Star.
London, England, 1822-05-23 00:00:00

Has 11Wd.witi right true British blood,

Fit mother of a future race
TO thrash a Frenchman fax to face !
Give me, 'cis all that I desire
The circling glass and desire,
ire;
No gloomy stove's relaxing beef .
To thaw your nese and freeDr your feet
• Not let me want sweet harmony..
The merry song, the jest, the glee, •
Grant, then, ye Gods, my fervent prayer,
These sterling comforts still to share ;
And when arriv'et the fatal blow
Which rich and poor alike lays low,
Oh, let me meet the dart of death
Where lust I drew my vital breath.
Of those whose recreant hearts of stone
Love any country but their own, •
Each grumbling discontented fool
To France should go, a proper school'
Where, if the lesson fail to mend him,
To Bedlam without scruple send him !

GRAND SHIP LAUNCH.

Yesterday morning, owing to the fineness of the day, the
roads leading to Deptford were thronged with persons to witness
the launch of the Itesseu., a fine 74 gun ship, from the Kings
Dock-yard. Several stages covered with canvas were erected
round the slip where the ship lay, for the accommodation of
Ladies and Gentlemen, and were crowded several beers before
the ship went off the stocks. There was a strong military guard
at the great entrance gates, besides a numerous body of parish
and special constables stationed In various parts of the Dock-
yard to preserve order. Previous-to the ship going off the stoeks
several of the Nobility and persons of the highest respectability
watt on board to view her, and many remained till after the
launch. She is a very fine built ship ; her head is adorned with
a full lengthfigure of the brave Admiral Rosana, who com-
manded at La Hogue, finely carved and painted, and it is im-
passible for any figure of the kind to sit better on the rut-water ;
the rake is perfectly suitable to that of the stern. She is con-
structed between the ports on Sir R. Struso's plan ; the decks
am laid diagonally ; the stern, gallery, and windows are remark-
ably neat an plain; and the quarter-galleries are formed in a
style of workmanship that adds considerably to her grandeur.
All the ships on the River displayed their colours, and the sea-
men vied with each other in ornamenting their yards, and in
the neatness of their vessels; the whole of that part of the River
ptheented a spectacle tiuly picturesque, and the music of the
different bands on the water rendered the scene most delightful.
As sow as the tide began to approach the slip, the Dockyard
MO commenced removing the shores which supported the ship
on the stocks, and, when the water had flowed nearly high
enough, the usual signal was given, the remaining shores were
taken away, and she went off the slips lit the most majestic
manner, amidst the loud acclamations of several thousand spec-
tators. The bands of music at the time struck up Rule, Britan-
nia, and the grandeur of the gene cannot be expressed. The
company on board of her then came on shore, sails were hoisted
on the jury-mast, and she dropped down to Woolwich with a
fine breeze.—The light-fingered gentry, as usual on such occa-
sions, had flocked in abundance from London, and were exceed-
ingly active and adroit in emptying the pockets of the unwary.
The psasei of constables and Police-officers were on the
alert, and apprehended several notorious characters in the act of
enatehing their booty. It is with satisfaction we announce, that
nova single accident was beard of during the ceremony.