Letter from James Grenville, London, to George Grenville, 1757 July 25 : autograph manuscript signed.

Commenting on the work that was done at Wotton; saying "When I came to Town this morning I received from Lady Hester an account of the good things that have been done at Wotton. I congratulate you and the other worthy people concerned from the bottom of my heart, and hope they continue to do as well upon this occasion as they have upon all former. The speculations of the world are taken up with the secret expedition. How it goes on or to what quarter destined is with those to whom it belongs, & known I believe to no one else. at least I hope not to the French who they say are really alarmed at it, which is our good sign of their not knowing it. Mons'r [illegible] is come to Ostend with a view I suppose to starve us out of our wished designs and they pretend to talk of great forces gathering in Flanders. Boscawen they say is come in with two or three ships. Mr. Kepple the same. Having thus communicated to you all my budget of news, you are too great not to be talked to upon the footing of application . One of your clerks is dead, a poor lame relation of my wife's whom you once served is wonderfully ambitious to get into the office of his former patron. I have promised to serve him in other quarters when I can but know not in yours, whose engagements & inclinations I could not know and therefore I but mention it to you;" adding, in a postscript, "Our Treasury adjourns at the latter end of next week. I shall probably be to see you soon after at Wotton. I go a progress tomorrow to Chatham Lines &c & shall pay my humble respects to our good friend who commands there."