The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-23 00:00:00

SIR FRANCIS BARING'S TOAST,

WE have observed with more pleas,ire fhan sur
prise, that the report of JUMBO, Mr. yI'NCKNEY'S
black servant, has excited very considerable atten-
tion. Several American Gentlemen, pf acknow-
ledged taste in the Bfilles. lettres, speak in rapture
of ;its poetical merits, and. many others,: who. were
,present,at:the:Alleeting, are .no less enthusiastic in
praise Of its accuracy. Ifideed so general has' been
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the' applicatioi4 -for it, that we, are convinced we
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shall do.'a real 'service to the public by re-printing it'
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in -our,,Paper of w
this day, and edo it the more
readily as it affords us an opportunity of correEting
an error which found its way into a few of the
earlier impressions of yesterday.

REPORT FROM MR. PiNcKNEY's BLACK SERVANT OF
.THE DINNER AT THE NEW LONDON TAVERN, AUG
4, 1808.
Tune—Young Columbia.
dear! Massa 1 2INKLY,
Wh6 ever could thinkee
That City would bring'• Young Columbia" to shame ?
That Merchants and Bankees,
Once friends to the Yankees,
Would hiss when they drink Massa Ter,FSRSON'S name ?

Says they, Massa JEFFERSON
Vert much differs on
The toasts we're assembled to drink here to day—
For (says they) in his heart, he
Adores BUONAPA. TR, ,
And hates all the world that his will would gainsay.

Says they, the Embargo -
Won't let any ,argo'
That's shippiti.by the Yankees go forth on the main—
Sayi they, that's unlucky
For the folks of Kentucky,
Who else might be trading so nicely with Spain.

Says they, the United
States can't be delighted
At seeing the Spaniards so gladsome and fiee ;
For Louisianas
Surrender'd to Spain, as
The pledge Of airedion demanded rriay:
1 could not help staring
At old Massa BAR IN c
When his toast was receiv'ct with a, hiss and a'groan,-
But if Yankees are quiet,
And don't-breed a riot,,
Perhaps Spain and Old England may let them alone.

MARGATE, -Au&. 22.

We now boast here of much company, and a
great diversity of amusement
,the Theatre thricea
week—Balls twice—Public Breakfasts at Dande-
lion as often:—MUsie: and singing every night "at
BETTEsoN's,--much adventure, a good share of hu-
mour, and a very large one of civility, at GARNER'S
—an Auction at PALLISTEiI 'and BoNsFißuis—and
minor Amusements out of number.—Last night
was the best ball we have had this season, and
every week they will be better attended till ,the close
of the season. _ _

The state: of the Pier strikes every visitor with
surprise, not unmixed with indignation. The sum-
mer is passing off without any thing being done to-.
wards its repair. The end remains preciSely in the
ruinous st:,te in which the storm left it in February
last. There is here a great want of energy; activity,
and public spirit. The town wants a Head as well
as the Pier, and there is a melancholy absence of all
kind of police.. If there were .an active Magistrate,
would he tolerate masked balls, which it is impos-
sible .that anything but profligacy and' impurity
should frequent ? Of rational and even gay amuse-
ments, there is no deficiency in this emporeum of
health and pleasure ; ' it is therefore the less neces-
sary to have recourse to those in which innocence
and decorum cannot satelyi3artake.