The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-18 00:00:00

A REMARKABLE TRAVELLER.

ORENBURG, AUG. 15.—A gentleman has just
arrived here, named Honinberger, a native of Cron-
stadt, who has made one of the most remarkable jour-
neys ever heard of. He is forty years of age, and he
ha's passed one-half of his life in Asia. When he left
his native country, he proceeded to Constantinople,
from thence he went to Lebanon, and found his way
to Cairo. He lived a year there, as the medical
attendant of Ali Pacha. He left for Anatolia,
where he discovered many remarkable antiquities.
For seven years he acted as physician to several petty
princes of Syria. He visited Bagdad, Shiraz, and
Ispahan. From this city he thought of going to
India, but the war which then raged between Russia
and Persia made him change his plan, and he returned
to Bagdad. After remaining some time at Bagdad, he
left for Lahore ; the Prince of that country engaged
him as his first physician, which high situation he
filled for five years. He was obliged to quit Lahore
iather abruptly, on account of not being able to per-
form some cure which the Prince required •of him.
He attempted to descend the Indus, but was obliged
to retrace his steps, from the troubled state of the
countries on its banks. He arrived at Kabul,
where he was received in the most friendly manner by
the King's brother; he remained six months with him.
He came to Orenburg with the caravan. His present
intention is to proceed to St. Petersburgh by Cassan
and Novogorod, and visit his native town Cronstadt.
He gives some very curious details respecting the Go-
vernment of Lahore. The Prince of that country ha
a high opinion of Europeans ; his army is commanded
by two Frenchmen, named Allard and Court, and two
Italians, Ventura and Aritabili. Allard and Ventura
arrived when the Prince was in a most critical posi-
tion. His army had been completely defeated and
dispersed. These two Europeans collected as many
men as they could, gave battle to the enemy, and suc-
ceeded in gaining a signal victory. This saved La-
hore, and secured them the friendship of the Prince.
Since the army has been under the command of these
, Europeans, the dominions of Lahore have been greatly
extended by conquests. It is probable that after the
death of the reigning Prince his possessions will fall into
the hands of the English. He foresees it, and is much
' annoyed by it. Dr. Honinberger has brought a great
many curiosities over with him.—Hamburg Paper.
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ANOTHER RUGANTINO.

A daring robbery was recently committed by night
at the manor of Charmes, near Laon, in France, be-
longing to the Baron de Marguerit. Suspicion fell
upon a man named Picard, a native of the place, at
that time serving as trumpeter in the Bth regiment of
artillery, in the garrison at La Fere. When brought
to trial on the 29th of last August, he was condemned
to hard labour for five years. Picard, who is very
young, had already been sentenced to imprisonment for
theft by the Tribunal of Correctional Police. One of
his uncles died in the gallies, another is at this moment
m the bagnio of Toulon, and the father of the young
man was executed on the scaffold for murder. To
this genealogy may be added, on the authority of M.
Marauerit, that Picard's grandfather died in the
bagnio, where he was confined for robbery. It seems
that young Picard treads worthily in the footsteps of
his ancestors, and promises to occupy a prominent po-
sition among criminals of the first class. When con-
demned by the Council of War to hard labour, Picard
took advantage of the delay previous to the execution
of the sentence, to interest the director of the military
prison of the Abbaye in his favour. He took advan-
tage of this circumstance, and on the 25th of Sep-
tember contrived to make his escape. But he was not
long before he re-appeared in his own country,_ to renew
his former outrages. On the night of the 30th of
September a robbery, under very peculiar circum-
stances, was committed at Charmes, on the person of
M. Gomard, assistant to the Mayor of St. Gobain.
An attempt at assassination was also made by an
unknown person on the same spot. Both these acts
were attributed to Picard, who had become the terror
of the country. At,length he was discovered near a
wood in the neighb9urhood of Charmes by a Garde
Champetie, who vainly endeavoured to take him pri-
soner, and whO even' succeeded in wounded him with
a musket-ball. He however, escaped into the forest.
On a subsequent ocZasion he was seen and pursued. by
15 of the soldiers orhis regiment, but without success.
The country has latterly been entirely raised against
him. The King's Advocate exerted himself to pro-
cure his capture ; the Mayor of Charmes and a de-
tachment of artillerymen hunted the forest St. Gobain
for him in vain ; the only traces of him which they
found were several articles of little value, which
Picard had stolen from the house of M. Gomard. It
is generally thought that he is favoured in his conceal..
ment by some of his relations, who are numerous ;
but though several domiciliary visits have been paid to
their dwellings, they have been without result. The
pursuit is still being actively continued, but it is
thoUght that it will not be without extreme difficulty
that they will succeed in getting hold of . this second
Rugantino, whose youth, strength, and boldness,
coupled with a perfect knowledge of the country where
be conceals himself, render him almost sieure.