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London, England, 1806-04-10 00:00:00

CHALIC7ER OF Tilt C-iLeIRRLINS.

The Calabrians are a race, barbarous, wild, and
revengeful in the extreme. Such is their unso-
ciable disposition, that they prefer living in th,'
open air, like the savages. They pursue their ene-
mies to the entire extirpation of their families, not
even sparing iufanu at the breast, and their haired is
bequeathed, as a valuable inheritance, to their pos-
terity. In the frequent wars in which they are en-
raged with each other, the death ut the vanquished
considered as honourable, but natural death they
look upon as unfortunate and disgraceful. On such
an occasion the women and children deplore the me-
:anchnly event. Was there," say they, "on ball
for vaur husband—few our tither ? Was he doomed
to die, like a despicable citizen, in his bed ?" Their
women, of whom they are extremely jealous, accom-
pany them, armed, in their warlike excursions, and
tight by their site with incomparable intrepidity.
Tbey respedl no laws, and hold their magistrates in
supreme contempt. It severity be sometimes em-
ployed, and attempts be made to take offenders in.
to custody, they betake themselves to the woods,
where they live by plunder, surprising and murder-
ing travellers ; nor has any one the courage to at-
tack them in their retreats. In consequence of
their superstitious attachment to a 'religion, with
which they are unacquainted, they reverence their
Priests, who are almost as ignorant as themselves,
and blindly obey their commands. Such is the
th."aaerr of the Cislabsi3ns, who, on the invasion
of Naples by the Frerch in 1799, hearing of the
depredaticors committed by them, of the aliarneftil
runner in which they treated the svornen and girl,'
sad the contempt they manifested tar the ministers
jof utianimondy resolved, in spite of their
ust eomplaints against their former governtnent,
to
nPl"'Scs with all their might, the entrance of the
entrcv ';•to their tenitory. It is well known. tl,"A'
rtuch exe:Linns of these Caluhrian., headed
Cardiaal kt.rru,comribucci to the subsequent es-
Pals:oa of the E:cnch from the kir,,zsiom.

Corperratitls of Shoemakers of Dublin have
aritft to tests rams, expressive of f,cir sacisfxa;on
,4114.chariKe'of Mainers, in winch ?hey Like ()CC A.
W..T. depteeste the ORC:ISLITC of Cwoa....(ltator-
-444 r oft 1.41

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AMSRICA.

UNITED STATES' SFNATI!, Ts.. S. , • ' General Smith reported from the Committee, to
whom was referred, on the 14th of January.
what relates to the spoliat;oos of American Com-
merce, and of making Ih izes of their Vessels, &c.
1. Resolved, That the capture and condemnation, under
the orders of the BritwhGaverooment, and adjudication of their
Courts of Admiralty, of Amerlean vessels and their cargoes,
on the pretext of their being employed in a trade with the ene-
mies of Great Britain, prohibited in time of peace, is an UN-
provoked aggression upon the property of the citizens of them
(flitted Staten, a violation of their rights, and an encroachment
upon their national independence.
5. Resolved, That the Presidziot of the Lionel States be
requested to demand, and insist upon the restoration of the
property of their citizens, captured and condemned, on the
pretext of its tEntog employed tor a trade with the eliCllll.lls of
Great Britten, prohibited iu time of peace ' • and upon the
iu
denonthe Mon of such AIIIIII/C/111 cotizens, for their losses anti
damages sunaitred by these captures and coopteronatiors; and
I. enter into suck artangeroenti with Great Britain, ono this,
and all other dlf.:reoices subsisting between the two nations
(and particularly raspeeting the impressment of American
seamen 1„ as may he coosistent with the honour and interest,
of the United States ; and m.onifest their contest desire to ob-
tain for ti.einselves and their citizens, loy amicable negumations,
that Janice to which they or.: entitled.
3. Rezolved, That at is oxpedie.it to prohibit by law the lan-
pent;tion into the Visaed States of any one of the following
goods. wares, or merchalidtze, hem, the growth, produce, or
inanufitlure of the United Ktogdionts of great Britain and Ire-
land, or tire it:outideiteiea thereof, that is to say, Woollens,
Linens, Hats, Nails, Leek ioog-Glasses, Kt.m, Haaiwa re:, Slate,
Salt, Coal, Bouts, souus, Ribbons, Silks, and Plated and
Glass Wares. The said p.nhibition to continence from the
dor of water previously th•sretts, enuttebte
arrangements shall he made between the two Governments, on
the (LT:maces subining between them, and to CO/itlefie un-
til such ariangemorritt khan be agreed upon and settled."
The Report was read, and ordered to fie for con-
sideration.
PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 17.
Oa Sistinday last arrived the Swedish ship Dry-
den, from Fialitax, where she was carried in by the
evoid.l-6r sovereigns of the Ocean. She was bound
from Barcrkna for New York, with a cargo of
wine. and When within three leagues of Sandy
Hook, was detained. and sent to Halifax, where the
ship and half the cargo were cleared, aad the other
half coudemn.:d.

KATI:MAL LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF k EPRESENF VI IVES.
rsioasn,v, rem. 13.
The 'notion to re-commit the following Resolu-
tion, for the purpose of amenffag it, was lost.—
Ayes 19, Noes I6—Majority I.
Rraa:verl, that the Pref:dent of the United States be rt.
queue) to dewed, end OWN Ad reiteration if the peeper',
thei • ei lama. rep. nand old condemned, en the pretest of Us
brier into/it, ed is a tr.iie with the enemies f Great /Web., re-
Adtitro guile .j Fria •.stad apes, the isalenenihention of :awls hoe, ieeneittuns, ter their lasers end diressees vs -aimed thew
err es sr/ CJII*11144,111•MS ; and N rater reu sr.& arrangraddi teak Great Brogans, as this and all ether daft retorre fie.
trim the two oat ems ( and enertirtsturly re/eato.g the :'srpress-
mem of Ant-views lessen), as Mar he semi tint stw the AOIMII
and interests 4. the United States ; and nsallifest sanest
desire to obtain for themselves and their eitizeus, hs amicable
ei.goci.niane, that juNtiCe to which they are clunk&
Mr. Worthington then moved to strike out the
italics, which was lobe by a majority of S.
Mr. Thurston moved to postpone the following
Resolution, fins prohibiting the importation of Eng-
lish goods, which was lost by a great majority.
Rreoived, That u •1111C41.111i to prohibit, by law the Ins-
po init'' ~ into tn
.1' the United States, of any . the ft% dewing
(nail., wares, or merchandise being the growth poideee., or
rralialeturc, of the r•iitael kusadmeame 4itsim; lisivani
worn
Iriland, or the deiminiencies thereof : that is to say, woollens,
linens hats, nails, looting glasses, rum, hardwares, slate, salt,
c-al, boots, shoe., riLbens, silks, and plated and glass wares.
The .aid prolithitton to commence horn the day orltd ts • preritasly thereto equitable arrangements 'ball be made
hetwaen the two Gov•rnments, nil the different a subsistiog
booms theirs, and tit e4Straue Until such arranges:acute shall
be agr.ed upon and settled:
Poe report was read, and ordered to lie for con-
sideratic n.
On a motion to leave out the word insist, in the
First Resolution, it was carried—Ayes 29, Nees 7.
In the course of the remarks offered by several
Gentlemen, the principal source of difference air-
peared to be, whether it were proper, under existing
circumstances, to require the Executive Govern-
ment again to resort to negotiation P '1 ose Gentle-
men who oprusrd the Resolutions thought it be-
came Government to take higher ground, to arm
the President with means of enforcing a compliance
with our just demands, and to leave every thing
else to his discretion. On the otirr hand, it was
thought by the friends of the Resnutions most eli-
gible, that the President, supported by the Legisla-
tive, with whom resides the Constitutional right of
declaring war, should make one more solemn ap-
peal to the justice of Great Britain.
Thr last Resolution remains yet to be ailed upon.

DUBLIA, APRIL 4.

The Du .e of Bedford will visit the seats of his
friends near town, early in the ensuing month—of
course Tiro, hinch and Bishop's-court will be
amongst the number.
We Are sorry to state, that the Duchess of Bed-
ford continoes indisposed at the Castle of Dublin.
In Market-house-lane, limerick, an tasfortunate
poor man, named J. Molony, butcher, who was
confined to his bed this time back by sickness, got
up on Sunday night last for a drink of water, and
was not Able, through weakness, to regain his bed,
but lay prostrate on the ground—when, horror to
relate, two pigs in the same room, adually tore out
his bawels, which, with part of his body, they eat.
Monday, the Chief Magistrate ordered the pigs to
be WO to death, and afterwards burnt, to prevent
their beink offered for sale. Same day his worship
held an ingn.est on the body VerdiCt That he
came by his death by accident and misfortune, har-
ing part of his body turn and eaten by pigs."—(j_,

Last Sunday min-fling, a woman of the name
of Mary Cleary, who had been tor some days
missing, wa. discovered on the beach, near Palmer's
Creek, Limerick, dr:'w•ned. The Worshipful Nlayor
hei an inquest on the body, ou M inday. Verdiet--
Lknoey.

-.— -
On Friday, the Dindre r, et London, Clrt.
g oil shore near Wi•itstible. The small boat was
onmediateiy hnsted out, with three men, for the
parpoueot sounding, when she unfortunately upset,
and the three met: were drowsed. '!'he boat was
locked up en the emir day off 1% !litigable, with two
of the moseyed mat under it, by some oyster
dr:tires, who cettititi her into that piece.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced yesterday. Mr.
M•INWAIIIINO, and a numerous Bench of
Crates, were present.
Mr. 14,44, a gentleman of property and great
respeflability, belonging to the Exchequer, was in-
didied fur an assault so Mr. Azisaretti, a jeweller,
in Bridge-street, Westminster. It appeared from
the evidence of the Pio.ecutor, that on the 7th of
03oher last, Mr. Hosier came to his shop, and
purchased a comb, for which he was to have paid
one shilling. He laid the money down on the coun-
ter, and then went nut of the shop with the comb
in his pocket. The Prosecutor, on examining the
shilling, found that it was bad; and immediately
followed the Defendant, and, begging his pardon,
said the shilling he had given for the comb was
bad. The answer made by the Defendant was,
" You lie, you rascal." An altercation then took
place. and the Prosecutor insisted on knowing
where the Defendant lived. Mr. Hosier refused to
give him any satisfasSion whatever, and swore that
it he attempted to follow him, be should knock him
down. This threat, however, did not prevent Mr.
A zzaretti from pursuing the Defendant, who at
length agreed In go into a coffee room in the neigh.
bout bond, and write his addreu. When this was
done, the Prosecutor still insisted on following the
Defendant, alleging that. ,a person wto had meted
in such a manner, would not scruple to give a false
address. This enraged Mr. Hosier to such a &give,
that he caught the Prosecutor by the threat, tore
hinshirt and waistcoat, and gave him a blow which
knocked him dowa. The next day, Mr. Azzaretti
wrote a letter to the Defendant, requiring an apo-
logy, which was scornfully refused.
Mr. KNAPP, on the part os the Defendant, en-
deavoured to palliate the fleece, by stating, that
human nature was such, that few men could at all
times restrain their passion, and he left it to the
Jury to judge, whether an accusation, in the open
street, of passing bad money, were net sufficient to
enrage any man
The CliAllo44ll stated, that in the present case
there was no such accusation, the Prosecutor having
simply affirmed, that the shilling was not good.
The Jury found the Defendant Ght'ke, and he
was sentenced by the Court to pay a fine of 2ul.
Capt. ilaniferrat. a dashing son of Mars, who
may be often seen in the Bond-street lounge, was in-
difted for an assault on John Wallis, a porter to a
wine-merchant in Bond-street.
It appeared, from the evidence of the Prosecutor,
that un the 10th of July last, about eleven o'clock
at night, why:. he went home to his lodging, in
John's-court, Golden-square, he met the Defend-
ant, with two soldiers, standing at the entrance of the
Court, he passed them without exchanging a worn,
but in a few moments after, he and his a ite having
occasion to go out to buy their supper, when they
came to the end of the Court, the Defendant called
out, " here comes that rascal, and the b—h his
wife," and immediately knocked the Prosecutor
down. A great crowd then gathered about them,
and the Captain was taken to the watch.h.ai.e.
Mr. Glimmer, on the part of the D-fendant.
stated, that a great outcry was raised against his
client in Juhn's-court, where he was called a crimp,
and abused in the vilest manner, and even knocked
flow , before be attempted to strike a blow. To
prove ilia statement, the landlord of a public-tn.use,
near the place, was called, who deposed, that he
heard a very great noise, and that the Prosecutor's
wife, who was generally drunk, was busily employ-
ed in abusing the Lsfendant, andi calling him
crimp.
On cross-examination by Mr. A !Aar, the wit-
ness acknowledged, that for some time back the
Prosecutor did not purchase his beer at his shop.
The Jury instantly found the Defendant Guilty,
and he was sentenced by the Court to pay a fine of
spa which he instantly complied with.

POLICE.

• • MaattoßOVOq-STRICT.
THE SWINDLING FAMILY.
We stated yesterday, that a nest of swindlers,
consisting of four persons in one family, viz. the
father, mother, son, and daughter, had been found
our, and that the father, who :idled as valet to the
daughter, who called herself Airs. Wakefield,
had been taken into custody by Lovett. Since the
apprehension of the father, whose name is AM'Ronv,
alias .N•Ker, &c. the brother, HeUPI, Mll.Ennp, has
been wined by Craig. one of the Constables of St.
Anne's. Mr.. tVakelield is now in the King's
Bench, and her mother, who sited as her house-
keeper, is not yet in custody. The father and son
underwent a lung examination yesterday, at the
above oSce. Such was the anxiety of ttaties-
people to view them, and of others, to p-rfer
charges, that the avenues of the Office were filled
at an early hour. The depredations committed on
the public by this family, exceed any thing of the
kind we have heard of in a similar way. There
were about forty persons ready to prefer charges
against the Prisoners and their colleagues yes:erday.
Amongst the tradespeople who gave their deposi. I
tions were:

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Mr. Clarke, milliner, in the Strand, supplied Mn.
IVakefield with Roods to the amount of between
601. And 701. by the representation of h.er servants,
who state! her husband to be a man of independent
tontine.

1 Robert Sewell, coal-merchant, in Portman Mews,
hat: been defrauded to a simi:ar manner, by the re-
pi esentatioa of Mrs. W.'s charaaer, by her father
and mother.
Matthew Frail, a viltualler, in Oxford-street, was
precisely in the same situation.
Mr. Swan, a fishmonger, in Portman-street, had
engaged P) supply Mrs. Wakefield with fish, and
on delivering his bill, at the expiration of a month,
according to agreement, the lady had I.d with her
domestic..
A Jeweller, at No. 145, Piccadilly, had let out
apartments to Mrs. ‘Vakefield, at 15 guineas per
month. She represented herself as the wife of a
gentleman of fortune, in Essex, and her family con.
sifted of two maid-servants, a valet, and a footmen i
the two latter of whom were the Prisoners. They
were attired in livery, and the Jeweller was inform-
ed by them, that Mr. Wakefield kept his horses,
curricle, ticc. but he would nut bring them to Lon-
don, AS he preferred a CUllatry !ile, These, and

numberless other igituteitioge, hating Seim prae.
' used Isy Mrs. W. and Sow father and b. other, he
was fortunate enough tit obtsiscfrom Jewel-es
shop, izwetlery to the swum of stbsna
the day .after she had entered her apartments,
which she desired' iltilleedtately to • pay f tr.
A bill we. delivered; -when 'oho recollefted
she !:ad 'net sofileient" Money to' scare; until the •
arrival of her husband in a thy or two,' And she
paid 101. in part. The nett day. she lodred out a
gold watch, value twenty guineas, and appendars,
and other jewellery, to go to the hall of a (Air •,f
distinflion. Many artifices were resorted to (w tich
' would be ton voluminous for a detail) to cover the
frauds ; but the jeweller at length snaps tine his
customer, and finding that Mr. Wakefield did not
appear, sought means to recover the debt, wiiich
was nearly tool. and put an execution in the h,iusit.
Mrs. Wakefield was arrested at the moment, and sa
searching her apat tm nits, the property had lute.. re-
moved. She, convulsed with latighrer, expressed
her surprise, that the Jeweller should be such a
fool as to exped to recover the property ; and she
informed her mother, her ItJuseteeper, that had it
not been for her meann-ss, in attempting to sive
a few shillings, she should have lett the Apartments
before she was arrested. Mr. Waketi:td turned
out to be the son of a labouring man ass Hertford.
shire.
Mr. Itipp, hatter, N.s. S. Old Bond-street. Mt
Dodd, and a number of others, have alts Wien sof-
llt was stated by one of the witnesses. that
be one instance, a tradesman in Mortineer.strest
was
referred to by the Prisoner, and he repseeented het
as the wife of a man of 5100 i. per agnUrn. Ho
would have been glad to have let his first if VT to
her, had it been unoccupied. Mrs. kortun, a Mil.
liner, in Berkeley.square, had supplied Mrs W.
with goods to the amount of 401. She gave her
credit from her appearance and equipage. Her
valet and footman wore liveries, with a silver band '
to their bats, and they repre,o ited her husband as a
man of considerable fortune. Mrs W. when she
got the goads, at different times, spoke a many la-
dies of distintlion, some of whom %Its. L. supplied.
and the lady expressed her satisfaftio r at getting to
a fashionable shop. Mrs. W. or tiered her bill, and
on its being delivered, had fled. Zr would '
impossible to enumerate the various artifices rennet.
ed to by this family, to carry on their frauds The
two Prisoners were proved to have been in the eoa.
lition, by various circumstances ; and they were re.
mantled, whiist methods sh. -old oe uae..l to being up
Mrs. Wakefield. The whole will bete-examined
next Wednesday.