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tlie sight o f the maimed S ire , o f the
innocent babe crushed at the very breast
o f its nu rse , o f the boinbstroke house
w ife amidst her domestic occupations,
that the roars o f a conflagration de
stroying their own and their friends pea
ceable abodes, that the thougth on anni
hilated property or livelyhood , did then
as little abate their ardour, as now the
everburn ing remembrance o f a ll these
horrors is capable o f lessening their
loud and unanimous g rie f at every jo t
o f that cap itu la tion , wh ich a fatal ne
cessity dictated.
T h e noble commander o f the ma
ritime defence j the gallant captains o f
the praams and the who le boat flo tilla,
who are a just pride and boast o f our
surrendered tho ’ u n c o n q u e r e d fleet,
and w ithstood all the threats and a t
tempts o f the new i n v i n c i b l e a r m a -
d a ; the undaunted and sk ilfu ll V o lu n
teers o f the K ings chasseurs; the not
less brave and w e ll behaving c ity -a rtil-