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fincere and grateful fentimenis, and then 
to inform you, that by means of Mr. Oak- 
ley, an Englifh gentleman, arrived here 
lait week, I have received a letter from 
Lord Minto, from Vienna, advilfing me 
that he had orders from his Court to remit 
to me at prefent the {um of two thoufand 
pounds fterling, and that in the month of 
July next I may again draw, if 1 defire 
it, for another equal fum. The letter is 
written in fo extremely genteel and oblig- 
ing amanner, and with expreflions of fin- 
gular regard and confideration for me, 
that I affure you excited in.me mof parti- 
cular and lively fentiments, not only of 
fatisfaction for the delicacy with which the 
affair has been managed, butalfo of gra- 
titude for the generofity which has 
been provided for my neceflity. I have 
anfwered Lord Minto’s letter, and gave it 
Saturday laft to Mr. Oakley, who was to 
fend it by that evening’s poft to Vienna ; 
and have written in a manner that I hope 
will be to his Lordfhip’s fatisfaétion. I 
own to you that the fuccour granted to me 
could not be more timely; for with- 
out it it would have been impoffibie for 
me to fubfift, on account of the abfolutcly 
irreparable lo!s of all my income, the very 
tunds being alfo deftroyed, fo that I would 
otherwife have been reduced, for the fhort 
remainder of my‘hfe, to languifh in mifery 
and indigence. I would not lofe a mo- 
ment’s tine to apprize you of all this, 
and am very certain that your experiment- 
ed good heart will fnd proper means to 
make known, in an energetical and proper 
manner, thefe fentimeats of my gratetul 
acknowlegement. The fignal obligations 
I am underto Mr. Andrew Stuart, for all 
that he has, with fo much cordiality, on | 
this occafion, done to affift me, renders it 
forme indilpenfable to delire that you may 
return him my mott fincere thanks, afuring 
him his health and welfare intereft me ex-_ 
tremely; and that I have with great plea- 
fure received from General Heton the Ge- 
nealogical Hiftory of our Family, which 
he was fo kind as to fend me, and hope 
that he will, from that gentleman, have 
already received my thanks for fo valuable 
a proof of his attention for me. In the 
lait place, if you think proper, and an oc- 
cafion fhould offer itfelt, I beg you make 
Known to the other gentlemen allo who 
have co-operated, my moft grateful ac- 
kKnowledgments, with which, my dear Sir 
~ John, with all my heart I embrace you. 
Your belt of friends, 
. HENRY, CaRDINAL. 
Venice, 26ib February, 1800. 
Correfpondence relative to the Cardinal of York. 
203 
From. the fame to the fame. 
(Original.) Venice, 7th May, 1800. 
** DEAR SIR JOHN, 
I HAVE not words to explain the deep 
impreffion your very obliging favour of 
March 31 made onme. Your and Mr. An- 
drew Stuart’s mof friendly and warm exer- 
tions inmy behalf—the humane and benevo- 
lent conduct of your Minifters—your gra- 
ciousSovereign’s noble and {pontaneous ge~ 
nerofity, the continuance of which, you cer- 
tify me, depends on my need of it—were 
all ideas which crowded together on my 
mind, and filled me with moft lively fen- 
{ations of tendernefs aud heartfelt grati- 
tude. What return can I make to fo 
many and fo fignal proefs of difinterefed 
benevolence? Dear Sir John! I confefs 
I am at a lofs how to exprefs my feelings. 
I am fure, however, and very happy that 
your good heart will make you fully con- 
ceive the fentiments of mine, and induce 
you to make known, in an adequate and 
convenient manner, to all fuch as you fhall 
think proper, for me, my molt fincere ac- 
knowledgments. 
z 
With pleafure I have prefented your 
compliments tothe Cardinals and other 
perfons you mention, who all return you 
their fincere thanks ; the Canon in parti- 
cular, now Monfisnore, being alfo a do- 
meftic prelate of his Holinefs, begs you be 
perfuaded of his conftant refpeét and at- 
tachment to you. i 
My withes weuld be compleatly fatished, 
fhould I have the pleafure, as J moft ear- 
neftly defire, to fee you again at Frafcati, 
and be able to affure you, by word of 
mouth, of my, moft fincere efleem, and af- 
feétionate indelible gratitude. 
Your bett of friends, 
Henry, CARDINAL.” 
Such was the correfpondence relating to 
the Cardinal of York, and it reflects the 
highett honour bots on our Sovereign and 
his Minifters. ‘The fingular fate which 
attended the Houle of Stuart through all 
iis exaltation, has frequently been men. _ 
tioned by our hiftorians : nor has the fe- 
verity of fortune quitted it even at the 
prefentmoment. Phe Cardinal of York, 
its latt furviving branch, has endured the 
conjummation of its miferies. His attach- 
ment to Englifhmen has, however, always 
continued without diminution. When 
the victory of the Nile was announced to 
him by Sir William Hamailton, he con- 
firmed his partiality by a fervency of ex- 
preffion that interefted all around him, 
Did2 
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