The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-18 00:00:00

BARBAROUS ATTEMPT AT MURDER.

In our Paper of yesterday we mentioned, that a
:traveller was found on the Kent road on Satur-
day evening with his throat cut, and that be had.
been conveyed alniostlifeless to the hospital: the
following account is.from the lips of the unfortur
state sufferer himself,' who kris met With great care
and attention in Guy's Hospital ; and, though
he was dreadfully wounded, is, now li)iely to re-
cover. Ile stated, that his name WAS George
Murdoch ;.tltat be was a waive of Scotland, aid
resided in the liaraugh of Southwark.---On
turday last he was at Deptford, and did not pro-
ceed on his way home till between eight and nine
o'clo,ck; it was pretty dark, and fewpeople were tin
.the road. N 1 hen be
coital intersects the Way, he heard something make
a rustling on his
:left
,hand, and before he could
turn about to see what occasioned it, .a man spruag
suddenly out front The road. side, placed hhnself
before him, and demauded his money. He
told the robber that be had no money, and
atreptpted to proceed on his journey, but. the
villain, with hortible 'menaces; declared that
he was determined to have money, and they were,
not to part' sp. Alarmed by these threats,. Mar-
doch put his,hand itito his pocket, and proceeded
to search for his money very, veluctantly, for eight,
shillings were all his riches, and he was loth to
part with them. However, he perceived. that it
would be wisest to yield up his money, and ae.-
cOedingly'presented all his little purse to the vil-
lain, whoVeeeived it with 'his left hand, and at
the same instant cut leis 'victim's throat in a ti ost
dreadful manner with a knife, which he held un-
clasped and concealed in' his right hand. After
having accomplished this unexampled feat of
atrocity, the ruffian rushed to the road side,
and was out of sight in a uniment. Mar,doeh
felt an intolerable pain front his wotard, which
extended quite across. ,hiS throat, and was very.
deep, and he. walked giddy anti staggering,, and
in a half-sea-sr:less- state, towards the half way
house between. Deptford .and 4ondou ; when, he,
arrived there, the bltiod was streatuing profusely
down his bosom; and he was just able: to.give
brief account Of his horrible adventure. Fortu-
nately a humane gentleman happened .to v be at the
place, who applied bandages -to:his throat to stem
the gushing of the blood,'andlired a post-chaise,
in which he placed him, supported by two persons,
and carried ,him to Guy's Hospital, where!: the
surgeons sewed up the wo.und,and he is row some-
what better, though an a very dangerous state.—
The milieu .was dressed in a lofig dark brown
coat, and was abtiut five feet nine. Inches high
The officers went immediately in pursuit of hint,
and we shall be glad to hear that such a mous:ter is.
apprehended. :• •

The following truly affecting occurrence was
communicated to us by a Donegall Correspon-
dent, At Rooney's Island, ncur that town, on
Sunday week, a young man named Scott, while
bathing, imprudently ventured beyond his depth,
although an experienced swimmer. His brother,
who was a spectator of his danger' from shore,
crent to his assistance, and the tide advancingra
pidly, they were both struggling with the waves,
when their sister, a fine girl of 18 years old,
madly imagined she might effect' their deliver-
ance, and rushing in, they were all three lost, in
the, sight of their aged and agonized. parent on
shore.
On Saturday last, a boy about 13 years of age,
son of a French pilot, was killed.by falling from
the deck into the hold of the &Thimble, 74, re.
pairing in the Dock-yard.