Her Son expires! Behold her in despair! Lo! life re-kindles at the Prophet's pray'r! Who dar'd to hope, or sanguine wish extend, [end? That Britain's woes should thus sublimely Was ever change so marvellously wrought, By human agency, or human thought? Let "lo Pæans" rend the vaulted skies! But let "Non Nobis" with our joys arise! How blest the Bard, th' Historian, to [Sword! record Such Triumphs of the Pen, as well as And through our splendid annals to convey, To after-ages, the illustrious way, That Letters, Truth, and Wisdom, side by side, Warr'd on resistless, when to Arms allied; Till sudden Glory burst upon our view, Brighter than all that our forefathers knew! Ye Friends of Genius, who surround our board! Ye Sons of Freedom, now to Joy restor❜d! Ye, who the swift stupendous scenes survey, That with their tracks of splendour gild our day, That grace our archives with their bright renown: [your own! Oh! make the human mind's great cause See conq'ring Monarchs snatch new wreaths of Fame, The Victor lost in the Deliv'rer's nameThe vanquish'd, rescued, rather than sub[pursued! dued! And Slaves perforce, by Freedom's self Freedom of Soul to Britain owes her birth! From her it spreads triumphant o'er the earth Her mighty model shapes regenerate States, And infant Liberty her Laws awaits: Laws, which fenc'd round the Altar and the Throne, Secure the Sovereign's safety and our own: And tried like gold, the dreadful furnace past, Pure and all-glorious will for ages last! Britain's example to the world has giv'n, More good than any hand, save bounteous Heav'n! SONG, ful the omen, Sung at the Anniversary of Mr. PITT'S Birth-day, celebrated at EDINBURGH. Written by WALTER SCOTT, Esq. ODREAD was the time, and more dread[ter'd in vain! When the brave on Marengo lay slaughAnd beholding broad Europe bent down by her foemen, [her reign. PITT clos'd in his angaish the map of Not the fate of wide Europe could bend his brave spirit, [shame; To accept for his Country the safety of O then in her triumph, remember his [his name! merit, And hallow the goblet that flows to his Round i Round the husbandman's head, while he traces the furrow, [rain, The mists of the winter may mingle with He may plough it with labour, and sow it in sorrow, [in vain. And sigh while he fears he has sow'd it He may die ere his children shall reap in their gladness; [ber his claim; But the blithe harvest-home shall rememAnd their jubilee shout shall be soften'd with sadness, [to his name! While they hallow the goblet that flows Though anxious and timeless his life was [his care, expended, In toils for our Country preserv'd by Though he died ere one ray o'er the nations ascended, {despair; To light the long darkness of doubt and The storms he endured in our Britain's December, [o'ercame, The perils his wisdom foresaw and In her glory's rich Autumn shall Britain [name! remember, And hallow the goblet that flows to his Nor forget HIS grey head, who, all dark in affliction, Is deaf to the tale of our victories won, And to sounds the most dear to paternal affection, [SON; The shout of his people applauding his By his firmness, unmoved in success or disaster, [his claim ! By his long reign of virtue, remember With our tribute to PITT join the praise of his Master, [to his name! Though a tear stain the goblet that flows Yet again fill the wine-cup, and change the sad measure, [paid, The rites of our grief and our gratitude To our PRINCE, to our Warriors, devote the bright treasure, [that obey'd. The wisdom that plann'd, and the zeal Fill WELLINGTON'S cup, till it beam like his glory! [GRAME; Forget not our own brave DALHOUSIE and A thousand years hence hearts shall bound at their glory, [fame! And hallow the goblet that flows to their The Opening of St. GREGORY's Poem On the Vanity of this Life; translated from the Greek by H. S. BOYD. THE silver dove that mounts on pinions free, Or swallow skimming light I fain would be, And shun my kind; or, in some lonely dell, With savage herds I would for ever dwell, Than man more faithful; there estranged from harm, In one clear stream, in one unruffled calm, My life unstain'd would flow: one gift alone To brutes denied, I yet might call my own; A soul that 's wing'd for Heaven, that pants to see It's God, and quit this dull mortality: The trees resplendent blaze around, Lines occasioned by reading "The Bride of Abydos." height, FROM what magic bower, what Peri [light, Or charmed grove, or realm of love and Flowers of immortal bloom hast thou purloin'd? [child Thine is the loveliest, thine thé saddest I ween, that ever bless'd the union mild Of Poetry and Melancholy join'd. If from that feeling heart, that radiant mind Religion beam'd, enshrining and enshrin'd; How would the holy Minstrels, who rejoice O'er triumphs far less brilliant, wake a strain, That e'en thy lay might emulate in vain, With all their hallow'd fire and pure anH. S. B. gelic voice! Lines occasioned by reading the "Giaour." WHEN to thy shrine rever'd, the votive bays I lately bore of undissembled praise, I deem'd thy "Bride" the loveliest saddest child power: That ever on a Poet's dream hath smil'd.But oh! I knew hot, felt not half thy [flower; These eyes had wept not Leila's blighted This heart had mourn'd not o'er the dying Giaour. O what a cloudless blaze of dazzling song! In glory roll the golden tides along; Melodious waves that glow in Fancy's beam ; Of soft ambrosial verse a fountain-stream. And joy that favour'd Britain gave thee Nor with my lowly, uncongenial strain, Lines on occasion of the proposed Thanks- So long departed, and implor'd in vain, Safe from the dangers of th' ensanguin'd plain, Those brave Assertors of fair Freedom's May every heart on this occasion feel Religion's undissembled tribute Praise. One voice of gladness, from unnumber'd tongues, To celebrate, with each returning year, The glorious change an Alexander wrought, (More truly great than he so styl'd of old, The Father of his people, and the Friend Of human kind, to deeds of peace dispos'd, Yet fearless in the hard-contested field, HISTORICAL CHRONICLE, 1814. INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. Admiralty-office, April 4.-Lieut. Collins, Flag-lieutenant to Rear-admiral Penrose, arrived here this morning, with a letter from Admiral Lord Keith to J. W. Croker, Esq. transmitting one to his Lordship from the Rear-admiral, dated in the Gironde, Point of Talmont, E. S. E. about three miles, the 27th of March, giving an account of his having that day entered the river, and proceeded up to that anchorage with his Majesty's ship Egmont, the Andromache and Belle Poole frigates, and some smaller vessels, after receiving the fire of some forts and batteries at the mouth of the river, but without sustaining any loss from it. On approaching Point Coubre, the enemy's line of battle ship Regulus, with three brigs of war, and some chasse-marees, were discovered preparing to weigh from off Royan. The squadron gave chase to those vessels as high as the shoal of Talmont, where the Regulus and the brigs passed up through the very narrow channel to the North, apparently buoyed for the purpose, under protection of the strong batteries on each side the bay of Talmont; and the British squadron anchored outside the shoal. The Rear· aðmiral highly commends the exertions of the officers under his orders, in successfully passing through the dangers of the navigation. The Gazette also contains the Articles of Capitulation for Cattaro, referred to in Captain Hoste's letter, which appeared in the Gazette of the 2d instant. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. Foreign-office, April 5. The ***A part of this Gazette has been already given in pages 389-393. remainder consists of the following communications. Head Quarters, Colomiers, March 27. My Lord, The reports from the different corps not having been received when I sent off my dispatch of the 26th, added to the hurry of the moment in which it was written, must be my apology for having much under-rated the successes of the 25th inst.-Upou the retreat of Marmont's, Mortier's, and Arrighi's corps before the several columns of the armies whose junction had been effected between FereChampenoise and Chalons, above 80 pieces of cannon, besides the convoy alluded to in my dispatch of the 26th, and a great number of caissons, fell into our hands. The guns were abandoned in all directions by the Enemy in the rapid retreat, and were captured not only by the cavalry of the Grand Duke Constantine and General Count fahlen, but also by the corps of Gent. Mag. June, 1814. Gen. Reifsky and the Prince Royal of Wirtemberg. Generals D'Yorck and Kleist, who had moved from Montmirail on La-Ferte-Gaucher, where they arrived on the 26th, very greatly augmented the Enemy's discomfiture; Gen. D'Yorck's was very seriously engaged with the Enemy, and took 1500 prisoners at the latter place; and it may be fairly esti mated that this part of Buonaparte's army had been so roughly handled as to have lost one-third of its efficiency in point of numbers, with nearly all the artillery belonging to it. Nothing but continued forced marches could have enabled any part of the corps above alluded to to elude their victorious pursuers; and when I detail to your Lordship, that Marshal Blucher's army was at Fismes on the 24th, and was fighting at La Ferte Gaucher on the 26th, making a march of 26 leagues, it will be evident that no physical exertions can exceed those that the present unexampled crisis brings into action. The grand army was in position at Mailleret on the 26th.The march was continued in three columns from Fere Champenoise; the head-quarters of the Emperor of Russia and Prince Schwartzenberg were at Treffau; the cavalry of Count Pahlen were pushed on beyond La Ferte Gaucher, joining Gens. D'Yorck and Kleist; the cavalry and the reserves were bivouacked at La Vergiere on the right of the great road; the 6th and 4th corps were in the centre; the 5th on the left; and the 3d remained in the rear, to cover all the baggage, artillery parks, and train, and to make the march of the whole compact. Generals Kaise. roff and Ledavin's partizan corps occupied and observed the country about Arcis and Troyes, between the Marne and the Seine.-Intelligence was received from Generals Winzingerode and Czernicheff, who continued following Buonaparte's rear with 10,000 cavalry and 40 pieces of cannon, that he was marching by Brienne to Bar sur Aube and Troyes, hastening back to the capital with the utmost precipitation, a plain demonstration (if any were wanting) that superiority of manœuvring, as well as superiority of force, were in his adversaries' scale. The Prince Field Marshal continued his march this day without interruption; the head-quar ters were established at Colomiers; the 6th corps arrived at Monson; Count Pahlen's cavalry, and the Prince Royal of Wirtemberg, who were sent to turn the Enemy's right, followed one part of the corps before us, which seemed now to have separated to Crecy; while Generals D'Yorck D'Yorck and Kleist pushed the other by advancing from La Ferte Gaucher to Meaux, where they will secure the pas sage of the Marne for Marshal Blucher's army; the 5th corps took up its ground near Chailly, the 3d at Meveillyn, and the cavalry of the guard, the guards, and reserves in front of this place. Mar shal Blucher's head-quarters are to-night at La Ferte Jouarre, and to-morrow his army will pass the Marne, which, I apprehend, the grand army will do at Lagny; thus concentrating nearly their whole force ou the right bank of the river, and taking position on the heights of MontMartre. I am as yet ignorant of the motives that may have directed the corps of the Enemy in our front; whether a part has fallen back to form a noyau to the national guards at Paris, and whether with some of these they will dispute momentarily the passage of the Marne tomorrow, and whether the other part is moving by Provins to join Buonaparte, remains to be seen, but in neither instance to be apprehended. Whatever may be the ultimate result of the operations in progress, however brilliant they appear, the Sovereigns who are present, and the Prince Field Marshal, who leads their armies, will have the proud and consoling reflection that by their intrepid manœuvre they have acted right by their countries, their people, and the great cause. CHARLES STEWART, Lt.-Gen. Foreign-office, April 5. Since the receipt of the preceding intelligence, Capt. Harris has arrived with the following dispatches from Lieut.-gen. the Hon. Sir C. W. Stewart, K. B. and Lord Burghersh. The Head-quarters, Bondy, March 29. On the 28th the Grand Allied Army and that of Silesia continued their advance to Paris. The 6th corps, the Austrian grenadiers, the guards, and reserves, and the cavalry of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, took up their ground in the neighbourhood of Coulley and Manteuil. The 3d corps was this day at Mouron, the 5th remained at Chailly with the advanced guard in the direction of La Ferte Gaucher, observing the routes of Sezanne and Provins. head-quarters of the army were established at Cuencey. The passage of the Marne at Meaux was effected by the 6th corps with little resistance. A part of Marshal Mortier's corps, under the immediate command of the French General Vincent, who retired through the above place, broke down the bridge in his retreat, and detained the Allies in their advance. About 10,000 of the National Guards, mixed with some old soldiers, endeavoured to make a feeble stand before the Army of Silesia, between La Ferte Jouarre and Meaux; but Gen. Horne attacked them, and placing himself gal lantly at the head of some squadrons, he pierced into a mass of infantry, taking himself the French General prisoner.-The passage of the river was also disputed at Triport, where the army of the Marshal passed; but notwithstanding the fire of the Enemy, the bridge was soon completed, and the whole of this army passed the Marne to-day.-The French, on their retreat from Meaux, caused a magazine of powder, of an immense extent, to be blown up, without the slightest information to the inhabitants of the town, who thought themselves, by the monstrous explosion, buried in the ruins of the place; not a window of the town that was not shivered to atoms, and great damage was done to all the houses, and to the magnificent cathedral. The corps of D'Yorck and Kleist advanced this day to Claye; the corps of Gen. Langeron was on their right, and Gen. Sacken's in reserve; the corps of Woronzoff was in the rear at Meaux.Different bridges were constructed on the Marne to enable the grand army to file over in various columns.-Buonaparte's rear towards St. Dizier seems to have been assailed on the evening of the 26th and morning of the 27th, by a very preponderating force of the Enemy, especially as to infantry. The details of the affair are not arrived, but it appears the General was obliged to retreat in the direction of Bar le Duc. From the most recent reports Buonaparte was himself at St. Dizier on the 27th, and it is said his advanced guard is at Vitry. It would thus appear that he is marching after the Allies, or directing himself on theMarne; but it is to be hoped this is now too late.--On the 29th, the army of Silesia, having a corps on the Marne, was directed to its right, to advance on the great road of Soissons to Paris; General Count Langeron was on the right, near the village of La Villettes; Gens. D'Yorck and Kleist moved from the Meaux route into that of Soissons, to make room for Prince Schwartzenberg's army; Gens. Sacken and Woronzow were in their rear. On the 28th in the evening a very sharp affair occurred at Clave between General D'Yorck and the Enemy's rear; the ground they were posted on was very favourable for defence; and in a very severe tiraillade General D'Yorck lost some hundred men; but the Enemy were driven back at all points. The 6th corps passed at Triport, and reached Bondy at night, and the heights of Pantin. The 4th corps crossed at Meaux, with the guards and reserves and cavalry; the former was immediately directed to gain the high road from Lagny to the capital, and to take post on the heights of Chelle. 3d corps was to support the 4th. The The |