The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-12 00:00:00

THE NOTED BLACKMAN.

A corre7vindent fin the Coast is very much asto-
nished din: the Admiralty does not take some mea-
sures to clear the tea of that desperate advert:met..
Blackman, by sending some fast-saiiing cruisers in
pursuit of him. Blackman calls himself an Ameri-
can, bat is malls, a native of Ireland, and sails from
I)unkirk in a I;ti7, said to be a vernal kably good
Jae always cruises between. Cromer and
Flaraboronnh head, ar.d has made a great number
of captires on the North Coast.- kk send.: them in
general to Norway, and has been fortunate enough
to get most of them conveyed in safety to the C:m-
titeat. About the beginning of last war, he was at
Guernsey, and had with him a gang of sisteen or
eighteen pet suns, who, as well as himself, were in
disgtfo.c. A very fast saliez smuggling big took
on board dare a cargo of contraband goods, and,
rev; us to her sa;l4,g, went iato the roads, where
she lay a night or two. Blackman and his associates
laid a plan to board her in the night-time, and hay-
ing succecd.d, carried her to Chesburgh, where he
surd her cargo, ra...1 fitted rer tea as a privateer.
lihe tiled so fast, 11,..t she eluded the vigilan:.c of
eur crtt.:.:c. and set him epon his leg; ; but he be-
carnd so w: it 1.-uoven on that par t of the coast, that
he found i: r t omelet to shift Ls quarters to
Dunkirk, and ollinnit his depredations on the
Northern coast, M!:!CII he did the latter part of last
war, and the whole of d.is, with astonishing success.
It is really a disgrace to our navy that such a fellow
should be permitted to harass our trade so long with
impunity.

Monday night, at a late honr, several labourers
assembled in Old Gravel-lane, St. George's in the
East, armed with bludgecns and cuthuses, and as-
saulted several unoffencling persons who had occa-
sion to pass that way. One man was dreadfully
cat in the head with a sharp instrument, and other
persons much bruised. These w-nton desperadoes
were so formidable in number, that no one dared
to take any of them into custody.
following awful instance of sudden death cc-
"au sday last, on the race ground near
person of the name of JOSHUA Nor-
hitant of Penrith, who used to travel
'tending horse-racing, tee. was offered
.s of ale bs an acquaintance, on vat-
he should drink them oa' at three
otherwise be (Nov NIAN) should pay for
offer was accordingly accepted ; and
- drinking the last tankard, w.lked
in good health, but was shortly after
me of the tents, with his head re-
t.tbie quite dead. A Coroner's jury
mady the same evening, and brought
I—lbrd by the essitirt.err ?f God.
t man and his wife now living in the
of Huddersfield, whose matrimonial
As singular. After living together
:ars, and having had three children, the
camped and married a publican's daugh-
booth. His lueadans wife sought him in
-Igth took consolation in the arias cf
i errand husband deserted also. Pass-
alike, she took another nip to the al-
, antlitad a child by her t4ird hnsbavi ;
thy name is Woman ;" an old man in
rhood saw and admired, wised, and at
, the fair wanderer; dying soon after-
'party devolved on his wile. when she
in search of ber first but long
;her met, and were on the eve of ea-
cf eternal constancy, when lo! ano-
three small children appeared, and
honour of calling the fickle retain
-cud enforced her demand with so
that his adventurous wife thought
relhsquith her claim. and actually
be/W*4 with wbsa ait at pretest

Ilion to pass th
cut in the he.td
persons much I
were so formic
to take any of tl
•
The followin
cuffed en Thu
1 Car hale r--A p
MAN, en inhabi
the cunntry, att
three tar hards t
Quinn that he
i draughts, mho
them. Tl e of
NOIII3I AS, after
off apparently b
discovered in or
dined sivon a t.
sat upon die hoc
in their vertlid—
,
There are a
. neighbourhood t
history is a list
for several years
husband dcesitnj
ter in the South
vain, and at leak
another. This I
ing into Lanced
tar of Hymen, a
bat a Frailty, th
that neighlinurhc
length married, I
wards, his propel
li returned to
lost husband ; th
changing vows c
ther lady with th
claimed the he
a Hissbar.d," at
much pert'nacity
iit advisable to I
married sfifik b
lives l!