But hope my recapitulation,

(Though not a notable narration)
May serve, by way of retrospection,
As prompter to your recollection,—
As index to newspaper knowledge

As well as if t'were made in college;
And, with your honour's leave, I'll aim,
To interweave the mighty claim

Your humble carrier inherits

By virtue of prodigious merits,

More than in weeks he could lay down t'ye To smack a little of your bounty.

Laden with all important budget, Thro' wet and dry I'm doom'd to trudge it, "News from all nations," precious particles, By last arrivals, all prime articles ;Though tempest-beaten, hot or frigerant, I tell you how the powers belligerent, Enrag'd to desperate degree, rose,

And hack'd each other like true heroes.

And you have learn'd from Tom the carrier,

How Britain, Buonaparte's barrier,

Won't let the mushroom Gallick king, land

His ragamuffin rogues in England!

A very unpolite proceeding,

Which shows old John Bull's want of breeding.

How Mister emperour Buonapart'

As quick as lightning took a start,
Fierce as nine furies to attack

The troops of old snail-motion'd Mack,
Who, with less trouble was surrounded
Than ever cross grain'd pig was pounded ;-
How Bony swears he means to flirt
Proud Austria's eagle in the dirt;
But lo! the hardy Russ is hasting
To give the Jaffa-man a basting;
And Prussia's monarch, rous'd at last,
War's crimson'd Rubicon has past,
And undertakes to lead the van,
Against the Harlequin Corsican.

I've plac'd in ken of mental sight,

A most tremendous naval fight,

Where Nelson bold, Britannia's pride,
Heroick fought, and nobly died.

I've worn out many a pair of shoes
In bringing you domestick news,

That you in corner snug may con
How congress spouters carry on-
How titman Johnny had the face
To set himself to hunt judge Chase,
Indeed, the monkey of a fel-

Low in a mouse trap might as well
Have all so slily undertaken,

To snare a mammoth, or a kraken.

I've told you how the demo rout
Are balancing to come about,

And having, by old Nick's seduction,
Got half way down the hill Destruction,
Would very willingly get back,

And trace the good old federal track ;—
Yes, having sacrific'd our navy,

And sold our commerce to old Davy,

Sans sailors, skill, or naval stores,

They'd conjure up fine seventy fours ;-
And, having plunder'd and bereft us,

Would bring us back where Adams left us.

Thus rogues, unless they're vastly callous, Will read confessions on the gallows;

And even the Devil himself would preach,

If forc'd to make a dying speech.

But, verily, good democrats,

The people must be blind as bats,

If this your death-bed-like repentance
Should hinder them from passing sentence--
And send you, for their own security,
To your original obscurity :-

For your manœuvres, sirs, I'll venture ye,
Have put the nation back a century,
Have so debauch'd the people's morals,
Have caus'd so many party quarrels,
That had each leading democrat
Nine times the nine lives of a cat,
Nine times the number 'd not atone
For one ninth part of what he's done.

E'en Spaniards tread us under foot, Who dare as well be hung as do't, Had not our weak administration

First cut the hamstrings of the nation;

And our good mother Britain aims
At mustering up some musty claims,
To make it plain in black and white,
We never own'd one neutral right!

But if she strains her points too tau't,

She wont fare much the better for❜t;

For though our government's weak as may be, Our emperour timid as a baby,

She'll find the Yankees still inherit

Some portion of the Breed'shill spirit ;

Ev'n let her rouse her ugly lion,
His snarling mightiness to try on,
She'll find our daring privateers
Will pull the grisly growler's ears;
And fighting fellows, like Paul Jones,
Will stand a chance to break his bones.

Some stupid people in the nation

Think president-palaveration

'Bout peace and friendship, will disarm

Our enemies like witch's charm.

Let such chaps lay their heads together,

To fan the sun out with a feather;