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HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE. Downing-street, August 11, 1810. A Dispatch, of which the following is an extract, was this morning received at Lord Liverpool's Office, addressed to his Lordship by Lieu, tenant-General Viscount Wellington, dated Alverca, July 25, 1810: THE cavalry attached to General Craufurd's advanced guard remained in the villages near the Fort of La Conception till the 21st instant, when the enemy obliged it to retire towards Almeida, and the Fort La Conception was destroyed.

From the 21st till yesterday morning, Brigadier-General Craufurd continued to occupy a position near Almeida, with his left within eight hundred yards of the fort, and his right extending towards Junca. The enemy attacked him in this position yesterday morning, shortly after daylight, with a large body of infantry and cavalry, and the Brigadier-General retired across the bridge over the Coa. In this operation I am sorry to say that the troops under his command suffered considerable loss.

The enemy afterwards made three efforts to storm the bridge over the Coa, in all of which they were repulsed.

I am informed that throughout this trying day the commanding officers of the 48d, 52d, and 95th regiments, Lieut. Col. Beckwith, Lieut. Col. Barclay, and Lieut. Col. Hull, and all the officers and soldiers of these excellent regiments, distinguished themselves. In Lieut. Col. Hull, who was killed, his Majesty has lost an able and deserving officer.

Brig. Gen. Craufurd has also noticed the steadiness of the 3d regiment of Portuguese Chasseurs under the command of Lieut. Col. Elder.

Since yesterday the enemy have made no movement.

Copy of General Craufurd's Report inclosed in Lord Wellington's Dispatch of the 35th July.

Carvelhal, July 25, 1810.

MY LORD-I have the honour to report to your Lordship, that yesterday morning the enemy advanced to attack the light division with between 8000 and 4000 cavalry, a considerable number of guns, and a large body of infantry. On the first appearance of the heads of their columns, the cavalry and brigade of artillery attached to the division advanced to support the picquets, and Capt. Ross, with four guns, was for some time engaged with those attached to the enemy's cavalry, which were of much larger calibre.

As the immense superiority of the lentless Fijee Chief, was ordered to enemy's force displayed itself, we fell he slaughtered, as it was his determiback gradually towards the fortress, upon the right of which the infantry of the division was posted, having its left in some inclosures near the windmill, about eight hundred yards from the place, and its right to the Coa, in a very broken and extensive position, which it was absolutely necessary to occupy, in order to cover the passage of the cavalry and artillery through the long defile leading to the bridge. After this was effected, the infantry retired by degrees, and in as good order as it is possible in ground so extremely intricate. A position close in front of the bridge was maintained as long as was necessary, to give time for the troops which had passed to take up one behind the river: and the bridge was afterwards defended with the greatest gallantry, though I am sorry to say with considerable loss, by the 43d and part of the 95th regiment. Towards the afternoon the firing ceased; and after it was dark, I withdrew the troops from the Coa, and retired to this place. The troops behaved with the greatest gallantry. R. CRAUFURD. Lord Viscount Wellington, &c. Total of killed, wounded, and mis- than themselves. A dreadful yell was sing, 311.

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NEW SOUTH WALES. Cannibals. Some Sydney Gazettes have reached town, one of which contains an account of a Cannibal expedition from the Fijee islands, of which Mr. Thomas Smith, second officer of the Favourite, Capt. Campbell, who was unexpectedly made prisoner by the natives on the 7th of October last, soon after the arrival of the vessel at those islands, was compelled to be a witness. A large fleet of canoes sailed from Highlea on the 11th of October to make war upon the island of Taffere, or Taffeia; they arrived there on the 19th, and bad a desperate conflict for some time with the natives of Taffere, who were also in their canoes, but the latter, overpowered by greatly superior numbers, were forced to give way, and fled on shore. The canoes were taken possession of, with only one captive, an unfortunate boy, who being presented to Bullandam, the re

nation that not a single life should be spared. This ruthless sentence was immediately executed with a club, three blows from which the youthful sufferer endured, and then expired. The body was afterwards given into the charge of an attendant, to be roasted for the chief and his principal associates. The horrors that immediately succeeded the defeat, the most sensible imagination can but faintly represent. A massacre was determined on; and as the men had escaped the fury of their conquerors by flight, the women and children became the chief object of search-on which mission a canoe was dispatched, and unhappily the fatal discovery was very soon made. On a signal from the shore, numbers landed, and a hut was set fire to, probably as a signal for the work of destruction to commence.Within a cluster of mangroves the devoted wretches had taken sanctuary; many might undoubtedly have secured themselves by accompanying the flight of their vanquished husbands and relatives, could they have consented to a separation from their helpless children, who were no less devoted

the forerunner of the assault; the fe rocious monsters rushed upon them with their clubs, and, without regard to sex or infancy, promiscuously butchered all. Some who still had life and motion were treated as dead bo dies, which were mostly dragged to the beach by one of their limbs, and through the water into the canoes; their groans were disregarded, and their unheeded protracted sufferings were still more hurtful to the feelings of humanity than even the general massacre itself had been. Among the slaughtered were some few men, whose age perhaps had prevented their flight; but, in fact, so sudden and so dreadful was the consternation that succeeded the defeat of the unhappy natives of Taffere, as no doubt to paralyze the minds of the wretched creatures, when prompt consideration could alone be serviceable to their de plorable condition. The conquerors appeared to anticipate with inordinate delight the festival with which this sad event had gratified their horrible ex

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pectation. Forty-two bodies were extended on one platform in Bullandam's canoe; and one of these, a young female, appearing most to attract his attention, he desired that his second in command would have it laid by for themselves.

The dead bodies were got into the canoes, and the whole fleet left Taffere on their return to the main island; where many others joined in the horrible festivity, which was conducted with rude peals of acclamation. Mr. Smith was on this occasion also taken on shore by the great chief, and here had again to experience a detestable spectacle. The bodies had been dismembered of their limbs, which were suspended on the boughs of trees in readiness for cookery; and afterwards, part of a human leg was offered to Mr. Smith, who had never broke his fast for five days. The offer he rejected with abhorrence; and, upon his captors appearing astonished at the refusal, he gave them to understand, that, if he eat of human flesh, he should instantly die. They were satisfied with this excuse, and continued their abominable severity the whole night. Mr. Smith was at length released, after fasting nine days; as were also some of the crew of the vessel, who had likewise been taken pri

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for the massacre of the whole ship's company. There were about 30 in all, 23 of them they tore limb from limb, and regaled themselves upon the flesh of the unfortunate victims. About ten of the men, to save their lives, climbed the masts, and two women passengers, and a lad, ran down below; the chief hailed the men, and told them, that they had got all they wanted, having plundered the ship; and that, if they would come down, their lives should be spared. The deluded men obeyed, and fell, like their comrades, a sacrifice to the inordinate and brutal appetites of the cannibals. The two female passengers and the boy were taken on shore, and the ship was burnt. The captain and men on shore were never heard of. The rival chief, Pari, situated at a different part of the island, hearing of the affair, expressed his sorrow on the occasion to the captain of the City of Edinburgh, who was at the island for timber; and prepared to accompany him with an armed force to release the women and the boy; in which they fully succeeded, and the latter arrived safe on board the City of Edinburgh at the Cape.

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

London.

A melancholy fate has attended the crew of the ship Boyd, which sailed Sunday, July 28-About three this from Botany Bay to New Zealand, in morning, a dreadful fire broke out in consequence of an agreement made the printing-office of Mr. Gillet, near by the captain with one of the chiefs Salisbury-square, Fleet-street, which of New Zealand (who happened to be completely destroyed that building, as at Botany Bay) to purchase timber to well as the whole of his printing matake to England. On the arrival of terials and stock; and property to a the vessel, the captain was invited on great amount, belonging to Sir Richard shore, and attended the chief with Phillips, Mr. Stockdale, and other part of the ship's company in the booksellers. The fire also materially boat. Nothing particular transpired injured Mr. Gillet's dwelling-house, on this occasion; but the chief return- as likewise the adjoining ones belonged on board the ship, attended by a ing to Mr. Swan and Mr. Jackson, number of canoes full of men. They (the house lately in the occupation of were permitted to examine the ship, the Royal Jennerian Society) in Salisas a matter of curiosity. Tappolice, bury-square; and several others at the chief, was treated with great re- the back of the printing-office, in spect; and, having continued on Hanging-sword-alley, Crown-court, board some time, he got into his boat, &c. Mr. Gillet has been particularly for the purpose, as it was supposed, of unfortunate. Our readers will recolmeeting the captain of the ship, who, he said, had gone to see the timber. Instead, however, of leaving the ship, he gave a yell, which was the signal

UNIVERSAL MAG. VOL. XIV.

lect these same premises having been burnt down in 1805, and they have been since completely rebuilt and fitted up at a great expence.

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The Governors of Bethlem Hospital have obtained from the City the lease of eleven acres of land in St. George's Fields, for the purpose of erecting thereon an asylum for lunatics, in lieu of the site in Moorfields, on which Bethlem Hospital stood.

Considerable importations of wine have recently been made. On the 20th instant, the quantity warehoused in the King's warehouses, was 4,595 pipes and 214 hogsheads.

The number of dollars stamped and issued by the Bank of England, from 1797 (inclusive) to the 8th of February last, amounts to 4,817,634.

tion, has lately been erected in Aldgate A stone, with the following inscripChurch-yard, to the memory of the young man who was unfortunately shot in Mr. Goodeve's shop, on the day Sir Francis Burdett was taken to the Tower:

Sacred

to the Memory of
Thomas Ebrell,

Chizen and Com-meter,
who was shot by a Life Guardsman
on the 9th of April. 1810,
in the shop of Mr. Goodeve,
Fenchurch-street,

and died on the 17th of the said month,
in the 24th year of his age.
The C'oroner's Inquest brought in a verdict-
murdered by a Life Guardsman, unknown.

The Master of the Rolls has pronounced his judgment in the important cause of the Attorney-General v. the Earl of Clarendon. It is the suit which was instituted by the Parishioners of Harrow against the present Governors of Harrow School, alleging that the school was conducted in a manner contrary to the intentions of the founder, and praying that the Governors might be removed, and others appointed in their stead. In point of fact the bill went to the subversion of the whole system, upon which this celebrated seminary of learning has been regulated. His Honour entered at large into the question, and the result was, his de- MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN AND ciding every point in favour of the present Governors.

In pursuance of a petition to the House of Commons from the trustees of the British Museum, Mr. Greville's collection of minerals has been valued by Dis. Babington and Wollaston, and five other gentlemen, who report that the whole collection consists of about 20,000 specimens; that the series of crystallized rubellites, diamonds, and precious stones in general, as well as the series of the various ores, far surpass any that are known to them in the different collections, and that the value of the whole is 18,727 . including the cabinets, which cost 1,600/.

The following inscription has lately been cut upon a tomb-stone, at the back of St. Martin's church, in the burying-ground in Church-court:

"Sacred to the memory of John Irwin, Esq. of Sugo, in Ireland, surgeon to his Majesty's Forces, who died on the 22d day of April, 1810, aged 59 years; a victim, like thousands of our gallant countrymen, to the fatal consequences of the unfortunate expedition to the Scheldt, commanded by John Earl of Chatham."

"Thus saith the Lord God, my right hand shall not spare the sinners, and my sword shall not cease over them that shed innocent blood upon the earth.” 2d Esdras, ch. xv. v. 21 and 22.

NEAR LONDON.

Married. At Mary-le-bone, the Hon. Samuel Hood, to Lady Charlotte Nelson.

By special licence, at Mrs. Lockhart's, Spanish-place, Manchestersquare, the flon. Major Heury Murray, brother of the Earl of Mansfield, to Miss De Vismes.

Died.] On the 23d inst. Thomas Ebrall, father of the unfortunate! Thomas Ebrall, above. It has been observed by those who knew him, that he had not been well since the death of his son: before that period he was a remarkably hearty man. The last words he uttered were-" O my murdered son !"

At Turnham Green, Mr. Ogden, of sporting memory: he was the most quick calculator of the long odds ever ly hedge his bets, when many horses known on the turf, and could as readistarted, so as to secure himself a winner, by which peculiar talent he realized a fortune of 100,000l. He bad occasionally kept faro tables, &c. on a large scale; and though he profited by the folly of others, unfair

play was never imputed to him, and integrity of character, he joined that he had many valuable traits in his of liberality to his tenants and decharacter. pendants. But the sense of his loss will best be soothed by the recollection of his virtues.

In Sloane-street, the Rev. Henry Reynell, D. D. many years one of the Justices of Worship-street office. The Rev. Richard Cecil, of an apoplectic fit, in the 63d year of his age, late minister of the chapel in Jamesstreet, Bedford-row, and vicar of Cobham, Surrey.

At his house in White-horse-street, Stepney, Richard Price, Esq. in the 75th year of his age, after a long and painful illness. To an unblemished

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At her residence, in Gloucesterplace, Lady Hawke. Her ladyship was daughter and heiress of the late Colonel Harvey, of Womedsby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In his 92d year, General C.Vernon, Lieutenant Governor of the Tower, and the oldest General in his Majesty's service.

PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES.

BERKSHIRE.

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When she spoke of the other woman DIED.] Lately, at his seat at For- to him, he said he was wounded with Sir George Young, Knt. remorse, and the recollection of her Admiral of the White squadron, aged name went to his heart like a knife.78. He was made Post on the 9th of He told the landlord to send for his November, 1777; Vice-Admiral wife a second time, for he should not the 14th of February, 1799, and Ad- be able to speak after nine o'clock.miral on the 23d of April, 1804. He While taking off his clothes, he said, was of Boscawen's school, and has sig"These shall never go on again."nalized himself on several occasions; The landlord observed, "I hope you but the gout, &c. had rendered him are not going to take away your life." incapable of service, reveal years He replied, "God forbid! I have no past. His only surviving son, Mr. S. such intention." About nine at night Young, it is said, inherits all his he went into a fit, in which he contifunded property, with his estates in ued till five in the morning, when Berkshire and Surrey Lady Young he expired! Though he had money is to have his town-house, in addition with him, he had eat nothing but half to her dowry, which is considerable. a penny loaf for three days.-The He married the daughter of the cele- surgeons said they saw no appearance brated Dr. Batty. Admiral Young of his having taken poison, or any rose in the navy by his own merits, thing whatever to hasten his death. and advanced his fortune by marriage, as he has frequently observed, that when he was a petty officer, he had but half-a-crown per day to live upon,

and used to clean his own boots.

CUMBERLAND.

DEVONSHIRE.

Melancholy Accident.-A plumber being lately employed to repair the pipe of a pump, belonging to Mr. Bond, of Chudleigh, found the carbonic gas from the well (which had not Died.] At Lockerby, near Carlisle, been opened since the dreadful fire Robert Anderson, shoemaker. The at that place in 1807) so powerful that circumstances attending his death are he would not venture in; two miners, not a little curions:-Last July, when who had been at work in the neighliving at Dumfries, he abandoned his bourhood, coming by at that instant, own wife, and eloped with his neigh-one of them volunteered to go down, bour's. On the evening of Saturday (a ladder 19 feet in length had previ he returned to Lockerby, and sent ously been fixed) but before he had for his wife, who naturally indignant, descended half that depth, fell off asked him how he had the assurance and sunk to the bottom, about forty to come where she was -He replied, feet. Eis companion followed, and that he was come to die beside her, and that he would die early to-morrow morning, for his heart was broken

shared the same fate. A joiner, named Nosworthy, citused a rope to be fixed round his waist, and was let down;

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