The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-03 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO BREAK OUT ur NEWGATE.

Last night, when the prisoners in Newgate were
locked up, it was discovered that en attempt had
been made by some of the transpo►ts to break oat.--
Upon Mr. Brown, the Keeper, being informed there-
of, he endeavoured to ascertain who were the ring-
leaders: but his efforts proved fruitless A largo
iron bar had been wrenched from the stair-case, for
the purpose of making a hole in the wall, which had
been perforated near two feet, and three feet wide :
the bricks were piled up in a heap, and it seems it
wee their intention to procure some gunpowder to
blow away the stone-work, in order to get through.
Search has been made for the powder, but none as
yet has been found : twenty.five of them were last
night removed to the hulks at Sheerness, preparatory
to transportation, and all the test are to be sent away
as soon as possible.

The combioation among the journeymen-coach-,
makers and other artizaus connected with that trade
will be recollected ; a bill of indictment was found
against several, and the cause stands for trial at the
ensuing Term. One of the ringleaders, we learn, whir
had the custody of the sobscription purse, becoming
alarmed, has absconded with the money, said to
simount to 3,0001.
An instance has °geared of a child having bees
poisoned, through the indiscretion, or unfeeling eta-
rice of a druggist, in selling a poisonous drug to its
mother, who was wholly incapable of knowing
the
proper use of it. A law upon this subject will sorely
be proposed by some Member of Parlisment, who
does not think himself exempted from the duty of
making hisstation aaeful to his fellow.creatores.
Mr. Jarman, of Wardour.street, Soho, was robbed
on Wednesday night, by a gang, consisting oft fight
villains, as he was pasting along Long.la le, Ber-
mondsey, about eight o'clock.—Several of them for-
cibly held him, while their accomplices took from
his rob.pocket a gold watch* and its appendages*
valued together at 481.
Thursday a Gentleman riding an unruly horse,
going down Holborn, whether caused from a auddea
touch of the spur or not, he gave a plune; whew
the Gentleman being off his guard, was thrown OM
He received a severe fall, but bad no bones broker's
He was supported into au Apothecary's shop, where
be was bled.
Thursday morning, Thomas Cockburss, who in
August last was found guilty of stealing a writing-
desk nod 151. from the window of a Gentleman at
Walwortb, and was sentenced to transportation for
life, effected bis escape from the Arsenal at Wool-
wich. •
Yesterday morning, st eight o'clock, a fire broke
oat at the Positerer's Arms, in Honey lane Market,
in the upper part of it; bet by the timely arrival of
the entities, the activity of the firemen, and a ready
sepply •of water, it was fortuostely ratioguished,
after burning the roof and doing some small damage
to the adjoining houses.
Grapes for making wisest, now so Os 'teal, that
they are brought by cart-loads to Covent-4.10
wei ,4i.
market, where they are leaky the hondred ght,
at about WINSINIGO halfpeogy per pound.

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.NURTHERN DISCOVERISS.
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At tie present moment every circumstance relating
to the navigation of the Northern Sees, most prove
highly interesting to the People of this country; but
inoterniideot of this, there is no Inver of science,
anxious for the promotion of useful knowledge, and
for the improvement of the human, mind, who will
not derive a considera hle degree of satisfaction in pp.
ansiog the following account of M. Kotzebue's soy.
ages in the North Seas. We have estridettl* free
the Givetie tie France, to which it wattrilneMittud
. from It wont :
N. rte KiitZebti• set•sail from California. in Ile:
month of Oclnlier. 1816, for the Sandwich Islands.'
On. the 21.4 el, November, he dii,corned the bleb
mountain of ;gonna-Rea. tied arrived on the fol.
lowing I lay at' Owega. The King Trommeamea re+
Ceigettlfle itiliiillllll with kind nem; ; he coin
expedition wain, soy nes of Conk and •Vuocutivevy
7'end ear 60611411 f iopptiod them with proirisionv.---
lietiehteM; iit`tPldrn, made him stomp preveltta
. . Jo rhe name (11-:theittnpetor of-Hunts. • The King
uritlegiatßod4 and ore*. dveKotze-
- hurt, firth 'Necklace of • verieue Co-
lman: .inatli• )4 the distinguishing
malt of Sovert4l•l44 thes*tisl;rndi. 4 I have learba
ted,:adtltitrrhe,- •sIiNV Your Sa;rereign Is • great Cip
- taut; mystrifltntilsolt Warrior; I love•him,
tevtitturo* ofiniy-ftivothhip,4l.send him this nectOi
tacit." Mr Knogeinne`rentarks, that • these islanders
arestaptillynilpitsaching to a higher state of civilian:
tiot;",.lt is tb be regretted that the Europeans who'
*telt& bb met with among them ate of the most aban-
dotied"classes.
6:•About the middle of December the Russian no-
sign-tors- took their leave of Gouge, and soiled to.
weigh the Caroline blends. Ott the lit of January,
18t7,'they discovered an island of coral, inhabited,
it helm( about•so miles in circumference, N. lat. 10.
(1.1(.8 min. W. long. 189 deg. 4 min. and gave it the
name of New Year. On the 4'h of January they
perceived a group of islands, wooded and covered
with
.a tufted grass, N. tat. 9 deg. 43 min. W. long.
189 deg. 50. min. They event, from west to east,
a dittance of 20 leagues, and from south to north
eight leagues. The group hos, from the illustrious
author of the expedition, been named the Group of
Cosent Romatizoff.

"'Vire middle of this chain of islands presents
goof eachoroge. The inhabitants, who had never
before seen Europeans, were at first terrified. but
kill& treatment soon banished every apprehension.—
These swags, in their appearance and mnde of lifer,
d.ffer rrnm the other i.l.tsders of the -Pacific Ocean.
The Rurik passed about a month at the centre of this
group, called by the inhabitants Oldie ; during this
time the- Officers, were -occupied in nautical observe.
tidos, and the making orcharts, while the naturalists
.i*lcbed their collections with new plants. An
isrander havirig traced on the same other groups of
neighbouring Wands, M. Kotzebue took advantage
of'his instructions, and went to discover them. The
search was not unfruitful : in the space of three
months he discovered four-other groups, similar to
the former, which were called Count RomsetZuff.—
MI this long chairs of islands is (Stied Itadak, in the,
language of the country, and emends from north to
sooth. Tire natives as.ured him that there ',lists soother
chub', parallel, which is called the Ralick, but the,
weather did not allow the navigators to esplute it.—
AA. islatider, named Kadoo, resoled to accompany
the Rurik. This man was not born at Itarlak, but
in ere Wand of Oulle, situated at least 1500 miles
westward. Kadou left his native island with three
of hit companions, in a canoe with sails,' A storm
assailed them, and drove them to !WA.. They
were %Yodeling on the sea fur eight months, sup.
POrlitill.therraelvet by fishing, and passing several
day's without eating. It must. be ob.ereed, that they
percoroud this voyage, having to cootend against the•
llorlll-4841 iliaillfon.n.. This event adds strength to the
opilliosaltat the.lalandli of the Pacific Ocean towards
the veil are irkhaliitesl.., . . . ,
. I_l-
"" Ott the 17th of March the nasigislors quill.?
Radek to the great regret of the inhabitants, and di..
✓etell.their course tow arlilie iirantf of Ounalasch.
ku,, for the purpose of uneertaking their sciertcrroy.
ese to Behrities Strait. In the mean, time were pre,'
whirl every thing, necessary for the come, and bee..
'pi quickly .left the monsoon behind them, Ahoy re.
elatered the stormy Northern Ocean in the severest
mid sold whither.
"t.Ori (he 19.1 r of April, N. Ist. 44 Jei. 90 win.
W... 1011. •1131.deg..0 win, the Rurik eiperisiced a
terrible zquall. The wind was so violent that it
seemed to !Vise enormous waves to the cloodo,whence
they de-cended its showers of rain. About four
st'clork in the morning a wave broke the bowsprit
and capstan, and threw down the .C, mmander with
So moth violence that he received a severe contusion
on the breast ; it broke one of the sailor's legs, and
wailed a soldier overboard, w ho, how ever, was saved
by tones. After some repairs they returned to
Oonalssrhks„ the 24th of April.
" (o the /901 of Juts the vessels directed their rourse to.
• the North. li is proper to observe, that In his former
'impose to Inoinisig's Simi., id. de Kotzebue fownd in tine of
the hie” an ezeellent anthem age. lie, in consequence, adopted
the resolution orienting his ship these, and then, by advancing
in smaller erects along the shores lowarditbe North. to explores
if nisi the northern passage. at least the woods of I',e Riser
ltlackei tie N. de Kolzehoe suffered wadi in his chest, and
hi- pains iiirreased Its proporeion as he advanced towards the
North. Ou the 10th of Jul) the crew :wised oir the island St.
Laurence. and encountered WI the northern side inaccessible
ices. The cold Lame so ink rine% to the health of she Captain,
that be was obligedso.heep his bed. nisi Physicists der,hered.
that he newt inrvi!ably perish-if he persisted in noe returning, to
a was ink climate. flaring eh bOard only one °Meer, he iih!-t
sitaieil whether he should push farther an attempt Ahem Isis%
•wele4h rannetzei his lite.t. After lnaa hesitation he: at 'en et.
Welted tie order for the gelato, and thought th .1, at thksiapd
time; hr cigar.' his own derith warrhnt C"' ,
• .5 -00 Cie Oil of .lair Otte novices ors Ist anehor at flaaps
InSelikit. And *envied reassure. neer.%s er their retitrn. The
b;
bsti .ea•te .4 the ship ,ndueed them Iri he their burr toward,
-Ii ,„ tin.. to ;he Mend' ilmb: .etinellibe -en”ge shook' not be
w (lolls imptt'fitAle it was res heti shot they shot,ld provisina
oise group.. Comet liumanzott Ousting soiled front Ounnlaschte
on she 1811. •f A egost, she tad .teas rn-1 anelint On the Ire .
•of ortoher at Ilagern, one of the Su wiltin.folaudv. -Thema-
.l.loil is of the elemoirquiehlt OA • 'Kotzebue. On the
orts
„Wsof 04 sober tito. /pelted At Isio . jetting sitifte'thein pigs. ,
-pones, does. revs, fooTk. nod a greso 44 unlit,' of ififfereot Oleo
• anor-rees fret it ircitrlW**litisititu- en periettrett multi plcilattfp •
fifer:tug mess is.ha re-emitted hilleself; and although he skid kris!
sh-rssard ofirtr lailestniP, he quickly formed it Wi'endshid it' '
them.iris admiration was 1 atiietitarly eatireetturf atreeu • „
. draw-it:AM ter are log west. walleyed Oa horsasptit,, {W. i 1
Mutt 'h".st)? toteltSforpi 1 one animal,
sile,is a% 'tin too
4•Ins.11r111, Weil% ,lii) I . nell'r the 1.1111 M• !Cranial"' '
'wished 'ePf o'rh vow dot `and-itattgired that 'they obetteri•in MK'
.4r
band• tit a knss,,af ... At,. ttueniascitiA he, was aline*.
I iiiithed to aerate s i 141 dirging 'hidlhst, and is (loudly of
trod]. 114. Lied his eyes conatantly on the bass, oat being able