The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.

About six weeks ago, a clerk the house of Doctrine and
Co. of America-square, quitted the country, basin eme-
milled a forgery upo• the banking-house of Sir J. Eadaiie to
the amount of 5801. Mr. Dorville applied to the City Ma-
gialtates upon the subject, sod Samuel Fogg, the marshal-
man, was selected as a proper peeves to follow the delis.
quent and bring him to the Maeda of justice. Fogg having
procured • warrant, proceeded to Rolland sad loaded at •
small tows sear Rotterdam, where he fo►tunately met the ob.
ject of his pursuit, who was e• the point of sadists foe Ame-
rica. The clerk instantly surrendered himself, saying to Fogg,
" 1 know what you come about; do not expos me; I shad
gladly go with yen; indeed I hays been miserable since 1
committed the offence, and 1 ens rejeieed al the oettneity
of going ■nd theowleg myself at the feet et Mr. Neville ;
1 should have done an before, but I was ashamed, I had
spent so much money." But although the clerk had ex-
pressed in the 'pommel terms kis wish to return, the
Captain, who is an American, atrougly opposed his de-
termination to leave the ship, and accused Fogg of
barium arrested him ha deist/we of the authority of the
country. They were both takes is consequence by dm
police to Dordrecht, where, notwitbstaadiug the profess
'mimes of the clerk, who denied that any arrest had taken
place, Fogg was thrown into a subterraneees desires.
For the first week he was allowed nothing but bread and
water; but upon writing to the Chief Magistrate, and re-
questing to be permitted to purchase something to keep the
life in him, lie obtained leave to eat meat at his own ex.
pep". Before he had hers long in confinement, t►e
gaoler, accompanied by others, entered his cell, and, bay-
rug stripped off his coat and waistcoat, took away all the
money with which lie was charged, and of which he had be-
come possessed upon meeting with the clerk. This money
amounted to no less a sum than 380/. The clerk had voles.
tartly given it to Fogg, having previously complained of
the great weight and trouble of it, and said that it was what
remained of the sum he hod so dishonestly become master of.
Fur upwards of three weeks the reambalman remained in
roollnerneet, notwithstanding the fact that he had written to
the Ambassador at Brussels, and other'', whose interference
he supposed might have been efficacious in procuring his en-
largement. The dungeon in which he was impriso•ed was of
the most loathsome kind,aed white he was is it he never saw
the face of a human being, except that of his gaoler. One of
the Magistrates, however, treated him with humanity,
and frequently rent for him sender pretence of examisiag
him fur the purpose of giving him an upportueity of
breathing the fresh air. The clerk was all this time at li-
berty, but he never made an attempt to leave Dordrecht
null be was advised by Fogg to go to London, throw him-
self epos the mercy of his master, stale what had occurred,
and cause some interference to be made to prevent the con-
tinuance of the harsh measures al Dordrecht. The clerk
was punctual to those engagements, but soon after his de-
parture Fogg was liberated, having been declared honour.
ably acquitted of the charges against bite in open Court.
There was some demur about returning to him the money
which had been taken from him, but be insisted opus getting
every farthing, and having obtained it, set sail with all pus.
sible expedition. One of the irm (Sir Benjamin Hemet)
yesterday applied in the Magistrate at Guildhall to order
that the money gives by the clerk to Fogg should be deliver-
ed to the firm. This was eventually dune.