And now in Portsmouth Harbour our prize is safely moor’d. Success to all brave sailors that enter now on board; A health to Captain Pellew, and all his sailors bold, Who value more their honour than misers do their gold. _THE DOWNFALL OF THE FRENCH FLEET._ The 28th of May the French fleet hove in sight. Lord Howe he made a signal; resolv’d he was to fight. Then his ships in a line he drew, And cannon balls straight at them flew, Resolv’d the French dogs to subdue, _Like brave British boys_. On the 29th again our ships in line we drew; Resolv’d was each man the action to renew. Admiral Gardiner then the line he broke, Which in our favour spoke, Crying, ‘Monsieur, we will make you smoke, _Like true British boys_.’ At last the glorious day, call’d the first of June-- So well I do remember, it was about noon-- We to windward of them lay, And down to them we bore away, Resolv’d our courage to display, _Like brave British boys_. And then the bold _Brunswick_ for honour she did try, Alongside the _Vengeur_ two hours she did lie, Brave Captain Harvey he did cry, ‘My lads, we have orders to comply; We’ll make her strike or else we’ll die _Like brave Brunswick boys_.’ Our officers and our ship’s crew so well did play their part Nine shot from our guns in her copper we did dart, Till down her colours she did haul, And to be boarded aloud did bawl, Crying out, ‘Monsieur, we’ll sink you all,’ _Say the brave Brunswick boys_. Another on our larboard side to board us she came, And to put us all to death, the _America_ by name; But with our skill we all did try, And three broadsides at her let fly, And her three masts on board did lie, _By the brave Brunswick boys_. Success to Lord Howe, and all his noble fleet; Such a set of fighting fellows together ne’er did meet. May they together still remain, And brave Lord Howe still rule the main For to subdue Monsieur again, _Like brave British boys_. Success to King George, likewise our royal Queen, And may they be happy throughout their glorious reign, And may God forget them quite, That will not go and fight, For to maintain great George’s right, _Like brave British boys_. _A NEW SONG ON THE SEA ENGAGEMENT FOUGHT THE FIRST OF JUNE LAST_, When Lord Howe beat the French fleet, and took seven of their Ships, viz. _La Juste_, _Sans Pareille_, both of 80 guns, _L’America_, _L’Achille_, _Northumberland_, _L’Impétueux_, and the _Vengeur_, all 74-gun ships, but the _Vengeur_ sunk very soon after she was taken. Printed in June 1794.