The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-04-15 00:00:00

SII.IKESPLARE G.4LLERT.

This magnificent colledlion, now displayed, pro-
bably for the last time, daily attrans a large portion
cf the fashionable world. It never appeared to so
great advantage as at present; for, at former ex-
hibitions, several of the pieces which now adosrt it
were in the hands of the eng While a taste
for the fine arts prevails, and, we believe, there 's
none extending it.elf more rapidly in elegant life
than a taste for painting, this must continue one o"
the most captivating lounges which the Mctropn.i,
can beast in the great variety of its exhibitions. On
Saturday it was very much crowded with fashion.

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The division of the 6th, Dragoon Guards left
York cm Thursday for Exeter.
The second North British Dragoons, or Greys,
which have been stationed at Canterbury for nearly
two years, are unrfer orders to remove to Colches-
ter, and will set off on the 29th inst.
Major General Se svELXY's regiment, the 4th
Dragoon Guards, at present at Exeter, will replace
the Greys at Canterbury, and are expetted to arrive
there in four divisions, on the 30th of April, and
the Ist, 2J, and 3J of May. Four troops are to
occupy the Cavalry B.rrracks, and the remainder
rate to he disposed of in the city.
The 83d Regiment of the Line is under orders
for Canterbury, and will arrive in a few days.
In consequence of the new Militia Bill, upwards
of 2.50 of the Fiteshire Militia have volunteered for
unlimited service, and of the Shropshire upwards
of 300.
'1 his day a grand review and sham-fight will take
place at. Dulwich and Sydenham, with the Surrey
Corps of the Home DistriEt.
Saturday morning, the West lake Dock Vrittn-
teers paraded its the Dock-yard by companies.. al
from thence marched to the tang, of fields leading
at the back of the Docks from Limehouse to Poplar,
where they were inspeCted by Colonel Anoss-
SROOl[lB. the Inspefling Field Officer, and after-
wards reviewed by the CommarviiT in Chief. the
Duke of C•ssastoos, Generals -BUR. APD, WHE.
TN•Y, D•t.ayuPLt, L•v•so, and G•reessa-
a Colonel; Marna, Rois, 7,'•v Loa, WILMS,

IVAV.IL ENTELLMENCE.

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DEAL, arm 19. •
Wind N. E.—Arrived tie Ckm,7;,iou frigate. with
cutrv,y from Portsmouth.
rovrsosouTn. A ?PM 14.
An ived the n -vo and Dragon men 41, Li. of •
'rigAtc, R-itler -4,-td the Furrgebt stialp.. of war.frozn.
A crui>e I foi Mier has hunted a tignal fur the.
Mediterranean.
Sailed :lie Spetdwell brig of war. with a fl.et of
transports under convoy for treland.--Wind N. E.

FROM Ll.Ol.lrS LIST.
• 111111Y5.0.
At Liverpoo'-.The Derna,ars, from Demarars.
At Clyel--The Surprise. ditto, ditto; sod Northern
Libertze, Ho.i, f om Charlstrm
At Wia•rd— rho Patients, Stditissek, from 01urto.
At B'l(,4—The !Askew!:' (Pons Noruiy.
At I Irl roet—The ritrim,Whh•lari• lt, (rum Horton.
At Rarbadoe—The Celuinhus, Fioduy, from Oublio.
At Jamaica-The Wbllll,ll Ltnhitigton, Ilackliukrt
Symmetry, Liddl,, from Landlii.
At Malts—Equi.trius, Pa4,,Sl)(e,

POL/CF.,

Saturday, at Hato— Office, 4ndato
Themprol underwent a kcal margination on swin-
dling charges. It will be remembered that the
prisoner and his agents have imposed on the public
to an enormous extent, by representing themselves
as the founders of a charitable institution for the re-
lief of pour families. Numerous o:her tradeitacti
preferred charges against the prisoner, they having
been defrauded by taking goods to the sham office,
in Gloucester-ilieet. It also appeared that the baker,
who was employed to distribute bread at Sd. a guar-
tern loaf, was not an accomplice with this jo:,g of
swindlers, for the bread he had disposed of, accord-
ing to order, was never paid for, and he consequent-
ly is one of the greatest sufferers. Subscriptions
to an enormous amount have been obtained from
several of the Royal Family, and many Noblemen
of distinction, for the plan was so well devised that
subscriptions were received at Corms's, and other
houses of equal resoectability. It appeared that be
was connected with the swi soller lately apprehend-
ed, who called himself Lord Ha 4ke. —He was corra-
mated for trial.
Saturday, at Mat lborough-street, Irr”m,
a hackney coachman, w is charged a all exefting an
illegal fare, and ill-treating a Mrs. Gu idon, and two
other ladies. The defendant was hired at a stand
in Piccadilly, and ordered to drive to Kensington.
On his way thither lie was overtaken by a brother
whip, and, after a little conversation, they agreed
to have a start, and at length the horses were
driven at full speed. The Ladies were very much
alarmed, and, notwithstanding their entreaties, the
defendant persisted in Ish dangerous conduct until
the passage was obstruded by a road waggon,
when the ladies erricated themselves from their '
perilous situation, and paid the whole fare at the
defendant's demand. He was tined £ls. and :se.
verely repremanded.
Saturday very little business was done at the
Mansion-house, on account of the preparati_ ns now
making for a superb festival this day.

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MA HOMMEDAN JUBILEE.

Saturday M Tuesday, and Thurs-
day last. the Lascars of sbeltano =medals persuasion
at the east end of the town bad a 7rand religious fet-
tle il. The First da y they trentin low procession alinig
the New Road, S!. George's n tSe East. Cannon-
street, Ratcliff-Lighway, Shadwell, and other
street:, with drums and tambourines Fret of them
were selected, performing pantornimis:al dances,
with drawn swords, cutting the air its vari.riv direc-
tions; then followed tour blacks in'long white robes,
holding emblematical figures in their hands; at:o. ,
ther held a vase, in which was a fire. and a man in
a white vestment, trading backwaids, threw in-
cense into it; =whey, with a handkerchief fanning
their faces; when, at every turn of the rrcets. a
groupe of the same peopfe lifted tip their hands and
heads to the canopy of heaven, hymni-ig some pm-
sages out of the Koran. They conducted than-
selvelves with great propriety, although a multitude
of peopje followed them. Un Mond ty and Tu.'s-
day they made a visit in solemn procession the came
way ; and, on Thursday, another succeeded, which
closed their religious revelry, back to their place in
Ratclif-highway. We understand this was a kind
of jubilee, in honour of the commencement of their
new year, and of the translation of Mahommed into
Paradise, and imploring him to give peace to the
suffering world, and them a safe return to their own
country.

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The Revenge, of 74 guns, was launched en Satur-
day from Ch ttham Dock.yatd. Csi t. MOOll$W4
is appointed to the command.
In 1791. by t to accounts of Mes rs. Cocrs s, s.t
f. r.h in the T. nth Report, the whole of the Divi-
dtnds on Mr. I.'ecreren's property in the Public
Fund, wear to hive announced to 801. per annum I
in 1792, to :2001. ; in 1793, to 4571 10s. t 1794. to
5561. St ; in 1796, to have increased to 1006/. 341. f
in 1 97, to 4001. 170,1 in 180 t. those D.videnes
further inir .413.1 to 68161. 181. 3d.; and iu 11102,
amounted to the sum of 11,3081. 1 s.
Mt. Teo r v ma's funded property at the close of
the account, appears to have consisted of
1.2.1,221 13 4 Consul. L. 44.000 lied 9 per C,nts. •
17,5 A 7 0 ludo Stack. 1 180,005 Your ion Cenu.
8,144 11 1 P tnk Stock 1,500 pet ann. Imp. Ann.
A shocking 'affair happened at Margate on Wed-
nesday last : as a female servant belonging to it•nd
KrIT is was returning from the fair at the village of
St. Lawrence, in company with her hrdther and
another young man, they were stopped by sixteen
soldiers on the road to Broadstairs, when the unfor-
tunate young woman was taken by Gorr, from her
friends by these ruffians, and treated in a manner Lou
shocking to relate. She is said to !rive ...me died.
Eight of the villains have been since apprehended.
Saturday morning a battle was fought in Pad-
dington fields. betsv.en CUlre f Wiw,gr. of some
note, and "4 Bevels, se wheelwright. At ...tong
to, the latter received a hard blow on the head. when
he broke through the guard of his antagonist, and
knocked him down. They were well snatched; and
thr tirst ten rounds were
manner. aver received
and res;gned the contest al
ing. They lett each other
blows.

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hey were wets
Tt fought in 4 determined
od thc most severe htuises,
t after twenty minutes
other ma:ks of trey hard
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/MOTS
• 11,1901 MAMAS itEsrkCliiio
SLAVE 'I RAVE
LIU, DUOS, THIC Hnpia nr CoMNIONS OP TRIDAY
Tin 57110 f A FitiL. 12405.
• (Ca.unusd true our Payer o Seto.* )

1 Pte. 9 —lLvoil P..ro the Reverend '‘if Letter t
Leal Se.f.rth; duel St. J.t.tres Pal4o.Ag-, Scotto:, r
15th, ISO;
The man who killed the woman near Pilgrim is.
I apprehend, narne.t Halls or Halts, one of sir John
Barney's. tensant‘. and belonging to Saint Michael's
Regiment of Militia. •
The manager who shot the man in the w flee is
named Crone, living on Mr. H. Rowe's plantation
in Saint Lucy's parish. Die is an was an Af is m.
a slave eil a Mr. Colbeck, the manager to a neigh-
bouring plantation, and had acchientally strayed
front his mast; r; Crone, seeing him, pursued has
with severe: Negines ; the poor creature pelted his
pursuers with stones, and at length took refuge in a
pond, where he was inhumanly Ant by the dastardly
manager. taLen• out of the pon ; I repeat, my
Lord, what I have heard, though I could hope, for
the s.tke of humanly, intorrnation bass b..-en
false; and buried him while jet alive.
Nowell, a hatcher, living in • Saint Joseph's pa-
rish, is the wretch who murdered the Slave for let-
ting his wife out of confinement. The circum-
stances of this horrid barbarity are altno.t too shock•
ing to be related. Oil dieenv, 'nits Me poc .reolare
td ken instrumental to hit r 'a stespe, hr u6lleed e.ur
to pat her wire throvh a /ode in • board, In which
Ar tostassed it ow Ms °now de ,i/c lei/4 • fork, awl
her in that tt'uteion for toner time, he aficrtiardt d.14
out her !mtgs. bn Mr esir...
'chi:, my Lnrit, is what 1 have heard relative to
the cases on which yoer Lordship desires intorma-
lion ; and as I hive heard the circumstances I have
mentioned from di freent persons. told in nearly the
Larne manner, I am led to cusped that the statement
will be found to be bit too tOlreft.
Rnotzttaft of a Letter frlm the Rita it mourable Lor-I Sea-
forth to Earl Caw ; &tea Pegrim, ;tit .lan4,ry, 1395.
I enclose the Attorney Genet al's letter to me on
the subjed of the Negroes so most wantonly ono--
den...l. lam sorry to say, several other sostaucie
the same Le•l irks, lee occurred, with which I bra got
lseabled
.your Lordship. as I only withed to »ogle yea
opcy,,,ineed wi/h the suhjeAt in general.
It. No. I.—Copy of a L.ltcr frnan Mr. 13 -ale% to Lord 5-a•
forth; da•,.l 19111 November, li, .4.
MY Loft D, B Intanon. lgth November, 1104.
?lay'• delayed to answer your Excellency's note
of the 19th September, enclo!iog queries as to some
cases of er nil mot dsirs committed up.in Slaves, with
the. hope of being able to establish the fads, so as to
communicate them to yonr Excellency without any
doubt of their antlienticity ; but, note/Wounding
every inquiry, I can make no discovery of the niur-
der which had bee.. currently reported to have "ern
eorumitto•d by 011, Netts ell, of the parish of St. An-
drew. The Lei is by many supposed tii be true, at
the same time that it is denied 1 y others, and all II
that I can ascertain is, that Nowell is in general a
cruel roan to his Slaves.*
'The militia man is Halls, of St. Michael's
Regiment, retyping-from his dill upon an alarm,
eftisi s•opping at a dram shop, wherein had drank .
to as to he rather intexicated ; twariug some Ne-
rves singing before him, who were returning from
their dilly lailv.ur, he called out- to then, that he
would kill than ; upon which a Mr. Harding, who
Seas going the same .way, told him to take care what
lie was ahAut; ho immediately pursued the Negroes,
who not supposing that he really intended to 61,
wan any ii pry, but imagining that what lie had
sad Scils ill pike. did not ensleaVilUe to escape,
as 1.-e CAM: tip to them, they separated to make
.room for him to ;rase; the ilearest to him being a
woman far advanced in pregnancy, he ran his bayo-
net into her, without the smallest provocation, and
her on the spot ; Mr. Harding and another
;gentleman, who were.eyeswitnesses, seized him and
carried bins before the President, who sent Ivor to
Piwn•
In the other case,. which happened is the parish
of St. Lucy, two white men were concerned, Crone
And Hollingsworth. A Mr,colelieck, die manager
of a IA .elation in the oeighbourhood.. had some
mopths *tote purchased an African tad, who
was
Touch attached to his petson, and slept in
.a passage
woetigunusts.hisslians`ret. Qn SuiAayuiglit there
was an alarm Or 4re in the plaetatipq, whiejlietineed
)IreCule,4rfihEoi4Ko.lPMt badidr,:,ana ttie
Mg he mired. the pd,. who be suoinsid.hfl Intead.
Ini• to fodiliw and had ointakiet
his
way. Ile sent to his neigh'soues, and to Kir. Crone
among the rest, to, rafderw4mesthist his Afrivan lad
hot aceidentally ,streteri from has ; pot k!. souk!
not speak. a Vircled of Lng.IJA• tAat WIZ -Zie
might be foond breaking Annesorr takirosag
the tor his support ; ,inwhich caseylsoreWin.BA that
they wiarld inpisehim, but retauri hinh.artel.-1.•
wiedd p ty Any alaniaze he might hare cummjr.red.
• Set, -or two oßer, Sr. Cde4rek war istrornietithat
('rose anl I.4,4susruvehdinui tilled • Itegrois.it nieces.
tienr;;.f gvilo,and buried Um there. 11. wort.t• COW,
Ji lig ire aro the troth of the ewer, , eel iefirefee:
&roe ar"ve 'petted, en eel lohrtber it ys his Afrir,au
• Crnn, is nine a Neceo battier" kilod aryl buried
t:iteri; but nested bins if was not hi., for be 41,4:: him
wry awl he *Ca MO In. at the tioulk of 11Prwiht
•tAt grave. room lkis, t'ohAceh reel awes satiiedt.
bet receiving further information, which left no
doubt upon his mind that it was his Negro, be re-'
turned and opened the grave. and toimd at t u he so.
-I was Mr. Colebnk.i. leading. Quince!, and the fads
rated in my brief were as follows : That Crone'
end Hollingsworth being informed that there was
a Negro lurking in the Gutty, went armed wtysi
masque's, and took several Negro men with them.:
The poor AfriZan, seeing a parcel of men corm -eft i
attack Inn), was frightened ; he took up a stone to
defend himself, and retreated into a cleft sock, where.
they could not easily come at lilni ; they then west
for some trash, put it into th- crevice of the rock
behind him, and set it on fire ; alter it had burned
an a, to scotch the poor fellow, be can pun a pool of
near by : •.-- -en: a Negro-to I.rilt him out,
-...Negroom which the two
times at rim with the guns
Negroes pelted him with
t a dragged o.it of the
, for he had .not only re.
aapa•ast (Ise C-,ftel.:, in
of Negr aa-aa. flou man!, anon:Serb
olgulatinu be bre•4l,t to 414.

leived several bruises from the stones, teat his
breast was so pierced with the shot, th r, it was like
•a cutetider. T'be white Savage' ordered the Ne-
groes to dig a grave,' and whilst they were digging
it, the poor creature made. sign' of begging for
water, which *3l nor given to lii.n. but as toon as
the grave was dug, he was thrown into it, and cn.
vered aver, and there seems to he some Joint whe-
ther he was then quite dead. Crone ant liolli.igs-
worth deny this; but Colebeck assured me that he
ould prove it by' more than one witness, and I have
reason to believe it to be true, because on the day of
trial Ovine and Hollingsworth did not suffer the
cause to come to a hearing; but paid the penalties
and the costs of sui , which it is not supposed they
would have done, had they been itinozent.•
I have the honour to he, /cc. ions &ctn.'s-
Tke R.E'lt ILtnettrable Lard Seam*, lie, ice. Sre.
L —.Exton of a Letter twit Gnternor Overeat, to Earl Cam-
den (N.. 59 ); d‘tea Dtaninits, loth ties Moe.
I have had the honour to receive your Lordship's
letter, circular, of the 4th of Oftob r last, inclosing
a paper expressing the heads of information required
fromlience relative to imports and exports of Slaves,
anti othr • matters respeaing that unfortunate race.
From the nature of the report I shall have to make
your Lordship on the last subjei9, some delay will
be unavoidable ; but you may depend on none un-
trees: IT y.
Front the many years I have passed in the West
Indies, an I as &resident in most of the colonies, I
ma,y venture to veprerr-.f to your Lorrichip the Le-
. eslature of the island of Dominica, a' distinguished
by the laws it nas paved for the encouragement,
ptotedlion, and government of Slaves ; but I eat
Jerry I rained add, Mat Mt', are as reissiettdy erifvred
• ess Neel world wise hoWever, the treatment of Ne-
. grins depends less on the temper of the master.
, ariere ialererl in his Styes ,seell-bring is eat Ation.l 4
serseichl eberk t Slaves ate in general treated wink
mildness and humanity : they are well fed and
tolerably clothed. The pomp, the chew, ts.rd the
mysteries of the Catholic Religion, induce the
• Negroes, who are disposed to have any, to prefer it.

• It is impesiible to read the passage printed in hand, sr,th
o .t feeling th it the state of society in the West Indies is such
as natuts direCtly opposite to All those fivounttile rein s.-nta.
Urns if it which have been given he West lisisain and their
friends. Not merely the niuiderer Crone, but Colb ck
seems to regard the killing of a Negri as a very venial tee 1.04.
Dalbeck goes aw)y satisfiel.althourti he is coolly told by Crone
Vim a Negro hag been kild,sl and buried, as long as he himself
bet sudiiiiedoti damage. Vinod most be the dreadful nature
tat a system which_ produces such brutalising effefis on the he
man c.isamear. In this einviter we can scafeely from eve+, an
idea of tae irate of bardite.s and insensibility which is pro
duced ant mg West lodt an residents by that course of unmiti-
gated o..prelsiort which they ate in the drily habit of ad 11111 i..
teeing. l'he emit ui't of Crime and Colbeck would oniweigh a
tit:rumor! a gun Ceuta adduced to prove that the treatment of the
•trees ri oiv colonies is liumane and lenient. It is morally
ihimoinule'that it should be to, when the dives of N.:_erocs are
*alight!? regarded. Here war may al. r see how little weight is
due to the testimony of the generality of West I liians,nn the
subject of staymy. They have a did rent set ri: relines from
Earo,ean., accustomed from their infamy to regard %egrets
m beings to be tremplA upon. When ,hey speak of filessee,
th :emetic, as being well used, they eiter-je mean thin while
thee trample, they forb,•ar, in their great elemeney. int ..ely•sfii
crush. Surd:, surely, the blood of our brethren will at length
bring down f unt Heaven that vengeance for which it has so
Ion; been crying in vain to the British Parliament and the
sh nation.
+ for the protectie et of Slaves, however humanely
.I.llll.teerf, must erove• Mere dead letter in Altricet rei.seets,
while the colonial ardent is maintained on its tor • et fooling
I We have here 1:le testimony of G•VeTIVis Prevost, who
has resided many yeah in the West Indies, difecthr contra
dicting the reuniting employed so clenioursly by the partisans
*of the Wed Indian body, who affirm, that self intered is a
inefficient warily for the humane treatment of the Neg u
Slate.. [Tr-be continued.]

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