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Derrick's Memoirs of the Royal Navy.

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plicity by ignorance or stupid credu-manded by Captains Atkins and Newlity. The idea then suggested itself, man, were lost in a violent gale of that he might be the founder of a new wind in December, in coming from Church, which should have the primi- the Baltic, and almost the whole of tive Christians for its prototype.' their crews perished. The Grasshopper brig-sloop was in company, and was driven ashore on the coast of Holland, where she surrendered to the Dutch Admiral.

5. That in settling his children in marriage he sought for persons with kindred minds and objects with himself, without regard either to their birth or fortune; "for," says the writer, having several daughters, he gave them in marriage to his favourite followers, chiefly young men without any superior education or prospects in life;" and, it is added, "he established them in his own business*."

6. That he has written in defence of Revealed Religion; for, "with that object," says the writer, "he published a series of letters in the Monthly Repository, under the signature of Christophilus t."

Such then is the man, according to his own showing, whom this writer has undertaken to defamet; but will not the candid reader rather exclaim, "Thou art not far from the kingdom of God?" A. B.

MEMOIRS OF THE ROYAL NAVY.

(Continued from Part i. p. 487.)

HE St. George, of 98 guns,

310. THE
commanded by Capt. Guion,

and bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
Robert Carthew Reynolds, and the
Defence and Hero, 74-gun ships, com-

"Mr. Thompson has four sons and eight daughters, a patriarch's family; and great as the claims of such a family might be supposed to be upon him, others who are, or have been members of his Church, owe their success in life to his assistance, instruction, and friendship."

+ "The letters in question were first published in the Freethinking Christian's Magazine; and have since been republished, under the title of "Evidence of Revealed Religion, on a new and original Plan, being an Appeal to Deists on their own principles. By S. Thompson."

In this assertion A. B. evidently labours

We are

under an erroneous impression.
certain that our Correspondent II.A.N.
had no hostility against Mr. Thompson or
his followers; and indeed the very extracts
just quoted from his communication mani-
fest a contrary feeling. He took up He-
therington's pamphlet as he would any other
publication, and treated the subject under
review as one of a public nature, without
regard to the author, or the objects of his
attack.-EDIT.

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In March, likewise, the following ships, namely, Guns. Captains. Amphion..32.. Wm. Hoste, senior officer, Active.....38..Jas. Alex. Gordon, Cerberus...32.. Henry Whitby, Volage....22.. Phipps Hornby, had a severe engagement with a squadron of French and Venetian frigates, and several small Italian vessels of war, off the island of Lissa, which lasted six hours. The enemy's force consisted of four ships of 44 guns, one of 32, and one of 28 guns, besides the smaller Italian vessels; notwithstanding which superiority of force, the English squadron obtained a complete victory. The enemy's loss was as follows, viz.

1 ship of 44 guns

taken,

ran ashore,

1 do. 32 do. 1 do. 44 do. and blew up; one of 44 guns had struck her colours, but escaped. Captain Hoste claimed her as a prize, probably without expecting her to be given up, in which case he was not mistaken. The commander of the French squadron, who was killed in the action, is acknowledged to have set a noble example of intrepidity to those under him.

Captain Barrie, of the Pomone frigate, in company with the Unité frigate and Scout sloop, attacked three French ships in Sagone bay, Corsica, in May, which were under the protection of a battery. In about an hour and a half the whole of the enemy's ships were on fire, and the battery soon after blew up, as did the two frigates belonging to the enemy. The third ship was a merchantman, of about 500 tons, deeply laden with ship-timber, which ship was also burnt. In the same month Capt. C. M. Schomberg, of the Astrea, with the Phoebe, Captain James Hillyar, Galatea, Captain W. Losack, all frigates, together with the Racehorse sloop, Capt. De Rippe, fell in with three very large French frigates off Madagascar, and after a very severe action, fought under many difficulties, the Renommée, of 44 guns, was taken; one of the others struck, but got away; and the third got into Tamatave, a port in the island of Madagascar, much damaged, but was surrendered by the captain a few days after, on the approach of our ships, as

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well as the fort, which the enemy's ships had surprised and got possession of. She proved to be La Nereide, of 44 guns. These three frigates had left Brest on the 2d February, with troops, arins, and ammunition on board, to reinforce the Isle of France, it not being known in Europe at that time that the island was in the possession of the English. The loss on board the Renommée amounted to 145 in killed

and wounded.

The Alacrity brig-sloop, of 18 guns, was taken by a French brig-corvette, of superior force, after a severe action of three-quarters of an hour, in May, by which she was rendered quite defenceless. Captain Palmer was wounded, and died a few weeks after of a locked jaw.

The Alceste and Active frigates, Captains Murray Maxwell and James Alexander Gordon, captured the Pomone French frigate, of 44 guns, off Lissa, on the 29th November, after a very severe action of two hours and forty minutes, with her and the Pauline; which ship escaped, owing to the Alceste having her main topmast shot away, Captain Gordon had the misfortune to lose a leg. The Pauline was of the same force as the Pomone. A large armed storeship, which was separated from the frigates, was chased and taken by the Unité.

A French brig, of 18 guns, and a frigate, armed en flute, were captured in 1811, in addition to other armed vessels of smaller force.

1812. On the 22d February, the Victorious, of 74 guns, Captain Talbot, fell in with the Rivoli, a French ship of the same force, between Venice and Pola, which she captured, after a close and very severe action of four hours and a half, which only ceased at intervals, when the ships were hid from each other by the fog and smoke, and were not even able to see the flashes of each others' guns. The enemy's ship carried the flag of Commodore Barré, who proved himself to be a most gallant, skilful, and brave man, and did not strike his colours for near two hours after the ship had been rendered perfectly unmanageable, nor until his captain, and most of his officers, were killed or wounded; in all, she had 400 men killed and wounded. Her crew consisted of 862 officers and men, whereas the Victorious had only 506 on board; and 60 of them, al

Character of A. Robinson Bowes, Esq.

1826.] though they assisted in the engagement, were on the sick list. Captain Talbot was knighted soon after. Captain J. W. Andrew, of the Weazle brig, which was with the Victorious, attacked two of the enemy's brigs that were with the Rivoli, one of which blew up, and behaved with great skill and bravery throughout the whole of the action, for which he was made post in September following.

The Saldanha, of 36 guns, commanded by the Hon. William Pakenham, was wrecked on the coast of Ireland in February, and most of the crew perished.

MR. URBAN,

IT

July 21. T seems difficult to account for the motives which could actuate your anonymous Correspondent (p. 495) to come forward at this time, with an attempt to eulogize the character of an individual, whose conduct, while living, was universally deprecated, and whose memory ought to be consigned to oblivion. But, as the subject has been introduced, it may be right, in justice to the memory of a beautiful and muchinjured woman, to show the true state of the case. The following extract is taken from the new edition of the History of Chelsea, now in the press :

through several hands, became the "STANLEY HOUSE, after passing Property of Miss Southwell, afterwards Justice of the King's Bench, who sold the lady of Sir James Eyre, Lord Chief it in 1777 to the Countess of Strathmore, who was one of the most intel

The Northumberland, of 74 guns, Captain the Hon. Henry Hotham, discovered two French frigates on the 22d May, which he had been on the lookout for, for several days, crowding all sail before the wind for L'Orient; under the very formidable batteries at the entrance of which port, near which the frigates had run aground, in endea-ligent female botanists of the age. Her vouring to avoid the fire of the Northumberland (who had been joined by a gun-brig), they were both destroyed by the fire from our ships, as was also a brig of 18 guns. The frigates were forty-fours, each carrying 450 men. This squadron had been cruising in the Atlantic ever since January, and had on board the most valuable parts of the cargoes of 36 vessels, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and American, all which vessels they had destroyed. The Magnet brig, commanded by Captain F. M. Maurice, is supposed to have foundered in in her passage to Halifax.

The Dictator, of 64 guns, and Calypso sloop, drove ashore on the coast of Norway, in July, a new Danish frigate, of 48 guns, and three brigs of 18 guns, which were all destroyed.

Peace between England, Russia, and Sweden, was signed at Orebro on the 18th July. Buonaparte had opened the campaign against Russia, which had proved so fatal to his army in the first instance, and eventually, but indirectly, to himself, and had just passed the Niemen, and attacked the Russians at Kowno; but the Emperor Alexander had long foreseen, and been preparing for this most formidable inva-. sion; every obstacle to a peace with England, so necessary for Russia, and so desirable for us, had therefore ceased C. D.

to exist.

(To be continued.)

ladyship had begun to build extensive exotics from the Cape, and was in a hot-houses and conservatories, brought way of raising continually an increase to her collections, when by her fatal marriage the cruel spoiler came, and threw them, like loathsome weeds, Bowes, esq. whose barbarities to her away. The Countess married A. R. exceeded every thing recorded in the annals of crime, and drew down upon him the execration of the whole counthe recitals of his infamous conduct; try. The daily papers were filled with but it would be painful to relate the atrocities committed on this unfortuform. His character is thus drawn by nate lady by that monster in human an able writer, who knew him well:

"He clothed all his villanies in the dress of virtue; and it is something to be told,, that this bad man could not succeed in perpetrating acts of vice, without assuming the appearance of virtue. To sum up his character in few words, he was cowardly, insidious, hypocritical, tyrannic, mean, violent, selfish, deceitful, jealous, revengeful, inhuman, and savage, without a single countervailing quality*."

nities from her husband, the Countess After suffering innumerable indigexhibited articles of the peace against him in the Court of King's Bench, and obtained a separation, under heavy securities. She passed the remainder

* See Life of A. R. Bowes, esq. by Jesse' Foot, pp. 80. 187.

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Parish Registers.-Lines by Mr. Le Grice.

of her days in much affliction, both in. body and mind, and departed this life on the 20th of April, 1800. Bowes died miserably in gaol.

Yours, &c.

THOS. FAULKNER.

Mr. URBAN, Brunswick-sq. July 22. 27, Henrietta-street, BEING about to publish by scription a History of the Parish Registers of this Kingdom, I have used no small diligence in an endeavour to find one of those registers, which, in the reign of Queen Mary (1555), were directed by Cardinal Pole to be made (by the Clergyman of every parish) of all his parishioners, who, on a certain day, should be reconciled to the Catholic faith, and absolved; and also of those of them who should not be so reconciled, with the reasons of their refusal.

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It has been said that Elizabeth's injunction, in 1597, directing the parish registers to be transcribed, was in order that they might be so transcribed as not to exhibit any thing indicative of the religion enforced during her late sister's reign. This, however, is not to be inferred from the injunction itself, or any other document which I have met with; although it is not surprising that during the Protestant reign of Elizabeth, when the transcribers met with an entry, having the addition of some Popish invocation or exclamation, they should omit the objectionable part. Notwithstanding this, I have no doubt that there are some of these registers now in existence, though I have hitherto been unable to find one; and if any of your readers can refer me to one, I shall feel obliged.

There is mention made in the Corpus Christi Rolls of M-- ; and in the register of another parish, in the year 1570, of "Lotteries." The entry in the latter is thus:

"XVI. xd. in thands of Ric Carl'd by him rec'd of Throwley, which came from the lottery."

And in another part of the same book is money received, in 1574, from a lottery, for "castyng the bells." Many of my antiquarian friends, with myself, have been puzzled to decide upon the nature of these lotteries; some of your Correspondents may, perhaps, be able to assist us. J. S. BURN.

Mr. URBAN,

[July, July 25.

THE following elegant little Poem,

THE

composed for the Ladies' Charitable Bazaar at Penzance," on the commencement of the present year, by the Rev. C, V. Le Grice, has not merely obtained universal approbation, but in the short period of six months has been reprinted at various places,› and lithographed.

The Author having favoured me with a copy, I feel very desirous of preserving for him the credit of this bijou; and therefore, with his approbation, I beg to have it inserted among. the valuable communications made to your Magazine. Yours, &c. D. GILBERT.

What! in this wonder-working age,
When upside down all things are turning;
When steam the rapid car conveys,

And lamps without their oil are burning;
When led by Davy's guardian blaze
With safety through the fire we walk;
And lithographs to our amaze

Can make the very stones to talk; Shall Charity alone be far

Amid these wonders left behind? If you will enter this Bazaar,

She deals with Magic too, you'll find.
Around the tables gaily spread

See all that Fancy can bestow;
Of sparkling stars and roses red,
And pictures fair, a splendid show!
Wave but a gold or silver wand,—
That fillagree shall thatch a cottage;
Obedient to the same command

That urn becomes a mess of pottage.
That silken cushion stuffed with bran
Shall be a basket full of bread;
And what appears a cooling fan

Shall as a blanket warm a bed.
The parasol shall form a ceiling

To shelter from the wind and rain; Yon butterfly shall speed with healing

Upon its wings to soften pain. That vase is full of balm and honey,

Transparent tho' it seems to be: The empty purse shall pour out money— Those chains shall set a pris'ner free. The glitt'ring gaudes to outward sense,

Of idle toys which seem a store, Touch'd by thy wand, Benevolence,

Are food and raiment for the poor.
Here Charity, in pious aid

Her loving duties to fulfil,
Makes Luxury her helping maid,
And Labour work with magic skill.

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