The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-16 00:00:00

ROMAN BANDIT:I

114014 g. Jets 23.—The Baron de Riinmhr, whn resides
ie a eomitry house within about 400 pact i of the town of
e Merano, reerivrd some tint, since a very disagreeable
• isit. it was everting, and the Baron was sitting in com-
pany with his only son and the Swiss painter !Wader.—
Si...Weide the door was thrown open, and a fine man, co-
vered with a mantle, eud having a led silk handkerchief
twisted mind his hat, entered, and asked where was the
Baron? lie inspecting danger, made a sign to his coin-
and replied, that he would go and call the 114reei.
Leaving the room, he eneonntered at the door lime men
.r nod with mnskets, bet he saved himself from them by
fl. hl, and arrived at Merano in search of assistance.—
The Pontifical soldiers, however, were rather slow in their
movements, and the robbers succeeded in carrying off the
painter and young Burnaby. They were taken to about
the distance ofa league in the neighbouring woods, where
they timid all the robbers united, in number about fifty.
They were young men, few of them being over c 0 years
of age, having very beautiful scarlet uniforms, with very
rich sashes and diamond ear-rings. The Captain of the
bend bate also a large golden cross suspended from his
neck.

The robbers on the following day, sent a message to
Ok-
vano, that they would require a ransom of 6,000 midi for
the BatOti.ll son, but as for the poor painter, said they,
any one shall have him for 50 scudi. During the negotia-
tions the two prisotiers were very well treated, but they
were frequently told, " Tryon make the least noise, or the
least signal we will shoot ; it is necessary for the ex-
ample." The painter was obliged to make portrait. of the
entire band. After two (la's, the ransom of the young
Baron was sued at 2,000 mai. The rubbers, on parting
wi'b him, embraced him, and the Captain, elaspinz him in
his arms, said, " My solo. the 8-membrane, of pm is en•
graven in my heart i I t►evcr shall forget you ; I b pc we
shall meet at Naples."

Some wretches cut off the shoulder of a II ne ram
on .iundav lost, the property of Mr. Cross, of Elton,
ltlilandsbire; the poor animal was found alive!
Carmarthen and neighbourhood were on Sunday
sennight visited by tremendous storms of thunder,
lightning, hail, and rain. Some of the streets exhi-
bited entire sheets of water, and several houses
were completely inundated in the course of two or
three minutes after the commencement of these ter-
rific visitations. The thunder was truly appalling :
the lighming forked, and extremely vivid. A boy
having gone into the Towy to bathe, just before the
storm of Sunday came on, was, through fright, it is
supposed, unfortunately drowned. Several head of
rattle have Leen killed by the lightning in different
parts of the county.

Melancholy Death of Copt. Stafford, of the 27th
Regiment at Gibraltar. --This gallant officer was
descending a very narrow and dangerous pnssal,•e
from Windmill-hill to Europe-flats, when he tell
down a precipice, and was killed on the spot. A
rope was used tbr descending this passage by the
officers, which was chafed by rubbing a sharp point
of a rock, When Capt. Stafford laid hold of the
rope it gave way, and he was precipitated more
than 40 liet : the rope was found in his hand
clinched. fie has left a widow and six children to
lament his loss ; a subscription was set on foot for
his family, who are entirely destitute.

THE NATIONAL lIEGISTER.

ECCENTRIC IIOSHIT.4LITy.

florin; the late American war, a soldier who had been
wounded and honourably discharged (but, iwrhape n 4 paid),
bring destitute and benighted, knocked zit the door of au
ivh (tither. whets the following di.:liieue tinseled
k —And nhn the devil are )0u now t
notion r—My name is Jahn ti 'hon.
Pati 'eh —And w heir tile devil re )ou going Got% blhe
Wilson?

Soldier—From the Ameriron :mot at Elie, Sir.
Fatriek—And %hot in the devil io you want here!

Soldier—l a ant shelter to-niAbt ; wiii soli permit me to
spread my blanket on your door and seep tn-niAht t
Patrirk—Devil take me if I do, John Wiime—that's flat.
Soldier-0a your kitrht n Soar, Sir?
Patrick —Not I, by the 11ii1 I'llowth—that'sll4
Slddirr - In your stable then ?
Patrick I'm d—d if I do that either—that's alt.
soldier—l MO dying with hunger : give me but a
and a crust ; I ask no 00000 re.
Patrick-1 he devil blow me if I dn, Sir—that's Bat.
Suldier—tiive me some water to quench my thirst, I beg
of
. _

Patrick—Beg and be hanged, I'll do on such thing—
that', Nat.

Soldier—Sir, 1 have been fighting to secure the blessings
you enjoy ; 1 have assisted in contributing to the glory and
welfare of the country which has hospitably received you,
and can you so inhospitably reject Inc from yaps,. house ?
Patrick—Nutria you ! who in the devil talked a word
about rejecting you ? May be lam not the scurvy spalpren
that you take me to he John Wilson. You a►k toe to la
you lie on my floor, my kitchen floor, or in my stable; one,
by the powers, d'ye think I'd let a ;wirer' stranger do that,
whet' I have half a dozen soft feather beds all empty ?
No, by the II u 3 ollowth, J I hat's fiat. In the second
place, you told ins you were dying with hunger, and
o mord a bone and it most to eat ; now honey, d'ye think
I'd feed a hungry man on bones and crust, when my yard
is lull of fat pullets, and turkeys, and pigs ? No by the
power-, not I—that's flat. In the third place, you asked
use for some simple water to quench your thirst ; now, as
my water is mow of the best, I never give it to a poor
traveller without mixing it with plenty of wine, brandy,
whiskey, or something else wholesome and coolitig. Crone
into toy house, my house; devil Wow me, hut you shall
steep M the best feather bed I h tee; you shall have she test
supper and breakfast that my farm can snpply, which I hitilk
the Lord, Is none or the worst; you shall thiuk as much
water as you choose, provided you mix it with plenty of
good wine or spirits, and pros also you prefer it. Come
is my hearty, come in, and feel yonrself at heme. It sill
sever be said, that Paint k Fla het ty treated a roan sno-
wily who has been fighting for the dear country *boll gave
►im protection—that's fiat.

EMIGRATION.—At the period when the auxiliary
troops under the command of Colonel (now General)
English sailed fruit this country to Margaretta, to join
the Patriot cause in Venezuela, two gent lenien of well-
known abilities for the undertaking. at the suggestion of
some British merchants, were attached to the expedi-
tion, who were instructed to make application to the
Congressof Venezuela, for a grant of land somewhere
on the banks of the Orosioco, and not too distant from
the sea, to be appropriated to the reception of an
infant colony. We understand that despatches were on
Wednesday received from Augustura relating to this
bishject ; the Congress of Venezuela have freely con-
sented to the desired grant, and permission is given to
the applicants to select any spot that may be desired for
the purpose, enraging at the sante time to the persons
emigrating the free enjoyment of civil and religious li-
berty, and with no other connexion between them and
the Government and provinces of Venezuela, than may
be required fur their mutual security. They are to be
specially exempt frosts any species of military• service,
but that which may become necessary to their own pro-
tection against the tiatises.

Last week a fisherman picked up a bottle about
three miles off Innishowen-head, Ireland, near to
Urris, in which was found a paper containing the
fidlowing words, written in English. French, Ita-
lian, and Danish. The bottle was floating on the
surfitce of the water, and was covered with sea-
weed:—

11. M. Ship Alexantler, this 29th day of May, 18111.
!. 20. a. m.
Latitude Et. 05. N. Longitude 51. 00. W.
Tem Air ill the shade 55 ll.areiheit.
nature 1 sea Water surface
F. 0,1) breeze and hazy weather. with rain. sleet. ar.d snow
alternately—Wind S.S.E.—Pasacd a large Ice-berg this forenoon
—lsabella in company—all well.
W. G. PARRY. Commander.
Whoever finds this paper is requested to forward it to the
Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the time
and place at which It was found.

THE LOWER ORDERS. —That eminent Surgeon,
M. Bnudou, was one day sent fi,r by the Cardinal
Dubois, Prime Minister of Framm w perform a
very serious operation upon kin. The Carets's' on
seeing him enter the roes maid, " You oust not
expect, Sir, to treat moe in the mine rough manner
as you treat your poor aniscrable wretches at your
Hospital of the Hotel Dicu " idly Lord," replied
M. Boudnu with great dignity, " every one of
those miserable wretches, as your eminence is
pleased to cull them, is a Prime Minister in my eves!"
A most extraordinary herring was caught in
Montrose river, lately, by a :Amon net ; it measured
16 inches in length, eight and a halt inches in girth,
and weighed one pound eight ounces

QuEttre.as-The prsclamation issued at Quebec on
the 19th of June, directing the performance of qua-
rantine to all vessels from the ports of the Clyde of
Liverpool, and Bristol, is more particularly under.
stood to be directed against vessels bringing nut
passengers, as those places have been generally
resorted to for the purpose of emigration. A very
general dread of infectious disorders, from this source
appears to Lie entertained throughout North-Awe-
rica and the West-India Islands,