The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-27

savage manner. to have cas a, his ro.als :.,
aess IN different paris-ior the Da!ss has the
mont oil his leg cut. wound IN his arm, o,a
IN his forehead. and another o. his cheek,
supposed To have been done by the razor
alter he had closed with tn. assassin-.
lie has also one of his lutte fingers nearly
cut oil. was some time. as the villain cur
AZ mn with suc!. quicsness. before he could
extricate himself from the bed. A serjean,'s
guard immediately came to the door which
was opened quickly by the Porter, and the
Guards rushed up stairs There they found
The Duke faint with loss Of blooI which was
Streaming from his wounds. After having
conveyed him 10 his bed thew went i'm search
OF tue assassin, having taken care 20 pre-
vent all possibility of his escape. They
searched the Dukes chamber aud the cto-
sets without effect. But it seems as soon as
ne heard the Duke orSn the window and call
Tor assistance. he retired TO a water closet
and cut his throat with razor i'm such a
manner as nearly to sever his head from his
body. He was quite dead
Messengers were instantly dispatched or
surgical aid, and to the Prince of Wales
The Prince came Immediately, ard ss w..
nave already said j, gone to Windsor. His
r2sai higlness has been attended by surgeon
Home AID surgeon kea,e, whoupun inspect-
Ing the wounds, have declared them 10 he.
| by no means dangerous, ard have issued u,es
following Bulletin:
BULLETIN.
" H!S ROYAL I,Ishness is not considered in
any DANCE, aud is as well as can be exDert-S
ed uhdsr the peculiar circumstances Of The
case.
(Signed)
"HOME.H
The Duke had dined with party rs
friends at Greenwich, and had returned 90
| town late
An iIl-fouaded jealousy is reported to have
been lhE cause Of she Wallets conduct
Crowds of the Nobility are calling hopr
~ with enquiries relative to his Roy al Hrl,-
ness.
On ms royal highness extricating himself
from The attack of the villain, and geetiny-
oui OF his bedroom, he exclaimed sload RI
ms valet, IN waiting, repeatedly, "Neufr
:Yeafe, am murdered! I an, murdered I,s
Neaie. who was sleeping in an adioinnp.
room, got up Instantly; and the Duke in
formed him Of the particulars, and said tha
murderers were in his bed room. Ne.Ie
armed himself with Poker, and he and his
royai nighness proc eded along the passage
when Neale stepped up II the sword win
which the Duke had been attacked. which,
was one Of the Dukes, and had been snar
Ipened within these few DAYS,
ms royal highness, supported BY Neaie
W oeing necessary, from the copious dis
Gnafge OF biood,) proceeded to alarm the
House. The hous, keeper was the first who
came out The Duke and NeaIe w;,hn,,s
the least suspicion, knocked at the assassin
loei'lis'S > door, who 1t is supposed, misook
what WAS saie:, Wig that, "Seillis, the Duke
has been murdered for " Seillis. Won have
murdered the Duke - as he was beart, M
king noise; aud it was then supposed he
concluded ne was detected, as he was herd
openi 8 drawer. in which was the razor
WITH which he cut his own throat. The ra-
a'r formerly belonged to The Duke bi,l bax
been gwen To Sells lately.
Cleveland Row. and The Immediate Vii,
10y 81 tht P4iace. accessible 10 carri,gas
was cHtSisd with straw, and every ,Sssi
I"e PrSCau'ion taken ~ prevent any noise
tha' could disturb ais roy e! hieh,les, A.
MS wounds "eie numerous aid severe A
mounting I" eight or nine, considerable an
pi thehsionS Oh fever are OF Course enierts,r
ed ''i''<
Sells had lived with the Duke aho,r a
years. bul had once left him ana lived ,,,,,,
MI. Manners, the gentleman, we un1er
s'@'u Oh mat hamt, wno married The Dntcb
eaS Oh hOHouTBh. He soon, however re,,r, q
lea 10 MS royal highness's service. and hs
came SO great tavorite Of his master ~.
ne and his family were accommod.
w WIN lodSIhSS over the gateway lead
'"8 INTO lfe h'tchen-court from Cleyel,nd
row from which there was Commune.
non win the Dukes suite of apar: menty
Here they were supplied with Goals, candies
exc. from his royal nighness's establishment
MS royal hiShness had also SD far e,,,enlaj
ms taVorS 10 this man, as to condescend 70
become sponsor to one of his children o,.
winch occasion he prevailed on one 8 nc
| royal sisters to stand with him. In cnnse-
| qnehCe SELLS became in some sort n a OH; -.
OF particular attention to all the branches q
the royal family, from whom he and his chill
dren received many little presents &C marks
of notice. "' A7
| Ii has been since ascertained that Silt,
slept TOR the last four nights in the ro,,,,
which he occupied Wien in waiting. ai,b, n.,t,.
1t was not his turn of duty, and ms ,yifs,s
| apartments were contiguous
L ms deviation from his usual practice h re
ing been mentioned to him, he excused h,,,s
sen py SAVING ma. some of the children ,ver.
III ne was seen In the Dukes bed ron,,,
at eleven O'Clock with some linen in his hi
although he had no business there ,t NO, e..
ing, "a we before observed, his turn IN atts,'I-
La closet III the room. there was also fn,,nd
pair OF slippers, which were known IN .,s
oeIliIss irOil which circumstance il a. ~
| terred that he had Concealed hin,,eI, 49,.
tor the purpose of efecting this horr;d de-.
sign.
No reason has been assigned sufficient to