The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-20 00:00:00

NATIVES 0

. (From Dr.- Wilson's'"
MELVILLE ISLAND.
On Tuesday afternoon,
.11th Of ..A.Jigust, we were
gratified • by- a visit from
Voyage Rout
.;.4 tti,e.j.Naircearmlda.
three natives ;
Waterloo,- Marambal, alias Alligator (sci. named on
account of his. immense .mouth,' and lent; white
teeth),, and Mimeo°, alias One-eve. Orders' were
given to prevent the discharge-of fire-arms' in -the
-camp, -as at was -deemed -indiscreet •to run any risk
of breaking the good. understanding :that -at present
, existed, by
_Any incautious. act.;
-the natives not be-
ing able -to discern the difference .between firing 'for
fun, and firing with intent to destroy. They came
to the cottage just as we had finished dinner ;- and
knowing -they were welcome, walked. in, and mi.'s&
-themselves at. hOme. They disea-vered great emotioit
at the sight of a turtle, which 'I had received from
the 'master of the Adnilial -Giffin-d., Nita erloo re-
quested very clamorously to have-it ; 'but he was kept
within bounds by the other two. Mimalobjherr
showed us their method of killing the turtle, and
pointed out, with- signs of extatic -delight, the Tarts
of it they • chiefly prized-; :and—whatever dif-
ference may exist between - them- -in -other re
.spects--we found, that in The.' 'knowledge ,of
_turtle, a savage is as skilful- as an Alderman.
.They—were- much amused by a musical- snit&
box : Mimaloo, in particular, paid great attention-to it;
first*, the
.‘,‘ stops" seemed. to Confound him ;.'but he
soon started up, ond, „Mato:tuba], danced a waltz
in a manner that astonished-us.--- Gapiain-Laws then-
sent for the ship's fiddler.; who: turned to, con amorc`,.
with a favrmrite half-deck -tune. ' After having heard
it once, iDr. Davis; Marambal, and -Miinaloo,- began
the' dance the Doctor. was &akin -obliged to give in-;
but the two natives continued with undiminished spirit,
and intuitive skill, :to perform feats 'worthy of, and re-
.ceiViag; 'unbounded applause. All -the -natives keep
exceedingly correct time ;: and, if dancing consists- in
-easy and gracefully varied positions of the body; the
civilized professors-of that' useful, art might have pro-
fited by the skill of the sable Mimalbo. At length,
from the fiddler's elbow .becoming tired, the music
ceased, one dancer threw himself on the ground, and
the other rested his head on my knees ; I placed him
on a chair, when, balancing it on the afterlegs, his
head against the wall, he threw his legs on the table
with all the nonchalance of an Indian pilot. This free
and easy way..ereated much mirth, particularly -to the' ,
Sailors, who,werc assembled round the cottage to-wit-
ness the amusement. Marambal then requested to
have some water in a: basin : which. being brought to
hini, he squeezed it into-honey out of a meshy fibrons
-bundle formed .froth the inner bark of young trees
(the only- -method the natives have of retaining
honey), and then dipping the bundle into the water,
he sucked it with great avidity and seeming satisfac-
tion. Having repeated this several 'times, he handed '
it to Mimaloo, who in the same manner partook of the
refreshing beverage. They remained with us until after
tea, whic-Marambal and Mimaloo partook
.of with
becoming propriety.. Waterloo's. manner _ was more
uncouth., Thisseem must have appeared very strange
to- those who had formerly witnessed and borne a part-
-in others so totally different. The same individuals
-that they had been accustomed to consider, to treat,
and to fear, as wild beasts, were now found to be, if
not quite tame, at all events, not-so maliciously disposed
as represented. Indeed, it was impossible for any per-
son; possessing common feelings of humanity, not to
rejoice at the happy- change brought about, in a great
measure, if not Gruirely, by the judicious. conduct of
Captain Barker.--=[The concluding remarks of the
above extract from Dr.: Wilson's book, recently pub-
lished, are creditable equally to his head and heart.
Dr. Wilson has gone out on more than one voyage to
New South Wales, with convict ships, and his re-
marks on the treatment, both of the aboriginal inha-
bitants of that vast country and of the Government pri-
soners, are highly deserving of attention for their be-
nevolence and sound sense. Indeed, we have seldom
met a work of the same class. as this, in which there
were more palpable manifestations of careful inquiry
and well-digested opinions.]

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE'.

VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CO5-

TOM-HOUSE, J. 18.

The IMazeppa; Mayhew, from _Sines; Harlequin; Corbin,
Boulogne; Albion, Foreman, Lisbon ; Urania, Cyder, Gum.:
sey ; Trusty, Stephens, Guernsey; Brilliant, Yabsley, Fayal ;
London Merchant, Whittingham, Gibraltar, Cadiz, and Lis-
bon ; Caledonia, Robertson, Zante; Monarch, Wood, Hull ;
Europe, Noble, Quebec ; Eliza Jane, Mollett, Mauritius and
the Cape of Good Hope ; Alfred, Garrett,- Guernsey ; Indem-
nity, Woodall, Demerara; Mexican„ Godsnarthy, Newfound-
land; William Wiie, Hurst, Vera Cruz, Havanna, and Ma-
tanza;,• William, Young, Cadiz ; Abe of Trumps, Drake, •St.
Michael's; Dart, Luckener,.St. Michael's.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, JAN. 18.
Commerce, Mason, for Rotterdam; Perse'verance, Mar-
golle, Calais ; Jan Frunk, Smit, Amsterdam ; Strathedeu,
Cheape, Madras and Calcutta; Helme, Astrope, Syra and
Constantinople; Samson, Chadwick, New York • Thomas,
Hornblow, Madras, Prince of Wales bland, and Canton;
Enterprise, Martell, Guernsey.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, JA N. 18.
Samuel and Sarah, Ottani, for Genoa and Leghorn ; Pre-
sident. Chadwick, New York ; Sir William Curtis, Harvey,
St. Michael's and 'lSrccira ; City of Exeter, Robinson, Rot-
terdam ; William and 'Alfred, Drysdale, Antigua.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Kent, from Bay Chaleur to the Clyde, on the 12th inst.,
in lat. 51., long. 18., and supplied with provisions by the
Brutus, arrived off Jersey.
The Briseis Packet, from the Havanna to Honduras, on the
2d ult., in lat. 24. N., long. 84. W., by the Mary Bulmer,
arrived off Dover.
The James Grant, from Liverpool to the Havanna, on the
28th ult., in lat. 38., long. 26., by the Bess, arrived at St.
Michael's.
The Orient, from Belfast to New Orleans, on the 29th ult.,
in lat. 32., long. 28.
The Fontinelle, from Laguna to Havre, on the 6th ult., in
ht. 39., long. 24., lost boats, bulwarks, &c. ; master, mate,
and two of the crew washed overboard, and bearing up for
Lisbon, by the Nautilus, arrived at Marseilles.
The Cornubia. from Liverpool to Charleston, on the Ist
ult., in lat. 27., long. 51., by the Perseverance, arrived in the
Clyde.

ARRIVED AT LIVERPOOL, JAIL 17.
Welcome, Castle, from Boinbay ; Pericles, Stewart, Deme-
rara; Vrow Henrietta, Klem, Rotteidam ; Mary Ann, Witt,
Memel ; Thetis (steamer), Townley, Dublin, with the mail ;
Mersey (steamer), M'Grath, Dublin; Union, Union; Dublin ;
Hibernia (steamer), Williams, Belfast; Green Isla (steamer),
'
Reynolds, Drogheda ; William Penn (steamer ) Keay, Water-
ford ; Princess Victoria (steamer), Britton, ,Londonderry ;
John Wood (steamer), Ferguson, Glasgow ' - Epp:o (steamer),
Main, Glasgow ; Newcastle (steamer), Servell, Carlisle ;
City of Carlisle (steamer), Hudson, Carlisle ; Nithsdalc
'steamer), Lookup, Dumfries; Earl Surrey, Christian, Isle
of Man ; Caledonian, Brown, Isle of Man ; George, Gill, Isle
of Man ; Manturn, YabsleY, Salcombe; Thomas, Irving, Dum-
fries ; Queensbury, Ewart, Dumfries ; Carlise, Price, Wigton,

TELEGRAPHED. .
Off port, Rival, from Maranham. Wind N.W.

. . . .. ....
MURDER.—On Saturday eventOg great excite-
ment was produced in St. Katherine's
Dock and its
neighbourhood, by ' the report that an Am.nican seaman
had been murdered on board the New York packet-ship
President, lying alongside the south quay. It 41;ears that
the vessel brought home, 'as passenger, a Spaniard, .named
Joseph . Antonio, 'between whom and the carpenter frequ,' nt
quarrels took place, which continued until the arrival
rof
the vessel in • the dock, and the Spaniard had been hea..d
to utter some threats against,the carpenter. On Saturday
they again began wrangling, and in the • evening, about , x
o'clock, the ill feeling which existed, between them termi-
nated fatally, for during a Scuffle.which ensued Antonio
disengaged himself from the carpenter, and drew his knife,
with which he stabbed him
.between the ribs, and he never
moved or spoke afterwards. The blow was given with
such Violence that the knife penetrated .to a considerable
depth; ' and 'death was instantaneous. • - The culprit was in-
stantly' secured and given over to the custody of Taylor, the
superintendant of the St. Katharine's Dock police. On
Saturday night Antonio was brought ' before Mr. Ballan-
tine, at the Thames police-office, who,,after hearing the
evidence of the surgeon and a witness who saw the tran-
saction, remanded the prisoner on the charge of wilful
murder until a future day. The prisoner merely said that
he had received great provocation from the deceased before .
he struck the fatal blow. i
ast, • we
enjoyed
mild open weather, resembling that of spring or autumn,
SNOW.—Previous to Saturday • l
PlOughing and sowing were in full' progress, and the gar-
dener was busy trimming his plants. The steam-boats
betwixt Inverness and Glasgow performed their voyages
with even greater regularity than during .the summer
hsl On
IS os .however, a change came over the
atmosphere.
and on Monday we had severe
,rsYe7t
in,
snow. In. the. country, the snow lies about six 'inches
montuntda
deep. A. partial thaw commencedthe 1 hof
on 11th January.
—lnverness Courier. . ..