The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-27 00:00:00

CURIOUS CASES.

A Lind tortoise sass fonnd iu Pennsylvania, with the f f.
lowing engraved on the shell :—)hotsras Musgrore, I 7 t4'--
It was set at liberty wills the addition of the present date.--
( ere York Paprr.)
A large bass, weighing between 50 and 60 pored., was
caught a few days 'Mee at Haddam, abort twenty mile: Im.
low this city. Upon opening it, it was found to contain a
junk bottle of rim which it is 'opposed must have berm
dropped overboard from some ream I Or boat. and cmieht
while 'niacin by Ibis tippler of the dreg.—(conneetico
Mirror.)

twivarvoai, le A. JVNI O.

A Goon HAUY..—A Isil by she meow of Heoultiags, bunt-
iue Jay last week for au erl.pel. sank at the upper side
lea's flabrel up a rivall canvass bag
5.111.11114 lire hira of pure gold, wuightoz tichireas winces,
the ;ohm uf *lnch is said to be something inure than 3110
dollar,.

nits were on Ilie stage of action riming the
American Ili volui Moat y War, nersoust fur its !wing lust in
the foliowing manner :—A privateer schooner, called the
II AUk. commanded by the intrepid Jack Lee, captured and
11. eit in among ninny other prizes, an English brig bound
from Oporto to England loaded with wine; she also hail on
board a large amount of dollars, as well as gold in
du►t, and coin. It sat not known by the eaptiiim at th.•
time she wits taken that these precious metals Were (.11e
board—the mate of the brig (who r.maini.l in the pr;ae,
kept it from the knowledge of the prize-mashy, hoping they
might be fallen in with sod recaptured. Mw, bonever, at-
rir44 safely, and came to the witurf, now Greenleaf's, is heir
this gold was found. It is ionjteiiii ell that iu ailenti•ting to
smuggle some of it ashore, it was either acridently dropped
or designedly throw■ overboard to prevent drier :s
ri collected that several seanwu •wire imprisiniiii fur cra-
b, riling it.
The lad, we undcrtand, has prudently dim-mined to run
►eel his booty auto cash, and deposit it its the Savings Bank.

Yesterday, about eltvets o'clock, the Duke of
I.OII:CESTF R left Lemion for Cheltenham.
The four theatres ilt the Belfast ciicuit are adve►..
ti§eil to be let or sold.

A great eclipse of the sun will take place on
the 7,11 of Septenalser next. This eclipse nail he
visible over au extent of more then four millions
square leagues. a surface nearly equal to a sixth
part of the earth, and resembling a kind of oval ut
alowit 7,500 leagues in circumference, complism.:
all Europe, the western part of Asia, all /Uric's, as
far ati to Monopotapa, and a part of North Aunt-
rica. The relipse will last three hours.
Among the laws passed in Massachnsetto. is ono.
by which no person in health, and having the use
of their limbs. from the age of 12 to 65, shall be
maintaintd as poor by the State.
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There was a great deal of company et Thetfo•al
IVool Fair me Saturday ; but sio wool was su:d ex-
cept that of Mr. Coke, which fetched 50..
meeting passer'
and the toast'
were received
Ou Tuettlie
for a wager.

Barrovi,''on
Fresence of
continued
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was every
the istlvent
cramps in ti
to call out
which came
sinking.
the Barrow,
and we most
swimmer het,
'ions ul Lord
Morning

used cff in the usual pleasing manner.
pasts staid sentimeos in the usual slams
wit with undiminished warmth.
sdaiy last a person of this teem Agreed,
r, to swing thirty titsiesycross tbk river
his back. The task wimsoelletiretced nt
F a great cniiconNe of people; acid parataLt
furty-seven minutes, in which tint.:
en crosa:i •gs were accomplislird, tlia••e
expectation of Norresp on the part of
liner; but, wilorttioately. having taken
the twetity.tughtli attempt, hf wausibligral
t for a boat, which was lit- Met
eup just time enough In save from
'flue eurreut ii very rapid its t part of
being just below %Vainly° ridge;
ist allow that this young mew he best
irld tip In public notice since• : •••
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