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shoulders since supper. We then let him ldos6, for the same reason for 

 ■which we tied him up, being no reason whatever in either instance. We 

 then bring him over to be converted from the error of his Vienna ways; 

 we feed and clothe him ; we furnish Lord Dudley's house for him. Lord 

 Dudley retaining the furniture after a week's use (a very ingenious way 

 of refitting an old establishment of chairs and tables, and doing credit 

 to his lordship's oeconomy). We show him the Tower, the Treasury, 

 Lord Sefton in his tilbury. Lord Petersham's moustachios, the Irish de- 

 legates, Mrs. Ai-buthnot, the Marquis of Conyngham, and other public 

 curiosities. We exercise the cavalry in a tornado for his amusement, 

 and parade the Coldstream in a deluge for his edification. We then send 

 him back to Portugal with the kindest advice to keep liimself quiet, to 

 restrain his fingers from picking and stealing, and his tongue from evil 

 speaking of the brains of Lord Dudley and the politeness of the Dicta- 

 tor. He touches the Portuguese soil, hnighs at poor Lord Dudley, whom 

 every body dupes, mounts his horse, knocks the Canning constitution on 

 the head, and after routing the whole patriotism of his dingy country, 

 quietly sits down on the paternal throne. 



At this the cabinet is up in arms, and calls him a rogue in all its tongues. 

 Don Miguel, however, knows the value of the anathema, and proceeds. 

 He declares the loyal resisting ports in a state of blockade. We in- 

 stantly acknowledge that he is quite in the right, and allow the blockade 

 to be law. The Emperor of Brazil is as indignant as we are, as active, 

 and as successful. He sends over his little daughter to brain Don 

 ]\Iiguel with her fan, or marry him, whichever he likes best. The Don 

 scoiFs at the little slie-generalissimo. We tlien grow more alarmed, disclaim 

 the minute belligerent, and banish her from London. We then make a 

 queen of her in her banishment, and allow her levees, and a court of Pal- 

 mella and all his j^ellow compatriots, with an unlimited order on the trea- 

 sury-confectioner for buns and sweetmeats. We next send the queen of 

 Laleham back to her papa, and pledging witli one hand Don Pedro, with 

 the other we introduce IRIr. IMackenzie as British consul-general at the 

 court of Don Miguel. We next exult in the victory of Count Villa Flor, at 

 tlie same moment when we virtualljr recognize the sovereign against whom 

 he is fighting. But, absurd as the whole tissue of contradictions has been, 

 and what better could we expect from tlie Scotch, spider- weaving brains 

 of Lord Aberdeen, we give credit to Villa Flor for shewing, that, when 

 their necks are in danger, even Portuguese can fight. Don IMiguel's expe- 

 dition against Terceira deserved to be beaten, and was well beaten. After 

 having made some bungling attempts to bombard the forts; the fleet 

 threw about 3,000 men on the rocks. The forts immediately played 

 upon them witii great eifect ; tlie fleet ran away, and the affair was now 

 one of snipe-shooting. 



" Tlie invaders, abandoned upon the rocks, unable either to extend 

 themselves or to escape, and persuaded that we, imitating the orders 

 which they had received, ^^'ould refuse them quai'ter, were driven to 

 exasperation — the boldest fired to the top of the barrier, and, shortly 

 'wounded, sheltered themselves amongst the rocks, which the sea was 

 gradually invading, as the tide was coming in ; and the less intrepid 

 concealed themselves in the caves. Tlie horrible condition of these un- 

 fortunate men, dragged liitlier, for the most part, bj'- the violence and 

 tyranny of the usurper, now moved the hearts of the generous volunteers, 

 and seeing in their conquered foes a band of unhappy victims, they 

 called out to them from the top of the scarp not to fire — to sur- 

 render ; that they had nothing to fear unarmed. They then fastened 

 j'opes, and tlirew them down the scarp ; others taking off tlieir shoes, 

 and descending in this manner down the rocks, gave their hands 



