[278]Massey:History of England.[279]Court and Private Life.[280]Mrs. Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[281]See supra, vol. ii, p. 282.[282]Quoted in Fitzgerald'sFamily of George III.[283]Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot.[284]The present writer has given a detailed sketch of the life of the Prince of Wales inThe First Gentleman of Europe.[285]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[286]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[287]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[288]"Windsor,November 24, 1794."Mr. Pitt cannot be surprised at my being very much hurt at the contents of his letter. Indeed, he seems to expect it, but I am certain that nothing but the thinking it his duty could have instigated him to give me so severe a blow. I am neither in a situation of mind, nor from inclination, inclined to enter more minutely into every part of his letter; but I am fully ready to answer the material part, namely, that though loving very much my son, and not forgetting how he saved the Republic of Holland in 1793, and that his endeavours to be of service have never abated, and that to the conduct of Austria, the faithlessness of Prussia, and the cowardice of the Dutch, every failure is easily accounted for, without laying blame on him who deserved a better fate, I shall not now think it safe for him to continue in the command on the Continent, where every one seems to conspire to render his situation hazardous, by either propagating unfounded complaints against him, or giving credit to them. No one will believe that I take this step but reluctantly, and the more so since no successor is proposed to take the command. Truly I do not see where any one is to be found that can deserve the name now the Duke of Brunswick has declined; and I am certain he will fully feel the propriety of the resolution he has taken when he finds that even a son of mine cannot withstand the torrent of abuse."—Stanhope:Life of Pitt.[289]See the present writer'sThe First Gentleman of Europe, Vol. I, pp. 309-316.[290]Charles Knight:Passages from a Working Life.[291]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[292]Quoted in Fitzgerald:The Good Queen Charlotte.[293]Southy:Authentic Memoirs of George III.[294]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[295]Recollections and Reflections.[296]Rose:Diaries.[297]Twiss:Life of Lord Eldon.[298]Creevey Papers.[299]May 9, 1798.[300]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[301]Auckland Correspondence.[302]See Ante, vol. II. p. 260.[303]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.[304]Ibid.[305]Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox.[306]Twiss:Life of Eldon.[307]Ibid.[308]Twiss:Life of Eldon.[309]Life of Sir Gilbert Elliot.[310]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.[311]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[312]Creevey Papers.[313]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.[314]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury, May 27, 1804.[315]"I have every reason to flatter myself that my sight is improving, yet, I fear, this specimen will not prove the assertion, as you, my lord, might expect. The gain can be but gradual; objects growing brighter, though not as yet much clearer."—George III to the Bishop of Worcester, September 5, 1805.[316]Lord Henley to Lord Auckland, November 1, 1805.—Auckland Correspondence.[317]A contemporary account, quoted inGeorge III, his Court and Family.[318]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.[319]Jerningham Letters.[320]Galt:George III, his Court and Family.[321]Relics of Royalty.[322]Quoted by Fitzgerald Molloy inCourt Life below Stairs.[323]Creevey Papers.[324]Auckland Correspondence.[325]Byron:Letters and Journal.[326]Court and Private Life.[327]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.[328]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.[329]Georgiana.[330]The Gentleman's Magazine, January 5, 1816.[331]Jerningham Letters, February 14, 1817.[332]Galt:George III, His Court and Family.[333]Georgiana.[334]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.[335]Ibid.[336]Buckingham Memoirs.[337]Relics of Royalty.[338]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.[339]Byron:Letters and Journal.[340]Jerningham Letters.
[278]Massey:History of England.[279]Court and Private Life.[280]Mrs. Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[281]See supra, vol. ii, p. 282.[282]Quoted in Fitzgerald'sFamily of George III.[283]Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot.[284]The present writer has given a detailed sketch of the life of the Prince of Wales inThe First Gentleman of Europe.[285]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[286]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[287]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[288]"Windsor,November 24, 1794."Mr. Pitt cannot be surprised at my being very much hurt at the contents of his letter. Indeed, he seems to expect it, but I am certain that nothing but the thinking it his duty could have instigated him to give me so severe a blow. I am neither in a situation of mind, nor from inclination, inclined to enter more minutely into every part of his letter; but I am fully ready to answer the material part, namely, that though loving very much my son, and not forgetting how he saved the Republic of Holland in 1793, and that his endeavours to be of service have never abated, and that to the conduct of Austria, the faithlessness of Prussia, and the cowardice of the Dutch, every failure is easily accounted for, without laying blame on him who deserved a better fate, I shall not now think it safe for him to continue in the command on the Continent, where every one seems to conspire to render his situation hazardous, by either propagating unfounded complaints against him, or giving credit to them. No one will believe that I take this step but reluctantly, and the more so since no successor is proposed to take the command. Truly I do not see where any one is to be found that can deserve the name now the Duke of Brunswick has declined; and I am certain he will fully feel the propriety of the resolution he has taken when he finds that even a son of mine cannot withstand the torrent of abuse."—Stanhope:Life of Pitt.[289]See the present writer'sThe First Gentleman of Europe, Vol. I, pp. 309-316.[290]Charles Knight:Passages from a Working Life.[291]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[292]Quoted in Fitzgerald:The Good Queen Charlotte.[293]Southy:Authentic Memoirs of George III.[294]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.[295]Recollections and Reflections.[296]Rose:Diaries.[297]Twiss:Life of Lord Eldon.[298]Creevey Papers.[299]May 9, 1798.[300]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[301]Auckland Correspondence.[302]See Ante, vol. II. p. 260.[303]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.[304]Ibid.[305]Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox.[306]Twiss:Life of Eldon.[307]Ibid.[308]Twiss:Life of Eldon.[309]Life of Sir Gilbert Elliot.[310]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.[311]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.[312]Creevey Papers.[313]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.[314]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury, May 27, 1804.[315]"I have every reason to flatter myself that my sight is improving, yet, I fear, this specimen will not prove the assertion, as you, my lord, might expect. The gain can be but gradual; objects growing brighter, though not as yet much clearer."—George III to the Bishop of Worcester, September 5, 1805.[316]Lord Henley to Lord Auckland, November 1, 1805.—Auckland Correspondence.[317]A contemporary account, quoted inGeorge III, his Court and Family.[318]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.[319]Jerningham Letters.[320]Galt:George III, his Court and Family.[321]Relics of Royalty.[322]Quoted by Fitzgerald Molloy inCourt Life below Stairs.[323]Creevey Papers.[324]Auckland Correspondence.[325]Byron:Letters and Journal.[326]Court and Private Life.[327]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.[328]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.[329]Georgiana.[330]The Gentleman's Magazine, January 5, 1816.[331]Jerningham Letters, February 14, 1817.[332]Galt:George III, His Court and Family.[333]Georgiana.[334]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.[335]Ibid.[336]Buckingham Memoirs.[337]Relics of Royalty.[338]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.[339]Byron:Letters and Journal.[340]Jerningham Letters.
[278]Massey:History of England.
[278]Massey:History of England.
[279]Court and Private Life.
[279]Court and Private Life.
[280]Mrs. Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[280]Mrs. Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[281]See supra, vol. ii, p. 282.
[281]See supra, vol. ii, p. 282.
[282]Quoted in Fitzgerald'sFamily of George III.
[282]Quoted in Fitzgerald'sFamily of George III.
[283]Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot.
[283]Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot.
[284]The present writer has given a detailed sketch of the life of the Prince of Wales inThe First Gentleman of Europe.
[284]The present writer has given a detailed sketch of the life of the Prince of Wales inThe First Gentleman of Europe.
[285]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[285]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[286]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[286]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[287]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[287]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[288]"Windsor,November 24, 1794."Mr. Pitt cannot be surprised at my being very much hurt at the contents of his letter. Indeed, he seems to expect it, but I am certain that nothing but the thinking it his duty could have instigated him to give me so severe a blow. I am neither in a situation of mind, nor from inclination, inclined to enter more minutely into every part of his letter; but I am fully ready to answer the material part, namely, that though loving very much my son, and not forgetting how he saved the Republic of Holland in 1793, and that his endeavours to be of service have never abated, and that to the conduct of Austria, the faithlessness of Prussia, and the cowardice of the Dutch, every failure is easily accounted for, without laying blame on him who deserved a better fate, I shall not now think it safe for him to continue in the command on the Continent, where every one seems to conspire to render his situation hazardous, by either propagating unfounded complaints against him, or giving credit to them. No one will believe that I take this step but reluctantly, and the more so since no successor is proposed to take the command. Truly I do not see where any one is to be found that can deserve the name now the Duke of Brunswick has declined; and I am certain he will fully feel the propriety of the resolution he has taken when he finds that even a son of mine cannot withstand the torrent of abuse."—Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
[288]
"Windsor,November 24, 1794."Mr. Pitt cannot be surprised at my being very much hurt at the contents of his letter. Indeed, he seems to expect it, but I am certain that nothing but the thinking it his duty could have instigated him to give me so severe a blow. I am neither in a situation of mind, nor from inclination, inclined to enter more minutely into every part of his letter; but I am fully ready to answer the material part, namely, that though loving very much my son, and not forgetting how he saved the Republic of Holland in 1793, and that his endeavours to be of service have never abated, and that to the conduct of Austria, the faithlessness of Prussia, and the cowardice of the Dutch, every failure is easily accounted for, without laying blame on him who deserved a better fate, I shall not now think it safe for him to continue in the command on the Continent, where every one seems to conspire to render his situation hazardous, by either propagating unfounded complaints against him, or giving credit to them. No one will believe that I take this step but reluctantly, and the more so since no successor is proposed to take the command. Truly I do not see where any one is to be found that can deserve the name now the Duke of Brunswick has declined; and I am certain he will fully feel the propriety of the resolution he has taken when he finds that even a son of mine cannot withstand the torrent of abuse."—Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
"Windsor,November 24, 1794.
"Mr. Pitt cannot be surprised at my being very much hurt at the contents of his letter. Indeed, he seems to expect it, but I am certain that nothing but the thinking it his duty could have instigated him to give me so severe a blow. I am neither in a situation of mind, nor from inclination, inclined to enter more minutely into every part of his letter; but I am fully ready to answer the material part, namely, that though loving very much my son, and not forgetting how he saved the Republic of Holland in 1793, and that his endeavours to be of service have never abated, and that to the conduct of Austria, the faithlessness of Prussia, and the cowardice of the Dutch, every failure is easily accounted for, without laying blame on him who deserved a better fate, I shall not now think it safe for him to continue in the command on the Continent, where every one seems to conspire to render his situation hazardous, by either propagating unfounded complaints against him, or giving credit to them. No one will believe that I take this step but reluctantly, and the more so since no successor is proposed to take the command. Truly I do not see where any one is to be found that can deserve the name now the Duke of Brunswick has declined; and I am certain he will fully feel the propriety of the resolution he has taken when he finds that even a son of mine cannot withstand the torrent of abuse."—Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
[289]See the present writer'sThe First Gentleman of Europe, Vol. I, pp. 309-316.
[289]See the present writer'sThe First Gentleman of Europe, Vol. I, pp. 309-316.
[290]Charles Knight:Passages from a Working Life.
[290]Charles Knight:Passages from a Working Life.
[291]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[291]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[292]Quoted in Fitzgerald:The Good Queen Charlotte.
[292]Quoted in Fitzgerald:The Good Queen Charlotte.
[293]Southy:Authentic Memoirs of George III.
[293]Southy:Authentic Memoirs of George III.
[294]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[294]Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.
[295]Recollections and Reflections.
[295]Recollections and Reflections.
[296]Rose:Diaries.
[296]Rose:Diaries.
[297]Twiss:Life of Lord Eldon.
[297]Twiss:Life of Lord Eldon.
[298]Creevey Papers.
[298]Creevey Papers.
[299]May 9, 1798.
[299]May 9, 1798.
[300]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[300]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[301]Auckland Correspondence.
[301]Auckland Correspondence.
[302]See Ante, vol. II. p. 260.
[302]See Ante, vol. II. p. 260.
[303]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
[303]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
[304]Ibid.
[304]Ibid.
[305]Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox.
[305]Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox.
[306]Twiss:Life of Eldon.
[306]Twiss:Life of Eldon.
[307]Ibid.
[307]Ibid.
[308]Twiss:Life of Eldon.
[308]Twiss:Life of Eldon.
[309]Life of Sir Gilbert Elliot.
[309]Life of Sir Gilbert Elliot.
[310]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.
[310]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.
[311]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[311]Papendiek:Court and Private Life.
[312]Creevey Papers.
[312]Creevey Papers.
[313]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.
[313]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.
[314]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury, May 27, 1804.
[314]Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury, May 27, 1804.
[315]"I have every reason to flatter myself that my sight is improving, yet, I fear, this specimen will not prove the assertion, as you, my lord, might expect. The gain can be but gradual; objects growing brighter, though not as yet much clearer."—George III to the Bishop of Worcester, September 5, 1805.
[315]"I have every reason to flatter myself that my sight is improving, yet, I fear, this specimen will not prove the assertion, as you, my lord, might expect. The gain can be but gradual; objects growing brighter, though not as yet much clearer."—George III to the Bishop of Worcester, September 5, 1805.
[316]Lord Henley to Lord Auckland, November 1, 1805.—Auckland Correspondence.
[316]Lord Henley to Lord Auckland, November 1, 1805.—Auckland Correspondence.
[317]A contemporary account, quoted inGeorge III, his Court and Family.
[317]A contemporary account, quoted inGeorge III, his Court and Family.
[318]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
[318]Stanhope:Life of Pitt.
[319]Jerningham Letters.
[319]Jerningham Letters.
[320]Galt:George III, his Court and Family.
[320]Galt:George III, his Court and Family.
[321]Relics of Royalty.
[321]Relics of Royalty.
[322]Quoted by Fitzgerald Molloy inCourt Life below Stairs.
[322]Quoted by Fitzgerald Molloy inCourt Life below Stairs.
[323]Creevey Papers.
[323]Creevey Papers.
[324]Auckland Correspondence.
[324]Auckland Correspondence.
[325]Byron:Letters and Journal.
[325]Byron:Letters and Journal.
[326]Court and Private Life.
[326]Court and Private Life.
[327]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.
[327]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.
[328]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.
[328]F. W. Wynn:Diaries of a Lady of Quality.
[329]Georgiana.
[329]Georgiana.
[330]The Gentleman's Magazine, January 5, 1816.
[330]The Gentleman's Magazine, January 5, 1816.
[331]Jerningham Letters, February 14, 1817.
[331]Jerningham Letters, February 14, 1817.
[332]Galt:George III, His Court and Family.
[332]Galt:George III, His Court and Family.
[333]Georgiana.
[333]Georgiana.
[334]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.
[334]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.
[335]Ibid.
[335]Ibid.
[336]Buckingham Memoirs.
[336]Buckingham Memoirs.
[337]Relics of Royalty.
[337]Relics of Royalty.
[338]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.
[338]Lord Carlisle's Reminiscences.
[339]Byron:Letters and Journal.
[339]Byron:Letters and Journal.
[340]Jerningham Letters.
[340]Jerningham Letters.