The National Register.
London, England, 1813-01-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

our hopes in him ; and as in former days our country. when in ill.
most critical circumstances, confhkil its destiny without fear to those
citizens whose zeal and valour' she had proved, we likewiie commit
to his patriotism, to his courage, and to his talents, the aeti Ave of
fact our
frontiers, the safety of our persons, and of our prof y. In ,
who can have a greater right to serve as a guide to the Polish Nobility,
than he who has caused all the glory with which he himself is cover-
ed to reflect on the whole nation ? We give to him, as an assistant
and coadjutor, in q •ality of Vice Commandant, General Prince
Eustache Sanguizki, whose coura,,e has shewn soeminently in three
successive campaigns, and whose patriotism, put to e
the gr:•atcst tests,
calls for general confilence. Arise and assemble under the banners of
the Marshals in the departments, and in the districts; but let your
assemblages announce order and discipline; observe the regulati ns
which we this day promulgate in all their points. The labour of a
1
few moments will conduct you to glory, more dear to Polanders than
all other treasures, and will assure to you the right of recompense,
destined for you.
The most honourable distinctions await you, your country will
cover you with its gifts. The return of summer will bring you back
into the booms of yo'ir families, and give you to the peaceful labours
of the field. It is in the name of your country that we make this
enga4ement with you, as it is in her name that we this day claim your
succour. Hasten to appear under the colours which you will honou r
by your courage, your discipline, and your patriotic enthusiasm.—
Prove to the astonished world that those who have shed so much
blood for Poland, have.still more left to shed for her
iHere tolllws a very long account of the mode to he adopted for the
organization of the A rrierc Ban, to which the Proclamation has reit:-
roux.l—(Moniteur, Jan. 7.)

Donaldson, while in bed, and tractureo ewe o.
consequence amputated.'
The church of this city is mach damaged ; the serfs •,-,.:ave.the doors
and windows are split. particularly in the * ; cedcr co
r.
owes broken down, which by tailing oi; a 'umbel. . •tve there 4
been much injure d; and many parts of the ciehng Sre • -..ken down.
The old Synavogae Orange-Street has suffered, being split
in several places.
The west barracks at Up Pork Camp, occupied by the I regiment,
are considrrahty injured, the us-alls being cracked us almo,,t t•vc.'y ditec-
-
lion, and part fallen in.
To describe all the damage done to the numerous buildtio,s in this
city would be endless; in short, few houses have escap. d stuttering
more or less injary.
The earth was rent likewise in several places at the east end of th s
city. A great many chiaine” have been thrown down, and the wails
of severe houses and stores very severely split, and parts of others
' thrown down.
From Poet Royal ,we learn, that no very material damage has been
sustained there: the hospital suffered a little, the partition walls be.
tween the 11th and •2th words having split in two places The watch-
men at the dock-yard, a few minutes previous to the shock,I
ni.served
a large meteor, which passed in a direction fro au the south cast to the
north-we-t. The shock is stated to have busted one uptnnte and SUMP Su.
conds. We are in painful expectation of hearing of still more serious
accidents, los we fear the effects of this awful visitation must have es.-
tended to all parts of the country.

imh was is

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

YORK, FRIDAY. JAR. 3.
This morning John Eadon, aged 31, was tried for administering an
unlawful oath to Richard Howells, at Barnsley, in the county of
York. in the month of May last. The-prisoner as proved in evi-
dence, had some conversation with Howells about the Luddites, and
told Howell' he could make any man one ; and in the course of two
or three dar after, the prisoner renewed the conversation by asking
Howells what he thought of what they had been talking about
(Howells lodged in the house of, and worked ‘\-ith the prisoner as
a weaver at the time :) Howells did not immediately recollect, and
prisoner said it was ah )ut the Luddites, and asked Iloweommonlls if hc would
be one ?He said he would. Prisoner then put a C Prayer
Book into right hand, and •lesired Howells to repeat after him.
Prisoner gave him a paper, and told him to conicnit it to memory as
soon as he could, and he did so accordingly. It purported to be the
oath he had repeated to hit% which was, that he was nut to reveal
any secrets ofany brother or brothels, and if any traitors were ainchgst
them, they were to be.punishcd with death. Howells kissed the btok.
The paper given by prisoner to Howells was signed by p
w r
itn isoner incall his
own handwriting. This was supported by aooilier esscalled
Thomas Broughton, who had received the 'riper from Howells, and
not understanding its import, asked prisoner what the verer meant,
and was informed by him that it was to form a regular o:;,anizArion
in the county to overturn the tyrannical system of gevenrinm%
Broughton was a weaver at Barnsley, and acquainted with I luwells.
The Jury, after consulting in the box, almost immediately returned
a verdict of 'Guilty.
The next prisoners tried were,—
John Baines the elder, aged 66 ; Charles Milner, ;1( hn Baines
the younger, Si ; Willinn Blakborough, '22 ; George Duckworth,
23 ; and Zachary Baines, 13, all of Halifax, in the county of York,
for administering an unlawful oath to John M'Donald, at Halifax,
on the Sth of July Lot.
It appeared. that, in July last, two persons were sent from Man.
chester (by Mr. Nailin, a very active police officer there) to Halifax,
to discover offenders, of the description charged in the indicritent : awl
on the Bth of July last, John Macdonald and John Gosling, (the per-
sons sent) arrived at Ilahfatt, in consequence of that arrmeement, and
went to a public house called the Crispin ; the prisoner, as
there, and Macdonald entered into conversation with him on the hard-
ness of the times ; in the course of which they mentiened the attack
on Mr. Cartwright's mill. Miines said he knew two men very well
who were killed there, and spcke of the activity of a person
acted as officer. Majlonald said, he would be as active as any of
them, if they would twist him in, or swear him in.. Milnes said he
had got many blank cartriOges from a soldier : that he had he.%:n taken
up, but had got away, and staid away three week
a s n
olMd n. es
hoed
Macdonat he could get him sworn in ; there %v.'s ein
near who could swear him in, and had been in tltat sv"y 20 years.
Macdonald said he was wi:ling. They sat te,,ether till it was d4rk;
and then went together to Baines's house about ti.n at night. All the
prisoners were there. Mitnes told theta that he (Macdonall was a
and wished to be a brother. Did Baines