A SUPPLEMENTAL ODE, OR A HINT TO LORD NORTH, ON THE STATE OF THE NATION. BY THE SAME. Quæ cura Patrum, quæve Quiritium Plenis honorum muneribus tuas Augufte, virtutes in Evum Per titulos memorefque faftos Eternet! HOR. L. IV. Ode 14. THE various triumphs of our king And wanton in his praise : Say, can the JERSEYS boast a cow * ? Bind' * The children in the Jerfeys are certainly reduced to the greatest diftrefs fince General Clinton carried off the milch cows. This will probably induce fuch of their rebellious parents, as are not totally devoid of natural affection, to sue for pardon, lay down their arms, and take the benefit of his Majesty's gracious proclamation. A large populous and opulent city, fituated on the Western Side of the Hudfon's river, about 55 miles South of Albany. Bind laurels round our VAR RO's brows, In victory they feel difgrace, And shrink abafh'd, afraid to face † Hunger alone makes Britons yield; It was taken by ftorm the 17th of October, and the garrison (compofed of all the villains in North America) put to the fword. The houses were fet on fire as a fignal to inform General Burgoyne of the approach of Mr. Clinton's co-operating army.—In the military ftyle it was faying-Nous voici ! Gen. Gates, from an affected generofity (for the honour of foldiership) to fpare the British troops the mortification of having the yankies witnesses of their humiliation, ordered his banditti not to ftir out of their tents, when Lieutenant Gen. Burgoyne gave the word of command, both in German and English, to the whole line (according to the terms of the capitulation) to pile their arms. -But the true reafon of this boafted magnanimity, was because Mr. Gates and his poltroons did not feel themselves bold enough to be spectators of so august and awful a ceremony. For them might hermits quit the cell, The Coterie's experienc'd damne My Lord applauds OMIAH's skill, Then gives the king this nice toy; And makes OMIAH VICEROY! TO THE EDITOR. BY THE SAME. THOUGH my friend General Burgoyne and his army have laid down their arms, yet they were invincible whilst they held them in their hands This is my confolation-the campaign has not anfwered our expectations-Ego & Rex meus are dif Lord George Germain, who refided in Pall-Mall. Gazette. appointed appointed-One army being prifoners at Bofton, and another army, fhut up, in Philadelphia, are (it must be owned) rather unlucky accidents-But let it be confidered that we have only fixty thousand men in America, (Gen. Burgoyne and his army included.) Thirty or forty thousand more may do great things, and perhaps reduce the rebels to un-t conditional fubmiffion in five or fix campaigns. I took up the pen from a generous motive;-to celebrate our supposed victories, to display the glory of Old England, the extenfion of our commerce, the wifdom of our minifters, the magnanimity of our monarch, and the happinefs of the people-As it is my ardent wifh to raife the fpirits of my def ponding countrymen, I ftill think the publication of the following chearful Ode (though a little mala-propos at prefent as to facts) may prove a natio nal benefit. SING Io Peans, through the land, Who bafely meant to enflave us : Our bayonets have oped their veins, Yet ftill they talk of rights and laws, Lord Suffolk's fpeech. 15% Thefe words were ufed by General Gage in a Proclamation Fublished at Boston. Base, |