Star.
London, England, 1817-02-17 00:00:00

LORD SELKIRK.

The following extracts from the Quarterly Review
give an interesting explanation of Lord i`SLKlilleii
i recent proceedings n North America :
6, It is said, and we believe truly, that Lord Sel-
kirk purchased, at a price far beyond its value, about
one-third part of the stuck of ihe Hudson's Bay Corn.
piny; the whole of which is only £lOO,OOO. A pro.
prietor to such an extent could not well be refused a
favour from the Governors of the Company, and they
granted him, what we rather think the Law Officers
of the Crown have decided they had no power to
grant, a wide extent of country held, or supposed to
be held., under their charter, of which be proceeded
to take possession. On his arrival in Canada he found
the territory which he was about to settle, and indeed
the whole of America from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and from the Lakes of Canada to the extreme North,
overrun by the servants of an Associatisn of Mer-
chants in Lordon and Montreal, calling itself the
North•Wett Comitatty, between which and the Hod-
son's Bay Company there had long subsisted a deadly
-feud. It appears that a regular expedition was fitted
out by the. North-West Company to drive away, for
the second time, the people belonging to the Hud-
son's Bay Company, who had repossessed themselves
of an original establishment of theirs on the Red
River, Mr. Semple (recently appointed Governor)
observing their approach from the Fort, said 6 we
ling* go and meet those people—let 20 men follow
me. They had only proceeded a few hundred yards,
when several Colonists came running towards them
in great dismay, crying out, 4 the North-West Com-
pany—the • half-breeds l" Having advanced about
bad a mile from Fort Douglas, a numerous body of
cavalry appeared from behind a wood, and surrounded
the Governor and his people, when one Bouche, a
Canadian, rode up to Mr. ee, demanding their
fort.' The Governor answered, •Go to your fort.'
6 You, (retorted Boothe) have destroyed our fort,
you damned rascal.' 4 Scoundrel, (said Semple,
laying his hand upon Bouche's bridle), dare you call
me sop Bouche sprang from his horse, and a shot,
was immediately fired, by which Lieutenant Holt
fell. The next abet wounded the Governer, who
called out to his men, 4Do what you can to take
care of yourselves but he was so much beloved,
that they affectionately gathered round him to learn.
what injury he had suffered I when a volley of
musketry was poured into the group, which killed
several, and wounded the greater part of them.
" The cavalry galloped towards the survivors, who wok off
their bats, and called for mercy. But this address fun mercy was
made to the servants of the Nonb-weu Company, and at their
bands mu immediately received by what must be presented the
occostomod measure of their compassion—a speedy termination
of wally calamities. The k elfe the au, or the ban, in abk and
willing bands, limn placed la listing repose those whom pale or
terror had rendered dinsoroos. Ow only was spared, through
the exertion of a Caindlas to whom he bad been intisnately
bnowa—two KIWI were providentially saved by escaping to a
canoe, and two more by swimming, in the tumult, to the other
side of the thee _

Tbus fell Governor Semple, a man of amiable
and modest manners, and of the most humane and
benevolent disposition. his Private Secretary, the
Surgeon, two officers and fifteen settlers. Their
bodies are stated to have been barbarously mangled
to gratify the savage rancour of their murderers.—
.T/se distress and hfirror of those who had been left
in the fort, and of others who had fled thither for
safety, is thus described by the prisoner sent to sum-
mon

"''lle wives, Minn. and relatives of the dab, were there
eolketed, mooning far the deedi deerskins fer die living, and is
stools of Mawr, each aPa be impressed is no language. nor
even bsagined, bat by the minds el those is whom the At-
amour r may have permit:al ea *vial visited's:
$ When the account of this horrid transaction
reached tfontreal. Lord Selkirk, it Kern., determined
at once to secure the culprits or their employers, and
for this purpose proceeded up the country, taking
with him a considerable number of people, consisting
chiefly of disbanded men from Meuron's regiment,
matched them, as his enemies say, directly against
Fort William (the principal post of the North-west
Company on Lake Siprnor), and having summoned
the garrison in a true asilitary style, which is said to
have surrendered at discretion, sept the whole of the
Norti-unarm including the Mac-Qillivrays, the Mac-
Leads, Mac-Kenzies, Frasers, and many other
" Seoul& Northers chiefs
; Of Nib and warlike nano,"
W 0141011111 of war at Montreal, wberesbey were re-
leased from their parole, or in other words, admired
to
*I His Lordship's friends, however, say that be took
=sion by the more peaceable process of a warrant'
by himself in his capacity of msgistrate.—
Indeed, we hardly can persuade ourselves that Lord
Selkirk would venture to nisei.e under any autho-
rity, such a stretch of power as is here imputed to
him ; at least bid avowed politic) principles lead us
to think otherwise.",

CLE„RIC4L lA7EZ.LIGENCRI

CAMBRIDGE, FEBRUARY 14.

The Marquis of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of hlontreele,
is admittxl of Trinity College.
he Rev. Edward Daniel :.:larke.Ll..D.of Jesus College, Pt 3.
fewor of Mineralogy, was yesterday unanimously elected Libra.
rim of this University, in the room ui the la,e Rev. I. Davie;,
B. D. Mr. Pryme, the other candidate, had pn•voU,ly resigned.
The Rev. Thomas Hvckford, M.A. Vicar of Triiiiivington,
appointed sucress.ir to the late Rev. \lr. Davie', as Official to
the Rev. the Archdeacon of Ely.
OXFOR1). FEBRUARY 15.

The Rev. J. Rathbone,M.el. Falun of Cotlrge, has been
appointed Domestic Chaplain to his Royal tilt: Duke of
Sussex.
he Rev. J. J. Lowe, M.A. of Bra,ennase ColleLe, has been
elected Fellow of that Soddy.
Rev. Win. Veale, is presented to the Vicarage a St. litvcrne,
Cornwall.

Rev. Ceo. Trewceke. to the vicarage of St. Minver, Cornwall.
Rev. Wm. Rowell. D.A. of Clare tiall, Cam:wit:yea to ate
Rectory of Sbepperton.

Yesterday Ilivioe Service was petformed at the
Queen's Palace.
Yesterday D:vine Service was performed at Carl-
ton House, by the Rev. Dr. STANLiaI CLApI:I;, Chap-
lain of the Household.

' Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER
attended Divine Set vice at St. Gcurge's Church,
Hauover.square.
Yesterday morning the Grand Duke NICHOLAS
and suit attended at the Russian chapel in %Vclbeck.
street. In the afternoon his Imperial Highness rode
on horseback in Ilyde Park.
Ktso's Tit EATME. —The admirable Opera of Figaro
was represented again on Saturday, to a most nr;l-
- assembly of delighted auditors Alter the
Opera an accident happened, which threatened the
most disastrous effects. One of the dancers, m4ee-
moiselle Sluca, in passing too rear the siJe lights,
just before the commencement llf the Ballet, had her
gauze dress kindled into a flame. She screamed s)
loud as to alarm the whole house, but fortunately
she was stopped, while running across the stage en-
veloped in lire, and which would have increased in
tiny by the draught of air. Being surrounded by
the persons on the stage, the fl Imes were t x•inguished
without much injury to her pet son, though her upper
dress was burnt to ashes.

DnVIMEE.—The comedy of the Inconitdni was
performed at this Theatre on Saturday evening. The
character of Birarre was sustained by Mrs. At.sor.
Itchies not supply many oppertitnities for the display
of those comic powers with which she is so eminently
gifted; such as it did present, however, she turned
to the best advantage. Her scene with Duraide was
admirably performed. Mr. RAE appeared as young
Ifiraivil he played with much vivacity. In the scene
with the ruffians he excited, and de►ervedly, the una-
nimous applause of the audience.
Sir Crofton SMART has engaged for the Drury-
lane Theatre Oratorios, a most extraordinary juvenile
prodigy, a girl, only eight years of age, to pea. am
concertos on the violin.

MantuoN-House—On Saturday the Loan MAYOR
was informed bribe City Marshal, that the young
Lady whom a music-master had taken away from
her father's house, was separated from her seducer.
Unfortunately the separation was the very receive of
voluntary. No less than eight City Officers were
amployea in the search, and it was with considerab:e
difficulty they bore away the lady to her parents.
The Akers complained very much of the violence
with which the young lady treated them. The lovers
were found at a house iu Hermitage-street, Wapping,
and were to have sailed for New York the day after
the separation took place—they were playing at cards
when the officers wined die room. Tic music-
master, upon learning that the warrant did not extend
to himself seemed Tray well pleased The young
lady was conveyed in a coach to her fathet's house.
The young lady is aged eighteen, the lover near forty,
with ia wite.and two caildren, from whom, however,
lie has been some time separated.
Tows-Hata., SOUTHWARK.-Saturday, Benjamin
Termer, a waterman, was brought before the ;mesa-
ding Magistrate, charged with inhumanly beating,
depriving of food, and otherwise ill-treating three
of his children. From, the evidence of his eldest
child, a boy of nearly 13 years of age, it appeared
that his mother was deceased, and that for a consi-
derable time his father had exercised towards him
and two sisters, theone six and the uther eight years
of age, the most unrelenting neglect and barbarity.
A third sister, however, was 11.4 treated with this
cruelty. Their wants or complaints were 'risked
with the most savage chastisanent, and on the must
trivial cause (but as frequently without one) he had
flogged them until the blood flowed in torrents from
their back ; and to aJd to this specie., of barbarity,
he has caused cote or other of the children to rub the
excoriated parts with salt and water. On a particu-
lar occasion, he had put a quantity of brimstone into
the hands of the youngest child, to which, having
set fire, she was dreadfully burnt. He had also in,-
messed the heads of the two girls into pails of cold
water, and kept them there until they have been
nearly suffocated. This statement was, with the ad-
dition of other acts of cruelty. corroborated by a
person living in the house, and the aunt of the chil-
dren,' to whom they had related their sufferings.—
The children were present during the examination,
and exhibited an appearance of emaciation and mi.
eery revolting to humanity. The Magistrate having
expatiated with indignation upon the conduct of the
' detendant, ordered him to enter into hail for his ap-
pearance at Sessions, to take his trial for the offence.
s Brucurroo.—Friday, Faulkner and E. Botulty,
bricklayers' labourers, of Brighton, were brought
before the Rev. T. R. KIWI:, on a charge of violating
Sarah Phillips,
14 years of age, and were fully com-
mitted. The girl, who recently lived in the service
of Mrs. Attree, of Lewes, had, on leaving her mis-
tress, gone on a visit to her grandmother at Fide.
,which she left on Saturday se'nnight for her mother's
house at Shoreham. Near Goldstone Bottom, a mile
and a half from Pertslade, :ler was overtaken by the
prisoners, one of whom, Faulkner, suddenly seized
het round the waist, and carried her off the road into
a field, when he forcibly violated her person. His'
companion, who was at some little distance, then
came up, and committed a similar outrage. They
then promised' her money to induce her not to tell,
and left her. Shortly alter she met Mr. Stanford's
shepherd, and the Rev. Mr. Prosser, to whom she
related what had occurred, and the latter instantiy
sent persons in pursuit, but without effect : on Thurs-
day, however, both were apprehended ne.,rPoyftit.gs.