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London, England, 1804-10-10 00:00:00

TILE B ‘RPEIt BEWITCHED.

This was a case et. some nntnriety. The Pri-
soner, Dar::, a penny barber by trade,
stood indiaesl for an assault upon Miss Cat:rarine
S idler, the daughter of a resp•c-table elderly gen-
tleman, retailing a: a place call.J du Fully, near
Dock-head.

Proszentrix, Miss SaJler, was a remarkably
pretty girl, about sixteen years of Age, with fine,
toll, expressive dark eves, fair complexion anJ ani-
mateJ couateaamce ; tier stature, above the midsge


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size, was elegant and graceful, and her deportment
in Court bespoke propriety, modesty, and good .
breeding.—The Prisoner was about five and twenty,'
rather under size, his features were coarse and un-
meaning, and his complexion nearly that of an
African, h:s person mean, his dress shabby, and his
manners vulgar and uncouth.
The young lady stated, that on Sunday. the
3d of June last, as she was returning from chnrch,
with a female friend, about five o'clock in the after-
noon, the Prisoner (who was well known by the
nick name of Ave) crossed the street from his own
house, and, seizing her in a most •iolent manner,
with one hand round her neck, and the other round
her %Vdlit, attempted to kiss her. She immediately
shrieked aloud; a Mr. Newman came up to her
assistance, and extricated her from the rough em-
br ices of the Prisoner ; her clothes were much
abused and soiled by him, he being all over filth and
dirt : a crowd of people then assembled about hir
and the Prisoner called out to them, •r Leave her
alooe, she's my lawful wife, and I'll do what I
Please with h-r t" and he still persisted in continu-
ing with her. He said, he had had his nativity
cast, and she certainly was to be his lawful wife.
Ile lard been pursuing this sort of conduct for near
five ye.iri, continually persecuting bet-. and fie-
qirently making use of opprobrious words, ail./ in-
decent expressions.

On her cross-examination by Mr. No au, she de.
nird having any intercourse or acquaintance wide
the Prisoner, further than c.:rving bim, as she
would the other customers at her father's shop, and
thanking him as he wenbaway, in the usual ?inner.;
he lived a few doors iiofn her father's; but as tie
extent of his praCtice in shaving, she knew sodong
about it.

Miss Lacy, the young lady who had aectost.‘
nied her from church, and Mr. Newman, wbo res-
cued her, both corroborated her testimOny as for as
related to the assault. . .
M:. Sadie:, the father, who called-the
Ja,ra, stated the various and repeated *thuds=
by the Prisoner to his daughter, bet forbore to
repeat the indecent language he had made the of.
On his cross-examination, as to a sum of 1001. as a
portion with his daughter, he was so initriguant.
that his passion made lass answers unintellizble.
M-. NoLAN. h a very poetical and five addeem,
entered into the defence the Prisoner. 'Pbsslos
'coved he was a poor penay barber, who had
smitten by the resplendent charms of Miss Jades I
her eyes to him, poor fellotp, had proved tbarper
than his own ra:ors, and in spite of all his attentions,
and in defiance of his long and unalterable attack.
meet, she had the cruelty at last to leave hint in the
:add : as had been stated, his nativity was caw,
and what between lore and witchcraft, the lady and
the fortune-tellcr, he hati been in some Wm',
deprived of intellea. Love, dire love,sba
ca: :3e 3C of his-lolly, and his residence was
prime with his present state of mind.=
had its sweets and its thorns, and what was to
the I.t.iy an inconvenience, was, to his poor client a
dreAful misfor.une ; for, instead of the soft .atici
silken chains rt. Hymen, which be sought..be.dsit
with tar different ones in the loot where he luid
been confined for fourteen days, not having bens
able to procure bail. Upon the whole 'of the
he submitted, it was such a oneas the lory weld
feel Oemsclves justifitble in acquitting tee prisoner,
but should they think otherwise, he trasteePin the
lenity of the court.

The Jury found the Prisoner atilt!, p the Cain
observing, that no person, of the appearana of
the Prosecutrix, should be persecuted by the is-
sults of a person of tbr... Prisoner's desceiptioo. He
was sentenced to one fortnight's imprisonment. and
to find security for his future good behaviour. '
ars=rissmossmism.
ROWING MITCH.

On Monday last, George Courage. ant‘ tame'
Cannon, two boatmen. rowed from Chatligni Wkagfe
IV.:llwich, to the Horse Ferry in Burry,. Alcamo .
of eleven miles, for a bet of ten g *picks
was wm by Canron. There were nappy de-
pending, and the knowing ones, it is said, w
tn. Yesterday another match took play :r7VIO
pair of oat., from Blackwell to the nesse Tony.
Ratclitr, for two guineas, when Joilsrallam and !Os
partner were declared victors. Thodistance, which
is three miles, was rowed, in still wan. in thirty4ve
micutes.

A Correspondent writes from Paris tinder the
26:h ult. 'last immediately after the report of the
GoVernor of the Is1:1 de France, General Dios's,
Loncerning LlNollei conduit in his engegentent
with the Lnglish China fieet, had been laid before
B . , at Ais-la-Chapelle, and be bad given
his permission for its insertion iu the Maairevir* he Or.
dered the Minister of the Maine Department, Dz.! •
to write to Gen. Du: AIM, not only to suspend
and deprive LINOIS of his command, but to arrest
him, and send hint home a prisoner with the first
sat:. trripartturity. An American ship is saidlo have
been already hired to carry out these orders; and,
as soon as LINQIS arrives in France, he is to be tried
by a Naval Military Commission. Of fate, little
doubt remains, particularly as the ship, which car-
ried to France I.k.c stsi's• dispatclies, brought one
httn.:red th.,tis.t.id dollars belonging to tie
which have r...-en lorrowed by the imperial Treasury.
1.1 t s's own report is to serve as evidence against
him, :ma it, therefore, not published; but it is
said to contain severe complaints againatthe Beta.
vian Admiral, HAI! MINK, fur not co.operatim
with him, and Against the Dutch Governors of t 4
Cape of t;ood live, and of Batavia.
AlendAy morning dispatches were received from:
Admiral ltessst., off the Teach, st..ting his an ival
there in the Africuitic frigate for the purpose of
taking the command of the ships on that station, in
constquence of the ill state of health of Admiral
'Fisonsisomoutot, who arrived in the Aifrsearee, at
Y Aral. ,utis, on Sunday a!ternoon.

A child was suffocated on Monday. at the sign of
the Cnc.hire Cher in Suiry-sweet, Strand the
father having tuf lied up the bed on which it lade,
not kaowiui; that it was there. It was 18 mouth,

Yesterday rimming, as Mr. Miamian, of die
Stamp °dice, 91.1 S At breakfast at his 'Wanly.'
Kniestsbridge, be fell from Min
Cnair asid expired. It slop not appal': he hod 4041
presjous

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Ni VAL LvTELLIGEATE.

PORT% MLitt, OCT 8.
Art iirci the Paulette frigate, Capt. Dunbar, from
a tint,

ed the brig Prttctraii,, --, from Cadiz,
bound t Havre, detained by the 3!, 'pame,,e trigate
The ken' ri in of war was yesterday released
from qtt.aantine.

DEAL, OCT. S.
Saled thr. Scourge loop of war, for Deptford.
t'. m_ down from She *mess the Zebra bomb.
rl% ea • Zrphyyr sloop of war.frv:n the Weds

j and t: liist, r atr,..d ship, ftoin the French
a,t, and reL.A;n with the rest of the ships as per

11A1BAIMFA, JULY 9.

Since my last, His Majesty's ips rrn lin, of 38
gulls, C"pt. Herbert; wrygort, of 28 guns, Capt.
Panshawe; Priced', at guns. Capt. Lambourn ;
and Buto, of 18 guns, Cain. Clinch. have arrived
`with convoys; they are all g.rne d iwn to .I.lmitica,
except the Carulf.rt and lino; ; the Hornet, of 16
gins. Capt. shepherd, took the convoy down. and
will go home with the next c,,nror.
DE.ATIIS.--AL Antigua, Capt. Fan.hawe, Mr.
Shelly, Surgeon, and Mr. Stephens, Purser, of His
Majesty's ship Caryif wt.
Lieutenant Gage, ut His Majesty's ship Barbs.
deco.
Lieutenant Mowatt, and the Surgeon of His Ma-
jest r's ship, losoneit.
APPOI MENTS.—Capt. Mackenzie of His Ma-
jesty's f,hip ibpponzrnos, to the Corz,fiort.
Lieutenant Woolcomhe, of the Clltt 41 UP, to the
Bi:'«arms, Commander.
Capt. Shipley to the Ccntas..
~teutenant Henderson to the Gasineamn, Corn-
pander.
Captain Ferris. to the 4lnpierdarn.
lieuteaar King, to the neal,.. Commander
Captain Wiring, of the Setup
o, to the Surinam.
- Lieutenant' Stirling, of the Pa,.doer, to the Stripa,
'Commander.
Lieutenant tvepheard, to the Homes, Commander.
('apt. of the ile4res.r, to the Blenheim, vice
Graves, one home ill
Capt: Youngbusband, to the Iletierez.
Capt. Henderson, to the Otptty.
His Majesty's sloxp Poinrier, of 16 guns, Capt.
Durrowes, has arrived kin Africa, and remains on
the station.
The Merchants ni Grenada have purchased the
liarmonir privateer for the prneedion of that islands
which the Commander in Chief has commissioned,
and called her the Greriolo, of lo guns, Lieutenant
Barker.

tiIiTHER P NRTICULARS
OF Tillt
ATTACK upan the BOULOGNE FLOTILLA.

Ext,ao from a P,tsate Le..tter, Oateaoll B..ulogne Oct. 2.

On the 2.1 of this month the boats and fire vessels
went from their own to the ships of rendezvous. At
6 p ort. Admiral Lord Keith went from his own
ship on board of one of the cutters ; at half past
..p. m he went from the cutter on board of the
')lrsi.mr„ and half past 7 p. m. he went on board of
the cutter again. and then proceeded to the im-
faortahm. and at •p. n.. he left the Immerlalate and
went on board of tae Graham!, and at 9 p. m. he
left that ship and went on board of the vats r and
proceeded along the coast. The boats and four
vessels of the first division, had their gone on the
expedition. At 10 p m his Lordship left the
cotter. and proceeded along the coast in kis
barge ; the enemy nude the signal, and alarmed
the coast, and our brave tars began and attacked
in the manner of Britons. At '2O minirtes past
10, e. m. the Praadeace blew up ; at r2O minutes
before 11, a. m. the Peogrf, ditto ; at Ole, a. at. the
De-dilltAide, ditto ; and at halt-past two. a. m. the
Amite. ditto. The lase-mentioned vessel that blew
up, ti think, male more noise, and must hive done
more damage to the enemy, than any of the rest, as
she got nearer than the others to the enemy'; s. • els.
The gallant Admiral was in the barge the whole
time close in. I think it is a great pity that our
gallant Admiral should go so near in alter such
nest of vermin as thee• are. Besides the four fire
ships before mentioned, there were four of what is
called fire•enfers, filled with combustibles, which

swim just above the surface of the water, and being
neatly of the same colour, are hardly perceptible,
particularly of a dark night ; each of these VIA., till-
ed with about barrels of powder.

RLALIRKJBLE orcrUIRENCE.
EXTRACT FROM A TRIVATX LETTFk, nlrEn
OCT. 7, 1140-1•
The following singular circumstance lately oc-
curred at Sawston, near Cambridge:—The wife of
Mr. Adams, a respeCtable farmer in that village,
a few days ago perceived that the bottom part ni her
gown was tot n, as W caught by a hook : this she
mediately mended, and thought no more of it; on the
following morning the gown appeared torn in the
same place, and in several others, for which Mrs. A.
not recolleffing any cause, began to be much sur-
prised, and men r lona-lithe circa mstance to herhu sband,
and the maid-servant, whose gown by this time had
shared the same fate ; the family being now alarm-
ed, related the strange event to their nei;libours,
many of whcm visit.id the house, and soon d•,-
covered that their apparel sustained a similar injury,
as well men as women. Mr. Adams has three toms,
all of which appear to be considerably torn in the
skirts; the wife has, during the last four days, put
on six different gowns, and all are so much torn,
that she cannot ever mend them. A girl that re-
sides in the house, about fifteen years of age, had
literally nothing but the body part of her gown re-
maining, all the skirts having fallen off as she moved
about. A lady who has been a few weeks on a visit
at SaNston, called at the house on Friday everting
with several other persons, she had on a new colour-
ed gown, and after being there about a quarter of
an hour, discovered two large holes and a long rend
in different parts of it, and being considerallv alarm-
ed at the unaccountable effect, immediateli left the
Louse ; during her stay in it, the apparel of several
other persons was torn or rent in like manner. This
.very extraordinary occurrence has now become the
only subjeet of discourse all over Cambridge, and I
have no doubt half the town will go to Sawstoa to
witness its arange operations."

CARLISLE, OCT. 6.

VETE ON THE ELIA, t lull OF A MAYOR FOR GAR.
LInE, AND OPENING A ROAD THROUGH TILL

CITADEI

It being known that Lord Lowther intended on
Monday to vi tit this City (of which he is Recorder),
on the elveion of a Mayor, the inhabitants had re-
solved on that day, by every token in their power,
to express their attachment to his Lordship, for the
great services he had rendered the city. Accord-
ingly the drums of the Volenteers beat at eight in
the morting, soon after which they were completely
formed in line ; the standards of the eight incorpo-
rated ts les were likewise displayed from their re-
spenive goads. About nine o'clock the procession
commenced from the Town-Hall, consisting of the
Corporation, dressed in their robes, attended by the
lags of the eight guilds, with the Gentlemen com-
posing the Band of the Cumberland Rangers, ie full
uniform, pl:1) ing a variety of martial airs, towards
Botehergate, where they received Lord Lowther,
w'‘n had previously alighted from his carriage to
prevent toe populace from drawing him in triumph
into the city. After the usual salutations, the Band
struck up " Rule Brilanu,a," and the procession re-
turned to the city, by the new road, through the
citadel, which, to his Lordship's honour, was AC-
compli-hed solely by his influence.
After his Lordship had passed through the cita-
del, he was received by the Volunteers, who wine
drawn up in E-relish street, with presented arms ;
the ranks wen ~ien petted, through which his
Lords: S.l and the procession moved down EnrAili
street, attended by a great Concourse of people,
where having. marched three times round the market
ctoss, they proceeded to breakfast at the Bush.
After breakfast, his Lordship inspetted the Carlitle
Volunteers, of whose military appearance, and stea-
diness whilst under arms, he expressed himself In a
most handsome manner : his Lordship gave each
private one shilling, likewise, two guineas to each
guild, and a handsome sum against next quarter-
day. At twelve o'clock. his Lordship, with the
rest of the Corporation, proceeded to the Council-
chamber, where the Rev. Thomas Lowry, A.M.
was elated Mayor without one dissenting voice.
In the afternoon, the procession moved in the
same order as in the morning, to dinner at the Bush
Inn. together with the captains of all the companies
of Volunteers, attended by a large party of the most
respeflable gentry and clergy in the city and neigh-
bourhood. The dinner was excellent, and the
wines of the hest quality. After dinner a number of
loyal and constitutional toasts were given by the
Mayor, which were drank with the utmost applause.
In a speech, which we could not distinaly hear,
Lord Lowther thanked the company, for the atten-
tion they had sewn him that day ; and said, that
he ever would be sappy to render the inhabitants of
Carlisle every service in his power. Sir James
Graham, also, expressed himself in an animated
manner, as having the interest of the county at
heart as much as any man, and would support it to
the utmost of his ability. Several excellent songs
were sung. and the afternoon was spent in the most
convivial manner. His Lordship retired at seven
o'clock, amidst the plaudits of the company; and
thus ended a /err which exceeded any thing of the
kind ever witnessed here on a similat occasion.

Lord Lowther is expeaed here again on Wednes-
day next, to inspea the Carlisle Volunteers.

FROM LAST NIGHT, GAZETTE.

Ceorit-ssi.iiii ie Volunteer Corps, sigreed by Hi. Maiest.,'s Cele-
on‘wirners of 1 ie..tenossc.te. die city of Loma...
2d Recipient of 1.0%44 Louden Vol notary's —Licit Richard
Mont to bo C Thum vice Knight, resigned. Dated August
29, 1804.
Ensign Juba Alex Ainici to be Lieutenant, vice Mont, pre-
mot,l. Dated a, ab ire.
John B:anstiiii„ G.mt. to be Ensign, vice Amiri, promoted.
'rated as above.
The Rev. (. 'Founty to be Chaplain. Dated as a'aore.
William Howell, Gent. to be Quarter Master. Doted as
above.
Solomon Stormy, Gent to be Surgeon. Deed as we.
4th Ditto—Ensign Thomas lloslikinsoit to be Lie.itepant,
vise Stock, resigned. Dated July 14, 1604.
Silt Dittn.—eWilliam to be Ensign, vics Stokes,
resigned. Dated Joh 14, 1804.
7th Date —Ensign John Root to be Lieutenant, vice Bunn,
resigned. Dated August 15, 1804.
Isaac Tindle, Gent to re Lu.ign, rice Boot, promoted. Dated
as above.
9th D'lto.—Ensign John Jaques to be Lieutenant, %ice Mos..
ham, resigned Dated August 15, 1804
Oliver Vile, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Jecques, promoted.
Dated as above.
10th Dittn.Lieirtenatit John Till t he Captain, vice Slukew,
resigned. Dated August 15, 1:04.
Lieutenant Joseph I.lt,san to be ditto, vice Keiser, resigned.
Dated August 16, 1804
Ensign Samuel Child to be Lieutenant, vice Till, promoted.
Dated August 11), 1104.
Ensign William Thomas to be ditto, vice Dixon, promoted
Dated Augiut 16, 1604.
Same. Newman, (.;ent. to be Ensign, vice Child, promoted.
Dated August 15, 1204.
John Rio liter, Gent. to be ditto, axe Thomas, promoted.
D lied Allgllfsi 16, 1804
Excite-Gifu-0 Volunteers.—Enden Thomas William Hughes
to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, promoted. Dated August
I',, 1804.
Emig* Charles Lyall to be ditto, vice Hastings, resigned.
Dated August 16, 1304.
Henry LeadArater, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Ifin;hes, pro-
moted. Dat.d August If, 1804.
John Dennis, Gent to be ditto, vice Lyall, promoted. Dated
August 16, 1404.
Cononisin.sse in eke Royal latiwton Regiments of Militia,
sinned by HIS Majesty's Conass.sialsres of Lieutenancy for she
rued City
East Regiin-nt —Engirt Luckier to be Lieutenant, vice R telt,
Dated Argent 24, 1804
Ensign Buckley to he thou, *ice Bragge, resigned. 1) ited
!September 20, 1604.
Thomas Forster, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Loader, promoted.
Elated September 21, 1884.
West Regiment—Ensign Terratt to be Lieutenant, tier
Nichols, resigned. Dated August 25, 1804.
Thomas Burton Bedford, G to be En..ign, vice Tango,
proiduted. Dated September 20, 11104.