il2 THE LIFE OF 



page to the prefent King of France; for him i 

 alfo borrowed a horfe ; and I myfelf mounted 

 one which the Prince Frederic of Brunfwick 

 had lent me fome time before, and then follow- 

 ed the Duke Frederic to Oojierwyk. I found his 

 Serene Highnefs about to fit down to table ; he 



placed me by him, and then informed me that, du- 

 ring my abfence, he had received different letters 

 from Prince Saxe Cobourgh, who, with the Au- 

 ftrian army, lay then between Maejtrich and St. 

 Tronde,and which rendered it indifpenfiblynecef- 

 fary for him to fend to that Prince. His S. H. fur- 

 ther obferved, that, as I had been for fome time in 

 that country, and knew better than any of his 

 ofRcers could do the exad fituation of the ene- 

 my, the Britifh, the Dutch, and his own army, * 

 that he had a defire to fend me, though he had 

 felt much regret at impofing a tafk on me which 

 could not but be irkfome to one who had been 

 on horfeback fince the night of the 12th. I 

 told his S. H. that on the day of fervice neither 

 fatigue or danger were confiderations with a 

 Briton, and that he would always find me ready 

 to execute whatever he could command. To 

 thofe who knew the gallant and amiable Duke, 

 it is unnecefiary to defcribe the effed which my 

 ahfwer had upon him ; and to thofe who have 

 not the happinefs to know him it is a matter 

 of little import. I will therefore only fay, that 



before 



