Star.
London, England, 1823-10-16 00:00:00

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• GALLANT ENTERPRIZE.

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LITTLE ANDREW NICOL'S WEE BIT SANG.

A wee bit housy beside a wee burn,
A wee bit garden to answer our turn ;
A wee bit barn, and a wee bit byre,
A wee pickle peat. to mak a bit fire;
A wee bit cow and twa acre o land,
To ha' a bit butter and milk at command;
A wee bit ewe and a wee bit soo,
To get a bit pork and a wee pickle woo ;
A wee pickle meal our parritch to mak,
A wee drip kill at dinner to tak ;
A wee bit mutter) for kitchen to eat,
And a wee drip whisky our wizeens to weet ;
A wee pickle MAIOS end herrings foe supper,
Or else knotty sowens and a wee gim butter ;
A caffibed to sleep on and plenty o dies,
The blankets and sheets to be aye clear of Saes;
A stock o gude health aye the doctors to shun,
And peace wi' our neebours the lawyers to hum ;
A conscience in quietness, but yet never blind,
A eheerfu` and happy contentment o' mind;
A faithfn' friend and a grade thrifty wife,
Will constitute a' the comforts o' life ;
Gi'e me but sic blessings, a fig for the great,
With a' their elamjamfrey, ambition, and state !
The Muse abe has left me, the jad is but fickle,
(*Hine sic subseribitur) wee ANDREW NICOL!

11 I was na sure about this sentence, but I ran vast to the school-
blaster o' Lillehairn, and let hint see't, and be says it's real code,
Latin.—New North America, Oct. 4. 1823.

Saturday morning, about half-past eight, the Swedish
brig Amphio, A ppelberg, Master, bound from Stock-
holm to Havre de Grace, with a cargo of deal and iron,•
was driven ashore between the Circular Redoubt and
Dynichurch, having patted from her anchor during the
very heavy gale from the south-west, then in some de-
gree subsided; and almost immediately fellupon her beam
ends, in a terrible surf. The crew consisted of eight per-
sons, with one passenger, who placed themselves on the
vessel's side, imploring that assistance which it appeared
almost impossible to bestow with sufficient promptitude.
The officers and men of the Coast Blockade got a boat
from a station at some distance ; and, at the most im-
minent peril of their lives, from the tremendous surf,
Lieutenant Dyball, of the Royal Navy, accompanied by
four seamen, put off to the vessel, which they were not
able, unfortunately, to reach, the boat having been upset
at some considerable distance.

The spectators to the number of forty, beaded by
Mr. Broomall, Mr. Gilson, &c. of the Coast Blockade,
linked their hands together, and thus entering the surf,
succeeded in getting the Lieutenant and his brave fel-
lowi ashore, whither the boat was driven some time
afterwards; when, Lieutenant Dyball having been dis-
abled by a very severe contusion on the r►ght side
(struck by the boat in capsizing) his place was taken by
Mr. Collins, Admiralty Midshipman, who had just suc-
ceeded in reaching the vessel, when a tremendous sea
took the boat, carried away three of their four oats,
and dashed them, to the horror of the spectators, amidst
the breakers, to the leewird of their object : here the
seamanship and coolness of Mr. Collins excited the
highest admiration ; he deliberately tore up a waste board
of the, boat, and using k as a paddle, assisted by the
one remaining oar, brought the boat safely on shore.
By this time several seafaring people from Sandgate.
had arrived at the spot, who, assisted by Mr. Knott, of
Ilythe, with a waggon and horses, procured a galley
from that place, and on its atrival it was immediately
manned by six able hands of Sandgate (Grave, Rich-
ards Fisher, Overton, Cock, and another), the blockade
boat was again most gallantly manned by Mr. Collins
and men, and put off at the same time. The superiority
in size of the Sandgate bout enabled them first to reach
the vessel, and they safely brought ashore through the
surf, seven of the nine persons, and Mr. Collins quickly
followed with the remaining two, amidst the plaudits
of a great number of persons there collected, who alone
can duly estimate the dangers braved, and the devoted
gallantry of their conduct. The Swedes were conveyed
to the Swan Inn, Hythe, where every kindness and at-
tention was manifested towards them. The cargo has
been since discharged, but the vessel is completely a
wreck, her side being totally bilged.

Three weeks ago Mr. Down, carpenter, at Gilling-
ham, died. His daughter, aged 21. attended his fune-
ral, and was then seized with an affection •in her side,
and is since dead. The widow of Mr. Down was soon
after taken ill, and she died on Tuesday sennight, and
the twin sister of the daughter lies danger•onsly ill at
the pre•%nt time, and is not expected to live.
Some time ago, the Town Council of Peebles unani-
rrxmsly voted a gold chain and medal for the Chief
Magistrate ; and on Friday last the Couricil met, when
Bailie HALL presented the chain and medal to Provost
Ken, with a neat and suitable address, which the Pro-
vost answered in an animated and eloquent manner.
Wednesday, as the Weymouth coach was passing
ever the little bridge at Christchurch, the eldest son of
Mr. Arthur Lemon, butcher, about ten years of age,
who was mounted on a pony, with a basket containing
some meat, was thrown off, and the hind wheel passed
over his head. He died three hours after the accident.

After the late Musical Festival, two men genteelly
dressed, proceeded' in a coach from York to Harrogate,
and took up their quarters for the night at the Dragon
Hotel ; after their departure, a Lady from the neigh-
bourhood of Darlington discovered that she had been
robbed of jewels to the value of 801.
The will of the Right Hon. Countess Dowager of
DYSART was registered in the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury on the 25th ult. probate being granted to
HENRY GRESWOLDE LEWIS, Esq. (the brother), the sur-
viving executor named in the will, and JAMES VENN,
Esq. appointed by a codicil : the personal estate was
sworn under £35,000. Her Ladyship's bequests, both
in money and in jewellery, are very numerous. The
residue of plate and jewellery is left to her brother, the
said HENRY GRESWOLDE LEWIS, of Malvern-hall in the
county of NVarwick, to which mansion they are to be
attached as an heirloom : he is also created the general
residuary legatee. The first of the four codicils devisesl
her Ladyship's house, garden, and premises, called
Belle Vue, in Wickham Market, in the county of Suffolk,
to Mrs. Ann Darrell, for life ; after her decease, to
her said brother, for his life, and the reversion to Mrs.
ESTHER HATWARD and her heirs-; the latter is also left
an annuity of 1501. for life. The enumeration of jewellery
in its distribution, to a long list of relatives and Mends
is curious and valuable. She desires to bt buried by the
_side of her late Lord and her sister, unless she should
happen to die in the Isle of Wight : her funeral expenses
not to exceed £3OO. The will#u dated May 24, 1816.