The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02

wretched exhibition. The eKtravagance seemed to
increase IN violence as the time for adjournment
drew on. and the chairman himself was at last
Obliged to repudiate some of the proceedings:
Inc meeting forms q curious item in the history
OF fanaticism, and derives increased Importance
rom the fact of its occurrence in country, large
portions Of the population Of which periodically
in kind ard degree. We generally and justly look
upon America as great nationality in which the
true spirit of Locke and Bacon has bocoms incar-
nate. But cool headed, clever, and calculating
Brother Jonathan commonly is, we fiud him at
times indu lying in strange pranks-as Mormons
and Spiritual Convention men show.
An Ambassador from PitcaIrn,s Island
From the London News Oct 10
Among the passengers by the Orinoco steamer,
which arrived at Southampton on Saturday, from
the West Indies, was an inhabitant of Pitcairns
Island, celebrated the residence of the descend
ants Of the mutineers of the Bounty. He was the
bearer of dispatches from Admiral Moresby, in the
Pacific Ocean, and his object in coming to England
Is to obtain some assistance for the religious educa
ton OF the people of Pitcarn's Island and to in
duco the government to allow English ships of war
to visit the island oftener than they now do. The
individual alluded to is about sixty years Of age,
and about twenty five years ago visited Pitcairn,
and was allowed to remain on the island as a re-
gious teacher, and to practise medicine He is
almost the only stranger ever allowed to remain Mt
Pitcairn, ana to be considered as one Of the com-
muDity. The inhabitants of the island in question
numbered, when he Left, eighty. six females and
eighty.eght males, who are nearly all descended
OF the Bounty mutneers, and three Tahitan women.
They are still remarkable for their moral and reli
gious character, hiey through the teaching and
SIMPLE of Adams, the chief mutineer president of
the community is elected every year. but he has
little to do. There is penal code, for the whole
community live as one family, and, having M
money and prohibiting strong drinks, there is no
temptation or inducement to crime. All the land
is held in common, and no ose is allowed to trade
e. - L.. III.
about eighteen dollars value. IF every waste spot
were cultivated, Pitcairn, which is abou. A miles in
circumference, would maintain about 500 persons
The climate is good The thermometer never rises
to above So degrees, nor falls below 55. The men
and boys all bear arms, and they could defend the
approaches to the island against thousand fight
irg mep No ship can approach without pilot.
The inhRbi ants are not SO robust as the English nor
do they live so long They subsist chiefly on yams,
potatoes and cocoa nuts. Once week they taste
fish or aesh, which they obtain by fishing and killing
the goats on the island. They chew and smoke
tobacco, which they obtain from American whalers
which visit them for supplies Of fresh water yams,
and potatoes. The island would grow Indian and
tobacco but neither of these is cult vated because
it would impoyerish the ground. Tobacco grows
wild, but it is rooted up q weed There
springs, and the water obtained sran water, which
is caught in reservoirs. An English ship of war
calls at the island about once year. A number Of
American whalers visit it, and through them
the inhabitants get supplies to satisfy their simple
wants and learn the news Of the world They sci.
dom suffer any stranger TO live on their island If
any are shipwrecked there, they are taken care Of
until the vessel calls when they are sent away
Almost the first person the Pitcairn inhabitant met
at the Oriental hotel in Southampton on Saturday,
was q gentleman whose cousin had been shipwrecked
at Pitcairn, had lived there a fortnight and was
well remembered by the inhabitants The latter has
left wife and eleven children at Pitcairn. He has
been elected president of the island than
His business in England will chiefly be with the
Duke Of Northumberland and the Bishop Of London.
His presence here will be the means Of revealing
some particulars Of Of the most curious and in
teresting episodes in the history of human society.
1t will be RENE mbered that about sixty years ago
eight or ten Englisbmen, after committing great
crime, joined with three savage wonen and select
ing a lovely and diminutive island in the great and
distant Southern ocean, formed, with themselves
and progeny, community protesting and practis.
ing all the virtues Of Christianity. This commu-
nifty now numbers nearly two hundred persons, who
still preserve in the same spot the primitive and
virtuous habits of their progenitors. they have
sent an ambassador to this country, chiefly TO pro
cure the means of improving their spiritual welfare
1t appears that their attention is turned to Norfolk
Island, about 1000 miles distant, in case Pit
cairn should become overpopu.ated, and they
are In hopes the English government will
grant them that island; The person who has
the mere
have few books in the, island, which are chiefly
religious. They rigidy adhere 20 the religious
doctrines and ceremonies of the Church Of England.
The only spirtuous liquors allowed to be landed in
the island few bottles Of wine and brandy for
the medicine chest of the doctor. One of Lord
Byrons best descriptive poems was written respect
life to be enjoyed in the beautiful islands Of the
South Sea. The retreat Of the mutineers Of the
Bounty to the Insignificant and solitary Pitcairn 3
Island was not discovered by the English for
many years, when an Euglsh ship was driven
there and the crew was surprised to hear two
of the sWarthy natives off and call out to those
on board ship, in good English Hand US rope .
Admiral nigh, who was on board the Bounty at tho
inn 0f ha yrut for IN II.
ampt0n
Movements OF the British In the East.
From the London News Oct. 10
Our hands are tolerabfy' full 10 the East tele-
graphic despatch. receive via Trieste, and dated
Trebisend, the 18th OF September, states that "a
force of nine thousand men had been landed by the
English authorities the shores of che Persian Gull
near Bender. usedir-their destination understood
to be Herat On the day which brings US this in
telligehce We have also the Indian mall by which
we learn that our operations in Burmah are drag
giDg their slow length slHggishly along in a way
that greatly strengthens the views We formerly ex-
that our force will not reach Ava till March next
and meanwhile the Burmese have full opportunity
tor strengthening the various positions That stand
between Rsngoon and the capitol Prone, which
only the other day was taken almost without resis
lance BY the steamers under Captain Tarleton is
said to he filled by an army OF from ten to fifteen
thousand BuImese soldiers whilst other considerable
bodies OF the enemy have been stationed AZ the places
where they may best impede the operations Of the
British. The force under Gen Goodwin has no been
swelltd to over 1000 men. 1.-The stops much longer
inactive where he is, he may need $1,000, or any
other number, to finish the work entrusted to him
he seems inclined to sleep away the time till the
waters fall, and then he must march by land Cap
tain Tarltton, whs made the dash up the Ira
waddy, and demonstrated how tho war could be
speedily brought to close, has il is sad been SUI
perseded in his command. Why is this! Why
should the officer, who has performed the martest
service these waters, be prevented from pursuing
the success he achieved, and helping 70 secure the
greater successes for which he pointed out the way
From time immemorial, pipe clayed incompetence
has always been but too ready to thwart rising mi
htary and naval talent. Les us hope that this m
not be another fragrant illustration of shat sort Of
sin. One thing is quite certain. that the public
will require to be satisfied why Captain Tarleton
has been superseded, should IL prove true that the
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