Meaning the Emperor of Russia,
Our hero, and the King of Prussia :
Their visits to each other, they
Alternately were wont to pay.

Napoleon talk'd of this and that,
And entertain'd them with his chat.
Their life guards, who were much delighted,
To dinner, were by Nap invited,
The brotherly embrace went round,
There was not a discordant sound.
In harmony the day they spent,
Each countenance display'd content.
Now matters were so well arrang'd,
A while they uniforms exchang'd,
And after they had dined, and talk'd,

Together through the streets they walked.

Ansell drew (July 1807) 'An Imperial Bonne bouche, or the dinner at Tilsit.' Napoleon, attended by his guards, sits on one side of the table, and the Emperor of Russia opposite to him; the latter has but an empty plate, and a castor of cayenne pepper before him, whilst Napoleon is stuffing his mouth with 'Continental slices,' and has besides, immediately before him, 'Austerlitz biscuit,' 'Friedland Pye,' and' Eylau Custard,' which he intends carving with his sword. But he banters his brother Emperor with 'My dear Brother, you dont eat; What is the matter with you? see what a hearty meal our other beloved Cousin, and brother, is making, from the Crumbs that fall from the table.' And Prussia is seen on his knees, picking up some fragments of a 'Prussian Cake.' Russia, with expectant knife and fork, looks very blankly at his confrère, and replies: How the deuce, brother, am I to eat when you keep everything to yourself?'

'Mutual Honors at Tilsit, or the Monkey, the Bear and the Eagle' (August 1807), by Ansell, represents Napoleon,

as a monkey, seated on a drum, having a plaque upon his breast, inscribed ' Order of St. Andrew, to our Faithful &c. &c. &c. Fudge,' decorating a bear with 'The Legion of Honor. To our trusty and beloved Cousin &c. &c. Fudge.' The poor bear wears a fool's cap and bells, and is muzzled, whilst its throat is galled by a spiked collar, called, in irony, 'Collar of Independence.' Napoleon says, 'Really, Brother Bruin you never look'd so fine in your life. You cannot think how the medal, and cap and bells, become you.' But the bear ruefully ruminates, 'I shall really be ashamed to return to my own Fraternity. I wonder what my old Friend, the Lion, will say.' The Prussian eagle is also decorated with the collar of the Legion of Honour, but is in a wofully dilapidated condition, which is well explained by its own reflections: It is certainly very fine-but, what with having one of my heads chopped off—and the crown half cracked of the other; besides having my wings cropp'd, I think, somehow, I was better off before.'

The English, perforce, had to keep up their courage, and one etching, by Ansell (August 1807), represents, in the background, Napoleon on his throne, and all the European sovereigns grovelling before him. The foreground is occupied by Britannia and John Bull. The former asks: 'Do give me your advice-what am I to do-All my foreign Allies have deserted me,-even Russia has joined them, they are bending at the feet of the usurper.' John Bull, a truculent-looking sailor, with oaken cudgel, replies: 'What are you to do? Why stick to me, your old and faithful ally John Bull, who will never desert you while he has a timber to support him.' The picture is called 'Britannia in tribulation for the loss of her Allies, or John Bull's advice.'

In The Polish Pie, or the Effects of the Peace at Tilsit' (artist unknown, September 10, 1807), we see the

Emperor of Russia, and Napoleon, carving a huge 'Polish pie,' the Russian's opinion of which is 'I think I never relished a Pie so well in all my life.' Whilst thus engaged, comes poor, wounded, tattered Prussia, humbly, with hat in hand: 'Pray give a part of the Pie to a poor broken-down Prussian-You know you promised me formerly you would not touch it; but now you have reduced me to poverty, crutches, and a wooden leg—you'll not allow me a mouthfull, 'tis a very hard case indeed! Pray remember a poor Prussian!' Napoleon turns to his brother Emperor, and opines, 'Suppose, Cousin, we give him a small piece of the Crust, just to keep him from grumbling.'

The Danes sought to curry favour with Napoleon, or perhaps they were obliged to act as they did; but they closed their ports, such as Holstein, &c., to British ships, which John Bull could not stand. So Admiral Gambier, with a fleet, having on board 20,000 troops, sailed to set matters right. Negotiations failed, and the admiral used the force majeure at his disposal. Copenhagen was bombarded, and on September 8 the British took possession of the fortifications, &c., of Copenhagen, captured the whole Danish fleet, fully armed and equipped, consisting of 18 sail of the line, 15 frigates, 6 brigs, and 25 gun-boats, which were safely navigated to England, with the exception of one ship, which was stranded. Unfortunately, Copenhagen itself suffered severely, guns not being so scientifically constructed as at present, and accuracy as to range was impossible.

'Gulliver towing the Fleet into Lilliput!' (I. Cruikshank, October 16, 1807) shows Admiral Gambier swimming towards England, towing the captured vessels. George the Third, on a Martello tower, watching him through his spy-glass, and saying, with his accustomed iteration, 'What, What, Gulliver the 2nd-he-Gulliver the 2nd-More

Nelsons-more Nelsons-brave fellows!' On the Continent Napoleon is seen furious, and the countries under his sway are in different attitudes of despair. Napoleon shouts out, 'Curse that fellow; here, Tally, stop him: what! will nobody stop him? Then begar, we never shall invade England, and all our schemes are frustrated.' On the coast of Zealand a Jack Tar is thus explaining to a native: 'Hold your jaw; You know as how you used to rob our forefathers, you lubber, and so you wanted to assist that French Monkey to do it again, but it would not do.'

Ansell published (October 21, 1807) ' Malignant Aspects looking with envy on John Bull and his Satellites, or, a New Planetary System.' In a centre medallion sits John Bull, happily smoking, and with a jug of good October by his side. He is surrounded by the British navy, and a halo of glory. Rushing towards him is 'A Corsican Comet Frenchified,' and chained to him is 'A Russian bear with two heads, an appendage to the Comet.' There is a 'Danish Mouse,' an Italian Greyhound,' an American Torpedo,' a 'Swiss Cheese,' a 'Spanish Puff,' a 'Dutch frog,' besides many 'minor Constellations with malignant aspects.'

CHAPTER XLV.

OF

FRENCH ENTRY INTO PORTUGAL-BLOCKADE OF ENGLAND-FLIGHT THE PORTUGUESE ROYAL FAMILY-THE PENINSULAR WAR-FLIGHT OF KING JOSEPH.

ON October 18 or 19 Junot entered Portugal, and then it was that John Bull began to fear for his stock of port wine. This is very amusingly put in a picture: 'In Port, and Out of Port, or news from Portugal,' which is the title of a caricature by Woodward (November 10, 1807), and it represents Bonaparte seated on a pipe of 'Genuine Old Port.' With folded arms he thus speaks: 'Now Master Jean Bull -more news for you. You'll soon be out of Port.' A miserable-looking 'Portugee' approaches John Bull, with cap in hand, saying: 'I be, d'ye see, de poor Portuguese. Vat he mean be de Port Wine; which he will be glad to change for your bag of guineas dere-begar-but dat is mine-between ourselves.' John Bull, who is sitting down, smoking, with a jug of ale and a huge bagful of guineas by his side, replies: 'D-n him, and his Port too-I am snug in Port, and while I have the port holes of my wooden walls, and a glass of home brew'd ale, his conquests shall never trouble me.'

Napoleon, in a decree dated from Hamburg, November 10, and also in another dated Milan, December 27, again declared England in a state of blockade, and he made all under his sway to cease all connection with that country, as far as commercial matters were concerned; and this is how the caricaturist met it :—