Star.
London, England, 1825-11-22 00:00:00

NORTH WLST COAS r OF AMERICA.

PROM THE NEW TORE NATIONAL ADVOCATE.

It is desirable that measures should be taken by the
proper authorities to settle in a partial manner, or com-
mence the smlement, of our territory west of the Rocky
Mountains. A Louisiana paper proposes " that a
corps of 1000 men shall be raised for this object, for ten
years—that they shall all be married men and take
with them their families—that a tenth part, in turn,
shall do duty as soldiers, and the others as agricultu-
rists, &c.—that the commander shall be the civil go-
vernor—the commissioned officers shall constitute the
counci'—and the non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates shall choose members of the House of Representa-
tiv:rs—the corps to be paid for their services in land at
twenty cents an acre." It would probably be a more
efficient mode if a certain quantity of land is given to
every settler, and annually to extend the settlements,
until by degrees they reached the Pacific by a chain of
communication. It is known that Russia has its Go-
vernments at the extreme confines of the Empire, a
distance not less than from this to the Pacific. The
Goveri.ment of the United Sates, most now appro-
priate a pottion of the ample means of the nation in
settling that vast and important territory—it may be
done by a chain of wilttar y posts or by territorial
6oveininent. A commencement, In.wever, is neces-
sary, and in a few years we shall God the American
flag displayed from :he ro the Pacific. and if the
ship channel is cut across the Isthmus of Panama, e
shall have a shoat water communication to the North
West Coast.

A Mining Company has :weed for the extensive
Mining concerns of Lord CARRICK, and the Honourable
E. MASSY, in the county of Limerick; Mr. Druara
Cankers's, in the county of ; Mrs. WESTROPP,
county of Limerick; and Mr. WALLaa's, co. Tipperary.
Wednesday a Meeting of Catholic Gentlemen was
held in the Catholic R.,orns, Burgh Quay, Dublin. A
long report, relating to Catholic affairs, was lead by
Mr. O'CoNNEI.L, chiefly containing an explanation of
the Act passed last Session. After the report had been
read, in• adverting to the fourteen days' sitting, Mr.
O'Coar.er. addressed V e Meeting, and said he pitied
the Irishman whose heart did not warm at the antici-
pation of the Catholic Association meeting for 14 days
in Jannary next, when they v °aid assemble for all the
purposes for which they originally met—(Cheers, and
Hear, hear). Their sittings would commence at ten,
and liald till five d.lock, each day, and the close of
their Sessions would be celvbrated by a grand national
dinner, to wheli the sixty-nine Peers, and the Bi.•hopi
ref N nwich and Rochester shoirld be. invited ; he there-
fo.e suggested to recommend the 101 h Gf January next
for the le-assembling of the Catholic Association. The
suggestion was ap,reed to; and, after thanks having
been voted to the Chairman, the Meeting broke up.
MURDER BY PI It A TES.—An account from B:)111C(i
gives the particulars of the murder of several persons by
pirates. M. Van Greve, resident at Sambos, having
arrived from Java, on beard the Thalia, and being de-
sirous to reach his post as soon as possible, embarked
in a small vessel for &mhos. He was accompanied
by M. Pelletier, lately arrived from- Europe. They
sailed on the Ist of April, in the evening, and in the
morning► discovered eight ports, which they recognised
to be pirates. Trie Captain desired the two Europeans
to keep below, that the pirates might not be rendered
more (leapt-rate by the hopes of a Loge booty. After
an hour's firing, M. Pelletier was mortally wounded ifs
the cabin. M. Greve then leaped on deck, discharged
l is two pis!ols, and then with his arms crossed, awaited
his late, which seemed inevitable. Hd was soon struck by
a ball, which put an end to his lire, and the distressing
situation in which be had been for some hours. About
noon the vessel received a shot Letween wind and aa-
ter, and sunk. Four of the crei escaped in the boat to
the river of Penrianaka, where they related these me-
lancholy particulars. Besides the crew, there were on
board lour native see vants of the resident, and one of M.
Pelletier, so that no fewer than :lateen persons lost their
lives. M. Van Gieve, who had gained general esteem
by his conduct during three years' residence at Sambos,
was generally lamented by the Governor of the west
coast of Bornee. He was formerly in the army, and
made several campaigns in Russia and Spain, where he
greatly distinguished himself, and had tie Cross of the
Legion of Honour.
Saturday, as several carpenters and masons were
repairing ti.e back part of the Barley M•.w public-
house, Bideford, the whole of the ri of fell in with a tte-
inendotis cr ash. Fortunately the men had just before
left it, or they must have been buried beneath the ruins.
Saturday se'nnight, a boy, went with his father to
Mr. James's Menagerie, at Stafford. and took an op-
portunity while these to terse a ring-tailed leopard,
which soon gave him full proof of its displeasure, by
darting its•paws through the bars of the den, and rear-
ing up part of his left eye-brow. •
A special messenger arrived in this city the other day
after riding nearly 1.00 miles, at ten miles an hour, for
the extraordinary purpose of directing that two coronas
and a final a should be omitted in an advertisement re-
lative to a certain rail-road.—Chester Chronicle.
Thursday week, while two men were at work in a
coal-pit at Worsley, the fire &snip suddenly exploded,
by which William Burton, one of the men, was so dread-
fully scorched that he expired on Sunday following.—
The other narrowly escaped with his life.