Star.
London, England, 1803-09-28 00:00:00

.DEA7'N OF LIEUTENANT BEST.

About two o'clock yefterday afternoon, a melan-
choly accident occurred at Ibbetfon's Hotel, in Vere-
fireet, Oxford street—an accident which is the more
to be lamented, as it has deprived the country of a
valuable Officer, at a period when fuch a lots mull
undoubtedly be felt, and infiieted a deep wound in the
mind of his furviiring friend, who unintentionally was
the caufe of it. CHARLES JOH Es, Efq. an Officer in
the Army,had lodged at Ibbetfon's for Come days, and
was on the eve of departure to join his regiment, on
its march to the coaft. A poll chaife was at the
door of the Hotel to receive him. His particular
acquaintance and friend, Lieutenant THOMAS BEST,
of the 48t1i Regiment, had, in the mean time, called
on, and was to accompany him to the Country.—
Their piftols were lying on the table, ready to be put
into the pockets of the poll chaife. In the courfe of
a converfation about highwaymen, excited by their
intended journey, Captain Joel, tools up one of the
piffols, to (hew what he would do if attacked by any
pfthatfraternity. Atthis periodthe piftolunfortunate-
went off, and (hot Lieut. Barr through the body.
There were Tome carpenters at work in the Hotel at
the time, fo that the report of thepiflol, if heard at all,
was not believed to be a piaol (hot, and Capt. Jonas,
wild and diftraeted, rah for affitlance into the Coffee-
room, where he was the firlt wbo announced the
cataftrophe which had happened. No time was loft
in carrying his wifhes into effeEt. Mr. I/MATSON, with
the molt humane attention to the deceafed, ran him-
felf to Surgeons FORD and HSAVISIDS, who, with
the molt commendable alacrity, were at the dying
man's bed-fide In an inftant after ; but human aid
was unfortunately of no avail : after exchanging for-
glvenefs with Captain Jamas, declaring in the moil
generous manner that his death was accidental, and
that he felt more for his friend than for himfelf, the
lamp of life dying gradually away, Lieutenant
Bear' expired in lets than an hour after the accident
bad taken place, bat in full poffeffion of his fenfes
till the WI.

Notice of this event having been immediately
given at the Policeoffice. Marlborough-ftreet, Cap-
tain joust went thither in a coach. After a fhort
examination before Mr. CONNAIIT, he was coma
mined to the care of two PoliceoEcers who are now
atith him in Issarson's Hotel, where the Coroner's
"ague& is to fit on the body of the deceafed this
evening.
has already been Rated. that Capt. Jonas and
Lieutenant Busy, were Moll intimate friends and
companions. They were lately on a vile to the fa-
ther of the former at Chigehurft, in Kent t to which
place Mr. Isarrsem fent an miners yefterday with an
account of what bad happened.
Lieutenant Barr was a Weft Indian, and is the
fame Gentleman who was to have fought a duel with
Lieutenant Canaan on Thurfday. at Harrow, as
Rated in the ST*l of Friday lall, but was prevented
by the interference of the Magiftrates, in confequence
of which Lieutenant Owego was apprehended, and
taken to the Public Office, where he was obliged to
find bail to keep the peace, hind& in pool. and two
(armies in asol. each. It appeared on an Inveftiga.
tion of the caufe of the difputc, that it originated
like the duel fo fatal to Col. MoaTCoust!, about a
Newfoundland dog belonging to Lieutenant Cat:maw.
A warrant was likewife iffued for the appreheufion
of Lieutenant Bur, but he kept out of the way.
Captain Jones was to have been his fecond.

The Kiso has been pleated to give and sprit unto
Ifis Excellency WILLIAM DRUMMOND, his MAJESfIr'S
Ambaßador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at
the Sublime Porte, his Royal Licence and permit ion
to receive and wear the infignia of the order of the
Crefcent, tranfmitted to him by the Grand Signior.

Prince W:l.l.:Am of GLoucevrea received the
freedom of Prelion on Friday laft, accompanied by
an appropriate actdrefs t after which he infpeeed the
troops in the neighbourhood of that place. and, at
the invitation of the Lady Abbefs, vifited the Nun.
eery for young ladies, to whom his Royal Highnefs
paid Tome very elegant and peraw compliments.
Five hundred of the Guards. under the direaion
of engineers, began yefterday to throw up a battery
en an eminence on the right of the Thrift Wood
sear Chelmsford.

Two mails arrived yefierday from Gottenbargh,
bet brought no intelligence whatever. The letters
and papers from Hamburgh, &c. that come by the
way of Hyrum, bring later intelligence than thofe
which are fiat by the way of Gottenburgh.
A letter from Dublin, 23d Sept. 111103, fags, w A
waoß extraordinary tranfaftion an the Monied World
happened yeaerday :—Loaa WRIT, called on Mr.
Wacanar, and told him, that he underßood Go-
vernment were prefed for money, and that he had
Psva HUNDILD TIIOUSAIID POUNDS STIRLING at
their fervice, on their own terms. This timely aid
was accepted (as part of the Million allowed by
Parliament to be railed by Treafttry Bill.) and Tree-
fury Bills as S per cent. are prepartng.to lie iffoed to
him for the amount. Ha uto pay en three inßal-
memo the sgth September,Oitober, and November."
On Pridat lid a meeting was held at the Guild-
hall. Briftol, refpcaing the &amity of Myer and
!mall gold coin, when it wan agreed that a memorial,
figoed by the Chairman of a Casmitt of eighteen,
to be appointed by the meeting, praying for a pew
coinage of Calvet., be prefested to the Right Hon. the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Poch manner as the
Lid Committee fhall think proper.
A prints letter from an Officer at Bengal fays-
-0 His Highnefs the Nabob of OUDI has conferred a
ttof nod. per annum on W HASTINGS,
.ICILINISIT Governor General of Bengal, daring
the tens of lus naturallife,,

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