Star.
London, England, 1804-10-09 00:00:00

THE .'MARVELLOUS!

RETRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAMBRIDGE, DATED
OCTOBER 7.
A few days fince Mrs. ADAMS, the wife of Mr.
ADAMS, a retpedable farmer at Sawhon, (even miles
fouth of this town, perceived the bottom part of her
gown was torn, as if by a nail, this Ilse mended, and
thought no mere of till the next day, when the dd.-
covered that not only her own gi.wn, but her feu vani's
alto were literally in tatters t (he could not account
for their being in that hate, but put ortanother : this,
though whole at the time of doing fo, was reduced
to the condition of her fill, and though, in the whole,
fbe drelled herlelf in lir different garments, all of
them 'hared the fame fate. She inforined feveral of
her neighbours, both male and female, of the circum-
fiance, who, on going into the houfe, werk equally
unfortunate, for though the utmoll precaution was
taken that they might experience no injury, they
found !Itch holes in the gowns of the women and the
coats of the men as convinced them all were regarded
in the fame light. Aft lend of mine who lives in the
place, and who is a Gentleman °treat relpedability,
informed me that he went to the houfe, where there
were a dozen others, that he knew their goirns were
entire oft their entry, but that he,faw pieces drop off,
and rents made without any viftble caufe.—Mr.
ADAMS called on Dr. Micas& to. acquaint him with
the bonnet's, and 1 underhand the Vice Chancellor,
who as well as the Dr. has great knowledge in Chy-
mittry, intends accompanying him to ruorro.w, that
they may, if potlittle, discover the cattle of this ex-
traordinary cafe. The gar ments haven" appearance
of having had any Chemical pi rpdreion thrown on
them, for xeither the look 01 smell w, nld lead you
to trippore that the rends were uccafioned by vitriolic
acid, ice. dec. Many of your Readers will laugh at
a tale io improbable and inexpiicable : there might
have been tome grounds for ridicule if only one or
two perfons had been affected by it, but tone-tenths
of thole who vilit tite holife have a knowledge of the
elle& front their own experience.
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•11.)Tilb.S. L►Yl►R, SAISIS DATF.
The foli —tug fingolar rircumllance lately occur•
red at Sawiton near Cambridge:
The woe of Mr. ADA Mt. a refpeetable farrnerin that
village, a few days ago perceived that the bottom '
part of her gown was trim, as if caught by a hook,
this the immediately mended and thought no more
of it ; on the following morning the gown appeared
torn in the fame place, and alfo in feveral other pal ts,
for which Mr►. A. not recolleCting any caufe, began
to be much furprited, and mentioned the circum
(lance to her hufbanCl, and to the maid fervanr, whole
gown by this time had (hared the fame fate ; the fa•
mil), being now alarmed, related the ftrange event to
their neighbours, many of whom vifited the houfe,
and fools difcovered that their apparel luttained a
fimilar injury, as well men as women. Mr. ADAMS
has three ma; s, all of which appear to be confider-
ably torn. in the &iris; the wife has, during the tall
fur days put on fix different gowns, and all are fo
much torn that (he cannot ever Mend them.. A girl
r,Lit rtfides in the hook, about is years of age, had
'laterally nothing but the body part of her fpwr,. re-
...aining, all the fltirta having fallen off as fhe moved
airout. A Lady who has been a few weeks ofCrt
vilit at Sawiton, called at the honk on Friday even-
ing with feveral other perfons, the had on a new co-
loured gown, and after being thee about a quarter
of an hour dilcovered two large les and a long
end in different parts of it, and being confiderably
alarmed at the unaccountable effeCt, immediately left
the houfe ; during her flay in it, the apparel of feveral
other pet fon, was torn or rent in lake manner. This
very estraorait.•lry occurrence has now become the
only tubj.4l diicourfe all over eambridge, and I
hive no doubt half the town will go to &maims to
$ (flange operations. Many of your Readers
w ill laugh at a tale fo improbable and inexplicable,
and I myfelt fhould have fufperiled tome inpofition,
bad the effeCts been confined to the family, but fo
many others have experienced them whole veracity
cannot be quettioned, I confefs myfelf loft in amaze-
ment. Should any of your learned readers know a
precedent for fuch a cafe, and be able to unfold the
caufe of fo Itrange a citcitantiance, or prescribe
preventive, it would give the g•ea•etl r,ti,t,,etion to
the family and friends of Mr. Ant ms, who have hi-
the, to been unable to dikovet any caufe whatever by
which they can, in the flighted degree, account for
the event ; nothing is to he fern, heard, or felt during
the (perations of the invitible agent, and no other ar
tide in the (inure but apparel has been hitherto af-
felled, and that, principally, when on the wearer,
• who is not at all aware of the attacks of his imper-
ceptible enemy.

A few days ago a man in the employ of Dr. Pen-
dleton, of Nottingham, fell into a copper of boiling
foop-Icee, and seas fo much fealtied as to be without
hoses of recovery.
Confiderahle numbers of loving have lately been
ddcovcred in the neigith.orthood of Bridlington,
%%here they are committing &collations on the
hedges, and whatever tile the advanced feafon of the
year has left to their rapacity. They are about two
inches in length, of a green colour, with a brown fpot
upon the back, and are fuppored to have been brought
thither by the late equinotlial gales. None of thcfe
dentuaive infells have been known in this part of
the country, t.r we believe in any part of England,
during a period of many years.
A Ilia r to Srott rim se—The cuflom of wantonly
deal eying the ditferet.t fpecies of martins or (wal-
lows, wl!ich entirely feed upon the wing, and are
only to be leen in this country during the breeding
months of rummer, is defiroying wi!hout refleaion
what PI...I•IDLNCE fent for a great pin pole. By fhort-
ing the old birds, the &filings are in confequence de-
flroyed ; which when added to a number of the Ist-
ter, I .fl in the lea by migration for the wiater, unitedly
affi4ii a • alon for their great decreale. Minute ob-
i ferver-. that one of there birds daily de-
fir . hunched; of moths, flies, and other in.
patents of the alarming warms of caterpillars,
groin, &c. e.t.a it qii•mtly commit filch &pi edoi ions
in the g o den, an.' liekis, on vegetation in general.
llt in eArriettly hr, cti that al: praeliiioners wi.h guns
sviil dif,.iiiiiintre (booting nr deitorr:n; Any frailvvr.
martin, mitt, tlicr bit.ls %ilk., teed in il•ght.
Timir .iuman:ty ar.. I. :-.I!ICC towards this valuA•
U.; and inoffentive part of the lead c•ed crcoti,n will
%c to rcduce the number of the y ut.xn,us
leds which saimilly 4401 &Lib cau.uy.

.N'AUTICAL INITLLIGENC.7..

MAILS THIS DAY.--Wind W.N.W.

AIR. DUI. AIR. roe.
Dublin HamburO
Waterford t i LecwarJ IC mds o o

We have the pleafure to announce the arrival in
the Channel of another valuable fleet from Jamaica,
confining of feventy-three fail, which failed on the
27th of July, under convoy of nines's.' man of
warp and tno frigates. The Ibips bound to Brinol,
are all arrived, except the Jame., which parted from
the fleet r-. 1 the lath of Augufl, in coming through
the Gulph.

PLYMOUTH, Ocena t a 8:—Lall night. at (even
o'clock, arrived from Jamaica, after a p&p of ten
weeks, the ORAISIR, 40 guns, lioa. Capt. Haan KRT.
She failed the z7th July, with the Et.RPHA VT, 74
guns, Captain DUNDAS, and eighty-one fail Of mer-
chantmen, for the United Kingdom. The URAHIi
was with that part of the convoy hound for Liver-
pool, Briaol, and the frith ports, but parted corn•
pany in a violent gale of wind the ed inflant, off the
S. W. coaß of Ireland. The URANIA had nearly
fetched Cork, when the gale of N ind came on, which
blew with as much violence as it did off this port :
the lefr the Mod of Jamaica very healthy. St. Do-
mingo, from the leek tcconnts arrived at Port
Royal, was in the fame slate as heretofore.
POSTS MOO TH,OCT.B —Arrived the brig PrufGana,

—; from Cadiz, bound to Havre, detained by the
Ntzfosisms frigate. The Kiwi. man of war is re-
leafed 'from quarantine.
DIAL, Oct. B.—Sailed the SCOURGE llonp of war,
for Deptford. Came down from Sheernef., the Z
IRA bomb. Arrived the ZEPHYR Soap of war from
the wedward. and the DASHER armed Slip from the
French coal', and remain with the raft of the (hips as
per !all.—Wind 10 W.

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SHEERNESS, OCT. S.—Arrived hi. Majeßy's hired
armed l'aip Lion, with the Fly cutter; alio the Char-
lotte, of Lubeck', Mt c:tAEL HENRICK Flotrztratuacts
mailer, 'from Riga bound to Chatham, laden with
round timber and deals, flopped by his Majefly's
hired armed fhip Thames. The ZEBRA bomb has
failed for the Downs, with the Teazel and Filen
gun.brigo, and the Aitso has gone up the River to
be paid off. The Sirius, JOHN PrItGWN, of Riga,
bound to Chatham Yard with mans and (pars, and
the Bcar, Crtis. STEWART. from Oalebec, bound to
Chatham-yard, with oak timber and Raves, hopped
by the Thames armed fhip, have alfo arrived.
Maas ATE, OCT. 6.—The brig thrown on the Nay-
land Rock, a week back, which was laden with hones
from the ifland of Portland, and bound for London,
was fcnttled, it not being expetted that the could be
got off. The (ill and perfeverance of our Margate
feaMen, have netwithflanding prevailed againa hope;
they hopped tip the fatale Is les, and. fticeeeded haft
night in bringing her fife within Margate Pier, with
very little comparative damage. She will be fet to
rights here, before fhe puts to fea again.
'Hutt, OCT. s.—At Embden, the Gute Hoff-
nung, lista,. from this port ;—at Archangel, the
Commerce, HALLIDAY ; P•tke of Clarence, —;
Traveller, ALLISON, and Herald, WAITE, Mil from
thi. port. Arrived on Monday lap, in Hull Reads,
his Majelly's armed defence (hip the PARAGON, Capt.'
W. MOORE. The Salerno, SCHiiLES, :And the Elbe,
GALE, for Tonningcn, fail from hence to-morrow,
under convoy of the Adel Vii armed Chip. The Chips
now loading for feveral ports in the Baltic, fail from
hence the I 3th intl. On Tuefday laft, arrived in the
Hawk, his Majefly's armed felt the Anil_ PHI, with
tlores for the Gclykheid and litldcr. The Bonito,
J. MAINLAND, arrived at Whitby, the tR i„ft. sat h
a cargo of timber and plank from Dantzick ; and on
the thy followii g, the Williamand Ann, W. I:m-
-osaics, at rived at that port fiom P.)rtfinouth, in
order to be tilted nut for iat, is' Streights tiilierv, the
eatting fiat n. Captain \V. Toms, of the Hove,
liom Me tuel for Se4rhol,tigh. fpoke on the 261:1
ei3ht leagues V.'. by N. 4.1. the Spurn, the (hip MA: s.
or M try, Capt till G. Sri PH IN SON, all wrii ; had fe-
parated from the Or fordnels convoy tire days !..efore.
The Wanderer, FRANKLIN, fr.-n. Marva, ast.t.li was
on ['wee on the Barnard Sand, is ?tit off airhoat any
material damage, imd arrived in the Thames.—A
few days ago .11 vottog %hale, one of the fpecies known
by the Elaine of bottle noted, was taken in Wainil:et
harlvatr, by the niatter of a coaninq w!r•e:
ptoch.ced two butts of of
was in the haven at the tine the above one ssilLc..l46l
but cis:aped.

FROM LLOYD'S 113'r.
ni AAAAA No. Ocr. 11.—l'aficd by tht Minerva, rand, from
ibnit ; (locitt Intcnt. Scnr.ett, (rum ; blorett. Grail.
Iron. !Whoa ; Vrow Hendrtcha. Cramer. bora St Vrow
Mali... Smith, from Lutbdcn; Orrno:td ; Ma.-*, I hemp-
fon ;and thc Sarah. Maawtll, from Oa. bac —Sailed the Ands .av,
Archer, for Sevilk ; Admiral Nrifun, Irwin, for Cepi •thagen ;
l'aher, Smith, for Peterfbargh; Ceres, M.warn ; thc %.%
m.
I.udwig, for Elfinore ; Vrow for Hufvm ;
Gentle Hionpc, Jultanw a ; . rear Diana. ; V. ow Scheer ..,
Keyb r ; Twe Gebriadt.l., Vida;; an.: thc t:ctwudels,
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hau•a, Gar Emiadee