Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-12

Extr.c. Of letter from young gentleman ct
Boston, now in che East Indies.
"On our passage out(in August 1888
we stopped at Tristan D'Acu'Oa, . few
hours, and procured an abundance OF
frssh potatoes and pigs. / went on shore, ;
from curiosity, to know the economy OF
men, from the lower order OF society,
on a remote island. The Governor was
a Sergeant in the English army, when
this place was garrisoned, during the
confinement ofBUoNAPARTE on St.He.
lena. After the troops were recalled,
he procured his discharge for the Pur-
pose OF remaining. lie has a wife IA
mulatto) and five children, and has iv-
ed there seven years.--WM. GLASS is
the name Of this sovereign. His sub.
iects, fourteen men, three women, and
seven children, having gradually accu-
INFLATED: some from seal ships, two Or
three who belonged to the Blendon
Hall, an English ship. wrecked about
two years since. some few others have
been induced by Gov. Glass, TO join
him in procuring Sea Elephant Oil
they told US that in this there waS very
little encouragement.
Gisss's house was tolerable; built OF
stone, having two rooms, and furnished
with chairs, table, couch, &c. Mrs
Glass did not say much, but RECALLED US
plentifuliy with ins potatoes and new
milk: moreover her children were re-
markedly clean.
A Surgeons mate Of man of war
lives with them, who besides exercie-
ing his professional skill as may be re-
quired, holds the highest offices in
Church and State, and is at the head Of
the University. There are also four
our five other houses of mud and stone.
Each married maR has q house for his
own family, {thers are no old msids,1
the others live together. A tract Of
land 10 cultivated on the north side Of
the island, perhaps quarter of mile
Bquare, Il may be erroneous in the ex.
tent potatoes are the chief article
raised--besides this spot, the land il
very poor and covered with bushes
and scrubby trees. They have twenty
head of cattle, fifty to seventy sheep,
as many swine, and some fowls and
geese. Fish may be had in abundance
Fifty feet from the shore. We were
boarded by the Inhabitants in two boats
seven or eight miles from the land, they
had seen no vessel for six months, and
wanted many things. Capt S. supplied
them literally.
lam happy to say that Gov. Glass
did not ask for spirit; but bread, tobac-
CO, sugar, books, writing paper, &c
The sailors who were there generally
wished to 60 away; in fact they were
all discontinued.
A regard is paid to the Sabbath; 9th.
er days they work regularly"
CHARLESTON, Feb. 3-By the schr.
Trio, we have received Nassau papers
as late as the 21st uIt. We make the fol.
lowing extracts. 1t is truly astonishing
that M'Gregor should at this late day be
able to recruit dupes in Europe, when he
has been published tor SO long time.
Nassau, n. P. Jan. I've have re.
ceived from one of our correspondents at
Honduras the following account of the
continued series of deception, wbichhave
beer practIsed upon some poor misguided
wretches in Britain by the agents OF that
adventurer M'Gregor. 1t is dated on the
19th ult.
"rhe Albion has this moment come in,
with about sixteen persons on board Tor
Poyais Among them was the Baron de
San Lucas, otherwise Thomas Stenbouse,
Under Secretary of State Tor the War and
Marine; also the Rev Mr.. Rial, Curate
of ST AIMS St. Joseph. There is also
the Count de Rio Negro, Otherwise Ad-
miraI Wright, otherwise Captain Wright,
Knight Commander OF the most ilIustrious
Order Of the Green Cross. There are
Knights Commanders, Knights, Green
Crosses, and knight of the Green Man
tie. Unfortunately the Baron San Lucas
was drowned in The Bay of Black River,
in attempting to land with four others
He was Herald and King at Arms; there
fore M'Gregor was to have been crowned.
The Rev. Mr. Rial died on or about the
eth inst.
M'Gregor now styles himself the Sove-
reign Prince Of Poyais. Ii is interesting
TO observe how he rises He was first
Lieutenant Colonel, then General, then
Cazique, then Serene HIgbness the Caz-
ique, then his Serene Highness the Prince
and now he is the Sovereign Prince Of
Poyais.
Lascars are on board. All the etiquette
Of Nnbilty, &c. was kept on board, and
every one was addressed my Lord, my
Lady, SC.
The Albion is loaded with provisions
and munitions of war Tor the imaginary
Government Of Poyais."
Dec. 24-Tbe Order in Council Of 2lst