • berating and resolving, shall be removed from our minds.