A Letter Addressed to Two Great Men, on the Prospect of Peace; And on the Terms Necessary to Be Insisted Upon in the Negociation

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1760. Excerpt: ... 1 Louisiana might succeed: And, therefore, they began their Hostilities against us, in that Country, the very Year of the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle-, opposed our Plan of a New Settlement (which had been thought of by us above forty Years before) insulted our Traders, plundered and made them Prisoners; and in 1754 having defeated Wajhington, and destroyed our Fort, they built their Fort Du Quesnei and Troops were sent daily from France to secure the Possession of this, and of their new and important Usurpations. No Doubt the French Ministers flattered themselves that England, inattentive to the Interests of its Colonies for so many Years before, and who so lately, had submitted to a Disadvantageous Peace, would not have the Spirit to oppose Force to Force, and do itself Justice by other Weapons than the Complaints of Lord Albemarle, and the Memorials of Mr. Mildmay. But the Hour of Vengeance was, at last, come; the Interests of the Kingdom were attended to by those in Power; the infinite Importance of our American Colonies was understood, and a Resolution taken to have Recourse to Arms. And thus England, which, for half a Century, had been engaged in every Body's Quarrels but its own; wasting its Millions, and lavishing its Blood, to obtain a Barrier in Flanders, which those for whom we conquered it could not defend, or rather did not think it worth while to keep; began the present War, a War truly NATIONAL, If there be Merit in this spirited Conduct, tell your Enemies, My Lord, that you, and a near Relation of yours (whose Memory always will be respected) had then the chief Direction of public Business. And you, Sir, will pardon me for paying this Compliment to those who began the War with Spirit; while I, at the same Time, declare it as my Opinion ...