The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-05-04 (London, England)

APPREHENSION AND SUICIDE OF AN  OUTLAW.  *Some Ilkse is Jasnaty last, a person of the name of George Cowen, a merchant is Great Preseothetreet, became a bankrupt, and absconding from his commission, was otitlawed. Several of his creditors hearing lately that he was living in great style at Rotterdam, applied to the Lord Miror for his issistauce in appreheudiag him ; and accordingly, 'Brand, the Marshalman, was sent over to Holland with his warrant for that purpose. The Italavian Government, hoWever, manifested a decided 'up. positiun to the 'measure ; and it was only by the greatest exertions of Lord Clancarly, the British Minister at that Court, that it was at length seceded to. His Lordship was compelled to write LOOM to the English Government, and obtain its sanction to an undertaking, pledging a reciprocal conduct, before the Minister of Justice at the Hague was directed to furnish the necessary authority. This was dune un the 1311 i of last month, at twelve o'clock iu the day, and Brand immediately proceeded to Rotterdam is search of his object, and at tire o'clock the same aflame/it he awl him walking in the street. On being accosted by the Officer, lie treated the matter with great contempt, and asserted tbarthey dare not take bin.; but the Dutch anthority bring *hewn to Irim, he made but little resistante, and suffired himself to be taken into custody. The populace, however, appeared •larineil at the execntion of a foreign warrant iii their streets, and a great body of them collected immediately, who shoved a disposition to oppose the arrest; imeimuch, that the officers found it NC* 'misery to get au immeillite and strung reinforcement; and it was only then by a amnion exhibition of their that a 'rescue was not attempted, and the prisoner was lodged in safety. The same Night he was conveyed by • stroug patty, furnished by the Cortunissaire of Polies., to the prison at the flaetie; and the Gurernor aim directed to let have terry comfort consistent with his safe custody, till the packet shook, be in readhsess to sail. On the Mousing of the folluwing Wednesday, however, the primmer requested the pi rson appuinled to he with him, to prOcure hills a little cane fur his breakfast, and though the man was nut away More than live minutes, um his niers he found him hanging by his handkerchief to the knob of a small cup board which was fixed in one curlier of the mum lle ass instantly cut 'down, tint he bail accomplished his purpose so carelessly, that life Was totally extinct. On uncovering his neck it apiwared that he had peerlessly made all attempt to straugle Himself, his watch. ribbon being found twisted su tightly round his neck as to estoet buried iu list flesh. The ufiicers also recovered f,ow his lodging a large epinuity of valuable property iu cash, jewels, beak notes, watches, ice &e. which Brand has brought back with I$ i 111 l and it seems a law. suit is likely to take Ogee between the ssegisees moiler the commission, mid those creditors who Moue were the cause of it. siceri iy as to elm shall have the di.pusal of it. Sines this occartence lira sakeu place, the Coronshiemire of Police at Rotterdam, has Issued au order, enjoiiiing the mops ii tins of all lodging huuess to make a returu every morning of the slumber, 'lamer, and description of their issmstes, and this girder has hub hilliest() strictly eisfurced.s--(Seaday CMmut.)  Sd