The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-19 00:00:00

AiiirERNAL AFFECUON.

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[Pros the " Quarter/it Rtaiew.“)
Nothing can be more deplorable than the state
of the mission' of the Oroonoko. Indeed there
are but three of them in the space of a hundred
leagues above the Cataracts, and theft are repre-
sented to have deteriorated, even to a greater de-
-• than those of the Lower the

free, t►. Oroonoko, by .
appointment of Froncisc. , to occupy the place of
the Jesuits who originally established ►hem. The mis-
'inn of Attires lied dwindled from 320 Indians to 47.
pits, the numbers were still decressi rig : they consist-
ed of two different inhes—the one on the west of the
Oroinniko, a dirty and disgusting people, called
Gushilines, proud of the►r surge independence,
averse from fixed lisbitsiimis and regular labour,
end known to the MIIIIIOIIIIIIII% by the name of br-

dios ndanles—the others, on the east. composed
of the Macoes and Selma% r mild and tranquil
people, not averse from agriculture, and not dif-
ficult to be brought under discipline. They sup.
Fort themselves at present chiefly by the cultivation
of the cassava; under the Jesting, they had melee,
French beans, and other European vegetables :
the fathers planted sweet oranges and tamarinds
round the villages; and they possessed twenty or
thirty thousand head of cows and horses in the
neighbouring savanushs; whereas, now, bosh have
disappeared, and horned cattle are tallied of by the
luthams as a race that is wholly lost.
M. de Humboldt enumerates many canoes of the
present depopulation, some of which, however,
existed in the lime of the Jesuits. Epidemic
fevers, when attended with great mortality, hare
frequently put whole villages to flight ; the appear-
once of small-pox among them ; a great drought,
or any other unforeseen and unavoidable misfortinie
has seldom failed to disperse them noiong the
woods. But that which, according to our traveller,
chiefly tends to det►opulste the settlements, " is
the repugnance of the Indiana to the regulations of
the missions : to which may be added, the tondo-
brity of a climate at once hot and damp. bad
nourishment, want of care in the diseases of chil-
dren, and the guilty practice of preventing preg-
nancy by the use of deleterious herbs."
To prevent the missions from being wholly de-
relied, the fathers make hostile incursions into the
villages of the independent lodising, under the
name of Entrodos, which are avowedly undertaken
for " the conquest of 50u1.," though it is obviously
necee•ury, in the first place, to secure the bodies.
To effect this, the natives are usually attacked by
night in their hovels, and their children seized and
carried off in he distributed among the Indians of
the missions, is serfs. An affecting instance of
maternal tenderness, displayed on an occasion of
this inhuman practice, is given by I. de Humboldt.
which, lie justly observes, " proves how much the
system calls for the care of the legislator
la 1797 the missionary of San Fernando had led his Is-
flans to the banks of the Rio Gelation, on one of those hot.
tile incursions, which are prohibited alike by religion and
the Spanish law,. They roved in an holism but a Girshiha
mother will' three children, two of whom were still Wants.
They were occupied is preparing the Seer of cassava. Re-
elegance was impossible ; the father wan gone to fish, and
the mother tried is vain to Are with her children. Scarcely
►ad she readied the h, when she was seized by the In-
dians of the mission, who go to Meat mew, like the Whites
sad the Negroes its Africa. The mother and her children
were boned, sad dragged to the bank of the river. The
monk, seated in his boat, waited the issue of an eopeditioe,
of which be partook not the danger. Had the mother made
too violent a resistance, the Indians world have killed her,
for every thing is permitted when they go to the conquest of
posh (a la roequisla erpirilual), and it i. children in putt.
cuter they seek to rapture, in order to treat them in the mis-
sion as !vitas, or slaves of the Christians. The primmer.
were carried to San F do, in the hope that the mother
would be imitate to find her way bark to her some by land.
Far from those children who bed arcompenied their father
on the day on which she bad bete earned of, this unhappy
woman •hewed signs of the deepest despair. She attempted
to take bark to her family the chntirea who hail been
snitched away by the missionary, and fled with them repeat-
edly from the village of San Fernando, but the Judson. never
failed to seize her anew; and the missionary, after having
ceased her to be mercilessly beaten, took the cruel resolution
of separating the mother from the two children, who hail
been carried off with her. She was couveyed atone towards
the missions of die Rio Negro, going up the Atabapo.
Slightly bussed, she was seated at the bow of the boat, Igoe-
rant of the fate that awaited her; bet she judged by the di-
rection attic sun, that she was retuovisig farther and farther
from her but and her native country. She succeeded in
breaking her bonds., threw herself into the aster, and swam
to the left bank of the Atabapo. The current carried her to
a shelf of rock, which bears her name to this day. She laud-
ed, end took shelter in the wood., but the president of are
missions ordered the Wiens to row to the shore, sad follow
the tutees uf the Guahiba. le the evening she was brought
back. St, etched upon the ruck (fa Piedra do la Madre) a
tired peuisloond was iatlieted en her with those straps of
manatee leather which serve for whips in that country. and
with which the abodes are always furnished. This unhappy
woman, ber hands tied babied her back with strung stalks
uf morantrit, was then dragged to the mission utJavita.
" She was there thrown into our of the earavause►as that
ate called Casa dst Bo y. It was the rainy seam's, and
the night was profoundly dark. Forest., till then believed to
be impeuttrable, separated the mi.siou efJavita from that uf
Sao retuned°, which was twenty-live Semites distort is a
straight liar. No other path is know• 161111 that art the
rivers ; ao use ever attempted to go by teed fraidelsee Til-
lage is. another, were they only a few knees apart. But
such difflculties do nut stop s caulker why is separated from
her children. The Gualoba was arrlessly guarded iu lb
earavausera. Her arms being wounded, the lodises of
Jaws had loosened her bends, unknown to the isiissionasy
and the aleades. She succeeded by the help of ber teeth is
breaking them entirely disappeared detiue the night; sad
at the fourth rising sue was seen at the mission of San Fer-
nando, huvertug around the hut wince her children were
eunfisted. " What slot woman performed," added t►e lois-
sionery who gave us this sad narrative, " the 'oust robust
Indian outbid nut have veneered to undertake. She gra-
vers. d the woods at a tremor when the sky is conatautly co-
yard with cloud., and the sun donne whole days appears
hut fur a few molasses. Did the course of the sestets direct
ber way? The roundatious of the rivers forced her to go far
from the banks of the want strearo,through the midst of woods
where the rauventeut of the water. is almost imperceptible.
How often meat she have been stopped by the thorny balms,
that form a network around the trunks they entwine ! How
often must she have swats ecru.* the 'Eyelets that run into
the Atabapo ! This sieturtrinate onus was asked bow site
had sustained herself during fonr dsys ? She said t►at, ex-
bausted altar fatigue, sl.e could find *et other eoerishoisest
than ilium. great Mork sun called oatebseos, which climb
the trees in lung bands to Fespend eta them lbeir resinous
nests." We pressed the asiasitseary to tell us whether the
Guabiha had peacefully enjoyed t►e happiness of 'remising
with her children; and if say repiratsace had fuiluwed Hoe
cities@ of cruelty. He would not satisfy oar curiosity; but
at out retorts (sum the Rio Negro we lava t►at the Indian
souther was sot allowed tins. to etre bee wiesods, het was
agaia separated from her (*Mega, and sent to ewe of the
wisdoms of the Upper Oroseaka. Time ►he arrds Warm,
all bad of ausrteheseut, as the wage* du in great salami-
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13ETTING ROOM, Totoursmr, Ocromea 18.
HATCHES THIN DAT AT NEWMAIIIT.
Augusta, Bst. Bib. agst Ibis, est. D. 14.-1 to 1 on An.
testa.
lard Esetei's Sulfa., agst Mr. Grevilles Ranker, tist.
each. D.M.-8 to S w swine.

DERRY.
12 to '1 apt Syrora: 14 to 1 apt Latt4oralle•
I
13 to 1 apt Marcella. lB to 1 apt Frolic.
OAKS.
11 to 1 apt the Duke of Grafton.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1821.

OCTOBUIL 17.
Sweepstakes of 150. each, fur 3 yr.ulde, 75t.91h.; Cyr•olds,
Pit. nib. j b 111,011111, Pit. 215.; 6-yr-old., wed aryl,
tllh. R.M.
Duke of Rutland's f. hyiVaxv, nut of Peonytruispet, 3 yes 1
Mr. %raisers's ch. r. Taunts, 3 pa
Mr. Crockfurd's f. by Solway, out of airy's* 3 yrs
Mr. Ropres c. by Mueller, 3 yrs
4
2 to 1 apt the Duke of Rutland's f.-5 to Rapt Mr.
Strome' c.
Renewal of the Octohsr (Wands Stakes, R.N. a astbserip•
lion of 30ts• earls. DIP. ft. If declared by sae o'clock on
Tuesday, for Dove years, rownsetteing to 182 1, to be tau
for by horses of all awes (2-yr-olds excepted).
Mr. G. f.. Fox's North Wrote,. 3 yea old, Est. 121 b., 1
Mr. Bation's Loss, 4 yrs old, 7st. 9th
Doke of Grafton 's Cat bonaro, 3 yrs ol I, fist. 121 b...• • • 3
Lord Stradtwoke's Decameter, 3 yrs Old, 6.1. 4
Mr. Gr• vale's Stoker, 5 yrs uld,9st.7lb
Pd
sto I apt North Weimer-5 to 2 apt Luss-5 to 2 apt
Carbunaro-2 to 1 apt lorantatur.

The felluwion having drclared forfeit by the time pre.
scribed are to pay only 10p. each :
Lard Foley's:Vision, 5 yrs old, Pit. 71h.
Mr. G. I, Fox's Portia, 1 yrs old, drt. 711,,
Lord Estter's Arrtrossen, 4 yrs old, Sat. 71b.
Lord Exeter's Athenian, 4 yrs old, net.
Mr Greg/We'd Oracle, 4 yrs old, 7st 121 h.
Mr. Rooscrir's l'arolos, 4 yrs old, 74,11115.
Doke of Graftoo's Reynold, 3 yr. old, 7st. 91b.
Mr. Wortley name. Flew...de-Lis, 3 y.s old, 7st. 91b.
Mr. Wilson maw. Psntonfle. 3 yrs old, 74 31b.
Mr. Wyndham 's Blaek.arseball-Rlarh, 3 yrs old, 7st 71h.
Mr. %Vverdiutio mums c. by Partisan, clot of GM, 3 yrs
74. 21b.
Lord "'Erotism and Duke of Rolland did not name.
Mr. R. Wilson's r. by Walton, out of Meelibinra dam.
received 40gs. from Major Wilson's r. by Juniper, dam by
Trompeter, 84. 7th. each. A.F. 150,g5. b. ft.

14: ORTH A LLERTON RACES—SONCLIMCD).
SATURDAY. OCTORVR 13.
Fifty Pounds, for all sues. 1 'tree unite heat,
Mr J. Smith's h. h. Percy, by W.lb.n, 5 'mold 5 1 I
Mr. Sykes's b. b. A Iraander, 4 yrs ....... 4 4 2
111 r. Pierse's h. e. by Whiiwerth, 4 vs old 3 5 3
Mr. Harrison's eh. f. Elias liar, 4 obi . I ? 4
Mr. Horsley's b. e. Venture, 3 yrs old A 3 dr
Mr. Robinson's eh. f. Maiden, 4 yrs old S dis.
Percy against thr field at sliding; after the ercuail heat,
trio to not as him. A very lee race.

SEAFORD HUNT RACES.
The Steward, Stakes of 5Ss each. for hooter', carrying 12a.
Heats, too soles—(10 Subwribers).
Copt. James% Ramrod 1 1
Mr. Flooverie'it Dumont
Mr. Sadirs Jeremy Diddkr ....
Me. L. R. Forth's Movie
6 lu 4 silliest Ramrod. and 2 to 1 ageism Ditamini.

The Filly Stskrs of 15gs. each, 10 ft. One wile.
Mr. Jones's Penelope
Mr. Worries Miss Rose ...
Eight started; two were plsceil. The winner the &merit,.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL
TO )101110W

W. N.
W. Elphiek, West Ham, farmer 3 11
B. A Saw'len. Yolk, corn-dealer
J. T. Ruling. Covent-garden, victualler
F. Eybe and A. Schmaeck, St. Mary Axe, sorrelsants 3 11
U. Alexander, Aldermanbsity, linrn•draper.
J. Nelson, Kendal, corn-dealer
J. Marshall, Battersea, taancr
J. Gibson, South-strett, Finsbury-Nu:tie, merchant 3 12
J. Bower, Tothill-street, Westminster, griicer 2 12
T. 11 Evans, Strand, wine-merchant 1 12
J. Redeker, lite of Loudon-lane, Enfield .tone•taarcn I I
J. Dubois and E Dubois, C.ipthall-cows, inertbants 1 10
R. N. Rose, Holborn, bookseller
P. Hamel* Belasont•ptare, Vauxhall, plasterer 1 10
Pat. Tbontwoo and C. A Thomson, Tom's Culfre-
bowie Cu►nhill, and Northaw, Herta, wine-oar.

, ,
chants ... ..... ... 1 12
K. J. luara, Blackman.4irrei, Suesthirark, b,azi.r.. 1 10

DIVIDENDS.
J. Lee, J. S. Ma►iinepu, and J. Wilkinson, Breed.

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.1. Mitcbcll, see. Easettdon, &Orr auJ chapman
J. Lce, Brrad-street, factor