Star.
London, England, 1808-05-24 00:00:00

TO Tilt ELM OR OF THE
Tweed.
SlR—The Highlands of Scotl r!, I).1 the ad-
joining islands, are at this mon.ent in a n.,lancholy
situation. The herring-fishing rati,-•.y failed last
year over the whole North- West .of Scotland, as
well as amongst the Western IC,ands, and this is their
staple article, their principal sin Fort. The latter end
of the summer set in, and cont :zed so very wet for
a long time, that in many large districts, scarcely
single sheaf of corn was housed ; the rain nO sooner
began to clear away, than it was succeeded by hea-
vier falls of snow—so that both the corn and potatoes
were left to rot on the ground. The consequence
may easily be conceived—to describe the extent of
misery that followed, is impossible. I need not say
whole parishes, but a lave extent of country,men,wo-
men, and children,were deprived of the most common
necessaries of life, and very few had a single shilling
to buy meal*. I have already mentioned, that in the
islands, as well as on the main land, And the shores
of the numerous inlets of the sea, called lochs, on the
\Vest and North-West coast of Scotland, Herring.
fishing is the staple article, and whoever has any ca-
pital, it is coinmonly all laid out in the early part of
the summer in providing materials for the fishing,
particularly salt ; so that when the fishing fails,
which commonly sets in early in July, all their pro-
perty, and often their utmost extent of credit, is com-
pletely locked up till the next season. Indeed, the
fishing has been extremely bad for sortie years past.
It is on this account that very little meal has been
shipped to the Highlands this year—less than ever I
have known, even in favourable seasons ' • for in the
best years, meal is always wanted in the Highlands.
I will only add, that the number of cattle of every
description which have died from actual want, is very
great—a traveller, lately returned from the High-
lands, informed me, that he frequently saw the ewe
and lamb both lying dead on the barren heath, as he
passed on the road. What the inhabitants have suf-
fered, and still are suffering, I will not take upon me
to say ; but fathers and mothers well know what a
parent feels when children cry for bread, and there is
none to give them ! -
I am truly astonished that so little notice has been
taken of these things. If such distress had been more
publicly known, I make no doubt but some means
of relief would have been exerted long ago ; 'nur
would so much be required, as people who are not ac-
quainted with how little will supply the mere wants
of nature may conceive—the money expended in one
night's rout, in some of the higher circles, would buy
as much meal as would make a whole parish happy
for many weeks.
I have no motive fbr what I have wrote, but to
plead the cause of humanity, and to make more
publicly known the distresses of my fellow country-
men, hoping it maybe the means of causing some
exertion to be made for their relief ; and on this ac-
count, I hope you will give it an early. insertion. I
have given you my address) and am ready to sub-
stantiate what I have wrote. I am, Sir,
Yours, &c. lIUMANITAS.
• Meal is almost every thing to a Highlander—give him that,
and every other want seems liZht. I have often stepped into a
boat early in the unman ; when the boatmen took on board no
other provisions hut some very coarse bread, and a bottle of wa-
ter; and with this alone they have tugged at the •ar for a whole
day.

REv. J. GAMBLE'S BRITISH TEA.—The healie and'
interest of the inhabitants of this Country, it is well
known, have been long and deeply injured by the in-
troduction and great use of Foreign Tea, the produc-
tion of a poisonous plant, and prepared in a most
dangerous manner, so often to be blended with tinc-
ture of copper. This intimation would be of no use
against the prevailing taste for this article, could not
the Proprietors of the British Tea offer to the Public
a Beverage, from productions of their own growth,
I, equally gratifying to the palate as the Foreign Tea,
and being at- the same time different from the other,
and highly beneficial to the health. The British Tea is
a composition of the finest aromatics of this island,
prepared in a most attentive and laborious manner, in
order to preserve their delicacy and virtues. It has
been proved a most effectual remedy to those afflicted 1
with Nervous, Hysteric, or Hypochondriac Disorders,
Indigestion, Weakness of Stomach, Depression of
Spirits, and Windy and Bilious Complaints. By its
i use, those in the very last stage of the•above-maladies,
Ihave been restored to perfect health. Sold, wholesale
; and retail, at Mr. Butler's, No 4, Cheapside, corner
• of Paternoster-row; and may lie had of most Country
1 Booksellers and Mediciae Venders, in packets, at
1
12n. 9d. and .ss. 6d. each.
.... . .

HIED
At Tweedmouth, Margaret Watson, at an advoiletd age. Her
death was awfully sudden—while sitting at the sacramental table
in Tweedmouth meeting-house, just after receiving the cup, she
fell from her seat in a lit, and instantly expired.

BIG!! WATER Al LONDON bit MGR TO-MORROW.
Morning
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