Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-10-20

coroner. al lhe fine apple, ihlico, vi
the body Of Mrs. Mary Ann Bandy, OF
NO. q Palace street, Pimlico.
Sarah Garner deposed, that she was SER
want TO the deceased; she had lived with
her about nine years. On Tuesday NOR
ming, about one o'clock, witness heard a
violent knocking at the street door; she
got out Of bed and opened her chamber
window, and saw two watchmen standing
at The front door they called out, j" There
are thieves in the house !" and they wish
ed 10 come in and search, TO discover
where they were concealed. Witness
was going down stairs to let the watchnen
in, and the deceased called to know what
was the matter she informed her what the
watchmen had told her, and the deceased
went in apparent fright to her chamber
Witness let the watchmen 10, and they
searched the premises, but could not find
any one, though gentleman persisted that
he<had seen man get over the ratings
of the area. Witness returned up stairs,
aud found the deceased fallen ON the
ground, greatly terrified; she endeavored
to pacify her, but her terror was so great,
that she became senseless. A surgeon
was sent for she died 10 three hours after.
Witness believed her death was caused
by excessive fright, from an idea that
thieves were in the house. Witness be-
lieved that the mind Of the deceased was
more affected by her having been short
time before reading in paper the &C
count of the murder and execution of
Godalming.
Mr.. Charles Edward Clark, surgeon,
Pimlico, stated, that he was called to at
tend the deceased aboaf four O'Clock on
Tuesday morning; he found her lying in
seDseless state; he endeavored to stimu-
late her system and restore animation, but
failed; she died at five o'clock the same
morning. The death Of the deceased was
probably caused by excessive terror.
The Jury then took view of the body
and observed blackness round the throat,
and on the shoulder.
The surgeon, at their request, went and
examined the body, and on his return said
that the marks round the throat were
caused by the ribband of her cap being
tied very tight. and the biackness on her
shoulder was from putrefaction.
The Jury consulted for short time.
and agreed TO return the following verdict
&c The death Of the deceased mas pro-
duced by ercessive fright"
In late Calcutta paper we perceive a
description of the great gun which was
taken by the British in the fort of Agra,
when it surrendered TO Lord Lake, 10
October, 1903. 1t is called one thou
sand fve hundred brass FOUNDER, and
weighs one thousand and forty-nine hun
dred. On the gun is written the follow
ing, in Persian characters -
I" Ia the reign of Akhber Shah, made
by Seetul Pershand, VT. l,469 mainds. "
Value of the gun, as old brass, at the
Company's price, Sc. Rs. 53,4o0; do. do.
(if serviceable) 10000. Weight Of shot
(suitable) if made of iron, l,497 lbs. OBJ;
do. if made of marble, 567.
The Prize Agents at Calcutta value
the metal alone at 100000 rupees. II
was intended to have forwarded it to Eng
land, and with that view it was, after
great labour, got down as far as the bank
of the river Jumma, but no boat could
be found sufficient for its safe conveyance
to Calcutta.
Count H. G. Oxenstierna, equally dis
tinguished as statesman and classical
writer, died lately, 10 the Goth year Of
his age. Among his numerous writings
as one of the first poets and orators of the
nation, his didactic poems, The Harvest,
in nine cantos, and the Times Of the Days,
10 four cantos, as well as his translation
of Milt0n's Paradise Lost, will always
be distinguished ornaments of Swedish
literature.
LONDON, Aug. %.
Singular and Solemn Erent-We are
indebted TO an officer, late of his Majesty's
ship Vengeur, for the following awful mar
rative, which recently occurred on board
that ship, and of which he was an eyel
witness. A seaman on board of his Ma |
jesty s ship Rivoli, appeared TO have the
greatest possible aversion to the naval ser
vice, and was most anxiousIy looking for
ward to the ships being paid off, thinking,
like thousands of others, who have perhaps
been equally disappointed, that he could
easily provide for himself on shore. His
shipmates laughed at his constant ratings
against his profession, jokingly used to say,
we shall see you on board man of war
again one day or other; to which he usu-
ally replied, that he only hoped, if ever
he went on board man of war again for
the purpose Of entering, that God AImigh-
ty would instantly strike him dead. The
Rivoli was at last paid off, at Portsmouth,,
on her return from the Mediterranean, and
il is to be supposed, all the schemes van
ished which the unfortunate subject of this