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The Diplomatic Correspondence of Richard Hill From July 1703, to May 1706, Ed. by W. Blackley
The Diplomatic Correspondence of Richard Hill From July 1703 to May 1706 Ed by W Blackley Author:Richard Hill General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1845 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: (4). That the Duke should have thought of; and it was supposed he had found out some expedient or stratagem to that purpose, before he made his first overtures hither. It is his concern to get himself out of the briers as well as he can. (5). Nobody is more answerable for that indiscretion than the Count himself. (6). I am glad I bethought myself better, and did not despatch my courier upon the first assurances the Count gave me. (7). That piece of news I can hardly believe. To Mr. Secretary Hedges. Received by Mr. Hill, at the Hague, 29th 1703. " Je vois bien que l'on est un peu embarrasse pour deux raisons; l'uneest l'inaction clu Prince Louis; je me flate que cet embarras sera bien tot fini: l'autre est (') comment il pent retirer ses troupes dc l'armee dc France, parcc- qu'on lui ecrit de tout cote que (s) son traits estpublique: qu'il va faire avec les alliéz. Cependant ne vous embarras- sez point a votre tour, (') si vous avez depeche votre homme que vous tenies alerte. " On a eu avis de bon lieu; que comme la France est pcr- suadee que la Cour Imperiale pourroit encore prendre la resolution d' envoyer l' Archi- duc par Angleterre en Portugal, que (7) tous les vaisseaux armes qui se trouvent prc- sentement dans la Mediter- ranee, doivent passer dans 1' Ocean pour disputerle passage au dit Archiduc." I am,« less