The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-21 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT KYLE.

[From the WezPrd Herald I

In the first paragraph inse►ted iu our Viper re..
halve to this deplorable tvent,' which has plunzed
two most respectable &guiles into the deepest afflic-
tion, we were unfortunately incorrect-In some par-
ticulars of a nature to give pails to the parties con-
cerned. If any thing could mitigate the severity
of this calamity, it was the creditable manner in
which Mr. *Harrey's family evinced their regret. As
nothing could be more repoguant to our own feel--
lugs thou to he the unconscious instruments of ad.
ding one pang to the roffe►iogs already experienced,
we hasten to give a faithful report of the Coruneria
laquvst. The following teepeetabk Jury were
sworn :

Sit Fraeria Le Hums.; Coke,' Boas O'Toole ; Cassie
La Charles Hia•on • Geroge Wade. Erg ; Ca miss Clifford ;
Arthur Kele', 'EA. ; Ovrriegto• Baiter,.; Maurice
Joon, Emi ; Niehulas Gunelall, req i J•hr urn, Erg ;
Jule Kellett, Esq ; awl Mr. &loud Dittert. _
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Till Jury having viewed the body of Captain
Stephen Crete', proceeded to hear and examine the
following evidence :
Thomas Joins. plasterer, being sworn, stated
that he recollected the 271 h of Septeatimr, the day
on which Captain Greer war wintuded ; was at
work on that day it Kyle-holm, and en hearing
the report of a pistol, about half-past two p.m. pro-
ceeded to the drawing-room, where he found Cipiviii
Greer lying on lis hock ; witness inquired if he
were hurt, upon which lie raid he wee, mid had but
• few minutes to live, the boll booing primed through
his body, and he felt it lodged in has side ; on bring
asked by witness how it heppened, he answered n
was an accident. and chiefly hie Via fault ; while
witness was moonlit% him ta bed he held oat bits
hand to Mr. Christopher Harvey. whom he met at
the drawing-mom dour. sod said he pitied him (Mr.
H.) more than be did himself, sod again reported
it mason accident ; wetness first saw Mr. Christopher
Hervey at the room dune ; haOupperred io the
greatest affliction ; there was So person in the
fuOM wheu witness entered, except the deceased ;
shout three minutes before deponent heard the
shot, ,Crptain Greer and Mr. C. Harvey virile_ is
one of the rooms conversing like brothers. end in-
specting she improvement. going on. Deponent
further stow, that he knew nothing of their prac-
tising at • mark that dry, or were they ever in the
habit of doing so to his knowledge ; heard but one
shot fired ; writhes* was in Mt drawina-rooon the
Sunday preceding, rod sow tau pistols I) ing on she
chimney piece.
Hugh Redmond, latriurer„ tworn—Heard a shot
end immediately alter saw Mr. C. Harvey niiiniaig
out, calling for help, and dewed attiiess to go to
the drawiltg-room to assist Captain Greer.
Nicholas Amber, M.D. sworn—Sow the deeeeied
on Friday, the 27th of September, about an hour
alter the accident ; before entering the room, heard
the greatest lauteniation expressed by Mr. C. Ho_
my, who exclaimed in • bruin manner that he bad
al,O/ Ins friend. Captain Greer afterwards begged
of Mr. C. Hervey to eriosole himself, in it ws• per-
fectly accidental, and entirely his own fault ; the
d • d then stated that he had been haudling one

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Robert Renwick, M.D. being dilly sworn. cor-
roborated the evidence of the lust 11/1111e$1. as to the
concern expressed by Clip,lMO Greer for Mr. C.
Harvey, and as to the, wound being the cause of
Ina death ; attended deceased every duy and night
during his illness, never sleeping one night out of
the house; knew the deceased and Mr. C. Harvey tit
be on terms of the greatest intimacy, and had oc.
caston to prescribe for Mr. C. Harvey for indispo-
sition. brought on by grief for the tijury inflicted
on his friend.
John R. Crane, Esq. sworn—ls a surgeon ; was
constantly with the deceased from the period of the
accident until his death; corroborates Doctors
Archer's and Renwick's evidence es to the cause of
Captain Greer's death, sod time repeated concern
expressed by Mr. C. Harvey fur the melancholy ac-
cident, and Captain Greer's society on Mr. C.
Harvey's account.
George Rudy, Esq. of Merrion-street, Dublin.
Cworn—ls nephew to Mrs. Greer; came down
on bearing the accident, and soon after mentioned
to Captain Greer the unpleasant impression he
had in his mind respecting the affair, from the
erroneous statement in the Wexford herald; de-
ceased desired witness to dismiss from,ho; thought
every feeling of a nature unfavourable to Mr. C.
Harvey, and repeatedly stated, that it was purely
accidental, and that the statement that they were
firing at a inserted in the Wexford -Paper,
was utterly Rise. Witness stated, that deceased
said the pistol went off in Mr. Harvey's hand sc.
tidentally, and paralysed him completely ; wit-
ness was totally unacquainted with Mr. Harvey's
family, but heard deceased continually mention
their names us his most attached friends ; de-
teased stated to witness that he had come over to
Vine with Mr. C. Harvey the day the melancholy
accident happened, and on turniioning his stile
and children, always included "poor Christ°.
pher," as he repeatedly called him, as amongst
his sufferers; the uniform kindness, and anxiety,
and affliction evinced by Mr. Harvey's family,
would have.completely removed every unpleasant
impression front' witness's mind, if indeed any
thing were necessary after the assurances of Captain
Greer.
Henry Bellhonse, Esq. sworn—ls a particular
friend and relation of Captain Greer, and accoin-
ponied last witness from Dublin, on hearing of the
accident ; confirms every statement of last wit-
ness, as to whet paned between him and de-
ceased ; knew the parties to have been most parti.
• calor friends.

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The Jury having fully considered the evidence,
returned the following verdict :—" 11Ve find that the
atteired, Stephen Greer, come by his death by the
Necidesatid going off of o pistsrl." • 17 't

fOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS PAPERS.
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rents. ornitin, 16.

M. de Peyronnee, who has acted dieing some
time past for the Minister of the Interior, has given
orders to Sir R. Wilsnn to lease the French capital
in 24 hours, and the French territory us quickly as
he can travel. Sir Robert was yeNterday called lo
the police-office, and informed of this order. He
of course could not resist, and did not argue.
He only begged that he might be allowed to re-
main in Paris till 7 hersday morning, instead of
Wednesday night. as Lady WILSON was in such tl
poor state of health, hart travelling by night might
seriously injure her. The Director of the Police
could not comply with the request, nor in fact
grant any indulgence ; but offered to rate the mat-
ter to M. de Peyronnet, and to scud Sir R. his an-
swer. Sir R. immediately proceeded to Sir C. Stuart,
and requested him to ask the French Government
the cause of such an extraordinary measure. He
assured the Ambassador upon his honour, that he
neither bad said or done any thing while in Paris to
warrant what he most call an insult. As the ene-
mies of the gallant General may eudeavour toconnect
this order to depart from France with the arrest of
Mr. Bowing, and the seizure of his papers, the
writer of this letter is requested to state, that Sir
Robert had not given to Mr. Bowling any letter,
paper, note, or document whatever—that whatever
May be the cause of Mr. Boariog's arrest, Sir
Robert cannot be impliTted in it—that his objects
coming to Paris filienotbkng connected with
French politics—red while lire he neither said or
did any thing thaceoold give reasonable cause of
offence to the French Government, far less warrant
such a proceeding as lies been adopted against hint.
OCTOBER 17.
The Journal el" °idolise gives the following news
from Spain:—
The Royalists of 'Catalonia are in a cruel situa-
tion. The Regency bas established a line of de-
fence from Seu to l'uycerda. A part of the troops
scattered through the province is marching on this
point. The u'my of Mina is advancing towards
the plain of Urgel, while Zinc° del Valle is ap.
prosehing from the side of the Conque de Tremp,
and Miles is marching on Olot. ,They write from
Urgel of the sth—" Blood will soon' be shed—all
the effllts of the Constitutionalists are directed to-
wards this place."
The Baron de Erolles sent a letter on the nth of
September by st female, to the Governor of Car-
dona. Don Raymond Gsgan, by which he• invited
him to deliver up the fortress, generonelyinodrising
to pardon all the militia tinder his orders, and even
to coniiiise the officers in their employments. To
effect the Fonverston of Don Raymond, the Baron
de Erollea concluded by assuring him, that in the
doprse of the month seventy7fire thousand trench
seoald eater Spain at three dillerent points.
Dun itby mood, in his reply, expressed his sun.

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of the pistols, and l!ioltgliChe had left it half Oise thit a General, like the Beteg &troika, ihobld
cock. Mr. darvey then asked the decessetrifte hive 44iited hisaself ;with* • feisty which is the
forgave him, on which deceased shook him by the scandal and outrage oreeligion, and which, tinder
hand, and repeated he had noshing to accuse Win the pretest of defeuiliilg it, conihasasates its crimes.
or, it being purely accidental. On eaaniming the He concluded with tribal; lan'', thitt c. even if fa.
wound, witness found the bull had penetrated naticom suit European tyranny Should form a con-
within an inch and it half on the left side of the epiniCy ikain.i them, they should know how to de-
spine, between the ninth and tenth dorsal vertebra, fend themselves as they did in the war of indepen-
and passed obliquely to the eighth rib, between deuce."
which and the seventh it was extracted ; has nu They,write from Bayonne, of October 11th:-
doubt that the wound was the cause of his death on The headquarters of the II th Military division were
the 7th of October, op to which time witness con. transferred the day before yesterday, from Bor.
tinned to attend him; deceased, during his Muria, deans here.
frequently expressed to witness, that he antlered Two brigs, tea Deux Amis. of Noirmontierv.
more on Mr. C. Harvey's account than on his and La Ste. Amis., of Amity, have arrived in our
own, port ; and immediately the artillerymen of the gar.

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rise; were employed to land a great quantity of
ammunition, wiggons. and projectiles of various
sisecies. The guris which belong to them, to the
number of eight, ire on their way; and as the
greater putt are cannon for fortifications, there is
reason to believe. that far from making incursions
against nor neighbours. we intend to preserve a re-
spectable attitude of defence.
A report has been spread that it was intended to
establish a bridge of boats at Boiscaud, at half a
league from the town. to serve is passage fOr the
allied troops in case war should be declared against
Spain; but according to news received yesterday
front well-informed and respectable persons, there
is no longer any doubt that the Drily Alliance will
not interfere with the affairs of the Peninsula.
Travellers from Plimpeluna confirm the report of
the brilliant advantages said to have been gained by
General Espinosa on the 4th of October, over the
Army of the Faith commanded by Aradande,
Raids, timings, and Zsbala. The loss of the
Factious, who were very superior in numbers to the
Constitutionalists, was considerable; in a charge
of the regiment of Lusitania (cavalry), 300 men
were cut down without pity. On Sunday last 500
prisoners taken in this battle strived at Pampe-
Inns ; they only owed their lives to the fatigue of
their adversaries.
BUCHAREST, SHOTESIBER 21.
We have the pleasure of seeing in elie midst of us
two Diplomatists of the greatest diifinction, viz.
Lord Sirangford and Baron Ottenfels.;—the former
going to Vienna, the latter to Constantinople. Lord
Strangford was not a little surprised to find Turk-
ish troops still in Wallachia ; he incitire4 the rea.
son of this of Keiji' Pacha, who accuses himself on
account of his successor, Gavin Ogloo, not having
yet arrived with the 2,000 men he is conducting.
The latter accompanies our new Prince, and his
arrival is fixed for the 24th. The Seporogieni, and
their Chief, tioschobey, set out to-day to return
home. and to-morrow or the day after Sultan Bey
will depart, it is not known for what place, with
his numerous troops. The inhabitants of %Valls-
chi* are well pleased to see themselves at length
delivered from the Saporogiens, there being no
militia in Europe so totally brutal.
SEMLIN, OCTOIBEIL 1.
We have receives frohittelgrade news from the
neighbourhood of Ternove, dated Septembe! 17.
Chourschid Pacha was still there, publishing firmed
after firman, io the hope or collecting new troops.
Odysseus was near Salon* on the 7th.Septembe►.

Trotit where he watched the bridge of Alacoon sod
Therrnopylse. All the news speaks of the success
of the Greeks. .
The Nclin of Belgrade secured the .day before
yesterday a Tartar from torunantinople: and since
that time the Turks themselves no longer doubt of
the unfortunate issue of their expeditioo into the
More..

NAPLES, SEPTEMBER 30.
The King has published the following Decree
concerning the. individuals implicated iu the late
troobles.
" Art. I. His Majesty accord. Mall and entire amnesty to
all the 10g11166116,, Members of Secret Societies forbid in
this realm, and to all those who were guilty of crimes
artier. the Slate and Crown, before the 24th March, 1821,
inclamive.

•` 2. TIN, Ex-General iVillism Pepe, Abbe Louis Mini.
child, Ex- Lieut.-Colonel de Coned ier, Abbe Capper-6u, Ex.
'General Itossarol. Ea-General C oss, Ex-Major Pia,
Ex-Colonel Costa, Ex Colonel Russo. Advocate Palladino.
Ex•lndendant Literate, Ex-Colonel C.pecelato, Gabriel
Rossetti, sod the secused present, or absent against whom
warrants of arrest 'have been issued, in consequence of the
proceedings against the rebels of Moniefort ; sod those at
present under trial at Salem), Apellioo, and Lucerne, are
excepted from this amnesty.

THE BRITISH PRES S.

LONDON,
MONDAY, OCTODEIt 21. 1822.

The Paris Journals up to Friday have arrived.
Au extract from the Pelt° du Midi states, that an
engagement took place on the 3d and 4th instant
between the Constitutional army under Generals
MINA and MOIILLON, and the Royalists under the
command of Baron D'EaotAss, near Olot, io
Catalonia, in which the former sustained a defeat,
and the wreck of their army fled in the tirection of
Gerona. This statement is not reconcilable with
previous accounts, which represent the Constitu-
tional forces under MIN• as only advancing to
Urgel and Olot on the sth. A decisive action was
expected to take place in that quarter, but from the
dates of the various accounts of the movements of
the, resin aive forces it could not have occurred pre-
vious to she sth.

• A great multitude of Greek•, emigrating do ac-
count of the troubled state of their country, have
taken up.their residence at Marseilles, where they
have domiciliated, adopted the French habit, and
are treated with great kindness sod respect. An
article f►om Vienna of the'6th, states that the Duke
of Watutrutrole set out on the preceding day for
Verona.

No violation of the Funds at Paris is given for
Wednesday, bring the anniversary of the death of
MARIA ANTOINETTZ; on Thursday the prices
were—

rive per Cenls. 93 f. 68 e• ; Bank Slum, 1,664 f.—Nespo.

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