Star.
London, England, 1811-09-27 00:00:00

THE PRISONER OF WAR.

BY LIEUTENANT CHARLES GRAY, OF TILE ROYAL MARINES
What low mournful sound comes over the ocean ?
'Tis the voice of my MANIC I hear on the wind;
In the salt notes o' sorrow she wails for her Willie, .
And gently she chides me for lingering behind!
0 soon would I flee to my faithfulest Name,
Nor ocean nor mountains should keep me afar;
But low and dejected in damp dreary dungeon,
I'm forc'd to remain a poor Prisoner. o' War!
The wind fill'd each sail as we homeward were steering,
But Hope on her anchor lean'd pensive and sad;
She pointed to home and she pointed to Nat.:lE,
Yet my heart aft misgave me—l cou'dna be glad
Mild ruse the sun on the blue smiling ocean,
Joy beam'd in the eye of each generous tar,
As Albion emerg'd like a cloud frae the welkin—
We dreamt not o' danger, nor thought about war:
But danger oft lurks en the dark-rolling billow,
'1 he winds aft prove faithless, and barks are but frail;
But far more deceitful, mere cruel than either;—
Man hears, all unmov'd, the poor Prisoner's wail !
The land fast appreach'd-1 could see the white cottage,
Where NANlt's fond welcome awaited her tar;
But, unarned and defenceless, the Gaul seied our yews],
And led us in triumph—pour Pris3ners o' War !
Oh! soon would I flee to my faithfulest NANII,
Nor ocean nor mountain shou'd keep me afar;
But, low and dejeded, in damp dreary dungeon,
I'm f.rc'd to remain—a poor Prisoner e War !

We are happy to state, that Master Join/ CAMP-
BELL, who was shot by accident on board the Amelia
frigate, at Plymouth, on Monday se'nnight, is now
completely recovered the ball only slightly grazed
him : the principal injury he received was from the
powder

The body of a boy, nine years old, was on Tuesday
found in the Thames, near Chelsea College, which
proved to he that of Henry Sumner, son of a brandy
dealer, who was drowned whilst bathing on Sunday.
ADVERTISEMENT—TO those who wish to be well ac-
quainted with the sanguinary warfare that the French
are carrying on in the Peninsula, and their cruelty
towards the unfortunate inhabitants, we recommend
the perusal of a new work, just published, intitled,
4' Santo: de Mouton:, or Annals of a Patriot Family,"
founded on recent facts, in 3 vols. Svo. dedicated to
the memory of the late Duke of ALBURQUEItQUE, by
the Author of the Historical Chart of the eventful
reiga of his present Majesty. Sold by N. L. Pannier,
15, Leicester-place, Leicester-square, price 18s. sewed.
EXTRAORDINARY Hear.—Although our Year is
so much advanced, the heat was, a few days since, by
Farenheit's Thermpmeter, five degrees greater than
is usual in the West Indies ; and eight degrees more
than at Bombay. Equally a fact it is, that our pre-
sent Lottery Thermometer stands, capitally, six de-
grees superior to former Schemes. No wonder, there-
fore, the adventurous world manifests such uncom-
mon warmth in its pursuit. Indeed, it would be
astonishing, if with such an increased variety of Ca-
pital Prizes—only 13,500 Tickets, much cheaper than
for some years last past—the lowest Prize 020—and
the entire Lottery determinable on the 22d of Next
Month, were any of Fortune's Votaries now at a
freezing Point.
BoxiNc.—Belclser and Power:.--Yesterday these
two professors of scientific boxing met at Gregson'hi
when :a challenge was formally presented to Belcher
by the patrons of Powers. Unaccustomed to the no-
vel etiquette of exchanging such compliments from
front to back parlour, Belcher personally communi-
cated with Powers, to know on what grounds he was
induced to offer a combat ? Pure ambition to con-
tend for the honour of superiority being a satisfactory
answer, Belcher and Powers agreed to fight for 100
guineas a side. The articles were immediately drawn
up, and a deposit of ten guineas staked. The battle
Mill be fought on the sth of November, and the money
to be made good by Friday se'nnight.
ROBBERY AT THE TREASURY.—SOIIIe depredators,
on Tuesday night, contrived to open the locks of se-
veral desks, drawers, &c. in the Treasury Office, ex-
pecting, no doubt, to enrich themselves at once with
the spoils ; but, to their mortification, nothing was
contained therein but a few books, and other articles
of stationary, scarcely sufficient to repay their manual
labour and dexterity in the enterprise. Some Bow-
street officers have been to survey the premises, but
they were unable to d. :ermine whether it• was the
work of any common robbers, or of some one more
intimately connected with the premises.
HOAX AT TILE QUEEN'S PALACE.--The Queen's
Palace has been infested with washerwomen, from
early ca Monday morning till yesterday evening-,
who stated themselves to be hired by a woman, cal-
ling herself the head of the Queen's laundry, who had
filled that situation for upwards of five years, and had
b:•en obliged to discharge all those employed under
her, on account of their not washing the linen clean,
and getting drunk. She engaged some at 2 guineas
a week, others at 4s. a day, a pot of porter a day, and
as much rum, gin, and wine as they chose. They
began to come early on Monday !periling to work.
The porters, of course, refused them admittance ;
they, however, persevered, and said the Lady who
tired them had given them the key of the laundry to
let themselves in to go to work, to light the fire, &c.
This convinced the porters there must be some mis-
take, as there is too laundry at the Queen's Palace ;
and they sent them to the laundry at St. James's Pa-
lace, where no such persons had bten engaged, or were
wanted. It was with much difficulty the porters pre-
vented them from forcing their way into the Queen's
Palace, as the woman directed them what part of it
to make for. The porters have several times been
obliged to call in the assistance of the centinels at the
door, as the women have met frequently in large par-
ties. They had seen brought from various parts of
London, and are principally Irish women. To some
of them the trick will be attended with ruin, as they
have left good places for the engagement, the terms
being
.so advantageous ; others have sent their chil-
dren into the country to nurse, to enable them to
take the place. The woman who played off this hoax
called herself Fitzgerald to some, and to others she
assumed the name of Res. She.apFared in general
very well dressed, and an Irish woman. She went to
post of their residences, ate and drank with them,
awl borrowed a cloak, umbrolla, or shawl' &c.