The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-23 00:00:00

TRELAND.

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SEPTEMBER 12.
De thturday, emit two o'clock, pw. oar respected via
truly vsluablit townsman, Thomas Bell, F.sq. who was pass-
ing in • pleasnro-boat, (roes °tenth towards Catlingford,
perceiving • heavy squall approaching, desired a servant
who was in the boat with him. to let all ger, which was at-
isnritinel7 dime, and the head of the vessel brought round.
The squall then struck her gently at first, but with suffi-
cient force to tiring her side to it, and thee with such in-
creased riuknce as to blew her over. A nose who was steer-
ing another boat, in which Mr. David Bell was, saw the
vemel sin-Ling. sad informed bile of the awful event. Mr.
Nell immeilisfly stood ever, and iii about fifteen minutes
h,held his brother's corpse Busting on the water, but a sud-
den squall having struck his host, he could not approach
sufficiently near to catch hold of the body. Actuated by
strong fraternal love, he jumped overboard, swam to the
spot through the imitated sea, caught his brother by the
bask, and struggled. but in vain, to keep him on the mortice
1•, a few arrondo they sunk together. and Mr. David Bell
was forted to (pit his hold, in loupes that the body would
rise Brain, but it never re-appeared. A buy, named Knox,
as. olio lost oft this melancholy ervasioe.

NEW MR rTLE WENT AT TNR CAPE OP

GOOD HOPS.

Et'rwt or a letter from a Settler, dated June 4,
18-20:--
. I ,toot know how to •psre time In sit down to write, or
t.i c,lli.rt my thorezhr•; and yet I feel that you must be
ansiints to hear how I am going on, and I sin equally so to
3i..:nrr you, aril I am more than content with my prospects.
It is now three weeks since I have been on this spot, and
not a d3y elapses but I find out objects of satisfaction.
The farm has the appearance of a fine level down, with a
hesirtifitl stream of water b-fore the house and the tram is
equal to the riclent meadow in England. I have no growth
to grub up, no wilikrweri to burnt I only await the arrival
of the plough to art to work. My garden is digginti and
pease, heaps, unions, calibtiter Ste. are already Inauriant,
awn only Aunt ten to fifteen days, and June is the first
wink r month. _
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" The parties whn came out here with me at the same lime
are ail charmed with their locations, and so are all 1 Wee
conversed with. Yoe will Year of complaints from Bailey's
party, who are maw all dispersed ; they cun•ist generally of
London tradeamen, alto are quite unfit fur colonising. I
am up with Ike dawn, and walk about with my gun all day,
without thinking 1 am in the country of wild beasts; I at-
tend my carpenters in my woods which are in the glens, with-
in half a mile of the house, and I have never seen a single
beast or reptile: we have nothing to annoy us night nr day.
Same moonlight nights I have walked not quite disappoint.
that I hare not heard mutter. Thr jackal! is the only cry
we hive yet heard. For the eatisfsctiun of those who dread
being devoured, I can assure them there Is nothing to he ap-
prehended ; I have travelled about 200 mile. in the colony,
WO have conversed with residents, and they laugh at dan-
ger; and although no one travels without a gun, it is prin.
ripely fur spurt. The country is beautiful, and the climate
heavenly The common fly of England is the only one we
s^e ; no wiusgnetos or infects at this t•me annoy as, al-
though in travelling, we laid our lilatikets on the bare
gr es* . Mutton is lid. per lb.; beef 2.1. ; all exeellent in
dustily. fat, and well•Havoured. My sheep rust tee ss. to 64 ;
tr,,ws 21a ; calves 4..; oxen 60s. •' and the ox is a noble
weig:iing from 6 to 700Ib.; corn 5.. per Winches-
ter boshel Nut a pluegh is yo rime out from Govern-
ment..., that we are sadly afield cc shall Ise two tat( its the
y !at ; but l Juu't despair. Yours." Sir • Sic.