The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-05 00:00:00

P 0 E 'T It Y.

AN ADDRESS TO SPAIN,
Written by Mr. E. L. JOSEPII.
Priv: the Trinidad Gazette.)
Ariie,' Spain ! for glory and liberty hail thee !
iArise, and unsheath 'the keen sword of the brave !
Arise, and disdain the vile yoke of the slave !
Arise, Spain !. or bondage and shame will assail thee !
Shall the host of yon despot extinguish the blaze
Of the bright glowing torch new-born Freedom displays ?
Shall the legions of him, whose still tottering.throne
Is propp'd by the musket and sabre alone ?
Shall they, though from recent discomfiture goaded,
Whose minds 'gainst their rulers with dis Content's loaded,
Dare attempt to invade thee ?—to unite again,
What bound thee thro' dark ages=-Tyranny's chain !
That chain, which thy long suffering sons in their: wrath
Burst at Freedom's command,—spurn'd indignantly forth.
Castilians I Oh ! think of the Heroes of old!
Virlatus, and Rod'rick, Alphonso the bold,
The might of the Cid, great Pelagius's brand,
That swept Alla's worshippers forth from tjiy land 1
Vaunts the Gaul !--,,Ownest thou not the fields of his shame ?
Fields, for ever allied to great Wellington's fame !
Is not thine Salamanca's immortalized plain ?
Is not thine fair Vittoria's triumphant campaign ?
'Was it noto'er thy hills that the bayonet drove
Those proud sons of Gaul, when to crush thee they strove ?
Till Liberty's banner all Europe unfurl'd,
And on the invader invasion was hurl'd,
Arise, Spain ! nor like the Neapolitan host
That Freedom lament, which base cowardice lost;
To aid thy great struggle, Oh.! mark in the rear
Lusitania's brave Sons with prompt weapons appear !
And see, o'er the billows, from yon white cliff'd
Majestic Britannia benignantly smiles;
Beside her, firm Valour and Liberty stand,
And point to the group that encircles the land,
Philosophy, Commerce, and Industry, Health,
And Genius, and Learning, Invention and Wealth.
Oh 1 list to that voice, 'tis Britannia that calls !
Arise, Spain, and arm 'gainst the despotic Huns,
And spurn the half-civilized Muscovy's sons !
Arise ! laugh to scorn the loud threats of the Gauls.
Arm ! ! 1 Arm ! ! let those crouchers to tyrany see
How brave is a People that dares to be free ;
That the Earth, o'er which Liberty reigns—to the slave
Will nothing afford—but an ignoble grave.
Britannia's thy Friend, Spain, then banish alarm,
Nor fear tho' the rest of the world 'galnst thee eras.
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HARPENDEN HEATH RACES, THURSDAY, Jlll.l 3
Hunter's Stake of seven sovereigns each, with 15 added, for
Hunters carrying 11 stone. Heats, two miles.
Capt. Lochee's Tritnbush - - • -
Mr. Horn's b. g. Folly - .. - -
Mr. Howard's Emily - - - -
Major Jones's Sowerby - - -
Mr. L. Bouverie's Fanatic - - -
Mr. Giles's Phantom - - -
-
A good race ; 2 to 1 on Trimbush after the heat.
Sweepstakes of seven sovereigns each for Horses not thorough
bred, with 20 added.
Mr. Williamson's Snake - - -
Mr. Middleton's Faulty - - - -
Capt. Herd's Jezebel • • - - ,
Six started but three only were placed. Won easy.
Mr. Rush's Sam beat Mr. Goddard's Prophet. One mile,
501., 20 forfeit.

a 4
5 dr
6 dr

TROTTING.
The match between Captain HANSARD'S roan horse, and
Mr. MELLISH'S chesnut mare, to trot one hour for two hundred
sovereigns aside, took place yesterday, over two miles of
ground on the Ashford road. The match was made on the
first day of Hampton Races, and it was done as under. Bett-
ing was six to four on the horse, and each carried nine stone
The start was one at each end of the miles.
THE HORSE. M. S. THE MARE.
First two miles - - 8 59 First two miles •
Second - - . 7 20 Second
Third - - - 7 42 Third
Fourth • - . . II 1 Fourth
Fifth . . - il 18 Fifth
Sixth - - -8 20 Sixth
Seventh . - . 8 12 Seventh -
Fifteenth mile - 4 26 Fifteenth mile -

59 It

The hors© performed about
fifteen miles within the hour. lit

M. 8

6 58
- - - 7 30
- - - 7 40
- - • 8 20
•-- 8 2

. . 8 21
8 24
. 4 54

60 6
three hundred yards over the
.ating the mare full halls mile.

ECLIPSE or TIE SUN.—Tilf. Sun will be eclip-
sed in the morning of the Bth. This, however,
will be but a very partial obscuration, as the
following particulars sufficiently show :--
M.
Beginning of the eclipse l3 49 after five in the morn.
idd e
Visible conjunction
End of the eclipse
Total duration
Digits eclipsed 21 deg. 23 tn

Married this morning, at St. George's Church,
Hanover-square, by the Rev. THOMAS FULLER,
HAsinLy, son of THOMAS G. KNAPP, Esq., to
EMMA, daughter of JErray WYATT, Esq.,
Architect.

DEATH or Lotto LOUTH.— Died, at six
o'clock, on Wednesday the 9.5 th ult. at Louth
Hall, in the County of Louth, after a short indis-
position, occasioned by the bursting of a blood-
vessel, THOMAS Lord Baron LOUTH. in the GOth
year of his age. He was one of those few Irish
landlords who constantly resided on his property,
affording employment and support to a number
of the labouring class. His Lordship was mar-
ried to the daughter of the late, and sister to the
present Lord DussANY. He has left issue five
sons and one daughter.
Cunt °us. WAGER.—Yesterday morning a man
undertook to cam 13 sieve-baskets, piled one upon another on
his head, from Dean-street, 'Westminster, to Perry's potatoe-
warehouse in Covent-Garden. The wager was for a sovereign ;
and the conditions were, that be was to walk through the ptiblic
streets, and to arrive at the place named with 11 on his head,
without resting. He walked with great caution, sometimes in
the 'carriage road, and sometimes on the pavement, followed by
numbers of people, who, however, at once encircled and cleared
the way for him. His greatest difficulty seemed to be to avoid
the lamp irons when upon the pavement, as the upper sieve,
which poised the whole, had a continual inclination to
the right side. He succeeded in gaining the middle of South-
ampton-street, without I,:sing one sieve, having passed coaches
and carts of all descriptions; when here, the upper sieve fell
to the ground. He halted for a moment, and poised the re-
maining sieves, with which he proceeded full into the market,
where he cast the whole down, amid the cheers of the popitlace.
Though the weight must have been considerable, the poising
the sieves was the greatest difficulty he had to encounter, as
they reached the second floor windows. He won his wager,
and many gentlemen, who were highly delighted with the no-
velty of the scene, subscribed to reward his ingenuity and per-
I severance. _ _

About two o'clock yesterday morning, whilst
Thompson and Harris, two of the night patrol,
were going their rounds, they heard the crier,
of a female in Newton-lane, Holborn ; %%hen
arriving at the spot, they found a poor woman in
strong labour sitting at the step of a door. Pro-
per assistance was procured; and she was deli-
vered of a female infant. James Kelly, a car-
penter, living near the spot, came to his door to
.inquire what the matter was, and being informed,
he took both her and her child in, and pre-
pared a bed for her, whilst his wife rendered
them all the assistance she could. The woman
stated, that she only arrived the preceding even.
ing in town, from Ireland, to her husband, who
sent for her to St. Giles's, but having lost his
address, she was unable to make him out—his
name was Patrick Lynch, a labourer. Yesterday
Kelly succeeded in finding out her husband, who
gladly received her, and removed both her and
her child to his lodgings.

FOR THE SUN.

THE NAVAL 4, DRY ROT."

Mr. EDITOR—It is absolutely necessary, in
order to ascertain the alarming consequences of
the, " Dry Rot," as well as the cause a►►d remedy
of the inconceivable danger and expenditure of
so many millions in vain, by the Ad►►►iralty and
Navy Boards, that the following Documents
should he laid before Parliament, or they will
continue, like the niblie, in utter doubt and
ignorance of the real state of our Navy, till it

may be found too lute to Tett)! It to the Rood- otl
system of shipLbnilding, which our fathers proved.
and established upon the experience of 'natty ages;
Consequently I am certain that these documents -
will remove all those doubts And speculations
which have employed the researches and pens of so
many modern author's and philosophers, notwith-
standing I do not rank in either. class, at piesent,
but the consequences are of such v !TA I importance
to a maritime power like Great Britain., that I.
certainly feel it imperative to publish a " NAVA
EXPOSE," proving that the influence of the Leather
node upon our Naval Departments may in some
measure be compared to the alledged undue in-
fluence of the Crown, and that our lock-yards
may require as. much reformation as is said to 1:0
necessary in the House of Commons.-1 am, Sir,
JUNIUS SECUNDUS.

1 Account of the number of all Ships of War, built, lost,
-sold, broken up, and condemned, from 1702 to 1792, distin-
guishing whether built in Dock-yards or by Contractors.
2. Account of the expences of repairs of ditto,
3. Ditto built, lost, sold, broken up, and condemned, from
1782 to 1822.
4. Account of the repairs of ditto.
3. Particulars of all contracts entered into for Engl4ll oak
I;mber and plank, between 17(N) and 1792. distinguishing
whether hewed in Summer or. Winter, and whether the re.vha
alio:mace of seven arid a quarter per cent. was wade
_for the
latter. _ _

C. Account of ditto received in his .11ajesfy's Dock-3 ard
between 1792 and 1322, distinguishing whether cut in Summer
or Winter, and whether the usual allowance was made for the
latter, Or when discontinued.
7. Account of oak timber received in Pock-yards from Royal
Forests between 1700 and 1792, distinguishing whether cut in

Winter or Summer, and whether the usual allowance was made
for Winter timber to the Crown. or when discontinued.
8. Account of ditto between 1792 and 1822, the prices paid
to the Crown, and whether hewed in Winter or Summer; .
9. Particulars of all contracts for voitEIGN oak timber.anti
plank, between 17110 and 1792, and amount.
10. Particulars of ditto from 1792 to 1322.
. .

11. Account of all cOntracts for English oak timber and
plank, between the Navy Board and Messrs. Larking and C 0...
and whether such contract be HEREDITARY, or why exempt
from usual competition.
12. Account of the expence of building roars over the wet•
docks in dock-yards.