The National Register. — London, England, 1819-08-15 00:00:00

AUGUST 15. INTENDED COLONY AT THE CAPE OP GOOD HOPE. The following Official Circular has been issued from the Colonial Department, in answer to appli cations for information on the subjects therein re ferred to : a Donning street, London. '• beg,—ln reply to vine Letter of the . ant die cried by Isa►l Bathurst to acquaint you, that 94 the ('secular Letter distinctly specifies the 'wore and extent of the amisiettre which will be granted to imlividusls who may he allowed to proereti as Settlers to the Cape of Good illope, member with the condition• under which alone that as.ittlence esti he given to then , it is only necessary to refer you to that &corm iit, end to add that no p ro p osa l ran be accepted which is not foamed in conformity with the offer of his Majesty's Government. •• With referenee to yaw► particular enquiries respect ing the mode in which the views of the nettle, may hest hr att.lued, I here to sequaint you, that it is not in Earl Viathurst's power to communicate to you that species of tiobtmation, which cats mist properly he stbirded by the practical agriculturist, or obtained upon the snot. " The Mettlers will he located in the interior of the Co lony, out fir iron the coast; and in allotting to them the lends which Government have agreed to greet them, their g is am) their wishes will be c.41-ulted, end attended to 94 far as may be conaisteat wills the public interests of tie Colony. • 'Etc Settlers will lie enabled to purchase a limited quantity of sgrictOttral louden...ma In the colony, at prime emu ; although they seal not debarred limn taltiog with them a mod. tote .apply of these at ticlee, at well a• neces saries t and they will find no do icoity in purchasing seed cern in the colooy. •• The settlers will not nod habitations read• for their reception, • " The tortscn ands r %loose directing a party of settlers roo t ed, Is at liberty to aware their 4ervieet by snv legal ittreement into which they may thudk proper to enter. " The new settkonent will, of caurse. he governed ac cording to the lows he fore,. to the colony. " to eonclnelnio, t hssg to O r os.; re, that it mat be left to the forma. taking not iettlerr, to ftitm their on is ' , pinions ati lit the amount of the pecuniary memos with which they ohnolif he prorliteil, in miler in.sppott the pvr.o s ',laced twofer their direction., and costive Ike success of their un dertaking. " i am. Pit, your most obedient Servant." ROMAN 8.END1771. ROW., hair 1 23.-m Tit 11 , 11"011 dl•Rtim .hr, who reaide. a onside, haiwa wi.hlti shunt 400 pact* of the town of °levant's, received seine time sinew a very elianerifeable si.4l. It was evtintiz, and the Hama was siding hr com pany with his nal, son govt the Swiss painters4lmlee. hirti.leerly the doer way 'blown open, ami a line rim', en. voted with I nt ntle , and h3vina a tel silk lianolkerellief wiatrol count hia liat.e otere.l. and diked where w,r. the Wirth t Hr earpreth q ilanatr, made a sigh 11l 1 1 14 eons. ',salami. and replie.l.lhat he would en amt cell the Baran. Leaving the room, lie eneniniterril at the door fear own tooted itnub Ottivketr, but lie saved Unwell from them by and arrived at Olevann la *earth of it...iataiire.— The Putititleal soldiers, however, ware ratter slow in their moverveeda.asid the toilets oneeeedell in earl vine off fli• paiolrr 0,11 young liansaltr. They were taken to about Ile distance of a league in 11.e1b4 ighlionting w or , ria, whore thew foun.l all the robin ra united, ill number *bunt fifty. 'I hey were )1/611111 town. few of litelll being over 20 yeary if are, having %Tr!, bessitire.l nniforins, with very such sashes anal di...110011d hr Captain the ff..llld hosc ales a large gel ira cium ififspesidefl fion his neek. Tr. robbers an the fallowing ray, sent 4 message is Me yers', Ow they would ►rgoite a ransom of 0,000 mail for the 9.440,4 OM, but as fo► tha poor painter. said they, b ,,y vie Aga 114• g him Cro 53 orWll. hi. finish the two prism's,. writ wet! 14.11 tre4le.l, boa t h ey Otero Cu enttesitly tryout mske the least noise, or the Post shoal we will shout ;so , it is necessary for the ex ample." 'rho printer was obliged to mike pot trail. of the elilire hood. Ait, r two drys, the ramie's' of the y..tsilig 11a•nn woo 0144.11 4l 2,C00 sswdi. The robber.. oil parting will, him, embraced tii , n,ao.l the Captain, clasping him in G 1.0111,0 , said, '• 51; 0,111, 1111/ I 11114.1111 n Mire of von is en. or 'Yell In iny lti RI I 0 I iicret 01,411 forget you ; I hope we eirali meet a N. 104 6." From Bilbao, it is reported that the causo or pre test of those judicial proceedings which arc in ore pstntion against Messrs. Yreka, Onis, and Pizarro, is their having executed the King's orders, in the terms of the treaty by which they gave up the Flo tillas. A St:pplenient to ti.e Tandem attzete of Sawnlay was taiblished on Thursday. rtxttoin.ng extracts from dispatches received at the East India House, from Fort %Valium mid Ilonil.ay. 'chic extracts relate to the military oper.it:ons of the lust year in IndiJ, but they are all on a sahill scale, and possess little interest. Nome wretches cot off the shoulaa of a fine ram on `ninthly la.t. the pro,ierty of Mr. Cram, of Elton, It ; tie poir animal was found &lye! Carmarthen and neighbourhood were on Sunday sennight visited by tremendous storms of thunder, lie litning, hail, nod rain: of the streets exhi bited entire sheets of water, and several houses arse ompletely inundated iii the course of two or throe minutes after the commencement of these ter m tree vhitations The thunder was truly appalling ilia rglitioing torhwl, and extremely timid. A bay Laving one into tine Totry to bathe, just tarot, the st o rm of btlint! t iy tame on. was, through fright, it is apposed, mithrtimately drowned. Severer heed of rattle hate been ugoa by the lightning in different of the county. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ECCENTRIC HOCPirtudiy. Darin x the late American oar, a soldier who had been wounded and honourably discharged (hut, perhaps n • paid), bring destitute and benighted, knocked at the door aim Irish !center, wisest the following di-logue ensued 1 — Pat, ick—And st ha the devil are you now ? Soldier—My name is John Wilson. Patrick—And where tae devil ere yea going from, John Soldier—From the American arm , / nt Erie. Sir. Paints k—And what iii the devil do you want here? Soldier—l want shelter to-night; will rut permit me to apt end my blanket ins your floor and a•rt p to-oisAltt Patrick—Devil take me is' I do, dohs. Wilson—that's tat. Soldier-0u 'nor kitrb.o 600 r. Sit? Patrick —Nut I, by the 11111 o'ffowth—that's Bat. So dier -In y our ►ruble then ? Patrick— d ii Ido that either—that's Lilt. Soldier—l nsa dy Intl with hunger: give me but a bone and a crust; I sok 110 mole. Patrick—The devil Wow me if I d.r, Sir—that's n a l. Soldier—Give Inc sway water to quench my thirst, I beg of •eu, Patrick—Beg and be ban,;ed, do no such thing that's dal. Soldier—Sir, 1 have hero flahting to secure the blessings you enjoy ; I, have assisted in comributinc to the glory mad as Ware of the country which Is .s nosintahly ret.•tsed con, and can yilli so in!tospitably reject me from yo , r house Penis k—Hs Jeri youl ash. in toe devil talked a word about rejecting you / 11 is be lam out the scurvy s.-alpven that you take me to be John %Idiom You ask me to let you lie on stay done, my kitchen door, or in nay stable; nosy, by the perm rss, d'ye think I'd let a perfect stranger du that, when I have half a dozen soft feather beds all empty I Nu, by the Hill John—dines Bat. In the second place, you told me you were dying with hunger, and wasted as bone Mild a crud to rata ,rum hones, d'ye think l'.l feed at Immtry man oat bones and crust, whim my yard is full of fast pullets, and turkeys, and trio by the powers, unt I—that's d at. I.§ the third place, you asked ma for some simple water to trench your thirst ; now, as my water as none of the best, L cescr t•ive it lot a pour tr.veller w ithout mitIII it with plenty of w Me, brandy, whiskey, or something el.e w holesnme and cooling. Coin into my lionse, r•y h o neys s,evii bow Mar, but you *bull seep in the hest feather hurt I h,ve ; you sh a ll have the h est sapper and breakfast that my farm can ripply, which thank the Lord, is noue of the ; you shall at auk as much water as you choose, provided yna mit it with plenty of good wage or spirits, and provided also you prefer it. Come is. my hearty, come in, and feel y oormlf at manse. It shall serer lie said. that Patrick I/Flaherty negated a man scut silly who h-ss beenfixlttin i r fat ti.e dear cussutry whisk gave him protection—that's flat. EMIGRATIOII.—AL the period when the auxi!iall, troops under the command of Colonel (now Genera!) EitAlish sailed from this ecrantry to Margaretts, to join the Patriot canto in Venezuela, two gentlemen of well known abilities for the undertaking. at the suggestion of some British merchants, were Aii.iclied to the expedi tion, who were ins Cita to make applicat io n t o the Congressof Venezuela, tor a grant of land somewhere nn the hanks of the ()roamers, and rot to distant from the sea, to be approprtated to the reception of ao Want colony. We understand that deivatehes were on Wednesday received from Augustura relating .n this stihject ; the Congress of V enezuel a have ferry con sented to the desired grant, and permis,ion is giren to she applicants to select arty spot that may be desired for the pin pose, entrvging at the same tone to the person@ entigrotim; ihe free enjoyment of cit il and religious li tter's, and with no otlitr c nnitexitm bascern t l it . lo an d the 'Government and proi inces Venerwla, than may he telitired for thetr mutual security. They are so hi: •per 'ally exempt from any s!KCirs of rtlii.taty racier, Imo that which in.iy become necessary to their own pro tection against tl e Tian , es. At the Derby Assizes, Nathaniel Hilton, Of New Mills, in that county, was indicted for a most fero cious assault upon a game-leerer, whose nose !ba ton actually bit oil; besides other ill treatment of so severe a kind as nearly to cause death. Hulton was one of the worthies who suffered under the Sus pension Act, and being confined in Reading gaol, attracted the notice and care of Lord Folkestone, who indicted the gaoler for not permitting his Lord ship to visit flultun and his fellow prisoner. Hul ton, feeling so great an interest to be excited in his welfare, upon his release returned to his calling as a most active :adical refiwaner,andiesecessful speech maker. He has attended many of the public meet ings lately held in Cheshire and Lancashire. He also came to the Smithfield meeting, andsia his re torn from thence was arrested upon a Illagistrate's warrant tier killing game on a Sunday, The re. former, fresh from the lectures on liberty which he had heard in Smithfield, could not brook this re straint on his personal iiberty, and comtaitted the assault above stated, et' which he was convicted. tht behoved, during his trial, with great insolence, and made a vehement speech in his defence. He was sentenced to six mouths impiisonment, and to be kept to hard labour. Last week a fisherman picked up a bottle about three miles off Initishowen.hcatl, Ireland, near to Urris, in which was found 3 p , per containing the following words, written in English, French, Ita lian, and Danish. The bottle was floating on the surface of the water, and was covered with sea. weed: — H. M. Ship Alexsacler, this 59th day of May, 18111. At I. tll. a. at. Latitude Its. Pa. N. Lung rude as. no. W. Temperature { i tt 'al a i : e V: l l 5 45 5 Pareeheit. Fresh beetle and has/ washes, with lain. sleet, and snow alternately—Wind B.3.lL—Paseed a large lee•buts this fuietwon —lsabella in ecinpary—all w. rn ft nv. rionumnsio.. _ Whoovne title Ilds.totrow it reyte.hd to torwur.l it to thy tierretPary of th , Admindtv. London, •ttli a net. 111/1( 0 4 1,1 ) 11.1c. It t I.lt II It was toutiki. PRIVILEGE (IF A JAVELIN MAN!!! The daily papers, in thcir of the proceedings *t the Sussex give tile following account of ~hat occurred at I,c‘si,: CoweEstire or Coultir.—.A respectable and wealthy farmer, named Egglest, possessed of about 1.4901. per annum, having presumed to offend the consequence of a javelin man, lido kept the doors of the Court, by endeavouring to press his way to a seat, the latter came forward and complained of the offender. rep-esenting that he had pudica by his javelin, and attewpted to force hie way into Court. The offender, being callad upon to comer the complaint. mc destly and respectfully said, he had always understood that tho doors of a Court of Justice were open to every Ludy. He was aware that a Count of Justice ought nut to be inconveniently crowded ; but seeing that there was room, he endeavoured to gain admittance in the urdiaary way, and was not aware of Oaring given any offence to the officer. Mr. ouitire Park.—Sir, I commit you to the gaol of this county. it is tit that all persons should know, that the order and deco urn of a Court of Juiiiie must be preserve?. Tlte crowded state of the Court rendered it nrassary that 1 shocld direct the officers to admit nu more persons. The offievr was doing no more than his duty. It is true that a Court of Justice is open to every body; and I do not wish to abridge the right of iiihnuistion. as I have no secrets to keep; but the due administration of Justice is nut to be impeded by the gratification of mere idle curiosity. I commit you to the gaol of this county. The offender was immediately taken into custody, and placed in the Duck with the prisoners fur We has e uo neat ma tio,i eat declaring our that the above is a gross him I on Mr. Justice Pei It. and Its hoeing appeared iti all the flatly papers nn tile same morning, at rengthtms this belief. '%Ve cannot supposn that army Jur* whit trsw holds is S?.1l 1/11 the Bench would hose ventured such a length in opposition to Ti c pguiaed right and in positive privation of the liberty of the sudi,:ct. NVe loot ittelv had Flinch said of" the prIVILXO ES" of the Ilimise of Com 1111 l its. We know awl rrrstaxt the " prwitqrs" they are retitled to, thoualt sse %%irk, tor public iwnefii, they were better dt fit d. We ate well aware that Judges hare /heir " 1 , IS I LEG ES." lon, hot we net or expected to have read of those prieilepes ex tending so for as to justify the committal of a reap , viable gentleman to the cituaty gaol for haviog civilly a.serterl an Englishman's right In occupy a vacant seat in tit open Conn of Justice. Mr. Jitmice Pork, it -is states!. exclaimed, " I have no secrets to keep;"—those who know ;Ile learned Judie will, perliays, think toot his garrulity would ill accord with the perfurniatice of such a ditty, were it imposed tzron %Ve may he wronz, but we think it was this saute Judge, wilt), 11assity s e utene t t Of six 'combs' imprison ment upon an utolortimate man at the last Assizes, and being addressed in what be considered impeiliiieut lon guaie liy the culprit, cotierstl the Cerk of the Coto t out to record the sentence already pronounced, aid mune thawly chanerd the s . tit mom tis' imprisonment to used years transportation !—" Can there be such, and have they peace of 171104 r" I RCCE NT MARTYRDOM•—The following partici. lars of this event, which occutred iu Stnyrna lag April, have been transmitted by an English gentle. man in that quarter : Atilanasitis, Christian, Q 4 years Of age, was the son of a ho,inian, ntio carried a sits..ll trade in the Archipel.r. lie of the father Isetpx uuabie In aupporl the sin, or Cie business sufficiently great to require his assistance, it,. was obliged id look out fur em. ptuyinent in sonic outer %say. He enraged in the servicA of a Turk, wild brio% pleased with Lis conduct, considered him as a proper ntii...ct fur cxerrisiuK h II Ila ten c e in etnivci un4, loin to the \lanolin...ail fo.th.--. Afkr bolding out great oifas, tie ultimately prev ailed ot a him to renounce Christianity, in pres,nee of the ?tlecc.i inay, who is the "fint,isti Judge att.! Bishop. He coi.. tiluird in the service tnr about a year alter, %lien i. Totted it, aml hactn¢ experienced Sc% eie reproofs t., conscience for his apostasy, he made a piiartm.ige to Miatin Achas, where there are man). comtuts, flout ‘%M.:.1 lie returned some months alter. On ;Its vitt al at Smyrna, iu the costume of a Cheek otik , he proceeded instantly to the Meceamay. ex pres,ed his ri.;:!.:itance at rerotineing the Christian and ht,rr,i 1 tit till to abjure the tenets of the Niahonietan. Ott tins tie was cintlined in a dungeon, and endured the waffle with the greatest fortitude, persisting in his reso lution to die a Christian. A day was then appointed for his titre-intern in the most public part of Smyrna, and overt ite one of the principal troupes ; and tie was led iiie scaffold bound, attended by ttie Tut kish 'nerds. Herr he was uttered his life, nay, houses, money, to short, riches, it he would still tl/1 ll lii lle in the Matto. tnetan creed ; hut no temptatiou could induce Alliall3. biNt i4i apobt,t,e. lrn this ot C.1%1011 . i . ,lrk:;l blacksmith was employed to decapitate null. As a lei! attempt, howeser, to effect, it pr,cocable, a change of ovurion, the execintotter was ililiTted to emit part of the skin of kis reek, that lie tempt feel the edge of the sword. Even this, host tier, lancet or success. lie was then ordered to kneel be the ground, whim he declared, with a calm and resiphril countenance, that " he was born with Jesus, and , venibt die with Jesus !" At one blow the (send was struck net Tor guard* then instantly threw buckets of it seer ens time lurk and head ot the corpse, la present the !Mode of airruuudn 4A Greek spectatoes trim dipping their hand . ..en:wets in his blood, to keep Mc a 111C,a01181 Dina eitut All remaikalele. The body's.is piiClicly exposed fur three days, the head placed between the leas, a. d afterward, given tip In the Greeks, by whom it is as de cently interred in the principal rhorrh.yabl of Sliyroa. •This is Me th.rd instance oft lie kind which has occurred at soiyma during the last VOyratil. Letters from Cohienta, towards the latter cot? t f July, debt rib° the protect of the vintage In erterta the abundance orany that ean be recollected bv tke (video man, And ohNerve that eimilar hope. are tater. talood %vith roNa et to Fruiter, hirain, I ortug t' Iluttgary.