ance, and at length, the native merchants the half-way tree, and the prisoner's trusty being permitted to visit him, he suffered him- peons got on board, with their master's letter, self to be persuaded to write submissive let-three hours before him. Thus the affair ters to his adversary, and was in consequence would have proceeded prosperously, but for freed from his fetters, removed to a more the ungenerous conduct of Captain Swanly, commodious apartment, and admitted to a who was "so much daunted by the sudden seat at the second table. The native banians, downfal" of a person whom he had left high or merchants, more than ever compassion-in office, that he refused to engage in the adating the situation of a gentleman whom they venture. This transaction coming to the ear had reason to esteem, were charitably de-of the president, enraged him still further sirous to bring about a reconciliation between against Boothby, whose credit with the nahim and the president. Wylde spoke them tives, notwithstanding the condition to which fairly, and, deceived by his declarations, they he had been reduced, he perceived to be represented to their persecuted friend the greater than his own. He dissembled, howpolicy of submission, and assured him it ever, for the present, and continued his assurwould obtain restoration to his former ap-lances of good intentions with such apparent pointment. Boothby lent an ear to these sug-sincerity, that the merchants, in reporting gestions, for experience had taught him that the matter to Boothby, swore "by their the natives were sincere in their desire to be- heathen gods" that he meant fairly, declaring friend him. He was convinced that, in the that he must be "a devill, and no man," if he attempt to make him a bankrupt, they had failed in the performance of the promises been constrained to call in their advances made to them in his behalf. Thus wrought against their inclination; for, in order to shew upon, Boothby made overtures for a reconthe sincerity of their friendship, they made a ciliation, in the shape of a submissive letter, proposal, which, had his European friends the fourth he had been persuaded to write. been equally staunch, would have retrieved Richard Wylde gained the end he had in view, his broken fortunes. It appeared that cloves, that of possessing documents which he might which, a very short time previous, had been shew in his own justification, should a long a drug in the market, were suddenly in great series of hardships and privations bring demand, and that the ship Jonah, commanded the object of his persecution to the grave. by a captain Swanly, had arrived laden with Never for an instant contemplating any cesa full freight. Having stated these circum-sation of hostilities, upon the receipt of this stances, they offered to advance the money for letter he ordered Boothby, who had at this the purchase of the whole cargo, at the cur-time experienced six months' captivity on rent price, and to sell it again at a large profit shore, to repair, as a prisoner, on board the for the benefit of a person whom they desired Jonah, then upon the eve of its departure for to serve. It was computed that a sum amount-Persia,-a voyage which it was to make preing to several thousand pounds might bevious to the return of the fleet to England. gained without risk, and in the course of a It was reported that the Portuguese had devery few days, by this speculation. Boothby, spatched several ships, in order to intercept being under durance, could not appear as a this vessel, and the president was willing that principal, but this objection the native mer-the prisoner should run the risk of encounter chants removed, by suggesting that he should with the enemy, or any other disaster which write to Captain Swanly, to effect the pur-the sea might afford. In the event of Boothchase, in his own name, upon condition of by's safe arrival at the place of destination, sharing the profits. The affair looked pro- Wylde endeavoured to provide against the mising; Boothby, however, hesitated, intelli- chance of his situation being compassionated gence having been brought that George Page, by the English residents in Persia; he, therethe president's profligate favourite, had start-fore wrote letters to the captains and mered three hours before, for the purpose of chants, calumniating his character, and directgoing down to the ship, and effecting the ing that some money, which was due to him business for himself. The native merchants, in that country, should be placed to the Comwell-acquainted with the character and habits pany's credit, a body to which he was falsely of this gentleman, were not disposed to dread stated to be in debt. Fortunately, the power his interference; they represented the great of this despot did not extend so far; Boothby, probability of his being drunk at the half-way continuing his narrative, tells us, that he met tree, a noted waiting-place upon the road, and with much kindness from his countrymen, gave it as their opinion, that he was at that who never went to visit or feast with the namoment sleeping off the effects of the liquor. tive sultans, or the Dutch, without inviting They were right; George Page was drunk at him to bear them company. Upon these

occasions, he was mounted upon "a brave joyed at home. And though I did comply Persian horse," and attended by Persian ser- so fairly with him (for my own misery), yet vants, in addition to his two faithful peons, had this jugling president the conscience to who accompanied him on board ship, never defraud and cheat me of part of those goods quitting him as long as he remained in the befitting his ambitious magnificency, and that East. was in two large Persia carpets, usuall in Persia Upon our author's return to Surat, he was and India for men of quality to floor their informed that George Page, on account of rooms they lie or sit in, or the princes of various misdemeanours, which had reached Christendome in their chaires of state, which the ears of the people at home, had been carpets in Persia cost me about forty pound ordered to england, and that Richard Wylde, English, and would have covered the floor of the president, having great reason to expect a room about eighteen or twenty feet square. his recal in the course of another year, had For excuse of his defraudments, he pleads determined to accompany him. It was but that he left them in the custom-house for the natural to conjecture that George Page, deep Company's use, and so puts me upon them in the secrets of his bosom friend and patron, for satisfaction, and they foisted me off to him, would not scruple at an attempt to exonerate alledging they were never brought to their himself by throwing all the odium on the ab- account, and therefore they were not liable. sent sharer in his iniquities; it would, there- The time being now come to put to sea for fore, be advisable to proceed to the spot, in England, the day before he (Richard Wylde) order to parry accusations which threatened delivered up his commission to Mr. Skibbowe, to end in disgrace. It began now to be rumour- and a warrant was directed by Skibbowe, as ed that Wylde would gladly endeavour to president, annexed with his hand, and other atone for his former conduct, by a reconcilia- new councillors, to the admiral of the fleet, tion with the man whom he had so deeply for my strict imprisonment at sea, to be lodg injured, and who, upon proper submission, ed in a very mean cabbin, and to take my diet would stand a good chance of being appointed with the common men, and not to be perpresident instead of Skibbowe, who in conse-mitted to go ashore in any country or island quence of continual intoxication, was very where we should arrive, for refreshments or unfit for a situation of such credit and re- otherwise. Soe I was now bound for Engsponsibility. Suspecting a snare, and more- land, a prisoner, to my adversarie's grate over naturally desirous to obtain some signal hopefull expectation that I should perish at sea act of justice from the Company at home, for want of necessaries in so long a voyage, Boothby, who had had great reason to repent and so make an end of the troubles which his former facility, refused to humble himself they feared would happen to them for their again. To avoid further provocation and intollerable oppressions towards me, they dispute, he consented to deliver up the money having provided themselves out of the abundand goods he had brought with him from ance of their ill-gotten goods (twenty or thirty Persia, and which, contrary to the president's thousand pounds, or near, by report) three “imperial command," had been consigned to hundred pounds in excellent provisions of all bis own care. The poor man was thus left sorts comfortable for necessity and superfluperfectly destitute, and, though hitherto we ous to ryotous gluttony and ebriety." have been somewhat sparing of quotation, we The first portion of our author's voyage cannot refrain from transcribing his own ac- was exceedingly dismal, the part of the ship count of his situation. "By this meanes," allotted for his berth being drenched in rainy he observes, "I was deprived of all helps to weather, and so situated that he never could furnish myself with private comforts or pro- be an instant alone, either day or night. At visions for a full yeare's voyage; but praised length, Captain Swanly, who seems to have be God therefore, though the chief of my fare been incapable of any generous action, was in that voyage was the ordinary ship allow-shamed into better treatment, and permitted ance of beef and pork of three yeare's powth- his prisoner to share the round-house with ering, and scraps of mouldy bisket, too well- the mate, a drunken sot, who proved to be a replenished with mites and maggots, and most disagreeable companion. In this constinking water smelt before it came near a dition he arrived at Muritius, where a great man's head, I was not sick a day, nor ever re- feast being made by the admiral of the fleet, fused one meale's meat, though I have often Captain Weddell, he was the only person of wished to be set on the score (i. e. have credit), any note who did not receive an invitation; for money or meanes I had none, five shillings some of the guests, compassionating his situaor ten shillings a meale, for such fresh pro- tion, expressed their regret that he should sit visions, bread, and beere as my servants en- alone in his cabin, wanting the common neces

saries of life, while so much " superfluous home, and knowing that Wylde possessed a gormandizing" was going on at a neighbour-powerful friend in Sir Morris Abbott, at ing table. Mr. Wylde attempted to excuse influential person, not of the strictest pro his conduct by attributing it to the sugges-bity. tions of his satellite, George Page, who, re- Mr. Rastelle had lost no time in formally torting furiously, from words they came to releasing Boothby from his imprisonment; blows, upsetting the dishes and trampling the he now attended to his comfort and accomdainties under foot,” to the prey and great modation on board ship. Having applied for derision of the common men.”

a cabin to himself, Captain Swanly was diThe convoy then proceeded to Madagascar, rected to relinquish that which he had ocwhere it met with the fleet from England, cupied jointly with a passenger, Mr. George consisting of four ships, the commodore be Clement, merchant. Expressing his willing. ing a man of great worth and integrity, ness to yield to this demand, Captain Swanly named Morton. He brought out with him a requested, " for the sake of his reputation,” gentleman, Mr. Rastelle, who had been ap- to be allowed to retain possession while the pointed to the supreme command, in fact the two fleets remained together in harbour, and governor-generalship, of all the Company's permission was given to this effect; “ bet," settlements in India. Rastelle had been di- continues the narrator, “ I, knowing the amrected to send Wylde and Page home, and to bitious spirit of sea-commanders, lent my bestow the office of president of Surat upon opinion that, Mr. Rastelle having gone, bis Richard Boothby! His surprise was, there-words and commands by word of mouth fore, very great, when he saw the abject con- would be accounted but wind, and therefore dition to which his person was reduced by desired his warrant or command under his the machinations of men whose characters hand-writing, to which he condescended, and had preceded them to England. Both he went presently to his closet to frame the warand Captain Morton gave an attentive hear- rant to my accommodation in all things being to the relation of Mr. Boothby's misfor- fore mentioned, and in especiall for the great tunes and wrongs, and the opinion they ex- cabbin for myself, and precedence being given préssed seems to have wrought a considerable me; adding also thereunto, that no act of conchange in the sentiments of those who had sultation in fleet should passe without my hitherto tamely acquiesced in the persecution consent and approbation in chiefe. The Eng. going on against him. Wylde now began to lish feet shortly after departed for India; but, perceive that the period of absolute authority before it sailed, Mr. Rastelle commanded the was at an end, and, protesting, with more foure captains éach to send me aboord the sincerity than formely, that there was nothing ship Jonah a barico of sack, about six or eight he so much desired as a reconciliation, a hol- gallons, a-piece, for my private expense and low sort of peace, or rather armistice, was comfort in the voyage. `About six or eight patched up, which enabled him and Mr. dayes after their departure, I demanded of Boothby to meet at the same table. Upon Captain Swanly possession of the great cabthis occasion, a feast given by the admiral, bin, which he denied, slighting Mr. Rastelle's Wylde publicly acknowledged that he had command, as before fore-imagined; whereat been to blame, assuring the assembly that he some distast befell and crosse words found beartily repented the conduct which he had vent; and the captain, taking in ill part my pursued. Mr. Rastelle, who appears to have forcible demands, made complaint to the adbeen a true and judicious friend, now seri- miral, Captain Weddell, who stuck hard to ously recommended the emancipated prisoner his vice-admiral, and in conclusion called a to return with him to India, offering to con- consultation, aboord the Jonah, to question fer upon him the office of president at Surat: me about words that I had spoken, but mishad Boothby listened to this advice, he would construed by Captain Swanly. At which in all probability have retrieved his broken consultation, I made demand againe to the fortunes; but,naturally languishing for redress, Admiral to fulfil Mr. Rastelle's command, as and not imagining that such crying wrongs he promised faithfully to perforın; but the as those he had endured could by any possi- same was slighted by him as before by the bility be lightly treated, he determined to go vice-admiral. Then, finding it fit time, I took home, his object being not only to punish out of my pocket my warrant, telling him to Wylde for his aggressions, but also to clear peruse that, which, having performed, their his own character from the aspersions so un- stomachs were abated, the warrant being justly cast upon it. Mr. Rastelle was less strengthened with words of vehemency and sanguine, being better acquainted with the authority from his Majesty King Charles, people who had the management of affairs at substituting Mr. Rastelle chief commander of

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all the English, both by sea and land, in the nothing of the licentious career pursued oriental parts of the world. Then they both amongst dancing girls in the East, in combegan to persuade and entreat me to let the parison with the splendid advantages attachvice-admiral and Mr. Clement to enjoy the ed to a liberal income. Every day increased great cabbin still, being in possession, and I the credit obtained by Wylde and Page in should have the round-house solely to myself. England, and, greatly to their luckless vicTo which I yielded, for quietnesse and unity, tim's discomfiture, a re-action occurred in and ever after lived peaceably, contentedly, the court to which he had appealed. The and friendly together, the captain denying members took upon themselves to pass a vote me nothing; yea, tendering me more courte- of censure upon his conduct, and refused to sięs than I could desire, or would accept of.”make good his losses, or to pay up the arrears Upon his arrival in England, Mr. Boothby of his salary. Wylde, in the interim, had

. waited upon the chief persons composing the been called to account for his peculations, Court of Directors in London, and stated to and fined to the amount of £2,500; but, by his them the causes of his complaint; but the re-influence with people in power, be contrived ception he met with augured anything rather to get the whole remitied: thus triumphing than success. Sir Morris Abbott did not over every difficulty, and sitting down to the scruple to rebuke him for coming forward enjoynient of his ill-gotten gains. Denied with accusations against his superior, but justice by his employers, there was nothing he obtained a better hearing in open court. left for Richard Boothby but to petition the The recital of such heavy grievances pro- King; the matter was referred to arbitration, duced a powerful impression at first; the as-and, after much vexation and delay, this illsembly listened with indignation to the de- used person obtained something in the way tails, condoled with the narrator on bis suf- of coinpensation, though exceedingly inade. ferings, and, promising restitution of the quate to the losses he had sustained. Two property so wrongfully appropriated, assured hundred marks were allotted for this purpose, him he should receive a handsome remunera- and on accepting it he was compelled to sign tion for his past services, and be appointed a release, comprehending every party with again to some honourable employment in whom he was at issue, not even reserving, as India. This fair prospect, however, did not it had been previously stipulated, the right to last; after a time, the subject matter lost its prosecute Wylde and Page in a court of law. interest; counter representations obtained a It was not, however, in the nature of things, hearing, and, when the business had been that he could sit down contentedly with so spun out for three whole months, Sir Morris unsatisfactory a conclusion, and, not being Abbott declared openly in favour of Wylde, destitute of literary talents, Boothby occuupon the plea that it was not advisable for the pied himself in the composition of a pamCompany at home to question the acts of per- phlet, which, though somewhat prolix, and sons whom it placed in authority. The re- weakened by digressions, forms a valuable port ran, that Wylde had obtained this addition to our stock of information relative opinion by a bribe to the party who volunteer-to the character and conduct of the early ed it, of " a porter's load of silver plate.” The settlers in India. One passage acquaints us, ex-president of Surat appears to have been a that a custom, which 'Shakspeare declared clever fellow; after cheating his employers in to be more honoured in the breach than in India, he comes home with a large fortune, the observance,” even at the court of Horand by throwing a little gold dust in their wendilus, still prevailed in the time of eyes, which he had gathered together in the Charles I. Some property belonging to Mr. most fraudulent manner, bribes them with Boothby was burned in a ship, “- set on fire their own money to bear him harmless by shooting guns at drunken healths, a detesthrough his iniquitous proceedings. Boothby, table abuse and dammage,” continues the narwho had been a witness of the shocking pro-rator, " to the Honourable Company." Aigacy which marked the lives of Wylde and The document which has supplied the his colleagues at Surat, had the mortification chief contents of the present paper is to be of seeing these mendacious caitiffs in the en- found amongst the scarce tracts in the library joyment of the highest degree of credit and of the British Museum, and, as comparatively favour amongst men of good reputation and few persons are likely to peruse the original, estate, who were dazzled by the appearance ihe abstract now given may prove acceptathey made, and the report of their riches. ble to the readers of the Asiatic Journal. Both were courted as suitors for the hands of virtuous young ladies, whose parents regard. ed wealth rather than character, and thought

From The United Service Journal

HEAD QUARTERS OF DON CARLOS.

A few days at the Head Quarters of Don Carlos,
with a Voyageur's Notes by the Way.
"The man nerved to a spirit, and the maid
Waiving her more than Amazonian blade."

Charles the Fifth. Having had occasional opportunities of conversing with, and listening to the descriptions of several of the officers of the English Legion, who had passed through Bordeaux,-despite the popular feeling in favour of the cause of Don Carlos, which is general throughout the south of France, and in Bordeaux, in partiTHE engrossing subject of conversation at cular, I must confess that on entering the present moment in France is the progress Spain it was with a feeling hostile to the of the war in Spain: the contest is watched cause myself, and with a strong impression by all parties with intense interest; it forms of the utter hopelessness of the chivalrous the topic of discussion and dispute wher-attempt of their gallant Prince. ever you may chance to be-in the cabaret, Personal observation has, however, since at the table-d'hote, in private society, or on induced me to abandon these opinions; and I the public promenade, you hear mention of am afraid my thorough-going Liberal friends little else than the war in Spain; and it is to will have to proclaim me an apostate on this this circumstance that my recent visit to the point. The Carlist troops had been repreCuartel Real of Don Carlos may be attribut-sented to me as a force utterly without discied. During a residence at Bordeaux, in the pline,-mere banditti, cowardly and cruel,early part of the year, I became (from hear- their generals had been depicted as so many ing it so continually discussed) interested in butchers,-the people portrayed as priesta question which, up to that period, I had ridden, indolent, inhospitable, treacherous, cared little for, and reflected little upon; and and I was prepared to find Don Carlos availing myself of an interval of leisure, I surrounded by a legion of monks and friars. determined, towards the close of the month My English friends had strongly dissuaded of February, to make an attempt to pass into me from my intended trip-had pointed out the northern provinces of Spain, although dangers innumerable that of necessity must this was no easy matter, as no stranger, be encountered-and generally wound up whatever his pursuits or views may be, the picture by prophesying some sad termiparticularly if he be an Englishman, could nation to my rash adventure, if I entered then (or can at present) obtain permission to these inhospitable wilds, and sojourned cross the frontier for the theatre of war; amongst this savage race: yet, strange however, my determination had been taken though it be, I am still alive, and enabled to to make the attempt. present, for the advantage and guidance of Being furnished with two or three intro- other voyageurs, my inklings of adventure, ductions to gentlemen in the suite of Don and pencillings by the way. Carlos, and provided with a private passport On presenting myself to the Alcalde de that would ensure me permission to traverse Sacas (the Civil Governor of Yrun), he reher roads on entering Spain, I quitted Bor-ceived me with the greatest civility, and deaux early in March by the Bayonne dili- furnished me with passports for Durango, at gence and from thence passed onward through that time the royal quarters. Being someSt. Jean de Luz to Behobia, the frontier village what fatigued by the past night's scramble of France, the two countries being separated through the mountains, I agreed to remain here by the Bidassoa, over which at this at Yrun for that day. Nothing could exceed place there is a bridge, and at the opposite the politeness of the Alcalde; he directed extremity a post of Christino troops. Here my observation towards all that appeared the difficulty arose as to passing to the Car-likely to interest the stranger. I was here list lines, a difficulty of no ordinary descrip-struck with the appearance of the troops tion, as the entire frontier swarms with spies composing this little garrison, so different and employés, keeping the strictest look out, from what they had been described-their day and night. How I got across need not clothing excellent-all had a good coat of here be related; it will suffice to say, that grey cloth, with red trowsers, of the same early on the morning of the 6th of March, description and quality as the French troops; "perils were o'er, and dangers past;"-I had instead, however, of a cumbersome chaco, eluded alike gendarmerie, police, and doua- they wore a cap, resembling in fashion the nier, passed the cordon, entered Guipuscoa, Lowland bonnet of the Scottish peasantry, and was parleying with the outposts in front called in Spanish a boyna or berret, and in lieu of the little town of Yrun, held by the Carlist of shoes they had a description of sandal, troops, and over which waved the banner of similar to that worn by the religious orders,