Star.
London, England, 1804-09-03 00:00:00

POLICE, &e.

On Firday. at Marlborough !tree', young Gen-
tleman was charged with feng a challenge to fight
a duel with Mr. Tarrsa. landlord of the King's
Arms. Tottenham Court Road. The Defendant had
called for fome refrefhtnent at the boti‘e, and on go-
ing into the drinking room on the fir° fluor. ordered
the (errant to bring him a fheet of writing paper ;
but on her return he was abfent ; and on the land-
lord being informed that he had gone up 'lairs to his
bed-room, fome words enfued, when the Hefendant
felt himfelf In much offended, that he fent a note to
the Landlord, which g.:re him hii.choice either pub-
licly to beg pardnn. or to meet him with a brace of
patois on the caning morning at eight o'clock, in
the fire field leading to Kernels Town The Defen,
dant was accordingly ordered to find &reties, himfelf
in 2031. and two 'sondem° in tool. each.

Saturday a hackney coachman,• named Wenman,
was charged at Mai lborough•fireet police office, with
as affiatilt and an attempt to coon money. A
Mr. Simmonds dated, that on Fiiday evening, he
hired the coach at Charing Crofa for the accommo-
dation of two ladies and himfelf, and o tiered the dri-
ver to proceed to Charlotte.fireet, P ntland-place.
Mr. S. repeatedly defired him to ofemore 'eapedi•
tiott : on which he became very abufive, defended
from his 6te, and at length dragged the party out of
hi. coach, thriatening at she lame time to fend them
all to the watch bottle, (inlet's they paid him half a
crown. This was reforest, on which he (buck Mr
Simmonds a revere blow on the head with the butt
tad of his whip. Mr. S. on this knocked him down,
and gave him in charge to the watch. IVenroata was
committed to Bridewell, being unable to give bail for
his appearance at tilt Q2artet Scillons, to aufwer fps
his very improper cundult.
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A tradefman of 'rooky Area. on Friday, evening,
meeting. an acquaintance in St. George's in.the Eall,
went with him to a public hooft in Caale-,beet, and
there drank freely. On fettling the reckoning, he
offered a 401. bank note in payment's Lot. the land-
lord being int:ade to change it, the acquaintance aw
dertnok to do fo—but, intlead of returning, took his
pafiage in one of • the Gtavefend boats, with a trail
fair one, on a patty of pleafure. The man waited
for Come hours—and was at length obliged to leaVe
his watch as fccuriry for the payment of Lis (sore.

On TuefJay morning the bar window of she Run-
ning Buck Inn, at Ipfv:ich, was broke open, and
three calks of liquor, with a quantity of plate. gluten.
One I.f the thieves got fn much intoxicated with the
liquor. that ho was unable to move from .the fpu•,
and was found gaup in the morning with a broth,
the property of the landlord, under his head. Tilde
who had the booty, however, made their efcape.
On Thuifday afternoon as a Mr. Gardener was
palEllg through Badge-fir:T.., Blackfi iars,he was kr.
'winded by a gang of pickpockets, who took from
him his purfe containing 1701. in bank notes, but one
of the villains letting it drop dating the conform:l,
the Gentleman feint' it, and they were under the ne-
cefity of decamping without their booty.
A few days lime the gardener of T. May. Efq. of
Littlebourn Court, Kent, incautionfly threw the clip-
pings of a yew tree bun the farm yard, where they
were devoured by tLe bogs, aoJ a few hours :rite',
32 of them drooped dead.
Tao Oleos laniams.—An American paper fur-
n'►&es the following article, dated Lexington (Ken-
tucky) June 12 :

" On Satnrday evening Ilk twelve Chiefs, depot
ed from the Ofage Nation of Indians, and two boys.
arrived io this town, on their way to the city of
Wafhington, on a viiit to the Prefidem of the United
States. It is raid, the object of their silk is to enter
into a treaty with the United States, with whom they
are defirous to be on friendly terms. Their touns
are (hug's' upwards of five hundred miles up the
Miffouri, on the 01age River. The tribe corals of
about 1500 warriors, who live in two fetilements, at
ni great dillance horn each other. Th:y are of a
gigantic nature, being all (the men) above lie feet
in height, and well proportioned. They are repro.
tented as a ferocious people, who with to be at war
with all the other trilses of Indians. On their paffage
down the Miffouri, five of thrir party were killed by
the Sacks:pis and Renard Tribes. Sevetal others re-
turned front St: Louis, having fallen fick.
" M. CNOUTSAU, a French Gentleman of the Ern
refpeaabtlity, and a citizen of Lanai-Ana, who has
fora rkumber of years had the esclulive privilege of
trading with the Ofages, has been induced by Cap-
tain L►wis to accompany them. There are alto in
company leveral young French Gentlemen, who in.
tend applying to be admitted into the Military
Academy.

'• The party left St. Lonis the 1 7th ult. at which
time Captains LIWIS and CLARK/ were OW!, and
would leave it the 19111, on their tour to explore
Lonifiarta. Three men, who had barn for three years
hunting in that country, and whole knowledge oldie
different tribes of Indians extended a coulidetablc
diflance, have been engaged to go with Capt. I.owts
as guides. Thefe hunters relate. that durint their
excarfions, they law an Indian woman, who ILA
been taken prifoner front a nation wh.. I.ve Ln the
(hoses of the Pacific Ocean.
" M. CNOUTEIU carries with him to the Perri.

dent, a toad or frog, of a ve• y curious fpecies—its
form is that of a laud tort. fe, very fiat, eoverrd
with fcales, of a dark Rtey colour, a than tail, and
head formed like that of a buffalo, and is ornasuent•
ed with fa horn+ ; it lived four months in the poi
fellion of M. CNOVrr*V. without uliutt any thcr
nourithment than a little water, which was git al it
from time to time.

This peck. or fr• & is frequently fonn:i in the
meadow wi• hin the t rut ry of th.: 01

^ r.au, n.
I

They live in thit.ci.i•;, n fr:cies td grt
.lrrel. and Thje
oectipv an ArtA . t him one in (wn amts rf t:0, land
l'inm the lin lAr 4•.! of !.11 j-1: e:•;•1
ninnicAte ith th-ir lu!, ct •tr:.in is
kept Ice fr,m dui* i;• 11,r Itywid.. %du)
hritfis it v. itit t::or Lois ; ti y :ire of .4 br..vsii
gender math, and ve•y r t te. Ti,es tip
play am"fig oriclvespli : Lice, Leepi, , col-
tinels. As Ito II .1, Any pe,l* n at tl:e %s-Atch
rives the Agn.th Ciey ski inii,.:ly do.sisrTar.—
The f r•.l T., ti.ei re•c..it e ..b-
-j-et them-elv-c. t••q...111. ii.g.Vl a floss., indacnt
tilstPulitmt. Are eaGly taken."

Lord estatreartito faid, 41 A good Ca of Ti.
in either fez, mutt confiderably add to the pit
(ions formed in the mind on a firft appeatavet.
1 And theobfervati .n acquires additional force tt„,,, 14c
eircumflance the get,trality f the Englilb nation.
from their mole of living, being troubled.% ith !he
Scurry in the Gums, which produces Tooth-ache, and
eventually rotten Teeth
,:lhe(c dilaretable eff..ets
may be prevented by the timelyufe t f BUTIAeb Re-
florative Tooth Powder, which is ufed by the (Zten
and Pliqeares, and aloft of the gnetith and Trio N.,-
bility. It imparts a finsinefit and beautiful resister. to
the Gums t to the Breath the molt delegable fweet-
teas to the Teeth e pearly whitenefi, yetlores thp
enamel, fills up the cpgiet, and prevents the dread-
ful etre& of the TootUathe. •

84d wholefale /Steil at Mr. IltiTtaa's. No. 4,
Cheapfide, corner of Pitirtioller row ; and by nva
i3qak4Peis and. Metlichse Vesiders in •vaty town
she United Kingdom, is boxes at es. 9d. cacti. 7'-
,prevent counterfeits, his Majetly's Flon,nratit: •••
millioners have permitted 11if- NAVIN of tt. Butt
No. 4, Cbtapilide, to be engraved on the :la!" ; and
as a further favour, have ordered it to be in Idacit,
which Ramp is affixed around each b.sx.
Alfo may be had, flu ret lei Patent Toith
Obfetve, the name of R. Bisreta, 4, Cheapftde,"
is engraved on the handle.