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against him ; nor was it meant that he should write 

 what you told him, but only that if you spoke openly, 

 as you naturally might, he must, whether he would 

 or not, profit by what he heard. Even thus much I 

 should not have told you, but for the delicacy of the 

 situation. I assure you I have defended Lauderdale 

 times and ways more than you are aware of; and I 

 have saved him once and again from trouble, having 

 the greatest liking for him, politics apart in which 

 it is scarcely possible for a Scotchman of the old 

 school to go always straight. This brings me to the 

 new job, but I won't plague you with it, as I find we 

 never shall agree upon it at least, in degree" 



The following letter refers to Bonaparte's rapid and 

 unopposed march from Cannes, where he had landed 

 on the 1st of March ; not only unopposed, but actually 

 joined, when he passed through Grenoble, by the re- 

 giments stationed there : 



TO EAEL GREY. 



"YORK, March 10, 1815. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I am much obliged to you 

 for your kind letter, though it contains very bad news. 

 Knowing the universal disposition of the army in Bo- 

 naparte's favour, I was not surprised at his rapid sue-. 

 cess ; but it seems strange that no movement against 

 him, to knock him in the head, was attempted during 

 the first three or four days. It seems to show that 

 there was no one corps of 5000 men to be relied on. 

 And now everything is over with the Bourbons, unless 

 some random shot or other accident disposes of Bona- 

 parte. Even were he to go in this way, I am clear 



