The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-04 00:00:00

HORRID ►MURDERS.

Two most shocking and inhuman murdersand
robbery were committed last Monday, near Frame,
in Soniersetshire, that for barbarity have notbeen
equalled. since the murders of the Marrs .andWil,
liamsons, about twelve months since. The victims
were, Mr. Webb, who resided in a lone house,
near Frame, and at female servant. It was, no-
ticed by some neighbours that Mr. Webb's house
VMS not opened last Tuesdaiy. On Wednesday
morning a.person knocked at the door, but re-
ceived no answer. This- increased the alarm al-
ready raked. The circumstances were communi-
cated to Mr. Webb's -sister, who resides a short
distance from the spOt, who immediately-went and-
gave directions for the house to be broken open,
whieb being done, Mr. Webb was found in the
passage...a shocking spectacle, having been shot
with slugs in his wrist and arm, his head cut open,
anti his brains beat out" with an adze, 9r a similar
instrument. His bureau was broke open, and
robbed Of cash and notes, supposed to he to a
„considerable amount. A silver tankard, a num-
ber of silver spoons, with Mr. Webb's initials on
them, end various other articles of value, were
missing. No trace could be found in any part
of the house of the female servant. At length
:some blood was discovered in the yard, ands-it,
was traced towards the well, into' which, a ocean
Was let down,
.and he discovered her body. On
its being got up, its appbarance was equally shock-
ing with that .of Mr. Webb's, her face and head
having been cut open with the.same 'instrument
that had indicted > the deadly wounds on Mr.
Virebb's head. The suppositions are, that the
-murderers consisted of several, and had entered
the house
.on Monday night, and that Mr. Webb
made some resistance, when they shot lib-11 which
not being likely to prove fatal, having only shot
him in the aria, •they had recourse to butchering
him with the adze, -The female servant, it is
coniectored, on hearing her master shot, ran into
the yard to call for assistance, where, it is sup-
posed, the villains pursued her, inhumanly mur-..
tiered her, and then, threw her body into the
well.

'A shocking murder was perpetrated yesterday
who -
c et
morning in Skinner-street, Snow-hill, tiy a gall.,knockedoocckael-lt
I down,ne, and i
attemptedtn
iati ,
to a
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ii)ifyov o'clock,ns,
s rob. him, on which be gave an al' •
when seve-
ral watchmen immediately sprung their rattles,
and ran to his assistance. In the mean
time the
robbers made their escape down Sn
ow-hill, where
meeting another watchman, named illoom r f eld,
belonging to S'L ne Sepu 1c I • " s parish, running to
assist' in the pursuit, they knocked him down
(as is supposed, with a bludgeon), and heat him
so dreadfully on the head, as to cause
nis instant
death. Three persons were • a •
pprehended in the
course of yesterday on suspicion.
ALicasrr, Nov. the evening of the 31st
of October, a Spanish Officer; quartered in this
, „
city, nau. lost at the game of billiards 3000 dol-
lars, to Lieut. Foley, of the 58th regiment. Im-
mediately afterwards, the cowardly Spaniard me-
ditated the perpetration of the foulest crime that
man is capable of committing; and 'raving resolv-
ed on the execution of his murderous design, be
withdrew, apparently in good honmur, and con-
cealed himself in a dark passageleading from' the
billiard-room to the street Lieut. Foky shortly
after. was returning borne to his apartments, and
on his'going through the .passage where the Spa-
nish Officer bad Concealed himself, the murder-
ous assassin stabbed him through the heart with
a stiletto. Of the mortal wound the brave Irish-
man instantly expired, and his murderer has ef-
fected his escape.
Lieutenant Foley, was born at and
was a young officer of great promise—he parti-
cularly distinguished himself in 'Egypt, and in
severA engagements in the Peninsula; he was
universally esteemed by his brother officers, Who
have felt so highly incensed at the manner in
which their' brave fellow-soldier was basely slain,
that they offered a reward of 50001. for the ap-
prehension of his. murderer. It was generally sup-
posed that the ruffian had deserted to the trench
army, and in order, if possible, to detect him, as
flag of truce .was sent to their camp.

since,
teiGulAnLtsLA
i‘NiTotraAttC,Tftri
(lays.D—a'wkefwse,oftlie tulwa; k, were
dispatched by• Admiral Durham to bring a vessel
out, which was at anchor close in with the French
squadron at. Rochefort ; but which had the
pearance, from easterly winds and an hazy at-
mosphere, of being at- a considerable distance
from the French ships. The boats continued on
their gallant course,., took possession of the ves-
sel, and cut her adrift t but when our brave tars
began to make sail upon her, the whole of the
French line of battle ships' boats were almost
alongside and.bega» a spirited fire of great guns
and musketry_; 'which was returned with as much
celerity as circumstances • would permit—oar sea-
'men, trom -rowing so far, being now greatly ex-
hausted. The enemy's sixteen launches eontinu-
-ed to advance, and only one alternative presented
itself (under the dread idea, with others, of going
to a French prison) This was to bring the
headmost• boat to action; and Lieutenant Mof-
fat silently waited her coming up, with a de-
termination to resist till the fall of the last
man. It was ordained, not. to be so ; for, to
bis astonishment, the enemy suddenly turned
the head of his boat, and they all heat the
retreat. At this. moment the boats of • the
Abercrombie and Royal Sovereign Came up, when
Our brave fellows became the assailants.---
The French Admiral seeing this, made the sigma
of recall ; and they having a number of spare
men in their boats, were enabled to pulll nnteh.
faster than we could; but our boats had the sa-
tisfaction of cannonading them almost under the
months of their own ships' guns. The French
ships were tide-rode, and could not get a gnu to
act upon our boats. The gallantry and firmness,
with the prudent zeal of Lieut. Moffatt, contri-
buted to save the life of every individual employ-
ed iu --this little service : all the boats reached
their ships as they came from them, excepting
with damage only to their sails, &c.