The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-12 00:00:00

and agrees well with most constitutions.—The face
of the country is covered with wood, yet it is so
rocky and there is so little earth, that one is puzzled
to know how such immense trees can find nourish-
ment. The so lis chiefly sand, in which there must
be mixed a grout portion of iron, the proofs of which
say stockings frequently furnish me. We find this
a most expensive place. The prices paid for every
thing ole so uncommonly high, and so little will it
ileum fur you, that money is looked upon as almost
without value. Every article of consumption in
housekeeping is dear, except tea. Butter is ss. a
a pound; eggs 3s. a dozen; fish in general very in-
different in quality and scarce—oysters only arc goad
and cheap; fowls are is. to 6s. the couple—so much
for provisions: but clothing is extravagantly :ear.—
At present there are neither (ladies') gloves nor
shoes to is had at any price. About a month since
there were still some gloves on sale, and I paid lOs.
a lair fur short ones, and yet I am told every thing
is cheaper by one-half than twelve months ago.—
The lathes here are in -mourning for the Queen.—
Being unprovided with a black dress, yet not wishing
to be out of the fashion, I was obliged to ray 20s.
a yard tbr detestable bad silk. In short, there arc
neither silks, satins, gauzes, gloves, nor shoes to be
bad here at present. Twenty pounds worth of any
of them from England would bring at least 501.
every thing British is so highly prized, at which,
indeed, I do not wonder, the quality is so superior.
—lt is almost impossible to procure a female servant;
indeed they are not tolerable, being all vile, drunken
wretches. We are, therefore, obliged to employ
met- as cooks, and to do all our domestic work ; this
is a great source of expence. It is not possible for
any military officer with a family to live upon his
pay alone. Farmers here are certain to realize large
fin-tunes, and even convicts, who possess any portion
of cleverness and industry, cannot fail to become
independent—l ought to say itch :in short all are
well off' here except the military. Do nut fail to
send me by the first vessel, shoes, gloves, ribbons, &e."
TIIE ROYAL YACIdT..—The Royal George, which
is to convey his Majesty to Scotland, is a noble yes-
eel, with an exterior distinguished for its symmetry
rather then fur its embellishments. On stepping on
board, the same elegant simplicity is noticed : with
the exception of the gilt coat of arms at one end,
the gilt tiller at the other, and a beautiful orbicular
glass compass-case in the centre, the quarter-deck of
this royal yacht scarcely exceeded, in decoration,
one of our crack faigates. Descending a winding
muhogany staircase that opens near the left or lar.
board gangway, you come to what is called the mid-
dle deck. A door facing the stern leads to the King's
dining cabin—a room, 23 feet wide, or " athwart
ship," and full 17 deep, or "fore and aft." A door
opposite to that conducts you through a passage,
about three seat and a half long, to the King's state
cabin, or drawing-room, which we supposed to be
about 20 feet wele and 15 or 16 deep. To the left
of the passage, entered by a door from the state-
cabin, the King's bedchamber, measuring about 13
feet one way, and the length of the passage the
other. The cabin to the right of the passage has a
small bedchamber for the personage on board next
in rank to the King. The ceiling about six feet
and a half' from the deck, and the royal apartments,
though richly and tastefully fitted up, du not con-
tain u superfluous piece of furniture. In the two
book cases of the state cabin are several standard
works, foreign as well as English. Returning to
tl:e Staircase, a door leads to the fore part of the
ship, where the captain and his officers, and some
of the principal attendants dine; and the seats are
eonscttible into beds A passage from this roora to
a specious kitchen, that reaches to the hews of the
vessel. Here the cooking process wholly managed
by steam, and nothing seems wanting in this impor-
tant department. On the lower deck, the sleeping
cabins of the officers of the ship, and here also are
slung the hammocks of he men. The 1441 George
n:easures 330 tons, and was built in 1817, at Dept-
ford dock-yard, front a design by Sir Henry l'eake,
one of the surveyors of the navy. The King's trip
to Ireland last year, it seems, afforded indubituine
prof' of the superiority ut her construction.
the two days' heavy gale which his Majesty expe-
rienced on his return, the yacht shipped scarcely
any water, while the attendant frigates were "plung-
ing 11:At's and bow.i under." Oa the same occa-
sion, the Royal George showed also that she could
outsail and uetcarry utmost any of the men of war
in company.

By adrices from Porto Rico we are informed of
the arrival at St. John's on the 30th ult. of his Ca-
tholic Majesty's brig of war lengadur, having on
board Don Francisco Linares and Don J. D. Dias,
the former appointed Civil Governer, and the latter
InteLdant of that island. By this vessel Bligadicr
Sebastian Cali.4tlo, un old commander in Venezuela
and Sun:a Fe, has arrived at Cnsta Firma, and is
appointed second in command to General Morales.—
Orders have been sent to I larannait to remit 30,000
dollars mont:ily tc Morsks.