The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-05 00:00:00

( To k Continual in our nest.)

S►ztOw Asszcooft.—Prince Antoine, the heir-apprarent of
t►e throne of Saxony, is i a person of extremely recluse
and monkish habits, frequently enjoining himielf to the per-
formance of the most rigorous penances, and bestowing al-
most hie entire income in Llonutions to the monasteries. '1 he
Ring, h'.3 father. himself a strict disciplinarian, hits often re
inonstrated with hnu on his excessive ligutry, hut without any
other etraet than that of increasing it. In the year 1819, the
contesser of this Prince persuaded lain that his good works
would be incomplete, unless he consummated them by a pH-
grimage toJertisalem, but,awarethat the King would nes ereon-
sen tto the project, he instigated the Prince to propose to his
father to send him on some 'Moor doctrinal embassy to the
Court of Rome, from whence he might secretly nudertake the
journey. The King rejected the proposed embassy, and sus-
peetiag the real design, strictly forbade his son leaving Ores.
den on any pretence whatever. Inthis dilemma, the con-
fessor hit upon another expedient, and carefully computing
the number of paces between Dresdru and Jerusalem, the
enthusiastic Prince actually ',viten:led the pilgrimage, with
unremitting zeal, in his apartnient,t, (rider the close super-
intendence of the confcssui and sonic other monks of his
order.

By the letters from China, .late,l February 1817. from Rev.
W. Morrison and Rev. W. Milne, one resident at Canton and
the other at Java, it appears that the Chinese are making
considerable progress in the rerei•iing the precepts of Chris-
tianity. The distribution of copies of the New Testament
and of our Religions Tracts, which havo been translated
into their native language, have been read Kith great ins-
pression amongst them. A Reading Society has actually
been established at Batavia, by Mr. Supper, consisting of 60
persons, who are supplied with Tracts by Mr. Milne from
Malacca ; and from these persons the circulation becomes
general, and by these means the Chinese may date their first
aegnaintanee with Christianity. Mr Slipper has since died
in the discharge of his conscientious labours.
Accounts from St. Helena, by the Leveret sloop of war,
hich left the island on the 27th of January, state that Bum.
tia pat te continnes to reuses ere in that inert, secluded Mutter
of iiviug which he a long time ago imposed upon himself, and
which has been attended by most evident had effects upon
his health. Mr. O'Nleara, his surgeon, it is understood, has
warned him that the culls( wieners may prove fatal, and that
speedily, unless he take exercise in the open air. It is con-
jectured, that this pertinacious adherence to his first tornied
resolution is intended to induce a relaxation in the order.
which restrict his going abroad beyond certain limits, viitliont
attendance by an Engli•h officer. Every article of life is ex-
travagantly dear; as au instance. it is stated, fiat aiming the
domestic expenses Mein ed by Nladame Bertrand, for her
own family only, is 3601. per year for washing linen.
DtrEt..—A misting took place on Wingfield Common, near
Windsor, on Tuesday last, between Lieut. 1131130 d 1. A. Bristow,
I..sc. of Fawney•hall, on die Forest. Two shots Wert exclawged. and
t. Itri►taw• received a wound in the fitlity part of the pistol-ems.
'1 ta,t Wen and the uvula] is not dangerous.

THE NATIONAL ItE(INTEM..

ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.

WONDERFUL Esgetataux.--The Esqiiintaux, so much cele.
heated fertile astimishing exploits which he performs with
his canoe, is a native of Davis's Straits, from which place he
was brought to Leith about four years ago by a South Sea
Whaler, having been found in his canoe so far out at sea that
lie had scarcely a hope of being able to regain the shore. Iu
Scotland be was instructed in the English language, after.
wards in the principles of the Christian religion, and then
baptized by the name of John Sackliouse. He can converse
with perfect ease, and write his name very legibly. He is of
a copper colour, a good looking man, with an intelligent
countenance, about five feet six inches high, stout made, and
possesses great streugtb and agility. His canoe, which is his
chief appendage on board the Isabella, is the same in which
hr was found at sea ; it 1- la fret lung, is made entirely of
seal skins, and is entirely water proof. It is equally pointed
at both ends like one of the small boats on the Thames, com-
monly called funnies ; hut the upper part is covered like the
deck of a small sailing boat. There is one openiug in the
middle, into which he introduces more than half the lower
part of his body ; lie then fastens the skins next to this open-
ing round his body, by means of a belt made of a whale's
entrails, while the upper part of his body is so well covered
with a jacket of skins, that only his hands and face are ex-
posed to wet. Thus, with a paddle in his hand, lie can reeve
his canoe either backward or forward, with a velocity fa
exceeding that of any four-oared cutter. But the most as-
tonishiug part of his performance is, that by which lie can
give his vehicle all the properties of a life boat, and preserve
himself, like a seal fowl, amidst the most tempestuous wea-
ther. He throws himself down on one side, betimes entire-
ly immersed in the water, whilethe canoe, moving in the same
direction with him, is turned bottom upwards, and he comes
up again on tbc other aide, and completely rights himself.—
What makes this movement still more extraordinary is, that
all this time he never loses hold of his paddle. He has al.
ready exhibited himself in this manner three different times
in the river, before multitudes of spectatora. The third ex-
hibition was on Saturday week, in the•presence of Lou* Mel-
ville laid others. It is worthy of remark, thathe nit-er misses
any object at which he throws his dart. First of all he casts
a long spear to a considerable distance ; this remains buoy-
aut in the water, with a part of the handle above the surface;
he teen throws a dart at this handle, and small as the object
is, lie always hits it.
Lord Castlereagh, Lord Yarmouth, the Bishop of Winches.
ter, the llishop of Oxford, Mr. Cruker, and several other
persons uf distinction, came down to Deptford, and went on
..Huard the Isabel:a, where they waited fur a long time, in ex•
pectatiun of seeing this Dative of the Arctic regions commence
his operatious ; but, owing twa circumstance, which we are
about to mention, they experienced a sad disappointment.—
The Esquituaux having gone on shore, that morniug, was ac_
custed by a matt from Loudon, who, after representing o him
the dangers of the expedition he was about to embark in, and
the liberty lie possessed of disposing of his person, in what-
ever manner he chose, held out to hint (probably without any
authority) a promise of several thousand pounds, if he would
quit • the ship, :led exhibit himself at the Aquatic Theatre,
Sadler's Wells. His prksleand his prospects having experienced
this teousentary elevation, while his brain was nearly intuxiea-
ten by copious draughts of grog, lie came on board the ship,
swaggered about the deck, boasted of his importance and his
promised wealth, and obstinately refused to exhibit himself
in hit bumble canoe. The officers, anxions to gratify their
eistinguished vieitersonade oat of intreaties, promises, and
icon threats, hut all to no purpose. Lord Castlereagh and
others offered him a handsome sum, on condition that lie
should commeucc his operatioes, but the offer was rejected.
'Due Noble victors were, therefore, obliged to return to town
without having their curiosity satisfied. About ten thousand
spectators, who crowded the decks of the surrounding ves-
sels. experienced a similar disappointment.
The officers of the expedition now began to eutertain
serious appieliensioue lest they. should lose a person, from
whom they expected to. derive many advantages. They,
however, used tio compulsion or restraint, but left him to the
exercise of his own 'aidginent, after proper remonstrances;
and we ate happy te say, that, the next moroing, alr. John
Sackhouse submitted quietly to all the regulattons that had
been previeusly prescribed to him, expressed great sorrow
for his obstinacy. and disobedience, as well as his determina-
tion to continue with the expedition, on its outward and
homeward voyage and is now on board the Isabella, where
in consequence of an Admiralty order, no stranger is permit-
ted to come near him. Two artists, however, have been
allowed to come on hoard, and take his likeness.

VICII-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, M-ken, Si.
wATicas V. TAYLOR.

Mr. Roupell, at the doing of the Court, moved that the excep-
tions in this case, which were to be set down for argument betbre ttts
Hooour on the first day of hearing exceptions in the ensuing Term,
should not be set don't in the paper until the second day.

. .
After a few oluiervi.iionl,
The Vice Chancr.lor I,aid—" Let it be understood that they will
peremptorily come on foe argtunent on the second day of hearing
exceptions in next Term."

The following phenomena observed here OM Wednesday
the 4th Mt have not before been made public. At nigh water,
about 30 minutes past lour o'clock in the afternoon, the wind
then blowing from the south-west, with moderate weather,
the tide flowed at the Old Dock Gates lb feet 0 niches. '
After the tide bad fallen froml to2inches,thc Dock Gate,closed
as nsnal with the ebbing of the tide, which then begin again
to du w to the height, as near as can be calculated, of tour or
five inches, theieuy opening the gates again; and continued
flowing a sufficient time to allow one ship and several small
vessels to pass into the dock, helot c it again began to fall.
The tempestnous night of Wednesday ensued ; the wind blew
a heavy gale still from the S. W. and at high water, at live
o'clock on Thursday morning the tide bowed I ► feet 1 inch ;
being 4 feet 5 inches less than on the preceding evening ;
although from the spring tide► basing put in, the water ouglit,
accuroieg to the usual state of things, to have !lowed higher
than uu ins Weilvesday evening. No particular remark was
made at tl,e Ulne at the Humber Dock Gates ; but from the
Tide table kept there, it a4peais that the difference in the
flowing of the water, bet wesui the evening anti morning !Wei,
was much the 'awe as at the DlrlDuckGates. As these meant
stances can scarcely be accounted for by the tempestuous
Nate of the wesithi r, it is probable a great convulsion of na-
ture has taken place, in some distant place, of winch we have
not oCCUIVCII accomit.— /Mt.
Several lions. tigers, and panthers. are about to be added to the
society. a tau royLl menagerie. at Paris. They are already arrived
at Ilene and Iklarseillta. The garden of the nieuagrzic e. so been-
larged in cm-emu:awe of this ef