Star.
London, England, 1806-07-03 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.

;Funkier partieulan of the dreadful accident which happened on
the River, near Chrlfea, on Sunday loft]

The party in the boat confifted of Mrs. Van But•
dial, wife of Doetor Van Bluebell, her daughter,
Mrs. Jacobs, her fecond fon, Ileac, and her third fon,
Jacob, Mifs Afton, Mifs Mary Afton, and Mile Ann
Allon, three filler;; Mr. John Chi!cot, a mercer in
May's-buildings, fun of a cbeelemonger in Mount-
ftreet ; Mr. Jofeph Coleman, of Mount.ttreet ; two
Meffrs. Phillips, and Mif. Phillips, of Park-ftreet ;
Mils Sibthorp, and Mr. James Sihthorp, of Mono
area. The patty having dined at Richmond, floppcsi
there too long, and were obliged ta row again? the
tide on their return. Mr. Jacob Van Butehat was
attending the hofpitals, to qualify himfelf for a Sur-
geon's Mate in the Navy, and having been at fea,
was confidered a good failor. He was accordingly
placed at the helm. On their approach to the barge,
Come of the party wifhed him to go on one fide of it,
and flame upon the other, and in the uncertainty
which this difference of opinion oecafioned, he did not
turn the helm in time, and the boat coming agaisift
the barge, her fide was Rove in. Mr. Mac Van
Butchell, and the three Mifs Aftpus. were fitting at
that fide of the boat, and were the firft precipitated
into the water. Some of the young men laid hold
of the barge, and got into it. A young man of the
name of Perkins, fon of Mr. Perkins, who keeps the
water works of the Chelfea Company, in Hyde Park,
had been of the party at Richmond, and followed
the boat on font along the bank of the river. He
was nearly abreafl of it when the accident happened.
He fucceeded, in two or three minutesein dragging
Mr. Ifaac Van Bntchell on (pore ; but he was quite
dead, having received a feveve blow upon the head,
and being much bruifed in the body. He was a fine
tall well-made young man, about twenty two years
of age, and clerk to a merchant in the city. A
pocket book, containing hills of various forts, was
found in his pocket, and fent to a banker's. Mrs. Van
Bluebell, her daughter, Mrs. Jacobs, Mils Sibthorp,
and Mifs Phillips, floated down the river together, to
a confiderable diflance, and were picked up by two
boats. On being brought to the throe, they procured
tome dry clothes, and put their own into a bag ; but
time unfeeling wretch Mlle them out of the hag, and
left it behind. Mif. Mary Afton, and Mifs Ann
Afton, both laid hold of one Joreph Coleman, who
tfaeceeded in laving the former, but the latter let go I
her hold, and caught Mr. Chilcot. She, however,
let go her hold again, and funk. She was a beauti.
fill girl, about eighteen years of age, of the moll
amiable manners and dapofition. Hannah, the eldea
fitter, who was alto drowned, was very handfomit,l
and about twenty-four years of age. Mary, the
furvivor, after the was brought on (lore, was with
difficulty reftrained from plunging into the river after
her unfortunate filler,. The body of Ann, when
dragged out, appeared much bruifed, and the head
war much cut. The body of Hannah has nut yet
been found.
FUNERAL OF MR. ISAAC NN Leven
o'clock lalt evening, the remains of that unfortunate,
young gentleman, who was drowned laft Sunday,
were interred in Grofvenor chapel, South Audley. I
flreet. Dy four o'clock in the afternoon, upwArds of
300 perfons had affembled in the neighbourhood of
filotint•flreet, South-itreet, and South Audley• Itreet.
When the ',lnca-lon began to wave from the Houfe
of Mr. Vail Butchel, in Mount-fiteet, the preflure of
the crowd was fo peat, it was with difficulty the pro-
ceffioh could move on. The coffin was covered with
grey cloth and white furniture, and upon the top of
the coffin was placed a plume of black feather., in.
lei-mixed with white ribbons. The incnnfolable father,
Mr. Martin Van Butchel, followed the corpfe, then
his eldelt fon, and Mrs. Van Butehd, Rep mother
to the &rested, and nest his youngeß•brother and
lifter. Tbc procetlion was doted by a number of other
relatives. Vail crowds of people were enllelled for
the remainder of the evening, in Mount firect and its
vicinity.

MARRIED.
Monday lennight, at Dumfries, the Rev. James Rae, Minato*
or Rtrigunzier, to Mira Elisabeth Robertfon, eldcft daughter of
the late Rey. John Robertfoo, Mhtlfter of Kb keonnel.

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o Whatever tutees the Faculty meet with in Bodily Infirmities,
they are genec.ily baffled by Difiarden of the Mind."
Tito NNNNN .
CERTAIN it is, that where confidence is not
/4-4 placed by a full and complete difek.fure of the caufe of the
Difeafe, tt,c retnedy is applied as it were at random, and the odds
are always :Takla the patient's recovery. To this. perhaps It is
principally owing that the BALM of GI I.EAD bas attained fueb
tudverfal eel •brity, wt. &biters, fiat ul rnee, palpitations, watehfulnefs
drnwfinefs after sating, timidity, Bathes of heat and cold, numb •
oafs, rigors of 4ifferent parte giddinsfs, pains (afpecially of the head,
back and loins), hiccup, diflienlty of relpiration and degluti-
tion. anxiety, dry cough, &c. &c. l'be ufuai fymproms of nervous
affations are fpeedily removed, and as there complaints feldoni
come within the ohflevatlon of Gentlemen in the general line of
practice, it is no r‘Bettion upon their knowledge or judgment to
Ay, that very few of them have an opportunity of that experience
which is tha only folk! foundation of medical fame; whilit Dr.
Soros:on 's very extenfiveradice at Gilead Hou re, near Liverpool
enables him to afford that permanent rdirf to fuch unfortunate pa.
tient' as. perhaps, they cannot experience under any whir phy&
datl to the lainglum —Fat Hull-a-Gehue incloted in the Letter.