' CHRONICLE.’ 
‘Jowed by the democratic soldiers, 
and inhumanly murdered, and af- 
terwards cut into different pieces, 
which were thrown back into his 
coach, from whence they had taken 
him. 
The following remarkable letter, with 
36s. 6d. inclosed, was received by 
the Collector of Excise at Halifax: 
*« Sir, Having some time since, 
by dealing in smuggled goods, 
gained the sum of 1]. 16s. 6.; and 
being since convinced of the sin- 
fulness of this business, it being 
contrary to the law of God as well 
as man; and as the duties of re- 
ligion require restoration, I inclose 
you herein the said sum, which I de- 
sire you will apply to his Majesty’s 
service; and am, Sir, yours, &c. 
CS , ANONYMOUS.” 
. Near Bradford, Sept. 11, 1792. 
~ Thesubscription for the succour 
of the people of Poland, which was 
only open a few days, amounted to 
40161. which is paying back to the 
subscribers, deducting Is. Gd. in 
the pound for advertisements, &c. 
The Board of Excise have lately 
eetermined, that farming live-stock, 
sold by auction, is not liable to 
any duty. 
From the accounts brought by 
the latest ships arrived from India 
' two or three weeks ago, it appears 
that the inquiries made for ascer- 
taining the fate of the Foulis have 
proved fruitless. The ship has not 
been heard of upon any coast, and 
appears to have been lost in the 
open sea, probably by the loss of 
her rudder, which is one of the 
most fatal accidents that can befal 
aship atsea. The Aurora frigate, 
which several years ago, was carry- 
ing Mr. Vansittart and other su- 
isors to India; the Swallow 
et, lost about the year 1778; 
gorse 
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the Cato, a King’s fifty-gun ship ; 
and the Foulis, make four ships, 
to or from India, of which no news 
have been received. 
14th. Maidstone. Last night, be- 
tween twelve and one o’clock, a 
desperate effort was made by the 
felons confined in our town gaol, in 
order to effect their escape ; but by 
the activity and resolution of Mr. 
Watson, the keeper, and his assist- 
ants, they were prevented from 
putting their design in execution, 
although several of them had got up- 
on the wall, and rope ladders were 
affixed on the other side of it. The 
implements with which the prison- 
ers got off their irons, were convey- 
ed to them by a child of two years 
of age; the mother of this child, 
being the wife of one of the offen- 
ders, had sewed them up in its 
clothes, previous to her leaving it 
with its father. 
16th. Three young men brothers, 
one of them in a banking-house at 
the west-end of the town, were 
charged before Sir Sampson Wright, 
with an assault, and having been 
guilty of very indecorous behaviour 
in Newport-street, on Sunday night. 
A blacksmith, who brought the 
charge against them, said he livedin 
the above neighbourhood ; and ob- 
serving the young men push every 
person they met from off the pave- 
ment, without distinction of age or 
sex, and otherwise ill-treat them, 
he followed them: and on their 
continuing this improper conduct, 
attempted to expostulate with them, 
when they all fell upon him with 
sticks, and beat him very violently. 
They were ordered to find bail; 
and the magistrate expressed a wish 
that the blacksmith would make an 
example of these persons, in order 
to deter others from insulting the 
peaceable part of the community. 
19th, 
