The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1804-12-21 (London, England)

INTELLIGENCE., Dar.  John Whelan and Mich. Marr stood indiaed fur the murder of Mary Stevens. Mary Barry swore, that she lay in the bed with the deceased on the night she was wounded : that she was awakened by the cries of the poor womhn, and oa a light being brought she observed her to bleed, and two balls tell from her breast, which had passed through her body; that she lingered two days in Stephens's Hospital, and then died. It appeared that the prisoners were yeomen; had been on a visit in the house, and on coming down stairs, one of them fell accidentally, in consequence of which, a pistol he had with him went utf, and unfortunately woundee dye deciased. The Jury, without leaving .the Box, brought in a Verdift of Aopivat.  • Tuesday, a privateer, supposed to be the General Praia, appeared off Newbiggin° near Hull. Two ships from the Baltic offered her battle, but on viewing them, she thought proper not to engage. The same nigh; an express arrived at Shields, giving information that such a privateer was off the coast ; and on Wednesday two of His Majesty's hired armed ships sailed as convoy to a large fiert of colhers. A paper of yesterday says,—" Private accounts were on Tue-alay received by a respeaable Batiking-house in the City, con:inning those received a tew weeks since, that in consequence of the departure of Sir J xxs Ca avvetto from France, BONAPASTS had caused orders to be given to the Bankers, Ste. not to pay any remittances to the English prisoners in France, who for the future are to subsist upon the allowahce of 6:1. K day made to them by the French Government. per day made to them by the French Government. Ve do not think that a just respett for the feelings of Sir JA so ES CRAWFURD warrants this statement on these precise words. The Editors of the Paris Papers admit that BOSAPASITZ is more enraged than ever against England. This is the real cause of this new measure of severity. The departure of Sir J AMES CA AIIIIIVRO can only be the pretence. Accounts from an Officer on board the Node* frigate, dated Bencoolen, August 7th, state, that the unfortunate Major DAVIES who commanded the detachment wloch was surrounded by the natives of Ceylon some time since, drags on a miserable existence as a menial servant to the King of Csmov, deprived of his tongue and ears, and other-' U-15:: barbarously mutilated : and that the P/safftin, Lasecater, and 71,psichere, were just .:nout to sail to Batavia, in pursuit of Admiral Litous.—/ Bath Chromicie.) The fall of snow has b.:en so great in most of the Northern counties, that several of the mail--coaches were detained in many parts, till passages had been cut for them through the snow. There is at present upon the town a female swindler, about forty years of age, who states herself entitled to considerable estates in the West Indies; that she is besides entitled to prize-money in right of her deceased husband, an officer cf the navy. She usually carries fidlitious bonds of from sixty to two hundred .pounds with her, executed according to form, which she pledges, and, on enquiry, noue of the subscribing names. are to be J.nnd ; and also checks upon bankers. Several persuns have been duped by the artifice of this woman, who, it appears, is the widow of an artilleryman, who died some years ago at Gibraltar. It also apoears teat this woman has traversed Ireland and Scwilitud, pra.ftising the sane coot= of fraud and s.ception.  L