The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-31 00:00:00

DUEL.

ON Sunday morning a meeting took place near
St. Alban's, between a Mr. B. of London, and Capt.
T. of Cork, in Ireland. This Duel has been pend-
ing some time : it arose, we understand, from some
words which passed between the parties at a former
Duel, wherein Mr. B. was a principal, and Capt. T.
Second to his opponent. Immediately after the
Duel, Capt. T. sent a challenge to Mr. B. who de_
dined accepting it, and set off for the Continent ;
on his return, he met with the Captain accidentally,
who demanded reparation for Mr. B.'s conduCt, he
having called him a scoundrel. The appointments
were made; on exchanging shots, Capt. T.'received
the ball 'in his right breast ; he staggered much,
and, returned the fire, but missed.—Mr. B. stepped.
up, said he hoped he was not much hurt, and begged
they might be friends. Capt. T: refused, and hid
him take his ground. Mr. B. fired in the air ;
Capt. T.'s ball passed through Mr. B.'s clothes in
front, and slightly wounded him ;—on the third
round, 'Capt. T. was wounded in the right side ;
he was incapable of returning the fire.—The Sur.
geons who attended, pronounced some hopes of his
recovery.

Lord HUTCHINSON is now residing at his Seat at
Knocklofty, near Clonmell.
Lord and Lady MALMESBURY are on a visit to
Lord BORINGDON, at his beautiful seat of Saltram,
near Plymouth.
The Earl of LLANDAFF and his daughter Lady
ELIZABETH MATHEW, Set off for Paris on Thurs.
day next.

Mr. Tt ER NEY'S rapid movements from Dover to
Boulogne, and from Calais to Dover, have excited
some observation ; but this is not the first time he
has gone front one side to the other, with great
celerity.

A Morning Paper informs the Public, that Mr.
BARRETT, who failed in his attempt to go up in the
Balloon at Greenwich, is gone down to Preston, from
which place he means to go up. This Gentleman
appears lately to have met with several ups and
drums.

Much astonishment has been expressed that Mr.
BARR Ett let his Balloon go up 'without him, but we
see no cause for astonishment ; if indeed he had
ascended 'without the Balloon, there would have
been some cause for wonder.
The rate of Posting is still continued at fifteen
pence a mile from Chichester and Portsmouth to Lou..
don on both roadB.—This is a very shameful im-
positiOn.

It is very extraordinary so many persons should
visit France, when they perceive the difficulties and
inconvenience of returning from thence. Nothing
can be more arbitrary and unjust than to oblige
persons to came back in French vessels, whether
they prefer it or not. The danger attendant on
this compulsory voyage, is related as follows by
a Gentleman who with his family was corn.
pelled to embark in a French vessel.— " I em-
barked on Monday the zBth ult. in the Bye_
boat called the Adive, French-built, and com-
manded by one HEAD, a Frenchman, and a crew
consisting entirely of French. After being buf-
- Petted about for ten hours, and twice or thrice
nearly on shore and close to the breakers, not more
than half a league from Calais, a distance we did
not double for more than four hours ! at six o'clock
in the evening we found ourselves close under the
land off Dover, and congratulated ourselves on
being in safety ; whea the Captain, without the
knowledge of the passengers below, whorri the
. roughness. of the weather and sickness prevented
from stirring from their births, thought proper to
abandon Ms vessel, and go ashore in a boat that
had put off for the purpose, the tide being too low
to enter the harbour. In consequence of which, the
vessel was obliged to stand off and on for three
hours, during which we were in momentary expec-
tation of being swalloWed in the abyss, of dashed
against the rocks of Dover. The vessel having
become completely unmanageable, refusing to obey
the helm, and missing stays every ten minutes,
and this in sight of two British boats' that easily
worked in our presence, and in view of hundreds
that were collected on the hills, and on the pier,
who every moment expelled us to be dashed to
pieces. The crew were intoxicated, and under
no controul, and at last became panic struck, and
began to strip, instead of standing to their rigging.
To the Mate alOne, and my feeble suggestions, my
wife and family, and the rest of the passengers, un.
der the superintendance of DiVine Providence, owe
their preservation."

Yesterday morning a young man of genteel ap.
pearance was taken out of the Serpentine River,
in Hyde Park. It is supposed he threw himself in
about three days ago, as at that period a person of
his description was seen walking backwards and
forwards near the place where he was found: He
was taken to the Knightsbridge watch-house to be
owned. On searching his pockets they were found
to contain sevon guineas in gold, but no memoran-
dums which tended in the least to discover his name
or place of abode.