The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-29 00:00:00

Copy of a letter received from the master of dm
Helen, bound to Legliorn from Liverpool:—
" Ala din, Aug. G.

" MR. JOHN GLYNN,

,183

"9t a,—With heat !felt regret I take the earliest oppor-
tunity to advise you of my theadful imsfut tune. On the
:id instant, about It miles E.N.F.. of Cape de listt,
miles off toe Spanish roast, at 9 o'clocl, in the es ening, ss et
were boarded by a pirate, and install:l, thrust down the
forecastle, myself with the crew and Eassengers, and the
hatches battened down. A hole was bored in the foul -
castle deck, bat scarcely large enough to admit us sta-
tient air to breathe, where we were kept 19 hours, with
nothing to snake use at but a little bread and m ater, and
all the time sentinels placed over us, who fictinently
threatened us with iastatit death if une of us offered to stir.

" I hare every reason to believe she is a Ransil pirate,
as all her officers and crew spoke the English language,
although they frequeutly told us they were South Ameri-
can Patriots, and at other times ',hates, other times
Americans, English, Mak and Scotch ; but I ft om fie it to
last considered all this as fictitious, and die advl %hat w P
have since to our sorrow experienced. they ran us itt'
shore all night with a strong breeze: at 6 o'clock the nest
nioiniwg the twig came and lashed fast to us, and imme-
diately ripped op the hatches, commenced taking our
cargo on board of her, and co/dittoed until about le■
o'clock, u hell she east off: they earn scuttled the Ilrl.o
in several places, took away the jolly boat, stove the long
boat all fore and aft, cut away the topsail-ties, topgallant.
hattlyards, lifts Ste..kaii% taken away, and cut and liangivg
in every direction ;in fact, they made a complete sore, k
of

" We could see some of their proceedings through the
hole cut In the forecastle, and by cite time they had finish-
ed, we heard a great deal of water rushing into her ; our
feeling* then became deceitful, we begged them to spa: c
our lives, but all 11111 pi ay era and entreaties made not the
smallest iiiipreaeion on the hardened hearts of three illllll.
man monsters. At length, wheu they had sufficiently ea•
tiateil their lion id and hellish designs, and considered us
sufficiently serused below,.o that there was not(apparently
to them) the least possibility of making oar escape, lint to
sink with the vessel, they left us to our dismal fate; fortu-
nately for us, w e bad a chisel and hatchet below, andimar•
dug no noise in her for a cousitlerable time, after calling
out and getting to answer, we concluded they were gone,
when we cut a passage and get on deck, and found they
were gone, louring the vessel in a dismal state; the cabin
plundered of eh:trts, quadrants, cash, and papers, with all
the best of our clothes, ship's compasses, and pump-gear ;
in fact, every thing that could have been of any use to en-
deavour to bi.vv the vessel: she ha:lsis' fort water in It. r
hold, and was sinkiug fast ; a great part of the cargo taken
unt ; the pirate then about three miles from its; unroule
awl last resource was to endeavour to is up the lueg-boat
to save our bees, by nailing tarpaulins, blankets, /Ve,
round her. By this time they perceived us, and immt -
diately nitric towards as; toi 'Homely for 111 it fell a dead
eaten ; we got our piece of a boat out about seven in the
evening, mud with great reluctance we quitted the unfor-
tunate Helen, the water that rolling over her gunwales.--
We were obliged to keep three hands constantly bailing
the boat to keep her from sinking night coming On fa-
Wowed on' escape, aud we arrived here last evening in a
wretched and fatigued state. Please to inform thr gen-
tlemen interested in die cargo, that the pirates left their
letters fur their friends in Genoa and Leghorn, which I
shaft forward by this post,
DESCRIPTION or THE PIRATE.—A brig, long, low, and
straight sheared, yelloweides, apparently pierced for it' guns, no
figure head, her stern Week, with two cabin windows, .1. Quit-
sailmaker, Liverpool. marked in italics on the starLoanl
leech of her foresail, 19 cloths ;mimed with white line. .1. Ash-
burn, sailmakcr, Liverpool, was marked on the third cloth of the
larboard leech et her fore topsail. Ida trussels, perils, yards,
and lueerehronds coverol with hides. In the wake of her yards,
her lower masts were painted yellow ; her yards and mast-heads
white lead. We have to perform la days' quarantine.

(Signed) "R. COIINISH."
It appears. front another account. that the unhappy crew of the
Helen were taken up, in a wretched condition. by a Greek
which conducted than near the Ulan(' of Plana, whence nay
were conducted to Abeam in a boat.

The following letter of thanki to the Magistratcs
of the County Palatine of Lancashire, and to the
Commander of the Manchester and Salford Ten.
manry Cavalry, has been transmitted from the
Secretary of State tin. the Home Department, to
the Earl of Derby'—

WIIlTI•:N;I.1., AURV4T 21. 1319.

" Dig Lon 111c—tfairing laid before the Prince Regeht
the accounts transmitted to me from Manchester, of the
proceedings at that place on Monday last, 1 hate been
commaoJed by his Royal Highness to reqnest, that your
Lordship will •espress to the Magistrates of the Comity
Palatine of Listicasti r. who attended on that day, the
the great satislaction derived tiv his Royal Highness front
their prompt, decisive, and effivient measures, for the
pi eta.. ration of the pithhc tranquillity, and liacwise that
our Lot ilship will communicate to ALijor Trafford, his
Royal high approbation of the support and
assistance to the 0%11 Power atf ilc,l on that occasion by
himself and the Micros, Non-eomniksioned Office's, and
Primates, serving etudes his etiMinaiiii.
I have the horwir,
(Signed) " SMNIOUTH."
_ _ .

" To the Earl sot Der 6y, dtc.k.e.Knowsley."
A similar letter hue been addressed to Lord Stam-
ford, respecting the Cheshire 11:16istratcs and Yee.
Ulan ry.

AUGUST Q.

mn. noLrs LETTER TO TIIS B.IRL OF DERBY

The following letter has bees &Armed by Mr
}Lit, tZte respectable manufacturer of Manchester, to
toe Liwtl Licutentlnt of the county of Lanci;stcr:—
." Tn Tin,. RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF DERBY.
1.0.ZI) LIEUTENANT OF. THE COUNTY OF LAN-

t'Ae-Trti.
'• As I have no rubi•ct in view lint the rood 1.4. my
coon! ry, I troll, noble Ear% thou wilt paitlon the free-
dom 1 u.e, in thus address:lie thee; 1 hold it to i.e the
(bey of every man, ii..timee of iatwhlem 41j1Igef and dif-
ficulty, ,1 he (subsea e.ll4Clitifluence or infehmation, to
Ilse it, if po-sible, to illftit tit their progress tl.e growing
et 11s of tile day, winch may have originated 111 the Ms.
Ire.. 14:maimed by -h: general press.ire of the times, and
tar laud hold of by wicked and eiebigiiing men, to create
virourn me United iiiigdoun a general poluncal ferment,
dangerous In tar peace and happiness of the cnontsy.
I have for many years had h to do with the
laleturing ark rs of people, and at due present nine cull.
;do) several 111111:1.10i: amonpat these, oceastettally, I
hate h tul td C01111:111‘ NIIII ildieconteut aml
ivauwr-
donahou, amour. 1 aiii eitspobert to think, front the pre-
vailing- associations for the support of what they call the
ro.o. Intel's rights, and which have not uttireeptently
been cashed to Stith 410 411114'111e, as 10 1111trie1C IllOrt
ueiarially tel-.h the condi:ruble conduct of our maim-
.ctinies, as well as with the best i,uteresis of tee ee cok-
own themselves. heiug ilie case, the inconvenience
eoukt only lie reit:rut:try, as the roil cured Itself, without
its being needful to reenrt to any strung or ouconsdiu-
howl means hot its suppression.
•• The alarm which leis pervaded the country for some
time hack, particularly the manufacturing districts,
*veins to have been ;Hissed upon tile notice of every
111:111; and though it bat been generally admitted mat
Cie labouring orders have long been suffering s:vere pre-
y atimis, for want of emi loynient, yet they have utiforuu-
irately been allowed .to reiterate their complaints unno-
ticed ; have been driven with their Imitates to seek
rarochial rtbef; and from this use of wretchedness hate
casi'y been persuaded to throw themselves into the arms
of modem it:formers. wit.), with this.accessiun of power,
pfLlllllst V/ better their coudttiou, by a more equal eti—
liiitution of the Foul witii which the country
abound.. That thuusands--may, tens of themeatins,
should flock to the standard uf these men, is nut to he
wondered at, while men of rank and fortune fail to- do
their duty. Alatiy wilts, by their successful prosecution
ui busunees.have„lsy die very lahour winch is now plaid
400 rests as a desul.weiglit 011 the market, acquired
prlucely fortisues—t say,w tole nurse men, w tio are atone
competent to arrest the growing evils, bunk supinely on,
indifferent as it welt to those CollllegllrriCeS which are
itievitable, what can be hoped formates relief be in some
way atht.• •rrei
It is in V4llll to look for a mare prosperous state of
things from the probaltle improvement of trade, as it re-
g trds '4 great portion of our labouring poor; the means
proili.c.toit„ a1.1e.1 by our 'must:rime mechanical coin
trivances, are altiloA u,caiculehle, and thew press 110
,upon the markets to whvii tints tar we It .ett found ac
MSS. as 10 ren !er our mainoactures of Mile %aloe. levy-
ing the industry of the country without loupe sul remu-
neration.

"1: to not coon foreign competition alone that there
evils proceed : it to nom list 111.3.1aLV11 policy of our sua-
intfacturers. who t ta;lst to be Inc natural guardians of the
labour of the country, but also are ever bent upon re-
ducing the price of tit t labour whenever the demand
hccumes Inlaid; and thus producing .1 twofold esti,
destroying the coin:Oils of the operatives, and, in pro
kurtion as the prizcs ate reduced, compeliong them, by
long :so .1* and excessive otertioit, to the I/Intlilethall Ut
all oneieu,ed quantity of tite vemy,articles s.hidL. are al-
r,ady too aniind itt.
" I hate too good an opinion of 9-temits of the popea
lati:m of this cinintry, for a tatomeitt to behest that the
present ebullition riverves any ouch character as that
given to it ; bail ant at the same time confirmed in n y
jtidgetia.mt, that great distress pro ades a lair body of
nell.4l..stsuov.l and well Alerted writ in the country, who
mould :it down onotritted whit iii peat mutlera-
%ma am I p:ainitea, uy bill it own indu,trions exertio
(inc metal taut nod and Limiting as toe reward of their
labour, aid ail the cant of universal ouffiage and animal
P.tlll4llleht•, ss MI the set of the catalo,sue ut their de-
audit:lb, ist itLi d %appear, or be Mosul umy with the iti-
nerant poliacians u. tiie dry. Bin when %vault Slava
them ill the lace, shut life men of weight, of CllllSe-
fflenef, aid of information, refuse 111 listen to their CUM-
ter WlllOlll. Mtn, are tltty to Int,k
"I ant in party mail Wyk It, 11011.0 I recollect ever
is the course of my lite, attrauling a isulitical wirettleg.
or in uuy %v..), .t hit the L ()mical contests al.
tie day. B ai, or are with slants and
s:igicMiy, I eui:!il nut excuse. not self, if 1 did not Starr
appt•ars w inc to he calcnlaitJ w Ir.o 9111.Ze the
public mum, au.] to restore urthr and comfort aittua:got
U!.

" Penult inc %salt rine deference and respect Tor thy
character and rank in lite, to mustrest tha!, as Lord Len.
tenant of the cuoati, if Limo wort to calla attectill of
the nuhtil y. ii uns, irudoolthas, and principal IIIIJI:U-
-ravtirersfur the inirpase laAing into their seaons minder.
shun Ilse ,ireseni ilia, rased slate nj the lakaaiing arias of the
praple serlk aenle to hie ritt:aing suck incubuses at ace:44
pre PC law aeiie ly la Ike sui Nits iulnitir at the several ma •
ff. 0.0 mg' districts. I otli ni °phi o:J that to.. Joy expedi-
t.tt, JlJ.,!,.st h.. 1,...0ra..1 to, to tlfect this ; a,.d rri,lArh!y,
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I.lvrk et:Liu to nerve thew, would they not rabout, with
seicat rcsivation