The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-11 00:00:00

ASSASSINATION OF M. DE KOTZIOVE.

We reeeivedui.y, say % the Gaunt de France, very carious
details relit lit t iu the as11114.illh:illle of Al. tle Kotzebue.
All aorta as to the sort of fueutlicisut which was the calls°
of it.

'l•he following is an extract of a letter written on the
21bh March, at five o'clock in the evening ; it cantains very
positive facts, which leave tiu longer any doubts on the
►ubject
" Ots the 18115 of March last, the students of Erlangen
as►embled in a house of recreation. situated without the
tow it, and deliberated, with closed doors, upon she fate to
which they shunt.' •übject M. de Kotzebue for having at-
tacked the licenlion•nr ss which existed in the Universities,
and the novel doctrines whicht, since the evt tits of Wart-
hour; and Gottingen, have made 40 111111 ell 1/141141ese
anunigst the youth of Germatay. At this secret meeting
the death of the *titer, *these remarks they so much
dreaded, was conspired; the students who pronounced
the hurt id sentence then east dice for our who should be
charged to execute it. Chalice, at first designated five,
who threw between themselves moil the lot fell upon one;
it was the y g Sand, sins of a judicial counsellor, bunt
■t Wundizigel, its Saxony, MI the borders of LON er Bohr-
min, who found I. • •If eh:aged with what they called, bi
true revolutionary style, the materiel of the crime. Sand
set ott post trom Es langesi on the 2lst of March, mu at.
lived at dlanls•itu on the ltd, at seven o'clock in she
mooning; he took a bails, Ineakfasted at the taqe Whole.
visitcti the magnificent chinch, the castle, and the prune--
nattcs. At tour o'clock he called upon M. de Kotzebue,
who was dressing Ia i aaa self to receive company. The valet
de-elianibre told him that his toaster Cffilld 11114 be seen.
' Inform him (said Sand), that P d•put,y fro. 3 the Mime of
laugen is come to ue.st M. de KulZehtle beaded
hint to wail, and /We orders to serve him will cottee,o:c.
and sent him a pipe tilled with Virginia komecu. Kutze-
bate, when only half dressed, caused this pretended deputy
of the Muse* to be introduced, went to meet hits, at the
door, received him w ilk distinction, took from I a paper
which he presented to I , and whilst he was p trisitag is,
fell, pies ced with a stiletto. The billet contained the fed-
lowifig sentence:—' Sentence of deans pronounced on the
I Stle uf• March, by the University of Erlangen, and cat tied
into execution on she 23d of March, by she preseut hear-
er.' Saud having seen his victim fall, went tranquilly out
of the house; and scarcely wits lee in the street, when he
stopped, and lifting asp his hands to Heaven, exclaimed
several tienes—blpes cuneummtitura eel: and pheuged the
poniard twice in his own breast. There was found upon
a large blue ribald this device— Pita et Plum He was
taken to the civil hospital, and two centinels posted at his
bed. This event. it is said, will be fulluwell by very im-
portant tesisequences, and may had to cuiffessions of the
highs st tee isl." •

PROTEST
Agsina the indiscriminate me af the Marriage Certneony of Ihs
Laialiiisiesel Church.

In our list of Marriages to-day will be found the name
of Mr. H. U.Etaroit, the American Traveller. Previous
to the performance of the cries 11111 l y. Mr. Fearon delivered
to the hector who officiated, the following protest
l'untesT.—To Mr. Jones (of the parish of West Ham,
E. s), usually entitled the Rev. Mr. Jones.
The undersigned being Protesoant Dissenters, present to
you the following protest against the Mart iage Ceremony
*t at present performeal, And to which, according to the
laws of I:ngland, they are compelled to subscribe. They
disclaim all intention of aciing disrespectfully, either to
the legislatme or to tlfe civil office before Whom they
stand they lament that tire.), ate placed in a situation so
itemaiiii al as that oven forbearance towards what they
is,rent ass rslabli•hed error would be a formal recantation
tit...pillions Which they received on conviction, and which
►hey can may renounce on innilar grounds. Aguinst the
mat Liege ci reastsny they must solemnly protest, because it
isoskets marriage a religions instead al a civil act :
Because parts of the celemussy ale highly indelicate,
and must to every correctly constituted mind be extremely
uhensi ve

Because lite man is required to woriliip the woman,
ll sh the touuder of Christianity ha. declared, that God
t% Hitt wily object for the Christian to I, urship
Becau►e it requires the reengeiti )))) of the doctrine of the
th.,o which u•'thutt; IMO tic MOM OpreWille to
thu►e Who disbelieve comcientiomly. OM after patient inves-
tigation. that doctrine; crruceiving that the o ilO.O of Hote-
-1 I,llioll their joinibg the Apostle l'aid in
declai ing. that •• To t. there is but our God and one Medi-
ator bet it ern tied and oleo, the man Christ t6ll, I"
lieratiw. its ChribWon awd Protestaut Ilis►enters, it is
impossible that the) cau sanction the iulcrteu•occ of any
human in►tituttoa with matters u inch concern their faith
Cnn►clrncr g

lieettiSsei as knowing no Minn of a priesthood to Cloristia-
iiit. Ike 14111111libilin Ina terra:no) pet formed by a lie ton iu
Intls olden. or preseaded buly cativo." i. painful &bad
ismoiiiimirog to their trelift.:
Heehaw. %ACM >iod hint believers lit the turd' w
Cloadimity. they di,hrlirvo and aiooosiowtr the ducti 'toe
ul'tbr'Criuus,the oaths OI• ihu lam imp* cole.
y is outwitted :
And hveautr, as werranaioljeloh, they woriihip the One
lisiuNand tune OW. his Quit bad their Goad, his Father
mud their Fmtlirr•

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(big neJ) 11,1tAtt ti D. Ftettow,
JOll4 IIN Tnompaiin,
Aleinbee,i nt the Chinch of Ged,nivellsig
at the V4i berii Jeo ill/11110, hoodoo.
The pacts of the ceremony omitted by opogi
Ovcasiou actg., theaelitel of Illst• uHrudneeu.n, W 1.1411 It
preHliarly ind• 14•4.1.4*; 110 ithiciog Ow Hoek Oil !He .1.1•14;r
the kill cling 41 ,hr 41141; 4111.1141 e. hole us.IIHe oltabill#ll
1.(37.1% ur the peso.' Atter the ttordi,, " I pruuounei
10 ISo 0.481 tont ',it'd. in tlit: MAW Of the Felber, the
>on, told the livi;

REVEAVI.:.

APRIL 11.

An account of the total real or declared valoe of the Pro.
dare and Manufactures of the United Kingdom. espor(ed
(root:rent Britain during each of the three )eitais ending 6th
Just. ISM

1817. 1814, 1419.
42.955.1:/8/. 43.9tf1.Y531 •!.;,C98,7801.
ofllcial value of Foreign nod Commercial hien-him-
disc exported from (ireat Britain to all parts of the World
17 1818 1819.
14.543.96 I L 11,534,818/. 12,487,T11!.
An accoont of the tot.:l vulue of all article,. insporteJ
into Great Britain during each of the there years ending the
sth of January, 1819, as calculuted at the oilicial rateb of
valuation.

1811'. 1818. 1819.
Foreign and Colonial i
26,408 63 11. 2491;2913 35,880,983
nicrchundiste .• • • 1 ' , ,
Produce of Ireland i S 698,9316 004,318 4.4278,6.il
and thehle of Alan ' . _

Total ♦alue of imports 30,103,604 11,963,231 40,151,63 i

NORTHERN VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.

The following interesting extract is taken from Capt.
Ross's Narrative of his Voyage to the Arctic Regions,
just puldished.
" August 10.—last. 75 deg. 35 min. W. lon. 65 deg. 32 Inv,.
W.—About to o'clock this day, we were rejoiced to ere eight
slet'ges, driven by the native's, advancing by a circuitous route
towards the place where we lay. They halted about a mile from
us, and the people alighting. ascended • small iceberg, as if to
reconnoitre. After remaining apparently in consultation for
nearly half an hour. four of them descended, and came towards
the flagsuuT, uhieh, however, they did not venture to approach.
In the mean time, a white flag was hoisted at the main in each
ship, and John Sacheuse despatched, bearing a small white flag,
with wine presents, that he might endeavour, if possible, to
bring them ton parley. This was a service in which he had most
cheerfully volunteered, requesting leave to go unattended and
un request to which no objection could be made, as the
place chosen lor the meeting was within half a mile of the
Isabella. It was equally advantageous to the nativtz, a canal or
chasm in the ice, not passable without a plank. separating the
parties tram each other, and preventing any possibility of attack
from these people, unless by darts.
" In executing this service, Sacheuse displaybd no less address
than courage. Having placed his flag at some distance front the
canal. he advanced to the edge, and taking off his hat, made
friendly signs for those opposite to approach, as lie did ; this
they partly complied with, halting at a diitance of 300 yards,
where they got out of their sledges, and set up a loud stmulta.
neous halloo, which Sacheuse answered by imitating it. They
ventured to approach nearer, having nothing in their hands but
the whips with which they guide their dogs; and after satisfying
themselves that the canal was impassable, one of them in parti.
cular seemed to acquire confide ce. Shouts, words, and gestures
were exchanged for some time to no purpose, though each party
seemed in some degree to retugniac each other's language.—
Sacheuse, after a time, thought he could discover that they spoke
the Ilumooke dialect, drawling out their vmrtlx, however. to an
unusual length. He immediately adopted that dialect. and
holding up the presents, called out to titian kahkelle,• Come on!'
to which they answered, Aroakrie, naakrieaf-plate. • No, no;
go away; and other wordi, which he made out to mean thit
they hoped we were not come to destroy them. The boldest then
approached to the edge of the canal, and drawing from his boot a
knife, (repro ented in an engraving.) repeated • Go away t' • I
can kill you.' Sachem not intimidated, told them that he also
was a man and a frientl. and at the tame time threw urea the
canal some strings of bends, and a checked shirt; but these they
beheld with great distrust and apprehension, still calling • Go
away' don't kill us.' Sacheuse new threw them an English
knife. saying • Take that.' On thii they approached with
caution, picked up the knife, then shouted and pulled their noses.
These actions were imitated by Sacheuse, who in return called
Heigh, yaw, V pulling his nose with the same gesture....
They now pointed to the shirt, demanding what it was, and when
told that it Was an article of clothing, asked or What skin it was
made. Sacheuse replied, it was made of the hair of an animal
they had never seen t on which they picked it up with expression.
of surprise. They now began to ask many questions; fur by
this time they found the language spoken by thosatelvet and
Sacheuse had sultleknt resemblance to enable them to hold
some communication.

."111:y Hint pointed to the ships, eagerly asking • Whatgreat
creattnes 'lithe were?' Ito they come from tha Sun or Ma
Moon ?' • I)o they give as light by night or by day Sacheuse
told them that lie was a man, that lt• hail a father and a mother
like themselves; and, pointing to the South, said that he carne
front a distant country in that directioa. To ails they answered.
• That cannot be, there is nothing but Ice there.' They Mein
asked, • What creatures theta were?' painting to the ships; to
which Saciteuse replied, that • they were houses made of wood.'
This 'key conned still to discredit, answering, • !co, they are
alive, we have seen them move their Sachenec now
inquired of thou) what they themselves were t to which they le.
plied, they were men, and lived in that direction, pointing to the
north; that there was much water them; and that they had
come to fish for sea unicorns. It was then agmed that Secheuce
should pass the chasm to them, end he accordingly returned to the
ship to make his report. and to ask tin a plunk.
During tire whole of this conversation, I had been employed
with a good teloseopein observing their motions. and beheld the
first man approach with every murk of filer and tliatrust, hooking
frequerily behind its the other two. and beckoning to come an.
as it. for support, 'fluty occasionally retreated. then advanced
again. pith eautious steps, in the attitude of Morning, generally
ke..:ping one Muni down by their knees, in readiness to pull one 4
knife wnich they had In their bouts; in the other hand they held
their whips *ha the lash coiled up ; their sledges remained at a
little tiletaete, the tallith mart bang apparently stationed to keep
Limns lit readiness for escape. sometimes they drew back the co.
vet ing they hail on their heads, its If' wishing to catch the most
distant sounds; at 444'4 1414; I could inseam their textures. 4h.
playing uettethe terror and aunnivensm., while every limb ap
peered to tremble as they maned. el:teltuuse was directed to
entice them to the ship, and two men were now wet with a
plonk. which we. twoon;ingli plated arrow the chasm. They
appeared still much alarmed, and requested that Siwitouse only
umid consumer 4he accordingly passed the flippant. side, on
whit* they earnestly besnight lain not to touch them, as if he
did, they snood certainly die, After lie had used snuffy 'opt.
mums w persousie them that lie were flesh and blood, the native
who had ;hewn must courage ventured to touch Ills band, then
pulling hooterif !.y the nose, set up a 'Amu, in which he Val
yointd by Swift:vv. wild the inlita three, Thu presents *ere
then distributed, consisting of too uc throe Articles of eluting.
and o few 5tr14.:204 of hods( alter %hien auselieuse caphangrd a
kn;te fix one artheira.
" The hope of lettlog hapariaaj law elution, 44 • all as
the iittert.t tilt fur these poor mot u. es, made nu- im
patient to commit:home with thorn uiystll; at 4 I therefore di.
sired Lieut. Parry to accompany tut to the plc ss when the fsrty

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were assembled; it appearing td the that Sachoun had failed in
prrlllatling dusts to come heater the ships. We accordingly
provided ourselves with additional presents, consisting of looking
gloms and knives, together with sonic caps and shirts, and pro-
ceeded towards the spot, o here the conference was held With
increawd energy. By the time we reached it, the whole
were assent/4AI: those who had originally been left at a distance
with their sledges. having driven up to join their somrades. The
party now therefore consisted of sight satires, with all their
sledges. and about so dogs, two sailors, Sachem*, Lieut. Perry,
and myself. forming a group of no small singularity; not a liWe
also incteuacd by the peculiarity of the sittuititin. on a field of lee,
far from the land. The noise and chimonr may easily be coo-
ceived—the whole talking and shouting together. and the dogs
howling, while the natives were flogging them with their long.
whips, to preserve order.
Our arrival produced a visible alarm, causing them to retreat
a few steps towards their sledges; on this Sacheuse called to us to
pull our noses, as he had discovered this to be the mode a
rnendly salutation with them. This ceremony, was accordingly
performed by each of us, the natives, during their retreat, making
use of the same gesture, the nature of which we had not before
understood. In the same way we imitated their shouts as wallas
we could, using the same interjection. Aries,. yarn! which we
afterwards found to be an expression of surprise and pleasure.
We then advanced towards them while they halted, and pre-
sented the foremost with a looking glass and a knife, repeating
the same presents to the whole as they came up in suoawitin.
on seeing their faces in the glasses their astonishment appoiued
extreme, and they looked round in silence for a moment at each
other and at us; immediately afterwards they set up a general
shout. succeeded by .a loud laugh. expressive of extreme delight,
as well as surprise, in which we joined. partly from inability to
avoid it. and silting also to show that we were pleased with our
new acquaintances."