The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-04-28 00:00:00

/1":"LV E Vi DEO.

We have extrafted the tuitow•ing particulars from
a letter, dated Town St. Ph lil. ( nte Video)
written by 31:1t:hrws, an rrderly :?rj-ant of the
3Sth regiment, to Sir Home Pophoor. The
gratitude I owe to my ever.lanaented and best friend,
Colonel Vassall, obligees me to Rive y or, and Lis
frionds an authentic account of his last n.• o-tents, to
which l was a witness. On our approach to the
wall he missed the breach ; the grape and mu_ketry
flew so hot, that the men became confu•ed, and
many were about to refrear, but for his exertion.
V, hen he conserved any of the men stoop it fli-ch,
he cited out, as loud as possible, D—n it, men,
don't lime', every (mike has its billet—pudr on,
3sths ! Thus he rallied them until they got pos-
session of the corner battery next the sea ; he was
afterwards advancing to the great battery on the
right, when k grapeshot broke his left leg—he
fell, but in falling cried out. ' Push on, my brave
soldirrs—charge them—don't miud me, somebody
will take me up—'tis only the loss a a log in the
service.' He sat up, and helped to tie on a hand-
kerchief to stop the blood, crying OW, during the
anion, I care nothing for my kg, if nty regiment
dries its ditty—l hope it will ' As vett as the t ow•n
surrendered, he heard the men cheer ; he joined
them, and ordered me to carry him to the head of
his regiment. At hilf.paa three in the morning of
the 3d he received his wouni ; of one in the morn-
ing of the 7th he died ; and at six in the SAM
evening he was interred at the et retne of the
Grand Church, with military hon,ors. I have the
care of his thiags, of which l will realer a faithful
account to Colonel Deane and Major Noigrat, who
are to settle his affairs."

Extra& of another letter front a gentleman at
Monte Ira o

" M rue Video, b. 9.
" SVe arrivci here nn the Inch .1.1,,c,jr..c‘el %tc., lo'cnY
about till tiie 6tti, w!ien the pLe e tea. t.,kev OUI base
(erten/led prit.ligirs Mont, V Men Is a s,vy poor
p'act-nt melt; the retricaLon. strong b..yourd lastly thirg.
a!avght•t has bete tirearifol; it u easter to e than de-
.4;,obr. the ',cern' speutael- the town presented after Lie corm-
; our poor fellows vstre litieally torn t be the grapu
said cannon .hot from Ott Spasueli hattert and 111131 in-
stance. I belte.es tLey nese surpassed all forme( act: of in-
trepidity.

I rioarhe it naneancn, when I read actownx of her; t
and oxen to Or had linrelnt a dollar (hes slaningii) earn
011..11t11(1,, t tiiir very morning we brsakfaNted
part of a quitter ‘if re t, for which we paid only one tog
rtnrosig. An eleg int le wrii may alst,ilutely he ptvelived for
It ree *Pais. wLrah ur E.Ntai,d cost fan, radt.mia.
" •p
ltt Witt.: 4 idea is about ineren thotitand
4.4 ; .411, 1e,0.11 lOW lito LISIII4 All white; the
neat are Nevt.e. seed bicloat*. eke Ife now in the modlit of
simmer, and trod ist 'deli atm id m,e, that the peaches *M-
ILAre 7 inr u;ittii the tire. for %rati•'of ,?..II ring.
Rooms Ayer I I. tie; et very flittering accounts
firm gentlemen who :ate hra thnfte its iuhablaoto are sw•
ye dr thousand. slat. nraig u.s seat a Gi mitiallawiaa a a 11
mat ululated town..

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HE ENTOR OF TN!: BRIM!' PRESS.

SIR—As you have been so obliging as to insert,
gratis, in your paper of the 11th inst. the Subscrip-
tions received on behalf of the unfortunate suf:
ferers at Leyden, for which the. Committee feel very
much obliged to yee. I take the liberty of sledding
you the inclosed. which, 1 hope, you will find ime-
res:ing enough for insertion in your l'avr, together
with this letter, in which I beg leave to retkind your
benevolent and humane Readers, that Subscriptions
continue to be received by—
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.Tba Treasurer, Daniel Willink, 70, Pall mall; Mel...
Hoare, Kamen rad iloare, 62, Lombard 14•Irt ; Mesirc Ha M.
naeralay au l 76, Pall-malls and at tikm Nat of Lloyd's 11.14.
fee-ttuuse.

About a fortnight ago, the Committee remitted
to the Magistrates of Leyden, 30001. to be put into
the general fonds of collations. After the perusal
of the inclosed, it struck me, that the donations re-
ceived by the Committee, since the shove remit•
Lance, and w►ich may still be received by the tame,
w,ll be most essentially applied, if they aft entirely
appropriated for the relief of the maimed and those
of the unfortunate sufferers, who, darinz their lives,
yell be unable to maintain themadves and their fa-
milies; this.' intend to propose the first meeting
of the Committee. I ant, re•peafelly,,Sit~
teur most obedient Servant,
Windsor T , Cay J. Watetsca, D.D.
Road, dpril 43. Minister of the Dutch Church.

rETiI &CT /Real A LETTEII, DATE* LEYDEN,
APRIL 14, 18G7, TO* 01INTLEK All IN LONDON.

Ste—l duly received your favour of the 3d Inst.
in which I observed, among other things, your in-
qthries respeSing the consequences of the dreadful
catastrophe, oa the 12th San. last.
In answer to the first of them, how many fives were
lost on that shocking occasion ? I must observe, that
the exa4l number perhaps never can be ascertained ;
becatm it is supposed, thatseveral persons have been
hi...re to roms, and that some old, indisposed, cr
weak per,ons. may have died in consequence of the
fright they received from the explosion of the pow-
der, being a quantity of 37,00tnbs. confined in 130
casks, the terrible noise of which was so awful,
that every perum in the place had, at the first mo-
ment, no other idea, than that the last Day of Judg-
ment was come. But it is a fad, that 280 bodies
have been deg up. and the most extraordinary and
remarkable thing is, that all these bodies were foiled
almost naked, vrith nothing but rags upon them.
Beside;, there are t 6 pent persons in the hospitals,
who are still far from being recovered or out of
danger, and many of the survivals of them will be
Maimed during their lives ; independent of a great
many; who are in the same nieLtncholy situation, in
private families.
. . . .

• As to tie number of houses that have been de.
s.a.iyed, it must be obiesved, that several buildings,
which were still standing, after the blowing up of the
vessel, have been surveyed, and Seemed uninhabit-
able; in consequence of which they have been
pulled down. On the place, which is now levelled
will) the grcund, and presents the most awful spot,
in thi- mihdle of the town, there were upwards
of Wu houses. and among them, the largest and
atii.st io all the city ; the damage, therefore, is in-
calcul It is not certain yet. what will be done
with the vacant grossed 1-40 build so many houses
again. is thonght unadvisable, as not only many
fa-nilie. :lave been entirely destroyed, but, on ac-
count of the present times, this place being rather
is a s 4 Irate. a good many houses were
em:.ry, which are :Ow occupied. It is generally
supp itia: a new College will be ereited, as the
old one is very much damaged, and rather too
small for the University. But, however, it has
beet, ended by Government, that every !snipe
built ups he flak id spot, shall be free from ground-
rem and outer totes. i,ot the first twenty years.
os ;his, another Decree liberates the inhabitants
of Is yden tram all NM during the space of ten
years after the day on which the unaccountable civet
to >lc place. I hese salutary Decrees, I have 20
doubt, %ill contribute very much towards the resto-
ration of the lustre and prosperity cf this town.
The enlietlions throughout this country, for the
relief of the unfortunate sufferers, are immense,
considering the present time, in which nearly all
its sources are stopped en all sides ; which ccttakily
gives very great credit so the humane and charitable
chararsler of the Dutch Nati in j but the money
which will be remitted fioni yoer plus., shall be
yeceived with 14 much the more thankfiil:-.ess, be-
cause it comes from a country, from whence, on
account of the preterit unfortunate w tr. between
the two countries, we had not th., least espetlation
of it. You may therOute rest assured, that not
only every person, hut all the newspapers in the
country. aprak in high terms of the hogish gene.
rusity, Stc. Jet.

On Pri.lay, a eminerrmin, belonging to turd,
near Dover, of the name of Mama, w is k:ommitted
to prison, eltar4ed with stealing, from the Royal
Oak inn, three silver table !poems, which he after-
wards sold to a silversmith in chat town.

Am•ng the many instances of mirage that cm.
rimed Jurong the toklng of Monte Video, the spi-
rited condu.t acts° young Irishmen should not be
overlooked. On the 20th of January, when the
enemy came out of the town, in great for:c, to at-
tack nAT little army, Capt. Crookshank, of the 35th
Itegiment, received two wounds from grape shot,
one went round his left loin, the other struck him
on the font he was immediately taken to the hos-
pital-ship, where, under the care of the skilful Dr.
Rrdrnond, he bad made some progress in his rec..-
very f but happening to hear, on the 2d of Febru-
ary, that a breach had been made in the town-wall,
an.] that our troops were that night to storm it, he
took leave of the hospital-ship,and, 'with an unhealed
wound on his side, and a lame foot, he joined the
army, and led his company to tae breach, which
was the leading company of the light brigade, under
the lamented Lieut.-Colonel firotvorigg, and tl.ough
he received three alight bayonet wesmds in the cot m-
ing, he did not submit to the care of the Surgeon,
till he me our flag triumphantly displayed on the
citadel of Monte Video. It is unnecessary to com-
ment on the gallant spirit of Lieut. Everard;
youth not cute IS, who volunteered to lead up the
fedora helm to the breach, and r:s fortune tryouts the
brave, his brave 'ming officer lives tttihurt, the
pride et his Country and his la:uily.

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Var;,-46 tiaicntots !rape/et' heist k
respeeling the veradta ro lit 'pqrenvil • &
the Hake of itklanomi, *ld said to birlftt
a con••ersatidri YthiCh *his trace ,IttiLiaith •
ringar and other, Vs.r pre happy In brink able*
state. that testa siege sermilserit I:6lam to the
happiness or intereet of aay tea Or •:pitets/ tichteil
"his Grace's tips at the intertiew with the NekA
Lord i, Vielif6lll, %Cj .tt,c coatt.q,
Grace secpressea his ielithaitiatiali oh h stria
impartial administration/A.llle laws, withouto4.4
to the passion's or prquiliats.ch 'My pan/ wait-
even .