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Now their columns advance in majestic array.
Threw rockets and shells, with a view to confound us,
Manocuver'd some time, their columns display,
Manceuver'd again, with intent to surround us.
While Montgomery's guns, well charg'd by his sons,
Cut lanes through the columns of those haughty doits
While the sons of brave Fowler,of Sterett,dLnd Long,
Fir'd double quick time, and their powder was strong.
Our twelve hundred freemen, collected by chance.
Were oppos'd to this well chosen band of old Nero's,
Who had long in old Spain fought the armies of
France,
And long had been called lord WelUngton's heror^.
They sent us by spells, shots, rockets, end shells.
Which sent many brave fellows down to their cells',
So we gave them twelve rounds, it wa^ true Yankee
fire.
But being outflank'd, we were forc'd to retire.
But with old commodore we soon rallied again—
On the right, with his jolly brave tars took his station;
On our left general lilnder manceuver'd his men.
With intent to surround these dread foes of tho nation,
Who faintly pursue, took a telescope view,
But, halt, cries old Brock, this manoeuvre won'l do,
About face, my boys, march, march for the fleet.
E'er this d—d Yankee gen'ral cuts off our retreat
Sixteen hundred bombs, by old Cockbum's command,
A t our fort were discharg*d,by his ftim^d sons of plunder,
While unmovM stood brave Annistead, and wellchosen
band, [thunder.
Sending back their full change in red hot Yankee
^Board tlic ships that drew nigh, was a dreadful outcry;
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