The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-22 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 14.

The R. Herbert Mani, B. D. lady Margaret's Pro-
tocol-, sod the Rev. Edward Pearson, B. D. Master of Sid.
ney, were, on Wednesday, admitted U. D. by Royal Man-
dote.
The lion. William Cost, of St. John's College, brother to
Lori Brow°low, was, uu Friday last, admitted Plimorary
blaster of Arts.
Jobs Kw, FA. Fellow of Christ's College, the Senior
Wrangles, sod First Medalist, 10 1804, is Orponsted Tutor
of that College, in the room of the Rev. T. kirk,* lac, the sew
Hester.

Mr. Nathaniel Richard Clarke, B. A. of Trinity, was, on
Wednesday, elected a Fellow of Christ's College.
The Bev. Natter Gee, B. A of St. John's, sod R. Jeffer-
on% B. A. of liidoey College, were, us Thursday, elected Fel-
Iwo, of die latter &kitty.
The Rev. Johnson Bolan, M. A. of ('briar's College, Les
been presented by the Earl of Guildford to the Vicarage
of Burwell, sweats:A.l by dm death of the Rea. Henry
l'uraer.

The subjects for the dissertations f,r the Bishop of Lon-
dosis 11 rdals in thrist's are this year proposed by
his Lordship, mid areas follow :
Ta Lill.—Uastriaa Redemptions unicersnis por mertem
CA. sat i ez.oacris Scriptoria 'Wet.
Lor the English—R.-lush end unearred question amid,
krouiog that !key do punier striifts, t5....-2d Tim. b. rde
s:.

POLICE.

FOOTPADS.

110W-STASET.

Yesterday, the five footpads, who have been in
custody during the 'sat week, were brought up for
re-examination before Mr. READ.

Captain Peters, of Beckenham, in Kent, stated,
thaton the evening of the 11th of February, about
seven o'clock, he was travelling is a single horse
chaise, on his return from London, when be was
stopped by three footpads, armed with pistols,
upon Penge Common, near Dulwich ; one of
them seized the horse's head ; the other two ap%
peered at the sides of the chaise, and he had every
reason to believe the Prisoners, Ilooper and Bow-
dee, were two of the robbers. _ _ .

Adkins and Lavender produced the property
found upon Hooper and Bowden, and Capt. Pe-
ters ideutitied several of the articles to be the pro.
perty of which he was robbed.
Anne Stewart, the wife of Lieutenant Stewart,
who was travelling with Capt. Peters in the chaise,
said she was extremely alarmed when the roblsers
stopped the chaise, and she could not help calling
out, in consequence of which, they made use el
the most horrid language, and one of them put a
pistol to her head, and kept it there, threatening
to blow her brains out if she made the least noire
any more. One of the robbers was much taller
than the other ; and, from the voice of the prisoner
I looper, and other circumstances, she had no
doubt of his being one of the robbers.
The prisoners, Bowden, Hooper, and Sadler,
were charged with a most daring robbery.
Mr. James Best, of Buekstead, said, that atmut
twelve o'clock at noon, on the 12th instant, as
he was travelling in Purley-Hollow, near the thir-
teen miles-stone, be was stopped by three footpsds,
who robbed htm of cash and Dotes to the amount
of £5O, and, to the best of his belief, the Prisoners
Bowden, Hooper, and Sadler, were the men. The
Prisoner. Hooper struck him a violent blow oa his
Mouth, which knocked out two of his teeth, and
swore he would kill hint if he made the least re-
sistance, or gave any alarm. The Prisoner Sadler
gave him a most violent blow ou his side.with his
list, and threatened bim.

The Prisoners were re-committed for further
examination.

It is espeeted several other charges will be
brought forward against the Pribouers.

The Assizes for Cornwell commence on Satur-
day, when the very inteteeting trial of Sir Cttats-
toratta will take place, for bribery, at
the Eleitiort for Penrhyn, in November, Moo; and
for which he was declared by a Committee of the
House of C'oilinions unduly elected. -We under-
stand Mr. V. bite, Clerk of the Election Com-
mittees, has keen subpeened with the minutes, as
well as Mr. Gurney, the short-hand writer, (who
took the notes before the Committee) to attend to
give evidence.
A fire broke out, on Saturday, at Chelmsford,
iii which, we regret to state, two young women
peri,hed. They were apprentices to Mrs. Sarni,
milliner, %Nue house was one of those destroyed.
One of the young Ladies was a daughter of Mr.
G. Vitt.t.tzms, of Ongar. The four houses de-
stroyed were thOSt. of Mrs. PERK, Mrs. Ht it, for-
merly Miss Jones, Mr. Roots, and Mr. NASH.
At Stoke, in Buckinghamshire, a few days since.
a labouring man, of the name of WILLLT, was
found in a chalk-pit. into• which he fell about a
fortnight before, us he was going home to his cot-
tage; his faithful dog, who bore him eompFy,
same
also shared the sae fate: In this subterasti us
habitatimi he and his dog were found by Some mi-
ners descending into the pit; when the man was
discovered freAliiix on one of the legs of the dug.
which hunger I:na compelled him to kill, mot
which a few minutes before he had torn off to sup-
port nature. He immediately rrceived every pros-
-614 relief before he was brought to the surface ;
and, by proper attention, in is few dads he was ena-
bled to walk about, but regretted much the loss of
his fat ourite dog.

AMERICA.

.(Full) er rxti acts from Lim Austrian Papers.)

(feu The Philmkiphia Goset:r' Jan. 2i.)
Extract of a Letter from Chikago, dated Dee,
13, 1807 ;_...5. N'elearii that the British Gueert.-
meat of Canada ate making every preparation cut
a war with the United States, that is practicable.
'They are using all the influence that money gad
language will have with the Indiana, t i excite thee,
to hostilities with the United States; sad 1 an;
confident they have so far accomplished theft ob.
ject, that if there is u war with Britain, we shall
have almost all the Indians of this western world
to contend with. They have sent belts and
speeches to all the nations and tribes of Indians,
east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio, rt_
quiring them all to come and see their Futhcr,
the Governor of Canada, saying, that he has main-
things of great importance to say to them ; tiler.
they expect a war with the United States, and the
Indians must all join theta ; that it is expects 3
they will have to wade up to their knees in blood,
and that their great father the King will diva tfar,
every thing they will require for their services, &,.
" We have now upwards of 1000 strung.: Indian:,
withiu 30 miles of this place, exclusive of thaw
belonging here; they have troaue to this auk,
for the purpose of hunting, which is a fa ' ;.o;.s
account indeed, as there are no .good b a...,
161.
grounds of conselnence, more than what are occi:-
pied by the native Indians ; many of thew w..
from Luke Superior, and others from the Missi:-
eippi, &c. What can be their oLject, time can
only determine."
Extract of a letter from an intelligent person,
residing among the Indians, near Fort Wayne, in
the Indiana territory, dated 9.5 th Om. 1807 :..
"This is to inform eon, tlat speeches Awn ti:r
British Agents, at Malden, are. at this time pas.iug
through this country, informing the Indians, that
their father, King George, had sent seven large
vessels to America, leaded with soldiers, to relieve
his red children from oppression, awl restore their
country to them again, and inviting th,ut to re-
pair to Malden u soon as possible."
Extract of a letter from a person residing on the
borders of Lake Michigan, Dec. IS :—" 1 hold it
my duty to present you my opinion respecting the
Indian called "The Prophet;' be assured that be is
immediately under British influence, and exercis-
ing his arts to induce a Raj against the United
States. how far he a ill be able to effect the ob.
ject, I am not prepared to determine.'
" The British agent no longer covers his inter-
course with the Indians with the common veil of
(1( coicy, but with exaggerated aecounts of the arri-
val of British forces, inviting them from all quar-
ters to war against the Americana."

sorrow, FEB. 3.

From Washington, Jan. 23.---Very little tespect-
ing the negociation transpires, and the effect is a
daily cross of hopes and fears; as far as meets the
eTe,, things go on smoothly. Mr. Rose has wade
his visits of ceremony to the Senators, as Members
of the Treats-making Powers; and I believe the
principle which we shall treat with the Britiab En-
voy has been settled in the Cabinet. What they
are cannot be long concealed.
Mt. Adams's tuition respecting the continuance
of the embargo has been negatived by a large ata.,
jority in the Senate of the United States.
Puttsoeuttlia, JAN. Q 5.
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Information from Washington, combined with
the disposition of the BritishAubitiet to delay the
execution of the late OrdersdlA2ouncil, leave but
little doubt that the mission of Mr. Rose will tel-
tainate in an honourable and amicable adjustn.eut
of alt differences between the United States &IA
Great Britain.

Letters hare been received to the Bth of Feb.
from Boston, out of which says, " that every
thing wears a pleasing aspect, aad that war tiler
this country it was generally thought would out
take place."