Touch'd by the quill of goofe;
But fuch a cord as oft you fee

On Hounslow's plain fwung o'er a tree,
And ending in a noose.

Tho' none (like TWITCHER) filch a purse,
With pirates or with thieves converse,
Nor cut a fingle throat;
To rob three millions at a time,
Or butcher thoufands is no crime;
Hence are our fleets afloat.

With ev'ry brute of Noah's ark,
Legions of human brutes embark,
Vot'ries to fword and fire:

May half, like S-CKV-LLE prove alert,
Like Co-NW-LL t'other half defert!
From confcience-not for hire.

Young bees forfake their native hive,
By travel-and by toils they thrive,
With ease and plenty dwell;

Say, when the parent-fwarm hath flown,
Tho' rich in honey of their own,

To plunder ev'ry cell?

That this be juft-hear yon Sc-h gang;
Here GIBBY's* and DUND-s's † twang,

Sir GILB ELL---T. † Jud. Adv. of Scot------d.

The

The genius of starvation!

The faulchion's edge-the cannon's thunder, Shall make America knock-under,

Sawney + bring up your corps of blacks,
Set oliv'd Indians on their backs,

The Rufs beat out their brains!
The Switzer too shall leave his Alps,
With Briton's deal for British scalps,
The only trade remains!

ELL-S § come next-thou boar of boars,
The oldest boar within these doors;
Yet IN-s, 'tis agreed,
The boar fam'd Meleager flew,

Was a poor harmless boar to you,
Of Caledonia's breed..

*

THURL-E approach with rugged Dick †, Both fly and faucy as Old Nick,

Avow your Bedford-creed :

So void of fenfe-fo damn'd audacious,
Hotter than that of Athanafius:

A direful one indeed!

ALEX-R WEDDERB-----

§ Right Hon. W---R------
- ELL---S.

Late memb-- for Ilc.. ------r.
*Attor----- Gen---L

+ RICH -- RIG-Y, Pay-----r Gen.

Next

Next for a Nap-behind the clock,
While STANLY and the Sur-y Cock *!
Upon their legs appear.

Then pause awhile, my dear Sir GREY †,
And ere you make me run away,

This for your Master's ear:

"Boreas, whofe bloated bluft'ring jowl,
"Can urge the ftorm, or can controul,
"Keep not fo bold a fail!

"There's fcarce a man will stand the deck;
"The veffel lies a perfect wreck;
"She'll founder in the gale!

THE RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND

A CONSOLATORY ODE,

ADDRESSED TO LORD G. G. BY THE AUTHOR OF LORD CH-M'S PROPHECY.

COURAGE, my Lord-tho' Howe is fled,

Don't look fo pale-and hang your head

Sir GR--- Coo--R, Lord N---H's Secret--y.

Like

Like Nunc'mar at Hin-dof-tan:
Th' Atlantic fea is no bad fcreen,
And that (you know) ftill flows between
Pall-Mall-and Rebel Boston.

For want of Rhode-isle hogs and beeves,
The troops ftole off, like valiant thieves,
To look for better quarters;

And spite of what your Gazette tells,
The Yankies fish in ponds and wells *,
For cannon balls and mortars.

Your horfes too were left behind,
-Starv'd—and unfound in limb and wind,
"Tis no great lofs they're taken :
Such feeds at Minden had you got,
Tho' GRANBY spurr'd-they cou'dn't trot,
This would have fav'd your bacon.

Chaunting of pfalms the victors come,
Beating Te Deum on the drum,
And dancing to the fife':

The Yankey now no more afraid,
May tarry with the timid maid,

Or kifs his faithful wife.

I hope

Lord MANSFIELD and Sawney WEDDERBURNE both. agree in opinion, that the fishery-bill was only defigned to prevent their fishing in the open feas; any thing in the prohibitory bill to the contrary notwithstanding.

This word is thus explained by a traveller: "at their

ufual

I hope your army found fome means
To fave your fine ‡ theatric scenes

From being maul'd-and pepper'd;
As Nova Scotia, in that cafe,

May fee B-RGNE refume his place,
And act the § gentle shepherd!

The General now his ware || unpacks,
Sir GREY and F-RDYCE may go fnacks,

Without

ufual time the old couple retire to bed, leaving the young ones to settle matters as they can, who having fat up as long as they think proper, get into bed together alfo, but without pulling off their under garment, in order to prevent scandal. -If the parties agree, it is all very well; the banns are publifhed, and they are married without delay."

Banbury's Travels through N. America.

The maid of the Oaks, and the fiege of Bofton (as Mr. B-RG-NE feemed diffatisfied with the real one) both done by the fame author, were frequently reprefented. This celebrated ftrolling company of Comedians have quitted Boston, and intend exhibiting for the fummer feafon at Halifax. -According to private letters received by Lord S-ND-CH (of which the Gazette takes no notice) the roof of the meeting-house (converted into a theatre by exprefs orders of a council of war) was deftroyed by the shells, and the wardrobe and curtain were confiderably damaged.

PATIE and ROGER.

Goods of all forts have been configned to the general,