Star.
London, England, 1817-09-04 00:00:00

PITC4IIIN ISLANA

The remote Island of Pitcairn, peopled by the descend lots of the
Mutineers of the BOVNTY, has !ray beta vishid by anwhe:
British ship, the BRITON, from the Narrative of whim.
Voyage, by Lieutenant .I. Sint Limit, I. M. we extract the
fol:owing Interesting psnieulara
On September 2, the Briton left the Marques.;
Is!ands for Valpariso ; but in the second watch of Ilse
night, was surprised by the sight of an islrmi. Day-
, light discovered huts, cultivation, and people; some
nt whom launched their little canoes through :hr
sue:, and approached the ship. Surprise was heighten-
ed to astonishment, when these canoes hailA the ship,
in perfect English, and enquired her name, and who
commanded her ? The mention of the nanies of
Nigh, and of Christian, soon led to a discovery of
the relation of these islanders to then visi ors; and
the eldest native of the Island, Friday Fletcher Oc-
tober Christian, son of the mutineer, came on hoard.
:410 conducted himself with the tttnr-sst propriety.__
Our Readers are acqu tinted scint the fat* of
; and they know that the real name of the Pa-
trise di of the Colony, now called John .dams, is
.soniih; or, that the ship-name of Alexan-
der Smith, was previously J Adams, family
name he 1144 resumed; and thin we think quite as I
likely. The explanation given by these yeong men.
of t..eir manners, is Isiiel44 pleasing: their confession
of faith is the regular creed, ‘‘ I believe in Gun th-
Fath'r," &c. their prayer, 6, will arise and gn to
My Faiher," fie.: their preference of the English
14n• race in their soninsiiii speech; their acknowledg-
Georr,e let V:O4. Ki ; tecellec
ton of Mryhew Fulger, Captain of the only ship that
had landed oa equally excite our interest.
Bet re we had finished our interrogatories the hour
of breakfast had arrived, and we solicited our hall I
c untipuen, as they styled themselves, to items:-
palsy us b. 14w, and partake of our repast, to which
they acquiesced without much ceremony. The circle
in which we had surrounded them bring opened,
hr.•ught to ete notice of Mackey, a little black ter-
rier. He was at first frightened, ran behind one of
ti e Officers, and looking over his shoulder said,
pointing to the dog, " 1 know what that is, it is a
dog, I never saw a dog before—will it bite ?" Aflte
4 short pause, adthessed himself to Christian, say-
ing, with peat admiration, 6* It is a pretty thing
tot to look at, is it not i"

The whole of them were inquisitive, and in their
questions as well as answers, bet►ayed a very great
share of natural abilities.

They asked the names of whatever they saw, and
the purposes to which it was applied. This, they
would say, was pretty—that they did not like, and
were greatly surprized At our having so many things
which they were not possessed of in the Island.
The circumstance of the dog, the things which at
each step drew their attention or crested their wondcr,
retarded us on our road to the breakfast table, bur
arriving there, we had a new cause for surprise.—
The astonishment which before had been so strongly
demonstrated in them, was now become conspiciii es
its us, even to a much greater degree than when they
hailed us in our native language ; and I must here
confess I blushed when I sew Nature in its rre-,st
simple state, offer that tribute of respect to the ase:i
POTENT CitiC4Toll, which trom education I (La nie.
perform, nor from Society had been taught its nece
sky. Before they began to cat—on their knees, and
giKb hands uplifted, did they implore permission to
partake in per. ..e h:t w• I t before• them, and when
they had eaten heartily, resuming their former atti-
tude, offered a fervent prayer of th inksgiving tor the
indulgence they had just experienced. Our omission
ul this ceremony did not escape their notice, for Chi is
tian asked me whether it was not customary with us
also? Here Nature was triumphant, for 1 should do
myself an irreparable injustice, did I not with can-
dour acknowledge. I was both ensbarrAssed ;sod
wholly at a loss for a sound reply, and evaded this
pcor question, by drawing his attenti in to the
cow, which was then looking' down the hatchway,
and as he had never seen any of the species liskre, .t
was a source of mirth and gratification to
The hatted of these people to the black: is strongly
rooted, send which doubtl ss owes its on to the
early quari els which Christian and his full-wers had
with the Otaneiteans after t' eir ari;eal at l'itcairo's ;
to illustrate which, I shall here rel.te an occurrence
which took place at breakfast. Soon after prang
Christian had begun, a West Indian Black, %silo was
one of the servants, entered the gun-room to attend
table as usu4l. Chtistian looked at him sternly, r•ise,
asked for his bat, and said, 4 I don't. like that black
fellow, I must go," and it required some little per-
suasion, before he would again resume his seat.—
The innocent Quashee was often reminded of the
anecdote by his fellow servants.

Alter coming along.side the ship, sa eager were
they to get on board, that several of the canoes had
been wholly abando..ed, and gone adrift. This was
the occasion vi an anecdote which will sliesa most
conspicuously the good nature of their dispositionso
and the mode resorted to in deciding a double claim.
The canoes being brought back to the ship, tl,e Cap-
tain ordered that one of them should remain in each,
when it became a question to which that duty should
devolve; however it was soon adjusted, for Mackey
observed that he supposed they were all equally anxi-
ous to see the Ship, and the fairest way weuid be for
them to cast lots, as then there would be no ill will on
either side. This was acceded to, and those to whom
it fell to go into the boat, departed without a murmur.
Scarcity of provisions obliged Captain Sir T.
Staines to contract his stay at the island to a few
hours; during which time none but the Captains
went-on shore; where they were received by the
head of the family. John Adams, who is described
as a fine looking old man, approaching to sixty year.
of age. He denied being active in the mutiny.
Says the informant of oar author,
44 He told me he was perfectly aware bow deeply
he was involved ; that by following the fortune of
Christian he had not only sacrificed every 'thins to
his country, but that his life was the necossiry for-
feiture for such an act, and he supposed would be
exacted horn him ...as he ever to return. Ititwith-
branding all these circumranczs, uo Ling teottl.d be
able to occasion him so much gratification as that of
seeing once more, prior to his deatii, that country
wi.icti gave Ilan bitch, and from which he bad been
so lung estranged.
ere was a sincerity
in his speech—l can
'oadly describe it—but it had a tivry poa-erftil
ence in persuad.rg me these were his real sentiments.
great a clesree, that 1'
My interest was excited to so

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°retail him a Conveyance ft'''. hisnself, with any of h 4
family who chose to accompany him. He appelrcd
gleasrcl at the proposal. and as no one w,s then pis.
s• nt, he s; nt for his .wife and children. Tho rest of
!iis :He community stirtrunded the door. He corn.
mteticated his desire, and solicited their acquit scence.
Appal?: d at a. request not less sudden than in uppu-
sit.:4l to their wis:43, they were all at a loss for a re-
iily. li;s chatmOg daughter, aithonsh inundated
with tears, first broke the silence—' Oh, de not, Sir,'
f.iii s!le, I take frnit me my father ! do not take
.t aay try best, my dearest friend.'. Her voice tailed
lier—she was tnutbie to proceed—leaned her head
upon her [aid, and gave lull vent to her grief. His
r i:e too (an Ot iheitAt) expressed a lively sorrow. Tl-e
wishes of Ad.zns Rion became known -among the
oo,tilietturse,;7ll4intirt an c
i,it pathe%c solicitations for lux stay
ye was dry—the !zid rear
stood in those tit the nits—the women shed them in
hod abundance. I never witnessed a scene sci fully
affecting, or more replete a hit interest. To have
t'.ken him front a circle nt such friends, would have
ill become a fecitn: heart—to bave forced hins away
in opposition to their joint and earnest entreaties,
I would haveAseen RP outrage on humanity. An as.
I Formic:: 1:14L no inch design was meditated, restored
I tranquillity to the ctn.:annuity—a community pledged
l to each (OM by Vie tenderest connections, by gene.
141 consangninity, and reciprocal affections."
The young m a are described as finely formed;
an.] of ins: ly features, industrious and ingenions—.
ti ,c !ilin:. won;iraare ii.noeeitt, sensible, and modest,
watt: 3e.q...,ii.; ope7cUuNienances. - ...
The Mao I itself has an exceeding pretty appear-
ance, and I was infoimed by Christian every part
was fertile, and capable of being cultivated. The coast
is every way bound with rocks, insomuch twat they
are at all times Oliged to carry their little boats to
the till igc, but the tim..n.r is of so light a nature that.
one man is adequate to the burden of the largest they'
have. Etch family ii is a separate allotment of
land, and etch strive to rival the other in their agri.
cultural pursuit:, which is chiefly crmtitted to the pro.
pagatica of the yarn. and whic:i they have ct iiainly
brought to the finest perfection I ever s.,w. The
bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees, were br .ught with
them in the Bounty, and have been since feared with
preat success. The pigs also came by the same con.
vey.t.lee, a; well as goats and plultry. They• had
no pi,;eons, and I .tm sorry to say no one thought of
leaving thine few we had on board, with them.—•
'1 he jig Ituv., got into the woods, and many are
ItAV wod. Fri:: of var:otis sorts are in abundance:
We beam that. !,!ver,tl books btlonging to Cap.
tails Bligh, were in pooession of Adams t but we
Li.) rose discover any traces of tir! art of writing
being in practice among these people. If A;larns,
Itim.elt, did nor possess it—tor he was hut a com-
mon seaman—tlien will these, our ball country.
men, boot forget tocir relation; alter a few gene.
rations • tl.eir I..tiguage will no longer distinguish
them, and they will indeed populate an island in the
South Seas, but their history will become a blank or
a mere in:distinguishable and perhaps• absurd trail!.
tioli.—Sach, no d atilt, is the history of those fatni.
li-s, which nos inhabit other islands. Accidents
have driven them here or there, as the wind hap.
pelted to blow, when they were out at sea. The few
arts they possessed, the means of precoting the scanty
suoishe_sthey required, were all they mold beepeatis
to their puiterity ; a.lif their posterity not loin: re.
taioing :my recollection of tarty ancestors, found them•
selves on the island without knowing their origin, or
whence they descended.

WRITTEN ON A VTil r To THE SPA AT LOW HAS"
ROGAI E, YORKSHIRE.
" Duice Doman"
AN the Devil on% flying n•rr Harrogate Wells
Liss mere ehirtne I with the brat 414 the smells I
I lc'tna• not," trim he, " In what regimi I roam;
" Lot I gatat, au: ure4 It, lan 4473 sear Love i"

Among the thst;nguiabed and fashirinablo v;t7tnre
et Gtinlst'u•rpe CnAle, the beantifni seat of Lord
Al3d L.d► WILMA:OHM' Dts ligitTlE.
Prince Esteriiazy, M.arytit,. and Maredune,s Choi:n•.rdsl4ls
Lady Charlotte ChaLu.utdrtt y, the Nlarifiti. Jf laet,r. tltr Karl
Rockavage, the lisN of Clare. 1 r.r.l Wrudeneß. 1.t:r.1 H.
etiatiolijrivy, Lady Li:towrope. S:r 13 and Lady •I'arktae,
Nlr. and Mrs. I 4 iI0:1. Litadt9l Percy, Hoa. Y.
Fa:hrs., mr. water Bern die.
The •tciters t'ne seanon to the Lake of Killarier,
have been num,,:ons and tespeaable. The following
ate among the hie arrivals
'llir Elfin( Hatruseby, Lards Bandon and Milltown, Lord
and Lady Headly, Lady Clarina, the Hon. Mr Ryder, Sir Gaff
raid and 1.141 Nutt, SW CLaites R6ssell, Cu'unel Stuitgliton, and
Cotnist-Uor olte.

A peach, of the N.;Merle kind, was gathered lately
itt a reach:house beltio,!,ing to the Marquis of
lluvirty, which measured each way 9-1 inchts round,
and weighed seven ounces.
Th. extensive crehards of Cambusnethan, in the •
4 vale iii Clyde, belonging to ROBERT LCCK:LULT, Esq.
1 [nought thi.: year only £5l. 10s. the least sum tl.ey
I have brought since the year I S(►2. The average of
Ithe common run of ) ears may be estimated at £3t.l)
,or ko.)0, yit !ding some years as high as .00U and
W9OO. On the. same Cerium/lan's estate, 23 acres of
corn were sold on T:AtrLday i.: an average of A. 24 PA
acne, some of it being so high as E 27. lOs. an acre.
pne may in
of
Tickers and Shapes, einnpared with what had longaye in a great
The acknowledged thriving state of trade, in all
branches, has had its inflnamre on the Lottery. foe
the number of Tickets ate now sold to what
there
measure tisedbeto ascribed bti'l''however,
to Cie
existed before Mr. SiVEWRIGHT effected their Re.
duction. but there is another Reason for the pre.
sent great demand for Tickets—all thole who wish t,
adventure canr,.l, as there are no mote than ",900
Narnsets.---The Pr;zes are all Sterling ..IL,nry, in.
chiding TWO of aC1,)•()00! It will be all drP wn
1--ishocr WkalNr.so.sv, therefore no one will be kept
long •in susrence. . _

EARL Cr Caktrelc—ln a private letter from his
Lnrdsbip, datFil the 27thof July, he says lett
Venice, on the 27th of .inne, for Trieste, &or, thence
sailed to Pols, and back to Venice... On the 21q et
Ally, they set sail in company with the stool)
Of war for Ancona, to I.te he fair of 11.1
finding thew must pafortn tv:ven days st1.1:..1;;1?. his
Lordship cictetmined on go'ng ;mnaedietttly to Crrfn.
A fair Inedae springing up, they r*n it in 11 1)041.4
► distance of :196 The; :r.nd to
Z4nte, horn bK:iy„ ail niut..:4 as .44
at Narks.

SEP I'ENILER.

Now antler Autumn, relth lack-luvre ere.
I.!:Ary n6lli a Ir4tling bla.t thr yrllari Ica%
Ard it ars the woo:l'7l2We
And rady sportsman's f 0.3 !

Within the last few years Sep:en:her has proved tliefinest and
most sealed month of the whole tV4:011:. T 1.2.6 was particularly
the case in the Antumrs of 181.5 and ittir. On the protracted
delierfulso.ss of the weather in the former year. %re quote the
lints o: an ano.'yn:,:trs "net :

:.:eitentl-cr waft% and stiii the F.,::trmer's smile
Y? toe tiorrirg, love:y, o'er Bryant:la's Lie ;
beivernher wanes, and yet the amnitical bian
O'er Neere's scenes no devasntions cut;
Etin Ong, the toline to the parent tree,
S6ll bloom Cie flowers to feted tit' insatiate bee;
The swallow bent his etts'grairg way,
Yount: climes that feel the safes %inf.:ding ray,
Yet on his puree', as he Ictiked behind,
6-:w trill the Summer's fairy charms conlbitt'J;
Tutted on his wing again to that dear biome,
And saltrning meurn'd that Winter e'er *humid Pa%
N7th her her cold "invenial air,

u make I im 4tuk a lard mitre warmly fair.
eptember wanes, protracted Summer laughs,
And all around her cup of gladness quaffs !

TILINKS FOB TIIE. ABUNDANT lislß VEST.

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From every manufacturing district in the king-
dom we learn, that extensive sales and orders (both
domestic and foreign) have gladdened the hews of
the working classes of society. The iron, the woollen,
and the cotton trades, are described as particularly

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The following interesting article addresses itself
with so mach force, both to those who, in part: king
of the blessings 4:1 PROVIDENCE, gratefully recognize
their benevolent AUTHOR, and those who enjoy them,
witirnst thanks, as to render its insertion, at this period,
ars ircFrative duty:

'6 It anears peculinly4torourab!e to the Getman people that
they Woe:Wedge with grateful feelings GOD to be then helper to

the etne of need. We Lave received from various countries the
iri:etligetsce of the beg-nning of corn harvest, which seems
every 'Acre-abundant t but—one does not hear, as in Germany,
a.: public thanksgivings, of the brat sheaf being brought in under
a general rejoicing, of an universal set.timent bow wonderfully
we have been preserved and comforted! Frankfort led the noble
example; then ollowed eiihron, Kern t n ach ,N u remburg, Fu rth,
lioffstadt, and many places in the kingdom of Wurtemberg.
Amongst these the most striking instance is the festival celebrated
at Bamberg. 'the particulars lie before us, which none, unless
they be indifferent to Divine favours nail their claims to human
gs ati; vele, can dis'ike to base communicated.
t 6 On the evening of she Slit July, the ringing of bells an.
nounced the approach of the first fruits of harvest. The train
conducting them was very numetous and led by a young man
dressed in his 'abbot') garments, who bore a sheaf Consisting of
wheat, barley, and rye. To Lira mcceeded six children with corn
ears in their bands, some kettledrums and trumpets, and the
school children of both sexes attended by their teaches', in the
ntid:t of whom were the different bands of the Landwebr, the
students, sad a regiment of the line stationed in the garrison.—
Then came the city authorities wit!, the clergy. Seven waggon.
heavily burthened with first (ruing, the drivers as well as horse:

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being tastefully ornamented with towers and garlands, closed the
procession, vAiielo, amid the en:ivening sound of bells, the firing
of gins. the slams of innumerable spectator, and strains of
music, passed through the principal streets to the church, every
one uncovering himself as it passed on, guards saluting, and new
faces continually adding themselves to the multitude. On err•
riving at the church the procession was meshed by three clergy.
men, who bad laid the votive. sheaf Wooded to be preserved in
remembrance of Almighty Goodness, on the altar, and biased
them. A sermon followed* from the test (Psalm cuvi. verse 6.)
4, They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." The preacher dwelt
strongly on the abyss, at the brink of which the human race
stands and front which the band of GOD solely keeps us back.—
a what gratitude," he exclaimed," ought not this amazing love
to excite us ! Heaver: has not rhowtiva down its bleesings upon
our fields, for a few elect, or that the usurer should convert them
to the prejudice of man, but that the rich may place his indlgl.nt
brother en the great table laid out by our common FOTO DR for the
good of all his chitlins !r On the conclusion of the sermon Ts
Pew was sung, accompanied alterna•ely by the organ and bands.
The dictating minister then delivered a solemn prayer of thanks
and the tcene•ended with the sin Ling of an hymn, composed for
the occasion by Mr. Savalla , the chaplain."

A considerable breadth of wheat, in the vicinity
of Canterbury, was carried, on Friday and Saturday
List, by moonlight.
There is now flourishing in the garden of G. BASER,
Esq. at Darland, near Rochester, an elm tree, which
Measures in circumference 33 feet at one foot from
the ground. This venerable tree is perfectly hollow,
:efficiently spaCious in the interior to contain eight or
ten people. The branches are of a considerable size,
itodwet yluzuriant, although entirely tuppor tedby the
Lark. This elm is worthy of ootice,ae it equals in size
any of the largest trees which are to be found in Wel-
beck Park, or the forest of Salcey, Nottinghamshire.
Thursday last the trunk of an American fir-tree
drove in from the English Channel to the motfth of
the Exe, was towed into port by some sailors. It pre-
• :maul on the water a very curious appearance, and
attracted a number of spectators, being on one part
entirely covered with clusters of lepas's, in shells,
alive, vulgarly called barnacles. The tree was about
tweley feet long, and very thick; in sewing it up it
was found to be perforated like a honey-comb by the
tirado worm, which is of a light yellow colour, four
inches long, having a short screw of the consistency
of ivory or bone, with which it penetrate, the wood.
The village of Tooting, the latter end of last week,
was thtown Into considerable hustle by tte young
folks of that place, carrying round a stuffed figure,
which was intended to represent a tradesman resident
in the village, who had been detected in the act of
taking indecent familiarities with his niece, who lived
in the same house. They continued parading the
streets, exhibiting this effigy, withexclarnatious against
the object of their censure, for three succeeding even-
ings; on the last of which they erected a galiows
before the 'door of the aggressor, on which having
hung the fibtue, they wade a large bonfire and burnt
it, amidst the shouts and unanimous ezclaaaations et
the whole village.