[_The next verses name all the ships in their order._] The _Zealous_ led the way, my boys,... ... the _Bellerophon_ and _Minotaur_, All followed by the bold _Vanguard_ which made the French to rue. * * * * * We anchored alongside of them like lions bold and free. When their masts and shrouds came tumbling down, what a glorious sight to see! * * * * * Then came the bold _Leander_, that noble fifty-four, And on the bows of the _Franklin_ she caused her guns to roar; Gave her a dreadful drubbing, boys, and did severely maul, Which caused them loud for quarter cry and down French colours haul. Now the glory and the pride of France the _L’Orient_ was called, And in the centre of their line she got severely mauled; Gave her a dreadful drubbing, boys, took fire and up she blew, With fourteen hundred souls on board which bid this world adieu. And now we’ve taken the French fleet--Lord speed them on their way!-- Besides some more we burnt and sunk before we left the bay. May we always prove victorious while we sail on the seas, Against the French, the Dutch, the Danes, and all our enemies. _THE ARROW SLOOP OF WAR._ You Britons bold, that never was controul’d, come listen unto me, And a song to you I’ll sing, none but the truth you’ll hear: Concerning of a fight, brave boys, which happen’d late, you know, Commanded by bold Portlock, and the ship call’d the _Arrow_. The most of people call’d her the _Carpenter’s Mistake_, Because she had two maintopsail-yards, and head and stern alike. They said she’d prove a coffin to all our brave ship’s crew; But instead of that, my British boys made the Dutch dogs to rue. We being new constructed, they said our guns were leather; They said we steer’d by sleight of hand, they could not see our ruther. They said our sides were gingerbread, and our shot were made of clay, But the Dutch they prov’d full sorry on’t when us they felt that day. On the thirteenth of September we saw a Dutch ship lay All at anchor in Hallen’s stream: we bore for her straightway. In full fifteen minutes raked fore and aft we were Before we could come up to her or bring our guns to bear. But, when we did come up to her, our anchor we let go. Their captain cries, ‘Come, British boys, we will make sure of you.’ But when we did begin, my boys, the yards and rigging flew For raking us we paid them off, both for the old and new. The second broadside we gave to them their ensign staff came down. ‘Well done, my boys!’ our captain cries; ‘they see us in Hallen stream town How we do use their shipping so nigh unto their shore.’ And the people stood a-looking on, and heard our great guns roar.