The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1799-06-24 00:00:00, page 4

The next time the ffiore on all tides
round us flew,
Was with the proud Dons in dispute,
For off Cape St. Vincent we laid, " how
d'ye doi"
And gave them an English salute.
Their fleet twenty-seven, and those of the
line.
Made our fifteen at Srft to look small ;
But think not their force made our Tars
to repine,
'Pfhaw I damn it, 'twas nothing at all !
The signal once given, our guns play d
away,
ills soon did the vi&ory mow,
For each Bririfh Tar, with Ned Mizen
can ty,
Brave Jarvis the Spaniards laid low.
The third time I fought, why, it was
with the Dutch,
And I think it was near Camperdowo ;
And then, to be fore, if I may fay as
much,
Why, we brufh'd up some little re
nown ;
Ship to fliip we lay to, aye, and fought
man to man,
Each Briton a match for Mynheer :
But to die or to conquer was always bur
plan,
And so we again made appear.
For tho' from the Texel they somehow
flipp'd out,
In hopes at Brest Harbour to touch,
Why, d'ye fee, they mistook what our
ffpies were about,
For Duncan did over the Dutch.
Tho' rak'd fore and aft by a splinter or
so,
My timbers were still tight and found;
And so I once more on the look out must
To fee if the French could be found ;
At length so it happened, they came
within fight,
Which made every Sailor to smile ;
Fer, d'ye mind, it was when we com
menc'd the left fight,
Lord bless you— the Mouth of the
Nile !
To fay what we did, why it won't become
me,
'Tis enough, that we fought as before,
And the French, as 1 think, if they're
wife, d'ye fee,
Will engage with Lord Nelson no
more !
DAMON tithe ROSE.
GO, beauteous flower, whilst yet thy
leaves <
Retain the fragrant dew ;
Receive the gale from Delia's lips,
That shall thy sweets renew !
An# fhonld the, smiling, deign to press
H# binthing form to thine; Ks
O quickly fly to this recess,
And make that blaffiog mine I ^
THE FOUR ENGAGEMENTS,
& mg with uuivfffal applause is the grand
fyfotifal S„aach of that same,,er
forming ever, Evening at Astley's
1 Theatre, Wtfmisfar Bridge.
CiOME listen my worthies, to true
I loyal Nab,
A tar from the bead to the fern ;
And that I've been hammock'd on Da
vy's rough bed,
By my jib you may clearly discern ;
In four gallant adions my lot was to
fight#
And, mind me, it was to feme tune,
For the star of a Sailor was never more
bright,
Than once on the firft day of June.
But come, come avast 1 and with boast
• ing have done.
Such nonsense I must hot allow,
Tho', d'ye fee, it was glory, may hap,
that we won,,
VZhen the French struck their flag to
Lord Hows.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
THE Bfoulet.
SENTIMENTAL MEDLEY.
THE kingdom of Naples, late
ly conquered by the repub
lican armies, is bounded on all
sides by the Mediterranean and A
driatic leas, except on the north
east, where it is terminated by the
territory of the Roman Republic.
Its length from S. E. to N. W. is
280 Britilh milts, and its breadth
from N. E, to S. W. is from 90
to 120. It contains the ancient
countries of Campania, Samaium,
Apalia and M^g^a Grecia.
The climate is extremely hot,
particularly during the fummer
months. The winter is generally
moderate, and very seldom any
ice or snow if to be seen except on
the mountains. It is extremely
fertile, and has been denominated '
by many travellers, an earthly pir
adife, for it abounds with all torts
of grain, the fiaeft fruit, and gard
en produaioDi of every kind, with
rice, flax, oil and wine, in the
greatest plenty and perfedion. It
produces also faffron, manna, al
lum, vitriol, fulpher, rock crystal,
marble and several forts of mine
rals, together with fine wool and
silk. The Neapolitan horses are
highly esteemed, and the flocks
and the herds very numerous.
The number of mon&fteries and
convents is aftonifhiog, the clergy
and convents were said to puff ft
four fifths of the territory. No
part of the continent was fuppefed
to pay such great taxes, and the
public at the fame rime was very
ittle benefited by them, most of
them going to the enriching of
private perlons to whom they were
mortgaged; The revenue was
computed to amount to 3,000000
of ctowns.
Dr. Moore fays, that the King
of Naples counts among his fub
je&s, 160 persons with the title of
Prince, and a greater number with
that of Duke. Six or 7 have es
tates from 10, 12, to 13,000
pounds a year ; considerable num
ber have fortunes about half that
value, and the annual revenue of
man, is not above 1 or 2001. The
inferior orders of the nobility are
much poorer ; many Marquiffes,
and Counts, have not above 3 or
400 a year of peternal estate ;
many have still left, and amumber
enjoy the title without any estate
whatever.
The nobles are excessively fond
of splendor, and shew, io the bril'
liancy of their attendants, the rich
ness of their dress, and the gran
deur of their titles; Their carriag
es exceed any in Europe for beauty
of painting; guilding, varnifhicg,
and lining, and they are generally
drawn by 6 or eight horses, whole
heads, manes, and tails, are orna
taented with the richest plumage,
and set off with ribbon and arti
ficial flowers.
The pifag; are poor and
wretched, and in a state of vassal
age to the nobility. Provisions
being plenty and cheap, the low
er order of people, work but little,
and their delight is to do nothing,
HISTORICAL.
SKETCHES of NAPLES.
"TO RAISE THE GENIUS, AND TO MEND THE HEART."
The city.of Naples is supposed
to contain 400 000 inhabitants,
and to be 18 Italian miles in cir
cumferrence. 'lt has a noble bay
on the Mediterranean, and a most
excellent harbor. This city (warms
with mocks and nuns of all forts.
There sue 19 convents of Domi
nicans ; 18 of the Franciscans ;
eight of the Augustans ; and an
equal proportion of the other or
ders. The riches and magnifi
cence of several of the churches are
sftonilhjog. The number of cour
tefsos was computed at ißeoo,
and the Lizzaroni at 40000. The
greater part of thole wretches,
have no dwelling boules, but deep
under porticoes, and piazzas, or
any kind of (belter they can find ;
rhofe of them who have wives and
children, live in the suburbs of
Naples near Perfilippo, in huts, or
io caverns dug out of that moun
tain. 7 Thty are a lazy, licentious,
and trubuteot body of men ; and
prefer begging and robbing, or
running of errands, to any fixed
or permanent employment; It is
incredible what multitude of re
tainers to the law there are in Na
ples who find continual employ
ment from the fiery temper of the
inhabitants.
Such hitherto has been the state
of this kingdom, and Its metropo
lis. The late revolution will cer
tainly ciufe a great change in the
fluxion and manners of the Nea
politans ; the tyranny of the king,
and his nobility will be no longer
felt by them, and the introduction
of Liberty, Equality, and the Re
publican regimen will raise that
people from their late bale and
degraded state, to the dignified de
meanor of Freemen. By it the
Bririfh have loft a cheap and con
venient place for vi&ualiog and
refitting their vessels ; and the
French will recover the command
of the Mediterranean ; and there*
by aid their arm, in Egypt with
effect.
On return of Admiral Nelfoh to
Naples, after -the defeat of the
French fleet at Aboukir, his Sicil
ian Majesty most graciously went
on board the Vanguard, to con
gratulate the one handed hero, on
the victory over the Republican
fleet. Lord Nelson had it lately
in his power, to return the com
pliment. by condoling with poor
Ferdinand, on the lofi of his crown
and royal dignity. So true it is
that " a friend in need, is a friend
indeed,"' and " one good turn de
serves another."
"(CORPULENCY may becal.
led an anafarca, or dropsy
of fat, fioce it must be owing to
an analogous cause ; that it, to the
deficient abforpiioa of fat compar
ed to like quantity secreted into
the cells, which contain it. The
method of getting free from too
much fat, without any injury to
the confutation, coofifti, firft, in
and bilk in the fun. Gallantry is
a predominant vice, and drunken
ness rare—in the fair tex, the pas
sion for finery, is superior to every
other.
Darwin on Corpulency.
ANECDOTE
Os Du&or Young;
THE Doctor walking in, hit
garden at Welwyn, io com
pany with two ladies (one of whom
he afterwards married) the fervanc
came to tell him a gentleman wish.
ed to (peak with him.—" Tell
him," fays the Dodor, " I am too
happily engaged to change my
fituition." The ladies insisted
upon it that he should go, as hit
visitor was a mao of rank, his pat.
ron, his friend ; and as peffuafion
had no effeft, one took him by the
right arm, and the other by the
left, sod led him to the garden
gate ; when finding resistance was
io vain, he bowed, laid his hand
upon his heart, and io that expref,
five manner (for which he was so
remarkable) spoke the following
lines:.
Thus Adam look'd when from the gar
den driven,
And thus disputed orders sent from
heaven :
Like him I go, but yetto go amloth ;
Like him I go, for angels drove us both.
Hard was his fate, but mine still more
unkind ;
putting on a proper bandage upon
the belly, so rhat it may be tight
ened, or relaxed with case, as a
tightifh under waistcoat, with a
double row of buttons. This is
to compress the bowels and in
crease the absorption ; and it re
moves one principal cause of cor
pulency, which is the looseness of
the fkio. Secondly, he should o fe
mit one entire meal, as (upper ;
by this long abstinence from food,
the absorbent system will ad on
the mucus and fat with greater
energy. Thirdly, he should drink
as little as he can with ease to his
fenfatioos ; since, if the absorbents
of the stomach and bowels supply
the blood with much aqueous
fluid, the absorbents of the cellu
lar membrane will act with less en
ergy. Fourthly, he Ihoold use
much fair, or faired meat, which
will increase the perspiration, and
make him thirsty ; and if he bears
this tbirft, the absorption of his
fat will be greatly increased, as ap
pears in fevers and diopfies with
thirst ; this I believe to be more
efficacious than soap, Firstly, he
may use aerated alkaline water for
his drink, which may be supposed
to render the fat more fluid ; or
he may take soap in large quanti
ties, which will be decomposed in
his stomach. Sixthly. Short rest
and constant cxercife."
DETACHED THOUGHTS.
GREAT wisdom can bear provoca
tions ; and great minds can tor
give intuits.
No mao is obliged to live so free from
passion, as not in some cases, to show a
degree of refeotment. Injuries and as.
fronts are frequently met within oar-tour
through life ; which, it would be rather
stupidity than virtue, not to notice. And
(hewing a proper resentment will fre
quently prevent future injuries.
Ooe unquiet disposition distempers
the peace and unity of a whole family, or
society ; as one jarring instrument will
spoil a whole concert.
We Should forget the p&i we do, for
fear of upbraiding ; and the injuries we
receive, left the remembrance of them
excite us to revenge.
He, who is not above an injury fete
low himfelf.
His Eve went with him, but mine fiays
behind. ~