The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

DUEL AT NAVIS.

A few weeks ago we noticed en unfortueale deed between
Welter Maynard, Esq. President of the Coe mei! of Nevis,
sad John Huggins, Sag. in which the latter was killed. We
have been favoured with the St. Cltrietepleier Gazette of the
9th August, committing the trial of Hr. !Maynard, which
took place at Nlttal on the 7th of that month. The defen-
dant was Ars indicted fur murder, bet the Grand Jury is.
noted the Bill ; whereat pus an indictment for enenslaeghter
was teemed, on which charge he was tried. The case ex.
cited extra.ediaery interest. Nearly all the inhabitants of
Nevis and malty penman from the neighbouring islands,
were n'aossabled. Snits* professiosal gentlemen of Norris at.
leaded. The prosecution was conducted by the Honourable
John Woodley, Esq. AttoraterGeorral ; the lionoersble
John Stephen, Solicitor•Giteeral, of Nevi. ,• and G. W. Mar.
denbroogh, E.q. (roe St. Kitt's ; mid John Peterson, H.q.
K.C. of Nevis. Fur the defence, Messrs. Ling, Mulling,
%Vuodeork, and Smith, and Sidney Stephen, Esq. from St.
Kitt's. The details of the evidence would nut be of sorb in.
tempt here. It will be recollected that the fatal cosies was
produced by trot :kin °Goatee epithets applied' by Mr. rd.,.
nard to the father of Mr. Huggins, for erbieb •er apology was
demanded aid refused. The trial lasted until putter sleek
al eight, when the Jury, after • consolialiol of shout Ave
sinetes, brought in a verdict of Not Gran* The asses.
bledzrowd sheared their approbation of the verdict by lord
cheers, which continued several similes.
COMMODORE O'BRIEN'S CRUISE.
OCTObta 11.
At Sallepast two, p. us. yesterday, wind 11. W. by S. Comma-
done filttleo (the walla so called) embarked is the Wet
Dock at Letelleoethosed a /flak little vowel, the Repel Gift,
vibe*, Idaitany'airommaiiil.hae bees 'milt sod taekloi
&LIMN to As moral reed. The Commodore took hie station
IllArddledpis, whim be Pa/ a/ erectly as wham to capricious
wastbes, be adventured out in his former Soy bark, with the
Inter tit a s; prying his regrets to the King off Qoecoeferry,
lideekelittch otcaltiow he Buffeted It artistica by waist, sod
wee wrecked upon the Forth—loot his ship, sad, uotwills-
'etandeug he is a cripple, saved himself by *Moaning. The
Royal Gift is a very handsome cutter-rigged vesel, the hor-
des aad diracissioss of which have bees already slated. It
words him Jest room enough la Mae comfortably his lumber
quarters in the hold, while his hew, sod the only part of his
body *lick is capable of proper actors, appear upon deck.
His astersl deformity being this disposed below, the Com-
modore world pass, to a stranger, for il lusty little lad, the
picture of health. A Mee foraging nip with gold lace Mad,
blue jacket, sod white ',twee, were the appropriate decora-
tion of his pens*. Waving, amid the !beers a the specta-
tors, paddled hie wry oat iota the East basin, the pigmy
tailor begets to Woof his tackling, which be appeared to
wattage with great dexterity and ease. The wind proved
lisobigh to admit el the glift.loysaill being eel, sad the Cool-
wasdore also Judged it rudest to lower his topmast.- With
Illsippsweeetion, be set art epos atrial of his new vessel.
Ile praised a pod .ea-bout and fast sailor, and is scudding
before the wind appeared le go almost with the wind's veto-
city; hot lo beating tip to win.dward, the dock evideolly did
sot sand her sea-pored enough; allowing ter which she
seated lobes* op very effectuality. Soya after the Commo-
dore bad emomeoced his operations, a great deal of mirth
was excited by the appearance of a shireurpenter in • boot,
appareutty bet half the size of the Royal Gift. Upon this
nutshell hearing is eight,the Commodore instaistly boredom'
epos her,as though threatening to run her down; bet we sop-
piste, secertaiwitig her to be.• friendly paddle (fur sail she
boasted nose), the Commodore allowed Iwo to pees inseam
tested. The Wet *dyke from our agent st Leith is dated—
° Heltpeet three—eCommoodore at : whets he Man
ashore, yw ahsll hear a little more." Therefore, we iron-
clada that our mat conanteeication will be excerpt from
ship's ley, which, if it CO/alll to hand, will be faithfully print-
ed its our next. Is the wens while we rulajoio the following
dispatch, which ewe readers may rest sasored is a eisl, sot-
witbalaodisig our printer haroositted the sige aaaaa

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Leilh,Oetoher 10,1!!!.
"This day was Isuarlied la the Wet Dock, Leith, the
Royal Oift, clirisieued by Lady Beresfurd, who presented
Commodore O'Brien with a treasitifial set of silk colours, is
the presence °fa great concourse of Ladies sad Gentlemen,
who were all highly gratified with the Ismatiful 'prelatic.
The Commodore immediately pal to sea, cad mancromed
his sew cutter is a very masterly m , the wind blowing
very hard, with heavy squalls floss 8.W.”

The Electors of Westminster, and other friends of
the late Mr. S. BROOKS, who propose attending his
funeral on public grounds, will assemble at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, this morning,
at half. past nine o'clock, arid proceed from thence
to Hyde Park-corner, where they will meet the body,
and precede the family prucesvion to the Savoy
Church, in the Strand.
A letter from Paris states that no less than four
commercial couriers, employed in bringing the
price of stocks from London, were stopped lust
Monday iu the neighbourhood of Paris.
TUS FUNDS.—The market yesterday continued
very steady, and nothing lenticular doing. Con.
sole for Account, 821 82 ; ditto for Money, 82i
82 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 8111 i ex. div. ; 0 d
4 per Cents. 991 e ex. div. ; Long Annuities,
eof 11-16 ex. dlr.; New 4 per Cents. 1011 102;
India Bonds, 56 57 58 pr.; Exchequer Bills, 6 7;
Small ditto, 7 9; Rink Stock fur Account,
25511 451 e. Foreign Stocks improving: New
Spanish, 741 731 72ni; Old ditto, 84 85 ;
Russian, 91 ; Neapolitan, 82 811 ; Peruvian New
Loan, 88.

Extract of a letter from a Lady in New York is
a Lady in Bristol :
" Nes York, Seperrolor 10, WM.—Reports of the yel-
low fever aim raging la ibis city have, I suppose, reached
you, and must have excited your apprehenaio• on our lac-
comet. 1 will thus bastes to retiree them, and to assure
you, that we are all at present in good health. You have
already beard oar boom is in • pleasant and healthy *liga-
tion l and, as a proof of this, the inhabitants of the lower
part of the city have all taken refuge round us; the streets
they kayo left are fenced up, aid au person permitted to ester
them, for fear of spreading the disease, which, it is supposed,
origiusted in a grave-yard belonging so Trinity Church.
The air woad this place Is Go impure, that all who breathe it
mow, alas! fall victims to its deadly influence, sad oar list
of atonality is daily iaae►sed by numbers of our fellow.
creatures, who are thus seddeoly torso from their *Meted
relatives. Hew forvettly auxin we to ;Wove the hand of
Omaipoteme, w►o Ma ►itherto guarded as from t►is awful
ealamisy

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