The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-21 00:00:00

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.

On the 2111 of April last, a eerjeant of the 29111 regiment
'of foot, stationed at HacclesSelct(Cbealtire), escorting a party
of men of the 12th regiment thence to Portsmonth, eas
quartered at the Kitty's Arms Inn, Bishop's Waltham, the
'text day being (Situday), a halting day, and on which day
he left the house, and never returned to his men any more.
The anxiety of the people in the neighbourhood to know
Whitt well become of him w savory great, and search was made,
but without effect, until the 211tb, when he was found in a ditch
by some men working for Mr. Clark, mending a fence, he hay.
ing formed aeletermination to sfarre himself to deaf hoind had
Actually been there the seven days without food. It •ta
peareal ho had got a curious bed, made ia the ditch, with
sticks laid across and a large quantity of mom, which lie
had selected together, aid made in form of a guard-bod.—
Tile man that fouud him took hilts to Mr. Clark's, who
very bfinsancly pre him some food, which be ate tery
little of, and then they allowed hint to depart, and he
was Cot beard of again 1111111 SatnrJay last, the 121 h of
Nat, being three weeks, anti daring which time be bed
also been without ford, barrio,' been in the wood, about
a mile from Bishon'a Waltham, the last fourteen days. with-
out any sustenance whatever except a little muddy water,
which was near the place where lie made hie bed. Me
ruse up ou the morning named with the determination of
beginning a new life, that being his birth-day (the 324 year
of bus age), and came waudering,like a akeletou,an the King s
Arms again. He told Mr. Clark that his intention 111'11% to
place himself under his protection : be said be had gbt
the better of his weak ideas, as he found he could nut put as
end to his existence, which he had tried to effect by making
incisions in his anon to bleed himself to death, as he did not
die with hunger, which be thought he should in ten days:
the means he Irsil used to picsent his Piling the pain of
Imager as—by teartug the sleeves off his shirt and binding
Item round his hods. and drawing them closer, as his
body decreased in size, by attic+ means to thinks be
could lice fourteen days longer. 'rise reason for his
committing Ibis act was, as he states—oe hic march from
Macclesfield, will* the party of men under his command,
be took two one-pound Bank of Englaad nubs, which he
cuosidered to be had, by their being refund, uhieh notes
be had got iu his poste.-ion: and finding that Ire had not
sufficient 111011e} to pay the men, it hurt has feel t:.,a so much
that be could nut bear it, having been in the zumerit ten
nears without the least stain on his character; hie, ap-
pears to be correct, by the Commanding WM-WA tiller,
which bas been since received, stating, that lie was one of
the most irest•worthy sues iu the regiment, sad was parti-
esterly selected ter the purpose.
Mr. Clark has had proper care taken of him, and he is
recur/swing as fast as ISAIAH: wit allow.

RossERY.--On Saturday last souse villains
'oke tut* die house of JOHN Bt.:Nat:Ll., shoe-
maker, at %'eatitcre, Norfolk. duriug his a/airtime
%vitt). los wife, lit Swaff Win floc. and after breaking
open the locks of &earn, and tku chests, took
wriwer tea spoous, three gold Nieces. to: anerly cur-
rent at 3/. kis. each, two boll pieces, of tlay.sseie,
two Iralf guineas, tour croosq, thre.e gold
titlo VA lotriA WAnt4f q( 4liter a 4 cower
41,4MW:r4010 inittAng tkaOisculericd.