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 inclines
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

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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

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Officers, to cut her out; they accordingly proceeded nearly,
nlostirsidg, without any appearance of resistance, when alased
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battery suddenly opened upon them, and 200 :mops a
been concealed behind a hill, advanced to a small neat of land, ,
Within pistol-shot of the launch; upon which they, op a
'most destructive Ares which. our brave fellows most gallni~ctly
aeuirned, till their boat wa completely knOckFd to
Twenty men were either killed tit desperately wounded, and
the remainder taken prisoners by the enemy.
rae Lords of the Admiralty,..we understand, have ordered
round, directly, five sail of the line to Ipughswilly, for the pur-
wse of more narrowly watching the movements of the enemy's
Scheldt fleet, shobld they be inclined to attempt a paisage North
about.
Court-martial his been beld on board the kalsonAle, at
lucerne's, fur the trial of Mr. Joseph Davis, Second Officer of
the Lord Keith, East lediaman, for disobedience and contempt
of his Captain's orders, and for mutinous language in the ship
• ituring an alarm of tire, eu her hornewa•d-bound voyage. The
. Lord Keith carried letters of marque, like all the other ships of
the Company, which are, by a recent Act of Parliament, as
lettets of inarqk iiliccd under the laws and regidation" of the
British Navy. 'Ater three day4' investigation, the Court, of
which Admiral Lord Col Ville as President, on Thursday gave
. sentence, that the charges were riot prbved; and the detendant
was accordingly acquitted.
On Wednesday last, a Colin-muttflat was held the
• !Salvador del Moudo, for the trial. of Mr. Thoreas BUrross.
Purser of the Rhin, for neglect cf duty and disobe,lence of
orders, in not kee ing the, ship i)!-Operiy supplied with necessa-
ries. The charges being in part proved, Mr. Burrows was sen-
tenced to he reprimanded, and was reprimand( d by the Culla
accordingly. President, Re.ir-Atitniral Sir .F.. Buller, Bart.

• i'HE NATIONAL It' !crlsTiim

MIDDLLsEX SESSION&

SWINDLING.

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THE KING 'U. ETCHAED ANDR t:WS AND ALEX. HALL.
On Tuesday these defendants were brought up to be tried
Upon an indictrn'ent charging them with obtaihing money under
false pretences.
On Andrews 'being put to the bar, hr addressed the Court,
requesting tbey would sutler his trial to be poAponed until the
next Sessions; he did not ask it as a matter t,f right, but, us au
indulgence from the Court. 'Die indictment upon which he
now sto id fof trial had been preferred only on Saturday last,
and he had not sullicient time to prepare for his defence, nor,
any pecuniary meani of employing Counsel or A. torney :• under
these circumstances he craved the peculiar int;uleence of the
Court, which was always extended to p tsons in his situatiotn
Mr. ALLEY, for the prosecution, meld not agree to any post-
ponement of tleis trial ; he had no wish to pros hardly against
the prisoners, tf,ut the Court ould recollect that the crime fur
Which they stood charged was committed so far back as the
month of February,last, and the Original indictment was pre-
ferred in the last July Sessions, but there being some slight in-
formality in that indictment', ano her more correct, but of ex-
actly the same tendeacy, had been preferred on Saturday, so
that virtually it was the sante indictment, and the prisoners bad
sufficient time to prepare for their defence, and however mo-
tives of humanity might incline him, ptrsonelly, to accede*, yet
he owed a duty to the Public which on tilts occasiod could not
be dispensed with, he therefoee felt that he could not consent
to postpone the, trial.
Awlrews aeliti addressing the Court observed, that he
was charged with giving a cheque on a thither, who leel
tug
money in his hands ; but for the first time he had to learn thet
a person over-drawing the Banker with whom he had kept a
cash account, was guilly of an pirence against the Law..
had still more to coettend with, die public pre.,ritdice had peen
raised against tim by the Manner in Which lie had been treated
by the public paints, some calling him „I\ lisjor Andrews,. others,
Parson Andrews, and more Captain Andrewi ; none of which
characters he .challenged any man to prove he had ever as-
sumed, his name was Richard Andrews, he never passed by
any Other name, he was never known by any other; and tinder
all theie intyressits, he threw himself en tire clemency of the
Court, which had never been refused when it could be granted.
Tire Learned CHAIRMAN staid, that there was no groundi
laid before him winch could justify in retarding public justice,
anti the trial proceeded.
The prisoners having pleaded not guilty,
Mr. ALLEY stated the case on the peirt of the Prosecution,
and in his address to the Court and Jury, declared he had pur-
posely abstained frorri casting any reflections on the prisoners,
it not being his.wish or inclination to press upon a broken reed.
Mr. Isaac Kendall, being sworn and examined, deposed, that
he kept the tiew St. Clement's Coffee-louse, St. Clettrient'S
ChM-eh-yard—that on the 18th of February last, the prisoners
cime together to the Coffee-room, and ordered dinner. He
had known flail some time before. At the sante table there was
another gentleman, whom the witness knew to be a respectable
person; be joined them, -and after some general conyersation,
proposition was 'made to go to the 'I heatre in the evening,. and
the gentleman in question (whose name was nut mentioned)
con'euted to-be of the party. Dineer being ended, they called
for tile bill, which amounted to li. its. Eld. and Hall banded
him a cheque on Drummond'', for ss. drawn by Andrews,
pa)etble to Hall, or bearer ; but, upon examination, sante fnfor-
iisality appearing on the cheque, Andrews apologised. for the
error, took out a banker's cheque-bunk, and drew another for
the same amount. The witness then drew Hall on ono side, and
said he hoped all was right. Hail replied, " My good fellow,
don't beeat ail afraid, Mr. Andrews is a very respectable man,
is a very good friend of mine, and has been very kind to me."
I lisp!' this, the witness was hithiced to give him the balance in
cash. They otilerol a dinner to Le preparcd for some friend; Ott
the folio7:ing Wedneedey; and the eentlenian before aUuded to,
Was invited to be Of the party. They soon after rose to .0 away,
and while the gentleman spoke to the witness at the bar above
the dinner, the prisoners i rocecded to the dddr but w 1
gentleman went to join them, they were off, and were-nt
seen nit any direction. The nest mornine, the witness se)
sun to the banker's with the cheque, who received for a
they had no value in hands. The witness afterwatds
pained his son to Messrs. Drumrnonds, where he ascertained
that Mr. Andrews had had no' money in their hands for
yews.

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• Cross-Examined by HALL
Do you keep a Coffee-house ?-1 do; „
Did you nut ,wear, upon y our before the Magistrate
bow-street,. that your son kept this Coffee-'house ?..1 stattid than

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