The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-16 00:00:00

BdiTit SErT. 12.

The following extraordinary circumstance, the 1
truth of which you, may rely on, I have been -told
by a friend who has seen and conversed with the
poor suiferer.
On Monday last, as a Gentleman of this city, and
a sporting comrinion, were making their way
through Cros9ley's Wood, situate between Monkton
Farley and Kingsdowu Hill, they were alarmed at
, hearing the feeble moaning of a human voice, and ,
presently they perceived a wretched figure prostrate
on,the ground. On a nearer approach, they disco-
vered it to be 'a man, deplorably emaciated, and
_without the ability to move, and scarcely strength to -
articulate. The ground about him was scratched up,
and rendered quite /bare of grass, evidently sheaving
that the poor wretch had teen long struggling on the
spot. Having taken proper caution to mark the place;
the sportsmen hastened to the Swan Inn, on
down Hill, and, on relating the circumstance, some
of their hearers exclaimed, t'r Poor .Lockier! he lia§
been missing ever since the night of the dreadful
thunder and lightning, nor has tale or tiding been
since heard of him." • Several persons instantly
sought the retreat of the forlorn. being; whom they
found just existing ; and some little nourishment
being administered; a cart was procured, which con-
veyed him to the above Inn, where, with-medical.
assistance and due care, be soon recovered, so far as
to give the following distressing account of himself
the evening of the Inth of. August he, sought
shelter in the above wood, from the violence of the
storm. What happened afterwards he knows not;
but he supposes that a stroke of lightning deprived
him of- his senses and the use of his limbs. The
'first circumstance Of his recolledion is, the hearing
of a gun fired, at some short distance; and frequent-
ly afterwards the like reports, and the sound of some
-human voices. He concluded, from these firings,
that it was the ISt of September, and that he must
have then lain in a state of insensibility thirteen days.
He, however, had not strength to make himself
heard; and, on endeavouring to rise, he found that-
all his lower limbs were torpid,- or apparently dead ;
he could move them backward, and forward, but

they were not sufficiently strong to support his
body. In his pocket he found his shaving dish, in
which he caught some rain, and drank it as often as
it could be procured ; and he tore up all the grass
within his reach, which he had eagerly chewed.—
He had ability to minute down in a memorandum-
book that he had, in his pocket many of these parti-
cislars, in order, he said, that it should be known,
when he was found, how long he had remained in
that state before he expired, as be had no hopes of
'relief, but in death.—We are happy to learn, upon
minute ingitiry, that the poor fellow is likely to re-
cover, hut with the loss of one or more of his toes,
which are in a gangrene state—and that he has due
professional assistance paid him by Mr. MASON', Sur-
pon, of Bath-Easton, as well as most humane atten-
tion from the landlord of the Swan.

Lockier, who has thus miraculously survived,
alter being
.twenty days in a solitary wood, is well-
known in Bath ; he lived upwards of fifteen y6ars
win the late Bev. Mr. WHITCHURCH, in Paragon
buildings ; he afterwards kept the Crown Public 7
house, at Weston, but failing in business, he has
since worked as a labourer at farm-houses in the
neighbourhood 'of South Wraxhall, Farley, &c.
Mr. ADCOCK, a respedable tradesman of this
City, has set on foot a subscription, and should it
please Providence to spare the poor fellow, no dobbt.
the remainder of his life will be made as comfortable
as possible.

MATIrciDE:—On Monday the Bth inst. a Coro-
ner's Inquest was held at Belfast, upon the body of
Martha Gardner. • It appeared that the deceased re-
sided in North-street, Belfast : on Thursday last,
Robert, the deceased's son,, came into his mother's
house, somewhat in liquor;and after threatenings of
the most violent nature, he tied a rope round one of
.her legs, the other end of which be made fast round
his•own thigh. In the course of that day and Friday
he repeatedly threatened to take his mother's life :
on the evening of Friday he seized her by both hands
and threw her against the wall with such violence
that some of the plaister fell down : he lifted her up
again, and threw her against the back-door, and when
down, kept her so, and put both his hands about her
neck, seemingly with an intent to strangle her. The
deceased's daighter endeavoured -to rescue her mo-
ther, and call out for help, but the son seized and.
threatened to kill her if she resisted or gave any
alarm, and shut a middle-door to prevent her doing
SO. It was also stated—that on Sunday morning the
deceased said to a neighbour. who came to visit her,
that her son had killed her on account of her having
somerefused to'give him. up leases. The deceased
lingered till Sunday forenoon, about eleven o'clock,
when she expired.- On examination of the body it
appeared.that several ribs on the left side were frac-
tured—that there was a great effusion of blood inter-
. nally, and there ,were various marks of violence on
her -arins,. neck, and body ; all which appeared to
have occasioned.her death, The Jury-tbund a ver-
di& declaring- that " the said Martha Gardner
came by her•death by the cruel and. inhuman treat-
ment she received from her sari Robert, on Friday
evening. preceding- her decease, w ithout any manner
of provocation." This-inhuman matricide has • for
the present made his escape, but it is hoped the hand
of justice will speedily overtake him, as the Magi-
strates have ordered a Stria search to be made in or-
der to apprehend him.
RIOT.—A serious disturbance took place at a late
hour on Saturday night, in St. James's'-market. An
'lrish labourer went to the • shop of a butcher, .and
cheapened a joint' of meat, but his remarks were
very offensive, and by accident or design, whilst he
was quitting the shop, his•hat was knocked off by
a boy. The Irishman immediately left the market,
and returned in a short time with about thirty of his
countrymen,' armed with bludgeons, the whole of
whom formed at the top of Market-lane, and com-
menced a sudden attack upon the butchers. The
whole market was thrown' into consternation, and
busines was put a stop to. In a few minutes a ge-
neral fight ensued, which continued nearly a quarter
-of an hour, when several of each party were severely
bruised, the conflia being entirely with thick sticks.
Victory at length declared in favour of the butchers,
who succeeded in clearing the market of their oppo--;
nents.

XTRACT OF A LETTER .FROIVI THE OENTLVMAN TO
WHOM TUE MARQUIS DE CASA YRUJO'S LETTER
WAS ADDRESSED (AND WHicH WAS PUELISIILD
BY COLONEL SMITH) TO A FRIEND IN PHILA-
DELPHIA.

" SIR—I was not a little surprised, as well as dis-
pleased, at the appearance in the Public Prints of
the Marquis DE CASA YRUso's Letter to me upon..
the subjeCt of the Americans taken in MIRANDA'S
SelliCrollerS, and carried to Caraccas. It -was done.
not only without my 'consent, but also. without any
previous 'application to me for it. There is nothing
in it, however, Which merits the stri&ure which has:
been made upon it in the New York Daily Advertiser,
for it was evidently di&ated by sentiments of hu-
manity towards the individual implicated, and of
respect towards his family. Feelings like these,
which adorn rather than discredit him who enter-
tains and ads upon them, have in this instance been.
very ill requited. Th,:, dischisure required as a con-
dition was such as policy required; in order to ren-
der the Marquis's "intercession freCtual with the
Governor-General, or the Grand Council of the
Province, and was such also as his duty to his Sove—
reign demanded of him, in justification of so direet
an interference in a matter of high, importance, and
not within the Marquis's administration, nor under.
his-immediate controul. I lament the part which
a desire to promote the Marquis DE CASA YRUJO'S•
benevolent intentions,. and a 'still stronger wish to
render so essential a service to the young Gentle—
man and his family, had induced me to take in this
aft'air, because a use has been made of it which
Was not to have been • expected, but must .neces,
sarily operate to prevent in future any similar over-
tures, even in cases--(irhere thelives cf our friends and
citizens would be considered as cheaply purchased
:by a disclosure! !" •

A few -days since arrived at the King's Head,
Dover, from 'Calais, the Lady, son; and daughter, of
General ROCHAMBEAU, now on his parole in this
Country. Their passport had been forwarded to
Calais, and they were obliged- to- wait at Dover
until it was returned. The instrument was in-
dorsed by Lord -YARMatITH, who, we.-believe, is
indebted to this family for some civilities during his
residence in France. They were not permitted- to
-see the Castle and fortifications at .Dover, and lived-
very ietired during their short stay: The Ladies
appeared to have all the spirit and loquacity so re-.
markable in the fair sex of the French nation; the
young man is twenty-two years of age, educated for
the Army,. and speaks English imperfealy-; he is
polite, lively, and intelligent. - They set off for
London on Wednesday, and proposed returning in
three weeks.

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