of which I fhall, the first opportunity, tranfmit fpeci mens to your Lordship.

In conclufion, it gives me great pleasure to ftate, that this arduous contest has ended with little loss in killed or wounded on our part, and little damage to his Majefty's fhips under my command, while that of the enemy muft have been enormous. And here I cannot help congratulating my country on the characteristic generofity which every action displays in her foldiers and failors. In this, the far greater number of the latter who have fallen, loft their lives in confequence of their fedulous endeavours to fave those of their enemies, who, abandoned by their officers, fell martyrs to the confufion which the unfeamanlike conduct of the conductors of their fleet occafioned; and had it not been for the intrepidity of those for whom they were preparing tortures, the whole must have perifhed.

I have the honour to be, with the greatest refpe&t, my Lord, your Lordship's moft obedient humble fervant,

GUARD'EM.

THE ENGLISH COOKS; OR, BRITANNIA THE QUEEN OF THE SEA!

YOU

AN IRISH SONG.

[From the fame.]

'LL find, if in Fame's latter page you 'll be looking,
Of brave English cooks a moit glorious view;
There's not fuch a nation in Europe for cooking
The French carbonade, fricaffee, and ragout.

Let's begin with the firft, for I wish to get on straight,
Brave Howe who fo nobly to drefs 'em did learn;
For June ninety-four will quite eafy demonftrate
The Gallic Mounfeers, fait, were done to a turn.

Arrah! whack tal lal lara, la lara,
Whack fal lal lara, lal la;
Great Britain will never attempt at promotion,
Contented alone to be "Queen of the fea."

The

The Spaniards came forwards, och! they must be boasting,
This victory was but to them a mere puff;

St. Vincent cried, "Burn me! I'll give 'em a roafting."
'T was truth that he faid, they were foon done enough.
Brave Duncan cried out, "Zounds! if I can moleft 'em,
Woe be to their masts, and their rigging, and flags."
The Dutch came to tempt him, och! he over-drefs'd'cm;
He did them fo much, they were done all to rags.

Arrah! whack, &e.

They have lately caft fheep's eyes from Calais to Dover,
But the fea an't a pond very easily crofs'd ;

And by Warren done up, and by Nelson done cover,

The whole of their fleets are funk, taken, or loft: Now as for their boats, there's no doubt of their ftriking, While Britons fuch capital cooks still poffefs; The French can ne'er fail to be defs'd to our liking, For the cause we defend muft enfure us fuccefs

Then fing whack fal lal iara, lal lara,

Whack fal lal lara, lal la,

Great Britain will never attempt at promotion,
Contented alone to be "Queen of the fea."

PIDCOCK'S GRAND MENAGERIE.

[From the fame *.]

BONAPARTE, THE LITTLE CORSICAN MONKEY.

LADIES AND GEMMEN!

THIS

HIS furprising animal was taken by Admiral John Bull, of the True Briton, one of his Majefty's principal line of battle fhips. He poffeffes the cunning of the fox, the rapacity of the wolf, the bloodthirty nater of the hyena, the tender feelings of the crocos dile, and the obftinacy of an afs. He has rambled over several parts of the world, where he played a number of wicked and ridiculous tricks, particularly in Egypt; there he had like to have been nabbed by Sir Sidney Smith, but contrived to fteal away to

* In the original a very humorous ENGRAVING accompanies this article.

France; where, after a time, exerting all the bad qualities he poffeffes, he fo far got the better of his own fpecies, as to reign king paramount over thirty millions of poor deceived nionkies. "Come, come, Jacko; don't look melancholy, you fhall have your gruel with a cruft in it prefently." Ladies and Gemmen, if I was to quit him an inftant, he would play a thoufand figaries; break all your crockery, drink up your wine, play the devil and Doctor Fauftus with your wives and darters; eat your provifions, fteal your goods and chattels, and commit more mifchief here than he did in Egypt. He's of unbounded ambition, and, by fome fortunate firokes of good luck more than by his abilities, proved very fuccefsful by his deceptions; but this luck was not to laft for ever. Puff'd up as full as a blown bladder with conceit, he thought he coud conquer the four quarters of the globe; when, failing with a party of large baboons, who were called his body-guard, he ftole one dark night out of Boulogne harbour, to make an attack and feize the island of Great Britain, where he affured his companions of immenfe wealth by their plunders. But Admiral Bull coming up with them by break of day, when he was half feas over, gave them a broadfide, and woud have funk them outright; but feeing the crew were nothing but a collection of miferable, deluded, poor brutes, he turned them adrift, and only feized their leader to thew him as a curofity.

THE LION ASLEEP.

SCENE-The Lion's Den.

Keeper. The next is a fine old Lion.-We call him John Bull.

Stand a little nearer, Ladies; he won't hurt you; he is remarkably gentle in his nature, unless he is injured. You fee that little dog there lives with him ; and he folds him in his paws, becaufe he is faithful.

Come,

Come, John, get up, get up, fir-come, fir→→→ come, fir, up I fay-what, you won't awake till you're prick'd, will you? Oh! oh! I'll foon roufe you.Stand on one fide, Ladies; I'll foon roufe him.-Here's a little monkey in this pen will foon teafe him up.We call this little gentleman, Boney.—Come, Boney, fkip in, and prick the old boy.-Now, Ladies, you'll fee him roufe.-Come, John, Mafter Boney's clofe at your heels.-Aye, now you begin to growl.-There, Ladies you fee he has knocked little Boney down with one fwing only of his tail; and now that he fhakes his fhaggy mane and puts on his terrible countenance, you fee that little Boney's foon off, foon back again.

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SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.

RACES..

[From the British Piefs.]

BRENTFORD

July 23.

THIS day will be run for over the Brentford course, the best of three heats, the Septennial Plate, fubfcribed by the Commons of England.

ENTREES.

Sir Francis Burdett's br. h. Wilkes.

G. B. Mainwaring's dun colt Young Magiftrate. The performance of Wilkes is well known upon the turf. At the fummer meeting at Brentford, in 1802, he beat Olid Magiftrate after a moft fevere conteft, in which the latter broke down, and has been fince pronounced by the knowing ones unfit to start again. He is a horfe of excellent bottom, and in fine condition. He is now in his fweats, and the jockeys fay, in his exercife he answers their higheft expectation. Some fay that he is badly handled, and rather headstrong.

R 4

Young

Young Magiftrate is a "ragged colt," and thence fome jockeys flatter themfelves he will make a "good horfe." He is in poor condition, and but a very thort time in training, being juft out of the dealer's hands. The jockeys fay he is not blood.

Wilkes reckons in his pedigree feveral first-rate horfes. He was got by Reform out of a Whig mare, own filter to Buff and Blue.

Young Magiftrate was got by Old Magifirate out of a Tory mare.

The bets are 10 to 1 against Young Magiftrate. Wilkes is frongly backed by Abraham Newland, and feveral other fporting gentlemen. Great sport is expected.

Balls for the ladies in the evening, and plenty of gin. Turtle foup and bifcuit for the aldermen.

EPIGRAM.

[From the Morning Chronicle.]

WHEN Burdett ftood, the champion of your right,

And fcorn'd to be of Minifters the too!, None could be found his patriot views to blight, Till with ten thousand pounds they brib'd a fl

PARODY.

[From the fame.]

IN the Fables of Afop you'll read, if inclin'd,
A jack-afs quite fimple, like most of his kind,
The fkin of a lion once happen'd to find,

So playing his tricks did begin:

Quite conceited, upon this expedient he hits,
Puts it on, though the skin rather awkwardly fits,
He frights all the children out of their wits,
Does this afs in the lion's fkin.

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