The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-21 00:00:00

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evatur, MAY SO. t
Last Sunday. in this city, a tregical event gl
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pened, which caused a great sensation. Captag
Cobet, Aid-et-Camp to General Laroche, we;
hal
killrid ray a Jealen. husnand, who &peptised him *Arial
his wife. The lialiowin,, is what is mentioned kr
public on the salsjeti :-17or some time back, t
husband, named Lamm i, a printer and !topless!
or this city, suspened an intrigue between Captathb
Combet and his wife. Not being able to surprise
them together, he resolved on taking an *degausses
by coming to an explanation wah the latter. 161,
impartieg tai her his distiu.sts and chagrin, be pro.
mised to forget het condu.s, if she would cuisine to!,
acknowledge het fault, and, in fine, to break of
with her lover. The proposition
.was accepted.--e j
Madame k.anone mate the confession wnich he rue
gutted, at id promised to fulfil the other arei:iilos, F
addirg that she never would see Captain Combat I
again.
The husband appeared as generous as Vs wifuj '
for he authorised her to receive bee lover once reorea,,
ta sigoify to Lai the resolution she bad taken, to ti
break off with him, and never to see hies natter.—'
Matters being thus settled, the boshand plesed it les-
self in a situatipn from whicis be might ha assured
of the etecati9e of the treaty, and of the degree of
conbde -.ce which be might put sit the oath of his
wife. He concealed himself in a eery small press.
SU narrow, that it could not be ma:peeled he was
there, and patiently waited the time of iute.-vsesir be-
tween the two lovers. Captain Cmatiom arrived
They engaged in conversation, in a tone which was
any thing but pleasant for the third person. who
heard it from his ihding place, and win h was fey
no means conformable with tee promise cf bladissne
Lanoue. They even mired in pleasantries aR4
freedoms, very offensive to the husband, whose pe-
tit .ce eedared it still terthor, that is so say, so tar,
adiatselia ?Fess did not open uiril the last extremity.
The lovers remained mctioeiess from asumishment;
at last Captain Cornbet etsdeavottred to make the
best of it. and to turn the affair into a jest. This
last circumstance completed the fury or the hus-
band. He seized on a large knife, used for cutting
paper, wh.ch lay near him, and struck his rev .7. and
then precipitated bimsed to the bottom of tb- stair-
cars:, iii order to escape. the cry of. " Sop 'ay
hu.band," reiterated by hiss ife, drew a Cr... ' .o-
getber. Captain Combet. wfto went oat, saying,
" it: is anthills," fall down dead in proonui-cnig
these words.
l'be husband and the wife have been arrested.—
The business is to be investigated, and is tat a nature
to excite mach irhere4, as well on aceoaat of the
singularity of the Ike!, as the regulation crt the putairic
morals.
Yesterday, as Colonel C• u vat it was driving hie
barouche, tour in hand, up St. Jarnes's,street, with
Captain Cieusrttxu (brother to ter . Gcoses
Ca otrisuct) on the boa with him, the foot-board
g;ve way. and they fell upon the horses, -which
Wok fright, and ran up St James's-street, where
they came in canted with the wheel of a coar2o,
which checked their proves*. There were four
ladies in the betas:the, who received no injery.
The two Gentlemen were taken in 14 User's ; and it
was feared, at first, that Captain Cat:iv isah's leg
was broken ; bat. epos examination, it preyed that
only a smart bone in the ar.cle was injured, an that
not dangerously. Col. Cesar eats was not much
hurt.
James Alger. a man of rnteel appwrancar was
yes:el Jae fully committed for trial, at isilsoroogb....
street Oblice. for picking the pocket of J. Means,
Esq. in Bond-street, on Thursday, of 2 blOk con-
taiting bank notes to a large *mousse.
• Pentair" H.ifitt. who stands charged with varirtus
ads of swindling, was brought gp yesterday at
blarlbotoogb-street Office. and reminded for a full
examination on Tuesday wet.
A melancholy accident occurred a few days since
at Ball's Bridge, Dublin :-4 boy belonging to tne
cotton manta n.,,,y was bitten by a spad dug, and
though every eff.:et was tried to expel the virus, las
exhibited symptoms of that dreadful malaly,
the hydrophobia. His miserable parer m were
ander the cruel necity cf miessiturez.ring ..indanostl
to their ill-fated child.
Yesterday giving. as some delirium were low-
ering a butt ofbeer into the pellet if a public hoes,
iu Duke's-court, Bow-street. the peax round which
the rope was fastened. gave wriy, and the butt was
precipitated into the cellar upon the man whose sta-
tion was helper : bytabie wafortosate *went, the poor
man's thighs wpm slictiatt
mediately conveyed to flu holonsew's Hosplta/.
On Monday woo commiwod to St. Dunitaa's gasi
news Derehdo, a private is the 2Sds regimen: o.
hist, charged with, teltiolcusly killing Air's Le:. at
Ashford, in Kent. the prie,aer aad the decraied
(who was a traveiling scissors griodes) haiesera &s-
-pate, they adjourned to a field 'to fight, schwa the
deceased tallsatg, tie prisoner hit him a vieleat blow.
and lumping no 4im, brakes several or his robe, nod
otherwise bruised him, a iv.h, it is saproseds efge-
slimed his death.

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NAVAL AtELLIGENter::

POITIIMOUTIII, Melt 19.
Arrived the naffs, Capt. Fine. from Londrin.
smtd to Jamaica ; also., at the Motherbank, and is
pet ander quarantine, the smack ito,,r, Capt. i•-see-
11Mokfeeth Gibraltar, bound to London.
aid the Lir, of 30 guns, Admiral Sir Erasmus
iteteir. Capt. Langhorne i and the Jamaaa frigate,
liestit. Dick, for the Newfoundland station ; Elna
Mand 'enroll/I bomb,,Capt. Lillicrap, for the
s, with a convoy.
The Maim of 74 guns, tried to get ont of har-
bour this morning; she is to join Lord Coning-
wood's acct.—Wind N.E.
PLYMOUTR, JUNC 18.
Came in the &Arian, Bird, from Boston, for
Amsterdam; &stern! Bern:foil; --.---, from Long-
wood Cara, Adeeson, from Bourdeaux, detain-
feel by the %helms and John privateer; and the Arnie
aristinsa, Alilman, from Barcelona, detained by
the General Davie privateer.
Sailed the Plover sloop of war on a cruise, and the
4tridiet frigate. with a Reet of Vittuallers under
mean, to the Westward.
CHATHAM, SUeet
The Ardent went our of Deck on Wednesday,
old the Crateide was immediately taken into the
saw dock.

. Iter4ortor. of 64 guns, and the Bridal, of 54
*reordered to he fitted immediately as prison
" for the purpose of rceiving such Prussians
A the chimer of war may throw into our possesslnn.
The Sider,* sloop of war, Capt. Stuart, sailed
paler da y for the Nore.
The Craw. Quoit, and Jed** schooners, have
Leta eertuoissioned.
TAINIOUTPI. .1111 Ne 19.
Arrived the Msfrotit. Admiral Russel; and:tibi-
a/art sad Rai, ships of the line, from a cruise.
MAJ., =NG 19.
Sailed yesterday evening the Cockatrice sloop of
War. wittfa convoy, for Plymouth ; else, this day,
'he geogirO• sloop of war, on a cruise.
Arrived the Naiad frigate, with a convoy, from
• Mediterranean, and remain in the Downs with
reef Of the dips as per last.—Wind N.E.
sawinsteeenssor

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OF HIS GRACE JOHN DUKE
OP ARGTLL.

The remains of the Most Noble, and, we add,
.11160 Meet worthy, JOllll Duke of Aaor r. were on
stennight deposited in the buryiltg place
eta rt ellostrions family, at Kilrnan. The follow.
ineare thepartittslars of the ceremony (us report: .I
40 es by an eye witness,) which was performed in
the most private manner possible :
Ahem tee o'clock, the Prine,is EUzabeii reverie
-1 stig. Henry Beatson, Esq. Commander, sailed
• Own Rimeneath, with the corpse of his Grace t ..sue
lie Priori Irian Henry, Capt. Hamilton ; Prime
si Wake; Capt. M•Kittoon (ailing), Revenue cut-
errs s and the Canipbeltown packet Heorieta, having
on board his Grace, Georys Duke of Argyll, Lot .1
Jelin Campbell, lancly Augusta Clavering and
daughter, lady Charlotte.Camphell, Sir Alexandre
• essnolsell, of Ardkirglat, with cs..k.r friends, and
• the servants of the late Alumina: Nobleman. The
whole came to anchor in Holy Loch, between
twelve and one o'clock, nearly opposite the family
buryirg place. The body of his Grace was tow,-d
is his 4arge by the crew of the Princess Eliseaork,
dressed in nankeen, with crakes round their hats.
• and received on a platfolm, near which the presen•
Dube, Lord John. Sze. were landed. At . small
• shistaacf. Lady Clavering, and the otii-r ladies,
• came on shore, accompanied by Sir Alexander
Caroplw !, Soc. and proceeded to the vault, whete
they waited the procession.
A Part of Captain Hamilton's crew was
placed on each side of the path that leads to it.
" dressed in white frocks, with black velvet caps
trimmed with silver. The corpse of his Grace was
I tarried to the tomb, shoulder high, by the Kaman
Volunteers, upon entering which, it was laid nest
•to the Duchess. All then returned from the vault,
crept those of the family, who, after remaining for
a few esiissles went on board Capt. Hamilton's
mitts% and proceeded to Ardincaple. A saline of
Moe guns was bred on their going ashore. The brig
and the other cutter, also bred a salute upon leaving
Holy Loeb.
The outer coQin was coveted with crimson silk
velvet. sod had two Coronets. Vie at the head, and
somber at the foot. The hollowing is the inscrip-
tion:—
raga marshal
JOHN MKS tat, ANGVLL,
re. the &,e
Died fltl, Clay, 1806,
Aged 89 pars.
ftetAnotterers wore sashes. with a large knot
won the right shouriiii; suir riveter at the left
thigh.
the Revetote cebisers commenced firing minute
gum 4 the time die corpse left the brig, and con-
' doted aboar an hour. ATI the vessels in this har-
bor lied that °Vicars hoisted half mast.
There Were splwards pf 60 beats with spectators
bout Greenock, Pest-Glasgow. and Grulock, who
alt, 'impressed by the soleiboity of the occasion, and
respect for the eminently virtuous tba'after of the
&mimed. et ndulleal thetnaelves with the must per-
k propriety and decorum.

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• Saw ArrolNTicisTs.—Capt. Toerry. to be Corn-
alludencr of the Transport Board. in the room of
• liratrrainntein, onboard to the-Nary Board.
• • . Seek, of the hbodteri., to be a Coninsis-
' dlismit of deb Vietualling B...ard, in the room of
Caneinghatn, appointed Commis iuTicr (.1
Drava nod Woolwich 'Yards.
. R. J. Foos% to the Repot Charlet* yacht.
Copt. Ogle, to the Proems Aging. yacht.
Caps. Sir E. HAM:km. to Jot Mary yacht.
Capt. tee, so Of MourrA.
Capt. Crenpliefl, to the
Mt Nelson, Mauer tinipwright of Sheerricss-yario
Is remove" to Depttard-ywd.
Mr. Partin, Astiathot at Stwernew, i. appointed',
UMW Sbiipmel:tt. in the roorn Mi. Nels-In.
Mr. Jones, toreman of Plymonth-yarii, is ap-
A •timaitt at Sheerness, near Parkin, and 34, .
E1:74 Quarter's's-to of Ply apron,:
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