Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-21

public avosvas was not al all tsy tho Grand
Vicar, who Immediately ordered those present |
10 retire when he had fefe a tcfe With the wur-
ms curatc This grand Vicar little
-ish on his return to Grenoble; for tie People |
,npposing that he had brought back Mingrat fo. /
he purpose OF delivering hin up to the law,
attacked the Wears carnage, determined to do
ustice upon him themselves.
To this detail of the facts of this horrible case,
IS annexed a letter written by the brother of |
Marie Germ, in which he says, 6 Before pub
fishing this notice, had recourse to every eff |
Tort TO bring tho guilty to punishment, bat they |
have all proved fruitlcss. Every door has been
shut against inc. My poor sisters husband and
myself had \ Memorial presented to his Males
~. In the answer to which signed by the
Duke de la Chatre the King acknowledges the
justice of our demands he assures us of his pro-
lection and justic, but invites us to follow the
usual and constitutional forms, aud address our
selves To the Keeper OF tue Seals. This we
did, accompanied by copy of the Kings letter,
but we have not been able 10 obtain AN answer
from his Excellency.-Wc then presented u
petition to the Chamber of Deputies, which had
scarcely a better fate, as the Chamber passed
te the order of the day on it, the Reporter al
ieging as a reason that 1t was not known where
Mingrat was" The brother also complains in
shis letter OF the caiumnics uttered against him,
and tine husband Of his sister, by the country
Cqrates, who take part with NIingrat, and have
not hesitated to attribute this crime to the bro
Their and husband eff the victim. The brother
was not IN the country when it took place.
From late Foreign Papers.l
Arctic ExrEDITIoS.-W. have been ia
yored with the sight of n letter recently received
BY naval officer in Cornwall, from an officer
Connected with the expedition which lately left
tins country for the purpose of proceeding by
land TO, explore the shores of the Arctic Sea.
from Repulse Bay, of which the following ex-
tract will, we doubt not, be acceptable to our
III. M. Discovery Sloop Gf1per,
Stremness, July :, 1924.
s'I cannot leave the Orkney Isles without
writing to You. OF the nature and objects of
this expedition, suppose you are already well
informed, It IS therefore nnEecessarvfor me to
enter into details. Every thing which, could be
thought Of for the comfort and safety of those
engaged in it, has been provided BIZ government.
We have complete fur dresses of raccoon skins:
bags about six feet long, and sufficiently wide {;
Tor man Ia get into aud sleep III, lined will.
the same material, and pillows which are air
tight, and may be inflated, when necessary TO
reposc on. These pillows made of duck of |
the closest texture, of which two pieces are |
glued together bv composition made CT India !
rubber dissolved IN Dapesa, which renders them
fr-tght, AMI the pillows are then forneed. I
f7iere rs s.op-coCk at orc corner, through
'viich thay are inflated, and when not used, the
l'r is allowed 10 escape. When empty, pillow
;an be folded up in small compass, and carried
u the pocket We have also water-pr dress
IS swimming jackets, aud camp eouio:-rc
uifcd Ia the climate we have 20 encounter. ALI
repaired IN the same manner. We have also
overing of the same material for two boats.
'hich we have IN frame; each OF these boats
hen completed for service, will weigh about
50 pounds; they are designed to carry six per-
Gus each, with some necessarics. The party
consists of twelve persons. and if we find
he sea clear OF ice, we are to paddle
dong shore. We take TWO ponies from Strom
ness, &c convey the luggage across the peniusu.
"a iron" RcPulse Bay 10 lhe Arctic Sea; they are
strong hardy, and handsome little animals. We
l.se materials 10 form cart for the luggage. ON
}ac ARRIVAL, and six pair of wheels of different
lies ahi widths IL IS. hcwever yoner,lI,.
aougt.t tia; the EsquiInaux dogs will be more
in conveying cur luggage on sIedges
han tie poRics ~ Z cart, and we have a num-
Ter CT sifiSts ri Tatiuus sizes, III case IL si.Cgki
De found necessary to use them. Tue Snap,
surveying Sieop, accompanies us as far as Hud-
on's Strait, where we take out the stores pro-
'isions, &c. and part company. The Snap will
hen proceed TO Newfoundland, to continue the
arveys of that coast. These particulars will
ave you some idea of The manner in which we
IRE TO proceed on our arrival at Hucton's Strait
trust we shall fully succeed in the object in
new ut all events, every thing that courage
and perseverance can accomplish, will be effect
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Italian eant!eTran at Venice 10 ri rl in Perth