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aarlted is dm abolition of Christina elsoorposestrit which
will probably do more to elevate Ilse ebaraebit of tate in
the eyes of posterity than all the bonito she has won. While
is Utedim, the none peraosages, among other distinguish.
ed characters, were visited by Mr. Wilberforce, who, as
our readers know, has Wog wombed over St. Domingo
with a father's care, and oboes adrift Chriatephe bad the
foresight to ask, and the pesdoece to fellow, in every thing
that related to the edateatioo and mural culture of his sub-
jects. So late es yesterday (flooday, the 11th last) we had
the pleasure of cosvershm with a Gestiereas who is is some
degree connected with the sew Empire of Hayti, and from
whom we cleared a member of intereetime particulars,
which we may hereafter take an opportunity of submitting
to our readers. Before he left Leedom, this Gentleman
had Genoa** le be introdsced_to Matisse • Christophe,
whams he describes as a gentle, modest, asotherly.looking
female, with smiting stoat her, apparently, that marks very
strongly either the grandeur from which she has lately fallow,
or the poverty and obscurity frost which she originally role.
The daughters, on the other bead, have bees exceedingly
well educated, and are allowed by all also have approached
them to be highly accomplished. la their masnere these
princesses, or perhaps we should rather say ladies, are's&
once digoitied and condescending, and excepting iii the
Ethiop tinge of their skin, might well he the daughters
of a more legitiinite monarch. that% the quondem% shoe.
maker. Both -are well verged in British literatsre, end
one of them he particular has learned to converse is
English with tolerable correctness. French, however,
may be regarded as their native league, god when ad.
dressed in this courtly and fashietuable language, they
discourse with nil the ease am/ Street, of • Parisian. From
all we have heard, in fact, the eldest Mimi Christophe moist
be quite i keret**. Daring the Drat revolt of the soldiery,
and what her (ether's life was in peril, ale dauntlessly sallied
forth fur the purpose of. addressing the household troupe,
reasioditsg as of a couplet in Drydes's A bralon awd
211411orkel--
• . "Heroic actions have as oft been done
By cobbler's issue as by prince's son."
; Although Chriatopbe commanded the whole treasury of St.
Domino, amounting, it is said, to nearly three millions of
specie, anal probably died the richest monarch In the world, no
part, we believe, of this vast wealth fell to the share of
hie family. After Abe torch hod been fairly applied to the
revehationary train, and when insubordination reigned
among all clasees—soldiers es well as citizens—lke public
treasury was partially plundered, and it was no oncost.
moo thing to see soldiers, after leading themselves with
&Sublimely, quarrelling about the fragments of that splen-
did fondusre which their imperial master, at a vast ms.
pewee,' had imported from various ports of !trope. In this
way a portion of the valuable deposits at San Semi
was irrecoverably loot, bat by far the greater part of -*Ng
had been secreted by Cbristophe in places nearly insole,
Wile, from a lurking apprehension, no doubt, that his comm-
ie's cruelties and ferocious tyranny would one day or other
recoil un his own head. These treasures were of 111~111
deemed poblie property, and afterwards fell into tibeitiida
of Boyer. .
Daring the first moments of the revolutionary frenzy, the
two sons of the Emperor (only one of whom was legitimate) 1.
were placed in the 'most instillment peril; but they Weill
afterwards merely subjected to a species of surveillance .b
was far from being rigouts's. By the agency of some PIP'
son, however, or other (we shall nut say whom) these yoolli,
were decoyed into a wafter at • considerable distsoce free
the eitodel, and ordered to prepare fur death. At ibis ter
big moment the elder brother evinced all the courage and us. 1
conquerable lirnmees of hi. father, and even after SW pill
was pointed at Isis breast, be continued to Invoiide-Milihigi
the cowardice and treachery of his assassins. The
of the yuuuger Christophe, however, appeared to sink
this abrupt and unlooked for termination of his earl
i
, prospects, and with clasped band., tottering knees, and fat.
Meta; aceenna, he ;Rued hard for his life, eage limmuiehis hews , I
*Me reproached hint from his pusillanimitybalff% -1911101:6116 t
die like a prince and a soldier. To the wows of II MD'
and her interesting daughters, who were greatly beimest.l
the Lousebold troops, no violence, we believe, was at any I
time offered ; and by emigrating to England, they here now .
removed themselves from every species of instill, sat Ma!
speak of danger. As le money matters, it is generally allow li
eat that they have been treated rather scurvily. The • hole of
their private jewels have bees safety brought to this country,'
and the product of these added to property to the extent of
9,0001. which has beep sworn to io the Proviso. of Cauterise ry,l,
even 'imposing them to possess no other funds, will still;
eusble them to maintain a respectable, if not an extensive,;
establishment. As ilia, we have little doubt that Madame
Christophe will find herself much 'soppier in Britain thaw
ever she could have bees In that citadel, which, consider-
ing the • har-cter of her husband, might be said to rover,
rather than close, the crater of the previous revolutio• ; ,
end we cosies, we are not a little vain of the conspli-
meat which this Lady, like all the world, has tacitly paid'
to the laws and liberty of Britain. Not to travel too far;
back, it would form a curious and gratifying piece of bb.
Cory to enumerate all the distinguished characters whew;
after being denied the delightfol privilege of dwelling sessippyl
their own people, have found as asylum in this country,
the days of Paoli till the lauding of the pane of Bonspar
some of whom expressed a wish to end their days io Bri-
tain. Even Napoleon himself chose to rely more on the
honour of his greatest (meaty, than on the doubtful friend-
ship of that Sovereign who had embraced and recognised hiss
as a brother at the meeting at &teeth; and however be ,I
might afterwards repent of this choice, there ran be little
&nisi that out of two evils lie chose the least—where the
alternatives were only a wooden palace in St. Helena, or a
log-house in Siberia —( Dumfries Courier.)
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8 111 PWRECKS.
DUPUIS, NOVSMIIIIt S. 1
Being its the neighbourhood of Evemouth yesterday, a re-
' port reached me that a vessel had been wrecked there In the
-tae of the morning. Intelligence of disasters of the bird
.1 won almost prepared to expect, after a night the must tem-
experienced for a very long period, • continued
tertirliec7i:e blowing for many hours from the north-east. 1.
repaired to Eyerauuth between eleven and twelve o'clock
aeon, and found the otelant..holy tidings to be too consistent
with the truth.
A smack, named the Perseverance, of Banff, Grant master,
hove round the hugs ruck called the Fort, na the *estern at-
, trance uf the hubstur, at the dawn of morn, exhilotine a
illpeetaele of extreme distress. The sea had they a terrific
appearance, rolling with threat...lag majesty, bearing in
Its aspect every feature of devastation peculiar to the cle-
anest. Scarcely had the emsck appeared when she struck
span a ruck, and in a few minutes became a total wreck.
. o4Selanelsoly to relate, of the crew, six in number, only
see was saved, and that iu the must marvellous man-
ses% A henry sea, when the vessel was going to pieces, re-
' moved him from it, and pesched him upon n ruck, from which
'perilous situation he was soon rescued in a state of de-
. lirium, and almost naked, Inning prepared himself for at-
. tempting to swim ashore. Every attention was paid to
him, and no doubt is entertained of his recovery; hat the
"bodies of the other five tosfurtusate men, including the
mower, were not found during the day. The Perseverance
sailed from Aberdeen on Satorday morning, having on
bawd a cargo of herrings rust pork, hound fur London.
, Nearly 20 barrels of pork were washed ashore, alte way ta-
pered; hut many herring barrels were quite empty, and had
impressed on them—" SPDoff, 1821.. Every wave for a
time brought fragments of the wreck, and the whole seaters
part of the shore was covered with it. A chest, containing
Abbot and stockisms, marked with the letter G. was washed
; also the bill of lading, by which it appeared 580
of herrings had been shipped. A thousaad carpets-
not have dashed the vessel so completely to shivers,
" the time. One of the crew, it was said, was lately
' but no dietiuci info:matter could be procured from
Ile peons saved. - - . .
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SIII
The Clapper Said terriers (Paris) out eo Ittamisy at
ILatimere Bottipeel opposite Lord G. Caroodish's Part ;
.sad
Friday et she Beauel--al ten suet day. Wheeever the state
of the Weadier will not anew ef bootleg sus the regular days
Ito bomb will go out ow lie "IlFedoeaday fotioniag, and
always seal at the Bassook •
Mr. Choweeth's how& tosW Mitoiday,ed Brumpton Wood ;
Wedaeollag. at Lammoien, Tbeeedl4, at Broctitell; Saturday,
Sett, at NON Wood; dt half-poni lea.
The Sat ileoiesodTherlow Oen bounds asset Thursday.
at Willboteiellisote--at half-past tea.
toed Telobeeisugh's houade will omit at Psak's Closes ea
Mow/ay, [WIWI I at Kiegsforik Noose ea Wednesday, the
vital; at ()nosily Mill or Friday, the 23d ; sad at New Close
or Saturday, the 114th--w each day at eleven o'clock.
SBAIPOSID.OURTS) COURSING MEETING.
Witi=2.—(t.otv DAY.)
TN, unfelt for a .Silver Collar was won by Mr.
Goodigoa's Marusiiiei keeling three others.
MATCHES.
Mr. Glover's Fly bat Mr. Gilea's briadle deg.
Mr. Cousin's ted Burieigh b. best Mr. Hermes Nal.
Captain Coulees d. Nailor heat Mr. Hale's Weeper.
Mr. Jones's Caper, against Mr. Tbora's bl. h.--(Undemded.)
Mr. Smith's Jesse beat Mr. Groaversor's Cherry d
Mr. Harper's J new apt Mr. Forth's Maiden --(Undecided )
Major Jones's Phantom best Mr. James's Bustle.
Several other matches were undecided.

ALTERATION IN THE MAILS.

The following is a copy of s letter received by
the mail contractors of this town
" General Poet Office, November 9,1991.
" Suts—On and after Monday the 19th natant. the mail
is to leave York at half-past eight ' • the time to be allowed
fur working your stage from Durham to Newcastle, one
hour and 45 mirelei—from Newcastle to Aleopeth, oat
hoar end 40 minutes going north, and one hour and 45 mi.
mutes coming mouth. (hi the same evening it will be din.
patched from Edinburgh at nine, and therefore you will base
the goodness to order your horses to be In readiness.
" I am, Sin, &e."
iSy the new arrengements, the mail will leave Leiden at
eight o'clock in the evening, to heretofore; on the following
might, at right o'clock, it will reach York; leave there et
half-pest eight, and arrive in Newcastle at half past slat be
following morning; breakfast, and set out for Ediebergh at
seven. From the North, will leave Edinbergb at nine at
night. the mail arrive in Newcastle sa half-pad one
sod leave at two o'clock for the Soutle•—(Tre Mercury

AMERICAN PAPERS.

OCTOOIR 17.
LATesT PROW PYRKAWBOCo.—WiI have been favoured
by Captain Fux with the following interesting particulars of
events and transactions' in and about Perespaltwo, at the
latest dales. We prefer his own narration to any mod* is
which we could present the intelligence ourselves.—
(Patriot.)
u To low, Muneot, Esq. Editor Baltimore Patriot.
" SlR—Herewith you have the report of them-110°am. Tim
Tegniph, direct from Pernambuco, after a middling passage
of 4t: days is lead, and a few hasty remarks on the state of
the country while there, andel the time of my leaving it.
" 1 wiled from thence un Sunday, the 18th September.
While on shore that morning, every thing appeared in confu-
sloe shout the lows. Fear and dismay appeared depleted
on every conateessee frees the anticipated effects of that
day, arising from the situation of the Patriot army (ouly
nine miles off), sad their threats the day before, in which
they announced their determination of hewing owes that
day (Sunday) in the city, and to encourage their troops to
this exploit, had promised them three days of uninterrupted
pleader, and a chance of outrage on all the European we.
men in the place. This will reseed you of Booty and
Beauty" at New Odra**. After all, I much doubt if the
attempt was made.
" Every body karma what • heetikee eel of wretches the
Portuguese are is general, gad how mach more so a raw
country rabble, or in other words, the mobility of the coun-
try. However, should they have made an attack it would
have required by far the greatest pert of the Governor's dis-
posable force to keep the city in awe, and in case of an ac-
tion, should he once appear in public, there is no doubt bet
he, with all his pincipal adherents, would be shot instantly.
Then, indeed, a settee of menage would inane, cutting of
thrusts, stabbing, plunder, and rapine its the highest degree.
u During 38 days stay in the coostry 1 observed the peo-
pte to have but little confidence in each other. Doubts and
mistreat appeared td be the ruling passions, and even almost
le Sleety family there appeared to be a division of political
Weffigisents--oue party being much inclined to abide by the
WO Constitution framed and adopted by the Cotes awl
the people of Portugal; yet the other, and by far the ;realest.
`part are fur a free and Independent self-Government, or a
Greverument of their own choice. Desertiou to the enemy by
Iffidlestive trews of the city bad taken place daily. The
:1111111111W1 bad sent some battalions cst, about 19 days before,
ITIV firfpne the minima of the patriots, and the whole or
part althea had joined the Writes, nod were return-
le ergo *Oust Obesity. Four nights before 1 left the
Si Cis me Postai, to a man, had absconded ;
.heiterpeered remarkably droll wan, the display that was
JefelnitOmet tee days preview, with a cousidevable troop of
cavalry, well elevated and accoutred, and while cos parade
excited great intermit in the beholders, who considered them
the bulwark of the city. Wheim calling theta to parade the
'following moraine they bad every one taken French teave in
the night, and had joined their countrymen its arms without
the city. The G I had caused all, or the greater part, of
the Enropeau sailors belonging to the Portuguese ships in
the port to be pressed, and had them doing garrisou duty.
" About the Ist of September, a high diastolic's bad
taken place among the members of the Council ; when the
General finding matters rim to so high a pitch, bad ten-
dered his resignation; but the Royalism itisisted on his
keeping his office, and on the eslliug of all she troops to
arms, which was accordingly dune, and the troops all
drawn up in the great sqnare before the Goverioneut-butise.
This caused sa instant alarm milt owe the town., and
the inhabitants were busied in locking up their uegroes
and securing their mouses fast shut. All then appeared
hushed fur a few hours, elven towards night the Coined
broke up, having displaced the must obuoxiuus of the
Europeans, and filled their places with native members :
the Governor kept his place, and -be troops mere tottered to
their qua, tens ; and so ceded the revolution ofthat day with-
out bloodshed. There were strong borti, is of troops patrol-
ling every night ; and the night before 1 sailed, they were
dragging cannon thmitigh the streets as our fishermen do
their engines, bet wish greater noise; and on my gulag
ashore the fullowiug sunning, 1 fuund they had planted seve-
ral pieces of brass ordnance at each of the bride's to guard
the passing thereof. There were reinforcenieut• of troops
hourly expected from Lisbon, and were they once arrived,
they might help to keep the spirit of revolt at a distance some
time longer.
" But at any rate it seem* the people are determined not
to be governed by'Europeres, mid submit to be transported
to Europe to take their trial in the Courts of Portugal—nod,
indeed, it roust go down very bard with men of sensibility,
as it did with our own foiefatbers, nut to have the privilege
of being tried in their own errantry, and by a jury of their
own couutiymen.
" Soon atter my arrival there were between 20 and3o of the
most respectable eilizens embarked in irons fur Lisbon. there
to be tried for their lives, ott account of their republican
sentiments. But to keep the people quiet, and prevent a
resew, there were large bodies of !loops patrolling the
streets till the primer's were fairly slopped. The Govereur
is most generally disliked, and indeed despised. He was a
General of bug celebrity under Lord Wellington, and the
European troops one mot all are must firmly attached to
him; but be has governed with such an iron sway, that the
natives will *ever be at rest till he is cat off, rout bed breech.
A few days before 1 arrived at Peraamisuce, he ~libel woe
evening in the Foie while passing the bridge., 'beasts gel

?nig ra.siwptaass HAYTI.
oar reader. readers will kw lems44olll w FAG, Parini ill"
'* Fat' Eurfts of Hayti, ails* Christophe, with
rr two daughters, Is uow noidlog aad lately
aid a visit to the eakbrated Mr. Clarboo, a geodesists
hose Name will ever be deer, to' huesseity for his us-
etitd exertions tiering that memorable struggle which
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