The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts (1834) (14595712830)

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Title: The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts
Year: 1834 (1830s)
Authors: Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854
Subjects: England -- Antiquities England -- Architecture England -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, Chidley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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nt to a merchant, f However this maybe, a venerable friend of the present writer, (and anexcellent seaman,) remembers, that at the first men-tioned period she was a royal yacht, much alteredand modernized ;—yet the old sailor and the scientificshipwright could still discover the peculiarities of herparticular build. Report affirms, that she was sold by governmentto the Messrs. Walters, of London, and was re-chris- tened the Betsey Cains, in honour of some lady con-nected with the West Indies;—in which trade shewas long engaged. Another change took place, andthis vessel having been purchased by the Messrs.Carlens, of London, was employed by them as a Col-lier. When thus situated, the Betsey Cains attractedthe notice of all nautical men ; and, wherever she lay,the sailors crowded to see her;---the more so, pro-bably, from a memorable prophecy said to be connectedwith the fate of this venerable ship, viz. that theCatholics would never get the better whilst the BetseyCains was afloat.
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AVllECK OF THE EETSEY CAINS. In 1827, (February 18th) after a changeful service ofnearly a century and a half, this vessel, in entering theTyne, struck upon a reef of rocks, called the BlackMiddens, (near the Spanish battery, under TynemouthCastle,) and for want of timely assistance, becamea complete wreck. In this state, forlorn and melan-choly as it was, she excited great public attention,every one being anxious to bear away a relic of avessel that had remained afloat during such a long-extended period ;—and the sailors, as remarkable fortheir superstition as for their bravery, regarded theloss of the Betsey as a serious injury to the Protestantcause. After lying a short time on the rocks, she ulti-mately broke up, and from her planks and timbers,a great number of snuff-boxes and other articles ofmemorial were made. Each of the members of theCorporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was presented * Vide Mechanics Magazine, No. 309; April 23, 1831. with one of the snuff-boxes : these boxe