The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-31 00:00:00

P 0 E T It Y.

A SPANISH WAR SUNG.
TRANSLATED HY THE ♦UTIIOR " LACOW

Ne'er, sceptrcd Quixote& ! ne'er, to You
The NatiOns will succumb,. •
You, your own armour soon shall crush,
By Jour own tool: o'ercome ;

Pause, despot drivellers, pause, or forge
Men, as your swords, front steel,
But trust not arms to hands that have
A head to think, a heart to feel ;

Shall Europe sue to such as You,
For Freedom, or Reform ?
For such a gale Ye have not sad,,
Nor ballast for the storm

Think not by bribes, and hireling tribes
O'er reason's wreck to rise,
For none but slaves will trust to knaves
Their dastard destinies ;

Your velvet paw hides tiger-claw,
But flattery nor force
Ere turn'd aside, or steninfd the tide
Of Truth's resistless course ; ,

Imprison light, in womb of night,
Fetter the wave, the wind,
Then try your hand, with rope of sand.
To manacle the mind ;

To cossacks preach', those Vandals teach
Tu'gulp your glowing
Iltit ne'er again stir tongue nor pen,
Where there are ears, or eyes; .
Or tempt the Turk to help your work,
Well suits such end—the mean,
But mark, 0 Kings, the tale he brings,
‘‘ Greece is herself again ;"

Through flame and smoke her thunder broke,
And shook th' ~Egeean wave, .
Pealinkthe cry of blberty,
And firOan of turban'd slave
nigh o'er the flood the Crescent rode,
Emblem of death, or chains,
Forth vengeance flew,-..0f that foul crew
Not e'en a wreck remains ;

Then Tencdos, to Saragoss
Maned back the example, set
lty Spanish throes, to Grecian woes,
And cancell'd Glory's debt ;

Like them—Our laws, and righteous cause,
We swear on life to stake,
Of plot and scheme 'tilt YE that dream,
While Europe is awake ;

From fiery doom, and dungeon gloom,
Ily Torquernada plann'd,
From Hell's allies, in Heaven's disguise,
We swear to•purge the Land

Tay
Truth we swear, by all that e'er
For Freedom lived or died,
To wear no chain, till every vein
Your thirsty swords have titled ; •
Shall we, who broke the Lion's yoke,
Let the gaunt Wolf prevail,
First--drunk-with blood be 41.4 and fiend,
With carnage sick the gale
-Each :bristling hilt, Tyrtiean skill •
Shall rouse to deeds of fire,
In every pass,—Leonitlas
Shall vanquish, or expire ;
With bill and brand we'll waste. the land,
Ere it the foe shall feed,.
Though Eden's flowers should bless the bowers,
And angels Intercede.
Thy state France read—Thy Court agreed
In nought—but Thee to fleece !
Thy Church in fear proclaiming war !
Thy Camp declaring peace I

re. have the will but not the skill
" The Game of Kings," to face,
Then sort your knaves, and pack you's slaves,
But Albion holds the see.

Her Monarch sage. the battle's rage
Well sicill'd to rouse or rein,
From Royal Blot of Holy Plot
Doth undefiled remain ;

The Queen of Isles abhors your wiles,
She boasts A PATRIOT KING !
GEOHOE hears from far your wordy war,
And plumes llis Eagle Wing.

'.' We are by no means surprized at receiving the preced
ink; spirited War Song from the Author of " HYPOCRISY,'
one of the very best of modern Poems.

This is the last day of pheasant shooting for
he present season.
In the year 17G2 Lieutenant CAMPBELL, of the
Middlesex Militia, condemned for forgery, on
the eve of his exit sent invitation cards to many
of his brother-officers—ii Lieutenant Campbell's
compliments to --, he requests the pleasure
of his company to-morrow morning, to take acup
of chocolate, and to do him the honour to ac-
company him to Tyburn to be present at his
execution."
Duncan M'Farlane, Gartmore carrier, was, on
Friday night last, attacked by a band of ruffians on the Gar.
scube road about nine miles from this city ; u Woman was walk.
mg with him, when two fellows sprung from the opposite sides
of the road and made towards him—he retied two steps and
prepared himself fur an attack ; they, however, proceeded
to the cart, and began to untie from behind it it horse
belonging to 31r. Graham of Gartmore. Ile went forward and
knocked down one 'of thein, and engaged in a scuffle with
the other. At that instant, five other men rushed in to the
assistance of the other two. The woman then loosed the
dog, which was, however, so terrified, that it ran off
The only weapon of defence which the carrier had was his
whip, with the shaft of which he dealt about him with some
effect. The robbers were armed with sticks. in the mean.
time, the woman made off with the horse and cart at a brisk
trot. She went to the first house she met, and called for as.
sistance. Only one man was in the house at the time, who
procured the ani of a lad at a little distance, and two women,
and proceeded with lights to the place of encounter. The ear_
Tier had been by this time beat off after a bloody struggle.
was met by this party not far from the house pursued by the
villains; the lights had the wished for effect; the villains in.
scantly made off. The carrier had in charge that night about
SOL in money, and the_ cart was loaded with valuable goods. se.
venal of the fellows made a grasp at his side coat pocket, where
the money was deposited. There is little doubt they were aware of the value of the booty they were in quest of. The carrier
is very much bruised about the face • and body. lie deserves
high
.praise for his bold and intrepid conduct.-4Glaseeta
Courier.)