The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-29 00:00:00

EXECUTION OF SMITH.

In oonsegnence of en order for litwes .smith is
be execlit,d on board the ship where he committed
the'rniirdar of Captein Balderston, the I,urtAiaw
W.I. brought up Harnoate ou Setnrcisy evening, algid
reticent-- to a Fumy fu a tortipieunns set initial' alitaust
or the Lhiek-yard. Anotber,order was for the
Lieutelieut of every ship, with their erevr,
to attend the execution et 8 o'clock. Finith was
attended by. the Rev. Mr. Birdwood, Chaplain
to the CV ad 3? def :Wu*, with whom he fervently
joined in prayer. and displayed evident marks of
trite penitent, perfect iyiesigned. A t,lialf-past sing
lie as. elided Inc platform in the mort Arm and
Timely *banner, and, addressing the ship's company,
God Wass you all—prey for me US 1 have
prayed for you ; t:rid bless con all:" At tins mo-
ment the fatal gun was tired, and he was run up.to
the starboard serer-yard-argn, amidst the ascending
smoke. By seine accident or isuittuntupa, on the
part of those whose prosince it was to make fast
the rope to the windlass, the coil vies suffered to
slip, rod the unhappy ealpr.t was precipitated,
with great velocity. to the water's edge; he was
again drawn up, and aßer hanging the usual lime,
the lifeless body witalowered iuto a boat t.langside,
and conveyed to the Royal Hospital at Stonchouse,
where it wee put into a shell, and delivered to his
friends for interment is the evening. He bad bee f%
farinerly mater ut a gun-brig, was deemed au ex-
cellent seisml, hut too fatally addicted to think-
ing. /le was a good-looking young men, about
23 years of age, and near six feet !sigh. Hiatather
is a British planter, of great reepectability, residing
at Santa Cruz, where yousio-Busith was born; he
received his educatioa at Now York.

The military force under►orders for embarkation
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at Ramsgate, for Portugal .it is said, will amount
to about 10,000 me a. Repoit *tetra, that lila jer-
Grneml SPLNCEIL will have the command of tins
force, and that lie will have ander him. Majnr-Gr-
neral Tt Lame am: 13;1:her-General CAN roe Li..
41ia blasawee's resiessetrible this Board
of Isapeiry tha,Cdovention of Cintra, was
given, we apou a iefact iii the Report.
which did not state a clarresice of opinion enter-
tinted upon i waaerial pr:int,suntnitti.tl to its con-
sideratioli, with sogrient elearnesr. The Board,
we understand, reassembled accordingly, on Tees-
arid ansended its Repave-for doe purpose of
btiock.aid. without ctclay, before His MAJVIITY.
Lettvrs from Ciirlscroho. natation, thst the last
convoy this season, conslstins,ig between 70 'it'd tO
vestals, had *ailed thenCe *on the sth, slid tout
otrtbr 7th a *rive gale and a heavy fall of
snow. took plate. • A few ships that were left be-
Mori were preparing to sail on the Bth.
General KLocaxa had arrived at Stockholm for
the pnrpose of personally explaining to hi. Soar.
reign the reasons which induced him to 'accede to
the Convention for thv evacuation of Finland.
/*rats letters state, that apprehensions are er
tertalued oleo attack upon Sweden from the Island
Z alan,'

The following accident happened at Downhum
Market, on Tharaday se.nnieht :—As Mr. Poi.i.
w. a attending his mill with his brother, a sudden
s uallnf wind caused it to separate, and it fell to
lie:es in an instant ; *need them was in the ripper
floor in the act of putting wheat into the hopper,
the other attendin a different department—the
Acmes, whee.o, avid a'asut two score of wheat fell
in confusion. Mr. PoLt. had the prearace of mind
to leap tiom the upper stair (it being a post wiud-
mill) and escaped with a slight bruise on the band
—Ms brother was precipitated to the ground in the
midst of the rides, with upwards of i 0 seeks of
wheat around him, one of which fell spoil him, but
wonderful to relate, be received not the least Sejury.
• Discount ellen:al en Lottery SAervs: Every
Purchaser of Shares of Tickets, amounting to Five
. 'intends and upwards, will be allowed a Discount,
at J. Waimea's Fortunate Office, 16, Coruhifl,
where Capital Prizes to a large amount have l*ea
recently sold in Shares. Only One more day to
draw, and the Wheel contains three of 20,0001. one
Of 5,0001. twe of 1,0001. three of 6001. fcc.—Sa- ,
turday the last day of Drawing.
For some time past an unevailing hue and cry
has been made after the Three xo,nool. Prises;
they have hitherto eluded the vigilance of their
pursuers; at last isfertsoat:ion is now given that
they will be dragged out of their hole, on Saturday
next, and must inevitable be caught f, snore one
or other of Pommes tavooritev. 'Tickets and
Shares, entitling the Purchaser to Chances never
known before, are soiling by Kt/messy and Co..
Cornhill. and St. Itlargiseet's-bil!, Borough ;
where No. 1 3, draw,. aPi ise 0'40,000%, was bold
in Shares on Tuesday oennight.
Sixty-eight 'Thousand Pounds, in Capital Priers
only. mLsr be doter next Saturday{ the Lottery
6nishes on that ilnyo%ad very few Tickets or Shares
remain to be said :.t ;)resent their may be h at
both of Crests Ofne..o, 4, Cosinfidl, and 9, clar.•
roeing-cs, where 4.337, riditlecito 500 Tickets, was
sold 1 oesaLy, t7q-.area. Thet Prime, from the
extreme richness M the ‘Ghee!, is more faluab/e
now than when tirzt drawn, es it has 125 chamois
for three Pries of ittl.oool. cue of r,OOOl. two 11
1,0001. &c. Acc. all of wl.:ch must Le video nes
Saturthm

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