Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-01-09


sip never iloaled, or more able com
n@nder ever walk'd quarter deck.
lou vel remember,saipmales, he WAS
III oue Of your eabin-window gentry,
VIC skulk n the lower hold, when the
ship ) 81 l,e shore he knew well,
Wien and aOg 10 lake IN sail, and make
al, - ii westisrs aud never lay too
Ut two months, during an eight years
enalzc, q, IL end OF which he return'd
ihc si.ip, aud al VI Us safe IN port, La.
den siln uae 81 lie richest earsoes that
ever ilDsted the Ocean.
lou well n.collec,, shipinates, we
lad Bat enc flossiug match ON the
trsise, aud tai rs 0ecasioned by a
mlilaa1s 1cnoe, VINO W. | deserved
tansis.s a. oie O tue yard arms our
uexi commander AS, Il poe sisis, near
~ Is goed as the first, and every inch a
sa.i9r. la t.s iour years cruize We al.
wsls had a f.! allowance oi g.og, AID
Trough that y rogue, Monsieur Jeh1-
- fagesfe, eilen trled 70 &C, The wealth
e. gage el Us, or ssliiul commander
managed The siip ~ wei, -t,at be al
ways %, iin under the lee, and more
than mae umes oal Of ten, caused him
sesiflAs = cur then proud Gag.
asea not tel YOU what our last
commander las been You all know
4 > 40 -slior's friend. Ills hrst or
dsB we're to hasl all our tue i.isates
iaio t4e mud Of tbs Potomac At WASH
iasioa, and lsaye Us to the mercy Ut
every pscaro1a that uasersed the o.
rean. lils only substitute Ii = parcel
O. maa-iuftles Or tarrap,ns, VI what he
Is pleased u cal gan-ooats, which hs
styles the defence OF our snip's .ompa-
n. These you Know, are mostly als.
mantled, aud lying m elay-cose, and
such navy d.eks, and those auoAt are
projecting ,ne Enoargo and not CON-
merce
i, Is true, in our Last eight years
eiuixe, VIC have sailed above FIVE OF
tlsm, With toielsble good breeze,
aisa smooth sea, Dll no THANKS 10 MIN
Tor that yoa all snow as we'll as II
wss no. owing To his courage Or good
eoadaes, 10 when he and all OF Us, as
y9u sno~, SAW int squall gathering o.
yer ihs frenen coast, he did no, even
eali ali HANDS on deck, but lett US 10 the
mercy oil II, and, when The storm did
come on, sghaf did ne do then ? Why,
d-n me, Lay the ship too, hull and
even launch'd his top masts when be
might nave carried single rr~f'd top.
sails. his you see, shipmates, has
BEEN the cause OF all our present dis.
tress, here We have been lying for
twelve months; our grog and provi.
sions are nearly expended, and the
slip further from her intended port
than ever. II Is high time we had a
more silful commander, but this tell
you, shipmates, when our present car.
sain's clerk gets The conlmand,we shall,
no doubt, lie here ill we have rot
stump standing above the deck, or one
biscuit to crack against another. But
whit signifies whining over our mis-
fortunes, this you know is not the ma
ture "a sailor. Mayhap, some of our
mess ates more prudent than the rest,
have in by part Of their allowance,
and il SO, have no doubt they will
freely launch il out, and d--n me, but
we'll have one good Saturday night
yet.
The following yonx, prepared for tho oc.
ession, was sung when the proce ss.on reach.
ed the hill.
SONG
For the frsf .fnn'cosa,y II The " TsasArIs
ERA"
Teach MS the measures Of our vyenxs,
ye, who sps6Dgess frame
Our hearts are tun'd 90 mournful songs
Nor help, nor hope remain.
Old Hsils are all that we can boast,
Which greeiy worns desour
Our righfs are vanity and dust
Frsh creatures Of an hosr
The hopeless race OF Sailors nose
Malt fsmish'd Ger the plain.
For bread bard industry has strose,
Alas The strife Is vain.
What shall we Sailors wait Coz then
Seek bfe adj abroad We must
Svangers won't let Us seek IN vain,
Nor dIsappoint our TRUST.
And must VIC bid our friends adieu,
And seek fs,nsn shore
These bursting hearts. our friends. for you
Shall beat Ill we're no more.
And oft. when warm. in watch below.
Tears Aow at mem'ries jog,
T. ora cousrny Oft the can shall GO.
In gen'rous fa,eign grog.
The COMMITTEE OF Arrangements on the
above occasion. appointed three Of their
nu,nber committee 10 set ON f'ot a sub