A melancholy circumstance took place on Tuesday afternoon, near Dover: as some artillerymen were firing the great guns in Archcliffs fort, one of the shot unfortunately struck .his majesty's sloop Osprey, and killed two men on the spot, and shattered another poor man's arm so badly, that he died yesterday.
His royal highness the prince of Wales, hearing of the above, was much affected, and immediately ordered the greatest possible care to be taken of the wounded man, and of the families of the deceased. It appears the gun had been pointed some hours before it was fired, and, by the changing of the tide, the Osprey was in its direction.
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