The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-05 00:00:00

THE PUFF OBLIQUE.

Monday selnnight, as the Yana" 12e,c41, was per-
formh ig the part of ifamirt at the Sheffield Theatre,
and :dr. Flesa v that of Ilere/io, the latter Gentl
man stepped upon a trap, near the tack part of thi
stage, which had been incautiously kit unsecured,
and he instantly fell thrnugh a space of more than
twelve feet. A large hack caught the sleeve of his
dress in his fall, ‘thich it in some measure broke.
but lacerated his arm shockingly. He was taken up
with very little symptoms of life. Medical assist-
ance being on the spot, he was immediately blooded,
and carried home to his apartments, where, thongh
dreadfully bruised, we are happy to state that he is
now in a fair way of recovery. Mr. MtCet A ov,
the Manager, reprobated in the strongest terms the
negligence of those, through whose carelessness the
accidentoccurred, and ordered that every tender atten-
lion should be procured let the unfortunate sufferer.
The condua and feelings of Rovcrut on this nccasi, •n
were such as w do him the highest honeer. He
was the first to make his way beneath the trig-.
calling loudly for lights, and exclaiming in the u
most agony, while the full eye bore testimony of
feelings of his heart, ‘. My God ! my God! be is
killed." lie added the utmo,t of his little strength
in assisting to carry bins into the Green-room; and,
as soon as proerieLy would admit, visited /lan at his
lodgings, and his attention since has been uaremit-
ting. He continues to draw crouded houses a'
Sheffield every night. The Nohility and ::entry of
l'S[!xtoil have sent Mr. S ..A %rale, the Manas.er of
th.it Theatre, to ofkr BAseiyi fifty via. As if he
would perform there one night ; but he has declined
the offer.

The following letter will place the recent insur-
reCtion at Bilboa in x more circumstantial point of
ricw than it has yet appeared. from the cautious
nature of the communications which hare reached
is horn Spain 4

" Silbisa, 20th Sententbev.
" %fatty new occurrences have take., place here I nave
I i.t r-ritten to you The c eople, eli-vati,fa-r1 with the
new arraitgeninnt and ap.i.iiiitivient of deinities made by their
I.iintallips, armed theamelves, to the number of I gOO men, who
soon increased to upwards of 4000. The mind,— of the
Irina advanced upon the reb,ls, and attacked the.llolll t:le mows-
tainTpusaulu Suclurrestuhmk, where the, • d. Afters
serer,. co :den, the K town,' were °Wig: I t teat. Aceonl-
ing to the most accurate accounts, te kihel and wounded of the
rebels amounted to above 1 100. amoog whom were th, two
brothera,Caot. and Lieut. 11 41.1.1111UC0. I.t -Col. Tpurdibeta, of
the Royal Army, was killed on the heights of Gus mina Franco.
The famous Clierrigorma, the principal leader v.( the 'tom,-
unts, it said to have been rlangerote.ly wolavled. We hope
r more eircuitivaltial details in tha co iota of a few dans
r e are alreAt upward. of 9,b00 s...urgants in emu, and the
‘oll,'s troops am entrenching tk ..iitelvea with all peorible ex-
pedition in the plan: of Tatetalu, and near tha mitt. of
S .trelagora."

Tuesday, as a workman was labouring hard in
winding a windlass at a very deep well, now sink-
ing in Portland•place, Bath, a gentleman who lives
•in the spot went to assist him. After the wrighs
had been raised upwards of seventy feet, the r.
hitched fast, and on a sudden detached its.
considerable vibrasion, and the load of shy was
brought up. A considerable tine after, it .vas ais-
covered that one of the boys employed hat n •t dis-
engaged his coat from an iron loop oil the vessel,
and was dragged up to the above height, wh .n the
upper part of the vessel being obst.u&ed, the iron
loop give way, and the boy was preci;•itated to the
bottom. The diameter of the shaft is not quite a
yard ; and yet the lad fell in so direft a line, as not
to strike his head against any of the timbers, near the
bottom, and escaped with only a severe cobtusi •n on
the hin. He frequently called out, but from the
grea. depth could not be heard.