The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-11 00:00:00

SCILLA.

THE Castle of Scilla, the §urrender of which to the
British Troops we lately announced, defends a .small
town, which is the: capital of a Principality of the,
same name in Calabria Ultra., The town is some-
times. called Sciglio, and is not - far from the cele-
brated Scylla which was 'so_ dreadful to the ancient
.Navigators: -As, the British Troops not only possess
this fortress, but occupy the opposite Coast, where
the no less famous Charybdis displayed her horrors,
they •rnay be said‘to have subdued both these Mon-
sters Of Grecian Mythology... nut; to speak with 7
out allegory, it is certain that "'neither rocks nor
whiipools can any where present obstacles which
British genius and intrepidity are incapable of over-
coming. Neither our Soldiers nor our SailorS sought
to avoid these dangers ; and,.,w it h respect} to them,
the old Proverb, "In cidit in Scyltarn:qui vult vi-
tare Charybdim," has no application..

BOTLESr (Hants); S 9,

4.-,grandsthEtch of Single-stick was played:yester-
day,. at this place. The candidates were' from So.
nierset, Wiltshire, and Hants. The. first prize was
a gold-laced hat and 20 guineas. ,It was won" by one
Burn, -of Somersetshire, who displayed much,sci-
ence, strength, and aaivity. The secthid prize, -a
silver-laced hat and 10 guineas, Was Won by Slyne,
of Wiltshire. Among the performers; were &t en
(viaor) and Wall, of Sernersetshire, both celebrated
for breaking heads ; a Air. Somerset, Slyne (the
viaor), -and Ellis, of Wiltshire, 211 equally tamed in
these parts for 'their skill in this capita/ art. Three
good players of. Hants were much noticed, viz.
Morgan; Singleton; and Gamble.
The day was remarkably fine; atid the buliness
exhibited muchekcellent. play. Not fewer than 500
persons were present-. The "number of carriages
was, considerable. We noticed. in the list, that of
the Maiming' 'of. Lansdowne. The,people of Hants
are likely to become liberal patrons of .this manly
exercise. . • -

The following is an , insta'nce of longevity which,
as it applies,'doeS not often occur : there is living in
Lew'es; an-elderly couple, named Stace, who keep
a cat and a donkey and, to follow. .old main's
idea, these latter animals must btig considered as form-
ing part of the family. • Their ages, added together,
amount to 207 years,. as under, viz.
Stace 'BO
His \Vile - - - - 88
Puss
- • ts.
_ The Donkey - - 24

Stace served 24 years. as 'bailiff to. the late Mr.
Tourle of LandpOrt, and has'some employment un-
der the present Mr. Tourle. He has for several
years past suaerinteUded -tfie:.business- of his em-
ployer.. on his : fiwourite donkey. In the, early part
of tife he resided at Seaford, and there distinguished
himself by going off in a boat, in company with, a
man named Woolgar, to attack. a French , Privateer,
becalmed in the road, the crew of which has com-
mitted many depredations on the neighbouring far-
fifers, by.cotning on.shore in. the night- time, and
carrying off their sleep, lambs, B,:c. They:were suc-
cessfid in their attempti and took the Privateer, with
safety, 4o Newhaven harbour, This ?happened
about 6 ears ago.

man in the neighbourhood of Maybole,. on the
28th ult. cutting timer, killed three hares in.. the
spazeiof twominutes, without having seen 'them .till
they stuck on the scythe. _

Dr. FOTIIRRGIL'S -NERVOUS CORDIAL DROPS are
.strongly recommended at this. Season to the: Fair
Sex : they are pronounced to be certain in removing-
all Lowness andpepression of the Spirits, the most
alarming Diseases of the-Read and Stomach, Palpi-
tation of the Heart, horrid Thoughts, , vain Fears,
frightful Dreams, Loss of Memory, Relaxatidri from
Miscarriages or difficult tabOtirs, debilitated Habit
from long residence in Hot Climati3s and a 'Seden-
tary Life, ,Palsies, Dorsal 'cOnsumptions, ,aid ZYfea-
nesses incident to both Sexes ; also for: Spasms from
an irregular influx of vital heat into the aileaed
Muscles. This grand Anti-spasmodie'Remedy ne7.
yer yet, failed in a single instance for eighteen years
past in Bilious Cases, Indigestion, slow,. nervous,
putrid, malignant, petechial Fevers, and broken
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