Yesterday was kept as a h...
The Times, 1824-12-28T00:00:00

Yesterday was kept as 'ai holyday-at. the Bank, bat the Stock Exchange remained open for the transaction of busi. ness as usual., C- nsol? clised at 95. 4. Seventeen continental mails ware due. yesterday, viz. four French, two F-landers, two Hollandl, five Hanrburgh, and four Gottenburgh. Miss FoOTE.-We sare authorized to state, ihat no com. munication whatever relative to a provision by Colonel Berkeley for this lady (as stated in a letter in tome of the norning papers of yesterday) has been-reeeived by her, or any of her triends: ihe'whole, therefore,raust be treated as a fabrication. Extractiof. a letter froni Naples, dated. Dec. 6:-" TMill lately nothinglas occurred of much:.interest here. Vesa- vius- has been as- quiet as- Primrose-hill; thie Carbo..': nari exist tre ioribcr-at least give 'no signs of existence- the AustrinaS move about just as quietly as if they vere in Vienna, relieving ibeir sentinels, who are in great numbesm in all parts of the town, and amusing the loungers in the Villa Reale with their music-bants. Half a dozen NapoD- litans,whieh'I calculate-to be about equtivalent to an English labourer anda bdy, ate digging at Pompeii, and ocCasionally1 adding an oddbracelet or urn to theMuseutn. Themeasures of Government are managed without giving any trouble to the public, and the Royal Nimrod hunts and fishes svith as much arilour as he did .50 years ago. The launch of an 80-gun ship, put on the stocks by Murat, took place at Cas- telamare last week, and, such an event not having hap- pened within the memory of man, excited great interest. For what purpose this vessel is designed it would he diffi. cult to guess, unless for 'that of bearing the annual royal, tribute to the Algerines. Oar ships of war come Fii vithout any one knowing why, and leave us withour telling where- fore. The Reve7tge is gone to winter-quarters in Baia Bay, about five m,iles distant, and is to go to Malta for provisions in the beginning of next month. Tbe Englisb visiters are numerous, but none of any particular note. LWrd Harrowby passed a few days here with his two daughters. 'Their beauty, together with his Lord- ship's gentlemanly deportment, good French, and skill at whist, excited a sensation amengst those who enjoyed his society. I am terry to.be obliged to terminate this uninter-' esting bulletin with the acmountof avery unfortunate oacetr- rence whlihb ttcok place near Pwastuin three days ago. The firse weather had attracted several English parties to view the ruins, situate, as' you know, in a rnaxsh which, pestilenitti exhalations render barely habitable. The few inhabitants are not much remnoved from savages. A lady, with her two daughters, on returning, were stopped and robbed by three men with their faces masked: they vi were, however, suffered to proceed without further violence-jps This lady's carriage was followed at a short distance by that of Mr. Hunt, late High Sheriff of Northamptonshire. wbo was accompanied by his lady.' They were stopped by the same party. On demanding his money, Air. Hunt gave them a purse, containing 4 dollars and a few carlins,' de- claring that he carried no more money along with him. T6 convince them of this, he even requested back a ferl carlins to carry him to Naples. T'hey repLied, ' We know you have more, and if you do not surrender it, you mnust dic.' MAr. Huimit rejoined, ' You dare not aheat at this tine of day.' He had scarcely uttered this observg- tion when a shot was fired, and a ball entered his left breast, passing out at the right side; although it seems orly- one piece was discharged, another ball struck Mrs- Hunt in the left breast, and passed through the lungs. The foremost robber ilnstantly turned round crying, I Wi. fired that shot?' and the three imme-diately ran off withou. searching for plunder. Some officers of the Revenge wern- withil hearing, who conveyed them to the miserable pla called an inn at Piestum, where Mr. Hunt expired almo, '; immediately, expressing his regret at having refused h.,, money. Assistance, such as could be had, was procure. One of the officers even returned to Naples, and procnred: English surgcon, together with Gendarmes. Mrs. Hun recovered in a slight degree, but only lingered till yesterda when she expireEd. Mr. Hunt was an only child; he w.- in possession of large property, and had only beer snarriea seven months. This event has caused a great sensation amonlg the English here: a number of Gendarmes were immediately sent from Naples to search for the perpetratonr of this crime, but such a police as exists here is not likely to discover thent. It is evident that they were not pv7ofes- sional brigands, or they would nbt have been so alarmed as to have negleted thteir booty, on perceiving the effiat of' their fire-armls." Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at St. Jag de Chilc, dated Sept. 18 :-_' Since -or advice of the 28th nIt. we have no lt;elligence oftbe Asia, SpeRish line-of.battle nhip, and ber consort. From LTima we huve beard that the Spanish Governor had ordered that no cominunicatior ishould be permitted with vecres in. the bay of Callao, men of war or merhatjtmen, while a blwkadinxr fleet remainded of it. -Al action was fought ait Junin, On the 7th- . of August, 'between the vanguards of the Patriot aud Spasish, forces, in which the formner were victorious." Extract of a letter from Air. Hedgson, master of the Vibelia, dated Portsmouth, Dec; 26W:" We arrived this day ii4 stix weekg fron -Barbadoea 'The-last nerwa we heard was, that tie French had made good their: landing at St. Domine". with t.out 8,0o0 men that were at St. LUrtUt0a, or. the 17th of November.' Busxos AYEs, Oct.eL.-On the nigbtof the 2lstfnst during a severe gale, the Brit-sh brig Fora'sPFrnd ran foul oe the Russian brig Tfiustteawafx, *snd both received considerable dai6gu. The George 1V7t lest anchars zaad boas at Monte Viteo, atm her cargo is much damatged. The Elizabeth, Parker, from Ayr lo Gre.mock,p,am driven on shore near Treox, 20tb instant: crew saved. The London, Sotheby, and the Eliza, Faith, were tj f l on the lst of September from Bosbay withi the 47th rgim@ for' Bengal. His Majesty's ship A41figuWO x7as to Ball f l'gei on the 10th of August, for Madrms and IoMbav. H X 1' '(< jesty's tship LLi, had Lailed fom Penang for Bexnbay6 o gOt into dock. The London, Smith, from Petemburgh to Ports u'. was driven on rliore at Gottenburgh, during a heavy galeon e inSt.. but got Qff, after diocharging part of her cargo. . ";The rgports," says the Globe and Traveller, " e;ai insurrectionis ir. the neigthbourbood of A2lontego Bay, J to-have arisen from sn anir in whicb two whites and td two . grr have been killed, and of whbicb the following are partliaui0-.On the 26thofOctober. Mr. Sutherland and Alr. Gallitnore, azde& by tent white rneo.and-twety negroes. proceeded to the badckart of tlie parish of Xorditll,Sbout mnne miles beyond the Dromi ceti to dislodge a-party ofxaunaway egroes. who had fIored "n en_ campmentir the woodsa i4nerthe 1)rr-.millymrounltaia; rqtheq were approaching th& ,,~they'were Suddeuly attatlked by the runawaYS, and Mr.;SutherIand4und 'ilr. Gasllimore, who had the contnnf of the party, r;era left dead: the 'remainder fled bac2 to th e3tataes. On this unpleasarit afflir 'tratppiring, a detathmnent of miitIa and nlsaroons,underthe comnmandbt Lleatenbrnt-Colonel Scott, p"=ded to themountain; they wer ealso attacked (for by nsme mtms the negroes in the woods were ucqutjfn.\ed with the partlenlara when both epxlditiqnsmowula, come uLpon them), the fire wasTetoaned, and two negroes ltled ; the party thenproceeded to the camp, rsbicb was slenominated-' We no sitn,Fouino corne.' It consited of four- teen houstg,in whichi.2 men, and 8 tomnen,mzd 4 cbildren, reded they- ha3 Ifed q pirec!ltatly, rht aIl their cookig utensi's were left, with victuals. -eedy 7prepared.' The baoies of she two whites (Satherap-ndd Gallinore)rtree inl.esrefl, and 159 ulegradats& ' t3 destroy the plpnrtions si. tlie neighbouruhood "of this umsuuuia camnp. taeversl diher eneainptnenta wete iiit-atd to' 1a-i thenri bourinS rmountains"