Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-07
FOREAGN.
MUNGO PARK.
To the Editors of the Liuerbooi .1fercur

To the Editors Of the LiuerpOOi .1fercury.
Gewlemen-I have this morning re-
ce;ved letter, via Malta, from brother
of mine at Judah, on the Red Sea, from
which | send you the following extract.
If you think any credit is due to the as
sertions of Pearce, you can (if you think
proper give it place in the Mercury /;
if not, you can as easily burn it.
Yours, sc. II. B.
Liverpool, Church-street May g. 1919.
"DeC. Is, l8l8.-On my landing at
Judah, place where did not expect
to hear an English word, I was accosted
by man in the complete costume of the
country, with, " Are you an Englishman,
sir.?" My answer being of course in the
affirmative, appeared to give him plea
sure beyond expression. "Thanks and
praises to God p he exclaimed, g | once
more hear an English tongue, which |
have not done for fourteen years before"
| have been much amused by him since !:
his account of the Abyssinians, the in
habitants of country that has absorbed
fourteen years of his existence, is truly
interesting.
You must no doubt have heard or read
Of him: he is that Nathaniel Pearce
spoken of by Mr.. Salt, in his account of
his travels in Abyssinia. He was left
there by Lord Valentia, and has been
the greater part of the time in the ser
vice of one of the chiefs in various parts
of the country. At the time / met with
him, he was endeavoring to make his way
to Tombuctoo, whore he says Mungo
Park is still in existence, detained by the
chief. He says, the whole country al
most idolize him for his skill insurgery
astronomy, &c. sc. They say he is an
angel, come from heaven to administer
comfort to them: and he explains to
them the motions and uses Of the heav-
erly bodies. lie is, Pcarcc SAYS, very
DESTROYS to make his escape, but finds it
impossible. 'What = say they, do you
suppose us SO foolish as to part with SO
invaluable treasure If you go away,
where are we to find another possessing
so much knowledge, or who will do us
so much good pcarce appeared to have
been resolutely bent on cndeavoring to
reach Tombuctoo but had for some
time been laboring under severe illness"
Tile King Of Prussia surrounded bV
q mo6.-I'he German journals speak of
tunultuous scene which lately took
place at Berlin.
We understand (says the Strasburgh
Couricr) by letters from Berlin, that an
event lately happened in that city, that
exhibits such state Of the public mind,
as to have created u considerable share
of alarm. On the Cd or Sd of April,
while his majesty was enjoying his daily
promenade, and about to enter the Park
through the Rrandenburgh gate, his pro-
gress was suddenly impeded by acrowd,
consisting of about 1900 burghers, who
approached his coach, bearing several
petitions.
The king received these papers; and
hastily per,sed some Of them. The
whole were uniform in their prayer OF
demand; that constitution should be
granted to Prussia agreeably to the So
Tenn promises which had been so often
repeated.
The king, displeased at the importuni-
ty Of the crowd, ordered his coachma an
to drive on; but the people completely
INSTRUCTED the passage, and prevented
the horses advancing, at the same time
observing, that the father Of lis country
could not refuse to accedc to the
wishes of those who had sacrificed their
property and their blood in the public
service, and that they demanded nothing
but what was in union with law and order.
From the season. in which the demands
were made, and the time and place cho-
sen, it is presumed that they must have
had an evil origin. The king at length
gave orders for the guard of neighbor-
ing post to advance and dispense the
multitude. This guard, entirely com
posed of landwehr (militia,) was negli-
gent in the execution of the order. The
people finally opposed no obstacle to the
progress ct the king, and dispersed, OBJ
serving aloud, that if their numbers were
despised, they could immediately assem-
BILE 10000 persons, who we're animated
with the same sentiments.
NETWORK, JULY l.
From Buenoa Ayres.-The schr. Pc
ton, capt. Grice, has brought advices
and papers to the Sd of May. Capt. G..
also brought dispatches for government.
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