The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-27 00:00:00

A SHAM CAPTAIN.

• A Lucett ESCATE.—A yonog man, of genteei
lippeir,suce, representing himself as are officer its
the army (Captain of the 48th foot), rod strength•
ening llo• metro • to respectability, by stating
him elf to be the son of is Clereyinsis, and the
grsinlisois of is Ide master of 11'itichester Colleffe,
slivingimhell fur his erudition, and his successful
cultivation of elegant Isterstiirr, has been recently
sliecistating upon the prevailing disposition to afford
credit without sathtisetory serority. Having ob.

tamed an introduction to the family of a respect-
able -tradestosii in Eton. his representations and
deportment were auficiently plausible to obtain
a recommendation for credit to other tredesmen,
though accompanied by a very proper state-
ment, that the Captain had recently made ars
rengements with persons to whom he was in-
debted at Winchester. Indeed the adventurer
himself professed the most moderate intentions, and
asserted his determinatiou to I've in a quiet retire-
ment, economising and retrenching as became. man
desirous to pay his way justly. With these laudable
resolutions he engaged to take at Michaelmas, a
neat cottage at Old Windsor. belonging to Mr.
Mills; and he obtained that gentleman's permission
to send in such articles as he had ordered of hie
tradesmen, and to make his other household arrange-
meats, before commencing his tenantry. He ac-
cordingly engaged two female servants; and the
upholsterer, silversmith, cutler, and others, pro.
eeeded to deliier their several articles. Ou Satur-
day last, by an awkward accident. the Captain was
accosted in the streets by a horse-dealer, who accused
him of having absconded from his bail. Such an evil
report getting wind, several creditors became doubt.
fel and arrowroot, sod the Captain thought it des
arable to remove I If f their importunities.
He accordingly enraged a single-horse chaise. in
which he packed every thing portable, such as plate,
knives, and • double.bairelled gun, for which he
had übtaiued credit, and departed for London.
He returned on Sunday to his cottage, and, as a pre-
' little to the subsequent esents of the evening. turned
out the maid-servants as defamers of his character.
About 10 o'clock on that evening, two melt with a
waggon sad two horses stopped at the Nelson pub-
lic-le•ese at Old Winilsor, where they were drinking
till nearly 11. One of them then went out. and in a
abort time returned, saj ing all was right. Observing
the landlord (Mr. Sleep) attentive, they continued
their conversation so the slang dialect, which was an
unknown tongue to the limiest master of the village
house of entertainment. They soon after left, and
the landlord's suspicion* being roused, he determined
to watch them. They drove their waggon into an
enclosure belonging to sr. Mills, adjoining the cot.
rage, and sere admitted into the house. Mr. Sleep,
with laudable activity, proceeded to Mr. Mills's,
who resides about half a mile off. Mr. Mills haat-
cued to the scene of action ; and, by a master-stroke
of generalship commenced his attack by conveying
the horses to the pound. lie then dispatched Mr.
Sleep to the tradesmen at Windsor and Eton, and
next determined on getting access to his own house.
It was barred against him ; but, knowing all its
approaches, he made an entry by the cellar window,
and obtruded upon the midnight revels of the Cap.
brill, and his worthy assistants, who were carousing
with cold beef and lirandy. Their consternation
was prodigious, a. the entrance of Mr. Mills had
been effected in silence. A long altercation ensued.
The creditors from NViiidscr and Eton soon after
arrived ; and, upon their approach, the Captain ef-
fected his escape. The tradesmen determined to
secure their goods while the opportunity remained
to them, and the principal hart succeeded in reco•
vering their property. The carriers were takers be-
fore* neighbouring Magistrate, charged with having
broken the lock of the enclosure ; but they posi-
tively swore it was done by their employer, who had
engaged them to remove the furniture :o London.
They were therefore discharged on paying the
pound expenses. Several tradesmen have sustained
considerable loss in the removal of the portable
goods; but the more fortunate dealers in heavy
articles congratulated themselves upon their good
fortune, and sociably dined at the I ethie of the pub-
lican. whose vigilance and activity saved them from
becoming the prey of the s Captain in his Majesty's
service, and grandson of the late eminent and learn-
ed,' &e. !—lnformation has, we understand. been
given at Bow-street, and steps taken to prosecute
the hero lor a swindling transactiou.—( Windsor
Express.)

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL,
To-ionitow.

M. N.

R. Whi It inch/tot, late of Exeter-street, ♦ictaller 3 11
J. Graham, Birmingham. linen-draper
J. Gray, Tate of Wardouertreet, baker
R. roollay and Co. late of Adanea.court, ailk-maase-
fact mere t.,
DIVIDENDS.

W. Woodward, Cannon-street, carpenter
J. Shubert and Cu. late of Lothbury,
Blackwell hall-
far tors
J avid G. Sykes, late of Carriers' Hall-cuurt, clothiers 11
.1. Marshall. kines Read-court, linen-draper
R. Felton, Lawrence Pountaey-lanc,seed-ntereltant.
A. Leslie, Sise-lane, provision-merchant
J. Marks, Bath-place, chummier lO
A. Keating, Strand, Silversmith .. 10
R. nowßake. Upper Thantes.street, wire-merchant MI
T. Parsous, Make-fag eel, breeches-maker ..
T. Phillips, firraolorra kill, merchant ll
W. Hr.licit, Sp'fields, cattle-dealer
D. Goodall and Cu. Pateruoster- row, cr. ve-imuirm fac-
tto rrrl
R ii hairs, Wsppiercsireet, aurlair smith ll
T. Earl, kingsion-triarer-Thafars, cern-dealer .. II
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CERTIFICATES.
•
J. Smilh and J. Furs'ili, of Primers-titre-I, Loads, ma-
rhanio.—J. Itialrich, of Bristol, hrass-l'ostailer.-...J. Geed?,
of 11.iverpool, LOS. of Hanover-sireti, %Val.
worth, Merry, merrhalit.—J. cooper, of Low Mt-tweed,
Unrolls, toslitter —K. A. Hall, late of Busk • buildings, Lou-
don, merchant.—W. Mote, of Worcester, and R. Lockett,
of llrrrfurd, common-carriers.

A con4ideroble portion of the county or Essex
has lately been infested by uoctnrual depredators,
acting oil a .yst emit ec and extensive scale, whereby
several Noblemen and Gentlemen have suffered to
a great I.llbOUlli. Among the former is the renews.
ble Earl of ST. VINCENT, whose flue grapesy, at his
rest lit Ilucbrtr. bw been rubbed, and upwards of
two cwt. of she finest ingots it contained carried off,
and r great quantity of fruit taken from the gar.
den. The grapery of Earl WALDCORATI. et Nom%
►ta k flail, has also hers plundered to • great
amount, cud, as is supposed, by the muse potty.

PUG IL 1 S M.

•
DONNELI.Y AN I) CiRTLii
The fullowisig letter has appe.atd IA ..he ptW
Pipers :

" PVSILNTIC vosrtier.
" Sllll.-1 brig leave, through the mention of soo.
to iuUwtale, that 1 men ready mid ot;Itoe to tight Dowel
DWI/Wily. rot RON, to he loaigsd is prop., it.otos; sod 1 4•19
iodtteed to give Into this pubis.. c1im1;1,11... 111 r
his having declined to give a decided al% ..), it • hie ....
„hen I mare,' leo g 1111111• in the hunds of a ftietid of
hi., whit his neither envereJ slur ro turned the in.owyer giv,a
me ouy satisfaction whether he is willmg in ri„;:tt woe
.• I its, Sc,o your °ludo tti N us
" PR ber 18, 1819." .1011 N are.
To which the friends of Do.nielly return...line
following ittiswer

" Tile OVALLE/Mat arcHaLtrarthtt AIM RRR Rre
'4 The Committee of Friends and Suppnrier..,t
the Irish Champion, have observed, with morh siii pr,se ant
regret, in The Dublin Seeming I'o4 and
Salurday last, a le tier signed "John Carer ;"
was excited by the elstement of a pvslie
Dusuelly, when hi (set a challenge hid here previne,..T
exchanged and ratified; they regret that ■„y 0n....4
placing himself before the public so prrvert foci.,
as to the deposit and binding of the t•umbtl_lhe (ran!,
of Donnelly have produced, ■nd are still . vas: nis to
lodge, Iwo bemired pnuuds in his supiinee-11,;y
repeatedly signified this intention, awl aporniord
isterview, at which twilleer Can't,. nor his friends (.1 hra.it
any) have 'Mended. If the object of (:arier's Inter is
'Wessel and regain his deposit (a pretty gnat polo( that Ng
publie challenge was necessary!, altho.igh the snortie,
world would decide against the refwarling of the len runt. se
In question, he shall cheerfully bate it The public W.I.
judge of his motives; bat if Carter, preying. to hi. pr
flaatdiaii trip in Scotland, is not deterities•4 In abo ;be coin.
bat, Donnelly's friends are read)• to lodge the 241/ r.
and oily desire that Carter may he scrim's mod deo, mi,••
the deternsitisainn of Dminelly's friends is to sepsin.ie hi,e io
the extent his opponents require, or to Ike ensi.iiiis tit tie.
original agreement, which was to fight for SOO:. in Ex
weeks, at the Ctirragh.
" ' Let the gelled jade wince-an
• Dor withers are ellireree."
" Committee Room, 10. Fownees.alreet,
Sept. 20, 1819."

The Champion arrived in tows at ass early Irat.
yesterday morning, 60111 the Queer►', ,oue,r-.,
where he had been on • visit for I lor lust wspok, Ne
looks extremely well, and in high spirits.—(insb.
lie Paper.)

Mr. Alderman Asist.t.y Ha. r• 1.3,rd to re Irene a
meeting of the inhabitants of Brearl.sireet, eu she
Manchester proceeding). ; but u meeting is, we un-
derstand, in contemplateou by the Gentlemen who
signed the Rtquisilion.
The Meeting at Liverpool, to concider of theist.
transactions at Manchester, is Lim ii,.•.t;v,lv fixed
for ‘Vediersday next, the 29tle. Earl SErrow and
Lord MuLv NEU X are expected in be rift.,-tit, and
is supposed the Ead will be cullril to !he Clviie,
The election for the office of Mayor cf I;veiprwl is
again expected to be warmly contested. Three
candidates, it is stud, will be proposed.
On Thursday afternoon, Ni Mr. Hu sty, an
orange-merchant, was at the Borough Metwitre, a
Jew came lip to him and thrust his left sent to hie
breast, on which Mr. li. thinking an attempt was
making to rob him, clapped her hand to het coot
pocket, in which was his pocket-book cosiest:ring
10/. but he found it safe. The Jew lassoed on, and
in a few minutes after Mr. IL missed his naiad
repeater, with its appendages, worth between foxy
and fifty pounds.
Mr. BRODIE, of No. 8, Charlotte-row, Liirg..
lane, Bermondsey, whilst otanding on Thursday in
front of the hustings in the Borough, had his
smwll-
clothes pocket turned inside out, and two sixpence..
a Queen Anne shilling, aiid an ancient foorpetire
piece taken out; but, unlike maul others similarly
situated, hod the good fortune to fend a gold swell.
chain and seals on the ground, supposed to leeletrig
to Mr. HERSEY. the Common Councilman. Many
others have been robbed of their wends,r meek
money, and the slaughter amongst the handkerchiefs
was very great.

Early ou Thursday morning a fire broke mat at
a ship-chandler's. in 51111batik-ttreet, tl'e.t atingle",
which, after consuming the preliii.es, communicated
to a liss barge, which was also entirely cnttsttm►d.