The National Register. — London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

out of the House, by accusing Ministers of acting towa the Queen with feelings of hostility. He defended Mi. 'sisters against the charge of having acted improperly in removing the Queen's name from the Liturgy. Attacks of this kind should be guarded against in this House. In his conscience lie believed, that all the attempts of the press, professing to be in favour of the Queen, were di rected to the accomplishment of a Revolution. Day after day attempts were made to prejudge the case, not against her Majesty, but against those who were conducting the ease. He believed that the arm of the law was too weak tOr the licentiousness of the press—that licentiousness was greater than ever it was before known to be, but he should tiot sleep upon his post. Many of the publications that met the eye were certainly deserving of legal inquiry, but the House was not to suppose, that became a Republican raper, an Examiner ;paper, and a Flyndail's IVesiern Lumi nary, were as ) et unprosectitcd, proceedings would not, at u proper time, be instituted. Lord A. HAMILTON denied that what Dr. Lushington had mid was intended to inflame those within or without doors. It was what Ministers had done that raised the angry feelings of the people, and Ministers had to hlaine them selves for the consequences of the recupitulat of what they had themselves done. Those writers, whose poi:then tions were likely to inflame, had the very best assistance front the Ohms of Ministers. The odious libel to which the attention of the House had been called was disgraceful only to the writer, and reflected no dishonour upon her Majesty. Mr. WETHERALL rejoiced that the Attorney-General intended to prosecute the libel complained of, and consi. dered that he was fully entitled to bring forward the subject. He accused Lord Castlereagh of unfairness in accusing him of not having brought before the House other libels. He (Mr. ‘Vetherall) was nut a runner of the Noble Lord, and he thought it the business of the Noble Lord's Attorney-General to bring forward those libels.— He then withdrew his motion. ADJOURNMENT OF TIIE House.—Lord CASTLE REAGH gave notice, that he should tmmorrow move the adjournment of the House to the `2lst day of August.— Adjournde. NYEDNLSDAY, JULY 26. The House was summoned to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to the Insolvent Debtors' Relief Bill. COLCHESTER ELECTION.—Mr. INNIS presented a Petition from three Burgeon* of Colchester against the, late return of H. Bariug. Esq . . as Member for that borough. The Pennon was laid on the table, and ordered to be taken into consideration on the 27th of August. PREVENTIVE SERVICE.--OR the Motion of Mr. HUME the accounts laid before the House, stating the number of per sons employed in the Smuggling Preventive Service, and the expences attached to that branch of the public service, were ordered to be printed. ADJOURNMENT OF THE House.—Mr. LUSHINGTON moved, that the House at its rising should adjourn till Monday, the 21st of August. BANK Fon nnenies.--Mr. HUME rose, not to oppose the motion of Adjournment, but to submit a question which he regretted he had to introduce in the absence of any of his Ma jesty's Ministers. He understood the Royal Assent had been given to the Bill for repealing the law which inflicted the punish ment of death for (forging Bank-notes.—(Cry of no.)—lie was then misinformed. U nd er the impression that the statement made to him was correct. he wished to have asked a question of Ministers respecting an application that had bean made to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL begged leave to inform the Honourable Gentleman, t ßill - at the for altering the capital punishment in cases of forgery of Bank-notes, stood over fur di* cussion after the actiournmenf. Mr. HUM E said, that being the ease , his application was quite useless. It had been his intention to enquire, conceiving the Bill to have passed, whether it was intended. in three eases of conviction for forgery. that the sentence on the ufortunate per sons would be put us execution tomorrow . The ground - on which his application was to have been put being erroneous, he should of course desist from asking the question. GIRRALTAIL—Mr. HUME lamented the delay in putting certain papers on the subject of Gibraltar upon the table, as it was his intention to call the attention of the House to it soon after the adjournment. Mr. LUSH INGTON said he should, with all posstble dis patch, have the papers laid before the House. Actjourned to th.l2lst August. FROM THE .4.4IEHICA,N* PAPERS. MURDER AND PIRACY. Norfolk (Virginia) June Ig.—On Saturday last five seamen, who had conic up from the beach near Corr-- tuck Inlet, stopped at a tavern► a short distance beyond the draw-bridge, where they deposited their baggage, and came into town. They rimmed that they belonged to an English brig bound from New Providence to Li verpool, which had foundered off the mast of North Carolina; but among other circumstances, that or their having each a considerable number of Spanish dollars, which they carried about them quilted in halts, led to a belief that they had been engaged in some piratical en terprise , and yesterday our vigilant chief magistrate issued Ills warrant to have them brought up fur CXJanitiation, and accordingly Thomas Jones, John Radcliff, Charles Rogers, alias Nicholas Wilemn, force, and Na 'h.:it Smith, were conducted into court. Nathan Smith, a native of Belfast, State of Maine, was summoned as a witness in the case, and, being sworn, stated, that he shipped at New York, in the ship Curiazo, bound to Buenos Ayres, where she remained (Ito months. Ile wasthen compelled (having no money) to titter ou-L.•oard the ship Union, a patriot pro atter ; remained on board the Union 6 111011;hs ; was sent in Spanish prize to Buenos Ayres. He then shipped in the Patriot brig General Rondeau, Captain David Miles, and sailed on a cruise. He detailed the transactions on the cruise, which extended to the coasts of Spain and PornigaJ, and in the Mediterranean. They returned through the Straits, and proceeded to the V. est ;tidies. he witness Limo stated as follows :—"The Cap• tail' (Miles) used the men sery ill ; and the day alter we passed the island of - Barbadoes, the crew mutinied, and rose opt' the officers. I was below at the time the mutiny took place, being a little in heard a'great noise upon deck, as of a number of pen. pie in a scuffle, mid now and then the clashing of swords. '• It immediately occurred to me that the crew were engaged in wassacreing the office's, and on going on (leek the next aiming, 1 had but too iotl grounds for THE NATIONAL REGISTER,. my suspicions. The deck was sprinkled with blood, and six officers, viz.—Captain David Miles, Second Lieutenant M'Sweeny, the Captain of Marines, Ser jeant of Marines, Purser, Master's Mate, awl 4 privates of Marines, were missing, and several of the crew on board severely wounded. I was informed that the offi cers and marines who were missing were scut away in a boat. This happened about i 2 miles front an island, the name of which I was ignorant or. " The crew then took charge of the privateer, and appointed Robinson, the gunner, Captain—hailed the prize-brig, which was still in company, and told the prize•master to Fo where he pleased. Shifted our course fur the United States, and in MC) days made land ; we then stood for Charleston, and, three days after, ban three men on - board an English brig, and paid the Cap rain for their passage to England 20 hags ofsugar. Three days after, spoke a shop, bound to New York ; wanted to put some of our men on board of her, but the wind blew too hard ; two days after, spoke an American schooner from Savannah for Boston, and pot 13 or 15 more of our men on board of her, paying 20 bags of sugar for their passage Next day made the land again, which proved to he the coast of North Carolina, when 15 or t 6 of the stoutest men remaining on board turned to and plundered the privateer of every thing valualle, which they carried ashore with them in a boat, and abandoned the General Rondeau, leaving me and 13 more on " Robinson (the Captain) then proceeded to run into Wilmington, and give the privateer up to the United States, which was determined on. Off the bar we were boarded by a pilot, who remained on board two days, when he left its, and went ashore with Robinson, and five of the crew. We were then chased two days by an United States' revenue cutter, and escaped in a heavy blow. 'foe General Routleau leaked very badly for two or three days after the blow, and as soon as we got her within 20 or 30 miles of land we scuttled her, and took to the boat, bringing with us only our clothes. We landed on Currnuck-beacii at night, where we found lodgings, and the next morning proceeded to Black water in a boat, and there hired three carts to fetch us on to NoriOlk." The motley which these men had, they say, was taken out of one of the feluccas captured up the Straits. One states the sum taken to hare been 6,000 dollars, and another 14,0q0 dollars; but the whole was divided amongst the crew after the mutiny. A few bales of cochineal were also taken out of the felucca, which was on board the General Rondeau when they abandoned her. The amount found upon the prisoners is 9,272 dollars, 2.5 cenis, which has been deposited in the United States' Bank. There are two more of the party who cause ashore at Cumuli, but they were left on the road from Blackwater, being too unwell to trine!. After a patient examination of nearly the hours, the prisoners were all committed to gaol. Smith, whose deposition is etren above, is the only American of the party. The rest are all Englishmen It is also stated that the crew of the brig was composed chiefly of En 6 lish and Spaniards, or natives of South America. Robinson and his five companions, who left the pri vateer off IViltnington bar, have been apprehended at Smithville, North Carolina, and 4 of the 15 or IG who had previously left her, are also in custody at IVilming ton, North Carolina. Charleston, (South Carolina), June 14.—The particu lars of the piratical proceedings or the seamen now in confinement at George town and this place arc gradually developing. A letter received yesterday from the former place states, that one of the six in confinement there has turned States' evidence, that much property belong ing to then' has been seized, and that seieral of the crew of their accomplices have escaped into the inte rior. One of those confined here (the boy), who states that his name is John Steele, and that he is from Sunderland, in England, asserts, that they are part of the crew of the Buenos Ayreati brig of war General Rimileatt, lately commanded by David M. L. Miles, of Baltimore , that they have been cruising in the Nleinterraneatt, wnere a boy of the name of Perkins, of Boston, was landed upon an island by Captain Mules. It will be reuteur 'Wed by our readers that this vessel hoarded on the i ith of April, MI Cape Palos, in the Mediterranean, the ship Garonne, o inch arrived at New York pith front and requested to he reported. _ loomn_ _ NEW YOltii,JiNk. 21. FATE or THE Fl LOT-BOAT PATRIOT.—It will be re collected h/ many of our readers that during the late war with England the above-named pilot-boat was de spatched to Charleston for the purpose of !Hinging to this city Mrs. Allston, lady of the then Governor of South Carolina, and daughter of Colonel Burr, formerly Vice• President of the United States. Mrs. Allston wes in a delicate state of health at the tittle, and unable to travel by land. Timothy Greene, Esq. of this c.ty, an inti mate friend of Governor Allston's family, proceeded to Charleston in the pilot-boat, for the purpose of accom panying Mrs. Allston on the voyage. From the time they embarked aid sailed from Charleston, no tidings whatever had been heard of the vessel or any one on board. it was at first supposed that the vessel must have been captured by a British cruiser, but, after a lapse of time, that hope was abandoned. Notwithstanding the weather was mild and favourable for several days after the vessel left Charleston, and such as to render her loss mysterious, tip to the present time no other idea of the melancholy circumstance had prevailed than that the vessel *Mist hate foundered at sea, or run untkr during a chase. lint the mystery is at length developed. For the honour of human Ittllt'.! It were to be tvishal that the tags had noer bun revealed, and that the following horrible tale had been boned with the wretches who told at : A g , ntlem3n recently from New Orleans Ilas com municated to friend of the family of the Late Ntr. Green, that two of the pirates, lately sentenced to suffer death at New Orlglus, confessed that tney composed part of the crew of the above pilot-boat Palriol : that, after being at sea two or three days, and near the shore, they then rose upon the captain and passengers, and confined them below when they stood close in shore, and after plundering the passengers of a consider able sum of money and plate, belonging mostly to Mrs. Allston, they launched the boat and Scott led the vessel, which soon filled and went down, with the unfortunate inmates confined below! The dreadful tragedy was performed in the dead of niuht. These wretches suc ceeded in reaching the shore with the boat, and had thus lar escaped detection and punishment of this hor rible crime. York, June 23.—Last 'sight a fire broke out in the city of fray, which has laid hi ruins one-third oldie fairest portion of that flourishing city. The nwntier of build ings destroyed is about 120, among which are some of the best dwellings, and a great portion of the largest and most substantial fire-proof stores and storehouses. On River, or Alain Street, all the stores and buildings of every kind on the west side, and extending to the water's edge, from Gale's store to 1)r. Corning's, both of which are saved ; and on the east side, frem Congress Street to and including Parker's book store, are destroyed; as arc all the buildings, except two (the Troy bank and a dwellina•house), on the west side of Front or Second Street to the same extent as on the side east of Main Street; and the esiimated loss is a million of doilatS. It was about sunset when the news reached Albany ; many of our citizens immediately went to the assistance of their unfortunate neighbours, and several of our engine companies went with their engines . It was near I t o'clock whet, the fire was gut under. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. W. Wilkinson, Old Broad Street, ship broker, from July 1$ to Sopt.2. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. J. Bell, North Shields, ship owner. J. Yates, Burnley, Lancashire, money scrivener. BANKRUPTS. T. A. Phillips, Ardwick, Lancashire, common brewer. Sol!. Messrs. Wright and Cole, Temple. T. Freeman and H. H. Jones, Worcester, tallow chandlers. Sols. Messrs. Cardale and Co., Holborn Court, Gray's Inn. J. Sewell, Egremont, Cumberland, innkeeper. Sol. Mr. Armstrong, Staple Inn. A. Moses, Fleur Dc Lis Street, Spin''fields, feather manufae- turer. Sol. Mr. Nobler, Wa'brook. J. Tozer, Bristol, woollen draper. Sols. Mears. Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf, Chancery Lane. B. Richardson, Brighthelmstone, bulkier. Sols. Messrs. Gregs.on and Fonnereau. Angel Court, Throgniorton Street. J. Millengen, Castle Street. lioundstlitch, jeweller. Sol. Mr. [slums, Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields. _ - T. F. and J. Girnson, Nottingham, merchants. Soh. Mes*ri. Chippendall and Co., Great Queen Street. J. West, Little Newport Street, haberdasher. Sul. Mt. Law. ledge, Gray's Inn Lane. DIVIDENDS. August 15, D. Richards, Jewin Street. Cripplegate. woollen draper -1. W. Davis, Newbury, upliolsuret-1, J. llollands, Romney Terrace, llorseferry Road, .Westminster. W. W. Atkins. Alcester, arwickshire, grocer-19, T. Dawes. Yenta!, Staftbrushire tape manufacturer-16, H. Lambden and W. Collins, Two Mile Hill, Gloccstershire. pin manufacturers -17, W. Walker, Norwich, bricklayer-15. V. Southey, Ken nington Lane, dealer-19, G. Ettershar,k, Dorking, nurseryman —15,.1. Humphries, Birmingham, merchant-17, J. ,uul E. H. Tuckett, Bristol, grocers--16, IL Oastler. llorsforth, Yorkshire. drysalter—YS, H. J. Hunt, Eening. Suffolk. miller —lb, F. Deakin and J. Oughton, Deritend, Warwick, wire drawers. CERTIFICATES to be granted Aug. 15. 11. W. Lindop, Badnall, Staffordshire, dealer—G. I.owcs, Commercial Buildings, Mincing Lane, wine merchant—N. B. Johnson, Birmingham, mattress manutacturer—W. Henley, Holywell Street, Strand. silk mercer—G. Elliott, Rochester, grocer—W. S. I.itler, Eceleshall, Staffordshire, schoolmaster— G. Smith, Leicester Square, tailor. The following is the form of the letter which the Lord Chancellor has been directed by the House of Lords to write to every Peer, requiring their at tendance on the second reading of the Bill of Pains and Yanalties. "My Lord—l am recommended by the Howe of Lords to acquaint son, that the House expects ,onr Lordship's attendance upon the second reailint: of the Bill, entitlt d, &c. 6,:e. on Thursday, the 17th day of August next, at ten of the o'clock in the forenoon ; and that it the fur ther order of the House that 110 Lord shall absent self dune the service of the HOMY on the second reading of the said Bill, or on any of the subsequent proceedings of the House upon the •41111', a itbunt the leave 1)1 the House, upon pain of incurs lug the displeasure of the House.—l am, my Loud, your 140111511104 humble see sant. " Hoo'e of Lords, July, 1820." The galleries where the seats arc erected for th e accommodation of the ladies in Westminster Hall, , who are to be present at the Coronation, are lined with lead. This will not only keep thent cool, but should any rain perchance to fall into the gallery from any aperture in the root, or elsewhere, it will pass off through the conducts, without falling on those Noble Lords or others who might be sitting beneath the gallery. A great eclipse of the sun will take place on the 7th of Sept. next. This eclipse will be visible over to extent of more than four miCiun, square leag,ties, a surface nearly equal to a sixth Fart of the earth, and reserihling a Lind of oval ot Atm t 7,A0 icagt.cs in circumference, 4 omprising all Liu T c, the western part of Asia, all Africa, as fir as to NlonorotapA, and a part of North America. Ihe eclipse will .st three hours. A I.;cltC.,it:cn is presented to the Sheri LA' (newt., grrat of Freeholders, to ad dress the Queen, and to rrepate Petitions to bzth Houses agiainst the 243 •