"Take, Freedom, take thy radiant round, “When dimm'd, revive, when lost, return, "Till not a shrine through earth be found, "On which thy glories shall not burn!" THE BENDED BOW. There was heard the sound of a coming foe, "Heard ye not the battle-horn? Arm! ere Britain's turf grow red !" "Hunter! leave the mountain-chase, Let the deer ungall'd sweep by--- Arm thee! Britain's foes are nigh !" And the hunter arm'd ere his chase was done; "Chieftain! quit the joyous feast! And the chieftain arm'd, and the horn was blown, "Prince! thy father's deeds are told In the bower and in the hold! -Foes are on thy native sea- And the prince came arm'd like a leader's son, 1 "Mother! stay thou not thy boy! Britain calls the strong in heart!" HOME by Montgomery. There is a land, of every land the pride,- Nor breathes a spirit of a purer air; Art thou a man? a patriot? look around; Oh! thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, That land-thy country, and that spot-thy home! THE FLIGHT OF XERXES. I saw him on the battle eve, When like a king he bore him! He look'd on ocean;-its broad breast On earth, and saw from east to west While rock, and glen, and cave and coast, The thunder of their feet! He heard th' imperial echoes ring, I saw him next alone; nor camp, Nor banners blaz'd, nor courser's tramp He, who with Heav'n contended, Fled, like a fugitive and slave, He stood,-fleet, army, treasure, gone, While wave and wind swept ruthless on, Where late his thousand ships were dark,. Must all their fury dare : THY glorious revenge was this, es written by Lieut. JOHN MALCOLM, of the 42d Regiment. Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest.” So pray'd the Psalmist to be free of all From mortal bonds and earthly thrall; While hearts are young, and hopes are high, Its sounds are music to the ear; Is ours fair woman's angel smile, And we with speechless grief opprest, Beyond the hills-beyond the sea- Extract from Mr. LLOYD'S Speech, in the Senate of the Uniied States, in 1812, on the Bill for the increase of the Naval Establishment. sensitive chord you can touch, and which would have more effect on her than ten armies. Give us thirty swift sailing, well appointed frigates-they are better than 74's-two 36 gun frigates can be built and maintained for the same expense as one 74, and for the purpose of annoyance for which we want them, they are better than two 74's; they are managed easier -ought to sail faster, and can be navigated in shoaler waterwe do not want 74's-courage being equal, in line of battle ships, skill and experience will always ensure success-we are not ripe for them-but butt-bolt the sides of an American to that of a British frigate, and though we should lose sometimes, we would win as often as we should lose ;-the whole Revolutionary war, when we met at sea on equal terms, would bear testimony in favour of this opinion-Give us then this little fleet well appointed-place your Navy Department under an able and spirited administration-Give tone to the service. Let a sentiment like the following precede every letter of instruction to the captain of a ship of war- "Sir, the honour of the nation "is in a degree attached to the flag of your vessel; remember "that it may be sunk without disgrace, but can never be struck without dishonour."-Do this-cashier every officer who struck his flag; and you would soon have a good account of your navy. This may be said to be a hard tenure of servicehard or easy, sir-embark in an actual, vigorous war, and in a few weeks, perhaps days, I would engage completely to officer your whole fleet from New-England alone. Give us this little fleet, and in a quarter part of the time you could operate upon her in any other way, we would bring her to terms with you-not to your feet-No, sir; Great Britain is at present the most Colossal Power the world ever witness ed-her dominion extends from the rising to the setting sun. Survey it for a moment.-Commencing with the newly found Continent of New-Holland; as she proceeds she embraces under her protection, or in her possession, the Philippine Islands, Java, Sumatra, passes the coast of Malacca,-rests for a short time fruitlessly to endeavour to number the countless millions of her subjects in Hindostan-winds into the sea of Arabiaskirts along the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon-stops for a moment for refreshment at the Cape of Good-Hope-visits her plantations of the Isles of France and Bourbon-sweeps along the whole of the Antilles-doubles Cape Horn to protect her whalemen in the Northern and Southern Pacific Oceanscrosses the American Continent from Queen Charlotte's Sound to Hudson's Bay-glancing in the passage at her Colonies of the Canadas, Nova Scotia and New-Brunswick-thence con |