Star.
London, England, 1801-08-27 00:00:00

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HORLID MOROER.—The following dreaftful
count is extra Fled frosn'a New York paper of :;
i 7th of June :—" Mr. J. Clarke, of Nortbuir'.,:.
land County, was removing his family tti ,
and paffcd the 111eghany mountain by the ro,u(
3eula, to the foot of Chefiuu Ridge ; tb:
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on Saturday evening soth May, he put his 4",,ru'i
in a wage cabin, to remain there till Monday
ning following--but unfortunately for Mr. Cl.l
he had been joined a few miles on tha call fide , f
Frankflown by a young-man, who alledgcd 11,,t
he was going to fume part of theWeftei iiColuu,,,
and being acme; he propofed to travel in cornp.:::v
with the family, and would affill
waggan, and render o-her fervices that would b:
r:quired. His propofal; were cheerfully aeccr
by Mr. Clark, and he was fupplied with e,:ery -
celfary,as he lived with them. On Mccd iy znurn
ing, before they loaded the waggon tc
on their journey, the young man took Mr. Clark s
rifle to hunt for game. He went fome dig: ac.
from.the cabin (but within hearing) and fired ol
the rifle, and immediately ran in with the news that
he had (hot a deer, and requefted Mr. Chu k to
take one of the holies to bring, in the carcale.--
While Mr. Clark got a valuable mare and mounts,',
he loaded the rifle to be mudy in cafe another op.
portunity fhould offer ; they fet out together, Mr.
Clark riding and he walking; after Corte timc,
Mrs. Clark and her children heard another fh,t,
and concluded they Lid met with another deer ;
but, (hocking to relate, the ball entered the back
part of Mr. Uark's head and came out throw;(l
his forehead, and he fell A viiftim to the ungrateful
mifcreant whom they had for fcveral days fed and
treated with kincinefs. The unfufpefling woman
With her children•renia-ined in their defolate huh,.
tion feveral days, waiting Tor the return of her
hufband, without being abie to make fearch in the
wildernefs, being fearful of going out of fight of
the inioke of the cabin, left fhe fhoald nor find her
way back. After a few days, the Was viiited by
a travFtling perfon, who informed her that he fax
a granger on the Eaft tide of the Allegheny moan.
tain in fearch of a ftrayherfe : this information in
I louse degree hulled her fears, but the related the
circumftance of her ha (band's going into the woods
with a hanger, and file heard a gun fired, but
N 4 not feen either of them Since, they being thee
near one week gone. As this perfon was then
palling into the next fettlement, lie gave the alarm,
and feveral perfons went tO the affillance of Mrs.
Clark. On Monday the Bth inn. they found the
body of Mr. Clark, film in the manner above men:
tinned, but could Lot remove the eorpfe. It is
fuppofed the villain.rode off with the,maret'as the
cannot be found, and !tripped Mr. Clark of a filter
watch and twenty dollars, which he had in, hii
pocket when he left bis.family. The perfon for-
pefted of having committed this horrid deed is a
young, man about 19 or so years of age."

DIED.
Ott Friday evening laft. at Carom, Mn. Jane Mayne, a
widow lady, aged ot years. •
At Moltvse Cottage, near Mufelturgb, the t jtb infant, of
a decline, Sirs. Ana Matra. late wife to C.aptaia MIL=
Jabnfton.

At Stunehaven, on thegtti intl. lieutenant Steel of the Rural
Partnnize Minna.

At Kirkwall, the 34 init. Mr. John Meddle, writer Ore,
and ceduntiffary depute of Orlimey.
Aged 85, Mr. David Stewart, fee. of Loogb-gllier: lac Is fur,
vived by his wife, (with whom be lived 6t yews) it shildren,
Bo gi and-children, and 36 greatgrand-ch Met n.
biDeopbeda, MYs Mkrtlia slacker ruiner-ft doeshter Wale
late L ahem Blacker, Efq. of Rathlear county of Louth
At Cork, in'the *tit year Of hfutiO, de maligns/Belmar.
Surgeon kyrc Atbe, ache Galway roginwee..
On Monday fe'nnight, at bee boolexe Hosywell, afters few
days Rinds, in the /IR year of her age, Mrs: Elizabeth Wil-
, l,gton, filter of delete Mn Risikard Waßinvon. efDafard.
On Monday the loth inßant, at Nartlikigh, in Oxford/hire,
diet a long awl painful inners, Mr. Richard Green, in the 4th
year of his -ape, only fan of Mr. lianas Oren, .of hintike
Love!, Oxfordihire.