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England, since they were quoted by the lawyers in the above-mentioned memorial.

These delays will make me longer in finishing of it than I could wish, but this advantage will follow, that I shall be able to send it complete to you for your correction, and after all I shall get it printed by the meeting of the Parliament, and it would not be read much before. I hope to receive as soon as you conveniently can, the anecdote you promised me. I am, &c., CHAS. JENKINSON.

Loccenius de Jure Maritimo, lib. ii., cap. 4, sec. 12. Voet de Jure Militari, c. 5, No. 21.

Heineccius de Navibus ob Victuram vetitarum Mercium commissis, cap. 2, sec. 9.

Bynkershoek Quæstiones Juris Publici, l. i., cap. 14, per totum.

Zouch (an Englishman) de Judicio inter gentes, pars 2da, sec. 8, n. 6.

I should not think it necessary to quote all these, Heineccius, Bynkershoek, and Zouch, especially as I can add Puffendorff and Grotius.

MR. JENKINSON TO MR. GRENVILLE.

London, September 30, 1758

DEAR SIR,-I had last night the honour of your letter. I have very fortunately met with the greatest part of the authors I wanted: I sent down to Oxford for the old ones, and had the passages transcribed; and the new ones, and particularly Bynkershoek, I have picked up in London. All I want is Heineccius; I shall send to Holland for him. I have all his books

but this particular tract. His History of the Roman Law is the best law book I ever read, and much exceeds anything of the same kind that Sir Matthew Hale has done in our law. I wait still for another authority or two more from Oxford, and I shall then set to work heartily and soon finish what I intend.

We expect every hour some news from Saxony. The King of Prussia and Marshal Daun are so near that they cannot well avoid coming to action.

We have at present great debates in town in relation to the conduct of General Bligh'. The military men fall very foul of him, and Colonel Clerk and Lord Fitz Maurice suffer very much as his advisers; in short, there is much of party in this affair, as there always will be in unsteady Administrations.

The King has seen my Lord Howe, but not General Bligh, and this gives the greater weight to the clamour. I am, &c., &c. CHAS. JENKINSON.

EARL TEMPLE TO THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.

Stowe, October 1, 1758.

MY LORD,-I am obliged to your Grace for the honour of your letter, and for the assurances you give me of your favourable dispositions to promote my wishes in every instance in your power.

Far be it for me to think of adding to the difficulties and distractions of the times, by entering into com

1 In the disastrous affair at St. Cas, near St. Malo's, where the troops under his command were forced to re-embark, with very considerable loss.

petitions upon such a subject; I therefore avoid all reasonings upon it. Thus much only let me say to your Grace, that I found myself under the disagreeable circumstance of being obliged to state myself as a candidate for this mark of distinction', lest a real reluctance to mention myself shall hereafter be assigned as the reason for passing me over. In that light I was induced to write to you, and I hope I did it in terms the most respectful to the Crown, as well as friendly to your Grace. The promise of including me in the next promotion whenever the King shall be pleased to make it (which is the thing I asked), would undoubtedly be subject from many causes to many contingencies; but my mind was certainly disposed to give more than its full weight to the importance of the object, if attained, from the proof your Grace would thereby give of your real desire to cultivate the union of the connected Administration so necessary for the good of the public, which is my great and only favourite object. I am, with the highest respect, my Lord, &c., &c. TEMPLE.

THE REV. MR. COTTON TO MR. GRENVILLE.

Princess Amelia, Louisbourg Harbour,

October 24, 1758.

SIR,-Since my last, of September 27th, wherein I had the satisfaction to annex the account of Colonel Bradstreet's success on Lake Ontario, and that it was conjectured he would proceed further, but it was thought more prudent to desist, and for him to make a speedy return, as a superior force was expected upon

1 The Order of the Garter.

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the Lake from Canada, which might in some measure have frustrated the good effects that the reduction of Frontenac will produce, and accordingly be made the best of his way towards Albany, after he had destroyed the fort, magazine, ships, &c.

Since Mr. Amherst's junction with General Abercrombie we are ignorant of what has passed, though nothing material had happened the 9th instant; but it is expected they will repass the Lake again.

As to General Forbes, we have lately received accounts from him, which inform us that Major Grant, of the Highland regiment, being detached from the main body with 800 men, marched from Loyal Hannon (distant 42 miles from Fort du Quesne), and got to the Fort September 13th, and towards evening burnt all their block-houses, and ruined their outworks without any opposition, and having made a disposition of his little army, he remained with about 400 men, within 300 yards of the Fort, while the others took post at some distance, and soon after the sun's rising, September 14th, the enemy rushed out of the Fort, to the amount of a thousand, and attacked him; on which the other parties hastened to his relief, and upon their coming up found Major Grant and his troops almost defeated, and by the superiority of the enemy they were obliged to retreat, leaving behind 300 officers and men killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, and the others rejoined the General after being harassed by the enemy for some miles.

Major Grant was among those left behind, and what will be the further consequence of this enterprize time must shew, though it is surprising to think that we should attack with 800 men a place that 7000 or 8000

were marching against; and in all probability, if this advance body had avoided coming to an action 'till the main body had come up, and employed their time in reconnoitring all round the Fort, there can no doubt be made but they must have reduced it, for the Fort itself cannot well contain more than four or five hundred men, whereas there was upwards of a thousand in it, and they must have been obliged to make their escape, as undoubtedly the Indians would, if they perceived the whole army before the Fort; but the enemy having reconnoitred our troops in their march, knew very well our strength, and their own superiority, which encouraged the savages to remain, otherwise they never would have been able to have prevented their going away.

We still hope that the army will proceed, as the same express advises us that the troops were in high spirits, and only waited the second convoy of provisions.

These are the only material occurrences since Mr. Boscawen's leaving us, and whatever is worthy your notice I shall be very careful to transmit by every opportunity. I am, &c., &c. N. COTTON.

EARL TEMPLE TO MR. GRENVILLE.

Monday (November, 1758). DEAR BROTHER,-Jemmy and Elliot came here on Saturday night, and return to-morrow. The eloquence of the first, and a letter from Mr. P., have prevailed upon me, in conjunction with your second thoughts, not to put myself in the wrong in the opinion of my best friends. I, therefore, go for the birth-day', but write it

1 On the 10th instant.

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