The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

THE HARPOONER.
FURTHER PARTIMARS OF HER Lon.

We have been favoured with some further particu-
lars respecting the melancholy loss of the Harpooner
transport, by a gentleman who has within u few days
past arrived from Newfoundland, and who, to use his
own words, was one of the fortunate unfortunates that
escaped. He gives us credit for the correctness of our
statement so far as we went, with the exception of
what related to the number saved. He allows that at
half-past 1 t in the morning, after the ship struck, there
were, as we stated, SO persons saved ; but after that
period, and before the total breakidg up of the ship,
there were no less than 144 more, he himself being one
of that number, making together 174 souls who were
rescued from the grave. He mentioned several very af-
fecting and interesting circumstances relative to the
shipwreck. Among others, respecting the unfortunate
fate of the wife and family of the surgeon of the regi-
ment, Mr. Armstrong..

When at length the rope was fixed from the stern
of the ship to the rocks, so much beloved was this gen-
tleman, as well as his family, by every officer and sol-
dier in his regiment, and indeed by all on board, that
a free passage was offered to be made for himself and
family (which consisted of five) but so terrific wusthe
an conveyce, caused by the astonishing rising of the
ship on the approach of every tremendous wave, that
none of the family could be prevailed on to venture the
risk ; and the father, submitting to his fate, determined
to meet death amidst his amiable family. It was not
till pursuaded by all, and under the idea that it might
be the means of inspiring her relations with courage to
make the attempt, that the eldest daughter was induced
even to listen to the proposal of saving herself, and in-
deed at last she was actually forced from the poop by
an officer belonging to her father's regiment. She reach-
ed the shore in safety, but the ship after going to pieces
buried the rest of her family in the tomb of the deep.
This young lady, the gentleman tells us, was to have
sailed the day after he did, (having come to Portsmouth
in the Persil's, Capt. Doger) ; .but he is very anxious
for her safety, not having heard any account of the ar-
rival of the transport she was to sail in. He describes
the mode of conveyance on shore as truly terrific. He
was immersed three times-in the waves, the last of
which, he also, quite alive to his situation, let go his
hold from exhaustion ; but being then • close upon the
rocks adjoining the shore, he fortunately escaped, though
at the expense of suffering many severe bruises on his
arms and other parts of is body, the marks of which
he bears at this moment.

Cape Pine was the name of the place, the extreme
verge of which she struck upon ; and so near were they
of avoiding it by doubling the point, . that a quarter of
an hour's sailing would have carried them clear of all
danger. When they got on shore they bad 16 miles to
walk through marshes principally, and sometimes knee-
deep in mud, before they reached their resting-place, St.
Pussy.

WINDSOR, Dtc.-20.—The Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester arrived this morning at the Castle, on a visit
to the Queen and Princesses, who were gone to Frog-
more, the weather being remarkably clear for the
season of the year.

Prince Leopold, on his birth-day, gave directions that
every poor person and child should have a joint of meat
and a quartern loaf. Each female had sufficient Cannel
to make a petticoat.

The Dowager Queen of Wurtemberg, our late Prin-
cess Royal, does not visit this country, as the public
were lately given to expect. Her Majesty has been
left an ample revenue by her late consort.
The Prince Regent has recently presented to the
Royal Academy a valuable collection of casts from
some of the finest remains of ancient sculpture, partly
from the Vatican Museum, and partly from that of the
Louvre. This patriotic munificence of his Royal High-
ness has replaced various works, which in the course
of nearly half a century had become almost useless, and
has supplied the Antique School with many excellent
examples which it never possessed before; putting it on
a footing more worthy of a Royal foundation, and of
the advanced state of the Arts. His Royal Highness
has also permitted one of the Cartoons of Raffitelle to
be placed-in the School of Fainting of the Royal Aca-
demy, conceiving that these admirable compositions
could not fail of being eminently useful to the students
under the superintendance of tire Professors appointed
for that purpose. Such proofs ef the interest which
the Prince Regent takes in the weltiire of the Arts
must be generally acceptable to the nation ; the_: have
been welcomed with the most lively gratitude by the
Academicians, who have just sent his Royal Highness
an Address, expressive of the- thanks of the Body for
these distinguished marks of favour.
Capt. Don Diego Cartes, one of the genVenien deli-
vered up in Gibraltar to the Spaniards, and aflenvards
liberated tlmmgh the interference of our Minister at
Madrid, is stated to lilave safely arrived in London.

EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF CIIURCII
MISSIONS.

The Liturgy of the Church of the United Kingdom, _
of which a translation was begun and completek in the
Hiadostanee language by the late lamented Mr. Mar•
tyn, is now in circulation in India. The occasional
services, in particalar, excited much attention among the na-
tives. The exact order of the Liturgy has been followed,
though it was at first found to be intricate to the uatives: but
it was adopted, as it was thought expedient, to prevent pre-
judice front any unfriendly representations that might have
been made, as if the work differed from the authorised
Liturgy,. Translations of the Morning and Evening Prayer
into Bnllom have beenreceived in England from Mr. Bylender
in Africa, of which he writes thus :—I beg leave to lay before
you the translations of morning and evening prayers as they
are iu the Common Prayer Book of the Church. I have kept
as close to the original,•as the uncultivated Button% language
would permit. I have emitted words and sentences that
could not be expressed in Bultom, and introduced simpler
ones; y:1 I hope I have not altered any thing material in the
Prayer Book. As we hnve neither Leg/10118 iu the Old Testa-
ment nor Psalms, I shall make use of St. Matthew's Gospel,
and hope•soon to finish St. Mark's too. We shall soon per-
form divine service in the Bellow toague. By the coin:tined
operation of the societies, it is expected very soon to assist..
millions of a divided and uncultivated peoplato use one scrip-
hind form of.worship.

THEATRICALS.
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The new Pantomime getting up at Covent-garden,
hr the amusement of the growing and grown-up holi-
day children, is founded on the well-known story of
,The Blind Beggar of Belhnal-green.
DRURY LANE —Thursday evening the Comic Opera~
of Ranwh Droog,. which was revived on Wednesday
evening, was repeated with increased applause. The
original music, it will be recollected, was by Massingiu ;
but Mr. T. Cooke has re-varnished it, and supertulded.
some pkasing original airs. Miss Merry performed the
part of Zelma, a captive Princess, and executed her
songs with much sweetness. Miss Mangeon played
Eliza. Mr.. T. Cooke and Mr. Horne, supported the
principal male singing parts ; while Miinden, Johnstone,
and Miss Kelly, kept the house in good humour in the
comic department.

The brother, whose premature death is the cause
of Miss O'Neill's temporary absence from the Stage,,
was an Ensign in the 103 d foot, and had just returned •
from Quebec to Dublin, for the recovery of his health.
He has left a widow and four children.
The Lords of the Admiralty have recently made
some regulations in the naval service, which cannot fail
to be highly gratifying to the officers of the Navy.
From the Ist of January, 1817, Post Captains, Com-
manders, and First Lieutenants, .when employed, will
be allowed an addition of pay. Pursers to he put on
the same half-pay with Lieutenants and Masters of his
Majesty's Navy, with the difference of (id. per day in
fiivour of the former Officers. One hundred -of the
oldest Pursers to retire, to make room for these who
have been acting as Pursers and Captains Clerks, who
have the greatest claim on the service. Warrant offi-
cers, unfit. tin. service, to retire, agreeably 4o their ser-
vitude, in three classes, viz. ss. 4s. and 2s. per day.
Masters' Mates, Midshipmen, and Captains' Clerks,
who have served seven years, passed their several ex-
aminations, and can produce satisfactory certificates, to
be allowed their pay when it is out of the power of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to employ

or promote them.
The number of paupers who sit down- to dinner
every day at Liverpool workhouse, although the winter
is only just begun, exceeds the number of any tinmer
period since the erection of the building, by more
than 50.

A liberal subscription has been set on foot in. Glas-
gow tbr the relief of the poor: 40001. was obtained in
twe days. A proclamation has been issued by the
'magistrates, annenneing this fact to the inhabitants;
and declaring,, to those who are disposed to be dis-
orderly, their determination to repress all disorder,
riots, and attempts at depradation, by means of the civil
and military power.

At Chester a meeting was held on Tliesday, to con..
alder of the most effectual means of relieving the ma-
dufeeturing and industrious poor. tlEarl Grosvenor ire- -
mediately subscribed 20001.; and his Lordship's gem:-
rolls example was followed by almost all present:

Our latest accounts from Ireland present s .dismal
picture of the state of that country. No manufactures,
no trade, a stagnation of all the usual branches. of in-
dustry, continual failures ; and all these *evils wxravat-
ed by a violent party spirit.. The quartern loaf is now -
is. 9d. and the apprehension .of a .scanity is daily be-
coming more general. . espy the following article -
from a Newry Paper of last Saturday :—" A dreadful
' typlus firer is now prevalent among • lower elas.ses
of people in Ntr.vry. The humility of the atmosphere.
the difficulty of obtaining food even of an unwholesome.
kind—anti the :daunt total want of fuel, -to preserve the
niece ,wry degree of warmth in their cabins, have. pro-
duced putrid discuses among the more indigent
tants of the town, and the fever la; sxtcaded to nearly
100 "

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