60 CONTESTED ELECTION. [1812. 



lias given me an opportunity of writing to him, and 

 I have said what you wished. 



"I have a letter from Sir Eobert Wilson from 

 Smolensko. He refers me to a man who is come 

 over, for information ; of this, of course, by my 

 absence from London, I am deprived; but I think, 

 in the little he does say, additional confirmation, if 

 there wanted any, of the hopeless state of the Russian 

 war. He speaks of their troops, however, as being 

 excellent. His letter, or rather note, is dated the 

 14th, and of course before the last important events. 

 Ever yours, GREY." 



TO EAEL GEEY. 



"LIVERPOOL, Oct. 13, 1812. 



"MY DEAR LORD GREY, The enemy fought well, 

 and the result is still very doubtful. Overtures, or 

 half-overtures, of accommodation have been made, but 

 we are so desirous of gaining a complete victory, and 

 of dishing Canning, that these have been rejected, and 

 we are fighting it out. It may last ten days yet 

 indeed probably will, and a scrutiny after all. The 

 truth is, Canning has got into a d d scrape ; he is 

 dirtied all over by courting the Court mobs ; and if 

 he fails after all, he is much to be pitied. H. B. 



" Yesterdays Poll 



Canning, . . . 722 



Brougham, . . . 691 



Gascoigne, . . . 673 



Creevey, . . . 666 



Tarlton, ... 6" 



