The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-01 00:00:00

PROVOCATION TO EIGHT A DUy‘G.

QUEEN•SQUARP,.---Ciiphtjil John MOM Field, of
a regiment now lying in the East Indies, and
Williamiligginsou, of the 57th regiment of
foot, Were bought up by race, tinder warrant,
at the complaint of Mr. James OrA,'er, Surgeon at
the York' Hospital at Chelsea, for challengiogtira
to fight a duel.
Mr. Oliver said, that the transaction arose out
of a case which oceiirted at this office on Mooday
lest, wherein the servant. of Lieut. Iligginiqm
charged Colonel Hedy, of the I Ith Dragoons,
with as.uoili big hint. On that occasion he (Oliver)
aecoMp•tiried the Colonel to the Office. On Toes-
day Mr. Iligginsion came to his house, Na. 11,
Belgrave-terrace, and told him that his
servant had informed Mr. Dunn Field of his ex-
posing him on the preceding day at Queen-Square
Office, by stating to the ..11agiArate, that he u as is
most - dangerous .claaracter, laud that he was the
same person who was at that Office a short period
before, for. throwiug a bottle and glass upon the
head of a servant girl at Chelsea, and though the
statement might be true, yet lie (Mr. Dunn Field)
had sent Iriot 'to deflOtati Satisfaction; 'and he ex-
peated.bito to name time Had place.—My. Oliver
likewise said, he informed Mr. Higginstin that
he ne)er spoke to the Magistrate, but it was
nothing more than truth had he said so, and he
should consult with a friend before he sent any
answer to his message. 'The next day he met Mr.
Dunn Field at the Orange Coffee-house,•Clielsea ;
he came up to hint in a most outrageous Mantier,
and said he had sent hint a challenge by Mr. mg-
ginsots, and to useltia own words—t` You are a
d—d coward and scoundrel it you don't fight me ;
and I wilt tell you so wherever I meet you ;" until
flourished his cane over his bead, threatening to.
chastizehitn.
NIL Dunn Field said, the cause of his sending
hint the challenge was in consequence of his hav-
ing previously said that he would meet him at any
place he would appoint.-
Mr. Oliver Said,' he never promised to meet
hint ; he had advised with his friend, a Gentleman
who knew him'.well, anti he informed him that
ever since the Captain had been drafted to tie East
Indies be had acted most ontrageonsly, nod in
different hotels tie had challenged a whole room
full of Gentlemen to gght, and that it was,but
short time since he was held to bail for challeq-
' ing an. Officer at Chelsea. . •
Mr. spike to - the prisoners of the
enormity of their offence, and th.st they must be
aware of the excee,iing. 'impropriety of their coti-
duet ;.• that he must •be rtuder the necessity' of
holditooltero let responsible sureties, to :answer
Mr. Oliver's charge at the ensuing Sessions, if he
persisted in pressing the...case; but he Would be
ff their advocate with him, and sec if sn apology
svould be sufficient;

'They said. they would make any apology Air.
Oliver tleiire(l. ' _ _

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Mr. Oliver said, that be was determined to pro-
secute the. ease., nut 'entirely upon account of, the
injury be had sustained by them, but for' others,
and the phhlie gimd.
Pii%l.Dittlo Said, he was .sorry
,that young
turn should sO .commit thetnselves ; that he must
do a, paimifnl duly, which was to send them to
prison till they produced ; two
.persons in
bonds °lda etioh, and'themselves in 801, each:

DREADFUL AUCIDENT.-7Yelterchy afternoon,
about one o'clock, the funeral of niss Buattowiti,
of BA. LiOn-street, (lc:Ate:ma, came to St.
james's Church, Clerkenwell-green. The grave
Was ordercd to be dug twenty feet deep; when
the body ennui, to be lowered the Undertaker
foinid some fault with the depth, awl the grave-
digger and his assistant went .down to throw Up
a few more shoyels of earth, when, unfortunately,
owing to the great pressure of the people and the
ground composed of loose, earth, the 'shores gave
way and the earth fella
in
nd buried them tinder
its wei•Alit ; several men were immediately set
about shovelling away die earth, which.iept con-
stantly falling in ; but in about an hour after. the
body of one of 0(1114 the name of Butcher, ap-
parently dead, was found, immediately citified
home, and by the meant prescribed for restoring
persons apparently suffocated, he was' restored to
life, and at nine o'clock last night there were
great hopes entertained of his recovery. The hotly
at the other man was not then dug out, although
there were several navigators employed in shovel-
ling away the earth. The crowd ot. people in and
around the chUrch-yard was beyond conception ;
the constable were not able to .keep them away.
The'body of Miss BURROWES was-,deposited in a
vault under the church.

ASIOTHIMDARINO RIVER PIRACY.--On Sunday
morning Atm, about three o'clock, the ship Chap=
matt, lying at her, moorings in the Buoy; Blatk-
was,boarded, and forcibly broken open by
•hust:s crew, and•rebbed of a considerable quan-
tity Of Eas,t India sugar; coffee, &c. in bags; When
the gang was breaking into the bold, the Mate
was alarmed, and: immediately' ran forward; and
saw aotan of the name ut Neck, a notorious cha-
racter from Deptford; he collared him, and said,
" You rascal, I have caught you. at last," anti a
great scuffle ensued, but in which Neale got dis-
engaged, and jumped many feet into the water.
In the mean time the boat's crew; with their
booty, left the ship. The Mate again endeavour-
ed to stop their progress, and threw -a copper
tituncheon, 14 lbs.. weight, 'overboard into the
'spat, which, from the cries heard, must have
done some injury. lie then threw another into
the water after Neale, but which did no damage.
They :A. with (heir plunder, InAdt`iolf, and have
uut since been heard of.