The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-25 00:00:00

EXT,..9H DINAR Y EVENT.

A paper of yesterday cont.:ins the following para-
graph :--" A crime, unparalleled in this canatry,
was perpetrated on Monday evening, about eight
o'clock, in Hanging Wood, near Woolwich
As a young man, belonging to the Warren,
was walking in the Wood for rural recreations,
he was laid hold of behind by two persons,
who laid him flat on his face on the earth,
when they first bandaged his f ice, they then turned
him on his back and gagged him ; all this while he
saw them not—one laid himself on his breast, while
the other reduced the unfortunate man to the state
of an Abekrel, and afterwards closed the wound by
sewing up the same with glazed silk ; after *llia,
they took off his bandage and ungagged him, but
this was done in such a way that he could not have a
front view of them during this tragedy, but rim away.
and recolleels their having red clothes on. By his
mournful cries people came to his rtl • 1, who took
him to town, when all the surgeons of the garrison
attended him : on Thursday he was in a precarious
state."

Another paper represented the unforr.mara suf-
ferer as a young gentleman of respeelaiiiiny ; and
added, that he died on Thursday. Wi wok sonic
pains yesterday to • ascertain the faft ; and are ena-
bled to add the following particulars, fcr the truth
Of which we • pledge ourselves :—The sufferer is a
handsome young man, about 22 years of At;?, W
common labourer in the dock He is not .'4.Ati;
as the contrary, his wounds are not so severe as
they have been described, and the surgeons entertai
sanguine hopes of his speedy recovery. Sometime•
says the men who attacked him were dress.
scarlet ; other times he says they were dressed to
blue ; and sometimes he says they wore crap• over
their faces. This occurrence is the only subjeil of
conversation in the neighbourhood of IVonl•sich,
and this contradiAion and inconsistency have given
rise to a thousand stories. Many do not scruple to say
that he committed this violence upon himself. In
support of this statement, they say, that the young
man had been for several days before in r s•ery me-
lancholy state. Indeed, it would be ti ifliag with
our readers, to detail the various editions published
of this story. The place at which he was found was
some hundred yards distant from the spot where the
outrage was perpetrated.

ALARMING FIRE.
A 'dreadful fire brake out on Friday morning last,
at Grays, in Esse:. A labouring man, who had •
been drinking at a neighbouring public-house, on
his return home, with a lighted pipe, incautiously
knocked out the ashes among some straw and otker
inflammable matter that lay in 4heep close by the
range of warehouses at the bast Of the town, which
had been long used as granaries. The consequence
was, the lighted tobacco smothered during several I
hours' and on the Friday m orning the inhabitants were ;
alarmed by the flames bursting "ern one of tLe
warehouses which took fire, and communicated with
the rest : before assistance could be procwe.! the
whole range was consumed, with several thousand
quarters of wheat and flour. At 10 o'clockOn Sa-
turday morning, the eolumrs of smoke arising from
the reins, we,e seen on the Kentish Hills. as fa•
Plumstead. The loss is not yet ascertained, but u ' ;
supposed to be very considerable.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE NA?4,ILINGI4 MAIL.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, I,IAV 11.
This day arrived near Buyuckt'ere, a Russian cus-
ses, having on hoard a Russian General, with his fit-
fully, destined to command the troops of his nation at
Cortou. We are in daily ex pea ation of two frigates
and several transports, intended for the same desti-
'nation.
The French Ambassador, General Brune, has
frequent conferences with the Turkish Ministers.
• trai. V, At 736.
The report of a Master of a ship arrived from
7.ar.te, that a third division, of eight Russian men
of war, and 34 transports, had passed the Darda-
nelles, is regarded as unfounded.
svcsssunou, JUNE 3.

Our Ambassador, Hedouville, has, to pay his
expellees at St. Petersburgh, and during his return
to France, received, from the Emperor Napoleon, a
present in ready money, valued at 40,000 roubles.
Among other remarkable prisoners of State in :Le
Temple, is General Souham, who distinguished
himself so much in Holland and Germany. He is
a nephew to Alibi' David, now before the Tribunal.
The persons forested in the territory of Baden are
not upon the list of those now accused of conspiring
against our government.
?RON THE FRONTIERS OF SILESIA, JUNE 5.
At the requisition of France, General lathorie
and B. Fresnicres have been arrested at Neisse.
The fif oil- was in MO the Chief of the Sraff of
General Moreau's army, and the latter his Secretary.
antisooll. lt""
Tlet verbal des laration of the Prussian and Baden
Minister here, was not correctly inserted in tile pub-
lic prints ; it was as follows r " The Minister has
not negle&ed to communicate to his respellive So-
yiereigns, the note of the Russian Ambassador, but
has not yet received any orders concerning it. He
thinks, notwithstanding, that he can take upon Lim
*to say, that the Ring of Prussia has that confidence
irs the First Censal, that His Majesty dues cot doubt
but that he intends in this interesting affair for the
pace of the Empire, to give a pacific and satisfac-
tory explanation, according to the expression ut
Austria, and the u....peaation of Russia."

[FROM Tel TRENCH PA ?IRS.]
e•nis,JUP/t 9.
The veterans had demanded a second solemn
mass, which was again, last Sunday, celebrated in
th • -hiii-i-h of St. Roch, by the Bishop of Con-
• lance. The sermon pronounced by him on this
occasion gave the greatest pleasure, and made the
Freatst impression. The prelate began by desir-
me his auditors always to remember the glory they t
had acquired under the eyes of that Sovereign Em-
;serer, who has permitted them that day to assem-
ble in the temple of I:is and their God. " All !"
continued he, ~ how magnificent is that picture pre-
sented to us this day in this superb church : the
alliaece, the s icred alliance, of what relieion h. is
the most augu,t, and of what valour has the nicet
imposing! Soldiers! never forget that the God
whom 'rurenne made it his glory to worship ;
whom the victor of Marengo adores, and before
whom his Imperial Majesty has been seen to pro-
strate himself in the cathedral of Milan ; can
never be the God of cowards ! and that therefore
nothing is common between you and the cowardly
Englishmen, either in religion, or in politics ; ei-
ther in this world, or in the next. This eloquent,
beautiful, and very applicable remark, caused an
universal murmur of approbation among a no-
rneroa; assembly present.—(Joernel des Defraseurs).
A letter from Vienna of the 2cl instant, says, the
equipmente. of Russian fleets in the Baltic, and in
the Black Sea; the forming of numerous clamps on
the diffeielit Russian frontiers ; the frequent con-
ferences of the Russian Ambassador here, not only
with our Ministers, but with the Ministers of Eng-
land and Naples, besides several other circum-
stances, indicate, that the Russian Emperor, with-
out taking en open part in the war between France
and England, is determined to prevent it from
disturbing sovereigns of the second and third or-
der, who have no means to defend themselves, and
who desire to remain neutral. As, after the unjust
Pecupation of Malta. every thing may be expeiled on
she part of the English, it is very natural that Russia
should send troops into the Mediterranean to pr w
the Mona, the Seven Islands, Sicily, and Sardinia,
against the attempts of the tyrants of the seas,
whilst its numerous troops on the borders of the
Baltic, and its fleet in that sea, will oblige the
islanders to respea the neutrality of Sweden and
Penroarb —(La al eta Cabinet).
They ' write from. Venice, that the English have
been moving heaven and earth to produce an insur-
fee Sinn against the Ft ench in the kingdom of Naples.
~ unexpected arrest of all British subjeds and
ir accomplices, leas. therefore, very much disap-
pointed them. The Italian Angioasseess regard
themselva. now as persons coming from the other
world. Their surprise would be pleasant enough,
*as not their cause so very serious. Our special
• 'Military commiviitai; will surprise them yet more by
*Ad bye. It is to he hoped that this strange and
fatiguing combat between British pride and the re-
pose of the world, is drawing to a close, and that
all British subjeCts will for ever be regarded as the
Wats of the universe, as outlaw; safered nowhere,

but proscribed and detested every whelre.—( :journal
le Peris.)
It is said, the Emperor intends to reriew all those
• corps of the former king's household trpopi, as
guardc-corps, mt!squetaires, &c. and that the oumhei
of men of diferent corps, and attached to the Itn-
perial Court and family, will amount to f,Z,1)00, tit
be quartered chiefly here and at Versairses

1 . Surinam i. the snow valuable of the Dutch settle-
ments in tllc West Indies. It is situated on she Coati.
;Tient of S. America, on a river of the same name, mud
the pl.iniatio;ii have been extended by the Dutch
,1
neer thirty ;Agues above the mouth of this river.
• Its trade conapts chiefly in sugar, cotton', coffee,
f tobacco. flat,' skins, and dyeing driTs ; and its
,
poesers,on, though it may be again relinquished al
s intake-weight in the scale of peace, will prove at
least a temporary benefit to us, while it cuts off
another of the enen:y's sources of commercial ad•
.. vantap . and suakr, them still mote sensible of the
• dew maise c .siertuesiccs cr 1 wariarl with 3/41ri:iiiAl. •
iiii

NAVAL INTELLIC'LNC.Z.

Deal., SOP, 22. Wind E N P.—Salltd die Ir 4,167 laosuls,
with sorer& armed cutters and !urgers on a cruise. Canto
down front the River, tile (blued King.lont, for the Er t
Sailed the Humber armed ship, with the Baring East
Indianan, and the rest of the outward bound under convoy for
Portsmouth. Sailed the Trusty man of MO for Dungeness,
and the Indefatigablit armed tronspnit for Sheerne
Proasssoovn, Jews 22... Sailed the Beaulieu frigate, and
Bacchante sloop t,f war, Caisteip „Khios, with a convoy of
above 40 sail, for the Welt. Indies; and thuCacitatriew, in the
westward. The Isis, of SO gone. with the Sect titular convoy,
for Newfoundland, is also getting under way. A Court Mar-
tial was this day held on board the GI ulistor, to try Mr. Wear-
thy, Surgeon of His Majettes ship Fishg.a,d, for preferrir g
charges against Lieutenant Hickey, which were deemed frivo-
lous, vexotious, and malicious, by a Court Martini. The
chugged lte4 proved in part, but, on ae :allot of previous good
conduct, the Court only sentenced Mr AVCarthy to ho dt.•
misied his Ship
I'LYSHIUTH.,III/11121,42ited the Hatind sloop of war nil s
Lady Warren armed ship, with a convoy for Bristol,
and Norway, Bragg, for China.--Wind
Ge A V 22214 o, Jove '22.—Passed by the Catharine, Ferryman,
faun Hondores; Thalia, Junes, and Guardian, s from
Niemen ; Ceres, Calvert, from Riga; Swift, Hutton, Levant,
Dryden, Charlotte, Burnet, and Jane' Davidimn, from Toe-
Mogen; Confidunce, —, from GothlonJ ; Stow,
lianui al,—, Peace, Law-oa, and flii.beth, Bolt, from
Norway; Jotter! Jan, from Lear; Statlt Benno, Ctinkert,
and the Twe GebnaSenr, for T.inbien. Sailed the Ann
Newel, for Janitatla Enigheiten, Alai imp and Prow Aosta;
Holt, for Euibtleu.

We have beep favoured with i,te;ies of letters.to
a gentleman In the city, from his em, an officer is
dui Company's service in India. giving an account of
'
the several gallant anions Which were fought in the
L• te war. Their principal contents have been =tied-
paced by the of accounts published in the
Galvile. The following extran contains some new
and interesting parfaculars
" Derr. 4. 1803.
This moreiamraj, dear father, by one of the .
must gallant exploits ever performed, we got pos-
session of the .strong fort of AUY Chun, st was as
follows :—At diy.beeak four companies of llis Ma-i
jesty's 71.1 th regiment, .with the Ist battalion
native regiment, agreeable to secret orders which
were given them List night, moved from the lines
with two twelve-pounders, and proceeded to the
gate of the fort. The people in the fort. however,
discovered their approach, and instantly opened a
most tremendous cue upon them. Lot this
did not deter our brave fellows from advancing
up to the outer gat-, which, after a stout resist-
ance, they succeeded in blowing'
up. They bad
however three more gates to force, before they
got into the fort, all of them well defended by
outworks, which made great havoc among our
put), • yet, nothing could withstand the bra-
very Of our troops, and at half past seven o'clock
they got entire possession of the fort ; every soul
they &mod armed in the fort was put to death. In
fan, not one of the garrison escaped, as they had no
idea we should attempt taking a fort, which had em-
ployed the Mibratta army 12 months in reducing, in
the spanner we did ; and even when we got to the
gate, they thoogin it impossible we could ever get
in. Oar losses, you may conceive. were very great.
Both money and effcas were found in the fort, and
were given up to plunder ; not a person in camp
had any idea'the fort would have been .4ormed in the
morning, except those vrho were ordered on that duty ;
and. I assure you, I was never more surprised in my
life, than when I saw our party matching towards
the fort. To us, who were safe in the lines, it ap-
peared a grand and awful sight, as we saw eery
tiling that was passing. I rode into the fort imme-
diately after it was taken, but was glad to get me
again, as the place was filled with poor wretches,
both of our own party and that of the enemy. dead,
and dying, which, to me, whojiad never seen any
thing of the kind before. was a most shocking sight.

FROM gATIMPAY matirs.ctizrrrt.

RA N'QtIIPTCY ENLA pgu.
?henna% Cnrb n, of Cki amide, draper, fruin June 23 to
August 1, at tan, at Gulklhai?.

BANK R Lirrcirs StTPERSFDEn

Robert Dimoke, et Tewpie Mills, neer Stratford, Essex,
calico-prlutrl.
- • • • - .

Whitelockihrtholuinew, now or late ef.Cazkisley grocer.
BA X iiiZ U PTS.

Edmund Walker, of Ki,ll rmin.t::r, Wuwester, R•ncer, to
surrender July I!, 13, aut August 4, at keen, attire Stour-
ivnt Inn, at Stourpuvt, W.,rcMtt•r. Sax-
tees and Martin, Funaival`a•len, Loudon ; and Mr. •Lister,
Kiddtquunitet.

Italoe Gond, of Sarum, Wilts, lin,ortslra;ier, .to surrender
Jo'y 6,7, and Augis4 4, at e'even, at the 'Naar's, ehan-
street, Resta. Attorneys, M. .Taines, Gray's Inu-square,
Loudon • and Mr. &assets...be, Bristol.
inhn White, ef Garet .Russeil-itreet, .Cevent-gilreleno tin-
plate-worker, to attn.:niter June ri, July 4, and August 4,
at ten, at Gu3dhalt. Attorn;y, MSrtio, Viatners' flan,
Upper Thames-street.
Benjamin Ellis late of I.iyetionl, liquor-merchant, to Jur-
milder July 113,1?4, and Ktigust 4, at. eleven, at the Glob: Ta-
vern, john-street, Liverptoil: Aitornr:rs. Mr. E. Griffith, Lord-
4rret, Liverpool • and 'Mr. Thom!, Windt°, Bartlett 's build-
nip, Holborn, L:nolitn.
John Smith, of Poland street, WeOptinater,,pserchaiit, to
surrender July 3, 10, and Aiig•ist 4,at eleven, at Guildhall At-
torney, Mr. Rice, IlufintiPoplace, Broakstreet„Polden:square.
John Rilther, of Lamb`i-eeneluit-ureet, merchant, to, sue
render June SO, July 1, and August 4, at twelve, at 6101011 R.
Atturney, Mr. Robi.rt Elm-eenn,TempJe.
William Elliott, late a Newington Cm:teensy Survey, Its,
berdasher, to surrender Jong 30, Jell 7, ar d Aiigubt 4, at
ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. ;AA Clutllon,fdssion-strue,
Borough.

Henry Fuleher of Shoe.l3ne, yicta,per, sugrutler ;one
26, July 3, an,l August 4, at ten, at OnOltall. Attorney, hir.
Langley, Phuntree.street, ESlocnsbuty.

11:.1jhriin Ellie, u( floiteNodfulk, vintner, to surrender Jul? !!
16, 17, and August 7, valour, at the Stat,in Great Yarnicuth.
Attorney Mt. F. jt.•Reynolds, tit-au If:visitor h.
John Attorney,
of Pickwick, Wdta :Kay. and Wilham.Walton,
of Liverpool, merchant; to sintt,ider July 24, 23, and int we :1
4, at eleven, at the Globt taverti, Jan-street, Liverpool
tmer, Mr. Edward Griffith, V.,rderreet, Liverpool; and T.
o
Thomas Witylle, R Irtlett`vdateldings, London.
filicholav Wentiovry, cif Epeoni, Snavely, rontdeater, to war-
render June 26, July 5, and Aiutuat at ten, at Guildhall.
Attorney. mi. Fusd, Shire laue,, TtmploKtur.

DIVIDES.DS.
July 14. John Sunlef, Virraberwiter-Mll, Nine, N.r

ten, Wesonater. farmer , at Me, ea tut King's Head Intl,
Coventry.
July 14. !ward Stanley, of /I.lyeattm, Warwick, dealer, at
tweive, at the King'. Head inn, Coventry.
July 17. Abraham Darby, of Maidenhead, Tit., bran ly-
merchant. at twelve, at Guildhall.
July 14. Thrtinav Muchell, of Hatton-court, Thr.aclneudle-
street, merchant, at one, at Guildhall,
July 14. Samuel Mormon, late al St. Mbar's, corcpc:lti, at
ten, at Guildhall London.
_ _ .

July 11. Jame. Robinson, of Livetpoul, pe:Tiaite reercbae,t,
at one, at the !:Purge Inn, in Dale-%teeet,
Ju:v 16. Juieph Dudl,y Webh, of Liverpool, eietchant, at
eleven, at the 44.. be Tavern. lAvetiqui.
July 14. Jame.. Crailt, of Union-court. Bread sem; Waist
atice-laker, at one at Guildhall.

24. /*mph Biddle, of Utley. Sum?, amealtnan, at ten,
at Guarani!.

C.ERTIFICATFti—Jcie 14.
.1,41 n Archer, of St. Cetherioe's Duck, hoopeor!rr.

John Alger, Thritulneedla am et, boot ai d at.o.tuaker.
Thorts,s Hart, now or fate of Arista merchant.

JIme:)11 Cnlhnwnnh, a.l.eed4, joiner_

William or maam-ilaii. SufroVlt skoPkeePer•
John Puckett, of Wey mouth, merchant.

Samuel Wilson, o: Hirnitagham,pdcer.
John Johnson, of Leeds, johier.

Consminions signel by the 1.1. d 1.4e,t nt tf the Convey eKent.
Sabah K rolluiter, 9.
Lientetioit Martin I.).ortin, 01 the ha!f pay of tli,".ll3th Reg'-
ma..t, to be Adjutant. Dated June 16, 1804.
1.0.; at Deptprd Volunteer,.
Calvin John I). Rtat to be Major, vic., Fin:h, pm:noted
Dated June 18, 1804.
Nathaniel Holmes to be Capt„.,l, sict Rolt.
Dated June it 1804.
Ensign Geole Teer to be Captain, vice S%itr:tf. Dated
Ou.ie 2.3, 1004.
Ensign Wdliana May to be Lieutenant, vice Hohnea. Dated
Joue 22, 1804.
R .Ivert Ntentinias, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Te.•r. Dated at
above •
John Atkin*, Gent. to be Ensign, vice May. Dated June
83, 1804.

Caernirwsas in the Worcestershire Militia rived hp the Lord
',MariniMlS.
John Gerinuell, Esq. to be Mejur. Dated June 15. 1504.
James Altai, Esq. to be ditto. Doted Jun. lu, 19,J4.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL.
TO ITOTOOM. M.

Jamie Barge«, newer late of Coventry-street, Hay-
market,sailiterf hatter

DWI DENDS.

John Delver Wilson, Muy-la•bonne,
pawn-broker
•
Jos-ph Ptager, Lite of N 44k-street, broker . • .
Ldward Ga.toe, now or late of Ilford, Essex, innkeeper
CERIIFICATES.
• William Johnston, of IVn t oaeen, Cuidoerland, usc, r
Isaac Nadi, of Bto,tnl, cooper.
Lawrence Ports, et Bri.v.i, cutler.
Ihuntas icamoti, Bi,ll.,insitriotreet pewterer.
John W. 411,, of Gre.it QUOSll4tieet, 11111-lichlf,
d.trg at.
?AV: btlitaft, itite of Ratcliffe-ov% Wilder.

nut or mess.
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Spey Cent. Rethoie4 -----
451 U
4 ver C.nt Conan!'
6 per Cent. Loyalty.... .... Zli
Lot's Annuttszi l6d 6-10 7 If
Imperial 3 per Cru4 . 414
Omeiuru
0.,.e01s for .....

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