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to the extent represented in the papers, and which 

 came last night; but of this I cannot help having 

 great doubts. What difference this may make one 

 cannot speculate upon till one sees exactly what it is ; 

 but had it not been for this I would have laid my 

 money on Bonaparte, provided always his troops re- 

 main faithful : this seems to me even now his greatest 

 danger. 



" I wish I could tempt you across the hills : we are 

 quite alone, but expect little Eogers. If you see any- 

 thing of Thane t, pray remember me to him and my 

 lady. I am, my dear Brougham, ever yours most 

 truly, GREY." 



TO EAEL GEEY. 



" TEMPLE, November 6, 1813. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I fear I misled you, in my 

 letter of yesterday, about a victory ; my authority was 

 Eden (Lord Henley's son), who had been at one of 

 the offices. But it seems to be a false report.* How- 

 ever, they have quite enough without it. 



" I suppose if the worst happens to Bonaparte viz., 

 being driven within the Ehine we shall hear of no- 

 thing but Europe having been saved, and the Pittites 

 will begin to crow as if they had won the game at 

 last ; which will be just as if a man at play had first lost 

 his whole fortune, and then, in a desperate attempt, won 

 back half of it, and then triumphed as if he had rooked 

 his adversary. Not to mention the horror with which 

 the original French declaration of the Ehine, the Py- 

 renees, &c., was received, the whole Continent, should 

 it be cleared of the French, has been ravaged in such 



* The battle of Leipsic. 



