The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

POETRY.

SHIPWRECK of the PALMYRA, on the SANDS of
DOVER, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21.
BY Mitts MACALYLEY.
Sad gloomy wreck, poor remnant of thyself,
That look'tt but yesterday I ween so gay,
Breasting the wave in all thy pomp of strength
And high magnificence, as thou wert Lord
And master of that tyrant element
Which now has conquered thee. Thy sturdy masts
That stood, like monarchs of the grove, proudly
Erect, unbending to the blast, and seemed
To bid defiance to the powers of sea
And air,—now rent in twain, like a poor twig
Shiver'd, arid splinter'd in a school-boy's hand.
Thy swelling sails, which erst were wont to look
Like sheets of silver sparkling in the Sun's
Bright beam, in tatters hang, like garment round
The limbs of poverty--
Oh ! to behold
Thee as thou art, thus desolate, forlorn,
Stripe of thy power, and useless in thy strength,
And cast reflection but a few hours back
To view thee es thy former self--how shrinks
The pride of frail mortality before
The power and grandeur of Omnipotence r
So man in all his loftiness and pride
May perish in an hour—be like this wreck
Stretched on the bed of rest—to rise no more.
Oh ! to behold thee fixed—immoveable--
The boiling waves o'er thy defenceless rem
With fury dashing, like a remorseless
Tyrant, exulting o'er a fallen foe !
The King of terrors on thy slippery deck
Stood, with uplifted dart, ready to strike
His victims down—Thy living inmates, faint,
Exhausted—wild with dread—beheld the grave
Yawning with 'monstrous jaws ! But Heaven forbade
The dire decree, and sweet humanity
Her lovely hand holds forth—Death's threatened victinis
To sustain, and save—they live to bless tbee t
Thus is the evil less—and thus the claim
On our compassion less—but yet enough
To make the heart alive to soft regret,
And rouse the mind, to keen intensity
Of thought—Of thoughts, so multitudinous
And vast, as mock the power of words
To give them utterance—The soul amaz'd,
Recoils and sickens, to contemplate thus
Its limits circuniscribid, views the huge bulk
Deploring still—but not disputing Heaven's
High will, to punish or to bless.
At Eve
I saw her, the retiring tide allowed
Some few hours space for strength, and active skin,
For patient labour and enduring toil,
To lend its persevering aid, the wreck
To clear. The beach with gazers now was throtitt'd ;
Some idly curious stood with vacant look,
As tho' no throb of pity ever touched
Their souls save for themselves, some gentle hearts
Beamed in the pensive eye, anti sonic perchance
There were, whose ardent spirts long'tl to aid
The workman's weary unremitting toile :
Anti scarce a voice was heard, and not a smile
Was seen ; e'en vulgar minds ins pied with awe
Stood mute, anti ehiviring 'neath the bitter blast
Half shielded from the falling rains. The foaming
Sea, like a pent lion in his rage, roar'd
Impotent, prophetic rage, which threatened
Speedy devastation.
The morning came—
At early dawn, braving the tempestous gale,
I liasten'd to review the mournful scene.
Sad was the change a few poor hours had wrought,
Her body of its metal armour stripped,
Her keel upturn'd, her planks in sunder torn,
Upon her side she lay—and to my busy
Fancy she appeared—like a poor culprit
Stretched upon the block—waiting the stroke of fate ;
Her desolation seeni'd to cast a shade •
On all around. No twinkling star appear'd
Upon the eve of night—no sunny beam
Burst forth, as herald of approaching day.
The sullen clouds presented one vast sheet
Of dark unvarying hue, and torrents fell
As Nature wept in scorn.
The mid-day came—
Alas ! the victim of the storm was crushed,
Fierce was the blest, the raging billows s'mke
Like thunders to the ear—the axe had fallen
And the dissever ,
'd trunk lay in twain.

Extract of a letter of the 11th instant, from Berlin Poo." Th.
North Pole has sent us, by an American Captain, to gratify
the public curiosity, two young Esquimaux, a male and a
female, from Baffin's Bay, the former 23 years old, and the
latter 22 ; a dog of the species which the natives of that coun-
try yoke to sledges ; a panorama of Baffin's flay, where Capt.
Parry took up his winter-quarters; and clothes, furniture, add
even objects of luxury, after the E‘quimi,ux fashion. It Is
known that these people make their light canoes of the skins of
rein-deer and sea-dogs, and steer them with remarkable skill.
They are also skilful in killing fish anti sea-dogs with arrows
five feet in length. They kill birds on the wing with the same
weapon ; and scarcely ever miss their aim. At the request of
the spectators, the man •pierces through a piece of coin, at the
distance of ten paces. Silver coin pleases him more than gold.
The dog is of a particular race, which, according to every ap-
pearance, will not propagate the species here; for, nut of ten
brought over, he is the only one that remains alive. He Is lazy,
and equally insensible to blows or caresses. lie is tame to-
wards mankind, but rushes with violence upon cats and dogs,
which he tears to pieces without having any thing to fear, on
account of the thickness of his skin. As soon as the Esqui-
maux seats himself upon his sledge, to which the dog is yoked,
the animal lays aside his sluggishness, anti draws it with great
rapidity round the room ; but as soon as he is unyoked, he fax
into his accustomed torpor, and does not recover frOm it till he
is again yoked."

The ntnazing success which has attended the
invention of the steam-vessel, gives an interest to any circum-
stance connected in the most distant degree with this important
mechanical application. In searching (for a very di&rent pur-
pose) the public records of Friburg, we find, that in the be-
ginning of the year 1741, a mechanic of. Burgundy, of the
name of Drotmse, procured from the Government of Friburg,
for himself and his heirs-male, an exclusive privilege fir esta-
blishing on the Sarine a novel species of Wet, which way to be
propelled neither by oars nor sails, nor yet drawn by horses,
with which he proposed to naviots Ole river, far the convey-
ance of passengers and merchandise. Ile unfortunately did not
explain the substitute by which he means to effect his purpose ;
and we are also as completely in the dark as to the obstacles
which checked his undertaking. It may be that the inventor
was fearful of incurring the ill-will of a people, 'Allied at that
period in the blindest superetition.—(Ceariee "rassaiii.)

ENO HAVING IN RELIEF UPON Alf
The shell must be a thick ono. Wash it well in fresh water,
and dry it carefully with a linen cloth. tali some tallow or
fat, and, while vet" hot, wake any igures yoa pleas. with it
upon the shell, tithes with a. pea ot peuciL Take the shell
then by the two ands, and lay it goad', ti; 6 tunable:- filled with
vinegar, or diluted aqua fortis, the acid uS which, in about
three hours and a half, will have eorrodol so much of the ehell
es oo lose. the parts drawn upon is Mkt, the linages baring
00 induces' upon the Pat whist govase4 thaw.

The Ticket No. 5,901, drawn 10th De-
cember, a Prise of k 20,000, was Sold in OM/
Half and Eight Sixteenth Shares, by Iticuaito-
con, GoonLvcs, and Co., Stock Brokers, at
their Office, 04 l, Bank Buildings, Corot);11.
The Holders of the Shares may receive their
Money on demand.

STATE OF Ti
2 • Prizes of - - X20,(1(b0
2 . . . - 1,40)
2 . . 800
10 . • 200
b-cc.
And must be Drawn To-morrow.----A_ gr„„i va-
riety of Numbers (warranted Undrawity are on
Sala at Iticluansosr, GootnucK, and CO's. Ot.
fic*, No. 104, Corner of Bank Buildings, Cornhill.

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Mr. Kc,4a performed at the
Glasgows
,liy ,
he evening
iitre.
The house was oteeedingly
crowded. During the performance,
a band of
miscreant., who had taken their Grata in the
sipper gallery, compelled several ladies to retire
from the front boxes, by continuing to throw peas
and small pieces of stone from Some kind of ma-
chines constructed to give them great force. One
lady had her hair comb broken by A piece of
stone thrown iu this manner.—(Ghrega (Aron.)