The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G. (Volume 3); During His Various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries, and France from 1799 to 1818 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1852. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... To Lieut. Col. Malcolm. London, 25th Feb. 1806. I Returned from the Continent only a few days ago, and have not yet had leisure to read the Indian papers which have come into my hands, in order to enahle me to form an opinion of the state of affairs up to the latest period. I think it possible, however, that you will have peace; and that may be permanent, or otherwise, in proportion to our own firmness, and the means of the enemy of disturbing our tranquillity. So many principles, however, have been abandoned or overturned, that we must look for peace from a course of accidental circumstances, and not from the steady adherence to any settled system of policy. I will try to get a living for your brother, but you see that a revolution (commonly called a change) has taken place in the government of this country. We are not actually in opposition, but we have no power; and if I get any thing for your brother, it must be by the influence of private friendship. I don't think that this government can last very long. You can have no idea of the disgust created by the harshness of their measures, by the avidity with which they have sought for office, and by the indecency with which they have dismissed every man supposed to have been connected with Pitt. His friends will, I think, remain connected, and will act together as a body, and a most formidable one they will be to any government on account of their numbers. 1 am tolerably well in health, and I shall be quite well if I can continue to spend a few weeks at Cheltenham in this summer. The regiment which they have given me, and the staff, have made me rich. As soon as I shall have read all the Indian papers, which I have got, I will sit down and write to you a long dispatch upon them. There is a report about London, wh...