Indians make use of, which was very disagreeable to nature by the blasphemous thanks offered up to the taste. We labored all next day against the stream, Heaven, for victories obtained over men fighting in and fared as we had done the day before. The next the sacred cause of liberty, by murderers and oppressday brought us to the carrying-place. Here was plenty ors, are events generally known. of wood, but nothing to be got for sustenance. We passed this night, as we had frequently done, under a tree; but what we suffered at this time is not easy to be expressed. I had been three days at the oar without any kind of nourishment except the wretched root above mentioned. I had no shirt, for it had rotted off by bits. All my clothes consisted of a short grieko (something like a bear-skin), a piece of red cloth which had once been a waistcoat, and a ragged pair of trowsers, without shoes or stockings." Note 2, page 2, col. 2. -a Briton and a friend. Don Patricio Gedd, a Scotch physician in one of the Spanish settlements, hospitably relieved Byron and his wretched associates, of which the commodore speaks in the warmest terms of gratitude. Note 3, page 2, col. 2. Or yield the lyre of Heaven another string. Note 10, page 5, col. 2. The shrill horn blew. The negroes in the West Indies are summoned to their morning work by a shell or horn. Note 11, page 6, col. 1. How long was Timour's iron sceptre sway'd? To elucidate this passage, I shall subjoin a quotation from the preface to Letters from a Hindoo Rajah, a work of elegance and celebrity. The impostor of Mecca had established, as one of the principles of his doctrine, the merit of extending it, either by persuasion or the sword, to all parts of the earth. How steadily this injunction was adhered to by his followers, and with what success it I was pursued, is well known to all who are in the least conversant in history. "The same overwhelming torrent which had inundated the greater part of Africa, burst its way The seven strings of Apollo's harp were the sym- into the very heart of Europe, and covering many bolical representation of the seven planets. Hersch-kingdoms of Asia with unbounded desolation, directell, by discovering an eighth, might be said to add ed its baneful course to the flourishing provinces another string to the instrument. of Hindostan. Here these fierce and hardy adventurers, whose only improvement had been in the science of destruction, who added the fury of fanaticism to the ravages of war, found the great end of their conquest opposed, by objects which neither the ardor of their persevering zeal, nor savage barbarity, could surmount. Multitudes were sacrificed by the cruel hand of religious persecution, and whole countries were deluged in blood, in the vain hope, that by the destruction of a part, the remainder might be persuaded, or terrified, into the profession of Mahomedism. But all these sanguinary efforts were ineffectual; and at length, being fully convinced, that though they might extirpate, they could never hope to convert, any number of the Hindoos, they relinquished the impracticable idea with which they had entered upon their career of conquest, and contented themselves with the acquirement of the civil dominion and almost universal empire of Hindostan."-Letters from a Hindoo Rajah, by ELIZA HAMILTON. Note 12, page 6, col. 1. And braved the stormy spirit of the Cape. See the description of the Cape of Good Hope translated from Camdens, by Mickle. Note 13, page 6, col. 1. While famish'd nations died along the shore. The following account of British conduct, and its consequences, in Bengal, will afford a sufficient idea of the fact alluded to in this passage. After describing the monopoly of salt, betel-nut, and tobacco, the historian proceeds thus:-") "Money, in this current, came but by drops; it could not quench the thirst of those who waited in India to receive it. An expedient, such as it was, remained to quicken its pace. The natives could live with little salt, but could not want food. Some of the agents saw themselves well situated for collecting the rice into stores, they did so. They knew the Gentoos would rather die than violate the principles of their religion by eating flesh. The alternative would therefore be between giving what they had, or dying. The inhabitants sunk-they that cultivated the land, and saw the harvest at the disposal of others, planted in doubt | -scarcity ensued. Then the monopoly was easier managed-sickness ensued. In some districts the Note 18, page 8, col. 1. See SCHILLER'S tragedy of The Robbers, scene v. Note 19, page 8, col. 1. What millions died-that Cæsar might be great! languid living left the bodies of their numerous dead sar, has been usually estimated at two millions of The carnage occasioned by the wars of Julius Caeunburied."-Short History of the English Transactions in the East Indies, page 145. Note 14, page 6, col. 1. Nine times have Brama's wheels of lightning hurl'd men. Note 20, page 8, col. 1. Or learn the fate that bleeding thousands bore, Among the sublime fictions of the Hindoo mythol- XII. of Sweden, speaking of his military exploits beIn this extremity" (says the biographer of Charles ogy, it is one article of belief, that the Deity Brama fore the battle of Pultowa), "the memorable winter has descended nine times upon the world in various of 1709, which was still more remarkable in that forms, and that he is yet to appear a tenth time, in the figure of a warrior upon a white horse, to cut off all incorrigible offenders. Avatar is the word used to express his descent. Note 15, page 6, col. 2. part of Europe than in France, destroyed numbers of his troops; for Charles resolved to brave the seasons as he had done his enemies, and ventured to make long marches during this mortal cold. It was in one of these marches that two thousand men fell down dead with cold before his eyes." Gertrude of Wyoming. IN THREE PARTS. ADVERTISEMENT. PART I. I. Most of the popular histories of England, as well Os Susquehanna's side, fair Wyoming! as of the American war, give an authentic account Although the wild-flower on thy ruin'd wall of the desolation of Wyoming, in Pennsylvania, which And roofless homes, a sad remembrance bring took place in 1778, by an incursion of the Indians. Of what thy gentle people did befall; The Scenery and Incidents of the following Poem Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all are connected with that event. The testimonies of That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore. historians and travellers concur in describing the in- Sweet land! may I thy lost delights recall, fant colony as one of the happiest spots of human And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, existence, for the hospitable and innocent manners of Whose beauty was the love of Pennsylvania's shore tinhabitants, the beauty of the country, and the txuriant fertility of the soil and climate. In an evil hour, the junction of European with Indian arms, Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, converted this terrestrial paradise into a frightful The happy shepherd swains had nought to do iste. Mr. ISAAC WELD informs us, that the ruins But feed their flocks on green declivities, o many of the villages, perforated with balls, and bearing marks of conflagration, were still preserved by the recent inhabitants, when he travelled through America, in 1796. II. Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down Would echo flagelet from some romantic town. III. Then, where of Indian hills the daylight takes IV. And scarce had Wyoming of war or crime The blue-eyed German changed his sword to pruning-hook. V. Nor far some Andalusian saraband VI. Alas! poor Caledonia's mountaineer, tree! VII. Here was not mingled in the city's pomp VIII. How reverend was the look, serenely aged, He bore, this gentle Pennsylvanian sire, Where all but kindly fervors were assuaged, Undimm'd by weakness' shade, or turbid ire! 1 Scotland. 2 The Gaelic appellation for the porpoise. 3 The great whirlpool of the Western Hebrides. And though, amidst the calm of thought entire, I boast no song in magic wonders rife, The rose of England bloom'd on Gertrude's cheek- Far western worlds; and there his household fire When fate had reft his mutual heart-but she XI. A loved bequest, and I may half impart And more engaging grew, from pleasing day to day. XII. I may not paint those thousand infant charms; (Unconscious fascination; undesign'd!) The orison repeated in his arms, For God to bless her sire and all mankind; The book, the bosom on his knee reclined, Or how sweet fairy-lore he heard her con, (The playmate ere the teacher of her mind): All uncompanion'd else her heart had gone, Till now, in Gertrude's eyes, their ninth blue summer shone. XIII. And summer was the tide, and sweet the hour, XIV. Yet pensive seem'd the boy for one so young- And laid his hand upon the stripling's head, 66 Peace be to thee! my words this belt approve; (4) The paths of peace my steps have hither led: (5) This little nursling, take him to thy love, That shower'd upon the stranger of the land And shield the bird unfledged, since gone the parent Preserver of my old, my boon companion's child' dove. XV. "Christian! I am the foeman of thy foe; XXI. "Child of a race whose name my bosom warms, Our wampum league thy brethren did embrace: (6) On earth's remotest bounds how welcome here! Upon the Michigan, three moons ago, We launch'd our pirogues for the bison chase "It was encamping on the lake's far port, Whose mother oft, a child, has fill'd these arms, XXII. "And, Julia! when thou wert like Gertrude now, To meet and kiss me at my journey's end? But where was I when Waldegrave was no more? As if a shower of blood had quench'd the fiery fight! In woes, that ev'n the tribe of deserts was thy friend!" XVII. "It slept-it rose again-on high their tower In vain the desolated panther flies, XXIII. He said and strain'd unto his heart the boy; Alas! too late, we reach'd and smote those Hurons dire! Impassive (13)-fearing but the shame of fear XVIII. "But as the fox beneath the nobler hound, Or shriek'd unto the God to whom the Christians pray. XIX. “Our virgins fed her with their kindly bowls That we should bid an ancient friend convey A stoic of the woods-a man without a tear. XXIV. Yet deem not goodness on the savage stock XXV. "Sleep, wearied one! and in the dreaming land When he beholds the ring that Waldegrave's Julia The fountain, where at noon I thought it sweet wore. XX. "And I, the eagle of my tribe,' (9) have rush'd 1 The Indian God of War. 2 Manitou, Spirit or Deity. The Indians are distinguished both personally and by tribes by the name of particular animals, whose qualities they affect to resemble, either for cunning, strength, swiftness, or other qualities-as the eagle, the serpent, the fox, or bear. 1 Calumet of peace.-The Calumet is the Indian name for the ornamented pipe of friendship, which they smoke as a pledge of amity. 2 Tree-rock'd cradle.-The Indian mothers suspend their children in their cradles from the boughs of trees, and let them be rocked by the wind To feed thee with the quarry of my bow, "Adieu! sweet scion of the rising sun! XXVII. So finish'd be the rhyme (howe'er uncouth) His path, by mountain, swamp, or deep ravine, XXVIII. Old Albert saw him from the valley's side- But never more, to bless his longing sight, III. But silent not that adverse eastern path, IV. It seem'd as if those scenes sweet influence had V. Nor guess I, was that Pennsylvanian home, And joy to breathe the groves, romantic and alone. Was Outalissi hail'd, with bark and plumage bright. The sun-rise drew her thoughts to Europe forth, That thus apostrophized its viewless scene: 'Land of my father's love, my mother's birth! The home of kindred I have never seen! We know not other-oceans are between: VII. "And yet, loved England! when thy name I trace VIII. Yet deem not Gertrude sigh'd for foreign joy; |