The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-19 00:00:00

NA DEAL ANZCDOTE.

A Lieutenant in the Dutch nary, named He 7..
berg, entered into the Dutch service in 1793, and
in the engagement with the English fleet on the
11 th of October 1797, he was First Lieutenant
of the Delft, which, surrounded by three English
ships, maintained with them the most obstinate con-
flict during an hour and a quarter, but was at las:
obliged to strike. When the English Officer,.
(Liens. Charles Bullen, First of the Matoccedli
came on board to take possession of the ship, he
found her mach damaged, having many shut
through her hull and rigging, and her main-mast
and yard shot away ; two officers and forty-one of
her men killed, and one officer and 75 men wounded..
He sent the captain, two officers, and 90 men, 4.121
4rturd his own ship, the Ruud, and requested Mr-
Heiberg, who was not wounded, to assist him, with
the men under his command, in preventing the ship
from sinking; in which they succeeded till the 14th
of .the same month, when a storm came on, and
put the vessel in a very dangerous situation. ; slit
filled ten feet with water, so that all hope of sa;ing
her was soon at an end. Lieutenant Bullen Re-
presented this to Mr. Heiberg, telling him that A
a certain signal he should throw himself with his
men into the long-boat, and invited him to avail him-
self of the opportunity of effecting his escape. " But
how can I leave these unfortunate men?" replied be.
pointing to the wounded sailors, whom it had bees
necessary to bring upon deck, as the hold was already
full of water. Lieutenant Bullen, struck with this an-
swer, " God bless you, my brave fellow ;" cried he,
" here is my hand : I give you my word, I wilt
stay here with you." He then caused his own men
to leave the ship, and remained behind himself to
assist the Dutch. The Russel soon sent out her boats
to their succour, and brought off as many as could
be put on board them, and lost no time in making
a second voyage with equal success ; but few al
the wounded could be got off,though the two officers
had united their efforts for that purpose, and -still
remained with than in the vessel, with three subal-
tern officers and about thirty seamen : they were still
cherishing the hope that the boats would a third time
come to their relief ; but the fatal moment was now
ar.is-ed, and on a sudden the Delft went down.
Lieutenant Bullen sprang into the sea, and swam to
his own ship ; the unfortunate Hieberg perished.
the victim of his courage and humanity.

BIRTHS.
On Thursday se'nnight, the Lady of J. C. Esten, Eeq. of a
still-born child, at The house of her father, J. G. Palmer,
Kcsit.sh Town
On Wednesday morning, the Lady of U. A. Barry, Esq. of
Gower-street, of a SOD.

MARRIED.
01 Tuesday lad,, at St. M.try-le-Strand, Mr. James Steaitt.i.
to Misi Sarah Satchwell, at Whetstone.

DIED.
On W,lnesday last, Miss Sarah Rush, of Sackville-streets
Picc
n-day evening, Mrs. Stewart, nice of Joseph Stewart, EA,q.
taf S•inxerei-place.
At Marseilles, ()lithe 31st ult. John Dunnage, Esq.

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DAY.

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