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24 COLUMBIAD.

The German troops fo terrible in name, Submiffive yield, and mourn their ravifli'd fame. Difgrace and fliame opprefs'd the Britiih chief; Loud broken murmurs Ipoke his poignant grief.

The captive foe, a motley numerous band, Then crofs'd the tide to wait the chief's command : Who followed foon, and xrith his gallant band, Confuks new mcafurcs to redeem the land. Cormuallis now encamp'd witiiin the town, Haughty and proad, and thirlting for renown j He the chief leader of the Britifh van, Scorning the foe, the battle tirit began : The winding Sandpink ihe tierce iiofts divide. The bridge to ftonrj and gain rbe other fide. Was the great objedt of each warring hoft. And all prepare to leize the dangerous poft. The jerfry troops full in the front of war. Wait the (Irong torrent threatening iVom afar. Columbia's chieF, to mighty cares rt-fjgn'd, Kis labouring foul to noble afts inclined; Each pod he vifits with paternal care, Examines cool, the drcadrul icenes of war!

Here valiant Huvg* in dreadful thunder toft, Khe whirling balls among the Britifli hoft :t Eiili f in arms long try»d beheld 'the io^i Impatient Wair=; to give iiie fatal blow! His voice like dirtanr thuntler rolls along, Like ml2,hty Ajax m greai Homer's long. The Britons bear, and •lairi in wild affright. They wheel, they turn, then fave themfelves in flight. The Heilian troops clof^ tiirin'd in dread array, Fearlefs came on, and wedg\l the narrow way :

t Major General Eilis, of the miiitia — State of New-Jerfcy;
 * Iv'-ijor Samuel Hu^S, of the artillery,