The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-12 00:00:00

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A Soldier who was walking mailer the CE( nil
Whitby, amusing 11 :tiself with :,athering sii..'is and
fossils, was unluckily surrounded hv the 'Loving
ti do, in such a manner as to render his itomon t's.
timely dangarnus. As the tide advanced, he en-
deavoured to save himself by climbing u • a small
ledge, which projettled a little way tmm the ;AK.
bat was not out of the teach of the waves; and,
the wind was highs they dashed againrt hiin wit.
inconceivable fury. The perilous situation of the
poor fcllow was soon perceived, but all attempts to
his relief. seemed impraCticable. The sea was so
roi.e.!., that nob art could venture to his as..ie ane
and toe height of the Cliff, with unerprai projACt; .ns,
appeared to preclude :tip succour lion those Above.
His destritelion was thought inevitatales.. as its a few
minutes the scaler would be on a level wi-.11 the place
where he held h.s precarious coo:Ink. At this cri-
tical moment, a sailor arrived with a rope, to ei hich
having slung himself, with the assistance of the spec.
tators, he caused himself to be lowered down the
Cliff; and coming to the place where the soldier stood,
he fastened the rope round his body, and both were
drawn up, amidst the acclamations of the speela-
tors. Englishmen are seldom disposed to let attions
of this r.aturc pass unnoticed. A colli-qtion was im-
media:oy made for the generous tar--ioitt, wiih
chatafteristie nobleness of mini, he al.isolutly re-
fused to accept a single shilling, unless he mi-ht be
-permitted to share the motley with the poor ichher
whose lite he bad saved.

A few days since, an extraordinary dna, haring
two distinct beads, and three pe: tea eyes, was
balched under a tri-o at Battle Barracks. Wien fist
di :covereiL it appeared very lively and I:nisi:B but it
was soon afterwards found llieless, having been evi-
dently pecked to death by the hen.
A small sloop, eAlled the M. L•cmPle, tradin..-1 fry nt
'Veynsouth to Shorella7:. manaed with lour per-
sons, whose tsn7.:-./ years, via.

T`!, C•c•wia kl!rtw,), ti" If,
The `ate,
1 Scanlan,
I Dello, 0
Total V 74

PLYING 3IIPENT.—Awo----nian named GAAVU,
lining at Lancing, near Brighton, whose credo
veracity stands high amongst her neighbours: has
impressed, upon the most intelligent of them, a
&hey; that on Friday se'nnight, as she was standing
at the dbor of her cottage, she heard a rustling in
a hedge, near her dwelling, and on lo.iking towards
it, saw rush forth a serpent of immense site,
which instantly took wing, Haw past her, and di-
re led his course over the wall of a contiguous gar-
den, where she lust sight of it. Rep,:rt states, it
has also been seen at Cokeham, and i.ther places.
The above is the tirt visitation of its kind a•e have
heard of since the days- of EOM Ksicr, who
a similar r: pie, on Ashdown Forest, in Sus-
sear, for which he obtained au annuity from Govern-
ment : hut, unfortunately for M. Gasvas, ani
the other reporters, they have not, 1: him, the
krui.e,l hc,eof C..i winged serpent, to exhibit for the
satisfaai--n of :!!4.! incredulous.

Llst Friday, as two boys, servants to Mr. SMlTrt,
of l'ortslade, were at harrow in a field near that
pluc.r, they unluckily overturned the instrument,
the tines ~f which soon entangled the boric', and
lacerated two of them so miserably, that their bow-
els came out, and, consequently occasioned their
death upon the spot.
001 uesday the 14th of June, the squadron of
Dumbartonshire yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by
Majnr Ha VILTON ; and the regiment of Dumhat-
tonshire volunteer Infantry, commanded by LLut.
C 1..: Di rosisrouf., mut:lied into Dumbarton. and
remained i.n perm.u.ent ditty until Monday tlle 45th,
when they were inspeded in the beautiful lawn
of Lever-side, which Capt. M.Vicats very p..1:"..e1y
off.red for the occasion, by Lt. Col. Meant ,in pre-
sence of Llrd Etrittusrutc, Lord Lieutenant of
tie county, and a very great concourse of speaaturs.
Colonel MCKILAY el-pressed himself highly satis-
fied with the appe ranee and discipline of both
Corps, and the :ery great improvement they had
nude shut be last saw them. Pres isAis to the in-
s; etion, Mrs Bt,c:i sum., of Arloch, in the name
of the ccruntf of Dumbarton, pre,ented the Regi-
tricr.t of infantry with a very handsome pair of Co-
lours, which Were consecrated by the Rev. Mr.
1%, it sot', Minittet of Latir4ss, Chaplain to tae
Corps.