The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-17 00:00:00

GENERAL COURGdUD.

Oa Saturday moreaog, iihout revel( (idea, the
trutleonien oil opening their shops iu lie neighbour-
hood of Compton-street, Brunswick-squ ire, were
surprised to see right or ten men stationed at va-
rious corner, a circumstance which excited consi-
derable suspicion. Soati after a well-duessril Malt
was peen walking up to No. 7, in the said street,
where he knocked at the dour, and asked for Ge-
neral Goergured. The servant answered lie was iu
tied unwell. and could not lie disuurteel. The gen-
tleman iastautly said he most see and if his
dour was not ()period he wouhl break it open. The
ere sena immediately went into the bell-rooms' and told
the General a person wished to •peak to lii ii. The
General told her to skew hint ie, if he would .rx-
cuse his being in bed. The gentleman went in and
spoke a few words to the General in Fretucle which
the servant did not understand, but she 'tetra that
it did not seem to excite any alarm in the General.
Ile Bleu ran to the street door, opened it, and let
in six attendants he had outside in waitiog. They
all rushed into the bed-room together, where the
General was still in lied, threw the clothe. oil'
him, drugged him out, and conveyed him to the
front parlour. The General, terrified at such au
miurageons proceediug, attempted to open the eei-
4111W, to alarm the neighbourhood mud ask fur help.
supposing, in fact, it was an attempt to murder hiet.
The female servant of the huuse in vain expos-
tulated with them, tiling; them he was a defence-
less foreigner, and ought not to he treated in that
manlier. The General a second time attempted to
open the window, and in their scuffle to drag him
from it they drove his head though the glees,
',reeking three panes. They then timer, him down
Oil the ground, under the table, three several times,
beat him with causes on the knuckles, and on the
brad. The noise brought down one of the other
lodger., a lady, who begged of the officers to treat
Lim will, more humainty, adding, that if he was
guilty lie would be tried, but in the mead time they
had iio right to brat him hi such u manner. They
utiswerell it was a case of high treasoil, and that
they were meting fur the King. Slue told them at
all events they had no right to treat him thus.
They then chugged him, bleedisig profusely, to-
wards a coach standing at the dour. Terrified and
confuted, lie called on the servant girl not to aban-
don him, and by this time a mob being collected
round, the officers were anxious to force him into
the coach without loss of time ; seeing that a con-
eidereble interest had been excited among the by-
standrre, a report was given out that he was insane,
and they were conveyiiig him to a toad-house. The
officers then redoubled their exertions, and dragged
him towards the couch, into which they pushed
him. lie fell down in the coach, and one ef
Ins legs was still out of the door. They forced the
door to, and it is feared his leg was much injured.
Ile was driven off to a detached cottage
walk, next door to the Academy. inquiries being
mule, it was discovered that the cottage belongs to
Mr. Capper. Not being able to wink, two of the
tutu carried hint through the garden into the house.
Flom thence, two hours afterwards, it is supposed
be Win carried off through a back door, and con-
veyed to Harwich or Dover. In the neighbour-
hood of the cottage, where considerable bustle was
observed, the people were also told he was insane.

Att% 1.0011 as the circumstance was kilowil, two
friend* of the General's applied at Lord Sidmouth's
office, and alter mentioning the sudden nurturer in
which the General was taken away, they begged to
see him, to Ichow if he wanted money, or any thing
else, adding, that this might be dune in the pre-
sence of officers ; but they were the more anxious
to see him, being confident he required consolation,
and was leaving his property, tl/4e. abandoned. Mr.
Clive uoswereil, he was out of town. The friends
said, they would take a coach and follow hint ; but
Mr. Clive refused positively, stating, that the saute
reasons which gave rise to his arrest, prevented any
one fr seeing him. A person went to the cot-
tage, but Mis. Capper said he had been scut to
Dover.