vention with Mehemet Ali. For these brilliant services, he was created a K.C.B., included in the thanks of Parliament, and was presented with the cross of the Order of St. George of Russia, and the Insignia of the second-class of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia. In November, 1841, after his return from the East, he was made a naval Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty. He was promoted, in 1846, to the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue; and in May, 1853, he attained his present standing of Vice-Admiral. Sir Charles Napier married Eliza Elers, daughter of Mr. Younghusband, and widow of Mr. Ewards Elers, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, by whom he has issue one son and one daughter. ERNEST ATHERLE Y ; OR, SCENES AT HOME AND ABROAD. BY LORD WILLIAM LENNOX, CHAPTER XXVI. " Lake after lake interminably gleam; And past those settlers' haunts the eye might roam, CAMPBELL, Extracts from my Journal in Canada continued :-Oneida and MohawtanKingston-A strolling company-Lakes Erie, Huron, and Superior-Fishing and shooting. The next morning we all arose at the first dawn of day, and, having procured three ponies and a mule, commenced our excursion, in high spirits, animated with the beauty and freshness of the atmosphere. The faithful “ Skug”led the way, and for miles scarcely an animated being was to be seen; now and then a wigwam appeared, out of which a wild Indian, looking himself like an antiquated ruin of the forest, wildly gazed. A flask of spirits, which our “ guides" always presented to these savages, ensured us a most hospitable reception. We now emerged from the forest, and reached a most picturesque lake, formed from the overflowings of the Ontario. As we neared a huge rock, which overhung it, our ears were attracted to the dolorous sounds of females. Looking down from the promontory, we perceived, at its foot, many Indian women, forming a circle, and making preparations for some funeral rites. Sending our copper-coloured chief, Tee-teesquas, with the olive-branch of peace, in the shape of sundry presents, to the assembled party, we anxiously awaited his return. After an absence of some few minutes, he informed us that a religious ceremony was about to take place, it being the anniversary of the death of the wife of an Indian chief. The circumstances connected with it were related to us by our friend Tee-tee-squas, in a most simple and artless manner: the history interested us so much, that we cannot refrain from laying it before our readers. “ Mohawtan, an Ottawa warrior, had married Oneida, a young and beautiful girl of his own tribe. For some time there had been a deadly feud between the Ottawas and the Mississaguis, and in a skirmish Mohawtan had killed their chief, and possessed himself of his scalp. Shortly afterwards, the chief of the Ottawas died, and the young warrior was named as his successor ; this post of honour he joyfully accepted, and was preparing another attack upon his foes, when a “flag of truce” arrived from the Mississaguis, offering peace between the two tribes, with the hand of their late chief's daughter to the new leader of the Ottawas. Mohawtan at first declined the proffered offer; but his tribe urged upon him the necessity of such a step, which would at once turn a powerful foe into a lasting ally, and at last consented to the fatal treaty : Mohawtan broke the intelligence to his faithful and adored Oneida, who received it with calmness. The following day every preparation was made for the meeting of the rival tribes—the calumet of peace was smoked : towards the afternoon the sounds of wild martial instruments announced the arrival of the bride. No sooner had the young warrior clasped her in his arms, than Oneida was seen mournfully going up the rocky promontory. A misgiving came over the mind of Mohawtan; he called to the partner of his choice, who solemnly replied, 'You are a traitor ; henceforth I trust no more to man: may the Great Spirit have mercy on me. Scarcely had the words been uttered, than the poor creature Aang herself from the rock into a bubbling abyss formed within it, and sunk to rise no more.” Such was the history of the faithful Oneida, whose melancholy fate was annually commemorated by her own tribe. Mohawtan did not long survive her; having broken off the marriage with the young Mississaguis, he fell a victim to the treachery of one of that tribe, who mingled a deadly poison with his food. After paying our proposed visit to the Indian settlement, which varied but slightly from others we had seen, we retraced our steps home, and, by the way of varying the route, skirted the forest over a dry and sandy plain. The sun was now in its zenith, the parched earth was most oppressive, and we dragged ourselves along the tedious path overwhelmed with heat and thirst. At length we reached a few wigwams, where we found a very venerable-looking squaw nursing a little papoose, or baby. It was a regular black-looking imp, that much more resembled a monkey than a human being, and which turned out to be her grandson. The faithful Tee-tee-squas told her our wants, introducing into the palm of her hand certain silver coins, which, residing as she did so near to the town of Kingston, she seemed perfectly to know the value of. The“ siller" scemed to produce a most wonderful change of conduct; for the ebony " bambino" was laid aside, and a hearty welcome, as far as gestures went, was given us. How true it is, that “money,” like love, rules the court, the camp, the grove, in savage as well as civilized society, or, as Anacreon Moore writes “ Oil of Palm's the thing that, flowing, Sets the naves and felloes going." After a most excellent repast, we resumed our journey, and arrived in Kingston in time to attend a theatrical performance, which was about to commence on a temporary stage in the ball-room of the hotel. The play-bills had announced Home's celebrated tragedy of “ Douglas; or, the Shepherd Boy of the Grampians !" with the farce of “ The Waterman ; or, Tom Tug's Courtship.” The parts of Young Norval by Miss Glendinning, that of Glenalvon by Mr. Stukeley Glendinning, and that of Lady Randolph by Mrs. Stukeley Glendinning, all from the London Theatres! The remaining characters were assigned to Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Co. Great would have been the surprise of the Scottish writer, “ Home, sweet home'' (as was ours), had he witnessed the performance we did. In all country theatres it is usual to do what is technically called “doubling” a part; but in this instance it was quadrupling parts ; for the three Glendinnings-father, mother, and daughter - enacted the whole tragedy and farce: it was a regular case of three and “the deuce.” In the play, Miss Glendinning appeared as Lord Randolph, Anna, and Young Norval ; her father representing the proud Glenalvon and Old Norval ; while Mrs. Glendinning enacted the heroine, brought on messages, and prompted the piece. In the farce the managerial couple appeared as Mr. and Mrs. Bundle, introducing a scene in which the former vowed his daughter should not marry Robin, while the wife declared that she would “pisen” her beloved child, sooner than see her throw herself away on the Jolly Young Waterman. Miss Glendinning then appeared as Wilhelmina, and during the period her respected parents were changing their costume, introduced a popular ballad, which was most vociferously encored by the waiters and boots of the hotel, “under orders” upon this occasion; Mr. Glendinning then appeared as that pink of perfection-Robin ; while Mrs. G. shortly afterwards made her bow as Tom Tug. Of course, a great deal was said abont Mr. and Mrs. Bundle in their absence, and their views upon matrimony; and the burletta wound up with a poetical “ gag” (as the players call it), consisting of some half-dozen doggrel lines, in which « smiles so winning” and “Glendinning,” “ your applause" " to serve our cause,” “prize,” “ beauty's eyes"-were introduced with great effect, and ending with a complimentary stanza to Colonel Richmond, a retired veteran, the patron of the evening's performance. “If Richmond then approve, we will not yield, But pitch our tents e'en here as Bosworth field.” Upon the following day we parted with our American friends, but not until we had made an appointment to meet them again at Kingston, upon our return from Lake Huron. Accompanied by our two faithful guides, we proceeded on foot to Fort Erie, through a rich cultivated country. As we passed along we saw a variety of snakes basking in the sun; we did not, however, find any with rattles, although “ Skug” brought us the skin of one nearly four feet long, which he had purchased for a few beads and a glass of brandy, from a squaw. Tee-tee-squas told us that a soup made of rattle-snakes was most delicious and nourishing, and that the flesh was as white as the most delicate fish. Certainly a potage de serpent à sonnettes, with Spitchcock rattle-snakes, would have been a novelty in the culinary department; but there were a variety of reasons against our indulging in such luxuries, one of which was sufficient-"First catch your rattle-snakes.” On reaching Fort Erie, where we remained a couple of days to lionize the neighbourhood, we found excellent accommodation in “ the hotel," as it was called, par excellence, and which was kept by a Scotchwoman, Mrs. Micklereed by name. Our Canadian Meg Dods did her best to render our séjour at her house agreeable, and, upon the evening previous to our departure, produced a large bowl of whiskey-toddy, made after the true Glasgow fashion, and to which we did ample justice. The following morning we took our leave, after quaffing a quaick of real Glenlivet to the health of our hostess, and the country that had given her and the whiskey birth—“bonnie brave Scotland.” During the day, we rambled through the woods, and along the shores of the lake, with our guns. On the strand we found a great number of gulls, and different birds of prey, hawks and kites; we also met with large flocks of sand-larks, as they are called by the inhabitants, in colour somewhat resembling the grey lapwing. In the forests, we fell in for the first time with a large covey, or flock, of spruce partridges, or pheasants as they are called by the people of the country. Nothing could exceed their tameness : a day's sport after farm-door fowl in a farm-yard would have been a joke to it. We bagged some half-dozen, being anxious to stuff them in both senses of the word, for we cooked four for dinner, and the remaining two may to this day be seen under a glass case in the room of the writer of this work. We now traversed Lake Erie and Lake Huron, and entered Lake Superior, the most magnificent body of freshwater in the world (would that we wretched foul-water-drinking islanders had it near our own metropolis), landing at the Grande Portage, which is a fort situated near the shore, containing several houses erected for the accommodation of the North-West Company: this is the general rendezvous for the traders. Those that leave Montreal in the summer, bere meet those who have passed their winter in the Northern establishments; and a general traffic in furs at “ cost prices” takes place. We were too late for the grand gathering, but still found many traders congregating in the place. After remaining a few days at the Grande Portage, we embarked on the river Au Tourt, in bateaux about half the size of those we had been previously accustomed to. The Au Tourt is one of the finest rivers in the North-Western parts of America. Lake Winnipeg, which we next approached, is the great reservoir for several large rivers : the Knistenaux and Algonquin tribes inhabit its banks. Beyond Lake Winnipeg we passed many rapids, traversing several small lakes. From the mouth of the Saskatchiwine river we proceeded to our final destination - Chepewyan-which is a fort on the bank of the Lake of the Hills, occupied by traders, who here deal for furs brought in by the Indians. As this spot was to terminate our pilgrimage, we devoted a week to it. Here we had some excellent fishing; by the word fishing we mean to express angling, spearing, netting, and every other manner in which the finny tribe fall victims to the skill and cunning of man. The grey, or salmon-trout, which frequently weighs from twenty to thirty pounds, is the best fish found in the large American lakes. One of our party, who had been a great fly-fisher in the Highlands, tried his luck upon a river in the neighbourhood of the fort, and was entirely unsuccessful. There were so many roots, trunks, limbs, and branches of trees, that he found it quite impossible to throw his fly; we therefore resorted to the very cockney-like sport of baiting sundry hooks attached to lines, each having a float, and suspended from a strong cord, which we made fast to two wooden buoys anchored in the lake. These lines we visited morning, noon, and evening, and generally found more fish than empty hooks. The muskanunge or pike and sturgeon are very plentiful in the large lakes, and these afforded excellent sport in spearing. We found “Škug" most experienced at the “ lance” exercise : nothing could exceed the precision with which he speared these Leviathans of the lakes. The time we selected for this sport was night, and our plan of operation was as follows:--At the head of each boat stood an Indian with a lighted pine torch, and by his side was placed the spearsman : the fish, attracted by the light, soon came in numbers, and gave us ample sport. Our greatest difficulty was to preserve what an old lady once in our hearing called her equibilirium, for so slight and fragile were our barks, that the least over-shot would upset them, or at least give the spearer a “ header" in the lake. Our friend Tee-tee-squas had struck up a most friendly alliance with one of the Knistenaux Indians, Metessin (last born)- literally “ the pet”-by name; and who, hearing that we were sportsmen, kindly invited us to join his tribe in an elk-hunting excursion : this we gladly availed ourselves of. In all the northern parts of America, the elk or orignal is to be met with, as is the caribon, a species of reindeer. Knowing that even in civilized countries the way to a man's heart is very often through his mouth, we thought it highly advisable to get a good footing with this uncivilized tribe, by giving them a feast; this we accordingly did, inviting a party, consisting of eighteen, to what in the fashionable circles of London would be called a déjeuner dinatoire. As the organ of bon ton would say, the entertainment consisted of all the luxuries of the season; and the viands were of the first quality. During our repast, Metessin explained to us, through the interpreter, the numerous ways of hunting the elk, and entered into some peculiarities connected with these animals. In winter the Indians follow them, shod in their snow-shoes, by means of which they walk without sinking, and easily overtake the elk, who is often nearly up to his knees in the snow, and unable to make much way. At other times they are driven into deep pits, covered over on the Jack-and-the-Giant principle with brushwood and branches of |