400 LetUrfi'Cin Germany in the ycay 1743. 0£l, 



got his will, he would likewife have followed the Duke de 

 Noailles with his army, and, I believe, would have given a 

 very good account of them. But our Minillry are not blood- 

 thirfty : moft people here wifh they had ftayed at home *. 

 The Empevor has declared himfclt neuter, and a peace is 

 ncujoti^ting between him and the Queen of Hungary. The 

 French are doing all they can to hitider it. The French 

 niinifler at Frankfovt aflures the Emperor, that France will 

 never lay down her arms till fhe fee him right ; but it is 

 every body's opinion, he will trull himfelf no longer in their 

 hands. The 20,000 Dutch are on their march to join this 

 army •, the laft troops fent from Britain are likewife on 

 their march from Flanders, and expected here foon } it will 



be a fine army when they are all together So much foy 



news. 



You flatter me with coming home a great man •, — it is 

 ■what I don't at all expetl, and have as little thought of foli- 

 citing any thing from his Lord (hip. Since I have been rci. 

 fufed advancement in his own family, I can expe£l nothing 



after that. M. and fome more French rogues have 



the whole management of the family, under Captain D., 

 whom his Lordfhip has never yet been able to provide for ; 

 by which you may fee commifTions are not fo eafily got. We 

 had another French rogue for our mailer of horfe ; but, on 

 the day of the King's acceflion to the throne. Lord Lowdon 

 and he had fome words about his managing of my Lord's 

 horfes. That afternoon, the v/hole army fired three rounds 

 on account of the day ; and, after dinner, the Marflial went, 

 with all his attendants, to the camp, where his Majelly was. 

 Jufl as \ye were got out of the town, the mafter of horfe, 

 who rode foremoll, and Lord Lowdon next him, turned a- 

 bout to his Lordfhip, drew a piflol, and defired his Lord- 

 fhip to draw •, which he refufed, as being below his dignity 

 to fight with a fervant of my Lord Stair's •, upon which the 

 rogue let fly at, but, by good luck, mifl'ed his Lordfhip and 

 all the company. He thought to get ofF to the French camp, 

 buc was foon difmounted, and put in irons. He was fet at 

 liberty on the morning of the battle, with orders never to 

 be feen about the family. — Your old acquaintance Cornet 

 " of my Lord's regiment, has got his place ; fo that no- 

 thing can happen that can pufh your friend D. higher than 

 a valct-de-chambre. I wilh with all my heart I had flayed 



at 



* The tarl cf Grarfvilie, Secretary of State, was then ivith the King. 



