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 condor.-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.