The Sun.
London, England, 1813-10-27 00:00:00

STEAL I BOATS.

' We lenrn that a machme, of great importance
to the navy, has lately been invented. by Mr.
Lewis liAyNE, officer ()I' the Excke lit Wick..Thk
machine, althototh intended partly for the same
purpose, is said to be fur superior to the steam-.
boats now in 'use, both for simplicity and
Instead of the Ivheeis used in these boats, which
are of no service in a heavy sea, fins, or oars, of It
peculiar description, have been constructed by Mr.
BAYNE, which being at all times wholly notice
water, are considered n efficient in a rough as itt
a smooth sea. The machinery by which these his
or oars are worked is simple, and entirely cliff -
rent from that on the present steam boats. It can
be worked! either by the steam or by the hand,
can be shipped or unshipped , in:a few miuntes,
may be fixed on ships or boats of size or eon.:
seruction. From a trial made in a fishing-boat;
when the. machinery was far front being in its pre..
sent complete state, it wttsfound, that althotii4lt
only worked by one man,' the boat to which tl:e
machine was attached, outstripped one of the same
sizes vorketl by six men. For vessels disinasted,
or endeavintring to come up with or escape front
an ettetny-;.in` a calm, or otherwise, the au vti ut a:,es
arising from having ilk machine on board are _x-
petted to be great. A model lia‘bevit sent to the
Board of„Admiralty, for their inspection, by his
Grace the Duke of G 0 RDON

General Z.tptutA, chief of a l'rtinch squadron,
was lately assassinated by .his confidential domes-
tic Basil; Pavinsky, at ritzy, !n Hanover. 1k
W 33 on his way from France to join the army ;
and alighted at the pestmaster's, when hi! sh..pt.
In the,middle of the night, Pavins.ky attaches !ltita
with his own sabre, ,and having reduced him to
a state of insensibility, cut his throat, l'act
rifled bin of a gold watch, several diamond rings,
g aml >OOO francs in old. Ile did not attcurpt 't(A
escaFie; but declared next morning, thi.t his
mastrr, was'latigned, and would nit rise till mid-
Late in. the UrtCrIAION), the posirmister's
wife,surprised to, hear no movement in the ch.un-
her, Beeped through the key-hole, saw the
General, naked, and, weltering in his hlooi.
Pavinsliy, who was in the kitchen regaling him-
self, was immediately apprehended, and confessed
his crime.

. .
Friday night an alaraill'iir fire broke 014 t on the
premises belonging to M7...l.ttnes WALK.FAt, xttt
opulent, farmer near Tooting OcCilift)lleil by the.
caieleisness of one of the, servtutt77ll,4.l4lS holcling
a candle too near the bed-furnitaire, which in-
stantly caught title, whilst putting, two of the
children to bed. Very forttinately„by the intim,:
(Bate assistance of several of the neighbours, its
ravages, were confined to the chamber where it
began, and theadjoining one, both of which, with
their furniture, was entirely destroyed.
On Sunday, as, the niece end two daughters (one
seven, the other eight years of age) of,Mr.llll..ALn.
of Bartholomew-places, were in) their Way to
c,burch, while crossing the road ne:a their father's
house, they were, both Unfortunately os'er
by a horse coming at full speed; having a boy on
his haq.yli unable to guide or brill) hint. The elder
girl had her skull severely fractured, and was ttiken
up in to lifeless state, strut has,sincehati two pieces
taken from.the,head, fro u 1 which operation she is
not expected to survive. .`rife younger girl escaped
with one of her: fett much, bruised, and is ia a
fair wily of recovering the use.of it.
Mount:a Friday morning, the body of
TUOMAS DEADY ‘vas found murdered,' upp.ireotly
with a pitchfork, which Was found near
outside of Carrick-on-Soli', on the (..lontnel roAd.
lie Itad sold pies on 'I tifirstlay at the fair of Car,
rick, and towards. evening, on his WRY I..nue,
took some refreshment at,a,cahiret, whicli he left
at seven in the evening, and near whHh his hOt-fy.
was found. He was a quiet, industti :11, 108 n , mot
is supposed to have been murdered for the sake
theAntmey which he had 1-cc:lived at the air: Sc 4
much of the project, however, was idefested,
his flatter fiad previously talien Inune illOtlvf.
Sing fatP tlx zreejt uNd:lon d a iktig.,,oliog
'Wra.'ll.loo“tz, of Loughborough, a hi ickm.iker,
few- days 1.4;0: laid a wager of
With 'his hands fixed belnrahint, absolutely worry
tor death with his mouth-one or these
eorotaeoe'ed "this extraordinary task by pros•
trating himself &Ilion the ground, :and then 'With
his uose fiercely sissaildd its price ly. ex for its a
few minutes his task w.as. clouded' daret,
Ens
totic6, perhaps, tis if the scientific and sturdy Crib'
had been his opponent, ,anil frar a Erne IttonvA to
have as little chance of conquest .he WO ,l ist
lilieliiio(:ii have, had. with that -renowittd 4ert.);
however, the briekinaker tit length,,With his unsal
v:>wsrwtit, .bucoeeded its pre”ing. the tittle Vitt!'
drupecl till its' .cheveguiqle-frize. ratlia anYo- waY,
ilticiost4,mheop like furvi glUttflied
at hit 1 >4. and bit it ctimplettly otf,Auul thereby
won his.'Ytager* to the no Ittnalittnlot3tr, nt: se-
veral of his Niailtratitt walla Aittitated tint: