[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 27 Aug 1814 - Local News (3)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 27 Aug 1814   (p. 3, col. 2-5)     [continued]

 

A few days ago, Mr. Jeremiah BARWISE, of Maryport, caught an eel near that place, which weighed upwards of 32lbs. 

 

EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCE.-Mr. Thos. HARRIS, of Maryport, planted some pease, of the kind called Spanish Dwarf, in his garden this
season, which produced two hundred fold; and one cabbage plant, of the later kind of earlies, produced nineteen cabbages! 

 

On Wednesday se'nnight, the Bishop of Chester confirmed 1054 young persons at Whitehaven, and afterwards visited his clergy. 

 

The Rev. P. HOW, A. M. of Workington, is appointed one of the Bishop of Chester's domestic chaplains. 

 

ACCIDENTS.-On Monday, a child, of the name of THORPE, aged between two and three years, fell from a three pair of stairs' window in
Black Friars'-street, in this city, and was so much injured that it lies dangerously ill.-On the morning of Tuesday se'nnight, the
body of one John SHORT, aged 53, was found drowned near the bridge in Pandon Dean, Newcastle: the deceased was rather intoxicated
the preceding evening, and is supposed to have missed his road, and tumbled into the stream.-On Tuesday se'nnight, a child was
drowned at Newcastle, by falling into a draw-well.-On the 7th inst. W. M'DONALD, shoemaker, Glenholm, was drowned in the Tweed,
whilst endeavouring to preserve a bundle which his master's daughter, who was crossing on horseback, dropped into the water.-On
Tuesday se'nnight, a boy, aged 14, fell from the rails of the new waggon-way belonging to Newbottle colliery, and was taken up
dead.-A few days ago, as Mr. HASSEL, jun. of Loughboro', was leading a horse, he fell down, and a cart ran over him, by which he
sustained so much injury that he was incapable of walking. He was placed in the same cart to be conveyed home, when, extraordinary
to relate! the same horse ran away, overturned the cart, and killed Mr. HASSEL on the spot.-Three children, employed in the coal
works at Edgeworth, near Blackburn, were on Monday se'nnight dashed to pieces by the breaking of the rope whilst descending the pit.


 

On the night of the 12th inst. the dwelling-house of Mr. Wm. PROFFIT, of Willington, shopkeeper, was broken into, and upwards of
20l. in bank notes and silver, a loaf, cheese, and a quantity of currants in parcels, carried away. The thief had taken 4 tiles off,
and entered at the top of the house, took the money out of a drawer close by the bed where Mr. P. and his wife were sleeping,
unlocked the door, and thus escaped!

 

On Saturday last was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Adam WOOD & Co. Maryport, a beautiful new vessel, intended for the
fishing trade, called the Minerva. 

 

Saturday last, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. William WALLACE and Co. Workington, a beautiful new vessel, of 180
tons burthen, called the Sophia; built for Capt. McKIE. 

 

The American privateers, we are sorry to say, are yet permitted to swarm in the Chops of the Channel, the British Channel, &c. These
descriptions of marauders have been also very troublesome off the Banks of Newfoundland. 

 

The Margaret, PINKLETON, of Workington, is arrived at  Whitehaven, from Quebec, all well. 

 

The Commerce, Capt. REECE, of Workington, is arrived at Londonderry from the West Indies, all well. 

 

The Sibson, CLARKE, of Whitehaven, from Clyde for Pictou, was captured on her passage to join convoy at Cork, the 16th inst. about 8
miles N. of Tuscar, by the American privateer, Neufchatel, and sunk.-Capt. CLARKE arrived at Liverpool on the 24th inst. 

 

The brig Ann and Eliza, of Maryport, M'PETER, master, from Newfoundland to Miramichi, in ballast; and the brig Sarah, DOBSON, of
same place, from Cork to Quebec, with flour-have been taken and burnt by the Mammoth American privateer.-The same privateer has
taken an immense number of other vessels; and one of the masters, who has since arrived in this country, states, that he was 17 days
on board the Mammoth, cruising between lat. 47, 13 N. lon. 32 W. and Cape Clear, without seeing a single British ship of war!!!

 

 

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