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By' the Dromedary stove.abiet. VW'. Nisi 864t1i4 - animas' AT TI4E EARL OF AlrLlLßUttlita.
Wales, some letters Are I:llVesaiskiirresiOsoisicil *ere ~
, .13ow-Srrterr.--Yestcrday IF A oyez. Charl's
found by an Officer at Van Dimwits's Land', Irt:fieWt tholar; And Yew, Carpenter were in...light to the
Holland. The discovery was aide from obieryilig- ;Move Office for re-exarninatioh. chez 'cd with robbini
an inscription upon a tree in French, which.directed"Thi hfrce.Of Ai Lir! of Ayleabuty, ii Seymour-place,
the reader to dig for. a bottle at the foot of the same• Mity.fair. ..
tree. The letters are addressed to some persona in:..; RoSert Spitrow, alloptnan m Mr. 13ro 'its, pawrl..
France, and were written about seventeen years ago. ;broker, of Paddington., said, that on the S7.h of Sine
Upon their arrival in England, they were forwarded' last he received in pleJ,ze a gnld rinz with pearls se:...
td the Earl of LieElipool.. The following are the.' in it, of the prisoner, Henry C.frperiter, by the name
particulars of this extraordinary event : ,of John Williams. . . .
"An °Meer of the name of EDWARDS, belonging 1 vtii.im
i L Moans, shripillan to telr.Dry,p awubrohr,
to the Bth regiment of Light Dragoons, which has
of South-stmt,
been long on service in India, was proceeding to New . MAnchestty•sertare, said, he recta"!
in pledge on the It'd' of At -nit List, a na:r of Ave?
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South Wales in the Venus, for the 11,:nefit of his hedth.
• tugir.tor;s from 1 woman who called h?tst:lf Maurice
When the ves.el was off Van Dieman's Land, Lieu- Carpenter.
tenant EDW.tRDS and some others landed for the

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pose of amusing themselves, and seeing a little of the
country. After walking about for some time, smile
of the company perceived an inscription cut in the
bark of a tree. the characters of which were nearly
obliterated or filled up. The date, however,' was le -
gible, which, by a singnlar coincidence, proved to have
been inscribed exactly that very day seventeen rears.
As the whole of the inscription, from the circum-
stances we have stated, could not be dtcyphered, the
company returned on board, giving up all idea -A fur-
ther research. The extraordinary discovery hieing
made a deeper impression on Mr. Enwerrns than it
did on his fellow-passengers, he determined to make
another attempt to-decypher the inscription; for which
purpose he went on shore the next morning, accont-
penied by some persons to whom he had imparted ripor-.
urn of his zeal and curiosity. Their first proceeding
was to clear away the. bark from tt e tree, by which
means they found that the impression on the body of
the tree was so strong as to be legible. They ascer-1
tamed from it .that something of consequence was J
bulled et the root of the tree.
" Mr. Enwanns immediately set to work with aft
iron instrument they had brought on shore, and after
digging for a short time, it came in contact with a
glass bottle, and broke-it, but fortunately the contents
were not injured. Upon examination they were found
to consist of four letters ; two of which were addres-
sed to persons at that time filling situations in the
Government of France, and the other to two Ladies.
A paper also accompanied the letters, which were
carefully sealed,-requesting whoever should find them
to forward them to their respective addresses. Mr.
EDWARDS under these circumstances, as well as in
Observance of the sentiments which should animate
an Officer and a Gentleman, did not feel himself
warrantee in opening the mysterious papers, but car-
ried them in the state they were found to the Gover-
nor of New South Wales, at whose disposal he wet
anxious to place them. The Governor, however, con-
sidering Lieutenant EDWARDS as best entitled to the
merit of the discovery, submitted to him the propriety
of transmitting them himself to the British Govern.
meat. This suggestion' was adopted, and Mr. En.
we nnsforwarded the letters, unopened,with an account
of the manner in which they were .discovered, by the
Dromedary store-ship to his father in London ; who,
in conformity with his sea's revest. rotes icd to put
them this morning iato the hands of the Secrete:yofi
Stege for.the Colonial Department.
" That the letters contain come information relating
to the fate of that very able and much-lamented ma-
riner, Peertouse, is most probable ; for the latest hi.
telligence obtained of him was sot far removed from
the date of the inscription, when be was continuing
his researches in the same quarter.
4, As the delicacy which Lieutenant EDWARDS prac-
tised with respect to these interesting letters, we have
reason to presume, will also be observed by the Earl
of LIVERPOOL, and that they will be transmitted by
Iris Lordship to France in the precise state he receiv-
ed them, it is possible that we may be condemned to
the mortification of being kept in ignorance of their
contents. BONAPARTE is so much out of humour
with England, so impracticable and unaccomoda-
fing, that we should not be surprised as his withhol-
ding from us the gratification of learning what has
become of a man, whose talents we as much respect-
ed, and whose supposed melancholy fate we as much
deplored, as the country which had the honour of
giving him birth. We think we have a right on this
(xcasion at least to a reciprocity of good offices from
the Government of France."

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lames Ross, apprentice to Mr. Merritt. ofitt4A •
street, Maryla.hrinne, pa-k-nhrlker, sa',/, that on the
fld of Auq,ust last two silver spuons were pledged.hei
the name of Ann Carpenter.
The; lit ter articles were supposed to be the p
of Mrs. Knapp, the housekeeper of the Earl ofrt
bury ; :Ind the woman who pawned them Was the
prisoner's (carpenter's) wife, but Mrs. Knapp declined
' swearing to the property ;" she, however, metre to the
hold tint", set with pearls, is being the propertfof
rqtte Countesi of Ayleis.vtry. Which 01, as pawned by the
Ipriinoer, Carpenter, for 10s. although it was Soppoaerl
to be worth between £SO and AO.
The prisoner, Carpenter, tvas journeyman to Mr.
Lynne, caYnet maker and upholsterer in Ilopd.srreor.
td is only about twenty years of age ; tlae prikolter
"Noyes and Cooper, ate only between seventeen ana
eighteen years of ape, and are apprentices to Mr.
-Lynne ; they were. all at work at the Earl's hour:
when they robbed it.
. All the prisoners' families are extremele resTv't -
)sbk, and the prisoners had most excell-nr I‘.t. s
tal this deteCtion. They we all conutiitte-i fi,r ti:
erVILDUALL.—YesterdayAV Alretv: was e
before the Sitting Magistrate by beers. ant,
Co. brass founders, in Shoe.lane, in whose emphip •
the prisoner worked, with stealing a quantity of brass.
The mantle- in which the prisoner was detected was
rather singular :-..0n Saturday at noon he sold the
brass, about twenty4ix pounds, to a man of the name
'of Francis, who kes.ps an old iron shop in Turnm•'l.
street, who having-occasion to borroiv part of ti a
money to pay for it of a neighbour, in order to repay
the money borrowed, immediately took it to the shop
of Messrs. Gilman's, to dispose of it, as he had be.
fore sold large qoantities of brass to them. Messrs.
G's claimed the brass-as their property, as part of it
had passed through their foundry in the course of the
week.. Francis described the person of the man of
whom he bought it, when suspicions fell upon the pri.
soner, and Francis was requested to wait till the men
came from dianer, when the prisoner was distinctly
pointed out as the man who sold it. He was fully
committed for trial.
MARLIIOROUGH-ST XERV.--Xetterdly W Rcrve was
chrged with being concerned •wi:h two iftliers in a
burglary at the house of Mr: Stacey, tail ti td dra.
,per.aniiVimpole.street.. The prtssdaciehas hied his
abop'broke open twice within twelve Months. About
two o'clock on Saturday morning the watchman oa
the beat of Mr. Stacey's house heard a violent crash.
and. saw three men run away ; he pursued and took the
prisoner concealed in a mews. On examination, the
watchman found that Mr. Stacey's shop windows had
been forced ; and he also found a crow bar, which
had been broken by the strength of the lock of tho
Istreet door. The prisoner was remanded.
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Apartments have been prepared for the ebelened
King of liolland, at the baths near Vienaa, in a
building belonging to the convent of. St. Aterusiine •
where the Court usually resides. It is supposed diarb
this Prince intends to settle in Austria. On ltil
part 250,000 ducats of gold have been offered for sore
estate in the neighbourhood, in a warm beaky Sint& "?
tion, with extended grounds. e'
A fire broke out on Sunday morning, at six o'clock, 1.,
at Mr. Deacon's cabinet and chair manufactory, be '
Margaret-street, Wells-street, Oxford-road; which r'
' burnt with great fury. Dy the assistance of the f'p ..
halsitants from the surrounding houses with waters 0:
and the early arrival of the engines, it vas got out '
after destroying the work-shops. It broke out in coo.
Yesterday se'naight, the NYXIPTIEN frigate, Capt. sequence of a spark catching some shavings, which
MAXWELL/ arrived at Leith, from a cruize in the had been kindling all night.
North Seas. We are sorry to say, that owing to some Saturday an alarm of fire was given at a house fis
misunderstanding betwixt the Captain and his Offi- 13aker.street North. Manchesteresquare, which by the
tors, there are at present under close arrest onboard, timely assistance of the firemen. 'end a good supply of
thh three Lieutenants of the ship, the two Lieutenants water—, was' got under without further damage.
of Marines, and the Surgeon and Purser. •
fire broke out on Saturday morning, in a stable.
• The mutiny amongst the crews of the Falmouth A
rooms. is Gloucester lace, near Cavendish -agnate,
consequences, has been already noticed in the ST
packets, which at one time threatened such serious
whi.
en 'did a great deal of damage before it wot
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under. Fortunately there weir not any lived lost. •.. Two brigs and two tenders were sent from Plymouth
to Falmouth, to act as circumetapoes might requires Mondry night' there was i fall of snow on the
Yorksfitreelligh Wolds, tan inches deep, over des
bute after their arrival, it wits agreed by.the Agents
whet,' a, the coantry, which, cqnsidertng that the -
bf.te Post-office, and the Navals Commanders, that
leaves were yet green. 'and that sonar fields of courtthe misguided men should be allowed till Saturday ,
were plot to be got in, presented a very singular ape
noon to return to a sense of their ditty ; and, if they
then remained refractory, they were to be impressed Peargnee of summer and winter in the same moment.
into his Majesty's Navy, and other hands appointed Phitisdiy, 206 desert= foe-. 3 the French army in
el the packets. We understand that they all gladly ac.. Portugal lauded at Isortunoutb, and were marched to
cePted the proferred lenity, and thus the matter has j Fort Cumberland.' Tbiy are te jein the Royal Sici.
been happily put to rest. But a most important cir- ' Tian Regiment. A. MOrtt deplorable bode of men
cumstance for the port of Plymouth is likely to-erna. were never seen ; they had scarcely any clothing, and
nate from this mutiny. Government, with the cod., appeared half starred.. They are of all Jae maim eh •eslle
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currence of the Post-Master-General,- it is said, ?level on the Continent.
.....1.4; e.t: 4.117. vii.
determined that all the packets which now go from - .
Saturday night a Mr.-rout was hnsrfirdliskis 41 '''.t
.Falmouth, shall in future rendezvous at, and sail from._
, Manories by three or four knows, and roiobesl of hit •V'''''':"
Plymouth. Storehouse Pool, a capacious basin, secure watch and his hat. •.• •s oe.
it OabatthediSrL:liellhlt:
inM rt.h/e.o:reoviceev
ed from every wind that blows, is osiig,etei as their . -• .
anchorage ground ; and we are informed by several surveyors
nautical men, that it will make very little 'difference, . ..- ..
mane, artfully concealed. en board a foreigri vessel,
as to time, either in going ouf or returning home ;.--. between the timbers near her bottom, and which yeas
add to which, there is an uninterrupted line of corn-
in the act of being conveyed out of the kingdern, 22
munication, by telegrnple between that place and the . .
ears• cf gold, supposed to he worth abont /12,001
Metropolis. The principal (and perhaps 'the only) ~ he
Addr. etturaps, jon. of Little BediVin, urns MLitt.
'efiliethe(if'Ctehgepintldet:
which conveyed to the Custom-house there. • •
reason assigned for the removal of the packets is, that
jeg hem Marlborough, at-dusk, he was stopped by two
they will there be constantly under the eye and con.
the dress of seders, who Ivresented hoa.led 011/4
troul of the Port-Admiral, who has always a suffici-
at his heetkojealanded his meney ; this was no
eat force under him to check any mutinous dispositiottiltheu 1?
that might appear. This measure will certainly tend. t
very materially to benteit the already flourishing and nor emnPrtid with, cum the villains completely
wealthy borough of Plymouth ;•bot poor Fairnoto;, tetripped him, and gieing.in return a pair of their °an
unmet". lKft him to pursue hil journey, and get cleat
which has recently lost its little naval estelalishment.
will severely feeithe remove, take place when it wail. off with their booty.

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