. The Paget brothers, 1790-1840 . ou can but get the Prussians to come forward hand-somely, what with Russians and the Armies of other powersthey surely might surround that vilest of Men, Buonaparte,and take him and his whole army prisoners or destroythem—something of this sort ought to be attempted. YrMother and Caroline send you their best love. I am, mydear Arthur, Most affectly yours, Uxbridge. Hon. Henry Pierrepont^ Stralsund, Novr 20th, 1805. My Dear Arthur,—I have only a few moments beforethe departure of General Armfelt to send you a few lines,an opportunity of which I avail myself wit
. The Paget brothers, 1790-1840 . ou can but get the Prussians to come forward hand-somely, what with Russians and the Armies of other powersthey surely might surround that vilest of Men, Buonaparte,and take him and his whole army prisoners or destroythem—something of this sort ought to be attempted. YrMother and Caroline send you their best love. I am, mydear Arthur, Most affectly yours, Uxbridge. Hon. Henry Pierrepont^ Stralsund, Novr 20th, 1805. My Dear Arthur,—I have only a few moments beforethe departure of General Armfelt to send you a few lines,an opportunity of which I avail myself with pleasure forthe purpose of renewing the little intercourse which subsistsbetween us, as well as for the sake of complying with arequest which he has made me to beg the favor of you tobe of any use to him in your power, in case he should find 1 The Austrian General, Mack, on Oct. i8th surrendered Ulm with30,000 men to the French who entered Vienna on November 13th.* Lady British Minister to the Court of HENRY, 1ST EARL OF UXBRIDGE. 46] 1790-1808] KING OF SWEDEN 47 himself in need of your assistance after his arrival at the motive of his departure and the object of his journey,which great credit, he will himself inform youand he will tell you probably too, what an honourable parthis Master has been, and is, acting upon the present occa-sion. After having given more trouble in negotiation for10,000 men than all the Powers of the Continent for theirunited force, the King of Sweden has now found out thathis honour (mark the word) prevents his marching forwardin support of the Russian troops which are under his com-mand, till he has obtained some assurance that he shallnot be attacked by Prussia, who is allied to the commoncause and has not a soldier within a weeks march of hispaltry province, and whom he has insulted in the mostgross manner. Under these circumstances I have beenobliged to transmit him a trimmer and have another in mypoc
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