The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-20 00:00:00

TRIM, OF A NEW LIFE-Ban%

A great number of respectable persons assembled at
Lowestoft, in Suffolk, yesterday se'nnight (being the anni-
versary of the Suffolk Humane Society), to witness the
trial between the long-celebrated life-twat belonging to
that place, and the new one of Yarmouth, lately built and
fitted up, on a new principle, under the superintendence
of Captain G. W. Hanby, for the Norfolk Association for
Saving Lives from Shipwreck. There was unfortunately
trot sufficient wind to display the entire uses of a life-beat,
yet ample to determine their qualities. It was as that
both boats should sail round the Standford limy, a point
requiring them to go close to the wind fur weathering it.
The Lowestoft boat, being to windward at starting, imme-
diately filled, and took the lead in every handsome style ;
but no sooner were the sails of the Yarmouth boat set and
sheeted home, than she stretched off, keeping a most steady
course, and gaining upwards of half a mile to windward,
to the admiration, and it may be said to the astonishment,
of the numerous spectators, amongst whom were several
eminent naval characters. The Suffolk boat is undoubtedly
a very fine one, and has been most eminently useful ; but
the Norfolk Association rimy congratulate themselves on
possessing the most weatherly one in the Yarmouth boat,
which approaches nearer to perfection, as a life-boat, than
any that has yet appeared ; for, independent of her supe-
rior sailing qualities and stiffness, the fitting up with cop-
I per tank, made o the form of the boat c, flea, gives
more room and power of management when full of water,
and, by exalting her txterior, confirm-. the fullest confi-
dence of safety to those on board. The effecting commu.
nictrinn with stranthd vessels, by firing a rope attached to
a shot from a mortar, was next exhibited with astonishing
accuracy; and the interesting process of bringing persons
from a wreck was also exemplified. Captain Mauby arta.-
wards exhibited a most simple and ingenious percussion
lock, for the use of his mortar, which also appeared most
admirably adapted to guns of flush-deck vessels, and met
with the highest approbation. The day proved remarkably
fine, and the whole afforded much gratification. A large
party afterwards dined at the Queen's Head Inn, Sir S•
Gooch in the Chair. Lord Stradbrook, the President of
the Society, was expected to have filled the Chair; tut it
was understood he was engaged at a dinner at 1 oxford, 00
the same day. There was a ball in the evening, at the
New Bath-rooms, for the benefit of the Alatford and
Lothingland General Dispensary, which was well attended.

A crime, the motive for which it is not possible to ima-
gine, was perpetrated a few evenings ago, in the Rite de
Bucherie, at Paris. A young milliner's girl was acat,',l
in the street by an individual who requested permission to
see her safely home. The young woman refused, when
the ruffian struck her several blows with a roniard. 'lll
unfortunate victim was so dangersously wounded, that on
being taken to the Hotel Dieu, she almost immediately
expired. A man with whom the young woman lived seve-
ral years, but from whom she was separated a month sine•
has been arrested. He endeavoured to commit suicide
while in prisou.—:-Conatitsaionnd of Sunday.

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GREECE.

COUNT PALMA'S ANSWER'

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DRITISII PF.E?zg.
feel it my duty to make a few observations in
ismer to the remarks made on my pamphlet in your Paper
of tit, titlt, and request of you the insertion of the follow-
ieg letter, in answer both to your remarks and to the letter
seed" A. B." I have to hope for its insertion both from
your impartiality and from the customary usage of this
~,try, I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
17.Kirg-street, sobo, Sept. IS, 111,1.3. Count A. PALMA.

i ncess
from

eee—The motives which caused me to decide on the publication
:he unfortunate history of the steam-boats for Lord Cochrane 's
de edition and the service of Greece. and to say a few words on the
o.at New Volt, are fully explained in my above.mentioned
enlet and perfectly justified by the manner in which it has
beer received by the public. I had even wished to dedicate it to
et Dondholdtre and to the friends of Greece, and if it was not it
vu no fault of mine. I must look upon any meowing in then af.
4.. e as a continued pretext to ruin Greece, as long as by its aid the
am.boats Are prevented from sailing, and the 123,090/., with the
...serest and damages caused by delay. are not properly made good
tireete. I must look upon those who talk to me of arcanum and
elterior secrets (in the midst of the great publicity given to this
worts by the different public Journals, and particularly by yours,
eeored by A. 11. himself,) as Turks, and the destroyers of
(;erne, as long as I see her, by these peltry reasons. deprived of
r ratans of her salvation, the Egyptians devastating her fine
ilees, and the name of Lord Cochrane exposed to ridicule by
lhoHern Paella., as we see by the late Papers. 31y pamphlet, in.
Fwt of tending to show that all those who have had any manage.
ea t in the affairs of Greece are culpable, produces the contrary
doe by distinguishing the persons who have desereed and who
ell deserve well of Greece (scone of whom I thought it my duty
elo to name) from those who, from some cause or other, cannot
reed to the same creditdefending the Committee. pro.
edled the " London Committee," and 31r. flume, 31. P., an
Outman, from the imputations cast on them, and on this gen-
ear in particular, by several Newspapers, within the last few
ere on tie second loan, and on the business of the steam-
•:.ets and of the frigates. My work has also given A. B. an
epertunity of enhancing the value of 31. Spaniolacki's fore.
,fit and good counsels by the part of my narrative that is
• hi' favour. The public ought tolet be pleased at being made
eileinted, by means of my pa mph, that the account upon
,a.ch the meeting held on the 4th inst. at the City of !om-
en Teems were told they might rely as authentic is decidedly
-esteem ; Ist, by the omission, either in the accounts or in the
emarks (which remarks by the Newspapers of both France and
Erelsed are clearly seen lobe by Mr. Spaniolacki), of the 14,000!.
e'en be Mr. Spantriacki in Parts ; and, nd, as we have published
br Mr. Bowing, that instead 0(12,000/. paid to an absentee Gene.
rl hallemand• that only 1,2004. have been paid him as his salary,
erten months ; 3d, Mears. Bicanlo have also published in the
Nemparms a letter, declaring that the copy of accounts given by
31e S. was purely of his invention ; but neither he, nor A. 8.,
hare thought Dower to answer these assertions, as they still leave
atueswered the account of the muskets purchased in France. and
seieped at Marseilles. (and which reports of some authenticity
make out to have meat 361. each ; Manta to nommismanagenient )
I to every one the morality and honesty they truth to be
tnereht to pewees ; but I leave the facts to speak for themselves.
his not my fault if I cannot, in speaking of these affairs, praise
tiny one who has had to do with this unfortunate business ; the
rate of Greece speaks better for itself than all I can say. What
I have said about the cause of the rupture of 31e. S. with the other
Deputies, and all that I have given as certain in any pamphlet,
ire really true, and without arcanum being attached to them. I
can, in following A. B.'s example, reply, that it slices to say that
ris tran and less than I could say, and that I will say, and that
Only, if a termination is not moon put to the arcanum of ruining
linece. As for the sources from which I have collected my no.
ton'. aced the assurance with which I present them to the public,
7111 sii.fi'ee to rend my pamphlet to have a clear idea, in going
bet :leo to rages 190 and 191. of my work published last March,
retitled " Greece Vindicated," (which the British Press of
tell of April spoke highly of,) in which I Irate already
eretioned the intrigues about the steem.boats. lam perfectly ac-
e:tainted with the circumetanee of Ide. Orlando's letters, written
t 1 his Secretary and signed by him, having been changed ; it was,
tweeze very different from my pamphlet. An honest Greek and
end meaning Englishman, as well as myself, know the patterns]
and momentary motives of this proceeding, and they know also
en it cannot alter the truth of the statement either of this first
knee or of my pamphlet. Do 1 require a patent to become tin
at/.e-t_ el individual to publish what I am well acquainted with,
re' which I think advantageous to Greece and to the Bon (holden?
Did not the meeting of the 4th give that right to every friend of
Greece? I take a pride in placing myself amongst her oldest
!•tends, and those wine have coustantly endeavoured to serve her, as
tar as my feeble means would permit me. without any pecuniary
interest, and without being hirrel by Me. Orlando, or any one else ;
t sad assuredly I consider myself much more her friend than those
s'ao wished pet from the Deputies LOO!. and oilier sums of money,
tidier uncler the title of procuring Colonels, fee., or for other see.
nee they have pretended to undertake for Greece, but who did not
precisely fulfil their promises, as I am really to publish in case of
reed. That is also one of the reasons for ant& no other partiality
b: found in my narrative than that which consequently attends
the truth of the facts I publish. I have undoubtedly not said all I
my—quod difertur non Werner. I have signed my name
vi,eb I 114ce newer changed) to my pamphlet, and given my ad-
dress, to let those who have any answer to make to me follow my
rumple. The anonymous writer who attacks persons only deserves
cmummt instead of an answer : if it were not fur this reason I
would ask A. 8., and those who hired him-
-In. From whet source and how he has become an authorized in-
to publish any information of the 14.0001. which come into
11 Slmiolecki's account, when the latter refused to give in his ac.
cants to his colleagues, saying that lie should only give them to
,tht lircek Government, notwithetanding (that, by a sicret reason,
ent ?alma has no right to know !I) those of the IMputtes, Orlando
and Luriettia, ought to be given in London, where they suppose
there exlet debtor and creditor, though it is recognised that the true
ateetor is. respecting those accounts, the Greek Government ?
2.117. How A. B. becomes an onilsorized individual to state
—that things amounting to the value of the 14,0901. have arrived
lately in Greece—that the Greek Government have had, and ap-
Prat of, the accounts in detail—and that in fine there exists no du.
p:..../te in that which the Paris Committee sent to Greece, and
leech are mentioned in the account which that Committee has just
POlished with the greatest minutia for the satisfaction of the
PLLie ten exnmpie which was already given by the General Com-
mittee, soil confirms the opinion expressed in the latter part of my
Pamphlet)?
Idly, On what grounds they wish to maintain the great reason for
seetey,.—.nnw that is to be seen—the morn falls on the other gen-
'men, when for these last five monthe they have sought to
• tare the account. of the steam-boats and of Lord Coclunne's cape-
-4 made public, although those accounts can never be given
7* lug as Messrs. Ellice. Ricardo, and Spaniolacki, have not de-
eier di in their separate accounts ?
4.;,1e, On what grounds does A. B. present to us the chimera of
Last Indiamen for the service of Greece as an sure to take
• aed as so especially at that time no obstacle would have been
' • ear departure for Greece ?
On what grounds A. B. declares himself the all-learned
• 'ermed, and Says that I have misrepresented tote Acta,
t written in favour of Orlando and against Luriottis, and
.::linos himself to address to me inculpations that I know I
tea thserve, except from those who have infamously speculated
the tniseriee and destruction of Greece, and whom my pamphlet
It
undoubtedly please, whose spleen, anger, and slander,
,er rne infinitely more than their approbation? But he has
s_n A. If.. which might, to a malicious wag, offer oppor.
"en of pleasantry in nitre than one way. I ought not to trouble
by honouring him with any further question', as I declare that
' ,'ore I shell not give myself the trouble of answsring anonymous
e•eles. COUNT PALMA,
Piedmontese and Spanish Emigrant.