The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . 21. 1692. An English translation of Luxemburgs elaborate and artfuldespatch will be found in the Monthly Mercury for September 1692. The original has recentlybeen printed in the new edition of Dangeau. Lewis pronounced it the best despatch that he hadever seen. The editor of the Monthly Mercury maintains that it was manufactured at Paris. To think otherwise, he says, is mere folly ; as if Luxemburg could be at so much leisure towrite such a long letter, more like a pedant than a general, or rather the monitor of a school,giving a
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . 21. 1692. An English translation of Luxemburgs elaborate and artfuldespatch will be found in the Monthly Mercury for September 1692. The original has recentlybeen printed in the new edition of Dangeau. Lewis pronounced it the best despatch that he hadever seen. The editor of the Monthly Mercury maintains that it was manufactured at Paris. To think otherwise, he says, is mere folly ; as if Luxemburg could be at so much leisure towrite such a long letter, more like a pedant than a general, or rather the monitor of a school,giving an account to his master how the rest of the boys behaved themselves. In the MonthlyMercury will be found also the French official list of killed and wounded. Of all the accounts ofthe battle that which seems to me the best is in the ilemoirs of Feuquieres. It is illustrated bya map. Feuquieres divides his praise and blame very fairly between the generals. The tradi-tions of the English mess tables have been preserved by Sterne, who was brought up at the knees. ^cncraJijstme dcj *^A^rnic€J^ de Jrance^, LOUIS JOSEPH, DUKE DE VENDOMEFrom an engraving by Marielte in the Sutherland Collection 2240 HISTORY OF ENGLAND chap, xix The lrcnch mvncc! tlial tluv had about sc\cii thousand men killedand WDiinded. The loss ct the aUics had been little, if at all, relative strengtii of iht- armies was what it had been on the pre-ceding day ; and they continued to occupy their old positions. Ikitthe moral effect of the battle was great. The splendour of Williamsfame grew pale. Even his admirers were forced to own that, in thefieki, he was not a match for Luxemburg. In France the news wasreceived with transports of joy and pride. The Court, the Capital, eventhe peasantr) of the remotest provinces, gloried in the impetuous valourwhich had been displayed by so many jouths, the heirs of illustriousnames. It was exultingl}- and fondly repeated all o\er the kingdomthat the \-oung Duke of
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