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WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

Last morning these Sessions commenced before
R. BAKER, E.q. and a Bench of Magistrates. On
the Grand Jury being sworn, the CHAIRMAN ad.
dressed them as Mows :
Oentleineis of the Grind Jury—l am happy to Worm
you that the calendar is mach smaller than usual ; yea will
therefore not he detained lung is the investigation of the
business that will come before yea. lam glad also to cow.
(reenlist yon on the good order mid tranquillity of the city
of Westminster, and the metropolis in general. The mos.
sures adopted by Parliament have had the effect of enabling
the quiet soil well-disposed to follow their avocations and
perform their duties to society its safety and quiet. It is
nut necessary for me to advert to particular Act, of the
Legislature—you are, no doubt, acqnsiuted with them. 1
shall not, therefore, detain you, having a fall knowledge
that you will dispose of all business that comes before you
properly."
WARREN'S sHINIt4G BLACKING.
The Court was occupied for several hours in
hearing a case which, according to the state-
ment at one side, vitally arced the health of
passengers in the most public street of the metro.
polio; and, on the other, materially affected the
most shining part of the dress of our Dandies,
navel, military, and civil. It was, in fact, whether
no less an article than Warren's Shining Blacking
was, or was not. to be had in full prime in so con-
venient a vicinity to the fasilronVole world es in dm
Strand.

It was an indictment ftw a ituisance brought
against the widow Warren, and her son Benjamin,
as co-proprietors of Warren's Shining Blacking,
by several of the neighbours in the Strand, and the
nuisance was alleged to exist in the unwholesome
and noxious effluvia which was inhaled by passen-
gers from the premises, as they passed along. This
bad effect was spoken of by witnesses who resided
in the neighbourhood of Mrs. Warren.
Mr. Reece, a tailor, said, it injured his clothes,
particularly the olive colours. Other neighbours
deposed to the same effect ; and some persons, con-
versant in the principles of chemistry. spoke to the
deleterious rtlicts produced to passengers by tha
manufacture of the blacking. and which, according
to their opinion, arose Goal the boiling of vitriolic
acid and vinegar, and the burning of animal sub-
stances, such as buses, which produce the shi•i„g
colour of the blacking.
Evidence was offered to prove the parties in the
firm, but the only part of it to spew Benjamin
Warren to be • proprietor was, that he was seen
looking over the books, and that he occasionally
paid the rents of the premises. The eldest son, it
was said, was not iii the way to be served with pro-
cess under this prosecution.
Mr. Serjeant TADDY contended, that this evi-
dence as to the proprietorship was incomplete, and
the Court admitted the .validity of the objection.
The indictment was therefore quashed.
Not the least profitable part of this investigation.
so prematurely interrupted by a legal objection,
devolved upon the Gentlemen of the Bar.
For the prosecution there were Mr. BOLLAND,
Mr. ALLEY, Mr. Angiesius, and Mr. IA Lsroso,
For the Defendant. Mr. Serjeant•'l'ADDY, Mr.
DENNAN. Mr. ARABIN. and Mr. ANDREWS.

A ousober of idle canes of assault were tried iu
the course of the day.

We hear from good authority, that Lord COM.
MINERS, ■t present Commander-in-Chief of the
West India Islands, will shortly proceed to Ceylon,
to take the command in that quarter, in the room
of Lieutenant-General Sir ROBERT BZOWNBIOC.

We are alto informed. that the gallant Lieutenants
General Sir JOllll OSWALD is destined to be the
successor of Sir Tmus. MAITLAND in the Govern-
raent and chief command of the lonian Islands. It
will be remembered that it was this distinguished
Officer who originally mooned these W•laudt from
French domination, and whose subsequent conduct
gave such entire satisfaction to the natives, and was
the means of reconciling them to British Governs
meat.
Advices love been received from Trinidad to the
.end of November, by which we learn that five
English Gentlemen, who had been engaged in ob.
tist ll ing supplies for the Insurgents on the Spanish
Main, %bile proceeding to Angostura in II small
vessel, were captured by a Royalist armed brig at
the mouth of the Orinoco. It is also stated that a
considerable quantity of specie; taken by General
BOLIVAR at Salida Fes the capital of New Gres
noda; lied been transmitted saves the country to
Angostura. • • .

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skatigtoir noble
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FORGERY ON TN E HOtISE OF SIR JOHN PERRINO
AND CO. , . •
. Yesterday Jetties ' Moistiffen, a Inv man not more
than. II ran of age, of eimpeclable opmeraere mot ad-
dress, and formerly a clerk is the employment of Mr. Hied- '
leg, notaryriblie, of Hall-alley, Lombard river, wail
brought up by Mitcham, um of the Pear/. Ohc.rs, oho
apprehended him it the White Hart Nu, Bash The charge
against him war, that he forged a check Caren in the name
of his late employer. Mr. Harding, purpnetlue to be drawn
un the bask of Sir John Penises and Co.
Mr. Barber, one of the Ares of Perris* and Co. stated,
that iai Saturday last, a driver of one of the preilic rosettes
' tame to the Hank end presented the (-hark in ourstimi fop
i”ynrent. It purported to be drawn by Mr. Harding, of
$ Rail-alley, Lombard-street, for eV. The emery, was so es-
timely well execoted, that the clerks in the Bank had no
iuspicioe whatever of it ; but 11r. Harding.* lodgments in
the Bank bad been overdrawn by a check of 651. Ins. which
had beets some lime Imbue presented and paid. The check
was sent op by the clerks t• Mr. Barber, who tonerted it,
and the imitation was so very complete, that be did not
think it was a forgery. He looked at Mr. Hai it;ug's se-
Count, and found no mosey, to his credit in the Paul.. The
check was therefore seat to Mr. Harding, with • to. wage, to
know the come of his mat having provided payment fur it.
Mr. Harding, ore looking at the check, declared that he bed
not drawn it, and slat it was of cruse a forcer,. Or re-
viling this inform/Moo the Bank berme shunoml—they
paid, on the 14th of December, a similar check loran. lbs.
purporting to have been drawn by Mr. Harding, which he
also dehlarril to he s forgery. The Bank bad an oiler, mat
dumb to Bath with the combater, who prnersted timbal,
and there the Penner was apprehended.
Thrum Ball stated, that he lived at Nowhere; that be
drives front the Golden Cross, Charing-cross, to Newbury.
The draft for 4131. presented to hint was she same which he
presented at Sir John Perrin*s dank. He got that draft
from George Gnell, a fellow-servant of eriturese's, to present
at the basking-horse in London.
George Goell is coachman, sod drives the light Beth
coach. He got the check in question front the Prisoner at
the bar. The Primmer asked witness whether be was going
up to Lowder, robs mid be was not, but that he could send
up
any erinunsods of his by his fellow servant (the last wa-
wa.), upon which the Prisoner gave him the cheek, to have
it presented at SirJohs Paring's. Witness hooded it over to
Ball, desiring him at the same time to bring back the mo-
sey for it, and that the Prisoner would reward him for his
trouble.
Mr. Harding Weis, looked at the cheek, declared it to be
• forgery; it was never draws or signed by him. The Pri-
ewer at the bar had been in his emplormot as clerk.
The Prisoner did not my any thing whatever in his de-
fence. He said that be bad friends, some of whom lived at
Hampstead, who were not aware of his present situation.
He was remanded, principally we believe, to give him an
opportunity of seeing end conversing with his friends, be.
fore Iris Goal committal for trial.
A youug fellow, of the name of George Farther, was
brought up on a charge of street robbery. He met two
Ladies walking iu High•street, Aldente, on Werturesny
morning, and in a most audacious manner, he snatched away
the ridtesk of one of them.
The Ladies were not able, through the effects of terror, to
make any resistance, but an °Seer of Aldple Ward suc-
ceeded in taking the Prisoner iuto custody. There was
nothing of value in the ridicule the Prisoner took away, hut
is the ridicule of the other Lady there were lank notes to
the amount of seven or eight potords. The Ladies eel being
able to appear, the Prisoner was remanded.
cow-eraser.
DARING STREET ROBBERY.
On Wednesday afternoon, about five o'clock, as Mr. John
Berne, • toolmaker, who keeps a house in Charles-court,
in the Strand, was in the act of tensing oat of the end of
the court into the Strand, he was suddenly attacked by a
mats, knocked down backwards, and at the same time robbed
of his watch. The attack was so sudden, and the fall so ,
Intent, that be was senseless for a *hurt time. He reneged
to his Arany win related what hull happested, 044 pith
watch as Int ; however, hie slaughter was ikieresbetill Ws i
to do it es easily, and set off to call at all the poweheohooe 1
for Some distance round the neighbourhood, 110 Imre a 40. ;
acription 'Aber father's watch, of which be bed bees robbed.
In a short time after a woman presented a watch at Mr.
Ashman s, the pawnbroker, in the Strand, for pledge. Ttie
simplest, suspected the watch to be the same of which in-
formation had Just been received that Mr. Borne bad been
robbed of, but was nett certain, and went to call the young
eau, who was up stairs, who had received the information,
to be cougrased its his siespieion ; use women In doubt,
having a guilty knowledge that the watch had been stolen,
took the opportunity of the young wora's torts* his
back, left the shop, and made her escape, leaving the watch.
—lnformation was then sent from Mr. Asbmaa's to Mr.
Borne, informing him that a watch, answering the descrip-
tion of his, had been brought to the *bop Ibe • pledge.
Yesterday the parties attended before Mr. Goan, the
sitting Magistrate, when Mr. Borne stated that the attack
opus bins was so sodden, that be should not know the rub-
ber again if he was to see him. There were a number of
persons passing at the time close to him, and a lamplighter
was lightine st lamp near the spot; notwithstanding, before
he had crucially recovered to inform the passengers what
had happened, the robber had escaped, and it wee whines
which coarse he had taken.
The young man from Mr. Ashman's stated, that the
wanes who offered the watch to pawn was sot known at
their shop.
Una Ur. Berne wearing to the watch being his property
it wits restored to him, and lie observed, that be thought
himself a very lucky man.

1111111.8011OU0EMSTIIIIIT.
QUARREL IN HIGH LIFE.
Yesterday moraine, whilst the attention of Ilse Aitliag
Magistrate, H. M. Dyer, Eel. was seriously acespied iu
bearing a ease of felony, sod the office belts( crowded to ex-
cess, a young gentleman,dressed in a style of superior
fashion, rushed into the See in a flood of tears, sod with
an authoritative and audible voice exclaimed, " Can I speak
with the Magistrate!" bet sot receiving ais inissiediate
answer he retired outside the door it great baste and agile-
lion' whirl clamed greakenelosity. In a few minute,' after-
wont' be returned, and with hurried step repaired to a CUMIN
of the office, where be seated himself upon a veal, and
reunified forswore time, with his head leaking on a *ilk bend-
kereffsef which he held labia band, and beappareatly sought
relief by big drops of lean rollisig doom his cheek., and at
intervals Ise would start up andetemp, and set in a Manner
which led to a belief that his intellects were mil in a healthy
condition.
Shortly after another young Gentleman, dressed in equal
style, calmly walked into the Crams, and went into the pri-
vate apartmeat (this was the above persen's heather), end
the Magistrate joined them twinsodiakely, when the Gentle-
mai Rho at firm entered made a Mane of anion agaidst
his brother, and to prevent a fight between Omni Mace, the
officer, was called into the parlour.
The Complainent, who is neer six het high, cried exam-
lively, soil said that his brother (who It fat !melbas him-
self) bad struck him, and be did all in ble power te mike
him'tincomMrtattle, and so did they all, and they prevented
him from seeing his younrst brother. Whenever be called
et the house en a rainy day, they suffered him to remain
knocking at the door until he was quite drenched with wet.
Me did sot &serve it ; he frequently let them bawl money,
and was very fund of his brushers.
The brother silently listened to IM charge, fur which the
Magistrate Andrei no foundation, endeavoured to appease
the enrnged brother, while the odic weal out tbe back gra?.
He afterward, quitted' the office ander the protection of his
beery servant.
We Understand that the yosing,rollessen are of a noble
family, and moving in the higtseel duels of feetrion.
•
There hove bees for the lam •fevr day, several
•
'poly visible oil the"suti's dies ias a two, arr."
large. It is remarkable that these epee change
*co figure diilll positing,. mud dismay we war.
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'sear with souses! rauswistgs •

RSTTING

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MI le 1 Or, Ir, 80 4. I .sts4 eels out or
15 I. 1 .got P. .a Titlark
16 S. 1 Orli *WOW lo 1011 to 4 aor(Lork•
!wow, um So 4 std lemma fait
18 so 1 apt Dope lOU so 4 got *wallet to
• Whiskrr.
toags.
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land I 13 so 1 401 111r.11)rodhis.
RIDIIBB4WOUTH•

Sin to owe against Pivedaree.
riLtv MASI.
.1 Mal st Duke a slushed; led S la i against the
ifinsing Oaks eel Iliitolleswarth.
PRO BM; A NM".
ikeineiday Morning Richard Stanton. • young mew, oh,.
It wisp be rentemin•rell, a short time ago ailrisipierl to nu
twenty-one miles in three hears, it wliirb be failed bp lee
ansates of the gist. time, again sittempted a risisliar tank,
according to agreenseink rya the masa spot of gemelill is else
ltegeat'• Park, hating rtteurrred from a slit& WM. width
be received I. the priiw attempt i fifty gehiesi was um slake.
Oa martin he went silk great speed. andleontiouted en is do
the the first seven miles (seessinnisOp lemening
which he performed in 110 e haw and fife", sertmels; the
second he performed is one logy kid tee
111.11 it,iipoles;Iqe
last Cll miles iu use Lowe; oitii het AA
lifty seconds : his failure sum attribeited to a knenspjkil,in
consequence of clipping in the lett hour.


STAG istisr.

A CURIOUS occtraitENct
On Torah, the !Ist eh . tbatnas's Day), us sumal,
stag was turned ont from Path. the puberty pf
the Doke of Marlborough. It directed its Mfrs, tower&
Wiekem, and from theme it toot the high rood sad pro-
ceeded to Oxford; mid then followed one of the loom Ir'•u-
-tifol and picturesque sights that ems hr issagiised. The
stag and dogs in close permit, followed by • pest nowilwr
of well-hoown sea ezpeneseed speitomen, proceeded up the
High.street, im far as Rrazeseuse College, whew, to the so
small nstosishinest of houdredittlf spectators, the *Mg look
refuge in tke Chapel, during ditto, service, where it was
killed, sass airemonie, by the eager dogs.

A LLIANCR.

Tuesday months( • concourse of peno•s was attracted
to Paddiogton parish, is co•serlsesce of as amormur metro
of SO, well kuown in that Neighbourhood ►y the name of
Old Janes Jusia, leading a Lie looking your* woman
of 21 tw the hymeneal altar, surrounded by • grasp of
children, graod.children; and other relali►ea—tbe grand.
children aloes annotbeting to SR. lie is a sawyer by trade.
sad bad &sirloin children by his drat wife, all living.
the youngest of whom, a &nisei between 40 and 50, with a
good not, of spirits, accoMpsoied the procession to witness
the felicity of her papa. The amiable fair nue was an inmate
of the Doke of Tort patelic.imiase, Green were, Fairway,-
road, and the ceremony was the result of a loss conriship.
The happy Adonis was dressed is en swigs? style, with a
red nightcap upon his bead; he eat an eatraorilinary ap.
peat ante, and was alined doable from age, and caused much
laughter.

P I S.
Yesterday Morning, at two o'clock. i fire broke net in the
premises of Messes. Gray sad Hull, chair and bedstead.
stanufacturors, of No. 11, Newsnasoireet, Oxford-Meet,
wAieA Coloneneed by same sbavlags vaulting ire is the
workshop. It was discovered in its infancy. and every
effort was resorted to to prevent the rapid progress of the
flames, which threatened great damage, Until the wilesl of
the Phdinis and other engines, which, with a good raptly
of water, happily prevented more injury than the destruc-
tion of a considerable part of the premises and stock.
A vetoed fire broke out in the house of Mr. Knight, linen-
draper, of Foloy-place, Mary-le.baue, about II o'clock on
Wednesday sight, is couselaeite of i Spark baring caught
some of the light furniture is the shop. The flames had
spread to a considerable extent before thrs tire was disco-
vered, es Which the alarm was made, and several engines
arrived WI the spot very speedily ; and it ring owing to the
active cdertions of the Ilrenseit that the whole prewar& errs*
sot destroyed. Considerable damage waif done to the lows
part of the helm avid properly.

ATTRNIPtPD SUICIDE THROUCIII TISTRES.T.

Yeste►day wonting Abraham' Aimee, a conotatle; via* gMng
through Homertoe.firldo, whine hr saws ponr man, meet
miserably dad, lying in a ditch. Ile went to the spot, and
found bias to all appraranre dead and stiff, with his hands •
tied behind with a piece of park-thread, and likewise a piece
of pack-thread, doubled, tied round bia neck. He instant: y
rut it with his knife, sad carried the man in his arms in the
next public•housr, where be was placed -. good dr• in
"nese blankets, and •Rea proper mean■ had woo sued fur
about halide hoar, animation was restored.

U. Wag itilerrogated, the poor creature said be is a na-
tive of Wallionistow, that his name h (i. urge Xnepson,
and get his living by labouring work, but airier the e 0,7-
abestemeat Ili the present frost, be meld not get any em-
ployment, and be was compelled to part with his belle fur-
niture and the doilies of hit family, which reduced skein bi
Ibt alumell distress. He was reluctant ti apply for 'cliff to
the palish, as be was in dilly expectation of work, but the
weather still roationing nafsvoorable, he eletermiwed to
come to are his only brother, whoa few years ago wa. if)
good at Blackwell. Dyeing the whole ..f
Illedairibilif be sought him in vain, lint at 14,4 he was told
Icy übe tithe inhabited's, that a man whom hr believed t., .
be the same, kad entered ou board a skip (a South Sea .
whaler) abuse two years bark, and hail out site. bin n
heard of; as to bie family, bet:mild not gain ate leart Hann -
ofultiou. &lag thus disappointed, lie mask hi. !fistula
known to theitante MA/Algal, aid very kindly thwiell him
dills bread and cheese. ilk remainder of Cite evening be
,pest I. seeking a kidgisig, bat having no money, As mild
Dot get any,awl he strolled Mto the heads no his return home
with • view of sleeping in atone abed or out-house under abet-
ter, but skin eves be did not meet with, and 'being Dearly pe-
rished with cold, be resulted In rid himself of life, which he
attempted to pat Mlis "freer Isf tyseg hi, Ninth with a pionala
of park-thread, bawler previously tied • piece resod his
neck, which he fastened tea stump in tlie bedgevand by
twisting his heads be a peculiar eammer, and getting his legs
not through them, he gat men: walla, but sten be leap. 4
of the ditch, the strisg brotei aild' he reinaiimil in the in-
testine is libido be wee Not& A Ail la muse, was made
up
to mad hint to his pariah. .

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'The stake of fifty guinea" aside. for the 6,ht
between Spring and R. errs, rho, r arle oo Wed.
parr of a aide,

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nrsday sighri in parr of one liondtfed a siddi. Tr.e
battle is to take place OY lb. .seconcrTuifilay•to.
Febrosty. Six to fuer on Spunsift4., °
t enmity he or Middleseir (4Sni-
Messer at Ha•lcs's Hall ots hionday'AmtarPthe
Bailey Sessions st tne stioal'plact oallteOtherd4: •
Yestriday tonrisitig a ifinotiauSiMirater .VIR:a
taught by the' watehistut ih the iict.l,trsitoiit:g th,%
Insure of Hex" All tit "
liPettllC-Eiti,WlA- ler,
Brunswick-Square,e hid heti e tikes. thelattlei,
rad. filted a' !svelter .011. aitors.64,
op., Ott HrtiiirtliuVetter Newel
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,by either. The poor filtrate. who feel
i both, are a mild and inisffensire people.
sprung PORI some of the eissiserous
of the great Tartar family, to which both
and Jispowese empires owe their origin.
elownio soiled f Awetscho Bey as
/, 1011, in' the imperial sloop of war
and on the 17th June had castle sheer.
the islands, from the 13th im the chain.
18th, when he found himself very near
comet of the northern extremity of
which he *apposed to he inhabited by
Oii lantbeig. however. he
accosted by a Japatreoe chief, attended by
soldiers, who immediately demanded if the
meant to treat them an Chwootoff
, and indeed they soon Seemed that
inhabitants were firmly persuaded they were
same errand. Thus suspected, they
to take their departure, havisig pro-
. of the native Kurile., named Akira
leximovitseh. who spoke the Russian language. to
them as au isiterpreter. 'they then made
the island of Kunaschirr (the gOch
chain) where, Alexei inforined them,
be supplied wish wood and water.
is only separated from Maternal by a
1, and may be snail to be a cOuStilUelit
Japanese empire. On entering the
guns were fired as the Dian* from
fegeillbling a fort. hang round with
white striped cloth: sentinels were seen
various plaetoc. -near painted embrasures.
waving in different parts of the town.
anchored at a safe disisince, and Cap-
Golowain went in his boat towards the shore,
guns opened upon him again. Finding it
is to proceed, he returned on board, the Ja-
continuing to fire long after the boat was out
readi. Thu. precluded from all oral coat-
Captain Golownin, who had probably
significant symbols which his country-
Scythian., once presented to Darius, now
hand at a similar conundrum. He sawed
iwo, in one half of which he placed a
ater, a piece of wood, and • Inindful of
express his wants; in the other a few pi.
piece of yellow cloth, and some beads
to spew his reechoes. to pay for them.
were Boated towards the town, and two
another cask was observed on the water.
' • little box, in which the Japanese,
have preferred the hieroglyphic mode
correspondrssce, had enclosed a letter (which,
• Burnes's were unable to read) and
drawings, both of which represented the
easel, a boat towing the cask, and the
but with this dill: rence. that, in
the guns of the castle were firing.
the other their muzzles were turned
These ingenuous devices (nightly pus-
', and eachexplaicied them after his own
log however in one point. that the Ja-
Used holding say intercourse with them.
iterpretation, we humbly conceive, lay on the
read it thus;—lf, after receiving this
depart before next morning, we will not
• if you continue till after sunrise, we
guns of the fort against you.
Diana stow stood to a distaot part of the bar
village. where the Bassoon, helped them.
such provisions as they could find, !wenn-
and other articles what they judged to be
'ent. At length • bast with Japanese
Kurile interpreter ventured from the
. was wet by Contain Golownin. They
themselves for 6ring at the vessel, on NC.
Chwostoff's conduct a few yearn. before;
were now satisfied, they said, of the peace-
(ions of the present visitors, whose wants
ready to supply ; and entreated the Cap-
shore to communkate with the Go-
he promised to do the following day.
however, keep his word, but coots-
his water casks. A day or two after.
was observed to he dropped out of a
was found to contain all the articles
been left by the Russians at the village
for what they took. The Japanese on
beckoned them with' white fans, mid

lications of their wishes that the Russians
, Capt. Golownin vented this opportunity
testing with the Governo►, and taking
lezei and a seam, landed on the brach,
rest to keep the host afloat, and not to
Japanese to go into he►. The Japanese
with every mark of civility, and desired
At on the beach till the governor should
Presently a strange figure came stalking
complete armour ; his eyes fixed ou
his hands pressed close to his sides, pro-
pace so *IOW that he scarcely extended
beyond the other, and keeping his legs as
• as if a stream of water had been run-

weea theta." This sedate persounge
the others had done. by apologizing for
open the Diana; but said it would not
heppeasil had the boat they scut out ou her
been tiltt by one from the ship—a ridi-
oksmalasetioad. bat asserted with the most imissi.
ble ;ty. He then iavitedlowan. to partake
sacchi. caviar, and tobacco. the circle in
. time thickening with armed Jemmies.
smoked, drank tea. and joked together. ask-
of questioiss on both rider. through
interpreter. It was now discovered that
amour was not the Governor after all—
. man had remained in the castle expect-
stringers : the Captain. however. prudently
the visit, and afire an exchange of pre-
mutual civilities took his leave. In the
boat wee sent on shore for SOON fish which
pragnised.and returned with an invitation
Captain to bring with bun some of his
si the following morning.
Accordingly, the next day hr landed with Moor.
'midshipman. Chlebnikott tine pilot, and four
Three Japanese officers csine down to
begging them to wait a little until
was prepared, for their reception at the
'rhea his confidence (as he says) in the
of the Japanese, Guluwnin, wills a de.
infatenititai ter which we find It difficolt to
ordered the 'boat to be healed utast the
One sailor only to he left With it. On
• gate of the rustle, he was mitunisheel
eau 400 soldiers with* muskets. bows
id spears, arid sear a tent a count.
of Kurile*. Within this tent sat

the Gnverhor, in a suit of aritiour, wits tem
sabres under ht. girdle. awl three men epee
him. with his main. his musket, and his het.
met. Several Akers were silting ee the Aner,ell
of them armed. After tea and tobacco hall been
served, a multitude of gocatn►am were put, and the
answers carefully written down. It was e•onallY
observed, that the soldiers without the tent Steil
their 111141//ell drawn, awl that, at this time. the second
in coonsiaird whispered the governor ; thin caused a
•orreutary suspicion of treachery, but it was done
away by hilt ordering dinner to he served up; and the
party was egoist tranquillised. Whet, the dinner was
ended. and the Rumens were about to take leave,
the Governor intimated that it would be necessary
for one of them to remain in the castle, a. an host-
age, until the retorts of a messenger from the Gower.
DOT of 311191011 i with &II answer to the report he was
about to transmit to hint. Clolownin, startled at
this intimation, asked how long it might require.
and was answered about a fortnight. lie does' said
he must commit with his officers on boars( the ship,
but that none of his people could be left a. hostages.
The Goseritor now suddenly altered hin tone—
spoke loud sod with warmth—n►eutionrd the
mimes of liesaieoff and Chwootoff, and struck several
times on hie sabre. Golownin inquired what
he had been saying. "He says," replied she ter-
rified A kiwi. " that if he lets a single one of us oat
of the castle his own buweln will be ropt up." On
this the Russians Itpratig forward, and ran fur it.
The Japanese did not venture to close upon then►,
but set up a loud cry, threw billets of wood after
them, and ported them to the •beach. Here the
Russians perceived with horror that the title had
ebbed, and left their boat dry on the strand. The
Japanese seeing this. and that the :iiissiaris were
unarmed, became more confident, mid ourronsided
them. " I cast a look upon the boat," say. Goias..
" and said to myself, our list refuge Is lost ;
our fate is unavoidable—and I surrendered."

They were now conveyed back to the castle.
thrown on their knees. and hound with thick cords;
lest these should not be sofficieut, smaller woes
were srlded and drawn painfully tight. so that
their elbows nearly touched, and their hoods were
firmly boom, together. Their legs were also tied
together above the knee. and above the MI kir. ;
froth the fastenings behind proceeded the raid of
a curd, by which, on the slightest attempt to
escape, the elbows could he drawn in con•act, suit
the noose about the neck tightened to such a degree
as to produce strangulation. The rope's rod pro-
ceeding from the neck was then thrown over a beam
used drawn so tight that it was impossible for skein
to move. In this position their buckets were
searched, and every thing taken out or them ; after
which the Japanese sat down coolly to smoke their
pipes. The Lieutenant-Governor, however, very
loudly pointed to his mouth, "to intimate, per-
haps (says Golosenin), that it was intended 40 feed,
not to slaughter UP." They remained on hour iu
this state of susprissims both of body and • I,'
out knowing whether it might not be the good plea-
sure of the Japanese to hang them outright v* a
reislirgnu for ellerostistrs conduct ; but they de-
river), the Captain Chr4sTars4 'Ape CIPP•q•
!lotion irons faurying that if such was to be their
fate, the execution would take place on the beads
in sight of their caugheruett on hoard the Musa,
" which would augment the desire of vengeance,
and bring down the wrath of Alexander un the
heads of the whole Japanese nation !"
At length they were lOosened from the beam ;
and with all the fastenings kept tight, except those
of the legs. were led out of the castle and through a
wood. each having a conductor holding the end of
the cord, acid an armed soldier by Isis side. " On
ascending a MI1," says Golowoin, " we sew our ship
under sail. This sight lacerated my heart. When
Mr. Chlehoikoff, who was immediately behind me,
ezclainstd, •Wu:Wu Mielnieloeirsch ! take a last
look of our Diana; it seemed as though a deadly
poison had shut through my veins. Good heaven !
thought 1, how much do these words comprehend ?
take a last look or Russia, of Europe ! We belong
to another world I" In the midst of thew reflections
they :ward a cannouade, whirls they knew to pro-
ceed from the ship. These sounds served to add to
their misery, as, if any accident should befal her,
their fate would remain unknown in Russia.

In the midst of these melancholy boding... their
bodily sufferings were so far forgotten that they
were ouly recalled to a sense of them by Golownin
being actually choked with the tightness of the cord
about his neck ; his face war swollen and discolour-
ed ; he was nearly blind, and could scarcely utter
a word. lie made signs to the conductors; but
the cannonade had so frightened them that they
only urged on their prisoners the faster, looking
coritinually behind them, towards the quarter
whence the noise proceeded.
At length Golownin fell senseless to the -ground,
and on recovering found the Japanese sprinkling
him with water, and the blood gushing from his
mouth and nose ; on slackening the cords lie
recovered. In the evening they arrived at a
small village. sod being carried into an empty
ambulant, were 411lereek-mieue baited ricer they
were then stretched on the floor, sod the ropes, by
which they bad been led, attached to iron hooks
drivers into the wall. Their cooductors then sat
down to regale themselves with tea and tobacco.
Ira this situation they remained all night. The
seameu now began to reproach the Captain for
waist of prudence, but were reprimanded by Moor
and Chlebnikoff, who did all iu their power to
console their unfortunate commautter, whose bodily
suffering was aggravated by *apish of mind.
which induced him to pray for death as the greatest
of blesaings.
At day-light a plank was brought into the room.
laving rope" attached to the Isar corners, the cods
of which were tied together above it. On this
Golownin was placed. bound as he was, aiiil car-
ried away on the shoulders of two men, he knew not
whither. after taking • last farewell, as he thought.
of his oafs:tomato companions. lo a short time.
hearreets. he found himself io a beet, aide which
all the rest were brought one by one in the
setae smuttier. with ea armed soldier betweeu each
of them. They aroma the strait to the island of
Meteatair where they.weee plated its other bait. and
dragged alerts the shore the whole of that day and
the following nighi. They over, that reel
poet of the neat was thickly strewed with bead.
. Inge; et every third et North vend were parolees

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silloopiso.is etch extensive &hones appeared to be
carried OP.
Th..gh the Japanese paid no intention: to the
sufferings of their priloners from the tight lipmenno,
they were most attentive to their wants in all other
respects; they fed them with rice and broiled fish,
putting the meat with little Kielce into their
usouths ; and constantly flapping away the goats
mid flies which annoyed them. Oil their arrival
at a village, a venerehle old man brought them some
siechi, and stood by while they were eating it, with
evident marks of pity in his face. Nor was this the
only instance in which they experienced humane
and kindly attentions from individuals ; on the cone
trary, in the course of their long confinement they
met with so much sympathy from the highest to
the lowest, that Captain Galownin left Japes with
the must favourable impression of the benemeleuce
and generosity of the people.
The boats, which were thirty feet long and eight
feet bruad, were new dragged through some thickets,
and up a steep lull, on the otheir tilde of which they
• were launched into • sort of canal ; •t the termina-
tion of this they entered a large lake, which they
"cussed. In this way, sometimes by land and some.
times by water, but always firmly bound, arid,
when on shore at night, hung up by the cords to
hook. in the wall, they were conducted the? knew
not whither. The party escorting them amounted
to nearly 200 men; yet it was not till the Moth day
that they ventured ter loosen the cords sg the writes,
lat as to allow them to make ore of their hoods.
The prisoners now learned, for the first time, that
all this apparent inhumanity was intended es an act
IX kindness. It, prevent then', in the degreased
•It nation of their minds, from committing.suicide.
The extraordinary conduct of the Japanese in other
respects was also extolained ; and the Russians
could now understood why every evening they were
careful to -wash their feet with warm water; why
they would not allow them to eat strawberries
and raspberries ; why they would not suffer their
feet to be wet, but carried them over every splash
ur streamlet they tart with ; why, when they
marched along the banks of a lake or river, a Jo-
patiese invariably placed himself between each
Russian mod the water ; and finally why, after
their hands had been unbound, the Japanese always
took care to held their pipes for them while they
smoked : —it was done, as they now informed them,
that they might not convert the pipe into au in-
strument of death ; on this point, however, they
came to a sort of compromise—that the Russiaus
should fasten to the mouth-pieces of the pipe,
a wooden ball, of the size of a lien's egg, which was
supposed to he toe large to swallow. The act of
suicide, not being considered either by the Chinese
or .I.nranese as a crime, is very frequent in both
countries; and, as in both, the officers of govern-
ment are responsible for the health and safety of
those delivered into their custody, their °Semis,
attentions go near to verify our own adage of " kil.
ling with kindness."
Ott approaching Cbakodade they were met by
three officers who had been sent is, conduct them
thither. These new guides evidently wished to
render their situation us little distressing as pos.
eibleond, with the exception of loosing their bands,
inceie,lrd iu making them mote comfortable :
they took great pains to assure them that, alien
th-y reached Chakudade, they would inhabit a fine
house prepared for their reception, and enjoy the
society of the most distinguished inhabitants of the
place. As the ropes seemed to weaken the effect
of all these fine promises, the guards end red
to console them even on this point, by vehemently
',miming that the greatest officers of state, when
accused, were bound just se they were.
It was a whole month after leaving Ku...shier
before they reached Chakodade. lotto this city
they were marched with great pomp ; the sides of
the road were crowded with spectator., nuri, wo-
men, and children, who behaved with the utmost
olecofent. " I particularly marked their cougar-
anuices," says Gulownin, and never once observ-
ed a malicious look, or any signs of hatred towards
us, and nous showed the least de.poosittosi to insult
us by mockery mood derision." They were eOll-
- into a large wooden huildoug fenerd round
with prlisadues. It consuoted of a long passage or
lobby, with a number of *outlet, cages arranged on
each side ; and into these the unfortunate Russians
were thrust, each li.voug his separate cage.

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Captvi n Oeisensks Wit gitensalli rather a prolix the Dimon. a
*id tedious skowpal illiAdfreineul whicl, .hcir amp moires, on thr
s:e of the erew of the is ship Diana, rivet with down to the I
from the Japanese Government during their imtwi- the western
tap uteut among that strange people, of.whom we Retailing,. a
loom hat little, but to whose general chancier independent
;always excepting those connected wit!i the Governs) waa accosted
..rent) the. little we do knew is not 'anfavounible. i come Notifies.,
`.7earis 1111 l e, however, as the :Wails are, it must be Rii„ianc, me
. admitted that they embrace it moiety of matter soffi- had done; i
tinily curious to compensate for the heaviness of the inhabisat
I •,e narrative. Three is besides sn much naivete end come on the
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tlnhomnrie in the description of the pitiable eon- determined é
' i :76,011 its which lie and hie conirade.s were cooped cured one of
J sl, for two years in Japanese cages, awl so good motintoeiteei
i a all kindly a disposition to palliate and find excuses accompany th
tar the scurvy treatment which they received, that it sail towards
is hardly iliPtiolble to be out of humour with the link in the 4
..arhor. or not to take an interest in all the little they might
roncerna of himself and his fellow.prisocers. 'Fins island i
• `To account fur the extroordinery. conduct of the narrow strait,
Japanese toward. Captain Golooniii, it will he pro- part of the
rer to;eake a brief retrospect of the connexion, if harbour two
'',l 1 it may he so called, which has enbeleted between something re
nitrite 'find Japan. About forty years ago ll II- blue amid whi
• I . [anew' vessel was wrecked on one of the Aleutian posted 111 vari
1 1-iarids: the crew were saved and conveyed to ad Raga c,„,
, likulek, where they were detained about tea The Diana al
sears; well treated, and instructed in the Russian rain Colossal.
I language. Oa sending them back to their native when the gun
country, the Empress Catharine. instructed the dangerous to
, . 't ;riveritor of Siberia to endeavour to establish solidi wiliest contin
fttendly rel.tions es might tend to the mutual berme- of their reach,
*of both countries. For this purpose, he was touitication, I
' i -*netted to dispatch an envoy. to his own risme, heard of the s
• e ith crednentiale and suitable laments. inkilig men. the Scy
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lipid or WWI& The Governor fixed upon a a cask in is
i L ieutenaut of the name of Leeman, who, embark- glass of water
lag in the Catharine, transport, ailed from Okotzlt rice, to raper
c., I..•the autumn of 1792, and landed on the northern astreg, a pie
4 oast of the island of Miasmal, where he passed the and pearls, I
1 waiter. In the following summer he entered the These casks e
Lathan,- of Chekodade, on the southern coast of drys alter mut 1
' Me %sine island, and travelled from thence to the It contained
cliital, which also bears the name of Matswai, who seem to
1 ssodis ii listed at the distance of three days rurueY of correspond
to the westward, however, the
' I ?ere he entered into negotiations with the officers two drawing
of the Japanese Government. and (es the sole result cootie, the is
• t.; his labours) obtained from them a declaration us rising sun;
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( a wing to the following effect :-1. That although the one. the
' .. 1 t!,eir laws inflict tierpetual imprisonment on every
whilst in the
r.; ranger landing iii any part of the Japanese empire, backwards.
:.rharbour of Nangeselti excepted. yet. in consi-
sled the crew,
r.-rai inn of the ignorance of these law., pleaded by way, agreeing
I. , Hussiena, and of their having saved the lives passes deciin,
t i -
1 4 1 .evcr..l Japanese subjects, they are willing to The interpret
i.... ye the strict esiforcement of them, in the present ' surface—we I
it: aanc•e. provided Lieutenant Leeman will pro-
letter, you de
~,i-e, for himself end his countrymen, to return
molest you ; i
J.:.tiolnstely to his own country stud never again to 1 will turn the 1
oi twouch *or part of the coast. but the harbour The Diana
rilarreentrl. ~.I. That the Jepasiese Government thanks „war s einem
t• .. Ilii,ialis for the care taken of its subjects; selves to such
Iolat ti a: seine time informs, them, that they rosy in money mid
e•ihre leave them or carry them back again, as an equivalent
ti.ey think fit, es the Japanese consider all men to officers and a
' )- t-...10rig to whatever country their destiny may carry shore, end we
t, -m, and where their lives may have been pro- excused them
t ••6:tetl, count of Cha
lt' oh this document Leeman returned to Okotzk but they were
. i,. the autumn of 1793. During his stsy in Japan he able intention
kid been treated with the greatest civility; at his de- they were rest
pa rot re hi. was gratuitously provided with every thing trio to go on
ILA essery for the voyage, sod finally dismissed with • „r„,.. which
v.:ivy of presents. Catharine did not think fit to. He did not,
. persate this opening for a restricted intercourse, but nued to fill I
eevertheless kept her attention fixed on Japan, and another cask i
.sairsoisrege.l the cultivetiou of the latiguage, which boat ; it was
t:ae shipwrecked Japanese had afforded her people which had bee
tire means of acquiring. No further communication as payment foi
took place during her reign, or that of her suites- shore now he
sur ; but Alexander, desirous of renewing the in- made indicatii
I:ecourse. sent the Chamberlsiu Resairoff on a for- should lead. (
Thal embassy, in 1803, with credentials and valu- of connunic,
e .!e presents to " his good brother the Emperor of with him Alea
J.,tniii." • ordering the r
Li: our review of Captain Kraseostern's Norms permit any ji
t,e of :hat Expedition, the reader will have seen received him a
l; s. usteraciatis and undignified manner in which him to wait o
. I.:miasma' conducted himself; sod the tameness arrive. Prese
'II v,,t;r winds he antlered himself to be first insult. down in cons
r.: by the Japanese Government. and then dim. the earth. his
i o•:‘,ed with u notification that they had sio wish ceeding in a t
,!! . . lk.r my Ruesien snips to approach any part of the one foot beyo
i valbls of idiom. Though Kesaooff took all this wide apart u
4...3. petleirtly while he was cooped up within the ning between
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hrnihne paling on the beach of Nangasaki, yet began, as the
1, •apprers that he meditated vengeauce ; and. oo heaving fired a
i, :":ks reittrat to Kswitschatka, applied to two per- have happen,
.i, ....el; a the name of Chwostoff and Davidoff; arrival bee,
•re
each of ial)oni commended a =Mill vessel is the coolie randeo,
. service of the Americ=a-Russian Company.-o we graei ty.
These of lcere readily entered auto the views of the of tea, sacchi
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Ambess..dor, whose instructions they considered the mean ti,
si. arneeming from the throne; and proceeded to They smoked
r...e:iste the treatment which he had experienced ing a variety
at Nangaaaki. out indeed on the offendaug party. the Kurile in
isia oft 11:e innocent moires of one of the soutbetu the man to sr
hurtle,' belongiog to Japan, whose villages they that great ma
1.• .n tiered, murdering some. and carrytug off :al; the strong
E,Per. s.f rite inhabitants. Raosooff died ou ins way declined the
la Petershurgh„ and the two officers, whom he „nu and ms
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p:...1,:...-41 :u L. outrageous eitieribrose, met an au. evening a boa
1ir..,24 t..!•!, by falling into the Pieta, where they had been peat
b!.:J. 'we i.i11.41. to tilt Capt
'flirt tee expedition of Captain Gutter/nits had „germ a the
a..-: thing heyrind the mtsissible object of making Accordingl
a ...neer of lire Kurile islands, there is no rases, to the midahip,
'where; but it must have been obvious. that. iu ma'am Th
is. perform:4.Tc of this duty. he could not well meet them. I
1' &raid roam% in coitact with the Japanese suthone every thing ,
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1 ,i,( a. AO thins incur the hazard el exciting the castle. To e,
jealousy, end alarm of e people messily susceptible wood &ill, of
3 . er: With: This chain of jellied. rousts,. of twenty. 17 ;‘, y- a i„rmo
It., firer. divided between the Itteeeiese sod the Jape.
. occouiit. owls
sieve ; Niphon, coutsittiag the Capital of Japan. ahem sod',"
• %-e .a
. , . betile the southern extremity of th m e chain, and • e,
Slows She.. 40410 the peist of iteeiteehethas the to as I
iwrtheru ; but sOmmt re t-ip* ter Mt? Pow nod arrows, a
ei,ds, sad the earn. begin. is imel-litimmo M .1141. ' lee moltited
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