When the captain com'd for to hear on't,

Says he 'Vat vind has blown you here?' Says she 'I come to seek for my true love, Whom you press'd, and I love so dear.' Fol lol, etc.

'If you come to seek for your true love,
Tell unto me his name, I pray?'
'His name, kind sir, is Billy Taylor,
Whom you press'd, and sent to sea.'
Fol lol, etc.

'If his name is Billy Taylor,

He's both cruel and severe;

For rise up early in the morning,

And you'll see him with a lady fair.'

Fol lol, etc.

With that she ros'd up in the morning,

Early as by break of day;

And she met her Billy Taylor

Walking with a lady gay.

Fol lol, etc.

Forthwith she call'd for sword and pistol,
Which did come at her command,

And she shot her Billy Taylor,

With his fair one in his hand.

Fol lol, etc.

When the captain com'd for to hear on't,

He werry much applauded her for what she had done; And quickly he made her the first lieutenant

Of the gallant Thunder Bomb.

Fol lol, etc.

CAWSAND BAY.

In Cawsand Bay lying,
The Blue Peter flying,

And all hands turned up for the anchor to weigh;
There came a young lady,

As fresh as a May day,

And modestly hailing, this damsel did say :

'I want my young man, there,

Do you hear! bear a han' there,

To hoist me on board, or to send him to me;
His name's Henry Grady,

And I am a lady

Come off to prevent him from going to sea.'

The captain, his honour,
When he looked upon her,

Ran down the ship's side for to help her aboard;
Says he with emotion,

'What son of the ocean

Can thus be looked after by Helena Ford?'

The lady made answer :
'That there is my man, sir,

I'll make him as fine and as free as a lord;'
'No, no,' says the cap'n,

'That can't very well happen,

I've got sailing orders; you, sir, stay on board.'

'Avast,' says the lady,

'Don't you heed him, Henry Grady,

He once was your captain, but now you're at large;
You shan't stay aboard here,

For all that man's order;'

Then out of her bosom she hauled his discharge.

Says the captain, says he now :

'I'm blowed, but he's free now' ;

Says Jack, 'Let old Weatherface keep all my clothes ;' On shore then he steered her,

And the lads they all cheered her,

But the captain was jealous, and looked down his nose.

Then she got a shore tailor

To rig her young sailor

In tight Nankin breeches, and a blue long-tailed coat; And he looked like a squire

For all to admire,

With a dimity handkerchief tied round his throat.

And they had a house greater

Than e'er a first-rater,

With servants in uniform handing the drink;

And a garden to go in

Where the flowers was a-blowin',

The daisy, the buttercup, lily and pink.

And he got education
Quite fit for his station,

For you know we are never too old for to learn ;
And his shipmates they found him,

With his young ones around him,

All chips of the old block, from the stem to the stern.

GENERAL CAMPBELL.

It was in the month of April, upon the fourteenth day,
This expedition did embark to cross the raging sea;
Our fleet being well prepared, our anchors we did weigh,
To sail against the Burmese to show them British play.

When we embark'd from Madras it grieved our hearts full sore, Our wives and children weeping as they sat on the shore, Crying, 'Art thou gone and left us thy absence for to mourn, To languish on a foreign land awaiting thy return?'

We left the roads of Madras upon the sixteenth day ;
Each man being well prepared and eager for the fray,

Our squadron form'd a brilliant line to shew a grand half-moon:
With British colours flying, we sailed against Rangoon.

When we were three days sailing, three sails appear'd in view;
We fir'd off a signal gun, when quickly they lay to:
Our commodore bore down on them, we followed him in line,
But they proved to be some British troops awaiting us to join.

Next to Port Cornwallis our course we then did steer,
And hoisted all our stunsails without either dread or fear.
The next thing that appear'd in view was the Calcutta fleet,
Was lying there at anchor, all waiting us to meet.

Our fleet being assembled (the sail was sixty-three)
A signal gun for sailing was fired instantly;

When out to sea we bore again, and sailed both night and day,
And on the tenth of May, my boys, we anchor'd in their bay.

It was early the next morning, the weather being fair,
We weigh'd our anchors to the bows, and up the river did steer.
The enemy commenced on shore to put us to the rout;
But we upon the decks did stand, resolved to fight it out.

The Lilly frigate led the way, when clouds of smoke did rise,
The Leander sloop in company, which did our foes surprise;
The Sophia brig and gun boats, their cannon loud did roar,
Like thunder rent the elements all on the Burmese shore.

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All hands prepare for landing!' resounded through the fleet; 'Let every man have sixty rounds his enemy for to meet.' Like lions bold we rushed on shore at ten o'clock that day: These cowardly dogs could not us stand, we forced them to give way.

Now Rangoon we have taken, let us drink unto our king;
May all his loyal subjects fresh laurels to him bring.

Likewise to General Campbell, who commanded on that day,
And pull'd their saucy peacock down on the eleventh day of
May.

THE BOLD ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN ROSS.

Air-Tars of the Blanche.'

Come listen awhile with attention,

You seamen and landsmen likewise,

While I of a hero will mention

Which England, fam'd England, should prize.
Bold Ross was our noble commander,

His equal was ne'er seen before;

But mark what us sailors went under

When we sailed from Old England's shore.

We sail'd to the Pacific Ocean,

Our hearts both undaunted and free,
Bold Ross cheered us all with the notion
That we should all prosperous be;
But our mainmast was soon smashed to pieces
While we hauled in the ship Fury's store.

Said Ross,Now the tempest increases,
'Tis for honour of Old England's shore.'

Long time in tempestuous weather,

'Midst rocks, ice and water were we;

We were staunch, bold, and vowed to each other
To die or the North Pole to see.

Ross espied from the ship's starboard quarter
The land that did add to their store—
Crying, 'Look out, my boys, for fresh water,
We're far from Old England's shore.'

Our hardships we bore, and were ready
To follow our brave captain's call,
Who was bold, was undaunted but ready,
His study alone was us all ;

While we roamed o'er the cold stormy regions,
On wilds that were ne'er trod before,

No cot, house, or church or religion,

Like those upon Old England's shore.

You may talk about Parry and Cook, boys,
Who tried these cold regions to find-

Only a short trip they took, boys,

Then left the bright magnet behind.
Bold Ross left the British flag flying,
Which no one could e'er do before,
Then light-hearted, though nearly dying,
Came with glory to Old England's shore.

"Twas thought that no one since Creation
Would find it until time did end;
But King William's name of this nation
So proud on that magnet does bend.
So build for bold Ross a fine pillar,

And cast it with gold letters o'er ;
Bold Ross brav'd the wave, ice, and billow,
In triumph reached Old England's shore.

This hero, the pride of our nation,

Gained honour, likewise his ship's crew;
May they rise into dignity's station
For being undaunted and true.

Bold Ross, as a pledge of honour,

With the Lord Mayor of London did dine, And they gave him three cheers and a bumper, Drank to trade and to commerce in wine.