England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . THE BRITISH LION ROUSED. is restraining the angry animal, who is hardly pacifiedby the assurance, Peace, peace, my brave fellow ! Bequiet; rely on the equity and veracity of the mostChristian King, and all things shall be adjudged bythe commissaries of both nations. The equity andveracity of the French court were certainly not at thismoment generally believed in. The capture of thetwo French ships, and the intelligence brought byevery new arrival of preparations in our colonies, raisedstill
England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . THE BRITISH LION ROUSED. is restraining the angry animal, who is hardly pacifiedby the assurance, Peace, peace, my brave fellow ! Bequiet; rely on the equity and veracity of the mostChristian King, and all things shall be adjudged bythe commissaries of both nations. The equity andveracity of the French court were certainly not at thismoment generally believed in. The capture of thetwo French ships, and the intelligence brought byevery new arrival of preparations in our colonies, raisedstill further the national spirit, and people beganalready to dream of the expulsion of the French fromAmerica. On the 11th of August, another caricature,entitled British Rights maintained ; or, French ambi-tion dismantled, represented the Gallic cock plucked ofhis feathers by the British lion, and compelled to uttera sorrowful Peccavi! The feathers under the lions 262 THE GALLIC COCK PLUCKED. [ THE GALLIC COCK PLUCKED. paw are severally inscribed with the names of theFrench forts in North America, Beau S6jom% FortSt. JohnV Crown Point, Ohio, Quebec,^ &, bearing the cap of liberty on her spear, is encouraging her lion, whilebehind. Mars and Neptuneare carving out for her por-tions in the map of NorthAmerica with their swordand trident. A negro boylaughs at the unfortunatecock, and exclaims, Prettybird, how will you get homeaofain? On the other sideof the picture stands an-other group. The genius ofFrance, weeping, exclaims, Ave Maria! que ferrousnous? After our massacres and persecutions, mustheretics possess this promised land, which we so pious-ly have called our own?On a hill in the distance isseen a martyr burning atthe stake. A Frenchman,with chagrin marked in hiscountenance and attitude,who is designated as Mens,le Politicien, bites his hatin his spite, and exclaims, Garni bleu! If our fleethad not been lost in a fog,we should have trompe les f Anglois ou
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