The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-30 00:00:00

nu ISLE OP POURBO.Y.

Bourboq is on island in the Indian Ocean, shout
to leagued g, mud 16 bruad. it was brat dis-
covered by die Portuguese, who called It bleier-
reign,. or Mascarenhas; oilier Europeans called it
Smut appolfonion ; till, iii the year 1634, M.
Simmers Governor of the Frrs.ch tettlements
in Madagasess took possession of it, and called it
Bour4on. There are many good roads for shipping
Lanai the island, particularly on the north and
iLiuth sales hut hardly a single harbor where the
ship* can ride secure against those hurricanes which
blow during the- Alunciontis. Indeed, the mist
is so surrounded with rocks sunk • few feet below
the water, that entrance into the harbOur, at least
coasting snug the shore, is at till times dangerous.
On the southern extremity there is a volcano,
which continually throws up flame, smoke, and
solphur. with • hideous roaring noise, terrible in
the night to mariners; no less so, oases IA Croix,
than the island Del Fuego' Mount ilecluin Ice-
land ; and we mey add, Mounts /Etna nud Vesu-
vius. Tne climate. though intensely hot, is
healthy, being refreshed by cooling gales that
blow morning end evening hum the sea or land.
Sometimes, however, terrible hurricanes shake the
whole i•lsud. and affright the inhabitants, hot
generally without any other bad consequence. No
country can he 'wire happily watered than Bour-
bon; every side of it is refreshed by rivulets,
sprin4e. and murmuring brooks, which tumble in
delightful cascades dorm the crevices and clanks of
the mountains into the sea. The island abounds in
friPt. grass, and cattle; though, before the French
settled upon it. the latter were hardly known, and
the•cuutitry was almost • desert. It produces ex-
cellent tobacco, which the French have pivoted
there. aloes, white pepper. ebony. *calm, and other
kinds of stood and fruit trees, spontaneously. It
even yields wood At for ship building, and a great
variety of trees that afford odoriferous gums and

resins • among the rest, benzo:n, of an excellent
kind. 'and to greet abundance. Notwithstanding
the greet qu.nititr of white pepper shrubs, they
never crinhi &corer either the plat that bears
the ill wk topper, or cithebsi though this last has
been frliimitly Wend with the inhabitants. The
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livers are w.II stacked with fish. the cotota with
heel aud bra tortoium; every part of the cossatry
with horned cm .'•„ as well as hogs and goat., the
former import. d from Europe, and since exceed.
ingly multiplied. Am hergrioe, coral, and the most
beautiful shell., are gathered upon the share. The
woods are filled with game, inch as turtle doers,
penalties., pigeons, and a greet variety or ether
Lied.. Lung. 33. 2). E. Greenwich. Lat. 22.
1. S.

Monday last bring the day appointed for bring. II
ing and proclaiming the Charter Patent for the 1
l,nr. ugh of Afaidon, the same Ives observed by the 1
jai:tilt:tants at an early hoar. by raging of bells
firing of ransom. and esery othor denstiostrAton of
joy. At ten o'clock, a numerous party of 51r.
Catgut. t.'s friends assembled at Umlrury. about
fear stiles from Maiden, to receive him. bud tvatifY.i
their approbation of his very honourald, oolithter.
which has been so uniform and at. tidy from the
comm. ucessent of his having 0ft...rt.1 I ...If •
Caudid cie for that borough. At eleven the pro-
cession set off from Danbury in the follon iug order,
preeedt..l l.y a bnntl of nitistc•--..
Tint 'nun& rrecmen co bwraeback, two Mid 1111.1, with
!WOWS.
Another Hand of Mimic.
In be curio'. awl four.

Vac Ma),,r awd Corporation, with Charter, um carriage'',
Ibclituticaisa the Cl;aster Club, sod acia Friaada.

The proceipano, which extended at least • mil...
ba!ted at s iiiie distance before it entered the town,
fur in, purpose of taking ihr horses from Mr. Gas-
aet.i.'• carriage, which was afterwards drawn by
the popiitacc. About noon they arrived at Mahlon,
amidst th, acclamations of the greatest concourse
of spectator.... rf Mitersord on any former occasion,
uKt protiroi:ed through the pnileipsil streets, where
Mr. GAIICLIA and the Charter were gre,ted from
Every winches. After w hich the procession returned
to the Market-place, where • platform was erre twit
fur the parpose of proclaim ng the Charter; which
being dune, tit a very able seamier, by Mr. Coo,
their Town Clerk; the M ATOM. iu a short and neat
speech, astir atinacil the Burgesses on the restora-
tion of their rights and privileges. Thr Body Cor-
porate were theu iinmediotely sworn into their ee-
*pettier niers; after which they adjourned to the
Blue Boa Inn to dine, where the greatest con-
voiality and good order prevailed. Many loyal
stet constitutional toasts were given; and when
Mr. Gasethes health was drank. he took the op-
portunity of expressing the high gratification he
felt at the very flattering manlier in which he had
be.. received th.it day; ..aunisz them that he b!ok-
ed forward with the greatest confidence to repro-
of-Lit them in Parliament, when hr should ever con-
sider it MN duty and study to promote the interest
of their ancient borough. Toe company were
high) gratified in kikirtser some excellent songs and
darts from Messr,. PERRY auil Sues. A bullock
was ron.ted whole upon Potaian Marsh on the oc-
casion, whirls was given to the populace. together
with several butts of beer. The day pewd with
the greatest harmony and good order, and nn se.
cadent happened to Semen the general pleasure
winch seemed to pervade every individual.
The circling of new Barracks at Ballymullin. a
little to Ilse erst of Tesler, h commenced. ..0 that
at a p-troop out fur moat-, a large military establish.
enei,t is expo t led there.

SMOCK MO AI Ci Dt.N T.— A girl abont 13 year. nr
• isieee In llr. Dr:ris ts. grocer. in Ml•suist-stie. t.
was duAlag the 11.4400.11 rit a ..eroud fluor in Iser
uncle's 'inure. when she fell into a paved yard, by
which her fluter was broken, her head much la.
eorated, and she was otherwi.e snuck can Lain'. Dr.
likaalstwr.: has bre. is eon.tant attenshrnee 'spun
her, and hopes were yesterday iatirniiij eittertvi..r.l
her recovery.
50tu,41.1, wear 300 Portuguese sailors assembled
in Cable-vtrvir, tit. George's in the Fro, it. Sne
battle to a greatly inrantor number or hint*, ; ar. n
neveml el' the I..tier were wounded. nett taken to She
Hospital. All., cresting ranch al sun anti roan.
*ion so the neighbourhood. abut ritrileadyni of
the Portagaseso were • apprehrnsied by the tvinte-
chap.l Officers. and an defamed its neasoly until
liieir wounded opponents win pflowestored out of
dangler.

TERRITORY OF ORLEAIM

SUPERIOR COURT-FIRST COURT.-FIRST DISTRICT-JULY t

IM TOR MAITIIII OF maims aoarswomr.

PRESENT-THE HON. JOSHUA LE.WO4.

The Court havoug coutiderrii t 11.4., tirlirttea
their opinion dm tiny us *ruing, us the foliowlug
word*, rie. _

In the month of Jun., Mift, nn the motion of
Mr. rbigny, founded upon the affidavit of Mr.
Cu i.t. the following rule was obtained against Pi.
erne Doruntion. to wit :
•• It is atli red that Pierre Dormenon sbew cause,
on the first Monday its August next. before the Su-
perior Court. to be holden at the City Ilan at the
city of New Orleans, wf:y his name at mutant y and
counsellor at law should not he stricken off the
rolls of said Court. for kavitog (a. it is alleged upon
oath) headed, aided said avoibtrill the negroes of St.
Downie. in their horrible massacres and other
outrages agaiust the whits, in and about the year
1793.

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At wl►ich day the said Pittre Dortneoon appeal-
ed, and denied the charge.
Whereupon a number of witnesses were called,
and their eliminations taken in open Cowl ; and
the said Dormetion requesting time to procure et,
culpatory testimony. he we. allowed until the
day of January following. Shortly efte: which day
he appeared and submitted his proof and defence.
The exemination in support of the cliarge set
forth in the rule was lengthy, and is placed ulna'
the tiles of the Court. The witueste. appeared to
be men of veracity—the credit of 11011 C lims been in►-
peechrd. It does not appear that either of them ha•
had the least personal animmity towards Mr. Dor-
nsesson, or that they were actuated by motives et
revenge or persecution, or felt any other sentiment
than that wl.ich the re( olleetion of their past buffer-
ing.. in the piesence of the person whom they con-
sidered to he the priniipal author of them, was cal-
culrted to inspire. And their testimony, if true,
fully substantiates the fact charged io the rule.

To repel the force of this testimony. Mr. Dora,-
non has produced testimonial proof (which r nut de-
flied), that in the venous public employment • in
which the witnesses have knnwu dim, his roncluet
ham been without reproach. and to his private tire,
enellatilory and much esteemed ; and scan addition-
al evidence of his having enjoyed public couddesice,
he has exhibited a hat of appoint sutras in the jrals-
chary made by Gm. Rochatnberam, in the year
on es hteh his name appears.
This may AI be trite, but as it relates to an epoch
some coneiderable ttrne stibsequi•ot to the year 1793.
it does not contradict witnesses, who *peak of
his cosehict only in that yeier.
Mr. Dermensm, in bit defetce in writing. hag la.
housed totally to dieraerat the witnesses spinet
his, by attempting to show gross contradictions and
absurdities in their testimony. If there he not • per.
feet coincidence in the witnesses in all she details of
heir testimony, the) cest:.inly weed upon the im-
portant Gloss.
It ;sewed. 'he Mr. De-m• nsm was a Mutiittpal
onkel under the cum int a s Potter. It at.d San-
thopast, in the rm. 17,0. • hen the general fire.
do nof the slims was pruclatutel Tina Mr. Dor-
mes.on admiis.

It isproven rho, th tt in that eiveactrr. at srtiz
• wart his hedge of tAtZer, he mg.,. hest At the i
• the brieuris, wits% iu ciAirert wait their badvre,
whew. sole p.orpwui and emplilis .nt Au the ie
us-
criminate warder awl ratowie,e ..f t. a whites who
refried to conform to the order. o theft •omii isaeriu;
and that their roiniort in varim• te‘p, di ions in
pursuit of the whites, was issatked with estexusipleii
cruelty and berbitrity. It is equall) in tesitisine.,,
that Dormenn: sAsoci 4,41 %H.. and via. the
mate friend of Do Lrlr. Frnot. EA• lett, and
who headed the brigand. in the quarters of
Jecinet Jereinir. gird it. depriiitanciee.
There are many cif( usirttasiers cletaileil by the