The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. So deep I feel, and swear it for my part, Benevolence is in each British heart, - For every British heart, tho' heart of oak, Dissolves like butter at meek Pity's stroke : So Nelson thundering off proud Zealand's shore, Wept when he heard the Dane for quarter roar. Britons, tho' made immortal in my song, Know tears to you do not alone belong. That gallant hero who comes here to dine, As well as you can blubber o'er his wine; Myself have. heard the rai-famed Cossack cry, For officers he'd killed " besides the fry;" Oh let dila warrior, when he goes ielleare, What mighty things can here be done by verse, And from the eme-im subscribed by this vay throng, To Russia teach time vast effects soog. So my addrus.es sh,dl her sons adore, And write to me to send them out a score ; Warm in time cause, I will not long delay, But write a hundred if they will but pay ; And more, that all shall own my co n dor.-t fair, Myself will cross the sea to speak them there.; So Jemmy Doodle erst crossed Chelsea Reach To cry at Pimlico a dying speech. Ft lends to benevolence 'tis yours to give And mine to sing—'twill be so while c live, Yet be it known ere I again set down, Let all men know it—l shall give a crown; Nor shall this grant derision wake or spite, For all must recollect " the widow's mite." Then circle round time glass and let us sing " The Prince for ever," and " God save the King ;'* Great Cm»berlatal to HdllOVel who goes, A noble toast ! I'll presently propose, And here to state it I cannot rein-c, His bold exploits will nicely suit my 111115 C ; All men shall say, nor fuel nor dread rebuke ' " WWI sure has formed the Poet for the Duke." Now men of tender hearts your goblets till, In sympathy with starving wits to swill. Thus numerous may we meet another year, 1 with another poem will be here. Snell great attraction—altho' nothing proud, I'm satisfied can't fail to draw a crowd ; And while I live, oh never, never doubt, I Hill attend ifyou will let use spout. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. A Cetirt.Martial was held, on Saturday, April Q 4, at Portsmouth, en the remaining• Officers and ship's company of the Juva, to inquire into the circumstances attending her capture by th United States' ship Constiluti-n, on the 29th of December, 1812, a few leaves off the port of Bahia. The Court agreed that the capture of the Java was caused by her being totally dismasted in a very spirited action with the United States' ship tonstitution. of considerably superior force, in which the zeal, ability, and bravery of lie late Capt. Lam bert, her Commander, was highly conspicuous and hononiable, being constantly the assailant, until the moment .4 his muclohmented fall; mid that subsequently thereto the action was continued with equal seal, ability, and bravery, by Lieut. 11. D. Chads, the First Lieute nant, and the other Officers and ship's company, and other Officers and persons who were passengers on board her, until she became a perfect wreck, and the continuance of the action would have been a useless sacrifice of lives; and did adjudge the said Lieut. If. D. Chads, and the other surviving Officers and ship's company, to be most ho wan ably acquitted. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have given directions to • their Solicitor to prosecute the masters of several ships, for running away from his Majesty's ship Cherub, which was cow/tying then), be ‘•eii the 9th and iisth of last January. Ott Tuesday morning, It. Barker, a royal marine, of the. Hermes, sentenced to death for striking his superb , r officer, was taken from the S..lvador del M undo, in Hamoaze, on board the Bittern sloop in Berne Pool, in order to undergo his sentence. All the boats of the fleet at tended, and the prisoner was brought on the platfilm far execution, and ;lie cap pulled over his eyes, when the officer on duty ordered the cap to he taken off his lace, and read to hint the Prince Regent's par than The poor fdlow, who we understand, bears a good character, evcept in this unfortunate circunistance, was so affected, that he fell i.ll kites duct fly, and returned thauks to God fur the lenity bltewu 4 , him by the Prince Regent. PROVINCFALS. EXWCUTION OP EDITH MON REY.— On Frid-tv se'llnight,• at le o'clock this wretched woman was (traveled by Mr !Niha), constable of Chester Castle, info the hands of Mess's. Thomas and Bennet, the City Sheriffs, for execution. She walked from the Castle to Glover's Stone, having boil of Mr. Hodson's arm, with the utmost firmness, amidst an unusual pressure fsom the immense crowd ..ssembled ; she then got into the cart, and immediately laid herself down on one side, coneettli:l tier face with her handkerchief, which she has invariAly done w nin public, front her first appearance before the Judges to her final dissolu. ; end no person obtitiord a view of her lace out of the Cast! , skee her commitment, except the Ordinary, Bc.: Upon her arrival at the City Gaol, she continued in prayer with the Rcv. %V. Fish till one o'clock, when she ascended the scaffold with a filen and undaunted step, with her • face c ivered with a handkerchief, and she immediately turned her back to the populace, After contini log in prayer a short time, thee Clergy. man withdrew, and the executioner prepared to finish the awful sena tence of the law. At this period, when the Clergyman had recom mended her to distnis. all worldly thoughts, and fix her whole , oul on her Redeemer, throu•Jli whom aloft she could hope for mercy, she twice ca led for the turokty(John flobinson)to bid him farewell—he ensue at the second call, and having taken :cave of her, she remained about half a minute, when she (Implicit the handkerchief, and was immediately launched into eternity. She was very murk convulsed for a few mo ments. when her pangs ceased in this world. After bangle!: the usual time, her body was delivered to the surge us for dn.:section. and was open to public inspection during all Saturday. T 1 ere appeared an apathy in this w•anan which is truly astonishing. When the Judges came into town -he aakcd permis‘isit to go on the terrace of the castle to see the ; roces slim, thimah she knew their canting was the sicual of her fate. On the morning the Rev. Mr. Fish peached what is usually denoninated the condeennai sermon, she was satfused in tears, and her convulsive sobs were heard througlanit the chapel—vet. an hour after, the impressi tt see ed entirely erased.—She s'ept very stated the night previous to the inornina ~f her execution, and de a hearty breakfast upon tier awake. nioe. It .s worthy of remark, that on the /3(i day of April, 170, ono Mars Heold was Mr - ngled and burnt to ashes, at Chesn , r, for poisoning her husband—exactly 50 years, to the day and 3 ei!c, when Edith MUE. rey was a xecuted. ANN Moony, i ns FASTING WU 33 A V.-0:1 We,hiesday last, about two in the afternoon. pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Com mittee, the watch commenced Pn Ann Moore, of lutbury. The room was examined with the ii.ost scrupulous accuracy by the Committee. and the three Gentlemen. (Sir Oswald Mosley, 1)r. Garl ike, and the Rev. Leigh Richmond) who undertoi - k the first watch, and wl o were satisfied that no knil of food, either selid or liquid, was or could he secreted in any part thereof A new hedstead was provided, a new bed filled ilk their rest uce, and every article of the bedding searched with the ut most minuteness The removal of her person from one bed to the other was closely watched ; after which, at her own request, her person was examined, and every possible ivoisfaction afforded, that no collusion could have taken place in any part of the transaction. Nest a single ar ticle of any kind or description remained unexplored ; and when the business of search and remr,sal was concluded, no doubt was left upon the minds of the parties press nt, that she was entirely deprived of food of any kind, or the wears of access to it. A barrier is placed across the room, within which the watchers atone occupy their station, and pre. vent all access to the wionan, which could implicate her. in the smallest share of suspicion. Various regulations are rigidly adhered to, in order to conduct this watch in such a mariner as to satisfy the public mind as to the troth or falsehood of her pretensions. Tier bedstead is placed upon e wei4ing machine, consti ucted with peculiar accuracy, in order to ascertain the Variations of weight during the period of ;las watch, which has been uOnterruptedly continued Korn the List to 60 6 27t1r inst. ACCIDENIS AND OFFENCES. COPPER SKA gnEß's. A new description of persons have lately infested the city rf London. denominated copper smashers. These gentry usually commit their depredations in parties of three or !Our together. Their practice has been to take a coach about Cornhill, and being duly sup plied ssith r !nny pieces, to atnuse themselves 'with breaking Ilia windows of the elopkeepers all the way from the Poultry to the Suomi. One of the party only urdertakes the operations ; his post is inside, whits the rut are outside passengers, the better to observe and enjoy the mischief: Un Sat urdly sennight a party of this deserir ion commenced their proceedin g s at Debatt's, the pastry-cook ; fortunately Mrs. Debatt had her eye on the coach at the time, and the nioment her window was broken, she poluted cat the coach to two of tat shopmen, rho prudent- " MAY 2. I