The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-17 00:00:00

SMUGGLING.

One of the most bareface.l efforts to " run" a small
cargo of spirits took place in the afternoon of Thursday
last, at lie"e Bay, accompanied with circumstances as re-
markable as the glaring manner in which the attempt was
made. A fine boat was observed in the offing making very
rapidly for the shore; its appearance, as may be expected,
excited the attention of the preventive man on duty at the
time, but before he could approach the spot whence the
crew ° intended to debark, the men leaped front the boat,
and, each taking a cotiple of casks, bolted across the mea-
dows. • An alarm being instantly given, several men rushed
to the spot, and the smugglers were under the necessity of
dropping their loads to secure themselves from apprehen-
sion. Paddy, as bright a scrap of emerald as ever parted
from the " gem o' the world," kept scent, and traced the
" waggabonds" to a public-house, where, after waiting the
arrival of his companions, be demanded entrance.—
" Where's your warrant ?" asked the landlady. " Faith,
why do you ax ?" replied Pat: " let me in directly, or by
my shout ye'll know what's what." However, " locks, bolts,
and bars,' remained firm, and it entered the noddle of the
pursuer and his " todther men" that it was necessary to ob-
tain a warrant ; accordingly two men were despatched to a
Magistrate, while he " surrounded the house." Presently
the door opened, and out pepped a man iu a great
-boat, bawling, " Boy, when's my hos to be ready ?" His
appearanceexcited no suspicion, and he was allowed, with-
Out giving the counter-change, to pass : a few min_
elapsed, when out stalked a country-looking personage.
I still, Paddy's suspicions were not roused ; a third then
showed himself, habited in the garb of a gentleman's
coachman; as in the preceding instance, he too was al-
lowed egress : all this time the emeralder was spluttering
about, and boasting of his " capther," when up came his
assistants, who had been to obtain a warrant; and the con-
stable, demanding admittance, was instantly taken in, but
while this was being about, a fourth man escaped from a
back window, and safely retreated. Immetl'ately Pat en-
tered, he identified a person in sailor's attire, :tor did
threat or assertion persuade him to the contrary, and he
was taken into custody: the up-stair rooms were now care-
fully examined without success, when l'at " smelt a rat"
that the men he was in search of were the identical ones
who passed him in disguise. The man in custody was
then taken to the watch-house, and turned out to be a
coachman in a gentleman's family at the Bay, who, com-
miserating the smugglers' situation, exchanged dress. He
was detained till the next morning, and then allowed to
depart, when it was ascertained he really was no smuggler.
The boat was seized. The trick caused great merriment
in the neighbourhood, to the chagrin of the preventive
men, who waxed exceeding wroth at the turn the affair had
-"---Kentish Chronicle.

A duel was fought on Tuesday on Winchniore-hill
Race-course, between G—f—d, Esti., and Captain
M—►—p; which originated in a trifling disputed bet
respecting trace. Capt. M. was wounded in the shoulder,
and the pubes, who are relatives, shook bands.

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