Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-23
FoR the aRcus.
THE WRONGS of HAMPTON.


! The rage ofhclfI the scene each bosom fir,
Can st thou, my Muse, all happy scenes foreso.
Forget thy yre aud meet Disgrace Gn3 noe
'lnt the sweet maze where music oft has lead
| And weeping. weigh the ashes OF the dead
| The task IS hard thy efforts sure will fail.
For meek ey'd Justice throws aside her sesI,-
Cries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '-grasps the desd-
" blade,
Nnd bids the demons ia the tomb BE- laid
Bat thou can'st feel yes, feel aud sadly own,
hSn'and dissrac'i 5C yandsls from y throne
On ifurier, Theft aud !ldDe vonehsaFe 20 dwell.
Mad iouicst deeds to distant ages tell
hampton was peecc, the nothcr kissed her boy,
rs ms sweet smile and pr,ttIe swelled her 10Y
.'usht wisdom $ lessons midst his gambos wild,
AM ;eiI'n'd with virtue pure her virgin child
The sweet ny nph blossoned in pa ernal arms.
Caught the full soul and biusll'd with conscious
charms
Inc wiic, the husband, daughter aud the son,
I" Like Kindred Il Dps were mins lei into one -
they'd heard OF scar, but strangers were To wee.
Aud Hampton saw pars,ise below
Yes lovely hampton saw with smiling ewes,
lh' great . good within her bose N rise;
huhAtire pleased, TOE all TO please WAS given
be IN Hampton was--to De in Heaue.
D i! Eden was, where ALAN with la. Eve
i'i nom his God, ctheriai Joys receive
See every scene tllnt could delight The heart.
Aud ieel each magic that could bliss impar,
Nature adoin'd the wrapt enchait,nent rou,d
The rose smded health and fresh youth green'd the
ground.
they qiaiei pure essence from tho nectar d bowl
And al theII' healthtui vian,ls balmet the soul
They felt big rap,ures never told by arr.
FROM Che pure converse OF the tongue and heart
,rod saw t.,e sight aud God pronounced il good.
hnd % ensure the ch:sste beatitu,le,
Ills angels sent To guard the sacred close
1iinst Vie intruders and Internal foes
but Satan comes IA unsupported g,Iise
IN hulnUie serpent with seducing lies
spreads br!sli' allurernents TO The greedy sense
Eve eits Tue tr9it and gone 10 ili1ocsyics
Angelic natures then ha.o
Mankind ieei pam aud cruel death TO live
huS DHen Hampton saw anOtn, + siri,,
Aecufs d as HrH aid black as hsiLsh u.Shii
Tor .1f.l 10 where Ocean tones his Triton waves,
Anu Souhess Lbert, her bosom layes.
o'1t'sn poiintion rniueies deep her GALL
10 poison ps'fHe aud the mind entirai:
I.ach disria' dniiseon tnil oil ant aad pain, q
nn, tiiieh corruption, tsrtsh $ Tue main;
fihd With the fifth OF Drotiiel and OF in ~
4 he co sair prIson-silips unfiIrl lhei,. s.Is
rHrade theii hordes AID fash portcntous ire
FOR deeds OF foulest infanl. on Gre
iue pTate-eap 1ailis----shali tie tale he tDldl
10 Siih their end, appeal to htsts and s-oT,
hey give the rein TO deeds of maj hle., nm.
600, rduiSh nru-dsr-,iqnrn III nseI: as IN FAM.
ne oandt Ooc kourn, ADMIRAL of the Blue.
ihspr.'S, he.cs AID messes with, the crew;
iteVeis aud i'iundeys with tli5 suIty b.ud
Aiipiauds each deed and gives tide vile ,,nnn,d
.oi,uees ms ePHuleffe with EnsLf,A rage
Anu w.eids has sw ad, dT9f1.s WI. blood nj are
0C0ce0tH7i, kntght OF sre-dsti,,g uis, d fame
49, 6"'S UP iiSNle Tue s utfu.
Irehchto"n and GcorsetowRIa def1ceksss state
81 rreueriektown from lam received Ihe,r fate
- he iAishty Cock6l1n, k7agkted II, m.stleetls.
.it whose achievements, royal honor bIeeds:
n, Nhose -pproaeh, the Urglii trenbll.,. fiIes
~ "iiosS ''ear tOuch, ,hc brightesL "a Il eli tes
riu"ue' ins sport, murders ns livelihood,
Anu ms reward tie curses OF the good
o'Fto"s reIi'lsd-tllc niuse oAi scarce believe.
Ana would herself most willingly deeelye-
Inc c!Uit nen, whose Druia cards ot yore
~ OLfbHc praise sung FORTH tiic. honi-d Io,..
AtJ'eed0'as shrine ny ana q ever ..ohle fsa.
i e~I5"' 'he neaIt with senerous PRIDE to beat
&c '"en no no~Al-a els n-iisi.t so.se
A'd so"is replete WI "a LOUe ana iinoee,ce
VINO '"unt rsns'on, hbe.ty and night,
her"ic nbds ami scIentihc lIght--
I"e.e n''' tnese 'S.0age 'HeIts forget their race
my, r"''h' inuld and mankind disgracoI
urnbui,--h1id, ala muse the liz wI,hbtJd
Aud 'et u c .fend-asee outrage ne er b.. told -
l-aoh neum esAs oDii Mons friendly gloom
And pfAys the refuge OF the dismal tonO.
"A sale lie reat Tor 'li-tuled orpnan ags !
Ana 6ttitS death, the lIe OF iustiul rae -.
"a Gou ahd dld thy nish vengeance rest
,,"u ,e"Ve tiiJ CHOSEN people unred,ess'dl
NO F'yors rhea poured OF lead,
inuhuesed anu RACED, ant strcwed the field with
dead.
The battle flashed tremendous neal ON neal
And taught the insensate '3riton how to feel
AIow'd down, as with he bolts OF are diylue
iue vile poiluters OF ty holy shrIne -
NIRGIEIANs, known u lame and V asblnrton
In acts Of vAlOr not TO be outdone,
Met the not blaze and Knocked the csnnon's roar
Waist streaming vengeance missed alo,c the shore
They peal their yol:Ies midst the deaf Ilne din,
Marx out their objects and tle 0rtgaHfs tina
lheJ hXht Tor tie and tlIink OF former deeds,
And mingIe deep, she e ffahtie battle bleeds
When quite ontnumbercd, they oIslaIm TO vieiS,
And spend their haiisioTm as the, leave tl,e field.
Arose my COUNT men, iOr the fight prepare
bfandsh your steel aud fearless rush TO war
Dee virtue bieeds--tne babe, te suukl.nu falls
Meath sCalping- knives aud SIUage Brtoi,s' balls
he forest now's--tbe savage nahg the gloom,
And IA Their beds your Kindred meet their doom,
he cd'1u6dts your wives aud children roast
AHd D'oOdy Oands 20 late your cred coast;
Ia hnAthS hsiis your prIsOm'd brethren he
Dreathe hot cohtasiO1, starve away and die
Or else compelled by tIe relentless rod
COhleno against their country ind their God
Ar0use-prepare-and that Aimighty hand
HIT iong $50 avengcd this favor land,
Whiiead your bauds aud weld ypIr .nishty steel
gov down the Toe anu make the des pots feel,
Did Hoods OF glory purge our teruIshed shore
Aud weeping Hampton smle AZ peuee once more.
MELVILLE.
Cock6wHe oBSred III French prisoners s5
pound s!erhng Piece, three dIys piQqdcr, and a
cii0ice VI tic I.HI1omesf .go,EeH ~ Hampton
Cock5a;7s a1idhis plrpiicai oandiid .viR st.a.d
6rGHded tothe latest pOsfefIiy ruth the crimes Of
robbery, = p and mG'Ier--DH eAargCs Susf4I5lI6ie
9ppr0brl mfOteUer rest tae employers Of scd d.
ao0kcGi Instruments and vengeance hght on me
Perpetrators u crimes so rulkLlIg aud mdL Hant
| The british marauders saeri,s glously roo6ea
| The Church az Hampton.
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| FRESH MISFORTUNE 1
The late rains nave caused a prodigiou swell
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