. The Windham papers; the life and correspondence of the Rt . An early intimation of his attitude is given in aletter to Sheridan, whose acquaintance he had madeearlier at Bath. William Windham to Richard Brinsley Sheridan Felbrigg (?). January 5, 1778 I fear my letter will greatly disappoint your have no account to send you of my answering LordTownshend—of hard-fought contests—spirited resolves—ballads, mobs, cockades, and Lord North burnt ineffigy. We have had a bloodless campaign, but notfrom backwardness in our troops, but for the mostcreditable reason that can be—want of resolutio
. The Windham papers; the life and correspondence of the Rt . An early intimation of his attitude is given in aletter to Sheridan, whose acquaintance he had madeearlier at Bath. William Windham to Richard Brinsley Sheridan Felbrigg (?). January 5, 1778 I fear my letter will greatly disappoint your have no account to send you of my answering LordTownshend—of hard-fought contests—spirited resolves—ballads, mobs, cockades, and Lord North burnt ineffigy. We have had a bloodless campaign, but notfrom backwardness in our troops, but for the mostcreditable reason that can be—want of resolution in theenemy to encounter us. When I got down here earlythis morning, expecting to find a room prepared, a chairset for the president, and nothing wanting but that theorators should begin, I was surprised to learn that noadvertisement had appeared on the other part; butthat Lord Townshend having dined at a meeting where the 1 Crewe Papers: Windham Section, p. 12 (Miscellanies of thePhilobiblon Society, vol. viii.). See also Add. MSS. 37934 f. 1782] INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS 19 proposal [to raise a War Fund at Norwich] was receivedvery coldly, had taken fright, and for the time at leasthad dropped the proposal. It had appeared, therefore, tothose whom I applied to (and I think very rightly) thattill an advertisement was inserted by them, or wasknown for certain to be intended, it would not be properfor anything to be done by us. In this state, therefore,it rests. The advertisement which we agreed upon isleft at the printers, ready to be inserted upon the appear-ance of one from them. We lie upon our arms, and shallbegin to act upon any motion of the enemy. I am verysorry that things have taken this turn, as I came downin full confidence of being able to accomplish somethingdistinguished. I had drawn up, as I came along, atolerably good paper, to be distributed to-morrow in thestreets, and settled pretty well in my head the terms ofa protest—besides some pretty sma
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