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GREAT3TR,

:<)0(>gt"*l HOUGH I am fenfible, that in approach-
X $ ing the facred fcenes of your retirement, I
§■«( F% ftiould take ofF my fhoes with reverence ;
C)8«)0O)8Cji^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ myfteriotis dignity that attends

you is fufficient to keep far off the profanum vulgus ;
yet, Sir, prefuming upon the privilege of a worthy Briton^
and Fellow-labourer, employed in the fame great
work, I fliall make no apology for obtruding myfelf,
uncalled, upon your leifure. Permit me, Sir, to fay
my vanity has not been a little flattered by the Simila-
rity of Charader which it has pleafed many judicious

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perfons to find between us. Indeed, I muft confefs, I
have been often ftruck with the refemblance : We are
both Patriots^ both Projedors for the public good ;
and though you have, it muft be confefled, gained con-
fiderably the Advantage in the reward of your labours,
yet it is well known^ I never fail to remind the public
of a poor large family to be provided for^ of my indefa-
tigable pains for their fervice, and the great obligations
they owe me. Who knows but that I may one day
reap their favours unmerited^ fpontaneousy and unfo-
licited.

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Sir, it has been the fate of great Geniufes in all ages
to be above the reach of common cumprchcnlion, and
confequently to be known only to each other. The
vulgar either ftand aloof in ftupid amazement, brand-
ing us with the names of Fool and Madman ; or ad-
miring us the more, becaufe they comprehend us not ;
follow us in crowds, as the parifh did the Greek
Preacher in the Spedtator, and content themfelves, if
they do not underftand the fenfe, with being able to
love and honour the found. The former perhaps may-
have been my cafe, the latter has been undoubtedly
yours. You have dealt about your Hand-bills with
better fortune, and in a more c ^nfpicuous ftation ; I
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envy not your fuccefs ; all I could do was to deferve.
it equally,

I fometimes refleil, with no fmall fecret fatisfadlion,
that Pofterity, which is always juft to the memory of
paft times, where it has no intereft to mifconceive, will
look back upon the prefent age as diftinguifhed by two

remarkable perfonages, Mr. P — and J— b H ques.

At the fame time that they admire the Modefty, the
virtuous Difintereftednefs, the profound Knowledge,
and the Confiftency of Conduct, which is fo remark-
able in all your a^flions ; can they fail to do proper
juftice to my Guinea Lottery, to my Schenres for pay-
ing the National Debt, and my deep-laid and com-
prehenfive Plan for the Ninety-nine Years Univerfal
Compaa ? '

I have fometimes indulged my fpeculations ftill fur-
ther, and have figured to myfelf an A n under

the wifdom of our united talents, aflifted by the cool
judgment of your candid Brother-in-law, and his valu-
able friend, the glorious Defender of our Liberties, and
the refolute AJferter and Evader of our Laws, — To
what a pitch of glory might fuch a ftate be carried I
We would hear of no miferly niggardly politics that

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could check the torrent of our fuccefles. If we had

an expedition to plan, we would confult — no matter

who, fo as it was fomebody we knew before-hand

agreed with us in opinion ; for throwing difficulties,

and objcdions, and impofiibilities in the way of a great

dtfign, is a mark of a narrow contracted mind, and

poor fpirit, that is unfit for enterprizes of Magnitude,

The greater the danger to the man who imdertakes

any thing, the greater the honour if he fucceeds ; fo,

in my opinion, the greater the want of probability of

fuccefs, the greater the genius and merit of the man

who plans it. It is to this maxim, which I have fo

often admired in you. Sir, that you have owed at leaft
the better half of your reputation. Who imagined,

for example, upon reading the laft letter of poor Wolfe,

but that the plan of that expedition had been crude

Xand ill-concerted; and that the neceflary confequence

would be the facrifice of that brave officer, as well as

fo many gallant men, expofed to that unpromifing en-

terprize ? Foolifh, jfhallow politicians I Your fupe-

rior Genius faw into the great chapter of Accidents ;

faw that the defperate befiegers would attempt the parts

the leaft practicable ; that the befieged would fly in

panic from their works, and deliver up that important

place into our hands.

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When De la Clue's fquadron had evaded the vigi-
lance of Bofcawen, had efcaped through the Streights,
and threatened, by uniting the divided forces of France^
to effed the invafion and deftrudion of this country,
which we were fo little prepared to have refifted,
whilft we were conquering America in Germany \ how
did the hearts of the miferable race of common Politi-
cians tremble with apprehenfion ! — yours was placid
and ferene. The great chapter of Accidents again, and
the evil ftar of our enemies, (owing to your great wif-
dom) refcued us from the jaws of fate, and left us not
fo much to admire the ikill, adivity, and valour of
that Admiral, ae ymir fagacious Providence and care
for our fafety. But why fhould I felcdl injlances in a
war, where the condu<El and perfeverance of our officers
overcame fuch difficulties in almoft every injlance^ as
would have difcouraged almoft any Minifter, lefs en-
dowed with, the prophetic fecond-Jight in politics,
which has direded your condud in fo fingular a man-
ner. It has been objeded, indeed, by fome of meaner
caution, ** Suppofe, Sir, any of the extravagant at-
tempts had failed, which often could not have fuc-
ceeded, without the affiftance of the elements in our
favour, Suppofe, for a moment, our enemies had had

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common fenfe, common valour, common prudence.

Suppofe, for example, an invafion had taken place'*

and thus the}- go on with their fufpofes. But leaving
them to their invidious and fplenetic fpeculations, we
fhall content ourfelves with the events in our favour ;
aJTume to ourfelves the merit of whatever has fucceed-
ed, impute to others the blame of what has not fuc-
ceeded, and appeal to the public, whether we did not
go on charmingly f Had we not a bonfire at leaft once
a month, either for a vidory that did concern us, or
for one that did not f And give me leave to fay, this
is as much as will fuffice for all the purpofes of Popu-
larity or Intprefl , as much as the people ever did, or
ever can comprehend in their noble judgments.

Yes, but, fay others, what was the price of our fuc-
ceffes ? We may buy gold too dear. More than Sixty
Millions added to our debt in a war of feven years du-
ration ! Why furely there muft have been a flrange
fatality indeed, if you had not fucceeded ! As long as
you can afford to give half a guinea for a loaf of bread,
there is no doubt you will be able to purchafe it.
To apply a known paflage in Moliere, " Voila une
** belle merveille, que de faire bonne chere avec beau-

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<* coup d* argent pour agir en habille homme il

" faut parler de faire bonne chere avec peu d'argent."

Thefe, Sir, are the grumbling remonftrances of your
Oeconomifts^ a word fo defervedly turned into ridicule
by all true Patriots, and well-wifhers to their country.
What, when we talk of conquering Provinces, of fuc-
couring Heroes, of being able to jfpeak great and big
words to all the Powers in Europe, fhall we m...d a
few paltry millions I Trafli, Dirt — what, weighed in
the icale with Glory ? Out upon it 1 out upon it I
Your generous fpirit has been above fuch mean re-
gards. Has P. F -H been in want of men or

money ? How nobly, how generoufly have you in-
treated him not to fpare us, that our lives and fortunes

were at his devotion. Has the K. of P a been

diftrefled to carry on his views of conqueft or ambi-
tion ? How difintereftedly have you prefled upon him
fubfidies which that modeft Hero almoft blufhed to
receive I Thefe uncommon Principles of greatnefs,
which have actuated your noble mind, will render your
adminiftration remember'd to the lateft pofterity \ and
Hiftory, when fhe defcribcs the glories of thefe days,
will be in doubt whether to adi.iire moft the confum-
niate knowledge and judgmeiit with which your plans

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were laid, or the unbounded generofitjr with which
they were carried into execution.

It is true all this has coft, and may coft us dear. It
has impoverifhed and drained us of ufeful hands, to
the great prejudice of Agriculture and Manufadure. It
has drawn upon us Taxes fo burthenfome, that we
fcarce view the Lip;ht unpaid for ; and has confequently
raifed the price of every thing fo high, that we are
Icarce able to purchafe the neceflaries and comforts of
life. Yet this is trifling to what we have to appre-
hend. It has rendered it all but impoflible to keep off
long the greatcfl of all calamities, that would reduce
thoufands, who have been nurfcd in the lap of Indo-
lence and Luxury, to the deepeft mifery and diftrefs :
a calamity, that would fhake the very foundations of
our empire, and the confequence of which the wifeft
cannot foretel. But if this ruin fhould befal us, we
have the confolation at lead to think that we have

fallen greatly : that the K. of P a has not yielded

to his enemies, that he is aftually in pojfej/ion of
Silefia : that the refpeSiable Patrimonial Dominions of
Hanover have not fubmitted to the yoke of France,
but have only been ruined in being defended. In fhort,
that the fubjed who is ftarving here belongs to an

empire.

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empire, which, whilft // belongs to us, extends through
every quarter of the globe, and fpreads the reputation
of the Britifh ftandard thro' every region and climate.
Thefe, Sir, are the cordials that muft fupport us in
the day of afflidion ; and when we want bread, we
muft content ourfelves with feeding upon Glory : a
celeftial food indeed, but not lefs grateful when z^^;-
terialized 2i little with, '^ooo I, per annum.

Should, however, more cold and lefs generous fpirits
be able to keep this calamity at a diftance from us,
there is another difficulty which I think your enemies
lay a very invidious ftrefs upon j namely, that you have
put it out of our power ever to make war again : a
ftate which would indeed give us but little joy of our
conquefts and acquifitions. But, Sir, with their good
leave, you and I will laugh at their ignorance. Genius
and heaven-born InfiinSi infpires us with knowledge
(without the trouble of acquiring it), which they by
conftant bufinefs and experience of office have never
been able to attain to. They fee no further than they
know \ mere pen-and-ink men, calculators, the flaves
and drudges of ftate : whilft wc, who have neither
patience nor application for fuch matters, receive our
knowledge in viftons and infpired revelations. Have

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not fuch timid fouls, in their earthly wifdom, declared
long lince, that if ever this nation touched a hundred
millions debt, it was abfolutely undone ? All mankind
fee we are now at one hundred and forty, and can yet
breathe under the burthen : a plain argument that we
may fafely venture to make it a good two hundred
without any great inconvenience ; for no body knows
the refources of this country ; I mean no body but you
and I ; and furely you fhould be allowed to know
fomething of the matter, who have found means to
put them fo fairly to the trial.

There is another fecret which has been revealed to
you and me, and which to all the world befides ap-
pears madnefs, ignorance, and abfurdity in terms. I
mean your favourite fcheme of raifing the money
within the year, which we have heard appeared to yon
fo pradlicable in the late war. The propofition fairly
ftated is this : We have already a grievous Debt, which
we muft pay the intereft of : we have a Civil Lift to
maintain, as well as the ordinary and current expences
of government : now all this together amounts to a
fum of many millions annually, which we feel it in-
convenient to pay : befides this, we have in our head
projcds, fubfidics, diftant conquefts, fecret expeditions,

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an attack upon Bellifle, or fome fuch great under-
taking, which requires to levy twice as much upon
the fubjed. What then are we to do ? If we borrow
the money, and raife only enough to pay the intereft,
it becomes a confiderable addition to the debt, too
great, God knows, already ; and we fear we fhall
fcarce be able to pay the additional intereft. Well,
fay you — a mighty difficulty, truly I Til find you a
folution at once, and which will anfwer our purpofes

better, and every body fhall be contented. Why

raife the money within the year, you fools, and then
your debt will not be augmented a fingle (hilling. As
for example j you can't tell how to find four hundred
thoufand pounds within the year, to pay the intereft of
the ten millions you want to borrow — Well ! — why
you muft be blinder than a beetle not to fee the expe-
dient — Raife the ten millions within the year, and
then you will have no intereft at all to pay ; will you ?
Thus, Sir, thefe fellows are perpetually blundering,
and puzzling, and ftumbling at the threfhold, whilft
your fuperior abilities point out the true Colbert in
Peace, as you have been the great Statefman and Con-
queror in War. Happy indeed would it be for this
country, could you again force yourfelf into that Sta-
tion, where fuch Wifdom might exert itfelf; fuch

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maxims prevail without controul ; and the Guidance
be put once more into fuch able hands, for our pre-
fervation and fecurity. . . ,. ,

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I have often thought it muft be matter of no fmall
mirth to you, Sir, when you take up any of the public
prints, and fee people ferioufly debating upon the pre^
tefices you threw out at your Refignation* When you
fee the good fouls, in fober fadnefs, treating the Spanifh
War as really having any influence in an event that
had been determined long before, upon fuch very dif-
ferent motives ; really fuppoflng you capable of fetting
at defiance the K — and his whole C~n— 1, becaule
they did not chufe to commence hoftilities with Spain
to-day, without any colour, and contrary to all rights
eftabliflied throughout the globe ; but obftinately per-
fifted in waiting for the return of a courier from Ma-
drid, which gave them every rigKt on their fide, and
juftified their quarrel in every court in Europe ; plead-
ing afterwards^ in your behalf, a hear-fay Family
Compad:, of which you did not then know one fingle
Article. But, Sir, 'tis plain you know the Nature of
the Beaft, and what food it catches at moft greedily •
too grofs, God knows, if it were not fwallowed in the
lump, without examination. . .

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Give me leav«, Sir, to fay, that I have obferved the
Greatmfs of your Mind appear in nothing more con-
fpicuous, thar.. in the Aflertions which you have always
{o ready for your purpofe. / do ajfert — / do aver —
is always a fufficient argument when well urged^ and
has the peculiar property of loiing little of its force
by now and then being difproved by numbers, ftub-
born fads, or clofe reafoning, which, indeed, few peo-
ple give themfelves the trouble to have recourfe to. A
hundred inftances of this nature might be produced ;
but I muft fay, there is no part of your Condudl that
appears to me fb ftriking, that marks out fo ftrongly
your Superiority to Truthy and the great Freedom of
your Spirit, as the turn you have given to every Cir-^
eumftance that attended your Refignation. A vulgar
mind. Sir, might have flill remained penetrated with
the K — 's goodnefs ; might have thrown themfelves
into voluntary banijhment abroad^ or ahfolute retire?nent
at home ; and might have lain for ever ufelefs under
the bafe fetters of Gratitude, Truth, and Honour.
Your Mind, Sir, was too inlarged, and your Talents
too ingenious to fuffer fuch a conftraint : your love of
the public, and the general good, eafily broke thefe
ties, and demanded this little Sacrifice at your hands.

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For our fakes, the Graces of the beft of K — s foon
became, by your enchanting Magic, the Artifice of the
word of Minifters. Obligations became Infults, and
the earlieft and mod public opportunity was made
choice of to revive our Spirits, and to convince us,
that you was ftill free for our Service. The Penfion
and Peerage you had ajked upon geni al expreffions of
Good- will, became fpontaneous and unfolicited Obtru-
fions, and were therefore to deferve every return of
neglecflful Difrefped. Thefe are fentiments that do
not influence Common Underftandings ; your Enemies
will do you the juftice to believe, there are few men
capable of them.

You have likewife done extremely well. Sir, to
claim to yourfelf the merit of all the Succefles againft
France and Spain, which clofed the war fo highly in
our favour, after you had withdrawn from us your
Protedlion. For, befides that it was impofUble to
afcribe to your SuccefTors the triumph of almoft twice
the Acquifition you had ever made in any one year of
your Adminiftration ; befides this, I fay, it is a noto-
rious truth, that from the firft thought of a war with
Spain, you had the Sagacity to declare it as your Opi-
nion, that in that cafe we were to do Spain as much

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mifchief as we were able ; and that the intercepting
her returns, the poflefling her iflands and colonies,
and attacking her country wherever it could be at-
tacked, would be one principal method of cutting up
war by the rootSy of humbling her Pride, and bringing
her to accept of fuch Terms of Peace as we might
think fit to offer. What a Plan of Glory was here
formed ! what extenfive Ideas, what a knowledge of
Commercial Interefts, and what profound Penetration
ftands confeffed to all the world in this great Concep-
tion ! Can the fucceeding Minifters pretend to any
Merit, Sir, in perfefting a Plan thus deeply, thus ac-
curately and minutely laid by you ? Or the brave
Officersy who carried it fo effedtually into execution ?
Their Wifdom and Valour mount up to you, as to its
Source. You alone are the Author of all good to us ;
whether knowing, or ignorant of it : Your bones
herealter, like thofe of Edward I. will one day be fuf-
ficient to guide our Armies, to direct our Fleets, and
to infpire the Councils of our Senate. I would not,
after what I have faid, appear too vain and prefump-
tuous ; but I really owe it in juftice to myfclf, to ap-
peal to feveral of my friends, whether I did not, about
the fame time, in my poor judgment^ offer fome hints,
not totally unlike upon the occafion, in a certain

Coffee-

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CofFee-houfe, where, I am forry to fay, it did not
fccm to make the impreffion it deferved.

It is with the fame JlriEi adherence to Veracity^
which I have juft now obferved you pofTefs in fo emi-
nent a degree, that it will become neceffary for you to
adjuft a little your Story with regard to a late Confe-
rence. To be fure, whatever latitude you give your-
felf in denying or explaining away what is paft, your
enemies will have a moft unfortunate advantage over
you, viz. that there happen to be fo many perfons,
who all join in the fame ftory. However, we have
been ufed to believe in you through thick and thin ;
and we have too much pride eajily to retraft our ap^
pearance of confidence in you, whilft you leave us a
poflibility of avowing your caufe. You know, Sir, I
fpeak as one of your confiant admirers ; but, with your
patience, I cannot help complaining of you upon this
occafion. I muft fay, we, your admirers^ are often put
to our trumps fince the 27th of Auguft, and have
commonly nothing for it, but to divert the converfa-
tion to Canada or Minden, or elfe fairly to fneak out
of the Coffee-houfe, and leave our Antagonifts mailers
of the field.

J..

Indeed,

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Indeed, Great Sir, you Lave been fomcvvliat tea
great upon this occafion ; and I muft: inform you, that
it will require fome pains to regain the ground you
have loft among your friends. The 15th is near at
hand for your afliftancc ; and if, as I doubt not, ycu
will employ yourfelf in the mean time to find out
fome popular topics of declamation, tumble over a
fuificient quantity of modern and ancient Invedive,
and coin a dozen or two of founding words, com-
pounded and decompounded out of all languages ; by
thefe means much may ftill be done. I confcfs,
however, things begin to look lefs favourably. You
have puflied matters too far : Your Subjects revolt from
you apace 5 and we begin to find, that the benign and
amiable qualities of a Prince, whofe every adion
ought to endear him to his people, and who evi-
dently ftiews that he has no views, but for the prof-
perity and happinefs of this country^ which at the
fame time renders your Talents unneceflary to him ;
that fuch Qualities cannot but intereft the people
to adopt his Quarrel, to open their eyes at laft
upon your Condudt from your entrance into Public
Life, and to unite them as one man to avenge the

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caufe of ihree hifulted Princes^ and a Nation deluded
to its Deftrudion.

I have the Honour to be, with all Refped due t^

fo great a CharaBiery

Your ffioft confiant Admirer^
And Faithful Coadjutor^

PRO BONO PUBLICO.