Address panel to "Major General / Sir James Pulteney Bart M.P. / &c &c &c / London."
Volume 16 (MA 1273) of a 33-volume collection of the correspondence of Sir James Pulteney, his family and distinguished contemporaries. (MA 487, MA 297 and MA 1260-1290). The arrangement of the collection is alphabetical by the author of the letter. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information (MA 1273.1-54).
Commenting on the surrender of Bois le Duc; saying "Everything remains quiet since the Surrender of Bois le Duc, one of the most shameful Incidents of the War. The most ridiculous thing is that the Summons the Garrison received was that unless They surrendered, the Town would be fired upon by heavy Guns. - The French appear to intend besieging Graves next, with which our Communication remains however still open, and it is now pretty well supplied...I am sorry to say that by the most certain Accounts the Austrian Army is very much disheartened. Clerfayt by no means likes the Command to which He has all along declared He was averse to take. From several Circumstances I should imagine that, the Enemy, Want of Courage & Money &c, are not the only Difficulties He has to contend with; but that he is thwarted by the Jealousy and Ill will of others, especially by the Germans who hate to see a Walloon at the Head of Affairs & are indeed in general averse to the prosecution of the War, considering it as done with a View to recover Brabant & Flanders, the loss of which they pretend is the best thing that could happen to Austria...The Dutch begin at last to open their Eyes on their own Danger & appear determined to make some Efforts for the Defence of their Country. They mean to assist in fortifying the Banks of the Waal, and to put their remaining Towns in some State of Defence & are in hopes of prevailing upon the Peasants of some Provinces to rise in their own Defence;" expressing his confidence they will be able to defend the Waal.