have some other confirmation, a gentleman told me that had it from Cadogan himself that he was envoy and Plenipo at the Hague, wch amases me to think you know nothing on't yet. I have said that we whigs are already divided among ourselves and as an instance, Mr. Stanhope is not the man some of us desired for secretary. Mr. Boil was there man, who is gone into the Country dissatisfied, as is Mr. Smith and Spencer Compton. There's Lord Cunningsby rails but is valued by neither party. It has been wonder'd at how Mr. Caesar keeps in all this while, but yesterday was let into the Mistry ; Haselby will not accept of being a lord of the Treasury, because they have promised him to be Treasurer of the Navy, but Lord Orford insist to have his friend Mr. Dorrington in the Navy office, or else he won't accept of the commission of the Admiralty, wch it seems they court him to take. By this dispute the Treasury remains still in the Duke of Shrewsbury, and he had had an opportunity of giving two Places vacant by the Death of Mr. Bridges, Costomer of Carlile to Mr. Archer, and treasurer of the salt office to Mr. Broomsreed, Miss Touchet's brother-in-law. If by these disputes you shou'd at last be fix't in the Admiralty 'twou'd be noe disagreable news to me.
I have given you one account of Mr. C but here's
another that I heard to day, that he has been cunning enough to make his court to the Forreigners who, tho' they pretend to have nothing to do with the English affairs, yet from the top to the bottom they have a great stroak in recommending Persons that are fit to serve his Majesty ; most, nay all the addresses are made to Mons'" Bothmar, he having been so long in England and is suppos'd to know all the English. There are people wicked enough to suggess that way is made by some to these persons by mony.
[Lord Berkeley of Stratton.]
October 8, 17 14. I am oblig'd to your Lordship for two letters of the 4th and 1 2th instant, but by what accident I know not, that of
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