The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-19 00:00:00

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

BUFFALO, DEC. 2.—SOMETHING NOVEL.—l'eaterdar Nov.
9, seven young warriors of the Seneca nation of Indians, left
this village in the stage, tinder the charge of Messrs. A. C.
Fox of this village, and W. Itringhaw of thatanque, for New
York, from whence, we understand, they arc to take pas•age
for Liverpool, England. Their object is to exhibit thentsavrt
in all the important towns in England, whence the:. will pro.
cecd to Paris, and afterward probably complite the grand
tour through Europe. The Indians are all tine looking act•ra
young men, anti will undonbtvdly afford the Europeans a
very novel and interesting exhibition. Mr. Miles Macdonald.
Gm/Nilo!. of Lord c,dony at I linlson's_bity,
at this place on t1ie2...v1 ult. recently from the Red River r 0110.
try. Ile C.llll'. iu the big Union, Captain Beard, from Oven
Bay, Vic, on his way to Montreal, to meet his ti ou the
charges which have been preferred against him by the age:ita
of the Not th West Company.—Nver ark
I. :V1 EMENT WITII Ti!E is ANs.
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Copy of a letier from Major-General (tallies to the (;over.
nor of Georgia, dated at Port :.eott, near the eolith:ll:er of
the Flint awl l'hataltooellie rivers, 21st of Novemht e
" Stn,—The firs" brigade of Unitod States troops atoned at this
platse on the fish inst. I hail previously sent a runner t.l notify ti.e
of my arrival, and to ascertain
whether his hostile temper hail abated. and t.cittested him to visit me.
lie rep:ted, that he h:til already said to the r rttii.;er hire
all lie had to say, and that he a onld not eoille.
•• Ile had a....netl Major •l'ivirgs not to Cot,', or rota stick Of wood
i 'he east side of the Flint river: all( gii-a.l that the land wa,
t •0 vas directed by tho rowers above and below to protr. t
de' ••• and he should do so. 'nil twing the ta'A
his t. :teeing continued to be 'inside ever since the late
having dartieipated, as the friendly Inducts assert, ni the
war cat nett on for wow titre past Agtuo.4 the Georgian
yesterday detached about 13:. uten, louifri,to,.3l to be ...
.trolgo, the towlit. Wait! the ioannand of Major Twiggs,
orders to liring to line the chief:mil warriors, and in the eve-
sistanee, to treat them as er.dittes.
• 11.1 a: detielito arri,eil at the town early this cnu'r
were tiled oral. lint . Ili et. c tire was
ay the iletaidoi,,nt. 'old the Indians ont• vt Hi: -• • a
of tour isatrion- flaw, flit, :sP e'er, is reason to believe,
more 'hounded. P "IA ithica 111 the hotl,c deity
iewi a Il..itish unnorti, -cadet), with a ~f
a certitfrate , signed bt Ilriosit l'ainan, of .‘iiirines, • „et.
ut I he. Sifrlt'llee of Colow-1 N staling. that La had alwara
bean • true and faithful thead to the British.

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The reports of friendly Indians concur in estimating the num-
ber of hostile Indian 9• including the Red Sticks and Smiin6les, at
tno-e than 1.004 independent of the Blacks at sold near Suwanney,
wit,,in ICO miles of tlii,:place. amounting to nearly 400 men, and in-
e-vanng by the addit.on of every runaway front Georgia elk to getto
th-en. The friendly Indians inform me that the hostile party and
Black, have been promised a British force to assist them, horn New
Providence. This promise. though wade by Nichols andWoodhine,
es nevertheless relied On by thou: deluded wretches. who. I hate no
doubt, will sue for peace, as they_ find their hopes of British aid to be
without foundation. I have called the militia from Fort Hawkins to
his place; and have directed Colonel Brearly to coder with your
ii.xcelleney upon thc-subjeet of an additional battalion for the protee.
tam of the frontier from OkmulgeeMary's
1 have the hounour to be. &e.
" ED, P. GAINES, Major-Gen. Commanding."
SOUTH AMERICA.
Etdracts from the Extraordinary Gazette of the Government
of Mexico, of Saturday, Nov. 1, ISI7. inserted in a joutual
extraordinary of the Government of ilavatinah, of Monday,
Dee. I, of the same year.
Otfircial continual ( (( of the capture of the traitor Mina, and
the end of the invasion executed by him and his followers
aainst the faithful do ttt itt ions of our Lord King F'loaltel
(whom God preserve), in :SOU la Marina, on the 24ther.i of April
of the same year.
DESPATCH OF COL. DON FRANCISCO DE ORRANTiA.
" MOST F.SCF.LI.F.NT SIR,--With the greatest satisfaction I
congratulate y.rilr Excellency on my having taken prisoner, at 7
o'cloek this day, the traitor Mina. in company with /3 others, in the
'NW of Verillito, belonging to the estate of Tlachiquera, where he
was with 21.0 men, nearly the half of whom are killed ; aminig the
Ted the rebel Pedro Moreno, whose head has been brought to this
town, where I h tee just arrived; and a, soon as I have an opportunity
I will send the despatch to the Mariscal do Campo Don Pasqual de
Linen. I advise your Excellency of the success. on accoum
Rothet
interest you must take in it. God preserve your Excellency
Jean.
Silao, Oct. M. inti, 8 o'clock at night.
Addresusl to his Excellency the Viceroy Don Juan Rues de
Apodaca.
VESATCH OF CAPTAIN D. AGUSTIN acturnr.r TO COLONEL
Dr RAFAEL BRACMO, POLITICAL AND SIILITARY COMMAN.
DANT OF QUERETARO.
" I send your Excellency the enclosed very interesting despatch,
which I have received for the Viceroy, which beg you will transmit
immediately. The enclosure contains the niost.important intelligence
of the capture of the traitor Mina alive, the two Ilerrerays, a French-
'man, and 1 bring the head of Moreno. The whole has been done byCol.
Col. G. Francisco de Orrantia, who entered Silo° yesterday at 7 o'clock
in the morning.
Oct. 28,1817.

'TURKEY.
CONAT/iNTINOTLZ, DEC. s.—The Baron Strongonoff, the
Russian Minister, in consequence of the delays interposed by
the Yorkish Government in all its transactions, was desirous
of giving another form to his negociations, particularly re-
specting the liquidations still pending in consequence of the
treaty of Bucharest. His propositions have not been agreed
to, and there seems no possibility of accelerating the.progress
of the atrar.
A question has arisen respecting the iii-treatmentof a Tar-
kW' vessel by the Commandant of the Mission port of Bain!).
lens, in the Black Sea. The Divan has demanded an expla.
ition of the Russian Minister, who, on his part, having uo in-
structions, has requested tines to give an answer.
There base been great tumults at Smyrna between the
Greeks and the Turks. The whole of the militia were two
days and two nights under arms. These contests arose out of
disputes respectingfitumercial objects.; and even the foreign
Consuls were iu danger.

MIRSIONART ESTANLISIIMENT AT TRAVANCOREA subject
.0( judicial arrangement in the administration of justice at Travan.
core, deserves notice :
The resident :Missionary has by his own exertion, procured from
the Court of Travancore, many civil advantages for the native
Christians ; and anxious to improve the administration of justice
throughout Travancore, he is desirous of engaging MBSionaries to
lend their aid to that important object. The appointment of Christian
judges, to act with the tribunals established in Travancore, is an
arrangement, as Colonel Munro remarks, highly favourable to the
protection and respectability of the Christians there ; and is also
.agreeable to the Brandin and ?lairs, who find, in the integrity, of
the Christian judges, a check on the venality and corruption of the
Nair judges ; he adds, " I annex a very great degree of importance
to the employment of English Missionaries in that duty. It will in.
rue a prompt and impartial distribution of justice to all classes of
people, and will thereby conciliate their attachment to the British
riven-anent, anti increase their issiast for the character and princi-
ples of the Missionaries themselves." It is unnecessary to dwell in
this place on the eminent advantages that will be derived from the
plan.
Cot Munro most justly attaches to an efficient and =tended sys-
•tern of education, particularly in the English language, great influ-
ence on the early and substantial establishment of the Protestant re-
ligion in India, and on the confirmation of the British Power.
ABOLITION Or TIM SLAVE TRADE IN CEYLON.—This mea-
sure hat, been effected by the zealous and persevering exertions of the
Chief Justice, who has transmitted to England all -the documents on
the subject. lie addressed a letter to the Dutch gentlemen on the
list of Special Jurymen of Colombo, and at a meeting held by them,
on the teth July, 1916, they carne to an unanimous resolution, that
all children, born of their slaves after the 14th of August following,
should be free.
This example was followed without lass of time, by the •native
jurors at Colombo, of the respective classes of the lifthahaddt, who
are chiefly employed in cutting down and preparing for exportation
the Cinnamon ; amounting to about is.noo people :—of the Mahn-
orliallf, who are descendants of the Arabs on the coast of India,
stout 30 01. 40,000, who are an active people carrying on a considera-
ble part of the retail trade of Ceylon :--ot the .that. mu; n, who. form a
numerous and powerful class, who manage the fisheries, which
yield a large revenue to government : of the Chi/ties, whose &Ices-
-Lire emigrated from the peninsula of India, and settled at Ceylon for
trade and manufacture s • they are not so numerous as affluent, and
are for the most part Christians :—of the V./Lai-kr, who belong to the
first class in rank, whence most of the headmen are elected, and the
native land owners are chiefly of this caste, and by the Dutch Spe-
dal Juryineil of Jetliner:stall' and Calle. The generous example
thus given to all others who assume a property in human beings, and
w'ue have hereby given a pledge of their disposition to concur in those
farther measures for ametiorating the condition of Ceylon. deserves
highly the prat c of all nations of the civilized and more especially
of the yet uncivilized !

An inquest ens held at the White I dart. Tottenham. on the body of
Mary Cockle, a walow, aged 30. Elizabeth Buckingleun said on
'Tuesday morning the deeeas,d's Jan hour told her, her mother had
been sleeping on the floor sit...e baturtlay the 10th inst. and would
ant speak to her. Witmas w ant to her, and found her as deseribed,
M a cold room ; she wax speechless, but recollected them. The room
.smelt :arongly of brandy ; and a gallon bottle, nearly empty, was
by her side. Dr. Holt was called in, who said she was perishing
frown cold. 'They put herinto he& and otliTed her mime coffee : but
at the moment blood Mated from her mouth, and s!ie shortly after.
w I'4 died. Witneks said, she thonght her death WAS uvrabioncd by
to'.(l zzd eacessivi drinking.—Verdivt aeconlingly.

THE NATIONAL RE4ISTRIL

BUUNAPARTE AND LAS CASES,

[IRON A F1E4415.11 PAPER.I
M. de Las Cases, separated nom a master who has never
ceased to be hie friend, has brought to Europe an ample stock
of anecdotes about that extraordinary 111411, who bas united in
his illustrious eareer all the chances on good and bad fortune.
Buonaparte always fixes the general attention—lie is a lu-
minous meteor which it is impossible to conceal. The poi._
trait of this great man has never till uaw been drawn, but by
a flattering or an exaggerating pencil; and it likely, that,
during his lifetinse, the resemblance will never be seized. lit
writing this work, reserved for posterity, we present anec.
dotes that yield us some features of the moral physiognomy
of the man whom sovereigns have now thrown iu chains as a
punishment for basing enchained nations. We derive them
from au article which appears to have been communicated
by Las Cesare() the Journal of Aniwelp.
Napoleon at the commencement of his residence on the
Wand, voluntarily received the English officers, and admit-
ted them at Lungwood into social circles fun med by the com-
panions of his captivity, and two or three of the principal
families of St. Helena. We arc bound to say, to the credit
of the English officers, that they never approached Napo-
leon but with that respect which his misfortunes commautled.
One would have believed that he saw the Emperor at the
Tuileries, surrounded with his courtiers. He made the
English journals be translated to him, and he was allowed
only the alinisterial journals: he soon remarked those artistica
of corrosive gall and insipid irony, in which he was repre-
sented as successively surrendering himself to childish splecu •
or disgusting caprices. lie was so unjust as to believe that
those even whom he admitted to his society, and from whom
he received the most abject adulation, were caterers for
The Times and The Courier. He then formed the resolution
to see nobody, nud did not ca•eu make an exception in favour
of the Governor. Sir Hudson Lowe took a singular anode of
overcoming this determination , he transmitted one day a
request fur au interview, under the pretext of having to
communicate things of an agreeable and interesting nature.
lie was admitted : but what was the astonishment of Na-
poleon, when he perceived that the only object of his curt_
vermilion was to itiforna him that the expenditure of the cap-
tives exceeded by 1,200 lutsis the funds placed at his disposal
by the Government, and to beg him to find the means of co-
vering the deficit, He sharply .replied, "M. le (louver.
near, I never intermeddle in such details. Never did any
complaint of mine doted so low as you. I command, or Ism
silent. if after this you allow me to want necessaries, I will
go to seek them in your own camp (pointing out his finger to
the English tents which are seen from Longwood), and these
brave soldiers will nut drive front their mess one of the
oldest and the first soldier of Europe."
in the private conversations which he often held with Ber-
trand and Las Cases he sometimes indulged in effusions of
feeling which gave the lie to what has been said about the
aridity of his heart. In speaking of the double catastrophe
which deprived him of his crown, lie sometimes said," Have
I done all that was my duty for that good people, the French?
Ought I not likewise to have died for them ? They did so
many services for me; but they likewise abandoned me. I
deceive myself ; they abandoned me twice, in the most cruel
manner. The first detection may be excused, but for the
second should they not has c understood better ?"
They asked him why, among the SOMICIOUS expedients which
presented themselves to him, he had adopted that of surren-
dering himself to the most cruel eneanies? Without replying
directly to the question, he said that he had at one time the
idea of proposing his abdication on condition of retiring into
Corsica, and retaining the sovereignty of that island: but,
added Ile," my enemies would not have failed to have said,
that after launching Fiance and Frenchman ou a stormy
sea, I abandoned them after the tempests, to shelter myself
in port."
He never speaks bet in terms of eulogy of the city of
Lytle', and on such occasions he discovers projects which
were never suspected to be entertained by him. For exa. n-
pie, lie said," It is useless to express how much I love that
good city : but one thing I am certain of', that 1 have always
been, and shall always he beloved by it ; I had formed great
projrcts.for its prosperity. It 15 50 situated as to become the
capital of Gaul and Italy."
He cannot believe that the two Emperors of Austria and
at Russia entertain towards him personal animosity. " They
only (said he) persecute in ate the sword of that resulution
wheel' made them tremble on their thrones." He said of Ney
and Inrat " they were. perhaps, the two bravest men that
ever existed; but if they had had but two ounces of good.
sense more, they would, perhaps, have been the greatest of
pontoons." The English journals, containing the details of
the death of Murat, were read to him. When Ile heard the
word shut, he abruptly interrupted the reader, and said," the
Celabrians were more generous and less inhuman than the
people of Plyinuntli—proceed ;"and lie listened to the details
of his brother.inaaw without shedding a tear. The tone of
these discourses, though in general severe, is hot remote
from pleasantry. With General Bertrand and Count Las
Cases in particular, he abandoned himself to all the commons_
cativeness of confiding familiarity. One day he asked the
former what party lie was of at the commencement of the re-
solution? " Of the constinitiotial, Sire, replied he, since I
narrowly escaped death, at the Tuileries in defending the
throne, and the ioviolauility of the monarch:" " Amid you,
Las, Cases," said Napoleon, pinching familiarly the ear of his
eitairweelain, " I Medi not ask what party you belonged to
you emigrated ; you were essentially an aristocrat. Deset
you allow it, now, to be very strange, that of us three I alit
the only republican?" " Very singular indeed," replied
Bertrand; " but Sire, they made you pay dear fur it." It is
very true that he repeats frequently literal ideas have ruined
are; but he adds, that mistakes prerraled user las intimate
views. " I wished," says he, "to rt sto ain liberal ideas
first, in order to make theta burn with all Weir lustre after.
wards."

An evening paper.gives the following particulars respecting
the papers brought by Count Las Corson hich are said to hay,
devolved into the hands of the agents of toe Alien Mike.
Among thedocumilits referred to are several letters, nue of
wit ch is addressed to the Empress Maria low's, ..bieh pur-
ports to give a deseliption of the afflictions spoeeou is
...tiered, and of the constancy with which he nos en an ea
them. It contains a plan of Longwood, which .tile yonngei
Las Cases hail drawn daring his residence iu the anti
which lie attended as a present to his ;mullet. he Conon
announces to the Archduchess the present of. a leek of had
of iluonaparte, and which lie says he would not sum:odes to
any one but his aguust consort, who.is alone capable of appre.
doting its vain.

3AN la.

A second letter is ireilled to the Grand Ditches; E Baden,
and its principal purpose is to obtain an asylum for M. Lae
Cases within the territories of the Grand Duke, should lvt be
refust d admission into Great Britain.
A third is for Prince Joseph, in America, and it presents
only what is called a faithful picture of the " torments" of
the exile at St. Helena.
A fourth is without any address, excepting to a Doke, in
blank, for whom Las Cases is said to have formed an affection-
ate regard on bond the Bellerophon, and it is believed the
nobleman alluded to is the Duke of Rosie°.
A Bill; is for Prince Lucien. and a sixth for Cardinal Fesch,
atßome. After repeating the details to the Archduchess Marin
Louisa and Prince Joseph, M. Las Cases informs the Cardinal.
that there is no Minister of religion at St. Helena, that the
French inhabitants feel severely this privation, and that he
is assured it' Napoleon were allowed to do so, he would re.
quest his uncle to look out for a clergyman, who, in addition
to his other duties of a sacred nature, would copy correctly
from dictation. In. Case: inquires of Prince Lucien, it' he
could procure trout him a place of refuge ut Koine.
The letter in which these particulars were contained adds

the following remai Ks :
" This enxiety to obtain an asylrim, expressed in all the
letters from the Count, shows that he did not expect to be al-
lowed a residence in England. Rut the language to the
Archduchess Maria Louisa, sufficiently proves, that he should
have preferred to remain in London, if leave should have
been given. Ile acknowledges that his first object, on reach-
ing Europe, would have been to have placed at the foot of
the Archduchess. his most respectful homage, but that the
object to which his whole life lead been devoted would have
induced him to have remained in England, to invoke the laws
and Ministers of that couael in favour of the illustrious pri-
soner, in order to obtain some alleviation of his miseries.
' The British Ministry,' he says, could not have been deal' to
my entreaties, because I cannot believe that they world have
been guilty of any personal revenge; and I am persuaded
that they would content themselves with measures that, at the
same time that they rendered sure kis confinement, would out
add persecution and cruelty to the restraints imposed.'
Who,' says the Count, ' could better fulfil this important duty
than I, who have witnessed all the wretchedness to whicis
this august prisoner has been exposed? That duty I will
fulfil with the utmost ardent zeal, and most faithful loyalty.' "
&c.

Kmosit.P..zAce, &c.—lt was stated last week, that
Knole-eastle was in imminent danger, from a fire breaking
out in the Venetian bedchamber. The conflagration arose
from a defect in the flea of the bake house, called the con-
fectioner's room; by the ravages of time it was in a damaged
state, and had communicated to the grained arches and other
oaken timbers, so that had not a timely discovery been made,
the whole edifice would most probably have been destroyed.
The Venetian bed chamber above alluded to, was so called
front having been slept in by islichola \folio°, the Venetian
Ambassadot. The pictures saved were, Catherine 11. of
Russia, grandmother to the Emperor Alexander ; Lionel,
Duke of Dorset; Elizabeth, Duchess to the latter. The state
bed and hangings were placed there for the reception of James
H. The Venetian drawing-room also suffered in all incon-
siderable degree. The pictures saved were, Isabella of Bra-
bant, Margaret of Austria, Mrs. Abingdon, Miss Oxford
(the fair Qnaker),and Monsieur Campchinetze. The latter
was Lieutenant Colonel in the Swiss Guards when they were
overpowered by the furious Jacobins in the Tuileries, at the
commencement of the French Revolution, and lay mans hours
concealed among the dead soldiers, till night afforded hint an
opportunity to escape. Being conversant in the English lam.
guage, lie passed himself for a native of this country, and
quitted Paris in the disguise of a servant. He lived for some
time as an hostler at an inn on the road, till at length, he was
so fortunate as to escape to England, wherein he was a resi-
dent in the family of the Duke of Dorset until his demise.

Fine IN SHEERNESS DOCK.VARN..-Oil Friday night, the
9th, inst at about half-past nine o'clock, this place was thrown
into the greatest consternation, by the ringing of the alarm
bells in the dock-yard, the heating of drums' and the firing of
the men of war. guns. It was occasioned by a fire having
broken out in the house belonging to the steam engine erect.
ed fur carrying on the new works, situated iu the southern
part of the dock-yard, near the kilns used for burning cement
stone. '1 he most serious apprehensions were entertained for
+he safety of the arsenal; and what was more distressing to
the feelings of the spectators, was its contiguity to the work
house, which, from the pressure of the times and want of
employment; is crowded with many unfortunate individuals.
—Providence, however. averted the impending danger,
and about 12 o'clock we had the pleasure of seeing the
raging flames subdued,with only the loss of the engine-house.
No lives, it is understood, have been lost, but one poor man is
severely hurt.
Captain ‘Valker,of the Northumberland, and the officers of
that ship, Lieutenant Griffin of the Swan cutter, and Captain
Brown and the officers of the Ordinary. with the military
officers and soldiers of the garrison, assembled on the first
alarm. Tke latter were under arms the whole time, and
were of great service in keeping off the spectators. The in.
habitants of the town were at one time •under serious appre-
hensions, as the fire was not far from the Fountain tavern.
and the residence of Mr. Miller, in High-street. At the
former, the landlady of the house had but recently lain in,
and was removed on thetbst alarm being given. .

Sir Robert Barlow from Chatham, oho supra-Wends during
the absence of Commissioner .Boyle, was here yesterday to
iiivesiigate into the cause, which it is suspected arose front
carelessness. The damage, however, has not been so great
as was at first e•pected, and which it might have been but
for the prompt and effectual assistance that was Os en.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN To••••BRICHITON, Jan. Blorm
ing about 30 noblemen and gentlemen assembled at Standend, near
this town, to enjoy the diversion . of the chase, with the subser iption
pack of lutrriJrs. After running in at the death of two hens, they
took the direction of Melding. At this spot Captain Curtis observed
Master Wetherall, a line youth ahem 1.4 yews of age, nephew of
Mr. Sergeant ilunningron, mounted upon a spirited horse, with his
feet in the straps of the stirrups. The Captain warned the boy of
the danger of riding in that manner, and requested hint not to join
in the sport of the hJd. Unfortunately, at that moment the hounds
passed in full run, when the animal started off, and -in less than ten
minutes, the youth was seen to lose his sem, and hung suspendeel by
the straits. this head was knocked against the.new laid flints in s
most dreadful manner. The horse, Finding itself ineumbered,
plunged, and quickened its speed down Stantiend w.ilst the
gentlemen in the cease were endeavouring to stop the career of the
animal. The hounds even joined in the pursuit, and when the
horse was stopped, actually stood at bay. We sinc.::ely regret to add
Mat t youth was literally dashed to pieces, and war
This mama** event has occasioned the most painful affliction in
this town.