The correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North from 1768 to 1783 Volume 2 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...think the directing it to be presented as I return from the House of Lords would be the best, and the mode that would occasion the least parade. Debate in the Commons on tho Army Estimates. The new Seeretary-at-War stated that the whele force in British pay (after an augmentation of 14,000 men) would amount to 314,000 fighting men. 'Parl. Hist.,' xx. p. 73. "A military power," he remarked, "considerably greater than had ever been kept up in moder n times, "except in the most flourishing period of the reign of Louis XIV." Compare Voltaire, 'Siecle do Louis XIV.,' c. 29. The entire force of the Roman empire in the age of Trajan by land and sea is computed at 450,000 men. "It was not much to the henour of this "country," says Horace Walpolo, " with such an army to have "received nothing but disgraces, and it was ridiculous to hear more "demanded of Parliament, as if 300,000 could not achieve all that "314,000 could." 'Last Journals,' vol. ii. p. 322. Letter 530. Queen's House, Dee. 21st, 1778. 10 min. pt. 6 p.m. Not having seen Lord Suffolk this day, I had no intimation of the pocketbook that was brought unto Lord North on Friday untill the letter I received at St. James's from Lord North this day. I rather suppose it will turn out a scheme to allarm than a real design of assassination; it is certainly right to examine such things to the bottom, even when no great credit is given to them. As to my own feelings, they always incline me "to put trust where alone it can avail--in the Almighty Ruler of the uniyerse, who knows what best suits his allwise purposes. This being the week I go to the Holy Communion, I had no thoughts of going unto the play. I shall not add anything concerning the arran...