The National Register.
London, England, 1821-08-12 00:00:00


THE NATIONASh.'REGISTER

MIS MAJESTY'S JONNEY TO IRELAND.
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WEST COWES, Atft, s.—Lord haven has returned to these
roads from the royal squadron, which his lordship left yesterday
at Yarmouth. It was remarked, that is beating down upon a
wind his Majesty's yacht proved the best salter in the squadron
but on ing large, Lord Craven was the victor. A kind of
Ike emulation is graciously encouraged by the Kin., on
this occasion; for other A roe, the strictness of etitpette won't. not
allow any vessel to precede the royal yacht. Rut it was something
like a naval race yesterday, every man trying to prove the best
which he could exercise over wind and water. Lord
power
has a large party of gentlemen at his reside whom he
takes out every morning in his yacht on a cruise. Visiters are
now pouring rapidly into the island. Lord Grantham's yacht is
dio here.
At five o'clock this morning the wind changed to the Fact. a
most favourable alteration fur his Majesty. I have learned that
at three o'clock in the afternoon his iVfajeAy had rabsed Portland.
At this rate the royal squadron will be speedily at I lolyhead.
WEYMOUTH, AUGUST 4.—Yesterday afternoon the royal
squadron, accompanied by several gentlemen's yachts, upwards
or 50 sail, were becalmed and brought lip in this hay. A royal
salute was fired front the Admiralty cruizer Coy/round, !Avid.
Anderson, R.N. commander, and returned from the battery on
the Nothe, where an immense concourse of people were assent •
bled to behold the flotilla. J. W. Weston, Esq. Mayor, attended
by the Bahia, a deputation of the Corporation, the Town Clerk.
&c. went on board the Jane yacht, Capt. Green, for the purpose
of paying their dutiful respects to the King, at the same time
inviting his Maijesty to honour this town with a visit. The party
were most graciously received. It is reported that \Vim Young,
Esq. (through theMayor),offered his Majesty the use of his man-
sion. in which our late beloved Monarch and Royal Family

MELANCHOLY OCCURRUNCE AT BOULOGNE.

AVOUIT 3, 1821.—Some friends being assembled
and at tea in the drawing-room, in the house of Mr.
Webster Wedderbarnc, in this city, on Wednesday
evening last, a violent scuffle was heard in the par-
lour, when the company found that Mr. Webster
Wedderburne had stabbed his valet with a spring
dirk from a cane, in six difrerent places. The man
has been taken the best cure of possible, and the
Police arc busily employed invcsti,,ating this myste-
rious transaction. Mr. Webster Walerburne quitted
Boulogne the same night. The situation of Lady
Frances Weddcrburnc is truly lamentable—she re-
mains in the house with two infant children, and is
again in a state of pregnancy.
FURVIIER PARTICULARS. _ _

The Sunday evening previous to this wretched
catastrophe, Lady Frances entcred a room where
her husband was engaged in a duel with his valet.
Mr. W. was in the act of cocking a pistol to shoot
`him, when Lady Frances rushed between them, and
rescued the man from inevitable death. The hus-
band has fled, leaving her with only 100 francs.—
Surely her friends will send for her home.
On the present occasion Lady F. was again the
first to enter the room. Mr. W. and his servant
were then on the ground struggling, the valet up-
permost, and both deluged with blood. She dragged
the valet off her husband to the staircase, when he
fell from loss of blood. The company now ran out
from the drawing room, and Mr. Curzon pulled the
dirk from the man's body. Surgeons Campbell,
Robertson and Goree, and Dr. Courtenay, were
stantly called in. They declared that he had lost
full seven pounds of blood. He is between fifty
and sixty years of age, and of a plethoric habit.—
My private opinion is, that the wound not having
been in a mortal part, the man may yet reamer.—
We think that Mr. W. cannot be sane. He said
last Tuesday, in the presence of four gentlemen,
that he should be happy were he sure that his brains
would be blown out at the next day.
The company in the house when this catastrophe
happened were—Lord Barrymore, the Honorable
and Reverend Henry Maxwell, Lieutenant Colonel
Knight, Hon. Mr. Curzon, Captains Rowed and
Rose, R. N. and Doctor Courtenay.

resided.
A boat's crew from the royal yacht came ashore for provisions.
Mr. Hare, the King's purveyor, amongst other stores. sent on
hoard three fine live Portland sheep, fed on the estate of Charles
Buxton, Esq. and the ftuitcrcrs and fishmongers' shops were
well cleared.
TEN o'cLocx, A.M.—The rot al squadron still remains in
our roads, and is not expected to sail to the westward till Mon-
day. Lieutenant Anderson. in the Greyhound, has received
orders to join.
POOLE. AUG. 3.—Yesterday afternoon the royal squadron
appeared off this port, on its way down Channel, and about five
o'cotthe royal yacht and the squadron came to an anchor in
Swanage Bay. As may be readily supposed. every one was
anxious to pay a tribute of respect to his Sovereign, and every
boat in the neighbourhood of the bay was immediately filled with
spectators, all eager to have a view of their bed ved Sovereign.
It is impossible to describe the condescension shewo by his Ma-
jesty in acknowledging the repeated salutations of his subjects, as
the numerous boats passed the yacht. His Majesty remained on
deck nearly two hours after she came to anchor. His Majesty
looked remarkably well, and appeared to be enjoying as good
health as possible. At ten o'clock the yacht was illuminated,
which had a most pleasing effect. At five this morning the
squadron got under weigh, and stood to the westward, with a
light sir from the eastward, but were still in sight at noon. The
wind, however, has since increased, and they hare proceeded
dawn Channel.
PLYMOUTH. AUG. s.—After the making up of the London
bags last night, intelligence was brought ashore by Sir William
Curtis, who arrived in his pleasure yacht about 8 p.m. that our
beloved King had reached NVeymouth, on his way hither. A
general joy pervaded the neighbourhood, in expectation of
greeting his Majesty this morning. The dock-yard tool were
ordered to be in attendance, and the whole garrison was in rea-
diness to turn out in a moment. Some pilots were sent for, and
went off immediately with boats full of company for the Break-
water at midnight, where they pitched their tents in the anxious
hope of having an opportunity of paying their homage to their
sovereign on the morrow at day-break. Once more, however,
they were doomed to experience a disappointment. The royal
squadron is said to have passed by in the night, and has in till
probability ere this reached Anglesea. The wind has been
variable, but for the mote part favourable. At intervals it blew
pretty fresh during the night, and has been succeeded by one of
the finest days we have had this season. The grain begins to
assume a richer tinge, and the harvest will probably be an abun-
dant one.

On Wednesday last, in consequence of the direc-
tions of the Lords of the Treasury, a Committee of
the Board of Excise are diligently employed in rc-
v:ewing the practice of that extensive Department,
with a view to make such alterations therein as may
tend to increase the facilities of the fair trader,
without injuring the security of the revenue; and
also to ascertain what reductions arc practicable.
On Monday last, the Nereus, a fine frigate of 44
guns, was launched from the Pembroke dock-yard.
She went off the stocks in grand style, amidst the
acclamations of an immense concourse of spectators.
PORTSMOUTH, Auo. 9.—This morning orders
were received for his Majesty's ships Wag:um, Cap-
tain Doyle; 7:yne, Capt. T. K. White; and Rosario
sloop of war, to proceed immediately to Harwich,
in order to receive the remains of her Majesty the
Queen on board, to be conveyed to Cuxhaven. The
Glasgow was getting ready to receive Sir Edward
Paget thr the East Indies. She will return again
to this port fin. that purpose. At half past four they
were out of sight, with a fair breeze; they will be
at Harwich early in the morning. Agreeably to
orders received from London, the royal standard
was hoisted half-mast high on the bastion, as also at
the dock-yard and gun-wharf, and the pendants of
all his Majesty's ships and vessels in the port were
lowered.

(ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.)

.. Passed by this port last night, about 10 o'clock, with a fine
breeze from the eastward, the !loyal Georgr yacht, with his
Majesty on board; also the Royal Sovereign yacht, and his
Majesty's ships Liffry, Active, Hind, Lee, Rosario, Chantelion,
wolf; Grecian, and Starling."

HIS MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL. AT 1101.YIIF:AD.

Extract from a private Letter, dated Holyhead, August 7,
One o'clock, p.m.

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" The royal squadron came to anchor off' this harbour at ten
p.m. yestert4y. His Majesty does not land, and it appears very
probable the squadron will be under weigh in a few hours The
wind is contrary, hut moderate."
Extract from another Letter, dated Holyhead, Augnst
Five o'clock, p.m.
" The King is just landed, and set ow with the Marquess of
Anglesea to Plasnewydd."

Extract of a letter dated Stockholm, July 27 6--
" It is now ascertained that the multiplicity of bu-
siness now helium the Diet of Norway will not per-
mit the ses.:ion t• be teiminated lictiure the arrival of
the King at Christiania. This circumstance is per-
haps a good omen tar the events that may probably
occur during the King's residence among his Nor-
wegian suljects. Union and perlixt harmony be-
tween the le4islative and executive authorities would
be thr ever established, it' the Diet, voluntarily con-
ceding a part of its actual privileges, would accord
to the King a future rdo on all decrees to be here-
after issued by itself. Till now the King has only
possessed it in an extremely tin:dined manner, and a
decree passed by three Diets in succession could de-
feat altogether the refusal of the King's saaction--
All persons, except the actual members of the Diet,
seem to be desirous thr this salutary arrangemeot,
and to think it necessary for re-establishing the
equilibrium between the two authorities (1 the
state."

Striking &Owlec vf the Improvement of the Nati-
gallon (g. the Clgde.—The fine American brig Au-
pyrb, of IWB tons burthen, arrived on Friday at the
Broomilaw from New York, with a full cargo,
chiefly cotton. This is the largest foreign vessel,
fully loaded, that has come up to Glasgow. She is
said to be intended for a regular trader between New
York and Ciltvgow.

951

PIaACY AND

(Extract of a letter, dated Stmatateay, Jai!, 27.—1 am
sorry that it b..comes any painful duty to relate a case of
the most atrocious lour:ler and piracy lately committed
in the Western Ocean, the particulars of ss hick, and the
manner in which the same cattle to light, 1 beg leave to
explain in the following narrative:—Late on Monday
the 23d inst it then blowing a hard gale front the south.
war!, I received intimation from a NI r. Mac leer, tacks-
man of the farm of Tolstay, near the But of the Lewis
that on Sunday evenitig his tenants had perceived a wreck
a► some distance from the land, and !baton going towards
her they discovered the wreck to be a cop:seg.-bottomed
schooner, water-logged, nod out her beam ends ; that they
lode fast to her, in hopes of being able to bring the
.ick to some place of safety, in winch they would have
probably and eventually have succeeded, but for the gale
of wind which had just then come on, and which drove
the vessel that night on shore into a cove near Tolstay-
head. In the morning it was discovered by the vessel's
parting that her cargo consisted of hogsheads of oil,
becs'-wax, paper, which were floating about in all direc-
tions. Immediately on receiving NI r. MAC leer's letter.'
-etude preparations for sending a proper person to the spot
to look after the wreck, and take a ch irg• of what could
be saved, there being no evidence to prove the identity of
the vessel, intending to proceed there myself with all con-
venient despatch, but was prevented by the following
circumstanc. s :
On toy rising ill the morning (Tuesday) I met the col-
lector olcustoms, who that a boat's crew bad
been surprised the preceding evening within a few miles
of Storuaway; which, from the iiithrination of a boy who
had turned King's evidence, proved to have been a set of
pirates, who had moldered their captain and a seaman;
and having plundered the ship of a considerable quantity
of specie oil the east side of this island on Sunday morn-
ing last, scuttled the vessel and abandoned her, but were.
front the interposition of Providence, prevented by the
gale of wind from effecting their purpose of reaching the
main land. The crew being immediately made priso-
tiers, a precogssition was taken before four magistrates.
and at which I attended fur three days ; and the following
narrative is a brief statement of what was elucidated
from them :
The schooner Jean, of about 100 tons, owned by a
Jew house of the 114111 e of Louis so Lewes, at Gibraltar,
loaded there in the month of Nlay, a cargo, consisting
of sweet oil, heel'-wax, Jars of olives, paper, Sac. and
30,000 to 40,000 dollars to specie, and sailed front thence
on the 19th of May ; her crew consisting of the master,
Thomas Johtison ; the mate. Peter Hayman ; three
British, one ltaliati, one Freuch SCOIII3II, and a Maltese
boy ; the Captain, and Paterson, seaman, were murdered
on the nturning of the 7th cilium., then in 6) degrees
north let., when piratical roses was taken of the
vessel, and her papers thrown over board. Alter varicion
schemes being proposod, it was resolved to steer north.
to the Lewis es, and afterwards to land on the east of
Scotland with the specie ; they first made the north of
Ireland, then the island of Ilaira, where they bought a
large boat, fur which they paid about lal., the Captain
now, formerly mate, assuming the name of Rogers,
and pretending to he Innis New York, b dto
Archangel.
On last Saturday morning they sailed from thence,
and steered their coarse to the ',ward, inside of the
Long Wand, until being in the evensug abreast of Stor-
tiaway, they descried a vessel which they took to be a
cutter; this immediately caused them to alter their for-
mer resolution, and • ced the•ur to determine on aban-
doning the schooner, aunt making the best of their way
to the main land in the large boat. Baring accordingly
proceeded to the northward, they collected their specie.
and shipped the saute into the boat, with the other
effects, and having scuttled the schoostea, finally aban-
doned her. They then steered lor the main land, when
next mooting they were providentially overtaken boy the
gale of wind which forced them to put into the creek in
v% Inch they were discovered; they at first came to a grap-
!tell, .1101 cuutiuurJ bollie • rlilillg by it, but at length
were driven on shore, and the boat stave. This put theft
under the necessity of secreting the specie, and they as
corditigly honed tile greater part of it in the sand, amid
the rest they concealed ainotig tlt bagea.te, every triatt's
share being previously divided, and sewed up its canvass
bags, each taking Care of his own, trusting that they
could have repaired their boat aild put to sea again when
the weather moderated. In this stoat hey we're sur-
prised by the officers of customs, when the pretended
captain, tinder the new name of heillee. (having for-
merly at Barra gone under the• tunic of Rogers), trun.ped
up a story tit shipwreck, and said that lie had been mate
of a ship hoot \..w York to Liverpool.
'rite Nl,llte,e however, Honig au (ippon • y of
C011111M11161.1114 to the Surveyor 1.0 C0310:03 the 11114111,
11141101/ 01 the al rue 011 s Je•t that 0.01 luceii committed, Will
the subsettheitt cutoltivt of the 10.11 e 111141 crew, as well
as their m.elClll4( Ille specie. They were ' Hart 17
made prisoners, amp alter a very minute tuvcstigat' be-
fore the inaaisiratei. they fully admitted the facts com-
municated by the boy.
Captain Oliver, of the Princes( Wrs/es revenue cruiser,
Tracing to call iii here yesietilay, advantage was takes
01 Slollloog Oldie criutul lla or Lath to undergo their
trial

ou ru, Atm. 4.—The suite of BoonapArte
were treated in every resi.ect, on landing, according
to the provision of the Alien Act. Sir J. Whitshed
sent off his barge, lin- their conveyance on shore, with
Bias secretary, J. It. Glover, Esq. who accompanied
hem, and a carriage was waiting at the sally-port to
convey them to the inn ; but it was previously drawn
to the Custom-house, where they were examined,
and a description of their several persons and charm-
ten registered. It is understood to be Count lk•r-
trand's wish to take up his future residence in
EuglAnd. Buonaparte is said to have left a coital.
&fable :lam of his property to the Cont.