CXV. Marlboroush au Grand-Pensionnaire

Cambron (*), Octbr 14th, 1706.

Sir,

T had yesterday the favour of yours of the 11‘*, and I aske your pardon if I omitted the acknowlidoing yours of the 24; but I obay’d your commands as soon as [ receiv’d it, by writing to Mr Robison. — I have also receiv'd a letter from La Hallifax, of which we must speake when I have the honour of being with you. — If I shou’d be oblig’d to stay with the army some days longer then [ intend’d by reason of ihe pallisades, not beins in a readyness by some few days to be transport’d to Courtray, I shal then if you think for the service, persuade the Comte de Zimzendorf to go before me to the Hague, so that you may ajust with him, what you think proper. — I am very uneasy at what you write me that Mons. Buys and L2 Godolphin do not agree in their opinions ; for IE am very certain til thay do agree, you can have no safe. peace, and when thay shall be of one mind, you can not faile of having a good one. — {4% Albemarle continues sick at Mallins; he relyes on your friendshipe in helping him to the command at Liege this winter, which [ am afraid meets with difficulty, you not having as yet made me any answer to my former letter on that subject. — Your Velt-Marshall (+) is very uneasy , so that I shou’d think it wou’d be for your service, to do some thing for his sons; which wou’d put him in good humour. — I

(*) Le Duc était à Cambron depuis le 13 Oct. 1706. Dispatch. III.

(t) Ouwerkerk.

am very much of your mind, having told the Deputys some time ago, that [ thought it might be for the publick service that we might be at the Hague at the same time, so that [ hope you will take care to have it so. — T am with truth, | SIT , | Your most obedient humble servant, Marlborough.

The Deputys have showen me the Resolution of the States, by which [ am afraid, the paper in which I prepos’ d my thoughts for their quartering between the Meuse and Rhine (*), which I thought was reasonable, is taken to be the King of Prussias proposall. If you make difficulty in allowing him what is propos’ d, you will certainly lose these ten thousand men; which afterwardes you will not be able to have, tho you shou’d be willing to give much more. —

Besides the disapointements you will have in all your undertaking if the Prussiens return to their own country, consider the consequences it may have at this juncture, as to the affaires of Saxony. —

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