The National Register. — London, England, 1819-08-16 00:00:00

AUGUST 16. INTENDED COLONY AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. --.0.- The following Official Circular has been iisued from the Colonial Department, in answer to appli cations for information on the subjects therein re ferred to : " Downing-street, London. " fit reply to your Letter of the , I am directed by Earl Bathorst to actinsust you, that as the Circular Letter distinctly specifies the nature and extent of the assi•taure which will he granted to iffilivido Is who may be allowed to proceed is Settlers to the Cape of Good Hope, together with the conditions under whirls alone that assistance can be given to them, it is only necessary to refer you to that document, and to add that no proposal can be accepted which is not framed in conformity with the offer of his Majesty's GuVerlillient. . . " With referent.; It; your particular enquiri..sre‘pect ing the mode in whirl. the views of the settler may hest be att .ined, I have to acquaint yon, that it is not in Earl I Ilathurst's power to communicate to you that species of ' information, which Call most properly lie afforded by the practical agriculturist, or obtained upon the spot. " The Settlers will be located in the interior of the Co lony, not far from the coast ; and in allotting to them the lands which Government have agreed to grant them, their interesis and their wishes will be consulted, and attended to as far as may be cousisteot with the public interests of the Colony. " The The will he enabled to purchase a limited quantity oragrictilintal implements in the colony, at prime cost ; ahl gh they are not debarred from taking w ith them a son& rate supply of these article., a: w plias ni ces smiles t and they will find tin difficulty in purchasing seed corn in the colony. " The settlers will not find habitations ready for their receptinn. " The person nnder whose direction a party of orifices proceed, is at liberty to secure their services by any legal agreement into which they may think proper to enter. " The new settlement will, of cent•e, he governed acs cording to the laws in force in the colony. " In conclusion, I beg to observe, tlia! it must be left to the petunia taking out settlers, to form their own opinions as to the amount of the pecuniary wan. with which they • hould be provided, in miler to support the person. placed riodi•r their directions, and ensure the success of their un dertaking. '• I am, Sir, yew most obedient Servant." ROMAN BANDIT:I 114014 g. Jets 23.—The Baron de Riinmhr, whn resides ie a eomitry house within about 400 pact i of the town of e Merano, reerivrd some tint, since a very disagreeable • isit. it was everting, and the Baron was sitting in com pany with his only son and the Swiss painter !Wader.— Si...Weide the door was thrown open, and a fine man, co vered with a mantle, eud having a led silk handkerchief twisted mind his hat, entered, and asked where was the Baron? lie inspecting danger, made a sign to his coin and replied, that he would go and call the 114reei. Leaving the room, he eneonntered at the door lime men .r nod with mnskets, bet he saved himself from them by fl. hl, and arrived at Merano in search of assistance.— The Pontifical soldiers, however, were rather slow in their movements, and the robbers succeeded in carrying off the painter and young Burnaby. They were taken to about the distance ofa league in the neighbouring woods, where they timid all the robbers united, in number about fifty. They were young men, few of them being over c 0 years of age, having very beautiful scarlet uniforms, with very rich sashes and diamond ear-rings. The Captain of the bend bate also a large golden cross suspended from his neck. The robbers on the following day, sent a message to Ok vano, that they would require a ransom of 6,000 midi for the BatOti . ll son, but as for the poor painter, said they, any one shall have him for 50 scudi. During the negotia tions the two prisotiers were very well treated, but they were frequently told, " Tryon make the least noise, or the least signal we will shoot ; it is necessary for the ex ample." The painter was obliged to make portrait. of the entire band. After two (la's, the ransom of the young Baron was sued at 2,000 mai. The rubbers, on parting wi'b him, embraced him, and the Captain, elaspinz him in his arms, said, " My solo. the 8 - membrane, of pm is en• graven in my heart i I t►evcr shall forget you ; I b pc we shall meet at Naples." Some wretches cut off the shoulder of a II ne ram on .iundav lost, the property of Mr. Cross, of Elton, ltlilandsbire; the poor animal was found alive! Carmarthen and neighbourhood were on Sunday sennight visited by tremendous storms of thunder, lightning, hail, and rain. Some of the streets exhi bited entire sheets of water, and several houses were completely inundated in the course of two or three minutes after the commencement of these ter rific visitations. The thunder was truly appalling : the lighming forked, and extremely vivid. A boy having gone into the Towy to bathe, just before the storm of Sunday came on, was, through fright, it is supposed, unfortunately drowned. Several head of rattle have Leen killed by the lightning in different parts of the county. Melancholy Death of Copt. Stafford, of the 27th Regiment at Gibraltar. --This gallant officer was descending a very narrow and dangerous pnssal,•e from Windmill-hill to Europe-flats, when he tell down a precipice, and was killed on the spot. A rope was used tbr descending this passage by the officers, which was chafed by rubbing a sharp point of a rock, When Capt. Stafford laid hold of the rope it gave way, and he was precipitated more than 40 liet : the rope was found in his hand clinched. fie has left a widow and six children to lament his loss ; a subscription was set on foot for his family, who are entirely destitute. THE NATIONAL lIEGISTER. ECCENTRIC IIOSHIT.4LITy. florin; the late American war, a soldier who had been wounded and honourably discharged (but, iwrhape n 4 paid), bring destitute and benighted, knocked zit the door of au ivh (tither. whets the following di.:liieue tinseled k —And nhn the devil are )0u now t notion r—My name is Jahn ti 'hon. Pati 'eh —And w heir tile devil re )ou going Got% blhe Wilson? Soldier—From the Ameriron :mot at Elie, Sir. Fatriek—And %hot in the devil io you want here! Soldier—l a ant shelter to-niAbt ; wiii soli permit me to spread my blanket on your door and seep tn-niAht t Patrirk—Devil take me if I do, John Wiime—that's flat. Soldier-0a your kitrht n Soar, Sir? Patrick —Not I, by the 11ii1 I'llowth—that'sll4 Slddirr - In your stable then ? Patrick I'm d—d if I do that either—that's alt. soldier—l MO dying with hunger : give me but a and a crust ; I ask no 00000 re. Patrick-1 he devil blow me if I dn, Sir—that's Bat. Suldier—tiive me some water to quench my thirst, I beg of . _ Patrick—Beg and be hanged, I'll do on such thing— that', Nat. Soldier—Sir, 1 have been fighting to secure the blessings you enjoy ; 1 have assisted in contributing to the glory and welfare of the country which has hospitably received you, and can you so inhospitably reject Inc from yaps,. house ? Patrick—Nutria you ! who in the devil talked a word about rejecting you ? May be lam not the scurvy spalpren that you take me to he John Wilson. You a►k toe to la you lie on my floor, my kitchen floor, or in my stable; one, by the powers, d'ye think I'd let a ;wirer' stranger do that, whet' I have half a dozen soft feather beds all empty ? No, by the II u 3 ollowth, J I hat's fiat. In the second place, you told ins you were dying with hunger, and o mord a bone and it most to eat ; now honey, d'ye think I'd feed a hungry man on bones and crust, when my yard is lull of fat pullets, and turkeys, and pigs ? No by the power-, not I—that's flat. In the third place, you asked use for some simple water to quench your thirst ; now, as my water is mow of the best, I never give it to a poor traveller without mixing it with plenty of wine, brandy, whiskey, or something else wholesome and coolitig. Crone into toy house, my house; devil Wow me, hut you shall steep M the best feather bed I h tee; you shall have she test supper and breakfast that my farm can snpply, which I hitilk the Lord, Is none or the worst; you shall thiuk as much water as you choose, provided you mix it with plenty of good wine or spirits, and pros also you prefer it. Come is my hearty, come in, and feel yonrself at heme. It sill sever be said, that Paint k Fla het ty treated a roan sno wily who has been fighting for the dear country *boll gave ►im protection—that's fiat. EMIGRATION.—At the period when the auxiliary troops under the command of Colonel (now General) English sailed fruit this country to Margaretta, to join the Patriot cause in Venezuela, two gent lenien of well known abilities for the undertaking. at the suggestion of some British merchants, were attached to the expedi tion, who were instructed to make application to the Congressof Venezuela, for a grant of land somewhere on the banks of the Orosioco, and not too distant from the sea, to be appropriated to the reception of an infant colony. We understand that despatches were on Wednesday received from Augustura relating to this bishject ; the Congress of Venezuela have freely con sented to the desired grant, and permission is given to the applicants to select any spot that may be desired for the purpose, enraging at the sante time to the persons emigrating the free enjoyment of civil and religious li berty, and with no other connexion between them and the Government and provinces of Venezuela, than may be required fur their mutual security. They are to be specially exempt frosts any species of military• service, but that which may become necessary to their own pro tection against the tiatises. Last week a fisherman picked up a bottle about three miles off Innishowen-head, Ireland, near to Urris, in which was found a paper containing the fidlowing words, written in English. French, Ita lian, and Danish. The bottle was floating on the surfitce of the water, and was covered with sea weed:— 11. M. Ship Alexantler, this 29th day of May, 18111. !. 20. a. m. Latitude Et. 05. N. Longitude 51. 00. W. Tem Air ill the shade 55 ll. areiheit. nature 1 sea Water surface F. 0,1) breeze and hazy weather. with rain. sleet. ar.d snow alternately—Wind S.S.E.—Pasacd a large Ice-berg this forenoon —lsabella in company—all well. W. G. PARRY. Commander. Whoever finds this paper is requested to forward it to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the time and place at which It was found. THE LOWER ORDERS. —That eminent Surgeon, M. Bnudou, was one day sent fi , r by the Cardinal Dubois, Prime Minister of Framm w perform a very serious operation upon kin. The Carets's' on seeing him enter the roes maid, " You oust not expect, Sir, to treat moe in the mine rough manner as you treat your poor aniscrable wretches at your Hospital of the Hotel Dicu " idly Lord," replied M. Boudnu with great dignity, " every one of those miserable wretches, as your eminence is pleased to cull them, is a Prime Minister in my eves!" A most extraordinary herring was caught in Montrose river, lately, by a :Amon net ; it measured 16 inches in length, eight and a halt inches in girth, and weighed one pound eight ounces QuEttre.as-The prsclamation issued at Quebec on the 19th of June, directing the performance of qua rantine to all vessels from the ports of the Clyde of Liverpool, and Bristol, is more particularly under. stood to be directed against vessels bringing nut passengers, as those places have been generally resorted to for the purpose of emigration. A very general dread of infectious disorders, from this source appears to Lie entertained throughout North-Awe rica and the West-India Islands, PRIVILEGE, OF A JAVELIN MAN!!! --...- The daily papers, in their report of the proceedings at the Sussex Assizes, give the following account of MLA occurred a t I.eeses : Cowl' MITT or Cover.—A respectable and wealthy farmer, named Rules. possessed of about 1.4001. per annum, having presumed to offend the consamence of a javelin man. who kept the doors of the Court, by endeavouring to press his wry to a ova, the latter came forward and cornplairol of the offender, representing that he had pushed by his javelin, and attempted to force Ilia way into Court. The offender, being called upon to answer the complaint, me. featly and respectfully said, he had always understood that the doors of a Court of Justice were open to every body. He was aware that a Court of Justice ought not to be inconveniently crowded ; but seeing that there was room. he endeavoured to gain admittance in the ordinary way, and was not aware of having given any offence to the o ffi cer. Mr. Justice Park.—Sir, I commit yon to the gaol of this county. It is fit that all persons should know, that the order and decorum of a Court of'Justire low be preserved. The crowded state of the Court rendered it next,,sary that I should direct the officers to admit no mote persons. fhe officer was doing no snore than his duty. It is true that a Court of Justice is open to every body ; anti I do not wish to abridge the rii;itt of admission, as I have nu secrets to keep; but the doe administration of Justice is not to be impeded by the gratification of mere idle curiosity. I ominot you to the gaol of this county. The offender was immediately taken into custody, and placed in the Dock with the prisoners tor trial. We hate nu hesitation in declaring nor belief, that the above is a gross libel on Mr. Jmuce 1 3 ..rk, and its having appeared in all the daily pa t ,ers oti the sante morning, strengthens this belief. M'e ea not surprise that any Judge who now holds a sect (It the Bench would hate ventured such a length in optens,ttnii to a heigitized right and iu positive privation vi the liberty of the subject. We hare lately had much said of " the PRIVILEOLS of the House of Commons. We know and respect the " privileges" they are entitled to, though we toy public benefit, they were better defined. ‘Ve are well aware that Judges have flair as ra Iv ILEGES," too, but we never expected to have read of those privileges ex tending so far as to justify the committal of a respectable' gentleman to the county gaol for having civilly asserted an Englishman's right to occupy a vacant scat in sit open Court of Jubilee. Mr. Justice Park, it is stared. exela:uted, " I have no secrets to keep;'—thou who know bite learned Jude will, perhaps, think that his garntlity would ill accord with the perUrrnratice of such a duty, were it imposed upon him. N% e may be wrong, but we think it was this same Judge, who, passing sentence of six months imprison ment upon an unfortunate man at the last Assizes, and being addres-ed in whatlte considered impertinent lan guage by the culprit, ordered the Clerk of the Corot not to record the sentence already pronounced, and 'mine (lrately changed the six months' imprisonment to seven years' tratisportation 1—" Can there be such, and have they peace of mind?"!!! RECENT MARTYRDON.—The following particu lan of this event, which occurred in Smyrna last April, have been transmitted by an English gent:e mu in that quarter Athanasius, a Gr,ek Christian, 24 years of age, was the son of a boatman, wilo carrif-,1 on a small trade in the Archipelago. The gains of the lath( r beiii,; unable to support the son, or the business sufficiently great to require his assistance, he was obliged to Innk out for em ployment in some other way. He engaged in the service of a Turk, who being pleased with his conduct, considered bins as a proper object for exercising his in• Hueoc:• its converting him to the Mahumetan A ter holding out great offers, he ultimately prevailed ou lino to renounce Christianity, in presence of the Mecca may, who is the Turkish Judge and Bishop. He con tinued in the service fur about a year after, when he quitted it, and having experienced severe reproofs of conscience for his apostacy, he made a pilgrimage to Mount Achas, where there are nutty convents, fru.it which he returned come months alter. On his ari ival at Smyrna, in the costume of a Gret k Ainnk, he proceeded Instantly so the kleccamay, ex pressed his repentance at renouncing the Christian taint. and his re , olutiuti t.• abjure the tenets of the NI ahousetan On this lie was confined is a dune:eon, and endured the torture with the greatest thitinide, persisting in his reso lution to die &Christian. A \LI) wa, then appoinied fur his execution in the most public part of Smyrna, aid oppmdte one of the principal mosques; and he was led to the scaffold bound, attended by the Turkish guards. llere he was °tiered his life, nay, houses, 'nonce. la short, riches, if lie would still continue in the Maho metan creed ; but no temptation could induce Athana sins again to apostatise. On this occasion a Turkish blacksmith was employed to decapitate him. As a last attempt, however, to effect, if practicable, a change of opinion, the executioner was Jirrci-d to cot part of the skin of kis ilea, that !is toittld feel the edge of the sword. Even tins, how et er. failed of success. He was then ortiered to kneel on the ground, when he declartd, with a calm and resi4netl COillitCll3llCe, that " he was born with Jesus, and world die with Jesus At one blow the tit ail was struck off. Th e guards then ir.stailtiv threw buckets of staler (~, node and hold of the corpse, to prevent the multitittle of surfonndwg Greek spectators from dapping their handkerchiefs id ins blood, to keep as a memorial Matt swot so rrniatkAlr. The body was publicly exposed for three days. tile head placed between the legs, and aiterwards givon up to the Greeks, by whops it was de. cently interred in the principal church-yard of Smyrna. This is the third instance of the kind winch has occurred at Smyrna during the last 20 years. Letters from Coblcntz, towards the latter end o f July, describe the prospect of the vintage to exceed the abundance of any that can he recollected by the oldest man, and observe that similar hopes are enter. tained with respect to France, Stain, l'orturtl. Italy, Austria, and Hungary.