Autograph letter signed : Utrecht, to The Duke of Leeds, 1708 October 2.

Concerning the siege of Lille: conveying the news that the English regiments, under General Erle, have landed at Ostend with a large supply of ammunition; characterizing this as a turning point, since ammunition "began to want among the Besiegers, and was not that Supply come, they would perhaps have been forced to raise the Siege"; criticizing the planning of the siege and writing that the city was attacked in the place where its defenses were strongest, against the advice of "the Best Ingenier (whose Letters I have seen from time to time)", a "Monsieur Des Roques"; explaining that Des Roques's advice was disregarded because he was a Frenchman, in favor of a Dutch engineer's opinion, but that now Des Roques is in charge; describing the tactics currently being used: "they go on the Attack the Same way; yet to save Men's Lives they do it by sapping & undermining, &, thô 'tis but a Slow way of attacking, the Last Letters of the 16th / 27th of September tell us that they were preparing to storm the town the next day"; writing that they hear, via letters from "Germany, Italy, and Dantzick [Danzig]" that the King of Sweden and the Tsar have agreed on a truce; informing the Duke that Lady Bridget has decided not to go to The Hague quite yet and that letters should continue to be directed to her in Utrecht; mentioning that he has drawn on Sir Francis Child for £100 and that he will send his accounts soon; writing that they hear the Duke is going to stay with Sir John Cotton.