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Lur'd by her smiles, the sailor hastes to sweep

His loaded galley o'er the ocean swell, But storms arise-he tosses on the deep, And sinks unhonoured with a funeral

knell.

So shone thy charms in summer beauty fair,

And wil'd my heart to love's sweet wil. derness,

Then left me wandering a lone pilgrim there,

Till wearied out with passion's wild ex

cess,

My spirit light on climes of holier mould,
Where sighs are never heav'd, and love is

ne'er controul'd. 7th Sept. 1809.

LINES

G.

Written on the banks of the Tay, during
the stormy evening of January 3. 1809.
WHAT ails thee my child-ah! why do

thine eyes
So wildly roll with affright?
What is it thus fills thy heart with dread
At this gloomy, hour of the night?

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Oh! mother, come forth to the door of
our cot,

And see by the pale moon's gleam,
Yon labouring bark, on Tay's billowy

wave,

And list its sad inmate's scream.

Well, well may ye shriek, ah! wretched wretched crew,

And mingle your cries with the blast; Hence no buoyant boat fill'd with hearts prompt to save,

To snatch from the surge can haste. Heard, heard ye that piercing cry of despair?

'Twas the knell of departing life. All, all are engulph'd! a luckless prey To dire elemental strife.

LINES

Dedicated to the Admirers of Thomson
who celebrated his birth-day at Ed.
nam 1809.

WHEN morning's eye salutes the day,
And orient beams through ether play,
Diffusing light o'er Albion's isle-
Where freedom and the muses smile-
With thee, O fancy, let me roam,
And strew some flowers on Shakespear's

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Or through the Leasows let us stray,
Along the winding riv'let's side—
Where genuine taste points out the way,
Where Shenstone's shade still seems to
glide,

And musing stand by mossy cell,
Where fays and fairies used to dwell;
Or on the banks of Leven's shore
The early fate of Bruce deplore,
And listen to the voice of Spring,
Where raptured Logan used to sing,
While through the woods of Lomond's vale
The careless cuckoo chaunts her tale-

To Tweed's pure stream now let us fly,
And there behold, with gazing eye,
An altar raised by magic power,
Among the trees of Ednam's bower-
Where virtuous praise, and artless fame,
Hark!-Tis the sound of heavenly notes,
Had deep engraven Thomson's name.
From airy harps, which wildly floats,

And sweetest strains, to fancy dear,
With rapture charm the listning ear;
While dews descend on birchen bowers,
Where Dryburgh rears her ancient towers,
And wafted by the fragrant gale,
Your poet greets his native vale.
See gentle Thomson's shade appear,
With every beauty of the year,
Attending graceful in his train.
O'er which his spirit seems to reign,

His voice was music in the Spring,
And Summer taught his tongue to sing,
When pensive Autumn's swelling breeze,
Sigh'd murmuring thro' the waving trees,
Congenial were the melting lays

He warbled sweet in nature's praise.
When Winter's winds blew loud and chill,
And clouds incircled Eildon's hill,
Then Thomson's strong descriptive powers
Pursued the storm through leafless bowers,
When tempests howled along the plain,
And hoary grandeur closed the scene,
He closed his song, he closed his days,-
With pious thoughts, and nature's praise.→

Haste we to our cot-oh! mother mother In memory of a Bard so dear

dear,

To our cabin of lowly form;

May Scotia, each revolving year,
Attempt, on Thompson's natal day,

There humbly implore omniscient Heaven Some tributary verse to pay.

For the victims of the storm. Cupar Fife.

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THE BATTLE OF TALAVERA.

RAPID now the sun descending,

Glowing red his evening beam, Daring deeds of blood portending,

O'er Alberche's winding stream. Britons, take the post of danger!

Silent form the battle's line. Ev'ry breast to fear a stranger; Honour's station none resign. Now the foe is near advancing,

Close in column's deep array; Night, the peril still enhancing,

Darkly shrouds his threat'ning way. Now his cannon, loud as thunder,

Open with tremendous roar; Strive to break our line asunderThrough the ranks destruction pour. To the shock a moment yielding,

But a moment-fierce again, Like lightning, or the torrent's motion, Turn, and heap the field with slain! Hark, the brazen trumpets sounding, Bright the British sabres gleam! Trembling earth with hoofs resounding, Charge-glittering in glory's beam. Now, his final effort making,

Once again the foe comes on; Not a nerve with terror shaking,

Nor the work of death near done. Bayonet with bayonet clashing!

Foot to foot the day contend! Carnage smiles, in horrid greeting! Thousands rushing to their end! Why that pause in heat of battle?

Brave MACKENZIE bleeding lies! His dirge, the loudest cannons rattle! Honour lifts him to the skies. Highland warriors tell the story: Warrior-like his death deplore! How MACKENZIE feels in glory

Tell till time shall be no more. Brave, at length, to braver yielding, Now the slow retreat begin : Night again his columns shieldingCease, ah cease, the battle's din. Turn a moment to the mourner,

Streaming fast the crystal flood; While Victory, the low sigh breathing, Views her laurel steep'd in blood. Hope Street, 21st August.

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TALAVERA.

By J. KING.

Private in the Renfrew-shire Militia. BRITONS, another laurel leaf

Plays on the wreath o' yonder Chief; While Victor, dark'ning in his grief, Looks back on Talavera.

He saw his Eagles, hapless things,
Wi' bluidy heads and clippet wings,
He saw the British Lion's springs,
And fled frae Talavera.

Tho' Wisdom form'd his battle line,
And gar'd his thick'ning columns shine ;
Britain-superior skill was thine,

It shone on Talavera.

The hill laughs at the lashing rain ;
The rock defies the roaring main;
So Victor's hosts advanc'd in vain ;
They fell on Talavera,
"Invincible is Gallia's host!"
Was ance Napoleon's thoughtless boast;
But ah! the magic spell is lost,
Dissolv'd on Talavera.

Egypt still thunders in his ears;
The roar of Maida's field he hears.
Now Fame to British valour rears

A stone on Talavera.

O ye, wha fell in days o' yore, C. F. Look up frae 'mong your honour'd gore See-Victor two to one and more,

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Retreats frae Talavera.

Joseph beheld the spreading woe;
Saw the red streams o' battle flow;

His trembling heart wi' mony a throe

Was rent on Talavera,

But Anglia sings her hero's praise;
The pipe notes swell on Scotia's braes;
Frae Erin's harp heroic lays

Are heard o' Talavera,

Historical Affairs.

HOLLAND.

CAPITULATION OF FLUSHING.

H'S

IS Excellency the General of Division Monnet, one of the Commandants of the Legion of Honour, Commandant in Chief of the fortress of Flushing, having authorised Monsieur L'Eveque, Captain of the Imperial Engineers, and Monsieur Montonnet, Captain of the Imperial Artillery, to treat of terms of capitulation for the surrender of the town of Flushing to the troops of his Britannic Majesty; and their Excellencies Lieutenant-General the Earl of Chatham, K. G. &c. and Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, K. B. &c. commanding in Chief the military and naval forces before Flushing, having authorised Captain Cockburn, of his Majesty's ship Belleisle, Commanding the British flotilla, and Col. Long, Adjutant-General, to treat conjointly with the said Commissioners thereon, they have, after duly exchanging their respective powers, agreed to the following articles, viz.

Art. I. The garrison of Flushing shall be prisoners of war, and shall march out of the place with all the honours of war; they shall deposit their arms on the quay of the water gate; they shall return to France on their parole, and shall not, for one year, bear arms against his Britannic Majesty, or the allies whom he may have at the time of capitulation. This article is applicable to the officers of marine actually at Flushing.

Answer-The garrison of Flushing will be permitted to march out of the town with the honours of war required, and they will lay down their arms on the glacis, but must be considered as prisoners of war, and sent as such to England.

The officers of marine will share the fate of the rest of the garrison.

Art. II. General and Staff Officers, officers of the marine, and of the corps composing the garrison, shall keep their arms, their horses, and all the property September 1809.

which belongs to them. The non-commissioned officers, soldiers, seamen, and officers servants, shall keep their haversacks.

Answer Granted.

Art. III. The sick and wounded ca... pable of being sent out, shall be forwarded to France, the remaining sick shall be left to the care and humanity of the General commanding the troops of his Britannic Majesty, and sent to the French dominions as soon as their condition will permit; there shall be left a sufficient number of medical attend. ants for the care of the sick; the medical attendants shall receive the same allowances as those of his Britannic Majesty.

Answer--The sick and wounded must be considered as prisoners of war. Such as are in a state to be removed shall be embarked with the garrison; the rest will remain under the care of French physicians and surgeons until sufficient. ly recovered to admit of their being removed.

The physicians and surgeons will receive the allowances usually granted to prisoners of war of their rank and de scription, together with such further remuneration for their attendance on the sick as the General commanding the British army may be pleased to grant.

Art. IV. The non combatants, such as the Sub-Inspector, the Commissary of War, the Medical Attendants, the heads of the different administrative departments, shall not be considered as prisoners of war; they shall be at liberty to dispose of their effects, their pri vate and personal property, and to carry it to France, as well as all documents relative to their accounts, in order to justify their conduct to the French Government. This arrangement is appli cable to the commissaries and civil officers of the marine, to the artificers and attendants of the port, to the officers of the customs and duties, as well as to the paymasters of the army and navy.

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Answer--The officers and others mentioned in this article, all attendants on the French army, and in short, French men of every description, not inhabitants of Flushing previous to the year 1807, will be sent to England, and hereafter treated according to such arrangement as may take place between the two Governments respecting noncombatants; their private and personal property shall be respected, and permission will be given them to retain all such papers as specifically relate to, and may be necessary for, the settlement of their accounts. All Frenchmen and others, who may be permitted to remain, will be expected to take the oath of allegiance to his Britannic Majesty, when required, and to conform to all laws and regulations which may hereafter be made by the British Government.

Art. V.-If no particular stipulation has been made concerning the sick left at Middleburgh under the care of the medical attendants and the officers of the said hospital, they shall be treated according to articles III. and VI, of the present capitulation.

Answer-Granted; conformably to the answers given to the third and fourth articles.

Art. VI. The property of the inhabitants shall be respected; they shall be at liberty to withdraw into France, with their private property; they shall have every security in this respect, and shall not be molested in any manner for their opinions, and the part they have taken during the siege.

Answer-The property of the inhabitants, of every description, will be respected, it being understood that all naval and military stores will be held in requisition until proved to be the private property of individuals; and the British Government shall, in that case, be at liberty to make use of the same, on paying a just remuneration to the proprietors.

Such inhabitants as may be desirous of retiring to France, and shall certify this their intention within eight days after the ratification of this capitulation, shall be permitted to do so at a period to be determined by the British Commander in Chief, and no inhabitants shall be molested on account of any opinion or conduct they may hitherto have held.

Art. VII. The necessary carriages and vessels shall be furnished by the English Commissioners, at the expence of their Government, for transporting from this place to the French dominions, the sick and private effects of the officers. These effects shall not be searched, and shall have full security during their passage.

Answer--Every expence of transporting the French garrison, sick, &c. with their baggage, to England, will, of course, be defrayed by the British Government.

Art. VIII. If any difficulty shall arise in the interpretation of any of the above articles, it shall be settled by the undersigned Commissioners, and as much as possible in favour of the garrison. Answer.-Granted.

this 15th day of August 1809. Given under our hands in Flushing,

(Signed) GEO. COCKBURN, Capt. of
his Majesty's ship Belle-
isle, commanding the Bri-
tish flotilla.

ROB. LONG, Col. Adjutant
General.

(Signed) F. MONTONNET, Capitaine
d'Artillerie.
P. L'EVEQUE,

Capitaine

Commandant du Genie.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.

Art. I. The undersigned Commissioners have agreed, that all ordnance, military and naval stores of every description, as well as all maps, charts, plans and military memoirs, &c. and all public property whatsoever, shall be made over, with inventories thereof, to such Commissioners as shall be appointed by the Generals commanding the British and French forces conjointly to deliver and receive the same.

Art. II. It is likewise agreed, that as soon as the ratification of the present capitulation shall be exchanged, the gates of the town and the sluices shall be occupied by detachments of the British army, and the French troops shall evacuate the fortress at noon on the 17th instant.

Art. III. It is further agreed, that this capitulation shall be ratified by the Generals commanding in chief the British and French armies; and that the ratifications shall be exchanged at the

French

French advanced posts on the Middleburgh road, at 12 o'clock this night; in default of which, the present capitula. tion, and suspension of arms, to be considered as null and void,

Given under our hands at Flushing, this 15th day of August 1809.

(Signed as before.)

Approved and ratified by us, (Signed) CHATHAM, Lieut.-General commanding the forces.

R. STRACHAN, Rear-Admiral commanding the na val forces.

Examined and ratified, (Signed) MONNET, General de Division.

Amount of the garrison which surrendered at Flushing, on the 15th August 1809, under the command of Monnet, General of Division.

16 Officers of the staff-101 officers3773 non-commissioned officers and soldiers-489 sick and wounded-Total,

4379.

Return of prisoners and deserters from

the 30th July to August 15, 1809, taken in the island of Walcheren. I Colonel-1 Lieutenant-Colonel15 Captains-27 Lieutenants-1 Staff58 serjeants-13 drummers-1700 rank and file.

Return of the rank and name of officers, and of the number of non-commissioned officers, and rank and file, killed, wounded, and missing, from the 8th inst. to the surrender of Flushing, on the morning of the 15th inclusive, head-quarters, Middleburg, Aug. 16, 1809.

Royal Artillery-6 rank and file kil. led; I officer, 10 rank and file wounded. Royal Engineers-1 rank and file, killed; 2 officers wounded.

3d Batt. 1st Foot--1 officer wounded. 2d Foot-1 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 4 rank and file wounded.

5th Foot-1 officer, 2 rank and file killed; drummer, 8 rank and file wounded.

14th Foot-1 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 4 rank and file wounded.

26th Foot-1 serjeant wounded. 35th Foot-1 serjeant killed. 36th Foot-3 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 2 serjeants, 7 rank and file wounded; I rank and file missing.

59th Foot-2 rank and file killed; 1 serjeant, 2 rank and file wounded.

63d Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 68th Foot-3 rank and file killed, 2 officers, 1 serjeant, 12 rank and file wounded.

71st Foot-1 officer, 1 rank and file killed; 2 officers, 7 rank and file wounded.

76th Foot-2 rank and file killed. 77th Foot-1 officer wounded. Sist Foot-1 drummer killed; 2 officers wounded.

84th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 95th Foot-1 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 8 rank and file wounded.

1st Light Battalion King's German Legion-7 rank and file wounded.

2d Light Battalion King's German Legion-1 officer, 3 rank and file kil led; I drummer, 10 rank and file wounded.

Total-3 officers, I serjeant, I drummer, 26 rank and file killed; 15 officers, 5 serjeants, 2 drummers, 83 rank and file wounded; 1 rank and file missing.

Names of Officers killed and wounded.
Killed.

5th Foot-Capt. Talbot.

71st Foot.-Ensign D. Sinclair. 2d Light Battalion King's German Legion-Lieut. Sprecker.

WOUNDED.

Royal Artillery-Lieutenant George Brown, slightly.

Royal Engineers-Col. Fyers, slightly; Captain Pasley dangerously.

3d Batt. 1st Foot--Lieut. A.W. Mackenzie, slightly.

2d Foot-Lieutenant Clutterbuck, slightly.

14th Foot-Ensign C. Harrald dangerously; wounded Aug. 9. since dead. 36th Foot--Major M'Kenzie, dangerously.

68th Foot--Captain Soden, slightly; Lieut. Smith, slightly.

71st Foot-Captain Spottiswoode, slightly; Lieut. D. M‘Donald dangerously.

77th Foot-Captain A. V. Brown, dangerously.

81st Foot-Captain Taylor, slightly; assistant-surgeon Chizlet, dangerously.

95th Foot--Lieut. Manners, slightly; wounded 3d August, not reported in time to be included in the preceding reROB. LONG, Col. Adj.-Gen. Middle

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