The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-06 00:00:00

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

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1. Lesthedseed Tomnke.
2 The carnage tracks
3 Two gentlemen upon the read, observing/ apes*, vest
speed of the swine.
4. The place of the carriage, at the moment revious Is its
%clog syset.
5. The two trees, en the rend side, dem to the finger-post,
heSesea which the body of the was thrown.
6. Mr. Jarring's home.
7. Mr. Jarrins'a son, standing at the doer, and an eye evil-
er., of the fatal accident.
e. The road to Dorking.
9. pm Swan Inn. to which Her Royal Highness, Lady
4 :effied, and His Chisinondeley were conveyed. immediately

OWN the saiisat•
10.-timildferd saraPike•

An Inquest was held last Saturday morning, at
half-past ten o'clock, at the Swat; Inn, at Leather-
bead, kept by Mrs. Jones, (Charles Jemmett, Esq.
Cqrorier), on the body of Miss Harriet Mary Chol-
mondeley, who was killed on Thursday, the 2d of
Pnober instant, about three o'clock in the afternoon.
bj being thrown oat of Her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wales's carriage.
Mr. AlezanJer Jarring, .Tttn. was the Cyst wit-
ness sworn ; he stated, that on Thursday last, the
2.1 of o.l,shcr, aS of three o'clock isetho afternoon,
while standing at his tether's door, which is situated
et the corner of the left 11.1* of the backing road, he
heard the noise of a caniage and horses, coming
(rem the Loatherhead Turfpike-gate, towards the
spot where he Mai standing but was prevented from
aeons the carriage, by the intervention of the corner
of his fathes's house; he first saw ac outrider or
servant, whom ha 'opposed to belong to the persons
11 the carriage, and perceived the carriage and four
tern the ;omen The carriage, which was an open
baroselistlattlAt instantly overact, and the trp
part a it struck againt a tree, on the right hang
Mw of the road, being the second tree from the
turner, and eta tly opposite the place where he
atood. In the carriage were, Her Royal Highness
she Princess of Wales, Lady Sheffield, and the do-
es/sod Miss Cholesondeley. He knstantly crossed
ow, and foes& die heeds isf the ladies tying ass

the ground, and their bodies in the carriage ; he I
first perceived that Miss Cholmonsieley was very
much bur., and that blood had issued from some
part of her head. The Ladies were taken into the
swan Inn, at Leatherhead, which facet the Dorking
toad, and is about thirty yards from the spot where
the carnage was oversee He said, that the car-
Wage was coming on at a very great rate ; and, in
turning the owner, swang round upon the two of
wheels; that the horses broke their trues, and the
ipiinter-bar and pole of the carriage, and ran away,
leaving the carriage broken to pieces ; that he oh-
sawd the carriage take a very large sweep against
the using side of the road, which caused it to over.
Well•
James Pullock, one of the servants at the Swan
I-n at Leatherhead, said, that he saw the carriage
ea the ground close to the tree, and the ladies' heads
Sing upon the ground ; and that Miss Choltr,oode-
ley's head was close against the bottom of the tree.
He saw blood issue copiously from her mouth and
ems ; and immediate'', with the assistance of some
of tise by-,sanders, took het into the house, carried
her up stairs, and laid her on a bed. He thinks
the was then alive, but died a few moments after-
wards. The post-bo:s shortly returned with the
horses, which are the property ef Mr. Stammers, of
the Cock, at Sutton.
Mr. G. Lowdell, Surgeon, of Bookhani, being
sworn, said, that on 'Thursday last, the 2.1 instant,
be was mat for, about four o'clock in the afternoon,
and came to the Swan Inn, at Leatherhead. On
entering the parlour, he fist saw Her Royal fligh-
tless the Princess of Wales, who, on his entering the
room, desired him to go up stairs, as there was a
lady there who stood in need of his assistane store
than site did. Ile imniniliately ran up stairs, focnd
the lady en the bed, quite dead, with a great deal of
blood on her clothes and hair. He examined her bead,
and perceived a violent bruise upon the left temple.
Which, in his opinion, was the cause of her dr ath,
lty having occasioned the rupture of some blood-
ilcasels in her head, and some other part of her body.
• Tne principal part of the evidence being cicsed.
f:e Jury returned a verdia of .Inilerrel Death.—
if the desire of all the Getalerant of the Jury, the
nro prist•beys were then calle I in, and received a
'tress reprimand from the Coroner, as a cannon
Pr the future never to drive at the furious rate
111-',14 they rid. Several of the Gentlemen told
~tszn, let whatever their Ort:C:f may be, Leta to

tint the watts of toads with that •elocity.—The
greatest care was taken by the Gentlemen of the
Jury, to ascertain whether any blame cculd be laid
to the drivers, and the whole cf the investigation
lasted three hours and a half.—A small fine was
laid on the norses. 'lke Honourable Augustus
Phipps, And several Gentlemen, wet e present during
the whole of the investigation. Previous to the
examination of the witnesses, and immediately
after the Jury were sworn, the latter proceeded to
view the body of Miss Chohnondeley, which was
lying in the front room on the first dole of the
Swan Inn, upon the bed, in the very same position
as it was first placed there after the fatal accident oq
Thursday. The bruise upon the lef: temple had
turned very black, and there appeared to be a great
quantity of congealed. blood collated on that side
of the face. Her countenance was not otherwise
disfigured, nor did her person exhi'ait any other
barks of violence. There had been a great dig.
charge of blond from her mouth ; a circumstance
which confirmed the opinion of Mr. Lowdell, that
her frame had bees shattered internally, and several
blond-vessels had been broken by the sbofk. Ot the
two post boys, who drove the barouche, oae never
drov: that road before ; and the other only once.
All the circumstances attending this rnelinclaoly
event are deeply interesting, and have produced
great sensation. The following will be found
faithful detail; About twelve o'clock on Thursday
last, a servant of Her Royal Ht&hness the Princess
of Wales arrived at the Cock inn, Sutton, and or-
dered four post horses to be ready for Her Royal
Highness, who, he said, would be there about one
o'clock. Her Royal Highness arrived accordingly,
nor barenche, accompanied by Lady Sheffield and

bliss cholmondelry. Tracy stopped only ro change
horses. Two of the post-boys hair:ging to the
Cock Inn, drove the carriage. Her Royal High-
ness's coachman rode on horseback before, to cleat
the way, and one urvaat fo.lowed. .rhey pro-
ceeded through Epsom acid Leattneihead at a lull
gallop, Her Royal Hignness having expressed a
wish to make ail pusaidie speed, as it wa. b r amen,
Lion to dine at Locke's, a. Nor:Airy Yak,
nearly two miles beyond Anil to re.:
turn in the evening to Biackneath. At this tate
the patty inocee4l“l in safety through Leatheihead
opikc, and at about jeiu yard, hunt the fatal ipo.,
they were particularly noticed by Mr. Grey ul
Leistherhead, and Mr. Picktou of KingstO.i, who
were standing at the side of the rote, its cOWSWI4-
dos with each other. Her Royal 1-Jlj:insist sat
with her fan to the horses, and Lady :that ld or.
her left. Miss sat with her back to
the horses, and exadiy opposite to the Princess.—
Observing the velocity tit the carriage, one of the
Gentlemen said, it Would be a wo.ider it it got
safe round Jarring's Corner.—Mr. fasting is a re-
speClable shopkeeper. who.e house is situate it the
angle of the road turning to Dorkiug, and leading
to Norbury Park, one side of the kohl., being
parallel to the Leatherhead read, and the hula:
with the entrance on the Dorking road, opeo-
site to the fatal spot, as may be sew in-the
plan which we hare given of it. The Dorking
coach was upset on the very same place about
three years ag, , and it has been always con-
sidered a vet y dangerous turn, being something
kss than a right angle upon the side of a declivity
rising on the right side, aaci rather narrow. The
observations of tae Gentlemen were too well found-
ed. The carriage approached this spot eziftly'ait
ten minutes to tore,. 'The coachman, who WAS bel
fore, waved his ham( to the post-boys, as a signal
for them to slacken their pace; but the carries?
was elm upon him, and it was impossible for than)
-to check the horses in time. la the force and rapi.
flity of the motion, from the sharpness of the angle,
and the declivity of the road, the two near wheels
were thrown up, and the body of the carriage fell
upon its off side, in which situation it was dragged se-
veral yards. there is a row of old trees on the Dork-
ing road, commencing at this spot. clew to the fio-
ger post, and the Cody of the carriage %vas thrown
nearly in between the two first of them. The se-
cond tree is much decayed towards the root, and
on the outside of is, ab rut IS inches from the
ground, there is a knob or knot, projeCting about
four inches, rather on the Dorking side, acid rag-
ged. It was upon riis knob Mess Cholmondeley s
head pitched. I: was covered with her blood.—
Her loyal Highness the Princess of Wales fell
on the near side of this tree, with part of her body
upon Miss Cholmoodeley, and Lady Sheffield fell
upon Her Royal Highness. The bark of the tree,
about four feet limn the ground, was torn or, by
the ►a:k of the barooche coming is cvllicioxi with
it, and had the carriage been halt a foot LArtUer ad-
vanced, whoa Ow accident ►appened, Her ft )yal
Highness must hays been daihed to pieces. Had
not she traces also snapped so suddeoly, Ha Royal
Higbaeis aid Lady Sheffield most also have been
forced against the same fatal tree, and prelashly
i filled on the spot. The two latter es:cleated

themselves from their perTlotts situation, and rose
from the ground without any assistance. Her
Royal flighaens chewed uncommon f irtitude. and
WAS, with Lady Sheffield, condu3ed into. the par-
lour of the Swag Inn. Mrs. Jones, the mistress,
was from home, but her place was well sunlied by
her sister and attendants, who paid every possible
attention to their unexpeael and illustrioas guest.
Some hartshorn and water was immediately provi.t-
ed, of which Her Royal Highness drank. She hid
received a slight cut upon the side of the nose, and
another upon the wrist. She also appeared te
have sustained a severe injury upon the right
shoulder, which, from the mom:qt sle was seat-
ed, she continued to rub with her hand. The
trunk of the tree, at the moment of the acci-
dent, being interposed between Ha Royal High-
new and Miss Cholmondeley, she neither did or
cook/ see that the latter was actually kilted. The
impression, however, upon the mind of Ha Royal
Highness was, that her companion and friend was
the greatest- Xufferer of the pary, and here she dis-
played feeling equal to her fortitude Though in
an agony of pain, she declined every attention, and
requested every person who offrred assistance, to at-
tend to the lady up stairs, meaning Miss Cholmen-
deley. The report of the accident soon spread
through the neighbourhood, in which it excited uni-
versal regret, alarm, and consternation ; every one ,-
crowding to the place to learn die particulars,
off r assistance.
Mr. GieY, of Leatherhead, one of the Gentle.
men who was standing clothe road when the acci-
dent happened, stew to the Swirl Inn, anct entered
• parlour with a proffur of service.—Lady Shef-
field immediately asked, "are you a Surgeon ?"
to which he answered in the negative; but that he
should immediately go fez one. Lady Sheffield ex-
claimed, " for God's sake do," in which entreaty Her
Royal Highness joined, adding, that she was not
hurt, but the Lady above stairs (Nisi Chohnondsley)
wanted assistance. In a few minutes, Mr. Low-
tell. and Mr. Wilson. two surgeons, arrived ; Sir
Lucas Pcpys came shortly after, from his seat at
MICKICMATU, and inantediately proceeded up stairs
to the room where Miss C.holmondeloy lay, but she
was quite dead:having fetched her last sigh iq the
arms of the min who carried her into the house.—
An apress was sent off to Mr. Lathe, at Not bury
Park, to Appi ize bias of the dreadful acci le and
be came Li, mediately to the Swan Lin, in his tar!
liege; m carry Her Royal Highness and LittlT'Slief•
field to Norbery Part Ad this time Lady fsbef-
field hid a Misr painfal and difficult task te per-
form. Her Ladyship saw that the Princess was
hurt, and was not aware of the extent of the
injury that Miss Cholmondeley had received, and
s. e dil not think it prudent to undeceive her.—
To the pressi-g so:,ci:ations ut Mr. Locke to leave
the house, Her itoyai Hit .ness answered, that she
must first see Miss Cboliriondeley, and it was not
until six o'clock in the evening Her Royal H gh-
nes", upon various pretence', was dissuaded from
going up attire, and consented to proceed to Nor-
bury Park. leaving Lady Saeffield behind. As
soon as site was gone, Lady Sheffield indulged
those feelings which she had with so much difficulty
suppressed in the presence of Her Royal Highness.
and gave veal to her reef in a food of tears.—
She ran up stairs, and throwing herself upon the
bed which contained die remains of her lucid
and companion, who was alive cad cheerful only
a feet hours before—she wept most bitterly,
and could not be torn from the room. until
Mr. Locke, having escorted the Princely; to NOl,
bury Park, returned, at her request, tci tarry
her Ladyship to join Her Royal Highness. With
much persuasion her Ladyship consented, and
stepped into the carriage overwhelmed with sorrow.
Immediately after thiarrival of Her Royal High-
ness at Norbury Park, it was deemed advisable, as
a measure of precaution, that she should be blooded,
and the operation was performed by Mr. NV.lson. •
Leatherhead ; she still continued ignorant of the
fate of Miss Choltpordeley. until the arrival of
Lady Sheffield. T 6 evasive answers, however.
given by her Ladyship to Her Royal Highness's if?

tuiries, and other circumstances. soon led ban 1111
suspea the fatal :welt; and the event being
gradtaily disclosed, the whole family of ilk:
Locke joined in coodoiing her upon the nation-
cholly catastrophe. Her Royal Highness and
Lady Sheffield remained at Norbez y Park oa
Tl.t.rsiley • night. On Friday mousing, lady
Sheffield returned to the Swan lan, to take ano-
ther view of her departed friend. but was pre-
vented from undergoing that painful task; and after
eaptessing her lively grati:mle for the attention of
Mrs. fools and fam.ly, she joined Her Royal kfigh-
r.ess at Norbury Park, and they both returned to
tilacitheath by another road. Mr. Cholmondeley.
one of the Commissioners of Excise, and brother of
the deemed, arrived CD Friday awning. at tl.e
Smut bust acympar.ied by her maid ; who will
terrain there until t:te V.lneral of but asissress.-4-

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The body was put yesterday into a leaden coffin,
made at Leatherbead ; but no orders were given
respelling the time and place of burial.—Miss ',l
Cholaloodeley was a light petite person. 'I here • •
was a track of blood which iuued from her mouth.
from the fatal srit to the Saau Inn.
This aCciden: as spread a melancholy glOOll% :.
over that happy wighbourhocl. Every traveller ,
passing the road, stops to view the fatal spot. utd ;
the anxiety of the inhabitants is augmented by am
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determination of Her Royal Highness never snor•'..
to pasi the' way. The melancholy result of thil
escuition4rivs as small part of its interest from.,
the ci‘ j-3 for uhich it was itudctaken. aff fey yeas
the benevolent family of Mr. Locke employ them- ..:
selves in makir.g :lacy article:, such s s v.-t.rk-bapii., t,
purses, lcc. fur Leatherhead Fait, winch :a':(3 plaza
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on the I Ith instant, and the predate is applied to
....
the relief of the neighbouri-g p-or. der Royal
ll;ghness, since Lei first s-cf..aintance with this
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worthy family, has patronised this laudable under- .:
taking, and contributed to it is a, small de-
gree. For this purpose she set trot from Black,:
heath, en Thursday, carrying with her mom of.
her own fancy works 'of this kind, which being i
well known, add not a Lisle to the attraction of till .-.4
fair. The Princess a.id Lady Sheffi id arrived at
Blaclheath on Friday eveaing. Mr. Etimeads; of '
Greenwich, immrdi i:elv waited upon Her Royal
. Highness. He found her in a state of emremee l'
agitation and alarm, but ascertained that the i
personal injury *bids she had received. was
_l'4
serious. N. amerce! fogs 'ins were made as
day and Yesterday at Blackeath after ktr
Highness's health. 'I he Princess Charlotte of Walso:
visited Her Royal Mother yesterday. We gyre i:
,on Saturday an account of the family if Mies v
Cholrncndeley. Lady Sheffield is Wife to Baron
Sheffield, and sister to the Earl of Onjldiissii, Iles':
Ladyship is one of the Ladies of the Batie4ll4
bei to Her Royal Highness the Ptbefte i
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Ear! of Dusueaa. seee•npanied by is stein sit:
were lam Wednesday driving over TwichiellaiS •
t,,trientnt. in a Si•ighs bores chaise. the beeee'seeif
tight. 111.1 set eff at full speed. Lady %NaafAt
s ill kept her seat, and strove to manage Ae Iles
animal, whilst MIN Tecuits screamed with tlsa
fright 1 at length, the ground being urine*? be* .
ladies.- by a jolt of the chaise, were thrown owe
The grorni, who drove up in order tr.' sere till
boil*, made an effort to dimnonnt ; but hielltwaS
alMtaking fright, threw him into a ditch, by *hick
tccident his collar bnr.e was broken,. and by other! '
wise much bruised • but we are happy to stele, that ', •
ooth ladies escaped unhurt, with the ezeifptiew of d V
few scratches, and the fright. Lady Viaeivit • eery` E
htrranely assisted to pull the groofn out of dm
ditch. and after a few minutes he was able to walk'
to the Countess of Di:linos a's house, on Twicketh.
~''
ham Common. The chaise was broken into a thou: 14-'
, .
sand piece. •
JONts W•LLTY, Esq. of Castlr.own, coupry U.
merick, has arrived in Ireland. He landzi in
Dublin on Mond.,y week. after an absence of roma
than four years, the greater part of which time he
has been a prisoner in France.
The following accident took place on Thrusday,al
Brompton, in Kr.,: --in cossequacce of the framed
employed in turning the arches of a rnagaziae bu;ld-
ing there. being removed, bvfnre the work was suf-
ficiently dry, the bulling gave way ' • ten work-
men were buried in the ruins, Id whom six have
been dug out lifeless; end it is feared that the
-Idlers hive shared the same fare. The arches are
s...:ppesed to flare contained 60.000 bricks.
HOIDITY a.:d Co. respeinfully acquaim the Pub..
lie, that th. 7 are selliag Tickets and Shares, which
will entitie'tne Purchaser to 10,0001. Lezt Mond
morning. bed les several Capital Prizes of 20,
10,0001. and 5,0001. at their old established
L fiery Offices, 26, C.ornhill, $2, Latarigg-Croas,
aid St. Margaret's Hill, Borough.
the nehe t Lottery Wheel ever known goes -
t-und on Monday morning next. with 20.000
likkets only 10,0001. must be given to the fins.
drawn Ticket, and either of the 20,0001. 10,0001.
.4,0001. 1,0001. &c. are as likely to he drawn that
day as on any other, there being no Sze I Capital.
This' is an adv irtAge to thcsc who purchase before
next Monday, that has not been sill...red for many
year. past.
The follov ing is a cloud of witnrws. web no
man will preend to 1, sib : Ciotti, WaIOWT,Eq.
Duke street. Manchester-equare, Solicitor is Chat.
very ; Mr. Kin car , of the bank of Ergiand ; Mr.
ILSE I. V, lei, W hits ch.pel,cvac! -tin ing.maket ; M-.
114011Ts111, WeSlClnfle•SqU, TT, CS ele• t..easer ; id „ •
Motets, Chtptt-o, ke pt the Fu .ntain ; a. d Mr:
BICILLT, 4p, tiarbican, ratsstara maker, 'will thus.
sands more, freely testify, for the general good d'
fellow-sufferers. that they °Walled their same*
cures of Gout and Rbeematism. withal pain se
cOnfinewient, by Simply smug Dr. C•arnsan's•All.
unitive Pills and Cordial Th.3ure, 10s, rid: er 21s:
a Box ; 9.. saved in the 'riinea.—Dr. (rattans;
attends the poor till ore L'lock. four days each
week, as his Bock of Cute; ezplaini. Visits' in
town and ccrittry three days. To commnnicatere.
1
lief is taste pleasant by fir- than itYy worldly pond..".
May this be the view t.,1 •• very was, taa bahlidaps
would soon ovcrlow our world. .__

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IS 4

NATAL INT'ELLIGANCE.

It is with sincere pleasure we arm/mace the cap-
ture of frith. French friztates. off Rochefort, by Sir
Samuel Hood's squadron, which had escaped out
of that port a few hours before, with uperirds of
20(10 troops on board, with the rash
..intention of
pusoing for Martioique. They obstinately con.
tended with the Monarch, Centaur, and Mars, which
scot them and as very considerable loss ; but the
most severe loss is else right-arm of that very brave
offscer. Sir Samuel Hoof. The French troops kept
up a spirited fire, which did all the execution. in
estting the rigging of nor ships. The (noire, one
at the frigates. arrived here, this day, with the
&weer, of 74 guns. Commodore Hood's ship. The
Glaire is a tremendous large ship, and the Corn.
mod ore of Qte squadron. The other ships are,
L'fisaisFefigiar. L./Mina-iv, and L'afroide, of 44
gent each.
'axle i the Caritas, with a convoy of transports,
for*Falmouth, white' have the 17th Dragoons on
beard; and the Conquest gun vessel, on a cruise.
abirrved the Slade frigate, from the Eastward.
ocrosea 4.
The Curlews sloop of war, with a fleet of trans-
,. pores for Plymouth, which sailed yesterday. put
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. back last night, and 'tailed again this morning.
The /eters* sloop of war is appointed convoy
forth, Mediterranean.—Wind Southerly. with rain.
PILTI4OUTH, OCT. 2.
The FrOch frigate I told you was coming in yes.
terday, arrived in Heraosze. at six o'clock ; she is
called the Presides, of 40 guns, and was captured
by Admiral Louis in the Crappie.
This morning arrived the Surinam sloop of war,
and landed Lieutenant Anderson, who set off from
the King's Arms, in a chaise and four, express to
Landon._ with the glorious news of Sic S Hood
having fallen in with and captured four French
frikstes, with troops, going to the West Indies.
ANOTHER Ll.Trin, CAMS D•TS.
I hem she pleasure of telling yon, that the aqua-
dean under the command of Sir S. Hood, fell in
with seen strange ship. in the night of the 24th
instant, to whom immediate pur.uit was given. In •
the morning they proved to be five large frigates
and two bergs. The Ceagaer, Mars, and Mourreh,
by impeder sailing. had 'freest run nor squadron
gigot sight. end were the captining ships. When
the move fond oar ships nearing them fast, the
jadrfeeilorMa ',notated lions her consents, which the
Mere gave
.chase to, and captured several hours
after, at a great distance from the other ships. The
Neawch had brought the tinge frigates into anion,
which continued in great style for two bouts, when
the Coweer closed, and engs!ed thorn; bet the
• enemy could nor withstand her fire, having suffered
so • much from the Neaarch.• las 3iinrree (Lord
Cneltraise's black frigate that he engaged semis time
sines in the Pallas), and L'Artaide, wore compelled
to strife The French Commodore, in La Glare,
= made off 4 the Cretan, followed, but being disabltd
in her sails anal trigging, and unsen-topmast shot
threitsgh, the erresuy would have effecled her escap;
had ii-t the Mars..infich was six or seven miles :o
wiydward..anal bad put an officer and men on hoard
. Oe /adefireireils. seems the inzeution of the French.
COuunalfute, pined again in chase. cm her off, and
Made leer mike. after a resistance ,r 15 minutes.
It is a matter of great regret. that Sir Samuel
lilted lost his right arm ; a grapeshot took it at the
usaneest ofottetching it oat giving seders ; the am.
.• - potation did sot take place for two hours after the
wound was receives!, the Surgeea hoping he might
merit, bet that was found to be impossible, and the
hentlicCommander submitted to the operation with
the greatest fortitude. 'flat frigate wh eh escaped
was the rarses. of 44 guns, and the Lana sad SOO,
very large brigs. The conduit of the twiny was
bighly creditable ; their ships were defended to the
last ertreoiity, amid nsanceuvred with great judgment.
We atilt hope to have it in our power to congratu-
late the country on the capture of the frigate and
two brigs which escaped, as. the laidefaligaik, H,-
Geed. cad difedwitr, are watching the motions of the
soeinv off Rochefort and Bordeaux River, where, it
is suy med. they will endeavour t. 3 fetch.
The a`otee !squadron sailed from Rochefort the
seise evening they were taken; they were •i.ftualled
for seven months; and. as there was no Officer
commanding so large a force as they had on hoard
of nigher rank than a Colonel, it is .rnagined they
were proceeding to St. D owngo to reinforce the
troops there. and not upon a secret expedition
against our possessions; and it is prohable they
might divide into separate squadrons, after corn.
ple.ing that eitjel. to harass our tt.l.it.
Ii.II.LIED AI)N WOUNOEn
Monwett—ilene Modeldinaan and sent adled. and twenty
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tan...AK—Eno tined and eight wounded.
t• ' ellao—osne
FRIGATES CAP MIRED.
Gees. NM.
LIMA,. . . 44 • beO•
L'A Mad.. . . 44 . 45545.
La 44Ine^v• . . 44 . li!r0.
Llededatriale . 44 - .00
Arrived the sariaen and Llewswr sloops ; and His
it ejeselets ship' Mars, Menarc4 and Polopinaue. be-
hoves* to Sir S. Hood's !squadron;
,L.'Argese sloop
from the Westward ; and Con!ret gwn.brig.
The L'.lcledle, of So guns, befonging to Sir S.
Hood's eqii-siron is especled in this evening.—Wind
at S. very hairy.
neat, OaT0•411 4.
S tila 1 the- News gun-biig on-a ce vise.
Arrive.t. the Miss ;pc@ and the Sat. liete doge
et veer, with severer too-brigs far the French
cert.
.Carne down fmtethe River, the Themes, Hall,
for Africa ; and the Paketwast. M-trichaw. for Lis-
bon ; and remain in the Downs with the rest of the
-tttoo as pet Lou—Wind W. -

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There is a walnut-tree now standing in a paddock
taft lloona, in Lincoln, 'fa prop•rt7 of fdr.Warson.
aachkett, which, though it has tar many rats past
bews. to all appeasance, quite dead. has this year
ft-Waged a consideralale number of walnuts, and
Whisk are now growing on the tree, yet, at the same
tiinc, it is quite destitute of leaves. and has los: a
re* A 441 of its bark. Were it not for do fruit new
silos ;t, it would be pronouece4 inconstatibly deal
A,ogg espondent wishes to know, it any thing stati-
lAs. in the vaistabis wcsid, bias ow before *los *b-
owed?