North Wales Gazette

The Lion Atrrrican privateer, which has made so many captures off the Western isles, the western coast of Ireland, and in the chops of the Channel, has been taken by the Grani- ens, and carried into Giuraltar. When Masseua was called from his retire- ment to takethe command of tbe French army against Lord Wellington, he complained of tiie command to which tie bad been called, lie vl-.iq to a broken and discomfited army against a Ge- neral who never would tighl a battle, of the successful result of whicii he was not cerlain." Canine f'erocity.—As a cart and horse were ,),i si passing along Fort It-street, Newcastle, on Tuesday morning last., a bull-dog seized the horse by the nose. The driver, who was seat- ed in the cart. being more alarmed I han liie suffering animal, bawled out murder !most lustily. Stones, sticks, and various other wea pons, were made use of lo compel the dog to quit his. hold, all of which were, however 1111. availing, till death opened his savae jaws- It is worthy of remark, that the whole of the actors in this tragedy, man horse, and dog, belonged to the same Gentiemau. Loss of a Borough Charter.—On Tuesday last, one of the principal members of the Liske- aid Corporation, in Cornwall, went into the Town-Hall, and perceivihg that the door of a cloel in which the town chest, containing the charter, &c. was deposited, was open, he was induced to examinc" inlo the cause of this tin- I usual circumstance, when to hi" great lIIortiíi- cation and surprise, he found that, the said chest had been broken open, and rilled of its contents. An iron crow, the instrument by ] which t'lis extraordinary robbery was commit- ted, was found on the floor, This alarming j intelligence was immediately circulated, and! spread au universal panicamongst the resident members of the corporate body for iiiiie-s they can procure authentic copies, the loss I may be attended with serious consequences. Since Kotzebue first proposed to remove j the Giant's Pillar, as it is cilled,, fri)(Ti Fels [ berg, near Reichenhach, in the Grand Duchy j of Hesse, to the field of the battle of Leipsic, several other persons have published propo- « sals for perpetuating that important event.— | This pillar measures 31 feet two inches in ] length; in diameter at the base four feet two inches and a half; and at the top three feet ] nine inches and a half; of course, upon an$ average, lour (eet each cubic loot .of this j granite weighs somewhat ,m,re than 151 lbs. I so that tiie weignt ol the whole column is ) 29,<{81 pounds, or above 26 tons. Li r,, c a s Lhii mass is, yet others of far superior dimen- sions have been moved by human hands. The celebrated rock of granite, which serves for a pedestal to the statue of Peter the Great, at Pelersburgh, weighed more than three mil- lions of pounds, and was conveyed from the Golf of Finland fo the Russian metropolis.— r,he great Obelisk of the Vatican, erected by Fonlana, contains 973,537 pounds; but the removal of the Giant s Pillar, though of much smaller dimensions, would probably, on ac- count of its distance from the place of its des tinaliou, be attended with much greater diffi- culties. Dover, Dec. 19.-On Saturday last, and the six preceding days, the wind blew very strong from the S. W. with a heavy sea running into the harbour, which created aconsidcrahle bar, and the last four days prevented any vessel from passing to or coming from France, in consequence of which a large body of passen- gers were collected at the different inns, eager- ly wailing an opportunity to proceed to the Continent. There were also lying five mails on board the packet, several bags of dis- patches, and four messengers, which had oedl detained from day to day by the boisterous state of the weather, which on Saturday, if possible, was worse, the wind blowing a tre- mendous gale, and the sea running mountains high. However a small vessel, called the Dart, made a signat that she would sail, and the crew set about procuring passengers.— The Nancy extra packet, with the mails, did the same. The Dart received her passengers at a, u at a guinea each, aud all of them, of course, unacquainted with the danger attending their going to sea, congralutat.ed each other that they should reach Calais, in three hours, hav- ing been assured I hey should. The vessd now having Irom 25 to 30, males and females, on board, besideslhe cre w, some little time after <iigh water, cast off her moorings, aud put to sea. At this time there were upward of six hunbred persons collected on the Pier Heads to witness tbe sailing of the two vessels, and each trembled at the very imminent, danger and risk those on board rail in the Dart get- ting out of the harbour, it being thought mad- ness tor them to attempt it, but by great good fortune the vessel got out safe, and reached the Koads, where she lay beating about, the waves breaklllg over her al every interval.— The packet was about to follow the example of the Dart, but the agent of his Majestv-s packets seeing the danger of her being dashed against the North Pier head, iu wlifc!) case every soul must have perished, gave the Can tain an order not to go to sea, for he would not trust the safety of the mails and the lives of the passengers to a mere matter of chance. The Dart continued in the Roads until quite dark, when, instead of reaching Calais in three hours as had been positively stated, she was beating about all night, and her cabin which is small, being crowded with passengers' the heat and the extreme motion of the vessel caused those ou board to be very ill, and to wish they had never left Dover, for, instead of their being or. their way to Paris and Ostend Monday found the vessel, (by good luck) iu_Hain»gate harbour. ° At the late sittings, or statutes for hiring ser- vants throughout the different parts of the country, the rate of wages was lowered nearly one-fourth, in consequence of the present prices of corti,& from the necessity for sm a lIer farmers to become their own foremen, and for those on farms of a greater extent, to perform their work with fewer servants. The.wages of labourers were lowered in the same propor- tion .—Leeds Intelligencer. Murder.—A serious affray took place at 'I Shepton Mallet, on the night of the 27th ult. A corporal belonging to a party of horse sol- diers, which had hatted on its march, had been drinking to excess with some of the lower or- I ders of the town's people, and about midnight a quarrel and fight took place. The party se- | parated, when the corporal repaired to, the I baggage guard, and three or four of them set off to revenge their comrade's ill-treatment.— | They soon met two, J. Yeates, a shoemaker, I and J. Burge, a weaver the former they | dreadfully beat with the socket end of their | bayouets, whilst one of thern stabbed Burge J in the right, breast; be lingered till the Wed- f nesday following, when he died. A Coroner's j Jury union the body but as no circumstance j transpired that eould lead lo identity the mur- | derer, a verdict was given of—Wilful Murder against, solne persons unkn-own, Sir J. C. î Hippersley was applied to, who wrote to the I Secretary of State's Office, aud to the ( om- j manding Officer of the troop, on the subject. I The consequence was, that three men were jj sent down on suspicion and, on undergoing J a strict, examination, two of them disclosed such facts is led to she immediate committal oftlic other, J. Brash. j Improved ItegislaLion. — A curious proof of f the inconsistences which sometimes creep into I Acts of Parliament, occurs in the 52d of the | King respecting Parish Registers, Neglect lo comply-villi the regulations of that bill was atiade t title oiilv, tiiif [it its pro- gress through the House the. non-entry, or the altering of a register was made felony, punishable with transportation and in con elusion the hilI wisely enacts, that the penal- ities inflicted shall be equally divided between j the Prosecutor and Informer This is about as choice a specimen as that which appeared in the Act for re-building Chelmsford Gaol, it enacting that the materials of the old prison I should be used in erecting the new one, and that the prisoners should be confined in the old gaol till the new one was qUite ready for their The art and apparent simplicity with which > the lower class of Irish endeavour 10 carry any point they wisii to obtain, was strongly iustauced the last time Lord and Lady Castie- reagh visited their seat in the county of Down. Au aged female, who lived in a cabin, on his Lordship's estate, met the noble pair taking an early walk one morning, and, after ttie (istj,,il saiijiitioll of I)Ieds y olit swate faces," added, Ocb, 1 had such a delightful drame last night about your honours."— 41 What, was it Judith ?" s;iid his Lordship, salili wll.v all [)lase yoll, tile Lordship, I drcmt that lour Lordship gave me a pouud of tobacco, and me Ladyshiplhere a pound of tea." But you know," rejoined the noble Lord, dreams always go the contrary."— Och," exclaimed Judith, it is just the same thing to me so your Lordship will give me the lea, and her ladyship the tobacco." it is almost needless to add that Judith had money given her !o buy both. b The obstacles opposed to the introduction of foreigners and foreign literature into China are most forcibly exemplified in the c.'ise of Mr. Manning, who has madeeonsiderablepro- gress in tbe Chinese language and customs.-— This gentleman had been tor many years en- deavouring, but in vain, to make his way from Canton to the interior, of China but the Chinese, with their vigilant and instinctive jealousy, kept so strict all eye upon him. that he found the attempt to be utterly impracti- cable he therefore proceeded to Cochin China but with no better success; the people of that country being tinctured with the same species of political jealousy and caution with their neighbours. Determined however to persevere in his object, he proceeded to Cal- cutta, and thence lo the northern frontier of Bengal here he was fortunate enough to lic. netrate into Bootan, where he met with, and by some means or other succeeded in engaging himself to the Commander of the Chinese forces, as his body physician accompanied him as far as Lassa, i.u Thibet, and was just on the eve of departure thence, and on the point of realising his hopes, by proceeding along thc upper regions of Tartary to the capital of China, when an order was received from Pekin to recal the General, and to send back imme- diately to Bengal the Euiopean physician whom he had been gtJIlty of entertaining about his person so difficult not to say im- possible, is it in the trost remote corner of th is extended empire to elude Chinese vigi lance. A few evenings since a seafaring man visit- ed the Menagerie at Exeter Change, to see the wild beasts. It was late when he entered, and the keeper was preparing to light the room. In the iulcrval the stranger walked up to the end of it, but on his return down he got inside the bars, which are placed to keep visitors at a safe distance from the cages in which the wild beasts are confined, in this situation cpe of them, we understand, a tiger seized him by the left arm,and drew it t0 him, and the man, on a sudden effort to disengage hin.-„If, swung his body rouud,which brought his right hand pressing against the adjoining cage, the inmate of which, another savage animal, instantly laid hold of it. The shriek of the man, and the roar of the beasts 011 seiz- ing their prey, instantly brought the keeper to his aid, wilo soon succeeded in extricating him from his frightful situation. Every pos- sible care was taken of him, and he was im mediately brought to the house of a Surgeon in the neighbourhood, wilere his wounds were dressed. The left arm, which was that first seized, was only slightly injured, but the nght arm presented a shocking spectacle, the flesh being toru down, aud the hand pierced, but whether by the tusks or the talons of the ani- mal, does not appear. The man bore his painful situation with great fortitude, and after he had his wound dressed walked away. He has been since taken to the hospital. A dreadful roaring was heard at the time in the neighbourhood, but as it was about the hour of feeding time, when the beasts are in general very uoisy, it did not excite particular notice. Prosliiution.-A writer in the Morning Chronicle, concludes a letter to the Editor ou the subject of Prostitution, in the following judicious ni,,intier :I Agaiii I must repeat, that the mass of evil is great, but that to at- teinpt e(x)i)li-ically It, its coiiscqtit!iiceg while the causes remain unabated, is to make an experiment which will certainly terminate in disappointment; the remedy must besought where it only can he found, in removing the many and serious obstacles to marriage which now abound. in restoring women to their privileged employments, of which they have been dispossessed by nien music-teachers, men dancing masters, men slaymakers, men milli- lIers, and men nlldwives-1I1 the exertions of tbe better classes) of their own sex, to give virtuous examples to their inferiors, and to cloathe their servants not in their last gowns, which are constructed to shew the back and the bosom to such meretricious advantage, but in garments appropriate to thetr station in life; perhaps a young lady dressing for a ball calling forth all her charms, and mar- shalling them for conquests, may be uncon- sciously raising the vanity of her waiting maid and breaking down those bulwarks which prudence had nllsed against the seducer I could proceed mud) further 011 the subject, hut shall content myself for the present by remarking, that reformation, to be effectual, 4iiiisi be generally diffused, and that the higher as well as the lower classes, must be subject- ed to its sway; the convenient doctrine, that vice loses its veiioin in proportion as it be- comes refined, is as false as it is pernicious— the most deadly poisons are those which are lUost blghly elaborated; and il has IJOt. llÍlfrc- quently happened, that lie who spurned the favours/of a posltlule, has petitioned for those of the wife of his friend."

BUONAPARTE. The author of the liegent-e a Blots, has just publislicd another pamphlet, entitled, Itine i-aire de Buopaljarte, in which he has combin- ed all the details relative to the departure, journey, embarkation, and the first months passed by this Hero in the new residence which he has chosen. Aslhc lafler part of these de- tails is that least known to our Readers, it may afford them some pleasure if we begin at the end of the work, and come at once to the last chapter of the pamphlet. However, before we depart to Ihe Island of Elba with Buona- parte, it will he necessary to stop a few mo- iiielits at Fi-cjos Buonaparte having arrived at this port, the prefect of Varcame to meet him, and was received in an abrupt manner; for the travel- ler had not yet lost any thing of his despotic character and habits. I Is this, said he to the Prefect, the levee-en masse you announced to me ?' He afterwards enquired of the Mayor of Frejus, what was the disposition of his city, the Magistrate answered, that it was favour- able Lowards him, and that he had nothing to feai Yes,' replied Buonaparte, I am con- tent with my reception; but to night*?' The Mayor reiterated the assurances he had given him Buonaparte then said, I am vexed to think that Frejus is in Provence, and that 1 have done nothing for you, but I hope that iii ,t few months I sliall be al)lc to i-eqtjile yoti., The next morning, the 28liJ, the whole retinue was in readiness to depart for Saint Raphaeau. A party of the commissaries and hussars proceeded thither several effects were already placed on board the ship, Buonaparte, however, did not appear. At nine o'clock il was announced he was ill with an indigestion. Whether this disposition was real or feigned it retarded the embarkation, which dId not take place till eleven at night. The moment he was on board the ship the Russian Commis- sary said, Adinllo Caesar and his good fortune. The English, contrary to custom, tired twenty one roundsoi cannon. 11 011 the 4th of May he took possession of his island. Oujsettmg foot to land he receiv- i 1 V, ed the keys of the town from the hands of the Commandant, and was addressed by the Sub Prefect. lie then placed himself under the canopy, and proceeded to the parochial j church. His Cllllutenance was sinlIlady me- lancholy, his eyes were alternately fixed on every oise around biin, seeking to divine their sentiments, and making useless endeavours to conceal thpse of mistrust and fear by which he was himself agitated, without appearing satisfied by the demonstrations which he re- ceived. On his arrival at church, Te Dcmo was channted, during whifh Napoleon ap- peared considerably affected, and even shed tears on raising his eyes to Heaven. From church he proceeded' to the Mayoralty and began by addressing keen reproaches to the Mayor of Mariana, a commiune in which he had a few days before been burnt in etii^v, and (he illhabilanls of which place had hoisted the English standard. The day after, he went to the house of I M. Pons, Director of the Mines, to breakfast. While it was serving up, he walked about with hasty steps, and appeared filII of reflec- tion, when, suddenly bursting from his reve- ne, he said with great emphasis to the Aus- trian Ucaeral," It I had not been deceived hy thaiB.de 1 should have arrived at Paris two hours before you. 1 should have raised the suburbs, attacked yon and driven you to file other side of the Vjslula. Besides, I had still a sufficieut force,and could have maintained a civil war tor ilree years; but I preferred the tranquillity of France to all the laurels I could iiave gathered." It must be allowed thai in the situation into whicii he had thrown France and the army, a new war upon the Vistula would have been a charming: perspective Atiy person unac qnauited with the character of Buonaparte, may iorm a correct idea of it from this se- condary thought. Bonaparte having announced his intention of receiving the Ladies of Porto Ferrajo twice every week, they all (agedy accepted the in vitation on the 7th of May Be appeared iu lhe midst of this circle, says the pamphlet, demanding of each of the their names, and the profession ofthcir husbands. The greaier part replied, that they were engaged in commerce. Bonaparte wish- ed to know in what branch of commerce.— One was a merchant baker, another a mer- chant butcher, and all the rest in similar situ- ations. Buonaparte was not much pleased wilii this account, and disappeared after a few minutes. The Ladies likewise departed, and at the end of a fortnight the Court was completely deserted" oil the 151h of August, the Guard proposed giving a Ute, Buonaparte wished to add a a ball, the cxpeuces of which were to be paid by the town, and sent the followiug note to the Governor As I am not yet sufficiently well settled to give fetes, I will not order any lire works to be exhibited until the arrival of the Empress aud the Princess Pauline, whom I expect in Hie beginning of September. I desire thai the Commune shoulddeUay the expences of a ball I to be given on the public place, (where a I wooden platform must be constructed) and that tiie Officers of the Imperial Guard and those 01 the Free Battalion may be invited.— Orcheslrasroust be erected round this platform to enable the soldiers to dance, and care must be taken to dispose several hogsheads of wine tor them to drink. I likewise desire that a young couple may be married, and a dowry given by tbe Commmic. The Grand Marshal and the Authorities must be present at this marriage, which is to be celebrated by Grand Mass" The Commune consequently gave a ball on the public place, at which Madame Ber- trand, Napoleon's motber, and the two Ladies of Honour were present. There were on the whole about thirty ladies; the room would have contained three hundred. The ball was very dull, although Bouaparts was not pre- sent" The following is another anecdote, which appears lo us worthy relating Bonaparte, on the day after his arrival went to lake a ride on horseback at the sea- side; a peasant who perceived him escorted by a number of English, imagined that the Island had been surrendered to England, and taking J Bonaparte himself for a Commandant sent by j the King if Great Britain, befell ou his knees, and in this posture, uttered a most pompous eulogium on the English, accompanied by the most bitter reproaches against Botiapirle.- As he spoke in the Italian language, the Eng- lish did not understand a word of what he said hut Bonaparte requested to know the cause of his complaints. On this the peasant immediately communicated the misfortunes which had occurred to his family, through the conscription, the taxes, &e. &e. he would never have ended, had not Bonaparte content- ed himself with continuing his ride without addressing to him a single word in reply.- The peasant, when informed he had been talking with Napoleon, remained for a few moments stupified, and then ran ofF at fill] speed. He was never seen from that day, not- withstanding the search which was made for him." -4IL

COPPK!TO £ "B Sold at REDRUTH, on Thursday, Dec. 15. Mines, Tons, Purchasers. At per Ton United Mines 116 Uuion & British ^10 6 0 ditto 101 British Co. 8 0 6 ditto 94 Crown Co. 6 16 0 ditto 88 Union Co. 8 7 6 ditto 79 ditto and British 7 0 6 ditto 78 'Mines Royal 10 0 0 ditto 68 Union and British 7 3 6 ditto 67 B. Wire & Union 16 14 0 Wheal Damsel 115 Hoe,PaHen &Co,and V ivian and Sons 6 11 6 ditto 110 Patten & Co-and Vi- vian and Sons 6 2 6 ditto 100 Union Co. 7 12 6 ditto K;6 Patten & Co. and Vi- vian and Sons 8 10 Wh. Gorland 121 Crown Co. 6 1 0 ditto III -Patten &Co. and vi- vian anti Sons 1 0 0 ditto 10,1 ditto 3 15 0 Creeebraws 78 Williams & Grenfell 3 17 0 ditto 65 Crown Co. 3 16 6 Tresavean 63 Patten & Co. and Vi- vian and Sons 3 IS 0 Total 1608 tons—Average Standard 123L

= A CIL<\RT OF CARNARVON BAil AND HARBOUR. Directions for Ships and Vessels sailing into Car- narvon Harbour, <-ver the Bar. In order to facilitate the navigation of this Har- bour, two Buoys are placed en the Bar, (he outer one is painted bluch, and the inner red; a Percli is also erected oil the Bank, called the Muscle i Ball k. | .Llandowvn Point Iiesabouf2 miles distance f- from the blac:k Buoy, (which is moored in the en- |* trance of the Bar in about 15 feet water, at low water, average spring tides) in a N. by E tiirec- tion. Dixas Dinlle lies from <hree, or from that to three and a half miles distance from the black Buoy, in a S. E. (lirertion. The black Buoy lies about one mile distance from the red Buoy, in a S. W. by S. dircction. The red Buoy lies about tw,), or froiii that to two and a quarter miles distance from the Perch, | 111 a W. by N. direction. The Perch lies near one mile distance from Abermeuai, in a west direc- tion, where ships and vessels may anchor in safety. Masters of vessels, drawing 12 feet water and upwards, should not (in a gale of wind) approach this Bar until four hours flood. All vessels coming in, should leave the Perch on the larboard hand. High water at full and change, at a quarter af- ter nine o'clock—average spring tides rise and fall 011 the Bar from 16 to IS feet—neap ditto from 6 to 8 feet. Expert Pilots may always be had on making the proper signal.' This Harbour has been lately considerably en- iarged aud improved, a great number of large ves- sets arttl built here aniiiial!v-it is a ivl()st colive nient place for repairing of old s cssels-tliere io an extensive trade carried on in the exportatioli of slates (of the best quality) and other articles, io most parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and consists of convenient quays and wharfs, for the reception and safety of ships and vesscls loadlllg and unJoadiug, or JJJlJg withiu the linlits of this port. The Trustees of this Harbour have expended from four to five hundred pounds in hlasting some of the rocks at the Swillies, to low water mark, which has rendered a most free passage for ships and vessels of large burthen, coming from the eastward to this Harbour, or sailiug through the Straits of Menai. fJ^T The north and south banks of this Bar are subject to shift—when they do shift, or the Buoys part from their moorings, proper care will be taken to moor Buoys in the deep, as at present, and the true bearings, distances, &c. of them, in- serted in this paper BANGOR: Prinled and Published fry J. Broster. Orders, for this paper, are received in London, by Newton & Co. (late Tayler & Newton), 5, .1 W arwick-square,New,ate.strcet)-alld J. W Lite,. 33, Fleet-streett