The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-22


rity of letters from Berlin on the evening OF the
25th, that the King was little better
The Hereditary Grand Duke OF Russia, arri-
we'd at Frankfort on the 2Sth ult.
Death OF SIX HUNDRED SLAVES BY SuFFo-
cATIoN.-The Cape of Coed Hope Shipping list,
Just received contains the following dreadful ac-
count of the loss of 600 slaves, and subsequent
wreck of the SLAYER:
.sThe last accounts from the Mozambique state
that two savers, one a ship and the other brig,
were wrecked in Mozambique harbor during
hurricane from the southeast, but the crews OF
both and 200 slaves on board the brig were saved.
The ship had arrived the preceding day, and had
not taken in slaves 1t was reported OF the brig,
which was commanded by Spaniard, that she
originally had on board nine hundred slaves, but
during hurricane the matches were battened
down, and on opening them after the hurricane
had subsidized, it discovered that 3O0 of the
slaves had died from sufocation and want of food.
The gale Recommending, the matches were bat
tened down a second time, the consequence OF
which was an additional three hundred slaves
persisted from the causes, and 100 OF the re-
manning 300 slaves died on the passage to Mo
zambique harbor, whittier she repaired Tor the
purpose of getting further supply,
The imprisoned Chartists are permitted to
read Blackstone's Commentaries, but not the
classics. We should suppose they had of the
first sufficiently practical commentary.
TURKEY AND EGYPT.-Letters from Constan-
tlhople 10 tnS ceHldPiloIe ues
that the affairs of Turkey and Egypt are likely
to-be speedily settled. Several members OF the
Divan had declared that they saw no safety Tor
the empire but in the reconciliation of the Sui
tan with Mehemet Ali.
The CRoPs.-Accounts from all parts oil the
Kingdom are uniformly satisfactory, as 10 the
prospects of year of great plenty of all the
fruits of the earth.
People are very ready to claim relationship
when there's money or title to be got by it.
The Gazette des Tribunaux has the following
strange account =
San Italian gentleman, who died some time
ago, has left an immense property, which is
claimed by no less than 5,747 heirs! all OF whom,
except 125, can prove direct relationship with
the deceased, though 2,l90 are only IN the
twelfth degree. All these heirs have been di-
yided by the executors into twelve branches,
one OF which comprises 1857 persons, and ano-
ther Jos The Senate of Genoa has to decide
which of the branches is to receive the inherit
anre."
THEATRES, SIc.-Covent Garden closed with
bumper of benefit to Charles Mathews.
Charles Kean arrived suit in the Great Western,
and was announced at the Haymarket in Ham
let. M'lle Grisi was to sing for old Dowton's
benefit, June 9Th, and liberal subscriptions are
on foot to procure for him competency for life.
The German country at the Princes theatre
Compliment to Alberto attract now of course,
delighted and crowded audiences. Miss Kelly's
theatre and " dramatic SCHOOL, closed after five
nights performance only.
The Great Western arrived out in fourteen
days.
MIR. Waghorn, competent judge, as the eff
Client agent in the great overland route by India,
is writing an interesting series of letters in de-
fence of Egypt
Miss Burdett Coutts is giving splendid enter
tainments to the nobility, sc. in the magnificent
saloons of her deceased aunt, Mrs. e.
DEATH OF SIR SIDNEY SMITH.--It is our pain
full duty to announce the decease of the gallant
and illustrious officer, Admiral Sir Sidney Smith,
which took place yesterday morning, at his resi- |
dence, No. 8, Rue d'Augesseau, an event which
will fill all Europe with regret and sorrow. Sir
Sidney was born in 1864, and was, therefore, |
aged seventy-six. No praise of ours can add to |
his fame, which he gloriously and deservedly ac |
quired; of which his own country must ever be
proud, and which generous foreigner envies. |
(faiigndni'S Messenger.
The Trafalgar, of 100 guns, the largest in the |
royal navy, viii shortly be launched from Wool |
witch dock-yard Her burthen is 5000 tons, and
her construction is different from any other ship
She has circular stern for fighting guns, but |
quarter galleries are drawn out, so that the ship
will present the original external figure
List having announced his intention of Civ
ing a concert by himself, the members of the
Royal Society of Female Musciaps are deter
mined to give performance by themselves
The Malta Times of the 18th May states =
We have to announce the intended departure on
Sunday next, the 18th, of Admiral Sir Robert |
Stopford, in the flagship the Princess Charlotte
104, and accompanied by the Implacable, IA, |
Captain Z. Harvey, and Carysfort frigate, Cap
tain Fl. B. Martin. 1t is understood they will
proceed in the first instance to Naples, and thence
to Genoa, whittier the Cambridge, IA, Captain
Barnard, is to proceed from England with Mr.
Abercrombie, lately appointed British Minister
at Turin, and that the supposed object of Admit
raj Shepherds visit to Genoa is for the purpose
of giving support in the settlement ofcertain diff
ferences existing between the British and Sar-
dir,ian Governments"
CHINA.--The only item is this =
I'd fran n, the Cane Of Good Hope, and which are
tho 18th of April, the most interesting item of
intelligence is notice of the arrival there Of |
Thomas COuttS from China, which brings dates |