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The Berbice Royal Gazette AND NEW AMSTERDAM ADVERTISERS- Anno 1824. SATURDAY, MAY 8 V, BH Number 1455 $?ouSt, SerWr, 29th April, 1824. V VIS Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to appoint Charles Kyte, Esquire, to be Acting Deputy Vendue Master, in the room of Charles Matheson, Esquire* resigned. By Command, W. M. MORRIS', Gtv. Sec. ivcccfW t&cnerar*} (®f&'rr, Berbice, 3d May, 1824. NOTICE ripiTE Names of such Estates and Individuals, as jg|jjL < "*■ have not paid their Taxes, and arrears of Tax- r^Khinh were payable in. all last month, Kill be inserted in the CrajBfpwiq'WednestRiti ffic J2*A instar^. agreeably to the Order in fiemnUt, dated \st November, 1822. J. LYOXS NIXON, Rec. 6en. (Colonial ^erretar^s 0(ua. "VrOTICE is hereby given, that the following persons in- tendleavin^pTiis Colony: Mary Hughes in 14 days or 6 weeks, from March. 20. Alexander Murrdfy in \iclays or ft weeksfrom Mat-ch 27. John Gibson, in 14 days or 6 weeks, from March 31. . Japheth Levelt^. ideni idem idem. The Hon, GcorgcWunro in 14 days from April 14. The Hon. Wm. Kewley, and servant named John Dak, from April 14. Louisa Bugan with the br'g Hoop. Andrew Melville and one servarlt in 14 days er 6 weeksfrom April 17. John Tapin and 3 servants, named Anthony, John, andJean- tiett. from April 21. John Fraeer, of Plantation Uuiert. in 14 days,\1 th April. James Kirkwood from April'24. Sarah.F. Cumberbatch, child, ffi ^ servants named Maty Ann and Letitia, from April2i. Charlotte Payne, do. Henrietta Enderman, do. . Daggin in H days »r 6 m April 21. H" xiatz, ATrs. ang 2 servants in 14 days dr 6 Weeks frbm April 28. Johanna Westford, do. de. do. Jantes Hallo, in 14 days or 6 weeks, from May 1. Richard Atkidson in 14 days or 6 weeks from May 5. JAMES INNES, Colonial Secretary. A T the Commissary Cenrt to Ve held on Monday the 14th of June, 1824, the fallowing Transports and Mortgages ivill be Passed;By Z. van Le'evwc.n and F. A. Spangenberg q.q. the. estate of Dirk van der Horst, dec, Transport to the free women Theresia, Santje, and Jannetje, part of Lot No. 22, in Neto Amsterdam. By the Deliberating Executors of Susanna Blair, dec. Trans- port to Keil Luyken, a part <f the southern haf of Lot No. 22, New Amsterdam containing roods in depth, together with the buildings thereon. By F. A. Spangenbcrg, q q. the estate J. C. W. Gallez, dec Transport of Plantation Planters's Lust, on the Weft bank of Cauje, with the cilltiuat.iOn and further appurtenances thereto be- longing,, unto B. Hockey and C. F. Gercbe. By the Orphan Chamber, as having the care and adrriinistra- fion of the Estate of the free Negro Trim. Transport of ft roods Land, part of Lot No. 19 New Amsterdam, between the middle road and back dam. with all the. erections and buildings, to Ge- orge and Mavy Fairbairn, minor children of the black woman Charmion. By Charles Matheson, Trarisfldrt of part of the North front quarter of Lot No. 16 New Amsterdam, 8 roods iu depth, and of the ordinary breadth of a haf lot. JAMES INNES, Colonial Sec. Berbice, Sth May, 1S24. ------------- ---------------------------- .------------ ; , , , ... I,- , , r, ...... THE UNDERSIGNED fftEGS leave to announce,That he may be Consulted on Law J and Judicial Matters, at the house ori. Lot No. 21, lately occupied by Dr. Wm. Je ffery. Office hours from 10 4. m. till 3 p. M. Sundays and Holidays excepted. v J. G. CLQOTde NIEUWERKERK. May 5. TENDERS TJ/TLL be received by the undersigned, at the Store tf Messrs. FuUarton McDonald 8>' Co for furnishing 6000 cubic feet BULLET-TREE TIMBER, in pieces of a given length, and rough squared to dimensions, ds per specification to be seen at the above store. The whole of the wood must be delivered at the stelliug nf Plantation Balthayock, opposite Town, within 3 months from date, JAS. CULLY, q.q. James Blair, Berbice, 1st May 1S24. i ADVERTISEMENT. JJMTE subscriber offers for Sale, a consignment of very fins CORN MEA L in puncheons, and Carolina RICE in tier- ces and half tierces, very reasonable, for cash. CHARLES KYTE. May 1. Mr. C. MATHESON. TFTATING resigned the situation of Acting Deputy Vendue A--*- Masterrequests all those who are indebted to him, in Ms above capacity, to make as early payments as possible, to en- able him to bring his late Concern to a speedy close. May I. i ADVERTISEMENT. HfMlE Vendue Office will, in future, be kept on the subscri- ber's Premises Let Vo. ll, New Amsterdam, behind the Custom House, where a large and commtdieus Sales Room Is preparing. All communications for the present will be receiv- ed at the store of Wm. Campbell, Esq., ar Messrs. Mclnroy, Semple Sf Co. CHAS. KYTE, A. D. V. M. 1st May. On Thursday the 13th May 1524, TXjTILL be sold by order of John Brown Sf Co., their remain- ' ~ ing stock of GOODS, witnfiid reserve, at 3 months cre- dit, consisting of Madira wine i; quarter casks and bottles, Port, old hock, burgundy, claret, bin de grave, nerth, and other choice old wines, gin in cases, bisquits in tin boxes, tea, a large assortment of gentlemen's clothing, boots, shoes, Irish linens, shieting, platillas, brifanias, furniture and common check, mus- lins, ginghams, diaper, huckaback, Jean, dimity, yellow $ white and yellow nankeen, white and blue silemporcs, bandanas, saddles and bridles, head collars, curry koi ibs, brushes, bedsteads with matrasses, pitlows and curtains co nplete,, vase lamps, salt in barrels, beef in half do., swing glass s. gun powder and shot, sta- tionary, bed thick, flannel, negro cl ithing and pipes, tea kettles, frying pans, grid irons, vinegar, fish sauce, sago, capers, white green, blue, red and black paints, Vexitsfo.ot, point, sperm, arid engine oil, pease, barly, anda variety of other articles. Also at the same time and place, <y order of Isaac Farley, es- quire, ail excellent saddle Horse, at I a very fine Poney 4 years old. ' CHAS. KYTE, A.fr. V.M. The sale tiill commente at elei erl o'clock precisely. O/t Friday the 21s May. 1S24, ! T.JJTLL be sold at the Vendue O fee,, by order (if G. Schwarts r and F. A. Spangenberg. iflliberatiiig Executors to the estate of the late Peter Mathews, 5 single Negroes, Wearing ap- parel, && ; By order of cr. 'if. lialffi ant. MADaty.. Fsceeuitrr.-ftr <t»- fate of the late W. N. Richards, bundry articles of household furniture, plate, an excellent saddle .and draft horse, a house si- tuated on Lot No. 7. adjoining the premises of H. Sneepcl. Bq order of Wm. Hcncry, Executor to the Estate of the late A Kerschner household furniture, house and land on the front dam No. 19. New Amsterdam, with all the convcniencesnecessa- ry for carrying on the trade of a Baker on an extensive scale, also the Negro Jim. a complete baker. Ry order of If. B. Inglis, the coffee plantation Prtris Willem r in Ganje, asformerly advertized. By the Vendue Master in commission, 2 single itegiomen, na- med Tamba and Tom, a consignment of stationary, arid about 200 valumee of books, works of established merits, handsomely bound, catalogue to be seen at the Vendue Office, fyc. Termsand 1 conditions will be made known at the day of sale, or on application to this Office. The sale will commence at eleven o'clock. CHARLES KYTE, A. D. V. Mf r - Ou Monday the 24/7?. May 1824, J/FfILL be Sold at Canjc Ferry, by order ofJames Rich, Esqi '' 140 head of CATTLE, and SO SHEEP. Termsand conditions will, be made known at the day of sale. The sale will commence at eleven o'clock precisely, CHARLES KYTE, A. D. V. M. 1 i laetnemgl We copy the following from the Demerary Pa- pers, cn the late conduct of the Rev. Austin: (Ifi oni the Gaiana Chronicle.) ( TO THE PEW-HOLDERS OF ST. GEORGES CHURCH. My Friends and Fellois-Gitizens^ The conduct of your Pastor ha3 been of so cri- minal a nature, that I cannot refrain from bringing some parts of it und.tr your most serious conside- rationwhile I point out to you the jeopardy in which, by implication, you will place your onn characters by attending St. Georges Church, while it is polluttcd willi his presence. The popularity which he had acquired amongst you, has, I am per- : feclly aware, rendered your feelings of sorrow and regret for his wickedness, more acute than if you had been accustomed, from Ids first idtroduction, to regard him with indifference. IJis attention to the duties of his station, was exemplary at the commencement of his Ministry, and at once secur- ed your esteem and regard. I shall not, there- fore, add to the bitterness of your disappointment, by unnecessary asperity of expression ;my lan- ( guage shall be that of truthand 1 wiil exercise the most temperate discietion in exposing the de- > generacy of this arch-hypocrite, who has suddenly, i and most completely, fallen from the high pre-emi- nence which, but a few months ago, he occupied < and which he can never, never regain. . The gates of hell are open night and dayMA Smooth the descent, and easy is the way ; But to return, and view the Cheerful skiesWfe f.. In this the task and mighty labour lies.His ignominy 13 great; and I have a fearful lislSL of crimes on which to question him : FirstlyAs to wicked and deliberate lies. SecondlyAs to the * * * * ... ThirdlyOn something which assimilates to perjury. < FourthlyOn defamation.FifthlyOn circumstances touching the seduce tion of a virtuousTemale, who had flown to reli- gion for consolation, under the afflicting dispensa- tion of Providence in depriving her of a beloved , - husband. a The first item in this account^ is interwoven and intimately connected with the second. 1 asserted in my last, that Mr. Austin had told a deliberate lid ' to his friend, respecting bis correspondence withJ^ the Missionaries. The gentleman to whom Ire- ferred, has, I understand, admitted to its fullest cx<? \ tent all that I then brought forward. Mr. Austin is, therefore, a convicted liar on this score. In* deed, was I to write on this subject in every pub- . lication of the Chronicle, I think that I could pro-^ duce, on each occasion, a fresh lie from his lipsso exuberant is the stock. Secondly* * * * * Has he not engaged the affections of spotless inno- cence and purity, only to deceive, to betray, and to desert; nay, he has doubtless done merefor abrUach of all thr-t ii sacred and moral in society, or holy in religion, calculated to entail endless misery on the devoted head of its ' victimand to blight the hopes and prospects of , her, whose unsuspecting confidence looked for 1 peace, happiness, and comfort,from the wretch who has destroyed them all ? / My third consideration, refers to the crime of perjury. God forbid that I should charge any per- son with so heinous an offence ; but I cannot, iut my speculations, resist the desire which I feel to % look into some parts of Mr. Austins conduct, which employed as ajudge, and under oath as witness. In the Board of Evidence, of which he wa.s a member, we have his recorded declaration that the criminality of Smith was so clearly appa- rent, that it was necessary to send him before the General Court-Martial for trial. Now, mark his conduct when called before that Court as a witness*^' He swore, in the first instance, that he had heard nothing from the negroes which could attach guilt a to Smith IOil his cross-examination, however, * after much reluctance, he deposed that u it had oc* curred to him that, as member of the Board of Evi- $ deuce, something injurious to that mans character » had been stated.Now, Readers, permit me to A ask you if this was prfevarication-or perversity-*- or inconsistency-or perjury ? You will answer, x I think, neither-but a compound of them all! I come now to the consideration of defamation : rf and will ask the opinion of any one in the commu-^ nity, (excepting Mr. William Arrindell) as to the chaiactor of Mr. Austins Leiter to the Missionary^ Society ? It is not only scandahim magnatum, butv it embodies in its few lines, which have been pub-® lished, all that is despised by good men-all that f t is proscribed by that holy religion, which the wri-;; > ter pretends to preach-all that is infamous, itifa- , mous-and what would scarcely find toleration in Hell itself. And now I come to inquire of my reverend'^ friend, whether he has any recollection of the pcr-% son of an interesting female of colour, who sornft \ time ago arrived herefrom Berbicc, where she had' the misfortune to be deprived by death of her law- ful husband ? She had youth, some personal at-ytractions, and a few literary advantages over her class of society, to recommend her. The parsonv •< age was at that time the nightly rendezvous of com | loured females, who assembled there for the allege I cd purpose of singing hymns, or of being taught to J

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The Berbice Royal GazetteAND NEW AMSTERDAM ADVERTISERS-

Anno 1824. SATURDAY, MAY 8 V, BH Number 1455

$?ouSt, SerWr, 29th April, 1824.

V VIS Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to appoint Charles Kyte, Esquire, to be Acting Deputy

Vendue Master, in the room of Charles Matheson, Esquire* resigned.

By Command,W. M. MORRIS', Gtv. Sec.

ivcccfW t&cnerar*} (®f&'rr,Berbice, 3d May, 1824.

NOTICE ripiTE Names of such Estates and Individuals, as jg|jjL < "*■ have not paid their Taxes, and arrears of Tax-

r^Khinh were payable in. all last month, Kill be inserted in the CrajBfpwiq'WednestRiti ffic J2*A instar^. agreeably to the Order in fiemnUt, dated \st November, 1822.

J. LYOXS NIXON, Rec. 6en.

(Colonial ^erretar^’s 0(ua."VrOTICE is hereby given, that the following persons in-

tendleavin^pTiis Colony: —Mary Hughes in 14 days or 6 weeks, from March. 20. Alexander Murrdfy in \iclays or ft weeks from Mat-ch 27. John Gibson, in 14 days or 6 weeks, from March 31. . Japheth Level t^. ideni idem idem.The Hon, GcorgcWunro in 14 days from April 14.The Hon. Wm. Kewley, and servant named John Dak, from

April 14.Louisa Bugan with the br'g Hoop.Andrew Melville and one servarlt in 14 days er 6 weeks—from

April 17.John Tapin and 3 servants, named Anthony, John, andJean-

tiett. from April 21.John Fraeer, of Plantation Uuiert. in 14 days,—\1 th April. James Kirkwood from April'24.Sarah.F. Cumberbatch, child, ffi ^ servants named Maty Ann

and Letitia, from April2i.Charlotte Payne, do. Henrietta Enderman, do. .

Daggin in H days »r 6 m April 21.H" xiatz, ATrs. ang 2 servants in 14 days dr 6 Weeks

frbm April 28.Johanna West ford, do. de. do.J antes Hallo, in 14 days or 6 weeks, from May 1.Richard Atkidson in 14 days or 6 weeks from May 5.

JAMES INNES, Colonial Secretary.

A T the Commissary Cenrt to Ve held on Monday the 14th of June, 1824, the fallowing Transports and Mortgages

ivill be Passed;—By Z. van Le'evwc.n and F. A. Spangenberg q.q. the. estate of

Dirk van der Horst, dec, Transport to the free women Theresia, Santje, and Jannetje, part of Lot No. 22, in Neto Amsterdam.

By the Deliberating Executors of Susanna Blair, dec. Trans­port to Keil Luyken, a part <f the southern haf of Lot No. 22, New Amsterdam containing roods in depth, together with the buildings thereon.

By F. A. Spangenbcrg, q q. the estate J. C. W. Gallez, dec Transport of Plantation Planters's Lust, on the Weft bank of Cauje, with the cilltiuat.iOn and further appurtenances thereto be­longing,, unto B. Hockey and C. F. Gercbe.

By the Orphan Chamber, as having the care and adrriinistra- fion of the Estate of the free Negro Trim. Transport of ft roods Land, part of Lot No. 19 New Amsterdam, between the middle road and back dam. with all the. erections and buildings, to Ge­orge and Mavy Fairbairn, minor children of the black woman Charmion.

By Charles Matheson, Trarisfldrt of part of the North front quarter of Lot No. 16 New Amsterdam, 8 roods iu depth, and of the ordinary breadth of a haf lot.

JAMES INNES, Colonial Sec. Berbice, Sth May, 1S24.------------- ----------------------------.------------ ; ■ , , , ... I,- , , r, ......

THE UNDERSIGNEDfftEGS leave to announce,— That he may be Consulted on Law J and Judicial Matters, at the house ori. Lot No. 21, lately occupied by Dr. Wm. Je ffery.

Office hours from 10 4. m. till 3 p. M. Sundays and Holidays excepted. v

J. G. CLQOTde NIEUWERKERK. May 5.

TENDERSTJ/TLL be received by the undersigned, at the Store tf Messrs.

FuUarton McDonald 8>' Co for furnishing 6000 cubic feet BULLET-TREE TIMBER, in pieces of a given length, and rough squared to dimensions, ds per specification to be seen at the above store. The whole of the wood must be delivered at the stelliug nf Plantation Balthayock, opposite Town, within 3 months from date,

JAS. CULLY, q.q. James Blair, Berbice, 1st May 1S24. i

ADVERTISEMENT.JJMTE subscriber offers for Sale, a consignment of very fins

CORN ME A L in puncheons, and Carolina RICE in tier­ces and half tierces, very reasonable, for cash.

CHARLES KYTE. May 1.

Mr. C. MATHESON.TFTATING resigned the situation of Acting Deputy Vendue

A--*- Master—requests all those who are indebted to him, in Ms above capacity, to make as early payments as possible, to en­able him to bring his late Concern to a speedy close.

May I. i

ADVERTISEMENT.HfMlE Vendue Office will, in future, be kept on the subscri-

■ ber's Premises Let Vo. ll, New Amsterdam, behind the Custom House, where a large and commtdieus Sales Room Is preparing. All communications for the present will be receiv­ed at the store of Wm. Campbell, Esq., ar Messrs. Mclnroy, Semple Sf Co.

CHAS. KYTE, A. D. V. M.1st May.

On Thursday the 13th May 1524, TXjTILL be sold by order of John Brown Sf Co., their remain- ' ~ ing stock of GOODS, witnfiid reserve, at 3 months cre­

dit, consisting of —Madira wine i; quarter casks and bottles, Port, old hock, burgundy, claret, bin de grave, nerth, and other choice old wines, gin in cases, bisquits in tin boxes, tea, a large assortment of gentlemen's clothing, boots, shoes, Irish linens, shieting, platillas, brifanias, furniture and common check, mus­lins, ginghams, diaper, huckaback, Jean, dimity, yellow $ white and yellow nankeen, white and blue silemporcs, bandanas, saddles and bridles, head collars, curry koi ibs, brushes, bedsteads with matrasses, pitlows and curtains co nplete,, vase lamps, salt in barrels, beef in half do., swing glass s. gun powder and shot, sta­tionary, bed thick, flannel, negro cl ithing and pipes, tea kettles, frying pans, grid irons, vinegar, fish sauce, sago, capers, white green, blue, red and black paints, Vexitsfo.ot, point, sperm, arid engine oil, pease, barly, anda variety of other articles.

Also at the same time and place, <y order of Isaac Farley, es­quire, ail excellent saddle Horse, at I a very fine Poney 4 years old.

' • CHAS. KYTE, A.fr. V.M.The sale tiill commente at elei erl o'clock precisely.

O/t Friday the 21s May. 1S24,! T.JJTLL be sold at the Vendue O fee,, by order (if G. Schwarts

“ r and F. A. Spangenberg. iflliberatiiig Executors to the estate of the late Peter Mathews, 5 single Negroes, Wearing ap­parel, &&

; By order of cr. 'if. lialffi ant. MADaty.. Fsceeuitrr.-ftr <t»- fate of the late W. N. Richards, bundry articles of household furniture, plate, an excellent saddle .and draft horse, a house si­tuated on Lot No. 7. adjoining the premises of H. Sneepcl.

Bq order of Wm. Hcncry, Executor to the Estate of the late A Kerschner household furniture, house and land on the front dam No. 19. New Amsterdam, with all the convcniencesnecessa- ry for carrying on the trade of a Baker on an extensive scale, also the Negro Jim. a complete baker.

Ry order of If. B. Inglis, the coffee plantation Prtris Willem r in Ganje, as formerly advertized.

By the Vendue Master in commission, 2 single itegiomen, na­med Tamba and Tom, a consignment of stationary, arid about 200 valumee of books, works of established merits, handsomely bound, catalogue to be seen at the Vendue Office, fyc. Termsand

1 conditions will be made known at the day of sale, or on application■ to this Office.

The sale will commence at eleven o'clock.CHARLES KYTE, A. D. V. Mf

r -Ou Monday the 24/7?. May 1824,

J/FfILL be Sold at Canjc Ferry, by order of James Rich, Esqi '' 140 head of CATTLE, and SO SHEEP. Termsand

conditions will, be made known at the day of sale. The sale will commence at eleven o'clock precisely,

CHARLES KYTE, A. D. V. M.

1i laetnemgl

We copy the following from the Demerary Pa­pers, cn the late conduct of the Rev. Austin:

(Ifi oni the Gaiana Chronicle.)( TO THE PEW-HOLDERS OF ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH.

■ My Friends and Fellois-Gitizens^The conduct of your Pastor ha3 been of so cri­

minal a nature, that I cannot refrain from bringing some parts of it und.tr your most serious conside­ration—while I point out to you the jeopardy in which, by implication, you will place your onn characters by attending St. George’s Church, while it is polluttcd willi his presence. The popularity which he had acquired amongst you, has, I am per-

: feclly aware, rendered your feelings of sorrow and regret for his wickedness, more acute than if you had been accustomed, from Ids first idtroduction, to regard him with indifference. IJis attention to the duties of his station, was exemplary at the commencement of his Ministry, and at once secur­ed your esteem and regard. I shall not, there­fore, add to the bitterness of your disappointment, by unnecessary asperity of expression ;—my lan-

( guage shall be that of truth—and 1 wiil exercise the most temperate discietion in exposing the de-

> generacy of this arch-hypocrite, who has suddenly, i and most completely, fallen from the high pre-emi­

nence which, but a few months ago, he occupied — < and which he can never, never regain. .

‘‘ The gates of hell are open night and day— MASmooth the descent, and easy is the way ;But to return, and view the Cheerful skies— Wfe f .. In this the task and mighty labour lies.”

His ignominy 13 great; and I have a fearful lislSL of crimes on which to question him :

Firstly—As to wicked and deliberate lies. Secondly—As to the * * * * ...Thirdly—On something which assimilates to

perjury. <Fourthly—On defamation.■Fifthly—On circumstances touching the seduce

tion of a virtuousTemale, who had flown to reli- gion for consolation, under the afflicting dispensa­tion of Providence in depriving her of a beloved , - husband. a

The first item in this account^ is interwoven and intimately connected with the second. 1 asserted in my last, that Mr. Austin had told a deliberate lid ' to his friend, respecting bis correspondence withJ^ the Missionaries. The gentleman to whom Ire- ’ ferred, has, I understand, admitted to its fullest cx<? \ tent all that I then brought forward. Mr. Austin • is, therefore, a convicted liar on this score. In* deed, was I to write on this subject in every pub- . lication of the Chronicle, I think that I could pro-^ duce, on each occasion, a fresh lie from his lips— so exuberant is the stock.

Secondly— * * * * *Has he not engaged the affections of spotless inno- ■ cence and purity, only to deceive, to betray, and to desert; nay, he has doubtless done mere—for

abrUach of all thr-t ii sacred and moral in society, or holy in religion, calculated to entail endless misery on the devoted head of its ' victim—and to blight the hopes and prospects of , her, whose unsuspecting confidence looked for 1 peace, happiness, and comfort,from the wretch who has destroyed them all ? /

My third consideration, refers to the crime of perjury. God forbid that I should charge any per­son with so heinous an offence ; but I cannot, iut my speculations, resist the desire which I feel to % look into some parts of Mr. Austin’s conduct, which employed as ajudge, and under oath as witness. In the Board of Evidence, of which he ’ wa.s a member, we have his recorded declaration that the criminality of Smith was so clearly appa­rent, that it was necessary to send him before the General Court-Martial for trial. Now, mark his conduct when called before that Court as a witness*^' He swore, in the first instance, that he had heard ’ nothing from the negroes which could attach guilt a to Smith I—‘Oil his cross-examination, however, * after much reluctance, he deposed that u it had oc* curred to him that, as member of the Board of Evi- $ deuce, something injurious to that man’s character » had been stated.’’ Now, Readers, permit me to A ask you if this was prfevarication-—or perversity-*- or inconsistency—-or perjury ? You will answer, x I think, neither—-but a compound of them all!

I come now to the consideration of defamation : rf and will ask the opinion of any one in the commu-^ nity, (excepting Mr. William Arrindell) as to the chaiactor of Mr. Austin’s Leiter to the Missionary^ Society ? It is not only scandahim magnatum, butv it embodies in its few lines, which have been pub-® lished, all that is despised by good men-—all that f t is proscribed by that holy religion, which the wri-;; > ter pretends to preach—-all that is infamous, itifa- , mous-—and what would scarcely find toleration in Hell itself.

And now I come to inquire of my reverend'^ friend, whether he has any recollection of the pcr-% son of an interesting female of colour, who sornft \ time ago arrived herefrom Berbicc, where she had' the misfortune to be deprived by death of her law­ful husband ? She had youth, some personal at-y’ tractions, and a few literary advantages over her class of society, to recommend her. The parsonv •< age was at that time the nightly rendezvous of com | loured females, who assembled there for the allege I cd purpose of singing hymns, or of being taught to J

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Tty White 28 opal (£a$ctte.

i£tje 'mtnce nopal (©alette. »'

NEfK AMSTERDAM:

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1824.

• Nite, Blythe, London. Aimwell, Edwards, Liverpool.

By the arrival af the Second March Mail, w e have receiv­ed London Papers to the 25th of th^t month—but chiefly filled with Parliamentary debates.

Mr. Hume renewed his efforts to procure the abolition of military flogging. The motion was opposed with much abi­lity by Sir H. Vivian, who'asserted (while he lamented the fact) that flogging was indispensable to ifie discipline of the army. Mr. Hume’s mutio&.-pvas rejected by a majority of 127 to 47. . - 3n. .-.*}{ ■.

The sesssion of the Frer.ch Chambers, has commenced for­mally. The most prominent topic of the King’s Speech is, as might be expected, the successful termination of the Spa­nish war, w Inch his Majesty does not blush to style “the most jtfst, as well as themiost generous of enterprises. The Speech goes on to pTomi-e that the army shall he withdrawn from Spain, when its presence “ is no longer necessary to secure the internal peace of that country.” The King be­gins his observations upon the interrtal condition of the coun­try, and the domestic policy of the Government, with a reci­tal of • the monarchical principle,’ and several compliments to himself. The long enjoyment of general peace is held put as probable. I

: future out-goings and in-comings. Having solemn y averred that the effusion of blood, at a late lament­able crisis, was arrested, solely, through the in­strumentality of the said- Missionary’s pious and loyal discourses; and that, in return for such sig­nal manifestations of hispSefuiness, the very per­sons whom he had been Hie mehris of saving, were, with an unparalleled spirit of diabolism, seeking that man’s life,—having^-we say^ averred this, and not having recanted the declaration, he mu>t suf­fer himself to be Stigmatized as the treacherous deviser of the most malreious misrepresentation that was ever concentrated into so small a space, for the basesbpurpose tfi-at:can sway the hitman mind.

We have reverted to-this painful subject for two reasons: — first, because Mr. Austin’s heart, whe? tlier light or hard, is, at all events, impenetrable to salutary counseland, secondly, because we have understood that this Community, justly in- I dignant at the defamatory nature and.tendency of his writings, &c. are about to petition the Execu­tive Government to interpose its authority to pro­hibit him from preaching again in this Colony.

Whether the Petition shall be granted or not, there can be no doubt,- at any rale, that the mighty torrent of public opinion-is firmly set against this man. as an abettor of the desjgnS of an unprinci­pled Faction.; and,mnletfs a redaction-takes place, wljiph is scarcely to hg^ipee.tcd., be must preach to empty walls, or at least to certain other classes of the Community. Ills vocation, as a Clergyman in Demerary, is virtually pnd essentially annihilat­ed. The situation being thus a nullity, its emolu­ments should cease.

We have confined odrselves to strictures upon public actsalone—to.statements in printed records of general circulation ;—and, although it is contra­ry to our avowed principles to hunt out and insert tales of scandal, in private life, a Clergyman, si­tuated as Mr. Austin now is* need wot lay the flat­tering unction to bis sotilj that, because a News­paper may be silent, tie shall escape a thorough overhauling, in that respect, by all Classes of this community—if but one lithe of what is reported to us of liis private character be true, we must say lie isa very unfit person indeed to exercise a holy cal­ling. A Minister’s conduct should, like Cxsar’s wife, be not only guiltless, but above the suspicion of guilt. Once Ibst, Or'evcn generally impugned, his pulpit exhortations 'are received as tinkling brass or a sounding cymbal* if, indeed, they are not real­ly Sneered at for their hy pocrisy. Talk of the im­morality of Sectarian Missionaries forsooth ! — pshaw !—they were known from the beginning as men of mere fleshly claji; aftd considered accord­ingly. It was reserved'to the present day to quote : an allegory from SpENCtii, in this country, with reference to a person who is no Sectarist, though the warm advocate of Sectarian mission^:—

• '■ “Hypocrite.”,* “ At length they chance’t temeet upon the way I

An aged sire, in long black weedsyclad.His feet all bare, his beard all hoary graie,

A nd b v his belt his book he hanging had > ISober he seemed, and very sagely sad,

And to the ground his eyes were lowly bent, ISimple in shewe. and j'oid of malice bad, *

- And all the way hc’furayed as be went,i And often knockt his breast, as one that did repent.”

. * _Arrived at Portsmouth his Majesty’s sl ip Glo«

cester. 74 gun * Commodore Sii Edward Owen, K. C. B. Ca tain Lillicrap, C. B., from Jamaica, last from the Havannah, which latter port she left on ■ the8'h February, and brings home a freight of about GOO,000 dollars, and a small quantity of cochineal. She has had a tempestuous passage. No late intelligence had reached Cuba from the Spanish Main. The Castle of Ulloa (near Vera Cruz)still held out, at the latest period. The is­lands of the West Indies were universally healthy and quiet.

Another Order in Council extends the prohibi­tion of a former Order against the exportation of gunnowder, Saltpetre, and fire-arms, to the coast of Africa, for six months longer.

The Lords of the Admiralty have obtained the • King’s perm’ssioii to grant to the ebrps of Royal Marines a similar indulgence to that which was last year granted to. the Artillery, viz. t» allow a ■certain numbet of Field Officers ai d Captains to sell their Commissions at the regulation price. The number is said to be limited to five Lieutenant Colonels, four Majors, and eight Captains, the Of­ficers not to be of less than 20 years’ standing in ' . the service. (This restriction, indeed^ is quite- unnecessary, as even the sfenior Lieutenants are of. 24 v ears* standing.) The applications are to be made before the Sth of April next. Promotions will take place in the corps, to fill up the vacancies occasioned by these sales. The purchasers must be officers of the army, wh® will be placed ou the Unattached List.

Letters have been received by the Thetis fri- ■ gate, from Mexico, bearing date the 31st Dec. These state the arrival there of Messrs. Harvey, Ward,and 0‘Gormrt’n, the‘English Commis‘si*nerst who were aftended by the Ministers for, Foreign ’ Relations. Don Jose Allarnam who went out of the City half a league t© meet them* Great rejoicings - took place in the evening on account of the en­trance of those Gentlemen.

Lisbon letters written by English residents, and dated the 4fh and 5th inst. allude to the horrid murder of the Marquis de Louie, one of the King’s chamberlains^ which had exerted great constefna-* tion. ! .

Letters were received from Lisbon, dated the 8th instant. It appears the packet had b.eoiy de­tained two days at the request of Count Palmo'.Ja, Several printed P/ocla mat ions had been found id the rhornihg on several of the corners of ti e streets-, inviting thepeop'eto rebel in favour of the Queen ‘ and vgainst the King. This was considered as a further explanation of the tragical death of the Marquis de Louie. The fact of these proc’anm- tions being printed, and that in a country where the freedom of the press does not exist, and where . ■ the means of printing are besides so very confined, had created a great sensation, rtnd tended to prove that the intended plot was well organised.

Malta, Jan. 20.—The Government Gazette of this day contains Proclamations by Major-General Sir M. Power, announcing the melancholy and un­expected death of Sir Thomas Maitland, and his own assumption of the Government, ad intcrem^ till his M.jestj’s pleasure shall he known.

Accounts have been recein d from Chinn, on the 27:h March, by st’rich we learn (hat the differences between the East India Company and the Chinese authorities had been adjusted, and the ships home­ward bound had taken in their loading. This ac­count is brought by the Born ‘tty and Waterloo* Company’s ships, which arrived off Portsmouth on the 26th March.

Private accounts from Tina state that the Greeks of Psora have made themselves ma*tnrs of Clazo- niene, and been successful in capturing the great caraiai) of Angora at the moment of its reaching the gates of Smyrna.

Letters have beep received from our squadron at Algiers (rra Marseilles) dated March 2, which state that the Dey had renewed his engagements with Admiral Sir Harry Nea’c, not to make Chris­tian captives, and to abide by the Treaty made with Lord Exmouth. • SirH. Neale was hr conse« quence about to return to Malta, with the Re­venge, Naiad, &c.

Colonel Frccmantle. Aide-de-Camp to the Duke ef Wellington, has been sent on a mission to Mexi­co, to mediate, it is said, between that new State and old Spain.

Two bomb vessels are ordered for commission* This indicates an attack on Algiers. The Wind< sor Castle, Ccptain Dashwood (with a broad pea» da.ut), it is said, to go on that senice.

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sing them. The widdw in question soon caugh the penetrating eye of our not loo fastidious gley gyman^ I understand---and I wi’l risk him, if sh was r^t invited'forthwith to-become a sistef it this holy conventicle <•? second-handed virtue?-- She was -her compliance was obtained, and can nA be severely cencu ed, She was certainly deep ly affected with grief for the loss orher husband-- herxdiaracter was then spotless—her mor^B wen pure-—and she possessed the most it/eslimabk jewe of her se x. She I ooked toMhe minister forqonso- latjlon in her dejection, and he smothgjl her sorrow!

■ A with4lie most sacred precepts from the Book ol Truth—-But, alasI the “ destroy^r. came”-—arid a stlrf. sad tale of sorrow closes on her history Does Mr. A tn tin remember that she became the nnhappy victim of seduction ?--.that he was ac­quainted with the fact, and, knowing it, admitted her to the sacramental table, during the petiod ol lAr guilty connexion, and but a short period pre­vious to her giving birth to a child ?

< I require information only on this subject; and, as I know that he has been very rigid in his scru­tiny as to the character of his oommunicants, let kirn give to you, his'Pew-holders, all the know­ledge which he has on this subject.

At parting, let me ask Mr. Austin, if he did not, after hri fras summoned as an evidence on the trial of Smith, hold frequent interviews with his (Smith’s) Counsel, and arrange with him the ques­tions to he asked, and the answers to be given to them, when called on --and further, if he was not catechised by Mr. Arrindellon this subject, before he went into Court ?

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Austin has volunta­rily plunged into such an extreme of guilt, that those who listen to his discourse, whether from the pulpit or not, aie tainted with the infection of his infamy. His very glance is blighting, his com-

r party is contagion, his words are lies—-he is shun­ned by good men, as a being whose presence spreads disease and death-—he is too much contaminated, not to communicate evil to those whom he ap» panaches-—and’the most depraved wretches of so*

* ciety wifi avoid him, lest, in the gratification of his treachery, he should betray them also. You. iwt sot, you cannot revisit his-church—for,. on every individual who enters it again, will be fixed amqrk of degradation ; his mot ves and his . conduct will ever be viewed with suspicion ; and he will be de­

enounced as a participator in the guilt of a man, whom the general dcfest.atibn.of the community is so great, asto find no words in all the varied lan­guages of this world, to express it. ■

Your obedient Seivant.,f ’ ' - ’ An Eiflscoi’AtiA}/.

Georgetown, 30th April,, 1824. . -.

(From the. Colonist.).The subject of domestic treason occupies all

men’s minds, and, like the swell of the sea, after the tempest hasf subsided, agitates us to and fro. We are aware that Mr. Canning thinks that the fuel of our patriotic fire ought to be stunted and, if so,that it will soon die away ; and although we are also sensibly aware of the ill consequencesthat may yet arise out of inter-colonial .discussions, on tender subjects, we cannot, under the influence of

^irrepressible feelings, where’ out- all is at stake, ^consent to remain wholly silent. — Our subject is (the Rev. Mr. Austin, wh.ose u Letter.” say our enemies, “ is more conclusive than all the evi­dence that can be raked together by dll the Planters

. of Demerary !”■We called upon Mr. Austin publicly to retract

—to abjure the vill^nous declaration attributed to him in undaunted and conclusive defence, as the Missionaries exult, of the late Smith’s innocence ; and to throw himself upon the mercy of an insult­ed community. •

He has not seen fit to take our advice, and he must, therefore, abide the consequences.. He must now consider himself in a state of moral outlawry. '—Having entangled himself in the intrigues of a distant and malevolent faction, he must submit, like the stork in the fab.lp, to suffer for the guilt of his associates. Having sacrificed good faith, pa­triotism, and an honest conscience at the shrine of

^personal a. rbitjr n, he must be content to be the object of public aversion, hatred, and contempt. Slaving vilified and abused the honor of h<s patron* and supporters, he n»u9t not wonder if he should 'be stripped of his sacerdotal vestments, and appear in the ragged and thread-baie clcak of hypocrisy. Having avowed himself the zealous friend of Mis­sionary fanaticism and religious fraud, as pra<ti*ed by the deflmct Propagandist, he niu^t make up his mind to be EJistiusled avd discredited io all his

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