The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-04 00:00:00


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A few days age, a warrant by the Lord liavor
of London, fur apprehending John Carter, cirri to
a mercantile houw in London, charged with at).
strading a considerable sum of money from his
masters., was received at ill., Office of Police, and
the execution entrusted to Mr. George \Villiamson,
Head Constable. Mr. Cartel did not reach Edin-
burgh 01 Saturday, and, within a few lows of his
tp-rival, he was traced ,tit, and apprehended by Mr.
Witliamsnn. When brought Infote the lodge of
Police tot examination. he at first denied that he
was the person sought fs;r; but at last admitted that
11 was dohn Carter Inention.A its the w.ss t Ant.
llettsti search being made, his real name was loud
written in the inside of his boots. Ile was sett back
to London. yesterday morning, in custody of one of
the constables rd. Police.
Upon Saturday. two boys Ivese sent to Brisk-oven,
part of a gang who, for some time past, have iv-
ifests:d the boys belonging to George NVatson's Hos-
pital, upon all occasions, And particularly upon the
Sundays when going to church As this has been
a praElice t' prevalent for some time past, the
J•tdge .ieclared, that in time coming, he was dem-
ntin«d to prevent it by every possible means as in-
stitutions of that kind ought and should be pro.
sated ; and recomnaended to the different °Stets
of Court, to be vigilant in dent ling these idle boys,
and bring them forward for punishment.
On the sth current, there was a tromeadons
storm of thunder, lightning, and snow, in the Ork-
neys, which did considerable damage to the ship.
ping aad boats. In the island of Sbaphishay, four
risen, a father and three sons, while at work in a
Ilara, were struck to the ground by the lightning.
The father and one of the sons, recovered; the
ether two expired on the spot. In Rousey, a neigh.
brisling island, the corn was damaged its ser,ral of
the corn-yards. One farmer missed in the niuramg
all his crop, which is supposed to have been con-
sumed, as not a vestige remained on the ground

An erroneous statement of the escape of a French
woman from the enemy's ship VA, hale, that W.“
burned in the late anion off Trafalgar. bevies ap-
peared in different papers. we deg leave to submit
the following, that was taken from her own mouth
by one of the Officers on board the RCOCN:t, whose
humanity had contributed to save her:—" During
doe ation, site was stationed below. handing up
powder. After the ship was dismasted and had
struck. she came opon deck. About this time the ship
took Ste; her rigging lying across her, it soon be. •
came impussible to extinguish the flames, and all the
people who were able to swim, began to quit her.
The woman tnen went down to the lower deck,
while the fire WAS ragi..g :above, and staid there
until the guns began to fah! through the main deck ;
she then got out of the grin-room pint on the back
of the rudder, and undressed, hut would not
trust herself to the water, till the melted lead
from the tafferel ran down, and burned her head,
shouiders, legs. and stseral parts of her body.
Then, committfug herself to PROVIDENCL, she
jumped into the sea, and was about half an base.
as near as she could pets, withoutbibia die 0
support her ; she then fortunes* am 4a pima
of cork, which site found tioaine. Sass aeon a
man, who was swimming am, btonght bar a small
piece of plank, which She got under her breast; this
WAS the only support she had ; sad, alter babe
an hour and a half its the water, was taken
ke up by
one of the fieliris'r boats, the Meer of which,
with that humanity and use Aim to the weaker
sex, which, we hope will ever characterise a British
seaman, immediately pulled of Isis mat, and mem
other part of his clothes, to cover her. She 4111.6
soon after put on board the Pirik schooner, boa
whence she was sent on board the iterdwee the next
morning. We are happy to add, that she found on
board the P,..1t/r her husband, who had also escaped,
and who was brought to the Revenge with her.
They were both landed at Algesiras, on our arrival
at Gibraltar, after she had been fitted out by us in
a dress as suitable to her sex as the conversion of
dressing gowns. kc. would admit of. She was
young, handsome, and very intelligent. She is a
native of French Flanders—her same J•siNl'l TA."
About nine o'clock, on Sunday evening, an alarm.
inf tire broke out in an old tenement, at the bottom
of an obscure passage called Slippery-lane. situate
beneath Mr. !HANKS'S Loose in Bridge-street, Bath.
By the exertions of the neighbours, and the timely
assistance of the engines, the fire WAS subdued with.
out having extended beyond the premises (a bake-
house) in which it originated ; these were destroyed,
together with the back part of Mr. Slaaas's house,
and a considerable quantity of his furniture. Tk;
en .fusion which generally attends such aecidems,
Was obviated by the prumpt and laudable aid of the
SA h Volunteers, whose excellent conchal prevented
those depredations, so common and so disgraceful
on similar occasions.—A most melancholy circum-
Mallet occurred during the fire: Mr. Ci, ATTER run,
a highly respettable and ingenious tradesman ()Ishii'
city, while in the aa of assisting in the reduction of
she contlag.ation, tell from a window at a consider-
able height, and was so severely injured, that, after
hinguishin in great pais, till Itscsday morning, he
raptred• Mr. Co A I'7EIIION was a most useful
member of society, and is his business remarkably
aCtive and intelligent; he was possessed of very con-
siderable mechanical ;genius, and Isis superior know-
ledtte and ingenuity in hydraulics wore evinced by
severer inventiors of great utility, and by his ap•
jes:iitrnest to the mtperitttettlince of the Bath water.
works. Ile has left An .mutable ,A Ile and tour chil-
dren to deplore his irreparable less: but they will
have this reeler at lead to mitigate their sot row.—
dist he died In a castle the! most hunoitrakle; the
most enviithle—the cause of litruanicy. Mr. Cii A T.•
Tits lox had hetore, ir. the Me At Messrs. Wi f.-
LOANS% brewery (xylii.th took place some years ago)
eileftrif himself so sty e.iiiiiiisle. that ht Was presented
by the London San Fee OiSce with a piece iif plate,
as a testinitr.y i•.t the high sense they tenet tabled of
his conduit lye was ill the prime of life, and re-
in:Asa • '1... Wends and agility.
1.40$ ' jll6l. Isf. arly hour. Pall-Mall was
ot Moir • • ••• :- Avery description, anxious
kQ • ~r : . ;,...' .fir , ••..
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.wh.ich was exposed
~ .. ' is .„. •••,.;*,l ~ ~ iics I. in that street; the
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