XXXIX. Marlborough au Grand-Pensionnaire

Harlebeck, Jully 6 1706.

Sir,

I bad the favour of yours of the 34 last night, at my return from Ostend (*). I hope you have receiv’d mine of the 34 which I write before I left the army, by which you will see that [ am resolv’d to have no thought, but such as ihe States wou’d have mee (+), so that you may be sure that what you think is right shall be done ; for I am afraid of having any judoement in this matter, especially if it shou’d differ with my friends, being resolved to be cart blanch. | “I hope Mons. Hop (() will be here to morrow, that I may be the better able to give all the assistance that in mee lyes for the putting an end to this bussines; there is hopes thai we shall be masters of Ostend by the end of this week (**), which I hope is sooner then the enemy will be able io get their army together. It is said at Tournay, that the Duke of Vandome will be there the 10* of this month (}}}. I hope the news from Madrid of 13% is trew, for then I shou’d think it were impos-

(*) V. la lettre du Duc à Lord Godolphin, même date. Coxe, II. 393.

(t) Lettres du Duc au Prince de Salm, aux Comtes de Wratislau & Sinzendorff, 7 Juillet 1706. ,J’aï reçu plusieurs lettres de la Haye, où je vois que les dépêches qui m'ont été envoyées de Vienne par le jeune Dopff donnent beaucoup d’embarras & de jalousie aux États,” etc. II. 670 suiv.

($) Lettre du Duc à M. Hop, 6 Juillet 1706. Dispatches, II. 668. (f*) Ostende capitula dès le 6 Juillet. — IT. 672—674.

(ft) Mais le 10 Juillet le Duc mande au Feldmaréchal Ouwerkerk, II. 682: ,, Par les lettres de France, M. de Vendôme devrait être encore en Italie,”

sible for the French to go on with the siege of Turin. I am with truth | Sir 1 Your most obedient humble servant ,