The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-19 00:00:00

Charles Jcfferies tale (Meer, corroborated the ahove.

The Filsons denied basilic coofrssed lu the koowledge Of
t►e forgery, but said 6c had it by him some time.—He was
resauded.

ESCAPE OP THIItTI?R.V CONVICTS FROM
VAN DIL;MAA"S LAND.

Letters from Batavia to the 70th of July, which have ar-
rived, communicate the following particulars respecting the
escape of thirteen convicts from Van Dieman's Land, and
their subsiquent arrival at the island of .1.111:" Advice.
were rtceavrd at Batavia on She sth of July, from
Anjier, stating that five persons had arrived there in a
jolly-boat, much exhausted from rowing ■nd exposure
to the sun. They described themselves as the third mate
rind four seamen brimming to the ship Suffolk, William
Smith, master, bound front London to Batavia, sod which
they reported In have suffered shipwreck on Christmas
Island. 'Try added, that the master and chief-mate bad
escaped from the wreck iu the long-boat ; that some of the
crew had been drowned, and that the ship eventually had
gone to pi.cis. On the 9th of July suspicions were excited
that the whole of the tale told by these men was a fabri-
cation ; and this suspicion was shortly after confirmed by
to investigation set on foot fur the purpose. It then ap-
peared, ins the confission of one of the men, that they be-
longed to a party of thirteen convicts, who had made their
escape from V4ll Dieinan'a Land. This they effected by
seising on a schooner belonging to Messrs. Howard and
Birch, of llobarCe Town.
•' The person describin: himself as nit mate of the Suffolk,
and who gave his name John Brown, was the ringleader of
the undertaking; his real mime was Daniel Clarke, a noto-
rious thief, who was transported for life. It seems to have
been their original iiitention to sail for South A MCI ica, but
falling short of ',envisions, mid differences arising amongst
them, they made for Java; four of them were aet ein shore on
the 94.111 them coast of the island, and four other• at Gs iue, a
port near Souraisaya. Clarke and his party, as before-men-
tioned, arrived at Anjier, sit, r having, 55 is supposed, lust
the schooner in which they escaped from Hobart's Town. Of
tile convicts. nine were iu custody, hot there bring no British
authority resident at Batavia, it was expected they would be
sent to the nearest no t lement under that flag to be disposed
of as might he judged proper."

The French Marquis DE SAINT -- having et.
reified several •lone of a suck which hr mver
thought of rearlititig, • friend n►krd biro, " How
hr could reconcile it a iih his honour to antler them
to pass without r To this the Marcpiis
" l'uli ! I ',ever trouble my head aith •uy
thing that 'mow* behind my back."

The tower of the Royal Exchange will he rebuilt
in the grandest style of urchit.cture. The spacious
vaults lately occupied by the East India Company,
as pepper warehouses, are now letting us several
brokers, &c. fur repositories of safety. They will,
upon a Illtideril!C CO/1111,11111111011, 110111 4,000 pipes of
wine, and were orign,ally delogoed as a •epotitory
for coals, to supply the inhabitants of Loudon sod
its vicinity.
Mr; GORDON. sister to CHARLES GORDON.
E.g. of Wiacumb Park, iu Dowoshire, died a few
days ago, at the seat of her bmother. to consequence
of a locked jaw, which proceeded from basing a
tooth drawn the week befcre.

On ‘Vrrintvilay evening, about half-Fast seven,
Mr. J. lIIBBY.RT, turner, of Newark, on return
hunt Itetford, when within a mile of Newark wes
stopped by four 'Len, one of whom I•reseoted a
pistol, and afttr striking nut on the heed mid dis-
mounting him, turued his horse loose, when another
or the vithtisis kneeled an Ili% heck, and put his
hand in Alr. IllnstaT's mouth, while the others
rifled Its pockets. 'lnt), cut his watch truin his
fob, cut the pocket% from his waistcoat, took from
bins a one-puipod note, a half crown, and sothe half-
pence, and al•o his boots. They made en attempt
to cut his breeches courtly r tr, but bring alarmed,
rims off along a lane !hiding to Kellam. The watch
stolen is marked " Robert 137 idges, London :
No. 9,744."

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111 r I.lBCFril of Exci.r. we are informed, are ve►y
busily eurployril (io the hindrance of their regular
husinrs•) to uscrrittining what quantity every dealer
iu wine and spirits has sent from his Cock in each
mouth of the last two or three year..

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE..

PORTSMOUTH. worms= 17
Arrived the Name, Teeingline, hum Eau,. •
Sailed the Hiud on a cruise.

PLYMOE7II, NOVEIIIIER le.
Arrived the Courier Dutch mum of afa,, from Flrahi•
to take on hoard the valuable anerchelid.se ur the
Frederick, frusta Batavia.

nAavetcn, NOlrilltEß 17.
An anchor of ahont lQ cwt. with I y sud rope.
chain, and shoot 60 fathoms I inch cable, w, re swear to,,
miles N. E. of the Sunk yesterday, the stock is 'nuked (I D.
Put iu here the Salta', Thompson, from bullion for Ham.
burgh, with loss of anchor and cable; and Altos, Loogel,,
fur ditto, for Eintingsbtrg, with anchor broken.

YARMOUTH, NOM, ett /7.
The City of Norwich, Scott, from toilet to Newcastle,
was totally lost on the 14th instant it'''. SAltertt--tt.o
saved; the Salmis, Bctwo, from hence to Newcastle, got so
shore at Sallcoats ou the 14th instant; the Hoge, Star.,
from Ipswich to the nothwaid, missed stays sod rum cn
shore on this beach this trs“roing, hnt is circled Is lo•
Rot off again if the weather mosirraies; the Listed
ssd
Ann, fishing. Moat of this port, was rim fool of rstertlay by
the Henry, of Whitby, whereby her twos were store Is akl
two men druwu,4l.

eur RR iris, Itovrx3rut 17.
The Miry Ann, S of aster, h4l brisurht twe
two too-kors, of about lb cwt. each, awl about 441 fatY.,,,,
of extol, each. The cables were cut from a large rump al,
uu-Salurday, near the Non Light.

CARL, Le! SHOP CLOSED.—Turmisy.
solely ■tier the senteesce was pronounced an NI..
CARLILE. a writ of !mire focias was iveuril, to
take possession of such of the Defroslant's prover:
as could be found upon his premises
street. in on hour after...file propefiy to the
amount, as is supposed, of 600/. was taken in p.rt
satisfaction of the fines imposed on the Defesudent;
nod on Wednesday morons!' the Temple of Dean
was completely closed. Crowds, however, at lila..
collected round the doo►. Somebody hasfplfcerdvd
is printed paper. with an obnoxious inscription, if,
tramoig down which 'discard the beadle* were much
interrupted and hooted by the populace.

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Wednesday morning at an early boor CUM.&
was sent to Dorche.ter gaol, in uniltrgo the seu-
teoee of the Court of King's Bench.
The Recorder of London is to make his report
to the PRINCE REO;NT Lo-iuurrow, of the cu .
skis in Newgate under sentence of death; *hen
it is expected the fate of STESIT, in whose favour
so much interest has been used, will be detetuthml.

MEETINGS OP CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL

TO.MORROW.

2. O.
R Barnett, late of Gretouatreet.
W. Pell. Great Eaairkeap, rhenstit
C L. Spitta, Camberwell, merchant
T. 3latthews, Frith-street, outwore 3 10
M. Roll, late of Henrietta-street. lallow.ebasdhae
.1 C. ant y, Holborn-bridge, grocer = 13
R Hunt and Cu. Lowiloarel•strert, brokers
H. Park's, Helfiford, Brit Sala eineasarrehaot
J. Nowt 11, II !zit Town, Yorkshire, eard-maker 2 12
R. Forster, 014 Itroad-street, omens, . lu
L. Lyons, late of Lower Shatlarell, brewer
J. Davey, St. John-A r eft , eat waster 2 10
W. Haulm atad Cu. Great IViocliester-alreet, user-

ellen
T Hughes. Oxr..rd-street, hosier. 2 10
C Haw, jun. Minories, grocer
J. Bryan and %V. 1.. Bryn'', Croce's' liall•rona,

primers
V Fawdlinaturi, Warwick square, cabini t-maker 1 10
J. Field, late of Nrargate-markri, butcher . ..... 1 12
J. C. Hyde, Union-place, New.rua4, apnthecary
J. Wowl, DAlton slartiudalt, and J. Fisher, Rualiry,

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wareloottoemen
M. Jacobs, Charh ...treet,glass-merchant 1 10
T. Bowden and T. Bradshaw, late of 3files-lane,
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warehuuqemen
R. Roa laud, Strand, linen draper
J. Archer, Strand, hatter
C. littwoban, Ilarkue, road, surzeito 1 IP.
J. S. Chappell, Oxford-street, buster . 1 12
W. Eames, Haymarket, commtm•bi ewer 1 11
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