The Sun. — 1832-02-08 (London, England)

ADVENTURES ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER.  —A second edition of Mr. Cox's account of his extraordinary " Adventures in the Wilds of America" is now published. In one of the journeys performed for the purpose of forming a settlement in the interior, the author wandered from his party and was lost fourteen days in a country little better than a wilderness. His sufferings during this period must have been extreme, deprived as he was of all nourishment, except what the wild cherry and brook afforded, and exposed to the unremitting attacks of wolves, bears, and rattle-snakes. " This narrative," says the Times, " engages; our attention almost as much by the unadorned style and air of candour with which it is detailed, as by the startling and interesting nature of the facts it discloses."  Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. STIRLING, at the Nightingale public-house, Lisson-grove, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the death of JAMES FLETCHER, only 21 years of age, author of " The History of Poland," and other works.—Mr. JOHN ATKINS, Abbey-House, St. John's Wood, schoolmaster, deposed that the deceased lived with him as an assistant for two years up to Christmas last. During that time he published " The History of Poland," a work which acquired considerable reputation ; he was also the author of some poems, " The Siege of Damascus," " The Gem," &c., and was a contributor to several of the periodicals ; and, induced by the success of his work on Poland, he gave up his situation at Christmas last, and devoted himself solely to literary pursuits. The deceased was of very sensitive feelings, and complained frequently of the unkindness of his friends. Latterly he suffered a great deal of anxiety respecting a bill of exchange, which he received fur the copyright of one of his works, which he was afraid would fall back upon him. The idea of not being able to pay this bill wrought powerfully on his mind, and witness had ' no doubt but that that he was at times insane. GEORGE NEWPORT, a medical student, deposed that he was on very intimate terms with the deceased, and lodged in the same house, No. 3, Grove-terrace, Lisson-grove. The deceased was always silent and reserved, but within the last fortnight lie became pensive and low-spirited. On Friday last he did not rise until five o'clock in the afternoon, when witness came home to dinner. They sat at table together, but the deceased scarcely ate any thing. He remained silent the whole evening, apparently wishing to avoid conversation, and seemed in a doze the most part of the time, with only one interval, when he looked over some papers connected with a work on India in which he was e At treonmoi ec o'clock Witnessiirg eel wished him to him go to bedrga "good night ;" lie returned it with a warm pressure of his hand, but did not speak. It appeared that he did not go to bed, as he was found next morning sitting in the same , t he promised chair quite dead. A pistol lay on the floor by his side, and, on examination of the body, it was discovered that a pistol-ball had entered under the sixth rib on the left side, passing close to the heart. A Juror asked Mr. NEwroar if the deceased had ever conversed on the subject of suicide. Mr. NEwrowr replied in the affirmative, adding that the deceased always deprecated such a means of flying from misfortune or disappointment. About a week before his death he and the deceased were talking about the suicide of Colonel BRERETON, which the deceased condemned as an act betraying a want of proper mental energy. The medical gentleman who was called in to see the deceased, said he had attended him previously, when his mind appeared much excited, considerably aggravated by a disease too common to men of studious habits indigestion. Verdict--" Temporary insanity.