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NO nymph that e'er tripp'd o'er the plaine
Could her charms with Maria's compare;
Tho' cheer'd by the dew-drop of mom,
Oh! how justly the shepherds and swains
Have esteem'd her the queen of the fair!

No lily that smil'd in the shade
Could such beauties display, as adorn
The soft cheeks of my beautiful maid.

II.

At her smile, which the graces attend,
The sad scenes of anxiety fly,
And the wretched are sure of a friend,
If they catch but the glance of her eye.
The nymphs of the valley and grove

But what taught it the raptures of love,
My heart once delighted survey'd;
Were the charms of my beautiful maid.

III.

Oh! would that kind fate had ordain'd Me thy heart and affection to share! I would boast of the prize I had gain'd,

As I moisten'd thy cheek with a tear. Thy pleasure should ever be mine,

And by thee ev'ry action be sway'd; I could all other pleasures resign

For the sake of my beautiful maid.

IV.

Oh! how happy, thrice happy, my lot, Could Maria my wishes approve; My repinings would all be forgot

As I knelt at the altar of love. Each morning by happiness blest

Should my fond adoration be paid, And the ev'ning would lull me to rest In the arms of my beautiful maid.

V.

So, my heart, which the virtues have taught All the storms of misfortune to brave, When fate shail ordain it my lot.

Unrepining will sink in the grave: For in yonder bright regions of peace,

Where rewards due to virtue are giv'n, These eyes, when all sorrows shall cease, Will review their lov'd Mary in heav'n. SALISBURIENSIS.

SONG.

CATHLIEN NOLAN'

From a Translation of the ancient Irisb*. By W. M. T

I.

WHEN o'er the craggy mountain's sides The dewy cloud of evening glides,

* Vide Wild Irish Girl.'-Vol. II. p. 12.

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And sparkles in the sun's last beams;
Whilst tripping o'er its summit, seems

Lovely as this, my Cathlien Nolan.
Her forehead to the dazzled sight
Shines as the native pearl; as bright
Her spiral locks as burnish'd gold:
Would to her charms my breast were cold,
And I'd forgot sweet Cathlien Nolan!

II.

When, as the bounding doe, she trips
The green-wood o'er, with airy steps,
Brushing away the glistening dew,
O then how lovely to my view

Seems my dear maid, my Cathlien Nolan!
Loose o'er her arm her mantle flies,
To cut the branch of flame she hies,
Whilst in her hand the axe bright gleams;-
I know not then which noblest seems,

The Saxon king, or Cathlien Nolan.

SONNET,

Written on Sunday the 7th of December, 1806. "

By W. M. T.

"Tis not that now the daisied field,
The lark's shrill carol, or the cuckoo's note,
To Nature's votary can yield

A greater bliss than when, in ice-hung coat,
Stern Winter spread his gloom around,
Hail'd by the night-bird's shriek, and tem
pest's dreary sound.

'Tis not for this I hail thee, Spring!
But that more oft my FI shall view:
Then haste thee, borne on Zephyr's wing,
In vest of violet's hue!

And when with her I fondly stray,
Strew with thy sweetest flow'rs our way!
Oft then, amid yon distant glade,
Beneath the spreading hawthorn's shade,
I'll clasp her panting in my arms;
And, free from envy's jaundic'd eye,
Or prying curiosity,

Hang with fond rapture o'er her glowing
charms.

If these the joys thou bidst me taste,
Hither Spring, O! hither haste!
For these I hail thee with my early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long!"

STANZAS

HOW. sweet the morning! scarce a passing Written at EVERTON* on Sunday Morning.

cloud

Shadows heav'n's blue expanse, serenely

bright!

Nature seems lovely e'en 'midst winter's
blight.

The hedge-row birds, with merry pipe and
loud,

Hail the faint sun.-Retiring from the crowd,
The dull and vain, I gaze with calm de-
light,

And joy deep-felt, upon the beauteous
sight

Which glows around-and feel it, as I should.
O lovely morn! shining 'midst winter's
gloom,

An earnest of the spring's reviving ray!
Thou seem'st to me like pleasure's short-
liv'd day,

Bright'ning amid misfortune, to illume
The child of sorrow on his weary way,
And bid him hope that better days will

come.

ODE

ON THE APPROACH OF SPRING.
By W. M. T.

TIS not that winter's mists recede
From green-clad hill and flow'ry mead,

This is literally translated: in the language of prose it is fire-wood.

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The king of England is still called by the
common Irish Riagh Sasseanach,
Wild Irish Girl.

BY W. M. T.

O COULD I for life, freed from every care,
As pensive, as blest, as serene,
Nor feeling one lingering wish to be there,
Thus gaze on the world's joyless scene!

"Tis the morning of rest, scarce a murmur is

driven

Before the soft current of air; "Tis so still that an angel might whisper from heaven,

To soothe the cold breast of despair.

And happy is he who thus raptur'd can gaze

On nature's bright prospects; and view With pity the bosom where guilt ever preys, Or the cheek mark'd by sorrow's pale hue. For oh! 'tis not theirs, when retir'd from mankind,

This calmness of soul to attain ; For, where guilt or misfortune oppresses the mind,

In solitudet keenest's the pain.

And not as now happy I long can remain, "Tis a bliss too extatic to last;

And soon, mingling again with the dull and the vain,

I'll forget the sweet moments I've pass'd!

of * An eminence overlooking the town L1.

"O seek not, Lesbia, the sequester'd dale, Or bear thou to its shades a tranquil heart.' ANNA SEWARD

This does not altogether agree with the doctrine of Lavater.

FOREIGN NEWS.

St. Petersburgh, March 6. IN the room of the guards and the other troops sent to Poland, in sledges, we have only the country militia for a garrison. A number of light troops from Asia are passing through this city. Our preparations continue; all the troops that fought at Eylau are to have a largess. Medical men have been sent to the army, where the number of wounded is very great. A great many cannon are also gone from our arsenal.

Though general Bennigsen was some days since threatened with the loss of his command, and the emperor's favour, he still contrives to retain it. He has not only what is called the Livonian party against him, supported by Buxhowden, his sworn enemy, but likewise the majority of the Russian generals, and many natives, who are displeased at seeing the greatest army the Rus sians ever had on foot under the command of a foreigner. General Bennigsen's first adjutant, who is more the commander than himself, is a native of Alsace. The party against Bennigsen is also supported by several of the ministers. They wished to persuade the emperor to appoint Michelson in Bennigsen's place; but the emperor, recollecting the conduct of old Kamenskoy, rejected the advice. It cannot be concealed that great discontents prevail against the government and the

present war.

Trieste, April 5. We have still in our road Russian and English frigates, as well as cutters, which greatly annoy the navigation of neutrals, and do much mischief to our traders. As late as yes terday a notice was posted up at the exchange, that the English had stopped Vol. XXXVIII.

four of our merchantment, which came from the Levant, and sent them to Cattaro.

Finckenstein, April 9. A corps of 400 Prussians, who embarked at Konigsberg, and landed on the peninsula opposite Pillau, advanced towards the village of Carlsberg. M. Mainguernaud, aide-de-camp of marshal Lefebvre, marched towards that place with a few. men. He manoeuvred so dexterously that he took the 400 Prussians, among whom were 120 cavalry.

Several Russian regiments have entered Dantzic by sea. The polish legion of the north, and their commander, prince Michael Radzivil, have greatly distinguished themselves. They took about 40 Russian prisoners. The siege is carried on with activity. The battering train begins to arrive.

There is nothing new at the different posts of the army.

The emperor is returned from the excursion which he made to Marienwerder, and the tete de pont on the Vistula. He reviewed the 12th regiment of light infantry, and the orderly gans d'armes.

A thaw has begun in the country, and in the lakes and small rivers with which it is filled. Still there is yet no appearance of vegetation.

Thorn, April 12. For this week past very considerable movements have been observed among the French troops, and it is particularly remarked that their centre is greatly reinforced. The neighbourhood of Willenberg is covered with soldiers. Fresh French troops arrive here daily from the interior of Ger many, where they are replaced by others from France. A convoy of heavy ar

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tillery arrived here two days ago from Silesia, and proceeded immediately to Dantzic and Graudentz. The besieging artillery employed before the latter of these places, was on the 4th removed to the corps which besieges Dantzic. The Prussian garrison in Dantzie has made sorties, with the view of driving back or harassing the Polish troops which invest that town. That which

took place on the 26th of March appears to have been the most serious. Memel, April 14. His imperial majesty attends to the labours of the cabinet with uninterrupted assiduity. Notwithstanding the fatigue of his journey was very great, owing to the badness of the roads and of the weather, on the morning of his arrival, his majes. ty was up at five, and sat down to write; this is his daily custom.

M. De Hardenberg is the only minister who accompanied the two sovereigns to Georgenburg. This esteemed cabinet minister received a private visit from the emperor, who staid with him two hours and a half.

A Russian courier arrived here on the th: he was the bearer of eleven tails (or Turkish standards) taken from the Turks in an engagement, in which the Russians gained the victory. Being unacquainted with the Russian language, we could not learn the name of the place where the battle was fought.

The reinforcement which arrived with the grand duke Constantine consists of thirty-two battalions, twentyseven squadrons, and ninety-two pieces of heavy ordnance. It is to be followed immediately by thirteen battalions; a corps de reserve of 60 or 70,000 men is also on its march. The voluntary contributions for carrying on the war already amounted, according to the last accounts, to forty-two million six hundred thousand rubles, and the lists from the distant provinces were not then come in.

Bonaparte has removed his headquarters still further back, to Rosenberg, two leagues from Marienwerder.

Berlin, April 17.--(From the Telegraph.)-The French division which formed the blockade of Stralsund having partly received another destination,

the Swedish governor availed himself of the superiority in numbers which he obtained from reinforcements arrived from Sweden, to attempt a sortie on the 1st of April. The troops intended to reinforce the blockading corps not hav ing yet arrived, general Grandjean, who commanded the blockade, was at. tacked by a superior force, and thereby induced to fall back to Stettin, in order to wait for the expected reinforcements, under the guns of that fortress. This retrograde movement was made with the utmost order, and without the loss of a single gun or baggage waggon.

The regiments expected from the in. terior arrived a few days after, having directed their march from Berlin towards Zehdenick, and joined the division of gen. Grandjean, at Pasewalk. At the same time, marshal Mortier took with him part of the troops employed in the siege of Colberg, to Stettin; and marshal Brune marched with a considerable corps against Rostock. Marshal Mortier ordered the Swedes to be attacked on the 16th of April, at two o'clock in the morning, at Belling, Pasewalk, Ferdinandshof, and old Cossenow; they were defeated on all points. The French troops entered Anclam, mixed with the Swedes, and the contest cons tinued for some time in the street. The French took four hundred prisoners and six pieces of cannon. The column of colonel Cardels was cut off, and forced to fall back to Ukemunde, whither they are pursued by the French. General Armield was wounded in the arm.

Hamburgh, April 18. This day or to-morrow we expect marshal Brune to arrive here from Ratzburg; and 8000 Dutch troops are on their way hither from Pomerania. The French, uncertain of their success, have pru dently thrown two bridges over the river Elbe near Artenburg. Their fear of a British expedition is unabated, and as great as ever; and, in fact, there was never a more favourable opportunity for a British force appearing on the continent than the present one, which, if not profited by, will perhaps never offer again.

A strong doubt is entertained here, that his Swedish majesty will not ratify

the armistice. His majesty continues days notice is to be given in case hosti

to reside at Malmoe.

There is no news from Constantinople, via Vienna; but it is certain that the Russians are completely masters of the greatest part of the Turkish provinces in Europe, and only need a march of 45 leagues to reach the capital of the Ottomans.

From the borders of the Main, April 19. The rumours of an armistice and peace still continue. A Frankfort paper says, From Vienna it is stated, that an important declaration is very shortly expected on the part of that court, in which Russia and Prussia will be admonished to attend to the pacific sentiments of the monarch of France. In a Stutgard paper we read, that the nego ciations are continued at the French head-quarters, where, besides general St. Vincent, the prince of Lichtenstein has arrived with fresh proposals from the court of Vienna. The prince has five state couriers in readiness to convey the ultimatum of his negociation to its respective destination. In a Nuremberg paper, under the head of The Danube, April 10,' the following paragraph appears : We are generally assured that the mediation of the court of Vienna has been accepted by the belligerent powers.'

Frankfort, April 20. All that has been said about the approaching de parture of the French troops from Brannau, and the cession of that place to the Austrians, appears unfounded. We are assured, on the contrary, that the fate of Brannau is irrevocably connected with that of the Cattaro.

Stettin, April 20.-Order of the day. According to an armistice concluded in the night of the 18th, at Sch atkow, between marshal Mortier and general Essen, the islands of Usedom and Wollen will be evacuated by the Swedes on the 20th.

'The result of the affair of the 16th was from 1000 to 1200 prisoners, and 6 pieces of cannon. A whole company of Swedish light artillery was taken pri

soners.

'The Swedish army is to send no relief to Colberg and Dantzic during the armistice, and to permit no foreign troops to land in Swedish Pomerania. Ten

lities should re-commence.

(signed) 'Liebert, 'General of division and governor

Pomerania.

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Hamburgh, April 21. Yesterday morning, at four o'clock, marshal Brune sent to the senate, requiring, by seven o'clock, an escort of 40 dragoons and two trumpeters, to attend him to the Hamburgh frontiers; and at eight he took the road to Ritzburgh,leavingļa note ad dressed to the cnate, recommending the French custom-house officers, whom he left behind, about 100 in number, to the especial care of the senate, the members of which he holds responsible for their safety. On Sunday the Dutch general Dumonceau, with his staff, passed through this city to join Mortier's corps. He is to be followed by 8000 Hollanders, now on their march through Hanover. A camp is forming at Ratzburgh, to which the Dutch garrison of Lubec has been ordered to re-, pair by forced marches.-The Swedish gun-boats, on the 11th, took Swinemunde.

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Aliona, April 25. Neither the Dutch, Copenhagen, nor Stralsund posts arriv ed yesterday evening. The Dutch troops at Ratzburgh are in a state of general insubordination; seven of them have been executed for their mutinous conduct, on the morning of the 18th, when leaving Hamburgh. The lights at the mouth of the Elbe having been discontinued, the captain of the British frigate on that station threatened to fire on Cuxhaven if they were not regularly lighted, which has, in consequence of this threat, been done.

Berlin, April 25. We are assured, that some days before the death of the empress of Austria, count Stadion, the minister of foreign affairs, delivered a circular note to the accredited envoys of the belligerent powers, in which he made an offer of the mediation of his sovereign, and invited them to a congress, to be holden at any place within the circuit of the Austrian territory.

The senators Aboville and Ferino, appointed military governors of the ports of Brest and Antwerp, have already repaired to their respective destina tions.

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