The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-28 00:00:00

POETRY.

A GREEK WAR-SONG.
It comes—the Crescent o'er the sea!
With baleful light, from far.
Oh, Greece, its flame glares woe on thee,
Like a malignant star.
Then let us raise our brighter sign—
The glorious Cross on high,
And pour around its light divine,
To blast it from the sky.
They come—the foe is on the wave;
They proudly break the foam.
Oh, let the ocean be our grave
Ere they go proudly home.
Ipsars ! we'll remember thee,
Amid the dashing spray,
That reddens where our sails shall be

Mix'd with the foe's array.
Tim' the dark Savage tore thy bloom,
And slaughter'd and defil'a,
Tin thou wert like a place of doom,
So desolate ! so wild !
Yet there's a vengeance lives to sweep,
Around thy fatal spore,
The tyrant to the howling deep,
And in his shroud of gore !
Ipsara ! we'll remember thee
When o'er our fathers' graves i •
Like mountain hunters, we shall spring
. Upon the startled slaves.
The columns of our native land,
Remind us of our race,
That, 'mid barbarian ravage, stand
In glory's broken grace.
So, bow'd beneath a savage yoke,
The Grecian heart enslav`d,-
Might by the iron rod be broke,
But not be all deprav'd.
Oh ! for our temples--for our right,
And for our lovely laud,
Raise high the Cross in Freedom's light,.
And arm its soldier's band.
Heed not the bloom that waves around
The valleys of our birth,
But think this son was Freedom's grounll, _
When first she trod the earth.
See by each rock and mountain-glen
The trophy and the urn,
Inscrib'd with deeds of god-like men
That make our spirits burn.
They tremble at no Despot's look,
Nor worshipp'd kindred dust,
Their CHARTER from their GOD they took

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As an immortal trust.
Our Sires disdain'd the Tyrant's wrath,
His purple and his chains,
Oh ! be their spirit on our path
iVhose blood is in our veins.
So we strike Oppression down,
So quell barbaric pride ;
Nor crouch beneath the Moslem frown,
Where the proud Persian died.

TV E ARMY.

GRANT) REVIEW IN THE PBCENIX PARK.
Monday there was a splendid military spectacle in the Pluenix
Park, Dublin—two Regiments of Cavalry, and four of Infan.
try, with Artillery, &c. having been reviewed by Lord Cox.
RE 113IERE. General GRANT commanded.
At two o'clock the regiments marched into the Park. and the
ground was kept by Infantry, stationed along the extensive re-
view ground, at proper distances.
Ar-
tillery, formed on the right ; next them the Ist Battalion of the
The 4th (or Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, flanked by
3d Guards.
The 79th Highlanders, the 84th, the Rifle Brigade, and the
oth Lancers, and Artillery, were paraded in ordinary succession.
At a quarter past three o'clock, discharges of artillery an-
nounced the arrival of the Commander of the Forces. His
LA:teem After passing along the line in front
R the magnificent and varied line, escorted
by a party of
position in front, where a
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took
up ,
w_s"ierected by some of the Waggon Train.
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close columns, arid thus advanced over
theracceuukungt'AY arrived within a given distance of Lord
Cornllol'llox ; 1 hen, AntaA,
Rioto open ctdomns, they passed,
first in siptc. and arterw
4144 time. before him. When
ordered to fe-linn as before, they executed some movements in
sckleeejvhicli.pe.aduCed a charming erect—and thereby, with
am i*[pg CMF,'ltaPri, resumed their rank and station with the
t;s4ltiraitAP;;,e.o4erity and discipline.
t..
,„iri liMni-tmq,'.Pign pe.mmenced ; all the horrors of the " en.
Vdettes, cannonading commenced on the
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a Biabrort out,
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‘riiit 411(1141,4;am lying Artillery (they well merited that
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14PPe ii,tion.j galY4PPed, ' dismounted, primed, loaded,fired,
jAlacfOinlQUAtvi, and gallopped -
A charge of Cavalry again, with
litary celerity, which sho
tred the high state ofimprovement
they have attained.
was admirably conducted by the assail-
ing- and defending parties ; the whole line of Infantry at this
rdeisticriiinagrgsequoatdmrounsakoeftrCylvawlrhyene,liitnhga brisk
period advanced to the charge, and covered the retreat of the
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ti rh, ee dy
agairt
formed Into four solid squares. the front rank kneeling, the rear
and
into col wellu mlinU
firing, and all surrounding their Officers, enclosed within those
animated chevaux de Prize, precisely as atthe 1
memorable battle
of Waterloo, which covered Wellington with u f ti* n A mg laurels,l
and overwhelmed the greatest of all modern despots.
In this manner the squares withstood repeated charges of
cavalry, and reformed into line by a new and dexterous ma.
nceuvre. Another discharge of musketry along the whole line
was followed by a charge of cavalry, and discharges of artillery.
The battle over, the Commander of the Forces advanced,
and the whole line presented arms, the various bands playing
" God save the King."
In the advances of infantry, before alluded to, the general
effect was greatly enl'anced by the ancient music of Scotland—.
the pipers of the 79th Highlanders struck up the pibroch with
great animation.
A vast number of carriages were on the ground ; in many of
them were ladies of rank and fashion.
The day was peculiarly favourable to the grey scene ; all
passed off without any accident that we could hear of, and
without even a single horseman having been deplumed.