CI. Maïlborough au Grand-Pensionnaire

Gramets, Octb. 24 1706.

De dé | I have had the favour of yours of the 29, and agree that all just and reasonable things aught to be done to incorage the Landgrave of Hesse to recrute his troupes with all speede. By the letters I have seen, Madavi has

put his troupes into the several town of the Milanesse, and that the Pr. Eugene is marched that way.

(*) M. Robinson, Ministre d'Angleterre, était, disait-on, bien vu de Charles XII. Marlborough Dispatches (1704) I. 362. (,,Mr. Robinson, who seems to have a good interest at that Court” — V. encore p. 7, 23, 60, 62, (1702) 65 &c. Éloge de cet Envoyé par Lord Peterborough. Coxe III. 229.

(t) V. la lettre de Marlborough, 29 Sept. 1706, à l’Electeur de Hanovre. Dispatches. III. 157. L'affaire de la Saxe est d’une si grande conséquence ” &c.

I do with all my heart rejoyce with you for the surrender of Ath (*), and the garrison being prisoners of warr. J have this afternoon given Mons. Gilder-Malsen a Project for the siege :of Mons, which I have desir’d may be communicat’d to his brethren, and that thay wou’d take ihe opinion of such of their Generals as knew that place. As to my opinion how long this army shou’d keep the field, L think it aught not to be one day longer then the service in this contry shall requier it, for the French have no reason to make any detachement for Garmany; and for Italie thay will be all in quarters before any troupes from hence can gett thither: for the soonest thay can begine to march from hence, will be the first weake in Nov. Besides, if the States aprove of the project for the winterquarters which was sent the last weeke, I beleive that number of troupes will oblige the French to keep al thay have at this time in this contry. — I do not doubt but by this time the four postes from England are come, so that you have letters from La Hallifax. — Tho my letter is already to long, I cannot forbear letting you know, that [ am extreamly mortefied to see the little considerations the States have for me and particularly in taking the resolution for the government of Dendermond, when [ made it my request to the Deputys, that it might only be defer’d til the end of the Campagne. — I am with truth,