that of the corps, and of the Militia in general, that the political differences of opinion which will possibly exist betwixt you and your associates, may in no manner whatever clash with the public service; but that you will show by your temper, discretion, reserve, and sobriety of conduct, how much you are an officer, and how well you know the proprieties of situation. Forgive the liberty I take, and be assured it proceeds from the best intentions towards you, the regiment, and the public.

Your own cool reflection will suggest so much to you, stronger and more varied than what I have said, that I quit the subject which you indeed had wisely forestalled.

You have sent me lately several scraps of verses; I would beg of you to send me no more.

It will always be a pleasure to me to hear of the welfare of the corps, but anything of the least delicacy ought never to be conveyed by the post: every day's experience must surely convince you of it.

I am not yet quite recovered, and Lady Temple is fallen ill afresh. I am ever, most truly and affectionately, yours, TEMPLE.

I am glad to hear the Auditor's Winchester story is likely to be fully cleared up to your entire disculpation. What I have observed to you cannot be too strongly inculcated amongst your officers.

You say you know all eyes will be upon you; remember, too, all ears will be open in Parliament.

MR. GRENVILLE TO THE EARL OF EGREMONT.

Great George Street, half an hour past 11 at night.
October 24, 1762.

MY DEAR LORD,-The large packet of papers, containing your draft of the observations on the contre projet, and of your very important despatches to the Duke of Bedford, was brought to me five minutes before eleven; and although I have scarcely had time to read them once over in the most cursory manner, yet as you tell me in the envelope that I am desired to send them back as soon as may be, His Majesty being very impatient for the despatch of the messenger, I determined upon no account to detain them, as I dare say they have been thoroughly considered, which makes any observation of mine still less necessary. I have, however, enclosed a little note, with a short observation upon an expression in the 10th article, in which I am most probably mistaken, as I see by your letter apart to the Duke of Bedford, that this article has been settled with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, who are chiefly concerned in it.

The 25th article, relative to the captures, is, I take it for granted, agreeable to former instances, though it seems to me that the term of twelve days in the Channel and the Northern Seas, and six months in the East Indies, is so short a space that it may scarce be possible for the parties concerned to have notice sent to them. I cannot close my letter without repeating to you now upon the subject of the minute of the Cabinet Council sent to the Duke of Bedford, the same observation that I made to you upon a former occasion of the same

nature, and which I mentioned at the Cabinet Council the day before yesterday, when this minute was taken.

I have not changed my opinion with regard to the cession of Guadaloupe and St. Lucia, but His Majesty having repeatedly declared to the Court of France his consent to that cession, in consequence of the opinion of the rest of his servants, I do not understand that this article can now be made the subject of deliberation. I am ever, &c., &c. GEORGE GRENVILLE.

THE EARL OF EGREMONT TO MR. GRENVILLE.

Monday morning (October 25, 1762).

DEAR SIR,-When I ordered the note to be wrote on the back of the case that enclosed the papers, I was in hopes to have despatched this morning, but as I now find it impossible, I send you back the papers for any farther consideration you may please to give them : happy to have your remarks and corrections.

As to your note on the East India Company article, it struck me as you, but it is meant acquisitions made by France.

As to the 25th article, relative to captures, I ordered them to draw it according to former precedents, which, if they have mistaken, it shall be rectified, as I really have not had time to compare it myself.

The article of Santa Lucia having been ceded some months ago, was certainly not a subject of deliberation at the last Council, and the minute was ordered to be sent to the Duke of Bedford, to show his Grace that it was not a private correspondence between him and me, as one might collect from his last two letters. I am &c., &c. EGREMONT.

EARL TEMPLE TO MR. WILKES.

Stowe, November 2, 1762.

WHAT a tam Marte quam Mercurio kind of an insolent triumph! Why am I to be insulted with a narration of feats worthy of the days of ancient chivalry?-days and nights, too, of which I have scarce a faint idea even in remembrance. Why can you never proceed to single combat, but I must hear from you? Your last account, indeed, is of a kind a little more subject to envy than your former, and I hope you will keep to personal engagements of that kind only.

You give me hopes of seeing you here before the Senate meets; always happy in your company, though

the Auditor's fertile invention should contrive an hundred new falsehoods; that egregious one concerning Master Fred'. I think you have fully refuted. I am ever, my dear Colonel's most devoted

1 See page 486-note.

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