Star.
London, England, 1808-06-15 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4.
Logan, Meyrick master.—This American vessel, laden with
cotton, coffee, tobacco, dec. was captured on a voyage to Amster-
dam, by the Zenobia sloop of war, and brought to Yarmouth.—
It appeared that she had been warned on her outward voyage, by
ore of his Majesty's cruizers, not to proceed to Amsterdam, that
port being in a state of blockade ; in consequence of which she
made for a British port, and obtained a licence to proceed on her
original destination. It further appeared that the capture took
place after the licence had expired, from unavoidable delay. Th 4
Court restored the ship and cargo, but allowed the captors the ex-
pences of this day's hearing.
Roebuck,' Bolan master.—This was also an American vessel,
laden with salt, Liken on board at ltiarenn‘ s, and no an as, erted
voyage to a British port, was captured by the privateer Crescent,
and brought to Guernsey. Ship and cargo condemned as a (tau-
dulent transaction.

VERSES ON THE DE.4.TH OF A YOUNG LADY.

Farewel Hope's delusive beam,
Dancing bright on Pleasure's stream!
Farewel, MARGARET ! sweeter blossom
Never grac'd fair Nature's bosom!
Farewel now the blackbird's song,
Warbled oft the woods among !
Farewel Love'. enraptur'd note,
Swelling in the linnet'. threat !
The spell is broke: the dream is o'er;
And Love and Music are no more.

No more thy voice, with melting sound,
Shall wake the woodland Echoes round.
Another Nymph shall grace the plain ;
And Spring shall blush and bloom again!
But Spring shall blush, and Spring shall bloom,
To breathe her sweets—on MARGARET'► tomb!
St. Michael's spires, St. Michael's stream,
With many a sinking sun sl all gleam ;
And oft the paly moon shall rise,
Ere Death can boast so fair a prize!
The trembling dew-drop on the spray,
That sparkles in the beam of May,
The azure of yon cloudless sky,
Reveals the lustre of thine eye.
To Virtue's voice thy heart was true,
And large with ev'ry generous view,
•
With ev'ry polish'd grace refin'd;
Nor less the stores that fill'd thy mind.
As Spring revives the circling year,
For thee shall fall a glist'ning tear;
And Heav'n its softest dews shall shed,
Where earth's green mantle wraps thy head.
Farewell Hope's delusive beam,
Dancine bright on Pleasure's stream!
FREOVeI, MARGARET ! sweeter blossom
Never grac'd fair Nature's bosom!
Ditrufrili.

T. G.

The King's Proctor's Bill of Charges for Proceed.
ings in the 1-li6h Court of Admiralty, in the respec-
tive causes of Dutch Ships and cargoes condemned to
the Crown, from November 1803 to November 1804,
as paid out of the proceeds, amounts to 8,8191.41. sd.
Sunday se'nnight in the afternoon, a very heavy
storm came on in the town and neighbourhood of
Dunse. Its duration was not above half an hour, but
the rain and hail fell in such torrents, that the streets
were completely covered with water to a considerable
depth, and it stood in the houses of several of the in-
habitants so as to occasion considerable inconvenience
and damage. It was accompanied by a whirlwind,
which passed over Wedderbum and Manderston, tear-
ing the branches from some trees, and others up by the
roots. At Polwarth the lightning broke-upon a large -I
tree, and split it into several pieces. It seems to have
entirely exhausted its force a little to the eastward of
Dunse, for at Chirnside there was only a moderate
rain, and the thunder scarcely heard.
The rain on Friday and Saturday se'nnight fell in
such torrents as to occasion an overflowof themountain
stream between the glen of Aheclow and Galbally, in
Ireland, which in its effect Was extremely injurious
several cows, pigs, &c. were washed away and lost by
the rapidity of the current ; and others that were
taken down for more than a mile, were saved • some
acres of potatoes were also swept away.—ln the me-
mory of the oldest man resident in that part of the
country, there never was so great a flood.
The Greenock paper gives the following account
of a Midsummer storm :—" Monday se'nnight, about
four o'clock in the afternoon, the most tremendous
storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied with
torrents of rain, and of hailstones of enormous size,
ever remembered to have been seen by the oldest re-
sidenters, was experienced at Fairlie for about three
quarters of an hour. A body of water rushed from
the hills with such formidable impetuosity, as to resist
all confinement to its usual channels, overspreading
the fields, sweeping away_ with it stone dikes, the en-
tire soil of two fields, one of corn, and another of po-
tatoes, and partially injuring several others. In the-1
village, the houses were inundated three feet deep. It
is somewhat remarkable, that at Largs, not more than
two miles distant, this storm was by no means felt to
the same degree, though we have heard, that on the
Dumbarton side, and at Bishopton, on this side, it was
nearly as violent and much about the same hour, as
at Fairlie.—Here we saw noshing of it. '