The general excitement that this attack created found voice in a ballad called 'The Devonshire Boys' Courage, 1690.' It is utter doggerel, but expresses the contemporary views of the people, and was sung to a tune called 'Liggan Water,' a title that, according to Mr William Chappell, refers to an Irish stream. I give only a few verses: [Illustration: music] 'Brave _Devonshire_ Boys made haste away When news did come from _Tinmouth-bay_, The French were landed in that town And Treacherously had burnt it down. 'When to the Town they did draw near, The _French_ did straightways disappear; Because that they had then beat down And basely burnt poor _Tinmouth-town_. 'On _Haldon-Hill_ they did design To draw their men up in a line; But _Devonshire_ Boys did make them run; When once they did discharge a Gun. 'Brave Blew coat Boys did watch them so, They to no other place dare go; For if they had returned again, I'm sure the _Frenchmen_ had been slain. * * * * * 'Let _Monsieur_ then do what he can, We'll still Reign Masters o'er the Main; Old England's Right upon the Sea In spight of _France_ maintain'd shall be. 'No Seaman fears to lose his Blood, To justifie a Cause so good; To fight the _French_, who have begun With burning down poor _Tinmouth-town_. 'The _Cornish_ Lads will lend a hand, And _Devonshire_ Boys will with them Band, To pull the pride of Monsieur down, Who basely burn'd poor Tinmouth-town.' CHAPTER VI Torbay 'Torbay, unknown to the Aonian Quire, Nothing oblig'd to any Poet's lyre ... The Muses had no Matter from thy Bay, To make thee famous till great William's Day.... To _Orange_ only and _Batavia's_ Seed Remain'd this glory, as of old decreed, To make thy Name immortal, and thy Shore More famous and renown'd than heretofore.... O happy, happy Bay! All future times Shall speak of thee renown'd in foreign Climes!... Muses have matter now, enough to make Poets of Peasants for Torbaia's sake.... King _David's_ Deeds were sung, and Triumphs too, And why should not Great _Orange_ have his due? Supream in Earth, Dread Sovereign thou art; Long may'st thou reign, we pray with all our heart.' AVANT: _Torbaia digna Camoensis_.