Star.
London, England, 1824-07-14 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE KING OF THE SANDWICH

ISLANDS.

It with great regret that we have to announce the
death of TAMEHAMMIA, the King of the Sandwich
Islands, which took place at four o'clock this morning.
It is already known, that the Klxo as well as his late
consort, had taken the measles, which are prevalent at
this time in London. The Quist( sunk under the dis.
ease, and died on Thursday evening ; and the anxiety
and depression of the KING for the loss of his wife ag-
gravated all the symptoms of his disease so much, that
considerable fears were entertained by his medical at-
tendants as to his own life.

On Monday afternoon, at three o'clock, the KING
was removed, in a sedan chair, from Osborne's Hotel,
Adelphi, to the Caledonian Hotel, belonging to the
same proprietor, at the end of the terrace, facing the
river, in which, from its retired situation, it was thought
he would be more tranquil ; he passed a composed
night, and was better yesterday, but towards evening
he became worse, and expired at the time we have
stated, to the great grief of his attendants, most of
whom are ill, and to the regret of all. Indeed the cir-
cumstances are altogether particularly painful. The
KING and Quxxx of a people which, little more than
half a century ago, were unknown to Europeans, and
who lived in a state of barbarism, had visited the coun-
try which first made them known to the world, and
proved in their own persons the blessings of civilization.
—Mild and amiable in their dispositions, they adopted
our costume, and were anxious to copy our manners as
much as possible, and had than lived to return home,
would no doubt have introduced many of our co:toils ;
their own knowledge and example would have enabled
them to facilitate the march of civilization ; while the
hospitable reception they met with would have filled
the inhabitants of the Islands with joy and gratitude.
—What effect, beyond that of surprise and regret, the
death of both the KING and Qua's, of a complaint un-
known in their ewn dominions, may have on the na-
tives, it is difficult to guess. The survivors, however,
who we hope will soon be enabled to return, can con-
vince them, that all that the best medical advice and the
kindest attention could do, had been done for them.
We understand that his MAJESTY entertained the
most perfect sense of his situation, and yielded up his
soul with fervent resignation. At the time his MA•
JESTY'S soul winged its flight to another and a better
world, he was attended by a nurse, specially engaged,
and the Medical Gentlemen who had attended him
during his indisposition. The same respect will be paid
to the Royal remains as took place on the occasion of
the decease of his Royal Consort.

We yesterday gave an outline of the intelligence
brought from the Coast of Africa by the Circus, which
arrived at Plymouth. The advices are to the Ist of
June. A vessel had arrived on the previous day, from
Cape Coast Castle, bringing accounts of the 9th of
May, at which time the British were hard pressed by
the Ashantees, and an engagement was very shortly
expected to take place. The Ashantee army, which
was said to be 20,000 strong, had advanced to Cons-
merda, within fifteen miles of Cape Coast Castle. Ma-
jor CHISHOLM'S corps consisted of about 4,000 Fantees ;
but that of Captain BLS/MARNE is not stated. No appre-
hensions existed however, of an attack upon the Castle,
which mounts 100 guns, and is quite proof against any
attack from such an enemy. There are, besides, Mar-
tell° towers upon two hills, commanding the approaches
on the land side to the Castle, mounted with thirty-
two-pound carronades. Still the colony at large was
in the most melancholy unprotected state possible, and
all business of course wholly suspended. Reports were
current at Sierra Leone, of three attacks on the British
by the Ashantees, in which the latter gained the advan-
tage, subsequent to that most fatal one in which Sir
C. MdCARTHY perished ; but no details are given.
The private letters brought by the Circus are rather
contradictory. One of them, dated the 19th of April,
says—" We have been a long time engaged in war, and
think it will be terminated shortly, although our troops
have been completely cut to pieces in one engagement
by the Ashantees. Our small army is, however, now

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engaged, and is rtia,
mentarily to hear
The following
less sanguine, but
We are in a considerable state
at whet hear we slay not be attacked and all butchered. Our alarm
neeisierily greater when we reflect on the disaffected state of our
linty. An Officer arrived at head-quartets, from the camp at Derra-
hoe ey, with a dispatch from Captain Blenkarne (who is in con-
' mend of our allied forces), stating that Appra, the principal native
Chief, in whom we have hitherto had the greatest confidence, had
left him with all his forces (of whom the greater part of our army
consisted), and crossed the Boosompra in advance, although Captain
Bienkarne has had positive orders not to cross, the Asbantee force
being by far too great. He has also beaten Captain Blenkarne's
messengers, who were sent to remonstrate. We cannot, therefore,
expect much from such an army.
We are extremely sorry to say also, that the state of our gar&
son here gives very little relief to our alarm; and we confess, thee
if our property and lives were solely under its protection, we
should have little chance of either in the event of an attack. I sin
sure you will scarcely credit it when I assure you, that in our castle,
where there is a garrison of upwards of 150 while troops. the,
Ashantee prisoners should have burst from their cell (in number
about 100, unarmed), and twenty-five of them succeeded in making
their escape before the others were secured. I think you will now
concur with me in my opinion, that very little protection is to be
expected from it—at any rate, in its present state. Most anxiously
do we pray for a neW Governor, for since the disastrous battle at
Assamakou, where our late revered Governor fell, there has not
been the slightest exertion ; and although, as I have said before, we
"know not at what time we may expect an attack ,there has not been
one step taken to put the place in a posture of defence.
" On the 29th, Lieutenant Erskine arrived here from the camp,
having been wounded in the thigh the day before in a partial en.
gagement with the enemy across the river; there were also two
privates wounded.
" We learn from an intelligent Officer, who lately arrived from
she Camp, that the movements of the Ashantees are conducted in
the most masterly manner and Capt. Blenkarne, although aware
that they are within 25 miles of him, has no conception of their
Clan position, or of their force ; in fact, it is not unlikely to pre-
sume that the enemy are keeping a division of their army on the
opposite banks of the Boosompra, merely as a feint to draw the
attention of the whole of our forces, who are there encamped,
and in the meantime the greater part of their army are making
some counter-movement to fall upon some defenceless part of the
Colony ; and it b now confidently reported, that they are medi-
!Wag an attack on Accra or Anatnaboe, both of which places are
it present capable of making little or no resistance.
Mr. Williams, the Colonial Secretary, is the only survivor of
these who were missing after the battle of Assamakou, where Sir
Clarks M'Carthy was killed; he has been broeght to Minima,
Castle, and given up to the Dutch Governor. He is recovering fast
after his many sufferings. He states, that after being taken, they
proceeded instantly to strip him; doing away with the superfluous
ceremony of unbuttoning, they with their knives cut his clothes
from his body, and at every incision of the knife cutting his body,
until he was entirely naked and kept him in that state until he
war given up—a period of about five weeks, during which time he
underwent a train of suffering, I may say, almost unexampled in
history, with a fortitude almost incredible. Not content with
treating him in the manner I hive before mentioned, they made
him sleep in the open air at night, and with a savage brutality never
before heard of, they arranged the heads of the Officers and those
of distinction beside him in a row. Thus were laying beside
him, as his nightly companions, the heads of his friends and compa-1
pions in arms, who, but a few hours before, bad led their troops to
battle with that animation and undaunted courage which nothing
but overwhelming numbers could ha‘e conquered, and then not
until they lay stretched bleeding ea the field. Among the heads
Ms. Williams recognized those of Sir Charles M'Carthy, Ensign
Wetherill, Aid-do-Camp ; Mr. Buckle, Civil Engineer; Mr. Bran-
don, Ordnance Store-keeper; Messrs. Jones, Heddle, Raydon, anti
Robinson, Merchants, and Of of Militia."

Letters have been received, by the Turkey Mail, from
Constantinople of the 10th ult. In consequence of the
Feast Of the Banat, little alteration had taken place in
politics. Since the last letters, the new French Ambas-
sador, General Gurmaritissor, bad arrived, and public
expectation was led to the belief that his presence
would give a new spur is the long pending negocia-
dons, which had lately dropped into a dormant state.—
The intelligence received from the Capitan Pacha
Was to the effect, that he had succeeded in embarking
at Salonica troops to the number of 12,000 men ; but
ibis is considered as exceeding the real amount. It was
presumed he would proceed to the Island of Mitylene,
where he would await the arrival of the Asiatic troops,
if not also those from Egypt. From Smyrna, the
letters are to the 3d ult. at which date the place conti-
nued tranquil. His Majesty's ship ROSE remained in
port to afford protection to British property.
From Bucharest there are accounts in the German
Papers to the 12th of June, and from Semlin -to the
20th : the former state that the plague is occasioning
great ravages in that neighbourhood ; the latter, that
the Seraskier DEatrisa PACHA had received positive
orders to advance against the Morea.
It Is stated in a letter from Barcelona, of the 2d inst.
that the persecution of the Priests becomes every day
more aggravating. According to this letter,. Spain is
in a dreadful state, and assassinations are frequent.---
Baron d'EnotEs bad given permission to six Constitu-
tional soldiers to go borne, but nett day three of them
were found hung up on a tree, and their bodies horri•
bly mutilated.

We stated some time ago that the King's Arroartxx-
GENERA L had attacked the newspaper called Le Courier
Francais, and moved that it be suspended during three
months for the tendency of its leading articles. The
case occupied the attention of the Cour Royale during
several sittings. On Saturday last, the defence having
been closed, the Judges retired and deliberated nearly
two hours, during which much anxiety was experi-
enced by a crowded auditory. On their return, instead
of pronouncing sentence, the President declared that the
votes were equally divided, and immediately put an
end to the Sitting.
The Moniteur of Sunday contains the requisition
of the ATTOIINIEY•GENERAL in the Tribunal of the
Seine against the responsible Editor of the Quotidienne,
for having published in his Number of the Bth inst. a
letter from the Archbishop of TOULOUSE, in which
that Prelate states that he had received two or
three letters from the Minister of the Interior, requiring
him to adhere to the declaration issued by the French
Clergy in 1682, against the supremacy of the POPE in
temporal matters, and that he had not answered those
lams, which he looked upon as the work of an agitator,
and would not adhere to the Declaration of 1682, which
he regarded as attacking the authority of the Church.
The ATTOINEY•GENERAL demands that the Editor shall
be summoned to appear to be condemned for having
published this article, which 'has the character of in•
citement to disobedience to the laws. The Declaration
of the Clergy of 1682 is annexed;

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THE ARMY.
A detachment of the itth Fualleers disembarked at Chatham on
the 14th inst. having last removed from Harwich.
A general muster of the Honourable Artillery Company will
take place in their ground, on Monday, the 19th instant, at half_
past two o'clock, to commemorate the coronation of their Illustrious
Captain General, his Most Gracious Majesty. The Itegimett
will afterseards dine together at the armoury-house. Should his
Royal Highness the Duke of Sugar:, the Colone, be stinclehtly
recovered, he intends to take the command, and honour the Corps
with his company at dinner.
Ills Excellency Major-General Sir Coins Malit having in:.
spected the Head-quarter Division of the 3d Royal Veteran lira.
Nei, stationed at Jersey, was pleased to issue the following General
Order on that occasion, dated July 6, 1824:
" GENERAL ORDER.

" The soldierlike appearance of the three Companies of the 3d
Royal Veteran Battalion, at the half-yearly inspection, their effi.
cieney, and the manner in which several movements according to
the new system were performed, merit Major-General Sir Colin
Halket's entire approbation. The state of the Barracks and of the
Hospital affords the best proof of the attention which is paid to the
interior economy and to the comfort of the men.
" Lieutenant-Colonel Coghlan will be pleased to convey to the
Corps under his command, the Major-General's best thanks, with
the assurance of a very favourable report to his Royal Highness the
Commander-in-Chief.
(Signed) " R. FRASER, T. M,"
Lnnstwoow, Jinx s.—This day the Royal West Lothian Yeo-
manry Cavalry, commanded by Major HAMILTON HUNOAS, of Dud-
dingston, left this place, after being here for the usual period of
training and exercise ; and it Is but justice to say that the conJurt
of all the members of this distinguished Corps was such, while in
quarters, as to obtain the unqualified approbation of the
crates. The Corps was inspected on the 3d instant by Col, net
Smarm, of the Enniskillen Dragoons, when a variety of evolutions
were performed with great precision and rapidity. On Slordar
there was some very fine racing, a handsome Cap being given by
Major HAMILTON DUNDAS, and a Purae by Captain Sir WILLIA
BAILLIS and the Officers of the West Troop. There were also se-
veral other Subscription Purses and Matches.
WAR-OFFICE. JULY 12, 18c4..
The Very Rev. Robert Hodgson, D.D. Dean of Carlisle, to he
Chaplain-General to the Forces, v. Archdeacon Owen, deceas 24.
Commission in the Edinburgh Regiment of Militia, signed by the
Lord 'Lieutenant of the County of Edinburgh.
The Most Noble John William Robert Marquis of Lothian, to be
Colonel, vise the Most Noble William Marquis of othaan.
deceased.

Commissions signed by the Lieutenant of the county of Norfolk.
Bartholomew Edwards, Clerk, and Richard Dewing, jun. &q. to
be Deputy Lieutenants.
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Thomas Hare, Esq.
to be Captain, vice Heisham, resigned.
DEJEUZICHETTE.

Monday, Lady Lutz Lawmen Pm entertained a select party,
at her beautiful Villa at Fulham. At two o'clock the company
began to arrive, and the day being most propitious, they were im-
mediately ushered Ihrough a suit of apartments, decorated with a
profusion of the choicest flowers, into the gardens, where tempo-
rary rooms for dancing and refreshments had been erected; the
lawn soon presented one of the gayest scenes we ever witnessed..
The band of the Blues was in attendance, playing alternate
Quadrmes and Waltzes.
At five the banquet was announced, and the party proceeded t o
the house, where savers were laid for one hundred and fifty, an d
the tables abounded with every delicacy the season affords, or art
mild supply. Dancing was resumed afterwards, and ktpt up wit h
spirit till a late hour, when having partaken of a cold supper, the
company separated for the evening.
Among the Fashionable. preSent, we noticed—
Dozse—Argyll, Wellington.
Dueness's—Dowager of Richmond, Argyll, Wellington.
Maanutsus--Hertford. Londonderry.
Marchioness Londonderry.
Brats—Ruston, Clonmell, Morley, Bathurst, C.anifils, Harrow.
by, Mansfield, Bristol, Shetheld, Alvanley.
Cou.vassz.--Clonmell, Motley, Bathurst, Winfield, Harrowby.
Euston.
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Count and Countess St. Antonio.
Loans—W. Lenox, Ellenborough, Stormont, Bingham, Hotham,
Hervey, Elliott, H. Thynne, A. HUt, G. Hill, Garlies,Clanricarde,
Valietort, Howick.
Lamas—L. Lenox, G. Fane, H. Scott, De Roos, Paget (two),
Ashley (two), Cornwallis (two), Bathurst (two), Ben celey (two 7-,
Floydi Ryder (two), Mufray (three), HerVey (two), EUenborougb,,
Grey (two), A. Peel.
Rums Horrouaaains—G. Canning, R. Peel.
illsosair.—W. Lambe., Corry, Townsend, Ashley, G. Howard,
G. Berkeley, Upton, Morton, De Roos, Forester, Dundas, Lister,
Batburat, J. Peel, Villiers.
Mamas:Ls—Canning, Peel, Arbuthnot, Howley, Eden, J. Peel,

Musts—Wellesley, Howley, Seymour, Arbuthnot, Villiers, For,
Eden, De Roos, Napier, Canning, Upton, Law, Copley.

This forenoon dispatches were received from Sierra
Leone, at the Colonial Office, Downing-street.
Another Cabinet Council assembled this day, at the
Foreign Office, in Downing street.
The Kime left his Palace, in Pall-ma”, about sic
o'clock yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage, di-awn by four fine
hones, for his Lairs in Windsor Great Park, escorted by a party
of the 7th Hussars.
The King of WIRTH/BURG has arrived at Marseilles.
His MAMMY travelled under the name of the Count de Tice, ani
immediately repaired to a villa which had been prepared for him at
the distance of a Wile from terns, for the purpose of taking sea bath‘
Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet °kn-
ell was held at the Foreign ante, Doweling-street, whith was at
tended by the Earls of Istrearoor., Wauwatosa:Liam, and &nous"
Mr. Secretary CUMIN°, Mr. Secretary ism, the CRAIIICELLOt of
the EICHIQInt% Viscount Mityraus, Lord EICZLZT 116; HOSKISz
sow, Ste. The Court satin deliberatiuti till See o'clOck.
FUNERAL OF MR. BARON Viool3.•—i.The remains of
the above venerable Judge were this day deposited in a vault in the
Inner Temple. The procession consisted of a hearse, three mourn=
ing coaches, end fourteen private carriages.
Margate, within the last few days, has received a
numerous succession of visitors &sin the Qty. The steam smell
are fully employed, as the exportation. of live lumber to Margate is
very great. .1 ‘""
Kensington Gardens presented yesterday an appear-
ance very uncommon at this advanted period of the seasoir. They
were crowded with fashionable visitors of the first distinction. The
Band of the Life Guards attended, and played most delightful airs,
which no doubt powerfully contributed to attract and to detain the
Ban& Monde.

Miss PATON, the sister of the established warbler, is
to be introduced to the faVour of a London audience to.montive, ea
the Drury-lane boards, in the character of Letitia Wordy. Although
she is very young, report has already spoken very favourably of her
pretensions to fill a line hi comedy that is 90 Much needed on the
metropolitan boards.
Ma. MACIURAVIN—The Lady recently married by this
distinguished performer was a Miss Avatos, an actress of some
disdecdon at the Dublin Theatre.—The Granby Inn, at Harrow-
sate' lately pindussed by Mr. M. was bought merely as a proft•
ableitureetmout of his money. It cost 4,0001. and Mr. M. has let
it for fourteen years at the rent of four hundred pounds; so thzt
It will be deemed a tolerably fair investiture of so much of coo-
aiderable savings which, we have beard it stated, have been made
dnce Mr. IL's appearance on the " London's boards. It is sant-
factory to be able to state thus much, and it would be consolatory If
the emu* be not lost on those of his profession who also have the
opportunity to realize property.
A LARNIING Finn AT BRISTOL.—About twelve o'clock
on Friday night a volume of flame and smoke was ob-
served issuing from the lower part of a house near the
bottom of Clare-street, Bristol, occupied by Mr. Esser,
bookseller; and so rapid was the progress of the devour-
ing element, that in less than fifteen minutes the whole
house was in a blaze. Serious apprehensions were en-
tertained that the flames would extend to the premisel
of Mr. Tuckett, grocer, on one side, and those of M..
Underwood, ironmonger, on the o er ; but althoup
they must have sustained considerab e injury, the efforts
of the firemen proved ultimately e ectual in confining
the fire to the premises of Mr. Es , which, with 4J
their contents, were totally destroyed. The warehous;
of Mr. Underwood, on the Quay, behind his shop 111
Clarastreet, and the Mercury printing-office, situate"
behind the premises of Mr. Essex, were repeatedly on lire'

likely to be victorious. We expect no-
ir the result of the battle," &c.
letters which is not of so recant a date, is
it contains maoy interesting particulars t
4. Can ms,, Dfiaca 316 ts 24.
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Mr. Tom said, he was instructed to more the Court
in this cause to dismiss the suit for want of prosecution.
Be was not aware that any Gentleman attended to op-
pose the motion,
No opposition taking place, the Loan CHANCELLOR
dismissed the case without any further'observation.
His Lordship was occupied the remainder of the
morning in hearing a part-heard motion.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-THIS DAY.
SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOUR OP A CHELSEA PENSION

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Richard Prince, a Chelsea pensioner, and Sarah
Pearce, were indicted for assaulting, at Chelsea, Edward
Donaldson and his wife, under circumstances of a very
aggravated and ungrateful nature. The prisoners had
formerly lodged with the prosecutor and his wife, who
had been induced to credit them on the faith that on
receiving his pension the prisoner Prince would pay
them. For this purpose they went to Chelsea, where,
instead of paying the debt, the prisoners assaulted them
in the most gross manner. For the defence a fellow
was called, who attempted to prove that Mrs. Donald-
son had stolen the shawl of Pearce ; he, however, failed ;
and the Jury having found the prisoners Guilty,
The CouaTe to mark its sense of such shameful con-
duct, ordered the prisoner Prince to pay a fine of 41.
and the female a fine of 21. and to be confined until the
fines Were paid. The prisoners were accordingly taken
into custody.

COFRT OP CHANCERY--7111S DAY.
The Loan CZAwczuoa took his seat on the bench
at ten o'clock, and heard short motions. Several causes
were then disposed of.
COOKS O. DALLA SON.