"Printed in New-York, in March, 1794 ... Written in consequence of a tumultuous meeting of the citizens of that place, instigated by a few popular demagogues, for the purpose of prescribing to Congress the adoption of hostile measures against Great Britain. The second canto ... was prepared for the press immediately after the appearance of the first, but the timidity of the booksellers, and the peculiar circumstances of the times prevented its publication"--cf. The Echo, edited by R. Alsop and T. Dwight, p. 196.

Extracts from cantos 1st and 2nd appeared in "The Echo."