The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-22 00:00:00

NORTH-WEST PASSAGE.

The following are suttee further particulars of the new pro-
ple said to Mre been tliscossere.l he t'a Main Ross :--
i 0
The J.,„,, Captain ymi,,q. 01 Maids ose, sailed in com-
p lay with Ilse Isabella and A•exasialer. froin Lerwick. and
l.• trust front Captain Ross the followiaig interestitig portico-
I After the last accounts ti the expedition, ma to
use 25th of Jelly. whets they hid reached hit. T.. 5. . and long.
O. the weather cleared; stint the variation of the compass
inmeased so fast, that it became difficult to find out exactly
bow the ship was steering. The sea, with the exception ill'
estate jeesitergs. brief rompletely clear of other ice, they
reached lat. 74 when they were unexpectedly opposed iv
their northern prowess by terra .froot. Heir they suet with
a hew race of t.sqiiiinaux, what by their aoonislintent6 ap-
peared never to have seen a ship before. At fist they were
marls insist, and made signs fur the vessel* to fly au ay, think.
iiaz they were huge birds of prey that had descended from
the moon to destroy them. A few of the natives, however,
were soon enticed en hoard, when they expressed their awe
and wonder by hogging the masts, and other extravagant
iiimailestations of imploration, as it to stipial ior beings ; at other
times. On attentively surveying the sh;ps, they langlied
immu-
&rat elv. were entirety iiiiintel:igiule to the E•tlitimatiix
whom i:aptaiit Ross took out with hint, althorgli they seem
to be of the faille origami, their physiognomy being similar.
hut of rather a darker complexion ; iu thvii general appear.
sore, language, and musters, approaching nearer to the nit
tires of Kaintschatka, or the north-eastern extremity of Asia.
Their mode of travelling is on sledges, drawn by dogs, and
omit: of them were seen in this way, going northward. They
were In possession of knives, which, it is conjecitssed, they
inti•t have Routed from the iron in its natural state, and
which may, perhaps, at some foto, e period, become an object
of commerce with the natives of these hitherto unknown se-
gions. The weapons they used for killing the smaller species
of whales were the horns of the sea unicorn. Here then. at
thir termination of this immense bay, which, till now, has beets
tapposed to communicate with the Polar Basin, an entire new
• rts.e of human beings leaf been discovered ; anti the idea of
rev:king the Pole, or penetrating into the Not th Pacific
Ocean by Rehring's Straits, through this FirprOfed passage, is
for ever at rest. The Isabella anal Alexander traversed the
whole bay, having sailed tip the eastern, anal returned by the
wet, ern shoe, thus proving th#t the whole of that vilsl and
noklissen (morally, from Cape Farewell to the Cape Walsing-
ham,of Davis, is attached to the continent of Ann-lice. After
all, the traditionary story, banded down among 110 soother,'
Esquimau, that there is a rapid and narrow river to the north.
ward, which may communicate with the Pular Birth', is per-
haps founded on reality. Our navigators, its their progress
round this dreary-bay, saw numerous whales and dile advan-
tage will nu donuts be taken of this valuable discovery by the
tisluirs next season."

SECOND SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON GAZETTE
el Tuesday, Noma*le) 17.

THURSDAY, Nov. 19.
LORD CIIA3IBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Nov.
Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Sunday not, the
vd inst., for her late Majesty the Queen, of blessed memory, viz.
The ladies to wear black bombasins, plain muslin or long lawn
linen crape hoods. shamoy shoes and gloves, and crape Luis.
Undress.--Dark Norwkh crape.
Tlie gentlemen to wear black cloth, without buttons on the sleeves
and ?ode's, plain muslin or long liwn cravats and weepers. shamoy
Shileb and gloves, crape hatbands, and black swoulainin buckles.
Undreas.—Dark gray froeks.
HERALDS' (701.1-EGE, Nov. 19.

THE DEPVTY EARL )(mutt.% l.'s ORDER FOR A GENERAL
MOURNING TOR HER LATE M tJESTY QUEEN CHARLOTTE.
In pursuance of the commands of his Royal lliglinwe the Prime
Re44ent. acting in the name WWI on the behail of hue hlaje-Jty. thew
are to give public notice. that upon tile present melartelioly ocea,ion
of the death of her late Majesty. of blessed rotatory, all persona do
put themselves tow deep mourning.
HENRY HOWARD MOLVNEUX-HOWARD.
Deputy Earl MarchaL

AN E.t.trtftfaumm.—A smart shock of an earthquake was
felt in this plaee, and in a considerable distance round the
town, at about 20 minutes past twelve, on Tuesday night. We
have nut yet learned how far it may have extruded but We
understand that it was felt with peculiar violence along the
hanks of Loch Ness. The noise seems to have been greater
or lest according to local circumstances: in some places it was
soy hind, hi others more gentle, but et cry where a tremulous
motion was, fur a few seconds, e • . dto inoveablea.
The night was unc ttttt moldy serene, with clear moonlight; and
while nut it breath of wind was stirring on the surface of the
ground, in the higher regions of the atmosphere, the clouds
were driving rapidly from swirls to worth. Lighter shocks
are said to have been felt at nine in the evening of Tuesday,
and at four in the morning of Wednesday. We have heard
of no accident or damage from this visitation.— laveraeas
Courier.

Account If Shot eirtracrdinncy production of Maitre, the Real
jinn 1.4101 b.— fhr MOSS of the curiosities of Little
Tartaty ia, the Lase, of Muscovy, which grows between the
two great rivets use Don and the Wolga. 't his plant is re_
vialkable lOr possessing is great portion of the 101111141 Galore.
It le for this reisson called the animal plant, *also Zoo.
pitiless; and iu the Rtiiiiiian language, Bona) ets.—The fruit is
of the site of a gutted, or melon ; it ha. the ligore of a sheep,
all the limbs of which are discoverable. II IN fastened to the
tiirth by the tiavelopuit a stalk of two fret length. It 41-
sets:. leans towards the glass, and the plaids that grow round
it, and changes its place os much as the stmup will antler.
NI hen the trust conies to stiataiity the stalk dies ; it is covered
will, a hairy Skill, Inlititell like that of a 141110 lambed,
and this skin serves it as a fur to defend it front the cold. It
I.•nrilii•r observed that this plant never dins till it can no
longer bull env grass to rsh it. The fruit sitlila a juice
Irks blood, wilco it is taken ti.:/118 the stalk ; slid has ill, taste
of thin. The wolf i• as fund tub this 1.14111.0.01 real mutton ;
and the Nlitseuvites mike use of it, its order to sat prise those
animals.
The 'inhabitants of Darlington are now (.booting tinder a
rattittil tarn of all s' test beill4 I.ssitil AL:most them, tilt tip.
Ward, of 40001. for Inc • Tax, collected by the prison ay..
poSated Is, tilt C .A•11111Cf of Abe lis the year
on which it ty the Depot!, l:iiitertor for the romily was al
Ikirtiiigir.n, unit %revived theamto%lill of thi• property .taa floss.
the Collector of it. At the sane nine ilie 3,9001. tor the Its•
tome-tan was iu Mowbray uutl 0/3. bank, mhirh
failed 011 the YO'lt of .1111 V, 1013. If this ilium! be put 111
eseciiildri is. Ails! the sithatotauts, it will be a grievous hat d.
61'11101ot to say AU act CI catrciac upptessiou.

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER:

BUO V A P.llil'E.

A letter, dated St. Helena, Sept. 22, says :—" The reason
assigned at Longwood for the departure hence of Geri. Goof-
amid, is a quarrel between him and Gen. Montholon. Gonr-
g soil hail hero challenged by tile latter, tint Iltionaparte for-
bidding them to fight, Oettrg.ind quitted. It it confidently
said, Buonaparte bas recently obtained the sum of 15,0001. in
dullat,; what 111.'411A this a rilzitt) hulk I'OnIIIII4VP been
carriedelandestinely to L-oigw cool, is still a natter of sui prise.
The disrovery of the plot has also brought to light where
the whole of floonaparte's treasure is deposited. Bertrand
some time since asset ted, he could at any time command a
mil ion sterling. Of the three Couninis.iimers, one wily re.
ownu on the island.; those of Russia and Austria are gone to
Rio to wk.: up their abode some time. Boonaparte will not
admit either one of them to his presence ; the Austrian Com.
inissioner, Boron de Stormer, who returned some weeks
141111:e to Ina Court, did not, duriug the long period he remained
(ito the island, once see Boonaparte. This island is not
healthy for a cootinned residence ; it is for many limas
every day,covered with vapours and dense foga, and it doe• nut
yield a sixth part of sufficient vegetable substatices fur the
use of the troops awl stl'ill111:11. The inhabitants are wholly
escluiled fr all 1111,111, of livelihood ; t.o ships are allowed
to remain here looger than necessary ; all supplies come from
the Cape. but they are very scanty, and what fresh meat is
afforded f tom BOA channel is wholly engrossed by the troops ;
the ships newt got a meal Wit; and (loving the last five months
they boa e had only one third bread, no cocoa. and au peas ;
the deficiency is wholly made op of rice. Dvseutry, cense.
quesilly. prevails much ; and all the vessels have lust many
men ; the Alnegoito has lost 23 in three months, and the
Conqueror has scarcely seamen etiongli on board to stook the
ship. But,.notwithstaiiiiing this weak state the squadron has
furnished 300 men to assist in building it new house for Boo-
naparte, of the most capacious dimensions. 'flue seamen,
after the day's work is over, ,ai inert lied to another part oldie
island, to be encamped for the night. Every ship furnishes
guard bow. which row round the island, and, as they ap-
proach to the various points, are always challenged by the
sentinels. A short none since, one of the *loops of •sur, in
v ork.ing to windward of the 111111111, discovered two men in a
cave on the shore ; she accordingly sent a boat, and bi ought
off two Yainstork (dative') 'Negroes, who had been fishing ;
and a No, it appeared, used to get to the beach fiom the top
01 the Chill by a secret but dangerous path. A new battery
was consequently i ffff owliately erected ; and it was by this
uaknowo outlet, it is said, that the Great Man was, sas be
carried off. We are constaotly amused with stories of
schooners hovering off the island ; the cruisers certainly
sometimes see such, but never board them. A transport
from the Cape lately passed one close, lying to, to windward,
' about 80 utiles from the island, which look no notice of her ;
she might, however, have been laying, or looking ow for
Spanish or Portugnese ludiamen s she was a long schooner,
of 18 gone, arait apparently full of men. The troops are
more healthy than the seamen are ; many casualties, how.
evert occur anioug the former—several sentinels have been
lost,by falling cep the cliffs."
• .)r).

Asrthilrlbai 16101617191.—The following is an extract of a
letter dated the ligthiest. front Liverpool :—" An interesting
discovery halt been made here within these lew des, lint it
is nut vet made public, as I understand a printer beer is to
mike a penny of it. Yon no (Lehi saw it in the papers that
Abraham Thornton; the villain who was tried (or the murder
of Itlary Ashford, had embarked at this port oe board the
'llsoiteeick, for America. It is trite he did so ; but during his
11.10411litig here he became acquainted with a young WOlll4ll
who is on thelown,whora he wanted tuaccompany I • abroad.
lie told this young woman that soon after he had sailed. it
would be known who destroyed Mary Ashford. Now it
happeued a few nights before he sailed, as lie was tying in
bed at her !edgings, that she Searched his pickets, took all
there was in them, and left hum. It seems atter he had
sailed site 'hewed a friend the papers she had taken, and
ainongst the rest a letter directed to the Constable of Bir.
WhighltiO. This letter the girl opened, and took it to Mr.
Illarhitock, fled clerk to the magistrates, and be went to the
Cesium House and computed the wilting with Thornton's
there, and foetid it correspond, mid he eitissed•the gill to be
sworn to the truth of her statement. Mr. Blaelatock, to
whom I ant known, chewed me the letter, but would not let
nte copy it ; but Thornton unequivecally declares, (so Mg,
" when you receive this, I shall he upon the wide °cede)
" that lie did violate the person of Mary ,tsliford, but did
" not then intend .to warder her ; but that as she persisted
iu saying she would expose him, he di egged her to the pit,
" anti held her heels up, with her head in the water till she
" was dead." And this, the wretch, saes, he con 1111 l micates
for the satisfaction of the ;maple of England. This will he
all made public in the Louise 's!' a few drys.

The French Officer, whose arrest has beets reported, is
Gen. Gout-gaud ! He was served with an ler to quit the
kingdom tredve the Alien Art, and two officers were sent to
enforce Inc obedience. From the eagerness with whieli he
endeavoured to secure his payers, it' from no other elicitor.
stance, the order may be considered a very lenient measure.
He received it, however, with the ingratitude wino, his
master and those ut his school show on every similar occasion.
IVlkeir Mr. Capper of the Alien Office, with one assistaist,
entered Outirrgend's bed room, and chewed him their auttio•
city, be endeavoured to resist them. He pretended to sup-
pose that they cense to rob and murder I • He cubed out
NI bop, oust attempted to seise a brace of pistols. After
souse scuffle, this was prevented, and he was then permitted
to dress himself. While Isis resistance Was supposed to be
over, he went to a shatter fur his papers ; bust the Offices'
tied directions to seise Skein, and a violent contest ensued for
them. Being overpoweiell, he was condurted down stairs
to the front parlour, where he broke several passes of glass,
told the peopie its the street that he %v.'s in danger of being
1111 l rdered, and eudeav 1111 l .ed to excite a mob to iievise
lir was taken in a cat riace to the lonise ut Mr. Capper ; and
being told that lie would he carried forther, an offer was
mad« to have his clothes brought him frosts his loolgissgs ; but
ibis he declined. He was then removed, %Sill his papers, to
the °dice of the Home Ovisastoient, oilers. 4kw goestions
o ere post to him ; alter winos lie was seursilt its a post chaise
fur Has r irb. On his antral at Rumford, toeing snorkel d•iy.
and tilt " yas d lull, the 'wises were eliataged in the op, ii
'alert, where there were matsn persons ii.,4.111151ed.1. He theu
called out—''h am Genes al Gottreand-
liis.y are going to rub ant nitsr-der me.' A few miles Busher
till Ile Wltaleli Its be takes. before 4 NI dgiorate. On his ar•
Foal at Has owl', Inc was lint sot UO4lll the packet, which is
said to have sired tot t,u1•14 ell.

Birmingham golds are at thi, time telling in the United States of
AIIP:tICI4 at .iu cent. wider the price kinglaud.