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Monthly Chronicle.
stern again , and so galled her in that situation that they soon begged for quarter and struck . The largest of the other two had several shot fired at her between wind and water ; and , as she soon disappeared , it is supposed she sunk . The third made her escape . In this unequal combat Mr . Walker's intrepidity and skill are alike conspicuous ; for the ship that struck had 29 men on board , ciiierfy Corsicaus , while the cutter had only 14 . MURDER .
David Davis , of Lidney , has been committed to Gloucester countv gaol for the murder of his son . A quarrel arose respecting the lending a few shillings , in which the father challenged the son to fight him . " No , father , says the young man , " I will not bring the wrath of Heaven upon me by strikinghty parent ; " and holding the old man down in his chair , begged him to moderate his anger ; instead of which he broke loose , and taking a fire-shovel , struck his son a blow that cut through the skull to the brain , of which the young man died in a very short time . The coroner ' s jury have returned a verdict of Wilful Murder .
PIRACY , MURDER , AND DETECTION . Seven men have been brought up to town from the Isle of Wight , charged with murder and piracy on the high seas : they were seamen on board the American Eagle , bound from Virginia to France , loaded with tobacco . Soon after they set sail , a plan was proposed by one of them to murder the Captain , whose name was Little , and take the ship and cargo up the Strcighls , where it was to have been sold , and the money equally shared between thorn : this scheme
appeared the move easy to put in execution , as the mate ancl two of the seamen had died of the yellow fever , soon after they set sail from Virginia ; so that their whole number amounted to eight , including the Captain : one night accordingly they put their horrid design in effect , and threw the body overboard . After dividing a considerable sum Of money between them , they proceeded for the Straights , but contrary winds coming on , they -were driven 011 the : coast near the Isle of Wight , and where , hoisting signals of distress , the vessel was boarded , and taken by a pilot into Cowes . The seamen not agreeing in their story as to
the Captain's death , first created suspicion , and one man afterwards confessed the whole . They were all brought to town , and some of them have been committed for trial at the next Admiralty Sessions .
rOVERTY , INSANITY , AND DEATH . Chclmsftrd , Dec . 1 r . On Monday last an inquisition was taken before the coro-. ner for " this county , at Little Dunmow , on the body of Ann'Abbott , a poor woman who resided in a most miserable cottage , with two other young women ; the deceased had had a fever a few days , which affected her head , and the night before her death she was so bad , that the two women thought it prudent not to go to bed , and in the middle of the night they heard her coming down stairs , and
went to lhe stairs foot to see what she wanted , when the poor creature appeared stark naked , even without her shift and cap . They asked her what she wanted ? she replijd , "Water , " which they offered to fetch her , she replied , "No , she would go herself and drink as much as she liked , " and immediately forced her way out of her house into the yard ; the poor women , who were also very ill , looked into the-yard after her , but it being very dark , could see nothing of her , till daylight , when she was found drowned in the pond , into which it was supposed she fell , not being able to see her way . The jury brought in their verdict
Accidentally Drowned . IMPRUDENCE , INSANITY , AND DEATH . Norwich , Der . 11 . On Thursday last an inquisition was taken by Thomas Marks , Esq . Coroner , on Esther Wurr , aged 32 years , who unhappily falling into a deranged state of mind on the 5 th of Nov . last threw herself into the river near Eye-bridge , and remained undiscovered until the above morning . The Jurors , on the most decisive evidence , brought in their verdict non compos mentis . Her acquaintance with soldiers ( which was entirely unknown to the family till after & he
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Monthly Chronicle.
stern again , and so galled her in that situation that they soon begged for quarter and struck . The largest of the other two had several shot fired at her between wind and water ; and , as she soon disappeared , it is supposed she sunk . The third made her escape . In this unequal combat Mr . Walker's intrepidity and skill are alike conspicuous ; for the ship that struck had 29 men on board , ciiierfy Corsicaus , while the cutter had only 14 . MURDER .
David Davis , of Lidney , has been committed to Gloucester countv gaol for the murder of his son . A quarrel arose respecting the lending a few shillings , in which the father challenged the son to fight him . " No , father , says the young man , " I will not bring the wrath of Heaven upon me by strikinghty parent ; " and holding the old man down in his chair , begged him to moderate his anger ; instead of which he broke loose , and taking a fire-shovel , struck his son a blow that cut through the skull to the brain , of which the young man died in a very short time . The coroner ' s jury have returned a verdict of Wilful Murder .
PIRACY , MURDER , AND DETECTION . Seven men have been brought up to town from the Isle of Wight , charged with murder and piracy on the high seas : they were seamen on board the American Eagle , bound from Virginia to France , loaded with tobacco . Soon after they set sail , a plan was proposed by one of them to murder the Captain , whose name was Little , and take the ship and cargo up the Strcighls , where it was to have been sold , and the money equally shared between thorn : this scheme
appeared the move easy to put in execution , as the mate ancl two of the seamen had died of the yellow fever , soon after they set sail from Virginia ; so that their whole number amounted to eight , including the Captain : one night accordingly they put their horrid design in effect , and threw the body overboard . After dividing a considerable sum Of money between them , they proceeded for the Straights , but contrary winds coming on , they -were driven 011 the : coast near the Isle of Wight , and where , hoisting signals of distress , the vessel was boarded , and taken by a pilot into Cowes . The seamen not agreeing in their story as to
the Captain's death , first created suspicion , and one man afterwards confessed the whole . They were all brought to town , and some of them have been committed for trial at the next Admiralty Sessions .
rOVERTY , INSANITY , AND DEATH . Chclmsftrd , Dec . 1 r . On Monday last an inquisition was taken before the coro-. ner for " this county , at Little Dunmow , on the body of Ann'Abbott , a poor woman who resided in a most miserable cottage , with two other young women ; the deceased had had a fever a few days , which affected her head , and the night before her death she was so bad , that the two women thought it prudent not to go to bed , and in the middle of the night they heard her coming down stairs , and
went to lhe stairs foot to see what she wanted , when the poor creature appeared stark naked , even without her shift and cap . They asked her what she wanted ? she replijd , "Water , " which they offered to fetch her , she replied , "No , she would go herself and drink as much as she liked , " and immediately forced her way out of her house into the yard ; the poor women , who were also very ill , looked into the-yard after her , but it being very dark , could see nothing of her , till daylight , when she was found drowned in the pond , into which it was supposed she fell , not being able to see her way . The jury brought in their verdict
Accidentally Drowned . IMPRUDENCE , INSANITY , AND DEATH . Norwich , Der . 11 . On Thursday last an inquisition was taken by Thomas Marks , Esq . Coroner , on Esther Wurr , aged 32 years , who unhappily falling into a deranged state of mind on the 5 th of Nov . last threw herself into the river near Eye-bridge , and remained undiscovered until the above morning . The Jurors , on the most decisive evidence , brought in their verdict non compos mentis . Her acquaintance with soldiers ( which was entirely unknown to the family till after & he