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_ IS ADVENTURE. cALcerm. ray , te. 1w Ztaliud, aye of the dough his arrived, withia these few uccouipsnied by her husband, he name of Bruce. As the ad ople are curious, cud have es rad iiiterest, our duty to the rror, required that we should tie outline of thear story ; its believe, are embraced tribe m of John Brace, foreman and I. distiller, at Liutehouse, was of Radcliffe-highway, in 1779. I on board the Royal Admiral stain Bond. as boatswain's boy. Ad for New South Wales, and !liana iu 1790, where, with the 'and, he quitted the ship, and outh Wales. Bruce entered into the naval I was employed for several years Robins. Flinders, and others, outs, surveying harliours, head- During this time Bruce expo 'venture., which do not come A this narrative. After being everal years, in vessels of our aver to the Lady Nebula, Capt. fitted up for the express tinr- Tippaliee, King of New Zea which he made to the Govern on, to his own country. The id the Nelson sailed oil her des he passage, Tippahee was taken Bruce was appointed to attend himself so highly to the King's was honoured with his special sir arrival, the King requested !lowed to remain with him at which Captain Simmondi con was received into the family of first few months in New lea le country, and in acquiring a niguage, manners, and custnins e found the country healthy and pantie scenery:, agreeably diver lairs, and covered with w00d... hospitable, frank, and open ; :uorent. yet worshippang neither sr aught that is the work of ho 'lodging one Omnipotent ffu- posed to place the young Elllk. I of his army, it was a previously he should be tattewed, as, with roe that ceremony. ha could not warrior. The ease was urgent. alternative. Ile therefore sub this painful ceremony; and his its a master specimen of the art wed i■ due form, Brace was re or of the first rank, naturalised r, received into the bosom of the honoured with the hand of the , the youngest daughter of Tip-. 15 or 16 yearsof uge, whose na ibably bean great, but which has /toed by the fasliiiniable that all the softer charms of ne mesis of origami expremioa, are rapresaions of tattowing. save the chief Member of the I pap vested with the government t or eight months slier his mo t ships. l'impfctur. the Ferret, and several other English ves ts, Zealand for supplies, and ell e beueficial intlarsice of having • dent at the head of aliteits in that e liberally supplied with fish, vs- a and his wife were now comentec fall enjoyment of donsestic coon. ta that we-e ungratified, blessed perfect iiidependencr. Bruce tfi ratistactioe to the proems of i he rspected to introduce among thole,' by destiny, he la remain daring hi. life. While ryes, tfie Asap Gofers/ Wellesley, nobs ego, touched at a point of 'here Bruce and his wife then This wee at seine distance from if resitlenie. Captain I)alryteple to insist Mai in procuring a cargo main and requested specioneni of cies Of produce of the island, eh fully done. Captain Dalrymple t Bence to accompany hint to toot about twenty-live or thirty it was reported that gold dust Bred, and Captain Dalrymple Bruce might prove useful e search for the gold dust. lactenee. and after many en. consented to accompany Cap. under the most solemu emir ifely brought back and landed at s. He accordingly embarked with the General Wellesley, repreicnt. time, to Captain Dalrvinple, the .quenees of tskiug the King's le island; but that fear was quiet. and repeated eseurances of t'apt. he would, at every hatard. re-land • of 1.1.40, the place from which Being at length all on board, the for the North Cape. where. airy id leaded. Finding that they misinformed as to the gold dust, de sail, in order to return to New e wind becoming foul, and coml. Hours. they were driven front the Id day the wind became more fa. pt. Dalrymple did not attrinpt to . but stood on for India. ..Bruce Anted. and reminded him of his kb Captain Dalrymple replied. methatie else to thigh of. than to y relenting with a valuable cargo ?sides. he had another and better him." Fear,. or SoorlAlwond Wands, Bract, if he cbpse to • on share, and remain there ? which he o. ammant of the barbarous aid sanguinary es. tiro of their inhabitants. Capt. D. desired th. ,e would choose fur himself; and then took from rim several little presents, which he himself and his Officers had given to him at New Zealand ; these now were given to the natives of the lolanda, iu the boats then alongside the vessel. L•avingthe Feegee islands, they steered towards Sento° ; visiting two or three Wane In their pas sage ; but the limits of thir narrative do out admit of giving any account of the oceurences at those places, though they are not devoid of interest.— After remaining four or five days at Sooloo. they sailed for Malacca. where they arrived in Decem ber last. At Malacca, Captain Dalrymple and Bruce went on shore. The latter was anxious to see the Governor or Commanding Officer, to state his grievances, but as it was late in the evening when he landed, he could not see him till the fol.. lowing morning, by which time Captain Dalrymple had weighed from Malacca roads. leaving Bruce on shore, and carrying off his wife on board the Wellesley to Peuang. Bruce acquainted the Commanding Officer at Malacca with his case, and expressed his wish to regain his wife and to return with ber to New Zee laud. The Commanding Officer endeavoured to console him; desired that he would patiently wait at Malacca. for a short time. as some ships might probaley touch there, on their passage from Hemel to New South Wale., by which he would procure a passage for himself and his wife; and that, in the mean time, he would write to Penang. desiring that his wife should be returned to her husband at Ma lacca. After waitiug for 3 or 4 weeks, accuants were received of Capt. Dalryinple's arrival at Peoung ; upon - which Bruce obtained the Commantlin . 01%- cer's permission, and left Malecca in the Spurge gumbrig, for Penang, where, upon his erridl. lie found that his wife had be en bartered-suing to Capt. Ross. On waiting upon the Goverviiir.wf Pc naug, he was asked what satisfaction iut reputed for th , ill treatment he had experienced ? /rip pnewer ed, that all he wanted was to have his See honored, end to get a passage, if posrible, to New Zealand. Through the interference of the Cati:tam, his wife was restored to him. With her he returned to Ma lacca, in hope of .the promised' pump to New Saudi Wales ; but es there was no appearanee of the expected ships for that port, he was noszro asiald a passage for himself end his wife to Eu sod. its sitielif the horaeward-housid Indiminen frill* Chi na. By getting to England, he hoped from - Thence to find a passage to New South Wales; but the China ships only anchored in Malacca roads fur a few hours. during the night, so that he had no opportunity of proceeding by any of the ships of that Beet. lie then entrbated the Commanding. Officer to get him a passage in the Sir Edward Pellew to Penang, where he hoped to overtake the Indiamen. A passage fur himself and his wife was aecordingly provided on board the Pellew ; and, ea his arrival at Penang, he found the lialtanaeu standing still there; but lie could not he accom modated with a ;renege to Europe without the payment of 400 dollars. Not baring that sum, and without the means to raise it. he Mae on with the Sir Edward PePew to Bengal, where he and his wife, the affectionate complains of his distress, have been most hospitably received, acrd where their hardships end long sufferings will be soothed and forgotten ta the kindness that awaits them. Opportunities will probebfy occur, in the course of a few months, of a passage to New South Wales, from whence they will find no difficulty its regain ing New Zealand. It war believed that the visit of lippaliee to Port Jackson had portly for iteehject to inquire after his favourite daughter and his son-in-law, who had been carried so unaccountably from his mists. As we were nowilhng to interrupt the course of the preceding narrative by any matter not imme diately ennuected with the parties, we reserved, for this place. a short account of the natnral produce of New Zealand ; an account that mast be coral. tiered as valuable, in coming from a man long real. dent in the cowls ry, awl who had opportanines of satisfying himself on the points to which he speaks. Bruce, our present inforumet, relates, that New Zealand abounds with a great variety of useful ties. ber, among which are the pine and theitr ; the fo. rests are of great extent, and ilesiHsi cOnsidered as inexhaustible. Flax slid' Kemp, which are both indigenous to that country, grow in the utmost peas fusion. liiiinense plains are entirely covered with these plants, some of which is cultivated, but mush the greater part is of spontaneoire growth. The tr,e producing the white heujawin is aka found Is many parked . the island. Mines of different valuable metals are known to exist in the iaterior. Specimens of their ores have been obtained ; but, from the total ignorance of the people Ui =teeth:raper in any other art of civilised countries. their wines remain anwrought. hoe ores arc fend in great abundance; and with these the natives paint bath themselves and their canoes. Cabbages, the merman sad the sweet potato.., yams, parsnips, turnips, carrots, ate. rank among their garden vegetables. They have a plant some what reirembling a fern, with a large farinaceous root, which. when roasted. is a pleasant, wholesome food, and is a most excellent substitute for bread. They have also fruit trees, °some of which are indi gentles, others are exotic. The orange and the perch have both been introduced from the Cape of Good Hope, and are in a very thriving way. Breeds of *wine and ;goats have . heels lately brought into New Island, and are increasing ra pidly. Fish they possess in greet variety and pro. fikion, mod during all the issouths of the year. in the iu.nmer wawa they are visited by shoals of inackarel; mil. during the winter, their coasts are frequented by immense quantities of herrings.— The island is watered by sway titre rivers, which almond with fish, some of which are well karma is Europa, while isthmus seems peealiar to the miliaria in the &WWII= Ocean. The 'bores of the rivers anal theirlakte are frequented by wild geese , sad wild ducks ; hut it is remarkable that they bees tame web-footed birds. The only qmplitiplill be the land io a kind of kiss- and their only repefle, a dull sluggish hoard. . - A avast itialrrasing occident' netursest, 60 We& nesday, in Oxfiwd-street. As a man was ereaslas the Arcot. at the time a coal waggon was ring by, he fell down, and the whorl went over his leg, mud, broke it in several places. 116 • . NAVAL INTILLICENCE. PORTSMOUTH. DEC. 40. Arrived the Eicryrtfor ' Hon. Capt. Du odes, from off Cherbourgh ; Sarpedon, from the Downs ; and the Ingria, from Quebec. for London. Came into harbour the Goshawk gun-brig. Sailed the Ganynterle, Capt. Cathcart, for Lisbon. The Apollo, Capt. Taylor. and Heroes sloop of war, were this morning released from quarantine, and came up to Spithead. The Mn!.,t Capt. luues. takes oat Lord Clin ton to Libon. to join the 10th Light Dragoons. TORDAE, DEC. 19. Sailed for Spain the names frigate, with the Spanish Ambassador on board ; also fur Lisbon, the Persian sloop, Capt. Colquitt, with nine trans ports under convoy. Also sailed the Daphne fri ' gate for Plymouth; and the Lord Cochrane hired armed brig oa a cruise. 'mutants!, DEC. 19. Arrived the Rhia, and Whiting schooner, from Falmouth. Sailed tha Crocus, for Falmouth ; Pickle schooner, and Coriyfict gun-brig, op a cruise • Victorious and Repels. men of war, to joiu Loy; CollingwooJ, off Tutilosi ; the .4snatois leipte, to the westward ; and the Orestes sloop of war, on a cruise. ussinottru. DEC. 20, Sailed the Bellerophon, Saturn, mad Edgar. lime of war, for the Downy —Arrived the Zenefris. pith the loos of her bowsprit and foremast; also.* traps port, with horses. from Flushing, and about 40 or SO men. astuteness, nire..2o. Sailed the Arercisrios, with the trade, for Heligo land.—Wind DEAL, DcC. 40. Arrived the Canifoier colter, from Flushing, which place she left the 15th instant, mud brings an account that our shipping have not suffered so much by the late gale as was apprehended. Sailed the Vanguard and laspetueux, the former for Plymouth, mud the latter to Portsmouth. The outward-bound remain. Fire o'cleck.—Sai led some of theoutward-bound, but it is feared the must bear up. as the triad la not better then West. COlllt •r Matt DCC. 15. His Majesty's ship PAamir. Captain Madge. is shortly expected here. She is placed, we wider stand, on this station. Admiral Vt'hitalsed is daily expected from Lon. don, on his return to this station. Arrived yesterday the Hope, of Poole. Bangor, from Newfoundlaad, with Ash. :gaited yesterday the laird Nelsoa, of and foe Bristol. Marshal, with merchaate goods. oliteVol. DSC. 40. Came in the Ocean, from New York, bound to Liverpool ; General Jaussea. from Waterford. Arrived at Caernarvon. the Concord, —, from Livertool; at Milford, the Britannia, Waggeit, from Werrierford. bound to Bristol. The Vo/uateer, Carden, is retaken by the crew, and earned ono Lisbon. oaszVocc, occ. 16. The Mars, Captain Harvey, arrived on Friday, from Quebec, and baa experienced. since the 3J last., the moat severe weather. To preserve tie ship. a considerable part of the cargo was thrown overboard. Capt. Harvey speaks of the exestions of nine geutlenen, his passengers, with the utmost gratitude. He hirasetf war washed overboard, sad by the greatest exertions only was mired. Captain Harvey left about ten tail of vessels loading for this port, and nearly ready for sea ; the folio • are the only names he at present recollects: the Campbell; Hero, Good ; Ocean, Wk.:lieu; Northers Meads, Elates• Neptune, Neil ; axed Hops, Heel?. The James, Barr, had arrived hew this, with the toes of anchors and cables, in the River. The Grenada, I.:ewe, front Tobago and Gre nada, 46 days from the latter, passed on Friday, for Port Glasgow. lht Sanday last, spoke, oft the Head of Cork, the trabells. Little, arid Brilliant, Morrison, both of this' port. all well, for Cork, where they would arrive that night for orders. The Isabella's bulwark appeared ts be carried away ; eppposed they most have had coarse weather. The Grenada hail very haideleans weather the last ten days. GaitTliseve, Dec. 2n.—.Atrived the Vies, Climpsa, Ind the Priam ed Wales, Warned. fn PleseleasipaaNatieitag ailed ta4Mr. IFSAI/WHAVEN, We hate bad nearly & week of the most temper , tuous weather that can be &imagined, particularly on Friday morning, whirs there was a must violent gale of wind from the southwani, accompanied with ball and sleet, which was followed by a very heavy nuu. On Friday craning, there was a rely aerial storm of thunder sod liOttaing, such as, perhaps, , was never witnessed kin at this season of the year ; the letter was uncommohly 'Arid; and the peals of thunder were exceedingly loud. and in rapid sec cession. It centime/L. "pith bilk intermission, the whole night. Seversd,ehilaneye bare been blows down, roofs damaged. Itc. ; but, we are happy to add, that we do not hear of any personal injury having been sustained amongst the several instant*, of imminent danger. We kern that a great deal of snow has fallen in the interior of the country, which, it is supposed, has impeded the travelling of the post in some parts. It as timid to be lying la drifts of sine fret deep in sonic places on the east side of this county, and the adjoining part of Northumberland. meinorwreore====. An unlucky regimental dioigreement occurring between two officer" of considerable rank in the army, one of them sent the other challenge in the usual form, to which the following answer was returned :--- • ent—l reeekrel T e Weller Ibis moralism by **jut I ' sot wow yoa. £ own raw. r idirwaseer la the array will out impatellea awry comiregess a 'staler ; but I will i.dow sit be juts toimsferr--sastsail of tbst attempt, I Ihe Idles* prepoiril ..—We are both single see ; I taillipoidaddi topootoodolioo d anti ataiod yea go ail part of the stabs. whim ae a walemator, our troops am be likely , em met with she wet oetwiee—we'will ties fest to gether fee the ferries if iirmatry, itot Ia dedanee of Ilse God. Should this met moat with lop oppNbetiimi, wood' the. iwart—yea shall Ira at use se offal as you plain 0,0 I willsatMan yew, ; oilier of these attenistrwei, I pledge my lwattaar to comply; bat mast rogoest of you cot to Prorwe, er mewl of las, am apology, fir what I casco feel laysetfealpabis." • griateril twig ha I. &great ameseas imiseiled, Perlis meet laying a penalty of Am ur imprisonment, on ukase who either Fray or receive II premium fur the torrent coM of the Realist • foe it is an undoubted fact, that at a public eruct in the MY, they re in the daily comma of ',cairn's fries toil. re LGOL ern Ann. is small cold antlither. mid retail damn st.a me derabh_ primmen. huppusins diet GrAP.II4/1e• IM. to tom ten OMB the present garabLy of aliall climate. tin public elisreiditiceive no boleti t. so long as this. effaces, which ire i the habit of receiving so mach, Wise to distribute it to dm polder, from whim they reeetant itoritheut • pressimu. In the hopes, that when Partimmot sees , this greet ev i l will he atten ded to. I remain, 11r- Latter, t'our's sincerely, Dee. 17. A TBADISIEAN OF LONDON. At the *She akive alluded to, is merchaet's clerk had on. shillings to pay. mill they refused hilt the dif.= l of :ol note ; the mat manthog they seat leloverl& of Alm to as intimate friend of. mimt, he which be pod them es. premises. WELTING' OF CREDITORS, At GUILDHALL, ro.ticresiber. r. IL William Creech, Charlotte-street, Ratlibene-plue, Seco. draper - - - - -St i I William Dallas, Lite of Cashion -court, Old Broad- „ street, Imminent . - a to Jai. rodeo, WithimeAl_ , sentient .- - 3 t o .Chprlia Ghoulis h litomalimmet-road, ate - 2 It Richard Stoske rosiest, East-lane, • Illseterwadery, John Nadi/Mel Sertilwe's-ines, visireohir - a ri Theme Dowaoi j joia. itonord b essosp-esriesoor - lis Jlevrallv vevilemit. Illose-lable, paper-lianger 3 11 hoses owylate of Shoster's-court. Thrugtoor 1111.111r4WL, surclutat - - - - 3to Johokoldree, Cow-eciett, Rotisishiths, Barney, tim lesemprelloot • - - - 9 1 2 Joh* Vim& Cbsdhohoso h Maier sad chorea @ - o ti Jobe Chit Strakod p Bow. and lieekney• rood. timelier - - • - 9 Ft John Ivey, kite elleiliaa, Dsmiskiee, lisee,dresurr dlt • Aslie• noilletki I MiliPlellas 41ftwaber . y. Wilder • is f zitia . t. , , , , f i j a.awalh ±esl eirert. rv i r Aer batar ingeb. - 9 is esßessMrret - - - -11 ii William Foto, Awry-gerdelothiet, Bermondsey, timbermershens - - . . I 1t Joh. Jennies% late of Doemerlt-wort, Coreettiger dee. dealer - - . I to James Bennet, Plymouth, haberdasher - - lIA DIVIDENDS. Jan Isom. Old Gravel lam, Replies, corwiretor 11 Sinsph llisake. now se We of John-street, West Imiddield,Laidiem, bardwareasee false Skow Newssie-street. limes .draper - - to Maitlelitillekhont, formerly of *St. Paul's Church ir==.4. - - ' end Jobe Wisliten, Catestom - to sliest. weelies-de ' epers - - It William Swim, Settou-stmet, Westatineter, ghee haler, - , . - - II Charles Mdse, Bwintioisey-street, Sciathwark, tell- I I leserb Rowe, Bressn'oboildiop, Chancery-lacy tiseher-nserebant Behest. Aueley, Old-streatiseol, inesw) acritaner . I 1 William plillabaua. Boowneo-lare, spaauituip, nit- • ' meter - 111 CF-R T I MATES, --•--..., ... late of Berslay, .—.... v .—.....7...:...---.------m r ..4lisp--Sr . Toomostloti/of ot CU Pottle Wow METH. 011kiddog meat r M Park-Mace ' Illiteliam, the Lady of dislike. K. OsOt, of d dos4looer. ._ . • MAIIIIIMLWA. ' At Leith, aa SO Mo lise., William Waddell, Esq. of Jostle& fltoblo SAMIIMA, lefbaalf.l4, of Pew wood-, k tllo ar : l r l. slii Docagior . t ... dt-liitteeleside . Patrick Hued. tee, Rog. of lIIIMAMOIo le alias Elizabeth Graham, Meighter oarre.46l. a li t, wag, At es senolght, Henry M'Clintock, IF.aq. to Of the Rev. Archdeacon e Fleury. Ur the yth lest. Thomas Mae Malty, of Domiaieboireag Debits, Eng to Elesate, youngest daughter of Mr. George Whitaker, Sarrack-street, said city. Oa Tomboy, at Watfini, by the Rte. Jabs Iliggoott, Mr. Reboot Itmidell„ of Floetmraok,wisemamchwagielßlMaheth. eldest &pier of Resgornia lieu, Reg. of Gadue-Bridge, Heron Wednesday, at St. Mary'., Napa, Serrey, by the Rey • Richard Lloyd, A.M. Tice, ef a. Deoetsill, 14iet4tMorte °kettles Gilbert Gregory, 1.1.1).0 tholloyal illithery Aca demy, Wootton*, to Hiss Illnikale, ilaitatermibtor d Boo well Srandoa Vedderma, Eon. of Woolworth. DEATHS. ' At Seringegatam, on the ad 'Jody bat, Re Shilledgeon. Est thirdJesige of the Court of Circuit end Appeal for Oa Province* of Came% Malabar, he. used 311 rem. A low dope ago, Doctor /moody, of Seggrobstseed, Dublin. At Embeek, Mrs- Ruder, wife of Edward Ifikei Itog. Ononategasy, Dahlia. ott the both ME at Merida, is Sp* alter a few days W ow, Jain Reeers. Rag of the Abbey No -wAe, Is Skews hem DoOdain of the ad 110 mm of Dregiem Guards, as die* addloloiegwideed slowly ompotted by des whey corps. Wwlissaaq selesioat MIAS litrieller, greatly lauleatml, Robert It , A oi Law, and Camin n . is ykst she as WI folaateres. He owe IS sened as Mob Soditori . His eldest dough. ter, • *we ' 141 TOM ant. we an sorry to add, dint • few lobos before hiolhosbi Rut Ob the 'Mod May Mak in the Pewee diataist. le Ike . loft% CMoosei WNW. - of i li tio illicol . meth Rogimeat of net, fort[ of RAM dm* stationed with hoe Igloomdt ND lowa. Candi Whim wet third soe of the lea Willis j slime, - of T. • IiIALL• Myr • KC E. Toli...There Is Wert soil sow' rotioolor is this seetttspelia, whether coast is regard to its icier • eel trade, or wkh respect to its the very grad scarcity shut sow prevails , of soltit flair ?kw eels. teith 'nerd to teed. ' th I area,mitkelk Indicted, that there ts sot a ekerkbgler is Lando% soy respectable trade, who is oat t 4 Ortitutally, eke course of the dam , tura passy who would he tame ow% fur east sufficient stooge In reopen to its labori- ous poor, whoa they bare mused their weekly pound mite, they ars utility, be Anil fro. shop 1p shop, before they are shop, buy their morsel et meet, er their *mall all•watiee id' tee awl segue, oa moist urge shoos mese. 111 ors. I think this hisp W. sow 07 i;l41 :11 :'... 11;rilig, Leicester, cotter epitomes. Thomas Coloy. of Liverpool. Lawsiater, siesdiset. Johu Hawkeley, of Arnold, sereliost. Julio Teudiste of Jobwisilkee, Little Jameostreet, Bed- forLeow, Middlesex, stabiokoopse. Illeist 4areace, of Peimpam-sams, moor Docklieml, Bor. of New cas smV . :er•Tyre, seselisit. Caw AoSeiros, iota off illesessiero, Yost, spirit- auenelooo. James liana, W, Mioloy, tem, JlO liana,4. loses, late of Sockierebs=sperclieet. Ralf of COnsiill, is ate easaity of Ayr, sod knetles? -T- -WON". Ilas. show of Cainibill. . . . • Weems/id/ghat Wee o'clock is the afterimage, at lie keine, is St. tees Cinarch-yard, '.Mr. Jon ph Jobasoo, bookaelkr, be* more this 7o year" of sit. H. WM as onnmeot the petifesalata w sink is was 'staged, and would have breams ensigns to atm marines. Me was a waned a gi- mes% sad Warred surd; is dedigined is dna" ninthly sad the seaman's' bowl runt to biers VraruAlb of hi. heart, sad wall lugs conriutie to regret looming s 7 grin. after 9 Aflnsoos as am. after v. LONDON --Petaled by C. NXIITH. Mr. a, 4,:kavgit's sod poltbelied kt the 0114ar, N,. Muck of M. Clroaer,Cro. Chants, &traria. by J. 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