The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-23 00:00:00

A CIL4SE.

On Friday last Robert Pierce, a cripple, and .kt.n Proud.
ley, with two boyS, perfect idiots, who were Ira /tiling the
country is a small tilted cart, were apprehended se vagrants
in the parish urf ranstield, Sussex. Oa searching the cart
there were found in it about toll,. weight orrery lane hops of
this year's growth, a dead fowl, three pair of silk stockings,
and a quantity of appleo; . and its one of the +docking* the
mart had O. was also foand a silver spoon, milked with the
%Idiots N. A. L. the whole of which article* there ran be nu
dunbt they hadMillen. There was a robio.t young fellow,
with a horse in a hattercat the tail of the cart, who, ou dis-
covering they wave punned, mounted the animal soil rude
;uff is itcallaat style, and tril his pursuers a chase of about
-four mile, throsagli .by-lanes, till he was iniprrhd in his
coarse by the river Oilse, when he dismounted.
halter over the head of the horse, crossed it... the
.Old Mill at !afield, and tan into rover Mr.
Cruekated, barite," every remain to believe, from the appear-
evict of the horse, that it was a stolen
spirit persevered in the pursuit, and was in search of the fel-
low fur several hours. a part of which time lie Willi running
to the rain without his coat, and once was eithin a 1154 yards
of him, but at the opposite side of the river, when, had it
not beets for the cowardice of four giffaafie *filers at the
Old Mill, the fellow mast have been taken. There were
two pawnbroker's duplicates room, upon the vagrants--
themee fur two silver spasms, and the other for fifteen but-
tons.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE BOSTON GAZETTE'

SIR—As every thing connected with doierica carries with
it a considerable degree of interest, from the bomber of emi-
genii/sm. from this country (and par' icolarly from this neigh-
bourhood), I am induced to send you a few extracts from a
letter receiver' last week, written by a person well known
here, and who has Wes is Anierira the last three years, tra-
velling through several parts of the United Stales. Should
yon think them worthy iusertiou in your Paper, they are
very mach at your service.
I BIN, Sir, yours, &r.
ENO. TONGE, Jac

Borten, Sept. 7, 1818.

The letter is dated from George Town (near Washington).
July 19, 1918, and the writer, alter stating Ow diffieUlty he
feels Is, letter of describing the American character, says—
" Rut as some erectus., wilt be expected from me, I am
reinclautly compelled to hazard a few words. Those who
leave their oat ire laud, leave ft tends to whom they are dear;
the emigrant, therefore, when writing to the tireside of his
English home, culls his expressions to prevent a pliant
frehng arising in the breast of a brother, sister, father, mo-
ther, friend. Pe tells all the Ruud, but ttleicial3 a little of
the bad. These hotels are read with joy, and headed
around the neighbourhood; esroneona itkas mad opini tttt •
are thus put into circutm. . Another class of misleaders,
sal which is • wiry II 'micro'', one, consists of those she,
having themselves committed a mistake its ceming lwre, are
too prowl to acknowledge it, nod therefore speak highly of
their present situation, although they be suffering privations
which were unkrows to them before. Mechanics wages are
certainly good, but employment is not always to be had;
and it ought to he knots"' that there are plenty of good
wet kmen here: 1 do nut mesa solid, substantial %111 kmen.
hut math as can toss off an article rapidly, awl to please the
eye. Mechanics work from siso-up to awn down, which, is
the:simmer, is a severity ofuppressive heat totally unknows
iu England. There are more ways to make money lima is
England, for the laws are lax; soil non-payment and bank-
ruptcy are lost looked 'Toes as dishonourable as with us.—
The theehmsir in constant employment may do well, though
his wages will not be paid with regularity; but the situation
of persona in a little business it very lowly and comfortless.
Many persona emigrate uu account of the nileautages attend-
ant upon what is called s free Govermuent. There are
errors in this supposition, which a visit to this country can
'lose dispel; opinions, whether political or religions, must
not be expressed here so freely as they are in England. This
"Moot be believed : I cannot help it—it is true: There is also
a routed antipathy to the English. Expenses of living, if
not at housekeeping, are double; gentlemen's clothing some-
Ilitug more than double; house-resat double what rent and
taxes are together in Eugland.
" He who is its respectable circumstances in England, will
sot, I think, improve his pleasures by coming h►re. In
England I considered myself a citizen of the world—in Anse
rice I feel the pride that lam au Englishman. In America
I shall endeavour to obtain property—in England I hope to
enjoy it ."
_ _

Extract of o letter from tumbrai, dated 18th
Sept.:—" On the 10th inst. we were reviewed iu
the neighbourhood of Holiclimin (a ratified town
between Cambrai and Valencivaties), together with
the Saxon and Hanoverian contisigents, by the Duke
of WELLINGTON, accomirinied by the Duke of
KENT, Lord CASTLE:REAM!, and several other per-
sons of distinction, who wrie entertained by the no-
velty of ir sham fight, on PIP extensive a scale, that
the movements of some English columns on the
villages of Duchy sod Nuville were well cooducted„
and rejoiced much good discipline and reguilarity ;
and the crosisialy, of the vital by the 111 division, OA.
pontoon bridges, was carried into execution in a
Ititttt military manner. The grand effect of the
manoeuvring. to an intelligent spectator, must
have been fort imposaqt. I cannot say so much
fur those who distinguished themselves as performers
in the phit, for as we were from seven o'clock in
the morning till seven ut ii;glit under arms, we con-
gratulated each other on reaching, our camp, and
found that even • tent, under certain circumstances,
can afford no small comfort. Those who are fond
of smoke and 0000 ioe, most have been highly grati-
fied during this petite getirre, fur we were no eco-
uomists of the King's aiumunitiou."

We trust the Commission under the Great Seal,
appointed to investigate the distress experienced by
the community f fali.e and 6ctitions Dank of
England notes, will in its wisdom, enforce a strict
exa ttt i t lotion of the Paymaster-General of the Forces
and of the Secretary at War. It is on record, that
during a short period 131,361 forged Batik notes
have been detected to be in circulation and it is
well known that the lower orders are isuable to dis-
tinguish good notes from bad. It must, then, he
the most odious policy to increase the general evil
end distress, by forcing into circulation every week
or every month fresh cargoes of cut and divided
notes, transmitted from London to every county in
the kingdom for military payincits, which are to be
rejoined according to she technical ability of the
soldiers who receive them. The CHANCELLOR of

BOROLGII OF iBELIWEES.

ABLIUMCN, SEPTEMIIf I: 15.

Vesterdsy a Meeliti;4 of the Burgesses of Cluad
was held here, when there was laid before the Meet.
ing a Report of their Committee, communicating-
the 'state of the question before the of Se
Mon, regarding tilt• interim inatiegimient
burgh, and also stating the terms of the warrant for
restoring the government of the burgh. There was
also laid before the Meeting a Alemoirial fur the
Burgesses, regarding the warrant, which had hero
laid before Counsel, with the opinion of Alessi..
Clerk, Cranston'', moil Thomson, that the wsiiit.it
Illegal, and that N iednefoosi of it st lel
brought beluse the Clo Ult of Sebb:oll, if say elections
under it shall he attempted.
It was resolved, That it is impoisilde fur any set of
to carry on the affairs of lite burgh in their present entle.i -
rafted and most degraded state, with credit to
and advantage to the commtinity, until a magistrar.
awing politic confidence, shall be returned by the bu,::,..t0
at large, the only constitutional MrSIIII of rcnurah n,c our
municipal government; anti the hireling trueted that int
individual would be found in Aberdeen to act tinder the
warrant Mimed by the Privy Council. But if any election
leader it should be attempted, the Meeting pledged itself in
oppose the election and all proceedings culdtected x iih it,
by every h•g:el and constitutional mean,.