The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-29 00:00:00

EDIIvBURGH, Auc. 2S.

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The Prince of Wales's Light Infantry, or Royal
(arse of Gowrie Veilunteers, commanded by the
Right Honourable Lord Kinnaird, had a grand field
day, in Rossie Pat k.• on Tuesday, when they want '
through their evolutions, and manual and platoon
exercise, much to the satisfattion of their Colonel.
His Lordship then formed the regiment into a cir-
cle. and explained to them the footing on which the
present Ministry had placed the volunteer force of
the kingdom, and tequested to know whether they
were inclined to continue their services under the
new regulations. The regiment, with three cheers,
expressive of their hearty approbation, unanimously
agreed to continue their services as long as the pto-
maines of the country required them
The regiment was then marched from the drill-
ground to an adjoinis4 part of the field, where they
sat down to a sumptuous feast prepated for the oc-
casion. The principal dishes were, a fat ox, roasted
entire, on a large wooden spit, and fog- or fire
sheep. T!'ese were washed down with a plentiful
!apply of porter and strong ale. His Lordship's
striation to every. individual of the regiment im-
parted an agteeahle zest to the entertainment, and
tett h s guests home equally. delighted with their
landlord as with their fare. Lady Kinanitsi also
honoured the company with her presence. His
Lordship afterwards issued the following Regimental
Order:
Printnie Ileum, August 19, MG.
o.—lsleatementeCnkintl Lord hiumaird has witnessed,
with the &agog eatiereetieri, the steadiness of the Prance of
Waree's Light infantry volunteers, in the fed mem:env/es
this Ally. The Lieutenant-Colonel is no less ;dreamt or uh.:erve
the seal with sabkh the regiment hair voluritsered the eattinu•
mace of %ben services upon the new and salutary regulotmn► of
Government, Which place the whets volunteer force of the
kingdom upon the same establishment. The LieutenanoCo.
lintel entrain the regiment to believe, (whatever may be iii-
einueord to the eentrary, and from whatever quarter such in-
shersationt nnty proceed,) that His MAjestv's Government is
fully sensible of the services already rendered to the country by
the seal and spirit of the velenteers ; and that its Attention Is
pikonsity ernploled in devising such measure, as may cum.
hilts the strength of that most valuable force with the other mi-
litary resources of the Empire.

On Thursday, Enwa ID Huoursie s private ma-
rine on board the Rochester prison ship, lyng
at
Gillingham, Kent, obtained leave to go on shore for
the purpose of transaCting some business. As he was
rettunihg across the lines between nine and ten
o'clotk at night, he was met by four men, who, he
said. ht believed to be soldiers belonging to the
Guards, anciwas beat by them in a most unmerci-
ful manner; he, however, contrived to reach his
ship, where he became so ill that it was found nv-
eessafy to send him on board the Arpnart hospital
ship, where he wag immediately examined, and it
was discovered that his skull was fradured in two
places, his eyes nearly beat out, and his body ♦ery
much bruised. On his wrists andnrms were marks
as if occasioned by being forcibly held, while strug-
gling to escape : every attention was paid to the
unfortunate man. but without effe&, he died on
Sundry morniag. The search that has been made
for the inhuman wretches has hitherto been ineffec-

tual.
Emitlt of letter (torn Maryborongh, August 3 :
A circumstance of an extraordinary nature
has lately happened :—.As three gentlemen (rwo of
whom were Attornies, coming to the Assizes of this
town) were crossing the Curragh of Kildare, on
Prijay, the lst instant, a violent storm of wind and
rain came on, which caused them to resort to their
umbrellas, fur- proteCtion against the rain ; in a
very few minutes, one of the umbrellas was wrested,
by the violence of the storm, from the hand of the
gentleman who held rt, and carried aloft, nearly out
of sight, but fell in a short time, and was again sud-
denly raised from of tf.e ground by a wMrlr, and,
carried up quite out of sight, and has never since
been heard of, although the gentleman who lost it,
and the others who accompanied him, watched for
the return of it for a considerable time—and al-
though the following occurrence bears a fabulous
appearance, yet it is an undoubted fun, the gentle-
man who lust the umbrella, whilst anitintisly waiting
its return, was soddenly wrested from his saddle,
carried a few yards up, and slterwads let down
'within a short distance of his horse.—The gentle-
men above alluded to, were JONI* SCOTT, SA mu at.
Scott, aril Jour; rs e. •' I certify the above,
Joey BirELes."—(Serni. Non's Lester.)
On Monday se'nnight, about twelve o'clock at
night, the house at Coleville, within a qu.trter of a
male of Clanmell, in the possesreon of Mr. WlL-
t.t.ast HARVEY. was maliciously set on fire, and
the parsons who were in it, two servants of his, with
great difficnlty made their escape, the burning lofts
nearly on them, being the first notice they
had of their daugvr.