William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . les comment upon thisdisclosure. Our affairs with Spain seem bad. I thinkMellos account cant be true^ f The truth seems to be that, without special or secretknowledge, Pitt judged the future of Spanish policy bet-ter than his colleagues. There were indications visibleto all the Ministers that France and Spain were declared that this meant war ; his colleagues wouldnot be convinced. When the rupture had come, Hard-wicke made the following comment: I am now con-vinced that the intercepted l
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . les comment upon thisdisclosure. Our affairs with Spain seem bad. I thinkMellos account cant be true^ f The truth seems to be that, without special or secretknowledge, Pitt judged the future of Spanish policy bet-ter than his colleagues. There were indications visibleto all the Ministers that France and Spain were declared that this meant war ; his colleagues wouldnot be convinced. When the rupture had come, Hard-wicke made the following comment: I am now con-vinced that the intercepted letter in the summer fromChoiseul to DAvrincourt in cypher, wherein mentionwas made of training on the negotiations between Eng-land and France till the latter end of September, whenthe flota should be arrived, deserved more weight to belaid upon it than we were willing to allow it at thattime. X This letter from Choigeul explains Pitts eager-ness to declare war on Spain before the flota of silverships should arrive. * Add. MSS. 32929, f. 406. f Ibid., 32931, f. 425. X Ibid,, 32932, f. INDEX. Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty of (1748), 43America, French and English in, 65-69; seven years war in,114-116, 128-133, 139-145,159; Revolution in, 219-233,243-265, 297-300, 333-365Anson, Admiral Lord, loi, 328Augusta, wife of Frederick,Prince of Wales, 49, 72, 89,164 B Barre, Colonel, 231, 264Beckford, Ardaman, 154, 204, 250Bedford, John, fourth Duke of, 44, 94, 195, 215, 234, 289, 291, 302, 305, 336Bolingbroke, Lord, 9, 32, 34Boscawen, Admiral, 68, 129- 131, 148Braddock, General, 68Burke, Edmund, 185, 237, 265, 284, 306, 310, 325, 333, 351Bussy, de, 168Bute, Lord, 89, 164, 182, 187, 190, 194, 208, 234, 273, 279, 289, 318, 363Byng, Admiral, 86, 95 C Camden, Lord, see PrattCarteret, afterward Earl Gran-ville, 8, 19, 24, 28, 37, 92, 183,196, 328 Catherine II. of Russia, 277Choiseul, Due de, 138, 145, 157, 167, 197, 275, 280, 328Clive, Robert, Lord, 116, 126, 160 Cobham Cousinhood, 9, 10, 43Co
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