The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

SOW-STREZT.
In consequence of the apprehension of White and
Egbion, who have been taken up on suspicion of
having committed divers burglaries in the neigh-
bourhood of Blackheath, and who were examin-
ed on Monday before Sir limn no Foto ; Ad-
kins, Jones, and Hopwood, the Officers, have
been indefatigable in their exertions to discover
their accomplices. In consequence of private in-
formation, they traced their lodgings to Blackheath
on Wednesday mori.ing. On enquiry, they found
the persons whom the Prisoners lodged with had, on
Monday, unexpeeledly removed, without its being
known where they *ere gone; but, on meeting with
the man who assissed them to move, they traced
them out to another part of Blackheath. Their
name is Webb ; they found the wife at home, and
she said her husband was gone to town. The officers
proceeded to search the house, when they fou d se-
veral articles of plate, and a variety of goods, sup-
posed to have been stolen, together with several im-
plements used in house-breaking. The officers,
learning they were particularly intimate with a man
and his wife of the name of Russell, who resided
very near, went to their house, and found a
pistol and a quantity of gun-powder, and several
balls, a quantity of phosphorus and matches, and
a variety-of implements used in housebreaking ;
a quantity of bed-furniture, a silver-spoon, and
a variety of goods, supposed to have been stolen.
Mrs. Russell only was at home; she said her husband
was working in a brick-field, but refused to tell
where. The officers, observing two boys leave the
house in great haste, and run across some fields,
concluded it was for the purpose of telling him to get
out of the way ; and Adkins, in consequence, set off
with all possible speed after them, and just as he
was coming up with them, in a bi ick field, he ob-
served them talking to a man, which confirmed him
in his suspicion. On the officer coming up to him,
he acknowleged his name was Russell, when h: took
him into custody ; and was proceeding, as is cus-
tomary, to searcit hi-n immediately, which he sub-
mitted to till the officer was about to take his watch
from him, which he violently resisted, and knocked
him down several times; but the officer kept fast
hold of him till all his clothes were torn off, and he
was left entirely naked ; three of his fellow woik-
mcn coming up at the time, the officer must have
let him go, but a respeelable inhabitant arriving
on the spot, threatened the three men, if they at-
tempted a rescue, that he would cause them all to
be prosecuted, as he knew them well. A butcher
passing the road near the field, in his cart, offered
to lend it, for the purpose of conveying the man in
safe custody, which was accepted. In the after-
noon, the officers stationed themselves a short dis-
tance from Webb's house, expeeling him to return
from London, and on seeing a man approaching to
his house, they stopped him, and asked if his name
was Webb ? which he acknowledged, upon which
they secured him. Yesterday, he with Russell, and
both their wives, underwent an examination before
Sir RICHARD FORD and THOMAS Rousso., Esq,
when they were committed for further examination
next Monday, at which time White and Egleton
will be brought up for re.examination.
Benjeesin Enfield was re-examined, and fully nom-
mitted for trial, upon his confession of feloniously
stealing, in the dwelling house of J. F. Royle, in
Orange-street, Bloomsbury, Bank-notes and cash
to the amount of upwards of 1301. his property.
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N 4 PAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTN, JUNE V.
Arrived the Pigmy cutter from a cruise.—Wind
W.S.W.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 15.
Sailed In. Majesty's ship La Lowe, to cruise off
Ireland, after two French frigates ; also the Tourer-
este and Trow6ridoe, and Chearly gun brig.
Came in the Endeanwito, from Swansea; and the
Eleanor sloop of war, with a fine Spanish corvet,e,
which she captured after nine hours chase. during
which time she ran 106 miles.
DIL•L, JUNE 26.
Came down from Sheerness, the Dart sloop of
war.

Arrived the Boni/la sloop of war, from the North-
ward, and several gun brigs from off the French
coast.

Sailed the Be!firma man of war, to the West-
ward; and the Versivius bomb, with the Sir William
Pis/toffy, and the Mint., EAst-Indiamen, and seve-
ral other outward-bound vessels, under convoy for
Portsmouth.

This morning His Majesty's ship, St. Alten's, in
getting ender weigh to shift her birth in the Downs,
went athwart !lame the Ivf, sable, of 64 guns, and
carried away the fiesible's bowsprit, foretop-gal.
lant-mast, figure head, and did other considerable
damage.