Byng returned; or, the council of expedients..
[London : s.n.,
1756]
Title from text at head of design.
With a verse in three columns at foot of design: "The Quacks of Government, who sate". Signed: Hudibrass.
Title and verse in letterpress.
Imprint date from George.
In this woodcut at a table are seated a fox, i.e., Mr. Henry Fox (afterwards Lord Holland), holding a balance. Lord Anson, sitting next to Fox, has one hand on several papers. Next to him sits the Duke of Cumberland and between them stands Lord Hardwicke. Admiral Byng stands fettered at the door, and holds a roll of paper. Pictures of Portmahon, Bologne, Calis and Dunkirk adorne the walls.
Concerning the loss of Fort Mahon, Minorca and the large pensions given by Newcastle's government.
A woodcut of the engraving described in George 3367.
ESTC
George,
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Byng, John, 1704-1757
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763