[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 07 Dec 1822 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 07 Dec 1822   (p. 3, col. 1 + 5-6 and p. 4, col. 6)     [continued] 

 

On Wednesday the 7th ult. at Darlington, a young woman, named Mary FORSTER, meeting with a temporary disappointment in an attachment
formed with a young man, put a period to her existence, in a fit of despondency, taking a quantity of laudanum. 

 

On Sunday week, two crows were observed playing and gambolling with a sea-gull, on the island in the Lune, at Kirkby Lonsdale. In an
instant, and apparently by concert, they both pounced upon the gull, and struck it dead at one blow with their beaks; and
immediately proceeded to strip off the feathers and devour the flesh. 

 

Early last Tuesday morning, while some poachers were busily pursuing their unlawful occupation in the Nith, the grapple used by them
was tugged with considerable violence, and, by the uncommon weight attached to it, augured much greater luck than usual. Eager to
gain possession of their booty, they pulled in the line with the utmost vigour and dispatch: already they imagined the wished for
prize within their grasp, when, to their inexpressable astonishment and dismay, they discovered they had drawn ashore the body of a
living man! as effectually hooked as the most ponderous salmon possibly could be. Being about to fly from what they in their terror
fully believed to be a monster of the deep, the half-drowned individual, shivering with cold, in the most doleful accents begged to
be released from the claws of the grapple, which still remained firmly fixed in his garments; strongly asserting that they need be
under no alarm, as he was as much a mortal as any one of them. The poachers, seeing now how matters stood, and glad to find that
there was no "water kelpie" in the case, willingly complied with his request, in performing which they recognized in him the face of
an old and intimate acquaintance. It appeared that he had of late sacrificed pretty freely at the shrine of the jolly god, and the
blue devils afterwards infecting his brain, led him unconsciously to wander into the river. Fortunately the spot where he did so was
by no means deep, and the chillness of the element making him sensible of his perilous situation, he was about to retrace his steps,
when the grapple-hooks became entangled in his apparel, and, assisted by his own good-will and the friendly aid of the poachers, he
(as we have already mentioned,) speedily regained terra firma, doubtless thankful for his deliverance.-Dumfries Journal. 

 

Yesterday, (says the Dumfries Courier,) the mortal remains of perhaps the most interesting and wonderful old gentleman in the south
of Scotland were interred in St. Michael's church-yard, in presence, we believe, of a greater crowd than ever entered or surrounded
the walls of the same place, since the funeral of Robert BURNS. We allude to the interment of Colonel DE PEYSTER, who, at the time
of his demise, was probably the oldest officer in his Majesty's service. As fitted the occasion, the gallant old veteran was
interred with military honours,-the Staff of the Dumfries-shire Militia attending, as well as a numerous body of the officers and
men of a retired volunteer corps, (of which BURNS was an original member,) who one and all seemed anxious to pay this mark of
respect to the memory of their revered commander. Among the other mourners appeared most of our county gentlemen, and at their head
the Marquis of Queensberry. 

 

On Friday, the 29th ult. the brig Alexander, BOADLE, was brought upon the Patent Slip, Whitehaven. The vessel was hauled up as
easily as the Eleanor. 

 

SHIPPING.-The sloop Mary, which lately went ashore at Nethertown, has been got off. 

 

The Nancy, BROWN, of Maryport, is arrived at Skinburness. The Lee, MOFFAT, of Maryport, is arrived at Beaumaris, from Mirimichi. The
Aid, ARCHIBALD, of Maryport, also from Miramichi, is arrived at Caernarvon. 

 

The hull of a Brig of about 200 tons, apparently Cumberland built, timber-laden, water-logged, and complete wreck, was boarded on
the 20th September, in lat. 14. long. 51., by the Ann M'Kenzie, MORRISON, which arrived at Demerara, on the 30th from Glasgow. 

 

The James, GARRISON, which sailed from Whitehaven, on the 4th Sept. last, arrived at New York, on the 30th Oct., after a very stormy
passage of 8 weeks. She was 8 days in company with the ship Savannah, from Liverpool, to New York, and last saw her about 6 in the
evening of the 27th Oct.; it is supposed she has perished, with all hands, on Long Island, as the James saw some wreck, believed to
belong to her. 

 

The Alliance, HALL, has been obliged to discharge at Whitehaven, in consequence of injury she received by striking in entering the
harbour. 

 

The George, M'ALPIN (the vessel mentioned in a late paper as being waterlogged) floated on shore in Clew Bay, near Westport, a few
days ago. 

 

 

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