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rsIiTRACT
IRON NYLEIL's ITININRANT; OR, MEMOIRS OF AN
AGIOR, LATELY

In a few days after the above accident, my mo-
ther took a house at Fulham, and we left Kensiug-
ton, my school, and all my old companions. We
were conveyed to our new residence in a hackney
coach, in which were my father, soother, and self;
Mrs. Betty, an . antiquated virgin, who had long
lived in the tinnily ; and an old dog, called Pres-
per. Christopher, our honest black, was seated
with the coachman.
The cavalcade had proceededabout a mile, when
an accident happened, which I shall relate, bemuse
it does honour to the feelings of our black brethren.
—A poor ass, heavily laden, to make nay for us,
had crept close to the hedge ; winch a malicious
:eider obseiving, whipped his horses so near it, that
the unfortunate annual, weak and overburdened;
fell under the load, and one of the wheels went
over its head. My father swore—mother eerearned
—Betty said, " La ! ma'am, it's nothing but •
jackass"—and I called the carter " • barbarous
dog." But honest Christopher did not take it so
quietly ; his blood boiled, and he uttered a volley
of incoherent language, that none of us understood ;
only, now and then, we could hear—" Dam a dog !
—kill ass ! poor ass !—Dam a rogue—a villain—a
scoundrel I" By this time the on aer of the pros.
trate beast had stopped the carter's horses, and a mob
was collected ; but, unfortunately, the sandman
was old and feeble, cousequently unable to gain
redrew by force ; and all he could say was an-
severed by a laugh from the brute who had injured
him, till Christopher's rhapsody, es above, drew
the attention of all present. " Give us none of
your jabber, you black devil," said the carter, " or
I'll pull you off your perch, Mr. Belzebab I"
Christopher now began to be more articulate :.
" You kiil a poor ass, you dam rogue I—and,
if my niussa and missy via let a me, me vill
teach a you to call a me Belrebub." You
be d---J !" said the brute ; and taking a barge
quid tobacco front his under-hp, threw it in
oplier's face. This vi tes too notch for Kit to
tiesi ; down he jumped, and the 'nob made a ring
for the combatants. " Christopher alia'n't fight,"
said my mother. " life shall," exclaimed my fa-
ther—" awl ao would I too, if 1 could. if Kit
conquen,..rll give him a guinea ; 1 know he is
bat he wants seience—Halloo, Kit
gauss.
e !--don't fight fast—follow you, blow, and
keep under your until !" Kit was tall,•well made,
and muscular, about twenty-fire years of age, with
couralie equal to any thing, but little or 110 kilOW-
ledge in the BroagAtomiam science. This infernal
canter was young, broad set, strong built, and well
studied in the art of boxing ; in short, he was
above a snatch for Kit. However, to it they went

—now advancing--now reireating—muchpru-
dence on both sides ; at length Chnetoplier's spirit
broke through all. bounds, amid h. lent his adversary
a blow under the left ear, which laid him pros-
trate. .1 loud heissa front the mob, with " Nell
done, Blockey gave iss hopes that Kit was vic-
torious ; but this was by no mesas the case ; the
carter returned to the charge with redoubled fury,
awl for half an hour a wore slued and desperate
contest was never *ern. At length, however, skill
end cool delibtrution hail well nigh overcome
strength and true courage ; poor Kit, almost spent
with giving and receiving many weighty blow., be-
gan to lose ground. The mob loudly proclaimed
the carters superiority. My. mother cried, so did
I; my father swore ; Prosper barked ; Betty said,
" Don't cry, cation], you kuow be is but a black,"
—when. on a sudden, " Well done, Bleekey !"
again gave us hopes. Kit war left-handed ; his
antagonist, not being aware of tine, kept not
gored a guard on that side, as he otherwise would
have done. Christopher observing this. and fully
bent Un retrieving his honour, threw all hie strength
into hie left arm, and Mined a savage blow bet neen
the earter's eyes, which instantly took effect, .by
leaviqg him in total darkorea. lie now struck at
Tandem while Kit, encouraged he the mob, rallied
his almost ezhansted strength, and poured in such
a volley of blows, that cur joy for his victory was
turned into pity for the vanquished carter, mitelsoin
no beer of ie human face could be seen. At our
request the mob took him into a public-lioute,
very' near the scene of action.
Kit remaining master of the field, was idolized
by time •" Never saw a Black tight so
before," said one—e, 'He's' a fine fellow," cried ano-
ther—el Whet a pity he' should lee a slave f' ex-
claimed a thin!. " It's a lie !"—said my father,
koming out of the coach wihdow—" he's ito dare;
Joe's a Christian, sod' entitled to the liberty of an
En./Await—lto slaves in thii canary, my lads--
God bless the King ! I'll drink his health, and so
shall Kit—Here, oat' honest friend, fetch le crown-
bowl of punch." 'Before the liquor arrived, my
father had snug several verses of Britons serer
shall be slaves."
By this time Kit had get his bruises anointed,
and himself dressed ; but when he appeared at the
coach door, a figure presented itself which I shall
never forget. No trace of feature was discernible ;
iminuthing like eyes were now and then observed
to move under two bees, which, I suppose, would
have been black, had his skin been of any other
colour; Nu nose, originally eat, Willi now totally
lost amidst his swolii face. In this condition
my father insisted that he should get into the
coach, and Mrs. Betty take his seat on the box ;
which arrangement *elvishly mortified the pride of
this poor virgin. Thos situated. we pursued our
journey, after my mother bad given something to
the pow man, who, in luting his ass, had lost his all.
The. beautiful Kangaroo, at Pt tic oca's Menagerie,
died on Hedneeirley, after a short illness; sad the
poblee will hear with revel, that the Hopei Liontee,
who has been declining in health since the death of
her Itosol eueson, Keine mouths Dunce, was so ill,
last night, tout it was not expected she would sur-
vive it. .Cl.lll beast to rallied at 700 g a.
14 Monday, a neepectable 11111.11. of the name of
Leash:. a Swam, im,st a period to his existence at
hue house, Hacki.•.y-road. It appeared before
the Cormier. that Mr. L. had Ishosirc I under de-
jection of spirits for some Jaya, and ow Monday
owning his wife found him dead on the bed. He
lied suspended him.elf by a small cord fixed to the
bed-pots, cud he was found in a reclining posture,
en that he must have liven very resolute in the.
cowiniitiou of the act.—Luseacy.

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NAVAL INTELIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, Aram 6.
Arrived the Elgin cutter, with the Samuel and
Jane, Sales, Cicero. Lark, Jano, and Hercules,
transports, from the Downs.
Sailed the Dapper, on a cruise; and the Vulture,
with a fleet of transports, for Guernsey ; also se-
veral vessels for Standgate Creek.—\l lad NAV.
PLYMOUTH-ISOCK, APRIL 5.
Arrived and sailed again, the Termcgant. Is,
Capt.-Sturt ; &so, the Swallow, IS. Capt. Milner,
from a cruise; and the IVeptaine tender, from
Dublin.
Sailed, the Valiant, 74, Capt. Bligh, and King
George, hired cutter, to juin the llcet off Ruclifort ;
Helder, 36, Capt. Sewell, for Cork ; Sandwich
lugger, Lieut. Foley,. to the westward ; and Sylvia
cutter, Lieut. Drury, on a cruse.—Wind N.
FALMOUTH, •PRIL 4.
Sailed the Sparrowhawk, on a cruise.
The trausports, having on board the 16th Drs';
goons, are expected to sail to-morrow morning,
uncer convoy of the Magicitime.—Wind
SHEERNESS, • PHIL 6.
Sailed from the bore, this morning, the A edE/Dert•
with a convoy for Ctotteuburgh, and the Centinel,
with a convoy for Ileligolaud.—Wind S.W.
DEAL, •PRIL b.
Arrived the Osprey and Badger, from a cruise.
Came ((Own hum the River, the Dover Castle
East Indianian ; also the Mentor, Quash, for Ma-
deira, and remain in the Downs, with the ships, &c.
u per last.—W ind S.
_ _ COVE OP CORR, MARCH 31.

• Arrival the licks. *loop; Capt. Worth, from
Portstisouth; Resolute gun-brig, Lieut. Harris,
t'roin a Eruise ; Assistance, of Carbele, Beeby,froui
Liverpool, with rock-salt, &c. ' • Molly, of Working-
ton, Penrice, fro& Liverpool, with rock-silt unit
rum ; Brothers, of Weymouth, Jennison, from
Youghull, with oats, for London ; Anitry, of Yong-
hull, Roche, with outs for London, and butter for
Chichester; Sir Home Popham, of Portsmouth,
Clements, from Youshsll, with oats for Ports-
mouth ; &Lod the Scorpion brig, convoy to the West
Indies.—Wind E.
ExlsouTit, Aram 5--Arrived the nouns and Han-
nah, Willman, from London, with grocerie.; Sagittarius,
Sinor, from Teigoniouth; sad 'Fiore Brothers, Lucke%
Imam Plymouth, in ballast; Star, Lacey, truss Bristol ; and
Industry, Gordon, from London, with groceries; Dasher,
Dal), from Neatli, with calm; Mary Ann,. Hawkins, from
hwntitt"ifei with at,lte.—Salled the Yh.nuiz, Edllloll4lll
Three Sisters, Chapman; Two Nana, Hamlyn ; and Ann,
Simms, with dour and timber, fur iqynsouth ; Providence,
Jones, for Langley, with manganese; and Jane,
Baker, for Liverpool, with ditto; 10, Moon, fur Ply-
mouth, with titub,r.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
ARKIV

At Liverpool—the Thetis, Commugham, from Gotten-
; Jane, .11'101a/tie; and Ilie Succoas, ltarkcr, truth
Nrafauudlaud.

HORRID MURDER.

CORONER'S IN QV ES r.

Thursday morning, at ten o'clock, RI-
CHARDS, livii. Coroner for the county of Berks,
held an inquest at the Jolly Gardeners, Windsor,
in the parish of Clover, on the body of Sarah
Newton, a woman of the town, who was found
dead, 'Out; on her bed, with her clothes ow, he-
twLen five and six o'clock on Wednesday morning,
by leer own sou, • youth about 15 years of age,
who wit, guin„.• to his daily employment as a
bricklayer. labourer ; he, not being well, called on
his mother for some halfpence to get him some
peppermint drops; when he came to her apart-
ineutsi he found the front and bock door open, she
living on the ground floor in Clover-lane, Windsor,
and the • corpse on the bed, beaten and bruised
in a most cruel manner; the lad immediately
alarmed the house and ueighbourhood, who sent
for Mr. O'Reily, a surgeon, of Windsor. By
the account of the other lodgers in the house and
neighbourhood, they heard her call murder several
times, about the hours of two or three in the morn-.
ing, which they frequently did at all hours. The
suspicion fell upon one Bramhall, a rough-rider
in the Royal florae Guards (Blues), who lived
with her, and had cohabited with her for five ,ears:
she had been a married woman, and has left be-
hind her several children.

Upon the evidence before the Coroner, they
proved his frequently beating and ill-treating her,
therefore they paid no attention to her cries at the
time this happened; but it came out in evidence,
that Britrrihall wee left IR ithlwr at two o'cloek nit
Wednesday morning; and upon this ourrobormoig
evidence, and the report of Mr. V Rei ly, Mr. 1 /rut
and Mr. Thomas, surgeons, who (mem cl and exa-
mined the &crated, to the Coroner and the Jury,
they found a verdkt of 'CIA! Murder agsiwst
Drunks!! ; and yesterday morning he was
sent off to Reading gaol, to take his trial at the
next

The Coroner's inquest sat from ten o'clock in
the morning till eight it night, befdre they could
go through the evidence, and determine ou their
verdict, which dui Dot take long consultation.
The deceased was kicked and bruised from the
top of her head all over her body to her feet, and
risme of her ribs broken.

The followiiix. we believe. ti be found a tole-
rably 4.orreet hat of Sir A. WELLESLEY.' Staff.
of the General °Ricers employed ender has
command :

The Ks Ott How gU Arthur IVelleeley, K.B. Comsat
of um Forum,

I.leutensul.Colguel Bathurst—Military Secretary.
The Honourable nitro, Stanhope, sad Lord Fitzroy Su-
tuerlet—A ides-de.Camp.
Brigadier General the Hen. C. Stewart —Adjutanl•Cientral
Colonel Hurray—Asairter.Maptee-tieneral
Major Cohn Campbell sod 31ajer Betkalq—Asetstaol-

II 44 4AL OFFICZIVI.
Majnr.Geneval Sherim uuke
Major-General Lord flantinck.
Major.Grnenal !Award Paget
Minor-General Hill.
Major-General Payne and MAjor-Geu Coil
Mnjur.Grseral John Murray.
apre•Genei al Mat keu ries
Ma{ur•Geueral iterreford.
Major-G(lam! Alexander Campbell
Lieut.-General Cam twriglit to Couusaad t►e cavalry.
The whole of the force to be nearly 30,000 men,
of whirl) 18,000 are already in Portugal. From
four to five thousand ■re gone out tinder General
11111.; from three to four thousand cavnlry to fol-
low ; also two or three regiments more of lufantry,
besides artillery, &c.