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already begun to give way ; and, after he had battled 

 with his disease for some time, he was obliged to 

 consign his government over to other hands, and to 

 try a voyage to Europe. He got well in his native 

 country. But, alas, we are here to-day, and gone 

 to-morrow. This brave officer, and truly just man, 

 was ordered to Alicante in Spain, where he fell a 

 victim to the prevailing fever. 



Governor Ross was beloved to enthusiasm by the 

 inhabitants of Demerara. On the 31st of March^ 

 ] 809, wo sent an address to him, expressive of our 

 warmest gratitude for the many services he had 

 rendered to us during the time that the colony was 

 under his charge ; and we made a subscription of 

 3 500 guineas, which token of public gratitude was 

 presented to him with due form. 



I wrote the following tribute, and it appeared in 

 the newspaper the day after the governor had sailed 

 from the river Demerara, on his way to Europe for 

 the recovery of his health. 



CARMEN SAPPHICUM. 



Tristis heu nobis, nimiumque durus 

 Ordo Parcarum est ! Demerara damnum 

 Flet repentinum, lacrymasque fundet, 



Tempus in omne. 



lUe, qui justis manibus regebat 

 Liora, jam currum, medio reliquit 

 ' Cursu, et invitis pedibus remota 



Gramina quserit. 



Tempore aestivo, rutilans ut agri 

 Ros fovet gramen sitientis — Ille, 

 Sic opem nobis, tulit, et levamen, 



Auxiliumque. 



