The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-01 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NOR% It'll. N. V.) JO NE O.
On Wednesday last, at a Court of Oyer and Ter-
!miner, nod Ckneral l;.tol , for the county of
ChenAugo, holden Ly his Honour Joarpli C. Yates,
Esq. c,rue ou the trial of Rufus Hill, for the mur-
der of S:sson, his aile's &tighter, aged about
twenty mouths.
It appeared in evidence. that on the uight of the
child's death (the still of Noieinber lost,) the mo-
ther and a Mrs. Parker went to the house of • Mr.

Cluk., is neighbour, at the distance or about A;rty.

rods, for the- purpose of borrowing a book relai.-
ing to murder ; that they left the child. at home,
apparently in good health, with no other person in
tile house but Hill ; that shortly aftcr the) reached
Mr. Chase-s house, dill called to them, and desi
them to histen home, for the child was sick ; that
they areordingly went home a- fast di possible, fol-
lowed by Mr. and Mrs. Chase. who f d the child
in the last agonies of death; it gasped a few times,
and expired. -
It was proved by Drs. Robinson, Foot, Ross arid
Cone, who atteneled the inquest, which was hl 114
the body of thirdereased, that a timidity of bruises
were lband ou it, particularly about the neck and
breast ; that its neck and four of its ribs were
broken. A variety of other circumstances were arl-
titic.4 on the part of the prosecution, which could
leave no doubt of the guilt of the Prisoucr.
A number of witnesses were examined on tho
-part of the Prisoner, to prove that Ilia general cha-
racter was unexceptionable, anal that his conduct
towards the child was tender and atfeetioside.
The charge of Judge VATKS was truly impartial
and luminous. The Jury retired about •
&click in the evening, and in shout an hoar re-
turned into the Court With a verdict .44
Yesterday the an ful sentence of death was passed
upon the unhappy man, its a mast solemn and im-
pressive maim, v. • The day appointed fur his. exe-
cution is Fnday, the 4&h day of August nest.
The deportment of the Prisoner during the trial was
decoct and orderly.

AVe are inform"! that a New England tin pedlar
was !nurilered fait tt tck near Woodstock. The Lir-
uns,..‘ance• viz,

The pollsr *Toppi 'I at a house, inquirrd for
horse feet', got it, and was Invited into the Rouse,
sod pressed very hard he tao women, being the
sole occupiers, to take sonic refreshment, which he
at last couseuted to; and whilst eating, one held
his head, and the other cut his throat ; they then
put hint to the cart, shut it up, and started the
Rome.

The horse travellin7 out or the road, was met by
a traveller, who stein.: no person near, undertook
to open the lit!, and there found the dead boil ;
he turned the horse, and started hint bock the road
be appeared to have come, and the horse stopped
where he had been fed—clue man went in, and found
the two women examining the plunder they had
Laken. and the blood-stains about the floor. This
caused a suspician, and, our informant says. the
women we-e immesh/deli- taken up, and lodged in
Woodstock Gard, to stand a trial before an examin-
ing Coiirt.---(Sramisrais

son‘sroww, NM-Yoag. J(LY 5.

On Tharsday last, et •Gout noon. this village
was visited by a more dreadful storm than was ever
before witneeied in this place. A dark and most
dismal cloud Vas at first perceived in the North-
west, and proceeded a Suuth-east d.rection ; in
passing over this place it occasioned the ino4 awful
►ensation ia the tm►nds of the tnos.t and cou-
roolidaus; our zenith and lionson nc:-walusost as
dark as al midnight. the lightaing streaking the
cloud. and frequently piercing den •earth ; the
thunder sharp and thrilling, and the winds most
tremendous---all &attire appeared to us re•►dy to
tumble to chiisL ?The lig.ius►ng struck a nu:nher
of Sniklings, set fift►tse haws or twos and enesii mod
them to the ground.- Adwellint-lusiese, bel.in4iug
to Mr. iiroaer fat pierced b the and
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eisfilevably injure. Mr. Brower very aariosly
sielpad 4all, the shock struck him down—un-
fortunately fidlinA on a wash-tub, be was consi-
derably hurt, The wind raged so severely, that
it almost prostrated every thing before it.; the
steeple of the Episcopalian Church was blown
luau, and that of the Presbyterian considerably
; many barns were levelled to the grimail,
in one of which w negro boy, belonging to one Mr.
Tuticlaire, who fled thither for refuge. was unfor-
tonately killed. Trees were torn up by the routs,
fences prostrated ; in fact, the an ful storm sur-
passes all description, and we Lunch fear iii severity
has been felt at other places.
It is earnestly hoped that the inhahitshfs of this
village will take warning, and guard themselves
at,iiinst lightning, that dreadful eleasent, by fur-
nishing their buildings with lightning roda,of which
there is not a building but what is, at present to-
tally destitute ; should it have the adittary effect
of preserving one house or life, it will amply cam-
pensate for the expense and trouldr.