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

THE VIC% lid OF iNsiiNrir.

The name of the perfon who committed the late,
outrage at Vanithall, is Samuel M'Kee, and not
Charles M•Kee, as fird fisted. Ribero" the public
has know nodaiiig of him except his name. We.
therefore, think it proper to publills the following
particulars concerning him :
Mr. *Kee, who is now about 28 years of age. ;5
a native ef the North of Ireland, where his land),
and cornet:him, are portons of good charaeler, worth
and refpeetabili•y. He ferved his apprenticefhip,
and lived fume time atter the expiration of the fame
with a very eminent and refpettable ap. thecary in
the county of Meath.
He came to London for the firlltime, about four
years ago. and through the recommendation of his
friends, obtained a fituatinn in the Difpenfary at
Forton Prifon, near Gufport, from which he was, in
common with others, slit-charged on the peace of
Amiens being made. During the following teafon,
he attended the leaures of Mr. Abernethy, and the
other eminent profeffirs, at St. Bartholomew's Holpi•
tai, after which he lived near twelve months with an
apothecary at Nottingham. He was then appointed
Surgeon's Mate on board la Virginie frigate, Capt.
Baresf.,,d, Up to toffs period he was known to have
conducted himfelf with a great deal of prudence
and propriety ; and fo far from manifesting any
thing like a ferocious temper, he was always peace-
able aad gentle in his manners. His friends had the
belt opinion of him, and entertained the moll fan-
, guine and well founded hopes that he would be pro-
moted in the navy. Bur to their grief and aftunith-
ment, in the month of December hall, they heard of
his having committed tome irregolatitie: on board
Ia Virginie, for which Captain Beresford threatened
to bring him to a Court Martial. That, however, did
not take place, and Mr. M•Kee was transferred
from la Virginie to the Unicorn frigate ; on board of
which (hip he has continued until within the 'Alt fort-
night, when fhe are ived at the Little Note.
For what realm Mr. M'Kee lett the (hip, we are
uninformed. Two days previous to the event in
queftion, he called at the home of a Mr. B—, in
Lambeth, where he tared fometitnes to vifit when he
was attending leaures in London. Here lee fir pt for
about an.hour. Mr. B. was intimately acquainted
with fome of his friends; and havin; befute this
heard that he had incurred their difpleafure by his
condua on board Ia Vieginie frigate, he queflioned
him particularly es to the caufe of his coming to
town. His anfwers were, for the moll Fait, confuf.
ed and incoherent. He laid he had been treated with
the utmolt cruelty on board the Unicorn; that all
the officers of that (hip, as well as of la Virgioie,
had confpired to takeaway his life ; and fur that pier-
pole had frequently given him potion ; and that even
the people on the road, as he came to London, par-
ticipated in the fame conlpiracy ; to prove which,
he put his hand into his pocket and pulled out tome
bad filver money, which he laid they had palled
upon him. He added, that his motive in coming to
town was to apply to the Sick and Hurt Board to
have him removed to fome other (hip. He would
give na fatisfatiory account whether he was &Went
upon leave or not. He laid that Captain Hardyman
had it not in leis power to grant him leave to Beep
out of his (hip but that Mr. MiLoughlan, the fur-
geon, told him lie might go to London, and that no
notice would be taken of It. Mr. B. ufed every ar-
gument lie could think of to prevail on him to go
back to Sheernefs without delay ; bat all to no put--
pore—he fumed to Sew a total indifference as to
what became of him. There was fr,mething Co
grange in his behaviour, and fo different from what it
had formerly beer, that Mr. B, reconciling the com-
plaints made ;spina him lall winter for inifeondulk,
did not think proper to aik him to repeat his vifit ;
and be heard nothing of Lim total lee law his mac

in the papers ks the perfon who, in a it of inanity,
committed that fhocking outrage near Vauxhall:
On Thutfdly one of the perfonc he had !lightly
wounded went to fee him, bat his pretence teemed to
excite inch uneatfyienfatiuns that the medical atten-
dant advifed him to withdraw. On being fccured
when he committed fo ranch mifchief, hit watch and
fame filver were taken ontof his pocket, which have
not been returned ; and as none of his relitions hays
been to tee him, his fituation is extremely dillreffing.
His behaviour is generally very gentle when fenfiblk,
and his attendants (peak of him with the greatelt re-
gard.
We are happy to have it in bar power to contra-
diet the liatement given its moll of the Daily Papers
that the poor girl whom he wounded molt danger-
oufly, died on Wednefday evening. We are allured
at nine o'clock on Saturday that the was living, and
that great hopes were entertained of her recovery.