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town, when he landed early in the morning, the 13th, with very little opposition, and about 10 o'clock the armies had a close and warm engagement, and the enemy was entirely routed. Their army consisted of 7000 men, regulars and irregulars, and the loss they sustained was the Marquis of Montcalm, who they carried off the field of battle, and he died of his wounds at Quebec the same evening. Two Brigadiers General killed, one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, five Majors, besides Captains and Subalterns, and 1200 or 1500 men killed and wounded.

Our loss consists of General Wolfe being killed on the field of Action; Brigadier Monckton, Colonel Carleton, and Major Barré' wounded, but on the recovery; about sixty officers killed and wounded, and 500

men.

It has been as glorious an action on our side as Annals can produce, for we pursued them into town, and since have been preparing to open our batteries; but the ships dropping up to the town with the tide, they judged it more prudent to capitulate, and we are in possession of Quebec.

What terms have been granted I cannot say, as I have not seen the Articles, but I hope they will every be beneficial to the British interest.

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I hope soon to have the honour to pay my compliments to you in England. I have, &c., &c.

NATH. COTTON.

1 Major, afterwards Lieut.-Colonel, Barré was so severely wounded in the face that the sight of one eye was totally destroyed. Soon after his return to England, Colonel Barré came into Parliament for Wycombe, under the patronage of the Earl of Shelburne, and he became distinguished in the House of Commons by the vehemence of his oratory. He was Adjutant General to the Forces, Governor of

MR. JENKINSON TO MR. GRENVILLE.

Bury Street, September 22, 1759.

DEAR SIR,-The Mail of yesterday brings us an account that the Castle Marbourgh was surrendered, and the Garrison prisoners of war; and that General Wunsch, who was sent to the relief of Dresden, and arrived too late to effect that, had attacked a large body, consisting partly of Austrians and partly of the army of the Empire, and had totally defeated them. We have no accounts directly from the King of Prussia, but the Berlin intelligence seems, I think, to be favourable. He holds his enemies at bay, and that alone will, I believe, be sufficient to make them retire soon for want of subsistence.

The French have kept a body of troops embarked in their ports for these last ten days, but they have not ventured to come out, though the wind has been as favourable as they could wish, if they meant to do anything.

Lord George Sackville's reputation is at present, I think, lower than ever, since the publication of his letter 'to Colonel Fitz Roy, and his answer to it, and the Declaration of Captain Smith: the facts which are there brought to light are thought to make against him. I have, &c., &c. C. JENKINSON.

The Duke of Newcastle made a very long speech a his meeting on Wednesday, giving a detail of the

Stirling Castle, and, in the Duke of Grafton's Administration in 1766, he was appointed to be one of the Vice-Treasurers of Ireland. He survived until the year 1802.

Lord George Sackville's letter, and Colonel Fitz Roy's reply, will be found in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1759, p. 417.

war, and the causes of it. He subscribed £500, the two members for the county £100 each.

EARL TEMPLE TO MR. WILKES.

October 2, 1759.

MY DEAR SIR,-Though I do not pretend to be as infallible a lawyer as Lord Chief Justice Willes, nor even as Lord Chief Justice yet if I am to use the

forbidden weapons in Law, common reason and common interpretation of words, I cannot figure to myself the least foundation for Mr. Attorney Bull's exemption'. His writ of privilege sets out with mentioning a custom in the Court of King's Bench from time immemorial, &c.

Now I apprehend that we are to act under a modern written law, establishing a mode of modern militia which has no respect whatever to the former, and where Parliament has itself specified the only exemptions, even of Peerage itself; if we look into the words of those exemptions we shall find none under which attorneys are comprehended. They cannot surely style themselves Peace Officers, and submit to come after constables. But indeed the writ of privilege seems to put it upon nothing but immemorial use: but why may not they, as well as Members of Parliament, nay Mr. Speaker himself, be obliged to find at least a substitute? the tax on that profession would not be very severe. Thus much for common reason. As to law, you had better

1 Bull was a Buckinghamshire Attorney, who had claimed the privi lege of exemption from the Militia, merely, it seems, because he was an Attorney!

take a ride over to the lawyer of our family, Mr. George Grenville, by whom it may be best to be directed. Not that this point should by any means be given up, if it can be maintained, and in all events I do not see that you are at the next meeting bound to proceed, but adjourn till a further time without insisting upon his being sworn in, by which means we may have leisure to procure more full information. We have a power, to be sure to discharge, at any time, upon reasonable cause, but reasonable cause will not appear to me to mean an exemption of any class of men not exempted by the express words of the law.

Having now finished writing grim

believe me

to be ever, devout Sir! your faithfully devoted,

TEMPLE.

I see the name of Wilkes in the papers, is it any relation of yours?

EARL TEMPLE TO MR. GRENVILLE.

Sunday night (Nov. 4, 1759)

THE sagacious Mr. Nugent informs me that we great Personages of state are to attend His Royal Highness' to the House of Lords the first day of the sessions.

You may perhaps be able to inform yourself authentically of Lord Bute, how that matter stands, for if my absence should be taken ill, I will certainly put the swift four-footed steeds to my post-chaise on Monday.

I have at last condescended to send a short card to the Duke of Newcastle, to tell him I cannot wait upon

1 The Prince of Wales took his seat on the first day of the meeting of Parliament.

him at dinner on the King's birthday, which, considering all things, is just what he might expect, and feel himself entitled to.

be as

If you think Mr. T. Grenville1 is of a proper age for the reversion of a Clerkship in my office, it may well for me to dispose of it before the waves run so high as to overwhelm it, in which case I would have you send for my Secretary Wilson, at the Privy Seal Office, to inform you of precedents, which when you let me know, I will act accordingly, only if it be any favour, and not a strict matter of right, I cannot ask it. Adieu, ever most affectionately yours,

T.

MR. PITT 2 TO EARL TEMPLE.

Tuesday, November 13, 1759.

MY DEAR LORD TEMPLE,-Whatever steps my affection for you has prompted me to take, without your leave, relative to a matter where your person is concerned, rather wants forgiveness than deserves such kind thanks.

1 Mr. Grenville's second son. He had not, at this time, quite completed his fourth year! If the reversion of a Clerkship in the Privy Seal Office was conferred upon Mr. Thomas Grenville, it is certain he never performed any of its duties.

2 In reply to a letter from Lord Temple, in which he thanks Mr. Pitt for having asked the King to confer the honour of the Garter upon him. Lord Temple's letter will be found in the Chatham Correspondence, vol. i. p. 438, where it is dated (but, as I think, in error) "October 13th," and "Tuesday Morning." Mr. Pitt's reply is correctly dated, "Tuesday, November 13th," the day on which the Parliament On the following day Lord Temple resigned the Privy Seal, but resumed his office on the 16th, at the command of the King, and with a promise of the Garter, conveyed to him through the medium of the Duke of Devonshire.

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