VOL VII.] THE NATIONAL REGISTER. having been assured by the said major Nicholls, ships by the sloop of war, and sunk in a very short at the time of his accepting the above mentioned time after; the captain and crew saved themselves She had on board a on board the sloop of war. commission, (a copy of which he begs leave to annex,) that he had no doubt, but that he would valuable cargo and considerable specie; owned by captain Percival, who had not time even to be placed upon half pay when his services were no longer required; your memorialist is desirous save his papers or wearing apparel. During our late war with Great Britain, captain Hickey was either of obtaining half pay, or of being more actively employed, and of obtaining a commission transferred to a command on the lakes, and at the either in one of H. M. West India regiments, or conclusion of peace, on his passing through New in such other of H. M. regiments, as to your roy-York, on his return to England, was arrested at the suit of captain Percival. The trial commencal highness shall seem fit. Your memorialist therefore humbly prays youred on Thursday morning, and after a patient inroyal highness to take into your consideration this his memorial, and he shall ever pray. ROBERT C. ARMBRISTER. No 60. Armbrister's Commission. Auxiliary second lieutenant. By the honorable Sir Alexander Cochrane, knight of the Bath, vice admiral of the red, and [L S] commander in chief of Alexr. Cochrane.] his majesty's ships and vessels employed, and to be employed, vestigation by an intelligent jury for 3 days, the verdict was rendered in favor of captain Percival for $29,884 94 cents and costs. Wells and Ogden, counsellors, were bail for the defendant. [Gaz. From the Boston Intelligencer. LITERARY CONJECTURE. The Edinburg Annual Register for the year 1815, contains the following remarks, which may be supposed to shed some light upon the mysterious concealment of the author of Waverly and other Scotch novels. The editor of the Register introduces some poe on the North Americau station, &c. &c. To Mr. Robert C. Armbrister, hereby appoint-try entitled" a Dirge of a Highland Chief, executed ed auxiliary second lieutenant of the corps of after the rebellion," as follows. Colonial Marines, to be raised upon the continent of North America. "A literary friend of ours received these verses with a letter of the following tenor: "A very ingenious friend of mine has just sent me the enclosed on reading Waverly. To you* the world gives that charming work; and if in any future edition you should like to insert the Dirge to the Highland Chief, you would do honor to your sincere admirer." Then comes the reply, viz: Whereas, I have thought fit to send a detachment of the royal marine corps to the Creek Nations, for the purpose of training to arms, such Indians and others as may be friendly to, and willing to fight under, the standard of his majesty: I do, by these presents, constitute and appoint you an auxiliary second lieutenant, of such corps of colonial ma"The individual to whom this obliging letter rines as may be raised upon the continent of was addressed, having no claim to the honor which is North America, to hold such local rank while actually employed upon the said continent, until || there done him, does not possess the means of publishfurther orders. You are, therefore, carefully anding the verses in the popular novel alluded to. diligently to discharge the duty of auxiliary se-But, that the public may sustain no loss, and that cond lieutenant, by exercising and well disciplining, both the inferior officers and marines of the said corps; and I do hereby command them to obey you, as their second auxiliary lieutenant. A reasonable conjecture is, that as the indiviAnd you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from me, or any other of your su-dual, to whom was notoriously attributed the perior officers, according to the rules and disci-writing of the novel of Waverly is Walter Scott plining of war, in pursuance of the trust hereby-so his disavowal may be considered corrobora. tive, of the suspicion that the celebrated Scottish reposed in you. Given under my hand and seal, at Bermuda,tales have been composed on this side of the this twenty-fifth day of July, 1814, in the fifty-fourth year of his majesty's reign. By command of the vice admiral. (Signed) WM. BALHETCHET, Secretary. INTERESTING DECISION. New York, April 19. An important decision was made on Saturday in the Supreme Court now sitting in this city, in the case of captain Percival of Boston, and captain Hickey, late commander of the British sloop of war Atalanta. During the existence of the nonintercourse law with Great Britain, in May, 1810, the schooner Mary was fallen in with on her return voyage, by the above sloop of war, then in com pany with the frigate Cleopatra, and after an ob stinate chase from early in the afternoon until between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, the sloop of war came sufficiently near to bring the M. to; and after her sails were down, except the jib and foresail, with a light hoisted, she was run amid the ingenious author of Waverly may be aware of Atlantic, by his brother. This conjecture every day's report from Canada seems to confirm. From the Democratic Press. Madame de Montesquiou, governess to the young Napoleon, is the supposed author of the present anecdotes, and if so, there is little doubt that the facilities afforded her of being correct and genuine prevented all fabrication:-be it as it may, it must be confessed that from all we know and have heard of the character of Bonaparte, 'these anecdotes bear the pure stamp of genuineness: yet that the author (spite of all attempts to disguise it) is a staunch Bonapartist is sufficiently evident. The most interesting scene with which it opens, is the first interview between Napoleon and Maria Louisa;-this is well described. The person of Bonaparte is at this period represented to have been a model of symmetry; that his hands, Who can this be but Walter Scott? feet and legs were particularly well formed, and by his presence the suffering Maria Louisa; at that he was sufficiently agreeable in the eyes of the same time revealing to him the sad truth that his youthful and illustrious spouse. Bonaparte ishe doubted the possibility of saving both mother said to have had his moments of gaiety, but that it manifested itself in rather a singular manner. "It was (says the author of this volume) in pulling up people's ears, in pinching the checks and arms of persons whom he liked, or in giving them little slaps in the face. It was thus he often acted with Duroc, Berthier, Savary, and some others of his aides-de-camp, giving them at the same time the epithets of "great fool," "booby," &c. all with the utmost pleasantry. This species of familiarity appeared strange enough to Maria Louisa, and still more so when she herself became the object of it. The Emperor of en attended at her toilette, and never failed giving her some of these marks of his regard. One day he pinched her arm rather harder than usual, so that she started up and screamed out. Napoleon, not indead, said not a word, but occupied himself with the least disconcerted, gently pinched her other arm, called her "a great fool," then embraced her several times; thus peace was restored. One day entering the drawing room of the Empress, young girl being seated with her back towards the door, Napoleon softly approached, motioning to those who saw him to be silent, and placed his hands over her eyes. This young person, ima-passed in the presence of twenty-two persons, gining it must be the physician to the Princess (a gay old gentleman we suppose) who alone durst take such a liberty, called out, "Be done, M. Bourdier, do you think I don't know your great We despair of being able to offer any thing of frightful hands?"-"Great frightful hands!" re-equal interest with the preceding extract; we peated the Emperor, permitting her to see him, shall, however, give the following description of you are very difficult, Miss!" The girl, cover- Napoleon:ed with confusion, ran off. Another time he aukwardly trod on a lady's foot, who was attending on the Empress, and immediately cried out himself. "What is the matter?" exclaimed the Empress. "Nothing," said he, laughing, "I trod on this lady's foot, and I cried out first, to prevent her." and child. "Think only of the mother!" exclaimed Napoleon; at the same time, half dried, he ran to the Empress, and tenderly embracing her, exhorted her to courage and patience. Soon after, the infant was born, under circumstances of most dreadful danger and difficulty. The Emperor could not endure the scene more than five minutes; he let fall the hand of the Empress that he had held in his, and rushed from the room, pale as death and almost out of his senses. Every instant be sent for news of the Empress; as soon as he heard the child was born, he flew back, and embraced her with the most frantic joy. The child remained seven minutes without sign of life, and was as black as a hat. Napoleon for a moment cast his eyes upon him, believed him the Empress. A few drops of brandy were gently blown by a quill into the mouth of the infantthey gently rubbed the palms of its hands, and all over its body, and covered it up with warm napjkins—at length a faint cry was heard-the Emperor overjoyed, embraced a son, which appeared for him the summit of his fortune. This scene whom, the better to authenticate this account, we shall here name"-[Here follows a list of the names of the persons present.] "Napoleon in the camp feared no fatigue, braved all weathers, slept under an indifferent tent, and seemed to lose all care for himself. In his palace, he bathed nearly every day, rubbed himself all over with eau de Cologne, and often changed his linen several times a day. His favorite dress was that of the national guard. When be travelled all lodgings were alike to him, pro The account of the accouchement of the Empress Maria Louisa is given in the most interest-vided in his bed chamber there was no light ad ing manner. mitted, not even that of a watch taper. His table was furnished with the most costly viands, but he never tasted them. A breast of boiled mutton, cutlets, a roast fowl, lentils, or haricots, were the things he preferred; in the quality of his bread he was difficult; he drank only the best wine, but in very small quantities; it has been pretended that he used to drink eight or ten cups of coffee; this is false; he never took but half a cup at breakfast, and the same after dinner; but it is true that he was often so absent as to ask for his coffee imme. diately upon having drank it. He ate very fast, and rose from table as soon as he had done, without concerning himself about those who had not had time to do as much. It has been pretended that he took the greatest precautions to avoid being poisoned-another falsehood-he did not take sufficient. His dinner was brought in by footmen, who gave the dishes from one to the other, and from room to room; nothing in the world could have been so easy as to slide poison "It was about seven o'clock in the evening when the Empress felt the first pangs of labor. Dubois, her accoucheur, was sent for, who from that moment never quitted her. She spent all the night in the severest sufferings; she had with her Madame de Montebello, Madame de Sucay, Madame de Montesquiou, two first ladies of her bed chamber, two waiting women, and Madame Blaise, the nurse. The Emperor, his mother and sisters, were in an adjoining drawing-room, and entered every moment for news concerning the Empress, observing the most profound caution. The pains, which had not been sufficiently strong during the night, became less so towards five in the morning. Dubois, seeing that the labor was likely to be protracted, informed the Emperor, who sent away some of those who waited with him, and went himself to the bath. There remained in the chamber of the Empress, Dubois, and the Ladies already named. The other Ladies attached to her service were in her dressing room. The Em-into his food, had any one been so inclined." press, overwhelmed with fatigue, slept for an hour; the most lively pangs awakened her-they increased yet without bringing the crisis exacted by nature, and Dubois ascertained the melancholy Extract of a letter to the Editor af the Reporter, truth that the labor would be difficult and dangerous. He sought the Emperor, who was still in MURDER IN KENTUCKY.4 dated Eddyville, February 26. A most horrid, inhuman, and audacious murder, his bath, and intreated him to come and support" was committed in this neighborhood, on Saturday last, on the body of Smith 'Moore, and attempts were made to murder Sanfield Moore, his bro- || ther, Jane Moore, his sister, and one Talbot 267 wind from Friday evening to Saturday noon, with occasional showers, about half past 1 o'clock the horizon was remarkably darkened by thick clouds; The circumstances seem to be; that the father it became necessary to light candles in many houof the Moores, and Taibot, strangers from Penn- ses, and every thing appeared like after twilight. sylvania, lately hired a farm of the widow Long, In about an hour the most vivid flash of lightning about six miles from this, and had moved to it almost ever witnessed was instantly followed by a with their families; in the afternoon on Saturday, tremendous and frightful crash of thunder, and James M'Auley, Joshua Perkins and Jonah the rain commenced to fall in torrents. The living at or near the mouth of Cumberland river, tempest continued for about an hour and a quarprofessing to belong to a regulating party, came ter, when the wind shifted to north east, and the with arms to the house where those people lived storm abated. During this time the lightning Talbot being at the door, invited them into the was almost incessant, with heavy thunder To house; as he walked in, two rifles were levelled add to the terrors of the scene the cry of fire was at him; one missed fire, the other took effect; sounded through the streets, and it was found the ball went through his shoulder and back, that the schooner Thames, lying at Coffee House lodging in the other shoulder; he fell exclaiming ship, nearly loaded with a valuable cargo for Richhe was a dead man. At the same time the other mond, was on fire. The lightning struck her of the murderers went to the opposite door to foremast, which it shivered, throwing the splinprevent the escape of those within, being a con- ters to a considerable distance, descended to the siderable number of men, women, and children. forecastle and hold, passed through the side of The murderers next attacked Smith and Sanfield || the vessel, and spent itself in the water. Four Moore, with knives, dirks. &c. the latter received men who were in the forecastle were wounded, many wounds, but effected his escape into the two of them severally, but we understand not woods with life, while Smith Moore bore the dangerously. The cargo was considerably injured brunt of the murderers' rage; besides receiving by the fire, and by the water from the engines, many other wounds, Perkins gave him a mortal and though the flames were soon extinguished, stab in his body above his second lower tib, which some of the boxes were burnt to a coal. At the reached into his liver; after which he made many same time a dwelling house in Elm-st. in the efforts to escape, but the unrelenting savages rear of 324. Broadway was struck, and the roof pursued and beat him with their guns, until the considerably injured. The rope walk at Brookbreath left his body. While he was crying for || lyn, owned by Mr Barbarine, was also struckhelp and mercy, his sister, a girl of 17, running the head house and about 30 feet of the walk, towards him with a stick in her hand, fell in with with a quantity of hemp and yarns, and the princiM'Auley, and struck him to the ground; M'Auley pal part of the machinery of the establishment, recovering struck her to the ground, wounded was destroyed. A part of the adjoining rope her badly, and left her for dead. During the walk, owned by Cottrel & Martin, was pulled transaction, the father and mother of Moore, and down to save it from the flames. the women present, by prayers, tears, argument, and exertions, endeavored to check the inhuman murderers, for which they received nothing but insult, & threats that they should also lose their lives. The murderers fixed a rope about the neck of the dying Moore, and were dragging him along as if to secrete the dead body, when Perkins be. came alarmed, and cried out "it is time for us to be off, the neighborhood will be up in arms against us;" on this they retired. Such is the sketch of the history of this horrid transaction, taken from the witnesses who appeared before the jury of inquest on the body of Moore. Perkins is a militia major, and M'Auley, who is a man of family and property, is a justice of the peace in Livings ton county:-some attempts have been made to apprehend them, but they are yet running at large near their homes. This barbarous murder has been committed under pretext of punishing offenders against the laws, and shocking as it is to state it, there are in this civilized christian country, those who justify this conduct. It is an awful state of things where he vilest men, under the pretence of suppressing villainy, are countenanced in whipping, wounding, || naiming, and murdering those whom prejudice or I will point out as victims of their displeasure; n this state of things, the terrorists, the regula || ors, have no security for their own lives against he displeasure of their coadjutors." [Kentucky Reporter. THUNDER STORM. New York, April 19. After the prevalence of a fresh south easterly" AMERICAN PRISONERS. Extract from the letter of an American gentleman te As the situation of individuals in captivity is a At Alhucenas, and Pepon de la Gomera, fortresses on the Moorish Coast, Thomas C. Conckling, Zebina Sears, Thomas Weston, John Smith, and Thompson, are confined. These men have been supplied through the humanity of Mr. Erving our minister at Madrid, Mr. R. W. Meade, and our countrymen in Cadiz, Gibraltar, and this place, with upwards of two thousand dollars clothing, and other things to make them comfortable, and as there is a regular communication between those places and this city, there can be no danger whatever of their suffering for any of the necessaries of life, the governor having given his sanction for clothing, provisions, and money being sent them through the United States' consul at this place. འ (No. 17 In the prison of this city, Cushman Lapeham, || two did not long retain possession of the stage. James Perine, Michael Williams, and Ezekiel Plyer, are confined. They have been regularly supplied with clothing and provisions, and a weekly allowance of money is regularly supplied them. I visited the prison and was informed by them, that, with the exception of the loss of liberty, they had no reason to complain, but were treated with every kindness they possibly could expect from any government. They were confortably dressed and in excellent health. Every thing that can be done for them by our minister at Madrid, I understand will be, and the worst they have to fear is imprisonment until the subjects in discussion between the United States and this country are amicably settled. In assisting these unfortunate men, our consul. George G. Barrel, and Mr. William Leach, of this place, particularly deserve the approbation of the humane. The former has exerted himself in a manner honorable to the station in which he has been placed by our government, and both have given sufficient proofs of generosity to secure their gratitude and that of their friends." EVACUATION OF PENSACOLA. Norfolk, April 10.-A letter from an officer of the United States' army, dated "Cantonment || Montpelier, (AT) 12th March, 1819," says, "The American troops evacuated the Floridas on the 8th of last month, much to our regret. We were relieved by 450 troops, white and black; the officers and white soldiers were Europeans, and were both gentlemen and good soldiers. I have never seen more true harmony displayed by troops even of the same nation, than existed be tween us and the Spaniards. Pensacola is a delightful place, and is inhabited by as hospitable a people as any on the globe." From the Petersburg Intelligencer, of the 20th Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin. We commenced the perusal of this Play, with sentiments of the most eager curiosity; and it is no exaggeration to say, we concluded it with feelings of the highest admiration and pleasure. The circumstance of a young American, destitute of patronage, and without literary celebrity, having produced a successful tragedy on the British boards-taking too, as the ground-work of his Drama, the identical foundation attempted to be built upon by several of their own writers in vain; we confess sharpened our appetite, and created in our mind high expectations. that in the perusal of this production, all our fa vorable anticipations in regard to it were realised that we were satisfied-were faint praise. We read it with deep attention, and upon concluding it, we know not whether we felt most of admira tion for the performance, or of gratitude towards its author. Mr. Payne has not only reared a mo nument to his own fame, but has conferred honor upon the land of his nativity. To say The story of the pollution of Lucretia, and the consequent expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome, is familiar to every historical reader. Mr. Payne observes in his preface, that seven plays had been written upon this subject, that two only were thought capable of representation, and those He acknowledges that in his play he has adopted one well aware of the advantage of stage effect. "Mark and model of the time. The mould in which each female face was formed, The very shrine and sacristy of virtue”loving, and beloved: doomed first to horrid viola-So good, so kind, so cheerful, so domestic, sa drawn with a strength and beauty worthy of the tion, and then by her own hands to death; are highest admiration. The equestrian statue of Tarquin shattered by a flash of lightning, is an incident, that for sublimity and grandeur, is scarcely equalled in the whole drama. The following scene, in the third act, well represented, would electrify an audience: The forum: the populace fill the stage. Brutus discovered upon the forum. The dead body of Lucretia is in a bier beneath. Collatinus, Lacre tius and the female attendants of Lucretiu, stand around her corpse. Valerius and others are seca. Br. Thus, thus, my friends, fast as our breaking heart Permitted utterance we have told our story: And now, to say one word of the imposture, The mask necessity has made we wear. When the ferocious malice of your king,Slew, as most of you may well remember, King do I call him?-When the monster, Tarquin, My father Marcus and my elder brother, Envying at once their virtues and their wealth, How could I hope a shelter from his power, But in the false face I have worn so long? 1st Rom. Most wonderful! 2d Rom. Silence! he speaks again. Br. Would you know why I summoned you together? By youthful fancy when the blood strays wild And turn'd desire to reverential lo And holiest affection! oh, my countrymen? VOL. VII.] THE NATIONAL REGISTER You all can witness when that she went forth Forgot its erutch, labor its task, all ran, And mothers turning to their daughters, cried There, there's Lucretia!" now look ye where she lies! All. Sextus shall die! Br. But then-the king-his father 1st R. What shall be done with him? 2d R. Speak Brutus! 3d R. Tell us! Br. Say, would ye seek instruction? would ye ask Br. And we will be reveng'd, my countrymen; Which will, when you're reveng'd, be dearer to him 1st R. Live, Bratus! 2d R. Valiant Brutus ! 3d R. Down with Tarquin! 2d R. We'll have no Tarquins 1st R. We will have a Brutus ! 3d R. Let's to the capitol, and shout for Brutus Brutus your king!-No fellow citizens, Val. Then I am with thee, noble, noble Brutus? Br. Now take the body up. Bear it before us If we have any thing to find fault with, it is that Mr. Payne has chosen rather to give us a copy from the prompt book, than to publish the Tragedy as originally written, with inverted commas It is a short play, as we have it; aud we have no doubt much valuable matter has been omitted, which if useless in the representation, would have served to amuse in the reading. LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. vere injury on his back. Salmon, the conductor, When the crowd in Henrietta street was acting with the greatest violence, soon after five o'clock, Mr Birnie collected and headed a very numerous party of officers, and, for a time, cleared the street. The high_bailiff, being a public character, was soon recognized by the crowd, as was Mr. Lamb, and " Lamb! Lamb!" &c was vociferated by numbers, who followed them, no doubt, for the purpose of committing acts of violence upon their persons. Fortunately, Mr. Biruie was near the spot, and having learnt the cause of the shouting of "Lamb," with great promptitude ordered & -they did so, and overtook and surrounded that numerous party of constables to follow Mr. Lamb gentleman, whom they conducted to his father's house, in Whitehall, where he arrived without experiencing any personal injury. When Mr. Lamb was in Covent Garden Church, where he took refuge from the hustings. Mr. Birnie advised that he should leave it, and proceed from the back door, with only one private friend, and proceed across Bedford street, Bedford court, May's buildings, &c; by proceeding in that private manner lie would probably escape the fury of the mob. The honorable gentleman, however, did not pursue this prudent course, but went out of the church with Mr. Morris, the high bailiff, and then paraded, arm in arm, down Bedford and Chandos streets. Public Office, Bow street-Riots, &c.-Mr. Bir nie and Mr Hicks, the magistrates, were in constant attendance during the whole of Wednesday, and continued till midnight, aided by Mr. Stafford, the chief clerk, making arrangements and directMr. Birne and Mr. Hicks sat in the evening at ing the officers, the conductors, and the numer ous parties of the patrol and parish constables, the office, to hear charges against those who had from different parts, with a view to preserve the been detected in outrageous and riotous conduct; peace of the city. All their excellent precautions a numerous assemblage of officers, constables, and arrangements were, however, insufficient, conductors, and patroles, were kept at their dis owing to the incalculably violent and mischievous posal, in case of their assistance being required. mob that was collected. The magistrates fre-In the course of the evening the magistrates requently went among the crowd, particularlyceived information of different parties of rioters, about the time of the close of the poll, and after-amongst them were some at Mr. Wishart's house wards, for the purpose of quelling the riotous in Coventry-street, whose windows were broken, proceedings in Henrietta street. In the execu- and another at the house of lord Castlereagh, in tion of this duty they were assailed with great St James' square, whose windows were also broviolence, and experienced some personal injuries. ken. Another mob at the coffee house, in NewMr. Birnie was struck on his breast with a stone; castle strand, where one of Mr. Lamb's committees assembled, broke a great portion of the Mr. Hicks received a blow on his head, which Enocked off his hat; Mr. Stafford received a se."frames. The mob proceeded to the house or |
