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English: Lord Howe (left) shows to a group of naval officers an enormous kitchen range on which birds, joints, &c, are roasting on three spits, while a sailor (right) wearing an apron bastes them, saying, "Dam'me I had rather Baste the Dons". Above Howe is a placard: 'You are invited to DINE on board the Queen with L------d Howe'; this is placed over a print of a naval officer holding a sabre inscribed 'The Gallant Rodney invites to Fight'; the figure of Rodney is torn in two. Howe turns to Rodney who stands on his right, saying, "You cut & dine with me to day". Rodney, who wears his star of the Bath, and striped trousers, answers, "Give me the smell of Powder". The other officers (in full dress) crowd eagerly into the room and look with greedy smiles at the roasting joints. Among them is Hood's profile with an exaggeratedly large nose. On the wall (left) are two superimposed medallion portraits; the upper one is of the King and Queen, the profile of the Queen (caricatured) above that of the King, the frame inscribed 'George and Charlotte'; it obscures all but a frame inscribed 'Queen Elizabeth'.

Beside the range is a placard: 'Rumor of War or Modern Smoake Jack'. Among the birds and joints on the three spits is a large piece of beef on which are fastened two papers for larding purposes, one, with a profile head of George III, is inscribed 'O the Roast Beef' [of old England]; the other has a print of Britannia without a head, inscribed 'Rule Britannia, rule the Roast'. A large haunch is wrapped in a paper, inscribed 'Song in praise of the Gallant Rodney'. In the large tray beneath the spits is a piece of bread (?) inscribed 'Spanish Rupture' and labelled 'A Sop in the Pan for the Army bred first Lord [Chatham] and his Naval Nurses'. The edge of the tray is inscribed 'Lord! How [Howe] the Holiday Admiral lives in Port!' In front of the range is a curved fender inscribed 'In commemoration of the Spirited negotiation confining the Brave Officers to Eating and Drinking'. Within the fender the British lion lies panting. In front of him is a sabre whose scabbard is inscribed 'Profound Peace again!!!' Beneath the title is etched:
'At 8 o'clock A.M. orders were given to prepare for Action - the first Rates to range in three Divisions - all hands aboard the Turbot, of the Dutch Squadron, made ready for a fine kettle of Fish - and a good basting being expected from the British, a hot fire was kept up for more than 2 hours - when at 4 o'clock P.M. the Turkey, properly seasoned, prepared and trimed, lead the Van on the Starboard tack, followed by the rest in her wake - Turtle, finely Coppered, and provided with hot Balls, bringing up the Rear, at which time the Admiral bore down with well directed fury on the Sirloin, and the several Officers, observing this excellent Commanders new Signals, with great Spirit Cut, Slashed and Fired away, both Starboard and Larboard, and raked fore and aft, till they effectually cleared the several Deckers - The killed and wounded in the above attacks are said to amount to more than 1000 Oxen, Sheep, Deer, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Fowls, et ceteras - attended with a discharge of several Vessels of hot Balls and at least 10 Tun of Grape shot - on the above occasion, Lord H---d's nose was terribly disfigured, with a discharge of the aforesaid shot - a Dutch Officer Sunk with taking, too muck [sic] Ballast - and Capt'n Grog, being damaged in the head, and top-heavy, shewed his keel and discovered a foul bottom - but the worst was the Dons being disposed to drink with us, the Valiant Duke and the several Crews were devilish Sick they could not partake of something better than a mock engagement.' 19 August 1790

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