1807.] 
In 1765, his Grace, through: the re- 
commendation of the Rockingham admi- 
niftration; was’ nowinated ambaflador to 
the Court of Vertailles, as fucceffor to 
the Barl of Herttord ; and is allowed to 
have conduéted himtelf on thatoceation, 
with equal fpinit and propriety. The 
Franee of that day, happily for the mte~ 
retts of this country, was very different 
from the France of the pr elent. By ove 
of the articles of the Peace of Paris, at 
was ipecially and expreisly fliputated, 
that the demolition of the batin at Dun- 
‘kirk thould take place withm a certain 
period, As it was wifhed that this hu- 
miliaung meature fhould be carried fully 
into offect, his Excellency intisted on the 
fulfilment oe it, Ils conduct on that oc- 
cation was: particularly gratifying to the 
people at large, and not difagreeable to 
the Miuiftry who had fuceecded the Ca- 
binet formed by the Karl of Bute ; but 
it is faid to have given offence to thofe 
who, im the iangu: we of that day, were 
fenned “ the» fecret vadvilers of the 
Crown,” and the ambaflador was recall- 
ed, after fiaying about a twelvemonth ar 
Paris.» ‘He (was fuccéeded’ by a. more 
comphant plenipotentiary, 1 the perfon 
of thé late Karl of Rochford ; and, Mr. 
Frater was about the fame time tent to 
Dunkirk, not to fee the jetties and dluices 
of that harbour demolithed, but to pre- 
vent the French King froin confiructing 
Hew ones 
On his return home, the Ex- Miniter 
was Dominated to one of the higheit and 
mott honourable» appomtments im the 
kingdom, having on the 23d of May, 
1776, fuecéeded ‘the prefent Duke of 
Gratton in the office of Secretary of State 
for the Southern Department. ‘The func- 
tions and duties of that important place 
were diicharged by this nebleman with 
an equal promptitude and zeal; and it 
muit be conceded by all, that no public 
otheer of the ttate ever afforded a mare 
regular attendance, cr gave a clofer ap- 
plic ration to. pablic ane. than the ike 
of Richmond, during thie time that he 
prefided Over any of! the departnents 
committed to his care. 
But the motley Adminiftration, con- 
fifiing partly of Whigs and partly of, To- 
ries, ae hich he was now a member, 
* In all probability, there’ was either a 
fecret articte in the treaty, or a folemn pro- 
mife exacted, that this clanfe fhould never 
be carried fully into effet. The French 
Court, indeed, always remonftrated ; and when 
any of the ftones were removed, care was 
taken to mark and number them, fo that 
they might be replaced at pleafure. 
Memoirs of the late Duke of Richinond. 
oR 
could not, as ufual in fuch cafes, agree 
in any thine beneheial to their comntey : 
what is indeed wondey ful, they could 
not even unite In thang the QUERY dumrents 
of office, and they accordingly retired. 
The Duke of Richmond, on the 2d of 
Auguit of the fame year uy which he had 
accepted the feals, accordingly retigned 
them into the hands of the ‘hung ; and 
they were immediately depotite ao with the 
Earl of Shelburne, who, i his tern, de- 
hivered them ap fcon after., In fhor .: 
atter a. vi; ariety of changes, Lord Nerth 
at length afumed the ee of vovern- 
ment; and, by uniting the athces of Char- 
cellor. of the EB xcheguer aud Firtt Lord of 
the 'Treafury i his own perfon, became 
Prime Minifier. This event proved the 
commencement of ove of thote long ad- 
miniftrations thac have layariably prov ed 
detrimental to this country; and it was 
daring it that the American war was en- 
vendered, and the feeds of 2 variety of 
calaunties fown, of which we have Luce 
Feaped an ample harveit. 
But to return te the Duke of Rich- 
mond, Fram the period of his lalt rehg- 
Nation, this Nobleman continued. uwni- 
formly +O oppehtion Guring a lane feries 
of years, extending indeed from 4767 to 
1782, At the very commencement of 
the conflict, he deprecated a roptare vith 
our Colonies; aud on the 18th of May, 
1770, after au imtroductory tpeeeh, pra- 
poled eighteen refolutions to. the Houle 
of Peers, which produced one of the moft 
animated debates that ever occurred. in 
Parliament. fhe mifeondutt of) Mini 
tiers during the four preceding years, was 
laid open: in terms equally poanted and 
fevere; and the fatureé paraskion Of the 
Trans SAtlo: uic provinces from the amo- 
ther-« FAM DOY, was predicted with adegree 
of confidence and certainty that excites 
our wonder at the preicnt moment. 
fa January y 1775, the Farl of Chatham 
moved for the removal of the Britifh 
troops trom Bofton, as a prelade to a re- 
coneihation ; and after mentie nimy “chat 
no.true WwW hig would bear the e: Maving of 
America,” he propheed, even then, the 
{peedy intervention of France as ineyi- 
table. On this oecafion he was ably fup- 
ported by the fubject of the pretent Me- 
mor, who, atter animadverting on the 
late Aé ts for eftablithing Courts (es Adini- 
ralty and altering the. Ghar ter of Mail. 
chuffet’s Bay, obferved, that however fall 
the minority might a on the prefent oc 
cation, he had feen one as finall hourly 
increafe, until it became the majority, 
He then recounted the following anee- 
dote, which occurred whea the Bact of 
Bute pretided at the hcad of the Admi- 
G@ nilivation 
