The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-25 00:00:00

TRIPOLI.

From the London Gazene, Sept. 22.—Downing-stree, :buy. 7.
Mr. Warrington, his Majesty's agent and cousui-general at
Tripoli, has transmitted to Lord Gleuelg, his Majesty's princi-
pal secretary of state for the colonial department, an official
note, of which the follewing is a translat►on, which has been
addressed to Mr. Warring,ton by his Excellency Esseit Musta-
plia Nedgib

(Translation.)

Esseit Mustapha Nedgib, by the Grace of God, Facha Vizier of
the Sublime Ottoman Porte, Lieutenant-General of Tripoli
and its Dependencies, to Hamner Warrington, his Britatinic
Majesty's Consul-General at Tripoli.
Sir—During the troubles which have for three years past de-
solated this country, there has arisen.a ruinous abuse, which no
government can tolerate, that of embarking and landing mer-
chandise and other articles at other places than the established
ports. This illicit commerce, besides causing the greatest in-
jury to the revenue, is extremely prejudicial to lawful com-
merce and to the tranquillity of the country. We, therefore,
inform you, sir, that we have given the necessary orders to se-
veral of our vessels to be ready to cruise on the coast; and you
will accordingly have the goodness to inform those of your
countrymen, and all others whom it may concern, that hence-
forth all coasting traffic is expressly forbidden, and that no com-
mercial intercourse will be allowed at any other places than the
ports of Tripoli, Bengasi, and Derna; and consequently, that
from the Ist September, 1835, all vessels, boats, or craft, &c.,
which may be found in the prohibited places, will be seized, it
being declared that the whole of this coast is, from this moment,
to be regarded as in a state of blockade, excepting only the three
ports above mentioned.

We salute you, &c.,
Given at our Palace, the August, 1&35.
Written by order of his Highness,
(Signed) RUSTEAI HEY, Secretary, &c.

"CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE."

( From the Dublin Mail.)

These priests of Erris are grand fellows in their way—whether
as orators, poets, or prosers—for they are at all in the ring—
they are unrivalled since the days of the ancient Scalds. There
is no need of multiplying instances of their ability ; for the last
is the best; and as it is in honour of Lord Mulgrave, we have
a double pleasure in recording it—firstly, as a proof of native
genius; and, secondly, as an offering suitable to the most novel-
urritingest—most poetico-prosaicalest Lord Lieutenant that ever
graced the viceregal throne. The following are the two ver-
sions—one in prose—the other in poetry—of the concluding pa-
ragraph of the address from the priests and people of Erris to
his excellency the Earl of Mulgrave. We cannot but admire
the reason for not presenting his excellency with triumphal
arches and green boughs. It reminds us agreeably of a passage
in the Critic—the work of an Irishman, by the bye, and a sound
patriot-
- "The Spanish fleet I eansiot
Because the Spanish fleet—'tis not in sight."

But we delay our readers. Here is the prose :
" We cannot strew green boughs in your path, for none grow
here; nor welcome you with triumphal arches, for we are ex-
ceedingly poor people. But for boughs you will get our obe-•
dience; for arches our loyalty; and for a testimony to your ex-
alted virtues the warmest affections of our hearts, with a truly
Irish Cead mile failthe to such hospitality as our country can
afford."

The poetry is still better. Here it is !--
We cannot strew green boughs on your path,
For the d— a bough poor Erris
hatb—
Nor welcome you with triumphal arches,
For we're as poor as Job in the article of larches.
But for bows we'll make an obedient scrape,
And for arches we'll give you our loyalty chape.
The warmth of our loving hearts will scald you,
Aud von may take off yourself with a Cead male fisilthe.
And not having a potato to put on our boards,
You're welcome to such hospitality as our country affords.
And this is the truly Irish welcome to your exalted virtues,
Which any man in your station for love or money can purchase.

A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK.-At Arrah, my companions
pointed to a small tope, which they told me had been for many
years the abode of alaveer, whose story was somewhat roman-
tic. The former proprietor, in a promenade, stumbled over a
strange unsightly object, which lay huddled up under a tree.
On questioning this unfortunate' remnant of humanity, the
Miserable wretch told him that he for a long time had not had
any other shelter than that which the boughs of the trees afforded,
or any food excepting the wild roots and berries of the wood.
The early part of his life had been spent with credit in the corn-.
pany's military service, but, mhappilv„ smitten with a loath-
some disease, ou procuring his discharge, his wife and family
refused to receive him, and he was compelled to wander from
his fellow men, who abjured .rxxipanionshiß with a leper. He,
however, met with a benefactor in the persdn- of Mr.
who built him a commodious hut, and gave him a count' y pony,
which had free liberty to graze on the adjacent pastures. The
state of the poor leper's feet rendered some conveyance neces-
sary, and be had, in consequence of the various comforts lavished
upon him by his kind protector, becotna sufficiently attached to
life to make am effort to preserve it. Accordinglv,.mounted on
his pony, he took his daily rounds through the village, and those
who had shunned him while lying deserted on the bare earth,
now that he had shaken off a portion of his wretchedness, and
basked under the favour of a great man, crowded around him
with gifts, and in ail probability be died a rich man.—Scmes
and Characteristics of Hindostan, by Emma &Lott,

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