The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-29 00:00:00

TnE NATION No ! had the God that deals our state belovr, And makes our good with His awn glory grose,---- Oh, bad He form'd our Spencer to transcend, Each saint, and pastor,=,husband, father, friend,—: No fluctuant wave prepar'd unseen to roll Death to his life, but vigour to his soul, — Then He that form'd this fabric with a span, Had seen unwisely as presumptive man ! No Saviour's bosom his fond heart had prest, No still small voice had whisper'd him to rest,-- Nor opening bliss unveil'd the saints' abode, But grief and care withhekl him from his God ! Oh, let me muse, remember, and deplore, Delighted, blush,—and in the dust adore ! Learn from my friend, whate'er afflictions come, To make my God, my anchor and my home! Then, should the rocks of danger lurk around, Nor early, nor effective aid be found,—. I'll smile at Death, unheeding and alone, Cling to the rock of ages as my own,— One thought to friendship's vital bonds incline s Then yield my breath to Him who made it mine t 0 strike your harps, ye everlasting thrones! Ye worshippers with Jesu's first-born sons ! Joy as ye welcome to the realms above Your friend, the purchase of redeeming love !, Methinks the crystal path I can descry, 'I he gloriuu3 path that led to joys on Methinks with Seraph heart I hear him hail The might confed'rate of the awful vale, — While Jesus calls--" 0 come, accepted, come, Came to my glory—to my Father's ho be ; To themes thy gratitude immense employ, My fame, thy pleasure,—thy delight, my joy !" And oh! when waves and sorrows shall be o'er, And suns shall rise; and days decline no more, — When the bright dawn of an eternal day Melts the low hopes of giddy earth away,— When time and Death, 'midst elements on fire, Rush to the shock, and as a spark expire, There, with a palm of triumph shall he stand, In joy conspicuous at God's right hand,— 'Mongst seats in love munificent prepar'd,— Point to his work, and claim the full reward: While Jesus shall present, a priest to God, Him, that probation's doubtful track had trod, — Twine the bright wreath of glory on his brow, Give showers of bliss for every grief below, — And a sublime, incomparable name, An heir of God,—a brother of the LA MB !!! 0 that my soul, my friends, and all might bear A sweet, exhilarating portion there ! still swell the strain to mercy still untold, With holy hymns of peace, to glittering harps of gold! Pimlico. G. W... The Assembly of Jamaica, in their last Session, passed an Act, by which persons applying for license to preach in that Wand are to take the same oaths and make the same declara tio❑ as are required of dissenting preachers in this country. 'The Supreme Court of Jamaica are appointed judges of the fit ness of the applicants for license. Persons preaching or teach ing in any meeting composed chiefly of mulattoes or negroes, without a license, are subjected to heavy penalties. Persons attending a meeting where the house is not duly registered, or the preacher duly qualifiod, to forfeit, for the first offence 51. and if a slave, to receive a public flogging, not exceeding 39 lashes. SLAVE TRADE.—The following paragraph, extracted from a Limaica Paper of July 25, shows that attempts are still made to continue this nefarious traffic The Liberty brig, of 12 guns, Lieut. Guise, has arrived at Barbadoes from this Island, and carried in with her the ship Falcon, of Liverpool, which she seized for having on board 318 African slaves, with which she was apparently steering for this Island when the Liberty fell in witb her." NAUTICAL 61 !• We lament to say that a Considerable, deNrof `damage - ha* been done this week to the ships in the Channel by the equimac» tial gales, which have at length set in with great severity. The following are among the disasters already ascertained Hunter, Knight; Hamilton, Martin, from Martinique.; ha bella, from Oporto, and the Hope, from the same place, were lost between Beachy and Brighton, during the gale on Tuesday morning; part of cargoes saved • the Captains of the two latter and seven others, were drowned. The Hero, Marshall; from Lisbon, is full of water in St. George's Dock, Liverpool, having been on shore; the Mariner, from Sunderland, is lost near Dover ; the Maria, ---' from Teignmouth, to the Bay of Fundy, foun dered at sea; the Prince Augustus, Anderson, from, Naples, has been on shore, near Dover, and put into Ramsgate, leaky. In consequence of the tempestuousness of the weather, we en tertain serious apprehensions for the several convoys approach ing our shores from the Baltic, &c. .• WORTHI NG, SEP T. 26.—After two months of extraordinary fine weather, the equinoctial gales set in here on Sunday even ing with great violence, attended by rain and very hazy wea ther at sea, and have ever since continued with but very little cessation. On Tuesday night, or rather Wednesday morning, between one and two o'clock, the roaring of the wind and the raging sea were truly tremendous ; and much damage, it is feared, has been the consequence along the coast. At Hoo, a few miles to the Westward of Brighton, a vessel was wrecked; supposed, from the quantity of oranges and lemons that were washed on shore, to be from Portugal. Another went on shore at Rotten-Dean; and out of Coe hands on board, six were un fortunately drowned. Two more shared the same fate a few miles to the eastward of the last-mentioned place. The dra goons, quartered at Brighton, were sent to guard the various casks and other articles of property driven on shore ; and, much to their credit, have done their duty with exemplary activity and attention to the interests of the sufferers. Yesterday after noon between one and two o'clock, a most distressing sight presented itself to the view of the visitors and inhabitants of this place. A large ship, apparently a West Indianian, was, on the weather clearing a little, seen drifting towards the shore, at the distance of about two miles ; the sails were banded, al d the peop:e on board evidently at a loss, from the extreme thick ness of the weather, to know where they were. Finding them selves, however, in such shoal -water, they cast anchor rather to the westward, but nearly abreast of the Steyne Hotel: but the effort was in vain; the anchors, of which she had two opt, would not hold; and she drifted to the eastward at a consider able rate. The shore was soon lined with crowds of people, and the windows facing the sea were filled with ladies, whose bosoms heaved with alarm and dismay at seeing the gallant hark thus tempest-tossed by the merciless and unrelenting elements. On the beach, notwithstanding the fury of the wind and the poking of a heavy rain, several of the first rank and fashion exerted themselves to prevail on• the fishermen to put off to their assistance, if only to tell them where they were. Among the rest, Earl Talbot and Mr. Wellesley were extremely active, and offered each of them thirty guineas. Mr. Morrah, surgeon, who had just returned from the country on horseback, rode about, and pledged himself for twenty guineas more, to those who would adventure; hut the waves ran so high, and from the flatness of the shore, the breakers ran so far out to sea, that none could he found who would run the risk ; assigning as a reason, and I believe a true one, that there was not a boat be longing to the place equal to encounter the peril of so great and violent a surf. The ship, therefore, drifted to the eastward till near 5 o'clock, when, as she came abreast of Shorehent harbour, the wind luckily came more to the northward, which was off shore, and we bad the pleasure to see them spread their sales once more, and turn her stern on the "merchant-marring rocks," towards which she was just before hastening with ter rific speed, though very often broadside foremost, and on which the first-mentioned vessel was wrecked the night before. As the wind continued in that quarter for several hours, no doubt is entertained by sea-faring persons.here; but she would get round Beachy-head without farther risk, though it was ge nerally supposed sbe had lost her rudder. This town is still crowded with fashionable company; and if the weather clear away, is likely to, continue so for. some weeks to come. The Tartar frigate Is lost In the Hattfc. She struck on a rock on the 18th ult. and remained in that perilous state till the 21ti, when it was found impracticable to save her. It is with plea sure we add, that not one of the Officers or crew were lost. A lettei from Plimouth states the arrival at that port of se veral French chasse marees, prizes to the Sceptre, of 74 gnus, now cruising off . the French coast. After she had captured two of these vessels, she observed a lugger lying at anchor up the river, and islinnediately sent her launch, with 30 men and two '•