The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-08 00:00:00

We are authorised to state, that " by accounts
received from Malta on Monday, it appears that the
loss occasioned by the explosion of a powder maga-
zine, which happened on the 18th of July, amounts

Royal Artillery 14
Thirty-ninth Foot
Maltese troops 25
The number of inhabitants who suffered by the ex-
plosion does net exceed 200. Some houses, and a
small part of one of the curtails' in the town of Vit-
toriosa, on the Cottoniera side of the harbour, were
thrown down."
It:inviting this disaster. we have also received the
following letter from an Officer of Engineers, dated
MALTS, AU7. 4, tee 6.
you will have heard of the melancholy consequences of the
explosion of 40111 barrels ni gun-powder, on the morning oi the
18th of list month. occastimed by the extreme temersty and
disobedience of a Non•Coininissvoned Officer of Artillery, who
trii.oadod shells in the thaguineiteeff, instead of cairying them
to a distance for that purpose ; 14, gunners., 26 moldier, (23 of
whom were Menem), and about 200 inhabitants, were either
killed sit the spot, or buried to the emirs of the adjoining forti-
fication and but:dings, besulta them! w.oinded. A woman and
child only hate been dug nut alive. Besides the fortifications
and military buildings, snout fifty private hours have been
thrown down, or en much shaken that they will require to be
re-:anat. 13* Otistait of either Navy Sr Army has lima killed
or wounded.
Yesterday .Vnnight, as the Colonel command-
ing the Artillery, at kingnier, was returning from '
Bletchington to that place, in his curricle, with Cap-
tain M'LACItLAtt, he, ►y some accident, overturned
the carriage, rear the church of All Saints, and was
considerably hurt. Capt. M`Lacitt. an had a very
narrow escape, one of bis ears being much lacerated
by the wheels.
R. THOMPSON, Esq. Mayor of Rochester for the
year ensuing, was ott Monday sworn in, and 'began
his official duties accordingly. He gave a public
breaksast on the occasion, and a sumptuous dinner
to a very large party at the Crown Inn.
The Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry assembled
yesterday se'nnight, to take into consideration the
new volunteer regulations ; upon which occasion,
Lord Swamis, their Colonel, addressed them in a
very energetic speech, explaining the difference of
the system, and requesting their determination
either of rejefting or continuing their services upon
the present plan ; when the whole corps, without a
single exception, in the most handsome manner,
acceded to the stipulated conditions. The horse be-
longing to a member of the corps, came forcibly in
contaa with the shafts of a gig, at the corner of
Goose-lane, on its Way to the muster, by which
accident the animal was instantly killed.

The following Orders have been received by each
Division of the North Pevensey Legion :
ORDEKS. SheiF.eld Place, seta. 52,1806.
Various cirsumsta seta requed that Lord Sheffield should
represent them, mot the state of the North Pemnisey Legion,
to it, Field Officio,' and Caittates, at a inviting called for that
purpose ; and they having thereupon agreed with him in opi-
nion, that the Leglun could no longer be maintained with
advantage to the country, and credit to itself, and that the
Lord Lieutenant should be requested to obtain His Majesty's
permission for them to resign their comminsons, permission
has beer, ;Toned according's.; and orders have Wren twte4w4
to deliver the arms, accoutrements, and all other military
stn.., to a person appointed to receive them, at the magazine
ludo lioralsain.
The person who stood charged with unlawfully
detaining ELIZA DAVIS, put in bail at Marlbo-
rough-street Office, on Monday evening. The
young woman was, by order of the Magistrates,
delivered to the care of the Parish Officers of St.
James's. She was found in the room where she
was confined, in a state of petted nudity, nor was
there any apparel which she could put on. The
matron of St. James's Workhouse went to the room
with which Miss Davis is provided, and .asked
her if she would take wine, or any other nourish-
ment ? when the unhappy girl said she did not wish
to impose on her, as she had no money to pay for it,
although she was entitled to considerable property.
Mr. N. the person in whose house she had been
confined, was in possession of all the documents re-
lating to her pi:Testy, which had been signed by
h:r. Before she resided at the house of Mr. N.
her residence was at No. 20, Michael's-place,
Bromptun ; and, previous to that, in Sloane-street.
The Magistrates are using every effort to find out
the relatives of the young woman, and to sift to the
bottom this very.mystetious case.

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.
TONTSMOUTII, OCT. 6.
Afrived the Audi:rise', of 74 guns, Capt. Cosse-
lin, from Plymouth, one of Sir Richard Strachan's
squadron, much damaged ; Camel storeship, from
Gibraltar; Diana frigate, from a cruise atter the
French frigates that were at Greenland ; she only
learnt that the last place they were at was Iceland.
Also arrived the Ti,iplione sloop, from off Lyming-
ton ; L'Espe:gle sloop, Captain Morris, with a con-
voy from Cork ; Planer sloop, and the Chterly gun-
vessel, from Plymouth ; and the Argus sloop, Capt.
Kittoe, from Cork.

• FALMOUTH, OCT. 4.
Arrived the Mini-ere Eti:ab,th packet, Kidd, with
Mails from Lisbon, in tourteen days. Left there
the fleet under Admiral Earl St. Vincent ; the
Prince •f Ifiales and Turnskend packets ; the latter
arrived out in five days.—Wind W.N.W.

PLY MOUTH, OCT- 5.
Sailed last evening, after post, the Rover sloop of
war; Lads Warren hired armed ship, With the
Deptford transport for Milford ; Stiollow and Attack
gun-brigs ; and Rezithrice frigate.—Wind N.W.
vet y hazy.

V A SINIOOTH, OCT. 6.
This morning arrived the Diana and 'Darn.: pac-
kets, both from Gottenburgh, with Mails and pas-
sengers, which were landed here. Two days pre-
vious to their arrival, the Dorn: fell in with a fleet
of Russian vessels, consisting of four ships of the
line and three frigates, one of which chased her for
near two hours. They were steering southward,
and supposed to be hound up the Mediterranean.
A frigate last night hove in sight, ;did made signal
of a fleet of men of war being in these seas, in con-
sequence orders were given for the Officers belong-
ing to Admiral Russel's squadron to repair on board
without delay, and the whole fleet sailed early this
morning in pu-suit.—From the arrival of the Dorset
however, no doubt is entertained, but that the fleet
of ships seen by the frigate are friends.

DIAL. OCTOBER 6.

This day, at neon, the Calypso sloop of war ar-
rived in the Downs, from Calais, and landed at this
place Mr. Basilico, the Messenger, who immediately
proceeded to London, with his dispatches.
Came down from Sheerness, and sailed for Calais,
an English sloop with French prisoners.
Sailed die Fury bomb, with the Seraph store ship,
and Royal George, Kerr, for Buenos Ayres ; and the
rest of the outward bound, &c. under convoy for
Portsmouth.

SUMNUS, OCT. 6.
The Steyr sloop of war, which was appointed con-
voy for Tonningen, to sail this day, has just left the
Nore, with a fine breeze at S. W. but has no vessel
nnder her convoy.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

(TURTIIER PARTICULARS).
We mentioned, in our Monday's Paper, an acci-
dent, of a most melancholy and fatal nature, which
happened on the morning of Thursday last, in the
mvelin, on the left of Chatham Lines, by the fall
of two very large brick arches, which were built for
the purpose of forming a magazine,and were finished
last Saturday week. Oa Wednesday, the carpen-
ters were &reeked to ease down the centring, over
which the arches were built, in order t'eatAxe brick
work might come to its bearings (an-weration,
which, in large buildings, is perforrnea4t least
twice, but most generally three times, betore the
frame work is intirely taken away); this was ac-
cordingly done; and, on Thursday morning, be-
fore the commanding engineer had been on the
spot, the workmen, in the presence of two or three
foreman of the bricklayers and carpenters, proceed-
ed under the arch, without having taken the pre-
caution to see whether the brick work had followed
the frame, and, instead of•easing down, began to
remove the uprights which supported the centring,
the consequence of which was, that the whole mass
of brick work over their heads fell in with a dread-
ful crash, and out of ten persons, six-civil, and four
military carpenters, wbo were employed in this
unhappy business, eight were crushed to death,
and buried in the ruins, and the other two wire,
with much difficulty, saved, being much hikuised
and lacerated.

The most prompt measures were taken to endea-
vour to extricate the bodies of the unfortunate stif-
f • but while the workmen were clearing away
the rubbish for that purpose, an alarm was given,
that the remaining arch was falling, and that they
were in danger; before they could proceed with
their work, it was necessary that the building should
be secured ; during this state of awful suspense, one
of the poor fellows, since saved, and who was shat-
tered and buried in the ruins as high as his chest,
was in momentary expectation of being again over-
whelmed, kept crying out, that, as an aet of mercy,
some of the bye-standers would put an end to his
misery and existence. At the extreme hazard of
their lives, however, some fearless and determined
men, went to his assistance, and extricated him from
his dreadful situation. As soon as the remaining
arch was secured, the workmen proceeded in their
search, and continued working till dark, by which
time they found five of the bodies, and at an early
hour the next morning, the' remaining three were
dug oar. The bodies were conveyed to the Bar-
racks Hospital, and an inquest was held before J.
Si as Moms, lE,q. one of the Coroners of the county,
when the Jury, after a most dispassionate and unpre-
judiced inquiry into every circumstance, gave a
verdre of Accidental Death.

The piers on which the arch was built, are stand-
ing, and are perfectly sound, and it is supposed that
the remaining arch will stand secure.
Two of the unfortunate people have left widows
and large families, one seven, the other five children,
who are redeced to the utmost distress by the acci-
dent. • We are very happy to learn, that a subscrip-
tion was set on foot, for the relief of those distressed
families, which has been supported (and which we
trust will be generally the case) by some very liberal
donations.

On Sunday, G. Strood, one of the carpenter's
unfortunately killed by the falling of the arch on
Thursday, was buried at St. Margaret's, with mili-
tary honours. The Chatham and Gillingham Vo-
lunteer Artillery, commanded by Captain Draw-
bridge (of which corps he was a member). mustered
♦rry strung cn the occasion, and mauled his re-
maim to the place of isterment.

BISHOP OF ST. ASAPIT.
Sam. Horsley, Lord Bishop of St. As +ph, L L D.
whose death we announced on Monday, was c.e
of the most eminent men of his day, as a Thsoja.
gist, a Mathematician, and a proßamei Classic.
was many years Redo!. of St. Mary's, Newingtee,
the first parish to which he was ever promoted, see
which preferment he held long after his episcopal
elevation. His Lordship's first seat on the Revmeed
Bench, (for which he was, in a great degree, indebt.
ed to his Noble Friend the late Lord Thurlow) r,„
in 1788, as Bishop of St. David's. In VA he wit
translated to the See of Roehester,with which he held
the Deanry of Westminster, and in I riot elevated, ee
demise of the Hon. Dr. Bagot, to the more lucrative
Bishopric of St. Asaph. No man of the age, per.
haps, possessed more of what is generally under.
stood by the idea of recondite learning, or vu
more profoundly versed in Classical Chronology__
He edited and illustrated.some of the most impale.
ant of Sir Isaac Newton's Works, and was hirsute(
the Author of several esteemed Mathematical led
Theological produdions. As a Senator, he vas de.
servedly considered in the first class ; there were
few important discussions in the Huse of Lords,
especially when the topics referred to the Hier.
archical Establishments of the Country, that no.
pendous (and, in its effects, most calamitous) event
the French Revolution, or the African Slave Trade,
of which he was a systematic opponent-4e
which his Lordship did not participate. The Re.
verend Prelate was many years a leading Member
of the Royal Society ; but withdrew from it, as has
been said, in conzeseence of a certain high appoint.
meat taking place, of which he disapproved. H.
concluding words on retiring were—“ I quit that
Temple where Philosophy once presided, and whets
Newton was her officiating Minister !'

CORK, Oc r , 1.
Yesterday four transports, having on boar,+
of the 40th esti 14th Regiments of Fent, arnveil at
Cove from Portsmouth, under covoy of the than,
gun-brig, Lieut Wickham.
His Majesty's sloops, Argus, Capt. Kittoe, and
Espiezle, Capt. Morris, sailed yesterday from this
port for the Downs.
Previous to the sailing of the last West India cos.
voy, the Definite, of Bristol, bound for Barbadnes,
sprnng a leak in the night, and but for the for-
tunate discovery of the accident, the consequences
might have been very disastrous. On Saturday
evening last, an effort was made to haul her
on shore inside White Point, in this harbour, in
order to examine the injury she had sustained. By
some accident, however, she did not make the et-
aft part intsoded for her, but backed on shore at
several yards distance upoa some rocks. By the ski
of Mr. Baxter, who went on board to assist di
Master, she was got off at that time ; but in a li
time after Mr. Baxter's departure from her, s
took the ground a second time, and heeled upe
her starboard side, so as to make her removal
prallicable. In this situation she was sheared gr.
bet in a short time the shoaii gave way, and she .es
turn#d to-her former position. In the suddenness
of this accident the Master's wife was thrown down,
and a cask of water, which had been. disengaged
by the circumstance, fell on her and wounded be?
very severely nn the head. The vessel was mil
righted, but the injury which herOottom recyr
precludes the paasibility of (
Thr following distressing circnrostonce sectored
on Monday last, at Darlington. in Sussex :—As a
boy, about eight years of age, son of Mr. Cant'',
farmer, was amusing himself, by drasing two of
his brothers, one a year, and the other 18 months
old, in a chaise made for the use of children, near
his father's house, their little vehicle was run foul of
by a waggon, laden with faggots, which the horses,
having taken fright, were drawing at full trot on the
road ; it was, of course, violently upset, and the se-
cond boy, falling under the wheels of the waggon.
they passed over him, and unhappily crushed hint
to death. The eldest was thrown down, and though
one of the wheels of the heavy carriage also passed
over his body, he miraculously escaped with life.
and without any broken bone, which was attributed
to the waggon being, at the instant, upon the lock.
He seas, however, dangerously bruised ; but strong
hopes are entertained of his recovery. The youngest
was providentially preserved, without the smallest
injury. Report attached blame to the carter, bet.
upon inquiry, we find unjustly.

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BIRTHS.
On Tuesday, the..9oth ult. the Lady of James Du Pre, 1.01•
M P of tifdtou Park, sucks, of a daughter.
At Midleton, county of
the Rev. Robert P.att, of • son and he.r.
Cork, no the 27th ult. the Leif of

MARRIAGE.
On Monday, at Monmouth Mr. Weollet, eldest I,n of
Mr. %Verities surgeon, of the:tovro, to Miss Cheriette Void.
daughter of the late Abrahall Lloyd, Es 4. of tssrthoge, "cat
Ross, Herefordshire.

HIGH WATER, THIS DAY, AT L'iNDrlfl BRIDGE.
141orn• • •.St min. after 10 I Enn....tto ntie after 11.

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