453 PENINSULAR WAR. [1809. 



" P.S. From all I can hear, I am really inclined to 

 think that there will be a partial change, and that 

 my poor friend Castlereagh will be made a victim." 



TO EARL GREY. 



"BROUGHAM, Sept. 17, 1809. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, Charles Stuart tells me he 

 has been urging Canning to look after South America, 

 and received for answer from Bagot that nothing 

 whatever in that quarter was in contemplation. 

 Stuart is quite furious against them all for nothing 

 more than the Scheldt expedition and Wellesley, not 

 on account of the event, but even if it had suc- 

 ceeded. He believes that they were persuaded by 

 the Duke of Brunswick's acts to send the army to 

 Hanover; however, according to Lord Eosslyn's ac- 

 count, that or any other scheme is now out of the 

 question, the army being quite unfit for service. 



" Lady Rosslyn (who is here) desires her love 

 to Lady Grey and you. She expects Lord Eoss- 

 lyn to arrive in town immediately. His plan is to 

 set off for Scotland as soon as he has been at Court. 

 He is particularly anxious to see you, which will 

 prevent him from coming round by this place. So 

 he will probably be at Howick soon after you get this 

 letter. Most faithfully yours, 



" H. BROUGHAM/'* 



The following letter is from Mr Perceval to Lord 



Grey : 



