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London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

PATRIOTIC EXPRDITION.

Mei* a This Cori Airmail* Clisoßide.")

We eapy the following extracts from o JzJoro,l
of Wia voyage roue to Margarine, kept Ly Uric. C.
el Me let Rifle Regiment of Getival D'Ererrois
Lesiau. This Gentleman returned to tine purl in
the Capper/. frnin Margaritts, some weeks
.since.
sad had Itsuilly given us his Journal. with lihrroy
W snake whit use we plowed of it. There to one
etWaordinery incideut 111 it, which will be read with

issiereist
Ireland Om 9th of .1 one, 1210, for Liverpool, in tits
Petrioiservice, wider the command of K W. NI ;
name a the regiment, Ist Wile Regiment; uniform, green,
with red stripes down the mama of she boric and erns', with
bled' facings; round the olio a golkl•lacell girdle; raps
very tarot, with long green feather.; twat sword., with loran
sheathes arrived in Liverpo.il the I Ith Juoe very plcasaut
while* in Liverpool.
fhth—.Left it ow thelltb, in the Charlotte Gambier; and
the same day rime crti hoard a Custom-Mime officer, who
ingeiesid how many pammigers on board; called fur a mus-
ter-roll of the passengers (229), which when he got he then
departed; nothing worth relating happened on the 26th mud
27th, except describing the weather.
26th—The' soldiers, rally is the mousing of this dote,
turned out into a mutiny, lwrause they said there were out
proviaions enough on board fur 11.1 many men ; Ihry told the
owner he should go hack to Li review I to get more provisions.
1 he wind not being favourable, said he could nut make for
Liverpool, accurdiegly made sail fur Ireland,. with 6iie wea-
ther and favourable Brea us.
29th—Arrived Its Carrickfergus.

14 Joly—The Owner and Colonel went ashore, and cause
Isseh the souse everting without looking to buy pruvisions ;
• Ild sad 3d, very wet and usable to go ashore.
4111-.lfery tiro; went oa shore; the Colonel and Owner
stopped at the had inn in Carrickfergus, then got a carriage
and went un to Belfast—stopped that night in Belfast.
s —Cain e ou hoard, sent before theta four barrels of
posh, three of beef, two of bread, and fourtreu pounds of
tobacco.

oth—The men raid they world not go to sea until
the Colonel or 01/Off Resit more provisions on board-
The Colonel said be had no money, but expected some in
Belftet,

ith—Sia of the Officer, went ►o the County Down to lake
a walk—wild into a cabin and got a line dish of potatoes
and some butter-milk—a beautiful country with *great num-
brr of gentlenteu'l seats—asked i■ by a gentleman whose
demesne we went to take a walk in, to take some refresh-
ment, but we refused him, as we were just after taking the
shame fare, fur which we paid 101.
141h—Got up anchors on this day, and made sail for South
America.
IStb—Pa;ard Dublin Bay within 1416 miles of the city,
and sent letters by a kshing-smack to Mirth le be put iu the
Poot-utlire.

_
lath—Passed Tasciar Rock in the County Wexford, which
simple four miles from the main land, and there is a very
6ne iight.huase erected thereon; tine weather.
17111—Met a hrig comiug from Liverpool bound to Cork;
spoke her; she inquired where we were bound for, and we
ild her Magaritts ; she then asked, is it the Patriots you
lase on board? we said ye.; ye are all going to be slaugh-
tered, was the reply she made.
16th—Passed Cape Clear late it, the evening of this day ;
tbere is • very tine light-house erected on it; slither a hilly
country.
19th—Oat of sight of land; fine weather; went twelve
knots an hour during the last twenty-foor hours.
21a—Tried a subtler on this day fur beating his wife;
the verdict was, the soldier to get 36 lashes with the end of
a rope; called him aft, whet, he refused to let himself be
!legged ; Colonel called forward the Serjeaut-Majur and all
the nerje3fon to tie him sip, l)ut he resisted them all, and
called out to the men fur to assist him; aecnrdiugly the men
came to his assistance, and said they would not allow hint to
he 06iceta were desired to britig up their pistols,
and they accordingly did so ; the men, when they saw that,
said, " all ye can du is to kill three or tour of as, and some
sir us will fall before we will allow him to be fluggrd;" the
Owner made a speech to the men, sad told them he gut hint
off from heiog punished; the answer the men gave was,
" tereasse they were afraid ;" thus the business ended in
quietness.
: file image then continues down to the 7th of August,
with little interest, except describing the slats of the wea-
ther, and the rate of sailing.]
August 6th—Saw land, distance 9 leagues, Captain said
it was it. Michael's.
7111—haute up with land and cast anchor ; there canoe
oft to us a Custoin.hsuse Officer, end demanded from the
Owner to needle ship's papas, which were sbewo him.

• • • •
eth—Colonel and Owurr 'ewe a-shore and were invited to
the Consill% Isamu, whose name is Read, they were received
vet y kindly by all the people of the island; but the Colonel
and • Captain were at brat taken prisoners us the
thinking they were smugglers, us accusal of one of them
lariat on a easy coat.
12111—Came off to the brig, boats full of grapes, melons,
•nd oranges to sell ; bartered with them for old clothes;
gale its as much as served the whole of the Officers fur an
old pair of pantaloons.
1316—Colunel sad Onset. sent a bullock ou board, which
lasted one day.
14th—All the Officers ;Rowed to go a-shore except those
on dilly ; dined on *bore at the Major's 'minim; got dim-
mer • wine, iltc. fur Is. per bead.
19th and 16th—Coluael and Owner came on board, mad
got under way; beautiful weather.
11th-4lad a full view of the island; very high land, and
greatly crowded with trees; is inhabited by the Portuguese;
nothing remarkable till the
14th—Men called soot for rum; there was hone to give
them ; they said they should got some; when they were told
there was fume, they said they would make the Colonel go
back to 84. Midmers for to get be. some ; the Colonel told
the Aga that he would put Into the nearest island to get a
hogshead of rarer; we accordingly made for the island of
febi; this elided 'or-Molloy among the men against
tbk Officers, on account of the Owner, who was tamorrime
with the emu, telling them that if they made the Colonel
ge to lisrberierel, he would get them a new Colonel, turd that
he (the Owher) wield give them bf. each, as bounty; they
rtecordirigly wanted the Colmar' to do so; but be baring gut
information of the Owner's intention, told the men he would
sot eu to Rorbadoes, but would Ku to Tobago.
1316—:Put a man iw handcuffs fur stealing bread; the
°thieves said, let the men try him, which they did, and or-
dered him to •get eisty lashes, which hr accordingly re-
ceived.
tith—Put oe an allowance of beef, pork, biscuit, and
witec.
frith—Every morning each officer would be called at seven
sedrick to get his water, fur which be had his own bottle to
keep lbeallowanee was two quirt,.
11111—Mee began to complain tln y .14 not tat gh lu

eat, and arid they should get it, r ()whir them
be might as well blow the clip out of the watts, MI to give
Atria ikorr thaw their "presriit allowance; as bewail he did
sail ealtrct to make soy port Wolter than a month, and told
them he was afraid he eboild put than io a few days we a
shorter allowasce, which satisfied than.
The Jourial goes on to describe the weather, ke. until
911. Sepl.--Gass each matt lib. of beef fur douner.
10.1i—Gave ills. of pork amongst four men.
l len —Olive Ikea whatever they called for except water,
of which they ware obliged to do with a pint each man.
rejoiciiivii because se were witlito IMO miles
of
1.1,11-91aa is the saaat-kead looking out for laud.
lard—Ahree cheers. -
Ibit-Osioe close to the Woad, and anchored sear the
capital towu, which Is called Tobago, after the Dame of the
Wand.
161h—Colitsil sad ()weer weal us shore, and mot of a
barrel of braid ;:easte ea board the saute evening.
—Mini Ohms aft; aid aiited tF.e Colonel to *rad the.
ram, which ha aommtiamy did.
butts 66 siker cams sat of the ammo(
haml.asegeas of the reliateat he brvagilit out with him its