port the infantry. This I declare I did, as fast as I imagined it was right in cavalry to march in line.-I once halted by Lord Granby, to complete my forming the whole. Upon his advancing the left before the right, I again fent to him to ftop. He faid, as the prince had ordered us to advance, he thought we should move forward.-I then let him proceed at the rate he liked, and kept my right up with him as regularly as I could, till we got to the rear of the infantry and our batteries.We both halted together, and afterwards received no order, till that which was brought by Colonel Webb, and the Duke of Richmond, to extend one line towards the morafs. It was accordingly executed; and then, instead of finding the enemy's cavalry to charge, as I expected, the battle was declared to be gained, and we were told to dif

mount our men.

This, I proteft, is all I know of the matter; and I was never fo furprifed, as when I heard the Prince was diffatisfied that the cavalry did not move fooner up to the infantry. ---It is not my business to ask, what the difpofition originally was, or to find fault with any thing.All I infift upon is, that I obeyed the orders I received, as punctually as I was able; and if it was to do over again, I do not think I could have executed them ten minutes fooner than I did, now I know the ground, and what was expected; but, indeed, we were above an hour too late, if it was the duke's intention to have made the cavalry pafs before our infantry and artillery, and charge the enemy's line.---I cannot think that was his meaning, as all the orders ran to fuftain cur infan

2

try.And it appears, that both Lord Granby and I understood we were at our pofts, by our halting when we got to the rear of our foot.

I hope I have ftated impartially. the part of this tranfaction, that comes within your knowledge.--If I have, I must beg you would declare it, so as I may make use of it in your abfence; for it is impoffible to fit filent under fuch reproach, when I am conscious of having done the beft that was in my power.---For God's fake let me fee you be fore you go for England. I am, dear Sir,

Your faithful humble fervant.

Copy of Colonel Fitzroy's letter to Lord GS

My Lord,

Minden, Aug. 3, 1759.

IS ferene highness, upon

Home report made to him by

the Duke of Richmond, of the fituation of the enemy, fent Captain Ligonier and myself with orders for the British cavalry to advance. ---His ferene highnefs was, at this inftant, one or two brigades beyond the English infantry, towards the left.---Upon my arrival on the right of the cavalry, I found Captain Ligonier with your lordship.---Notwithstanding, I declared his ferene highnefs's orders to you: upon which you defired I would not be in a hurry.----I made answer, that galloping had put me out of breath, which made .me speak very quick.----I then repeated the orders for the British cavalry to advance towards the left, and at the fame time, mentioning the circumftance,

cumftance, that occafioned the orders, added, "That it was a glorious opportunity for the English to diftinguish themselves; and that your lordship, by leading them on, would gain immortal honour."

You yet expreffed your furprize at the order, faying it was impoffible the duke could mean to break the line. My answer was, that I delivered his ferene highnefs's orders, word for word, as he gave them. Upon which, you afked, which way the cavalry was to march, and who was to be their guide. I undertook to lead them towards the left, round the little wood on their left, as they were then drawn up, where they might be little expofed to the enemy's cannonade.

Your lordship continued to think my orders neither clear nor exactly delivered; and expreffing your defire to fee Prince Ferdinand, ordered me to lead you to him; which order I was obeying when we met his ferene highnefs. During this time I did not fee the cavalry advance. Capt. Smith, one of your aids de camp, once or twice made me repeat the orders I had before delivered to your lord fhip; and I hope he will do me the juftice to fay, they were clear and exact. He went up to you, whilft we were going to find the duke, as I imagine, being fenfible of the clearness of my orders, and the neceffity of their being immediately obeyed. I heard your lordfhip give him fome orders. What they were I cannot say. But he immediately rode back towards the cavalry.

Upon my joining the duke, I repeated to him the orders I had

delivered to you, and appealing to his ferene highness, to know whe、 ther they were the fame he had honoured me with, I had the fatis→ faction to hear him declare, they were very exact.His ferene highnefs immediately afked, where the cavalry was, and upon my making anfwer, that Lord Gdid not understand the order, but was coming to speak to his ferene highness, he expreffed his furprize ftrongly.

I hope your lordship will think I did nothing but my duty, as aid de camp, in mentioning to his ferene highness my orders being fo much queftioned by your lordship. I am, &c.

Minden, Aug. 3. 1759.

WHAT I have to fay with

regard to the orders Col. Fitzroy brought, and to their not being put in execution, is-I heard Lord G.

Sfay, on his receiving them, as they differed from those he had just before received by Captain Ligonier, he would speak to the prince himself; and accordingly put his horfe in a gallop to go to him. I immediately went up to Colonel Fitzroy, and made him repeat the orders to me twice. I thought it fo clear and pofitive for the British cavalry only to advance where he fhould lead, that I took the liberty to lay to his lordship I did think they were so; and offered to go and fetch them, whilft he went to the prince, that no time might be loft. His answer

was,

be raised.

Numb. to

near comp.

Brecknock Col. Morgan

160

160

Cumberland Egremont

320

Derby

Devonshire 560

Northumb. Northumb. 560 560 Nottingham Newcastle

Cardigan

Lisburne

120

120

480

Caermarth. Geo. Rice

200

Devon

Bedford 1600 1600 1600 Oxford Old Interest

560

Carnarvon John Wynn

80

Dorfet

Exeter

120

Denbigh

R. Myddleton

280

Salop

Powis

640

Flint

120

WE

Clarendon.

E fhall look upon this nobleman in two diftinct lights; as a flatefman, in which we fhall confider his integrity and corruption; as a writer, in which we fhall ferve his genius or incapacity. And first, as a statesman ; that he was a very able counsellor and a trufty one to his prince, will appear from his great excellence in perning thofe feveral remonftrances, arguments, anfwers, and declarations, which tended to fupport the conftitution of the people, in vindication of that juft equilibrium between the King. Lords, and Commons, which was notoriously invaded by the ufurpation of Cromwell and his partizans. The merit of thefe arguments has been hitherto given to his mafter Charles the first; and the enemies of Mr. Ilyde have accufed him of having led the King too far into non-compliance with the will of his parliament: this imputation, however, will appear groundlefs to any one who will pleafe to remember, that he prefumed fo far as to advife the King to amend and foften the acrimony of his anfwers to the parliament, from whom he was one of the commiffioners: if he had fo great an inclination to prevent the King from non-compliance, as has been faid by fome, he had here a fair opportunity of making a moft fatal breach between them, by fuf

His tender concern for that important branch of the conftitution, epifcopacy, cannot be too much commended by those who have a regard for the religion of the church of England. He must be allowed to have well discharged his truft, in faithfully attending and inftructing his pupil, the Prince of Wales; and to Lord Clarendon cannot be imputed any of his royal highness's exceffes, who held them in the higheft deteftation, and by repeated and open advice endeavoured to deprefs them; which freedom often and greatly provoked the King, who faid, that the lord chancellor was obftinate and imperious, and never liked any thing but what he propofed himself; a manifeft symptom that he advifed him well, but not gratefully; that the counfel was falutary, but not palatable. Indeed most of the allegations laid to his charge are fo unreasonable at first fight, that we are apt to be furprized at the virulence of his too powerful enemies, who at length triumphed in his difgrace; and, to make that difgrace more contemptuous, caufed his apology to the Lords to be burnt by the common hangman, which, with the punfter, was certainly a burning fhame and a flagrant ignominy.

Neither Charles the firft or fecond were fools as to their underflandings, and they both equally revered the counfels of Mr. Hyde and the lord chancellor: the fon

paid