The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-05 00:00:00

RoMeries.—Two other hackney coachmen wao
robbed on Ti.strsday night last, in the same manner
as stated in yesterday's paper. One of them was
taken about eleven o'clock from Covent-garden, by
a man genteelly habited, who ordered him to drive
to Battlebridgey and when they came there, said he
wanted to go to a house up Maiden-lane (a dirty
road leading to Highgate-hill), which is only fre-
quented in summer except by carts. The coachman
with difficulty drove to almost the end of Highgate,
when the man ordered him to stop, got out, asked
him what was his fare ; then the hour; and upon
his pulling out his watch, presented two pistols, de-
manding -his watch and money ; on the coachman
hesitating, the robber discharged one of his pistols
at him, the ball of which passed very near his
head, and instantly taking a kind of dagger from
his bosom, stabbed it at him, and slightly wounded
him in the side. At this time the coachman per,-
ceived another man in the lane, at a short distance
behind his coach, and therefore delivered his money',
amounting to about I7s. and his watch to the rob-
ber, who immediately made off across the fields to.
wards Kentish town; two balls appeared to have
passed through the coach. The villain answers the
description of the man wbo committed the robbery
on Wednesday night, hut had something round his
face, which almost wholly concealed it. The other
coachman was taken on Thursday night, about the
' same hour, from town to Peckham Gap, and rob-
' bed in nearly the same manner, of his watch and
money, so that there must be more than one prac-
tising this extraordivary mode of depredation.
On the I 1 th of January JAMES NIONROE, Esq.
was confirmed by the Senate of the United States
as Ambassador Extraordinary, and Minister Pleni-
potentiary to the Court of Madrid, for the purpose
of adjusting the differences subsisting in conse-
quence of the recent infraftion of the treaty with
Spain, relative to the navigation of the Mississippi.
It is understood that Mr. MONROE will after-
wards proceed on an extraordinary embassy to the
FIItST CONSUL of France. •
A fire broke out this morning, at three o'clock,
in the house of Mr. Peckham, Attorney, in Essex-
street, Strand. 'the family, consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. Peckham, four children, and servants, had
scarcely time to make their escape, before the house
was in one entire blase. It was entirely consumed
when this Paper was put to press ; but from the
great exertions of the firemen, it was not likely
to extend any fartlar.

ISIRTII.
On Tues Jay, the Lady of CJlonel White, of the First Re-
giment of Guards, pia daughter.
MARRIED.
On Monilty, at Sr. Mary-lr-bonne church, by the Rev,
Dr. Ringttaii, Shitfir.n, E-q. to Miss Green.
DIED.
On W0.0.nc,41.!v, in the 86tit year of her age, Mrs. Margaret
Jackton, of OR straet, sityposod to be the oldest Methodlit
in Loudwi.

atecs by auetion.

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ENGLISH PORTRAITS, TOPOGRAPHY, and PRINTS.
BOOKS of PRINTS, and COPPER-PLATES,
kly Mr. KL'4G,
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THE entire COLLECTION of ENGLISH and
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