The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-03 00:00:00

DESPERATE MANIAC.

Monday, shout four o'c:ock, in the afternoon,
a genteel looking man went into the "I':..ree Goats,
public-house, near the Vauxhall Turnpike, and hay-
ing called for a pint of porter. w.lich he dr.ask. sat
tor about fifteen minutes, in apparent tranquillity
of mind, in the tip-room. He then e..1:e4.1 to the
servant girl for a light for his pipe, and, while she
was in the aa of handing it to him, he drew a pen-
knife from his pocket. and cut her across the throat
in a most shucking manner; he then kiiocked her
down, and stabbed her in the shoulder; &anon at
the same instant, he darted upon a man, who was
sitting in the comer of the t3p-rporn, an gave him •
a most desperate wound in the upper part of
just under his right ear, and as instan.anenuily cat
his own throat in two different places; he :ben ran
out of Vie house, with the open knife in his banal
Several persons were in the mo-n at tie time : but
he was so quick, that the mischief aas dour before
any person could perceive, much less prey t it.
He was punned and overtaken. about one hundred
yards from the house; but so fierce and despe-a,e,,
that he wounded the first man who came up with
him, under the right shoulder blade; a crowd then
gathered round him, and he was oSliged to be
knocked down several times, before he could be se-
cured. He was afterwards carried to St. Tilotnas's
Hospital, in the Borough, where his throat was
sawed up ; he s ill remains there, in a wry had state,
from the cuts and bruises he received. He has been
acknowledged by some of his friends. His name,
we understand, is M sotc : he is isl,out thirty-five
years of age, and is known to be subjca t., fl s of
insanity, in one of which h: lately mule a sirrul..r
attempt to cut his own throat. I;e two men v.-h
he wounded are pronounced out of danger; but
the unhappy girl lies in a most melancholy situa-
dint, an .1 her life is despaired of.

On Wednesday the General Court Martial, of
which Col. Pos son v, of Ll.e 5:13 Dragoon Guards,
was President, was dissolved, and their report laid
before Lel Moult a, Commander in Chief.

On Thursday the troops in garrison at Glalgow,
with the Volunteers in that city and neighbo abood,
were brigaded in the Green, by Major•Gc.era}
Wirers., prepuatory to :he review of the whole
by his Eseellency the Commander in Chief, which
is expelled to take place tomorrow.
Last Monday an inhuman wretch in Montagne-
street, Spitallields, cut out the tongue of A valuable
mare, and afterwards absconded I se .rch is made
after the miscreant.

A French prisoner, who escaped at Bridgwater, u
he was being convtlel with others 'from Ptvm sorb
to Bristol, by getting on board a vessel bound to
Tenby, and cuncealin; homs;li toll the ship was at
sea, has been apprehended at the latter places aod-
committed to in. county gal.
On i hursday last, at I:lncgird lime-works. parish
of Campsie, while Joan Arritits was einpl,led
in disengaging, uader ground, sortie bt-at•, a
large one fell down and- covered ts.m ti:in the
groin downward. In this shocking situation, he
remained for seventeen hours, w.,en be sea: d.e.
covered by his aged mother and a neighbour. W.. 0
were unable to remove the stone; assist
procured, the stone was taken off, and
tied home to his father's horse, where hi

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PORTSMOUTH, OCT. I.
Arrived the Cmnpe►eown, Leake, from Newcas-
tle, bound to Jamaica.
Sailed the Pius', cutter, with the Eli ), and tlie
Ajar transports. and a convoy for Guernsey.
This morning came into harbour the Prince of
Wale:, of 98 guns, Captain Cuming (Sir IL Calder
having struck his flag), and the Blenheim, Captain
Bland. Arrived the Se;ne frigate, Captain A:kins,
from the sq•ta iron off Boulogne, to tit for foreign
service; and the P(vnv cutter trom a cruise.
peat., OCT. t.
Sailed the ..intelope fi igate, Captain Bazeley, for
Bay.
Came down from Sheerness, the Cur'ele sloop of
war, and remains in the Downs, with the Utrecht
and lull :We :nen of war, Penelape .1i ,cable
frigates, the armed defence ships, and tLe copper-
armed-transports, as per last.

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