The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

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THE BOAR of the CAPE ; or. the FORTUNATE
EMBELLISHMENT.
There is a wild boar at the Cape of Good Hope
With whom if by choice or by chance you should cope,
Take care of your legs—for these tirst are his prey ;
Aware without legs that you can't run away
Inclin'd on a settler this prowler to feed,
The stranger was put to his uttermost speed
The wild waste athwart, but the boar timer ran.
And nearer still drew to the terrified man,
Exhausted who fell, and awaited his doom—
A horrible death in vitality's tomb !

Instinctively taught first to maim, and then slay,
The resolute savage now rushed on his prey ;
ISut suddenly staid his ferocious pursuits,
Subdued by his shade in the settler's bright boots.
Some observing Hottentots now raise the cry—
" Save legs, safe Idea, up massa and fly !"
When rowed from his stupor. and conscious of grace,
The settler now wing'd o'er the desert his pace ;
The hoar in his rear, but of wrath all unstrung,
And foll'wing in fancy the friend of its young !
And thus' was the curious adventure sustain d,
"rill harbour and safety the party soon gained;
When receding fast from the dwellings of man,
The boar to his haunts unmolestedly ran.
"'Two Warren's Jet Blacking that ended the strife."
The settler exclaimed, " and bas saved thus my life!"
And 'Warren's Jet Blacking, now hall'il as the cause
Of safety, was shouted with rapt'rous applause !
The circumstance soon even to Cape Town was spread,
Each fact multitudinous evidence backing ;
And now say the settlers, " Both danger and dread
To shun, use the splendor of IVarren's Jet Blacking."
• It is a singular fact that this ferocious animal uniformly breaks
the legs before taking the life of its victim.
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TILE ROI.II,

'ORTSMOI-TII, JAN. 21.

The Warspite, Captain W. F. Canon, still remains' in harbour,
on account of her being many men short of her established com-
plement. Rear-Admiral ()age re-hoisted his flag on 11-ednes-
dat• last.

The Voltage, 28, Captain the Ilan. R. S. Dundas, is now ready
for sea, but will nut sail before the Warspite.
The Contest gun.briss. for the Newfoundland station, was com-
missioned on Monday last by Lieut. J. A. Blew.
The Swan cutter, Lieutenant Griffin, arrived from Sheerness
on Monday, with some marines belonging to the Portsmouth
division, and volunteer seamen. She again sailed for her station on
Wednesday.
The Starling cutter, Lieutenant Stuart. sailed on Monday for
Plymouth, with a freight in silver for the Navy Pay-office.
fhe Tiger extra ship, commanded by Captain Kent, It.N. ar-
rived at Cowes on Wednesday afternoon, from Calcutta. after a re-
markably fine passage of only 36 days from St. Helena. The Liffey,
Capt. Coe, had sailed before her.
There are at present building in the several naval arsenals the fol.
lowing number of men a! war. via. t—Nine three-decked ships,
from 100 to 120 guns ; six from 80 to 84 ; three of 52 guns ; twen.
ty-six frigates to mount 40 Enna each ; five smaller frigates of 23
guns ; eight stoops of 18 guns t thirty-one sloops of In guns ; tote
cutter ; and eevai bomb-vessels—in oil ninety-six ships.
Lieutenant C. C. Dent, of the Procris, is appointed to the
Espiegle. Capt. Yates.—Hampsh ire Chronkk.
PLYMOOTH, JAN. 41.
The Lyra tender arrived on Thursday from a cruise, and yester-
day came into harbour to be refitted.
The Reynard tender arrived yesterday from Falmouth.
The Nightingale, Lieut. Kitchen, and Dolphin, revenue cutters,
came in on Thursday from a cruise.
The Starling cutter arrived here on Thursday, with 70001. in the
new silver coinage, for the Dock-yard, from Portsmouth.
The. Onyx transport sailed on Tuesday, with victualling, stores,
for Corfu; the Supply naval transport for Milford; and the Tor.
Wise and Goodwill Dock-yard lighters, with naval stores for Ports-
mouth.
The Nimrod, 111, Captain R. Pritlham, went out of harbour on
Wednesday, and is expected to sail to-morrow for Cork.
The Sparrowhawk, 18, Capt. Polkioghorne, is to be stationed on
the Irish coast.
The Eden arrived at Port Royal Nov. 23, to take Commissioner
Rosa to Malta, and then proceed to England. The Bustard ar-
rived in MI days from Spithead.
The Camelion, 10, Capt. Seymour, came in on Wednesday. from
a cruise off Scilly.
The Lord Exmouth, Trounsell, of this port, from St. John's,
New Brunswick, with timber, arrived at Falmouth on Thursday--
An :0;70r! Tckgroph.

SHIPPING I_N7'ELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, JA/.22.

Wind S. fair.—High Water. 10.—No Irish Mail.
Arrived the Emma. ISPDonold, from Burns Ayres ; General
Brock, Eden, from Pernambuco ; Edward Byarn, Gordon, from
ditto; slontrose, Davis. from Antigua and Cork ; Sylvanus Jen-
kins,' Mary, from Charleston ; Philip Tabb, —. from Vi,gi-
nit ; Robert Burns, from St..lohres. New Brunswick ; Brigenra.
Caner, from ditto; Prince of Wales, Starkie, from St. !gimlet's ;
Alexander, Ebeling. from Finland ; Elhyng, Heyne, from I)ant.
zig ; Aurora, —, from Newfoundland; Ann, Henderson, from
Tenerife, in Iloylake.
The Gipsy. Brag, from Clyde, has arrived at St. Porningo.
The Melauetho, Boynton, from Liverpool, has arrived at
Nantes.
The George the Fourth, Stevens; Young Norval, Tackling; and
Lark, Salisbury, from Liverpool. have arrived at*St. Michael's.
The Matilda, Coiling, from Liverpool, has arrived at Para.
The Godolphin. Simcock, from Terceira for Liverpool, foun-
dered 19th ult. near Dungarvon—crew drowned.
Sailed hence this day the John Itegg, for Valparaiso ; Ame.
thyst, for Boston; Dryad, for Grenada ; Rob Roy, for Rio Ja-
neiro; and Betsey, for the Brazils.

PEN7ANCE, JAN. 21.—A schooner was seen to strike on the
Seven Stones on the llith inst. and soon after disappeared. A cask
of French wine has been picked up and landed here ; mark on the
head and bung, " P. C. 258."
FALMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrived the
Fortitude, Stephenson, from Lisbon, leaky and must discharge :
Emulous steamer, from London for Calcutta ; Helen, Pela. from
Cork. Sailed the Sandwich packet, for Lisbon ; Dove. Quirk,
for Vera Cruz; Expedition, Wilson, for Jamaica; and Ruby,
Corneby, for London.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind N.—Arrived the Swallow, from
St. John's, New Brunswick ; Active, Hayman, from Cork.
Pegged by the Ann Elizabeth, Brown, from St. Michael's.
Cowes, JAN. 22.—Arrived the Industrie, Boulson, from
Batavia for Rotterdam : and the Courier, Martin, from ilavan.
nab, in seven weeks. The Itiassasoix, Ho' nes, from Salem for
Antwerp, Is the Isle of Wight. The Francis, Russell, from
Richmond, in fifty-three days : on the 7th instant, in lat. 49, 29 N.
long. 10, 19 W. fell in with the Agnes, of and for Leith, from
St. 51ary'e, Nova Scotia, she was in a sinking state ; took the
master and crew, twelve in number, and brought them to this
port, having previously lost one man, nutted E. Norris. The
Agnes, while lying.to in a gale on the 15th of December shipped
&tremendous sea, tell over four or five streaks, upon which the
master found she was so much strained, and filling quite fast
with water, that he felt it requisite to cut away the foremast. As
soon as that was gone she righted, and the crew continued from
that day until the 7th inst. when they were delivered from their
perilous situation by Captain Russell. The Tiger, Kent, from
Bengal far London, was yesterday becalmed, and therefore cast
her anchor. Sailed to.day the Albion. Lee, for London ; Pacto.
Ins, Region, for Rotterdam ; America, Lake, for Antwerp.
PORTsHoUTH, JAN. 22.—Wind S.W. and calm.—Passed by
the Boyne, Lawson, from Calcutta. Arrived the General Slur.
ray, from Oporto ; 311;7, from Singapore • Potinair, Williams.
from Batavia; Industne. from ditto • COUrier' Martin, from
Havannah. Sailed the Thorney, Rose, from Ayre, for New
York.
• DEAL. JAN. 22.—Wind W.N.W.--Artived and sailed for the
River, the Defighington, Wilson. from Penang; London Pae.
ket, Cook, from Faro • Ann, Illackwpod from Quebec ; Lynx,
Hymns, from St. Michael's ; Wakefield, Crooks-hank, from
Oporto ; Aid, from Seville; Ann, Drybro, from Oporto ; Rosa-
lind, Antrim, from Honduras • Orb, Portgate, from Cad, ;
Whidrew, /Munn, from Quebec ; and Alonso, Parkins, from.
Bordeaux.
131AVICSEND; JAW. 22.—Arrived the Sprightly, Newton, -from
Seville ; Henrietta, Good, from ditto ; Duke of Wellington,
Wotton, from ditto ; heipsie, Smith, from St. Petersbnish ;
Brilliant, Major, from Silbert; and Friendship, Fry, from