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DREADFUL SHIP
WRECK.
•J-nte re stint! pai hculttrs of the loss
vs Ike King Gctrgc Packet, on
Salisbury Panic, near Park •
4 rule.
The King George Packet,
Walker, bound from
Patk Gate to Dublin, failed
ft cm Park-Gate exaktiy at 12
o’clock on Sunday, with a flag
at her topmast head, full tide,
weather hazy, and-drizzling
rain, with the wind neatly
South. At half pafl one
o’clock, flie ft ruck on the Sa
lifbttiy Sand Bank, and ic*
m-lined nearly four hour* dry,
with part of her crew on the
hands, waiting for the next tide.
No appte hen (ions were then
entertained of her having te
ceived any injury. On the re
turn oT the tide the wind veer
ed to the well, Sc she received
the wind& tide right on her side
rolling again It her anchor. —
As the tide came in, lire filled
rapidly with water; the night
was dark with rain. Her pas
i'engers, moft'v Irish karveft
rr.cn, above one hundred in
mini her, who were going home
with pittances of ti.eir labours
10 their families, were under
hatches. I’he pumps were
foot) choakcd, and the water
c me f > fall on the Irilhuien
in the hold, that they drew
their large harvell pocket
knives, and with a defperaiion
that a dtead of death alone in
spires, flew otie another to
make tiicir way upon deck.
‘I he wind and waves beating
hard upon her fide, iter cable
broke, and the was drifted
round with her head towards
the tide, and lay upon her (iJe.
They were three miles from
my vtfl'el, and could not, or at
ft did not , give any fig
nai*fi at was heard. The boat
nched and ten 1 erfons,
c8 I““'n
md an Irk “ S°‘
ii.<oit. 11 w, ‘ “ ej : <*
WHei.&dMlh.v
ed them in the lac*. * Vcr cap
tain feeing ionle ofh s q , j“
lots fidi 1 with the vr. ’ a:; ’
falfely hoping she
main the tide, which 1..-K ‘ “ l>
V,our and a ha i to flow, w, ,u
again on hoard ; tne Irish gen
tleman and three others follow- ,
cd him. One of the Jailors iu
the boat, feeing a poor Irish j
Jailor bov clinging to the fide \
of the vc'flel, pulled him by the
f.air of the head into the boat,
cut the rope that {aliened u to j
the \ cffcl, and the tide drove j
them away. At this tune j
great numbers ran fereaming i
upon the matt; a woman,Svith
her child la tinted to her buck,
vasal the lopmalt bead ; the
malt broke, the vcficl being
on her fide, and they were all
precipitated into the waves !
Only five men, and the poor
1 1 iih Jailor boy ; have etcaped ;
the remainder, on hundred &
twenty five in number among
v,h: :n were f ve.r cabin pas
feopg t•, perifhcU ! the boat
ar.o her hale e?tw, were driv
en up by the tide to wt hm a
quarter of a mde of Faik
Gate. Thvy head be cries
o the hiflLTirs dtftneCy for
halt- -an hour. f lic ebb t-’c
wslhed the veflbl down into
the deep -waicts, arid live w-.s
f-on •>') tu-’io till the next tide
and ove her up Sheis now i alien
ed b) an anchor to a land
bank, and ii~; m her tide, with
k.er keel to warns IGr k- Ga 1 ", cc
-her head to- rile V\ cllir coa.l ;
’ ‘Xe: mad and nggurgout
‘l ire King George
vto isir'i lot “bj
of Liverpool; flie was former
ly a privateer, and carried 16
guns ; was afterwards employ
ed r.s a Harwich packet.
Two fifhernien from Ches
ter were loft on the lands the
fame night, owing to their
boats being drifted bv the tide
while they were in Lurch of
prey.
A late London paper.
From Bed's Weekly Messenger.
The pass of the Cal taro — A ve
ry extraoidina-* evidence of
the 01 igin of Bonaparte’s \ alue
for this important pals !s in exis
tence ; and what is temarkable,
it has been so lor seven years,
without having been much
noticed. During tire French
revolution, two adventurers,
Nicolo and Dimo Stephano
poli, were employed, fir(l by
the committee of public fafety,
and atterwards by “ the gene
ral in chief, Bonaparte,” upon
millions in Greccr, as propa
gandas and dilcoverers of
what could be done there for
the benefit of France. Their
travel; were ptibftfhcd in Pat is,
in 1799, of courle not without
the per million of th e French go
vernment. From one of their
volumes we ext rad Ihe follow
ing inicrelling conversation
which Dimo profeffes to have
had with Bonaparte, at the
head quarters at Milan in }u
ly, 1797, on tire lul-jecl of the
pe.ee then negotiating he
iween the emperor of Germa
ny and France.
“ Dimo—Do you, as it is
rumoured, cede Dalmatia, to
tire emperor ?”
“ Bonaparte —Does that a*,
tonifh you ?
Din it) —Much; cxcuferny
freedom ; my claims are found
ed on local and political infor
mation. In polTtflion of Dal
matia, the empiror, if he
chooles it, will he loon mas
ter of Albania and Greece.
The Sclavonians of the mouth
of the Cataro and Monte Ne
gro, who can bring into tire
field 35,000 men, inveterate
enemies of Turkey, border on
the Dalmatian frontier ; these, 1
and the Albanians of the ad’ 1
joining parts, will receive the
emperor with open arms ; and,
as his army will fortify it,'elf as j
, advances, what can hinder
I,;, n fiom extending his con*
cue. 'Is to Ccftftanlinople ?”
w t ’onaparte (Conic wh?t ;
movid,' I—Fhe 1 —Fhe emperor will j
not pass ihefe limits.’’
The narrative ends with
dating, that the maps were
tiren exaw.mcd ;a> and Dimo :
prefitnred from Bonaparte's j
iiler.ee, that he yielded to his |
op iniou.
MEDICAL.
A Physician e■’ experience, xcho
ha* been upon several purls of
tic Ccasl of Africa, has oblig
ingly famished as with his jour
nal, that we may extract there
rein such in formation as ice think
tr. at be useful to oar readers .- —
‘J he diseases ol New Negroes
arc few in number, but are vio-
I tent in'heir kind ; hence the uc
n;< st car- an J attention should be
j bestowed upen them whenever
1 i!'ty comi lain. A day or twe’s
j neglect may he the occasion of
tlv< i:■ death ; Nor should they be
j treated by unskilful hands. They
I require more nursing, more ten
i dei ntss, and more indulgence,
i tb,.a country born negr oes, until
I tiu y become accustomed to the
1 ct.nnge of t innate unit the diifcr
| cnee in tiicir moue of living.
On tiie coast of Africa, andon
| hoard the siave strips, there are
! tinte diseases to \vl tclv they are
I the most liable, x-z. bmtdl Pox,
iiclr, and By scute 1 f From the
first xet have nbthirgto Gar Boot
the introduction of the Cow
I’ot k amove ns. ‘J he seccnd is
more troublesome mw! disrpteea-
We thatvclangeroiiv, ns it is hip;h
ly infectious and ofteivtimes dis
fignres ihertr with permanent
scars. The latter is rh.G most
<1 readful ar.d fatal scourge with
vvhirh they r.re afflicted.
‘1 he purulent itch to which
they are subject is called upon
the coast erf Africa Creiw-'Craws ;
it is contagious, and appears in
small vesicles, which, upon being
opened, discharge a semipunilent
lymph. Every part of the bodv
except the axilice and hams, is af
fected bv it ; particularly between
the fingers,'"wrists, inner parts of
the thighs and knees, fore-arms
and breait., It iisiiflly, hrst dis
cover s ittsfclf upon tbe lower part
of the spinal bone, & even rudely
assaults the seat of honor. 1 1 itch
es most intolerably, and as tire
negroes never fail to enjoy the
exquisite pleasure which arises
from scratching where it itches,
every vesicle is, in a few davs, in
a state of ulceration. Oftentimes,
from sciatching, there ate large
imposthumes formed which on
being opened, discharge profuse,
iy, leaving a very ugly deep seat
ed ulcer that is difficult to heal.
The white people sometimes
catcli it, -and it is said, they gen
et ally have it worse titan the ne
groes.
The Portuguese, and some o
ther nations never attempt to
cure their slaves of the Teh, as
they believe it to be the meatviof
preserving them from worse com
plaints. 1 have seen the fallacy
of this observation ; I have seen
them die of the Dysentery when
tliev were covered with this e
roption.
The usual mode of treatment,
particularly- that adopted on boata
of tiie English Guinea ships, is
so puncture each vesicle as soon
as they appear and with a bolus
knife, or something of a similar
form to curry them *1! over daily,
as you Would a horse, until the
skin is taken off from the vesicles
and tiie blood follows the opera,
tion..—They afterwards rub into
the affected parts a composition
of rum and lime juice thickened
with gun-powder, which, if used
at the commencement of the dis
ease, usually effects a complete
cute, in ten or twelve days.
As this was a vtry painful as
Well as unpleasant operation, 1
advised the tt ial of other reme
dies ; accordingly, several v/etc
treated with a solution of the Mu
riate of Mercut y in Alcohol ; some
with Sulphur internally and ex
ternally ; some with a solution
of the Carbonate of Pot-Ash j
some with Mercurial ointment,
white precipitate, Sic. hut with
out deriving any permanent ef
fect. Ihe gunipowder mixture
was then had recourse to and it
jievey failed.
Courier.
We are informed that the
Furnace in the Kenflalaer
Glafs'Houle, nearthis city, is
completed, and that tbe pro
prietor of the cdablifhment
contemplate the immediate e
icction of a second one. We
presume that this GUIs- Houle,
when in full operation, toge
ther with the Hamilton Glals-
House, v'lil ;n a short time
nianniatture as much Window
Glass as the consumption
of the Rate will require. The
proprietors also contemplate
the oftabiifhment of a Crown
Giais.lJoufe, and have taken
meafurcs to procure from Eu
rope a let of the bell workmen,
whole arrival is expected next
Spring. It is a fubjett of pub
lic congratulation to witnels
iuch efforts of private enter
prize, w hich cannot fail of be
ing productive of great pub
lic good ; and we fincerly hope
that the proprietors will be re
warded with ail the advanta
ges which their fird'ibus under
ukinjr 1 Wiily merits.
Albany Register,
Foreign Intelligence,
Received at Charleston by the
Ship l.oTsr, captain Moon,
from Livtß'Pooi.
LONDON, Octoher 10.
A Russian squadron of four
sail of the, line, three frisates,
and a sloop, arrived at. Poms
rnouth yesterday, to take in provi
sions. It is bound to the Medi
terranean, and has about 4000
troops on boai and.
Ociober 13.
With respect to the attack on
Boulogne, we understand that 40
large boats went in on Wednes
day twenty then proceeded ns
near the shore as they could, and
threw in the lockets ; tiie olhtr
20 supplied them as they were
i exhausted. ‘I he enemy were tak
j en so unaware), that it wav come
! time before they manned the
I .shore battelies. Their fire did
1
not begin till long after our boats
had letired. of the rock
ets fell on the ships, but did not
do much damage. Some of the
booses in the town were set on
lire, thi3 was not intended by
those who conducted tire expedi
tion—-bet the boats are said to
have stood teo close in, and did
not take that circumstance into
the account, but gave the same
elevation to rockets, which was
calculated to produce effect at a
greater distance. Hence less in
jury was done to the shipping
than to die town ; but the attempt
has snfficientlv shewn, that great
success Is likely to attend the ex
periment, whenever it shall be
renew ed upon an ex'cusive stale.
October 14.
The accounts from Italy,
though rather confused, lead us
to hope, that the kingdom of Na
ples may yet be restored to its
lawful sovereign. It is stated, that
the French have abandoned, for
the present the idea of conquering
Calabria,und that their ai-mv is to
fall back to Naples ;but if the war
in tire North of Europe should
commence, the Freocn will find
it almost impossible to maintain
themselves in aitv part of Naples,
because it must be recollected,
that tire English and Russians
have now a large disposable
force in the Mediterranean,
which, of course, vvili be actively
employed against die French in
Naples. It is indeed, asserted
in some of the letters, that the
Russians have actually landed m
Calabria. The Austrian troops
are assembling on their Iron iers
lor the purpose, as it is said, of
preserving a strict neutrality ;
and the ‘Hamburgh pap r states,
that a convention has been con
cluded between Austria and
France, in consequence cf which
the tiuops cd tbe former are to
retire behind the kins, and those
ol the latter behind the Lech,
ft is not very likely that Austria
would bind herself by an agree
ment, from w inch she could de
rive no possible advantage, and
which lOuld operate ooly iu favour
of the French;
Lord Lauderdale, as we stated
last night, arijved yesterday in
town. He went immediately on
his arrival to Lord liovviek’s of
fice, aid a council took piace soon
alter, which was attended by
most of the Cabinet IvTintsieis.
1 he Noble Lurd quieted Fans
on Thursday, ana sJIuC at
Chandiyv ihe circumstances
that preceded his Lordship’s de
parture from the French capital
are particularly entitled .0 notice.
As soon as Lora Lauderdale
found that the French ruler had
gone to join hts army, his
.Lordsinp considered ati negocia
tion as u.i minatcd, and immedt
iy demanded passports, 1 Trough
passports were not refused, they
were not immediately grained,
aucl it seemed evident Unu was
the intention to amuse Lord Lau
derdale, if possible, wivti a mock
ery oi further intercourse tn “tiie
subject of his mission, in oieicr
10 Blve8 lve Bouapauc tm opportunity
ot s.liking u decisive s;i okc at
once against Tiu.sia, or 10 tu
auaie t. c iattci 111.0 ignominious
concession* under a pci suasion
that the CfgcelatibiA wit), t.
line! were s'ill in train. ?
tifice nvgh< prtlmps have > ,- r ‘
< and Prussia, and it had r .ot
fea’.ed by the protr.pt sag ;c ... *’
our adiyiiiiisfAtion, v.i, u
diately detei mined to r, n i* v \
most vigorous operatior-c !
I ‘-ri • sr,^ln-J
the enemy . 1 tie importam
peditions which weie j n r , r '’
ness, were iristanriy order-,! u
sail ; and, to give em p !
to the French troops c n :| lf . c
and spread alarm through th’
coutury, the new, co:ii ( )i, st iy|
preparations invented by M r
Congreve, and which were 4 | SO
ready, were iminedia.dy carried
into effect;
T his answered llv? double pir.
pose of convincing the French
mler, that we were lint to
duped so easily as he supposed,
and of preventing so many vvyij,
iiom bending their course lo at
sistin the attack on Prussia
would most probably have been
employed on that object. Ihe
experiment fully answered the
intended purpose, and excited
the warmest apprehension. There
were about seven thousand intD
at Boulogne. The result of the
experiment plainly demonstiatcd,
that these inflammable at rows,n
they arc called, can with ctr.
tainty he thrown to a distanceu
two miles and a haft, and tits
they may produce the tram dt
struccivc effect on the vcsii
that lie in Boulogne harbour,
fjut the effect was also very tri
dent in the treatment of Mr,
Ifoss, who was not permitted to
land with his dispatches at Ibt
logne, notwithstanding ah hi,
attempts for that purpose. II;
then went Hr Calais, where h;
was permitted to land, and wai
conveyed in a close cariiage 11
Boulogne. The pdopte were ft
of indignation against him 05
account of the recent injur
which their town had sufLrti
He was confmtd in a gtiaid-roos
at the back of Admiral Lacroski
house, the whole of T hursdlj,
and then peimitted to proceedu
Lord Laudeidale. \\ lien Lot
Lauderdale airived at houlogm
he had some explanation with .ht
commandant in that p..;ce, aud
after much discussion, aid 1
solemn promise thathis Loiuiiuj
would not hold any intercoursn
with any body hat iiii own p ->■
file, h c was lodged for th d ‘ va;, ‘*
; t Satuiday, in a hotel surrouT
ed with guards for whose atanf
ance, See. he was obliged to P 4 .'’’
lhe people, on his way to wt
shore in order to enibaix, tt’
hibited strong marks ol disf!>
sure in their countenances,l>utd*
not proceed to any direct injuli.
Lord Lauderdale on h'S i**l
from Paris, was witne3>i 0!
the wretched state of the con
scripts, who where literally drag
ged in. chains, iike felons, to jo a
armies, under a mil!-,;!) escoßj
T hey went in considerable bo*
dies and displayed the utmost
ma tks of dejection and misers-
Mr. Scott was previously sentof
to inform the British governing
that hisfordship was on.hisj'J’
ney ; but Mr. Scott was pui &
det an ftrrestat Montreuil, fli ”
kept in that situation till
Lauderdale arrived. 11 :s
ship was then conducted k"’
troop of horse to Boulogne, 0
an >j£cer was placed in Mwan
carriage with htm- He slept '
Boulogne on Saturday, and 01
the following morning ii:s d /0!i; ’
ship and b's suite w<_re
tfeiough a double file of soldit”
to the boats in which they “ ;!-
t 0 be conveyed to tr>c b , " ii
‘‘‘gate, then in waiting‘ orlh>
October lo
The differences which l >3 j
tunately subsisteef betvree- w
country and Prussia, m a y 1
be considered as complete 1 ) *
justed. An Order of Coubo 1
been issued, to lot bid the f
tute ol Prussian vessels; l 0 l li ‘
vent the detention of vessel’
der the Knyphausen iisg, t% 'f
under circumstances of susp'-j
It is generally known t‘“*‘
last proposition made 0,1
prre of Fiusbia to Trance
that the French troops t* v f
evacuate Germany, u _,
j-rar.ee should nut °PP 03 ”