1
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Emperor's visit, to Milan. His an
swer, is as follows : I give it, says Lady
Morgan, in his own words, as taken
down by a Nobleman present. We
give the translation.
Emperor. " Gentlemen, I will give
you no constitution, because a consti
tution is an obstacle to the good I
mean to do you. A coriitution de
stroys confidence between the Sove
reign and the People ; the good that is
to be done I choose to do myself, of my
own mere notion. Don't talk to me,
therefore, of Constitutions, for I won't
hear any more on the subject."
' When the King of Sardinia took
possession of Genoa, one of the noble
men of that ancient republic sugges
ted to him the policy of granting the
people a constitution, particularly as it
had been promised to them by the
British Government. He was heard
bv the King with the most scornful im
patience, and turning round, he said
The first that speaks of a constitution
I'll have him shot." This prompt
and candid declaration of the Monarch,
put an end to all importunity. He has
never again been troubled on the sub
ject. Those who remonstrate with
such Sovereigns must do it with arms
in their hands. Can it be a matter of
wonder that, stung to madness by the
tyranny and insolence of Kings and
their mini6ns, the People should some
times run into excesses and return the
poisoned chalice, in all its bitterness, to
the lips of those who so often had made
them drain it to the very dregs.
In a subsequent part of the work we
have an account of the manner in
which the Emperor received the insti
tute of Milan ; to show them how lit
tle he valued the improvement of Sci
ence, he thus addressed them. "Gen
tlemen, I ask not science, I ask only
for religion and morality." When
one of his ministers asked the Empe
ror if he was contented with the pro
gress of public instruction, he replied,
' Yes, yes, but there is too much luxu
ry ; I am content, if my subjects can
read and ivrite" When the astrono
mer Oriani was presented to him, he
turned on his heel, without addressing
a single word to the man, to converse
with whom Buonaparte left the Prin
cess waiting in his anti-room.
Phil. pap.
Rich present to the Library at Cam
bridge. A gentleman of this town
has lately presented to the library of
the University at Cambridge, a copy
of the magnificent work on Egypt,
prepared by the members of the In
stitute attached to the French expedi
tion in that country. The publication
of this splendid work was begun in
1811, and nearly finished under the
government of Napoleon ; it has been
completed at the royal expense. The
whole work is divided into three gen
eral departments of Antiquities, Nat-
ural History, and Present State. The
portion of the work containing the
text is in several volumes folio, and
the plates are partly in very large folio,
and partly in what is called the Atan
tic form, being, we believe, the largest
engravings ef r attached to a book.
Their magnificent size, however, is
their least merit, as they are universal
ly allowed to equal, if not excel, all
other prints of the kind. The gene
ral character of this work may be es
timated from the following opinion ex
pressed of it, by one of the most com
petent judges in Europe. Speaking
of what had then appeared, he says :
" 'Hie storms cf the aire often excited appre
hensions of the interruption of this splendid ty
pographical enterprise. 15 lit a favorable desti
ny has prevailed, snd the work was nearly com
pleted before the overthrow of Napoleon. The
:irt of engraving- lias here exerted all its powers
:o excel, as it were, itself; and in not less than
one hundred and sixty-one prints, some of them
of a miirnituJe ii:. ver issue d from a press, has
):d before us the delineation of the eldest me
tropolis on earth. If the present race of men is
.Lll:red to confess that they are incompetent to
the erection cf such works as are here pour
trayed, on the other hand, the architects of those
stupendous structures could not have surveyed
s ich representations of their work without ad
Tniratiou. The costliness of the work must con
fine it to public libraries."
Ilceren'j LL-em, II. 741.
We cannot but congratulate the Uni
versity and the community on this ad
dition to our literary treasures, of the
only copy of this work, of which we
have heard, in this country. It is just
ly remarked, by Mr. lleeren, that its
expensiveness makes it a suitable work
for public libraries alone. We can
not, therefore, but express our admi
ration of the act of private munificence
to which our University is indebted
for this noble present ; and lament that
we d re not risk wounding the delica
cy of its author by acknowledgments
as public ac they are sincere.
Bssts:i D. Adv.
INTELLIGENCE.
He comes, the herald of a noisy world,
News from all nations lurr.b'ring at his back.
LATEST FROM LIVERPOOL.
new-York, Nov. 1. The ship Orion,
which arrived yesterday, sailed from Liv
erpool September 21st. ('apt. Davis
brought no papers except Myer's Liver
pool Price Current and Shipping List of
the 17th, and we do not learn that there
was any political news. A few letters
from Liverpool as late as the 20th are re
ceived. The Observer does not contain a single
article either respecting the affairs of
Russia or Turkey, or the state of the mar
kets. What we have given below, from
the Liverpool papers sufficiently bear us
out in the opinion, we stood alone in this
city, in advancing, that the state of the
harvests in Europe did not jusiify the rise
in the price of grain which has taken
place in this country, and which appeared
to us the work of SPECULATION.
The crops in the northern part of Eng
land may have been partially injured by
wet weather ; but in the south and west,
we arc justified in belieing, that the
ground was cleared before the rain had
commenced. It is not long since we
were told in the London Courier, that
crrain of every description had fallen thir
ty percent. in consequence of the favor
able prospect of an abundant harvest, and
we have as yet seen nothing, on which we
can rely with any certainty, to warrant
the belief that it has much more than re
covered the price it brought previous to
the fall. All accounts from the continent
of Europe represent the harvest to have
been most plentiful. Even were it other
wise, and that the failure had been serious
in England, its ports must be opened be
fore this country could derive any advan
tage from it ; s.nd this is an event which
is not likely to happen soon, owing to the
powerful landed interest, who will stren
uously oppose every measure calculated
to create a competition with foreign pro
ducts. The new Dey of Algiers appears to
have given great ofTence to his soldiers,
in consequence of not deigning to visit
them in the fortresses since his elevation
to the supreme authority. Having taken
a walk to the lower town, to view some
new fortifications erecting towards the
sea side, the soldiers in the barracks, on
learning the circumstance, were in great
commotion ; which induced the Dey speedily-
to retreat, otherwise, it is supposed,
he would have lost his head ; the soldiers,
as. is said, being extremely angry, u be
cause they cannot kill the Dey, and arc
consequently deprived of the advantages
which the Turks usually gain on the
change of the Dey."
The King of England arrived in Lon
don on the evening of the 15th Sept.
One of the first acts on his return, was to
sanction the deposition of Sir Robert Ba
ker, the respectable Bow street magis
trate, for the active part he took in pre
venfing the shedding of blood in the me
tropolis, at the funeral procession of the
Queen. Another officer more subser
vient to the views of despotism, w.s im
mediately appointed to fill Sir Robert's
place. ;
A prosecution for libel against the de
ceased Queen, had terminated in a ver
dict of guilty, notwithstanding the most
strenuous efforts to shield the defendant
from the consequences of his turpidity.
He is a Reverend Clergyman, of the name
of Blacow Clerk !
The Court of Common Council of
London are to give a public entertain
ment in honor of the coronation, to which
the King is to be invited. Thanks were
voted by the Common Council to Mr.
Sheriff Waithman for the effectual means
adopted by him to preserve the public
peace on the day of the interment of
Francis and Honey, the two men murder
ed by the military at the procession of the
Queen's funeral.
Prosecutions have been commenced by
order of the Lord Mayor, against the
London Gas Company, whose establish
ments have been declared a nuisance, it
having been ascertained beyond a doubt,
that the river Thames was rendered unfit
for use by the gas water running into it.
The report of the jury appointed to in
vestigate the matter stated, that the river
was contaminated to a visible extent of at
least 300 yards from the gas stream, and
that they had bottled some for experi
ment, and had found it poisonous to a most
serious degree.
At the Old Bailey Sessions, a number
of individuals were capitally convicted,
on the prosecution of the Bank of Kng
land, for uttering forged notes of the a
mount of 51. sterling and upwards. It
appears that the bank has ceased to pros
ecute for offences under that sum.
The Newcastle Gas Company have
been subjected in four hundred and fif'y ,
pounds sterling of damages, besides costs,
and the amount of the surgeon's bill, for
the injury sustained bv a female in the
accidental explosion of the ras works of
the defendants, bv which a house w:
blown up, a child killed, and the plaintiff' '
wife materially injured.
A whole family, consisting of persons,
three of w hom were females, of the name
of Ravcnscroft, had been found guilty of
a conspiracy to destroy the professional
character of a surgeon and apothecary, by
circulating false reports respecting him.
When the verdict of guilty was returned,
great consternation prevailed among the
defendants, particularly among the fe
males, one of whom fainted in court, and
another shed abundance of tears. The
ladies were set at liberty on entering into
recognizances, and the gentlemen were
committed until the court decided on the
punishment to be inflicted.
John Brickfield and Edmond Locke,
two mere children, were brought up to re
ceive the judgment of the court, on a
conviction for theft. Mr. Const, the
j chairman, thus addressed them : "John
Brickfield, a mere boy in size, you are a
giant in wickedness, it is a dreadful thing
to see a creature of your age in such a
situation. It appears that young as you
arc, you are actually the teacher of a lit
tle gang of pick-pockets ; a fact which
would require a certificate of its truth in
the place to which you are going. You
must be transported for life.' 44 Kdmond
Locke, you are to be imprisoned for three
months, to be whipped three, times se
verely, and to be fed on bread and water."
The very next case after this was of a
little child for a similar offence. The boy
was found guilty, and the mother inter
fered, and implored from that court the
severest sentence of the law. The chair
man remarked to what a dreadful pitch of
depravity the children of this metropolis
were arrived when such applications were
made by parents, and from the facts which
came to the knowledge of the court, pro
ved to be but loo well founded : The
court accordingly sentenced the boy to
4 transportation for life.'
BOXAPAUTE.
Extract of a letter, dated Paris, Sept. 8.
u I dined yesterday with Dr. Antom
archi, Napoleon's physician. You will
allow that one cannot help feeling a great
interest in conversing with a person who
has given the last drops of water to such
a man, and I therefore readily accepted
the invitation to m?et him. The Doctor
was very circumspect ; but I have collect
ed many interesting gleanings from con
versation with him, which I give you as
I got them.
44 Bonaparte occupied himself often with
gardening ; and under his immediate su
perintendence bowers and grottos were
erected in the garden at Longwood. Gen.
Bertrand, Madam Bertram! with the chil
dren, and Dr. Antomarchi, assisted him
on such occasions. His usual dress was
that of a Chinese gardener; nankins, and
a large straw hat. Within the last eight
months of his life he could scarcclv move
out, and was obliged either to rest on the
sofa, or in his easy chair ; he suffered con
siderably, and was in consequence exceed
ingly morose ; he had lost full two-thirds
of his corpulence.
44 His last words certainly were 44 Tcte
Armee,' but without any connexion ; for
what he uttered was in a convulsive state,
and no other words could be distinctly un
derstood. " During his illness his son was the
principal topic of his conversation, he
never conversed on politics, at least the
Doctor said so. Two priests were sent to
him by his mother, one an old man, (Bu
onavina,) and the other a young man.
The first could not bear the climate, and
was obliged to return to Europe. Since
their arrival mass was read every day at
Longwood and the Doctor said, 4 est
mort en bon Chretien. Bonaparte express
ed much disgust at the old priest's smell
ing of tobacco he disliked smoking and
smokers. He had entirely left off taking
snuff. You have seen it noticed in the
papers that he sent a present to Lady Hol
land. The circumstances that led to it
are extremely honorable to her ladyship.
Lady Holland was never personally known
to Bonaparte, but since his confinement
she had been unremitting in her attention
to him, by constantly providing him with
articles for his table which she thought
would be agreeable to him ; also by send
ing him books, and contributing in muny
otlier ways to his domestic comfort. He
sent her a Cameo of great value, as a to
ken of gratitude ; it was on a snuff box
which the Pope presented to Napoleon.
" In contradiction to all the anecdotes
in English and other newspapers, the
Doctor assured me that the Emperor (he
never called him otherwise than VEmpc
rcur) never had any female attendant in
his household, nor was any one in atten
dance on him during his confinement at
St. Helena.
" The veneration with which the Doc
tor spoke of him is beyond any thing of
the sort I ever witnessed. Speaking of
Bertrand, he always styles him le Grand
Marechal. Madam Bertrand was always
allowed to enter his room without being
announced. Napoleon was quite resign
ed to die in St. Helena. He often con
versed with Antomarchi of events of his
earliest age, and recollected the most tri
fling acts of his childhood : the Doctor
being a native of Corsica, they generally
conversed together in the idiom of the
Island, w hich was quite familiar to Napo
leon. The house at Longwood was ex
ceedingly small and uncomfortable, and
damp beyond conception ; the new house
was not yet finished, and it was Bonaparte's
intention bad he lived, never to inhabit
it.
The library of tfapoleon consisted of
I tie liurary ui xyi d.
e best classics, and through tne wim
. i i .
ness of Lady Holland and otner uiua,
he had a fresh supply of what was new
and interesting every three months, sent
to him under Lord Bathurst s seal, din
ner was always served on t'c plate service
d'argent) with the imperial arms on it, oil
which he dined at St. Cloud.
Dr. Antomarchi found a proper stone
on the island, with which he had prepared
a plaster, and succeeded very well in tak-in-
a cast of his bust after his death ; un
fortunately it had been shipped to Leg
horn, else I might, perhaps, have had a
si-ht of it. The Doctor had intended it
as a present to the mother of Bonaparte,
whom he styles Madam" Mere.
44 The hair of his head as well as his
beard had been shaved, and sent to his re
lations, his household each retaining some
small quantity of it. The Doctor had a
small lock of it in a brooch. I had it m
my hand, and confess, and am not asham
ed to say so, that my feelings were very
acute at the moment, and I perceived
something like a tear in my eve.- The
Doctor could not obtain permission to
embalm the body, nor would the govern
or (Sir Hudson Lowe) allow any inscrip
tion. The remains were first placed in
a coffin of tin, then in one of mahogany,
these two in one of lead, and the upper
are again in mahogany ; all four were well
secured under the inspection of Dr. Anto
marchi. 44 1 could not learn any thine: respecting
the life of himself, which Bonaparte was
said to have written ; but it is prob d:le, at
all events, that nothing was done in it af
ter the arrival of Antomarchi, as he de
clined in health during those two years.
Monthoion. who came over with Bertrand
and his family, has permission to return
to France ; but Bertrand, who h;ul been
condemned to death, par contumacr has
not vet received that permission. Doctor
Antomarchi brought over his journal of
the two last ears attendance on Napo
Icon, ready for publication. Several of
the London booksellers were anxious to
obtain it, and I think he said that he had
sold them the copy-light. The Doctor,
who is about thirtv-two years old, was
sent out to St. Helena by Letitia, mother
of Bonaparte.
44 The point on which I was most anx
ious to obtain information, was the cause
of the non-appearance of the Doctor's
name, along with the rest of the surgeons,
to the official report of the cause of his
death, and the appearance of his body af
ter it. He was never asked to sign it, but
his opinion was well known, as he he had
frequentlv declared it without reserve to
be, that the death of Bonaparte was owing
to the climate."
uuetc
Office if the Southern Pa
alriots
Oct. 27. 12 o'clock
FALL OF CAUTIIAGEXA.
By the British brig Neptune, Capt.
King, arrived at this port yesterday, in 23
days from Jamaica, we have received pa
pers from thence to the 2d inst. inclusive.
We copy the following important intelli
gence from the Kingston Courant of the
2d October :
44 Bv the schr. John, we have received
accounts of the citv of Carthagena hav
ing capitulated on the 25th ult. to the In
dependents. On the 26th. Col. Miguel
Martinez, Aid-de-camp to Gen. Montilla,
arrived ejcfiress at Savanilla, from Torba
co, with the above intelligence, and with
an order for all vessels in Savanilla to dis
charge their cargoes and proceed to Car
thagena to take the Governor (Gen. Tor
res) and the garrison of that fortress to
Cuba. The schr. Bristol, Hall, and sloop
Greyhound, Henderson, were both taken
possession of inconsequence, and an offi
cer and fifteen soldiers put on board each,
with directions to call off Santa Martha.
When off that port, they fell in with his
Majesty's brig Nautilus, Capt. Chapman,
who sent the soldiers on shore, and order
ed the vessels to return to Savanilla, and
take in their cargoes, which were ready,
after which, they were to sail for this port.
On their going back to Savanilla, they
were seized and sent away, under protec
tion of two gun boats, for Bocca Chica.
from whence it was expected they would
take the Spanish troops on board, and de
part immediately for St. Jago de Cuba.
44 The schr. Pertshire, Ferres, was re
landing her cargo at Savanilla, and would
be obliged to go to Carthagena, to take in
troops for Cuba.
44 We learn that Gen. Montilla, pre
vious to the capitulation of Carthagena,
had bombarded that city, from the Popa,
and had occasioned much injury to it
from the fire of six long guns and two
mortars.'
THE MURDEKEtt ESSEX TAKEN.
The notorious fellow Jack I.eivis, alias
Essear, whose murder of Air. Saunders,
and attempt on Mr. Dove, have been be
fore detailed, was yesterday morning ta
ken, and committed to the jail of Chat
ham county. To the activity of Mr.
Richardson, the public are principally in
debted for the apprehension of this dan
gerous character. It appears that he had
been prowling in the neighborhood of his
old residence, for some time past, in com
pany with one or two other runaways ; and
was decoyed down the road by a negro
fellow belonging to Mr. R. who was ac-
quainted with his person, to an appointed
lace near Mr. Curvoisa s plantation, a-
v t ,
first seen, he was walking with his com;
panion, who had possessed himself of a.
long knife, carried by Essex, under pre
tence of cutting a stick. Upon discover
ing his pursuers he immediately fled ; but
was soon overtaken by Mr. R. and anoth
er person who accompanied him, aided
bv his dogs and the negro, and secured
after a desperate attempt at resistance .
In coming into the city he again made an
attempt to escape, but was prevented .
At the time he was discovered, the Lov
who had inveigled him having turned to
pursue him, was accidentally wounded by
a discharge of small shot, which, however,
did not prevent him accompanying the
prisoner till he was safely lodged in Jail.
Mrs. Saunders, the wife of the unfortu
nate man murdered in Effingham county,
immediately, recognized him ; and his
person is well known to many who have
visited the prison. The descriptions giv.
en of Essex or Jack, have been generally
or nearly correct. He is of a most Her
culean formation and uncommon statut e ;
and bears every appearance of one in
whom strength and activity are united ia
the highest degree. The neck and arms
are particularly remarkable for their thick
ness and muscular appearance. He ap
pears to be a very intelligent fellow ; speaks
readily upon any subject except the mur
der, and recognizes "without hesitation
those whom he has before known.
Essex will be taken this day to Effing
ham county for the purpose of examina
tion and trial. Georgian.
CHARLESTON', OCT. 26.
The steam-ship Robert Fulton, Capt.
Barnard, sailed from Charleston on Fii
day, the 12th inst.; arrived at New-York
on the 17th ; remained there four days,
and returned to Charleston yesterday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, having completed
her outward and home passage in 13 days.
She is an elegant specimen of naval arch
itecture, and her machinery is said by
judges to be complete. She carries a
formidable armament, four six pounders,
two fours, besides musquetry, and has an
engine to throw hot water upon all assail
ants, so as either to drown or boil the en
emies of American commerce and inter
course between the people.
" The worm that dieth not, and the fire that ;3
not quenched."
A most wonderful confession, by a
dying man, has lately been made, ex
plaining things that have long been
hidden in mystery ; and unfolding a
scene of horror which makes the eves
blood shot to look upon.
A few years ago a barn was burnt ;
and all attempts to discover the confia
grator proved ineffectual. The dying
man referred to, tortured by the pangs
of conscience, to which those of death
were sensations of pleasure, had the
horrid secret wrung from his soul.
He confessed that he had robbed and
murdered a man, and placing the corpse
in the barn, had set it on fire, to con
ceal his crime. He had an accom
plice ; that accomplice is still living,
and justice, though slow of foot, will
surelv overtake him.
Such is a part of the story related to
us in a way to command our belief.
Further particulars shall be given soon.
In the mean time, let him that medi
tates evil know, that God is the aven
ger of crimes, and murder never es
capes punishment. Village Record
THE SEASON.
boston', oct. 24 The severe weath
er and snow of the last week, has been
succeeded by several days of Indian sum
mer. Snow is said to have fallen to the
depth of seven inches in Hallowell.
Centinel.
We arc informed that several of the
Banks in this town have determined to
loan money at Five Per Cent. Interest.
This measure, we conceive, will have an
important animating effect on the busi
ness of the place- While in many remote
States complaints are made of the scarcity
of money, it appears to be plenty here.
Our monied men have, for some time,
discounted good notes and drafts at five
per cent.
FKOM THE FtORIDIAX.
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE FLORID AS.
The temporary organization of the gov- "
ernment of these provinces, according to
the act of Congress of the last session,
and to the powers conferred on me bv the
President of the United States, I have the
satisfaction to announce, is now complete.
Jf it possess im perfections, or defects, the
reflecting man will make due allowance,
when he considers that its duration will
be but short, and that it is the best that
circumstances would permit, taking into
view the difficulties I have had to encoun
ter. Where the rule, or law, is certain,
I have considered it my duty to follow it
strictly, but where this has not been-the
case, I have endeavored to make the best
provisions in my power, believing that
government of some kind, was absolutely
necessary. It is my sincere hope that the
subject will attract the earliest attention