The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-10 00:00:00

MEL ANCHOL Y CATASTROPIIE.—A caravan of French
and foreign naturalists, conaistiug ()IN!. I panel, Council.
for of Emperor of Russia; Sillicus, physician, and
Cartan, the younger, apothecary ; Bourdet (of La N le-
vre) naturalist; Durnford, an English Captain, and a
Mr. Ilentlerson, a gentleman of the same country, set
out fro••) Geneva on the 16th of this month, to explore
the stiunnits of the range of mountains, known under
the name of Mont-Blanc. They wereprovidcd with three
4zuides, one of whom, named Peter Cartice, had made
the ascent six times. On the 180), the travellers having
safely cleared the dangerous passes, arrived at the top of
a mountain called the Grand Millet. They were
obliged to halt there a day and two nights, on account of
OW bad weather; but on the Sunday morning, August
the 20th, the weather appeared once more to set in nue,
and the savaus commenced their march at five o'clock in
tile morning. 'lney had nearly reached the desired
summit, when the guides, who preceded them across
ouc of those MUlPltalli,, Dist their fonting, were hurried
by the snows to tic: bottom of the ravine, and were
overwhelmed by the c.vaianene. The travellers who
were coming up in the mac, witnessed this frightful
catastrophe, and escaped as if my miracle, the same fata-
lity. Tney exerted theinseiva for the space of four hours
to find suite means of rescuing the uniOromate meat,
bat all their etibrts, all their struggles were without
success. It is needless to add, that these gentlemen lost,
by this event, almost all the instruments with which
they were in:iv:tied, and tuat they returned to Geneva.
its a s:ate of consternation, after having sects the men '
who served them as guides so awfully perish.
DA RING 11,01111ERY.—Abort three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, as Mr. Everett, of Compton Street, Clerkess-
well, backivaker, was standing at the corner of his on n
Str::Vit mu see the Queen pass hy, he was hustled by a galig
of pick pockets ; one of thesis of the mune of Joseph
Gray, gave Mr. Everett a blow in the belly, acid OMSK,
diJLely snatched his gold watch out of his fob, which the
villain handed to one of his accomplices, who ran off
with it. Mr. Evvred laid hold of the robber and called
for assistance, they struggled for some time, until Edw.
Read, one of the datum Garden Police Mice came aiiii
took lii it into cuszt.dy, and recognized in him all uhf
offender. lie was Liken before the Sitting .Magistrate,
where tae charge being proved, lie w..s committed to
Ncwgace fur trial.

Abmilay, ly of June, a duel was fought
between Richard Stuart arid "Townsend S. aide, lar.h
of King George County, Virginia, on the Mai y land shore,
immeehately opposite their residence, at a short distance,
with muskets loaded with buck shot. Mr. Ilitte was
shot dead ; Mr. Stuart was Cl) severely wounded that he
expired in a few hours alter. They were betglihatits,
near relations, and heretofore friends. Tuts untortimate
difference, winch resulted in so tragic an end, occurred
about a mere trifle ; and thus adds two more to the list
of wretched victims who have fallen a sacritiec to raise
notions of honour, aiid nie horrid and gothic practice of
duelhutg.
Munogit.—On Wednesday I.tst was committed to
Filicrtoti gaol, J. Asher, charged on au hilliest with
wilfully murdering I'. M'Key, at the Bull hill, %Vat-
ininster, on Sunday afternoon, the 27th ult. Tire per-
son charged with tile murder is an old decrepid
upwards iir 74 )..irs of age, woo travelled about the
country %Twiny &rostrums, and tic cause Mille horrid act
appears to have been jealousy. Asiter, it seems, had for
some tin.e cohabited with a WU111:111 of Wilton, named
Sarah Lewis ; with this went in the deceased, who also
travelled the country with table cloths, had latterly
formed an ......quaintance, by fropittioy meeting her at
diderelit houses of resort tor people of their employ-
'neut. On Sm.day afternoon, the old man, undeistandshig
that the woman and deceased were sillily, toaeiiier on a
bench in the backyard of the public-house where they
lodged, armed It:lnserts with an old carving knife, which
he sharpened fur Ms horrid purpose, .and without speak-
ing a word inflicted three mortal stabs on the object of
its fury. I\i'liey languished till between 1 I and
o'clock on Monday, and then expired. It is understood
that the deceased I.as left a wife and ten children at
Nelvry, in the North of Ireland.
Uu 11 edires law last a desperate outrage was commi.ted
by some 01 the kleincrs in Loteasier Castle, who had the
room, called the Tap, in the old Muer, assigned for
their apartiefmt. 'Utley bloke up all the chairs, tables,
and forms it: die room, and afterwards set them on lire ; .
and but for the activii of the gaoler and his assistants
in getting the lire under, in all probalsility that part of
the prison would nave been dcstro)ed.
Exmouth Regatta, on Wednesday sc'nniglit, was
more numerously and respectably attended than we
ever retuember it to have been un any tOrmer occa-
sion. During the boat-race an accident of a very
serious natura was likely to have ecmtred. One of
the boats, in wive: pence au sudden squall, filled
and sunk, but we arc happy to say, that by the
pronr..t and humane exertions of E. L. Kemp, Esq.
of Exeter, and Lieut. Parker, of Exmouth, no lives
were lost. The former gentleman was viewing the
sailiag-match in his own yacht, accompanied by his
friend, Air. Parker, Lid seeing the accident was
likely to happen, they immediately made towards
the sinking boat, trail were fortunate enough to ar-
rive in time to save Capt. Lyons, and the two pilots-
who were un hoard with him, from a watery grave.
A duel took place lately in the poi teipatity of 13u-
renal, between a Polish and a Russian Prince
Tl.ey !Ought w ith pistol,:, and the RusSian was
woult:lid, out not llangerously. The affair is said
to have excitcd a very great sensation, but the
cause t f the qua Tel is not stated.

A Prcitcher in clic Methodist connection eloped
di Friday from II Lincolnshire,

with a

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