XXIX. Le Brigadier Cadogan au Duc de Marlborough

My Lord,

The officer sent to me yesterday by the Marquis of Tarracina, has just now been with me again. His buisness was to tell me that since he had resolved to serve King Charles the third, he would doe it heartily, and thereupon shewed me a letter the Marquis had last night received from Don Quiros (*), the first part of which related to the affairs of Spain, and gave an account that King Philip had retired on the 12 of May (+) from before Barcelona; that the Queen had left Madrid and was gone to Pampeluna,; and that all things went as ill as possibly could be for King Philip. The laiter part of the letter was to acquaint him, that since Mons. Chamillards arrival on the fronteirs, a resolution was taken to order the garrison of Antwerp to hold out till the last extremity; hopng by that means to stop for some time the progress of your Graces victorious arms. — These orders this gentleman assures me the Marquis de Tarracina will not comply with, and added that he did not doubt but the Marquis would be prevailed on to declare for King Charles the third, as soon as the person sent to the Elector was returned. I have enclosed what the Marquis desires for

(”) Coxe, IT. 387. Don Francisco Bernardo de Quiros, mort à Aïxla-Chapelle le 18 Janvier 1709. De Neny, Mém. hist, & polit. des Pays- Bas Antrichiens, I. 123. Gachard, Collection de documents inédits relatifs à l’hist. de la Belgique, IIT. 395—397, 422— 424. — IL avait été plénipotentiaire d'Espagne à Rijswijk. — Marlborough, Dispatches, II. 259 le nom de cet homme d'Etat est écrit de Cuiros.. Mais v. p. 599, 606 l'éloge que fait le Duc des belles qualités de cet Espagnol.

(+) V. aussi Ja lettre au Secrétaire d’État Harley, Dispatches, IL, 571:

himself and this gentleman, and likewise the Marquises letter to me on that occasion. — A report has been spread att Antwerp, that it is to remain allways in the possesion of the Dutch; this has pretty much cooled the zeal of the inhabitants for King Charles. À solemn assurance of the contrary to their Deputy with your Grace might be of great use.

I have the honour to be with the highest duty and

respect Your Graces most obedient most obliged and most devoted Humble Serv‘ À Boroh, 5 June 1706. Wan, Cadosan.

The Marquis de Tarracina permits neither officer or soldier of the troops in town to come into the citadel.