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The Performance ofaVOLUNTEER on Board his Majefty's Ship Somerset during the PafTage Home from Qjjebec. The "Whole embclliftied with entertaining and explanatory Notes. Jujlitiamque dedit^ gentes frcenare fuperbas, Virg. LONDON: Printed for P. Whitridge, under the Royal-Exchange j and T. Becket, at Tully's-Head, near Surry- Street, in the Strand. M DCC LX. *• h '- V »* ^ - \ ' t CilKOTvi IM :.:Ii lo \\ )i\ \^ Hi / :r i T O r Vice- Admiral SAUNDERS, General MONCKTON, » And every Gallant Officer, Who ferved his Country in the late Glorious Expedition againft Canada^ ' T H E F O L L O W I N G ESS A Y Is moft refpeftfully addreffed, by their Mofl obedient, and Moft humble Servant, J. Patrick. m m T O T H E READER TH E following EfTay was compofed on board his Majefty's Ship the Somerfet^ on her PafTage Home from ^ebecy by one who was a Volunteer in that glorious Expedition, and Spedator of every Scene he hath at- tempted to defcribe ; how much inferior to the Tafk, every difcerning Reader, in the Perufal of a few Lines, will with Eafe difcover ; and readily trace the Defedls and Irregularities of a Mufe, unacquainted with the dif- ficult Paths of Parnajfus : but to the feverer Critic, how will the Author (rafli and prefumptuous) ftand ex- cufcd ? Harfbnefs of Stile, Excefs and Deficiencies in his Numbers, I would, fays he, readily overlook ; but grant me Patience ! is this Vanity, this Plagiarifm, to be for- given ? almofl a whole Line from M/7^c«;— -and as I am alive, fee here ! another from T'hofnfon ; why the Cam^ paign itfelf, though with fome Degree of Modefty, he would viii To the READER. would only feem to invoke the Mufe, could not efcape plundering. To all this heavy Charge, however, the Au- thor afTcnts ; fcarcely making himfelf uneafy, however capital the Accufation may be deemed ; for though no Proof of a fertile Genius, it certainly is of Prudence ; as the Man who is in want of Flowers to decorate his own little Spot of uncultivated Ground, feeks not for a Supply from the barren Heath, or fandy Plain ; but with full Affjrance of Succefs, fearches the princely Garden, and the elegant Parterre. The Author, could he have Hopes of being pardoned for ambitioufly prefuming to make free with Miltonic Epithets, as well as fome- times for endeavouring to imitate the Modes of Ex- preflion, fo peculiar to that Prince of Englip Poetry, would eftecm himfelf fufficiently happy ; but more fo, fhould the Reader, upon the Perufal, not think his Time or Money entirely thrown away. The ill natured Critic and the Flatterer he equally defpifes : but chear- fully fubmits himfelf to the Teft of candid and impar- tial Judgment, for from fuch, Cenfure is Inftrudion, and Applaufe alone truly eftimable» Q U E- I Q U E B E C: POETICAL ESSAY. OK re, celeftial Maid, whofe facred Ray /. "^'ddifon refplendent (hone, When his ic. rfe, by Thee infpir'd, Immoxi^X Schellenberg, znd Blenheim fnn^ i From Heav'n defcend, and to a weaker Mufe The Powers harmonious of Song impart ; Marlb'rough, and Eugene, Germany reliev'd. And Europe fav'd, were then the Poefs Lay j Saunders, and Wolfe, be now the glorious Theme, Commerce, and fmiling Liberty difFus'd To favage Realms, and Nations yet unborn ; B 10 While ( z ) While foVrelgn Arbitrefs Britannia reigns. DifpenfingUws to more than half Mankind. 1 6 1, A N c of Liberty, Britannia, haiU Thro- all thy Shores let joyous Peace refide, Whilft guilty War. by PowV tyrannic urg'd ; U Worlds far diftant claims thy gen'rous Sword. Of piaur'd Conquefts. and unbounded Sway ? Where, haughty mchlin. ! where the vaft Defign, With hoftile Forts a long connefted Chain, 20 To ,,. u- n rardlnal R;V/;//V«, who firO. p>-ojeaed the Line ax. ^^-^, /-^^^'> ^tZ^^M^, -d 5.. i:.«--, by a Chain of Plau for joining the two vaft ^J^^^^^^^^^^ advantageous Paffes in the Moun- ftrong Forts, to be erefted on th« ^^^ J^ ^^^ ^^^^^jj^^ .h Communication with tains i in fuch a Manner, ^^ ^f;;^^; dually to worm them out of therr the inland Parts of that extenfiVe Contment g 7^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^. ^^ ^^ own Poffefficis, and w courfe of Time, themfelves. _ r- • c ^f the French naturally adopted ; and fince ever f.nifter, and illegal, to effea the &me. ^^ ;„ ^e Invafion of our The Encroachments d.y..^e«po the B^^^^^^^ called alo.d for =n back Settlements-, and the V" fff,„Me Proceedings -, and produced the pre- immediate Stop to be put to fuch ""^f ""™' . that eve, Nati.n engaged frntWart A W,r, perhaps. •'''= -°»J"»-'^,Xk',E and People, hath Leo in i and entered into with an uncommon Spint by tw g p,„duaive ^ir 25 o 3P: ( 3 ) To join the Streams of Ocean's eldeft Sons 5 When leagu'd with Savages, more favagt made, By Gallic Perfidy, and gilded Lies, Thy Eye deep-piercing into future Times Forefaw, well-pleas'd, the fierce deftruaive Bands Of France imperious, like ^ Troop of Wolves Upon our fertile Colonies, aefcend ; Prieft-craft the Van, Famine and Death the Rear Cond.-.t ; whilft over all the baleful Scene, . Black Defolation rears her horrid Creft, Claps her pernicious Wings, and difmal Howls. But HE ! of Pride the Foe, who ever reigns Laughs at the dire Defign, the Scheme of Hell, By him arous'd, the Britip Genius wakes : Her tawny Lion, fpringing from the Couch nroduaive of fuch great, fuch glorious Events, as will make this ^ra of the Bntljh Nation (hine unequal'd in the Records of mo., j and future Ages regard w.th lefs Pleaiure, the Pride and Splendour of antient Rome ; when they fee Great Britain vie with ner in Fame, and excel her in whatever is truly glorious. Line 23. Ocean's elJeJi Som ;-] Here is meant the great Rivers, St.Lau. rence and Mijftjjlpi. B 2 ^f 35 I ( 4 ) Of Indolence, with Wrath indignant glows, Laflies his hafty Sides, and roars terrific; Britain alarm'd ! demands the Foe, and fee. With Years and Honour cover'd, princely George Unflieaths the Sword, and gives a loofe to War. Tho* late inadive, now from ev'ry Port, In regal Splendour, and in dreadful Pomp, Ru(h forth Britannia's Bulwarks ; all her Cliffs With Shouts of chearful Mariners refound, And echo Terror to the Gallic Shore ; Floating in Air, the Crimfon Streamers play Luxuriant} the extended Canvas fwells. And Keels unnumber'd plow the boundlefs Main. 40 45 S® Say yonder, Mufe ! what mighty Blaze ufurps The Realm of Night her Lofs St. Malo weeps. What vaft Explofion tears the wide Expanfe, Where pond'rous Rocks, projeaed high in Air, Menace Deftruftion ill-fated Cherburgh ! In Thee an Age's Work, Bourbon*% vain Hopes, 5S And ( 5 ) And fruitlefs Millions, angry Ho':ve confumes. ' GoreK and Senegal in turn fubmit, And inmoft Afric, where from unknown Springs Gambia coUeds his almoft enJlefs Stream, Gazes with Wonder on the Britijh Flag. Thy captiv'd Ramparts, Louijburgh, confefs Bofcawen's potent Arm, and adive Sword. And Guardaloupey with Indian Produce rich. Her fpicy Hills to gallant Moore refigns. Thus round the Globe, in ev'ry various Clime The Sons of Freedom toil 5 before their Face Black Tyranny and Superftition flies. And Liberty alTumes her radiant Throne. Unfinish'd yet, one arduous Tafk remain'd The glorious Work to crown, and blefs Mankind i When fcorning Eafe, bold thro' th' inclement Wave, Behold I where Saunders fliapes his eager Courfe, Heedlefs of Winter, and the boift'rous Surge ; . «5 70 With Line 74. Heedlefs of rVinter, and the boi/i'rous Surge.^i Vice-Admiral Saunders and Rear Ad.niral Holmes foiled frpm Spiihead the Middle of ftl>ruor)'> i759» «» two I ( 6 ) With rapid Keels the vaft Atlantic foams ; And in the deep Recefles of his Caves Opprefs'd with uncouth Weight, old Ocean groans. . Before his favourite Bark, the refllefs Main Tridented Neptune fmooths Boreas retreats. And to the frozen Pole in Chains of Ice Binds up his bitter Winds. And now amain The Sun advances in the Twins, new Lands And Regions boundlefs open to the View ; With vent'rous Prow, fearlefs the gallant Chief Divides the unknown Wave j and ftruck with Dread, Fi'om Mountain-Tops the favage Nations gaze. %o 85 I \ n I l.\ 11 Mighty 5/. Laurence fuch the modern Name Which Superftition grants thy copious Stream, Dripping thy Beard, and crown'd with verdant Pines, On pointed Ruflies, and the Sedge reclin'd j '90 two feparate Divifions, with the grand Fleet, for the Expedition againfl: Canada ; and got fafely up the River i'/. Laurence, together with a great Number of large Tranfports, Storc(hips, and Viduallers, in the Month of June, Line 7H. Btftrt Us/^vmite Bari.-^^] Alluding to the Admirars own Ship the Ntptunr, a fccond Rat«. Whofe ( 7 i Whofe fhapelefs Urn, from tributary I^akes Drains the fuperfluous Moifture of the North, And fills with Plenty half tiiS wcftern World ; Propitious to the Dawn of Liberty, Whofe infant Ray upon thy barb'rous Soil Now firfl: began to beaqi.— Joyous thou fmil'd j Thy choiceft Gales the iofty Purple waves, While in the Face of Day, Sea-Monfters lave Their filver'd Sides, and wanton in the Sun. 95 m From hidden Sands, and Shelves, and crowded Iflec lo© Left far a-flern, the Britifi Fleet efcap'd, At length in Thunder greets the hoftile Shore. Say, Smmders ! how thy gen'rous Bofom glow'd, When firft the haughty Town thine Eye furvey'd ? High-feated on a Mount, whofe craggy Front 105 Line q^.-^Sea-Moti/Iers lave] Amongft the Variety of uncommon Fifh with which this River abounds, is the Silver Porpufe, the Whitenefs of whofe Coat is not ex- celled by the driven Snow, being unblemilhcd, and without a fingle dark Spot in any Part of his Body j thefe, as the Fleet advanced up the River, might frequently be fccn in large Numbers fporting upon the Surface \ and when the Sun (hone fuU tipon them, would appear fo furprizingly bright, as to make the Eye uncafy, though looking upon them but a fliort Time. O'er- I :'!i N i I n 'I O'er-looks the rapid Stream, and fcorns a Foe > Dreadful ! in triple Range— above— below— On ev'ry Side, deep-lodg'd in Iron Wombs, Horrid Deftruaion fleeps : and arm'd with Death The fteep Afcents, Batt'ries on Batt'ries guard. Proud of her Strength, and arrogantly vain^ o Begirt with Ramparts, and hemm'd in with Walls, Whilft crouded Camps fiil'd all her fpacious Plains, Smiling, fhe faw the Brhifi Troops advance, Thoughtlefs, how foon one undlllinguifli'd Blaze Shou'd bury all her Palaces in Duft. 110 "5 But lo! wide thro* the duflcy Shade of Night, Horrid with ruddy Flames, the ebbing Stream In vaft united Conflagration glares : 'the ebbing Stream High Line 1 18,119 In vajl united Conflagratm glares.] On the 19th of July at Midnight, the Enemy fent down the River with a ftrong ebb Tide, upwards of an hundred Radeaux, or Fire ftages : thefe Machines were nearly eighteen Feet fquarc, buoy'd up with empty Caflcf, and compofed of R ifts of Timber, fuch as Pine and Pitch-Woad, to a confiderable Height ; filed with the mort combufliblc Materials, and armed with Hoolts, and CJrapIins, to lay hold ■ . ( 9 ) High in the Air, thick CIoud§ of Sulphur roll ; And parch'd with Heat, the vivid Ether glows ; Such forms the Mind when ftrong Idea paints The gen'ral Doom, and the long flumb'ring Dead Fly haftily before the rapid Blaze. O, Saunders ! by fome Guardian Angel warn'd, I20 125 Thy hold of Cables, Hawfers, or whatever elfe might come in their Way : dire£lly at Twelve, Rockets were thrown into the Air from Beauport, as a Signal for firing the Train, which was immediately done j the Fire running with the utmoft Rapi- dity from one Stage to another, attended with an hollow crackling Noife, like Thunder at a Diftance, for the Space of three or four Minutes ; when the Whole appeared as one united Blaze, or Bank of Fire, near a Quarter of a Mile in Length : And fome that appeared feparate, feemed likeft a lofty Column of Fire, throwing curled Flames and Clouds of Smoke, a great Height into the Air ; in this Manner, they fell down from the Mouth of the River Charhi, and paffed fo near feveral Veflels at Point Levi as to fcorch them ; but by the Kindnefs of Providence, and the Induftry of our Seamen, in about two Hours, thefe deftrudtive Engines were con- duced, without Harm, through the whole Fleet, though extended in Length from Point Levi dcivnwards, more than a League; there being of Men of War and Tranfports, between two and three hundred Sail ; and dragged afliore, on a rocky Part of the Ifle of Orltansy below the Shipping, where they burnt till Day- light. Line 125. O, Saunders ! by fome Guardian jfngil warn'dt Thy wakeful Care^ &c. ice. J The Admiral having by fome Means or other received Intelligence of the Enemy's Intentions, fcnt proper Officers that Evening to advife every Ship of the impending Dangers, that, if Neceflity required, they might all be ready at a Moment's Warn- ing, to flip their Cables, and (hift for themfelves ; as well as to order all the Boats in the Fleet with Fiic-Graplins, &c. to be prepared for whatever Accident might C happen 130 135 ( 10 ) Thy wakeful Care each naval Chief prepared Timely to guard againft the fiery Storm. It's fevour'd Fleet, all-feeing Heav'n proteds ; • And the vaft Flame floats harmlefs to the Shore. Glad, wou' d the Mufe in'fofter Numbers fmg Thy Beauties Montmorencic > but alas ! No more, with rural Notes, the wood-land Nymph Melodious, attrads thy lift'ning Shades j No more, with early Song, tending his Charge, The Cottage-Swain, fweet breath'd Aurora charms j No more, the Lovc-defponding Shepherd walks Hepdlefs, athwart the Mountains flipp'ry Verge $ Or melancholy, feeks the fatal Brink, Where headlong, foaming from the rocky Steep, ^^ ^^ happen to our Shipping, or give their united Affiftance in towing the hdli(h Ma- ch nes on Shore. To this Fore- knowledge of our Commanders, may be imputed the Reeularity and Calmncfs, wherewith this whole AfFair was conduaed ; and owin* ^ iV O ! much-lov'd Wolfe, whofe fpacious Soul contained Whate'er was great, was generous, or brave ; Weft where the Stream precipitately falls. Swift as the fudden Flaih from Summer's Cloud Upon the hoftile Beach fearlefs thou fprangft j 150 As nigher it approaches the tremendous Place that delivers into the Regions of Air j the Water, as if confcious of its Fate, colleaed into numerous Whirlpools, hifles as it drives along, and unwillingly commits itfelf to the giddy Brink. I had it not in my Power to take tfie exad Breadth, but imagine, where the Stream firfl tumbles over the Rock, it is fcarccly lefs than 100 Feet broad, it may be more. The Quantity of Water it difgorges, i can likewife only compute by Judgment; but from an Eftimation of the Width and Velocity of the Stream, (not being able to afcertain it by Experiment) I think 1 am far from exceeding, whtn upon an Aver- age, I fuppofe it four thoufand five hundred Tons per Hour. In the Night-time it may be heard very dillinaiy as far as the Nortii-Eaft Point of the Ifland of Or- Jeans, at Icait fifteen or fixteen Miles diftant, and undoubtedly much farther down the River. I have bien the more prolix in the Defcription of this remarkable Fall, as I remember not to have read any tolerable Account of it in ?- ■ French Accounts of Ccinadu ; and whether it merits mine or my Reader's Trouu.v, I lcav« fcim to judge, , ( 13 ) As fearlefs, fee the hardy Files advance, And the fierce Soldier dart along the Strand. O ! for a while, ye arduous Britcns, check Your native Fire, nor with impetuous Rage, Incautious, rufh into the Jaws of Death 5 But wait, 1 wait your General's Command. Deaf to the Voice of Order, fwift they fly. And the fteep Mountain's flipp'ry Sides afcend. Upon whofe Summit, craftily conceaVd In deep Intrenchments, lodg'd the numerous Foe j At ev'ry Step the faithlefs Hill recedes, And in loofe Sands th* advancing Foot declines -, Anon ! as when in Summer's fultry Noon Some carelefs Swain the glowing Ember heaves Into the prickly Furze j the neighb'ring Heath Catches the fudden Blaze, quick darts along The crackling Flame, thick the curl'd Clouds afcend, And Ddiknefs wide obftriids the Mid day Sun j So fudden from the Mountain's fatal Brow The Gallic Mufquetry obfcures^ the Day 3 ^SS i&o 165 170 Daunt- m ( H ) Dauntlefs, his Fate the Veteran attends, VVhofe Blood frefli-ftreaming crimfons all the Sand y ' Swift to the Scene of Death the Gen'ral flies ; His favlng Voice, now with Attention heard, The Troops regard, each Hope in him repos'd Of prefsnt Safety, and of fweet Revenge ; Slow in Retreat the regulated Files Before his Eye in due Succeffion pafs ; Careful, the horrid Paffage quick to clofe. Where Ranks united fall the Prey of Death. ^7$ ' i8o -'^ Nor lefs affiduous, in his open Barge, Adlive amidft the bufy Crowd of Boats, And to the Fury of the War expos'd. His guardian Hand the Admiral extends, And ev'ry bleeding Briton claims his Care. But in her dufky Mantle, now the Night, Advancing faft, each ruder Scene conceals : High in her clouded Path the crefcent Moon Obfcurely fhines : Contending Armies refl, 185 190 And :'"-'*»!i*T- "sjr-si-*' ( 15 ) And on the anxious Couch each Chief reclin'd, Reftlefs, premeditates the future Blow. But of Repulfe, no more ! where fraudful Art Her fleeting Moment over Virtue reigns j Triumph inglorious let the Gaul enjoy, Ere long to meet his fole, his utmoft Dread, Britannia'^ Legions, and an open Field. 19s Mean time ; ^ehec, whofe lofty Towers furvey Far as the Power of human Eye can reach, Thee, Canada^ and all thy favage Sons 5 That Infolence, which but fo late defpis'd. Self-confident, the Strength of Britifi Arms, In deep AfRiftion mourns : Th' inceffant Bomb Wide Ruin fcatters j and the tott'ring Pile, Torn from its folid Bafe, tumbles in Duft : Wrapt in devouring Flames, whofe nightly ^ ize From the far diftant Hills reflected (hines. Together falls, the confecrated Dome, 200 205 The f 1 !1! { l6 ) T' e lordly Py'ace, and the humble Roof : And lo ! where, Spite of all her boafted Strengtli, And num'rous Batteries, thn with fatal Mojths Projeded o'er the i'iobd's Gontra6ted Stream. Guard the important Fafs ; with Eaftern Gales, Deep in the Gloom of Night, where Silence reigns, Th' adventrous Frigates pufli the bold Attempt : With native Freedom, native Courage warm. When Honour calls, what will not Britons dare ! And now, as fbmetime in Autumnal Eve, ' When congregated Clouds a Storm portend,- And the dark Ether looms a difmal Shade ;• • With fudden Burft, th' afflided Air is tornj • , , liiv l-ible Clouds with livid Lightnings glare. Repeated Flafhes blaze j the Thunder rolls ; Vice flands aghaft j fercneft Virtue . iles : So, thro' the darkfome Shade the dreadful Burft " Of French ArtillVy roars j the pond'rous Globe, With dire Velocity impell'd, hifTes In Air, or from the wat'ry Surface boc'nds, 3 2X0 215 225 Marking 18 ,.t ♦***^f4'''?SA > 2X0 ):M 215 /r ..'T 220 225 irking ( 17 ) Marking with Iron Tooth the adverfe Shore, Elfe harmlefs j for the Heav'n-protedted Barks, With fteady Helm, undaunted ftill proceed j Omen of Good, for lo ! on fwifteft Wing, Vengeance, and mife, the wat'ry Track purfue. The Day ! the long-defired Day arrives j And fweetly in the Eaft, the dappled Morn Breaks forth j each darker Shade in Hafte retires, And on the middle Stream, the diftant Eye A moving Cloud of Boats might now difcern : Thro* all the floating Hoft, no Sound is heard. Save, where the Oar turns up the Silver Wave. At length, in all the Pomp of War array'd, ^ebec ! fair City once, with Pinnacles, And lofty Towers adorn'd, rifes in View ; South-weft from whence, on the Superior Strtr ^n, Two thoufaad Paces diftant from the Town, A Point projedled lies, rough with black Rocks, Which proudly overlooks the humble Beach, 230 ^ZS 240 245 And I l\ l\. 5^ 255 ( i^ ) And with a formidable BatUycroivn'tl, Fear'd no Surprlije. Even thou, If'jiitcaTni I vvell-fklU'd In ev'ry Stratagem of War, this Place Impregnable had deem'd : ah l^much deceiv'd ; - . * ' ' ' " '* ■*■ ^ ■ * » «, Forgetful, JVolJe and Britons were thy Foes 3 For even now ! upon the hoflile Strand • ' • The gallant Soldier heads his eager Troops :- - -, " Swift as the Lion that oqx Libyan Hills .,,. », • ■ With utmoft Speed purfues the tiin'rous Deer, •• • . They flee, to fcale the Mountain's , barren SideSj Kor heed the Cannon roari::»& from above. • t . r. , At length, the glorious Height is gain'd i and from . ^ The giddy Brow, panting, the Soldier views, . ., . 560 ■ ', . ' '' i.ri .'.i ,.•'; '_ Wcll-pleas'd, all G?;7tf^^» beneath his |Lye : - ■ ■'•^'' ,^^no r.10 'il<' \v.V. .;; Nor fland they paufing long, but to the Fort •■■■*-*'*'» Rufliing impetuous, fcize the pond'rous Guns ;; Whofe Mouths averted now, ungrateful Tubes ! Threaten Deftrudion to their former Lords. 265 Mean while, with ev'ry manly Grace adorn'd, 'With Brtpifwicli^ Glories, and Brilannia^ Weal v-^ «v ^u':\x;.i I . 't Imprinted M ( '9 ) Imprinted on his Heart j heroic Wolfe In firm Battalion, impenetrable. Fierce, refolute, refiftlefg, jfpeeds his March, 'Twas then, Montcalrrii thy daring Soul recoil'd j Surpriz'd ! confus'd ! find with Amazement ftruck I When firfl:, advancing on the fatal Plain, Thy dubious Eye furvey'd the Britijh Hof\: . Five thoufand Bayonets, whofe glitt'ring Blades Gleaming in Air, denounce immediate W^r. Ah ! what avail thy trebled Numbers now, . Or painted Savages, whofe^ horrid Klriifa '. With diabolic Edge infuljts the Dead ; ; * Gr, from- the flirieking Vi^tim-s bleeding Skull, Children of Hell ! divide the hairy Scalp : '. For now, with quickeft Step th' intrepi;! Files, Thirfting for Glory, ru{h upon the Foe j As when, from Alpine Hills, whofe awful Tops Eternal Winter w. ^is in boundlefs Snow, Which with the vernal ^un diflblv'd, pours down Amain, into the neighb'ring Vales i in vain, D2 279^ ^7S «8a 285 The ( 20 ) The cumb'rous Rocks obftrud the roaring Stream, That with impetuous Force, his headlong Way Urges deftruaive, thro' the flow'ry Plain ; Helplefs, th' aftonidi'd Peafant looks around. And fees with piteous Eye no Succour near j • No Shelter, no Protedion from the Storm, That fweeps his Herds, his Flocks, himfelf away. So, with wide Ruin, and refiftlefs Shock, Upon th* embattel'd Foe the Britons prefs : Short the Difpute, for when cou'd Gallic Strength Wxthftand a Britijh Arm ? Glutted with Blood, The Bayonet fmoaks, and the fierce Highlander Swift-ranging o'er the Field, wild Havock mak^s : Thro' ev'ry hoftile Rank Confufion flies, And pale Difmay encourages the Rout. ,- ► ■ 290 295 300 On the triumphant Hoft, Vidforia fmiles. And to her fav'rite Wolfcy with Joy prefents The l?urel'd Wreath but, ah ! the vital Stream, That with unequal'd Warmth that Heart infpir'd, 305 With 290 295 300 305 (21) With richeft Purple ftains the foreign Soil: His Eyes, that fparkled in the Shades of Death Well-pleas'd, the ample Field furvey- — their laft. Long look, his Soldiers claim j mournful, and mute, ^ CoUeded round their Chief the Vet'rans ftand ; When thus, with interrupted Speech, half fpent, Whilft from his Wounds Life flow'd apace, Partners, In ev'ry Danger prov'd Conqueft is yours Purfue the Blow and fdze he wou'd have faid, Yon hoftile Townj when Darknefs clos'd his Eyes. . O ! glorious Shade ! forgive the weeping Mufe, Who whilft her tributary Tear (he flieds, Soaring aloft on thy immortal Name ; Equal to all that ancient Rome cou'd boaft, When her fuperior Sons, at Virtue's Call Humbled ths mighty Tyrants of the Eaft i Fabricim, Fabim, Scipio, Pompey j Heroes of old, and Names of great Renown > 31© 3*5 320 Ambi- With { 22 :) Amblrioufly prsfumes to wing Her Flight To future Ages, and far diflant Climes, . i. l Yet, ev'n for Thee, Qlgen'rou? mif^f not long Muft Batons grieve; Moncktotty tho' wtmrided, lives; And warlike T'o'zcj;^/?'/;^/ (hakes his angry^ Spear. ' , Greatly reludant, prone upon "the Dufl:, And choak'd with Blood, •% haughty ^oiil, mntcalm ! 'lU brooks tlie Conquel!, and regrets Her Laurels blafled, and diminifh'd Fame ; Whilft, launching from the breathlefs Clay, furious, She darts into the Shades of cndlefs Night. With defp'ratc Rout, to the adjacent Woods ' The num'rous Foe his fpcedy Flight dircdr;, - i ^" And hid amongft the trembling Leaves, eludes The Cakdonian Sword : Some to the Town With quickeft Steps repair ; and £carcc believe. Within the lofty Walls, themfelves fecure. Slaughter fatigu'd, upon her Prey reclijies ; 32^ 330 %u 34<5 And ( n ) And ^rownfend fees the glorious Field his own. Under his Eye, with Force united join'd. Seamen, and Soldiers, urge the various 'Toil : Here, Part with full-ftretch'd Sinews, o'er huge Rocks The pond'rous Cannon heave j or on the Plain Deftj ,dive Mortars drag • Laborious there, The ceafelefs Spade turns up the fertile Glebe ;' Here yawns the Ditch, and there the R-amparts rife j And now as with Enchantment form'd ! fudden. The mighty Battery rears its dreadful Front, With all the Rage of deadly Thunder flor'd, •' In Readinefs to ilrike the fatal Blow. 345 35<> The Hour is come ! ^tebec muft fall j happy Such Fall i with Britifi Arts, and Arms fuftain'd. Once more, in greater Splendour doom'd to rife : For lo ! where Sauriders riding on the Wave, With Spirit anxious for his Country's Good, Serenely guides, dircds, and rules the Whole ; To each tall Ship, the ready Signal makes. Unmoor and weigh : Soon the tall Ships obey. US 360 With I !!■ i; ■^ ( 24 > With Force immenfe, the cheirful Sailor heaves The in;-frive Anchor, whofe fharp-pointed Fluke Tears up the hidden Soil ; or high aloft Sufpended in mid Air, the Sail unfurls. And gives the loos'ned Canvas to the Wind : Obedient to the Helm, each ftately Bark In pompous Order moves j glides thro' the Wave, And with advancing Stem, draws near the Town. Fear, and Confufion now, thro' ev'ry Street Prevails ; and ev'ry Eye with timid Gaze, Each Motion of the BritiJ/j Fleet attends : Faft to the Breaft, the trembling Mother hugs Her Infant-Babe j or with firm Grafp entwin'd Around her Mate, Safety ii vain expedtsi Nor in his Eye reads ought but fell Difmay. Juftice, the Tyrant's Scourge, now brandiflies The fatal Blade, and ready at her Call Deftrudion waits : full in thy Front, ^ckc. See Britifi Saunders all his Thunder aims j Behind thee, gallant Townfejid draws the Sword, Z^S 370 Z7^ 3S0 The 2^5 370 J ( 25 ) The Storm menaces, and prepares the War : • But one fliort Moment now attends thy Fate j Nor can the dubious Flag of Truce deceive The wary Chiefs : What Art ! what Stratagem ! Ah ! what Refource remains — of all bereft, And {Iript of ev'ry Hope, Oiort Terms are thine j Bleed, or Surrender, is the bitter Choice ; Quick muft that Choice be made— Terror prevails ! And on thofe Walls, where late the GaWc Flag Superbly wav'd j Britajinia's double Crofs, Triumphant dreaming, fports in ev'ry Breeze. 385 390 Z7i 3 So The For Liberty fecur'd, and Peace reftor'd. With choiceft Song, ye Provinces rejoice 1 Nor flculking, in his woody Haunts, dread more The lawlefs Savage j that with hideous Yell more 395 Wont Line 396, 397. Nor Jkulklng, in his wiorly Haunts, dread ^ The lawlefs Savage ; &c. J In this Place, where the Barbarity of the Indians to their unhappy Prifoncrs is de icnbcd i it may be fome Entertainment to my Reader, ftould I give him a brief- I ( 2^ ) Wont to alarm your fleeping Village?, Or worfe 1 with murd'rous Intent, conceal'd In Account of the Sufferings of Mr. John Clark, who, in the Year 1754, being fettled fomewhere contiguous to the Bay of FuriJy, was, together with feveral other unfor- tunatc new Settlers, carried off by the Savages, who came fuddenly upon them in the Night, and ftripping them, compelled Men, Women, and Children, to the Amount of feventy odd, entirely naked/though early in the Spring, and the Weather exceffive (harp, by hafty and quick Marches to go to their Habitation in the Moun- tains and Inland Parts, diftant from the Bay of Ftmdy more than 120 Leagues. The fiitt Day's March releafed feveral of the wretched Sufferers from their miierable Situation, who, fatigued, and unable to proceed, were by the Indians firft rendered fenfclefs with repeated Strokes of their Tomyhawks, or fmall Hatchets j and then, while warm with Life, and ftruggling with Agony, deprived of a circular Part, about four or five Inches over, containing the external Tegumer.t of the back Part of the Skull, together with the Fleih and Hair appertaining to it, and commonly called the Scalp i performed by placing their Knees againft the Viflim's Shoulders, fitting on the Ground, and making an Incifion round the Part with a Scalping- Knife, the .Barbarian (looping forwards, fupporting his Hands on the poor Creature's Neck, catches the fore Part of fhe divided Skin betwixt his Teeth, and at one Jerk ftrips it from the bleeding Head. Such is the inhuman Method of fcalplng j fet on foet, and fo induarioufly encouraged, by our moft Chriftian Enemies the French j and fuch the Miferies thefe unhappy People fuffered, that by the Time they reached Odwwga, the Indian Town, they were reduced to the Number of thirteen, and di-- vided by Lot amongft the Elders of the Tribes ; What became of his Brot'.-sr- Suf- ferers, Clark was entirely unacquainted with ; but he, with his Wife and Daughter, were compelled to f,o through a Ceremony, which he, with fome Propriety, ufed to cr.ll his Induaion,'in Manner following: Being fcated in the Center of a Circle, compofed of thefe vild People, after feafting, and Variety of barbarous Geflures,the Chief advancing with a Firebrand, flrikes him over the Shoulder, making him Signs to ftand up, which done, the whole favage Mob rife, and wiih uncommon Shouts, Yells and Songs, Cioud round him, and, armed with the fame burning Weapons^, beat him for a tonfiderable Time, as well over the Face, as every Part of the Body, 3 «"• In ( 27 ) In Midnight Gloom, upon the Cottager Fatigu'd with daily Toil, advancing foft. To his unguarded Heart plunges at once The deadly Steel : His haplefs Family, To much worfe Fate referv'd ; in pathlefs Woods Deep dragg'd, or to far unfrequented Wilds 400 405 till tired with the horrid Diverfion, their Sachem calls them off, and delivers him to his Mafter, who has Power over him in every Refpeft, excepting his Life, which is facred to the Tribe, and cannot be touched without the unanimous Confent of the Whole. After almoft two Years of moft unparalleled Wretchednefs, he found Means with his Family to efcape to^ekc, where he refided near two Years longer, became, in Appearance, a bigotied Romanift, and conformed himfelf fo well in every Refpeft, as entirely to gain the Confidence of the French ; from whom, together with Captain Stol/o, (who, by his Means, had gained the Liberty of the Town) his Wife and Daughter, he made his Efcape in a Fi filing- Boat, fell down the River with a rapid ebb Tide, under the Covert of a dark Night ; where, upon the South Shore, and oppofite Cireen IJIcincl, he feized a fmall iloop loaden with Wheat, three of the Crew they deftroyed, and fet the remaining three afhorc on a defolate Ifland lower down, called Bani.iby : and thus, in Spite of an armed Vcflll, difpatched inftantly in the Purfuit, and after a Variety of Adventures, they arrived fafciy at Louif. burgh ; from whence Mr. Cl'^^k was fent in the Scarlorough, by Governor IVhit- more, as a Pilot for the Rive; . -. i^aurence ; and in that thip I received from his own Mouth the above Account. He is a ftout well-built Man, about 4^, carries now in his Face and Body the Marks of their fav.fge Ufage, is very ignorant and iliiicrate, nuidly couraiveous, and very ready for' any defpcrate Attempt ; his Bravery was very well known in the Field at ^td":, and hi had the Honour, in a Skirmiili, fume Leagues below the Tov/n, to kill the Can^dlui that wounded Lolo- nf.1 Frazir, E Wicli 'fe«r^.*>!^* v^^ ( 28 ) With Violence compeird; are doom'd the Sfiort Of fell Barbarians, when, with hellifli Mirth, ''' '' ^ •'' ^ Their moft inhuman Tribes revel in Blood. • ' These were thy mean, ungen'rous Arts, O, France! The poor, unknowing Indian, by Thee deceived. Fed with falfe Hopes, gay Shews, and empty Dreams 5 ' Or, by the Sopliiftry of fubtle Piiefls^ Led far aftray ; to ev'ry bafe Intent, Thou dexteroufly form'd j the fatal Tools Of thy Ambition. Nation perfidious ! How well art thou repaid with Blood for Blood > Captiv'd ^ehec, and Canada fubdued. In Tears lament ; whilft, ftript of half h*s Realms, Imperious Louis views, with Eye afkance, Great Brunfwich Lord of all the weftcrn World. 'mZ 410 4»5 410 Thus I i Jl i^jl:7 L'.; -If "• we ! IS; 410 4 '5 ( 29 ) Thus hath the vent'rous Mufe, by Nature taught ; Tho' unexperienc'd in warlike Song, The Rage of Battle, and the Cla(h of Arms ; Thro' Fields of Slaughter, with unwearied Flight Purfued each matchlefs Chief: Such Chiefs of old. Did Jgincoiirtt PoiBIer^, and Creffy boaft j When all the vaft colleded Strength of Tiance Humbled itfelf to mighty Edward"^ Son ; Or ftruck with Terror, Britip Henry faw. Urging his Right, and with Deftrudtion arm'd. Deep crimfon all her Fields with native Blood. 425 430 4i(y Thus To Thee, brave Sau??ders ! firft: and laft, be due The humble Lay ; Long, may the Laurels reap'd By thy victorious Hand, flourish around Thy Mafter's royal Brow. Remoteft Tiixieg 435 Shall ■J .5 ( 30 ) Shall fpeak.thy Praifci and Infant-Lips with Joy Repeat thy Name i vvhich on the foremoft Lift Of Heroes rang'd, fhall ftill continue, when The Mufe, and all her Works, fliall be no more. FINIS.