L. DE BRUNSVIC

525 11768. Juin.

liETTRE DGIiXFI.

Newcastle à la Gouvernante. Victoire de Ferdinand de Brunsvic. Retour de Yorke à La Haye avec plein pouvoir du roi de Prusse pour concerter des mesures avec la République.

Kensington, June 27<* 1758.

Madame.

I hâve this moment received His Majestys commands to send your Royal Highness His Majestys most affectionate compliments upon the great and glorious victory obtained by His Majestys arms under the command of Prince Ferdinand over the French *). The King knows too well the constant zeal and attention of your Royal Highness and the great and prudent part which you are now acting for the service of the common cause, to hâve the least doubt of the satisfaction which this great news must give your R. H., as it interests in the highest degree the protestant cause, the welfare and liberties of the Empire and ail Europe and the immédiate security and considération of the Maritime Powers. His Majesty has the firmest assurance that your R. H. will make such use of it with the Republic as you shall think proper, and the King has uothing to recommend or wish more than success to your R. H^®^. endeavours and measures. His Majesty is glad that his minister, General Yorke, whom your Royal Highness honours with your confidence, will be, we hâve reason to think, by this day at the Hague to receive your R*. H^®«. commands and to work by and with your order. And I hâve the pleasure to acquaint your Royal Highness that, by a private letter he has wrote to me, I find

>) Victoire de Crefeld (23 Juin).

1758. Juin.] — 526 —

that General Yorke cornes fuUy authorised to act in the King of Prussia's name in the conjunction with the King and your Royal Higness, and to give the Republic the strongest assurances of His Prussian Majestys concurrence in what ever measures shall be agreed between His Majesty and your Royal Higness for the service of the common cause and for the défense and security of the Republique.

I cannot conclude without letting your Higness hâve the satisfaction of knowing that His Majesty (God be praised) is in most perfect good health and has received this great news with the just sensé of the blessing of Providence upon his arms and the cause in which they are engaged ....