The cream of the joke or Boney's last bulletin

One of the many satires of Napoleon's exaggerated bulletins sent to Paris. Here, on his way to exile, Napoleon continues to dictate a bulletin to his scribe that reverses his position. making his captors his captives. The scribe (l.), who writes on a long scroll of paper, looks at Napoleon and comments, "Mais Sire! Ces diables des Cossak's your prisoners--take the liberty of the Master and won't let you tell de lie any more!" Eyes downcast, and hands tied behind his back, Napoleon rides a bedraggled white horse to the shore. On the far left border of the image, a tiny island labeled "Elba" stands as his final destination. On the way to exile, an eagle has swooped down to remove Napoleon's crown from his head. The eagle is wearing a medal inscribed "BOURBON" and carries a scroll that reads "Abdication of Nap[oleon]." Cossacks on horseback arrive from the right of the image. They wear heavy capes, fur-trimmed hats and carry spears, some of which are aimed at Napoleon's back. The sheet has been trimmed inside the plate marks. Also, some small tears exist at the borders and a pin hole in the upper left corner of the sheet. One of the many satires of Napoleon's exaggerated bulletins sent to Paris. Here, on his way to exile, Napoleon continues to dictate a bulletin to his scribe that reverses his position. making his captors his captives. The scribe (l.), who writes on a long scroll of paper, looks at Napoleon and comments, "Mais Sire! Ces diables des Cossak's your prisoners--take the liberty of the Master and won't let you tell de lie any more!" Eyes downcast, and hands tied behind his back, Napoleon rides a bedraggled white horse to the shore. On the far left border of the image, a tiny island labeled "Elba" stands as his final destination. On the way to exile, an eagle has swooped down to remove Napoleon's crown from his head. The eagle is wearing a medal inscribed "BOURBON" and carries a scroll that reads "Abdication of Nap[oleon]." Cossacks on horseback arrive from the right of the image. They wear heavy capes, fur-trimmed hats and carry spears, some of which are aimed at Napoleon's back. The sheet has been trimmed inside the plate marks. Also, some small tears exist at the borders and a pin hole in the upper left corner of the sheet. Published by Fores. [1814-05-02] Caption: Boasters are naturally falsifiers, and the/people of all others, that put their shams the worst together.--L'Estrange's Fables. Dialogue: Scribe: "Mais Sire! Ces diables des cossak's your prisoners take the liberty of the Master and won't let you tell de lie any more!" Dialogue: Napoleon: "Tell the Lads of Paris--I have taken two thousand of the D__d Cossack's, and am going to transport them to the Island of Elba!!!" Dialogue: Cossack in blue coat: "Come! Come! push on the Lads of Paris are not to be hum'd any Longer" Dialogue: Cossack in green: "Aye! stop till we lodge you in Elbay and then you and the old one may try which can lie the fastest." Inscription: Pubd. May 2nd by S. W. Fores 50 Picadilly where may be had all the Caricatures of Bonaparte's life. Annotation: TH1. 53 Annotation: Cat. Collector's Mark: A