filled, but in vain. An improvement was then suggested and made in the grappling irons, when, after much difficulty, the three bodies were brought up to the top. A surgeon examined them, and found them to have been dead for several hours. A coroner's inquest has since sat on the bodies, and their verdict was-" Accidental death, by suffocation in the well from foul air." Ingledew has has left a widow and five children. To this melancholy narrative, it may be proper to add, that no person should venture down a well of any depth, before he tries whether a candle will burn down to the water or not. If a candle will burn, he may go down with safety; if not, it is certain death. The foul air, the carbonic acid gas of chemistry, is heavier than atmospheric air, and always sinks to the bottom. It may be drawn out of the well by a bucket, in the same manner as water.

The latter end of the month of August, at an early hour in the morning, a bird was observed on a tree at a gentleman's house at Byrt; a clown who lived about the house as servant, mistook it for a hawk that had come to kill young fowl, and shot it, when it proved to be a beautiful green parrot, and had round its neck a gold ring, on which was engraved, "Captain Packenham, of his majesty's ship Saldanha." A person in an adjoining field was listening to the bird when it was shot, and thought it was attempting to speak either the Spanish or French language. What seems extraordinary is, that the bird had not been seen in any part of the country before that morning, though the vessel from which it must have escaped was lost on the 4th December last, off Lough Swilly. The place where it was killed was about 20

miles from the wreck. Poor poll and a dog were the only survivors from that ill-fated ship and her gallant

crew.

13th. CORONER'S INQUEST.-On Wednesday and Thursday last an inquest was taken by the coroner of Portsmouth, on the body of Lieute nant John Bagnell, of the marines, who was mortally wounded in a duel by Lieutenant William Stuart, of the same corps, on South Sea Common, on the morning of Thursday, the 8th instant, of which wound he languished until Saturday the 10th, when he died.

Thomas and Jane Haines deposed, that the deceased was brought to their cottage, and that a pistol-ball was extracted from him by a surgeon. The ball entered the right side, near the arm-pit, and was taken out of the left shoulder. Lieutenant B. was subsequently conveyed to his lodgings, in Hambrook row, in a postchaise. Whilst he was proceeding to the cottage, he said to the gentleman who assisted him (Lieutenant John O'Hanlon), "John, he never came back to say he was sorry for it." The gentleman answered No." When lying on the bed, he said, “I am sorry for you, Jack ;" and they both shed tears-He also said "I discharged my pistol, didn't I?" to which Lieutenant O'Hanlon replied, "Yes, you did."

P

66

A. Aubell, who nursed Lieutenant Bagnell, deposed, that she had much conversation with him, and that he said he had been wounded in a duel with Mr Stuart, and that he would have made it up on the ground, but Mr Stuart was not agreeable.

Lieutenant Day, of the mariner, deposed, that having received a message from Lieutenant Stuart, who wished to see him, he waited upon

vernment would, upon notification of the order in council of the 23d of June last, forthwith recall and annul the said declaration of war against his majesty, and also annul the said letters of marque and reprisal.

And whereas the said government of the United States of America, upon due notification to them of the said order in council of the 23d of June last, did not think fit to recall the said declaration of war and letters of marque and reprisal, but have proceeded to condemn, and persisted in condemning the ships and property of his majesty's subjects as prize of war, and have refused to ratify a suspension of arms agreed upon between Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, his majesty's governor-general of Canada, and General Dearborn, commanding the American forces in the northern provinces of the United States, and have directed hostilities to be recommenced in that quarter.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, and with the advice of his majesty's privy council, is hereby pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that general reprisals be granted against the ships, goods, and citizens of the United States of America, and others inhabiting within the territories thereof (save and except any vessels to which his ma jesty's licence has been granted, or which have been directed to be released from the embargo, and have not terminated the original voyage on which they were detained and released), so that as well his majesty's fleets and ships, as also all other ships and vessels that shall be commissioned by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwise by his majesty's commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of Great Britain, shall or may lawfully seize all ships, vessels, and goods belonging to the government of the United States of America, or the citizens thereof, or others inhabiting within the territories thereof, and bring the same to judgment in any of the courts of admiralty within his majesty's dominions; and to that end his majesty's advocate-general, with the advocate of the

admiralty, are forthwith to prepare the draught of a commission, and present the same to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent at this board, authorising the commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral, or any person or persons by them empowered and appointed, to issue forth and grant letters of marque and reprisals to any of his majesty's subjects, or others whom the said commissioners shall deem fitly qualified in that behalf, fort he apprehending, seizing, and taking the ships, vessels, and goods be longing to the government of the United States of America, or the citizens thereof, or others inhabiting within the countries, territories, or dominions thereof (except as aforesaid), and that such powers and clauses be inserted in the said commission as have been usual, and are according to former precedents; and his majesty's advocate-general, with the advocate of the admiralty, are also forth. with to prepare the draught of a commission, and present the same to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent at this board, authorising the said commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral to will and require the high court of admiralty of Great Britain, and the lieutenant and judge of the said court, his surrogate or surrogates, as also the several courts of admiralty within his majesty's dominions, to take cognisance of, and judicially proceed upon all and all manner of captures, seizures, prizes, and reprisals of all ships and goods that are or shall be taken, and to hear and determine the same, and, according to the course of admiralty and the laws of nations, to adjudge and condemn all such ships, vessels, and goods as shall belong to the government of the United States of America, or the citizens thereof, or to others inhabiting within the countries, territories, and dominions thereof (except as aforesaid); and that such powers and clauses be inserted in the said commission as have been usual, and are according to former precedents; and they are likewise to prepare and lay before his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, at this board, a draught of such instructions as may be proper to be sent to the courts

of admiralty in his majesty's foreign go vernments and plantations, for their guidance herein, as also another draught of instructions for such ships as shall be commissioned for the purpose above

mentioned.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is nevertheless pleased hereby to declare, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, that nothing in this order contain ed shall be understood to recall or affect the declaration which his majesty's naval commander on the American station has been authorised to make to the govern

ment of the United States of America

namely, that his royal highness, animated by a sincere desire to arrest the calamities of war, has authorised the said commander to sign a convention, recalling and annulling, from a day to be named, all hostile orders issued by the respective governments, with a view of restoring, without delay, the relations of amity and commerce between his majesty and the

United States of America.

From the court at Carlton-house, the
thirteenth of October one thousand
eight hundred and twelve.
CASTLEREAGH
N VANSITTART
CHARLES LONG

LIVERPOOL BATHURST MELVILLE SIDMOUTH.

A child, who lately began to learn to read, in the charity school at Greenford, was among other words spelling M,I,L,K which he could not immediately put together to say what they spelt, when the master said, "Well, child, what does M,I,L, K, spell "

The boy still hesitating, the master again said, "Why, what does your mother put in her tea?"" Rum, Sir," replied the boy.

Foreign-Office, October 15. Accounts have been this morning received from General Viscount Cath. cart, dated St Petersburgh, September 22, and stating to the following effect:

Marshal Prince Kutusow having withdrawn his army from before Moscow, the enemy entered it on the 14th. But the emperor of Russia has determined to persevere, and refuse every overture to negociate, di

rect or indirect.

By every account, the French lost 40,000 men in the battle of Borodino, and retreated 13 versts. Two days after the battle, Kutusow retired a short distance on the Moscow road; he then endeavoured to find a position more tenable near Moscow; but, such not being to be found, he reti red, after a council of war, to a strong position, leaving the enemy to enter the city, which was in flames in all parts, but whether set on fire by the French, or by the Russians previous and will remain undecided. The folto their evacuation of the place, is lowing is the account given in the French papers.

"Moscow, September 20, "Three hundred incendiaries have been arrested and shot: They were provided with fuses six inches long, which they had between two pieces of wood; they had also squibs which they threw upon the roofs of the houses. The wretch, Rostopchin, had these prepared on the pretence that he wished to send a balloon full of combustible matter amidst the French army. He thus got together the squibs and other materials neces¬ sary for the execution of his project.

"The fires subsided on the 19th and 20th; three quarters of the city are burned; among other palaces, that beautiful one of Catharine, which had been newly furnished;-not above one quarter of the houses remain."

Canterbury, Oct. 16.-SUICIDE.Wednesday morning, between one and

two o'clock, a person of the name of William Gwin threw himself from the window of an attic chamber, at the George Inn, in the High Street of this city, and fractured his skull, of which he immediately died. The following are the circumstances, as related before the coroner, by a young man who slept in the same room :That he was awoke by a man huzzaing, which alarmed him much, as no person was in the other bed when he retired to rest; that he listened in fear, and heard him repeating prayers for nearly half an hour, in his bed; the man then got up, went to the window, and opened it; he soon re. turned from thence, sat himself down upon the foot of the bed, and drew a table near to him; in this situation he prayed for some time; then got up again, and went to the window, put his knees on the window-board, and with his hands held each side of the frame, still praying and blessing his family, and concluded with exclaiming Here goes! here goes! and here goes! throwing himself out at the last exclamation, The young man immediately went to the window, and saw him lying apparently lifeless on the ground, and alarmed the family. The latter part of his evidence was confirmed by a woman, who heard the last word, and saw him throw himself out. The jury had not the least doubt of insanity, and returned a verdict accordingly.

20th.-MOST HORRIBLE MURDERS. -Wednesday was committed to Exeter jail Thomas Liscombe, labourer, charged with the wilful murder of Margaret Huxtable, at Dodbrooke, a child about nine years of age, in January last (for the discovery of the perpetrator of which the Prince Regent offered a reward of 200 guineas);

also charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Ford, about sixty years of age, of the parish of North Huish, on the preceding Saturday. When brought to the Dartmouth Inn, Plymouth, he voluntarily confessed the murder of Sarah Ford, which he effected by first beating her with a broom-stick, and cutting her neck with a wood-hook; he then took from her 22s. 6d. threw a bag over her head, closed the window-curtain, went up stairs, broke open a box, took an entire suit of clothes belonging to the husband of the deceased, in which he dressed himself, left the house, after locking the door, and throwing away the key; he then went to the river, where he sunk the whole of his own clothes, except his hat, which he left near the corpse of the woman. He was conducted to King's-bridge, with a view to ascertain if he was concerned in the mur der of the child at Dodbrooke, on the 20th of January last, as he had been four times apprehended and examined by a committee of gentlemen and magistrates, which had been formed for the purpose of investigating that foul deed, but had escaped for want of sufficient evidence. Tuesday morning, after requesting his uncle to be sent for, in his presence and that of the constable, he confessed the horrible act, by saying, “Well, I did murder the child." Upon being interrogated as to the particulars, he farther stated, that about 6 o'clock in the evening of the 20th of January last, he met the child between Bell Cross and the Houses; that he entreated her to shew him the way to Sentry-gate, and he would give her a penny; she complied with his request, and proceeded over the stone steps and the stile leading to it; that