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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 , &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 such 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 the 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 Kaschid stood upon the rail , and called out , ' Allah Acbar ! ' The rest all responded . The cry was taken up on the beach , and , after being told by Haschid 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 night . Our better star prevailed , and we were left till evening , and in the meantime they would commence upon the cabin , wnich 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 l y ing strewn about the deck ; money , sextant , quadrant , p ' istols , &c , all gone . Two small drawers had escaped their notice , in one of which I found a ring , one rupee , one or two little mementoes of happy days , and the ship ' s papers . In the other were Bomo pyjamas , towels , and pillowcases . My servant had managed to save one shirt , three pairs of trousers , and two silk coats , which , with what I had on , constituted my all . My chief and third mate only saved the clothes they bad on . A few small articles were strewn about the deck ,
from which I picked the moat useful , and put into an old blanket ; but , a fresh gang came down and took even this from me . One of the seacuimies came in and told me that they were looking for me to make mo fust , and to force mo to tell where the money was . I went out of the cabin to go on the poop , but they were so busy plundering that no notice was taken of me , and the only dhow of violence I met , Avns the- point of my own spear being thrust within an inch of my face . They had now broken open the fore and after hatchways , and were handing up the indigo chests , and throwing them down into their boats . The appearance of ( lie whip was totally changed ; brass rails gone , the front of ( lie poop beaten in , the cabin deck coucheshich
covered with the otulling of our beds and , w they had unripped to look for money . There were , 1 suppose , about 2 M ) on board , perhaps more , yelling and shouting like madmen . Affairs were getting desperate , and three more large boats were bearing down for us full of men , but , 1 hoped that these might make a diversion in our favour , as we could hardly be worse off , and they could only do as they had promised— -kill us . I therefore held a consultation with the chief mate , and we came to the conclusion Mint it was useless our staying on board to be killed , nn by getting lo Muscat we couhl perhaps obtain assistance , and in all probability save the nhii > and great pur | , ol the cargo . 1 therefore went to the head sheik , and begged him to allow us to leave with our longboat and cutter ( the
gig they stole early in the day ) , ami to order his people not to molest us while wo wen ; at work . Alter a long palaver ho consented , and we prepared to get our boat out , when u boat , oauie alongside from the three boats beforomentioned , and I offered the nacoda KM ) dollars to take uh to M uncut , where she was bound . The woman and children and Horno of the ci ' ow were put into the cutter , and mmt oil' to the buggalowH , and ¦ returned and took Home more men and Home provisions . Chief and third mate went in the iolly-boat , into which I managed to throw
several books from the stern windows . At 1 .. JO , having neen all out of thoHhip , I left in the « Mitl . nr with the Honing , cttHsuub , uiul my servant , and went on board one ol the buggalowH . Wliilo I wan waiting on board lor the return of ( ho cutter the fellow * wero very civil to mo , and allowed inn in ono or two instances to tuko articles which I assured thorn won ) my own . Though 1 hail " <>•¦ much time for reflection in Hiicli a time of excitement , yet J remarked that the nacodtt of our buggulow , t * ynd-hou . -Narueot , appeared
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 . 1 round 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 ot it , and made friends . , . ' "On Saturday , May 15 , anchored at Soor , and were visited by Syed-ben-Abdullah , sheik of Soor , and Hamoodben-Ali , the resident sent here from the court ot the Imaum . They condoled with me on my misfortunes , and i-AmiPstfid 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 , he judged it expedient to return to Muscat . During this time he learned that the Arabs had burnt the Centaur . Surely some severe measures should 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 Seaham , and the Reverend Mr . Mackenzie , occupied seats upon the 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 PTTBXIC . " 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 that 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 they are conducted , and led to believe the ceremony of making a species of sworn deposition has been legalized , and that they are then bound to consider themselves for ever under an intimidating and coercive judicial
superintendence . " Tho 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 thenhusbands , families , and friends . These parties are then visited from time to time by the chairman and two other members of tho committee , one of whom styles himself a distinguished diplomatist , and other agents of the system , to make what are called confidential communications , but which are in truth only so many snares to obtain private information on matters that may be publicly abused . Intimate friends , confidential servants , and known advisors of
families , are tampered with in a similar manner ; and all means employed to convert the most harmless expressions into the most injurious accusations . To effect more readily these wretched purposes , the Italian school of poisoning chemistry has been ransacked to produce tho inost debilitating effects upon tho mental and bodily system ; and by these means have the brightest loveliness of woman , and the highest honour of manhood , boon outraged ; while the largest estates have been seriously injured by caliynnies , perjuries , forgeries , and fines illegally imposed , to an extent which only tho abominations of the Star Chamber con furnish any adequate idea .
" To purge the moral atmosphcro of tho contaminating influences and prostitutions of mind and body , that important body whose authority this ' secret committee' is permitted ( o abuse , must exert , its Jong-insulted authority to bring the culprits to the retributive consequences of their crimes ; nor must they be permitted to escape by any special pleading—that , oHbncos are only untoward mistakes , venial errors or trifling frauds , for a proper inquiry will clearly prove that in many important instances < : ven tho loss of life haw been the result of the wicked ]> raetices of these dabblers in destruction . Some striking examples may be shortly given , but ' Biiflieient for the day i . s the evil thereof . ' - " 1 swear by that blood that was once so pure , but which nothing but royal villany would have polluted , Ac . & < :.--Jj . . 1 . . Brutus ' a Speech ovvr tho body of Imoretin . — t i / wksixutro .
" Honour to ono who hires a gang to dishonour every family . " A single resolution of oiks or both houses of parliament , followed u p to got rid of this vile nuisance at once —the whole stork anil lot . " Will also shortly be published , " A full account of the hired liar of Portland-place , who undertaken , ' on bin honour , ' that himself and family will lie down any nobleman or gentleman that in too honourable to bo endured , if lie is allowed to take ( rob ) from any place , or transfer ( forge ) any name , and no inquiry to be allowed . And if allowed to do as he likes with every ono , particularly their families , ho will ' on hi « honour / and
make them all speak well of his hirer . ' That he will * He would also make a point of associating personally whenever he could , with his victims . Disinterested scoun * drels !! " And as he has failed in all these promises , he , in ijjhonour , will still guarantee bis hirer from herfceing brought to the condign—that he will . What does the scoundrel know of honour ? " They are also employed to turn the inhabitants of this country into cannibals , and take even children of rank out of their graves ; but . the workhouse deadhouse is the prinof
cipal depot supply . " 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 beastly feats of treachery ) 'Such a getting up staira , ' 'Hain > v land , ' ' 100 th Psalm , ' < Rule Britannia , ' and glee singers with a man to blow a horn and then shout over ; next day a man to shout hearthstones down the street , to terrif y 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 Eturelian . " 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 this bill had been brought to his father to be printed . On his father ' s refusing to do so , he had got them done by another printer . The directions came from Messrs . Hodgson and Barton , solicitors , but it was understood that they were for Lord Frankfort .
A messenger named Whatton had been employed by Lord Frankfort to distribute the 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 the Central Criminal Court to tho Court of Queen ' s Bench .
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FURTHER ISSUES OF THE BRIGHTON CARD CHEATING CASE . RlCHAED Sim . surrendered at the Central Criminal Court , on Tuesday , to take his trial upon an indictment for having obtained money by false pretences from Henry Broome . The 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 , the 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 mag istrates . at Brighton , proved that Mr . Sill had attended several examinations as solicitor for the prosecution of Staden and James . On the 8 th of March he obtained the sanction of tiio magistrates in withdrawing from tho prosecution , aim he asked further that tho recognisances of Mr . Lliab * the chief constable of Brighton , binding him over prosecute , should be discharged . Henry Broome , the prosecutor , who bad been a > " gilist , and formerly kopt the Opera Tavern , in u > Hayinarket , said ho had known nothing of Mu ^ until the charge was made against his brother . < saw him first , on the 6 th of March , at an oyster-H l in tho Strand MrSill enme to him fanulmrjy . ? '
. . up I 11 Ul ; liMil tHll-1 .. . 11 * J ' »¦¦ v <« « . ¦«¦> - "I' 4 11 IP Kiiid he had been wanting to see him for Home i They bad hoiiio grog together , and went to tlio I j f Tavern . Sill then mud ho bad Heen the - Secretii y ^ State as to the prosecution against Job " Broome , ^ ^ the Secretary had said that he would be trinwp 1 " ¦ ho were convicted . Sill tsaiil lie hiul drawn the " ^ went , and hud put thirteen counts into the "'"' J' ^ ,,,, ^ ho that it was impossible John could escape . ^ ^ on to nay tlmt there wiw just time to hhvo »" '
that he could do it for } $ ()()/ . Uy l »' w reproHCiiUii ^ uh to bin influence with the Secretary of SUil 0 ' ls ,, f ducal Henry liroome to put hia name to two " ' ^ J 20 / . encli , drawn by John Hamp , the I ) iotll j . | U 1 ( l Mr . llmnp , the prosecutor , and endorsed by < U > n ^ Henry Urooino . Sill then huhI ho must 1 >" money uh well uh the billn , and Henry i | rWM "" w ,, r , lH him 20 / . in nolcn and a cheque for 20 / . Sill : Hi -e ^ got Henry Broome to nign a bill for the ^ . ^ , „ , English Htiunp , on the pretoiux ) Unit there »» K ^ j , difficulty about tho othor . s , which were iipo » flf Htinniw . ' Sill obtained ti number of <> Mli ! 1 ' w ] lOi , money from Henry Hroonie , amounting in to 120 / . or l » 0 / . On tho 13 t »» of April , & l k ( jr iiimin , and iiwi » tutl upon having nn order upon
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796 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 21, 1852, page 796, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1948/page/8/
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