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With large Amendments, and Additions. ^ "I By the AUTHOR. BOSTON, N. E. Printed by S. Adams, for the Autmo* ; ' and fold by.T. Levekbtt, inComhill, £des & Gill, and P. & J. Knbeland, in Queenftreet. 176a. £ Price, one DolUr. J ^^^ m^m !^^^^5^* ■kflHMl • • •• ■ t • •■*-•* ^^ * 47-' V X'ix - •« ».A ••» • .>■; oeoo^ooooo o oooPOOOOoo»ooooooaoooo080c(5oOoC)e(EADERS, of whatever rank, or deno^ S)Q(D )QCS mination, if ye fhould receive anT lQ(}Q()ot^)o(S plcA^ur^ froDii and approve the.foV> /^MMMMM lowing lines, as to their general dc« ^J^f it is the fummit of my ambition. I am no writer by profeflion, but at my leifure^ lioilrSy' wrote the fiege of Louirt>ourg, in the winter* o£ 1758 ; in Newfoundland, to ?nufe myfelf, and friends : and had no thoughts of printing it. But in the great, and ever-racmorableyearoffifty-nineb' fo repeated; and rapid, were our conquefts, both by fea, and land, in Europe, Africa, and Amcriq^j fo often came news of our fuccefles from every part, (like gunpowder, when touched \>^ the mtmmfmtimmmii0 .\\r ^ Tl (C .fj The T R E F A C E. jnatch,) my fancy took fire ! the raptVouf joy grew too great to be conrainM within bounds foncl I thought among the reft, Lwovi'd add my (hare of •pplaufc, and ftrivc to rcgiftcr in the book of fame, the heroic aflions perform'd by pur Troops, and Tar* 1 th«;efpfc affum'd my pen, andcompleated iheJfoUowing ^oem': and being at length perfgad- ed by fome gentlemen, (^o whom I repeated it,) I have vcntiirM it in the profs, and fubraic it to the public cenfure, from which there w noappcaf fa'nd J hope they yrill look favourably on ir, anJ not f;htU the ardour of my genius; by a feverc criii- cifm*; this being thefir(l effay I ever dar'd oflTer 10; tfte piiblic rnrpc <■ I fonant ; and tho^ I fhou'd fancy a juft proportion cfen in all iw parts ; where 1 think it naoft com- pleat, to others ii may frcm the raoft deficient. Forthebcft gallic cooM. (t^o* they arc f9 uni- YcriaUy admit'd.) cou'd never yet, fend & dilh CO table, fo elegantly coraposd, as to pieafe .h« p«Iflt« of every Feeder. How then can I, un- aoiicU and unknown, without a patron, and tti)acqu3imed-in this part of the World, and Wlth- cnt-.theadditiohal weight of years on my fidci •l.fiiy, (a)l ihefc circumftancea confider'd,) how can; I cxpeft to give a general fat' fa^ion, to •the. Warriors, the Wits^the Scholars, and the Men ' ^ol fcnfe; and to ieycry other dafs of Readers, .whoCe femiraents, doubilcis, will not rup con- cordat with my own- But I have done all I ^can "to give fatisfaftion, and rou2;e a fpirit of .ctaulation in every Reader. And if opt the pe- *'?ura^ any Gentleman, that (hall find I have raado , -ti^y 'material omiflions, will be .fo gaod as to leave me a notice of it at Mcflieur* Et/es and '^(Ji/f J, printers in Quccn-arcct ;_ap4 dircacd for •>«kl ij ..% ■ . .f ■ A 4 mcr Tiii ^'^ V R EFAC E. «il« if e?er I ftou'd b-s Avour'd by the pubiig. «-e h.n.rcjf .h. trouble. .„d dcpcH it .I,,,, „ j: T«b*.nfer.cd.:Formyim,.lu....i.„ottoca. T"'"V"^ man; norcven to Write a iruVnaW- ^ -m-f, .Wcow,MiceJnid.e,tchc/i„I'> 1?/^" "^ ^-ntryV-Jaufc !> to e«n my' ' «tmoft cffbrtv to n,ron in .fielirt of'fkn,c jhclr'^ ' orr«^,r,«tf drcrs-ibeiromaiing aaions'j i ,, ■ f .'^2^^^= "f.harmonioui number,. .„d poeuc" ^ mb • W.*ariu tlic heart'oriiim ,h,t■fo„,hv■•• and ■ t^ .1 1i < 1 rh T K E FAC E. IS gild lives ! to g' e a ju(l, defer v*d encomium, ' on the worthy warring dead ! and infpire with heroic Teniimcnts,, the foul of every youth which ,r.e^ds, and hath not yet been reaping the ho- O^uriable harvefl of martial glory ! . . .Jle, who governs his People with Regal Lenity, ipnd pateipnal fondnefs : thofe who hazard their Royal Perfons in battle, for their Country's Wcl-. fare : the; Minlfters, and Patriots, that nobly plani her warlike fchemes ; who firmly ftem the tide of. oppofition, which ^ wou'd break down, and ove^-run^ the bpunds of her happy conftitution ; VlUh all thofe, who draw tUe Sword in Britan- nia^' quarrel, whether Engliflimen, Caledonians, or Hibernians, and carry their patriot fchemes, (dreadfully,) into a waftiiig^ execution t All fucU ^9 thefc, demand duty, , allegiance, and a gene- rgus acknowledgment .of every heart, fenfibly tQuch'd. with a due fe.nfe of their kingly care! fuccefsful plans ! and heroic performance^ I and fuch a %ins, fuch Princes, Patriots, and, Minidcrs, -ba^ England Roti And fuch Warriors we have \, ' . . i^ >* • .1:1 .>^' n^ *t» -'^' ' ' /i ^^^^^T^fr ^I^^^P •"WI^P ^^?^^^^P^^^ ^^R^ i|™ Wfm • 1 . ■% ., ■' ;*■ y: ' M in tlw Royal Navy, and Army of Great-Britah, that common fenfe, and graiitude,'bid us'reVeri rte^f and.fpeak of their great mcrks.ln the moa eialted ftrain .' and fo long a, I Write, f fliall always beftow my enpomium, 'oiV thofe ' ^bf- pr.n mjr Country's good, p^efer've peace;' and. a|„„y. fo „„ch « poflible iA■ibe'lahdV■ fight her battjes. and ^oGr deftruflfori bn her .nveterat^ fp„. 1i,ere. I faV; (tarcmploy my' " mg^e, ,0 ijng; their fame. ,nd give them ^^ • f Pnour,,. of wha^ country, or party foever': foi he. that does the Nation.good, deferves a grrtcl g Tome things. Where they fcarce feem'd to .daim^apFace: but a, -I thought • they fcarce deferv'd difcuffibn by themielvei, I did it to ivor j^gmuatSiHiJim^i^t^immitmm ^iutttm^ ^fP. RE FJte E, A in Africa" ?h8 InJ'". 6''- P'»^''"S '*" ''""' *'''*"', ■ wduftion. moftly at the time, when the Arma- ments failed from hence, deftinM againft ihemV >* In reality, they frfl l°"S «'^«'-' ''""* I''* lijayy battle of thofe Tar., ana troops, which ' (iird thither, arm'd with angry Britain's Tenr geance iFor it was in Ks compafs than three years, the plans Were form'd, and .carried into ^jwution. igainH-Louiibourg, the Continent, and ^cbec: againft Maloes, Cherburg. and the gaHic EUets; and all thf other expediiions againft- o« Enemies.' io Africa.; 6t; So that I taf^e^""". ' how.to digeft the whole into k regular' narration; |iid.not vary l"- a point. «'"' the time of the • OTeiits ; and therefore I thought proper to throw \"^;. together, the attack^, and reJuftions of Gua- ,^loup/Scne9il.Qranada, St. Martin's, Mariga- ^^nte. Surati phandernagore, Calcutta; and the *|>Iabob 'twice defeated , under the comm^nJ-of TSf:ftfin, Vocock, Moore, CUvt, Draper^rfi.K^^ . .ftt. Mafin, Barrmton, Sayer^ifC.i'C.&f'Jf^^^f* ,4, therefore v'ckon'd .up in the "firrt'orthePoera, . * when.l inention'd Great-Britain rouCiig'to'^attTe} •>•■.»■•"•"- • • . '. . . ber • -' ■ "■If/ • ■ . ;V '. :.^. .. ^'f'JteF^CE. **'■ Armament for war .„j . , ■-' ■-' OM, Trpop, round I •' ' """""« ''" ^'^^' «y=mshappc„U and under TchT°"''' '■"^'^ "■^"^P^r. without undeLtLf r ''°"""^'"^«- ^Wft General *^^, T! ! c '"' •=""««»• " ^ mcntion'd by ^.J!f^^T''''^'''*'^ •n th^Cpotiaent • ,ho' , 'f •'^'•<^^- atcbievy «pe,.wi,hout paffing t„„ . f ' '*'" ^' we «f- ■ f«%e. . And f , 11; .'""■ " ""^"^ o" that - ^omc people- aiav Jmo • ^^ceties, which :l - ycry :'.\ 1 . mmm mmJiuummM tflMMBS fheT R H FACE. xiii iery liable to great errors; and whata vaftuiw dcrtakiiig, for a young man's firft cffay, I have now in hand; * . . , rJ don't petend to be a firft rate JPoct ; perhaps, jniy never dcfcrve the title of a Poet. But I amconfcious of my writing truth, (without flat- tery ;) unadbrn'd with poetic fiftion, (which like i a naufcous daubing, on a beautiful face, hides the ^ IWcet attraaive fmiles, and native dm plicity of \ | the features:) and I dcfign'd the Poem for the ho-, ■ nour of ray King, and Country. And if I had^- thought my drcumftances wou*d have permitted, that waftfr of time, and paying for paper, and _ • the prefs, without any thingfor it, it wbu'd have been printed long before it was ; for I delayed it. - fome time, on .account of getting fubfcribers v • . and was favoured with the approbation, and fub- fcription, of fome hundreds in London : andhere» ^ 1 think my felf, obliged in gratitude, to acknow- ledge with thanks,: the good reception I have '"^ met; and the approbation I have here received, '*'' in -general, from the Gentlemen of Bofton, Cam- '^ - ;;;:ktcbioi^ ti:u ;-^u^^/.a-^*i^:--'^^.^«^-^^bridge^-;- XTl ^r^R£F^cx ^^ Million rftharrident nnA . . ' Md I am / , ^•mmand, thi Ocean f M Jhe day of battle nn "'"^''"'"ed braverji «re« .dffltVe, of their l.^i^^^'''''' . ^' f ^ f?:'? *^ ^■'■' -'3-,: I ^.;.^,j, "V'-f. -i* i?r,r 2:f; .j^l ,^ ■ ; - . y.'. ^vj *-:; 3 '. J\t\j;, V.:i *««t^ > li •», .^ :%•* ^•^^.v svyjiC fp 'Ml mm tin^mtiMmtm 'I iiirtWikiMiiittitaMM \ " . THE A R G U M E N T Ta TBI WHOLI vvt-^'^r ■•/;:V''c /-v^ POEM. • ■ lOOoGoOcCF Providerice; and Britain's happy (Fate, jQt /^ jQt 2 • g By Heav'n prererv*d,from black impending*' 3b()o(3Q(}oC fate, This be my theme, this be my fweet employ, To-fing the drain, with gratitude and joy I • . While others, (in heroic, lofty verfe,) Great FreiTrick^s name. SLndFred*rick*s praife re* • hearfe, . ; Mine be the talk, the Englifli war to ling, Great-Britain's Heroes, aiid Great-Britain's King. By arms, and'battles, glorioufly infpir'd, : (Replete with joy fwith raptVous ardour fir'd?) I trace grim death, and our triumphant Bands, . Thro' Indian, African, and Gallic lands ; : : . ■" Where Engliflimcn, at manial glory's call, nut JL iifOilj * ^^ j1 RG V M E Nf. MacpbirroH. Frafer, Howef, the terrors of the field I BurtoH, ivhofc I'oul is full of a^ivc zeal ! Dj/%, and tnce, who fought for Britain's weal. Jfmherft, and Jih/oM, live, heroes rcver*d * by Britain's fons ; to Britain's King endearU Brave Refers, ForbeJt, Schmberg, Bradjlreet, bold , Are in Pritannia's War-Iike lift inroU'd : With cvVy.Hero, fir*d by manly glow, ' Who hurl'd our VengWe on the cruel foe. Thefc rang'd viaorious. ihro' Canadia's land, And pluck'd the hatchet from the fcalpcr^s hand \ ' teach foldier iignaliz'd, each daring tar ! (ThclJghi»nings! and the thunderbolts of war '!) Thro* glory s paths, I ardently puffue ! ; : " Bijt only Write what they alone caii d6^. f ike radiant Sol, when at meridian height, * - ' the Herpes blaze, with feif-refulgent light, ' I fing how ^(,/^ the faithlcfs foe engag'd ; (For where fTolfe le3, the battle fiercely ra g»d 1) • . The havoc of his war, the mo^ldVing walls ! . ' Q.iebccXCapc.6reto)i's^ate; theconqucr'dGauIsI " "• ' "" "'His * ^>^\}^W^x' WfioclWd the R«h. and dmorfgM .hi v>»ti. !>■■ ■ 11 r w "I 1181 I - ' 4 • » *• "• rin ARGUMENT. | His \yar-like deeds, no doubt, you'll all approve, Wnoir vanquifli'd foes admire ! and conqVing Britons love ! ' . « ' v ' . By bloody toils, He carn'd on hodile ground. That honour great ; with which his memVy'i . crown'd ! In Britain's caufe, (amid the martial ftrife,) He fought, He,conquer*d ! and rcfignM his life ! . So Sampfon flung proud Dagon's temple down, Gain'dglorious death ! andConqued! andRenown \ ■ Where Englifh, Scotch, and bold Hibernians ftorra, (A formidable, triple union form !) The threefold Pow'rs, their Gallantry^ difplay, J-ikcPowder, Shot, and Fire, impetuous force ihei|r ••» < ' ;. ■■^;. \1 -• w.*«- V t i Tii^PPEM, addre&'d to the Patriots, ,n4 Heroes, of Cff-tat-Britain, Ireland, and yimerka. VE Patriots fage ! who plann'd the deep defign? u^ ?Jr''' '"'^'^^^h'ch.B^^^nniadreadruirninesi CPn Whom She leans, ;vith great cxu/ting glow,) ' Wficre-cr you poinr. She ftrikcs ihc wafting blow J Ye mighty warriors ; terrors of the world ! By whom, at land, ^nd fea, our thunder'? hurrd; To you, this book is fent, with filial fear ;' Craves foftVing fmiles ; and begs' paternal care. You, who (likeD^i;//s worthies,) round the throne Of mighfy Geoioe, jform a tremendous zone J ' Efom you the tranfports flow [ :tis you infpirc I As:bluft*ring winds, to flame, blow latent fire ! * From you ] caught the great rcfiqiefs glow ! Whilft you dealt vcng'ance on th'infulring foe I Whim you. on land, the pride of Gaul refrrain : Or fwccp viaorious o'er the fwcUmg main ; ' % fancy burns ! tranfported with delight I Wirh ardour wing'd | purfues you to the fight ;. yK prop the caufc of honour, fame, and truth I ' Cherifli the fallies of unripcn'd youth,' ' .^ Since from your deeds.the growing jhemc mufl rife; Accept the tribute due, anj deign to patronize. * ■ . ' ■ . ■ . ^ . . . « . . .■* i.' NMNiii HHWt tmmit mimt ^p^^^^)^^voo ^^^^^^^^^^^^^r • Ti, j4 RGV M E NT. return to i:Vtf/i« «nd Diomedcs. goin/S; th/! ""^ °" "'^''^''' • the refemblancc the cln, '^S^'f"" "-"P. «"Vhofe prcfence b^n* .1. Jefponomg uread. And thro' the ranks, an emulation fpread : * Whim brave Auguftus,from his royal Sire, Caught the grent fiame,and burn'd with martial fire, ; Methougljt, I trod the glorious fanguin'd wy ; WhcD Cumbcrlaad picrc'd thro* the French array! ;' ' .' ■ ' tf ' ■ ' ' Som^imcs, 10 '^INTRODUCTION. Sonicimc,. I vicwV intr^id Lig>^„ , GZ?;;:'fr'r '"'''•''' °^«'°''«"«^-^ 1 ii l\ '^' ^°"' •""'' « 'hundcr-ftorm • Z""; '"""'P''«. .nd ,he .error, of the V. • ' Rofe .o «y view. ,nd pla/d .croft my /!.,.„ So /r '"''''"•— P'-8'd"w..ryde,.h! ^;'rVt''''' '«-.*« the wounded ,ie; ■ f"** «^""^ ««"''««=' V0.r . purple dye : Gmhs. p,kc„ fpi„,„„„„ i„ ^.,^ di,„,,„, ^^^j ^o™,fcuous lie. among the numVous dead: " ^«ftpl,re,a,.d,oaehro„ecar„agc,oadst,,ep,.i„, ♦ 'fliea'r ''''""'^' *«" e"«<= Wood be, J^Ircch-dlheyeaato^markmeman..' • ..T»p>re/euc war. t. burn a-frcih began; 'W J%nd.„odoubr.byft.-pngrefin,eftFatc, • Tpiim^ proud Ga:iiafro„,iler high e(»,te. ■ « -"S ** «Jh,nd bad pofl-effion of Quebec - " J-:ie rocks, amid the fight, our warriors ftood ; /.., Deathconqucr>d«r.ir,.. but /ir.//,,Quebec fubdu'd. ' All thefe events, and more, my breaft infpir'd ; ' By warmth, unknown before, my foul was fir'd. ' To Cng th- exploits Britannia's fons have done " -' TaSr^r^^ ''''"'^'' "•"« «"«!"> • Can I, wbilft thry. ViiElorious onward roll ' • ' In Beryous thund'ring diftion, trace the whole V[ ■. Who can th? vvond'rous worthy talk perform » ^ ■ Speak as they fight, or write as when they ftorm J The talk, the toils of Hercules exceeds ; > Pbston as well, might drive Apollo's fteeds'-' • ' " Now for old Ho„,r; flight, and ^mer's fire - ' Come ifdwirr's foul, and " * ' Thy ftrong conceptions, Main zm} • • The INTRODU CTIOir. : .'ii Like thine, the talk is war ! like thiue, the them* muftend! Oh ! might a portion now, of 7Fhi/ehe§Js fkill 1 ~ ; OrMa/on^s ^'-e, my glowing bofom fill :• • -r Might Johft/on^s genius, in my foul prefide^*;, \;_] Dircft, fugged, and my invention guidtf : :; ''* ? The flackcn'd reins, to fancy's flight I'd giv^, ; Vv / And in immortal lines^ each Hero's namelhouli • live ! . • :• . -V But Fate denies, what reafon bids mcalk ;'* *, ^ ** Youth immatur»d, muft grapple "with the taik'^**' A ponderous tafk, but 'tis a glorious aim ^5 * • ' My fancy's fir'd, amid the warlike theme.'^^; ;: And as the clangorof the truj^pet'sfoun^ x^^^ Makc!s the fierce horfe with fury paw the ground) A gcn'rous ardour, trills along his veins ; • '^': • * To glory's goal, he fcours the fanguin'd plaiiis f ^ So I, well pleas'd, fair honour's call obey, ,r ;» - Sing Britain's triumph, and the Gaul's difmay/ •;<' Clio ! Urania ! gmde me thro* the who)^; ,., : r - And with coeleftial ardour All my foul: ' . ;V ^ In nervous didlion, teach my ton/;ue to fing. • ^^ Great George, vi^orious, . Britain's much lov'd' To fell: how Edward, Brunswick's Grandfon, iV'CUl And I L II . I! l»!i4 i mH.4 »i it l |. i H i ^if«'^tmmmmmm ^^^P*K^^^^^^ : h H ri"iNfRobvcrioN. Set ^^.i^ fr.w,. ^„„„j,^ ^^r ^r^; r ? ^'^-^' »». g-,., f,«.d.r , To Ind,a„ dimes, condufl :„y f,,f, D"play ,he prowefs of ,h« n,arti.l^,,- . And ,n true light their, ^atchlefs valour place.' • Bnng evryBriti^ Hero o„ the fJagc- . I i»y patriot ardour iir*J and m.,,i ,,,. ' • I ^"" manly raee. 4 ^'° ''Sgt'^i-'^ ^ W me to trace 'm thro' each fie;ce ala'rm r"'- Wuhmart.alfentimems.mybofom,,,,^.'"-' Teach me to /ing, ,heir dread voracious frowhs-'- ' In flammg death... hro. game troop, and towns ;•' ■ Oh •g.ve.-ac ardour Ifuch as well ma>£t ' i-he fortitude, and eloquence of ?/«/' •• ■ •• His name, a place, mnft worthi' ' ' ^ ' AO mav clai afirandizc the pkafing warlike theme « / Tliat I :;i.j.il! 1 I [bill tiU^MM itm The iNTRODVC ripN. \j \ That 7//// which gallic lines cou'd never foundry,' Greatly capacious ! wondVoufly profound I >- Where heiuis^ and his politicks arc drown'il ! \i ^ There all his treafurcs of the torrid 2^nc, With northern furs, forts, fetilemcnts are thrown: There funkQiicbec,to grand deftru^lion down. , A va'ft exuUing glow my bofom warms! ; Tl ForHeav'n, propitious, profpers Britain's arms !. l^ And mighty FreiTrick's name, the quadrate]^ league alarms' 1 •'.•,.' Jj Geoilge fills the throne, and governs well thcfefl lands; . - ,■ .- ; :, . I-; Nexthim,withma ^y foul, gref.t7/7/ commands ;-^i . And on a Leggc well fix'd, mofl firmly (lands Iri^ So many, giant-like» of late have rofc, ; ^ ^ ,,';W. And dealt with patriot zeal, gainftOaul their M0WS5 riave adled like the Hand of mighty Fate, > '■-■%" To prop the throne,' and fave ths Britifti ftate I ; .a As ftands the mjjn, o'erwhelm'd with dazzling light. The oculifl: hath juft rcftor'd to fight : ■ Around he looks, abforb'd in dear amazi ! And new born blifs, midft brig-if Apollo's blaze!' With glorious tranfports ! wonders he furveys, ' ' llh MukcT J hand, Omnipoicnr, difplays • mmm immm wgm mm *< ^* INTRobuCT-ION. SoviewIRoyalG.oao..wuhconquc(»crow„U. & piMfing joy ! and grand reflexion drawn'd! ; Umer, his great Achilles much extoli'd *nd in the lift of fame, a few inroU'd;' ^^Prers-d a grand luxuriance of thought, V When he each Herb Jnto adlioo brought'- I -'^"' tLgtr''^ '^'"' '■'V^-- -ation J But had he Kv-d in G«o»ob the fecond-s L,- ' ' Adeatblefsmonumcnt^ffametorai'fe : ' ' For tfty Hero, we in Britain find. . ' <- , The taflc would grow too great for Ho„,r', mind " All. cannot with 'dirtingul/hy merit (hinc. " Cohom muft throng, in one great pleafing line • And fleets, in compafs of a fingle page, .Attacb repel, and.quell the hQftiie rage. ■■ •- ' ,. !«l M r'f Mfi HHiMiMiMi >ooooooooooooooooooo<>coo< >0<>coo<><>cvr><>o<>ex>ex><><>ooo<>o<>o< W A R — •• • . Alt Hero i c P * O E M . » was J^^^VjHEN firft, th* unwelcome news to us w gwg known. ::••..:..: >X«3^<< The gallic thunder fell on Portmahoo; As mourns tine mother/fond,) her offspring's cries. Who craves her aid, when tbreat'ning dangers rife. So mourn'd each Briton true. Mi norca's fate, 'Approaching near, and imminently great ! . At length, the tbundVing news reachV Britain's coaft, :,••..: Our fquadrorrfled, ar d Portmahon was foft I . ' Reports came thick, the French prepar'u" to land, • And ravage England, with a mighty hand ; . Their threatening troops, to fancy,ftrong appoar*d. And fighs, and pray'rs, and fad portents were heard. -^ . *■ -. C »*/ C.m. wi,bconqucftflu(h'd,. p^onounc'dour Jcoffi, (A^ch.iarc.^Kh.bugbcar.t.lcrefcIr'd.. So v,e of fleet,, and troops, affrighted heard.) rw H r\ fun. for.h burfting from a cloud. • (W.rh hghfning ftor'd. and ftormy tempeft io d ;, To glad the traveller in lonely way, . ' And fted around, hi, Avecr. all-cheering blaze. No- P/«arofe, to g,ad our mournful We. D|fpeU d the gloom, and made Britannia fmile I .The fcandal of ^e Ation foon wa, raz'd. Th mfulting foe retifd, transfix'd ! amaz'd ! Before h» eloquence, fraud fled difmaVy. '^ (Pale envy, on it, raccrou, vital, prey'd •) " , ^^eplann-d the war; and praftis'd martial'fcheme, Andwal.en;dI^.omhisL„^,„,,^ li. r »■ Now. hie a Lion. roufi;g from hJ, den. g-o meet the dog,, and animating men Whom hungry dog,.moIl greedily furround :. indignant fire. In dreadful <,!< ' ^ ' > tat, t^ Horrid * '■' ml:. »' ! i + ■■ '■ ■ g ii — i* &ft'- IMk trti MWita 'i| It I 11 WAR: An Heroic T Of m. 1 9 Horrid he roars J and fvrings his mighty tail, For grand revenge, prepares both tooth and nail: Foaming, he views the lacerated fpoil ; (Hunters, and dogs# and horfes, back recoil!) So England rous'd, on fell revei^gc inclin'd, 'Gtinft Malocs, Cherburg, Loulfbourg, dcflgt'd; One fierce dcfign, each Briton feems' tu fire ; All rufh to arms, and burn with wrathful ire. Now, o'er the main, our fleers alTcft our righr» 1 ' Round Britain's ftandard, with adern delighr, [ Troops throng on troops, and wifli the rumor'd 1 . fighc! J, With frcc-borh rage, all animated (land. At danger fpurn, and dare the foe to land : Wives, children, laws, and liberty's fvyeet charms. With threefold ardour, cv ry bofom warms ! Now Wat/on, Saycr^ Barrwgton arofc, Roar'd in1he ftorm, and crufh'd Britannia's foes ! C/iV, Marjh^ and Afa/c«, Draper^ Keppel^ M*or€, To Africa, and India, veng'ance bore ; And with refiftlefs fury, forc'd their Way,* Made nations bend, and own g^reatGEo^cz'sfway: ^ ,« i •e JfAR -^« HfroU 7^ ml oHrt, ^elicv'd Madrafs ft^r,^\rU • .. Trium.^», / ^ ^^ ^ *f' ^^ffer'd wail •' Their ; ^'''^"''J^ Senegal : ' roirdr '^ ^°^iis and ramparts Calcutta trembled, whilft r/ -* ' • Before Whom twice It "'''^°''*^''"''^'''- <^*t".' Whore iZ ''°'' ''«' * ="""•" •• ,..^^^ho^madeN.t,obs., Kabobs.cou-d- This ■u *.** Calcuffa, and r»,,wj Fftfiy liMawMiHiiMiaMHHHH This adJi a luftrc to great Drunswic it's throne, His gcnValt docs, what conqVingRonie has done! Viaorious ofr. for battle greatly fam'd ; By Africans, The never* to bcconquerM namM. Tho* with more fhip»,by ihoufands better mannM, (Enough to make pale fear iifclf to ftand ;) Thrice lied D*j4che. when dreaded Tocock came, 'Midft Englifh Tars, and fl^cets of Briti/h Flame \ Kow EngIKh Worthies, on the Continent, M.de Indian-French, an4 Savages repent Their cruel, black, infernal' Wiping rage. Not daring with our free-born Troops t'engage; They fought in fear, or fled in foul difgrace, Av tim'rou? deers^ when ingry Lions chacc, Wot futiatc (b, on ampier tcng'ancc bent, Againft Cape-Breton, England's Fle^^t is fent. Behold, tjicy come ! olT Louifbourg appear \ Their coming ftrijies with an amazing fear ! C3 Palu diS. '^•""ji?« -i 'he Nabob, ,„d r.i.'d Mother u. tl,« ■S. 5i5- S ■ . f 22 WA R : An Heroic Toeim Pale tremor fillg French forts, and troops, and towns* And fcalping crcw.% for angry Britain frowni : Ami liko Briarcus*, witli an hundred hands, She fcizM on African, and Indiin Lancfs, And pourM around her brave viaorious bands. Onward they roll'd. like an o'crwhchning flood ; And dclug'd gnllic lands, in gallic blood. * The frcnch mvafion now, was fearM no more, Our Troops prcpai'd to trend the gallic fhorc : On cv'ry fide, their angry blows they dealt, St. Maloes firft, their vengeful fury felt. (The frcnch fiat bottom-'d policy repaid, Wliilft Maloe^s forts, were miglnily difmay'd.) There before Britain's Troops, by McrUJ'rough led. On friendly ground, the timVousFrencijmen fled; VHiilft under covert of St Maloes wall, Wliolc Fleets of Ships an cafy conqucft fall; S'lX fcorcs their number, (necdlcfs are their names,) A 'prcy^ to Biitain's dread vc-acious flai-cs ! • As • A hundred hsndcd gi:nt, as t!:c poets dv.' . - mn Wyi R : yft Utroic Tocm. 23 A. from on high, the tovvVing eagles ken The fcrpciu*! brood, before ihc female's «ii *«MM H 11^ A R : An Heroic Tctm. ' .'I w 1 1 i i' !l ^1 ^ Jdi The foaming Ocean, maJly round Vm rag'J: A hurricane, the Bricifli Fleet cngagM. Each fliip was now in danger to be loft, Tnc ftorm urg'd hanl, upon the hoftilc co-^ft j Still grew more flrong, and louller than before, And forc'd our Fleet upon the gallic fliorc. No longer now, they cou'd the fury brave or wind, and cvVy pondVous dafhing wave; Towards the ftiort, in grand confufion ride; " Born on the back of the tumultous tide. As vapours vanifh in the fpacious air, , The angry winds, the fprcading Canvafs tear ; Halliards, and Stays, give way.Iikc burning tow ; ^ .Yards, TopmaHs, Blocks, a pond'rous burden [ grow; 1'^ Withcrafhing noifc,come tumbling downbclow ! J Wave, after wave, rolls o'er the Qiiarcei -deck. Sweeps fore and afr, and threats each Ship with wrc-k : ' * . • : Amid the waves they plungcj again they rife .On watry liijls, and fccm to greet the Skies. High o'er the windward fide, proud billows comv, To Iccwdtd roll, in froth, and briny foam. '- . V- ' Each • f ,WiWMI!PIP' r^mt^itmmtimm l»l»^l*a I l>» Wj4 R : yfn Heroic Toem. ^S \ Each tumbling Ship, now fallics as flic glides, And in the Ocean dips her lofty fides. Lan-yards, ma'h. fhronds, and chain-plates go toS wreck, I The lower mads, arc fliorten'd to the deck : [ And from their breechings.hcavy cannons break. J To flop the guns, hammocks, arc quickly flung, And now, the heavy unflay'd bolifprit*s fprung^ A damp, now chills the boldeft Sea-man's foul. As they drive on, and in the tempeH: roll. The danger now, fcqms greater than before, For jufl a-lee. behold the gallic fliorc ! Captains, Lieutenants, Boatfwains, vainly rave. In vain, the hardy Tars, the tempcft brave; •The Ship's impcll'd by each impetuous wave I i Ainid the tempcft, human fpeech is cV jwn'd. From ftcm* to ftern, nought butconfufion's found ! Whiift fome, (perhaps) are floating on the Tea, VVafh'd from the decks, or blown with yards away. Anchors, are now the only hope that's found, Yet oft they furrow up the faithlcfs ground. . The Tilbury, no longer can fuftaiu The rough afTault of the tcmpeftous main : . ^ ft Her ::i ^m '' ^Hi 1' '^ ^l^'iLif j^!»tH rbrt ; , Pur fleet foon anchor'd in a friendly port • Proih whence to Eng!and,back again they plough. And Bnroas mourn'd the flormy overthrow. " mtill^ ■\\ \ f! ii;ii I 1 1 111 ] 'itiffiifcl ?^i5lfiE#J il L»Jlii| Pii i 'i)i .L - . 1* 4 v.' '.-" m WA R ' An Heroic Tocm. 27 STILL, like a loaded thundcr-clond, from far, Great-Britain growl'd revenge, and flaming war. ' '..,'. ■■■'.''■." England, ftills ruminates, to Gallia's dread, On yeng'ancc flern, and ruin yridcly fpread. Minorca's fall,. for great reprifals cries ; She views Cape-Breton with revengeful eyes. At length, the vvilh'd for fpring once moreappear'd. And Bojca-wen^ the BritKh Banners rear'd : Tbeglad'ning news, with pleafure fill'd each mind, Great George, a fccond northern war dcflgn'd. Engliili, Hibernians, Scotchmen, now arc (hipt, \Vi:h all Accoutrements for War equipt ; ^ With braren mortars whence the bombs are flung, Arid xrongrcgitiiig Fleets together throng : The pond'rous batt'ring guns are put on board, yvithbarr*d, and round fliot,Shipsare largely Hor'd: .With, bombs, tents, horfcs, (fit to draw the car,)"| And all the Apparatus of the War ; J With loads of fpoty grain, to fling the bombs | from far. J , Our Fleets refitted, o'er the billows ride : (The dread of France, an.I Britain's naval pride.) , Widely '*\* ^ '''**^'" ' '^■»- 'l ' l ''. ! IW.^ l | l .' 'l | ' WW i -I W WX"l ' JjiTf l jj. | |l);,j |, jy„ ....mjy . ,^ .., ., . ., -ii»'* rriM^ii,t, '9 '), ■' 1 1 i'l;' 'J^^n of Mo.b. Ammon. ' »gain/the ci/ftf of k I ''"'' ''^'^^^.^ ^^'^'^ ^^-'^ *^^^»n^ (lifi II " gy' iv^gwr ' «M)(BpWBB|ir ^^ '» at - . ' .MiWi -— ^ . WA R : -^» H'^roic Tocm: 2y t^irft difcontcnt, next martial anger burnM, -\ Each drew his fworcl, agaiiift his Ally turti'd ; ^ England too oft, the like mifhap haih mourn'd! J But Bofcaiuen^ of large and gcn'rous Soul ; So well proje<^ed, and contriv'd the whole, That Englifh, Ccotchmen, and Hibernians bear Of Fame, and Danger both, an equal Ihar^ Now aii prcpar'd, (the landing-place in view,) For feveral days, a bluftVinj tempcfl blew : Which for that fpace, the bold attempt retards ; But Providence, the Britifli Frigates guards ; For tho* they rode full near C;ipc-Brcton*s fliorc. And gallic Cannon, with inccITant roar, And tho' briflc fire from mortars was maintainM, Smalt was the lofs, or damage they fuilain'd. * # . Again, the wind, and waters, ccasM to rag(?, And now, the Fleet* and Troops, prepare t' engage ; Now line of battle Ships approach the fliore, And nearer flill, the lefTer Frigates roar : Againfl th' oppofing'focs, a dreadful bar ; iztii. i.1 USJJI^Vi Iw [;.ii^fk. i^iuiiu liiwiiViii: % Tumult! •I 'I I' , . \ '■} 'H'l l< r ]:■] !♦ !••:;■• (f ,* , ' ; my t ;l ! ' . . 1 t - t i ': ■ ! : ■ i. ■I I If ll-k ' > ■' ■Nt'w.i.iv .'i^iii'i' .1 ' ■> 'nu.n'Mitirfii'fim'mttiKmmmrm'' • m iCi'i ■ Ml 4 I'M ' 't lit' l,> m ' i I i; ' J ■ A ' m ■.m:;.i| .fiitm I t, mnt mill ■ miijin •oer.u Tumult : and noifc \ and flaughtcr ! foon enfuM. ^ And Men, and Boats, are dafh'd upon tlie flood.' Cannons ince/Tant roar, and bullets rend, Down thro' the air. the counilefs bombs dcfcend : • And fuIphVous flames, and clouds of fmoke arifc, Whilfl from French Guns, the leaden bullet flies. ■ Mean while, our Frigates, Cai)nons, Mortars ply; . And bombs, and balls, in deadly volleys fly. Jimherji, and Wolfe, proceed, fercne, fedate, As if thcmfelves had mrn'd the hinge of Fate: % them infpir'd, our Infantry foon grew With ardour warm, and to the battle flew : ,' Bore all before 'cm, like the fwclling main, The Fench could not their migliry charge fuflain. Expanding flieets of vapours cloud the day,. Whilfl boats to land (with fpeed,) purfue their way. " Sec ! fee ! the crimfon blood, brave Bailly"^ flains ; . The(glancing) leaden death, hath pierc'd his brains ! The manly Cuthhcrt\\ merit well is known. Who fpndly cry'd, my Balllj dear ! you're gone ! " * ^ Oh! *% ■'',*'■ a . - *^I;!m n^'''^' """l,^'^"*- ^"•*^'^'. bclong'cl to one company of liiot, and the other by a cannon ball, "' '' *., ''%f ' fi 4taMW*«M^i^*«Hi*M>Bl' 1. Jiftilii 11*11 WA R : All Heroic Toem. a Ch! fad! iherc (loppM the amicable breath ; Brave Cuthbert felt the daflung iron death : The fatal bullet, through his Body came ; AnddrownM in blood, the glowing friendly flame. From ScotilTi Warriors, tears of anger flow ; i Their bofoms glow*d with pondVous martial I woe ; . j For Cuthbert oft, and BalUj* brav'd the foe. J Both, oft were fcen in battles to engage ; Oft fac'd grim death* whcncloath'd in gallicRage. Ill fated Warriors! thus to fall before . ' Your lucklcfs Boar,had reached the dcflin*d fhore. Oh ! that you'd liv'd to tread the hollile ground. And hclpM to deal the gliti'r ing veng'aiice round. Small caufc (hall Frenchmen have, your deaths to boaft, , When once your Troops, fhall firmly tread their coaft ; With angry Courage fir*d, and genVous Wrath, They'll glut the Grave, and faciatc greedy death. As when the thunder of the mighty Jove, Breaks from th' olympyan battlements above ; ^:i.- The Ilip|l>iy'• I '^1 The loud /IrtillVy, in a drcddful form, Comes rolling on, amid a pitchy florm ; The direful fragors, of ih'iEthcreal Store, Rattle alofr, with dread, rcrrific roar : . Light'Dings, and bolts, before the growl proceed, To ftrike the deAir/d mark, with fapid fury fpeed. So under covert of fulphureous fmoke, Which from tiie Britifh Fleet in Thunder broke ; '.Firft ilew the bolts, t' intimidate the Gauls, To .dafli the mud banksi or cemented walls. Next, Scotia*s Troops to^batile fally'd forth. And Louifbourg confcfs'd their northern worth ; From clouds of fmoke *shcy burfl, like Lightning's f, .. Blaze, ■ ■ •'/ And flruck th' oppofing foe with grand amaze'! Few' deaths they fenr, of iron, or of lead. But o er the hoailc Jines, they boldly tread ; And as they march,ihey death,and danger fpread. To clofefl fight, their Cohort quickly runs, ' And fcorns to battle with the diflant guns : Theyflrikc the bib w,whicfi flops the hoflile breath, And load the foe. wirh ftnrmc x>rn^«i.. j. I . f- I Alii . ) w\\ ife Sec --wwwjrjg-w I 1 WA R : yft Heroic 7oem. 33 I Sec! where the Sons of Scotluiul f^rce their wa}', With Rangers join*d, in dreadful difarray ! Suftain'd by Infantry, array'd in order (Irong ; j4mherflt and fVolfe^ who urg'd the landing war along : They fire, advance, and charge, and to the bat- tle throng. }\ AndComct-likc, their broad bright Swords appeafg. Death's in their front, and terror in their rear !' Fierce to the fight, intrepid Gorham flies : And all the terrors of the war defies. Seott, and the Rangers, and the Scotchmen glow; And fpeed towards the ftrong, entrenched foe. (As fierce yfchilles, (thunderbolt of war,) Broke trojan ranks ia.his rcfiftlefs carr ; On rufh'd his myrmidons, with Faulchions rear'J, Of troops thick throng'd, the ground was quickly clear'd. . So before Trol/e, and y^mher/f. Frenchmen flcd.l ' (Their troops advancing, l^ruck a mortal dread ;) [► The limVous living, ftumbled o'er the dead !). } From f^.iiik, to flank, the glitt'ring danger fliines. And war's 'dread havoc, marks ihdr fprcading!incs ; D i iiC' ' * > "■ I JiftiyMiMKMaMh ii ' 1 1 " It • ' ' . ;l ,t, ! if ;!•:;■!! ! I Ifvi '5 34 /i^^ /^ ; y^n Heroic Toem. They wave their Swords, anticipate the flghr, ' And flrong rcblaze the gilitVing rays of light : From Man, toMan, they catch the gcn'rous glow; A ftupid Langour feizcs on the Fpe : T'hey ftand amaz'd ! the burni/h'd ruin dread I ^hro' Gallia's Troops, a pannic terror fpread ; As when amid the gloom of darkcft night, The tranfient gl.inces of tartarcan light. Attack a lonely perfon with furprize ! - And fancy'd Fiends, in millions, round him rife ; Mutely transfix'd, all refolution fleeps, A chilly damp, thro* aU his vitals creeps ; ' A fweating tremor fliakcs him to the ground. Amid the tumuh, all reflexion's drowuM. So as their h'nes the Caledonians crofs'd, The Frenchmen quick, rcfifting ardour loft : No longer felt the great heroic glow, Such as the three united nations know : Beneath their ponderous blows, the french Troops reel, Deprefs'd, and drown'd, 'niidft fhow'rs of northern Itcel. OurTroops(refolv'd,>no dancers cou'd controul. ^ho' high on Ihore, the foaming bUlows roll : Tho' ^TSsmTSsrr. tmmafmtmmtmmmmmm : WA R .- Ai Heroic Tom. r 33 Tho'thoufands there, (cntrcnch'd,) ihc Beach com- maml ; An J guns, and mortars, throngM the hoflilc ftrand: Hcadpd by I^of/e, they plunge into the flood. And wade to Louifbourg, thro* gallic Blood. With circumrpc(5lion now, the ground's furvcy'd, From whence Artilleries may bcft be play'd ; And heavy batt'ring guos arc dragg'd around. Advancing Engineers work under ground : Large, and rmallBatt*rics,(covcr'd from the fight,) Arc planned, and form*d, midft filencc of the night. The platforms ncxr,(with utmoft fpced) they form, From whence foroIIGrcat-B.itaiu'sThunderilorm ; Incentive match, and bombs, are thither brou^^ht. And Magazines, with dormant Thunder frau^'ht: ' Till wak'd by Fire, then dafhing bolts are thrown, To raze the walls of thick cemented ftone : Mortars are plac'd, from whofe infernal Wombs, Ejcding Powder, fends the mund'rhig Bombs. ' ' • ' ■ Now cvVy thing, againft the hour prepar'd, The maiks are dropped, the Britifii greeting's heard; i^ 2 Towards 1 1 ' ■ i m m r m m m 1 ( ■ it:i J m-^ i "mm y w K i|ii» II -I . - ■MM*. a WA R : j4u Heroic Tom. Towards the Ramparts, Infantries advance, Defiance thunders from the Forts of France : The loud explofion rages more and more, Deep throated guns, and brazen mort">rs roar: In undulating air, long hangs the found. And flame, and fulph'rous vapours fpread around. As from Mount Etna, and Vefuvius rife. Thunders, and flames, /whilft vapours cloud the fkics ; Like thcfe . ulcanocs, in convulfive rage. The Britifli Troops, and gallic Forts engage. Advancing. Corps of Infantries gain ground, The cohorn, fafcine batt'rics play around^ tTolfe, well defcrves his dread voracious Name, Spicads ruin round, or wide devouring flame ! Around the Town lie roams, conccal'd in night; Intent on gcllic Trey, maintains the fight: The filenc'd light-boufe Batt.Vy,owns his might. Soon grows more dreadful than it was before j Infpir'd by tFolfe^ and Britifh Troops to rcr. Wolfe^ on the ifland Fort# his JBatilc pours ; ^ Incefl^nr. fends, his thnnr1*rln(y. irnn fhnvvVc • ' ' . , — .. _j ,„,. -- ,^ ' Whilil \AM ■'m\\ l iUj UJUJ.jn I i j iiiii | i ftJ ia ) pipji|pwi||«ippwiffP! Mxg i j w I -,i.{ <^pw>'^ilw m.»lW,« 'i i i y W» ffll ««aMbn«Mk> m irj R ■ ^n Heroic Tom. 37 V/hWa Affiherft, on the town, and grand Fort plays; (On gvillic Troops, dcfponding terrors fcize!) Apainft the idind Fort, Jkolfes bofom burns j » His rapid Storm, their Thunder breriurns : Djfli'd by his balls, obftru(^ing Ramparts drop; They even plough the deep foundations up. Before his battle, adverfc Hrcngth is born : r Ri?*d muzzles arc from batter'd breeches torn". His fierce afTiuIr, the hoftilc Platform feels, Bcftrcw'J with ufclcfs guns, and broken wheels. The nit.uld'ring breaches, wide, and wider fprcad; (Rammers, and fpoogcs, lie among the dead :) Dcfccnding bombs, mod dreadfully difplode ; Witli ruin'd walls, the fluver'd platforms load : The Fort's Defendants, now for Ihelter fly, For undirtin/jui/li'd, !o, the Ramparts lie : Subvened guns, with wheels alofc difpIay*J, Among the piles of rubbiOi, too are laid; And dreadful dcvaftation widely fpread ! Difplodcd (hells, and (lior, together throng ; And mortars, from their brazen bafes flunsr. A profpca odd, of iron, brafs, and lead : Of (loncs, and mangled Bodies of the dead. . D 2 Fathei$, I ^ aaMHWMMkMMMiii MMMMMfMM ■a ■(■iii t f I 38 JTj^ R : An IlcroU Toem, Fathers, to future Son$, fhall this report ; So, fought brave Uy/ti (o lookM the ifland Fort. By Ilarjj, and hr^vc Bojcawen^ infpir'd, Sec ! Britifh T^rs^ to deeds of wonder fir'd ! They leave thcu lofty fhips upon the fca ; 1 Dcftin'd for Loulrtsourg, they fpccd their way, ^ As hungry Wolves, will nightly roam for prey. J Balfour^ * and Lifarney ; two fearlcfs Tars, With mighty fouls, (well form'd for naval Wars ;) Thro* nanicicfs terrors, uncopccrn'd they row, • And in tremendous fliadc attack the foe. ' No whit difmay'd, thro* dangers on they came :, 'Midrt gloom, and flior, and fhclls, and fulph'rous flame : - Towards the gallic thunder ftorms they bcjul ; 1 With fpeed alert, their lofry fides afcend ; ! ! And from the Engineers, the dafhing bolts they rend. • . . - Defcending •The Captains, Z^.'irwy, anl ;5ir//jar, commanded the Boats which burnt one Man of War, and foA'd ilieo.hcrout of the fiatbour o: Louiibourg, In fpight of aii ihc Fire from the Batteries. ""''*'aBT!P»y^iPfHpp»' jL II ' m iu r ' ww^if^rmufgfi if f t , U < Wf»^ upwu^ i w ■!.. :'i!?iP!P^H«!W!!'^^' '■"Ij M ^f .H 1 J ^ b UMlitMW^fll linn I'll Jf^.^ R : ^« Heroic Tom, 19 Dcfccnding Frenchmcii, foon their quarters leave, The Cuibfs, and the naval Polc-ax, cleave; Not one furvivcs, to wail the hundreds dead ; But carnage great, and total death is fpn id. Prudent, in Britilh flame, mod fiercely glow'd : But Bienfaicant, they from the harbour towM. ' So hungry Wolves, attack the tim'rous Sheep, In lonely cots, and o*er the fences leap ; y Eager they fcizc, upon the fleecy Prey ; Tear ! kill | and drag, whate'cr they plcafe away. . Againft their \ .cet, JFolfe ardent Balls c]c»!!ls, Or drops his bombs, upon their open decks : They fink, or vanilh, in a fulphVous blaze ; And with nevy horrors Louifbourg amaze. As from the bellowing Engine of the Skies, The Thunderbolt, and riving Light'niug flies j They rend the knotty oaks, and tear the groundj And fpread a defolating Ruin round : So J^olfey and Amherji^ emulous advance, To waftc the Troops, and raze tUeForts of France^ D 4 ' Amher(i^ :^' p i . w w ' ■ ' U ' ^v' || MJ. |^ n l ^ ^ lV lw j» ||| |l l| gl«^Jl ^ ^ s^|»lll^^ly^i^| ^^^ ll ^l■■ ,i p .iir^ » ii i ». -. . I, I .^ • Mtiiimmiiimki ag^umuM 40 Jf'u4 R : Jn Heroic 'Poeml "^.:.: i 't 'ri '■\ , u^mhcrfl^ fends various deaths among the foe ; The Troops, and Tars, with gcn'rous courage glow; . The Town, and grand Fort, little rcfpite know. ScQlTVoJfe^ infpires, and fpurs his martial pow*rs ; With roar dcftru<5livc* Louifbourg devours. Wolfe^ prowls by night, with caution to furvcy, How batcVing Guns, and Britifh Mortars play j Oft looks on Loui/bourg,with thrcat'ning frown, And fhow*rs his (hor, and (hells, upon the Town. jimherjl, and Wolfe^ full forty days aflail The- Town, and Forts, refolded to prevail. As oft are known, the Meteors of the Sky, With burning tails, dcfcending from on high, To dafh thro' houfes, with amazing force, • •; And rive, and kill, in their impetuous courfe : As ihey difplodc, with dreadful thund'ring found. And tear, and furrow up, the neighb'ring ground; Their tow'ring bombs, dcfcending from on high, With dread commiffion, to the town they fly ; The crafliii]g roofs give way; they dafh to ground; Difpl-odc, and fcatter duft, and deaths around ; - i,f.i|»l,4Viiwi,M»,f ««' :.R;r WAR: yin lierok Tom\ 4^ Spread dcvaftation wiJc, tlirongh all the place ; And lofty Domes, to deep rouiidations raze : So flaming Louifbourg, their fury feels ; • From Englilh Bombs, proceed ihofe various ills. Men, Women, Children, welter in their gore ; 1 Shrieks, Groans, and Flames, Mortars, and Can- ' J, nons roar, With dread Confufion, fill the gallic Shore ! Drucour^ no longer, can the fight maintain ; Tho* grearl}' brave; yet here, his brav*ry*s vain; Tho* wond'rous ftrong the place, k cannot fhield HisTroops from death; behold, the Ra^mpartsyicld; For Wolfty and Amherjl^ with a thund*ring frown, Shake the grand Fort, and fire the neighboring Town. ' . Aloft, great George's Banners were uprear'd ; Brave Bo/cawen, into the Harbour fteer'd. The dreadful Scene is chang*d, they hear noS more, I The dying groans, nor Gqns, nor Mortars roar, j And flaughter, ceafes, on the gallic fhore. J The Britifh Cannon roar'd, in harmlcfs fort, 'JYhen Louifbourg became a friendly Port. Heavn, ^mmm if • r^.>«, ,..., .,..-. . j.,„.. ^ ^ ^'^iMmMtAMk -"■ -liM |). i 4* y^y4 R : An Heroic Toem, Heav'n, hear my Pray'r; prcfcrve ir as our own *; Till gjllic F^oes, our fairhful Friends arc grown. AMEN. TT7HEN iV>/7or,(rageIy,)on the phrygian fhore, • ^^ Advis'd fome* Tpies, fhou'd Hcaar^ camp explore, The fagc Uly[J}s, and fierce DJomed, ' ^ Thro* trojan guards, and gloom, and dangers fped, Amherfl^ and JVol/e, like thefc, were wifely chofc, For foreign War. againll perfidious Foes. Wifdom, • Upon the rerufal of AihllUt, to return to the army, ('which he lud defcrted, on account of the ouarrel between him, and ■ Jgamemnon, who with His troops had laid ficgc to Troy ; but was now by the irrcfirtible prowcfs of Htdory beaten back to his (hips, and entrenchments.) A council of war was cali'd by night, for the pnjblic fafety, and Nejler quclVions, if none will go to hazard his life to fave his country, ftrivc to feize fome * • ftragghng foe, or penetrate fo far into their camp, as to hear their counfels, and defigns, mentions the glory of the deed, and ; ; what gifts ! and praife* ! his grateful country wqu'd beilow f ; Dismed, undertook this hazardous enterprize ! and made choice of Uly/^t for his companion. In their paltage, they furprize ^///AV face, the light'ning flew ; The ground before him, flam'd with fulphur blue. Arrer which, he defcribes him retreatin? with great reluftance, frcm //^:r'i overwhelming battle j tho' defcrted by the Gre- ■ c»an», advis'd to flee by Ne/lor, and oppos'd by a ftoim of thun- cti, ifid i.^h;niiig, uoai Jupitery hlmfslf. ' * "" I " '* *» y « |» - " » . i« a ii » ini n ip»^i|jp,p^„ f^'l^^ffW^Htm"^ ■ •':■• .-I M.U ' M fiii. UJi I g a rt itiii i w i wa urn* -o^JMiii* I II 1 ' il i:| 44 Jf^j4 R. : j^n Heroic Tom. Brunswick, and 7///, on thefc, fecurely IcanM, England, in hope, by thcfe, was well fuftain'd. So Memttort, Neflor^ fix'd their hopes lipoii Bold DiomeJf and fage Laertes* * Son. "hro* dardan Ranks, victorious, both had ftrode ; , Their Grecian Spears, drank, deep of hoftile blood. A mid ft the fierccft (hocks both ofc were try'd; ' .Whilfl brains, and gore, their biting faiilchions dy*d. Swords, jav'lins, darts, and fpcars, (in well fought fields,) In batt'ring ftorms, had rattled on their Shields. V/ith warlike fpoiis, thcirLabours oft were crownM; For Wifdom great, and Valour, much rencwnM. They feiz'd on Do/o«f, ((Truck with wild difmay:) Firft flew the Spy, then fped whtxaRhe/us lay : 'Doom'd with his Guards, no more to fee the light; Their ^yes fcal'd up, in everlafting night. • • * Back tQ their Friends, the Heroes fafe return'd : The trojan Camp, the lightJy vifit mourn'd. Both plann'd, both fought, as dread occafion needs j And both their Souls, were form'd for mighty deeds, j^mherjf^ * UlxlpSj who is in the Iliad, fomctimes call'd fage Ul^es, wife • l/^i, Zfl^T/^'s ^cn, and fomctimes /;/.jtW. ' -f l^he fpy fent by Heclor^ to cxplorsr the Grecian Camp. Vid. loth bock of Homer's Iliad, <■ '' I li Wllffi'llJIIIIPpillM ' w m» ' f.nLii.'.t".. W:'it ' J. ' SJW*.^ »■ J ' WP" ' i| WA R • Aft Heroic Tocm: 45 'Amherji, and Wolfe, like thcfc, in war renownM ; Returned fromLouilbourg.with conqucft crown d. The toils of vv ir, each difpofirion fuits ; And either plans, and either executes. The Grecian Heroes, their nodlurnai courfc ' Held jointly on, with great united force. Whilft D/owf^, the guards of Rhejus flew, Wife Ithacus*, the bodies backward drew. • (Fearing the mettled fteeds might fcorn the rein; Unus'd to carnage, and the fanguin'd plain.) WhWdAmherJl thumJerM on the frightened town ; Jf^ol/e's battle fhook the ifland Bait*ry down'. Wife were the Grecian Chiefs, nor wont to fear: Sagacious, brave, the Britifli Heroes w^re. • Uhftty who is often call'd Ithacus j from his country j He, being King of Ithaca. .. " End of BOOK I. THE '•'■ »J| ' - .>»>i«ip«w> • L . -1,1 ilUW'i'WlJ i> im I ■ te»^#fc»i«fc«»**— *■ « I . 1 ', "I I ' t 1 i' : ( 4 InH'! ' r i' ' t ^ f ^ m finrnwAmiWi tmmm-t 1: 1 ! !^ i C 47 ) W A R: Book IL l»/3c5\«REAT GEORGE'sGramdson, lands on JJ|G^5 galHa's fhore : >/^5^S'' His bati'ring guns, and royal mortars roar: Clofc ply'd,\vcll ainii'd,are bombs, and dafhing balls; Before the princely Hcro/Chcrburg falls : . Low as the duft,ftrongRamparts,down arc thrown.: Aloft, in air, the coftly Bafon's blown. How fmil'd our good old King ! how trembled Gaul ! . • Whilft Edward's cannon, raz*d proud Cherburg's -wall ! / Paternal doubts, and ardent wifhes rife, Whilft tears of tranfporr, fparkled in his eyes. " Grandly exulting, more than King He ftood I Whilft Edward fought, confefling Brunswick's blood I . So (lands, the royal Hunter, to furvey * His Cubs, who grapple with a ftubborn prey : ; ■ He fnH »i«« r i' » i t i i w> » '^mmin ii M i - 1 ■MttMlMMaMb MlkMtlMIMiHll lAtalM. 1 -I I •ll 48 WA R : An Heroic Toem: He fwings his tail, exulting at the fight ; And trembling, longs to mingle in the fight : With love paternal fir'd, and ardent rage ; He fees the Lions, as the Cubs engage 5 At length, the vanquifli'd foe, is drown'd in blood, He /hakes his mane, and roars applaufes loud. A S if Vcfuvius uprooted torn ; ^ •*• Againll Goree, to battle had been born ; Brave KeppeU in the Torbay, fierce aflaii'd Fort, after Fort, and mightily prevailM. Whilft Fate, in triumph, in each broadfidc rode, Keppelt for warlike fame, and viifl'ry glovv'd: Shot, after (hot, bomb, after bomb.Jie fent ; Silenc'd their guns, platforms, and ramparts rent: The Gauls grew cool, as warm the Britons grew ; And greatly emulous, to battle flew ; - . They ccas'd their fire, and pull'd their Enfign dovvn^ And gave our Troops poflefHon of the Town. SEE '. Rohejy nexr, th'invafivc project marr : Subvert French fchemcs, and their flat bot- tom*d war : Britannia's Fleet, at Havre, threats the fhore ; And brazen mortars, in bombardment roar : : ',:■ ■'- ■. . ■ • From ] K PM Ml n:it u > j i ,ijiMi nii mu » ji | iuj » Mi. -W' ' ^ .-I" M ^^^mmmm v*" " .'i^." WAR: An Heroic Teem. 4y From iron Vehicles, the vcng'ancc broke ; And all ihcir plans, evaporate in I'mokc ! Britain ! let loorc thy rough, undaunted Tars ; And fmilc applaufe, on all iliy Sons of Mars ; Let no cabals, thy Patriots aims fruftrate, Nor civil difcontcnr, difturb the Sratc ; Then under Providence, we may expc '» i. ■ t vm * mwrnnwa m m ^ ! ' turn 'H I *'" i ' *.w^ i . i i i .iituP¥' w"" I ''' '" ' lyyi R I M llifok Teem: 5» YirJ arm, anJ yarJann now, ami fiJc, to fulc, Pi!;cs, piiK>ls» guns, wiih brilk difpatcb arc ply'd. From (hip, to fliip.grapplcs.nnd chainsnrctlirown; Ptilc-flxcs grafpM, oiul cutlanis arc drawn i With inborn glow, our Tars prepare t* alTail, Rrfolv'd they board, and unconiroui'd prevail. Brave Bofia-Men bears down, witli gcn'rous rage; And tho' difmaOcd, dares DffClue t' engn;;e. '* So fierce they fought ! \o many broadfides fir'd I The brafs* relented^ and the guns grew rir'd i ^ D>:Cluf now fled, (with thouf'ands) hid in fmoke. Which from the BritiOiFIccr, with vcng'an^e broke; And left their Ships, at random on the k^^ To rocks, and flames, and Englifh Tars a pre}'. To iKun Uofcawens rage, and horrid roar, The gallic Ocean f tumbled on the Ihore. • • If I am not much miftaken, I heard, that the muz7.lef of fom^ of the Ocean's brafs guns bent downward j the metal bcu a; molUy'd by exccfiivc heat of the oft repeated difcharges, f The Ship DeClut commanded. Zndof BOOK II. i THE rfMto •I. ( 52 ) THE ARGUMENT. r^KEATBRirAlN^s preparation pj Jif FUetf and Troops, again ft ^ebec, und'r j^imi- rat SdunJcrs, and yidmiral Holmts ; and thf Oena- rah^ Wolfe, Monckton, aWTowiifhcnd. The pan- nicin France! andat^ebec! as the con/equence thereof, ThtFhtt failing i their arrival in the river of ^tebec. The formidable dppehrance, andre/ohttton^ of the Englifl/, Scotch, Irifh and Trovim-'ils ; ivhen thej remembered Zell, end the fcal ping btit'.herj of the French.Cmadians;^ ^nd Indians* The Fleei proceeding up the Gttl/^ and the Englijh Wolfe landing againfl the Enemy. His intrepidity ^ and the execution of his attacks, Firejhlpi fent doiffrfffeveral times by the French^ upQn the flream^ To burn our Fleet ; but by the vigilance of Admiral Saunders, Holmes, and other fcfohed Commanders \ jsiad "jjltb the indefatigable refiluthh, and a^ivity cf pur boldf and hardy Tars ; they are baffled in all thetr fchetneSf and the firejhlps^ and fire float s^ do no damage to tihe Engllf) Fleet, The vexation of the French thereon -, 'J ■ V, Mm* »u t t f m w* ^ #'•• II U/Uf>^ i. Ui ;u vuiicf » iw I . n i yi liBPPH^wCTw^wipnapwipi'P! " I p «iw Mn ii!if< pWi ' w w m i i ■ ^- -^--'-^^ .■■:^.;.^ \ The y^ R G U M E N r, s% $f C eneral VVol fc, on Tcint Levi : ylJmiral S: u n ci crs, behit/ theTown, anJAJmira/Holmcs, above th:Town, General WoiTc, reprefented as injtifpence.pn Toint Levi ; OH account of the fin§U tiumker of Forces he had with him, and onyieiving Montcal niV camp with near • double the nnmber ; and obferv'ng the Jlupendous height^ and ft ability of the Town, and Garrifon of Quebec ; tompared to Babjlon's, (as was thought impregnable)' Ranparts, for the Town ftood upon a lofty rock, and "Mill defended by trench.on trench, an^ impajfable works, and avenues : rifing dreadfully to view I one above ano- ther. General WoKc's intrej'd re/ohes, to attack ALnfeur MoiitcalinV Entrenchments. - The danger- ct4s landing ; fight^ and retreui. The undaunted beha- viour, of Captain Ochterlony, (a Scotch Gentleman, ) and L' cut. Peyton, (anjrijj, Gentleman -J both of or. e company of Royal. American Grenadiers-, left wounded ^n the field of battle. Their refi/al ti he carried off. Two Indians, and a Frenchman, attack Capt. Otlucr- Joiiy. Mr, Peyton, (after a long flrugglej kills i!:e Indians, and is re/cud from about thirty more, by three ^ ^^hlanders, detached by Capt. M'Donald./FraferV Battalion. General Wolfe is ve.^d at bis repul/e. and ^3 Jfchn: if ■Mil ■I I ■i , •! i 1 ''^ '54 The ^ R G V M E NT. ftrkent thra care an'i watching. . The united efforts of ■ the SoUlcrs, and Seamen, to reduce the 'Place. The lattery again jl, and from the Taiun, and rJl the terrors f Carnage ! and iumult of the ftcge de/crib'd ! the terror of the Frenchi Canadians t and Indianst on account of their crueltj, and treachery ! . . -. ■ ' General Amlicrd, Townfhcnd, Johnfon* IIowc* . dcaiix. Rogers* Forbes, Schomberg, and theit Trayifa^ion: r,i the Continent rnetiond, byway ofepifode; 'who reduc'd Ticonderoga, Crown-Toint, and Niagara ; . *W!th/ome other /ervices -perform d hj them. 'The ftege of ^ebec reaffum'd. The day of battle difcrib'd be* fore the Town. The dificulty cur Troops met in ofcending the hill and their refolutionl Tht furr.mit of the hill gain d. The armies meeting: • yi port effay on ihe Generals, The Fight bfgun. General Wolfe'/ *ivrijl broken by a ball, - Bis intr, /tdity and de fire f of cattle. General Wolfe ivoundcd^'a fecond time ; but iiffemhles the hurt,- Wounded a third timer mortally ! drops, and is carried out of the battle. The manner of his death ! and ho'ii; it ivas receivd at home. His I^htthers grief and England's in genet al. The gene • fity of thi' CQ7nm'^n'penplCf at the time of rejoicing and Uliimtnation, A fiort cddrcfs to his Mother. ■ The *3WPW n .i..|. i j i [.yij Bifi ipt. i.i "'".ik. i.j i ; i |p[ # w i iHj ?: m 1 'f ■— -..^^.-..a rhe A R GU M E N T. 55 .«cs^ Mi \.\ grief of the Soldiers in the battle for him. Their geus- rouf iir.ge ' impelttoiis ! and overivhelwing uniteri at- tack of the Enemy ' Col, Howe*/ Station in the Field, A defcrip^'on of the Anflruthers^ and Scots, 'with their bro.id fwords, and the reft of the Troops , luith their bayonets fix'd ; piercing thro', hewing doxun whole lanes of carnage' and rolling the gallic Squadrons hejore them^ in confupon • General Moiicktoii wounded : his behaviour, and afiort parallel between bim^ and Gene- ral Tow nilicnd'. General Townfhend fakes the command. His irt' . trepidity ; like Achilles* leading on his Myrmidons to bat tie, to revenge the death of his dear Patroclus \ fhe wounded \5\^{{cs\ Diomcd ! ^e, ^c. ^c. The gC' ner'al rout, and /laughter of MoDtcalm, and hisTroops, Bougainville*/ corps appears, jufl ai the rout began : but :t fin likewife routed by CeneralTov:n(hcnd,and our animated Troop s, and fent full f peed, to join the refi in their retreat. The chace continued to the town of Quebec : our Troops mixing with, running down, and taking the Frenchmen pr if oners at will, with the Jurrender of the Town, and Garrifon, to General Townfhend, E 4 WAR: ••t ' iii n « in; t )n I . I «.l| i n » w r n iiii w^m i ],, ,1 1 . J, ' i wj^ p m i m J vi - 1 !^. n ' . ii»w °mi !ii L '' fcg- ' ¥ *'?*.• «" - - -■ ><»«ll II I 1 • —-, ^ tr'diiii^i *ii**«MriftaMMkidflk«iwlHtojiAx.^ailig^«IMI^ C S6 ) / * W A R: ^ Book IIL Ip^g H E R B U R G. DuQiicfne, Gorcc, and gCj^ ■ Senegal; - ^ ^'^^'^ Viainis, toBritain*s fierce r'efcntment fall. .Strong Louifbourg, and Guadaloup flung down, Great-Britain's arms, with glorious conqucft crown. French captiv'd fleets,(ne\y mannU) protect our coalT: ; ... ■ . 'Lewis no caufc has got, whereof to boafl: ; Nor Royal George to grieve, that he Minorca ! , loft. . . . • • J How fdtiate now, Great-Britain mijiht fit down : ^ ButBRUNswiCK,ftill puts on a threatVmg frown. By y///, (refolv'd to awe the wondVing world,) Againft Q^iebec, the Englifli Thunder's hurl'd ; With mifchicf furc, the Bolts defiru($livcfl\r ; ' '• I Cuicl^d by Him, who thunders from tlic Sky, -From / i^nuiniii M>tniniiiiinp?v llr ^» aii»ti<*i>« 4 — i.^^.. ■ ^. ■ ■■^. .. _ y ^^^ ITy/ iJ : ^n Heroic Toem', 57 FromPolc, tpPolc, great Albion's terror's known ;1 ' She roars in Thunder! and her powV they own, ^ Amid the frigid, and the torrid Zone ! J Winter elaps'd* the welcome fpring appears ; Saunders, aloft, the Britifh Enflgn rears. Englifh, Hibernians,. Scotchmen, all combine ; ") With one confcnt,.(refolv'd,) united join, * ^ T imbark* and boldly urge the grand dcfign. J I'lifli >,- Commiflion'd now, brave Adm'ral Saunders fails, At Paris, fad foreboding fear prevails The coaft of France, a pannic dread alarms ; Britannia's Sons, arc rous'd again to arms ! '' As when a flock of Swans,- have kcn'd on high, ' A dreaded E^glc, ^o\ji(mg from the Sky ; They-flutter, fcream, and gather clofcly round, ., And wifh a place of fafety cpuld be found ; " ':^- Till down,hje comes, upon the pinion'd prey ; ; Scatters, and tears, and bears a Swan away. 'Wheti i'-7a«^,r/.faird, in France fud" moan was *i. TT- hcarcf;:; •, ' ' ^ But Quebec, cii'^fl'' ^'^ --•>•- *--' f-'- There H i ^i ■iM i » w*i i i iD ^| )j. i »i| ) ^ ■ Wiil|IIIWII|i.i. I li, t.y»»-j ■* 'i III ri'^iiilMittii 58 J^AIl : An Heroic 7oem. There Albion's Thunders, with dcflruaive roar ;" Quebcc,(well msiim'd,)frotn Uwis, reeking tore: And laid Canadians, wclt'ring in their gore. j So oft, before, have England's Adm'rals hurfd, GreatQEORGE'sflame, and terror,thro* the world ! I v: Ji! n Wide o'er the deep, through florms.and bluft'ring gales. Safe to America, our Squadron fails. Provincials arm'd, againft Qi^iebec t' engage, Welcome theFl et; and burn with newbornRage. Provincials, Englifh, Scotch, Hibernians bold, Frown, formidably, dreadful to behold j Within their minds, Canadian Butcheries rife, ' Each cruel plan, the treachVous Gauls dcvifc : Gloomy they low'r, like pond'rous fliowVs whea born, ..... .,> . . .. ;i Towards a field, of yellow flanding corn : Till down a deluge comes, with rattling found, And beats the plenteous harv.efl to the ground ; So Britain's Troops, when they rcmember'd Zcll,* And fcalping knives-, frown d with rcfentment fell, ." .- . • . With • T'U.^ _1.^- pi5ce in vjcrmany, where MonMeur Kuhiieu^ b^nt the Orphan-Houfe, and four hundred Orphans in it. ^- \ t • ■ nmji,UJMMH> ' M. i . pyjuBU^, i.,.»IM^ ' .-l ' .! ! ! ' ■ ' . ' t i' iy g g l jl f jipnij t il . S Wi lj "^f'..HM ' ■ '. ' • .,-1, 1 ■" I 'J. I' fUH f ' l JH iP' JVA R : An Heroic Toem. 59 With gcn'rous rage ! ihcy beat Qiicbcc to groufid ! And rccompcnce mod juft, the bafe Canadian; found.. ^ • StumUrs proceeds, up thro' St. Laurence gulf; Oh fhore dcfcended Britain's fcarlcfs Wolfe : And with an (eager,) martial iranfport flew, Upon the black, Canadian, fcalping crew ! Yet ivarm from Louifbourg, and blood of Gaul ; He long'd to fee ihr favagc fcalpcrs fall. Keen threatening fires, lie Ihot from wrathful eyes, VVhiifl from his brazen engines, veiig*ance flics. His manly bofom burn*d, with frecborn flame ; To fprcail the terror of his Sov'rcign*s Name. He burfl like Fate, againft the Indian Foe ; And whclni'd them in the gallic ovcrthrovv. To vex the foe, (whom numVous forts immure,)- And Brirain's Fleet from danger to fccurc, Levi at firfl, and Orleans they pofTcfs'd ; / And to the batl'ring (iQgc^ tliemfclvcs addrcfs'd. . .•> » f . . . *• Large, I :|i i "T-^^w" " iy » .n,li%)i- ' MM-U n I. - ■^*" "Wll^tlw^itt «l lll> ilrfinmiii- •kU. 60 WA R : An Heme Tom. III . Lar/Tc, and fmall fafcine batt'rics, foon are plamrd, And guns, and murd'ring mortars quickly mannU Thcihclls, and nior,pnd black difploding grain, \ Are fent to Wolfe, nor are they fent in vain ; I He deals dcflrudion thro' the hoftilc plain ! i Whilft mife, and Saunders, 'gainft Qiiebcc com- bine, The French falarip'd,) had planned a dire dcfign, To execute a dreadful fiery * doom ; . And in relentlefs bicue, the Fleet confume. As Etna oft, wich fuIphVous flame, and noife, Subjacent Towns, and Cities, quick deflroys ; Whene'er inrag'd, the mountain overflows, ' And from its womb, th' infernal mixture throws ; ' So from Quebec, (adrift,) the gallic Flame ; Down thro''the Gulf, againfl brave i^W^rj came. Toward * "^^'JlJ Gen. Wolft, and Admirai Sanndtn, wtre uniting their utmoft efforts, to batter, deftroy, and take the town : or brine Monf. Di Montcalm, (an able, fortunate, and brave com- . mander) to battle : the French fevcral times fent down froni the town, on the rapid i^ream, fireHiips, and boats full ot com- buQiblcs, to dcftroy cur (hipping, which almoft wholly fill'd • a! *^.'''?o?^* ,^"' ^y '''^ extraordinary (kill, and vigilance of Admral Saunders ; the^bravery, and Intrepidity of his Officers, and ia.Jors, every veliJ of this kind font againft them, was tow d aaiQrc,.\viihout,doing the kaft ir.ifchicf. '^ "iM i MJj^j ■)jtujly i wi'J i '^»^ J M i p'- "^^BPl^iprpps^ ""'■'TH!.fll'»f '^: i M« »*l » «'l « ' " ■ ■TMMifcii I mmumKmmtmtt-mii^ M- i l 'i I'. hi 1f^j4 R : -^« Hfro/V 7^r//;. ^I Toward the Britifli Fleer, the terrors ride, Iij awful manner, on the rapid tide ; The bKizing deaths, a little Fleet appear ? •\ (Enough to ftrikc the boldeft foul with fear !) . J> As if ih* infernal coa(l,(itfelf,) was drawing near! J SauftiJers aware, defcry'd 'em from afar, And foon prepar'd to rnect the flaming war. Great-Britain's Tars, toward the danger fpced ; And prov'd they were, true Englifhmen indeed. (For as the Grecians gather'd from a far, When Hc^or urg'd along the fl.iming war, Round Ajnx ihrong'd, his near approach to greet, To. fell their Lives, and (jiVa the Grecian Fleet. (Begirt with Trojans*, on the Hero came ; And high uplifted, bore, the phrygian Flame.) , . . Rcfolv'd • The whole flory, of the battle near the flilp of tlic dead Pro- tcfilaus ; the compafk body, and immoveable refolution of the Grecian Phalanx, around the two Ajaces, and fevcral other commanders, oppofmg the defperate, and formidable onfet of ///. ,r i (exulting' m his having pafs'd the wall, which euardcd the ihips, and the Grecian camp i) begirt with the fierceft, and pr.mc v^arriors of his Army, and the ninncrous bands of the Jhca triumphant Trojans, rtjlhing furintlly on after, (like a de- lu?e,) with the fiery war : tlie Grecians ftrueglcs to repulfe the 1 fcjar.j and fave :hc Fjeet ; and the IVojans eftoris, to ruili on.aid burn tl^e Fleet, with the fcaic of battle turn'd by the approaih ot Patrsdus, in yf(hU!es'% Armour, and Charior, witli k r *•''*• ^"'' 'l»e Grecian Navy fav'd"»rom fleSl:r'% flame, inc J ftijaa rout, and carnaiTe. wliich i'lilii'd • n-.n- " ibc aftcciiih, an^ lixtecnih Books of //cLrV Iha'i 1.. W^ c.^'.-i ;» u>. J ; '6z WA R : An Heroic Toeml ■11 !' RcfolvM they fixM. nor ever once gave ground, Till H^t^^v-^ Flame, in Trojan Blood was clrown'd. So EnglKh Sailors* glow'd with fierce dcfircs, Rcfolv'd to quell, thofe num'rous floating fires.) Byats, throng on boars, as near the firelhipsdrew; Clapp'd clofc on board, and chains, and grapples threw : With bufy,' anxious minds, they boldly wrought j And Gallia's burning fchcme, rcdut'd to nought. Canadians, Gauls, (fruftrated,) all in vain, Gnalhing their teeth, to fenfelefs walls complain, Juft as a hungry Wolf, but flowly flics, WhilftDogs.and Siicpherds, follow with their cries, Grinning, oft turns, with fear, and fierce dilduin, Rckuflant runs, and quits the bleating plain, Hisfavage ficrccncfs, fcarccly can with-huld, .So grinn'd Qiicbec, by Providence controul'd : So fled their Tars, when our brave Tars appeaiM; ' They heard their fliouts, their boifl'rous greeting . . feared. , . Tho' fev'ral Ships, with fires infernal glow'd. From larboard, Itarboard; clear, each fltimc was tow'd ; * ■ ' I-' WhilfiBiiu Nswi c x's Ships,ar anchor fafcly rode. H' II .^M Jf^J R : ^1 Heme 7otm. 6i I U Brirain exult ! let woiuVripg Nations hear, Tliy frccborn Tars, mock at the name of fear ! Fjr from their hearts, ilcfponJcncy they chacc-j AiaI boldly flare dcflru<5lion in the face ! Fear not my Lads, fays ev*ry Britifh Tar, VVhilft plunging 'midrt the thunder of the War. Thus oft, the French fent down their horrid fires, As oft," our Sailors gIow*d with fierce defires, To grapple with the flaming fuIphVous war ! T'oppofc their boats' and all their fchcmes to mar! Where flame, and death, and war, tumultous rage ! There fhout rhc DritifliTars ! and with delight cn- ^ gage! As Grecians fav'd their Fleer, from Trojan flame, And gainft flrong Troy, with burning Vcng'ancc came, Saunders, and Jrol/e, and Holwes, repay 'd the Gauls ; And brouj^ht Great-Britain's Thunder to their wjlls. From Levi's Point, Wolfe rapid ftornicamc down! Odkuucn^ bciow, and Holmes above tJjc Town, (Intent 64 W-^ R ' M Heroic Toem. (Intent on wnr, in fulminating fort,) ' Ejci Herntc Toitn: Jbin'c! by a Gaul, towards the Warriors c?rc\v ; And a^cd like a plund'ring* highway crew ; Now Ochferlonj role, from oH'thc ground : (Tho* pain'd.and bleeding, from a niortalf wound I) Within his reach, no friendly weapon faw, Wherewith to deal, the Caledonian Blow ; Elle, doubtltfs, all, his mighty Blows had felt, And fall'n beneath iHcSirokes, his Rage had dealt: As dying Lions, wide Dcftru^fliou fpread ; Crufh dogs, and men, and fink, together dead. A pond*rous blow, dcfign'd to dafli iiis head, An ill aim'd firelock, on his fhoulder J, laid : Another, full of favage, Cgallic) wrath, ' Pour'd in his brea(V, a load t of leaden death : A third effort, the butch'ring Savage made ; •And ihro'his belly, plungM his fcalping | blade. \ - Mod ^ They took Mr. Ptyton'% lac'd hat from him, and robb'd Capt. O(hurlony of his watch, and money, and then one of t'.ic lii- dians attempted to knock his brains out, with his firelock', and the other difcharg'd into his body, and fiabb'd him with - hit fcalping knife. f He was thot thro' the lungs, with a mufket ball : wore no fword in the aiftion, and was oblig'd to. drop his fufee, Jong befcrc } fo that now, he was quite unarm'd. %XX One of the Indians, attempted to knock him on the head, mifs'd the blow, and laid it on his fhoulder ; the other dif- charg'd into his bread, and flabb'd him in the belly with his fcalping knife. He ftill flood, and call'd to Mr. Feftea, O 'F-iyton ! the villain has flioi mc ! , — I iiiniii>i|Mii"y^''^ICy^W>*'!'*' i H.y i .ji.l i' J tW""* * mmua'^cw" 1 1 j'l r r 1 f ». i. (• pi' k ^ Heroic 7 cent, 7 1 The fjcond thrufl, he fouml himrclf decciv'd ; tPo7'3«'3 Icfc Hand, the fanguin'd point rccciv'd : Which fcizM the mulkcr, with uncommon wrath, Whllll his right hand, drew forth the gUtt'ring * death : He phyM again, the brave Hibernian's part ; And plung'd his faithful dagger to his heart. Now hand, to hand, they join, and face, to face ; And gr.ifp, and ftrugglc, in a clofe embrace : For prey, the Indian, ftill maintain'd the ftrifc ; Tejton, for vi^El'ry fought, for Fame, and Life : Ho ofthisdjggcr p]ung*d,andgroan*d,and frown'd, .And fpurn'd th* infernal fcalpcr to the ground. So wounded Tygcrs, on Eafl: Indian plains, Run down by blacks,and vex'd with pungent pains; Drop to the ground, and fccm to pant for breath, A prey, almoll, to grim, all conq'ring death : Bat on th* approach of black, purfuing foes, Again reviv'd, their innate cou.agc glows : Rampant, they rear, and roar, and fvviyg their tails ; With deadly Fangs, and lacerating nails ; .^ F 4 - :- They • Mr. P<3/tf//, luckily wore a dag;;cr, / I ' l iw ii > II HI, -j iJi ii im p .« II .J«5l^»|ni I ryn -a?i;!--||^'. 72 WA R : 'An Heroic Tocm. They tear, and kill, and ftain the place with blood ; Walk growling ofT, and /lidrer in the wood ; As Tejton limp*d, (with cruci: \g pain,) After he had Canadian Scalpers flain. 14 .1 it Si A band* of favage Indians now drew near:*. But Teyfon fac'd, as if forgot to fear. As if grim death, had brandilh'd high his dart ; They (lood aloof> and terror fill'd each heart'- So Ajax turn*d, and frown'd at Illium's tow'rs ; When Grecians fled, from conq ring Trojan Pow'rs; A living Bulwark, in the rear remain'd ; ' ' The chacc retarded, and the charge fuftainV ! The mean foiil'dFrench, icem*d on his death intent ; And from the brcaftwork,th'jnd'ring volleys fent. ' 5P^/o/;, (as if invulnerable) flood, ' Sedate, in pain, their grov'ling rancour viewed. For mighty Fate, fruflrated fpightful Gauls ; To right, and left, wide flew the hiiiing balls I ■■-•■■■ ■ , As • Thefe were S company of above 30, m full march, to dcflroy him : but w!ien he fac'd about, the toiemoft halted, and waited to hi jom'd by.^lieir fellow?, but h- kep; ..i<:m all at a difiance, til! three bra\ tiHigi.landcrs, (JctacliU from a fmall Pa/lyy . headed bv Cnpt,?7/<;.'rt'j«i7/i/, :\ Scotch Gentleman J came to his timely refcue, and carried Mm oiT the field of battle. •' ^ ■«c««MMMBPn0lir -MVraWWlMMf'^WPII ■pK-wMVNgHMfpi a.m* ill WA R ' v/« Heroic Tom. 71 As He fuch Wonders, in iliclr fjghf lisd done ; So bravely fought, and dear bought via'ry won ; French harrhlcfs cannon, took a random ni.n ! TheyroarUapplaufc! andthunderM loud acclaim ! Macdonald* noWt (with emulating flame,) Amid furrounding dangers, fiercely came : And with his little Party, ruTli'd along. Before him, French, and Indians, fearful throng. As Bears, when chac'd, will fometimcs moke a lland, And rufli triumphant,* thro* the hunting band ; For Holen Cubs, with doub'c fury burn ! And fcaiter death, which way. foc'cr they turn ! So for his fairn- Friend, Macdonald flray'd, And bore him from the field of battle dead. * , « As round he turn'd his anxious bufy iJghr, He faw brave Teytou^ in diftrcfTcd plight : Sent three fierce Highlanders, a-crofs the field ; Who frcm the favagcs, the Hero fliicld. •.Mr..I/7, tiropp'd on the fieiJ of battle, aiid bore him in triumph cff, a^aiiu^ ail oppofiiion. •' - wii i wi^^^ i j^y | ^^ i ^i, !y yvrtJ!vtwa'jiyi«*wf^. »p i > "i;. ' » '! i»»^'itu '*^^ **<*MNAsMlitl *■»«■»■ hmMUWMImm- <^4(«(w,w.. 74 WA R : y^n Heme Toem. 'Mitlft Volleys*, Flame*, and Deaths*, and gallic* Pire ; With Him, (triumphant,) from the foes retire ! Like5f/^/ot, thro* the field, with carnage ftrow'd ; So He, upon the Scotchman's (houldcrs rode! I Now Providence once more, efpous'd their caufe; French harmlcfs cannon, roarM a loud applaufel ■ ' . * ■ • Here brightly lliines, another glorious ftrife, Th' Hibernian % fav'd the Caledonian's % life : And now MacJonald^ thirfting after fame, (From Indian knives,) to Teyton^ refcue came. Repuls'd, and vex'd, uncertain of fupplies ; Wolfe view'd the lofty town, iVith ardent eyes : And ••♦* They were about 60 Yards from the Enemy's breaftwork, and troops, who kept a continual fire of cannon, and fmall arms, on them, but they got all triumphant off. t Young Sc'iploy took his Father on his flioulders, when in dan- ger,- and carried him thro* the enemy's battle, to a place of fafety. It may be read in the Ca^haginian war. %X Mr* Ptyi^n at fii^ft» '"ll'*^ t^^ Indians attempting to kill Capt. Ochterlnny } and now Mr.Macdonald, a Scotch Captain, refcucs i^lr. Peyton from a party of Indians coming down upon him : the whole ftory may be read at large, in the Britilh Magazine of January, 1760. PI \i li ^ i. ll jW^ W ^ lt W piW W B j^ > Wl Jt I^W I Mm J" I n»'fmi ' !« ' NM"J * ii>iimil«.irt'i \Wji R ' An Heroic *Poem, 75 \* ■\i J p i i -1 And whilft he plann'J the methods to prevail, (RcfolvM/he wou'd the garrifon aflail ;) His mighty Soul, within his bofom rag'd, And war inteftine, with his bo.^y wag'd. His enterprizing mind, by Glory fir'd ; To Honour's funimit, emulous afpir'd : His genius a(i^ive : but his body flow, •' To counteract, the ftrong, the gallic Foe. As guns arc worn, by fierce expanding flame ; P.efolves intrepid, fliook his tender Frame. I • Tho* firft, the landing in difpute was held. And Britain's Troops, by numbers were rcpcU'd; Like hungry Lions, (foaming fpr their prey j) Our Troops again prepare to force their way. As ey'ry grain, with joint impulfivc force, The bullet urges, in its rapid courfc ; Soldiers*, and Sailors*, joi n'd, again (1 the Gauls, With bombs, and bullets, razM the hoflilc walls: • ' ' French, •* It Is very, remarkable, the union that fubHUtd between the Soldiers, anjj Sailors, during the long, tedious, and dangerous fiege J alv.'ays ready, and adive, to I'upport, and a(r;il each o- thfr, and feem'd never better p'cas'd, than vhen an opportu- nity offcrV of exerting 'hcnifclvej, for each other : as i» tir'd by emulation, who cou'd Ihow thcmfelves molt alert, to gain a g'orious Name, and fland with the moil intrepid Souls, the grcatcft (hock of danger, ♦ '™' ^ "•" r . 11 iin II I i n 1 > im i ^ i ,j,.^. ^*t^^r r* - S^i«mim ^ K 1 he us ! '; 4 I D- U- 1 t 'd ' i! in ( : he ■1 V, 76 ^^ R : An Henic Toem. French, and Canadians, under covert get ■ Death glances fwift. along the parapet. R;..s'd up aloft, defcending death conies down. L.ke Egypt', Hail, upon the fubjcft Town • Which niix-d with fierce ethereal Flatnc around. Beat Man. and bcaft, and cattle to the ground : So glancing Bombs; dance madly thro' the ftreet: And with difplofion fierce, their Houfes greet: ' (Whtch p.ece.n,eal torn.) to open view difplay'd. The bafes of the ftrongeft Domes are laid. Men, Women, Clnl i ; wi t< ' «v. !' '■■■''' ' - ' • ' ' "' ^"' p.' ( li 11 ;f)? i % WA R ' ^'^ Heroic Toem* 17 ♦ ' i Our Troops roar Jcatli, againft ihcbattcr'd walls; And death, receive again, from frciful Gauls. Ai Moles, to fubtcrranccus holes betake ; So Engineers, (unfeen.) approaches make : •P'rcpar'd (like Earthquakes, tumid, from below,)' to rife deftru^ive, with fulphureous glow ; And raze the Town, and Fort, with inflant over- throw. Wolje, and his Troops, (wrth flow advances^ fleal, Towards the Town* dill anixous to prevail. With full ten thoufand,i\//5;i/m.. ' \UH'fi..! im iv -' .-.I Jill iiaiiM i>i M*Ml*inMMMMj>i 78 J^y^ R : yin Heroic Teem. MEAN while, brave Amhcrjl^ JohnJoHt Rogers, warm With native zeal, tlic Continent alarm, TownJJiend, and BraJftree/,. TriJeaux, Ho-we, ad- ^ vancc ; With Forbes f Schomberg, 'gr'nft the friends of France. » So much refpcdV, the gallant Ho-wc''^ had gain'd, The port of honour had fo well maintain'd ; That when he bravely fell, againft the Gauls, Before Ticonderoga's fatal walls ; In Maflachufctis-Bay, for his. great Worth, ' A genVous flame of gratitude brokcforth : A coftly monument, they chcarful give ; That Howcy tho* dead, may in Remembrance live : There may be read, New-England's grateful flame ; H(nt/e*s lucklefs Death j and mighty warring Fame. • \AmherJl drove on, cloath'd in flcrn war's alarms; And fpread the terror of Britannia's Arms. " , (Thro' • Col. Howty who was unfortunately kill'd, advancing to the attack of Ticondcroga ; and for whom, the People of Msfli- ch'jfetts-Bay, creeled a Monument, in Weflminftcr Abbey. I , nil • I I""! ^■ ■ m i m. ' . .».| i'i w ii i» in ^ n ypFi^»'»ww^'— yraWW^^WHiy 'i I* 1 1 M fi! Jf^yi R • ^« Iltroic Toem. 79 J (Thro' pathlcTs dangers ; and iliro* deep defiles,) ") From ambulh fafc, and bafc Canadian wiles ; He pafl Vi^lorious, Hcav'n propitious fmilcs. So Hannibal, o'er alpine Mountains fpcd, And Carthaginians 'gainft the Romans led. The gallant Johnfon, and Provincials rofc ; With y^wh f rj} jo'm'i}, againft our plotting foes. '♦ Before Him,FoFts,Towns,Corn,and Plenty flood n Behind, black Defolation might be vicw'd ; ! Bulwarks unmann'd, and Trenches drcnch'd in Blood : J Canadian carnage, round the rampiers lay ; And treach'rous gallic Blood, mark'd out his way : Provincials rage, and Britifli Heroes glow. For grand revenge, againft the fcalping foe : '" And like that death* which much fam'dM///o« made. Whom Satan found amid th* infernal fliade ; And told himflraight, he fhou'd mankind devour^ He blefs'd his mav/, and wifh'd the happy hour; Grinn'd horrid fmiles.and brandifh'd high his darr* Prepar'd to flrikc each living creature's heart J So thcfe rej(^ce, (inrag'd*) w ith vengeful gloom ; . Anticipate the day, and iix Canadians doom : • . . They ^'^f^^y^^'l^'^l'^l^'ff^f^fl^^^'^tf^^mm'^ M' m p . III i ".^ ( Uin » I < |,^ [W m,.Vw y»'!'l' ^ yii piy i>— . j ;| ;yTiy-*- 8o Wj4 R ' An Heroic Toem, 1 t i i i i t , 1 f ' i H They burn within, with fierce, and martial treads, Their broad fwords draw, and wave *cm o'er their heads : They knit their brows, and with a ftcrn difdain, . Frown future vcnj»'ance, thro' the hoflile plain : For favage Montcalm^ in their minds remain'd, Who tamely flood, while gallic Indians ftain'd With Briiifh conquered Blood, ForiWilliam*s*plains, Ripp'd Mothers up, and dafh*d out Infants Brains ! As. . • When Fort William, wa$ taken In America, by Monfieur Montcalm, after the furrcinlcr of the Fort, and our Troops vcrc marching out, (according to capitulation :) the indians fell upon our Soldiers, as they pafi'd on, with their Wives and Childrcn^and be?un to knock down, ttrip, and butcher Men, Women, and Children, promifcuoully ! whilrt Monlieur Montcahn, and the French Troops, ftood and look'd tamfely on - the dilperfion ! confufion ! and carnage of the Englifli ! and on being afk'd by fomc Genilemen, (who fled to them, and claim'd their protc^ion,) why they fufFcr'd this Outrage, and Cruelty ? Mcntca!m,nn(v/er\\ them in a frivolous manner,fome- * thing to this purport : " That they were a dcfpcrate, favage fort of people j fcarcely to be kept within bounds ; their good friends, and allies, ferv'd them for what plunder they could get i and claim'd it as their due : (tho* fore againft his will ;) and as the cafe ftood, they being io refolufe, and ungovern- able, he cou'd not well tell how to reftrain them. However, fcveral who efcap'd in the general tumult, fled back to him, and h?d the great humanity (hown them, to be pre ferv'd ffom butchery. Whilft the Indians ftill continu'd to glut themfeves, in plundering, fcalpin?, ripping Womens Bodies, and daOung Childrens Brains out ! at Icall, if all this was not done ihcrcj it was done at other places fevcral limes. i ii mmMil '"m IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT 3) 1.0 1^1^ 12.5 |5o "^™ mmhi 12.2 I.I Ao 12.0 1.25 \A 11.6 m (? w ^>. ^ > ''^ ^ /^ Photographic Sciences Corporation ^ iV ^> ,v ^\ 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ^ #■ vV i . i, 1 WAR' An Heroic 7oem, Si As when fierce Tygcrs roar amid the wood, Hunting for prey, full fccnc on human blood ; TheTrav'Uer hears, and wing'd with dread furprize, To diftant Shelter, for his fafcty flies : So veng'ancc Amherft roar'd, the French, and In- dians creep, • . To Woods, and Caves, and Forts, hke flocks, of tim'rous (heep. NOW on the wirigs of Time, the morn appeared, Whofe dread approach, Quebec fo grr.atly vfear'd. WhenMo«/M/w,and hisTroops.Qiou'd quit the field : ToMo«tit/o«JW/f,andT' i . 1 ^2 WA R : Ai Heroic "Boem. To give the French, another fpecimcn, . Like Poiaiers, Crefly, Blenheim, Dcitingcn ! • And like the (fturdy,) Briti(h Troops of old ; With whom the H e N R ys oft the Gauls controiird ; - Onward they trod, with great heroic glow, To hew thro' Squadrons of the numVous foe ; Who from a four gun Fort* to flight betake, 1 , As Welfct and Monckton* their approaches make ; With which our Troops, the flying Frenchnrien rake. r Jlapid as torrents, when they downward fweep ; Howe, and his Corps, afccnd the rocky fteep, ^ They clear'd the path, French Guards diflodg d - purfu'd, And all our Troops upon the fummit flood. There undifturb'd, they ranged, in dread array, E'er Phoebus thither roird the car of day. '. '^-.». -• Their near approach, akrm'd the threatened town, And now, death wore, a formidable frown, fie fill'd the battlements of hoflilc walls ; To right/ and left, fu{lain*d by Troops 6f Gauls ; '. Canadians vfl'!|»iJ«-J.Wi! ■imiiiiwriWf Mt'jijIK'VIIIWW "-^'l P|iipi|J»"liiifJi',WJ.iJJ!'r Mill J H "I !HI!).I. WA R : Ai Heroic Term'. 8j Canadians black, fillM up the howling rear : *] And female fhricks, and tremor, and pale fear ; And fhattcrM flaming domes, clofc at ihcir appear ! lar; .' heels j ■ ■ J I Now MoHtcaimy dares t' evacuate the trench : (Six thouHind Britons, brave tennhoufand French.) Montcalm^whofc name is broughr.by fame from far; In battle brave , and much expert in war : On whom, all Fra,nce, and Lra///, had an eye, ' On whofe try*d conduct, chiefly they rely ; Montcalm, who had Co long, great /iTo^ wiihllood ; And as a Dam, repels a mighty Flood ; (Well vers'd in war, back*d by Canadian Force,) Sropp*d the brave Warrior* in his rapid courfe :- Thus at a bay, retarded, (not repell'd ;) ■- . " Cape-Breton's fcourge, and England's Troops were held. Nought can the will of mighty Fate oppofe; ' For Montclam dares, and Jro!fe \yith ardour glows. Q 2. - The ' n I I I vm i iff g iiii I I II ' f m i .nijijup i m. i iwn,. VL y ', ■■'*"*««^ iMr-iiiiii lMinnii—Mi— nil' T \ ■■' :.«4 JF^ R : An Her.l( Tom. "s ' (The hour is come, and noW their eager feet -j /Advance with fpeed, in fierce alFault to meet j \ • And with a hoflile frowh, each other greet. J . So yinthony, dar'd Cgjar once t* oppofc i And ncer fince then, till now, met two fuchFoes; ',' At hake, (on fortune of the doubtful day,) Canadia's weal, and Britain's Honour lay. ThoVthe fpruce Gauls, and Indians, rudely fnecr'd, And alk'd how Jro//?,and his eight thoufand dar'd, To corne fo far, againft their flrong Quebec'; Drawn by fond hope, to give their arms a check ?^ AdvisM He'd go, and this for truth report ; 'I can't attack, much lefs reduce the Fort ; For Montcalm occupies the hoftile plain ; Whofe camp I cannot force*, nor charge* fuftain. • V Wolfe, *♦ On the arrival of Admiral ^^^'"^'". '''^^^^'TIK ,he Troops, ncarQucbcc, when the French ur^dcnood he ha. . but 8000 troops wuh him, it is reported they almoft fn«J at him with difdain ; confiding m the lofty, '"^^ftj^Sj^^,, tion of the place j and the almoft double numoer of regular : Hey had en\rench'd,near the town, at the only attackable g ^nder a bold, enterprifing, and fortunate Genera, i Monuc ■: JD. W./m, and aik'd where he had lef the keys of Qpet^J.^ . , ^Ini lauhting manner, wou'd h.vc him return, and .M i ¥ < •i'r ■ Mim,|iii.ii!i "•LW'f|Wp^SflSiw*'ipWS" 1! tmimmttttt MMM U^yi ^ • -^^ ^^^''^'^ 'Poem, miji. like a Lion growrd, when held at bay ; And roarM an anfwer, on this fatal day. «? With reftcd arms, behold our Troops advance ' To meet the coming num'rousTroopi of France. ^ The Highlanders difcharg*d, their br9ad fvvords drew ; And clofe to battle, with the Frenchmen finv, The reft, as fiercely charg d the troops of Gaul: When lo, Woljes wrift, was broken by a ball. ^ ^ (Sound was his Heart,) He wrapp'd it up undrcd, And (unconccrn*d,> among the forcmoft p:eft. Like to a LioR, whom the dogs furround, By hunters vexM, and rouz'd by painful wound; The fcarlefs Bead, will all their terrors dar?, He grc 'Is, and foams, and Ihakes his fhaggy hair : G 3 Aloft ' ,* • , ■ » King for them ; for h^cou•d not force the bars of their gales : no« dirlns to approach near enougl) ; becaufi Monfieur Ut /^nKd/w^ccupy'd the vacant plain, and form'd a living; out- Y»c.'k round their rampart,:oo dreadful for his near approaches ; and before whofe war he cou'd not aand,if he cholc to evacu- ate iIjc trenches, and give him battle ! but how contrary the great, fand alm-jft ufthopM for) Event, of all thefcVaunts was, every one is fo well acquainted with it, that it needs no recital here. And I wiOi I cou'd fay, needs no grief, for the lofs 9*^ U> great a Patriot, and brave Commander, . • ■ . l a r mniii 'tt ' JK ' fii ' " — . 11 IftiTi -il*! 8($ ' WA R : j4n Heroic Tom, Aloft they ftanJ, nor dare provoke the fight ; He roars alouJ, with new coIIe(f^cd might : With rage indignant now, his Tail he fwings ; He looks, and in a dorm of death he fprings ; O'er horfcs, dog*;, and m?n, his courfc is bent ; Whofc bodies, lire w the way, the gcnVous favage went. . . • • . I • ■* ,'• ! f ■.; ..,:.. ■ .-. .• .• •»: .' Thus with a rage, mcit Lion-like, he turnM ; . ' (His inclignatlon, *gainft the Frenchmen burn'd:) Piercing fcnftlcfs thro* the French array ; T (And breathlefs carcafes point out his way :) \ Wherc-e*er he turns, death finds an ample prey. J Thoufands recede, and ihofe who dare to (land, Are hewn in lanes, by his vi(florious band ! -•■-•. ■ ••,■ • -. / • '. • •■ •■• •." ' ; •. ^ , .- ^ . • . , .■ . •. % ■ " , - ■ •" . . A wound, e'er long, a fecond bullet gavcj * -■ ' . ' ' ' • And in his bell;*, dug a fanguin'd grave. (Fearing bis wounds might fpread a wild difmay, And fix the dubious fortune o^the day :) Wirh'wcil dilTcmblcd cafe, he onward trod, Wiiilii crimfon'd life, (unfccn,) in torrents flow'dt V* . --ji:- '■- ' •• .- / . ;.:.> ;.• ill --3WM' *!W".i.'KJH » l' PIW II,W 'l t' !' W^.T- ' JMM|W » RW | 4. l llIiP» P^J1I11..W II ' I """!' 'if jfTJ R ; j4n Heroic Toem. «7 In tbat tlrcad fight, at fam'd Thermopylae ! So ♦ cbbJ the Soartan's ftrcam of life away ! Whilft He alone! (with honilc Hofts inclos'd.) Hcw'd wiiftcful voids ! and a!! their pow'r opposM ! Who. (tho' a King, in freedom's glorious caufc.) Fell a glad viaim, for his Countr/s laws! Millions of thronging d?irts. obfcurV the Hvics ; He falls, all o'er one wound, no more to "" "^ FixM as a Rock, his Fame, his Honour never . dies. So bleeding TFol/e march'd on, without difmay ; To glory's goal, He mark'd his purple way. ' rife-, i .-. ^k5'> But ah I alas ! 'gainft Fate, what proof is found I His manly bread, receives a mortal wound. ^ G4 Tho • . . . «, • Long after LmUas, (the gallantKing of Laced«mon,in the bat- tle at the paf$ ofThermopyl*,)had recciv'd a wound mhis flanfc from a fpear ; He ftill rulh'd on, bore nations down ! thion d the thick weilg'd growing ranks of Barbarians ! and roll d «>'W^^y ww .v^n ■■» "iwy • ' ■• mu t ^ f o"^ l ll WH I II i H I I iiM III liiHiiil rwtiiim I'liin^i imOwi— im^ j.^^ ■ i 90 WA R : Ah Heroic Tom. Adjacent great Ones*, fcorn'd to be outdone, " Politciy pcnfivc, moum'd her worthy Son : No fires* there blaz'd ! nor bright illuminations flionc! / But all in fecret, (with accuftom'd light,) f ity, Applaud, und oft recount the fight I To neFghb'ring nations, this your fame fhall found, In fad regret, the gen'ral joy was drown'd. This fliow'd your value for the Patriot more Than blazing joy, joihM with deep throated roar. By (iriplings (noW,) in future days grown old, This plead ng talc, fhall to their Sons be jold j ' Whilft Wolfes fad Mother, for her Darling wept. The /fu mult round her Dome, in mute Oblivion nept! * ' ' r > r Hail happy Woman ! Mother of a Son ! Who may be cquall'd ! never be outdone ! . !.!»'. This - J' r k*«Ma»* II lift MilKl MaaMwrikMM* WA R ; '^i Heroic Toeni, pt This be thy boaft, thy Son, (Britannia's Pride!) Like great Lecnidai*, and Tz/rtif dyM ! J . • • ■ ... Their !{ I fil • Lein'ulat wai a Spartan Kine, defcended from Htrtuta j who * offer'd eo facnficc h'l* lite, that LactJamcn might not be t ntirely dci»'oyM by Xrjr//, who made an attack upon their Countries, and LibertieJ, with an Army of about four or ftve Mihioni : and i« the D.;lphic Oracle harl foreroid» a King defcended from /fmV/i'mu'.t die, to prefcrve tiieir Country j U^mdas •> immcajately rcpjir'd to that important Paft, of the much fam'd •fhermr-pylx, with three hundred nf his couqtrymen; who, vr,th the fyrccj ot foiuc other citiei oi the Pelopinnefui, toge- ther with the Thebdns Thcfpian*, and the troops of thofc Pates ; compoj'd an army, of near eight thoufand men. With thclc he ou enjag'd, tk*, trod down, and chac'd the Afians ! who mi«ht he cailM a hort of arnnes I but tor the lart fatal en- counter, he rofcrv'd only about fourteen hunJred with him,i//2. kbout three hundred Spartans ; tour humlred Thebans ; and feven hundrcJ Thcfpijns. W'nh ihcfe he moll bravely at- tack'd the camp of Xtrxiiy forc'd his Way to the royal Pavi- lion ! burnt half the camp ! and made an incredible flaugh- ter ! bat at length he fc!I,overpow . ■ ■ From age, to age, the name of Wolfe revere ! f> k . 'i ♦ i Fox Wo\Je firft rofc, and with a dreaded frown, Rufli'd on the Gauls, and prcfsM toward the town \ And with his little army, dar'c? advance, Againft ten thoufand regulars of France : With many Indian tribes, drawn from afar, ' For fcalping ambufh, and the butch'ring war : .(But thefe, to combat fair, fcarcc ever dar'd. Where biting Caledonian broad Swords glar'd : To ambufcadcs they run, in ftiade ihey lie ; Nor (land the Lightening of an '^nglifh Eye !) As billows fprcad, when dafhing on a Rock ; (Which (lands unmov'd* amid the pond'rous (hock; They fall in froth, and foam, oii ev'ry iidc, Blended,, and lofl/amidft the briny tide :) n il H piwi BW «af^|P<||fw«nw«|«^ IfP'" lili-l >«M»Ma«i ikdINi Wyi R : y^n Heroic Tom. n )So vhcn thcirTroops, our frownlugTroops bchcli! ; RcctivM their fhock.and found ihcmfclvrs rcpcll'd; And faw fierce Highlanders, their broad Swords wield, . .,|. They (oon fell ofT. dirordcr*d, thro* .the field. Now fell brave JVol/ct whofc prcfence oft infpirM With warlike glo^v, and cv'ty warrior (ir*d. yhc brave defenders of Britannia's weal ; Whicli fought ^ound irolfe^ and faw grim death prevail, RousM by cHccm, and love, (with mighty ragc.l Prepared mod fiercely, with the foe t* engage: (^ach lov*d the Man, the Warrior all eftccm'd ; Their Leader, Friend, and martial Father dccm'd.) RevcMgc ! revenge ! injur'd Britannia calls! ") (As mighty cat'rac^s roar from lofty falls !) i» They fhout ! unite ! and rufh upon the Gauls ! j And like a ponderous overwhelming flood ! They fwcpt along ! and glutted death with food ! And Frenchmen mourn'd Wolfed fall, in (Ircams of blood! Hoxvc^ [[/■'•in. ■ ■■On 94 WJ R : M Heroic Tom. Ilcwf, anJ his Infantry*, amid the doubtful' field. Round the left flank, and rear, in fcmicirclc uhcel'd ; A living Rampart foimM, a fierce offlnfivc Shield. . . , J by tlle^e»^v;chalging enemy, were oft repell'd ; T Broken, difpers'd, o'traiv'd, and at due diftance v ' -Id ; . Or down in carnage trod, in clofc igagcmcnt I fcli'd. • -> 4 I :. i E'er GaHia»s Troops, to wild diforder yield ; Rcla£lant next, brave Moncktgn quits the Field. _ Oft frowning turVd, and cyM tnc hortilc GauU; Like great EKeas\, near Laurenriini's walls. Soldiers, and Sailors, jointly, all agreed. Bold Monckton wou'd have donc,\vh.nro7(/fi/^.Wdid. Bidro-wfi/hencTs bofom, glow with mavtial flu^nc? Monckm had ardour, equal to the fame. , . . • • • Dili • It is faid, in an accconi of the battle, that Col. /W w^h hii light invantry, covcr'd the left vring, and rc=r, m fuf ^ a man ' ntr. entirely ro fruftratc the attempts of the encn^y » Indian*, ' and Canadians, upon thai flank. . ' • . * • * Whilft the-Troians, under the Command of Entai, vrera ^ SnV^ thihcVutUians^&c. n"r th. wall. ofLaurentu. Italv • Emai recdv'd an arrow in hii. thigh.and immediately the batUc bc^an • f.om whence he retreated with great rcludancc -"*»»., i„. I i fc i Kl i M ii ii»ii »T I I * f" |--^*--«"«»''- '■•'• • - Jf^yi R : An Heroic 'Poem, 95 Did To-wnjlend brave th' impetuous gallic wmtii ? So Moncktott dar'd ! midft fhow'rs of leaden death. Was To-wnjhend there, a GenVal in command ? In that exalted rank, might Monckton ftand. Was Honour, Death, or Vift'ry, Townjhenct's aim ? •Conqucd, or Death, was gallant Momc^/o«'s claim. Each with indifT^rencc, hoAile dangers viewM j And the great End, with Souls refolv'd purfu d. Monckton led on, to fierce encounter bent ; Till thro* his lungs, the rapid ball was fent. Th* ill fated bullet, nipt his Soul's defign, And fent him wounded, from th' advancing line. He fain wou*d reap the honour of the day ; But Fate demands Him from the glorious Fray. As fierce Achilles^ on the Phrygian Plain, When brave Tatrocltis, was by HeSlor flain ; And fage Uljfffes, from the battle fent, Came limping, wounded, near the Hero's tent ; Frowning, rufh'd on, in mighty tranfport tort:, , And with his Pow*rs, rc-join'd the fri.ndly Hofl: ; ' He, i JU iiii .. iiuj ij .Ji i ni<^ min,■^M;^v^" ' ^""' ' ^-^ II i ju M my i nmnnji ■ ifti i!»i m i 'w n ~jia. ' ; '" . 'f M iff w "". '' . ifci %\%, m»' ■wiir I ^ufn^-mMt^tt^mt^-^ ,^ ■^ ^6 irA R : j^n Heroic Tom: He, and his myrmidons, like lorrcnts flow'd ; Repeird ! bore down! and o*er the Trojans trod ! So Townflend^ and his Troops, whiHl Glory calls, ' Inpetuous rulh'd upon the featuring Gauls. - JFJowe, Murray, Frq/er, thirfting after Fame ; : . Burton, and DalUng, kindling into Flame, With eager fpeed, towards the Frenchmen throng, And to the charge, urge Britain's Troops along. Confpicuous they, 'mongft hardy ranks appear, In front, in flanks, the center, or the rear ; Macdonald, Incc, with equal Glbry fhine, . ; • Fam*d in the glofious War of fifty nine, •Leaders, and Soldiers, \vith one warring Soul, Thro* Blood, and Flame, and Deaths, to Honour's gaol, . .;. . _ ;..• • ^ ^ Pnvvard they plnng'd, with Veng'ance fiercely pleas'd : Witii fmguin'd grafp, the Palm of Vi^Vy feiz'd. The dying /To//? , the fliouts ofConqueft heard, The welcome found, the bleeding Monckt:^ chear'd. ■ i ,4. 5- A5 ' ■■'•^^ii«W'«'fW«i!»"f"'*!P*^^ (J|,Jll»^|iiJii'J, Hill I fM'l I Mirfiniiiiiait r I hi II ^^ mttm t- mom i U tmw^ ' u , i Ai*<*i i i i ^ : WA H : An Heroic Tom. V7 I f f As when a gcii'rous* Bull, hsti broke his chain. Lays hcnps, on heaps, o*cr all the frighted plain, Sweeps thro* the throng, and with rcfifllcfs wrath,' Spurns, toHes, gores, and tramples crowds to '• . death. . ' : ,-v.' ■' . . •" ."' So thro* the ranks of war, Macpherjfon hcw*d ;. ' With martial foul, and manly arn? endu'd : Tho' with the weight of weakening years opprcf^, Finds youthful ardour, glowing in his bread: ! That weight of ^cars, no longer feems to feel ; But deals out death, with bright avenging (Icel 1 Of as the fons of Scotland, once bef jre. When they defcended on Cape-Breton's fhore ; ■ Forc*d through the French, with fierce Herculean niighr, - ,. ,• f. ;:::. And triumph'd'miijft the dangers of the fight: ' H ' He • A« it is not aj:cu(lomaT7 here, to beat a Bull ; perhaps it need* ^ an explanation. In Old- Engl and, they brinj a Ball, aai fallco to a ftakc, with a chain j and fet what we call Mallifs, or Bull Dogs at him : and fometimcs, inrjg'd, he break? hi; .chiin r ;hc tcrrity'd crowd/which rtands round him, holiow- mg, difperfe m the urmoft confufiou ! whiUl the foamin j BuM, rolls ihcm in heaps ! drives on with rcfiUlefs fury, thro'- the iancs of Men, and Dogs t born down, b'y his weight, tofs'd , . ».'j.t»rir trodcn under his feet, fuli of letror, and araazemciht. ' , ■i' iJ ' ipw > i » ijiwi i , i WM!"4-< ' r ^r ,, i .i pi> .j,] ^ jnwa, i mm;m ■" — — -j»»- ■• ■ i n i -ft--- ■ ■ iiii> I III ■ »ii. 1,11 i «« o ii ii n f Otmttmti^Mmmim^ ■ ^§ WA R : .An 'Heroic Tofrii: * '* • v • - He lifts his Sword, arid with repeated blow, i As Pcafants through a field of barley mow; • He lays the Gaiils in heaps, in faoguin'd over- [ throw? . , -J This faw ourTroops,and quick, frorhMari, toMan; , (As trains of powder blaze,) an ardour ran ! tSrown greatly emulcus, (with fixed ihobghr,) , Each like a He^or, or Achilles fought I TheAn(lruthers,and Sects, ivith mutual \Vrath^"| in Frenchmens Bodies oft, their broad Swords '"~ /heath, . , . : - . { And onward tread, ahiid refulgent death*- J , Where'er they, turn'd, a.tranficnt Brightncl^ gleam'd ; „ ' • ' » ■ - ■ • « Which like th* Aurora Borealis feerti'd. . ( ; jMean while, each difi/rent corps, for iight addrcit; With fixed Bayonets, to iland the tcfl : As bolts, arid Lightnings, rive the knotted Oak, • Thro .hick thronged ranks, of chargingFrenchnicn broke ! • mmmm ' ' l yni j Ma iPBwpy ' i I'u uu i w jiwwwy - "" " m m yj u* 'W WiJSPWWByWIPff'jBilH^^^^!'?^^^^^^ 13 . i \\ t i \ ■ ' i tl'i .■*^Miit«*»M '" *! ii**" ^ * »t„mj <\ k ih *i JT/i R : jilt Heroic •Piem. 99 As they grew warm, the Frcnchmens hearts grew cold, ....,- . Platoons of Soldiers, o'er the Leaders rollM ! Before the Englifli charge, (with gallic dread,) Cohorts receding, tumbled o'er the dead. Battalions^ and Brigades, were ♦ throng'd, withSouls transfix'd : ' • ■ . .. . ' , In heaps, the fighting, wounded, dying, dead, were mix*d I ■ ' , And as in whirlwinds, pn Arabia's coaft, (Amid furprize !) whole Caravans are loft ; So ihcfc born down, before the Britifh Mighty (Invulv'd in fear,) their, fafcty foughVin flight. 1 * •■ I *t Now Montcalm, flees, amidft a total rout,; (Canadians yell, and cbnq'ring Britons fhour. And fpread tumultous terror round about.) He thought (like floods, when fvvoln by heavy ihovv rs,) v Begirt with Gauls, and black Canadian poWrs, ^-.» To • Jr S'wwijujin^tiiminiim. .,, ^i j,nr..i,iBpui»iii,j -«^halM MkMMMiill^tUteMiaMii ■_..^ .-.-m^^.. . ^ . .^ ■ If Yll— - ■ " — "^^ •^ -»^ 100 . WA R : An Heroic To^fff. ' , ' 'To fvvccp triumphantj Vcr the Indian plains '; Gavefavage rage, and cruelty the reins. - The rnighty pond'rou'-. talk, he could riot wield ; .. Nor coa*d Qiiebec from Albion's Thunder Ihield: Britannia's Warriors, flung him vanqiiilh'd down', And chac'd- his Troops, diforder'd to thcTowiV. Th'AriiU'ry roar'd upon their bfoken rear ; iJrg'd on their flight, and added wings to fear. The gallant WiUiawJoti» (forgets his age.) beferts his Corps, and full of martial Rage, (with youthful vigour, flufliing in his face,) > Be j6ins the Sons of Scotland in the chace. 'Oh'vrond'roiis War! oh glorious thirft of Famct Which giv'Il to age, youth's animating Flame ! Now death, with implcmenls, was- amply flor'd ; ; Lurk'd in a Halbert, Pike, Spontoon, or Sword. in Guns, arid Piftols too, he oft was found, 1 ' iAnd flafh'd out Fate, with moft unwelcome found ;, ilrid oft, a broad Sword, gave the deadly • -"VvoUnd. . . •. J iBouoainvilki WtggmV V^* n. ii ,, iii 1IK IIII 1. wii. i . — ii- i '' '. II II ■ J" <. ■»*■!?'* imiw i JiLJUMBi i uyft- i iuj i iinii i 11 m WA R ' -^^ Heroic Toew, \t\ Bcu^ahrjiUis* Corps, now thrcafcnM in th6 r^ar, 5^rc(h Troops, with formidable from appear ; As if they wou'd, the nice occafion catch, ' '^ And from' our Troops, the infant viaVy fnatch. To take their charge, and their defign to mar^ ' '. ' Ours fac d about, and met the corning war : With clTorts weak", they faintly ilood the ted ; Soon whecrd, retired, and ran to join the reft. The angry Warriors, throng'd towards the Town ;^ 'Midfl Flame, and Blood, and Groans, trod French,-. men down : • ' * . Qviitc to the ditch, beneath Quebec's ftrdng Walls, They chac*d,ran down, and kill'd the trernbling • Gauls. ^- H 3 •The • M. DeBougainvilh, whom the feig-'d movements of the Eng- liJh Troops, had drawn up the river, turn'd back, on difcover- ing tlieir real defign ; and now appcar'd in the rear of the Armyi with a boay of 2Q00 Men. But fortunately, the main body of the French, was by this time fo broken, and difpers'd, that the General was able to eftabVilh his rear, and to turn luch an oppofuion on thai fide, that the enemy retlr'd, after a verj,^ feeble attempt. W ^ ^ ii iJi t . ' w i i.w .yni ii PMiii ■ !1 !! 1; if wsn^K^mir ««»^iaiMri*« ^1 » ".f ^oi ^^^ R i An Heroic Toem. '■^he Town fubmittcclr ftruck with drcaJ fur- prize; Aloft the Crofs, the Briti/h Enfign flies : There may it fly, there Britifli Cannon roar, JTill Wolves leave Prey, and Gauls deceive no . more. I I « .. .J A M e: n. •i-'.v.f* . .e. 111 T.J«E ■qiPWniniM" *^! m ^mmsmmmmf m ( l^i ) THE : is U B P L E M E N T, To the Siege of Qjj e b e, c. • • • , ' *^>')3(jfl(N that great day, /Toi/V's warring fpiritficd; yi^ yi And Moncktortf for his King, and CouDtry )3S;!C^R , bled ; When conqVmg7o'M/«^;«^,chac'd the flying Gauls j And terror iljook Quebec's exalted walls : Whilft leading fiercely on, to toilfomc fight. Cohorts of Heroes, 'gainft unequal might, A brave old Man, judicious *I'o'wvJJ)end cy'd : Mark'd how his Sword, with gallic crimfon dy*d, Rofe like a Comet*, with his flaming train ! And glar'd DeHruflion thro' the hoflilc pfain ! How oft alternate * rofe I how oft it fer ! And fctting, fell'd a Frenchman* at his feet ! ' • ' H 4 ' Saw V*** In »l.e battle, before the town of Qiiebec ; we had an account, tyf Mj/colm Ma-pherfinf^^ brave old Highlander, whom ^cr^er^l Ttrunjhind obfcrv'd, (after the Generals, ll'olft^ ancf imu ii » p ij|i i j)i J i J i g [> . ipiO<>C>^><>^<>O<>OO<>O>;VV>f >o<>ooc<>o<>oo<>o<>oo<><>oc<>«><><>&oo<>t»oooooo<^ THE • ARGUMENT. iOn flans /aili from Brejip to invade England, , Chaces Commodore DutFs Squadron^ The Cha* fhaitit Capt, Lockhart, ajlern 0/ the Fleet ^ near being taken. His anixctj during the choce< hut on feeing Admiral Haw\:c*/ Fleet, tecks upon the chacin^Enemj, (wh^ JIa£ger*d in their refolutions,) ahd begins the thace himftlf, jidmiral Hawkc, bearing do-wn into the center of the French Fleet, finking the Super be ^ and at- • • • , . , tacking Adm, Coiiflans ; "who flees t and runs onjhore, Capt, Spckc, in the Refilutiot, attacking^and taking the Formidable, the French rear AJjviral. * Lord Howe, in tijc Magnanime, attacking, over- frmer'i'7. md driv'ug onjhore the Hiros, ' 'The Hon, Augullus Kcppcl, in the Torbay^ attach hg, and fnking theThefee, * . Capt, Baird, in the Defiance, Capt, Slmky, in the King/Ion. "* ' I ■ ' Capt, "m^^jf w i J i a m n iii iii m pi jmiMimnvm m. •mwm r % . ••■iftaMMapOnMMMft. MiMM ,08 . 'tht ARGUMENT. Capf, Maplcfdcn, in the IntrtpiJ. . Sir John Bcntlcy, i« .^r IVarfbight., Caft, Storr, /» /A^ Revenge. Capt, Rowicy, /« /A,r Montague, Capt, Gambjci, •'« /A* Uurford, Capt. Dennis, in the Dorfet/hire, And dipt'. Obricn, i» the Ffex. j4ll bearing dowH to yiJmiral Hiwkc'/ affiflancf. and engaging.' " '^ Theanixety of the reft of the Captiins cjlern^ Jjhn \ot/d not poffibly come into the engogtment ; crouding fail; and driving down 'to battle ! The rout ! dijperjkn ! . andjlight, of the F'r.nch Fleet, onfiore, up tue River Viltaine, 6*c\ Great-Britain s joy ! and Gallia in tears / is the confequencs of the Engagement, , ^ 1 > 1 •» '. -"AVI" -•' mm , ,\ ..W A'R: 'N li n 1 ••»« lii«» W" "-> - ■■"! MH'W' f« '»rw «rni i ui; i ,i J. . ' i* tj i yu, i .f>l#i|,i|..^.l|Wfp.j^i i; vllP.|tj^W iiljt||4 ': -f I 'r T ' ~1~ - '• - ■- a^ ■ •/-• W:A R : j4n Heroic 7om. ill jijclhartt who oft, had wond'rous odds bppos'd, Now'dcigris to flee, by hoftilc odds inclosM. in iron wombs, th* unequal war drew near i / JRcafon fuggefls his flight, but hot his fear. Had Conflans felf, the Chatham chac'd alone, Let Bntons judge, ythitLockhart uou'd have done; Perhaps that day» fuch deeds had been atchiev'd, fengland might boaft; tho* France, and Britain . g^evd, , . .^ . .... . But now he flcesi yet with a fullen frown, He ey'd the Fleet, to battle bearing down ; Dfi he rcfolv*d to fight; with wonted glow i ; As oft refolv'd, to flee before the foe : . /* Rcafon, andCourage, fill'd him with regret f ■ Like wind, and tide, inra'ging confii(fl tnet ! .1 I • ^ ■ »« ^ < • ( *■ " • ' •..,"'4 ., . 3o flees th: Lion's Cub, towards the dcii. From deep ncuth'd dogs, and troops of armed men : Promifciious m tmUm •••«*>HI*aalita 1 1 I 1 I-"" --^'-'^■~-- ■^- —--itm '1' • -r ■1 **■ I- !i »■■ 1 aiiifcfi *. 112 Jf^A R: j4n Heroic Toetn. Promifcuous cries, and fliouts, his ears aflail'i , Agaiufl: his mighty ijdes, he fvvings his*tail ; Indignant growls, colleifled, turns to fight ; Again recedes, and makes a tardy flight. But now the Sire, comes roaring thro' ifi'e p!aibi He turns, attacks the foremoft of the traih ; • I ■ - . - • I V* • ' • r . .•■'.■"' \ ' • • • • . . •...-,•/. ■ (Wrath fills his eyes, aloft his tail is rear'd,) So when to view, Great-Britain sFIeet appeat'd; > Lockharr, with wonted rage, and fierce delight l Mark*d out the gallic Hero* for the Fight I iStunjg with difdaih to flee, tho' fleets gave chace; He lohg'd to wipe a vvay the late difgrace ; To battle tack'd, upon the chacing Gauls ; And fent in thundering ftiow'fs, his dafliing. balls .- tSavfe. iron proof, urg'd home, made the French ' Hero fee, • . ; • . 'Twas mighty odds, mov^d his intrepid fouj to ^ee. ■ «:''S,*':;- .'..» • The French Ship Heros, a 74 gun-ihlp ; to which he gavrtt^a broadfidcs, before Ihe flruck, to the Magnanimc i Lord //.-•'» " and who CB^^^'d her, and to whom (he Aruck. . 'a~o > • Plj IWIU i H ii ty ^ l. II Ulli i 1 11 1 1) 1 ,. i j|[| i | i wny jjp | i ,. i | -U> l |» THHIip|ifBHip|lgJpi i •MMwrrih^aW U^yfR: .//« Heroic Toem, X13 ji^ ' . No fooncr Haivkcy falutcd Conjluns^ fight, liii fljckcn'd fails hung fhiv'ring * in affright: Like rhcir commander's, ^vcry fliip appcar'd ; And flutt'iing * fails flapp'd oyt, what Frenchmen fcar'd; - . • The chacc of Duff^ they feemingly repine, And difconccrtcd, drew into a line : They fecm'd to fee their rout, and overtKrow, Whilft waiting ^or the formidable foe ; . . : . •, I •' : ' .Who •• Whoever ha* been 'on the fe;i, doubdcfs hath obferv'd, tlut - when a Ihip lufis up, (as the failors call it, that is braces about») wirh her heaJ to the wind, with an intent to lye by, (as they term it.) Thje inpfaih, and coiirfcn, lliivcr in the wind, and flap againtl the mafts, fliroudi, &c, at the (hip plunges, and rolls, for want of a proper head \My thfo* the water. So ConHans, anc' his Pect, when they hove too ; Iheihips might be faid to esprels their terror ; or account of the agi-' l4tion of their hulls, and the tremor, and iLiv'ring of their fliils :.fas ircmbi;n.r^is-gcneralIya!l.r.v'dtobe a true fign of fear.) And the/ tniglit bcTaid to be iu^fear, on ?x30ch«r account ; for it was obferv'd «h.u ihjy drew into a fori of a :liforder'd lice, and fcera'd quite con- k- 1' ^l*^*^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^'^ brijrlcof an impending precipice, below wh.ch. the rugged rocki rife in dreadful fpircs, and he coudemncd to . rJwnge prcapit *te from thence. So Conflans, and his fleet, by their twiiaviour, fcem"d to flujfluatciii their intentions ; as if afraid to fight ! iJham'd to run ! and dreading the confcquence of an equal number of i«ne oi battJc Ihips, beanngdown upon them ! mann'd with En'^lifK. Jtfn. andarm'd with engines, whofe wombs were pregnant ^vitU »t»m,n» roar ! with iron, and with leaden death ! ready to Uirft (voxn ■ «^ «7 hJc, and crulh their navy in oblivion ! and I think tht rvent ful- ' LM ,'""''* *^^' *^'''" infct^t'ons were, by their beh.ivloiir. when the L^i , /V: ' ' S^'^atell part of them running away like a terrify d J'^nJ ofchic...^, from a Hawk, which foufss near them, and fcarcc ^.j'ng even to fight their way ; but made what fneed they cou'd oq -•--^- i?pvhc '»4i*aia»', &C. ,f\ ;\ I ' n mmMumMMMm ■fci* < W*. ?W*ip''WB||» » l ^ . > | I H W IIl i| ^p p .M H ,.. . litll i ll ^ iTiMlfc nftl^h -.■■ Ma«*Mla> ■ (— — - - ^ -| |- ■i \ \ VI^ ^^R : yfn Heroic T oem. So Hirwh bore down, amid the Gallic flccf, And Conjlans fought, with like affault to greet ; Larboard,* and ftarboard, ♦ cVrv foe repcll'd ; ' But Am, the pond'rous war, for Conjlans held ; O'er French Magnificence, f viaorious diovc, Which in a fruftrate oppofition ftrovc : This Conjlans faw, and fecm'd on battle bent ; And -'gainfl the Royal George, a broadfidc fent : Who pour'd his torrents fierce, of flame, and balls, ^cV Conjlans mute, (and terrify 'd the Gauls.) . As Phaston drown'd in blaze; J let drop the reins, . \ . And ■ \ • • It is the fta term, for the right and ?efc fide of the fhip. t Le Superbe, a French 74 gun Ihlp, which bore dovvn br.ivcly be- tween the Roy-il George, and Lc Solid Royal, to oppolc Adm.H.iuk«, Whoftruck her on a careen the firft broadllJc, c< the fccond broaJfiJc lunk-hdr, The name in F.nglifli is Magnificent, or Magnificence. Xtt The pflets fiiy, Phaton being told by his mother, he was the fonof Phoebus, (that is Apollo,) whodrives tJie radiant car ofday : he went to the temple of the fun, and being owiied by his fjthcr, w ho fworc by Styx, to grant his requeft; he demanded to drive the chi- notofthefun for a day. Phoebus knowing the great, (and certjiul danger of the enterprizc, long time diffuades him from ii : but tJicaJ^ ▼cntrous youth, (fir'd by ;m emulation for glory, and ambitious no- tions of honour,) vaults into thi feat, after ranch prc-admouition Uo-.n his father, who grlev'd at the confequcncc. He drove on, the horfct won found their new mailer, (or rather new driver,) by the unH^il!"' guidance of tlie rein, and the chariot wanting its proper poi/e. Tb^ grew head (Irong, and hurried him thro the cocicllial regions ; new vrith a rapid flight, defcending near the earth ; atjain, boundln- «^'^^ t\i^ Lt-i'J I.:... ^i I ^t. - • /- ^ -J-". f . !!0' t ,-.c= .-/ .,1.., ,.,!r> uiK. iijiujCTiie zpacc 0; /Liner i tncn ii:ir;;:.;4 Wide, to right,«nd kft, plung'd amonvj the coailcUations ! he Jn'rr ^ it: V mi i ,H)| lii M liiii |Hl i . < ,.M i i»fH li i \ hen Admiral Hawke had funk the Supcrbc, he bore down up- tL^» . 'i'*' u 1'^'^ °"*^ broadfide, and ran, making a fignal for all ^* to uo tuu hkc ; and at luft, rather than fitrht Admiral Hawke. r'd! \ :r'd ! J *^dro fijjht ■ rove on ftiore, and his Ihip was burnt; aiicr bcinc quitted br u crew, ii K "' ^^ R ■ yfn Htrolc Tom. Each ftcrnmoft fWp, ,„ dofcr aftion glides • And bellow, death, from fulminating fide,. Rouz'd ,0 fee Hm^if. midft dangers, fmoalc. and They crouded fail, *nd to the battle came, A»hui»gry Lion., (pawing to engage,) With lafting tails, will work themfelyes to rage ; So thefe. to patriot wrath, their fouls had wrought- for board,andboafd.feera'd«^ry warrior's thoupht. * The gallant Sfiie, * with Refolutlon • arm'd ; True Briton like, for great atchieveraents warni'd ; Down from the ftafT, the hoftile banner tore j And Clenc'd all the Formidable's • roar : And ffo^e.i Magnanimous! f with courage ftory. Bore down, andclapp'd the Heros clofe on board; Who ftruck, o'erpowcr'd, no longer dar'd t'engagc ; J^hikThefee $ funk, beneath brave ICt/,j,en rage. » ^ BairJ, c«c„e; ,w^^^IT.Vc':.;l^;l:^'t^frt •diU mfummrmmfm y . I UJ iy^PjWPjr^ mw* ' ! i iii , ■ >■ U^j4R : yln Heroic Tom, »«t BairJ, 5 for renown, mod rcfolutcly drove,' And thro* the line, with bold Defiance § drove : Two line of battle (hips, (with hortilc roar,) Down on his fhip, to clofc engagement bore : Their joint attack, he bravely fc orn'd to ihun, But gave *em roar, for roar, and gun for gun* Intrepid* MapUfden, ♦ and Bcntley * bold ; Tfiro' the French line, midfVgloomy veng'ancc/oll'd ; \i\MR(nvlej/i\ Gambler ;\ Dennis, \\ onward croud, Like Jove's artill'ry, in a thunder cloud, And brave Obrien^W join*d the concert loud. Sbirlej, f as bravely join'd the warlike throng, And hurl'd dcftruc. i)'C. ^ WAR: 1 . -y»«...ja.M>. , tt' ,, . .. ^ .,, ^ , ^ ^ .^ . ^ ^ ^^ I'l • f . li 1 "X ' <"'1' w,....-A R: .. . . ■ ^ S O O K V. . . . . , , • > Ritannk, (long; ror feats of arms renown'd,) In terrors clad! withnum'rousvift'ricscrovvn'd' • Leaning on 7 in, as if to breathe awhile ; She ftood, and cafl a fierce indignan^ fmilc i Like great Achilles, on his fpear reclin'd, The war revolv'ing, in his martial mind j Moft greatly plcas'd, 'twixt ragd, and ftern difJain. He fmiling, frown *d, acro^s ^ Oer flaiightcr'd heaps of Trojans, hj ..... . So ftood Britannii, plcas'd, fcrcnc, fedatc; Complcarly arr.i'd, viftorioufly elate. . Her dreadful Ihores, appeared one hallow'd bound ;' .Herhorfe,and^fcot,rang'd on her frontier grouncf:! Her navy girded her with terrors round. At^iftance ftood, (as thundcrftrnck ,!) the.G;iul; Amidft Quebec's 'and Loui/boucg's io;ynfall : • . Gcrcc, t .ragd, and ftern difJain. j jfs the Phrygian nlain, t Trojans, by him flain. J 1 ru ii I i uf.^n > . .B j ni^pn i ^ j i nnj ^pi nj i . nw ' ^ yapwiffgy > p i .4 -ii ^iiii auW iWi K W-. ii' * ^ •-«--^| ^4mM**MI ■■^ii i i « fc4«t m^A Mii^i'i.. ^L 125 WAR: An Heroic ^Poeni^ Goree, and Guadaloup, in ruin lay • And Senegal, had felt the like difmay. Their fleets, could not our fleers attack fuftain ; *) Some at Lagos, fome founder'd at Villainc ; ' \ Some burnt, fome funk, amid t\iz fwclling main. J A pannic drca'!, prcvail;d at Lnd, and fca ; T They ftruck, or fled, in fwift affright away, t As doves from Jove's imperial, bird of prey, J They turn*d their backs, (as wonted) to the chace : All fearM, at lead few dar*d, to fhcw their face. Till Thurot rofc, (to hide the Gallic fliame;) And rafhly firM, failM forth to gain a name: ''- And like a Tyger, from his lurking den. Rufli'd on, fupported by a thoufand men : ' But in fuch plight, t6 back his daring caufe, '" He^cem*d to hunt his prey, without his teeth and claws ! ' . ' Of this, (perhaps,) the Gaul will proudly boaft; ' He landed on Hibernians naked coaft ! • ' So cowards, may .the Lion, den affail, And boaft from thence, the new whelp'd cubs they M; lUii • » '• ■^••■^ •'■■'■ '"f'.---^ Whim .,. >w». »i*»i; '(■iiiliniii 11,11 « •«««.■ J' > •■tuM'^ri — * — — *-' ■--. %26 r^^R : ^n Heroic Totim, Whilft both old Lions, thro* the forcft roam. And fearch for prey, far difhnt from tlicir home : But fhou'd loud roar, befpcak the lions near, As if their final knell, had pcirc'd their car, * ' They ftcal, (nay fly) away, abforb'd Jn fpccchlcfs fear ! i; -! . 1 • . r. . I. iu i» m il ,U ii H | H yi»»mf< H III Hj l II 1^1— a;g^w»|B»tnwnBm»»yHBnjr the charging enemy; and dealt his vengeance amonglt ^he Sickdrranks ;\ho feeing him takefuch deuthful ftr.des ! n;^ed.and ooann'd ! uiclos'd by a brazen, iron, and fteely vrar ! fuperftit.oufly ±ought fome deity had afTum'd a hum.m {hrpe, to ^.^g/'^'^f ?? ihro* their cohorts I and turn the fway ot battle ! they llood transfix d, Litharclieiousawc! fcU xmrcnfting, beneath his oft tranfpiercms fpear ! or joln'd the general rout, as he ftrodc to different parts of the 6clJ, and chang'd the fcenc of aifUoa ! ■" ■ / r . , • When the French found themfclves forcfolutdy oppos'd, by our handful of men at Carrickfergus, after all their ammunmon was Jcnt ; they hulled In a fort of a half fcarM gate, as if in fuCpencc, whether they iHou'd advance, (bnd the charge, of thofe few brave men. or , fr-ikc;i fu.imefu), rcueat : and doubtLJs. one or two rounds «"crre <>f ftbcraiim rhetjrick, wou'd have rais'd their punnick to fuch ahcicht, M to havtrfoufiroi'd them in an inllant rtfolsc, and have naade thcic. riurc in cynfjfioat . .v. • •'• v ■ ' w-miuxwifuwn ■>im i nii » |i ' «; ' jj ii i'/J-i* ' 'I -XV.4— ^^iMUMMlMMtliitli^in „ . «M-li«7 IMl I I •128 tTAR: ^n Heroic 7om, Thus in a tliick defcending ftony (how'r ! They fought gainft numbers, and fuperior powV ; •The charging (hocks, themfclves, like ramparts bore. Till they cou'd rend the ftubborn walls no more: "iThen like the troops at Cas ; f they fullen frow n'd, Arid flung their ufelefs mufkcts on the ground : Not till like them, they'd well the fight fuftainM, And ffori the vigors, almoft vift'ry gain'd ! The news no fooner reach'd our half ftarv'd foes. Our freeborn troops, and brave militia rofe,. • Than like a herd of deers, with timid mind, •And hungry wolves, in clofe purfuit behind ; -From Ireland's fliores, they fled in haftc away, Quick reimbark'd, and wcigh*d, and put to fca ; And thought (o'erjoy'd !)to make their natl . e fhorc;1 /VVith conqueft flufli'd, and fed with Englifli (lore: > /"But T'hurot firli muft fall, and hundreds more. J So once, Amalekites, weak Ziklag fpoil'd ; ■ But David's breaft, with manly ardour boil'd ! \ . ' -.■■: ■.■ • - . ■ ■ : «' ' + It Is wc!T knovm, hovr fiercely ,nnd refolutcly/our troops St Ci» fought .being about fifteen hundred on llior»r, agatnft eleven bil- lions ; (and they on friendly ground :) and likewifc, with^h«t r*'-'-' tance they fubmitted to an overpoweriag en€mr, -when aj! thc:r «^ munitipn was expended. " ^,«^w. ' '-' ' iy"W 'i ' w !?wwpF _S(Wi!FR3i" itiM H^ j4 k : An "Heroic J? ocm, ' 12^ Jic chac'd, and fought, and kil I'd, retook the prey;. Their triumph damp*d,in death, and cold difma^^^- :.•.! /li rtr t v ' • :i'r:l» L:r.\ NowrtClements,rtLogie,^EUiott,brave,boredowrii^' To meet Thurot, with formidable fro\yn •, __ . .:.\ With wonted rage, like England's naval Sons, They fought, huzza'd,and ply'd Britannia's guns^ -^ Stern i^olus *, began the rough attack ; And. flung; (untrimm'd,) their bloated fails aback. ^ ^ Onward he came, in i. moft direful form,. .,;..-q And roar*d tremendous ! in a fulph'rous ftorm ! . Thro"' ev'ry fhip, a panriic fright prevails.: •, ,.-^^ .^ The tacks grew ufelefs, as the flutt'ring fails. - t*".^ In Brilliant f trim,war's mighty goddefs % frovvn'd 1 She roar*d in flame ! and death was in the found ! Elliott, and Clements, and Logie, grew warm And hear Thurot, they rdll'd the loud alarm. (Thurot, whom (tho'.a,foe,) weifcarcely blame, . Who bears'a genVouSimanlike warrior's name !) ««£ TBe three C^ptalnJ, of the i'Eolus, BrHliant ana Pallas. *-ub' engaged the Belleiflc, Terprichore, aud L«i Blond, Monfieur Iborot's Squadron.' •-• \--'- -' ' - "'' • •" - - '- -•-■ -^ " The (hip i?v:>los, and iEolus is the go^of the.winds. . r f. - A .^t The'ihip Brilliant, one of the three, which cngag'd Monfieor 'liaroef, fquadron. .^, r Tlie lliip Pallas, who with the ^olus, and Erilliint, cngag'd ••'»uoi's fc^uadron. Pallas is the Goddels of war. ...... •it.i «' 9 m.iy.i Mni i Mpi i ii^ i i i wi,*i^wyp i J i ;. i | i pii ' u i ,( i j,p ff>^ipBifiii n iiiiiii B wi ,ij. tf -f "''■ ' ;H;ik-ij!T " J 30 }FAR •; An Heroir: *Ppef}i, ! 1 I < — To clofcr fight, they eagerly advance. Rive theFrenchfliips,and check the prideofFrancc. The fight grew hot, thick flew the Englifli balls ; And death flew fore and aft, among the Gauls : The brave, the tafh ThUrot, became his prey ? And terror fili'd the French, with dread difmay j As twkc of late, when Bofcawen,and Hawke, Midft fulminating tan ,'jind clouds of fulph'rous fmoke, ' * To Cohflans,& De CIue,in Bi'itifli thunder fpokc !, Their guris grew mute, they ail for quarter call'd, And down (in fear,) the Gallic enfigns haul'd. Again they come, and tread our fatal coafi:, Dejefled, maim'd, and all their plunder loft. ! f •: • r : w Lewis I be warri'd,,and fend thy men no more. To tread Hibernia's, or Britannia's (hore. Whilft Hawke, Bofcawcn, Efolmes, and Saunders v-roam, j Abroad for fame -, and Pitt commands at home ! Whilft England owns, fc many gallant tars ; And brslve commanders, for the naval wars: I. •• ^■jH^wiiLiiin ..H I jt i i i ijy i i»j|) i ^ i |||^jjp ^Wi?>piw^B|[;!!j^^ '}yAR: An Hifoic Poem, 131 V^^hilft Scotchmen,can their dreaded broad fwords wield. With Englfh, and Hibernians, take the field. Who with their leaders brave, at danger fmilc j Firm leagu'd, like troops of death, to guard ouf V iiic I * ' : Whilll Britons fervc great George, with filial fear, Who with his Son, and brave old Ligonier, At Dettingen, like lions, fierce in fight. Routed maincorps,ahd put gens d'armes to flight : Whilfl King,and Peers, and Council,hand in hand, Back'd by the body of the nation ftand ; Refolv'd to fave,wiv«, children, lands, and laws ; And Heav'n Propitious, fmiles upon the caufe ! Thy men, as well, may fafely think to tread. Nightly unarm'd, thro* Africa's dread Ihade ; Whci-e lions, tygers, pards, (fierce beads of prey,) Roar in the pafs, and dam the dang'rous way. As e'er cxpeft, in France, to make their boaft, Wc viaors came, from Britain's dreaded coaft ! As when the riving bolts, are fiercely hurl'd Ey Jupiter, to fcourge the p:bel world ; ' • prom wyjfpwpiiy ^i i> » 'Wiii',Ji pi|' -. "."■ m« i n ii^ u ' .— " — '^ • mmt^, * ■* I II !■ wi-^MM—lnaifc ,[ 1 132 }yjiR: j^n Heroic Pcem, •From ftrongOlympus' hcight,thc thunder growh, And wrajpp'd in flame jctherca.l, onward rolls : Like eagle mounted Jove, in awful form, Geor G E,againftGaul,dircas the thund'ringftorni. ■Eaft, weft, north, fouth, with rapid fpecd He flies/ * The Lords, and Commons, venerable, wife, M^y well be call'd, His ^eagle's watchful eyes. His body, neck, and mighty fweeping tail. The triple union, Britain's c^)mmon weal. TiQ His -ftrong pinions, we may well compare TheHoncil Pitt ! and Brave old Ligopier I The Tars, and Troops, His talons may be call'd, By whofe ftrong gripe, proud Gallia's fides arc gall'd I As with his bill, he feizes tim'rous hares, Crufhes their bones, -and them in pieces tears, Brave Hawkc, and Bofcawen, in pieces break T|}c Gallic fleets, and maybe call'd His beak f . » i .f.*^-A « * ^nd cj BO p K- y. fl i "■ ' ."• ' " i "t 'Pi»i<>jf;n' , i '" *' ' i» » i wt.,m «»i , , i .n, i Mnp fi m ii pi,Ji , . 1 Hi ii i. 1 « • ^( '33 ) THE ARGUMENT. fT'HE French in Canada, (like a man waJJfdfrom -* a wreck at fea, and Jl riving to gain the Jhore :) emerging from the wreck of ffty-nine, as ifrefoh'd on conquej} : and to perform fomething greatly memo- rable. Their armament in thejpring ofjixty, and march towards ^lebec ; joind by the favage people, in league with them. General Murray, with our o- ther heroic commanders] and troops ^rouzing to battle, the difpofiticn of our troops, and by whom headed, ^he cloftng of the battle. Major Balling* s behavi- our. ^ Him and his officers wounded, and his men rujhing pn without them, driving the enemy, firfl broken, to their main corps, and after, to the rear of bravely fujlain'd,and repulsdl the left dijpoftf the enemy from two redoubts. The referve brought mto aSlion. Rouf lion's regiment marching up, and penetrating. General Murray s retreat. Due dif- fance kept by the French. The friendly, (daring) fSlton of an Irifi ferjeant of Bragg' s, left wounded «« the f eld of battle, to preferve an Englijh volun- 4f^rfrom being fcalp'd by fx Indians. He kills tbree% * 1^' ■ »y ?,f - Vtei^- — Illi ,., i't ( 'J4 ) , fhnet and thi" other tbr^^ ff,-^ j§ r * -. •your troop,. The arrival of ConmoJort Swanton TacktnL7r::Jf^^'''-.f^^^^^ ^^^>^ facK oj the Frnch fngalts.Qc. ^iovt tbt town n„l J'JIroymg them, tie French defirt tbZ M ; t- v ^■'" '^''/"'fi f Pr,r,idence diMv'dtf oZt- tbt Stcona. H,s •wars.viSloria. and death -. and L Jorroio tt occafiorid A re-numer^tlnn .ft I auanfi,, ..J J r^ numeration of bit humane TJl j'n- yi'' '^'"'"^- "^i" /rrowfor bl, Mefs d of George the liird -. %fceidhg the Throve of bl mucb-hv-d Grandfather : pofJd of alibi ryal virtues, and amiable qualities •V • • ... ■— — o—nnyi— '■■^F*'^"pi"''* i^'^i M/A* « ^ W A R : B o K vr. NOW like a man tatigu'd,and wanting breath, Wa(h*d from a wreck, (incirclcd round With death : Who "plunging on, amid the (urging ^ar -, Rais'd on a wave, beholds the welcome (Kore. The land he views, (with eager longing eyes,) • With efforts flrong, each nerve he nimbly piles j More briikly fw^ms, as if before untir'd. In hopes to gain the landing place defir'd * But foon deprefs'd, beneath a boift'rous wave ; He flacks, dcfpairs, and feeks a wat'iy grave. ^ Gauls, emerging, from the dreadful wreck ^f fifty-nine, advanr'd towards Quebec. * '^ if forgetting, what they'd lately felt ; The veng'ance, AmherlV, Wolfe, and Saunders y f .•iO. I dealt! *x f % 1 1 ( n 1 ^^m ' 1 mt^*^-^ iMBWi > 'Mi l l i ^m w p| p ^ i q i i„M MB^ l«H ■MM*a*MMMi*a 136 ti^ A R : An Heroic PoenL Hcfolvcd fccm'd at firft, the wai* to Wage, As if infpir'cl with new heroic rage ! But rccollc(5king Wolfe ! and fiity-nifk'! '' They foon grew cool, and quitted tlicir defign* t , ' • I The{prlng arriv'd; tlic gath'rinj troops of France, With eager fpccd, towards Quebec advance. And to the war, (from vvild Canadia's lands i) They drew the fierce, the favagc fcalping bands; *Their near approach, our garrifon alarms ; (And Murray, Frafer,i Burton, roiiz'd to arms, ' Their warring zeal burftforth.in flaming glovv !' MidftpIercingcoldlmidftchiHingfroft.andfuow! Aftivc. t infatuate, and tpuriterifl the foe ! T,he brave Macdonald,march'd the foe f engage ; Who refcu'd Peyton -j- from Canadian rage. With thefe, bold Ince, and Dalling, fally'd forth ; I . ....... . . - Pkas'd with the war ! and full of martial worth \ Scotch, Englifh, Irifh, by thefe heroes led j Moft bravely feught ! and for their countiy bled f ' f .. r. .. • .. -. :.., ^Frafcr f V . f C*2>f. Macdonald, (a Scotch gentleman J at, '* e or.ruccefsM lat.ding at Quebec, nas tie means of having Mr. Frytcn, (an I':'- *»*nilcni?n5^ f?oni sbou? to Indi3n*-.™archir"' down to fulo Yiitnt -•'•" «ic battle. See the Briii/h M-igazine, of January 1760, au«? vf regc of Quebec. .1 . till . , .... . . m»* ■ ■ !!, ip ii ii I B. i, i j... i i ' <> I . . i , i iyij_ 1 1 1 jnii m WA R : yfn Heroic Tocm. ny Frafer the brave, in war's dread fcience fkill'd. Led Highland Troops, and TownJl:en^s to the field. Lafcel(es*s, and Kennedjt with Fra/er came ; In qucft of death, or clf of deathlefs fame ; Thefc the left wing composed, and gain'd a glo- rious Name! t „ ■ i The daring Murray, (with a flern delight,) * ' His Troops furvcys, and ruminates the fight.' Alert they ftood,' with animating glow, (To give the charge, and rudi upon the foe ;) They numbers fcorn'd, and onward march'd elate,' T ^uffacc grim death ! and ravifh mighty fate I Serenely brave, each Soldier feem'd to know 'Tiscourage aims, and flrikes the conq ring blow ; Qiiebec's great ConqVor, Murray's bofom fir'd. And mi/f, tho* dead, 6ach Warrior's foul infpir'd : So from the flarting neft, old Poets fing, ^ Another Phoenix, flretches on the wing. Now front, to front, they closed, the battle rag'd. Where Daliirrg's corps, confpicuoufly engag'd. ^ Fiercely il * 'j ' ^,:.^ ^ " • ^ ' ffVU f r " i n III jw i < i iii^m i B i I III I J wf i wjM t ^at 'f'gyWfPI'P W. "^ ' 'i '^^'''^' HB iy^i R : Jh Heroic Teem. •' j^icrcely the French, the Britifli charge fuflain, 'Till. backward forcM, (like chaff,) they fpread the v-.,t)lam. • ■ ... .-... ^: ;;-;-y/n fJ..;:. -• Onward the Soldiers rufh, (unaw'd by fear,) And leave their wounded* Leaders in the rear ; Chace as they flee, advance as they retirc> . bppofe the French main corps, and take the general Again they rally, charge, again retreat feack to chc rcaf, and own the rout corr?leaL ff , -. •^ .i v.. [^--t :..■:. ., -^Xi'V NoW on our right, their main corps made attack. Attempted twice, and twice were driven back. The great fouVd AWfly, deigns this truth to own, There Otwa/s fought, brave Ince diflinguiniM (hone. rti'.OVi' ilt. i y^!U*eg^ ! j ! . ' iijiim I iiii«iiniiiiiiii»wyniii«iiiiiiin"yi li I II ill*MiilillMi r I 'i *»»« im iiiia Ml 140 WAR : Ah Heroic Tonn. The Englifli Troops, (to battle much inur'd.) The bft repeated charges firm endurM : " With minds refolv'd, call'd all their ardour forth ; Andtiiddeihet'renchmen feel their warlike worth; The wounded dropp'd, another flraight appeared, JSent leaden Fatc^ or elfe a broad /word'rcar'd. i*^ .: .t.w;, ;:v^j i:!}/." •Now Rpufliilon's* niarch'd up, to fretti attack, Picrc'd like a wedge, and bore the Britons back. As growling Lions, on Arabia's Plain, ' '''^^ • '7 Hunters, and dogs, in flow retreat fuftain •"'''' So Murray^ and his Troops,' by might born ^down, March flowly ofJT, and fierce defiance frown \ .■'.■■ ■ > ■ . ■ ' . . As flow the French advahc'd, (as if in fear,) Piic diflance kept, nor dar'^d to clofe the rbar: Dear bought experiehce, made their forces feel . Th* effe6\ of Bay'nct fight, and biting Highland 7v','.'.-,'..StccIk , • • " ;To where a Briton, and Hibernian lay, Six fcalping plundVers, thither bei their way. Ttf ^ A French rcglmient'of Rbuflillon, wMcK penetrated. I "4'- ■^''■"*iHi;~-'^^-*«^A* riliil •«■*> ai> Hi ■!■ nil MMHWMHb ■n;iUi _ *- Jari. 1760, and in my fiege of Qiiebec. " '" ■ I In the TEneid, 'tis faid, Turnus cowVd in fear, when J'E.niM launch'd his fpcar at hirn, in combat, before the walls cf J-aurcntum, in Italy. , ' ^^ • ' I:'. J I4?' • • JfAR : An Htrth Teem. Perchance there flood, within tl,' Hibernian's call A genVous great foul'd foe - a humane Gaul • '• Who with his Corps, (quite Vbid of hoftile wrath •) Travers'd the field of Carnage, blood, and death.'' Toh,m he*cali;d;-,nd begg'd hed fave theirlivcs. From ravage rage," and fndiati fcalping knives :' * In anxious fort, to him, liis arms he rear'd, ' ^''°, 'Srd !■"'' ^-'^"^^ to.ch'd with mere/ As Sor§ bright blaze, difpels the /hades of nlghr/' Pc frowii'd, forbid;turn-d human brutes to flight : Bleft.wirh a foul, compamonatc/aml mild,' V' :" He .fmoothM his .brow, and full of pity fmiKd \ To;make the aft complcat. he ftopp'd not here, But ordcrV drefllng. and a decent care : •-.-;'•:■':;■••■' •;•••*<•';• •;; ■' And * mh.; ^Zl'^'^^T ^'^ ^^'V^'^^ °^ '^'^ ^"^'^"S dead, and tl.c /other three fled ; he call'd to a French Oifiecr which ibod • Hc!a . \' ""^''^ "TV ""^ J'"' "^'^"' ''"^ '"^gS^ ''« ^o"W be fo fool Ki K ^L°''? }^'t"'' ^'^"^ '*'^'"? barbaroufly murdcr'd in .^^< A M ? * ^y ^^"^^ ^'"barians. (For there were fcvcral par- . ties mil /cout.ng round the field, ftrpping the dead, and mur- .If.?.?'; '"^'^S'l^g'^nd fcalping the wounded, according to their ■ nn /ir^y T',^ ^*'* ^^''''' ^"y gcncroullv protected them. ^ frov, K ',!'''? '?.*P'*"°^^='^"y J ="J to preferve them , from bc.ng butcher'd by the favages in the French army, U ho vrith the greatcft indignation, and cruel wrath. vow'H «ven»e ioc ii,c,r farorhcrs ;) he the next day fcnt thciu'under a proper " !n1 I n-r 9^"=^'='^v -A noble inaat»cc of French Folirciul. I ^m hortilc Gencrofity I i 'mfiiifjmummvw Jf^j4R : \An Beroh7pem, '43 M And then to make the favagc threatening vain, Who yowM revenge for fcalping kinfaien flain, From chofcii Gauls, (the favages to check,) Murray receiy,*d them Uic\y at Quebec. Had Ricblieu been like him, politely brave. Orphans at Zelli Uad 'fcap'd a flaming grave. . w \ . ;>.! » * .If.; Mean while, our Troops, back to the fort retirM j ; • in * 'Gainfl: which the foe, fwith hard earn*d conquefl- ;A ,■•.. • .,* . . •• - Indians* Canadians, and the well train'd Gauls,) " With vaiii attempti ply'd ufelcfs Bombs,^ and ' :■ -.Balls;- - ^ •■ ■■'••. '-r ■• ■ Murray commanded there, and Britons mann'd '*^ the, Walls. " / ■ . Eng1i(h,and French, engag'd with mutual hate; And guns, and mortars, belch'd alternate Fate : With hardy Troops, Qiiebec was amply flor'd \ And on the ramparts, fix fcore cannon roar'd. ^ Ail fland the tcft, like links, in one great chain) Ward off the threatcn'd Fate, and \yell the /icgei fuftain. *-';«.. ^PV{ ^ MMWMMB«H**Mjl "~''-"-- • I I If li>ll ^ >44 f'^-^R- ^1 Heroic Tctm. UowSz,aufou, Schomberg, Dean, approached the .' walls ; :..>:7.v':,v;i Brought A/«rr.j. Joy ^ but terrors to thc.GauIs. . Ready for war, with vyontcd naval gluw, And great, vivacity, they fought the foe. With EMgUfi^ fpeed, above the town iliey glide ^ Their Souis anticipate the rapid tide ; V . And fafcination flies from each portending fide. J When'Britain's flag beyond theValis appear^. ' VVith pannic ftruck, the da'aard Frenchmen IcarU ' Like w^^^^thcir hearts became, or melting fnow. And (hipwrec^^ chpfp. rather than fight die loe/ '• Brave Swanton, Schomberg, D.jn,' each 'a^ive Tar, , Roird on aflern, in gloon>y thundVing war : ' In piaol fiiot. next, board and board/they came ; '^ And hurl'd Great-Britain) flci;cc dcftruaivc flame, [ A quadrate ruin, 'gainft the Gauls confpires ; * RpciwS, water, tars, and black fulphureous fires. . ' r- * « ri :.;;;;r*o:.,?. t^gdr tot fighr; to'grapplc with the foe* ' ' ' ** Rt^ibi v^d CO rtrikc, a home deciding blow; *t, V > The "- m!i}9fm'^i>»' MJ»i;, #j»JJl|pu■jltiiJw ^ ly^^^|^i^ly.l l lW l . l ^H^ Ir !'.. m i^tm iM 111 ,dhto»w4Mi**a WA R : An Heroic 7joem. H^ The gallant Dm», nbforb'd in warlike flame, To ihipwrcck ftccr'd, and gain'd a lading fame, ■'■'.. • ■' " - • , , , . . . As if the French, were afted by one foul, " . . ' ' ' .... , . Or fympathctic Fate had rul'd the whole ; The Troops on fhorc> (o*crwhelm*d with mighty'' dread,) , In filent terror,' from their trenches fled : Precipitate, 'retrod their former path ; At Jacques, fheltcr*d from the Britifh wrath; ^ Field-pieces, mortars, powder, fliells, and (hot ; Provifion, baggage, tools, were all forgot! Afttrr^, with unexpcfled joy, furvey'd , '^ The camp, with gallic wealth, profufely fpread ! |^ And heaps on heaps, (tenfold,) his former lofs j repaid*! -' ■ Such was their fpecd, fuch their internal fear, That Mar raj cou d not overtake the rear ! i ^ When fir(^ General Murraf march'd out with his Troops, to rneet, and oppofe the French, marching towards Quebec j ia .bis retreat, he left fcveral field-pieces behind. But now, he 'e J •_ »i. - ».' -I I tj /U _»„.« fi^M nr K-st- tcring- pieces, fo much baggage, provifion, ammunition, &c. of every fort, as would make almoft a tenfold retribution, "«sap mmfwit '*^s*^^^ w .1 4 4 : J' A fevoge nation. (,o our rage expo,'.!.) ' ■""''^'^ '"8H.C, wirh .onq-ring Bri.ain closed. Gauls, and Canadians, fink in ui' • -- ^<^,^,^,,^^ onVinci.;;;?^' •; \ ^.gloKc. oy ft^oncreal, cxrcndi^' i,t lov fcign Avay. '^ -•<]: • |^""f ■"«"' n.='ercpu'd Britannia', Tro'opicng'.gV' Nor ftand the ftocic of England's fourfoM rf^c : •; * ^fnG^cSf^;:;!^^^^^^"!: ^i^ -nr,lns .he Icer Honourable /m^^JX^E^n""'"' °^ ^"'''*^^'^ »° '»'^ R'Uhc .their Troops • will \Vlv ' . '"*^ ^^"'^ betweep his. and !comium, Xch GcneralZ' °" '' ^""^'' ^"^* '^'* '^^ '"• • to the brave ,nH:^r-.T'^ '^" gcncrouny picas'd to pive and the Caprains^r^W • n*^'"' ^'?'^'"°^^^^ ^'»'"^'^'' ■•;.«r. wounded on -h I d ^^b^^f. Vf"!'"'''' •«"? "'""• \ »nd fiid ,0 be by leuer. f„m Amcric,! !""'."" """' ' '■■' •*•-»'•!,!':. J -.. ■' ' ■».-..% ii 1' 3 /f Vi *<■ i .-J liU. .1 ipwr?«ffWfPPiiiiSfP«w ,,»«ii^*l ■ilhM*i I «t— an m ifci — . J^y^ R : y^ft Heroic Torn. IA;; Tbcfc were Great-Britain's ihunderbohs of war ; ^ To gallic fcalpers, a tremendous Bar I Their quadrate* union, gave grcatGEoRCECom- . mand ' i O'er the wide tra(fl, of wild Canadians land. J ;:3()0()0(EJOICE Americans ! rejoice, and Cng ' R ^ Your grateful praifc, to Hcav Vs eternal CJO(5o()9( • King. All ranks, and ages, tunc your joyful TongUvJS ; And to Je HoVA H, raifc your grateful fongs ! Who makes dread vvar, in all your coafts to ceafe, Who gives you refpitc, tho* He gives not peace! WHo hath the favage from your borders fent, On m'ifchief, and on fell deftruaion bent J ' ' The^miirtrnng hatchet, is no longer fear* J, Th' infernal favage yell, no more is heard : The gallic fcalping blade, is laid afidc, 5o oft, in blood, of both the Sexes dyM ! Vengance, • .\u'.uy\ ..."•'. -.. ■ ., •' • By quadrate union, I wouM be undernood to mean, t!ie Eng- Jilh, and Provincials, the Scotch, and Iri(h ; al! united, and afllfting each other. And when I mention triple union i X ".mean, ihe Englilb, Scotch, and Jrifh, united. '^ . ♦' ^1 li I i 4.' Jl fl i:r ^ ^- ■ Ul i p. l iH.mi lWi I II I t.. ^I W HIHJ f .,n .» . tfriM ^mtmmatim WMM ^, t\ ',1 t I ?48 /i^^ i^ .. An Heroic 9 oem. Vcng*dn<:c, is pour'd on cruel Montcalm^ head ; The gallic-fiivage, FtfdV«f/7 is dead ! . Fpr.Qur defence, the t^ord was pleas'd t' appear ; Gave joy f on joy ! and baniOi'd cvVy fear ! * With providential arm. our poor cndeavouri crown'd ; -■ /^ncl in a" flood of conqucft, all our troubles • f ' drown'd ! ^ ; On wings of graritudc, let fongs 6f |oy arife. To Hino alone, vyh'o rules the Armies of the Skies. '«• I^ot for dcfc;t, do we thefc things receive : But God vi'asKind, and wou'd t'hpfc mercies give ; For^whcn Jehovah fpoke the World to vieu', ^ And Hcav'n with radiant Orbs befpangled grow; Full to his fight, the grand produdion ftood ; And Wifdom infinite, pronounc'd it' good ; * From His high Throne, unnumber*dbIeffingsflo\r, On all the Nations of the Earth below : But chiefly, Britain's Ifle, cnjoy'd his care ; And dovyn He pour'd his floods of Goodnefs here :.* Eternal Wlidom, flung the Ocean round Her happy feat, ajid form'd a facrc'd Boi^nd, : " 1 ' Whiia \h mmmMiAM i/yl R: yfn iltrcic Tteiii. >4? Wbilft rwect complacence in the Godhead Oione, Thif gre.t decree, was iffuM from his Throne : he Albion's Ide, a glorious, happy Land j Rule in ftrange Climes, and o'er i » I " ■ *'-'*' " * " ■*■ ' -■>•>■ . 1' ■, ii^A R •• ^» Hr-otc Tom: 151 bown roird the tears, from mournful Britons eyes; ^ach bofom heav d, with fympathizing fighs ! : Tlie doleful accents found, from fhorc to (horc, : GEORG E, the Humare, the Conq ror is no more r GEORG E. the Belov'd, the Merciful, the Kind I ; GEo;RGE,Britain'sKiNG;blefs*dwithaRoyalMmd, So in a good old age, mod nobly fpent, 1 .0 Great Joshua ta the grave, in peace was fent ;; And left the Jews, with mighty Conquefts crownM, in gcn'ral grief, and fad refleaion drowiVdv; ,^, r •'►ri;^r-^^-*>?v George, cou d * fro wri like pow'rful , -'■■'-■ Fate, ■ • -•• ^ ' . .;:. Vet Hcav'n's great attribute, he'd imitate : ; ...v When juftice drew the fword, to ftrikc the blow, Then, then/ wou'd dreams, of regal Mercy flow I Soft pity flood con'fefs^d 'vithid his * eye. Whene'er he* doom'd the unhappy wretch to die : , . . ^!.o.' Ohl '" I hair cf«n h«rd it repo'^.J, death warrant for a ""''/f °/; i "^?^3, "ouch'd «itl. »jf Mankinds ;v |||j?i!g!;pw^« w*». i ' ■ Wi BHt' i' riiin.'iVwm "n>LHi i.[ ' jj ' tM f y»mmtmim* »i2 ir^R: J„ fj.roic Tcm. , But murd'rers funk beneath his awful frown i Nb honour, or high port, cou'd fcreen the knave, Kcceiv'd his pay, and was not greatly brave. Ta call to view, his great Perfeaions forth, the glories of his Reign, and Royal worth '; Oh ! 'tis a theme- too g.eat, for me to fing ;' P juft,much lov'd, great, good, vidorious KiNd. Still letushope,greatGEOR^E the thlrd,ihines forth; ^ Full of his Sire, and patriotic Worth : So.after gloomy night, with fweet all-cheering Ray, The fadr ' t Sun breaks forth, and blazes welcome His Worth, his Wars, behoves mc now to ling :' Ahother Gsorge : another conq'ring King. End o/B O O K VI. .■••■'* ' . ■' ■ ■ j"' Tii -•-*— L i lamtkjtim ..-.■K*-^^ . • ( '53 ) , 7'i&^ ARGUMENT. . i ■ f' cr'HE Continent' enjoying refpite from War^ and *- fcalping butcheries, '^the preparation of Great Britain, in the fall of 1760, to attack the French^ at Bellei/le; and their terror^ on the coajl of France^ as the natural confeqiience"; when threatned nvith a defcenty by our troops, and tars. The blow returJedj by the inferpofition . of Trovidence ; having no effect on the difpofttion of the French ; who fullenly await^ edthe event. His Majejly, GEORGE the third; beginning his reign. Commodore Keppel^ and Ge- neral HodgfoUy fent ogainfl Belleifle : with the re- du^iqn of the ijlandj and the impotent rage of Lewis the isth. Our feet fcouring the French coafl^ and the diflrefs of France, and difperfion, and diftnay, of its royal navy. Motfieur Btijfey, the French Am- bajfcidor, and th'e Count de Fuentes, the Spani/Ij Amr hajfador , fading in their attempts, j .r a ceffation of arms. Our fleet, watching thefculking French fleet, The Spanijh King, vainly threat' ning^ to deter Eng- land from profecuting the war. The deftgn againfl Martinico carried into execution. General Monck- fon^ Admiral Rodney, (^c. arriving in St. Anne*s l^ •;.; THE Continent, at length, enjoy'd fome peace, And fcalping butcheries began to ceafe. Now nearer home, the Britlih thunder roars ; And Gallia trembled thro' her hoftjle fhores : A pow'rful pannic, evVy where prevail'd, "^ Like that, when Hawke, and Wolfe, and Saunders fkil'd. / ■: r Our gallant tars, and foldiers brave, awhile, Premeditate the blow, againft Belleifle : But f Providence, propitious to the foe; ^ For all-wife reafons, ftill retards the blow : " '. *' > tl! ^i^ «%. t When our armament, was preparing agalnft Bcllciflc, in the Fall <« 1760; we had man- dorms, rough, and contrary winds, till it grew fo late, the expeduion was dropp'd for the fcafon, and in the wean time, our good old King dies : But his Crandfon, George III. !l'-.t!T"*? °° *^^ ^^'■» ^^'^"^ ^e I'^'c vigour, and att4ck'd Bellcifle "itnhisfirll vengeance. "'miliMCiiqiaii.^ M 1 1, ^n m m mymn jt}m ' '- ' '- '' mmjmm^^- i ■ _ rfiiil-'-- 1 lir ''-'*" •''^'*-^'^ — "' ~' i<»^MIi Wi^M iftlftllif III i . IS^ ^^R: An Heroic "Potni,, A time for cool reflexion gave the Gaul,* E'er George's veng'ancc on their heads (hould fall; Rough advcrfe winds, became a pow'rful bar; And England only threatned. France with war. Thp' baffled greatly, on the continent, The time el^ps'd, which gracious heav n had fent ; No peace was duly fu'd, in proper form : But fullen ftill, they wait the growing ftorm. - ' ■■■,'. : ■ -J . , ,-.■ . ' •*■■■ '• • ■ ■■.'.■/'; ■' ■ ," ;'•■ Now long had England's veng'ance dormant lain, Wi^n Georg E the third, began his glorious reign ; The war, his great Grandfather predcfign'd, Gain'd the full affent df his royal mind : . ' Keppel was chofe, againft Belleifle to go, With his prime veng'ance, 'gainft the ftubborn foe: With. him, the gallant Hodgfon, likcwife fail'd, ' In queft of fame, and glorioufly prcyail'd ! The J Ifle was one great fort, and cv'ry where, Mortars,.and cannon, bi^ with death apppear ; By natui'e fteep, not eafily aifaird, And art made ftrong, wherever nature fail'd : ■. ;■;;•■ •, . , ' . But % The'letters from the fleet, and army, ngainft Belleifle, mcivtlcn'J. *tl\at the-whfvle in.mJ was one fortification, by nature alir.oft ; ^^ T^iierc tli2t iah U) srtf and casucnt iUpp;v u t:se pincc. • :;^v r Krnr ' ^' - -- r 'f ' i^ BW i ^ | ^'M^ i » ''f ^ 'M-^^^ '^' "*"'■' ^' iih'i 1Vj4R: An Heroic ^om, ' 1^7 But Hodgfon's fearlefs foul was full of flame, Rcfolv'd to gain a Britifh Hero's name. I Kcppcl had oft been try'd, 'midrt death and fircj Again, he 6ercely glows, with new dcfirc : Thefe both unite ; their thunders jointly roar, . And W\ this ifle, in view of Gallia's (horc, So two fierce lions, in the lonely wood, O'er awe tjie dam, and fcize her fhaggy brood - The mother hear, o'ercomc witli great difniay. Growls, as they drag her helplefs cub away ! As Lcwi;> vlew'4 Belleifle, and full of grief, Refentme^t frown'd ; but fe'd not ^Jve relief, Now rang'd our fleet along the Gallic coall ; And France could fcarce a weak refiftance boaft.: Their naval pow'r deftroy'd, difpers'd, difmay'd \ Cou'd not protea their home or foreign When lo, they call'd * Hifpania to their ' . ". - With • About this time, Spain attempted a mediation, and ftnt the Count de f ucntes ; who in concert v-ith Monfieur Bufley, fcove to gain their end : but Mr. Pitt, lilce an honeft man, remain'd •0^"'^''^ ' Kcither coufd our King, Great George the Third, be pcrftvaded t» ^tant France a ccflatioa of arms. i' \ I j;"»i.»i«n.i«iinwi* fc til mill rill Ml I BUM With fccming fricnd/hip ; but dcfignlng guile. By Spain, Grcat-Brltain wis amus'd a while : But George the third, with fagc precaution arm'd; For war, or lafting peace, moft nobly warm'd, Would ne'er confent hoftllitics fhou'd ceafe ; Nor grant the French, the. long wlfli'd fix months ' peace. > Tho' BulTey foolh'd, and frown'd, his end to get, He npthing gain'd, but negatives from Pitt: . Fucntes next, (well fraught with courtiers art,) Strives to pervert the faithful patriot's heart ; Great-Britain's minifter was fo profound, Their mighty plan, with Hi fuccefs was crown'd. Our tars, mil roll'd our thunder o'er the main, In fpight of Bourbon, and contrafling Spain ; Ev'n to their ports, purfu'd our fculking foes ; When a new mark for their refentment rofc : Proud Martinico yet, her bulwarks rear'd, As if fhe'd ne'er Britannia's terrors fear'd ; • Great George the third, predeftinates the blow, «.._ -^....^^,^ ^.^^ iuiiiparts to an overthrow. ■/The m k^mfmWMi.vM i .H'm' '-. ■ ^ i ji I I j i; ^ umii i j pii nimi . wi| i .. p ;tfjp.^nty.in i ...ii i ! fr^R : An Heroic Tom. ijp The Spaniard, grew more jealous than before. And growl'd defiance from his hoftilc .fliorc. ,._■-■ ■ I • .Mean while, the gallant Monckton, rouz'd anew. . For foreign war, his troops together drew": Tho' at Quebec, he f felt the miflivc lead, He glows for war, nor £ccU defponding dread. ' *• ' ■ ' • *■ Rodney the bold'; with England's daring tars; • And the furvlving gallant fons of Mars, Whofe war againft Belleifle, transfix'd the Gaul y With Monckton, deftin'd Martin ico's fall ; In Anna's bay,- firm as ftrong fate combined, ' h one great dreadful powVful union join'd ! The gallant % Douglas, various batt'ries ftorm'd ; By honour fir'd, the dang'rous taik performed ; '' ' • • With t General Monckton,^ in the battle on the Dlains of aK«t,, ... ... bIIV. ^>^ •*!?.^ Commodore Swantbn. with Cant. M.rv.. .r .y^l III i --5""' ^-*> ^^^«acea tic battery of the Graad>ce;at"Ali;tinico;^ •(., I » - i; •«to>o «al With fpccd, the fifcinc batt'rics foon were rcar'd, Whence Dc hTouchc, the thund'ring greeting heard; Intrepid Grant, f V^uhi^c, \ and Rollo f glow, With WalHi, t and Scott, \ to meet, and charge the Foe: A thoufand t gallant tars, with Monckion lay, Wiftiing employ, where danger mark'd the way. Leaders, and foldiers, burning for the war, Rufli fcarlefs on, in • fpight of ev'ry bar : Behold, a boggy * Ravine ; wide, and .ftecp ; In which the French a dreadful ambufh keep i As if new dangers had anew infpir'd ; Britannia's troops, with mighty ardour fir'd ! Q Down t+tHt Geasnil Monclcton mentions thU. very particularly, in his Letter to the Earl of Egi emnnt, from Mattm.co • The following, h an extraft. from a private letter. A Ra^'"«« » aIJ^ollow.mfdebet^veea hills; occanon-d by ^^^^^^^^^^^^ of wfter ; (.hich are very frequent, and rap.d. j^^.^^^dfto «?^. nox.) They are of a conGdcruble depth, and not Icfs d>«icuU o get m to. tian to^afcend ; as they are tufted o-r;v.th trees arj^buOuood on ev'ry f.de ; and in many pla/rcs, cover d over. ^ hde J^ ^ ^'" ;, lin'd xvkh infantry ; but our forces ^^'°^^''^^'^,^''''^ZtLZ% ry the batteries oithe Other Hde.) let e.di ^^^^^f ^^"' ^^ -d m^^ Seir mulo^Kts :> ^vhen they got on the other fide. cUmb r d uj as fed as pol .le, form-a. and carried all before them. Some ^^'^^ '"j down precipitator, by the banks giving vay : but they foonf.covcr d ^hemiclves, and joio'd their corps. *-*-.„ mmm W H M II .1 i ju w iin II i L)in wn ) ,. ii I . III W I 'WW!!*.' U. ' ' "'■■ t i ff ' .' '*■! «^i ^ i^i rr^fR/^n Heroic Tocm. Down the rtccp bank, they (like a torrent) roll'J, With matchlcfs vigor, not to be controurd! Some prcfnng eager, on deceitful ground, They headlong plung'd, into the wide profound: But lik^ young eagles, chafing of their prey ; Light they fprung up, foon form'd, and forc'd their way. ' , . ' Acrofs the Ravine, (as they nearer drew ;) The hoftilc and the friendly thunder flew : Cannons, and infantries, and mortars roar; Some heroes fall, to rife again no more. Grant, and his grenadiers, began th' atuck ; And drove tV advancing guards of Frenchmen back: Quickly each corps, to their afHrtance came, - Eager for glory, emulous of fame. Mean while, brave Haviland, with his brigade, Acrofs die gulph, another pa/Tagc made ; With, him brave Caledonians charg'd the Gauls; Ecady to fpced, where warlike danger calls : - • With ■waan«MHM>iFWi Illfct—^ •«K*>^Hi mmmmtmmtt^' Is HI WAR : M Hemic Toem, I^| With thcfc, the Rangers to the- gulpFi were led ; There, the light infantry to battle fpcd : The path of honour, thro* the ravine lay ; Fiercely they charg'd, and hcw'd the glorious wa^ At length, a gcncra4 attack was form'd ; On evry fide, thcT/ench were fiercely ftorm'd: _ Now Scott, and h's liglit infantry, for fame, Midft leaden deaths, and hoftilc dangers came. Vaughan,*Ma(rey,-tFlctchcr,+ Kennedy t the bravt; With Lcland.t marks of Britilh courage gave : ^ Each hero nam'd, with cv'ry corps above ; ' For warlike fame, mod emuloufly ftrovc : The fons of Scotland, made the Frenchmen feel The mortal weight of C.kdoniin ftecl. ■ .■ > ' Brltifti, and Gallic bayonets engag'd ; Around brave Monckton.ficuth. and dangers rag'd : ' Gates/ • RcadVauRhan.asif fpcirdVaun: for I undcrftand It Is a Wdfli Name, and fpoke in general, like one fyllablc. '^io^i^ General Monctton, in his letter to the Earl of Egrcmont, "prcfly mentions the attack as above ; and fpeaks very honourably^ot the above Commanders, and their corps. I, ■"".' I' •m>tpmmmrm'W-. II ^ ii i^4 tl^ AR : An Heroic Tocm. Cates,t and Ricaut, | await on cither hand, And plunge thro' dangers, when he gives command. Now on all fides, the foe began to yield. And Monckton ftood th ^ conq'ror on the field : Quickly our troojfs, (with toilfomc vlftVy crown'd,} Gain'd the poflTcfllon of Tartcnfon's ground.^ ^. i, Hofiilc Mornc Garnicr, dill higher lay ; . . 'Gainft which, th' artilleries focn began to play ; From V. hence, againft our troops,' their ftorm they bent ; And death, for death, alternately was fcnt. A ( * At length, the Frenchmen rnubufly fir'd. To gain a name, rnoO glorioufly ifpir'd ! Acrofs the ravine, f they a pafiiigc made, Againft bold Haviland, and his brigade : Soon the light infantry, to battle rofe ! And with the rangers, met the charging foes ■* + r^eneral >TnnrVton's twoaitl de Camps. Mcrr.c GAtr.itr. AVitli ^ ^A hij;h fortified Hill, nppofit ocnera I Monckton's letter, to Out Eiri of Egrcmonv, tncoi»v«» hti'c pafliiges particularly. I. _j1i 'i>iiliiir-~"~ ■lit Ml l-f' ' " ' '''''*'' ll'l III I ■■' ■' ■"" ■'• ■— '^* I ■ !i it, ■ JTy/R: y^n, Heroic Toetn, i^S With wonted glow, the Caledonians drew ; . _ ^nd full of ardour, to the onfet flew : Thither rpcdWal{h,and Grant,(with fierce delight,) To fharc the fame, and dapger of the fight : ^ The daring foe gave way, (and full of dread,) Back thro' the ravine ; in diforder fped ; They fled by thoufands ; wir-g'd with awful fear; As fwift ours chac'd, and'minglcd with the rear: . As at Qnehcc, they drove them to the walls, • And brought fromthence, the captivated Qauls. <(• I ;vr.ii7/ CfrtO < . t VJ Let Monckton wifh, (the daring deed is done ;) ^ ' With frecborn ardour, England's J Tailors run j . . 'Midft all the gallic fire, they fearlefs grew, > - > And gunl, and mortars, toTartenfon J drew; '^r., Whence'on the citadel,, they fiercely pour • ., ' ^ Of deadly fiiot, and fhells, an iron ftiow'r. ^^^^^ ' 4++++ ri.ni.ralMonckton. and Admiral Rodney, mention this: and tntt General i^i^^^'T!. . nodnev writes in h s letter, of the the following. « ^^^'■^'^^J^^^llr:'^^ this I m ^ft fay. in juaicc^ Tth^^f ^Seho^o i^^^^^^^^^ •. th- the iutrepidity.and gal.^ Un^ Wilvi^ur of the officers, and troops. empToy'd on the exped.t.on. odd b^Sd only, by the chearful aaiv.ty of the officers, and fea- STnwS contributed every thing in their power, towards the re- S;ao't^e place, and made no -hilfl they were preparing toattack them, by f):a, & laBd* The End of B O O K Vll r*\f «JM p n-VjMBK?l^9^ II i»ii'iii»i Hi li|)fc '"■ill m MiiiMilfii THE ■ ,:•..■.'-.% . ARGUMENT. * ■ • tf ' V ». . . . .. ,i ' • ■■ • -• I pR^NCE humlUd; and the btglnning if the Spanijh War. His Majejly, King GEORGE the third, roufmg to ■war, againjl his combin'dfoest like yove, againjl Th^ton, ■whofatfecurc, and vitw'd ' the ravage his ambition made. Thejrength of the Spanifi garrifm at Cuba ; the numbers of its defen- dants ;• their defperatenefs, and bra^very. The defcent •node bj AU^emarle, , i,.c. ^ith the troops' and '^rf-., The Moor begirt ^ith Englifh terror,. The Spani/h refoktion, to farul the united ajautt, 'four troops, and the fleet,' The battery begun. The Cambridge. Marlborough, and Dragon, en^^e 'be Moro, 6-c. ■ The intrepidity, ofCapt.Lind^, 'rthe Trent frigate. Tie general afaui. -eas'd. ^Jady cannonade commcnc'd, ^c. Ireauent M,es made by the Spaniards ; but are repuls'd. | '" l l4 l l * iH i jWi » nj' i J i li I • itMai'i I — ■ 1*1 ..i. -^.-.. ,. I ^^ iC ti) iiii | -| I I 168 ne ARGUMENT. A Jallj tii 'j, hj 1000; neither to ghe or take quarter: ne reception they met, jtom Britain's animated troops, and their, repu/fcy after a dejperc'e battle, and bloody carnage. They regain the Moro, and again defy^he Brltijh :roops. The Mora blown up. The attack made, under thofe two brave leaders, Lieut* General Keppel, aid Brigadier • JHaviland. Captain Forbes, at the head of the Koyals, fiercely enters the breach. The bravery of ' the gallant DonVelafco, Governor of the Moro: \ His fiation, at the flag flaff, and his fall. The ' Mora taken, and Great-Britain's fiandard hoijled. .The mortality, among the foldiers. The refolution .of thofe which furvive._ The form again/l the town, and Tunta fort. A truce deftrd ; and the tcrujn fur render' a. 1 ? , . • • ii ' ? ,. .n,.-, .«« k — 4 f •V/;:.1. ?':;rirH ixy^vy^ « ; lo) >■;-? 'itK'..'/- V'uA '.i'-.- .Vi»,- : BOOK \TII- ik W\ # - **- ^r*r'^'«'»'psif»^.* , I |ijpp||^pi^ii.|)|9JW4l ( »^9 ) ;eif^^'^^"^''^^^^3^^-3?^5^^;j^^^i^^;?^^^ W A R: ,. .J5 f'f ^I'i i Book VIIL ♦ »$- 3^^!SrHE plealing tafk p^rform'd (at honour's •JT^ call; .C..-^ ^^ ]?^5 Britain triumphant, and the humbled . 'Gaul; ' ^ • ^ ', ttifpania's war, m^' muTc again infpires, - - New -fields, new Heroes, kindle new defires^ ; I' i :, . 4 .■ 1. Now is my talk, to ling a war indeed ! Where Heroes conquer, and where brave Men ^leed. Such was the war, old Homer's number'i tell ; ". Where Hechr brave ; and fierce jichillsi fell i Such was the War, where conq'rlng Qrcclans , fought ; . ,. Such was the Vi£lVy, which they dearly bought. P Here j iy' i. iii m-.' ! ' i» " ! . * fi"W" ■ <<«■;■«(!■■»•:<» "°^yWSip}''*M||J!;-V » *I li '''\ ^ jp-y ^^^^.k. -..■^■J*.. m/mmm»imi*»''m0i^ irr ii tMrttoitw ^i« !': ) i 170 7/^^f i^ ; yfn Heroic Tcenu •-Here we may rfacc the hand of Hcav'n i/jovc j Boundlefs Benevolence, and Godlike Love : Mercy unafk'd, and undeferving Grace, Forever fhovvn, to Britain's thanklefs Race ! We ne*cr dcferv'd th' indulgence of a God ; , But ought to fihart beneath His vengeful rod. f I From toils of War, Great-Britain cannot ceafc ; •The jealous-Spaniard, will not be at peace : .. The placid George," (like his .humane Grandfire) ^Long bore their inPilts, and refl;rain*d his ire : Confcious of fafety, laid his veng'ancc by ; • ....,', ... • ^ Yet fcann*d their plans, with a mod jealous eye. When giddy Thaton, Sol's bright chariot drove, iSo fat fecure, the great imperial Jove : , But when involy'd in flame, He faw the World, From His (Irong hand, the vengeful* bolt was ''■''■■■ '• hurl'd ' -...-> r . ; ' - So. England's King, againfl: combining Pocs, . - To terrene, and to naval war arofe ; / • • ■ •' ^ i« a» V ♦'*■••"'•■ "^ ** ^ ■»■ . ' ' ' * '* Vide, my reference to Phahn, daHi'd from Jpollo*s car, In my •] J -engagement betwen Admiral Hawke^ and Conjianiy in Quibcfwn ' JBay. •> " * •' ., . * miui n ii mm i p» i ".i'im i .i» ii t- i 'i ' J ' ' . ■ nmm i J t W ^^-W^yw i-Ji,,iui." Ufff^ ill i i fit m i I 1 I \W'^ Wj4 R : u^rt Heroic Tocm, »7i •Gainft ihrcai'ning Spain, his wafting terrors dealt ; His firll avenging buir, th* Havannah felt. Thoufantis of vet'ran Troops, from Spain were Bravely refoIv'J, and obfiinately bent, To hold the place, and gallantly defend, 'Gainft all the pow'r, which wc cou'd thither fend. Thefc were to battle, by brave Spaniards led, '' »t*v» . \ Strangers to pride, and bafc defponding dread. Lnuis' Velajco^ and ^ Con/ales bold ; * • ■ ^'''--^ VVhofe worth, with plcafure, conqVingBritonstoId. The priniie command, brave DoncVelafco bore ;' ' For kindnefs known, to Engh'flimcn before: "^' Who had the narne of amiable gain'd ; In whofe great foul, a humane bravVy reign'dj ** ' Nexf in command, the gen'rous*^ Trado (lands ^ VVhofc name, in war, a due refpcdl demands. *: \.K,» I ,«, A gallant man, and good commandtfr ; wounded, and taken ; prifoner. } Don GonfaUs^ Lieut. Governor "of the Moro ; who 'was kiU'd •n fight. . ' . . > Governor of the Moro CaOle j and who defend sd it mod bravcfy, to the la(l extrem'ry : and who had long before, gain'd the regard of the Eny;lilh, by his humanity, good nature, and complaifance to them i and his gjoJ wj j, to the In^hlh • Nation. ■ ■ ■ J Juan DilP.adoy Governor of the Town : a brave, great fplrited UpM i 11 wip i l ipiil ir I,.,: .1 1 s' ■ ilMbi !i ' m Jf^J R : yfn Heroic toem: Nor fhou'd the naval daring fons of Spain, Unnotic'd, in the warlike lift remain ; Who dar'd wiihBritaln's matchlcfsTars t* engage; Fac'd gallant 'Pocock's war I and brav'd ilcrce Kfp- pel's rage ! ' . . ■ . . •? "!*«,' k,::^'i :;:;s ^n ..; w,w .-.^/J'^: •• • *rhe wary Foe, had fortify *d the ground ; ilnd Troops of Spanifli horfe, were flation'd roun'd : Chiefly the Moro ;* proud Hifpania's pride, ^HOck'Sf and Memarle^^ and Keppsl's war defyd : But like the three fork'd thunder of the ikies, When wing'd with lightning, from Oljmpus fiies ; •• *. '. . :*.' .."^^ . . , Thefc ^ The Spaniard?, we arc ihform'd, cflccm'd the Moro, or Moor Caflle, the firongcft Forrrcfs in the World; and ?! ought it even impregnable, from the advantage of its fnuatio.i, the dif- ficulty of acccfs, th2 ftrcngth, and number of ir$ Redoubts, and outworks ; '.vith \\n number of its ctinnon, and mortars, and the great ftrcngth of the main Garrifon itfcif ; the walJ "'■ being 50 feet thick : but more than all, they depended on the bravery, and great number of its defendants ; who made a '"Uoble, obftinare, aiid bloody defence ! not giving up v.hcn , ilorm'd, till 40b, in defence of the place, gallantly rcfign'd -their lives ; and forc'd Great -Britain's animated Heroes, to - obtain a laborious ViAory : who when they met that brave, :■ iand defpetate oppofition ; eager for glory, collecfled in their '' .Iniahty fouls, all their warlike ardour ; and like gunpp'.vdcr '!; 'confin'd, kindling into flame, bore down all oppofition : and •■ imcctins Vvith that fierce refinance, made the more rapid con- ■; ^uelV. '. - V f. M f - .w<)HW( j ifi» i iB i ;iJji i tywii| i ay i jLm*i i ||> i BiiP ■ r M >■«■ —I '— ■Tf—iiii mUk. 1/1 WJR: M Heroic Tom, 173 nd Thcfc three, rprcad dreadful dcvjftation rou ^nd rjv'd, aud flun^, the Pyloro to the ground 0\.. ii Pi;i ^ 'iV? ^rosjt^ j4lhemiirie^ with Britain's* fons of mars, ^(jcock,* and Keppel^* with our dauntlefs * Tars, Fiercely rcfolv^d, towards tiie foe they bend. And on the fhore, vi£lorioufly defcend ; Begird the Moor, with Britifh terrors round ; And occupy all advantagious ground : Around the Town, on diffrent heights, they lye ; « (The furly foes, th' approaching war defy.) With one confent, our Troops, and Tars unite ; . And rouze each other to the glorious fight ; Their BaitVies raife, againft the dcftind Town : Hifpania's Troops, and Tars, defiance frown.. All that cou'd fire the foul, and chace difmay. Within this Town, in great abundance lay.: Such heaps of white, stid yellow glirt'ring; ore, That ayarice iifelf, cou'd wi(h no. more, " .. : ^ ,'i^^ P 3 \ -. . Within. «»*»# TheSo!dlers, Marines, and Sailors, jotn'd with one con- • . fcnt, to attack the place, and with united cffofs, built Batte- ries, dragj'd the cannon, and mortars around, and play'd upon • the Moor Cadle, and Town : infpiring each other mutu::l!y,^ with refplution, and warlike cmjlation. X I i i in ip i B j w m i w i ■ 11 J) , i MMiw)jnj I II iii jn - -■€' ..^mmmmiam^ J74 WA R : yfj Ihrolc T ocm. f» ] Within the Port, whole trading Fleets remain : Twelve of tlic line ; the royal Ships of Spain. ' Full twenty thoufantl armed Spaniards there,* Gainft Britain's ftorm, a bcld defence 'prepare ; For fafery, each dcftruc^ive method plan ;" * And with the Sailors, guns, and mortars man : With fiinken fiiips, they form.a dang'rous Kar ;' They dread the thunder of our naval war : " For navv began, our Batt'ry on the (hore ! Thci Ca-mbriJge,* and the MarlbVoiigh,* 'gainft . .-'l; Ihc Moor, • . • ' • I In concert with the Dragon,* fiercely roar. J The Moor> the Town, thcForc, thcmfelves prepare i The gen'ral ftorm, and Britain's Batt'ry dare : Full, of intrepid glow, and gen'rous rage, Bacons, and Spaniards, ardently engage. Whilft all Commanders brave, the fight maintain. One, * only fears." t* attack the Forts of Spain : Amidft the gen'ral glow, and war's alarms, - Which rouzes all, and cvVy bofom warms ; ■■ whiia **•*• When the Cambridge, Ntaribnrough, Dragon, and \\-i Si- — r| — g-C — n — le, were ordtrrM oii » j^c«\cril attack, to T- againrt the Moor Cadle, all rcf«>'iiJely b'ave, went bold- , ly in» aod bcIia^'M extremely well, during the unparale!'*" cannonacle, except C^pi.C—mJ — .', in the St — r! — gC — f^— !c I v/ho came not near enough, to flure in the cnga^oment. ..." \. ■ I . . 1 m 4 P I I .I ■ . ■■ ' it »wi ^ i ^j|,>u H »^.gMv»i,»,l<4.«.u,|)i.>< >i ,ffJ ( ? WAR: j4h Heroic Tom. t7S 11) I ■ i l\ ■ r VVliilft cv'ry one, with Dritifh ariloiir flilncs, with colli indifTrcncc, he, the fight declines. Britons exulting fliouis, on Cuba's fhorc, The trumpets, drums, and friendly cannons ^ roar, .■ , ' •. Rouze not his ♦ daftard foul, to battle with the [ Moor ! J , Far otherwife, the, gallant Lin^fij^ f Soul I ' Who, long before he heard the thunder growl, Or animating (huuts, had picrc'd his ears. In warlike flame, abforb'd all meaner Fears I With manly ardoufi and a fierce delight. He plunges thro' the terrors of the fight } Eager to take a dying Hero's charge, Forgets the dangers; of an open barge ; Speeds to the Cambridge, and with ftern diflain, Rolls Britain's thunder 'gaiull the fons of Spain ! ' P 4 Bri(din*s t Capf. Lindfay^ of his Majefty's Frigate, the Trent : who when the 4 Men of War, were order'd to batter the Moor Caltle, ^waited on Admiral Ptcociy and rcprefented to him ; that as he commanded only a Frigate, he cou'd be of no fe vice, or ac- quire Honour ; therefore requeued, 'hat if any of ihe 4. fliip$ loft their Captains, he might be permitted to take the com- , mand, during the cannonade : which rcquelt was granted j and in about 5 minutes, the Cambridge tnrcw oui the fignal, for the Captain being kill'd ; when Capt. Lindfayy put off rrom the Trent, in his Baree ; and through a moft terrible fire,' got on boanl the Cambridge, and fought her moft gallantly, till fljc, and the other 2 Ihips, were order'd to I?? tow'U o^F, I . I • !l '"^mT^^mfitg" lyS WA R : An Heroic 7o:m. Britain's tremendous charge, the Moor defies ; From thence, a florm of lead, and iron flics : * Englifh difploding dafhing deaths arc thrown, To fling the m.ural hopes of Spaniards down; To wane their Trc^ps, and terrify the Town. ThcCambridge,Marlb'rough,and the Dragon wagi Unequal war, againft Hifpania's rage :' :' •' "*'.•'• Our Sailors feel no cold rclu•.*. .\.> i il ' "^mmimmm mmmmmmtfnmmm^'^ mammm ^"W^- ^ N^..^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 !.l Hi £ tiL 12.0 A MZS 2.2 1.25 14 IIIIII.6 # Photographic Sciences Corporation "^C* ^> % V 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14<:80 (7U) 872-4503 ^N^ ^^bmujk*****'**"'** " |» "''< >»' I ^ i l i i ii wr < i ' i» MW^^ilaMWkAMikMite WyiR* j4>t Heroic ToeWf X7> And now commenc'd a daily cannonade ; . The Spaniards ftill, a bold refiftance made : Their wive's» their honour, and their all at (lake ; * By which infpir*d, they vig'rous failles make : bit as they Tally, are as oft rcpeU'd ; ^^ Chac'd ta their walls, or down in battle fc)l;d. . With rcfoiuiion arm!d, on either fide. Mortars, and guns, moft eagerly were ply'd 3 Week, after week, full fifty * days, and more, \\' .,■»..• •...»»».- 11." • . The" cannon, irifantries, and mortars roar ; . , Both parties feem, each day, to grow more warm ; Each other oft, alternately alarm. III « ) As derp'ra:e gamefters ofc, will haiard all, • The Spaniards, (at their bleeding country's call ;) By honour rouz'd, to gain a warlllce fame, Their fouls had wrought to patriotic flame j A thoufand plebeian Heroes, dare t' advance, Againft the Scourgers of perfidious France : And as they march, to give the daring ftorm, A horrid formidable front tlicy form ; A .if. ^ . . : ; ••^;:. Their • bur Troops, were landed the 6tb of June, againft the Spa- niards; and carried the Moor Caftlc, fword in haud, llie 30th I of Jdy : which is above 50 days. .- . • r^ It i "11)1 nuujfiwnRiMn "WJ'i." ' JH .■■.^..■. ,g ^ - ^ j.^/..^^ .— .-^.a--.:.' — — -— ■ ...«, .. .1. ■"f-1-*'~>'iiliii -J I78' * * • JF^ R : M Heroic 7iim. ij if i ■ I 4 •.io ;/. Their dire ticfign, thefc letters plainly fpakc, Jf^e neither give, nor will -we Quarters take : - But vyhat avails their gallantry and worth t ' 'Gainfl Britain's Heroes fierce, they fally'd forth. ' . With ccjual ard^^ur, England's Troops arofe,' To meet the daring, vetVan Spanifh Foes ; Methinks,! hear our fearlefs Leaders fay, •' Brave fellow Soldiers ! fight like Men to day'! ' The'coming Foe, is obftinately brave ! Great-Britain's Honour, and your own to fave. ^ Now draw your fwdrds; and in this glorious caufe,' Gain Europe's praife, and George the third's ap- plaufe. ' . - , As when fmooth oyl, on flaming fire is thrown, (By bluft'ring winds, to dreadful ?ury blown ;) ••' With rage refjfilefs, on tlie torrent flows ; " \' SofullofwarIikeflame,againft our foes, ' • y To fierce attack, all refolutely rofe, Drums bear, and animated Heroes glow. As both the parties, near each other draw. Both parties fcorn, to fear, or flight to yield ; ' Both, throng towards the center of the field : ' \y"arm hope, and anger, in their fouis, by turns, And gcnrous valour, .in a medley burns ; Mi •« 4 Sf ■ .^ * « • J .*^ tt»w. ! ^ ■ "w» y f l ^i ' p tl iPIHKpw ^i!^»"JJ. i |pW ■■Pi fct Ml '«« l. In - ... ■MBdM<«t««*MiaMI I m M WA R • -^/' Herok Toern* 179 iVnd as two torrents, (with a dcarning found,) ^lunidown two hills, towards the lower ground. They meet/ they mix, and as ihcy mix, engage. And deal out death, with ftern relcntlefs rage : ,, With cquil firmncfs, both the parties ciofe ; Mufkcts, to. muikets, VvyorJs, to fwords oppofe : . Encoiint niig pikcs^ (in^clofe'cngagcnricnt mcet,^^ With deadly thrufts, th' ill fared bofoms greet .: ., keen Highland fteel, and bright Toledo* blade., A grating unharmcnious concert made : . , . ^ As each, his burniOiM, pond'rous fkulchion rcar'd/ A^ rcfoiution in his face appcar'd ; . . ^v^ Qiiebec's, Bclicincs, and Marti.nico's Fate, ^ .. Warm'd Britons fouls, and made their hearts elate. Hundreds' of Spamards/flrewM tli* cnlanguin'd ' • . ground ; . ,. . • , ., And each, in front,t received his honcft wound : ■ •' • r..:. ' ^ '■'■ "■ ■•:■■*'";'■ • . ■ • ■ Fierce • I mean by that, the Spanin. fwords ; the Toledo ftccl. being ^ accounted the belV m Spain ; and rt is a hiftonc name -, being in hiftory, call'd Toledo good, orGood Toledo b.ade. t 1 call it an honeft wound ; becaufc they look d dj^th, anat^h ot , xalQurj whea tbey were overvvhchii'd, and born down by^^^ I ' I:.: !l i ■rw»l H I!W! l ' ;'"., i| ! | U W »llat.'" "••'• --~-*' ■ lUtlti iSc^ WA R : An Heroic tP^m.' fierce grew the fighr, fiercer the Britons glow*^ • O'er deaJ, and dying, refolutely trod I " '' Againft the hving llank?, their ftorm they bend, And glittVing Deaths, in fhow'rs of ftccl defcend; fate, rode in flaming triumph, wrapt i^i lead ; None feels remocfe, none knows defponding dread • Some Britons fall, (for Fate will have ic fo ;) While Spaniards weep in blood.'their overthrow: : With warlike pomp, to death, each Briton goes, Attended I y a whole platoon of i^oes, ' At length, the Spanish refbluuon fail'd • And Englifli intrepidity prevaird- To Britifh Arms, they feem inclii^'d to yield, Yet inch, by inch, difpute the bloody Field.,' As when a whirlwind, (with deftruaive Forccf O'erturns the Foref^, ih'its rapid courfe ; ' ', \. So Abem^rU, and Britons, forcM their way, y And backward foll'd the Spaniards in difmay, * ^' They turn'd (reludlant,) with a. tardy flight. '-, Impctuoufly fierce, with warring might, "■ '] rt'^ rv^r. ., , . ' -— - :n.:,. Upon «i ■%-^ \. . ^ ad!??^ rll'f "? ^ fi^rccners, with which the Britlfl, Troopi V mlrcWdla^l^"' aga.nft.hofe gallant fons of Spain , Jo ht^'/Alu ' ^''^ thcfc words wrote in the front of th.ir ^^' frincithtr give, nsr take ^qrtirs, .. :; ..\.. :..,.. .... il ii!#JlUi),i!l|,l|)MI!pi lililil" ^?*pWBIi''' ' H mmmmmm ih 1 ii i| f ! -''I'' i. < jlJit II I if^ ij • ^it Heroic Toein. l8t Upon their broken rear, the Britons flevv% "] Their clefp'ratc Foes, with ftcrn rcfcntmcnt flcw; 0*er dyingSpaniards'trod,as near theMoorihey i .•. •'. 0' "" U^'vi'' -ThC ♦ The Spaniards, when they got within the Moro, /ccm'd to be ^ learlcfsj and obAjnate, as ever. - ■ i ^1 \ ; . II I ■ ! I «**«»**■*<■>• it> ii.iaii. !•;. J 83 ^A R : ^n Heroic Toem. The mighty Moro. fallable was found . The Ran.pans raz^ and bartered to the ground: hr ^r , "^ ^"^ bulwarks form, • ^ Dreadful to pafs, and terrible to norm. . 2' ^"St'^"''." length.' their cav/rrf; made. ' ! Beneath the w.,,,,heirt„id terrors bid; ;' T^etKem, fierce expanding fla„,e>', hey ro/ei^ The Cafl/e ftpolc. and terrify'd their foes^-' ' " '-■ Scarce mov'd. a po„d W ioad. the Ra.p.rt. la,-. Nor wou d to powde. Vmatchlcfi, poW. Jvc way , ^"°"S..n their heaps of ruin .hey abide ■ '' As commoi. bulwarks, in unbattc-r^d pride.'. trIT Only one * file t'i;hJn;V: 'u ' *^l"'-^ ^"--^ »»' ^ .; ^flV^. . ii/c, ;«v Jthm the.breach cou'd form ; . . *^*Sftfi: liTc wl7M'"^ in"*' "'""^^ "?^^^ '^^ ^^^-^' criflamcttrat it fought vcht^nn??™""' '°''^» ^" '^« ''^'"S ValJs rcm.in'd Thar th? Ir "?'" "^'y • '"^ ^ ftabic, the ill '^'"^'^mimfm'^mmmBmiKk mtm i^pcmKmiiijiiii ju niDiii I'r !3 !■« ^•- ; i * III 1! II III WjI R : M Heroic Tocm, ,t93 (In lirilc hills, the rugged Ramparts lay, Portending ruin, o'er tiie fubjcft fea.) . :i Fierce Forhej^ march'd, to ftorm tlie dreadful place And thundVing death, flaOi'd horror iii his face:' ,0n ruHi'd the Royals, f with true Britioi elow • "" (Deflrudlion f ya.vvn*d, moft dreadfully below' V' As ^^0^, and_jfmher/l, (in tremendous roar ) ' Flew arm'd with thunder, on Cape-Breton's Ihorc- So HavilanJ, and Keppel.f warlike honour fou^br And to the breach, Great-Britain's fourfold } union *^' Wrought j^" ^-^^ ^'^^ t:ii:^-3r::)d ,:.o^ o/I "^^I/ .??T/ Gcncral'ATj:^;,/, was firft in command at the ftorm of the Moro : and Brigadier General h'av:/and, was feS - » * • 'A** Pr '• ^"'t"* (^'"" '"^'^'^ » C-P^'i" i" the 42 Regiment,} firft enter d the breach ; (if it may be ca'l'd . fireach;) at the head of the Royalv, t^bo had gaia'd great honour, during the Cegr : and the breach was fo fuu. ated. that had they m.fs'd a rtep, they muft have gone about ^-t loo yards headlong mto the fea, on one fide, or the ditch. on other : and we are informed tlut the very men, ^hich h ^ intrep.dly cnter'd againft all the oppofi.ion, fo defpcratc aa 'hf^^l^y ""'^ tnake, with cannon, and fmalj arms, were a- "l^rln^ ^V'T ^^ 'f^e fame way, and among all thc'thou- Jhe i«rt b^Jll'"' T") '^''t^r' ^"'y^^''* knosvn to /how e, Jhe icaft backwardnefs, or had been heard to complain ; tho* .,^many. both Officers, and Men, had been fevaal Days in ttie trenches, without being rclicv'd. "r-:: . .'* t Englilh. Scotch, Iriih, and Provinc:il*s, united. ' ' ""''^ ^^ ; ii < i p'^'WS^IW^^p*- » ^i 184 ■5 7fyi R : yfn Heroic Tom Vchfco t fierce, refolVa to fpill his hlooa, ■' '• Like X Ajax, near the Spanifli fkg ftaff ftood i \ With heart rcfolv'd, and vifagc full of wrath, • Defiance frown'd, and brandifh'd glitt'ring death. With lifclefs hope, but manly voice he calls, Spaniards! ftand firm! & guard your batter'd walls ! YoiJiT all dcprnds, on this dc'cinvd day; Vc .►•op 5 remains,' the niomcnt you give way l RmiVmbrr, En^lifhmen >our Wills artall , ^ What ml^hiy honour ;!>ou'd you now prevail! Aiiii frorn the brca^.h, ^hclr quadrate union chacc ! No foe, hencr^oi th, w«!l dare a Spaniard face. The Spaniards rouzc, and rank and file, they clofc j * Throng to the breach, and dare th' affaillng foes. ■ ,' I ■ r '% .'• .. Now Haviland, and Kcppcl,, in a flame Of Briti/h zeal, near Moro's Caftic came ? 1 Nd f The gallant Don Lewis de Vclafco, Captain of one of. their Bica of war, and Governor of tlic Moro j fiercely rclblv'd, fix'd him- ^ {^i \>j the colcu«, and defended them, fword in hand ; iIU mortally .Wounded in the ftortn. X For an explanation of this, concerning Ajax ; vide, my reference iat the firc-fhips, in my Ccgc of Quebec, or the X5th and x6th bcob ©f Komcr'f Iliad. • . . . ■ 1.1 . . I J i m ■ >!0if y !fif0mfmfy''m*immmm^m^ i,h WAl^' ^" fJeroic Tom. i^S Kot one, >«t Vccls. » great heroic rage ; - Eich fccnis alert, and longing to engage. Chearful, rcfoWd, the Leaders all appear, Ruling in front, or thronging on the rear: , With eyes brimful of joy. and fierce delight. They mareh.and roure. each dlffrent corps to fight. And doubtlcfs, this the ftraln, In «hlch they fpoke. Advancing In the clouds- of fulphVous fmoke. A Leader of Dragoons, and Grenadiers, ;. CrUs come my lads ! ^vho ne'er knew daftard fear.. March finely on. with refolution fix'd > Brave EngUn-men, and bold Hibernians m.xd. To England's honour, let all Europe fay, You (lorm'd the breach, on this dccif.vc day AndboJc the palm of vWory away. _ Then Ihall Hibernla (hare, the glorious fame. Whofe kll>"t fons,Cto war,) againft Hlfpama came. The Caledonian chiefs, moft fiercely ciH, ^ To Highland troops, remember conquer d Gaul . ■ And like her troops, let thofe brave Spaniards feel Your warlike worth, and Caledonian fteel. - ' ^ i^rovlnclal leaders, (emulouny brave,) ■ -^ To rouzc theiir troops, this fhort narration gave ; 1. Ill ■KP^wvfBfiPvinifpiw* -"-i' '.<■■' 1^' „^ iriWi ttimikmmm MMMMMMaM ii t II ^! Hi I l! i: 'S'S //'^/e.- ^« Heroic Tom. Revolve cad. (Igl.t, in which youVe bravely fought • . With lives, and blood, your warlike honour bought- Let Abram'j plain, and Louifbourg twice won, Rouze you to aft, what oft before you've done ; Your mother country ', powV,, join once again, .Prove yourfclves fon, of brave old Engliftmen. ' ,Twas needlefi „ore. all felt a fearlcfi glow. And ftumbled thro' the breach, towards the foe. With broad-fwords drawn, and bayonets well fix'd, Englifh, and Spaniards, in cohfufion mix'd : All fiercely hew, or fire, none flop for breath ; L«d mortal flew, and fteel, fell arm'd w'ith death: .1 .■ \ In equipoize, fhort time, the battle hung; Our's, glory fir'd, but pride, "the Spaniards ftungf The breach ditputcd, they no longer hold, ' And like a torre: I, in the Britons roll'd : Spaniards retreat, our's urg'd the flight along, f •And to th<: guarded flag-ftafT, fiercely throng : " Velafco th.-re, refolvedly remain'd ; * The flight retarded, and the fight jnaintain'd. V • -•;-■ • • "" ■ ''■ ■y**f?w»y' nw- i f i " n i nt ii j|ii,n >iii i)« i nj i^»«i" >iiu..ii.ilfi|iaii ■an •> ■ - ^Mllfcl MM ! IV AK : w//i Heroic Toem, 187 (So Lion*! cubs, (on LyMa's burning fanJ.) 'Gy/mft dogs, and hunt?rf, nakc a feeble Hand ; If e'er perchance, the Sire, their paflagc bar, And roars, prepar'd for bccratino; war ; 'Till clofcly prtfs'd, by the bold nunting train, They fcattcr fingly, thro' the fcorching plain ; Or gafp in death, by fomc brave hunter flain.) 6f that great corps, Vclafco fcems the foul, And by cxamplci animates the who'? : As from his wounds, he pour'd his vital blood, The Spaniards cool'd, the (hock no longer Hood : And .as the Mexicans/ f Icng time before, When Cortes drawn by love of golden ore ; Willing from Spanlfh rage, themfclves 'to fave, Plung'd headlong down, into a wat'ry grave ; So thefc, by hundred?, (in a wild difmay,) From Britifii troops, fought (hcltcr in the fen , r Si «U' Th9 f When the Spaniards, led bj Hernando Cortes, conquer'd Mexico; vaft ro altitudes of the poor wretches, pcrifh'd in the ^ter, and lake% funroundinij it : and now, the Spaniards fharc a funilar fate ; fooie hundreds of them, lofinc; their lives, as they at- ' tempted to flee in their boats, in coafuiwn, before the dreadlul, «oaq'ring troops of Britain. 'I fmm . \ Tppn «!ir;»rac\|^ And on the banion, U.rluin'.s Sundord plac'd. •The Moro galn'd, yet fliil the Spanhrd* dare; TToOand the batt'rmg (hock, un prepare. '" Death f Tccnis to join, the threaten d town to favc, And fwccps whole hundreds ,.. the fiient grave : Ti^ro] ,a|l their broiling veins, Sol dartf his (ire;/ Apd troops worn out, in Cali;'u'dj,^ • • ' . That ftprm few !I Hours, the daring S-^ojards ftpp4. Tho' firft, the Gpyernor, (with warlike frpwn,) • When fummon'd to fur render . up th? town, . Declar'd he valu'd not Great-Britain's might ; But to the lafl:, with all their pow'r would fight : Yet,' wjhcn he felt the Pritifli cannpnade, '; And faw the havoc' our bqmhardmcnt madc^ He grew more cool, and for fhort refpite fent Of fome few hours, no more on war intent : ^ And crav d three fhips !i might no obftruaion meet, And unmblefted, pafs thro* Britain's fleet : The gallant Pocock, fent him this again ; No, not a boat ; 1! much lefs three fhips of Spain, Shou'd pafs unfearch'di thro' Britain's dreadful fleet, But muil expcifl, witii thund'ring rage to meet; Good EngliOi fhips,!! to Spain ftiou'd them convey : Good EngUfh ftiips, the terrors of the Jea J . fey "..'J.v'..-. \. JV * Rnn when the ftorm from the Moro, (now in our polTcfllon,) ' and on the ftore, was begun, in concert, agamft the toNN-n. and 'Puntafort, by our troops, and tars: Juan del Prado. Governor ot the town, in about fix hours, fent out to defire a refpite. for ome few hours, to make his terms ; wh'.ch was granted ; and witnai, begg'd tnrce (hips of the line, might pafs uufearchJ ^^^J^ u 1 !' ij n i . , I ■ 1 ' t 1 i 1 1 1 '^1 ^ ■ ^ 1 i m I B 1 E 1 ' 1 '' ■ " 1 II ■ ^ ' ». f «.iM'. i m ii ii i j u iii . i ii i jmpHmi ii irt^-fk' ' " ^ swipM^^j, -,y^4 S ? ? ^jujw-^.iHj ' j " jM p »s "-- ..... .,— ^■M-.i ■■ - rvniamini^ «-'|^-■^| -rnf' -' -"ii-iifjirntati mt w-f ' i^ '^y m*!-*: -' I '19° - ff'^R .■ An Heroic] Toi'm. . ^y ''"'' neceflity, to terms ' brought down ; ' ■Prado gives up, the long defended town ; ' ' In which were treafures, by whole millions' found ■ AndBritain's arms with glorious conqued crown'd' VI f T \ ■ • • •! • • V ,.r« -. •• • . ■ . » ' . • * • ■*•■■».* •* •Vi- • • ' ' ' >->■•• I • ' ' ' . < •*•'•**. f-"r- • •» - .^ *.» V* • • • •»«. ....• . >1. :^::-':--F'i N I s. ** "t^^V "t ' ..,.< ;. i:t;-. v,:i iilr^;?ni- J » . 1 » ! ■ , ,-. •T I t ■ .. ' ' "."'.-"•• ■••i— .^;.- ,-►;.. -,. ; ,; ir:,.i it^;! -^iy.} ' "« » W U lp tg igjpiipgjpi I w ii , II I V l i | piw»yw^>»IWII|py»pilWtWI»! ^'. ^r *f »•<* ;r 4 • V'* ."s^ *'■•'■ • :-? * V . .^ ^•.r^^'.^ ;vvv h'--^- ,/. • "'■ '' '" 1, 1 !-■' 1 ) |:« i «• i- '^TW!W ' .4A << Bj^.5r...iw ? »^V-,.,.. ' JV,s; ' ,".g ■■ y;ji 8 ~-S5p!^ II. u ;, > ' «•■»■ , - !■ if- « ! ! I' M t- ■ (' ~««aE*?; i^ifci-taii iiai' ri m Ji T /■ f rhi '1 = hffi .V ,ii\t '•.lUlTt fiWV^ 'j'n riy-i: r I it.Hl^u ''Vbio?- ii:iiTiri:>n^i"i h ({ibi.** 'v'-in'ii'^'ji! ,?.rf .-V tl ,r. ., ;j 1 : .i ii-.rr: i'-x rj'J ^lU "«''"••• y;:)riKn' :^in:i'l^:.^:.i'i^^i ii-'^ •' Cv'il't .^'•, lj:r»'(q«) !< w'? bl'>li . J i . 1 1 ! : ^1 .?f=''i: -iii|J»iJHI.I!)B» |iJM»l"R'ji"i-'*J "■' '.f!?^ m upmiiwjwfji". i ll • E R I T A N N I A's CALL,.. ., T O H E R Brave Troops, and hardy Tars. , _ . . . . . .. ..' »■ . . ■I- .'. »...,-» BRITANNIA^ fons, Hibcrnia's youth. And Scotia's hardy,, martial race \ - Rife ! fight ! defend the caufe of truth t » • And wipe from me.all foul difgracs I . .With ardent eyes, . . - • _. .' .. Britannia cries, . . ■,*-.-■ • s . » ^United rife ! .^ f t '. .. . • -. . -.-r- ^5; And Frenchmen to'deftruftlon chace f Sec, from the coafl of threat'ning France, With mifchief, fraught, and ill defigns, • Her gatli'ring troops, prepare t* advance, • . ;; AnH threat v;ith battle my confines ! , • " . Infulting foesy • - . • , . Refolv'd oppofe, .Deal mortal blows I See, fee, aloft, my Standard dunQs. ... J* « ' . 1 1 III. '\ J -; t ' IS . iiilli "i ft ( I ^ ^*'*?r:Bi »,>mf^ m ^. ^ u.m. l llmwm^v m '• ' i■^'»• |^ a ' || ^ ^l ' ■ ' * ' t. ! y. '!' V^ ' w.,; i ^U4.^J ! "f,^.". ! ;<. ' lv, ' ww^^. I i m 1 11 ■ * ««tMi-^«»'**iM tmimmt^m^-mmttttttamtt ill f My frecborn Sens, (with native rage,) Arife, and hear your Mother's call y Invading foes, prepare f engage : Defend me ^ow, or elfe I fall : o;Your all's at flake, " ';^:^».'' ;-^ ^ • ; . To arms betake,. . •• t.. . . ' Strong efforts make, . ' And fwcep tb death, the troops of Gaul ! • . - •'- i- i?H . • '' ••• ,IV. ' ,..^ kouze! rouze! refulgent, fhincinarms! Hark ! cannons roar, drums, trumpets, found r Rufli.on, all clad, in war's alarms ! And dauntlefs, tread, on Gallic ground \ Ajgainft the Gauls, ■ .. ., ** ' . And their flrong walls,^' --'^ Ply bombs, and balls, ' ^ Ffing veng'ance, flame, and ruin round f •V.;. . ■2-- , •■ Britannia thus, befpoke her Sons, V/ith iardour, ev'ry bofom boU'd, _. They lin'd her fiiores, with troops, and guns, ' ' And France, affrightc.l, back recoU'd-: - . , * . With -'•■-•■■jin 1 1 ■ijr Ai i.ll.ll ,i diit 1, i ( 3 ) With ftem delight, They ail unite, And'wifli the fight j But Feixlinand had Lewis foil'd ! A grand cxuhing joy appear'd. With martial fmiles, on England's (hore. To fee Great-Britain's ftandard rcar'd. ^d hear her naval Lions roar; Her Fleets France found. Were gathering round, I »v. v •} f: . ^A'dr'eadful bound ! Britannia; Veard her threats no more. ''>;, . . ... VIL •J..' :.-/i '. V. •- Brunfwick, with mighty joy furvcy'd, Domeftick troops begird his throne ; • Safety, her golden vvings difplay'd : And all our former fears were flown ; • ■•■■'■ ■ J '■■ . ■■ '•■■■• •i-'^'-i Our Forces good, . • " *^ Refolved flood, . . To fpill their blood, i."^i .iiim.-.3;oci Sooner than Frenchmen cdnq'rors own.. . . ^o/:3 1. ' irrv- ^c^jtxij diivi'.-' \'^-.:Ji * f M-f ""ti'^fi: B titaiti's .f-> wwifWWWWqww*iwiipwiW|p. .. II u I I I ■I I I: 'i H f li .< ( 4 ) . ^^'M^^i's Arms victorious ; or, France . humbled. .- ♦ A I. -* ■ ■ ' . ' pO infults long, from France inui^d, _- ^'^"^^nniarouz'd, and dreadful frown'd-r "' tier Navy mann'd, her coafts fecur'd, ' • And fear did evry foe confound ! ' ': Wife Heav'n thought fit, •/The Patriot Pitt, '•• At helm fhould fit. And point her flaming veng'ance roond. iX. •• • ' ^ (50T :: Her daring troops, Britannia fc^nn'd • * . ^Which faithful flood, to guard.her fhore ; / Well pleas'd, /lie faw her Ndvy mann d ; . And heard 'em loud defiance roar : '-' • .^ . Aloud fhe cries, France ftill defies, " • . I Rife, warriors, rife ! And drown all GauUn Gallic Corel ' . - i r m. J w w ^^0» t m i >««^ <■' »r.vt' I. I ifl-ir '•! I: I? 1 i H i > ! J | H^iiH I >, i )W l ..-g ^'>*' "- ' J|W' *»' ; ' i j I >ii t »p . » l W J .« . y ST *i J V r ( 6 ) They ardour lack I Their threats fling back f •n i(,Their coafls attack ! Tis thus, Britannia you implores I : '' . VI, • To battle quick, her armies rufh'd. The terror of her arms difplay, With conqucft oft, the troops were flufli'd. Her fleets launch'd forth, and fwept the fea I They ev ry where, '*vo^rv,M Stern veng'ance bear, S{. read death, and fear,- And Gallia felt a dread difmay ! vir. Thus whilfl our fleets fweep o'er the main. And troops domeftic guard the fhorc, Tho* France unite with haughty Spain, And Holland too, we'll fear no more ; Their pow'rs we'll meet, . -And roughly greet. ■yy^x CxX: ' '-'^ Whilft Britain's fleet. In fiammg death, fhall loudly roar i^M ■i> On i r IF TTn I tHattifcrf^Mfa ^fi • (.7 ) On Monficur T h u r o t's dcfccnt' and . • defeat. I. YE Britonci attcnd,you fiiall hcarliowThurot, (He led, only Frenchmen, intirely forgot,) Tyger like, for awhile, kill'd, ravag'd, and then, ViaorlouHy thought to have flunk to his den ! ^ Derry doivn, dowUi Joidk derry doiL'/t. With three or four fliips, Monficur Thurot made boaft, ' . . He'd njjakc a defcent on Hibernians coaft : Next thought to retreit, with his men, and his prey. As well he might 'fcape from fierce lions away ! ^, riQttxDsrry down, do-fih do'Vjn dcrry doii'd. *'" \^ ■ •-■ '.■ ■ ji^'.:- \ ni. ■ ^- ■ ' ' • •■■': For iEolus *, blew aftrong blaft in his face 1 Flun was a diflbnantflratii I Their loud fliouts victorious I their triumphs were • drown'd ! . , - By deep notedJ)ars, of our cannor" around f Derry down, down, down dcrry down, • /• • ■ '«•, * VI The fport rougher grew ! and the Frenchmen . grew fick ! • . . _ Death flew fore and aft, as the bullets flew jthickf . ■■ Their \ The (hip Brilliant. • II The Clip Pallas, Goddcfs of war. .-..., • The Cutlaflcs, on board ' the Bellcidc, hid for their motto. I. 1^ I Rufh'd forth fromGrcat xj;it./»n, to gcrmanic wars ! " To fight the foe ran?''i,or to force the ftrong trench, ^ And help Ferdinand *gainft the f.vaggering French ? - . Djrry down, dr^ny cozi-n dcrry down. b -J*^^* II. il . m/mw'mmimmmiw^mm^gimrmm'mm "■"■^niwnifiV* "^fiillfl*! -I I' i . : ( 'I > i ' » j ( ( SI. TI.«Taylor,.r*gardlefi, ofdea.l,, wou,.d».and fears ! RefoIVdto leave ftiching. and live by the war, ! Wah a patriot zeal, they defj.ted their boards ! Benrodethewarhorfe5.and brar„.,r..-itheirfwords I Derry diwn, Joan, down Jer'y do-in. The „ew5 throi-ghoMt England, no fooner wa, iinown. What great emulation, the Taylors had /hown ! But they lifted ip. rcores, 'gainft Britannia's foes ! AndElhofs light horfe.was the cohort they chofe ! •»*■;• Derry dawn, down, down dtrry down. > ''. IV. Behold they ftt fail, from their own naUve land.' And meet a good welcome from brave Ferdinand, Who led emfluightway. where the foe rang'd in . view. They kindled with ardour ! and refoJue grew J I^erry down, down, down der^y do-^n, " . . - • . ■ v. U\ I t Ife— P^^ rnmniM •m. i..iii|inii,.]jj ,:i!» ifle lanks with achlllcan .a'^c ! L /• • 1 ir I H I !■ I r~- -|-|- 1 I •' ( '= ) Kow dreadful ! muftGicat Britain's Heroes all be ! ^""ry do'j;n, di>%'ii, i!o'^n deny Jown. vm. ; la adifierent fenfe; the old proverb * we'll take - NinefoIdiersofGaul/carcealighthorfemanmake: V/ith feminine tremor ! the French are aU fmi tten ? For nine dare not face a brave flitch f of Great Britain ! '. ' J-:: :(•; ^^^X-f?;^"* down, down. deny ^own. ,r. •• . * V ' '. ' . r » » • . . . A Satyrical, exulting kiixtk to Lewis ::Le Grand: alias Le Petit :' oh the_ '\ Lofs of his Ships, Forts, Towns, and \ iilands, &c. in the two wars. ' rX)ME Clio, fweet muf^ !. ./. Let's fing as we ufe, •i » 's ■ ■ . . . • • And the vi(5tones naval repeat ; % ■ * • • •-• •- • ( How .1 I'^^'w ?"'*''^r i*' "'."*' 'Taylari make a man, by way cf liar on ^^I^^^T::^^'''''^''^ f^Id, .i.cFrLh:^c„ da. no: t Siitchisacam word us*d foraTfiylon " -'* Nwi'i i '-;'i!'w,y > ^<»4ft ' . " , ' ' ■ ' ."■'*gfiJiwy i v.s|tffj j Wf " ,^!4;i. ' 'f ■ WT ' l^w ■■ -'"^ if • < !,;M ,: II if II ': / ; ,^. . - i • •- •* k ; 'V .J \ t.^ k (; ^3. ) How Bofcawci,, and Hawke, Did the French Monarque baulk, ' - -- ■ . And his fchemes of Invafion defeat ! Brave Boys, Sec* It. ".-• , . :■ Let ns mention e'm alh • > . • l' • That e'er fought againfl: Gaul ; Or elfe of their Coaquefts let's fmg ; And merrily reakon. The fhips they have taken,* "'| \ " >Vhich figh t .npvY for Great Biitain's King." ' " ■ ' v!. ."*•-■• *- .«. • • ' • " , ■ ' Brave Boys, . • ' ' ,v ." I J '.'.L v.. .! .■..■■. i "III. ' ; ' • .A Now Lewis r thou-rt vext. - - <'^ --• - ■-' V-^ Nonpliis'd, and perplext ! '^ -And frefft like a man in a Bog ! For_jhy ill fate prevails ! .• ; •• , .• •; -^r > And thy confidence fails i "' ■ ' V V';'' .1 mean in the Don, a and the Frog. S I ' a The Spaniards. ^'TheD-uh. -: '"J ■«)...!». , .-i j, :' '''"^S rilMr^yyi I wji y ^ yy ,) | B ) ^ , ^|^ i ,, ip . i ,w . !' r ',l««l;J.,_t|«J^,,JI J|PIHJ»|| '■■^^-' •-"■ ■■■■'■ g- II I ! I IIMi»— I I- V. t I,, I ' i .■I ;: 1 1 I 1 1 • . . ( H ) IV. ' The two c Brothers Royal, Oppofers deftroy all j ^■^ And ^Brunfwiclj, and Edward d are arm'd ; The black e Eagle, and/Lion^ Their Prey fiercely fly on. And F^-ance and her Friends are alarm'd ! Brave Boys» ;u.-:' ; V. i- :■:-• Tho' the Gauls call thee Great, ' *" How wilt thou,fhun Fate ? ; ; ' . ' ' .(Which threatens,) deferted by g Mzrs'l From thee, he is torn; -' •And thy ,6 Di'monds are worn, • . : By the Britili brave refolutc Tars I • .- - . . : .:;;:;■ ■::•- . : Brave Boys, . VI ■ ^J;ti^^]!!it ^'"^ °' ^'"^^ = "^ ^"°- H.nr,, Her; t The black Eagle, is the Prufllan arms. ' ' : -• ^ •times for* th/Jr'j r^ '^ "'"f'S'/Phick for Great Britain, and Torr-^ JhJ Lion ^^' ^ '"*'' ^'^^ ^•''"^>' *°"» °"' Troop., and Tar:» > Le Mars, a ;»4 Gan Ihip, we look : and Mars is cali'd aras-^ the ancient Poets, the God of Battle. ^ j^ Le Diamond. I.»Pr/.,,k«.— i- t '. n i • ..^ xaenof (var we tookT ^■•^=*'^""-'=' "= ^•^»°^^'' i-" i^-uierauid : 4Frcncfl '"'^^^?ff'W^'^*' !'!>*"''' mmdk. •llllllWIIW-, i J. .'.' .-■ VI. 1 Thee, thy / Panthar aflails, .' • And with Teeth, and with nails, Tis Lewisjhje now will affright f The maftiffs of Britain, ' Moft fiercely He fet on, • - " - And found 'em fuperior in might. Srave Boys* •J ^TI. I need not repeat, .... . Th' k invincible's beat ! Thou know \ it already full* well ; ,. Thy Pride^muft come dow;i. For George has thy / Renpwn ! A true Tale moft unpleafing I tell. Brwje Boys* ': \'"Viil. • ; '. Le m Fidele, from thy Coaft, > And. thy fervice is loft ; • i An inveterate Enemy's grown : » A French map of war, wc took. , m' 1_. Invincible, tskcR By a?., vvhli'li mtsrs c?!J'r.Qiicrsb!?"s / LeRcnorame,' a French roan of war, taken i and in En^'.ilh Renown. . . • , m Lc Fideic, taken, in Englifh, the faithful. ii ■ h if, h liiliiirt l « ll — Ti- - ^-■>-''»*'^^"'- — '^-■^-^■- --^ •m .u* f ( i6 1 '^'^ fc, the n Hornet did fling, ' 'i.w tlien flretch'd on full, wing. With Difdain, to Old England j*s flown. . ' ' • ■ , . . Mrave Boys^ . .1 ^ ... ... ...... •^ . • ' .E?C,-. .';... .. ... ■: " Thy Neptune chang'd Tides, And to (jreat Britain glides 5 . . And / Severn roll'd back to his Courfe : They may roll back once more. To fweep all the French fliore, And make a bad matter much worfe. t I.: . ; u!, 'Brave. Boys^ ^ ' - .... '•f . . » • . ., • . ■>.... /~X • ■' r •.■ ' ForBrunfwick our King, . --i •;•..:;; ^r,:; i ■ Thy y Merc'ry's on wing, . \ - ',- : : .ji.'.V^ •■•' Commidion'd to fcouc Gallic ihores ; L* Ardent r *gainft thee turns. And with Englifh Ragc.burns, ^rom Great Britain's prdonance flores. , ... ^ •• . Brave Boys. • ^T.... ...... ...^-XL »" The Hornet, took from us, ^nd retaken. ,*'.". • Lc Neptune, a 74 Gun Ihip, and :'.c old Poet3 call Neptune God of the Sea. p The Severn, took uo?u as, and re-taken. : and Severn is thar ; r^me of a large River in. England. ' a The Mercury, a French fhip of war, taken : and "Mercury" \% call'd the winged me.Tenger of the Gods. ^ r L* Ardent, taken, m Engliih, Hot, fiery, burning, &C*" ' ,..i I .- . „■ .,...■..■■. ill »i Hi — aMMfca* ■ .» fHi hitftiiifi ' ( 17 ) l 11, ', fi I XL Le/Bienfaicant too. Does thy fubjeds purfue, - And all his good Anions thou'/l loft : If e'crhefliou'd chance, Torcvifit old France, He'll fulminate thro' the French Coaft! , , , . , Brave Boys, XII. * :.. Thy / Subtil knock'd under. To Rhct-ric like Tiiunder, .-■.',; Pour'd forth in a convincing Tone ; Thus nonplus'd he ftood. His Reafons not good, . To a nihil plus ultra brought down. — f , • With a fierce mortal Sting, • • f ^r Great Britain's King, :*: 'Hermione's u ready t' engage j '^^^'^'rjr. ,.■■- c -'■-■■:■'': She'lL .'\ .' . : i i '/Le Bienfaicant, j^ French ihtpofwar, taken; in EngUflu ^^^ ^^ I TH^ Subtil, was A Ffcneh fhip of W2 L* Hern-ione, a hy%l» Ucrmione was urii'd to a Scrreu: Frrr.ch Ihip of war, taken :* and the Poets fayi ViJ : Ovid's Mttamorphofis. K A "i^iWipj-.- . > ' .w!, * ^,B* i au^ — ( i8 ) she'll great mifchief hatch. If fhe meets a fit match. And hifs with a ferpcntinc Rage ! , .Brave Boyi. XIV. Recall thy (hips fent, ^ ' ; -^, ;-^: From the green Element, Great George 6n the ihaiii wilt Command i *rhe w Fierce w Neptune, is warm'd. And h w Terribly arm*d, * *" With Le w Trident, to ihakc Gallic Land ! . / Brave Boys^ . : , • • ' • - ; • • Obfcrve me, and mark it j ' WeVe ;c Monmouth, and Carkettj . Who roughly with Foudroyant dealt t * ' .,. Againft • ' ■• .-■ - . . ■ ■ ■- . •■• -^'i In Englilh, the Fierce. Neptune. Ternb^. "'^'^^"'i' il TridVnt h Keptunc*s Symbol, or taark, of hii being Sovereign of the Sea. X LieatCarkett. in the Monuiouth, a 64Gun(h.p. brave yraa^n *.::u ♦k.p;„hf- ^"Snft the Foudroyant. an 84 Gun Ihip : (a«".fl! g^lanMndmuchTamentcd Captain Gardner fell :) and conunuu-..- fghtkcrtillfteftruck. mi*m ( 19 ) Againft three Ihips of France, Tynel y dar'd to advance, And that the French FlorKTant felt. . Brave Boys^ « ■ -' XVI. As well thou may'ft Tmile, , As frown on our Ifle, We have Vigilant •2 Friends along fhore ! Our welUiming Tars draw, Tny Caleftial a bright Bow, And drench their fhaftsdeepinFrench Gore, ' s; • . . ^' Brave Bo)i' ! li XVIL This declares thy fmall wortli, . . • When thy i Thunder rufh'd forth, And fiercely thy French ^ Lightning Hu'n* d ! •••• -r .. • -To I I I il »,l" 11 » r,«f Ttfrrell in the Backingham, fougKt l>^e ni7^U f^'^r- 'Teal's^. - F,i,««.i« ».ad= a.. C... off. and had like to have taken the Flonfiant. k Le Vigilant taken, in Engl.lh ^^^•'^jj^f;;^-^^,,. ,, R^inbo^v. . ^ L'Arcenceil. taken, m Englifn, Bow in neav n,^ . V':,.:„„ m I Le"Foadroyan% in Englilh. Thunder, arn ^;S- --^j "^ . Thundring, and Lightning ; an 8+ Gunftnp, wuh wh.m ihe * mouihi CDgag'd. and filenc'd. I — ,— rsT'Tsssr'' ,{ 1 t ■, ■■ i! 1 ! i ( «o ) To mctt thine, Eng!and's flew. And her Bolts Monmouth threw, ^ And the Claps, and the FlaQics return d ! Brave Boys, 'XVIII. Thou no longer canft boaH:, For thy Foudroyant's loft. At which cv'fy Hearer will wonder I His Bolts flew no more. He ceas'd Aaflies and Roar, . ' And tacitly hear'd Monmouth Thunder I Brave Boys, XIX. •. ■ ' ,'',1 y y'' ' \ ■ . . ' '..' When we woi^'d raze a Town, Pull thy (Irong Bulwarks down. Or Gallia's thinn'd navy wou*d rend. From Great Britain ftor'd. With her Thunder on board. Thy own Foudroyant we can fend. Brave Boys^ a." * '^ ..-^ -.It ». mi^mmmtmmmiie-'- » * XXVIII. L'Orphcep dins thine Ears, ,. And with dread Fragors fcares, Brave Boyu t ■ '• » - r , - • Sent forth from his loud Brazen Lungs ; In \-\ • ThePoet5fay. fove defcendcd in a HiowV cf Go.d into Danx i Lip, where (he was confin'd in a Tower ; we toolc the f*"^- , ; The Melampc,«nd Southampton, engag'dihcDaox.and toother. * L'Orphcc, a 64 Gun man of war, which mounted fomc »" als Can wn i uken at the fame time v.i:h theFoudroyant. ThcErgWfl. name ., Orpheus ; accounted by the anticnj PoctJ, a great mailer of MuUck . »5a Wi5»T«»5« *"»vvj «="£•/« hi ill > -I / r- ' (; 25 ) In diflTonant ftrains, . .,,: Thy hearing he pains, ;^; With fixty a four , troublcromc Tongues. Brave Bo/7» :>-^ XXIX. , Coud -be poOibly watt, On a Night at thy Gate, _ _ ^ To ferenadc * Pompec, and thee; • SutJh a toin vvou'd he play. In the old Englifh way,' ' . . y -.. As wou'd damp all the frolickfomc Glee, Bravf Bojs. • ;a:',;^^i-'-' XXX. ; '■:j' \ • ... - Lewis! look to thy Shore, ' , " ':\.J^L^::, tor the Wolf's c at the Door \'\ ' . . ". The black J Eagfc's watching f' . x>rey ! let liiy Navy all ride, '. ; - Thcftrong Forts along fide, . . •,'... , r;- And fend 'cm no more out at Sea : . , ^ ,' 'U. t^,*.-' Brave Boys* ..,.., When I firft v^Tote tbs. 9'f '^^.^^^^.^u'rurS^^^ ' '•■ «fual faviDK. when Danger's nigh, The W oU s ai uiv , •.. •^''; Ti Bil.k Eagle. I, Ui« Pvull.aft Ar;t«. , ; ^^^ 6. ¥ 4 1 .,i »i i n l u i' f '— " * *' ^ mm" * w.M.ii.atii iitiitil""> —— ~ .^^niiftriiH I I [ II II I MxtiifcM !• I ,..'■{ ■i:.M t. mv l.'i .. (• =^^ ) x;xxr. For Old England can boafl ' ^ • '. ' Of a Hawke, on hcf ' Coaft, ■ » •^ - ''From whom the French Cocks frrghted run; He ftretchcd out his Wing, For Great Britain's King, Eclipfed the bright Gallic e Sun '. • > : Brave Bojs. Tho'ySupjrbc rafhly caiuc, To .fupply with his Flame, 'Twixt Hawke, and Le Soleil was fecn ; Hawke bcak'd at the Foe, , . , . ,- And rofe to the Blow, ....\,y '**"* . And flung him upop a Careen, ••..'•• ,■ .-i . .. ♦ . ''*.■'»• , '. , Brave Bqj4.. xxxiii. The next beak he gave, To a.. deep wat'ry Grave, ~ * - . . He fent French g Magnificence down j . . » Le Soleil Royal : In Engllfii, the Royal Sun) the Ship Monfieur Conflans commanded ; which flood about one or two Broadfides, from Admiral Hawke, ran afliorc, and was afterwards burnt. •-iaEngliih is Magnificence, or Magnificei^t. /I I h i IS 'r ' r» ' *^>A ' :l?"«j.^j8 ) lir* m'.,.V XXXVI. On Great Britain's dread Coaft, ' What was warlike, rthou'ft loflr, - ' ** • n- '.i "Twill be hard to recover again ; ror thy Belliqucux, much terrify'd grew! . ., When he met the mifliap, to rufli into a trap, ^ And was caught in the fierce Lion^s k Den ! *,.....,' ' • '. Brai'e Boys, ' ' \ ; ^ XXXVII. - ; - The old Lion roars, u-'f-^^-"'. And along the French fhor „s, ■\, - ♦V - He fends put hisCubs for their Prey V Thy Ships once again, / ^ . ; * . » They'll drive to Villaine, \ ,'•... . • ; » And fwcep uncontroul'd o'ef the Sea \ .' \ ■ : xxxyiii. , .,j .;i • i-^ In the rnidft of the Wars,,, • ., • .^.5 -r^ ?-•- Our fierce, rough handed Jars, . . . '.' •• ' 5ciz d thy / delicate m Nymphs of the Grove : In ^stakenby the Antelope, when A'i'S'^i"^,^^;^^^^^^^^ to Anchor pers'd the French Fleet off at Sea ; and the Bc"\a"«"^ «*"" , . 51der the Iflc of Lundy, near the Mouth of Br^ol Ch^n^. ^^ ■ , . i As the Uoa k the Hieroglyphickfor England, i cau uic Ingland the Lion's Den. _ ♦ 'w„. mFntrlllh theDellcate*. /LaMicnone.a French Man of War,taVcn: I^^;;e''"'';":r „ ^'^ « LfD^afta/a Silvan Coddcft;, and ? Y^^M^ cf ^^ ^..c^? the Nynoph, taken. / i ! i 4 I : : \ -J- . ■ ! * ^t I f ( 29 ) In thy » Chariot they ride, . . .^^ ^ ,.^ ^ O'er the green briny Tide, ..';"!".:. By the north. Vind, and i>Bellona drove. '- • ■: ■ \ \ :::ti;7 ••• • «-^ • " : Brave Boys* ' ■'•■ ' XXXIX/ ■'.-"- y^-'=';^"'" That e'er thou (houWft fcheme, ' " ''■■■• •■ •' ■ • And of Conqueft ftouWft dream, ■ . - ■ . - • By Invafion fo late in the Seafon ; There's no room for furprize, . .^ . ^ , ^ For here all the truth lies, . " " '_ ' ' , ' , Thou'ft loftthysd^ar^Prudenceand^Reafon. .,^,.". . T ' Brave Boys. - , . , ' ' ' " . f-' . With a rcfolutc Mein, , ■ . . '- •. - -; * ' And a martial Difdain, . . y-'^: lu^^^^ . - -Like Cloudsthat were loaded With Thunder, Our Fleet bore on thine, - • \- Anddilbrdcr'd^ei/'Llne,^- • -- ;/. - And fcatter'd'em widely afunder. • Brave iioys* ..'J i. Thy q Rofe hung its Head, Thy King's r Fiflicr's fled a .1 ,; • ?rom^ the Stalk thy white ./ Lilly is torn I /Renowned, Apollo, w - With -u/ Garlands did follow, •«.•.. Our heroic brave Tars to adorn I ' ■ . . • ■ . . " ■ \ ■ . : o: xLii.:. •;. .,,.,,• .. We've a Pitt mod profound l' r^^^^^i" ^Vhere thy Policy's drown'd r ■- .^.x.j.. There funk all thy Towns, Forts and Iflcs ! He long'd for fuch plenty, '>* -* ^ ''--''■■ - He fwallow'd up x Twenty I ' ; ' . . /j^; > 1 Whilft Britain yidlorioufly fmiles ! ■ ,1 -* \;r .';'*' * •'' **'^ "^^ ;^i^MJ-> ' ; . Brave: Boys, ^.•- ,-x- XLIII. f A French Ship of War, taken. ' r Halcyon, taken ; in EngHQi. King's Fiflicf. . . / Le Lts, taken ; in Englifli, Flower dc Luce " .\ t Lc Celebre. taken ; in Englifh, the Renowned. « A French Ship of War. taken, call'd ApoUo. ny A. French Ship of War, uken, call'd the Garland. , A JL.lT"'? 'i*' ^""^5^"' Adm;niftratit)n of th.- Right Honourable. ^gaaou5 and rerolved Patriot. Wai.,AM Pirr, E?q; Great Britain ^de no left than twentjr Conqucfts. of Fort^, Towr^s and tfl:ind5. and dunngh« Admm.ftration. (to Great Britain's Hawke's. Bofca- .w^s Elliott I, and his c-.-a great Honour) Coaflans,.I>c Clue, and ^aurot. were acf€Ht«d. ■w^'i *.^:. a t I '11 ■ ♦" ■ ' » i i i < «wi ii .f i .i|iiBi^wi.'.'i<' ' '. !i ii Ni j. > B ( wr. i 'i>- i ff i! ,« ' ^'i i *. ' J ' .l, ■■taH*^N»«wkM«-* I I "i iMi iMI i f;:i i ?t C 3^ >• xLiir. ?. . /y IVe- no more to fay^ . • -'-^.-.'.I l..../: :;;n* Than Jn •Quibcron Bay, ■ Cape Brcto;i, Lagos, and the Strcights-; South, Eafl, North, and Weft, ,...,- ,.,... ^ ^- Thy Flag * we've ieprcft ; ., , -^ .... ^.../^ _|^ .^Sunk taken, and.burnt all tbv JFlcc? ! ' -r '.. ., .! r ., »•- .,,.•♦. ?, ,1,.,' . • '.r.ti. Brave Boys^ A Comit' Narration, ; Of the Troubles of Lewis the JFifceentL' ,.!v''.0 :?:!i ;^' :: "jj ^r:'/ I. !/.^ r.'ol ';1'r .'J ?']"•' «•»•'» ■' "^ '-■-•■'' .-,1 , ' s * , -' '^•- :, , • ■• ,-..-' ft--' .-• ' ^ »-.i.;. ^li t .I*.. -' I niig truth, pleafing truth"Vtho* the Wit i^anty be, uf Lewis Le Grand, alias Le Petit,- ' • • :: i ■' - • •- 1:^ ;•;: -i : ' Who ■>^-* L'Oriflamme, funk on the Coafl: of Spain by the Monarquc zoA c — J -^-•••*j ^^-^-to s-s.'^^*** x-'t4JuxAva VI ^LAK^fwa ■ I I III I I ■ri iimi i., '*»!ip^Www> !JM mm ('i. (3^ ) Who coveted greatly to wear England's Crown, But found hirfclf baffled, and fcar'd for his own. 1 •• III. SS.'i In fevcntecn Hundred and fifty five, The rancour of Gaul began to revive ; " ' Proud Lewis the fifteenth, with jcaloufy ftung, Thought England hadrefted from trouble too long. ■ !.. rvr^ .-. He marfhaVd his Armies, his Navy he mann'd: ^ (JPompadour," at Paris, mighty Projefts had plann d) , But before Port-Mahoft was took by the Gauls, rTcn thoufand Befiegers, lay dead round the Walls. » . '. ^...~. ■-. ,' t" V- • ' ., :Derry,if*c* All America next, he fain vrou'd enjoy- 'Gauls, Indians, Canadians,^ the Britons deftroy ; The^ ripped Mothers up, daflicd out Infants Brains, *:But Englifhmea ro'uz'd, and repaid all their Pains. Dcrrj, &C' VJ. .. .r , oi: he. 5^f-< ^ •- - - •• • > . U t » W«I. )" Hnn. I i inm. i ,ii,mm > "W" ' I. i^l mi ( 33 •)• , , , . ■ VI. • ■■ The Conqucft of England, next Lewis defign'd, : And his Fleet, and his Troops, together combin'd ; ' From different Ports, to Great Britain they (leer , But thanks toourTars,they coud never come tlierc! Derrji, ifC' vit. ■■ ■ - ■■•' Now George, mighty George, iffu'd out Wars commands ; Next him, like Mount Atlas, great Pitt firmly (lands ; Wefl fix'd on a Legge ; tho' the World Ihoud affail. • His Bafis was furc, and they cou'd not prevail. ^ ;■■'.■•:■■.-; vill.. ■ T"liefethr«, worthy three, firft our refeue defign'd ; When to ruin we ran, to our danger quite blind ; They faw our diftrefs, and they Giant like rofe ; ' Pluck'd thenatlon from fears, &the hands of our foes. ,-;^..^.;,.';i:^,;f ,-,::/ • ■ '' ••'■ Deny, &c. '•-=\ru-^thefc'rorc a band 'of true Patriots brave, . '. .. Jnfptr'd ,with a zeal their poor country to favc ; n::X "- e Wholb •vnaxiwaM 1 1 1 ii ii*< i i r 'g*iw*' i i piii n w mn i w i iii« g i'%cc^, 1D.OVC Indians, and Gauls, each fortrefs they tooV, , From the River Ohio, to Delaware's Br90k. . ■ ' , Derrj, &<:• At duadaloup, Senegal, and the Places around, Draper.Barrin6ton,Clive,vvithconqueftwerecrownd, ^n Afric, no one to oppofe 'em ^^-as found, ^ . . ■ And Keppel in Thunder, beat Goree to Ground. XVI. , Next Rodney bombarded poor Havre de Gr^ce, . ' And the flat-bottom-d Boats, topfideturvy did place ; The Projea fine fpun, of Invafion, he broke ; Ramm'd their Schemes down their Throats, cloath .in Vapour 8c Smoke. •"' i^ ♦ • xyji. "■ «.ti'" «« n .w iiirwWIWWW*' UMi I !i'»i II wm II *— lP aMH i«M ( 3<5 ) xvn. WcVc Cranby at Hanover, Granby the brave ; Who with bold Fcrainand.ftrivcs th' Elc^'ratc to fave, And Contadcs for Life, (upon Mindcn's fam*d Plain) WUl remember the brave rhiUlpi. Drummond,Mac- . * bean. . .... Dcrrj, S,c. XVIll. Tho'Richncu.thcMarfhalCnkcanTmpfcntrromHcU) The Orphan Houfe burnt, and the Orphans at Zcll ; When Ferdinand fought, he fled in difgrace, And thirty lix thoufand* left dead on the Place. Derrj^ Sec. Each Foe from our Ally, brave Frederick, recedes, The Auftrians,8cPoles,Gauls, Ruffians, & Swedes; He repels all their Pow'rs, their Malice difdains, Akd rolls wafting War, thro' thoGcrmanic Plains. 1^ : /. ' Derry. &c. ,/ *XX. '••,.' — \ : oft the Frigates of Frarfcc, mann'd with Frenchmen fb ftout, . f: . :; . ■ i .. , Caught a terrible Tartar f in cruizing abo ; ' ' ^ Brave ■ • •■ - , . • ., , . ■ r • '^'"*i lionet mcan.ae IdPt ^ .000 in one B.tt!.-, hut fo manv of the rreJhVwe deftroy'd, of Oxat Army.by the Ua Accounts ^.•c ca« £«- iJ '( 37 ) Brave Lockhart \ wou'd figh., like AchUle. enrag'a. Andcamchomccro«n'dwUhConqueft«hcne.rhe XXI. ■. Our Navy launcVd forJf., In qucft of their Prey. And drove the Freneh Navy quite out o the Sea , ■ They fculk'd into Brcft, Toulon, or V>Ua.ne; • And there Icfem (lay: forgrcatCEO^osrulosd,e ..- Deny, V.C. . Main. .. , xxn. .>■•"" ■ " , Holme., and Saunders, in Canada gave '^^^J^^^^' And the brave EngUm Wolfe, he devour dQuebec , And to the Confufion, and terror of Gaul. ^ •APreytoGr«tBritain,thclr Merchant Fleets faU. . ' : ■ > , Deny, £<■<:' . /XXIII. Bofcawen on Ihore, chas'dDcClue Jorn theSea ; AndHawke-conquer-dConflansin^QH.bronBay. Some funk. foundcr'd,burnt,(to quell Gall. Pnd.,) And fome captivated, to Great Britain gUde . ,..:... Derry, Sec. XXIV. f 1. »■ .J. X tit Is' a'uiual faying, when a P^^I^^^^^Vth^c^^^^^^^^ .!.L.n;(> m-Areuraent. or Battle, (whom he thougn _^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ jcfty's Ship Taiur, and took many Frcncu ing^t" i i f yr ' ia wi ^ pw y iw yi» iV/ > r iV i WW»i iaAvFWiriM^ &c. u . < 38 ) f . . • XXIV. . ,» 'T'hcir floating Defence, began to grow fcLnt, 'And the JFrcnch Royal Navy, a Convoy did want ; Like a Brood of fcar'dChickcns they fculk from theSca, When they hear pur bravcHawk b in i;t*. 1 1;.; . xXVi;. ' .:Stcrn :Eolus' * firft, he began the attack. In afulph'rous ftorm, 'flung their Sails all atack jf ' rrhc Brilliant % Goddefs J of War was enrag d. T:crprichorc;&LcBlonde,Yard&:YardArmcngag'd, (•:• ., ;'-0l;'\ '•: :'1.// ' Gerry, ire* . xxvu. Ifw ) .:. . -• JEolus. in Hlflorr. U cal'/d the God of the Winds. • ' t Aback, is a S.a Term, and it belongs to the Wind, to takp the . •^""t'/Th^^^hitflrJlliant, and the PaUas ; which |s call'd in Hidonr. r-tteGoddcfs of War : thefc two er.^ag'd the Terpncharc.ind L cBlonde. \ whilft Capt. Elliott, in the /Eoi is, engag'd Monficur Jhurot. in tw, -*BcUdnc. ' ■ aK P ww p i^n cTir i rf i iM i n it * ( 39 ) xxv«; ' . The gallant Thurot, ^as fla-mm'tfe^fay,- rA Afld down came their Enfigns in panmc difmay ; The t^rench wer. amai'd at Brit^nni* » Th«n cf I •They6Wdthemrclvesbcat,8cdeIiver'dthe,rpIunder. .XXVIll. ftefolv'd to retrieve the loft Honour of France, ' Againft captiv'd Quebec, ten thoufa.id advance :..;^ But Marray.Sc BritonS, march'd out fromtheFoft, And gave them a fample of true Englifli fport. _ , ^ ■..■■■••••■■■ ^ " xxix. By thoufands'born down, yet littU difmay'd, •On theWalls of Quebec, fucha Concert.they play ii ThetoughwarlikeNo«es,chill'dtheATdorofFrance, 'They cat'd not to join Hand in Hand in the Dance,: WhenSchombcrg,&Dean,& braveS^^ntonappe.r'd, AndwithMurraysNotes,inloudConcertwe>eheard. A Pannic (accuftom'4) fi'lW Frenchmen xvith Fears, And rulh'd to their Souls, thro' their terrify'dEars . ':■' '•■•■ ■ , XXXI. I r' . ! > I ( 4^ y -* ' XXXI. Away fled the Frigates, on fliorc, in Dcfpair, And tbc Forces forgot what firft call'd *cm there ; They ran (deaf as Adders^ to Glory's loud call,) ■ From Englilh Quebec, into French Montreal. ... ^/.. • .. IXXXII. ... V .But Amherft, and Murray, with Vengeance purfu'd, And at Montreal, thofe Befiegers fubdud : VJ^hen thethrecNationsjoin'd, and the Rangtrs give chace! ■ '";: r;.iv'v"r' ' ^ere fafely immur'd, can the French find a Place ? . . ..,•••• The >lfi ,* .•.•c>* -, jr. ,.»-,.mi!>«»t.^-^ij'<«-iw i,i. ,1" II"; <' m. I. "■«'!." T' r li ' - /i;i'<» A (rrowlinc Hic bear, V K' « nf her ^vhclps,) roarM out in dcfpair. VVUcn robb d of her \s nc ^ ,; ^^^^^ ^^^^ can withftand,) AgainftManioico. in thunder they land^^^^^^^^^ , . XXXVI. Not long. Martinlco their battle couM bear ^^ , were there : . '• * XXXVII. • Atlct-gth tbcFrct,ch artsUnd French pror-V.fcsg^m Great-Britain arouzd. (like a Lion, m RagC) ■ ,pefianceWdout.andprcpar-dtacn^g=.^^_ ■■ -■•.V '>'**:■ '■"■' xxxviii. ; ' I ^n m ■" !■*■'<' t-^0i^MtSt^» '. I 'I . t 42 ) , \ V ^ • XXXVllI. ' - -:^i-^ . Brave Albemarle, Pocock, and Keppcl arofe. And conqucr'd at Cuba, our fierce Spanifli Foes ; Of filver, and gold. ric^Pavannah they drein ; Lewis I what wilt thoii do ? for we've beggared ^ proud Spain :..,. •, . , , . . Tv, . , • ;- ' ' ^ D^rr^, Scfc. '.;Mr^'*^'^'^'^V'- '-xkxiijc.' • '■ ' ' ' *•, '. ThVill Fate of tliy Ally ft ill greatly prevails. And into our Port, his'Hermione fails : - Where ? where wilt thou go, to replenifh thy (lore > For thy Churches are rbbb'd of their glittering ore ! •f he gold laden Galleons, to Old-England are led ; And implacable Befs/ of wild Ruflia is dead J Fate, ftill feems refolv'd l^o fun:ain Pruflia'sTlirone, And all hopes of conqueft o»crFred'rick are flowji. '.^ . •'*■ . /XLU ".'. •-'■■• -' '. - ■-• 'the Flower de Luce, the ol4 Uon hath rent, . the French are all nonplus'd, their Treafures arc fpe"t ' , -^ , ^ . Like Vermin ij^appM, let 'em buftle and fret ; -- For their fchemes are all funk in a mighty deep Pitt. H-' I* II m. /.W.upi ■^ »iidfc..i«iirti'' ii» 1!1 I ''I I'M- (f J' I'S'^E*- liiiLi^^^^^'. ( 43 ) :xxxx^ts53; •A Song, on the taking of Martinico. ' ■ '-'- ■■■: '-I.' ••'■ ••; , WHEN Monckton, and Rodney, for landing; prepare '• • ^ y "- Martinico's white flag of defiance was rearM ; An emblem mofl juft, of their coohiefs, and fear, And the hue of their faces, as Monckton drew '. .. • near. ,- . ' • . Dfrry do-w», down^ down, derry down, • IT. ■ ^ • .;■-•-. (As Jove flings his bolts, amidft fulphurous roar,) Our Tars launch'd our terribleTroops on the fhorc, ' Beneaththe red Banners,, (fit mark of their Rage j) ynder which Britain's .Sons of true Freedom en- gage,'^ . • : ' r^;i^S^'5 ■'i.\:'-^''- ■•■ -^ AiV: •. '• ' ' Derry, &c. The Governor faid, (with fatyrical fmile,) " • Tho* they boaft of reducing Quebec, andBelleiflc j Believe mc my Lads, (what I now fliall exprefs,) . TPbey' re faint hcarted*females, in fierce manly drefs. Derrj, Sec. ■ ..'■Vr'^'^V lux >■:>;<-:! yr^^-A t.;sr'»W ^iu.,*- IVi -^ iVcare Infortn'd, whWour Trc^ps were landing at Mar- ■ tiiuco ;. ^hatKr Oi U Touche, the Freacli Governor, told his n — • mi tf^Jin ■ ■■ ■ "i i ,, f ■ ■ i <-» 'd; id fear, 1 drew rjf down. s roar,) le fliorc, Rage j) dom en- Belleiflc j xprefs,) nly drefs. errjt ^^• ng at Mir- wr, told his • • "men, I < < I 1 1 iM ■«■ I > * mm I C 44 ) >. •' IV. ;>• ^ ■ Perhaps, when he faw Caledonians oiaw nigh ; He thoughc that they held up their petticoats high; As he -y fuch drefs, unaccuftom'd had been. Little dreamt that the Lion was in the flicep'sltin, Dcrrj, &C. 1* ' •:••>.; .>'>.:.>> jIj • > •» • »i They trod terrafir'ma, to battle they flew, , . Qiiickly prov'd they were males, and rough ve- ■ '-no veterans too ; ' .•'•;• '.'O"* •»i ' • * ' • -" Seized with fpccd mofb precipitate, evVy Redoubt, (As red Britons march'd in, the pale Frenchhic'i •* '•'^« .viaii out.} ' ^■•fv.: ,tf--;r, -_ • •• :.^.-;^;tv- ■ VU. roen, to cricouraee them to biftle ; that the Enslifh Forces, were cnly.a p,arc^^(Jf Women, dre/V'd like the SolJleTs : .which if they had behev c' ever fo firmly, the event of the battle, gave both him» and ihcm, intirc fatista^ion to the contrary. ' . . " I ' i.iiij if kiu y iwM." . " ' iwimyi yi , •' * . i m-OMW -"" '' """ ' '^* !'" ' " """*<» ' (HWJSM .il.'W." "■ ^ Ji »L-f.«Z- * I* « — mn m 1—1 iMii iiii ' 1 i ^ .1, ! ( 45 ^ VII. . . His Troops made rcqucft. that hh Cooks x\^t^ '' : might be, ' , , ■ And cut all our Troops, into fmall* Fricafcc j But their difmal mithap, we may aptly compare. to bis. who unkiU'd. fold ♦ the (kin of a Bear. *■.; t^ .. «• P^rrVj o^Ct* ' .. rl. •: ■ '. :V1II.- • ■" ■' .''fe-ti ;. - ; LaTouchc chang'd his tale.from what hcM begun. Saying furely their Monarch is Philip'stgrcut fon ; And his Troops, which thofe Heroes undauntedly '^ ■ lead,-^ • . Are the troops of old Macedon rofe from the dead. /- '' ' J . ■ ; ■• ' Dcrrj, See. IX. . To the hills, with fome ihoufands. I flraightway will Hce; • . f •' For, here is no room, for my Troops, nor for mc ; T .. ■ ■ ■■ ■'■■■ ^ •■ ,iii_-v.i Let - ' . -• , . ■ ' -.,'..•>' •♦ We heard thaV»>c Trench Troops/pctition'd to the Govc^^ that it needs no recital here. ,„ . , r^rs tn Phllio. ' + Alexander, M,ho conquered the ^orld ; was on ^o^^^^^^^^^ King of Macedon. The Macedonian Troops, were tnoic, wiu vhich Alexander conqucr'd. ' ^ I • ■■V«M I I lil|IW|i I'Pil PIWHtf^iWPIli Ul l i'l . ' P ^F ^ W|ii* « iWPffWWW*"P^^<^W^^» "^ ' t"ffJM>f ' *""W lH' Ml • . * * cc ; nparc, car. rrjt &c; •. i .. - 1 \ begun, » ;at fon ; .untedly he dead. frrjt Sec aigbtway r for mc ; Let othcGovcr- Troops up, \cir miftakc : ind I fuppofc, well known, on to Philip, •c ihofc, witlv ( 46 ) Let George take the forts, ammunition, and ^ ftore; : . ' •: •.'? The World muft own ♦ Him, for its Maflcr ♦ once more. ' . * ' *'' ". ^ <■- ■ii-Df/'O', Sec. luft now f..d, h,» Majcfty Kmg Georce the third, wa. Pirp^ Ibn, and h,s Troop,, the old Macedonians, of Alexande?'! ' «r be hi, '"''" ' ^h-'^i* Jup, l^fay, .hc\vorJd wTonce » • • , . . ■■ • ' • • . i'*'-' ■ .-..;.:.:•■ ':..■;, . ; H^/fl^,.,.j^. ^»r;'; ^-^ ^i »< • r»: rn.'?';h^f -Vjj!! i*^ .!i> '>^-^^t '*■ . I ' tr ^m .j.:»v c :; . ,". Jt t I • v.v •».1 • r» '••~>" . -^ • c m iiitf Jill ii^wRi . iii ,n| ^— ii«iW j »i .iU'» >" H ' - i "«..— ■ »iW» i .«»,i.«W.. 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