The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-13 00:00:00

DIIZADFOL-C-ITAS7:2OPRE.

A boat-race for two silver cups, girea by J. Templar, Esq.
Of Storer, near Teignmouth, a hich acre to be sailed fur on
Tundny last, induced the Her. Mr. Buller, of Saltash, and
Mr. Baker, of this town, to heroine candidates for the first
prize. Their two beautiful pleasure-boats, from to to Ls
tons burden, aceurdiugly started from this hsrbuur on Mon-
day metering. In Mr. Buller's boat were, Mr Jonas Tlionip-
son, of this town ; Mr. Joins newer, of Saltasb • his appren-
tice ; and Mr. Buller's Mx.—Mr. Baker's boat followed.
They had proceeded as far as the Belt Head, when they were'
overiaken by a most tremendous squall, accutopatieil with
heavy rain, which lasted near half an hour. At this time
Mr. Buller's boat was near two mites ahead, and from the
thickness of the storm, could not be discerned • but oti
its subsiding, being still invisilile, Mr. Baker Cootheded
that she had borne away fur Saleask, as the wind
contimied to blow hard, with u pried iuw swell. After
beeping the same emerge fur half an horn, Mr. Baker
determined to beer away also, and on searing the shore saw
something lib' ersb-put marks, bet did not particularly re-
them, tad &shriek W7lll heard to proceed from (titmice,
Whoa Mr. Beier was seen with his bead abase water, nip,
ported by ei teireast spar, which fortunately wAs hi. the
boat when she Weed down. Seery exertiun was low used in
saving Mr. B. who was almost gene, having beer is that site
atio• an Lour sad a half On being carefully Gratin or
board, every mesas were used to renew that life, (twice
appmently gone,) which was at last effected!' burnig -
this time, Mr. Foster's apprentice, and
Loy, were perceived at • little distance, hetiltailoy
ends of au oar; and on picking up the latter; other, ,
spate exhausted, loosed his hold and sunk to the bottom -es'
Every eye was sow strained in looking out for Mr Thompson
and Mr. Fester, but without niece's; and, after besting
about for a considerable time, they regretfully left the me-
Locholy scene, and arrived at Salcumbe. Mr Buller, when
recovered, said, that they had shipped a sea • and that Mr.
Foster was in the little boat astern, csetimg Off the painter,
when another sea filled her, and she went down by her steer
Mr. B. recollect, Mr Thoenpros swimming upright, but •
little under water, for some time after she soak ; be has
lift a widow, with fire children, mid a numerous circle of ac-
quaintance, to lamest his lose. Mr. Foster was unmarried,
hat a respectable and worthy character.--(Piriierni awl
Deed Tekgrepl.)

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Monday se'onight, an inquest was taken be-
fore Rooees, Esq. one of the Coroners of
Cornwall, at the parish of Mogan, on the body of
John Wills, a lad about 16yeara old, who was found
dead in a ditch, adjoining au orchard, belonging to
Messrs. Fox, of Poole. The Jury consisted of
six respectable persons of the perish of Raelruth,
and six of Illogan, and sat from eleven o'clock in
the morning till near ten at night, before they
retnrned their verdict, which was JestifJobie Ho-
suicide, by Itielard Fox, of Illogao. It appeared,
that the deceased, with his father, and several other
men, were detected, on Sunday morning, about
.one o'clock, robbing the ahoy. orchard, by four
men, servants of Messrs. Fox. Ou being de-
tected. and called to stand and tell their names,
one of there swore out that they would stand,
but upon the mar approach of the servants,
the robbers made off, and one of the servants
fired ; they continued their pursuit, and were for-
tunate in catching the father of the deceased, be-
fore he could escape out of the orchard ; while
some of the servants were securing the old man,
the others were in a field adjoining the orchard ; he
called to them, swore at them, and abused them
for being cowards, in deserting him, for that they
had promised before they set out to stand
by each other, and bade them fire away, tire !
upon that several large stones were thrown low the
orchard, some of which struck the men who had
charge of the old man, and the servants being ap.
prehensive for the safety of their lives, one of them
fired liis gun at the hedge. thecontents of which en-
tered the body ofJohn Wills, carrying a piece of the
breast-bone into the heart; the surgeon could tind
no shots in the heart, but several were found below
in his bowels. Notwithstanding the lad must have
fallen by Ins comrades' side, they continued throw-
ing stones, until three men, with their dogs, who
had been watching their own orchards, hearing
the reports of the gun., came to their assistance.
After a very tedious examination of witnesses, the
Coroner summed up the evidence, and gave
the Jury a very serious and explicit charge on
the nature of the evidence of the transaction
throughout, • pointing nut to them, in a clear and
perspicuous manner, the different degrees of mur-
der. and the difference wherein consisted murder
from manslaughter, manslaughter from justifiable
homicide, or from homicide occasioned by accident.
The Jury having retired for a few minutes, return-
ed the verdict before mentioned.

At% Saturday, the 3d intt. the Gnild Stewards
andliturgesses of Collie dined with their Heprei.
Wintative in Parliament, JOS}PH JFA4I'LL, Esq.,pt
the White Hart, in that ancient borough.
Mr Tessin has been several times dowd toTe
Royer/ George, st Spithead, in a diving rusiebi6e, to
survey her. lie .staid down about an hour and
half each time. He found that she lies on a bed of
shingle; her guns are all dismounted, the carriages
being rotted away; her timbers are much shrunk,
hut lint rotted. tier guns are principally brass.
We understand that thereat' a prospect of his plan
tieing attended with success.-11r. T. is the same
Gentleman who broke up the Abergsveitay, and I
weighed her cargo.