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And set that night in blood. For gold let Gallia's legions fight, Or plunder's bloody gain; Unbrib'd, unbought, our swords we draw,

To guard our KING, to fence our Law;

Nor shall their edge be vain.

If ever breath of British gale

Shall fan the tri-colour;
Or footsteps of Invaders rude,

To horse! to horse! the standard flies, With rapine foul, and red with blood,

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The road to vonder cottage house
Lies o'er a father's breast;
And see impatient by his side,
Stands a brave son in armed pride,
The Thistle on his crest.

This emblem of his country dear,

Fixt by a sister's hand;

Shall fire his soul to deeds of might,
And drive him furious in the fight,
Through many a hostile band.

But if, with glorious wounds all gash'd,
Fainting he yield his breath,
This sacred pledge shall meet his eyes;
On the green sod as pale he lies;
And cheer the bed of death.

Liverpool Chronicle.

INVOCATION

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BRITISH VALOUR.

ARDENT spirit of the brave!
Scorning danger, spurning fear,
Up the rock, or o'er the wave,

Keenly urging their career.
Thou, that erst on Cressy's field,
Thou, who late by Nilus' tide,
Flaming from Britannia's shield,
Scath'dst the flow'r of Gallic pride!

On thy pow'rful aid, once more," Freedom's favoured Champion calls: Rouse her sons from shore to shoreThunder from her wooden walls!

Blast again the Tyrant's boast,

Her dominions to enslaveWhelin Invasion's haughty host' Deep beneath the bellowing wave.

Or, triumphant, into port

All the crowd of captives bring;

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O LIBERTY! thou sacred flame,
To every Briton truly dear;
Noble and ever honour'd name!
Without thee we have ALL to fear.
'Tis thy celestial glow bestows
Encouragement to Britons brave;
"Tis thou that conquerest Albion's foes,
And ne'er a Briton mak'st a slave.

Though hostile forests fill the waves,
Still shall Britain rule the sea;
While Gallia's navies, mann'd by slaves,
Can only boast that they are free.
In vain of liberty they boast,

The cruel slaves of despot sway;
From Gallia's ever ruin'd coast
They've scar'd her sacred form away?
Ne'er shall their sly insidious arts,

Tainted with false and base alarms, Subdue our brave unvanquish'd hearts, The dauntless breasts they dread in

arms.

Manchester Telegraph.

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To stab

you in the bed of rest.

But, Britons, know, death waits
On those who vipers nurse, or sleep,
While France is at their gates.

Hail, glorious sight! What visions bright
Upon my soul, prophetic, pour!

A Gallic Host by stealth is come,

And foes in thousands line my shore:

When lo! a gallant wakeful band

Th' alarm has sounded far and wide:
My warlike sons, throughout the land,
Rush forth array'd in martial pride.

Th' Invaders, pale with fear,
See death assail their battle's front,

And ruin in their rear.

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THE PROBABILITY OF INVASION.

AT a time when the minds of men are generally agitated by the expectation of the hostile attempts of the enemy, it may not be improper to examine the probabilities on both sides, so as to enable our Readers to draw their own conclusions.

FOR THE INVASION.

It has always been the grand object with France to atchieve the conquest of Great Britain. It was such under the old Monarchy. Encouragement and emoluments were held forth by Louis XIV. and even by his predeces sors, to those politicians who could propose the most efficacious means for this object; and plans are now to be found in the archives of France for its accomplishment. To BONAPARTE (whose views obviously tend to universal domination) the object is increased in a tenfold proportion, since this Country

AGAINST THE INVASION.

THE Invasion of England is a most difficult and hazardous undertaking, it was so at all times, even when our naval force was much less than it is; and of the mumerous plans presented to Louis XIV. by the Jacobites and others, not one was found practicable. What was difficult at that period is infinitely more so at present, when the nation is completely united, when no faction is to be found ready to assist. the plans of the First Consul, when our naval force is ten times greater than it formerly was, when vessels of war

of

Country is the only one among the European Powers, which presents an obstacle to the full accomplishment of his wishes.'

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Bonaparte has at present an immense army (not less than half a million of men) on foot; and he has an unlimited power of increasing it by arbitrary conscriptions. Bonaparte has no regard to the lives of men. He' shewed this at the battle of Lodi, andi when he poisoned his sick soldiers in Syria. Every true Frenchman that is Killed, rids him of an enemy. He can spare men, and he will not consider the danger to which he exposes them. The present Military Establishment of France is more than the country can bear. He cannot support his army, and therefore he must endeavour to employ it.

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Bonaparte can hurt this Country in' no other way than by invading it. His army is at present totally useless; and therefore there is the utmost probability that he will employ it in the only way in which he can injure that enemy whom he mortally detests, and who is the sole check upon his vast ambition.

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of every size and burthen are dispersed over the Channel, and the French and the Dutch harbours virtually in a state of blockade.

It must be an immense army indeed that could effect any thing at present in England. An invading enemy has every disadvantage to encounter; they have the difficulty of the voyage, and of keeping together; they have the difficulty of landing, which may be always successfully opposed with a smaller force. Great Britain has at this time nearly two millions of men in arms, or ready to take arms. At least half a million of these may be accounted good soldiers, and the mass of the people would ~contribute per-2 ́ haps not less than the men in arms to impede the motions of the enemy. With less than 200,000 men, there} fore, it would be madness to make the attempt.

Considering that on the smallest computation, and supposing them to embark even in open boats, the armment to convey them would cover a surface of water of upwards of 60 square miles. It would be difficult to procure vessels; and still more difficult to prevent,them being burnt and destroyed in their very ports by our daring seamen ;- and when at saa, how is such an immense number of vessels to escape the vigilance of our cruizers?

Bonaparte has a difficult card to play. He has pledged himself to come in person; and indeed what General can hẹ trust with such an immense army; or would the soldiers be content to come without him? If then he does not come himself, he will have unnumbered evils to encounter; and if he does, let him look to what remains behind; let him look, to plots there, and insurrections against his tyrannical government, which is detested in France,

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