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Some now went into the galley , where my breakfast was Cooking , and , seizing the saucepans , to the dismay of the cook , who hid himself , emptied the curry , stew , e & c , upon the deck , ate them , and jumped overboard with the saucepans , and swam to their boats , returning again for anything else they could get . I never in my life saw Buch a set of perfectly wild savages . Every time the ill-fated ship struck they capered about the deck , and yelled like demons , and were answered from the shore by the women ( of whom about a hundred had collected ) , and by those of the men who could not reach the vessel . They now held long and loud consultations , after one of which they cut our hawser , and I knew their diabolical intentions . They then told us that they were determined to have
both the vessel and the cargo , but that we should be allowed to leave her , and take our private property , at the same time saying , that on my paying them 1000 dollars they would get tbe vessel afloat , and respect all property . I assured them that I had no money on board , which they would not believe . One fellow now made a thrust at me with his dagger , on my trying to prevent him from breaking the cabin doors open , but , on my stepping back , and the others holding his hand , I avoided the blow . They also drew a dagger across the third mate's throat , and asked the chief mate how he should like his throat cut . The vessel up to this time ( about nine a . m . ) made no water , but they now took the sounding rod from , the carpenter , and cut the line in pieces . They now set to work
plundering in earnest , but , before commencing , one whom they called Rascbid stood upon the rail , anel called out , ' Allah Acbar ! ' The rest all responded . The cry was taken up on the beach , and , after being told by Raschid to begin , they went to work heartily . All the chests belonging to the Lascars and passengers were broken open , and the contents thrown into the boats , and any one who secured a better prize than others was set upon , and in his turn plundered . Daggers were drawn and several were wounded , and the deck in many places was dyed with blood . The deck plunder being disposed of , they now held another consultation , the purport of which was whether to kill us at once , or wait till nig ht . Our better star prevailed , and we were left till evening , and in the meantime
they would commence upon the cabin , which they had hitherto refrained from entering . I stood at the larboard door for a minute or two , trying to persuade them not to enter , as there was a woman ( the wife of a Mahomedan priest , one of the passengers ) and her children in one of the cabins , but it was of no avail . Down went doors and Venetians , and in less than five minutes every side cabin was broken open . The poor woman had to run out half naked , the brutes having taken some of her clothes off , and more than one , I hear , struck or pushed her . My cabin being locked , they knocked out a panel and entered . The chronometers were saved by being passed up through the quarter-gallery window by some of the Lascars , and also the barometer . My drawers were nearly smashed to atoms , and all my chests broken open . After the first
rush was over , I went down to try and save a few clothes , but I was too late—they had not left a rag to be seen . My books were untouched , under which I found my watch . My papers , letters , & c , were lying strewn about the deck ; money , sextant , quadrant , pistols , & c , all gone . Two small drawers had escaped their notice , in ono of which I found a ring , one rupee , one or two little mementoes of happy days , and the ship ' s papers . In tho other were somo pyjamas , towels , and pillowcases . My servant had managed to save ono shirt , throe pairs' of trousers , and two silk coats , which , with what I bad on , constituted my all . My chief and third mate only saved the clothes tbey had on . A few small articles wen ; strewn about the deck , from which I picked the most useful , and put into an old
blanket ; but a fresh gang came down anel took even this from me . One of the _soacunnie . s came in and fold me that tbey were looking for me to make ; mo fast , anel to force mo to toll where the money was . I wont out of tho cabin to ge ) on the poop , but they wero so busy plundering that no notice was taken of me , and the only show of violenco 1 met was the point , of my own spear being thrust within an inch of my face . Thoy had now hroken open tho fore ; and after hatchways , unel were handing up tho indigo chests , anel throwing them down into their bouts . The appcaruueo of the ship was totally changed ; _bra _^ s rails gone , tho front of the poop beaten in , the cabin deck covered with the stuffing of our beds and couches , which thoy hail unripped to hiok tor money . There were , T
suppose , about 250 on board , perhaps more , yelling and shouting like madmen . Affaire we're getting desperate , anel three moro large boats were bearing down for us full eif men , but , 1 hoped tbat these might make a ilivcrsion in our favour , aft we ; coulel harelly lie worse oil " , anel tho _. y could only eh ) as tbey hael promised—kill us . I _therefore ; bedel a consultation with tho chief mate , mid wn ciww to l . \\ o , conclusion that it , was useless our staying on _heiard to bekiih ; d , as by getting to M uscat we ; could perhaps obtain assistance ; , anel in all probability save ' the ; ship anil great part e > l the eurgo . I therefore went to the head sheik , and bi'gged him to allow us to leave with our longboat , anel cutter ( the ; gig they stole etarly in tho day ) , anil te > oreler his _pceiplo not to molest us while wo were ; at work . After a king
palaver lie consented , anel wet prepared to get our boat out , when a boat canie alongside from the throe ; boats before ; - montioncd , anil I offered the iiite ,-e > dn 100 _ilolliirs to lake ; _ns to Muscat , where she was bound . The ; woman anel children and somo of tho crew woro put into tho cutter , nnd sent off to the buggalows , and returned and took somo more men and some ; provisions , ( 'hied' and third male wont in the ; jolly-boat , into which I managed to threw se ; - veral books from tho stern _winefeiws . At 1 . 30 , havingseen all out , of the ; ship , . 1 loft in the cutter with tho seining , ciissiuib , anel my servant , anel went on board ono of tho buggalows . While 1 wiih waiting on hoard for tho _rcfurn of I lie- cutter the fellows worn very civil to iiie _> , anel allowe > el me ; in ono or twe > instances to take ; articles which 1 . assured them wore my own . Though I bad not much timo for _rollttction in such a time of excitement , yet 1 remarked that tho niwoda of our buggalow , Byud-bon-NarBcot , appeared
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to be on capital terms with all the pirates . This seemed strange , and still more so that they should have allowed him to take us away without any opposition . I found afterwards that he was sheik of one of the tribes ( Jenaber ) which were plundering us .. The name of the other tribe was Beni-boo-Ali . In the early part of the day they quarrelled , and , ranging themselves on each side of the poop , were going to fight , but they thought better of it , and made friends . " On Saturday , May 15 , anchored at Soor , and were visited bSyed-ben-Abdullahsheik of Soor , and
Hamoody , ben-Ali , the resident sent here from the court of the Imaum . They condoled with me on my misfortunes , and requested me to tell them in what manner they could assist me . With many thanks for their kindness , I begged of them to go down to the wreck and endeavour to stop the plundering , which they promised to do , and then took leave , assuring me that they would leave Soor immediately after the afternoon prayers . Left Soor in the evening , and anchored at Kalhat next day , as we were in want of water . On Wednesday , May 19 , we all arrived safe at Muscat , and were received with great kindness and hospitality . "
The Imaum placed the sloop of war Artemise at the disposal of Captain Salmon , but she sailed so badly , be judged it expedient to return to Muscat . During this time he learned tbat the Arabs had burnt tbe Centaur . Surely some severe measures _shoxdd be taken with these yelling and capering gentry .
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LORD FRANKFORT . The proceedings against Lord Frankfort for the circulation of defamatory libels , were resumed before Mr . Henry , at Bow-street , on Tuesday . Lord Henry Gordon Lennox , with Lord Arthur Lennox , Lord Henry Fitzroy , Viscount Seabam , and tbe Reverend Mr . Mackenzie , occupied seats upon tbe bench . The following printed bill , which John Day , formerly an inspector of police , found upon Lord Frankfort's table on the 30 th of July , completed the evidence .
" TO THE PUBLIC . " Some portion of the public may be astonished to learn that a most demoralizing system has long existed , in an atrocious degree of perfection , by which the integrity of families has been broken up , and the repose of their establishments destroyed , by a sort of' secret police , ' of a higher and far more mischievous organization than has ever been suspected to prevail , and conducted under the auspices of a ' secret committee , ' of which the ' chairman' and his principal colleagues are well known , though not at present
sufficiently appreciated . One of the first steps is to pretend tbat certain parties , and principally females , who are pursued for the worst purposes , are applied to to give information , which they are told is required by an important portion of the state , before a supposed committee of which body tbey are conducted , and led to believe tho ceremony of making a species of sworn deposition has been legalized , and that tbey are then bound to consider themselves for ever under an intimidating and coercive judicial superintendence .
" The system is then applied to enforce the requisite inquiries as to the properties , feelings , affections , politics , state of mind , and any other peculiar positions of their husbands , families , and friends . These parties are then visited from time to time by tho chairman and two other members of thc committee , one of whom styles himself a distinguished diplomatist , and other agents of the system , to make what aro called confidential communications , but which are in truth only so many snares to obtain private information on matters that maybe publicly abused . Intimate friends , confidential servants , and known advisers of
families , are tampered with in a similar manner ,- anel all means employed to convert the most harmless expressions into the most injurious accusations . To effoet moro readily these wretched purposes , the Italian school of poisoning chemistry lias boon ransacked to iiroduco tho moat debilitating effects upon the mental and bodily system ; and by these means have tho brightest loveliness of woman , and the highest honour eif manhood , boon outraged ; while tho largest estates havo been seriously injured by calumnies , porpiries , forgeries , and fines illegally imposed , to an extent which only the abominations of the Star Chamber con furnish any adequate idea .
" To purge the moral atmosphere of the contaminating infhumccs and prostitutions of mind anel body , tbat important boely whose authority this ' secret committee' is permitted tei abuse ; , must exert its long-insulted authority to bring tho culprits to the retributive ; consequences of their crimes ; ne > r must they bo permitted to _eseapo by nny spooiul ple ; neling—I hut , offences are only untoward mistakes , venial errors eir trilling frauds , for a proper inquiry will clearly prove that in many important instances even the ; lews of life has been the result of the wicked practices of these ; dabblers in destruction . Somo striking examples may be ; _slmrtly given , but ' sufficient feir tho _elay is thc evil thereof . ' " I Hwoar by that blood tbut was onco so pure , but which nothing but royal villany woulel have polluted , etc . Ac . - Ji . . / . Ilrutus ' s Speech over the hotly of ' Jjiicretitt . -Shtt / r-
spearc . " Honour to one who hires a gang to dishonour every family . " A single ; resolution of one or both house's of parliament , followed un to get . rid of this vile ; nuisanco at once—the ; wheile _; stock ( 111 ( 1101 ,. " Will nisei _sbeirtly bo published , " A full account , of tho hired liar of Portland-place , who _uiulorlakcK , _« < m bin honour , ' that , himself and family will lie down any nobleman or gentleman that is too honourable ; to be endured , if he ; is allowed to take ( rob ) from any place , eir transfer ( forge ;) any name , and no inquiry to bo allowed . Anel if allowed to del as ho likes with ov « ry ono , particularly thoir familioB , ho will' ou bin honour ) ' and
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make them all speak well of his hirer . < That he _* rin » He would also make a point of associating _personal whenever he could , with his victims . _Disinterested _scci "And as he has failed in all these promises he in V honour , will still guarantee his hirer from her herns- hrm , _^ to the condign—that he will . What does the _scSmSS know of honour ? _" _« _urei "They are-also employed to turn the inhabitants of thi « country into cannibals , and take even children of rank ot of their graves ; but the -workhouse deadhouse is the p rin ci of l _*»* " _* -
pal depot suppy . " When he gets it given to any one he fills the street and neighbourhood with barking dogs , loud organs , and street bands of music ( to thunder out in celebration of his beastl feats of treachery ) ' Such a getting up stairs' < Trarir 7 land , ' « 100 th Psalm , ' < Rule Britannia , ' and glee ej _nMl with a man to blow a horn and then shout over ; next da ' a man to shout hearthstones down the street , to terrify and demoralize the whole neighbourhood . For these reasons all street-music and nuisances are under his special protection and patronage . It is useless to seek redress -. it is his will . To him this is amusement , so public demoralisation must proceed .
" It was to their councils that governed the weakness of her sex , that she was obliged to impute the guilt of her obstinate resistance—it was on their heads that she directed the vengeance of the injured Etureliah . " But there is no Longinus now amongst such unprincipled rubbish . " Zenobia ( not Bevans , but ) Gibbon ' s Decline and Fall . —Chap , xi . " Mr . Joseph Clayton proved that tbis bill had been brought to his father to be printed . On his father ' s refusing to do so , he had got them done b y another printer . The directions came from Messrs . Hodgson and Barton , solicitors , but it was understood that they were for Lord Frankfort .
A messenger named Wbatton had been employed by Lord Frankfort to distribute tbe bills in the streets . Mr . Henry decided that there was sufficient reason to send the case before a jury , which course was particularly desired by Lord Frankfort ' s counsel . Two sureties of 2001 . each were required . The trial of the case has been removed by writ of certiorari from tbe Central Criminal Court to the Court of Queen ' s Bench .
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FURTHER ISSUES OF THE BRIGHTON CARD CHEATING CASE . _Richaed Sill surrendered at tbe Central Criminal Court , on Tuesday , to take bis trial upon an indictment for having obtained money by false pretences from Henry Broome . Tbe case against him was , that he had obtained bills of exchange and money from Mr . Henry Broome on the pretence that , by his personal influence with Mr . Walpole , he could save John Broome from transportation . Sill was , in the first instance , tbe solicitor for the prosecution against John Broome , Staden , and James , on the charge of cheating Mr . Hamp at cards . Staden and James were sentenced to two years' hard labour , but John Broome did not surrender to take his trial with the other two . Mr . Verrall , clerk to the magistrates at Brig hton , proved that Mr . Sill bad attended several examinations
as solicitor for the prosecution of Staden aud James . On tho 8 th of March ho obtained tho sanction of the magistrates in withdrawing from tho prosecution , and he asked further that tho recognisances of Mr . Chose , the chief constable of Brighton , binding him over to prosecute , should bo discharged . Henry Broome , the prosecutor , who had been a pugilist , and formerly kept tho Opera Tavern , in the Haymarket , said ho hud known nothing of Mr . Sill until the charge was made against bis brother . H _« saw him first , on the Oth of March , at an oyster-shop in the Strand . Mr . Sill came up to him familiarly , and said he had been wanting to see him for some tunc
They had some grog together , and went to fbo Opera Tavern . Sill then said ho had seen the Secretary oi State , ns to tbe prosecution against John Broome , and thc Secretary had said that he would bo transported il he were convicted . Sill said ho had drawn the indictment , nnd had put thirteen counts into the indictment , so that it was impossible . John could escape . He wvu ' on to say that there was just timo to save him , an < that he could do it , for _ftfHM . By bis _representutioiw as to hit * influence with the Secretary of Slide , he _» n " dueed Henry Broome to put his name to two bins <> 1201 . ouch , _drutVii by John 11 amp , the brother of tliu Mr . Hamp , fbo prosecutor , and endorsed by _deibn 'i » Henry Broome . Hill then said ho must havo «»«"
money as well as the bills , and Henry Broome _g'lV ° him 20 / . in _nofes and a _cheepio for 20 / . Sill afterwards got Henry Ihoomoto sign a bill for the 24 . 01 . upon an English stamp , on the pretence that there mig ht , bo «• difficulty about tbe others , which wore upon I '« ' | J stamps . Sill obtained a number of other minis <> money from Henry Broome , amounting in the w io fo imi . or 130 / . On the 13 th of April , Sill _cuino again , and instated upon having nn order upon a ban
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 21, 1852, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21081852/page/8/
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