The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-28 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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The last arrival of American Papers stated, that there
had been K dreadful fracas between Judge Randolph,
Col. Greenhill, and a Mr. T. Wells, Delegate tbr Not-
toway. The following extract from Wells's statement in
the Richmond firginsa Argus gives the particulars of the
alliay :—A fter stating that he was walking in his gar-
den with his family on the '29th of May, and that he then
discovered the Judge's servant, with three horses stand-
ing in front of the house, and believing " that he was
about to be attacked by more persons than one, seeing
Col. Greenhill's horse with the Judge's, Mr. Wells in-
finms us that he retired to his house to prepare fiir his
defence ; and thus proceeds :-
46 When I arrived at the front door of the room now alluded
to, I discovered the Jndge 30 or 40 yards in my front : it was
my wish to have seen where Col. Greenhill was, hut the Judge
seeing mime in time door, immesliatziy advanced in a direct line,
with his eyes fixed steadily on me. I discovered that he had
a ebip with a thong to it, its his KR hand—he piaced his right
hand either in the bosom pocket of his coat, or in his bosom,
inside of his waistcoat. No soon as he hxd advanced within 13
or 00 pares of me, I stepped back with my :etl foot behind my
right and prepared for defence.—When the Judge ',thawed
to the steps of the plasm, he made no hall ; and when he COM-
Melletli ascending the steps, I asked him if he meant to atteek
me in my Own house; to which he made no reck, but with h's
eyes fixed on my face, stepned into the piar7a, whs. r" he ilAt.•
eft within less than 10 feet of me, at w tacit Wars- he coonnonced
speaking, raising his whip and drawing his hand (which I pre-
some was on Hs pistol ) all at the same time. So soon as he
cannuenecd these motions und speaking, I drew my pistol
(ready cocked) and tired as quirksy as possible—as I have al-
ready stated, he s:as in tem than tell feet of ms., which rendered
it mot necessary to take sight. His words when he eommtneed
lIIN motsom tir attack, were these—' Are yon the damo'd ras-
cal that,' and at the semi-! t/tray the fire of my pistol stopped
hi. speech. £.ce jikv pisuili Ivo chased with two b411".1
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Ili one struck the Judge's wrist, "Awl having impeded the
toe ce of the ball, it did not penetrate unto ray into his bream,
hut fell hack on the door.-- -The Judge, after a slinrt and silent
peeve, turned, staggered out, and fell 1 t yards from the door
bit some time before he tell, I stepped into the idatira, near
•oidway, between the house door and the piar.ea door, when I
discovered Colonel Grecididl adiancir.g rapidly towards the
jnage. Col. Grenhill ed.:weed to the lodge' made a small
puma., something I.aesed between them which I did not dis-
tinetly audcnlauJ, and he immediately left the Judge, and ad.
yawed towards me. 1 instantly made ready widi my second
pistol, and when he haul advanced within four yards of the
steps to Cu, :Mazza, I addressed him in these words—. And
lave I rot to tight with you too'—wheu he made roe no a:.swer,
bat ad 'anew, to the toot of the steps. lie was then witiiiii to
feet clime, or less, with his eves fixed on my face. and, as l Le.
here, about to draw a pistoi: when, considering myself not
bound to uait any longer, I drew, Rimed at hi, head. and thud.
Col. Greenhill staggered and fell, slid' his head mitt from the
door, where, in struggling to rise, lie bled considerably."
Wells adds in his justification, "he (Judge Randolph)
was found 14 yards flan my door, armed with four pis-
thls ; and Col. Greenhill's blood was only four yards
from my door, and he armed with a pistol and at dirk."
The Paper from which this ez-na-te account is tudcett
says, the prospect of Judge Randolph's recovering is hap-
pily increasing. Col. Greealiill is stated to be entirely
out of danger.
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A dreadful calamity has been experienced at Raleigh,
in America. Upwards of 50 houses have been destroyed
by fire, supposed to be the work of incendiaries. The
loss sustained is supposed to exceed l 00,000 dollars.
The project of a National Bank meets with little encou-
ragonicnt. The subscription-books have not yet been
opened. The Portsmouth Oracle is venting bitter PM-
lippics against it ; and the Nov York Post is re-echoing
them. It is denominated a child of the Government,
produced by its own desires—unsupported by a single po-
tition for its establishment from any portion of the Pea.
pie. The American Papers have letters from Paris,
speculating strongly on the probability of a war between
England on one side, and Russia, Prussia, and the Ne-
therlands on the other. These letters assert, that the
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SOUTIf AMERICA.
A Daily Paper has published the following :—We
have received letters from Barbadoes of the 18th ult.
containing sonic details respecting the war in South Arne-.
rica. On both sides the war has assumed the most hor-
rid character—Extermination seems to be the ruling aim
of both Royalists and Independents; and if the styli-.
gle be long continued not a white man will be left iu the
Southern
Continent to contend for the dominion. With
great grief we state, that in the beginning of last month
several row-boats, manned by Royalists, landed on the
little island of Pato, near the northern Baas, in the en-
trance into the Gulph of Paria, and which belongs to
England, and robbed, plundered, and murdered a great
part of the inhabitants, on the charge of being Patriots.
Among other refinements of the Spaniards, in their treat,
went of these unfortunate people, they put seven of them
to death by crucifixion. Yes, CniCifif;i sever British auG-
jeds, mid by other means put to death all that tell into
.their hands ! We subjoin a letter from our countryman.
Kellwood Hyslop, Esq. one of the British subjects, who
unfortunately fell into the hands of the Royalists on the
capture of Carthagena. This Gentleman is now at
kingston„lamaira :—" You have heard, no doubt, of my
arrest and imprisonment at Carthage.na by Morillo ; but
you can have no idea of the treatment I receivtal. I
was unfortunate in being too late in getting on board at
the evacuation ; and on the 7th of December I was
thrown into the Inquisition, where I remained two
months without any communication at all, and two more
in a ntiserable state of suspense. Poor Stucrt was shot,
with Augniana, Tolledu, M. Annulor, Porrocarrem, Rib-
bon, Castillo, Avon, and De Granalos, on the lath of
February ; -and, but for the intercession of.the Admiral,
I was to have burn the tenth sietim on that day. So
that, instead ,of being tried by a mock Court-martial,
I was tried by a civil process and miraculously acquitted.
I left Curthagena on thei7th of April, at whichtimethere
svas a general silence in town, it was whispered that his
,progress was not so rapid expected.--4anta Fe of
course had not fidlen. The General Congress was at
Tunja, and since the execution of Amatia and Ribbon,
who bad surrendered under a promised pardon, the in.
tenor spirt had resolved to defnid itself to the last.
rules with two battalions of Camecas troops, had match-
ed fir Venezuela, where matters were changed much
against Ferdinand ; so that Morillo has no lucre than
about ;;000 men with him .--Carthagena is ,garrisoned by
the regiment of Leon, about 650 effective anti non-el-
fictive. (anti I may add, disaffected men, from the want

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of clothing anti pny), and a battalion of Lianocs; com-
posed of about 550. I was a month in to•.vn before I
sailed, and I assure you those who remained in bores of
a better Col'ernme4 under Ferdinand, find themselves
miserably miaaken. I believe I may s•ay with truth,
the spi►it of the people is now more elevated than ever it
uus at any previous period."

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WEST IN DIF.S.

The Armes, of 36 guns, Capt. G. M. MO, has nr-
ri7ed at Portsmouth, from the Jamaica station ; she
sailed from Port Royal on the 13tli of June. The Pique,
Tay, and Esk, had arrived from England, for the peace
service. The Junon, Capt. Fanslutwe, was to leave
I'ort Royal on the 17th of June, for the Havannah and
Plymouth. A very tragiml circumstance took place at
.port Royal on the 10th ult. It appears that ()Wow
had been given by one of the boat's crew to a party of
the Blacks, who, in consequence, on the following even-
ing, went in a body to the landing-place, determined to
revenge the insult on the first British Officer they should
'nett with. Lieut. the I lon. J. cal thin-pc, of the Junon,
was, unfortunately, landing from that ship at the MG-
'wilt, and he instantly fell a victim to their brutal re-
venge.
The Hampshire Courier and Chronicle adds the follow-
ing particulars to the above
tt The ,travvs has beets uncommonly healthy since she has
been in the West Indies, which is upwards of IT months, hav-
ing lost only one man. From her we learn, that the United
Mates fricste Macotlonian, Captain Warrington, had arrived
off Santa Martha, soul the Commissioner on board of her made
a peremptory demand to the Governor for all citizens of the
United States in continewnt there to be instantly given up ;
be was informed that he ought to proceed to Carthagena and
make known the demand to the chief authority there, which
the Commissioner would not consent to, and gave for answer
to the Spanish Governor, that he would cruize off their coast,
and make reprisals. The latest accounts brought intelligence,
that she was off Santa Martha."
Of the murder of Lieut. Calthorpe the same paper
gives the subsequent account:—
It appears that about eight o'clock on Thursday night, the
11th ult. some young gentlemen and seamen belonging to tote
or more of the men of war, and some black and coloured peo-
ple of the town of Port Royal, had a misundeo standing, near
the wherry wharf, whioti came to blows, and throwing of bricks,
etc.; this dispute continued till about tell, when the Hon. John
Calthorpe, second Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Jolson, who
was on shore from his ship, passing that way, noticed the din
Whence, and immmliately endeavoured to persuade the men
of war's people to go on board their vessels ; but, while in the
performance of this laudable endeavour, he received a dread-
ful blow on the back part of the head from a brick, thrown by
one of the opposite party, wind[ felled hint senseless to the
ground ; be was raised np by some seamen, and taken on board
his ship, but the wound was f Ito be mortal; and he was
afterwards conveyed to the Hospital, at Port Royal, where lie
languished tin about eight o'clock the nest morning. From
the very moment he received the shocking wound till his death,
be never uttered a word. A Coroner's Inquest was held on
Thursday, when the Jury, after a minute deliberation on the
evidence, r( turned the following verdict : 'Filet the said
Lieutenant the 116 n. 30i111 Calthorpe CAMe to his death by a
mortal wound inflicted by John Baptiste, Isaac Benjamin, and
others, of which wound Ise died.' Baptiste and Benjamin
have been committed to the gaol, and four other men have been
taken up on suspicion of being concerned iu the murder. The
Coroner has (dieted a reward of 11)01. to any free person that
will give evidence tending to convict any perpetrator or per-
petrators of ;he horrid deed; and to any slave giving informa-
tion to the same effect, a promise to use every endeavour to
procure his or her tiecdom. The deceased was brother of the
Right lion. Lord Calthorpe, and first cousin to Mr. Wilber-
force."

The following is from a French Paper :—" A new
Commercial Nation has arisen in the Sandwich Islands.
the whole, of which have become subject to one Chief,
possesed of great talents, speaking the English language,
and conforming to English manners. He has taken into
his service a great number of English and American sai-
lors, and has procured from the latter some vessels, on the
model of which he is constructing others, and thrming a
marine. This Prince carries on a lucrative commerce with
China; which, together with his commercial relations
with the English and Americans, have produced to his
4ountry great wealth and abundance.
The son of Count Itg„,,nault, who lately landed at
Havre from New York, is said to be the bearer of certain
reclamations from his fialter, anti is authorised to sell the
'states belonging to the latter. When he left America,
the following French refugees were at Philadelphia :
Clrusel, Grouchy,Lefebvre-Dectouettes, one of the Lale-
mantis, Quinette, Heats, Regnault, and Joseph Buo-
saparte.
The Pope has issued a Decree for abolishing Men-
dicky in Rome.
Two very rich Armenian merchants and bankers at
Constantinople have had their wealth confiscated for mo.
Isopolizing In9ney.
A Letter from the Rimy of France to the Vicars-Ge-
sertil orders the prayers tu: tine weather to be said at all
the Masses until the 15th August. This limitation of
time is rather curious : it presumes that the prayers will
have had their full effect in the interval.
RELtstox.—During the late short stay of the King
of Bavaria at Bergaalxem, his Majesty, on entering the
house of the Justice of Peace where he resided, addressed
to the Clergy of the threereligious persuasions (Luthe-
ran, Calvinist, and Catholic) the following remarkable
words 1 am indeed a good Catholic ; but I consider
that religion to be the best wiacil lead{ mot to the per-
formance of dieir dUtiel."

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

MR. SHERIDAN.

AMong the various tributes of affectionate respect paid
to the memory of the late Mr. Sheridan, the following
letter from the Marquis Wellesley was received by the
hurl of Lauderdale, in answer to the request that the
Noble Lord would attend the funeral.
" East Cliff Lodge, Thursday. July 10, 1816.
"MS nr..tn LOAM-.. 4 return you my sincere thanks for the Doable
which you have find the goodness to take in communicating to me Mrs.
Sheridan's very flattering wish that I should attend the funeral of the
late Mr. Sheridan. The same kind disposition will, I trust, induce
your I.ontship not to decline the office of expressing to Mrs. Sheridan
my gratefal ,erise of this most acceptable mark of distinction: however
unworthy of such an honour. I am at least capable of appreciating it.
Xo peratt could entertain more admiration of Mr. Shendan's talents,
more respect for his eminent public merits, or store regard for his
amiable character in private society; although I had the misfortune
often to ditfcr with him in political life, I mewed many testimonies of
his favour:lbl., opinion, which are now must valuably confirmed by
Mrs. Sheridan's distinguished notice.
" With these sentiments, I must feel a particular anxiety to avail
myself of the opportunity, which your Lordship's obliging letter pre-
sents. of manifesting my respect fur Mr. Sheridan's; memory; but I
am unfortunately compelled to remain at this place to-morrow and
Saturday on indispensable business. If the funeral should be delayed
until Monday, I could attend it; and I would, with the greatest rea-
diness, go to London on Sunday for that purpose.
" If, however, the arrangements already made should be unalterable,
rawest your Lordship to assure Mrs. Sheridan of Inv unfeigned so-
licitude to concur zealously and actively in every public and private
tame of afErtionate mpect to the memory of a person, whose genius
was an ornament to his country, and whose conversation scathe delight
of private society.
" So deeply do I feel the distinction of being considered amonp, the
number of Mr. Sheridan's friends, that if I should be deprived of the
honour of attending his remains to Westminster Abbey, your Lordship
cannot confer a greater obligation on me, than by communicating to
the public my sentiments on this occasion.
" I am, my dear Lord, with great regard,
" Yours, most sincerely.
" F.arl of Lauderdale, Ste. &c." " WE LL FM-EY."
P.S. If the funeral should happen to be delayed, may I request a
note from your Lordship by return of post." W.
The following lines are the genuine production of the
late Mr. Sheridan. They were addressed to his first Lady,
then Miss Linley, shortly before their union :
" Mark'd you her eyes of heavlily blue,
Mark'd you her cheek of roseate hue!
That rye in lignirl circles movinz,
That cheek abash'd at man's approving ;
one, Love's arrow darting round,
The other, bhishimg at the wound."