The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-19 00:00:00

AMERY OF TIII: KING'S SWRZS.

On Monday, a boat was observed to be ran sell
shore at Chatham, at a place little frequented,
which excited suspicion, that goods, improperly
come by. were in her. The boat was seized, anii
found to contain a quantity of N teal Stores. The
people made off when they found themselves disco-
vered, and got clear away.
On Tuesday, upon information being given, that
depredations, to some extent, on He Al *Jest. v's
stores, were carried on at a warehouse. very secretly
and conveniently situated fur such businee ; proper
officers went to the Prince of Orange public home.
at Chatham, and passing on to a building, at the
back of that house, situated on the river side. they
found it a receptacle for King's Stores of various
kinds, and of large amount. A part of this build-
ing projected some distance on the bed of the river,
and is supported by strong posts, driven into the
mud. At high water, a boat easily passes between
these supporters, under the floor of the building. In
this situation, even at day time, the boat is scarcely
seen. A trap door was discovered. loosely covered
with yarn ; thjough this door the cargo is easily
conveyed into the warehouse, and afterwards distri-
buted its vatfous conspartmetsts, the doors of which
are so nicely fitted, as Armes' to elude a very rig,.
Lint search. At the time the offi-er entered. a man
of war's cutter was under the d,:or. and is ,opposed
ti have just delivered her illicit cargo. Aq' intity
of rope was seized, son.e nails, and ether ar-
ticles, the property vil His M ixtiT Y. The parties
have absconded

The following Letter WAS received on Sunday at
the Custum-house, Greenock :
" Council Office. Whitehall, 9th Oct. 11105.
" tif Ndsjuity's Met Honourable grivy
Council haring had tinder their consideration an ap:iliimtieft
from the West-Ind.& Merchants at Greenock, stating, thall
several shiier are daily earevted at that Port rum. the Wass
Indies, and praying, (,r the raitiroLir reaao.t• therein set
f oth, that Me mid ships may rot be sohjected t qearantiore
on their airoral, in rate no iittkrteli shall have appeared eft
holm it ig their pasaAge: I sin directed by their Lordships •
to tr•ositnit a Copy al the sai4 application to yeti, for the in.
formation of the CornmAttoners ,f His hda;mity's Cuatorail
in Scottatsd and lam to their Lod-hips' directions,
tout, omrited hat, days -hall ham iriaft.ssi 41“1•11P airy per Mill
died on, board the said atiips, aid that the ehohes and bedding
of th.eie an., liana shod hay* been throw, triennia*
Awl tbst tore shall he no cout.grots sickness
otn bsarri •he +aid ve•aels on their a•rival at any of the porta
of S :lona, the sail ahips s!:•11 no longer le: 'Onset to an,
dvtei:ti.,,i on account of cp3orti te.
.• 11111, Ste. W. FA,WICF.NER.•
140 rr s West. Eaq.
• Yesterday, about ten o'clock in the morning, the
famly of Mr. Elliot. at the wine and lwane.y.
vaults, the corner of But Vett, Bloonschury, vela
alarmed by the report of a pistol, and, on bursting
open a room door, on the first sore, M. i. iitat aps
prayed os the ftsor, weltering in his blood. Pe had
placed the pistol to his mouth, and the bail strait ..red
the back {'art of his head in a shocking ini:ager.
Surpass Blair, and tw, miser gentles
men. were immediately /trues:: eri ; their esti:Lc-es
was, however, inetreaual. After fingering a Air
Is .ors, with slight symptoms of lite, he exyire•i.
I'hc nurive which urged the deceased to cool ..ie
the deed, is not known. I-k was seen a short time
previous to the discharge of the pistol, apparently
in a irate of composure.
The body or the tem.tl,, who was found drowned
in the Srrpentine River, no Wednesday. has been
owned, since the Inquest sat. 5:.e proved to h.tve
been the wife of a whitesrdth. in Bird street, Ox-
ford street. and has left two young children. The
suspicion of her having had a chiidia her arms, when
drowned, is ur,founied.

A bet was made soave time since, between Peres
Mace tszia, I:sq. of SouthniAton. and two
agotc, for twenty guineas a side, " that the forns:r
Gentleman did not kill one brace of partridges,
ferry den (Sundays excepte.l), for six weeks in suc-
cession, from the first day of Septens'ser last." This
was determined on Saturday the 12th instant, whew
Mr. M. having completed his engagement. with
apparent ease. was consequ. ntly declared winner.
This is looked upon by the amateurs as one of the
first field exploits that has been performed for many
years.
Thursday morning, at one o'clock. Mr. Donn,
of Pall-mall, walked for a wager of five guineas,
against time, from Lord Ban HURST'S Gate, in Hyde
Park, to the Blue Posts Tavern, in Bennet-sheet, St.
James's.street. , which he perrorme.: four minutes
and a half. lie was allowed five minutes. And.
at owe o'clock, same day, J. Hoax. Esq. undertook
to reef the same distances in three minister, wiiich he
performed in two minutes and .50 seconds. The dig.
caeca is above three-quarter% of a mile.
A Phonomenon of a singular nattirc :secured
lately :—A child, 18 months old, voided 17 round
Worms, six inches long, which arc now for public
inspeainn ; together with a %Volt Itom the stomach
of a lA4 ; A large Tape Worm, with 151 mouths.
from a 11141., .sgrd 30; likewise, an animal with
tour horns and sit legs, from a child two months
old, aid a vast variety of the Vermicular Tribe. may
now be seen—Muscusts, No. ;4. Lang-acre; No.
5, liigh-street, Shoreditch t_ and No. 34, High-
meet, Birmingham.—P.S.The above is a full proof
of the superiority of Dr. GA ansaa's Alterafve
Pills, to be had as above, 21s. 10s. tid. and 4s. Gd.
Roses for children, 2s. tid. with a Book of Curs.
gratis. The Uoc-tor is consulted daily, as his book
(tired s.