,transcriber's ,notes3 ,superscripted characters are preceded by a caret symbol3 ye4 ,italic text is enclosed in underscores4 ,other notes may be found at the end of this e,book4 ,,caricature ,,and ,,satire ,,on ,,napoleon ,i4 ,,vol4 ,,ii4 ,,works ,,by ,,john ,,ashton4 ,a ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chap-,,books ,,of ,,the ,,eighteenth ,,century4 ,with nearly #djj ,illustrations1 engraved in facsimile of the originals4 ,crown #hvo4 cloth extra1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,social ,,life ,,in ,,the ,,reign ,,of ,,queen ,,anne4 ,from ,original ,sources4 ,with nearly #ajj ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo4 cloth extra1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,humour1 ,,wit1 ,,and ,,satire ,,of ,,the ,,seventeenth ,,century4 ,with nearly #ajj ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo4 cloth extra1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,london3 ,,chatto ,,windus1 ,piccadilly4 ,,english ,,caricature ,,and ,,satire ,,on ,,napoleon ,i4 ,,by ,,john ,,ashton ,,author ,,of #8,,social ,,life ,,in ,,the ,,reign ,,of ,,queen ,,anne' ,,etc4 ,illustration ,,with #aae ,,illustrations ,,by ,,the ,,author ,,in ,,two ,,volumes--,,vol4 ,,ii4 ,london ,,chatto ,,windus1 ,,piccadilly #ahhd ,all rights reserved ,,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,,spottiswoode ,,and ,,co41 ,,new-,,street ,,square ,,and ,,parliament ,,street ,,contents ,,of ,,the ,,second ,,volume4 ,,chapter ,,xxxviii4 ,,page ,,invasion ,,squibs--,,cadoudal',s ,,conspiracy--,,execution ,,of ,,the ,,duc ,d',,enghien--,,captain ,,wright #a ,,chapter ,,xxxix4 ,,napoleon ,,proclaimed ,,emperor--,,the ,,flotilla--,,invasion ,,squibs #ab ,,chapter ,,xl4 ,,napoleon',s ,,coronation #bc ,,chapter ,,xli4 ,,napoleon',s ,,letter ,,to ,,george ,,the ,,third--,,naval ,,victories--,,crowned ,,king ,,of ,,italy--,,alliance ,,of ,,europe--,,withdrawal ,,of ,,the #8,,army ,,of ,,england' #ce ,,chapter ,,xlii4 ,,surrender ,,of ,,ulm--,,battle ,,of ,,trafalgar--,,proposals ,,for ,,peace-- ,,daniel ,,lambert #de ,,chapter ,,xliii4 ,,negotiations ,,for ,,peace--,,death ,,of ,,fox--,,napoleon',s ,,victorious ,,career--,,his ,,proclamation ,,of ,a ,,blockade ,,of ,,england #eg ,,chapter ,,xliv4 ,,napoleon',s ,,polish ,,campaign--,,battle ,,of ,,eylau--,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,,emperors ,,at ,,tilsit--,,capture ,,of ,,the ,,danish ,,fleet #fe ,,chapter ,,xlv4 ,,french ,,entry ,,into ,,portugal--,,blockade ,,of ,,england--,,flight ,,of ,,the ,,portuguese ,,royal ,,family--,,the ,,peninsular ,,war--,,flight ,,of ,,king ,,joseph #ge ,,chapter ,,xlvi4 ,,peninsular ,,war1 continued--,,meeting ,,at ,,erfurt #hg ,,chapter ,,xlvii4 ,,retreat ,,to ,,corunna--,,the ,,broken ,,bridge ,,over ,,the ,,danube--,,wagram-- ,,josephine',s ,,divorce #if ,,chapter ,,xlviii4 ,,failure ,,of ,,expeditions ,,to ,,spain1 ,,portugal1 ,,and ,,holland--,,napoleon',s ,,wooing ,,of1 ,,and ,,marriage ,,with1 ,,maria ,,louisa--,,birth ,,of ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,rome--,,napoleon ,,in ,,the ,,nursery #aaj ,,chapter ,,xlix4 ,a ,,naval ,,engagement--,,napoleon',s ,,tour ,,in ,,germany--,,declaration ,,of ,,war ,,with ,,russia--,,entry ,,into ,,wilna--,,smolensko--,,borodino--,,entr y ,,into ,,moscow--,,burning ,,of ,,the ,,city--,,napoleon',s ,,retreat #abc ,,chapter ,l4 ,,rejoicings ,,in ,,england ,,over ,,the ,,result ,,of ,,napoleon',s ,,russian ,,campaign--,,the ,,emperor',s ,,return ,,to ,,france #ach ,,chapter ,,li4 ,,the ,,armistice--,,battle ,,of ,,vittoria--,,defeat ,,at ,,leipsic--,,the ,,bridge ,,blown ,,up #aej ,,chapter ,,lii4 ,,napoleon',s ,,return ,,to ,,paris--,,his ,,reception #afd ,,chapter ,,liii4 ,l',,homme ,,rouge--,,napoleon',s ,,superstition #agb ,,chapter ,,liv4 ,,napoleon ,,again ,,takes ,,the ,,field--,,his ,,defeats--,,the ,,allies ,,at ,,paris--,,napoleon ,,abdicates--,,his ,,attempt ,,to ,,poison ,,himself #aha ,,chapter ,,lv4 ,,napoleon ,,leaves ,,for ,,elba--,,his ,,reception ,,there #aid ,,chapter ,,lvi4 ,,napoleon ,,at ,,elba--,,his ,,occupations ,,whilst ,,there--,,faith ,,broken ,,with ,,him--,,the ,,violet--,,general ,,rejoicings ,,at ,,his ,,exile #bjc ,,chapter ,,lvii4 ,,napoleon',s ,,escape ,,from ,,elba--,,universal ,,consternation--,,flight ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,from ,,france--,,caricatures ,,on ,,his ,,return #bad ,,chapter ,,lviii4 ,,preparations ,,for ,,war--,,the ,,short ,,campaign--,,waterloo--,,napoleon',s ,,abdication #bbe ,,chapter ,,lix4 ,,napoleon ,a ,,prisoner--,,sent ,,to ,,the ,,isle ,,of ,,aix--,,negotiations ,,for ,,surrender--,,goes ,,on ,,board ,,the #8,,bellerophon' #bcc ,,chapter ,,lx4 ,,napoleon ,,on ,,board ,,the #8,,bellerophon'--,,arrival ,,at ,,torbay--,,curiosity ,,of ,,the ,,people--,,the ,,english ,,government ,,determine ,,to ,,send ,,him ,,to ,,st4 ,,helena #bci ,,chapter ,,lxi4 ,,napoleon ,,is ,,sent ,,on ,,board ,,the #8,,northumberland'--,,he ,,protests ,,against ,,his ,,exile--,,public ,,opinion ,,as ,,to ,,his ,,treatment #bej ,,chapter ,,lxii4 ,,voyage ,,to ,,st4 ,,helena--,,cessation ,,of ,,caricatures #bei ,,index #bfi ,,english ,,caricature ,,and ,,satire ,,on ,,napoleon ,,the ,,first4 ,,chapter ,,xxxviii4 ,,invasion ,,squibs--,,cadoudal',s ,,conspiracy--,,execution ,,of ,,the ,,duc ,d',,enghien--,,captain ,,wright4 ,the ,volunteer movement was well shown in a print by ,a4 ,m41 ,november #ahjc3 #8,boney attacking the ,english ,hives1 or the ,corsican caught at last in the ,island4' ,there are many hives1 the chief of which has a royal crown on its top1 and is labelled #8,royal ,london ,hive4 ,threadneedle ,street ,honey'--which ,napoleon is attacking1 sword in hand4 ,george the ,third1 as ,bee ,master1 stands behind the hives1 and says1 #8,what6 what6 you plundering little ,corsican ,villain1 have you come to rob my industrious ,bees of their ,honey8 ,i won't trust to your oath4 ,sting1 ,sting the ,viper to the heart my good ,bees1 let ,buz1 ,buz be the ,word in the ,island4' ,the bees duly obey their master's request1 and come in clouds over ,napoleon1 who has to succumb1 and pray1 kneeling1 #8,curse those ,bees they sting like ,scorpions4 ,i did not think this ,nation of ,shopkeepers could sting so sharp4 ,pray good ,master of the ,bees1 do call them off1 and ,i will swear by all the three creeds which ,i profess1 ,mahometan1 ,infidel1 and ,christian1 that ,i will never disturb your ,bees again4' #8,selling the ,skin before the ,bear is caught1 or cutting up the ,bull before he is killed1' is by ,i4 ,cruikshank 7,december #ba1 #ahjc71 and represents a ,bull reposing calmly on the ,english shore1 whilst on the opposite or ,french coast is ,bonaparte1 ,talleyrand1 and several ,generals4 ,bonaparte1 pointing to the ,bull1 says3 #8,i shall take the ,middle part1 because it contains the ,heart and ,vitals--,talley1 you may take the head1 because you have been accustomed to take the ,bull by the horns4' ,britannia stands1 fully armed1 behind the ,bull1 by an #8alarm post1' on which hangs a bell1 #8,british ,valor1' which she is preparing to ring3 #8,when these ,mounseers have settled their plan1 ,i will just rouse the ,bull1 and then see who will be cut up first4' #8,new ,bellman's ,verses for ,christmas #ahjc6' is an extremely inartistic work of an unknown man 7,december #ahjc72 the only thing worth quoting about it are these verses3-- ,this little ,boney says he'll come ,at ,merry ,christmas time1 ,but that ,i say is all a hum1 ,or ,i no more will rhyme4 ,some say in wooden house he'll glide1 ,some say in air ,balloon1 ,e'en those who airy schemes deride1 ,agree his coming soon4 ,now honest people list to me1 ,though ,income is but small1 ,i'll bet my ,wig to one ,pen--ney1 ,he does not come at all4 #8,more than expected1 or too many for ,boney' 7artist unknown1 ,december #ahjc71 shows him as an ,ass1 on whose back is ,john ,bull1 ,russia1 ,prussia1 and ,germany4 ,says ,russia1 #8,we all depend upon you ,mr4 ,bull--give him a little more spurring1 and we'll soon make him feel the ,rowels4' ,john mildly expostulates with his quadruped3 #8,come--come1 don't be sulky--if you won't go in a snaffle1 you must be forced to go in a curb4' ,dean ,swift's immortal book did yeoman's service to the caricaturists1 and we find it again employed in a print by ,west1 ,december #ahjc3 #8,the ,brobdingnag ,watchman preventing ,gulliver's landing4' ,it is very feeble1 and merely consists of ,george the ,third as a watchman turning the light of the #8,constitutional ,lanthorn' upon ,bonaparte and his companions1 who are attempting a landing4 ,another print1 by ,west 7,december #ahjc71 shows #8,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,bull giving ,buonaparte a ,christmas ,treat6' ,the latter is bound to a post in sight of1 but beyond reach of1 the national fare of this festival4 ,john ,bull says1 holding up a piece of beef1 in derision1 #8,yes1 yes--the ,beef is very good1 so is the pudding too--but the deuce a morsel do you get of either1 ,master ,boney4' ,mrs4 ,bull too1 who is drinking from a frothing tankard1 says3 #8,your health ,master ,boney1 wishing you a merry ,christmas1' but offers him none4 ,an unknown artist gives an undated picture of #8a ,cock and ,bull ,story4' ,napoleon1 as the ,gallic ,cock1 on his side of the ,channel1 sings ,cock a dudle doo1 ,i shall come over to you4 ,i'll fight true game1 and crow my ,fame1 ,and make you all look blue4 ,john ,bull1 who is peacefully reposing in his pastures rejoins3-- ,you impertinent ,cock1 ,i'll have you to know ,on this side the ,brook1 you never shall ,crow1 ,and if you're not quick1 and give up your jaw1 ,i'll teach you the nature of ,english ,club ,law4 ,in #ahjc was published an amusing squib1 in which the names of various plays are very ingeniously made into a patriotic address3-- ,,the ,,green ,,room ,,opinion ,,of ,,the ,,threatened ,,invasion4 ,should the ,modern ,tamerlane revive the tragedy of ,england ,invaded1 and1 in the progress of his ,wild goose ,chace1 escape the ,tempest1 he will find that1 with us1 it is ,humours of the ,age to be ,volunteers4 ,he will prove that we have many a ,plain ,dealer1 who will tear off the ,mask1 under which the ,hypocrite1 this ,fool of ,fortune1 this ,choleric man1 has abused a credulous world4 ,should he1 to a ,wonder1 attempt a ,trip to ,scarborough1 to set them all alive at ,portsmouth1 or to get on both sides of the gutter1 he will assuredly meet a ,chapter of ,accidents on his ,road to ,ruin2 for ,britannia and the ,gods are in ,council1 to make him a ,castle ,spectre3 he will1 too late1 discover the ,secret of ,who's the ,dupe2 and that it is the ,custom of the ,country of ,john ,bull1 to shew the ,devil to pay to any ,busybody1 who seeks to enforce on us ,reformation4 ,this ,double ,dealer1 who has excited dismay ,abroad and at ,home1 and gained ,notoriety by the magnitude of the mischiefs he has achieved1 still presumes1 by the ,wheel of ,fortune1 like another ,pizarro1 to satiate his ,revenge1 and to learn ,how to grow ,rich1 by renewing the distressing scenes of the ,siege of ,damascus2 until amongst the desolated ruins of our ,city1 he should establish himself like a ,london ,hermit4 ,that he ,would if he ,could1 is past all doubt2 but if he will take a ,word to the ,wise1 from a ,man of the ,world1 he will believe ,he's much to blame1 and ,all in the ,wrong2 for the ,doctor and the ,apothecary are in the ,committee2 and by good ,management1 are forward in the ,rehearsal of the lively ,comedy of the ,way to keep ,him under ,lock and ,key4 ,they may not be able to produce for him a ,cure for the ,heartache1 or for the ,vapourish ,man1 but they will shew him at least ,cheap ,living1 and prove that he has sown his ,wild ,oats1 in a ,comedy of ,errors4 ,the ,poor ,soldier1 whose generous heart expands to render ,love for ,love1 is like the gallant and gay ,lothario1 armed for either field1 and prepared to give ,measure for ,measure2 and to convert the ,agreeable ,surprize1 which the ,acre ,runaway anticipates in the ,camp1 from the ,beaux ,stratagem into a ,tale of ,mystery4 ,appearances are against him1 as well as the ,chances2 but he is a desperate ,gamester2 and although his schemes of ,conquest will end in ,much ado about ,nothing1 like a ,midsummer's night's ,dream1 or a ,winter's ,tale1 yet he is ,heir at ,law to our hate2 and ,every one has his ,fault1 if he does not unite to revive the splendid scenes of ,edward the ,black ,prince1 and ,henry the ,fifth1 when ,france trembled beneath our arms at ,cressy and ,agincourt2 and give to this unprincipled ,bajazet an exit corresponding with his crimes4 ,a ,,new ,,song ,,of ,,old ,,sayings4 ,bonaparte the ,bully resolved to come over1 ,with flat-bottomed ,wherries1 from ,calais to ,dover2 ,no perils to him in the billows are found1 #8,for if born to be hang'd1 he can never be drown'd4' ,from a ,corsican dunghill this fungus did spring1 ,he was soon made a ,captain and would be a ,king2 ,but the higher he rises the more he does evil1 #8,for a ,beggar1 on horseback1 will ride to the ,devil4' ,to seize all that we have and then clap us in jail1 ,to devour our victuals1 and drink all our ale1 ,and to grind us to dust is the ,corsican's will-- #8,for we know all is grist that e'er comes to his mill4' ,to stay quiet1 at home1 the ,first ,consul can't bear ,or1 mayhap1 #8he would have other fish to fry there'2 ,so1 as fish of that sort does not suit his desire1 #8,he leaps out of the frying pan1 into the fire4' ,he builds barges and cock boats1 and craft without end ,and numbers the boats which to ,england he'll send2 ,but in spite of his craft1 and his barges and boats #8,he still reckons1 ,i think1 without one of his hosts4' ,he rides upon ,france and he tramples on ,spain1 ,and holds ,holland and ,italy tight in a ,chain2 ,these he hazards for more1 though ,i can't understand1 #8,how one bird in the bush is worth two in the hand4' ,he trusts that his luck will all danger expel1 #8,but the pitcher is broke that goes oft to the well'2 ,and when our brave soldiers this ,bully surround1 #8,though he's thought ,penny ,wise1 he'll be foolish in ,pound4' ,france can never forget that our fathers of yore1 ,used to pepper and baste her at sea and at shore2 ,and we'll speedily prove to this mock-,alexander1 #8,what was sauce for the goose1 will be sauce for the ,gander4' ,i have heard and have read in a great many books1 ,half the ,frenchmen are ,tailors1 and t'other half ,cooks2-- ,we've fine ,trimmings in store for the ,knights of the ,cloth1 #8,and the ,cooks that come here1 will but spoil their own broth4' ,it is said that the ,french are a numerous race1 ,and perhaps it is true--for #8ill weeds grow apace'2 ,but come when they will1 and as many as dare1 #8,i expect they'll arive a day after the fair4' ,to invade us more safely these warriors boast ,they will wait till a storm drives our fleet from the ,coast1 ,that 'twill be an #8ill wind1' will be soon understood1 ,for a wind that blows ,frenchmen1 #8blows nobody good4' ,they would treat ,britain worse than they've treated ,mynheer1 ,but they'll find #8they have got the wrong sow by the ear4' ,let them come then in swarms1 by this ,corsican lead1 ,and ,i warrant #8we'll hit the right nail on the head4' ,the year #ahjd was a most eventful one for ,napoleon4 ,with all his hatred of ,england1 and his wish for her invasion1 he was powerless in that matter1 and had plenty to employ him at home4 ,the ,english had got used to their bugbear the flotilla1 and the caricaturist had a rest4 ,napoleon had his hands full4 ,first and foremost was that conspiracy against his life and government1 in which ,georges ,cadoudal1 ,moreau1 and ,pichegru figure so prominently1 and which entailed the execution of the ,duc d',enghien4 ,the ,bourbon house he so detested1 ,he had the ,duke d',enghien arrested2 ,a sort of trial then took place1 ,and sentence passed--the usual case4 ',tis said that ,boney chose a spot1 ,to see the gallant fellow shot4 ,whatever may have been ,napoleon's conduct in this affair1 these two last lines are undoubtedly false4 ,the duke had been residing at ,ettenheim1 in the duchy of ,baden1 and was thought to be there in readiness to head the ,royalists in case of need1 that his hunting was but a pretext to cover flying visits to ,paris1 and that he was the person whom ,georges ,cadoudal and his fellow conspirators always received bareheaded4 ,he was seized1 brought to ,paris1 and lodged in the ,chteau de ,vincennes4 ,a few hours' rest1 and he was roused at midnight to go before his judges4 ,it was in vain he pleaded the innocence of his occupations1 and begged to have an interview with the ,first ,consul2 yet he declared he had borne arms against ,france1 and his wish to serve in the war on the ,english side against ,france2 and owned that he received a pension of one hundred and fifty guineas a month from ,england4 ,he was found guilty and condemned to death1 and two hours afterwards was led out into the ditch of the fortress1 and there shot1 a priest being refused him4 ,o',meara1 describing a conversation with ,napoleon on this subject1 says3 #8,i now asked if it were true that ,talleyrand had retained a letter written by the ,duc d',enghien to him until two days after the duke's execution8 ,napoleon's reply was1 8,it is true2 the duke had written a letter offering his services1 and asking a command in the ,army from me1 which that scelerato1 ,talleyrand1 did not make known until two days after his execution40 ,i observed that ,talleyrand1 by his culpable concealment of the letter1 was virtually guilty of the death of the duke4 8,talleyrand10 replied ,napoleon1 8is a briccone1 capable of any crime4 ,i10 continued he1 8caused the ,duc d',enghien to be arrested in consequence of the ,bourbons having landed assassins in ,france to murder me4 ,i was resolved to let them see that the blood of one of their princes should pay for their attempts1 and he was accordingly tried for having borne arms against the republic1 found guilty1 and shot1 according to the existing laws against such a crime40' ,ansell 7,june #b1 #ahjd7 gives us #8,the ,cold ,blooded ,murderer1 or the ,assassination of the ,duc d',enghien1' in which the duke is represented as being bound to a tree1 a soldier on either side holding a torch1 whilst ,napoleon is running his sword into his heart4 ,d',enghien bravely cries out1 #8,assassin6 your ,banditti need not cover my ,eyes1 ,i fear not ,death1 tho' perhaps a guiltless countenance may appall your bloodthirsty soul4' ,napoleon1 whilst stabbing his victim1 says3 #8,now de whole ,world shall know de courage of de first grand ,consul1 dat ,i can kill my enemies in de ,dark1 as well as de light1 by ,night as well as by ,day1--dare--and dare ,i had him--hark1 vat noise was dat8 ah6 'tis only de ,wind--dare again1 and dare--,now ,i shall certainly be made ,emperor of de ,gulls4'#a ,devils are rejoicing over the deed1 and are bearing a crown4 ,they say3 #8,this glorious deed does well deserve a ,crown1 thus let us feed his wild ambition1 untill some bold avenging hand shall make him all our own4' ,a ,captain ,wright figures in this plot2 and1 as he was an ,englishman1 and his name is frequent both in the caricature and satire of the day1 some notice of him must be given4 ,he was a lieutenant in the ,royal ,navy1 and somehow got mixed up with this conspiracy4 ,he took ,georges ,cadoudal and others on board either at ,deal or ,hastings1 and crossed over to ,beville1 where there was a smuggler's rope let down from an otherwise inaccessible cliff4 ,by means of this they were drawn up1 and went secretly to ,paris4 ,the plot failed1 and they were thrown into prison1 ,wright being afterwards captured at sea4 ,cadoudal went to the scaffold1 ,pichegru was found strangled in his cell2 and ,wright1 the ,english said1 after being tortured in prison1 to compel him to give evidence against his companions1 was assassinated by order of ,napoleon4 ,the latter1 however1 always indignantly denied it1 saying that ,captain ,wright committed suicide4 ,in ,o',meara's book he denies it several times1 and an extract or two will be worth noting4 #8,in different nights of ,august1 ,september1 and ,december #ahjc and ,january #ahjd1 ,wright landed ,georges1 ,pichegru1 ,rivire1 ,costa1 ,st4 ,victor1 ,la ,haye1 ,st4 ,hilaire1 and others at ,beville4 ,the four last named had been accomplices in the former attempt to assassinate me by means of the infernal machine1 and most of the rest were well known to be chiefs of the ,chouans1' c4 #8,there was something glorious in ,wright's death4 ,he preferred taking away his own life1 to compromising his government4' #8,napoleon in very good spirits4 ,asked many questions about the horses that had won at the races1 and the manner in which we trained them2 how much ,i had won or lost2 and about the ladies1 c4 8,you had a large party yesterday10 continued he4 8,how many bottles of wine8 ,drink1 your eyes look like drink10 which he expressed in ,english4 8,who dined with you80 ,i mentioned ,captain ,wallis amongst others4 8,what6 is that the lieutenant who was with ,wright80 ,i replied in the affirmative4 8,what does he say about ,wright's death80 ,i said1 8,he states his belief that ,wright was murdered by orders of ,fouch1 for the purpose of ingratiating himself with you4 ,that six or seven weeks previous1 ,wright had told him that he expected to be murdered like ,pichegru1 and begged of him never to believe that he would commit suicide2 that he had received a letter from ,wright1 about four or five weeks before his death1 in which he stated that he was better treated1 allowed to subscribe to a library1 and to receive newspapers40 ,napoleon replied1 8,i will never allow that ,wright was put to death by ,fouch's orders4 ,if he was put to death privately1 it must have been by my orders1 and not by those of ,fouch4 ,fouch knew me too well4 ,he was aware that ,i would have had him hanged directly1 if he attempted it4 ,by this officer's own words1 ,wright was not au secret1 as he says he saw him some weeks before his death1 and that he was allowed books and newspapers4 ,now1 if it had been in contemplation to make away with him1 he would have been put au secret for months before1 in order that people might not be accustomed to see him for some time previous1 as ,i thought this 99 99 99 intended to do in ,november last4 ,why not examine the gaolers and turnkeys8 ,the ,bourbons have every opportunity of proving it1 if such really took place4 ,but your ministers themselves do not believe it4 ,the idea ,i have of what was my opinion at that time about ,wright1 is faint2 but1 as well as ,i can recollect1 it was that he ought to have been brought before a military commission1 for having landed spies and assassins1 and the sentence executed within forty-eight hours4 ,what dissuaded me from doing so1 ,i cannot clearly recollect4 ,were ,i in ,france at this moment1 and a similar occurrence took place1 the above would be my opinion1 and ,i would write to the ,english ,government3 #8,such an officer of yours has been tried for landing brigands and assassins on my territories4 ,i have caused him to be tried by a military commission4 ,he has been condemned to death4 ,the sentence has been carried into execution4 ,if any of my officers in your prisons have been guilty of the same1 try1 and execute them4 ,you have my full permission and acquiescence4 ,or1 if you find1 hereafter1 any of my officers landing assassins on your shores1 shoot them instantly4'0' ,,chapter ,,xxxix4 ,,napoleon ,,proclaimed ,,emperor--,,the ,,flotilla--,,invasion ,,squibs4 ,the most important event of the year to ,napoleon himself1 was his being made ,emperor4 ,although ,first ,consul for life1 with power to appoint his successor1 it did not satisfy his ambition4 ,he would fain be ,emperor1 and that strong will1 which brooked no thwarting1 took measures to promote that result4 ,in the ,senate ,m4 ,cure moved1 #8that the ,first ,consul be invested with the hereditary power1 under the title of ,emperor1' and this motion was but feebly fought against by a few members1 so that at last an address was drawn up1 beseeching ,napoleon to yield to the wishes of the nation4 ,a plbiscite was taken on the subject1 with the result that over three millions and a half people voted for it1 and only about two thousand against it4 ,on ,may #ah1 ,cambacrs1 at the head of the ,senate1 waited upon ,napoleon1 at ,st4 ,cloud1 with an address detailing the feelings and wishes of the nation4 ,it is needless to say that ,napoleon #8accepted the ,empire1 in order that he might labour for the happiness of the ,french4' ,the brave ,first ,consul now began ,to set on foot his fav'rite plan2 ,the ,senate1 when the door was clos'd1 ,as ,emperor of ,france1 propos'd ,brave ,boney1 and his heirs1 and then ,they call'd him worthiest of men2 ,so much accustom'd down to cram a lie1 ,they prais'd1 too1 his illustrious family4 ,what sweet addresses1 what kind answers1 ,a proof mankind1 too1 oft in ,france errs2 ,all these were equally prepared ,in ,boney's closet1 'tis declared4 ,addresses from the army came1 ,which were in tendency the same4 ,nap manag'd matters with facility1 ,such was the people's instability4 ,a deputation waited on him1 ,and by solicitation won him2 ,in a fine sentimental speech1 ,began they ,boney to beseech1 ,that he would graciously agree ,the ,emperor of ,france to be2 ,elected by the general voice1 ,they said he was the people's ,choice1 ,and begg'd the title to confer ,on one who was not prone to err4 ,nap much humility pretended1 ,but to accept it condescended4 ,the business settled thus1 nem4 con4 ,he put th' imperial purple on1 ,more gay appear'd his lovely wife1 ,than e'er she did in all her life2 ,it was enough to make her grin1 ,as she was ,empress ,josephine4 ,nap now sent letters by the dozens1 ,to the ,french ,bishops1 his new cousins1 ,informing them that ,heav'n1 indeed1 ,his elevation had decreed2 ,and1 trusting for the same1 that they ,wou'd order a thanksgiving day4 ,as ,nap--'twas wise we must allow-- ,a ,roman ,catholic was now2 ,a prayer had been1 to this intent1 ,by the ,pope's legate to them sent4 ,moreover1 all the ,christian ,nations1 ,received the same notifications4 ,soon made they every preparation ,for a most brilliant ,coronation4 ,the flotilla1 on the other side of the ,channel1 was still looked upon with uneasiness1 and watched with jealous care4 ,still1 we find that it was only at the commencement of the year that it was caricatured1 ,napoleon's being made ,emperor proving a more favourite subject2 and1 besides1 a feeling sprung up that there was not much mischief in it4 ,one of the most singular caricatures1 in connection with the projected invasion1 that ,i have met with is by ,ansell1 ,january #f1 #ahjd4 #8,the ,coffin ,expedition1 or ,boney's ,invincible ,armada ,half seas over4' ,the flotilla is here represented as gunboats1 in the shape of coffins3 all the crews1 naval and military1 wearing shrouds2 whilst at the masthead of each vessel is a skull with bonnet rouge4 ,it is needless to say they are represented as all foundering1 one man exclaiming1 #8,oh de ,corsican ,bougre was make dese ,gun boats on purpose for our ,funeral4' ,some ,british vessels are in the mid distance1 and two tars converse thus3 #8,i say ,messmate1 if we dont bear up quickly1 there will be nothing left for us to do4' #8,right1 ,tom1 and ,i take them there things at the ,masthead to be ,boney's ,crest1 a skull without brains4' #8,dutch ,embarkation2 or ,needs must when the ,devil drives66' 7artist unknown1 ,january #ahjd7 represents ,bonaparte1 with drawn sword1 driving fat1 solid ,dutchmen each into a gun-boat about as big as a walnut-shell4 ,one remonstrates3 #8,d--n such ,liberty1 and ,d--n such a ,flotilla66 ,i tell you we might as well embark in ,walnut ,shells4' ,but ,bonaparte replies3 #8,come1 come1 ,sir1 no grumbling1 ,i insist on your embarking and destroying the modern ,carthage--don't you consider the liberty you enjoy--and the grand flotilla that is to carry you over6' ,as good a one as any of ,gillray's caricatures is the ,king of ,brobdingnag and ,gulliver1 ,february #aj1 #ahjd--scene1 #8,gulliver manuvring with his little boat in the cistern4' ,the king and queen 7excellent likenesses7 and two princesses are looking on at ,bonaparte sailing1 whilst the young princes are blowing1 to make a wind for him4 ,lord ,salisbury stands behind the royal chair1 and beefeaters and ladies of the court complete the scene4 ,this1 however1 is specially described as #8designed by an amateur1 etched by ,gillray4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,brobdingnag ,,and ,,gulliver4 #8,a ,french ,alarmist1 or ,john ,bull looking out for the ,grand ,flotilla66' 7,west1 ,march #ahjd47 ,he is on the coast1 accompanied by his bull-dog1 and armed with a sword1 looking through a telescope4 ,behind him is a ,frenchman1 who is saying1 #8,ah6 ,ah6 ,monsieur ,bull1--dere you see our ,grande flotilla--de grande gon boats--ma foi--dere you see em sailing for de grand attack on your nation--dere you see de ,bombs and de ,cannons--,dere you see de ,grande ,consul himself at de head of his ,legions4 ,dere you see----' ,but ,john ,bull replies1 #8,mounseer1 all this ,i cannot see--because 'tis not in sight4' ,we now come to the caricatures relating to the ,empire4 ,a print1 attributed to ,rowlandson 7,may #ahjd871 shows #8,a ,great ,man on his ,hobby ,horse1 a design for an ,intended ,statue on the ,place la ,libert at ,paris4' ,napoleon is riding the high horse #8,power1' which prances on a ,globe4 #8,a new ,french ,phantasmagoria' is by an unknown artist 7,may #ahjd74 ,john ,bull cannot realise the fact of ,napoleon being ,emperor1 but stares at him through an enormous pair of spectacles4 #8,bless me1 what comes here--its time to put on my large spectacles1 and tuck up my trowsers4 ,why1 surely1 it can't be--it is ,bonny too1 for all that4 ,why what game be'st thee at now8 acting a play mayhap4 ,what hast thee got on thy head there8 always at some new freak or other4' ,bonaparte1 in imperial robes1 and with crown and sceptre1 holds out his hand1 and says3 #8,what6 my old ,friend1 ,mr4 ,bull1 don't you know me8' ,ansell gives us 7,may #bh1 #ahjd7 #8,the ,frog and the ,ox1 or ,the ,emperor of the ,gulls in his stolen gear4' ,napoleon1 very small1 is depicted as capering about in imperial robes1 with an enormous crown made of coins1 daggers1 and a cup of poison2 his sceptre has for its top a guillotine4 ,george the ,third is regarding him through his glass4 ,napoleon says1 #8,there ,brother6 there6 ,i shall soon be as ,big as you1 it's a real ,crown1 but it's cursed heavy1 my ,head begins to ache already4 ,i say ,can't we have a grand meeting like ,henry the #hth and ,francis the #ast8' ,king ,george cannot quite make out the mannikin4 #8,what have we got here1 eh8 ,a fellow that has stolen some ,dollars1 and made a ,crown of them1 eh8 and then wants to pass them off for ,sterling2 it won't go1 it won't pass ,fellow4' ,beside the ,king is a bull1 and behind ,napoleon is a frog1 who is trying to swell to the bull's proportions1 whilst ,john ,bull laughingly remarks1 #8,dang it1 why a looks as tho a'd burst3 a'l nerr be zo big as one of our ,oxen tho4' #8,injecting blood ,royal1 or ,phlebotomy at ,st4 ,cloud1' shews ,napoleon1 in his new phase of power1 having the blood of a ,royal ,tiger infused into his veins4 ,he says1 #8,it's a delightful operation6 ,i feel the ,citizenship oozing out at my fingers' ends4--let all the family be plentifully supplied6 ,carry up a ,bucket full to the ,empress immediately666' ,in ,june #ahjd ,i4 ,cruikshank drew a picture called #8the ,right ,owner4' ,louis the ,eighteenth appears to ,napoleon1 and1 pointing to his crown1 says1 #8,that's ,mine4' ,napoleon1 who is seated on his throne1 armed with sword1 pistols1 and dagger1 shrinks back in violent alarm1 exclaiming1 #8,angels and ,ministers of ,grace defend me4' #8,a ,proposal from the ,new ,emperor' is a caricature by ,ansell 7,july #i1 #ahjd74 ,he comes1 cap1 or rather crown1 in hand1 to ,john ,bull1 saying1 #8,my ,dear ,cousin ,bull--,i have a request to make you--the good people whom ,i govern1 have been so lavish of their favors towards me--that they have exhausted every title in the ,empire--therefore1 in addition1 ,i wish you to make me a ,knight of ,malta4' ,john ,bull replies1 #8,i'll see you d--d first66 ,you know ,i told you so before4' #8,the ,imperial ,coronation' is a very inartistic sketch by an unknown artist 7,july #ca1 #ahjd74 ,napoleon is being crowned by the ,pope1 who says1 #8,in a little time you shall see him1 and in a little time you shall not see him1' and then lets down the crown1 with cruel force1 by a rope and pulley from the gibbet from which it has been suspended4 ,its weight crushes him through the platform on which he has been sitting1 and he exclaims1 #8,my dear ,talleyrand1 save me2 ,my throne is giving way4 ,i am afraid the foundation is rotten1 and wants a deal of mending4' ,talleyrand sympathisingly answers1 #8,oh1 ,master1 ,master1 the ,crown is too heavy for you4' ,i4 ,cruikshank drew #8,harlequin's last ,skip' 7,august #bc1 #ahjd74 ,bonaparte is represented in a harlequin's suit1 enormous cocked hat1 boots1 and a blackened face4 ,his sword is broken1 and1 with upraised hands1 in a supplicating attitude1 he exclaims1 #8,o ,sacre ,dieu6 ,john ,bull is de very ,devil4' ,john ,bull1 with upraised cudgel1 says3 #8,mr4 ,boney ,party1 you have changed ,characters pretty often and famously well1 and skipped about at a precious rate4 ,but this ,invasion hop is your last--we have got you snug--the devil a trap to get through here--,your conjuration sword has lost its ,power2 you have lied till you are black in the face1 and there is no believing a word you say--so now you shall carry ,john ,bull's mark about with you1 as every swaggerer should4' #8,british men of war towing in the ,invader's ,fleet1' artist unknown 7,september #be1 #ahjd71 shows a number of ,english sailors seated on the necks of ,french and ,dutch men1 whom they are guiding over the sea to ,england4 ,one sailor1 evidently a ,scotchman1 is pulling his opponent's ears2 the poor ,frenchman cries out1 #8,oh ,morbleu6 de salt water make me sick2 ,o mine pauvre ,ears6' but his ruthless conqueror has no pity1 #8,deil tak your soul1 ye lubberly ,loon1 gin ye dinna mak aw sail1 ,i'll twist off your lugs4' ,an ,english sailor rides the redoubtable ,boney1 and pulls his nose3 #8,steady ,master ,emperor1 if you regard your ,imperial ,nose4 ,remember a ,british ,tar has you in tow--,no more of this wonderful1 this great and mighty nation who frighten all the world with their buggabo invasion4' ,but ,boney pleads1 #8,oh6 mercy1 take me back1 me will make you all ,emperors2 it will be ,boney here1 ,boney there1 and ,boney everywhere1 and me wish to my heart me was dead4' ,an ,irish sailor on a ,dutchman yells out1 #8,by ,jasus1 my ,jewel1 these bum boats are quizzical toys and sure--heave ahead1 you bog trotting spalpeen1 or ,i shall be after keel hauling you4 ,huzza1 ,huzza1 ,huzza1 my boys1 ,huzza6 ',tis ,britannia boys1 ,britannia rules the waves4' ,another ,dutchman complains1 #8,o ,mynheer ,jan ,english you vill break my back4' ,but the relentless sailor who bestrides him takes out his tobacco-box1 and says1 #8,now for a quid of comfort6 pretty gig for ,jack ,tars4 ,good bye to your bombast1 we're going to ,dover1 ,was ever poor ,boney1 so fairly done over4' ,a most remarkable caricature by ,ansell 7,october #be1 #ahjd7 shows to what length party spirit will lead men--making truth entirely subservient to party purposes4 ,it probably paid to vilify ,napoleon1 and consequently this picture was produced4 ,it is called #8,boney's ,inquisition4 ,another ,specimen of his ,humanity on the person of ,madame ,toussaint4' ,whatever may be our opinion of his treatment of ,toussaint l',ouverture1 the only record we have in history 7and ,i have expended much time and trouble in trying to find out the truth of the matter7 is that his family1 who were brought to ,france at the same time as himself1 took up their residence at ,agen1 where his wife died in #ahaf4 ,his eldest son1 ,isaac1 died at ,bordeaux in #ahej4 ,now to describe the picture4 ,madame l',ouverture is depicted as being bound to a stretcher nearly naked1 whilst three ,frenchmen are tearing her breasts with red-hot pincers4 ,another is pulling out her finger-nails with a similar instrument4 ,she exclaims3 #8,oh ,justice6 ,oh ,humanity1 ,oh ,deceitfull ,villain1 in vain you try to blot the ,character of the ,english3 'tis their magnanimity which harrasses your dastard soul4' ,one of the torturers says3 #8,eh6 ,diable6 ,why you no confess noting8' ,napoleon is seated on his throne1 watching the scene with evident delight1 chuckling to himself1 #8,this is ,luxury4 ,jaffa1 ,acre1 ,toulon and ,d',enghien was nothing to it4 ,slave1 those pincers are not half hot1 save those nails for my ,cabinet1 and if she dies1 we can make a confession for her4' ,illustration #8,the ,genius of ,france nursing her darling' is by a new hand1 ,t4 ,b4 d----lle 7,november #bf1 #ahjd74 #8,france1 whilst dandling her darling1 and amusing him with a rattle1 sings-- ,there's a little ,king ,pippin ,he shall have a ,rattle and ,crown2 ,bless thy five ,wits1#b my ,baby1 ,mind it don't throw itself down6 ,hey my ,kitten1 my ,kitten1 c4 ,an unknown artist 7,december #aa1 #ahjd7 gives us #8,the death of ,madame ,republique4' ,madame lies a corpse on her bed4 ,sieys1 as nurse1 dandles the new emperor4 ,john ,bull1 spectacles on nose1 inquires1 #8,pray ,mr4 ,abb ,sayes--what was the cause of the poor lady's ,death8 ,she seem'd at one time in a tolerable thriving way4' ,sieys replies1 #8,she died in ,child bed1 ,mr4 ,bull1 after giving birth to this little ,emperor4' #8,the ,loyalist's ,alphabet1 an ,original ,effusion1' by ,james ,bisset 7,september #c1 #ahjd71 consists of twenty-four small engravings1 each in a lozenge4 #8,a1 stands for ,albion's ,isle1'--,britannia seated4 #8,b1 for brave ,britons renown'd4'--,a soldier and sailor shaking hands4 #8,c1 for a ,corsican tyrant1'--,napoleon1 with a skull1 the guillotine1 c41 in the background4 #8,d1 his dread downfall must sound4'--,being hurled from his throne by lightning4 #8,e1 for embattl'd we stand1'--,a troop of soldiers4 #8,f1 'gainst the ,french our proud ,foes1'--shews ,england guarded by her ships1' and the flotilla coming over4 #8,g1 for our glorious ,gunners1'--,three artillerymen1 and a cannon4 #8,h1 for ,heroical blows1'--shews a ship being blown up4 #8,i1 for ,invasion once stood1'--,some soldiers carousing4 ,the ,english flag above the tricolour4 #8,j1 proves 'twas all a mere ,joke4'--,a soldier laughing heartily1 and holding his sides4 #8,k1 for a favorite ,king1 to deal against ,knaves a great stroke4--,medallion of ,george the ,third4 #8,l1 stands for ,liberties' laws1'--,a cap of liberty1 mitre1 pastoral staff1 crown1 and open book4 #8,m1 ,magna ,charta's strong chain4'--,a soldier1 sailor1 ,highlander1 and civilian1 joining hands4 #8,n1 ,noble ,nelson1 whom ,neptune1 near ,nile crown'd the ,lord of the ,main1'--is a portrait of the ,hero4 #8,o1 stands for ,britain's fam'd ,oak1'--which is duly portrayed4 #8,p1 for each brave ,british ,prince4'--,the three feathers show the ,prince of ,wales1 in volunteer uniform4 #8,q1 never once made a ,question1 ,respecting the ,deeds they'd evince1'--is an officer drawing his sword4 #8,if ,r1 for our ,rights takes the field1'--is a yeomanry volunteer4 #8,or ,s1 should a signal display1'--,the ,british ,standard4 #8,they'd each call with ,t for the ,trumpet4 ,to ,horse my brave boys and away4'--,a mounted ,trumpeter4 #8,u1 for ,united1 we stand1 ,v for our bold ,volunteers1'--represents one of the latter4 #8,whom ,w welcomes in ,war1 and joins loyal ,x in three ,cheers4'--,a soldier and sailor1 with hands clasped1 cheering4 #8,with ,y all our ,youths sally forth1 the standards of ,freedom advance1'--is a cannon between two standards4 #8,with ,z proving ,englishmen's ,zeal1 to humble the ,zany of ,france1'--shews ,napoleon with a fool's cap on1 chained to the wall in a cell4 ,,chapter ,,xl4 ,,napoleon',s ,,coronation4 ,napoleon's coronation was the great event of the year2 but some time before it was consummated the ,english caricaturist took advantage of it1 and ,j4 ,b4 7,west71 in ,september #ahjd1 produced a #8,design for an ,imperial ,crown to be used at the ,coronation of the ,new ,emperor4' ,a perusal of the foregoing pages will render any explanation unnecessary4 ,illustration3 ,cushion of ,usurpation ,napoleon omitted no ceremony which could enhance the pageant of his coronation4 ,the ,pope must be present3 no meaner ecclesiastic should hallow this rite1 and he was gently invited to come to ,paris for this purpose4 ,poor ,pius ,,vii4 had very little option in the matter4 ,his master wanted him1 and he must needs go2 but ,napoleon gilded the chain which drew him4 ,during the whole of his journey he was received with the greatest reverence1 and could hardly have failed to have been impressed with the great care and attention paid to him4 ,for instance1 the dangerous places in the passage of the ,alps were protected by parapets1 so that his ,holiness should incur no danger4 ,on his arrival at ,paris he was lodged in the ,tuileries1 and a very delicate attention was paid him--his bedchamber was fitted as a counterpart of his own in the palace of ,monte-,cavallo1 at ,rome4 ,the eventful #bnd of ,december came at last2 but1 before we note the ceremony itself1 we must pause awhile to see how the ,english caricaturist treated the procession4 ,hardly any one of ,gillray's caricatures 7,january #a1 #ahje7 is as effective as #8,the ,grand ,coronation ,procession of ,napoleone the #ast1 ,emperor of ,france1 from the ,church of ,notre ,dame1 ,dec4 #bnd1 #ahjd4 ,redeunt ,,satania regna1 ,iam nova progenies clo demittitur alto6' ,huge bodies of troops form the background1 whose different banners are--a comet setting the world ablaze2 an ,imperial crown and the letters ,,spqn2 un ,dieu1 un ,napoleon2 a serpent biting its tail1 surrounding a crowned ,n4 and a ,sun1 #8,napoleone ye #ast le ,soleil de la ,constitution4' ,the procession is headed by #8,his ,imperial ,highness ,prince ,louis ,buonaparte ,marbuf' 7a delicate hint as to his paternity71 #8,high ,constable of the ,empire1' who1 theatrically dressed1 struts1 carrying a drum-major's staff fashioned like a sceptre4 ,behind him come #8,the ,three ,imperial ,graces1 viz4 their ,imp4 ,high4 ,princess ,borghese1 ,princess ,louis 7cher amie of ye ,emperor7 ,princess ,joseph ,bonaparte4' ,these ladies are clad in a most diaphanous costume1 which leaves little of their forms to the imagination1 and they occupy themselves by scattering flowers as they pass along4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,three ,,graces4 ,illustration3 ,,talleyrand1 ,,king ,,at ,,arms4 ,after them comes #8,madame ,talleyrand 7ci-devant ,mrs4 ,halhead the ,prophetess71' a stout1 ,jewish-looking woman1 who is #8,conducting the ,heir ,apparent in ye ,path of ,glory'--and a most precocious little imp it looks4 ,after them hobbles #8,talleyrand ,perigord1 ,prime ,minister and ,king at ,arms1 bearing the ,emperor's ,genealogy1' which begins with #8,buone ,butcher1' goes on with #8,bonny ,cuckold1' till it reaches the apex of #8,boney ,emperor4' ,pope ,pius ,,vii4 follows1 and under his cope is the devil disguised as an acolyte1 bearing a candle2 ,cardinal ,fesch is by1 and acts as thurifer4 ,the incense is in clouds3 #8,les ,addresses des ,municipalits de ,paris--,les ,adorations des ,badauds--,les ,hommages des ,canailles--,les ,admirations des ,fous--,les ,congratulations des ,grenouilles--,les ,humilits des ,poltrons4' ,illustration3 ,,napoleon ,,in ,,his ,,coronation ,,robes4 ,then comes the central figures of the pageant1 #8,his ,imperial ,majesty ,napoleone ye #ast and the ,empress ,josephine1' the former scowling ferociously1 the latter looking blowsy1 and fearfully stout4 ,three harridans1 #8ci-devant ,poissardes1' support her train1 whilst that of ,napoleon is borne by a ,spanish don1 an ,austrian hussar1 and a ,dutchman1 whose tattered breeches testify to his poverty4 ,these are styled #8,puissant ,continental ,powers--,train ,bearers to the ,emperor4' ,following them come #8,berthier1 ,bernadotte1 ,angerou1 and all the brave ,train of ,republican ,generals2' but they are handcuffed1 and their faces display1 unmistakably1 the scorn in which they hold their old comrade4 ,behind them poses a short corpulent figure1 #8,senator ,fouch1 ,intendant ,general of ye ,police1 bearing the ,sword of ,justice4' ,but ,fouch is not content with this weapon4 ,his other hand grasps an assassin's dagger1 and both it1 and the sword1 are well imbrued in blood4 ,the rear of the procession is made up of a #8,garde d',honneur1' which consists of a gaoler with the keys of the ,temple and a set of fetters2 a mouchard with his report1 #8,espionnage de ,paris2' ,monsieur de ,paris1 the executioner1 bears a coil of rope with a noose1 and a banner with a representation of the guillotine--and a prisoner1 holding aloft two bottles respectively labelled ,arsenic and ,opium4 ,more banners and more soldiers fill up the background4 ,what a sight that must have been on the morning of the #bnd of ,december6 ,visitors from all parts of ,france were there2 and the cathedral of ,notre-,dame must have presented a gorgeous coup d'il1 with its splendid ecclesiastical vestments1 its magnificent uniforms1 and the beautiful dresses and jewels of the ladies4 ,it can hardly be imagined1 so had better be described in the words of an eyewitness1 ,madame ,junot4#c #8,who that saw ,notre-,dame on that memorable day1 can ever forget it8 ,i have witnessed in that venerable pile the celebration of sumptuous and solemn festivals2 but never did ,i see anything at all approximating in splendour to the coup d'il exhibited at ,napoleon's ,coronation4 ,the vaulted roof re-echoed the sacred chanting of the priests1 who invoked the blessing of the ,almighty on the ceremony about to be celebrated1 while they awaited the arrival of the ,vicar of ,christ1 whose throne was prepared near the altar4 ,along the ancient walls of tapestry were ranged1 according to their rank1 the different bodies of the ,state1 the deputies from every ,city2 in short1 the representatives of all ,france assembled to implore the benediction of ,heaven on the sovereign of the people's choice4 ,the waving plumes which adorned the hats of the ,senators1 ,counsellors of ,state1 and ,tribunes2 the splendid uniforms of the military2 the clergy in all their ecclesiastical pomp2 and the multitude of young and beautiful women1 glittering in jewels1 and arrayed in that style of grace and elegance which is only seen in ,paris2--altogether presented a picture which has1 perhaps1 rarely been equalled1 and certainly never excelled4 #8,the ,pope arrived first2 and at the moment of his entering the ,cathedral1 the anthem ,tu es ,petrus was commenced4 ,his ,holiness advanced from the door with an air at once majestic and humble4 ,ere long1 the firing of cannon announced the departure of the procession from the ,tuileries4 ,from an early hour in the morning the weather had been exceedingly unfavourable4 ,it was cold and rainy1 and appearances seemed to indicate that the procession would be anything but agreeable to those who joined it4 ,but1 as if by the especial favour of ,providence1 of which so many instances are observable in the career of ,napoleon1 the clouds suddenly dispersed1 the sky brightened up1 and the multitudes who lined the streets from the ,tuileries to the ,cathedral1 enjoyed the sight of the procession1 without being1 as they had anticipated1 drenched by a ,december rain4 ,napoleon1 as he passed along1 was greeted by heartfelt expressions of enthusiastic love and attachment4 #8,on his arrival at ,notre-,dame1 ,napoleon ascended the throne1 which was erected in front of the grand altar4 ,josephine took her place beside him1 surrounded by the assembled sovereigns of ,europe4 ,napoleon appeared singularly calm4 ,i watched him narrowly1 with the view of discovering whether his heart beat more highly beneath the imperial trappings1 than under the uniform of the guards2 but ,i could observe no difference1 and yet ,i was at the distance of only ten paces from him4 ,the length of the ceremony1 however1 seemed to weary him2 and ,i saw him several times check a yawn4 ,nevertheless1 he did everything he was required to do1 and did it with propriety4 ,when the ,pope anointed him with the triple unction on his head and both hands1 ,i fancied1 from the direction of his eyes1 that he was thinking of wiping off the oil rather than of anything else2 and ,i was so perfectly acquainted with the workings of his countenance1 that ,i have no hesitation in saying that was really the thought that crossed his mind at that moment4 ,during the ceremony of anointing1 the ,holy ,father delivered that impressive prayer which concluded with these words3--8,diffuse1 ,o ,lord1 by my hands1 the treasures of your grace and benediction on your servant1 ,napoleon1 whom1 in spite of our personal unworthiness1 we this day anoint ,emperor1 in your name40 ,napoleon listened to this prayer with an air of pious devotion2 but just as the ,pope was about to take the crown1 called the ,crown of ,charlemagne1 from the altar1 ,napoleon seized it1 and placed it on his own head4 ,at that moment he was really handsome1 and his countenance was lighted up with an expression1 of which no words can convey an idea4 ,he had removed the wreath of laurel which he wore on entering the church1 and which encircles his brow in the fine picture of ,grard4 ,the crown was1 perhaps1 in itself1 less becoming to him2 but the expression excited by the act of putting it on1 rendered him perfectly handsome4 #8,when the moment arrived for ,josephine to take an active part in the grand drama1 she descended from the throne and advanced towards the altar1 where the ,emperor awaited her1 followed by her retinue of ,court ladies1 and having her train borne by the ,princesses ,caroline1 ,julie1 ,eliza1 and ,louis4 ,one of the chief beauties of the ,empress ,josephine was not merely her fine figure1 but the elegant turn of her neck1 and the way in which she carried her head2 indeed1 her deportment1 altogether1 was conspicuous for dignity and grace4 ,i have had the honour of being presented to many real princesses1 to use the phrase of the ,faubourg ,st4-,germain1 but ,i never saw one who1 to my eyes1 presented so perfect a personification of elegance and majesty4 ,in ,napoleon's countenance1 ,i could read the conviction of all ,i have just said4 ,he looked with an air of complacency at the ,empress as she advanced towards him2 and when she knelt down--when the tears1 which she could not repress1 fell upon her clasped hands1 as they were raised to ,heaven1 or rather to ,napoleon--both then appeared to enjoy one of those fleeting moments of pure felicity1 which are unique in a lifetime1 and serve to fill up a lustrum of years4 ,the ,emperor performed1 with peculiar grace1 every action required of him during the ceremony2 but his manner of crowning ,josephine was most remarkable3 after receiving the small crown1 surmounted by the ,cross1 he had first to place it on his own head1 and then to transfer it to that of the ,empress4 ,when the moment arrived for placing the crown on the head of the woman1 whom popular superstition regarded as his good genius1 his manner was almost playful4 ,he took great pains to arrange this little crown1 which was placed over ,josephine's tiara of diamonds2 he put it on1 then took it off1 and finally put it on again1 as if to promise her she should wear it gracefully and lightly4' ,it is almost painful1 after reading this vivid and soul-stirring description1 to have to descend to the level of the caricaturist descanting on the same subject2 it is a kind of moral douche bath1 giving all one's nerves a shock4 ,illustration3 ,,josephine ,,at ,,the ,,coronation4 ,,napoleon ,,crowning ,,himself4 ,soon made they every preparation ,for a most brilliant coronation3 ',twas on1 as must each bard remember1 ,the nineteenth day of dark ,november#d ,when all the streets were strew'd with sand1 ,t' exhibit a procession grand2 ,and the ,cathedral1 lately scorn'd1 ,with sumptuous frippery adorn'd4 ,brave ,bonaparte and ,josephine1 ,preceded by the ,pope1 walked in2 ,his ,holiness the crown anointed1 ,and ,boney ,emperor appointed4 ,then ,corsica's impatient son1 ,snatch'd up the ,crown1 and put it on4 ,the ,crown was decked with ,french frippery1 ,and with the oil1 was rendered slippery2 ,nap kept it on1 tho'1 without dread1 ,to let them know he had a head4 ,and as to dally he was loth1 ,he rapidly pronounc'd the oath-- ,as soon as he the oath had swallow'd1 ,another ,coronation follow'd-- ,fair ,josephine advanced1 and lo6 ,nap put on her a crown also4 #8,ah me6' thought she1 #8there's something wrong1 ,i fear it will drop off 'ere long4' ,of holy oil1 it seems1 the fair ,had got too plentiful a share4 ,this pantomimic business o'er1 ,now marched they grandly as before2 ,for1 tinsell'd pageantry united ,with an equestrian troop1 delighted ,the new-made ,emperor of ,paris1 ,as much as ,covent ,garden ,harris2 ,and all the people1 for this wise end1 ,were in the finest garments dizen'd2 ,they finish'd with illuminations1 ,songs1 music1 dancing and orations4 ,the white wine1 which in fountains flow'd1 ,considerable mirth bestow'd4 ,the folks enjoy'd1 free of expence1 ,the glare of lights1 which was immense3 ,and the new ,emperor1 with glee1 ,drank1 till no longer he could see4 ,illustration3 ,,josephine ,,as ,,empress4 ,authentic news of the coronation did not reach ,england for nearly a fortnight1 and it was not till ,december #ae that the #8,times' was able to give its readers a full account of the ceremony4 #8,the ,thunderer' waxed very wroth about it1 as may be seen by the following extract from its leader of that date3-- #8,the 8,moniteur0 merely insinuates that the sun miraculously penetrated through a thick fog1 to be present at it3 a compliment which is a little diminished by a subsequent assertion1 that the lamps were afterwards able to supply his place by giving a noon-day brilliancy to the night4 ,then follows a disgusting hypocritical panegyric upon the union of civil and religious acts and ceremonies1 the sublime representation of all that human and divine affairs could assemble to strike the mind--the venerable ,apostolic virtues of the poor ,pope1 and the most astonishing genius of ,buonaparte crowned by the most astonishing destiny6 #8,the public will find these details1 under their proper head1 in this paper4 ,to us1 we confess1 all that appears worthy of remark or memory in that opprobrious day is1 that amongst all the ,royalists and ,republicans of ,france1 it was able to produce neither a ,,brutus nor a ,,ch,,reas6 #8,the day subsequent to the coronation1 the people of ,paris were entertained upon the bridges1 boulevards1 and public places1 with popular sports1 dancing1 and other pastimes and diversions4 #8,upon the ,,place ,,de ,,concorde1 still stained with the blood of the lawful sovereign of ,france1 were erected saloons and pavilions for dancing waltzes4 ,medals were given away to the populace2 illuminations1 artificial fireworks1 pantomimes1 and buffoons1 musicians1 temporary theatres1 everything was represented and administered that could intoxicate and divert this vain and wicked people from contemplating the crime they were committing4 ,to the profanation of the preceding day1 it seems that all the orgies of wantonness and corruption succeeded in the most curious and careful rotation1 and that all the skill and science of the ,,davids and ,,cheniers has been exhausted to keep them for four and twenty hours from thinking upon what they had done4' ,but not only in leaders did the #8,times' pour forth its wrath2 it published little jokelets occasionally1 which were meant to be very stinging1 as1 for instance3 ,monsieur ,,napoleon has distributed his ,eagles by thousands4 ,what his talents might be doubtful of accomplishing1 he expects from his talons4' ,the #8,daily ,advertiser'1 too1 of ,december #ae contains some pretty sentiments on the coronation1 such as1 #8,if ,modern ,europe will1 after such fair notice1 and a notice so often repeated1 by the ,french ,government1 still remain in sluggish inaction1 in stupid astonishment1 at the success of that ,ruffian1 who now wields the sceptre of ,,charlemagne1 and has dragooned the ,,pope to his ,coronation1 it is evident that nations so besotted are only fit to be enslaved4' ,,chapter ,,xli4 ,,napoleon',s ,,letter ,,to ,,george ,,the ,,third--,,naval ,,victories--,,crowned ,,king ,,of ,,italy--,,alliance ,,of ,,europe--,,withdrawal ,,of ,,the #8,,army ,,of ,,england4' ,very shortly after his coronation1 and with the commencement of the year #ahje1 ,napoleon wrote a letter to ,george the ,third1 intimating how beneficial peace would be to both countries4 ,the text of this letter1 and its answer1 are as follow3-- ,sire1 my brother1--,called to the throne by ,providence1 and the suffrages of the ,senate1 the people1 and the army1 my first feeling was the desire for peace4 ,france and ,england abuse their prosperity3 they may continue their strife for ages2 but will their governments1 in so doing1 fulfil the most sacred of the duties which they owe to their people8 ,and how will they answer to their consciences for so much blood uselessly shed1 and without the prospect of any good whatever to their subjects8 ,i am not ashamed to make the first advances4 ,i have1 ,i flatter myself1 sufficiently proved to the world that ,i fear none of the chances of war4 ,it presents nothing which ,i have occasion to fear4 ,peace is the wish of my heart2 but war has never been adverse to my glory4 ,i conjure your ,majesty1 therefore1 not to refuse yourself the satisfaction of giving peace to the world4 ,never was an occasion more favourable for calming the passions1 and giving ear only to the sentiments of humanity and reason4 ,if that opportunity be lost1 what limit can be assigned to a war which all my efforts have been unable to terminate8 ,your ,majesty has gained more during the last ten years than the whole extent of ,europe in riches and territory3 your subjects are in the very highest state of prosperity3 what can you expect from a war8 ,to form a ,coalition of the ,continental powers8 ,be assured the ,coalition will remain at peace4 ,a coalition will only increase the strength and preponderance of the ,french ,empire4 ,to renew our intestine divisions8 ,the times are no longer the same4 ,to destroy our finances8 ,finances founded on a flourishing agriculture can never be destroyed4 ,to wrest from ,france her ,colonies8 ,they are to her only a secondary consideration2 and your ,majesty has already enough and to spare of these possessions4 ,upon reflection1 you must1 ,i am persuaded1 yourself arrive at the conclusion1 that the war is maintained without an object2 and what a melancholy prospect1 for two great nations to combat merely for the sake of fighting6 ,the world is surely large enough for both to live in2 and reason has still sufficient power to find the means of reconciliation1 if the inclination only is not wanting4 ,i have now1 at least1 discharged a duty dear to my heart4 ,may your ,majesty trust to the sincerity of the sentiments which ,i have now expressed1 and the reality of my desire to give the most convincing proofs of it4 ,george the ,third could not1 constitutionally1 personally reply to this letter1 so ,lord ,mulgrave answered it1 under date of ,january #ad1 and addressed it to ,talleyrand4 ,it ran thus3 ,his ,britannic ,majesty has received the letter addressed to him by the ,chief of the ,french ,government ,there is nothing which his ,majesty has more at heart1 than to seize the first opportunity of restoring to his subjects the blessings of peace1 provided it is founded upon a basis not incompatible with the permanent interests1 and security1 of his dominions4 ,his ,majesty is persuaded that that object cannot be attained but by arrangements1 which may at the same time provide for the future peace1 and security1 of ,europe1 and prevent a renewal of the dangers1 and misfortunes1 by which it is now overwhelmed4 ,in conformity with these sentiments1 his ,majesty feels that he cannot give a more specific answer to the overture which he has received until he has had time to communicate with the ,continental powers to whom he is united in the most confidential manner1 and particularly the ,emperor of ,russia1 who has given the strongest proofs of the wisdom1 and elevation1 of the sentiments by which he is animated1 and of the lively interest which he takes in the security and independence of ,europe4 ,apropos of this pacific overture1 there is a very badly drawn picture by ,woodward 7,february #a1 #ahje71 #8,a ,new ,phantasmagoria for ,john ,bull4' ,napoleon is seated on the ,french coast1 directing his magic lantern towards ,john ,bull1 exclaiming1 #8,begar de brave ,galant shew for ,jonny ,bull4' ,the magic lantern slide shows ,napoleon coming over on a visit1 with a tricoloured flag in one hand1 the other leading the ,empress ,josephine1 whose dress is seme with bees4 #8,here we come ,johnny--,a flag of ,truce ,johnny--something like a ,piece6 all decked out in ,bees1 and stars1 and a crown on her head2 not such a patched up piece as the last4' ,the ,russian bear is on one rock1 ,john ,bull on another--the latter having his sword drawn4 ,he says3 #8,you may be d--d1 and your piece too6 ,i suppose you thought ,i was off the watch--,i tell you1 ,i'll say nothing to you till ,i have consulted ,brother ,bruin1 and ,i hear him growling terribly in the offing4' ,so we see that there was no hope of peace1 as yet1 and the war goes on4 ,i can hardly localise the following caricature3-- ,argus 7,january #bd1 #ahje7 drew #8,the glorious ,pursuit of ,ten against ,seventeen4 ,god like his ,courage seem'd1 whom nor ,delight ,could soften1 nor the ,face of ,death affright4' ,the ,french and ,spaniards are in full flight1 calling out1 #8,by ,gar dare be dat tam ,nelson dat ,salamander dat do love to live in de fire1 by ,gar we make haste out of his way1 or he blow us all up4' ,nelson leads on nine old sea dogs1 encouraging them thus3 #8,the ,enemy are flying before you my brave fellows1 ,seventeen against ,ten of us4 ,crowd all the ,sail you can1 and then for ,george1 ,old ,england--,death or ,victory666' ,his followers utter such sentences as the following3 #8,my ,noble ,commander1 we'll follow you the world over1 and shiver my ,timbers but we shall soon bring up our lee way1 and then1 as sure as my name is ,tom ,grog1 we'll give them another touch of the ,battle of the ,nile'--#8,may ,i never hope to see ,poll again1 if ,i would not give a whole month's flip if these lubberly ,parly vous would but just stop one half watch1' c4 c4 ,the style in which our sailors worked is very aptly illustrated in a letter from an officer on board the ,fisgard1 off ,cape ,st4 ,vincent1 dated ,november #bh1 #ahjd4e ,we must remember that war was not officially declared against ,spain until ,january #aa1 #ahje2 but this gentleman writes3 #8,we cannot desire a better station2 we heard of hostilities with ,spain on ,october the #aeth1 and on that very day we captured two ,ships4 ,lord ,nelson received from us the first intelligence--we have already taken twelve ships and entertain hopes of as many more4 ,yesterday we fell in with the ,donegal1 ,capt4 ,sir ,r4 ,strachan1 who has taken a large ,spanish ,frigate1 the ,amphitrite1 after a chase of #df hours1 and #ae minutes' action1 in which the ,spanish ,captain was killed2 the prize was from ,cadiz1 with despatches for ,teneriffe and the ,havana1 laden with stores4 ,the ,amphitrite ,frigate1 of #db ,guns1 was one of the finest ,frigates in the ,spanish ,navy4 ,the ,donegal chased the ,amphitrite for several hours1 sometimes gaining upon her1 and sometimes losing2 at length the ,amphitrite carried away her mizen top mast1 which enabled the ,donegal to come up with her4 ,a ,boat was then despatched by ,sir ,richard for the purpose of bringing the ,spanish ,captain on board4 ,some difficulty arose from neither party understanding the language of the other2 at length ,sir ,richard acquainted the ,spanish ,captain1 that in compliance with the ,orders he had received from his ,admiral1 he was under the necessity of conducting the ,amphitrite back again to ,cadiz1 and he allowed the ,spanish ,captain three minutes to determine whether he would comply without compelling him to have recourse to force4 ,after waiting six minutes in vain for a favourable answer1 the ,donegal fired into the ,amphitrite1 which was immediately answered with a broadside4 ,an engagement then ensued1 which lasted about eight minutes1 when the ,amphitrite struck her colours4 ,during this short engagement the ,spanish ,captain was unfortunately killed by a musket ball4 ,the ,donegal has also captured another ,spanish ship1 supposed the richest that ever sailed from ,cadiz1 her cargo reported worth #bjj1jjjl4' ,another letter1 dated ,november #bi1 adds1 #8,we have this day taken a large ,ship from the ,river de la ,plata4' ,they had captured the following ships previous to ,december #c3-- ,nostra ,signora del ,rosario value #aj1jjj ,il ,fortuna 0 #h1jjj ,st4 ,joseph 0 #ab1jjj ,la ,virgine ,assumpto 0 #f1jjj ,apollo 0 #ae1jjj ,signora del ,purificatione 0 #dj1jjj ,fawket 0 #a1ajj ,gustavus ,adolphus 0 #a1jjj ,a ,settee 0 #fjj ,a ,ship with ,naval ,stores 0 #dj1jjj ,on ,february #bf1 #ahje1 ,gillray published #8,the ,plumb ,pudding in danger2 or ,state ,epicures taking un ,petit ,souper--' the great globe itself1 and all which it inherits1 #8is too small to satisfy such insatiable appetites4' ,napoleon is taking all ,europe1 whilst ,pitt is calmly appropriating all the ocean to himself4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,plumb ,,pudding ,,in ,,danger4 ,there is now almost a total cessation of caricature until the autumn2 and it probably was in this wise4 ,napoleon did not actively bother this country2 his thoughts were1 for the time1 elsewhere4 ,on ,march #ag a deputation from the ,italian ,republic waited upon him1 stating that it was the desire of their countrymen that he should be their monarch1 and accordingly on ,april #b he and ,josephine left ,paris for ,milan4 ,another project fill'd his head1 ,for vanity must still be fed2 ,a second ,charlemagne to prove1 ,our hero resolutely strove4 ,addresses manufactured he1 ,all which were sent to ,italy2 ,to get additional renown1 ,he to restore the iron crown ,of ,italy resolved1--by which ,he hoped his pockets to enrich4 ,t' obtain1 was certainly his aim1 ,o'er the ,peninsula1 a claim4 ,now1 ,nap1 while filling out his wine1 ,told ,josephine his bold design-- #8,my dear1' said he1 and kiss'd her lip1 ,to ,italy1 we'll take a trip4' ,to bring about this great event1 ,the ,emperor and ,empress went4 ,when in ,milan they both arrived1 ,to coax the people ,nap contrived2 ,and being a great ,saint believed1 ,with adulation was receiv'd2 ,he1 by his condescension1 proved ,how dearly he his children loved4 ,and on the ,twenty ,sixth of ,may ,began our hero to display ,another ,coronation splendid1 ,while on a throne he sat attended4 ,now highly honor'd and rever'd1 ,the diadem of ,france appear'd ,on his right hand1 and inter alia1 ,all its magnificent regalia4 ,whilst on his left hand1 to the sight1 ,the crown of iron sparkled bright2 ,tho' iron1 this they used to call1 ,the cross was iron1 that was all4#f ,the rest was diamonds and pure gold1 ,and very lovely to behold4 ,the ,cardinal ,archbishop then ,began the ceremony--when ,nap was ,italian ,king protested1 ,and with th' insignia too invested2 ,the altar steps he hasten'd soon up1 ,and taking quick the precious boon up1 ,he placed the ,crown upon his head1 ,and in a voice of thunder said #8,since heav'n has giv'n to me this ,crown1 ,who dares to touch it1 ,i'll knock him down4'#g ,an amateur drew1 and ,gillray etched 7,august #b1 #ahje71 #8,st4 ,george and the ,dragon1 a ,design for an ,equestrian ,statue from the ,original in ,windsor ,castle4' ,napoleon 7a most ferocious dragon7 has seized upon poor ,britannia1 who1 dropping her spear and shield1 her hair dishevelled1 and her dress disordered1 with upraised arm1 attempts to avert her fate2 but ,st4 ,george 7,george the ,third7 on horseback1 comes to the rescue1 and1 smiting that dragon1 cleaves his crown4 ,as a practical illustration of the servile adulation with which he was treated1 take the following etching by ,woodward 7,september #ae1 #ahje73 #8,napoleon's ,apotheosis ,anticipated1 or the ,wise ,men of ,leipsic sending ,boney to ,heaven before his time666 ,at the ,german ,university of ,leipsic1 it was decreed that the ,constellation called ,orion's ,belt should hereafter be named ,napoleon in ,honor of that ,hero4--,query--,did the ,wise men of ,leipsic mean it as an honor1 or a reflection on the turbulent spirit of ,boney1 as the rising of ,orion is generally accompanied with ,storms and ,tempests1 for which reason he has the ,sword in his hand4' ,orion has his belt round ,napoleon's neck1 and is hoisting him up to heaven thereby2 ,napoleon is kicking and struggling1 and exclaims1 #8,what are you about--,i tell you ,i would rather stay where ,i was4' ,the ,german savants are watching him through their telescopes1 saying1 #8,he mounts finely'--#8,i think we have now made ourselves immortal'--#8,it was a sublime idea'--#8,orion seems to receive him better than ,i expected4' ,this is confirmed in #8,scot's ,magazine1' #ahjgh3 #8,the ,university of ,leipzig has resolved henceforth to call by the name of ,napoleon that group of stars which lies between the girdle and the sword of ,orion2 and a numerous deputation of the ,university was appointed to present the 8,conqueror0 with a map of the group so named6' ,napoleon hardly reckoned on ,austria taking up arms against him without a formal declaration of war1 and was rather put to it to find men to oppose the ,allies1 whose forces were reckoned at #bej1jjj men2 whilst ,france1 though with #bge1jjj men at her disposal1 had #ahj1jjj of them locked up in the so-called #8,army of ,england4' ,we can imagine his chagrin in having to forego his cherished plan of invasion1 and being compelled to withdraw his troops from the ,french shores4 ,the #8,times' 7how different a paper it was in those days to what it is now67 is jubilant thereupon4#i #8,the ,scene that now opens upon the soldiers of ,france1 by being obliged to leave the coast and march eastwards1 is sadly different from that ,land of ,promise1 which1 for two years1 has been held out to them1 in all sorts of gay delusions4 ,after all the efforts of the ,imperial ,boat-,builder1 instead of sailing over the ,channel1 they will have to cross the ,rhine4 ,the bleak forests of ,suabia will make but a sorry exchange for the promised spoils of our ,docks and ,warehouses4 ,they will not find any equivalent for the plunder of the ,bank in another bloody passage through 8the ,valley of ,hell02 but they seem to have forgotten the magnificent promise of the ,milliard4' ,the ,french papers affected to make light of this death-blow to their hopes2 one of them1 quoted in the #8,times' of ,september #ac1 says3 #8,whilst the ,german ,papers1 with much noise1 make more troops march than all the ,powers together possess1 ,france1 which needs not to augment her forces in order to display them in an imposing manner1 detaches a few thousand troops from the ,army of ,england to cover her frontiers1 which are menaced by the imprudent conduct of ,austria4' ,the caricaturist1 of course1 made capital out of it1 and ,rowlandson 7,october #a1 #ahje7 designed #8,the departure from the ,coast or the ,end of the ,farce of ,invasion4' ,napoleon1 seated on a sorry ass1 is sadly returning1 inland1 homeward1 to the intense delight of some ,french monkeys4 ,his ,iron ,crown is tottering off his head1 and his steed is loaded with the ,boulogne ,encampment1 the ,army of ,england1 and ,excuses for non-performance4 ,the ,british ,lion on the ,english cliffs lifts his leg and gives ,boney a parting salute4 ,the latter exclaims1 #8,bless me1 what a shower6 ,i shall be wet through before ,i reach the ,rhine4' ,the action of the ,allies is shown by the caricature1 #8,tom ,thumb at ,bay1 or the ,sovereigns of the ,forest roused at last1' by ,ansell 7,october #ahje71 which shows the ,lilliputian ,emperor1 who has thrown away his crown and sceptre1 being fiercely pursued by a double-headed eagle1 a bear1 and a boar1 and is rushing into the open jaws of a ferocious lion4 #8,which way shall ,i escape8 ,if ,i fly from the ,bear and the ,eagle1 ,i fall into the jaws of the ,lion66' ,holland1 ,spain1 and ,italy1 all have yokes round their necks--but1 seeing ,bonaparte's condition1 ,holland takes his off and lays it on the ground4 ,the ,spaniard1 surprised1 exclaims1 #8,why6 ,mynheer1 you have got your yoke off6' ,and the ,italian1 who is preparing to remove his1 says1 #8,i think ,mynheer's right1 and now's the time1 ,don1 to get ours off4' ,an army of rats is labelled1 #8,co-,estates ready to assist4' ,,chapter ,,xlii4 ,,surrender ,,of ,,ulm--,,battle ,,of ,,trafalgar--,,proposals ,,for ,,peace--,,daniel ,,lambert4 ,meantime the ,austrians were in a very awkward position4 ,general ,mack was1 from ,october #ac1 closely invested in ,ulm1 and ,napoleon had almost need to restrain his troops1 who were flushed with victory and eager for the assault4 ,the carnage on both sides would1 in such a case1 have been awful2 but ,napoleon clearly pointed out to ,mack his position3 how that1 in eight days1 he would be forced to capitulate for want of food3 that the ,russians were yet far off1 having scarcely reached ,bohemia2 that no other aid was nigh3--and on ,october #bj1 the gates of ,ulm were opened1 and #cf1jjj ,austrian troops slowly defiled therefrom4 ,sixteen generals surrendered with ,mack1 and ,napoleon treated them generously4 ,all the officers were allowed to go home1 their parole1 not to fight against ,france until there had been a general exchange of prisoners1 only being required2 and ,napoleon sent #ej1jjj prisoners into ,france1 distributing them throughout the agricultural districts4 ,gillray drew 7,november #f1 #ahje7 #8,the ,surrender of ,ulm1 or ,buonaparte and ,genl ,mack coming to a right understanding--,intended as a ,specimen of ,french ,victories--i4e4 ,conquering without ,bloodshed666' ,it shows a little ,napoleon1 seated on a drum1 whilst ,mack and some other generals are grovelling on all fours1 delivering up their swords1 banners1 and the keys of ,ulm1 to the conqueror4 ,napoleon1 pointing to three large sacks of money1 borne by as many soldiers1 exclaims3 #8,there's your ,price6 ,there's ,ten ,millions--,twenty66 ,it is not in my ,army alone that my resources of ,conquering consists66 ,i hate victory obtain'd by effusion of blood4' #8,and so do ,i1' says the crawling ,mack2 #8,what signifies ,fighting when we can settle it in a safer way4' ,on the ground is a scroll of #8,articles to be deliver'd up4 #a ,field ,marshal4 #h ,generals in ,chief4 #g ,lieutenant ,generals4 #cf ,thousand ,soldiers4 #hj pieces of ,cannon4 #ej ,stand of ,colours4 #ajj1jjj ,pounds of ,powder4 #d1jjj ,cannon ,balls4' ,this subject also attracted the pencil of ,i4 ,cruikshank 7,november #ai1 #ahje73 #8,boney beating ,mack--and ,nelson giving him a ,whack66 or the ,british ,tars giving ,boney his ,hearts desire1 ,,ships1 ,,colonies and ,,commerce4' ,mack is kneeling in a suppliant manner before ,bonaparte1 who stamps upon his captive's sword1 addressing him3 #8,i want not your ,forts1 your ,cities1 nor your territories6 ,sir1 ,i only want ,ships1 ,colonies and ,commerce'--a very slight variation from the real text of his address to the vanquished ,austrian officers3 #8,i desire nothing further upon the ,continent4 ,i want ships1 colonies1 and commerce2 and it is as much your interest1 as mine1 that ,i should have them4' ,during this peroration military messengers are arriving4 ,one calls out1 #8,may it please your ,king's ,majesty's ,emperor4 ,that ,dam ,nelson take all your ships4 ,twenty at a time4 ,begar1 if you no come back directly they vill not leave you vone boat to go over in4' ,another runs along crying1 #8,run1 ma foi1 anoder ,dam ,nelson take ever so many more ships4' ,this is an allusion to the battle of ,trafalgar 7,october #ba1 #ahje71aj where ,nelson paid for his victory with his life4 ,this is further illustrated in another portion of the engraving1 by ,nelson1 who is towing the captured vessels1 kneeling at ,britannia's feet1 saying3 #8,at thy feet1 ,o ,goddess of the seas1 ,i resign my life in the service of my country4' ,britannia replies3 #8,my ,son1 thy ,name shall be recorded in the page of ,history on tablets of the brightest ,gold4' ,rowlandson 7,november #ac1 #ahje7 further alludes to the surrender of ,ulm and the battle of ,trafalgar3 #8,nap ,buonaparte in a fever on receiving the ,extraordinary ,gazette of ,nelson's ,victory over the combined ,fleets4' ,boney is very sick and miserable1 the combined effects of the news which he has read in the paper which falls from his trembling hands--the #8,extraordinary ,gazette4 #ai ,sail of the line taken by ,lord ,nelson4' ,he appeals to four doctors1 who are in consultation on his case3 #8,my dear ,doctors6 those ,sacr ,anglois have play'd the ,devil vid my ,constitution4 ,pray tell me what is the matter with me4 ,i felt the first symptoms when ,i told ,genl ,mack ,i wanted ,ships1 ,colonies and ,commerce4 ,oh dear6 oh dear6 ,i shall want more ships now--this is a cursed sensation--,oh ,i am very qualmish4' ,one doctor opines it is #8a desperate case1' another that he is #8,irrecoverable4' ,one recommends bleeding2 but one has thoroughly investigated the case1 and found out the cause3 #8,begar1 me have found it out1 your heart be in your breeches6' ,now with such fury they push'd on1 ,memmengen the ,french ,army won1 ,and by the treachery of ,mack1 ,ulm surrendered in a crack-- ,soon after the capitulation1 ,the ,austrians with consternation ,laid down their arms1 and to their shame1 ,napoleon's prisoners became---- ,there were no caricatures of the battle of ,trafalgar--the victory was purchased at too great a cost2 but ,gillray executed a serious etching in memory of ,nelson1 published on ,december #bi1 #ahje1 the funeral of the hero taking place on the subsequent #ith of ,january4 ,the following caricature shows the quality of news supplied to our forefathers3-- #8,john ,bull exchanging ,news with the ,continent' is by ,woodward1 ,december #aa1 #ahje1 and represents ,napoleon and a ,french newsboy on a rock called ,falsehood1 disseminating news the reverse of true4 ,the #8,journal de l',empire' says that ,archduke ,charles is dead with fatigue2 the #8,journal de ,spectacle' that ,england is invaded4 ,the #8,gazette de ,france' informs us that the ,english fleet is dispersed1 and the #8,publicit' follows it with the news that the combined fleets are sent in pursuit4 ,false bulletins are being scattered broadcast4 ,these1 however1 have but little effect on ,john ,bull1 who1 attired as a newsboy1 stands on the rock of ,truth1 flourishing a paper1 #8,trafalgar ,london ,gazette extraordinary1' and bellowing through his horn1 #8,total defeat of the ,combin'd ,fleets of ,france and ,spain1' which is vividly depicted in the background4 #8,tiddy doll1 the great ,french ,gingerbread ,baker1 drawing out a new ,batch of ,kings--his man ,hopping ,talley mixing up the ,dough1' is a somewhat elaborate etching by ,gillray 7,january #bc1 #ahjf74 ,the celebrated gingerbread maker has1 on a #8peel1' three kings1 duly gilt--,bavaria1 ,wurtemberg1 and ,baden--which he is just introducing into the #8,new ,french ,oven for ,imperial ,gingerbread4' ,on a chest of three drawers1 relatively labelled ,kings and ,queens1 ,crowns and ,sceptres1 and ,suns and ,moons1 are a quantity of #8,little ,dough ,viceroys1 intended for the next batch4' ,under the oven is an #8,ash hole for broken ,gingerbread1' and a broom--#8the ,corsican ,besom of ,destruction'--has swept therein ,la ,rpublique ,franaise1 ,italy1 ,austria1 ,spain1 ,netherlands1 ,switzerland1 ,holland1 and ,venice4 ,on the ground is a fool's cap and bells1 which acts as a cornucopia 7labelled #8,hot ,spiced ,gingerbread1 all hot2 ,come1 who dips in my lucky bag'71 which disgorges stars and orders1 principalities1 dukedoms1 crowns1 sceptres1 cardinals' hats1 and bishops' mitres2 and a baker's basket is full of #8,true ,corsican ,kinglings for ,home ,consumption and ,exportation4' ,illustration3 ,,tiddy ,,doll1 ,,the ,,great ,,french ,,gingerbread ,,baker1 ,,drawing ,,out ,a ,,new ,,batch ,,of ,,kings4 ,talleyrand--with a mitre on his head1 and beads and cross round his waist1 to show his ecclesiastical status2 with a pen in his mouth1 and ink-pot slung to his side1 to denote his diplomatic functions--is hard at work at the #8,political ,kneading ,trough1' mixing up ,hungary1 ,poland1 ,turkey1 c41 whilst an eagle 7,prussia7 is pecking at a piece of dough 7,hanover74 ,to thoroughly understand this caricature1 we must first of all know something about ,tiddy ,doll4 ,he was a seller of gingerbread1 and was as famous in his time as was ,colly ,molly ,puff in the time of ,steele and ,addison4 ,he had a refrain1 all his own1 like a man well known to dwellers in ,brighton and the ,west ,end of ,london--#8,brandy balls4' ,hone#aa gives the best account of him that ,i know4 ,discoursing on ,may fair1 he says3 #8,here1 too1 was ,tiddy-doll2 this celebrated vendor of gingerbread1 from his eccentricity of character and extensive dealings in his way1 was always hailed as the king of itinerant tradesmen4#ab ,in his person he was tall1 well made1 and his features handsome4 ,he affected to dress like a person of rank3 white1 gold-laced1 suit of clothes1 laced ruffled shirt1 laced hat and feather1 white silk stockings1 with the addition of a fine white apron4 ,among his harangues to gain customers1 take this as a specimen3 8,mary1 ,mary1 where are you now1 ,mary8 ,i live1 when at home1 at the second house in little ,ball ,street1 two steps under ground1 with a wiscum1 riscum1 and a why not4 ,walk in ladies and gentlemen2 my shop is on the second floor backwards1 with a brass knocker at the door4 ,here is your nice gingerbread1 your spice gingerbread2 it will melt in your mouth like a redhot brickbat1 and rumble in your inside like ,punch and his wheelbarrow40 ,he always finished his address by singing this fag end of some popular ballad4 ,illustration3 ,,music ,ti - tid - dy1 ti - ti ti - tid - dy1 ti - ti ti - tid-dy1 ti - ti tid-dy did-dy dol - lol1 ti - tiddy1 ti - diddy ti - ti1 tid-dy1 tiddy1 dol4' ,pitt died on ,january #bc1 #ahjf1 and ,fox succeeded him4 ,it is probable that ,napoleon reckoned somewhat on ,fox's friendship1 and hence the following caricature3-- ,illustration3 ,,boney ,,and ,,the ,,great ,,state ,,secretary4 #8,boney and the ,great ,secretary' 7,argus1 ,february #ahjf7 gives a good portrait of ,fox4 ,napoleon wishes to be friendly3 #8,how do you do1 ,master ,charley1 why you are so fine1 ,i scarcely knew ye--don't you remember me1 why ,i am little ,boney the ,corsican--him that you came to see at ,paris1 and very civil ,i was to you1 ,i'm sure4 ,if you come my way ,i shall be glad to see you1 so will my wife and family4 ,they are a little changed in their dress1 as well as you4 ,we shall be very happy to take a little peace soup with you1 whenever you are inclined1 ,master ,charley4' ,but ,fox shakes his fist at him3 #8,why1 you little ,corsican ,reptile6 how dare you come so near the person of the ,right ,honble ,c---- ,j---- ,f---- one of his ,m---- principal ,secretaries of ,state1 ,member of the ,p4,c4 c41 c41 c41 c41 c41 c41 c41 c4--go to see ,,you666 ,arrogant little ,man1 ,mr4 ,boney--if you do not instantly vanish from my sight--,i'le break every bone in your body--learn to behave yourself in a peaceable manner1 nor dare to set your foot on this happy land without ,,my leave4' ,of #8,pacific ,overtures1 or a ,flight from ,st4 ,cloud1 8over the ,water to ,charley10 a new ,dramatic ,peace now rehearsing' 7,gillray1 ,april #e1 #ahjf71 only a portion is given in the accompanying illustration1 but quite sufficient to explain the negotiations for peace then in progress4 ,illustration ,this caricature is far too elaborate to reproduce the whole1 and the allusions therein are extremely intricate and1 nowadays1 uninteresting4 ,a theatrical stage is represented1 with ,napoleon descending in clouds1 pointing to ,terms of ,peace1 which are being displayed by ,talleyrand1 and saying1 #8,there's my terms4' ,these are as follow3 #8,acknowledge me as ,emperor2 dismantle your fleet2 reduce your army2 abandon ,malta and ,gibraltar2 renounce all ,continental connexion2 your ,colonies ,i will take at a valuation2 engage to pay to the ,great ,nation1 for seven years annually1 #a1jjj1jjj2 and place in my hands as hostages1 the ,princess ,charlotte of ,wales1 with ten of the late administration1 whom ,i shall name4' ,king ,george has stepped from his box on to the stage1 and is surveying this vision through his glass1 exclaiming3 #8,very amusing terms indeed1 and might do vastly well with some of the new made little gingerbread kings#ac2 but we are not in the habit of giving up either 8ships1 or commerce1 or colonies0 merely because little ,boney is in a pet to have them666' ,ansell 7,april #ahjf7 drew #8,roast ,beef and ,french ,soup4 ,the ,english ,lamb 99 99 99 and the ,french ,tiger1' and it seems merely designed for the purpose of introducing ,daniel ,lambert1 who was then on exhibition--#8,daniel ,lambert who at the age of #cf weighed above #ej ,stone1 #ad ,pounds to the ,stone1 measured #c yards #d inches round the ,body1 and #a yard #a inch round the leg4 #e feet #aa inches high4' ,it shows the redoubtable fat man seated on a couch1 carving a round of beef1 which is accompanied by a large mustard-pot1 a huge loaf1 and a foaming pot of stout4 ,napoleon1 seated on a similar couch1 on the opposite side of the table1 is taking soup--then an unaccustomed article of food with ,englishmen--and looks with horror at the other's size and manner of feeding4 ,daniel ,lambert was like ,mr4 ,dick in #8,david ,copperfield1' who would persist in putting ,king ,charles the ,first's head into his ,memorial2 he could hardly be kept out of the caricatures4 ,ansell produced one 7,may #ahjf7--#8,two ,wonders of the ,world1 or a ,specimen of a new troop of ,leicestershire ,light ,horse4--,mr4 ,daniel ,lambert1 who at the age of #cf weighed above #ej ,stone1 #ad ,pounds to the ,stone1 measured #c yards #d inches round the body and #a yard #a inch round the leg1 #e feet #aa inches high4 ,the famous horse ,monarch1 the largest in the ,world is upwards of #ba hands high1 7above #g foot7#ad and only #f ,years old4' ,lambert is mounted on this extraordinary quadruped1 and1 sword in hand1 is riding at poor little ,boney1 who exclaims in horror1 #8,parbleu6 if dis be de specimen of de ,english light ,horse1 vat vill de ,heavy ,horse be8 ,oh1 by ,gar1 ,i vill put off de ,invasion for anoder time4' ,yet once more are these two brought into juxtaposition1 in an engraving by ,knight 7,april #ae1 #ahjf71 #8,bone and ,flesh1 or ,john ,bull in moderate ,condition4' ,napoleon is looking at this prodigy1 and saying1 #8,i contemplate this ,wonder of the ,world1 and regret that all my ,conquered ,domains cannot match this ,man4 ,pray1 ,sir1 are you not a descendant from the great ,joss of ,china8' ,lambert replies1 #8,no ,sir1 ,i am a true born ,englishman1 from the ,county of ,leicester4 ,a quiet mind1 and good ,constitution1 nourished by the free ,air of ,great ,britain1 makes every ,englishman thrive4' ,another of ,gillray's caricatures into which ,napoleon is introduced1 but in which he plays a secondary part1 is called #8,comforts of a ,bed of ,roses2 vide ,charley's elucidation of ,lord ,c--stl--r--gh's speech6 ,nightly ,scene near ,cleveland row4' ,this is founded on a speech of ,lord ,castlereagh's1 in which he congratulated the ,ministry as having #8a bed of roses4' ,but ,fox1 in reply1 recounted his difficulties and miseries1 and said3 #8,really1 it is insulting to tell me ,i am on a bed of roses1 when ,i feel myself torn1 and stung1 by brambles1 and nettles1 whichever way ,i turn4' ,fox and ,mrs4 ,fox are shown as sleeping on a bed of roses1 some of which peep out from underneath the rose-coloured counterpane1 but which display far more of thorns than of roses4 ,there is the ,india rose1 the ,emancipation rose1 the ,french rose1 the ,coalition rose1 and the ,volunteer rose4 ,fox's slumbers are terribly disturbed2 his bonnet rouge1 which he wears as night-cap1 has tumbled off2 his night-shirt is seized at the neck1 on one side by the ghost of ,pitt1 who exclaims3 #8,awake1 arise1 or be for ever fall'n6' ,the other side is fiercely clutched by ,napoleon1 who1 drawn sword in hand1 has just stepped on to the bed from a cannon labelled #8,pour subjuguer le monde4' ,amidst a background of smoke appear spears1 and a banner entitled #8,horrors of ,invasion4' ,the ,prussian eagle is preparing to swoop down upon him1 and1 from under the bed1 crawls out a skeleton holding an hour-glass1 whilst round its fleshless arm is entwined a serpent #8,intemperance1 ,dropsy1 ,dissolution4' ,john ,bull1 as a bull-dog1 is trying to seize ,napoleon4 #8,john ,bull threatened by ,insects from all ,quarters' is by an unknown artist 7,april #ahjf74 ,john ,bull is on #8,the tight little ,island1' and seated on a cask of grog4 ,with one hand he flourishes a cutlass1 and the other grasps a pistol1 of which weapon two more lie on the ground4 ,with these he defies the insects1 which come in swarms4 ,there are ,westphalian mites1 ,american hornets1 ,dutch bluebottles1 ,italian butterflies1 ,turkish wasps1 ,danish gnats1 and1 worst of all1 a ,french dragon-fly1 in the shape of ,napoleon4 ,john ,bull is saying3 #8,come on my ,lads--give me but good sea room1 and ,i don't care for any of you--,why all your attacks is no more than a gnat stinging an ,elephant1 or a flea devouring ,mr4 ,lambert of ,leicester4' ,a very clever caricature is by ,knight 7,june #bf1 #ahjf7 of #8,jupiter ,bouney granting unto the ,dutch ,frogs a ,king4 ,the ,frogs sent their deputies to petition ,jupiter again for a ,king4 ,he sent them a ,stork1 who eat them up1 vide sop's fables4' ,the discontented ,dutch spurn their ,king ,log1 and pray1 #8,we present ourselves before the throne of your ,majesty4 ,we pray that you will grant us1 as the supreme ,chief of our ,republic1 ,prince ,louis4' ,napoleon1 as ,jupiter1 seated on an eagle 7which is made to look as much like a devil as possible71 says3 #8,i agree to the request4 ,i proclaim ,prince ,louis1 ,king of ,holland4 ,you ,prince6 reign over this ,people4' ,and the stork is duly despatched on its mission4 ,talleyrand1 as ,ganymede1 supplies ,jupiter with a cup of comfort for the discontented4 ,,chapter ,,xliii4 ,,negotiations ,,for ,,peace--,,death ,,of ,,fox--,,napoleon',s ,,victorious ,,career--,,his ,,proclamation ,,of ,a ,,blockade ,,of ,,england4 ,apropos of the negotiations for peace1 there is a picture of ,woodward's 7,july #ahjf71 in which ,fox is just closing the door behind a messenger laden with despatches4 ,john ,bull1 whose pockets are stuffed with ,omnium and ,speculation on ,peace1 entreats him with clasped hands3 #8,now do ,charley1 my dear good boy1 open the door a little bit farther1 just to enable me to take in a few of my friends at the ,stock ,exchange4' ,but ,fox remonstrates3 #8,really1 ,mr4 ,bull1 you are too inquisitive--don't you see the door for ,negotiation is opened8 don't you see the back of a ,messenger8 don't you see he has got dispatches under his arm8 what would you desire more8' #8,experiments at ,dover1 or ,master ,charley's ,magic ,lanthorn1' is by ,rowlandson 7,july #ba1 #ahjf71 and shows ,fox seated on the seashore1 projecting images on to the opposite coast4 ,the slide he is passing through the lantern begins with a #8,messenger from ,boulogne1' then a #8,messenger to ,paris1' then #8,more ,dispatches'2 and he is now showing ,bonaparte as a newsboy1 with his horn1 calling out #8,preliminaries of ,peace4' ,the next1 and final1 picture to come is a man waving his hat and shouting #8,huzza4' ,fox is saying3 #8,there1 ,master ,bull1 what do you think of that--,i told you ,i would surprize you4 ,preliminaries of ,peace6 ,huzza6' ,but ,john ,bull is not quite satisfied with his conduct1 and fancies there has been something kept from him4 #8,why yes1 it be all very foine1 if it be true4 ,but ,i can't forget that d--d ,omnium last week--they be always one way or other in contradictions6 ,i tell thee what1 ,charley1 since thee hast become a great man--,i think in my heart thee beest always conjuring4' #8,the ,pleasing and ,instructive ,game of ,messengers--or ,summer ,amusement for ,john ,bull1' by ,ansell 7,august #ahjf71 shows us the ,channel1 on both sides of which a lively game is being kept up by means of racket bats1 a constant supply of balls1 in the shape of messengers1 between the two countries1 being kept in the air4 ,their messages are ,peace1 ,hope1 ,despair1 ,no peace1 ,passports1 ,peace to a ,certainty1 ,no peace1 ,credentials1 ,despatches1 c4 ,on the ,french side1 ,napoleon and ,talleyrand keep the game alive1 #8,begar ,talley1 dis be ver amusant--,keep it up as long as you can1 that we may have time for our project4' ,sheridan1 ,fox1 and others play on the ,english side2 ,john ,bull being merely a spectator1 not too much amused1 as a paper1 protruding from his pocket1 shows3 #8,very shy at the ,stock ,exchange4' ,sheridan calls out3 #8,that's right my lads1 bang 'em about4 ,john ,bull seems quite puzzled4' ,fox asks3 #8,is not it a pretty game ,johnny8' ,johnny1 however1 says3 #8,pretty enough as to that1 they do fly about monstrous quick to be sure3 but you don't get any more money out of my pocket for all that66' ,illustration3 ,,news ,,from ,,calabria4 ,gillray gives us a veritable caricature in #8,news from ,calabria6 ,capture of ,buenos ,ayres6 i4e4 the ,comforts of an ,imperial ,dejeune at ,st4 ,clouds' 7,september #ac1 #ahjf71 a portion only of which is given in illustration4 ,boney is here1 terrific in his wrath2 poor ,talleyrand1 who has brought the news1 is receiving grievous punishment from his ,imperial master4 ,not only is his ear pulled 7a favourite trick of ,napoleon's71 but he is being belaboured with the tea-urn1 which is made in the form of the world3 his master crying out3 #8,out on ye ,owl1 noting but song of ,death66' ,napoleon has kicked over the breakfast-table1 and the scalding contents of the tea-urn are being deposited in the lap of ,josephine1 who screams with agony and terror4 ,the maids of honour and courtiers1 though refraining from open demonstration1 look aghast at the imperial violence1 which is not diminished by the presence of a number of messengers1 whose news is particularly unwelcome3 #8,spain in despair for the loss of her ,colonies4' #8,all ,germany rising1 and arming en ,masse4' #8,holland starving1 and ripe for a revolt4' #8,st4 ,petersburg3 refusal to ratify the ,french ,treaty4' #8,prussia rousing from the ,trance of ,death4' #8,swedish defiance4 ,charles ,,xii4 redivivus4' #8,switzerland cursing the ,french yoke4' #8,italy shaking off her ,chains4' #8,la ,vende again in motion4' #8,portugal true to the last gasp4' #8,sicily firing like ,etna4' #8,denmark waiting for an opportunity4' #8,turkey invoking ,mahomet4' ,naturally1 all this bad news contributes towards making it a #8hard time' for ,talleyrand4 ,argus gives us 7,september #ahjf7 #8,the ,continental ,shaving ,shop4 ,boney beats ,jemmy ,wright1 who shaved as well as any man1 almost1 not quite' 7,september #ahjf74 ,as a barber1 he is going to shave the ,grand ,turk1 and1 flourishing an enormous razor of ,corsican steel1 seizes his beard4 ,this the ,turk naturally objects to1 saying3 #8,by the ,holy ,prophet1 ,i must not part with my beard1 why1 my people will not acknowledge me for the grand ,signor again at ,constantinople4' ,talleyrand1 as assistant1 is lathering the ,turk's face1 persuading him1 #8,come1 come1 don't make such a fuss1 my ,master will cut away when he catches anybody in his shop4' ,boney calls out3 #8,lather away ,talley4 ,i'll soon ease him of his superfluities and make him look like my ,christian customers4' ,the sort of treatment they are likely to get is clearly set forth in an announcement on the wall4 #8,nap ,boney1 shaver general to most of the ,sovereigns on the ,continent1 shaves expeditiously1 and clean1 a few gashes excepted2 is ready to undertake any new ,customer who is willing to submit to the above4' ,his treatment is exemplified by the appearance of ,austria1 whose gashed face and head is ornamented with strips of court-plaister4 ,he is talking to ,john ,bull1 who looks in at a window3 #8,come1 ,johnny1 come in and be shaved1 don't be frightened at the size of the razor1 it cuts very clean1 ,i assure you4' ,his reply is1 #8,by ,goles so it seems1 and leaves a dom'd sight of gashes behoind1 as you and ,mynheer can testify66' ,poor ,holland is in even a worse plight than ,austria1 and is talking to ,prussia1 who is sitting in a chair1 ready lathered for shaving4 ,says he to the ,dutchman3 #8,i hope he don't mean to shave me as he has you1 and my neighbour ,austria there8 ,i should not sit here so quietly with my face lathered4' ,holland replies3 #8,yaw ,mynheer very close shaver1 its nix my doll when you are used to it4' #8,political ,quadrille' is by ,ansell 7,october #ahjf71 and represents two sets playing that game of cards4 ,one set is composed of ,george the ,third1 ,russia1 ,spain1 and ,prussia4 ,the other consists of ,napoleon1 ,italy1 ,holland1 and ,austria4 ,george the ,third says3 #8,i never had luck when the ,curse of ,scotland#ae was in my hand--however ,i have now discarded it--,ay this will do--,i have now a strong suit1 without a knave among them4' ,russia observes3 #8,i never had such luck since ,i have been a ,russian1 compleatly bested off the board--but that ,i must endeavour to forget1 and try to play better in future4' ,spain says3 #8,i was obliged to play1 tho' it was forced ,spadille4 ,my ,queen deceived me--but however ,i must not now give myself ,ayres1 as ,i have lost all my ,dollars4' ,prussia remarks3 #8,shall ,i play or not8 ,if ,i play1 ,i fear ,i shall be bested1 and if not1 they will call me ,prussian ,cake4' ,in the other set of players1 ,napoleon says3 #8,i begin to fancy ,i can play alone--,no1 ,i can call a ,king when ,i please1 ,i am strong in my suits--besides ,i know how to finesse my ,cards4' ,austria says3 #8,for the present ,i fear the game is up with me1 so ,i pass4' ,italy says3 #8,i fear it is nearly over with poor ,ponto4' ,holland reflects3 #8,i have got a ,king without calling one--but ,i have no ,trump now1 and ,i fear ,i shall lose all my fish4' ,fox died in ,september #ahjf1 and was buried1 ,october #aj1 in ,westminster ,abbey1 close to the remains of his rival ,pitt4 ,with him were buried the last hopes of a peace with ,france1 and1 in ,october1 finding all negotiations unsuccessful 7,great ,britain requiring ,russia to be made a party to the ,treaty1 which ,france refused71 ,lord ,lauderdale demanded his passports1 and left for ,england4 ,meanwhile1 ,napoleon marched on from victory to victory4 ,the battle of ,jena1 the occupation of ,erfurth1 ,greissen1 ,hall1 ,leipzig1 ,ascherleben1 ,bemburg1 ,spandau1 ,potsdam1 and1 lastly1 of ,berlin1 were all in his triumphal march4 ,a public entry having made1 ,at ,berlin he his airs display'd2 ,a ,court day absolutely held1 ,and due attendance there compell'd4 ,of ,prussia's ,king he made a scoff1 ,and all his little taunts play'd off4 ,and here he issued a decree1 ,the most invet'rate that could be1 ,in hopes t'annoy ,great ,britain's trade1 ,all ,commerce with her he forbade4 ,the ,capture he ordain'd1 'tis true1 ,of ,british ships--the seizure1 too1 ,of letters1 if in ,english written1 ,or if directed to ,great ,britain2 ,and this he styled--a strange romance6 ,the fundamental law of ,france4 ,the decree is dated from ,berlin1 ,november #ba1 #ahjf1 and1 after a preamble1 states3--#8#a4 ,the ,british ,islands are declared in a state of blockade4 #b4 ,all trade and intercourse with the ,british ,islands is prohibited2 consequently letters or packets addressed to ,england1 or written in the ,english language1 will not be conveyed by post1 and will be seized4 #c4 ,every native of ,england1 whatever his rank and condition1 who may be found in the countries occupied by our troops1 or by those of our allies1 shall be made prisoners of war4 #d4 ,every warehouse1 and all merchandise and property of any description whatever1 belonging to an ,english subject1 or the produce of ,english manufactures or colonies1 is declared good prize4 #e4 ,trade in ,english merchandise is prohibited1 and all merchandise belonging to ,england1 or the produce of her manufactures1 and colonies1 is declared good prize4 #f4 ,one half of the produce of the confiscation of the merchandise1 and property1 declared good prize by the preceding articles1 will be appropriated to the indemnification of the merchants1 for losses they have sustained1 through the capture of trading vessels1 by ,english cruisers4 #g4 ,no vessel coming directly from ,england1 or her colonies1 or having been there since the publication of the present decree1 will be received in any port4 #h4 ,any vessel which1 by means of a false declaration1 shall contravene the above article1 shall be seized1 and the ,ship and ,cargo shall be confiscated as if they were ,english property1' c4 ,the ,times1 of ,december #h1 commenting on this proclamation1 says3--#8,if our orders of ,council1 and our ,navy are not competent to seal up the ports of ,france1 we should be glad to know how ,buonaparte1 who can scarce venture to steal a ship to sea1 is to retaliate with effect upon this country4 ,we believe none of the nations1 which are yet free to trade with us1 will be deterred by a ,decree emitted at ,berlin1 from sending their produce to the markets of ,britain4 ,of all the follies that have ever escaped from ,buonaparte1 in the extravagance1 and intoxication1 of his ambition1 and success1 this we consider as one of the greatest4 ,he1 in fact1 pledges himself to that which he has no adequate means whatever of carrying into effect4 ,his ,decree will have as little influence upon the trade of ,england1 as his ,navy has4' ,ansell designed 7,december #ahjf7 #8,jack ,tars conversing with ,boney on the ,blockade of ,old ,england4' ,napoleon is vapouring about behind his fortifications1 flourishing his sword1 #8,the ,terror of the ,continent1' and saying3 #8,begar by my ,imperial decree1 ,england is in a ,state of ,blockade4' ,two sailors are in a small boat called the ,nelson1 and one says3 #8,why what do you mean by that1 you whipper snapper--,heres ,tom ,pipes1 and ,i1 in this little cock boat1 will ,blockade you so that you dare not bring out a single vessel--,blockade1 indeed6 you are a pretty fellow to talk of blockading6' ,his companion contemptuously adds3 #8,i wonder1 ,jack1 you throw away your precious time in talking to such a lubber4' ,john ,bull1 pipe in hand1 stands on the cliffs of ,albion1 roaring with laughter4 #8,i cannot help laughing at the whimsical conceit4' ,souley 7,december #ahjf7 drew #8,bonaparte blockading ,john ,bull4' ,boney for want of proper ,sail1 ,by threats bombastic would prevail4 ,boney and his army are crossing the ,channel in their cocked hats2 he1 presenting sword and pistol at ,john ,bull1 says3 #8,i'll ,blockade ye1 ye ,english ,scoundrel4 ',tis you thwart all my designs--',tis you and you only who dare oppose ,,my ,,will4 ,but ,i'll ,blockade ye--and not one of your rascally ,craft shall stir4' ,john ,bull1 convulsed with laughter1 is dancing1 and saying3 #8,shiver my timbers1 here's a go6 ,ah6 ,ah6 ,ah6 ,ah6 ,why ,master ,boney you look like ,neptune crossing the ,line4 ,i suppose next you will be blockading the moon4' ,and so ends the year #ahjf4 ,,chapter ,,xliv4 ,,napoleon',s ,,polish ,,campaign--,,battle ,,of ,,eylau--,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,,emperors ,,at ,,tilsit--,,capture ,,of ,,the ,,danish ,,fleet4 #ahjg commences with #8,,john ,,bull playing on the ,,base ,villain' 7artist unknown1 ,january #a1 #ahjg71 in which we see that revered personage playing #8,britains ,strike home' on poor ,boney1 with a sword in lieu of a bow1 and grasping him tightly round the neck4 ,in ,november #ahjf1 ,napoleon1 with his army1 had entered ,poland1 and1 on ,december #ah of the same year1 he entered ,warsaw4 ,an unknown artist 7,january #ahjg7 depicts #8,the ,entrance into ,poland or another ,bonne ,bouche for ,boney4' ,on their knees are the ,polish magnates1 who exclaim3 #8,what a happy day for ,poland6' ,the foremost is kissing the toe of ,napoleon1 who says3 #8,rise up free and independent ,polanders1 depend upon it you shall have a ,king1 and ,i'll be ,vice ,roy over him4' ,behind1 a standard-bearer carries a flag1 on which is shown a pair of shackles1 a guillotine1 and two crossed swords1 with the legend1 #8,comfort for the ,poles4' ,beside him1 another ,french soldier is emptying a sack of fetters4 ,the ,russians withdrew for a time1 but only to return in force1 and ,napoleon had to change his tactics to meet them2 he therefore proposed to concentrate his forces1 and compel the ,russians to give battle1 with the ,vistula in their rear1 and he himself between them and ,russia4 ,his despatches1 however1 were intercepted1 and the battle was precipitated4 ,augereau's division lost its way1 and was cut up by the ,russians2 and ,bernadotte did not come1 as the despatches1 bidding him do so1 had been captured4 ,the fight in the snow at ,preuss ,eylau was fearful1 and the carnage1 especially in the churchyard1 was horrible4 ,four thousand men died there4 ,the ,french put down their loss in this battle as #b1jjj killed1 #f1jjj wounded2 while the loss of the ,russians was #g1jjj dead1 #af1jjj wounded1 #ab1jjj prisoners1 and #de cannon taken4 ,that the blockade still galled us is evidenced by a caricature of ,woodward's 7,january #bg1 #ahjg71 who designed #8,the ,giant ,commerce overwhelming the ,pigmy ,blockade4' ,commerce is a strange figure3 its cap is ,wedgwood ware1 its face ,staffordshire ware1 its eyes ,derby ,porcelain1 and its mouth ,worcester porcelain4 ,its body is ,wool1 arms of printed calico1 and its hands are encased in ,woodstock gloves4 ,it wears a ,norwich shawl1 has leather breeches1 ,fleecy hosiery stockings1 and ,staffordshire shoes4 ,it is actively employed in hurling various missiles at ,napoleon1 who is sheltered behind his fortifications4 ,these implements of offence consist of such articles as ,birmingham steel1 pig iron1 scissors1 combs1 knives and forks1 block tin1 sugar1 patent coffins1 ,birmingham buttons1 and a cask each of ,london porter1 ,maidstone1 ,geneva1 and ,british spirits4 ,napoleon entreats3 #8,pray ,mr4 ,commerce don't overwhelm me1 and ,i will take off de grande ,blockade of old ,england4' ,the two following caricatures were designed and published before the news had arrived in ,england of the crushing defeat of the ,russians at ,eylau1 which only appeared publicly in the #8,times' of ,march #aj4 ,ansell 7,march #ahjg7 gives #8,boney and his ,army in ,winter ,quarters4' ,in the background is a ,state ,prison for ,prisoners of ,war2 and1 in the centre of the picture1 the ,russian bear hugs poor ,boney1 and prepares to drop him in the river ,bug1 in which is a board inscribed1 #8,hic ,jacet4 ,snug in the ,bug several thousands of the great nation4' ,bruin growls3 #8,hush a bye6 ,hush a bye6 take it all quietly1 you'll soon find yourself as snug as a bug in a rug4' ,but ,boney1 writhing in the embrace1 cries out3 #8,oh ,d--n the ,bug1 ,i wish ,i had never seen it4 ,my dear ,talley--don't tell my faithful subjects the true state of my situation4 ,any thing but the truth1 my dear ,talley--,oh this ,cursed ,russian bear1 how close he hugs me4' ,talleyrand1 with one foot in the ,vistula1 and the other on land1 replies3 #8,leave me alone for a ,bulletin'--applies his lips to a trumpet1 from which issues a true and a false report4 ,the true one1 #8#djjj prisoners1 #cjjj drowned1 #ab ,eagles taken1 #abjjj killed1' is disappearing into thin air2 whilst that #8,for ,paris' is as follows3 #8,grand ,bulletin4 ,the august ,emperor of the great ,nation informs his faithful1 and beloved1 subjects1 that1 having performed wonders on the banks of the ,bug1 he has now closed a glorious campaign for the season1 and retired with ease1 and comfort1 into ,winter quarters4' #8,the ,political ,cock horse' 7,souley1 ,march #aj1 #ahjg7 shows ,napoleon's somewhat ragged white charger stumbling over a stone1 #8,insatiable ,ambition4' ,benningsen has jumped up behind him1 seized the reins1 and hurled ,boney to the ground4 ,in his fall he loses his sword #8,oppression1' and cries out pitifully1 #8,stop1 stop1 good ,benningsen1 don't kill a poor fellow6 ,an ,armistice6 an ,armistice6 ,i have very good proposals of peace for you4' ,but the relentless ,russian prepares to run him through with his sword1 saying3 #8,you ,bombastic ,scoundrel1 ,robber1 ,murderer1 ,violator1 ,incendiary1 c41 c41 c4 ,you thought of reigning with your ,iron ,crown 7in7 the ,north1 as well as the ,south4 ,but know1 ,tyrant1 that the ,sons of the ,north are to be your ,superior4' ,john ,bull encourages him with #8,bravo1 bravo1 brave ,russians3 ,one home stroke more1 and good bye to ,master ,boney4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,new ,,dynasty1 ,,or ,,the ,,little ,,corsican ,,gardener ,,planting ,a ,,royal ,,pippin ,,tree4 ,of ,gillray's caricature of #8,the ,new ,dynasty2 or the little ,corsican ,gardener ,planting a ,royal ,pippin ,tree1' only a portion is given--that relating to ,napoleon4 ,the ,old ,royal ,oak is being hewn down by #8,all the ,talents1' and ,talleyrand is busy digging a hole to receive ,napoleon's royal pippin1 which is to take its place4 ,the topmost pippin1 which is crowned1 represents ,lord ,moira1 who claimed to be descended from the old kings of ,ballynahinch4 ,the others are1 #8,countess of ,salisbury beheaded #aeje1' #8,duchess of ,cleves put to death in #adec1' #8,henry de la ,pole beheaded in #aech1' #8,plantagenet beheaded in #adae1' #8,crookback ,richard killed at ,bosworth1' #8,edmund1 #dth son of ,henry #b1 beheaded4' ,the royal pippins behind1 which have already been planted1 and have taken root1 are labelled respectively1 #8,etruria1 ,wurtemburg1 ,saxon1 ,holland1 and ,italian2' whilst on the ground1 by a basket1 are grafts1 which respectively represent ,sir ,francis ,burdett1 ,cobbett1 and ,horne ,tooke4 ,napoleon pursued his victories over the ,russians4 ,dantzig was taken2 at ,friedland the ,russians lost #ah1jjj men and #be generals1 killed and wounded1 and at last ,knigsberg was taken by ,soult1 after having been evacuated by the ,russians4 ,it was time for them to beg for an armistice1 and on ,june #ba one was concluded4 ,napoleon was asked to have an interview with the ,emperor of ,russia1 to which he consented1 and ,tilsit was the place appointed2 and1 in order that this meeting should be quite private1 and free from interruption1 ,napoleon ordered a large raft to be moored in the middle of the ,niemen1 on which was erected a room with two antechambers1 all elegantly furnished and decorated4 ,both the roof and the doors were ornamented with ,french and ,russian eagles4 ,on ,june #be they met2 ,napoleon reached the raft first1 and stood on its edge to welcome ,alexander4 ,they met and parted in a most friendly manner4 ,this incident1 it is needless to say1 afforded a fine subject to the caricaturist4 ,ansell gives us1 certainly1 a more comic representation of the meeting of the ,emperors than any other caricaturist 7,july #ahjg74 ,bonaparte is hugging the ,emperor of ,russia in a most exaggerated style1 saying3 #8,my dear ,brother--receive this ,fraternal ,embrace out of pure affection4' ,but ,russia1 finding the raft tilting violently1 and not liking such demonstrative affection1 exclaims1 #8,zounds1 ,brother1 you'll squeeze me to death--besides1 ,i find my side of the raft is sinking very fast4' ,poor ,prussia is floundering in the water1 his crown floating away from him3 #8,what a ,prussian cake ,i was to listen to him--,i am afraid ,i shall never recover it4' ,illustration ,nap1 with the hopes of peace delighted1 ,the ,russian ,emperor invited1 ,and for this interview1 with craft1 ,had been prepar'd a pretty raft1 ,which on the river ,niemen floated1 ,with two commodious tents1 devoted ,to the sole use of the contractors1 ,who were indeed conspicuous actors2 ,the signal given1 as commanded1 ,each from his boat together landed1 ,and on this raft1 their ends to get1 ,by ,nap1 was ,alexander met-- ,exchanging the fraternal hug ,they took their seats in manner snug2 ,when ,nap began his wheedling jargon1 ,and made1 depend on't1 a good bargain4 ,the peace of ,tilsit1 as recorded1 ,a temporary rest afforded4 ,and now three sovereigns1 they say1 ,sat down together very gay3 ,meaning the ,emperor of ,russia1 ,our hero1 and the ,king of ,prussia3 ,their visits to each other1 they ,alternately were wont to pay4 ,napoleon talk'd of this and that1 ,and entertain'd them with his chat4 ,their life guards1 who were much delighted1 ,to dinner1 were by ,nap invited1 ,the brotherly embrace went round1 ,there was not a discordant sound4 ,in harmony the day they spent1 ,each countenance display'd content4 ,now matters were so well arrang'd1 ,a while they uniforms exchang'd1 ,and after they had dined1 and talk'd1 ,together through the streets they walked4 ,ansell drew 7,july #ahjg7 #8,an ,imperial ,bonne bouche1 or the dinner at ,tilsit4' ,napoleon1 attended by his guards1 sits on one side of the table1 and the ,emperor of ,russia opposite to him2 the latter has but an empty plate1 and a castor of cayenne pepper before him1 whilst ,napoleon is stuffing his mouth with #8,continental slices1' and has besides1 immediately before him1 #8,austerlitz biscuit1' #8,friedland ,pye1' and #8,eylau ,custard1' which he intends carving with his sword4 ,but he banters his brother ,emperor with #8,my dear ,brother1 you dont eat2 ,what is the matter with you8 see what a hearty meal our other beloved ,cousin1 and brother1 is making1 from the ,crumbs that fall from the table4' ,and ,prussia is seen on his knees1 picking up some fragments of a #8,prussian ,cake4' ,russia1 with expectant knife and fork1 looks very blankly at his confrre1 and replies3 #8,how the deuce1 brother1 am ,i to eat when you keep everything to yourself8' #8,mutual ,honors at ,tilsit1 or the ,monkey1 the ,bear and the ,eagle' 7,august #ahjg71 by ,ansell1 represents ,napoleon1 as a monkey1 seated on a drum1 having a plaque upon his breast1 inscribed #8,order of ,st4 ,andrew1 to our ,faithful c4 c4 c4 ,fudge1' decorating a bear with #8,the ,legion of ,honor4 ,to our trusty and beloved ,cousin c4 c4 ,fudge4' ,the poor bear wears a fool's cap and bells1 and is muzzled1 whilst its throat is galled by a spiked collar1 called1 in irony1 #8,collar of ,independence4' ,napoleon says1 #8,really1 ,brother ,bruin--you never look'd so fine in your life4 ,you cannot think how the medal1 and cap and bells1 become you4' ,but the bear ruefully ruminates1 #8,i shall really be ashamed to return to my own ,fraternity4 ,i wonder what my old ,friend1 the ,lion1 will say4' ,the ,prussian eagle is also decorated with the collar of the ,legion of ,honour1 but is in a wofully dilapidated condition1 which is well explained by its own reflections3 #8,it is certainly very fine--but1 what with having one of my heads chopped off--and the crown half cracked of the other2 besides having my wings cropp'd1 ,i think1 somehow1 ,i was better off before4' ,the ,english1 perforce1 had to keep up their courage1 and one etching1 by ,ansell 7,august #ahjg71 represents1 in the background1 ,napoleon on his throne1 and all the ,european sovereigns grovelling before him4 ,the foreground is occupied by ,britannia and ,john ,bull4 ,the former asks3 #8,do give me your advice--what am ,i to do--,all my foreign ,allies have deserted me1--even ,russia has joined them1 they are bending at the feet of the usurper4' ,john ,bull1 a truculent-looking sailor1 with oaken ,cudgel1 replies3 #8,what are you to do8 ,why stick to me1 your old and faithful ally ,john ,bull1 who will never desert you while he has a timber to support him4' ,the picture is called #8,britannia in tribulation for the loss of her ,allies1 or ,john ,bull's advice4' ,in #8,the ,polish ,pie1 or the ,effects of the ,peace at ,tilsit' 7artist unknown1 ,september #aj1 #ahjg71 we see the ,emperor of ,russia1 and ,napoleon1 carving a huge #8,polish pie1' the ,russian's opinion of which is #8,i think ,i never relished a ,pie so well in all my life4' ,whilst thus engaged1 comes poor1 wounded1 tattered ,prussia1 humbly1 with hat in hand3 #8,pray give a part of the ,pie to a poor broken-down ,prussian--,you know you promised me formerly you would not touch it2 but now you have reduced me to poverty1 crutches1 and a wooden leg--you'll not allow me a mouthfull1 'tis a very hard case indeed6 ,pray remember a poor ,prussian6' ,napoleon turns to his brother ,emperor1 and opines1 #8,suppose1 ,cousin1 we give him a small piece of the ,crust1 just to keep him from grumbling4' ,the ,danes sought to curry favour with ,napoleon1 or perhaps they were obliged to act as they did2 but they closed their ports1 such as ,holstein1 c41 to ,british ships1 which ,john ,bull could not stand4 ,so ,admiral ,gambier1 with a fleet1 having on board #bj1jjj troops1 sailed to set matters right4 ,negotiations failed1 and the admiral used the force majeure at his disposal4 ,copenhagen was bombarded1 and on ,september #h the ,british took possession of the fortifications1 c41 of ,copenhagen1 captured the whole ,danish fleet1 fully armed and equipped1 consisting of #ah sail of the line1 #ae frigates1 #f brigs1 and #be gun-boats1 which were safely navigated to ,england1 with the exception of one ship1 which was stranded4 ,unfortunately1 ,copenhagen itself suffered severely1 guns not being so scientifically constructed as at present1 and accuracy as to range was impossible4 #8,gulliver towing the ,fleet into ,lilliput6' 7,i4 ,cruikshank1 ,october #af1 #ahjg7 shows ,admiral ,gambier swimming towards ,england1 towing the captured vessels4 ,george the ,third1 on a ,martello tower1 watching him through his spy-glass1 and saying1 with his accustomed iteration1 #8,what1 ,what1 ,gulliver the #bnd--he--,gulliver the #bnd--,more ,nelsons--more ,nelsons--brave fellows6' ,on the ,continent ,napoleon is seen furious1 and the countries under his sway are in different attitudes of despair4 ,napoleon shouts out1 #8,curse that fellow2 here1 ,tally1 stop him3 what6 will nobody stop him8 ,then begar1 we never shall invade ,england1 and all our schemes are frustrated4' ,on the coast of ,zealand a ,jack ,tar is thus explaining to a native3 #8,hold your jaw2 ,you know as how you used to rob our forefathers1 you lubber1 and so you wanted to assist that ,french ,monkey to do it again1 but it would not do4' ,ansell published 7,october #ba1 #ahjg7 #8,malignant ,aspects looking with envy on ,john ,bull and his ,satellites1 or1 a ,new ,planetary ,system4' ,in a centre medallion sits ,john ,bull1 happily smoking1 and with a jug of good ,october by his side4 ,he is surrounded by the ,british navy1 and a halo of glory4 ,rushing towards him is #8,a ,corsican ,comet ,frenchified1' and chained to him is #8,a ,russian bear with two heads1 an appendage to the ,comet4' ,there is a #8,danish ,mouse1' an #8,italian ,greyhound1' an #8,american ,torpedo1' a #8,swiss ,cheese1' a #8,spanish ,puff1' a #8,dutch frog1' besides many #8minor ,constellations with malignant aspects4' ,,chapter ,,xlv4 ,,french ,,entry ,,into ,,portugal--,,blockade ,,of ,,england--,,flight ,,of ,,the ,,portuguese ,,royal ,,family--,,the ,,peninsular ,,war--,,flight ,,of ,,king ,,joseph4 ,on ,october #ah or #ai ,junot entered ,portugal1 and then it was that ,john ,bull began to fear for his stock of port wine4 ,this is very amusingly put in a picture3 #8,in ,port1 and ,out of ,port1 or news from ,portugal1' which is the title of a caricature by ,woodward 7,november #aj1 #ahjg71 and it represents ,bonaparte seated on a pipe of #8,genuine ,old ,port4' ,with folded arms he thus speaks3 #8,now ,master ,jean ,bull--more news for you4 ,you'll soon be out of ,port4' ,a miserable-looking #8,portugee' approaches ,john ,bull1 with cap in hand1 saying3 #8,i be1 d'ye see1 de poor ,portuguese4 ,vat he mean be de ,port ,wine2 which he will be glad to change for your bag of guineas dere--begar--but dat is mine--between ourselves4' ,john ,bull1 who is sitting down1 smoking1 with a jug of ale and a huge bagful of guineas by his side1 replies3 #8,d--n him1 and his ,port too--,i am snug in ,port1 and while ,i have the port holes of my wooden walls1 and a glass of home brew'd ale1 his conquests shall never trouble me4' ,napoleon1 in a decree dated from ,hamburg1 ,november #aj1 and also in another dated ,milan1 ,december #bg1 again declared ,england in a state of blockade1 and he made all under his sway to cease all connection with that country1 as far as commercial matters were concerned2 and this is how the caricaturist met it3-- #8,blockade against ,blockade1 or ,john ,bull a ,match for ,boney' 7,ansell1 ,november #ahjg71 shows the different sides of a #8,wall of ,blockade4' ,john ,bull is well victualled1 and has a fine surloin of beef1 and a full tankard1 c42 and he says3 #8,now ,master ,boney1 we shall see which will hold out the longest1 my wall against yours4 ,aye1 aye1 ,i can see you4 ,i have left a peep hole4 ,i believe you will soon be glad to change your ,soup ,maigre for my ,roast beef4' ,boney1 with only a basin of ,soup ,maigre before him1 looks very disconsolate3 #8,who could have thought that he would build a wall also--,i really think ,i had better have left him alone--,some how ,i don't relish this ,soup ,maigre4' #8,the ,continental ,dockyard1' by ,woodward 7,november #bg1 #ahjg71 shows a very tumbledown erection1 called #8,the ,gallic ,storehouse for ,english ,shipping1' but it contains none4 ,it only holds the #8,yaw ,mynheer1' the #8,don ,diego1' the #8,swede1' the #8,dane1' and the #8,napoleon1' on which a number of shipwrights are engaged1 being driven to their task by ,napoleon1 with drawn sword4 ,he thus addresses the master shipwright3 #8,begar you must work like de ,diable1 ve must annihilate dis ,john ,bull4' ,the unlucky foreman replies3 #8,please you1 my ,grand ,empereur1 'tis no use vatever4 ,as fast as ve do build dem1 he vas clap dem in his storehouse over de way4' ,accordingly1 we see in #8,john ,bull's ,storehouse' a large collection of captured vessels from the ,armada--#8,portobello1' #8,camperdown1' #8,st4 ,vincent1' #8,nile1' and #8,trafalgar4' ,john ,bull and a number of sailors enjoy this cheering sight4 ,says he to them3 #8,i say my lads1 if he goes on this way we shall be overstocked4' ,and a sailor remarks3 #8,what a deal of pains some people take for nothing4' ,i4 ,cruikshank 7,december #bj1 #ahjg7 gives us #8,the ,bear1 the ,monkey1 the ,turkey1 and the ,bull1 or the true cause of the ,russian war4' ,bonaparte1 as the ,french ,monkey1 is leading the ,russian ,bear by a collar and chain1 and thus addresses him3 #8,the case is this1 if you will make war against that overgrown ,bull over the way1 you shall have a slice of that fine ,turkey6 and the ,eastern ,star4' ,the ,turkey is represented as saying3 #8,i wish ,i was well out of their clutches1 but ,i am afraid they will have me at last4' ,the ,eastern ,star appears on the horizon1 and represents the ,indies4 ,a ,bull1 on the opposite coast1 is in a menacing attitude1 and bellows forth3 #8,you had better beware1 for1 remember the old adage--,when you play with a ,bull1 take care of his horns4' #8,john ,bull refreshing the ,bear's ,memory' is by ,i4 ,cruikshank 7,december #bj1 #ahjg71 and shows the former worthy opening an enormous volume1 his journal1 and thus addressing a crowned bear1 who has a collar round his neck inscribed #8,this bear belongs to ,napoleon1' and who regards the book through an enormous pair of spectacles4 #8,so you say1 ,master ,bruin1 that my visit to ,denmark has no parallel in ,history--do be so good as to turn your spectacles to this page1 and refresh your memory4' ,and he points to a page of his journal1 in which is written3 #8,the ,great1 the ,magnanimous1 ,catherine of ,russia seized upon one third of the ,kingdom of ,poland1 and kept it to herself4 ,these peaceful ,danes seized on the ,city of ,hamburgh4' ,on ,january #a1 #ahjh1 ,i4 ,cruikshank published #8,boney stark mad1 or more ,ships1 ,colonies1 and ,commerce4' ,it shows the fleet in the ,tagus1 and the ,british ,admiral 7,sir ,sidney ,smith7 calling out through his speaking-trumpet1 #8,bon jour1 ,monsieur1 if you would like a trip to the ,brazils1 ,i'll conduct you there with a great deal of pleasure2 perhaps you would like a taste of ,madeira by the way4' ,this is to ,talleyrand1 on whom ,bonaparte is venting his rage1 kicking him1 and tearing off his wig1 saying3 #8,stop them1 stop them4 ,murder1 fire6 ,why did you not make more haste1 you hopping rascal8 now1 all my hopes are blasted1 my revenge disappointed1 and--,i'll glut it on you--,monster--,vagabond--,villain666' ,the explanation of this caricature is1 that as the ,french army was marching direct to ,lisbon1 the whole of the ,portuguese ,royal family embarked for the ,brazils1 on ,november #bi1 under convoy of a ,british squadron4 #8,delicious ,dreams6 ,castles in the ,air6 ,glorious ,prospects6 vide an ,afternoon ,nap after the ,fatigues of an ,official ,dinner1' is by ,gillray 7,april #aj1 #ahjh71 and shows the ,cabinet asleep1 a punch-bowl on the table1 and full and empty bottles all around4 ,they are so quiet that the mice are licking the ,treasury plates4 ,behind ,castlereagh's chair is a cat 7,catalani74 ,mr4 ,perceval sleeps with his arms on the table2 the ,duke of ,portland in the chairman's seat2 ,lord ,liverpool with his back to the table2 ,canning1 negligently lolling back in his chair1 uses ,lord ,melville1 who is under the table1 as a footstool4 ,the delicious dream they see has for its background the ,tower of ,london1 before which passes ,britannia seated on a triumphal car1 fashioned somewhat like a ship1 and drawn by a bull2 and1 behind the car1 chained to it1 come1 first1 ,bonaparte1 the ,russian ,bear1 ,prussia1 ,austria1 and ,spain4 ,illustration #8,the ,corsican ,tiger at ,bay' 7,rowlandson1 ,july #h1 #ahjh7 shows ,napoleon as a ,tiger 7or rather1 as the artist has depicted him1 a leopard71 with his fore-feet on four ,royal ,greyhounds1 whilst a pack of ,patriotic ,greyhounds are rushing to attack him4 ,john ,bull1 standing on the white cliffs of ,albion1 presents his gun at him1 singing the nursery rhyme-- #8,there was a little man1 ,and he had a little gun1 ,and his bullets were made of lead---- ,d--me1 but we'll manage him amongst us4' ,the ,russian ,bear and ,austrian ,eagle are chained together2 but ,austria thus proposes3 #8,now1 ,brother ,bruin1 is the time to break our chains4' ,the ,dutch frog1 too1 joins in the chorus3 #8,it will be my turn to have a slap at him next4' ,illustration #8,boney ,bothered1 or an unexpected meeting' 7,ansell1 ,july #i1 #ahjh74 ,this shows ,boney having gone right through the world1 and1 coming out on the other side1 planting his foot on the ,east ,indies1 at ,bengal2 but he is utterly astonished to find ,john ,bull there also1 armed with his redoubtable oaken cudgel4 #8,begar1' says he1 #8,monsieur ,jean ,bull again6 ,vat6 you know ,i was come here8' ,to which ,john ,bull1 from whose pocket peeps a bundle of ,secret ,intelligence1 replies1 #8,to be sure ,i did--for all your humbug deceptions4 ,i smoked#af your intentions1 and have brought my ,oak ,twig with me1 so now you may go back again4' ,we now come to a period of our history which is interesting to all of us--the ,peninsular ,war4 ,napoleon had turned his attention to ,spain1 and the ,spanish king had abdicated1 and been sent to ,fontainebleau1 with ample allowances4 ,joseph ,bonaparte had been chosen king of ,spain1 and ,murat had his kingdom of ,naples4 ,but the ,spanish nation did not acquiesce in these arrangements4 ,they broke into open revolt1 the ,english helping them with arms and money1 and1 on ,june #f1 the ,supreme ,junta formally declared war against ,napoleon4 ,this much is necessary to explain the following caricature3-- ,illustration ,gillray 7,july #aa1 #ahjh7 drew #8,the ,spanish ,bull fight1 or the ,corsican ,matador in danger1' and kindly tells us that #8,the ,spanish ,bull is so remarkable for ,spirit1 that1 unless the ,matador strikes him dead at the first blow1 the ,bull is sure to destroy him4' ,in the ,theatre ,royale de l',europe sits ,george the ,third1 a trident in one hand1 his spy-glass in the other1 keenly watching the exciting fight1 as also are the delighted sovereigns of ,europe1 the ,pope1 the ,sultan of ,turkey1 and the ,dey of ,algiers4 ,the ,spanish ,bull has broken the ,corsican chain and collar which bound him1 and1 trampling on his king1 has gored and tossed the ,matador1 ,napoleon1 whose sword is broken in an ineffectual attempt to despatch the animal4 ,on the ground are three wounded bulls--,prussian1 ,dutch1 and ,danish--bellowing for help4 ,woodward gives us a capital caricature in #8,the ,corsican ,spider in his web' 7,july #ab1 #ahjh74 ,napoleon is there represented as a bloated spider1 #8,unbounded ambition1' and he is just swallowing a ,spanish fly4 ,there are plenty of flies in his web--,austrian1 ,dutch1 ,portuguese1 ,hanoverian1 ,etrurian1 ,prussian1 ,hamburg1 ,italian1 ,venetian1 and small flies innumerable4 ,the ,pope fly is just being entangled1 and says1 #8,i am afraid ,i shall be dragg'd in4' #8,the ,russian ,fly' has touched the fatal web1 and exclaims1 #8,i declare ,i was half in the web before ,i made the discovery4' ,in fact1 the only two that are as yet free from the baneful mesh is the ,turkish fly1 who thinks1 #8,i am afraid it will be my turn next1' and the ,british fly1 who1 well and hearty1 calls out1 #8,ay1 you may look1 master ,spider1 but ,i am not to be caught in your web4' ,to understand the next caricature1 which1 though dated ,july #bg1 must have been published somewhat later1 we must note that ,joseph ,bonaparte entered ,madrid1 in state1 on ,july #bj1 but1 ominously1 without any welcome from the people3 although money was scattered broadcast1 none but the ,french picked it up4 ,he knew little of what was going on--how ,moncey had been obliged to raise the siege of ,valencia1 and that ,dupont had surrendered at ,baylen4 ,this latter piece of news he did not receive till the #bfth or #bgth of ,july2 when he learned also that ,castaos1 with constantly increasing forces1 was marching towards ,madrid1 he left that city for ,vittoria4 ,a broadside caricature 7artist unknown1 ,july #bg1 #ahjh7 shows ,joseph leaving ,madrid1 his crown falling off1 heading his troops1 who are carrying off heaps of treasure4 ,it is headed #8,burglary and ,robbery666 ,whereas on the night of the #bjth of ,july last1 a numerous gang of ,french ,banditti entered the ,city of ,madrid1 and burglariously broke into the ,royal ,palace1 ,national ,bank1 and most of the ,churches thereof1 murdering all who opposed them in their infamous proceedings4 #8,the said banditti remained in ,madrid until the #bgth of the said month1 and then suddenly departed1 laden with immense booty1 having stolen from thence several waggon-loads of plate1 and every portable article of value1 taking the road to ,france2 all patriotic ,spaniards are hereby requested to be aiding1 and assisting1 in the apprehension of all1 or any1 of the said robbers2 and1 whoever apprehends all1 or any1 of them1 shall receive the thanks1 and blessings1 of every well-disposed person in ,europe4 #8,the said ,banditti were headed by ,joe ,nap1 a ferocious ruffian of the following description3--,he is about five feet seven inches high1 of a meagre1 squalid aspect1 saffron-coloured complexion4 ,he was1 when he escaped1 habited in a royal robe1 which he is known to have stolen from the ,king's ,wardrobe at ,naples4 ,he is a brother of the noted thief who has committed numberless robberies all over ,europe1 murdered millions of the human race1 and who was latterly at ,bayonne1 where it is supposed he tarried1 for the purpose of receiving the stolen goods which his brother was to bring from ,spain4' ,the war1 in aid of ,spain1 against ,france1 was now taken up in earnest1 and ,sir ,arthur ,wellesley was sent to ,spain with a large body of troops1 whilst reinforcements were to come from other quarters4 ,almost one of the last of ,gillray's political caricatures1 and a very good one it is1 is #8,apotheosis of the ,corsican ,phnix' 7,august #b1 #ahjh74 ,it has an imaginary quotation from a supposed #8,new ,spanish ,encyclopdia1 edit4 #ahjh4 ,when the ,phnix is tired of ,life1 he builds a ,nest upon the mountains1 and setting it on ,fire by the wafting of his own ,wings1 he perishes ,himself in the ,flames6 and from the smoke of his ,ashes arises a new ,phnix to illumine the world666' ,this very graphic etching shows1 on the summit of the ,pyrenees1 a globe1 which is the nest of the ,phnix--,napoleon1 with orb and sceptre1 but1 his crown falling off1 he has fanned all ,europe into a blaze with his wings4 ,around his neck is a #8cordon d'honneur' of daggers1 and1 amid the smoke which rises from the pyre1 is seen a dove with olive branch1 having on its wings #8,peace on earth4' ,i4 ,cruikshank still kept up the idea of ,tiddy-,doll in #8,the ,oven on ,fire--or ,boney's last ,batch entirely spoiled666' 7,august #bd1 #ahjh47 ,he is on his knees1 with arms outspread in consternation1 for1 in putting ,dupont1 on a #8peel1' into the oven--#8,spain and ,portugal'--flames burst out1 labelled ,asturian ,legions1 ,army of ,portugal1 ,biscay1 ,catalonian ,army1 ,army of ,galicia1 ,andalusian ,army1 ,army of ,new and ,old ,castille1 ,british ,army and ,fleet1 ,estramadurean ,army1 ,leon1 ,army of ,valencia1 ,murcia1 and ,army of ,granada2 whilst in the centre of the flames is the legend #8,a people ,united can never be conquered4' ,poor ,dupont exclaims1 #8,oh ,nap1 ,nap6 what is this8 ,instead of a ,king1 you've only made me a ,dup7e7ont4' ,bonaparte himself cries out1 #8,zounds1 ,i shall be overwhelmed with this ,patriotic ,blaze4 ,i did not think there was a single spark left1 but ,i find there is more than all the ,engines of ,france can extinguish4' ,talleyrand1 who stands by his kneading-trough1 which is labelled #8,state ,prison1' rests quiet1 and says1 #8,aye ,aye1 ,i told you that you would burn your fingers at that batch of ,ginger-bread--but ,i have nothing to do with it4 ,i am only a ,jailor1 so there is an end to all my glory4' ,we have seen the ,european monarchs sitting down to a game of quadrille4 ,ansell 7,august #ahjh7 gives us its conclusion4 ,spain has suddenly arisen1 and1 upsetting the table1 seizes ,napoleon by the throat1 accusing him of foul play3 #8,i tell you1 you are a ,scoundrel1 and if you do not restore my ,king1 whom you have stolen from the other table1 and reinstate ,ponto--by the honor of a ,spanish ,patriot1 ,i will strangle you4' ,trembling ,bonaparte replies1 #8,don't be so boisterous1 ,i only borrowed him1 merely to make up the pack4' ,the ,pope is on the floor1 and the stolid ,dutchman1 with his hat in hand1 says1 #8,donder and ,blixens1 ,i be quite tired of de game4 ,yaw6 ,yaw6 now is de time for me to rise4' ,at the other table all take a lively interest in the squabble4 ,george the ,third rises from his seat and grasps his #8heart of oak' stick1 saying1 #8,what6 what6 a dust1 eh8 so much the better4 ,boney got the worst of the game4 ,i must lend a hand4' ,russia1 with hand on sword1 turns in his chair1 remarking that #8,now is the time to rub off the rust of ,tilsit4' ,prussia rises1 exclaiming1 #8,if ,i don't take advantage of the present opportunity1 ,i shall indeed be a ,prussian ,cake4' ,austria reaches his hat and sword from its peg on the wall1 and says1 #8,ah6 ,ah6 the game has taken a different turn from what ,i expected1 ,i must not be idle4' ,the next caricature relates to the bad success of ,napoleon's arms4 ,the raising the siege of ,saragossa1 the defeat of ,vimiera1 and the ,convention of ,cintra1 by which the ,french were to evacuate ,portugal1 were not facts likely to be relished in ,france4 #8,the ,fox and the ,grapes' is another of ,woodward's 7,september #ae1 #ahjh71 where the ,corsican ,fox interviews the ,gallic ,cock4 ,the former says1 #8,believe me1 my dear ,doodle doo1 you would not like them--,i found them so sour that ,i absolutely could not touch them1' in answer to the ,cock's query--#8,but my good friend1 you promised to bring me home some ,spanish ,grapes and ,portugal plums3 where are they8' #8,prophecy explained' is by ,rowlandson 7,september #ag1 #ahjh71 and the text taken is from the ,revelation of ,st4 ,john 7chap4 xvii4 verse #aj73 #8,and there are seven kings1 five are fallen1 and one is1 and the other is not yet come1 and when he cometh he must continue but a short space4' ,the five that are fallen are the ,kings of ,wrtemberg1 ,saxony1 ,holland1 ,bavaria1 and ,prussia1 and these have fallen into a #8,slough of ,disgrace and ,ridicule4' ,the #8one that is1' it is needless to say1 is ,napoleon2 and the #8one that continued but a short space1' is ,king ,joseph1 who1 having been chased beyond the ,pyrenees1 has his crown snatched from him4 ,there are many other caricatures on this subject of the flight of ,joseph1 but1 although interesting1 they hardly come within the scope of personal satire on ,napoleon4 ,rowlandson gives us 7,september #bj1 #ahjh7 #8,napoleon the little in a ,rage with his great ,french ,eagle66' ,napoleon1 with his sword drawn1 and his hands clenched1 is in a terrible rage with his brother ,joseph1 who1 under the guise of a crowned eagle1 is limping along with one leg in a sling4 ,napoleon thus addresses him3 #8,confusion and ,destruction--what is this ,i see8 ,did ,i not command you not to return till you had spread your ,wing of ,victory over the whole ,spanish ,nation8' ,and the poor bird meekly replies3 #8,aye1 its fine talking ,nap1 but if you had been there1 you would not much have liked it--,the ,spanish ,cormorants pursued me in such a manner1 that they not only disabled one of my legs1 but set me a moulting in such a terrible way that ,i wonder ,i had not lost every feather2 besides1 it got so hot1 ,i could not bear it any longer4' ,there is a caricature 7,september #bd1 #ahjh7 of #8,a hard passage1 or ,boney playing ,base on the ,continent4' ,he is here represented as playing on the bass viol from the score of the #8,conquest of ,spain and ,portugal4' ,his task seems hard1 and he exclaims3 #8,plague take it6 ,i never met with so difficult a passage before4 ,but1 if ,i can once get over the ,flats1 we shall do pretty well1 for you see the ,key will then change into ,b sharp4' ,a muzzled ,russian bear is trying to play on the ,french horn1 and says3 #8,why that is ,natural enough1 brother ,boney1 though this ,french horn of yours seems rather out of order4' ,,chapter ,,xlvi4 ,,peninsular ,,war1 continued--,,meeting ,,at ,,erfurt4 ,illustration #8,the ,valley of the ,shadow of ,death' is1 as far as ,i know1 the last caricature of ,gillray 7,september #bd1 #ahjh7 in connection with ,napoleon--if1 indeed1 it can be called a caricature1 for it is far too serious in its conception4 ,napoleon's situation at the moment is here firmly grasped4 ,he is surrounded by enemies4 ,with notched sword in hand1 he leads the ,russian bear4 ,he is pursued by the ,german eagle and the spirit of ,charles ,,xii4 ,above is the #8,turkish ,new ,moon ,rising in blood1' the obscured portion of which is represented by #8,french ,influence1' the bright crescent as #8,english ,influence1' and the whole is dropping blood4 ,a fiery comet1 with a tiara as a nucleus 7the ,pope71 is darting thunderbolts of excommunication upon him2 whilst ,junot and ,dupont1 shackled together at their necks1 amidst clouds1 seem to warn him of his fate4 ,immediately in front of him is a ,portuguese wolf1 which has broken its chain1 a ,sicilian terrier1 and the ,leo ,britannicus4 ,death also appears1 lance in one hand1 hour-glass in the other1 on a mule of #8,true ,royal ,spanish breed4' ,in the ,ditch of ,styx is disappearing #8,rex ,joseph1' whose hands and crown alone appear above water4 ,creeping upwards from the slime of the ,lethean ,ditch1 is #8,the ,rhenish ,confederation of starved ,rats1 crawling out of the ,mud1' also #8,dutch ,frogs spitting out their spite'2 whilst the #8,american ,rattle ,snake is shaking his tail1' and the #8,prussian scarecrow is attempting to fly4' ,certainly #8,nap and his ,partner ,joe' is not one of ,rowlandson's happiest efforts 7,september #bi1 #ahjh74 ,some ,dons are kicking the brothers into the gaping jaws of a devil1 singing meanwhile1 #8,so seeing we were finely nick'd4 ,plump to the ,devil we boldly kick'd4 ,both ,nap and his ,partner ,joe4' ,illustration #8,nap and ,his fiends in their glory' 7,october #a1 #ahjh7 shews him1 his brother ,joseph1 ,death1 and the ,devil1 carousing4 ,napoleon is rising and giving a toast4 #8,come1 gentlemen1 here is success to ,plunder and ,massacre4' ,there is below a song to the tune of #8,drops of ,brandy4' ,,nap4 ,these ,spaniards are terrible rogues1 ,they will not submit to my fetters2 ,with patience so gracefully worn1 ,nay1 sought for1 by ,nations their betters4 ,but let us return to the ,charge ,and no longer with lenity treat them4 ,once get them to lay down their arms1 ,and ,i warrant1 brave boys1 we shall beat them4 ,rum ti iddidy--iddidy ,rum ti iddidy--ido4 ,,death4 ,brother ,boney1 we'll never despair1 ,a trusty good friend ,i have found you4 ,kill1 plunder1 and burn and destroy1 ,and deal desolation around you4 ,then gaily let's push round the glass1 ,we'll sing and we'll riot and revel1 ,and ,i'm sure we shall have on our side ,our very good friend1 here1 the ,devil4 ,rum ti1 c4 ,,the ,,devil4 ,believe me1 friend ,death1 you are right4 ,although ,i'm an ugly old fellow1 ,when mischief is getting afloat1 ,o6 then ,i am jolly and mellow4 ,as soon as these ,spaniards are crush'd1 ,again we'll be merry and sing ,sirs1 ,and that we will quickly accomplish1 ,and ,joey here1 he shall be ,king1 ,sirs4 ,rum ti1 c4 ,,don ,,joey4 ,excuse me from lending my aid1 ,you may jointly pursue them and spike them2 ,but lately1 ,i've seen them--and own1 ,i speak the plain truth1--,i don't like them4 ,they ,liberty cherish so dear1 ,that they constantly make her their guide1 ,o1 ,who pleases may make themselves ,king1 ,but may ,i be d--d if ,i do4 ,rum ti1 c4 ,illustration3 ,,apollyon1 ,,the ,,devil',s ,,generalissimo1 ,,addressing ,,his ,,legions4 #8,apollyon1 the ,devil's ,generalissimo1 addressing his legions1' a portion of which is here reproduced1 is by ,i4 ,cruikshank 7,october #g1 #ahjh74 ,his speech is as follows3 #8,legions of ,death4 ,after having ravished1 murdered1 and plundered1 on the banks of the ,danube1 and the ,vistula1 ,i shall order you to march through ,france1 without allowing you a moment's rest66 ,i have occasion for you--the hideous presence of ,religion1 and ,loyalty1 contaminates the ,continent of ,spain1 and ,portugal4 ,let your aspect drive them away from thence2 let us carry our conquering ,eagles to the gates of ,heaven3 there also we have an injury to avenge--you have exceeded all modern murderers--you have placed yourselves on a level with the most ferocious cannibals--,eternal ,war1 ,robbery1 and ,plunder shall be the reward of your ,exertions1 for ,i never can enjoy rest till the ,sea is covered with your ,blood66' ,and the army rejoice1 shouting3 #8,ha1 ,ha1 more ,blood6' ,a rather clever broadside1 artist unknown 7,october #ahjh71 shows us #8,general ,nap turned ,methodist ,preacher4' ,napoleon1 in a black gown1 occupies the pulpit1 having in his hand a musket with fixed bayonet1 on which is a windmill1 and1 in his wig1 he has fixed a cross1 tricoloured flag1 surmounted by a cap of liberty1 and a crescent4 ,in the vestry hang a military uniform1 an episcopal mitre1 and chasuble1 or cope--a ,turkish costume1 a bottle of arsenic for the poor sick of ,jaffa1 a musket labelled #8,scarecrow1' and a bloody dagger1 which does duty as the #8,imperial ,cross4' ,a general acts as clerk1 the organ pipes are cannon1 and the audience1 when not military1 is seated on drums4 ,the letterpress is as follows3 #8,general ,nap turned ,methodist ,preacher1 a new attempt to gull the credulous2 dedicated to ,mr4 ,whitbread4 8,dear ,sam1 repeat my ,words1 but not my ,actions40 8,dearly beloved brethren1 ,honour1 ,country1 liberty6 this is the order of the day2 far from us all idea of conquest1 bloodshed1 and war4 ,religion and true ,philosophy must ever be our maxim4 ,liberty1 a free ,constitution1 and no ,taxes1 that is our cry4 ,no ,slave trade2 humanity shudders at the very thought of it66 ,the brave1 the excellent1 ,english detest it4 ,yea1 we shall all be happy4 ,commerce1 ,plenty1 and all sorts of pretty things will be our lot4 ,good ,jacobins1 rise and assert your rights4 ,and you1 brave soldiers1 the honour of ,france1 ,plunder and ,blood shall once more be your cry4 ,double pay and cities burnt will come down in showers upon you4 ,yea6 ye shall all be ,generals1 all be members of the ,legion of ,honour6 ,the ,eagles will once more cover the world4 ,now is the time to destroy ,great ,britain1 that treacherous country which always seeks our ruin4 ,honour and ,victory will lead us4 #88,dear ,countrymen1 without good faith there is no tie in this world4 ,dear ,jacobins1 we all acknowledge no ,god1 and nothing else4 ,let the ,altars be lighted up1 and your organs play the ,marseillois1 that sacred air1 which fires every ,frenchman's breast4 ,yea1 ,i swear by this holy ,cross ,i now hold in my hands1 and in this sacred place1 that you are all free1 and without restraint1 that my intentions are pure1 and that ,i wish for nothing else but ,peace1 ,plunder1 and ,liberty6 ,amen660' #8,political ,quacks1 or the ,erfurt ,co-partnership commencing ,business' 7artist unknown1 ,november #ahjh7 shows ,napoleon1 as a quack doctor1 on a stage with a muzzled bear 7,russia71 who is distributing handbills1 and says3 #8,ladies and ,gentlemen1 ,i am proud to say1 as well as my muzzle will permit me1 that ,i have a large share in the concern4' ,seated behind ,napoleon are his different patients1 whilst ,death1 grinning through a curtain1 calls out3 #8,walk up1 walk up1 kill or cure4' ,napoleon himself1 as the quack doctor1 has in his hand one of his famous cannon-ball pills1 one of which #8is a dose1' and a trayful of them is on the floor of the stage4 ,they are named ,naples1 ,egypt1 ,lodi1 ,alps1 ,switzerland1 c42 and he declaims3 #8,ladies and ,gentlemen1 depend upon it here is no deception4 ,observe the patients ranged behind me4 ,on my right1 a ,prussian ,gentleman1 who was much afflicted with a complication of disorders1 till ,i cured him by administering a few leaden ,boluses--next to him is an ,austrian patient1 entirely reliev'd by my ,austerlitz draught1 next to him is a ,spaniard1 whose case is rather doubtful--,i won't say much about it4 ,the next is a ,dutchman--he was a little crack'd1 but ,i have made him as lame as a frog--beyond him is an old gentleman of the ,popish persuasion1 whom ,i cured with one bottle of my ,italian drops--there are many more in the background1 whom ,i have cured of various disorders1 or have now in my care--but1 ,ladies and ,gentlemen1 let me particularly draw your attention to the great ,russian bear1 once a very fierce animal1 but dumb like the rest of his species1 but after taking a dose of my ,friedland ,pills1 and an application of the ,tilsit powder1 he is able to converse like a rational being666' ,talleyrand1 who is on the stage1 calls out3 #8,ah1 ,master ,bull1 what1 are you among the crowd8 come now1 you and your ,sweedish ,friend had better step up into the ,booth1 and take a dose or two of my ,master's pills4' ,but ,john ,bull surlily declines the invitation with1 #8,we'll see you and your ,master d--d first4' ,this of course refers to the meeting of ,napoleon and ,alexander at ,erfurt1 where1 besides1 were collected the ,kings of ,prussia1 ,saxony1 ,bavaria1 ,wrtemberg1 and ,westphalia1 the ,prince ,primate1 the ,princes of ,anhalt1 ,coburg1 ,saxe ,weimar1 ,darmstadt1 ,baden1 ,nassau1 and ,mecklenburg4 ,the two great potentates rivalled each other in their courtesies4 ,but solid business was also to be done2 they did not meet simply to waste their time in ftes4 ,napoleon engaged not to meddle with ,alexander's designs on ,sweden and ,turkey1 and not to help the ,poles4 ,alexander1 on his side1 promised not to interfere in ,spain1 and to recognise the ,kings of ,spain and ,naples4 ,and they wrote a joint letter to ,george the ,third1 proposing a general peace1 on the basis that each should keep what he had4 ,the ,english ,government1 however1 asked that ,spain and ,sweden should be parties2 but this1 not suiting the designs of the ,imperial thieves1 the negotiations came to an end4 ,nap1 with the ,russian ,emp'ror1 now1 ,became quite free1 we must allow2 ,at ,erfurth1 the appointed spot1 ,they met together1 as ,i wot1 ,and ,german kings and princes1 too1 ,were present at this interview2 ,save ,emp'ror ,francis1#ag who1 they say1 ,sent an apology that day4 ,how many compliments were paid1 ,how great the pomp that was display'd4 ,oh1 nothing--nothing could be grander ,than ,bonaparte and ,alexander6 ,alternately they dined together1 ,and often rode out in fine weather2 ,to be so jovial1 gay1 and free1 ,suited ,napoleon to a ,t4 ,thro' ,alexander's mediation ,with ,england1 a negociation ,was set a going1 for the end ,of leaving ,spain without a friend4 ,the ,british monarch1 ever wise1 ,refus'd t' abandon his allies1 ,still ,spain by ,england was protected1 ,and ,boney's terms with scorn rejected4 ,an unknown artist 7,november #ai1 #ahjh7 gives #8,the ,progress of the ,emperor ,napoleon4' ,at first he is represented as #8,a ,ragged ,headed ,corsican ,peasant'2 next1 #8,studying mischief at the ,royal ,academy at ,paris'2 then #8,an ,humble ,ensign in a ,republican ,corps requesting a situation in the ,british ,army'2 afterwards1 #8,a determined ,atheistical ,republican ,general1 ordering his men to fire on the ,parisians vollies of grape shot4' ,he then changes to #8,a ,turk at ,grand ,cairo'2 afterwards he became #8,a runaway from ,egypt'2 then #8,a devout ,catholic1' and1 finally1 #8,an ,emperor on a throne of iniquities'3 on which throne is inscribed1 #8,murders--,duke d',enghien1 ,prisoners at ,jaffa1 ,palm1 ,capt4 ,williams1 ,pichegru1 ,cahon1 ,toussaint1 c41 c4 ,robberies innumerable4' ,,chapter ,,xlvii4 ,,retreat ,,to ,,corunna--,,the ,,broken ,,bridge ,,over ,,the ,,danube--,,wagram-- ,,josephine',s ,,divorce4 ,in the year #ahji there are very few caricatures of ,napoleon4 ,after the taking of ,madrid1 ,sir ,john ,moore thought it prudent to retreat1 which he did1 and1 after many difficulties1 reached ,corunna4 ,the repulse of the ,french there1 although at the cost of ,sir ,john ,moore's life1 enabled the troops to be embarked4 ,napoleon had but little rest1 for in ,march the ,austrians again took up arms against him1 to which he replied by victoriously marching to ,vienna1 which was bombarded before it capitulated4 ,one incident in this campaign was seized upon by the caricaturist4 ,there had been much fighting about ,aspern and ,essling1 with pretty equal fortune1 until the destruction of a bridge1 caused by a sudden rise of the ,danube1 which brought down timber rafts1 barges1 c41 deprived ,napoleon of all the advantage he had gained1 and compelled him to retreat to the island of ,lobau4 ,there is a caricature by ,rowlandson 7,june #ab1 #ahji7 of #8,boney's ,broken ,bridge4' ,an aged general1 cocked-hat in hand1 is thus addressing ,napoleon3 #8,with all due deference to your little ,majesty--,it was the ,austrian ,fire-boats that destroyed the ,bridge4' ,napoleon1 however1 turns on him savagely1 and1 pointing to the broken bridge1 says1 #8,ah6 who is it that dares contradict me1 ,i say it was some floating timber1 and the high swell of the river that caused the ,shocking ,accident4' ,the ,austrian army1 on the opposite bank1 are singing a paraphrase of #8,london bridge is broken down'3-- ,boney's ,bridge is broken down1 ,dance over the ,lady ,lea-- ,boney's ,bridge is broken down1 ,by an ,arch ,duke--ee4#ah ,ansell gives his version of this event1 shewing the ,austrian ,archduke1 pickaxe in hand1 having destroyed the bridge1 and1 pointing to some ducks and geese1 he sings3-- ,the ,ducks and the ,geese with ease swim over1 ,fal de rol de rido1 ,fal de rol de rido4 ,the ,ducks and the ,geese with ease swim over1 ,fal de rol de rido1 ,fal de rol de rido4 ,but ,napoleon1 dancing with rage1 on the other side1 yells out1 #8,you ,rascal you6 ,how dare you break down my ,bridge1 ,if ,i knew how to get over1 this invincible arm should make you repent your rashness4' ,in the background an officer calls out to the army1 #8,invincible ,army go back1 the bridge is broke down and we should not be able to run away4' ,it was in this retreat that ,lannes was killed--but it was avenged at ,wagram1 a battle that so crippled the ,austrians that they had to ask an armistice1 which afterwards led to a peace between the rival nations4 ,it seems he wanted satisfaction1 ,so ,wagram was the scene of action4 ,by some1 however1 'tis believ'd1 ,the ,emp'ror ,francis was deceiv'd1 ,that ,boney had1 in his caprice1 ,made secret overtures for peace1 ,and a connubial match propos'd ,with which the ,cabinet had clos'd2 ,they having been assured1 that by it ,they should be peaceable and quiet4 ,and that great ,bonaparte might seem ,a victor worthy of esteem1 ,unknown to ,francis they acceded1 ,to such a battle as he needed2 ,so that the battle of ,wagram1 ,they say was nothing but a sham-- ,in other words1--tho' low1 but certain1 #8',twas all my eye and ,betty ,martin4' ,but if a sham1 as it is said1 ,the farce was admirably played1 ,for twenty thousand men each lost1 ,so that they acted to their cost2 ,but1 be 't a real one1 or a mock1 ,they fought both days till six o'clock2 ,nap to the vict'ry laid claim1 ,and saved the credit of his name4 ,hostilities began to cease1 ,it seems both parties thought of peace4 ,sauler 7,august #ahji7 shews us #8,the rising ,sun1 or a view of the ,continent4' ,this rising sun is inscribed #8,spain and ,portugal1' and gives great uneasiness to ,napoleon1 who says1 #8,the rising sun has set me upon thorns4' ,he is employed in rocking a cradle1 in which peacefully reposes a ,russian bear1 muzzled with #8,boney's ,promises4' ,behind is ,sweden1 who brandishes his sword1 calling to ,russia to #8,awake thou ,sluggard1 ere the fatal blow is struck1 and thou and thy execrable ally sink into eternal oblivion4' ,holland is fast asleep1 and leans against ,napoleon4 ,poland is represented by a shadow1 and ,denmark wears a huge extinguisher on his head4 ,turkey is virtually dead1 on the ground2 but ,austria is springing into activity1 exclaiming1 #8,tyrant1 ,i defy thee and thy ,cursed ,crew4' ,prussia is depicted as a lunatic1 with straws in his hair1 wearing a strait-waistcoat1 and1 with a very vacuous expression of countenance1 is singing1 #8,fiddle diddle dee1 ,fiddle diddle dee1 ,the ,mouse has married the humble bee--and ,i am ,emperor of the ,moon4' ,underneath are the following lines3-- ,just as the ,rising ,sun dispels ,the gloom of night to bless us with new day1 ,so genuine ,patriotism expels ,vindictive ,tyrants from despotic ,sway4 ,thus ,spain1 the source of patriotic worth 7,a ,rising ,sun of ,freedom to the ,earth71 ,invites the ,captive ,nations to forego ,the ,yoke and crush their sanguinary foe4 ,why then1 ye ,nations1 will ye not embrace ,the proffer'd ,freedom smiling in your face8 ,why dilly-dally when to sink or rise ,rests with yourselves--dare ye contemn the prize-- ,is ,freedom nothing worth1 that for her sake ,ye dare not e'en one gen'rous effort make8 ,alas6 infatuated ,monarchs see1 ,what is1 and what your ,fate must ever be4 ,spain is a ,sun arising to illume ,the threefold horrors of your future doom1 ,while she on ,freedom's golden wings shall tow'r1 ,the ,arbitress of ,continental pow'r4 ,russia's a ,bear amid impending woes1 ,rock'd by th' insidious ,tyrant to repose4 ,sweden's a ,warrior of distinguished worth1 ,sweden hath giv'n to many heroes birth4 ,austria's a ,phnix rising renovated1 ,whose genial warmth with ,spain1 incorporated1 ,longer disdains to crouch at the fell shrines ,of ,usurpation1 and the foulest crimes4 ,prussia1 poor ,prussia1 with straightjacket on1 ,and ,crown of ,straw1 proves what delays have done4 ,denmark too1 half extinguish'd1 shows1 ,the fruits of leaguing with old ,england's foes4 ,and ,holland1 drowsy ,holland1 dreams ,of aggrandizement1 potent ,kings and ,queens4 ,while ,poland1 a mere shadow in the rear 7,as proof of something once existent there71 ,yields to the ,yoke1 nor dares its shackles break1 ,lest by so doing1 she her ,freedom stake4 ,poor silly mortals1 will ye ever bow ,to the dread ,shrine of ,tyranny and ,woe2 ,or by co-operation overwhelm ,the ,scourge of ,nations1 and resume the ,helm8 ,one of the great events of this year1 as regards ,napoleon1 was his divorce from ,josephine4 ,that he loved her1 as far as he could love any woman1 there is no doubt2 but there were ,state reasons why he should have another consort4 ,his ambition could not be satisfied till he had an heir male of his own4 ,the dynasty he fondly hoped to found ought not to descend to any of his brothers2 and none but his own son could have any hold upon the affection of the ,french nation4 ,nap oftentimes began to swear ,that he must get a son and heir-- ,he1 with affected sorrow1 told ,his present lady was too old1 ,he might as well have her grandmother1 ,and therefore he must seek another2 ,yes1 seek another1--so of course1 ,he intimated a divorce-- ,that with propriety1 like ,harry ,the ,eighth1 another he might marry4 ,this was enforc'd by his mamma1 ,and recommended by ,murat4 ,yet at this very time1 good lack6 ,he had a violent attack1 ,a kind of stupor he was in1 ,attended by his ,josephine2 ,and1 as a certain author says1 ,it lasted very near two days2 ,on his recovery1 he cried1 #8,a son and heir ,i must provide2' ,then giving ,josephine a look1 ,his head repeatedly he shook1 ,he said--7he could refrain no longer7-- #8,i wish1 my dear1 that you were younger1 ,but you are old1 and ,i despair ,of ever getting now an heir4' ,while this he said1 with doleful phiz1 ,she told him that the fault was his2 ,for several children she'd before1 ,and hoped to have as many more4 ,now ,josephine display'd her spirit1 ,of patriotism she made a merit3 #8,if1' she observ'd1 #8our separation ,will be of service to the nation1 ,then ,i agree1 with all my heart1 ,my dearest ,emperor--to part-- ,that you may seek another fair1 ,and1 if you can1 provide an heir4' ,when kindly her consent she gave ,nap scarcely knew how to behave2 ,at ,josephine awhile he star'd1 ,he humm'd a bit1 and then declar'd1 ,for fifteen years to him she'd been ,all that was lovely and serene1 ,and that no better for himself e'er ,wou'd wish1 but for his country's welfare-- ,of course1 for a successor's sake1 ,the sacrifice he needs must make4 ,he found no fault1 as it appears1 ,but that she was advanc'd in years2 ,to follies past he ne'er alluded1 ,for no such sentiment intruded2 ',twas not for this he wish'd to sever1 ,her virtue he suspected never2 ,on this occasion1 ,nap1 'tis said1 ,a fine speech to the ,senate made1 ,assuring them it was with pain1 ,he a divorce strove to obtain2 ,for still he ,josephine regarded1 ,tho' as a consort now discarded2 ,but1 notwithstanding1 she should reign ,and be considered as a queen4 ,josephine1 with an air divine1 ,declar'd the throne she would resign1 ,and hop'd her ,boney might1 ere long1 ,meet with a lady fair and young1 ,and in nine months procure a boy1 ,to be his comfort and his joy4 ',twas on the #aeth of ,december1#ai ,as the ,parisians well remember1 ,the parties in full court appear'd ,and by a large assembly cheer'd2 ,a kind of form took place1 of course1 ,which fully strengthened the divorce-- ,the ,senate sent a deputation1 ,to ratify the separation1 ,which1 that it might be ne'er repeal'd1 ,was1 in their presence1 sign'd and seal'd4 ,nap was a long time ere he sign'd-- ,a proof of a perturbed mind2 ,but some have thought1 and so they might1 ',twas inability to write4 ,soon as the pen the lady took1 ,her hand for several minutes shook1 ,a proof of sorrow and regret1 ,tho' she did not appear to fret4 ,and 'twas the opinion of the sage ,that it proceeded from old age4 ,when thus divorc'd--a parting kiss ,was confirmation of their bliss4' ,how ,josephine herself felt on this subject is pathetically told by ,madame ,junot1 with an excessively womanly grace3-- #8,i had an interview with the ,empress at ,malmaison3 ,i went thither to breakfast by invitation1 accompanied by my eldest daughter ,josephine1 to whom she was much attached4444 8,and ,madame ,mre1 have you seen her since your return80 8,certainly1 ,madame1 ,i have already been in waiting40 ,upon this1 the ,empress drew closer to me--she was already very near--and1 taking both my hands1 said1 in a tone of grief which is still present to my mind after an interval of four-and-twenty years3 8,madame ,junot1 ,i entreat you to tell me all you have heard relating to me4 ,i ask it as an especial favour--you know they all desire to ruin me1 my ,hortense1 and my ,eugne4 ,madame ,junot1 ,i again entreat1 as a favour1 that you will tell me all you know60 #8,she spoke with the greatest anxiety2 her lips trembled1 and her hands were damp and cold4 ,in point of fact she was right1 for there could be no more direct means of knowing what was passing1 relative to her1 than by learning what was said in the house of ,madame ,mre4 ,but it was indiscreet1 perhaps1 to ask these questions of me4 ,in the first place1 ,i should not have repeated the most insignificant sentence which ,i had heard in ,madame's drawing-room2 in the second1 ,i was quite at ease upon the subject2 for1 since my return1 ,i had not heard the word divorce uttered by ,madame1 or the princesses4 ,the strength of mind of the unfortunate wife failed totally on hearing the dreadful word pronounced2 she leant upon my arm and wept bitterly4 8,madame ,junot10 she said1 8remember what ,i say to you this day1 here1 in this hothouse--this place which is now a paradise1 but which may soon become a desert to me--remember that this separation will be my death1 and it is they who have killed me80 #8,she sobbed4 ,my little ,josephine1 running to her1 pulled her by the shawl to shew her some flowers she had plucked1 for the ,empress was so fond of her1 as even to permit her to gather flowers in her greenhouse4 ,she took her in her arms1 and pressed her to her bosom1 with an almost convulsive emotion4 ,the child appeared frightened2 but1 presently1 raising her head1 and shaking the forest of light silken curls which clustered round her face1 she fixed her large blue eyes upon the agitated countenance of her godmother1 and said3 8,i do not like you to cry40 ,the ,empress again embraced her tenderly1 and setting her down1 said to me3 8,you can have little idea how much ,i have suffered when any of you has brought a child to me6 ,heaven knows1 ,i am not envious1 but in this one case ,i have felt as if a deadly poison were creeping through my veins1 when ,i have looked upon the fresh and rosy cheek of a beautiful child1 the joy of its mother1 but1 above all1 the hope of its father6 ,and ,i6 struck with barrenness1 shall be driven in disgrace from the bed of him who has given me a crown6 ,yet ,god is witness that ,i love him more than my life1 and much more than that throne1 that crown1 which he has given me60 #8,the ,empress may have appeared more beautiful1 but never more attractive1 than at that moment4 ,if ,napoleon had seen her then1 surely he could never have divorced her4' ,we have a most touching account in #8,memes's ,memoirs of the ,empress ,josephine3' #8,the divorce was1 unquestionably1 a melancholy reverse of fortune for ,josephine1 which she felt most severely1 but she bore it with magnanimity4 ,the particulars of the interview between her and the ,emperor are very affecting4 ,when ,napoleon mentioned the necessity of a ,divorce1 he approached ,josephine1 gazed on her for a while1 and then pronounced the following words3 8,josephine1 my excellent ,josephine1 thou knowest if ,i have loved thee6 ,to thee1 to thee alone do ,i owe the only moments of happiness which ,i have enjoyed in this world4 ,josephine6 my destiny overmasters my will4 ,my dearest affections must be silent before the interests of ,france40 8,say no more10 she replied1 8,i was prepared for this2 but the blow is not less mortal60 #8,josephine1 on hearing from his own lips the determination of the ,emperor1 fainted1 and was carried to her chamber4 ,at length the fatal day arrived4 #8,on ,december #ae1 #ahji1 the ,imperial ,council of ,state was convened1 and1 for the first time1 officially informed of the intended separation4 ,on the morrow1 the whole of the family assembled in the grand salon at the ,tuileries4 ,all were in ,court costume4 ,napoleon's was the only countenance which betrayed emotion1 but ill concealed by the drooping plumes of his hat of ceremony4 ,he stood motionless as a statue1 his arms crossed upon his breast3 the members of his family were seated around1 showing in their expression less of sympathy with so painful a scene1 than of satisfaction1 that one was to be removed1 who had so long held influence1 gently exerted as it had been1 over their brother4 ,in the centre of the apartment was placed an armchair1 and1 before it1 a small table with a writing apparatus of gold4 ,all eyes were directed to that spot1 when a door opened1 and ,josephine1 pale but calm appeared1 leaning on the arm of her daughter1 whose fast falling tears shewed that she had not attained the resignation of her mother4 ,both were dressed in the simplest manner4 ,josephine's dress of white muslin exhibited not a single ornament4 ,she moved slowly1 and with wonted grace1 to the seat provided for her1 and there listened to the reading of the act of separation4 ,behind her chair stood ,hortense1 whose sobs were audible1 and a little farther on1 towards ,napoleon1 ,eugne1 trembling as if incapable of supporting himself4 ,josephine heard in composure the words that placed an eternal barrier between her and greatness1 between her and the object of her affection4 ,this painful duty over1 the ,empress appeared to acquire a degree of resolution from the very effort to resign with dignity the realities of title for ever4 ,pressing1 for an instant1 the handkerchief to her eyes1 she rose1 and1 with a voice which1 but for a slight tremor1 might have been called firm1 pronounced the oath of acceptance2 then1 sitting down1 she took the pen from the hand of the ,comte ,regnault ,st4 ,jean d',angely1 and signed it4 ,the mother and daughter now left the salon1 followed by ,eugne1 who appeared to suffer most severely of the three4 #8,the sad incidents of the day had not yet been exhausted4 ,josephine had remained unseen1 sorrowing in her chamber1 till ,napoleon's usual hour of retiring to rest4 ,he had just placed himself in bed1 silent and melancholy1 when suddenly the private door opened1 and the ,empress appeared1 her hair in disorder1 and her face swollen with weeping4 ,advancing with a tottering step1 she stood1 as if irresolute1 near the bed1 clasped her hands1 and burst into an agony of tears4 ,delicacy seemed at first to have arrested her progress1 but1 forgetting everything in the fulness of her grief1 she threw herself on the bed1 clasped her husband's neck1 and sobbed as if her heart would break4 ,napoleon also wept while he endeavoured to console her1 and they remained a few minutes locked in each other's arms1 silently mingling their tears1 until the ,emperor1 perceiving ,constant#bj in the room1 dismissed him to the ante-chamber4 #8,after an interview of about an hour1 ,josephine parted1 for ever1 from the man whom she so long and so tenderly loved4 ,on seeing the ,empress retire1 which she did in tears1 the attendant entered to remove the lights1 and found the chamber silent as death1 and ,napoleon sunk among the bed-clothes1 so as to be invisible4 ,next morning he still showed the marks of suffering4 ,at eleven1 ,josephine was to bid adieu to the ,tuileries1 never to enter the palace more4 ,the whole household assembled on the stairs1 in order to obtain a last look of a mistress whom they loved1 and who carried with her into exile the hearts of all who had enjoyed the happiness of access to her presence4 ,josephine was veiled from head to foot1 and1 entering a close carriage with six horses1 drove rapidly away1 without casting one look backward on the scene of past greatness and departed happiness4' ,the only drawback to ,memes's narrative is1 that it does not exactly tally with the #8,register of the ,conservative ,senate1' of ,saturday1 ,december #f1 #ahji1 extracts from which are given in the #8,times' of ,december #bg1 #ahji4 ,in that document ,napoleon makes a speech1 a portion of which is as follows3-- #8,the politics of my monarchy1 the interest1 and the wants1 of my people1 which have constantly guided all my actions1 require that1 after me1 ,i should leave to children1 inheritors of my love for my people1 that throne on which ,providence has placed me4 ,notwithstanding1 for several years past1 ,i have lost the hope of having children by my well-beloved consort1 the ,empress ,josephine4 ,this it is which induces me to sacrifice the sweetest affections of my heart2 to attend to nothing but the good of the ,state1 and to wish the dissolution of my marriage4 #8,arrived at the age of forty years1 ,i may indulge the hope of living long enough to educate1 in my views and sentiments1 the children which it may please ,providence to give me3 ,god knows how much such a resolution has cost my heart2 but there is no sacrifice beyond my courage1 that ,i will not make1 when it is proved to me to be necessary to the welfare of ,france4 ,i should add1 that far from ever having had reason to complain1 ,i have only had to be satisfied with the attachment and affection of my well-beloved consort4 ,she has adorned fifteen years of my life1 the remembrance of which will ever remain engraven on my heart4 ,she was crowned by my hand4 ,i wish she should preserve the rank and title of ,empress2 but1 above all1 that she should never doubt my sentiments1 and that she should ever regard me as her best and dearest friend4' ,english opinion on this act of ,napoleon's may be gathered from the #8,times' of ,december #bh1 which thus comments upon it3-- #8,while the affair of the dissolution of ,buonaparte's marriage was transacting in the ,senate1 he retired to ,trianon4 ,the repudiated ,josephine withdrew1 at the same time1 to ,malmaison1 probably never to behold him again2 or1 at most1 only for a few minutes1 during a visit of cold ceremony4 ,whatever errors there might have been in the early conduct of this woman1 were in a great measure redeemed by her behaviour during her slippery1 and precarious1 exaltation4 ,she has often stepped in between the rage of the tyrant to whom she was united1 and the victim he had marked for destruction1 and by her tears1 and entreaties1 softened him into pity and pardon4 ,such instances of feeling1 and humanity1 had wrought a powerful impression in her favour among the inhabitants of ,paris1 amongst whom1 her unmerited disgrace has probably occasioned no less grief than astonishment4 ,the temporary seclusion to which ,buonaparte appears to have condemned himself1 may possibly be for the purpose of preventing any opportunity of an explosion of public sentiment on this subject4 ,we think1 on the whole1 that ,josephine has been hardly treated4 ,the reasons assigned for her repudiation have existed in equal force for many years2 and the act itself might have been carried into effect1 with less outrage to her feelings1 at a former period4' ,,chapter ,,xlviii4 ,,failure ,,of ,,expeditions ,,to ,,spain1 ,,portugal1 ,,and ,,holland-- ,,napoleon',s ,,wooing ,,of1 ,,and ,,marriage ,,with1 ,,maria ,,louisa --,,birth ,,of ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,rome--,,napoleon ,,in ,,the ,,nursery4 ,in closing the record of this year1 ,i cannot omit to mention the fact of the failures of the expeditions to ,spain1 ,portugal1 and ,holland4 ,the latter1 or ,walcheren expedition1 as it was called1 was just returning in a woful plight1 fever having thoroughly done its work among the troops2 and1 in ,december1 the ,city of ,london1 through the ,lord ,mayor1 memorialised the ,king on the subject of this latter expedition1 and prayed #8your ,majesty will direct enquiry to be forthwith instituted1 in order to ascertain the causes which have occasioned it4' #8,to which ,address and ,petition his ,majesty was graciously pleased to return the following answer3-- #88,i thank you for your expressions of duty and attachment to me and to my ,family4 #88,the recent ,expedition to the ,scheldt was directed to several objects of great importance in the interest of my ,allies1 and to the security of my dominions4 #88,i regret that1 of these objects1 a part only has been accomplished4 ,i have not judged it necessary to direct any ,military ,inquiry into the conduct of my ,commanders by sea or land1 in this conjoint service4 #88,it will be for my ,parliament1 in their wisdom1 to ask for such information1 or to take such measures upon this subject as they shall judge most conducive to the public good40' ,this was the ,royal1 or ,ministerial1 snubbing to those men who were then giving of their blood1 and treasure1 without stint1 and without grumble4 ,the #8,times' of ,december #ba1 #ahji1 is very wroth about it1 and the sturdy citizens answered it by having a ,common ,hall on ,january #i1 #ahaj1 at which it was resolved that instructions be given to the representatives of the ,city1 to move or support an address to his ,majesty1 praying an inquiry into the cause of the failures of the late expeditions to ,spain1 ,portugal1 and ,holland2 they also voted a similar address themselves2 and asserted a right to deliver their addresses or petitions to the ,king upon his throne4 ,but they got no redress4 ,the year #ahaj is mostly noteworthy to the caricaturist by ,napoleon's second marriage4 ,on ,february #a1 #ahaj1 a grand council was called together to help the ,emperor in selecting another empress4 ,but ,napoleon had not been wasting his time since his divorce from ,josephine4 ,he had sent to the ,emperor ,alexander1 proposing to marry his sister1 the ,grand ,duchess ,anna ,paulovna2 but the ,russian ,emperor1 although he professed great friendship for ,napoleon1 hardly cared about a closer alliance with him1 and the proposal was declined4 ,the ,council1 in their wisdom1 thought of an ,austrian princess1 and a proposal was made to the ,austrian ambassador for the hand of the ,arch-,duchess ,maria ,louisa1 the result of which should have been1 if there is any truth in the old rhyme1 ,happy's the wooing ,that's not long a-doing1 the perfection of bliss to the principal parties concerned4 ,it was all settled in four-and-twenty hours1 and ,berthier1 as ,napoleon's proxy1 married ,maria ,louisa at ,vienna on ,march #aa1 and1 two days afterwards1 she started on her journey to ,france4 ,we are indebted to ,madame ,junot for an insight into her innocent and childlike character3 #8,at length the day of departure arrived4 ,the young ,empress bade farewell to all the members of her family1 and then retired to her apartment1 where etiquette required that she should wait till ,berthier came to conduct her to her carriage4 ,when ,berthier entered the cabinet1 he found her bathed in tears4 ,with a voice choked with sobs1 she apologised for appearing so childish3 8,but10 says she1 8my grief is excusable4 ,see how ,i am surrounded here by a thousand things that are dear to me4 ,these are my sister's drawings2 that tapestry was wrought by my mother2 those paintings are by my uncle ,charles40 ,in this manner she went through the inventory of her cabinet1 and there was scarcely a thing1 down to the carpet on the floor1 which was not the work of some beloved hand4 #8,there were her singing birds1 her parrot1 and1 above all1 the object which she seemed to value most1 and most to regret--a little dog4 ,it was of course known at the ,court of ,vienna how greatly the ,emperor used to be annoyed by ,josephine's favourite pet dogs1 with ,fortun at their head4 ,therefore1 ,francis ,,ii41 like a prudent father1 took care that his daughter should leave her pet dog at ,vienna4 ,yet it was a cruel separation1 and the princess and her favourite parted with a tender duo of complaint4' ,but the surprises in store for her on her journey soon made her forget her dog and parrot4 ,she was met at ,braunau by ,caroline ,bonaparte1 ,queen of ,naples1 and sister of the ,emperor4 ,at this place1 on the frontier of ,austria and ,bavaria 7the latter of which was then part of the ,french empire71 a wooden building had been erected for the use of the ,french and ,austrian suites4 ,napoleon could play many parts1 and he played the rle of devoted lover to perfection4 ,at ,munich an officer met the new ,empress with a letter from her husband4 ,at ,strasburg a page was waiting for her with another letter1 some choice flowers1 and some pheasants shot by the imperial gun2 and every morning brought a page with a letter1 which the young bride immediately answered4 ,every detail of her progress had been settled with rigid ceremonial1 and at one place 7,compigne7 it was appointed that he was to meet her1 when #8the ,empress should prepare to kneel1 and the ,emperor should raise her1 embrace1 and seat her beside him4' ,but the imperial bridegroom was far too impatient for that4 ,accompanied by the ,king of ,naples 7,murat71 he left the palace privately1 and pushed on to the village of ,courcelles1 where he anxiously awaited her arrival4 ,when the carriage stopped1 he ran towards it1 opened the door himself1 and jumped in without any announcement1 the bride being only advised of his advent a moment before by the startled exclamation of the ,queen of ,spain3 #8,it is the ,emperor6' ,two days afterwards they made their state entry into ,paris1 where ,napoleon1 from a balcony at the ,tuileries1 presented his young bride to the assembled multitude4 ,once more to quote ,madame ,junot3 #8,on returning from the balcony1 he said to her1 8,well1 ,louise1 ,i must give you some little reward for the happiness you have conferred on me10 and1 leading her into one of the narrow corridors of the palace1 lighted only by one lamp1 he hurried on with his beloved ,empress1 who exclaimed1 8,where are we going80--8,come1 ,louise1 are you afraid to follow me80 replied the ,emperor1 who now pressed to his bosom1 with much affectionate tenderness1 his young bride4 #8,suddenly they stopped at a closed door1 within which they heard a dog that was endeavouring to escape from the apparent prison4 ,the ,emperor opened this private door1 and desired ,louise to enter4 ,she found herself in a room magnificently lighted2 the glare of the lamps prevented her for some moments from distinguishing any object4 ,imagine her surprise when she found her favourite dog from ,vienna was there to greet her2 the apartment was furnished with the same chairs1 carpet1 the paintings of her sisters1 her birds--in short1 every object was there1 and placed in the same manner as she had left them on quitting her paternal roof4 #8,the ,empress1 in joy and gratitude1 threw herself in ,napoleon's arms1 and the moment of a great victory would not have been to the conqueror of the world so sweet as this instant of ecstasy was to the infatuated heart of the adoring bridegroom4 ,after a few minutes had been spent in examining the apartment1 the ,emperor opened a small door2 he beckoned to ,berthier1 who entered4 ,napoleon then said1 8,louise1 it is to him you are indebted for this unexpected joy3 ,i desire you will embrace him1 as a just recompense40 ,berthier took the hand of the ,empress2 but the ,emperor added1 8,no1 no1 you must kiss my old and faithful friend40' ,the civil marriage was celebrated on ,april #a at ,st4 ,cloud1 and the religious marriage on the #bnd in the ,chapel of the ,louvre2 ,napoleon's uncle1 ,cardinal ,fesch1 officiating4 ,we have just read the real story of the wooing and home-coming2 ,i will not spoil it by repeating the caricaturist's version1 quoting only a few lines3-- ,louisa off for ,paris set1 ,and by her anxious swain was met4 ,to see the lady1 what a throng6 ,the road with flow'rs they strew'd along4 ,no sooner ,nap beheld her charms ,than round the maid he threw his arms1 ,and gave her a true lover's kiss1 ,as prelude to his greater bliss4 99 99 99 99 99 ,oh what rejoicings and what ftes6 ,what hurly-burly in the streets6 ,the marriage1 as it was advised1 ,now publicly was solemnized2 ,the first of ,april1 as they say1 ,was chosen for the happy day1 ,when children1 in and out of school1 ,are trying to make each a fool4 ,illustration3 ,,first ,,interview ,,with ,,maria ,,louisa4 ,this year is so unproductive of ,napoleonic caricatures1 that ,i can only find one worth mentioning1 and this is apropos of the marriage3 it is called #8,three ,weeks after ,marriage1 or the ,great little ,emperor playing at ,bo-peep1' and is by ,rowlandson 7,may #ae1 #ahaj74 ,it shows the conjugal relations of ,napoleon and his ,empress1 as they were supposed to be4 ,she is in a violent rage1 and1 having knocked down ,talleyrand1 she hits him over the head with a sceptre2 he1 meanwhile1 making moan3 #8,begar she will give us all de finishing stroke4 ,i shall never rise again4' ,she has plucked off her crown1 and is about to throw it at the ,emperor1 who dodges behind an armchair1 calling out1 #8,oh ,tally1 ,tally1 rise and rally4' ,she fiercely declaims1 #8,by the head of ,jove1 ,i hate him worse than ,famine or ,disease4 ,perish his ,family2 let inveterate ,hate commence between our ,houses from this ,moment1 and1 meeting1 never let them bloodless part4' ,somebody1 probably one of the marshals1 has got behind the curtains for safety1 calling out1 #8,marblue4 ,vat a ,crown ,cracker she be4' ,at the time of the marriage the ,english newspapers were much taken up with ,sir ,francis ,burdett1 and consequently ,napoleon's marriage did not receive the attention it otherwise might have claimed4 ,in a notice of the religious ceremony1 however1 the #8,times' breaks out with a little bit of spite1 #8,the ,imperial ,ruffian1 and his spouse1 again knelt at the 8,ite1 missa est40' ,the only other great event during this year1 connected with ,napoleon1 was the abdication of the crown of ,holland by his brother ,louis1 and the absorption of his kingdom into the ,french empire4 ,the birth of the ,king of ,rome 7on ,march #bj1 #ahaa7 at last gave ,napoleon the hope of founding a dynasty4 ,he was very anxious about the welfare of ,maria ,louisa1 hardly bestowing a thought upon his son1 until assured of her safety4 #8,as#ba soon as the ,king of ,rome was born1 the event was announced by telegraph to all the principal towns of the empire4 ,at four o'clock the same afternoon1 the marks of rejoicing in the provinces equalled those in ,paris4 ,the ,emperor's couriers1 pages1 and officers1 were despatched to the different foreign ,courts1 with intelligence of the happy event4 ,the ,senate of ,italy1 and the municipal bodies of ,rome and ,milan1 had immediate notice of it4 ,the different fortresses received orders to fire salutes2 the seaports were enlivened by the display of colours from the vessels2 and everywhere the people voluntarily illuminated their houses4 ,those who regard these popular demonstrations as expressions of the secret sentiments of a people might have remarked that in all the faubourgs1 as well as the lowest and poorest quarters of ,paris1 the houses were illuminated to the very uttermost stories4 ,a fte was got up on the occasion by the watermen of the ,seine1 which was prolonged until a late hour of the night4 ,much of all this was not ordered3 it came spontaneously from the hearts of the people4 ,that same people1 who1 for thirty-five years previously1 had experienced so many emotions1 had wept over so many reverses1 and had rejoiced for so many victories1 still showed1 by their enthusiasm on this occasion1 that they retained affections as warm and vivid as in the morning of their greatness4 #8,the ,king of ,rome was baptized on the very day of his birth 7,march #bj1 #ahaa74 ,the ceremony was performed1 at nine in the evening1 in the chapel of the ,tuileries4 ,the whole of the imperial family attended1 and the ,emperor witnessed the ceremony with the deepest emotion4 ,napoleon proceeded to the chapel1 followed by the members of the household1 those of the ,empress1 of ,madame ,mre1 the princesses1 his sisters1 and of the kings1 his brothers4 ,he took his station under a canopy in the centre of the chapel1 having before him a stool to kneel on4 ,a socle of granite had been placed on a carpet of white velvet embroidered with gold bees1 and on the socle stood a gold vase destined for the baptismal font4 ,when the ,emperor approached the font bearing the ,king of ,rome in his arms1 the most profound silence pervaded4 ,it was a religious silence1 unaccompanied by the parade which might have been expected on such an occasion4 ,this stillness formed a striking contrast with the joyous acclamations of the people outside4' ,the news was announced to the ,british public in the #8,times' of ,march #be2 and in the #8,morning ,herald' of ,march #bf is an amusing ,,impromptu ,on the ,french ,general ,victor's ,defeat before ,cadiz4 ,his ,,victor vanquish'd1 and his ,eagle taken1 ,,boney will stay at home to save his bacon2 ,sip ,caudle with his wife1 and for young ,nap1 ,make with parental daddle1 sugar'd pap2 ,content to see the ,nurs'ry colours fly1 ,by holding out his bantling's clouts to dry4 ,rowlandson caricatures the birth of the ,king of ,rome 7,april #i1 #ahaa7 in #8,boney the ,second1 or the little ,babboon created to devour ,french ,monkies4' ,the young ,napoleon1 naked1 with the exception of a cocked hat1 but with the cloven hoofs1 and tail1 of a devil1 is being presented on a cushion to his father by a very buxom nurse4 ,the cushion rests on a cradle1 on which is inscribed #8,devil's ,darling4' ,napoleon is looking after the nursery arrangements1 and is cooking a caudle of #8,french blood1' which is to be drunk out of a #8,bitter ,cup4' ,he turns his face towards his little son1 and exclaims3 #8,rejoice ,o ye ,frenchmen1 the ,fruits of my ,labour has produced a little image of myself4 ,i shall1 for the love ,i owe to your country1 instill in my ,noble ,offspring the same principles of ,lying1 ,thieving1 ,treachery1 ,letchery1 ,murder1 and all other foul deeds for which ,i am now worshipped and adored4' ,the ,pope is on his knees pronouncing a benediction1 which1 however1 is of rather doubtful character4 ,the ,owl shrieked at thy ,birth1 an evil ,sight1#bb ,the ,night ,crow cry'd foreboding luckless time1 ,dogs howl'd1 and hideous ,tempests shook down ,trees1 ,the ,raven rook'd her on the ,chimney ,top1 ,and ,chattering ,pies in dismal discord sung4 ,napoleon was very fond of his little boy1 and the caricaturist represents him in the nursery1 thus-- ,illustration ,but in his babe he found relief1 ,this was a cure for all his grief1 ,for his delightful dulcet squall ,wou'd not allow a tear to fall4 ,what wondrous splendor was devised ,when the dear ,infant was baptized2 ,for ,emperors1 ,kings1 ,queens1 and ,dukes ,assembled with their smiling looks1 ,bestowing their congratulations1 ,and making curious observations4 ,with curiosity they eyed ,the ,king of ,rome--the father's pride1 ,and some old gossips cried #8,oh la6 ,how he resembles his papa4' ,madame ,junot gives some interesting details of ,napoleon as a father3--#8,on my return to ,france1 ,i found the ,emperor much altered in appearance4 ,his features had acquired a paternal character4 ,what a beautiful child was the young ,king of ,rome6 ,how lovely he appeared as he rode through the gardens of the ,tuileries in his shell-shaped calche1 drawn by two young deer1 which had been trained by ,franconi1 and which were given him by his aunt1 the ,queen of ,naples4 ,he resembled one of those figures of ,cupid which have been discovered in the ruins of ,herculaneum4 ,one day ,i had been visiting the young ,king1 the ,emperor was also there1 and he was playing with the child--as he always played with those he loved--that is to say1 he was tormenting him4 ,the ,emperor had been riding1 and held in his hand a whip1 which attracted the child's notice4 ,he stretched out his little hand1 and when he seized the whip1 burst into a fit of laughter1 at the same time embracing his father4 8,is he not a fine boy1 ,madame ,junot80 said the ,emperor2 8you must confess that he is40 ,i could say so without flattery1 for he certainly was a lovely boy4 8,you were not at ,paris10 continued the ,emperor1 8when my son was born4 ,it was on that day ,i learned how much the ,parisians love me4444 ,what did the army say on the birth of the child80 ,i told him the soldiers were enthusiastic during many days2 he had already heard so1 but was happy to receive a confirmation of their joy4 ,he then pinched his son's cheek and his nose2 the child cried4 8,come1 come1 sir10 said the ,emperor1 8do you suppose you are never to be thwarted1 and do kings cry80444 ,he used to take the ,king of ,rome in his arms1 and toss him up in the air4 ,the child would then laugh1 until the tears stood in his eyes4 ,sometimes the ,emperor would take him before a looking-glass1 and work his face into all sorts of grimaces2 and1 if the child was frightened and shed tears1 ,napoleon would say3 8,what1 ,sire1 do you cry8 ,a ,king1 and cry8 ,shame1 ,shame60 #8,the hours at which the young ,king was taken to the ,emperor were not precisely fixed1 nor could they be1 but his visits were most frequently at the time of djener4 ,on these occasions the ,emperor would give the child a little claret1 by dipping his finger in the glass1 and making him suck it4 ,sometimes he would daub the young ,prince's face with gravy4 ,the child would laugh heartily at seeing his father as much a child as he was himself1 and only loved him the more for it4 ,children invariably love those who play with them4 ,i recollect that once when ,napoleon had daubed the young ,king's face1 the child was highly amused1 and asked the ,emperor to do the same to ,maman ,quiou1 for so he called his governess1 ,madame de ,montesquiou4' ,rowlandson's idea of the royal infant is given in a caricature 7published ,april #ad1 #ahaa7 called1 #8,nursing the ,spawn of a ,tyrant1 or ,frenchmen ,sick of the ,brood4'#bc ,maria ,louisa is aghast at her offspring1 who1 screaming1 threatens her with a dagger4 ,she thus pours out her woes3 #8,there's no condition sure1 so curst as mine6 ,day and night to dandle such a dragon--the little angry cur snarls while it feeds2 see how the blood is settled in its scarecrow face2 what brutal mischief sits upon his brow4 ,rage and vengeance sparkle in his cheeks2 the very spawn and spit of its tyrant father4 ,nay1 now ,i look again1 he is the very picture of his grandfather1 the ,devil6' ,this must have been pleasant for ,napoleon to hear1 which he evidently does1 as he is but partially concealed behind a curtain4 ,some one 7name unknown1 ,august #bj1 #ahaa7 has given us1 #8,the ,deputeys apointed by the ,legislative ,body1 doing ,homage to the ,king of ,rome in the ,nursery at ,st4 ,cloud4' ,his gouvernante1 ,madame de ,montesquiou1 presents him to the ,deputies1 who kneel and kiss him1 saying3 #8,madam ,governess--not one of us can behold without a most lively interest1 that ,august ,infant--on whom rest so many ,destinies1 and whose ,age and ,charming ,qualities inspire the most tender sentiments in the ,french and surrounding ,nations4' ,the lady replies3 #8,monsieurs--,i thank you for the polite and flattering encomiums you are pleased to bestow on me--,i thank you in the name of the young prince1 whose ,charms are inexpressible1 and regret that he cannot add his personal sentiments to those which ,i entertain1 to the ,legislative ,body4' ,in another portion of the picture the foul linen of the precious child is being washed and hung to dry4 ,illustration3 ,,nursing ,,the ,,spawn ,,of ,a ,,tyrant1 ,,or ,,frenchmen ,,sick ,,of ,,the ,,brood4 ,,chapter ,,xlix4 ,a ,,naval ,,engagement--,,napoleon',s ,,tour ,,in ,,germany--,,declaration ,,of ,,war ,,with ,,russia--,,entry ,,into ,,wilna--,,smolensko--,,borodino--,,entr y ,,into ,,moscow--,,burning ,,of ,,the ,,city--,,napoleon',s ,,retreat4 ,the next caricature requires some little explanation4 ,we find in the #8,courier' of ,september #bj1 #ahaa1 the following paragraph3--#8,dover1 ,september #ai4 ,early this morning we heard a heavy firing on the opposite shore2 it continued at times all the morning1 and was very hot about one o'clock2 the wind is to the southward1 and eastward1 which makes us hear very plain2 no news has arrived as to the cause2 by some it is conjectured that ,buonaparte is at ,boulogne1 and by others1 that the flotilla is out1 and some of our cruisers firing at them4 ,it still continues1 though not so heavy as in the early part of the day4' ,details did not arrive till the #bbnd1 and then the #8,courier' published an account of the naval engagement off ,boulogne1 on which the caricature is evidently grounded3 #8,the cause of the incessant firing on the ,french ,coast1 is now ascertained to be an engagement between the ,naiad1 #c sloops1 and a cutter1 and #g large ,french praams1 each as large as a frigate1 #aa gun brigs1 and other small craft1 #bg in all4 ,the following letter gives an account of the engagement3--,we took the ,port ,admiral in his praam1 but afterwards ran off--,however we took another1 and brought her away--,buonaparte saw the engagement--he was in a boat with ,marshall ,ney4' ,all accounts1 though they do not agree in the number of ,french vessels engaged1 are singularly unanimous as to the presence of ,napoleon and ,ney4 #8,the first glorious exploit of the ,invincible ,flotilla4 ,devils among the ,flats1 or ,boney getting into ,hot ,water' 7unknown artist1 ,september #bj1 #ahaa71 represents one of the ,flotilla returning much damaged1 and full of corpses1 only the captain and a steersman alive on board4 ,napoleon1 who is in another boat1 is in a fearful rage1 tries to get at him1 and is restrained by one of his marshals 7,ney7--who remarks1 #8,ma foi1 take care1 your ,majesty will be in hot water up to the chin'--from throwing himself into the boiling water4 #8,you scoundrel1' says he1 #8how dare you run away when you were #bg to #e4 ,i'll order the guns of the batteries to sink every one of you4' ,but the captain excuses himself1 #8,eh bien1 mais1 mon ,empereur1 you tell us de ,jack ,anglais be men1 mais1 by ,gar1 we find dem ,devils4' ,to which a man in ,napoleon's boat replies1 #8,very true ,monsieur ,ney1 de devils ,jack ,bulls make hot water all over de ,vorld4' ,the spirit of ,nelson appears1 like a comet in the sky1 darting lightning at the ,flotilla4 ,the year #ahab was not fruitful in caricature of ,napoleon4 ,in ,may1 accompanied by ,maria ,louisa1 he visited the eastern part of ,france1 met the ,king and ,queen of ,saxony at ,freyburg1 and entered ,dresden in state4 ,there he met the ,emperor and ,empress of ,austria1 the ,king of ,prussia1 and the ,kings of ,saxony1 ,naples1 ,wrtemberg1 ,westphalia1 and ,bavaria1 besides a heap of smaller potentates4 ,the ,emperor of ,russia was not present2 he had concluded an alliance with ,sweden against ,france1 an alliance which was afterwards1 during this year1 joined by ,great ,britain4 ,in ,june1 ,napoleon visited ,dantzig1 and left it on the #aath4 ,as a final measure1 ,count ,lauriston was sent to ,alexander1 to see if the difference could be patched up1 but the breach was made inevitable by the refusal of that monarch1 or his ministers1 to see him4 ,this decided ,napoleon1 and1 from his head-quarters at ,wilkowisky1 he issued the following proclamation3 #8,soldiers6 the second war of ,poland has commenced4 ,the first was terminated at ,friedland and ,tilsit4 ,at ,tilsit1 ,russia swore eternal alliance with ,france1 and war against ,england4 ,she has openly violated her oath2 and refuses to render any explanation of her strange conduct1 till the ,french eagles shall have repassed the ,rhine1 and1 consequently1 left their ,allies at her discretion4 ,russia is impelled onward by fatality4 ,her destiny is about to be accomplished4 ,does she believe that we have degenerated8 that we are no longer the soldiers of ,austerlitz8 ,she has placed us between dishonour and war3 the choice cannot for a moment be doubtful4 ,let us march forward then1 and1 crossing the ,niemen1 carry the war into her territories6 ,the second war of ,poland will be to the ,french arms as glorious as the first2 but our next peace must carry with it its own guarantee1 and put an end to that arrogant influence which1 for the last fifty years1 ,russia has exercised over the affairs of ,europe4' ,in ,no4 #a of a series of caricatures on the ,russian campaign1 published in ,april #ahac1 and seemingly by ,g4 ,cruikshank1 is represented1 #8,the ,parting of ,hector-,nap1 and ,andromache1 or ,russia threatened4' ,napoleon's horse is waiting for him1 the windows are crowded with ladies to see the departure4 ,napoleon is ecstatic at the sight of his little son1 who is held aloft by ,maria ,louisa4 ,the young ,king of ,rome flourishes a sword1 and says1 #8,i will kill the people1 as my ,papa does4' ,his mother wishes him to #8,kiss him1 then1 my dear6 and he will bring you some of the naughty ,russians to kill4' ,napoleon bids #8,farewell6 ,i go1 ,i'll see1 ,i'll conquer4 ,on my return ,i'll greet our ,son with a new ,title4 ,that's right1 my boy1 cause war to rage ,and rise the ,tyrant of a future age4' ,napoleon started on this disastrous campaign1 which was the prelude to his downfall1 with an army of about four hundred and twenty thousand men1 most of them doomed to perish in the snows of ,russia4 ,the river ,niemen was crossed1 and1 on ,june #bh1 ,napoleon made his public entry into ,wilna1 which had not long since1 and very hurriedly1 been evacuated by the ,emperor ,alexander4 ,but even the commencement of this campaign was marked by disaster4 ,napoleon had arranged all the details2 but the incompetence1 or worse1 of his subordinates failed to carry them out4 ,after the ,niemen had been crossed1 not a third of the provisions necessary for the army had arrived1 and at ,wilna it was found that some hundreds of men had perished from want and fatigue4 ,the mortality was worse among the horses1 having lost about ten thousand4 ,before a battle was fought1 and scarcely a month from the commencement of the campaign1 there were twenty-five thousand sick men in the hospitals at ,wilna4 ,napoleon waited a fortnight at ,wilna2 but the ,russians were driven back from ,ostrovno1 by ,murat1 and more time was consumed at ,witepsk4 ,then came the attack on ,smolensko1 on ,august #af and #ag1 when the ,french lost #ae1jjj1 and the ,russians #aj1jjj men1 and the ,russians still kept the city4 ,but next day1 when the ,french again advanced against it1 they found it deserted4 ,for this the ,russian general1 ,barclay de ,tolly1 was deprived of his command1 forasmuch as he had given up a holy city to the enemy without fighting a pitched battle for its preservation4 ,but1 to proceed somewhat chronologically1 we must remember that1 on ,july #bb1 ,wellington gained a great victory at ,salamanca1 where the ,french lost eleven pieces of cannon1 two eagles1 and six colours1 one general1 #acf other officers1 and #g1jjj prisoners4 ,the general public did not know this news till the #dth of ,august1 and the illuminations in its honour did not take place till the #agth1 #ahth1 and #aith of ,august4 ,it is to this event1 doubtless1 that the following refers4 ,in ,september #ahab was published a caricature of #8,british ,welcome or a ,visit from the ,bantam to the ,lion4 ,though ,bantam ,boney claps his wings1 ,yet this we may rely on3 ,he'll turn his tail and run away ,whene'er he meets the ,lion4' ,and that is precisely as he is represented in the caricature4 ,the pursuing lion says1 #8,so1 my little ,bantam1 you are come to pay me a visit--,well lets have a shake of your claw4' ,but the bantam1 with a very terrified expression of countenance1 declines3 #8,excus moi1 ,monsr le ,lion1 you gripe too hard4' ,the battle of ,borodino 7or1 as the ,french call it1 ,moskowa7 was fought on ,september #g1 and was1 probably1 the bloodiest of all ,napoleon's battles1 but it laid ,moscow open to the conqueror4 ,but soon the cloudless sun was gone1 ,and a thick fog arose thereon-- ,nap prais'd the fog--indeed he did1 ,because his movements would be hid-- ,and to the army1 in array1 ,this was the order of the day-- #8,brave soldiers6 fight for endless glory1 ,the wish'd-for field now lies before ye1 ,you'll with abundance be supplied1 ,good winter quarters1 too1 beside-- ,a quick return home--that is more2 ,then fight1 my lads1 as heretofore2 ,posterity will say--,there's one ,who was at ,moscow when 'twas won4' ,the ,french and ,russians now engaged1 ,and furiously the battle raged2 ,in great confusion1 and dismay1 ,poor ,boney's scatter'd troops gave way2 ,our hero his assaults repeated1 ,and still the wounded ,french retreated4 #8,this battle1' ,nap exclaim'd1 #8has been1 ,the greatest that was ever seen4' ,and true enough1 our hero said1 ,for eighty thousand men lay dead4 ,the ,french entered ,moscow on ,september #ad1 a day that ,napoleon must have bitterly rued4 ,i do not think the burning of this city could be better told than by ,napoleon's own words#bd3 #8,had it not been for that fire at ,moscow1 ,i should have succeeded4 ,i would have wintered there4 ,there were in that city about forty thousand citizens1 who were1 in a manner1 slaves4 ,for you must know that the ,russian nobility keep their vassals in a sort of slavery4 ,i would have proclaimed liberty to all the slaves in ,russia1 and abolished vassalage and nobility4 ,this would have procured me the union of an immense and powerful party4 ,i would either have made a peace at ,moscow1 or else ,i would have marched the next year to ,petersburg4 #8,alexander was assured of it1 and sent his diamonds1 valuables1 and ships to ,england4 ,had it not been for that fire1 ,i should have succeeded in everything4 ,i beat them1 two days before1 in a great action at ,moskowa2 ,i attacked the ,russian army of two hundred and fifty thousand strong1 entrenched up to their necks1 with ninety thousand1 and totally defeated them4 ,seventy thousand ,russians lay upon the field4 ,they had the impudence to say that they had gained the battle1 though two days after1 ,i marched into ,moscow4 ,i was in the midst of a fine city1 provisioned for a year1 for in ,russia they always lay in provisions for several months before the frost sets in4 ,stores of all kinds were in plenty4 ,the houses of the inhabitants were well provided1 and many had left their servants to attend upon us4 ,in most of them there was a note left by the proprietor1 begging the ,french officers who took possession to take care of their furniture and other things3 that they had left every article necessary for our wants1 and hoped to return in a few days1 when the ,emperor ,alexander had accommodated matters1 at which time they would be happy to see us4 ,many ladies remained behind4 ,they knew that ,i had been in ,berlin and ,vienna with my armies1 and that no injury had been done to the inhabitants2 and1 moreover1 they expected a speedy peace4 ,we were in hopes of enjoying ourselves in winter quarters1 with every prospect of success in the spring4 ,two days after our arrival1 a fire was discovered1 which1 at first1 was not supposed to be alarming1 but to have been caused by the soldiers kindling their fires too near the houses1 which were chiefly of wood4 ,i was angry at this1 and issued very strict orders on the subject to the commandants of regiments and others4 #8,the next day it had advanced1 but still not so as to give serious alarm4 ,however1 afraid that it might gain upon us1 ,i went out on horseback1 and gave every direction to extinguish it4 ,the next morning a violent wind arose1 and the fire spread with the greatest rapidity4 ,some hundred miscreants1 hired for that purpose1 dispersed themselves in different parts of the town1 and1 with matches1 which they concealed under their cloaks1 set fire to as many houses to windward as they could1 which was easily done1 in consequence of the combustible materials of which they were built4 ,this1 together with the violence of the wind1 rendered every effort to extinguish the fire ineffectual4 ,i1 myself1 narrowly escaped with life4 ,in order to shew an example1 ,i ventured into the midst of the flames1 and had my hair and eyebrows singed1 and my clothes burnt off my back2 but it was in vain1 as they had destroyed most of the pumps1 of which there were above a thousand2 out of all these1 ,i believe that we could only find one that was serviceable4 ,besides1 the wretches that had been hired by ,rostopchin ran about in every quarter1 disseminating fire with their matches1 in which they were but too much assisted by the wind4 #8,this terrible conflagration ruined everything4 ,i was prepared for everything but this4 ,it was unforeseen1 for who would have thought that a nation would have set its capital on fire8 ,the inhabitants themselves did all they could to extinguish it1 and several of them perished in their endeavours4 ,they also brought before us numbers of the incendiaries1 with their matches1 as among such a popolazzo we never could have discovered them ourselves4 ,i caused about two hundred of these wretches to be shot4 #8,had it not been for this fatal fire1 ,i had everything my army wanted3 excellent winter quarters2 stores of all kinds were in plenty2 and the next year would have decided it4 ,alexander would have made peace1 or ,i would have been in ,petersburg4' ,i asked if he thought that he could entirely subdue ,russia4 #8,no1' replied ,napoleon2 #8but ,i would have caused ,russia to make such a peace as suited the interests of ,france4 ,i was five days too late in quitting ,moscow4 ,several of the generals were burnt out of their beds4 ,i1 myself1 remained in the ,kremlin until surrounded by flames4 ,the fire advanced1 seized the ,chinese and ,india warehouses1 and several stores of oil and spirits1 which burst forth in flames1 and overwhelmed everything4 #8,i then retired to a country-house of the ,emperor ,alexander's1 distant about a league from ,moscow1 and you may figure to yourself the intensity of the fire1 when ,i tell you that you could scarcely bear your hands upon the walls or windows on the side next to ,moscow1 in consequence of their heated state4 #8,it was the spectacle of a sea and billows of fire1 a sky and clouds of flame2 mountains of red rolling flames1 like immense waves of the sea1 alternately bursting forth1 and elevating themselves to skies of fire1 and then sinking into the ocean of flame below4 ,oh6 it was the most grand1 the most sublime1 and the most terrific sight the world ever beheld4' ,napoleon1 however1 returned to the ,kremlin on ,september #bj1 and1 the main portion of the building being uninjured1 a theatre was improvised therein4 ,early in ,october1 he stated his determination to march on ,st4 ,petersburg1 but never acted on it4 ,instead1 he entered into negotiations for peace4 ,snow began to fall on ,october #ac1 a portent of an early winter1 and winter quarters must be found4 ,events1 however1 did not march as he would have had them4 ,on the #ahth the ,russians1 under ,beningsen1 attacked and defeated ,murat1 and on the #aith ,napoleon left ,moscow1 and the famous flight from thence began4 ,of the horrors of that flight1 it is hardly the province of this work to dilate upon--mine is more to chronicle the feeling in ,england with regard to the events then passing4 ,it may be said that it was bad taste to caricature such an appalling disaster--but when did a question of taste deter a satirist or caricaturist8 ,take1 as an instance1 an event which many of us well remember1 the death of the ,emperor ,nicholas of ,russia in #ahee4 ,that solemn event might well have been passed by1 but it was food to the caricaturist1 and he made money out of it4 ,see #8,punch' of ,march #aj1 #ahee1 and note the ghastly cartoon of #8,general ,fvrier turned ,traitor4 8,russia has ,two ,generals in whom she can confide--,generals ,janvier and ,fvrier40 ,speech of the late ,emperor of ,russia4' #8,jack ,frost attacking ,boney in ,russia' was published in ,november #ahab4 ,a fearful-looking monster1 mounted on a northern bear1 pursues ,bonaparte 7who flees71 pelting him all the way with huge snowballs4 ,napoleon is on skates1 and holds his poor frost-bitten nose1 crying out1 #8,by gar1 ,monsieur ,frost this is a much colder ,reception than ,i expected4 ,i never experienced such a pelting before--,i find ,i must take care of my nose1 as well as my toes4 ,pray forgive me this time1 and ,i swear by ,st ,dennis never to enter your dominion again4' ,jack ,frost makes answer1 #8,what1 ,master ,boney6 have ,i caught you at last4 ,i'll teach you ,russian fare4 ,take that1 and that1 as a relish1 and digest it4' #8,general ,frost shaveing ,little ,boney' 7,december #a1 #ahab7 is very grim in its humour4 ,bonaparte begs1 but in vain1 for pity3 #8,pray ,brother ,general1 have ,mercy4 ,don't overwhelm me with your hoary element4 ,you have so nipped me1 that my very teeth chatter4 ,o dear--,i am quite chop fallen4' ,but the unrelenting and unpitying ,frost replies1 #8,invade my ,country1 indeed6 ,i'll shave1 freeze1 and bury you in snow1 you little ,monkey4' #8,polish ,diet with ,french ,desert' is the title of a caricature published ,december #h1 #ahab4 ,it represents ,bonaparte spitted1 and being roasted before an enormous fire1 on which is being cooked a frying-pan full of frogs1 which1 however1 jump out of it into the fire4 ,a ,westphalian bear is turning the spit and jeering at the poor victim4 #8,how do you like ,benningsen baisting1 ,master ,boney8 and your ,frogs8' ,this #8,benningsen baisting' is being very liberally supplied to ,boney by a gigantic ,russian1 who holds a huge ladleful of it in one hand1 whilst with the other he grasps a red-hot poker of ,russian iron4 ,this ferocious ,cossack says1 #8,i'll ,roast--,beast 7baste7--,dish-- ,devour you6 ,he smoaks ,brother ,bruin--another turn and he is done4' ,poor ,napoleon1 in his agony1 calls out1 #8,our situation may be fun to you1 ,mr4 ,bear--but ,death to us4' ,illustration3 ,,general ,,frost ,,shaveing ,,little ,,boney4 ,the following shows the estimation in which ,bonaparte's bulletins were held by the ,english4 ,in ,december #ahab ,g4 ,cruikshank gave his idea of #8,boney hatching a ,bulletin1 or ,snug ,winter ,quarters4' ,with the exception of one ,frenchman1 who wears pieces of board for snow-shoes1 and who exclaims1 #8,by ,gar1 he is almost lost66' ,boney and all his army are up to their necks in snow4 ,a general asks him1 #8,vat de devil shall ve say in de ,bulletin8' ,boney replies1 #8,say6666 why say we have got into comfortable ,winter ,quarters1 and that the weather is very fine1 and will last #h days longer4 ,say we have got plenty of ,soup ,maigre1 plenty of ,minced ,meat--,grill'd ,bears fine eating--driving ,cut-us-off to the ,devil4 ,say we shall be at home at ,xmas to dinner--give my love to darling--dont let ,john ,bull know that ,i have been ,cow poxed--tell a good lie about the ,cossacks4 ,d--n it1 tell anything but the truth4' ,illustration3 ,,retreat ,,from ,,moscow4 ,there was another version of #8,the ,valley of the ,shadow of ,death1' published ,december #ah1 #ahab1 but it is not so good as that by ,gillray already given 7,september #bd1 #ahjh73-- ,by conflagrations always harass'd1 ,no man was ever so embarrass'd2 ,he sought in vain a lurking place1 ,destruction star'd him in the face2 ,hemm'd in--he sought for peace in vain-- ,no peace could ,bonaparte obtain2 ,he swore1 when peace he could not get1 ,the ,russians were a barb'rous set4 ,intending now to change his rout1 ,he sent ,murat on the look out2 ,murat1 tho'1 met with a defeat1 ,which play'd the deuce with ,nap's retreat4 ,how great was ,bonaparte's despair6 ,he raved1 he swore1 he tore his hair-- ,his troops were absolutely frozen1 ,no man was sure he had his nose on4 ,the ,cossacks1 too1 made rude attacks1 ,and laid some hundreds on their backs2 ,so1 in the midst of an affray1 ,nap thought it best to run away4 ,according to the caricaturist1 during the retreat ,napoleon was nearly caught by ,cossacks1 and only saved by jumping out of window2 but as the same story is told of him during his retreat from ,leipsic1 they may as well be combined1 and the reader will thus be enabled to apply it to whichever event he prefers3-- ,he chang'd his dress--his horse bestrode1 ,and in full speed to ,wilna rode2 ,as soon as he began to fly1 ,the ,russians rais'd a hue and cry2 ,a great reward1 as it is said1 ,was offer'd for our hero's head1 ,that some to take him might be bribed1 ,thus ,boney's person was described-- ,his figure rather short and thin-- ,black hair--black beard--projecting chin-- ,nose aquiline1 with marks of snuff1 ,arch'd eyebrows--manners very rough-- ,stern countenance1 dress'd rather mean1 ,and in a grey surtout oft seen4 ,but1 notwithstanding his dismay1 ,poor ,bonaparte got safe away4 ,when he to ,wilna's borders came1 ,he very wisely changed his name2 ,and in a sledge--'twas so contriv'd1 ,at ,paris in the night arriv'd4 #8,nap nearly nab'd or a retreating jump just in time4 ,never did trusty squire with knight1 ,or knight with squire1 e'er jump more right--,vide ,boney's ,russian ,campaign1' was published in ,june #ahac4 ,it shows the ,cossacks arriving1 and ,napoleon jumping out of window1 to the great detriment of the flower-pots1 pigs1 and poultry4 ,a general inside the house calls out1 #8,vite1 ,courez1 mon ,empereur1 ce ,diable de ,cossack dey spoil our dinner666' ,illustration3 ,,bonaparte',s ,,escape ,,from ,,cossacks4 ,he by the ,cossacks was pursued1 ,but luckily a dwelling view'd-- ,and1 while his legions bravely fought1 ,protection in this house he sought2 ,the guards1 who had the place surrounded1 ,were cut to pieces1 kill'd and wounded4 ,nap pricked his ears up at the rout1 ,he op'd the window and jump'd out-- ,jump'd out6 how great1 then1 was his dread1 ,fell he upon his feet--or head8 ,no--not his feet--because he sat-- ,he could not fall like a ,tom cat-- ,nor would he break his pretty nose1 ,and so--another part he chose-- ',tis true--his bum was very sore1 ,his breeches1 here and there1 he tore2 ,but such a trifle little matters1 ,a ,man can run altho' in tatters-- ,so oft was ,boney sore afraid ,that he a pris'ner might be made2 ,but1 as the man would fain his cracks hide1 ,he tuck'd his skirts about his backside4 ,there is another caricature of ,napoleon's escape from the ,cossacks1 by ,g4 ,cruikshank1 published some time in #ahac1 entitled #8,the ,narrow escape1 or ,boney's ,grand ,leap la ,grimaldi66 ,no sooner had ,napoleon alighted entered a miserable house for refreshment1 than a party of ,cossacks rushed in after him4 ,never was ,miss ,platoff so near ,matrimony666 ,had not the ,emperor been very alert at ,vaulting1 and leapt through the ,window1 with the nimbleness of an ,harlequin1 while his faithful followers were fighting for his life1 there would1 probably1 have been an end at once to that ,grand ,bubble1 the ,french ,empire4' ,there is nothing particular about this picture2 it is the same as the others--the same ,cossacks1 and the same episode of the leap4 ,,chapter ,l4 ,,rejoicings ,,in ,,england ,,over ,,the ,,result ,,of ,,napoleon',s ,,russian ,,campaign--,,the ,,emperor',s ,,return ,,to ,,france4 ,one of the last caricatures of this year is a very elaborate picture--#8,the ,arms and ,supporters of ,napoleon ,bonaparte the self created ,emperor1 alias the ,corsican1 and now the ,curse of ,europe4' ,it was published ,december #ahab1 but the artist is unknown1 which is a pity1 as the execution is very good4 ,the animus that inspired it will be seen in the following ,explanation1 which accompanies it3-- ,the ,crest represents the ,world1 which1 ,england and ,sweden excepted1 is set on fire everywhere by the incendiary ,corsican2 his bloody actions and designs are expressed by the bloody hand and dagger reaching towards ,spain4 ,tyranny1 ,hypocrisy1 ,barbarity and ,villany are his standards1 which are distinguishable through the smoke1 and the fire1 and have nearly enveloped the whole ,globe4 ,his supporters are ,the ,french ,devil1 and the ,corsican ,devil4 ,the ,french ,devil1 or le diable boiteux1 formerly a ,nobleman and a priest3 any body may easily guess that he1 and ,talleyrand1 are one and the same creature3 by the hour glass he indicates1 however1 that time is running away1 and that ,boney's downfall is fast approaching4 ,the ,gallic cock destroying religion is his emblem4 ,the ,corsican ,devil1 who1 being intoxicated with unbounded ambition1 wears an ,iron crown ornamented with thorns3 he cuts down the cap of liberty1 because tyranny is his idol4 ,the ,serpent and the hyena are very proper emblems of his infamous character and conduct4 ,description of the ,arms divided into ,eight ,quarters4 #a4 ,the ,mushroom on a dunghill denotes his descent1 or origin of family4 ,the ,crocodile expresses his treacherous transactions in ,egypt1 his apostacy1 and his cowardly desertion from his army4 ,the bloody hand1 the guillotine1 and the black heart1 can only belong to such a monster4 #b4 ,represents the shooting of #hjj defenceless ,turkish prisoners1 near the town of ,jaffa1 ordered very coolly by the monster ,boney4 #c4 ,shews the poisoning his own sick soldiers in the hospital at ,jaffa1 by his express orders4 #d4 ,exhibits a scene never known before in the ,civilized ,world4 ,the foul murder 7for it cannot be called anything else1 though ,boney excuses it by his mock ,court ,martial7 of the ,duke d',enghien4 #e4 ,here the monster compels the ,pope to come to ,paris1 and to assist at a blasphemous coronation1 where ,boney stands upon no ceremony with the ,holy ,father4 ,boney puts on the iron crown himself with one hand1 whilst the other hand is employed in robbing the ,catholic ,church of its head4 #f4 ,exhibits another shocking scene2 the truly ,english patriot1 ,captain ,wright1 is put to death1 because he will not be a traitor to his king and country4 #g4 ,here we behold the massacre of the defenceless citizens of ,madrid1 on the #bnd of ,may1 #ahjh4 #h4 ,represents the imprisonment of ,king ,ferdinand the #gth because he will not renounce the ,crown of ,spain1 nor marry ,boney's niece4 ,the ,motto is taken from ,proverbs1 chapter xxviii4 verse #ae--#8;,as a roaring lion1 and a ranging bear1 so is a wicked ruler over the poor people4' ,on ,december #af of this year was published an #8,extraordinary ,gazette' which perfectly electrified this country4 ,it contained detailed reports of the successes over the ,french--news which filled every ,english heart with joy4 ,the #8,times' of ,december #ag says3--#8,we hardly know the terms in which we are to address the people of this and every other ,european country1 on the subject of the ,extraordinary ,gazette contained in this day's paper4 ,it does more than confirm our hopes--it does more than justify the ardent expressions of triumph1 in which we indulged yesterday4 ,and really1 in speaking of the successes of the ,russians1 we are obliged to abate the excess of our joy4 ,not from any doubt of their magnitude1 or reality1 for upon these our countrymen may rely2 but from mere apprehension1 lest the vicissitude of human affairs1 which does not usually suffer mankind to exult beyond measure upon any occasion whatever1 should1 by we know not what unexpected reverse1 abate somewhat of the transcendent felicity which is promised the world1 by the overthrow1 and disgrace1 of its most detested and detestable tyrant4 ,we shall only say1 therefore1 in so many words1 that ,buonaparte is wholly defeated in ,russia2 he is conquered1 and a fugitive4 ,and what can we say more8 ,we have seen his army pass from victory to victory2 we have seen it overthrow kingdoms1 and subjugate realms1--insult sovereigns1 and oppress peasants--violate every human right1 and diffuse every species of human misery4 ,and now where is it8 ,where shall we look for it8 8,a wide and capable destruction hath swallowed it up40 ,in this awful event we rather admire in humility the dispensations of ,providence1 than exult with pride over the fall of a haughty foe2 it is hardly to be viewed as an occurrence between man and man1 or between nation and nation2 but as a divine judgment upon the earth4' ,to give an idea of the state of tension at which men's minds then were held1 ,i may be pardoned if ,i give the following extract#be3 #8,he ,professor ,sedgwick gave a curious account of ,commemoration ,day1 on ,december #af1 #ahab4 ,he was then a ,fellow1 and1 on that day1 not feeling well1 had not been drinking his port wine so freely in the ,combination ,room1 as it was1 in those days1 the custom of the ,fellows to do4 ,a man1 he said1 who did not then drink pretty hard1 was considered a milksop4 ,leaving the other ,fellows over their wine1 he went to the gate1 where the porter gave him a ,newspaper1 on opening which1 he found the official announcement by ,napoleon of the destruction of his grand army 7sic74 ,with this news he returned to the ,combination ,room1 and there read the tidings1 to the intense joy and excitement of all present4 ,old and young1 he said1 wept like children4'#bf ,the ,russians estimated the ,french losses by capture from their first invasion of ,russia to ,december #bf1 #ahab1 at #da generals1 #a1bih inferior officers1 #afg1eaj non-commissioned officers and privates1 and #a1aca pieces of cannon4 ,buturlin estimated the total loss sustained by the ,french in the ,russian campaign at #8,slain in battle1 one hundred and twenty-five thousand2 died from fatigue1 hunger1 and cold1 one hundred and thirty-two thousand2 prisoners 7comprehending forty-eight generals1 three thousand officers1 and upwards of one hundred and ninety thousand men71 one hundred and ninety-three thousand2 total1 four hundred and fifty thousand1' and this takes no count of the thousands of non-combatants who perished4 ,the destruction of his army1 his crushing defeat1 and ,mallet's conspiracy1 all determined ,napoleon to return to ,france1 and he reached ,paris about half-past eleven at night on ,december #ah4 ,how different from his hitherto triumphal entries6 ,maria ,louisa had retired to rest1 and was woke by the cries of her attendants1 who were frightened at the sight of a man muffled up in furs1 not knowing he was their august master4 ,and thus he slunk home6 ,in ,june #ahac was published #8,naps glorious return or the conclusion of the ,russian ,campaign4 ,a few ,usurpers to the ,shades descend4 ,by a dry death1 or with a quiet end4' ,in this plate we see ,maria ,louisa preparing to go to bed1 ,madame ,letitia1 ,napoleon's mother1 pulling off her stockings4 ,the old lady cries out1 #8,ah1 de ,ghost66 de ,ghost of mon ,nap4' ,the ,empress is frightened1 and exclaims1 #8,jesu ,maria1 what is this so woe begone8 ,it cannot be my husband1 he promised to return in triumph1 it must be his ,ghost4' ,even his little boy1 the ,king of ,rome1 doubts his identity4 ,he is getting ready for bed1 and already has his nightcap on1 but he runs away in fright1 crying1 #8,that ain't my ,papa66 he said he would bring me some ,russians to cut up4 ,i think they have cut him up4' ,whilst ,bonaparte1 who enters in a most dilapidated condition1 with his toes coming through his boots1 his sword and scabbard broken1 and his face besmeared with dirt1 calls out dolefully1 #8,me voici6 your poor ,nap escape from de ,cossack--by gar1 ,i jump out of de window for my life1 and ,i now jump into bed vid my wife4' ,the ladies-in-waiting have fainted1 and one1 having left the warming-pan in the bed1 has set it on fire1 and it is burning brightly4 ,on ,january #a1 #ahac1 was published another caricature of the retreat from ,moscow3 #8,boney returning from ,russia covered with ,glory1 leaving his ,army in ,comfortable ,winter ,quarters4 ,nap and ,joe1 from ,france would go ,to fill the world with slaughter1 ,joe fell down1 and broke his crown1 ,and ,nap came tumbling after4' ,napoleon1 with one of his generals1 is in full retreat1 in a sledge1 leaving his army pursued by the ,russians1 and the ground strewn with dead men and horses4 ,the general asks1 #8,will your ,majesty write the ,bulletin8' #8,no1' answers ,napoleon1 #8you write it6 tell them we have left the ,army all well1 quite gay1 in excellent ,quarters1 plenty of provisions--that we travelled in great ,style--received everywhere with congratulations1 and that ,i have almost compleated the repose of ,europe4' ,george ,cruikshank 7,february #bb1 #ahac7 produced1 after a picture by ,david1 a most laughable caricature1 called #8,the ,hero's ,return4 ,dishonest1 with lopp'd arms1 the man appears1 ,spoil'd of his nose1 and shorten'd of his ears4 ,she scarcely knew him1 striving to disown ,his blotted form1 and blushing to be known4' ,dryden's ,virgil1 ,book #f4 ,poor ,napoleon1 in very evil case1 sans nose1 ears1 fingers1 and toes1 is borne in1 supported by two ,mamelukes1 and riding on the back of another1 who is on all fours4 ,the ,empress is tearing her hair1 and weeping violently1 whilst a maid-of-honour is holding a smelling-bottle to her nose4 ,another lady-in-waiting has seized the ,king of ,rome1 who is yelling with fright at the sight his father presents4 ,his very dog barks at him1 and universal consternation prevails4 ,the ,oriental on the floor holds a glass bottle containing ,napoleon's nose2 whilst three others in the rear bear respectively bottles which hold the ,emperor's fingers1 toes and ears4 ,after the return of ,napoleon from ,moscow1 the following jeu d'esprit was published3-- ,when ,emperor ,nap to ,france returned1 ,he much admired his boy2 ,the nurse1 whose anxious bosom burned ,t' increase the father's joy4 #8,how much he talks6 how much he's grown6' ,would every moment cry2 #8,besides he has learnt to run alone4' ,says ,boney1 #8,so have ,i4' ,here is another3-- ,,napoleon ,a ,,runaway ,,from ,,his ,,army4 #8,a new ,achilles1 ,i1' spake ,gaul's stern chief1 ,nor spake a lie--albeit he were a thief2 ,for1 like ,achilles1 to the untimely grave ,hosts he had hurled1 the bravest of the brave2 ,insate of wrath1 stiffnecked1 implacable1 ,wrecker of towns2 and fleet of foot as well2 ,so like was he in much2 yet not in all2-- ,the heel1 that slew the ,greek1 has saved the ,gaul4 ,napoleon was not the man to sit still under defeat1 and1 very shortly after his return1 he set himself to repair losses4 ,these were heavy2 there was an entirely new artillery to be provided1 remounts for his cavalry1 and1 what was of the greatest importance1 a new army to be made4 ,this he got by anticipating the conscription of #ahad1 and the patriotism of his people helped him largely with the remainder4 ,the caricaturist has sharp eyes1 and he produced #8,bonaparte reviewing his ,conscripts1' which is an anonymous picture1 dated ,february #bc1 #ahac1 and represents the ,emperor1 who is mounted on a jackass1 and who has a very motley following1 reviewing his ,dutch light horse1 who are mounted on frogs1 every man with a keg of ,hollands under his arm4 ,there is a very comical picture of #8,bonaparte addressing the ,legislative ,body' after his return from ,russia 7designed ,december #a1 #ahab1 published ,february #bd1 #ahac74 ,here the discomfited ,emperor is in very sorry plight3 his coat is in tatters1 his breeches cover only a very small portion of his legs1 his toes are well out of his boots1 and he in vain tries1 with his handkerchief1 to stop the tears which flow so copiously1 as he says1 #8,i myself entered ,russia4 ,the ,russian ,armies could not stand before our armies4 ,the ,french ,arms were constantly victorious--,a swarm of ,tartars turned their parricidal hands against the finest provinces of that vast ,empire which they had been called upon to defend--,but the excessive and premature rigour of the winter brought down a heavy calamity upon my army--,in a few nights ,i saw everything change4--,the misfortunes produced by rigour of hoar frosts1 have been made apparent in all their extent--,i experienced great losses--they would have broken my heart1 if under such circumstances1 ,i could have been accessible to any other sentiments than those of the interest--the glory--and the future prosperity of my people--,i have signed with the ,pope1 a ,concordat1 which terminates all the differences that unfortunately had arisen in the ,church--,the ,french ,dynasty reigns--and will reign in ,spain--,i am satisfied with all my allies--,i will abandon none of them--,the ,russians shall return into their frightful climate4' ,on ,march #f1 #ahac1 appeared #8,the ,wags of ,paris or ,downfall of ,nap the ,great4 8,but the circumstance said to have annoyed the ,emperor most1 was1 some ,wags of ,paris taking of ,dogs1 and for sev'ral nights together1 tied ,tin ,kettles to their tails1 and labels round their necks1 with the words #8,run away from ,moscow1' giving them liberty1 they ran with velocity1 and fury1 in various directions1 to the great ,entertainment of the ,parisians40 ,courier #a ,mar4 #ahac4' ,one of these dogs has got between ,napoleon's legs1 and is throwing him down1 while he calls out1 #8,sacr ,dieu66 ,plot ,anglais66 ,not a ,dog in ,paris but shall feel my ,vengeance66 ,shoot6 hang them all6 ,not the ,empress's ,favorite shall escape4 ,d--d ,john ,bull--d--d ,russian bears1 not content with hunting ,me from the frightful climate1 but sends ,mad ,dogs to ,hunt ,me in my own ,capital666' ,the ,governor of ,paris replies1 #8,sire1 be pacified4 ,all the ,dogs in ,paris shall be tried by a ,military ,commission for a ,conspiracy against your ,sacred ,majesty4 ,all ,john ,bull's bull dogs shall be destroyed6 ,pomeranian ,danish ,mastiffs all but your ,majesty's own breed of ,blood hounds4' #8,anticipation for ,boney--or1 a ,court ,martial on the ,cowardly ,deserter from the ,grand ,army1' by ,g4 ,cruikshank 7,march #f1 #ahac71 is an imaginary scene of what might happen1 did the ,emperor meet with his deserts4 ,the ,parisian mob have the upper hand1 and a cobbler has been proclaimed ,emperor in his stead4 ,before this awful being1 ,boney is dragged by a ferocious butcher1 who1 with an enormous axe in one hand1 holds in the other the halter which encircles the neck of poor trembling ,boney1 who is on his knees1 with upraised1 supplicating hands4 ,the sans-culotte ,emperor ,crispin is seated in a chair1 on a haut pas2 a cap of liberty1 on a pole1 behind him4 ,in one hand he holds a hammer1 and one foot rests on a lapstone4 ,pointing to the wretched culprit1 he says1 #8,well6 you are found guilty of cowardly deserting from the grand army1 and1 by repairing here with your cobbling defence1 you have done a d--d bad job for yourself1 and1 as your time waxes near its end1 ,i would have you prepare your ,sole for your ,last4 ,so off with his head1 ,mr4 ,butcher4' ,the butcher looks unutterable things at ,boney1 saying1 #8,ah1 ,d--n you we'll cut off your head1 and your ,tail too6' ,the poor craven wretch1 with streaming eyes1 and upstanding hair1 pitifully supplicates that at all events his head should be spared4 ,but the yelling mob cry out1 #8,off with his head4' #8,aye1 ,aye1 he has butchered ,millions4' ,and the women and children scream1 #8,where's my husband1 wretch8' #8,where's my ,father8' #8,where's my ,daddy8' c4 ,drilling went on1 a necessary step to the formation of a new army1 and the ,french temperament is well shown in a caricature1 published in ,april #ahac1 of #8,nap reviewing the ,grand ,army1 or the ,conquest of ,russia anticipated1' in which1 during the march past1 he points to his soldiers with his sword1 and says to two of his generals1 #8,with this ,army will ,i crush those ,russian ,scourges1 and make all ,nations tremble at my wrath4' ,one general1 in his enthusiasm1 exclaims1 #8,parbleu6 vid dis ,arme ve vil conquer de ,heaven666' ,the other1 evidently an ,anglophobe1 says1 #8,and de ,hell too1 dat we may send dere de dam ,anglais4' ,in ,april ,napoleon judged that his army was in a fit state to take the field1 and the caricaturist's idea of a council of war is humorously told in the picture of #8,boney and the ,gay lads of ,paris calculating for the next ,triumphal entry into ,moscow4' ,this broadside1 which made its appearance in ,april #ahac1 represents ,bonaparte and his generals in council4 ,the latter are in different stages of dilapidation1 some having lost their noses1 others with their feet bound up1 and all more or less suffering from frost-bite4 ,one1 pointing to a map1 says1 #8,by ,gar1 ,sire1 we had better go to ,petersburgh at once4' ,napoleon replies1 #8,aye1 and then we can march to ,siberia1 and release the ,exiles1 who will gladly join us1 and abjure their tyrant4' ,two generals1 in conversation together1 do not seem to relish the plan4 ,one remarks1 #8,sacre ,dieu1 ,i no like de ,russia ,campaign4 ,i lose my nose1 my fingers1 and toes1 in de last4' ,and the other replies1 #8,eh bien1 den now we lose all our odds and ends4' ,the letterpress is as follows3-- ,master ,boney was fain1 after fighting with ,spain1 ,and loseing some thousands of men2 ,to make an attack on the ,russian ,cossack1 ,with ,nations to assist him full ,ten4 ,he began with a boast1 that he'd scower their ,coast1 ,and drive them all into the ,sea2 ,he continued his blow1 till he got to ,moscow1 ,his designed ,winter quarters to be4 ,but when he got there1 ,lord how he did stare ,to see the whole place in a flame1 ,not a house for his head1 not a rug for his bed1 ,neither plunder1 nor victuals1 nor fame4 ,so he sent every ,scout1 who ran in and out1 ,but brought neither forage1 nor food2 ,for that d--d ,wittgenstein1 so compleat hem'd him in1 ,that they dared not to venture a rood4 ,now the fire having ceas'd1 and the frost much encreas'd1 ,no cov'ring1 no clothes to protect 'em2 ,boney thought to be packing1 ,kutusoff began hacking1 ,and the ,cossacks did fairly dissect 'em4 ,says this ,corsican wight1 ,why let my ,friends fight1 ,as for me1 the old ,proverb ,i'll follow1 ,he that fights and then runs1 may1 in spite of their guns1 ,live6 and some future day beat them hollow4 ,but take care1 ,master ,nap1 you meet with no trap1 ,to poke either leg or your head in2 ,loss of legs stops your flight1 lose your head1 why the sight ,will be welcome at ,miss ,platoff's#bg wedding4 ,in a sledge it is said1 this ,king was convey'd1 ,like a criminal back into ,france2 ,but his ,army and ,friends1 to make them amends1 ,he gave them a precious cold dance4 ,the frost kill'd one half1 the rest ,kutusoff ,kill'd1 or prisoners made in their flight2 ,thus the ,russians did beat ,nap and ,friends so compleat1 ,that no ,armies e'er suffered such plight4 ,now this madman1 'tis said1 has ta'en in his head ,to attempt at another ,campaign1 ,with but half of his friends1 yet still he intends ,to venture to ,moscow again4 ,but if ,nap1 and ,ten more1 were beaten before1 ,by raw ,russian troops single handed2 ,with what chance can he hope against ,russia to cope1 ,when their force with ,allies is extended8 ,no1 ,no1 ,master ,nap1 you'll not feather your cap ,any more1 for your race is near run2 ,and your murderous heart1 is destined1 ,bonaparte1 ,to suffer for crimes it has done4 ,then ye ,nations whose voice through fear1 not from choice1 ,to this tyrant its homage has paid1 ,join the brave ,russian throng1 that your miseries ere long ,may with ,nap in ,oblivion be laid4 ,,chapter ,,li4 ,,the ,,armistice--,,battle ,,of ,,vittoria--,,defeat ,,at ,,leipsic--,,the ,,bridge ,,blown ,,up4 ,an armistice was signed between the allies and ,napoleon on ,june #d1 #ahac1 to last till ,july #bj3 six days' notice to be given of the recommencement of hostilities4 ,but ,wellington seems to have disregarded it2 for1 on ,june #ba1 he defeated the ,french army commanded by ,joseph ,bonaparte1 who had ,marshal ,jourdan under him1 at ,vittoria2 completely routing them1 and taking #aea pieces of cannon1 #dae ammunition waggons1 all their baggage1 besides many prisoners4 ,needless to say1 the caricaturist did not omit his opportunity4 #8,mad ,nap breaking the ,armistice' 7,june #ahac7 is said to be taken #8from the original ,picture at ,dresden4'#bh ,two messengers bring him their reports4 ,one is #8,english near ,bayonne1 ,rising in ,south of ,france1 #bjj1jjj men joined the ,bourbon ,standard1 ,revolt at ,toulon1 ,discontent at ,paris1 ,all ,spain evacuated1 and more losses4' ,the other messenger tells the furious ,emperor3 #8,diable6 ,your ,grand ,army in ,spain is totally routed1 #ahj ,cannon1 #djj ,ammunition ,waggons1 ,all the ,baggage6 #ijjj head of ,cattle1 ,military ,chest full of money taken4 ,your brother1 ,king ,joey1 gallop'd away on horseback1 ,devil knows where6 ,m4 ,jourdain has lost his wig and stick6 and the ,enemy pursuing in all directions4' ,bonaparte is in a towering rage1 brandishing a poker1 and kicking the last messenger1 to whom he roars out3 #8,away1 base slaves4 ,fresh ,torments6 ,vile ,cowards6 ,poltroon ,joe6 ,traitor ,jourdain6 ,cursed ,anglais6 ,i'll make ,heaven and ,earth tremble for this6 but 'tis lies6 base lies6 ,give me my horse1 ,i'll mount1 and away to ,spain6 ,england6 ,wellington6 and ,hell6 to drive ,lucifer from his ,infernal ,throne for ,treachery to ,,me66' ,a frightened general standing by exclaims3 #8,my ,poor ,master6 is it come to this8 ,i must whip on this ,strait ,jacket1 or he'll break all our bones1 as well as the ,armistice4' ,as a corollary to this1 although it does not belong to ,napoleon proper1 ,i cannot abstain from noticing a picture published ,july #i1 #ahac1 of #8,jourdan and ,king ,joe or ,off they go--a ,peep at the ,french ,commanders at the battle of ,vittoria4' ,the ,british troops have routed the ,french1 who fly in all directions2 ,king ,joseph and ,marshal ,jourdan1 in the foreground1 are doing the same4 ,says the king3 #8,parbleu ,monsr ,marshal1 we must run6 a pretty piece of business we have made of it4 ,if my ,brother ,nap sends for me to the ,congress1 the ,devil a clean shirt have they left me6 ,could you not try your hand at a ,convention again1 my dear ,jourdan6 as our friend ,junot did in ,portugal8' ,but ,jourdan replies3 #8,convention6 ,no1 ma foi6 there is no tricking ce ,lord ,wellington1 we have nothing to trust to but our heels1 but ,i dont think they will save us1 you need not be uneasy about a clean shirt for the ,congress1 ,monsr ,joe4 ,allons donc1 run like de ,devil6 run like your ,brother ,nap from ,russia4' ,george ,cruikshank drew 7,july #h1 #ahac7 a very humorous picture of #8,boney receiving an account of the ,battle of ,vittoria--or--the ,little ,emperor in a great ,passion6' ,a ragged postilion1 mounted on the back of a kneeling soldier1 holds up a long roll3 #8,king ,joseph has been defeated by ,wellington with the loss of #aea pieces of ,cannon1 #dae ,ammunition ,waggons1 ,bag and ,baggage1 ,provisions1 c41 c41 c4 ,the ,french have one very fine little ,howitzer left4 ,one ,quarter of the ,army is killed1 the other wounded1 the third ,quarter taken prisoners1 and the ,english are playing the ,devil with the rest4' ,napoleon1 before his throne1 is stamping1 tearing his hair1 and flourishing his sword1 to the undisguised terror of his ,mameluke ,roustem2 he roars out3 #8,oh6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6 oh6 ,hell and the ,devil6 ,death and ,d--na--on666 that cursed fiend ,john ,bull will drive me mad6 ,villains6 ,villains6 'tis all a lie1 'tis false as ,hell1 ,i say66 away with the ---- scroll--it sears my very eyeballs666 ,i'll cut it in ,ten ,thousand pieces--,i'll kick ye to the ,devil--away with it666' ,russia1 ,prussia1 and ,austria are spectators4 ,russia suggests3 #8,now is the time6' ,in this ,prussia cordially agrees1 and says to ,austria3 #8,now or never1 will you not join us8' ,only a portion is given of ,g4 ,cruikshank's #8,a ,scene after the ,battle of ,vittoria1 or ,more ,trophies for ,whitehall666' 7,july #aj1 #ahac74 ,the ,duke of ,wellington1 on horseback1 is receiving the captured colours1 c41 which his officers lay at his feet4 ,he is evidently satisfied with the result1 for he exclaims3 #8,why6 here's enough for three ,nights ,illumination6' ,a general replies3 #8,three times three1 my lord4' ,one presents him with a bton3 #8,here's ,marshal ,jourdan's ,rolling pin'2 and another1 bringing in a captured standard1 points to the group which forms our illustration1 saying3 #8,and here comes their last ,cannon66' ,the following caricature will do for any time during the year3--#8,john ,bull teazed by an ,earwig' bears only the date of #ahac1 and is by an unknown artist4 ,the old boy is at his frugal meal of bread1 cheese1 and beer1 and has been reading the #8,true ,briton1' when he is interrupted by little ,boney1 who1 perched on his shoulder1 pricks his cheek with a ,lilliputian sword4 ,john ,bull turns round half angrily1 and says3 #8,i tell you what1 you ,vermin6 if you won't let me eat my bread and cheese in peace1 and comfort1 ,i'll blow you away1 depend upon it4' ,to which the insect replies3 #8,i will have the cheese1 you ,brute you--,i have a great mind to annihilate you1 you great1 over grown1 ,monster666' ,illustration3 ,a ,,scene ,,after ,,the ,,battle ,,of ,,vittoria1 ,,or1 ,,more ,,trophies ,,for ,,whitehall666 ,in ,october #ahac came out an etching of #8,tom ,thumb and the ,giant1 or a forced ,march to ,franckfort4 ,kings are his ,centinels1 vide ,sheridan's speech4 ,a letter from ,stralsund states that ,buonaparte1 on his journey to ,paris1 sent a ,courier to the ,king of ,wi----g#bi with orders for him to proceed to ,franckfort on the ,maine1 and the latter would meet him there accordingly4' ,tom ,thumb1 ,napoleon1 on horseback1 prods on the ,king with his sword1 telling him at the same time3 #8,on1 ,sir1 to ,franckfort1 and there await my coming4' ,the poor fat ,king1 with perspiring brows1 piteously exclaims3 #8,well1 ,i am going as fast as ,i can---- ,pretty work this for a ,man of my ,importance66 ,was it for this you put a ,crown upon my head6' ,napoleon's power was rapidly drawing to an end1 and the crushing defeat he received at ,leipsic on ,october #af1 #ag1 #ah1 #ai1 gave it its death-blow4 ,the news was promulgated throughout ,england by a #8,london ,gazette ,extraordinary' of ,november #c4 ,the #8,times' of the same date had hinted of reverses sustained by ,napoleon1 and on ,november #d broke into jubilation thus3 #88,justice demands the sacrifice of the ,tyrant10#cj such was the sentiment which concluded our last article1--a sentiment not dictated by any feeling of transient growth1 but adopted after long and serious reflection on what is due to the moral interests1 which are the best and surest interests of nations4 ,the ,french people will now determine between the sacrifice of their ,tyrant1 and sacrifices of a very different description1 sacrifices of their lives1 their children1 their treasure1 their honour4 #8,we had already communicated to our readers the private information which we had received1 stating that he had sustained 8dreadful reverses0 in a 8series of actions10 which had caused him 8not only a great diminution in the numbers of his men1 but also a serious loss of artillery02 and that he had himself 8escaped with the utmost difficulty to a place of comparative1 and but comparative1 safety40 ,such were the accounts which we believed 8would be found to contain a very moderate statement of the ,tyrant's losses02 but we own our most sanguine hopes have been exceeded by the ,official ,statements received yesterday by ,government1 and made public2 first1 in a brief form1 by a letter from ,lord ,,castlereagh to the ,,lord ,,mayor1 and a ,bulletin from the ,foreign ,office2 and1 afterwards1 in most gratifying detail1 by an ,extraordinary ,gazette4' ,the #8,morning ,post' of the same date heads the intelligence as #8,the most ,glorious and ,important ,news ever received2' and the ,prince ,regent1 who opened ,parliament on ,november #d1 alluded to it in his speech in these terms3 #8,the annals of ,europe afford no examples of victories more splendid1 and decisive1 than those which have been recently achieved in ,saxony4' ,london was brilliantly illuminated1 and joy reigned throughout the kingdom4 ,one of the first caricatures on the subject is the #8,execution of two celebrated ,enemies of ,old ,england1 and their ,dying ,speeches1 #e ,nov4 #ahac1' which was by ,rowlandson 7published ,november #bg1 #ahac71 and is stated to be a representation of a #8,bonfire at ,thorpe ,hall near ,louth1 ,lincolnshire1 on #e ,nov4 #ahac1 given by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 to the boys belonging to the ,seminary at ,louth1 in consequence of the arrival of news of the ,decisive ,defeat of ,napoleon ,buonaparte1 by the ,allies1 at #aa o'clock on ye #dth1 ,louth ,bells ringing all night4' ,guy ,faux1 who is got up like one of the old watchmen1 is swinging on one gallows1 and ,napoleon1 in traditional costume1 on another1 with a roaring bonfire under him4 ,men1 women1 and boys are rejoicing around4 #8,guy ,faux's ,dying ,speech4 ,i1 ,guy ,faux1 meditating my ,country's ruin1 by the clandestine1 and diabolical1 means of the ,gunpowder plot1 was most fortunately discovered1 and brought to condign punishment1 by ,old ,england1 and here ,i bewail my fate4' #8,napoleon ,buonaparte's ,dying ,speech4 ,i1 ,napoleon ,buonaparte1 flattered by all the ,french ,nation that ,i was invincible1 have most cruelly1 and most childishly1 attempted the subjugation of the world4 ,i have lost my fleets1 ,i have lost the largest1 and the finest1 armies ever heard of1 and ,i am now become the indignation of the world1 and the scorn1 and sport1 of boys4 ,had ,i not spurned the firm wisdom of the ,right ,hon4 ,wm ,pitt1 ,i might have secured an honourable ,peace1 ,i might have governed the greatest ,nation2 but1 alas1 my ambition has deceived me1 and ,pitt's plans have ruined me4' ,rowlandson drew a #8,copy of the ,transparency exhibited at ,ackermann's ,repository of ,arts1 ,during the ,illuminations of the #eth and #fth of ,november #ahac1 in honour of the splendid victories obtained by the ,allies over the ,armies of ,france1 at ,leipsig and its ,environs4 #8,the ,two ,kings of ,terror4 #8,this ,subject1 representing the two ,tyrants1 viz4 the ,tyrant ,bonaparte1 and the ,tyrant ,death1 sitting together on the ,field of ,battle1 in a manner which promises a more perfect intimacy immediately to ensue1 is very entertaining4 ,it is also very instructing to observe1 that the former is now placed in a situation1 in which all ,europe may see through him4 ,the emblem1 too1 of the circle of light from mere vapour1 which is so soon extinguished1 has a good moral effect2 and as the ,gas represents the dying flame1 so does the ,drum1 on which he is seated1 typify the hollow1 and noisy nature of the falling ,usurper4 #8,the above description of the subject1 appeared in the ,sun of ,saturday1 the #fth of ,november4 ,these pointed comments arose from the picture being transparent1 and from a circle1 indicative of the strength1 and brotherly union1 of the ,allies1 which surmounted the same1 composed of gas#ca of brilliant brightness4' #8,cossack ,sports--or the ,platoff ,hunt in full cry after ,french ,game' 7,november #i1 #ahac71 shows ,leipsic in the background1 and the river ,elster1 into which the ,cossacks1 plunge1 in full cry1 after the #8,corsican ,fox4' ,the ,hetman1 ,platoff1 cries1 #8,hark forward6 my boys1 get along6 he runs in view--,yoics1 ,yoics--,there he goes--,tally ho6' ,his daughter1 about whom the story is told 7see footnote p4 #adh71 is in mid stream1 lashing her horse1 and calling out1 #8,hi6 ho6 ,tally ho6 ,for a husband6' ,an army of ,french frogs in vain attempt to stop the ,cossacks--they are routed1 and fleeing4 ,a very cleverly drawn caricature is #8,caterers--,boney ,dished--a ,bonne ,bouche for ,europe' 7,november #aj1 #ahac71 and it gives us the sovereigns of ,europe seated around a table1 on which is a large dish1 in the centre of which poses ,napoleon1 surrounded with a garnish of his marshals1 seated1 and with their hands tied behind them4 ,the different sovereigns express their opinions upon the dish4 ,thus ,russia says1 #8,i think ,brother of ,austria1 this dish will be relish'd by all ,europe4' #8,and ,i think ,brother of ,russia they will admire the garnish6' #8,pray let ,wurtemburg join in that dish4' #8,and ,bavaria1 if you please4' ,holland thinks that #8,donder and ,blikins1 dat dish will please mein ,vrow4' ,poland says1 #8,it is rather too highly seasoned for my taste1 but ,french4' ,the ,switzer opines that #8,william ,tell never invented a better dish1 ,i hope we shall have a taste of it6' ,italy swears #8,by the ,god of ,love6 that is better dish den ,maccaroni4' ,with tears streaming down his face1 a poor monarch prays1 #8,oh dear6 oh dear6 ,i hope they won't ,dish the poor old ,king of ,saxony4' ,prussia remarks to ,england1 #8,we must reduce the quantity of irritating articles1 before we can produce it as a finished dish--,what say you ,steward of the ,feast8' who replies1 #8,i agree with your ,highness1 ,john ,bull prefers moderation4' ,on ,november #aj1 #ahac1 was published #8,the ,daw ,stript of his ,borrow'd ,plumes1 vide ,gay's ,fables of the ,daw and the other ,birds1' which shows the different birds despoiling the poor ,daw1 ,napoleon4 ,the double-headed eagle1 ,russia1 with one beak strips him of his ,legion of ,honour1 the other head takes off his crown4 ,austria1 ,prussia1 and ,sweden are rapidly denuding him of his borrowed plumes2 whilst ,spain1 ,poland1 and ,bohemia are hovering around4 ,the background is taken up with a ,cossack spitting runaway ,frenchmen on his lance4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,daw ,,stript ,,of ,,his ,,borrowed ,,plumes4 ,rowlandson gives us 7,november #be1 #ahac7 #8,a ,long pull1 a ,strong pull1 and a pull altogether4' ,here we see the allies' ships riding freely on the ocean1 the sun of tyranny setting1 and the allies giving all their strength in helping to float the ,texel fleet1 which the ,dutch are assisting them to launch4 ,napoleon and his brother ,joseph are in the background1 the former dancing with rage1 and crying out1 #8,oh ,brother ,joe--,i'm all ,fire4 ,my ,passion eats me up4 ,such unlooked for storms of ill fall on me4 ,it beats down all my cunning1 ,i cannot bear it4 ,my ears are filled with noise1 my eyes grow dim1 and feeble shakings seize every ,limb4' ,joseph1 whose crown has dropped off1 says1 #8,oh ,brother ,nap1 brother ,nap1 we shan't be left with half a crown apiece6' ,illustration3 ,a ,,long ,,pull1 ,a ,,strong ,,pull1 ,,and ,a ,,pull ,,altogether4 #8,the ,corsican toad under a harrow' 7,rowlandson1 ,november #bg1 #ahac7 also alludes to the defection of ,holland1 the agonised ,emperor calling out1 #8,oh1 this heavy ,dutchman6 ,o' had ,i enough to bear before666' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,corsican ,,toad ,,under ,a ,,harrow4 ,rowlandson gives us 7,november #bi1 #ahac7 #8,dutch ,nightmare1 or the ,fraternal ,hug1 returned with a ,dutch ,squeeze1' which represents ,napoleon lying on a state bed1 suffering the tortures of nightmare1 his incubus being a very heavy ,dutchman1 who sits upon his breast calling out1 #8,orange ,boven1' and puffing his smoke right into the face of his victim4 ,mr4 ,grego credits ,rowlandson with the #8,head ,runner of ,runners from ,leipsic ,fair' 7,march #b1 #ahad71 but both the design and drawing manifestly show that it is not by him4 ,on the contrary1 its internal evidence clearly shows it to be a ,german engraving1 and much earlier in date1 the town in the background being labelled ,maynz4 ,napoleon is here represented as a running courier1 and the speed at which he is going is shown by his being able to keep pace with a hare4 ,the top of his staff is ,charlemagne--or1 as in the etching1 ,carolus ,magnus4 ,in his rapid flight he is losing from his wallet all the things entrusted to him--,italy1 ,holland1 ,switzerland1 the ,rheinbund1 c4 ,illustration3 ,,head ,,runner ,,of ,,runners1 ,,from ,,leipsic ,,fair4 ,his flight from ,leipsic was well caricatured1 and one episode1 the premature blowing up of the bridge over the ,elster1 came in for severe comment4 ,colonel ,montfort had orders to blow up the bridge1 which was mined1 as soon as the last of the troops had passed over4 ,he1 however1 entrusted this duty to a corporal and four miners4 ,the corporal1 hearing shouting and cannonading1 thought the allies were in possession of the city and pursuing the ,french forces4 ,he therefore fired the bridge1 which blew up1 cutting off the retreat of four corps d'arme1 and more than #bjj cannon4 ,of course1 the men so circumstanced had no option but to yield themselves as prisoners1 after many had been driven into the river and drowned4 ,at ,dresden still our hero staid1 ,because to budge he was afraid1 ,and when he did1 it was to meet ,at ,leipsic1 a severe defeat3 ,the bridge here1 as the story goes1 ,nap wished to blow up with his foes2 ,this to a col'nel he imparted1 ,who was1 perhaps1 too tender hearted4 ,for to a captain1 7so we've heard7 ,the ,colonel the task transferred1 ,and he a corporal employ'd1 ,by whom the bridge should be destroy'd2 ,but scarce had ,nap the bridge passed thro'1 ,when1 helter skelter1 up it flew6 ,it seems the truth cannot be traced2 ,either the corp'ral was in haste1 ,or by some means1 'tis suspected1 ',twas just as ,boney had directed2 ,for the ,explosion soon confounded ,his waggon loads of sick and wounded3 ,and by these means1 as oft he did1 ,he got of them immediate rid4 ,illustration3 ,,napoleon',s ,,flight ,,from ,,leipsig4 #8,bonaparte's ,bridge1 to the ,tune of ,this is the ,house that ,jack built' 7,december #a1 #ahac71 supposed to be drawn by la ,nourrice du ,roi de ,rome1 is in eight compartments1 which are thus described3-- ,this is the bridge that was blown into air4 ,these are the ,miners who had the care ,of mining the ,bridge that was blown into air4 ,this is the ,corporal stout and strong1 ,who fired the ,mine with his match so long1 ,which was made by the ,miners1 c4 ,this is the ,colonel of ,infantry1 ,who ordered the ,corporal stout and strong ,to fire the ,mine1 c4 ,this is the ,marshall of high degree ,who whispered the ,colonel of ,infantry ,to order the ,corporal1 c4 ,this is the ,emperor who scampered away1 ,and left the ,marshall of high degree ,to whisper the ,colonel1 c4 ,these be the thousands who cursed the day1 ,which made him an ,emperor1 who scampered away1 c4 ,these are the ,monarchs so gen'rous and brave1 ,who conquer'd the ,tyrant1 and ,liberty gave1 ,to thousands thousands who cursed the day1 c4 ,,chapter ,,lii4 ,,napoleon',s ,,return ,,to ,,paris--,,his ,,reception4 #8,grasp all ,lose all--,atlas enraged--or the punishment of unqualified ambition' is the title of a picture 7,december #a1 #ahac7 which represents ,atlas1 who is kneeling down1 preparing to drop the whole world on ,napoleon4 ,the latter1 who has been touching those parts of the earth which are in his possession1 and boasting1 #8,france be mine6 ,holland be mine6 ,italy be mine6 ,spain and ,poland be mine6 ,russ1 ,prussia1 ,turky1 de whole world vil be mine6666' staggers back1 exclaiming1 #8,mons4 ,atlas1 hold up1 dont let it fall on me4' ,atlas1 whose look is fearful1 says1 #8,when the ,friends of ,freedom1 and ,peace1 have stopped your shaking it on my shoulders1 and got their own again1 ,i'll bear it4 ,till then you may carry it yourself1 ,master ,boney4' ,russia and ,prussia are rushing away in fright4 ,says one1 #8,by ,gar 'tis true1 'tis fall on you ,head6 votre ,serviteur6 we no stop to be crush vid you4' ,this very clever caricature portrait of ,napoleon was published by ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand1 on ,december #a1 #ahac4 ,it is in the form of a broadside1 and contains the following letterpress3-- ,illustration3 ,,napoleon ,,the ,,first ,,and ,,last4 ,,napoleon the ,,first and ,,last1 by the wrath of ,heaven ,emperor of the ,jacobins1 ,protector of the ,confederation of ,rogues1 ,mediator of the ,hellish ,league1 ,grand ,cross of the ,legion of ,horror1 ,commander in ,chief of the ,legions of ,skeletons left at ,moscow1 ,smolensk1 ,leipzig1 c4 ,head ,runner of ,runaways1 ,mock ,high-,priest of the ,sanhedrim1 ,mock ,prophet of ,mussulmen1 ,mock ,pillar of the ,christian ,faith1 ,inventor of the ,syrian ,method of disposing of his own sick by sleeping ,draughts1 or of captured enemies by the ,bayonet2 ,first ,grave ,digger for burying alive2 ,chief ,gaoler of the ,holy ,father and of the ,king of ,spain1 ,destroyer of ,crowns1 and ,manufacturer of ,counts1 ,dukes1 ,princes1 and ,kings2 ,chief ,douanier of the ,continental ,system1 ,head ,butcher of the ,parisian1 and ,toulouese1 ,massacres1 ,murderer of ,hofer1 ,palm1 ,wright1 nay of his own ,prince1 the noble and virtuous ,duke of ,enghien1 and of a thousand others2 ,kidnapper of ,ambassadors1 ,high ,admiral of the ,invasion ,praams1 ,cup ,bearer of the ,jaffa ,poison1 ,arch ,chancellor of ,waste paper ,treaties1 ,arch ,treasurer of the ,plunder of the ,world1 the sanguinary ,coxcomb1 ,assassin1 and ,incendiary 444 to ,,make ,,peace ,,with666 ,this ,hieroglyphic ,portrait of the ,,destroyer is faithfully copied from a ,german ,print1 with the ,parody of his assumed ,titles4 ,the ,hat of the ,destroyer represents a discomfited ,french ,eagle1 maimed and crouching1 after his ,conflict with the ,eagles of the ,north4 ,his visage is composed of the ,carcases of the ,victims of his ,folly and ,ambition1 who perished on the plains of ,russia and ,saxony4 ,his throat is encircled with the ,red ,sea1 in allusion to his ,drowned ,hosts4 ,his ,epaulette is a ,hand1 leading the ,rhenish ,confederation1 under the flimsy ,symbol of a ,cobweb4 ,the ,spider is an ,emblem of the ,vigilance of the ,allies1 who have inflicted on that ,hand a deadly ,sting6 #8,the ,corsican ,munchausen humming#cb the ,lads of ,paris' 7,rowlandson1 ,december #d1 #ahac7 shews ,napoleon and his son on a stage1 upon which is a throne1 tottering1 and an overthrown globe4 ,the ,king of ,rome is dressed in counterpart of his father1 with long trailing sword1 and using a stick as a cockhorse4 ,napoleon is vapouring to the assembled audience3 #8,did ,i not swear ,i would destroy ,austria8 ,did ,i not swear ,i would destroy ,prussia8 ,did ,i not leave the ,russians #abjj pieces of cannon to build a monument of the victory of ,moscow8 ,did ,i not lead #dih1jjj men to gather fresh laurels in ,russia4 ,did ,i not burn ,moscow and leave #djj1jjj brave soldiers to perish in the snow for the good of the ,french ,nation8 ,did ,i not swear ,i would destroy ,sweden8 ,did ,i not swear ,i would have ,colonies and ,commerce8 ,did ,i not build more ships than you could find sailors for8 ,did ,i not burn all the ,british ,produce bought1 and paid for1 by my faithful merchants1 before their faces1 for the good of them1 and my good people of ,paris8 ,have ,i not called my troops from ,holland1 that they might not winter in that foggy ,climate8 ,have ,i not called my troops from ,spain1 and ,portugal1 to the ruin of the ,english8 ,did ,i not change my religion1 and turn ,turk1 for the good of the ,french ,nation8 ,have ,i not blown up the ,corporal for blowing up the ,bridge8 ,have ,i not robbed the ,churches of twenty flags to send to my ,empress1 for the loss of my own flags and ,eagles8 ,and now1 for the good of my ,empire1 ,behold6 ,o ye ,lads of ,paris6 ,i have put the ,king of ,rome in breeches4' ,rowlandson gives us #8,funcking#cc the ,corsican' 7,december #f1 #ahac74 ,a representation of all the crowned heads of ,europe1 each of whom is smoking a pipe very vigorously1 uniting in tormenting ,bonaparte with their tobacco smoke4 ,the little ,corsican1 who is on the top of a cask of #8,real ,hollands ,geneva1' is dancing with rage1 and yells out3 #8,oh you base ,traitors and ,deserters1 ,eleven ,hundred ,thousand ,lads of ,paris shall roast every one of you as soon as they can catch you6' ,in his excitement he has split the head of the cask1 and there seems every probability of his disappearing4 #8,the fly that sips1 is lost in the sweet4' #8,the ,mock ,phnix666 or a vain attempt to rise again' is by ,rowlandson 7,december #aj1 #ahac74 ,napoleon is in a furnace1 which is being diligently stoked and blown by ,russia and ,holland4 ,serpents come from the mouth of the furnace1 and the soots1 the products of combustion1 take the form of fiends--,napoleon is partially consumed1 and his crown is in a blaze4 #8,friends or ,foes--,up he goes--,sending the ,corsican ,munchausen to ,st4 ,clouds' is by ,rowlandson 7,december #ab1 #ahac71 and shows the whole of the sovereigns of ,europe combining to toss ,napoleon in a blanket4 ,a most amusing caricature by ,rowlandson 7,december #ad1 #ahac7 is #8,political ,chemists and ,german ,retorts1 or dissolving the ,rhenish confederacy4' ,john ,bull naturally finds coal for a #8,german ,stove1' the fire in which a ,dutchman blows with a pair of bellows4 ,all the sovereigns of ,europe stand round1 enjoying ,boney's discomfiture4 ,the ,emperor1 who is vainly appealing to them1 #8,oh spare me till the ,king of ,rome is ripe for mischief yet to come1' is being put into a glass receiver1 and is about to be covered up4 ,bernadotte is pouring in a bottle of sulphate of ,swedish iron1 and the ,pope is hurrying forward with two bottles1 one of fulminating powder1 the other a vial of wrath4 ,the products being distilled from him are ,intrigue and ,villainy1 ,ambition and ,folly1 ,gasconade and ,lies1 ,fire and ,sword1 ,arrogance and ,atrocity1 ,murder and ,plunder4 ,a ,spaniard is pounding at a mortar inscribed #8,saragossa4' ,in #8,town ,talk' 7,december #a1 #ahac7 is published #8,gasconading--alias the ,runaway ,emperor ,humbugging the ,senate4 ,some are ,short and some are ,tall1 ,but it's very well known that he hums them all1 ,and then sings fal de ral tit4' ,napoleon crowned1 and en grande tenue1 stands before the throne1 pointing to some trophies borne by soldiers1 and thus addresses the ,senate3 #8,senators6 the glorious success of our ,arms has forced me to give way to the impulse of quitting the field of honour1 that ,i might have the satisfaction of presenting to my faithful ,senate the glorious trophies of our ,victories4 ,senators6 your restless1 envious enemies shall be humbled to the dust2 your ,emperor wills it so2 this ,arrogant ,confederacy shall be punished for their temerity1 and our brave ,soldiers shall repose in peace4 ,senators6 for this purpose ,i shall require the small sum of #bej1jjj1jjj1 a sum the flourishing state of our finance will easily produce1 and1 to replace the vacancy made in my ,army1 #ejj1jjj 7men7 from the conscription of #d years to come will be all that ,i demand4 ,frenchmen1 the ,will of your ,emperor1 and the glory of the great ,nation1 requires it4' ,the ,devil1 peeping round from behind the throne1 applauds3 #8,that's right my ,boy4 ,humbug them out of another conscription to send me1 before you come yourself4' ,one ,senator1 as spokesman1 thus addresses ,napoleon3 #8,great ,emperor of the ,great ,nation1 the ,senate devotes the lives and property of the ,people to your service4' ,but this does not appear to be the universal consensus of opinion2 for one grumbles1 #8,c'est dire un peu trop1 cela6' ,another asks3 #8,what has he done with the last ,grand ,army1 that he wants so many again8' and one replies3 #8,they are gone to see how their friends in ,russia do4' ,another doubts the authenticity of the trophies3 #8,why6 these trophies belong to our ,allies1 c'est drle cela6' ,on ,december #ab1 #ahac1 ,george ,cruikshank published #8,bleeding and ,warm ,water6 or the ,allied ,doctors bringing ,boney to his ,senses4' ,here poor ,boney is in very evil case4 ,with shaven head1 and in an #8,allied strait waistcoat' 7one sleeve of which is held by ,russia1 the other by ,poland71 he is seated on the stool of ,repentance in a tub of hot water1 consisting of a #8sea of troubles1' which is warmed by the flames of ,moscow4 ,he is surrounded by all the ,european sovereigns as doctors1 each of whom prescribes his own remedy4 ,russia gives1 as his opinion3 #8,i have found a constant application of this ,russian ,knout to work wonders66' ,john ,bull is giving him a fearful bolus1 #8,invasion of ,france1' saying at the same time1 #8,work away my ,masters1 ,i'll pay you your fees4 ,ay1 ay1 rave and rant1 ,master ,boney1 but the ,devil will ,bone you at last4' ,holland is trying #8what ,dutch drops will do1' by emptying out of a huge cannon a legion of armed ,dutchmen on his shaven head4 ,poland bleeds him by stabbing his arm with a lance1 and ,prussia catches the blood in a #8,crown bowl1' congratulating himself1 #8,i think my ,crown ,razors have shaved his ,crown pretty close4' ,spain is applying a plaster to his back3 #8,here is a ,plaster of ,spanish flies for him4' ,poor ,boney1 one of whose legs is in the hot water1 resists this treatment as far as possible1 and yells out1 #8,hence with your ,medicines--they but drive me ,mad4 ,curse on your ,dutch ,drops1 your ,leipsig ,blister1 and your ,spanish flies2 they have fretted me to what ,i am4 ,d--n your ,cossack ,lancets1 they have drained my veins1 and rendered me poor and vulnerable indeed--,oh6 how ,i am fallen--,but ,i will still struggle--,i will still be great--,myriads of ,frenchmen still shall uphold the glory of my name1 the grandeur of my ,throne1 and write my disgrace in the hearts of ye--ye wretched creatures of ,english gold4' #8,the ,head of the ,great ,nation in a ,queer ,situation1' by ,g4 ,cruikshank 7,december #ahac71 shows frightened ,bonaparte1 his magic wand broken1 surrounded by his enemies4 ,wellington points a huge blunderbuss at him1 telling the others to #8,take a good aim at the ,head1 gentlemen1 and we shall soon settle the business4' ,austria1 ,prussia1 and ,russia all point pistols at his head4 ,prussia thinks that #8by ,gar1 we shall make de ,head look like de ,plumb ,pudding2' and ,russia says1 #8,i'll rattle a few ,snow balls at his ,cranium4' ,holland has a cannon which he is filling with bales of ,orange ,boven1 saying1 #8,i'll deal out my oranges to him wholesale4' ,from the heavens1 the hand of ,justice is putting the #8,allied ,extinguisher' upon him4 ,this picture is copied bodily from a ,french caricature1 #8,le ,chef de la ,grande ,nation dans une triste position4' ,on ,december #be1 #ahac1 was published one of ,rowlandson's caricatures called the #8,mock ,auction--or ,boney selling ,stolen ,goods4' ,there is an announcement that #8speedily will be sold the #ac cantons of ,switzerland1' and1 among the property he has for sale1 are the ,papal ,tiara1 and several crowns1 a lot of useless eagles1 the kingdom of ,bavaria1 twenty flags the property of the ,empress1 the kingdom of ,prussia1 ,saxony1 kingdom of ,westphalia1 and the ,united ,provinces4 ,some ,french officers are among the audience1 which includes the crowned heads of ,europe4 ,the crown of ,spain is on sale1 and is lifted upon high for inspection4 ,spain jeeringly asks3 #8,that a ,crown8 ,it's not worth half a crown4' ,napoleon1 seeing no chance of selling it1 says3 #8,what6 no bidding for the ,crown of ,spain4 ,then take the other crowns and lump them into one lot4' ,maria ,louisa carries the ,king of ,rome1 who is like a little monkey1 and who exclaims3 #8,i suppose daddy will put us up for sale4' ,,chapter ,,liii4 ,l',,homme ,,rouge--,,napoleon',s ,,superstition4 ,this ends the caricatures for the year #ahac1 at the close of which ,napoleon was in ,paris4 ,wellington and ,soult were fighting their prolonged duel in ,spain1 to the great advantage of the former4 ,one after another did the ,french garrisons surrender1 until1 at the close of the year1 ,santona alone remained to the ,french4 ,his troops1 shut up in garrison in ,germany and ,prussia1 were in very evil case1 from hardships and sickness4 ,st4 ,cyr abandoned ,dresden1 and all the garrison were made prisoners of war4 ,stettin surrendered1 and the ,dutch revolted2 whilst at home the life-blood of the nation was being drained by a new conscription of #cjj1jjj men1 and the taxes were increased by one half4 ,and here1 as well as at any other place1 ,i may introduce ,napoleon's familiar spirit1 #8l',homme ,rouge4' ,the belief in #8the red man1' in connection with the ,emperor1 was very widely spread2 but details of his personal appearance1 and the times of his visits1 are rarely to be met with1 and are invariably contradictory4 ,napoleon's success had been so marvellous1 that it is easily to be imagined it was popularly ascribed to supernatural agency4 ,in a small and very rare ,french book1#cd is an account of #8,the little red and green men1 or the genius of ,evil triumphing over the genius of ,good4 ,many persons1 astonished at the success of ,buonaparte in all which he undertook1 asked by what tutelary divinity he was protected8 #8,some said1 ,it is ,europe which is being destroyed by itself1 an effect natural to every country1 over-populated1 and too flourishing--,was it not thus with ,egypt1 ,greece1 ,judea1 and ,rome8 ,others1 less philosophic1 but easier given to conjecture1 said1 ,when he was in ,egypt he several times absented himself from his staff4--,somebody generally came to him before he fought a battle1 or undertook any enterprise4 #8,he frequently repeated1 ,god has given me the strength and the will to overcome all obstacles4 ,there was something supernatural 444 and thenceforth endless questions were asked of those who were with him in the ,egyptian expedition4 ,at length1 by dint of research1 a part of the truth was discovered1 which is as follows3-- #8,on the eve of the battle of the ,pyramids1 ,buonaparte1 at the council which was held in the morning1 formally opposed the proposition to give battle4 ,in the afternoon of that day1 having gone1 with some of the officers of his suite1 to make a reconnaissance1 and having approached one of the monuments of the pride of the ,pharaohs1#ce he suddenly saw1 coming out from it1 a little man clothed in a long red robe1 his head being adorned with a pointed cap of the same colour1 after the manner of the priests of ,isis1 or the ,chaldean sages1 known under the name of ,magi4 ,he carried a little ring in his hand4 #8,this mysterious man only said these words to him3 8,approach1 young man1 and learn the high destinies to which you are called1 if you wish to be prudent and wise40 #8,immediately1 ,buonaparte1 as if he had been drawn by a supernatural force1 descended from his horse1 and followed him into the interior of the pyramid1 where he remained more than an hour4 #8,the officers of his suite1 at first1 paid little attention to this rencontre1 taking the red man to be one of those charlatans1 with which the world abounds1 to the detriment of science and real knowledge2 they were even astonished that their general1 to whom they accorded so much merit1 lost precious time in interviewing a wretched cheat2 but1 when they saw ,buonaparte come out1 all radiant with joy1 saying to them1 8,friends1 let us give battle2 we shall conquer60 and when they saw1 that in spite of the inferiority of their forces1 they should gain the most complete victory1 they could only think of the red man4 ,is he a ,god8 ,is he a ,genius8 ,that was what they asked4 #8,thenceforth the ,french1 in ,egypt1 only marched from victory to victory1 until the departure of ,napoleon for ,france4 #8,we believe that all the deeds with which the red man has been credited are only fables which conjecturors have invented2 but1 at least1 in him they discover the emblem of a good ,genius1 who pointed out to ,buonaparte what he ought to do to assure at least the love and gratitude of the people4 ,but an evil ,genius1 whom they suppose to have been clothed in green1 appeared to him at ,st4 ,cloud1 at the time of the #ahth ,brumaire1 and gave him counsels1 which prevailed1 for the misfortune of the world1 over those of the red man1 and led him to his ruin4' ,balzac1 in a delicious booklet1#cf in which an old soldier gives the history of his beloved ,emperor1 makes him say1 #8,there is one thing which it would be unjust1 if ,i did not tell you3 ,in ,egypt1 in the ,desert1 near ,syria1 ,,the ,,red ,,man appeared to him1 in the mountain of ,moses1 to tell him1 8,all went well40 #8,then at ,marengo1 on the evening of the ,victory1 he saw1 standing before him1 the ,red ,man1 who said to him3 #88,thou shalt see the world at thy feet1 and thou shalt be ,emperor of the ,french1 ,king of ,italy1 ,master of ,holland1 ,sovereign of ,spain1 ,portugal1 the ,illyrian ,provinces1 ,protector of ,germany1 ,saviour of ,poland1 ,first ,eagle of the ,legion of ,honour40 #8,this ,red ,man1 do you see1 was his idea1 his own3 a kind of lackey1 who helped him1 as many say1 to communicate with his star4 ,i1 myself1 have never believed that but the ,red ,man is a veritable fact1 and ,napoleon has spoken of him himself1 and has said that he visits him in troublous moments1 and that he stays at the palace of the ,tuileries1 in the upper apartments4 ,then at his ,coronation1 ,napoleon saw him1 in the evening1 for the third time1 and they were in deliberation about many things4 ,then the ,emperor went straight to ,milan to crown himself ,king of ,italy4444 #8,at length we found ourselves1 one morning1 encamped at ,moskowa4#cg ,it was there that ,i gained the ,cross1 and ,i take the liberty of saying that it was a cursed battle6 ,the ,emperor was uneasy3 he had seen the ,red ,man1 who said to him3 #88,my child1 thou art going too fast1 men will fail thee1 and friends will betray thee40' ,and the old soldier1 almost at the end of his story1 says1 #8,the remainder is sufficiently well known4 ,the ,red ,man passed over to the ,bourbons1 like a scoundrel1 as he is4 ,france is crushed1' c4 ,it is needless to say that this legend was known in ,england1 and was not lost sight of by the satirist4 ,illustration3 ,,napoleon ,,and ,,the ,,red ,,man4 ,poor ,bonaparte1 now1 every day1 ,endeavoured to be wondrous gay2 ,to concerts1 plays1 and balls1 he went1 ,to hide1 it seems1 his discontent4 ,folks thought hostilities would cease1 ,for gaiety's a sign of peace4 ,but soon1 alas6 returned his gloom1 ,and now our hero kept his room4 ,one day he wish'd to be alone1 ,and said he was at home to none1 ,when suddenly there came a knock1 ,which dealt around a dreadful shock-- ,his counsellor of ,state1 'tis said1 ,saw a tall man dressed all in red6 #8,your business1 ,sir8'--#8,a secret that-- ,i must see ,bonaparte1 that's flat'-- #8,he's not at home1' was the reply1 ,the red man answer'd--#8that's a lie6' ,the ,counsellor to ,boney ran1 ,apprising ,nap of this red man-- ,how very great the ,emp'ror's dread-- #8,art sure8 and was he dress'd in red8' ,affecting then a kind of grin-- #8,no matter--shew the red man in4' ,the red man1 tho'1 as people say1 ,ne'er waited to be shewn the way1 ,for in he bolted--and1 what's more1 ,immediately he clos'd the door-- ,the ,counsellor of ,state1 so shock'd ,his ear1 then1 at the keyhole cock'd1 ,and tho' the red1 tall1 man he fear'd1 ,this conversation he o'erheard-- #8,well1 ,emp'ror ,boney--pray how do you8 ,this is my third appearance to you1 ,at ,egypt once--next at ,wagram-- ,you must remember who ,i am4' #8,yes1 ,i remember1 but what is it ,has now induced this sudden visit8' #8,what is it6 ,nap1 how can you ask8 ,have you accomplish'd1 pray1 your task8 ,four years1 ,i for that purpose granted1 ,it was the very time you wanted2 ,and then ,i said--and say it now-- ,no longer time wou'd ,i allow2 ',twas quite sufficient1 as you said1 ,and solemnly a vow you made1 ,that either ,europe you'd subdue1 ,or peace shou'd in that time ensue2 ,i told you1 if ,i tricks foresaw1 ,that my protection ,i'd withdraw1 ,and therefore am ,i come again ,to tell you but three months remain2 ,if ,europe then1 you have not got1 ,or peace confirm'd--you'll go to pot4' ,our hero seem'd quite panic struck1 #8,alas6' said he1 #8,i've had no luck-- ,i can't in three months undertake ,an honourable peace to make-- ,a longer period1 therefore1 fix1 ,let the three months1 ,i pray1 be six4' #8,it cannot be--,i'll grant no more'-- ,nap followed him unto the door-- #8,five months1 ,i'm sure1 you may allow'-- #8,i won't--mark well your sacred vow1 ,one or the other you must do-- ,or else1 depend on it you'll rue4' #8,then grant four months4'--#8,it cannot be-- ,conquer1 or be at peace1 in three-- ,such was the task you undertook'-- ,then giving a contemptuous look1 #8,three months--no longer--so good-bye'-- ,he said--nor waited a reply4 ,with indignation ,boney burn'd1 ,while to his cab'net he return'd-- ,and there1 as many people say1 ,he sullenly remain'd all day4 ,the ,english gave ,napoleon the character of being very superstitious1 and ,i believe1 even now1 #8,napoleon's ,book of ,fate1' and #8,napoleon's ,dream ,book1' are procurable4 ,in #agie it is said that ,napoleon paid a visit to a sorcerer named ,pierre le ,clerc1 and expressed some doubt of his power4 #8,you are wrong1' said the magician1 #8to doubt my art4 ,i know more than you probably imagine4 ,there was a prophecy of a certain ,count ,cagliostro1 uttered ten years ago1 on the ,french ,revolution1 which was not then thought of4 ,this announced that a ,corsican voted or elected by the people1 would finish it1 probably by a ,dictatorship4' ,napoleon left the old man1 and1 it is said1 did not visit him again until the eve of the fateful #ahth ,brumaire4 ,the seer gave him a number of cards1 on each of which he was to write one letter of the question he wanted to ask1 which was3 #8,what will become of the ,corsican ,napoleon ,bonaparte1 general1 on account of the ,coup d',etat risked by him1 at ,paris1 the #ahth ,brumaire1 #agii8' ,these cards were well mixed and handed to the conjurer1 who1 after some manipulation1 settled on thirteen cards1 having the letters ,b1 ,o1 ,p1 ,p1 ,i1 ,a1 ,i1 ,b1 ,i1 ,p1 ,a1 ,u1 ,f1 each of which letters he interpreted as the commencement of a ,latin word2 and1 on this basis1 he constructed the following sentence3 #8,bis ,oriens1 ,populi ,princeps1 ,in ,altum ,incedit2 ,bis ,incidit2 ,per ,anglos ,ultima ,fata1'--or1 ,he rises twice ,prince of the ,people1 and hovers over the heights2 twice he falls2 his last fatality will come from the ,english4 ,napoleon then took fresh cards1 and wrote3 #8,josephine ,marie ,rose de ,tascher de la ,pagerie1 wife of the ,general ,napoleon ,bonaparte4' ,of these ,pierre le ,clerc selected three letters1 ,h1 ,e1 ,a1 which he interpreted as #8,herois ,extinctus ,amor1'--or1 ,love extinguishes itself in the heart of a hero4 ,there was a curious article in the #8,frankfurter ,journal' of ,september #ba1 #ahgj1 on the influence of the letter ,m on the life of ,napoleon3 #8,marbeuf was the first to recognise the genius of ,napoleon at the ,military ,college4 ,marengo was the first great battle won by ,general ,bonaparte1 and ,melas made room for him in ,italy4 ,mortier was one of his best generals1 ,moreau betrayed him1 and ,marat was the first martyr to his cause4 ,maria ,louisa shared his highest fortunes2 ,moscow was the abyss of ruin into which he fell4 ,metternich vanquished him in the field of diplomacy4 ,six marshals 7,massena1 ,mortier1 ,marmont1 ,macdonald1 ,murat1 ,moncey7 and twenty-six generals of division under ,napoleon had the letter ,m for their initial4 ,marat1 ,duke of ,bassano1 was his most trusted counsellor4 ,his first battle was that of ,montenotte1 his last ,mont ,st4 ,jean1 as the ,french term ,waterloo4 ,he won the battles of ,millesimo1 ,mondovi1 ,montmirail1 and ,montereau2 then came the storming of ,montmartre4 ,milan was the first enemy's capital1 and ,moscow the last1 into which he entered victorious4 ,he lost ,egypt through ,menou1 and employed ,miellis to take ,pius ,,vii4 prisoner4 ,mallet conspired against him2 ,murat was the first to desert him1 then ,marmont4 ,three of his ministers were ,maret1 ,montalivet1 and ,mallieu2 his first chamberlain was ,montesquieu4 ,his last halting place in ,france was ,malmaison4 ,he surrendered to ,captain ,maitland of the ,bellerophon1 and his companions at ,st4 ,helena were ,montholon and his valet ,marchand4' ,,chapter ,,liv4 ,,napoleon ,,again ,,takes ,,the ,,field--,,his ,,defeats--,,the ,,allies ,,at ,,paris-- ,,napoleon ,,abdicates--,,his ,,attempt ,,to ,,poison ,,himself4 ,on ,january #a1 #ahad1 ,rowlandson published #8,the double humbug1 or the ,devil's ,imp praying for peace1' a picture in two parts4 ,one represents ,napoleon addressing the ,senate from his throne1 which stands on divers crowns3 his friend1 the ,devil1 being perched a-top4 ,a soporific effect among his audience seems to be the outcome of his address1 which is as follows3 #8,extracts of ,bonyparty's ,speech1 ,sunday1 #ai ,december1 #ahac4 ,senators1 ,counsellors of ,state1 ,deputies from the ,department to the ,legislative ,body4 ,splendid ,victories have raised the ,glory of the ,french ,arms1 during the ,campaign4 ,in these weighty circumstances1 it was my first thought to call you around me4 ,i have never been seduced by prosperity4 ,i have conceived and executed great designs for the ,prosperity and the happiness of the world1 as a monarch and a father4 ,i feel that ,peace adds to the security of ,thrones and that of ,families4 ,i have accepted proposals1 and the preliminaries4 ,it is necessary to recruit my armies by numerous ,levies1 and an increase of ,taxes becomes indispensable--,i am satisfied with the sentiment of my people of ,italy1 ,denmark1 ,naples1 ,america1 and the nineteen ,swiss cantons2 and have acknowledged the laws which ,england has1 in vain1 sought1 during four centuries1 to impose on ,france--,i have ordered discharges of ,artillery on my coming and leaving you4' ,the other portion of the picture shows the powers of ,europe1 before whom ,napoleon kneels1 surrendering colours and crowns2 all1 save one of the latter 7the ,french crown71 and this he tucks under his arm4 ,his deportment is abject1 as is his speech3 #8,gentlemen1 ,emperors1 ,kings1 ,rhenish ,confederations1 c41 c41 c4 ,behold unto you a fallen ,impostor1 who has for many years been drunk1 and intoxicated1 with ,ambition1 ,arrogance1 and ,insolence1 who has foolishly and wickedly lost within a twelve ,months1 a ,million of brave but deluded ,frenchmen4 ,who has conceived the great and diabolical design of enslaving the world1 and has lost all his friends except ,yankee ,maddison4 ,now1 ,gentlemen1 to make amends for my sins1 ,i solicit your pardon1 and ask for ,peace1 on your own ,terms1 ,gentlemen1 and ,i will strictly adhere to all 9999999999999999 ,you may take all those ,crowns back again1 except the one belonging to the ,bourbons4 ,my ,empress sends you also back the #bj flags ,i found in some of the ,churches1 in the course of my flight from ,leipsig4 ,as for the story1 ,gentlemen1 of the ,corporal and the blowing up the bridge1 you must know 'twas a mere ,humbug to gull the ,lads of ,paris4' ,talleyrand also assures the crowned heads1 that #8,what my ,master has said is true1 so help me ,g--d4 ,amen4' ,on ,january #ba1 #ahad1 ,napoleon once more set out from ,paris at the head of an army1 and in this month he fought at ,saint-,dizier1 ,brienne1 ,champ-,aubert1 ,montmirail1 ,chateau-,thierry-,nangis1 and ,montereau1 but then the ,french arms were almost everywhere defeated4 ,people could discern the beginning of the end4 ,meanwhile the caricaturist was busy4 #8,the ,devil's ,darling' is another by ,rowlandson 7,march #ab1 #ahad72 but it possesses no merit1 except the very excellent likeness of ,napoleon4 ,he is in swaddling clothes1 and being dandled by the arch-fiend4 ,wm4 ,elmes 7the #8,w4 ,e4' of occasional caricatures7 drew 7,march #ba1 #ahad7 #8,john ,bull bringing ,boney's nose to the ,grindstone'2 but it is not a new subject1 as there is a contemporary caricature of the ,scots bringing ,charles the ,second's nose to the grindstone4 ,russia is turning the stone--the allied ,powers looking on--and ,john ,bull1 who is performing the operation1 says3 #8,aye1 ,aye1 ,master ,boney1 ,i thought ,i should bring you to it one of these days4 ,you have carried on the trade of grinding long enough1 to the annoyance of your oppressed neighbours--,one good turn deserves another--,give him a ,turn brother ,alexander--and let us see how he likes a taste4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,devil',s ,,darling4 #8,the ,allied ,bakers1 or the ,corsican ,toad in the hole' 7,april #a1 #ahad71 is taken bodily from a ,french caricature1 #8,le ,tour des ,allis1 ou le ,corse prs tre cuit1' although it bears on it #8,g4 ,h4 invt ,cruickshank fecit4' ,the ,king of ,prussia1 ,woronzow1 and ,blcher have a baker's peel1 on which is a dish containing ,boney1 screaming1 #8,murder1 ,murder1' as he is being put into the ,allied ,oven4 ,holland sits on the floor blowing the fire4 ,a ,frenchman1 whose fickleness is shown by the weather-cock on his hat1 is opening the oven door for his former master's destruction1 saying3 #8,this door sticks6 ,i don't think ,i shall get it open6' ,blcher shouts1 #8,pull away ,frank1#ch you keep us waiting4' ,woronzow says1 #8,in with it1 ,blucher1' and the ,king of ,prussia's opinion is1 #8,i tell you what1 ,woronzow1 the ,hinges want a little ,russia ,oil4' ,wellington1 who is bearing a tray on which is a ,soult pie and a ,bordeaux pie1 shouts out1 #8,shove altogether1 ,gentlemen6 ,d--n me1 shove door and all in4' ,meanwhile1 the allied ,austrian1 ,russian1 and ,prussian troops had marched on to ,paris1 and1 having defeated ,marmont1 ,march #cj1 #ahad1 the city was virtually at their mercy4 ,maria ,louisa and the young ,king of ,rome left ,paris on ,march #bi1 and on the #cast the city capitulated1 and the ,emperor of ,russia and the ,king of ,prussia entered the city with the allied armies4 ,the ,emperor of ,austria did not join them1 probably out of deference to his paternal feelings4 ,the #8,times' of ,april #f1 #ahad1 thus gives the news of the capitulation3--#8,babylon the great is fallen6 ,paris1 the proud city1 the city of philosophy1 has bowed her neck to the ,conqueror4' #8,boney forsaken by his ,guardian ,angel' 7,april #c1 #ahad7 shows the ,emperor kneeling1 one crown already having been taken from him by the arch-fiend1 who now is taking another from off his head4 ,the flames of hell are prominent in the distance4 ,bonaparte implores--#8,my ,guardian ,angel1 my ,protector1 do not desert me in the hour of ,danger4' ,but the ,devil1 exultant1 says1 #8,poh6 ,poh6 you cannot expect to reign for ever2 besides ,i want you at home1 to teach some of the young ,imps wickedness4' ,on ,april #c the fickle ,french destroyed their idol1 for the ,provisional ,government declared ,napoleon deposed1 and his dynasty abolished4 ,on ,april #e ,bonaparte formally abdicated the throne of ,france2 and1 when we consider how long he had troubled the peace of this country1 we can pardon the almost brutal exultation of the #8,times' of ,april #aa3-- #8,the most hateful of ,tyrants has finished by proving himself the most infamous of cowards4 #8,two ,extraordinary ,gazettes were published on ,saturday2 the latter of which contained ,,buonaparte',s renunciation of sovereignty1 in the following terms3-- ,the ,allied ,powers having proclaimed that the ,emperor ,,napoleon was the only obstacle to the re-establishment of the peace of ,europe1 the ,emperor ,,napoleon1 faithful to his oath1 declares that he renounces for himself and his heirs1 the ,thrones of ,france and ,italy2 and that there is no personal sacrifice1 even that of his life1 which he is not ready to make in the interest of ,france4 ,done at the ,palace of ,fontainebleau the ---- ,april1 #ahad4 #8,thus has the last act of this wretch's public life been marked by the same loathsome hypocrisy which characterised him throughout his guilty career4 ,when he has been solemnly deposed by his own confederates2 when the execrations of all ,france1 and of all ,europe1 are ringing in his ears2 when his last army is deserting him by thousands1 and an overwhelming force of the ,allies is approaching1 to drag him to a shameful death1 if he refuses the proffer'd mercy--then1 forsooth1 his forced submission is a voluntary sacrifice1 he is actuated by a principle of public spirit1 he feels a religious regard for his oath666 #8,we did not think to have troubled our heads what should become of him1 or his worthless carcase--whether he should crawl about upon the face of that earth1 which he had so long desolated2 or end a miserable existence by his own desperate hand2 or be helped out of the world by the guillotine1 the halter1 or the coup de grce4 ,certainly1 if we had to choose the finest moral lesson for after ages1 we could not have preferred any to that1 which should at once expose the selfishness1 the baseness1 and the cowardice of a vainglorious mortal1 whom adulation has raised almost to divine honours4 ,and1 as to any danger from his life--why1 ,jerry ,sneak was a hero to him4 ,twice before1 had he run away from the field of battle--but that1 in the opinions of his besotted admirers1 was profound imperial policy4 #8,when he first attempted to act ,,cromwell1 unlike the tough old ,puritan1 he had nearly fainted2 but this was a transient qualm1 that 8overcame him like a summer's cloud20 and1 besides1 ,men may tremble1 and look paler1 ,from too much1 or too little valour4 #8,the abandonment of his throne was an act of undisguised1 deliberate cowardice1 not altogether unanticipated by us2 for it will be remembered that some months ago1 in comparing the terms offered to him by the ,allies1 with ,fluellen's offer of the leek to ancient ,pistol1 we said1 that though he might vow 8most horrible revenge10 he would eat the leek4 ,we had not then any reason to believe that he would be required to yield up crown and all2 but now that circumstances have led to such a point1 his conduct in respect to it occasions us no surprise4 ,that which displeases us1 however1 is1 that in the very document which ought to have contained nothing more than his subscription to his own disgrace1 he has been allowed to lay claim to something like honour--to shuffle in a lying pretence to virtue4 ,this was not a time to indulge his vanity4 ,the record of his punishment ought rather to have referred to real crimes than to fictitious merits4' ,the illuminations on this occasion were very splendid--but perhaps the best of them all1 as illustrating the popular feeling1 was one which was simply #8,thank ,god4' ,the following caricature must have been published before the news of the abdication reached ,england4 ,illustration #8,blcher the ,brave extracting the groan of abdication from the ,corsican ,bloodhound' is by ,rowlandson 7,april #i1 #ahad74 ,the ,prussian general having stripped ,bonaparte of his crown and uniform1 c41 is administering to him a sound shaking1 whilst ,louis the ,eighteenth is being welcomed by ,talleyrand and the whole ,french nation4 #8,the ,corsican ,shuttlecock1 or a pretty ,plaything for the ,allies' 7,april #aj1 #ahad71 is by ,g4 ,cruikshank4 ,napoleon is the shuttlecock1 which is kept in the air by ,schwartzenberg and ,blcher4 ,the former has just sent him to his comrade with--#8,there he goes66 why ,blcher6 this used to be rather a weighty plaything2 but d---- me if it isn't as light as a feather now4' ,blcher replies1 #8,bravo ,schwartzenberg1 keep the game alive6 send him this way1 and d---- him1 ,i'll drive him back again4' #8,europe1' by ,timothy ,lash 'em 7,april #aa1 #ahad71 gives us a pyramid formed by all the ,states of that ,continent4 ,it is surrounded by clouds1 from whence issue the heads of ,napoleon's victims--#8,wright1 ,georges1 ,pichegru1 ,moreau1 ,palm1 and ,hofer'--and on the summit of the pyramid1 planting the ,bourbon flag1 is the ghost of the ,duc d',enghien1 who hurls ,napoleon into hell1 where ,robespierre and ,marat are awaiting him4 ,his operations ,nap pursued1 ,and frequently the troops reviewed4 ,one day1 the first of ,april too1 ,boney attended the review4 ,he thought the soldiers still his own1 ,tho' well the contrary was known4 ,some of the ,generals1 'tis said1 ,the ,paris newspapers had read1 ,and of the news1 before the crowd1 ,they talk'd together very loud4 ,our hero still retained his cheer1 ,for he pretended not to hear4 ,as soon as the review was done1 ,brave ,marshal ,ney 7to have some fun1 ,and let him know his fatal doom71 ,followed poor ,boney to his room4-- #8,in ,paris there's a revolution-- ,you've heard of the new constitution4' ,nap1 seeming not to understand1 ,ney clapp'd the paper in his hand2 ,he read1 with evident attention1 ',twas gaining time tho' for invention4 ,alas1 poor ,nap6 'tis as he feared-- ,and like fall'n ,wolsey he appear'd4 ,exactly the same scene indeed-- ,there is that paper for you--read3 ,then with what appetite you can-- ,go1 eat your breakfast1 my good man4 ,nap1 spite of all1 was very cool1 ,tho' certainly an ,april fool3 ,but great indeed was his vexation1 ,when bade to sign his abdication2 ,he looked aghast1 he sigh'd1 and trembled ,before the ,generals all assembled-- ,twas hard on ,boney1 we must own1 ,thus to renounce his crown and throne4 ,how could he help it8 for--oh ,lord6 ,there was a ,cossack with a sword6 ,to add to brave ,napoleon's dread1 ,there was a pistol at his head6 ,so very furious look'd the men1 ,poor ,nap could scarcely hold the pen4 ,and when he did1 so great his fright1 ,his name poor ,nap could scarcely write2 ,at length1 while he was sitting down1 ,he sign'd--#8,i ,,abdicate ,,my ,,crown4' ,illustration3 ,,napoleon ,,signing ,,his ,,abdication4 ,the scene1 however1 was not quite as the poet makes it out1 but it was bad enough1 if we may credit ,madame ,junot3 #8,we have read of the revolutions of the seraglio3 of those of the ,lower ,empire3 of the assassinations of ,russia2 we have seen the blood-stained crowns of ,india given to vile eunuchs2 but nothing in the pages of history presents any parallel to what passed at ,fontainebleau during the days1 and above all the nights1 passed there by the hero1 abandoned by fortune1 and surrounded by those whom he supposed to be his friends4 ,a thick veil was drawn over the event1 for the principal actors in it carefully concealed their baseness from the eye of the world4 ,few persons are aware that ,napoleon was doomed to death during the few days which preceded his abdication1 by a band of conspirators composed of the most distinguished chiefs of the army4 #88,but10 said one of them in the council in which these demons discussed their atrocious project1 8what are we to do with him8 ,there are two or three among us1 who1 like ,antony1#ci would exhibit their blood stained robes to the people1 and make us play the part of ,cassius and ,brutus4 ,i have no wish to see my house burned1 and to be sent into exile40 8,well10 said another1 8we must leave no trace of him4 ,he must be sent to heaven like ,romulus40 ,the others applauded1 and then a most horrible discussion commenced4 ,it is not in my power to relate the details4 ,suffice it to say that the ,emperor's death was proposed and discussed for the space of an hour1 with a degree of coolness which might be expected among ,indian savages armed with tomahawks4 8,but10 said he who had spoken first1 8we must come to some determination4 ,the ,emperor of ,russia is impatient4 ,the month of ,april is advancing1 and nothing has been done4 ,now1 for the last time1 we will speak to him of his abdication4 ,he must sign it definitely--or----0 ,a horrible gesture followed the last word4 #8,yes1 the life of ,napoleon was threatened by those very men whom he had loaded with wealth1 honours1 and favours2 to whom he had given lustre from this reflection of his own glory4 ,napoleon was warned of the conspiracy1 and it must have been the most agonising event of his whole life4 ,the torments of ,st4 ,helena were nothing in comparison with what he must have suffered when a pen was presented to him by a man who presumed to say1 8,sign--if you wish to live40 ,if these last words were not articulated1 the look1 the gesture1 the inflection of the voice1 expressed more than the tongue could have uttered4' ,how these rats left the falling house6--,berthier1 with a lie on his lips1 promising to return1 yet knowing full well he never meant to2 ,constant1 his valet1 running away with #ajj1jjj francs1 and burying them in the forest of ,fontainebleau2 and ,rustan1 the faithful ,mameluke1 running away to ,paris4 ,is it not a sickening sight to see these pitiful rogues deserting their master8 ,on ,april #aa the treaty of abdication was signed by the allies1 and by it ,napoleon was to keep his title of ,emperor1 and have the sovereignty of the ,island of ,elba1 where1 however1 he must permanently reside4 ,he was guaranteed a revenue of #f1jjj1jjj francs4 ,josephine and the other members of the ,emperor's family were to have #b1jjj1jjj francs divided amongst them2 and ,maria ,louisa and the ,king of ,rome were to have the ,duchies of ,parma1 ,placentia1 and ,guastalla4 ,but1 when all was finished1 he felt his position too hard to bear4 ,he would have recalled his abdication--but it was too late4 ,tom from his high estate1 separated from his wife and child1 deserted by the creatures of his bounty1 life was not worth living for2 existence was wretched1 and he tried to put an end to it by poison on the night of ,april #ab4 ,baron ,fain1 in #8,the ,manuscript of #ahad1' gives a good account of this occurrence1 but not nearly as graphic as does ,madame ,junot3-- #8,throughout the day his conversation turned on subjects of the most gloomy kind1 and he dwelt much on suicide4 ,he spoke so frequently on the subject1 that ,marchand1#dj his first valet de chambre1 and ,constant were struck with it4 ,they consulted together1 and both1 with common consent1 removed from the ,emperor's chamber an ,arabian poniard1 and the balls from his pistol-case4 ,the ,duke of ,bassano had also remarked this continued allusion to suicide1 notwithstanding his efforts to divert ,napoleon's thoughts from it4 ,the ,duke spoke to ,marchand1 after he had taken leave of the ,emperor1 previous to retiring to rest1 and he expressed himself satisfied with the precautions which had been taken4 ,the ,duke had been in bed some time1 when he was awoke by ,constant1 who came to him pale and trembling3 8,monsieur le ,duc10 he exclaimed1 8come immediately to the ,emperor4 ,his ,majesty has been taken very ill60 ,the ,duke of ,bassano immediately hurried to the bedside of the ,emperor1 whom he found pale and cold as a marble statue4 ,he had taken poison6 #8,when ,napoleon departed for his second campaign in ,russia1 ,corvisart gave him some poison of so subtle a nature1 that in a few minutes1 even in a few seconds1 it would produce death4 ,this poison was the same as that treated of by ,cabanis1 and consisted of the prussic acid which has subsequently been ascertained to be so fatal in its effects4 ,it was with this same poison that ,condorcet terminated his existence4 ,napoleon constantly carried it about him4 ,it was enclosed in a little bag hermetically sealed1 and suspended round his neck4 ,as he always wore a flannel waistcoat next his skin1 the little bag had for a long time escaped the observation of ,marchand1 and he had forgotten it4 ,napoleon was confident in the efficacy of this poison1 and regarded it as the means of being master of himself4 ,he swallowed it on the night above mentioned1 after having put his affairs in order and written some letters4 ,he had tacitly bade farewell to the ,duke of ,bassano and some of his other friends1 but without giving them cause for the slightest suspicion4 #8,the poison was1 as ,i have already observed1 extremely violent in its nature2 but1 by reason of its subtlety1 it was the more liable to lose its power by being kept for any length of time4 ,this happened in the present instance4 ,it caused the ,emperor dreadful pain1 but it did not prove fatal4 ,when the ,duke of ,bassano perceived him in a condition closely resembling death1 he knelt down at his bedside and burst into tears3 8,ah6 ,sire60 he exclaimed1 8what have you done80 ,the ,emperor raised his eyes and looked at the ,duke with an expression of kindness2 then1 stretching to him his cold and humid hand1 he said3 8,you see1 ,god has decreed that ,i shall not die4 ,he1 too1 condemns me to suffer60' ,,chapter ,,lv4 ,,napoleon ,,leaves ,,for ,,elba--,,his ,,reception ,,there4 ,after a sad parting with his old guard at ,fontainebleau1 on ,april #bj1 ,napoleon left for ,elba1 embarking on board an ,english frigate on the #bhth4 ,we can now resume the caricatures4 ,rowlandson produced 7,april #ab1 #ahad7 #8,bloody ,boney1 the ,carcass ,butcher2 left off ,trade and retiring to ,scarecrow ,island4' ,napoleon and the ,empress1 together with a bag of brown bread1 are mounted on a donkey--he wears a fool's cap1 and she belabours the ass with a #8,baton ,marechale'2 the young ,king of ,rome precedes them on a ,corsican dog4 ,the usual direction-post 7a gallows7 shows the road to ,elba1 and ravens are hankering after him1 saying1 #8,we long to pick your bones4' ,a heavy-booted postilion is calling out1 #8,be ,gar1 you ,cocquin1 now ,i shall drive my old ,friends and bonne customers de ,english4 ,vive le ,roi et le ,poste ,royale4' ,rowlandson plagiarised ,gillray by almost slavishly copying #8,death of the ,corsican ,fox' 7,vol4 ,i4 p4 #bjd71 only he substituted ,blcher for ,george the ,third1 and changed the names on the dogs' collars to ,wellington1 ,swartzenberg1 ,kutusoff1 ,duke of ,york1 and ,crown ,prince4 ,this etching is called #8,coming in at the death of the ,corsican fox4 ,scene the ,last' 7,april #ab1 #ahad74 #8,a ,grand ,manuvre6 or1 the ,rogues march to the ,island of ,elba1' ,g4 ,cruikshank 7,april #ac1 #ahad74 ,here ,napoleon is shewn weeping bitterly at his own disgrace4 ,his hands are bound behind him1 his tattered uniform is put on wrong side in front1 his boots have no soles nor toes1 and his spurs are strapped in front2 some gamins are tugging at a halter which is round his neck1 and are dragging him to a boat1 in which sits the ,devil1 waiting for him2 ,talleyrand is doing all in his power to expedite matters by pushing him behind with an #8,allied broom1' and he goes to his doom amidst universal execrations4 ,the little ,king of ,rome is in one of his coat-tail pockets1 and calls out1 #8,by ,gar1 ,papa1 ,i have von grand manuvre in your pocket4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,rogue',s ,,march4 #8,the ,rogue's ,march' is by ,rowlandson 7,april #ae1 #ahad71 ,from fickle ,fortune's gamesome lap ,what various titles flow2 ,the ,emperor of ,conj'rors ,nap1 ,the ,king of ,beggars1 ,joe6 a portion of which is reproduced4 ,blcher is dragging ,napoleon and his brother1 who are handcuffed1 and on a placard which he bears on his shoulder is inscribed #8,napoleon1 late ,emperor of the ,french1 ,king of ,italy1 ,protector of the ,confederation of the ,rhine1 ,grand ,arbiter of the fate of ,nations1 c4 c4 c41 but now1 by the permission of the ,allied ,sovereigns1 ,exile in the ,isle of ,elba1 an outcast from ,society1 a fugitive1 a vagabond4 ,yet this is the conceited mortal who said1 ,i have never been seduced by prosperity--,adversity will not be able to overcome me4' ,in the background drummers are playing #8,the ,rogue's ,march1' and all the ,european ,powers dancing round the old ,bourbon flag1 on which is written #8,rejoice ,o ye ,kings1 ,vive le ,roi6' #8,the ,sorrows of ,boney1 or ,meditations in the ,island of ,elba666' 7,april #ae1 #ahad7 shews the disconsolate ,emperor1 seated on the rocky isle1 weeping copiously1 and staring anxiously at the ,continent of ,europe which is so well guarded by ships4 ,this engraving did former duty as #8,crocodile's tears' 7see ,vol4 ,i4 p4 #bda74 ,on ,april #ag1 #ahad1 ,rowlandson published #8,the ,affectionate farewell1 or kick for kick1' which gives us ,talleyrand kicking ,napoleon and striking him with his crutch4 #8,va t'en ,coquin1 ,i'll crack your ,crown1 you pitiful vagabond4' ,the fallen ,emperor not only puts up with these insults1 but1 turning round1 says1 #8,votre trs humble serviteur1 ,monsieur ,tally4' ,his maimed soldiery call out1 #8,bone him1 my tight little ,tally1' and one even goes so far as to shout out1 #8,what6 let him sneak off without a mark or a scratch6 ,no1 no1 ,i'll darken his daylights for him4' #8,the ,last ,march of the ,conscripts1 or ,satan and his ,satellites hurled to the land of oblivion' 7,april #ag1 #ahad71 represents ,napoleon and his brothers all chained together in a gang1 heavily fettered1 in tatters1 and being whipped by a most ferocious ,cossack4 ,to add to poor ,boney's miseries1 his little child is pulling at his coat-tails crying1 #8,didn't you promise me ,i should be a ,king8' ,talleyrand is rejoicing1 and a large box of crowns and sceptres is labelled1 #8,to the right owners4' #8,a delicate finish to a ,french ,usurper' is by ,t4 ,n4 7,april #bj1 #ahad71 although ,mr4 ,grego places it as one of ,rowlandson's--who possibly may have etched it4 ,boney1 ,canker of our joys1 ,now thy tyrant reign is o'er2 ,fill the ,merry ,bowl1 my ,boys1 ,join in ,bacchanalian roar4 ,seize the villain1 plunge him in2 ,see1 the hated miscreant dies4 ,mirth and all thy train come in1 ,banish sorrow1 tears1 and sighs4 ,this represents ,bonaparte1 seated on a throne of skulls and bones1 very ill indeed4 ,his crown of tyranny has fallen off and is broken1 and he is in the act of disgorging #8,the ,throne of ,france1' having already done so with ,holland1 ,rome1 ,portugal1 c4--in fact1 all his previous successes3 nay1 the very bees are flying away from off his imperial mantle4 ,time is putting an extinguisher on his head2 whilst the ,duke of ,wellington1 the ,emperor ,alexander1 he of ,austria1 and the ,crown ,prince1 stand looking at ,blcher1 who is administering his #8black draught' to the patient4 ,three dancing females--two of them holding a shield charged with the ,bourbon lilies over the head of the third--typify the joy of ,france at the ,emperor's downfall and ,louis the ,eighteenth's accession to the throne4 #8,boney at ,elba--or1 a ,madman's ,amusement' 7,april #bj1 #ahad71 is a very characteristic caricature4 ,so high he's mounted on his airy ,throne1 ,that now the wind has got into his ,head1 ,and turns his brains to ,frenzy4 ,bonaparte1 crowned with a straw crown1 and wielding a straw sceptre1 is setting light to a straw cannon1 with which he is supposed to be aiming at straw dummies of ,russia1 ,prussia1 ,austria1 and ,sweden4 ,the cannon naturally catches alight1 and his army 7one corporal7 calls out1 #8,ah6 ,diable1 mais you was burn ,le ,materiel1 you burn your playtings4' ,the mad monarch1 however1 persists1 and replies1 #8,now these fellows shall know what the ,conqueror of the ,world can do ---- ,corporal6 ,d---- you ,sir6 don't you blow up the ,bridge till ,i order you4' ,illustration3 ,,boney ,,at ,,elba--,,or1 ,a ,,madman',s ,,amusement4 #88,cruce dignus10 the ,grand ,menagerie1 with an exact representation of ,,napoleon ,,bonaparte1#da the little ,corsican monkey1 as he may probably appear at the island of ,elba1' is a reproduction of the engraving by ,lee in #ahjc of #8,pidcock's ,grand ,menagerie1' and1 as the letterpress is almost identical1 it is not worth giving again 7published ,april #bj1 #ahad74 ,the following broadside was published ,april #bc1 #ahad1 price #c;d43-- ,cruce ,dignus ,,epitaph ,underneath a ,,gibbet over a ,,dunghill at ,,elba4 ,underneath this ,dunghill ,is all that remains of a mighty ,conqueror ,,napoleon ,,buonaparte1#db4 ,who1 with inflexible ,cruelty of ,heart1 ,and unexampled ,depravity of ,mind1 ,was permitted to scourge the ,earth1 for a ,time1 ,with all the ,horrors of ,war4 ,too ignorant and incapable to do good to ,mankind ,the whole force of his mind was employed ,in oppressing the weak1 and plundering the industrious4 ,he was equally detested by all3 ,his enemies he butchered in cold blood3 ,and1 fearing to leave incomplete the ,catalogue of his ,crimes1 ,his friends he rewarded with a poisoned ,chalice4 ,he was an ,epitome ,of all that was vicious in the worst of ,tyrants2 ,he possess'd their ,cruelty1 without their ,talents2 ,their ,madness without their ,genius2 ,the ,baseness of one1 and the ,imbecility of another4 ,providence at last1 ,wearied out with his ,crimes1 ,returned him to the ,dunghill from which he sprung1 ,,briton6 ,ere you pass by1 ,kneel and thank thy ,god1 ,for all the ,blessings of thy glorious ,constitution2 ,then return into the peaceful ,bosom of thy ,family1 and continue ,in the practice of those ,virtues ,by which thy ,ancestors ,have obtained the ,favor of the ,almighty4 ,illustration3 ,,broken ,,gingerbread4 ,tiddy doll1 the gingerbread manufacturer1 is once more introduced into caricature 7,april #ba1 #ahad73 #8,broken ,gingerbread 7,g4 ,h4 invt--,g4 ,cruikshank fect74 ,napoleon is at ,elba1 in an extremely dilapidated condition2 a wretched thatched hut has on it a board painted1 #8,tiddy ,doll1 ,gingerbread baker4 ,n4,b4--,removed from ,paris4' ,on his head he carries a tray of broken gingerbread1 and calls out1 #8,buy my ,images6 ,here's my nice little gingerbread ,emperors and ,kings1 retail and for exportation4' ,in the background can be seen the coast of ,france1 on which the people are rejoicing and dancing round a flag1 #8,vivent les ,bourbons6' #8,the ,hellbaronian_/,elbaronian ,emperor going to take possession of his new ,territory' 7,april #bc1 #ahad71 by ,g4 ,h41 engraved by ,g4 ,cruikshank4 ,here ,napoleon1 ragged and heavily fettered1 is in an iron cage1 which is drawn by a mounted ,cossack4 ,others surround and guard him1 and we can well understand the captive's ejaculatory #8,oh--d--n these ,cossacks4' ,illustration #8,nap dreading his doleful ,doom or his grand entry into the ,isle of ,elba' 7,april #be1 #ahad71 represents the exiled ,emperor at the moment of his landing4 ,he has just been put ashore in a small boat1 and his slender luggage1 which is guarded by his solitary follower1 a ,mameluke1 is deposited on the shore4 ,with one hand in the breast of his coat1 and the other thrust deep into his breeches pocket1 suffering1 too1 from the impertinent inquisitiveness of the natives1 it is no wonder that he appears downcast1 and says1 #8,ah1 ,woe is me1 seeing what ,i have1 and seeing what ,i see4' ,he is1 however1 tried to be comforted by a blowsy bumboat woman1 who1 offering him her long clay pipe1 pats him on the back with #8,come cheer up my little ,nicky1 ,i'll be your ,empress4' ,george ,cruikshank 7,may #a1 #ahad7 gives us #8,snuffing out ,boney1' an operation which is being performed by a gigantic ,cossack4 ,illustration ,hardly a caricature1 is a picture attributed to ,rowlandson 7,may #a1 #ahad71 in which is depicted ,napoleon's throne overturned1 together with his crown and sceptre4 ,the ,devil himself is clutching ,napoleon1 who is terrified at the heavenly apparition of a hand holding a flaming sword1 and the legend1 #8,thou 'rt doom'd to ,pain1 at which the ,damn'd will tremble1 and take their own for ,joys4' ,this etching is called #8,the ,tyrant of the ,continent is fallen4 ,europe is free4 ,england ,rejoices4 ,empire and ,victory be all forsaken2 ,to ,plagues1 ,poverty1 ,disgrace1 and ,shame4 ,strip me of all my ,dignities and ,crowns4 ,take1 ,o ,take your sceptres back1 ,spare me but life6' ,,chapter ,,lvi4 ,,napoleon ,,at ,,elba--,,his ,,occupations ,,whilst ,,there--,,faith ,,broken ,,with ,,him--,,the ,,violet--,,general ,,rejoicings ,,at ,,his ,,exile4 ,in the #8,satirist' of ,may #a1 #ahad1 is a picture by ,g4 ,cruikshank1 called #8,otium cum dignitate1 or a view of ,elba4' ,it is not a good one4 ,napoleon1 ragged and stockingless1 smoking a short clay pipe1 is blowing up the fire with a pair of bellows4 ,bertrand is kissing a female1 probably ,pauline1 on the sly1 and ,jerome ,bonaparte is mending nets4 #8,boney's ,elbow_/,elba ,chair1 a new ,throne for a new ,emperor2 or an old sinner brought to the stool of repentance4 ,a dialogue between one of his admirers ,john ,bull1 on his being laid up with a cutaneous or skin disorder' 7,g4 ,cruikshank1 ,may #e1 #ahad74 ,boney is in his rocky home raggedly dressed1 with a fool's cap on his head1 and sitting on a close stool4 ,he is surrounded with medicine-bottles and pots of brimstone and itch salve1 and he is scratching himself violently4 ,john ,bull says3-- #8,so6 your poor friend ,nap ,boney is kick'd from a throne1 ,and must sit on a stool close at ,elba alone4' #8,he is not poor1' said ,nic1 #8he has got fat and grown flabby4' #8,he has also1' said ,john1 #8got the ,itch1 or grown scabby4 ,for not even his wife will consent to go nigh him2 ,and all his old ,mamelukes flout and defy him2 ,perhaps thou1 in pity1 will lift up his latch1 ,and rub him with ,brimstone or help him to scratch4 ,pray go1 and take with thee the birds of thy feather1 ,and all catch the ,itch1 or grow scabby together4' ,illustration3 ,,what ,i ,,was4 ,a ,,cruel ,,tyrant4 ,,what ,i ,,am4 ,a ,,snivelling ,,wretch4 ,,what ,i ,,ought ,,to ,,be4 ,,hung ,,for ,a ,,fool4 ,these three pictures are all on one plate1 and are by ,rowlandson1 published ,may #a1 #ahad4 #8,needs must when ,wellington ,drives1 or ,louis's ,return66' 7,may #ahad7 is a very badly drawn picture by ,marks4 ,louis the ,eighteenth1 unable to walk1 by reason of the gout1 is being drawn along in a sort of ,bath chair by ,napoleon1 and attended on either side by ,blcher and ,wellington4 ,the latter is punishing poor ,napoleon with a birch-rod1 saying meanwhile1 #8,i desire1 you will sing ,god save the ,king4' ,boney1 with his handkerchief to his eyes1 says1 #8,i'll be d--d if ,i do4' ,blcher is of opinion1 #8,you'l be d--d whether you do or not4' ,a very commonplace caricature is #8,the ,tyrant1 overtaken by ,justice1 is excluded from the world1' and it would not be noticed here did it not introduce us to a new artist1 ,l4 ,m4 78 ,lewis ,marks74 ,napoleon1 chained to his rock1 disconsolately gazes at that world which he may not reach1 the ,devil meanwhile pointing the finger of scorn at him 7,may #ahad74 ,in #8the departure of ,apollo and the ,muses--or ,farewell to ,paris' 7,may #ahad71 by ,i4 ,sidebotham1 we have the restitution of the art treasures1 taken by ,napoleon1 to their different owners--a long string of waggons1 filled with pictures1 c41 are labelled ,holland1 ,italy1 ,venice1 ,berlin1 and ,vienna4 ,louis the ,eighteenth1 at the ,louvre1 laments it1 and says1 #8,dear ,talley1 persuade them to leave us a few of these pretty things for my chambers1 they will pacify the ,deputies1 and amuse the people4' ,talleyrand replies1 #8,i have tried every scheme to retain them1 but it seems they have at last found us out1 and are not to be humbug'd any longer4' ,apollo and the ,muses have mounted a fine gold car1 which is drawn1 not only by horses1 but by the ,british ,lion as well--the former being postilioned by ,blcher2 the latter by the ,duke of ,wellington1 who calls out1 #8,go along1 ,blucher1 let us haste to restore the stolen ,goods4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,inhabitants ,,of ,,elba4 ,,napoleon ,,landing ,,at ,,elba4 ,of his entry into ,elba the poet thus sings3-- ,on board th' ,undaunted he embark'd-- #8,a noble vessel1' he remark'd1 ,and now the banish'd malefactor 7,so late a wild and busy actor71 ,his entry into ,elba made ,upon the fourth of ,may4 ',tis said ,to see the wondrous little man ,th' inhabitants all eager ran4 ,a great blue coat our hero sported1 ,and was most pompously escorted2 ,three fiddles and two fifes preceded1 ,for he some consolation needed2 ,pity my fall became the strain ,which they struck up to sooth his pain2 #8,oh change that doleful air1' he said1 ,and therefore the musicians played1 ,in hopes to comfort the poor elf1 ,go to the ,de'il1 and shake yourself4 #8,give me a horse1' he cried2 of course ,nap was provided with a horse1 ,and round the island quick he rode1 ,which his wild disposition shewed2 ,the little children1 at his view1 ,cried out1 #8,oh1 there's a bug-a-boo6' ,without a wife--without a mother1#dc ,without a sister1 or a brother1 ,and even of a friend bereft1 ,poor ,nap is to his conscience left4 ,on ,june #d1 #ahad1 was published 7artist unknown7 #8,an ,imperial vomit' in which ,bonaparte is disgorging the kingdoms he has swallowed up4 ,the ,prince ,regent1 behind him1 says1 #8,i think now my little fellow1 you are pretty well clear'd out1 and ,i hope you will never give us the trouble to ,prescribe or ,proscribe any more4' #8,drumming out of the ,french ,army666' is the title of a picture published in ,june #ahad4 ,blcher has ,bonaparte in a drum1 which he carries before him1 beating him alternately with a birch-rod and a drum-stick1 ,russia1 ,prussia1 and ,austria looking on4 ,lewis ,marks produced1 in ,june #ahad1 #8,boney and his new subjects at ,elba4' ,the poverty-stricken condition to which the ,emperor is reduced is too graphically portrayed1 and his ragged army of four is very vividly illustrated4 ,he thus addresses them3 #8,gentlemen1 my friends despise and d--n ,england1 ,russia1 ,prussia1 ,germany1 and ,sweden1 and obey me--and ,i will make kings of you all4' ,napoleon might well say that his #8territory was somewhat small2' but1 small as it was1 his restless activity set to work to improve it4 ,he made roads where none had existed1 canals and aqueducts1 a lazaretto1 and stations for tunny-fishing4 ,vineyards were improved1 and the little island was quite prosperous4 ,numerous visitors came to pay their respects to the ,emperor1 causing money to be spent2 vessels brought provisions1 and took away what the inhabitants had to export4 ,porto ,ferrajo was gay and lively1 its name being changed to ,cosmopoli4 ,a new flag was manufactured1 having a red bend dexter1 charged with three bees on a white field1 and ,moorish pirates were very chary of touching vessels bearing this flag4 ,in ,may ,cambrone brought out some volunteers of the old guard1 and ,napoleon exercised and inspected his little army4 ,illustration3 ,,boney ,,and ,,his ,,new ,,subjects ,,at ,,elba 7see previous page74 ,but these things cost money1 and that was one of the things wanting to ,napoleon4 ,the conditions of the treaty with him were shamefully broken4 ,hear what he says himself about it3#dd #8,it was stipulated and agreed to1 that all the members of my family should be allowed to follow me to ,elba2 but1 in violation of that1 my wife and child were seized1 detained1 and never permitted to join a husband and a father4 ,they were also to have had the ,duchies of ,parma1 ,placentia1 and ,guastalla1 which they were deprived of4 ,by the treaty1 ,prince ,eugene was to have had a principality in ,italy1 which was never given4 ,my mother and brothers were to receive pensions1 which were also refused to them4 ,my own private property1 and the savings which ,i had made on the civil list1 were to have been preserved for me4 ,instead of that1 they were seized in the hands of ,labouillerie the treasurer1 contrary to the treaty1 and all claims made by me rejected4 ,the private property of my family was to be held sacred3 it was confiscated4 ,the dotations assigned to the army on the ,mont ,napoleon were to be preserved3 they were suppressed2 nor were the hundred thousand francs which were to be given as pensions to persons pointed out by me1 ever paid4 ,moreover1 assassins were sent to ,elba to murder me4 ,never1' continued ,napoleon1 #8have the terms of a treaty been more evidently violated1 and indeed openly scoffed at1 than those were by the allies4' ,louis the ,eighteenth was very tame after ,napoleon1 who1 in spite of his draining ,france of men and treasure1 had implanted a deep personal love for him in the hearts of his people2 and1 from some fancied saying of his1 that #8he would return in the spring1' the violet1 the flower of spring1 was taken as his emblem1 and so worn4 ,he was spoken of under the name of ,caporal ,violette1 or ,papa ,violette1 and the people comforted themselves with #8,en printemps il reviendra4' ,there were several coloured engravings of bunches of violets1 bearing the portraits of ,napoleon1 ,maria ,louisa1 and the ,king of ,rome--or ,prince of ,parma1 as he was then called--published in ,france2 notably one by ,cann1 #8,violettes du #bj ,mars #ahae1' from which1 in all probability1 ,cruikshank took his caricature of #8,the ,peddigree of ,corporal ,violet 7,g4 ,h4 invt et del4 etched by ,g4 ,cruikshank #i ,june #ahae7'2 but1 in the arrangement of the flowers1 it is superior to any of the ,french pictures that ,i have seen4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,peddigree ,,of ,,corporal ,,violet4 ,for want of space1 ,i have but partially reproduced it4 ,it is described #8,first as a ,consular ,toad ,stool1 rising from a ,corsican ,dunghill1 then changing to an ,imperial ,sun ,flower1 from that to an ,elba fungus' 7where the illustration commences71 #8and lastly to a bunch of ,violets1 which are so disposed as to represent a whole length ,profile of ,buonaparte1 with a bust of ,maria ,louisa1 and her ,son1 the ,prince of ,parma1' which portraits1 undoubtedly existing in the picture1 will be a pleasing exercise of patience on the part of my readers to discover4 ,although not ,english caricature1 ,i may be pardoned for giving1 as a type of then ,french feeling1 a song sung by the troops amongst themselves4 ,it is full of slang of the period1 which the notes will elucidate3-- ,pendant que ,louis ,dix-huit gogo#de ,mangeait1 buvait1 faisait dodo1#df ,un beau jour1 le ,papa ,quitte son le1 et le voil6 ,chorus4 ,chantons le pre de la violette ,au bruit de sons1#dg et de canons6 ,quand la cour on sait cela1 ,le ,comte d',artois monte son dada1#dh ,mais pour barrer le ,papa1 ,il faut un autre luron#di que a6 ,chantons1 c4 ,during ,napoleon's exile ,josephine had died1 on ,may #bi4 ,she had lived quite long enough1 and had experienced as many1 and as great1 vicissitudes as any woman4 ,in ,june the ,emperor of ,russia1 the ,king of ,prussia and his sons1 with a numerous suite1 visited ,london1 and were made ,,ll4,d4's at ,oxford1 great fun being made at the time about conferring the degree on ,blcher1 ,dr4 ,blcher figuring in many caricatures4 #8,john ,bull mad with ,joy6 or the ,first of ,august #ahad1' shows the old fellow in ecstasies of delight4 ,he has thrown away his hat1 and is waving his wig1 dancing all the time4 ,the ,prince ,regent says1 #8,ah1 ha6 ,johnny1 ,i knew you'd be delighted1' and shows him the #8,bill of ,fare of the ,grand ,national ,jubilee for the ,peace of #ahad4 ,hyde ,park--,a grand fair--,messrs ,gyngall1 ,richardson1 and ,punches shows--a grand sea fight upon the ,serpentine--,fireworks in ,kensington ,gardens--plenty of gin and beer--,st4 ,james' ,park--a ,balloon--,chinese bridge and ,pagoda--,boat race on the ,canal--fireworks--plenty of port1 sherry1 claret1 champagne1 c41 c41 c4 ,green ,park--,castle and ,temple--,fireworks and ,royal ,booths4' ,in his right hand the capering and joyous ,john swings a miniature gallows1 on which hang the prince's enemies1 and he cries out in his joy1 #8,huzza for the ,prince of ,princes6 ,damn the lying ,london ,papers6 ,may ,whitbread be drown'd in one of his own butts6 and ,tierney be choked with his long speeches4 ,here ,i have your enemies as they should be6 ,i shall stick this in my ,corn field to frighten the ,crows6 so ,huzza1 again and again1 for the ,prince of ,princes4' ,this was the outcome of the ,grand ,jubilee on ,august #a1 which was celebrated in ,london--notably in the parks4 #8,mad with joy' was the proper expression4 ,see what this peace meant for the nation--a revival of trade1 a remission of taxes1 cheaper provisions1 the reuniting to their families of beloved ones who had undergone so much for their country4 ,no one can wonder that the people went #8mad with joy1' and were not ashamed to confess it4 ,there was a pagoda on a ,chinese#ej bridge thrown over the canal in ,st4 ,james's ,park1 and at night fireworks were displayed thereon4 ,chinese lanterns all along the ,mall and ,birdcage ,walk4 ,in the ,green ,park was a #8,temple of ,concord1' near which was a fine booth for the accommodation of the foreign ambassadors and guests whom the ,regent delighted to honour4 ,small men-of-war waged a mimic sea-fight on the ,serpentine1 and in ,hyde ,park was a regular fair4 ,sadler went up in his balloon1 but nearly came to grief1 and descended somewhat precipitately in ,mucking ,marshes1 on the ,essex coast1 sixteen miles below ,gravesend4 ,sad to say1 about midnight the pagoda caught fire1 and two people lost their lives4 ,the fair in ,hyde ,park was kept going for several days afterwards4 ,so we leave the year #ahad1 with ,napoleon seemingly safe1 yet far from contented1 and the ,english people revelling in the new and welcome blessings of peace4 ,,chapter ,,lvii4 ,,napoleon',s ,,escape ,,from ,,elba--,,universal ,,consternation--,,flight ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,from ,,france--,,caricatures ,,on ,,his ,,return4 ,a somewhat elaborate caricature is by ,george ,cruikshank 7,january #ahae71 and is entitled #8,twelfth ,night1 or ,what you ,will6 now performing at the ,theatre ,royal ,europe1 with new ,scenery1 decorations1 c41 c41 c4' ,it represents a theatre1 on the stage of which sit ,wellington1 ,austria1 ,russia1 and ,prussia4 ,the former has been dividing an enormous ,twelfth ,cake1 with the help of a huge knife and ,britannia's trident4 ,austria simply takes the whole of ,germany1 and remarks1 #8,i shall get my piece cut as large as ,i can4 ,i don't think it is large enough4' ,russia1 who is not content with his huge piece of ,russia in ,europe1 puts his hand on ,poland1 and1 turning to a ,pole1 who is drawing his sword1 says3 #8,here brother1 take possession of this piece1 ,i think ,i can manage them both2 besides1 this has more plumbs on it1 which will mix with mine4' ,prussia1 besides his own country1 lays hands on ,saxony1 exclaiming3 #8,if ,i add this ,saxon piece to my ,prussian one1 and put the figure of an ,emperor on it1 ,i think my share will look respectable4' ,wellington1 however1 reflects1 #8,i have been assisting to divide the ,cake1 but ,i don't much like my office1 the ,gentlemen seem so dissatisfied4' ,bernadotte comforts himself with #8,now ,i have got ,norway1 ,i can get a wind to blow which way ,i please4' ,louis the ,eighteenth and a ,dutchman are in a private box2 and in one of the stage-boxes is ,john ,bull and his dog1 the former of whom shakes hands with and welcomes an ,american ,indian1 saying1 #8,i hope you won't disturb the peace4' ,in the opposite box are two ,turks and a ,hungarian2 whilst in the box above is ,spain1 his crown stuck all over with gallows1 and attended by a fearful-looking ,jesuit1 reading from a #8list of ,prisoners to be hung for supporting a free ,constitution4' ,the other ,powers are on their knees on the stage1 abjectly begging1 #8,pray1 ,gentlemen1 spare us a few of the small pieces1 for we are almost starving4' ,napoleon was still at ,elba1 and ,europe was enjoying a fool's paradise1 as cannot be better shown than by a quotation from ,rogers's #8,recollections' 7if reliable73 #8,when ,buonaparte left ,elba for ,france1 ,i 7the ,duke of ,wellington7 was at ,vienna1 and received the news from ,lord ,burghersh1 our ,minister at ,florence4 ,the instant it came1 ,i communicated it to every member of the ,congress1 and all laughed2 the ,emperor of ,russia most of all4' ,doubtless they thought themselves secure1 for they left ,elba unguarded in the most singular manner4 ,as ,napoleon told ,o',meara3 #8,i do not believe that ,castlereagh thought ,i should have ventured to leave ,elba1 as otherwise some frigates would have been stationed about the island4 ,if they had kept a frigate in the harbour1 and another outside1 it would have been impossible for me to have gone to ,france1 except alone1 which ,i would never have attempted4 ,even if the ,king of ,france had ordered a frigate1 with a picked crew1 to cruise off the island1 it would have prevented me4' ,napoleon did not leave ,elba till ,february #bf1 nor did he land at ,cannes till ,march #a1 when the news of his landing spread like wildfire4 ,the #8,times' of ,march #aa says3 #8,early yesterday morning we received by express from ,dover1 the important1 but lamentable intelligence1 of a civil war having been again kindled in ,france1 by that wretch ,buonaparte1 whose life was so impoliticly spared by the ,allied ,sovereigns4 ,it now appears that the hypocritical villain1 who1 at the time of his cowardly abdication1 affected an aversion to the shedding of blood in a civil warfare1 has been employed during the whole time of his residence at ,elba1 in carrying on secret and treasonable intrigues with the tools of his former crimes in ,france1' c4 ,the caricaturists soon fastened on this event1 which fell upon ,europe like a thunderbolt1 and some time in ,march was published #8,the ,devil to pay1 or ,boney's return from ,hell ,bay_/,elba1 #be ,feb4 #ahae1' by ,i4 ,l4 ,marks4 ,napoleon is crossing the sea in a boat filled with soldiers1 rowed by the ,devil1 and steered by ,death4 ,he sees the dove of peace1 and immediately kills it with his pistol1 saying1 #8,away from my sight1 ,peace1 ,thou art hateful to me4' ,the ,devil opines1 #8,we shall wade through seas of ,blood after this2' and ,death1 waving a tricoloured flag on his dart1 says1 #8,a more expert hand at my ,trade does not exist4' ,the populace are running to the shore to meet their returned ,emperor with effusion1 whilst poor gouty ,louis is being carried away on pickaback1 lamenting1 #8,oh ,heartwell1#ea ,i sigh for thy peacefull ,shades4' ,i4 ,l4 ,marks drew #8#a ,mar4 #ahae4 ,the ,european ,pantomime4 ,princeaple ,caracters ,harliquin ,mr4 ,boney4 ,pantaloon ,louis ,,xviii4 ,columbine ,maria ,louiza4 ,clowns c4 by ,congress4' ,here ,napoleon is making a terrific leap from ,elba to the ,french coast1 where the poor pantaloon1 all gouty1 shakes his crutch in impotent rage4 ,the ,empress and her little son welcome him1 and ,congress is represented by the different sovereigns of ,europe1 who are in a tent2 ,russia pointing to a globe in the midst of them4 ,here is a somewhat homely1 but contemporary1 account of how the news of ,napoleon's escape was received in ,london3-- ,twang went the horn6 #8confound that noise6' ,i cried1 in pet--#8these plaguy boys ,are at some tricks to sell their papers1 ,their blasts have given me the vapours6' ,but all my senses soon were stranded1 ,at hearing #8,buonaparte's landed6' #8,landed in ,france6' so ran the strain1 ,and #8with eleven hundred men4' #8,ho1 post6' #8,who calls8' #8,this way4' #8,i'm coming6' #8,the public surely he is humming1' ,said ,i4 #8,a paper--what's the price8' #8,a shilling4' #8,why1 that's payment twice6' #8,as cheap as dirt1 your honour1 quite2 ,they've sold for half a crown to-night4' #8,but is the ,news authentic1 friend8' #8,ofishul1 sir1 you may depend4-- ,the ,currier1 third edition4' #8,so6 ,well1 take your money1 boy1 and go4' ,now for the news--by what strange blunder ,has he escaped his bounds1 ,i wonder4 ,the flight of the ,british who were in ,france1 upon hearing the news of ,napoleon's landing1 is amusingly shown in #8,hell broke loose or the ,john ,bulls made ,jack ,asses1' which is the euphonious title of a caricature by ,g4 ,cruikshank1 published ,march #bj1 #ahae4 ,in it we see depicted the flight of ,louis the ,eighteenth and all the ,english then resident in ,paris4 ,they are departing in fearful haste1 and by all kinds of conveyances4 ,one reflects1 #8,how they will laugh at us at home for being so fond of spending our ,money in ,foreign ,countries4' ,another complains1 #8,oh dear1 ,oh6 dear1 ,i have left all my valuables in ,paris4 ,i wish ,i had never brought my prosperity into ,france4' ,one man1 gouty1 is being dragged along in a go-cart4 ,three men are mounted on a cow1 whilst another holds on by its tail2 whilst those on horseback1 or in carriages1 are having their quadrupeds and vehicles requisitioned1 #8,me vant de horse to meet my old master ,boney4' #8,we want de coach to join de grand ,emperor2 we teach you now to recover our lost honour and fight like devils4' ,napoleon1 at the head of his army1 says1 #8,aye1 ,aye1 ,i shall catch some of the ,john ,bulls1 and ,i'll make them spend their money1 and their time1 too1 in ,france4' #8,boney's ,return from ,elba1 or the ,devil among the ,tailors 7,g4 ,h4 invt etched by ,g4 ,cruikshank1 #ba ,march1 #ahae7' is indeed a scare4 ,before describing the picture1 it would be as well to read the following lines which are at its foot3-- ,hush'd was the din of ,arms and fierce debate1 ,janus once more had clos'd his ,temple gate2 ,assembled ,congress fix'd the flattering ,plan1 ,for ,europe's safety1 and the ,peace of ,man4 ,when1 like a ,tiger1 stealing from his den1 ,and gorg'd with blood1 yet seeking blood again2 ,from ,elba's ,isle the ,corsican came forth1 ,making his sword the measure of his worth4 ,hence plunder1 force1 cunning blast his fame1 ,and sink the ,hero in the ,robber's name2 ,hence guiltless ,louis from the throne is hurl'd1 ,and discord reigns triumphant o'er the world4 ,swift as the vivid lightning's shock1 ,the ,exile darts from ,elba's ,rock6 ,and like the ,thunderbolt of fate ,dethrones a ,king6 transforms a ,state6 ,bonaparte1 suddenly leaping from ,elba1 enters at an open window1 knocking off the board1 on which he had been sitting1 the unlucky ,louis the ,eighteenth1 who lies prone on the floor1 crying1 #8,help1 help6 ,oh6 ,i am knocked off my ,perch4' ,john ,bull goes to his assistance1 comforting him with1 #8,never fear old boy1 ,i'll help you up again2 as for that rascal ,boney1 ,i'll sew him up presently4' ,boney1 meanwhile1 is calmly seated on the tailor's bench1 saying1 #8,dont disturb yourselves1 shopmates1 ,i have only popped myself here as a cutter out4 ,where is my wife and son1 ,father ,francis8' ,trembling ,austria1 goose in one hand1 scissors in the other1 says1 #8,i will send an answer shortly4' ,terrified ,holland exclaims1 #8,donder and ,blizen dat is de ,devil6' ,russia1 pointing to a knout1 says1 #8,i'll take a few ,cossack measures to him4' ,old ,blcher1 with a huge pair of shears1 advances to ,napoleon1 exclaiming1 #8,cutter out indeed666 ,yes1 ,yes1 ,i'll cut you out1 ,master ,boney4' ,prussia1 still seated1 sewing1 thinks1 #8,you have cut out a little work for us to be sure1 but d---- me if you shall be foreman here4' ,bernadotte opines that #8,this looks like another subsidy4' ,talleyrand is hiding himself under the bench2 and the poor ,pope1 sprawling on the floor1 forgets all ,christian charity and language1 and cries out1 #8,oh6 curse the fellow1 ,i wish ,i had the power of a ,bull1 ,i'd kick him to ,hell4 ,d--n me if it isn't enough to make a saint swear4' #8,a ,review of the ,new ,grand ,army' 7artist unnamed1 ,march #ahae7 shows1 in the background1 a host of very tattered troops4 ,in front is ,napoleon1 the aghast ,emperor1 and his two friends and ,pillars of the ,state1 ,death and the ,devil4 ,on one side of him is a ,captain of ,starved ,banditti from the ,alps1 whose aim and object is plunder1 and he acts as aide-de-camp2 whilst a ferocious ,butcher from ,elba1 reeking knife1 and halter1 in either hand1 guards his other side1 and acts as generalissimo4 ,in a flood of light over ,napoleon's head appears the ,dmon of ,war presiding over the ,tyrant1 bearing in one hand a flag1 inscribed #8,we come to redress ,grievances1' and with the other pointing to #8,boundless ,ambition4' ,g4 ,cruikshank etched 7,april #d1 #ahae7 #8,the ,genius of ,france expounding her ,laws to the ,sublime ,people4' ,an enormous monkey1 his tail ornamented with tricoloured bows1 unfolds a tricoloured scroll1 which a lot of much smaller monkeys are reading4 ,it is #8,the ,french ,code of ,laws4--,ye shall be vain1 fickle1 and foolish--,ye shall kill your ,king one day1 and crown his relative the next4--,you shall get tired of ,him in a few weeks--and recal a ,,tyrant1 who has made suffering humanity bleed at every pore--because it will be truly ,nouvelle--,lastly1 ye shall abolish and destroy all virtuous ,society and worship the ,,devil4--,as for ,europe1 or that little dirty ,nation1 the ,english1 let them be d--d4 ,,france1 the ,,great ,,nation1 against the whole ,,world4' #8,the ,congress dissolved before the ,cake was cut' is the title of an etching by ,g4 ,cruikshank 7dated ,april #f1 #ahae71 in which the sovereigns are seated round an enormous cake of ,europe1 which they were going to cut up and divide1 but are startled by the sudden apparition of ,napoleon1 who1 with drawn sword1 strides into the room1 trampling on the decrees of the ,congress1 ,an account of the ,deliverance of ,europe1 and a plan for the security of ,europe4 ,the ,dutchman falls off his stool1 and spills his bottle of ,hollands3 #8,oh6 ,donder and ,blizen1 my ,hollands is all gone1' is his consolatory reflection4 ,russia starts up with #8,who the ,devil expected you here1--this is mal propos4' ,prussia #8,thought ,england had promised to guard him4' ,austria1 in terror1 yells out for somebody to #8hold him1 seize him4' ,the ,pope pathetically laments1 #8,oh dear1 oh dear1 what will become of me8' ,bernadotte shouts1 #8,seize him1 ,kill him'2 but ,poland1 with folded arms1 calmly asks1 #8,who'll begin8 there's the ,rub666' ,the only one of the whole of them who has any presence of mind is ,wellington1 who jumps alertly to his feet and draws his sword4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,flight ,,of ,,bonaparte ,,from ,,hell-,,bay4 #8,the flight of ,bonaparte from ,hell-,bay' is by ,rowlandson 7,april #g1 #ahae74 ,it represents the arch-fiend1 seated in his own peculiar dominions1 engaged in blowing bubbles1 on one of which he has mounted ,napoleon1 and sent him once more aloft1 to the intense delight of admiring devils4 ,rowlandson etched #8,hell ,hounds rallying round the ,idol of ,france' 7,april #h1 #ahae71 which certainly is not a pleasant picture4 ,a colossal bust of ,napoleon1 with a halter round his neck1 is mounted on a pyramid of human heads1 and around him1 to testify their delight at his return1 are dancing ,savary1 ,fouch1 ,caulaincourt1 ,vandamme1 ,davoust1 ,ney1 and ,lefbre4 ,devils1 who say #8,he deserves a crown of pitch1' are bringing one already alight4 ,the foreground is strewn with corpses4 #8,vive le ,roi6 vive l',empereur6 vive le ,diable6 ,french ,constancy1 ,french ,integrity' 7date uncertain1 but some time in ,april #ahae7 is credited to ,rowlandson4 ,a ,french soldier1 musket in one hand1 snuff-box in the other1 has three different knots of ribbon in his hat--a red one1 #8,vive le ,diable6' a white one1 #8,vive le ,roi6' and a tricoloured one1 ,vive l',empereur6' ,a windmill typifies ,french stability1 and a monkey and cat1 embracing and fondling1 show #8,french union between the ,national ,guard and troops of the ,line4' ,on ,april #ab1 #ahae1 was published an etching1 not signed1 but accredited to ,rowlandson1 #8,scene in a ,new ,pantomime to be performed at the ,theatre ,royal1 ,paris4 ,with entire new ,music1 ,dances1 ,dresses1 ,scenery1 ,machinery1 c4 ,the principal ,characters to be supported by most of the great ,potentates of ,europe4 ,harlequin by ,mr ,napoleon4 ,clown by ,king ,wirtemberg4 ,pantaloon1 ,emperor of ,austria4 ,to conclude with a comic song to be sung by the ,pope1 and a ,grand ,chorus by the crown'd heads4' ,in this caricature we see ,napoleon1 habited as harlequin1 a dagger in each hand1 leaping into the unknown1 through a #8practicable' portrait of #8,louis le bien aim4' ,he is pursued by all the ,european ,powers4 ,clown fires two pistols at him1 but overthrows ,spain1 who has just drawn his sword4 ,russia pricks him in the rear with a lance4 ,holland and ,prussia are firing at him2 whilst some one is taking down from the wall the portrait of the ,empress as ,columbine4 ,in horrible taste is ,rowlandson's picture of #8,the ,corsican and his ,bloodhounds at the ,window of the ,thuilleries1 looking over ,paris' 7,april #af1 #ahae74 ,the scene is a balcony1 in which are ,napoleon and some of his marshals4 ,the balcony is inscribed #8,more horrors1 ,death and ,destruction4' ,the ,devil is hugging ,ney and ,napoleon1 and ,death is pointing to the streets of ,paris1 where is a surging mob1 with heads on pikes1 c4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,corsican',s ,,last ,,trip4 #8,the ,corsican's last trip under the guidance of his ,good ,angel' 7,april #af1 #ahae7 has no artist's name attached4 ,it represents ,bonaparte1 and the ,devil1 taking a prodigious leap from ,elba1 to the throne1 and sovereign power4 #8,the ,phenix of ,elba resuscitated by ,treason' is by ,g4 ,cruikshank 7,may #a1 #ahae71 and is a very elaborate plate4 ,a witch1 whose hands drop gore1 presides over the resuscitation1 saying1 #8,rise1 ,spirit1 that can never rest1 sweet ,bloodthirsty ,soul6 ,offspring of ,treason6 come forth4' ,obedient to her exorcisms1 the ,phnix 7,napoleon7 rises from a caldron1 exclaiming1 #8,veni1 ,vidi1 ,vici6' ,around the caldron gleefully dance the marshals of the ,empire1 singing1 #8,ah6 ha6 by gar1 now we shall begin our ,bloody work again2' and in the heavens is shown a genius1 having a crown and sceptre in one hand1 and a guillotine in the other1 who says1 #8,rise1 rise1 thou favor'd son of ,fate6 ,death or a ,diadem shall reward thy labours4' ,in one part of the picture is shown the ,prince ,regent indolently reclining on a divan1 a huge decanter by his side1 the prime minister presenting him with the news of the ,return of ,boney to ,paris and the ,decision of ,congress3 saying at the same time1 #8,may it please my ,prince1 but these are events we never calculated upon4 ,i had no objection to the sacrifice of ,saxony to the ambition of ,prussia3 ,i had no objection to the views of ,alexander upon ,poland3 ,i had no objection to the transfer of ,norway to ,sweden3 ,i had no objection to the union of ,belgium with ,holland3 ,i had no objection to all these things2 but ,i could not foresee that the people would be dissatisfied and wish for the return of ,buonaparte--to which ,i have every objection4' ,the ,regent1 his eyes starting out of his head1 exclaims1 #8,how8 shall ,i lose ,hanover8 shall ,i lose all we have been fighting for8' ,in another part is ,solomon's ,temple1 in which sit the ,congress1 wrangling over the division of a huge cake4 ,gouty ,louis the ,eighteenth1 mounted on a donkey1 is off1 hard gallop1 to ,vienna1 calling out1 #8,gee up1 ,neddy--adieu to the ,lily in the ,violet season6 adieu to my good ,city of ,paris6' whilst ,wellington1 on horseback1 is going full speed to ,belgium4 ,,chapter ,,lviii4 ,,preparations ,,for ,,war--,,the ,,short ,,campaign--,,waterloo--,,napoleon',s ,,abdication4 #8,the ,royal ,allied ,oak and self-created mushroom ,kings' is a curiosity on account of the many profiles contained therein4 ,an account of them is given as under3-- ,behold the ,oak whose firm fix'd stay ,doth check ,oppression's course1 ,whose slightest branch can ne'er decay1 ,while strong with ,virtue's force4 ,our much lov'd ,sovereign decks the branch1 ,the highest of the ,tree3 ,and peaceful ,louis tho' driven from ,france1 ,among its boughs you'll see4 ,the ,regent's ,portrait next behold1 ,whose ,councils ,wisdom guides2 ,and ,russia's noble ,monarch bold1 ,who check'd the ,tyrant's strides4 ,immortal ,wellington next is seen1 ,whose fame can ne'er expire2 ,and vet'ran ,blucher's warlike mien ,that kindled ,napoleon's ire4 ,the ,mushroom race you have to seek ,in weeds about the root1 ,who scarce dare at the ,oak to peep1 ,or at its princely fruit4 ,this clever picture is by ,i4 ,field1 and was published ,may #bi1 #ahae4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,royal ,,allied ,,oak ,,and ,,self-,,created ,,mushroom ,,kings4 ,s4 ,t4 ,taw1 a new caricaturist1 gives us #8,the ,crown ,candidates1 or a modest request politely refused' 7,may #ahae74 ,louis the ,eighteenth1 ,napoleon1 and the young ,king of ,rome are seated at a table4 ,the former is saying1 in the hopes of an amicable settlement being come to1 #8,sire1 when you have done with the ,empire1 ,i will thank you to let me have it4' ,napoleon replies1 #8,i am sorry1 ,sire1 it is engaged for that young ,gentleman4' ,the ,king of ,rome has a torn map1 which he is trying to piece1 and he says1 #8,i think ,i shall be able to unite them4' ,g4 ,cruikshank drew 7,june #a1 #ahae7 #8,preparing for ,war1' which is somewhat elaborate in detail4 ,the centre is occupied by a funeral pyre1 to which fire has already been applied1 #8,sacred to the ,bourbon cause1 and dedicated to the ,downfall of illegitimate ,tyranny4' ,atop of this is chained a bull1 decked with flowers for the sacrifice1 and draped with a cloth1 on which is inscribed3 #8,land ,tax--,ditto ,personal--,tax on ,windows1 ,dogs1 ,houses1 ,servants1 ,clerks1 ,shopmen1 ,carts1 ,hair powder1 ,horses1 ,waiters1 ,travellers1 ,income1 ,armorial bearings1' c4 c4 ,poor ,john ,bull bellows1 #8,alas1 and must ,i come to this6 have ,i bled for so many years in your service1 and will you now take my life8' ,a typical representative of the ,house of ,commons assures him that it is #8,better to die ,johnny1 than live1 and see thrive the thing we hate--,let us arm--war--war--interminable war ,i say1 down with the ,regicide--no quarter to the ,usurper--,so ,i said at ,congress1 so ,i now repeat1 and if it is your fate to expire at the ,altar1 ,johnny1 all ,i ask is that ,i may live to preach your funeral sermon4' ,a typical ,house of ,lords is about to give him the coup de grce with a pole-axe inscribed #8,new ,war ,taxes1' comforting him with #8,no grumbling ,johnny1 you are a ,noble ,sacrifice and worthy of the ,cause4' ,a number of empty bags are waiting to be filled--#8,subsidies1' #8,the ,army1' #8,the ,navy1' #8,contractors1' c4 ,the left-hand portion of the picture shows the ,prince ,regent reclining idly on the throne undergoing his toilet4 ,his idea of the gravity of the situation may be gathered from his speech3 #8,why this looks like war6 ,order me a brilliant ,fte1 send me a ,myriad of ,cooks and ,scullions--say to me no more of ,civil ,lists and deserted wives1 but of lascivious ,mistresses and ,bacchanalian ,orgies--,to it1 ,pell mell--my soul is eager for the fierce encounter--,what1 are my ,whiskers#eb easier than they were8' ,one of his valets says1 #8,your highness shall in all things be obey'd'2 whilst one1 who is measuring him round the waist1 tells him1 #8,i think these will be the best stays your highness has had yet4' ,in the background are seen soldiery1 and ,wellington and ,blcher sharpening their swords4 ,poor gouty ,louis is clad in armour1 and is mounted on ,talleyrand as a charger4 ,he is accompanied by an army of two men1 armed with bottles of ,eau ,medicinal1 and his artillery is composed of rolls of flannel4 ,he soliloquises3 #8,well--we've ,tally for the ,field to-morrow6 but don't forget the ,eau ,medicinal and the ,fleecy ,hosiery2 alas6 these gouty limbs are but ill adapted to ,jack boots and spurs--,i think ,i had better fight my battles over a cool bottle with my friend ,george4' ,the extreme right of the engraving shews ,napoleon giving orders to #8,let loose the ,dogs of ,war2' which is obeyed by one of his marshals1 who delightedly exclaims1 #8,here is a glorious pack already sniffing human blood1 and fresh for slaughter----,on--comrades--on6 the word is ,bonaparte1 ,beelzebub and ,blood4' ,it was time to prepare for war1 with a vengeance4 ,on ,march #be a treaty had been concluded at ,vienna between ,great ,britain1 ,russia1 ,austria1 and ,prussia1 binding themselves to maintain the ,treaty of ,paris1 to keep each #aej1jjj men in the field1 and not to leave off until ,napoleon had been rendered harmless4 ,british gold had to be lavishly employed3 the ,king of ,wrtemberg receiving from our ,government #aal4 #bs4 for each man1 to the number of #bi1jjj1 which he bound himself to bring into the field4#ec ,but the campaign in ,belgium was to be a short one4 ,we all know it1 and its glorious end1 at ,waterloo4 ,the news of that victory flew as never news flew before1 for on the #bbnd inst4 was published the following official bulletin3 #8,downing ,street1 ,june #bb1 #ahae4 #8,the ,duke of ,wellington's ,dispatch1 dated ,waterloo1 the #aith of ,june1 states that on the preceding day ,buonaparte attacked1 with his whole force1 the ,british line1 supported by a corps of ,prussians2 which attack1 after a long and sanguinary conflict1 terminated in the complete overthrow of the ,enemy's ,army1 with the loss of ,,one ,,hundred and ,,fifty ,,pieces of ,,cannon1 and ,,two ,,eagles4 ,during the night1 the ,prussians under ,marshall ,blcher1 who joined in the pursuit of the ,enemy1 captured ,,sixty ,,guns1 and a large part of ,buonaparte's ,,baggage4 ,the ,allied ,armies continued to pursue the enemy4 ,two ,french ,generals were taken4' ,although jubilant exceedingly1 the nation hardly yet comprehended the value of that victory2 in fact1 in reading the immediate contemporary comments thereon1 there seems to be a dread of ,napoleon's powers of resource and recuperation1 and the illuminations which followed were not so enthusiastically described as on some other occasions4 ,one caricaturist seems to have been gifted with prescience1 for before the victory became known he had produced a caricature which was called #8,a ,lecture on ,heads1#ed as ,delivered by ,marshalls ,wellington and ,blucher' 7artist unknown1 ,june #ba1 #ahae71 which shews these heroes dealing death and destruction on the ,french all round them1 making the heads fly all over the place4 ,blcher shouts out1 #8,blister 'em1 ,fire 'em1 shoot 'em1 ,kick 'em1 ,lump 'em1 ,thump 'em1 whack 'em1 smack 'em4' ,wellington sings-- ,bold as ,hector or ,macbeth1 ,ri tol1 lol1 la4 ,where's the ,fun like meeting ,death1 ,tol de ridy ,tol de ray4 #8,monkey's ,allowance1 more ,kicks than ,dumplings4 ,a ,farce ,perform'd with ,great ,eclat at the ,national ,theatre in the ,netherlands1' is the title of a not particularly good picture by an unnamed artist in ,june #ahae4 ,it represents ,napoleon1 with his hands tied behind him1 getting #8,monkey's ,allowance' from the principal sovereigns of ,europe4 ,,wellington 7sings whilst kicking him74 ,master ,boney with his fol der lol1 le1 ,i buffet away on the plain1 ,sir2 ,,bl,,cher4 ,and ,i'll assist your ,worship's fist1 ,with all my might and main1 ,sir4 ,,austria4 ,and ,i'll have a ,thump1 ,although he's so plump1 ,,prussia4 ,and we'll make such a woundy racket1 ,,holland4 ,we'll ramp1 we'll swear ,,russia ,,and ,,sweden4 ,we'll tear--oh rare1 ,,louis ,,xviii4 ,i warrant we'll pepper his jacket4 #8,r4 ,ackermann's ,transparency on the ,victory of ,waterloo' is said to be by ,rowlandson1 and is without date4 ,it1 doubtless1 was got up on the news of that great battle1 but it is a very weak production4 ,it simply represents ,napoleon between ,wellington and ,blcher3 the latter meets him with artillery1 the former pursues him on horseback4 ,of course his crown has tumbled off4 ,it is not an artistic picture by any means1 but1 doubtless1 it evoked the enthusiasm of the masses1 who were intoxicated with joy at the famous victory4 ,after the battle of ,waterloo1 ,napoleon hastened to ,paris1 and1 tired and covered with dust as he was1 he immediately met his ,ministers1 and told them the extent of his disasters4 ,they laid the intelligence before the ,houses of ,legislature1 and on the morning of ,june #bb ,napoleon received a deputation from the ,chamber1 who submitted to him that #8the state of war in which ,france was involved concerned much less the nation than himself1 and that the ,assembly had the means at command1 if he would act so disinterested a part as to restore to it freedom of action according as circumstances might dictate4' ,this was a pretty broad hint to ,napoleon to abdicate1 and he took it as such1 and sent the following reply3-- #8,frenchmen6 ,when ,i began the war to uphold national independence1 ,i relied on the union of all efforts1 all wills1 and on the co-operation of all national authorities4 ,i was justified in anticipating success1 and ,i braved all the declarations of the ,powers against my person4 ,circumstances seem to be changed4 ,i offer myself as a sacrifice to the hatred against ,france4 ,may your enemies prove sincere1 and may it appear that they wage war against me alone6 ,my political life is terminated4 ,i proclaim my son1 under the title of ,napoleon ,,ii41 ,emperor of the ,french4 ,the present ,ministers will form the ,council of the ,provisional ,government4 ,the interest which ,i take in my son induces me to invite the ,chambers to organize a ,regency without delay1 by a special law4 ,unite for the general safety1 and to secure national independence4 ,,napoleon4 ,at the ,palace of the ,elyse1 the #bb ,june1 #ahae4 ,the #8,times1'#ee as usual1 must speak bitter things of the fallen foe1 and1 anent his abdication1 says1 #8,the wretch1 with the blood of so many thousands on his head1 seemed to carry about him all the coolness of that apathy which is part of his physical constitution2 and so degraded and demoralised are the ,parisian populace1 that they could see the butcher of their race without the least emotion4 ,he is1 however1 spoken of in the journals1 and in the debates1 without any share of that respect which but lately was attached to his name4 ,after his former abdication1 he was invariably termed the 8,emperor02 but now he is called nothing but plain ,napoleon4' ,,chapter ,,lix4 ,,napoleon ,a ,,prisoner--,,sent ,,to ,,the ,,isle ,,of ,,aix--,,negotiations ,,for ,,surrender--,,goes ,,on ,,board ,,the #8,,bellerophon4' ,napoleon retired to ,malmaison1 but was not long there before ,general ,becker came to him and informed him that he was appointed by the ,provisional ,government to command the troops detailed for his protection4 ,napoleon knew the meaning of this message1 but even being made a prisoner by his own soldiery did not quell his spirit4 ,but the presence of ,napoleon at ,malmaison embarrassed the ,government1 and ,becker had orders to convey ,napoleon with all speed to the ,isle of ,aix4 ,accordingly they set out1 and reached ,rochefort on ,july #c1 where he remained until the #hth1 when he embarked on board the #8,saale' frigate1 but without any hope of getting to sea1 because of the blockade of the port by the #8,bellerophon' and other ,english men-of-war4 ,he occasionally landed on the ,isle of ,aix2 but all hopes of reaching ,america seem to have been abandoned1 as ,las ,cases and ,savary were sent on board the #8,bellerophon' to inquire of ,captain ,maitland whether he knew anything of the passports ,napoleon expected from the ,british ,government1 and whether any opposition would be offered to his sailing to the ,united ,states4 ,captain ,maitland replied that he knew nothing of the intentions of his ,government1 but he certainly could not allow any ship-of-war to leave the port1 and in the course of conversation asked1 #8,why not seek an asylum in ,england8' ,the hint thus dropped fructified2 for1 after another visit of ,las ,cases and ,general ,lallemand on board the #8,bellerophon' on ,july #ad1 avowedly to repeat their previous questions1 the matter was openly discussed1 and on mentioning the result of their interview to the ,emperor he agreed to this course1 and desired ,las ,cases to tell ,captain ,maitland to prepare and receive him and his suite the next day4 ,at the same time he entrusted ,general ,gourgaud with an autograph letter to the ,prince ,regent1 directing him to take it to ,england and deliver it into the ,prince's own hands4 ,from the date of this letter1 which was the #acth1 it would seem that ,napoleon had1 on the previous day1 made up his mind what course to pursue4 ,the following is the text of the letter3-- ,your ,royal ,highness1 ,exposed to the factions which divide my ,country1 and to the enmity of the greatest ,powers of ,europe1 ,i have terminated my political career2 and ,i come1 like ,themistocles1 to throw myself upon the hospitality of the ,british ,people4 ,i place myself under the protection of their laws1 which ,i claim from your ,royal ,highness1 as the most powerful1 the most constant1 and the most generous1 of my enemies4 ,,napoleon4 ,rochefort1 #acth ,july1 #ahae4 ,on the #aeth1 then1 ,napoleon and suite went on board the #8,bellerophon1' where they were received by ,captain ,maitland and his officers2 the ,emperor saying1 #8,i am come to throw myself on the ,protection of your ,prince and ,laws4' ,caricature of such a scene seems to be in very bad taste1 but as it was done1 and is so truly comic1 ,i cannot refrain from reproducing it4 ,illustration3 ,,compliments ,,and ,,cong,,es4 #8,compliments and ,conges1 or ,little ,boney's surrender to the ,tars of ,old ,england666' is a highly humorous picture by ,g4 ,cruikshank 7,july #bd1 #ahae74 ,napoleon surrenders himself1 cringing and weeping1 together with his suite1 whom he describes1 on board the #8,bellerophon1' and is received with due respect by ,captain ,maitland4 ,the ex-,emperor says1 #8,o1 ,mr4 ,bull1 ,i am so happy to see you1 ,i always had a great regard for the ,british ,sailors1 they are such noble fellows1 so brave1 so generous66 ,you see ,i am in a great deal of trouble1 but ,i hope you will take pity on me and my suite1 namely my barber1 my cook1 and my washerwoman1 together with a few of my brave generals who ran away with me from the ,battle of ,waterloo1 and ,i do assure you we will have great pleasure in surrendering to the good ,english--,i should feel extremely obliged if you would take us to ,america1 but if you will not1 ,i beg you will take us to ,england1 for ,i hate those ,bears1 and cursed ,cossacks1 and as for the ,french ,nation now--why they may be d--d4 ,old ,england for ever ,i say4' ,and his suite servilely follow their fallen master's lead with cries of #8,vivent les ,anglais6' ,captain ,maitland receives him with doffed hat and his hand on his heart1 saying1 #8,indeed ,mr4 ,boney ,i am greatly obliged to you for your compliments1 and ,i assure you we are as happy to receive you1 as you are to surrender4 ,i'm afraid they would not take that care of you in ,america1 that they will in ,england4 ,therefore ,i shall conduct you to the latter place1 as quick as possible4' ,the opinions of the sailors are more graphic than polite3 #8,my eyes1 what a sneaking hound he is66' #8,i say ,jack1 do you think they'll clap him in ,exeter ,change amongst the wild beasts8' #8,no1 ,i suppose as how he'll be put in the ,monkey's den in the ,tower1 or else they'll send him about with the dancing bear6' ,charles etched 7,july #ae1 #ahae7 #8,the ,bone-a-part in a fresh place4' ,this represents ,bonaparte caught in a spring man-trap1 which has broken his leg4 ,he surrenders his sword to ,john ,bull1 who is dressed as a gardener3 #8,here take this ,mr4 ,bull1 you have me in your power--,i must trust to your usual generosity1 and most humbly acknowledge that ,i am truly sorry ,i ever came here4' ,john ,bull makes no answer1 but soliloquises thus instead3 #8,he has plundered most of his neighbours' ,gardens1 but ,i thought he would be sorry if ever he set his foot in mine4 ,i suppose this big sword is what he intended to cut my cabbages with1 and perhaps my head too6 but ,i'll have it for a pruning knife1 'twill serve me to lop his ,branches with1 if any should spring up after ,i have taken care of him4' ,g4 ,cruikshank1 in ,august #ahae1 published a contrast--#8,buonaparte on the #agth of ,june--,buonaparte on the #agth of ,july1 #ahae4' ,on the former date he is seen vapouring on the ,french coast1 flourishing his sword1 and calling out1 #8,ha1 ha1 you ,bull beast1 you ,blackguard ,islander1 you see ,i am come back again1 and now you shall see what ,i shall do with you1 you wretch6 you thought ,i was done over1 did you8 you thought ,i was going to stay at ,elba8 ,d--n all ,elbas1 abdications1 ,englishmen and their ,allies4 ,i'll play ,hell with them all4' ,john ,bull1 seated securely on his own shore1 calmly enjoying his tankard of ale and his long clay pipe1 puffs out a huge mouthful of smoke at his adversary1 with a contemptuous #8,you may be d--d4 ,i'll make a ,tobacco stopper of you4' ,but within one short month what a change had come over the scene6 ,napoleon1 a weeping1 kneeling suppliant1 on board the #8,bellerophon1' moans out3-- ,o good ,mr4 ,bull6 ,i wish you to know 7,although you are my greatest foe17 ,that my career is at an end3 ,and ,i wish you now to stand my friend4 ,for1 though at the ,battle of ,waterloo ,i was by you beat black blue1 ,yet you see ,i wish to live with you1 ,for ,i'm sure what is said of your goodness is true4 ,and now if in ,england you'll let me remain ,i ne'er will be guilty of bad ,tricks again4 ,john ,bull1 however1 knowing the slippery customer he has to deal with1 reflects3 #8,let me see2--first of all you sprung from the ,island of ,corsica1 and when you was kick'd out of ,france1 and went to the ,island of ,elba1 you made another spring into ,france again4--,and now when you are kick'd out of ,france a second time1 you want to come and live on my ,island--,but it won't do1 ,master ,boney2--you'll be making another spring into ,france again1 ,i suppose--so ,i tell you what--,i'll send you to the ,island of ,st4 ,helena1 and we'll see what sort of a spring you'll make then4' ,george ,cruikshank contributes a very badly drawn etching 7,september #a1 #ahae7 of #8,boney's threatened ,invasion brought to bear1--or1 taking a ,view of the ,english coast from ye ,poop of the ,bellerophon4' ,the ,english coast is represented by a #8,citadel1' in front of which is a gallows prepared4 ,one of his suite points it out to him3 #8,by gar6 mon ,emperor1 dey have erect von prospect for you4' ,napoleon1 who is mounted on a breech of the gun1 looks through his telescope and says1 #8,me no like the d--n prospect4' ,a ,jack ,tar sitting on another gun gives as his opinion1 #8,i thinks as how1 ,master ,boney1 that instead of sending you to ,hell bay1 they should have sent you to ,hell at once4' ,,chapter ,,lx4 ,,napoleon ,,on ,,board ,,the #8,,bellerophon'--,,arrival ,,at ,,torbay--,,curiosity ,,of ,,the ,,people--,,the ,,english ,,government ,,determine ,,to ,,send ,,him ,,to ,,st4 ,,helena4 ,on board the #8,bellerophon' he was treated with every consideration by ,captain ,maitland4 ,he was still looked upon as ,emperor1 and dined off his own gold plate1 the dinner being ordered by his own matre d'htel2 and when he visited the #8,superb' he was received with all the honours accorded to royalty1 with the exception of a salute being fired4 ,on the #afth ,july they set sail for ,england1 and at daybreak on the #bdth they were close to ,dartmouth4 ,napoleon rose at six and went on the poop1 surveying the coast1 which he much admired3 #8,what a beautiful country6 it very much resembles ,porto ,ferrajo at ,elba4' ,about eight ,a4,m4 they anchored at ,torbay1 and no sooner was it known that ,napoleon was on board the #8,bellerophon' than the bay was covered with vessels and boats full of people4 ,a neighbouring gentleman sent the ,emperor a present of fruit4 ,what a different reception from the language of the #8,times'#ef3-- #8,our paper of this day will satisfy the sceptics1 for such there were beginning to be1 as to the capture of that bloody miscreant1 who has so long tortured ,europe1 ,,napoleon ,,buonaparte4 ,savages are always found to unite the greatest degree of cunning to the ferocious part of their nature4 ,the cruelty of this person is written in characters of blood in almost every country in ,europe1 and in the contiguous angles of ,africa and ,asia which he visited and nothing can more strongly evince the universal conviction of his low1 perfidious craft1 than the opinion which was beginning to get abroad1 that even after his capture had been officially announced1 in both ,france1 and ,england1 he might yet have found means to escape4 ,however1 all doubts upon this point are at an end1 by his arrival off the ,british coast2 and1 if he be not now placed beyond the possibility of again outraging the peace of ,europe1 ,england will certainly never again deserve to have heroes such as those who have fought1 and bled1 at ,waterloo1 for this1 his present overthrow4 ,the lives of the brave men who fell on that memorable day will have been absolutely thrown away by a thoughtless country2 the grand object attained by their valour will have been frustrated1 and we shall do little less than insult over their remains1 almost before they have ceased to bleed4 ,but ,fortune1 seconding their undaunted efforts1 has put it in our power to do far otherwise4 #8,captain ,sartorius of the ,slaney frigate1 arrived yesterday with dispatches from ,captain ,maitland of the ,bellerophon1 confirming all the antecedent accounts of ,buonaparte's surrender1 with various other details1 and closing them by their natural catastrophe--his safe conveyance to ,england4 ,he is1 therefore1 what we may call1 here4 ,captain ,sartorius delivered his dispatches to ,lord ,melville1 at ,wimbledon1 by whom their contents were communicated to ,lord ,liverpool1 at his seat at ,combe ,wood2 summonses were immediately issued for a ,cabinet ,council to meet at #ab o'clock2 what passed there was1 of course1 not suffered to transpire2 our narrative must therefore revert to the ,slaney frigate1 and the accounts brought by her4 ,she had been sent forward by ,captain ,maitland to ,plymouth1 with the dispatches announcing that ,buonaparte was on board the ,bellerophon1 with a numerous suite4 ,but it was the intention of ,captain ,maitland himself1 to proceed to ,torbay1 and not to land his prisoners until he had received orders from ,government4 #8,buonaparte's suite1 as it is called1 consists of upwards of #dj persons1 among whom was ,bertrand1 ,savary1 ,lallemand6 ,grogan1#eg and several women4 ,he has been allowed to take on board carriages and horses1 but admission was denied to about #ej cavalry1 for whom he had the impudence to require accommodation4 ,this wretch has really lived in the commission of every crime1 so long1 that he has lost all sight and knowledge of the difference that exists between good and evil1 and hardly knows when he is doing wrong1 except he be taught by proper chastisement4 ,a creature--who ought to be greeted with a gallows as soon as he lands--to think of an attendance of fifty horsemen6 ,he had at first wanted to make conditions with ,captain ,maitland as to his treatment1 but the ,british officer very properly declared that he must refer him upon this subject to his ,government4 #8,when he had been some time on board1 he asked the ,captain what chance two large frigates1 well manned1 would have with a seventy-four4 ,the answer1 we understand1 which he received to this enquiry1 did not give him any cause to regret that he had not tried his fortune in a naval combat with the relative forces in question4 ,by the way1 we should not have been surprised if he had come into an action with the two frigates1 and then endeavoured to escape in his own1 and leave the other to her fate4 ,it has been the constant trick of this villain1 whenever he has got his companions into a scrape1 to leave them in it1 and seek his own safety by flight4 ,in ,egypt1 in the ,moscow expedition1 and at ,waterloo1 such was his conduct4 #8,he likewise had the assurance to address a letter to the ,prince ,regent1 and ,m4 ,grogan1 one of his party1 was put on board the ,slaney as the bearer of it2 but when this vessel reached ,plymouth1 the officer on duty there1 with a decision that does him credit1 refused ,grogan permission to land3 the letter is said to have been conveyed by ,captain ,sartorius1 and its purport was understood1 on board1 to be a request for passports for ,america4 ,we should have supposed that he had received too many checks before1 for his presumption in addressing letters to the ,british ,government1 ever to have hazarded that experiment again2 but all reproofs are thrown away upon his callous heart2--not that we should object to his humbly addressing the ,british throne for mercy1 if he has anything to urge in extenuation of his crimes2 but the time has not yet come2 a momentary gleam of resolution on the part of his own ,government1 indicated by the imprisonment of ,labdoyre1 and others1 led us to hope that his trial might have been safely entrusted to those to whom it primarily1 and of natural right1 belongs2 but1 though this hope may have proved transitory1 he is not1 therefore1 above the criminal justice of other countries1 where established law1 and a regular execution of it1 prevails4 #8,the first procedure1 we trust1 will be a special commission1 or the appointment of a court martial1 to try him for the murder of ,captain ,wright4 ,it is nonsense to say1 as some have1 that courts martial are instituted only to try offences committed by soldiers of the country to which they belong3 it was an ,american court martial that tried and shot ,major ,andr as a spy2 and ,buonaparte himself appointed commissions of all kinds1 and in all countries1 to try offences committed against himself4' ,the same paper says3 #8,as soon as an august personage was informed of the capture of ,buonaparte1 he communicated this important intelligence to a prince of his family--8,the ancient fable is at length realised3 the ,chimera is in the power of ,bellerophon1 and will not this time escape again40 #8,every reader knows that the ,chimera was a terrible monster that vomited fire4' ,rowlandson gives us 7,july #bh1 #ahae7 #8,boney's ,trial1 ,sentence and ,dying ,speech1 or ,europe's injuries revenged4' ,boney is in the felon's dock1 backed up by his old friend the ,devil4 ,his indictment sets forth thus3 #8,napolean ,boneparte1 ,the first and last1 by the wrath of ,heaven1 ,ex ,emperor of ,jacobins and ,head ,runner of ,runaways1 stands indicted #ast for the murder of ,captain ,wright1 in the ,temple at ,paris4 #bnd for the murder of the ,duke d',enghien1 ,pichegru and ,georges4 #crd for the murder of ,palm1 ,hofer1 c4 c4 #dth for the murder of the #ab inhabitants of ,moscow4 #eth for innumerable ,robberies committed on all ,nations in ,christendom1 and elsewhere4 #fth for bigamy1 and lastly for returning from ,transportation1 and setting the ,world in an uproar4' ,blcher presides1 assisted by all the ,european sovereigns1 and gives sentence thus3 #8,you1 ,nap ,boneparte1 being found guilty of all these crimes1 it is fell to my lot to pronounce sentence of ,death upon you4 ,you are to be hung by the neck for one hour1 till you are ,dead1 dead1 dead1 and your body to be chained to a mill stone1 and sunk in the sea at ,torbay4' ,napoleon1 terrified at this sentence1 weepingly implores1 #8,oh ,cruel ,blucher6 ,oh ,cruel ,wellington6 it is you that have brought me to this end4 ,oh1 magnanimous ,emperors1 ,kings and ,princes6 intercede for me1 and spare my life1 and give me time to atone for all my sins4 ,my ,son1 ,napoleon the ,second1 will reward you for mercy shewn me4' ,on ,july #bf orders came for the #8,bellerophon' to go to ,plymouth2 which being reached1 two frigates1 the #8,liffey' and #8,eurotas1' were anchored1 one on either side of her1 and kept strict guard over her4 ,no boat from the shore was allowed to come within a cable's length of her1 and ships' boats continually rowing around kept that space clear4 ,the following description is by an eye-witness#eh3-- ,there is nothing so dull as mere fact1 you'll admit1 ,while you read my detail1 unenlivened by wit4 ,my friends will believe1 though they're told it in rhyme1 ,that ,i thought to return in a far shorter time4 ,when at once we're resolv'd1 by half past on the move1 ,and by two1 but a trio1 we reach ,mutton ,cove2 ,when approaching the quay1 such a rabble and rout1 ,that we ask #8,my good friend1 what is all this about8' #8,they are rowing a race1 and some boats are come in1 ,while these people are waiting till t' others begin4' ,well aware of our folly1 with risible lip1 ,the boatman we told to make haste to the ship2 ,on the colours of fish1#ei here by hampers-full landing1 ,we gaze for amusement1 while still we're kept standing2 ,at length to the ,admiral's stairs we have got1 ,see his party on board1 and hear tunes from his yacht4 ,the day is delightful1 the gale just enough ,for the sea to look lively without being rough4 ,with those first at the ship1 our sight costs the dearer1 ,as we've longer to wait1 and not1 in the end1 nearer2 ,for by land1 and by water1 so different the case is1 ',twas long before we were jam'd into our places2 ,but on further advice we'll at present be dumb1 ,for half the spectators you know1 are now come3 ,in one boat1 a bevy1 all sarcenet and veil1 ,in the next some good fellows while toping their ale4 #8,avast6 here's the guard boat4' #8,aye here it comes smack4' ,and the ladies cry #8,captain they'll drive us all back4' ,then some bully our men1 with #8,skull out there1 skull out1' ,and others check these with #8,mind what you're about4' ,here's a crazy old boat1 laded dry by a shoe1 ,there1 a gay painted barge is forced on our view2 ,in this1 while ,don ,solus is jeered by the mob1 #8,see that empty boat1 turn it out4' #8,here's a fine job4' ,cries one1 of some dozens squeezed into the next1 #8,i've left the pork pie1 ,oh dear ,i'm so vex'd4' ,in the long boat1 that shews us profusion of oar1 ,from the ,captain bursts forth1 a most terrible roar ,at his men1 but the anger about who1 or what1 ,though they still remember1 we soon had forgot4 ,here infants were crying1 mothers scolding downright1 ,while the next party laughs at some comical sight4 ,now watches and spy-glasses make their appearance1 ,and ,impatience1 that vixen1 begins interference2 ,to beguile her1 through portholes we eagerly stare1 ,for the nobles on deck are all taking the air4 #8,hey dey what a bustle6' then #8,all safe1 all safe4' ,the crowd is return'd to its chatter and laugh4 #8,pray what was the matter8' #8,from that boat1 near the ship1 ,a woman fell over1 and so got a dip4' ,but a hum of applause1 yes1 his triumph is full1 ,yet this hum of applause has betrayed our ,john ,bull1 #8,what hum of applause8 come ,i prithee be brief3' ,why ,john was delighted to see them ship beef4 ,with a smile 'tis observed by the ,briton polite1 ,how the glee of the crowd was improv'd1 by the sight1 ,for the rough1 honest tar1 had declared from his heart1 ,that he thought this a sight that would beat ,bonaparte4 ,some1 again1 with composure1 predict peace and war1 ,others look at the great folks1 and fancy a star2 ,but we1 much fatigued1 six o'clock now approaching1 ,and on our good nature we thought them encroaching1 ,when boats are made bridges1 nay1 tempted to think1 ,that through some of these freedoms1 not strange we should sink4 ,but here ,i must mention1 when all was most merry1 ,as here is each size1 from the long boat to wherry1 ,when the crowd should disperse1 ,i was fearful1 ,i own1 ,lest your small boats1 by barges1 should then be run down4 ,but a truce with our hopes1 our predictions and fears1 ,for now1 yes at last1 our grand object appears2 ,and now every eye to the ship is directed1 ,though to see ,bonaparte1 ,i no longer expected2 ,for between us what number of men6 and aghast ,we stood1 as still thicker and thicker the mast4 8 mass ,but now see ,napoleon1 who seems in his figure1 ,what we call mediocre1 nor smaller1 nor bigger2 ,for in spite of our fears1 how it was1 ,i can't tell1 ,what our distance allowed of1 we saw very well4 ,but in this we're full right1 for now1 hurry scurry1 ,boat rows against boat1 with the madness of fury2 ,the show was all over1 but time was outstaid ,by some1 and by others1 attempts were still made ,to get round the ship1 in hopes ,bonaparte might ,at some place yet be seen1 thus to perfect their sight4 ,this doggerel helps us to realise the intense desire of the ,british public to get at least a glimpse at ,boney1 that great bugbear who for so many years had been so great a terror to them1 and whose existence everyone1 from the highest to the lowest1 had acutely felt in that tenderest place of our social economy--the breeches pocket4 ,they all but carried out the threat1 made twelve years previously1 of putting him in ,pidcock's ,menagerie1 vide the following extracts from a contemporary pamphlet#fj3-- #8,the desire of all ranks to see him was excessive2 the guardboats were unable to prevent them from closing the ship1 and it was amusement on board to look at the boats contending for places4 ,napoleon generally walked the quarterdeck about eleven in the forenoon1 and half past six in the afternoon4 ,he ate but two meals in the day1 both alike1 meat of every description1 different wines1 coffee1 fruit1 c4 ,immediately after each meal he rose first1 and the others followed2 he then either went on the quarterdeck or in the after-cabin to study4 ,the comedy of ,the ,poor ,gentleman#fa was performed before him2 he was much pleased at it2 it went off very well2 the scenery was good1 but somewhat better dresses were wanted for the female midshipmen4#fb #8,the immense number of persons who daily flock from all parts of the country to take a view of the person of ,napoleon is incalculable4 ,he generally gratified the public curiosity by making his appearance every afternoon for two hours4 #8,upwards of one thousand boats were from morning to night round the ,bellerophon4 ,the seamen of the ,bellerophon adopted a curious mode to give an account to the curious spectators in the boats of the movements of ,napoleon4 ,they wrote in chalk1 on a board1 which they exhibited1 a short account of his different occupations--8,at breakfast0--8,in the cabin with ,captain ,maitland0--8,writing with his officers0--8,going to dinner0--8,coming upon deck10 c4' ,las ,cases says3 #8,it was known that he always appeared on deck towards five o'clock4 ,a short time before this hour1 all the boats collected alongside of each other2 there were thousands2 and so closely were they connected1 that the water could no longer be seen between them4 ,they looked more like a multitude assembled in a public square than anything else4 ,when the ,emperor came out1 the noise and gestures of so many people presented a most striking spectacle2 it was1 at the same time1 very easy to perceive that nothing hostile was meant1 and that1 if curiosity had brought them1 they felt interested on going away4 ,we could even see that the latter sentiment continued to increase2 at first1 people merely looked toward the ship1 they ended by saluting2 some remained uncovered1 and1 occasionally1 went so far as to cheer4 ,even our symbols began to appear amongst them4 ,several individuals of both sexes came decorated with red carnations4' ,napoleon knew that ,st4 ,helena had been fixed upon as the place of his future residence1 and did not at all relish the idea2 but it was not officially announced to him until ,july #cj or #ca1 when ,lord ,keith went on board the #8,bellerophon' and presented him with the following despatch3-- #8,communication made by ,lord ,keith1 in the name of the ,english ,ministers4 #8,as it may1 perhaps1 be convenient for ,general ,buonaparte to learn1 without further delay1 the intentions of the ,british ,government with regard to him1 your ,lordship will communicate the following information4 #8,it would be inconsistent with our duty towards our country and the ,allies of his ,majesty1 if ,general ,buonaparte possessed the means of again disturbing the repose of ,europe4 ,it is on this account1 that it becomes absolutely necessary he should be restrained in his personal liberty1 so far as this is required by the foregoing important object4 #8,the island of ,st4 ,helena has been chosen as his future residence2 its climate is healthy1 and its local position will allow of his being treated with more indulgence than could be admitted in any other spot1 owing to the indispensable precautions which it would be necessary to employ for the security of his person4 #8,general ,buonaparte is allowed to select amongst those persons who accompanied him to ,england 7with the exception of ,generals ,savary and ,lallemand7 three officers1 who1 together with his surgeon1 will have permission to accompany him to ,st4 ,helena2 these individuals will not be allowed to quit the island without the sanction of the ,british ,government4 #8,rear ,admiral ,sir ,george ,cockburn1 who is named ,commander in ,chief at the ,cape of ,good ,hope1 and seas adjacent1 will convey ,general ,buonaparte and his suite to ,st4 ,helena2 and he will receive detailed instructions relative to the execution of this service4 #8,sir ,g4 ,cockburn will1 most probably1 be ready to sail in a few days2 for which reason1 it is desirable that ,general ,buonaparte should make choice of the persons who are to accompany him1 without delay4' ,of this interview ,las ,cases says3 #8,i was not called before the ,emperor4 ,the bearers of his sentence spoke and understood ,french2 they were admitted alone4 ,i have since heard that he objected1 and protested1 with no less energy than logic1 against the violence exercised on his person4 8,he was the guest of ,england10 said ,napoleon1 8and not its prisoner2 he came of his own accord to place himself under the protection of its laws2 the most sacred rights of hospitality were violated in his person2 he would never submit voluntarily to the outrage they were preparing for him3 violence alone should oblige him to do so10 c4' ,,chapter ,,lxi4 ,,napoleon ,,is ,,sent ,,on ,,board ,,the #8,,northumberland'--,,he ,,protests ,,against ,,his ,,exile--,,public ,,opinion ,,as ,,to ,,his ,,treatment4 ,that the ,government was in earnest1 as to his departure1 was soon shown1 for orders came on ,august #d for the #8,bellerophon' to weigh1 and join the #8,northumberland1' which was the ship in which ,napoleon was to take his passage to ,st4 ,helena4 ,he issued a formal protest3-- ,i hereby solemnly protest in the face of heaven and mankind against the violence that is done me2 and the violation of my most sacred rights1 in forcibly disposing of my person and liberty4 ,i voluntarily came on board the ,bellerophon--,i am not the prisoner1 ,i am the guest of ,england4 ,i came at the instigation of the ,captain himself1 who said he had orders from the ,government to receive and convey me to ,england1 together with my suite1 if agreeable to me4 ,i came forward with confidence to place myself under the protection of the laws of ,england4 ,when once on board the ,bellerophon1 ,i was entitled to the hospitality of the ,british people4 ,if the ,government1 in giving the ,captain of the ,bellerophon orders to receive me and my followers1 only wished to lay a snare1 it has forfeited its honour1 and disgraced its flag4 ,if this act be consummated1 it will be in vain for the ,english1 henceforth1 to talk of their sincerity1 their laws1 and liberties4 ,british faith will have been lost in the hospitality of the ,bellerophon4 ,i appeal to ,history2 it will say1 that an enemy1 who made war for twenty years against the ,english people1 came spontaneously1 in the hour of misfortune1 to seek an asylum under their laws4 ,what more striking proof could he give of his esteem and confidence8 ,but how did ,england reply to such an act of magnanimity8 ,it pretended to hold out a hospitable hand to this enemy3 and on giving himself up with confidence1 he was immolated6 ,,napoleon4 ,bellerophon1 at ,sea4 ,friday1 ,aug4 #dth1 #ahae4 ,on the #fth they anchored off ,start ,point1 and were soon joined by the #8,northumberland' and two frigates1 full of soldiers1 who were to form the garrison of ,st4 ,helena4 ,by order1 their arms were taken from them1 with the exception of ,napoleon1 who was allowed to keep his sword2 all their money1 diamonds1 and saleable effects were put under seal2 but ,napoleon might keep his plate1 baggage1 wines1 and provisions4 ,the search of his personal effects greatly exasperated him4 ,between one and two o'clock ,p4,m4 of the #gth1 the transfer from the #8,bellerophon' to the #8,northumberland' was made1 and then1 as there was nothing else to wait for1 #8,csar and his fortunes' sailed for ,st4 ,helena4 ,the #8,times' 7,august #aa1 #ahae7 has the following short leader3 #8,we trust that we now1 at last1 take a long leave of ,,napoleon ,,buonaparte1 except that we may1 occasionally1 have to instance him as an example of every crime1 for the benefit of others3 and1 if the hand of man has dealt too leniently by his offences1 it must not1 on that occasion1 be conceived that he is exempt from every other punishment4 ,to what profession of faith he may now belong1 we know not1 as we believe he has been ,atheist1 ,mahometan1 and ,roman ,catholic1 in succession1 as best suited the particular purpose of the moment3 indeed1 such was the inherent baseness of the man1 notwithstanding his eminent talents1 and incessant activity1 that he was in the habitual practice of the meanest arts of deception for the promotion of his interest1 never blushing at the subsequent exposure of his falsehoods1 or the discovery of his expedients1 provided they had first promoted the object he had in view4 #8,yet if he is still a man1 he must1 now that he is reduced to solitude and leisure1 have some religion or other engraven in his soul1 that will make him feel compunction for the many horrible atrocities of which he has been guilty4 ,it is said that he needs incessant exercise for the relief of his bilious complaint2 perhaps1 also1 he may now first discover that he has need of incessant bustle also1 in order to abstract his attention from a certain mental malady1 called an evil conscience4 ,in the midst of the horror which his crimes always excited in well-constituted minds1 throughout ,europe1 there was a certain mixture of contempt1 or derision1 excited by the little knaveries which he practised1 and the same feeling will not fail to mingle itself in this the closing scene of his drama1 on observing the attendants of such a man1 who had been used to sport with oaths1 to laugh at engagements1 to make a mockery of religion1 to commit or direct murder in all its forms1 from the midnight assassination1 up to the boundless slaughter of the tented field1 anxious to provide for the amusement of his1 and their1 declining years1 by a stock of cards1 domino and backgammon tables4' ,whilst they are on their journey1 we will just glance at the few remaining caricatures4 #8,the ,ex-,emperor in a bottle' is a somewhat serious1 and well-executed1 engraving 7,august #be1 #ahae74 ,napoleon is enclosed in a glass bottle1 which the ,prince ,regent1 who wears a superb hussar uniform1 has just sealed with a seal bearing the imprint of a cannon and the legend ,martial ,achievements2 around are grouped the figures named in the following verses--,louis the ,eighteenth being on his knees1 his eyes being raised in pious thankfulness to ,heaven4 ,ambition's dread career at length is o'er1 ,and weeping ,europe hopes for peace once more2 ,sov'reigns in arms1 at length the world have freed1 ,and ,britain's warlike sons no more shall bleed3 ,the great ,napoleon now resigns his sway1 ,and in a bottle seal'd is borne away4 ,england's great ,prince1 whom ,europe does confess ,the potent friend of ,freedom in distress1 ,with ,allies brave1 to the world impartial1 ,seal'd up their foe with ,achievements martial1 ,that he no more disturb the tranquil ,world1 ,nor be again his bloody flag unfurl'd4 ',twas ,alexander great1 of generous mind1 ,with zealous ,frederick1 who to peace inclined1 ,resolv'd with ,francis1 in propitious hour1 ,to free old ,gallia from the ,despot's power4 ,her tyrannic ,lord from rule is driven1 ,and grateful ,louis offers thanks to ,heaven4 ,the ,martial ,heroes next a tribute claim1 ,first ,wellington1 immortal is his fame3 ,and ,blcher1 who1 for valour long renown'd1 ,compell'd the ,tyrant's legions to give ground3 ,the cautious ,swartzenberg1 of wise delays1 ,and the brave ,platoff1 ask their share of praise4 #8,the downfall of ,tyranny and return of ,peace' is by ,george ,cruikshank1 and1 although not dated1 is undoubtedly of the autumn of #ahae4 ,justice1 with a flaming sword1 has banished ,napoleon to his rock of ,st4 ,helena1 where1 chained1 he is seized upon by the fiend as his own4 ,peace with her olive branch1 ,plenty with her cornucopia1 ,agriculture and ,commerce1 are welcomed by ,britannia with open arms4 ,marks 7,august #ahae7 drew #8,the ,exile of ,st4 ,helena1 or ,boney's ,meditation1' in which there is a fairly accurate delineation of the ,rocky ,island and its little town4 ,napoleon is standing with his feet astride1 each planted on a rock on either side the bay2 he weeps copiously1 and the expression of his countenance is very rueful4 ,illustration3 ,,boney',s ,,meditations ,,on ,,the ,,island ,,of ,,st4 ,,helena4 7,,august #ahae47 ,the ,devil addressing the ,sun4--,paradise ,lost1 ,book ,,iv4 #8,napoleon's trip from ,elba to ,paris1 and from ,paris to ,st4 ,helena' is the title of three engravings on one sheet1 by ,g4 ,cruikshank 7,september #a1 #ahae74 ,in the first compartment is shown the battle of ,waterloo1 with the ,french army in full flight4 ,napoleon is seated on the ,french ,eagle1 which1 however1 has but one wing1 for1 as it mournfully observes1 #8,my left wing has entirely disappeared4' ,the ,emperor1 whose crown and sceptre have fallen from him1 clutches the bird round the neck1 exclaiming3 #8,sauve qui peut--the ,devil take the hindmost--,run1 my boys1 your ,emperor leads the way--,my dear eagle1 only conduct me safe to ,paris this time1 as you did from ,moscow and ,leipsig1 and ,i'll never trouble you again--,oh6 d--n that ,wellington6' ,the middle picture shows ,napoleon in the stern gallery of the #8,bellerophon1' talking to ,john ,bull1 who sits by his fireside placidly smoking his pipe as usual4 ,says the ex-,emperor3 #8,my most powerful and generous enemy1 how do you do8 ,i come1 like ,themistocles1 to seat myself upon your hearth--,i am very glad to see you4' ,john ,bull replies3 #8,so am ,i glad to see you ,mr4 ,boney1 but ,i'll be d--d if you sit upon my hearth1 or any part of my house--it has cost me a pretty round sum to catch you1 ,mr4 ,themistocles1 as you call yourself1 but now ,i have got you1 ,i'll take care of you4' ,the third is a sad one4 ,napoleon is at ,st4 ,helena1 reduced to the sport of catching rats4 ,across his breast he wears a broad leather scarf1 covered with brass rats1 and sits moodily before a baited trap1 into which the rats decline to enter4 ,he thus soliloquises3-- ,alas6 that ,i who caught ,imperial flats1 ,should now sit here to watch these scurvy rats4 ,i1 who ,madrid1 ,berlin1 ,vienna1 ,moscow1 took1 ,am doom'd1 with cheese1 to bait a rusty hook6 ,was it for this ,i tried to save my bacon4 ,to use it now for ,rats1 that won't be taken8 ,curse their wise souls6 ,i had not half such trouble ,their ,european brethren to bubble4 ,when ,i1 myself1 was hail'd as ,emperor ,nap1 ,emperors and ,kings ,i had within my trap3 ,and to this moment might have kept them there1 ,had ,i not gone to hunt the ,russian bear4 ,one of his suite sees a rat coming3 #8,ah6 mon ,dieu6 ,dere1 your ,majesty1 dere be de vilain rogues--,ah1 monsieur rat1 why you not pop your nose into de trap1 and let de august ,emperor catch you8' ,a female attendant1 with a slice of bacon on a fork1 says1 #8,will your ,majesty be please to try dis bit of bacon8 ,ah6 de cunning rascal6 ,dere6 ma foi6 he sniff at de bacon4' #8,general ,sans ,pareil' 7,september #a1 #ahae7 is an extremely elaborate picture1 far too much so for reproduction2 therefore it will be better to give the description at the foot of the figure3 #8,the above ,portrait of ,buonaparte1 may be considered as an emblematical ,index of his extraordinary ,life4 ,the ,design reflects the highest credit on the ,artist1 who is a ,frenchman3 he has judiciously formed the ,hat of the different ,crowns which ,buonaparte placed on other ,men's ,heads4 ,the position of the forefinger and thumb are particularly deserving of notice1 with the words ,moreau and ,pichegru on them1 indicating that ,moreau was his guide or finger-post to all his victories2 and the word ,pichegru being on his thumb1 is meant to imply that he always had him in view as being one great obstacle to his rising greatness2 while in the other hand he holds a nooze1 or rope1 as the means of ridding himself of so formidable an enemy4 ,the words on his ,breast are the names of the different kingdoms he has overrun or conquered4 ,his ,waistcoat is ornamented with the figures of the different ,kings he had made2 the ,french call them 8,la folie fabrique de sire03 indicative1 that while the dark clouds of despotism hung over ,buonaparte's empire1 his ,kings reflected their borrowed lustre2 but when once the ,sun of universal restitution darted forth its rays1 they melted 8like wax before the sun40 ,the artist has well contrived to put the little ,king of ,rome1 as a monkey1 above the heads of the other ,kings4 ,the ,bales and ,casks of ,goods1 on his left thigh1 denote the stoppage of ,trade which his system of warfare had brought on the ,french ,people4 ,the ,beet root refers to the ,decree issued for making ,sugar of that plant1 when he had lost all his ,west ,india ,possessions4 ,on his legs are represented ,skulls1 symbolic of ,death1 who accompanied him wherever he trod--,his sword1 which so often paralyzed the world1 and conquered with a rapidity hitherto unknown1 is placed in the form of a ,comet or ,meteor4 ,such is this brief and imperfect delineation of the above extremely curious and interesting ,portrait4' #8,boxiana--or the ,fancy' 7artist unknown71 ,october #a1 #ahae1 shows the popular idea of the treatment ,napoleon received4 ,the gross1 corpulent ,prince ,regent has thrown down his traditional three feathers1 and is1 like the ex-,emperor1 stripped for the fight4 ,napoleon is on the ground1 and the ,regent is kicking him4 ,a sweep has picked up one of the ,prince's feathers1 and shows it to ,napoleon's backer1 saying1 #8,master1 ,i found a white feather4' ,the backer calls out1 #8,foul6 foul6 by all the rules of honor6 why even blackey cries shame4' ,a negro1 who is acting as bottle-holder1 cries out3-- ,what1 ,ben1 my big hero1 is this thy renown8 ,is this the new go8 ,kick a man when he's down6 ,when the foe has knock'd under1 to tread on him then1 ,by the fist of my father1 ,i blush for thee1 ,ben6 ,the ,regent's backer explains1 #8,he's only kicking1 to try if there's any honor there1 ,blackey4' ,one of the spectators imagines that #8,themistocles will be well treated if we can find any honor in him6' ,another says1 #8,or we must send ,themistocles to acquire honor at ,botany4' ,a ,french spectator turns to an ,englishman1 saying1 #8,ah1 je vois1 you be de ,jentelman6 n'est ce pas bien ,sauvage1 ,sare8' ,the reply is1 #8,bien shove a----e ,no1 d----e6 mounseer1 ,i think it more like kicking than shoving4' ,another astonished looker-on exclaims1 #8,vy1 ,charly1 vot sort of a go d'you call this8' ,and a ,frenchman advises his defeated champion1 #8,vy you no go to de ,russia1 you only get little squeeze4' ,,chapter ,,lxii4 ,,voyage ,,to ,,st4 ,,helena--,,cessation ,,of ,,caricatures4 ,the #8,northumberland' crossed the ,line on ,september #bc1 and the sailors had their then usual bit of fun4 ,neptune and ,amphitrite came on board1 and ,napoleon's suite were introduced to them in a ceremonious and courtly manner1 escaping the usual ordeal by some small presents to their ,majesties4 ,napoleon1 of course1 was sacred1 and1 when he was told of the extreme1 and unusual1 tenderness with which his followers had been treated1 he wanted to give the crew a hundred napoleons2 but the admiral would not allow it4 ,the caricaturist1 however1 gives a different version of the affair4 #8,boney crossing the ,line' is by ,marks 7,september #ahae71 and illustrates the rough sports which then obtained on board ship4 ,napoleon1 blindfolded1 is thrown into a tub1 where he is being subjected to the usual rough usage1 at the command of ,neptune1 who1 with his spouse1 are drawn on a gun-carriage by sailors4 ,neptune says1 #8,i command you'l cleanse him from his iniquities4' ,poor ,boney little likes his treatment1 #8,i no like de ,english valet de ,chambre1 ,have mercy4' ,two ,french generals stand by1 blindfolded1 ready to undergo the same treatment4 ,one says1 #8,i wish de ,dirty ,job was over2' the other1 #8,be gar1 me no like de shaving shop4' ,but a sailor remarks to them1 #8,have ,patience ,gentlemen1 and we'll shave you directly1 and give you a good lathering as ,old ,blucher did666' ,illustration3 ,,fast ,,colours4 ,the last caricature ,i shall reproduce is called #8,fast ,colours1 ,patience on a monument smiling at grief1 or the ,royal ,laundress washing ,boney's ,court dresses 7,g4 ,h4 invt1 ,g4 ,cruikshank fect ,october #bf1 #ahae74' ,it shows the poor fatuous ,bourbon trying to wash out the tricolour1 thus bemoaning the task3 #8,bless me1 how fast these colours are1 ,i'm afraid ,i shall not get them white1#fc altho' ,i have got such a strong lather4' ,napoleon1 seated on his rocky home1 says1 #8,ha1 ha6 such an old woman as you1 may rub a long while before they'll be all white1 for they are tricoloured in grain4' ,there is another print of the same date and subject1 uncoloured1 which has the addition of ,wellington1 ,russia1 ,prussia1 and ,austria stirring linen in a copper of ,holy ,water4 ,from this time the caricatures of ,napoleon practically ceased2 and1 in the collection of prints in the ,british ,museum1 ,i can find but two more1 published in #ahaf--the #8,mat de ,cocagne' and #8,royal ,christmas boxes'--both of which are too silly to reproduce or describe4 ,it is to the credit of the ,english1 that1 in this instance1 they respected the fallen4 ,napoleon had been captured1 disarmed1 and held in safe durance1 and from that time1 until his death1 we hear but very little of him1 and none of that news is either satirical or spiteful4 ,clearly1 therefore1 this book ends here4 ,it has nothing to do with the voyage to ,st4 ,helena1 or with the perpetual squabbles of ,napoleon and his suite with ,sir ,hudson ,lowe1 which are fully recorded by ,o',meara and ,las ,cases4 ,to all intents and purposes1 ,napoleon was dead to the ,english when he left our shores2 and when he passed to his rest on ,may #e1 #ahba1 all animosity died with him4 ,years had even tamed the bitter scribes of the #8,times1' as is evidenced by the leader in that paper 7,july #e1 #ahba7 announcing and commenting on his decease3-- #8,thus terminates in exile1 and in prison1 the most extraordinary life yet known to political history4 ,the vicissitudes of such a life1 indeed1 are the most valuable lessons which history can furnish4 ,connected with1 and founded on1 the principles of his character1 the varieties of fortune which ,buonaparte experienced are of a nature to illustrate the most useful maxims of benevolence1 patriotism1 or discretion4 ,they embrace both extremes of the condition of man in society1 and therefore address themselves to all ranks of human beings4 ,but ,buonaparte was our enemy--our defeated enemy--and1 as ,englishmen1 we must not tarnish our triumphs over the living warrior by unmanly injustice towards the dead4 #8,the details of his life are notorious1 and we omit them4 ,the community of which ,buonaparte was in his early days a member1 and the military education which he received1 may1 independently of any original bias of character1 have laid the foundation of the greatness to which he attained1 and of that mischievous application of unbridled power1 through which he fell very nearly to the level whence he first had started4 ,nothing could be more corrupt than the morals of military society among the ,french before the ,revolution--nothing more selfish1 or contracted1 than the views 7at all times7 of a thoroughbred military adventurer4 #8,buonaparte came into active life with as much 7but we have no reason to think a larger share of7 lax morality and pure selfishness as others of his age and calling4 ,the public crisis into which he was thrown1 gave to profound selfishness the form of insatiable ambition4 ,with talents and enterprise beyond all comparison greater than any against which he had to contend1 he overthrew whatever opposed his progress4 ,thus1 ambition in him was more conspicuous than others1 only because it was more successful4 ,he became a sovereign4 ,how1 then1 was this pupil of a military school prepared to exercise the functions of sovereignty8 ,an officer1 as such1 has no idea of divided power4 ,his patriotism is simply love of his troops and his profession4 ,he will obey commands--he will issue them--but1 in both cases1 those commands are absolute4 ,talk to him of deliberation1 of debate1 of freedom of action1 of speech1 nay1 of opinion--his feeling is1 that the body to which any of these privileges shall be accessible1 must fall into confusion1 and be speedily destroyed4 #8,whatever pretexts may have been resorted to by ,buonaparte--whatever ,jacobin yells he may have joined in1 to assist his own advance towards power--every subsequent act of his life assures us1 that the military prepossessions in which he was educated1 became those by which he was influenced as a statesman2 and we are well persuaded of his conviction1 that it was impossible for any country1 above all1 for ,france1 to be governed otherwise than by one sole authority--undivided and unlimited4 ,it may1 we confess1 be no satisfaction to the ,french1 nor any great consolation to the rest of ,europe1 to know through what means it was1 or by what vicious training1 that ,buonaparte was fitted1 nay1 predestined almost1 to be a scourge and destroyer of the rights of nations1 instead of employing a power irresistible1 and which1 in such a cause1 none would have felt disposed to resist1 for the promotion of knowledge1 peace1 and liberty throughout the world4 #8,in hinting at what we conceive to be the fact1 however1 we are bound by regard for truth2 our business is not to apologize for ,buonaparte2 but1 so far as may be done within the brief limits of a newspaper1 to analyze1 and faithfully describe1 him4 ,the factions1 also1 which he was compelled to crush1 and whose overthrow obtained for him the gratitude of his country1 still threatened a resurrection when the compressing force should be withdrawn4 ,hence were pretexts furnished on behalf of despotism of which men1 more enlightened1 and better constituted1 than ,buonaparte1 might not soon have discovered the fallacy4 ,raised to empire at home1 his ambition sought for itself fresh aliment2 and foreign conquest was at once tempting and easy4 #8,here the natural reflection will obtrude itself--what might not this extraordinary being have effected for the happiness of mankind1 and for his own everlasting fame and grandeur1 had he used but a moiety of the force1 or perseverance1 in generous efforts to relieve the oppressed which he wasted in rendering himself the monopolist and patron of oppression6 ,but he had left himself no resource4 ,he had extinguished liberty in ,france1 and had no hold upon his subjects1 but their love of military glory4 ,conquest1 therefore1 succeeded to conquest1 until nothing capable of subjugation was left to be subdued4 ,insolence1 and rapacity1 in the victor1 produced1 among the enslaved nations1 impatience of their misery1 and a thirst for vengeance4 ,injustice undermined itself1 and ,buonaparte1 with his unseasoned empire1 fell together1 the pageant of a day4 #8,his military administration was marked by strict and impartial justice4 ,he had the art1 in an eminent degree1 of inciting the emulation1 and gaining the affections of his troops4 ,he was steady and faithful in his friendships1 and not vindictive1 on occasions where it was his power to be so with impunity4 ,of the deceased ,emperor's intellectual1 and characteristic1 ascendency over men1 all the ,french1 and some of the other nations besides the ,french1 who had an opportunity of approaching him1 can bear witness4 ,he seems to have possessed the talent1 not merely of command1 but1 when he pleased1 of conciliation and persuasion4 ,with regard to his religious sentiments1 they were1 perhaps1 of the same standard as those of other ,frenchmen starting into manhood at a time when ,infidel writings had so domineered over the popular mind1 that revealed religion was become a public laughing stock1 and in a country where the pure ,christian faith was perplexed with subtilties1 overloaded with mummeries1 and scandalized and discountenanced by a general looseness of morals4 ,upon the whole1 ,buonaparte will go down to posterity as a man1 who1 having more good at his disposal than any other potentate of any former age1 had actually applied his immense means to the production of a greater share of mischief and misery to his fellow creatures--one who1 on the basis of ,french liberty1 might have founded that of every other ,state in ,europe--but who carried on a series of aggressions against foreign ,states to divert the minds of his own subjects from the sense of their domestic slavery2 thus imposing on foreign nations a necessity for arming to shake off his yoke1 and affording to foreign despots a pretext for following his example4 #8,the sensation produced by the death of ,buonaparte will be a good deal confined1 in this country1 to its effects as a partial relief to our finances1 the expense of his custody at ,st4 ,helena being little short of #djj1jjjl4 per annum4 ,in ,france1 the sentiment will be more deep and complex1 and1 perhaps1 not altogether easy to define4 ,the practical consequence of such an event may be remotely guessed at by those who have had occasion to watch1 in other ,governments1 the difference between a living and an extinct ,pretender4 ,a pretext for suspicion and severity in the administration of affairs may be taken away by a ,pretender's death2 but then1 a motive to moderation--a terror1 now and then salutary1 of popular feelings being excited in the ,pretender's favour by misgovernment--is1 at the same time1 removed from the minds of reigning ,princes4 ,buonaparte's son still lives1 it is true2 but how far he may ever become an object of interest with any great party of the ,french nation1 is a point on which we will not speculate4' ,the last individual memorial ,i can find of ,napoleon1 in a popular form1 was published by ,hone in ,may #ahba4 ,it is a black-edged sheet1 having1 as heading1 profile portraits of ,napoleon1 ,maria ,louisa1 and the ,king of ,rome1 and down the sides four full-length portraits of ,napoleon4 ,it is called3-- ,,memorial ,,of ,,napol,,on ,,born #ae ,,aug4 #agfi4 ,,died #e ,,may #ahba4 ,he put his foot on the neck of ,kings1 who would have put their yokes upon the necks of the ,people3 he scattered before him with fiery execution1 millions of hired slaves1 who came at the bidding of their ,masters to deny the right of others to be free4 ,the monument of greatness and of ,glory he erected1 was raised on ground forfeited again and again to humanity--it reared its majestic front on the ruins of the shattered hopes and broken faith of the common enemies of mankind4 ,if he could not secure the freedom1 peace1 and happiness of his country1 he made her a terror to those who by sowing civil dissension1 and exciting foreign wars1 would not let her enjoy those blessings4 ,they who had trampled upon ,liberty could not at least triumph in her shame and her despair1 but themselves became objects of pity and derision4 ,their determination to persist in extremity of wrong1 only brought on themselves repeated defeat1 disaster1 and dismay3 the accumulated aggressions their infuriated pride and disappointed malice meditated against others1 returned in just and aggravated punishment upon themselves3 they heaped coals of fire upon their own heads3 they drank deep and long1 in gall and bitterness1 of the poisoned chalice they had prepared for others3 the destruction with which they had threatened a people daring to call itself free1 hung suspended over their heads1 like a precipice1 ready to fall upon and crush them4 #8,awhile they stood abashed1' abstracted from their evil purposes1 and felt how awful ,freedom is1 its power how dreadful4 ,shrunk from the boasted pomp of royal state into their littleness as men1 defeated of their revenge1 baulked of their prey1 their schemes stripped of their bloated pride1 and with nothing left but the deformity of their malice1 not daring to utter a syllable or move a finger1 the lords of the earth1 who had looked upon men as of an inferior species1 born for their use1 and devoted to be their slaves1 turned an imploring eye to the ,people1 and with coward hearts and hollow tongues invoked the ,name of ,liberty1 thus to get the people once more within their unhallowed grip1 and to stifle the name of ,liberty for ever4 ,he withstood the inroads of ,legitimacy1 this new ,jaggernaut1 this foul ,blatant ,beast1 as it strode forward to its prey over the bodies and minds of a whole ,people1 and put a ring in its nostrils1 breathing flame and blood1 and led it in triumph1 and played with its crowns and sceptres1 and wore them in its stead1 and tamed its crested pride1 and made it a laughing stock and a mockery to the nations4 ,he1 one man1 did this1 and as long as he did this 7how or for what end1 is nothing to the magnitude of this mighty question7 he saved the human race from the last ignominy1 and that foul stain that had been so long intended1 and was at last1 in an evil hour1 and by evil hands1 inflicted on it4 ,if ,,napoleon was a conqueror1 he conquered the ,grand ,conspiracy of ,,kings against the abstract right of the ,human ,race to be free4 ,if he was ambitious1 his greatness was not founded on the unconditional1 avowed surrender of the rights of human nature4 ,but1 with him1 the state of ,man rose exalted too4 ,if he was arbitrary and a tyrant1 first1 ,france as a country was in a state of military blockade1 on garrison duty1 and not to be defended by mere paper bullets of the brain2 secondly1 but chief1 he was not1 nor could he become1 a tyrant by #8right divine4' ,tyranny in him was not #8sacred'3 it was not eternal3 it was not instinctively bound in league of amity with other tyrannies3 it was not sanctioned by all #8the laws of religion and ,morality4' ,,hazlitt4 ,disgusting crew6 who would not gladly fly ,to open1 downright1 boldfac'd tyranny1 ,to honest guilt that dares do all but lie1 ,from the false juggling craft of men like these1 ,their canting crimes1 and varnish'd villanies2 ,these ,,holy ,,leaguers1 who then loudest boast ,of faith and honour when they've stain'd them most2 ,from whose affection men should shrink as loath ,as from their hate1 for they'll be fleec'd by both2 ,who1 even while plund'ring1 forge ,religion's name ,to frank their spoil1 and1 without fear or shame1 ,call down the ,,holy ,,trinity to bless ,partition leagues1 and deeds of devilishness6 ,,moore4 ,even his old enemy1 ,george ,cruikshank1 whose peculiarly impetuous temper had found a free vent in caricaturing ,napoleon1 left off doing so when he was in safe keeping1 and only designed 7in a publication called the #8,omnibus'7 a #8,monument to ,napoleon' when he died4 ,in a note to this design he says1 #8,as for me1 who have skeletonised him prematurely1 paring down the prodigy even to his hat and boots1 ,i have but 8carried out0 a principle adopted almost in my boyhood1 for ,i can scarcely remember the time when ,i did not take some patriotic pleasure in persecuting the great enemy of ,england4 ,had he been less than that1 ,i should have felt compunction for my cruelties2 having tracked him through snow and through fire1 by flood and by field1 insulting1 degrading1 and deriding him everywhere1 and putting him to several humiliating deaths4 ,all that time1 however1 he went on 8overing0 the ,pyramids and the ,alps1 as boys 8over0 posts1 and playing at leapfrog with the sovereigns of ,europe1 so as to kick a crown off at every spring he made--together with many crowns1 and sovereigns1 into my coffers4 ,deep1 most deep1 in a personal view of matters1 are my obligations to the agitator--but what a debt the country owes to him6' ,illustration ,,index4 ,abercrombie1 ,sir ,ralph1 i4 #adc ,achambau1 i4 #bag ,addington1 i4 #aej1 #afc1 #afd1 #afe1 #aga1 #agg ,addington1 ,hely1 i4 #agg ,alfieri1 i4 #a ,allessandria1 ,senator1 i4 #b ,allies1 treaty of1 ii4 #bbi ,amiens1 ,treaty of1 i4 #adi1 #aea ,anagrams1 c41 on ,napoleon's name1 i4 #g1 #h1 #aj1 #ab1 #ac ,andreossi1 ,general1 i4 #agf ,ansell1 caricaturist1 i4 #gd1 #aej1 #aeb1 #aeh1 #afd1 #afh1 #agj1 #agb1 #agf1 #ahg1 #bjb1 #bbc1 #bbg1 #bhb1 #bij2 ii4 #h-ad1 #af1 #ag1 #ai1 #ec1 #eh1 #fa1 #fc1 #ff1 #fi1 #ga1 #gb1 #gd1 #gf1 #gi1 #hd1 #ig ,apocalyptic ,beast1 the1 connected with ,napoleon1 i4 #i1 #aj1 #aa1 #ab1 #ac ,arcola1 battle of1 i4 #dd ,argus1 caricaturist1 ii4 #cg1 #ea1 #fj ,armistead1 or ,armstead1 ,mrs4 7afterwards ,mrs4 ,fox71 i4 #aeg ,arms of the ,bonaparts1 i4 #b #8,army of ,england1' the1 i4 #eb1 #ec #8,army of ,england1' withdrawal of1 ii4 #dc1 #dd ,artand1 ,chevalier1 i4 #b ,atrocities of ,brutus ,napoleone ,ali ,buonaparte1 i4 #beh ,austrian ambassador's drive through ,paris1 i4 #afb ,barclay de ,tolly1 ii4 #abf ,barras1 i4 #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cd1 #ce1 #ch1 #ci1 #dj1 #da1 #dc1 #eb1 #ec1 #bag1 #bah ,bassano1 battle of1 i4 #dd ,bathurst1 ,bragge1 i4 #agg ,beauharnais1 ,eugne de1 i4 #cb1 #hh1 #bah2 ii4 #bjh ,beauharnais1 ,fanny1 i4 #bah ,beaulieu 7,austrian ,general71 i4 #dc ,bedford1 ,duke of1 i4 #ed1 #ef1 #eg1 #gb1 #aeb ,beer brewed in ,london in #agif1 i4 #dg ,belliard1 ,general1 i4 #adc ,bernadotte1 ii4 #afh1 #bba ,berry1 ,captain1 presented with the freedom of the ,city of ,london1 i4 #gb ,berthier1 ,marshal1 i4 #de1 #df1 #if1 #aje1 #aab1 #bag2 ii4 #aaa1 #aab1 #aad1 #aia ,berthollet1 ,claude ,louis1 ,comte1 i4 #aab ,birba1 ,la1 great-grandmother of ,napoleon1 i4 #e1 #f ,birth1 date of ,napoleon's1 i4 #ac1 #ad ,bisset1 ,james1 caricaturist1 ii4 #ba ,blackhall1 ,thomas1 ,lord ,mayor of ,london1 i4 #df ,blanquet's1 ,admiral1 sword sent as a present to the ,corporation of the ,city of ,london1 i4 #ga ,blockade of ,england1 ii4 #fb1 #fc1 #fd1 #ff1 #ge ,blcher1 ,marshal1 ii4 #ahd1 #ahg1 #ahh1 #aid1 #aif1 #aig1 #bje1 #bjf1 #bjg1 #baa1 #bai1 #bbe1 #bbh1 #bcj1 #bdc ,bob ,rousem's ,epistle to ,bonypart1 i4 #bcg ,bonapart1 ,hugo1 i4 #c ,bonaparte1 ,caroline1 ,queen of ,naples1 ii4 #aab1 #abj ,bonaparte1 ,celtruda1 ,napoleon's godmother1 i4 #ad ,bonaparte and ,talleyrand1 i4 #bhg ,bonaparte1 ,jacopo1 i4 #b ,bonaparte1 ,jerome1 i4 #bag2 ii4 #ec ,bonaparte1 ,joseph1 i4 #abd1 #bag2 ii4 #ec1 #hj1 #ha1 #he1 #hh-adc1 #aej1 #aea-aie ,bonaparte1 ,ltitia 7,napoleon's mother71 i4 #ad1 #ae1 #af1 #ag1 #dc1 #bah2 ii4 #adb1 #bjg ,bonaparte1 ,louis1 i4 #b1 #bag2 ii4 #bd1 #ec1 #aaf ,bonaparte1 ,lucien1 i4 #ca1 #abd1 #bag ,bonaparte1 ,napoleon4 7,see ,napoleon47 ,bonaparte1 ,trial of1 i4 #bfg ,bonaparte's ,soliloquy at ,calais1 i4 #bfi ,bonaparte's ,will1 i4 #baf ,bonduca1 or ,boadicea1 i4 #bac ,boney and ,talley1 i4 #bgc #8,boney and the ,gay ,lads of ,paris1' c41 ii4 #adg ,boney's1 ,master1 ,hearty ,welcome to ,england1 i4 #bjg ,bourrienne1 ,de 7,louis ,antoine ,fauvelet71 i4 #cb1 #hh1 #ach2 ii4 #ajj ,bouvet1 ,admiral1 i4 #df ,bread1 compulsory adulteration of1 i4 #ada2 price of1 in #agif1 #dg2 in #agig1 #ec2 in #agih1 #ha2 in #agii1 #abe2 in #ahja1 #adb2 receipt to adulterate1 #adb2 stale by law1 #adb ,brienne1 military school at1 i4 #ai1 #bb ,britons1 ,strike ,home6 i4 #bac1 #bad ,britons1 to ,arms6 i4 #bbd1 #bbe ,brobdingnag1 ,voyage to1 i4 #bhe ,brunet1 the actor1 makes fun of the ,flotilla1 i4 #adc1 #add ,buona1 ,carlos1 great-grandfather of ,napoleon1 i4 #e1 #f ,buona1 ,joseph1 grandfather of ,napoleon1 i4 #f ,burdett1 ,sir ,francis1 i4 #gb1 #aeb2 ii4 #aaf ,burghersh1 ,lord1 ii4 #bae ,cadoudal1 ,georges1 ii4 #g1 #i ,cairo1 revolt at1 i4 #gg1 #gh2 capitulation of1 #adc ,cambacrs1 i4 #abe2 ii4 #ab ,cann1 designer of #8,violettes du #bj ,mars #ahae1' ii4 #bji ,canova1 i4 #a ,carabas1 ,marquis of1 i4 #bd ,caricatures1 titles of1 vol4 i4-- #8,the ,french ,bugabo1' #ej1 #ea2 #8,the ,storm ,rising1 or the ,republican ,flotilla in ,danger1' #ed2 #8,the ,consequences of a ,successful ,french ,invasion1' #ee2 #8,we explain de ,rights of ,man to de ,noblesse1' #ee2 #8,we fly on the wings of the wind to save the ,irish ,catholics from persecution1' #ee2 #8,me teach de ,english ,republicans to work1' #ee2 #8,the ,shrine of ,st4 ,anne's ,hill1' #ef2 #8,anticipation1 ,ways and ,means1 or ,buonaparte really taken1' #eh2 #8,extirpation of the ,plagues of ,egypt2--,destruction of ,revolutionary ,crocodiles2--or1 ,the ,british ,hero cleansing ye ,mouth of ye ,nile1' #gc2 #8,the ,gallant ,nellson bringing home two uncommon fierce ,french ,crocodiles from the ,nile as a present to the ,king1' #gc2 #8,a terrible ,turk preparing a ,mummy for a present to the ,grand ,nation1' #gd2 #8,john ,bull taking a luncheon1 or ,british ,cooks cramming old ,grumble ,gizzard with ,bonne ,chre1' #ge2 #8,destruction of the ,french ,colossus1' #gf2 #8,high fun for ,john ,bull1 or the ,republicans put to their last shift1' #gh2 #8,fighting for the ,dunghill--or--,jack ,tar settling ,buonaparte1' #gi2 #8,buonaparte hearing of ,nelson's ,victory1 swears by his sword to extirpate the ,english from off the ,earth4 ,see ,buonaparte's ,speech to the ,french ,army at ,cairo1 published by ,authority of the ,directory in ,volney's ,letters1' #hj2 #8,the ,ghost of ,buonaparte appearing to the ,directory1' #hb2 #8,siege de la ,colonne de ,pompe or ,science in the ,pillory1' #he2 #8,l',insurrection de l',institut ,amphibie--,the pursuit of ,knowledge1' #hf2 #8,allied ,powers1 unbooting ,egalit1' #aaa2 #8,bonaparte leaving ,egypt1' #aaf2 #8,exit ,libert a la ,francais6 or ,bonaparte closing the ,farce of ,egalit at ,saint ,cloud1 near ,paris1 ,november #ajth1 #agii1' #abb2 #8,satan's return from ,earth4 ,discovered in ,council with ,belzebub and ,belial--a ,sketch after ,fuseli666' #abc2 #8,the ,french ,triumvirate settling the ,new ,constitution1' #abe2 #8,the ,apples and the ,horse dung1 or ,buonaparte among the ,golden ,pippins1' #abh2 #8,democracy1 or a ,sketch of the life of ,buonaparte1' #ah1 #bc1 #fb1 #abi2 #8,negotiation ,see ,saw1' #add2 #8,john ,bull's ,prayers to ,peace1 or the ,flight of ,discord1' #ade2 #8,the ,child and ,champion of ,jacobinism new ,christened 7vide ,pitt's ,speech71' #aej2 #8,political dreamings--,visions of ,peace--,perspective horrors6' #aej2 #8,the ,balance of ,power1' #aej2 #8,a ,game at ,chess between ,bonaparte and ,lord ,cornwallis1' #aeb2 #8,cross-examination1' #aeb2 #8,the ,national ,institute's first ,interview with their ,president1' #aeb2 #8,a ,peaceable ,pipe1 or a ,consular ,visit to ,john ,bull1' #aec2 #8,a ,trip to ,paris1 or ,john ,bull and his ,spouse1 invited to the ,honors of the ,sitting66' #aec2 #8,the ,consular ,warehouse1 or a ,great ,man nail'd to the ,counter1' #aed2 #8,the ,corsican ,conjurer raising the plagues of ,europe1' #aed2 #8,parcelling out ,john ,bull1' #aee2 #8,introduction of ,citizen ,volpone1 and his ,suite at ,paris1' #aef2 #8,english ,patriots bowing at the ,shrine of ,despotism1' #aeh2 #8,taking leave1' #aei2 #8,lord ,whitworth's ,coachman at ,paris1' #afj2 #8,a peep at the ,lion1' #afj2 #8,the first kiss these ten ,years6 or the meeting of ,britannia and ,citizen ,franois1' #afa2 #8,german ,nonchalance1 or the vexation of little ,boney4 ,vide the ,diplomatique's late ,journey through ,paris1' #afb2 #8,leap frog1' #afc2 #8,the ,evacuation of ,malta1' #afc2 #8,rival ,gardeners1' #afd2 #8,physical ,aid1 or1 ,britannia recover'd from a ,trance1 also the ,patriotic ,courage of ,merry ,andrew1 and a peep thro' the ,fog1' #afe2 #8,the ,political ,cocks1' #afh2 #8,an ,attempt to swallow the ,world1' #afh2 #8,john ,bull teased by an ,earwig1' #afi2 #8,easier to say than to do1' #afi2 #8,an ,attempt to undermine ,john ,bull1 or working through the ,globe1' #afi2 #8,a ,stoppage to a ,stride over the ,globe1' #agj2 #8,the ,governor of ,europe1 ,stoped in his career1 or ,little ,b----n too much for great ,b----te1' #agj2 #8,john ,bull listening to the quarrels of ,state affairs1' #agj2 #8,doctor ,sangrado curing ,john ,bull of ,repletion1 with the ,kind offices of young ,clyster pipe and little ,boney4 ,a hint from ,gil ,blas1' #aga2 #8,britannia repremanding a ,naughty ,boy6' #aga2 #8,lunar ,speculations1' #agb2 #8,ultimatum1 or the ,ambassador taking proper steps1' #age2 #8,the ,bone of ,contention1' #agf2 #8,the ,bone of ,contention1 or the ,english ,bulldog and the ,corsican ,monkey1' #agf2 #8,armed ,heroes1' #agg2 #8,a ,little ,man ,alarmed at his own ,shadow1' #agh2 #8,maniac ,ravings1 or ,little ,boney in a strong ,fit4 ,vide ,lord ,w----s account of a visit to the ,thuilleries1' #agh2 #8,a great ,man ,intoxicated with ,success1' #agi2 #8,french ,invasion--or ,buonaparte ,landing in ,great ,britain1' #ahc2 #8,the ,scarecrow's arrival1 or ,honest ,,pat giving them an ,irish ,welcome1' #ahc2 #8,britannia correcting an ,unruly ,boy1' #ahf2 #8,the ,corsican ,beggar ,riding to the ,devil1' #ahg2 #8,playing at ,bubbles1' #ahi2 #8,king of ,brobdingnag and ,gulliver1' #ahi2 #8,bruin become mediator1' #aib2 #8,olympic ,games1 or ,john ,bull introducing his new ,ambassador to the ,grand ,consul1' #aib2 #8,the ,final ,pacification of ,europe1' #aih2 #8,green ,spectacles1 or ,consular ,goggles1' #aih2 #8,boney in possession of the ,millstone1' #bjb2 #8,flags of ,truth and ,lies1' #bjb2 #8,death of the ,corsican ,fox4--,scene1 the last of the ,royal ,hunt1' #bjd2 #8,a ,british ,chymist ,analising a ,corsican ,earthworm66' #baj2 #8,little ,ships1 or ,john ,bull very inquisitive1' #baj2 #8,amusements after ,dinner1 or the ,corsican ,fairy displaying his ,prowess1' #bae2 #8,a ,monstrous ,stride1' #baf2 #8,invasion1' #bba2 #8,buonaparte forty-eight ,hours after ,landing6' #bbb2 #8,after the ,invasion4 ,the ,leve en ,masse1 or ,britons ,strike ,home1' #bbc2 #8,preparing to invade1' #bbf2 #8,how to stop an invader1' #bbf2 #8,the ,consequences of an ,invasion1 or the ,hero's ,reward4 ,none but the ,brave deserve the fair4 ,the ,yeomanry ,cavalry's first ,essay1' #bbg2 #8,johnny ,bull giving ,boney a ,pull1' #bbi2 #8,resolutions in case of an ,invasion1' #bcj2 #8,a rash attempt1 and woful downfall1' #bcj2 #8,observations upon ,stilts1' #bcj2 #8,harlequin ,invasion1' #bcb2 #8,john ,bull and ,buonaparte1' #bch2 #8,boney at ,brussels1' #bci2 #8,john ,bull out of all ,patience1' #bdj2 #8,crocodile's ,tears or ,bonaparte's ,lamentations1'#bdj2 #8,britannia blowing up the ,corsican ,bottle ,conjuror1' #bdd2 #8,the ,corsican ,moth1' #bde2 #8,the ,handwriting on the ,wall1' #bdf2 #8,a ,knockdown blow in the ,ocean1 or ,bonaparte taking ,french leave1' #bdf2 #8,pidcock's ,grand ,menagerie1' #beb2 #8,john ,bull landed in ,france1' #bec2 #8,three plagues of ,egypt1' #bec2 #8,an ,attempt on the ,potatoe bag1' #beg2 #8,gulliver and his ,guide1 or a ,check ,string to the ,corsican1' #beh2 #8,john ,bull and the ,alarmist1' #bfa2 #8,john ,bull shewing the ,corsican ,monkey1' #bfd2 #8,buonaparte on his ,ass1' #bfd2 #8,the ,corsican ,macheath1' #bfe2 #8,a full and particular account of the ,trial of ,napoleon ,buonaparte before ,john ,bull1' #bfg2 #8,buonaparte's ,soliloquy at ,calais1' #bfi2 #8,the fable of the ,bundle of ,faggots exemplified1 or ,bonaparte baffled1' #bga2 #8,a peep at the ,corsican fairy1' #bga2 #8,the ,corsican ,carcase ,butcher's ,reckoning day1 ,new ,style1 no ,quarter day1' #bga2 #8,the ,corsican ,locust1' #bgi2 #8,the ,grand ,triumphal ,entry of the ,chief ,consul into ,london1' #bgi2 #8,the ,corsican ,pest1 or ,belzebub going to ,supper1' #bhj2 #8,the ,balance of ,power1 or the ,issue of the ,contest1' #bha2 #8,thoughts on ,invasion both sides the water1' #bhb2 #8,the little ,princess and ,gulliver1' #bhb2 #8,the ,centinel at his ,post1 or ,boney's peep into ,walmer ,castle66' #bhb2 #8,french ,volunteers marching to the ,conquest of ,great ,britain1' #bhc2 #8,john ,bull guarding the ,toy ,shop1' #bhc2 #8,the ,king's ,dwarf plays ,gulliver a ,trick1' #bhf2 #8,boney in time for ,lord ,mayor's ,feast1' #bhi2 #8,destruction of the ,french ,gun ,boats1 or ,little ,boney and his friend ,talley in high ,glee1' #bij2 #8,boney's ,journey to ,london1' c41 #bij4 ,caricatures 7continued71 vol4 ii4-- #8,boney attacking the ,english ,hives1 or the ,corsican caught at last in the ,island1' #a2 #8,selling the ,skin before the ,bear is caught1 or cutting up the ,bull before he is killed1' #b2 #8,new ,bellman's verses for ,christmas #ahjc6' #b2 #8,more than expected1 or too many for ,boney1' #b2 #8,the ,brobdingnag ,watchman preventing ,gulliver's ,landing1' #c2 #8,a ,cock and ,bull ,story1' #c2 #8,the ,cold-,blooded ,murderer1 or the ,assassination of the ,duc d' ,enghien1' #h2 #8,the ,coffin ,expedition1 or ,boney's ,invincible ,armada half seas over1' #ad2 #8,dutch ,embarkation1 or ,needs must when the ,devil drives6' #ad2 #8,gulliver manuvring with his little boat in the cistern1' #ae2 #8,a ,french ,alarmist1 or ,john ,bull looking out for the ,grand ,flotilla1' #ae2 #8,a great ,man on his ,hobby ,horse1 a design for an ,intended ,statue on the ,place la ,libert at ,paris1' #af2 #8,a new ,french ,phantasmagoria1' #af2 #8,the ,frog and the ,ox1 or the ,emperor of the ,gulls in his stolen gear1' #af2 #8,injecting ,blood ,royal1 or ,phlebotomy at ,st4 ,cloud1' #ag2 #8,the ,right ,owner1' #ag2 #8,a ,proposal from the ,new ,emperor1' #ag2 #8,the ,imperial ,coronation1' #ag2 #8,harlequin's last ,skip1' #ah2 #8,british ,men of ,war towing in the ,invader's ,fleet1' #ah2 #8,boney's ,inquisition1 another specimen of his ,humanity on the person of ,madame ,toussaint1' #ai2 #8,the ,genius of ,france nursing her darling1' #bj2 #8,the death of ,madame ,republique1' #ba2 #8,the ,loyalist's ,alphabet1' #ba2 #8,design for an ,imperial ,crown to be used at the ,coronation of the ,new ,emperor1' #bc2 #8,the ,grand ,coronation ,procession of ,napolione the #ast1 ,emperor of ,france1 from the ,church of ,notre ,dame1 ,dec4 #b1 #ahjd1' c41 #bd2 #8,a ,new ,phantasmagoria for ,john ,bull1' #cg2 #8,the glorious ,pursuit of ,ten against ,seventeen1' #cg2 #8,the ,plumb ,pudding in danger1' c41 #ci2 #8,st4 ,george and the ,dragon1' #db2 #8,napoleon's ,apotheosis anticipated1' #db2 #8,the departure from the ,coast1 or the ,end of the ,farce of ,invasion1' #dd2 #8,the ,surrender of ,ulm1 or ,buonaparte and ,general ,mack coming to a right understanding1' #de2 #8,boney beating ,mack1 and ,nelson giving him a ,whack66' #df2 #8,nap ,buonaparte in a fever on receiving the ,extraordinary ,gazette of ,nelson's ,victory over the combined ,fleets1' #dg2 #8,john ,bull exchanging ,news with the ,continent1' #dh2 #8,tiddy doll1 the great ,french ,gingerbread ,baker drawing out a new ,batch of ,kings1' c41 #dh2 #8,boney and the ,great ,state ,secretary1' #ea2 #8,pacific ,overtures1 or a ,flight from ,st4 ,cloud1' #eb2 #8,roast ,beef and ,french ,soup--,the ,english ,lamb 99 99 99 and the ,french ,tiger1' #ec2 #8,two ,wonders of the ,world1 or a ,specimen of a new troop of ,leicestershire ,light ,horse1' #ec2 #8,bone and ,flesh1 or ,john ,bull in ,moderate ,condition1' #ed2 #8,comforts of a ,bed of ,roses1' c41 #ed2 #8,john ,bull threatened by ,insects from all ,quarters1' #ee2 #8,jupiter ,buoney granting unto the ,dutch ,frogs a ,king1' #ee2 #8,experiments at ,dover1 or ,master ,charley's ,magic ,lanthorn1' #eg2 #8,the ,pleasing and ,instructive ,game of ,messengers1' c41 #eh2 #8,news from ,calabria1' c41 #eh2 #8,the ,continental ,shaving ,shop1' c41 #fj2 #8,political ,quadrille1' #fa2 #8,jack ,tars conversing with ,boney on the ,blockade of ,old ,england1' #fc2 #8,bonaparte blockading ,john ,bull1' #fd2 #8,john ,bull playing on the ,base ,villain1' #fe2 #8,the ,entrance into ,poland1 or another ,bonne ,bouche for ,boney1' #fe2 #8,the ,giant ,commerce overwhelming the ,pigmy ,blockade1' #ff2 #8,boney and his ,army in ,winter ,quarters1' #ff2 #8,the ,political ,cock-horse1' #fg2 #8,the ,new ,dynasty1 or the little ,corsican ,gardener ,planting a ,royal ,pippin ,tree1' #fh2 #8,an ,imperial ,bonne ,bouche1 or the dinner at ,tilsit1' #ga2 #8,mutual ,honors at ,tilsit1 or the ,monkey1 the ,bear1 and the ,eagle1' #ga2 #8,the ,polish ,pie1 or the ,effects of the ,peace at ,tilsit1' #gb2 #8,gulliver towing the ,fleet into ,lilliput1' #gc2 #8,malignant ,aspects looking with envy on ,john ,bull and his ,satellites1' c41 #gd2 #8,in ,port1 and ,out of ,port1 or news from ,portugal1' #ge2 #8,blockade against ,blockade1 or ,john ,bull a match for ,boney1' #gf2 #8,the ,continental ,dockyard1' #gf2 #8,the ,bear1 the ,monkey1 the ,turkey1 and the ,bull1 or the true cause of the ,russian ,war1' #gf2 #8,john ,bull refreshing the ,bear's ,memory1' #gg2 #8,boney stark mad1 or more ,ships1 ,colonies1 and ,commerce1' #gg2 #8,delicious ,dreams6' c41 #gh2 #8,the ,corsican ,tiger at ,bay1' #gh2 #8,boney ,bothered1 or an unexpected meeting1' #gi2 #8,the ,spanish ,bull fight1 or the ,corsican ,matador in danger1' #hj2 #8,the ,corsican ,spider in his ,web1' #ha2 #8,burglary and ,robbery1' #hb2 #8,apotheosis of the ,corsican ,phnix1' #hc2 #8,the ,oven on ,fire1 or ,boney's last ,batch entirely spoiled666' #hc2 #8,a game at quadrille1' #hd2 #8,the ,fox and the ,grapes1' #he2 #8,prophecy explained1' #he2 #8,napoleon the little in a ,rage with his great ,french ,eagle66' #he2 #8,a hard passage1 or ,boney playing ,base on the ,continent1' #hf2 #8,the ,valley of the ,shadow of ,death1' #hg2 #8,nap and his partner ,joe1' #hh2 #8,nap and his friends in their glory1' #hh2 #8,apollyon1 the ,devil's ,generalissimo1' #ij2 #8,general ,nap turned ,methodist ,preacher1' #ia2 #8,political ,quacks1 or the ,erfurt ,co-partnership commencing ,business1' #ib2 #8,the ,progress of the ,emperor ,napoleon1' #id2 #8,boney's broken bridge1' #if2 #8,the ,broken ,bridge1 or ,boney outwitted by ,general ,danube1' #ig2 #8,the rising ,sun1 or a view of the ,continent1' #ih2 #8,three ,weeks after ,marriage1 or the ,great ,little ,emperor playing at ,bo-peep1' #aae2 #8,boney the ,second1 or the little ,baboon created to devour ,french ,monkies1' #aah2 #8,nursing the ,spawn of a ,tyrant1 or ,frenchmen sick of the brood1' #aba2 #8,the ,deputeys apointed by the ,legislative ,body1 doing ,homage to the ,king of ,rome in the ,nursery at ,st4 ,cloud1' #aba2 #8,the first glorious exploit of the ,invincible ,flotilla1' c41 #abd2 #8,the ,parting of ,hector--,nap--and ,andromache1 or ,russia threatened1' #abe2 #8,british ,welcome1 or a ,visit from the ,bantam to the ,lion1' #abg2 #8,jack ,frost attacking ,boney in ,russia1' #acb2 #8,general ,frost shaveing ,little ,boney1' #acb2 #8,polish ,diet with ,french ,desert1' #acb2 #8,boney hatching a ,bulletin1 or ,snug ,winter ,quarters1' #acd2 #8,the ,valley of the ,shadow of ,death1' #acd2 #8,nap nearly nab'd1' c41 #acf2 #8,the ,narrow ,escape1 or ,boney's ,grand ,leap la ,grimaldi66' #acg2 #8,the ,arms and supporters of ,napoleon ,bonaparte1' c41 #ach2 #8,nap's glorious return1 or the conclusion of the ,russian ,campaign1' #adb2 #8,boney returning from ,russia covered with ,glory1' c41 #adb2 #8,the ,hero's return1' #adc2 #8,bonaparte reviewing his ,conscripts1' #add2 #8,bonaparte addressing the ,legislative ,body1' #ade2 #8,the ,wags of ,paris1 or the ,downfall of ,nap the ,great1' #ade2 #8,anticipation for ,boney1' c41 #adf2 #8,nap reviewing the ,grand ,army1 or the ,conquest of ,russia anticipated1' #adg2 #8,boney receiving an account of the ,battle of ,vittoria1' c41 #aea2 #8,a ,scene after the ,battle of ,vittoria1' c41 #aeb2 #8,john ,bull teazed by an ,earwig1' #aeb2 #8,tom ,thumb and the ,giant1' #aec2 #8,execution of two celebrated ,enemies of ,old ,england1 and their ,dying ,speeches1' #aee2 #8,the ,two ,kings of ,terror1' #aef2 #8,cossack ,sports1 or the ,platoff ,hunt in full cry after ,french ,game1' #aeg2 #8,caterers--,boney dished--a ,bonne ,bouche for ,europe1' #aeg2 #8,the ,daw ,stript of his ,borrow'd ,plumes1' c41 #aeh2 #8,a ,long ,pull1 a ,strong ,pull1 and a ,pull all together1' #aeh2 #8,the ,corsican ,toad under a ,harrow1' #aei2 #8,dutch ,nightmare1 or the ,fraternal ,hug1 returned with a ,dutch ,squeeze1' #afj2 #8,head ,runner of ,runners from ,leipsig ,fair1' #afj2 #8,bonaparte's ,bridge1' #afb2 #8,grasp all1 ,lose all1' c41 #afd2 #8,napoleon the first and last1' #afd2 #8,the ,corsican ,munchausen humming the ,lads of ,paris1' #aff2 #8,funcking the ,corsican1' #afg2 #8,the ,mock ,phnix666 or a vain attempt to rise again1' #afg2 #8,friends or ,foes1' c41 #afg2 #8,political ,chemists and ,german ,retorts1' c41 #afg2 #8,gasconading1' c41 #afh2 #8,bleeding and warm water1' #afi2 #8,the ,head of the ,great ,nation in a ,queer ,situation1' #agj2 #8,mock ,auction1 or ,boney selling ,stolen ,goods1' #aga2 #8,the ,double ,humbug1' c41 #aha2 #8,the ,devil's ,darling1' #ahb2 #8,john ,bull bringing ,boney's nose to the ,grindstone1' #ahc2 #8,the ,allied ,bakers1 or the ,corsican ,toad in the hole1' #ahc2 #8,boney forsaken by his ,guardian ,angel1' #ahd2 #8,blucher the ,brave extracting the groan of abdication from the ,corsican ,bloodhound1' #ahg2 #8,the ,corsican ,shuttlecock1' c41 #ahg2 #8,europe1' #ahh2 #8,bloody ,boney the ,carcass ,butcher1' c41 #aid2 #8,coming in at the death of the ,corsican fox1' #aid2 #8,a ,grand ,manuvre6 or the ,rogue's march to the ,island of ,elba1' #aid2 #8,the ,rogue's ,march1' #aie2 #8,the ,sorrows of ,boney1 or ,meditations in the ,island of ,elba666' #aif2 #8,the ,affectionate farewell1 or ,kick for ,kick1' #aif2 #8,the last ,march of the ,conscripts1 or ,satan and his ,satellites hurled to the land of oblivion1' #aif2 #8,a delicate finish to a ,french ,usurper1' #aig2 #8,boney at ,elba1 or a ,madman's ,amusement1' #aig2 #8,cruce dignus1' #aih2 #8,broken ,gingerbread1' #bjj2 #8,the ,hellbaronian ,emperor going to take possession of his new ,territory1' #bja2 #8,nap dreading his doleful ,doom1 or his grand entry into the ,isle of ,elba1' #bja2 #8,snuffing out ,boney1' #bjb2 #8,thou'rt doom'd to ,pain1' c41 #bjb2 #8,otium cum dignitate1 or a view of ,elba1' #bjc2 #8,boney's ,elbow ,chair1' c41 #bjc2 #8,what ,i was1 ,what ,i am1 ,what ,i ought to be1' #bjd2 #8,needs must when ,wellington ,drives1 or ,louis's ,return66' #bje2 #8,the ,tyrant1 overtaken by ,justice1 is excluded from the world1' #bje2 #8,the departure of ,apollo and the ,muses1 or ,farewell to ,paris1' #bje2 #8,an ,imperial ,vomit1' #bjg2 #8,drumming out of the ,french ,army666' #bjg2 #8,boney and his new subjects at ,elba1' #bjg2 #8,the ,peddigree of ,corporal ,violet1' #bji-aj2 #8,john ,bull mad with ,joy6 or the ,first of ,august1 #ahad1' #baa2 #8,twelfth ,night1 or what you will6' c41 #bad2 #8,the ,devil to pay1 or ,boney's return from ,elba1' #baf2 #8,the ,european ,pantomime1' c41 #baf2 #8,hell broke loose1 or the ,john ,bulls made ,jack ,asses1' #bag2 #8,boney's ,return from ,elba1 or the ,devil among the ,tailors1' #bah2 #8,a ,review of the ,new ,grand ,army1' #bai2 #8,the ,genius of ,france expounding her ,laws to the ,sublime ,people1' #bbj2 #8,the ,congress dissolved before the ,cake was cut1' #bbj2 #8,the flight of ,bonaparte from ,hell ,bay1' #bba2 #8,hell ,hounds rallying round the ,idol of ,france1' #bbb2 #8,vive le ,roi6 ,vive l',empereur6' c41 #bbb2 #8,scene in a ,new ,pantomime1' c41 #bbb2 #8,the ,corsican and his ,bloodhounds at the ,window of the ,thuilleries1 looking over ,paris1' #bbc2 #8,the ,corsican's last trip under the guidance of his ,good ,angel1' #bbc2 #8,the ,phenix of ,elba resuscitated by ,treason1' #bbc2 #8,the ,royal ,allied ,oak and self-created mushroom ,kings1' #bbe2 #8,the ,crown ,candidates1 or a modest request politely refused1' #bbf2 #8,preparing for ,war1' #bbg2 #8,a ,lecture on ,heads1 as ,delivered by ,marshalls ,wellington and ,blucher1' #bcj2 #8,monkey's ,allowance1' c41 #bcj2 #8,r4 ,ackermann's ,transparency on the ,victory of ,waterloo1' #bca2 #8,compliments and ,conges1 or ,little ,boney's surrender to the ,tars of ,old ,england666' #bce2 #8,the ,bone-a-part in a fresh place1' #bcf2 #8,buonaparte on the #agth of ,june--,buonaparte on the #agth of ,july1 #ahae1' #bcf2 #8,boney's threatened ,invasion brought to bear1' c41 #bcg2 #8,boney's ,trial1 ,sentence and ,dying ,speech1 or ,europe's injuries revenged1' #bdc2 #8,the ,ex-,emperor in a bottle1' #beb2 #8,the downfall of ,tyranny and return of ,peace1' #bec2 #8,the ,exile of ,st4 ,helena1 or ,boney's ,meditation1' #bec2 #8,boney's ,meditations on the ,island of ,st4 ,helena1' #bed2 #8,napoleon's trip from ,elba to ,paris1 and from ,paris to ,st4 ,helena1' #bee2 #8,general ,sans ,pareil1' #bef2 #8,boxiana1 or the ,fancy1' #beg2 #8,boney crossing the ,line1' #bei2 #8,fast ,colours--,patience on a ,monument smiling at grief1 or the ,royal ,laundress washing ,boney's ,court ,dresses1' #bfj2 #8,mat de ,cocagne1' #bfj2 #8,royal ,christmas ,boxes1' #bfj2 ,last ,contemporary ,memorial of ,napoleon1 #bfe2 ,george ,cruikshank's apology for caricaturing ,napoleon1 #bfg ,cartaux1 ,general1 i4 #bg ,castiglione1 battle of1 i4 #dd ,castlereagh1 ,lord1 ii4 #ed1 #bae ,cawse1 the caricaturist1 i4 #abc1 #aed ,chaptal1 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,lord1 i4 #gb1 #gd1 #ge1 #aeh ,farmers supplying horses and carts1 i4 #eh ,fast1 proclamation of a general1 i4 #ada ,father of ,napoleon1 i4 #f ,fesch1 ,cardinal1 i4 #bah2 ii4 #be1 #aad ,field1 ,j41 caricaturist1 ii4 #bbf ,flotilla1 the ,french1 i4 #ed1 #adc1 #add1 #bfc2 ii4 #ad1 #ae1 #abc ,fox1 ,charles ,james1 i4 #ed1 #ef1 #gc1 #gd1 #gf1 #aeb1 #aee-aei1 #aff1 #aga2 ii4 #ej1 #ea1 #ed1 #eg1 #eh1 #fa ,french army1 distressed state of1 i4 #dc1 #dd ,french fleet1 number of1 i4 #bfc ,furio1 ,don ,antonio1 i4 #b ,fuseli1 i4 #abc ,george the ,third and family1 measures for the safety of1 i4 #aie ,gillray1 ,james1 caricaturist1 i4 #dj1 #ed-ef1 #fc1 #gb1 #gc1 #ge1 #gf1 #gi1 #hj1 #hc1 #he1 #hf1 #aji1 #aaa1 #aaf1 #abb1 #abe1 #abf1 #abi1 #aej1 #aef1 #afa-afc1 #afe1 #aga1 #agg1 #ahc1 #ahi1 #bjd1 #bbb1 #bfa1 #bga1 #bhj1 #bhc1 #bij2 ii4 #ae1 #bd1 #ci1 #db1 #de1 #dh1 #eb1 #ed1 #eh1 #fh1 #gh1 #hj1 #hc1 #hg ,gourgaud1 ,general1 ii4 #bcd1 #bda1 #bdb ,grafton1 ,duke of1 i4 #ef1 #eg ,greek extraction of ,napoleon1 i4 #c #8,green ,room ,opinion 7,the7 of the threatened ,invasion1' ii4 #d ,hanover claims exemption from1 the ,war1 i4 #agi2 ,a ,peep into1 i4 #ahj ,harlequin ,invasion1 i4 #bcb ,harrel1 the police spy1 i4 #acg1 #ach ,hawkesbury1 ,lord1 i4 #add-adf1 #aej1 #aff1 #aga1 #agg ,histria1 grandmother of ,napoleon1 i4 #f ,hoche1 ,general1 i4 #ce1 #df1 #dg ,hood1 ,admiral1 i4 #bg #8,incroyables1' i4 #aji ,institute1 the1 i4 #hf ,international courtesies1 i4 #aec ,invasion of ,england by the ,french1 and landing on the coast of ,pembrokeshire--defeat1 i4 #ea ,invasion sketch1 an1 i4 #bdg ,invasion1 the1 i4 #bed ,ireland1 invasion of1 by the ,french1 i4 #df1 #dg ,iron crown of ,lombardy1 ii4 #da ,jaffa1 massacre of troops at1 i4 #hh2 ,de ,bourrienne's account1 i4 #hh-ib2 ,o',meara's account1 i4 #ib-id2 ,english accounts1 i4 #ie-ig ,jekyll1 ,mr41 i4 #gb ,jiubga ,laurent1 ,napoleon's godfather1 i4 #ad ,john ,bull and ,bonaparte1 i4 #bch ,jordanus of ,namur1 i4 #aa ,josephine 7,marie ,josephine ,rose de la ,pagerie71 ,napoleon's first meeting with her1 i4 #cb2 her birth1 i4 #cb1 #cc2 parentage1 i4 #cc2 marriage to the ,vicomte de ,beauharnais1 i4 #cc2 return to ,martinique1 i4 #cc2 decapitation of her husband1 i4 #cc2 her imprisonment1 i4 #cc2 amusements in prison1 i4 #cc2 said to be ,barras' mistress1 i4 #cd2 her intimacy with ,general ,hoche1 i4 #ce2 ditto with ,madame ,tallien and ,barras1 i4 #ce2 her dress described1 i4 #cf2 her walk with ,junot and ,madame ,tallien1 i4 #cg2 her good looks1 i4 #cg2 #8,ntre ,dame des ,victoires1' i4 #ch2 ,english satirists' account of her1 i4 #ch-dj2 her bad teeth1 i4 #cg1 #da2 her marriage with ,napoleon1 i4 #da2 short honeymoon1 i4 #da2 her spendthrift habits1 i4 #db2 her personal appearance1 i4 #bdf2 made ,empress1 ii4 #ac2 her coronation1 ii4 #bi2 her figure and elegance1 ii4 #bi2 visits ,italy1 ii4 #dj2 divorce from ,napoleon1 ii4 #ajj-aji2 allowance made to her at ,napoleon's abdication1 ii4 #aia2 her death1 ii4 #baa ,jourdan1 ,marshal1 ii4 #aej-eb ,jubilee1 national1 ii4 #baa-ab ,junot1 ,madame 7,duchesse d',abrantes71 i4 #d1 #e2 her recollections of ,napoleon's youth1 i4 #ag1 #ah1 #bb2 anecdote of ,napoleon and her sister--,puss in boots1 i4 #bc1 #bd2 description of ,napoleon in #agic1 i4 #bf ,junot1 ,marshal1 i4 #bi1 #cg2 ii4 #ge1 #hg ,kallergis1 ,general1 i4 #d 1 i4 #c-e ,kleber1 ,general1 i4 #he1 #if1 #ih1 #ajc ,klenau 7aide to ,general ,wrmser71 i4 #di1 #ej ,knight1 caricaturist1 ii4 #ed1 #ee ,la ,force1 prison of1 i4 #cc ,lambert1 ,daniel1 ii4 #ec-ed ,lannes1 ,marshal1 i4 #ff1 #aab1 #acd2 ii4 #ig ,lansdowne1 ,earl of1 i4 #ef1 #gb ,lauderdale1 ,earl of1 i4 #ef ,lauriston1 ,count1 i4 #adf2 ii4 #abd ,lebrun1 i4 #abe ,leipsic--blowing up the bridge1 ii4 #afa ,letter from ,napoleon to ,george the ,third1 i4 #abf ,letter from ,napoleon to ,george the ,third1 ii4 #ce2 reply to1 ii4 #cf ,l'homme rouge1 ii4 #agb-h ,lloyds'1 subscription opened at1 i4 #gj ,lodi1 battle of1 i4 #dd ,lonado1 battle of1 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,ten ,commandments1 i4 #bje ,mourad ,bey1 i4 #ff ,mulgrave1 ,lord1 ii4 #cf ,murat1 ,joachim1 i4 #ff1 #aab2 ii4 #ec1 #hj1 #aac1 #abf1 #aca ,napoleon1 vol4 i4-- his ancestry1 #a2 his own account1 #a2 his brother's account1 #b2 pedigree by ,don ,antonio ,furio1 #b2 his ,greek extraction1 #c2 excites the ,greeks to revolt1 #c2 his family name--1 #c-e2 biographies by ,english satirists1 #e1 #f2 descent from the #8,man in the ,iron ,mask1' #g2 anagrams1 c41 on his name1 #g1 #h1 #aj1 #ab1 #ac2 ,nicholas as his baptismal name1 #h2 legend of ,saint ,napolione1 #h2 the ,apocalyptic beast1 and its connection with ,napoleon1 #i-ac2 disputed and real dates of his birth1 #ac1 #ad2 his real godparents1 #ad2 ,count ,marbuf1 his putative father1 #ae-ag2 poverty of the family1 #ag2 personal appearance as a boy1 #ah2 his own description of himself1 #ah2 goes to the military school at ,brienne1 #ai2 behaviour at school1 #ai-ba2 leaves ,brienne and goes to the ,ecole ,militaire at ,paris1 #bb2 appointed second lieutenant of artillery1 #bb2 anecdote of ,madame ,junot's sister and ,napoleon--,puss in ,boots1 #bb-bd2 his poverty when sub-lieutenant1 #bd2 journey to ,corsica1 #bd2 application to the ,british ,government for service1 #bd2 his supposed visit to ,london1 #be2 his personal appearance in #agic1 #bf2 promoted to be commandant of artillery1 #bg2 supersedes ,general ,cartaux1 #bg2 taking of ,toulon and conduct of the ,french1 #bg1 #bh2 again promoted1 #bi2 goes on a diplomatic errand to ,genoa1 #bi2 his poverty at that time1 #bi1 #cj2 revolt of the ,sections1 #cj-cb2 made ,general of the ,interior and ,governor of ,paris1 #cb2 his marriage with ,josephine1 #dj1 #da2 short honeymoon1 #da2 made commander-in-chief of the army of ,italy1 #dc2 visits his mother1 #dc2 battle of ,montenotte1 #dc2 bad state of the ,french army1 #dc2 victories of the ,italian campaign1 #dd1 #de2 ,bonaparte and ,berthier1 #de2 story of a game at cards with him1 #de1 #df2 ,napoleon's exactions in ,italy1 and spoliation of works of art1 #dh1 #di2 siege of ,mantua1 #di2 interview with ,general ,wrmser's aide-de-camp1 #di1 #ej2 surrender of ,mantua1 #ej2 #8,the ,french ,bugabo1' probably the earliest ,english caricature1 #ej2 is promoted to the command of #8the ,army of ,england1' #eb2 abandons the invasion of ,england1 #ef2 expedition to ,egypt1 #ei2 starting of the ,fleet1 #fj2 landing in ,egypt1 #fj2 ,napoleon as a ,mahometan1 #fj-fc2 atrocities on landing at ,alexandria1 #fd2 his hatred of ,england1 #fe2 march across the desert1 #ff2 battle of the ,pyramids1 #ff2 march on1 and entry into1 ,cairo1 #ff1 #fg2 battle of the ,nile or ,aboukir1 #fg2 its effect upon ,napoleon1 #fg2 revolt at ,cairo1 #gg2 slaughter of the inhabitants1 #gg1 #gh2 rumour of his assassination1 #hb2 his intrigue with ,madame ,fours1 #hc1 #hd2 his schemes of conquest1 #hd2 celebrates #8,ramadan1' #he2 capitulation of ,el-,arisch1 #he2 massacre of troops at ,jaffa1 #hh-ig2 siege of ,st4 ,jean d',acre1 #ih2 victory over ,achmet ,pasha at ,mount ,thabor1 #ih2 capture of his battering train by ,sir ,sydney ,smith1 #ih2 siege of ,st4 ,jean d',acre raised1 and retreat to ,jaffa1 #ih1 #ii2 accused of poisoning his sick soldiers at ,jaffa1 #ajj-h2 returns to ,cairo1 #ajh2 he leaves ,egypt1 #aaj-ac2 feeling in the army1 #aac1 #aad2 arrival in ,paris1 #aag2 public dinner1 #aag2 dissolves the ,council of ,five ,hundred1 #aah-bb2 made ,consul1 #abb2 takes the lead1 #abc2 fresh ,consuls appointed1 #abe2 their salaries1 #abe2 his letter to ,george ,,iii41 #abf2 answer to same1 #abg2 battle of ,marengo1 #acj2 death of ,desaix1 #acj-b2 plots against ,napoleon's life3--that of ,oct4 #aj1 #ahjj1 #acf-h2 that of ,dec4 #bd1 #ahjj1 #ach-dj2 ,napoleon's portrait1 #adj2 his ,concordat with the ,pope1 #adc2 the ,flotilla at ,boulogne1 #adc1 #add2 negotiations for peace1 #add2 attends to home affairs1 #aea2 ratifies the peace of ,amiens1 #aea2 made ,consul for life1 #aee2 receives ,fox1 #aef-eh2 behaves rudely to ,lord ,whitworth1 #aff1 #agb1 #agc2 ultimatum1 #age2 tour to ,belgium1 c41 #bci ,napoleon 7continued71 vol4 ii4-- ,cadoudal's conspiracy1 #g2 trial and execution of the ,duc d',enghien1 #g1 #h2 proclaimed ,emperor1 #ab1 #ac2 his coronation1 #bc-cd2 sends a letter to ,george the ,third1 #ce2 visits ,italy1 #dj2 crowned king of ,italy1 #da2 his name given to a constellation1 #db2 war with ,austria1 #dc2 withdrawal of #8,army of ,england1' #dc2 surrender of ,ulm1 #de2 battle of ,trafalgar1 #dg2 negotiations for peace1 #eg2 victories of ,jena1 c41 #fb2 proclamation to blockade ,england1 #fb2 invasion of ,poland and entry into ,warsaw1 #fe2 battle of ,eylau1 #ff2 capture of ,dantzig1 #fi2 meeting with the ,emperor of ,russia at ,tilsit1 #fi-gc2 declaration of war by ,england1 #hj2 ,english troops sent to ,spain1 #hb2 raising the siege of ,saragossa1 #hd2 defeat at ,vimiera1 #hd2 convention of ,cintra1 #hd2 meeting of ,emperors and ,kings at ,erfurt1 #ic2 the broken bridge across the ,danube1 and the retreat to the island of ,lobau1 #if2 battle of ,wagram1 #ig2 divorce from ,josephine1 #ajj-i2 proposes to marry the ,grand ,duchess ,anna ,paulovna1 #aaa2 betrothal to ,maria ,louisa1 #aaa2 his marriage1 #aad2 birth of the ,king of ,rome1 #aaf2 his christening1 #aag2 ,napoleon as a father1 #aai1 #abj2 said to have been present at a naval engagement off ,boulogne1 #abc2 goes to ,dresden1 and meeting of ,sovereigns there1 #abd2 visits ,dantzig1 #abd2 war declared against ,russia1 #abd2 entry into ,wilna1 #abf2 battle of ,smolensko1 #abf2 battle of ,salamanca1 #abf2 battle of ,borodino1 #abg2 entry into ,moscow1 #abh2 burning of ,moscow1 #abi-ca2 flight from thence1 #aca2 nearly caught by ,cossacks1 #ace2 rejoicings in ,england1 #adj2 his return to ,paris1 #adb-dd2 preparation for war3 anticipates the conscription of #ahad1 #add2 an armistice1 #aej2 battle of ,vittoria1 #aej-eb2 defeat at ,leipsic1 #aed2 losses and new conscription1 #agb2 campaign of #ahad1 #ahb2 his deposition1 #ahe2 his abdication1 #ahe2 conspiracy to kill him1 #aij2 treaty with regard to his abdication1 #aia2 attempts to poison himself1 #aib1 #aic2 sails for ,elba1 #aid2 his arrival there1 #bjf2 his beneficent rule and improvements1 #bjg1 #bjh2 faith broken with him1 #bjh2 #8,caporal ,violette1' #bji2 leaves ,elba1 #bae2 lands at ,cannes1 #bae2 war again declared1 #bbi2 campaign in ,belgium1 #bbi2 battle of ,waterloo1 #bbi2 retires to ,paris1 #bca2 he again abdicates1 #bca2 a prisoner in ,french hands1 #bcc2 negotiations for surrender to ,england1 #bcd2 goes on board the #8,bellerophon1' #bcd2 letter to the ,regent1 #bcd2 arrival at ,torbay1 #bci2 is sent to ,plymouth1 #bdd2 anxiety of the ,english people to see him1 #bdd-dg2 sent to ,st4 ,helena1 #bdh2 his protest against it1 #bej2 transferred to the #8,northumberland1' #bea2 sets sail for ,st4 ,helena1 #bea2 crosses the line1 #bei2 his death1 #bfa ,napoleon and the letter ,m1 ii4 #agi ,napoleon's sisters1 i4 #bah2 ii4 #bd1 #bi1 #bjg ,napoleon's supposed credulity1 ii4 #agh1 #agi ,napolione1 ,saint1 i4 #h ,navy1 prizes1 c41 ii4 #ch1 #ci ,nelson1 i4 #fj1 #fg1 #fi-ge1 #gh-hj1 #hb1 #add1 #agf2 ii4 #df-dh ,nelson's receipt to make an ,olla ,podrida1 i4 #ea1 #eb #8,new ,bellman's verses for ,christmas1 #ahjc6' ii4 #b ,ney1 ,marshal1 i4 #ace2 ii4 #abc1 #abd ,nicholas as ,napoleon's baptismal name1 i4 #h ,nichols1 ,mr41 i4 #ef ,nieuhoff1 ,count1 ,king of ,corsica1 i4 #e ,nile1 the battle of the1 false and late news1 i4 #ff1 #fg2 how the news was received in ,england1 #fi1 #gj1 #gc2 illuminations in honour of1 #ga ,norfolk1 ,duke of1 i4 #ef1 #gb1 #gd ,o',hara1 ,general1 i4 #bg ,ongley1 ,lord1 i4 #eh ,orion's ,belt to be called ,napoleon1 ii4 #db ,otto1 ,m41 i4 #add-adg ,paoli1 i4 #ad1 #af1 #bd ,paraviccini 7cousin of ,napoleon71 i4 #ad ,patriotic songs1 i4 #eg1 #fi1 #aie1 #bjc1 #bjg1 #bac1 #bad1 #bbd1 #bbe1 #bcb1 #bch1 #bdj1 #bed1 #bgc2 ii4 #b1 #e1 #adh ,peace1 negotiations for1 i4 #eb1 #add-df2 ratification of1 i4 #adf2 negotiations for1 ii4 #eg ,pelham1 ,t41 i4 #dg ,peltier1 ,jean1 i4 #agc1 #agd ,pichegru1 ii4 #g1 #i1 #aj ,pidcock's ,grand ,menagerie1 i4 #bea ,pierre le ,clerc1 ii4 #agh1 #agi ,pitt1 ,william1 i4 #ed1 #ei1 #aej1 #afh1 #beb2 ii4 #ej ,pitzipios1 ,prince1 i4 #d ,pius the ,eighth1 ii4 #bd1 #be1 #bh ,platoff1 the ,hetman1 ii4 #adh1 #aeg ,playbills1 sham1 i4 #bjj1 #bja ,plbiscite as to ,napoleon becoming ,emperor1 ii4 #ab ,plots against ,napoleon's life1 i4 #acf-aci ,poisoning sick soldiers1 i4 #ajj-ajh ,portuguese royal family1 flight of1 ii4 #gh ,poverty of ,napoleon's family1 i4 #ag ,press-gangs1 i4 #eh ,prisoners playing at mock trials1 i4 #cc ,punch and the ,emperor ,nicholas of ,russia1 ii4 #acb ,puss in boots1 i4 #bc1 #bd ,raymond1 the caricaturist1 i4 #afc ,regent1 the ,prince1 ii4 #bjg1 #baa1 #bbd1 #bbe1 #bbg1 #bcd1 #bec1 #beg ,rhodocanakis1 i4 #c4 ,roberts1 the caricaturist1 i4 #add1 #ade1 #afi1 #bdj ,robespierre1 i4 #cc ,rome1 ,king of1 ii4 #aaf-abb1 #abe1 #adb1 #adc1 #afg1 #aga1 #ahd1 #aia1 #aid1 #aie1 #bbf1 #bdc ,rosetta1 surrender of1 i4 #adc ,rostopchin1 ii4 #acj ,rouyer1 the apothecary who is said to have poisoned the sick soldiers at ,jaffa1 i4 #ajc ,roveredo1 battle of1 i4 #dd ,rowlandson1 the caricaturist1 i4 #gh1 #agj2 ii4 #af1 #dd1 #dg1 #eg1 #gh1 #he1 #hh1 #if1 #aae1 #aah1 #aba1 #aee1 #aef1 #aeh-afj1 #aff-afg1 #agj1 #aha1 #ahb1 #ahg1 #aid-aig1 #bjb1 #bjd1 #bbb1 #bbc1 #bca1 #bdc ,russian campaign1 ,french losses in1 ii4 #ada ,rstem1 i4 #bag2 ii4 #aeb1 #aia ,st4 ,jean ,d',acre1 siege of1 i4 #ih ,st4 ,regent1 i4 #ach ,st4 ,vincent1 ,lord1 i4 #adg ,salamanca1 victory of1 ii4 #abf ,san ,giargo1 battle of1 i4 #de ,savants1 the1 with the ,french ,army1 i4 #he1 #hf ,saveria1 i4 #ag #8,sayings1 ,a ,new ,song of ,old1' ii4 #e ,sebastiani1 i4 #bah ,sheridan1 ,richard ,b41 i4 #ed1 #gb1 #gd-gf1 #aeb1 #afe1 #aga2 ii4 #eh ,sidebotham1 ,j41 caricaturist1 ii4 #bje ,siyes1 i4 #abb-bd ,smith1 ,j41 caricaturist1 i4 #ahi ,smith1 ,sir ,sydney1 i4 #ie1 #ih1 #ii ,souley1 or ,sauler1 caricaturist1 ii4 #fd1 #fg1 #ih ,soult1 ,marshal1 i4 #agb ,soup kitchens in ,paris1 i4 #acc ,stapulensis1 ,johannis ,faber1 i4 #aa ,stephanapoli1 or ,stepanapoulos1 i4 #c1 #d ,talleyrand1 i4 #hb1 #afc1 #bag1 #bga1 #bhe1 #bhg2 ii4 #h1 #be1 #di1 #eb1 #ef1 #ei1 #fg1 #fh1 #hd1 #aae1 #ahg1 #aie-aig1 #bje1 #bbh ,tallien1 ,jean ,lambert1 i4 #ce ,tallien1 ,madame 7,thrse ,cabarrus1 ,princesse de ,chimay73 meeting with ,josephine1 i4 #cc2 #8,ntre ,dame de ,thermidor1' #cc2 intimacy with ,josephine and ,barras1 #ce2 her dress1 #cf2 her obliging disposition and good looks1 #cg2 #8,ntre ,dame de ,septembre1' #ch2 dancing naked before ,barras1 #dj2 her beauty1 #da ,taw1 ,s4 ,t41 caricaturist1 ii4 #bbf ,the ,voice of the ,british ,isles1 i4 #aie ,tiddy ,doll1 ii4 #dh-ej1 #hc1 #bjj ,tierney1 ,mr41 i4 #ed1 #ef1 #gb2 ii4 #bab ,tilsit1 meeting of the ,emperors at1 ii4 #fi-gc ,toulon1 siege of1 i4 #bg2 capture of1 i4 #bg1 #bh ,toussaint l',ouverture1 ii4 #ai ,trafalgar1 battle of1 ii4 #df-dh ,trevor1 ,mr41 i4 #eh ,twenty thousand pounds reward1 i4 #baj ,ulm1 surrender of1 ii4 #de1 #df ,viconti1 ,madame1 i4 #cf ,violet1 the1 a symbol of ,napoleon1 ii4 #bji ,volunteers1 i4 #bhc1 #bhd2 ii4 #a ,walcheren expedition1 ii4 #aaj ,waterloo1 battle of1 ii4 #bbi ,wellington1 ,duke of1 ii4 #hb1 #abf1 #aej1 #aea1 #agb1 #aig1 #bje1 #bjf1 #bad1 #bbd1 #bbe1 #bbh-cj1 #bdc ,west1 ,t41 caricaturist1 i4 #afi1 #ahf1 #baj1 #bae1 #bcj1 #bcb1 #bec1 #bgi2 ii4 #c1 #ae1 #bc ,whitbread1 ,mr41 i4 #eh2 ii4 #ia1 #bab ,whitworth1 ,lord1 i4 #afj-fb1 #aff1 #afg1 #agb1 #age1 #agf1 #agh ,windham1 i4 #aej ,wonder of wonders1 most wonderful1 i4 #bfj ,woodward1 caricaturist1 i4 #cb1 #aeb1 #afj1 #agi1 #bch1 #bde1 #bfd-bff1 #bfi2 ii4 #cg1 #db1 #dh1 #eg1 #ff1 #ge1 #gf1 #ha1 #he ,woronzow1 ,prince1 ii4 #ahd ,wright1 ,capt41 ii4 #i-aa ,wrmser1 ,general1 i4 #di1 #ej ,yeomanry cavalry raised1 i4 #eh ,,the ,,end4 ,spottiswoode ,co41 ,printers1 ,new-street ,square1 ,london4 ,,footnotes #a ,gauls4 #b ,false of ,heart1 light of ,ear1 bloody of ,hand1 ,fox in ,stealth1 ,wolf in ,greediness1 ,dog in ,madness1 ,lion in ,prey2--bless thy five ,wits4 ,king ,lear1 act iii4 scene #d4 #c ,memoirs1 vol4 ii4 p4 #cde4 #d ,coombe evidently did not think chronological accuracy of any importance1 for ,napoleon's coronation was on ,december #b1 even if reckoning old style4 #e ,the ,naval ,chronicle1 #ahje4 #f ,as a matter of fact1 the crown is a broad circle of gold1 set with large rubies1 emeralds1 and sapphires1 on a ground of blue and gold enamel4 ,the reason of its being called the #8,iron ,crown' is that1 running round the centre of the interior of the circle is a thin and narrow band of iron1 which is supposed to be manufactured from one of the nails used in the ,crucifixion of our ,saviour1 and given by ,st4 ,helena to her son ,constantine as a talisman to protect him in battle4 #g ,free translation for #8,god has given it me--let him beware who would touch it1' the usual form of words when this crown was used4 #h ,vol4 xlix4 p4 #gfc4 #i ,september #aa1 #ahje4 #aj ,the news of the victory at ,trafalgar was only published on ,november #f4 #aa ,everyday ,book1 vol4 i4 p4 #ege4 #ab ,he was a constant attendant in the crowd on ,lord ,mayor's show4 #ac ,on ,march #ca ,joseph ,bonaparte was made ,king of ,naples1 and ,murat ,grand ,duke of ,berg and ,cleves4 ,a few months subsequently1 ,louis ,bonaparte was made ,king of ,holland1 and the following year ,jerome ,king of ,westphalia4 #ad ,a #8hand1' as a measure in horse-flesh1 is four inches4 #ae ,the nine of diamonds4 #af ,suspected4 #ag ,of ,austria4 #ah #8,the ,broken ,bridge1 or ,boney outwitted by ,general ,danube1' ,june #ahji4 #ai ,the divorce took place on ,december #af4 #bj ,his second valet4 #ba ,memoirs of ,madame ,junot4 #bb ,third part of ,king ,henry ,,vi41 act v4 scene #f4 #bc ,see next page4 #bd ,napoleon in ,exile1 by ,b4 ,o',meara4 #be ,my ,reminiscences1 by ,lord ,ronald ,gower1 vol4 i4 p4 #bji1 ed4 #ahhc4 #bf ,the italics are mine4--,j4 ,a4 #bg ,the ,hetman1 ,platoff1 is said to have promised his daughter in marriage1 and a fortune for her dowry1 to whoever would bring him ,napoleon's head4 #bh ,napoleon was at ,dresden when he heard the news of the defeat at ,vittoria4 #bi ,wrtemburg4 #cj ,the real quotation is3 #8,justice demands of her the sacrifice of her bloodguilty tyrant4' #ca ,gas was just then coming into notoriety as an illuminating power4 ,westminster ,bridge was lit by gas ,december #ca1 #ahac1 but its use did not become general in ,london until #ahaf4 #cb ,deceiving4 #cc #8,funking' is smoking1 or causing a great smell4 #cd ,buonapartiana1 ou ,choix d',anecdotes curieuses4 ,paris1 #ahad4 #ce ,one of the pyramids4 #cf ,histoire de l',empereur1 raconte dans une ,grange par un vieux ,soldat4 #cg ,borodino4 #ch ,in the ,french original it is #8,tirez donc1 ,franois1 vous nous faites attendre6' #ci ,they alluded to the ,duke of ,bassano1 ,caulaincourt1 ,bertrand1 and some others4 #dj ,he accompanied the ,emperor to ,elba4 ,constant1 as we have seen1 left him4 #da ,anagram upon ,bonaparte's name1 on his attempting to steal the ,crown1 c4 #8,bona rapta pone1 ,leno6 ,lay down the goods you have stolen1 ,rascal6' #db ,the first twenty-seven verses of the fourteenth chapter of ,isaiah4 #dc ,as a matter of fact1 both his mother1 ,madame ,letitia1 and his sister1 ,pauline went to ,elba1 soon after his arrival4 #dd ,a ,voice from ,st4 ,helena4 ,o',meara4 #de ,plentifully4 #df ,slept4 #dg ,rolls of the drum4 #dh ,horse1 or1 as we should say1 #8gee-gee4' #di ,stronger4 #ej ,we must recollect that ,george the ,magnificent was then ,regent1 and his taste in architecture was decidedly ,eastern4 #ea ,or ,hartwell1 in ,buckinghamshire1 where he resided whilst in ,england4 #eb ,there is a very amusing skit about these #8,r--l ,whiskers1' which were assumed to be as false as the historical wigs1 published early in #ahaf4 ,it is too long to reproduce1 although it is really laughable2 but1 at all events1 space can be found for the first few lines4 ,l',,adieu4 ,from a puissant ,prince to his ,cast-off ,whiskers1 on his leaving ,london to make an ,excursion4 ,adieu1 my dear ,whiskers6 dear ,whiskers1 adieu6 ,i ne'er shall love ,whiskers as ,i have lov'd you1 ,so becoming your form1 and so brilliant your hue1 ,i ne'er admir'd ,whiskers as ,i've admired you4 ,your curve was so lovely1 so like a horse-shoe1 ,not a ,whisker at ,court was so lovely as you4 ,the ,baron ,geramb's were immense1 it is true1 ,but they didn't sweep round half so tasty as you4 #ec ,times1 ,june #a1 #ahae4 #ed ,george ,alexander ,stevens gave the famous #8,lecture on ,heads'1 circa #agfc or #agfd1 by which it is said that here and in ,america he cleared nearly #aj1jjjl4 #ee ,june #cj1 #ahae4 #ef ,july #be1 #ahae4 #eg ,general ,gourgaud4 #eh ,a visit to ,bonaparte in ,plymouth ,sound1 by a ,lady4 ,plymouth1 #ahae4 #ei ,mackerel4 #fj ,interesting ,particulars of ,napoleon's ,deportation for ,life to ,st4 ,helena1 c4 ,london1 #ahaf4 ,printed for ,w4 ,hone4 #fa ,by ,george ,colman the younger4 #fb i4e4 the midshipmen who took female parts4 #fc ,the ,bourbon colour4 ,transcriber's ,notes ,punctuation1 hyphenation1 and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book2 otherwise they were not changed4 ,vernacular spellings not changed4 ,the spelling and accent marks of non-,english words have not been thoroughly checked4 ,simple typographical errors were corrected2 occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained4 ,ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained4 ,text uses both 8,blcher0 and 8,blucher02 both retained4 ,text uses 8,wurtemberg01 8,wrtemberg01 8,wurtemburg01 and 8,wrtemburg02 all retained4 ,illustrations in the middle of poems have been moved so as to either precede or follow those poems4 ,some materials in ,volume ,,ii also appeared in ,volume ,i4 ,index references not checked for accuracy4 ,page #hg3 8far too serious in its conception0 was followed by a wide space1 then 8,napoleon's01 in two editions of this book4 ,transcriber added a period after 8conception04 ,page #aag3 ,the reference number to footnote #bb has been moved from the beginning to the end of the line on which it appears4 ,page #bja3 ,the 8,hell0 of 8,hellbaronian ,emperor0 was printed with a strikethrough1 above which is 8,el04 ,in the text version of this e,book1 this is represented by 8,hellbaronian_/,elbaronian04 ,page #bjc3 ,the 8ow0 of 8,elbow0 was printed with a strikethrough1 above which is 8a04 ,in the text version of this e,book1 this is represented by 8,elbow_/,elba04 ,page #baf3 8,hell ,bay0 was printed with a strikethrough1 above which is 8,elba04 ,in the text version of this e,book1 this is represented by 8,hell ,bay_/,elba04