The master of the Rose and Crown, the corner of Downing-street, Westminster, intending to get cleaned an old musket, which had been a long time loaded for the security of his house, drew out the slugs, as he thought, and gave it to a man to fire off the powder, which the man did; but, there being a slug left in the gun, on firing it, it went into the dining-room of Sir Jeffery Amherst, which is almost opposite; took with it the glass of the window, passed over Sir Jeffery's head as he sat writing, and, after striking against the opposite side of the room, fell on the floor. Happily Sir Jeffery had left the window about five minutes, or he would have been shot.
The landlord and man were sent for; but the circumstances being clearly proved, Sir Jeffery forgave them, as he had received no hurt.
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