If the following warm and animating Ode was not written near the time to which it applies, it is one of the most faithful imitations of the fimple and beautiful ftyle of the Scottish bards we ever read, and we know but of one living poet to whom to afcribe it. BRUCE'S ADDRESS TO HIS TROOPS, AT THE BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN. SCOTS, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Or to glorious victorie! Now's the day, and now 's the hour! See approach proud Edward's pow'r! Wha will be a traitor knave? Traitor coward! turn and fiel By Oppreffion's woes and pains! Lay the proud ufurpers low; Tyrants fall in every foe; Liberty's in every blow! Forward let us go or die! SUPPLEMENT TO THE TOBAGO GAZETTE*. NOTWITHSTANDING the minute attention to every individual article with which the return of military and other ftores in Tobago was made out, it *This article was intended to ridicule the pompous difplay in the London Gazette of paltry articles captured; mufkets without locks, locks without mufkets, linftucks, &c. which certainly were not worth the paper on which they were printed. was was impoffible that, in the hurry of actual fervice, fome important articles fhould not have been omitted. After the first return was enclofed in the official difpatch, it was difcovered that the French governor's apartments had not been examined at all; and the following important inventory was taken : Ditto 2 feet 1 inch, with a strong curl at the bottom LIVE STOCK. Serv Unf. Total. Cat, tabby Ditto, tortoifefhell Ram ditto Kittens of various colours Blind puppies in a basket AND A PARABLE, ADDRESSED TO PERSECUTORS. ASCRIBED TO DR. FRANKLIN, ND it came to pass, after these things, that Abraham fat in the door of his tent, about the going down of the fun. And behold a man bent with age, coming from the way of the wildernefs, leaning on a staff. And Abraham arose, and met him, and faid unto him, Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night; and thou fhalt arise early in the morning, and go on thy way. And the man faid, Nay; for I will abide under this tree. But Abraham preffed him greatly: fo he turned, and they went into the tent: and Abraham baked unleavened bread, and they did eat. And when Abraham faw that the man bleffed not God, he faid unto him, Wherefore doft thou not worship the Moft High God, Creator of heaven and earth? And the man anfwered and faid, I do not worship thy God, neither do I call upon his name; for I have made to myself a God, which abideth always in my houfe, and provideth me with all things. And Abraham's zeal was kindled againft the man, and he arose, and fell upon him, and drove him forth with blows into the wilderness. And And God called upon Abraham, saying, Abraham, where is the ftranger? And Abraham answered and faid, Lord, he would not worthip thee, neither would he call upon thy. name: therefore have I driven him out from before my face into the wilderness. And God faid, Have I borne with him thefe hundred and ninety and eight years, and nourished him, and clothed him, notwithstanding his rebellion against me; and couldft not thou, who art thyfelf a finner, bear with him one night? EXHIBITION EXTRAORDINARY! [From the Courier.] Catalogue of Pictures, Statues, Bufts, Bronzes, &c. To which are annexed, fome critical Obfervations. FIRST DAY'S SALE. Mr. EDMUNDS, Beaconsfield. 1. A CAPITAL ftained Drawing of Portland Harbour in a Mift. The obfcurity delineated in the most natural manner. A ftorm apparently arifing in the back ground. 2. The Conquest of France-a Vifion. This piece difcovers a wonderful imagination, though it has been ill executed, and cannot poffibly be deemed a finished performance. 3. The Devils entering into the Herd of Swine. This is indeed a fublime picture. The connoiffeur may almoft imagine he hears the hogs grunt. The fwinish multitude appear quite defperate. 4. The celebrated Dagger Scene. An hyperbolical fketch. 5. A Penfioner fkulking in the Darkt. The counte Probably meant for Mr. Burke. This article appeared fhortly after Mr. Burke had accepted a penfion. nance, nance, though deep in fhadow, is curiously expreffive of meannefs and of fhame-the "darkness visible" is exquifitely hit off. Mr. WINDMILL *, Norwich. 6. A Weaver and his Family flarving. A mafterly production. Diftrefs, mifery, and defpair, were never more charmingly pourtrayed the dead child is beautiful. 7. The Infide of the Old Bailey, with three felons at the bar juft acquitted. The defign bad, and the colours too glaring. 8. A War Piece. Unfinished. The British troops are thrown too much in the back ground for effect. 9. A Retreat. The diftreffes of a flying army are here moft forcibly difplayed-the canvafs, however, is too much crowded with the dying and the dead. 10. The Paffions perfonified. Malice and Pride are too prominent, and Cruelty is out of all rule. There is no ke ping in this picture. 11. The Wish; or the Decay of Commercet. A hafty drawing, to ferve as a frontifpiece to a new novel called Tyranny Triumphant. There is no merit in the idea. Mr. ROSEWELL ‡, Old Palace Yard. 12. Midas turning every Thing he touches into Gold. A rich compofition. In addition to the afs's ears, the painter has ingeniously given him tiger's claws, as appropriate to his unbounded rapacity. 13. Electioneering Rafcals, or the Briber outwitted. A humorous drawing in Indian ink. It is really Atrange that fuch an ingenious work fhould have been fuffered to appear before the public; it is in every refpe&t difgufting and difgraceful. Probably meant for Mr. Windham. An allufion to the famous expreffion of Mr. Windham, "Perish our commerce, let our conflitution live.” Perhaps meant for Mr. Geo. Rofe. |