The life and letters of James Wolfe . THE TJIOMlSON AT YOKK (FROM WHICH MRS. WOLFE WAS MARRIED). ( AT llEVIZES (ON LEFT) HIS NEW COLONEL 293 To HIS Father. Devizes, 21th June, 1756. Dear Sir,—I wish you joy of Admiral Byng\s escape, and ofthe safe arrival of our fleet at Gibraltar. General Blakeney hasno great obligations to the Navy upon this occasion. They haveleft him in an ugly scrape, out of which, I am persuaded, he willonly be delivered by a cannon-shot. The project of succouringMinorca, and the execution of the great design, went hand-in-handsuccessful
The life and letters of James Wolfe . THE TJIOMlSON AT YOKK (FROM WHICH MRS. WOLFE WAS MARRIED). ( AT llEVIZES (ON LEFT) HIS NEW COLONEL 293 To HIS Father. Devizes, 21th June, 1756. Dear Sir,—I wish you joy of Admiral Byng\s escape, and ofthe safe arrival of our fleet at Gibraltar. General Blakeney hasno great obligations to the Navy upon this occasion. They haveleft him in an ugly scrape, out of which, I am persuaded, he willonly be delivered by a cannon-shot. The project of succouringMinorca, and the execution of the great design, went hand-in-handsuccessfully, and may probably end in a disgraceful peace. Youare happy in your infirmity, for tis a disgrace to act in thesedishonourable times. Our new Colonel is expected to-day ; hispresence makes me a very idle man. I am, etc. The new Colonel was William Kingsley, who long gave hisname to the Twentieth, and commanded at Minden. He died in1769, a Lieutenant-General. At Devizes Wolfe secured lodgings at a quiet inn to which hehad been recommended, preferring it to possible harassments suchas had attende
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