Star.
London, England, 1805-01-21 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE SEVERN.

Dark is the wintry tky,
The winds impetuous roar;
The Waves roU mountains high,
And furious lalb the there.
Upon the Billows toR,
The Mips now side in air,
And now between them loft,
They fudden difappear•
May HEAVIIN In mercy Weld f.
The prayer alas is vain,
The SWIMS'S anchors yield,
She drifts upon the main.
Each hart now throbs with fears,
For rudder Ole bat none;
The fatal rocks the nears,
She itrikcs—all hope is tope.
Then down the malamaft falls,
To make her labour ids ;
The gun Bed, frequent calls,
For help in their dittrefs.

Pour Rip by rude rocks torn,
Once guardian of the Bap;
The Marsden all mourn,
To fee thee caR sway.
They launch their boats with fpcsd.
The daundefs tars to fan;
And dangers little had.
To Couch them from the grave.
Tbsir oars they Routh, ply,
The wreck they rarely reach ;
The crew rejoicing cry,
" We loon Ball touch the bash."

One tar Bands near the malt,
Quite deaf to every prayer;
" Lubbers, be rays, avalt,
"Old Severn's fate I'll (hare:.
Quick, quick, put thip about,
Mayhap, the gale dull weather;
But if her time be out. .
" Why then we'll fink together."
New for the &ore they fteer,
He halls them with his hand;
Wives, hudrands, children dear,
Soso wet and dripping land.
The foldiers greet the crew
Thus termed from the Tram
For thud in red or blue,
Thu brave all love the brave.
They give the cheating gists,
And dry them from the wet ;
in mirth the hours quick pars.
All foes the form forget.
The evening &Ike M.
They fink to quiet deep;
Yet lUU the fatal Walt.
Howls fiercely o'er eke deep.
Noce think that three the night,
The crazy dip can veer;
Nyhen in the nem, ftrange fight I
Malta dole in &ore appear.
They ruts—of mooftrous bOlk,
She lies upon t►e Itrand ;
Quite upright is her hulk,
Half buried in the fand.
The fcatlefs tar they fee,
Who would not quit the wedeln."
*1 hey fee hint full of glee,
Sit fmokiog un the deck.
" To he, he cries, what cheer,
" My hearts of oak.what fporta
~'Old Severn's fafely here,
" I've brought her into port."
To port. alas ! no more,
Moult meet the fee in fight ;
No more,the Gallic More,
Thy thunder will affright.
rat arc thy glorious days,
Poor fhatter'd flip adieu!
Let all fang grateful prude,
To Him who fav'd thy crew !
Oh! Paws' that Taft fupreme,
That calml the raging lea ;
With thee Mall aid my theme,
As all mull end in thee!
This poetical etrufion prefents a correft plaure of
the circtimilances as they happened. It is for yon,
Mr. Editor, to decide whether the verfes have fug•
cient poetir4l milt to deferve a place in a Journal
fu diftiagitiflird as yours.

A gentleman, lately arrived in town, afking a
fiiend the other day, what bale was now going
forward in the metropolis, the latter replied, " Whv,
that of people hurrying from all parts to the Lottery
Offices, len every. Ticket and Share fhould be difi
pofed of before Monday near."

ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTION.
The P ev. John Raven/dB was on Saturday Inßituted by the
Lord kthop of Winchelier to the Re Cory of Tooting, in Surrey.
void by tht. refignation of the Rev. Robert &Gulley.

MARRJF.D.

Lately, at Undo, 11.1eTtienatii Harvey, of the 33d Light Dm
with to Mgt Jorden, at that 'Alec.

DIED.

On Friday morning, at his in Grofecoor-fquare, after a
arm inner., the Right Hon. Sir Richard Heron, Ban. in the 79th
year of his age.
Very fuddenly, the Rev. John Baffet, of Brisholm, in Lin-
On Thurfdaylaft, at Exeter, Lady Milner.
On Sunday lia, at Bath. Sir John Later, Knt. a Magistrate
and Deputy Licatenum foram County of Dodd.
At Limerick, aged is, Mifa Maur ell, ekkit daughter of Geo.
Mundell, Efq.Cullattor of Limerick.
On the loth inflict. at Turner's-hill, Citelhunt, Herta, John
VT at the atienceal age of 96 years.