Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-01

vas nabging over her brothers
nun iew DAYS previous to his departure
no'" England. One arm thrown around
me soldiers neck, in the other she held her
little girl, caressing the one. cbarg;ng ,b,.
other to be frequent and punctual in h;s lct.
letters from India, and at times. when be,
voice Jailed her, mingling tears with the kis.
Ses winch she planted on her baby's brow
mere, ticn, under an entire change of cir
cuinslances, were the selfsame feelinns
ne MIND was unaltered: the woman was
unchanged; she
WHO ruled, like wizard, the world of the heart
A"a co,'p caii up lis sunshine, bring down its
never could have maintained her das,,o,;.
sway over the minds OF her auditors. had she
not possessed within herself those exquisite
ieehhgs' those tender and gushing sensibIi-
'les winch found their natural and approori
ate vent as sister and mother.
! bui OF ali the woes of change those mr.
! maps were the most unexampled and appal-
ling which attended Betsy Gains, Alas
my mcinoryyet runs riot upon the beauties of
his unfortunate. Still do commiseratc that
ilte winch could neither avert nor RENE.
dy. "Betsv Gains was the Yacht which
brought over King William in 1853. Tradi-
uoh states that when selected for that on
tcrprise she was IAN old ship" bu; I, s.luclly
ana last saller." With the success of her
n9pie freight, her fame rose proportonaby.
@he became one OF the appendages of the
court, and Tor many years was the pleasure
yacht OF Queen Ann. This we NAV snCnl,
term the meridian OF her glory. On the
death OF her royal mistress she was doomed
to experience the vicissiiudc inherent in all
subiunary objects. BY order of GEORGE |
me ceased to form part of the royal estab-
llshment. Still she weathered il braycly I'M
der the protection OF one of the Lords of
court. On his disgrace, change and chance
again assailed her; and at length. after mr..
fold deg additions, she settled down. burn
with shame while | record it-jnto Il common
collier; and was employed in the coal trade
between Newcastle and the metropol;si In
this last and dcplorable condition MANY wen
~ years and heavy seas rolled over her. ill
at length, having up 10 the last hour oC ey-
iStence maintained her original character of
lucky and fast sailcr,'' she struck on a
rect of rocks, near Tynemouth Bar, on the
morning of February II, 1927. Thouuh
considerably damaged. ii was not deemed.
at the time, impossible 10 get her oil; and a
ncighbonrlng clergyman in particular wa.
extremely ANXIOUS that her preservation
should he attempted, and If possible sccur
ed, by Transforming her into an cpiscoDa
floating chapel. Ills wiShas, however. were
not seconded. The Antiquarian Society
at Newcastle were applied TO. but the state
q! their funds precluded their NEGOTIATING
for her purchase. And thus tlirourb the
snpincncSs OF some, and the Indifference of
others, the opportunity Of preserving the
oldest ship In the navy, perhaps in the
world-a ship which had been constantly AZ
sea for a space at least of one hundred and
thlrty-nine years, and very probably one
hundred and sixty; a ship with which so
many and such stirring associations " ere
connected, and which might fairly have been
considered an object OF national interest
was lost utterly and irretrieyably.
For two or more days she Law stranded on.
the rocks, beating about at the mercy of the
elements; and 10 one mind at least, seem 10
present melancholy emblem of fallen
greatness.
+ What hopes were bound up in that YES
sci! With what an cnterprise--how right
cous III It's dcsIgn--how magnificent i'm lis
results-was she fraught!--IIow many beat.
ing hearts felt their all was involved in he,
safety! What numerous and what ardent
suppIcatlons were offered up for her success
How many were anNiousH, eagerly. hour.
~, on the lookout, for tidings of her arrival
And there, after so heightened and useful y
career, she lay lallcn-postratc-
plundcred!
In this ablect, but nevertheless interesting
and picturesque situation, a drawing wa.
made of her from which / have reason "a
believe an engraving will be taken. From
\ he frequent repairs she has undergone. but
little OF the original vessel remained That
little, however, was very fine. 1t was oak.
\ richly and protuscly carved, approaching in
color from age and exposure, To- ebony
There was literally scramble among the
populacc TO obtain fragments Bull
though ever boastng of his Professionalism. is
as eager as any Catholic for rclics--which
were sold at exhorbitant prices Consider
able portions were sent over to lreand-and
were eagerly bought up by the members OF
the different Orange Clubs, aud manufactu
\ rcd into snul-boXes. Among Others. 81,
llarcourt Lees feeds his Protestant nos,
from Tabatere formed out of the sinew,
OF her, whom loved when living. anc