The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-13 00:00:00

THE - ;STATESMAN

MR. BELZONI,

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(FROM 7rn oaraetean CIItONICLI.)
Allength some latelligesee has arrived of the intrepid and
Indefatigable traveller, Mr. Belzoni. We have been favoured
with the following extracts of a letter which has been received
from him. We regret to say, that neither place nor date a►e
gives in the loner, for reasons width Mr. Belzoni subsequently
states—

" It would be difficult for you, my dear friend. to believe to
what an excess the go of petty men is carried. You will
\meson by my letters from Fes and Gibraltar, how far Used
advanced in the good will of the Moorish people, and what
Were my hopes of success, whet I was so cruelly disappointed.
I must now tell you that my progress in that quarter was
stopped. not by the Moors, but by the intrigues of some per-
sonals office, who avail themselves of the occasional authority
given to them by their superiors to vent their spleen on an
unprotected individual. who refuses to stoop and pay wart to
them. Not satisfied with the disappointment they occasioned,
find (if the information which I received by the last packet
to the Brazils, that touched at Tenerife, be correct) that they
have accused me of making an improper use of some letters of
introdeetion, which had been given to me, and of endeavour-
ing to pass myself of as on agent of the British Government.
You well know that I distinctly stated to you, in my letter
front Tangier, that I had nothing to do with the English Go-
vernment, end that I relledeatireiy easy own resources.—This
letter I am happy to see by an English paper now before me,
you made public; and in further confirmatioa I shall enclose
to you the copy of s letter I received from the Moorish Minis-
ter at Fez. I request'of you to do me the favour, If you have
seen or heard of any erroneous statements, to give publicity
to this letter, and also to give a copy of the receipt, in pay-
ment for ISO dollars, which I gave to Mr. Doggies, the English
Consul at Tangier, for some fine white cloth, to make presents
of at Fez. I mention these thi age to show you how little pre-
' text there was for their accusations; but they are worldly
mistaken if they think to hinder me by such means—nothing
but death itself shall deter me from pursuing my intentions.—
Mrs. Belzoni furnish you with a copy of the receipt I ai-
led* to. I trust to your kindness and friendship to refute the
calemeles against me—be assured that all is going on well—
but it is hard to consider, that, thread of being supported. I
am persecuted; but I must have patience, and if I succeed,
why the mortification will be with my adversaries. lam now
in the latitude of 21 degrees north; that is all I can tell you
for the present, for fear my enemies should come to the know-
ledge of where I am. Excuse my hasty scrawl."
The following is the copy of the letter to whleo Mr. Bel- ,
Boni refers, and the original of which in Arabic is In his
possession :
" Know, that his Imperial Majesty has ordered this comma-
election from me, Sidi Benzelul, to the friend and gentleman
Belzoni. We have received your letter, by which we ob
Pour arrival at Tangier, and that you wish to come to the Royal
resence. Yoe will come. and-every thing you want shall be
granted agreeable to your wish, with the help of God. Judah
Benelish, our agent at Gibraltar. has written to es on the sub.
;get, and he requested me to pay you every attention end to
facilitate every thing you wish—there w et no necessity of it,
as I am well aware of your situation more than what be hes
explained—it is quite sufficient what you say that you are the
man I knew at Egypt. My master; whom God preserve, has
already ordered that you proceed to Fes with due howler sad
attention, cad you shall be before his high Majesty. I will
get you the order to pees cad repass to the cities you may
please, with respect and honour."
We have great pi in laying before our readers a long
-list of subscribers to aid of Mr..Beizoni's endertaklog ; bet
we regret to learn, from Mr. Belzoni's own statement, that the
**poses of his journey to and from Fez, and residence there,
together with the necessary presents and other articles,
I amounted to the sum of 1,0001. defrayed byeilmself. We un-
dersteed that through the interest of the Moorish Mieleter at
Fen. an express dromedary has been salt from Fos to Thelpue-
too, with money and letters for Belsoel. is ease the caravan
Should already have departed for Timbuetoo. No European,
es whose veracity we can depend, has hitherto reached this
extraordinary City —it will be a fine field 'for Belsoni's enter.
prise, and he deserves the patronage-and the good wishes of
the liberal and enlightened of all countries.

Serums AT Coax.—We mentioned on Thursday the
conviction of Captain Yeats., master of the vessel lately
seized at Cork.
The Magistrates were occupied on Wednesday with the
trial of Mr. Verling, of Cooe, who bad been found en
board the vessel at the time it was placed under wiz ire.
After a patient investigation, it was proved that be had
gone on board only as ship agent, and not as • person
concerned in smuggling, and the Magistrates therefore
instantly seqnitted him.
The Magistrates then declared that io the case of Simeon
Wilson, who having been found on board the John, they
did not consider blares a St person to be sent on board the
fleet, and therefore directed that be should pay the penalty
of 1001.
Three other persons, who were of the crew of the John,
of the names of William Evory, James Chappel, and Ron.
ben Smith, were brought op and put on their trials; the two
former as British subjects, and the latter as a Foreigner.—
They were all convicted, and the two former sentenced to be
sent on board Isis Majesty's fleet to serve for fire years, and
the Anserican to pay • firm of 1001.
The Agent for the prisoners intimated to the Magistrates
that it was intended to remove them all by writs of
Habeas Corpus to Dublin, where the veers! oSjections
made to the convictions would be argued.—(lVoierford
Chronicle.)
On Sunday afternoon, about half-past 5 o'clock. as a
young woman named Sarah Witter, was returning to
Maidstone, from New Barns, she was accosted in the
lime leading from Penenden Heath to the New Gaol,
by a marine, named George Johoson. who suddenly
came owt of an orchard into the road. At first be
asked her to comply with his wishes, bat she refusing,
he attempted to effect his purpose by force, and used
her with great barbarity. The girl resisted and I e
forced her shawl into her mouth to stop her cries. She
made a very spirited retistance, and some persons coming
up, the fellow ran away. sod having reached Maidstone
went to the Kingsley Head. the quarters of the Marine
recruiting party. Shortly after, some person went into
the house, and told Mr. Collings the landlord, of the
outrage that had been committed. He, suspecting the man
who had just entered the tap,caused him to be apprehended,
and it was ascertained that he was the offender. Ills
face was mach scratched.und blood was on his belt.OnMos-
day morning he was taken before the Mayne, when the
girl swore to his identity, and he was fully committed to
take his trial for an assault, with intent to violate. He
is a young men Italia' relatives residing is this town.—
(IVenits/1 Chronicle.)
AQUATIC MATCH ?ROM Tat Towasivo IGRATEICND AND
runes TO rue Noaa.—A trial of skill and wealth took place
on Thursday for 60 sows.; Messrs. Sandhurst and Leicester
against Al Radstock and Greenwood—to row to thehL•re.
There was another bet of 10 tots. which passed Tilbury Fort
first. The boats kept together to Greenwich, when Radstocit's
boat took the lead and kept It until a short distance, when each
exerted their skill and strength to reach Tilbury Fort, and the
tee sovereigns were won by Sandhurst's boat by about 100
yards. This distsnce was performed in four hours and twenty
minutes. AlthouglvSandhurst's boat woo the match by more
than a mile, his opponent once passed him; het they had not
equal skill with the winners when out of the river. The dis-
taste is called 00 miles, and it was done in II hours.
The list replaces, in Dublin, the 77th, ordered to embark at
Give for the West Indies.
The Slit are destined for the East India station Ia Spring.
The Mb, on arriving from Gibraltar, are to be stationed la
fraud.
We understand that in state aesee of the immense im
inflation of Dutch hare and rabbit skins, English are set,
worth half the pries they fetched last year.

COPY OP A LETTER PROW LIVERPOOL TO MA-
DAME RIEGO.
The friends of freedom In the towo of Liverpool eeg less.
to address yea, Madam, with that profound respect which is
dde te thaw who suffer calamity in the mute of troth and jus-
tice. They are sensible that your grief for the sad eatastrophe
of your late gallant husband most necessarily be overwhelm-
ing. They hope, however, that you may, even now, derive
consolation from the assuranoe that it is participated by the
virtuous Mall nations.
At this crisis, when the tyrants of the earth are combined in
a desperate effort to extinguish the flame of liberty in all coen-
t►ies, all these who are animated with a sense of the rights of
sae, meat hold in veneration the memory of the first martyr to
their common principles. Your own heart will tell you, Ma-
dam. that it is crime, not the process of punishment, that con-
*Mitten disgrace. The violence of oppression must work its
own rain. Our Illustrious countrywoman, Lady Russell, wit-
nessed the expulsion from the throne of these kingdoms of the
murderers of her husband ; and they who have the honour now
to address you, eonfidently hope that you may live to see the
day whet► regenerated Spain shall receive back with due ho-
nour the widow of Riego.
lathe meantime, being aware that the malice el the persecu-
tors of that brave chieftain has cat off the resources of his fa-
mily, they beg your aceeptasce of the enclosed as their quota
of an aggregate which may disappoint the cruel wishes of ultra
royalists and inquisitors.
Signed, on behalf of the meeting,
GEORGE WILLIAMS.
Liverpool, December 8.