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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. 1865 Excerpt: ...Courts: Help us in our noble struggle, ye European Courts; now is your chance on tyrannous England! To which France at least does appear to be lending ear. Lee, turned out from Vienna, is at work in Berlin, this while past; making what progress is uncertain to some people. I know not whether it was by my Lord Suffolk's instigation, or what had put the Britannic Cabinet on such an idea, --perhaps the stolen Letters of Friedrich, which show so exact a knowledge of the current of events in America as well as England ( knows every step of it, as if he were there himself, the Arch-Enemy of honest neighbours in a time of stress! )--but it does appear they had got it into their sagacious heads that the bad neighbour at Berlin was, in effect, the Arch-Enemy, probably mainspring of the whole matter; and that it would be in the highest degree interesting to see clearly what Lee and he had on hand. Order thereupon to Elliot: Do it, at any price; and finally, as mere price will not answer, Do it by any method, --at ml Lee's Despatch-Box for us! Perhaps few Excellencies living had less appetite April--Oct. 1777. April--Oct. 1760. for such a job than Elliot; but his Orders were peremptory, Lee is a rebel, quasi-outlaw; and you must! Elliot thereupon took accurate survey of the matter'; and rapidly enough, and with perfect skill, though still a novice in Berlin affairs, managed to do it. Privily hired, or made his servant hire, the chief Housebreaker or Pickpocket in the City: Lee lodges in such and such a Hostelry; bring us his Red-Box for a thirty hours; it shall be well worth your while! And in brief space the Red-Box arrives, accordingly; a score or two of ready-writers waiting for it, who copy all da...

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