Capture Of Burgoyne

[The followlng curlous satirical effusion was written and publishud shortly after the event it reuien to: Ilcre'Olloweth the direlul fate (i; UurKoyue aud nis army ïreat, w ho so proudly dld display The terrors ol despotlc way. Hi power and pride nd many threats Have beoo bmusut ïow by foruinate Uates l'ü bend to the Uniled States. British ptlsoners by Couventlou, 2,44-2 Foreiguers by Contra-vemiou, 'uw Toriej sent across the lake, i 'iuo Biirjjoyne and nis suite, in sUte, ' ja S ck and wounded, bruised and pounded, ) Ne'er so much before confounded, Prisoners ol war before Couveotion 400 Dnierter c me wlth kind intention, .00 They lost at Bennington's reat battle, , onn whure stark's glorious arms did rtile, ( M Kill'd in September and October, 600 Ta'en by brave lirown, sonie drunk, aome ober, 413 Slaln by high-liinu'il Herkerman, On both ftduks, on rear and van, Indians, settlery, butchera, drovers, Enouga to crowd large plain all over, ] And ihose whom grim death did prevent J From fighting aeainst our Continent ; '- 4 4;( And also tho(e who stole away, ) l.est they down tbeir arms .-hót'ild lay. Abhorrin? Ihat obnoxious dny ; Thu whole make fourieeu thouand men, Í ho may nut with us fight again. ( 11,000 This is a pretty jnst account Of Burgon' lcgions' whole amount, who i-atne across the Northern Lakes To desolate our happy 8:ates. Tbeir brss cannons we have got all Filiy six- both great and smal! ; -And ten thousand stand of arms, To prevent all fuure harms : Stom and implements coinlete. Of workinansbip exoeeding neat And proper barnes, no way scmy. Amotig our irisoners there are Six Generáis of lame most rare ; Six uiembers of thcir Parliament Kehictantly they seem c ntent : Three British Lords, and Lord Belcirras Wiio caiuu, our couLtry free to haruss, T wo Baronets of high (xtractiun Weru sorely wounded in the action.