The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-14 00:00:00

EXHIBITION OF ESQUIMAUX INDIANS.'

In looking over a file of New York papers resent',
arrived, we found an advertisement of an exhibition of
Esquimau,' Indians; and as a recommendation of the 11
exhibition, the advertisement stated that two-thirds of
the proceeds were to be applied to charitable purposes,
and a pats specially to the immediate wants of the fir
1
'Tilly of a distressed brother, whose exertions for the
rapport of a wife and fear children, bad been cot al
by disaster at sea, during the inclement season.—Pros'
creding in our examination of the file, vre met with
the snlowelnent exposure of the infamous grounds on
n hieh this plausible pretence of benevolence had been
artfully erected :
F.SQUIMAUX INDIANIL
New Yams'. Fan. 7.—Since the arrival of Captain
Ilasiliwk with those natives, much curiosity has been
excites!, and thousand persons hare seen them ;
many of whom :gave expressed a belief that they had
been stolen from the roast. Facts have now been de.
v. loped, that iminces a belief that Captain Iladlock
has taken these poor creatures from their country, and
hrotight them to a land of strangers, contrary to their
The circumstances as related to ns are these :
Tl'e Rev. Mr. Mortimer, the Moravian Minister,
called to see them, and being acquainted a ith the lan-
ptage used on the coast of Labrador, TIP- conversed
with the man. At first be evinced a great unwilling-
re.s to answer any questions ; but, on the Rev. fientle-
min mentioning the name of oue of the Moravian lois-
sonaries. he caught hold of Mr. Mortimer's arm and
expressed much surprise. A full sleyelopement was
simn after made to a gentleman of this city. The
Mayor ass applied to, who inimediatelv issued an
Habeas Corpus, and the man, woman, and child were
Eronght before him. The man stated that he could
sneak English : and that he had been aecustotued to
vi it. in his c:snoe, all American and English vessels
wilich touched at that part of the coast where he re.
s writ, On Cap*. liadlock's appearing off the coast,
,rent off to the vessel: when Capt. Ilaillock detained
Ifl ; taking his canoe on board. After sailing down
rcalt for about fifty miles, the captain sent a boat
sot ,;•ore five wen, who brought off the woman
rail .1,1141, di it are now with him, and nho are palmed
11:1` 1/04::e. as his wife and child. When they here
cn board, he told them that they must go to Ame-
ri. : and if they spoke any other word in English
t' n Yrs. he would immediately kill them : it
%v.'s from lea, they have been kept from speaking Eng-
l. since ?Leif. arrival. The Mayor Lowed a warrant
apprehension Of !hillock, who, we understand,
states that he came honestly by them, had treated
thorn well, and haJ Oven them their choice, to follow
mor not. Ile has been rommitted for trial. The
Indians tae given in charge of the overseers of the
rear.
A hook was given to the Esquintaus, printed in his
langowe; parts of wit's!' lie translated into
Ade.)

ESQUIAIALA INDI %Vt.
The mole anal female Indians, whirl' have been ex-
hibited in this city for some weeks past, by a CaptAin
IforHoek, it apile.ars, were kidnapped, anal that they
u4ien taken. steamers to each other.
Snspletons to this etteet, have existed for some time;
to,. from the Ore'', of Capt. IlaiHuck to take their
f fl:ey devilled] the secret, (for it appears that
tl.ey !i.‘th ,peak the English langnage,) it was difScult
Its 1.1131'1 311 •1136/1 itiltittrt from them.
Vre.lerick .1. Tallmadge. Esq. in order to he eon-
vina.e4 as to their real sitnation, prevailed upon the
keeper of the house where they lodgeal, to visit their
roam in the night, .after Captain Ilaillork Beast g •
to bed. lie did an; anal after a long interview, sue-
reasa'ed in inspiring the Indians with confidence, who
related to him the following fart.:
Thu the MAU called an Indian Chief by ('apt. 11.
was ont in his canoe fishing nn the coast, near Davis's
gtraits. which was his occupation. That air had
been lung in the habit of hoarding English and
American vessels. anal hall learned the English lan-
g.ainge. 'that he was ;mildd alon4sisle of Capt. flail-
lork's vessel, when he it as • •dlately taken on
bsiard. anal pnt into the hold, an.l his canoe hoisted
or. hoard and concealed.
After this. l'aptaia 11. rtileal some alistanea- down
11.‘ rowst, and sent five men on shore, awl stole the
sea•wan a a her infant front her father'. lint. That
wiitit she came on limed, it was disco ere,' that she
lists spoke English, and rentonstro.ol, lint without
effect : and that helm* she was awed into silence, the
Erptain knocked her down on the deck, anal
niti-
pot her into cuittinewitt. The Man also
statrs, that the dress of anal Akins with whirls they
are now el ul, is n it the stress they wear in the cloth-
tri- of their nafaiiic. bait were made on hoard for the
pair:lose of itnpasitie them upon the public vs natives
of some other part of the coast.
This information obtained. Mr. Tallmallge made
1.-a- Hortn. the Mayor actin tinted with the facts, oho.
:mar-rthatelv.lay, rerioli, ordered the Ca vtain
Prat I:oh:alas to he I.rought before bum at the rite Hall,
r.e a foil cs.imitvition took place on Tur-olay. in
lareserce of the Ilea-order. All the above facts heing
folly confirmed. the Mayor issneil twit writs atrainst
Captain Ilaillorli. for the false imprisonment of the
IP'u persons. Ilk bonunr then offered to take bail of
thonsand dollars on each writ, which '.iptain 11.
hers linable to give, he was sent to prison to wait the
result.

W.e are Elul to hr able to <tate. timt allitonTh thi•
man and a•n►oan have !wen ahnt up to:•thrr. they
la ►ve Nooll4l/1 toward• ra►'h other as perfect stran-
rer4, anit that no improper familiarity ha• taken place
beta ea•n them.

On ituninz to onr files, we final that Capt. HasHoch.]
the above persons, arrived ad New London on the
II th of Dee. last, in the %downer rive Brothers, of
Monnt Desert, from a sealing voyage in Davis's
Straits, with an Indian Chief, his wife anal rhilal, who
were pernaaleal to a4l' pary hint un his promise to
rrturn them.--(Gozettr.)

It is curious, that up to the present time, an Art
agsin•t niielteraft and sorcery, passed I.y the Parlia-
ment of Ireland, in the reign of littera Elisabeth, has
remained nnrepealed. A Bill fur the repeal of it is
now in progress through Parliament. Thus, slow
and backward are the efforts of reason in counteract.
ins the induence of superstition.