Star.
London, England, 1810-02-08 00:00:00

gCIMEN OF ANCILIIT Rtrortinis -d.
; his sL on Mr. SOIRRIDAN'S
jriggiApx eech
e Standing Ord for the
oppos• for re-considering
on Suing from the House of Commons,
0,,00 ed to have alluded to the good old times when
;;-rdebrtates of Parliament Were gtven under fictitious
es, as the debates of the senates of Lilliput and
ousca. For the amusement of our Readers, we
tt a specimen of this mode of reporting, which
WINDIIA. sb much regretted, from a scarce and
urioug magazine, entitled The Political Intelligen-
t, for the year 1747." We are wholly 'at a loss to
'less what proceedings are meant to be referred to,
o, upon inquiry' we find that the year above men.
piled was that which Sir Joim PaIWGLE describes as
,pans been so fatal to our troops in the Island of
alcheren. After perusing this extract, our Readers
probably be of opinion that the object of conceal.
nt was not much promoted by this exploded mode
reporting.
EXTRACT.
The Hurgol DuaderiA-damiGander being interrogated, Sakti
the following purpose, viz.
. He is principal Truncheonabeirer to his Lilliputian Majesty.
Nyrdacs of the kingdom commanded him to attend their
until on the 24th of the moon of March : desired him to far-
them with 16,000 Lilliputians for an expedition up the river
antieus,which he was told must be done without delay, as
envise, upon the first alarm, the Blefuscuans would move
eir ships up the river out of our way—He answered, that the
fired men could not be furnished. He was afterwards de*
• , to give bis opinion in writing on the practicability of an at-
upon Anterwerpen, but no information was given him of
,ate of its defences, or of the number of the enemy likely to
posed to our troops : That he gave a strong opinion against
attack upon Anterwerpen by land, and represented the risque
cudl chance of success attending a combined attack up the
•never asked his advice again. The Nardacs had
pap or plan of the fortifications Of Anterwerpen, neither had
riecipal Truncheon-bearer. He described them to the Nu-
ts they were sixteen years before, when he being grievously
was sent into the rear of the army for seven days,
the then Truncheon-nearer, and had an opportunity of obser-
that some of the ditches were wet and some were dry, and
!turas a place of strength.a-The Truncheon-bearer expressed
'parka, that 10,000 men in Anterwerpen would stop four
their number assembled before that fortress.—lf an army
roceeded to the attack of Anterwerpen,ls,ooo men must
been left in the island of Marshgrave.—The other islands
here been occupied, all the fortresses to the Eastward ma,•
by a sufficient force, and the forts upon the river besieged.—
stye nernber of men landed at Marshgrave was 39,193, out
don the maraber of sick and wounded amounted to 12,863."
Nay then," quoth the Hurgol Fool-Erbawl, " I marvel hew
wen corld have reached Anterwerpen !"
'De Truncheen-bearer here continued, and said, in answer to
rein I.:Qtr.-the last mentioned Hurgol,—" In the military
' of the world I never yet heard or read of a coup-de-main
• etecepted by 40,P00 men and 30 sail of the line with ca-
' on board. He was not consulted on the appointment of the
=Wet of the Expedition ; but thinks the Nardac Chat te.
the properest.person, who could have been named for that
because he served (the Truncheon-bearer forgets how)
:be imetican Wa•l tensmonded a brigade, for two moons, in
lidtleight campaign, Under the Royal Nardac of those days,
hen the Truncheon-berm saw every thing proper in his con-
ag because he had screed with great distinction under
, the said TrittubeotAearer, within the .realm of LiUipot,
the count of which service he hid witnessed his actually exer-
'ng from 8 tslo,ooo then, with credit to himself, at a review."
The printipal Glysuterpsiipol Lembo-Pee/mesas being then in-
errorated, with, " That he, the said Glys-Terpypol was corn-
• nded to furnish medicines and medical assistance for an army,
t whether said army MS to go to Blefusca or to Jericho, depo-
was trot informed. Had he beets told said army was to have
to Marshgrave, should have recommended an additional
ly of every medical article, and a greater number of assist-
vs Knoweth hlarshgrave well, and believeth it to be the most
psulestial spot en the face of the globe, etcept perhaps Batavia.
not think the sickness which prevailed In the Lilliputian
km, greater than might have been expected by any-man ac-
sainted with hlarshgrave. Was never consulted by the Nardacs
the sickness in the army~ no* the loth day of the moon
ber, and verily It was not his duty to give any opinion un-
-Hath heard, that on the Ist day of the said moon the
i• bee in Council had beers told by the Nardac Chatterum, that
the 2lth slay of the moms Angtst, the number of sick was
• 1 rude short of 3000 Men, and that they were further in-
haled ea the Bth of said moon, that on the 6th the number of
exceeded 8000 men."
The thief Blood-letter to the Fortes, CheTe-Pocket-Fe, being
ted, sahh, " 14. never was consulted by the Nardacs
the state of the sick at Marshgrave, until the 10th of the
%eh September—Never knew the army was destined for Marsh'

Pt until he received a letter from his deputy Blood letter,
iltd from thene&-Had he knoWn their destination, would have
IR mach larger propottion of bark, and of wine, and comforts
*tle soldiers ; not as a cure for, but is a preventative against
Crlse. It is his duty to (vier medicines only upon requisi-
% made to him by the Chief Truncheon Bearer through the
tiohrWar ; received no such requisition until the moon of
SIPPe.-The sick of the whole army of I.illiput at home and
W are ander the auperintendance of the Medical Board, con-
Isd the Chief Glys-Tetpypol, the Chief Blood-letter, and the
n_tfil(43l Hospital-peeper. The Board meets by order of the
Po for War.—The Board never was ordered to meet after the
Placate:nem of the Alarshgrave fever. A letter was sent to the
krd directing one of its members to proceed to Marshgrave. The
kited•lrtar :tad the Peeper thought it the duty of the Glys-Ter-
tc Glys-Terpypol objecting thereto, had a private
to•-i,rreatko with the Truncheon-bearer, whereupon none of
trt. at all. The salary of the Glys-Terpypotis two sprugs
i of the Blood-letter three sprugs per diem; and of the
four sprugs, besides travelling expenses:' Whereupon
" •Itagois exclaimed, " Verily, verily, it is too much." The
ittril-letter further saith, " that at one time It was reported to
kv.trorr were only 101bs. of bark in store in Marshgrave.—
":';'4r tands,4oolbt. were discovered by accident on board a yes-
-0.14.Z by tr,istake."
1°- ii,i Lieng °Tracker having presented certain &ten-
Vir, to the calling themselves documents of
inteW-
lt. received at the Sea House, by the Chief Admiral Muley
("If Ilan Bug, relating to the state at the Blefuscuans' existing
:" anti preparations at Alarshgrave, was interrogated as to the
Orrs of the said papers, whereupon be declared, " He knew no-
Itirg thereof, that be knew they had been received two or three
Years arn, that he thought during the present war, but could not
:rl,pon himself to assert that they might not have been articles
Intelligence resrectitig the Spanish, or the preparations of
*IAIIM the Third, of glorious and immortal memory, in the
the Hegira 1688"—Whereupon the Hurgols laughed and
" Of a truth thou bast bent deceived by thy brother
tng Suabu Uard:'

AS..

tailibtrrni nettiAitY s.
Sailed the ltuuua armed ship, with St sad of
merchantmen under contoy, principally for the
Thatnes.—Wind S. W.

?i4P4L iiittladzAta

PLYMOUTIt PEBRIMItit 6;
The AMIABLE frigate has come up hatitout to be
docked and repaired.
Arrived the Vtacncti frigate, 38 guns, Captain
BRACE, from the Irish station; the PHEASANT sloop
of war, Captain PALMER, from a maize, with her
prize, a fine French lugger privateer of 12 guns'
which she captured in the Channel. The lugger is a
remarkably fast sailer, and would not have been cap-
tured in the present instance, if she had not mistaken
the PHEASANT for a merchantman, Which induced
her to bear down close upon her; when, on the PHEA-
SANT'S shei►ing the number of her British bulldogs,
the enemy instantly hauled down her colour s.—Sailed
the PHILO/4EL brig of war, on a cruize ; and the EN-
COUNTER gun-brig, Lieutenant TALBOT, with a con-
voy of 40 sail, for the Downs and Portsmouth.
The PLOVER sloop, Captain BaowN, has recaptured
another merchant-brig, from St. John's, Newfound-
land, laden with timber ; she is hourly expected in
here.
One of the ENCOUNTER'S convoy, (a brig laden
with flour, &c.) in getting out this forenoon, drifted
on the German rock, at Devil's Point, and it is feared
will bilge.