[HULL'S SURRENDER]
OR, VILLANY SOMEWHERE
[August 16, 1812]
Ye Columbians so bold, attend while I sing;
Sure treason and treachery's not quite the thing,
At a time like the present, we ought, one and all,
In defence of our rights, to stand nobly or fall.
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Then let traitors be banish'd Columbia's fair shore,
And treason be known in her borders no more.
With a brave, gallant army Hull went to Detroit,
And swore he'd accomplish a noble exploit;
That the British and Indians he'd conquer outright,
And give cause to his country of joy and delight.
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But if traitors still dwell on Columbia's fair shore,
O let it be known in her borders no more.
Ah! quickly alas! defeat and disgrace
Star'd our brave noble soldiers quite full in the face,
When they thought that the victory was sure to be won,
Their general gave up, without firing a gun.
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