aim, And yet, though wretched, Envy's conftant [Fame! The sport of Fortune, and the flave of If he a Patron feeks in Time of need, With Giant's weight he leans upon a reed; What can his Mufe from pride of Wealth expect, But oftentatious aid, or cold neglect! Tow'ring Ambition scarce can look fo low, And felfth Pleafure fhuns the face of Woe. In Life's more private fcenes thofe virtues fhine, [divine; Where Human Nature proves her fource 'Tis there the Great to fuffring Worth attend, [friend! And Man's misfortune finds in Man a Your plan, which Princes might be proud to own, [known; Long blefe'd in filence, and was little Early you faw, beneath your foft'ring care, Genius and Learning rescued from Defpair: At first, 'tis true, you could but just bestow A Dew of Comfort upon Letter'd Woe; Yet did that Dew a ling'ring Life sustain, Cheer the last pang, and smooth the bed of Pain! Gradual, but fure, your purpose works its way, And ample Boun'y confecrates this Day: To grace the living River as it flows; Onward it rolls to meet the Ocean's tide, *And (preads a gen'ral blefling far and wide. Though other climes more genial Suns fupply, A purer atmosphere, and clearer sky! Amidft our gloomy days, and wint'ry ftorms, "Bounty protects, and godlike Pity warms! Though ftern in War, and oft by Factions Crofs'd, The Nation's Character is never loft; Humane, and manly, liberal, brave, and free, Contending Parties in this point agree, Illuftrious Ine! fair Freedom's laft retreat! Still fhall the perfecuted ftranger find of Hell! Thus Calpe's rock, high tow'ring from In vain the tempeft low'rs, the winds arife, It braves alike the Ocean and the Land. THE ROSE, AN ODE; FROM THE ROSE OF AUSONIUS. WE weep, O Nature, when the doom Of short-liv'd flow'rs you fhew: Ah! why difplay their beauteous bloom, A day their life :-in morning pride The ftar, which faw it greet the morn, Returns at eve; when lo! forlorn, It withers in decay. But though its life fo fhort a space, It fades to bloom anew. While youthful beauty glows; T. A. MIDNIGHT REFLECTIONS; Occafioned by a Traveller's jeeing, on a very dark, gloomy night, lights which appeared, though at a confiderable difiance, to proceed. from WINDSOR CASTLE. DAR ARK is the night, and mix'd with fleet, Swiftly the drizzling rain descends: Each geft in eddies hurls the leaves, And the fript wood no covert lends. Shiv'ring acrots the plain the Traveller flies, Counting the moments 'till the moon fhall rife. With fearful, horrid step he goes, Uncertain of the doubtful way, And many a figh he homeward fends; Where, trembling at his long delay, His anxious wife ftarts at each wind fhe hears, [her fears. Whole mournful howlings ftili augment Loud Loud is the joy, that shakes the dome, Attend the fprightly Mufic's call: Where with light hearts, and jovial, they advance, In varied steps, to tread the mazy dance. And laughter fparkling in the eye, How fast the midnight minutes fly ! The weary wander takes his way; Partakes the pleasure, and enjoys the blaze. Tho' far from fong or dance renov'd, Partakes the pleafures of the great: Safely conduct him to his humble hearth. So I, the' far, alas! remov'd From the bright virtues I admire, Whole high afpiring flames a light diffafe, pursues. With that for ever in my view, till Tho' blackest clouds the fky deform, And thro' the vale of life my feady way Nor fear, tho' this difeafe extends Its induence as it flies, It is the nature of the cafe, That tho' o'ercome, it full wall face, Such were his wor is, fush the events, My pains were ded, their vigour spent, Oh may Hygeia e'er attend Around thy gemal bed, And all the bleffings fate can fend, Of body, as of mind, You ftill may rear, winle ftill you blefs, BRITAIN'S TREE OF LIBERTY. Believe me 'tis no joke, fir, the Lords of flate, If I'm allow'd the thing, fi The branches long-fo ftout and strong, The leaves fo gay-I'm proud to say, It's pond'rous root-each way doth shoot, The fibrous claws deem the laws, To itab with deadly wound, fir; With merciful prevention, Each drink the following foaft, fir, Each honett Briton's boat, fir; Our King and Constitution. INTELLIGENCE or IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. Admiralty-office, March 25. Copy of a letter from Admiral Kingfinill, commander in chief of his Majefty's hips and veffels on the coaft of Ireland, to Evan Nepean, efq. dated at Cork, the 9th inftant. Sir, in my letter of the 2d inftant I acquainted my Lords Commithioners of the Admiralty of the arrival of the French brig privateer Telegraphe, fent in by his Majefty's floop Kangaroo. 1 now have the pleasure to inclofe, for their information, a copy of Capt. Brace's letter to me, giving an account of the particulars. The very gallant and beneficial fervices of that excellent officer, in capturing the enemy's privateer at an early period of her cruize, and retaking two valuable merchant-fhips, deferve every recommendation; but it will, I truft, be needlefs for me to attempi pointing out to their Lordships conduft, which has on this, as well as on former occafions, fhewn itself to be fo highly meritorious. The French prifoners, who were on-board the Kangaroo, affert, that the French brig which made her efcape was the Grand Decide, of 18 I con-brafs 12-pounders, and 150 men. clude, the two officers of the army, Capt. Hearnes and Lient. Bournes, fa handfomely mentioned by Capt. Brace, were re-captured in the ship Chance. R. KINGSMILL. His Majesty's floop Kangaroo, at Sea, Feb. 25. Sir, it has been the good fortune of his Majesty's floop under my command to capture and re-capture the velfeis named in the margin *. The Telegraph is a fine French brig privateer, quite new, and fails remarkably faft; mounting 14 carriage-guns of different calibre, and having on-board 78 men.. I am pleafed with having captured her in fuch weather, with Bo other accident than the fit Lieut. Mr. Thomas Toulerton (a good officer) having received a violent contufion in the face, from the chace-gun being trown off (hy the motion of the floop) what he was pointing her. I now beg leave to refer you to my journal. You will perceive, that I carried away the main boom on the 23d ult. in chace of a thip privateer; and that I parted company with Le Telegraphe, Lieut. Thompfon, in bare of a brig to leeward. In addition to that, I have to *Minerva, an American thip, laden with tobacco, re-taken on the 220, inft. in lat. 49 deg. 44 min. N. and long. 12 deg. 37 min. W.-Le Telegraphe, 20 days out from St. Maloes; had, on the 11th inst. taken -the Elizabeth brig from Litbon, laden with fruit.-Chance, Weft-Indiaman, from Martinique; re-captured on the 24th in lat. 49 deg. 48 min. N. and long. 13 deg. W. and in company on the 25th ult. acquaint you, that at eight A. M. on the 25th inft. in lat. 50 deg. N. long. 12 deg. W. I brought to action a French brig privateer, of 18 guns; which, after a warm conteft of an hour, 50 minutes of it fought in good ftyle, clofe to each other, she began to make off, having damaged the rigging and fails fo as to prevent, my clofing with her again, though every exertion was mads on the part of the officers and men; being at the time short of 44 officers and men, away in prizes; 6 men unable to attend their quarters; 6 wounded, and 4 centinels over 78 prifoners in the hold: that confidered, I truft it will appear to yon, that there is much merit due to the officers and men on-board. I have to acknowledge myfelf indebted to Capt. Hearnes, of the 43d regiment, and to Lieut. Bournes, of the aft West India regiment, for their afiftance; and I beg you will be pleased to recommend to my Lords Commiftioners of the Admiralty Lieut. Toulerton, and Mr. Verling the mafter.' E. BRACE. Lift of men wounded in action. Copy of a letter, from Captain Barlow to Sir, Phoebe, Kinfale Harbour, March 9. I have to acquaint you, that on the 5th int, in lat. 50 deg 2 min. N. long. 14 deg. 43 min. W. his Majefty's fhip under my command captured the French ship privateer Heureux, of Bourdeaux, mounting 22 brafs 12-pounders, and manned with 220 men. She bore down to us at 8 in the morning, her commander taking the Phoebe for an Eat-Indiaman, and not difcovering his error until within point-blank musquet shot, when the wore on our weather bow, and hauled to the wind on the fame tack as the Phoebe. In this fituation, the be gn a fpirited well-directed fire, which was kept up a confiderable time, in the hope of efcaping, by difabling our mafts, fails, and rigging: an act of emerity to be regretted, as it occafioned a lofs to his Majesty's thip of feaman killed, and g wounded, 2 of whom mortally, and fince dead; and to the enemy, a lofs of 18 killed, and 25 wounded, most of which have loft limbs. The Hereux is the most complete fuih-deck thip I have ever seen; coppered, copper-fastened, highly finished, and of large dimenfions, viz. 128 feet long, 32 and a half broad, and admeatures near 6co tons. The accounts given of her failing are very extraordinary; the will be confidered as a moft defirable ship for his Majesty's fervice. She had been out 42 days, and had taken only a fmall Portu guefe guesé floop, laden with wine, which had been blown off the land in her paffage from Limerick to Galway. ROB BARLOW. [This Gazette alfo contains accounts of the following captures:-A Spanish xebec, of 16 4-pounders, and 130 men, by the Penelope, Capt. Blackwood.-Le Courier French privateer, pierced for 18 guns, mounting 10 6-pounders, and 4 carronades, and 150 men, by the Revolutionnaire, Capt. Twilden. And a Spanish privateer, El Batavor, of 14 gens, and 87 men, by the Cormorant, the Hon. Courtenay Boyle.] cheerful manner in which the whole detachment performed their duty, expofed, as they were, in the defart without tents, very ill-fed, and with only brackish water to drink, gained them the admiration of the whole Ottoman army. Admiralty-office, March 29. Copy of a letter from Capt. Sir W. S. Smith, Captain of his Majefty's fhip Tigre, to Evan Ne pean, efq. dated off Jaffa, Nov. 8, 1799. Sir, I have the honour to inclote a copy of my letter to the Right Hon. Lord Nelfon (of this date), for the information of the Lords Commitioners of the Admiralty. I am, &c. W. S. SMITH. Tigre, off Jaffa, Nov. 8. Camp of the Grand Vizir, near Al Erich, Jan. 24. This day a convention has been figned here by Moustapha Rafchid Effendi and Moustapha Reifichi Effendi, committioners appointed on the part of the Grand Vizir, and by Gen. Dellaix and Monfieur Pouffielgue, commiflioners appointed on the part of General Kleber; by which it has been agreed, that the French troops now in Egypt fhould evacuate that country, and should be allowed to return to France. The forts of Salabich and Cathie are to be furrendered by the French troops within 8 days after the ratification of this capitulation by the Grand Vizir and Gen. Kleber, and the other places and towns in Egypt at the different periods (pecified for that purpose. Admiralty-office, March 27. Maj. Doug-grand army on the fide of the defart. The las, late commander of the party of marines ferving on board His Majefty's fhip the Tigre, arrived this morning with dif patches from Sir Sidney Smith, knt. Captain of that fhip, and fenior officer of the fquadron employed on the coaft of Egypt, Containing an account of the capture of the fort of El Arith, by an advanced body of the army of the Grand Vizir, affifted by a detachment of marines from his Majeity's ships under the orders of the Major. By this account it appears, that the Grand Vizer moved from Gaza to El Arifh on the 20th December last, and that the French commandant having refufed to capitulate, the fort was reconnoitred by Major Douglas, accompanied by Lieut.-Col. Bromley and Captain Winter; that batteries were erected on the 14th and the following days, the fire of which was attended with complete fuccefs; and that, on the 29th in the morning, the enemy having ceafed firing, Major Douglas afcended the wall of the fort, by means of a rope which was let down for him, and received the fword of the French commandant; but that, it having been found impoffible, in the first moments, to restrain the impetuofity of the Turkish troops, 300 of the French garrifon were put to the fword; the remainder were, however, by his exertions, and thofe of the Turkish commanding officer, placed in fecurity, and the fick and wounded taken care of. The Major reprefents, that the I lament to have to inform your Lordship of the melancholy death of Patrona Bey, the Turkish Vice-Admiral, who was affattinated at Cyprus, in a mutiny of the Janiffaries, on the 18th of Otober; the command devolved on Seid Ali Bey, who had just joined me with the troops from Conftantinople, compofing the second maritime expedition deftmed for the recovery of Egypt. As foon as our joint exertions had reftored order, we proceded to the mouth of the Danetta branch of the Nile to make an attack thereon, as combined with the Supreme Vizir, in order to draw the attention of the enemy that way, and leave his Highnefs more at liberty to advance with the attack begun by the Tigre's boats taking poffeffion of a ruined cattle, fituated on the Eattern fide of the Bogaz, or entrance of the channel; which the inundation of the Nile had infulated from the main land, lea ving a fordable paffage. The Turkish flag, displayed on the tower of this cattle, was at once the fignal for the Turkish gunboats to advance, and for the enemy to open their fire, in order to dislodge us; their nearest poft being a redoubt on the main land, with two 32-pounders, and an 8-pounder field-piece mounted thereon, a The fire was repoint-blank thot diftint. turned from the launch's carronade, mount-ed in a breach in the caftle, and from fieldpieces in the fmall boats, which foon obliged the enemy to discontinue working at an intrenchment they were making to oppofe a landing. Lieut. Stokes was detached with the boats to check a body of cavalry advancing along the neck of land; in which he fucceeded; but I am forry to fay, with the lofs of man killed, and wounded. This interchange of fhot continued, with little intermiflion, during the 29th, 30th, and 31ft, while the Turkish transports were drawing nearer to the landing-place, our fhells from the carronade annoying the enemy in bis works and communications; at length, the magazine blowing up, and one of their 32-pounders being filenced, a favourable moment offered for d:fembarkation. Orders were given accordingly ; but but it was not till the morning of Nov. 1, that they could effectuate this operation. This delay gave time for the enemy to col Ject a force more than double that of the firft divifion la ded, and to be ready to attack it before the return of the boats with the remainder. The French advanced to the charge with bayonets. The Turks Completely exculpated themselves from the fufpicion of cowardice having been the caufe of their delay; for, when, the enemy were within ten yards of them, they rushed on, fabre in hand, and in an initant completely routed the firit lise of the French infantry. The day was ours for the moment; but the impetuofity of Ofman Aga, and his troops, occafioned them to quit the Nation alligned them as a corps of referve, and to run forward in porfuit of the tugitives: European tactics were, of courie, advantageously employed by the French at this or tical juncture. Their body of referve came on in perfect order, charge of cavalry, on the left of the Turks, put them completely to the rou e in their turn. hile a Our flanking fire from the castle and boats, which had been hitherto plied with evident effect, was now neceffarily fufpended, by the impoñibility of pointing clear of the Turks in the confufion. The latter turned a random fire on the boats, to make them take them off, and the fea was, in au inftant. covered with turbas, while the air was filled with piteous moans, calling to us for athiitance; it was (as at Aboukir) a duty of fome difficulty to afford it them, without being victims to their impatience, or overwhelmed with numbers; we, however, perfevered, and faved all, except thofe which the French took prifoners, by wading into the water after them; neither did the enemy interrupt us much in fo doi g. Mejor Douglas and Lieut. Stokes, who were with me on this fer.ice, gave aditional proofs of their zeal, ability, and bravery, and the boats' crews, as ntul, behave admirably. The lofs in killed, on our fide, cannot be afcer tamned. Th French General, in his offer to exchange prifon rs on the general account, affures me has 1,100. As to the enemy's lofs, we have no mears of eftimating it, but it must have been fufficient to convince them, that fuch victories as thefe, against troops which, though, irregular, will fight hand to hand with them, auft coft them dear in the end. I am, &c. W. S. SMITH. Aimira ty-office, March 29. Copy of a letter from the Right Hon. Leid Keith, K. B. Vice Admiral of the Red, and C. mmander in chief of his Majesty's fhips and veffuls in the Meditteranean, to Evan Nepean, big-dated on-board the Queen Charst, of V leure, Feb. 20. Su, My letter of the 15th acquainted , for the information of their Lord fhips, that I had received intelligence of the reported approach of an enemy's fquadron towards this ifland; and, although I had confiderable difficulty in perfuading myfelf that they would hazard the attempt in the face of fo fuperior a force, I neverthelefs confidered it incumbent upon me to take the neceffary precautions of reconnoitring the quarter in which they were to be expected, and as the fame time, guarding molt particularly the entrance of the harbour of Valet e, at the only point in which they could fecure themselves, and debark their troops and ifores. The wind bei: g ftrong.om the S. E. and accompa nied with rain, I could only communicate by fignal; I accordingly denoted the bearing, and the reputed force of the enemy, and directed the Foudroyant, Aud. cious, and Northumberland, to chace to windwar, and the Lion to look out off the pafla e between Goza and Malta, while the Queen Charlotte was kept as close in with the mouth of the harbour as the batteries wou'd admit of; the Alexander, at the fame time, was under weigh on the S. E. fide of the ifland. On the 16th I was joined by the Phaeton, from Palermo; and the wind having fhifted to the N. W. which afforded a favourable opp utunity for landing the Neapolitan troops at Marfa Sirocco, I accordingly embraced it, and in the afternoon returned off the harbour of Valeue: fignals were made, from various parts of the inland, of an enemy being in fight; and with the Queen Charlotte, Phaeton, Serena Neapolitan frigate, and Minorca floop, I anxionfly con inued to maintain a position near the thore, to prevent the enemy from paffing within us, and to expose them to the attack of his Majesty's fhips that were in purfuit of them. On the morning of the 19th, El Corfo joined with a large French armed fore-fhip, which the took poteffion of at 4 in the afternoon of the 18th, by fignal from Lord Nelton, whofe fquadron was then engaged with the French: Capt. Ricketts reported this thip to be the Ville de Marseilles, loaded with falt meat, brandy, wine, clothing, stores, &c. &c.; the failed from Toulon on the 17th init. in company with the-Genereux, 74, Admiral Feriée; Badine, 24, and two corvettes, having near 40co troops onboard for the rel ef of Malta. At 4 P. M. the Foudrayant and Audacious joined me; and I was acquainted by Rear-Admiral Lord Nelfor, that the Genereux had furrendered without any action, and that the three corvettes had escaped, from all the line of battle hips having anxiously preffed after the French Admiral. I have the honour to inclose a copy of Lord Nelfon's letter. His Lordship has, on this occafion, as on all others, conducted himfelf with fkill, and great addreis, in comprehending my fignals, which the state of the weather jed |