The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-02-08 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

S. Parker and %V. Roper, of she Commereiahroad, fur.
nishing ironmongers, Janosiy 211, 1811.—L. Hupkinaou
and W. Hopkins...l, of 11.gls Holboru, Middlesex, coach.
monkery, December 29, 1820.—C. Kinaear and J. Slaughter,
of 13rrweir k.streee, Soho, goldsmiths, February 3, 1811.—
F. Jarman and Charles Sawery, of Bristol, aitorrieys,
February 3, 1811.—J. Simon and C. R. Cox, of Piccadilly,
Middlesex, and formerly of Charles sheet, St. James's-
square, woolen-drapers, February 1, 1821 —J. Trooglston,
C. A. Newcomb, J. Troughion, Trougletem„jwn.
of Coventry, bankers, December 30, 1820.-11. Chandler
and J. Chandler, of St. Paul's Chnrch.yaid, Loudon,
wmpullen-drapers, January 11, 1911.-81. Goalborn and
S. Cux, of lirgeni.etteel, OxfureLarreet, milkmen, Febru-
ary 3, 1821.—W. Eweriultis and H. Aydin', of Black
Hurse-yard, Broadway, Westminster, coach-mil Me, January
23, 1821.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was hel.l at the
East Italia /louse, when the under-meationed Com-
manders took leave of the Court, previous to de-
parting for their rerpective deatinations ; v:I.
Waterloo, Captain R. Alaager ; ■nd Vaneittart, Captain
W. H. C. Dalrymple—kw St. Helena, Bombay, sad China.

A match for 100 guinea■ will he fought in lieu-
fordslitre this day, between Abel Norris and the
Bath layman, matched on the lit instant. Five to
lour on the 'fieina►.

CURIOtI SIVA r.

[From the Saaanal 4c/crusts, site* TO41; Paper.)
MR. EDITOR—The folluaing sheet' narrative is
an ace° Ills. of an actual selversissee that occurred
towerda the close a the last croterry : •
Lute in the autumn, of 17—, some Geotlemen
were ert(n ll g a blur ire the are•tern plot of
this wane it journey, at that time, exectre I
ter•th it (Berth, and acereely rector-able. Tt
sites of those beautiful !owes anti villages that
how hire the road through which the traveller
passes, were 'les hut the dark impeettralile
Corea,, a hach few men bad sere, steel freer net
had thought of there lie iog their habitations arid
the home*. Teatime. W:l4 their the mute ahtch
now Mends such ; inert berated from a mite
where 1.0C141 scarce exi-ted, aryl sheet
111111 C hilt the UllciailiZVd fiidiau Veld a paean. u..t
ant leei y. Towards the close of a delight ful autuni -
slid day, as they Were gently entering in a Imt.eane
the lountiful lake of Oortela, they were forcible.
struck with the islands that (Trott( to their view
after leasing Wore! Creek, through which they had
been passing, appearing I.ke emerald spots set
the silver expanse. The setting sure re cted rht
the filling varieereted r Gage the ticliest not. Our
travellers were tilled with pleasing emotiorm at the
charming spectacle and the romautic scenery ma-
ture presented. The dash of the oar in the calm
end trimelitil *WO 'alone distuiliod the tubbier
hermonl; and, from the stakes, of all around,
seemed the only noise this secluded spot had'
ever heard from man. They had scarce cairn- -
eel from the eserleaucl•ure of the ererlt, tend et:-
tered 01 I the lake, brfere the languid strokes of
a distant our caught the ear of our travellers ;
it sounded n and nearer, and they soon
found it ear oceecleal from • small come, •Iriusing
its it one solitary bring ; and es it al presehed
alottgotle the ht.tteattx they ailed hint oli.tht r,
he was desiiurti : in sullen indifference and iterettca-
tim he infnrnrrd teem he was bound to Or eirlax
Ca-the. Ills looks excited the att. wens ef the
p.rty, and appeared tho.e of a me Lurch. ly young
man; his garments were fouled, though not in tat-.
hers, anal had evidently belonged to ce e in a higher.
situation of life than what he seemed engaged in;
his outward re:ambience was the very Cardeeio of
Cervantes, and he possessed a face and an exert-2 ion
that a Softener Rosa would have loved In pour-
tray, and accent bespoke hint of French descent.
Ile passed on as if wishing to bold no further
converse ; and our travellers hail scarce ceased
wonderiug at the incident, before his canoe
was far behind them. The batteatic slualy
proceeded on. The sun had sunk below the ho-
rizon, and the twilight had added new features
the: tranquil landscape, when another Wand of
larger curet than what they had already seen ap-
peared before them ; it had somewhat of an accli-
vity, and though the party had heard of its exist-
ence, and the name by which it was known by the
hatteaux men of the lake, yet none haul ever before
visited it, or landed nu its shores. The hottest);
men called it " Huger Bast," in English, " Digit
Breast,"
.a Dutch appellation, which its appear/ante
and situation rendered apt and appropriate. Tie
nearer they approached they were surprised at per-
criving marks of cati;ziun, anti- as it was now
dark they looked round for a landing place, liaising
first made a coustderable noise to rouse the inhabi.
tats of the Warta, whoever mieht reside there,
The party landed, Rild notwithatandirig the eight
hail set in, they made an excursion into the trite rives
in order to discover the people whoa', from the
cultivation they had observed, they felt convinced
occupied the soil. With lights which they had
struck in the boat they traced their way throegh a
abort wood, and suddenly entered at the end of it
upon as avenue of shubbery, and twigs of trees in.
ter woven its the form of lattice work, lining each side
of the walk ; at the termitietion of this • rude hut
was sieble—they knocked at the door, and it was
opened by a Irritate, whit- ucco.ted diem in French;
they 'prowled her of the cause of their and
then ticked her if she was not distuthed by the
noise and cry they made; she told them we fer she
thought it oecastormil by the Indians, who were her
friends. Our travellers beheld her with surprise.;
she was clothed in coarse and uncouth attire,
having no shoes on her feet, and her hair hangiug
in luxurtatice, no small length, on her back; her
looks and her mariners bespoke the air and mien of
gentility. She seemed scarce twenty ; her size
was small, arid her interesting appearance was
heightened lay u piercing eye, and the marks if
intelligence surd expression it indicated. They told
her of their intent to remain on the island during
the night, and she politely requested them to make
use of her house, which they, with marry ;haul:,
refused, but pitched their tents near it, whilst the
bargemen slept at the shore, near the hatteasx. 'I he
next morning they made preparations for departure ;
they discovered also in the interior of the hut a
choice collection of books, scattered about, among
which they observed a volume of Bullit's /Voters'
history. Before they had left this abode of iept-
refit happiness and sweet retirement, 6!)e gave theta
a brief history of herself, which was simply this :
She hail been sometime in that cuuatoy, though net
always on the island she occupied ; she had resided
for mouths in the Castle of Oneida, among the le..
dians ; she described them as mild and unott nd-
inob ; that she had formed friendships there, whicir
had even to that day been of service to he r-rle
and husband ; and, as the Indians had trot for-
gotten them, they occasionally left at their at..
eluded settlemeart, on a return front their hunt-
ing excursions, a portion of their game. She tot I
, them, with touch sprightliness trial haivete, that
she had become a heroine, fur that she had torte's
swain from one island to soother, an I 'hewed
them a small gill she used with great success 'el
the destructiou of wild fowl. The innocence
and artliestresa of the isomer,, togs titer ei It
those marks of superior acquistreesit, iontratted
with the solitude that surrounded her, drew the
particular attention of our travellers. In the
course of conversation, they tele e.I their meet-
ing with the man nn the Lake; she as swestel
them it was her husharid, who hail gout to the
castle to plocure provisions. They did Hot wirer
ti ask stay further questions to the cause
of their s. elusion ; and informing I:cr of their
intention to leave the island immediately, elle
flew ea a eresereor, with a:i rag. r avidity tat
°bile, to the g.telc:-, and with Gtr eau hind,

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