The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-20 00:00:00

TO LI/WT.-COI.. GUARD, &c. &C.,

SIR-4 have the honour to acquaint you, for the informa-
tion of his Excellency the Cothrnander in Chief, that rg.res-
WI to instruction, from the Resident at Idelhi, I crossed the
Juana with my ditachment on the 26th, and arrived at Ka-
karah on the 27th. 0:1 the 28th 1 pro:ted.et to Soorne,mor ;
here Lieutenant Rose received from Colonel Ochterlony a let-
ter, mentioning a report of Holkar, with hi; cavalry, having
arrived at Sunput ; but the native aecounti varying as much, I
did not think myself warranted in delaying the mach of my
detachment. 03 the 29th we reached Ilagourali, and about
one o'clo:k that day, thy enemy's horse appetred and suc-
ceeded in carrying ofi a-'me camels; as the situation of the
camp was very unfavourable, baing ent.rely surrounded
by sugar-cane and jungle, I jedged it prudent to move imams.
diately into a plain, but the night provine 11157)111monly fine, I
continued marching for this place, which we reached at day
break on the sath, although harrassed the whole way by the
enemy's horse, which obliged us to keep up a constant fire.
I have the satisfaction to add. that, with the exception of a
few Hie/tering and some private bagear, unable es keep up,
we experienced no less; I immediately encamped iii a square,
near the town of Sivirdie; in about two hours the enemy &p-
-eeved in front of our positim iii large bodies, making several
attempts to came down, and were as otter driven back ; hut as
they were hourly increasing in numbers, it was impossible to
prevent their surrounding us by the evening At four o'clock
the next morning we began to move. The enemy supposing
it our intention to prnceed towards Saharimpore, had posted their
lo.rte on the toad leading to that place, which enable., the dr.
tachment to enter a small gurrie bordering on the cite with.
out molestation; and I determined to make every possible re-
.lollllloi in the genie, till reinforcements should arrive, or tiil
I received information of their march ; I found such a read:.
TICS, in both °Twins and man, of all descriptions, to submit to
every deprisation, 'hat it enabled me to adopt with suceeee, the
plan of defending the Currie, and rely with confeler.ce on their
Sven'''. aid *eaten to the service, sht.okt coenmetsitsome al
last oblige ua to fight our way to Delhi. No time was lost,
after gaining possession of the place, in repairing the bastion..
and mounting four six-pounders, whic;i have had con-
siderable effect in dispersing the enemy whenever they up-
peered within reach. On the night of the Seth, Lieutenant
N1555:11 was detached with Ino men to collect stone grain; but

from the cimp fAlnecra that attended Lein tun, fee, scarcely
any was pra-ured. On the 31st, I detached Lieutenant Ruse

with an equal number for the same puQuie, who traversed the
fields in every direction, event else: to the enemy's posts but
found they had entirely consumed or destroyed the whole that
was ripe, which made me iesolve upon fighting my way to
Banton the next night. While Onpolitions wcr making,
leecived from Colonel Ochterlony information of His Excel.
limey's march, which again determined me to prolong our stay.
Notwithstanding the Hanoi' firer_ almost destitute of every
thing, too much credit cannot be allowed them for the patience
with which they supported it for four days. The people of the
city, from the mornii.g of the 30th, were active in favour of
the enemy, and kept up a corsitant firs of matchlocks, day and
night, which has ocattionA us semi lust, particularly in a
most active and meritorious officer, Lieutenant Kirtin, who
received a very severe wound on the morning of the As
nothing further has occurred, it only remains for me to 31•111 e
his Excellency, that both officers and men, for their steadi-
ilea and exertion, have acquired fresh claims to my approba-
I have the honour to be,
Sir, you: most obedient servant,
Cum? Shamlie, Nev. 3, INC W. BURN.

tiro.

Hyde Park yesterday was crowded with com•
pany. The dust was laid by the rain in the morn.
ing, which induced many fashionalsles to spot t their
curricles. In this number were Lords VILLIEIt.,
FoLEY, and Mr. Cox. In the ride were many fair
equestrians. In yardage', Her Royal Highness
Princess Cis/Attar re of WALLS, the Duchess of

ST. AteAN's, the Dukes of &ovum) and Rut,
LAND, Lady PIITINI, the Earls of CAIMIDBH, CHAT
HAM, Baeaystotte,Jaasae, SCARBOROUGH, WEST•
MOIMAND, and GutLroaD. _ _ _

Her It;perial Highness Madan ELlta, Princess
of Plometso, left Pans on the gist April, for her
Principality. The Prince set out a few days before
for the same destination.
A candidate for the vacant situation at the Small-
pox Hospital recommends, that we should aford
every passible encouragement to the objettians
against Vaccination, and give all the worthy end
disiaierestel opponents of the pre/ ice credit for
their good intentions. He proposes that now ( when
he is about to enter on his office) the Legislature
should permit general inoculation of the small-pox
at certain periods. 'lbis proposal he prefaces
with a few seasonable sarcasms on the friends and
admirers of Dr. Jesting. Mr. Tue.'s, compares
the Small Pox patients issuing from Pancras,
to foxes with firebrands at their tails, sretstipg_de-
struftion and desolation in every quarter. With
respell to the Small Pox Hospital,we sincerely hope,
that instead of serving any longer as a source of pes-
tilence, it may be converted into a Naval Asylum,
and atone fee the mammies which partial inoculation
of the Small Pot has eissiled upon oat teustry.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

MIT OF KING'S BENCH,VVESTMINS ITR, ',Ur 18.

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The Court was occupied the greater pier of this
morning, in pronouncing judgments upon4ba '
lowing persons :
Robert Stephens' William Ellis and Wife, and ...7•Ao
no, who were all convifted the last Assize* for
Gloucester of a riot, and forcible entry into certain

premises, belonging to Mr. Mosier. The former,
who w.s the pnactpal in the riot, was sentenced to
six months imprisonment, and the Litter tJ,n•e, who
had assisted him, to three months, in the gaol of
Gloucester.

Henry Somersts and S. Edmonds, for obetruining
and assaulting a Revenue 01fiter, in the discharge
of his duty, to the county of Wilts, were ordered to
pay a fine of 301. each, and be imprisoned theee
months.

Janos Phi!lvy, for a similar offence, to be
primped for twelve months, in the gaol of Maid-

stone.
William Kingswill, who• had been convißed the .
last assizes, for Hants, of a similar offence, wit
sentenced to pay a fine of 231. and' be confined till
that sum should be discharged.
In mitigation of punishment. his affidavit stated,
that he was a very young man, with a large family,
and had never before been in the praflites of mug.
Ong, and never would again.
William Beatimeaf, convieled of haring a large .
quanti,:y of naval stores in his possession, belonging
ta His Majesty's Dock.yards at Chatham, was sen,
tenced to pay a fine of gaol. and be imprisoned
twelve mouths, in Maidstone gaol.
yob: Eldon, who had also been cenvritied el
similar offence, at the last assizes for Maidatooe,
was brought up. His petition stated, st at 1w has
a large family, and had sustained very coniidzrable
losses by fire.
Mn . Justic. Cowie, in passing the judgment of the
Cow t, expatiated on the enormity of the c: Mae of
which he must. have been perfefily well avian. floors
the persons fro:n whom .:e had received tire-gond.-
arid the quantity he had possessed himself of, by
which the public had been robbed to a mast awe.
ordinary extent. His Lordship then pro..ennced the •
Judgment of theCuurr, which was, th.t he should be
imprisoned in the gaol of Maidstone f r the term of
six months, and stand in the pill•.ry before the dock.
gates at Chatham, once with .o that period,
William Elpb, who was tried and convilted before
Mr. Justice Hearst, at the I..st Assizes for !Conk
of receiving stolen goods, was also brought up fee
judgment.
The goods copiloted of a very large quantity or
rope-yarn, belong ng to His Majesty s Dock Yarder•
at Sheerness, which had been sold to him by per•
sons employed in those yards.
Mr. GURNEY, for the Defendant, stated that
upon the trial, several most respefkable witnesses
appeared on his behalf, who gave him a setsag.
eacellent eharader, in consequence of which tom,,
Jury had recomus:nded him to mercy, and he
sure that would have due weigh: with their &ord.:-
ships.
Mr. GA a sow, for the Crown, considered it a

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most important ca'e—and, as. those prcouces went
daily encreasin", to the great injary
,i of the publie
he trusted their Lordships wadi prolltsimel eleifF
plary judgment upon the Defendant, whnse whole
defence upon the trial was, that the witnes,es against
him were thieves themselves, and therefore not corn.
petent.
Their Lordships, after some short consultation.,
ordered him to be committed to Newgate, bed
brought up on Saturday next, for Judgment.
.h4kins, conviled of per jury at the laht
Middlesex Eledion, of whose case we have given
full report in former Pauers, was also remanded.
and ordered to be again brought up on the same,
day.
Solo-mai Leo; and WJ.'iam convicted of es.
saulting William Niren, an Excise-Officer, in the
discharge of his duty, at the sittings after last Tarns,
at Guildhall, of which we have already given a re.
port, were again brought up, pursuant to the weer
of the Court, in consequence of the Defendant.
Kerner's, having, on a former day, declared, that
he was not present at the assault upon the Feriae
Officer. and that the Clerk of the Agent for the
Crown had admitted as much.
Several affidavits were produced. which eaters,
di Red that assertion ; but the Defendant persisted
in his declaration, though he had not ventured to
make an affidavit of theta.%
Lord ELLINIOICVC:iI observed, that he bad
greatly encreased his disgrace by his conduct ; and
ordered both Defendants to be remanded, and again
brought up on Saturday next.
Several other persons, aho were out on bail, at.
tended to rec..;ve the Julginent of the Court, for
various offmces. They ..ere ordered to attend
again on next Saturday.
At one o'clock, the Court rose,_ and their Lord-
ship nun the other Judges in the Exchequer Cham-
ber, to deliberate up.lir the case of Holroyd, con.
vided of the murder of Ls father, at the last York
Assizes.

The Ticket No. 2,575. First Drawn on the Second
Day, entitled to 1,0001. was sold and regi.tered at
G. SCOTT'S Fortunate Office, No. 75. New Bond-
street, where Tickets and Shires, warranted one
drawn, will continue on Sale whilst there are any
left. Next Wednesday will be the Third Day of
Drawing.
Two days drawing of the Lottery are already
over, and the only Capital Prize yet shared, is
13,001, a Prize of 1,0001. sold in one half, one
, one eighth, and two Sixteenth Shares, at
ritt'esr offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross,
where Tickets and Shun are selling, warranted
undrawn, at the 1„ (lowing prices
Ticket 191. Os. 01.
Half.... 91. 15e. ca I E,gl%th 9l 9s 61
Quarter-41. 1111 s. Os. Sixtescall..ll ss. Od.
In the last Lottery, every Ticket w.is sold before
the tith day, notwithstanding they were so high as
901. per tiaet. In the present Lottery, owing to
the price of Tickets being moderate, the sale, since
the Drawing began, has been at least three tunes as
great as in the last I and. as the Ma Drawn Tao'
on the Fourth Day is entitled to 5,0012. and the
First Drawn Ticket, oa the &eels Dal

this is suit a doubt but every lista
below the Eighth Dab whom t}» v-
easitled to 110,0091.

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POLICE,.

CHILL) SI'EALI NI. •

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)48111./101t•IJCH-SittILT. MAT IS.
Margfflret I,ra7rd was charged with stealing an
infant child, the daughter of Mr. Thompson, Mon•
mouth-street. Mrs. Thorop,nn, hawing had occa-
sion to he absent. from lin.ne on Friday evrning, she
left her daughter in the care of a neighbour, and
while she was amming herself in the stir:;, the pri-
soner was seen to seat herself 00 the steps o: a do;,r,
and beckon the child t.) her. The guard:an of the
infant had Leen apprised of this circunwance, and
she heard the prisoner ask her to go with l'er to Co-
vent-Garden, and she would iewao.l her with sweet-
meats. She then wrapped up the child in a long
cloak, and was in the as of cat r! ins: her off, when
she was secured, and it was with ditikulzy she was
extricated f:om the resentment of r tumultuous
roultitode. She was fully committed for trial.

MANMON•IIOUSE. MAY 18.

Mrs. Mathews, residing in Witte-Office.Cotirt,
sued a man for not fulfilling the term; of his ap-
prenticeship, he having absented himself from her
seivice thirteen months before the expiration of his
tinge. The I)efendant pleaded he was beyond the
age of twenty-one. bad for same years carried on
business for himself. and that a wife and family de-
pended on Ora for support. The LORD MAYO&
bald, that by la•v be was bound to fulfil the term of
his apprenticeship. Which WAS ordered to be done.