The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-11-06 00:00:00

DE'Sr•E'R.ITE .IFFRA r.

revert, Now. 3.
An affray happened here on Wednesday night
last, which is likely to be attended with serious con-
sequences. It appears, that between ten and eleven
o'clock at night, two men belonging to the 4th re.
giment of Dragoon Goaras, now in I ruro Barracks,
came to the New lieu. in Kenwyn-street, and re-
quested liquor, which the landlord (Mr. Morris) re.
fused them, thinking they had no right to be out of
their barracks at that hour. After some altercation,
they went grumbling away ; but about I 2 o'clock,
ai some ioinpany were quitting the house, they re.
turned, and again demanded liquor of Mr. Allen, a
miller of Gwennap, who was one at the company,
and whom they seemed to mistake for the landlord,
thteatening him with violence it he did not give
them half a pint of rum. Allen retreated into the
house, and the door being shut against them, they
burst is one of the pantiels, and made oil. The
landlord, who was in bed, then got up; and ac-
companied by a neighbour and hi hostler. went in
pursuit of the two soldiers. t hey were over-
taken near the Infirmary, when the two soldiers
were joined by a third. After some scuffling, Mr.
Morris took the cap from one of the soldiers as a
means of identifying him, and, iretuniing to his
house, was followed by two of tbeni, who entered
Atter him. They now made overtures to compro-
mise the outrage, which was refused. They then
went into the street, and the landlord followed to
shut the door, winch lie had no sooner done than
they began to cut and thrust at lam through
the broken pannel with a sabre and a bayonet.
Thinking his life in danger, he put out the light,
and, leaving the door, rail into his house. They
burst open the door and followed him, brandishing
their swords, and cuttin,; away all before them.
Mr Allen, coming out of the kitchen, received a
violent cut on the head tram a sabre, and the blood
Hew against the partition. Mr. Roberts, who keeps
an inn at Chisceveat:r. received a stab in the thigh.
The women shrieked " Monier," and now every one
flew fromtherageot the soldiers. Mr. Robertsran out
of the house, and was pursued by them up Calenick-
street, near the head of which they came up with
hint, and with threats of murder, knocked him
down, cut, kicked and mangled him in a most bru.
tal manner. Aber they had exhausted their rage,
one of them scented to relent, and assisted him back
to the house whet e the alit ay happened; and where
he and Mr. Allen are now lying, the mangled
viaims of brutal ferocity. Our Magistrates have
been engaged great pert of Thurso.ty and yester-
day investigating this shameful business. One of
the soldiers (named William Hall) wes last night
committed to prison, where he seemed inclined to
become evidence for the crown

Mr Buckingham, one of the surgeons who at-
tend the wounded me.,, said last evening, he could
not pronounce Roberti out of danger i though he had
great hopes of him. Mai is likely tu recover.

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CTIINSURAII PItIZE MONEY.
ixTRAcr IROM THIS CALCUTTA GAZETTE, '2 3 D
FEBRUARY, 1804.
GENERAf. ORDERS, •
ST HIS EXCELLENCY THE MUST :se.BLE TILE GOV/Ilte
NOR tiANERAL IN COUNCIL.
Vert William, Fe'nuary 16, 11104.
The Governor General in Comicil has appointed the untiet-
mentioned officer; to be a Committee et Fmt William, for 61Ni•
purpose of investigating and rroorting the Ciaims of the 1:11(4.
:eau Curninivionel and tion•Cionins•a4 mood Otlicl:s, and of
she Native Comn,i.,ioned and Non-Commissioned ()thee!: :I
Sepoys, Sc. who were employed under the Co:ll'7l4nd of Cap-
tain Charles Chatfilii, in the capture of ettinitoah, in Cos
Month or July 1781, to share in the Pre! Money arisintt font
that capture, anew:Jinn: to current rupees 4,16,460, win thu
view that the amount "(the s,,ares of such clatinaists a:
be admitted may he t,) them, or to their legal represents-
fiats or agents. Fr .m the above auto WWI eighth re to br de
ducted in the first instance, subject to future adjustment and
distribution.
Major W. N. CA.NIERON, Commandiug at the Pr.:.
Cohnel JAMES PRINGLE, Quarter ?aloes General.
CoMnel IV S. GREENE, D..yuty Military Andit.or-
Co :von!.
The C.,inurali Prize Money is to be dinribuml accorli t
the following ran, viz.
For each Captai n. 120 shares Lieutenant 76; Serie int i
M,ljor, 4 Sencant 2; Subidar, ,; Jeinsaalar,.l• liavildo,
l.t Tindal and Native Ductur, 11; Na•lt, Tindal, Bap o),
Drummer, Lascar, Puclolles, and BA:testy, 2-34:4.
The itAgsurllig I.ivr'ier of EIVOyeAll and Native Cannis- •
sioned and Non-Cominis,M..ed Oiwere, Sepoys, Lascars, Puc..
kuleen, and Bneesti, 4:e stated present iis the return of the
24 Regiment of be:ouys for the isio,th tl.o
monei in which the capture of Chittstualt waa OffeCied.
9 Ca,otaitts, at 120 s:.ar.:s earls
6 Lieutenants, at 70 ditto
2 Serisant-Majors, at 4 ditto . •
3 Serjear.ts, at 2 ditto
10 Su'flad.ars, at Stints.. . !!0
20 Jend fld.orv, at ditto
LS Hassid vs and Naive Doctorsat 11 each ditto . • 74
997 Tiesists, Sepor., Urummcrv, 1.211C1114,
Poe-
kallecs, and Blicestses, at eat h
Total number of Shares
The antrum, of the sum to be .divided tv Car-
rent Ru;oers . . .
From which deduct one Eighth, subject to fu.
tune adjustment
Leaving the amount to be distributed . . 3,64,J93 IS
Th: amount of each share h Current Ru,rees 249 4 1
DISTRIBUTION vl
Curt. Rs. equal to Curt. Rs.
. 24,651 13 0 10 •
_

2 Captsine each 120
slisrei is . .
6 Lieutenant:-

13
.4 70,1,;. 16,715 4 1-1 ,r1:19
2 Soneaot M.jor.„ 10..491 13
4 dot . . • 915 2 6 4•ith4 1,910 3
5 S..ojetott. 2 do. . 477 9 3 2-itite 2,137 14
10 SistudArs, 5 do. . 1,193 15 S 11,939 8
21 Je.oindar.,3 do. 716 511 1-10th 14,337 6
Ilavikl •reautl Na-
Ink:Doctor+ 314 6 2 I=. ;5;1u17,511 4
~97 N.tkt, T.odals,
Drum-
mo,., Latcart,Poc-
kaloet and 13hez..-
} do. . .

159 3 1 1-7th 1,52,715 11 1S
Current Iltupe s . 3,64,393 12. 0
Oido-':,l, That a Committee, coopored of Vireo Otli.:.os, net
under the rank or Cap, oin, of which the Major of Brigade shall
be a medisher, be appiriured to each arlifie nations at Horrack-
Pos'r. Wrhalltinetb Dioauore, Chunsr, Anahabad,
and eau, Goer, and with the Grand Army, and tort the r
ro.niiiittees be directed to meet once ey cry month, eir orient:
nocemary, for the purpose of ideindying persons harms
. aims to the Chinsurah Prix...Money.
I) hired. That the Committee ref. mot to the pr.•eeding
;.araelaoli, and the Regulatiiig Officers of thelnea!sil Jam urdecr
Litablishinitiot, hr it rectod to transmit monthly to the Com-
mittee at Fort Williaoi, beta of the men oho may appear to
haveclanios, either in their own behalf, or as heir; or ex-eatore
of decoasA men, entitled to sitar:: in tl.c prize-money ar.•i.,g
from the capture or Chincirah, in the y -ar 17111, accompauted
by an explao.itooto of the pretensions of each ,Lamsolit.
?list the tom he prepared is the O`r•ce if the Mary of Bri.
rate at ea..h Shiite,. and by tit.. iterolating Oflic •-• of the
Jagnunteer Establishment. who ate her....y respefti.,,y oath°.
omit to charge, in a contingent lA., pr..pbrly attest:d, the
a tual exp -nee tocurr,l f r stationary in ;ireparing the lists of
claisnaid., Ste. These bills are to be Liaison tor the cite-
nii.latium of the Comointee at F .rt Wi ham, prer,ously to their
being soilioni tied to his Ex •elleney in Council tor h • AR,s, tem.
That the Committee at Fort William shal submit quaiterly,
or oftmer, if neceeary, to the Governor General ioillouncil,
a natemeiot of oicoo claims as shall appear to them to Me bruit
established That, f tae amount of such of three Maims as
shad be arionotted and contirm,d, an ordo on the General
Treasury Mull be issued in !moor of the Military Payma.ter
General, to enable him to pay the sa ,re, a. cordon( to informa-
tion w•th wh ch be will be fornish-d by the Commttre at
Fort William ; brimgog the amount of all orders nn the Trea-
sury, tssue,t to hitn on ace moot of Os,. Clinic rah prise-ammo y, no
the hen instance, to credit out his rail, ace omt.
Th it the claims on account of IF.uoop a Commie' mei set
Noti-Coromission.ll Officers shall be forteArtlAl withoot d•oay,
either direct to the Committee at Fort William, or ill rough the
Motion Crkii11111•Ie.l.
That, on the expiratioo of five years from this date, ohe pro.
ceedings of the Conanittec at Fort Wiham sta.: b. closed
and two claims whateser on account of the prase motes, arising
from the caoture of Usonserah, in the year 1721, wile be re.
swivel arid irivestgated after that pe. rod
'Put the cliirns, a-c'sint of ti.e Native commieSioned,
noisscommisooned Officers, Drummer., Private., dm. shall he
forwalod, without delav, either direct to the Committee at
Fort Wi I-am, or through the meolium of the station Corn.
ioottees.
That, after the expiration of three sears from this date, no
etaiin• nn a,CrAIIII of the Natove Officers, Ur thinner*, Privates,
tcc. will he reeived and e‘uni mot Aud .41 shares of Native
Commission...A °Meer., and Privates, .fie. remaining un-
claimed at the eXplrit.Ort of three years, will become forfeited.
His Excellaocy the C.ommatoler is Chief will be pleat(' to
issue orders fur App.>l ?Etc the C.nulaittees , t tht statism, of
Cawo,orre and Fottr Quo, And with the Army to the fi,
The Ueoieral Officer, or Officers commarolorg At the Statiostill
of Chimer Dinapore..uxl Herliampure, are directed to App onts•
without delay. the Cuitundtees to he assembied at them stetione '
ret,p ctivelv. The Commanding Offic-r at the Presort, nee.
Station is d.teeed to appoint the Committee to be aesetiihted
at Barrackpore, conformably to the preceding Orders of the
GOir,nl,W General in Counted.
Publobed by Order of his Excellency the Most Noble
the Governor General in Council.
THOMAS FULL, lot Assist. Sec Military Dep.

On Saturday last, a battle was fought at Hu ting. •
don, between J..Au Fatarri a watercian, of St nd-
hiound, and Yohn Fitho, of Godmanchester, a she's..
erd, when the former was killed on the spot.
Foher has since absconded, and a reward is offered
for his apprehension.
A violent storm of thunder an i liihtn:ng per.
vaded the greater part of Cot nw..l. n Wednesday
night last. The lightning wis extremely vieid, yet
we have not heard any damage done by it.
violent spurt of wind passed through a part of the
pari•ds of kenwyn, which overturned mi.*. of corn..
a furze-tick, apple-trees, and whatever else stood irk
its sea}- ; in the neighbourhood of Penza"s*,
many windows were broken by haslaones.

NATAL VITEL Lmyck.

PORTSMOUTH. NOV. 4.
•,..T7red several outward bound vessels from the
r. nc. The Mediterranean fleet is cap e& .d to sail
. ormw. Wind easterly, blow: hard.

HARWICH, NOV. 4.
.--;day's Mails are detained here by contrary
ls; it blows a storm, and has done fur these
.e days past.
t have but just time to acquaint you, that the
ns brig, of Sunderland, Cain FrAttlaM, arrived
I••e this day from Has Ant, 1'27 recruits, five
passengers, and a Courier, With dispatches
Lord Harrowby.
It apisears that Mr. Howard, the Agent at Hu-
Isom, has expressed a desire to romov: from that
place, as it is the intention of the French to obstraet
our intercourse with I locum. The packets will, in
all probability, be removed to some other station.
BRIN.HAM, NOV. 5.
Yesterday sailed, under the command of Admiral
Cornwallis, the Ville .te Peril, San Jorif, Britannia,
Prince, Pr•vec Geor:,t, Prmer.s/ 11/434 Ts-terrain',
Windsor Curet; Impel twit-, admit,, Ventral:, and
Also sailed on a cruise in the Channel the Arrow-
sir and Htrun ; the Liherty remains, with the wiud
at East, blowing hard.

PLYNOVTH, NOV. 3.
Came in the John Bel/ armed cutter from off
Toulon, with dispatches ; also a French lugger
from Brest, laden with rosin, priae to the Fox cutter.
TALMOUTII, TIOV. '2.
Arrived this day, the Russian ship Sperutaitte,
Captain Steinberg, from London for Teneriffe ; and
last eve ng, the sloop Three Sisters, Jones, from
Gibralt, . wl•ich she left about the 10th ult. with
. the fleet untie' convoy of His Majesty's ship Th-
. steeph, Captain Barlier. In consequence of the Time
Juleps not having a cleat bill of health, she is or-
dered far Stangate Creek. Capt. Jones reports, that
Item he left Gibraltar, the fever raged ss violently,
;HOW from '2OO to 300 were carried off daily. This
weasel patted with the fleet three days since off the
Lizard.
The Tewoishrod packet, which arrived on Tuesda7
last, in six days, from Lisbon, left lying in the
Tagus, the lita'AisrOssai packet, which had eight
days passage nut. Ibe capture of the Spanish fri-
gates was repotted E Lisbon whets the packet sailed,
f but it was generally disbelieved.
Sailed the Hastier hired armed vessel with con-
voy fir the Downs ; the Di/amid, Munro, for the
Southern whale fishery ; the Prtace .:t. Wairs packet,
Todd, with Mails of the 16th and '23d ult. for Lis-
bon; and the Swedish ship Jaguar, Capt. Wirt.-
' man, for Naples, with fish.
• The Audit ~.I packet sails to-morrow, with the
Mail of the athb ult. for Lisbou.—Wind sttong at
north.
novae, rov. 4.
His Majesty's sloop Alder, and a Spanish ship,
are on shore under Dtingencsa ; the I,rmer, it is
feared, will be lost, as the wind has blown very hard
all day, and continues front the Eastwatd.
I nest, NOV. 4.
Remain in the Downs, His Majesty's ships, the
Monarch, Right I lon. Admiral Lord Keith ; hired 1,
Vice-Admiral I iolloway ; LeOparti, ROW" • A,IMIF Al
LOWS • byl.a.6le, Captain Bailey ; Arden*. Captain
Weintiseep ; Rdwie,7, --.., ; Aill.-14e. Sir Haar
Popham ; Caere-, Captain Brace; Champion, Capt.
Bromley, with several sloops of war,
.gun-brigs,
cutters, the defence ships; Streit, and rise IdA•vsq
It India pilot vessels.—Wind N.E. blows hard.
._....„..._

FROM LLOYD', LIST.
Gs vest's°. Nov. 4 —Tile wholi• of veit,mlov 4m' this ea..
it hat bto.n very haril from tir N. 11. A flevt of a
posed to he from the Baltic. hte panel by. but the boats .ti.:
fibt able to go OW top' their names.

OXFORD, Ocr .. I 9.

Monday lost, the Ath inst. the Rev. Whittington
Landon, D. D. Provost of Worcester Cori-Ac.
having been nontithucd by th• Chancellor of the
Univeqky was, in full Convocation, invested with
the 411111 of Vice-Chancellor, Nolte year ensuing.
The Pro-Vice-Chancellors arc, the liev..lohn 11111 s.

I, D. D. Wardell of Wadham ( allege; the Revel end
Michael Marlow, D. 1). President of St. JAW,
• College ; the Rev. I lenry ftic:ltirds, 1). 1). Boar), of
Exeter College; And the Rev. John Parsons, D. D.
Master of Baliol College.
On Wednesday, the I(fth i-sr. and the first day of
Michaelmas Term, the Rev. Jame.; Evans, B. I). of
liVadhant College, was admitted 1)oaor in Divinity
Mr. Henry Bathurst, Student, in LAW, of New Col-
!eV, was adMitted Bachelor in Law. The Rev.
Daniel Wilson, of St. Edmund Hall ; Alfred Had-
field, ;Ind Mr. John Pare, of Braeenose College,
B. A. were admitted blasters of Arts. Messrs.
Joim Ffiming Parker, of Brasenose College, and
Widiem Bohan Yeomans, of New College, %ere ad-
tuitted Bachelors of Arts.

Yesterday se'nnight, as Captain JAM ES Bette,
jun. of the Margravine's yacht, at Southampton,
was fishing for whiting, in a small vessel, it upset
in a squall of wind, and he was lost to a suffering
family. The body was picked up on Wednesday
by his father-hi-law. A Jury, held at the Cross
House, brought in a Verdia—A caviled Death.
He was a truly promising young man, a skilful na-
eigator, and affedioi:ate husband, and father of five
surviving children.
A singular occurrence happened List week at
Hay's livery-stables, Whitechapel. A poor aged
Lmaii, who has long been noticed about that neigh-
bourhood as an idiot, had been permitted from mo-
tives of charity to keep in the hay-loft, Ishence he
made himself a rude bedsted of boards, am' adorn-
•s the head of it with old ballads and prints. At his
death, which took place last Tuesday, among the
Olson tents of his iirin/, eleava, a '2Ol. note was disco-
; owed between the Cluldren is the Wood and Rod-
tiey's Engagement. it wit pasted on antaltkr piece
of paper used by paper-hangers, and being carefully
cut out, proved a good note. 4 arious are the con-
jedures how the deceased, who appeared to exist in
so mach penury, could possess such a sum. It is,
however, generally believed, he found it, and igno-
rant orthe value, added it to his other embellish-
k assents. The money is appropriated to defray the
expences of a decent funeral.
lisr— 4

DEAF' Alin DUMB.

It may not be unpleasing to the readers of your
extensive and excellent publication, to have same
account of an institution, hitherto but too little
known, and novel in some measure, at least in this
country; for, till the year 4192, nothing of the sort
existed here : I mean the .I.9lNra for 12,. Denf and
Aiwa C6l,'dren of tniltvnt Parents, supported by vo-
luntary contributinns. Before that period, this class
of beings (little thought to be so numerous) were
left to pass their days in that dreary seclusion and
uselessness which their natural defea, and eonse-
Tient ignorance, imposed upon them, without help
and without hope ! Au apology, it is true, for this -
apparent tardiness of public benevolence in coming
to their relief, while extending itself to almost every
species of human imp..rfeCtion and distress bes des,
may readily be found. It was little suspe.led that
their numbers rendered them of such importance ;
for, while the misfortune of the lame and the blind
Mt the eye of every passenger, these mutes were
passed unneeded, because unable to raise the voice
of supplication for that compassion they so much re-
quired; the;r sad condition known only to themselves
and their immediate conneaions. Na sooner, how-
ever, had the promoters of fiis Asylum published
their humane intentions, than applications began to
pour in from the ;mews and friends of these un-
happy beings, to an extent far beyond what had ever
been conjellured ; and as the Institution has become
more known, applications have continued to in-
crease ; which the following extraa, from the pre-
face to the plan of it, will shew : " 'though the
ntimlter ot pupils has been gradually augmented.
nom six to near fifty, it must be stated, and it is
stated with deep concern, that at every elettioa the
number of candidates nearly ten times exceed the
Inumber of yacancies, only for want of more ample
funds ; for the plan itself is limited to no number,
denomination, or distria, within the British donti-
Mons." The affluent, therefore, who have a heart
" to melt at the tale of woe," will no longer with-
hold their bounty from the indigent Deif awl Dumb,
nailer an impression, that " though the *Minion is
severe, it is fortunately rare." Alas ! how mar y i
hundreds, perhaps thousands, might such an Inst-
tution as this have been the means of rendering use-
ful to the world, and happy, comparatively, in
themselves, had it been established a century ago;
but it is i ever too late to do well, and we would ra-
ther ind lige the 'pleasing hope of how many may
reap the aiivantages of it for centuries to come.
Another thing that may be urged in extenuation
of the iteOeft in which the Deaf and Dumb poor of
tag-s • kingdoms have so long lain, is, that it was, and
still is, perhaps, far from being generally understood
what benefits th, y may , and ad ually do, &rive from
instruaion. The most etre:heal means of removing
any doubts of this sort from the minds of those in-
clined to 4,1 p, nt t this institution, is to invite them to
visit this Asylum, if they can have an onor.unity of
doing sin and judge for themselves. It will be
found that they her. learn to speak and read arti-
culately ; to write, to cypher ; and to comprehend
the meaning and grammatical eonstruainn of no ds
and sentences, which enable them to understand
what is spoken or written to them, and to convey
their own ideas with a satisfaCtory readiness and pre.
cision. lit addition to this education, which cer-
tainly raises diem from mere sentient bei igs to ;he
sc ile of rational and intelligent creatures, they are
taught, at least such of them as have not friends to
provide situations for them, to wort! at some useful
employment, by which they may earn their future
subsistence.
Since the establishment of this Asylum there have
been received into it, to the present time, seventy-
six boys, and twenty-liar girls, making together
extialy one hundred ; of which rinmber, thirteen
girls, and thirty-one b iys, have left it, greatly be-
nefited by it, and are now filling useful stations
in society, as roe-dianics, or servants, &c. Three or
Mar have been dischar ,ed for want of intellea ;
about e - are now under tuition ; and nearly an
'pushed are AliNiotnly trilling for admission. From
these hilts s ,rise idea may be formed of the aetual
numb r sit Deaf and Dumb in this country. Who
iliac te,td, them hut must lament that all who apply
cannot to received!
It is devoutly to be wished, that should this meet
the eye of any who have influence in the Cabinet
pr the Semite, that may stimulate them to exert that
influence to procure some national aid for the erec-
tion ot a new Asylum, upon an extended scale, now
become absolutely necessary from the smallness of
the premises at present occiipied. For this purpose,
subsrriptions are raising : and the well-known libe-
rality of a British public give teas its for sanguine
hope that very considerable turns will shortly be
contribireil ; as is generally the case where under-
takings of real humanity and utility are fairly
brought before it. Great as this liberality is, yet
such is the extent of the calamity, that there is room
to doubt whether any thing short of national sup-
port can fully meet the exigency of the ease. And
it surely, will not be denied, by any of our en-
lightened statesmen, that the useful employment of
so many of our fellow creatures, independent of ren-
dering them individually It r.ppier by mental acquired
menu, is an objett worthy of legislative care.
The annual expenditure for the number at present
on the foundation, is necessarily very considerable,
as they are hoarded and lodged as well as educated
at the expence of the Institution ; the time required
to give them a competent education is five years.
When I sat down, it was my intention to have gives
you a sketch of the method pursued in their instruc-
tion; but finding my leisure exhausted, and afraid
ot occupying too much of your well-appropriated
paper, 1 must reserve what I had to say on that
subjeft to some future opportunity. In the mean
time, your giving this :- place will tend to spread a
knowledge of the number and condition of these af-
fecting Objects, together with the means provided for
their relief, which only wants to be more extended.
To that end, should this, in any degree, contribute, I
am persuaded you will share the gratification with
J. W

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