The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-20 00:00:00

IYCENDIARIES.

A short time since, Mr. Joseph Lacy, a malister, Mr.
Bright, a farmer and maltster, Mr.Juislim a fintarilnyer, nod
other wealthy inhabitants of Braintree sod Seeking, in Es-
sex, received threatening letters, stating, that if the price of
bread, dad provisions in enteral, was nut reduced, their
corn-neks, £r would be set on fire; and these threats were
actually carried lobo eteeittion, for the straw.honse, adjuiu-
Mg the malt-house lithinging to .11r. Jwiliesg, era discovered
Vi be In fire a few nights after„ chick, fin Innate ly, Ivy timely
was preeented from bonito; the tuali• I ttttt se.
47111ilict eye dreadful art eausrd puiveisol alarm through-
out the neighhitarhood ; and the parish offieers, with the
assistance of Mr. llerrysaaa, the attiwney of Itraitstree, call-
ed a merlin; of the principal iuliabitants ; a burr, un ram-
paring the letters, there was us) dontot entertaiued hot
that they were all antler by the raise parties. Thai
ousperted lie, • rat mem bet hail no menus a Itute.rr of
proving it. There wail considerahle mystery attached to one
of the letters; It h.we the Bonaire, port-mad: ; (oar-
pence was charged Orr the postage, amt it was delis erril iu
Braintree; whereas it ought to have lorrue the post-
mark of the tows where it was put in at. The result of the
meeting was, that Mr. Berrytnais was sent nlf express to the
Palate Office, flow.strret, to engage asi artier officer
Harty .t.lictits was appointed by. r. Gs All 111 ; lw, with
the assistance of Ilr. Ben yinais, by a well-laid stratagem,
discovered that R-,tent Seed, a whkvoluaaliter, of Braintree,
and Sawed Eneretrd, a journeymait tailor, of the saint glare,
were coneerist:d an writing and sending the letters. They
were taken before the Rev. JOHN TYLcLaw, and several
other Magmas :des assembled aria the oreassito, at K.-Moire;
wilco the erstleace produeed ag tinst theta was sufficient to
induce the Magistrates to commit the Prisauers (or trial.

I/ We," evir4 Li.Nerick 41rerliver, of the
13th iostinit, ropy the following from Tile Be fait
Irish Ninthly euointerriai Report :
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" From the liiijory sustained by.the barren', by the wet
weather, both in (hvat•Dritain awl Ireland, soil from the
probahility that no importat. from .tinerica, or the ('onti.
atilt of Lampe, eon b., depended upon, it is likely, that the
restrictiou on the distillatimi from grain trill be contiourd.
It apposes a -necessary precantion, mid is only buiding an
even balance between the anis ere and contatuers it• grout—.
A kw interested, speerlatiog soelchants may complain ; but
the price of grain, darin: the lout year• fulls jo.►ilted the
propriety of the restriction, Anil afforded uttAcient profit to
rile farmer; and there a No groom, to sappo.c, that the
prices will be lawn daring the rutin.% )ear."

" To the above observation of this respectable
report.ere think it right simply to say, that the
price of grails through the last year was mot govern-
ed eutiray by the mantel wants or consumption of
the country, as it should be, in order to judge of
the prudence and propriety
.of continuing the re.
strictiou on the distillations from grniu—the prospect
of the restriction being taken off, induced met-
cheats to give higher prices, and they thought
themselves justified in doing ro, when this was, as
they expected, idficially announced as the intention
of GOVel unt.nt.—When. however, the Minister
a ithdrew him.. If from the measure, lie left the
money in the farniers'pockets. with more than a fair
profit. and the corn on the merchants lofts, which
they were afterwards obliged to rill lower than the
natural level of the price of graM. We conceive,
that if the writer of the report consider the matter
in this poiut of view, he will think with as, that'
there was no fair and natural level to the price of
grain. through the last season ."
It wasmeutioned, in the different newspapers,
some months ago, that 'lra. Aim Ilooas, of the
village of Tistbury. five miles from Burtoa-uposi•
Trent, in the county of Stalled. had lived with-
out meat, drink, or any support whatever, for
some time; we have it now in our power to gam
positive Gets, given us from a correspondent. who
has. within these few days, paid a visit to Tut bury.
14.1.1 *poke with the said A s x Moorie., who informed
him she had lived two years and a half without elat-
ing, auditor year, the alls of September last, with-
out drinking any thing. not even • ghee of coil
aprin.; water. To satisfy the Faculty, awl her vil-
lage neighboure.she 11141.b.nitted herself to be removed
from her humble cottage, to Mr. JACKSON'S house
in that village, and there watched alternately, by two
persons at a trine. four homier each, for *keens days
' and nights together, and during hat time she bad
not so mach support as a glass of water, 'media she
ask for ally thing; thus far convincing the Faculty she
did live (or rather *ay exist) without any thing, ex-
cept taking *large quantity &Mewls souff fosessily).
She was carried back to her humble cot !gain, and
there resides. She she born at* village in Derby-
shire, and has been in statiire a full-smed woman.
VMS. married to a person of the name of Moose,
and has had four children. Her legs and thighs
are doubled under her. She has not hail sue pas-
sage through bee fee • long time. She can sit lip
straight in bed, and work a little at her needle;
she rends her Bible and Prayer-Book, atilt the IV,
'alliance of glasses; she sleeps at night from too to
four hours at a time, and has the delicate appear-
ance of a lying-in woman, with a small tint of red
just in the ceutre -of each of her cheeks : her voice
is low and rather faint, but accurately distinct; she
4,1 veer* et age.—But what is most astonishing to
the Faculty, and the world at large, that have seen
and heard of her. is, that site has, to this hour, her
five seines perfect. Her.own opinion is, she cannot
live tong; and any person that calls has free averse
to converse with her.• Her own daughter and isno-
tlier woman lipoid on her. Site is visited by many
from rations pints of the kingdom.
Loid N emu N, all the world knows, wee a famous
Admiral; but we never knew he was a great mine-
until we saw he. wines advertised for sale, in
a catalogue of nearly the length of a newspaper co-
lainn.—There is also a Cabinet-fnakrer shop. in
one of the streets of the Strntitt, where is dozen of
old women may be seen stitching and snuffing
every day.--.-lt is called " The Troia/gar Were-
• Lease."

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IRfSII BRAVERY UNREWARDED.

On the 24th of December last, the brig Mont-
tore, of Poole, &beard • /jobs.. Master, the pro-
perty. we believe. of Les[peril and Aldridge. of
Poole, sailed front Liverpool. bound for Oporto,
with a cargo of bale goods, staves. dollars, &c. to
the value of about 16,0001. 011 the Itith of the
same month she was taken by the privateer Le
Pluto, of St. Maloes, and all her hands taken out,
except one man, and a boy of nine years of age.
Seven Frenchmen, Including a prize-master, were
put on board the Arieentare, to bring her into the
neureirt port 111 1:1411CC. 011 the 3d of January fol-
lowing, a sail hose in sight, when the hero, of our
tale was forced into the cabin, and a centinel placed
over him, to prevent his speaking, On being near-
ed by this vessel, the Frenchmen ou board the Ad-
..enture changed their dress, to make themselves ap-
pear like English seamen ; and, on being hailed,
answered, bound from Liverpool to Lisbon."

The prisoner in the coleus. hearing it announced
front the other vessel that she was the Cruiser
letter of marque, from Loudon to St. Domingo,
141111 setting the danger of his situation at defiance,
with the true spirit of his country, rushed out of
the cabin—knocked down the crittinel with his Est,
hip only weapon !—and wrested the helin from the
Frenchman, whom he laid prostrate with another
blow ! Just as the prize-master, with a long knife,
attempted to run hint through, he fortunately picked
up a broorn.tick, which he applied so vigorously to
his assailant's sword-arm, that he dropped the knife,
which our veteran seized, but scornfully threw over-
board, relying ou his trusty I•romnstick to maintain
the unequal contest. 'floe whole crew had by this
time rallied, and made a general charge, when the
letter of marque. seeing the confusion on hoard the
Adventure. and suspecting all was not right, sent a
host alongside, which arrived just in time to save
our hero'. life, es lie was nearly overpowered.

The Akan:aro was brought safe into ltamsgate,
and an 'Admit of the foregoing tminsection was laid
before llocters'-Commons. The ship and cargo
are saved to the Underwriters, and %Valetta Phe/au,
mariner, the man who, at the age of seventy, per-
formed this achievement; is now returned to Water-
ford, his native place, unnoticed !—unrelarded !!!
We hear of the Committee at Lloyd's presenting
swords and making large donations to those who
have. in nay manner, distinguished themselves
in. their country's service. We do aot hesitate
to say. that the abase transaction deserves to be
classed among the musty acts of bravery performed
by our countrymen in the coarse of this war.
We cannot harbour the opiuion, that his being
as 'reissuing could be a barrier to the reward
ea justly due to hie fidelity and intrepid am-
duct.-IVhether this reward should be conferred,
by the owners or underwriters is not for us to deter-
mine. Had this man had the 'previous advantages
of birth er feetane. he might have been promoted
to the rank of Admiral, or perhaps have statues
erected to bis memory. As it is, with all that spi•
tit, which, in other circumstances, would hive con-
. @Uttar& a here, he must patiently submit to all the
privations and ills of poverty. at an age alien he
I should be provided for by the generosity—the jus-
tice of his grateful country !—(A/gantrog.)