The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-14 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

The Caraquette, of Liverpool, was taken by the Natives on
the Coast of Africa, and plundered of great part of her cargo ;
she was afterwards retaken .by a Slave ship and boats from two
British vessels ; the zeinainder of the cargo was divided amongst
the Captors, and.thevessel sold. _ _

The-Young Halliday, Byrne, froin Savannah for Clyde, was
:otally lost tile 6th inst. in the Calf of Man ; crew saved.

111.1ncia 13.._Pteoed—br the back of the Goodwin
Sand yesterday the Leander, Thompson ; and Galatea, Ram.
say, from Guernsey for Rotterdam, Arrived and sailed for the
River the ,Cambrian, Brownrigg, from the Cape of Good Hope ;
Eagle, Dixon ; and Prince William, Dearness, from Shields
for Quebec.. Came down from the River and remain the Lenox,
Moore, for Cadiz ; and 'homes, Ferman, for the Canaries.
PLYMOUTH, MAricifl2.—Arrived the George, Liming-
ton, from Londohfor Lisbon; Sailed the Lynx, ltedpath,
Belfast and Quebec.
FAL 31 0 T If, MARCH 11..--Arrived the London transport
from Cork for Malta, 17 days, with troops. Sailed the Lavant,
Passmore, for Portsmouth ; and Prince Regent, Murrow, for
Dublin.

CAUTION' TO MARlN'ERS.—Extract of a•Letter from Mr. J.
Johnson, Master of the Pilots, at Memel, to Mr. William
Richardson, N. P. North Shields, dated Feb. 3,1821. L-" By
this you will be informed of the present state of our bar, and
access to the harbour. The. last soundings; on the 211th ult.
gave 14 feet, or
.nearly so. The present bar may literally be
termed a new one, as the late liar navigated by ships in De-
cember, 1320, by a westerly gale, was done away, and the pre-
sent one found in a different situation : that it will have any per-
manency, time only can prove. In case of any changes, or al-
terations that may take place, relative to the bar, Commanders
of ships must, in passing the Sound, ever refer to the more re-
cent accounts to behad there. The channel, or passage into the
harbour, is at present straight and direct with the beacons in
one, S.E. by E. and N.W. by W. by the ordinary ship's corn-
pass ; black buoys on the starboard, and a white bud), and white
flags on the larboard side, in coming in, and, as custOmary, a
conspicuous red flag used for inviting ships to run for the har-
bour, as also to ways them either easterly or Westerly, when in
the channel, Six. Such flag is only necessary when the pilots
cannot get out. As in the spring and fall rapid currents gene-
rally take place great care must be taken in scant winds, par-
ticularly froni the southward and westward, and the sea high,
when a ship perhaps may pass the bar, the buoys, and flags,
with safety,- and afterwards tall into serious danger at the Light-
house Point, where the course at once alters from a S. E. by E.
to a south ; or S. by E. one, to come up the harbour to the
Ballast Quay, &c."

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.- On Monday

this Committee re-assembled, at one o'clock, Mr.
Goocu taking the -Chair. There were then 10
Members present ; several other Members after-
wards arrived. Lord CASTLEREAGLI was seated
next to-the Chairman. They immediately pro-
ceeded to determine the course that should be
pursued in promoting those inquiries committed to
their charge by the House of Commons., After
various suggestions, and some discussion, it was
resolved that they should hear the evidence that
the parties might be prepared to adduce in sup-
port of the allegations of the Petition.----This
it►-
quiry is to constitute the first branch of the Com-
mittee's labours. As was previously stated, the
Committee, on Friday, did not issue any orders
for the attendance of witnesses; and when it
was determined how the Committee should di-
rect the investigations,- they inquired whether
any persons were in attendance to support the
leading prayer of the several Petitions. Several
of the owners and occupiers of land, who had
been instrumental in forwarding Petitions to Par-
liament, were again in attendance. Mr. R. C.
Harvey, of Norfolk, was called in. He under-
went an extended examination, occupying the
Committee during the whole of the remainder of
the sitting.---His evidence went to illustrate the
extent of reduction that hcad taken place in the
farmer's profits, he alleging that it was from '2O
to 30 per cent.; and in support of .his declara-
tions, he brought with him and laid before the
Committee his accounts and books for the last
14 years. Several of the documents were handed

in, and ordered to constitute part of this witness's
evidence.

P 0 E T It r.

BALLAD.--,(EDWIN.)

Welcome thq-woei hotrs impetrt
I will not bla.thern
Welcome eash sorrow tq my,heart,
Since sorrow gave me thee. '

Bad never fortune's adverzepowu,
illy earliest days opinest; . 3
I ne'er had knoNyri that blissful hour ;
By mild affection blest,

When sorrow claimed not m_r„ the sigh
Which spoke the soul's ford treasure ;
For half the tear that clew'd tie eye,
Was sanctified to pleasure.

When zephyrs of the shady tve,
That freshened o'er the citt,
Could not more healthful fregrance breathe,'
Or blow a balmier gale,

Than visited the realms of thought,
To know that thou went near ;
To know thee mine—entire.—unhought,
And innocent as dear.

Wild and fantastically strange,
The mind will sometimes roam;
And find throUgh all creation's range,
Or picture thare a hornc. - -

So absolute was fancy's law,
So dear thou art to me
'hat all I thought, and felt, and saw,
Still bore‘some taste of thee.

For all the beauties of a scene, '
So free from strife and storm ;
Were mild and placid as thy mien,
And graceful as thy form

Thy woes, like yon dark cloud, ire given,
That rests along the sky;
But gentle as that azure Heaven,.
The bosom where they lie.

'TiS sweet—to mark the magic grace
That swells in hill and bower ;
The fairy lineaments to trace
Of tree, and sky, and tower ;

While, mellowed in the distant view,
The varied objects fade ;
And every form, and every hue,
.commingle in the glade ; •

Most sweet—,when opening shades supply
A MOMENTARY glance :
When o'er the sinking vale,_ the eye
Sees silvery vapours dance ;

And here, e'en here, I think of thee,
And trace the emblem still ;
The stamp and fair proportions see
Of sky, and vale, and hill.

All centered in that nameless charm,
When o'er thy features play,
The SHADOWS of emotions warm,
And pure affection's ray ;

'Tis fancy all ! but still 'tis so._
Then let me hold the cheat ;
Nor bid the dear delusion goy
Fantastically sweet !

For there is nought in hall, or bower,
Of good, or mild,, or pure :
In field, in forest, or in flower ;
But doth with thee endure.

Come then the woes life,'S hours impart !
I will not bid them flee ; •
Welcome each sorrow to my heart !
'Twas sorrow gave me thee.

J. D.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Mr. Hope gave a grand dinner yesterday to a. large party of
distinguished persons; at his house in Duchess-street. In the
evening Mrs. Hope gave a splendid rout, which was attended
by nearly 200 persons of the first rank and fashion.
The Duke de Frias gave .an elegant entertainment on Mon-
day-to the Duke of Devonshire and a large party. In the even-
ing the Duchess had a musical party, which was very numer-
crusly attended.
Blackshaw opened her splendid residence, in Orchard-
street, Portman-square, on Monday
,- evening, with a grand
• concert of vocal and instrumental music, whaein Miss Ste-
phens; Miss Hallande, and other singers of the first eminence;
gave r. brilliant series of their most admired performances. •The
following were among the company :—The Earl of Glengall,
Lady and Miss Flint, Sir Thomas and Lady Farquhar, Sir
Henry Floyd, Mrs. Siddons, Miss Siddons, Mrs. Becher (late
Miss O'Neill), and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kemble.

Yesterday Mr. S. R. Lushington gave a grand dinner at his
house, in Cleveland-square, to the Earl of Shaftesbury, _ Lord
Palmenton, Lord Clive, Lord Lowther, Mr. Peel, the- Attor-
ney antiSolicitor-General, and several other distinguished per-
sonages.
The Marquis of Lansdowne gave an elegant entertainment
yesterday to a distinguished party at Lansdowne House, Ber-
keley-square.
Earl and Countess Bathurst entertained Lord and Lady
Grenville, and a distinguished party, on Monday,- at their
house in Stanhope-street; Mayfair.