Star.
London, England, 1825-07-25 00:00:00

THE MOORISH WAR SONG.

From the ranks of our foetnen the far herald eame,
And to freemen his word was the summons of shame ;
As freemen we spurr.'d it, our gauntlet threw down,
And defiance we bade to our people and crown !
Now blaze, ye red beacons, high peal the war-strain,
Ard welcome, thrice welcome, ye children of Spain ;
Now vaunting ye come, and bow lonely shall go,
rhea our rallies are ringing the fail of the foe !
Nets, the soft serenade, through the long summer night,
And the dance and the banquet must yield•to the fight;
Bnt the true love we leave, when we clasp her again,
Shall make us a wreath from the spoils of the slain !
Tue terrible All.th has hared his right hand,
Anil Ahd illah shall lead us, the Prince of the land ;
Yc Chiefs or Orarada your Clansmen combine,
Ye Lords of the Gazul and Vanega tine !
Ye stern Almoracii and Zegri, who spring
From the high blooded sons of the African King;
But, sti:l your sworn hatred, as brothers unite,
A^d like torrents deep mingling, rush on to the Egl•t !
Almoradi, the standard of royalty bear,
But the crescent of Zegri, resistless in war,
On Issa the wrongs of your kindred repay,
Sworn fotmen be rivals in glory to-day !
The told who in battle is boldest to-day,
His L.,tly, Country, his King, slr:11 repay;
Who falls as a Chief of the faithful should fail,
The IJouris await in their gem-studded hall

Then what can ye fear, since to do or to die,
I . glory on earth, or its rapture on high?
vrhat save tin: yearning of Late cat: yc know,
opposed to the ranks of the infit.:el GA;
Chiefs of the land from your let!iarg) freak,
%;.r Country, your Kins, and your huaour, awake
h.": blaze, ye red beacons, hfgh peal the war str,!it,
th.onte, thrice welcome, ye children of Spain !

PLYMOUTH NAVAL REGArTA.

PLYMOUTII, JULY 21.

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• f":•ind iy and Monday a number of beautiful • vel,,
gie.itest is:opt:titian healing the flag of the Royal
Y.,cht Club. passed rapidly tin ough the Sound, and a*.
c'...ored in Comma and Stooehouse Pool. The Emerald
4.1‘ Dannlooth got aground on the beach, near Mr.
Bark well's Butt's, but was brought off the next tide
with trifling ct:image, caused by the straining of her
Another yadit put to sea again shortly after her
a•': i • al. in cousequwuce of some misunderstanding with
V— Custom House.

FIRST DAV.
Eatly on Tileslay morning the neighbouring dis-
tricts began to pout in theit p idation, and long be
Ines eleven o'clock, the time of startinx for the first ,
prize', the Hoe and surrounding eminences, from
wliesve a clear view of the races could be obtained;
vete erns sled with a vast a •senlblage,consisting of every ,
es• er sodety. The Bay was literally studded with
saiiittg-beats of every class. The Brunswick steam-
pat ko, t.f tl.io tons burthen, came in horn Portsmouth,
1-oded with passengets, rinsing the Tates; and the St.
David steam, r was plying ..boot in the Sound, also full
of parties of pl wow-, %slat) were enlivened by a band rf
music ; an i their appearance, added not a little to the
variety and intcrost of the scene. T.' crown the whole,
the puns of !he Citadel disehatged their thunders at'
tv eke o'clock, in honour of his Majesty's Ct.ronation
linty ; and the shipping in the Sound, between the
lslxtil an 1 the Hain, and in Havtoase, which were
gaily ntnamente I with the colours of d;fferent nations,
f.tod x nova Salute at out. Th! weather was (spores-
&Rely hot (the therMometer standing as high as 86 in
the shade).
At rievin eenck precl•elp, the *nal gun, which was fixed ..0
the wecte rn c xtreroir y of the llov, where the Committee took their
stand, lin d, when the yachts w Well had been entered for the first
class prize being ready at the starting boat got tinder way; they
were the Arrow cutter, 84 tons, Joseph Wells, Esq. colour red and
wince; Jadc-o*- Lantern cutter, 140 tons, J. A. Smith, E;q. colour,
t: o iris jirk ; Scorpion cutter, 110 tons, Sir Godfrey Webster, colour
bL peter.
The Jack-o. Lantern being a long time in stays under the Hoe,
snl rot recover be/ wind for some time, meanwhile the At row shot
a head in fine style end maintained her advantage during the greater
prt of the rare. The Jack-o'- Lantern from press of sail, after a
cot-titterede effort to *recover the :round she had lost, carried away
her topmast just outside the Breakwater. This fine vessel was con-
sequently obliged to discontinue her efforts. The Arrow and Scor-
pion were now left to contend with each other for the prize, the
termer bad evidently the advantage in point of sidling, so that she
rounded the starting-boa: the first time nine minutes and a half be-
foreher adversary--notwithstanding this, the latter, with a proper
spirit. did not lase sight of the object to he attained, and continued
ha efforts with considerable perseverance. The baffling winds and
strong flood tide which succeeded the breeze, enabled her to gain
conilderable ground on her adversary, for the Arrow getting into
the tide at the west ere. of the Breakwater, was presmtly swept
away by ft to leeward, r.nd 11-. us, by en unforeseen chance, was de-
prived of the advantage which she had so stoutly contended for;
whilst the Scorpion, by having tacked further to the southward,was
favoured by a geode breeze, which enabled her to weather the
sr ark boat at the west end of the Breakwater, and finally to arrive
at the starting-boat first. The first prize was. however, awarded to
chi Arrow, in. consequence of tie Scorpion having touched one
of the station boats !n round,which was contrary to the rules
of the course.
it half-past eleven the second class started, viz.—Julia cutter,
James Weld, Col 42 tons, camas white and red burger; Emerald,
ditto, J. Syrnet:Js, Esq..sr. tons, red burger; Lord of the Isles yawl,
Cal. Seal, 45 tote:, red nag at the main.
Two of these vessels, in consequence of the baffling winds, were
viable to zet round the different station boats the second time. The
J.ord of the Isles, the only vessel which did so, having ran foul of
er.e of the station boats, it was agreed by the remaining vessels, the
Julia and the Emerald, to give up further exertion, the wind bay-
irg entirely failed.
Tile third class, for want of a sufficient number of competitors
aid not sail. This disappointment was not owing to a deficiency of
yachts in the harbour ; but the qualities of the Queen Mab, which ,
was the Ent entered on this list, being so well known, no yacht
could he trend to dispute the match with her with any chance of
success, although the Committee offered to wave the conditions
that not less than three vessels should dispute the prize, if another
yacht could have been found to enter into competition with the
seen Mab.
At twelve o'clock precisely, the theseFour Class started. They
were—Erato (yawl), James Hooper, qsn tons and a half,
colours white, with a red cross; Little Venus (yawl), James
Price, Esq: eleven tons, red ; Anne (yawl), Mr. John Dare, si
tons and a half. white. After a spirited contest, this race was won
by the Anne, having arrived two minutes before her adversaries.
rue cups were very hvairtifu4 and considerably exceeded in
value those of last year. The largest, or Ladies' Cup, held three
4i arts, and weighed upwards of seventy ounces. It was supported
a fine figure of Neptune, riding on the Ocean in a car, com-
pOnd of three Dolphins—a solid cast unit-ay for the occasion,
d highly admired foil the beauty of it:: symmetry. On the body
t.• the cup, was an excellent tepreaent.!tion of a boat race, very
'brought e- the handles as !ere, double-twisted ; solid

end there was. alto a numerous assemblage of the heads of our
Public Departments, and the Officers of the Army and Navy.

• SICOND DAY. •
Wednesday, the concourse of people was not so.
great ; but there was still an immense number of spec-'
tators assembled on the Hoe. The wind blew a stilt,
breese from the N.E. ani eight vessels started for the
prize, namely; John and Mary, .lobit Wyatt, white
burgee; Turnehapel, Robert Mitchell, union jack;
Elizabeth, William May, red bargee; Venus, Lewis
Rundle, red and white pilot-flag; Caroline, Charles
Tucker, red en,ign ; Two Brothers, Thomas Good.
ridge, blue burgee; Ann and Mary, Thomas Foster,
blue peter ; Liberty, Edward Alder, ted ensign, with
tree of liberty.
So great was the anxie:y of these vessels to start,,
that six moved off when the preparatory gun was fired, 1
and thus obtained an advance of five minutes on the
Venus and Two Brothers, which waited the proper
signal. The race was very beautiful, and well con-
tested, and the manner in which the diffaent vessels
were manageJ, was very creditable to the seamen on
board. By the regulations of the Course, Vie Prizes of
eight scv,:reigns, and f ur sovereignr, are cons'dered to
have been won by the Venus and the Two Brothers,
which, although starting five minutes after, returned
within tv o minutes of their adversaries.
Four row-boats, manned by four men each, started for the prize
of four sovereigns, which was woo by a gig belonzing to the Uri-
tannia, FIJg-ship at this port.